Apostlagärningarna 19
1 Medan Apollos var i Korint, kom Paulus, sedan han hade farit genom de övre delarna av landet, ned till Efesus. Där träffade han några lärjungar.
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.
2 Och han frågade dessa: "Undfingen I helig ande, när I kommen till tro?" De svarade honom: "Nej, vi hava icke ens hört att helig ande är given."
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.”
3 Han frågade: "Vilken döpelse bleven I då döpta med?" De svarade: "Vi döptes med Johannes' döpelse"
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.”
4 Då sade Paulus: "Johannes' döpelse var en döpelse till bättring; och han sade därvid till folket, att det var på den som skulle komma efter honom, det är på Jesus, som de skulle tro."
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.”
5 Sedan de hade hört detta, läto de döpa sig i Herren Jesu namn.
So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
6 Och när Paulus lade händerna på dem, kom den helige Ande över dem, och de talade tungomål och profeterade.
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.
7 Och tillsammans voro de vid pass tolv män.
There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
8 Därefter gick han in i synagogan; och under tre månader samtalade han där, frimodigt och övertygande, med dem om Guds rike.
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].
9 Men när några av dem förhärdade sig och voro ohörsamma och inför menigheten talade illa om "den vägen", vände han sig ifrån dem och avskilde lärjungarna och samtalade sedan dagligen med dessa i Tyrannus' lärosal.
[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].
10 Så fortgick det i två år, och alla provinsen Asiens inbyggare, både judar och greker, fingo på detta sätt höra Herrens ord.
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].
11 Och Gud gjorde genom Paulus kraftgärningar av icke vanligt slag.
Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
12 Man till och med tog handkläden och förkläden, som hade varit i beröring med hans kropp, och lade dem på de sjuka; och sjukdomarna veko då ifrån dem, och de onda andarna foro ut.
[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.
13 Men också några kringvandrande judiska besvärjare företogo sig nu att över dem som voro besatta av onda andar nämna Herren Jesu namn; de sade: "Jag besvär eder vid den Jesus som Paulus predikar.
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!”
14 Bland dem som så gjorde voro sju söner av en viss Skevas, en judisk överstepräst.
There were seven men who were doing that. They were sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew, [who called himself] a chief priest.
15 Men den onde anden svarade då och sade till dem: "Jesus känner jag, Paulus är mig ock väl bekant men vilka ären I?"
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]”
16 Och mannen som var besatt av den onde anden störtade sig på dem och övermannade både den ene och den andre; han betedde sig så våldsamt mot dem, att de måste fly ut ur huset, nakna och sargade.
[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.
17 Och detta blev bekant för alla Efesus' invånare, både judar och greker, och fruktan föll över dem alla, och Herren Jesu namn blev storligen prisat.
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].
18 Och många av dem som hade kommit till tro trädde fram och bekände sin synd och omtalade vad de hade gjort.
[At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
19 Och ganska många av dem som hade övat vidskepliga konster samlade ihop sina böcker och brände upp dem i allas åsyn. Och när man räknade tillsammans vad böckerna voro värda, fann man att värdet uppgick till femtio tusen silverpenningar.
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.
20 På detta sätt hade Herrens ord mäktig framgång och visade sin kraft.
As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
21 Efter allt detta bestämde sig Paulus genom Andens tillskyndelse, att över Macedonien och Akaja fara till Jerusalem. Och han sade: "Sedan jag har varit där, måste jag ock se Rom."
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.”
22 Han sände då två av sina medhjälpare, Timoteus och Erastus, åstad till Macedonien, men själv stannade han ännu någon tid i provinsen Asien.
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia. But Paul stayed a little longer [in Ephesus city], in Asia [province].
23 Vid den tiden uppstod ganska mycket oväsen angående "den vägen".
[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].
24 Där fanns nämligen en guldsmed, vid namn Demetrius, som förfärdigade Dianatempel av silver och därmed skaffade hantverkarna en ganska stor inkomst.
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].
25 Han kallade tillhopa dessa, jämte andra som hade liknande arbete, och sade: "I man, I veten att det är detta arbete som giver oss vår goda bärgning;
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.
26 men nu sen och hören I att denne Paulus icke allenast i Efesus, utan i nästan hela provinsen Asien genom sitt tal har förlett ganska mycket folk, i det han säger att de gudar som göras med människohänder icke äro gudar.
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].
27 Och det är fara värt, icke allenast att denna vår hantering kommer i missaktning, utan ock att den stora gudinnan Dianas helgedom bliver räknad för intet, och att jämväl denna gudinna, som hela provinsen Asien, ja, hela världen dyrkar, kommer att lida avbräck i sitt stora anseende."
[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!”
28 När de hörde detta, blevo de fulla av vrede och skriade: "Stor är efesiernas Diana!"
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!”
29 Och hela staden kom i rörelse, och alla stormade på en gång till skådebanan och släpade med sig Gajus och Aristarkus, två macedonier som voro Paulus' följeslagare
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.
30 Paulus ville då gå in bland folket men lärjungarna tillstadde honom det icke.
Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
31 Också några asiarker, som voro hans vänner, sände bud till honom och bådo honom att han icke skulle giva sig in på skådebanan.
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.
32 Och de skriade, den ene så och den andre så; ty menigheten var upprörd, och de flesta visste icke varför de hade kommit tillsammans.
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!
33 Då drog man ur folkhopen fram Alexander, som judarna sköto framför sig. Och Alexander gav tecken med handen att han ville hålla ett försvarstal inför folket.
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].
34 Men när de märkte att han var jude, begynte de ropa, alla med en mun, och skriade under ett par timmars tid: "Stor är efesiernas Diana!"
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]!”
35 Men stadens kansler lugnade folket och sade: "Efesier, finnes då någon människa som icke vet, att efesiernas stad är vårdare av den stora Dianas tempel och den bild av henne, som har fallit ned från himmelen?
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!
36 Eftersom ju ingen kan bestrida detta, bören I hålla eder lugna och icke företaga eder något förhastat.
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).
37 Emellertid haven I dragit fram dessa män, som icke äro helgerånare, ej heller smäda vår gudinna,
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.
38 Om nu Demetrius och de hantverkare som hålla ihop med honom hava sak mot någon, så finnas ju domstolssammanträden och landshövdingar. Må de alltså göra upp saken med varandra inför rätta.
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].
39 Och haven I något att andraga som går därutöver, så må sådant avgöras i den lagliga folkförsamlingen.
But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
40 På grund av det som i dag har skett löpa vi ju till och med fara att bliva anklagade för upplopp, fastän vi icke hava gjort något ont; och någon giltig anledning till denna folkskockning kunna vi icke heller uppgiva."
[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.”
41 Med dessa ord fick han menigheten att skiljas åt.
That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
