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Timoteo oyaj ihuan Pablo niman Silas

16  Pablo niman Silas oajsiquej ipan on pueblo itoca Derbe niman quemaj ipan ocse itoca Listra campa nemiya se tlaneltocaquetl itoca Timoteo. Yejhua teconeu catca itech se sihuatl hebrea yejhuan tlaneltoca, pero itaj griego catca. On tocnihuan yejhuan chanejquej catcaj ne Listra niman ne Iconio cuajli quitlacaitayaj Timoteo. Pablo oquinec para Timoteo ihuan ma huiya, niman yejhua oquitlalilij on nescayotl ipan inacayo itoca circuncisión. Ijquin oquichiu para ma ca cualanisquej on hebreos, pampa on hebreos yejhuan ompa chantiyaj quimatzticatcaj ica yejhua itaj se griego. Niman ipan on pueblos campa panotiayaj quinmachiltitiayaj on tlanahuatiltin yejhuan otlanahuatijquej on apóstoles niman on tlajtlajmatquej tlayecanquej itech tocnihuan yejhuan nemiyaj ne Jerusalén. Ijcon tej, on tlaneltocaquej ipan on tiopantin noyolchicahuayaj ipan intlaneltoc niman on tlaneltocaquej mojmostla más miyequixtiayaj.

Ipan se tlatlachalistli quen itemicpan Pablo oquitac se tlacatl de Macedonia quinotzticaj

Yejhuamej oquipanahuijquej on inregión Frigia niman Galacia, pampa on Espíritu Santo xoquincahuilij para quiteijlisquej on tiotlajtojli ne Asia. Niman ijcuac oajsiquej ne campa onotlalnamiqui Misia niman Bitinia, quichihuayaj canica para san panosquej ipan on iregión Bitinia, pero on Espíritu Santo xoquincahuilij. Yejhua ica san opanoquej itechica Misia niman otemotoj ne ipan on pueblo itoca Troas. Ompa ijcuac tlayohua, Pablo oquitac se tlatlachalistli quen itemicpan. Oquitac se tlacatl yejhuan chanej ne Macedonia. Niman yejhua ijcaticatca ixpan niman ijquin sanoyej quitlajtlaniliaya: “Xhuiya ne Macedonia niman xtechpalehui.” 10 Niman ijcuac Pablo oquitac on tlatlachalistli, nimantzin oticchijquej canica para otiajquej ne Macedonia. Ye cuajli ticyolmatzticatcaj ica Dios technotzticatca para tiquimijlisquej on cuajli tlajtojli yejhuan quitemaca temaquixtilistli.

Oquintzacuquej Pablo niman Silas ne Filipos

11 Ijcuac otiquisquej ne Troas, oticajsiquej tojhui ipan barco melajqui hasta otajsiquej ipan on tlalhuactli yejhuan oncaj atlajcotian itoca Samotracia. Niman huajmostla otajsiquej hasta on pueblo itoca Neápolis. 12 Quemaj otiajquej ipan on hueyican itoca Filipos yejhuan más hueyixticaj ne Macedonia. On hueyican inyaxca on romanos. Ompa otinenquej quesqui tonajli. 13 Se tonajli de nesehuijli otiquisquej ipan on hueyican niman otiajquej itech se atentli campa on hebreos quichihuaj oración. Ompa otihuajtotlalijquej niman otiquinnotzquej on sihuamej yejhuan yonosentlalijcaj. 14 Semej yejhuamej itoca Lidia. Yejhua hualehuaya ipan on hueyican itoca Tiatira, niman tlanamacajquetl catca ica on tlaquentin finos yejhuan morado. Yejhua in sihuatl quitlacaitaya Dios. Yejhua tlacacticatca niman on toTeco oquitlapohuilij iyojlo niman oquiselij on tlen Pablo quijtohuaya. 15 Yejhua onocuatequij niman ichanchanejcau. Quemaj ijquin otechtlajtlanilij:

―Tla nemejhuamej nenquitaj ica melahuac yonicneltocac toTeco, tiahuij nochan niman nemosehuisquej ompa.

