Apostolska dela 19
1 In pripetilo se je, medtem ko je bil Apolo v Korintu, da je Pavel, ko je šel skozi gornje kraje, prišel v Efez. In ko je našel nekatere učence,
And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,
2 jim je rekel: »Ali ste, odkar ste verovali, prejeli Svetega Duha?« Oni pa so mu rekli: »Mi smo komaj slišali, ali obstaja nek Sveti Duh.«
he said to them, Did ye receive [the] Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they [said] to him, We did not even hear if [the] Holy Spirit was [come].
3 In rekel jim je: »V kaj ste bili tedaj krščeni?« In rekli so: »Z Janezovim krstom.«
And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
4 Potem je Pavel rekel: »Janez je resnično krščeval s krstom kesanja, govoreč ljudem, da naj verujejo v tistega, ki naj bi prišel za njim, to je v Kristusa Jezusa.«
And Paul said, John indeed baptised [with] the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.
5 Ko so to slišali, so bili krščeni v imenu Gospoda Jezusa.
And when they heard that, they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 In ko je Pavel nanje položil svoje roke, je prišel nadnje Sveti Duh, in govorili so z jeziki ter prerokovali.
And Paul having laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
7 In vseh mož je bilo okoli dvanajst.
And all the men were about twelve.
8 In odšel je v sinagogo in približno tri mesece pogumno govoril, razpravljal in prepričeval [o] stvareh glede Božjega kraljestva.
And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning the kingdom of God.
9 Toda ko so bili številni zakrknjeni in niso verovali, temveč so pred množico o tej poti govorili hudobno, je odšel od njih in oddvojil učence in dnevno razpravljal v šoli nekega Tirána.
But when some were hardened and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
10 In to se je nadaljevalo približno dve leti, tako da so vsi, ki so prebivali v Aziji, slišali besedo Gospoda Jezusa, tako Judje kakor Grki.
And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
11 In Bog je po Pavlovih rokah delal posebne čudeže,
And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
12 tako da so od njegovega telesa bolnim nosili robce ali predpasnike, in bolezni so odhajale od njih in zli duhovi so izhajali iz njih.
so that even napkins or aprons were brought from his body [and put] upon the sick, and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits went out.
13 Takrat so se tudi nekateri potepuški Judje, izganjalci duhov, lotili klicati ime Gospoda Jezusa nad temi, ki so imeli zle duhove, rekoč: »Mi vas zaklinjamo pri Jezusu, ki ga oznanja Pavel.«
And certain of the Jewish exorcists also, who went about, took in hand to call upon those who had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches.
14 In bilo je sedem sinov nekega Skevá, Juda in vodilnega izmed duhovnikov, ki so to delali.
And there were certain [men], seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.
15 Zli duh pa je odgovoril in rekel: »Jezusa poznam in Pavla poznam, toda kdo ste vi?«
But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye?
16 In človek, v katerem je bil zli duh, je skočil nanje ter jih premagal in prevladal proti njim, tako da so iz te hiše pobegnili nagi in ranjeni.
And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 In to je postalo znano vsem Judom in Grkom, ki so prav tako prebivali v Efezu in strah se je spustil na vse [izmed] njih in ime Gospoda Jezusa je bilo poveličano.
And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 In mnogi, ki so verovali, so prišli in priznali ter razodeli svoja dejanja.
And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
19 Tudi mnogi izmed teh, ki so uporabljali magijo, so svoje knjige prinesli skupaj in jih sežgali pred vsemi ljudmi, in izračunali so njihovo vrednost ter ugotovili, [da] je petdeset tisoč koščkov srebra.
And many of those that practised curious arts brought their books [of charms] and burnt them before all. And they reckoned up the prices of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 Tako je Božja beseda mogočno rasla in prevladala.
Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
21 Ko so bile te stvari končane, se je Pavel v duhu namenil, ko je šel skozi Makedonijo in Ahajo, da gre do Jeruzalema, rekoč: »Potem ko sem bil tukaj, moram videti tudi Rim.«
And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
22 Tako je v Makedonijo poslal dva izmed teh, ki so mu služili, Timóteja in Erásta, toda on sam je nekaj časa ostal v Aziji.
And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.
23 In hkrati je tam nastala ne majhna razvnetost glede te poti.
And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.
24 Kajti nek človek, po imenu Demetrij, srebrar, ki je izdeloval srebrne svetinje za Diano, ki so prinašale rokodelcem ne malo dobička,
For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;
25 ki jih je skupaj z delavci podobnega poklica sklical in rekel: »Gospodje, vi veste, da imamo od te obrti svoje premoženje.
whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,
26 Poleg tega vidite in slišite, da je, ne samo v Efezu, temveč skoraj po vsej celotni Aziji, ta Pavel prepričal in odvrnil mnogo ljudi, govoreč, da niso nikakršni bogovi, ki so narejeni z rokami,
and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.
27 tako da ni samo naša obrt v nevarnosti, da bo zaničevana, temveč, da naj bi bil preziran tudi tempelj velike boginje Diane in uničena naj bi bila njena veličastnost, ki jo obožuje vsa Azija in svet.«
Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres.
28 In ko so slišali te besede, so bili polni besa in vpili, rekoč: »Velika je Diana Efeška.«
And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.
29 In celotno mesto je bilo napolnjeno z zmešnjavo. In ko so ujeli Gaja in Aristarha, moža iz Makedonije, Pavlova družabnika na potovanju, so z njima soglasno zdrveli v gledališče.
And the [whole] city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with [them] Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.
30 Ko pa je Pavel hotel vstopiti k ljudstvu [dežele], mu učenci niso dovolili.
But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;
31 Nekateri izmed azijskih voditeljev, ki so bili njegovi prijatelji, pa so poslali k njemu ter ga prosili, da sebe v gledališču ne bi izpostavljal.
and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.
32 Nekateri so torej vpili eno stvar, nekateri pa drugo, kajti zbor je bil zmeden in večji del ni vedel, zakaj so prišli skupaj.
Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.
33 In iz množice so potegnili Aleksandra, ki so ga Judje porivali naprej. In Aleksander je z roko dal znamenje in želel narediti svoj zagovor pred ljudstvom [dežele].
But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.
34 Vendar ko so spoznali, da je bil Jud, so vsi soglasno približno dve uri vpili: »Velika je Diana Efeška.«
But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.
35 In ko je mestni uradnik pomiril množico, je rekel: » Vi efeški možje, kateri človek tukaj ne ve, kako je mesto Efežanov oboževalec velike boginje Diane in podobe, ki je padla dol iz Jupitra?
And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the [image] which fell down from heaven?
36 Ker pa se torej zoper te stvari ne more govoriti, morate biti mirni in ne storite ničesar prenagljenega.
These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.
37 Kajti sèm ste privedli ta moža, ki nista niti roparja cerkvá niti nista bogokletnika vaše boginje.
For ye have brought these men, [who are] neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your goddess.
38 Zatorej, če imajo Demetrij in rokodelci, ki so z njim, besedo proti kateremukoli človeku, je sodišče odprto in tam so namestniki; naj drug drugega tožijo.
If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who [are] with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.
39 Toda če karkoli povprašujete glede drugih zadev, bo to odločeno na zakonitem zboru.
But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
40 Kajti v nevarnosti smo, da bi bili klicani na zagovor zaradi vstaje tega dne, kajti nobenega razloga ni, s čimer lahko damo obračun tega vrveža.«
For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this [affair] of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.
41 In ko je to rekel, je razpustil zbor.
And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
