Paul 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 Christ Jesus.”
19:5
ወሰሚዖሙተጠምቁበስሙለእግዚእነኢየሱስክርስቶስ።
他們聽見這話，就奉主耶穌的名受洗。
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
But 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.
But 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.”
19:14
ወእሉእለከመዝይገብሩአይሁድእሙንቱደቂቀሊቀካህናትዘስሙአስቄዋወሰብዐቱእሙንቱ።
做這事的，有猶太祭司長士基瓦的七個兒子。
There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Many 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.
19:20
ወከመዝጸንዐቃለእግዚአብሔርወዐብየወኀየለ።
主的道大大興旺，而且得勝，就是這樣。
So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
Now 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.”
You 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.
Not 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.”
19:28
ወሰሚዖሙተምዑወከልሑበዐቢይቃልወይቤሉሰንበትዕበያለአርጤምስእንተኤፌሶን።
眾人聽見，就怒氣填胸，喊着說：「大哉，以弗所人的亞底米啊！」
When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
The 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.
19:30
ወፈቀደጳውሎስይባእማእከለአሕዛብወከልእዎአርድእት።
保羅想要進去，到百姓那裏，門徒卻不許他去。
When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
19:31
ወእለሂእምእስያአዕርክቱለአኩኀቤሁኢይባእማእከለአሕዛብአስተብቍዕዎ።
還有亞細亞幾位首領，是保羅的朋友，打發人來勸他，不要冒險到戲園裏去。
Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
They 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.
When 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?
Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
19:37
ናሁተባጻሕክምዎሙለእሉሰብእዘኢሰረቁቤተአማልክቲነወኢፀረፉዲበአማልክቲነ።
你們把這些人帶來，他們並沒有偷竊廟中之物，也沒有謗讟我們的女神。
For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
19:38
ወእመሰቦተስናንድሜጥሮስምስለኪነትለይትዋቀሡበበይናቲሆሙናሁመኰንንውስተሀገር።
若是底米丟和他同行的人有控告人的事，自有放告的日子 ，也有方伯可以彼此對告。
If 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.
19:39
ወእመሰባዕድማኅሠሥብክሙዘበእንተሕግክሙንነሥትዐውደ።
你們若問別的事，就可以照常例聚集斷定。
But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”