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

¹Men de rejste igennem Amfipolis og Apollonia og kom til Thessalonika, hvor Jøderne havde en Synagoge.

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

²Og efter sin Sædvane gik Paulus ind til dem, og på tre Sabbater samtalede han med dem ud fra Skrifterne,

³explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

³idet han udlagde og forklarede, at Kristus måtte lide og opstå fra de døde, og han sagde: "Denne Jesus, som jeg forkynder eder, han er Kristus."

⁴Some of them were persuaded, and joined Paul and Silas, of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.

⁴Og nogle af dem bleve overbeviste og sluttede sig til Paulus og Silas, og tillige en stor Mængde at de gudfrygtige Grækere og ikke få af de fornemste Kvinder.

⁵But the unpersuaded Jews took along TR reads “And the Jews who were unpersuaded, becoming envious and taking along” instead of “But the unpersuaded Jews took along” some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

⁵Men Jøderne bleve nidkære og toge med sig nogle slette Mennesker af Lediggængerne på Torvet, rejste et Opløb og oprørte Byen; og de stormede Jasons Hus og søgte efter dem for at føre dem ud til Folket.

⁶When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

⁶Men da de ikke fandt dem, trak de Jason og nogle Brødre for Byens Øvrighed og råbte: "Disse, som have bragt hele Verden i Oprør, ere også komne hid;

⁷whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!”

⁷dem har Jason taget ind til sig; og alle disse handle imod Kejserens Befalinger og sige, at en anden er Konge, nemlig Jesus."

⁸The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.

⁸Og de satte Skræk i Mængden og Byens Øvrighed, som hørte det.

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

⁹Og denne lod Jason og de andre stille Borgen og løslod dem.

¹⁰The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

¹⁰Men Brødrene sendte straks om Natten både Paulus og Silas bort til Berøa; og da de vare komne dertil,gik de ind i Jødernes Synagoge.

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 to see whether these things were so.

¹¹Men disse vare mere velsindede end de i Thessalonika, de modtoge Ordet med al Redebonhed og ransagede daglig Skrifterne, om disse Ting forholdt sig således.

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

¹²Så troede da mange af dem og ikke få af de fornemme græske Kvinder og Mænd.

¹³But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.

¹³Men da Jøderne i Thessalonika fik at vide, at Guds Ord blev forkyndt af Paulus også i Berøa, kom de og vakte også der Røre og Bevægelse iblandt Skarerne.

¹⁴Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.

¹⁴Men da sendte Brødrene straks Paulus bort, for at han skulde drage til Havet; men både Silas og Timotheus bleve der tilbage.

¹⁵But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.

¹⁵Og de, som ledsagede Paulus, førte ham lige til Athen; og efter at have fået det Bud med til Silas og Timotheus, at de snarest muligt skulde komme til ham, droge de bort.

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

¹⁶Medens nu Paulus ventede på dem i Athen, harmedes hans Ånd i ham, da han så, at Byen var fuld af Afgudsbilleder.

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

¹⁷Derfor talte han i Synagogen med Jøderne og de gudfrygtige og på Torvet hver Dag til dem, som han traf på.

¹⁸Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also TR omits “also” were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

¹⁸Men også nogle af de epikuræiske og stoiske Filosoffer indlode sig i Ordstrid med ham; og nogle sagde: ""Hvad vil denne Ordgyder sige?"" men andre: ""Han synes at være en Forkynder af fremmede Guddomme;"" fordi han forkyndte Evangeliet om Jesus og Opstandelsen.

¹⁹They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?

¹⁹Og de toge ham og førte ham op på Areopagus og sagde: ""Kunne vi få at vide, hvad dette er for en ny Lære, som du taler om?

²⁰For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”

²⁰Thi du bringer os nogle fremmede Ting for Øren; derfor ville vi vide, hvad dette skal betyde.""

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

²¹Men alle Atheniensere og de fremmede, som opholdt sig der, gave sig ikke Stunder til andet end at fortælle eller høre nyt.

²²Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.

²²Men Paulus stod frem midt på Areopagus og sagde: ""I athemiensiske Mænd! jeg ser, at I i alle Måder ere omhyggelige for eders Gudsdyrkelse.

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 you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.

²³Thi da jeg gik omkring og betragtede eders Helligdommen, fandt jeg også et Alter, på hvilket der var skrevet: ""For en ukendt Gud."" Det, som I således dyrke uden at kende det, det forkynder jeg eder.

²⁴The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands,

²⁴Gud, som har gjort Verden og alle Ting, som ere i den, han, som er Himmelens og Jordens Herre, bor ikke i Templer, gjorte med Hænder,

²⁵neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.

²⁵han tjenes ikke heller af Menneskers Hænder som en, der trænger til noget, efterdi han selv giver alle Liv og Ånde og alle Ting.

²⁶He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,

²⁶Og han har gjort, at hvert Folk iblandt Mennesker bor ud af eet Blod på hele Jordens Flade, idet han fastsatte bestemte Tider og Grænserne for deres Bolig,

²⁷that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

²⁷for at de skulde søge Gud, om de dog kunde føle sig frem og finde ham, skønt han er ikke langt fra hver enkelt af os;

²⁸‘For in him we live, and move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

²⁸thi i ham leve og røres og ere vi, som også nogle af eders Digtere have sagt: Vi ere jo også hans Slægt.

²⁹Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

²⁹Efterdi vi da ere Guds Slægt, bør vi ikke mene, at Guddommen er lig Guld eller Sølv eller Sten, formet ved Menneskers Kunst og Opfindsomhed.

³⁰The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

³⁰Efter at Gud altså har båret over med disse Vankundighedens Tider, byder han nu Menneskene at de alle og alle Vegne skulle omvende sig.

³¹because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”

³¹Thi han har fastsat en Dag, på hvilken han vil dømme Jorderige med Retfærdighed ved en Mand, som han har beskikket dertil, og dette har han bevist for alle ved at oprejse ham fra de døde."

³²Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

³²Men da de hørte om de dødes Opstandelse, spottede nogle; men andre sagde: "Ville atter høre dig om dette."

³³Thus Paul went out from among them.

³³Således gik Paulus ud fra dem.

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

³⁴Men nogle Mænd holdt sig til ham og troede; iblandt hvilke også var Areopagiten Dionysius og en Kvinde ved Navn Damaris og andre med dem.