Asomafo 19
1 Bere a Apolo wɔ Korinto no, Paulo tuu kwan faa ɔmantam no atifi koduu Efeso. Ɛhɔ na ohuu agyidifo bi
And it came about that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having gone through the higher country, came to Ephesus, where there were certain disciples:
2 bisaa wɔn se, “Bere a mugye dii no, munyaa Honhom Kronkron no ana?” Wobuaa no se, “Yɛntee mpo da sɛ Honhom Kronkron bi wɔ baabi.”
And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.
3 Paulo bisaa wɔn bio se, “Ɛno de na asubɔ bɛn na wɔbɔɔ mo?” Wobuae se, “Asubɔ a Yohane kaa ho asɛm no.”
And he said, What sort of baptism did you have? And they said, The baptism of John.
4 Paulo ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Yohane asubɔ no yɛ asu a wɔbɔ wɔn a wɔsakra wɔn adwene. Ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfo no se, wonnye onipa a odi nʼakyi a ɔreba a ɔne Yesu no nni.”
And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.
5 Wɔtee saa asɛm no, wɔma wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ Awurade Yesu din mu.
And hearing this, they had baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 Paulo de ne nsa guu wɔn so no, Honhom Kronkron baa wɔn so ma wɔkaa kasa foforo, hyɛɛ nkɔm.
And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.
7 Na wɔn dodow bɛyɛ mmarima dumien.
And there were about twelve of these men.
8 Paulo de nnam kyerɛkyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho asɛm wɔ hyiadan mu asram abiɛsa pɛɛ sɛ ɔsakra nnipa no adwene.
And he went into the Synagogue, and for three months he was preaching there without fear, reasoning and teaching about the kingdom of God.
9 Nanso nnipa no mu bi pirim wɔn koma, annye anni, kasa tiaa asɛm no wɔ atiefo no anim. Enti Paulo fii hɔ de agyidifo no kaa ne ho kɔe. Na Paulo kyerɛkyerɛ wɔ obi a wɔfrɛ no Tirano asuadan mu daa.
But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.
10 Saa nkyerɛkyerɛ yi kɔɔ so mfe abien; enti ɛmaa nnipa a na wɔwɔ Asia mantam mu a Yudafo ne Helafo ka ho no tee Awurade asɛm no.
And this went on for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia had knowledge of the word of the Lord, Greeks as well as Jews.
11 Onyankopɔn nam Paulo so yɛɛ anwonwade akɛseakɛse,
And God did special works of power by the hands of Paul:
12 maa mpo ne nnukuu ne nʼatade nsɛnanim a wɔde guu nnipa so no tumi saa nyarewa, tuu ahonhommɔne nso.
So that bits of linen and clothing from his body were taken to people who were ill, and their diseases went away from them and the evil spirits went out.
13 Yudafo bi a wɔnam asumansɛm so tu ahonhommɔne pɛɛ sɛ wɔde Awurade Yesu din tu ahonhommɔne. Wɔkankye kyerɛɛ ahonhommɔne no se, “Meka Yesu a Paulo ka ne ho asɛm no sɛ, muntu mfi ne mu!”
But some of the Jews who went from place to place driving out evil spirits, took it on themselves to make use of the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, I give you orders, by Jesus, whom Paul is preaching.
14 Yudafo sɔfopanyin bi a na ne din de Skewa no mma baason na na wɔyɛ eyi.
And there were seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew and a chief priest, who did this.
15 Honhommɔne no buae se, “Minim Yesu, na minim Paulo; na mo nso mo ne hefo?”
And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you?
16 Afei ɔbarima a honhommɔne ahyɛ no ma yi tow hyɛɛ wɔn so, pirapiraa wɔn ma wɔde adagyaw guan fii fie hɔ.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was, jumping on them, was stronger than the two of them, and overcame them, so that they went running from that house, wounded and without their clothing.
17 Yudafo ne amanamanmufo a wɔte Efeso no tee asɛm no, wɔbɔɔ hu na woyii Awurade Yesu ayɛ.
And this came to the ears of all those, Jews and Greeks, who were living at Ephesus; and fear came on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was made great.
18 Agyidifo no mu bebree baa bagua mu bɛkaa wɔn bɔne ne wɔn kokoamsɛm.
And a number of those who had faith came and made a public statement of their sins and all their acts.
19 Wɔn mu nkonyaayifo pii de wɔn nkonyaayi nhoma ba maa wɔhyew wɔ nnipa no nyinaa anim. Wobuu nhoma a wɔhyew no bo no na ɛyɛ nnwetɛbona mpem aduonum.
And a great number of those who were experts in strange arts took their books and put them on the fire in front of everyone: and when the books were valued they came to fifty thousand bits of silver.
20 Saa anwonwade ahorow yi maa Onyankopɔn asɛm no trɛw tumi so.
So the word of the Lord was increased very greatly and was full of power.
21 Eyinom nyinaa akyi no, Paulo yɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔbɛfa Makedonia ne Akaia akɔ Yerusalem. Ɔkae se, “Midu Yerusalem a, akyiri no mɛkɔ Roma nso.”
Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.
