Ngāue 18
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
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1Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Paula ʻi ʻAtenisi, pea aʻu atu ki Kolinitō;
1After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.
2Pea naʻa ne ʻilo ʻi ai ha Siu naʻe hingoa ko ʻAkuila, naʻe fanauʻi ʻi Ponito, kuo toki haʻu mei ʻItali, mo hono uaifi ko Pisila; (he naʻe fekau ʻe Kalotiusi ke ʻalu ʻi Loma ʻae kakai Siu kotoa pē:) pea ne ʻalu ia kiate kinaua.
2He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
3Pea koeʻuhi naʻa nau faiva taha, ko ia naʻa ne nofo mo kinaua, ʻo ngāue: he ko ʻenau faiva ko e ngaohi fale fehikitaki.
3and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
4Pea naʻe ako ia ʻi he falelotu, ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate kotoa pē, pea ne fakatafoki ʻae Siu mo e Kiliki.
4He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
5Pea kuo haʻu ʻa Sailosi mo Timote mei Masitōnia, pea māfasia ʻa Paula ʻi hono loto, pea fakapapau atu ʻe ia ki he kakai Siu ko e Kalaisi ʻa Sisu.
5When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
6Pea ʻi heʻenau fakatanga, mo lea kovi, naʻa ne tupeʻi hono kofu, mo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ke ʻi homou ʻulu pē ʻa homou toto; ʻoku ou maʻa au: ngata mei heni, te u ʻalu ki he Senitaile.”
6When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
7¶ Pea ne ne ʻalu mei ai, ʻo hū ki he fale ʻo ha tangata, naʻe hingoa ko Susitasa, naʻe lotu ia ki he ʻOtua, pea naʻe vāofi hono fale mo e falelotu.
7He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
8Pea naʻe tui ki he ʻEiki ʻa Kalisipo, ko e pule lahi ʻoe falelotu, mo hono fale kotoa pē; pea naʻe fanongo mo tui ʻae kakai Kolinitō tokolahi, pea naʻe papitaiso ʻakinautolu.
8Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
9Pea folofola ai ʻae ʻEiki kia Paula ʻi he poʻuli, ʻi he meʻa naʻe hā mai, “ʻOua naʻa ke manavahē, ka ke lea, pea ʻoua naʻa ke fakalongo pē;
9The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;
10He ʻoku ou ʻiate koe, pea ʻe ʻikai ha tangata te ne faʻa fai ha kovi kiate koe; he ʻoku ou maʻu ʻae kakai tokolahi ʻi he kolo ni.”
10for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”
11Pea naʻa ne nofo ai ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha pea mo e māhina ʻe ono, ʻo ne ako ʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua kiate kinautolu.
11He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12¶ Ka ʻi he pule ʻa Kalio ʻi ʻAkeia, naʻe fakataha ʻae kakai Siu, ʻonau feʻohofi kia Paula, pea taki ia ki he potu fakamaau,
12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
13Mo nau pehē, “ʻOku ako ʻe he siana ni ke lotu ʻae kakai ki he ʻOtua, kae ʻikai hangē ko e fono.”
13saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”
14Pea kuo fai ʻe Paula ke ne lea, pea pehē ʻe Kalio ki he kakai Siu, “ʻAe kakai Siu, ka ne ko ha meʻa taʻetotonu pe pauʻu kuo fai, pehē ʻe taau mo au ke u tokanga kiate kimoutolu:
14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
15Pea kapau ko e fakakikihi ʻi he lea mo e hingoa, mo hoʻomou fono pē, mou tokanga ʻakimoutolu ki ai; ʻe ʻikai te u fakamaau ʻeau ʻae meʻa pehē.”
15but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”
16Pea naʻa ne kapusi ʻakinautolu mei he potu fakamaau.
16So he drove them from the judgment seat.
17Pea naʻe toki puke ʻe he Kiliki kotoa pē ʻa Sositine, ko e pule lahi ʻoe falelotu, mo nau tautea ia ʻi he potu fakamaau. Pea naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻa Kalio ki he ngaahi meʻa ni.
17Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.
18¶ Pea naʻe kei nofo ai ʻa Paula ʻo fuoloa, pea toki māvae ia mo e kāinga, ʻo ne folau mei ai ki Silia, pea naʻe ō mo ia ʻa Pisila mo ʻAkuila; kuo tomuʻa fafai hono ʻulu ʻi Senikelea: ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fuakava.
18Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
19Pea naʻa ne aʻu atu ki ʻEfesō, pea ne tuku ai ʻakinaua: pea ʻalu ia ki he falelotu, ʻo malanga ki he kakai Siu.
19He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
20Pea ʻi heʻenau kole ke nau nonofo ʻo fuoloa siʻi, naʻe ʻikai loto ia ki ai;
20When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
21Ka naʻe lea māvae ia kiate kinautolu, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku mātuʻaki totonu ʻeku ʻalu ki he kātoanga ʻoku ʻamanaki ni ʻi Selūsalema: ka te u toe haʻu kiate kimoutolu, ʻo kapau ʻe lelei ki he ʻOtua.” Pea naʻe folau ia mei ʻEfesō.
21but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
22Pea kuo tūʻuta ia ki Sesalia, pea ʻalu hake ia, ʻonau feʻofoʻofani mo e siasi, pea ʻalu hifo ia ki ʻAniteoke.
22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
23Pea kuo fuoloa ange ʻene nofo ai, pea ʻalu ia, ʻo fononga ʻi he potu kotoa pē ʻo Kalētia mo Filisia, ʻo tokoni ʻae kau ākonga kotoa pē.
23Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
24¶ Pea naʻe haʻu ki ʻEfesō ʻae Siu ʻe tokotaha naʻe hingoa ko ʻApolosi, naʻe fanauʻi ia ʻi ʻAlekisānitia, ko e tangata lea mālie ia, pea poto lahi ʻi he ngaahi tohi.
24Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
25Pea kuo akonekina ʻae tangata ni ʻi he hala ʻoe ʻEiki; pea ʻi heʻene loto fai velenga, naʻa ne lea mo ako lahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻEiki, ka kuo ʻilo pe ʻe ia ʻae papitaiso ʻa Sione.
25This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
26Pea naʻe kamata lea mālohi ia ʻi he falelotu: pea kuo fanongo ki ai ʻa ʻAkuila mo Pisila, naʻa na maʻu ia, ʻo na fakamatala kiate ia ʻo lahi ʻae hala ʻoe ʻOtua.
26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
27Pea kuo loto ia ke ʻalu ki ʻAkeia, naʻe tohi ʻe he kāinga, ʻo enginaki ki he kau ākonga ke nau maʻu ia: pea kuo aʻu atu ia ki ai, pea ne tokoni lahi ʻakinautolu kuo nau tui ʻi he ʻaloʻofa:
27When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
28He naʻe fakakikihi mālohi ia mo e kakai Siu, ʻi he fakahā, ʻo ne fakamoʻoni mei he ngaahi tohi ko Sisu ko e Kalaisi.
28for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
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