Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul [left the places in Phrygia and Galatia] provinces where he had been visiting, and traveled through [Asia province] back to Ephesus. He met some people [who said that they] were believers.
Догоди се пак, кад беше Аполос у Коринту, да Павле пролажаше горње земље, и дође у Ефес, и нашавши неке ученике
2 He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [God’s message]?” They answered, “No, we [(exc) did not]. We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Рече им: Јесте ли примили Духа Светог кад сте веровали? А они му рекоше: Нисмо ни чули да има Дух Свети.
3 So Paul asked, “So when you were baptized, what [were you showing]?” They replied, “[We were showing] that we [(exc)] believed what John [the Baptizer] taught.”
А он им рече: На шта се дакле крстисте? А они рекоше: На крштење Јованово.
4 Paul said, “John baptized people who turned away from their sinful behavior. He [also] told the people to believe in the one who would come after he [had come], and that was Jesus.”
А Павле рече: Јован крсти крштењем покајања, говорећи народу да верују Оног који ће за њим доћи, то јест, Христа Исуса.
5 So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
А кад то чуше, крстише се у име Господа Исуса.
6 After that, Paul placed his hands on their heads [one by one], and the [power of the] Holy Spirit came upon [each of] them. The [Holy Spirit] enabled them to speak in various languages [MTY] [that they had not learned], and they also spoke messages [that the Holy Spirit] revealed to them.
А кад Павле метну руке на њих, сиђе Дух Свети на њих, и говораше језике и прорицаху.
7 There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
А беше људи свега око дванаест.
8 For three months after that, Paul entered the Jewish meeting place [in Ephesus on each] Sabbath/Jewish day of rest, and he spoke boldly. He convincingly taught [the people] about how God wanted to rule [MET] [their lives].
И ушавши у зборницу говораше слободно три месеца учећи и уверавајући за царство Божје.
9 [A few of the people in the meeting house believed the message about Jesus]. But some of the people would not believe that message and did not want to [continue to] hear it. While many people were listening, they said many bad things about the way [for people to receive eternal life about which Paul was preaching]. So Paul left them and took the believers with him [to meet in another place]. He taught every day in a lecture hall [that a man whose name was] Tyrannus [lectured in/owned].
А кад неки беху отврднули и свађаху се хулећи на пут Господњи пред народом, одступи од њих и одлучи ученике, па се препираше сваки дан у школи неког Тирана.
10 For two years Paul continued to teach people in that building. In this way, most of [HYP] the Jews and non-Jews who lived in Asia [province] heard the message about the Lord [Jesus].
И ово је бивало две године, тако да сви који живљаху у Азији, и Јевреји и Грци, чуше реч Господа Исуса.
11 Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
И Бог чињаше не мала чудеса рукама Павловим,
12 [If those who were sick could not come to Paul, handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched would be taken and] placed on the sick people {[others] would take [and place on] the sick people handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched}. As a result, those sick people would become well, and evil spirits that troubled people would leave.
Тако да су и чалме и убрушчиће знојаве од тела његовог носили на болеснике, и они се исцељиваху од болести, и духови зли излажаху из њих.
13 There were also some Jews who traveled around [to] various places, [and] they commanded the evil spirits in those places to depart [from people. Certain ones of those Jews once] tried to command the evil spirits to come out of people by saying “I command you by the authority [MTY] of the Lord Jesus, the man about whom Paul preaches, to come out!”
И почеше неки од Јевреја, који се скитаху и заклињаху ђаволе, спомињати над онима у којима беху зли духови име Господа Исуса говорећи: Заклињемо вас Исусом кога Павле проповеда.
14 There were seven men who were doing that. They were sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew, [who called himself] a chief priest.
А беху неких седам синова Скеве Јеврејина, поглавара свештеничког, који ово чињаху.
