1Postquam autem cessavit tumultus,Then, after the tumult ceased, Paul,vocatis Paulus discipulis, et exhortatus eos,calling the disciples to himself and exhorting them,valedixit,said farewell.et profectus est ut iret in Macedoniam.And he set out, so that he might go into Macedonia.
2Cum autem perambulasset partes illas,And when he had walked through those areaset exhortatus eos fuisset multo sermone,and had exhorted them with many sermons,venit ad Græciam:he went into Greece.
3ubi cum fecisset menses tres,After he had spent three months there,factæ sunt illi insidiæ a Judæis navigaturo in Syriam:treacheries were planned against him by the Jews, just as he was about to sail into Syria.habuitque consilium ut reverteretur per Macedoniam.And having been advised of this, he return through Macedonia.
4Comitatus est autem eum Sopater Pyrrhi Berœensis,Now those accompanying him were Sopater,Thessalonicensium vero Aristarchus,the son of Pyrrhus from Beroea;et Secundus,and also the Thessalonians,et Gajus Derbeus,Aristarchus and Secundus;et Timotheus:and Gaius of Derbe,Asiani vero Tychicusand Timothy;et Trophimus.and also Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.
5Hi cum præcessissent,These, after they had gone ahead,sustinuerunt nos Troade:waited for us at Troas.
6nos vero navigavimus post dies azymorum a Philippis,Yet truly, we sailed from Philippi, after the days of Unleavened Bread,et venimus ad eos Troadem in diebus quinque,and in five days we went to them at Troas,ubi demorati sumus diebus septem.where we stayed for seven days.
7Una autem sabbati cum convenissemus ad frangendum panem, Paulus disputabat cum eis profecturus in crastinum, protraxitque sermonem usque in mediam noctem.Then, on the first Sabbath, when we had assembled together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to set out the next day. But he prolonged his sermon into the middle of the night. The expression “first Sabbath” refers to Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the first Christian Sabbath. In the year in question, Easter Sunday was celebrated some 12 (5 + 7) days or more after “the days of Unleavened Bread”, which refers to Passover. It is unclear how Easter Sunday was calculated at that early time in the Church, but it did not always coincide with Passover.
8Erant autem lampades copiosæ in cœnaculo,Now there were plenty of lamps in the upper room,ubi eramus congregati.where we were gathered.
9Sedens autem quidam adolescens nomine Eutychus super fenestram,And a certain adolescent named Eutychus, sitting on the window sill,cum mergeretur somno gravi, disputante diu Paulo,was being weighed down by a heavy drowsiness (for Paul was preaching at length).ductus somno cecidit de tertio cœnaculo deorsum,Then, as he went to sleep, he fell from the third floor room downward.et sublatus est mortuus.And when he was lifted up, he was dead.
10Ad quem cum descendisset Paulus,When Paul had gone down to him,incubuit super eum: et complexus dixit:he laid himself over him and, embracing him,Nolite turbari,said, “Do not worry,anima enim ipsius in ipso est.for his soul is still within him.”
11Ascendens autem,And so, going up,frangensque panem,and breaking bread,et gustans,and eating,satisque allocutus usque in lucem,and having spoken well on until daylight,sic profectus est.he then set out.
12Adduxerunt autem puerum viventem,Now they had brought the boy in alive,et consolati sunt non minime.and they were more than a little consoled.
13Nos autem ascendentes navem,Then we climbed aboard the ship and sailed to Assos,navigavimus in Asson,where we were to take in Paul.inde suscepturi Paulum:For so he himself had decided,sic enim disposuerat ipse per terram iter facturus.since he was making the journey by land.
14Cum autem convenisset nos in Asson,And when he had joined us at Assos,assumpto eo,we took him in,venimus Mitylenen.and we went to Mitylene.
15Et inde navigantes,And sailing from there,sequenti die venimus contra Chium,on the following day, we arrived opposite Chios.et alia applicuimus Samum,And next we landed at Samos.et sequenti die venimus Miletum.And on the following day we went to Miletus.
16Proposuerat enim Paulus transnavigare Ephesum,For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus,ne qua mora illi fieret in Asia.so that he would not be delayed in Asia.Festinabat enim,For he was hurrying so that,si possibile sibi esset,if it were possible for him,ut diem Pentecostes faceret Jerosolymis.he might observe the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.
17A Mileto autem mittens Ephesum,Then, sending from Miletus to Ephesus,vocavit majores natu ecclesiæ.he called those greater by birth in the church.
