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 at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland districts of Roman Asia, and went to Ephesus. There he found some disciples, of whom he asked:
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, when you became believers in Christ, receive the Holy Spirit?” “No,” they answered, “we did not even hear that there was a Holy Spirit.”
3 Ya ilegña nu sija: Jafa nae manmatagpangenmiyo? Ya sija ilegñija: Y tinagpangen Juan.
“What then was your baptism?” Paul asked.
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’s baptism was a baptism upon repentance,” rejoined Paul, “and John told the people (speaking of the ‘One Coming; after him) that they should believe in him — that is in Jesus.”
5 Ya anae jajungog sija este, manmatagpange ni y naan y Señot Jesus.
On hearing this, they were baptized into the faith 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.
and, after Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit descended upon them, and they began to speak with ‘tongues’ and to preach.
7 Ayo sija todos dose na taotao lalaje.
There were about twelve of them in all.
8 Ya jumalom si Pablo gui sinagoga, ya cumuentos libre tres meses; jasangan yan y animo gui raenon Yuus.
Paul went to the Synagogue there, and for three months spoke out fearlessly, giving addresses and trying to convince his hearers, 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.
Some of them, however, hardened their hears and refused to believe, denouncing the Cause before the people. So Paul left them and withdrew his disciples, and gave daily addresses in the lecture-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 two years, so that all who lived in Roman Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the Lord’s Message.
11 Ya jafatinas si Yuus milagro pot y canae Pablo:
God did miracles of no ordinary kind by Paul’s hands;
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 that people would carry home to the sick handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his body, and their diseases would leave them and the wicked spirits go out of them.
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.
An attempt was made by some itinerant Jews, who were exorcists, to use the Name of the Lord Jesus over those who had wicked spirits in them. “I adjure you,” they would say, “by the Jesus, whom Paul preaches.”
14 Ya guaja siete na lalaje, famaguon un Judio ni naaña si Sceva, ya magas mamale, na jafatinas este sija.
The seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish Chief Priest, were doing this;
15 Ya manope y taelaye na espiritu, ilegña: Si Jesus jutungo, yan si Pablo jutungo; lao jaye jamyo?
but the wicked spirit answered them: “Jesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know, but you — 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.
Then the man, in whom this wicked spirit was, sprang upon them, mastered both of them, and so completely overpowered them, that they fled out of the house, stripped of their clothes, and wounded.
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.
This incident came to the knowledge of all the Jews and Greeks living at Ephesus; they were all awe-struck, and the Name of the Lord Jesus was held in the highest honour.
18 Ya megae ni y manmanjonggue manmato, ya mangonfesat manmañangane ni y chechoñija.
Many, too, of those who had become believers in Christ came with a full confession of their 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,
while a number of people, who had practiced magic, collected their books and burnt them publicly; and on reckoning up the price of these, they found it amounted to five thousand pounds.
20 Ya taegüenao mumegagaeña y ninasiñan y sinangan Yuus.
So irresistibly did the Lord’s Message spread and prevail.
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.
Sometime after these events Paul resolved to go through Macedonia and Greece, and then make his way to Jerusalem. “And after I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”
22 Ya depues di jatago dos para Masedonia ni y sumesetbe güe, si Timoteo yan Erasto, güiya sumagaja Asia un rato.
So he sent to Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, while he himself stayed for some time longer in Roman Asia.
23 Ya ayo na tiempo guaja güije atboroto pot ayo na Chalan.
Just about that time a great disturbance arose about the Cause.
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 silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver models of the shrine of Artemis, and so gave a great deal of work to the artisans,
25 Ya janaetnon yan todo y manmachochocho ni y taegüije, ya ilegña: Señores, intingoja na este na chocho nae manmañoñodajit güinajata.
got these men together, as well as the workmen engaged in similar occupations, and said: “Men, you know that our prosperity depends upon this work,
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.
and you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but in almost the whole of Roman Asia, this Paul has convinced and won over great numbers of people, by his assertion that those Gods which are made by hands are not Gods at all.
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.
So that not only is this business of ours likely to fall into discredit, but there is the further danger that the Temple of the great Goddess Artemis will be thought nothing of, and that she herself will be deprived of her splendour — though all Roman Asia and the whole world worship her.”
28 Ya anae jajungog sija este na sinangan, ninafangosbubu, ya managang ilegñija: Dangculo y Dianan Efesios.
When they heard this, the men were greatly enraged, and began shouting — “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 commotion spread through the whole city, and the people rushed together into the amphitheater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions.
30 Ya malago si Pablo na ufalag y anae mangaegue y taotao sija; lao ti mapolo ni y disipulo.
Paul wished to go into the amphitheater and face the people, but the disciples would not let him,
31 Ya palo ni y manmagas Asia ni y manamiguña, manmanago na umasangane na chaña jumalom güe gui teatro.
while some of the chief religious officials of the province, who were friendly to him, sent repeated entreaties to him not to trust himself inside.
32 Ya y palo, managang un inagang: ya y palo, otro inagang; sa manatborotao y dinana; ya megaeña ti tumungo jafa na mandaña sija.
Meanwhile some were shouting one thing and some another, for the Assembly was all in confusion, most of those present not even knowing why they had met.
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,
But some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed to the front, and he waved his hand to show that he wanted to speak in their defence to the people.
34 Lao anae matungo na Judio güe, todos managang gui un inagang buente dos oras, ilegñija: Dangculo y Dianan Efesios.
However, when they recognised him as a Jew, one cry broke from them all, and they continued shouting for two hours — “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?
When the Recorder had succeeded in quieting the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, who is there, I ask you, who needs to be told that this city of Ephesus is the Warden of the Temple of the great Artemis, and of the statue which fell down from Zeus?
36 Inlie na estesija ti siña macontra, nesesita na infanmamatquilo, ya chamiyo fumatitinas jafa.
As these are undeniable facts, you ought to keep calm and do nothing rash;
37 Sa jamyo cumone mague este sija na taotao, na ti mañaque gui guimayuus, ni ujachatfino contra y yuusmiyo.
for you have brought these men here, though they are neither robbers of Temples nor blasphemers of 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.
If, however, Demetrius and the artisans who are acting with him have a charge to make against any one, there are Court Days and there are Magistrates; let both parties take legal proceedings.
39 Lao yaguin inseda jamyo jafa pot otro sija, umafatinas gui inetnon y magalalaje taemanoja y lay.
But if you want anything more, it will have to be settled in the regular Assembly.
40 Sa mangaeguejit gui peligro, na utafanmafaesen pot este sija na atboroto, ya taya jafa siña urasonta pot este.
For I tell you that we are in danger of being proceeded against for to-day’s riot, there being nothing to account for it; and in that case we shall be at a loss to give any reason for this disorderly gathering.”
41 Ya anae munjayan cumuentos, janajanao y dinaña.
With these words he dismissed the Assembly.
