1 PBK Enne yiya eldadi, tenggeren Apolos enni el Korintus, Paulus el langani enna kalbatu ndolo monno lundulapa el Efesus. Ennonno, ndiyo eldukinni ahwadinkongo ehmuriconno. BSB BSB: While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
2 PBK Paulus lapnegheng elbarada ndiyo ngarrakehe, "Payaka yemmi himbaya Ndewa Mbihana enne yemmi menge ebwani?" Ndiyo awolohoyo, Indihennya, monno yamma jamma perna mbam rongoyo enni Ndewa Mbiha." 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 PBK Menge, Paulus lapnegheng, "El dodolonno payaka, ahmurinnya, yemmi ab ihogimmi?" Awolohoyo ndiyo, "Edodolon ab ihona Yohanes." BSB BSB: “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
4 PBK Paulus lapneghen, "Yohanes lap ihohiki wangi web iho lamghilla, menge lapdukinni atodanga tanna el wani elbarana lahtoyo el emini menge ndiyo, ndidoyaka 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 PBK Mengeke ndiyo ngarrakehe mba rongoyo tutunna yiya, ndiyo ngarrakehe ab ihohi elbar ngarana Miorri Yesus. BSB BSB: On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 PBK Ahmurinnya, tenggeren Paulus mbanna menge kombokongngo limana eltakkuda ndiyo, Ndewa Mbihana eminni el pannuda ndiyo, menge ndiyo akwungoni atakki enne apnegheng monno apdahaka. BSB BSB: And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7 PBK Ndiyo ngarrakehe adangada henyaka hakbullu nduda atoyo kabani. BSB BSB: There were about twelve men in all.
8 PBK Moko, Paulus eltamaka el umma mbiha monno atakkiyaka wango brumbuk enne amdennya tallu wulla, tenggeren mba tukorongngo pangada monno wondi paghahi eldiyo tutunna Kerajaannonno Maramba Allah. BSB BSB: Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
9 PBK Ndimokko, enne pirraya atoyo laptonggorohi eh atija monno jahimbaya ati waja, tenggeren mbatakkiya tutunna el indaha tutunna Alarra enne lahdapanna atodanga, Paulus lamdalinni ndiyo ngarrakehe monno el lekihi eh muriconno otindi, tenggeren mba pahelung pangadanga ndeloko-ndelokonno ellah lahkolo 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 PBK Tutunna yiya engena mbanna haloko enna mandennya duyo doyo hennyaka ngarrakehe atodanga el doyo el Asia arongoyo linnya Miorri, enne todanga Yahudi ato atodanga 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 PBK Maramba laplakuya eldanga Mujizato enne pamngoroho ndengengoyo walli ella limana Paulus, BSB BSB: God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
12 PBK enna hapu limmana ato celemek elperna tondoyo klunlana Paulus elngandiya elbarada tohadu, mokko enna haduda ndiyo ngarrakehe el mohengoko monno ndewa indahada lohoko walli el ndiyo. 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 PBK Nimoko, enne pirracoyo tophoko marapu Yahudi ellahloko klilinngindi elusaha takkiya ngarana Miorri Yesus elbarada atodanga papghenne ndewa indaha tenggero mbanna takki, "Yaya kuhorunggu yemmi elngarana Yesus papdukinnya 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 PBK Pituya anna kabanina Skewa, lahtoyo imam bokollo Yahudi, ellaplakuya. BSB BSB: Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15 PBK Ndimoko, ndewa indaha elwolohoyo monno eltakiya elbarada ndiyo, "Yaya kudammani monno kupeghenni tutunna Paulus, ndika garranggu yoyo?" BSB BSB: But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
16 PBK Menge, atoyo ella paptamangngo ndewa indaha laklohokok elbarada ndiyo, monno ellak kwuahahiki ngarrakehe ndiyo, monno lapkalahiki ndiyo ngarrakehe monno nebhenya ndiyo mbanna palayo poltonna walli ella umma netu walli ella laklolonno monno lamnugha. 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 PBK Tutuanna yiya elpeghenni ngarrakehe atodanga el Efesus, atodanga Yahudi ato atodanga Yunani. Monno, ndiyo ngarrakehe akbohika monno elngaranna Miorri Yesus engene mba pamlanguya. 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 PBK Menge, ndanga walli el ndiyo aperna mbaplakuya asihir, akahahi en huroto ndangada ndiyo monno atunnihi lahdapadda atodanga. Monno, ndiyo ngarrakehe abaghihi awallida eh huroto ndukingo 50.000 kdiduk peraka. 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 PBK Menge, linnya Miorri engenna mbanna mbukullo monno lakwuahaya. BSB BSB: So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
