Деяния 16

Библия, синодално издание

16 ^(A)Той пристигна в Дервия и Листра. И ето, там имаше някой си ученик, на име Тимотей, син на една жена иудейка, която бе повярвала, и на баща елин;

²тоя ученик имаше добро име между братята в Листра и Икония.

³^(B)Него поиска Павел да вземе със себе си; и като го взе, обряза го зарад иудеите, които бяха по ония места; защото всички знаеха, че баща му беше елин.

⁴^(C)И като ходеха по градовете, поръчваха на верните да пазят заповедите, отредени от апостолите и презвитерите в Иерусалим.

⁵И тъй, църквите се утвърдяваха във вярата и на брой се умножаваха всеки ден.

⁶Като преминаха Фригия и страната Галатийска, те не бяха допуснати от Духа Светаго да проповядват словото в Асия.

⁷А като дойдоха в Мисия, опитваха се да идат във Витиния; но Духът ги не пусна.

⁸И като отминаха Мисия, слязоха в Троада.

⁹През нощта се яви на Павла видение: стоеше пред него един мъж, македонец, който го молеше и думаше: мини в Македония и ни помогни!

¹⁰След това видение веднага поискахме да тръгнем за Македония, понеже разумяхме, че Господ ни е повикал да проповядваме там Евангелието.

¹¹И тъй, като отплувахме от Троада, стигнахме направо в Самотраки, а на другия ден – в Неапол,

¹²а оттам във Филипи, който в тая част на Македония е първи град – римска колония. В тоя град престояхме няколко дни.

¹³А в съботата излязохме извън града при една река, дето имаха обичай да се молят, и като седнахме, говорихме на събралите се жени.

¹⁴И една богобоязлива жена от град Тиатир, на име Лидия, която продаваше багрени платове, слушаше; и Господ ѝ отвори сърцето да внимава на това, що говореше Павел.

¹⁵А когато се покръсти тя и домашните ѝ, помоли ни и рече: ако сте ме признали за вярна Господу, влезте и живейте в къщата ми. И ни придума.

¹⁶И като отивахме на молитва, срещна ни една слугиня, у която имаше дух да предрича, и докарваше голяма печалба на своите господари с врачуването си.

¹⁷Като вървеше след Павла и след нас, тя викаше и думаше: тия човеци са раби на Бога Всевишний и ни възвестяват път за спасение.

¹⁸^(D)Това правеше тя през много дни. А Павел, отегчен, обърна се и рече на духа: в името на Иисуса Христа заповядвам ти да излезеш из нея. И духът излезе в същия час.

¹⁹Тогава господарите ѝ, като видяха, че изчезна надеждата им за печалба, хванаха Павла и Сила и ги завлякоха на тържището при началниците.

²⁰И като ги доведоха пред воеводите, казаха: тия човеци, които са иудеи, бунтуват града ни

²¹и проповядват обичаи, каквито ние, като римляни, не бива нито да приемаме, нито да изпълняваме.

²²^(E)Тогава тълпата налетя върху тях, а воеводите раздраха дрехите им и заповядаха да ги бият с тояги;

²³и като им наложиха много удари, хвърлиха ги в тъмница, па заповядаха на тъмничния стражар добре да ги пази.

²⁴Като получи такава заповед, стражарят ги хвърли във вътрешната тъмница, и нозете им стегна в клада.

²⁵Посред нощ Павел и Сила се молеха и славеха Бога, а затворниците ги слушаха.

²⁶^(F)Изведнъж биде голям трус, тъй че тъмничните основи се поклатиха; веднага всички врати се отвориха, и оковите на всички изпаднаха.

²⁷А тъмничният стражар, като се събуди и видя, че тъмничните врати са отворени, извади меч и искаше да се убие, понеже мислеше, че затворниците са избягали.

²⁸Но Павел викна с висок глас и каза: да не си сторил нещо лошо, защото всички сме тук.

