Acts 16
1 Paul [and Silas] to Derbe [city and visited the believers there]. Next [they went to] Lystra [city]. A believer whose name was Timothy lived there. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.
Og han kom til Derbe og Lystra. Og sjå, der var det ein læresvein med namnet Timoteus, son åt ei truande jødisk kvinna og ein græsk far.
2 The believers in Lystra and Iconium said good things about Timothy,
Han hadde godt lov av brørne i Lystra og Ikonium.
3 and Paul wanted to take Timothy with him [when he went] to other places, so he circumcised Timothy. [He did that so that] the Jews who lived in those places [would accept Timothy], because they knew that his non-Jewish father [had not allowed him to be circumcised] {[anyone to circumcise his son]}.
Honom vilde Paulus hava i fylgje med seg på ferdi, og han tok og umskar honom for dei jødar skuld som var på dei staderne, for dei visste alle at far hans var grækar.
4 [So Timothy went with Paul and Silas] and they traveled to many other towns. [In each town] they told [the] believers the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem {that the apostles and elders in Jerusalem had decided} that [non-Jewish] believers should obey.
Som dei då drog gjenom byarne, pålagde dei deim å halda dei bodi som var vedtekne av apostlarne og dei eldste i Jerusalem.
5 [God was helping] the believers in those towns to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus], and every day more people became believers.
So vart då kyrkjelydarne styrkte i trui og voks i tal med kvar dag.
6 Paul and his companions wanted/planned to enter Asia [province] preach the message [about Jesus] there, but they were prevented by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit prevented them} [from going there. So] they traveled through Phrygia and Galatia [provinces].
So for dei gjenom Frygia og det galatiske land, for den Heilage Ande hindra deim frå å tala ordet i Asia,
7 They arrived at the border of Mysia [province] and they wanted to go [north] Bithynia [province]. But [again] the Spirit of Jesus showed them that they should not [go there].
og då dei kom burtimot Mysia, freista dei å fara til Bitynia; og Jesu Ande gav deim ikkje lov.
8 So they went through Mysia [province] and arrived at Troas, a [port city. I, Luke, joined them there].
So for dei utanum Mysia og drog ned til Troas.
9 That night [God gave] Paul a vision in which he saw a man [who was a native] of Macedonia [province]. He was standing [some distance away], and he was earnestly calling to Paul, “[Please] come over [here] to Macedonia and help us!”
Og um natti viste det seg ei syn for Paulus; det stod ein mann frå Makedonia og bad honom og sagde: «Kom yver til Makedonia og hjelp oss!»
10 [The next morning] we [(exc)] immediately got ready to go to Macedonia, because we believed that God had called us to [go and] preach the good message to the people there.
Då han hadde set syni, søkte me straks å koma yver til Makedonia, sidan me kunde skyna at Herren hadde kalla oss til å forkynna evangeliet for deim.
11 So we [(exc)] got on a ship in Troas and sailed across [the sea] Samothrace [Island. We spent the night there], and the next day [we sailed again across the sea and arrived] at Neapolis [port/town].
Me lagde so ut frå Troas og siglde beint yver til Samotrake og dagen etter til Neapolis,
12 Then we [left Neapolis and] went [by land] to Philippi. It was a very important city in Macedonia [province, where many] Roman citizens lived. We stayed in Philippi several days.
og derifrå til Filippi, som er den fyrste byen i den luten av Makedonia og ein romersk koloni. I den byen drygde me nokre dagar.
13 On the first (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [after we(exc) arrived], we went outside the city gate [down] to the river. We had heard [someone say] that [Jewish] people gathered to pray there. [When we arrived there, we saw] some women who had gathered [to pray]. So we sat down and began to tell them [the message about Jesus].
På kviledagen gjekk me utanfor porten til ei elv, der dei hadde for vis å samlast til bøn, og me sette oss der og tala til dei kvinnor som der var komne saman.
14 A woman whose name was Lydia was one of those who were listening [to Paul. She was a non-Jewish woman], from Thyatira [city, who bought and] sold [expensive] purple cloth. She had accepted what the Jews believe about God. The Lord [God] caused her to pay attention to the message that Paul preached, and she believed it. [The members of her household also heard the good message and believed in Jesus] [MTY].
Og ei kvinna med namnet Lydia, som dreiv purpurhandel, frå byen Tyatira, ei som dyrka Gud etter jødetrui, ho høyrde på, og Herren let upp hjarta hennar, so ho gav gaum etter det som Paulus tala.
