Apostelenes gerninger 17
1 Men de rejste igennem Amfipolis og Apollonia og kom til Thessalonika, hvor Jøderne havde en Synagoge.
And having passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where the synagogue of the Jews was,
2 Og efter sin Sædvane gik Paulus ind til dem, og paa tre Sabbater samtalte han med dem ud fra Skrifterne,
and according to the custom of Paul, he went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,
3 idet han udlagde og forklarede, at Kristus maatte lide og opstaa fra de døde, og han sagde: „Denne Jesus, som jeg forkynder eder, han er Kristus.‟
opening and alleging that it was necessary [for] the Christ to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that “this is the Christ—Jesus whom I proclaim to you.”
4 Og nogle af dem bleve overbeviste og sluttede sig til Paulus og Silas, og tillige en stor Mængde af de gudfrygtige Grækere og ikke faa af de fornemste Kvinder.
And certain of them believed, and attached themselves to Paul and to Silas, also a great multitude of the worshiping Greeks, also not a few of the principal women.
5 Men Jøderne bleve nidkære og toge med sig nogle slette Mennesker af Lediggængerne paa Torvet, rejste et Opløb og oprørte Byen; og de stormede Jasons Hus og søgte efter dem for at føre dem ud til Folket.
And the Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to themselves certain evil men of the agitators, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having also assailed the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring [them] to the populace,
6 Men da de ikke fandt dem, trak de Jason og nogle Brødre for Byens Øvrighed og raabte: „Disse, som have bragt hele Verden i Oprør, ere ogsaa komne hid;
and having not found them, they drew Jason and certain brothers to the city rulers, calling aloud, “These, having put the world in commotion, are also present here,
7 dem har Jason taget ind til sig; og alle disse handle imod Kejserens Befalinger og sige, at en anden er Konge, nemlig Jesus.‟
whom Jason has received; and all these do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king—Jesus.”
8 Og de satte Skræk i Mængden og Byens Øvrighed, som hørte det.
And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,
9 Og denne lod Jason og de andre stille Borgen og løslod dem.
and having taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
10 Men Brødrene sendte straks om Natten baade Paulus og Silas bort til Berøa; og da de vare komne dertil, gik de ind i Jødernes Synagoge.
And the brothers immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went into the synagogue of the Jews;
11 Men disse vare mere velsindede end de i Thessalonika, de modtoge Ordet med al Redebonhed og ransagede daglig Skrifterne, om disse Ting forholdt sig saaledes.
and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Writings every day [to see] whether those things were so;
12 Saa troede da mange af dem og ikke faa af de fornemme græske Kvinder og Mænd.
therefore, many of them, indeed, believed, and not a few of the honorable Greek women and men.
13 Men da Jøderne i Thessalonika fik at vide, at Guds Ord blev forkyndt af Paulus ogsaa i Berøa, kom de og vakte ogsaa der Røre og Bevægelse iblandt Skarerne.
And when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that also in Berea was the word of God declared by Paul, they came there also, agitating the multitudes;
14 Men da sendte Brødrene straks Paulus bort, for at han skulde drage til Havet; men baade Silas og Timotheus bleve der tilbage.
and then immediately the brothers sent forth Paul, to go on as it were to the sea, but both Silas and Timotheus were remaining there.
15 Og de, som ledsagede Paulus, førte ham lige til Athen; og efter at have faaet det Bud med til Silas og Timotheus, at de snarest muligt skulde komme til ham, droge de bort.
And those conducting Paul, brought him to Athens, and having received a command to Silas and Timotheus that with all speed they may come to him, they departed;
16 Medens nu Paulus ventede paa dem i Athen, harmedes hans Aand i ham, da han saa, at Byen var fuld af Afgudsbilleder.
and Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, beholding the city wholly given to idolatry,
17 Derfor talte han i Synagogen med Jøderne og de gudfrygtige og paa Torvet hver Dag til dem, som han traf paa.
therefore, indeed, he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the worshiping persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met with him.
18 Men ogsaa nogle af de epikuræiske og stoiske Filosoffer indlode sig i Ordstrid med ham; og nogle sagde: „Hvad vil denne Ordgyder sige?‟ men andre: „Han synes at være en Forkynder af fremmede Guddomme; ‟ fordi han forkyndte Evangeliet om Jesus og Opstandelsen.
