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Acts 19

1 OtI cI kanomkuk, E'panus, e'ie'iIt shi Koue'ntiuk, Pan kapmIcakshkuk, mpIne'iukwan shiw otukimwak kipie'wak shi Ipisusuk, okimkawan anIt shi te'pwe'ie'ntumnIncIn.2 OtI cI okinan, KiwtuskowanI o PanakwsIt Cipam, e'ko te'pwe'ie'ntume'k? OtI cI okinawan co su tInankinotake'simIn e'wiiIt PanakwsIt Cipam.3 IwcI otI okinan, We'kwni nukwe', kaocI cItapie'nkoie'k? OtI cI okinawan, CansI okIctapie'nwe'onuk;4 OtI cI kikIto Pan, Can, we'we'nI kikcI tapie'nkowa shi kcItapie'nwe'onuk, e'kisate'ntumuk otI okinan, ni nIshInape'n, e'wi te'pwe'ie'nmanIt ni shkwe'iak wapie'tnIsnIncIn niw cI ie'ni Knayst CisusIn.5 Pic cI kanotmoat otI, kikcItapie'nkaswuk shiw tInoswunuk Te'pe'nke't Cisus.6 Pic cI Pan ka’tot niw onIce'n shi wiwunuk, PanakwsIt Cipam okipkIshnotakwan, ipi papkankishu kikitok, e'iacimoat.7 MtatsoshItInish, ki caye'k nInwuk, kitshik.8 IwcI e'kipitike't shi nume'okumkok, nso kisIs kiwishkukie'kwe', e'wishte'pmat, ipi e'tshItuk ni ke'ko shi otokumauwunuk Kshe'mIne'to.9 Pic cI anIt kawishkite'awat, ipi kapwa te'pwe'ie'ntumnIt, nIshcI e'ki mcI tshItmoat iw ni maoce'tincIn, shiw kiwcImaci e'kinkInat, ipi e'kipapke'pnat ni te'pwe'ie'ntumnIncIn, ipi e'ki iakwne'twat e'tso kishkuk, shi Tayne'nusIn, e'tshI kno make'nIt.10 IwsI otI pIne', katotuk nishpon, icI ki caye'k kaie'cuk shi E'shiuk, okinotanawa okikitowun Te'pe'nke't Cisus, ne'ne'ish Cwiuk ipi knikuk, nIshInape'k.11 Kshe'mIne'to cI kimataonInkie', shiw onIcinuk ni PanIn.12 Shi cI owiiwuk otocmacitwawan, ni iakwnokancIn moshwe'iIn, tanake', pe'kanuk kwu’wun, icI i otInapne'onawa ke'imacimkItnuk, ipi ni mIcImIne'nton kisakumwun shi wiuwuwak.13 IcI anIt ki ke'ko pwapite'ntakwsIcIk Cwiuk, caskie'cuk, kine'ntumwuk, e'wintomawat, kakIshkwanIt, ni mIcIme'ton, e'wiwawinawat ni Te'pe'nke'ne't CisusIn, otI kikItwuk, ku WitmonmIn shi Cisusuk o Pan we'ckie'kwe't.14 NonkcI kitshin okwIsIn Sipe'i, Cwi nInInI, ipi kanikansIt ni me'matmoncIn iw kanukmuksInIt.15 IwcI o mIcIme'to okinkwe'twan ipi otI okinan Cisus sIie'k nkuke'nma, ipi Pan, nkuke'nma, nIshcI we'ninukcIkinwa?16 IcI o nInI kakIshkwat, ni mIcIme'ton okikwashknotwan, ipi okinshiwuan, ipi okiwe'ctIn shiwan, icI shi kisakitInshumwuk shi wikwamuk, shashakIt, ipi kimiaksik.17 OtI cI okike'ntanawa caye'k, ki Cwiuk ipi Knik, nIshInape'k, ke'iapu, katacuk shi Ipisusuk; ipi caye'k, kise'ksik icI otInoswun Te'pe'nke't Cisus, kiwinwackate'ne'.18 Ipi mce'sh ki te'pwe'ie'ntukuk kipie'k, ipi oki iactanawa, ipi kiwaptawe'k, kanukmuksowat.19 Mce'sh ke'iapI kiw mataototkuk, okipie' tonawan, mIsnukInwan, e'ki msocaksumwat e'nasmupnIt nInwun; ipi okiki tanawa e'pite'ntakwtInuk, nianomtInI tsuk mtatswak shonia.20 Iw kashu kcI mace'knInuk Kshe'mIne'to okikitowun, ipi kinshiw awe'mkItnI.21 IcI kakish nomkItnuk, Pan kishIte'’e'’ shiw Cipamuk, kakish kwe'pmosatuk Me'sitonie'uk, ipi E'ke'iuk e'wshiat shi