Apostelenes gerninger 19
1 Men det skete, medens Apollos var i Korinth, at Paulus efter at være dragen igennem de højereliggende Landsdele kom ned til Efesus
Now it came to pass while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul having passed through the upper parts of Asia came to Ephesus:
2 og fandt nogle Disciple, og han sagde til dem: „Fik I den Helligaand, da I bleve troende?‟ Men de sagde til ham: „Vi have ikke engang hørt, at der er en Helligaand.‟
and finding some disciples there, he said unto them, Have ye received the holy Spirit since ye embraced the faith? And they said unto him, Nay, we had not even heard whether the holy Spirit be yet given.
3 Og han sagde: „Hvortil bleve I da døbte?‟ Men de sagde: „Til Johannes's Daab.‟
And he said unto them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into the baptism of John.
4 Da sagde Paulus: „Johannes døbte med Omvendelses-Daab, idet han sagde til Folket, at de skulde tro paa den, som kom efter ham, det er paa Jesus.‟
Then said Paul, John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people, that they should believe in Him that was coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.
5 Men da de hørte dette, lode de sig døbe til den Herres Jesu Navn.
And when they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 Og da Paulus lagde Hænderne paa dem, kom den Helligaand over dem, og de talte i Tunger og profeterede.
And as Paul laid his hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And the men were in all about twelve.
7 Men de vare i det hele omtrent tolv Mænd.
And he went into the synagogue,
8 Og han gik ind i Synagogen og vidnede frimodigt i tre Maaneder, idet han holdt Samtaler og overbeviste om det, som hører til Guds Rige.
and spake boldly, disputing with them for the space of three months, and persuading them of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9 Men da nogle forhærdede sig og strede imod og over for Mængden talte ilde om Vejen, forlod han dem og skilte Disciplene fra dem og holdt daglig Samtaler i Tyrannus's Skole.
But as some were hardened and refractory, speaking evil of the way of life before the multitude, he departed from them, and took away the disciples with him, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 Men dette varede i to Aar, saa at alle, som boede i Asien, baade Jøder og Grækere, hørte Herrens Ord.
And this he did for two years; so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord Jesus.
11 Og Gud gjorde usædvanlige kraftige Gerninger ved Paulus's Hænder,
And God wrought extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul:
12 saa at man endog bragte Tørklæder og Bælter fra hans Legeme til de syge, og Sygdommene vege fra dem, og de onde Aander fore ud.
so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases lest them, and evil spirits went out of them.
13 Men ogsaa nogle af de omløbende jødiske Besværgere forsøgte at nævne den Herres Jesu Navn over dem, som havde de onde Aander, idet de sagde: „Jeg besværger eder ved den Jesus, som Paulus prædiker.‟
Then some of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those that had evil spirits, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth."
14 Men de, som gjorde dette, vare syv Sønner af Skeuas, en jødisk Ypperstepræst.
Now there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jewish priest, who did this.
15 Men den onde Aand svarede og sagde til dem: „Jesus kender jeg, og om Paulus ved jeg; men I, hvem ere I?‟
But the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?
16 Og det Menneske, i hvem den onde Aand var, sprang ind paa dem og overmandede dem begge og fik saadan Magt over dem, at de flygtede nøgne og saarede ud af Huset.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leapt upon them, and mastered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 Men dette blev vitterligt for alle dem, som boede i Efesus, baade Jøder og Grækere; og der faldt en Frygt over dem alle, og den Herres Jesu Navn blev ophøjet,
And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 og mange af dem, som vare blevne troende, kom og bekendte og fortalte om deres Gerninger.
And many of them that believed came confessing and declaring their former practices.
19 Men mange af dem, som havde drevet Trolddom, bare deres Bøger sammen og opbrændte dem for alles Øjne; og man beregnede deres Værdi og fandt dem halvtredsindstyve Tusinde Sølvpenge værd.
And a great number of those that had used inquisitive arts, brought the books, and burned them before them all: and they computed the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 Saa kraftigt voksede Herrens Ord og fik Magt.
So mightily did the word of the Lord increase and prevail.
21 Men da dette var fuldbragt, satte Paulus sig for i Aanden, at han vilde rejse igennem Makedonien og Akaja og saa drage til Jerusalem, og han sagde: „Efter at jeg har været der, bør jeg ogsaa se Rom.‟
After these things, Paul purposed in spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
22 Og han sendte to af dem, som gik ham til Haande, Timotheus og Erastus, til Makedonien; men selv blev han nogen Tid i Asien.