18Qui cum venissent ad eum, et simul essent,And when they had come to him and were together,dixit eis:he said to them:Vos scitis a prima die qua ingressus sum in Asiam,“You know that from the first day when I entered into Asia,qualiter vobiscum per omne tempus fuerim,I have been with you, for the entire time, in this manner:
19serviens Domino cum omni humilitate,serving the Lord,et lacrimis,with all humilityet tentationibus,and despite the tearsquæ mihi acciderunt ex insidiis Judæorum:and trials which befell me from the treacheries of the Jews,
20quomodo nihil subtraxerim utilium,how I held back nothing that was of value,quominus annuntiarem vobis et docerem vos,how well I have preached to you,publice et per domos,and that I have taught you publicly and throughout the houses,
21testificans Judæis atque gentilibus in Deum pœnitentiam, et fidem in Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum.testifying both to Jews and to Gentiles about repentance in God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
22Et nunc ecce alligatus ego spiritu,And now, behold, being obliged in spirit,vado in Jerusalem:I am going to Jerusalem,quæ in ea ventura sint mihi, ignorans:not knowing what will happen to me there,
23nisi quod Spiritus Sanctus per omnes civitates mihi protestatur,except that the Holy Spirit, throughout every city, has cautioned me,dicens quoniam vincula et tribulationes Jerosolymis me manent.saying that chains and tribulations await me at Jerusalem.
24Sed nihil horum vereor:But I dread none of these things.nec facio animam meam pretiosiorem quam me,Neither do I consider my life to be more precious because it is my own,dummodo consummem cursum meum,provided that in some way I may complete my own course and that of the ministry of the Word,et ministerium verbi quod accepi a Domino Jesu,which I received from the Lord Jesus,testificari Evangelium gratiæ Dei.to testify to the Gospel of the grace of God.
25Et nunc ecce ego scio quia amplius non videbitis faciem meam vos omnes, per quos transivi prædicans regnum Dei.And now, behold, I know that you will no longer see my face, all of you among whom I have traveled, preaching the kingdom of God.
26Quapropter contestor vos hodierna die,For this reason, I call you as witnesses on this very day:quia mundus sum a sanguine omnium.that I am clean from the blood of all.
27Non enim subterfugi, quominus annuntiarem omne consilium Dei vobis.For I have not turned aside in the least from announcing every counsel of God to you.
28Attendite vobis,Take care of yourselveset universo gregi,and of the entire flock,in quo vos Spiritus Sanctus posuit episcopos regere ecclesiam Dei,over which the Holy Spirit has stationed you as Bishops to rule the Church of God,quam acquisivit sanguine suo.which he has purchased by his own blood.
29Ego scio quoniam intrabunt post discessionem meam lupi rapaces in vos,I know that after my departure ravenous wolves will enter among you,non parcentes gregi.not sparing the flock.
30Et ex vobisipsis exsurgent viri loquentes perversa,And from among yourselves, men will rise up,ut abducant discipulos post se.speaking perverse things in order to entice disciples after them.
31Propter quod vigilate,Because of this, be vigilant,memoria retinentes quoniam per triennium nocte et die non cessavi,retaining in memory that throughout three years I did not cease, night and day,cum lacrimis monens unumquemque vestrum.with tears, to admonish each and every one of you.
32Et nunc commendo vos Deo,And now,et verbo gratiæ ipsius,I commend you to God and to the Word of his grace.qui potens est ædificare,He has the power to build up,et dare hæreditatem in sanctificatis omnibus.and to give an inheritance to all who are sanctified.
33Argentum, et aurum, aut vestem nullius concupivi, sicutI have coveted neither silver and gold, nor apparel,
34ipsi scitis:as you yourselves know.quoniam ad ea quæ mihi opus erant,For that which was needed by meet his qui mecum sunt,and by those who are with me,ministraverunt manus istæ.these hands have provided.
35Omnia ostendi vobis,I have revealed all things to you,quoniam sic laborantes,because by laboring in this way,oportet suscipere infirmos ac meminisse verbi Domini Jesu:it is necessary to support the weakquoniam ipse dixit:and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus,Beatius est magis dare,how he said,quam accipere.‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
36Et cum hæc dixisset,And when he had said these things,positis genibus suis oravit cum omnibus illis.kneeling down, he prayed with all of them.
37Magnus autem fletus factus est omnium:Then a great weeping occurred among them all.et procumbentes super collum Pauli,And, falling upon the neck of Paul,osculabantur eum,they kissed him,
38dolentes maxime in verbo quod dixerat,being grieved most of all over the word which he had said,quoniam amplius faciem ejus non essent visuri.that they would never see his face again.Et deducebant eum ad navem.And they brought him to the ship.