Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.
εγενετο δε εν τω τον απολλω ειναι εν κορινθω παυλον διελθοντα τα ανωτερικα μερη {VAR1: ελθειν } {VAR2: (κατελθειν) } εις εφεσον και ευρειν τινας μαθητας
2 He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
ειπεν τε προς αυτους ει πνευμα αγιον ελαβετε πιστευσαντες οι δε προς αυτον αλλ ουδ ει πνευμα αγιον εστιν ηκουσαμεν
3 He said, “Into what then were you immersed?” They said, “Into Yochanan’s immersion.”
ειπεν τε εις τι ουν εβαπτισθητε οι δε ειπαν εις το ιωαννου βαπτισμα
4 Paul said, “Yochanan indeed immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Messiah Yeshua.”
ειπεν δε παυλος ιωαννης εβαπτισεν βαπτισμα μετανοιας τω λαω λεγων εις τον ερχομενον μετ αυτον ινα πιστευσωσιν τουτ εστιν εις τον ιησουν
5 When they heard this, they were immersed in the name of the Lord Yeshua.
ακουσαντες δε εβαπτισθησαν εις το ονομα του κυριου ιησου
6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
και επιθεντος αυτοις του παυλου {VAR2: [τας] } χειρας ηλθεν το πνευμα το αγιον επ αυτους ελαλουν τε γλωσσαις και επροφητευον
7 They were about twelve men in all.
ησαν δε οι παντες ανδρες ωσει δωδεκα
8 He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.
εισελθων δε εις την συναγωγην επαρρησιαζετο επι μηνας τρεις διαλεγομενος και πειθων {VAR2: [τα] } περι της βασιλειας του θεου
9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
ως δε τινες εσκληρυνοντο και ηπειθουν κακολογουντες την οδον ενωπιον του πληθους αποστας απ αυτων αφωρισεν τους μαθητας καθ ημεραν διαλεγομενος εν τη σχολη τυραννου
10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Yeshua, both Jews and Greeks.
τουτο δε εγενετο επι ετη δυο ωστε παντας τους κατοικουντας την ασιαν ακουσαι τον λογον του κυριου ιουδαιους τε και ελληνας
11 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
δυναμεις τε ου τας τυχουσας ο θεος εποιει δια των χειρων παυλου
12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
ωστε και επι τους ασθενουντας αποφερεσθαι απο του χρωτος αυτου σουδαρια η σιμικινθια και απαλλασσεσθαι απ αυτων τας νοσους τα τε πνευματα τα πονηρα εκπορευεσθαι
13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Yeshua, saying, “We adjure you by Yeshua whom Paul preaches.”
επεχειρησαν δε τινες και των περιερχομενων ιουδαιων εξορκιστων ονομαζειν επι τους εχοντας τα πνευματα τα πονηρα το ονομα του κυριου ιησου λεγοντες ορκιζω υμας τον ιησουν ον παυλος κηρυσσει
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
ησαν δε τινος σκευα ιουδαιου αρχιερεως επτα υιοι τουτο ποιουντες
15 The evil spirit answered, “Yeshua I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
αποκριθεν δε το πνευμα το πονηρον ειπεν αυτοις τον [μεν] ιησουν γινωσκω και τον παυλον επισταμαι υμεις δε τινες εστε
16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leapt on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
και εφαλομενος ο ανθρωπος επ αυτους εν ω ην το πνευμα το πονηρον κατακυριευσας αμφοτερων ισχυσεν κατ αυτων ωστε γυμνους και τετραυματισμενους εκφυγειν εκ του οικου εκεινου
17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Yeshua was magnified.
