< Acts 19 >
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul [left the places in Phrygia and Galatia] provinces where he had been visiting, and traveled through [Asia province] back to Ephesus. He met some people [who said that they] were believers.
Terwijl Apollo reeds te Korinte vertoefde, trok Paulus de hogerop gelegen streken door, en kwam te Éfese aan. Daar trof hij enige leerlingen aan,
2 He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [God’s message]?” They answered, “No, we [(exc) did not]. We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
tot wie hij zeide: Hebt gij den Heiligen Geest ontvangen, toen gij gelovig werdt? Maar ze antwoordden hem: Neen: we hebben zelfs niet eens gehoord, dat er een Heilige Geest bestaat.
3 So Paul asked, “So when you were baptized, what [were you showing]?” They replied, “[We were showing] that we [(exc)] believed what John [the Baptizer] taught.”
Hij zeide: Met welk doopsel zijt gij dan gedoopt? Ze antwoordden: Met het doopsel van Johannes
4 Paul said, “John baptized people who turned away from their sinful behavior. He [also] told the people to believe in the one who would come after he [had come], and that was Jesus.”
Nu sprak Paulus: Johannes heeft inderdaad met een doopsel van bekering gedoopt, maar hij sprak daarbij tot het volk, dat ze moesten geloven in Hem, die na hem zou komen; dat is in Jesus.
5 So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
Toen ze dit hadden gehoord, lieten ze zich dopen in de naam van den Heer Jesus.
6 After that, Paul placed his hands on their heads [one by one], and the [power of the] Holy Spirit came upon [each of] them. The [Holy Spirit] enabled them to speak in various languages [MTY] [that they had not learned], and they also spoke messages [that the Holy Spirit] revealed to them.
Paulus legde hun de handen op, en de Heilige Geest kwam over hen neer; en ze spraken in talen en profeteerden
7 There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
In het geheel waren het twaalf man ongeveer.
8 For three months after that, Paul entered the Jewish meeting place [in Ephesus on each] Sabbath/Jewish day of rest, and he spoke boldly. He convincingly taught [the people] about how God wanted to rule [MET] [their lives].
Drie maanden lang ging hij naar de synagoge, en trad er met vrijmoedigheid op; hij disputeerde er over het koninkrijk Gods, en bracht overtuigende bewijzen naar voren.
9 [A few of the people in the meeting house believed the message about Jesus]. But some of the people would not believe that message and did not want to [continue to] hear it. While many people were listening, they said many bad things about the way [for people to receive eternal life about which Paul was preaching]. So Paul left them and took the believers with him [to meet in another place]. He taught every day in a lecture hall [that a man whose name was] Tyrannus [lectured in/owned].
Maar toen sommigen zich verhardden en niet wilden geloven, en daarenboven voor de menigte de Weg begonnen te lasteren, scheidde hij zich van hen af, en verzamelde zijn leerlingen afzonderlijk in de school van Tyrannus, waar hij dagelijks onderricht gaf.
10 For two years Paul continued to teach people in that building. In this way, most of [HYP] the Jews and non-Jews who lived in Asia [province] heard the message about the Lord [Jesus].
Dit duurde zo twee jaren lang, zodat alle bewoners van Azië, Joden als heidenen, het woord des Heren vernamen.
11 Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
En God deed buitengewone wonderen door de handen van Paulus;
12 [If those who were sick could not come to Paul, handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched would be taken and] placed on the sick people {[others] would take [and place on] the sick people handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched}. As a result, those sick people would become well, and evil spirits that troubled people would leave.
zodat zelfs als men de doeken en gordels, die zijn lichaam hadden aangeraakt, op de zieken legde, de kwalen hen verlieten, en de boze geesten op de vlucht gingen.
13 There were also some Jews who traveled around [to] various places, [and] they commanded the evil spirits in those places to depart [from people. Certain ones of those Jews once] tried to command the evil spirits to come out of people by saying “I command you by the authority [MTY] of the Lord Jesus, the man about whom Paul preaches, to come out!”
Ook enige rondtrekkende joodse duivelbezweerders beproefden eens de naam van den Heer Jesus aan te roepen over hen, die door boze geesten waren bezeten. Ze zeiden: Ik bezweer u bij Jesus, dien Paulus preekt.
14 There were seven men who were doing that. They were sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew, [who called himself] a chief priest.
Het waren de zeven zonen van een joodsen opperpriester Skevas die dit deden.
15 But [one day as they were doing that], the evil spirit [refused to come out of that person. Instead, he] said to them, “I know Jesus, and I know [that he has authorized] Paul [to expel demons]. (But no one has authorized you [to do anything to me!]/who authorized you [to do anything to me]?) [RHQ]”
Maar de boze geest antwoordde hun: Jesus ken ik, en Paulus ken ik ook; maar wie zijt gij?
16 [After saying that, suddenly] the man who was controlled by the evil spirit jumped on the seven Jewish men, [one after another], knocked all of them down, and beat each of them severely. He tore off their clothes and wounded them, causing them to bleed. So, [greatly frightened, they all] ran out of the house.
En de man met den bozen geest sprong op hen los, overmeesterde en mishandelde hen, zodat ze naakt en gewond het huis uit vluchtten.
17 All the people who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and non-Jews, heard what had happened. So they were afraid [MTY]. They honored the Lord Jesus [MTY] [because they realized that he was very powerful].
Dit werd bekend aan alle Joden en heidenen, die in Éfese woonden; allen werden van vrees vervuld, en de naam van den Heer Jesus werd verheerlijkt.
18 [At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
Velen van hen, die geloofden, kwamen openlijk belijden, wat ze misdaan hadden.
19 Several of those who had [previously] practiced sorcery gathered up their scrolls [that told how to work] magic and burned them in a public place. When people added up how much those scrolls had cost, they realized that altogether the amount was 50,000 valuable silver coins.
Anderen, die met toverkunsten hadden omgegaan, brachten de boeken, en verbrandden ze voor aller ogen; de waarde ervan werd op een bedrag van vijftig duizend zilverstukken geschat.
20 As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
Zo groeide het Woord door ‘s Heren kracht, en werd het machtig.
21 After those things had happened, Paul decided that he wanted to go to Jerusalem, but he decided that [first] he would visit [the believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces again]. Paul said, “After I have been to Jerusalem, I must also go to Rome.”
Toen deze zaak was geregeld, maakte Paulus het plan, om over Macedónië en Achaja naar Jerusalem te gaan; en hij voegde er aan toe: Als ik daar ben geweest, moet ik ook Rome bezoeken.
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia. But Paul stayed a little longer [in Ephesus city], in Asia [province].
Hij zond twee van zijn helpers, Timóteus en Erastus, naar Macedónië vooruit, terwijl hij zelf nog enige tijd in Azië bleef.
23 [Soon after that], some of the people there tried to make a lot of [LIT] trouble for the people who believed the way [God revealed for us(inc) to receive eternal life].
Maar juist in deze tijd brak er een geweldige op. schudding los aangaande de Weg
24 There was a man there whose name was Demetrius who made little images out of silver. [They were models] of the temple of [a goddess whose name was] Artemis. Demetrius and the other men [who made those little images] earned a lot of [LIT] money [from selling those images].
Er was namelijk een zekere zilversmid, Demétrius genaamd, die zilveren tempeltjes van Diana vervaardigde, en de kunstenaars daarmee veel geld liet verdienen.
25 Demetrius called a meeting of his workmen and also of others who made the little silver images. He said to them, “Men, you know that we [(inc)] earn a lot of money doing our kind of work.
Deze mannen en ook de werklieden in dat bedrijf riep hij bijeen, en zeide: Mannen! Gij weet, dat we aan dit bedrijf onze welstand hebben te danken.
26 Also, you know that [this fellow] Paul has persuaded many people who live in Ephesus [to no longer buy the images that we make. Now even the people from] many other towns in our province [no longer want to buy what we make]. This fellow tells people that the gods that we have made [and worship] are not gods [and that we should not worship them].
Nu ziet gij en hoort gij, hoe deze Paulus niet slechts te Éfese, maar in bijna gans Azië heel wat mensen door zijn redeneren er afkerig van maakt. Want hij beweert: Wat met de hand wordt gemaakt, zijn geen goden.
27 [If people continue to listen to him], soon they will ruin our business. Besides, they will no longer think that they should [come to] the temple of Artemis [to worship her. People] all over our Asia [province] and everywhere [HYP] else worship [our great] goddess [Artemis. Soon people] may no longer consider that Artemis is great!”
We lopen dus gevaar, dat niet alleen ons bedrijf in miscrediet komt, maar dat ook de tempel van Diana, de grote godin, in minachting geraakt; ja, dat zij zelf, die door heel Azië en heel de wereld vereerd wordt, van haar majesteit zal worden beroofd.
