Acts 17
1 Paul and Silas traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia [towns] and arrived at Thessalonica [city]. There was a Jewish meeting place there.
A gdy przeszli Amfipolis i Apolonię, przybyli do Tesaloniki, gdzie była synagoga żydowska.
2 (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) Paul went into the meeting house, as he usually did. For three weeks [he went there] on each Jewish day of rest. Referring to the Scriptures [about the Messiah], he spoke to the people who were there.
Wtedy Paweł według [swego] zwyczaju wszedł do nich i przez trzy szabaty rozprawiał z nimi na podstawie Pisma;
3 He explained and showed that [the prophets wrote that] the Messiah needed to die and (to become alive again/to be raised from the dead [afterwards]). He told them: “This man Jesus, whom I am telling you about, is our Messiah. [He died and became alive again, just like the prophets predicted].”
Wyjaśniając i nauczając, że Chrystus musiał cierpieć i powstać z martwych oraz: Ten Jezus, którego wam głoszę, jest Chrystusem.
4 Some of the Jews [there] were persuaded by {believed} [what Paul had said] and began to associate with Paul and Silas. There were also many non-Jewish people there who worshipped God and many important women [who also believed the message about Jesus], and they began to associate with Paul and Silas.
I niektórzy z nich uwierzyli i przyłączyli się do Pawła i Sylasa, również mnóstwo pobożnych Greków i niemało znamienitych kobiet.
5 But [some leaders of] the Jews there in Thessalonica became jealous [because many people believed what Paul taught]. So they went to the public square and persuaded some lazy men [who were loitering there] to follow them. [In this way, the leaders of] the Jews gathered a crowd and incited them to become noisy and start a riot [against Paul and Silas]. Those [Jews and others] ran to the house of [a man named] Jason. [He was the man who had invited Paul and Silas to stay at his house]. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas outside to where the crowd [of people was waiting].
Ale ci Żydzi, którzy nie uwierzyli, zdjęci zazdrością, dobrali sobie niektórych niegodziwych próżniaków, a kiedy zebrali dużą grupę, podburzyli miasto. Naszli dom Jazona i szukali ich, aby wyprowadzić ich przed lud.
6 They discovered that Paul and Silas were not there, but they found Jason [and grabbed him]. They dragged him and some of the [other] believers to where the city officials/authorities and [many other people were gathered]. The men [who had brought Jason] shouted, “Those [two] men have caused trouble [IDM] everywhere [HYP] [they have gone]. Now they have come to our city,
Gdy jednak ich nie znaleźli, zaciągnęli Jazona i niektórych braci przed przełożonych miasta, krzycząc: Oto ci, którzy cały świat wzburzyli, przyszli [też] tutaj;
7 and [this fellow] Jason invited them to stay at his house. All the people [of this sect] oppose what our Emperor has decreed. They say that another person, whose name is Jesus, is [the real] king!”
A Jazon ich przyjął. Oni wszyscy postępują wbrew dekretom cesarza, mówiąc, że jest inny król, Jezus.
8 When the crowd of people [that had gathered] and the city authorities heard that, they became very angry and excited.
W ten sposób zaniepokoili lud i przełożonych miasta, którzy to słyszeli.
9 [They wanted to put the believers in jail. But instead], the officials made Jason and the other [believers] pay a fine and told them that they [would give the money back to them if Paul and Silas did not cause any more trouble]. Then the authorities let Jason and those other believers go.
Ale po wzięciu poręczenia od Jazona i innych wypuścili ich.
10 [So] that same night, the believers sent Paul and Silas [out of Thessalonica] to Berea [town]. When Paul and Silas arrived there, they went to the Jewish meeting place, [on a day when people had gathered there].
Zaraz w nocy bracia wysłali Pawła i Sylasa do Berei. Kiedy tam przybyli, weszli do synagogi żydowskiej.
11 The [Jews] in Thessalonica had not been very willing to listen to God’s message, but the [Jews] who lived in Berea were very willing to listen, so they listened very eagerly to the message [about Jesus]. Every day they read the Scriptures [for themselves] to find out if what Paul said [about the Messiah] was true.
