¹And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

¹¶ I a Aporo i Koriniti, ka puta atu a Paora na nga wahi o runga, ka tae ki Epeha: a tupono atu ko etahi akonga.

²He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

²A ka mea ki a ratou, I riro ranei te Wairua Tapu i a koutou i to koutou whakaponotanga? Ano ra ko ratou ki a ia, Kahore, kiano matou i rongo noa mehemea te Wairua Tapu i homai.

³And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

³Ka mea ia ki a ratou, I iriiria oti koutou ki roto ki te aha? Ka mea ratou, Ki roto ki ta Hoani iriiri.

⁴Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

⁴Na ka mea a Paora, Ko ta Hoani iriiri he iriiri ripeneta. I mea ia ki te iwi, kia whakapono ratou ki tetahi e haere mai ana i muri i a ia, ara ki a Ihu.

⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁵A, ka rongo ratou i tenei, ka iriiria i runga i te ingoa o te Ariki, o Ihu.

⁶And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

⁶Na ka oti te whakapa e Paora ona ringa ki runga ki a ratou, ka tae mai te Wairua Tapu ki a ratou; na ka korerotia e ratou nga reo, ka poropiti hoki.

⁷And all the men were about twelve.

⁷A ko to ratou tokomaha kei te tekau ma rua.

⁸And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

⁸¶ Na ka tomo ia ki te whare karakia, ka korero maia atu, e toru nga marama i korerorero ai, i kukume ai ki nga mea o te rangatiratanga o te Atua.

⁹But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

⁹A, ka pakeke etahi, ka whakateka, ka whakahawea ki taua ritenga i te aroaro o te mano, ka mawehe atu ia i roto i a ratou, ka wehea ketia nga akonga, ka korerorero i tenei ra, i tenei ra, i roto i te kura o Tairanu.

¹⁰And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁰Na e rua ona tau i penei ai; a ka rongo katoa te hunga e noho ana i Ahia, nga Hurai, nga Kariki, i te kupu a te Ariki, a Ihu.

¹¹And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

¹¹Na ehara i te merekara noa ake a te Atua i mea ai kia meatia e nga ringa o Paora:

¹²So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

¹²Ina hoki, i te mauranga atu i nga aikiha me nga arai i tona tinana ki te hunga mate, mutu ake o ratou mate, a puta atu ana nga wairua kino i roto i a ratou.

¹³Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

¹³¶ Katahi ka anga etahi o nga Hurai haereere noa, he hunga pei wairua, ka whakahua i te ingoa o te Ariki, o Ihu ki runga ki etahi i nga wairua kino, ka mea, He whakahua tenei na matou ki a koutou i a Ihu, i ta Paora e kauwhau nei.

¹⁴And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

¹⁴Na i pera ano nga tama tokowhitu a tetahi Hurai, a Hewa, he tohunga nui ia.

¹⁵And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

¹⁵Na ka whakahoki te wairua kino, ka mea ki a ratou, E mohio ana ahau ki a Ihu, e matau ana ki a Paora; ko koutou ia, ko wai ra?

¹⁶And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁶Na ko te tupeketanga o te tangata i a ia nei te wairua kino ki a ratou, kua kaha i a ratou, taea ana ratou e ia, no ka oma tahanga ratou, ka oma mamae atu i taua whare.

¹⁷And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁷A ka mohiotia tenei e nga tangata katoa e noho ana i Epeha, e nga Hurai ratou tahi ko nga Kariki; a ka tau te wehi ki a ratou katoa, a whakanuia ana te ingoa o te Ariki, o Ihu.

¹⁸And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

¹⁸A he tokomaha o te hunga whakapono i haere mai, i whaki, i whakakite i a ratou mahi.

¹⁹Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

¹⁹He tokomaha ano o te hunga i mahi i nga mahi tinihanga, i huihui i a ratou pukapuka, a tahuna ana i te aroaro o te katoa: a ka taua nga utu o aua pukapuka, ka kitea e rima tekau mano hiriwa.

²⁰So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

²⁰Koia ano te nui o te tupu o te kupu a te Atua, te kaha.

²¹After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

²¹¶ A, no ka rite enei mea, ka mea a Paora i roto i tona wairua, kia tika na Makeronia, na Akaia, kia haere ki Hiruharama; i mea ia, Ka tae ahau ki reira, ko Roma ano taku e tiki ai e titiro.

