ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 18
1 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏂᏙᎸ ᏉᎳ ᎡᏗᏂᏱ ᎤᏓᏅᏒᎩ ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᏭᎷᏨᎩ.
After these things, having departed from Athens, he arrived at Corinth.
2 ᎤᏩᏛᎲᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏧᏏ ᎡᏈᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᏋᏗᏱ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ, ᎩᎳᎢ ᎤᎷᏦᏅᎯ ᎢᏓᎵ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏓᎵᎢ ᏈᏏᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏠᏗᏯ ᎤᏁᏨ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎶᎻ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏩᏛᎯᎸᎩ.
And upon finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had ordered all Jews to depart from Rome, ) he met with them.
3 ᎤᏠᏱᏃ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏁᎸ ᎤᏪᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ; ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᏰᏃ ᏗᎦᎵᏦᏙᏗ ᏗᏃᏢᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ.
And because he was of the same trade, he lodged with them and was working. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)
4 ᏄᎾᏙᏓᏈᏒᏃ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏧᏂᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏍᏗᏰᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎪᎢ.
And he was arguing in the synagogue on every Sabbath, introducing the name of the Lord Jesus. And he was persuading Jews and Greeks.
5 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏌᏱᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ, ᎹᏏᏙᏂ ᏧᏂᎶᏒ, ᏉᎳ ᎤᏓᏅᏛ ᎤᏱᎸᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᏚᏩᏁᎸᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
And when Silas and Timothy had arrived from Macedonia, Paul stood firm in the Word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
6 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏂᏲᏍᏙᏔᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏐᏢᎢᏍᏔᏅ, ᎤᏄᏬ ᎤᏩᏣᎬᏅᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎢᏥᎩᎬ ᏗᏥᏍᎪᎵ ᎢᏨᏒ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᎵᏰᎡᏍᏗ, ᎠᏴ ᎥᏝ ᏯᏆᏓᏅᎵᏰᎥ; ᎿᎭᏉ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᏗᏁᎲ ᏮᏓᏥᎶᏏ.
But since they were contradicting him and blaspheming, he shook out his garments and said to them: “Your blood is on your own heads. I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles.”
7 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎤᏂᎩᏒ, ᏭᏴᎸᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏁᎸ ᏣᏍᏓ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏁᎸ ᏚᏓᏯᎸᎩ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
And moving from that place, he entered into the house of a certain man, named Titus the Just, a worshiper of God, whose house was adjoined to the synagogue.
8 ᏟᏍᏆᏃ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏅᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏚᏓᏘᎾᎥᎢ, ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᏕᎨᎦᏬᎥᎩ.
Now Crispus, a leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, with his entire house. And many of the Corinthians, upon hearing, believed and were baptized.
9 ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏉᎳ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏫᏎᎲᎢ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏍᎦᎢᎮᏍᏗ, ᎯᏂᎨᏍᏗᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎡᎳᏪ ᏨᏅᎩ,
Then the Lord said to Paul, through a vision in the night: “Do not be afraid. Instead, speak out and do not be silent.
10 ᎠᏴᏰᏃ ᏕᎬᎦᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏱᏙᎨᏣᏘᎷᎦ ᎤᏐᏅ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏨᏁᏗᏱ, ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏰᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏂ ᎦᏚᎲ ᏓᎩᎧᎭ.
For I am with you. And no one will take hold of you, so as to do you harm. For many of the people in this city are with me.”
11 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏛ ᏑᏓᎵᏃ ᎢᏯᏅᏙ ᎤᏪᏙᎸᎩ, ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏁᎲᎢ.
Then he settled there for a year and six months, teaching the Word of God among them.
12 ᎨᎵᏲᏃ ᏂᎯᏳ ᎡᎧᏯ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏛᎢ, ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏌᏉ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎬᏩᏁᎷᎩᎡᎸᎩ ᏉᎳ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏘᏃᎸ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎦᏍᎩᎸᎢ,
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul. And they brought him to the tribunal,
13 ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏍᏗᏰᏗᎭ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏲᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
saying, “He persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”
14 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏉᎳ ᏛᏍᏚᎢᏏᏒᎩ ᎠᎰᎵ, ᎨᎵᏲ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏛᏁᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎢᏥᏧᏏ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏱᎩ ᎢᏨᏯᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ.
Then, when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: “If this were some matter of injustice, or a wicked deed, O noble Jews, I would support you, as is proper.
15 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎧᏁᏨᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏚᏙᎥ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏤᎵᎦ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎢᏨᏒ ᏗᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏏ, ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᏱᏙᎦᎫᎪᏓ.
Yet if truly these are questions about a word and names and your law, you should see to it yourselves. I will not be the judge of such things.”
