Paul Goes through Macedonia and Greece
1 When the riot was over, Paul sent for the followers and encouraged them. He then told them goodbye and left for Macedonia. 2 As he traveled from place to place, he encouraged the followers with many messages. Finally, he went to Greece 3 and stayed there for three months.
Paul was about to sail to Syria. But some of the Jewish leaders plotted against him, so he decided to return by way of Macedonia. 4 With him were Sopater, son of Pyrrhus from Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica. Gaius from Derbe was also with him, and so were Timothy and the two Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. 5 They went on ahead to Troas and waited for us there. 6 After the Festival of Thin Bread, we sailed from Philippi. Five days later we met them in Troas and stayed there for a week.
Paul's Last Visit to Troas
7 On the first day of the week we met to break bread together. Paul spoke to the people until midnight because he was leaving the next morning. 8 In the upstairs room where we were meeting, there were a lot of lamps. 9 A young man by the name of Eutychus was sitting on a window sill. While Paul was speaking, the young man got very sleepy. Finally, he went to sleep and fell three floors all the way down to the ground. When they picked him up, he was dead.
10 Paul went down and bent over Eutychus. He took him in his arms and said, “Don't worry! He's alive.” 11 After Paul had gone back upstairs, he broke bread, and ate with us. He then spoke until dawn and left. 12 Then the followers took the young man home alive and were very happy.
The Voyage from Troas to Miletus
13 Paul decided to travel by land to Assos. The rest of us went on ahead by ship, and we were to take him aboard there. 14 When he met us in Assos, he came aboard, and we sailed on to Mitylene. 15 The next day we came to a place near Chios, and the following day we reached Samos. The day after that we sailed to Miletus. 16 Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus, because he did not want to spend too much time in Asia. He was in a hurry and wanted to be in Jerusalem in time for Pentecost.
Paul Says Goodbye to the Church Leaders of Ephesus
17 From Miletus, Paul sent a message for the church leaders at Ephesus to come and meet with him. 18 When they got there, he said:
You know everything I did during the time I was with you when I first came to Asia. 19 Some of the Jews plotted against me and caused me a lot of sorrow and trouble. But I served the Lord and was humble. 20 When I preached in public or taught in your homes, I didn't hold back from telling anything that would help you. 21 I told Jews and Gentiles to turn to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
22 I don't know what will happen to me in Jerusalem, but I must obey God's Spirit and go there. 23 In every city I visit, I am told by the Holy Spirit that I will be put in jail and will be in trouble in Jerusalem. 24 But I don't care what happens to me, as long as I finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do. And this work is to tell the good news about God's gift of undeserved grace.
25 I have gone from place to place, preaching to you about God's kingdom, but now I know that none of you will ever see me again. 26 I tell you today I am no longer responsible for any of you! 27 I have told you everything God wants you to know. 28 Look after yourselves and everyone the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be like shepherds to God's church. It is the flock he bought with the blood of his own Son.
29 I know that after I am gone, others will come like fierce wolves to attack you. 30 Some of your own people will tell lies to win over the Lord's followers. 31 Be on your guard! Remember how day and night for three years I kept warning you with tears in my eyes.
32 I now place you in God's care. Remember the message about his gift of undeserved grace! This message can help you and give you what belongs to you as God's people. 33 I have never wanted anyone's money or clothes. 34 You know how I have worked with my own hands to make a living for myself and my friends. 35 By everything I did, I showed how you should work to help everyone who is weak. Remember that our Lord Jesus said, “More blessings come from giving than from receiving.”
36 After Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. 37 Everyone cried and hugged and kissed him. 38 They were especially sad because Paul had told them, “You will never see me again.”
Then they went with him to the ship.
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Pōvuls dūdās uz Troadu.
1 Namīram nūstōjūt, Pōvuls sasauce pi sevis mōcekļus un deve jim pōrsorgōjumus. Tad jys atsasveicynōjis aizceļōja uz Makedoniju. 2 Ceļojūt pa tim apvidim, jys daudz vōrdim pamūdynōja mōcekļus un aizceļōja uz Grekiju, 3 un tur palyka trejs mēneši. Kad jys gribēja pōrsaceļt uz Syriju, jūdi pēc jō tīkōja, tōpēc jys nūlēme grīztīs atpakaļ uz Makedoniju. 4 Jam leidza gōja bereīša Pyrrusa dāls Sopaters, Aristarchs, tessalonikīts Sekundus, derbīts Gajus, Timotejs, tad Tychikus un Trofims nu Azijas. 5 Šitī izbrauce īprīkš un myusus sagaideja Troadē. 6 Mes, pēc naraudzātōs maizes svātkim, izbraucem nu Filippim un pēc pīcom dīnōm nūklivom Troadē. Tur mes palykom septeņas dīnas. 7 Kad pyrmajā pēc sabata dīnā mes bejom sasapuļcejuši uz maizes lauzšonu, Pōvuls mums turēja runu. Dīnu vēļōk grybādams izbraukt, jys sovu mōceibu turpynōja leidz pušnaktim. 8 Augšejā stōvā, kur mes bejom sasapuļcejuši, beja daudz lampu. 9 Kaids jaunēklis, Eutychus vōrdā, sēdēja uz palūdzes. Tai kai Pōvula mōceiba īilga garumā, jys nūgryma dziļā mīgā un, mīga pōrjimts, nu trešō stōva nūkryta zemē; un jū pacēle jau nūmyrušu. 10 Pōvuls, nūkōpis zemē, pīsalīce uz jō un, jū apskōvis, saceja: Nasabeistit, dzeiveiba jamā vēļ ir. 11 Tad, uzkōpis otkon augšā, jys lauze maizi un ēde, un runōja vēļ leidz pat gaismas ausšonai; pēc tam jys aizceļōja. 12 Tū jaunēkli jī atvede dzeivu un ļūti prīcōjōs.
