1 PBBM Hatian di Korintus dope si Apolos. Si Paulus madung manjelajahi daerah parkampungan sampe tu Efesus. Pasuo ma ia isi dohot murid-murid. BSB BSB: While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
2 PBBM Ning ia ma tu alai: madung itarimo homu ma Roh Kudus dung porcaya homu? Tai alus ni alai inda, bahkan inda jungada ami bege bahaso adong “Roh Kudus”. 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 PBBM Idokon si Paulus ma tu alai: “Anggo sangoni, baptisan nise do ipake mambaptis homu? Alus ni alai: “dohot Baptisan ni si Yohanes?” BSB BSB: “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
4 PBBM Idokon si Paulus: Baptisan ni si Yohanes ima dam Baptisan tu alak na dung “martubat”. Pandokon ia tu alak na bahat bahasa ingkon porcaya do alai tu Ia naro dung au, ima 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 PBBM Dung di bege alai na songoni, di lehen alai ma diri ni alai anso di Baptis di bagasan goar ni Tuhan Yesus. BSB BSB: On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 PBBM Dung di payak kon si Paulus tangan nia tu ginjang ni alai, turuh ma Roh Kudus tu alai, dungi mulai ma alai markobari pake bahasa Roh dohot mar Nubuat: BSB BSB: And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7 PBBM Marjumla ma alai kira-kira dua bolas alak. BSB BSB: There were about twelve men in all.
8 PBBM Selama tolu bulan ma si Paulus botul-botul marjamita di bagas paribadatan. Inda marnajola ia mangajarkon taringot tu “kerajaan Allah”. BSB BSB: Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
9 PBBM Tai, adong do deba alak na jogal roana, inda ra alai porcaya, malahan di incaki alai dope dalani Tuhan ijolo ni alak na bahat. Dungi itinggal kon si Paulus ma alai, kehe ma ia rap dohot murid-murid nia, satiop ari mangajar di sikola Tiranus. 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 PBBM Adong dua taon ibaen ia na songoni, ara ni i gop ma alak Asia manangion Firman Tuhan, songoni muse alak Yahudi dohot alak Yunani. 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 PBBM Mangalalui si Paulus, ibaen Allah ma mujizat-mujizat na luar biaso. BSB BSB: God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
12 PBBM Bahkan ioban alak do sapu tangan dohot abit ni si Paulus, ipayakkon alai iginjang ni alak na marnyae, dungi malum ma alai, kaluar ma roh-roh jahat. 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 PBBM Adong ma deba datu ni alak Jahudi na markuliling di daerah i, mancubo mandokon goar ni Yesus tu alak na masukan roh jahat, gogoma sora nia mandokon: “usumpai maho demi goar ni Yesus na di jamitaon ni si Paulus”. 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 PBBM Namambaen songoni ima pitu alak anak ni sada imam kapala Yahudi na margoar si Skewa. BSB BSB: Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15 PBBM Tai, ijawap roh jahat i ma: “utandai do Yesus, Paulus pe utandai, tai ho, ise doho? BSB BSB: But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
16 PBBM Dungi, mangambur ma alak na imasuki roh jahati, mangamuk maia, ibal-bal ia sude alak na isi, marlarian ma alai sian bagasi, mabugangi inda marpakean. 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 PBBM Tar bonggal ma sude na tu alak Yahudi dohot Yunani na di Efesus. Mabiar ma alai sude dungi mur tar sar ma goar ni Tuhan Yesus. 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 PBBM Gok do sian alai, na unjung manjadi datu, i papungu alai ma kitab-kitab ni alai, dungi i tutung alai ma di jolo ni alak na bahat. Arga na kitab-kitab i kira-kira lima puluh ribu epeng perak. 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 PBBM Dung kejadian mur tar sar ma Firman Tuhan dohot mur markuaso. BSB BSB: So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
21 PBBM Dung tarjadi sudena, marrencana ma si Paulus giot kehe tu Yerusalem mangalewati makedonia dohot akhaya, ning ia ma: dung sian i, kehe dope au tu roma. 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 PBBM Dung i isuru ia ma dua alak pambantu nia, ima si Timoteus dohot si Erastus kehe parjolo tu Makedonia, tai anggo ia tinggal dope satongkin nai di Asia. 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 PBBM Kira-kira ompak ima na terjadi kaributan taringot tu dalan Tuhan. BSB BSB: About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
25 PBBM Ipaluhut ia ma alai rap dohot tukang-tukang na asing iparkarejoan nia i, ning ia ma: homu ale dongan, iboto homu do bahasa sian usaho on do pangomoan ta. 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 PBBM Sannari madung tangkas di boto dohot ibege homu bahaso si Paulus, inda hum di Efesus, tai hampir tusude asia madung mangelek dohot paliluon alak nagok, idokon ia bahasa aha na i baen ni tangan ni alak inaa dewa i. 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 PBBM Ara ni i, inda um parusahoan taon sajo na i indaki ni alak, tai dohot kuil Artemis, dewi na godang i, inda dong be gunana. Dung i Artemis i, Artemis na isomba ni sude alak Asia dohot na satano on, mago ma hagodangan na. 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 PBBM Dung ibege alai, mangamuk ma alai, dungi gogo ma sora ni alai mandokon: “nagogo nagadong do Artemis dewi ni alak Efesus.” BSB BSB: When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
30 PBBM Giot i paiut si Paulus do alak na abahat i tai inda di patola murid-murid Nia. BSB BSB: Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
31 PBBM Bahkan adong do deba alak na marpangkat dongan ni si Paulus na sian Asia. Paingot kon ia anso ulang masuk tu bagas godang i. 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 PBBM Ribut ma sude halak na markumpul di bagas godang i, sudek na marsidokon nai dokon na be, gaor ma alai sude aran inda na iboto alai ahado masuk ni parrapotoh i. 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 PBBM Dungi, ioban alak Yahudi ma tu jolo sada alalak na mar goar si Alexander, arana Ia do na itudu alai mambaen kaributani. Martudu tangan mai dungi ibela ia ma diri ni di jolo ni alak na bahat i. 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 PBBM Tai, dung i boto alai bahasa alak Jahudi do ia, mar surak-surama alai kira-kira dua jora lolot na, “na gogo do Artemis dewi ni alak Efesus.” 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 PBBM Songa ise pe inda bisa mambantahi, arani i tenang ma homu, ulang mopop. BSB BSB: Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
37 PBBM Arana ioban ko mu do alai tuson, padahal inda na mongarampok kuil Artemis alai, dungi inda na di in caki ni alai goar nia. BSB BSB: For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
38 PBBM Jadi, pala adong pangaduan ni si Demetrius dohot par karejo nia, ita serahkon ma tu pangadilan anso bisa i putuskon pejabat (Gubernur). 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 PBBM Dungi, pala adong na manggalajal di roa mu, ita saloseon mai ibagasn parrapoton na denggah. BSB BSB: But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
40 PBBM Arana, mabiar do ita pala itu du mambaen kaributan sadarion, inda adong muse alasan ta mambela parrapotoh na gaor on, dungi isuru ia ma bubar (marmulakan) alak na bahat i. 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 PBBM (19-40b) Dan dengan kata-kata itu ia membubarkan kumpulan rakyat itu. BSB BSB: After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
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