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Travay 17-19
Haitian Creole Version
Travay 17-19
Haitian Creole Version
17 ¶ Yo pase lavil Anfipolis ak lavil Apoloni, yo rive lavil Tesalonik kote jwif yo te gen yon sinagòg.
2 Jan l' te konn fè a, Pòl antre nan sinagòg la. Pandan twa jou repo li diskite ak jwif yo sou sak te ekri nan Liv yo.
3 Li t'ap ba yo esplikasyon, li t'ap moutre yo ki jan, dapre sa ki te ekri a, Kris la te gen pou l' soufri, li te gen pou l' te leve soti vivan nan lanmò. Li t'ap di yo: Jezi m'ap fè nou konnen an, se li menm ki Kris la.
4 Te genyen nan jwif yo ki te kwè, yo pran mache ansanm ak Pòl ak Silas. Se konsa yon bann moun peyi Lagrès ki te konvèti nan relijyon jwif yo ansanm ak anpil gran medam te kwè tou.
5 Men, jwif yo t'ap fè jalouzi anpil. Yo pran kèk vakabon yo jwenn nan lari a ak yo, yo sanble yon foul moun, yo mache fè dezòd nan tout lavil la.
6 Yo rive devan kay Jazon, yo antre al chache Pòl ak Silas pou mennen yo devan pèp la. Lè yo pa jwenn yo, yo trennen Jazon ansanm ak kèk frè devan chèf yo ki nan lavil la. Yo pran pale byen fò, yo t'ap di: Mesye sa yo ap mache fè dezòd toupatou. Men, koulye a yo rive jouk isit la.
7 Jazon menm resevwa mesye yo lakay li. Mesye sa yo ap aji kont lalwa Seza: y'ap di gen yon lòt wa yo rele Jezi.
8 Jwif yo te mete foul moun yo ansanm ak chèf yo ankòlè anpil avèk pawòl sa a.
9 Jazon ak lòt frè yo te blije fè yon depo lajan pou chèf yo te ka lage yo.
10 ¶ Lè solèy fin kouche, frè yo fè Pòl ak Silas pati pou lavil Bere. Lè yo rive la, y' al nan sinagòg jwif yo.
11 Jwif Bere yo te gen pi bon santiman pase sa Tesalonik yo: yo te resevwa pawòl la byen vit san traka. Chak jou yo t'ap egzaminen sa ki te ekri nan Liv la pou wè si sa Pòl t'ap di yo a se vre.
12 Anpil ladan yo te kwè. Konsa, anpil gran medam ak anpil gason nan moun peyi Lagrès yo te kwè.
13 Men, lè jwif Tesalonik yo vin konnen Pòl t'ap fè konnen pawòl Bondye a nan Bere tou, yo pati pou Bere. Lè yo rive, yo kòmanse fè dezòd, yo t'ap moute tèt foul moun yo.
14 Lè frè yo wè sa, yo fè Pòl pati ale jouk bò lanmè a. Men, Silas ak Timote te rete Bere.
15 Moun ki t'ap kondi Pòl yo mennen l' jouk lavil Atèn. Apre sa, yo tounen Bere. Pòl menm te voye lòd bay Silas ak Timote pou yo te vin jwenn li touswit.
16 ¶ Antan Pòl t'ap tann Silas ak Timote lavil Atèn, sa te nwi lespri l' anpil lè l' wè ki jan lavil la te plen zidòl.
17 Li t'ap diskite nan sinagòg la avèk jwif yo ansanm ak moun lòt nasyon yo ki te konvèti nan relijyon jwif yo. Apre sa, chak jou li t'ap diskite tou sou plas piblik la avèk tout moun li te kontre la.
18 Kèk filozòf ki t'ap swiv prensip patizan Epiki yo ak patizan Zenon yo t'ap pale avèk li. Gen ladan yo ki t'ap di: Kisa paladò sa a vle di la a? Gen lòt moun ki t'ap di: Gen lè l'ap pale sou yon lòt kalite bondye. Yo t'ap di sa paske Pòl t'ap pale yo sou Jezi, li t'ap di yo ki jan mò yo gen pou yo leve vivan ankò.
19 Lè sa a, yo pran l', yo mennen l' nan Aewopaj la. Epi yo di li: Nou ta renmen konnen tout bagay nèf sa yo w'ap montre moun yo la a.
