¹Bula-na Apolos hi Korintus, Paulus modao' mpotara ngata to hi bulu' -na hi Asia Kedi', pai' lako' mana'u-idi hilou hi ngata Efesus. Hi ria-i hirua' hante ba hangkuja dua topetuku' Alata'ala.

¹And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,

²Napekune' -ra, na'uli': "Ria-mokoi mporata Inoha' Tomoroli' kamepangala' -nie?" Ratompoi': "Ko'ia-hana! Ko'ia ria ki'epei karia-na Inoha' Tomoroli' tetu-e."

²he said to them, Did ye receive [the] Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they [said] to him, We did not even hear if [the] Holy Spirit was [come].

³Napekune' tena Paulus, na'uli': "Ane wae, raniu' -koi ntuku' tudui' hema?" Ratompoi': "Ntuku' tudui' -na Yohanes Topeniu'."

³And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.

⁴Ngkai ree, na'uli' Paulus mpo'uli' -raka: "Peniu' -na Yohanes-le, tanda kamedea-ta ngkai jeko' -ta. Aga bula-na Yohanes meniu' tohe'e, na'uli' -raka to Yahudi bona kana mepangala' -ra hi tauna to rata ngkabokoa' ngkai hi'a, hanga' -na Yesus."

⁴And Paul said, John indeed baptised [with] the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.

⁵Kara'epe-na toe, raniu' -ramo jadi' topetuku' Pue' Yesus.

⁵And when they heard that, they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁶Kanajama-ra Paulus, pehompo-nami Inoha' Tomoroli' hi tauna toera, alaa-na mololita-ramo hante basa to nawai' -raka Inoha' Tomoroli', pai' -ra mpohowa' lolita to ngkai Alata'ala.

⁶And Paul having laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

⁷Kawori' -ra toe, ba ria hampulu' rodua-ra.

⁷And all the men were about twelve.

⁸Bula-na Paulus hi ngata Efesus toe, hilou oa' -i hi tomi posampayaa to Yahudi. Rala-na tolu mula, mololita-i hante uma ria ka'ekaa' -na, momewai' ngkalolita hante tauna to morumpu hi ree. Natudui' -ra beiwa ohea-na jadi' ntodea-na Alata'ala hi rala Kamagaua' -na, nanotohi nono-ra pai' nabawai-ra bona mepangala' -ra hi Yesus.

⁸And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning the kingdom of God.

⁹Aga ria ba hangkuja dua to motu'a nono-ra, uma-ra dota mepangala'. Hi rala poromua-ra, rasapuaka Tudui' Pue' Yesus. Jadi', Paulus pai' topetuku' Pue' Yesus uma-pi moromu hi tomi posampayaa toe. Malai-ramo hilou moromu hi tomi-na Tiranus. Tomi Tiranus toe, tomi bohe to biasa rapake' hewa tomi poromua. Butu eo-na Paulus momewai' ngkalolita hante tauna to moromu hi ree.

⁹But when some were hardened and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

¹⁰Toe bago-na rala-na rompae, duu' -na hawe'ea tauna to hi propinsi Asia, lompe' to Yahudi lompe' to bela-ra to Yahudi, mpo'epe-ramo Lolita Pue'.

¹⁰And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

¹¹Bula-na Paulus hi Efesus toe, Alata'ala mpowai' -i kuasa mpobabehi tanda to mekoncehi lia.

¹¹And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,

¹²Bangku' lenco ba abe' to napake' Paulus, ane rakeni hilou hi topeda', hangaa mo'uri' -ramo, pai' ane ria seta to mpobalinai' -ra, metibo' wo'o-ra-rawo.

¹²so that even napkins or aprons were brought from his body [and put] upon the sick, and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits went out.

¹⁴Nto'u toe, ria wo'o hi Efesus ba hangkuja dua to Yahudi to modao' -dao' mpopalai seta to mpesuai' tauna. Ngkai hira' toe, ria pitu tomane, paka' ana' imam pangkeni to rahanga' Skewa. Hangkani, to pitu toera mperao mpopalai seta ngkai hadua tauna hante mpokahangai' hanga' Pue' Yesus. Ra'uli': "Hante hanga' Yesus to nakeni Paulus, palai-ko!"

