La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
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23 Entonces hubo un alboroto no pequeño acerca del Camino.
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About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
24 Porque un platero llamado Demetrio, el cual hacía de plata templecillos de Diana, daba á los artífices no poca ganancia;
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A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there.
25 A los cuales, reunidos con los oficiales de semejante oficio, dijo: Varones, sabéis que de este oficio tenemos ganancia;
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He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.
26 Y veis y oís que este Pablo, no solamente en Efeso, sino á muchas gentes de casi toda el Asia, ha apartado con persuasión, diciendo, que no son dioses los que se hacen con las manos.
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And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.
27 Y no solamente hay peligro de que este negocio se nos vuelva en reproche, sino también que el templo de la gran diosa Diana sea estimado en nada, y comience á ser destruída su majestad, la cual honra toda el Asia y el mundo.
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There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”
28 Oídas estas cosas, llenáronse de ira, y dieron alarido diciendo: ¡Grande es Diana de los Efesios!
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When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29 Y la ciudad se llenó de confusión; y unánimes se arrojaron al teatro, arrebatando á Gayo y á Aristarco, Macedonios, compañeros de Pablo.
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Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together.
30 Y queriendo Pablo salir al pueblo, los discípulos no le dejaron.
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Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.
31 También algunos de los principales de Asia, que eran sus amigos, enviaron á él rogando que no se presentase en el teatro.
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Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
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