20 W'ap di yon bann bagay dwòl nan zòrèy nou. Nou ta renmen konnen sa yo vle di.
21 (Se te abitid tout moun lavil Atèn ak tout moun lòt nasyon ki rete nan lavil la, pou yo pase tout tan yo ap pale osinon ap koute tout kalite pawòl ki fèk parèt.)
22 ¶ Lè sa a, Pòl kanpe nan mitan Aewopaj la, li di: Nou menm moun Atèn, mwen wè nou se moun ki renmen relijyon anpil.
23 Mwen di nou sa, paske, antan m'ap pwonmennen nan lavil nou an, mwen wè tout kote nou fè sèvis. Epi nan gade konsa, mwen jwenn yon lotèl kote yo ekri: Pou Bondye nou pa konnen an. Enben, Bondye n'ap sèvi san nou pa konnen l' lan, se li menm m'ap fè nou konnen la a.
24 Bondye ki fè lemonn antye ak tou sa ki ladan l', se li menm ki Mèt syèl la ak tè a. Li pa rete nan kay moun bati ak men yo.
25 Li pa bezwen pou moun travay ba l' anyen non plis, paske se li menm ki bay moun lavi, ki fè yo respire, ki ba yo tout lòt bagay.
26 Se li menm tou ki kreye tout nasyon ki rete toupatou sou latè. Li fè yo tout soti nan yon sèl moun. Li te fikse davans tan ki pou yo chak, ak limit kote pou yo chak rete.
27 Li fè tou sa pou yo ka chache l', pou yo ta ka rive jwenn li lè yo seye pran kontak avèk li. Men, Bondye pa pi lwen okenn nan nou pase sa.
28 Paske, se nan li nou gen lavi, se nan li nou ka bay kò nou mouvman, se nan li nou gen legzistans. Gen nan poèt nou yo ki te di menm bagay la: Nou menm tou, nou se pitit li.
29 Si nou se pitit li, nou pa dwe mete nan tèt nou Bondye tankou yon moso lò, yon moso lajan osinon yon moso wòch moun travay ak ladrès pou fè yon pòtre ki soti nan tèt yo.
30 Men, Bondye fèmen je l' sou tout tan sa yo moun pase nan liyorans. Koulye a li rele yo tout, kote yo ye, pou yo tounen vin jwenn li.
31 Se konsa tou, li fikse yon jou lè li gen pou l' jije tout moun san patipri: li chwazi yon nonm pou sa. Li bay tout moun prèv la lè l' fè nonm sa a leve soti vivan nan lanmò.
32 ¶ Lè yo tande Pòl di moun mouri ka leve, te gen ladan yo ki pran pase l' nan betiz. Gen lòt menm ki t'ap di li: N'a tande koze sa a yon lòt jou.
33 Se konsa Pòl soti nan mitan yo.
34 Men, atousa, te gen ladan yo ki te dakò pou yo te mache ak Pòl epi ki te kwè. Pami yo te gen Deni, manm Aewopaj la, yon fanm yo te rele Damaris ak kèk lòt ankò.
18 ¶ Apre sa, Pòl pati, li kite lavil Atèn, li ale lavil Korent.
2 Rive la, li kontre yon jwif yo te rele Akilas, moun peyi Pon, ki te fèk rive soti Itali ansanm ak madanm li yo te rele Prisil, apre Seza Klòd te bay lòd pou tout jwif te kite lavil Wòm. Pòl al wè yo,
3 epi l' rete lakay yo. Li t'ap travay ansanm ak yo paske li te gen menm metye ak yo: li te konn fè tant an twal.
4 Chak jou repo, Pòl te pran lapawòl nan sinagòg la, li t'ap chache pran tèt anpil jwif ak anpil moun peyi Lagrès.
5 Men, lè Silas ak Timote rive soti Masedwan, Pòl te bay tout tan l' pou travay predikasyon an sèlman: li t'ap bay jwif yo tout kalite prèv pou moutre yo Jezi se Kris yo t'ap tann lan.
6 Men, jwif yo pran kenbe tèt avèk li, yo t'ap joure l'. Lè l' wè sa, li souke pousyè ki te sou rad li, epi l' di yo: Si nou peri, se nou ki chache sa. Se p'ap fòt mwen. Depi koulye a m'ap vire kò m' bò kot moun ki pa jwif yo.
