Y Checho Y Apostoles Sija 19
1 YA susede mientras estataba si Apolos guiya Corinto, si Pablo malofan gui managquilo na costa ya mato Efeso: ya mañoda palo disipulo sija güije.
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul took the inland route and arrived in Ephesus where he found some believers.
2 Ya ilegña nu sija: Inresibe y Espiritu Santo desde qui manmanjonggue jamyo? Ya ilegñija: Taya nae injingog cao esta manae Espiritu Santo.
“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. “No, we haven't heard anything about a Holy Spirit,” they told him.
3 Ya ilegña nu sija: Jafa nae manmatagpangenmiyo? Ya sija ilegñija: Y tinagpangen Juan.
“So what baptism did you receive?” he asked. “John's baptism,” they replied.
4 Ayonae ilegña si Pablo: Si Juan, magajet na managpapange ni y tinagpangen sinetsot, ya jasangane y taotao sija, na ujajonggue ayo y ufato despues di güiya, ayo y as Cristo Jesus.
“John baptized with the baptism of repentance,” said Paul. He told the people that they should trust in the one who would come after him—that is, they should trust in Jesus.
5 Ya anae jajungog sija este, manmatagpange ni y naan y Señot Jesus.
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 Ya anae munjayan japlanta si Pablo y canaeña gui jiloñija, y Espiritu Santo mato gui jiloñija: ya manguentos ni y tifinoñija, ya manmanprofetisa.
After Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7 Ayo sija todos dose na taotao lalaje.
There were about twelve of them in total.
8 Ya jumalom si Pablo gui sinagoga, ya cumuentos libre tres meses; jasangan yan y animo gui raenon Yuus.
Paul went to the synagogue and over the course of the next three months spoke boldly to those who were there, discussing with them and trying to convince them about the kingdom of God.
9 Lao anae palo manmajetog, ya ti manmalago manmanjonggue, ya manguecuentos taelaye pot ayo na Chalan gui menan y linajyan taotao, sumuja si Pablo guiya sija, ya janafañuja y disipulo sija, ya manadingan cada jaane gui escuelan Tiranno.
But some of them were stubborn, and refused to accept. They denounced the Way to the crowd. So Paul gave up on them and left the synagogue, taking the believers with him. Then he had discussions every day at the hall of Tyrannus.
10 Ya dos años di mafatinas este: para todo ayo y mañasaga Asia ujajungog y sinangan y Señot Jesus, parejoja y Judio yan y Griego sija.
This went on for the next two years, with the result that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
11 Ya jafatinas si Yuus milagro pot y canae Pablo:
God performed unusual miracles through Paul,
12 Para guinin y tataotaoña nae umachule paño sija para y manmalango, ya y chetnot ufañuja guiya sija; yan y manaelaye na espiritu ufanjuyong guiya sija.
so much so that they took handkerchiefs or aprons Paul had touched to heal the sick and to drive out evil spirits.
13 Ya palo Judios na manaesagañija, taotao binanggelio, japrocura na jasangan nu ayo sija y manguaja taelaye na espiritu y naan y Señot Jesus, ilegñija: Innafanjula jao pot si Jesus, ni y japredidica si Pablo.
Some Jews who were going around exorcising decided to use the name of the Lord Jesus when they drove out evil spirits. They'd say, “I command you to leave in the name of the Jesus that Paul talks about.”
14 Ya guaja siete na lalaje, famaguon un Judio ni naaña si Sceva, ya magas mamale, na jafatinas este sija.
The ones doing this were the seven sons of Sceva, a Jew and a chief priest.
15 Ya manope y taelaye na espiritu, ilegña: Si Jesus jutungo, yan si Pablo jutungo; lao jaye jamyo?
But one day an evil spirit responded, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?”
16 Ya y taotao ni y guaja taelaye na espiritu, tumayog gui jiloñija; ya jagana sija, sa mas gaeninasiñaña qui sija; ya esta manmalago sija güije na guma, manerido yan taya magaguñija.
The man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered all of them. He beat them so severely that they ran out of the house, naked and badly injured.
17 Ya matungo este todo ni y Judios, yan y Griego sija yan ayo sija y mañasaga Efeso; ya podong y minaañao gui jiloñija todos, ya manadangculo y naan y Señot Jesus.
People living in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, heard about this. They were all in awe at what had happened, and the name of the Lord Jesus gained great respect.
18 Ya megae ni y manmanjonggue manmato, ya mangonfesat manmañangane ni y chechoñija.
Many came to trust in the Lord and confessed their sins, openly admitting their evil practices.
19 Ya megae ni ayo sija locue y umuusa y magica jachule y leblonñija, ya jasonggue gui menan todo y taotao: ya matufong y balenñija, ya masoda na sincuenta mil na pidason salape,
A number of those who used to practice sorcery collected their books on magic and brought them to be burned publicly. They worked out how much the books were worth, and the total was fifty thousand silver coins.
20 Ya taegüenao mumegagaeña y ninasiñan y sinangan Yuus.
In this way the word of the Lord grew strong and spread widely.
21 Ya despues di este sija, jajaso si Pablo gui espirituña, anae malofan inanaco Masedonia yan Acaya na ujanao para Jerusalem, ilegña: Yaguin esta matoyo güije, nesesita yo na julie locue Roma.
