16 And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. 17 The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation. 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee 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 the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers, 20 and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21 and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans. 22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods. 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, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened; and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, 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, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house. 32 And they spake the word of the Lord unto him, with 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, immediately. 34 And he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in God.

35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 36 And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out. 38 And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans; 39 and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from 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.

16 Kun taas olimme menossa rukouspaikalle, kohtasimme orjatytön, jossa oli tietäjähenki ja joka ennustamalla hankki isäntäväelleen hyvät rahat.

19 Mutta kun tytön isännät huomasivat, ettei heillä enää ollut toivoa tuloista, he ottivat Paavalin ja Silaksen kiinni ja raahasivat heidät torille viranomaisten luo.

22 Kansakin nousi heitä vastaan. Hallitusmiehet käskivät repiä heiltä vaatteet päältä ja ruoskittivat heidät.

23 Kun heidät oli perin pohjin piesty, heidät teljettiin vankilaan. Vartija sai määräyksen valvoa heitä tarkoin,

24 ja niinpä hän saamansa käskyn mukaisesti vei heidät vankilan perimmäiseen soppeen ja vielä varmuudeksi pani heidät jalkapuuhun.

25 Keskiyön aikaan Paavali ja Silas rukoilivat ja laulaen ylistivät Jumalaa, ja toiset vangit kuuntelivat heitä.

26 Yhtäkkiä tuli raju maanjäristys. Vankilan perustukset järkkyivät, kaikki ovet lennähtivät auki, ja kaikkien kahleet irtosivat.

27 Vartija havahtui unestaan, ja kun hän näki vankilan ovet selkoselällään, hän luuli vankien karanneen ja tempasi miekan surmatakseen itsensä.

29 Vartija pyysi valoa, ryntäsi sisään ja heittäytyi vavisten Paavalin ja Silaksen eteen.

32 He puhuivat sitten Herran sanaa hänelle ja koko talonväelle.

33 Heti paikalla, keskellä yötä, vanginvartija otti heidät hoiviinsa ja pesi ruoskaniskujen haavat, ja hänet ja hänen perhekuntansa kastettiin heti.

34 Hän vei heidät kotiinsa ja kattoi heille ruokapöydän, ja yhdessä koko talonväkensä kanssa hän riemuitsi, kun nyt uskoi Jumalaan.

38 Oikeudenpalvelijat veivät Paavalin vastauksen hallitusmiehille, ja nämä säikähtivät, kun kuulivat miesten olevan Rooman kansalaisia.

39 He tulivat vankilaan, puhuivat suostutellen ja saatettuaan miehet ulos pyysivät heitä lähtemään kaupungista.

40 Vankilasta lähdettyään Paavali ja Silas menivät Lyydian luo. Tavattuaan siellä uskonveljiä he rohkaisivat näitä, ja sitten he lähtivät kaupungista.