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

¹ A go mo, waato kaŋ Abolos go Korint, Bulos bisa beene haray laabo ra ka kaa Afasos kwaara. A di talibi fooyaŋ noodin.

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:

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.”

² A ne i se: «Waato kaŋ araŋ cimandi, araŋ du Biya Hanno, wala?» I ne a se: «Hã'a. Iri ya mana baa maa hala Biya Hanno go no.»

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].

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

³ A ne: «Baptisma woofo no araŋ du?» I ne: «Yohanna baptisma no iri du.»

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

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.”

⁴ Bulos mo ne: «Yohanna na baptisma te da tuubiyaŋ baptisma ka ne borey se i ma nga kaŋ goono ga kaa Yohanna banda cimandi, danga Yesu nooya.»

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.

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

⁵ Waato kaŋ i maa woodin, i te i se baptisma Rabbi Yesu maa ra.

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

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

⁶ Waato kaŋ Bulos na nga kambey dake i boŋ, Biya Hanna zumbu i boŋ. I sintin ka salaŋ da ciine waani-waani yaŋ ka annabitaray te.

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

⁷They were about twelve men in all.

⁷ Ikulu me-da-me si kala ngey alboro way cindi hinka.

⁷And they were in all about twelve men.

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.

⁸ Bulos furo Yahudance diina marga* fuwo ra ka salaŋ handu hinza cine da bine-gaabi. A na sabaabey kaa taray, ka borey candi ka kand'ey Irikoy koytara do haray.

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.

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.

⁹ Amma waato kaŋ boro fooyaŋ na hanga sanday te, i wangu ka gana mo, i na sanni futuyaŋ te fondo woodin boŋ borey marga kulu jine. Bulos mo fun i do ka talibey fay ka ye waani. Zaari kulu mo a ga kakaw Tiranos cawyaŋ fuwo ra.

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.

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

¹⁰ Woodin mo te sanda jiiri hinka hala Aziya gorokoy kulu du ka maa Rabbi sanno, Yahudancey da Garekey kulu.

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.

¹¹God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

¹¹ Irikoy mo na dabari goy waani yaŋ te Bulos kambe ra,

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

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

¹² hal i goono ga sungay tuusuyaŋ calley da cancandiyaŋ ta Bulos do ka kond'ey doorikomey do. Doori waani-waani yaŋ mo fun borey gaa, follay tamey mo follayey dira.

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

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.”

¹³ Amma Yahudance fooyaŋ kaŋ yaŋ goono ga windi-windi laabo ra, kaŋ tibbonceyaŋ no, si ka Rabbi Yesu maa ce borey kaŋ gonda follayyaŋ boŋ. I goono ga ne: «Ay g'araŋ lordi da Yesu kaŋ Bulos goono g'a baaro waazu.»

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.

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

¹⁴ Boro iyye go no, boro folloŋ izeyaŋ no, kaŋ maa Sikewa, Yahudance alfaga beeri fo no. Ngey no goono ga woodin te.

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

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

¹⁵ Kala folla tu i se ka ne: «Ay ga Yesu bay, ay ga Bulos mo bay, amma araŋ ya may yaŋ no?»

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

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.

¹⁶ Bora kaŋ banda folla bara din kaŋ i ra k'i zeeri. A te i boŋ zaama, kal i zuru ka fun fuwo din ra gaa-koonu. I maray mo.

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.

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.

¹⁷ Woodin mo, Afasos gorokoy kulu bay a gaa, Yahudancey ka guna Garekey kulu. Humburkumay na ikulu di, Rabbi Yesu maa mo goono ga du beeray.

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.

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

¹⁸ Boro boobo kaŋ cimandi goono ga kaa ka ngey zunubey ci, ka ngey goyey mo cabe.

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

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

¹⁹ Moodabal teekoy ra boro fooyaŋ mo, kaŋ manti jama kayna bo na ngey tirey margu. I goono g'i ton borey kulu jine. I na tirey noorey lasaabu. A to nzarfu noor'ize zambar waygu.

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.

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

²⁰ Yaadin no Rabbi sanno goono ga tonton da gaabi gumo ka te sahã.

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

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.”

²¹ Hayey din teeyaŋ banda, Bulos na nga bina daŋ Urusalima koyyaŋ gaa, d'a na Masidoniya da Akaya mo gana. A ne i se: «D'ay koy Urusalima, tilas kala ya bisa ka koy di Roma mo.»

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.

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

²² A na boro hinka donton nga saajawkoy ra, i ma koy Masidoniya, ngey Timotiyos da Arastos, amma nga bumbo goro kayna fo noodin Aziya laabo ra.

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

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

²³ Alwaato din ra no kusuuma fo tun kaŋ manti ikayna no, Yesu fonda ciine ra.

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

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

²⁴ Zama boro fo go no kaŋ maa Dimitriyos, nzarfu zam no. A ga Artemis* fuwo alhaalo te da nzarfu, kaŋ kande zamey se daymi boobo.

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

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

²⁵ Day, a n'i margu, da ceeci woodin fonda goy-teerey. A ne: «Ya alborey, araŋ ga bay kaŋ ceeci woone do no iri goono ga du iri arzaka.

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

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.

²⁶ Araŋ goono ga di, araŋ goono ga maa mo, kaŋ manti Afasos ra hinne no, amma Aziya baayaŋo kulu ra, Bulos wo na boro boobo candi k'i bare. A goono ga ne woone yaŋ kaŋ kambey goono ga te manti irikoyyaŋ no.

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:

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.”

²⁷ Manti mo zama iri ceeco go kataru ra a ma ciya dondayaŋ hari hinne bo, amma hala baa Artemis fuwo, tooru wayboro beero, i g'a ye yaamo mo. I g'a beera zeeri mo, nga kaŋ Aziya nda ndunnya kulu goono ga sududu a se.»

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.

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

²⁸ Waato kaŋ i maa woodin binde, i biney tun. I sintin ka kuuwa ka ne: «Artemis, Afasos wano, ya ibeeri no!»

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

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.

²⁹ Kwaara kulu to mo da kururuwa. I kulu te me folloŋ mo ka tun da zuray ka koy marga batama do. I goono ga Gayos da Aristarkos candi ka kond'ey, kaŋ yaŋ ti Masidoniya boroyaŋ, kaŋ ngey da Bulosyaŋ ga dira care banda.

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.

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

³⁰ Waato kaŋ Bulos ga ba nga ma furo borey do, talibey wangu a se.

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

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

³¹ Kwaara jine boro fooyaŋ mo, kaŋ yaŋ ti a corey, donton a gaa k'a ŋwaaray ka ne a ma si koy marga batama do.

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

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.

³² Boro fooyaŋ binde kuuwa ka hay fo ci, boro fooyaŋ mo goono ga hay fo waani ci. Zama jama boŋ haw, i baayaŋo mo mana bay haŋ kaŋ se no i margu.

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.

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.

³³ Jama ra boro fooyaŋ na Iskandari fahamandi _da haŋ kaŋ goono ga te|_. Yahudancey mo n'a tuti ka daŋ jama jine. Iskandari mo na nga kamba sambu, zama a ga ba nga ma salaŋ borey se k'i kaa kambe.

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.

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!”

³⁴ Amma waato kaŋ i di kaŋ Yahudance no, borey kulu soobay ka wurru me fo kal a to sanda guuru hinka cine ka ne: «Artemis, Afasos wano, ya ibeeri no!»

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.

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?

³⁵ Waato kaŋ kwaara hantumkwa na jama laakal kanandi, gaa no a ne i se: «Ya Afasos borey, may no si bay kaŋ Afasos kwaara ga ti Artemis beero windo batukwa, d'a himando mo kaŋ fun beene ka kaŋ?

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?

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

³⁶ Za kaŋ i si du ka woodin yaŋ ze, a ga hima woodin se araŋ laakaley ma kani, araŋ ma si hay fo te da cahãyaŋ.

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

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

³⁷ Zama araŋ kanda borey wo, a go mo, i manti tooru fuwo zayyaŋ no, wala mo i manti iri wayboro tooro kaynakoyaŋ.

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

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.

³⁸ Da day Dimitriyos da zamey kaŋ go a banda gonda sanni fo ngey da boro kulu kaŋ no game ra, ciiti fuyaŋ go no feerante, ciitikoyaŋ mo go no. Wa naŋ i ma kande care kalima noodin.

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.

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

³⁹ Amma d'araŋ gonda sanni fo kaŋ boŋ araŋ ga ba araŋ ma salaŋ, i ga woodin sasabandi ciiti faada ra.

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

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.”

⁴⁰ Zama haciika hunkuna iri go kataru ra, d'i n'iri kalima kusuuma wo se, kaŋ sinda kobay. A boŋ mo iri si hin ka marga sabaabo cabe.» Waato kaŋ a na woodin ci, a na marga sallama.

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.

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

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