Paul and Barnabas Preach in Iconium
1At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue as usual. They spoke there with great power. Large numbers of Jews and Greeks became believers. 2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up some of the Gentiles who were there. They turned them against the two men and the new believers. 3So Paul and Barnabas spent a lot of time there. They spoke boldly for the Lord. He gave them the ability to do signs and wonders. In this way the Lord showed that they were telling the truth about his grace. 4The people of the city did not agree with one another. Some were on the side of the Jews. Others were on the side of the apostles. 5Jews and Gentiles alike planned to treat Paul and Barnabas badly. Their leaders agreed. They planned to kill them by throwing stones at them. 6But Paul and Barnabas found out about the plan. They escaped to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding area. 7There they continued to preach the good news.
Paul Preaches in Lystra
8In Lystra there sat a man who couldn’t walk. He hadn’t been able to use his feet since the day he was born. 9He listened as Paul spoke. Paul looked right at him. He saw that the man had faith to be healed. 10So he called out, “Stand up on your feet!” Then the man jumped up and began to walk.
11The crowd saw what Paul had done. They shouted in the Lycaonian language. “The gods have come down to us in human form!” they exclaimed. 12They called Barnabas Zeus. Paul was the main speaker. So they called him Hermes. 13Just outside the city was the temple of the god Zeus. The priest of Zeus brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates. He and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas.
14But the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about this. So they tore their clothes. They rushed out into the crowd. They shouted, 15“Friends, why are you doing this? We are only human, just like you. We are bringing you good news. Turn away from these worthless things. Turn to the living God. He is the one who made the heavens and the earth and the sea. He made everything in them. 16In the past, he let all nations go their own way. 17But he has given proof of what he is like. He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven. He gives you crops in their seasons. He provides you with plenty of food. He fills your hearts with joy.” 18Paul and Barnabas told them all these things. But they had trouble keeping the crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
19Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium. They won the crowd over to their side. They threw stones at Paul. They thought he was dead, so they dragged him out of the city. 20The believers gathered around Paul. Then he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.
Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch
21Paul and Barnabas preached the good news in the city of Derbe. They won large numbers of followers. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch. 22There they helped the believers gain strength. They told them to remain faithful to what they had been taught. “We must go through many hard times to enter God’s kingdom,” they said. 23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church. The elders had trusted in the Lord. Paul and Barnabas prayed and fasted. They placed the elders in the Lord’s care. 24After going through Pisidia, Paul and Barnabas came into Pamphylia. 25They preached the good news in Perga. Then they went down to Attalia.
26From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch. In Antioch they had been put in God’s care to preach the good news. They had now completed the work God had given them to do. 27When they arrived at Antioch, they gathered the church together. They reported all that God had done through them. They told how he had opened a way for the Gentiles to believe. 28And they stayed there a long time with the believers.
Ikoniom Asɛnka
1Paulo ne Barnaba duu Ikoniom no, wɔkɔɔ Yudafo asɔredan mu. Wɔkasa ma Yudafo ne amanamanmufo bebree bɛyɛɛ agyidifo. 2Nanso Yudafo a wɔpoo Awurade asɛm no hwanyan amanamanmufo no, san tuu wɔn aso tiaa anuanom no. 3Asomafo no tenaa hɔ kyɛe. Na Awurade nam tumi a ɔde maa wɔn ma wɔyɛɛ anwonwade ahorow no so kyerɛɛ sɛ nsɛm a wɔka fa nʼadom ho no yɛ nokware. 4Kurow no mu nnipa no mu kyɛɛ abien; fa kɔɔ Yudafo no afa na fa nso kɔɔ asomafo no afa. 5Amanamanmufo ne Yudafo no ne wɔn mpanyimfo yɛɛ adwene se wɔbɛyɛ wɔn ayayade asan asiw wɔn abo. 6Asomafo no tee pɔw a wɔbɔ faa wɔn ho no, woguan kɔɔ Listra ne Derbe a ɛwɔ Likaoniaman mu ne nkuraa a atwa ho ahyia no nyinaa ase. 7Wɔkaa Asɛmpa no wɔ hɔ.
Obubuafo Bi Ayaresa
8Bere a Paulo ne Barnaba wɔ Listra no wohuu ɔbarima bi a na ɔyɛ obubuafo fi nʼawo mu. 9Paulo rekasa no, obubuafo no tiee no maa Paulo huu sɛ ɔwɔ gyidi a ɛbɛma watumi agyina so asa no yare. Enti Paulo hwɛɛ obubuafo no 10teɛɛ mu se, “Sɔre gyina hɔ!” Amono mu, obubuafo yi huruw gyinae, fii ase nantewee.
