1 En hy het in Derbe en Listre aangekom; en daar was 'n dissipel met die naam van TimotheÂs, seun van 'n gelowige Joodse vrou, maar van 'n Griekse vader.
2 Hy het goeie getuienis gehad van die broeders in Listre en Ikonium.
3 Paulus wou hê dat hy saam met hom op reis sou gaan, en hy het hom geneem en besny ter wille van die Jode wat in daardie streke was; want hulle het almal geweet dat sy vader 'n Griek was.
4 En op hulle reis deur die stede het hulle die verordeninge wat deur die apostels en die ouderlinge in Jerusalem vasgestel was, aan hulle oorgegee om te onderhou.
5 En die gemeentes is versterk in die geloof en het elke dag vermeerder in getal.
6 En hulle het deur die land Fr¡gië en Gal sië gegaan, omdat die Heilige Gees hulle verhinder het om in Asië die woord te verkondig.
7 En toe hulle by M¡sië kom, het hulle probeer om na Bith¡nië te gaan, maar die Gees het hulle dit nie toegelaat nie.
8 So het hulle dan M¡sië verbygegaan en na Troas afgekom.
9 En Paulus het 'n gesig in die nag gesien -- daar staan 'n Macedoniër wat hom smeek en sê: Kom oor na Macedonië en help ons!
10 En toe hy die gesig gesien het, het ons dadelik probeer om na Macedonië te gaan, omdat ons versekerd was dat die Here ons geroep het om die evangelie aan hulle te verkondig.
11 Ons het dan afgevaar van Troas en reguit koers gehou na Samothr ce, en die volgende dag na Ne polis,
12 en daarvandaan na Fil¡ppi, wat die eerste stad is van daardie deel van Macedonië, 'n kolonie. En ons het in hierdie stad 'n paar dae deurgebring.
13 En op die sabbatdag het ons uitgegaan buitekant die stad langs 'n rivier waar die gebruiklike bidplek was, en ons het gaan sit en met die vroue gespreek wat daar bymekaargekom het.
14 En 'n vrou met die naam van L¡dia, 'n purperverkoopster van die stad Thiat¡re, 'n godsdienstige vrou, het geluister; die Here het haar hart geopen om ag te gee op wat deur Paulus gesê is.
15 En toe sy en haar huisgesin gedoop is, het sy by ons aangedring en gesê: As u oordeel dat ek in die Here glo, kom dan in my huis en bly daar. En sy het ons gedwing.
16 En terwyl ons op pad was na die bidplek, kom 'n slavin met 'n waarsêende gees ons teë, wat vir haar eienaars deur waarsêery groot wins ingebring het.
17 Sy het Paulus en ons gevolg en geskreeu en gesê: Hierdie manne is dienaars van God, die Allerhoogste, en hulle verkondig aan julle die weg van verlossing.
18 En dit het sy baie dae lank gedoen; maar baie ontevrede daaroor, het Paulus hom omgedraai en vir die gees gesê: Ek beveel jou in die Naam van Jesus Christus om uit haar uit te gaan. En hy het op dieselfde oomblik uitgegaan.
19 En toe haar eienaars sien dat die hoop van hulle wins weg was, het hulle Paulus en Silas gegryp en hulle na die mark voor die owerheid gesleep
20 en hulle voor die regters gebring en gesê: Hierdie manne bring ons stad in opskudding, omdat hulle Jode is,
21 en hulle verkondig sedes wat vir ons nie geoorloof is om aan te neem of na te volg nie, omdat ons Romeine is.
22 En die skare het saam teen hulle opgestaan, en die regters het hulle klere laat afskeur en bevel gegee om hulle met stokke te slaan.
23 En toe hulle hul baie slae gegee het, het hulle hul in die gevangenis gewerp en die tronkbewaarder bevel gegee om hulle sorgvuldig te bewaak.
24 Hy het toe, omdat hy so 'n bevel ontvang het, hulle in die binneste gevangenis gewerp en hulle voete in die blok vasgemaak.
25 En omtrent middernag het Paulus en Silas gebid en lofliedere tot eer van God gesing; en die gevangenes het na hulle geluister.
26 En skielik kom daar 'n groot aardbewing, sodat die fondamente van die gevangenis geskud het. En onmiddellik het al die deure oopgegaan en die boeie van almal het losgeraak.
27 En die tronkbewaarder het wakker geword; en toe hy sien dat die deure van die gevangenis oop was, het hy 'n swaard getrek en wou homself om die lewe bring, in die mening dat die gevangenes ontvlug het.
28 Maar Paulus het met 'n groot stem geroep en gesê: Moenie jouself kwaad aandoen nie, want ons is almal hier.
29 En toe hy lig gevra het, spring hy na binne en val bewende voor Paulus en Silas neer.
30 En hy het hulle na buite gebring en gesê: Menere, wat moet ek doen om gered te word?
31 Toe sê hulle: Glo in die Here Jesus Christus en jy sal gered word, jy en jou huisgesin.
32 En hulle het aan hom die woord van die Here verkondig en aan almal wat in sy huis was.
33 En in dieselfde uur van die nag het hy hulle geneem en hulle wonde gewas, en hy is onmiddellik gedoop, hy en al sy mense.
34 Toe bring hy hulle in sy huis en sit hulle 'n maaltyd voor; en hy het hom verheug met sy hele huisgesin dat hy tot geloof in God gekom het.
35 En toe dit dag word, stuur die regters die geregsdienaars en sê: Laat daardie manne los.
36 En die tronkbewaarder het hierdie woorde aan Paulus oorgebring: Die regters het laat weet dat julle losgelaat moet word; gaan dan nou uit en reis in vrede!
37 Maar Paulus sê vir hulle: Hulle het ons in die openbaar onveroordeeld geslaan, ons wat Romeinse burgers is, en ons in die gevangenis gewerp, en wil hulle ons nou in die geheim uitwerp? Volstrek nie! Laat hulle self kom en ons uitlei.
38 En die geregsdienaars het hierdie woorde aan die regters oorgebring, en die het bang geword toe hulle hoor dat hulle Romeine was.
39 Daarop het hulle gekom en hulle gesmeek en uitgelei met die versoek om uit die stad te vertrek.
40 En nadat hulle die gevangenis verlaat het, het hulle na die huis van L¡dia gegaan; en hulle het die broeders gesien, hulle bemoedig en weggegaan.
1 And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, whose mother was one of the Jews of the faith, but his father was a Greek;
2 Of whom the brothers at Lystra and Iconium had a high opinion.
3 Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.
4 And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.
5 So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.
6 And after they had gone through the land of Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit did not let them take the word into Asia;
7 And having come to Mysia, they made an attempt to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them;
8 And going past Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9 And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.
10 And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.
11 So, from Troas we went straight by ship to Samothrace and the day after to Neapolis;
12 And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.
13 And on the Sabbath we went outside the town, by the river, where we had an idea that there would be a place of prayer; and, being seated, we had talk with the women who had come together.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.
15 And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.
16 And when we were going to the place of prayer, we came across a girl with a spirit which gave knowledge of the future, whose masters made great profit from her power.
17 She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.
18 And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
19 But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;
20 And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;
21 Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.
22 And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.
23 And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:
24 And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.
25 But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;
26 And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.
27 And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.
28 But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.
29 And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,
30 And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?
31 And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.
32 And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
33 And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.
34 And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.
35 But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.
36 And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.
38 And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;
39 Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
40 And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.