¹It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

¹Huan, Paulain kho sak uk a tawnsuak masa a, Korinth khua Apollo a om kalin Ephesa khua a tunga, nungjui khute hiam a mu a.

²He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

²Huan, aman a kiang uah, na gintak tung lai un Kha Siangthou na tang u hia? a chi a. Huan, amau, a kiangah, tang lou, Kha Siangthou a om chih himhim jak leng ka za kei uh, a chi ua.

³He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

³Huan, aman, bang baptisma ah ahia na tan uh? a chi a. Amau, Johan baptisma ah, a chi uh.

⁴Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

⁴Huan, Paulain, Johanin jaw a nunga hongpaipa -huai tuh Jesu ahi- gingta dinga mite hilhin kisikna baptismain a baptis jel ahi, a chi a.

⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁵Huan, huai thu a jak tak un Toupa Jesu minin baptisma a tangta uh.

⁶When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

⁶Huan, Paulain a tunguah a khut a koiha, kha siangthou a tunguah a hongtungta a; huchiin pau theihlouhin thu a gen ua; Pathian thu leng a hilhta uhi.

⁷They were about twelve men in all.

⁷A vek un, piching sawm leh nih khawng ahi uh.

⁸He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

⁸Huan, Paula tuh kikhopna in ah a lut jela, kha thum phial hangtakin thu a gena, Pathian gamlam thu ah a sela, mi a thuzoh jel hi.

⁹But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

⁹Himahleh, a khen a chihmoh ua, a gingta nuam kei ua, mipi maa Lam tuh a gensiat tak un, aman amaute a paisana, nungjuite a pituama, nitengin Tairanna thuhilhna in ah a sel jel hi.

¹⁰This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁰Huchibang ngenin kum nih phial a hiha; huchiin Asia gama om tengteng, Judate leh Grikten leng, Toupa thu a zata uhi.

¹¹God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

¹¹Huan, Pathianin Paula khutin thillamdang taktak a hihsaka;

¹²so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.

¹²huchiin a sa akipan kinulna puan khawng hiam, tenthuah khawng hiam damloute kiangah a hontawi ua, a natnate uh a bei jel hi, a sung ua kipan dawite leng a pawt jel uhi.

¹³But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

¹³Huan, Juda vakvai dawithuthei kuatehiam, Paulain a thu a tangkoupih jel Jesu minin kon vau ahi, chiin, dawi paite tungah Toupa Jesu min a lou vial nak ua.

¹⁴There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

¹⁴Huan, Judami, siampu lian khat, Skevain huchibang hih sam tapa sagih a neia.

¹⁵The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”

¹⁵Himahleh, dawiin, a kiang uah, Jesu ka gingta hi, Paula leng ka thei hi, nou jaw kua na hi ua? a chi a, a donga.

¹⁶The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁶Huan, dawi pain a honboh a, a nih un a zou a, a nuaisiahta hi, huchiin huai mipa in akipan vuaktang leh liamin a taikheta uhi.

¹⁷This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁷Huchiin, Ephesa khua a om tengteng, Judate leh Grikte kiangah leng, huai mi thu a thangta a; huan, a vek un a lau ua, Toupa Jesu min a lianta hi.

¹⁸Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

¹⁸Huan, a gingtate leng a khen tampi a hong ua, a thilhihte uh thupha a tawi ua, a kipulak uh.

¹⁹Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. The 50,000 pieces of silver here probably referred to 50,000 drachmas. If so, the value of the burned books was equivalent to about 160 man-years of wages for agricultural laborers

¹⁹Mitkhialdawi hihmi akhen tampiin leng a laibute uh a hontawi khawm ua, mi tengteng mitmuhin a halta uh; huan, a man a sut ua, dangka sing nga hiin a thei uhi.

²⁰So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

²⁰Huchi lawmlawma thupiin Toupa thu a dalh a, a zou jel hi.

²¹Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

²¹Huan, huai khitin, Paulain, Masidonia gam leh Akaia gam totsuak takdih a, Jerusalem khua a hoh a tuma. Huaia, ka hoh khit chiangin Rome khua ka sik sam ding ahi, a chi a.

