Acts 20

1 When the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples; and, after speaking words of encouragement to them, he took his leave, and started for Macedonia.

Y DESPUES que cesó el alboroto llamando Pablo los discípulos, habiéndoles exhortado y abrazado, se despidió, y partió para ir á Macedonia.

2 Passing through those districts he encouraged the disciples in frequent addresses, and then came into Greece, and spent three months there.

Y andado que hubo aquellas partes y exhortádoles con abundancia de palabra, vino á Grecia:

3 The Jews having planned to waylay him whenever he might be on the point of taking ship for Syria, he decided to travel back by way of Macedonia.

[Donde] despues de haber estado tres meses, y habiendo de navegar á Siria, le fueron puestas asechanzas por los Judíos; y así tomó consejo de volverse por Macedonia.

4 He was accompanied as far as the province of Asia by Sopater the Beroean, the son of Pyrrhus; by the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; by Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and by the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

Y le acompañaron hasta Asia Sopater, Bereense; y Tesalonicenses, Aristarco, y Segundo; y Gayo de Derbe, y Timotéo; y Asianos, Tichico, y Trófimo.

5 These brethren had gone on and were waiting for us in the Troad.

Estos yendo delante, nos esperaron en Troas.

6 But we ourselves sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined them in the Troad, where we remained for a week.

Y nosotros, pasados los dias de los panes sin levadura, navegamos de Filipos, y vinimos á ellos á Troas en cinco dias, donde estuvimos siete dias.

7 On the first day of the week, when we had met to break bread, Paul, who was going away the next morning, was preaching to them, and prolonged his discourse till midnight.

Y el [dia] primero de la semana, juntos los discípulos á partir el pan, Pablo les enseñaba, habiendo de partir al dia siguiente; y alargó el discurso hasta la media noche.

8 Now there were a good many lamps in the room upstairs where we all were,

Y habia muchas lámparas en el aposento alto donde estaban juntos.

9 and a youth of the name of Eutychus was sitting at the window. This lad, gradually sinking into deep sleep while Paul preached at unusual length, overcome at last by sleep, fell from the second floor and was taken up dead.

Y un mancebo llamado Euticho, que estaba sentado en una ventana, tomado de un sueño profundo, como Pablo disputaba largamente, postrado del sueño, cayó desde el tercer piso abajo, y fué alzado muerto.

10 Paul, however, went down, threw himself upon him, and folding him in his arms said, "Do not be alarmed; his life is still in him."

Entónces descendió Pablo, y derribóse sobre él, y abrazándole, dijo: No os alboroteis, que su alma está en él.

11 Then he went upstairs again, broke bread, and took some food; and after a long conversation which was continued till daybreak, at last he parted from them.

Despues subiendo, y partiendo el pan, y gustando, habló largamente hasta el alba, y así partió.

12 They had taken the lad home alive, and were greatly comforted.

Y llevaron al mozo vivo, y fueron consolados no poco.

13 The rest of us had already gone on board a ship, and now we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for so he had arranged, he himself intending to go by land.

Y nosotros, subiendo en el navío navegamos á Ason, para recibir de allí á Pablo; porque así habia determinado venir por tierra.

14 Accordingly, when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

Y como se juntó con nosotros en Ason, tomándole vinimos á Mitilene.

15 Sailing from there, we arrived the next day off Chios. On the next we touched at Samos; and on the day following reached Miletus.

Y navegando de allí, al [dia] siguiente llegamos delante de Chio, y al otro [dia] tomamos puerto en Samo: y habiendo reposado en Trogilio, al [dia] siguiente llegamos á Mileto.

16 For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend much time in the province of Asia; since he was very desirous of being in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of the Harvest Festival.

Porque Pablo se habia propuesto pasar adelante de Efeso, por no detenerse en Asia: porque se apresuraba por hacer el dia de Pentecostes, si le fuese posible, en Jerusalem.

17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the Elders of the Church to come to him.

Y enviando desde Mileto á Efeso, hizo llamar á los ancianos de la iglesia.

