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19 When her autos owners kyrios saw · de · ho that hoti their autos hope elpis of ho profit ergasia was gone exerchomai, · ho they seized epilambanomai · ho Paul Paulos and kai · ho Silas Silas and dragged them into eis the ho marketplace agora before epi the ho rulers archōn. 20 And kai when they had brought prosagō them autos to the ho magistrates stratēgos, they said legō, “ These houtos · ho men anthrōpos are hyparchō Jews Ioudaios, and they are disturbing ektarassō our hēmeis · ho city polis 21 · kai by advocating katangellō customs ethos that hos are not ou lawful for us hēmeis to accept paradechomai or oude practice poieō, since we are eimi Romans Rhōmaios. 22 · kai The ho crowd ochlos joined synephistēmi in attacking them autos, and kai the ho magistrates stratēgos tore perirēgnymi the ho clothes himation off them autos and gave keleuō orders to beat rhabdizō them with rods . 23 And te when they had laid epitithēmi many polys stripes plēgē on them autos, they threw ballō them into eis prison phylakē, charging parangellō the ho jailer desmophylax to keep tēreō them autos securely asphalōs, 24 who hos, having received lambanō such toioutos a charge parangelia, put ballō them autos into eis the ho inner esōteros prison phylakē and kai fastened asphalizō · ho their autos feet pous in eis the ho stocks xylon.

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19 Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace. 20 “The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!” they shouted to the city officials. 21 “They are teaching customs that are illegal for us Romans to practice.”

22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. 23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. 24 So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

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