Acts 17
1 And having journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.
Alò, lè yo te fin vwayaje travèse Amphipolis ak Apollonie, yo te rive Thessalonique, kote te gen yon sinagòg Jwif.
2 And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,
Selon abitid Paul, li te ale kote yo. Pandan twa Saba li te rezone avèk yo sou Ekriti Sen yo.
3 opening and laying down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I announce to you.
Li te bay eksplikasyon ak evidans ke Kris la te oblije soufri e leve ankò soti nan lanmò. Li t ap di: “Jésus sila a, ke mwen ap pwoklame a nou an, se Kris la.”
4 And some of them believed, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the Greeks who worshipped, a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
Kèk nan yo te vin kwè, e te vin jwenn avèk Paul ak Silas, ansanm avèk yon gran kantite Grèk ki te krent Bondye, ak yon kantite fanm enpòtan.
5 But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to [themselves] certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;
Men Jwif yo te vin jalou, e te mennen kèk mesye mechan sòti nan mache a. Yo te fòme yon ekip ajitatè, e te mete tout vil la nan yon tapaj. Lè yo te rive lakay Jason, yo t ap chache mennen yo deyò bay pèp la.
6 and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These [men] that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,
Men lè yo pa t twouve yo, yo te kòmanse rale Jason ak kèk lòt nan frè yo devan otorite vil yo. Yo t ap rele: “Mesye sa yo k ap boulvèse tout mond lan rive isit la tou.
7 whom Jason has received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying, that there is another king, Jesus.
Se Jason ki resevwa yo. Yo tout aji kont dekrè César a. Y ap di gen yon lòt wa, Jésus!”
8 And they troubled the crowd and the politarchs when they heard these things.
Foul la ak chèf yo te byen twouble lè yo tande bagay sa yo.
9 And having taken security of Jason and the rest, they let them go.
Lè yo te resevwa yon bon garanti nan men Jason ak lòt yo, yo te lage yo.
10 But the brethren immediately sent away, in the night, Paul and Silas to Berea; who, being arrived, went away into the synagogue of the Jews.
Frè yo, konsa, te voye Paul ak Silas ale nan Bérée pandan nwit lan. Lè yo te rive, yo te antre nan sinagòg Jwif yo.
11 And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so.
Alò, Jwif sila yo te pi nòb pase sila nan Thessalonique yo, paske yo te resevwa pawòl la avèk yon gwo anvi. Yo te egzamine Ekriti yo chak jou pou wè si bagay sa yo se te konsa.
12 Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few.
Konsa, anpil nan yo te vin kwè, ansanm avèk plizyè mesye ak fanm Grèk enpòtan yo.
13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was announced in Berea also by Paul, they came there also, stirring up the crowds.
Men lè Jwif Thessalonique yo te vin konprann ke pawòl Bondye a te pwoklame pa Paul nan Bérée, yo te vini la osi pou yo ajite ak chofe foul la.
14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there.
Alò, imedyatman frè yo te voye Paul deyò pou ale jis kote lanmè a, e Silas ak Timothée te rete la.
15 But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.
Alò, sila ki t ap gide Paul yo te mennen li jiska Athènes. Yo te kite li la, epi lè yo fin resevwa lòd pou fè Silas ak Timothée vin kote l pi vit ke posib, yo te ale.
16 But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.
Pandan Paul t ap tann yo nan Athènes, lespri li te pwovoke anndan l akoz li te wè ke vil la te ranpli nèt avèk zidòl.
17 He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped, and in the market-place every day with those he met with.
Konsa, li t ap rezone nan sinagòg la avèk Jwif yo ak pèp etranje ki te krent Bondye yo, e nan mache a chak jou avèk sila ke li te konn rakontre.
18 But some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this chatterer say? and some, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons, because he announced the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection [to them].
Anplis, kèk nan filosòf Epikiryen ak Stoyik yo t ap diskite avè l. Kèk t ap di: “Kisa mesye ki renmen pale anpil sa a ta vle di?” Lòt yo t ap di: “Li sanble ke l ap pwoklame kèk lòt kalite dye etranje” —akoz ke li t ap preche Jésus ak rezirèksyon an.
19 And having taken hold on him they brought [him] to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee [is]?
Konsa, yo te pran li e te mennen li nan Aréopage la. Yo te di l: “Èske ou kapab eksplike nou nouvo ansèyman sila a, ke w ap pwoklame a.
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.
Paske w ap pote kèk bagay byen dwòl nan zòrèy nou. Konsa, nou vle konnen kisa bagay sa yo vle di.”
21 Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.
(Alò, tout Atenyen yo ak lòt etranje ki t ap vizite la yo te konn pase tout tan yo nan pale, oswa nan tande kèk lide nèf.)
22 And Paul standing in the midst of Areopagus said, Athenians, in every way I see you given up to demon worship;
Konsa, Paul te kanpe nan mitan Aréopage la, e te di: “Mesye Athènes yo, mwen wè ke nou se moun ki renmen adore nan tout sans.
23 for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye reverence, not knowing [him], him I announce to you.
Paske pandan mwen t ap travèse e t ap egzamine objè adorasyon nou yo, mwen te twouve yon otèl avèk enskripsyon sa a: “A Dye Enkoni an!” Konsa, sila ke nou ap adore san konnen an, mwen pwoklame L a nou.
24 The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,
“Bondye ki te fè mond lan avèk tout bagay ki ladann yo, akoz Li se Senyè syèl la ak tè a, pa rete nan tanp ki fèt pa men a lòm.
25 nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;
Ni li pa sèvi pa men moun kòmsi Li te bezwen yon bagay. Paske se Li menm ki bay moun lavi, souf ak tout bagay.
26 and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,
“Se Li menm ki te fè sòti nan yon sèl òm, tout nasyon a lòm yo, pou viv sou tout sifas tè a, e ki te deja detèmine fòs tan yo ta pase ladann, ak lizyè pou kote yo ta viv yo;
27 that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:
pou yo ta chèche Bondye, si petèt yo ta lonje men yo e twouve L, malgre ke Li pa lwen de chak en de nou.
28 for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.
“‘Paske nan Li nou viv, nou fè mouvman, e nou egziste menm, jan kèk nan powèt nou yo konn di: paske nou menm tou se pitit Li.’
29 Being therefore [the] offspring of God, we ought not to think that which is divine to be like gold or silver or stone, [the] graven form of man's art and imagination.
Konsa, akoz ke nou se pitit a Bondye, nou pa dwe panse ke lanati diven an se tankou lò, lajan, oswa wòch; yon imaj ki fòme pa da ak refleksyon a lòm.
30 God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,
“Bondye pa t konte tan inyorans sa yo, men koulye a Li deklare ke lòm toupatou dwe repanti,
31 because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by [the] man whom he has appointed, giving the proof [of it] to all [in] having raised him from among [the] dead.
paske Li deja fikse yon jou ladann ke Li va jije lemonn nan ladwati atravè yon nonm ke Li nome, e te founi prèv a tout moun lè L te fè L leve, sòti nan lanmò a.”
32 And when they heard [of the] resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.
Alò, lè yo te tande de rezirèksyon lanmò a, kèk te kòmanse moke l, men lòt yo te di: “Nou dwe tande ou ankò konsènan sa a”.
33 Thus Paul went out of their midst.
Konsa Paul te sòti nan mitan yo.
34 But some men joining themselves to him believed; among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman by name Damaris, and others with them.
Men kèk moun te vin jwenn li e te kwè. Pami sila yo te gen osi Denys, moun Aréopage la, yon fanm ki te rele Damaris, e kèk lòt avèk yo.
