Ngāue 19
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Pea ʻi he kei nofo ʻa ʻApolosi ʻi Kolinitō, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Paula ki ʻEfesō, ʻi he hili ʻa ʻene fononga ʻi he ngaahi potu tukuʻuta; pea ne ʻilo ai ʻae ākonga niʻihi,
1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
2Pea ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Kuo mou maʻu ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni talu hoʻomou tui?” Pea naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “ʻOku teʻeki ai te mau fanongo pe ʻoku ai ha Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.”
2and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Pea ne mou papitaiso ki he hā?” Pea nau pehē, “Ki he papitaiso ʻa Sione.”
3“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
4Pea toki pehē ʻe Paula, “Ko e moʻoni naʻe papitaiso ʻaki ʻe Sione ʻae papitaiso ki he fakatomala, ʻo ne pehē ki he kakai, ke nau tui kiate ia ʻe fakamuimui ʻiate ia, ʻa ia, ko Kalaisi Sisu.
4Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5Pea ʻi he nau fanongo eni naʻa nau papitaiso ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki ko Sisu.
5On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6Pea kuo hilifaki ʻae nima ʻo Paula kiate kinautolu, pea hoko kiate kinautolu ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni; pea naʻa nau leaʻaki ʻae lea kehekehe, mo nau kikite.
6And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7Pea ko e tangata ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko ua nai ʻakinautolu.
7There were about twelve men in all.
8Pea naʻe ʻalu ia ki he falelotu, ʻo ako mālohi ʻi he māhina ʻe tolu, ʻo ne fakamatala mo fakapapau atu ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoe puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua.
8Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
9Kae ʻi he fakafefeka ʻae niʻihi, mo ʻikai tui, kae lea kovi ki he hala ko ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai, naʻa ne mahuʻi ʻiate kinautolu, mo ne vahevahe mei ai ʻae kau ākonga, pea malanga ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻi he fale lautohi ʻoe tangata ko Tilano.
9But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
10Pea ne fai ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe ua; ko ia naʻe fanongo ai ki he folofola ʻae ʻEiki ko Sisu ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe nofo ʻi ʻEsia, ʻae kakai Siu mo e Kiliki.
10This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
11Pea naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi mana fakaofo ʻi he nima ʻo Paula:
11God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
12He naʻe ʻave mei hono sino ʻae ngaahi holoholo mo e noʻo, ki he kakai mahaki, pea naʻe mahuʻi ʻae mahaki ʻiate kinautolu, pea ʻalu ʻiate kinautolu ʻae kau laumālie kovi.
12so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
13¶ Pea ko e kau Siu niʻihi naʻe feʻaluʻaki fano, ko e kau fie mana, naʻa nau fai ke ui ʻaki ʻae huafa ʻoe ʻEiki ko Sisu kiate kinautolu naʻe ulusino ai ʻae ngaahi laumālie kovi, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku mau fekau mālohi kiate kimoutolu ia Sisu, ʻaia ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻe Paula.”
13Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
14Pea naʻe fai pehē ʻae ngaahi foha ʻe toko fitu ʻo Siva, ko e Siu, pea ko e taulaʻeiki lahi.
14Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15Pea naʻe lea ʻae laumālie kovi, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻa Sisu, pea ʻoku ou ʻilo mo Paula; ka ko hai ʻakimoutolu?”
15Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
16Pea naʻe ʻoho kiate kinautolu ʻae tangata naʻe ulusino ai ʻae laumālie kovi, pea naʻa ne ikuna ʻakinautolu, mo fai mālohi kiate kinautolu, pea naʻa nau feholaki mei he fale ko ia kuo nau telefua mo makafokafo.
16Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
17Pea naʻe ʻilo eni ʻe he Siu mo e Kiliki kotoa pē naʻe nofo ʻi ʻEfesō; pea naʻe tō ʻae manavahē kiate kinautolu kotoa pē, pea naʻe ongoongolelei ai ʻae huafa ʻoe ʻEiki ko Sisu.
17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
18Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae tokolahi naʻe tui, ke vete mo fakahā ʻenau ngaahi faianga.
18Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
19Pea ko e tokolahi, ʻiate kinautolu naʻe ngāue fakafiemana, naʻa nau ʻomi ʻo fakataha ʻenau ngaahi tohi, ʻo tutu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai: pea naʻa nau lau hono totongi ʻoe ngaahi tohi , ko e paʻanga siliva ʻe nima mano.
19And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
20He naʻe mātuʻaki tupulekina pea mālohi ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua.
20So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
21¶ Pea kuo hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe maʻu ʻae loto ʻo Paula ke ʻalu ki Selūsalema, ʻoka hili ʻene ʻalu ʻi Masitōnia, mo ʻAkeia, pea naʻa ne pehē, “ʻOka hili ʻeku ʻalu ki ai, ʻe totonu ke u vakai foki ki Loma.”
