Travay 19
1 Li te rive pandan ke Apollos te Corinthe, Paul te travèse peyi pi wo a e te vini Éphèse pou twouve kèk disip.
NOW it came to pass that during the time Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, after passing through the upper provinces, came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples,
2 Li te mande yo: “Èske nou te resevwa Lespri Sen an lè nou te kwè a?” Yo te reponn li: “Non, nou pa menm konn tande si gen yon Lespri Sen.”
said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not even heard if the Holy Ghost is given.
3 Li te di: “Ebyen, nan kisa konsa nou te batize?” Yo te reponn: “Nan batèm a Jean an”.
And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John’s baptism.
4 Konsa, Paul te di: “Jean te batize avèk batèm a repantans lan, e te di pèp la pou kwè nan Sila ki t ap vini apre li a, sa vle di, nan Jésus.”
Then said Paul, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, That they should believe on him who was coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.
5 Lè yo te tande sa, yo te batize nan non Senyè a Jésus Kri.
Now when they heard it, they were baptised into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 Pandan Paul te poze men l sou yo, Lespri Sen an te vini sou yo, e yo te kòmanse pale avèk lang ak pwofetize.
And Paul laying on them his hands, the Holy Ghost came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 Te gen an tou, anviwon douz mesye.
And the men were in all about twelve.
8 Paul te antre nan sinagòg la, e te kontinye pale avèk gran kouraj pandan anviwon twa mwa. Li t ap rezone pou fè yo kwè selon wayòm Bondye a.
And entering into the synagogue, he spake boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading the things that concern the kingdom of God.
9 Men lè kèk t ap vin ensansib e dezobeyisan, e t ap pale mal de Chemen an devan foul la, li te kite yo e te separe disip yo. Konsa, yo t ap rezone chak jou nan lekòl Tyrannus la.
And when some were hardened, and infidel, speaking evil of the way before the people, he withdrew from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 Sa te fèt pandan dezan, pou tout sila ki te rete an Asie yo ta tande pawòl Senyè a, ni Grèk, ni Jwif.
And this he did for two years; so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11 Bondye t ap fè mirak ekstrawòdinè pa men Paul
And God wrought by the hands of Paul extraordinary miracles;
12 jiskaske yo te kòmanse pote menm mouchwa avèk rad kò li pou malad yo; konsa malad yo te vin geri, e move Lespri yo te vin sòti.
so that even from his skin there were brought handkerchiefs and aprons unto the diseased, and their disorders were chased from them, and the evil spirits came out of them.
13 Men osi kèk nan Jwif ki te konn chase move lespri yo, ki te ale soti yon kote a yon lòt, te eseye rele non Jésus sou sila ki te gen move lespri yo, e t ap di: “Mwen bay ou lòd pa Jésus ke Paul preche a.”
Then certain of the Jews, who went about as exorcists, attempted to make mention of the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 Sèt fis a Scéva yo, yon chèf prèt Jwif, t ap fè sa a.
And they were seven sons of Sceva a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.
15 Epi move lespri yo te reponn e te di yo: “Mwen rekonèt Jésus, e mwen konnen Paul, men ki moun nou ye?”
Then the evil spirit replied, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 Mesye ki te gen move Lespri a te vòltije sou yo tout e te tèlman domine yo, ke yo te kouri kite kay la toutouni, e blese.
And the man sprang upon them, in whom was the evil spirit, and getting the mastery over them, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 Bagay sa te vin konnen pa tout moun, ni Jwif, ni Grèk ki te rete Éphèse. Lakrent te vin tonbe sou yo tout, e non Jésus Kri a t ap vin pi gran.
And this was known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus: and fear fell on them all, and they magnified the name of the Lord.
18 Anpil osi, nan sila ki te kwè yo, yo te kontinye vini pou konfese e devwale tout sa ke yo te konn pratike yo.
And many of those who believed came, confessing and declaring their practices.
19 Anpil nan sila ki te konn pratike maji yo te vin pote liv yo, e te kòmanse boule yo devan zye a tout moun. Yo te kontwole pri a yo e te twouve l kòm senkant mil pyès dajan.
And many of those who practised magical arts brought the books, and burned them before all men; and they calculated the prices of them, and found them worth fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 Konsa pawòl Senyè a t ap grandi ak pwisans, e t ap renye.
So mightily did the word of God increase and prevail.
21 Alò apre bagay sa yo te fini, Paul te pwopoze nan Lespri a, pou lè l te fin travèse Macédoine ak Achaïe, pou ale Jérusalem. Li te di: “Apre mwen fin rive la mwen dwe wè Rome tou.”
Now when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, That after I have been there, I must see Rome also.
22 Li te rete an Asie pandan yon tan, men te voye Timothée ak Érastre, de moun ki te konn sèvi li yo, pou yo antre Macédoine.
Then he dispatched into Macedonia two of those who attended upon him, Timothy and Erastus; while he himself continued a while longer in Asia.
23 Anviwon lè sa a, te vin pase yon gwo tapaj konsènan Chemen an.
And there happened at that time no small disturbance about this way.
