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.
Ενώ δε ο Απολλώς ήτο εν Κορίνθω, ο Παύλος αφού επέρασε τα ανωτερικά μέρη ήλθεν εις Εφεσον· και ευρών τινάς μαθητάς,
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.”
είπε προς αυτούς· Ελάβετε Πνεύμα Άγιον αφού επιστεύσατε; οι δε είπον προς αυτόν· Αλλ' ουδέ αν υπάρχη Πνεύμα Άγιον ηκούσαμεν.
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.”
Και είπε προς αυτούς· Εις τι λοιπόν εβαπτίσθητε; Οι δε είπον· Εις το βάπτισμα του Ιωάννου.
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.”
Και είπεν ο Παύλος· Ο Ιωάννης μεν εβάπτισε βάπτισμα μετανοίας, λέγων προς τον λαόν να πιστεύσωσιν εις τον ερχόμενον μετ' αυτόν, τουτέστιν εις τον Χριστόν Ιησούν.
5 So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
Ακούσαντες δε εβαπτίσθησαν εις το όνομα του Κυρίου Ιησού.
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.
Και αφού ο Παύλος επέθηκεν επ' αυτών τας χείρας, ήλθε το Πνεύμα το Άγιον επ' αυτούς, και ελάλουν γλώσσας και προεφήτευον.
7 There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
Ήσαν δε πάντες ούτοι άνδρες έως δώδεκα.
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].
Και εισελθών εις την συναγωγήν ελάλει μετά παρρησίας, διαλεγόμενος τρεις μήνας και πείθων εις τα περί της βασιλείας του Θεού.
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].
Επειδή όμως τινές εσκληρύνοντο και δεν επείθοντο, κακολογούντες την οδόν του Κυρίου ενώπιον του πλήθους, απομακρυνθείς απ' αυτών, απεχώρισε τους μαθητάς, διαλεγόμενος καθ' ημέραν εν τω σχολείω τινός, όστις ελέγετο Τύραννος.
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].
Έγεινε δε τούτο επί δύο έτη, ώστε πάντες οι κατοικούντες την Ασίαν ήκουσαν τον λόγον του Κυρίου Ιησού, Ιουδαίοί τε και Έλληνες.
11 Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
Και ο Θεός έκαμνε διά των χειρών του Παύλου θαύματα μεγάλα,
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.
ώστε και επί τους ασθενείς εφέροντο από του σώματος αυτού μανδήλια ή περιζώματα και έφευγον απ' αυτών αι ασθένειαι, και τα πνεύματα τα πονηρά εξήρχοντο απ' αυτών.
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!”
Και τινές από των περιερχομένων εξορκιστών Ιουδαίων επεχείρησαν να προφέρωσιν επί τους έχοντας τα πνεύματα τα πονηρά το όνομα του Κυρίου Ιησού, λέγοντες· Σας ορκίζομεν εις τον Ιησούν, τον οποίον ο Παύλος κηρύττει.
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.
Και οι πράττοντες τούτο ήσαν επτά τινές υιοί Ιουδαίου αρχιερέως ονομαζομένου Σκευά.
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]”
Αποκριθέν δε το πνεύμα το πονηρόν, είπε· Τον Ιησούν γνωρίζω και τον Παύλον εξεύρω· σεις δε τίνες είσθε;
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.
Και πηδήσας επ' αυτούς ο άνθρωπος, εις τον οποίον ήτο το πνεύμα το πονηρόν, και νικήσας αυτούς, ίσχυσε κατ' αυτών, ώστε γυμνοί και τετραυματισμένοι έφυγον εκ του οίκου εκείνου.
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].
Και τούτο έγεινε γνωστόν εις πάντας, Ιουδαίους τε και Έλληνας, τους κατοικούντας την Έφεσον, και επέπεσε φόβος επί πάντας αυτούς, και εμεγαλύνετο το όνομα του Κυρίου Ιησού·
18 [At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
και πολλοί των πιστευσάντων ήρχοντο εξομολογούμενοι και φανερόνοντες τας πράξεις αυτών.
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.
Πολλοί δε και εξ εκείνων, οίτινες έκαμνον τας μαγείας, φέροντες τα βιβλία αυτών κατέκαιον ενώπιον πάντων· και αριθμήσαντες τας τιμάς αυτών, εύρον πεντήκοντα χιλιάδας αργυρίου.
20 As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
Ούτω κραταιώς ηύξανε και ίσχυεν ο λόγος του Κυρίου.
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.”
Ως δε ετελέσθησαν ταύτα, ο Παύλος απεφάσισεν εν εαυτώ, αφού διέλθη την Μακεδονίαν και Αχαΐαν, να υπάγη εις την Ιερουσαλήμ, ειπών ότι αφού υπάγω εκεί, πρέπει να ίδω και την Ρώμην.
