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.
Sementara Apolos sedang ada di kota Korintus, Paulus mengambil jalan darat dan tiba di kota Efesus di mana dia bertemu dengan beberapa orang yang percaya kepada Yesus.
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.”
“Apakah kalian menerima Roh Kudus ketika kalian percaya?” tanya Paulus kepada mereka. “Tidak, kami belum pernah mendengar apapun tentang Roh Kudus,” jawab mereka kepadanya.
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.”
“Jadi baptisan siapa yang kalian terima?” tanya Paulus. “Baptisan Yohanes,” jawab mereka.
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.”
“Baptisan Yohanes adalah baptisan pertobatan,” kata Paulus. “Dia memberitahu mereka bahwa mereka harus percaya kepada Dia yang datang sesudah Yohanes — yaitu, mereka seharusnya percaya kepada Yesus.”
5 So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
Ketika mereka mendengar hal ini, mereka dibaptis dalam nama Tuhan Yesus.
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.
Sesudah Paulus meletakkan tangannya ke atas kepala mereka, Roh Kudus datang ke atas mereka dan mereka semua berbicara dengan berbagai bahasa — sesuai dengan bahasa yang Roh berikan kepada mereka. Dan mereka juga bernubuat.
7 There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
Jumlah mereka kurang lebih dua belas orang.
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].
Paulus pergi ke rumah-rumah ibadah dan selama tiga bulan selanjutnya dia berbicara dengan berani kepada mereka yang datang ke tempat itu, berdiskusi dengan mereka dan mencoba meyakinkan mereka tentang kerajaan Allah.
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].
Tetapi ada di antara mereka yang berdegil, dan enggan menerima. Mereka menghina Jalan keselamatan itu di hadapan orang banyak. Jadi Paulus meninggalkan rumah ibadah itu, dengan membawa mereka yang percaya kepadanya. Lalu dia memakai balai pertemuan di Tiranus sebagai tempat pertemuan.
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].
Hal ini terus berlanjut selama dua tahun, dengan akibat setiap orang yang tinggal di provinsi Asia, baik orang-orang Yahudi maupun orang-orang Yunani, mendengarkan Firman Tuhan.
11 Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
Allah melakukan keajaiban-keajaiban yang tidak biasa melalui 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.
begitu luar biasa sehingga mereka mengambil sapu tangan atau kain yang pernah dijamah oleh Paulus untuk menyembuhkan orang sakit dan untuk mengusir setan.
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!”
Beberapa orang Yahudi yang mempraktekkan ilmu sihir memutuskan untuk menggunakan nama Yesus ketika mereka mengusir roh jahat. Kata mereka, “Aku perintahkan kamu untuk pergi di dalam nama Yesus yang diajarkan oleh Paulus itu.”
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.
Mereka yang melakukan hal ini adalah ketujuh anak laki-laki Skewa, seorang keturunan Yahudi yang menyatakan dirinya sebagai imam kepala.
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]”
Tetapi suatu hari roh jahat menjawab mereka, “Aku kenal Yesus, dan aku kenal Paulus, tetapi siapa kalian?”
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.
Orang yang dirasuki roh jahat itu melompat ke atas mereka dan mengalahkan mereka semua. Dia memukuli mereka dengan sangat kejam sehingga mereka harus keluar dari rumah itu, dalam keadaan telanjang dan luka parah.
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].
Orang-orang yang hidup di Efesus, baik orang Yahudi maupun orang Yunani mendengar tentang hal ini. Mereka semua kagum dengan peristiwa yang terjadi, dan nama Tuhan Yesus semakin dihormati.
18 [At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
Banyak orang yang menjadi percaya kepada Tuhan serta mengakui dosa-dosa mereka, secara terbuka mengakui perbuatan-perbuatan buruk mereka.
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.
Sebagian dari mereka yang dahulu melakukan praktek sihir mengumpulkan buku-buku sihir mereka dan membawanya untuk dibakar di depan umum. Mereka menghitung nilai semua buku yang dibakar itu, dan jumlahnya ternyata 50.000 keping perak.
20 As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
Dengan cara ini Firman Tuhan semakin kuat dan semakin tersebar luas.
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.”
Beberapa saat sesudah semua peristiwa ini, Paulus memutuskan untuk berangkat ke Yerusalem, melewati Makedonia dan Akaya. “Setelah saya ke sana, saya harus pergi ke Roma,” katanya.
