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

¹ܘܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܐܦܠܘ ܒܩܘܪܢܬܘܤ ܐܬܟܪܟ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܒܐܬܪܘܬܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܐܦܤܘܤ ܘܡܫܐܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܬܡܢ ܀

²and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was [given].

²ܕܐܢ ܩܒܠܬܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܢ ܕܗܝܡܢܬܘܢ ܥܢܘ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܫܡܝܥ ܠܢ ܀

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

³ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܒܡܢܐ ܥܡܕܬܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܀

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

⁴ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܥܡܕ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܗܝܡܢܘܢ ܒܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܒܬܪܗ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

⁵And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁵ܘܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܡܥܘ ܥܡܕܘ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

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

⁶ܘܤܡ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܘܐܬܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܠܫܢ ܠܫܢ ܘܡܬܢܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܀

⁷And they were in all about twelve men.

⁷ܗܘܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܬܪܥܤܪ ܀

⁸And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading [as to] the things concerning the kingdom of God.

⁸ܘܥܠ ܗܘܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܠܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܡܡܠܠ ܗܘܐ ܥܝܢ ܒܓܠܐ ܝܪܚܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܘܡܦܝܤ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

⁹But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

⁹ܘܐܢܫܝܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܬܩܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܬܚܪܝܢ ܘܡܨܚܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܥܡܡܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܪܚܩ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܘܦܪܫ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܘܟܠܝܘܡ ܡܡܠܠ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܐܤܟܘܠܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܛܘܪܢܘܤ ܀

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

¹⁰ܘܗܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܫܢܝܢ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܐܤܝܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܘܐܪܡܝܐ ܀

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

¹¹ܘܚܝܠܐ ܪܘܪܒܐ ܥܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܦܘܠܘܤ ܀

¹²insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.

¹²ܗܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܡܢ ܢܚܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܫܡܗ ܤܘܕܪܐ ܐܘ ܪܘܩܥܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܤܝܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܪܝܗܐ ܘܦܪܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܘܐܦ ܫܐܕܐ ܢܦܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܀

¹³But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

¹³ܨܒܘ ܗܘܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܐܢܫܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܟܪܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܘܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܢܘܡܘܢ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܝ ܠܗܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܛܢܦܬܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܘܡܝܢܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܟܪܙ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܀

¹⁴And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.

¹⁴ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܫܒܥܐ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܪܒ ܟܗܢܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܤܩܘܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܗܕܐ ܀

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

¹⁵ܘܥܢܐ ܫܐܕܐ ܗܘ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܦܘܠܘܤ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܀

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

¹⁶ܘܫܘܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܬܚܝܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܫܦܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܟܕ ܫܠܝܚܝܢ ܘܦܥܝܥܝܢ ܥܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܀

¹⁷And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁷ܘܗܕܐ ܐܬܝܕܥܬ ܗܘܬ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܘܐܪܡܝܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܐܦܤܘܤ ܘܢܦܠܬ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܘܡܬܪܡܪܡ ܗܘܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

¹⁸Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

¹⁸ܘܤܓܝܐܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܝܡܢܘ ܐܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܫܬܥܝܢ ܤܟܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܡܘܕܝܢ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܀

¹⁹And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

¹⁹ܤܓܝܐܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܚܪܫܐ ܟܢܫܘ ܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܐܘܩܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܢܫ ܘܚܫܒܘ ܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܤܠܩ ܟܤܦܐ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܚܡܫ ܀

²⁰So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed.

²⁰ܘܗܟܢܐ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܬܩܦܐ ܗܘܬ ܘܤܓܝܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

²¹Now after 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.

²¹ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܤܡ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ ܕܢܬܟܪܟ ܒܟܠܗ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܘܒܐܟܐܝܐ ܘܢܐܙܠ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܡܐ ܕܐܙܠܬ ܠܬܡܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܝ ܕܐܦ ܪܗܘܡܝ ܐܚܙܐ ܀

²²And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

²²ܘܫܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܬܪܝܢ ܐܢܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܠܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܠܛܝܡܬܐܘܤ ܘܠܐܪܤܛܘܤ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܩܘܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܒܐܤܝܐ ܀

²³And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

²³ܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܗܘ ܙܒܢܐ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;

²⁴ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܡܢ ܥܒܕ ܤܐܡܐ ܚܕ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܛܪܝܘܤ ܕܥܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܢܘܤܐ ܕܤܐܡܐ ܠܐܪܛܡܝܤ ܘܡܘܬܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܢܝ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܗ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܀

²⁵whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth.

