1 ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܐܰܦ݁ܳܠܳܘ
ܒ݁ܩܳܘܪܺܢܬ݂ܳܘܣ ܐܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܪܶܟ݂ ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܒ݁ܰܐܬ݂ܪܰܘܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܥܶܠܳܝܶܐ ܘܶܐܬ݂ܳܐ ܠܶܐܦ݂ܶܣܳܘܣ
ܘܰܡܫܰܐܶܠ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܠܬ݂ܰܠܡܺܝܕ݂ܶܐ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܶܐܫܟ݁ܰܚ ܬ݁ܰܡܳܢ܂
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,And while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul travelled over the upper countries to Ephesus. And he inquired of the disciples whom he found there
2 ܕ݁ܶܐܢ
ܩܰܒ݁ܶܠܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܕ݁ܩܽܘܕ݂ܫܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܕ݁ܗܰܝܡܶܢܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܥܢܰܘ ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܘܳܐܦ݂ܠܳܐ ܐܶܢ
ܐܺܝܬ݂ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܕ݁ܩܽܘܕ݂ܫܳܐ ܫܡܺܝܥ ܠܰܢ܂
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.Have ye received the Holy Spirit, since ye believed? They answered and said to him: If there be a Holy Spirit, it hath not come to our hearing
3 ܐܳܡܰܪ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܘܰܒ݂ܡܳܢܳܐ ܥܡܰܕ݁ܬ݁ܽܘܢ
ܐܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܒ݁ܡܰܥܡܽܘܕ݂ܺܝܬ݂ܶܗ ܕ݁ܝܽܘܚܰܢܳܢ܂
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.He said to them: Into what then were ye baptized? They say: Into the baptism of John
4 ܐܳܡܰܪ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܝܽܘܚܰܢܳܢ
ܐܰܥܡܶܕ݂ ܡܰܥܡܽܘܕ݂ܺܝܬ݂ܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܬ݂ܝܳܒ݂ܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܠܥܰܡܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܐܳܡܰܪ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܢܗܰܝܡܢܽܘܢ
ܒ݁ܰܐܝܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܳܐܬ݂ܶܐ ܒ݁ܳܬ݂ܪܶܗ ܕ݁ܺܐܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ܂
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.Paul said to them: John baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, while he told them to believe in him who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus the Messiah
5 ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂
ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܫܡܰܥܘ ܥܡܰܕ݂ܘ ܒ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ ܕ݁ܡܳܪܰܢ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ܂
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.And when they heard these things, they were baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah
6 ܘܣܳܡ ܥܠܰܝܗܽܘܢ
ܐܺܝܕ݂ܳܐ ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܘܶܐܬ݂ܳܐ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܕ݁ܩܽܘܕ݂ܫܳܐ ܥܠܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܘܰܡܡܰܠܠܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܒ݁ܠܶܫܳܢ
ܠܶܫܳܢ ܘܡܶܬ݂ܢܰܒ݁ܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ܂
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.And Paul laid [his] hand on them; and the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in various tongues, and prophesied
7 ܗܳܘܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܐ݈ܢܳܫܳܐ
ܬ݁ܪܶܥܣܰܪ܂
