< Acts 19 >
1 And it came to passe, while Apollos was at Corinthus, that Paul when he passed thorow the vpper coasts, came to Ephesus, and found certaine disciples,
εγενετο δε εν τω τον απολλω ειναι εν κορινθω παυλον διελθοντα τα ανωτερικα μερη ελθειν εισ εφεσον και ευρων τινασ μαθητασ
2 And saide vnto them, Haue ye receiued the holy Ghost since ye beleeued? And they saide vnto him, Wee haue not so much as heard whether there be an holy Ghost.
ειπεν προσ αυτουσ ει πνευμα αγιον ελαβετε πιστευσαντεσ οι δε ειπον προσ αυτον αλλ ουδε ει πνευμα αγιον εστιν ηκουσαμεν
3 And he said vnto them, Vnto what were ye then baptized? And they saide, Vnto Iohns baptisme.
ειπεν τε προσ αυτουσ εισ τι ουν εβαπτισθητε οι δε ειπον εισ το ιωαννου βαπτισμα
4 Then saide Paul, Iohn verely baptized with the baptisme of repentance, saying vnto the people, that they shoulde beleeue in him, which should come after him, that is, in Christ Iesus.
ειπεν δε παυλοσ ιωαννησ μεν εβαπτισεν βαπτισμα μετανοιασ τω λαω λεγων εισ τον ερχομενον μετ αυτον ινα πιστευσωσιν τουτ εστιν εισ τον χριστον ιησουν
5 And when they heard it, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Iesus.
ακουσαντεσ δε εβαπτισθησαν εισ το ονομα του κυριου ιησου
6 So Paul layde his handes vpon them, and the holy Ghost came on them, and they spake the tongues, and prophecied.
και επιθεντοσ αυτοισ του παυλου τασ χειρασ ηλθεν το πνευμα το αγιον επ αυτουσ ελαλουν τε γλωσσαισ και προεφητευον
7 And all the men were about twelue.
ησαν δε οι παντεσ ανδρεσ ωσει δεκαδυο
8 Moreouer he went into the Synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three moneths, disputing and exhorting to the things that appertaine to the kingdome of God.
εισελθων δε εισ την συναγωγην επαρρησιαζετο επι μηνασ τρεισ διαλεγομενοσ και πειθων τα περι τησ βασιλειασ του θεου
9 But when certaine were hardened, and disobeyed, speaking euill of the way of God before the multitude, hee departed from them, and separated the disciples, and disputed dayly in the schoole of one Tyrannus.
ωσ δε τινεσ εσκληρυνοντο και ηπειθουν κακολογουντεσ την οδον ενωπιον του πληθουσ αποστασ απ αυτων αφωρισεν τουσ μαθητασ καθ ημεραν διαλεγομενοσ εν τη σχολη τυραννου τινοσ
10 And this was done by the space of two yeeres, so that all they which dwelt in Asia, heard the word of ye Lord Iesus, both Iewes and Grecians.
τουτο δε εγενετο επι ετη δυο ωστε παντασ τουσ κατοικουντασ την ασιαν ακουσαι τον λογον του κυριου ιησου ιουδαιουσ τε και ελληνασ
11 And God wrought no small miracles by the handes of Paul,
δυναμεισ τε ου τασ τυχουσασ εποιει ο θεοσ δια των χειρων παυλου
12 So that from his body were brought vnto the sicke, kerchefs or handkerchefs, and the diseases departed from them, and the euill spirits went out of them.
ωστε και επι τουσ ασθενουντασ επιφερεσθαι απο του χρωτοσ αυτου σουδαρια η σιμικινθια και απαλλασσεσθαι απ αυτων τασ νοσουσ τα τε πνευματα τα πονηρα εξερχεσθαι απ αυτων
13 Then certaine of the vagabond Iewes, exorcistes, tooke in hand to name ouer them which had euil spirits, the Name of the Lord Iesus, saying, We adiure you by Iesus, whom Paul preacheth.
