Acts 16

1 He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.

BUT a certain disciple was there whose name was Timotheus, the son of a certain Jihudoytha, a believer, and his father an Aramoya.

2 The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

And all the disciples who were of Lystra and Ikonia testified concerning him.

3 Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

This Paulos willed to take with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jihudoyee who were in the place; for they all knew his father that he was an Aramoya.

4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

And when they had gone into the cities they preached and instructed them to keep those statutes which the apostles and presbyters who were in Urishlem had written.

5 So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

So were the churches confirmed in the faith, and multiplied in number every day.

6 When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

But they went through the countries of Phrygia and Galatia; and the Spirit of Holiness forbad them, that they should not preach the word of Aloha in Asia.

7 When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.

And when they came to the region of Mysia they willed to go from thence to Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jeshu permitted them not.

8 Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

AND when they had gone forth from Mysia they came to the region of Troas.

9 A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

And in a vision of the night, Paulos saw as a certain man, a Makedonoia, who stood and besought him, saying, Come unto Makedunia and help me.

10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

But when Paulos had seen this vision, he immediately willed to go forth to Makedunia, for he understood that our Lord called us to evangelize them.

11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

And we went from Troas and proceeded directly to Samuthracia, and from thence the day after we came to Neapolis the city,

12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

and from thence to Philippos, which is the head of Makedunia, and is a colony. But we were in that city certain days.

13 On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.

And we went out on the day of shabath without the gate of the city to the bank of the river, because there was seen a house of prayer; and sitting down we discoursed with the women who assembled there.

14 A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.

And a certain female, a seller of purple, who feared Aloha, her name was Lydia, of Theatira the city, (was there, ) whose heart our Lord opened, and she heard that which Paulos spake.

15 When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.

And she was baptized, she and the sons of her house. And she besought us and said, If it be that you truly think that I have believed in our Lord, come, remain in my house; and she constrained us much.

16 As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

AND it was while we went to the house of prayer, a certain damsel met us in whom was a spirit of divination, and she had produced her lords much gain by her divination.

17 Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”

And she came after Paulos and after us, and cried and said, These men are the servants of Aloha the Most High, and announce to us the way of salvation.

18 She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

And this she did many days. And Paulos was indignant, and said to that spirit, I command thee in the name of Jeshu Meshiha to come out of her. And in that hour it came out.

19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

And when her lords saw that the hope of their gain had gone from her, they laid hold on Paulos and Shilo and drew them to the public place, and brought them unto the prefects and to the chiefs of the city,

20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city

and said, These men are troubling our city, because they are Jihudoyee,

21 and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”

and are preaching to us those rites which it is not permitted us to receive and perform, because we are Rumoyee.

22 The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.

And a great gathering assembled against them. Then the prefects rent their vestments, and commanded to scourge them.

23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.

And when they had scourged them much, they cast them into the house of the bound, and commanded the keeper of the house of the bound to keep them watchfully.

24 Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

But he, having received this command, brought in and shut them in the inner house of the house of the bound, and fastened their feet in the stocks.

25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

And in the dividing of the night, Paulos and Shilo prayed and glorified Aloha, and the chained-ones heard them.

26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.

And suddenly there was a great trembling, and the foundations of the house of the bound trembled, and at once the doors of all were opened, and the chains of all were loosened.

27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

And when the keeper of the house of the bound awoke, and saw that the doors of the house of the bound were open, he took a sword and sought to kill himself, because he thought that the chained-ones had fled.

28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”

And Paulos cried with a high voice and said to him, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.

29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

And he kindled for himself a lamp, and sprang, and came, perturbed, and fell at the feet of Paulos and of Shilo:

30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

and he brought them without, and said to them, My lords, what behoveth me to do that I may be saved?

31 They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

And they said to him, Believe in our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

And they spoke with him the words of the Lord, and with all the sons of his house.

33 He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

And in the same hour of that night, he took and washed them from their stripes, and was forthwith baptized, and all the sons of his house.

34 He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.

And he took and brought them up into his house, and set for them the table, and exulted, he and the sons of his house, in the faith of Aloha.

35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”

And when it was morning the prefects sent to the bearers of rods to say to the chief of the house of the bound, Loose those men.

36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”

AND when the chief of the house of the bound heard, he entered and spoke that word to Paulos, that the prefects have sent that you might he dismissed; and now go forth (and) proceed in peace.

37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”

Paulos saith to him, They scourged us in the eyes of the world, (we) being innocent, (and) Roman men, and threw us into the house of the bound; and now would they bring us forth secretly? No, indeed, but they shall come and bring us out.

38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

And the bearers of rods went and told the prefects these words which had been spoken to them. And when they heard that they were Rumoyee, they feared.

39 and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

And they came to them, and besought them to come forth and depart from the city.

40 They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.

And when they had gone forth from the house of the bound, they entered with Lydia, and there saw the brethren, and consoled them. And they went forth