1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this , they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7 And all the men were about twelve. 8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
13 ¶ Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. 19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men : and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
21 ¶ After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. 23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; 25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. 26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: 27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. 28 And when they heard these sayings , they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. 30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. 31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. 32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. 33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. 34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? 36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. 38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. 39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. 40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. 41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
XIX.
Pōvuls Efezā.
1 Un nūtyka, koleidz Apollo vēļ palyka Korintā, Pōvuls, apstaigōjis kolnōtūs apgobolus, atgōja uz Efezu. Te jys atroda dažus mōcekļus 2 un jim saceja: Vai jyus, pījamūt ticeibu, Svātū Goru sajēmet? Bet tī atbiļdēja: Mes pat naasam dzērdējuši, ka Svāts Gors ir. 3 Tad jys vaicōja: Kō tad kristeibā asat nūkristeiti? Tī atbiļdēja: Jōņa kristeibā. 4 Tad Pōvuls saceja: Jōņs tadei kristeja ļaudis ar grāku vaidēšonas kristeibu un aicynōja ticēt tam, kas pēc jō nōks, — Jezum. 5 Šytū izdzērduši jī pījēme kristeibu kunga Jezus vōrdā. 6 Kad Pōvuls uzlyka uz jim rūkas, nūsalaide uz jim Svātais Gors. Jī runōja svešōs volūdōs un pravītōja. 7 Vysa beja ap divpadsmit cylvāku.
8 Īīdams synagogā, jys treju mēnešu laikā drūšsirdeigi runōja un pōrlīcynojūši sludynōja Dīva vaļsteibu. 9 Kad daži, palīkūt aizcītynōti un naļaunūt sevis pōrlīcynōt, ļaužu prīškā zaimōja (Kunga) mōceibu, jys nu tim atsaškeire pats, ari mōcekļus atškeire un ikdīnas mōceja kaida Tyrana skūlā. 10 Un tys nūtyka diveju godu laikā, un visi Azijas īdzeivōtōji, kai jūdi, tai ari elleni, dzērdēja Kunga vōrdus. 11 Caur Pōvula rūkom Dīvs dareja naparostus breinumus. 12 Sliminīkim uzlyka pat mutes autus un prīkšautus, kas beja pī jō mīsas bejuši, un slimeiba nu jim atstōja, un ļaunī gori gōja prūjom. 13 Ari daži apkōrtklejojūšī jūdu ekzorcisti mēginōja kunga Jezus vōrdu pīsaukt pi tim, karajūs beja ļaunī gori, saceidami: Es jyusus zvārynoju Jezus, kuru Pōvuls sludynoj, vōrdā. 14 Tū dareja septeni jūdu vērsgoreidznīka Skena dāli. 15 Tōdēļ ļaunais gors atsasauce un jim saceja: Jezu es pazeistu, zynu ari Pōvulu, bet kas asat jyus? 16 Tad Tys cylvāks, kurā beja ļaunais gors, jim uzbruka un, divejus pōrspējis, tik stipri jūs vōrdzynōja, ka tī nu tōs sātas, pliki un cērtumim pōrklōti, aizbāga. 17 Ziņa par tū izaplateja storp visim Efezā dzeivojūšim jūdim un ellenim, un vysus pōrjēme baile, bet Kunga Jezus vōrds tyka slaveits.
18 Daudzejī ticeigī nōce, izzyna un izsyudzēja, kū beja darejuši. 19 Daudzeji citi, kas ar būršonu beja nūsadorbōjuši, atnese sovas grōmotas un, visim radzūt, tōs sadadzynōja. Tūs (grōmotu) vērteiba beja aprēkinōta uz pīcdesmit tyukstūšom sudobrinīku. 20 Tik spēceigi auga un styprynōjōs Kunga vōrds!
21 Pēc šytō Pōvuls ikš Gora nūdūmōja par Makedoniju un Achaju dūtīs uz Jeruzalemu. Jys dūmōja: Pēc tam, kad es tur byušu bejis, maņ ir jōredz Roma. 22 Tad, nūsyutejis uz Makedoniju divejus sovus paleigus, Timoteju un Erastu, pats vēļ kaidu laiku palyka Azijā.
Demetrijs ceļ namīru.
23 (Kunga) mōceibas dēļ tamā laikā izacēle lels namīrs. 24 Kaids zaltkalis, vōrdā Demetrijs, kas nu sudobra pagatavōja Artemidas svētneiceņas un caur tū sagōdōja amatnīkim lelu peļņu, 25 kai jūs, tai ari šam dorbam nūdūtūs strōdnīkus kūpā sasaucis, saceja: Veiri, jyus zynot, ka nu šō omota mums ir peļņa. 26 Bet tagad jyus taipat redzit un dzērdit, ka tys Pōvuls caur sovu mōceibu: ka tī naasūt dīvi, kas ar rūkom teik pagatavōti, pīrunōja un pi atkrisšonas pīvede daudzi ļaužu na tikai Efezā, bet ari natōli vysā Azijā. 27 Un tagad, na tikai šei omota nūzare ir apdraudāta, bet ari lelōs dīvītes Artemidas svētneica par nikū tiks skaiteita, un pat var nūtikt, ka majestate tōs, kuru vysa Azija un vyss pasauļs cīnej, sōks pagrimt. 28 Tū dzērdādami, ji ļūti aizadusmōja un klīdze: Efeza Artemida ir lela! 29 Namīrs izaplateja ari mīstā. Visi drōzēs teatrī un leidza īrōve Pōvula ceļa bīdrus Gaju un Aristarchu Makedonīti. 30 Kad Pōvuls gribēja īt pyuļa vydā, mōcekli jam tō naļōve. 31 Ari daži nu aziarchim, kas jam beja labvēleigi syuteidami pi jō lyudze, ka jys uz teatri naītu. 32 Tur klīdze kotrs pa sovam, jo sapuļce beja vātraiņa. Daudzejī pat nazynōja, kōdēļ ir sasalasejuši. 33 Tad nu pyuļa prīškā izvylka kaidu Aleksandru, kuru izbeideja jūdi. Tad Aleksandrs, pamōvis ar rūku, gribēja ļaudim runōt aizastōvēšonas runu. 34 Bet, kad pazyna, ka jys ir jūds, visi kai vīnā mutē natōļ divi stuņdes klīdze: Efeza Artemida ir lela! 35 Beigōs mīsta kanclers, nūmīrynōjis pyuli, saceja: Efeza veiri, kurs tad nu ļaudim nazyna, ka Efeza mīsts gūdynoj lelū Artemidu un jōs nu debesim nūkrytušū tālu? 36 Tai kai šytō apstreidēt nikas navar, tad jums vajaga sevi savaļdeit un naapdūmeigi nikō nadareit. 37 Jyus gon atvedet šytūs cylvākus, bet jī navā ni svātzagli, ni ari myusu dīvītes zaimōtōji. 38 Bet jo Demetrijam un jō omota bīdrim pret kū ir kaida syudzeiba, tad dēļ tō ir tīsas sēdes un tīsneši. Lai tad vīns ar ūtru tīsojās. 39 Bet, jo jums ir kaida cyta praseiba, tad tū var nūkōrtōt lykumeigā sapuļcē. 40 Tagad mes asam apdraudāti ar tū, ka myusus var par šōs dīnas namīru apsyudzēt un mums nav nikaida pamata, ar kū mes taidu burzmi varātu attaisnōt. 41 Un šytū pasacejis, jys slēdze sapuļci.