Cinose'ne'muk, otI kikIto shi kishie'ian ke'iapI nkowaptan Nom.22 Okinokanan cI, ipI Me'sitoniuk, nish ni kapmitakwcIn, Timotius, ipi Ine'stus, nIshcI win shi kiuwak, nomuk; shi E'shie'uk.23 IwcI i pic; okik cI cshItanawa i totmowun.24 Osam nkot nInI KishInkaso Timitinus shwaniake't, kaoshItwat shonia mkukwe'n, ni Taye'niIn, okikshkIton mce'sh e'ki pie'twat ni, shonia mikce'winInwun.25 Okimaosoman ni, shwaniake'ncIn, kashu ie'i mikce'winIt, otI okinan, Nikantuk, kuke'ntanawa, otI e'shmikce'wikon we'c tpInwe'ose'ikon.26 Ke'iapukI kinwa kowaptanawa, ipi kinotanawa, comtIno, ipI Ipisusuk, kakake' shi caye'k E'shiie'uk, otI Pan, okiwishte'pman, ipi okikwe'knan mce'sh nIshInape'n, otI okinan Cowi ki Kshe'mIne'tok, winwa kaoshIckascuk onIcimak-e'iok.27 Coike' otI mtIno, kmikce'wiwunInan, nie'sansInon, e'wi we'pnukate'k, iwkwshu ke' ke'iapI otInume'okumkom, kcImIne'to Taye'ne', e'wi shi ke'ncIkate'k, ipi i okIcne'ntakwsuwun, kupinacIkate' caye'k E'shie'uk, ipi kik, e'nume'kitakwcIn.28 Pic cI otI kanotmowat; notI kItwunIn, kimoshkIne' nshkatsik, ipi kinotakwsik, otI kikItwuk, Ke'cpite'ntakwsIt, Taye'ne', te'pe'n mukot IpisusIn nIshInape'n.29 Ipi i caye'k kcI otan, kimoshkIne' wishkwe'we'kIt, ipi kamIshInawat Ke'usIn, ipi, E'nistakusIn, Me'sitoni nInwuk, Pan kapmIwice'wacIn e'pamatsIt, kimso pitike'ptok shi ke'ko e'tshI waptuwe'k.30 Pic cI Pan, e'wipitike'ntuwat, ni nIshInape'n ni te'pwe'ie'ntumnIncIn cokipkItnukwsin;31 Ipi anIt kiwokumak, shiw E'shie'uk, ka wikanmacIn, kinokashwe'k, e'nawat e'wipwa kwcI pitike'nIt shi e'tshI ke'ko wapituwe'k.32 AnIt ke' aiapIn kishInotakwsik, anIt ke' papkan, osam ki maoce'ticIk kiwishkwe' we'ksik, wusimI kimane'k, ki kapwa kuke'ntukuk kaocI maotoshnowat.33 KicI Cwiuk, kipie'sakconawan E'nikse'nte'In, shi e'tshI maoce'tiwat, E'nikse'nte', cI okiiainInkawan, ni nIshInape'n ipi takiknotmatso.34 IcI kake'nmawat, e' Cwi nInwunIt, caye'k kimsonotaksik, e'pite'ntakwuk nish tpukIn, KcIpite'ntakwsI Taye'ne', Te'pe'nmukot IpisusIn nIshInape'n.35 Pic cI o we'npie'ke't shi otanuk katokmupat ni nIshInape'n, otI okinan tshI nInituk Ipisus, We'nice' nInI pwake'ntuk okIc otanmowa, ki IpsisusIn nIshInape'k, e'nume'kituwat ni kcI Taye'ne'In, ipi i we'npie'kate'k, kaocI pmukocuk, shi Cwpite'uk.36 Osam cI notI, ke'ko co ke'ko tanIshIckate'snon tokum ktaium, ipi kie'nup ke'ko e'wi pwatotme'k.37 Osam kote' kipie'nawak nInwuk, ktInie'me'okumkomwak, pwakmocuk, coke' otumcIcshumasiwan ni kimintomwan.38 IwsI ie'i otI, kishpIn Timitius ipi ki mikce' winInwuk, ni pe'mwice'kocIn, ke'konInmawat wIiI nInwun, tpakwnuke'wun nsakwsun, ipi ik tpakwnuke' nInwuk, nocma winwa ke'tpakwnItwuk.39 KishpIn cI e'k, ke'ko pe'kanuk witshItme'k, kiac cI kate', shi tpakwnuke'wunuk.40 Osam knInie'sansImIn, e'witpakwnukoikon otI nkom e'kishkiwuk e'kiwishkwe'we'kuk co ke'ko kukItsimIn otI we'cmaoce'tikon.41 IcI otI kakishkItot, okisakitInan ni maoce'tincIn.

