Then it happened that, as we were going out to prayer, a certain girl, having a spirit of divination, met with us. She was a source of great profit to her masters, through her divining.
Acts 19:24 - Catholic Public Domain Version For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith making silver shrines for Diana, was providing no small profit to craftsmen. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [the goddess] Artemis [Diana], brought no small income to his craftsmen. American Standard Version (1901) For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen; Common English Bible There was a silversmith named Demetrius. He made silver models of Artemis’ temple, and his business generated a lot of profit for the craftspeople. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver temples for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen; English Standard Version 2016 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. |
Then it happened that, as we were going out to prayer, a certain girl, having a spirit of divination, met with us. She was a source of great profit to her masters, through her divining.
But her masters, seeing that the hope of their profit went away, apprehended Paul and Silas, and they brought them to the rulers at the courthouse.
And calling them together, with those who were employed in the same way, he said: "Men, you know that our income is from this craft.
But if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a case against anyone, they can convene in the courts, and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another.