16 Kartą, einančius į maldos vietą, mus pasitiko viena tarnaitė, turinti spėjimo dvasią. Spėdama ji daug uždirbdavo savo šeimininkams.
17 Ji ėmė sekti paskui Paulių bei mus, šaukdama: "Šitie vyrai yra aukščiausiojo Dievo tarnai ir skelbia mums išgelbėjimo kelią".
18 Taip ji darė daugelį dienų. Nebeapsikęsdamas Paulius atsigręžė ir paliepė dvasiai: "Jėzaus Kristaus vardu įsakau tau iš jos išeiti!" Ir dvasia tučtuojau išėjo.
19 Šeimininkai, pamatę, kad jų pasipelnymo viltys žlugo, sugriebė Paulių bei Silą ir nutempė į miesto aikštę pas vyresnybę.
20 Nuvedę pas pretorius, jie tarė: "Šitie žmonės mūsų mieste kelia sąmyšį. Jie yra žydai
21 ir skelbia papročius, kurių mums, romėnams, nevalia nei priimti, nei laikytis".
22 Prieš juos sukilo ir minia. Pretoriai nuplėšė nuo jų drabužius ir įsakė juos mušti lazdomis.
23 Davę daug kirčių, įmetė juos į kalėjimą, įsakydami kalėjimo prižiūrėtojui rūpestingai saugoti.
24 Gavęs tokį įsakymą, kalėjimo prižiūrėtojas įgrūdo juos į vidinę kamerą, o jų kojas įtvėrė į šiekštą.
25 Apie vidurnaktį Paulius ir Silas meldėsi ir giedojo Dievui himnus. Kiti kaliniai jų klausėsi.
26 Staiga kilo toks stiprus žemės drebėjimas, jog kalėjimo pamatai susvyravo. Bematant atsivėrė visos durys, ir visiems nukrito pančiai.
27 Kalėjimo prižiūrėtojas nubudo ir, pamatęs atviras kalėjimo duris, išsitraukė kalaviją norėdamas nusižudyti: jis pamanė, kad kaliniai pabėgo.
28 Bet Paulius garsiai sušuko: "Nedaryk sau pikto! Mes visi esame čia".
29 Paprašęs šviesos, jis šoko vidun ir, visas drebėdamas, puolė Pauliui ir Silui po kojų.
30 Po to išvedė juos laukan ir paklausė: "Gerbiamieji, ką turiu daryti, kad būčiau išgelbėtas?"
31 Jie atsakė: "Tikėk Viešpatį Jėzų Kristų ir būsi išgelbėtas tu ir tavo namai".
32 Ir jie skelbė Viešpaties žodį jam ir jo namiškiams.
33 Tą pačią nakties valandą jis pasiėmė juos, nuplovė jų žaizdas ir nedelsiant kartu su visais saviškiais buvo pakrikštytas.
34 Nusivedęs į savo namus, jis padengė jiems stalą ir su visais namiškiais džiūgavo, įtikėjęs Dievą.
35 Dienai išaušus, pretoriai pasiuntė liktorius pranešti kalėjimo viršininkui: "Paleisk tuos žmones!"
36 Tas perdavė tuos žodžius Pauliui: "Pretoriai liepia jus paleisti. Galite eiti ir ramiai keliauti".
37 Bet Paulius jiems atsakė: "Mus, Romos piliečius, nenuteistus viešai mušė ir įmetė į kalėjimą, o dabar nori slapta paleisti?! Šito nebus! Tegul patys ateina ir išveda!"
38 Liktoriai perdavė pretoriams šį atsakymą. Išgirdę, kad tai Romos piliečiai, pretoriai išsigando.
39 Jie atėjo, atsiprašė ir išsivedę prašė, kad paliktų miestą.
40 Išėję iš kalėjimo, Paulius ir Silas užsuko pas Lidiją, pasimatė su broliais, padrąsino juos ir iškeliavo toliau.
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.