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].
Και αποστείλας εις την Μακεδονίαν δύο των υπηρετούντων αυτόν, Τιμόθεον και Έραστον, αυτός έμεινε καιρόν τινά εν τη Ασία.
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].
Έγεινε δε κατ' εκείνον τον καιρόν ταραχή ουκ ολίγη περί ταύτης της οδού.
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].
Διότι αργυροκόπος τις ονόματι Δημήτριος, κατασκευάζων ναούς αργυρούς της Αρτέμιδος, επροξένει εις τους τεχνίτας ουκ ολίγον κέρδος·
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.
τους οποίους συναθροίσας και τους εργαζομένους τα τοιαύτα, είπεν· Άνδρες, εξεύρετε ότι εκ ταύτης της εργασίας προέρχεται η ευπορία ημών,
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].
και θεωρείτε και ακούετε ότι πολύν λαόν ου μόνον της Εφέσου, αλλά σχεδόν πάσης της Ασίας ο Παύλος ούτος έπεισε και μετέβαλε, λέγων ότι δεν είναι θεοί οι διά χειρών κατασκευαζόμενοι.
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!”
Και ου μόνον η τέχνη ημών αύτη κινδυνεύει να εξουδενωθή, αλλά και το ιερόν της μεγάλης θεάς Αρτέμιδος να λογισθή εις ουδέν, και μέλλει μάλιστα να καταστραφή η μεγαλειότης αυτής, την οποίαν όλη η Ασία και η οικουμένη σέβεται.
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!”
Ακούσαντες δε και εμπλησθέντες θυμού, έκραζον λέγοντες· Μεγάλη η Άρτεμις των Εφεσίων.
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.
Και η πόλις όλη επλήσθη ταραχής, και ώρμησαν ομοθυμαδόν εις το θέατρον, αφού συνήρπασαν τον Γάϊον και Αρίσταρχον τους Μακεδόνας, συνοδοιπόρους του Παύλου.
30 Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
Ενώ δε ο Παύλος ήθελε να εισέλθη εις τον δήμον, οι μαθηταί δεν άφινον αυτόν,
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.
τινές δε και εκ των Ασιαρχών, όντες φίλοι αυτού, έστειλαν προς αυτόν και παρεκάλουν να μη εκτεθή εις το θέατρον.
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!
Άλλοι μεν λοιπόν έκραζον άλλο τι και άλλοι άλλο· διότι η σύναξις ήτο συγκεχυμένη, και οι πλειότεροι δεν ήξευρον διά τι είχον συναχθή.
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].
Εκ δε του όχλου προήγαγον τον Αλέξανδρον, διά να λαλήση, επειδή οι Ιουδαίοι επρόβαλον αυτόν· και ο Αλέξανδρος σείσας την χείρα ήθελε να απολογηθή προς τον δήμον.
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]!”
Αφού δε εγνώρισαν ότι είναι Ιουδαίος, έγεινε μία φωνή εκ πάντων των κραζόντων, έως δύο ώρας· Μεγάλη η Άρτεμις των Εφεσίων.
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!
Καθησυχάσας δε ο γραμματεύς τον όχλον, λέγει· Άνδρες Εφέσιοι, και τις άνθρωπος είναι όστις δεν εξεύρει ότι η πόλις των Εφεσίων είναι λάτρις της μεγάλης θεάς Αρτέμιδος και του Διοπετούς αγάλματος;
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).
Επειδή λοιπόν ταύτα είναι αναντίρρητα, πρέπει σεις να ησυχάζητε και να μη πράττητε μηδέν προπετές.
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.
Διότι εφέρετε τους άνδρας τούτους, οίτινες ούτε ιερόσυλοι είναι ούτε την θεάν σας βλασφημούσιν.
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].
Εάν μεν λοιπόν ο Δημήτριος και οι συντεχνίται αυτού έχωσι διαφοράν μετά τινός, υπάρχουσι δικάσιμοι ημέραι και υπάρχουσιν ανθύπατοι, ας εγκαλέσωσιν αλλήλους.
39 But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
Εάν δε ζητήτε τι περί άλλων πραγμάτων, εν τη νομίμω συνελεύσει θέλει διαλυθή.
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.”
Διότι κινδυνεύομεν να κατηγορηθώμεν ως στασιασταί διά την σημερινήν ταραχήν, χωρίς να υπάρχη μηδεμία αιτία, διά της οποίας θέλομεν δυνηθή να δικαιολογήσωμεν τον θόρυβον τούτον.
41 That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
Και ειπών ταύτα, απέλυσε την συνέλευσιν.
