Acts 17
1 After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica. Here the Jews had a Synagogue;
Ie niranga i Ampifolia naho i Apolonia le nandoake e Tesalonika fa ama’e ao ty Fitontonan-Jiosy.
2 and, following his usual custom, Paul joined them, and for three Sabbaths addressed them, drawing his arguments from the Scriptures.
Nizilik’ am-pitontonañ’ ao t’i Paoly amy lili’ey, le nitoroa’e boak’ amo Sokitse Masiñeo ami’ty Sabotse telo,
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.”
nampalange naho nampidodea te tsi-mahay tsy nijale i Norizañey vaho nitroatse amy havilasiy, ami’ty hoe, Iesoà itaroñakoy, ie ‘nio i Norizañey.
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 women belonging to the leading families.
Niantoke ty ila’e le nirekets’ amy Paoly naho i Silasy; nanao zay ka ty maro amo Grika mpitalahoo, vaho maromaro amo roakemba beio.
5 But the Jews, 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;
Fe nañitrike ondaty tsivokatse boak’ an-tsena ao am-pikirañañe, o Tehodao, nitrobotrobo i lahialeñey, nampivalitsingorake i rovay; vaho nifajifajy mb’ añ’ anjomba’ i Jasona hañakarañe iareo mb’amy màroy.
6 and, not finding them there, they proceeded to drag Jason and some of the Brethren before the City Magistrates, shouting out: “These men, who have turned the world upside down, have now come here,
F’ie tsy nitendreke; le kinororòke mb’añatrefa’ o bei’ i rovaio mb’eo t’i Jasona naho ty roahalahy ila’e, vaho nitazataza ty hoe: Hehe te nivotrak’ atoy ka o mpampibalitaboake ty tane toio,
7 and have been harboured by Jason! They say that some one else is king — a man called Jesus!”
mbore nampihovàe’ i Jasona. Mandilatse o lilin-Kaisarao ty sata’ iareo le inao eo ze o mpanjaka tovo’e atao Iesoà zao.
8 On hearing this, the people and the City Magistrates were much concerned;
Ie nahajanjiñe izay, le nitsiborehetoke i lahialeñey naho o bein-drovao.
9 and, before letting them go, they took bail from Jason and the others.
Le nampandoà’ iareo àntoke t’i Jasona naho o rañe’eo vaho navotsotse.
10 That very night the Brethren sent Paul and Silas off to Beroea; and on reaching that place, they went to the Jewish Synagogue.
Aa le nahitri’ o roahalahio aniany amy haleñey mb’e Berea mb’eo t’i Paoly naho i Silasy. Ie pok’ eo le nizilik’ am-pitontonan-Jiosy ao.
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.
Nivañoñe te amo nte Tesalonikao iretoa, amy t’ie nandrambe o tsarao am-pahimbañañe vaho nañotsohotso o Sokitse Masiñeo lomoñandro handrendreke ty hatò’ o raha zao.
12 As a consequence, many of them became believers in Christ, besides a considerable number of Greek women of position, and of men also.
Aa le maro ty niantoke, miharo ami’ty roakemba maromaro aman-kasy naho amo lahilahy Grikao.
13 But, when the Jews of 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.
Aa ie nifohi’ o Jiosy nte Tesalonikao te mbore nitaroñe i tsaran’ Añaharey e Berea t’i Paoly, le niheo mb’eo ka iereo nitrobo i lahialeñey.
14 Immediately upon that, the Brethren sent Paul off on his way to the sea coast, but both Silas and Timothy stayed behind in Beroea.
Le nampihitrife’ o roahalahio pak’an-driak’ añe aniany t’i Paoly, fe mbe nitambatse eo t’i Silasy naho i Timoty.
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.
Nasese’ o lahilahio pak’ Atena añe t’i Paoly; le nimpoly ninday saontsy amy Silasy naho i Timoty ty homb’ama’e añe masìka.
16 While Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his heart was stirred at seeing the whole city full of idols.
Nandiñe iareo e Atena ao t’i Paoly fe nitsimboetse añ’arofo t’ie nahaisake te lifo-kazomanga i rovay.
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.
Aa le nitaroñe lomoñandro amo Jiosio naho amo mpañeveñe aman’ Añahareo am-pitontonañe ao naho an-tsena ey amy ze nifanampe ama’e.
