Dɔwɔwɔwo 18
1 Le nu siawo megbe la, Paulo dzo le Atene heyi Korinto.
After this, Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.
2 Afi ma wòdo go Yudatɔ aɖe si woyɔna be Akwila la le. Wodzi Akwila le Ponto, eye eya kple srɔ̃a Priskila wonɔ Italia tsã, gake Kaisaro Klaudio va de se be woanya Yudatɔwo katã le Roma dua me. Esia ta Akwila kple srɔ̃a ʋu va tsi Korinto. Paulo yi ɖasrã wo kpɔ,
There he found a Jew named Aquila, of Pontus by birth, who had recently come from Italy along with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them,
3 elabena enye avɔgbadɔwɔla abe woawo ke ene. Enɔ wo gbɔ hewɔ dɔ kpli wo.
and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
4 Paulo yia Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒe si le dua me le Dzudzɔgbe ɖe sia ɖe dzi hedzroa mawunya me kple Yudatɔwo kple Helatɔwo siaa, eye wòƒonɛ ɖe wo nu be woatrɔ dzi me.
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
5 Esi Silas kple Timoteo tso Makedonia va ɖo Korinto ko la, Paulo ɖe asi le nu sia nu ŋu hetsɔ eɖokui na mawunyakaka kple ɖaseɖiɖi na Yudatɔwo be Yesue nye Kristo la.
When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
6 Ke le ale si Yudatɔwo tsi tsitre ɖe Paulo ŋu sesĩe, eye gawu la, wonɔ busunyawo gblɔm ta la, Paulo ɖe asi le woƒe nya me, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Miaƒe ʋu neva miawo ŋutɔ ƒe ta dzi. Nye asi megale miaƒe nya me o. Tso azɔ dzi yina la, magblɔ nyanyui la na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o.”
But when the Jews opposed him and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be upon your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
7 Ale Paulo dzo le ƒuƒoƒea, eye wòge ɖe aƒe aɖe si le ƒuƒoƒea ŋu la me, heyi ɖanɔ aƒea tɔ si woyɔna be Tito Yusto la gbɔ, ame si nye Mawusubɔla.
So he moved on from there and went to the house of a man named Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
8 To Paulo ƒe afi ma nɔnɔ me la, Krispo si nye Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒemegã la kple eƒe aƒe blibo la me tɔwo katã xɔ Aƒetɔ la dzi se, eye wòde mawutsi ta na wo. Korintotɔ bubu geɖe siwo hã se eƒe mawunya la trɔ dzi me, eye wòde mawutsi ta na woawo hã.
Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household. And many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
9 Gbe ɖeka ƒe zã me la, Mawu ƒo nu na Paulo le ɖeɖefia me be, “Mègavɔ̃ o; nɔ nya la gbɔgblɔ dzi, eye mègazi ɖoɖoe o,
One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent.
10 elabena meli kpli wò, eye ame aɖeke mate ŋu atsi tsitre ɖe ŋuwò o, ame geɖewo le du sia me siwo nye tɔnyewo.”
For I am with yoʋ, and no one will attack yoʋ to do yoʋ harm, for I have many people in this city.”
11 Nu sia do ŋusẽ Paulo ale wònɔ Korinto ƒe ɖeka kple afã sɔŋ henɔ Mawu ƒe nyateƒenya la gblɔm.
So Paul stayed for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 Ke esi Galio nye dziɖula le Akaya nuto me la, Yudatɔwo wɔ ɖeka ɖe Paulo ŋu, eye wokplɔe yi ʋɔnui.
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
13 Wotsɔ nya ɖe eŋu be, “Ŋutsu sia le amewo hem be woasubɔ Mawu le mɔ si mesɔ kple se la o dzi.”
saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God in a manner contrary to the law.”
14 Esi Paulo ke nu be yeaɖe ye ɖokui nu la, Galio xɔ nya le enu hegblɔ na Yudatɔwo be, “Ne mi Yudatɔwo ɖe miele nutsotso nam tso nu vlo wɔwɔ aɖe alo amewuwu ŋuti la, anye ne maɖo to mi,
But just as Paul was about to open his mouth to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or evil misdeed, O Jews, I would bear with you, as is reasonable.