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].
Dia mengirim dua orang yang selalu membantu dia dalam pelayanannya, yaitu Timotius dan Eratus, ke Makedonia, sementara dia tinggal sesaat lamanya di provinsi Asia.
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].
Sekitar waktu inilah mulai timbul masalah yang besar berkaitan dengan Jalan.
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].
Seorang pria bernama Demetrius, seorang tukang perak, sedang membuat replika perak kecil dari kuil dewi Artemis. Usaha ini memberi keuntungan besar bagi pengusahanya.
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.
Demetrius memanggil teman-teman yang memiliki usaha yang sama untuk berkumpul dan berkata, “Rekan-rekan sekalian, kalian tahu bahwa melalui bisnis inilah kita mendapatkan penghasilan kita.
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].
Seperti yang sudah kalian lihat dan dengar — bukan hanya di kota Efesus ini, tetapi hampir di seluruh wilayah Asia — orang yang bernama Paulus ini sudah menyakinkan dan menghasut banyak orang, mengatakan kepada mereka bahwa tidak ada dewa yang bisa dibuat oleh tangan manusia.
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!”
Jadi bukan hanya usaha kita akan berada dalam bahaya karena orang-orang tidak akan lagi menghormatinya, tetapi kuil dari dewi besar Artemis juga akan dianggap tidak berharga. Dewi Artemis sendiri juga akan disingkirkan dari posisinya sebagai dewi yang dipuja oleh setiap orang baik di Asia maupun di seluruh dunia.”
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!”
Ketika para pengusaha itu mendengar ucapan Demetrius, mereka menjadi marah dan berteriak, “Besarlah Artemis, dewi orang Efesus!”
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.
Seluruh kota menjadi benar-benar kacau. Orang-orang bergegas menuju ke stadion, menyeret Gayus dan Aristarkus, teman seperjalanan Paulus yang berasal dari Makedonia.
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 berpikir untuk menemui orang banyak itu, tetapi yang lain tidak mengijinkan dia melakukannya.
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.
Beberapa pejabat dari provinsi Asia, yang adalah kawan-kawan Paulus, juga mengirim pesan memohon agar dia tidak masuk ke dalam stadion.
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!
Beberapa orang yang berkumpul berteriak tentang satu hal, yang lainnya berteriak tentang hal lain, sebab orang-orang yang sudah berkumpul itu sedang kebingungan — banyak dari mereka tidak paham mengapa mereka berkumpul di sana.
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].
Orang-orang Yahudi yang ada dalam kerumunan itu mendorong agar Aleksander mau maju ke depan. Aleksander memberi tanda dengan tangannya agar mereka diam, dia ingin memberi penjelasan kepada orang banyak itu.
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]!”
Tetapi ketika orang banyak menyadari bahwa Aleksander adalah seorang Yahudi, mereka semua meneriakkan lantunan perkataan, “Besarlah Artemis, dewi orang Efesus!” selama kurang lebih dua jam.
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!
Sesudah sekretaris kota berhasil membuat gerombolan itu mereda, dia berkata kepada mereka, “Hai orang-orang Efesus, siapa yang tidak tahu bahwa kota orang Efesus adalah penjaga dari dewi besar Artemis dan tentang patungnya yang jatuh dari langit?
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).
Karena kenyataan-kenyataan ini tidak bisa disangkal, kalian seharusnya tetap tenang — jangan melakukan tindakan yang terburu-buru.
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.
Kalian membawa orang-orang ini ke mari, tetapi mereka tidak merampok kuil-kuil ataupun menghujat dewi kita.
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].
Jadi jika Demetrius dan rekan-rekannya memiliki keluhan terhadap seseorang, baiklah mereka membawa pengaduan mereka ke pengadilan.
39 But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
Jika ada masalah-masalah lain, bisa diselesaikan dalam sidang rakyat yang sah.
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.”
Bahkan kita sendiri sedang dalam bahaya menjadi terdakwa sebagai penanggung jawab kerusuhan yang timbul hari ini, sebab tidak ada alasan untuk menimbulkan keributan, dan kita tidak bisa memberi penjelasan tentang ini.”
41 That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
Sesudah sang sekretaris selesai berbicara, dia membubarkan kerumunan itu.
