Handelingen 16
1 En hij kwam te Derbe en Lystre. En ziet, aldaar was een zeker discipel, met name Timotheus, zoon van een gelovige Joodse vrouw, maar van een Grieksen vader;
Paul [and Silas] to Derbe [city and visited the believers there]. Next [they went to] Lystra [city]. A believer whose name was Timothy lived there. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.
2 Welken goeden getuigenis gegeven werd van de broederen te Lystre en Ikonium.
The believers in Lystra and Iconium said good things about Timothy,
3 Deze wilde Paulus, dat met hem zou reizen; en hij nam en besneed hem, om der Joden wil, die in die plaatsen waren; want zij kenden allen zijn vader, dat hij een Griek was.
and Paul wanted to take Timothy with him [when he went] to other places, so he circumcised Timothy. [He did that so that] the Jews who lived in those places [would accept Timothy], because they knew that his non-Jewish father [had not allowed him to be circumcised] {[anyone to circumcise his son]}.
4 En alzo zij de steden doorreisden, gaven zij hun de verordeningen over, die van de apostelen en de ouderlingen te Jeruzalem goed gevonden waren, om die te onderhouden.
[So Timothy went with Paul and Silas] and they traveled to many other towns. [In each town] they told [the] believers the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem {that the apostles and elders in Jerusalem had decided} that [non-Jewish] believers should obey.
5 De Gemeenten dan werden bevestigd in het geloof, en werden dagelijks overvloediger in getal.
[God was helping] the believers in those towns to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus], and every day more people became believers.
6 En als zij Frygie, en het land van Galatie doorgereisd hadden, werden zij van den Heiligen Geest verhinderd het Woord in Azie te spreken.
Paul and his companions wanted/planned to enter Asia [province] preach the message [about Jesus] there, but they were prevented by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit prevented them} [from going there. So] they traveled through Phrygia and Galatia [provinces].
7 En aan Mysie gekomen zijnde, poogden zij naar Bithynie te reizen; en de Geest liet het hun niet toe.
They arrived at the border of Mysia [province] and they wanted to go [north] Bithynia [province]. But [again] the Spirit of Jesus showed them that they should not [go there].
8 En zij, Mysie voorbij gereisd zijnde, kwamen af tot Troas.
So they went through Mysia [province] and arrived at Troas, a [port city. I, Luke, joined them there].
9 En van Paulus werd in den nacht een gezicht gezien: er was een Macedonisch man staande, die hem bad en zeide: Kom over in Macedonie, en help ons.
That night [God gave] Paul a vision in which he saw a man [who was a native] of Macedonia [province]. He was standing [some distance away], and he was earnestly calling to Paul, “[Please] come over [here] to Macedonia and help us!”
10 Als hij nu dit gezicht gezien had, zo zochten wij terstond naar Macedonie te reizen, besluitende daaruit, dat ons de Heere geroepen had, om denzelven het Evangelie te verkondigen.
[The next morning] we [(exc)] immediately got ready to go to Macedonia, because we believed that God had called us to [go and] preach the good message to the people there.
11 Van Troas dan afgevaren zijnde, liepen wij recht naar Samothrace, en den volgende dag naar Neapolis.
So we [(exc)] got on a ship in Troas and sailed across [the sea] Samothrace [Island. We spent the night there], and the next day [we sailed again across the sea and arrived] at Neapolis [port/town].
12 En van daar naar Filippi, welke is de eerste stad van dit deel van Macedonie, een kolonie. En wij onthielden ons in die stad ettelijke dagen.
Then we [left Neapolis and] went [by land] to Philippi. It was a very important city in Macedonia [province, where many] Roman citizens lived. We stayed in Philippi several days.
13 En op den dag des sabbats gingen wij buiten de stad aan de rivier, waar het gebed placht te geschieden; en nedergezeten zijnde, spraken wij tot de vrouwen, die samengekomen waren.
On the first (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [after we(exc) arrived], we went outside the city gate [down] to the river. We had heard [someone say] that [Jewish] people gathered to pray there. [When we arrived there, we saw] some women who had gathered [to pray]. So we sat down and began to tell them [the message about Jesus].
14 En een zekere vrouw, met name Lydia, een purperverkoopster, van de stad Thyatira, die God diende, hoorde ons; welker hart de Heere heeft geopend, dat zij acht nam op hetgeen van Paulus gesproken werd.
A woman whose name was Lydia was one of those who were listening [to Paul. She was a non-Jewish woman], from Thyatira [city, who bought and] sold [expensive] purple cloth. She had accepted what the Jews believe about God. The Lord [God] caused her to pay attention to the message that Paul preached, and she believed it. [The members of her household also heard the good message and believed in Jesus] [MTY].
