Acts 17
1 As they made their iorney thorow Amphipolis and Appolonia they came to Thessalonica where was a synagoge of the Iewes.
保罗和西拉沿途经过了暗非波里和亚波罗尼亚，来到帖撒罗尼迦，那里有犹太人的会堂。
2 And Paul as his maner was went in vnto them and thre saboth doyes declared oute of the scripture vnto them
保罗按惯例走进会堂，一连三个安息日，都在这里根据圣经与他们进行辩论。
3 openynge and allegynge that Christ must nedes have suffred and rysen agayne from deeth and that this Iesus was Christ whom (sayde he) I preache to you.
他解释了经文的含义，证明基督必须先死去后，然后再死而复生。他对众人说：“我向你们讲述的这位耶稣，就是基督。”
4 And some of them beleved and came and companyed with Paul and Sylas: also of the honourable Grekes a greate multitude and of the chefe wemen not a feawe.
有的人被保罗和西拉说服了，加入了他们的行列，此外还有很多说希腊语的朝拜者，以及城里位高权重的女性。
5 But the Iewes which beleved not havynge indignacio toke vnto the evyll men which were vagabondes and gadered a company and set all the cite on a roore and made asaute vnto the housse of Iason and sought to bringe the out to the people.
但犹太人却因此而倍感嫉妒，于是从集市中找来一群流氓，凑成团伙在城里面闹事。他们冲进耶孙的家中，到处寻找保罗和西拉，要把他们交给民众。
6 But when they founde them not they drue Iason and certayne brethren vnto the heedes of the cite cryinge: these that trouble the worlde are come hydder also
但由于找不到这两名使徒，他们就把耶孙和几名信徒带到地方长官那里，叫嚣着说：“这些人素有滋事的恶名，把这世界闹得天翻地覆。现在他们来到这里，
7 which Iason hath receaved prevely. And these all do contrary to the elders of Cesar affirmynge another kynge one Iesus.
耶孙却在自己的家宅中招待这些人。他们都违背凯撒的法令，说另外还有一个王叫做耶稣，这就是叛国罪。”
8 And they troubled the people and the officers of the cite when they hearde these thinges.
民众和地方长官听到这番话，深感不安，
9 And when they were sufficiently answered of Iason and of the other they let the goo.
让耶孙和其余人交了保释金后，就放了他们。
10 And the brethren immediatly sent awaye Paul and Sylas by nyght vnto Berrea. Which when they were come thyther they entred into ye synagoge of the Iewes.
信徒们当晚就将保罗和西拉送走。二人去了比里亚，到达后便走进犹太人的会堂。
11 These were the noblest of byrthe amonge the of Thessalonia which receaved the worde wt all diligence of mynde and searched ye scriptures dayly whether those thinges were even so.
这里的民众比帖撒罗尼迦人开明，他们很快就接受了主的道，每天研读圣经，确认他们所听到的是否正确。
12 And many of the beleved: also of worshipfull weme which were Grekes and of men not a feawe.
很多人因此成为信徒，包括地位高贵的希腊男性和女性。
13 When the Iewes of Thessalonia had knowledge that ye worde of God was preached of Paul at Berrea they came there and moved the people.
但帖撒罗尼迦的犹太人听说保罗又在比里亚宣讲上帝之道，便跑到那里煽动挑拨民众。
14 And then by and by ye brethre sent awaye Paul to goo as it were to ye see: but Sylas and Timotheus abode there still.
信徒们立刻把保罗送到海边，西拉和提摩太仍然留在比里亚。
15 And they that gyded Paul brought him vnto Attens and receaved a comaundment vnto Sylas and Timotheus for to come to him at once and came their waye.
护送保罗的人将他远远地带到雅典，保罗在他们返回的时候，给西拉和提摩太带去口信，让他们尽快赶去与他会和。
16 Whyll Paul wayted for them at Attens his sprete was moved in him to se the cite geven to worshippinge of ymages.
保罗在雅典等他们的时候，看见满城都是宗教神像，心中感到非常不安。
17 Then he disputed in the synagoge wt the Iewes and with the devout persones and in the market dayly with the that came vnto him.