21 PBK Mengeke ngarkehe ap etu, eldolonno Ndewa, Paulus el mbengngo otinni el Yerusalem menge ndiyo mbanna langani Makedonia monno Akhaya, monno lapneghen, "Mengeke yaya eb engga anonno, yaya el iceya 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 PBK Monno, mengeke mbap ptumbondi eh toduyo a otindi melayani el Makedonia, ndidohiki Timotius monno Erastus, ndiyo kneheng a ndoyo pirraya alodo el 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 PBK Enna lodonno, ennonno eldadi ahmerengngo el janna katappa ellara. BSB BSB: About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
25 PBK Eh tukongo en amkaha engendi eh topghilli ella bidangado elmere monno apnegheng, "Ndungkambu ngarrakehe, yemmi peghinni mbanna ndahana yica walli ennya ella perusahanno yiya. 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 PBK Menge, yemmi iceya monno rongoya mbanna, indiwani el Efesus ndimoko ngarrakehe ella Asia, Paulus mengeke mbanna paghahi monno lapdaha ngarrakehe atodanga lakwaliko monno atakiya allah papdahanna atopiya indiwalli ennya lam Maramba Allah. 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 PBK Henenne yiya elbahaya indi hemonoko enna usahanna yica mbanna kabuttuku walli ella inkriya, ndimoko weddi Dewi Artemis ella agungngo janna hodipiya patta mbaghinnya, monno ndiyo, ella sembah ngarrakehe Asia monno a pannu tana, elmuehengngo a ndahanna." 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 PBK Ndika ndiyo ngarrakehe arongoya atutunna, ndiyo ngarrakehe hekbanija monno akyokongngoko, "Mbokollo Artemis, dewi atoyo Efesus!" BSB BSB: When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
30 PBK Ndimoko, enne Paulus elbengo otinni el tamma ellap ndunna atodanga, ngarrakehe eh muriconno jap pahallahiki. BSB BSB: Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
31 PBK Monno, eh pirracoyo tobokollo Asia el olkedenna apngandini liya elbarana pandabalinni mbanna takkiya elbaranna tanna janna pakrakinni apoltonna elumma kesenianno. 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 PBK Mokko, enna ahwadikongngo akyokongngoko tutunna hodi wali ella lahwadikongngo, mbanna amkahada el enni dolonno ahberengngo monno ahwadikongngo walli ella ndiyo japeghinni payaka enna alasannonno ndiyo pamkahawada. 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 PBK Enna akwadikongngo atodanga apahwunniki Aleksander monno atodanga Yahudi menge mba tundorin elahdapanna, monno Aleksander el wongngo tandanna wango limmana, ndiyo abengngo olenni lahdapanna atodanga. 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 PBK Ndimoko, ndiyo ngarrakehe apeghinni mbanna Aleksander ndidoyaka ato Yahudi, enna amdennya dubuya enna jammu, ndiyo ngarrakehe akyokongok pahwunga lija, "Mbokolloko Artemis dewi atoyo 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 PBK Ndika, ngarrakehe ap etu janna ndadi indi gabbani. BSB BSB: Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
37 PBK Ndimoko, yemmi menge abngandihi atodanga el emindi yiya, el janna krebe kuil ato el ollokoyo a dewinja yica. BSB BSB: For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
38 PBK Ebdimoko, eb Demetrius monno eh tukongo amrengnge engenni elmenge klanlun elbarana lahtoyo, abungkereka enna pengadilanno monno prokonsul. pawalindiki ndiyo ngarrakehe mba gabbani enne lahtoyo. 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 PBK Ndimoko, en yemmi eb bengo ngarrakehe ap etu, el dadi pahmengengo eldolonno enna prehe walli ella hukummonno. BSB BSB: But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
40 PBK Ndimoko, yica el endi elbahaya tutunna mbapdonnanni enna habereng yiya loddono el jango oronna eb hewana tutunna enne ahberengngo." 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 PBK Mengeke ndiyo mbatakkiya tutunna yiya, ndiyo pakballaniki enna akwongija atodanga. BSB BSB: After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
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