사도행전 19

1아볼로가 고린도에 있을 때에 바울이 윗 지방으로 다녀 에베소에 와서 어떤 제자들을 만나 2가로되 너희가 믿을 때에 성령을 받았느냐 가로되 아니라 우리는 성령이 있음도 듣지 못하였노라 3바울이 가로되 그러면 너희가 무슨 침례를 받았느냐 대답하되 요한의 침례로라 4바울이 가로되 요한이 회개의 침례를 베풀며 백성에게 말하되 내 뒤에 오시는 이를 믿으라 하였으니 이는 곧 예수라 하거늘 5저희가 듣고 주 예수의 이름으로 침례를 받으니 6바울이 그들에게 안수하매 성령이 그들에게 임하시므로 방언도 하고 예언도 하니 7모두 열두 사람쯤 되니라 8바울이 회당에 들어가 석 달 동안을 담대히 하나님 나라에 대하여 강론하며 권면하되 9어떤 사람들은 마음이 굳어 순종치 않고 무리 앞에서 이 도를 비방하거늘 바울이 그들을 떠나 제자들을 따로 세우고 두란노 서원에서 날마다 강론하여 10이같이 두 해 동안을 하매 아시아에 사는 자는 유대인이나 헬라인이나 다 주의 말씀을 듣더라 11하나님이 바울의 손으로 희한한 능을 행하게 하시니 12심지어 사람들이 바울의 몸에서 손수건이나 앞치마를 가져다가 병든 사람에게 얹으면 그 병이 떠나고 악귀도 나가더라 13이에 돌아다니며 마술하는 어떤 유대인들이 시험적으로 악귀 들린 자들에게 대하여 주 예수의 이름을 불러 말하되 내가 바울의 전파하는 예수를 빙자하여 너희를 명하노라 하더라 14유대의 한 제사장 스게와의 일곱 아들도 이 일을 행하더니 15악귀가 대답하여 가로되 예수도 내가 알고 바울도 내가 알거니와 너희는 누구냐 하며 16악귀 들린 사람이 그 두 사람에게 뛰어올라 억제하여 이기니 저희가 상하여 벗은 몸으로 그 집에서 도망하는지라 17에베소에 거하는 유대인과 헬라인들이 다 이 일을 알고 두려워하며 주 예수의 이름을 높이고 18믿은 사람들이 많이 와서 자복하여 행한 일을 고하며 19또 마술을 행하던 많은 사람이 그 책을 모아 가지고 와서 모든 사람 앞에서 불사르니 그 책 값을 계산한즉 은 오만이나 되더라 20이와 같이 주의 말씀이 힘이 있어 흥왕하여 세력을 얻으니라 21이 일이 다 된 후 바울이 마게도냐와 아가야로 다녀서 예루살렘에 가기를 경영하여 가로되 내가 거기 갔다가 후에 로마도 보아야 하리라 하고 22자기를 돕는 사람 중에서 디모데와 에라스도 두 사람을 마게도냐로 보내고 자기는 아시아에 얼마간 더 있으니라 23그 때쯤 되어 이 도로 인하여 적지 않은 소동이 있었으니 24즉 데메드리오라 하는 어떤 은장색이 아데미의 은감실을 만들어 직공들로 적지 않은 벌이를 하게 하더니 25그가 그 직공들과 이러한 영업하는 자들을 모아 이르되 여러분도 알거니와 우리의 유족한 생활이 이 업에 있는데 26이 바울이 에베소뿐 아니라 거의 아시아 전부를 통하여 허다한 사람을 권유하여 말하되 사람의 손으로 만든 것들은 신이 아니라 하니 이는 그대들도 보고 들은 것이라 27우리의 이 영업만 천하여질 위험이 있을 뿐 아니라 큰 여신 아데미의 전각도 경홀히 여김이 되고 온 아시아와 천하가 위하는 그의 위엄도 떨어질까 하노라 하더라 28저희가 이 말을 듣고 분이 가득하여 외쳐 가로되 크다 에베소 사람의 아데미여 하니 29온 성이 요란하여 바울과 같이 다니는 마게도냐 사람 가이오와 아리스다고를 잡아가지고 일제히 연극장으로 달려들어 가는지라 30바울이 백성 가운데로 들어가고자 하나 제자들이 말리고 31또 아시아 관원 중에 바울의 친구 된 어떤 이들이 그에게 통지하여 연극장에 들어가지 말라 권하더라 32사람들이 외쳐 혹은 이 말을, 혹은 저 말을 하니 모인 무리가 분란하여 태반이나 어찌하여 모였는지 알지 못하더라 33유대인들이 무리 가운데서 알렉산더를 권하여 앞으로 밀어내니 알렉산더가 손짓하며 백성에게 발명하려 하나 34저희는 그가 유대인인 줄 알고 다 한 소리로 외쳐 가로되 크다 에베소 사람의 아데미여 하기를 두 시 동안이나 하더니 35서기장이 무리를 안돈시키고 이르되 에베소 사람들아 에베소 성이 큰 아데미와 및 쓰스에게서 내려온 우상의 전각지기가 된 줄을 누가 알지 못하겠느냐 36이 일이 그렇지 않다 할 수 없으니 너희가 가만히 있어서 무엇이든지 경솔히 아니하여야 하리라 37전각의 물건을 도적질하지도 아니하였고 우리 여신을 훼방하지도 아니한 이 사람들을 너희가 잡아왔으니 38만일 데메드리오와 및 그와 함께 있는 직공들이 누구에게 송사할 것이 있거든 재판 날도 있고 총독들도 있으니 피차 고소할 것이요 39만일 그 외에 무엇을 원하거든 정식으로 민회에서 결단할지라 40오늘 아무 까닭도 없는 이 일에 우리가 소요의 사건으로 책망 받을 위험이 있고 우리가 이 불법 집회에 관하여 보고할 재료가 없다 하고 41이에 그 모임을 흩어지게 하니라

1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples. 2He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” 3He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.” 4Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied. 7They were about twelve men in all. 8He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God. 9But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul, 12so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out. 13But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 14There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this. 15The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?” 16The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. 19Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty. 21Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” 22Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. 23About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way. 24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen, 25whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth. 26You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands. 27Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.” 