Acts 17

1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

διοδευσαντες δε την αμφιπολιν και απολλωνιαν ηλθον εις θεσσαλονικην, οπου ην η συναγωγη των ιουδαιων.

2Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

κατα δε το ειωθος τω παυλω εισηλθεν προς αυτους, και επι σαββατα τρια διελεγετο αυτοις απο των γραφων,

3explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, 'This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.'

διανοιγων και παρατιθεμενος οτι τον χριστον εδει παθειν και αναστηναι εκ νεκρων, και οτι ουτος εστιν ο χριστος, ιησους ον εγω καταγγελλω υμιν.

4And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas.

και τινες εξ αυτων επεισθησαν και προσεκληρωθησαν τω παυλω και τω σιλα, των τε σεβομενων ελληνων πολυ πληθος γυναικων τε των πρωτων ουκ ολιγαι.

5But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

προσλαβομενοι δε οι απειθουντες ιουδαιοι των αγοραιων τινας ανδρας πονηρους και οχλοποιησαντες εθορυβουν την πολιν, επισταντες τε τη οικια ιασονος εζητουν αυτους αγαγειν εις τον δημον·

6But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, 'These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.

μη ευροντες δε αυτους εσυρον τον ιασονα και τινας αδελφους επι τους πολιταρχας, βοωντες οτι οι την οικουμενην αναστατωσαντες ουτοι και ενθαδε παρεισιν,

7Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king—Jesus.'

ους υποδεδεκται ιασων· και ουτοι παντες απεναντι των δογματων καισαρος πρασσουσιν, βασιλεα ετερον λεγοντες ειναι, ιησουν.

8And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things.

εταραξαν δε τον οχλον και τους πολιταρχας ακουοντας ταυτα,

9So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

και λαβοντες το ικανον παρα του ιασονος και των λοιπων απελυσαν αυτους.

10Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

οι δε αδελφοι ευθεως δια της νυκτος εξεπεμψαν τον τε παυλον και τον σιλαν εις βεροιαν, οιτινες παραγενομενοι εις την συναγωγην απηεσαν των ιουδαιων.

11These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

ουτοι δε ησαν ευγενεστεροι των εν θεσσαλονικη, οιτινες εδεξαντο τον λογον μετα πασης προθυμιας, το καθ ημεραν ανακρινοντες τας γραφας ει εχοι ταυτα ουτως.

12Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.

πολλοι μεν ουν εξ αυτων επιστευσαν, και των ελληνιδων γυναικων των ευσχημονων και ανδρων ουκ ολιγοι.

13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds.

ως δε εγνωσαν οι απο της θεσσαλονικης ιουδαιοι οτι και εν τη βεροια κατηγγελη υπο του παυλου ο λογος του θεου, ηλθον κακει σαλευοντες τους οχλους.

14Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there.

ευθεως δε τοτε τον παυλον εξαπεστειλαν οι αδελφοι πορευεσθαι ως επι την θαλασσαν· υπεμενον δε ο τε σιλας και ο τιμοθεος εκει.

15So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.

οι δε καθιστωντες τον παυλον ηγαγον αυτον εως αθηνων, και λαβοντες εντολην προς τον σιλαν και τιμοθεον ινα ως ταχιστα ελθωσιν προς αυτον, εξηεσαν.

16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.

εν δε ταις αθηναις εκδεχομενου αυτους του παυλου, παρωξυνετο το πνευμα αυτου εν αυτω θεωρουντι κατειδωλον ουσαν την πολιν.

17Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.

διελεγετο μεν ουν εν τη συναγωγη τοις ιουδαιοις και τοις σεβομενοις και εν τη αγορα κατα πασαν ημεραν προς τους παρατυγχανοντας.

18Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, 'What does this babbler want to say?'

τινες δε των επικουρειων και των στοικων φιλοσοφων συνεβαλλον αυτω, και τινες ελεγον· τι αν θελοι ο σπερμολογος ουτος λεγειν; οι δε· ξενων δαιμονιων δοκει καταγγελευς ειναι· οτι τον ιησουν και την αναστασιν ευηγγελιζετο αυτοις.

19Others said, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection. And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak?

επιλαβομενοι τε αυτου επι τον αρειον παγον ηγαγον λεγοντες· δυναμεθα γνωναι τις η καινη αυτη η υπο σου λαλουμενη διδαχη;

20For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean.'

ξενιζοντα γαρ τινα εισφερεις εις τας ακοας ημων· βουλομεθα ουν γνωναι τι αν θελοι ταυτα ειναι.

21For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

αθηναιοι δε παντες και οι επιδημουντες ξενοι εις ουδεν ετερον ευκαιρουν η λεγειν τι και ακουειν καινοτερον.

22Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, 'Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious;

σταθεις δε ο παυλος εν μεσω του αρειου παγου εφη· ανδρες αθηναιοι, κατα παντα ως δεισιδαιμονεστερους υμας θεωρω.

23for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you:

διερχομενος γαρ και αναθεωρων τα σεβασματα υμων ευρον και βωμον εν ω επεγεγραπτο, αγνωστω θεω. ον ουν αγνοουντες ευσεβειτε, τουτον εγω καταγγελλω υμιν.

24God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.

ο θεος ο ποιησας τον κοσμον και παντα τα εν αυτω, ουτος ουρανου και γης κυριος υπαρχων ουκ εν χειροποιητοις ναοις κατοικει,

25Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.

ουδε υπο χειρων ανθρωπων θεραπευεται προσδεομενος τινος, αυτος διδους πασιν ζωην και πνοην κατα παντα·

26And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,

εποιησεν τε εξ ενος αιματος παν εθνος ανθρωπων κατοικειν επι παν το προσωπον της γης, ορισας προστεταγμενους καιρους και τας οροθεσιας της κατοικιας αυτων,

27so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

ζητειν τον κυριον, ει αρα γε ψηλαφησειαν αυτον και ευροιεν, και γε ου μακραν απο ενος εκαστου ημων υπαρχοντα.

28for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'

εν αυτω γαρ ζωμεν και κινουμεθα και εσμεν, ως και τινες των καθ υμας ποιητων ειρηκασιν· του γαρ και γενος εσμεν.

29Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising.

γενος ουν υπαρχοντες του θεου ουκ οφειλομεν νομιζειν χρυσω η αργυρω η λιθω, χαραγματι τεχνης και ενθυμησεως ανθρωπου, το θειον ειναι ομοιον.

30Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,

τους μεν ουν χρονους της αγνοιας υπεριδων ο θεος τανυν παραγγελλει τοις ανθρωποις πασιν πανταχου μετανοειν,

31because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.'

διοτι εστησεν ημεραν εν η μελλει κρινειν την οικουμενην εν δικαιοσυνη, εν ανδρι ω ωρισεν, πιστιν παρασχων πασιν αναστησας αυτον εκ νεκρων.

32And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, 'We will hear you again on this matter.'

ακουσαντες δε αναστασιν νεκρων οι μεν εχλευαζον, οι δε ειπον· ακουσομεθα σου παλιν περι τουτου.

33So Paul departed from among them.

και ουτως ο παυλος εξηλθεν εκ μεσου αυτων.

34However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

τινες δε ανδρες κολληθεντες αυτω επιστευσαν, εν οις και διονυσιος ο αρεοπαγιτης και γυνη ονοματι δαμαρις και ετεροι συν αυτοις.