Atos 19
1 E succedeu que, emquanto Apollo estava em Corintho, Paulo, tendo passado por todas as regiões superiores, chegou a Epheso; e, achando ali alguns discipulos,
NOW it came to pass that during the time Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, after passing through the upper provinces, came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples,
2 Disse-lhes: Recebestes vós já o Espirito Sancto quando crêstes? E elles disseram-lhe: Antes nem ainda ouvimos que haja Espirito Sancto.
said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not even heard if the Holy Ghost is given.
3 Disse-lhes então: Em que sois baptizados então? E elles disseram: No baptismo de João.
And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John’s baptism.
4 Porém Paulo disse: Certamente João baptizou com o baptismo do arrependimento, dizendo ao povo que crêsse no que após elle havia de vir, isto é, em Jesus Christo.
Then said Paul, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, That they should believe on him who was coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.
5 E os que ouviram foram baptizados em nome do Senhor Jesus.
Now when they heard it, they were baptised into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 E, impondo-lhes Paulo as mãos, veiu sobre elles o Espirito Sancto; e fallavam diversas linguas, e prophetizavam.
And Paul laying on them his hands, the Holy Ghost came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 E estes eram, ao todo, quasi doze varões.
And the men were in all about twelve.
8 E, entrando na synagoga, fallou ousadamente por espaço de tres mezes, disputando e persuadindo ácerca do reino de Deus.
And entering into the synagogue, he spake boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading the things that concern the kingdom of God.
9 Mas, endurecendo-se alguns, e não obedecendo, e fallando mal do caminho do Senhor perante a multidão, retirou-se d'elles, e separou os discipulos, disputando todos os dias na escola de um certo Tyranno.
And when some were hardened, and infidel, speaking evil of the way before the people, he withdrew from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 E durou isto por espaço de dois annos; de tal maneira que todos os que habitavam na Asia, ouviram a palavra do Senhor Jesus, assim judeos como gregos.
And this he did for two years; so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11 E Deus pelas mãos de Paulo fazia maravilhas extraordinarias.
And God wrought by the hands of Paul extraordinary miracles;
12 De tal maneira que até os lenços e aventaes do seu corpo se levavam aos enfermos, e as enfermidades fugiam d'elles, e os espiritos malignos sahiam.
so that even from his skin there were brought handkerchiefs and aprons unto the diseased, and their disorders were chased from them, and the evil spirits came out of them.
13 E alguns dos exorcistas judeos vagabundos tentavam invocar o nome do Senhor Jesus sobre os que tinham espiritos malignos, dizendo: Esconjuramos-vos por Jesus a quem Paulo préga.
Then certain of the Jews, who went about as exorcists, attempted to make mention of the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 E os que faziam isto eram sete filhos de Sceva, judeo, principal dos sacerdotes.
And they were seven sons of Sceva a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.
15 Respondendo, porém, o espirito maligno, disse: Conheço a Jesus, e bem sei quem é Paulo; porém vós quem sois
Then the evil spirit replied, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 E, saltando n'elles o homem em que estava o espirito maligno, e assenhoreando-se d'elles, poude mais do que elles; de tal maneira que, nús e feridos, fugiram d'aquella casa.
And the man sprang upon them, in whom was the evil spirit, and getting the mastery over them, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 E foi isto notorio a todos os que habitavam em Epheso, tanto judeos como gregos; e caiu temor sobre todos elles, e o nome do Senhor Jesus era engrandecido.
And this was known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus: and fear fell on them all, and they magnified the name of the Lord.
18 E muitos dos que criam vinham, confessando e publicando os seus feitos.
And many of those who believed came, confessing and declaring their practices.
19 Tambem muitos dos que seguiam artes curiosas trouxeram os seus livros, e os queimaram na presença de todos, e, feita a conta do seu preço, acharam que montava a cincoenta mil peças de prata.
And many of those who practised magical arts brought the books, and burned them before all men; and they calculated the prices of them, and found them worth fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 Assim a palavra do Senhor crescia poderosamente e prevalecia.
So mightily did the word of God increase and prevail.
21 E, cumpridas estas coisas, Paulo propoz-se, em espirito, ir a Jerusalem, passando pela Macedonia e pela Achaia, dizendo: Depois que houver estado ali, importa-me vêr tambem Roma.
Now when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, That after I have been there, I must see Rome also.
22 E, enviando á Macedonia dois d'aquelles que o serviam, Timotheo e Erasto, ficou elle por algum tempo na Asia.
Then he dispatched into Macedonia two of those who attended upon him, Timothy and Erastus; while he himself continued a while longer in Asia.