28When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel. 30When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him. 31Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater. 32Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together. 33They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people. 34But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 35When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus? 36Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash. 37For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess. 38If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another. 39But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly. 40For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.” 41When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

1En het geschiedde, terwijl Apollos te Korinthe was, dat Paulus, de bovenste delen des lands doorreisd hebbende, te Efeze kwam; en enige discipelen aldaar vindende, 2Zeide hij tot hen: Hebt gij den Heiligen Geest ontvangen, als gij geloofd hebt? En zij zeiden tot hem: Wij hebben zelfs niet gehoord, of er een Heiligen Geest is. 3En hij zeide tot hen: Waarin zijt gij dan gedoopt? En zij zeiden: In den doop van Johannes. 4Maar Paulus zeide: Johannes heeft wel gedoopt den doop der bekering, zeggende tot het volk, dat zij geloven zouden in Dengene, Die na hem kwam, dat is, in Christus Jezus. 5En die hem hoorden werden gedoopt in den Naam van den Heere Jezus. 6En als Paulus hun de handen opgelegd had, kwam de Heilige Geest op hen; en zij spraken met vreemde talen, en profeteerden. 7En alle deze waren omtrent twaalf mannen. 8En hij ging in de synagoge, en sprak vrijmoediglijk, drie maanden lang met hen handelende, en hun aanradende de zaken van het Koninkrijk Gods. 9Maar als sommigen verhard werden, en ongehoorzaam waren, kwaadsprekende van den weg des Heeren voor de menigte, week hij van hen, en scheidde de discipelen af, dagelijks handelende in de school van zekeren Tyrannus. 10En dit geschiedde twee jaren lang, alzo dat allen, die in Azie woonden, het Woord van den Heere Jezus hoorden, beiden Joden en Grieken. 11En God deed ongewone krachten door de handen van Paulus; 12Alzo dat ook van zijn lijf op de kranken gedragen werden de zweetdoeken of gordeldoeken, en dat de ziekten van hen weken, en de boze geesten van hen uitvoeren. 13En sommigen van de omzwervende Joden, zijnde duivel bezweerders, hebben zich onderwonden den Naam van den Heere Jezus te noemen over degenen, die boze geesten hadden, zeggende: Wij bezweren u bij Jezus, Dien Paulus predikt! 14Dezen nu waren zekere zeven zonen van Sceva, een Joodsen overpriester, die dit deden. 15Maar de boze geest, antwoordende, zeide: Jezus ken ik, en Paulus weet ik; maar gijlieden, wie zijt gij? 16En de mens, in welken de boze geest was, sprong op hen, en hen meester geworden zijnde, kreeg de overhand tegen hen, alzo dat zij naakt en gewond uit dat huis ontvloden. 17En dit werd allen bekend, beiden Joden en Grieken, die te Efeze woonden; en er viel een vreze over hen allen, en de Naam van den Heere Jezus werd groot gemaakt. 18En velen dergenen, die geloofden, kwamen, belijdende en verkondigende hun daden. 