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Li chˈaˈajquilal queˈxcˈul laj Pablo ut laj Silas nak cuanqueb Tesalónica

17  Nak yo̱queb chi xic laj Pablo ut laj Silas queˈnumeˈ Anfípolis ut Apolonia. Ut chirix aˈan, queˈcuulac Tesalónica bar cuan cuiˈ jun li cab li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb laj judío. Laj Pablo qui‑oc saˈ li cab li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb laj judío joˈ cˈaynak chixba̱nunquil. Oxib li hiloba̱l cutan quixnumsi aran ut yo̱ chixchˈolobanquil chiruheb li xya̱lal li naxye saˈ li Santil Hu. Yo̱ chixchˈolobanquil chiruheb nak li Cristo quixcˈul nabal li raylal joˈ tenebanbil saˈ xbe̱n ut quicuacli cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo saˈ xya̱nkeb li camenak. Quixye reheb: ―Li Jesús li yo̱quin chixyebal e̱re, aˈan li Cristo laj Colonel, chan. Cuanqueb aj judío queˈpa̱ban ut queˈcana chirochbeninquil laj Pablo ut laj Silas. Joˈcan ajcuiˈ queˈxba̱nu nabaleb laj griego li nequeˈxlokˈoni li Dios. Ut nabaleb li ixk li naˈno̱queb ru queˈpa̱ban. Ut eb laj judío li incˈaˈ queˈpa̱ban, cˈajoˈ nak queˈjoskˈoˈ xban xcakaleb xchˈo̱l. Queˈra̱tina jun chˈu̱tal li cui̱nk incˈaˈ useb xnaˈleb li junes saˈ be nequeˈcuan. Ut li jun chˈu̱tal chi cui̱nk aˈan queˈoc chixchikˈbal xjoskˈileb li tenamit. Xban nak yo̱queb xjoskˈil, queˈoc saˈ rochoch laj Jasón chixsicˈbaleb laj Pablo ut laj Silas re teˈxcˈameb chiruheb li tenamit. Queˈril nak incˈaˈ queˈxtau laj Pablo ut laj Silas. Queˈxchap laj Jasón rochben cuib oxibeb laj pa̱banel ut queˈxcˈam chiruheb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ li tenamit. Japjo̱queb re chixyebal: ―Eb li cui̱nk aˈin, yo̱queb chixpoˈbal xchˈo̱leb li tenamit saˈ chixjunil li ruchichˈochˈ ut anakcuan xeˈchal arin chixpoˈbal xchˈo̱leb li katenamit. Ut laj Jasón xcˈuleb saˈ rochoch. Yo̱queb chixkˈetbal lix chakˈrab laj César li Acuabej. Yo̱queb chixyebal nak cuan jun chic li rey, aˈan li Jesús, chanqueb. Li qˈuila tenamit joˈqueb ajcuiˈ li nequeˈtaklan saˈ li tenamit queˈsach xchˈo̱leb chirabinquil li cˈaˈru yo̱queb chixyebal eb aˈan. Eb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ li tenamit queˈxye reheb laj Jasón ut li rochben nak tento teˈxtoj riqˈuin tumin li reliqueb. Ut nak ac xeˈxcˈul li tumin, queˈachˈaba̱c laj Jasón ut eb li rochben.

Laj Pablo ut laj Silas queˈxchˈolob xya̱lal aran Berea

10 Saˈ ajcuiˈ li kˈojyi̱n aˈan eb laj pa̱banel li cuanqueb aran queˈrisi laj Pablo ut laj Silas saˈ li tenamit aˈan ut queˈxtaklaheb toj Berea. Nak queˈcuulac aran, queˈco̱eb saˈ li cab li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb laj judío. 11 Eb li cuanqueb aran Berea kˈaxal kˈuneb xchˈo̱l chiruheb li cuanqueb Tesalónica. Queˈxcˈul chi sa saˈ xchˈo̱leb li ra̱tin li Dios li yo̱ chixyebal laj Pablo. Ut rajlal cutan queˈxtzol saˈ li Santil Hu re rilbal ma joˈcan tana naxye. 12 Nabaleb laj judío queˈpa̱ban saˈ xya̱nkeb aˈan. Cuanqueb ajcuiˈ ixk aj griego xni̱nkaleb ru queˈpa̱ban. Ut queˈpa̱ban ajcuiˈ nabaleb li cui̱nk aj griego. 13 Queˈrabi resil laj judío li cuanqueb Tesalónica nak laj Pablo yo̱ chixjulticanquil li ra̱tin li Dios aran Berea. Ut queˈco̱eb aran chixpoˈbal xchˈo̱leb li tenamit. 14 Aˈut eb laj pa̱banel saˈ junpa̱t queˈxtakla laj Pablo chire li palau re nak ta̱xic saˈ jalan naˈajej. Aban laj Silas ut laj Timoteo toj queˈcana Berea. 15 Eb li queˈco̱eb chi canaba̱nc re laj Pablo, queˈxcˈam toj saˈ li tenamit Atenas. Nak queˈsukˈi Berea, laj Pablo quixtakla resil chirixeb nak laj Silas ut laj Timoteo teˈxic Atenas chi junpa̱t.