²⁹Той поиска светило, втурна се и разтреперан падна пред Павла и Сила;

³⁰и като ги изведе вън, каза: господари, какво трябва да правя, за да се спася?

³¹^(G)А те отговориха: повярвай в Господа Иисуса Христа, и ще се спасиш ти и целият ти дом.

³²И възвестиха словото Господне нему и на всички, които бяха в къщата му.

³³Като ги прибра в оня час през нощта, уми им раните и веднага се покръсти сам той и всичките му домашни;

³⁴и като ги заведе в къщата си, сложи им трапеза и се зарадва с целия си дом, задето повярва в Бога.

³⁵А когато се съмна, воеводите пратиха градски служители, които казаха: пусни ония човеци.

³⁶Тъмничният стражар обади за това на Павла: воеводите пратиха да ви освободим; прочее, излезте сега и си идете смиром.

³⁷^(H)Но Павел им рече: след като ни биха пред народа без съд и хвърлиха в тъмница нас, римски граждани, сега тайно ли ни пускат? Не, нека дойдат и ни изведат сами.

³⁸Градските служители обадиха на воеводите тия думи; а те се уплашиха, като чуха, че са римски граждани.

³⁹И дойдоха, та се извиниха пред тях, изведоха ги и помолиха да излязат от града.

⁴⁰А те, като излязоха из тъмницата, отидоха у Лидиини, видяха братята, утешиха ги и си тръгнаха.

Acts 16

New International Version

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

16 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra,^(A) where a disciple named Timothy^(B) lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer^(C) but whose father was a Greek. ²The believers^(D) at Lystra and Iconium^(E) spoke well of him. ³Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.^(F) ⁴As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders^(G) in Jerusalem^(H) for the people to obey.^(I) ⁵So the churches were strengthened^(J) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.^(K)

Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia

⁶Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia^(L) and Galatia,^(M) having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.^(N) ⁷When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus^(O) would not allow them to. ⁸So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.^(P) ⁹During the night Paul had a vision^(Q) of a man of Macedonia^(R) standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” ¹⁰After Paul had seen the vision, we^(S) got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel^(T) to them.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

¹¹From Troas^(U) we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. ¹²From there we traveled to Philippi,^(V) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district^[a] of Macedonia.^(W) And we stayed there several days.

¹³On the Sabbath^(X) we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. ¹⁴One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira^(Y) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart^(Z) to respond to Paul’s message. ¹⁵When she and the members of her household^(AA) were baptized,^(AB) she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

Paul and Silas in Prison

¹⁶Once when we were going to the place of prayer,^(AC) we were met by a female slave who had a spirit^(AD) by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. ¹⁷She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God,^(AE) who are telling you the way to be saved.” ¹⁸She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.^(AF)

¹⁹When her owners realized that their hope of making money^(AG) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas^(AH) and dragged^(AI) them into the marketplace to face the authorities. ²⁰They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar^(AJ) ²¹by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans^(AK) to accept or practice.”^(AL)

²²The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.^(AM) ²³After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer^(AN) was commanded to guard them carefully. ²⁴When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.^(AO)

²⁵About midnight^(AP) Paul and Silas^(AQ) were praying and singing hymns^(AR) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.^(AS) At once all the prison doors flew open,^(AT) and everyone’s chains came loose.^(AU) ²⁷The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.^(AV) ²⁸But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

²⁹The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.^(AW) ³⁰He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”^(AX)

³¹They replied, “Believe^(AY) in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved^(AZ)—you and your household.”^(BA) ³²Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. ³³At that hour of the night^(BB) the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.^(BC) ³⁴The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he^(BD) was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.

³⁵When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” ³⁶The jailer^(BE) told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”^(BF)

³⁷But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens,^(BG) and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”

³⁸The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.^(BH) ³⁹They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.^(BI) ⁴⁰After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house,^(BJ) where they met with the brothers and sisters^(BK) and encouraged them. Then they left.

Footnotes

Acts 16:12 The text and meaning of the Greek for the leading city of that district are uncertain.

