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

¹It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

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

²He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

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

³He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

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

⁴Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

⁵Seda kuuldes lasksid nad endid ristida Issanda Jeesuse nimesse.

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

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

⁶When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

⁷Neid oli kokku umbes tosin meest.

⁷They were about twelve men in all.

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

⁸He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

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.

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.

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

¹⁰This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹¹Ja Jumal tegi iseäralikke vägevaid tegusid Pauluse käte läbi,

¹¹God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

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

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

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!'

¹³But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

¹⁴Seda tegid ühe juudi ülempreestri Skeua seitse poega.

¹⁴There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

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

¹⁵The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”

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.

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

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

¹⁷This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

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

¹⁸Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

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.

¹⁹Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. The 50,000 pieces of silver here probably referred to 50,000 drachmas. If so, the value of the burned books was equivalent to about 160 man-years of wages for agricultural laborers

²⁰Nõnda võimsalt kasvas ja tugevnes Issanda sõna.

²⁰So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

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.'

²¹Now after these things had ended, Paul determined 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.”

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

²²Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

²³Aga tol ajal tekkis usutee pärast suur rahutus.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

²⁶You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

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.'

²⁷Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”

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

²⁸When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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

²⁹The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

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

³⁰When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.

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

³¹Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

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

³²Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.

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

³³They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

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

³⁴But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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?

³⁵When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

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

³⁶Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

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

³⁷For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

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

³⁸If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

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

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

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.

⁴⁰For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”

⁴¹When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.