Djela 16
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Timotej se pridružuje Pavlu
16 Pavao je došao i u gradove Derbu i Listru. Ondje je živio sljedbenik po imenu Timotej. Njegova je majka bila vjernica, inače Židovka, a otac mu je bio Grk. 2 Braća u Listri i Ikoniju vrlo su lijepo govorila o Timoteju. 3 Pavao je htio da Timotej pođe s njim na put. Obrezao ga je zbog Židova u tim mjestima jer su oni svi znali da je Timotejev otac Grk. 4 Na putu kroz gradove, Pavao i njegovi suputnici prenosili su vjernicima odluke koje su donijeli apostoli i starješine u Jeruzalemu te tražili od njih da ih poštuju. 5 Crkve su se tako učvršćivale u vjeri i svakim danom postajale brojnije.
6 Pavlu i njegovim suputnicima Sveti Duh nije dopustio da propovijedaju Božju poruku u Aziji pa su prošli kroz pokrajine Frigiju i Galaciju. 7 Kad su došli na granicu Mizije, htjeli su otići u Bitiniju, ali im Isusov Duh to nije dopustio. 8 Tako su samo prošli pokraj Mizije i stigli u Troadu. 9 Te je noći Pavao imao viziju: pred sobom je vidio čovjeka iz pokrajine Makedonije kako stoji i moli: »Dođi k nama u Makedoniju! Pomozi nam!« 10 Odmah nakon tog viđenja, krenuli smo u Makedoniju. Zaključili smo da nas je Bog pozvao da i njima objavimo Radosnu vijest.
Lidijino obraćenje
11 Isplovili smo iz Troade ravno u Samotraku. Sljedećeg smo dana doplovili do Neapola, 12 a odatle krenuli u Filipe, rimsku koloniju i ujedno najvažniji grad toga dijela Makedonije. U njemu smo ostali nekoliko dana.
13 Na šabat smo izašli van gradskih vrata, na obalu rijeke. Mislili smo da ćemo tamo naći mjesto za molitvu. Okupile su se neke žene, a mi smo sjeli i počeli s njima razgovarati. 14 Među njima se nalazila žena po imenu Lidija, prodavačica grimizne odjeće. Bila je iz grada Tijatire i štovala je pravoga Boga. Slušala je što se govorilo, a Bog joj je otvorio srce da prihvati Pavlove riječi. 15 Nakon što su se ona i svi njezini ukućani krstili, pozvala nas je u svoju kuću i rekla nam: »Ako smatrate da sam istinska Gospodinova vjernica, onda dođite i odsjednite u mojoj kući!« I nagovorila nas je da ostanemo kod nje.
Pavao i Sila u zatvoru
16 Jednom, kad smo išli na molitveno mjesto, susreli smo neku ropkinju koja je u sebi imala duha kojim je proricala budućnost. Na taj je način svojim gospodarima pribavljala mnogo novca. 17 Ona je išla za Pavlom i za nama te vikala: »Ovi su ljudi sluge Svevišnjega Boga! Oni vam govore kako ćete se spasiti!« 18 Danima je tako radila. Pavlu je to dozlogrdilo pa se okrenuo i naredio duhu: »U ime Isusa Krista, zapovijedam ti da izađeš iz nje!« Istoga je trena duh izašao iz nje.
19 Kad su njezini gospodari vidjeli da im je propao izvor zarade, zgrabili su Pavla i Silu te ih odvukli na trg pred poglavare. 20 Izveli su ih pred upravitelje i rekli: »Ovi su ljudi Židovi i prave nered po gradu. 21 Zagovaraju običaje koje—po Zakonu—mi Rimljani ne možemo niti slijediti niti odobriti.« 22 A mnoštvo se pridružilo napadima na Pavla i Silu. Upravitelji su strgnuli s njih odjeću i naredili da ih išibaju. 23 Nakon što su ih okrutno išibali, bacili su ih u zatvor, a tamničaru su naredili da ih dobro čuva. 24 Budući da je dobio takvu zapovijed, tamničar ih je bacio u ćeliju u unutrašnjosti zatvora, a noge im stavio u klade.
25 Negdje oko ponoći, Pavao i Sila su molili. Pjevali su i slavili Boga, a drugi zatvorenici su ih slušali. 26 Odjednom je nastao jak potres i zatvorski su se temelji uzdrmali. Sva su se zatvorska vrata otvorila i svim su zatvorenicima spali okovi. 27 Tamničar se probudio i vidio da su sva zatvorska vrata otvorena. Izvukao je mač i htio se ubiti jer je mislio da su zatvorenici pobjegli. 28 No Pavao je povikao: »Ne diži ruku na sebe, svi smo tu!«
29 Tamničar je naredio da donesu svjetiljke i pojurio unutra. Drhteći od straha, bacio se na koljena pred Pavla i Silu. 30 Izveo ih je i rekao: »Gospodo, što moram učiniti da budem spašen?«
31 Odgovorili su mu: »Vjeruj u Gospodina Isusa. Tako ćete i ti i svi tvoji ukućani biti spašeni.« 32 Iznijeli su mu Gospodinovu poruku, kao i svima koji su živjeli u njegovoj kući. 33 Iako je bila duboka noć, tamničar je uzeo Pavla i Silu i oprao im rane. Odmah nakon toga on i svi njegovi ukućani su se krstili. 34 Tamničar je uveo Pavla i Silu u svoju kuću i dao im jesti. Svi su bili sretni jer su sada vjerovali u Boga.
35 Kad je svanulo, upravitelji su poslali dužnosnike u zatvor s porukom: »Oslobodite te ljude!«
36 Tamničar je rekao Pavlu: »Upravitelji su poručili da vas pustim. Slobodni ste. Idite u miru!«
37 A Pavao je rekao dužnosnicima: »Javno su nas išibali, a nisu nam dokazali krivnju. Bacili su nas u zatvor iako smo rimski građani. A sada nas žele tajno otpustiti. Nipošto! Neka nas sami dođu izvesti odavde!«
38 Dužnosnici su prenijeli Pavlove riječi upraviteljima. Kad su oni čuli da su Pavao i Sila rimski građani, uplašili su se. 39 Došli su k njima i ispričali im se. Zatim su ih izveli iz zatvora i zamolili da napuste grad. 40 Kad su Pavao i Sila izašli iz zatvora, otišli su Lidijinoj kući. Ondje su se vidjeli s vjernicima i ohrabrili ih, a zatim otputovali.
Acts 16
New King James Version
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
16 Then he came to (A)Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, (B)named Timothy, (C)the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he (D)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the (E)decrees to keep, (F)which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. 5 (G)So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
The Macedonian Call
6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of (H)Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in [a]Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the [b]Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they (I)came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A (J)man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go (K)to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Lydia Baptized at Philippi
11 Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, 12 and from there to (L)Philippi, which is the [c]foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. 13 And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. 14 Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of (M)Thyatira, who worshiped God. (N)The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. 15 And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So (O)she persuaded us.
Paul and Silas Imprisoned
16 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl (P)possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters (Q)much profit by fortune-telling. 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” 18 And this she did for many days.
But Paul, (R)greatly [d]annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” (S)And he came out that very hour. 19 But (T)when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and (U)dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
20 And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, (V)exceedingly trouble our city; 21 and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.” 22 Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes (W)and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
The Philippian Jailer Saved
25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 (X)Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately (Y)all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. 28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”
29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And he brought them out and said, (Z)“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 So they said, (AA)“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 Now when he had brought them into his house, (AB)he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
Paul Refuses to Depart Secretly
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the [e]officers, saying, “Let those men go.”
36 So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace.”
37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us openly, uncondemned (AC)Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out.”
38 And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans. 39 Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and (AD)asked them to depart from the city. 40 So they went out of the prison (AE)and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.
Footnotes
- Acts 16:6 The Roman province of Asia
- Acts 16:7 NU adds of Jesus
- Acts 16:12 Lit. first
- Acts 16:18 distressed
- Acts 16:35 lictors, lit. rod bearers
Acts 16
English Standard Version
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
16 Paul[a] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named (A)Timothy, (B)the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by (C)the brothers[b] at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he (D)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance (E)the decisions (F)that had been reached by (G)the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. 5 (H)So the churches were strengthened in (I)the faith, and they increased in numbers (J)daily.
The Macedonian Call
6 And (K)they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but (L)the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8 So, passing by Mysia, they went down (M)to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 And when Paul[c] had seen the vision, immediately (N)we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
The Conversion of Lydia
11 So, setting sail from Troas, we (O)made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, 12 and from there to (P)Philippi, which is a leading city of the[d] district of Macedonia and (Q)a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. 13 And (R)on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate (S)to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we (T)sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, (U)who was a worshiper of God. The Lord (V)opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. 15 And after she was baptized, (W)and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she (X)prevailed upon us.
Paul and Silas in Prison
16 As we were going to (Y)the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had (Z)a spirit of (AA)divination and (AB)brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, (AC)crying out, “These men are (AD)servants of (AE)the Most High God, who proclaim to you (AF)the way of salvation.” 18 And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, (AG)“I command you (AH)in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And (AI)it came out that very hour.
19 But (AJ)when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and (AK)dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. 21 They (AL)advocate customs that are not lawful for us (AM)as Romans to accept or practice.” 22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders (AN)to beat them with rods. 23 And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner (AO)prison and fastened their feet in (AP)the stocks.
The Philippian Jailer Converted
25 (AQ)About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly (AR)there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately (AS)all the doors were opened, and (AT)everyone's bonds were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and (AU)was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29 And the jailer[e] called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he (AV)fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, (AW)what must I do to be (AX)saved?” 31 And they said, (AY)“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you (AZ)and your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them (BA)the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he (BB)was baptized at once, he and all his family. 34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he (BC)rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, “Let those men go.” 36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.” 37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, (BD)uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.” 38 The police reported these words to the magistrates, and (BE)they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. 39 So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and (BF)asked them to leave the city. 40 So they went out of the prison and visited (BG)Lydia. And when they had seen (BH)the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
Footnotes
- Acts 16:1 Greek He
- Acts 16:2 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 40
- Acts 16:10 Greek he
- Acts 16:12 Or that
- Acts 16:29 Greek he
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