¹And it came to pass, in Apollos` being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,

¹Aga kui Apollos oli Korintoses, sündis, et Paulus käis läbi ülamaakonnad ja tuli alla Efesosse. Ja leides sealt mõned jüngrid,

²he said unto them, `The Holy Spirit did ye receive — having believed?` and they said unto him, `But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;`

²küsis ta neilt: 'Kas te võtsite vastu Püha Vaimu, kui te saite usklikuks?' Nemad aga vastasid: 'Me ei ole kuulnudki, et Püha Vaim on.'

³and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?` and they said, `To John`s baptism.`

³Ja tema ütles: 'Millesse siis teie olete ristitud?' Nemad vastasid: 'Johannese ristimisse.'

⁴And Paul said, `John, indeed, did baptize with a baptism of reformation, saying to the people that in him who is coming after him they should believe — that is, in the Christ — Jesus;`

⁴Aga Paulus ütles: 'Johannes ristis meeleparandusristimisega, öeldes rahvale, et nad usuksid sellesse, kes tuleb pärast teda, see tähendab Jeesusesse.'

⁵and they, having heard, were baptized — to the name of the Lord Jesus,

⁵Seda kuuldes lasksid nad endid ristida Issanda Jeesuse nimesse.

⁶and Paul having laid on them [his] hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,

⁶Ja kui Paulus pani oma käed nende peale, tuli neile Püha Vaim ja nad rääkisid võõraid keeli ja ennustasid.

⁷and all the men were, as it were, twelve.

⁷Neid oli kokku umbes tosin meest.

⁸And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

⁸Paulus läks siis sünagoogi ning rääkis julgesti kolm kuud, väideldes ja veendes inimesi Jumala riigi asjus.

⁹and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

⁹Aga kui mõned tegid südame kõvaks, ei võtnud sõna vastu ja halvustasid usuteed kogukonna silmis, siis ta eemaldus nende juurest ja eraldas ka jüngrid ning pidas iga päev arutlusi Türannose koolis.

¹⁰And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia did hear the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks,

¹⁰See kestis kaks aastat, nii et kõik, kes Aasias elasid, nii juudid kui kreeklased, said kuulda Issanda sõna.

¹¹mighty works also — not common — was God working through the hands of Paul,

¹¹Ja Jumal tegi iseäralikke vägevaid tegusid Pauluse käte läbi,

¹²so that even unto the ailing were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the sicknesses departed from them; the evil spirits also went forth from them.

¹²nii et ka tema naha pealt võetud higirätikuid ja põllesid viidi haigete peale ja tõved lahkusid neist ning kurjad vaimud läksid välja.

¹³And certain of the wandering exorcist Jews, took upon [them] to name over those having the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, `We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul doth preach;`

¹³Aga mõned rändajad juudid, kes vaime välja ajasid, katsusid lausuda Issanda Jeesuse nime nende üle, kelles oli kurje vaime, üteldes: 'Ma vannutan teid Jeesuse nimel, keda Paulus kuulutab!'

¹⁴and there were certain — seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest — who are doing this thing;

¹⁴Seda tegid ühe juudi ülempreestri Skeua seitse poega.

¹⁵and the evil spirit, answering, said, `Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye — who are ye?`

¹⁵Ent kuri vaim kostis neile: 'Jeesust ma tunnen ja Paulust ma tean, aga kes teie olete?'

¹⁶And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they did flee out of that house,

¹⁶Ja inimene, kelles oli kuri vaim, kargas neile kallale, sai võimust nende üle ja võitis nad ära, nii et nad alasti ja haavatuna põgenesid sellest kojast.

¹⁷and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified,

¹⁷See lugu sai teatavaks kõigile juutidele ja kreeklastele, kes elasid Efesoses, ja hirm langes nende kõikide peale ja Issanda Jeesuse nime kiideti suureks.

¹⁸many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,

¹⁸Ja paljud nendest, kes olid saanud usklikuks, tulid ning tunnistasid ja rääkisid oma tegudest.

¹⁹and many of those who had practised the curious arts, having brought the books together, were burning [them] before all; and they reckoned together the prices of them, and found [it] five myriads of silverlings;

¹⁹Aga paljud neist, kes olid tegelnud nõiakunstiga, tõid oma raamatud kokku ja põletasid need ära kõikide silma all. Ja kui nende hind kokku arvestati, leiti see olevat viiskümmend tuhat hõberaha.

²⁰so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.

²⁰Nõnda võimsalt kasvas ja tugevnes Issanda sõna.

²¹And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on to Jerusalem, saying — `After my being there, it behoveth me also to see Rome;`

²¹Pärast neid sündmusi võttis Paulus vaimus ette minna Makedoonia ja Ahhaia kaudu Jeruusalemma ja ütles: 'Kui ma seal olen ära käinud, pean ma nägema ka Rooma linna.'

