Act 19:1Factum est autem cum Apollō esset Corinthī, ut Paulus peragrātīs superiōribus partibus venīret Ephesum, et invenīret quōsdam discipulōs: dīxitque ad eōs: Sī Spīritum Sānctum accēpistis crēdentēs?And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having travelled through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples: and he said to them: "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" Act 19:2At illī dīxērunt ad eum: Sed neque sī Spīritus Sānctus est, audīvimus.But they said to him: "But we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." Act 19:3Ille vērō ait: In quō ergō baptizātī estis?But he said: "Into what, then, were you baptized?" Act 19:3Quī dīxērunt: In Jōannis baptismate.And they said: "Into John's baptism." Act 19:4Dīxit autem Paulus: Jōannēs baptizāvit baptismō poenitentiae populum, dīcēns in eum quī ventūrus esset post ipsum ut crēderent, hoc est, in Jēsum.And Paul said: "John baptized the people with a baptism of repentance, telling them to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus." Act 19:5Hīs audītīs, baptizātī sunt in nōmine Dominī Jēsū.These things having been heard, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Act 19:6Et cum imposuisset illīs manūs Paulus, vēnit Spīritus Sānctus super eōs, et loquēbantur linguīs, et prophētābant.And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues, and prophesying. Act 19:7Erant autem omnēs virī ferē duodecim.And they were in all about twelve men. Act 19:8Intrōgressus autem synagōgam, cum fīdūciā loquēbātur per trēs mēnsēs, disputāns et suādēns dē regnō Deī.And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking with confidence for three months, disputing and persuading about the kingdom of God. Act 19:9Cum autem quīdam indūrārentur, et nōn crēderent, maledīcentēs viam Dominī cōram multitūdine, discēdēns ab eīs, sēgregāvit discipulōs, quotīdiē disputāns in scholā tyrannī cujusdam.But when some were becoming hardened, and were not believing, speaking evil of the way of the Lord before the multitude, departing from them, he separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of a certain Tyrannus. Act 19:10Hoc autem factum est per biennium, ita ut omnēs quī habitābant in Asiā audīrent verbum Dominī, Jūdaeī atque gentīlēs.And this happened for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, Jews and Gentiles alike.
Act 19:11Virtūtēsque nōn quāslibet faciēbat Deus per manum Paulī, ita ut etiam super languidōs dēferrentur ā corpore ejus sūdāria et sēmicīnctia, et recēdēbant ab eīs languōrēs, et spīritūs nēquam ēgrediēbantur.And no ordinary works of power God was doing through the hand of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons were carried from his body onto the sick, and the illnesses were leaving them, and the wicked spirits were going out. Act 19:13Tentāvērunt autem quīdam et dē circumeuntibus Jūdaeīs exorcistīs invocāre super eōs quī habēbant spīritūs malōs nōmen Dominī Jēsū, dīcentēs: Adjūrō vōs per Jēsum, quem Paulus praedicat.And certain of the Jewish exorcists who went about also tried to invoke over those who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying: "I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches." Act 19:14Erant autem quīdam Jūdaeī, Scevae prīncipis sacerdōtum septem fīliī, quī hoc faciēbant.And there were certain Jews, seven sons of Sceva, a chief of the priests, who were doing this. Act 19:15Respondēns autem spīritus nēquam dīxit eīs: Jēsum nōvī, et Paulum sciō: vōs autem quī estis?But the wicked spirit, answering, said to them: "Jesus I know, and Paul I know: but you, who are you?"
Act 19:16Et īnsiliēns in eōs homō, in quō erat daemonium pessimum, et dominātus ambōrum, invaluit contrā eōs, ita ut nūdī et vulnerātī effugerent dē domō illā.And the man in whom there was a most evil demon, leaping upon them, and mastering both, prevailed against them, so that they fled naked and wounded from that house. Act 19:17Hoc autem notum factum est omnibus Jūdaeīs, atque gentīlibus quī habitābant Ephesī: et cecidit timor super omnēs illōs, et magnificābātur nōmen Dominī Jēsū.And this became known to all the Jews, and Gentiles, who lived at Ephesus: and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. Act 19:18Multīque crēdentium veniēbant, cōnfitentēs et annūntiantēs āctūs suōs.And many of the believers were coming, confessing and declaring their deeds. Act 19:19Multī autem ex eīs, quī fuerant cūriōsa sectātī, contulērunt librōs, et combussērunt cōram omnibus: et computātīs pretiīs illōrum, invēnērunt pecūniam dēnāriōrum quīnquāgintā mīllium.And many of those who had followed curious arts brought their books together, and burned them in front of all: and the prices of them having been counted up, they found the money to be fifty thousand denarii.
