Acts 17
1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
Kane gisekalo Amfipoli gi Apolonia, ne gitundo Thesalonika, kuma ne nitie sinagogi moro mar jo-Yahudi.
2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Kaka Paulo ne jatimo pile, ne odonjo e od lemono, kendo kuom Sabato adek moluwore, nopimo kodgi wach kuom weche mondiki e Muma.
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.
Noleronigi tiendgi kendo nomiyo gingʼeyo gadiera ni Kristo ne nyaka sandi eka bangʼe ochier oa kuom joma otho. Nowachonegi niya, “Yesu ma ayalonuni e Kristo.”
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.
Jomoko kuom jo-Yahudi ne wach oywayo kendo ne giyie mi giluwo Paulo gi Sila, mana kaka jo-Yunani moluoro Nyasaye mathoth kaachiel gi mon moko mongʼere bende noyie.
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.
To jo-Yahudi mamoko ne nyiego omako; omiyo negidhi gichoko acheje moko mane bayo e chiro kanyo, eka negichoko oganda maduongʼ mar joma achejego, kendo negichako lweny e dalano. Ne gimwomore e od Jason, ka gimanyo Paulo gi Sila, mondo gigolgi oko ni oganda.
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,
To kane ok giyudogi, ne giywayo Jason kod jowete moko e nyim jotend dalano. Negigoyo koko kagiwacho niya, “Jok mosekelo chandruok e piny kuonde duto koro osechopo ka,
7 and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
kendo Jason-ni ema oserwakogi e ode. Giduto gidagi luwo chike Kaisar, kagiwacho ni nitie ruoth machielo, miluongo ni Yesu.”
8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
Kane giwinjo wechegi, oganda mane osechokore kanyo kod jotelo mag dalano nogoyo koko.
9 And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
Jotelogo noketo ne Jason gi joge mamoko nengo mar singruok ni ok ginichak gikel koko kendo, bangʼe ne giweyogi gidhi.
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.
Kane piny oimore, jowete nooro Paulo gi Sila Berea. Kane gichopo, negidonjo e sinagogi mar jo-Yahudi.
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.
To jo-Berea ne nigi kido maber moloyo jo-Thesalonika, nikech negirwako wach gi chuny mamor, kendo neginono Ndiko pile ka pile, mondo gine ane ka gik mane Paulo wacho gin adier.
12 As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
Jo-Yahudi mathoth noyie, kaachiel gi mon mathoth ma jo-Yunani mongʼere, kod jo-Yunani mangʼeny machwo.
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.
Ka jo-Yahudi manodak Thesalonika nowinjo ni Paulo ne yalo wach Nyasaye Berea, negidhi kuno bende, kendo negichoko oganda mondo ochak koko, ka giketho chuny ji.
14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
Jowete nooro Paulo e dho nam ma ok odeko, ka Sila gi Timotheo to jodong Berea.
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.
Joma ne odhi gi Paulo notere nyaka Athene, bangʼe negidok Berea mi ginyiso Sila gi Timotheo yo mane ginyalo chopogo ir Paulo mapiyo.
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.
Kane Paulo pod rito Sila gi Timotheo Athene, chunye nosin kane oneno kaka jo-dalano noketo chunygi kuom lamo kido mag nyiseche manono.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
Omiyo nowuoyo kod jo-Yahudi gi jo-Yunani moluoro Nyasaye e sinagogi. Bende pile pile nowuoyo gi ji mane budho e chiro e dalano.
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.
Jorieko moko mag Epikurio kod Stoiko nochako mino kode wach. Moko kuomgi nopenjo niya, “Angʼo ma jawach thoreni temo wacho?” To moko nowacho niya, “Chal ka gima oyalo kuom nyiseche moko ma welo.” Negiwacho kamano nikech Paulo ne yalo kuom Yesu kendo kuom chier.
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?
Eka ne gikawe mi gidhi kode kar romo margi miluongo ni Areopago, bangʼe gipenje niya, “Donge dinyiswae tiend puonj manyien mikelo kaeni?
20 For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
Isako itwa gi puonj manyien mapok wawinjo, omiyo wadwaro ngʼeyo tiendgi.”
21 Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
(Jo-Athene duto kod jopinje mamoko mane odak kanyo nohero ketho sechegi kanyo ka gigoyo mbaka kendo giwinjo paro gi rieko manyien.)
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.
Eka Paulo nochungʼ e nyim chokruok mane ni ei Areopago mochako wuoyo kowacho niya, “Un jo-Athene, ayudo ni un joma ohero lemo e ngimau duto.
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.
Nikech kane awuotho kalworora ka anono malongʼo kuondeu mag lemo, to ne ayudo nyaka kendo mar misango mondikie niya, ‘Ne nyasaye ma ok ongʼe’. Koro gima ulamo kaka gima ok ongʼe ema adwaro yalonu.
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.
“Nyasaye mane ochweyo piny kaachiel gi gik moko duto manie iye en Ruodh polo gi piny, kendo ok odak ei hekalu ma oger gi lwet dhano,
25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
bende ok tine gi lwet dhano ka gima odwaro gimoro kuom dhano nikech en owuon ema ochiwo ne dhano, ngima gi muya mi yweyo kod gik moko duto.
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.
Koa kuom dhano achiel, nochweyo ogendini duto mag ji, mondo gipongʼ piny duto, kendo en ema oketo ni ngʼato ka ngʼato kar romb higni monego odag-go e piny, kod kuonde monego gidagie.
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.
Nyasaye notimo ma mondo ji obed gi chuny madware kendo mondo kanyalore to gichop kuma entie, mi giyude, kata obedo ni ok en mabor kodwa.
28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
‘Wangima nikech En, kendo wawuotho nikech En, kendo wantie nikech En.’ En mana kaka jowendu moko osewacho ni, ‘Wan bende wan kothe.’
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.
“Ka wan koth Nyasaye kamano, to koro ok onego wapar ni Nyasaye chalo gi dhahabu kata gi fedha kata kidi, ma gin mana kido ma dhano oloso kendo oketo gi pache.
30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
E kinde mokalo Nyasaye ne ok odewo fuwo machal kamano, to koro sani osegolo chik ni ji duto kamoro amora mondo olokre owe richo.
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.”
Nikech oseketo chiengʼ mobiro ngʼadoe bura ne piny duto gadiera, kokalo kuom ngʼat moseyiero. Bende osenyiso ji malongʼo ni obiro timo mano ni ji duto, nikech nochiere oa kuom joma otho.”
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.”
Kane jogo owinjo ka Paulo wuoyo kuom wach chier aa kuom joma otho, moko kuomgi nojare, to moko to nowachone niya, “Wabiro dwaro mondo iwuo kodwa kendo e wachni.”
33 At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
Eka Paulo nowuok moweyo joburago.
34 But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
Ji moko manok nodok kor Paulo, mi giyie kuom Kristo. Achiel kuom joma noyie ne en Dionusio, mane en jabuch Areopago, gi dhako moro ma nyinge Damaris, kod ji mamoko manok.
