Acts 17

1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

1 保羅和西拉經過暗妃坡里、亞波羅尼亞，來到帖撒羅尼迦，在那裏有猶太人的會堂。

2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

2 保羅照他素常的規矩進去，一連三個安息日，本着聖經與他們辯論，

3 explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.

3 講解陳明基督必須受害，從死裏復活；又說：「我所傳與你們的這位耶穌就是基督。」

4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

4 他們中間有些人聽了勸，就附從保羅和西拉，並有許多虔敬的希臘人，尊貴的婦女也不少。

5 The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.

5 但那不信的猶太人心裏嫉妒，招聚了些市井匪類，搭夥成群，聳動合城的人闖進耶孫 的家，要將保羅、西拉帶到百姓那裏。

6 But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

6 找不着他們，就把耶孫和幾個弟兄拉到地方官那裏，喊叫說：「那攪亂天下的也到這裏來了，

7 and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”

7 耶孫收留他們。這些人都違背凱撒的命令，說另有一個王耶穌。」

8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.

8 眾人和地方官聽見這話，就驚慌了；

9 And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.

9 於是取了耶孫和其餘之人的保狀，就釋放了他們。

10 As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

10 弟兄們隨即在夜間打發保羅和西拉往庇哩亞去。二人到了，就進入猶太人的會堂。

11 Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

11 這地方的人賢於帖撒羅尼迦的人，甘心領受這道，天天考查聖經，要曉得這道是與不是。

12 As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

12 所以他們中間多有相信的，又有希臘尊貴的婦女，男子也不少。

13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

13 但帖撒羅尼迦的猶太人知道保羅又在庇哩亞傳上帝的道，也就往那裏去，聳動攪擾眾人。

14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

14 當時弟兄們便打發保羅往海邊去，西拉和提摩太仍住在庇哩亞。

15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

15 送保羅的人帶他到了雅典，既領了保羅的命，叫西拉和提摩太速速到他這裏來，就回去了。

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.

16 保羅在雅典等候他們的時候，看見滿城都是偶像，就心裏着急；

17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

17 於是在會堂裏與猶太人和虔敬的人，並每日在市上所遇見的人，辯論。

18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

18 還有伊壁鳩魯和斯多亞兩門的學士，與他爭論。有的說：「這胡言亂語的要說甚麼？」有的說：「他似乎是傳說外邦鬼神的。」這話是因保羅傳講耶穌與復活的道。

19 So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

19 他們就把他帶到亞略‧巴古，說：「你所講的這新道，我們也可以知道嗎？

20 For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

20 因為你有些奇怪的事傳到我們耳中，我們願意知道這些事是甚麼意思。」（

21 Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.

21 雅典人和住在那裏的客人都不顧別的事，只將新聞說說聽聽。）

22 Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

22 保羅站在亞略‧巴古當中，說：「眾位雅典人哪，我看你們凡事很敬畏鬼神。

23 For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.

23 我遊行的時候，觀看你們所敬拜的，遇見一座壇，上面寫着『未識之神』。你們所不認識而敬拜的，我現在告訴你們。

24 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

24 創造宇宙和其中萬物的上帝，既是天地的主，就不住人手所造的殿，

25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

25 也不用人手服事，好像缺少甚麼；自己倒將生命、氣息、萬物，賜給萬人。

26 From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

26 他從一本 造出萬族的人，住在全地上，並且預先定準他們的年限和所住的疆界，

27 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

27 要叫他們尋求上帝，或者可以揣摩而得，其實他離我們各人不遠；

28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’

28 我們生活、動作、存留，都在乎他。就如你們作詩的，有人說：『我們也是他所生的。』

29 Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

29 我們既是上帝所生的，就不當以為上帝的神性像人用手藝、心思所雕刻的金、銀、石。

30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

30 世人蒙昧無知的時候，上帝並不監察，如今卻吩咐各處的人都要悔改。

31 For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

31 因為他已經定了日子，要藉着他所設立的人按公義審判天下，並且叫他從死裏復活，給萬人作可信的憑據。」

32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”

32 眾人聽見從死裏復活的話，就有譏誚他的；又有人說：「我們再聽你講這個吧！」

33 At that, Paul left the Areopagus.

33 於是保羅從他們當中出去了。

34 But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.

34 但有幾個人貼近他，信了主，其中有亞略‧巴古的官丟尼修，並一個婦人，名叫大馬哩，還有別人一同信從。