Some time after this Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing first through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I've been there, I'll have to go to Rome,” he said.
22 Ya depues di jatago dos para Masedonia ni y sumesetbe güe, si Timoteo yan Erasto, güiya sumagaja Asia un rato.
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.
23 Ya ayo na tiempo guaja güije atboroto pot ayo na Chalan.
It was about this time that serious problems occurred regarding the Way.
24 Sa un platero na taotao na y naanña si Demetrio, ya mamatitinas attat salape para si Diana, ya ti didide na ganansia chinileleña para y manmamatitinas.
A man called Demetrius, a silversmith, was producing small silver replicas of the temple of the goddess Artemis. This business brought in a great deal of work for such craftsmen.
25 Ya janaetnon yan todo y manmachochocho ni y taegüije, ya ilegña: Señores, intingoja na este na chocho nae manmañoñodajit güinajata.
Demetrius called them together, along with others who worked in similar trades, and said, “Fellow-workers, you know that it's through this business we make our money.
26 Ya inliija yan injingog, na ti ayoja iya Efeso, lao cana todo iya Asia nae megae na taotao jasuug si Pablo, yan jabira, sa ilegña na ti manyuus ayo sija y finatinas canae.
As you're no doubt aware from what you've seen and heard—not just here in Ephesus, but throughout almost the whole of Asia—this man Paul has convinced and misled many people, telling them that there are no such things as gods made by human hands.
27 Ya ti esteja nae uguaja peligro y chechota na unafanaebale lao asta y templon y dangculo na yuus si Diana umarechasa, ya y tinaquiloña umayulang, ni y todo iya Asia yan todo y tano umadodora.
It's not just a question that our business will be in danger of losing respect, but that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be considered worthless. Artemis herself would be dethroned from her high position as the one whom everyone in Asia and the whole world worships.”
28 Ya anae jajungog sija este na sinangan, ninafangosbubu, ya managang ilegñija: Dangculo y Dianan Efesios.
When they heard this they became furious, and shouted out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29 Ya y siuda bula atboroto; ya mandaña unoja ya manjalom gui teatro ya macone si Gayo yan Aristarco, taotao Masedonia mangachong Pablo gui jinanaoña.
The city was in complete chaos. People rushed towards the amphitheatre, dragging along with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions who were from Macedonia.
30 Ya malago si Pablo na ufalag y anae mangaegue y taotao sija; lao ti mapolo ni y disipulo.
Paul thought he should confront the mob, but the other believers would not let him.
31 Ya palo ni y manmagas Asia ni y manamiguña, manmanago na umasangane na chaña jumalom güe gui teatro.
Some of the provincial officials, who were Paul's friends, also sent a message begging him not to go into the amphitheatre.
32 Ya y palo, managang un inagang: ya y palo, otro inagang; sa manatborotao y dinana; ya megaeña ti tumungo jafa na mandaña sija.
Some were shouting one thing, and some something else, for the crowd that had gathered was in total confusion—most of them had no idea why they were there.
33 Ya macone si Alejandro gui entre y linajyan taotao, ya mapolo mona ni y Judios, ya mañeñas si Alejandro ni y canaeña na ufanmamatquilo, sa malago umadingane y taotao sija,
The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front. Alexander motioned with his hand for them to be quiet, wanting to explain things to the people.
34 Lao anae matungo na Judio güe, todos managang gui un inagang buente dos oras, ilegñija: Dangculo y Dianan Efesios.
But when they realized he was a Jew, they all took up a chant that lasted for about two hours, shouting “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35 Ya anae y secretario y inetnon magalalaje munjayan janaquieto y taotao, ilegña nu sija: Jamyo ni y taotao Efeso, jafa na taotao ayo y ti jatungo na y siuda Efesios manmanadodora ni y dangculo na yuus Diana, yan y imagen ni y podong guinin y Jupiter?
After the town clerk had managed to quiet the mob down, he told them, “People of Ephesus, who doesn't know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from heaven?
36 Inlie na estesija ti siña macontra, nesesita na infanmamatquilo, ya chamiyo fumatitinas jafa.
Since these facts can't be denied, you should stay calm—don't do anything rash.
37 Sa jamyo cumone mague este sija na taotao, na ti mañaque gui guimayuus, ni ujachatfino contra y yuusmiyo.
You have brought these men here, but they haven't robbed any temples or blasphemed against our goddess.
38 Yaguin si Demetrio yan y palo ni y mangachongña guaja quejanñija contra y otro taotao: guaja tribunal y lay: ya guaja y jues; polo ya ufanafaaela uno y otro.
So if Demetrius and the other craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, then go to the authorities and the courts. They can press charges there.
39 Lao yaguin inseda jamyo jafa pot otro sija, umafatinas gui inetnon y magalalaje taemanoja y lay.
If there's anything else, it can be taken to the legal assembly.
40 Sa mangaeguejit gui peligro, na utafanmafaesen pot este sija na atboroto, ya taya jafa siña urasonta pot este.
In fact we ourselves are in danger of being accused of being responsible for this riot today, since there was no reason for it, and we can't justify why it happened.”
41 Ya anae munjayan cumuentos, janajanao y dinaña.
When he had finished speaking, he dismissed the crowd.