24 Paske te gen yon sèten nonm ki te rele Démétris, yon òfèv ki te konn fè imaj an ajan pou tanp Artimis la, e afè kòb ke li t ap ranmase pa t yon ti kras bagay pou moun ak metye sila a.
For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made little temples in silver to represent that of Diana, brought to the artificers no small gain;
25 Li te vin rasanble moun sa yo, avèk tout ouvriye ki te gen metye parèy a sa a, e te di: “Mesye yo, nou konnen ke lavi nou depann de biznis sila a.
whom collecting together, with the workmen also of such trinkets, he said, Sirs, ye know that by this employment we make our advantageous livelihood:
26 Nou wè ak tande ke non sèlman an Éphèse, men nan prèske tout Asie a, Paul sila a gen tan fè kwè e detounen yon kantite konsiderab nan pèp la. L ap di ke dye ki fèt pa men yo se pa dye yo ye menm.
and ye see and hear how not only at Ephesus, but almost through all Asia, this fellow Paul, by his persuasions, hath perverted a vast multitude, affirming that they are not gods which are made with hands:
27 Se pa sèlman yon gwo danje ke metye sa va tonbe nan malgade, men osi ke tanp gwo deyès la, Artimis va vin san valè, e ke li menm ke tout Asie a ak lemonn adore, va menm rache sou twòn li, e pèdi mayifisans li.”
so that not only is this our trade in danger of falling into contempt, but also that this temple of the great goddess Diana should be counted as nothing, and that henceforth also her magnificence should be utterly destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.
28 Lè yo te tande sa, yo te vin ranpli ak raj. Yo te kòmanse kriye fò e t ap di: “Gran se Artimis Efezyen yo!”
On hearing this then, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 Vil la te ranpli avèk boulvèsman sa a. Yo te kouri avèk yon sèl panse antre nan teyat la, e te trennen Gaïus ak Aristarque, vwayajè parèy ak Paul ki sòti Macédoine yo.
And the whole city was filled with confusion; and they rushed unanimously into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s travelling companions.
30 Lè Paul te vle antre nan asanble a, disip yo te anpeche li.
But though Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not permit him.
31 Anplis, kèk nan ofisye Lazi ki te zanmi li yo te voye di l plizyè fwa pou l pa antre nan teyat la.
And some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent unto him, admonishing him not to venture himself into the theatre.
32 Alò konsa, kèk nan yo t ap rele yon bagay, e kèk yon lòt, paske tout asanble a te nan konfizyon. Pifò pa t menm konnen pou ki rezon yo te vin reyini ansanm nan.
So they were crying out some one thing and some another: for the assembly was a scene of confusion, and the greater part knew not on what account they were collected together.
33 Jwif yo te mennen Alexander devan foul a. Li t ap fè sinyal avèk men l, konsi li t ap prezante yon defans a foul la.
Then out of the crowd they brought forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him on: and Alexander, waving his hand, would fain have addressed his apology to the people.
34 Men lè yo te vin konprann ke se te yon Jwif li te ye, yon gwo kri te leve pami foul la. Yo te kontinye rele pandan anviwon dezè de tan: “Gran se Artimis a Efezyen yo!”
But when they knew he was a Jew, one shout burst from all, crying for about the space of two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 Apre li te fin kalme foul la, sekretè vil la te di: “Mesye Éphèse yo, se ki moun pami nou ki pa konnen, lavil Éphèse se gadyen tanp a gran Artimis la, imaj a sila ki te tonbe sòti nan syèl la?
Then the recorder having quieted the multitude, said, Men of Ephesus, who indeed is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is wholly devoted to the great goddess Diana, and to the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 Alò akoz ke bagay sa yo pa kapab demanti, nou ta dwe rete kalm e pa fè anyen ki pa saj.
These things being then incontrovertible, it becomes you to be quiet, and to do nothing with precipitation.
37 Paske nou fè mesye sila yo vini isit la, ki pa ni vòlè tanp lan, ni yo pa blasfeme deyès nou an.
For ye have brought hither these men, neither robbers of the temple, nor blasphemers of your goddess.
38 Donk alò, si Démétris ak ouvriye ki avè l yo gen yon plent kont nenpòt moun, tribinal yo louvri, e pwokonsil yo disponib; kite yo pote plent kont youn lòt.
If then indeed Demetrius and the artificers that are with him have a charge against any man, the courts are held, and there are proconsuls: let them implead one another.
39 “Men si nou vle yon bagay anplis ke sa, sa gen pou regle nan asanble jistis la.
And if ye have any dispute about other matters, it shall be terminated in a lawful assembly,
40 Paske vrèman, nou an danje akizasyon de soulèvman akoz sa ki pase la jodi a. Nanpwen rezon pou li. Konsa, nou p ap kapab rann kont pou asanble a ki an dezòd konsa.”
For we are even in danger of being called to account for this day’s insurrection, there being no cause on account of which we can justify this tumultuary concourse:
41 Lè l fin di sa, li te ranvwaye asanble a.
and so saying, he dissolved the assembly.
