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,

¹A stalo sa v tom, čo bol Apollo v Korinte, že Pavel pochodil horné kraje a prišiel do Efezu a najdúc tam niektorých učeníkov

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.

²povedal im: Či ste dostali Svätého Ducha, keď ste uverili? A oni mu povedali: Ba ani sme nepočuli, či je Svätý Duch.

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

³A on im povedal: A na čo ste tedy pokrstení? A oni povedali: Na krst Jánov.

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.

⁴A Pavel povedal: Ján krstil krstom pokánia a hovoril ľudu, aby uverili v toho, ktorý prijde po ňom, to jest v Krista Ježiša.

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

⁵Keď to počuli, dali sa pokrstiť na meno Pána Ježiša.

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

⁶A keď potom vzložil na nich Pavel ruky, prišiel na nich Svätý Duch a hovorili jazykmi a prorokovali.

⁷And all the men were about twelve.

⁷A bolo ich všetkých asi dvanásť mužov.

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.

⁸A vošiel do synagógy a hovoril prosto a smele za tri mesiace hovoriac a presviedčajúc o veciach kráľovstva Božieho.

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.

⁹Ale keď sa niektorí zatvrdzovali, neposlúchali a vraveli zle o ceste Božej pred množstvom, odstúpil od nich a oddelil učeníkov a hovoril každý deň v škole istého Tyrana.

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.

¹⁰A to sa dialo dva roky, takže všetci, ktorí bývali v Ázii, počuli slovo Pána Ježiša, Židia i Gréci.

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

¹¹A Bôh činil nevšedné divy skrze ruky Pavlove,

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.

¹²takže i na nemocných odnášali s jeho tela znojníky alebo zástery, a odchádzaly od nich neduhy a vychádzali z nich zlí duchovia.

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.

¹³Ale boli sa pokúsili aj niektorí z túlavých Židov zaklínačov menovať nad takými, ktorí mali zlých duchov, meno Pána Ježiša a hovorili: Zaklínam(e) vás v mene Ježiša, ktorého hlása Pavel.

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

¹⁴A boli to istého Skevu, Žida, najvyššieho kňaza, siedmi synovia, ktorí to robili.

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

¹⁵Ale zlý duch odpovedal a riekol im: Ježiša znám, aj o Pavlovi viem, ale kto ste vy?

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.

¹⁶A človek, v ktorom bol zlý duch, skočil na nich a opanujúc oboch, tak sa ich zmocnil, že nahí a zranení utiekli z toho domu.

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 to sa stalo známym všetkým Židom i Grékom, ktorí bývali v Efeze, a padla bázeň na nich na všetkých, a bolo zvelebované meno Pána Ježiša.

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

¹⁸A mnohí z uverivších prichádzali, vyznávali a priznávali svoje skutky.

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.

¹⁹A mnohí z tých, ktorí sa zapodievali čary, posnášali knihy a pálili ich pred všetkými. A keď spočítali ich ceny, našli, že toho bolo za päťdesiat tisíc striebra.

²⁰So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

²⁰Tak silne rástlo slovo Pánovo a vzmáhalo sa.

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.

²¹A keď sa to dokončilo, umienil si Pavel v duchu, že keď prejde Macedoniu a Achaju, pojde do Jeruzalema a povedal: Potom, keď budem tam a odbavím sa, musím vidieť aj Rím.

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 poslal do Macedonie dvoch z tých, ktorí mu posluhovali, Timotea a Erasta, a sám sa zdržal ešte nejaký čas v Ázii.

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

²³A v tom čase povstal nemalý nepokoj o cestu Pánovu.

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

²⁴Lebo nejaký zlatník, menom Demeter, ktorý robil strieborné chrámy bohyne Diany, poskytoval remeselníkom nemalý zárobok.

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

²⁵A shromaždil ich aj robotníkov, ktorí sa zaoberali s takými vecami, a povedal: Mužovia, viete, že z tohoto remesla máme svoj blahobyt.

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:

²⁶A vidíte a čujete, že tento Pavel nie len v Efeze, ale skoro po celej Ázii zviedol a odvrátil veliký zástup ľudí a hovorí, že to vraj nie sú bohovia, ktorých spravia rukami.

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.

²⁷A nie len že tomuto nášmu remeslu hrozí nebezpečenstvo, že prijde do nevážnosti, ale že i chrám velikej bohyne Diány nebude považovaný za nič, a bude pripravená aj o svoje veličenstvo, ktorú predsa ctí celá Ázia i celý svet.

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

²⁸Keď to počuli a naplnení boli hnevom, kričali a hovorili: Veľká je Diána Efežanov!

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.

²⁹A celé mesto bolo razom naplnené zmätkom, a vrhli sa jednomyseľne do divadla strhnúc so sebou Gája i Aristarcha, Macedoncov, Pavlových spolucestovateľov.

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

³⁰A keď chcel Pavel ísť medzi ľud, nedali mu učeníci.

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.

³¹Ba i niektorí náčelní úradníci Ázie súc jeho priateľmi poslali k nemu a prosili, žeby sa nevydával do divadla.

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

³²A tak tedy jedni kričali jedno a druhí druhé voľačo, lebo celé shromaždenie bolo zmätené, a väčšina ich ani nevedela, prečo sa sišli.

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.

³³A zo zástupu vytiahli Alexandra, ktorého postrčili Židia do predu. A Alexander pokynul rukou a chcel sa brániť pred ľudom.

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.

³⁴Ale keď poznali, že je Žid, zvolali všetci jedným hlasom a kričali tak asi dve hodiny: Veľká je Diána Efežanov!

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 keď upokojil pisár zástup, povedal: Mužovia Efežania, ale veď kde ktorý človek je to, ktorý by nevedel, že mesto Efežanov koná veľkej bohyni Diáne svätoslužbu aj od Jupitera padlej soche?

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

³⁶Tak tedy pretože sa proti tomu nedá nič povedať, je potrebné, aby ste boli na pokoji a nerobili ničoho prenáhlene.

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

³⁷Lebo ste doviedli týchto ľudí, ktorí nie sú ani svätokrádežníkmi ani sa nerúhajú vašej bohyni.

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.

³⁸Ak tedy Demeter a remeselníci, ktorí sú s ním, majú proti niekomu žalobu, na to je obecný súd, a sú prokonzulovia; nech žalujú druh druha.

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

³⁹A jestli vyhľadávate niečo iné, to sa rozrieši v zákonitom shromaždení;

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.

⁴⁰lebo sme aj v nebezpečenstve, že budeme obžalovaní pre dnešnú vzburu, kým nieto nijakej príčiny, ktorú by sme mohli udať, prečo tento shon.

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

⁴¹A keď to povedal, rozpustil shromaždenie.