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Tej t‑xi lipe Timotey kyiˈj Pabl ex Silas

16  Kanin Pabl kyojjo tnam te Derbe ex Listra. Antza, el knete jun nimil tuˈn, Timotey tbˈi, albˈaj te jun nimil qya aj Judiy. Me atzin ttata nya aj Judiy, qalaˈ te aj Grecia. Tkyaqil qeˈ nimil toj Listra ex te Iconio wentaqjo kyyol tiˈj. Tajtaq Pabl tuˈn tok lipe Timotey tiˈj, me nejtaq tuˈn tok tqitin techil tiˈj ttzˈumil, tuˈntzintla mina ja kyikyˈin aj Judiy a najleqetaq antza, exsintla tuˈn tkubˈ nimitjo a otaq tzˈibˈit toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios. Kubˈ bˈinchin ikyjo tukˈa Timotey, quˈn kykyaqil bˈiltetaq qa antza jawe chˈiye tjaqˈ tkawbˈil Moisés, quˈn a tnana jun aj Judiy, me naˈmtaq tok techil, quˈn nya Judiytaqjo ttata. Toj kykyaqiljo tnam, jaˈ nchi ikyˈetaq, xi kyqˈmaˈn kye nimil jotxjo tumil, a otaq tzaj kyqˈmaˈn tsanjil, exqetziˈn jniˈ nejinel toj Ttanim Dios toj Jerusalén. Tuˈntziˈn, nimsit kynimbˈiljo Ttanim Dios, ex tuˈn tchˈiye kybˈajjo nimil junjun qˈij.

Tej tok twutzikyˈ Pabl tiˈj jun ichin aj Macedonia

Me atzin te Xewbˈaj Xjan mix ttziye tuˈn tqˈmetjo Tbˈanil Tqanil tojjo txˈotxˈ te Asia. Tuˈntziˈn, antza i ikyˈe toj txˈotxˈ te Frigia ex te Galacia, tuˈn kykanin tzma ttxaˈn txˈotxˈ te Misia. Antza, kubˈe kynaˈbˈlin, tuˈn kyokx toj txˈotxˈ te Bitinia, me juntl majl, mix ttziye Xewbˈaj Xjan, a T‑xew Jesús. Tuˈntziˈn, majx tqanku ikyˈx toj Misia, tuˈn kykuˈx ttzi ttxuyil aˈ tojjo tnam, Troas tbˈi. Antza, oke jun twutzikyˈ Pabl tojjo qnikyˈin. Toj twutzikyˈ, tli waˈltaq jun ichin aj Macedonia, ex nkubˈsintaq twutz, ex tqˈma: Ku tzaja tzaluˈn toj Macedonia, ex qo tmojintza.

10 Tuˈn tzaj twutzikyˈ Pabl ok, bˈeˈxsin kubˈ qbˈinchin qibˈtza, tuˈn qxiˈy tzma Macedonia, quˈn el qnikyˈa tiˈj, qa ataq qMan Dios ntxokintaq qiˈja, tuˈn tqˈmetjo Tbˈanil Tqanil antza.

Tej kykuˈx Pabl ex Silas toj tze toj tnam Filipos

11-12 Tojjo tnam te Troas, o okxa toj jun bark, exsin o bˈettza toj ttxuyil aˈ, tuˈn qkaniˈn toj muchˈ txˈotxˈ, Samotracia tbˈi. Ex tojxi juntl qˈij, o kaniˈn toj Neápolis. Antza, o xiyiˈy tuˈn qkaniˈn toj tnam Filipos, a tnam luˈn, a etzin kyuˈn aj Rom, ex atzin jun tnamjo nim toklin toj tkyaqil txˈotxˈ te Macedonia. Ilaˈ qˈij o teˈn antza. 13 Toj jun qˈij te ajlabˈl, o exa ttxaˈn tnam tzma ttzi jun aˈ n‑ajqelin, quˈn kubˈ qbˈisiˈn qa antza nchi naˈne jun chˈuq Judiy Dios. Bˈeˈxsin o kubˈ qeˈy, ex o yoliˈn tiˈj Tbˈanil Tqanil kyeˈ qya, a otaq chi chmet antza. 14 Lidiataq teˈ jun tbˈi, te aj Tiatira, ex jun kˈayiltaq tbˈanil xbˈalin, a wiˈyilxix. Ajo qya lo, a bˈaˈnxixtaq kˈulin twutz Dios, ex nbˈintaq tiˈjjo nyolajtztaq. Ok tyekin Dios tanmin, tuˈn tok tbˈiˈnxixjo, a nqˈumletaq tuˈn Pabl. 15 Kuˈx toj aˈ te jawsbˈil aˈ, junx kyukˈa kykyaqiljo a iteˈtaq toj tja. Tbˈajlinxitziˈn ikyjo, kubˈsin twutz qeˈy, ex tqˈma: Qa matxixix txi kynimiˈn, qa bˈaˈnxix nteˈn twutz tAjaw Tkyaqil, kuxsin chi tzajtza, tuˈn kyteˈn qukˈiy toj njaˈy.

Ox kubˈsinx twutz qeˈy; tuˈntziˈn, xi qtziyiˈn.

16 Bˈaj jun maj, kyjaˈtaq qxiˈy tzma ttzi aˈ, jaˈ nkubˈ naˈyetaq Dios, ok qkˈulbˈiˈn jun kuˈxin qya, a nkanintaq tnabˈl tiˈjjo naˈmxtaq tul kanin, quˈn tzyuˈntaq tanmin tuˈn taqˈnil tajaw il. Jun aqˈniltaqjo kuˈxin qya luˈn, ex nimtaq kypwaqjo tajaw nkykanbˈin noq tuˈn nbˈanttaq tuˈn.

17 Bˈeˈxsin ok lipe kuˈxin qya qiˈja, ex jaw ẍchˈin, ex tqˈma: Nchi ajbˈinxixjo ichin lo te Dios nimxix toklin, ex nchi yekˈin tumil kolbˈil kyeˈy.

18 Ilaˈ qˈij tqˈma ikyjo; otaq bˈaj tkˈuˈj Pabl tiˈj. Tzaj meltzˈaj, ex tqˈma te taqˈnil tajaw il, a tokxtaq toj tanmin; chiˈ kyjaluˈn: Noq tiˈj tbˈi Jesucrist kxel nqˈmaˈn tey, tuˈn tetza toj tanminjo kuˈxin qya.

Ex texjo paq anetziˈn, bˈeˈx etz. 19 Me atzaj teˈ tel kynikyˈ tajaw kuˈxin qya, qa nlay kykanbˈe txqantl pwaq tuˈn, bˈeˈxsin ok kytzyuˈntz Pabl ex Silas, 20 ex bˈeˈx xi qˈiˈn jaˈ iteˈtaq kawil, ex xi kyqˈmaˈn: Aye ichin aj Judiy lo, ma chi ok ten najsil kyeˈ xjal tojjo qtanim, 21 ex nchi xnaqˈtzin tiˈjjo a nlay qtziye, ex nlay kubˈ qbˈinchin, quˈn aj te Romqo.

22 Tuˈntzin ikyjo, bˈeˈx jaw tiljxjal kyiˈj, exsin tzaj kyqˈmaˈn kawil, tuˈn teljo kyxbˈalin, ex tuˈn kyok jubˈin tuˈn tze. 23 Ilaˈ maj bˈaj jubˈin. Tbˈajlinxitziˈn ikyjo, i kux qˈoˈn toj tze, exsin xi qˈmantz teˈ xqˈuqil tze, tuˈn kyxqˈuqit wen. 24 Tej tbˈinte xqˈuqil ikyjo, bˈeˈxsin i okx qˈoˈntz tzma txeje, ex kubˈ yiqˈoˈn kyqan, tuˈn mina chi jaw yekj.

25 Me otaqla tzˈok nikyˈjin aqˈwil ikyjo, tzmataq nnaˈn Pabl Dios junx tukˈa Silas, ex nchi bˈitzintaq bˈitz te Dios. Ayetzin kye txqantl xjal, a iteˈkuxtaq toj tze, tzuntaq nchi bˈin kyeˈ. 26 Me noq kynaˈbˈinkux, teˈ ttzaj jun kyaqnajnabˈ kuj wen, a bˈeˈx tzaj luˈlin tqˈuqil tze tuˈn. Bˈeˈx i okx jaqpajjo tjpel, ex bˈeˈx i el tzˈaqjo kxbˈil, a iteˈktaq te kˈalbˈil kyej iteˈkuxtaq toj tze. 27 Atzaj teˈ ttzaj sakˈpajjo xqˈuqil tze, exsin ok tkaˈyintz qa otaq chi jaqpajjo tjpel, bˈeˈxsin jatz tiˈn jun kxbˈil te bˈiybˈil tibˈ, quˈn kubˈ tnaˈbˈlin qa otaq chi oqjo xjal tkyaqil. 28 Me bˈeˈx jaw ẍchˈin Pabl, ex tqˈma: Mi kubˈ tbˈyoˈn te tibˈ. Loqo qeˈ otoˈ qkyaqilxa tzaluˈn.