11Nnipa no huu nea Paulo ayɛ no, wofii ase teɛteɛɛ mu wɔ Likaonia kasa mu se, “Anyame ayeyɛ wɔn ho sɛ nnipa aba yɛn nkyɛn.” 12Eyi nti wɔfrɛɛ Barnaba Seus na wɔfrɛɛ Paulo nso Hermes,14.12 Na Seus yɛ Listra abosom mu panyin a ɛhɔ na na nʼabosonnan wɔ. Wɔn a na wɔbɛbɔ afɔre ma Seus no yɛɛ wɔn adwene sɛ wɔde ayɛyɛde bɛma Paulo ne Barnaba mmom. Nea enti a wɔfaa Barnaba sɛ Seus ne sɛ na ɔwɔ anuonyam. Wɔfaa Paulo sɛ onyame Hermes, efisɛ na ɔyɛ ɔkyeame (28.6). efisɛ ɔno na na ɔka asɛm no. 13Seus a na nʼasɔredan wɔ kurotia no sɔfo de nantwi ne nhwiren baa kurow no pon ano, pɛɛ sɛ wɔbɔ afɔre ma asomafo no.
14Bere a Barnaba ne Paulo tee afɔre a nnipa no pɛ sɛ wɔbɔ no, wɔde abufuw sunsuanee wɔn ntade mu, tuu mmirika kɔɔ nnipakuw no mu teɛteɛɛ mu se, 15“Dɛn na mopɛ sɛ moyɛ yi? Yɛyɛ nnipa te sɛ mo! Yɛaba sɛ yɛrebɛka asɛmpa no akyerɛ mo, ama moagyae saa nneɛma hunu yi yɛ, na mode mo ho ama Onyankopɔn a ɔbɔɔ ɔsoro, asase, ɛpo ne biribiara a ɛwɔ mu no. 16Bere bi a atwa mu no, ɔmaa nnipa nyinaa kwan ma wɔyɛɛ nea wɔpɛ. 17Nanso Onyankopɔn nam nneɛma pa a ɔyɛ so di nʼankasa ho adanse. Mmere a ɛsɛ mu no, ɔma osu tɔ ma nnɔbae ba; ɔma mo aduan di ma munya ahotɔ.” 18Nanso saa kasa yi nyinaa akyi no, pɛ ara na nnipa no pɛɛ sɛ wɔbɔ afɔre ma wɔn.
19Yudafo bi fi Antiokia a ɛwɔ Pisidia ne Ikoniom tuu nnipa no aso maa wosiw Paulo abo, twee no fii kurow no mu a na wosusuw sɛ wawu. 20Nanso bere a agyidifo no betwaa ne ho hyiae no, ɔsɔre san kɔɔ kurow no mu. Ade kyee no ɔne Barnaba fii hɔ kɔɔ Derbe.
Paulo Ne Barnaba San Ba Antiokia
21Paulo ne Barnaba kaa asɛmpa no wɔ Derbe ma nnipa pii gye dii. Wofi hɔ no, wɔsan kɔɔ Listra, Ikoniom ne Antiokia a ɛwɔ Pisidia. 22Wɔhyɛɛ agyidifo no nkuran sɛ wɔntena ase gyidi mu. Wɔka kyerɛɛ agyidifo yi se, “Ansa na yebetumi akɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni mu no, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛfa ɔhaw ahorow pii mu.” 23Asafo biara a wɔkɔɔ mu no, wosisii mpanyimfo maa wɔn; na wɔnam mpaebɔ ne mmuadadi so de mpanyimfo no hyɛɛ Awurade a wɔde wɔn ho ato no so no nsa. 24Wofi Pisidia no wɔbaa Pamfilia. 25Wɔkaa asɛmpa no wɔ Perge na wofi hɔ baa Atalia.
26Wofi Atalia no, wɔsan baa Antiokia a ɛhɔ na bere a na wɔrebefi saa adwuma a wɔawie yi ase no, wɔde wɔn hyɛɛ Awurade nsa no. 27Bere a woduu Antiokia no, wohyiaa asafo no mu nnipa nyinaa. Wɔkaa nneɛma a Onyankopɔn nam wɔn so ayɛ, ne sɛnea Onyankopɔn abue kwan ama amanamanmufo agye asɛm no adi no nyinaa kyerɛɛ wɔn. 28Paulo ne Barnaba tenaa gyidifo no nkyɛn kyɛe.
