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Tek ri Pablo xapon chic pa tinamit Efeso

19  Y yacˈa tek ri Apolos cˈo pa tinamit Corinto, yacˈariˈ tek ri Pablo ruchapon cˈa benak pa tak tinamit ri yecˈo el chuwijuyuˈ ri yecˈo pa rucuenta ri Galacia y Frigia. Y cˈacˈariˈ xapon pa tinamit Efeso, y xeberilaˈ nicˈaj chic kachˈalal chiriˈ. Rumariˈ riyaˈ xucˈutuj cˈa chique: Tek xinimaj, ¿la xka cˈa pe ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu pan iwiˈ? xchaˈ chique. Y ri kachˈalal riˈ xquibij chare: Ni xa ta kacˈaxan chi cˈo Lokˈolaj Espíritu, xechaˈ.

Y yacˈariˈ tek ri Pablo xucˈutuj chic chique: ¿Achique cˈa chi bautismo ri xban chiwe? xchaˈ chique. Y ri kachˈalal riˈ xquibij: Riyoj ya ri bautismo ri rucˈutun ca ri Juan ri Bautista ri xban chake, xechaˈ.

Y ri Pablo xubij chique: Ri bautismo ri xuben ri Juan, retal chi ri winek xtzolin pe quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. Ri Juan xubij chukaˈ chique ri winek chi cˈo jun achi ri xtipe, y yariˈ ri tiquinimaj. Y riˈ ya ri Jesús, ruma ya Riyaˈ ri Cristo, xchaˈ ri Pablo.

Y tek riyeˈ cacˈaxan chic ka ronojel riˈ, cˈacˈariˈ xeban bautizar pa rubiˈ ri Ajaf Jesús. Y can xka cˈa pe ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu pa quiwiˈ, tek ri Pablo xuyaˈ rukˈaˈ pa quiwiˈ. Y xechˈo pa nicˈaj chic chˈabel ri ma ye quichˈabel ta, y xquikˈalajsalaˈ ri xbix chique ruma ri Dios. Y chiquinojel, yecˈo achiˈel xa ye cablajuj achiˈaˈ.

Ri Pablo oxiˈ icˈ ri can xoc y xel chiriˈ chupan ri jay ri kas nicˈut wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios. Can man cˈa nuxibij ta riˈ nutzijoj ri ruchˈabel ri Jesucristo chique ri winek. Junan cˈa niquichˈob rij ri chˈabel ri nichˈo chrij ri rajawaren ri Dios, y ri Pablo can nutij cˈa rukˈij chi nucˈut ri ruchˈabel ri Dios chiquiwech. Pero yecˈo cˈa nicˈaj ri xa xquicowirisaj ri cánima, y ma xeniman ta. Pa ruqˈuexel chi xeniman ta, xa xquichop itzel yechˈo chiquiwech ri winek chrij ri Ajaf Jesús, ri kitzij Bey. Rumariˈ ri Pablo xujech el riˈ quiqˈui y xerucˈuaj el ri quiniman chic ri Jesucristo, riche (rixin) chi nbequimoloˈ quiˈ pa jun jay ri acuchi (achique) yetijox wi ri winek ruma jun achi ri Tiranno rubiˈ, riche (rixin) chi niquichˈob rij ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ronojel kˈij. 10 Y caˈiˈ junaˈ ri queriˈ xuben ri Pablo. Rumariˈ tek can quinojel xeˈacˈaxan ri ruchˈabel ri Ajaf Jesús chiriˈ pa ruwachˈulef Asia. Chi israelitas y ma israelitas ta ri xeˈacˈaxan.

11 Y ri Dios xucusaj cˈa ri Pablo riche (rixin) chi xerubanalaˈ nimaˈk tak milagros. 12 Rumariˈ hasta ri rutziak ri nibix gabacha chare y chukaˈ ri rusuˈt xeˈucˈuex quiqˈui yawaˈiˈ, y ri yawaˈiˈ riˈ can xecˈachoj. Chukaˈ ri winek ri yecˈo itzel tak espíritu quiqˈui, ri itzel tak espíritu can xeˈel wi el.

13 Y yecˈo cˈa achiˈaˈ israelitas ri yebiyaj, ri can ye elesey wi itzel tak espíritu. Nicˈaj cˈa chique riyeˈ can nicajoˈ cˈa niquicusaj ri rubiˈ ri Ajaf Jesús riche (rixin) chi yequelesaj ri itzel tak espíritu. Rumariˈ riyeˈ niquibij cˈa chique ri itzel tak espíritu: Pa rubiˈ ri Ajaf Jesús ri nutzijoj ri Pablo nikabij cˈa chiwe chi quixel el, yechaˈ cˈa chique.

14 Y can queriˈ chukaˈ nicajoˈ niquiben ri ye wukuˈ rucˈajol ri jun achi ri Esceva rubiˈ. Ri achi riˈ jun israelita, y cajawalul jumoc sacerdotes. 15 Pero jun bey tek riyeˈ xquicusaj ri rubiˈ ri Jesús riche (rixin) chi niquelesaj ri itzel espíritu ri cˈo riqˈui jun achi, ri espíritu riˈ xchˈo pe y xubij: Riyin wetaman achique riˈ ri Jesús y chukaˈ wetaman achique chi achi riˈ ri Pablo. Y riyix, ¿achique ta cˈa chic ibanic? xchaˈ chique.

