¹帖撒罗尼迦的骚动

¹And having passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews,

²保罗照他的习惯进去，一连三个安息日，根据圣经与他们辩论，

²and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,

³讲解证明基督必须受害，从死人中复活，说：“我所传给你们的这位耶稣，就是基督。”

³opening and alleging, `That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ — Jesus whom I proclaim to you.`

⁴他们中间有人给说服了，就附从了保罗和西拉；还有一大群虔诚的希腊人，和不少显要的妇女。

⁴And certain of them did believe, and attached themselves to Paul and to Silas, also of the worshipping Greeks a great multitude, of the principal women also not a few.

⁵但犹太人嫉妒起来，招聚了一些市井流氓，纠合成群，骚动全城，冲进了耶孙的家，搜索保罗和西拉，要把他们交给民众。

⁵And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring [them] to the populace,

⁶搜索不到他们，就把耶孙和几个弟兄，拉到地方长官那里，喊叫着说：“这些扰乱天下的人，也到这里来了，

⁶and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud — `These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,

⁷耶孙却收留他们。这些人都违背凯撒的法令，说另外还有一个王耶稣。”

⁷whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king — Jesus.`

⁸群众和地方长官听见这话，就惊慌起来，

⁸And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,

⁹取得耶孙和其余的人签保后，才放了他们。

⁹and having taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

¹⁰来到比里亚弟兄们当夜立刻送保罗和西拉往比里亚去。二人到了，就进入犹太人的会堂。

¹⁰And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews;

¹¹这里的人，比帖撒罗尼迦人开明，热切接受主的道，天天考查圣经，要知道所听的是否与圣经相符。

¹¹and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

¹²结果他们中间有很多人信了，也有高贵的希腊妇女，男的也不少。

¹²many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.

¹³但帖撒罗尼迦的犹太人，知道保罗又在比里亚宣讲　神的道，就到那里去，煽动挑拨群众。

¹³And when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that also in Berea was the word of God declared by Paul, they came thither also, agitating the multitudes;

¹⁴弟兄们立刻把保罗送到海边去；西拉和提摩太仍然留在比里亚。

¹⁴and then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul, to go on as it were to the sea, but both Silas and Timothy were remaining there.

¹⁵护送保罗的人带他到了雅典；保罗吩咐他们叫西拉和提摩太赶快去见他，于是他们就回去了。

¹⁵And those conducting Paul, brought him unto Athens, and having received a command unto Silas and Timotheus that with all speed they may come unto him, they departed;

¹⁶在雅典保罗在雅典等候他们的时候，看见满城都是偶像，心灵十分忿激。

¹⁶and Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, beholding the city wholly given to idolatry,

¹⁷于是在会堂里，同犹太人和虔诚的人辩论；并且天天在市中心和所遇见的人辩论。

¹⁷therefore, indeed, he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the worshipping persons, and in the market-place every day with those who met with him.

¹⁸还有伊壁鸠鲁派和斯多亚派的哲学家也同他争论，有的说：“这个拾人牙慧的人要说什么呢？”有的说：“他似乎是一个宣传外地鬼神的人。”这是因为保罗传扬耶稣和复活的道理。

¹⁸And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?` and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;` because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

¹⁹他们拉着保罗，把他带到亚略．巴古那里，说：“你所讲的这个新道理，我们可以知道吗？

¹⁹having also taken him, unto the Areopagus they brought [him], saying, `Are we able to know what [is] this new teaching that is spoken by thee,

²⁰因为你把一切新奇的事，传到我们耳中，我们愿意知道这些事是什么意思。”

²⁰for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;`

²¹原来所有雅典人和外侨，专好谈论和打听新奇的事，来打发时间。

²¹and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.

²²保罗站在亚略．巴古当中，说：“各位雅典人，我看你们在各方面都非常敬畏鬼神。

²²And Paul, having stood in the midst of the Areopagus, said, `Men, Athenians, in all things I perceive you as over-religious;

²³我走路的时候，仔细看你们所敬拜的，发现有一座坛，上面写着‘献给不认识的神’。我现在把你们不认识而敬拜的这位神，传给你们。

²³for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God — unknown; whom, therefore — not knowing — ye do worship, this One I announce to you.

²⁴创造宇宙和其中万有的　神，既然是天地的主，就不住在人手所造的殿宇，

²⁴`God, who did make the world, and all things in it, this One, of heaven and of earth being Lord, in temples made with hands doth not dwell,

²⁵也不受人手的服事，好像他缺少什么；他自己反而把生命、气息和一切，赐给万人。

²⁵neither by the hands of men is He served — needing anything, He giving to all life, and breath, and all things;

²⁶他从一个本源造出了万族来，使他们住在整个大地上，并且定了他们的期限和居住的疆界，

²⁶He made also of one blood every nation of men, to dwell upon all the face of the earth — having ordained times before appointed, and the bounds of their dwellings —

²⁷要他们寻求　神，或者可以摸索而找到他。其实他离我们各人不远，

²⁷to seek the Lord, if perhaps they did feel after Him and find, — though, indeed, He is not far from each one of us,

²⁸因着他我们可以生存、活动、存在，就如你们有些诗人说：‘原来我们也是他的子孙。’

²⁸for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.

²⁹我们既然是　神的子孙，就不应该以为他的神性是好像人用手艺、心思所雕刻的金银石头一样。

²⁹`Being, therefore, offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead to be like to gold, or silver, or stone, graving of art and device of man;

³⁰过去那无知的时代，　神不加以追究；现在，他却吩咐各处的人都要悔改，

³⁰the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

³¹因为他已经定好了日子，要借着他所立的人，按公义审判天下，并且使他从死人中复活，给万人作一个可信的凭据。”

³¹because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.`

³²众人一听到死人复活的事，就讥笑他，但有的说：“我们要再听听你讲这件事！”

³²And having heard of a rising again of the dead, some, indeed, were mocking, but others said, `We will hear thee again concerning this;`

³³这样，保罗就离开他们。

³³and so Paul went forth from the midst of them,

³⁴但有几个人接近他，并且信了主，其中有亚略．巴古的议员丢尼修，一个名叫戴马里的女子，还有其他的人。

³⁴and certain men having cleaved to him, did believe, among whom [is] also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman, by name Damaris, and others with them.