1 PBA Na ho ara honi he'e Apolos dai mong Korintus bang mi, Paulus ho bair lol sam mong Efesus i am. Hemo mi sa sakola ai bar pirnu alo a'hol. BSB BSB: While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
2 PBA Paulus sipi a'ra mateng, "i o' a'tino' bit om homiho, Roh Bolang i medam em dai?" Sipi ubang ho, "A'ai, Roh Bolang ho a'ra so honiho, a'titino' ni ma eh dai." BSB BSB: and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 PBA Paulus foil ubangho, "Naba fe om mi i sei tuling tow med?" Sipi ubang, "Yohanis o sei tuling tow om mi." BSB BSB: “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
4 PBA Paulus ubangho, "Yohanis o sei tuling tow ho, tom a'om ei sei tuling tow, no' horo he'e, sa name tofang a'ra mateng honi e, Yohanis ho no'am he'e ainu ho'eh ma rh horofe o' a'tino' bit Sariho Yesus." BSB BSB: Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5 PBA Sipi na ho ma'eh no horo he'e, sipi Yesus ani puin sei tuling tow ho med. BSB BSB: On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 PBA Paulus satang sipi ta puin meng he'e, Roh sipi tahel horo he'e, mateng a'fang-a'fang ho sipi ubang, na faning tapai di sipi u mateng. BSB BSB: And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7 PBA Sipi o' tofang ho, lotebar pir airnu faling alo. BSB BSB: There were about twelve men in all.
8 PBA No' horo he'e, Paulus mid lubung la'ol eleme lamid, baroc banibung e a'ra a'fah mi nene sa mateng lurung atino' panen, ul tow om mi, tanut to tiling sipi om a'no' dume ma Lahtal o'bang bolang manep huring madal ho a'raham. BSB BSB: Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
9 PBA Honi sobo, name pir nu alo som a'no' adobe, o'atino' ubang ho bahut alil, name tofang a'pong adang homi, na o'sah mareh, a'ri ing ta fail ta fe bit med se'bur no' ho a'raham, Paulus sipi ad a'tain, sadimang sakola aibar a'dail sam mong Tiranus o'sakola mi tanut to tiling sel a'rian. BSB BSB: But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
10 PBA Sari na ho'o, lame tun alo om mi, horo he'e Yahudi hinung med Yunani hinung mong Asia mi ho, Lahtal o' fom pa' o' mateng pa' ho u alepang. BSB BSB: This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
11 PBA Lahtal na u tahoir o'karang tofang panen Paulus a'tang a'lai, BSB BSB: God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
12 PBA tatang luh o'napah puin ho' name mode o'lap ho', sipi mode suhuin, nop' honi he'e, setang darah ba sipi tamang ho hel te eng. BSB BSB: so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
13 PBA Sobo, Yahudi o' setang a'lol o'nae pirden ho lame pali' fading se'bur lap afen Yesus ani puin fa name setang halap ho a'raham ubang ho, "Yesus ba Paulus umateng eh ho, na ani puin i ki i a'ro oinmin bit!" BSB BSB: Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
14 PBA Skewa o'ai lote bar pir itito ho, pir nuba Yahudi dor bu'ang o'matehorofe naho panen. BSB BSB: Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15 PBA Sobo, setang darah nun sipi ei a'bor ubangho, "Yesus ho na a'hol, Paulus di na a'hol, ari ho ano?" BSB BSB: But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
16 PBA Horo he'e name setang om tamang ho, sipi o' do o' lahel med so kufa om mi, sipi a'no' moleng malaj horo he'e, sipi bang ho el te'eng sobo, a'boi tang oh, baed foihal puin te'eng. BSB BSB: Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
17 PBA Sarina ho'o, name tofang efesus bang miho barpi a'hol, sariho Yahudi hinung med Yunani hinung. Sipi barpi baroc oh, afen Yesus sipi afoh atel sel tana ap. BSB BSB: This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
19 PBA No' he'e sipi halimang lapar panenam ho, so sura' nun ho a buil ta unung med tofang eng adang apong adang homi apew. Sipi sura'-sura' o fali ho t'an sa he'e seng hir rib eir ifing ho o'hir. BSB BSB: And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