15 En als zij gedoopt was, en haar huis, bad zij ons, zeggende: Indien gij hebt geoordeeld, dat ik den Heere getrouw ben, zo komt in mijn huis, en blijft er. En zij dwong ons.
After [Paul and Silas] baptized Lydia and the others who lived in her house [MTY] {After Lydia and the others who lived in her house were baptized}, she invited us to [go and stay in] her home. She said, “You [(pl)] know that I [now] believe in the Lord [Jesus], so [please] come and stay in my house.” She persuaded us [to do that, so we(exc) stayed there].
16 En het geschiedde, als wij tot het gebed heengingen, dat een zekere dienstmaagd, hebbende een waarzeggenden geest, ons ontmoette, welke haar heren groot gewin toebracht met waarzeggen.
Another day, while we [(exc)] were going to the place where people regularly gathered to pray, we met a young woman who was a slave. An evil spirit was enabling her to be a ventriloquist and to tell people what would happen [to them]. People paid a lot of money to [the men who were] her owners, in return for her telling them things that [she said] would happen [to them].
17 Dezelve volgde Paulus en ons achterna, en riep, zeggende: Deze mensen zijn dienstknechten Gods des Allerhoogsten, die ons den weg der zaligheid verkondigen.
This young woman followed Paul and the rest of us. She continually shouted, “These men serve the God who is the greatest [of all gods]! They are telling you how ([God] can save you [so that he will not punish you/to be] saved)”
18 En dit deed zij vele dagen lang. Maar Paulus, daarover ontevreden zijnde, keerde zich om, en zeide tot den geest: Ik gebied u in den Naam van Jezus Christus, dat gij van haar uitgaat. En hij ging uit ter zelfder ure.
She continued to do that for many days. Finally Paul became irritated. So he turned [toward the young woman] and rebuked the evil spirit [that was in her. He said], “By the authority [MTY] of Jesus Christ, I command you [(sg)] to come out of this young woman!” Right away the evil spirit left her.
19 Als nu de heren van dezelve zagen, dat de hoop huns gewins weg was, grepen zij Paulus en Silas, en trokken hen naar de markt voor de oversten.
And then her owners realized that she could no longer earn money for them [because she could no longer predict what would happen to people, so they were angry]. They grabbed Paul and Silas and forcefully took them to the public square, to [the place where] the government authorities and [a lot of other people were gathered].
20 En als zij hen tot de hoofdmannen gebracht hadden, zeiden zij: Deze mensen beroeren onze stad, daar zij Joden zijn.
The owners [of the young woman] brought Paul and Silas to the city officials and told them, “These men are Jews, and they are greatly troubling [the people in] [MTY] our city.
21 En zij verkondigen zeden, die ons niet geoorloofd zijn aan te nemen noch te doen, alzo wij Romeinen zijn.
They are teaching that we [(inc)] should follow customs that our laws do not allow us Romans to consider [to be correct] or to obey!”
22 En de schare stond gezamenlijk tegen hen op; en de hoofdmannen, hun de klederen afgescheurd hebbende, bevalen hen te geselen.
Many of the crowd joined [those who were accusing] Paul and Silas, and started beating them. Then the [Roman] authorities commanded [soldiers] to tear the shirts off Paul and Silas and to beat them [with rods/sticks].
23 En als zij hun vele slagen gegeven hadden, wierpen zij hen in de gevangenis, en geboden den stokbewaarder, dat hij hen zekerlijk bewaren zou.
[So the soldiers] beat Paul and Silas vigorously [with rods]. After that, they [took them and] shoved them into the prison. They told the jailer that he should lock them up securely.
24 Dewelke, zulk een gebod ontvangen hebbende, wierp hen in den binnensten kerker, en verzekerde hun voeten in de stok.
[Because the officials] had [commanded] him [to do that], the jailer shoved Paul and Silas into the cell that was farthest inside. [There, he made them sit down on the floor/ground and stretch out their legs]. Then he fastened their ankles in [grooves] between two large wooden beams, [so that Paul and Silas could not move their legs].
25 En omtrent den middernacht baden Paulus en Silas, en zongen Gode lofzangen en de gevangenen hoorden naar hen.
About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying [aloud] and praising God by singing hymns. The [other] prisoners were listening attentively to them.
26 En er geschiedde snellijk een grote aardbeving, alzo dat de fundamenten des kerkers bewogen werden; en terstond werden al de deuren geopend, en de banden van allen werden los.
Suddenly there was a very strong earthquake. It shook the entire jail [SYN] and its foundation [SYN]. [The earthquake caused] all the doors [of the jail] to open suddenly, and [caused] all the chains that fastened the prisoners to fall off.