Atti 16

Nuova Riveduta 1994

Timoteo si unisce a Paolo

16 ^(A)Giunse anche a Derba e a Listra; e là c'era un discepolo, di nome *Timoteo, figlio di una donna ebrea credente, ma di padre greco. ²Di lui rendevano buona testimonianza i fratelli che erano a Listra e a Iconio. ³*Paolo volle che egli partisse con lui; perciò lo prese e lo circoncise a causa dei Giudei che erano in quei luoghi; perché tutti sapevano che il padre di lui era greco. ⁴Passando da una città all'altra, trasmisero ai fratelli, perché le osservassero, le decisioni prese dagli *apostoli e dagli *anziani che erano a *Gerusalemme. ⁵Le chiese dunque si fortificavano nella fede e crescevano ogni giorno di numero.

Visione di Paolo a Troas

⁶^(B)Poi attraversarono la Frigia e la regione della *Galazia^[a], perché lo Spirito Santo vietò loro di annunziare la parola in *Asia; ⁷e, giunti ai confini della Misia^[b], cercavano di andare in Bitinia; ma lo Spirito di Gesú non lo permise loro; ⁸e, oltrepassata la Misia, discesero a *Troas. ⁹Paolo ebbe durante la notte una visione: un macedone gli stava davanti, e lo pregava dicendo: «Passa in Macedonia e soccorrici». ¹⁰Appena ebbe avuta quella visione, cercammo subito di partire per la Macedonia, convinti che Dio ci aveva chiamati là, ad annunziare loro il vangelo.

Paolo a Filippi

¹¹^(C)Perciò, salpando da Troas, puntammo diritto su Samotracia^[c], e il giorno seguente su Neapolis^[d]; ¹²di là ci recammo a *Filippi, che è colonia^[e] romana e la città piú importante di quella
regione della Macedonia; e restammo in quella città alcuni giorni.

¹³Il sabato andammo fuori dalla porta, lungo il fiume, dove pensavamo vi fosse un luogo di preghiera; e sedutici parlavamo alle donne là riunite. ¹⁴Una donna della città di Tiatiri, commerciante di porpora, di nome Lidia, che temeva Dio, ci stava ad ascoltare. Il Signore le aprí il cuore, per renderla attenta alle cose dette da Paolo. ¹⁵Dopo che fu battezzata con la sua famiglia, ci pregò dicendo: «Se avete giudicato ch'io sia fedele al Signore, entrate in casa mia, e alloggiatevi». E ci costrinse ad accettare.

Paolo e Sila in prigione

¹⁶^(D)Mentre andavamo al luogo di preghiera, incontrammo una serva posseduta da uno spirito di divinazione^[f]. Facendo l'indovina, essa procurava molto guadagno ai suoi padroni. ¹⁷Costei, messasi a seguire Paolo e noi, gridava: «Questi uomini sono servi del Dio altissimo, e vi annunziano la via della salvezza». ¹⁸Cosí fece per molti giorni; ma Paolo, infastidito, si voltò e disse allo spirito: «Io ti ordino, nel nome di Gesú Cristo, che tu esca da costei». Ed egli uscí in quell'istante.

¹⁹I suoi padroni, vedendo che la speranza del loro guadagno era svanita, presero Paolo e *Sila e li trascinarono sulla piazza davanti alle autorità; ²⁰e, presentatili ai pretori, dissero: «Questi uomini, che sono Giudei, turbano la nostra città, ²¹e predicano riti che a noi Romani non è lecito accettare né praticare». ²²La folla insorse allora contro di loro; e i pretori, strappate loro le vesti, comandarono che fossero battuti con le verghe. ²³E, dopo aver dato loro molte vergate, li cacciarono in prigione, comandando al carceriere di sorvegliarli attentamente. ²⁴Ricevuto tale ordine, egli li rinchiuse nella parte piú interna del carcere e mise dei ceppi ai loro piedi.

