Apustuļu Darbi 17
1 Un caur Amfipoli un Apoloniju gājuši tie nāca uz Tesaloniku: tur bija viena Jūdu baznīca.
After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica. Here the Jews had a synagogue;
2 Un Pāvils pēc sava ieraduma pie tiem iegāja un trijās svētās dienās ar tiem sarunājās par tiem rakstiem,
and, following his usual custom, Paul joined them, and for three Sabbaths addressed them, drawing his arguments from the scriptures.
3 Tos izstāstīdams un viņiem priekšā likdams, ka Kristum bija ciest un augšām celties no miroņiem, un sacija: “Šis ir Tas Kristus Jēzus, ko es jums pasludināju.”
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.’
4 Un kādi no tiem tapa pārliecināti un piebiedrojās Pāvilam un Sīlasam, un no tiem dievbijīgiem Grieķiem liels pulks un laba tiesa sievu no augstas kārtas.
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.
5 Bet tie neticīgie Jūdi, skaudības pilni, ņēma pie sevis kādus saskrējušus neliešus un sapulcinājās un cēla troksni tai pilsētā; un Jazona namu apstājuši, meklēja tos vest priekš tā ļaužu pulka.
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;
6 Bet tos neatraduši, tie Jazonu un citus brāļus vilka pie pilsētas virsniekiem brēkdami: “Tie, kas visu pasauli ar dumpi pilda, tie arī šurp ir nākuši.
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,
7 Tos Jazons ir uzņēmis; un šie visi dara pret ķeizara pavēlēm sacīdami: citu esam ķēniņu - Jēzu.”
and have been harboured by Jason! They are all defying the decrees of the Emperor. They say that someone else is king – a man called Jesus!’
8 Un tie iztrūcināja tos ļaudis un tos pilsētas virsniekus, kas to dzirdēja.
On hearing this, the people and the city magistrates were much concerned;
9 Bet šie, aizbildināšanu no Jazona un tiem dabūjuši, tos palaida.
and, before letting them go, they took bail from Jason and the others.
10 Bet tie brāļi tūdaļ naktī Pāvilu un Sīlasu izvadīja uz Bereju; tie tur nonākuši iegāja Jūdu baznīcā.
That very night the followers sent Paul and Silas off to Beroea; and on reaching that place, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
11 Un šie bija labvēlīgāki pār tiem Tesalonikas Jūdiem un to vārdu uzņēma ar visu labu prātu, meklēdami ikdienas rakstos, vai šās lietas tā esot?
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.
12 Tad nu daudzi no tiem ticēja, arī no Grieķu augstas kārtas sievām un vīriem laba tiesa.
As a consequence, many of them became believers in Christ, besides a considerable number of Greek women of position, and of men also.
13 Un kad tie Tesalonikas Jūdi dabūja zināt, ka arī Berejā Dieva vārds no Pāvila tapa sludināts, tad tie nāca arī uz turieni un tos ļaudis skubināja uz dumpi.
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.
14 Bet tie brāļi tūdaļ Pāvilu izsūtīja, ka tas noietu uz jūru, bet Sīlas un Timotejs tur palika.
The followers immediately arranged for Paul to go away to the coast, but both Silas and Timothy stayed behind in Beroea.
15 Bet tie, kas Pāvilu pavadīja, to veda līdz Atēnai, un pavēli priekš Sīlasa un Timoteja dabūjuši, lai šie arīdzan pie viņa nāktu, tie aizgāja.
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.
16 Un kamēr Pāvils viņus gaidīja Atēnā, viņa gars iekš viņa iedegās, kad viņš redzēja to pilsētu tik elkadievīgu esam.
While Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his heart was stirred at seeing the whole city full of idols.
17 Tad nu viņš baznīcā sarunājās ar tiem Jūdiem un tiem dievbijīgiem, un tirgū ikdienas ar tiem, kas piegadījās.
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.
18 Un kādi no Epikureju un Stoīku gudriem ar viņu sarunājās; un kādi sacīja: “Ko šis pļāpa grib runāt?” Un citi: “Šis izliekās kā svešu dievu sludinātājs;” tāpēc ka viņš tiem Jēzu un to augšāmcelšanos sludināja.
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).
19 Un tie viņu ņēma un veda uz tās augstās tiesas vietu, sacīdami: “Vai nevaram dabūt zināt, kāda tā jaunā mācība, ko tu sludini?
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?
20 Jo tu dažas svešas lietas runā priekš mūsu ausīm, tāpēc mēs gribam zināt, kas tas ir?”
For you are bringing some strange things to our notice, and we should like to know what they mean.’
21 Bet visi Atēnieši un tie svešinieki, kas tur piemājoja, ar citu neko to laiku nekavēja, kā vien ko jaunu runāt un dzirdēt.
(All Athenians and the foreigners staying in the city found no time for anything else but telling, or listening to, the last new thing.)
22 Un Pāvils stāvēja tās augstās tiesas plača vidū un sacīja: “Jūs Atēniešu vīri, pēc visa es jūs redzu jo dievbijīgus.
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.
23 Jo staigādams un jūsu svētekļus apraudzīdams, es atradu arī vienu altāri, kam bija virsū rakstīts: nepazīstamam Dievam. Tad nu, ko jūs nepāzīdami godājiet, To es jums pasludināju.
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.
24 Tas Dievs, kas ir radījis pasauli un visu, kas tur iekšā, šis, debess un zemes Kungs būdams, nemājo rokām taisītās baznīcās,
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,
25 Un Viņam arī nenotiek no cilvēku rokām kalpošana, tā kā Viņam ko vajadzētu; bet Viņš pats dod visiem dzīvību un dvašu un visas lietas.
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.
26 Un Viņš ir darījis, ka no vienām asinīm visas cilvēku tautas dzīvo pa visu zemes virsu, un ir nolicis papriekš nospriestus laikus un robežas, kur tiem būs dzīvot,
He made all races of the earth’s surface – fixing a time for their rise and fall, and the limits of their settlements –
27 Ka tie To Kungu meklētu, lai tie Viņu varētu just un atrast, - jebšu Viņš nav tālu no neviena no mums.
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;
28 Jo iekš Viņa mēs dzīvojam un kustam un esam; tā kā arī kādi no jūsu dziesminiekiem sacījuši: mēs arī esam Viņa rada.
for in him we live and move and are. To use the words of some of your own poets – “His offspring, too, are we.”
29 Tad nu mums, kas Dieva rada esam, nebūs domāt, dievību esam līdzīgu zeltam vai sudrabam vai akmenim, kādam caur cilvēka gudrību un izdomāšanu iztaisītam tēlam.
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.
30 Tad nu Dievs tos nezināšanas laikus panesis, tagad pavēl visiem cilvēkiem visās malās no grēkiem atgriezties;
True, God looked with indulgence on the days of people’s ignorance, but now he is announcing to everyone everywhere the need for repentance,
31 Tāpēc ka Viņš vienu dienu ir nolicis, kur Viņš pasauli tiesās iekš taisnības caur vienu Vīru, ko Viņš uz to izredzējis, visiem ticību pasniegdams, kad Viņš to no miroņiem ir uzmodinājis.”
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.’
32 Bet kad tie dzirdēja miroņu augšāmcelšanos, tad citi to ņēma smieklā, bet citi sacīja: “Par to mēs tevi vēl kādu citu reiz dzirdēsim.”
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.
33 (Tukšs)
And so Paul left the Court.
34 Bet kādi vīri tam pieķērās un ticēja. Starp tiem bija Dionisijs, tās augstās tiesas loceklis, un viena sieva, ar vārdu Damare, un vēl citi līdz ar tiem.
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.
