Acts 16
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Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.
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 who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
2Pea naʻe fakaongolelei ia ʻe he kāinga ʻi Lisita mo ʻIkoniume.
3Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, 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 on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
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 assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
5Pea naʻe ʻāsili ai ʻae tuʻumaʻu ʻae ngaahi siasi ʻi he tui, pea naʻe fakatokolahi ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.
6When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
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,
7When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.
7Hili ʻenau aʻu ki Misia, naʻa nau fai kenau ō ki Pitinia: ka naʻe taʻofi ʻakinautolu ʻe he Laumālie.
8Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
8Pea kuo tukuange ʻa Misia, naʻa nau ʻalu hifo ki Taloasi.
9A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into 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.”
10When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News 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.
11Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
11Pea kuo mau tuku folau mei Taloasi, pea mau lā taha ki Samotesia, pea ʻi he ʻaho naʻa na feholoi ki Neapoli;
12and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
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 day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
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.
14A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.
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.
15When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So 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.
16As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain 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 ;
17Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a 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 was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
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.
19But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
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,
20When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
20Pea ʻomi ʻakinaua ki he kau pule, mo nau pehē, “Ko e Siu ʻae ongo tangata ni, pea ʻoku na veuveuki lahi ʻetau kolo,
21and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
21ʻo na ako ʻaki ʻae meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ke tau tui ki ai, pe fai, he ko e kakai Loma ʻakitautolu.”
22The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
22Pea feʻohofi ʻae kakai kiate kinaua: pea naʻe haehae honau kofu ʻe he kau pule, mo fekau ke haha ʻakinaua .
23When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
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:
24Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured 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.
25But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the 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 there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
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.
27The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing 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 cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for 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.”
29He called for lights, sprang in, fell down 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,
30brought them out, and said, “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 said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, 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.”
32They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
32Pea ne na leaʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻEiki kiate ia, mo kinautolu kotoa pē ʻi hono fale.
33He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
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.
34He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed 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.
35But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
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 reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go 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 them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring 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.”
38The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
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.
39and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
39Pea naʻa nau haʻu ʻo kole kiate kinaua, mo ʻomi ʻakinaua kituʻa, pea kole ke na ō ʻi he kolo.
40They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
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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