¹Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.”

¹Huan, Paulain vaihawmte a en gige a, Unaute aw, tuni tanin Pathian mitmuha hoih lama ka theih peuhmah hihin ka om jeljel hi, a chi a.

²The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

²Huan, Siampu lianpen Ananiain, Paula kianga dingte kiangah, a kama betsak ding a chi a.

³Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

³Huan, Paulain, a kiangah, nang suang dai nuhngoupa, Pathianin a honbeng zo ding hi, nang, Dan banga mi ngaihtuah dingin na tu a, Dan lou banga mi bet ding na chi vial maw? a chi a.

⁴Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”

⁴Huan, a kianga miten, Pathian Siampu Liangpen na tai viala? a chi ua.

⁵Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” Exodus 22:28

⁵Huan, Paulain, Unaute aw, Siampu Liangpen ahi chih ka theikeia ahi; na chihpihte heutu tungah thu hoihlou gen ken, chih, gelh ahi ngala, a chi a.

⁶But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

⁶Huan, Paulain a khen Saddukaite, a khen Pharisiate ahi uh chih a theihin, vaihawmte lakah a kikou a, Unaute aw, Pharisai ka hi, Pharisai tapa leng ka hi; misi lametna leh thohnawnna thu ah phula om ka hi, a chi a.

⁷When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

⁷Huan, huai a gent akin, Pharisiate leh Saddukaite a nakisel ua, vaihawmte a kilangte uhi.

⁸For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

⁸Saddukaiten, misi thohnawnna himhim a om kei, angelte, khate leng a om tuan kei, a chi uh; Pharisaiten bel huai tegel tuh a om chih a gen ngal ua.

⁹A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”

⁹Huaiin nakpitakin a buaita ua; Pharisaite lama mi laigelhmite khenkhat a ding ua; a sel ua. Hiai mi bangmah a gitlouhna i theikei; khain leng, angelin leng amah bia hile zong, bang a poi dia, a chi ua.

¹⁰When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

¹⁰Huan, kituahlouhna lianpi a hongom takin, sepaih heutu lalpenin Paula a bohjan uh a laua, sepaihte kiangah, a vahoh suka, a lak ua kipan kulha vapi tou teitei dingin a chi a.

¹¹The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

¹¹Huan, a janin Toupa Paula kiangah a dinga, khamuangtakin om in, Jerusalem khua a ka thu na theihsak bangin Rome khua ah leng na theisak ding ah, a chi a.

¹²When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

¹²Huan, ni a suahin Judate a panghuan ua, Paula a thah masiah uh bangmah nea dawn lou dingin a kichiamta uhi.

¹³There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

¹³Huai thubawlte sawmli sanga tamjaw ahi uhi.

¹⁴They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

¹⁴Huan, amau tuh siampu liante leh upate kiangah a hoh ua, Paula ka thah masiah uh bangmah chiam lou dingin ka kichiam ek uhi.

¹⁵Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

¹⁵Huaijiakin, nou vaihawmte toh a thu kichian nawn sema ngaihtuah tum bangin, na kiang ua pikhe dingin sepaih heutu lalpen kiangah a hem deuhin vagen tou un; na kiang nai uh a tun main leng, kou amah that dingin ka mankhin uhi, a chi ua.

¹⁶But Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

¹⁶Himahleh, Paula sanggam nu tapain a sawmna thu a naja a, kulh ah a valuta, Paula a vahilhta hi.

¹⁷Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”

¹⁷Huan, Paulain sepaih zaheutu khat a sama, hiai tangval sepaih heutu lalpen kiangah pi in, a kiangah thu banghiam gen ding a nei a hihtuak, a chi a.

¹⁸So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you.”

¹⁸Huchiin, sepaih heutu lalpen kiangah a pi a, Paula, hentapan, honsam a, hiai tangval na kianga honpi dingin a honsawla, na kiangah thu banghiam gen ding a nei a hihtuak, a chi a.

¹⁹The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

¹⁹Huan, sepaih heutu lalpenin a khutin a lena, a simin a tuam paipih a, bang ahia honhilh ding naneih? chiin a donga.

²⁰He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

²⁰Huan, aman, Paula thu kichian nawn sema na ngaihtuah ding mahbangin, jingchiah vaihawmte kiangah pi suk dingin Judaten honnget hoih a sa chiat uh.

²¹Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”

²¹Himahleh, a thu uh na gingta ken; a lak ua mi sawmli sanga tamjaw in a sawm ua, huai miten amah a thah masiah uh bangmah nea dawn lou dingin a kichiam uh; tuin na thu ngakin mansain a om uhi, a chi a.

²²So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

²²Huan, sepaih lalpenin tangval a paisaka, hiai thute non theisak chih kuamah hilh ken, a chi bikbek hi.

²³He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night about 9:00 PM .”

²³Huan sepaih zaheutu nih a sama, Jan ihsip hunin Kaisaria kho pha a pai dingin sepaih za nih toh, sakol tungtuangmi sawmsagih toh, teitawimi za nih toh bawl un, a chi a.

²⁴He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

²⁴Huan, Gamukpa Felik kiangah bita a tunsak theihna dingin Paula a tuansakna ding un gan bang na bawl dingin leng a chi a;

²⁵He wrote a letter like this:

²⁵Huan, hichibangin lai a gelhta hi.

²⁶“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

²⁶Klaudia Lisiain Felik Gamukpa hoihpa chibai a buk hi.

²⁷“This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

²⁷Hiai mi Judaten a mu ua, a thah dek lai un a kiang uah sepaihte piin ka hoh a, Rome mi ahi chih ka theihin ka honkheta hi.

²⁸Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

²⁸Huan, a hekna pen uh theih ka ut a, a vaihawmte uh kiangah ka pi suka,

²⁹I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

²⁹huchiin, a dan thu uh banghiama hek ahi chih ka theia, himahleh a hekna thu uah sihna leh henna ding jen bangmah ka thei ngal keia.

³⁰When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

³⁰Huan, Judaten amah a tang uh chih min a hontheihsak tak un, na kiangah amah ka honsawl pah ngal ahi, a hekte leng a tung a thubuai a neih peuh uh na ma a gen dingin, thu leng ka pia hi, chiin.

³¹So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

³¹Huchiin, sepaihten a thupiak bangin Paula a-jan a-janin a pi ua, Antipatri a tunpih ua.

³²But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

³²Huan, a jingin sakol tungtuangmite a kianga pai jel dingin a kiksan ua, kulh ah a hoh nawnta uh;

³³When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

³³Huan, amau, Kaisaria khua a tung ua, Gamukpa kiangah lai tuh a pia ua, Paula leng a maah a ding sak uhi.

³⁴When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

³⁴Huan, Gamukpan, a sim khitin, Paula omna gam a donga. Huan, Silisia gama ahi chih a theihtakin,nang honhekte a hongtun chiang un na thubuai ka ngaihtuah ding, a chi a. Huan, Herod ina vending thu a pia hi.

³⁵“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

³⁵nang honhekte a hongtun chiang un na thubuai ka ngaihtuah ding, a chi a. Huan, Herod ina vending thu a pia hi.