Apostelenes gerninger 17
1 Men de rejste igennem Amfipolis og Apollonia og kom til Thessalonika, hvor Jøderne havde en Synagoge.
When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
2 Og efter sin Sædvane gik Paulus ind til dem, og på tre Sabbater samtalede han med dem ud fra Skrifterne,
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
3 idet han udlagde og forklarede, at Kristus måtte lide og opstå fra de døde, og han sagde: "Denne Jesus, som jeg forkynder eder, han er Kristus."
explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
4 Og nogle af dem bleve overbeviste og sluttede sig til Paulus og Silas, og tillige en stor Mængde at de gudfrygtige Grækere og ikke få af de fornemste Kvinder.
Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
5 Men Jøderne bleve nidkære og toge med sig nogle slette Mennesker af Lediggængerne på Torvet, rejste et Opløb og oprørte Byen; og de stormede Jasons Hus og søgte efter dem for at føre dem ud til Folket.
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
6 Men da de ikke fandt dem, trak de Jason og nogle Brødre for Byens Øvrighed og råbte: "Disse, som have bragt hele Verden i Oprør, ere også komne hid;
But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come 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."
and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
8 Og de satte Skræk i Mængden og Byens Øvrighed, som hørte det.
On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
9 Og denne lod Jason og de andre stille Borgen og løslod dem.
And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
10 Men Brødrene sendte straks om Natten både Paulus og Silas bort til Berøa; og da de vare komne dertil, gik de ind i Jødernes Synagoge.
As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
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 således.
Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
12 Så troede da mange af dem og ikke få af de fornemme græske Kvinder og Mænd.
As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
13 Men da Jøderne i Thessalonika fik at vide, at Guds Ord blev forkyndt af Paulus også i Berøa, kom de og vakte også der Røre og Bevægelse iblandt Skarerne.
But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
14 Men da sendte Brødrene straks Paulus bort, for at han skulde drage til Havet; men både Silas og Timotheus bleve der tilbage.
The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
15 Og de, som ledsagede Paulus, førte ham lige til Athen; og efter at have fået det Bud med til Silas og Timotheus, at de snarest muligt skulde komme til ham, droge de bort.
Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
16 Medens nu Paulus ventede på dem i Athen, harmedes hans Ånd i ham, da han så, at Byen var fuld af Afgudsbilleder.
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
17 Derfor talte han i Synagogen med Jøderne og de gudfrygtige og på Torvet hver Dag til dem, som han traf på.
So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
18 Men også 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.
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
19 Og de toge ham og førte ham op på Areopagus og sagde: ""Kunne vi få at vide, hvad dette er for en ny Lære, som du taler om?
So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
20 Thi du bringer os nogle fremmede Ting for Øren; derfor ville vi vide, hvad dette skal betyde.""
For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
21 Men alle Atheniensere og de fremmede, som opholdt sig der, gave sig ikke Stunder til andet end at fortælle eller høre nyt.
Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
22 Men Paulus stod frem midt på Areopagus og sagde: ""I athemiensiske Mænd! jeg ser, at I i alle Måder ere omhyggelige for eders Gudsdyrkelse.
Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
23 Thi da jeg gik omkring og betragtede eders Helligdommen, fandt jeg også et Alter, på hvilket der var skrevet: ""For en ukendt Gud."" Det, som I således dyrke uden at kende det, det forkynder jeg eder.
For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim 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 everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
25 han tjenes ikke heller af Menneskers Hænder som en, der trænger til noget, efterdi han selv giver alle Liv og Ånde og alle Ting.
Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
26 Og han har gjort, at hvert Folk iblandt Mennesker bor ud af eet Blod på hele Jordens Flade, idet han fastsatte bestemte Tider og Grænserne for deres Bolig,
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
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;
God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
28 thi i ham leve og røres og ere vi, som også nogle af eders Digtere have sagt: Vi ere jo også hans Slægt.
‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are 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.
Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
30 Efter at Gud altså har båret over med disse Vankundighedens Tider, byder han nu Menneskene at de alle og alle Vegne skulle omvende sig.
Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
31 Thi han har fastsat en Dag, på 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."
For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
32 Men da de hørte om de dødes Opstandelse, spottede nogle; men andre sagde: "Ville atter høre dig om dette."
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
33 Således gik Paulus ud fra dem.
At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
34 Men nogle Mænd holdt sig til ham og troede; iblandt hvilke også var Areopagiten Dionysius og en Kvinde ved Navn Damaris og andre med dem.
But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