23 Porém, n'aquelle mesmo tempo, houve um não pequeno alvoroço ácerca do caminho do Senhor.
And there happened at that time no small disturbance about this way.
24 Porque um certo ourives da prata, por nome Demetrio, que fazia de prata nichos de Diana, dava não pouco lucro aos artifices,
For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made little temples in silver to represent that of Diana, brought to the artificers no small gain;
25 Aos quaes, havendo-os ajuntado com os officiaes de obras similhantes, disse: Varões, vós bem sabeis que d'este officio temos a nossa prosperidade:
whom collecting together, with the workmen also of such trinkets, he said, Sirs, ye know that by this employment we make our advantageous livelihood:
26 E bem vêdes e ouvis que não só em Epheso, mas até quasi em toda a Asia, este Paulo tem persuadido e afastado uma grande multidão, dizendo que não são deuses os que se fazem com as mãos.
and ye see and hear how not only at Ephesus, but almost through all Asia, this fellow Paul, by his persuasions, hath perverted a vast multitude, affirming that they are not gods which are made with hands:
27 E não sómente ha o perigo de que isto venha a servir-nos de desprezo, mas tambem de que o proprio templo da grande deusa Diana seja estimado em nada, e de que a sua magestade, a qual toda a Asia e o mundo inteiro veneram, venha a ser destruida.
so that not only is this our trade in danger of falling into contempt, but also that this temple of the great goddess Diana should be counted as nothing, and that henceforth also her magnificence should be utterly destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.
28 E, ouvindo-o, encheram-se de ira, e clamaram, dizendo: Grande é a Diana dos ephesios.
On hearing this then, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 E encheu-se de confusão toda a cidade; e unanimes arremetteram ao theatro, arrebatando comsigo a Gaio e a Aristarcho, macedonios, companheiros de Paulo na viagem.
And the whole city was filled with confusion; and they rushed unanimously into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s travelling companions.
30 E, querendo Paulo apresentar-se ao povo, não lh'o permittiram os discipulos.
But though Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not permit him.
31 E tambem alguns dos principaes da Asia, que eram seus amigos, lhe enviaram, rogando que não se apresentasse no theatro.
And some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent unto him, admonishing him not to venture himself into the theatre.
32 Uns pois clamavam de uma maneira, outros d'outra, porque o ajuntamento era confuso; e os mais d'elles não sabiam por que causa se tinham ajuntado.
So they were crying out some one thing and some another: for the assembly was a scene of confusion, and the greater part knew not on what account they were collected together.
33 Então tiraram Alexandre d'entre a multidão, impellindo-o os judeos para diante; e Alexandre, acenando com a mão, queria dar razão d'isto ao povo.
Then out of the crowd they brought forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him on: and Alexander, waving his hand, would fain have addressed his apology to the people.
34 Porém, conhecendo que era judeo, todos unanimemente levantaram a voz, clamando por espaço de quasi duas horas: Grande é a Diana dos ephesios.
But when they knew he was a Jew, one shout burst from all, crying for about the space of two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 Então o escrivão da cidade, tendo apaziguado a multidão, disse: Varões ephesios, qual é o homem que não sabe que a cidade dos ephesios é a guardadora do templo da grande deusa Diana, e da imagem que desceu de Jupiter?
Then the recorder having quieted the multitude, said, Men of Ephesus, who indeed is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is wholly devoted to the great goddess Diana, and to the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 De sorte que, não podendo isto ser contradito, convém que vos applaqueis, e nada façaes temerariamente;
These things being then incontrovertible, it becomes you to be quiet, and to do nothing with precipitation.
37 Porque estes homens que aqui trouxestes nem são sacrilegos nem blasphemam da vossa deusa:
For ye have brought hither these men, neither robbers of the temple, nor blasphemers of your goddess.
38 Porém, se Demetrio e os artifices que estão com elle teem alguma coisa contra alguem, dão-se audiencias e ha proconsules: que se accusem uns aos outros;
If then indeed Demetrius and the artificers that are with him have a charge against any man, the courts are held, and there are proconsuls: let them implead one another.
39 E, se alguma outra coisa demandaes, averiguar-se-ha em legitimo ajuntamento.
And if ye have any dispute about other matters, it shall be terminated in a lawful assembly,
40 Porque corremos perigo de que, por hoje, sejamos accusados de sedição, não havendo causa alguma com que possamos justificar este concurso.
For we are even in danger of being called to account for this day’s insurrection, there being no cause on account of which we can justify this tumultuary concourse:
41 E, tendo dito isto, despediu o ajuntamento.
and so saying, he dissolved the assembly.