7 ¶ Konsa li soti, li ale lakay Titris Jistis. Se te yon nonm ki pa t' jwif men ki te konvèti nan relijyon jwif yo. Kay li te tou kole ak sinagòg la.
8 Krispis, chèf sinagòg la, te mete konfyans li nan Seyè a ansanm ak tout fanmi li. Anpil lòt moun Korent te kwè tou lè yo te tande sa Pòl t'ap di yo, epi yo te resevwa batèm.
9 Yon jou lannwit, Pòl fè yon vizyon. Li wè Seyè a ki di li: Ou pa bezwen pè, se pou ou kontinye pale. Pa fèmen bouch ou.
10 Mwen la avèk ou. Pesonn p'ap ka mete men sou ou pou fè ou anyen. Gen anpil moun ki pou mwen nan lavil la.
11 Konsa, Pòl pase dizwit mwa lavil Korent, li t'ap moutre moun yo pawòl Bondye a.
12 ¶ Pandan Galyon te gouvènè nan peyi Lakayi, jwif yo mete tèt ansanm, yo leve dèyè Pòl. Yo mennen l' devan tribinal la,
13 epi yo di: Nonm sa a ap chache pran tèt moun pou fè yo sèvi Bondye yon jan ki kont lalwa.
14 Pòl tapral pale, lè Galyon di jwif yo konsa: Nou menm jwif, koute: si se te yon krim osinon yon movezak li te fè, mwen ta pèdi tan m' koute nou.
15 Men, si se yon bann diskisyon sou mo, sou non, sou lalwa jwif yo, sa se zafè ki gade nou. Mwen p'ap antre nan bagay konsa pou m' mete rezon.
16 Epi li mete tout moun deyò nan tribinal la.
17 Lè sa a, jwif yo mete men sou Sostèn, chèf sinagòg la, yo bat li byen bat devan tribinal la. Men, Galyon pa okipe yo menm.
18 ¶ Pòl rete kèk tan ankò lavil Korent. Apre sa, li kite frè yo, li anbake sou yon batiman pou peyi Siri ansanm ak Prisil ak Akilas. Anvan sa, li fè kale tèt li nan Sankre paske li te fè yon ve.
19 Rive yo rive lavil Efèz, Pòl kite Prisil ak Akilas, li al nan sinagòg la, li pran diskite ak jwif yo.
20 Yo mande l' pou l' rete pi lontan ak yo, men li pa t' vle.
21 Anvan l' kite yo, li di yo: M'a tounen vin wè nou, si Bondye vle. Epi li moute yon batiman, li kite Efèz.
22 Lè l' debake lavil Sezare, li moute Jerizalèm, li pase di legliz la bonjou. Apre sa, li al Antiòch.
23 Li pase kèk tan la, epi li pati ankò. Li pase nan tout peyi Galasi ak peyi Friji, li t'ap fòtifye tout disip yo nan konfyans yo nan Bondye.
24 ¶ Yon jwif yo te rele Apolòs rive lavil Efèz. Se te moun lavil Aleksandri. Nonm sa a te konn pale byen, li te konn tou sa ki te ekri nan Liv yo.
25 Yo te moutre l' chemen Bondye a. Depi lè sa a, li te cho pou l' te anonse pawòl la. San dezanpare li t'ap moutre moun yo tou sa li te konnen sou Jezi yon jan ki konfòm ak verite a. Men, se batèm Jan an ase li te konnen.
26 Li t'ap pale avèk fòs konviksyon nan sinagòg la. Lè Prisil ak Akilas tande l', yo pran l' avèk yo epi yo fin moutre li chemen Bondye a yon jan ki pi korèk.
27 Apre sa, Apolòs fè lide ale Lakayi. Frè yo te ankouraje li. Yo ekri yon lèt voye bay disip yo ki nan peyi sa a pou yo te byen resevwa Apolòs. Lè li rive Lakayi, li bay moun Bondye te fè favè kwè yo yon gwo konkou.
28 Se avèk gwo konviksyon devan tout moun li t'ap moutre jwif yo ki jan yo te nan lerè: li pran sa ki ekri nan Liv yo a, li t'ap ba yo prèv se Jezi ki Kris la.