于是在会堂中与犹太人和其他崇拜上帝之人进行了辩论，此外还每天到集市中去，与所遇到的陌生人进行辩论。
18 Certayne philosophers of ye Epicures and of ye stoyckes disputed with him. And some ther were which sayde: what will this babler saye. Other sayd: he semeth to be a tydynges bringer of newe devyls because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurreccion.
有些伊壁鸠鲁派和斯多亚派的哲学家也同他争论。他们想知道：“这个人到底想要干什么？”由于保罗谈论了耶稣和复活，所以还有人认为：“他似乎是在宣讲外族的神。”
19 And they toke him and brought him into Marsestrete sayinge: maye we not knowe what this newe doctrine wher of thou speakest is?
于是他们把保罗带到亚略巴古，询问他：“请和我们讲讲你所宣扬的那个新教义？
20 For thou bringest straunge tydynges to oure eares. We wolde knowe therfore what these thinges meane.
我们听说了你讲的那些事情，听起来太奇怪了，所以我们想知道那到底是什么意思。”
21 For all the Attenians and straungers which were there gave the selves to nothinge els but ether to tell or to heare newe tydynges.
（所有雅典人和住在那里的异教徒，都非常喜欢谈论和打听新奇之事，以此打发时间）。
22 Paul stode in the myddes of Marse strete and sayde: ye men of Attens I perceave that in all thinges ye are to supersticious.
保罗站上亚略巴古的中间，说：“各位雅典人，我发现你们对任何事情都抱有虔诚之心。
23 For as I passed by and behelde the maner how ye worship youre goddes I founde an aultre wher in was written: vnto ye vnknowen god. Whom ye then ignoratly worship him shewe I vnto you.
我走路的时候曾留意你们的圣坛，曾有一个圣坛上写着‘献给未知的神’。我要向你们讲述的上帝，就是你们所膜拜的这个未知之神。
24 God that made the worlde and all that are in it seynge that he is Lorde of heven and erth he dwelleth not in temples made with hondes
上帝创造世界和世间万物，他是天地的主，并未生活在人类建造的庙宇之中，
25 nether is worshipped with mennes hondes as though he neded of eny thinge seinge he him selfe geveth lyfe and breeth to all men every where
他什么都不需要，也不需要我们的服务，因为他本身就是所有生灵的生命之源。
26 and hath made of one bloud all nacions of men for to dwell on all the face of the erthe and hath assigned before how longe tyme and also the endes of their inhabitacion
他从一个最初的人创造了世界上的所有人，在之前就决定了他们应该生活在哪里，应该活多久。
27 that they shuld seke God yf they myght fele and fynde him though he be not farre from every one of vs.
上帝想要的是他们能够追寻上帝，能够去寻找并找到他。但其实他离我们每个人都不遥远。
28 For in him we lyve move and have oure beynge as certayne of youre awne Poetes sayde. For we are also his generacion.
我们在他的护翼下生存、活动和存在。正如你们的诗人写到：‘我们就是他的家人。’
29 For as moche then as we are the generacion of God we ought not to thynke that the godhed is lyke vnto golde silver or stone graven by crafte and ymaginacion of man.
正因为我们是他的家人，所以不应该将上帝想象成金银石头，然后由人类用手艺和思想将其塑造形象。
30 And the tyme of this ignoraunce God regarded not: but now he byddeth all men every where repent
上帝原谅了人类过往的无知，但现在，他吩咐各处的所有人都要悔改，
31 because he hath apoynted a daye in the which he will iudge the worlde acordynge to ryghtewesses by that man whom he hath apoynted and hath offered faith to all men after that he had raysed him from deeth.
因为他已经定好时间，届时将由他指认的那个人，对世间进行正义审判。为了向众人证明他就是那个人，上帝会让那人死而复生。”
32 When they hearde of ye resurreccion from deeth some mocked and other sayde: we will heare the agayne of this matter.
众人听到死人复活这句，便开始嘲笑他。但也有人说：“以后请回来，给我们多讲讲这件事。”
33 So Paul departed from amonge them.
于是保罗就离开他们了。
34 Howbeit certayne men clave vnto Paul and beleved amonge the which was Dionysius a senatour and a woman named Damaris and other with them.
有几个人跟随了他并且相信了上帝，包括亚略巴古的成员丢尼修、一位名叫戴马里的女子和很多其他人。
