1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
1 Bi ñu fa jógee, ñu aw yoon wa jaar dëkku Amfipolis ak Apoloni, door a ñëw Tesalonig, fa Yawut ya am jàngu.
2and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
2 Pool nag dugg ca ñoom, na mu ko daan defe, ba am fa ñetti bésu noflaay, muy werante ak ñoom ci li Mbind mi wax.
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.
3 Mu di leen ko tekki, te di leen wax ay firnde yuy wone ne, fàww Almasi bi sonn te dekki. Mu ne leen: «Yeesu, mi ma leen di yégal, mooy Almasi bi.»
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.
4 Noonu ñenn ci Yawut yi gëm, ànd ak Pool ak Silas, ñoom ak mbooloo mu mag ci Gereg yi ragal Yàlla, ak jigéen ñu am maana ñu bare.
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.
5 Waaye kiñaan tàbbi ca Yawut ya, ñu daldi jël ay taxawaalukat ca pénc ma, dajale mbooloo, ñuy yengal dëkk ba. Ñu daanu ci kër Yason, di wut Pool ak Silas, ngir dëj leen ci kanam waa dëkk ba.
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;
6 Bi ñu leen gisul nag, ñu diri Yason ak ñeneen ca bokk ya ci kanam àttekat ya. Ñuy wax ci kaw naan: «Nit ñi dëpp àddina sépp agsi nañu fii léegi,
7whom Jason hath received: and these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.
7 te Yason a leen dalal. Ñoom ñépp dañoo bañ ndigali buur Sesaar ne, am na beneen buur bu ñuy wax Yeesu.»
8And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
8 Bi ko mbooloo mi ak àttekat yi déggee, ñu daldi jaaxle lool.
9And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
9 Noonu nanguwuñoo yiwi Yason ak ñi ci des, lu dul bi ñu leen bataleelee dara.
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.
10 Bi loolu amee bokk yi jàllale Pool ak Silas ci saa si ci guddi, ñu jëm Bere. Ba ñu fa eggee nag, ñu dugg ca jàngub Yawut ya.
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.
11 Fekk ña fa nekk ñoo gën a am ay teggin waa Tesalonig, ndaxte nangu nañu kàddu ga te sawar ca, di niir Mbind mi bés bu nekk, ba xam ndax loolu dëgg la am déet.
12Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.
12 Kon nag Yawut yu bare gëm ak ñu bare ci Gereg yi, di jigéen yu am maana ak ay góor.
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.
13 Waaye bi Yawuti Tesalonig déggee ne, Pool mu ngi yégle kàddug Yàlla ci Bere it, ñu daldi fay dikk, di jógloo ak a jaxase mbooloo ma.
14And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still.
14 Noonu bokk yi yebal Pool ca saa sa, mu jëm géej, waaye Silas ak Timote des fa.
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.
15 Ñi ànd ak Pool nag gunge ko ba dëkku Aten. Bi ñu fa àggee, ñu woññiku, yóbbaale ndigalu Pool ne, Silas ak Timote ñëw fekksi ko ci lu gën a gaaw.
16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols.
16 Bi leen Pool di nég ca Aten, mu am naqaru xol wu réy ci li mu gis dëkk ba fees ak ay nataali bokkaale Yàlla.
17So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him.
17 Muy werante nag ca jàngu ba ak Yawut ya ak ña ragal Yàlla, tey werante it bés bu nekk ca pénc ma ak ña fay dajaloo.
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.
18 Noonu ay boroom xam-xam ci mbooloo mi ñuy wax Epikuren ak ci mbooloo mi ñuy wax Estowisen, di werante ak moom. Ñenn ci ñoom ne: «Fortukatu xam-xam bii, lu mu bëgg a wax?» Te ña ca des, bi ñu déggee Pool di waare xebaar bu baax bi, aju ci Yeesu ak ci mbirum ndekkite, ñu ne: «Dafa mel ni, day waare ay yàlla yu nu xamul.»
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?
19 Kon nag ñu jël ko, yóbbu ko ca géew, ba ñuy wax Areyopas. Ñu ne ko: «Danoo bëggoon, nga leeral nu ci sa xam-xam bu bees, bii ngay yégle.
20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
20 Ndaxte sol nga ci sunuy nopp lu nu xamul. Danoo bëggoon a xam nag léegi, loolu lu muy tekki.»
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.)
21 Ndaxte waa Aten ñépp ak doxandéem ya fa dëkk, wax ak a déglu lu bees rekk lañu daan xënte.
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.
22 Noonu Pool taxaw ci biir mbooloom Areyopas ne leen: «Yéen waa Aten gis naa ne, farlu ngeen ci diine lool.
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.
23 Ndaxte bi may doxantu di seet seeni màggalukaay, gis naa ci benn bu ñu bind lii: “Yàlla mi nu xamul.” Li ngeen di màggal nag te xamuleen ko, loolu laa leen di xamal.
24The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
24 «Yàlla mi sàkk àddina ak li mu ëmb lépp, moom miy Boroom asamaan ak suuf, du dëkk ci néegi màggalukaay yu loxoy nit defar.
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;
25 Du jariñu it ci loxoy nit, mel ni dafa soxla dara, ndax moom mooy jox ñépp bakkan ak ruu ak lépp.
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;
26 Ci kenn nit la sàkke xeeti àddina yépp, ñu dëkk ci ñeenti xebla yi; fekk àppal na xeet wu nekk jamonoom, te rëdd seen diggi réew.
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:
27 Yàlla def na loolu, ngir ñu koy wut ci yaakaaru daj ko ci làmbatu, fekk sax sorewul kenn ci nun.
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.
28 “Ndaxte ci moom lanuy dunde, di ci jëf te nekk ci,” ni ko ñenn ci seeni taalifkat dëggale naan: “Nun noo di aw xeetam.”
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.
29 Kon nag, bu nu nekkee xeetu Yàlla, warunoo gëm ne, Yàlla mel na ni nataali wurus, xaalis mbaa doj yu nit defar ci xareñ mbaa xel.
30The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:
30 Ca jamono yu wees ya Yàlla toppul ñàkka xam googa, waaye léegi koo man a doon ak foo man a nekk, Yàlla santaane na, nga tuub say bàkkaar.
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.
31 Ndaxte sàkk na bés bu muy àtte àddina ci njub, dénk ko Nit ki mu tànn; te firndeel na loolu bu wóor, ci li mu ko dekkal ca néew ya.»
32Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.
32 Bi ñu déggee nag, muy wax ci mbirum ndekkitel ñi dee, ñii di ko fontoo, ña ca des ne ko: «Dinanu la déglu ci mbir moomu beneen yoon.»
33Thus Paul went out from among them.
33 Noonu Pool génn ci seen biir.
34But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
34 Moona am na ñenn ñu taq ci moom te gëm: xàmmees na ci Denis, ku bokk ci mbooloom Areyopas, ak jigéen ju tudd Damaris, ak ñeneen.