Laj Pablo quixchˈolob xya̱lal chiruheb li tzolbileb li cuanqueb aran Atenas

16 Nak laj Pablo yo̱ chiroybeninquileb laj Silas ut laj Timoteo saˈ li tenamit Atenas, quixqˈue retal nak kˈaxal cuiˈchic nabaleb li yi̱banbil Dios cuanqueb saˈ li tenamit aˈan. Cˈajoˈ nak quirahoˈ saˈ xchˈo̱l. 17 Joˈcan nak qui‑oc chixchˈolobanquil lix ya̱lal chi tzˈakal chiruheb li tenamit saˈ li cab li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb laj judío joˈqueb ajcuiˈ li ma̱cuaˈeb aj judío li queˈxlokˈoni li Dios. Ut rajlal cutan quixchˈolob li xya̱lal chiruheb li cuanqueb saˈ cˈayil. 18 Cuanqueb cui̱nk aj epicúreos ut eb aj estoicos xcˈabaˈeb li nequeˈxcˈoxla nak kˈaxal cuan xnaˈlebeb. Eb aˈan queˈoc chixcuechˈinquil rix li cˈaˈru yo̱ chixyebal laj Pablo. Ut yo̱queb chixyebal: ―¿Cˈaˈru yo̱ chixyebal li cui̱nk aˈan li junes a̱tinac naxba̱nu? Ut cuan cuiˈchic yo̱queb chi yehoc re: ―Joˈ li xchal anchal xyebal resil jalanil dios arin saˈ katenamit, chanqueb. Queˈxye chi joˈcan xban nak laj Pablo yo̱ chixchˈolobanquil resil li colba‑ib saˈ xcˈabaˈ li Jesucristo joˈ ajcuiˈ chirix lix cuaclijiqueb cuiˈchic li camenak chi yoˈyo. 19 Joˈcan nak queˈxcˈam laj Pablo saˈ li naˈajej li nequeˈxchˈutub cuiˈ ribeb li kˈaxal cuanqueb xnaˈleb. Areópago xcˈabaˈ li naˈajej aˈan. Ut queˈxye re: ―¿Ma ta̱ru̱k ta̱ye ke cˈaˈru xya̱lal li acˈ tijleb aˈin li yo̱cat chixyebal? 20 Ma̱ jun sut kabiom li naˈleb aˈin. Takaj takanau cˈaˈru xya̱lal, chanqueb re. 21 Saˈ eb li cutan aˈan chixjunileb laj Atenas ut eb li jalaneb xtenamit li cuanqueb aran, ma̱cˈaˈ chic cˈaˈak re ru nequeˈxcˈoxla. Caˈaj chic rabinquil ut a̱tinac chirix li acˈ naˈleb nequeˈxba̱nu. 22 Ut laj Pablo quixakli chiruheb li cuanqueb saˈ li naˈajej aˈan, ut quixye reheb: ―Ex cui̱nk aj Atenas, yo̱quin chixqˈuebal retal nak nequepa̱b chixjunil li cˈaˈak re ru. 23 Nak yo̱quin chi be̱c saˈ le̱ tenamit xebinqˈue retal li cˈaˈru nequelokˈoni ut xintau ajcuiˈ jun li artal tzˈi̱banbil chiru “Re li Dios li Incˈaˈ Naubil Ru”. Li Dios li nequelokˈoni la̱ex chi incˈaˈ nequenau ru, aˈan ajcuiˈ li yo̱quin chixchˈolobanquil xya̱lal che̱ru. 24 Ut aˈan ajcuiˈ li Dios, li quiyi̱ban re li ruchichˈochˈ ut chixjunil li cˈaˈak re ru cuan. Aˈan laj e̱chal re li choxa ut li ruchichˈochˈ. Aˈan incˈaˈ nacuan saˈ junak cab yi̱banbil xban cui̱nk. 25 Chi moco aˈ ta li cui̱nk naqˈuehoc cˈaˈak re ru re aˈan. Aˈan ban naqˈuehoc ke li kayuˈam ut aˈan naqˈuehoc li kamusikˈ. Aˈan li naqˈuehoc chixjunil li cˈaˈru cuan. 26 Riqˈuin jun chi cui̱nk quixyoˈobtesi chixjunileb li cristian li cuanqueb saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Ut aˈan yal re joˈ najtil teˈcua̱nk li junju̱nk saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Ut aˈan ajcuiˈ quiqˈuehoc re lix naˈajeb li junju̱nk chi tenamit. 27 Quixba̱nu chi joˈcan re nak li junju̱nk teˈxsicˈ li Dios ut ma̱re teˈxtau nak teˈxsicˈ. Ut relic chi ya̱l moco chˈaˈaj ta xtaubal cui teˈxsicˈ chi anchaleb xchˈo̱l. 28 Aˈan naqˈuehoc kayuˈam ut saˈ xcˈabaˈ aˈan nak yoˈyo̱co ut noco‑ecˈan. Joˈ quixye jun laj bichanel saˈ e̱ya̱nk: ―Relic chi ya̱l nak la̱o ralal xcˈajol li Dios, chan. 29 Joˈcan nak cui la̱o ralal xcˈajol li Dios, incˈaˈ naru takacˈoxla nak li Dios chanchan ta li oro, malaj li plata chi moco li pec li yi̱banbil yal riqˈuin xcˈaˈux ut xnaˈlebeb li cui̱nk. 30 Li Dios incˈaˈ quixqˈue saˈ xbe̱neb li tenamit lix ma̱queb saˈ eb li cutan nak incˈaˈ queˈxtau ru li xya̱lal. Abanan anakcuan naxjultica chiruheb chixjunileb li tenamit nak teˈxyotˈ xchˈo̱l teˈxjal xcˈaˈux. 31 Li Dios ac xxakab jun li cutan re ta̱rakok a̱tin saˈ xbe̱neb chixjunileb li cuanqueb saˈ ruchichˈochˈ. Ut quixxakab li ani ta̱rakok a̱tin saˈ ti̱quilal. Quixcˈut chiku nak tzˈakal ya̱l xban nak quixcuaclesi cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo saˈ xya̱nkeb li camenak, chan laj Pablo. 32 Nak eb li cuanqueb xnaˈleb queˈrabi li yo̱ chixyebal chirix lix cuaclijiqueb li camenak chi yoˈyo, cuan queˈseˈen re ut cuan ajcuiˈ queˈyehoc re: ―Takaj takabi cuiˈchic li cˈaˈru yo̱cat chixyebal saˈ junak chic cutan, chanqueb. 33 Ut chirix aˈan, laj Pablo qui‑el saˈ xya̱nkeb. 34 Cuanqueb ajcuiˈ li queˈxcˈul xchˈo̱l li quixye laj Pablo ut queˈxpa̱b li Jesús. Saˈ xya̱nkeb li queˈpa̱ban cuan laj Dionisio. Aˈan jun reheb li queˈtaklan saˈ li tenamit. Ut quipa̱ban ajcuiˈ jun li ixk xDámaris xcˈabaˈ. Ut cuanqueb ajcuiˈ cuib oxib chic queˈpa̱ban.

In Thessalonica

17 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,(A) where there was a Jewish synagogue. As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(B) and on three Sabbath(C) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(D) explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer(E) and rise from the dead.(F) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”(G) he said. Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(H) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(I) They rushed to Jason’s(J) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] But when they did not find them, they dragged(K) Jason and some other believers(L) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(M) have now come here,(N) and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”(O) When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. Then they made Jason(P) and the others post bond and let them go.

In Berea

10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas(Q) away to Berea.(R) On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.(S) 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica,(T) for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures(U) every day to see if what Paul said was true.(V) 12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.(W)

13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea,(X) some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. 14 The believers(Y) immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas(Z) and Timothy(AA) stayed at Berea. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens(AB) and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.(AC)

In Athens

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue(AD) with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. 18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news(AE) about Jesus and the resurrection.(AF) 19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus,(AG) where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching(AH) is that you are presenting? 20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.” 21 (All the Athenians(AI) and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus(AJ) and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.(AK) 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship(AL)—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.

24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(AM) is the Lord of heaven and earth(AN) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(AO) 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.(AP) 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(AQ) 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.(AR) 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[b](AS) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[c]

29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(AT) 30 In the past God overlooked(AU) such ignorance,(AV) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(AW) 31 For he has set a day when he will judge(AX) the world with justice(AY) by the man he has appointed.(AZ) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(BA)

32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead,(BB) some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” 33 At that, Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus,(BC) also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
  2. Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
  3. Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus