Acts 17
1 After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia they arrived at Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
IRA kotin weid nan Ampipolis o Apolonia, ap pwara dong Tesalonik, wasa sinakoke en Sus oko mi ia.
2 As usual, Paul went into the synagogue and over the course of three Sabbaths he debated with them using the Scriptures.
Paulus ap kotilong ong re’rail duen a kin wiawia o iang ir kapakaparok pena sang kisin likau kan ni ran en sapat silu.
3 He explained what the Scriptures meant, proving that the Messiah had to die and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I'm telling you about—he is the Messiah,” he told them.
A kotin padaki o kasaleda, me Kristus udan kalokolok o iasada sang ren me melar akan, o me Iesus men et, me i kawewe ong komail, me Kristus.
4 Some of them were convinced and joined Paul and Silas, along with many Greek-speaking worshipers and some leading women of the town.
O akai irail me posonla ap waroki ong Paulus i Silas, o pil men Krik lelapok me toto, o li saupeidi me kaidin me malaulau.
5 But the Jews became jealous and with some rabble-rousers they gathered from the marketplace they formed a mob. They rioted in the town, and attacked Jason's house. They tried to find Paul and Silas so they could bring them before the people.
A Sus oko pepeirindar, ap ukada ol sued kai, o kapokon irail pena o kapeida kanim o, o kapil pena im en Iason, pwen wa ira dong pokon o.
6 When they couldn't find them they dragged Jason and some of the other believers before the town leaders, shouting, “These people are famous for causing trouble, turning the world upside down. Now they've come here,
Irail lao so diar ira da re ap waikelong dong saumas akan en kanim o Iason o saulang kai indada: Mepukat kamokimokidadar sappa, nan ira pil pwara dor met.
7 and Jason has made them welcome in his house. They all defy Caesar's decrees, committing treason by saying there is another king called Jesus.”
A Iason kasamo ira er, o irail karos kin tiakedi masan en Sisa ni ar katitiki, me dene amen Nanmarki Iesus.
8 The people and the leaders of the town were very disturbed when they heard this.
Irail ari kamakaradar aramas o saumas akan nan kanim o ni ar rongadar mepukat.
9 So they made Jason and the others post bail before they let them go.
Irail lao aleer sang ren Iason o me tei kan ar kapwa, re ap kadar ira la.
10 The believers had Paul and Silas leave for Berea that very night. When they arrived in Berea they went to the Jewish synagogue.
A saulang kan madang kadarala Paulus i Silas ni pong Peröa. Irail lao pwarado, ap kotilong ong nan sinakoke en Sus oko.
11 The people there had a better attitude than those in Thessalonica in that they were very quick to accept the word, and every day they examined the Scriptures to make sure what they were told was right.
Mepukat me mau sang irail nan Tesalonik, pwe re pitipit aleer masan o pereperen kalelapokki kisin likau ni ran karos, ma melel mepukat.
12 As a result many of them became believers, along with some highly-placed Greek women and men.
Ari, me toto irail posonlar, li o ol en Krik kan kisan saupeidi me toto iang.
13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica heard that Paul was also spreading the word of God in Berea, they went there and caused the same kind of trouble, stirring up the crowds.
A men Sus en Tesalonik ko lao ronger, me Paulus pil padapadak nan Peröa masan en Kot, irail ap kodo o kamakaradar aramas akan.
14 Immediately the believers sent Paul to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.
A saulang kan madang kadarala Paulus, dene a pan kotidila ni oror. A Silas i Timoteus mimieta wasa o.
15 Those escorting Paul took him as far as Athens, and then returned with instructions from Paul to Silas and Timothy that they should join him there as soon as possible.
O me pelikid Paulus akan kalua i lel Aten. Irail lao aleer kusoned ong Silas o Timoteus, me ira en pitipit ko dong i, re ap samalar.
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens he was very troubled to see all the idolatry in the city.
A ni en Paulus a kotin auiaui ira nan Aten kupura ap ola ni a masani nan kanim o dikedik en ani rok ia.
17 He debated in the synagogue with the Jews and those who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those he happened to meet from day to day.
I ari kotin padaki ong Sus oko o me toun kaudok kan nan sinakoke pil wasan net, me a kotin padaki ong, me kin pokon pena wasa o ni ran akan karos.