16 Y ri achi ri cˈo ri itzel espíritu riqˈui, xuqˈuek cˈa riˈ chiquij ri achiˈaˈ riˈ, y majun chic cˈa ri xecowin xquiben pa rukˈaˈ, xa can xchˈacon wi chiquij. Xuretz (xutzer) cˈa ri quitziak chiquij y ye socotajnek xeˈanmej el chupan ri jay riˈ. 17 Y ri xbanatej xetamex cˈa cuma quinojel. Can xetamex cˈa cuma ri israelitas y cuma ri ma ye israelitas ta ri yecˈo chupan ri tinamit Efeso. Riyeˈ xpe cˈa jun nimalaj xibinriˈil chique ruma ri xbanatej. Y ri Ajaf Jesús xyaˈox (xyaˈ) cˈa rukˈij rucˈojlen.

18 Y ye qˈuiy cˈa chique ri winek ri can quiniman chic, yeˈoka chukˈalajsaxic ri itzel ri ye quibanalon. 19 Ye qˈuiy cˈa ri quiniman chic ri Ajaf Jesús, ye aj itzaˈ ri rubanon ca. Rumariˈ xequicanolaˈ pe ri quiwuj riche (rixin) itz, y can ya ri chiquiwech ri winek xequiporoj wi ri quiwuj riˈ. Y ri rajel ri qˈuiy wuj riche (rixin) itz ri xporox, achiˈel xa cincuenta mil sakapuek. 20 Y ruma cˈa ri xbanatej, can sibilaj cˈa ye qˈuiy winek xquichop niquinimaj ri ruchˈabel ri Ajaf Dios, y can xkˈalajin chi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios sibilaj nim ri ruchukˈaˈ.

21 Tek banatajnek chic ronojel riˈ, ri Pablo xpe cˈa pa ránima chi nibe cˈa pa Macedonia y pan Acaya chiquitzˈetic ri kachˈalal. Y chukaˈ xpe pa ránima chi nibe cˈa pa Jerusalem, y cˈacˈariˈ cˈo chi nibe pa Roma. 22 Rumariˈ ri Timoteo y ri Erasto ri yetoˈo riche (rixin), xerutek cˈa el cˈa pa Macedonia. Y riyaˈ cˈa xcˈojeˈ na ca jubaˈ ri pa ruwachˈulef Asia.

Tek ri winek riche (rixin) ri tinamit Efeso xeyacatej chiquij ri Gayo y ri Aristarco

23 Y ri pa tinamit Efeso ri tiempo riˈ, ri winek sibilaj cˈa coyowal y xeyacatej cˈa chrij ri kitzij Bey. 24 Y ya ri jun achi aj samajel chrij sakapuek ri Demetrio rubiˈ, ri xetakchiˈin ri winek. Ruma ri chiriˈ pan Efeso, can cˈo rachoch jun ruwachbel ixok ri nibix Diana chare, y ya cˈa ri ruwachbel ri jay riˈ ri yerubanalaˈ riyaˈ riqˈui ri sakapuek, y yerucˈayij. Y ri achi riˈ, ye rachibilan ri ye rumozo sibilaj cˈa yechˈacon chiquij ri tak ruwachbel ri jay riˈ. 25 Rumariˈ ri achi riˈ xerusiqˈuij (xeroyoj) ri ye rumozos, y xerumol chukaˈ ri nicˈaj chic aj banoy ruwachbel ri jay riche (rixin) ri Diana, y xubij chique: Riyix iwetaman cˈa chi re jun samaj kachapon, can cˈo chˈacoj chrij. 26 Pero riyix itzˈeton y chukaˈ iwacˈaxan chic chi ri achi ri nibix Pablo chare, nubij cˈa chique ri winek chi ri dioses ri xa ye banon cuma winek ma ye dios ta. Y can ye qˈuiy ri rujalon chic quinaˈoj y quiniman chic, ma xu (xe) ta wi re waweˈ pan Efeso, xa can jubaˈ ma pa ronojel re ruwachˈulef Asia. 27 Y ma xu (xe) ta wi kachˈacoj riyoj ri nucˈom pe rucˈayewal chare, xa can queriˈ chukaˈ nuben chare ri rachoch ri ka‑dios Diana, ruma majun rukˈij niban ca chare. Y wi queriˈ niban chare, netzelex cˈa ca ri nimalaj ka‑dios, jun dios ri can niquiyaˈ chukaˈ rukˈij ri winek ri yecˈo pa ronojel tinamit ri yecˈo pa rucuenta re Asia y ri yecˈo pa rucuenta nicˈaj chic ruwachˈulef, xchaˈ.

28 Tek xquicˈaxaj ri xubij ri Demetrio chique, ri achiˈaˈ riˈ xyacatej coyowal. Y can junan cˈa tek xquirek quichiˈ, y xquibij: ¡Nim ri Diana ri ka‑dios riyoj aj Efeso!