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.And all the persons were twelve
8 ܘܥܰܠ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܠܰܟ݂ܢܽܘܫܬ݁ܳܐ ܘܰܡܡܰܠܶܠ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܥܺܝܢ
ܒ݁ܰܓ݂ܠܶܐ ܝܰܪܚܶܐ ܬ݁ܠܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܰܡܦ݁ܺܝܣ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܡܰܠܟ݁ܽܘܬ݂ܶܗ ܕ݁ܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ܂
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.And Paul entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly three months, persuading in regard to the kingdom of God
9 ܘܐ݈ܢܳܫܺܝܢ ܡܶܢܗܽܘܢ ܡܶܬ݂ܩܰܫܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܘܡܶܬ݂ܚܪܶܝܢ ܘܰܡܨܰܚܶܝܢ ܠܽܐܘܪܚܳܐ
ܕ݁ܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܩܕ݂ܳܡ ܟ݁ܶܢܫܳܐ ܕ݁ܥܰܡ݈ܡܶܐ ܗܳܝܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܐܰܪܚܶܩ ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܘܰܦ݂ܪܰܫ ܡܶܢܗܽܘܢ
ܠܬ݂ܰܠܡܺܝܕ݂ܶܐ ܘܟ݂ܽܠܝܽܘܡ ܡܡܰܠܶܠ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܥܰܡܗܽܘܢ ܒ݁ܶܐܣܟ݂ܳܘܠܺܐ ܕ݁ܓ݂ܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ
ܛܽܘܪܰܢܳܘܣ܂
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.And some of them were hardened, and disputatious, and reviled the way of God before the assembly of the people. Then Paul withdrew himself, and separated the disciples from them
.And he discoursed with them daily in the school of a man named Tyrannus
10 ܘܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܗܘܳܬ݂ ܫܢܺܝܢ ܬ݁ܰܪܬ݁ܶܝܢ ܥܕ݂ܰܡܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܫܡܰܥܘ ܡܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ
ܕ݁ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܥܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܒ݁ܰܐܣܺܝܰܐ ܝܺܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܶܐ ܘܰܐܪܡܳܝܶܐ܂
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.And this continued for two years, until all who resided in [Proconsular] Asia, both Jews and Gentiles, heard the word of the Lord
11 ܘܚܰܝܠܶܐ ܪܰܘܪܒ݂ܶܐ ܥܳܒ݂ܶܕ݂ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܒ݁ܺܐܝܕ݂ܶܗ ܕ݁ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ܂
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:And God wrought very great miracles by the hand of Paul
12 ܗܳܟ݂ܰܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܳܐܦ݂ ܡܶܢ ܢܰܚܬ݁ܶܐ ܕ݁ܥܰܠ ܓ݁ܽܘܫܡܶܗ ܣܽܘܕ݂ܳܪܶܐ ܐܰܘ ܪܽܘܩܥܶܐ
ܡܰܝܬ݁ܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܘܣܳܝܡܺܝܢ ܥܰܠ ܟ݁ܪܺܝܗܶܐ ܘܦ݂ܳܪܩܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܡܶܢܗܽܘܢ ܟ݁ܽܘܪܗܳܢܶܐ ܘܳܐܦ݂
ܫܺܐܕ݂ܶܐ ܢܳܦ݂ܩܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ܂
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.so that, from the clothes on his body, napkins and rags were carried and laid upon the sick, and the diseases left them, and demons also went out
13 ܨܒ݂ܰܘ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܐܳܦ݂ ܐ݈ܢܳܫܳܐ ܝܺܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܶܐ
ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܡܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܪܟ݁ܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܘܡܰܘܡܶܝܢ ܥܰܠ ܫܺܐܕ݂ܶܐ ܕ݁ܢܰܘܡܽܘܢ ܒ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ ܕ݁ܡܳܪܰܢ
ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܥܰܠ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܺܐܝܬ݂ ܗ݈ܘܰܝ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܪܽܘܚܶܐ ܛܰܢܦ݂ܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܐܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ
ܡܰܘܡܶܝܢܰܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܒ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ ܕ݁ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܐܰܝܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܡܰܟ݂ܪܶܙ ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ܂
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:And moreover certain Jews, who went: about exorcising demons, were disposed to exorcise in the name of our Lord Jesus over those who had unclean spirits, by saying
.We adjure you, in the name of that Jesus whom Paul announceth
14 ܐܺܝܬ݂
ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܫܰܒ݂ܥܳܐ ܒ݁ܢܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܕ݁ܓ݂ܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ ܚܰܕ݂ ܝܺܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܳܐ ܪܰܒ݁ ܟ݁ܳܗܢܶܐ ܕ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ
ܗܘܳܐ ܣܩܶܘܰܐ ܕ݁ܥܳܒ݂ܕ݁ܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ܂
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.And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, who did this
15 ܘܰܥܢܳܐ ܫܺܐܕ݂ܳܐ ܗܰܘ ܒ݁ܺܝܫܳܐ
ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܠܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܶܫܬ݁ܰܘܕ݁ܰܥ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܘܰܠܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܝܳܕ݂ܰܥ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ
ܡܰܢ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ܂
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?And the evil demon answered and said to them: Jesus I well know, and Paul I know, but as for you, who are ye
16 ܘܰܫܘܰܪ ܥܠܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ ܗܰܘ ܕ݁ܺܐܝܬ݂ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܒ݁ܶܗ
ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܒ݁ܺܝܫܬ݁ܳܐ ܘܶܐܬ݂ܚܰܝܰܠ ܥܠܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܘܫܰܦ݁ܶܠ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂ ܫܠܺܝܚܺܝܢ ܘܰܦ݂ܥܺܝܥܺܝܢ
ܥܪܰܩܘ ܡܶܢ ܒ݁ܰܝܬ݁ܳܐ ܗܰܘ܂
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.And the man in whom was the evil demon leaped upon them, and overpowered them, and threw them down: and they fled out of the house denuded and bruised
17 ܘܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܐܶܬ݂ܝܰܕ݂ܥܰܬ݂ ܗ݈ܘܳܬ݂ ܠܟ݂ܽܠܗܽܘܢ
ܝܺܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܶܐ ܘܰܐܪܡܳܝܶܐ ܕ݁ܥܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܒ݁ܶܐܦ݂ܶܣܳܘܣ ܘܢܶܦ݂ܠܰܬ݂ ܕ݁ܶܚܠܬ݂ܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܽܘܢ
ܘܡܶܬ݂ܪܰܡܪܰܡ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܫܡܶܗ ܕ݁ܡܳܪܰܢ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ܂
.And this became known to all the Jews and Gentiles, who resided at Ephesus. And fear fell on them all, and the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah was exalted
18 ܘܣܰܓ݁ܺܝܶܐܐ ܡܶܢ
ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܗܰܝܡܶܢܘ ܐܳܬ݂ܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܘܡܶܫܬ݁ܰܥܶܝܢ ܣܰܟ݂ܠܘܳܬ݂ܗܽܘܢ ܘܡܰܘܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܒ݁ܡܶܕ݁ܶܡ
ܕ݁ܥܳܒ݂ܕ݁ܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ܂
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.And many of them that believed, came and narrated their faults, and confessed what they had done
19 ܣܰܓ݁ܺܝܶܐܐ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܐܳܦ݂ ܚܰܪܳܫܶܐ ܟ݁ܰܢܶܫܘ
ܟ݁ܬ݂ܳܒ݂ܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܘܰܐܝܬ݁ܺܝܘ ܐܰܘܩܶܕ݂ܘ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܩܕ݂ܳܡ ܟ݁ܽܠܢܳܫ ܘܰܚܫܰܒ݂ܘ ܕ݁ܡܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܘܰܣܠܶܩ
ܟ݁ܶܣܦ݁ܳܐ ܪܶܒ݁ܘܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܚܰܡܶܫ܂
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:And also many magicians collected their books, and brought and burned them before every body
.and they computed the cost of them, and it amounted to fifty thousand [pieces] of silver
20 ܘܗܳܟ݂ܰܢܳܐ ܒ݁ܚܰܝܠܳܐ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ ܬ݁ܳܩܦ݁ܳܐ
ܗ݈ܘܳܬ݂ ܘܣܳܓ݂ܝܳܐ ܗܰܝܡܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܶܗ ܕ݁ܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ܂
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.And thus with great power was the faith of God strengthened and increased
21 ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܐܶܫܬ݁ܰܠܰܡ
ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܣܳܡ ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܒ݁ܪܶܥܝܳܢܶܗ ܕ݁ܢܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܪܶܟ݂ ܒ݁ܟ݂ܽܠܳܗ ܡܰܩܶܕ݂ܳܘܢܺܝܰܐ ܘܒ݂ܰܐܟ݂ܰܐܺܝܰܐ
ܘܢܺܐܙܰܠ ܠܽܐܘܪܺܫܠܶܡ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܕ݁ܡܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܐܙܶܠ݈ܬ݂ ܠܬ݂ܰܡܳܢ ܘܳܠܶܐ ܠܺܝ ܕ݁ܳܐܦ݂ ܪܽܗ݈ܘܡܺܝ
ܐܶܚܙܶܐ܂
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.And when these things had been accomplished, Paul purposed in his mind, to make the circuit of all Macedonia and Achaia, and [then] go to Jerusalem
.And he said: After I have gone thither, I must also see Rome
22 ܘܫܰܕ݁ܰܪ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܬ݁ܪܶܝܢ ܐ݈ܢܳܫܺܝܢ ܡܶܢ ܗܳܢܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܰܡܫܰܡܫܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ
ܠܶܗ ܠܡܰܩܶܕ݂ܳܘܢܺܝܰܐ ܠܛܺܝܡܳܬ݂ܶܐܳܘܣ ܘܠܶܐܪܰܣܛܳܘܣ ܗܽܘ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܩܰܘܺܝ ܙܰܒ݂ܢܳܐ ܒ݁ܰܐܣܺܝܰܐ܂
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And he sent two persons, of those that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia; but he himself remained for a time in Asia
23 ܗܘܳܐ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܒ݁ܗܰܘ ܙܰܒ݂ܢܳܐ ܫܓ݂ܽܘܫܝܳܐ ܣܰܓ݁ܺܝܳܐܐ ܥܰܠ ܐܽܘܪܚܶܗ
ܕ݁ܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ܂
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.And at that time there was great commotion respecting the way of God
24 ܐܺܝܬ݂ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܬ݁ܰܡܳܢ ܥܳܒ݂ܶܕ݂ ܣܺܐܡܳܐ ܚܰܕ݂ ܕ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ
ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܕ݁ܺܡܺܛܪܺܝܳܘܣ ܕ݁ܥܳܒ݂ܶܕ݂ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܢܰܘܣܶܐ ܕ݁ܣܺܐܡܳܐ ܠܰܐܪܛܶܡܺܝܣ ܘܡܰܘܬ݁ܰܪ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ
ܠܰܒ݂ܢܰܝ ܐܽܘܡܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܶܗ ܝܽܘܬ݂ܪܳܢܳܐ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ܂
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.For a certain silversmith was there, named Demetrius, who made silver shrines for Diana, and afforded great profits to the artisans of his trade
25 ܗܳܢܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܢܶܫ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܠܰܒ݂ܢܰܝ
ܐܽܘܡܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܶܗ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܘܠܰܐܝܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܦ݂ܳܠܚܺܝܢ ܥܰܡܗܽܘܢ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܪܶܐ
ܝܳܕ݂ܥܺܝܢ ܐܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܶܐܓ݂ܽܘܪܬ݁ܰܢ ܟ݁ܽܠܳܗ ܡܶܢ ܗܳܢܳܐ ܗ݈ܝ ܦ݁ܽܘܠܚܳܢܳܐ܂
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.He assembled all the artisans of his trade, and those who labored with them, and said to them: Gentlemen, ye know that our gains are all from this manufacture
26 ܘܳܐܦ݂ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܫܳܡܥܺܝܢ ܐܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܘܚܳܙܶܝܢ ܐܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܠܳܐ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ
ܒ݁ܰܠܚܽܘܕ݂ ܠܰܒ݂ܢܰܝ ܐܶܦ݂ܶܣܳܘܣ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܐܳܦ݂ ܠܣܽܘܓ݂ܳܐܐ ܕ݁ܟ݂ܽܠܳܗ ܐܰܣܺܝܰܐ ܐܰܦ݁ܺܝܣ ܗܳܢܳܐ
ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܘܰܐܗܦ݁ܶܟ݂ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܐܳܡܰܪ ܕ݁ܠܰܘ ܐܰܠܳܗܶܐ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܗܳܢܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܺܐܝܕ݂ܰܝ
ܒ݁ܢܰܝܢܳܫܳܐ ܡܶܬ݂ܥܰܒ݂ܕ݁ܺܝܢ܂
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,And ye also know and see, that not only the citizens of Ephesus, but also the mass of all Asia
.this Paul hath persuaded and enticed away, by saying, that those are not gods, which are made by the hands of men
27 ܘܠܰܘ ܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܨܒ݂ܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܒ݁ܰܠܚܽܘܕ݂
ܡܶܬ݂ܦ݁ܰܪܣܝܳܐ ܘܒ݂ܳܛܠܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܐܳܦ݂ ܗܽܘ ܗܰܝܟ݁ܠܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܐܪܛܶܡܺܝܣ ܐܰܠܳܗܬ݁ܳܐ ܪܰܒ݁ܬ݂ܳܐ
ܡܶܬ݂ܚܫܶܒ݂ ܠܶܗ ܐܰܝܟ݂ ܠܳܐ ܡܶܕ݁ܶܡ ܘܳܐܦ݂ ܗܺܝ ܐܰܠܳܗܬ݁ܳܐ ܕ݁ܟ݂ܽܠܳܗ ܐܰܣܺܝܰܐ ܘܟ݂ܽܠܗܽܘܢ
ܥܰܡ݈ܡܶܐ ܣܳܓ݂ܕ݁ܺܝܢ ܠܳܗ ܡܶܬ݁ܫܺܝܛܳܐ܂
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;And not only is this occupation slandered and impeded, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana is accounted as nothing
.and likewise the goddess herself of all Asia, and whom all nations worship, is contemned
28 ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂ ܫܡܰܥܘ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܐܶܬ݂ܡܠܺܝܘ
ܚܶܡܬ݁ܳܐ ܘܩܳܥܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ ܗ݈ܝ ܐܰܪܛܶܡܺܝܣ ܕ݁ܶܐܦ݂ܶܣܳܝܶܐ܂
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And when they heard these things they were filled with wrath; and they cried out, and said: Great is Diana of the Ephesians
29 ܘܶܐܫܬ݁ܰܓ݂ܫܰܬ݂ ܟ݁ܽܠܳܗ ܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ ܘܰܪܗܶܛܘ ܐܰܟ݂ܚܕ݂ܳܐ ܘܶܐܙܰܠܘ
ܠܬ݂ܶܐܰܛܪܳܘܢ ܘܰܚܛܰܦ݂ܘ ܐܰܘܒ݁ܶܠܘ ܥܰܡܗܽܘܢ ܠܓ݂ܰܐܺܝܳܘܣ ܘܠܰܐܪܺܣܛܰܪܟ݂ܳܘܣ ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܪܶܐ
ܡܰܩܶܕ݂ܳܘܢܳܝܶܐ ܒ݁ܢܰܝ ܠܘܺܝܬ݂ܶܗ ܕ݁ܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ܂
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,And the whole city was in commotion; and they ran together, and entered the theatre. And they caught, and bore along with them
.Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, and associates of Paul
30 ܘܦ݁ܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܨܳܒ݂ܶܐ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ
ܕ݁ܢܶܥܽܘܠ ܠܬ݂ܶܐܰܛܪܳܘܢ ܘܰܟ݂ܠܰܐܘܽܗ݈ܝ ܬ݁ܰܠܡܺܝܕ݂ܶܐ܂
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.And Paul was disposed to go into the theatre: but the disciples restrained him
31 ܘܳܐܦ݂ ܪܺܫܶܐ
ܕ݁ܰܐܣܺܝܰܐ ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕ݁ܪܳܚܡܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܫܰܕ݁ܰܪܘ ܒ݁ܥܰܘ ܡܶܢܶܗ ܕ݁ܠܳܐ ܢܶܬ݁ܶܠ ܢܰܦ݂ܫܶܗ
ܕ݁ܢܶܥܽܘܠ ܠܬ݂ܶܐܰܛܪܳܘܢ܂
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.And likewise the chiefs of Asia, because they were his friends, sent and requested of him, that he would not expose himself by going into the theatre
32 ܟ݁ܶܢܫܶܐ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܺܐܝܬ݂ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܒ݁ܬ݂ܶܐܰܛܪܳܘܢ ܛܳܒ݂
ܫܓ݂ܺܝܫܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܘܰܐ݈ܚܪܳܢܶܐ ܐ݈ܚܪܳܢܝܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܩܳܥܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܣܰܓ݁ܺܝܶܐܐ ܓ݁ܶܝܪ ܡܶܢܗܽܘܢ ܠܳܐ
ܝܳܕ݂ܥܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܡܶܛܽܠ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܐܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܢܰܫܘ܂
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:And the multitudes that were in the theatre were in great confusion, and cried, some one thing, and some another
.and many of them knew not for what cause they had come together
33 ܥܰܡܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܺܝܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܶܐ
ܕ݁ܺܐܝܬ݂ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܬ݁ܰܡܳܢ ܐܰܩܺܝܡܘ ܡܶܢܗܽܘܢ ܠܓ݂ܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ ܝܺܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ
ܐܰܠܶܟ݁ܣܰܢܕ݁ܪܳܘܣ ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂ ܩܳܡ ܐܰܢܺܝܦ݂ ܐܺܝܕ݂ܶܗ ܘܨܳܒ݂ܶܐ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܕ݁ܢܶܦ݁ܽܘܩ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ
ܠܥܰܡܳܐ܂
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.And the Jewish people who were there, brought forward one of their men, a Jew, named Alexander
.And he, rising up, waved his hand, and wished to make a defence before the people
34 ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂ ܝܺܕ݂ܰܥܘ ܕ݁ܺܝܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܳܐ ܗ݈ܘ ܩܥܰܘ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܒ݁ܚܰܕ݂ ܩܳܠܳܐ
ܐܰܝܟ݂ ܫܳܥܺܝܢ ܬ݁ܰܪܬ݁ܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ ܗ݈ܝ ܐܰܪܛܶܡܺܝܣ ܕ݁ܶܐܦ݂ܶܣܳܝܶܐ܂
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.But they knowing him to be a Jew, all cried out with one voice, about two hours: Great is Diana of the Ephesians
35 ܘܫܰܠܺܝ
ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܪܺܫܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܐܳܡܰܪ ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܪܶܐ ܐܶܦ݂ܶܣܳܝܶܐ ܡܰܢܽܘ ܓ݁ܶܝܪ ܡܶܢ