29 Xitzin tqanin tej xqˈuqil tze jun tzaj. Ex okx ajqelin wen, ex tukˈa txqan t‑xobˈil, kubˈ meje twutz Pabl ex Silas, tuˈn t‑xi chjonte kye. 30 Tbˈajlinxitziˈn ikyjo, xi qˈmaˈn kye, tuˈn kyetz, ex xi qanin kye kyjaluˈn: Ayiˈy tata, ¿Tiˈtzila chˈin weˈ, aku kubˈ nbˈinchiˈn, tuˈn nkleta?

31 Xitzin ttzaqˈwin Pabl ex Silas: Niminxa Jesucrist, a tAjaw Tkyaqil; ikytzin kkletilejiy kyukˈa kykyaqil t‑xjalila.

32-34 Ax orjo anetziˈn, ok tenjo xqˈuqil tze qˈanilte kykyˈixlbˈin Pabl ex Silas, ayej otaq chi bˈaj jubˈin. Tbˈajlinxitziˈn ikyjo, bˈeˈx i xi kˈleˈn, tuˈn xqˈuqil tze, tuˈn kykanin toj tja. Antza, i yoline Pabl ex Silas tukˈa xqˈuqil tze ex kyeˈ iteˈtaq toj tja, tiˈjjo Tbˈanil Tqanil. Tej tbˈaj kybˈiˈn, bˈeˈx i jaw nimin kykyaqilx, ex bˈeˈx i etz peˈn tuˈn kykuˈx toj aˈ te jawsbˈil aˈ. Tej tbˈajjo ikyjo, i okxsin kˈleˈntz tuja, ex xi qˈoˈn kywa. Ex bˈeˈx jaw tzalaj kykyaqilx, tuˈn otaq chi nimin tiˈj qMan Dios.

35 Qlixje wen, xi chqˈoˈn jun jteˈ xqˈuqil tnam kyuˈn kawil, tuˈn kyxiˈ tukˈa xqˈuqil tze, ex tuˈn t‑xi qˈmet te, qa tuˈntaq ttzaqpaj Pabl ex Silas. 36 Tuˈn ikyjo, xi tqˈmaˈn xqˈuqil tze te Pabl kyjaluˈn: Ma tzaj qˈmaˈn weˈy kyuˈn kawil, tuˈn kyxi tzaqpeta; kuxsin cheˈxtza toj tbˈanil, ex mina chi xobˈa.

37 Me atzin te Pabl xi tqˈmaˈn kyeˈ xqˈuqil tnam: Qkyˈeˈ qeˈ, tuˈn qexa ikyjo, quˈn nya wenjo xbˈant kyuˈn qiˈja, quˈn awoˈy at qokliˈn twutzjo tkawbˈil Rom, chi chiˈ. Ma qo bˈaj kyjubˈin kywutzxjal, ex ma qo kuˈx qˈoˈn toj tze, ex mina xqo txketa toj kawbˈil tuˈn tchikyˈbˈitjo nbˈanttaq quˈn. Ex atzintzjo jaˈlin, kyajnaj tuˈn qex kytzaqpiˈn toj ewajil. Me minapentetz ikyjo, qalaˈ ayekutz kˈaˈ chi tzaj qˈil qeˈy.

38 Bˈeˈxsin i xtaˈjjo xqˈuqil tnam qˈmalte kye kawil. Atzaj teˈ tok kybˈiˈn, bˈeˈx i jaw xobˈ, quˈn nya bˈiˈntaq kyuˈn, qa te aj Romqetaqjo Pabl ex Silas. 39 Tuˈntzintzjo, i xtaˈj kubˈsil kywutz te Pabl ex Silas, tuˈn tkubˈ najsin kyil, ex tukˈa jun mutxin, xi kyqanin kye, tuˈn kyex tojjo tnam anetziˈn.

40 Atzaj teˈ tetz Pabl ex Silas toj tze, bˈeˈxsin i xiˈtz tzma tja Lidia. Tej kykanin antza, i nimsin kykˈuˈjjo nimil, a iteˈtaq antza. Tbˈajlinxiˈ ikyjo, bˈeˈx i xiˈ.

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.

16 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.