29 Y quinojel cˈa ri winek riche (rixin) ri tinamit Efeso xebeyacatej pe, astapeˈ ma quetaman ta achique ruma. Riyeˈ xa yecˈa ri caˈiˈ achiˈaˈ ri yepe pa Macedonia, ri ye rachibil ri Pablo ri xequichop el. Ri achiˈaˈ riˈ, jun Gayo rubiˈ y ri jun chic Aristarco rubiˈ. Y xeˈucˈuex cˈa ri acuchi (achique) niquimol wi quiˈ ri winek riˈ. 30 Y ri Pablo can xrajoˈ cˈa xapon chupan ri lugar riˈ, y xoc ta apo riche (rixin) chi nichˈo chiquiwech ri winek, yacˈa ri kachˈalal ma xquiyaˈ ta kˈij chare. 31 Chukaˈ yecˈo cˈa aj kˈatbel tzij riche (rixin) ri ruwachˈulef Asia ri yecˈo chiriˈ pan Efeso, ri xquitek rubixic chare ri Pablo chi ma tapon ta ri acuchi (achique) quimolon wi quiˈ ri winek. Queriˈ xquiben ri achiˈaˈ riˈ, ruma can camigo quiˈ riqˈui ri Pablo. 32 Yacˈa ri acuchi (achique) ntajin wi ri molojriˈil, ri winek sibilaj pa quichiˈ niquiben. Yecˈo ri jun wi niquibij. Y yecˈo nicˈaj ri jun wi chic ri niquibilaˈ. Pero sibilaj cˈa ye qˈuiy ri ma quetaman ta achique ruma tek quibanon ri molojriˈil riˈ. Can sachnek cˈa quicˈuˈx ri winek ri quimolon quiˈ. 33 Y chiquicojol cˈa ri winek ri quimolon quiˈ chiriˈ, yecˈo cˈa winek israelitas ri can chiriˈ pa tinamit yecˈo wi, y riyeˈ riche (rixin) chi niquitoˈ quiˈ chi majun nipe chiquij, rumariˈ xquiyaˈ runaˈoj jun achi ri can quiwinak wi, ri Alejandro rubiˈ y xquinim cˈa apo riche (rixin) chi tichˈo chiquiwech ri winek riche (rixin) chi niquitoˈ quiˈ. Y tek ri Alejandro cˈo chic chiquiwech ri winek, xuben cˈa retal riqˈui ri rukˈaˈ chi quetaneˈ ka. 34 Pero ri winek riˈ xa itzel niquinaˈ chique ri israelitas. Rumariˈ, tek xquitzˈet ri Alejandro y xquinabej chi xa jun israelita, xa jubaˈ ma caˈiˈ horas ri junan xquirek quichiˈ y xquibij: ¡Nim ri Diana ri ka‑dios riyoj aj Efeso! xechaˈ.

35 Y tek ri aj tzˈib riche (rixin) ri tinamit riˈ xcowin xerutanabaˈ ka ri winek, xubij cˈa chique: Achiˈaˈ riche (rixin) re tinamit Efeso, ¿la can cˈo ta cami jun winek ri man ta etamayon chi ri aj waweˈ pan Efeso can ye chajinel wi riche (rixin) ri rachoch ri Diana y queriˈ chukaˈ riche (rixin) ri ruwachbel ri nimalaj dios Diana ri kajnek pe chilaˈ riqˈui ri dios Júpiter? 36 Y majun cˈa xtibin chi man ta queriˈ. Rumariˈ ma tichˈujirisaj ta ka ri iwánima, tichˈoboˈ na jabel, y ma tiben ta ri xa ma rucˈamon ta. 37 Ruma re achiˈaˈ re ye icˈamom pe, majun itzel quibanon o quibin ta chrij ri Diana. 38 Y wi ri Demetrio y ri ye rachibil cˈo chˈaˈoj nicajoˈ niquiyec chrij jun winek, can yecˈo cˈa aj kˈatbel tzij, pa tak kˈatbel tzij, ri acuchi (achique) rucˈamon chi niquichojmirisaj wi quiˈ. 39 Y wi xa jun chic ruchojmirisaxic ri niwajoˈ riyix, tikachaˈ cˈa ca jun kˈij tek xtikamol kiˈ konojel y nikachojmirisaj, achiˈel ri nubij ri kaley. 40 Ruma xa choj queriˈ kamolon pe kiˈ. Y wi ta nicˈutux chake chi achique ruma tek kamolon kiˈ y achique ruma tek ye yacatajnek pe ri winek, majun achique ta xtikabij riche (rixin) chi nikatoˈ kiˈ. Y riqˈui jubaˈ ri aj kˈatbel tzij niquichˈob chi nikaben re molojriˈil reˈ riche (rixin) chi yojyacatej chiquij. Y riˈ yojruyaˈ pa rucˈayewal chuwech ri kˈatbel tzij.

41 Y ri aj tzˈib can xu (xe wi) cˈa xubij ri chˈabel riˈ, can yacˈariˈ xubij chique ri winek ri quimolon quiˈ chiriˈ chi tiquitaluj el quiˈ.

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