20 PBA Honife, Lahtal o' fom pa' mateng pa' ho' a'bow med nimate milafining. BSB BSB: So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
21 PBA An tofang ho no' oh horo he'e, Roh om mi, Paulus o' tanut ho, sa Makedonia med Akhaya lol sam Yerusalem leam, sa ubang ho, "mang fede' Na sam hemo miam honi he'e, na u'il-u'il Roma e'dun." BSB BSB: After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
22 PBA Na name piralo utub mong Makedonia leam karesang baleta, sariho, Timotius med Erastus, sa solo Asia mi tareng den-den. BSB BSB: He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
23 PBA Ma' sel ho a'raham, loil mate a'ra hemomi ma se'bur ho a'raham. BSB BSB: About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
25 PBA Atang molang airnu sa ta unung sa a'ra mateng, "Di ail bar nun, iri di ahol ho, tofang lu'ung so ara pi fetang mi, asel pi karesang pibaleta mate om horo mi. BSB BSB: Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
26 PBA No' he'e, iridi ahol ma' eh sariho e' Efesus solo mi nene, sobo e'dai Asia so mipir, Paulus name tofang om a'dimang o' atino' ubang, sa ubang ho, Lahtal ba name no' satang puin atenho, e Lahtal nene. BSB BSB: And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
27 PBA Sari ho' sano' om sah, puin tamuj fa sah lahal lefa, e horo solo nene sobo puin apung Artimes mate lafining hodi e utaan apite' di a'ai, no' honi he'e, sari ba pi uada ahol Asia ho'mo med pali' mate ho'ta, o' mate o' lafining selnu mi he'e suhuin." BSB BSB: There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
28 PBA Sipi mang ma eh horo he'e sipi ari'ing empir, sipi lofe beat ara ip a'ra mid ubang ho, "Efesus hinung, o' apung Artemis somi mate!" BSB BSB: When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
30 PBA Sobo Paulus omho, name tofang omho lemid bo, sakola aibar mang sa'ain. BSB BSB: Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
31 PBA O' mitata Asia o' mate airnuba Paulus ara tenang el ho samang tahow talamelol a'ra mateng honie, sa ha'ai safah sahir ho fisam mong suku sabea bang homi a'lorang nene. BSB BSB: Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
32 PBA Horo habuden nanu u beat fa habun a'raham, fede' loil a'main om mi, no' he'e sipi habuden mate e'ahol nene naba ei sofe, sipi ho' ta unung. BSB BSB: Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
33 PBA Tofang a'nai homi den u tanut, Aleksander Yahudi hinung a' dodo fa name apong a'dang a' tuhuin am, Aleksander satang a'kala, om ho name tofang a'pong a'dang homi sari utola fe. BSB BSB: The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
34 PBA Sobo, sipi a'hol he'e, Aleksander ho Yahudi hinung, o' lufang od alo om mi, sipi barpi beat amang nu hel ubang ho, "Efesus o' apung Artemis somimate!" BSB BSB: But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
36 PBA Fede' sari na ho' pi u'ariing sah honife, i tining talaj, mang tanai name o' ahal lap nene. BSB BSB: Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
37 PBA Fede' name nun ba i ara ho'am ho'o, pi apung o' bang ho utot u kalaping nene. BSB BSB: For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
38 PBA Honife, mang fede' Demetrius med o' name a'tang moleng nun horofe om tarofe fa namenu a'raham, name hukung puin med ham name o' se'ar sari during. Sei honi sipi so tanut fa nu a'raham ma nu a'raham ho ubang. BSB BSB: So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
39 PBA Honi sobo, mang fede' i nanu'le u inung, sarinaho, mong serang buhuin o' lubung ta'unung mi umateng hukung ata ain. BSB BSB: But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
40 PBA Fede', pi karak omi, name pi a'hal lap ma loil amain sel fed ho' a'raham fede' loil amain ho'o pi umateng a'lelfe sobo pilang ahap a'ai." BSB BSB: For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
41 PBA Sa na an tofang ho'o sa umateng no' he'e, sa name barmate ho a how tabite. BSB BSB: After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.