16 ᏚᎨᎯᏙᎸᎩᏃ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎦᏍᎩᎸᎢ.
And he ordered them from the tribunal.
17 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᎪᎢ ᎤᏂᏂᏴᎲ ᏐᏍᏗᏂ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏧᏂᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ, ᎤᏂᎵᎥᏂᎸᎩ ᎢᎬᏱᏢ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎦᏍᎩᎸᎢ. ᎨᎵᏲᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏳᎦᏌᏯᏍᏔᏁ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏗᏕᎬᎢ.
But they, apprehending Sosthenes, a leader of the synagogue, beat him in front of the tribunal. And Gallio showed no concern for these things.
18 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏬᎯᏨᎩ ᎤᏪᏙᎸᎩ; ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏚᏲᎵᎸ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏟ, ᏥᏳᎯ ᏭᏣᏅᎩ ᏏᎵᏱ ᏭᎶᏒᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏈᏏᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏈᎳ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏛᏒᎩ, ᎤᎵᏍᏙᏰᎲᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏒᏟᏯ ᎢᏴᏛ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎤᏚᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ.
Yet truly, Paul, after he had remained for many more days, having said goodbye to the brothers, sailed into Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. Now he had shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had made a vow.
19 ᎡᏈᏌᏃ ᏭᎷᏨᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᏚᏩᏕᎲᎩ, ᎤᏩᏒᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏭᏴᎸᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏬᏁᏔᏅᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ.
And he arrived at Ephesus, and he left them behind there. Yet truly, he himself, entering into the synagogue, was disputing with the Jews.
20 ᎬᏩᏔᏲᏎᎸᏃ ᎤᏬᎯᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏧᏪᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏬᎯᏳᏁᎢ;
Then, although they were asking him to remain for a longer time, he would not agree.
21 ᏚᏲᎵᎸᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎠᏎ ᎠᎩᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᏨᏛᏍᏆᎸᎯ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏛᏨᏩᏛᎯᎵ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏏᏳ ᏳᏰᎸᏅ. ᎡᏈᏌᏃ ᏥᏳᎯ ᏭᏣᏅᎩ.
Instead, saying goodbye and telling them, “I will return to you again, God willing,” he set out from Ephesus.
22 ᏏᏌᎵᏱᏃ ᎤᏚᎩᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᏫᏚᏲᎵᎸ, ᎥᏘᎣᎩ ᏭᎶᏒᎩ.
And after going down to Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem, and he greeted the Church there, and then he descended to Antioch.
23 ᏰᎵᏃ ᎤᏬᎯᏨ ᎤᏪᏙᎸ, ᎤᏂᎩᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᎴᏏᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏈᏥᏱ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏱᎸᏒᎩ ᎤᏪᏐᎸᎩ, ᏓᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ
And having spent some length of time there, he set out, and he walked in order through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
24 ᎩᎶᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏧᏏ ᎠᏉᎳ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᎡᎵᎩᏱ ᎤᏛᏒᎯ, ᎠᏏᎾᏍᏛ ᎤᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᏏᎾᏍᏛ, ᎡᏈᏌ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ.
Now a certain Jew named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man who was powerful with the Scriptures, arrived at Ephesus.
25 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎨᏲᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏅᏅᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᎾᏑᎵᎪᎬᎾ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏣᏂ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎩ.
He was learned in the Way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching the things that are of Jesus, but knowing only the baptism of John.
26 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎴᏅᎲᎩ ᎾᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ ᎤᏬᏂᏒᎩ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ. ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎡᏈᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏈᏏᎳ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏁᎸ ᎤᏂᏯᏅᎲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎢᏲᏍᏛ ᏚᏃᏏᏌᏁᎸᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᏅᏅᎢ.
And so, he began to act faithfully in the synagogue. And when Priscilla and Aquila had heard him, they took him aside and expounded the Way of the Lord to him more thoroughly.
27 ᎤᏚᎸᎲᏃ ᎡᎧᏯ ᎤᏪᏅᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏟ ᎤᏃᏪᎳᏅᎩ ᏗᏂᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏭᎷᏨ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᏚᏍᏕᎸᎲᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅᎯ.
Then, since he wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers wrote an exhortation to the disciples, so that they might accept him. And when he had arrived, he held many discussions with those who had believed.
28 ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛᏯᏰᏃ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏗᏱ ᏄᏩᏁᎸᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏕᎦᎳᏫᎥᎢ, ᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏕᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᎬᏁᎲ ᏥᏌ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
For he was vehemently and publicly reproving the Jews, by revealing through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
