Revised Literal Translation

Acts 16:16-40

16AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,as weG1473wentπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198toεἰςeisG1519prayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,a certainτινὰtinaG5100damselπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814possessedἔχουσανechousanG2192with a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of divinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436metG528usG1473,whichἥτιςhētisG3748broughtπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930herαὐτῆςautēsG846mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG3588 G2962muchπολλὴνpollēnG4183gainἐργασίανergasianG2039by soothsayingμαντευομένη.manteuomenēG3132:

17τῷtōG3588The sameαὕτηhautēG3778followedG2628PaulΠαύλῳ οἱPaulō hoiG3588 G3972andκαὶkaiG2532usG1473,and criedἔκραζενekrazenG2896,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποι τοῦanthrōpoi touG3588 G444areεἰσίν,eisinG1510the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of the most highὑψίστουhupsistouG5310Godθεοῦ τοῦtheou touG3588 G2316,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shew untoκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605usG1473the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of salvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991.

18AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778did sheἐποίειepoieiG4160ἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3588 G3972,being grievedδιαπονηθεὶςdiaponētheisG1278,turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004to the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG3588 G4151,I commandπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853theeσοιsoiG4771inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3588 G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547to come outἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575herαὐτῆς.autēsG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532he came outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831the sameαὐτῇautēaG846hourὥρᾳ.hōraG3588 G5610.

19AndδὲdeG1161when herαὐτῆςautēsG846mastersοἱ κύριοιhoi kurioiG3588 G2962sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754the hopeἡ ἐλπὶςhē elpisG3588 G1680of theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846gainsτῆς ἐργασίαςtēs ergasiasG3588 G2039was goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,they caughtἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972andκαὶkaiG2532Silasτὸν Σιλᾶνton SilanG3588 G4609,and drewεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670themintoεἰςeisG1519the marketplaceτὴν ἀγορὰνtēn agoranG3588 G58untoἐπὶepiG1909the rulersτοὺς ἄρχοντας,tous archontasG3588 G758,

20AndκαὶkaiG2532broughtπροσαγαγόντεςprosagagontesG4317themαὐτοὺςautousG846to the magistratesτοῖς στρατηγοῖςtois stratēgoisG3588 G4755,sayingG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menοἱ ἄνθρωποιhoi anthrōpoiG3588 G444,beingὑπάρχοντες·huparchontesG5225JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,do exceedingly troubleἐκταράσσουσινektarassousinG1613ourG1473cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588 G4172,

21AndκαὶkaiG2532teachκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605customsἔθηethēG1485,whichἃhaG3739areG1832notοὐκoukG3756lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for usG1473to receiveπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaiG3858,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761to observeποιεῖνpoieinG4160,beingοὖσιν.ousinG1510RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532the multitudeὁ ὄχλοςho ochlosG3588 G3793rose up togetherσυνεπέστηsunepestēG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themαὐτῶν,autōnG846:andκαὶkaiG2532the magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588 G4755rent offπεριρήξαντεςperirēxantesG4048theirαὐτῶνautōnG846clothesτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588 G2440,and commandedἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753to beatῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463them.

23AndτεteG5037when they had laidἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripesπληγὰςplēgasG4127upon themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,they castἔβαλονebalonG906themintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,chargingπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853the jailorτῷ δεσμοφύλακιtō desmophulakiG3588 G1200to keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themαὐτούς·autousG846safelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806:

24τὴνtēnG3588WhoὃςhosG3739,having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108a chargeπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,thrustἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519the innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228fastG805inεἰςeisG1519the stocksτὸ ξύλον.¶to xulonG3588 G3586.

25AndδὲdeG1161atΚατὰKataG2596midnightτὸ μεσονύκτιονto mesonuktionG3588 G3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609prayedπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336,and sang praisesὕμνουνhumnounG5214unto Godτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588 G2316:andδὲdeG1161the prisonersοἱ δέσμιοι.hoi desmioiG3588 G1198heardἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

26AndG1161suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620the foundationsτὰ θεμέλιαta themeliaG3588 G2310of the prisonτοῦ δεσμωτηρίου·tou desmōtēriouG3588 G1201were shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531:andG5037immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956the doorsαἱ θύραιhai thuraiG3588 G2374were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,andκαὶkaiG2532every one’sπάντωνpantōnG3956bandsτὰ δεσμὰta desmaG3588 G1199were loosedἀνέθη.anethēG447.

27AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of the prisonὁ δεσμοφύλαξho desmophulaxG3588 G1200awaking outγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096of his sleepἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853,andκαὶkaiG2532seeingG3708the prisonτὰς φυλακῆς,tas phulakēsG3588 G5438doorsθύρας τῆςthuras tēsG3588 G2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drew outσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685his swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,and wouldἤμελλενēmellenG3195have killedἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,supposing thatνομίζωνnomizōnG3543the prisonersτοὺς δεσμίους.¶tous desmiousG3588 G1198had been fledἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28ButδὲdeG1161Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972criedἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455with a loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238thyselfG4572noμηδὲνmēdenG3367harmκακόν·kakonG2556:forγάρgarG1063we areἐσμενesmenG1510allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759.

29ThenδὲdeG1161he calledαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for a lightφῶταphōtaG5457,and sprang inεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenG1530,andκαὶkaiG2532cameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096tremblingἔντρομοςentromosG1790,and fell downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363before Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588 G3972andκαὶkaiG2532Silasτῷ Σιλᾷ,tō SilaG3588 G4609,

30AndκαὶkaiG2532broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846outἔξωexōG1854,and saidἔφη·ephēG5346,Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustδεῖdeiG1163IG1473doποιεῖνpoieinG4160to beἵναinaG2443savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?

31οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161they saidG3004,BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100onἐπὶepiG1909the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532thouσὺsuG4771shalt be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982,andκαὶkaiG2532thyσου.souG4771houseὁ οἶκόςho oikosG3588 G3624.

32AndG2532they spakeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980unto himαὐτῷautōG846the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962,andG2532to allπᾶσινpasinG3956that wereτοῖςtoisG3588inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseτῇ οἰκίᾳtēa oikiaG3588 G3614.

33τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880themαὐτοὺςautousG846ἐνenG1722the sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565hourὥρᾳ τῆςhōra tēsG3588 G5610of the nightνυκτὸς τῶνnuktos tōnG3588 G3571,and washedἔλουσενelousenG3068theirἀπὸapoG575stripesπληγῶν, οἱplēgōn hoiG3588 G4127;andκαὶkaiG2532was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,heαὐτὸςautosG846andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846,straightwayπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916.

34AndτεteG5037when he had broughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321themG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624,he setG3908meatτράπεζανtrapezanG5132before themG3908,andκαὶkaiG2532rejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21,believingπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100in Godτῷ θεῷ.¶tō theōG3588 G2316with all his houseπανοικεὶpanoikeiG3832.

35And whenδὲdeG1161it wasγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096dayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250,the magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588 G4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649the serjeantsτοὺς ῥαβδούχουςtous rhabdouchousG3588 G4465,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,LetG630thoseἐκείνους.ekeinousG1565menτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588 G444goG630.

36AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of the prisonὁ δεσμοφύλαξho desmophulaxG3588 G1200toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thisτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588 G3056toπρὸςprosG4314Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972,ὅτιhotiG3754The magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588 G4755have sentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649toἵναinaG2443let you goἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630:nowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767departἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831,and goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.

37ButδὲdeG1161PaulὉ ΠαῦλοςHo PaulosG3588 G3972saidἔφηephēG5346untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,They have beatenδείραντεςdeirantesG1194usG1473openlyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219uncondemnedἀκατακρίτους,akatakritousG178,beingὑπάρχοντας,huparchontasG5225RomansῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514,ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444and have castἔβαλανebalanG906usintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568do they thrustG1544usG1473outG1544privilyλάθρᾳlathraG2977?nayοὐouG3756verilyγάρ,garG1063;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235let them comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846and fetchG1806usG1473outG1806.

38AndG1161the serjeantsτοῖς ῥαβδοῦχοιtois rhabdouchoiG3588 G4465toldG312theseταῦτα·tautaG3778wordsοἱ ῥήματαhoi rhēmataG3588 G4487unto the magistratesστρατηγοῖς τὰstratēgois taG3588 G4755:andG2532they fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσιν,eisinG1510RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514.

39AndκαὶkaiG2532they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and besoughtπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532broughtG1806themoutG1806,and desiredἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065themto departG1831out of the cityτῆς πόλεως.¶tēs poleōsG3588 G4172.

40AndδὲdeG1161they wentἘξελθόντεςExelthontesG1831out ofG1537the prisonτῆς φυλακῆςtēs phulakēsG3588 G5438,and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intoG1519the house ofLydiaτὴν Λυδίαν·tēn LudianG3588 G3070:andκαὶkaiG2532when they had seenG3708the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80,they comfortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870themG846,andκαὶkaiG2532departedἐξῆλθαν.¶exēlthanG1831.

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