15 gake esi wònye nu si ku ɖe nyawo kple ŋkɔwo kpakple miaƒe sewo ŋuti la, miawo ŋutɔwo mikpɔ egbɔ. Nyemedi be manye ʋɔnudrɔ̃la le nya siawo me o.”
But since it is a question about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves, for I do not want to be a judge of such things.”
16 Ale Galio nya wo do goe le ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe la.
So he drove them away from the judgment seat.
17 Ameha la do dziku vevie, ale be wodze Sostene si nye Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒemegã la dzi, eye wolée heƒoe nyuie le ʋɔnu la ŋkume, gake Galio mede nu eme kura o.
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. But none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.
18 Paulo ganɔ dua me ɣeyiɣi aɖewo, eye emegbe la, eklã xɔsetɔwo, eye wòɖo tɔdziʋu hedzo yi Siria nuto me. Ekplɔ Priskila kple Akwila hã ɖe asi. Esi wova ɖo Kenkrea la, Paulo lũ ta kolikoli le adzɔgbeɖeɖe si wòwɔ do ŋgɔe le Yudatɔwo ƒe kɔnu nu la ta.
After staying in Corinth for many more days, Paul took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. (Now he had shaved his head in Cenchreae because he was under a vow.)
19 Esi wova ɖo Efeso la, Paulo gblẽ Akwila kple Priskila ɖe tɔdziʋu la me, eye wòyi ɖe dua me be yeadzro nya me kple Yudatɔ siwo le afi ma la le woƒe ƒuƒoƒe.
When he arrived at Ephesus, he left Priscilla and Aquila there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
20 Wobia tso esi be wòanɔ anyi vie, gake egbe.
When they asked him to stay with them for a longer period of time, he declined.
21 Ke esi wòle dzodzom le wo gbɔ la, edo ŋugbe na wo be, “Ne Mawu lɔ̃ la, matrɔ ava.” Esia megbe la, eɖo tɔdziʋu tso Efeso.
However, as he took leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep the coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return to you again, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
22 Esi wòɖo Kaesarea la, eɖado gbe na hame la, eye wòyi Antioxia.
When he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.
23 Paulo nɔ Antoxia vie, emegbe edze mɔ tso teƒe yi teƒe le Galatia kple Frigia nutowo me le ŋusẽ dom nusrɔ̃lawo katã.
After spending some time there, he departed and went from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
24 Eva eme be Yudatɔ aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Apolo, ame si tso Aleksandria la va Efeso. Ame sia nye agbalẽnyala gã aɖe si bi ɖe ŋɔŋlɔ kɔkɔe la me.
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well-versed in the Scriptures.
25 Wofia nue tso Aƒetɔ la ƒe mɔ ŋuti, egblɔa nya dzideƒotɔe, eye wòfiaa nu tso Yesu ŋuti pɛpɛpɛ togbɔ be Yohanes ƒe mawutsideta ko wònya hã.
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. Being fervent in spirit, he spoke and accurately taught the facts about the Lord, though he knew only about the baptism of John.
26 Edze nufiafia gɔme le ƒuƒoƒe la dzideƒotɔe. Esi Akwila kple Priskila se eƒe nyawo la, wokpee yi woƒe aƒe me heɖe Mawu ƒe nyawo me nɛ tsitotsito wu esi wònya tsã.
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God in greater detail.
27 Apolo di vevie be yeayi Akaya nuto me, ale xɔsetɔ siwo le Antioxia la do ŋusẽe be wòayi. Woŋlɔ agbalẽ ɖo ɖe xɔsetɔ siwo le afi ma la be ne Apolo va la, woaxɔe. Esi wòva ɖo Akaya nuto me la, egblɔ mawunya kple ŋusẽ eye wòdo ŋusẽ hame siwo nɔ afi ma le amenuveve me.
And when Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers wrote to the disciples, encouraging them to receive him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who had become believers through grace,
28 Edzro nya me kple Yudatɔwo le dutoƒo, eye wòɖi ɖase be mawunya ɖee fia kɔtɛe be Yesue nye Kristo la vavã.
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