15 After [Paul and Silas] baptized Lydia and the others who lived in her house [MTY] {After Lydia and the others who lived in her house were baptized}, she invited us to [go and stay in] her home. She said, “You [(pl)] know that I [now] believe in the Lord [Jesus], so [please] come and stay in my house.” She persuaded us [to do that, so we(exc) stayed there].
Då ho og hennar hus var døypte, bad ho oss og sagde: «So sant de held meg for å vera ei som trur på Herren, so kom inn i mitt hus og ver der!» Og ho nøydde oss.
16 Another day, while we [(exc)] were going to the place where people regularly gathered to pray, we met a young woman who was a slave. An evil spirit was enabling her to be a ventriloquist and to tell people what would happen [to them]. People paid a lot of money to [the men who were] her owners, in return for her telling them things that [she said] would happen [to them].
Men det hende seg, ein gong då me drog ut til bønestaden, at det møtte oss ei trælkvinna som hadde ei spådomsånd og var herrarne sine til stor vinning med å spå.
17 This young woman followed Paul and the rest of us. She continually shouted, “These men serve the God who is the greatest [of all gods]! They are telling you how ([God] can save you [so that he will not punish you/to be] saved)”
Ho fylgde etter Paulus og oss og ropa og sagde: «Desse menneski er den høgste Guds tenarar, som forkynner dykk frelsevegen!»
18 She continued to do that for many days. Finally Paul became irritated. So he turned [toward the young woman] and rebuked the evil spirit [that was in her. He said], “By the authority [MTY] of Jesus Christ, I command you [(sg)] to come out of this young woman!” Right away the evil spirit left her.
Dette gjorde ho mange dagar. Men Paulus vart harm og vende seg og sagde til åndi: «Eg byd deg i Jesu Kristi namn å fara ut or henne!» Og ho for ut or henne i same stundi.
19 And then her owners realized that she could no longer earn money for them [because she could no longer predict what would happen to people, so they were angry]. They grabbed Paul and Silas and forcefully took them to the public square, to [the place where] the government authorities and [a lot of other people were gathered].
Men då herrarne hennar såg at deira von um vinning var spillt, tok dei fat på Paulus og Silas og drog deim med på torget til rettartinget,
20 The owners [of the young woman] brought Paul and Silas to the city officials and told them, “These men are Jews, and they are greatly troubling [the people in] [MTY] our city.
og dei førde deim fram for styresmennerne og sagde: «Desse mennerne rører reint upp byen vår; dei er jødar
21 They are teaching that we [(inc)] should follow customs that our laws do not allow us Romans to consider [to be correct] or to obey!”
og forkynner seder som me ikkje hev lov til å taka imot eller liva etter, me som er romarar.»
22 Many of the crowd joined [those who were accusing] Paul and Silas, and started beating them. Then the [Roman] authorities commanded [soldiers] to tear the shirts off Paul and Silas and to beat them [with rods/sticks].
Folket reiste seg og imot deim, og styresmennerne reiv klædi av deim, og let deim hudflengjast,
23 [So the soldiers] beat Paul and Silas vigorously [with rods]. After that, they [took them and] shoved them into the prison. They told the jailer that he should lock them up securely.
Og då dei hadde slege deim mange slag, kasta dei deim i fengsel og pålagde fangevaktaren å taka vel vare på deim.
24 [Because the officials] had [commanded] him [to do that], the jailer shoved Paul and Silas into the cell that was farthest inside. [There, he made them sit down on the floor/ground and stretch out their legs]. Then he fastened their ankles in [grooves] between two large wooden beams, [so that Paul and Silas could not move their legs].
Då han hadde fengje det pålegget, kasta han deim i det inste fangeromet og sette føterne deira fast i stokken.
25 About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying [aloud] and praising God by singing hymns. The [other] prisoners were listening attentively to them.
Men umkring midnatt heldt Paulus og Silas bøn og song lovsongar til Gud, og fangarne lydde på deim.
26 Suddenly there was a very strong earthquake. It shook the entire jail [SYN] and its foundation [SYN]. [The earthquake caused] all the doors [of the jail] to open suddenly, and [caused] all the chains that fastened the prisoners to fall off.
Då kom det brått ein stor jordskjelv, so at grunnvollen i fengslet skalv, og straks sprang alle dører upp, og lekkjorne losna av deim alle.