²⁵ܗܢܐ ܟܢܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܢܝ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܠܚܝܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܬܐܓܘܪܬܢ ܟܠܗ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܗܝ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܀

²⁶And 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 are no gods, that are made with hands:

²⁶ܘܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܚܙܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܠܒܢܝ ܐܦܤܘܤ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܤܘܓܐܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܐܤܝܐ ܐܦܝܤ ܗܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܕܠܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܒܐܝܕܝ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܡܬܥܒܕܝܢ ܀

²⁷and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

²⁷ܘܠܘ ܗܕܐ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܬܦܪܤܝܐ ܘܒܛܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܗܘ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܐܪܛܡܝܤ ܐܠܗܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܘܐܦ ܗܝ ܐܠܗܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܐܤܝܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܡܐ ܤܓܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܬܫܝܛܐ ܀

²⁸And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesus.

²⁸ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܡܠܝܘ ܚܡܬܐ ܘܩܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܐܪܛܡܝܤ ܕܐܦܤܝܐ ܀

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

²⁹ܘܐܫܬܓܫܬ ܟܠܗ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܪܗܛܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܚܛܦܘ ܐܘܒܠܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܓܐܝܘܤ ܘܠܐܪܤܛܪܟܘܤ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܒܢܝ ܠܘܝܬܗ ܕܦܘܠܘܤ ܀

³⁰And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

³⁰ܘܦܘܠܘܤ ܨܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܠܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܘܟܠܐܘܗܝ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܀

³¹And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.

³¹ܘܐܦ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܤܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܚܡܘܗܝ ܗܘܘ ܫܕܪܘ ܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܠܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܀

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

³²ܟܢܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܒܬܐܛܪܘܢ ܛܒ ܫܓܝܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܝܬܐ ܩܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܀

³³And they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defense unto the people.

³³ܥܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܬܡܢ ܐܩܝܡܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܐܠܟܤܢܕܪܘܤ ܘܟܕ ܩܡ ܐܢܝܦ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܨܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܦܘܩ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܀

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

³⁴ܘܟܕ ܝܕܥܘ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܗܘ ܩܥܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܚܕ ܩܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܥܝܢ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܐܪܛܡܝܤ ܕܐܦܤܝܐ ܀

³⁵And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the [image] which fell down from Jupiter?

³⁵ܘܫܠܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܪܫܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܦܤܝܐ ܡܢܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܦܤܝܐ ܕܟܘܡܪܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܪܛܡܝܤ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܠܨܠܡܗ ܕܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܢܚܬ ܀

³⁶Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

³⁶ܡܛܠ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܕܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܘܠܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܫܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܒܤܘܪܗܒܐ ܀

³⁷For ye have brought [hither] these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.

³⁷ܐܝܬܝܬܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܚܠܨܘ ܘܠܐ ܨܚܝܘ ܠܐܠܗܬܢ ܀

³⁸If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.

³⁸ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܛܪܝܘܤ ܘܒܢܝ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܗ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܢܐ ܥܡ ܐܢܫ ܗܐ ܐܢܬܘܦܛܘܤ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܘܡܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܘܢܕܘܢܘܢ ܚܕ ܥܡ ܚܕ ܀

³⁹But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.

³⁹ܘܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܒܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܝܗܝܒܐ ܡܢ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܠܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܡܫܬܪܐ ܀

⁴⁰For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause [for it]: and as touching it we shall not be able to give account of this concourse.

⁴⁰ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܩܝܡܝܢܢ ܕܢܬܪܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܓܘܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܕܢܦܘܩ ܪܘܚܐ ܥܠ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܬܟܢܫܢ ܒܛܠܐܝܬ ܘܐܫܬܓܫܢ ܕܠܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܀

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

⁴¹ܘܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܫܪܐ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܀