Niman otechteltij para ma titocahuacan ichan.

16 Quemaj ipan se tonajli ijcuac tejhuamej tiayaj ne campa quichihuaj oración, oticnamiquej se ichpochtli yejhuan quipiaya se xcuajli espíritu yejhuan quichihualtiaya para quimatiya tlinon nochihuas. Yejhua tlanamactli catca itech se familia niman quitlaniya miyec tomin para on yejhuan intech nemiya. 17 Yejhua on ichpochtli opeu techcuitlapanhuia tejhuamej niman Pablo. Niman tzajtziya chicahuac ijquin:

―Yejhuamej in tlacamej quitequipanohuaj on más hueyixticaj Dios, niman mechpantlantiliaj on quen hueli Dios temaquixtia.

18 Miyec tonaltin oquichiu yejhua in hasta ijcuac Pablo yoquiyolajxitij, ohuajnocuep niman oquijlij on xcuajli espíritu yejhuan ipan nemiya:

―Ican itocatzin Jesucristo nimitznahuatia xquisa itech on ichpochtli.

Niman on espíritu semi nimantzin oquitlalcahuij.

19 Niman ijcuac itecohuan on sihuatlanamactli oquitaquej ica xoc huelis quitlanisquej tomin yejhua itechcopa, ocajsiquej Pablo niman Silas niman oquinhuicaquej ne ipan on plaza yejhuan hueyixticaj campa nemij on tequihuajquej. 20 Ijcuac oquimixpantilijquej on huejhueyi tequihuajquej, oquijtojquej.

―Yejhuamej in tlacamej hebreos, niman cajcomantinemij in tohueyican. 21 Yejhuamej quitemachtiaj costumbres yejhuan tejhuamej xtihuelisquej ticselisquej, nion ticchihuasquej, pampa tiromanos.

22 Quemaj on tojlamej ohuajnotelquetzquej para impan Pablo niman Silas, niman on huejhueyi tequihuajquej oquinnahuatijquej sequimej tlacamej ma quintlaquenquixtican niman ma quinhuitequican. 23 Niman ijcuac sanoyej yoquincojcocojquej ica sanoyej yoquintlacohuijhuitequej, oquintzacuatoj. Niman on carcejtlajpixqui oquinahuatijquej sanoyej cuajli ma quinmita. 24 Ijcuac on carcejtlajpixqui oquiselij on tlanahuatijli, oquintzacu Pablo niman Silas más hasta tlaijtic. Niman ompa oncatca se cojtli yejhuan cojcoyonqui catca itoca cepo. Niman ompa oquincalactilijquej imicxihuan niman cuajli oquintepitzcualtilijquej.

25 Niman ijcuac canaj tlajcoihuan catca, Pablo niman Silas quichihuayaj oración niman quinocuicatiaya tlacuicaltin itech ica Dios. On ocsequimej yejhuan tzacuticatcaj comincacticatcaj. 26 Ijcuacon amanaman chicahuac ohuajtlalolin hasta ohuihuixcac icimiento on cárcel. Quemaj nimantzin nochi on tlatzacuiloltin otlapojquej niman onomajmacajquej on teposcadenas on yejhuan ica sasalijticatcaj on huan tzacuticatcaj. 27 Quemaj on carcejtlajpixqui otlachix, niman ijcuac oquitac ica ipuertas on cárcel tlapojtoquej, ocuajxicopin iespada para nomictisquia, pampa quinemiliaya on yejhuan tzacuticatcaj yochojcholojquej. 28 Pero Pablo oquitzajtzilitiaj chicahuac, oquijlij:

―Ma ca itlaj xmochihuili. Tinochimej nican tinemij.

29 Quemaj on carcejtlajpixqui oquitlajtlan tlahuijli, niman ocalactiquis ne ipan cárcel. Niman mojcacuecuetlacatiaya onotlajcaltajsic icxitlan Pablo niman Silas. 30 Quemaj oquinhuajquixtij, niman oquintlajtoltij:

―Tlacamej, ¿tlinon nonequi nicchihuas para nimaquisas?

