1 Han kom til Derbe og Lystra, og der var det en disippel ved navn Timoteus, hvis mor var en troende jødisk kvinne, men faren hans var greker.

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 Om ham hadde brødrene i Lystra og Ikonium et godt omdømme.

Of whom the brothers at Lystra and Iconium had a high opinion.

3 Paulus ønsket å ta ham med seg, og han omskar ham på grunn av jødene i området, for alle visste at hans far var greker.

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 Og mens de reiste gjennom byene, overleverte de reglene som var fastsatt av apostlene og de eldste i Jerusalem, så de kunne holde dem.

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 Så ble menighetene styrket i troen og økte i antall daglig.

So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.

6 Og etter å ha reist gjennom området Frygia og Galatia, hindret Den Hellige Ånd dem i å forkynne i Asia.

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 Da de kom til Mysia, forsøkte de å dra til Bitynia, men Jesu Ånd tillot dem ikke.

And having come to Mysia, they made an attempt to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them;

8 Så de reiste forbi Mysia og kom til Troas.

And going past Mysia, they came down to Troas.

9 Paulus fikk en visjon om natten; en mann fra Makedonia stod og ba ham: Kom over til Makedonia og hjelp oss!

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 Da han hadde sett visjonen, bestemte vi oss straks for å dra til Makedonia, overbeviste om at Gud hadde kalt oss for å forkynne evangeliet for dem.

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 Fra Troas seilte vi direkte til Samothrake og videre dagen etter til Neapolis.

So, from Troas we went straight by ship to Samothrace and the day after to Neapolis;

12 Derfra dro vi til Filippi, som er den viktigste byen i Makedonia og en romersk koloni, hvor vi oppholdt oss i flere dager.

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 På sabbaten gikk vi utenfor byen, ned til elva, hvor vi trodde det var et bønnested; og vi satte oss der og snakket med kvinnene som hadde samlet seg.

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 En kvinne ved navn Lydia, en purpurhandler fra byen Thyatira og en gudfryktig kvinne, lyttet til oss; Herren åpnet hennes hjerte, så hun tok til seg det Paulus sa.

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 Da hun og hele hennes husstand ble døpt, inviterte hun oss hjem til seg og sa: Hvis dere mener jeg virkelig tror på Herren, kom og bo i huset mitt. Og hun overtalte oss.

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 Mens vi var på vei til bønnestedet, møtte vi en pike med en spådomsånd, som innbrakte sine herrer mye penger ved å spå.

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 Hun fulgte etter Paulus og oss, og ropte: Disse mennene er tjenere av Den Høyeste Gud og forkynner veien til frelse for dere.

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 Dette gjorde hun i mange dager, men Paulus ble plaget, og han snudde seg og sa til ånden: Jeg befaler deg i Jesu Kristi navn å komme ut av henne. Og ånden forlot henne straks.

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 Men da herrene hennes så at håpet om vinning var borte, grep de Paulus og Silas og dro dem med til torget for myndighetene.

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 De førte dem fram for dommerne og sa: Disse mennene, som er jøder, skaper stor uro i byen vår.

And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;

21 De underviser om skikker som vi som romere ikke har lov til å akseptere eller følge.

Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

22 Folkemengden gikk til angrep på dem, og dommerne rev av dem klærne og beordret at de skulle piskes.

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 Etter å ha gitt dem mange slag, kastet de dem i fengsel og ba fangevokteren passe godt på dem.

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 Fangevokteren, som hadde fått slike ordrer, satte dem i den innerste cellen og bandt føttene deres i stokker.

And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

25 Ved midnattstid ba Paulus og Silas og sang lovsanger til Gud, mens fangene lyttet.

But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;

26 Plutselig kom det et stort jordskjelv, så hele fengselet rystet; straks åpnet alle dørene seg, og lenkene på alle ble løst.

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 Fangevokteren våknet, og da han så at fengselsdørene sto åpne, trakk han sverdet for å ta livet av seg selv, i frykt for at fangene hadde rømt.

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 Men Paulus ropte høyt: Gjør deg ikke skade, vi er her alle sammen.

But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.

29 Da ba han om lys, løp inn og kastet seg skjelvende ned foran Paulus og Silas.

And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,

30 Han førte dem ut og spurte: Herrer, hva må jeg gjøre for å bli frelst?

And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

31 De svarte: Tro på Herren Jesus, så skal du bli frelst, du og ditt hus.

And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.

32 Og de forkynte Herrens ord for ham og for alle i huset.

And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

33 Samme natt tok han dem med seg og vasket sårene deres, og straks ble han og hele hans familie døpt.

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 Han førte dem inn i sitt hus og ga dem mat. Han var fylt av glede, fordi han og hele familien trodde på Gud.

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 Da det ble dag, sendte dommerne offiserene for å si: Sett disse mennene fri.

But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

36 Fangevokteren fortalte det til Paulus: Dommerne har gitt ordre om at dere skal løslates; kom ut og gå i fred.

And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.

37 Men Paulus svarte dem: De har pisket oss offentlig uten rettssak, og vi er romerske borgere. Nå vil de sende oss bort i hemmelighet? Nei, la dem komme selv og føre oss ut.

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 Offiserene rapporterte dette til dommerne, som ble redde da de hørte at de var romerske borgere.

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 Da kom de og ba dem om unnskyldning, førte dem ut og bad dem forlate byen.

Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.

40 Etter å ha forlatt fengselet, dro de til Lydias hus. Da de hadde møtt brødrene, oppmuntret de dem før de dro videre.

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.