ACTS 19

Paul in Ephesus

1 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled across the hill country to Ephesus, where he met some of the Lord's followers.

2 He asked them, “When you put your faith in Jesus, were you given the Holy Spirit?”
“No!” they answered. “We have never even heard of the Holy Spirit.”

3 “Then why were you baptized?” Paul asked.
They answered, “Because of what John taught.”t
4  t Paul replied, “John baptized people so they would turn to God. But he also told them someone else was coming, and they should put their faith in him. Jesus is the one that John was talking about.” 5 After the people heard Paul say this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 Then Paul placed his hands on them. The Holy Spirit was given to them, and they spoke unknown languages and prophesied.

7 There were about twelve men in this group.
8 For three months Paul went to the synagogue and talked bravely with the people about God's kingdom. He tried to win them over, 9 but some of them were stubborn and refused to believe. In front of everyone they said terrible things about God's Way. Paul left and took the followers with him to the lecture hall of Tyrannus. He spoke there every day

10 for two years, until every Jew and Gentilet in Asia had heard the Lord's message.

The Sons of Sceva


11 God gave Paul the power to work great miracles.

12 People even took handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched Paul's body, and they carried them to everyone who was sick. All of the sick people were healed, and the evil spirits went out.

13 Some Jewish men started going around trying to force out evil spirits by using the name of the Lord Jesus. They said to the spirits, “Come out in the name of that same Jesus that Paul preaches about!”
14 Seven sons of a high priest named Sceva were doing this, 15 when an evil spirit said to them, “I know Jesus! And I have heard about Paul. But who are you?”

16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them up. They ran out of the house, naked and bruised.
17 When the Jews and Gentilest in Ephesus heard about this, they were so frightened that they praised the name of the Lord Jesus. 18 Many who were followers now started telling everyone about the evil things they had been doing. 19 Some who had been practicing witchcraft even brought their books and burned them in public. These books were worth about 50,000 silver coins.

20 So the Lord's message spread and became even more powerful.

The Riot in Ephesus


21 After all this had happened, Paul decidedt to visit Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. Paul had said, “From there I will go on to Rome.”

22 So he sent his two helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia. But he stayed on in Asia for a while.
23 At that time there was serious trouble because of the Lord's Way.t 24 A silversmith named Demetrius had a business that made silver models of the temple of the goddess Artemis. Those who worked for him earned a lot of money.

25 Demetrius brought together everyone who was in the same business and said:
Friends, you know we make a good living at this. 26 But you have surely seen and heard how this man Paul is upsetting a lot of people, not only in Ephesus, but almost everywhere in Asia. He claims that the gods we humans make are not really gods at all.

27 Everyone will start saying terrible things about our business. They will stop respecting the temple of the goddess Artemis, who is worshiped in Asia and all over the world. Our great goddess will be forgotten!
28 When the workers heard this, they got angry and started shouting, “Great is Artemis, the goddess of the Ephesians!”

29 Soon the whole city was in a riot, and some men grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, who had come from Macedonia with Paul. Then everyone in the crowd rushed to the place where the town meetings were held.
30 Paul wanted to go out and speak to the people, but the Lord's followers would not let him.

31 A few of the local officials were friendly to Paul, and they sent someone to warn him not to go.

32 Some of the people in the meeting were shouting one thing, and others were shouting something else. Everyone was completely confused, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
33 Several of the Jewish leaders pushed a man named Alexander to the front of the crowd and started telling him what to say. He motioned with his hand and tried to explain what was going on.

34 But when the crowd saw that he was Jewish, they all shouted for two hours, “Great is Artemis, the goddess of the Ephesians!”

35 Finally, a town official made the crowd be quiet. Then he said:
People of Ephesus, who in the world doesn't know that our city is the center for worshiping the great goddess Artemis? Who doesn't know that her image which fell from heaven is right here? 36 No one can deny this, and so you should calm down and not do anything foolish.

37 You have brought men in here who have not robbed temples or spoken against our goddess.
38 If Demetrius and his workers have a case against these men, we have courts and judges. Let them take their complaints there. 39 But if you want to do more than that, the matter will have to be brought before the city council.

40 We could easily be accused of starting a riot today. There is no excuse for it! We cannot even give a reason for this uproar.
41 After saying this, he told the people to leave.