Acts 16
1 So he came to Derbe and Lystra. Well now, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was a Greek;
Paulo toaa nʼakwantu no so kɔɔ Derbe ne Listra. Ɛhɔ na na ogyidini bi a ne din de Timoteo a ne na yɛ Yudani gyidini na nʼagya nso yɛ Helani no te.
2 he was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.
Anuanom a na wɔwɔ Listra ne Ikoniom no nyinaa dii Timoteo ho adanse pa.
3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him, so he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, because they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Esiane sɛ na Paulo pɛ sɛ ɔde Timoteo ka ne ho kɔ nti otwaa no twetia, efisɛ Yudafo a na wɔwɔ hɔ no nyinaa nim sɛ Timoteo agya yɛ Helani.
4 As they were going through the cities they were delivering the dogmas to them, to keep—the ones that had been determined by the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem.
Kurow biara a woduu so no, wɔkaa mmara a asomafo ne mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ Yerusalem ahyɛ sɛ wonni so no kyerɛɛ wɔn.
5 So the congregations kept on being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.
Asafo no nyinii gyidi mu na daa, nnipa bebree bɛkaa wɔn ho.
6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,
Esiane sɛ Honhom Kronkron amma wɔn kwan sɛ wɔnka asɛm no wɔ Asia no nti, wɔkɔɔ Frigia ne Galatia.
7 they approached Mysia and tried to go to Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.
Woduu Misia hye so no, wɔpɛɛ sɛ anka wɔkɔ Bitinia, nanso Yesu Honhom no amma wɔn kwan.
8 So they bypassed Mysia and went down to Troas.
Enti wɔfaa Misia kosii Troa.
9 A vision appeared to Paul during the night: a man of Macedonia was standing, appealing to him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
Da no anadwo Paulo huu anisoade sɛ ɔbarima bi a ofi Makedonia gyina hɔ resrɛ no se, “Twa bra Makedonia bɛboa yɛn!”
10 So when he saw the vision, we immediately prepared to go over to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to evangelize them.
Anisoadehu yi akyi no, yɛboaboaa yɛn ho sɛ yɛbɛkɔ Makedonia, efisɛ yɛtee ase sɛ Onyankopɔn na wafrɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnkɔka asɛmpa no wɔ hɔ.
11 So setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis;
Yɛde hyɛn fii Troa kɔɔ Samotrake na ade kyee no, yeduu Neapoli.
12 and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. We stayed some days in that city.
Yefi hɔ no, yɛtoaa so kɔɔ Filipi, kurow titiriw a ɛwɔ Makedonia mansin a na Romafo di so no mu. Yedii nna kakra wɔ saa kurow yi mu.
13 On the Sabbath day we went outside the city by a river, where prayer was customarily made, and sitting down we started speaking to the assembled women.
Homeda duu no, yefii kurow no mu kɔɔ asubɔnten bi ho baabi a yɛate sɛ Yudafo taa hyia wɔ hɔ bɔ mpae. Yɛkyerɛkyerɛɛ mmea bi a wɔbaa hɔ no Kyerɛwsɛm no.
14 A certain woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, really listened, whose heart the Lord opened to give heed to the things spoken by Paul.
Mmea a wobetiee asɛm no mu baako ne Tiatirani Lidia a na ɔtɔn ntama kɔkɔɔ. Na ɔyɛ Onyamesomni nti Awurade buee ne koma mu ma otiee asɛm a na Paulo reka no ma ogye dii.
15 When she and her household were baptized, she appealed saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
Wɔbɔɔ ɔne ne fifo nyinaa asu wiee no, ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn se, “Sɛ mugye to mu sɛ meyɛ Awurade mu gyidini ampa ara a, ɛno de mommɛtena me fi.” Ɔkɔɔ so srɛɛ yɛn ara kosii sɛ yɛpenee.
16 Now it happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain slave girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought considerable profit to her owners by divination.
Da bi a yɛrekɔ faako a yehyia bɔ mpae no, yehyiaa afenaa bi a akɔm honhom wɔ ne mu a ɔde nʼakɔm no hyɛ nkɔm ma ne wuranom nya wɔn ho.
17 Following Paul and Silas this girl kept calling out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to us the way of salvation!”
Odii yɛne Paulo akyi teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Saa nnipa yi yɛ Ɔsorosoroni Nyankopɔn no asomfo a wɔaba sɛ wɔrebɛka nkwagye ho asɛm akyerɛ mo.”
18 She kept this up for many days! So Paul, becoming increasingly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out that very hour.
Eyi kɔɔ so ara kosii sɛ da bi Paulo de ahometew teɛteɛɛ honhommɔne no se, “Mehyɛ wo wɔ Yesu Kristo din mu se, tu fi ne mu kɔ!” Amono mu hɔ ara, na honhommɔne no tu fii afenaa no mu.
19 But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place to the rulers,
Bere a afenaa no wuranom huu sɛ nea ɛma wɔn sika no afi wɔn nsa no, wɔkyeree Paulo ne Silas twee wɔn kɔɔ mpanyimfo anim wɔ aguabɔbea.
20 and bringing them before the magistrates they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,
Wɔde wɔn brɛɛ mpanyin bɔɔ wɔn sobo se, “Saa nnipa yi yɛ Yudafo a wɔde wɔn nneyɛe ne wɔn nkyerɛkyerɛ redan yɛn kurow yi ani.