22 Paulo somaa Timoteo ne Erasto a wɔyɛ nʼaboafo no dii nʼanim kan kɔɔ Makedonia, nanso ɔno de, ɔtenaa Asia kyɛɛ kakra.
And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time.
23 Saa bere yi ara mu na basabasa a emu yɛ den a ɛfa Awurade asɛm no ho no sii wɔ Efeso.
And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way.
24 Dwetɛdwumfo bi a wɔfrɛ no Demetrio yɛɛ Artemi abosonnan sɛso. Nʼadwuma no maa nʼadwumayɛfo nyaa wɔn ho sɛɛ tam.
For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen;
25 Ɔfrɛfrɛɛ nʼadwumayɛfo no ne wɔn a wodi saa dwuma ahorow no ara bi no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Anuanom, munim sɛ yɛn ahonya nyinaa gyina saa dwumadi yi so.
Whom he got together, with other workmen of the same trade, and said to them, Men, it is clear that from this business we get our wealth.
26 Mo ara moahu na moate dwuma a saa Paulo yi redi. Ɔka se anyame a nnipa de wɔn nsa ayɛ no nyɛ anyame biara. Ɔnam saa asɛm yi so adan nnipa bebree adwene wɔ Efeso ha ne Asia nyinaa.
And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands:
27 Sɛ yɛanhwɛ no yiye a, yɛn adwuma yi begye dimmɔne. Saa ara na obiara remfa ɔbosom Artemi a wɔsom no wɔ Asia ne wiase nyinaa no nyɛ hwee bio na nʼanim agu ase.”
And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position.
28 Nnipadɔm no tee saa asɛm a Demetrio kae no, wɔn bo fuw fii ase yɛɛ basabasa, teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Efeso Artemi yɛ kɛse!”
And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
29 Basabasayɛ no trɛw wɔ kurow no mu nyinaa. Dɔm no kyeree Makedoniafo baanu a wɔn din de Gaio ne Aristarko a na wɔne Paulo retu kwan no de wɔn kɔɔ aguabɔbea.
And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.
30 Paulo pɛɛ sɛ anka ɔkɔ aguabɔbea hɔ kohyia dɔm no, nanso asuafo no amma no kwan.
And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.
31 Ɔmantam no mu mpanyimfo bi a na wɔyɛ Paulo nnamfo no soma kɔsrɛɛ no sɛ ɔnkɔ aguabɔbea hɔ.
And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre.
32 Nhyiamu yi yɛɛ basabasa; nnipa no mu bi teɛteɛɛ mu kaa nsɛm bi na ebinom nso teɛɛ mu kaa nsɛm foforo bi, efisɛ na wɔn mu dodow no ara nnim asɛm ko a ɛde wɔn abehyia mu.
And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.
33 Yudafo no piapiaa Aleksandro kogyinaa dɔm no anim sɛ ɔnkasa. Eyi maa nnipa no bi susuw sɛ Aleksandro nti na wɔahyia hɔ. Afei Aleksandro nyamaa dɔm no pɛɛ sɛ ɔkasa yi ɔno ne ne nkurɔfo ano.
Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:
34 Dɔm no huu sɛ Aleksandro yɛ Yudani no, wɔteɛteɛ mu nnɔnhwerew abien se, “Efeso Artemi yɛ kɛse!”
But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
35 Kurow no sohwɛfo no bɔɔ mmɔden maa dɔm no tɛm dinn. Afei ɔkasa kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Efeso mmarima, obiara nim sɛ Efeso kurow yi na ɛhwɛ Artemi hyiadan ne ohoni a efi ɔsoro beduruu no so.
And when the chief secretary had got the people quiet, he said, Men of Ephesus, is any man without knowledge that the town of Ephesus is the keeper of the holy place of the great Diana, who was sent down from Jupiter?
36 Obiara rentumi nnye eyi ho akyinnye enti monyɛ komm, monnyɛ basabasa biara.
So then, because these things may not be doubted, it would be better for you to be quiet, and do nothing unwise.
37 Mode saa nnipa yi aba ha wɔ bere a wonwiaa biribiara mfii yɛn hyiadan mu, nkaa asɛmmɔne biara ntia yɛn nyame no.
For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.
38 Sɛ Demetrio ne adwumfo a wɔka ne ho no wɔ obi ho asɛm bi a, asennii ne mpanyin wɔ hɔ, wɔmfa mmɛto gua.
If, then, Demetrius and the workmen who are with him have a protest to make against any man, the law is open to them, and there are judges; let them put up a cause at law against one another.
39 Nanso sɛ mowɔ biribi foforo bi ka a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔmanfo hyia na wɔfa mmara kwan so ka ho asɛm.
But if any other business is in question, let it be taken up in the regular meeting.
40 Sɛ yɛanhwɛ yiye a, wɔbɛka se saa nnɛ basabasayɛ yi fi yɛn. Saa basabasayɛ yi ho nhia. Sɛ wobisa yɛn ho asɛm a, yɛrennya anoyi biara.”
For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together.
41 Ɔkasa wiei no, otuu gua no.
And when he had said this, he sent the meeting away.