Act 19:20Ita fortiter crēscēbat verbum Deī, et cōnfirmābātur.So mightily was the word of God growing, and being strengthened. Act 19:21Hīs autem explētīs, prōposuit Paulus in Spīritū, trānsitā Macedoniā et Achāiā, īre Jerosolymam, dīcēns: Quoniam postquam fuerō ibi, oportet mē et Rōmam vidēre.And when these things had been completed, Paul resolved in the Spirit, having passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying: "After I have been there, I must see Rome too." Act 19:22Mittēns autem in Macedoniam duōs ex ministrantibus sibi, Timotheum et Erastum, ipse remānsit ad tempus in Asiā.And sending into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in Asia. Act 19:23Facta est autem illō tempore turbātiō nōn minima dē viā Dominī.And at that time there arose no small disturbance about the way of the Lord. Act 19:24Dēmētrius enim quīdam nōmine, argentārius, faciēns aedēs argenteās Diānae, praestābat artificibus nōn modicum quaestum: quōs convocāns, et eōs quī hujusmodī erant opificēs, dīxit: Virī, scītis quia dē hōc artificiō est nōbīs acquīsītiō: et vidētis et audītis quia nōn sōlum Ephesī, sed penē tōtīus Asiae, Paulus hic suādēns āvertit multam turbam, dīcēns: Quoniam nōn sunt Diī, quī manibus fīunt.For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, was providing no small profit to the craftsmen: calling them together, and those who were workmen of that kind, he said: "Men, you know that from this craft comes our gain: and you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but in almost the whole of Asia, this Paul by persuading has turned away a great crowd, saying: 'They are not gods which are made by hands.' Act 19:27Nōn sōlum autem haec perīclitābitur nōbīs pars in redargūtiōnem venīre, sed et magnae Diānae templum in nihilum reputābitur, sed et dēstruī incipiet mājestās ejus, quam tōta Asia et orbis colit.And not only is this part of ours in danger of coming into disrepute, but also the temple of great Diana will be counted for nothing, and moreover her majesty will begin to be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship."
Act 19:28Hīs audītīs, replētī sunt īrā, et exclāmāvērunt dīcentēs: Magna Diāna Ephesiōrum.These things having been heard, they were filled with anger, and shouted out, saying: "Great is Diana of the Ephesians." Act 19:29Et implēta est cīvitās cōnfūsiōne, et impetum fēcērunt ūnō animō in theātrum, raptō Gājō et Aristarchō Macedonibus, comitibus Paulī.And the city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one mind into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, companions of Paul. Act 19:30Paulō autem volente intrāre in populum, nōn permīsērunt discipulī.And when Paul wished to go in among the people, the disciples did not permit him. Act 19:31Quīdam autem et dē Asiae prīncipibus, quī erant amīcī ejus, mīsērunt ad eum rogantēs nē sē daret in theātrum: aliī autem aliud clāmābant.And certain also of the chief men of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him, asking that he not venture into the theatre: and some were shouting one thing, others another. Act 19:32Erat enim ecclēsia cōnfūsa: et plūrēs nesciēbant quā ex causā convēnissent.For the assembly was confused: and the greater part did not know for what cause they had come together.
Act 19:33Dē turbā autem dētrāxērunt Alexandrum, prōpellentibus eum Jūdaeīs.And they drew Alexander out of the crowd, the Jews pushing him forward. Act 19:33Alexander autem manū silentiō postulātō, volēbat reddere ratiōnem populō.And Alexander, silence having been asked for with his hand, wished to give an account to the people. Act 19:34Quem ut cognōvērunt Jūdaeum esse, vōx facta ūna est omnium, quasi per hōrās duās clāmantium: Magna Diāna Ephesiōrum.But when they recognized that he was a Jew, one voice arose from all, shouting for about two hours: "Great is Diana of the Ephesians." Act 19:35Et cum sēdāsset scrība turbās, dīxit: Virī Ephesiī, quis enim est hominum, quī nesciat Ephesiōrum cīvitātem cultrīcem esse magnae Diānae, Jovisque prōlis?And when the town clerk had calmed the crowds, he said: "Men of Ephesus, for who is there among men, who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the worshipper of great Diana, and of the offspring of Jupiter? Act 19:36Cum ergō hīs contrādīcī nōn possit, oportet vōs sēdātōs esse, et nihil temerē agere.Since, therefore, these things cannot be spoken against, you ought to be calm, and to do nothing rashly.
Act 19:37Addūxistis enim hominēs istōs, neque sacrilegōs, neque blasphēmantēs deam vestram.For you have brought these men, who are neither sacrilegious nor blaspheming your goddess. Act 19:38Quod sī Dēmētrius et quī cum eō sunt artificēs, habent adversus aliquem causam, conventūs forēnsēs aguntur, et prōcōnsulēs sunt: accūsent invicem.But if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a case against anyone, court sessions are held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another. Act 19:39Sī quid autem alterīus reī quaeritis, in lēgitimā ecclēsiā poterit absolvī.But if you are inquiring about any other matter, it can be settled in a lawful assembly. Act 19:40Nam et perīclitāmur arguī sēditiōnis hodiernae, cum nūllus obnoxius sit dē quō possīmus reddere ratiōnem concursūs istīus.For we are even in danger of being charged with today's sedition, since there is no one guilty about whom we can give an account of this gathering." Act 19:40Et cum haec dīxisset, dīmīsit ecclēsiam.And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.