Acts 19 (HAT) · Opened

1Antan Apolòs te lavil Korent, Pòl menm t'ap pase nan tout mòn peyi Lazi yo jouk li rive lavil Efèz. Li jwenn kèk disip nan lavil la.While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

2Li mande yo: Eske nou te resevwa Sentespri lè nou te kwè? Yo reponn li: Yo pa t' janm di nou te gen yon Sentespri.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.”

3Lè sa a, Pòl mande yo: Ki batèm nou te resevwa? Yo reponn li: Batèm Jan an.“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.

4Pòl di yo: Jan te batize moun ki te asepte tounen vin jwenn Bondye, li t'ap di pèp Izrayèl la pou yo te kwè nan moun ki t'ap vini apre l' la, ki vle di Jezi.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.”

5Lè yo tande sa, yo mande pou resevwa batèm nan non Seyè Jezi.On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

6Apre sa, Pòl mete men sou tèt yo, epi Sentespri desann sou yo. Yo pran pale nan lang lòt peyi, yo t'ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye.And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

7Te gen douz gason konsa antou.There were about twelve men in all.

8Pòl ale nan sinagòg la. Pandan twa mwa li t'ap pale la avèk gwo konviksyon. Li t'ap fè yo konnen tout bagay sou Gouvènman Bondye ki wa a, li t'ap chache pran tèt moun ki t'ap koute l' yo.Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

9Men, anpil t'ap fè tèt di, yo te refize kwè: yo t'ap pase chemen Bondye a nan rizib devan tout asanble a. Lè Pòl wè sa, li wete kò l' nan mitan yo, li pran disip Kris yo avèk li. Chak jou li t'ap preche nan lekòl Tiranis la.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.

10Pandan dezan, sa mache konsa. Se sak fè tout moun ki te rete nan pwovens Lazi a, jwif kou moun lòt nasyon yo, yo tout te tande pawòl Seyè a.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.

11Bondye te sèvi ak Pòl pou l' te fè anpil gwo mirak.God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,

12Se konsa yo te konn pran mouchwa ak lòt rad ki te fwote ak kò l', yo pote yo bay moun malad. Lamenm malad yo te geri, epi tout move lespri yo te met deyò.so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

13Te gen kèk jwif ki t'ap mache toupatou ap chase move lespri sou moun malad. Yo menm tou, yo t'ap seye chase move lespri yo nan non Jezi. Se konsa yo te konn di move lespri yo: Pa pouvwa Jezi Pòl ap fè konnen an, mwen ba ou lòd soti.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(Se te sèt pitit gason Seva, yon granprèt jwif, ki t'ap fè sa.)Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

15Men move lespri a reponn yo: Mwen konnen Jezi, mwen konnen Pòl. Men nou menm, ki moun nou ye?But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

16Lè sa a, nonm ki te gen move lespri sou li a fonse sou yo, li moutre li te gen plis fòs pase yo tout mete ansanm. Li malmennen yo sitèlman yo pran kouri soti nan kay la toutouni, tout kò yo an san.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.

17Tout moun lavil Efèz, jwif kou moun lòt nasyon yo, te rive konn bagay sa a. Yo tout te pè, men yo te vin gen gwo respè pou non Seyè Jezi a.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.

18Anpil nan moun ki te kwè yo vini, yo kanpe devan tout moun, yo t'ap avwe tou sa yo te fè, yo t'ap rekonèt sa an piblik.Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

19Te gen anpil ladan yo ki te konn pratike maji, yo pote liv yo, yo boule yo devan tout moun. Dapre kalkil yo te fè, te gen liv pou desansenkantmil (250.000) goud antou.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.

20Se konsa pawòl Bondye a t'ap gaye avèk pouvwa, li t'ap moutre fòs li.So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.

21Apre bagay sa yo fin pase, Pòl fè lide pase nan Masedwan ak Lakayi, apre sa pou li al Jerizalèm. Li t'ap di: Apre mwen soti la, se pou m' al wè lavil Wòm tou.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.”

