Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
A ni ansau Apolus mi Korint, Paulus kotin kakan sili sap en pali poa kan, ap lele dong Episus wasa a diarada tounpadak kai.
2 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.”
A kotin masani ong irail: Komail aleer Ngen saraui ni omail posonlar? Irail potoan ong i: Se sota man rong, me Ngen saraui mia.
3 “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
A ap kotin masani: A is, me komail paptais ong? Irail inda: Ong paptais en Ioanes.
4 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.”
Paulus masani: Ioanes paptais ki paptais en kalula, ni a masani ong aramas akan, me ren poson i me pan pwarado mur i, i Iesus.
5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Irail lao rongadar met, re ap paptais ong mar en Kaun Iesus.
6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Paulus lao kotin pwil po’rail lim a kan, Ngen saraui ap kotidi po’rail, irail ari lokaia ngil toror pasang o deideikop.
7 There were about twelve men in all.
A ir ol oko me ekriamen.
8 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
I ari kotin purepure nan sinakoke o aima padapadak saunipong silu, kapakaparok o kawewedar meakan duen wein Kot.
9 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.
A akai lao kapitakailar, o so poson, o lokelokaia sued ong aramas akan duen lamalam, a ap saupei sang irail o katorela tounpadak kan, o padapadaki ong irail nan im en padak en Tiranus
10 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.
Mepukat wiauier saunpar riau; toun Asien karos ari rongada masan en Kaun o, men Sus o men Krik karos.
11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
O Kot me kotin wia kida lim en Paulus manaman kapuriamui akan.
12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
Re pil aleer lim en pudo o likau moa sang pali war a, pwilikidi ong me somau kan, somau o ap sare sang, o ngen sued akan keredi sang.
13 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 bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
Men Sus widingok kai, me kin koko sili kati ani, ap song sakaraki dong irail, me tanwar en ngen sued kai, mar en Kaun Iesus, indada: Kit kaukilang komail Iesus, me Paulus kin padapadak due.
14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
A ol isimen mia nain samaro lapalap Skepas, ol en Sus amen, me wiadar mepukat.
15 Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
A ngen sued sapeng irail indada: I asa Iesus, o i asa duen Paulus, a komail, is komail?
16 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.
A aramas o, me ngen sued mi poa, ap luse dong irail o kaloe irail edi. Ir ari tanga sang nan im o kiliso o kili olar.
17 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.
A met lok sili ren men Sus o Krik akan, me kauson Episus. O masak kipa irail edi, o mar en Kaun Iesus me lomuinlar kaualap.
18 Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
O me iang posonlar me toto kodo weokadar o kasaledar arail wiawia kan.
19 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.
O pil me toto, me kati ani, wa pena nairail puk o isik ir ada mon karos; ir ari wadok pwain ar o diar, me a dok ong moni limenen.
20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
Masan en Kaun ari pwaidar kaualap.
21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
Murin mepukat Paulus ap kotin inong iong ni ngen e kakan sili wein Masetonien o Akaia, ap kotilang Ierusalem masanidar: I lao milar wasa o, i pil pan kilang Rom.
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
I ari kadarala Masetonien riamen, kisan me papa i: Timoteus o Erastus. A pein i kotikoteta mas nan Asien.
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
I ansau me moromorong laud wiauier pweki lamalam.
24 It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
Pwe amen, me ad a Demetrius, saunmata amen, me kin wiada im en kaudok silper kan ong Diana, me kare ong irail, me kin wiawiada, moni toto.
25 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
I ap kapokon irail pena o toun dodok en song ota indada: Maing ko, komail asa, me dodok wet meid kadepa ong kitail, pwe i me kitail kapwapwaki.
26 And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
A komail kilekilang o rongerong, me Paulus men et kin kaloedi o kawukila aramas toto a kaidin nan Episus eta, pwe pil koren iong nan Asien pon, ni a kin padaki ong aramas akan, me dene kaidin irail kot akan, me wiaui pan pa en aramas akan.
27 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.”
Mepukat meid apwal ong kitail. Pwe kaidin atail dodok eta me pan kamala, pwe pil im kaudok en kot Diana lapalap o a lingan, me toun Asien o sappa karos kin kaudoki ong pan sorela.
28 When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Irail lao ronger mepukat, re ap makara kida kaualap o weriweradar indada: Meid lapalap Diana en men Episus!
29 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.
A karos toun kanim o ap pingidar, wiaki eu, tangalang im en madong, tangaki Kaios o Aristarkus men Masetonien, me waroki ong Paulus oko.
30 Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
A Paulus lao pan kotilong nan pokon o, tounpadak kan ap sota mueid ong i.
31 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.
O saumas en Asien kai, me kompokepa kan, ilake dong i, panaui i, ender kotilang im en madong o.
32 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.
Ari, akai wia eu song en lokaia, a akai eu, pwe pokon o pingidar. A me toto re’rail sasa karep en ar pokon pena.
33 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.
Irail sikon sang nan pokon o Aleksander; Sus oko me sikonla i. A Aleksander olol ong irail, ap men sapeng pokon o.
34 But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Irail lao asa, me i kisan Sus oko, re ap wiaki eu weriwerada auer riau: Meid lapalap Diana en men Episus!
35 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?
A sauninting en kanim o lao kadukiedi pokon o, ap indada: Komail ol oko en Episus, is aramas, me sasa, me kanim en men Episus kin kaukaudoki ong Diana lapalap o dikedik, me pupedi sang nanlang?
36 Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
A ma sota, me pan kak kalikame mepukat, komail en nenenla o der wiada me sapung!
37 For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
Pwe komail ukedo ol pukat, me sota kin kuliada im en kaudok o, pil sota lalaue omail kot li.
38 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.
A ma Demetrius o iang a kan mauki meakot ren amen, kapung ap pan wiaui, pwe saunkapung kai mia, ren kapukapung re’rail.
39 But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
A ma komail mauki eu song toror, i me pan kapungala nan kapung o.
40 For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
Pwe kitail pan pukoki morong en ran wet, pwe sota karepen, me kitail en kapungki pokon wet ar tangatang pena.
41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
A lao masani ong irail mepukat, ap kadar pasang pokon o.