¹³And certain of the Jewish exorcists also, who went about, took in hand to call upon those who had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches.

¹⁵Hampetompoi' seta toei: "Ane Yesus ku'inca moto-i, Paulus ku'inca wo'o-i. Hiaa' koi', hema wo'o-ko-koiwo!"

¹⁴And there were certain [men], seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.

¹⁶Ngkai ree, pengkalitadi-nami tauna to napesuai' seta toe, hilou mpo'uko' -ra. Uma radadahi mpo'ewa-i, apa' parimuku mpu'u-i. Petibo' -rami ngkai rala tomi, weho pai' putu lawa-ramo, apa' pohea-ra oti nagani' -gani'.

¹⁵But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but *ye*, who are ye?

¹⁷Hawe'ea tauna to mo'oha' hi Efesus, lompe' to Yahudi lompe' to bela-ra to Yahudi, mpo'epe to jadi' tohe'e. Toe pai' me'eka' -ra, pai' hanga' Yesus rapomobohe.

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

¹⁸Ngkai ree wo'o, wori' -mi topepangala' hi Yesus mpangaku' hi mata ntodea babehia-ra to uma tumotoa.

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

¹⁹Wori' -ra to ria pake' -ra mpokeni buku-buku pake' -ra, rarumpu pai' rasuwe hi mata ntodea. Oli buku pake' -ra tohe'e ane rarumpu, ria nte lima mpulu' ncobu doi pera'.

¹⁸And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.

²⁰Jadi', ngkai kajadia' to mobaraka' hewa toe, kawoo-woria' tauna to mpo'epe Lolita Pue', pai' kawoo-woria' to mepangala'.

¹⁹And many of those that practised curious arts brought their books [of charms] and burnt them before all. And they reckoned up the prices of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

²¹Timpaliu-mi to jadi' toe, Paulus mopatuju hilou hi propinsi Makedonia pai' Akhaya, pai' oti toe doko' hilou-i hi ngata Yerusalem. Na'uli' wo'o: "Oti-a mpai' ngkai Yerusalem, kana hilou-a hi ngata Roma."

²⁰Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.

²²Ngkai ree, nahubui-mi rodua topobago-na hilou meri'ulu hi Makedonia. Hanga' -ra, Timotius pai' Erastus. Aga Paulus moto, ria-i-pidi-hana hi propinsi Asia.

²¹And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.

²³Nto'u toe, wori' tauna mpobabehi pewongoia hi ngata Efesus sabana Tudui' Pue' Yesus. Hewa toi tutura-na:

²²And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.

²⁴Hi Efesus toe, ria hadua tomane to pante mpobabehi rewa ngkai salaka', hanga' -na Demetrius. Pobago-na mpobabehi too-tomia ngkai salaka' to molence tomi pepuea' hi anitu to rahanga' Dewi Artemis. Ngkai pobago-na tohe'e, hi'a pai' topobago-na mporata doi uma hangke-ngkedi'.

²³And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.

²⁵Rala-na ha'eo, narumpu-ramo doo-doo hampobagoa-na hante topobago pante salaka' ntani' -na, pai' na'uli' -raka: "Ompi' -ompi', ni'inca moto-mi, ngkai bago-ta tohe'i wori' lia pomporataa-ta.

²⁴For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;

²⁶Hiaa' nihilo pai' ni'epe-mi-koiwo napa to nababehi tauna to rahanga' Paulus toei lou. Na'uli' lence to rababehi manusia', uma natao rapue'. Wori' -mi tauna to nabawai, duu' -na mepangala' -ramo hi tudui' -na tetu. Uma muntu' hi Efesus, neo' hi humalili' propinsi Asia, bate wae wo'o.

²⁵whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,

²⁷Jadi' ompi' -ompi', me'eka' -ta, nee-neo' mpai' uma-pi hema to dota mpo'oli lence-lence to tababehi ngkai salaka'. Uma muntu' toe, tapi' meka' ba lue' tomi pepuea' -ta hi Artemis wo'o uma-pi rasaile', duu' -na uma-pi rabila' hanga' Artemis to mobaraka' lia. Bo anitu-ta toe to rapue' hawe'ea tauna hi Asia pai' hi humalili' dunia'."