And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, “What would this seed picker wish to say?” And others, “He seems to be an announcer of strange demons”; because he proclaimed to them Jesus and the resurrection as good news,
19 Og de toge ham og førte ham op paa Areopagus og sagde: „Kunne vi faa at vide, hvad dette er for en ny Lære, som du taler om?
having also taken him, they brought [him] to the Areopagus, saying, “Are we able to know what this new teaching [is] that is spoken by you,
20 Thi du bringer os nogle fremmede Ting for Øren; derfor ville vi vide, hvad dette skal betyde.‟
for you bring certain strange things to our ears? We resolve, then, to know what these things would wish to be”;
21 Men alle Atheniensere og de fremmede, som opholdt sig der, gave sig ikke Stunder til andet end at fortælle eller høre nyt.
and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.
22 Men Paulus stod frem midt paa Areopagus og sagde: „I atheniensiske Mænd! jeg ser, at I i alle Maader ere omhyggelige for eders Gudsdyrkelse.
And Paul, having stood in the midst of the Areopagus, said, “Men, Athenians, in all things I perceive you as over-religious;
23 Thi da jeg gik omkring og betragtede eders Helligdomme, fandt jeg ogsaa et Alter, paa hvilket der var skrevet: „For en ukendt Gud.‟ Det, som I saaledes dyrke uden at kende det, det forkynder jeg eder.
for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I also found an altar on which had been inscribed: To God—unknown; whom, therefore—not knowing—you worship, this One I announce to you.
24 Gud, som har gjort Verden og alle Ting, som ere i den, han, som er Himmelens og Jordens Herre, bor ikke i Templer, gjorte med Hænder,
God, who made the world, and all things in it, this One, being Lord of Heaven and of earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,
25 han tjenes ikke heller af Menneskers Hænder som en, der trænger til noget, efterdi han selv giver alle Liv og Aande og alle Ting.
neither is He served by the hands of men—needing anything, He giving life to all, and breath, and all things;
26 Og han har gjort, at hvert Folk iblandt Mennesker bor ud af eet Blod paa hele Jordens Flade, idet han fastsatte bestemte Tider og Grænserne for deres Bolig,
He also made every nation of man of one blood, to dwell on all the face of the earth—having ordained times before appointed, and the bounds of their dwellings—
27 for at de skulde søge Gud, om de dog kunde føle sig frem og finde ham, skønt han er ikke langt fra hver enkelt af os;
to seek the LORD, if perhaps they felt after Him and found, though, indeed, He is not far from each one of us,
28 thi i ham leve og røres og ere vi, som ogsaa nogle af eders Digtere have sagt: Vi ere jo ogsaa hans Slægt.
for in Him we live, and move, and are; as certain of your poets have also said: For we are also His offspring.
29 Efterdi vi da ere Guds Slægt, bør vi ikke mene, at Guddommen er lig Guld eller Sølv eller Sten, formet ved Menneskers Kunst og Opfindsomhed.
Being, therefore, offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead to be like to gold, or silver, or stone, [an] engraving of art and imagination of man;
30 Efter at Gud altsaa har baaret over med disse Vankundighedens Tider, byder han nu Menneskene, at de alle og alle Vegne skulle omvende sig.
therefore indeed God, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now commands all men everywhere to convert,
31 Thi han har fastsat en Dag, paa hvilken han vil dømme Jorderige med Retfærdighed ved en Mand, som han har beskikket dertil, og dette har han bevist for alle ved at oprejse ham fra de døde.‟
because He set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a Man whom He ordained, having given assurance to all, having raised Him out of the dead.”
32 Men da de hørte om de dødes Opstandelse, spottede nogle; men andre sagde: „Vi ville atter høre dig om dette.‟
And having heard of a resurrection of the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but others said, “We will hear you again concerning this”;
33 Saaledes gik Paulus ud fra dem.
and so Paul went forth from the midst of them,
34 Men nogle Mænd holdt sig til ham og troede; iblandt hvilke ogsaa var Areopagiten Dionysius og en Kvinde ved Navn Damaris og andre med dem.
and certain men having cleaved to him, believed, among whom [is] also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman, by name Damaris, and others with them.