27 En de stokbewaarder, wakker geworden zijnde, en ziende de deuren der gevangenis geopend, trok een zwaard, en zou zichzelven omgebracht hebben, menende, dat de gevangenen ontvloden waren.
The jailer woke up and saw that the doors of the jail were open. He thought that the prisoners had escaped. So he pulled out his sword in order to kill himself, [because he knew that the officials would kill him if the prisoners escaped].
28 Maar Paulus riep met grote stem, zeggende: Doe uzelven geen kwaad; want wij zijn allen hier.
Paul [saw the jailer and] shouted to him, “Do not harm yourself! We [(exc) prisoners] are all here!”
29 En als hij licht geeist had, sprong hij in, en werd zeer bevende, en viel voor Paulus en Silas neder aan de voeten;
The jailer shouted [to someone] to bring torches/lanterns, [and after they brought them], he rushed into the jail and knelt down in front of Paul and Silas. [He was very afraid, so] much so that he was trembling/shaking.
30 En hen buiten gebracht hebbende, zeide hij: Lieve heren, wat moet ik doen, opdat ik zalig worde?
Then he brought Paul and Silas out [of the jail] and asked: “Sirs, what do I need to do to be saved [from being punished for my sins]?”
31 En zij zeiden: Geloof in den Heere Jezus Christus, en gij zult zalig worden, gij en uw huis.
[They answered], “Trust in [what] the Lord Jesus [has done for you], and you will be saved {[God] will save you}, and the others who live in [MTY] your house will [also] be saved [if they believe in Jesus].”
32 En zij spraken tot hem het woord des Heeren, en tot allen, die in zijn huis waren.
Then the jailer took Paul and Silas into his house, washed their wounds, and gave them a meal. [He woke up all the people in his house, and] Paul and Silas told all of them the message about the Lord [Jesus. They all believed in him]. Immediately [after that, the jailer and all his family were baptized] {[Paul and Silas] baptized the jailer and all his family}. They were very happy, because now they all believed in God.
33 En hij nam hen tot zich in dezelve ure des nachts, en wies hen van de striemen; en hij werd terstond gedoopt, en al de zijnen.
34 En hij bracht hen in zijn huis, en zette hun de tafel voor, en verheugde zich, dat hij met al zijn huis aan God gelovig geworden was.
35 En als het dag geworden was, zonden de hoofdmannen de stadsdienaars, zeggende: Laat die mensen los.
The next morning, the [Roman] officials commanded [some] police officers [to go to the jail to say to the jailer], “[Our bosses] say, ‘Let those [two] prisoners go [now]!’”
36 En de stokbewaarder boodschapte deze woorden aan Paulus, zeggende: De hoofdmannen hebben gezonden, dat gij zoudt losgelaten worden; gaat dan nu uit, en reist heen in vrede.
[After the officers went and told that to] the jailer, he [went and] told Paul, “The [Roman] authorities have sent a message [(sg)] saying that I should release you [(sg)] and Silas [from prison]. So you [two] can leave [the jail] now. Now you can go peacefully!”
37 Maar Paulus zeide tot hen: Zij hebben ons, die Romeinen zijn, onveroordeeld in het openbaar gegeseld, en in de gevangenis geworpen, en werpen zij ons nu heimelijk daaruit? Niet alzo; maar dat zij zelven komen, en ons uitleiden.
But Paul said to the police officers, “The authorities [commanded men to] beat us in front of a crowd before [those authorities] had learned if we [(exc)] had done anything wrong! Then they [ordered men to] shove us into jail! [But that was not legal, because] we [(exc)] are Roman citizens! And now they want [RHQ] to send us away secretly! We will not accept that! Those [Roman] officials must come themselves and [tell us that they are sorry], and take us out [of jail].”
38 En de stadsdienaars boodschapten deze woorden wederom den hoofdmannen; en zij werden bevreesd, horende, dat zij Romeinen waren.
So the police officers [went and] told the city authorities [what Paul had said]. When those authorities heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid [that someone would report to more important officials what they had done, and as a result they would be punished] {[those officials would punish them]}.
39 En zij, komende, baden hen, en als zij hen uitgeleid hadden, begeerden zij, dat zij uit de stad gaan zouden.
So the city authorities came to Paul and Silas and told them that they were sorry for what they had done to them. The authorities brought them out of the jail, and repeatedly asked them to leave the city [soon].
40 En uitgegaan zijnde uit de gevangenis, gingen zij in tot Lydia; en de broeders gezien hebbende, vertroostten zij dezelve, en gingen uit de stad.
After Paul and Silas left the jail, they went to Lydia’s house. There they met with her and the [other] believers. They encouraged the believers [to continue trusting in the Lord Jesus], and then the two apostles left [Philippi].