18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also argued with him. “What is he going on about?” they wondered. Others concluded, “He seems to be teaching about some foreign gods,” because he was speaking about Jesus and the resurrection.
A saunpadak en Epikurios o Stoik kai ap akamai ong i o akai indada: Da paupaulap men et men inda? O akai indada: Likamata i saunpadak en kot en wai akan aki a padaki ong irail rongamau en Iesus o en aramas ar pan maureda.
19 So they took him to the Areopagus, and asked him, “Please tell us about this new teaching that you're promoting.
Irail ari ukada i o walang Areopak indada: Kit sota pan kak rong duen padak kap pot et, me koe kin kaweweda?
20 We're hearing from you things that sound odd to us, so we'd like to know what they mean.”
Pwe kasoi en wai pot, me kom wa dong kit, kit ari men weweki duen mepukat.
21 (All the Athenians, including foreigners who lived there, spent their whole time doing nothing except explaining or listening to something new.)
Pwe toun Aten o men wai kan, me mi wasa o, kin sopisokki ar kasokasoi o rongerong duen meakaros me kap.
22 Paul stood up right in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens, I notice you are very religious about everything.
A Paulus kotida pon dol en mars masani: Komail ol oko en Aten, i kasauiadar, me komail kin masak kaualap kot likam akan,
23 As I was walking along, looking at your shrines, I found an altar that had the inscription, ‘To an Unknown God.’ This unknown God whom you worship is the one I'm describing to you.
Pwe ni ai koko sili met, o kilekilanger omail saraui kan, i ap diaradar pei saraui eu, me intingidier poa: Sapwilim en kot me so diarokadar, me komail kin kaudoki ong ap sasa i, i me i kin padapadaki ong komail.
24 The God who created the world and everything in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, doesn't live in temples we make.
Kot me kotin wiadar sappa o audepa karos i me Kaun en nanlang o sappa, nan a sota kotikot nan im en kaudok kan me aramas wiadar.
25 He doesn't need to be served by us as if he needed anything, since he is the source of all life for every living being.
O sota me kin upaki i pa en aramas likamata a kotin anane meakot; pwe pein i kin kotin nene ong karos maur, o asingok o meakaros.
26 From one man he made all the peoples who live on the earth, and decided beforehand when and where they should live.
O a kotin wiadar wein aramas en sappa karos kaparapar sang nta ta ieu, pwen kaukauson nan sap karos, o a kotin kileledier warai o wasan ar kauson.
27 God's purpose was that they should seek him, hoping they would reach out for him and find him—though he isn't far from any one of us.
Pwe ren raparapaki Kot, ma ir kak pam o diar i, pwe a sota kin doo sang amen amen kitail.
28 In him we live, move, and exist. Just as one of your own poets wrote, ‘We are his family.’
Pwe i me kitail kin memaureki, o mokideki, o mimiaki, duen akai omail saunkaul pil indadar: Pwe kis a kitail karos.
29 Since we are his family we shouldn't think that God is like gold, or silver, or stone, shaped by human artistry and thinking.
Ari, ma kitail kisan Kot, kitail ender lamelame, me Kot rasong kold, de silper, de takai, de dikedik eu, me aramas lolekong diaradar.
30 God disregarded people's ignorance in the past, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent.
Ari, kot kotin kanongama ong kitail ni ansaun atail rotorot. A ansau wet a kotin masani ong aramas karos, ren kalula wasa karos.
31 For he has set a time when he will rightly judge the world by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone that he is the one by raising him from the dead.”
Pwe a kotin kileledier ran eu, me a pan kotin kadeika kida sappa Ol amen, me a kotin katororedar ni tiak pung. A iet kilel, me a kotiki ong aramas karos: A kotin kaiasadar i sang ren me melar akan.
32 Some of them laughed when they heard about the resurrection of the dead, while others said, “Please come back so we can hear more about this later.”
Irail lao rongadar duen mauredan me melar akan akai ap lalaue, a akai inda: Se men pur ong rong sang komui duen met.
33 So Paul left them.
Paulus ari kotila sang re’rail.
34 A few men joined him and trusted in God, including Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, as well as a woman called Damaris, and some others.
A ol akai waroki ong i o posonlar. Amen ir Dionisius kisan saunkapung kan; a li amen, me ad a Damaris, o pil akai iang irail.
