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Yooxanaa Baabtiisaha Xertiisii Oo Efesos Joogta

19 Haddaba waxaa dhacay, markii Abolloos Korintos joogay, in Bawlos oo soo dhex maray waddanka sare yimid Efesos, oo halkaas wuxuu kula kulmay kuwo xer ah. Markaasuu ku yidhi iyagii, Ruuxa Quduuska ah ma hesheen markaad rumaysateen? Kolkaasay ku yidhaahdeen, Maya, maba aannu maqlin in Ruuxa Quduuska ahi jiro iyo in kale. Markaasuu ku yidhi, Haddaba maxaa laydinku baabtiisay? Oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Baabtiiskii Yooxanaa. Bawlosna wuxuu ku yidhi, Yooxanaa wuxuu dadka ku baabtiisay baabtiiska toobadda, isagoo dadkii ku leh, Waa inaad rumaysataan kan iga daba iman doona, isagoo ula jeeda Ciise. Oo markay waxaas maqleen, waxaa iyagii lagu baabtiisay Rabbi Ciise magiciisa. Markii Bawlos gacmaha dul saarayna ayaa Ruuxa Quduuska ahu ku soo degay iyagii; markaasay afaf kale ku hadleen oo ay wax sii sheegeen; nimankii oo dhanna waxay ahaayeen abbaaraha laba iyo toban.

Bawlos Oo Efesos Jooga

Haddaba sunagogga ayuu galay, oo meeshaas ayuu saddex bilood geesinimo kaga dhex hadlay, isagoo dadka la doodaya oo u soo jeedinaya waxyaalo ku saabsan boqortooyada Ilaah. Laakiin qaarkood markay madax adkaadeen oo caasiyoobeen, iyagoo xumaan kaga hadlaya Jidka dadkii badnaa hortooda, ayuu iyagii ka tegey oo xertii ka soo soocay, oo maalin walba ayuu dad kula doodi jiray iskoolka Turannos. 10 Taasuna laba sannadood ay socotay, si dadkii Aasiya degganaa, oo Yuhuud iyo Gariigba lahaa, ay u wada maqleen ereyga Rabbiga.

11 Ilaahna wuxuu gacmaha Bawlos ku sameeyey cajaa'ibyo khaas ah, 12 sidaas aawadeedna waxaa jidhkiisa kuwii bukay looga keenay marooyin yaryar ama macawiso, markaasaa cudurradii iyagii daayeen, jinniyadiina waa ka baxeen. 13 Laakiin kuwo Yuhuudda wareegi jirtay ka mid ah oo jinniyosaarayaal ah baa waxay ku talo jireen inay kuwii jinniyada qabay ka dul yidhaahdaan magaca Rabbi Ciise, iyagoo leh, Waxaan idinku dhaarinayaa Ciisaha Bawlos dadka ku wacdiyo. 14 Waxaa jiray oo sidaas sameeyey toddoba wiil oo Iskeba dhalay, kaasoo ahaa wadaad sare oo Yuhuudi ah. 15 Markaasaa jinnigii u jawaabay oo ku yidhi iyagii, Ciise ayaan garanayaa, Bawlosna waan aqaan, idinkuse yaad tihiin? 16 Haddaba ninkii jinniga qabay baa ku booday iyagii, wuuna ka xoog badiyey kulligood, oo ka adkaaday, sidaas darteed ayay gurigaas ka carareen, iyagoo qaawan oo dhaawacan. 17 Markaasaa waxaa taas wada ogaaday Yuhuuddii iyo Gariigtii oo dhan oo Efesos joogtay; baqdinna waa wada gashay dhammaantood, magaca Rabbi Ciisena waa la weyneeyey. 18 Markaasaa qaar badan oo rumaystay yimaadeen iyagoo qiranaya oo caddaysanaya falimahooda. 19 Kuwii sixir fali jirayna qaarkood intay kitaabbadoodii ururiyeen ayay dadka hortooda ku wada gubeen; wayna tiriyeen qiimadooda, oo waxay arkeen inay ahayd konton kun oo gogo' oo lacag ah. 20 Sidaasaa ereygii Rabbigu xoog ugu batay oo u adkaaday.

Wixii Bawlos Ku Talo Jiray

21 Haddaba markii waxyaalahaasu dhammaadeen ayaa Bawlos ruuxiisa kula talo jiray inuu Yeruusaalem tago markuu Makedoniya iyo Akhaya sii dhex maray dabadeed, isagoo leh, Markaan meeshaas tago dabadeed, waa inaan Roomana arko. 22 Markaasuu wuxuu Makedoniya u diray laba ka mid ah kuwii isaga u adeegi jiray oo ahaa Timoteyos iyo Erastos, isaga qudhiisuse wuxuu ku hadhay Aasiya intii muddo ah.

