Timothy Goes with Paul and Silas
1 Paul traveled on to Derbe and Lystra, where a Christian named Timothy lived. His mother, who was also a Christian, was Jewish, but his father was a Greek. 2 All the believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy. 3 Paul wanted to take Timothy along with him, so he circumcised him. He did so because all the Jews who lived in those places knew that Timothy's father was Greek. 4 As they went through the towns, they delivered to the believers the rules decided upon by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, and they told them to obey those rules. 5 So the churches were made stronger in the faith and grew in numbers every day.
In Troas: Paul's Vision
6 They traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit did not let them preach the message in the province of Asia. 7 When they reached the border of Mysia, they tried to go into the province of Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8 So they traveled right on through Mysia and went to Troas. 9 That night Paul had a vision in which he saw a Macedonian standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” 10 As soon as Paul had this vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, because we decided that God had called us to preach the Good News to the people there.
In Philippi: the Conversion of Lydia
11 We left by ship from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis. 12 From there we went inland to Philippi, a city of the first district of Macedonia; it is also a Roman colony. We spent several days there. 13 On the Sabbath we went out of the city to the riverside, where we thought there would be a place where Jews gathered for prayer. We sat down and talked to the women who gathered there. 14 One of those who heard us was Lydia from Thyatira, who was a dealer in purple cloth. She was a woman who worshiped God, and the Lord opened her mind to pay attention to what Paul was saying. 15 After she and the people of her house had been baptized, she invited us, “Come and stay in my house if you have decided that I am a true believer in the Lord.” And she persuaded us to go.
In Prison at Philippi
16 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a young servant woman who had an evil spirit that enabled her to predict the future. She earned a lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes. 17 She followed Paul and us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They announce to you how you can be saved!” 18 She did this for many days, until Paul became so upset that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I order you to come out of her!” The spirit went out of her that very moment. 19 When her owners realized that their chance of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square. 20 They brought them before the Roman officials and said, “These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city. 21 They are teaching customs that are against our law; we are Roman citizens, and we cannot accept these customs or practice them.” 22 And the crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas.
Then the officials tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be whipped. 23 After a severe beating, they were thrown into jail, and the jailer was ordered to lock them up tight. 24 Upon receiving this order, the jailer threw them into the inner cell and fastened their feet between heavy blocks of wood.
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, which shook the prison to its foundations. At once all the doors opened, and the chains fell off all the prisoners. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he thought that the prisoners had escaped; so he pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself. 28 But Paul shouted at the top of his voice, “Don't harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 The jailer called for a light, rushed in, and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas. 30 Then he led them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your family.” 32 Then they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in the house. 33 At that very hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; and he and all his family were baptized at once. 34 Then he took Paul and Silas up into his house and gave them some food to eat. He and his family were filled with joy, because they now believed in God.
35 The next morning the Roman authorities sent police officers with the order, “Let those men go.”
36 So the jailer told Paul, “The officials have sent an order for you and Silas to be released. You may leave, then, and go in peace.”
37 But Paul said to the police officers, “We were not found guilty of any crime, yet they whipped us in public—and we are Roman citizens! Then they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Not at all! The Roman officials themselves must come here and let us out.”
38 The police officers reported these words to the Roman officials; and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid. 39 So they went and apologized to them; then they led them out of the prison and asked them to leave the city. 40 Paul and Silas left the prison and went to Lydia's house. There they met the believers, spoke words of encouragement to them, and left.
Timoti kafuta Pawulu niŋ Silas ma
1 Pawulu naata Deribe saatewo fanaa to. Biriŋ a bota jee, a taata Listara. Yeesu noomalanka doo le tarata jee, meŋ too mu Timoti ti. Ate mu Yahuudi musoo doo le dinkewo ti, meŋ mu Yeesu noomalankoo ti, bari a faamaa mu Jirisinkoo le ti. 2 A ye seedeyaa betoo le soto baadiŋolu* kono Listara niŋ Ikoniyumu. 3 Pawulu lafita, Timoti niŋ a ye taa ñoo la. Wo kamma la, a ye a taa ka a sunna, kaatu Yahuudoolu mennu be sabatiriŋ wo dulaalu to, ì ye a loŋ ne ko, a faamaa mu Jirisinkoo le ti.
