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.
Apolosa n den ye konlinta ya yogunu, Polo den tagini ki poandi Asi diema yaama npia ajuana ki pundi Efesa. O den la Jesu yaaba waamu li kani,
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.”
ki buali ba: Yin den daani yaa yogunu, naani yi den ba U Tienu Fuoma Yua bi? Bi den guani ki yedi o: ti naa gbadi baa ke U Tienu Fuoma Yua ye moko.
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.”
O den yedi ba: Bi nan b atisi yi mi laa batisime? Bi den guani ki yedi o: Jan yaa batisima.
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.”
Polo den yedi: Jan den teni mi palebidima yaa batisime ki yedi ke bi niba n daani yua n baa yuandi ki cua opuoli, lani n tie Jesu.
5 So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
Laa maama po bi den ga mi batisima o Diedo Jesu yeli po.
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.
Polo n den maani onii bi po yaa yogunu, U Tienu fuoma yua den jiidi bipo, bi den maadi mi malanma ki go pua sawali.
7 There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
Bikuli den bua ki pundi piiga n jaba lie.
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].
Polo den caa li balimaama bangima dieli nni ki maadi ba leni li papaali ŋali ŋmaalita, ki moandi ke ban tuo ki ga U Tienu diema maama fuuli.
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].
Ama bi nitianba pala den juagi, ke baa tuo ki ga ke omaama tie moanmoani. Bi go den sugidi oDiedo Jesu sanŋoadima bi niba kuli nintuali. O den paadi leni ba ki ta bihoadikaaba, ki bangi ba daali kuli yua n yi Tilanusa cogidieli nni.
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].
Polo den caa li kani daali kuli ki maadi leni bi niba hali binalie, yaaba n ye Asi nni kuli, jufinba leni Gilekinba kuli den gbadi oDiedo maama.
11 Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
U Tienu den teni ke Polo tiendi leni onii bi niba siiga ya bancianma npia li pakili.
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.
Baa bi yaa den taa ya tiayiekaadi, yaaka, ya cabimu n sii Polo ki maani ayiama po kali bi yiani n kagidi bi po. Mu cicibiadimu mo den ña mun ye yaaba yaa niinni.
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!”
Jufinba bi tianba den ye ki goadi ki deli mu cicibiadimu bi niba kani. Bi den moandi ki baa taa oDiedo Jesu yeli ki maadi mu cicibiadimu danba ki yedi mu cicibiadimu. kelima Jesu yeli po, Polo n wangi yua yaa maama yeni, n yedi yi yin ña bi naa niba niinni.
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.
Yaaba n den tiedi yeni den tie bi copadicianba yudanba siiga yendo ke bi yi o Sefa, yaa bi jabe, bonbilele.
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]”
Ki cicibiadiga den guani ki yedi ba: N bani Jesu, n bani Polo mo n tie yua, ama yi mo tie ŋmenba?
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.
Lani ki cicibiadiga n ye yaa joa niinni yeni den bibi ba ki paadi bikuli leni upaalu, ki poagiliba ke bi ñani li dieli yeni niinni ki poagilipoagili ki sani mubila.
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].
Jufinba leni Gilekinba yaaba n ye Efesa kuli den gbadi li laabaalo ke ti jawaandi cuo bi kuli hali bonciala. O Diedo Jesu yeli den baa ti kpiagiciandi.
18 [At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
Yaaba n den tuo ki daani siiga boncianla den kpendi ki togidi bi niba nintuali ban den tieni yaala.
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.
Bi siiga iñoagibiadi danba boncianla den cuani bi tila ki sia ha mi fantama nni bi niba kuli nintuali. Bi den coadi atila yeni kuli dunga ki sua ke li bua ki pundi kujapiena tudapiimu (5o ooo)
20 As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
Yeni yaapo oDiedo maama den kpedi ki pugidi leni upaalu leni ugbamamnu.
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.”