Pōvuls Miletā.
13 Tad mes īprīkš aizasteidzem uz kug’a un aizbraucem uz Assu, lai nu turīnes uzjimtu Pōvulu; jo jys, grybādams uz turīni ceļōt pa sauszemi, tai pavēlēja. 14 Kad jys atgōja uz Assu, mes jū pajēmem pi sevis un aizbraucem uz Mytilenu. 15 Izbraukuši nu turīnes, nōkūšā dīnā mes pabraucem garum Chios. Dīnu vēļōk mes sasnēdzem Samos un pēc dīnas ībraucem Miletā. 16 Lai naaizakavātu Azijā, Pōvuls nūlēme Efezam braukt garum. Jys tadei steidzēs, lai, jo tys byutu īspējams, Vosoras svātku dīnā byutu Jeruzalemā.
17 Nu Mileta jys nūsyuteja uz Efezu pasaukt pi sevis bazneicas prīkšnīkus. 18 Un, kad jī pi jō sasalaseja, jys tim saceja: Jyus zynot, kai es nu pyrmōs munas Azijā īsarasšonas dīnas nūdzeivōju storp jums vysu laiku. 19 Kai Kungam es kolpōju vyslelōkā pazamynōšonā, osorōs un pōrbaudejumūs, kuri, pateicūt jūdu spūstim, mani satyka; 20 kai vysu bez izjāmuma, kas tik byutu jums nūdereigs, sludynōju un jyusus mōceju gon atklōti, gon ari mōjōs. 21 Kai jūdim, tai ari ellenim pīrōdeju vajadzeibu Dīva prīškā nūžālōt par grākim un ticēt ikš myusu Kunga Jezus.
22 Bet raug, tagad es, Gora dzeits, dūdūs uz Jeruzalemu. Kas mani tur sagaida, tō nazynu, 23 izjamūt gon tū, kū Svātais Gors maņ kotrā vītā pasludynoj saceidams, ka mani sagaida saites un apspīsšona. 24 Bet es (nasaskotu ni uz kō) pat sovas dzeives par līku navērteju, ka tik sovu ceļa pūsmu pabeigtu un izpiļdeitu tū uzdavumu, kuru nu Kunga Jezus asmu sajēmis: sludynōt Dīva žēlesteibas Evangeliju. 25 Un tagad, raug, es zynu, ka nivīns nu jums, storp kurim gōju (Dīva) vaļsteibu sludynōdams, muna vaiga vairs naredzēs. 26 Tōpēc es šudiņ jums apgolvoju, ka ni ar kō asni satraipeits naasmu. 27 Es tadei nasašaubeju sludynōt jums Dīva vaļu vysā piļneibā.
28 Uzmonit sevi un vysu gonomū pulku, kurā Svātais Gors jyusus īstateja par veiskupim, ganeit Dīva Bazneicu, kuru Jys par sovu asni īmontōja. 29 Es zynu, ka pēc munas prūjom aizīšonas jyusūs īsalauzs plēseigi viļki, kas gonomō pulka nataupeis. 30 Un nu jyusu pošu vyda ceļsīs taidi veiri, kas preteigi runōs, lai mōcekļus pīvylktu pi sevis. 31 Tōpēc esit nūmūdā un pīminit, ka es trejs godi caurom dīnom un naktim napōrstōju ikvīnu nu jums ar osorom pōrsorgōt.
32 Un tagad es jyusus uztycu Dīvam un Jō želesteibas vōrdam. Jys ir spējeigs jyusus uzceļt un jums pīškērt montōjumu reizē ar visim svātajim. 33 Ni nu vīna es napraseju ni zalta, ni sudobra, ni ari apgērba. 34 Jyus tadei zynot poši, ka munom un munu leidzgōjēju vajadzeibom kolpōja šytōs munas rūkas. 35 Vysā kamā es jums parōdeju, kai vajaga strōdōt un kai par nabogim ryupētīs, pīmynūt Kunga Jezus vōrdus, kū Jys saceja: Svēteigōk ir dūt, na kai jimt.
36 Pēc šytūs vōrdu jys kūpā ar visim nūsamete ceļūs lyugtīs. 37 Tad visi sōce gauži raudōt, un, skaunūtīs Pōvulam ap koklu, jū bučōja. 38 Vysvairōk jūs sōpynōja tī vōrdi, kurus izteice, ka vairs jō vaiga naredzēt. Tad jī jū izvadeja leidz kuģam.