4 Kabiriŋ ì be ì la siloo kaŋ ka tambi niŋ saatewolu la, ì ye yaamaroolu futandi baadiŋolu ma, kiilaalu* niŋ alifaalu ye mennu londi Yerusalaamu kono. 5 Wo to le Yeesu la kafoo moolu naata bambaŋ lannoo kono, aduŋ ì ka yiriwaa luŋ-wo-luŋ.
Pawulu la jeroo
6 Ì taata Firikiya niŋ Kalatiya tundoolu la, kaatu Noora Kuliŋo ye ì bali le ka Alla la kumoo kawandi Asiya* tundoo kaŋ. 7 Kabiriŋ ì naata Misiya naanewo to, ì lafita ka taa Bitiniya, bari Yeesu la Nooroo maŋ soŋ ì ma. 8 Bituŋ ì tambita niŋ Misiya la, ì taata Torowas saatewo to.
9 Pawulu naata jeroo ke jaharaŋo ñaama suutoo la jee. Makedoniyanka kewo doo be looriŋ, a ye Pawulu daani ko, “Naa Makedoniya, i ye m̀ maakoyi!” 10 Pawulu la jeroo koolaa doroŋ, m̀ pareeta ka taa Makedoniya, kaatu ǹ laata le ko, Maariyo le ye ǹ kili ka kibaari betoo kawandi Makedoniyankoolu ye.
Lidiya la tuuboo
11 Bituŋ ǹ teyita niŋ kuluŋo la ka bo Torowas. Ŋà tilinjaŋo taa ka taa Samotarake jooyoo to. Wo saamoo, ǹ taata Neyapolis. 12 Ka bo jee, ǹ taata Filipi, meŋ mu Makedoniya tundoo saatee baa ti, aniŋ kundaa baa Roomankoolu la wo maralibankoo to. Ǹ sabatita ñiŋ saatewo kono fo tili dantaŋ.
13 Loobula Luŋo doo la, m̀ fintita saatewo banta la, baadaa maafaŋo la, ŋà a miira, duwaa dulaa be daameŋ. Bituŋ ǹ siita jee ka diyaamu musoolu ye, ŋà mennu tara bendiŋ jee. 14 Musu doo meŋ too mu Lidiya ti, a ye i lamoyi ǹ na jee. A ka bayi wuluyeloo le waafi. A bota Tiyatira saatewo le to, aduŋ Alla ñaasilannaa le mu a ti. Maariyo ye a sondomoo yele ka soŋ kumoolu la, Pawulu ye mennu fo. 15 Kabiriŋ a niŋ a la suukononkoolu batiseeta*, a ye ǹ daani ko, “Niŋ ali ye ñiŋ dankeneyaa soto ko, nte laata Maariyo la le, ali naa sabati n na buŋo kono.” A ye m̀ maaneenee kendeke. Bituŋ ǹ sonta a ma.
Pawulu niŋ Silas be bunjawoo kono
16 Luŋ kiliŋ, biriŋ m̀ be taa kaŋ duwaa dulaa to, ǹ niŋ joŋ sunkutoo doo benta. Seetaani jawoo be a la, meŋ ka a tinna, a ka ñaato kuwolu fo. A maariyolu ka naafulu jamaa soto ka bo niŋ wo la. 17 A bulata ǹ niŋ Pawulu nooma ka sari santo ko, “Ñiŋ kewolu mu Alla Mansa Tallaa la dookuulaalu le ti, mennu ka kiisoo siloo fo ali ye.” 18 A tuta ñiŋ ke la fo tili jamaa. Pawulu pasita a la kuwo la. A ye a ñaa muru a kaŋ, a ko seetaani jawoo ye ko, “Ŋa i yaamari Yeesu Kiristu* too la, finti a kono!” Wo loo niŋ baroo teema a fintita a kono.
19 Kabiriŋ a maariyolu ye a je ko, ì be jikiriŋ naafulu sotoo la meŋ na, wo taata le, ì ye Pawulu niŋ Silas muta. Ì ye ì kuruntu marisewo kono ka ì samba maralilaalu ñaatiliŋo la. 20 Biriŋ ì ye ì naati kiitiikuntulaalu yaa, ì ko ì ye ko, “Ñiŋ kewolu mu Yahuudoolu le ti, aduŋ ì be ǹ na saatewo dundi kaŋ ñoo to baake le. 21 Ì ka aadoolu le karandi, ǹ na luwaa maŋ soŋ mennu la, kaatu m̀ mu Roomankoolu le ti.”