Lani n den tieni ki pendi, Polo den jagi ki bili ke obaa tagini ki poandi Maseduana leni Akayi ki gedi Jelusalema. O den yedi: N yaa gedi laa diema kuli li tie tiladi min yuandi ki gedi ki ban le Loma moko.
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].
O den soani otodikaaba siiga nibalie, Timote leni Elasita, Maseduana po, wani oba den go kali dana waamu Asi nni.
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].
Laa yogunu ti yanyangiciandi den fii Efesa po kelima oDiedo sanŋoadima po.
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].
O maano den ye ki yi Demetilusa, ki duadi Atemisa jaandieli nannana leni ŋanjilifa, ki kuadi ki teni ke otuosoanba den baa libaali boncianla ku maagu yeni po.
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.
O den yini otuonsoanba leni yaaba n taa ki tuuni ku maagu tuonli kuli, ki yedi: Yikuli bani ke ti baali ña ku maagu na niinne.
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].
Yi nan laa ki go gbadi Polo yeni n tiedi yaala. O teni ke bi niba boncianla ki yaadi, baa go hua ibuli, laa tie nekanba Efesa niinni bebe ka, li bua ki yaa tie yene Asi nni kuli.
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!”
Lan baa cuani yaa pakili ki tie ke bi niba baa fali ti tuonli yaali n tie loagu bebe ka; Li baa teni ke ti bupua Atemisa kan go yaa tie li ba kuli. Lani mo Asi yaaba leni handuna niinni yaaba kuli kan go yaa jigini o, kelima okpiagidi baa bodi.
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!”
Ban den gbadi laa maama, bi pala den beni ke cili ki tangi ki tua: Efesa yaaba bupua Atemisa pia ti kpiagidi.
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.
U dogu yaaba kuli yama den yagi. Bi den cuo Gayusa leni Alisitaka, Polo yieninlieba, Maseduana yaaba yeni ki fuli ba ki jaligi ki gedini ba utaankaanu kani.
30 Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
Polo den bua ki gedi li kani ki maadi leni li nitaanli yeni, ama bi ŋoadikaaba den yie opo.
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.
Baa Asi bali danba siiga bi tianba yaaba n den tie Polo danlinba den soani okani ki tundi o ke wan da gedi li taanli yeni po.
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!
Li nitaanli yeni siiga bi ne den tangi ban bua maama ke bi ne moko tangi ban bua maama bi niba kuli yama den yagi, bi niba boncianla mo ki den bani ban taani yaala yaapo.
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].
Bi nitianba den ñani Alesanda ku niligu siiga, ke jufinba den tudi o ke wan sedi bi kuli nintuali. O den diiba onuu ke ban sedi ki cengi ke obua ki maadi leni ku niligu.
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]!”
Ama ban den bandi ke o tie jufi, bikuli den taani niali yendu ki tangi ki tua Efesa bupua Atemisa pia ti kpiagidi, hali ke libua ki pundi leedimunalie.
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!
Lani wani Efesa dogu yudaano duogili den teni ke li nitaanli suo, ke o yedi ba: Efesa yaaba ŋme ye kaa bani ke udociamu Efesa kubi Atemisa yaa bupua n pia ti kpiagidi yaa budieli, leni onannanli yaali n den ñani tanpoli po ki baa?
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).
Lan ki pia niama yeni, li hani yin jiini yi yama ki da tieni li ba leni mi yanjegibima.
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.
Kelima yi cuani bi naa jaba yaaba n ki pia tagili ba baa suni yi budiena nni li ba, baa sugi yi bupua mo.
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].
Lani wani li ya tie ke Demetilusa leni otuonsoanlieba pia mi maama leni nilo ba, ti buudi dana ye, bi bujiaba mo ye. Ban yini bi yaba ti buudi laa dana.
39 But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
Yi ya go pia matoama mi baa jia yaa taanli npia li sanu kani.
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.”
Li baa fidi ban ti jaligi ti ki yedi ke dinli fuugune tie bali yiema, kelima ti kan fidi ki waani tin taani yaala yaapo.
41 That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
wan den yedi yeni, o den cabi li nitaanli.
