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Timoʻtiy Pavlus va Silas bilan birga ketadi
1 Pavlus bilan Silas Darba va Listra shaharlariga bordi. Listrada Isoning Timoʻtiy ismli shogirdi yashardi. Uning onasi imonga kelgan yahudiy boʻlib, otasi yunon edi. 2 Listra va Ikoniyadagi imonlilar Timoʻtiy toʻgʻrisida yaxshi gaplar aytishardi. 3 Pavlus Timoʻtiyni birga olib ketmoqchi boʻlib, oʻsha yerlarda yashaydigan yahudiylar sababli uni sunnat qildirdi . Chunki Timoʻtiyning otasi yunon ekanini hamma bilardi. 4 Ular shaharlar oralab oʻtganlarida, Quddusdagi havoriylar va oqsoqollar qaror qilgan qoidalarni imonlilarga yetkazib, bularga rioya qilinglar, deb aytishardi. 5 Shunday qilib, jamoatlar imonda mustahkam boʻlib, kundan–kunga son jihatdan koʻpayib boraverdi.
Troas shahrida Pavlusga kelgan vahiy
6 Pavlus va uning yoʻldoshlari Frigiya va Galatiya oʻlkasidan oʻtishdi, Muqaddas Ruh Asiya viloyatida Iso haqidagi xabarni vaʼz qilishni ularga taqiqlagandi. 7 Ular Misiyadan oʻtib, Bitiniya viloyatiga kirishga harakat qildilar. Ammo Muqaddas Ruh orqali Iso ularga ijozat bermadi. 8 Shunday qilib, ular qaytib, Misiya orqali Troasga ketdilar. 9 Tunda Pavlusga vahiy keldi: Makedoniyalik bir odam: “Makedoniyaga kelib, bizga yordam ber!” deb iltijo qilardi. 10 Pavlusga kelgan bu vahiydan keyin, biz tezda Makedoniyaga borishga hozirlik koʻrdik. Xudo bizni u yerning xalqiga Xushxabarni vaʼz qilishga chaqirdi, deb ishonch hosil qilgan edik.
Filippida Lidiya imonga keladi
11 Biz kemada Troas shahridan suzib ketib, toʻgʻri Samofrakiya oroliga yoʻl oldik, ertasi kuni Neapolis shahriga ketdik. 12 U yerdan esa Filippiga bordik. Bu Makedoniya viloyatining Birinchi tumanidagi shahar boʻlib, Rimga qarashli edi. Biz bir necha kun u yerda boʻldik. 13 Shabbat kuni biz shahardan daryo boʻyiga chiqdik. U yerda ibodat qiladigan joy bor, deb oʻylagan edik. Oʻsha yerda ayollar yigʻilgan ekan, biz ular bilan oʻtirib suhbatlashdik. 14 Bizni tinglab oʻtirganlar orasida Lidiya degan bir ayol ham bor edi. U Tiyatira shahridan boʻlib, safsar matolar sotardi. U xudojoʻy edi. Pavlusning aytganlarini jon dili bilan tinglasin deb, Egamiz Lidiyaning yuragini ochdi. 15 Lidiya bilan uning xonadon ahli suvga choʻmdirilganlaridan keyin, u bizga shunday taklif qildi: “Agar meni Rabbimiz Isoga sodiq imonli deb hisoblasangizlar, mening uyimga kelib, oʻsha yerda turinglar.” Lidiya bizni koʻndirdi.
Filippi shahridagi qamoqxonada
16 Bir kuni biz ibodat qiladigan joyga ketayotganimizda, oldimizga bir choʻri qiz keldi. Bu qizda folchilik ruhi boʻlib, u bashorat qilish orqali xoʻjayinlariga koʻp pul ishlab berar ekan. 17 U Pavlus bilan bizga ergashib, shunday deb baqirardi: “Manavi odamlar Xudoyi Taoloning qullari! Ular sizlarga najot topish yoʻlini eʼlon qiladilar.” 18 Oʻsha choʻri bir necha kun davomida shunday qilib yurdi. Oxiri, Pavlus bezor boʻlib, orqasiga oʻgirildi–da, yovuz ruhga dedi: “Senga Iso Masih nomidan buyuraman: bu qizning ichidan chiqib ket!” Oʻsha zahoti yovuz ruh qizning ichidan chiqib ketdi.
19 Qizning xoʻjayinlari pul ishlash imkoniyati qoʻldan ketganini anglab yetdilar. Ular Pavlus bilan Silasni ushlab, shahar maydoniga sudrab keldilar. 20 Ularni Rim amaldorlari huzuriga olib kelib:
— Bu odamlar shahrimizni algʻov–dalgʻov qilyaptilar! — dedilar. — Ular yahudiylardir, 21 biz sodiq Rim fuqarolarimiz, ular bizning qonunlarimizga zid boʻlgan odatlarni targʻib qilyaptilar. Biz ularning odatlarini qabul qila olmaymiz yoki amalda qoʻllay olmaymiz.
22 Olomon Pavlus bilan Silasga qarshi hujumga qoʻshildi.
Shunda Rim amaldorlari Pavlus bilan Silasning kiyimlarini yechdirib, askarlarga: “Bularni kaltaklanglar”, deb buyurdilar. 23 Ularni rosa kaltaklashgandan keyin, zindonga tashladilar. Rim amaldorlari zindonbonga: “Ularni yaxshilab qoʻriqla”, deb buyruq berdilar. 24 Zindonbon buyruqni olib, ikkovini ichki boʻlmaga tashladi va ularning oyoqlarini kundaga mahkamlab qoʻydi.
25 Yarim tunda Pavlus bilan Silas ibodat qilib, Xudoga hamdu sano aytayotgan edilar. Mahbuslar esa ularni tinglab oʻtirishardi. 26 Birdan shunday qattiq zilzila yuz berdiki, qamoqxonaning poydevori larzaga keldi, shu zahoti hamma eshiklar ochilib, mahbuslarning kishanlari yechilib ketdi. 27 Zindonbon uygʻonib, qamoqxona eshiklari ochiq ekanini koʻrdi. U, mahbuslar ozod boʻlib ketibdi, deb oʻylab, qilichini qinidan sugʻurib, oʻzini oʻldirmoqchi boʻldi. 28 Pavlus ovozi boricha: “Zinhor oʻzingga shikast yetkaza koʻrma, hammamiz shu yerdamiz!” deb baqirdi. 29 Zindonbon, chiroqlar yoqilsin, deb buyurdi va shoshilganicha ichkari kirdi–da, titrab–qaqshab, oʻzini Pavlus bilan Silasning oyoqlari ostiga tashladi. 30 Zindonbon ikkovini tashqariga olib chiqib: “Janoblar, najot topishim uchun nima qilishim kerak?” deb soʻradi.
31 — Rabbimiz Isoga ishon, shunda oʻzing va xonadon ahling najot topasizlar, — deb javob berishdi ular.
32 Pavlus bilan Silas Rabbimiz haqidagi xabarni zindonbonga va uning xonadon ahliga vaʼz qildilar. 33 Zindonbon tunda oʻsha zahotiyoq ikkovini bir chetga olib oʻtib, yaralarini yuvdi. Soʻng oʻzi va butun xonadon ahli suvga choʻmdirildi. 34 Zindonbon Pavlus bilan Silasni uyiga olib kelib, ularga dasturxon yozdi. U butun xonadoni bilan birga Xudoga imon keltirganidan sevindi.
35 Tong otgach, amaldorlar mirshablarni yuborib: “Anavi odamlar oʻz yoʻliga ketaversin”, dedilar. 36 Zindonbon bu xabarni Pavlusga yetkazdi. “Amaldorlar sizlarni ketaversin, deb xabar yuboribdi, hoziroq chiqinglar, eson–omon boringlar”, dedi. 37 Pavlus esa mirshablarga shunday dedi:
— Rim fuqarosi boʻlsak ham , bizni hukm qilmasdan xalqning koʻz oʻngida kaltakladilar, zindonga tashladilar. Nima uchun endi yashirincha bizni joʻnatib yubormoqchilar?! Bunaqasi ketmaydi! Oʻzlari kelib, bizni zindondan chiqarsinlar.
38 Mirshablar bu soʻzlarni amaldorlarga yetkazdilar. Ular Pavlus bilan Silasning Rim fuqarosi ekanini eshitib, qoʻrqib ketdilar. 39 Shunday qilib, amaldorlar borib, ulardan kechirim soʻrab, ularni zindondan olib chiqdilar. Soʻngra: “Shahardan ketsangizlar”, deb iltimos qildilar. 40 Pavlus bilan Silas zindondan chiqqanlaridan keyin, Lidiyaning uyiga bordilar. Ular u yerda imonlilar bilan uchrashib, ularga dalda berdilar. Shundan keyin ular Filippidan joʻnab ketdilar.
1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. 5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. 6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. 8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. 11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; 12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. 13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14 ¶ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us : whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us , saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there . And she constrained us.
16 ¶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 ¶ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, 20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. 22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them . 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 ¶ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. 35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. 39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. 40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
