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.

¹It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found 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 you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

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

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

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."

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.”

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

⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in 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.

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

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

⁷They were about twelve men in all.

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.

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 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 disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from 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'.

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

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

¹¹God worked special 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 handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil 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!"

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.”

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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'.

¹⁸Many also of those who had 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'.

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

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."

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

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.

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.”

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

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

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'.

²³About that time there arose no small stir concerning 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 named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

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

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'."

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.

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

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.”

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.

²⁸When they heard this they were filled with anger, and 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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!”

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

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?

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

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

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

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 you seek anything about 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 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.