To Macedonia and Achaia
1 After the uproar died down, Paul called together the believers and with words of encouragement said good-bye to them. Then he left and went on to Macedonia. 2 He went through those regions and encouraged the people with many messages. Then he came to Achaia, 3 where he stayed three months. He was getting ready to go to Syria when he discovered that there were Jews plotting against him; so he decided to go back through Macedonia. 4 Sopater son of Pyrrhus, from Berea, went with him; so did Aristarchus and Secundus, from Thessalonica; Gaius, from Derbe; Tychicus and Trophimus, from the province of Asia; and Timothy. 5 They went ahead and waited for us in Troas. 6 We sailed from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later we joined them in Troas, where we spent a week.
Paul's Last Visit to Troas
7 On Saturday evening we gathered together for the fellowship meal. Paul spoke to the people and kept on speaking until midnight, since he was going to leave the next day. 8 Many lamps were burning in the upstairs room where we were meeting. 9 A young man named Eutychus was sitting in the window, and as Paul kept on talking, Eutychus got sleepier and sleepier, until he finally went sound asleep and fell from the third story to the ground. When they picked him up, he was dead. 10 But Paul went down and threw himself on him and hugged him. “Don't worry,” he said, “he is still alive!” 11 Then he went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. After talking with them for a long time, even until sunrise, Paul left. 12 They took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
From Troas to Miletus
13 We went on ahead to the ship and sailed off to Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had told us to do this, because he was going there by land. 14 When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. 15 We sailed from there and arrived off Chios the next day. A day later we came to Samos, and the following day we reached Miletus. 16 Paul had decided to sail on by Ephesus, so as not to lose any time in the province of Asia. He was in a hurry to arrive in Jerusalem by the day of Pentecost, if at all possible.
Paul's Farewell Speech to the Elders of Ephesus
17 From Miletus Paul sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. 18 When they arrived, he said to them, “You know how I spent the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. 19 With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord's servant during the hard times that came to me because of the plots of some Jews. 20 You know that I did not hold back anything that would be of help to you as I preached and taught in public and in your homes. 21 To Jews and Gentiles alike I gave solemn warning that they should turn from their sins to God and believe in our Lord Jesus. 22 And now, in obedience to the Holy Spirit I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit has warned me that prison and troubles wait for me. 24 But I reckon my own life to be worth nothing to me; I only want to complete my mission and finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do, which is to declare the Good News about the grace of God.
25 “I have gone about among all of you, preaching the Kingdom of God. And now I know that none of you will ever see me again. 26 So I solemnly declare to you this very day: if any of you should be lost, I am not responsible. 27 For I have not held back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God. 28 So keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock which the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he made his own through the blood of his Son. 29 I know that after I leave, fierce wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock. 30 The time will come when some men from your own group will tell lies to lead the believers away after them. 31 Watch, then, and remember that with many tears, day and night, I taught every one of you for three years.
32 “And now I commend you to the care of God and to the message of his grace, which is able to build you up and give you the blessings God has for all his people. 33 I have not wanted anyone's silver or gold or clothing. 34 You yourselves know that I have worked with these hands of mine to provide everything that my companions and I have needed. 35 I have shown you in all things that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, ‘There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.’”
36 When Paul finished, he knelt down with them and prayed. 37 They were all crying as they hugged him and kissed him good-bye. 38 They were especially sad because he had said that they would never see him again. And so they went with him to the ship.
