Acts 16
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1Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
1Pea toki aʻu atu ia ki Teape mo Lisita: pea vakai, naʻe ʻi ai ʻae ākonga ʻe tokotaha, ko Timote hono hingoa, ko e tama ʻae fefine Siu, naʻe tui ka ko ʻene tamai ko e Kiliki:
2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
2Pea naʻe fakaongolelei ia ʻe he kāinga ʻi Lisita mo ʻIkoniume.
3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
3Pea naʻe loto ʻa Paula ke na ō mo ia; pea ne ʻave ʻo kamu ia, koeʻuhi ko e kakai Siu naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi potu ko ia: he naʻa nau ʻilo kotoa pē ko ʻene tamai ko e Kiliki.
4As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
4Pea ʻi heʻenau ʻalu ʻi he ngaahi kolo, naʻa nau tuku kiate kinautolu ʻae fono ʻaia naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he kau ʻaposetolo mo e mātuʻa ʻi Selūsalema, ke nau fai.
5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
5Pea naʻe ʻāsili ai ʻae tuʻumaʻu ʻae ngaahi siasi ʻi he tui, pea naʻe fakatokolahi ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
6After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
6Pea kuo ʻosi ʻa Filisia mo e fonua ko Kalētia ʻi heʻenau ʻalu, pea naʻe taʻofi ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni ke ʻoua naʻa nau malangaʻaki ʻae folofola ʻi ʻEsia,
7And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
7Hili ʻenau aʻu ki Misia, naʻa nau fai kenau ō ki Pitinia: ka naʻe taʻofi ʻakinautolu ʻe he Laumālie.
8So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
8Pea kuo tukuange ʻa Misia, naʻa nau ʻalu hifo ki Taloasi.
9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
9Pea naʻe hā mai ha meʻa kia Paula ʻi he poʻuli; naʻe tuʻu mai ʻae tangata Masitōnia, ʻo kole kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “Haʻu ki Masitōnia, ʻo tokoni mai kiate kimautolu.”
10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
10Pea hili ʻene mamata ki he meʻa hā mai, naʻa mau ʻahiʻahi ke ō leva ki Masitōnia, pea mau mātuʻaki ʻilo loto kuo ui ʻe he ʻEiki ke mau malangaʻaki ʻae ongoongolelei kiate kinautolu.
11We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
11Pea kuo mau tuku folau mei Taloasi, pea mau lā taha ki Samotesia, pea ʻi he ʻaho naʻa na feholoi ki Neapoli;
12From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
12Pea mei ai ki Filipai, ʻaia ko e kolo lahi ʻi he potu ko ia ʻo Masitōnia, pea ko e kolo fakaLoma: pea naʻa mau nofo ʻi he kolo ko ia ʻi he ʻaho niʻihi.
13On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
13Pea naʻa mau ʻalu ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate ki he tuaʻā kolo ki he veʻe vaitafe, ko e potu naʻe faʻa fai ai ʻae lotu; pea naʻa mau nonofo, ʻo lea ki he kau fefine naʻe feʻaluʻaki ai.
14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
14¶ Pea naʻe fanongo ʻae tokotaha, ko e fefine naʻe fakatau meʻa kulokula, ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Litea, pea ko e faʻa lotu ia ki he ʻOtua, mei he kolo ko Taiataila; pea naʻe matala ʻe he ʻEiki hono loto, ke ne tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paula.
15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
15Pea kuo papitaiso ia, mo hono fale, pea ne kole, ʻo pehē mai, “Kapau ʻoku mou pehē moʻoni, ʻoku ou tui moʻoni ki he ʻEiki, mou haʻu ki hoku fale, ʻo nofo ai.” Pea naʻa ne fakaafe ʻakimautolu.
16One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
16¶ Pea pehē, ʻi heʻemau ʻalu ange ki he lotu, naʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate kimautolu ha taʻahine kaunanga naʻe ʻulusino ai ʻae laumālie kikite, pea naʻe lahi ʻae koloa naʻe maʻu ʻe heʻene kau matāpule ʻiate ia, ʻi heʻene kikite loi ;
17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
17Ko ia ia naʻe muimui ʻia Paula mo kimautolu, ʻo pehē ʻene kalanga, “Ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae kau tangata ni ʻae ʻOtua fungani māʻolunga, pea ʻoku nau fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻae hala ʻoe moʻui.”
18She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
18Pea ʻaho lahi mo ʻene fai pehē pe. Pea kuo mamahi ai ʻa Paula, pea tafoki ia ki mui, ʻo ne pehē ki he laumālie, “ʻOku ou fekau kiate koe, ʻi he huafa ʻo Sisu Kalaisi, ke ke ʻalu kituʻa ʻiate ia.” Pea ne ʻalu kituʻa ia ʻi he feituʻulaʻā pē ko ia.