19 ¶ Antan Apolòs te lavil Korent, Pòl menm t'ap pase nan tout mòn peyi Lazi yo jouk li rive lavil Efèz. Li jwenn kèk disip nan lavil la.
2 Li mande yo: Eske nou te resevwa Sentespri lè nou te kwè? Yo reponn li: Yo pa t' janm di nou te gen yon Sentespri.
3 Lè sa a, Pòl mande yo: Ki batèm nou te resevwa? Yo reponn li: Batèm Jan an.
4 Pòl di yo: Jan te batize moun ki te asepte tounen vin jwenn Bondye, li t'ap di pèp Izrayèl la pou yo te kwè nan moun ki t'ap vini apre l' la, ki vle di Jezi.
5 Lè yo tande sa, yo mande pou resevwa batèm nan non Seyè Jezi.
6 Apre sa, Pòl mete men sou tèt yo, epi Sentespri desann sou yo. Yo pran pale nan lang lòt peyi, yo t'ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye.
7 Te gen douz gason konsa antou.
8 ¶ Pòl ale nan sinagòg la. Pandan twa mwa li t'ap pale la avèk gwo konviksyon. Li t'ap fè yo konnen tout bagay sou Gouvènman Bondye ki wa a, li t'ap chache pran tèt moun ki t'ap koute l' yo.
9 Men, anpil t'ap fè tèt di, yo te refize kwè: yo t'ap pase chemen Bondye a nan rizib devan tout asanble a. Lè Pòl wè sa, li wete kò l' nan mitan yo, li pran disip Kris yo avèk li. Chak jou li t'ap preche nan lekòl Tiranis la.
10 Pandan dezan, sa mache konsa. Se sak fè tout moun ki te rete nan pwovens Lazi a, jwif kou moun lòt nasyon yo, yo tout te tande pawòl Seyè a.
11 Bondye te sèvi ak Pòl pou l' te fè anpil gwo mirak.
12 Se konsa yo te konn pran mouchwa ak lòt rad ki te fwote ak kò l', yo pote yo bay moun malad. Lamenm malad yo te geri, epi tout move lespri yo te met deyò.
13 ¶ Te gen kèk jwif ki t'ap mache toupatou ap chase move lespri sou moun malad. Yo menm tou, yo t'ap seye chase move lespri yo nan non Jezi. Se konsa yo te konn di move lespri yo: Pa pouvwa Jezi Pòl ap fè konnen an, mwen ba ou lòd soti.
14 (Se te sèt pitit gason Seva, yon granprèt jwif, ki t'ap fè sa.)
15 Men move lespri a reponn yo: Mwen konnen Jezi, mwen konnen Pòl. Men nou menm, ki moun nou ye?
16 Lè sa a, nonm ki te gen move lespri sou li a fonse sou yo, li moutre li te gen plis fòs pase yo tout mete ansanm. Li malmennen yo sitèlman yo pran kouri soti nan kay la toutouni, tout kò yo an san.
17 Tout moun lavil Efèz, jwif kou moun lòt nasyon yo, te rive konn bagay sa a. Yo tout te pè, men yo te vin gen gwo respè pou non Seyè Jezi a.
18 Anpil nan moun ki te kwè yo vini, yo kanpe devan tout moun, yo t'ap avwe tou sa yo te fè, yo t'ap rekonèt sa an piblik.
19 Te gen anpil ladan yo ki te konn pratike maji, yo pote liv yo, yo boule yo devan tout moun. Dapre kalkil yo te fè, te gen liv pou desansenkantmil (250.000) goud antou.
20 Se konsa pawòl Bondye a t'ap gaye avèk pouvwa, li t'ap moutre fòs li.
21 ¶ Apre bagay sa yo fin pase, Pòl fè lide pase nan Masedwan ak Lakayi, apre sa pou li al Jerizalèm. Li t'ap di: Apre mwen soti la, se pou m' al wè lavil Wòm tou.
22 Lè sa a, li voye Timote ak Eras, de nan moun ki t'ap ede l' nan sèvis la, devan nan peyi Masedwan. Li menm li rete kèk tan ankò nan pwovens Lazi.