²²Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

²²Huchiin, amah nasepsakte nih Timothi leh Erasta tuh, Masidonia gamah a paisak phota, amah bel Asia gamah a om tadih hi.

²³About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

²³Huan, huai lai khawngin Lam jiakin mi buai petmahin a buaita ua.

²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

²⁴Mikhat a min Demitria, dangkachi-a Diana lim bawlpan, a khutsiamte kiangah kilohna tampi a pe jel a.

²⁵whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.

²⁵Huai miin amaute a sam khawma, a nasep bang uh semte toh; huan, a kiang uah, Pute aw, hiai nasepna i hauhna uh ahi chih na thei uhi.

²⁶You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

²⁶Hiai Ephesa khua kia hilouin, Asia gam kho kim tengteng phial ah leng, hiai Paulain, khuta bawl pathiante Pathian ahi kei uh, chiin, mi tampi a thuzoh a, a kiheisak khinta ahi chih, noumau ngeiin leng na mu un na ja ua. 2

²⁷Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”

²⁷Huachiin i nasep uh a suan ding chih a lauhuai kia hilouin, pathiannu thupitak Diana biakin leng a honngaineu ding uh. Asia gama mi tengteng leh khovela min a biak jel uh, a thupipi toh, a neu ding chih a lauhuai ahi, a chi a.

²⁸When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

²⁸Huan, huai thu a jak tak un, a heh mahmah ua, Ephesa khua a Diana thupitak ahi, chiin, a kikou uhi.

²⁹The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

²⁹Huchiin a khuain a buai vekta ua, Gaia leh Aristarkha, Masidonia gama mi, Paula nungjuite, a man ua, kituaktakin etnop in ah a taipih kheukhou uhi.

³⁰When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.

³⁰Huan, Paulain mi laka lut a tup leh nungjuiten a phal kei ua.

³¹Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

³¹Huan, Asia gama heutu pente laka khenkhat kuatehiam Paula lawmte ahi ua, a kiangah mi a sawl ua, etnop in ah lut teitei lou dingin a kunkun uhi.

³²Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.

³²Huan, omkhawmte a nuai ua, mi tamjawin a kikhop san uh leng a theikei uh, khenkhat thu khatin a kikou ua, khenkhat thu dangin a kikou uhi.

³³They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

³³Huan, mipi laka mi khenkhatin Aleksandar a siamna thu gendan ding a hilhta ua, Judaten amah mi malam ah a sawn phei ua. Huan, Aleksandarin a khutin a jap a, mi tengteng kiangah a siamna thu gen a tum a.

³⁴But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

³⁴Himahleh, amah Juda mi ahi chih a theihtak un, dakkal nih khawng, aw kituak takin, Ephesa khua a Diana thupitak ahi, chi ngenin a kikoukou uh.

³⁵When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

³⁵Huan, kho laigelhpan mipi a sukdaih khitin, Ephesa khua a mite aw, Diana Thupitak biakin leh van akipana milim kia, Ephesa khuate vengmi na hi uh chih, kua ahia theilou om?

³⁶Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

³⁶Huchiin hiai thu sel vual ahih louh nungin, na dai dide ding uh ahi, thu nungveng louin bangmah na hih ding uh ahi kei hi.

³⁷For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

³⁷Hiai mi hiaia non pite uh, biakin lokmi ahi kei ua, i pathiannu gensete leng ahi kei uh.

³⁸If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

³⁸Huchiin, Demotria leh a lawm khutsiamten leng kua lakah leng thubuai a neih uleh, thubuai genna inte honsain a om ve le, gam ukpate leng a om uhi; kihek uheh.

³⁹But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

³⁹Thil dang buaina nei him na hih uleh, kikhopna ngeina ah a lem ding uh.

⁴⁰For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”

⁴⁰Tunia buaina jiakin salh lauhuaiin i omta uhi, a bul om ngellouin; huchi ahi ngala, hiai kikhopna san bangmah gen theilou ding i kei uhiam, a chi a.Huan, huchibang thu a gen khitin omkhawm heutute a kikhenjak sakta hi.

⁴¹When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

⁴¹Huan, huchibang thu a gen khitin omkhawm heutute a kikhenjak sakta hi.