Apostelenes gerninger 17
1 Men de rejste igennem Amfipolis og Apollonia og kom til Thessalonika, hvor Jøderne havde en Synagoge.
And taking their journey through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica; where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
2 Og efter sin Sædvane gik Paulus ind til dem, og paa tre Sabbater samtalte han med dem ud fra Skrifterne,
And according to Paul's custom, he entered in among them, and discoursed to them for three Sabbaths from the scriptures;
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 them, and evidently showing that the Messiah ought to suffer, and to rise from the dead; and that this is the Messiah, even Jesus, whom I declare 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 some of them believed, and adhered to Paul and Silas; besides, a considerable number of the devout Greeks, and 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.
But the unbelieving Jews, filled with zeal, gathered together some mean and profligate fellows, and making a mob, threw the city into a tumult; and assaulting the house of Jason, endeavored to bring them out to the people.
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;
But not finding them, they dragged Jason, and some of the brethren to the magistrates of the city, crying out, These men, that have turned the world upside down, are come hither, also;
7 dem har Jason taget ind til sig; og alle disse handle imod Kejserens Befalinger og sige, at en anden er Konge, nemlig Jesus.‟
and Jason has privately received them. And all these men act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 Og de satte Skræk i Mængden og Byens Øvrighed, som hørte det.
And they alarmed the multitude and the magistrates of the city, when they heard these things.
9 Og denne lod Jason og de andre stille Borgen og løslod dem.
And having taken security of Jason, and the rest, they dismissed them.
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.
But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas, by night, to Berea: and when they came thither, they 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.
Now these were of a more noble disposition that those of Thessalonica: for they received the word with all readiness of mind, daily examining the scriptures, whether those things were so.
12 Saa troede da mange af dem og ikke faa af de fornemme græske Kvinder og Mænd.
Many of them, therefore, believed; both of the Grecian women of considerable rank, and of the men not a few.
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.
But as soon as some of the Jews of Thessalonica understood that the word of God was announced by Paul at Berea, they came thither, also, exciting the populace.
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 brethren sent away Paul, as if he were to go by sea. But Silas and Timothy continued 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 they that conducted Paul, brought him as far as Athens: and having received an order for Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him as soon as possible, they set out.
16 Medens nu Paulus ventede paa dem i Athen, harmedes hans Aand i ham, da han saa, at Byen var fuld af Afgudsbilleder.
Now, while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit within him was strongly moved when he beheld the city enslaved to idolatry.
17 Derfor talte han i Synagogen med Jøderne og de gudfrygtige og paa Torvet hver Dag til dem, som han traf paa.
He therefore reasoned with the Jews and proselytes in the synagogue; and in the forum, daily, 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.
Then some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers opposed him. Others said, What would this babbler say? And others, he seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities; because he declared to them the good news concerning Jesus and the resurrection.
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?
And they took him and conducted him to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, which 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 some strange things to our ears; we would, therefore, know what these things mean.
21 Men alle Atheniensere og de fremmede, som opholdt sig der, gave sig ikke Stunder til andet end at fortælle eller høre nyt.
For all the Athenians, and the strangers that sojourned among them spent their leisure in nothing else but in telling or hearing news.
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.
Paul, therefore, standing up in the middle of Areopagus, said, Athenians, I perceive that you are exceedingly addicted to the worship of demons.
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, as I passed along, and beheld the objects of your worship, I found an altar with this inscription, To the Unknown God: Him, therefore, you ignorantly worship, 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,
The God who made the world, and all things that are in it, being the Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not 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 human hands, as if he stood in need of anything; he himself giving to all, life, 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,
And he has made of one blood, the whole race of men, to inhabit all the face of the earth; having marked out the times previously arranged in order, and the boundaries of their habitations:
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;
that they might seek after the Lord, if possibly they might feel after him, and find him; though he be not far from every 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 are moved, and do exist; as some of your own poets have said--"For we his offspring are."
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.
We, therefore, being the offspring of God, ought not to imagine the Deity to be like gold, or silver, or stone, wrought by the art and contrivance 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.
For though God overlooked the times of ignorance, he now makes proclamation to all men, everywhere, to reform;
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 has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world righteously, by that Man whom he has ordained: of which he has given assurance to all men, by raising him from the dead.
32 Men da de hørte om de dødes Opstandelse, spottede nogle; men andre sagde: „Vi ville atter høre dig om dette.‟
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some made a jest of it, and others said, We will hear you again upon this subject.
33 Saaledes gik Paulus ud fra dem.
And this Paul went out of 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.
Nevertheless, some men adhered to him, and believed: among whom was Dionysius, the Areopagite; also a woman, whose name was Damaris; and others with them.