31 Niman yejhuamej oquinanquilijquej:

―Xneltoca toTeco Jesucristo niman timaquisas, tejhua niman mochanchanejcahuan.

32 Quemaj oquitlajtlajtohuilijquej on itlajtoltzin toTeco niman nochimej on ocsequimej yejhuan ihuan chantiyaj. 33 Niman sa no ipan hora de on tlayohua, on carcejtlajpixqui oquinhuajquixtij niman oquimpajpaquilij on campa oquinhuijhuitequej. Niman quemaj nimantzin yejhua niman nochimej ichanchanejcahuan onocuatequijquej. 34 Niman ijcuac oquinhuicac ichan, ompa oquintlacualtij. Niman sanoyej opac inhuan nochimej pampa yoquineltocac Dios.

35 Niman ijcuac yotlanes, yejhuamej on huejhueyi tequihuajquej oquintitlanquej on policías ican se tlanahuatijli para ma quinmacahuacan. 36 Ijcuacon on carcejtlajpixqui oquimachiltij Pablo, oquijlij:

―On huejhueyi tequihuajquej nechnahuatiaj para ma nemechmacahua. Amantzin huelis nenyasquej. Xhuiyan ican yolsehuilistli.

37 Pero Pablo oquimijlij:

―Tejhuamej, yejhuan no tiromanos, otechhuijhuitequej teixpan niman xachtoj otechixtlalojquej, yej otechtzajtzacuquej. ¿Niman aman quinequij san ichtaca techmacahuasquej? ¡Ca, ijcon ca! Ma huajhuiyan yejhuamej, ma techquixtiquij.

38 Quemaj on policías oquinmachiltijquej on huejhueyi tequihuajquej yejhua on tlajtojli. Niman onomojtijquej ijcuac ocacquej ica romanos. 39 On huejhueyi tequihuajquej, tej, oyajquej niman oquitlajtlanitoj tetlapojpolhuilistli intech Pablo niman Silas. Niman quemaj oquinquixtijquej niman oquintlajtlanilijquej yej ma quisacan ne ipan on hueyican. 40 Ijcuac oquisquej ne ipan cárcel, yejhuamej oyajquej ne ichan Lidia. Ompa oquintaquej Pablo niman Silas on tocnihuan. Niman ijcuac Pablo niman Silas yoteyoltlalijquej, oyajquej.

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

16 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra,(A) where a disciple named Timothy(B) lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer(C) but whose father was a Greek. The believers(D) at Lystra and Iconium(E) spoke well of him. Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.(F) As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders(G) in Jerusalem(H) for the people to obey.(I) So the churches were strengthened(J) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.(K)

Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia(L) and Galatia,(M) having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.(N) When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus(O) would not allow them to. So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.(P) During the night Paul had a vision(Q) of a man of Macedonia(R) standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we(S) got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel(T) to them.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

11 From Troas(U) we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi,(V) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia.(W) And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath(X) we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira(Y) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart(Z) to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household(AA) were baptized,(AB) she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

Paul and Silas in Prison

16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer,(AC) we were met by a female slave who had a spirit(AD) by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God,(AE) who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.(AF)

19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money(AG) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(AH) and dragged(AI) them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar(AJ) 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans(AK) to accept or practice.”(AL)

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.(AM) 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer(AN) was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.(AO)

25 About midnight(AP) Paul and Silas(AQ) were praying and singing hymns(AR) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.(AS) At once all the prison doors flew open,(AT) and everyone’s chains came loose.(AU) 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.(AV) 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.(AW) 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”(AX)

31 They replied, “Believe(AY) in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved(AZ)—you and your household.”(BA) 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night(BB) the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.(BC) 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he(BD) was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.

35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” 36 The jailer(BE) told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”(BF)

37 But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens,(BG) and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”

38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.(BH) 39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.(BI) 40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house,(BJ) where they met with the brothers and sisters(BK) and encouraged them. Then they left.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:12 The text and meaning of the Greek for the leading city of that district are uncertain.