²²and having sent to Macedonia two of those ministering to him — Timotheus and Erastus — he himself stayed a time in Asia.

²²Ta läkitas Makedooniasse kaks oma abilist, Timoteose ja Erastose, ise jäi aga veel mõneks ajaks Aasiasse.

²³And there came, at that time, not a little stir about the way,

²³Aga tol ajal tekkis usutee pärast suur rahutus.

²⁴for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,

²⁴Sest üks hõbesepp, Demeetrios nimi, tegi Artemise templi hõbekujukesi ja muretses sellega käsitöölistele rohkesti tööd.

²⁵whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, `Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth;

²⁵Ta kogus kokku nood ning muud oma ärile kaasaaitajad ja ütles: 'Mehed, te teate, et meie heaolu sõltub sellest tööst,

²⁶and ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, did turn away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods who are made by hands;

²⁶ja te näete ja kuulete, et see Paulus veenab ja juhib kõrvale rohkesti rahvast mitte ainult Efesoses, vaid peaaegu kogu Aasia provintsis, öeldes, et kätega valmistatud asjad ei ole jumalad.

²⁷and not only is this department in danger for us of coming into disregard, but also, that of the great goddess Artemis the temple is to be reckoned for nothing, and also her greatness is about to be brought down, whom all Asia and the world doth worship.`

²⁷Ja nõnda ähvardab põlu alla sattumine mitte üksnes seda meie tööala, vaid ka suure jumalanna Artemise templit ei peeta enam millekski ja kaob tema suur ülevus, ehkki teda kummardab kogu Aasia ja ilmamaa.'

²⁸And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, `Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!`

²⁸Seda kuuldes said nad täis raevu ja hakkasid hüüdma: 'Suur on efeslaste Artemis!'

²⁹and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul`s fellow-travellers.

²⁹Ja terve linn hakkas mässama ja nad sööstsid üksmeelselt teatrisse, lohistades kaasa makedoonlased Gaiuse ja Aristarhose, Pauluse matkakaaslased.

³⁰And on Paul`s purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,

³⁰Aga kui Paulus tahtis rahvakoosolekule minna, ei lasknud jüngrid teda.

³¹and certain also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent unto him, were entreating him not to venture himself into the theatre.

³¹Isegi mõned Aasiamaa ülemad, kes olid ta sõbrad, saatsid mehi ta juurde paluma, et ta ei näitaks end teatris.

³²Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;

³²Ühed karjusid nüüd üht, teised teist, sest rahvakogu oli segaduses, suurem hulk ei teadnudki, misjaoks nad olid kokku tulnud.

³³and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander — the Jews thrusting him forward — and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defence to the populace,

³³Siis mõned rahva hulgast selgitasid olukorda Aleksandrosele, kelle juudid olid ette lükanud. Aleksandros aga viipas käega, tahtes pidada rahvakoosoleku ees kaitsekõnet.

³⁴and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, `Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!`

³⁴Aga kui nad mõistsid, et ta on juut, tõstsid nad kisa ja karjusid kõik nagu ühest suust ligi kaks tundi: 'Suur on efeslaste Artemis!'

³⁵And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, `Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus?

³⁵Aga linnakirjutaja vaigistas viimaks rahva ja lausus: 'Efesose mehed, kas on ühtegi inimest, kes ei tea, et efeslaste linn on suure Artemise ja tema taevast mahalangenud kuju hoidja?

³⁶these things, then, not being to be gainsaid, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

³⁶Et see on vaieldamatu tõsiasi, siis on teie kohus vait olla ja mitte midagi ennatlikult ette võtta.

³⁷`For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;

³⁷Te ju olete siia toonud need mehed, kes ei ole templiriisujad ega meie jumalanna teotajad.

³⁸if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court [days] are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.

³⁸Kui nüüd Demeetriosel ja temaga koos olevatel käsitöölistel on kellegi peale kaebamist, siis selleks peetakse kohtupäevi ja on olemas maavalitsejad; süüdistagu nad seal üksteist.

³⁹`And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determined;

³⁹Ja kui teil on veel mingeid nõudmisi, siis arutatakse seda korralisel rahvakoosolekul.

⁴⁰for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occasion by which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse;`

⁴⁰Meie oleme ju ohus, et meid tänase kokkutormamise pärast süüdistatakse mässutõstmises, milleks ei olnud mingit põhjust ja millest me ei suuda aru anda.' Ja nende sõnadega õnnestus tal rahvakoosolek laiali saata.

⁴¹and these things having said, he dismissed the assembly.