Acts 17
1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
Polo leni silasa nden ca tesalonika, bi den tagini ki ñani amifipolisa dogu nni, leni apoloni dogu nni, ki ban pundi tesalonika, naani ke jufinba den pia li balimaama bangima dieli.
2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
nani polo n den maani maama, o den kua ki taani leni ba. polo den boe leni ba, mi fuodima dana nni, dana taa leni yaala n diani, i diani nni.
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.
O den bundi ki wangi ke U Tienu n gandi yua ba le fala ki kpe, ki go fii bi tinkpiba siiga. o den yedi ba, min wangi i jesu yua yaa maama yeni, wani n tie U Tienu n gandi yua.
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.
bi siiga nni bi tianba den tuo ki gaa laa maama ki taani polo leni silasa po. gilekinba siiga yaaba boncianla moko, yaaba n fangi U Tienu leni yaa puoba n pia ti kpiagidi yaa siiga den tuo ki gaa mi maama yeni.
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.
Ama jufinba nunponbiadili den fii ke bi taani leni u dogu nibiada, ke bi fiini ku fuugu leni ku yanyagu u dogu nni. bi den tugi biyaba ki gedi jasono denpo, ki woli polo leni silasa, ki bua ki ñani baa ki gedi n baa ku niligu nintuali.
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,
Ban ki den laa ba, bi den fuli jasono leni o kpiiba tianba, ki gedi ni ba u dogu bujaba po, ki taangi ki tua yaa niba n yagini li ŋandunli yama yeni, cua ne moko, ke jasono gaa bi cangu.
7 and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
Bikuli yeedi sesa balimaama, ki tua ke baditoa ye, ke bi yi o Jesu.
8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
Amaama den yagi ku niligu leni u dogu bujaba yama
9 And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
bi den teni ke jasono leni o lieba pani i ligi yo ke bi ŋa ba
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.
Ku ñiagu n den bii, ti kpiiba den gedini polo leni silasa bele dogu nni, lankani bi den gedi jufinba n taandi ya balimaama bangima dielinni.
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.
Laa jufinba wani den tie nimoanba ki cie tesalonika yaaba. bi den gaa U Tienu maama leni li yankuali ki lingi daali kuli i diani nni ki baa le ban bangi baa yaala, ya tie moamoani.
12 As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
Bi siiga boncianla den daani, leni gileki yaaba siiga yaa puoba n pia ti kpiagidi leni bi jaba boncianla moko den daani.
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.
Ama tesalonika jufinba n den gbadi ke polo wangi bele yaaba moko U Tienu maama, bi den gedi lanpo moko, ki ban yagi ku niligu yama.
14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
Lanwani ti kpiiba den gedini laayogunu polo nepo yaa kpenduoli, ama silasa leni timote den sedi bele.
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.
yaaba n den ciani polo den pundi o atena dogu nni, ki lebidi, ki ban ca polo tondu, silasa leni timote, ke polo yedi ban ŋoadi o ke laa wagi.
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.
nani polo n den gu baa atena yeni, o den laa ke ibuli naanana den gbie laa dogu ni, ke o yama yagi hali boncianla.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
o den boe leni jufinba, leni yaa jaba n fangi Utienu li balimaama bangima dieli nni, leni wan togidi leni yaaba daali n kuli.
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.
Yaa yanfodanba n den ŋoa Epikule bangi ma bi tianba leni sitoyisieninba ya bangima yaaba tianba den taani ki nia leni polo ki tua. O maciandaano ne bua ki yedi be? Bi tianba n den gba ke o maadi Jesu labaali ŋamo leni bi tinkpiba gua fiima yeni, bi den tua: Li nani o maadi bucianni yaa maama yo!
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?
Lanwani, bi den taa polo, ki gedi nni o u dogu nikpela po, ki tua: Naani ti ba baa bandi ŋan maadi ya bangi panma ne bi.
20 For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
Kelima a teni ke ti gba boncianla yo, lanwani ti bua ki bandi laa bangima n bua ki yedi yaala.
21 Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
Li den sua ke atena dotieba, leni yaa cianba n ye likani kuli, yen taani bi yogunu, ki maadi, bi ki cengi li boncianla.
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.
Polo den fii ki se aleyopaja nitaali siiga ki yedi ba, atena yaaba, n laa ke yi kuani yi yama mi jaama nni hali boncianla.
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.
Min goadi ki gaandi u dogu niine, n laa yin pia ya buli kuli, ki padi a pada, hali n ban laa, padibinbin yenli po ya diani te na: Line tie, tin kaa bani ya tienu po” yin kpiagidi yua kaa bani o yeni, n maadi yi o yaa maame.
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.
U Tienu yua tagi liŋandunli leni yaala n ye lienni kuli, wani yua die tanpoli leni ki tinga, waa ye bi nisaali ba n maa ya jandiena nni ka.
25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Lisaali nii ki tuuni o po, nani o bi luo bonliba yeni kelima wani n puuni bi niba kuli ke bi ye ki fo, ki pia ban pia yaala kuli.
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.
Teni ni ke bi nisaaliba kuli, ñani ja yendo yaakani. ke bi ye ki tinga kuli po, ki bili yua kuli po, o miali dana banlu, wan ye naani kani.
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.
O den bua ban lingi wani o Diedo, bi ya tie ania bi tatanmi nni, ba ke waa foagi leni ti niinni o ba.
28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
Li miali, ti sancienli, leni ti yema kuli ye o yaa niinne. i baantiadi nni, bi tianba den yedi ke ti tie o puoli ŋoamu yo.
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.
li ya tie ke ti tie U Tienu puoli ŋoani yo, laa pundi tin go daani ke o naani leni bi nisaaliba n fidi ki taa wula, bi ŋanjilifa, bi li tanli ki tagi ya nannanli kelima bi banma leni bi yanfuoma po.
30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
U Tienu n ki cuadi bi nisaaliba yanpiima, ya yogu nni n den pendi, moala o wangi bi niba kuli, i kani kuli ke li pundi ban bidi bi pala ki daani.
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.”
kelima o bili, wani ba jiaa li ŋandunli buudi yaa daali, leni mi teginma. Lani mo baa tieni leni wan gandi yua ki teni o yaa siedo n tie mi kpe fiima yua kuli nintuali.
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.”
Ban den gbadi, ke o maadi a tinkpila fiima maama bi tianba den ñuadi o, bine mo n yedi o: ti go ba cengi a cima dantuali.
33 At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
Lan polo den ñani li nitaanli siiga.
34 But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
Bi tianba den taani o po, ki tuo ki daani, denisa aleyopaja nitaanli yaabi siiga, yendo. Puo yendo ke bi yi o damalisa-leni nitoaba moko.