19Velen ook dergenen, die ijdele kunsten gepleegd hadden, brachten de boeken bijeen, en verbrandden ze in aller tegenwoordigheid; en berekenden de waarde derzelve, en bevonden vijftig duizend zilveren penningen. 20Alzo wies het Woord des Heeren met macht, en nam de overhand. 21En als deze dingen volbracht waren, nam Paulus voor in den Geest, Macedonie en Achaje doorgegaan hebbende, naar Jeruzalem te reizen, zeggende: Nadat ik aldaar zal geweest zijn, moet ik ook Rome zien. 22En als hij naar Macedonie gezonden had twee van degenen, die hem dienden, namelijk Timotheus en Erastus, bleef hij zelf een tijd lang in Azie. 23Maar op dienzelfden tijd ontstond er geen kleine beroerte, vanwege den weg des Heeren. 24Want een, met name Demetrius, een zilversmid, die kleine zilveren tempelen van Diana maakte, bracht dien van die kunst geen klein gewin toe; 25Welke hij samenvergaderd hebbende, met de handwerkers van dergelijke dingen, zeide: Mannen, gij weet, dat wij uit dit gewin onze welvaart hebben; 26En gij ziet en hoort, dat deze Paulus veel volk, niet alleen van Efeze, maar ook bijna van geheel Azie, overreed en afgekeerd heeft, zeggende, dat het geen goden zijn, die met handen gemaakt worden. 27En wij zijn niet alleen in gevaar, dat dit deel in verachting kome, maar dat ook de tempel van de grote godin Diana als niets geacht zal worden, en dat ook haar majesteit zal ten ondergaan, aan welke gans Azie en de gehele wereld godsdienst bewijst. 28Als zij nu dit hoorden, werden zij vol van toornigheid, en riepen, zeggende: Groot is de Diana de Efezeren! 29En de gehele stad werd vol verwarring; en zij liepen met een gedruis eendrachtelijk naar de schouwplaats, met zich trekkende Gajus en Aristarchus, Macedoniers, metgezellen van Paulus op de reis. 30En als Paulus tot het volk wilde ingaan, lieten het hem de discipelen niet toe. 31En sommigen ook der oversten van Azie, die hem vrienden waren, zonden tot hem, en baden, dat hij zichzelven op de schouwplaats niet zou begeven. 32Zij riepen dan de ene dit, de andere wat anders; want de vergadering was verward en het meerder deel wist niet, om wat oorzaak zij samengekomen waren. 33En zij deden Alexander uit de schare voortkomen, alzo hem de Joden voortstieten. En Alexander gewenkt hebbende met de hand, wilde bij het volk verantwoording doen. 34Maar als zij verstonden, dat hij een Jood was, werd er een stem van allen, roepende omtrent twee uren lang: Groot is de Diana der Efezeren! 35En als de stads schrijver de schare gestild had, zeide hij: Gij mannen van Efeze! wat mens is er toch, die niet weet, dat de stad der Efezeren de kerkbewaarster zij van de grote godin Diana, en van het beeld, dat uit den hemel gevallen is? 36Dewijl dan deze dingen onwedersprekelijk zijn, zo is het behoorlijk dat gij stil zijt, en niets onbedachts doet. 37Want gij hebt deze mannen hier gebracht, die noch kerkrovers zijn, noch uw godin lasteren. 38Indien dan nu Demetrius, en die met hem van de kunst zijn, tegen iemand enige zaak hebben, de rechtsdagen worden gehouden, en er zijn stadhouders; laat hen elkander verklagen. 39En indien gij iets van andere dingen verzoekt, dat zal in een wettelijke vergadering beslecht worden. 40Want wij staan in gevaar, dat wij van oproer zullen verklaagd worden om den dag van heden, alzo er geen oorzaak is, waardoor wij reden zullen kunnen geven van deze oploop. En dit gezegd hebbende, liet hij de vergadering gaan.