Acts 17
1 After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica. Here the Jews had a synagogue;
Men de rejste igennem Amfipolis og Apollonia og kom til Thessalonika, hvor Jøderne havde en Synagoge.
2 and, following his usual custom, Paul joined them, and for three Sabbaths addressed them, drawing his arguments from the scriptures.
Og efter sin Sædvane gik Paulus ind til dem, og på tre Sabbater samtalede han med dem ud fra Skrifterne,
3 He laid before them and explained that the Christ must undergo suffering and rise from the dead; and “It is this man,” he declared, “who is the Christ – this Jesus about whom I am telling you.”
idet han udlagde og forklarede, at Kristus måtte lide og opstå fra de døde, og han sagde: "Denne Jesus, som jeg forkynder eder, han er Kristus."
4 Some of the people were convinced, and threw in their lot with Paul and Silas, as did also a large body of Greeks who were accustomed to join in the Jewish services, and a great number of leading women.
Og nogle af dem bleve overbeviste og sluttede sig til Paulus og Silas, og tillige en stor Mængde at de gudfrygtige Grækere og ikke få af de fornemste Kvinder.
5 But the Jewish leaders, becoming jealous, engaged some worthless fellows from the streets, and, getting a mob together, kept the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, with the intention of bringing Paul and Silas before the Popular Assembly;
Men Jøderne bleve nidkære og toge med sig nogle slette Mennesker af Lediggængerne på Torvet, rejste et Opløb og oprørte Byen; og de stormede Jasons Hus og søgte efter dem for at føre dem ud til Folket.
6 and, not finding them there, they proceeded to drag Jason and some of the Lord’s followers before the city magistrates, shouting out, “These men, who have turned the world upside down, have now come here,
Men da de ikke fandt dem, trak de Jason og nogle Brødre for Byens Øvrighed og råbte: "Disse, som have bragt hele Verden i Oprør, ere også komne hid;
7 and have been harbored by Jason! They are all defying the decrees of the Emperor. They say that someone else is king – a man called Jesus!”
dem har Jason taget ind til sig; og alle disse handle imod Kejserens Befalinger og sige, at en anden er Konge, nemlig Jesus."
8 On hearing this, the people and the city magistrates were much concerned;
Og de satte Skræk i Mængden og Byens Øvrighed, som hørte det.
9 and, before letting them go, they took bail from Jason and the others.
Og denne lod Jason og de andre stille Borgen og løslod dem.
10 That very night the followers sent Paul and Silas off to Beroea; and on reaching that place, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
Men Brødrene sendte straks om Natten både Paulus og Silas bort til Berøa; og da de vare komne dertil, gik de ind i Jødernes Synagoge.
11 These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message with great readiness, and daily examined the scriptures to see if what was said was true.
Men disse vare mere velsindede end de i Thessalonika, de modtoge Ordet med al Redebonhed og ransagede daglig Skrifterne, om disse Ting forholdt sig således.
12 As a consequence, many of them became believers in Christ, besides a considerable number of Greek women of position, and of men also.
Så troede da mange af dem og ikke få af de fornemme græske Kvinder og Mænd.
13 But, when the Jewish leaders in Thessalonica found out that God’s message had been delivered by Paul at Beroea, they came there too, exciting and disturbing the minds of the people.
Men da Jøderne i Thessalonika fik at vide, at Guds Ord blev forkyndt af Paulus også i Berøa, kom de og vakte også der Røre og Bevægelse iblandt Skarerne.
14 The followers immediately arranged for Paul to go away to the coast, but both Silas and Timothy stayed behind in Beroea.
Men da sendte Brødrene straks Paulus bort, for at han skulde drage til Havet; men både Silas og Timotheus bleve der tilbage.
15 The friends who escorted Paul took him as far as Athens, and, after receiving a message for Silas and Timothy to join him as quickly as possible, they started on their return.
Og de, som ledsagede Paulus, førte ham lige til Athen; og efter at have fået det Bud med til Silas og Timotheus, at de snarest muligt skulde komme til ham, droge de bort.
16 While Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his heart was stirred at seeing the whole city full of idols.
Medens nu Paulus ventede på dem i Athen, harmedes hans Ånd i ham, da han så, at Byen var fuld af Afgudsbilleder.
17 So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and with those who joined in their worship, as well as daily in the public Square with those who happened to be there.
Derfor talte han i Synagogen med Jøderne og de gudfrygtige og på Torvet hver Dag til dem, som han traf på.
18 Among others, some Epicurean and Stoic Philosophers joined issue with him. Some asked “What is this prater wanting to make out?”, while others said “He seems to be a preacher of foreign Deities.” (This was because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection).