So he sent into Macedonia two of those that ministred to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed some time in Asia.
23 Men paa den Tid opstod der et ikke lidet Oprør i Anledning af Vejen.
Now there happened at that time no small disturbance about the way which he taught.
24 Thi en Sølvsmed ved Navn Demetrius gjorde Artemistempler af Sølv og skaffede Kunstnerne ikke ringe Fortjeneste.
For one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver models of Diana's temple, brought no small gain to the artificers: whom he got together,
25 Disse samlede han tillige med de med saadanne Ting sysselsatte Arbejdere og sagde: „I Mænd! I vide, at vi have vort Udkomme af dette Arbejde.
and with them the workmen they employed about such things, and said, My friends, ye know that by this employment we get our wealth.
26 Og I se og høre, at ikke alene i Efesus, men næsten i hele Asien har denne Paulus ved sin Overtalelse vildledt en stor Mængde, idet han siger, at de ikke ere Guder, de, som gøres med Hænder.
And ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and perverted many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made by hands.
27 Men der er ikke alene Fare for, at denne vor Haandtering skal komme i Foragt, men ogsaa for, at den store Gudinde Artemis's Helligdom skal blive agtet for intet, og at den Gudindes Majestæt, hvem hele Asien og Jorderige dyrker, skal blive krænket.‟
So that we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.
28 Men da de hørte dette, bleve de fulde af Vrede og raabte og sagde: „Stor er Efesiernes Artemis!‟
Hearing this and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 Og Byen kom i fuldt Oprør, og de stormede endrægtigt til Teatret og reve Makedonierne Kajus og Aristarkus, Paulus's Rejsefæller, med sig.
And the whole city was filled with confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus two Macedonians, fellow-travellers with Paul.
30 Men da Paulus vilde gaa ind iblandt Folkemængden, tilstedte Disciplene ham det ikke.
And when Paul would have gone in unto the people, the disciples would not let him.
31 Men ogsaa nogle af Asiarkerne, som vare hans Venner, sendte Bud til ham og formanede ham til ikke at vove sig hen til Teatret.
And some also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, sent to him and desired him not to venture himself into the theatre.
32 Da skrege nogle eet, andre et andet; thi Forsamlingen var i Forvirring, og de fleste vidste ikke, af hvad Aarsag de vare komne sammen.
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together.
33 Men de trak Aleksander, hvem Jøderne skøde frem, ud af Skaren; men Aleksander slog til Lyd med Haanden og vilde holde en Forsvarstale til Folket.
And they brought Alexander forward out of the multitude, the Jews urging him on. And Alexander beckoning with the hand, would have made a defence to the people.
34 Men da de fik at vide, at han var en Jøde, raabte de alle med een Røst i omtrent to Timer: „Stor er Efesiernes Artemis!‟
But when they knew that he was a Jew, they all cried out with one voice, for near two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 Men Byskriveren fik Skaren beroliget og sagde: „I Mænd i Efesus! hvilket Menneske er der vel, som ikke ved, at Efesiernes By er Tempelværge for den store Artemis og det himmelfaldne Billede?
And when the Secretary had appeased the multitude, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is devoted to the service of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 Naar altsaa dette er uimodsigeligt, bør I være rolige og ikke foretage eder noget fremfusende.
Since therefore these things are incontestible, ye ought to be quiet and composed, and to do nothing rashly.
37 Thi I have ført disse Mænd hid, som hverken ere Tempelranere eller bespotte eders Gudinde.
For ye have brought these men hither, who are neither robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your goddess.
38 Dersom nu Demetrius og hans Kunstnere have Klage imod nogen, da holdes der Tingdage, og der er Statholdere; lad dem kalde hinanden for Retten!
If Demetrius therefore, and the artificers that are with him, have a charge against any one, the law-courts are open, and there are Roman proconsuls likewise: let them implead one another.
39 Men have I noget Forlangende om andre Sager, saa vil det blive afgjort i den lovlige Forsamling.
But if ye are enquiring any thing about other matters, let it be decided in a lawful assembly:
40 Vi staa jo endog i Fare for at anklages for Oprør for, hvad der i Dag er sket, da der ingen Aarsag er dertil; herfor, for dette Opløb, ville vi ikke kunne gøre Regnskab.‟
for we are in danger of being charged with sedition for what has happened this day, there being no cause by which we can give a reason for this concourse.
41 Og da han havde sagt dette, lod han Forsamlingen fare.
And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
