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Laj Timoteo co̱ chirixeb laj Pablo ut laj Silas

16  Laj Pablo quicuulac saˈ eb li tenamit Derbe ut Listra. Ut aran quixtau jun aj pa̱banel aj Timoteo xcˈabaˈ. Lix naˈ, aˈan jun aj pa̱banel aj judío ut lix yucuaˈ, aˈan aj griego. Ma̱cuaˈ aj judío. Cha̱bil nequeˈxye chirix laj Timoteo eb laj pa̱banel li cuanqueb Listra ut Iconio. Laj Pablo quiraj xcˈambal laj Timoteo chirix. Joˈcan nak quixba̱nu li circuncisión re. Incˈaˈ quiraj nak teˈchˈina̱nk xchˈo̱leb laj judío li cuanqueb saˈ eb li naˈajej aran xban nak chixjunileb queˈxnau nak lix yucuaˈ laj Timoteo ma̱cuaˈ aj judío. Ut nak yo̱queb chi numecˈ saˈ li junju̱nk chi tenamit, yo̱queb chixyebal reheb laj pa̱banel nak tento teˈxba̱nu li cˈaˈru queˈxcˈu̱b ru eb li apóstol joˈqueb ajcuiˈ laj cˈamol be li cuanqueb aran Jerusalén. Joˈcaˈin nak yo̱queb chi qˈui̱c laj pa̱banel saˈ xpa̱ba̱leb. Ut rajlal cutan yo̱queb chi ta̱mc.

Jun li cui̱nk aj Macedonia quicˈuteˈ chiru laj Pablo saˈ visión

Li Santil Musikˈej quixcˈut chiruheb nak incˈaˈ teˈxic chixchˈolobanquil resil li colba‑ib saˈ li naˈajej Asia. Joˈcan nak queˈco̱eb Frigia ut queˈnumeˈ ajcuiˈ saˈ li naˈajej Galacia. Nak queˈcuulac Misia, queˈraj raj xic Bitinia. Abanan li Santil Musikˈej incˈaˈ quixcanabeb re teˈxic aran. Joˈcan nak yal queˈnumeˈ Misia ut co̱eb Troas. Nak cuanqueb aran saˈ jun li kˈojyi̱n quicˈuteˈ jun li visión chiru laj Pablo. Jun li cui̱nk aj Macedonia xakxo chiru nak quiril. Yo̱ chixtzˈa̱manquil chiru ut quixye re: ―Cha̱lkat saˈ katenamit Macedonia ut choa̱tenkˈa, chuˈux re nak quiril. 10 Ut nak ac xcˈuteˈ li visión chiru laj Pablo, saˈ junpa̱t quikacauresi kib la̱o chi xic Macedonia. Kanau chi tzˈakal nak li Dios yo̱ chi takla̱nc ke aran chixyebal resil li colba‑ib reheb li cuanqueb aran.

Lix Lidia quipa̱ban nak laj Pablo quixchˈolob xya̱lal aran Filipos

11 Co‑el aran Troas ut ti̱c co̱o chiru haˈ toj Samotracia. Ut cuulajak chic cocuulac Neápolis. 12 Chirix aˈan co̱o Macedonia saˈ li nimla tenamit Filipos. Li tenamit aˈan cuan xcue̱nt Roma. Cocuan cuib oxib cutan saˈ li tenamit aˈan. 13 Ut saˈ li hiloba̱l cutan co̱o chire li tenamit cuan cuiˈ jun li nimaˈ saˈ li naˈajej li nequeˈtijoc cuiˈ eb laj judío. Cocˈojla ut co‑oc chixyebal resil li colba‑ib reheb li ixk li queˈchˈutla aran. 14 Jun reheb li ixk aˈan xLidia xcˈabaˈ. Tiatira xtenamit. Aˈan nacˈayin cha̱bil tˈicr. Naxpa̱b li Dios ut yo̱ chi abi̱nc xban nak li Dios quixcˈut chiru nak tixqˈue retal li yo̱ chixyebal laj Pablo. 15 Quixcˈul li cubi haˈ rochbeneb chixjunileb li cuanqueb saˈ rochoch, ut quixye ke: ―Cui nequepa̱b nak la̱in xinpa̱b li Ka̱cuaˈ chi anchal inchˈo̱l, naru nequexcana chi hila̱nc saˈ li cuochoch, chan ke. Ut quirelaji ku chi cana̱c.

Laj Pablo ut laj Silas queˈqˈueheˈ saˈ tzˈalam aran Filipos

16 Saˈ jun li cutan yo̱co chi xic chi tijoc nak kacˈul jun li xkaˈal aj kˈe. Cuan ma̱us aj musikˈej riqˈuin. Aˈan jun mo̱s ut naxsicˈ nabal xtumin lix patrón riqˈuin kˈehi̱nc. 17 Li xkaˈal aˈan yo̱ chikata̱kenquil. Japjo re chixyebal: ―Eb li cui̱nk aˈin aˈan xmo̱seb li nimajcual Dios. Yo̱queb chixchˈolobanquil chiku chanru nak ta̱ru̱k tocolekˈ, chan. 18 Nabal cutan quixba̱nu chi joˈcan. Nak ac xtitzˈ chirabinquil, laj Pablo quixxakab rib, ut quiril li xkaˈal, ut quixye re li ma̱us aj musikˈej: ―Saˈ xcˈabaˈ li Ka̱cuaˈ Jesucristo, tinye a̱cue: Elen riqˈuin li xkaˈal aˈin, chan. Ut saˈ ajcuiˈ li ho̱nal aˈan, li ma̱us aj musikˈej qui‑el riqˈuin. 19 Nak queˈxqˈue retal lix patrón li xkaˈal nak incˈaˈ chic ta̱ru̱k tixsicˈ xtumineb, queˈxchap laj Pablo ut laj Silas ut queˈxcˈam saˈ po̱pol chiruheb laj rakol a̱tin. 20 Nak queˈxxakab chiru laj rakol a̱tin, queˈxye: ―Eb li cui̱nk aˈin, aˈaneb aj judío ut yo̱queb chikachˈiˈchˈiˈinquil saˈ li katenamit. 21 Yo̱queb chixcˈutbal jalan naˈleb saˈ li katenamit. La̱o incˈaˈ naru nakacˈul chi moco naru takaba̱nu li nequeˈxye xban nak la̱o aj Roma, chanqueb. 22 Ut queˈxtu̱b rib li tenamit chixjitbaleb. Eb laj rakol a̱tin queˈxkˈichi li rakˈeb laj Pablo ut laj Silas ut queˈxtakla xsacˈbaleb riqˈuin cheˈ. 23 Nak ac xeˈtacuasi̱c chi us, queˈqˈueheˈ saˈ tzˈalam. Ut eb laj rakol a̱tin queˈxye reheb laj ilol tzˈalam nak teˈril chi us laj Pablo ut laj Silas re nak incˈaˈ teˈe̱lelik. 24 Ut nak quiyeheˈ chi joˈcan, queˈcˈameˈ ut queˈqˈueheˈ saˈ tzˈalam saˈ jun li naˈajej li cuan toj chi saˈ ut queˈnatˈeˈ li rok saˈ cheˈ. 25 Tuktu chic kˈojyi̱n nak laj Pablo ut laj Silas yo̱queb chi tijoc ut yo̱queb chi bicha̱nc re xlokˈoninquil li Dios. Ut eb li cuanqueb chi pre̱xil yo̱queb chi abi̱nc. 26 Ma̱cˈaˈ saˈ xchˈo̱leb nak quichal jun nimla hi̱c. Qui‑ecˈasi̱c chi cau li tzˈalam, ut quilajeˈteli lix puertil. Ut quilajeˈhiteˈ li cadena li bacˈbo̱queb cuiˈ li pre̱x. 27 Ut nak qui‑aj ru laj ilol tzˈalam, quiril nak teto lix puertil li tzˈalam. Quixchap lix chˈi̱chˈ ut oc raj re chixcamsinquil rib. Saˈ xchˈo̱l aˈan nak xeˈe̱lelic chixjunileb li pre̱x. 28 Ut laj Pablo quixjap re chi cau ut quixye: ―Ma̱camsi a̱cuib. Chikajunilo cuanco arin, chan. 29 Ut laj ilol tzˈalam quixpatzˈ lix xam ut qui‑oc chi saˈ li tzˈalam chirilbal. Nasicsot xban xxiu nak quixcut rib chi rokeb laj Pablo ut laj Silas. 30 Laj ilol tzˈalam quirisiheb xjuneseb laj Pablo ut laj Silas ut quixye reheb: ―¿Cˈaˈru us tinba̱nu re nak tincolekˈ? 31 Eb aˈan queˈxye: ―Pa̱b li Ka̱cuaˈ Jesucristo. Tatcolekˈ la̱at joˈqueb ajcuiˈ li cuanqueb saˈ la̱ cuochoch, chan laj Pablo. 32 Ut quixchˈolob xya̱lal li ra̱tin li Ka̱cuaˈ chiru aˈan joˈ ajcuiˈ chiruheb li joˈ qˈuial li cuanqueb saˈ li rochoch. 33 Ut saˈ ajcuiˈ li ho̱nal aˈan laj ilol tzˈalam quirisiheb saˈ tzˈalam laj Pablo ut laj Silas. Quixchˈaj ru lix tochˈoleb xban nak queˈsaqˈueˈ. Ut ticto quicubsi̱c xhaˈ laj ilol tzˈalam rochbeneb chixjunileb li cuanqueb saˈ li rochoch. 34 Quixcˈameb laj Pablo ut laj Silas saˈ rochoch ut quixqˈueheb xtzacae̱mk. Cˈajoˈ nak quisahoˈ saˈ xchˈo̱l nak quixpa̱b li Dios rochbeneb li cuanqueb saˈ rochoch. 35 Nak quisake̱u, eb laj rakol a̱tin queˈxtakla xyebal re laj ilol tzˈalam nak tixcanabeb chi xic eb li cui̱nk aˈan. 36 Laj ilol tzˈalam quixye reheb: ―Eb laj rakol a̱tin xeˈxtakla chak xyebal nak tex‑achˈaba̱k. Joˈcan nak ayukex chi ma̱cˈaˈ e̱cˈaˈux, chan. 37 Laj Pablo quixye reheb: ―Incˈaˈ. Xosaqˈueˈ chiruheb li tenamit chi ma̱jiˈ queˈxrak a̱tin saˈ kabe̱n. Xoeˈxqˈue saˈ tzˈalam usta la̱o aj Roma. Ut anakcuan, teˈraj toeˈrisi chi mukmu. Incˈaˈ naru chi joˈcan. Cha̱lkeb ban aˈan ut choeˈrisihak, chan. 38 Ut eb li takl queˈco̱eb chixyebal re laj rakol a̱tin li cˈaˈru quixye laj Pablo. Cˈajoˈ nak queˈxucuac nak queˈrabi nak laj Pablo ut laj Silas, aˈaneb aj Roma. 39 Nak queˈcuulac, queˈxkˈunbesiheb ut queˈxtzˈa̱ma chiruheb nak teˈe̱lk saˈ li tenamit. 40 Nak queˈel saˈ tzˈalam laj Pablo ut laj Silas, coxeˈocak saˈ rochoch lix Lidia. Nak ac xeˈril ruheb laj pa̱banel, queˈxqˈue xcacuilal xchˈo̱leb ut queˈco̱eb.