27 The jailer woke up and saw that the doors of the jail were open. He thought that the prisoners had escaped. So he pulled out his sword in order to kill himself, [because he knew that the officials would kill him if the prisoners escaped].
Fangevaktaren for upp or svevnen, og då han såg dørerne i fengslet opna, drog han sverdet og vilde drepa seg, for han trudde at fangarne hadde rømt.
28 Paul [saw the jailer and] shouted to him, “Do not harm yourself! We [(exc) prisoners] are all here!”
Men Paulus ropa med høg røyst: «Gjer deg ikkje noko vondt! me er her alle saman.»
29 The jailer shouted [to someone] to bring torches/lanterns, [and after they brought them], he rushed into the jail and knelt down in front of Paul and Silas. [He was very afraid, so] much so that he was trembling/shaking.
Han bad då um ljos og sprang inn, og han fall skjelvande ned for Paulus og Silas.
30 Then he brought Paul and Silas out [of the jail] and asked: “Sirs, what do I need to do to be saved [from being punished for my sins]?”
Og han førde deim ut og sagde: «Herrar, kva skal eg gjera for å verta frelst?»
31 [They answered], “Trust in [what] the Lord Jesus [has done for you], and you will be saved {[God] will save you}, and the others who live in [MTY] your house will [also] be saved [if they believe in Jesus].”
Dei svara: «Tru på Herren Jesus, so skal du verta frelst, du og ditt hus.»
32 Then the jailer took Paul and Silas into his house, washed their wounds, and gave them a meal. [He woke up all the people in his house, and] Paul and Silas told all of them the message about the Lord [Jesus. They all believed in him]. Immediately [after that, the jailer and all his family were baptized] {[Paul and Silas] baptized the jailer and all his family}. They were very happy, because now they all believed in God.
Og dei tala Herrens ord til honom og til alle i hans hus.
So tok han deim til seg i same timen um natti og vaska deim etter slagi, og han vart straks døypt, han sjølv og alle hans.
Og han førde deim upp i huset sitt, sette fram brød åt deim, og gledde seg for di han med heile sitt hus var komen til trui på Gud.
35 The next morning, the [Roman] officials commanded [some] police officers [to go to the jail to say to the jailer], “[Our bosses] say, ‘Let those [two] prisoners go [now]!’”
Då det so vart dag, sende styresmennerne sveinarne og sagde: «Lat mennerne lause!»
36 [After the officers went and told that to] the jailer, he [went and] told Paul, “The [Roman] authorities have sent a message [(sg)] saying that I should release you [(sg)] and Silas [from prison]. So you [two] can leave [the jail] now. Now you can go peacefully!”
Fangevaktaren fortalde Paulus desse ordi: «Styresmennerne hev sendt bod at de skal sleppa lause; so gakk no ut og far i fred!»
37 But Paul said to the police officers, “The authorities [commanded men to] beat us in front of a crowd before [those authorities] had learned if we [(exc)] had done anything wrong! Then they [ordered men to] shove us into jail! [But that was not legal, because] we [(exc)] are Roman citizens! And now they want [RHQ] to send us away secretly! We will not accept that! Those [Roman] officials must come themselves and [tell us that they are sorry], and take us out [of jail].”
Men Paulus sagde til deim: «Dei hev hudflengt oss openberrleg utan lov og dom, me som er romerske borgarar; og so hev dei kasta oss i fengsel, og no vil dei jaga oss burt i løyndom. Men nei; lat deim koma sjølve og føra oss ut!»
38 So the police officers [went and] told the city authorities [what Paul had said]. When those authorities heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid [that someone would report to more important officials what they had done, and as a result they would be punished] {[those officials would punish them]}.
Sveinarne fortalde styresmennerne desse ordi. Og dei vart rædde, då dei høyrde at dei var romarar;
39 So the city authorities came to Paul and Silas and told them that they were sorry for what they had done to them. The authorities brought them out of the jail, and repeatedly asked them to leave the city [soon].
dei kom og tala vel med deim og førde deim ut og bad deim fara frå byen.
40 After Paul and Silas left the jail, they went to Lydia’s house. There they met with her and the [other] believers. They encouraged the believers [to continue trusting in the Lord Jesus], and then the two apostles left [Philippi].
So gjekk dei ut or fengslet og gjekk inn til Lydia; og då dei hadde set brørne og gjeve deim påminningar, drog dei burt.