21 and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or do.”
Wɔrekyerɛkyerɛ amanne bi a esiane sɛ yɛyɛ Romafo nti, yɛn mmara mma yɛn ho kwan sɛ yegye to mu.”
22 The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off of them and ordered a beating with rods.
Nnipadɔm a wɔwɔ hɔ no tow hyɛɛ wɔn so, na mpanyin no tetew Paulo ne Silas ntade mu, hyɛɛ sɛ wɔmmɔ wɔn mmaa.
23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them securely;
Wɔbɔɔ wɔn mmaa pii wiei no, wɔde wɔn koguu afiase, na mpanyin no hyɛɛ afiase sohwɛfo no sɛ ɔnto wɔn mu yiye sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔrenguan.
24 who, having received such a charge, threw them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Afiase sohwɛfo no tee saa asɛm no, ɔde wɔn koguu afiase hɔ dan a ɛwɔ mfimfini no mu de nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn guguu wɔn anan de bobɔɔ nnua mu.
25 Well about midnight Paul and Silas were singing hymns to God in prayer; and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Ɔdasu mu no, na Paulo ne Silas rebɔ mpae to nnwom reyi Onyankopɔn ayɛ, a nneduafo a wɔwɔ hɔ no nso retie wɔn.
26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, enough to shake the foundations of the prison; immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.
Mpofirim na asase wosow denneennen maa afiase no nnyinaso nso wosow maa apon no nyinaa buebuei, na nneduafo no nyinaa nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn tetewee.
27 But the jailer, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew sword, intending to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
Bere a afiase sohwɛfo no fi nna mu nyan na ohuu sɛ afiase no apon no abuebue no, osusuw sɛ nneduafo no nyinaa aguan, enti ɔtwee nʼafoa, pɛɛ sɛ anka ɔde kum ne ho.
28 But Paul shouted out, “Don't harm yourself, because we are all here!”
Nanso Paulo teɛɛ mu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nkum wo ho! Yɛn nyinaa wɔ ha!”
29 So calling for a light he ran in and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
Ɛhɔ ara afiase sohwɛfo no frɛ ma wɔde kanea brɛɛ no na ɔde ahopopo ne osuro bɛhwee Paulo ne Silas anim.
30 He then brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Afei ɔde wɔn fii adi bisaa wɔn se, “Awuranom, dɛn na menyɛ na manya nkwa?”
31 So they said, “Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Wobuae se, “Gye Awurade Yesu di na obegye wo ne wo fifo nyinaa nkwa.”
32 Then they spoke the Word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
Wɔkaa Awurade ho asɛm kyerɛɛ afiase sohwɛfo no ne ne fifo nyinaa.
33 In that same hour of the night he took them aside and washed their wounds, and thereupon he and all his family were baptized.
Anadwo no ara, afiase sohwɛfo yi hohoroo Paulo ne Silas mmaabɔ akuru no anim. Afei ɔma wɔbɔɔ ɔne ne fifo nyinaa asu.
34 Then he brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he was really rejoicing, having believed in God with his whole family.
Afiase sohwɛfo yi de Paulo ne Silas kɔɔ fie kɔmaa wɔn aduan dii na ɔne ne fifo nyinaa ho san wɔn, efisɛ afei de, wɔagye Onyankopɔn adi.
35 Now when it was day the magistrates sent the officers saying, “Let those men go.”
Ade kyee no, mpanyin no somaa asraafo kɔka kyerɛɛ afiase sohwɛfo no se, “Gyaa saa nnipa no ma wɔnkɔ.”
36 So the jailer reported these words to Paul, “The magistrates have sent to release you; so now you can leave and go in peace.”
Afiase sohwɛfo no ka kyerɛɛ Paulo se, “Mpanyin no asoma abɛka se minnyaa wo ne Silas ma monkɔ. Enti monkɔ asomdwoe mu.”
37 But Paul said to them: “After severely beating us in public, although we were uncondemned Romans, they threw us into prison, and now do they toss us out on the sly? No way! Rather, let them come themselves and escort us out!”
Nanso Paulo ka kyerɛɛ asraafo no se, “Yɛyɛ Romafo. Wɔammu yɛn fɔ wɔ bɔne biara ho na wɔde yɛn baa aguabɔbea bɛbɔɔ yɛn mmaa, de yɛn guu afiase. Afei na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔfa sum ase gyaa yɛn? Dabi da! Mpanyin no ankasa mmra ha mmegyaa yɛn.”
38 So the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans;
Asraafo no san kɔbɔɔ Roma mpanyimfo no amanneɛ. Wɔtee sɛ Paulo ne Silas yɛ Romafo no, wosuroe
39 and they came and appealed to them, and leading them out they asked them to leave the city.
enti wɔkɔmaa wɔn dibem, yii wɔn fii afiase hɔ ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se womfi kurow no mu.
40 So exiting the prison they entered Lydia's place, and upon seeing the brothers they encouraged them and departed.
Paulo ne Silas fii afiase hɔ kɔɔ Lidia fi. Wɔkɔtoo anuanom no wɔ hɔ, hyɛɛ wɔn nkuran. Afei wofii hɔ kɔe.