επεχειρησαν δε τινεσ απο των περιερχομενων ιουδαιων εξορκιστων ονομαζειν επι τουσ εχοντασ τα πνευματα τα πονηρα το ονομα του κυριου ιησου λεγοντεσ ορκιζομεν υμασ τον ιησουν ον ο παυλοσ κηρυσσει
14 (And there were certaine sonnes of Sceua a Iewe, the Priest, about seuen which did this)
ησαν δε τινεσ υιοι σκευα ιουδαιου αρχιερεωσ επτα οι τουτο ποιουντεσ
15 And the euil spirit answered, and said, Iesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know: but who are ye?
αποκριθεν δε το πνευμα το πονηρον ειπεν τον ιησουν γινωσκω και τον παυλον επισταμαι υμεισ δε τινεσ εστε
16 And the man in whome the euil spirit was, ranne on them, and ouercame them, and preuailed against them, so that they fledde out of that house, naked, and wounded.
και εφαλλομενοσ επ αυτουσ ο ανθρωποσ εν ω ην το πνευμα το πονηρον και κατακυριευσαν αυτων ισχυσεν κατ αυτων ωστε γυμνουσ και τετραυματισμενουσ εκφυγειν εκ του οικου εκεινου
17 And this was knowen to all the Iewes and Grecians also, which dwelt at Ephesus, and feare came on them all, and the Name of the Lord Iesus was magnified,
τουτο δε εγενετο γνωστον πασιν ιουδαιοισ τε και ελλησιν τοισ κατοικουσιν την εφεσον και επεπεσεν φοβοσ επι παντασ αυτουσ και εμεγαλυνετο το ονομα του κυριου ιησου
18 And many that beleeued, came and confessed, and shewed their workes.
πολλοι τε των πεπιστευκοτων ηρχοντο εξομολογουμενοι και αναγγελλοντεσ τασ πραξεισ αυτων
19 Many also of them which vsed curious artes, brought their bookes, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fiftie thousand pieces of siluer.
ικανοι δε των τα περιεργα πραξαντων συνενεγκαντεσ τασ βιβλουσ κατεκαιον ενωπιον παντων και συνεψηφισαν τασ τιμασ αυτων και ευρον αργυριου μυριαδασ πεντε
20 So the worde of God grewe mightily, and preuailed.
ουτωσ κατα κρατοσ ο λογοσ του κυριου ηυξανεν και ισχυεν
21 Nowe when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirite to passe through Macedonia and Achaia, and to goe to Hierusalem, saying, After I haue bene there, I must also see Rome.
ωσ δε επληρωθη ταυτα εθετο ο παυλοσ εν τω πνευματι διελθων την μακεδονιαν και αχαιαν πορευεσθαι εισ ιερουσαλημ ειπων οτι μετα το γενεσθαι με εκει δει με και ρωμην ιδειν
22 So sent hee into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto him, Timotheus and Erastus, but he remained in Asia for a season.
αποστειλασ δε εισ την μακεδονιαν δυο των διακονουντων αυτω τιμοθεον και εραστον αυτοσ επεσχεν χρονον εισ την ασιαν
23 And the same time there arose no small trouble about that way.
εγενετο δε κατα τον καιρον εκεινον ταραχοσ ουκ ολιγοσ περι τησ οδου
24 For a certaine man named Demetrius a siluersmith, which made siluer temples of Diana, brought great gaines vnto the craftesmen,
δημητριοσ γαρ τισ ονοματι αργυροκοποσ ποιων ναουσ αργυρουσ αρτεμιδοσ παρειχετο τοισ τεχνιταισ εργασιαν ουκ ολιγην
25 Whom he called together, with the workemen of like things, and saide, Syrs, ye knowe that by this craft we haue our goods:
ουσ συναθροισασ και τουσ περι τα τοιαυτα εργατασ ειπεν ανδρεσ επιστασθε οτι εκ ταυτησ τησ εργασιασ η ευπορια ημων εστιν
26 Moreouer ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath perswaded, and turned away much people, saying, That they be not gods which are made with handes.
και θεωρειτε και ακουετε οτι ου μονον εφεσου αλλα σχεδον πασησ τησ ασιασ ο παυλοσ ουτοσ πεισασ μετεστησεν ικανον οχλον λεγων οτι ουκ εισιν θεοι οι δια χειρων γινομενοι
27 So that not onely this thing is dangerous vnto vs, that this our portion shall be reproued, but also that the temple of the great goddesse Diana should be nothing esteemed, and that it would come to passe that her magnificence, which all Asia and the world worshippeth, should be destroyed.
