Acts 19
1 And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus. And finding certain disciples,
Ɛberɛ a Apolo wɔ Korinto no, Paulo tuu ɛkwan faa ɔmantam no atifi kɔduruu Efeso. Ɛhɔ na ɔhunuu agyidifoɔ bi
2 he said to them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said to him, No, we did not even hear whether there is a Holy Spirit.
bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Ɛberɛ a mogye diiɛ no, monyaa Honhom Kronkron no anaa?” Wɔbuaa no sɛ, “Yɛntee mpo da sɛ Honhom Kronkron bi wɔ baabi.”
3 And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.
Paulo bisaa wɔn bio sɛ, “Ɛnneɛ na asubɔ bɛn na wɔbɔɔ mo?” Wɔbuaa sɛ, “Asubɔ a Yohane kaa ho asɛm no.”
4 Then said Paul, John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him that was coming after him; that is, on Jesus.
Paulo ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Yohane asubɔ no yɛ ahonu asubɔ. Ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, wɔnnye onipa a ɔdi nʼakyi a ɔreba a ɔne Yesu no nni.”
5 And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Wɔtee saa asɛm yi no, wɔmaa wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ Awurade Yesu din mu.
6 And when Paul bad laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.
Paulo de ne nsa guu wɔn so no, Honhom Kronkron baa wɔn so maa wɔkaa kasa foforɔ, hyɛɛ nkɔm.
7 And the men were about twelve in all.
Na wɔn dodoɔ bɛyɛ mmarima dumienu.
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for three months, discoursing and persuading concerning the kingdom of God.
Paulo de nnam kyerɛkyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn Ahennie no ho asɛm wɔ hyiadan mu abosome mmiɛnsa pɛɛ sɛ ɔsakyera nnipa no adwene.
9 But when some were hardened, and believed not, but spoke evil of the way [[of the Lord]] before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of Tyrannus.
Nanso, nnipa no mu bi pirimm wɔn akoma, annye nni, kasa tiaa nnipa a wɔka ekuo a wɔfrɛ no Ɛkwan no ho wɔ atiefoɔ no anim. Enti, Paulo firii hɔ de agyidifoɔ no kaa ne ho kɔeɛ. Na Paulo kyerɛkyerɛ wɔ obi a wɔfrɛ no Tirano suadan mu daa.
10 And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
Saa nkyerɛkyerɛ yi kɔɔ so mfeɛ mmienu; enti ɛmaa nnipa a na wɔwɔ Asia mantam mu a Yudafoɔ ne Helafoɔ ka ho no tee Awurade asɛm no.
11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul;
Onyankopɔn nam Paulo so yɛɛ anwanwadeɛ akɛseakɛseɛ,
12 so that even handkerchiefs, or aprons, were carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
maa mpo ne nnuku ne nʼatadeɛ nsɛnanimu a wɔde guu nnipa so no tumi saa nyarewa, tuu ahonhommɔne nso.
13 Then some of the wandering Jewish exorcists undertook to name over those who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Yudafoɔ bi a wɔnam asumansɛm so tu ahonhommɔne pɛɛ sɛ wɔde Awurade Yesu din tu ahonhommɔne. Wɔkankye kyerɛɛ ahonhommɔne no sɛ, “Meka Yesu a Paulo ka ne ho asɛm no sɛ, montu mfiri ne mu!”
14 And there were seven sons of Scevas, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
Yudafoɔ sɔfopanin bi a na ne din de Skewa no mma baason na na wɔyɛ yei.
15 And the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I knew, and Paul I well know; but who are ye?
Honhommɔne no buaa sɛ, “Menim Yesu, na menim Paulo; na mo nso mone ɛhefoɔ?”
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them both, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Afei, ɔbarima a honhommɔne ahyɛ no ma yi to hyɛɛ wɔn so, pirapiraa wɔn maa wɔde adagya dwane firii efie hɔ.
17 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Yudafoɔ ne amanamanmufoɔ a wɔte Efeso no tee asɛm yi no, wɔbɔɔ hu na wɔyii Awurade Yesu ayɛ.
18 And many of the believers came, confessing and declaring their practices.
Agyidifoɔ no mu bebree baa badwa mu bɛkaa wɔn bɔne ne wɔn kɔkoamsɛm.
19 Many also of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Wɔn mu nkonyaayifoɔ pii de wɔn nkonyaayie nwoma baeɛ maa wɔhyee wɔ nnipa no nyinaa anim. Wɔbuu nwoma a wɔhyeeɛ no boɔ no na ɛyɛ nnwetɛbena ɔpeduonum.
20 So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily.
Saa anwanwadeɛ ahodoɔ yi maa Onyankopɔn asɛm no trɛɛ tumi so.
21 And when these things were ended, Paul resolved to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
Yeinom nyinaa akyi no Paulo yɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔbɛfa Makedonia ne Akaia akɔ Yerusalem. Ɔkaa sɛ, “Meduru Yerusalem a, akyire no mɛkɔ Roma nso.”
22 And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
Paulo somaa Timoteo ne Erasto a wɔyɛ nʼaboafoɔ no dii nʼanim ɛkan kɔɔ Makedonia, nanso ɔno de, ɔtenaa Asia kyɛɛ kakra.