15 But [one day as they were doing that], the evil spirit [refused to come out of that person. Instead, he] said to them, “I know Jesus, and I know [that he has authorized] Paul [to expel demons]. (But no one has authorized you [to do anything to me!]/who authorized you [to do anything to me]?) [RHQ]”
А дух зли одговарајући рече: Исуса познајем, и Павла знам; али ви ко сте?
16 [After saying that, suddenly] the man who was controlled by the evil spirit jumped on the seven Jewish men, [one after another], knocked all of them down, and beat each of them severely. He tore off their clothes and wounded them, causing them to bleed. So, [greatly frightened, they all] ran out of the house.
И скочивши на њих човек у коме беше зли дух надвлада их, и притиште их пода се тако да голи и израњени утекоше из оне куће.
17 All the people who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and non-Jews, heard what had happened. So they were afraid [MTY]. They honored the Lord Jesus [MTY] [because they realized that he was very powerful].
И ово дознаше сви који живљаху у Ефесу, и Јевреји, и Грци; и уђе страх у све њих, и величаше се име Господа Исуса.
18 [At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
И многи од оних што вероваху, долажаху те се исповедаху и казиваху шта су учинили.
19 Several of those who had [previously] practiced sorcery gathered up their scrolls [that told how to work] magic and burned them in a public place. When people added up how much those scrolls had cost, they realized that altogether the amount was 50,000 valuable silver coins.
А многи од оних који чараху, сабравши књиге своје спаљиваху их пред свима; и прорачунаше и нађоше да су вределе педесет хиљада гроша.
20 As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
Тако здраво растијаше и надвлађиваше реч Господња.
21 After those things had happened, Paul decided that he wanted to go to Jerusalem, but he decided that [first] he would visit [the believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces again]. Paul said, “After I have been to Jerusalem, I must also go to Rome.”
И кад се ово сврши, намисли Павле да прође преко Македоније и Ахаје, и да иде у Јерусалим, и рече: Пошто будем тамо, ваља ми и Рим видети.
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia. But Paul stayed a little longer [in Ephesus city], in Asia [province].
И посла у Македонију двојицу од оних који га служаху, Тимотија и Ераста; а он оста неко време у Азији.
23 [Soon after that], some of the people there tried to make a lot of [LIT] trouble for the people who believed the way [God revealed for us(inc) to receive eternal life].
А у оно време подиже се не мала буна пута ради Господњег,
24 There was a man there whose name was Demetrius who made little images out of silver. [They were models] of the temple of [a goddess whose name was] Artemis. Demetrius and the other men [who made those little images] earned a lot of [LIT] money [from selling those images].
Јер некакав златар, по имену Димитрије, који грађаше Дијани сребрне црквице и даваше мајсторима не мали посао,
25 Demetrius called a meeting of his workmen and also of others who made the little silver images. He said to them, “Men, you know that we [(inc)] earn a lot of money doing our kind of work.
Он скупи ове и других оваквих ствари мајсторе, и рече: Људи! Ви знате да од овог посла ми имамо добитак за своје живљење;
26 Also, you know that [this fellow] Paul has persuaded many people who live in Ephesus [to no longer buy the images that we make. Now even the people from] many other towns in our province [no longer want to buy what we make]. This fellow tells people that the gods that we have made [and worship] are not gods [and that we should not worship them].
И видите и чујете да не само у Ефесу него готово по свој Азији овај Павле одврати народ многи, говорећи: То нису богови што се рукама човечијим граде.
27 [If people continue to listen to him], soon they will ruin our business. Besides, they will no longer think that they should [come to] the temple of Artemis [to worship her. People] all over our Asia [province] and everywhere [HYP] else worship [our great] goddess [Artemis. Soon people] may no longer consider that Artemis is great!”
И не само што ће ова несрећа доћи на наш занат да не пролази, него се неће марити ни за цркву велике богиње Дијане, и пропашће величанство оне коју сва Азија и васиони свет поштује.
28 All the men there were very angry [at Paul] when they heard what Demetrius said. They began to shout, “The goddess Artemis of us Ephesians is very great!”
