Πραξεις 14
1 εγενετο δε εν ικονιω κατα το αυτο εισελθειν αυτουσ εισ την συναγωγην των ιουδαιων και λαλησαι ουτωσ ωστε πιστευσαι ιουδαιων τε και ελληνων πολυ πληθοσ
The same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed in Christ.
2 οι δε απειθουντεσ ιουδαιοι επηγειραν και εκακωσαν τασ ψυχασ των εθνων κατα των αδελφων
But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles, and poisoned their minds against the Lord’s followers.
3 ικανον μεν ουν χρονον διετριψαν παρρησιαζομενοι επι τω κυριω τω μαρτυρουντι τω λογω τησ χαριτοσ αυτου διδοντι σημεια και τερατα γινεσθαι δια των χειρων αυτων
Therefore Paul and Barnabas spent a long time there, and spoke out fearlessly, relying on the Lord, who confirmed the message of his love by permitting signs and wonders to take place at their hands.
4 εσχισθη δε το πληθοσ τησ πολεωσ και οι μεν ησαν συν τοισ ιουδαιοισ οι δε συν τοισ αποστολοισ
But the townspeople were divided, some siding with the Jews, some with the apostles;
5 ωσ δε εγενετο ορμη των εθνων τε και ιουδαιων συν τοισ αρχουσιν αυτων υβρισαι και λιθοβολησαι αυτουσ
and, when there was an attempt on the part of both Gentiles and Jews, with their leaders, to resort to violence and to stone them,
6 συνιδοντεσ κατεφυγον εισ τασ πολεισ τησ λυκαονιασ λυστραν και δερβην και την περιχωρον
the apostles heard of it, and took refuge in Lystra and Derbe, towns in Lycaonia, and in the district around,
7 κακει ησαν ευαγγελιζομενοι
and there they continued to tell the good news.
8 και τισ ανηρ εν λυστροισ αδυνατοσ τοισ ποσιν εκαθητο χωλοσ εκ κοιλιασ μητροσ αυτου υπαρχων οσ ουδεποτε περιπεπατηκει
In the streets of Lystra there used to sit a man who had no power in his feet; he had been lame from his birth, and had never walked.
9 ουτοσ ηκουσεν του παυλου λαλουντοσ οσ ατενισασ αυτω και ιδων οτι πιστιν εχει του σωθηναι
This man was listening to Paul speaking, when Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had the faith to be healed,
10 ειπεν μεγαλη τη φωνη αναστηθι επι τουσ ποδασ σου ορθωσ και ηλλετο και περιεπατει
said loudly, “Stand upright on your feet.” The man leaped up, and began walking about,
11 οι δε οχλοι ιδοντεσ ο εποιησεν ο παυλοσ επηραν την φωνην αυτων λυκαονιστι λεγοντεσ οι θεοι ομοιωθεντεσ ανθρωποισ κατεβησαν προσ ημασ
and the crowd, seeing what Paul had done, called out in the Lycaonian language, “The Gods have come down to us in human form.”
12 εκαλουν τε τον μεν βαρναβαν δια τον δε παυλον ερμην επειδη αυτοσ ην ο ηγουμενοσ του λογου
So they called Barnabas ‘Zeus,’ and Paul ‘Hermes,’ because he took the lead in speaking;
13 ο δε ιερευσ του διοσ του οντοσ προ τησ πολεωσ αυτων ταυρουσ και στεμματα επι τουσ πυλωνασ ενεγκασ συν τοισ οχλοισ ηθελεν θυειν
and the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.
14 ακουσαντεσ δε οι αποστολοι βαρναβασ και παυλοσ διαρρηξαντεσ τα ιματια αυτων εισεπηδησαν εισ τον οχλον κραζοντεσ
But, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd. “Friends, why are you doing this?” they shouted.
15 και λεγοντεσ ανδρεσ τι ταυτα ποιειτε και ημεισ ομοιοπαθεισ εσμεν υμιν ανθρωποι ευαγγελιζομενοι υμασ απο τουτων των ματαιων επιστρεφειν επι τον θεον τον ζωντα οσ εποιησεν τον ουρανον και την γην και την θαλασσαν και παντα τα εν αυτοισ
“We are only people like yourselves, and we have come with the good news that you should turn away from these follies to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
16 οσ εν ταισ παρωχημεναισ γενεαισ ειασεν παντα τα εθνη πορευεσθαι ταισ οδοισ αυτων
In bygone times he permitted all the nations to go their own ways.
17 καιτοιγε ουκ αμαρτυρον εαυτον αφηκεν αγαθοποιων ουρανοθεν υμιν υετουσ διδουσ και καιρουσ καρποφορουσ εμπιπλων τροφησ και ευφροσυνησ τασ καρδιασ ημων
Yet he has not failed to give you, in the good he does, some revelation of himself – sending you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, and gladdening your hearts with plenty and good cheer.”
18 και ταυτα λεγοντεσ μολισ κατεπαυσαν τουσ οχλουσ του μη θυειν αυτοισ
Even with this appeal they could hardly restrain the people from offering sacrifice to them.
19 επηλθον δε απο αντιοχειασ και ικονιου ιουδαιοι και πεισαντεσ τουσ οχλουσ και λιθασαντεσ τον παυλον εσυρον εξω τησ πολεωσ νομισαντεσ αυτον τεθναναι
Presently, however, there came some Jews from Antioch, and Iconium who, after they had won over the people, stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the town, thinking him to be dead.
20 κυκλωσαντων δε αυτον των μαθητων αναστασ εισηλθεν εισ την πολιν και τη επαυριον εξηλθεν συν τω βαρναβα εισ δερβην
But, when the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town; the next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 ευαγγελισαμενοι τε την πολιν εκεινην και μαθητευσαντεσ ικανουσ υπεστρεψαν εισ την λυστραν και ικονιον και αντιοχειαν
After telling the good news throughout that town, and making a number of converts, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
22 επιστηριζοντεσ τασ ψυχασ των μαθητων παρακαλουντεσ εμμενειν τη πιστει και οτι δια πολλων θλιψεων δει ημασ εισελθειν εισ την βασιλειαν του θεου
reassuring the minds of the disciples, urging them to remain true to the faith, and showing that it is only through many troubles that we can enter the kingdom of God.
23 χειροτονησαντεσ δε αυτοισ πρεσβυτερουσ κατ εκκλησιαν προσευξαμενοι μετα νηστειων παρεθεντο αυτουσ τω κυριω εισ ον πεπιστευκεισαν
They also appointed elders for them in every church, and, after prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had learned to believe.
24 και διελθοντεσ την πισιδιαν ηλθον εισ παμφυλιαν
Paul and Barnabas then went through Pisidia, and came into Pamphylia,
25 και λαλησαντεσ εν περγη τον λογον κατεβησαν εισ ατταλειαν
and, after telling the message at Perga, went down to Attaleia.
26 κακειθεν απεπλευσαν εισ αντιοχειαν οθεν ησαν παραδεδομενοι τη χαριτι του θεου εισ το εργον ο επληρωσαν
From there they sailed to Antioch – the place where they had been committed to the gracious care of God for the work which they had now finished.
27 παραγενομενοι δε και συναγαγοντεσ την εκκλησιαν ανηγγειλαν οσα εποιησεν ο θεοσ μετ αυτων και οτι ηνοιξεν τοισ εθνεσιν θυραν πιστεωσ
After their arrival, they gathered the church together, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do, and especially how he had opened to the Gentiles the door of faith;
28 διετριβον δε εκει χρονον ουκ ολιγον συν τοισ μαθηταισ
and at Antioch they stayed with the disciples for a considerable time.
