Atti degli Apostoli 18

BIBBIA TINTORI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Dopo queste cose, partito da Atene, andò a Corinto.	1 After these things, having departed from Athens, he arrived at Corinth.
2 E avendovi trovato un certo giudeo chiamata Aquila, nativo del Ponto, venuto di fresco dall'Italia, e Priscilla la sua moglie (avendo Claudio ordinato che partissero da Rema tutti i Giudei), andò a stare con loro.	2 And upon finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had ordered all Jews to depart from Rome,) he met with them.
3 E perchè aveva lo stesso mestiere (facevano le tende), dimorava con essi e lavorava.	3 And because he was of the same trade, he lodged with them and was working. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)
4 Ed ogni sabato disputava nella sinagoga, interponendo il nome del Signore Gesù, e convinceva i Giudei e i Greci.	4 And he was arguing in the synagogue on every Sabbath, introducing the name of the Lord Jesus. And he was persuading Jews and Greeks.
5 Ma quando arrivarono dalla Macedonia Sila e Timoteo, Paolo si consacrò tutto quanto alla predicazione, testimoniando ai Giudei che Gesù era il Cristo.	5 And when Silas and Timothy had arrived from Macedonia, Paul stood firm in the Word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
6 Ma contraddicendolo con bestemmie i Giudei, egli scosse le sue vesti e disse loro: Il vostro sangue sul vostro capo: io non ci ho colpa, d'ora innanzi andrò ai gentili.	6 But since they were contradicting him and blaspheming, he shook out his garments and said to them: “Your blood is on your own heads. I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles.”
7 E uscito di li andò in casa di uno chiamato Tito Giusto, che onorava Dio, la cui casa era contigua alla sinagoga.	7 And moving from that place, he entered into the house of a certain man, named Titus the Just, a worshiper of God, whose house was adjoined to the synagogue.
8 E l'arcisinagogo Crispo con tutta la sua famiglia credette nel Signore; e molti dei Corinti, dopo averlo ascoltato, credevano ed erano battezzati.	8 Now Crispus, a leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, with his entire house. And many of the Corinthians, upon hearing, believed and were baptized.
9 E il Signore disse in una notte in visione a Paolo: non temere; ma parla, e non tacere;	9 Then the Lord said to Paul, through a vision in the night: “Do not be afraid. Instead, speak out and do not be silent.
10 chè io sono teco, e nessuno ardirà farti del male perchè io ho un gran popolo in questa città.	10 For I am with you. And no one will take hold of you, so as to do you harm. For many of the people in this city are with me.”
11 E vi si fermò un anno e sei mesi, insegnando loro la parola di Dio.	11 Then he settled there for a year and six months, teaching the Word of God among them.
12 Essendo poi proconsole d'Acaia Gallione, i Giudei tutti d'accordo si levarono contro Paolo e lo menarono al tribunale dicendo:	12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul. And they brought him to the tribunal,
13 Costui persuade la gente ad adorare Dio, in modo contrario alla legge.	13 saying, “He persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”
14 E, mentre Paolo cominciava ad aprire bocca, Gallione disse ai Giudei: Se veramente si trattasse di qualche ingiustizia, o di qualche azione malvagia, io, o Giudei, vi sosterrei come di ragione,	14 Then, when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: “If this were some matter of injustice, or a wicked deed, O noble Jews, I would support you, as is proper.
15 ma se son questioni di parole e di nomi, e intorno alla vostra legge, pensateci voi: io non voglio essere giudice in tali cose.	15 Yet if truly these are questions about a word and names and your law, you should see to it yourselves. I will not be the judge of such things.”
16 E li mandò via dal tribunale.	16 And he ordered them from the tribunal.
17 Ma quelli, preso tutti d'accordo Sostene, l'arcisinagogo, lo battevano davanti al tribunale e Gallione non se ne curava per niente.	17 But they, apprehending Sosthenes, a leader of the synagogue, beat him in front of the tribunal. And Gallio showed no concern for these things.
18 E Paolo fermatosi ancora paie?chi giorni, detto addio ai fratelli, navigò verso la Siria, e con lui Priscilla ed Aquila, dopo essersi tosato il capo in Cencrea; perchè aveva fatto un voto.	18 Yet truly, Paul, after he had remained for many more days, having said goodbye to the brothers, sailed into Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. Now he had shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had made a vow.
19 E arrivato ad Efeso, li lasciò. Ed egli, entrato nella sinagoga, disputava coi Giudei.	19 And he arrived at Ephesus, and he left them behind there. Yet truly, he himself, entering into the synagogue, was disputing with the Jews.
20 E pregandolo questi che si fermasse più a lungo con loro, non condiscese;	20 Then, although they were asking him to remain for a longer time, he would not agree.
21 ma licenziatosi col dire: Un'altra volta, a Dio piacendo, tornerò a voi, fe' vela da Efeso	21 Instead, saying goodbye and telling them, “I will return to you again, God willing,” he set out from Ephesus.
22 e sbarcato a Cesarea, si portò a salutare la chiesa, e poi andò ad Antiochia.	22 And after going down to Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem, and he greeted the Church there, and then he descended to Antioch.
23 E dopo essersi fermato lì alquanto, se ne partì scorrendo successivamente il paese della Galazia e della Frigia, confermando tutti i discepoli.	23 And having spent some length of time there, he set out, and he walked in order through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
24 Ma un certo giudeo, chiamato Apollo, oriundo di Alessandria, uomo eloquente e potente nelle Scritture, giunse ad Efeso.	24 Now a certain Jew named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man who was powerful with the Scriptures, arrived at Ephesus.
25 Questi aveva imparato la via del Signore, e fervoroso di spirito parlava ed insegnava con esattezza ciò che riguardava Gesù, pur conoscendo il solo battesimo di Giovanni.	25 He was learned in the Way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching the things that are of Jesus, but knowing only the baptism of John.
26 Or egli incominciò a parlare con franchezza nella sinagoga e Priscilla ed Aquila, avendolo ascoltato, lo presero seco e gli esposero più minutamente la via del Signore.	26 And so, he began to act faithfully in the synagogue. And when Priscilla and Aquila had heard him, they took him aside and expounded the Way of the Lord to him more thoroughly.
27 E siccome lui voleva recarsi in Acaia, i fratelli avendolo stimolato, scrissero ai discepoli di riceverlo. Ora egli, giunto là, fu di molto vantaggio per coloro i quali avevano creduto,	27 Then, since he wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers wrote an exhortation to the disciples, so that they might accept him. And when he had arrived, he held many discussions with those who had believed.
28 perchè con grande efficacia convinceva i Giudei, pubblicamente, mostrando colle Scritture che Gesù è il Cristo.	28 For he was vehemently and publicly reproving the Jews, by revealing through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.