22Lè sa a, li voye Timote ak Eras, de nan moun ki t'ap ede l' nan sèvis la, devan nan peyi Masedwan. Li menm li rete kèk tan ankò nan pwovens Lazi.He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.

23Se lè sa a yon gwo dezòd pete nan lavil Efèz poutèt chemen Bondye a.About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

24Te gen yon òfèv yo te rele Demetriyis, ki te konn fè ti modèl kay yo te bati pou yon bondye fanm yo rele Atemis. Se an ajan li te fè yo. Travay sa a te rapòte ouvriye l' yo anpil.It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

25Yon jou, li sanble tout ouvriye l' yo ansanm ak tout lòt moun ki te konn fè menm travay sa a tou. Li di yo: Mesye, nou konnen se travay sa a ki fè nou viv.Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.

26Men, nou wè ak je nou, nou tande ak zòrèy nou sa nonm yo rele Pòl la ap fè. L'ap mache di bondye moun fè ak men se pa bondye yo ye menm. Se konsa, li resi rive pran tèt anpil moun, pa isit nan lavil Efèz la ase, men nan tout pwovens Lazi a.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.

27Talè konsa, metye nou an pral pote move non. Men, sa ki pi rèd ankò, kay Atemis, gwo bondye fanm lan, pral pèdi repitasyon li. Lè sa a menm, gwo bondye moun ap adore nan tout pwovens Lazi ak toupatou sou latè a pral pase pou anyen.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.”

28Lè yo tande sa, foul moun yo vin ankòlè anpil, yo pran rele: Atemis moun Efèz yo, se gwo nègès!When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

29Dezòd la gaye nan tout lavil la. Moun yo pase men yo, yo pran Gayis ak Aristak, de moun Masedwan ki te ansanm ak Pòl nan vwayaj li a, yo kouri an foul, y' al nan teyat la.Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.

30Pòl te vle ale li menm tou devan pèp la, men disip yo te di l' non.Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.

31Te gen de twa chèf nan peyi Lazi a ki te zanmi l', yo voye bò kote l', yo mande l' pou l' pa parèt tèt li nan teyat la.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.

32Pandan tout tan sa a, te gen gwo bouyay nan asanble a. Yon pòsyon moun t'ap rele yon bagay, yon lòt pòsyon menm t'ap rele yon lòt bagay. Pifò ladan yo pa t' konnen ojis poukisa yo te sanble.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.

33Kèk moun nan foul la esplike bagay la bay Aleksann, yon nonm jwif yo te mete alatèt yo. Aleksann fè siy ak men li, li te vle pale pou l' pran defans jwif yo devan pèp la.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.

34Men, lè yo rekonnèt se jwif li ye, yo tout pran rele ansanm menm bagay la pandan dezèdetan: Atemis moun Efèz yo, se gwo nègès.But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

35Bout pou bout, sekretè lakomin lan te resi fè foul la sispann rele, li di yo konsa: Moun Efèz, koute! Tout moun konnen lavil Efèz se li menm k'ap veye sou kay Atemis, gwo nègès, ansanm ak estati li a ki te tonbe sot nan syèl la.Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

36Pesonn pa ka di se pa vre. Se sa ki fè, se pou n' mete tèt nou an plas pou n' pa fè anyen san nou pa kalkile byen.Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.

37Bon. Mesye sa yo nou mennen isit la, se pa vòlò yo vòlò nan tanp yo, ni se pa pale yo pale mal sou Atemis, bondye fanm nou an.For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.

38Si Demetriyis ak ouvriye l' yo gen yon kont yo vle regle ak yon moun, gen jou pou tribinal la travay, epi gen chèf pou sa tou: se la pou y' al pote plent.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.

39Apre sa, si nou gen lòt reklamasyon nou vle fè, n'a regle sa yon lè tout sitwayen yo va reyini dapre lalwa.But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

40Avèk sa ki pase jòdi a, yo kapab al pote plent pou nou, yo kapab al di n'ap fè revolisyon. Pa gen okenn rezon pou tout dezòd sa a. Nou p'ap kapab bay okenn esplikasyon pou sa.For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”

41Lè li fin di sa, li voye tout moun lakay yo.After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

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