| Vers | English: King James Version | Latvian New Testament |
| 1 | And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, | Bet notika, kamēr Apolls bija Korintā, ka Pāvils, pārstaigājis augstienes apgabalus, nonāca Efezā. Atradis dažus mācekļus, |
| 2 | He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. | Viņš tiem sacīja: Vai jūs saņēmāt Svēto Garu, kad kļuvāt ticīgi? Bet tie viņam sacīja: Mēs pat neesam dzirdējuši, ka Svētais Gars ir. |
| 3 | And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. | Tad viņš tiem sacīja: Kā tad jūs esat kristīti? Tie sacīja: Jāņa kristībā. |
| 4 | Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. | Bet Pāvils sacīja: Jānis kristīja tautu grēku nožēlošanas kristībā, sacīdams, lai tie tic uz To, kas pēc viņa nāks, t.i., uz Jēzu. |
| 5 | When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. | To dzirdējuši, viņi tika kristīti Kunga Jēzus vārdā. |
| 6 | And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. | Un kad Pāvils uzlika tiem rokas, Svētais Gars nāca uz viņiem, un tie runāja valodās un pravietoja. |
| 7 | And all the men were about twelve. | Bet viņu bija pavisam ap divpadsmit vīru. |
| 8 | And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. | Tad viņš, iegājis sinagogā, droši sludināja trīs mēnešus, mācīdams un pārliecinādams par Dieva valstību. |
| 9 | But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. | Bet kad daži palika cietsirdīgi un neticēja, ļaužu priekšā zaimodami Kunga ceļu, viņš no tiem aizgāja, nošķīra mācekļus un katru dienu tiem sludināja Tiranna skolā. |
| 10 | And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. | Tas turpinājās divus gadus, tā ka visi, kas Āzijā dzīvoja, jūdi un pagāni dzirdēja Kunga vārdu. |
| 11 | And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: | Dievs ar Pāvila rokām darīja ne mazums brīnumu, |
| 12 | So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. | Tā ka pat sviedrautus un priekšautus no viņa miesas uzlika neveselajiem, un slimības tos atstāja, un ļaunie gari izgāja no tiem. |
| 13 | Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. | Bet daži no jūdiem, kas bija garu izdzinēji un klejoja apkārt, mēģināja piesaukt Jēzus vārdu pār tiem, kam bija ļaunie gari, sacīdami: Es jūs zvērinu pie Jēzus, ko Pāvils sludina. |
| 14 | And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. | Bet tie, kas to darīja, bija dažī jūdi: augstā priestera Skevas septiņi dēli. |
| 15 | And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? | Bet ļaunais gars tiem atbildēja, sacīdams: Jēzu es pazīstu un Pāvilu es zinu, bet kas jūs esat? |
| 16 | And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. | Un cilvēks, kurā bija ļaunais gars, uzbruka tiem, ņēma pār abiem virsroku un pieveica tos, tā ka tie kaili un ievainoti aizbēga no tās mājas. |
| 17 | And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. | Tas kļuva zināms visiem jūdiem un pagāniem, kas dzīvoja Efezā, un visus tos pārņēma bailes, un viņi godināja Kunga Jēzus vārdu. |
| 18 | And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. | Un daudzi no ticīgajiem nāca, atzīdami un izstāstīdami savus darbus. |
| 19 | Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. | Bet daudzi no tiem, kas nodarbojās ar māņticību, sanesa grāmatas un visu priekšā sadedzināja. Noteicot to vērtību, atrada, ka tā ir piecdesmit tūkstošu denāriju. |
| 20 | So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. | Tā Dieva vārds vareni auga un nostiprinājās. |
| 21 | After these things were ended, Paul purposed 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. | To pabeidzis, Pāvils garā apņēmās, pārstaigājot Maķedoniju un Ahaju, iet uz Jeruzalemi, sacīdams: Kad es būšu tur bijis, man būs jāredz arī Roma. |
| 22 | So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. | Tad viņš, aizsūtījis uz Maķedoniju divus savus palīgus, Timoteju un Erastu, pats kādu laiku palika Āzijā. |
| 23 | And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. | Bet tanī laikā notika liels nemiers Kunga ceļa dēļ. |
| 24 | For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; | Jo kāds sudrabkalis, vārdā Dēmetrijs, kas darināja Diānas sudraba tempļus un sagādāja amatniekiem ne mazums peļņas, |
| 25 | Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. | Sasaucis tos un citus, kas strādāja to pašu amatu, sacīja: Vīri, jūs zināt, ka no šī darba mums ir ieguvums; |
| 26 | Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: | Un jūs redzat un dzirdat, ka šis Pāvils ne vien Efezā, bet gandrīz visā Āzijā pārliecina un novērš daudz tautas, sacīdams, ka tie nav dievi, kas rokām darināti. |
| 27 | So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. | Bet ne tikai šai mūsu nodarbei draud briesmas kļūt atmestai, bet arī lielās Diānas templis tiks nievāts un arī sāks iznīkt viņas godība, ko pielūdz visa Āzijā un pasaule. |
| 28 | And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. | To dzirdēdami un dusmu pārņemti, tie kliedza, sacīdami: Liela ir efeziešu Diāna! |
| 29 | And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. | Un pilsētā cēlās nemiers. Tie vienprātīgi traucās uz teātri, raudami līdz maķedoniešus - Gaiju un Aristarhu, Pāvila ceļa biedrus. |
| 30 | And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. | Kad Pāvils gribēja iet pie tautas, mācekļi to nepieļāva. |
| 31 | And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. | Bet arī daži no Āzijas dižciltīgajiem, kas bija viņa draugi, sūtīja pie viņa un lūdza, lai viņš neiet uz teātri. |
| 32 | Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. | Bet daži kliedza citu, jo sanāksme bija izjukusi, un vairums nezināja, kāda iemesla dēļ viņi sanākuši. |
| 33 | And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. | Tad tie no pūļa izvilka Aleksandru, ko jūdi bīdīja uz priekšu. Bet Aleksandrs, pieprasījis ar roku klusēšanu, gribēja aizstāvēties tautas priekšā. |
| 34 | But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. | Uzzinājuši, ka viņš ir jūds, tie visi vienā balsī apmēram divas stundas kliedza: Liela ir efeziešu Diāna! |
| 35 | And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? | Bet rakstvedis nomierināja pūli, sacīdams: Efeziešu vīri, vai ir kāds cilvēks, kas nezinātu, ka efeziešu pilsēta ir lielās Diānas, Jupitera meitas, godinātāja? |
| 36 | Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. | Tā kā tam neviens nevar pretim runāt, jums jānomierinās, lai neko neapdomīgu nedarītu. |
| 37 | For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. | Jūs atvedāt šos cilvēkus, kas nav ne tempļa aplaupītāji, ne jūsu dieves zaimotāji. |
| 38 | Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. | Ja Dēmetrijam un amatniekiem, kas kopā ar viņu, ir kāda prasība pret citiem, tad notiek tiesu sanāksmes un ir arī prokonsuli, lai sūdz viens otru. |
| 39 | But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. | Bet ja jums būtu vēl kāda cita prasība, to var izlemt likumīgā sanāksmē. |
| 40 | For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. | Mums arī jābīstas, ka mūs neapsūdz par šīs dienas sacelšanos, jo mēs nevaram uzrādīt, kas būtu pie dumpja vainojams. Un viņš to teicis, atlaida sanāksmi. |
| 41 | And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. |