EGINAK 18

Korintoko eliz elkartearen sorrera

1 Honen guztiaren ondoren, Atenas utzi eta Korintorat joan zen Paulo. 2 Han Akila zeritzan judua, izatez Pontokoa, eta Priszila haren emaztea aurkitu zituen. Italiatik etorri berriak ziren, Klaudiot enperadoreak agindua baitzuen judu guztiek Erromatik alde egin zezatela. Paulo haiekin harremanetan jarri zen 3 eta, ogibide bera zutenez —oihal-etxolagileak ziren—, haiekin gelditu zen bizitzen eta lanean.t

4 Larunbatero hitz egiten zuen Paulok sinagogan, eta bai juduak, bai greziarrak, sinesmenera ekartzen saiatzen zen.t
5 Silas eta Timoteot Mazedoniatik etorri zirenean, Paulok mezuaren predikuari eman zion erabat, Jesus zela Mesias juduen aurrean aitortuz.

6 Baina juduek kontrat egiten baitzioten eta irainka erantzuten, Paulok, jantziak astinduzt, esan zien: «Zeuek zarete gerta dakizuekeenaren erantzule bakar; nik ez dut errurik. Aurrerantzean jentilengana joango naiz».
7 Sinagogatik alde egin eta Israelen Jainkoa gurtzen zuen jentilt t baten etxera joan zen; Tizio Zuzen zeritzan eta sinagoga ondoan zuen etxea.

8 Krispok, sinagogako buruzagiak, eta beronen etxeko guztiekt t Jaunarengan sinetsi zuten; Paulori entzuten zioten beste korintoar askok ere sinetsi eta bataioa hartu zuten.
9 Gau batez, honela esan zion Jaunak Paulori ikuskari batean: «Ez izan beldurrik,t jarraitu hitz egiten isildu gabe.t

10 Ni zurekin nago eta ezin izango dizu inork kalterik egin. Nire herrit izango den jende asko dut nik hiri honetan».

11 Urte eta erdi egin zuen han Paulok, Jainkoaren mezuat irakasten.
12 Galion Akaiako kontsulordet zela, judu guztiak batean Pauloren kontra altxatu ziren; auzitegira eramant

13 eta honela salatu zuten: «Honek Jainkoari gure legearen kontrakot kultua ematera bultzatzen du jendea».
14 Paulo hitz egiten hastera zihoala, esan zien Galionek juduei: «Juduok, oker edo delitu handi bat balitzt, kasu egingo nizueke behar den bezala.

15 Baina zuen gorabeherak hitz eta izen batzuei buruzkoak eta zuen lege horri buruzkoak direnez gero, hor konpon zeuek. Nik ez dut arazo horietan epaile izan nahi».t
16 Eta auzitegitik kanpora bidali zituen.

17 Orduan, denek Sostenes sinagogako buruzagiari heldu eta jipoi ederra eman zioten auzitegi aurrean bertan. Galionek ez zien jaramonik egin.

Paulo Antiokiara itzuli

21 baina agurtzean esan zien: «Berriz ere etorriko natzaizue, Jainkoa lagunt».
Efesotik ontziz atera

22 eta Zesarean lehorreratu zen; handik Jerusalemgo eliz elkarteat agurtzera igo zen eta gero Antiokiara jaitsi.

Pauloren hirugarren ibilaldia (18,23—21,16)

23 Antiokiant denboraldi bat egin ondoren, berriro atera eta Galazian eta Frigian barrena joan zen, ikasle guztiak gogoberotuz.

Apolok Efeson berri ona hots egin

Acts 18

Paul at Corinth

1 After thist Pault departed fromt Athenss and went to Corinth.ss2 There het foundt a Jew named Aquila,s a native of Pontus,s who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudiuss had ordered all the Jews to depart fromt Rome.s Paul approachedt them,3 and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with themt (for they were tentmakerst by trade).s

4 He addressedt both Jews and Greeks in the synagogues every Sabbath, attempting to persuadet them.
5 Now when Silas and Timothy arrivedt from Macedonia,s Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaimingt the word, testifyingt to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.ts6 When they opposed himt and reviled him,t he protested by shaking out his clothests and said to them, “Your bloods be on your own heads! I am guiltless!t From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”7 Then Pault leftt the synagoguet and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God,ts whose house was next door to the synagogue.8 Crispus, the president of the synagogue,t believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about itt believed and were baptized.9 The Lord said to Paul by a visions in the night,t “Do not be afraid,t but speak and do not be silent,10 because I am with you, and no one will assaultt you to harmt you, because I have many people in this city.”

11 So he stayed theret a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.t

Paul Before the Proconsul Gallio

12 Now while Gallios was proconsuls of Achaia,s the Jews attacked Paul togethert and brought him before the judgment seat,ts13 saying, “This man is persuadingt people to worship God in a way contrary tot the law!”14 But just as Paul was about to speak,t Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy,t I would have been justified in accepting the complaintt of you Jews,t15 but since it concerns points of disagreementt about words and names and your own law, settlet it yourselves. I will not bet a judge of these things!”16 Then he had them forced awayt from the judgment seat.s

17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue,ts and began to beatt him in front of the judgment seat.s Yet none of these things were of any concernts to Gallio.

Paul Returns to Antioch in Syria

18 Paul, after stayingt many more days in Corinth,s said farewell tot the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied byt Priscilla and Aquila.s Het had his hair cut offt at Cenchreats because he had made a vow.s19 When they reached Ephesus,ss Pault left Priscilla and Aquilat behind there, but he himself wentt into the synagogues and addressedt the Jews.20 When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,s21 but said farewell tot them and added,t “I will come backt to you again if God wills.”t Thent he set sail from Ephesus,22 and when he arrivedt at Caesarea,ss he went up and greetedt the church at Jerusalemts and then went down to Antioch.ss

23 After he spentt some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatias and Phrygia,s strengthening all the disciples.

Apollos Begins His Ministry

24 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus.s He was an eloquent speaker,t well-versedt in the scriptures.25 He had been instructed int the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasmt he spoke and taught accurately the factst about Jesus, although he knewt only the baptism of John.26 He began to speak out fearlesslyt in the synagogue,s but when Priscilla and Aquilas heard him, they took him asidet and explained the way of God to him more accurately.27 When Apollost wanted to cross over to Achaia,s the brothers encouragedt himt and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, het assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

28 for he refuted the Jews vigorouslyt in public debate,t demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christts was Jesus.t