19When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
19Pea kuo ʻilo ʻe heʻene kau matāpule kuo ʻosi ai ʻenau maʻumeʻa, pea nau puke ʻa Paula mo Sailosi, ʻo toho ki he potu fakatau, ki he kau fakamaau,
20They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
20Pea ʻomi ʻakinaua ki he kau pule, mo nau pehē, “Ko e Siu ʻae ongo tangata ni, pea ʻoku na veuveuki lahi ʻetau kolo,
21by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
21ʻo na ako ʻaki ʻae meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ke tau tui ki ai, pe fai, he ko e kakai Loma ʻakitautolu.”
22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
22Pea feʻohofi ʻae kakai kiate kinaua: pea naʻe haehae honau kofu ʻe he kau pule, mo fekau ke haha ʻakinaua .
23And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
23Pea ʻosi ʻenau haha ʻo lahi ʻakinaua, naʻa nau tuku ʻakinaua ki he fale fakapōpula, mo nau fekau ki he leʻo ke ne leʻohi maʻu ʻakinaua:
24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
24Pea ʻi heʻene maʻu ʻae fekau ko ia, naʻa ne fakahū ʻakinaua ki he fale fakapōpula ʻi loto, pea ne fakamaʻu hona vaʻe ki he ʻakau.
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
25¶ Pea ʻi he tuʻuapō mālie, naʻe lotu mo hiva fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua ʻa Paula mo Sailosi, pea naʻe fanongo ʻae kau pōpula kiate kinaua.
26Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
26Pea fakafokifā naʻe ai ʻae mofuike lahi, ʻaia naʻe ngaueue ai ʻae tuʻunga ʻoe fale fakapōpula: pea naʻe ava leva ʻae matapā kotoa pē, pea movete ʻae haʻi ʻonautolu taki taha kotoa pē.
27When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
27Pea ʻi he ʻā ʻae leʻo ʻoe fale fakapōpula mei heʻene mohe, pea ne mamata kuo ava ʻae matapā ʻoe fale fakapōpula, naʻa ne unuhi ʻae heletā ke tāmateʻi ʻaki ia, he naʻa ne mahalo kuo feholaki ʻae kau pōpula.
28But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
28Ka naʻe kalanga ʻaki ʻe Paula ʻae leʻo lahi, ʻo pehē, “ʻOua naʻa ke fai ha kovi kiate koe: he ʻoku mau kātoa ʻi heni.”
29Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
29Pea naʻe toki ui ʻe ia ke ʻomi ha maama, pea ʻoho ia ki loto, pea haʻu tetetete, ʻo fakatōmapeʻe ʻi he ʻao ʻo Paula mo Sailosi,
30Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
30ʻO ne ʻomi ʻakinaua kituʻa, mo ne pehē, “Ongo ʻeiki, ko e hā te u fai ke u moʻui ai?”
31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
31Pea naʻa na pehē, “Tui ki he ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, pea te ke moʻui, mo ho fale.”
32Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
32Pea ne na leaʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻEiki kiate ia, mo kinautolu kotoa pē ʻi hono fale.
33At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
33Pea naʻa ne ʻave ʻakinaua, ʻo fufulu hona lavea ʻi he feituʻupō pe ko ia; pea naʻe papitaiso ia, pea mo hono fale kotoa pē.
34Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
34Pea kuo ne ʻomi ʻakinaua ki hono fale, pea ne tuku ʻae meʻakai kiate kinaua, pea fiefia ia, mo ne tui ki he ʻOtua, ʻaia mo hono fale kotoa pē.
35When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
35Pea pongipongi ai, naʻe fekau ʻe he kau pule ʻae kau tangata fekau, ke nau pehē, “Tuku ke ō ʻae ongo tangata na.”
36The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
36Pea tala atu ia ʻe he leʻo ʻoe fale fakapōpula kia Paula, “Kuo fekau mai ʻe he kau pule ke tukuange ʻakimoua pea ko ia ke mo ō, pea ʻalu ʻi he fiemālie.”
37But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
37Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Paula kiate kinautolu, “Ko e ongo Loma ʻakimaua, pea kuo nau haha fakahā mo taʻefakamaau ʻakimaua, mo lī ki he fale fakapōpula: pea ʻoku nau kapusi fakafufū eni ʻakimaua? ʻE ʻikai; kae haʻu pē ʻakinautolu ʻo ʻave ʻakimaua kituʻa.”
38So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
38Pea naʻe tala ʻe he kau tangata fekau ʻae lea ni ki he kau pule: pea naʻa nau manavahē ʻi heʻenau fanongo ko e ongo Loma ʻakinaua.
39They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
39Pea naʻa nau haʻu ʻo kole kiate kinaua, mo ʻomi ʻakinaua kituʻa, pea kole ke na ō ʻi he kolo.
40After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
40Pea naʻa na omi mei he fale fakapōpula, ʻo na ō kia Litea: pea hili ʻenau feʻiloaki mo e kāinga, mo fakafiemālieʻi ʻakinautolu, naʻa na fononga atu.
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