τουτο δε εγενετο γνωστον πασιν ιουδαιοις τε και ελλησιν τοις κατοικουσιν την εφεσον και επεπεσεν φοβος επι παντας αυτους και εμεγαλυνετο το ονομα του κυριου ιησου
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
πολλοι τε των πεπιστευκοτων ηρχοντο εξομολογουμενοι και αναγγελλοντες τας πραξεις αυτων
19 Many of those who practised magical arts brought their books together and burnt them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
ικανοι δε των τα περιεργα πραξαντων συνενεγκαντες τας βιβλους κατεκαιον ενωπιον παντων και συνεψηφισαν τας τιμας αυτων και ευρον αργυριου μυριαδας πεντε
20 So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
ουτως κατα κρατος του κυριου ο λογος ηυξανεν και ισχυεν
21 Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
ως δε επληρωθη ταυτα εθετο ο παυλος εν τω πνευματι διελθων την μακεδονιαν και αχαιαν πορευεσθαι εις ιεροσολυμα ειπων οτι μετα το γενεσθαι με εκει δει με και ρωμην ιδειν
22 Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
αποστειλας δε εις την μακεδονιαν δυο των διακονουντων αυτω τιμοθεον και εραστον αυτος επεσχεν χρονον εις την ασιαν
23 About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
εγενετο δε κατα τον καιρον εκεινον ταραχος ουκ ολιγος περι της οδου
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
δημητριος γαρ τις ονοματι αργυροκοπος ποιων ναους {VAR1: [αργυρους] } {VAR2: αργυρους } αρτεμιδος παρειχετο τοις τεχνιταις ουκ ολιγην εργασιαν
25 whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
ους συναθροισας και τους περι τα τοιαυτα εργατας ειπεν ανδρες επιστασθε οτι εκ ταυτης της εργασιας η ευπορια ημιν εστιν
26 You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.
και θεωρειτε και ακουετε οτι ου μονον εφεσου αλλα σχεδον πασης της ασιας ο παυλος ουτος πεισας μετεστησεν ικανον οχλον λεγων οτι ουκ εισιν θεοι οι δια χειρων γινομενοι
27 Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”
ου μονον δε τουτο κινδυνευει ημιν το μερος εις απελεγμον ελθειν αλλα και το της μεγαλης θεας αρτεμιδος ιερον εις ουθεν λογισθηναι μελλειν τε και καθαιρεισθαι της μεγαλειοτητος αυτης ην ολη {VAR1: [η] } {VAR2: η } ασια και {VAR1: [η] } {VAR2: η } οικουμενη σεβεται
28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
ακουσαντες δε και γενομενοι πληρεις θυμου εκραζον λεγοντες μεγαλη η αρτεμις εφεσιων
29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
και επλησθη η πολις της συγχυσεως ωρμησαν τε ομοθυμαδον εις το θεατρον συναρπασαντες γαιον και αρισταρχον μακεδονας συνεκδημους παυλου
30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
παυλου δε βουλομενου εισελθειν εις τον δημον ουκ ειων αυτον οι μαθηται
31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theatre.
τινες δε και των ασιαρχων οντες αυτω φιλοι πεμψαντες προς αυτον παρεκαλουν μη δουναι εαυτον εις το θεατρον
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.
αλλοι μεν ουν αλλο τι εκραζον ην γαρ η εκκλησια συγκεχυμενη και οι πλειους ουκ ηδεισαν τινος ενεκα συνεληλυθεισαν
33 They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defence to the people.
εκ δε του οχλου συνεβιβασαν αλεξανδρον προβαλοντων αυτον των ιουδαιων ο δε αλεξανδρος κατασεισας την χειρα ηθελεν απολογεισθαι τω δημω
34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
επιγνοντες δε οτι ιουδαιος εστιν φωνη εγενετο μια εκ παντων {VAR1: ωσει } {VAR2: ως } επι ωρας δυο κραζοντων μεγαλη η αρτεμις εφεσιων
35 When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
καταστειλας δε {VAR1: τον οχλον ο γραμματευς } {VAR2: ο γραμματευς τον οχλον } φησιν ανδρες εφεσιοι τις γαρ εστιν ανθρωπων ος ου γινωσκει την εφεσιων πολιν νεωκορον ουσαν της μεγαλης αρτεμιδος και του διοπετους
36 Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
αναντιρρητων ουν οντων τουτων δεον εστιν υμας κατεσταλμενους υπαρχειν και μηδεν προπετες πρασσειν
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
ηγαγετε γαρ τους ανδρας τουτους ουτε ιεροσυλους ουτε βλασφημουντας την θεον ημων
38 If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
ει μεν ουν δημητριος και οι συν αυτω τεχνιται εχουσιν προς τινα λογον αγοραιοι αγονται και ανθυπατοι εισιν εγκαλειτωσαν αλληλοις
39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
ει δε τι περαιτερω επιζητειτε εν τη εννομω εκκλησια επιλυθησεται
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”
και γαρ κινδυνευομεν εγκαλεισθαι στασεως περι της σημερον μηδενος αιτιου υπαρχοντος περι ου {VAR1: ου } {VAR2: [ου] } δυνησομεθα αποδουναι λογον περι της συστροφης ταυτης
41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
και ταυτα ειπων απελυσεν την εκκλησιαν