Conversione del carceriere di Filippi

²⁵^(E)Verso la mezzanotte Paolo e Sila, pregando, cantavano inni a Dio; e i carcerati li ascoltavano. ²⁶A un tratto, vi fu un gran terremoto, la prigione fu scossa dalle fondamenta; e in quell'istante tutte le porte si aprirono, e le catene di tutti si spezzarono. ²⁷Il carceriere si svegliò e, vedute tutte le porte del carcere spalancate, sguainò la spada per uccidersi, pensando che i prigionieri fossero fuggiti. ²⁸Ma Paolo gli gridò ad alta voce: «Non farti del male, perché siamo tutti qui». ²⁹Il carceriere, chiesto un lume, balzò dentro e tutto tremante, si gettò ai piedi di Paolo e di Sila; ³⁰poi li condusse fuori e disse: «Signori, che debbo fare per essere salvato?» ³¹Ed essi risposero: «Credi nel Signore Gesú, e sarai salvato tu e la tua famiglia». ³²Poi annunziarono la Parola del Signore a lui e a tutti quelli che erano in casa sua. ³³Ed egli li prese con sé in quella stessa ora della notte, lavò le loro piaghe e subito fu battezzato lui con tutti i suoi. ³⁴Poi li fece salire in casa sua, apparecchiò loro la tavola, e si rallegrava con tutta la sua famiglia, perché aveva creduto in Dio.

Paolo e Sila vengono rilasciati

³⁵^(F)Fattosi giorno, i pretori mandarono i littori a dire: «Libera quegli uomini». ³⁶Il carceriere riferí a Paolo queste parole, dicendo: «I pretori hanno mandato a dire che siate rimessi in libertà; or dunque uscite, e andate in pace». ³⁷Ma Paolo disse loro: «Dopo averci battuti in pubblico senza che fossimo stati condannati, noi che siamo cittadini romani^[g], ci hanno gettati in prigione; e ora vogliono rilasciarci di nascosto? No davvero! Anzi, vengano loro stessi a condurci fuori». ³⁸I littori riferirono queste parole ai pretori; e questi ebbero paura quando seppero che erano Romani; ³⁹essi vennero e li pregarono di scusarli; e, accompagnandoli fuori, chiesero loro di andarsene dalla città. ⁴⁰Allora Paolo e Sila, usciti dalla prigione, entrarono in casa di Lidia; e visti i fratelli, li confortarono, e partirono.

Footnotes

Atti 16:6 Frigia… Galazia, erano delle provincie situate al centro dell'Asia minore.
Atti 16:7 Misia, era una provincia a ovest dell'Asia minore, che si estendeva fino al mar Egeo.
Atti 16:11 Samotracia, isola del mar Egeo.
Atti 16:11 Neapolis, era una città che, probabilmente, faceva parte della Tracia.
Atti 16:12 Colonia romana, fondata da Giulio Cesare (v. 21).
Atti 16:16 Uno spirito di divinazione, lett. uno spirito Pitone, cioè un demonio.
Atti 16:37 Noi che siamo cittadini romani: Paolo era cittadino romano per filiazione; aveva questo diritto dai suoi antenati; At 22:28; le leggi romane proibivano di frustare un cittadino romano.

Acts 16

BRG Bible

16 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

²Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

³Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

⁴And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

⁵And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

⁶Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

⁷After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

⁸And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

⁹And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

¹⁰And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

¹¹Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

¹²And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

¹³And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

¹⁴And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

¹⁵And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

¹⁶And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

¹⁷The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

¹⁸And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

¹⁹And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

²⁰And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

²¹And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

²²And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

²³And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

²⁴Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

²⁵And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

²⁶And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

²⁷And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

²⁸But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

²⁹Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

³⁰And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

³¹And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

³²And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

³³And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

³⁴And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

³⁵And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

³⁶And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

³⁷But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

³⁸And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

³⁹And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

⁴⁰And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Библия, синодално издание (BOB)

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Деяния 16

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