Ci byli szlachetniejsi od tych w Tesalonice, gdyż przyjęli słowo [Boże] z całą gotowością i codziennie badali Pisma, czy tak się sprawy mają.
12 As a result, many of the Jewish people believed [in Jesus], and also some of the important non-Jewish women and many non-Jewish men [believed in him].
Wielu więc z nich uwierzyło, również niemało wpływowych greckich kobiet i mężczyzn.
13 But then the Jews in Thessalonica heard [people tell them] that Paul [was] in Berea and that he was preaching the message from God [about Jesus]. So they went to Berea and [told people there that what Paul was teaching was not true. Thus], they caused many of those people to get angry [at Paul].
A gdy Żydzi z Tesaloniki dowiedzieli się, że i w Berei Paweł głosi słowo Boże, przyszli też tam i podburzali lud.
14 So [several of] the believers [in Berea] took Paul to the coast [to go to another province]. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
Wtedy bracia natychmiast wysłali Pawła w drogę ku morzu, a Sylas i Tymoteusz tam zostali.
15 When Paul and the other men from Berea [arrived at the coast, they got on a ship and] went to Athens [city]. Then Paul said [to the men who had come with him], “Tell Silas and Timothy to come to me [here in Athens] as soon as they can.” Then those men left [Athens and returned to Berea].
Ci, którzy towarzyszyli Pawłowi, odprowadzili go aż do Aten i powrócili, otrzymawszy polecenie dla Sylasa i Tymoteusza, żeby jak najszybciej przyszli do niego.
16 In Athens, Paul waited for Silas and Timothy [to arrive. In the meantime, he walked around in the city. He] became very distressed/disturbed because he saw that throughout [HYP] the city there were many idols.
A gdy Paweł czekał na nich w Atenach, burzył się w duchu na widok miasta oddanego bałwochwalstwu.
17 So he went to the Jewish meeting place and talked [about Jesus] with the Jews, and also with the Greeks who had accepted what the Jews believe. He also went to the public square/center every day and talked to the people [whom he met] there.
Rozprawiał więc w synagodze z Żydami i [ludźmi] pobożnymi oraz codziennie na rynku ze wszystkimi, których spotkał.
18 Paul met some teachers who liked to talk about what people should believe. [People called] some of them Epicureans and [they called] others Stoics. They told Paul [what they believed], and they asked him [what he believed. Then] some of them said [to one another], “This ignorant person is just talking nonsense [RHQ]!” Others said, “[We(exc) think] that he is teaching people about (foreign gods/[new] gods that we [(exc)] have not heard about).” They said that because Paul was telling them that Jesus [had died and] had become alive again [afterwards. They had not heard that message before].
Wtedy niektórzy z filozofów epikurejskich i stoickich spierali się z nim. Jedni mówili: Co chce powiedzieć ten nowinkarz? A inni: Zdaje się, że jest zwiastunem obcych bogów. Głosił im bowiem Jezusa i zmartwychwstanie.
19 So they took Paul to the place where the city council met. [When they arrived] there, they said to Paul, “[Please] tell us, what is this new message that you [(sg)] are teaching people?
Zabrali go, zaprowadzili na Areopag i zapytali: Czy możemy się dowiedzieć, co to za nowa nauka, którą głosisz?
20 You are teaching some things that startle us [(exc)], so we want to know what they mean.”
Bo przynosisz jakieś rzeczy obce naszym uszom. Chcemy więc wiedzieć, o co właściwie chodzi.
21 [They said that, because] the people of Athens and also the people from other regions who lived there continually talked about what was new [to them], or they listened to [others tell] what was new.
(A wszyscy Ateńczycy i mieszkający tam cudzoziemcy nie poświęcali czasu na nic innego, tylko na opowiadanie lub słuchanie czegoś nowego).
22 Then Paul stood up before the men of the city council and said, “Citizens of Athens, I see that you (are very religious/think that it is very important to worship many gods).
Wtedy Paweł stanął pośrodku Areopagu i powiedział: Mężowie ateńscy, widzę, że pod każdym względem jesteście nadzwyczaj religijni.
23 I [say that] because, while I was walking along and observing the objects [that represent different gods that] you worship, I even saw an altar that had these words [that someone had] carved [on it: THIS HONORS] THE GOD [THAT WE(exc)] DO NOT KNOW. So now I will tell you about [that God] whom you worship but you do not know.
