Acts 17
1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
Men de rejste igennem Amfipolis og Apollonia og kom til Thessalonika, hvor Jøderne havde en Synagoge.
2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Og efter sin Sædvane gik Paulus ind til dem, og paa tre Sabbater samtalte han med dem ud fra Skrifterne,
3 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.
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.”
4 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.
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.
5 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.
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.
6 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,
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;
7 and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
dem har Jason taget ind til sig; og alle disse handle imod Kejserens Befalinger og sige, at en anden er Konge, nemlig Jesus.”
8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
Og de satte Skræk i Mængden og Byens Øvrighed, som hørte det.
9 And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
Og denne lod Jason og de andre stille Borgen og løslod dem.
10 As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
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.
11 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.
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.
12 As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
Saa troede da mange af dem og ikke faa af de fornemme græske Kvinder og Mænd.
13 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.
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.
14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
Men da sendte Brødrene straks Paulus bort, for at han skulde drage til Havet; men baade Silas og Timotheus bleve der tilbage.
15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
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.
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
Medens nu Paulus ventede paa dem i Athen, harmedes hans Aand i ham, da han saa, at Byen var fuld af Afgudsbilleder.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
Derfor talte han i Synagogen med Jøderne og de gudfrygtige og paa Torvet hver Dag til dem, som han traf paa.
18 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.
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.
19 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?
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?
20 For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
Thi du bringer os nogle fremmede Ting for Øren; derfor ville vi vide, hvad dette skal betyde.”
21 Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
Men alle Atheniensere og de fremmede, som opholdt sig der, gave sig ikke Stunder til andet end at fortælle eller høre nyt.
22 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.
Men Paulus stod frem midt paa Areopagus og sagde: „I atheniensiske Mænd! jeg ser, at I i alle Maader ere omhyggelige for eders Gudsdyrkelse.
23 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.
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.
24 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.
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,
25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
han tjenes ikke heller af Menneskers Hænder som en, der trænger til noget, efterdi han selv giver alle Liv og Aande og alle Ting.
26 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.
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,
27 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.
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;
28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
thi i ham leve og røres og ere vi, som ogsaa nogle af eders Digtere have sagt: Vi ere jo ogsaa hans Slægt.
29 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.
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.
30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
Efter at Gud altsaa har baaret over med disse Vankundighedens Tider, byder han nu Menneskene, at de alle og alle Vegne skulle omvende sig.
31 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.”
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.”
32 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.”
Men da de hørte om de dødes Opstandelse, spottede nogle; men andre sagde: „Vi ville atter høre dig om dette.”
33 At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
Saaledes gik Paulus ud fra dem.
34 But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
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.
