Acts 17

Yo pase lavil Anfipolis ak lavil Apoloni, yo rive lavil Tesalonik kote jwif yo te gen yon sinagòg.

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

Jan l' te konn fè a, Pòl antre nan sinagòg la. Pandan twa jou repo li diskite ak jwif yo sou sak te ekri nan Liv yo.

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

Li t'ap ba yo esplikasyon, li t'ap moutre yo ki jan, dapre sa ki te ekri a, Kris la te gen pou l' soufri, li te gen pou l' te leve soti vivan nan lanmò. Li t'ap di yo: Jezi m'ap fè nou konnen an, se li menm ki Kris la.

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.

Te genyen nan jwif yo ki te kwè, yo pran mache ansanm ak Pòl ak Silas. Se konsa yon bann moun peyi Lagrès ki te konvèti nan relijyon jwif yo ansanm ak anpil gran medam te kwè tou.

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.

Men, jwif yo t'ap fè jalouzi anpil. Yo pran kèk vakabon yo jwenn nan lari a ak yo, yo sanble yon foul moun, yo mache fè dezòd nan tout lavil la.

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.

Yo rive devan kay Jazon, yo antre al chache Pòl ak Silas pou mennen yo devan pèp la. Lè yo pa jwenn yo, yo trennen Jazon ansanm ak kèk frè devan chèf yo ki nan lavil la. Yo pran pale byen fò, yo t'ap di: Mesye sa yo ap mache fè dezòd toupatou. Men, koulye a yo rive jouk isit la.

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;

Jazon menm resevwa mesye yo lakay li. Mesye sa yo ap aji kont lalwa Seza: y'ap di gen yon lòt wa yo rele Jezi.

Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

Jwif yo te mete foul moun yo ansanm ak chèf yo ankòlè anpil avèk pawòl sa a.

And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

Jazon ak lòt frè yo te blije fè yon depo lajan pou chèf yo te ka lage yo.

And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

Lè solèy fin kouche, frè yo fè Pòl ak Silas pati pou lavil Bere. Lè yo rive la, y' al nan sinagòg jwif yo.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Jwif Bere yo te gen pi bon santiman pase sa Tesalonik yo: yo te resevwa pawòl la byen vit san traka. Chak jou yo t'ap egzaminen sa ki te ekri nan Liv la pou wè si sa Pòl t'ap di yo a se vre.

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.

Anpil ladan yo te kwè. Konsa, anpil gran medam ak anpil gason nan moun peyi Lagrès yo te kwè.

Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

Men, lè jwif Tesalonik yo vin konnen Pòl t'ap fè konnen pawòl Bondye a nan Bere tou, yo pati pou Bere. Lè yo rive, yo kòmanse fè dezòd, yo t'ap moute tèt foul moun yo.

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.

Lè frè yo wè sa, yo fè Pòl pati ale jouk bò lanmè a. Men, Silas ak Timote te rete Bere.

And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

Moun ki t'ap kondi Pòl yo mennen l' jouk lavil Atèn. Apre sa, yo tounen Bere. Pòl menm te voye lòd bay Silas ak Timote pou yo te vin jwenn li touswit.

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.

Antan Pòl t'ap tann Silas ak Timote lavil Atèn, sa te nwi lespri l' anpil lè l' wè ki jan lavil la te plen zidòl.

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

Li t'ap diskite nan sinagòg la avèk jwif yo ansanm ak moun lòt nasyon yo ki te konvèti nan relijyon jwif yo. Apre sa, chak jou li t'ap diskite tou sou plas piblik la avèk tout moun li te kontre la.

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.

Kèk filozòf ki t'ap swiv prensip patizan Epiki yo ak patizan Zenon yo t'ap pale avèk li. Gen ladan yo ki t'ap di: Kisa paladò sa a vle di la a? Gen lòt moun ki t'ap di: Gen lè l'ap pale sou yon lòt kalite bondye. Yo t'ap di sa paske Pòl t'ap pale yo sou Jezi, li t'ap di yo ki jan mò yo gen pou yo leve vivan ankò.

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.

Lè sa a, yo pran l', yo mennen l' nan Aewopaj la. Epi yo di li: Nou ta renmen konnen tout bagay nèf sa yo w'ap montre moun yo la a.

And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

W'ap di yon bann bagay dwòl nan zòrèy nou. Nou ta renmen konnen sa yo vle di.

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

(Se te abitid tout moun lavil Atèn ak tout moun lòt nasyon ki rete nan lavil la, pou yo pase tout tan yo ap pale osinon ap koute tout kalite pawòl ki fèk parèt.)

(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.)

Lè sa a, Pòl kanpe nan mitan Aewopaj la, li di: Nou menm moun Atèn, mwen wè nou se moun ki renmen relijyon anpil.

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.

Mwen di nou sa, paske, antan m'ap pwonmennen nan lavil nou an, mwen wè tout kote nou fè sèvis. Epi nan gade konsa, mwen jwenn yon lotèl kote yo ekri: Pou Bondye nou pa konnen an. Enben, Bondye n'ap sèvi san nou pa konnen l' lan, se li menm m'ap fè nou konnen la a.

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.

Bondye ki fè lemonn antye ak tou sa ki ladan l', se li menm ki Mèt syèl la ak tè a. Li pa rete nan kay moun bati ak men yo.

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;

Li pa bezwen pou moun travay ba l' anyen non plis, paske se li menm ki bay moun lavi, ki fè yo respire, ki ba yo tout lòt bagay.

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

Se li menm tou ki kreye tout nasyon ki rete toupatou sou latè. Li fè yo tout soti nan yon sèl moun. Li te fikse davans tan ki pou yo chak, ak limit kote pou yo chak rete.

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;

Li fè tou sa pou yo ka chache l', pou yo ta ka rive jwenn li lè yo seye pran kontak avèk li. Men, Bondye pa pi lwen okenn nan nou pase sa.

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:

Paske, se nan li nou gen lavi, se nan li nou ka bay kò nou mouvman, se nan li nou gen legzistans. Gen nan poèt nou yo ki te di menm bagay la: Nou menm tou, nou se pitit li.

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.

Si nou se pitit li, nou pa dwe mete nan tèt nou Bondye tankou yon moso lò, yon moso lajan osinon yon moso wòch moun travay ak ladrès pou fè yon pòtre ki soti nan tèt yo.

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.

Men, Bondye fèmen je l' sou tout tan sa yo moun pase nan liyorans. Koulye a li rele yo tout, kote yo ye, pou yo tounen vin jwenn li.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Se konsa tou, li fikse yon jou lè li gen pou l' jije tout moun san patipri: li chwazi yon nonm pou sa. Li bay tout moun prèv la lè l' fè nonm sa a leve soti vivan nan lanmò.

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.

Lè yo tande Pòl di moun mouri ka leve, te gen ladan yo ki pran pase l' nan betiz. Gen lòt menm ki t'ap di li: N'a tande koze sa a yon lòt jou.

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

Se konsa Pòl soti nan mitan yo.

So Paul departed from among them.

Men, atousa, te gen ladan yo ki te dakò pou yo te mache ak Pòl epi ki te kwè. Pami yo te gen Deni, manm Aewopaj la, yon fanm yo te rele Damaris ak kèk lòt ankò.

Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.