28 All the men there were very angry [at Paul] when they heard what Demetrius said. They began to shout, “The goddess Artemis of us Ephesians is very great!”
Toen ze dit hoorden, werden ze woedend, en schreeuwden het uit: Groot is de Diana der Efesiërs.
29 Many of the other people in the city heard the shouting and went [and joined the crowd. They also became angry at Paul] and began shouting. [Several of] the people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, two men [from Macedonia] who had been traveling with Paul. [Then the whole crowd of people ran, dragging those men along with them], to the city stadium.
En de hele stad kwam in rep en roer. Als één man stormde alles naar het theater en men sleepte ook de Macedoniërs Cajus en Aristarchus, de reisgenoten van Paulus, daar heen.
30 Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
Paulus wilde zich onder het volk begeven, maar de leerlingen hielden hem tegen;
31 Also, some government officials of that province who were friends of Paul [heard what was happening]. So they sent someone to tell him [urgently] not to go into the stadium.
ook enigen der Asiarchen die hem genegen waren, lieten hem dringend verzoeken, zich niet in het theater te wagen.
32 The crowd of people [in the stadium] continued shouting. Some shouted one thing, and some shouted something else. But most of them did not even know what the meeting was about!
De vergadering zelf was in de grootste verwarring; de een riep dit, de ander dat; de meesten wisten niet eens, waarom ze saamgekomen waren.
33 One of the [Jews there was named Alexander. Some of] the Jews pushed him to the front of the stadium, [so that he could speak to the crowd of people]. So Alexander motioned with his hands to the crowd, [wanting them to be quiet]. He wanted to tell them that [the Jews] were not responsible [for the riot].
Nu drongen de Joden een zekeren Alexander uit de menigte naar voren, om uitleg te geven. Alexander wenkte met de hand om stilte, en wilde een pleidooi tot het volk beginnen.
34 But [many of the non-Jewish people] knew that Alexander was a Jew. [They also knew that the Jews did not worship the goddess Artemis. So the non-Jews there] unitedly [and] repeatedly shouted for about two hours, “Great is [the goddess] Artemis [whom we(inc)] Ephesians [worship]!”
Maar zodra ze bespeurden, dat hij een jood was, begonnen ze allemaal te loeien, en schreeuwden bijna twee uren lang: Groot is de Diana der Efesiërs.
35 Then the city secretary made the crowd stop shouting, and he said to them, “My fellow-citizens, everyone in the world knows [RHQ] that [we(inc) people who live in] Ephesus [city] guard the temple [where we worship] the great [goddess] Artemis. Also, [everyone knows that we(inc) watch over] the [sacred] image [of our goddess] that fell down from heaven!
De stadssecretaris bracht eindelijk de menigte tot bedaren, en sprak: Efesiërs, wie ter wereld zou niet weten, dat de stad der Efesiërs de grote Diana vereert en haar beeld, dat uit de hemel is gevallen?
36 Of course everyone knows that, and no one can say that these things are not true. So you should be quiet now. Do not suddenly do anything (foolish/that will cause us trouble).
Daar dit dus vaststaat, moet gij u rustig houden, en niet onberaden te werk gaan.
37 You [should not] have brought these [two] men [here, because they have not done anything evil]. They have not gone into our temples and taken things [from there]. And they have not spoken evil of our goddess.
Want gij hebt deze mannen hier gebracht, die geen heiligschenners zijn, en geen lasteraars van uw godin.
38 Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow-workmen want to accuse anyone [about anything bad, they should do it in the right way]. There are courts [that you can go to when you want to accuse someone], and there are judges [there who have been appointed by the government] {[whom the government has appointed]}. You can accuse [anyone there].
Wanneer Demétrius en zijn vakgenoten klachten tegen iemand hebben, welnu er worden rechtszittingen gehouden en er zijn proconsuls; laat ze elkaar voor het gerecht dagen.
39 But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
En zo gij nog iets anders verlangt, dan zal het in een wettige vergadering worden behandeld.
40 [And this is certainly not a legal meeting! Resolve this legally] because, if [we(inc) do] not, I am afraid [that the governor] will hear about all this noise [that you have made] and will say that we [(inc)] were trying to rebel [against the government]. If he would ask me what you were all shouting about, I would not be able to give him an answer.”
Zo lopen we gevaar, van oproer te worden aangeklaagd om wat vandaag is gebeurd; want er bestaat geen enkele reden, waarmee we deze oploop verantwoorden kunnen.
41 That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
Met die woorden ontbond hij de vergadering.