Przechadzając się bowiem i przypatrując waszym świętościom, znalazłem też ołtarz, na którym było napisane: Nieznanemu Bogu. Ja głoszę wam tego, którego nie znając, czcicie.
24 He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Because he rules over all [beings in] heaven and [on] earth, he does not dwell in shrines that people have made.
Bóg, który stworzył świat i wszystko na nim, ten, który jest Panem nieba i ziemi, nie mieszka w świątyniach zbudowanych ręką.
25 He does not need to have anything made for him by people [MTY] {to have people [MTY] make [MTY] anything for him}, because everything that exists belongs to him. He is the one who causes (us [(inc)]/all people) to live and breathe, and [he gives us] all the things [that we(inc) need].
Ani nie jest czczony rękoma ludzkimi tak, [jakby] czegoś potrzebował, ponieważ sam daje wszystkim życie i oddech, i wszystko.
26 [In the beginning], God created one couple, and from them God produced all (the ethnic groups/the nations) that now live everywhere on the earth. He also decided where each ethnic group of people should live and how long they should live [there].
I z jednej krwi uczynił wszystkie narody ludzkie, żeby mieszkały na całej powierzchni ziemi, określiwszy czasy wcześniej wyznaczone i zamierzone granice ich zamieszkania;
27 He wanted people to realize that they need him. Then maybe they would seek him and find him. [God wants us to seek him], although he is [really] close [LIT] to each one of us.
Żeby szukali Pana, czy go nie znajdą po omacku, chociaż nie jest daleko od nikogo z nas.
28 As someone has said, ‘[It is only] because he enables us that we [(inc)] live and move and do [what we do].’ And, as some of your own poets have said, ‘We [(inc)] are God’s children.’
Bo w nim żyjemy, poruszamy się i jesteśmy, jak też powiedzieli niektórzy z waszych poetów: I [my] bowiem jesteśmy z jego rodu.
29 Therefore, because we are God’s children [and can communicate like God does], we [(inc)] should not think that he is anything like an image [that people have made] of gold or silver or stone [which cannot communicate]. Those images are designed and skillfully made {People design and make those images}, [but they are not alive].
Będąc więc z rodu Boga, nie powinniśmy sądzić, że Bóstwo jest podobne do złota, srebra lub kamienia, misternie wyrzeźbionych według wyobrażenia ludzkiego.
30 During the times when people did not know [what God wanted them to do], he did not [immediately] punish [them for what they did]. But now God commands all people everywhere to turn away from their evil behavior.
Bóg wprawdzie pomijał czasy tej nieświadomości, teraz [jednak] nakazuje wszędzie wszystkim ludziom pokutować;
31 [He tells us] that on a certain day that he has chosen he is going to judge [all of us(inc) people in] [MTY] the world. He has appointed a [certain] man to judge [us, and that man will judge each of us] fairly/justly. God has shown to all [people that he has appointed that man to judge everyone], because God (caused him to become alive again after he had died/raised him from the dead).”
Gdyż wyznaczył dzień, w którym będzie sprawiedliwie sądził cały świat przez człowieka, którego [do tego] przeznaczył, zapewniając o tym wszystkich przez wskrzeszenie go z martwych.
32 When the men of the council heard [Paul say] that ([a man] had become alive again after he had died/[someone] had been raised from the dead), some of them laughed scornfully. But others said, “We [(exc)] would like you [(sg)] to tell us more about this, some other time.”
Gdy usłyszeli o zmartwychwstaniu, jedni się naśmiewali, a inni mówili: Posłuchamy cię o tym ponownie.
33 After they said that, Paul left the council [meeting].
I tak Paweł wyszedł spośród nich.
34 However, some of the people there went along with Paul and became believers. Among those [who believed in Jesus] was a member of the council whose [name was] Dionysius. Also, an [important] woman whose name was Damaris and some other people [who had heard Paul’s message also believed in Jesus].
Lecz niektórzy ludzie przyłączyli się do niego i uwierzyli. [Był] też wśród nich Dionizy Areopagita i kobieta imieniem Damaris oraz inni z nimi.