23 Se lè sa a yon gwo dezòd pete nan lavil Efèz poutèt chemen Bondye a.
24 Te gen yon òfèv yo te rele Demetriyis, ki te konn fè ti modèl kay yo te bati pou yon bondye fanm yo rele Atemis. Se an ajan li te fè yo. Travay sa a te rapòte ouvriye l' yo anpil.
25 Yon jou, li sanble tout ouvriye l' yo ansanm ak tout lòt moun ki te konn fè menm travay sa a tou. Li di yo: Mesye, nou konnen se travay sa a ki fè nou viv.
26 Men, nou wè ak je nou, nou tande ak zòrèy nou sa nonm yo rele Pòl la ap fè. L'ap mache di bondye moun fè ak men se pa bondye yo ye menm. Se konsa, li resi rive pran tèt anpil moun, pa isit nan lavil Efèz la ase, men nan tout pwovens Lazi a.
27 Talè konsa, metye nou an pral pote move non. Men, sa ki pi rèd ankò, kay Atemis, gwo bondye fanm lan, pral pèdi repitasyon li. Lè sa a menm, gwo bondye moun ap adore nan tout pwovens Lazi ak toupatou sou latè a pral pase pou anyen.
28 Lè yo tande sa, foul moun yo vin ankòlè anpil, yo pran rele: Atemis moun Efèz yo, se gwo nègès!
29 Dezòd la gaye nan tout lavil la. Moun yo pase men yo, yo pran Gayis ak Aristak, de moun Masedwan ki te ansanm ak Pòl nan vwayaj li a, yo kouri an foul, y' al nan teyat la.
30 Pòl te vle ale li menm tou devan pèp la, men disip yo te di l' non.
31 Te gen de twa chèf nan peyi Lazi a ki te zanmi l', yo voye bò kote l', yo mande l' pou l' pa parèt tèt li nan teyat la.
32 Pandan tout tan sa a, te gen gwo bouyay nan asanble a. Yon pòsyon moun t'ap rele yon bagay, yon lòt pòsyon menm t'ap rele yon lòt bagay. Pifò ladan yo pa t' konnen ojis poukisa yo te sanble.
33 Kèk moun nan foul la esplike bagay la bay Aleksann, yon nonm jwif yo te mete alatèt yo. Aleksann fè siy ak men li, li te vle pale pou l' pran defans jwif yo devan pèp la.
34 Men, lè yo rekonnèt se jwif li ye, yo tout pran rele ansanm menm bagay la pandan dezèdetan: Atemis moun Efèz yo, se gwo nègès.
35 Bout pou bout, sekretè lakomin lan te resi fè foul la sispann rele, li di yo konsa: Moun Efèz, koute! Tout moun konnen lavil Efèz se li menm k'ap veye sou kay Atemis, gwo nègès, ansanm ak estati li a ki te tonbe sot nan syèl la.
36 Pesonn pa ka di se pa vre. Se sa ki fè, se pou n' mete tèt nou an plas pou n' pa fè anyen san nou pa kalkile byen.
37 Bon. Mesye sa yo nou mennen isit la, se pa vòlò yo vòlò nan tanp yo, ni se pa pale yo pale mal sou Atemis, bondye fanm nou an.
38 Si Demetriyis ak ouvriye l' yo gen yon kont yo vle regle ak yon moun, gen jou pou tribinal la travay, epi gen chèf pou sa tou: se la pou y' al pote plent.
39 Apre sa, si nou gen lòt reklamasyon nou vle fè, n'a regle sa yon lè tout sitwayen yo va reyini dapre lalwa.
40 Avèk sa ki pase jòdi a, yo kapab al pote plent pou nou, yo kapab al di n'ap fè revolisyon. Pa gen okenn rezon pou tout dezòd sa a. Nou p'ap kapab bay okenn esplikasyon pou sa.
41 Lè li fin di sa, li voye tout moun lakay yo.
Acts 17-19
New International Version
Acts 17-19
New International Version
In Thessalonica
17 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,(A) where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(B) and on three Sabbath(C) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(D) 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer(E) and rise from the dead.(F) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”(G) he said. 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(H) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(I) They rushed to Jason’s(J) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged(K) Jason and some other believers(L) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(M) have now come here,(N) 7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”(O) 8 When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9 Then they made Jason(P) and the others post bond and let them go.