²⁶and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.

²⁸Kara'epe-na lolita Demetrius toe, moroe-ramo, pai' -ra ntora mogora: "Une' -imi Artemis, anitu-ta to Efesus!"

²⁷Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres.

²⁹Pewongoia tohe'e ngkenele hobo' hi rala ngata. Ngkai ree, mo'iko-ra ntodea hilou hi tomi poromua bohe to hi rala ngata. Rahoko' -ramo Gayus pai' Aristarkhus, pai' -ra rakeni hilou dohe-ra hi tomi poromua toe. Gayus pai' Aristarkhus toe, rodua to Makedonia to mpodohei Paulus hi pomakoa' -na.

²⁸And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

³⁰Paulus doko' hilou dohe-ra mesua' hi rala poromua toe. Aga topetuku' Yesus mpokorai' -i bona neo' -i hilou.

²⁹And the [whole] city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with [them] Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.

³¹Wae wo'o, ba hangkuja dua maradika hi propinsi Asia to mpobale-ki Paulus mpohubui tauna hilou mpo'uli' -ki bona neo' -i hilou hi poromua toe.

³⁰But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;

³²Nto'u toe, uma mowo kamerodo' -ra to morumpu toera. Ria to mpo'uli' hewa toi, ria to mpo'uli' hewa tetu. To wori' -na uma mpo'incai napa pai' morumpu-ra.

³¹and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.

³³Hadua to Yahudi to rahanga' Aleksander mokore doko' mololita, apa' hi'a to rahubui to Yahudi mpololitai ntodea. Nahuka' -raka ntodea bona mengkalino-ra, apa' doko' -i mpo'uli' noa' -na.

³²Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.

³⁴Ntaa' we'i, karahilo-na ntodea Katoyahudi-na, rajojo lau-mi mogora rojaa kahae-na, ra'uli': "Une' -imi Artemis, anitu-ta to Efesus!"

³³But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.

³⁵Ka'omea-na, hadua totu'a ngata mpopengkalino-ra, pai' na'uli' -raka: "Ompi' -ompi' to Efesus! Kita' to Efesus mpojampangi tomi pepuea' hi Artemis, anitu-ta to bohe lia baraka' -na. Kita' to mpotimamahi watu to moroli' to monawu' ngkai langi'. Uma hema to uma mpo'incai toe-e ompi'.

³⁴But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

³⁶Uma hema to mposapu toe. Toe pai' mengkalino-ta ulu, neo' -ta nakeni roe nono-ta.

³⁵And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the [image] which fell down from heaven?

³⁷Tauna to rodua tohe'ira, nikeni-ra tumai, tapi' uma-ra-hawo mpanakoi tomi pepuea' -ta ba mporuge' hanga' anitu-ta.

³⁶These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.

³⁸Jadi', ane Demetrius hante ema' hampobagoa-na doko' mpakilu ba hema-hema, bate kana rabua' hi topohura ngata-hawo. Ria moto tempo to rapakatantu, tempo topohura mpohurai kara-kara.

³⁷For ye have brought these men, [who are] neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your goddess.

³⁹Jadi' ompi' -ompi', ane ria-pidi kara-kara-ni, kara-kara tetu kana rapohurai hi porumpua ntuku' atura topoparenta-hana.

³⁸If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who [are] with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.

⁴⁰Apa' napa to tababehi tohe'i-e, mekoroi' lia. Ra'uli' mpai' topoparenta Roma, porumpu-ta toi mpobabehi pe'ewaa. Pai' ane rarai' mpu'u-ta mpai', napa-mi-hawo to ta'uli', apa' uma ria huraa-ta mpobabehi poromua to merodo' tohe'i-e."

³⁹But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

⁴¹Hudu-mi lolita totu'a ngata toei, pai' nahubui-ramo omea nculii' hilou hi tomi-ra.

⁴⁰For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this [affair] of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.

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