23 And about that time there arose no small tumult concerning the faith.
Saa ɛberɛ yi ara mu na basabasa a emu yɛ den a ɛfa nnipa a wɔka ekuo a wɔfrɛ no Ɛkwan no ho sii wɔ Efeso.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, made silver shrines of Diana, and brought no small gain to the craftsmen.
Dwetɛdwumfoɔ bi a wɔfrɛ no Demetrio yɛɛ Artemi abosonnan sɛso. Nʼadwuma no maa nʼadwumayɛfoɔ nyaa wɔn ho sei tam.
25 And having called them together, with the workmen of like occupation, he said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth;
Ɔfrɛfrɛɛ nʼadwumayɛfoɔ no ne wɔn a wɔdi saa dwuma ahodoɔ no ara bi no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Anuanom, monim sɛ yɛn ahonya nyinaa gyina saa dwumadie yi so.
26 and ye see and hear, that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying, that those are not gods, which are made with hands.
Mo ara moahunu, na moate dwuma a saa Paulo yi redi. Ɔka sɛ, anyame a nnipa de wɔn nsa ayɛ no nyɛ anyame biara. Ɔnam saa asɛm yi so adane nnipa bebree adwene wɔ Efeso ha ne Asia nyinaa.
27 And there is not only danger that this branch of our business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.
Sɛ yɛanhwɛ no yie a, yɛn adwuma yi bɛgye din bɔne. Saa ara nso na obiara remfa ɔbosom Artemi a wɔsom no wɔ Asia ne ewiase nyinaa no nyɛ hwee bio na nʼanim agu ase.”
28 And hearing this they became full of wrath, and kept crying out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians!
Nnipadɔm no tee saa asɛm a Demetrio kaeɛ no, wɔn bo fuiɛ, hyɛɛ aseɛ yɛɛ basabasa, teateaam sɛ, “Efeso Artemi yɛ kɛse!”
29 And the city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.
Basabasayɛ no trɛɛ wɔ kuro no mu nyinaa. Ɛdɔm no kyeree Makedoniafoɔ baanu a wɔn din de Gaio ne Aristarko a na wɔne Paulo retu ɛkwan no de wɔn kɔɔ adwabɔeɛ.
30 And when Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not suffer him.
Paulo pɛɛ sɛ anka ɔkɔ adwabɔeɛ hɔ kɔhyia dɔm no, nanso asuafoɔ no amma no kwan.
31 And some also of the Asiarchs, who were his friends, sent to him, and entreated him not to venture into the theatre.
Ɔmantam no mu mpanin no mu bi a na wɔyɛ Paulo nnamfo no soma kɔsrɛɛ no sɛ ɔnnkɔ adwabɔeɛ hɔ.
32 Some therefore were crying one thing, and some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and the greater part knew not wherefore they had come together.
Nhyiamu yi yɛɛ basabasa; nnipa no mu bi teateaam kaa nsɛm bi, na ebinom nso teaam kaa nsɛm foforɔ bi, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔn mu dodoɔ no ara nnim asɛm ko a ɛde wɔn abɛhyia mu.
33 And they brought forward Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander beckoned with his hand, desiring to make his defence to the people.
Yudafoɔ no piapiaa Aleksandro kɔgyinaa dɔm no anim sɛ ɔnkasa. Yei maa nnipa no bi susuu sɛ Aleksandro enti na wɔahyia hɔ. Afei, Aleksandro nyamaa dɔm no pɛɛ sɛ ɔkasa yi ɔno ne ne nkurɔfoɔ ano.
34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice for about two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians!
Ɛdɔm no hunuu sɛ Aleksandro yɛ Yudani no pɛ, wɔteateaam nnɔnhwere mmienu sɛ, “Efeso Artemi yɛ kɛse!”
35 But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
Kuro no sohwɛfoɔ no bɔɔ mmɔden maa dɔm no tɛm dinn. Afei, ɔkasa kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Efeso mmarima, obiara nim sɛ Efeso kuro yi na ɛhwɛ Artemi asɔrefie ne ohoni a ɛfiri soro bɛduruiɛ no so.
36 Since then these things cannot be denied, ye ought to be quiet, and do nothing rashly.
Obiara rentumi nnye yei ho akyinnyeɛ enti monyɛ komm, monnyɛ basabasa biara.
37 For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your goddess.
Mode saa nnipa yi aba ha wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔnwiaa biribiara mfirii yɛn asɔrefie, nkaa asɛmmɔne biara ntiaa yɛn nyame no.
38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against any one, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls; let them bring their charges against each other.
Sɛ Demetrio ne adwumfoɔ a wɔka ne ho no wɔ obi ho asɛm bi a, asɛnniiɛ ne mpanin wɔ hɔ, wɔmfa mmɛto dwa.
39 But if ye ask for any thing further, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly.
Nanso, sɛ mowɔ biribi foforɔ bi ka a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔmanfoɔ hyia, fa mmara kwan so ka ho asɛm.
40 For we are in danger of being called to answer concerning this day's riot, there being no ground on which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse.
Sɛ yɛanhwɛ yie a, wɔbɛka sɛ saa ɛnnɛ basabasayɛ yi firi yɛn. Saa basabasayɛ yi ho nhia. Sɛ wɔbisa yɛn ho asɛm a, yɛrennya anoyie biara.”
41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
Ɔkasa wieeɛ no, ɔtuu dwa no.