18 Among others, some Epicurean and Stoic Philosophers joined issue with him. Some would ask “What is this prater wanting to make out?”, while others would say “He seems to be a Preacher of foreign Deities.” (This was because he was telling the Good News about Jesus and the Resurrection).
Nifanaontsy ama’e ka o mpikaro-kihitse amo Epikoreo naho amo Stoikao. Hoe ty ila’e: Ino ty ho volañe’ ty mpangaradadake tìa? Hoe ka ty ila’e: Hoe t’ie mpitalily ndrañahare hafa, amy t’ie nitaroñe Iesoà naho i fivañonambelo’ey.
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?
Rinambe’ iereo naho nasese mb’ami’ty Areopagò mb’eo, le nanao ty hoe: Ehe ampahafohino anay te inoñe o fañòhañe vao saontsie’oo;
20 For you are bringing some strange things to our notice, and we should like to know what they mean.”
amy t’ie minday enta ankafankafa an-dravembia’ay, paia’ay ty hahafohiñe ty lengo’ o raha zao.
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.)
(Toe fonga tsy nanao inoñ’ inoñe o nte Atenao naho ze ambahiny ao naho tsy ty hitalily ndra ty hijanjiñe ze atao vao lomoñandro.)
22 So Paul took his stand in the middle of the Court, and said — “Men of Athens, on every hand I see signs of your being very devout.
Aa le nijohañe añivo’ i Vohi-Arese eo t’i Paoly nanao ty hoe: O ry nte Atenao! Treako t’ie vata’e mpitalaho amy ze he’e.
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.
Izaho nijenlajelañe, nisamba o fitalahoa’ areoo, le nizoeko ty kitrely nipatereñe ty hoe: Ho amy t’i Andrianañahare tsy Fohiñe. Aa le hitaroñako i italahoa’ areo fa tsy apota’ areoy.
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 dwell in temples made by hands,
I Andrianañahare nanao ty voatse toy naho ze he’e ama’ey, ie i Talè i likerañey naho ty tane toiy vaho tsy mpimoneñe an-kibohotse nanoem-pitàñe re;
25 nor yet do human hands minister to his wants, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives, to all, life, and breath, and all things.
mbore tsy atràm-pità’ ondaty—ino ty paiae’e? Ie ty mpanolo-kaveloñe naho arofo vaho ze he’e.
26 He made all races of the earth’s surface — fixing a time for their rise and fall, and the limits of their settlements —
Le songa namboare’e an-dio raike ze foko’ ondaty, himoneña’e an-tane atoy, le ie ty nisafiry o sàn’ andro hiraoraoa’ iareo, vaho ty efem-pimoneña’ iareo;
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;
soa te hipay an’ Andrianañahare, hitsoek’ aze, he ho tendreke, ie tsy lavitse an-tikañ’ iaby.
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.’
Fa ama’e ao tika ro veloñe naho mihetseke vaho manañ’ aiñe, manahake ty fitaroña’ o mpahay sabo’ areoo, ty hoe: Tarira’e ka tikañe.
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.
Aa kanao tariran’ Añahare tika, le tsy mete ty fitsakorean-tika te ampihambañeñe ami’ty volamena ndra volafoty ndra vato nisokireñe an-kilala naho ami’ty hihi’ ondatio i Masiñey.
30 True, God looked with indulgence on the days of men’s ignorance, but now he is announcing to every one everywhere the need for repentance,
Ie nihevea’e heike an-tsa habahimoañe, ro taroñen’ Añahare henaneo te tsi-mete tsy hene misoloho ondatio ndra aia aia,
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 men a pledge by raising this man from the dead.”
amy te nifotoàña’e andro zaka an-katò ty voatse toy añam’ indaty tinendre’ey; ie niventè’e amy ze kila ondaty amy nampitroara’e an-kavilasy.
32 On hearing of a resurrection of the dead, some began jeering, but others said that they would hear what he had to say about that another time.
Aa ie jinanji’ iereo ty hoe: Fitroarañ’ an-kavilasy, le nikobìha’ ty ila’e, vaho hoe ka ty ila’e: Mbe hijanjiña’ay indraike.
33 And so Paul left the Court.
Aa le nienga iareo t’i Paoly.
34 There were, however, some men 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.
Fe nipitek’ ama’e t’indaty ila’e vaho niato. Tam’ iereo t’i Dionisio, mpiamy Areopagoy, naho ty rakemba atao Damarie vaho ty ila’e.