Men også nogle af de epikuræiske og stoiske Filosoffer indlode sig i Ordstrid med ham; og nogle sagde: ""Hvad vil denne Ordgyder sige?"" men andre: ""Han synes at være en Forkynder af fremmede Guddomme;"" fordi han forkyndte Evangeliet om Jesus og Opstandelsen.
19 So they laid hold of him and took him to the Court of Areopagus. “May we hear,” they asked, “what new teaching this is which you are giving?
Og de toge ham og førte ham op på Areopagus og sagde: ""Kunne vi få at vide, hvad dette er for en ny Lære, som du taler om?
20 For you are bringing some strange things to our notice, and we should like to know what they mean.”
Thi du bringer os nogle fremmede Ting for Øren; derfor ville vi vide, hvad dette skal betyde.""
21 (All Athenians and the foreigners staying in the city found no time for anything else but telling, or listening to, the last new thing.)
Men alle Atheniensere og de fremmede, som opholdt sig der, gave sig ikke Stunder til andet end at fortælle eller høre nyt.
22 So Paul took his stand in the middle of the Court, and said – “People of Athens, on every hand I see signs of your being very devout.
Men Paulus stod frem midt på Areopagus og sagde: ""I athemiensiske Mænd! jeg ser, at I i alle Måder ere omhyggelige for eders Gudsdyrkelse.
23 For as I was going about, looking at your sacred shrines, I came upon an altar with this inscription – ‘To an Unknown God.’ What, therefore, you worship in ignorance, that I am now proclaiming to you.
Thi da jeg gik omkring og betragtede eders Helligdommen, fandt jeg også et Alter, på hvilket der var skrevet: ""For en ukendt Gud."" Det, som I således dyrke uden at kende det, det forkynder jeg eder.
24 The God who made the world and all things that are in it – he, Lord as he is of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by hands,
Gud, som har gjort Verden og alle Ting, som ere i den, han, som er Himmelens og Jordens Herre, bor ikke i Templer, gjorte med Hænder,
25 neither do human hands minister to his wants, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives, to all, life, and breath, and all things.
han tjenes ikke heller af Menneskers Hænder som en, der trænger til noget, efterdi han selv giver alle Liv og Ånde og alle Ting.
26 He made all races of the earth’s surface – fixing a time for their rise and fall, and the limits of their settlements –
Og han har gjort, at hvert Folk iblandt Mennesker bor ud af eet Blod på hele Jordens Flade, idet han fastsatte bestemte Tider og Grænserne for deres Bolig,
27 That they might search for God, if by any means they might feel their way to him and find him. And yet he is not really far from any one of us;
for at de skulde søge Gud, om de dog kunde føle sig frem og finde ham, skønt han er ikke langt fra hver enkelt af os;
28 for in him we live and move and are. To use the words of some of your own poets – ‘His offspring, too, are we.’
thi i ham leve og røres og ere vi, som også nogle af eders Digtere have sagt: Vi ere jo også hans Slægt.
29 Therefore, as the offspring of God, we must not think that the Deity has any resemblance to anything made of gold, or silver, or stone – a work of human art and imagination.
Efterdi vi da ere Guds Slægt, bør vi ikke mene, at Guddommen er lig Guld eller Sølv eller Sten, formet ved Menneskers Kunst og Opfindsomhed.
30 True, God looked with indulgence on the days of people’s ignorance, but now he is announcing to everyone everywhere the need for repentance,
Efter at Gud altså har båret over med disse Vankundighedens Tider, byder han nu Menneskene at de alle og alle Vegne skulle omvende sig.
31 because he has fixed a day on which he intends to judge the world with justice, by a man whom he has appointed – and of this he has given all people a pledge by raising this man from the dead.”
Thi han har fastsat en Dag, på hvilken han vil dømme Jorderige med Retfærdighed ved en Mand, som han har beskikket dertil, og dette har han bevist for alle ved at oprejse ham fra de døde."
32 On hearing of a resurrection of the dead, some began jeering, but others said that they wanted to hear what he had to say about that another time.
Men da de hørte om de dødes Opstandelse, spottede nogle; men andre sagde: "Ville atter høre dig om dette."
33 And so Paul left the Court.
Således gik Paulus ud fra dem.
34 There were, however, some people who joined him, and became believers in Christ. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the Court of Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and several others.
Men nogle Mænd holdt sig til ham og troede; iblandt hvilke også var Areopagiten Dionysius og en Kvinde ved Navn Damaris og andre med dem.