22 Wo to le kafoo wulita Pawulu niŋ Silas kamma, ì ñapita ì kaŋ. Bituŋ kiitiikuntulaalu ye Pawulu niŋ Silas la waramboolu fara ì bala, ì ye yaamaroo dii ko, ì ñanta buutee la niŋ busoo le la. 23 Kabiriŋ ì ye ì buutee kendeke, ì ye ì fayi bunjawoo kono. Ì ye bunjawuto kantarilaa dandalaa ko, a ye ì kanta kendeke. 24 Biriŋ a ye wo dandalaaroo moyi, a ye ì dundi bunjawoo la dulaa tankariŋ baa kono, aduŋ a ye ì siŋolu duŋ kutiŋolu daa.
25 Wo suutoo duutalaa la, Pawulu niŋ Silas be duwaa kaŋ, ì ye jayiri suukuwolu laa Alla ye, aduŋ bunjawutonkoolu be ì lamoyi kaŋ. 26 Wo loo niŋ baroo teema, banku jarajara baa keta fo bunjawoo la fondamaŋolu maamanta. Jee niŋ jee bundaalu bee yeleta, aduŋ ì bee la neejoloolu firinta ì bala. 27 Biriŋ bunjawuto kantarilaa kuninta siinoo kono, a ye a je ko, bunjawoo daalu bee be yeleriŋ ne. Wo to le a ye a la hawusaroo* saba, a pareeta ka a faŋ faa, kaatu a ye a miira le ko, bunjawutonkoolu bee le kanata. 28 Bari Pawulu sarita a kaŋ santo ko, “Kana i faŋ barama! M̀ bee be jaŋ ne.”
29 Wo to le bunjawuto kantarilaa ye lampoo ñininkaa. A wafuta konoto. A ye a faŋo fayi Pawulu niŋ Silas ñaatiliŋo la, a be jarajara kaŋ. 30 A ye ì fintindi banta. A ko ì ye ko, “Alifaalu, nte ñanta muŋ ne ke la ka kiisa?” 31 Ì ye a jaabi ko, “Laa Maarii Yeesu la, aduŋ i be kiisa la le, i niŋ i la dimbaayaa.” 32 Bituŋ ì ye Alla la kumoo kawandi a ye, a niŋ moolu bee, mennu be a la buŋo kono. 33 Wo suutoo waati kiliŋo le la, a ye ì taa, a ye ì la baramoolu kuu. A niŋ a la dimbaayaa fanaa batiseeta. 34 Bituŋ a ye ì samba naŋ a la buŋo kono, a ye domoroo londi ì ye. A niŋ a la dimbaayaa bee seewoota, kaatu ì naata laa Alla la le.
35 Biriŋ fanoo keta, kiitiikuntulaalu ye ì la dookuulaalu kii bunjawuto kantarilaa ye ko, “Ì si wo kewolu bula, ì ye taa.” 36 A ye ñiŋ kumoo futandi Pawulu ma ka a fo a ye ko, “Kiitiikuntulaalu ye ì la dookuulaalu kii naŋ ne ko, ŋa ali bula. Wo to, ali bo jaŋ saayiŋ, ali ye taa kayira kono.” 37 Bari Pawulu ko wo dookuulaalu ye ko, “Ì ye m̀ buutee kenebaa to, ì maŋ ǹ kiitindi. Aduŋ ntolu mu Rooma bankudiŋolu le ti! Ì ye m̀ fayi bunjawoo fanaa kono. Saayiŋ ì lafita m̀ bula la kulloo kono. Hanii, itolu faŋolu ye naa ka m̀ fintindi banta.”
38 Bituŋ dookuulaalu ye ñiŋ kumoolu saata kiitiikuntulaalu ye. Kabiriŋ ì ye a moyi ko, ì mu Rooma bankudiŋolu le ti, ì silata. 39 Bituŋ ì naata ka ì bolooseyi. Ì la ì fintindi koolaa, ì ye ì daani ka bo saatewo ñiŋ kono. 40 Wo to le Pawulu niŋ Silas fintita bunjawoo kono. Ì taata Lidiya yaa, ì niŋ baadiŋolu benta jee. Kabiriŋ ì ye ì wakiilindi, ì taata.
