16 As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling. 17 Following Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!" 18 She was doing this for many days.

But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour. 19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city 21 and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

22 The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened. 27 The jailer, 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, "Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!"

29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas, 30 brought them out, and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

33 He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household. 34 He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.

35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."

36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace."

37 But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"

38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans, 39 and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city. 40 They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.

16 Ja tapahtui meidän mennessämme rukouspaikkaan, että meitä vastaan tuli eräs palvelijatar, jossa oli tietäjähenki ja joka tuotti paljon tuloja isännilleen ennustamisellaan.

19 Mutta kun hänen isäntänsä näkivät, että tulojen toivo oli heiltä kadonnut, ottivat he Paavalin ja Silaan kiinni ja vetivät heidät torille hallitusmiesten eteen.

22 Ja kansakin nousi heitä vastaan, ja päälliköt revittivät heiltä vaatteet ja käskivät lyödä heitä raipoilla.

23 Ja kun olivat heitä paljon pieksättäneet, heittivät he heidät vankeuteen ja käskivät vanginvartijan tarkasti vartioida heitä.

24 Sellaisen käskyn saatuaan tämä heitti heidät sisimpään vankihuoneeseen ja pani heidät jalkapuuhun.

25 Mutta keskiyön aikaan Paavali ja Silas olivat rukouksissa ja veisasivat ylistystä Jumalalle; ja vangit kuuntelivat heitä.

26 Silloin tapahtui yhtäkkiä suuri maanjäristys, niin että vankilan perustukset järkkyivät, ja samassa kaikki ovet aukenivat, ja kaikkien kahleet irtautuivat.

27 Kun vanginvartija heräsi ja näki vankilan ovien olevan auki, veti hän miekkansa ja aikoi surmata itsensä, luullen vankien karanneen.

29 Niin hän pyysi valoa, juoksi sisälle ja lankesi vavisten Paavalin ja Silaan eteen.

32 Ja he puhuivat Jumalan sanaa hänelle ynnä kaikille, jotka hänen kodissansa olivat.

33 Ja hän otti heidät mukaansa samalla yön hetkellä ja pesi heidän haavansa, ja hänet ja kaikki hänen omaisensa kastettiin kohta.

34 Ja hän vei heidät ylös asuntoonsa, laittoi heille aterian ja riemuitsi siitä, että hän ja koko hänen perheensä oli tullut Jumalaan uskovaksi.

38 Ja oikeudenpalvelijat kertoivat ne sanat päälliköille; niin nämä peljästyivät kuullessaan heidän olevan roomalaisia,

39 ja he tulivat ja suostuttelivat heitä ja veivät heidät ulos ja pyysivät heitä lähtemään pois kaupungista.

40 Niin he lähtivät vankilasta ja menivät Lyydian tykö; ja nähtyään veljet ja rohkaistuaan heitä he lähtivät pois.