Acts 17
1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
Kui nad olid läinud läbi Amfipolise ja Apolloonia, jõudsid nad Tessaloonikasse, kus oli juudi sünagoog.
2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Ja Paulus läks, nagu tal kombeks oli, nende juurde sünagoogi, ja arutles nendega kolmel hingamispäeval Jumala sõna üle,
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.
selgitades ja tõestades, et Messias pidi kannatama ja surnuist üles tõusma. „See Jeesus, keda mina teile kuulutan, ongi Messias!“ütles ta.
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.
Mõned neist lasksid end veenda ja ühinesid Pauluse ja Siilasega, samuti ühines suur hulk jumalakartlikke kreeklasi ja rohkesti suursuguseid naisi.
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.
Aga õpetuse vastu seisvad juudid said kadedaks, nad võtsid turuplatsilt kaasa mõningaid kurje mehi ja rahvahulki üles kihutades korraldasid linnas mässu. Nad ründasid Jaasoni maja, otsides Paulust ja Siilast, et neid välja rahva ette tuua.
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,
Aga kui nad neid ei leidnud, vedasid nad Jaasoni ja mõned teised usklikud linna valitsejate ette ja karjusid: „Need mehed, kes kogu ilma on pea peale pööranud, on nüüd siia tulnud
7 and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
ja Jaason on nad vastu võtnud. Nad rikuvad keisri korraldusi, rääkides ühest teisest kuningast, keda kutsutakse Jeesuseks!“
8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
Seda kuuldes rahvahulk ja linna valitsejad ärritusid, kuid
9 And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
saades Jaasonilt ja teistelt tagatise, lasksid neil minna.
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.
Usklikud saatsid Pauluse ja Siilase öö saabudes Beroiasse. Sinna jõudes läksid nad juudi sünagoogi.
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.
Beroias olid inimesed mõistlikumad kui Tessaloonikas; nemad võtsid sõna vastu innukalt ja uurisid iga päev Pühakirjast, kas Paulus rääkis õigust.
12 As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
Paljud juudid hakkasid uskuma, samuti rohkesti kõrgemast seisusest kreeka naisi ja mehi.
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.
Aga kui Tessaloonika juudid said teada, et Paulus ka Beroias kuulutab Jumala sõna, tulid nad ka sinna rahvahulka üles kihutama.
14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
Siis usklikud saatsid Pauluse otsekohe mere äärde, Siilas ja Timoteos jäid aga Beroiasse.
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.
Pauluse saatjad viisid ta Ateenani ja lahkusid pärast seda, kui nad olid saanud Siilase ja Timoteose jaoks juhtnöörid, et need võimalikult ruttu tuleksid Pauluse juurde.
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.
Aga kui Paulus neid Ateenas ootas, siis ta ärritus vaimus, sest linn oli täis iidolite kujusid.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
Ta arutles nüüd sünagoogis juutide ja jumalakartlike kreeklastega ning turuplatsil iga päev nendega, kes juhtusid seal olema.
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.
Aga mõned epikuurlaste ja stoikute mõttetargad vaidlesid temaga. Mõned küsisid: „Mida see lobasuu tahab öelda?“Teised arvasid: „Tema näib kuulutavat võõraid jumalusi!“Sest Paulus kuulutas neile evangeeliumi Jeesusest ja ülestõusmisest.
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?
Nad võtsid ta kinni ja viisid Areopaagile ning ütlesid: „Kas me võime teada saada, mis uus õpetus see on, millest sa kõneled?
20 For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
Sa tood meie kõrvu võõrastavaid mõtteid. Me tahame teada, mis asjad need on.“
21 Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
(Kõik ateenlased ja seal elavad võõramaalased veetsid oma aega jutustades ja uudiseid kuulates.)
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.
Aga Paulus seisis keset Areopaagi ning ütles: „Ateena mehed! Ma näen, et te olete väga jumalakartlikud.
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.
Kui ma käisin läbi teie linna ja vaatasin paiku, mida te kummardate, märkasin ka üht altarit kirjaga: Tundmatule jumalale. Keda teie nüüd tundmatuna kummardate, teda kuulutan mina teile.
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.
Jumal, kes on teinud maailma ja kõik selle sees, kes taeva ja maa Issandana ei ela inimkätega tehtud pühakodades,
25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
ega lase ennast inimkätega teenida, justkui tal oleks midagi vaja, sest tema ise annab kõikidele elu ja hingamise ja kõik.
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.
Tema on teinud ühestainsast terve inimkonna kõige maa peale elama ning on neile seadnud ettemääratud ajad ja nende asukohtade piirid.
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.
Ja Jumal soovis, et inimesed teda otsiksid, et nad teda tunneksid ja leiaksid. Sest ta on meile kõigile väga lähedal.
28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
Tema tõttu me elame ja liigume ja temas on meie olemine. Sest nagu mõned teie enda luuletajad on öelnud: „Meie oleme tema sugu.“
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.
Kui me nüüd oleme Jumala sugu, ei tohiks me arvata, et jumalikkus on nagu kuld-, hõbe- ja kivikujutised, mille on loonud inimesed oma leidlikkuse ja oskusega.
30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
Jumal on küll sellisest teadmatusest minevikus mööda vaadanud, kuid nüüd käsib ta kõigil inimestel kõigis paigus meelt parandada.
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.”
Sest ta on seadnud päeva, mil ta mõistab õiglaselt kohut kogu maailma üle mehe läbi, kelle ta on määranud, ja ta on andnud kõigile tõestuse sellega, et on tema üles äratanud surnuist.“
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.”
Kui need kuulsid surnute ülestõusmisest, hakkasid mõned neist irvitama, teised aga ütlesid: „Me tahame sind selles asjas kuulda uuesti!“
33 At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
Nõnda lahkus Paulus nende juurest.
34 But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
Ent mõned mehed ühinesid temaga ja said usklikuks; nende hulgas oli Areopaagi liige Dionüüsios, samuti üks naine nimega Damaris, ja mitmed teised.
