1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 ¶ But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; 7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 ¶ And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people. 14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. 15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
16 ¶ Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. 18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. 19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is ? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 ¶ Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device. 30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men , in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 ¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter . 33 So Paul departed from among them. 34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Pawulu niŋ Silas be Tesalonika saatewo kono
1 Pawulu niŋ Silas tambita niŋ Amfipolis niŋ Apolloniya saatewolu la, ì naata Tesalonika, Yahuudi diina bendulaa* be daameŋ. 2 Pawulu dunta jee to ko a dalita ka a ke ñaameŋ. A niŋ Yahuudoolu tarata kacaa la Alla la kumoo la fo lookuŋ saba. 3 A ka a koyindi ì ma ko, Alimasiihu* ñanta toora la le, aniŋ ka wuli saayaa kono. A ko ì ye ko, “Ñiŋ Yeesu, n ka meŋ na kuwo kawandi ali ye, ate le mu Alimasiihu ti.” 4 Bituŋ Yahuudi doolu naata soŋ, ì kafuta Pawulu niŋ Silas ma, ì niŋ Jirisinka Alla ñaasilannaa jamaa niŋ musu ñaatonka jamaa.
5 Bari Yahuudoolu naata kiiliyaa. Ì ye moo kalantaŋolu kafu ñoo ma ka bo marisewo to, aduŋ wolu ye moolu sukusuku fo ì ye saatewo bee dundi ñoo to. Wo to le ì naata duŋ Yasoni la buŋo kono, fo ì si Pawulu niŋ Silas muta ka ì fintindi moolu ye banta. 6 Kabiriŋ ì maŋ ì je noo, ì ye Yasoni niŋ baadiŋ doolu kuruntu saatee maralilaalu yaa. Ì sarita santo ko, “Ñiŋ kewolu mennu ye duniyaa bee dundi ñoo to, ì naata jaŋ ne fanaa. 7 Ñiŋ Yasoni le ye ì jiyaa. Ì ka luwaa le tiñaa, Rooma mansakewo ye meŋ londi, kaatu ì ka a fo le ko, mansa doo le be keriŋ, meŋ too mu Yeesu ti.” 8 Biriŋ saatee moolu niŋ maralilaalu ye ñiŋ moyi, ì niyolu toorata. 9 Bituŋ ì ye Yasoni niŋ moo doolu joorindi kodoo la, meŋ keta ì la saratoo ti, ì naata ì bula ka taa.
Pawulu niŋ Silas be Bereya saatewo kono
10 Wo suutoo faŋo le la, baadiŋolu* ye Pawulu niŋ Silas kii Bereya saatewo to ka ì tankandi. Kabiriŋ ì futata jee, ì taata Yahuudi diina bendulaa to. 11 Bereya Yahuudoolu le daajikoo beteyaata Tesalonika Yahuudoolu ti, kaatu ì ye ñiŋ kumoo muta niŋ hame baa le la. Luŋ-wo-luŋ ì ka a kisikisi le, fo ñiŋ kumoo niŋ Kitaabu Senuŋolu taata ñoo la le. 12 Wo kamma la, Yahuudi jamaa naata laa ì kono. Jirisi musu buuñaariŋ jamaa fanaa laata, ì niŋ kewolu.
13 Biriŋ Yahuudoolu mennu be Tesalonika ye a kalamuta ko, Pawulu be Alla la kumoo kawandi kaŋ Bereya fanaa le, ì kono doolu taata jee. Ì ye moolu sukusuku fo wolu wulita Pawulu niŋ Silas kamma. 14 Waati kiliŋ baadiŋolu ye Pawulu kanandi ka taa baa daala, bari Silas niŋ Timoti tuta jee. 15 Baadiŋolu mennu ye Pawulu dandaŋ, ì ye a samba le fo Atene saatewo to. Bituŋ ì niŋ yaamaroo muruta ka bo Pawulu bulu ko, niŋ Silas niŋ Timoti ye siloo soto doroŋ, ì si naa a yaa jee.
Pawulu be Atene saatewo kono
16 Pawulu be Silas niŋ Timoti batu kaŋ Atene waatoo meŋ na, a niyo toorata jalaŋolu la kuwo to, ì la saatewo bee be faariŋ mennu la. 17 Wo to le a niŋ Yahuudoolu tarata kacaa kaŋ ì la diina bendulaa to, ì niŋ Alla ñaasilannaa doolu. A ka diyaamu moolu fanaa ye le, a ka mennu tara marisewo to luŋ-wo-luŋ.
18 Epikureyani niŋ Stoyiki yinkarilaa doolu ye Pawulu soosoo. Doolu ko, “Fo ñiŋ moo daasiyaariŋo ye a miira le ko, a ye feŋ loŋ ne baŋ?” Doolu ko, “A mulunta kawandilaa le la, meŋ ka wandi alloolu la kuwo kawandi.” Ì ye ñiŋ fo le, kaatu Pawulu ka Yeesu la kuwo le kawandi, a niŋ a la wulindiroo saayaa kono. 19 Bituŋ ì ye Pawulu samba saatee alifaalu ñaatiliŋo la Arewopakus Konkoo kaŋ. Ì ye a ñininkaa ko, “Ǹ lafita ka a loŋ, muŋ ne mu ñiŋ karandiri kutoo ti, ì ka meŋ fo. 20 Ŋà ye kuu kuta doolu le moyi, i ye mennu samba naŋ. Ǹ lafita a loŋ na le saayiŋ, ì kotoo mu mennu ti.” 21 Atenenkoolu niŋ tumarankewolu mennu be sabatiriŋ jee, ì bee buka feŋ-wo-feŋ ke, fo ka kuu kutoolu fo, waraŋ ka ì lamoyi.
Pawulu la kumoo Atenenkoolu ye
22 Bituŋ Pawulu loota alifaalu niŋ kafoo ñaatiliŋo la Arewopakus Konkoo kaŋ jee, a ko ì ye ko, “Atenenkoolu, ŋa a je le ko, ali soobeeyaata baake le ali la diinoo kono. 23 Kaatu biriŋ m be tambi kaŋ ali la saatewo kono, ŋa ali la batufeŋolu koroosi le. Ŋa sadaabodulaa* fanaa je le, meŋ ye ñiŋ kumakaŋolu soto a bala ko, ‘Alla ye, meŋ maŋ loŋ.’ Ali ka meŋ batu, hani ali maŋ a loŋ, nte be a la kuwo fo la ali ye le.
24 “Alla meŋ ye duniyaa daa, a niŋ feŋ-wo-feŋ meŋ be a kono, ate le mu saŋo niŋ bankoo Maariyo ti. A buka sabati buŋolu kono, mennu dadaata hadamadiŋolu buloo la, 25 aduŋ a buka batu niŋ hadamadiŋolu buloo la. Ali si a loŋ ko, a maŋ suula feŋ na, kaatu ate faŋo le ka baluwo, niyo, aniŋ feŋ-wo-feŋ dii moolu bee la. 26 Ate le ye sii-wo-sii daa ka bo niŋ kee kiliŋ na, ka sabati duniyaa bankoolu bee kaŋ. A ye waatoolu londi ì la baluwo la, a ye dulaalu tomboŋ ì ye ka sabati jee, 27 fo ì si Alla ñini ì la finkinteeyaa kono, tumandoo ì be futa la a ma le. Bari hani wo,
‘Alla maŋ jamfa ntolu moo-wo-moo la,
28 kaatu m̀ be baluuriŋ ate le kono,
ǹ ka taama, aduŋ ŋà niyo soto ka bo niŋ ate le la.’
Ali faŋolu la safeerilaa doolu ko le,
‘Ntolu mu a la dindiŋolu le ti.’
29 “Wo kamma la, bayiri ntolu mu Alla la dindiŋolu le ti, m̀ maŋ ñaŋ na a miira la ko, Alla niŋ feŋo ka muluŋ ne, meŋ dadaata sanoo la, kodiforoo waraŋ beroo. A maŋ ke muluŋo ti, moo ka meŋ miira, aniŋ ka a dadaa. 30 Tooñaa, Alla ye a ñaa laa moolu la ñiŋ lombaliyaa waatoo kaŋ ne, bari saayiŋ, a ye moolu bee le yaamari daa-wo-daa ka tuubi ì la junuboolu la. 31 Alla ye luŋo londi le, a be duniyaa moolu kiitindi la meŋ na tiliŋo kono, aduŋ a be a ke la ka bo niŋ kewo le la, a ye meŋ tomboŋ. A ye seedeyaa dii moolu bee la le a la kuwo to, ka a wulindi saayaa kono.”
32 Kabiriŋ ì ye saayaakoolaa wulindiroo la kuwo moyi, doolu ye a ñaawali. Bari doolu ko, “M̀ be i lamoyi la le kotenke ñiŋ kuwo to.” 33 Bituŋ Pawulu taata. 34 Bari moo doolu kafuta a ma, aniŋ ì naata laa. Diyonisiyus meŋ mu kansulu moo ti, a be wo moolu kono le, aniŋ musoo doo meŋ too mu Damaris ti, aniŋ moo koteŋolu.