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

16 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra,(A) where a disciple named Timothy(B) lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer(C) but whose father was a Greek. The believers(D) at Lystra and Iconium(E) spoke well of him. Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.(F) As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders(G) in Jerusalem(H) for the people to obey.(I) So the churches were strengthened(J) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.(K)

Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia(L) and Galatia,(M) having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.(N) When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus(O) would not allow them to. So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.(P) During the night Paul had a vision(Q) of a man of Macedonia(R) standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we(S) got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel(T) to them.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

11 From Troas(U) we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi,(V) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia.(W) And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath(X) we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira(Y) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart(Z) to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household(AA) were baptized,(AB) she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

Paul and Silas in Prison

16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer,(AC) we were met by a female slave who had a spirit(AD) by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God,(AE) who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.(AF)

19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money(AG) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(AH) and dragged(AI) them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar(AJ) 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans(AK) to accept or practice.”(AL)

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.(AM) 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer(AN) was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.(AO)

25 About midnight(AP) Paul and Silas(AQ) were praying and singing hymns(AR) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.(AS) At once all the prison doors flew open,(AT) and everyone’s chains came loose.(AU) 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.(AV) 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.(AW) 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”(AX)

31 They replied, “Believe(AY) in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved(AZ)—you and your household.”(BA) 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night(BB) the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.(BC) 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he(BD) was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.

35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” 36 The jailer(BE) told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”(BF)

37 But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens,(BG) and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”

38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.(BH) 39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.(BI) 40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house,(BJ) where they met with the brothers and sisters(BK) and encouraged them. Then they left.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:12 The text and meaning of the Greek for the leading city of that district are uncertain.