ܒ݁ܢܰܝܢܳܫܳܐ ܕ݁ܠܳܐ ܝܳܕ݂ܰܥ ܠܰܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܐܦ݂ܶܣܳܝܶܐ ܕ݁ܟ݂ܽܘܡܪܬ݂ܳܐ ܗ݈ܝ ܕ݁ܰܐܪܛܶܡܺܝܣ
ܪܰܒ݁ܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܰܠܨܰܠܡܳܗ ܕ݁ܡܶܢ ܫܡܰܝܳܐ ܢܚܶܬ݂܂
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,But the chief of the city tranquillized them, by saying: Men of Ephesus, What person is there, among men
.who doth not know the city of the Ephesians to be devoted to the worship of the great Diana, and of her image that descended from heaven
36 ܡܶܛܽܠ ܗܳܟ݂ܺܝܠ ܕ݁ܠܽܘܩܒ݂ܰܠ
ܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܐ݈ܢܳܫ ܠܳܐ ܡܶܫܟ݁ܰܚ ܠܡܺܐܡܰܪ ܘܳܠܶܐ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܶܗܘܽܘܢ ܫܠܶܝܢ ܘܠܳܐ ܬ݁ܶܥܒ݁ܕ݂ܽܘܢ
ܡܶܕ݁ܶܡ ܒ݁ܣܽܘܪܗܳܒ݂ܳܐ܂
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.Since therefore no one can gainsay this, ye ought to be tranquil, and to do nothing with precipitancy
37 ܐܰܝܬ݁ܺܝܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܓ݁ܶܝܪ ܠܓ݂ܰܒ݂ܪܶܐ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܠܳܐ
ܗܰܝܟ݁ܠܶܐ ܚܰܠܶܨܘ ܘܠܳܐ ܨܰܚܺܝܘ ܠܰܐܠܳܗܬ݁ܰܢ܂
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.For ye have brought forward these men, when they have robbed no temples, and have not reviled our goddess
38 ܐܶܢ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܗܳܢܳܐ
ܕ݁ܺܡܺܛܪܺܝܳܘܣ ܘܰܒ݂ܢܰܝ ܐܽܘܡܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܶܗ ܐܺܝܬ݂ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܺܝܢܳܐ ܥܰܡ ܐ݈ܢܳܫ ܗܳܐ
ܐܰܢܬ݂ܽܘܦ݁ܰܛܳܘܣ ܒ݁ܰܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ ܐܽܘܡܳܢܶܐ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܢܶܩܪܒ݂ܽܘܢ ܘܰܢܕ݂ܽܘܢܽܘܢ ܚܰܕ݂ ܥܰܡ
ܚܰܕ݂܂
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,But if Demetrius and the men of his trade have a controversy with any one, lo, there is a proconsul in the city, they are men of dexterity
.let them approach and litigate with one another
39 ܘܶܐܢ ܗܽܘ ܕ݁ܡܶܕ݁ܶܡ ܐ݈ܚܪܺܝܢ ܒ݁ܳܥܶܝܢ ܐܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܒ݁ܕ݂ܽܘܟ݁ܬ݂ܳܐ
ܕ݁ܺܝܗܺܝܒ݂ܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܠܰܟ݂ܢܽܘܫܝܳܐ ܡܶܫܬ݁ܪܶܐ܂
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.Or if you desire any other thing, it may be determined in the place assigned by law for an assembly
40 ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕ݁ܳܐܦ݂ ܗܳܫܳܐ
ܒ݁ܩܽܢܕ݂ܺܝܢܳܘܣ ܩܳܝܡܺܝܢܰܢ ܕ݁ܢܶܬ݂ܪܫܶܐ ܐܰܝܟ݂ ܫܳܓ݂ܽܘܫܶܐ ܕ݁ܠܳܐ ܡܶܫܟ݁ܚܺܝܢܰܢ ܕ݁ܢܶܦ݁ܽܘܩ
ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܟ݁ܶܢܫܳܐ ܕ݁ܝܰܘܡܳܐ ܗܳܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܐܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܢܰܫܢ ܒ݁ܰܛܳܠܳܐܝܺܬ݂ ܘܶܐܫܬ݁ܓ݂ܶܫܢ ܕ݁ܠܳܐ
ܥܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ܂
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,Because too we are now in danger of being accused as seditious, since we cannot give a reason for the meeting of this day
.because we have assembled needlessly, and been tumultuous without a cause
41 ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܐܶܡܰܪ ܫܪܳܐ ܠܟ݂ܶܢܫܳܐ܂
܀܀
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.And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly
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