< Acts 17 >
1 After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia they arrived at Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
paulasiilau aamphipalyaapalloniyaanagaraabhyaa. m gatvaa yatra yihuudiiyaanaa. m bhajanabhavanamekam aaste tatra thi. salaniikiinagara upasthitau|
2 As usual, Paul went into the synagogue and over the course of three Sabbaths he debated with them using the Scriptures.
tadaa paula. h svaacaaraanusaare. na te. saa. m samiipa. m gatvaa vi"sraamavaaratraye tai. h saarddha. m dharmmapustakiiyakathaayaa vicaara. m k. rtavaan|
3 He explained what the Scriptures meant, proving that the Messiah had to die and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I'm telling you about—he is the Messiah,” he told them.
phalata. h khrii. s.tena du. hkhabhoga. h karttavya. h "sma"saanadutthaana nca karttavya. m yu. smaaka. m sannidhau yasya yii"so. h prastaava. m karomi sa ii"svare. naabhi. sikta. h sa etaa. h kathaa. h prakaa"sya pramaa. na. m datvaa sthiriik. rtavaan|
4 Some of them were convinced and joined Paul and Silas, along with many Greek-speaking worshipers and some leading women of the town.
tasmaat te. saa. m katipayajanaa anyade"siiyaa bahavo bhaktalokaa bahya. h pradhaananaaryya"sca vi"svasya paulasiilayo. h pa"scaadgaamino jaataa. h|
5 But the Jews became jealous and with some rabble-rousers they gathered from the marketplace they formed a mob. They rioted in the town, and attacked Jason's house. They tried to find Paul and Silas so they could bring them before the people.
kintu vi"svaasahiinaa yihuudiiyalokaa iir. syayaa paripuur. naa. h santo ha. ta. tsya katinayalampa. talokaan sa"ngina. h k. rtvaa janatayaa nagaramadhye mahaakalaha. m k. rtvaa yaasono g. rham aakramya preritaan dh. rtvaa lokanivahasya samiipam aanetu. m ce. s.titavanta. h|
6 When they couldn't find them they dragged Jason and some of the other believers before the town leaders, shouting, “These people are famous for causing trouble, turning the world upside down. Now they've come here,
te. saamudde"sam apraapya ca yaasona. m katipayaan bhraat. r.m"sca dh. rtvaa nagaraadhipatiinaa. m nika. tamaaniiya proccai. h kathitavanto ye manu. syaa jagadudvaa. titavantaste. atraapyupasthitaa. h santi,
7 and Jason has made them welcome in his house. They all defy Caesar's decrees, committing treason by saying there is another king called Jesus.”
e. sa yaason aatithya. m k. rtvaa taan g. rhiitavaan| yii"sunaamaka eko raajastiiti kathayantaste kaisarasyaaj naaviruddha. m karmma kurvvati|
8 The people and the leaders of the town were very disturbed when they heard this.
te. saa. m kathaamimaa. m "srutvaa lokanivaho nagaraadhipataya"sca samudvignaa abhavan|
9 So they made Jason and the others post bail before they let them go.
tadaa yaasonastadanye. saa nca dhanada. n.da. m g. rhiitvaa taan parityaktavanta. h|
10 The believers had Paul and Silas leave for Berea that very night. When they arrived in Berea they went to the Jewish synagogue.
tata. h para. m bhraat. rga. no rajanyaa. m paulasiilau "siighra. m birayaanagara. m pre. sitavaan tau tatropasthaaya yihuudiiyaanaa. m bhajanabhavana. m gatavantau|
11 The people there had a better attitude than those in Thessalonica in that they were very quick to accept the word, and every day they examined the Scriptures to make sure what they were told was right.
tatrasthaa lokaa. h thi. salaniikiisthalokebhyo mahaatmaana aasan yata ittha. m bhavati na veti j naatu. m dine dine dharmmagranthasyaalocanaa. m k. rtvaa svaira. m kathaam ag. rhlan|
12 As a result many of them became believers, along with some highly-placed Greek women and men.
tasmaad aneke yihuudiiyaa anyade"siiyaanaa. m maanyaa striya. h puru. saa"scaaneke vya"svasan|
13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica heard that Paul was also spreading the word of God in Berea, they went there and caused the same kind of trouble, stirring up the crowds.
kintu birayaanagare paulene"svariiyaa kathaa pracaaryyata iti thi. salaniikiisthaa yihuudiiyaa j naatvaa tatsthaanamapyaagatya lokaanaa. m kuprav. rttim ajanayan|
14 Immediately the believers sent Paul to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.
ataeva tasmaat sthaanaat samudre. na yaantiiti dar"sayitvaa bhraatara. h k. sipra. m paula. m praahi. nvan kintu siilatiimathiyau tatra sthitavantau|
15 Those escorting Paul took him as far as Athens, and then returned with instructions from Paul to Silas and Timothy that they should join him there as soon as possible.
tata. h para. m paulasya maargadar"sakaastam aathiiniinagara upasthaapayan pa"scaad yuvaa. m tuur. nam etat sthaana. m aagami. syatha. h siilatiimathiyau pratiimaam aaj naa. m praapya te pratyaagataa. h|
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens he was very troubled to see all the idolatry in the city.
paula aathiiniinagare taavapek. sya ti. s.than tannagara. m pratimaabhi. h paripuur. na. m d. r.s. tvaa santaptah. rdayo. abhavat|
17 He debated in the synagogue with the Jews and those who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those he happened to meet from day to day.