21After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
22Pea fekau ʻe ia ke ō ki Masitōnia ʻae toko ua ʻiate kinautolu naʻe tauhi kiate ia, ko Timote mo Eleasito; ka naʻe kei nofo siʻi ia ʻi ʻEsia.
22He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
23Pea naʻe tupu ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko ia ʻae maveuveu lahi, ko e meʻa ʻi he lotu ko ia.
23About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
24He ko e tangata ko Temetelio hono hingoa, ko e tufunga ngaohi siliva, naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae teunga siliva ki he fale lahi ʻo Taiena, pea naʻe lahi ʻae koloa naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he kau tufunga;
24It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
25Pea naʻa ne fakakātoa ʻakinautolu, mo e kakai naʻa nau kaunga faiva fakataha mo ne pehē, “ʻAe kau matāpule, ʻoku mou ʻilo ko e meʻa ʻi he faiva ni ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻetau koloa.
25Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
26Pea ko eni, ʻoku mou mamata mo fanongo kuo fakalotoʻi mo fakatafoki ʻe Paula ni ʻae kakai tokolahi, ʻikai ʻi ʻEfesō pē, kae meimei ʻi ʻEsia kotoa pē, ʻi heʻene pehē, ʻOku ʻikai ko e ngaahi ʻotua ʻaia ʻoku ngaohi ʻe he nima:
26And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
27Pea ʻe ʻikai ngata ʻi he manukiʻi ʻo ʻetau faiva ni; ka ʻe taukaea foki mo e fale lahi ʻoe ʻotua fefine ongoongo ko Taiena, pea ʻe maumau mo hono nāunau, ʻaia ʻoku hū ki ai ʻa ʻEsia mo māmani kotoa pē.”
27There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
28Pea ʻi heʻenau fanongo, naʻa nau fonu ʻi he ʻita, mo nau kalanga, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku lahi ʻa Taiena ʻoe kakai ʻEfesō.”
28When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29Pea naʻe maveuveu ʻae kolo kotoa pē: pea kuo nau puke ʻa Keio mo ʻAlisitako, ko e ongo tangata Masitōnia, ko e kau fononga ʻo Paula, naʻa nau feʻohofi fakataha ki he fale faiva.
29Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
30Pea naʻe fie ʻalu atu ʻa Paula ki loto ki he kakai, ka naʻe taʻofi ia ʻe he kau ākonga.
30Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
31Pea ko e niʻihi ʻi he kau matāpule ʻo ʻEsia, ko hono kāinga, naʻa nau fekau atu, ʻo kole kiate ia ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ʻalu ia ki he fale faiva.
31Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
32Pea kalanga ʻaki ʻe he niʻihi ha meʻa ʻe taha, pea ko e niʻihi ha meʻa kehe: he naʻe puputuʻu ʻae kakai, pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he tokolahi pe ko e hā kuo nau fakataha ai.
32Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
33Pea naʻa nau taki mai ʻa ʻAlekisānita, mei he kakai, pea fokotuʻu ia ʻe he kakai Siu. Pea taʻalo ʻaki ʻe ʻAlekisānita hono nima, ʻo fie fakamatala ki he kakai.
33The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
34Ka ʻi heʻenau ʻilo ko e Siu ia, naʻa nau kalanga fakataha kotoa pē ʻi he feituʻulaʻā ʻe ua, “ʻOku lahi ʻa Taiena ʻoe kakai ʻEfesō.”
34But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35Pea kuo lolomi ʻae kakai ʻe he matāpule tohi ʻoe kolo, pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e kakai ʻEfesō, ko hai ha tangata ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ʻoku tapu ʻae kolo ko ʻEfesō kia Taiena, ko e ʻotua fefine ʻoku lahi, pea mo e tamapua naʻe tō hifo meia Supita?
35Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
36Pea ko eni, ʻi he ʻikai faʻa lea kehe ʻe ha taha ki he ngaahi meʻa ni, ko ia ʻoku totonu ai ke mou nofo pē, pea ʻoua naʻa fai ha meʻa ʻi he ʻohonoa.
36Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
37He kuo mou taki mai ʻae kau tangata ni, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e kau kaihaʻa mei he ngaahi fale fakaʻeiki, pe ko e kau lea kovi ki homou ʻotua fefine.
37For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
38Pea kapau ʻoku ia Temetelio, mo e kau tufunga ʻoku ʻiate ia, ha meʻa ki ha taha, ʻoku ai ʻae ngaahi fakamaauʻanga, pea ʻoku ai mo e kau fakamaau: tuku ke nau fetalatalaaki ai ʻakinautolu.
38So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
39Pea ka ko haʻamou fehuʻi ki ha ngaahi meʻa kehe, ʻe fakamaau ia ʻi he fakataha totonu.
39But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
40Koeʻuhi naʻa ʻeke kiate kitautolu ki he maveuveu ʻoe ʻaho ni, he ʻoku ʻikai te tau faʻa fakahā hano ʻuhinga ʻoe fakataha ni.”
40For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
41Pea hili ʻene lea ko ia, naʻe tutuku ʻe ia ʻae fakataha.
41After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
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