А кад они ово чуше, напунише се гнева, и викаху говорећи: Велика је Дијана Ефеска!
29 Many of the other people in the city heard the shouting and went [and joined the crowd. They also became angry at Paul] and began shouting. [Several of] the people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, two men [from Macedonia] who had been traveling with Paul. [Then the whole crowd of people ran, dragging those men along with them], to the city stadium.
И сав се град напуни буне; и наваливши једнодушно на збориште ухватише Гаја и Аристарха из Македоније, другове Павлове.
30 Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
А кад Павле хтеде да иде међу народ, не дадоше му ученици.
31 Also, some government officials of that province who were friends of Paul [heard what was happening]. So they sent someone to tell him [urgently] not to go into the stadium.
А неки и од азијских поглавара који му беху пријатељи, послаше к њему саветујући га да не излази на збориште.
32 The crowd of people [in the stadium] continued shouting. Some shouted one thing, and some shouted something else. But most of them did not even know what the meeting was about!
Једни пак викаху једно а други друго; јер беше сабор смућен, и највише их не знаху зашто су се скупили.
33 One of the [Jews there was named Alexander. Some of] the Jews pushed him to the front of the stadium, [so that he could speak to the crowd of people]. So Alexander motioned with his hands to the crowd, [wanting them to be quiet]. He wanted to tell them that [the Jews] were not responsible [for the riot].
А једни од народа извукоше Александра, кад га Јевреји изведоше. А Александар махнувши руком хтеде да одговори народу.
34 But [many of the non-Jewish people] knew that Alexander was a Jew. [They also knew that the Jews did not worship the goddess Artemis. So the non-Jews there] unitedly [and] repeatedly shouted for about two hours, “Great is [the goddess] Artemis [whom we(inc)] Ephesians [worship]!”
А кад га познаше да је Јеврејин, повикаше сви у глас, и викаху око два сата: Велика је Дијана Ефеска.
35 Then the city secretary made the crowd stop shouting, and he said to them, “My fellow-citizens, everyone in the world knows [RHQ] that [we(inc) people who live in] Ephesus [city] guard the temple [where we worship] the great [goddess] Artemis. Also, [everyone knows that we(inc) watch over] the [sacred] image [of our goddess] that fell down from heaven!
А писар утишавши народ рече: Људи Ефесци! Ко је тај човек који не зна да град Ефес слави велику богињу Дијану и њен кип небески?
36 Of course everyone knows that, and no one can say that these things are not true. So you should be quiet now. Do not suddenly do anything (foolish/that will cause us trouble).
Кад дакле то не може нико одрећи, ваља ви да будете мирни, и ништа нагло да не чините;
37 You [should not] have brought these [two] men [here, because they have not done anything evil]. They have not gone into our temples and taken things [from there]. And they have not spoken evil of our goddess.
Јер доведосте ове људе који нити су цркву Дијанину покрали, нити хуле на вашу богињу.
38 Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow-workmen want to accuse anyone [about anything bad, they should do it in the right way]. There are courts [that you can go to when you want to accuse someone], and there are judges [there who have been appointed by the government] {[whom the government has appointed]}. You can accuse [anyone there].
А Димитрије и мајстори који су с њим ако имају какву тужбу, имају судови, и имају намесници, нека туже један другог.
39 But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
Ако ли шта друго иштете, нека се извиди на правој скупштини.
40 [And this is certainly not a legal meeting! Resolve this legally] because, if [we(inc) do] not, I am afraid [that the governor] will hear about all this noise [that you have made] and will say that we [(inc)] were trying to rebel [against the government]. If he would ask me what you were all shouting about, I would not be able to give him an answer.”
Јер се бојимо да не будемо тужени за данашњу буну; а ниједног узрока нема којим бисмо се могли оправдати за ову буну.
41 That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
И ово рекавши распусти народ који се беше сабрао.