1 Vēlāk, kad nemiers bija norimis, Pāvils, saaicinājis mācekļus un tos drošinājis, atvadījās un devās ceļā uz Maķedoniju. 2 Pārstaigājis šos apvidus un daudz pamācoša tiem runājis, viņš nonāca Grieķijā. 3 Tur palicis trīs mēnešus, viņš gribēja pārcelties uz Sīriju, bet, tā kā jūdi viņam uzglūnēja, viņš nolēma griezties atpakaļ caur Maķedoniju. 4 Viņu pavadīja berojietis Sopatrs, Pira dēls, bet no tesaloniķiešiem Aristarhs un Sekunds, derbietis Gajs un Timotejs un no Āzijas Tihiks un Trofims. 5 Tie, papriekš izgājuši, gaidīja mūs Troadā. 6 Mēs aizbraucām pēc Neraudzētās maizes dienām no Filipiem un nonācām piecās dienās pie viņiem Troadā, kur mēs palikām septiņas dienas. 7 Pirmajā nedēļas dienā, kad mēs bijām sanākuši maizi lauzt, Pāvils, gribēdams nākamajā dienā doties ceļā, runāja uz tiem, un viņa runa ieilga līdz pusnaktij. 8 Augšistabā, kur mēs bijām sapulcējušies, bija daudz eļļas lukturu. 9 Bet kāds jauneklis, vārdā Eutihs, sēdēja uz palodzes un bija iegrimis dziļā miegā, tāpēc ka Pāvils tik ilgi runāja, un, miega pārvarēts, viņš nokrita no trešā stāva un tika pacelts nedzīvs. 10 Pāvils nokāpa zemē, nometās pār viņu un, to apkampis, sacīja: "Neuztraucieties, viņa dvēsele vēl ir viņā." 11 Uzkāpis augšā, viņš lauza maizi un baudīja. Vēl labu laiku - līdz rīta ausmai sarunājies, viņš aizgāja. 12 Bet viņi zēnu atveda dzīvu un ļoti priecājās. 13 Mēs, iekāpuši kuģī, braucām uz Asu, gribēdami tur uzņemt Pāvilu; jo tā viņš bija pavēlējis, gribēdams pats iet kājām. 14 Kad viņš Asā ar mums satikās, mēs, viņu uzņēmuši, devāmies uz Mitilēnu. 15 No turienes aizbraukuši, mēs nākamajā dienā nonācām pret Hiju, otrā dienā pārcēlāmies uz Samu, bet nākamajā dienā nonācām Milētā. 16 Jo Pāvils bija nolēmis braukt Efezai garām, lai nebūtu jāuzkavējas Āzijā; viņš steidzās, lai viņam būtu iespējams Vasarassvētku dienā nokļūt Jeruzālemē. 17 No Milētas viņš sūtīja uz Efezu un ataicināja draudzes vecajus. 18 Kad tie ieradās pie viņa, viņš tiem sacīja: "Jūs zināt, ka no pirmās dienas, kopš es esmu atnācis Āzijā, es visu laiku esmu bijis pie jums, 19 kalpodams Tam Kungam dziļā pazemībā, asarās un pārbaudījumos, ko man sagādājušas jūdu ļaunprātības. 20 Neko, kas jums noderīgs, neesmu noklusējis, bet jums to sludinājis un mācījis ļaužu priekšā un pa mājām, 21 apliecinādams jūdiem un grieķiem atgriešanos pie Dieva un ticību mūsu Kungam Jēzum Kristum. 22 Un, lūk, tagad es garā saistīts, eju uz Jeruzālemi, nezinādams, kas man tur notiks, 23 tikai, ka Svētais Gars katrā pilsētā man liecina, sacīdams, ka mani gaida važas un bēdas. 24 Bet mana dzīvība man nekādā ziņā nav tik dārga, lai es atstātu nepabeigtu savu ceļu un uzdevumu, ko esmu dabūjis no Kunga Jēzus, apliecināt Dieva žēlastības evaņģēliju. 25 Tagad es zinu, ka jūs manu vaigu vairs neredzēsit, jūs visi, kuru vidū es esmu staigājis, sludinādams Dieva valstību. 26 Tāpēc es jums apliecinu, ka neesmu vainīgs nevienas dvēseles pazušanā. 27 Jo es neesmu kavējies jums sludināt Dieva prātu pilnībā. 28 Tāpēc sargait paši sevi un visu ganāmo pulku, kurā Svētais Gars jūs iecēlis par sargiem ganīt Dieva draudzi, ko Viņš pats ar Savām asinīm ieguvis par īpašumu. 29 Es zinu, ka pēc manas aiziešanas pie jums iebruks plēsīgi vilki, kas nesaudzēs ganāmo pulku. 30 No jūsu pašu vidus celsies vīri, ačgārnības runādami, lai aizrautu mācekļus sev līdzi. 31 Tāpēc esiet nomodā, pieminēdami, ka es trīs gadus nakti un dienu neesmu mitējies ar asarām ikvienu pamācīt. 32 Un tagad es jūs uzticu Tam Kungam un Viņa žēlastības vārdam, kas spēj jūs celt un dot mantojumu līdz ar visiem svētiem. 33 Sudrabu, zeltu vai drēbes ne no viena neesmu kārojis. 34 Jūs paši zināt, ka šīs manas rokas kalpojušas manām vajadzībām un tiem, kas pie manis bija. 35 Es jums visās lietās esmu rādījis, ka, tā strādājot, nākas gādāt par vājiem, pieminot Kunga Jēzus vārdu, jo Viņš pats sacījis: "Svētīgāk ir dot nekā ņemt." 36 Un, to sacījis, viņš, ceļos nometies, līdz ar viņiem visiem lūdza Dievu. 37 Bet visi gauži raudāja, metās Pāvilam ap kaklu un to skūpstīja, 38 visvairāk noskumuši par vārdiem, ko viņš bija sacījis, ka tie vairs neredzēšot viņa vaigu. Tie viņu pavadīja uz kuģi.