²²So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

²²A tokorua ana i tono ai ki Makeronia o te hunga e mahi ana ki a ia, ko Timoti raua ko Eratu; ko ia i noho iho i Ahia mo tetahi wa.

²³And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

²³Na i taua wa kihai i nohinohi te ngangau i puta ake mo taua Ara.

²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

²⁴Tera hoki tetahi tangata, ko Rimitiriua te ingoa, he kaimahi hiriwa, nana nei i hanga nga temepara hiriwa o Riana, kihai hoki i nohinohi nga utu i tika mai i tana mahi ki nga kaihanga;

²⁵Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

²⁵Na ka whakaminea ratou e ia me era kaimahi o nga pera, a ka mea, E mara ma, e matau ana koutou, no tenei mahi a tatou rawa.

²⁶Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

²⁶Na e kite ana, e rongo ana koutou, ehara i te mea ko Epeha anake, engari he iti te wahi o Ahia katoa kua mahue nei i tenei Paora te kukume, te whakapeau ke i te tini o te tangata, e mea ana ia, Ehara enei i te atua, e hanga nei e te ringa:

²⁷So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

²⁷Na ehara i te mea ko to tatou nei wahi anake ka tata te kore noa iho; tera ano hoki e whakakahoretia te temepara o te atua nui, o Riana, a meake memeha noa iho tona nui, e karakiatia nei e Ahia katoa, e te ao.

²⁸And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

²⁸A, no to ratou rongonga, a ka ki i te riri, ka karanga ake, ka mea, He nui a Riana o nga Epehi.

²⁹And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

²⁹Na ka tutu te puehu o te pa katoa: a, ka oti te hopu e ratou a Kaiu raua ko Aritaku, he hunga no Makeronia, he hoa haere no Paora, na kotahi tonu ta ratou kokiritanga ki te whare matakitaki.

³⁰And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

³⁰A, i a Paora e mea ana kia tomo ki roto ki te iwi, kihai ia i tukua e nga akonga.

³¹And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

³¹Na ka unga tangata mai etahi o nga rangatira o Ahia, i pai nei ki a ia, ka mea kia kaua ia e tuku i a ia ki roto ki te whare matakitaki.

³²Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused: and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

³²Heoi puta ke te karanga a etahi, puta ke a etahi: tino raruraru hoki taua whakaminenga; ko te nuinga kihai i matau ki te mea i huihui ai ratou.

³³And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

³³Na ka mauria e ratou a Arehanara i roto i te hui, na nga Hurai ia i mea kia whakatika atu. A tawhiri ana te ringa o Arehanara, i mea hoki kia korerotia e ia ta ratou ki te iwi.

³⁴But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

³⁴Heoi ka matau ratou he Hurai ia, kotahi tonu te reo o te katoa ki te karanga, a tata noa ki te rua nga haora, He nui a Riana o nga Epehi.

³⁵And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

³⁵A, ka mariri iho te huihui i te kaiwhakawa, ka mea ia, E nga Epehi, ko wai te tangata kahore e mohio ko te pa o nga Epehi te kaitiaki temepara o te atua nui, o Riana, o te whakapakoko ano hoki i taka iho i a Hupita?

³⁶Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

³⁶Na, ka kore nei enei mea e taea te whakakorekore, heoi kia ata noho, kaua hoki e hikaka te mahi.

³⁷For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

³⁷Kua arahina mai nei hoki e koutou enei tangata ki konei, ehara nei i te hunga tahae mea tapu, ehara hoki i te hunga kohukohu ki to tatou atua.

³⁸Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.

³⁸Na, ki te mea he kupu ta Rimitiriu ratou ko ona hoa mahi mo tetahi tangata, e taea te whakawa, a tenei ano nga kawana: ma ratou ratou e whakawa.

³⁹But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

³⁹Na, ki te mea he mea ke ta koutou e whai na, waiho ma te runanga tika te ritenga.

⁴⁰For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

⁴⁰Ko wai hoki ka tohu? tera pea tatou e whakawakia mo tenei ngangautanga onaianei, kahore nei ona take; kahore hoki he take e tika ai ta tatou korero mo tenei huihui.

⁴¹And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

⁴¹A, no ka puaki enei kupu ana, ka tonoa atu e ia te whakaminenga.