18 Upon their arrival he said to them, "You Elders well know, from the first day of my setting foot in the province of Asia, the kind of life I lived among you the whole time,

Y cuando vinieron á él, les dijo: Vosotros sabeis cómo, desde el primer dia que entré en Asia, he estado con vosotros por todo el tiempo,

19 serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--

Sirviendo al Señor con toda humildad, y con lágrimas, y tentaciones, que me han venido por las asechanzas de los Judíos:

20 and that I never shrank from declaring to you anything that was profitable, or from teaching you in public and in your homes,

Como nada que [os] fuese útil, he rehuido de anunciaros, y enseñaros públicamente, y por las casas,

21 and urging upon both Jews and Greeks the necessity of turning to God and of believing in Jesus our Lord.

Testificando á los Judíos y á los Gentiles arrepentimiento para con Dios, y la fé en nuestro Señor Jesu-Cristo.

22 "And now, impelled by a sense of duty, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

Y ahora hé aquí, ligado yo en mi espíritu, voy á Jerusalem sin saber lo que allá me ha de acontecer:

23 except that the Holy Spirit, at town after town, testifies to me that imprisonment and suffering are awaiting me.

Mas que el Espíritu Santo por todas las ciudades me da testimonio, diciendo, que prisiones y tribulaciones me esperan.

24 But even the sacrifice of my life I count as nothing, if only I may perfect my earthly course, and be faithful to the duty which the Lord Jesus has entrusted to me of proclaiming, as of supreme importance, the Good News of God's grace.

Mas de ninguna cosa hago caso, ni estimo mi vida preciosa para mí mismo; solamente que acabe mi carrera con gozo, y el ministerio que recibí del Señor Jesus, para dar testimonio del Evangelio de la gracia de Dios.

25 "And now, I know that none of you among whom I have gone in and out proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom will any longer see my face.

Y ahora hé aquí yo sé, que ninguno de todos vosotros, por quien he pasado predicando el reino de Dios, verá más mi rostro.

26 Therefore I protest to you to-day that I am not responsible for the ruin of any one of you.

Por tanto yo os protesto el dia de hoy, que yo soy limpio de la sangre de todos:

27 For I have not shrunk from declaring to you God's whole truth.

Porque no he rehuido anunciaros todo el consejo de Dios.

28 "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has bought with His own blood.

Por tanto mirad por vosotros, y por todo el rebaño en que el Espíritu Santo os ha puesto por obispos, para apacentar la iglesia del Señor, la cual ganó por su sangre.

29 I know that, when I am gone, cruel wolves will come among you and will not spare the flock;

Porque yo sé, que despues de mi partida entrarán en [medio de] vosotros graves lobos que no perdonarán al ganado.

30 and that from among your own selves men will rise up who will seek with their perverse talk to draw away the disciples after them.

Y de vosotros mismos se levantarán hombres, que hablen cosas perversas, para llevar discípulos tras sí.

31 Therefore be on the alert; and remember that, night and day, for three years, I never ceased admonishing every one, even with tears.

Por tanto velad, acordándoos que por tres años, de noche y de dia, no he cesado de amonestar con lágrimas á cada uno.

32 "And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace. He is able to build you up and to give you your inheritance among His people.

Y ahora, hermanos, os encomiendo á Dios, y á la palabra de su gracia; el cual es poderoso para sobreedificar, y daros heredad con todos los santificados.

33 No one's silver or gold or clothing have I coveted.

La plata, ó el oro, ó el vestido, de nadie he codiciado.

34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have provided for my own necessities and for the people with me.

Antes vosotros sabeis que para lo que me ha sido necesario, y á los que están conmigo, estas manos me han servido.

35 In all things I have set you an example, showing you that, by working as I do, you ought to help the weak, and to bear in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said, "'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

[En] todo os he enseñado, que trabajando así, es necesario sobrellevar á los enfermos, y tener presente las palabras del Señor Jesus, el cual dijo: Bienaventurada cosa es dar ántes que recibir.

36 Having spoken thus, Paul knelt down and prayed with them all;

Y como hubo dicho estas cosas, se puso de rodillas, y oró con todos ellos.

37 and with loud lamentation they all threw their arms round his neck, and kissed him lovingly,

Entónces hubo un gran lloro de todos; y derribándose sobre el cuello de Pablo, le besaban,

38 grieved above all things at his having told them that after that day they were no longer to see his face. And they went with him to the ship.

Doliéndose en gran manera por la palabra que dijo, que no habian de ver más su rostro. Y le acompañaron al navío.