ου μονον δε τουτο κινδυνευει ημιν το μεροσ εισ απελεγμον ελθειν αλλα και το τησ μεγαλησ θεασ ιερον αρτεμιδοσ εισ ουθεν λογισθηναι μελλειν δε και καθαιρεισθαι την μεγαλειοτητα αυτησ ην ολη η ασια και η οικουμενη σεβεται
28 Now when they heard it, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
ακουσαντεσ δε και γενομενοι πληρεισ θυμου εκραζον λεγοντεσ μεγαλη η αρτεμισ εφεσιων
29 And the whole citie was full of confusion, and they rushed into the common place with one assent, and caught Gaius, and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, and Pauls companions of his iourney.
και επλησθη η πολισ ολη τησ συγχυσεωσ ωρμησαν τε ομοθυμαδον εισ το θεατρον συναρπασαντεσ γαιον και αρισταρχον μακεδονασ συνεκδημουσ παυλου
30 And when Paul would haue entred in vnto the people, the disciples suffred him not.
του δε παυλου βουλομενου εισελθειν εισ τον δημον ουκ ειων αυτον οι μαθηται
31 Certaine also of the chiefe of Asia which were his friendes, sent vnto him, desiring him that hee woulde not present him selfe in the Common place.
τινεσ δε και των ασιαρχων οντεσ αυτω φιλοι πεμψαντεσ προσ αυτον παρεκαλουν μη δουναι εαυτον εισ το θεατρον
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assemblie was out of order, and the more part knewe not wherefore they were come together.
αλλοι μεν ουν αλλο τι εκραζον ην γαρ η εκκλησια συγκεχυμενη και οι πλειουσ ουκ ηδεισαν τινοσ ενεκεν συνεληλυθεισαν
33 And some of the company drew foorth Alexander, the Iewes thrusting him forwards. Alexander then beckened with the hande, and woulde haue excused the matter to the people.
εκ δε του οχλου προεβιβασαν αλεξανδρον προβαλοντων αυτον των ιουδαιων ο δε αλεξανδροσ κατασεισασ την χειρα ηθελεν απολογεισθαι τω δημω
34 But when they knew that he was a Iewe, there arose a shoute almost for the space of two houres, of all men crying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
επιγνοντεσ δε οτι ιουδαιοσ εστιν φωνη εγενετο μια εκ παντων ωσ επι ωρασ δυο κραζοντων μεγαλη η αρτεμισ εφεσιων
35 Then the towne clearke when hee had stayed the people, saide, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not howe that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana, and of the image, which came downe from Iupiter?
καταστειλασ δε ο γραμματευσ τον οχλον φησιν ανδρεσ εφεσιοι τισ γαρ εστιν ανθρωποσ οσ ου γινωσκει την εφεσιων πολιν νεωκορον ουσαν τησ μεγαλησ θεασ αρτεμιδοσ και του διοπετουσ
36 Seeing then that no man can speake against these things, ye ought to be appeased, and to doe nothing rashly.
αναντιρρητων ουν οντων τουτων δεον εστιν υμασ κατεσταλμενουσ υπαρχειν και μηδεν προπετεσ πρασσειν
37 For yee haue brought hither these men, which haue neither committed sacrilege, neither doe blaspheme your goddesse.
ηγαγετε γαρ τουσ ανδρασ τουτουσ ουτε ιεροσυλουσ ουτε βλασφημουντασ την θεον υμων
38 Wherefore, if Demetrius and the craftes men which are with him, haue a matter against any man, the lawe is open, and there are Deputies: let them accuse one another.
ει μεν ουν δημητριοσ και οι συν αυτω τεχνιται εχουσιν προσ τινα λογον αγοραιοι αγονται και ανθυπατοι εισιν εγκαλειτωσαν αλληλοισ
39 But if ye inquire any thing cocerning other matters, it may be determined in a lawful assembly.
ει δε τι περι ετερων επιζητειτε εν τη εννομω εκκλησια επιλυθησεται
40 For we are euen in ieopardie to be accused of this dayes sedition, for as much as there is no cause, whereby we may giue a reason of this concourse of people.
και γαρ κινδυνευομεν εγκαλεισθαι στασεωσ περι τησ σημερον μηδενοσ αιτιου υπαρχοντοσ περι ου ου δυνησομεθα δουναι λογον τησ συστροφησ ταυτησ
41 And when he had thus spoken, hee let the assembly depart.
και ταυτα ειπων απελυσεν την εκκλησιαν