tata. h sa bhajanabhavane yaan yihuudiiyaan bhaktalokaa. m"sca ha. t.te ca yaan apa"syat tai. h saha pratidina. m vicaaritavaan|
18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also argued with him. “What is he going on about?” they wondered. Others concluded, “He seems to be teaching about some foreign gods,” because he was speaking about Jesus and the resurrection.
kintvipikuuriiyamatagrahi. na. h stoyikiiyamatagraahi. na"sca kiyanto janaastena saarddha. m vyavadanta| tatra kecid akathayan e. sa vaacaala. h ki. m vaktum icchati? apare kecid e. sa jana. h ke. saa ncid vide"siiyadevaanaa. m pracaaraka ityanumiiyate yata. h sa yii"sum utthiti nca pracaarayat|
19 So they took him to the Areopagus, and asked him, “Please tell us about this new teaching that you're promoting.
te tam areyapaaganaama vicaarasthaanam aaniiya praavocan ida. m yannaviina. m mata. m tva. m praaciika"sa ida. m kiid. r"sa. m etad asmaan "sraavaya;
20 We're hearing from you things that sound odd to us, so we'd like to know what they mean.”
yaamimaam asambhavakathaam asmaaka. m kar. nagocariik. rtavaan asyaa bhaavaartha. h ka iti vaya. m j naatum icchaama. h|
21 (All the Athenians, including foreigners who lived there, spent their whole time doing nothing except explaining or listening to something new.)
tadaathiiniinivaasinastannagarapravaasina"sca kevala. m kasyaa"scana naviinakathaayaa. h "srava. nena pracaara. nena ca kaalam ayaapayan|
22 Paul stood up right in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens, I notice you are very religious about everything.
paulo. areyapaagasya madhye ti. s.than etaa. m kathaa. m pracaaritavaan, he aathiiniiyalokaa yuuya. m sarvvathaa devapuujaayaam aasaktaa ityaha pratyak. sa. m pa"syaami|
23 As I was walking along, looking at your shrines, I found an altar that had the inscription, ‘To an Unknown God.’ This unknown God whom you worship is the one I'm describing to you.
yata. h paryya. tanakaale yu. smaaka. m puujaniiyaani pa"syan ‘avij naate"svaraaya` etallipiyuktaa. m yaj navediimekaa. m d. r.s. tavaan; ato na viditvaa ya. m puujayadhve tasyaiva tatva. m yu. smaan prati pracaarayaami|
24 The God who created the world and everything in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, doesn't live in temples we make.
jagato jagatsthaanaa. m sarvvavastuunaa nca sra. s.taa ya ii"svara. h sa svargap. rthivyorekaadhipati. h san karanirmmitamandire. su na nivasati;
25 He doesn't need to be served by us as if he needed anything, since he is the source of all life for every living being.
sa eva sarvvebhyo jiivana. m praa. naan sarvvasaamagrii"sca pradadaati; ataeva sa kasyaa"scit saamagyraa abhaavaheto rmanu. syaa. naa. m hastai. h sevito bhavatiiti na|
26 From one man he made all the peoples who live on the earth, and decided beforehand when and where they should live.
sa bhuuma. n.dale nivaasaartham ekasmaat "so. nitaat sarvvaan manu. syaan s. r.s. tvaa te. saa. m puurvvaniruupitasamaya. m vasatisiimaa nca niracinot;
27 God's purpose was that they should seek him, hoping they would reach out for him and find him—though he isn't far from any one of us.
tasmaat lokai. h kenaapi prakaare. na m. rgayitvaa parame"svarasya tatva. m praaptu. m tasya gave. sa. na. m kara. niiyam|
28 In him we live, move, and exist. Just as one of your own poets wrote, ‘We are his family.’
kintu so. asmaaka. m kasmaaccidapi duure ti. s.thatiiti nahi, vaya. m tena ni"svasanapra"svasanagamanaagamanapraa. nadhaara. naani kurmma. h, puna"sca yu. smaakameva katipayaa. h kavaya. h kathayanti ‘tasya va. m"saa vaya. m smo hi` iti|
29 Since we are his family we shouldn't think that God is like gold, or silver, or stone, shaped by human artistry and thinking.
ataeva yadi vayam ii"svarasya va. m"saa bhavaamastarhi manu. syai rvidyayaa kau"salena ca tak. sita. m svar. na. m ruupya. m d. r.sad vaite. saamii"svaratvam asmaabhi rna j naatavya. m|
30 God disregarded people's ignorance in the past, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent.
te. saa. m puurvviiyalokaanaam aj naanataa. m pratii"svaro yadyapi naavaadhatta tathaapiidaanii. m sarvvatra sarvvaan mana. h parivarttayitum aaj naapayati,
31 For he has set a time when he will rightly judge the world by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone that he is the one by raising him from the dead.”
yata. h svaniyuktena puru. se. na yadaa sa p. rthiviisthaanaa. m sarvvalokaanaa. m vicaara. m kari. syati taddina. m nyaruupayat; tasya "sma"saanotthaapanena tasmin sarvvebhya. h pramaa. na. m praadaat|
32 Some of them laughed when they heard about the resurrection of the dead, while others said, “Please come back so we can hear more about this later.”
tadaa "sma"saanaad utthaanasya kathaa. m "srutvaa kecid upaahaman, kecidavadan enaa. m kathaa. m punarapi tvatta. h "sro. syaama. h|
tata. h paulaste. saa. m samiipaat prasthitavaan|
34 A few men joined him and trusted in God, including Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, as well as a woman called Damaris, and some others.
tathaapi kecillokaastena saarddha. m militvaa vya"svasan te. saa. m madhye. areyapaagiiyadiyanusiyo daamaariinaamaa kaacinnaarii kiyanto naraa"scaasan|