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

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,

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

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;`

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

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

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

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;`

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

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

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

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

⁷A bolo ich všetkých asi dvanásť mužov.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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,

¹¹A Bôh činil nevšedné divy skrze ruky Pavlove,

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

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

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.

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.

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;`

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

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

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

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

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.

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,

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.

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,

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

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

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.

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;

²⁰Tak silne rástlo slovo Pánovo a vzmáhalo sa.

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

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.

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;`

²²A poslal do Macedonie dvoch z tých, ktorí mu posluhovali, Timotea a Erasta, a sám sa zdržal ešte nejaký čas v Ázii.

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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;

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.

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;

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.

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.`

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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;

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

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,

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

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!`

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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;`

⁴¹A keď to povedal, rozpustil shromaždenie.

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