Rabshad Baa Efesos Ka Dhacday

23 Haddaba waxaa wakhtigaas kacday rabshad aan yarayn oo ku saabsan Jidka. 24 Maxaa yeelay, ninkoo Deemeetriyos la odhan jiray oo lacagtume ahaa, oo macbudyo yaryar oo Di'ana lacag ka samayn jiray, wuxuu sancaawiyadii u keeni jiray faa'iido aan yarayn; 25 kuwaasoo uu isla soo ururiyey raggii la shuqul ahaa isagoo ku leh, Niman yahow, waad og tihiin inaynu shuqulkan ka helno hodantinimadeenna. 26 Waxaad arkaysaan oo aad maqlaysaan in Bawloskanu sasabay oo jeediyey dad badan, oo aan kuwii Efesos oo keliya ahayn, laakiin kuwii joogay Aasiya badidood, isagoo leh, Ilaahyo gacmo lagu sameeyo, ilaahyo ma aha. 27 Khatar uma aha shuqulkeenna oo keliya in la quudhsado, laakiin waxay khatar u tahay oo kale in macbudka ilaahadda weyn oo Di'ana la fududaysto, weynaanteedana laga baabbi'iyo, taasoo Aasiya oo dhan iyo duniduba ay wada caabudaan.

28 Oo markay taas maqleen, aad bay u cadhoodeen, wayna dhawaaqeen iyagoo leh, Waxaa weyn Di'anada reer Efesos. 29 Magaaladii oo dhammuna waa wada qasnayd; waxayna qabsadeen Gayos iyo Aristarkhos oo ahaa niman reer Makedoniya oo la socdaali jiray Bawlos, markaasay iyagoo isku wada qalbi ah te'atradii ku yaaceen. 30 Kolkii Bawlos damcay inuu dadkii dhex galo, xertii uma ay oggolaan isagii. 31 Haddaba qaar ka mid ah madaxda Aasiya oo saaxiibbo u ahaa isagii ayaa u soo cid diray, oo waxay ka baryeen inuusan isku biimayn te'atradii. 32 Haddaba qaar wax bay ku qayliyeen, qaar kalena wax kalay ku qayliyeen, maxaa yeelay, ururkii waa qasnaa, badidooduna ma ay garanayn waxay isugu yimaadeen. 33 Markaasay Aleksanderos ka soo saareen dadkii badnaa isagoo ay Yuhuuddii hore u soo tuurayaan. Markaasaa Aleksanderos gacan taagay, oo wuxuu damci lahaa inuu af isku daafaco dadka hortiisa. 34 Laakiin kolkay garteen inuu Yuhuudi yahay ayay dhammaan intii laba saacadood ah isku cod ku qayliyeen iyagoo leh, Waxaa weyn Di'anada reer Efesos.

35 Markuu karaanigii magaaladu aamusiiyey dadkii badnaa, ayuu ku yidhi, Nimankiinan reer Efesosow, ninkee baan oqoon in magaalada Efesos ay tahay ta ilaalisa macbudka Di'anada weyn iyo sanamkii Yubiter ka soo dhacay? 36 Waxyaalahaasu waa wax aan la dafiri karin, sidaas daraaddeed waxaa idinku waajib ah inaad xasilloonaataan oo aydnaan samayn wax qamaam ah. 37 Waayo, waxaad halkan keenteen nimankan iyagoo aan ahayn kuwo macbudyo dhaca ama kuwo caaya ilaahaddeenna. 38 Sidaas daraaddeed haddii Deemeetriyos iyo kuwa la shuqul ah ay nin wax ku haystaan, maxkamadahu waa furan yihiin, xaakinnona waa jiraan; haddaba ha isdacweeyaan. 39 Laakiin haddii aad doonaysaan wax ku saabsan axwaal kale, waxaa lagu gar gooyn doonaa ururkii sharciga. 40 Haddaba waxaa khatar inoo ah in laynagu ashtakeeyo rabshaddii maanta aawadeed, iyadoo aan sababu u jirin; taasoo aynaan kari doonin inaynu wax ka sheegno buuqan. 41 Oo goortuu waxyaalahaas ku hadlay dabadeed ayuu ururkii kala diray.

Paul in Ephesus

19 While Apollos(A) was at Corinth,(B) Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus.(C) There he found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit(D) when[a] you believed?”

They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

Paul said, “John’s baptism(E) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”(F) On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(G) When Paul placed his hands on them,(H) the Holy Spirit came on them,(I) and they spoke in tongues[b](J) and prophesied. There were about twelve men in all.

Paul entered the synagogue(K) and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.(L) But some of them(M) became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.(N) So Paul left them. He took the disciples(O) with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years,(P) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia(Q) heard the word of the Lord.(R)

11 God did extraordinary miracles(S) through Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured(T) and the evil spirits left them.

13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits(U) tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus(V) whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,(W) they were all seized with fear,(X) and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[c] 20 In this way the word of the Lord(Y) spread widely and grew in power.(Z)

21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[d] to go to Jerusalem,(AA) passing through Macedonia(AB) and Achaia.(AC) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(AD) 22 He sent two of his helpers,(AE) Timothy(AF) and Erastus,(AG) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia(AH) a little longer.

The Riot in Ephesus

23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.(AI) 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.(AJ) 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(AK) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(AL) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(AM) 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”

28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AN) 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius(AO) and Aristarchus,(AP) Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia,(AQ) and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples(AR) would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.

32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another.(AS) Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned(AT) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AU)

35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,(AV) doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples(AW) nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen(AX) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.(AY) They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:2 Or after
  2. Acts 19:6 Or other languages
  3. Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
  4. Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit