¹Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

¹A precestujúc Amfipolis a Apolloniu prišli do Tesaloniky, kde bola synagóga Židov.

²and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

²A Pavel podľa svojej obyčaje vošiel k nim. A po tri soboty hovoril s nimi z písem,

³opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, [said he,] I proclaim unto you, is the Christ.

³otváral ich a predkladal, že Kristus musel trpieť a vstať z mŕtvych, a že toto je Kristus, Ježiš, ktorého vám ja zvestujem.

⁴And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

⁴A niektorí z nich uverili a boli losom Božím pridelení Pavlovi a Sílasovi i bohabojných Grékov veliké množstvo i popredných žien nemalý počet.

⁵But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people.

⁵Ale neveriaci Židia zapálení súc závisťou pribrali si niekoľko po trhu sa potulujúcich zlých mužov, sohnali zástup a pobúrili mesto urobiac útok na dom Jázonov hľadali ich vyviesť pred ľud.

⁶And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

⁶A keď ich nenašli, vliekli Jázona a niektorých bratov k náčelníkom mesta a kričali: Títo, ktorí búria celý svet, prišli aj sem,

⁷whom Jason hath received: and these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.

⁷a Jázon ich prijal. A títo všetci robia proti nariadeniam cisára hovoriac, že je iný kráľom, Ježiš.

⁸And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

⁸A pobúrili zástup i náčelníkov mesta, ktorí to počuli.

⁹And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

⁹Ale keď dostali od Jázona a od ostatných záruku, prepustili ich.

¹⁰And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

¹⁰A bratia hneď cez noc vyslali Pavla a Sílasa do Beree, ktorí prijdúc ta odišli do synagógy Židov.

¹¹Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

¹¹A tí boli šľachetnejší ako tí v Tesalonike a prijali slovo s celou ochotou a zkúmali písma každý deň, či je tomu tak.

¹²Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.

¹²A tak uverili mnohí z nich, i gréckych žien popredných i mužov uveril nemalý počet.

¹³But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed of Paul at Beroea also, they came thither likewise, stirring up and troubling the multitudes.

¹³Ale hneď ako zvedeli Židia z Tesaloniky, že Pavel i v Berei zvestoval slovo Božie, prišli aj tam nepokojiť a búriť zástupy.

¹⁴And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still.

¹⁴Ale bratia potom hneď vyslali Pavla, aby išiel až k moru, ale i Sílas i Timoteus zostali tam.

¹⁵But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothy that they should come to him with all speed, they departed.

¹⁵A tí, ktorí odprevádzali Pavla, zaviedli ho až do Atén a dostanúc príkaz pre Sílasa a Timotea, aby čím najskôr prišli za ním, odišli.

¹⁶Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.

¹⁶A kým ich Pavel čakal v Aténach, roznecoval sa v ňom jeho duch, keď videl, že je mesto plné modiel.

¹⁷So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him.

¹⁷Hovoril tedy v synagóge so Židmi i s bohabojnými inokmeňci i na tržisku každý deň s tými, ktorí sa ta práve nahodili.

¹⁸And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

¹⁸A dali sa s ním do hádky aj niektorí z epikurejských a stoických filozofov, mudrcov. A jedni vraveli: Čože to chce ten žvatláč povedať? A iní zase: Zdá sa byť zvestovateľom cudzích bohov. Lebo im zvestoval Ježiša a zmŕtvychvstanie.

¹⁹And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?

¹⁹A pochytili ho a zaviedli na Areopág a povedali: Či môžeme zvedieť, čo a jaké je to nové učenie, ktoré to ty hovoríš?

²⁰For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

²⁰Lebo nesieš čosi čudného do našich uší. Radi by sme tedy zvedieť, čo to chce byť.

²¹(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)

²¹Lebo všetci Atéňania i tam bývajúci cudzinci na nič iného nestihnú ako alebo vravieť niečo alebo počúvať niečo nového.

²²And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, Ye men of Athens, in all things, I perceive that ye are very religious.

²²Vtedy si zastal Pavel naprostred Areopágu a povedal: Mužovia Atéňania, podľa všetkého vidím, že ste vy neobyčajne nábožní ľudia.

²³For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you.

²³Lebo jako som chodil po meste a obzeral som vaše posviatnosti, ktorým dávate božskú česť, našiel som aj oltár, na ktorom je napísané: Neznámemu Bohu. Toho teda, ktorého ctíte bez toho, žeby ste ho znali, toho vám ja zvestujem.

²⁴The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

²⁴Bôh, ktorý učinil svet a všetko, čo je na ňom, súc Pánom nebies a zeme nebýva v chrámoch, učinených rukou,

²⁵neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

²⁵ani sa mu neslúži ľudskými rukami, jako čo by niečo potreboval, lebo veď on sám dáva všetkému život a dych a všetko

²⁶and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined [their] appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

²⁶a učinil z jednej krvi všetok národ ľudí, aby bývali na celej tvári zeme, určiac vopred odriadené časy a medze ich bývania,

²⁷that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:

²⁷aby hľadali Pána, ak by ho snáď len nejako nahmatali a našli, hoci nie je ďaleko od niktorého z nás.

²⁸for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

²⁸Lebo veď v ňom žijeme, hýbeme sa a sme, jako aj ktorísi z vašich básnikov povedali: Lebo i jeho rodina sme.

²⁹Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.

²⁹Tedy keď sme rodinou Božou, nemáme sa domnievať, že by Božstvo bolo podobné zlatu alebo striebru alebo kameňu, rytine, ktorú vytvorilo remeslo a ľudský výmysel.

³⁰The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

³⁰Bôh tedy prehliadol časy nevedomosti, ale teraz zvestuje ľuďom, všetkým všade, aby činili pokánie,

³¹inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

³¹pretože ustanovil deň, v ktorom bude súdiť celý svet v spravedlivosti v osobe muža, ktorého určil nato, a podáva všetkým ľuďom vieru vzkriesiac ho z mŕtvych.

³²Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.

³²Ale keď počuli o vzkriesení z mŕtvych, jedni sa posmievali, a druhí povedali: Vypočujeme ťa o tom aj po druhé.

³³Thus Paul went out from among them.

³³Takto vyšiel Pavel zpomedzi nich.

³⁴But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

³⁴No, niektorí mužovia sa pripojili k nemu a uverili, medzi ktorými bol aj Dionýzius Areopagský aj žena, menom Damaris, a iní s nimi.