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Paul Stay Inside Efesus
1 Apollos stay inside Corint. Paul go da back road, an come Efesus. He find some guys dat trus God ova dea. 2 He tell um, “You guys wen get da Good An Spesho Spirit fo take charge a you wen you wen trus God, o wat?”
Dey tell, “Us neva even hear bout da Good An Spesho Spirit befo dis.”
3 Paul tell, “Wat kine baptism you guys get?”
Dey tell, “Da kine baptism John Da Baptiza Guy wen make.”
4 ✡Paul tell, “Wat John Da Baptiza Guy do, he baptize da peopo dat come sorry fo all da bad kine stuff dey wen do, an no do um no moa. He tell dem fo trus da Guy dat goin come bumbye. Dass Jesus.” 5 Wen da Efesus guys hear dat, dey get baptize fo show dey trus Da One In Charge, az Jesus. 6 Wen Paul put his hands on top dem, da Good An Spesho Spirit take charge a dem. So den dey talk diffren kine languages, an tell wat God tell. 7 Had bout twelve guys ova dea dat do dat.
8 Paul go inside da Jew church. Fo three month he not sked fo tell da Good Stuff Bout Jesus. He teach um real good bout how fo get God fo dea king, fo dem trus him. 9 But some a da Jew church guys come all hard head. Dey no trus da Good Stuff from God, an dey talk bad in front plenny peopo bout da message bout Jesus. So den Paul go way from dem. He take da guys dat stay learn bout Jesus wit him, an dey talk togedda ery day inside da big classroom at Hale O Tyrannus. 10 Dey do dat fo two year, an all da Jew guys an da peopo inside West Asia dat talk Greek hear wat Jesus, Da One In Charge, tell.
Skeva Boys
11 God help Paul do real awesome stuff wit powa. 12 Dey take handkerchiefs an aprons dat he wen touch, an bring um by da sick peopo, an dey come good. An da bad kine spirits no bodda da peopo no moa. 13 Had some Jew guys dat go all ova an make da bad kine spirits fo no bodda da peopo no moa. Dey try fo use da name a Da One In Charge, Jesus, fo make da bad kine spirits let da peopo go. Dey tell, “Wit Jesus powa, da guy Paul talk bout, I tell you bad kine spirits fo no bodda dis guy no moa.” 14 Had one a da Jew Main Pries guys name Skeva dat get seven boys. Dey make lidat. 15 But da bad kine spirit tell, “I know who Jesus, an I know who Paul, but who you guys?” 16 Den da guy dat get da bad kine spirit jump um an hold um down. Den he bus um all up. So dey all run outside da house naked an all bleeding. 17 Da Jew guys an da Greek peopo dat stay inside Efesus hear bout dat, an dey all come real sked. An dey get mo plenny respeck fo Da One In Charge, Jesus. 18 Plenny peopo dat trus Da One In Charge now, come fo tell erybody all da bad kine stuff dey wen do. 19 Befo time, plenny a dem guys do kahuna kine stuff. So dey come an pile up all dea kahuna kine books, an burn um in front erybody. Wen dey figga how much da books wen cost, cost um fifty tousan piece silva. 20 Dass how plenny peopo hear wat Da One In Charge tell, an trus him, an do wat he tell um fo do.
Da Big Beef Inside Efesus
21 Afta all dat happen, Paul tink fo go Jerusalem, an go thru Macedonia an Akaia. He tell, “Afta I go ova dea, den I gotta go Rome too.” 22 He sen two a his helpa guys Macedonia side, Timoty an Erastus. But he stay West Asia side short time moa.
23 Dat time some guys make big trouble bout da message bout Jesus. 24 Had one guy Demetrius dat make stuff from silva. He make silva tings dat look jalike da temple fo da idol kine wahine god Artemis. Da guys dat work fo him make plenny money. 25 He tell um all fo come, an da worka guys dat make odda stuff fo dem come too. He tell, “Eh, you guys, you know us guys get plenny money cuz a all da stuff we make. 26 An you guys see an hear dat dis guy Paul make plenny peopo trus dis odda stuff. He turn away plenny peopo hea inside Efesus, an all ova West Asia. He tell dat da idol kine gods da peopo make, not gods fo real. 27 Cuz a dat, da peopo goin talk bad bout da stuff us guys make, an mo worse, dey goin figga da temple fo da big wahine god Artemis no good. She stay awesome, an da peopo all ova West Asia an da world go down an pray to her. But dese guys, bumbye dey goin wipe her out!”
28 Wen da peopo hear dat, dey come plenny huhu, an start fo yell, “Artemis from Efesus! Her Da Bestes!” 29 Right den an dea, all da peopo inside Efesus come all mix up an make big noise. Da peopo grab Gaius an Aristarkus, two guys from Macedonia dat travel wit Paul, an dey all rush togedda inside da stadium. 30 Paul wen like go in front da peopo, but da Jesus guys neva let him. 31 Even some a da leada guys fo West Asia, dey Paul frenz, an dey sen him one letta dat tell, “No go inside da stadium!” 32 Erybody stay all mix up. Some guys yell one ting, an odda guys anodda ting. Plenny peopo neva know how come dey go ova dea. 33 Da Jew guys push one guy Alexander in front da peopo, an some a da peopo yell at him wat fo do. He wave his arms fo tell dem fo no make noise fo him talk. 34 But wen da peopo find out dat he one Jew guy, dey all yell togedda fo two hours, “Artemis from Efesus get plenny powa!”
35 Den da town secretary fo Efesus make da peopo shut dea mout, an tell, “You peopo from Efesus! Erybody know dat Efesus town take kea a da temple fo da importan wahine god Artemis, an her idol dat drop down hea from da sky, aah? 36 Nobody goin tell dass not true! Dass why you guys betta shut yoa mouts an no do notting stupid. 37 You guys bring dese guys ova hea, an dey neva steal notting from da temple, an dey neva talk bad bout oua wahine god. 38 So den, if Demetrius an his worka guys get someting fo tell agains somebody, dey can go in front da judge an da govnas. Dey can squawk agains um ova dea. 39 If you get mo tings you like fo tell agains dem, you gotta go court jalike da rules tell you fo do. 40 Cuz if we no do wat da rules tell, da Rome army guys goin put us in jail fo make dis big beef, cuz we no can tell um az good we make lidis.” 41 Wen he pau tell dat, den he tell erybody fo go home.
✡ 19:4 19:4: Matt 3:11; Mark 1:4, 7-8; Luke 3:4, 16; John 1:26-27