In Berea
10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas(Q) away to Berea.(R) On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.(S) 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica,(T) for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures(U) every day to see if what Paul said was true.(V) 12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.(W)
13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea,(X) some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. 14 The believers(Y) immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas(Z) and Timothy(AA) stayed at Berea. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens(AB) and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.(AC)
In Athens
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue(AD) with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. 18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news(AE) about Jesus and the resurrection.(AF) 19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus,(AG) where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching(AH) is that you are presenting? 20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.” 21 (All the Athenians(AI) and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus(AJ) and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.(AK) 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship(AL)—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(AM) is the Lord of heaven and earth(AN) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(AO) 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.(AP) 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(AQ) 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.(AR) 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[b](AS) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[c]
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(AT) 30 In the past God overlooked(AU) such ignorance,(AV) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(AW) 31 For he has set a day when he will judge(AX) the world with justice(AY) by the man he has appointed.(AZ) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(BA)
32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead,(BB) some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” 33 At that, Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus,(BC) also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.
In Corinth
18 After this, Paul left Athens(BD) and went to Corinth.(BE) 2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla,(BF) because Claudius(BG) had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, 3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.(BH) 4 Every Sabbath(BI) he reasoned in the synagogue,(BJ) trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas(BK) and Timothy(BL) came from Macedonia,(BM) Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.(BN) 6 But when they opposed Paul and became abusive,(BO) he shook out his clothes in protest(BP) and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads!(BQ) I am innocent of it.(BR) From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”(BS)
7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God.(BT) 8 Crispus,(BU) the synagogue leader,(BV) and his entire household(BW) believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.
9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:(BX) “Do not be afraid;(BY) keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I am with you,(BZ) and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” 11 So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.(CA)
12 While Gallio was proconsul(CB) of Achaia,(CC) the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment. 13 “This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”
14 Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to them, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you. 15 But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law(CD)—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.” 16 So he drove them off. 17 Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes(CE) the synagogue leader(CF) and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.
Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos
18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters(CG) and sailed for Syria,(CH) accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.(CI) Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae(CJ) because of a vow he had taken.(CK) 19 They arrived at Ephesus,(CL) where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. 21 But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s will.”(CM) Then he set sail from Ephesus. 22 When he landed at Caesarea,(CN) he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.(CO)
23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia(CP) and Phrygia,(CQ) strengthening all the disciples.(CR)
24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos,(CS) a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus.(CT) He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor[d](CU) and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.(CV) 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila(CW) heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.
27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia,(CX) the brothers and sisters(CY) encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. 28 For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures(CZ) that Jesus was the Messiah.(DA)
Paul in Ephesus
19 While Apollos(DB) was at Corinth,(DC) Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus.(DD) There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit(DE) when[e] you believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”
“John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism(DF) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”(DG) 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(DH) 6 When Paul placed his hands on them,(DI) the Holy Spirit came on them,(DJ) and they spoke in tongues[f](DK) and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.
8 Paul entered the synagogue(DL) and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.(DM) 9 But some of them(DN) became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.(DO) So Paul left them. He took the disciples(DP) with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years,(DQ) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia(DR) heard the word of the Lord.(DS)
11 God did extraordinary miracles(DT) through Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured(DU) and the evil spirits left them.
13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits(DV) tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus(DW) whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,(DX) they were all seized with fear,(DY) and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[g] 20 In this way the word of the Lord(DZ) spread widely and grew in power.(EA)
21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[h] to go to Jerusalem,(EB) passing through Macedonia(EC) and Achaia.(ED) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(EE) 22 He sent two of his helpers,(EF) Timothy(EG) and Erastus,(EH) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia(EI) a little longer.
The Riot in Ephesus
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.(EJ) 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.(EK) 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(EL) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(EM) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(EN) 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”
28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(EO) 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius(EP) and Aristarchus,(EQ) Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia,(ER) and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples(ES) would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another.(ET) Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned(EU) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(EV)
35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,(EW) doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples(EX) nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen(EY) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.(EZ) They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Notas al pie
- Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
- Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
- Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus
- Acts 18:25 Or with fervor in the Spirit
- Acts 19:2 Or after
- Acts 19:6 Or other languages
- Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
- Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit
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