Dzieje 19
1 I stało się, gdy Apollos był w Koryncie, iż Paweł obszedłszy górne krainy, przyszedł do Efezu; a znalazłszy tam niektórych uczniów,
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.
2 Rzekł do nich: Izaliście wzięli Ducha Świętego, uwierzywszy? A oni mu rzekli: Owszemeśmy ani słyszeli, jeźli jest Duch Święty.
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.”
3 Tedy rzekł do nich: W cóżeście tedy ochrzczeni? A oni rzekli: W chrzest Janowy.
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.”
4 Zatem rzekł Paweł: Janci chrzcił chrztem pokuty, mówiąc ludowi, aby w onego, który miał przyjść po nim, uwierzyli, to jest w Jezusa Chrystusa.
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.”
5 A usłyszawszy to, ochrzczeni są w imię Pana Jezusowe.
So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
6 A gdy na nie włożył Paweł ręce, zstąpił na nie Duch Święty i mówili językami i prorokowali.
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.
7 A było wszystkich mężów około dwunastu.
There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
8 A wszedłszy do bóżnicy, mówił bezpiecznie przez trzy miesiące, nauczając i namawiając ich do królestwa Bożego.
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].
9 A gdy się niektórzy zatwardzili, a wierzyć nie chcieli, źle mówiąc o tej drodze Bożej przed mnóstwem, odstąpiwszy od nich, odłączył ucznie, na każdy dzień ucząc w szkole niektórego Tyranna.
[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].
10 A to się działo przez dwa lata, tak iż wszyscy, którzy mieszkali w Azyi, słuchali słowa Pana Jezusowego, tak Żydowie, jako i Grekowie.
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].
11 A nie lada cuda czynił Bóg przez ręce Pawłowe;
Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
12 Tak iż na chore przynoszono chustki albo przepaski od ciała jego, i odchodziły od nich choroby, i duchowie źli wychodzili z nich.
[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.
13 Tedy niektórzy z biegunów żydowskich, którzy się bawili zaklinaniem, ważyli się wzywać imienia Pana Jezusowego nad tymi, którzy mieli duchy złe, mówiąc: Poprzysięgamy was przez Jezusa, którego Paweł opowiada.
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!”
14 A było ich siedm synów jednego Żyda, imieniem Scewas, najwyższego kapłana, którzy to czynili.
There were seven men who were doing that. They were sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew, [who called himself] a chief priest.
15 Tedy odpowiedziawszy duch zły, rzekł: Znam Jezusa i wiem co Paweł; ale wy coście zacz?
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]”
16 A rzuciwszy się na nie człowiek on, w którym był duch zły, a opanowawszy je, zmocnił się przeciwko nim, tak iż nadzy i zranieni wybiegli z onego domu.
[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.
17 I było to wiadomo wszystkim, i Żydom i Grekom, którzy mieszkali w Efezie; i przypadł strach na nie wszystkie, i było uwielbione imię Pana Jezusowe.
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].
18 A wiele tych, którzy uwierzyli, przychodziło, wyznawając i oznajmując sprawy swoje.
[At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
19 I wiele z tych, którzy się naukami niepotrzebnemi parali, zniósłszy księgi, spalili je przed wszystkimi, a obrachowawszy cenę ich, znaleźli tego pięćdziesiąt tysięcy srebrników.
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.
20 Tak potężnie rosło słowo Pańskie i zmacniało się.
As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
21 A gdy się to dokonało, postanowił Paweł w duchu, aby przeszedłszy Macedoniję i Achaję, szedł do Jeruzalemu, mówiąc: Iż potem, gdy tam będę, muszę i Rzym widzieć.
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.”
22 A posławszy do Macedonii dwóch z tych, którzy mu służyli, Tymoteusza i Erasta, sam do czasu został w Azyi.
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia. But Paul stayed a little longer [in Ephesus city], in Asia [province].
23 A pod on czas stał się rozruch niemały około drogi Bożej.
[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].
24 Albowiem niektóry złotnik, imieniem Demetryjusz, który robił kościoły srebrne Dyjany, niemały zysk przywodził rzemieślnikom;
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].
25 Które zgromadziwszy i inne, którzy takież rzemiosło robili, rzekł: Mężowie! wiecie, iż z tego rzemiosła mamy dostatki nasze.
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.
26 A widzicie i słyszycie, że nie tylko w Efezie, ale mało nie po wszystkiej Azyi ten Paweł namówił i odwrócił wielki lud, mówiąc: Że to nie są bogowie, którzy są rękami uczynieni.
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].
27 Przetoż nam się obawiać potrzeba, aby nie tylko rzemiosło nasze w lekkie poważenie nie przyszło, ale aby i kościół wielkiej bogini Dyjany za nic nie był poczytany, a żeby nie przyszło do skazy dostojeństwo jej, którą wszystka Azyja i wszystek świat chwali.
[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!”
28 A słuchając tego i będąc pełni gniewu, krzyknęli, mówiąc: Wielka jest Dyjana Efeska!
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!”
29 I było pełno po wszystkiem mieście zamieszania, i wpadli jednomyślnie na plac, porwawszy Gaja i Arystarcha, Macedończyki, podróżne towarzysze Pawłowe.
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.
30 A gdy Paweł chciał wnijść do pospólstwa, nie dopuścili mu uczniowie.
Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
31 A niektórzy też z przedniejszych mężów Azyjackich, będąc mu przyjaciołmi, posławszy do niego, prosili go, aby nie wychodził na plac.
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.
32 Tedy jedni tak, a drudzy inaczej wołali; albowiem ona gromada była zamieszana, a więcej ich nie wiedziało, dlaczego się zbieżeli.
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!
33 A z onej zgrai wywlekli Aleksandra, którego popychali Żydowie; a Aleksander skinąwszy ręką, chciał dać sprawę ludowi.
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].
34 Ale gdy poznali, iż był Żydem, wszczął się jednostajny głos od wszystkich, jakoby przez dwie godziny wołających: Wielka jest Dyjana Efeska!
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]!”
35 Tedy pisarz uśmierzywszy onę zgraję, rzekł: Mężowie Efescy! i któryż jest człowiek, co by nie wiedział, iż miasto Efeskie opiekuje się kościołem wielkiej boginii Dyjany i obrazem, który spadł od Jowisza?
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!
36 A ponieważ się temu nikt sprzeciwić nie może, słuszna, abyście się uspokoili, a nic skwapliwie nie czynili.
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).
37 Albowiemeście przywiedli tych mężów, którzy nie są ani świętokradcami, ani bluźniercami boginii waszej.
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.
38 A jeźliż Demetryjusz i ci, którzy z nim są rzemieślnicy, mają co przeciw komu, wszak bywa prawo, są też starostowie, niechże jedni drugich pozywają.
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].
39 Jeźli się też o czem inszem pytacie, to się może w porządnem zgromadzeniu odprawić.
But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
40 Albowiem trzeba się obawiać, abyśmy oskarżeni nie byli o rozruch dzisiejszy, gdyż nie masz żadnej przyczyny, z której byśmy mogli dać sprawę, żeśmy się tu zbiegli.
[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.”
41 A to powiedziawszy, rozpuścił ono zgromadzenie.
That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
