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Actau 17
Beibl William Morgan
Actau 17
Beibl William Morgan
17 Gwedi iddynt dramwy trwy Amffipolis ac Apolonia, hwy a ddaethant i Thesalonica, lle yr oedd synagog i’r Iddewon. 2 A Phaul, yn ôl ei arfer, a aeth i mewn atynt, a thros dri Saboth a ymresymodd â hwynt allan o’r ysgrythurau, 3 Gan egluro a dodi ger eu bronnau, mai rhaid oedd i Grist ddioddef, a chyfodi oddi wrth y meirw; ac mai hwn yw’r Crist Iesu, yr hwn yr wyf fi yn ei bregethu i chwi. 4 A rhai ohonynt a gredasant, ac a ymwasgasant â Phaul a Silas, ac o’r Groegwyr crefyddol liaws mawr, ac o’r gwragedd pennaf nid ychydig.
5 Eithr yr Iddewon y rhai oedd heb gredu, gan genfigennu, a gymerasant atynt ryw ddynion drwg o grwydriaid; ac wedi casglu tyrfa, hwy a wnaethant gyffro yn y ddinas, ac a osodasant ar dŷ Jason, ac a geisiasant eu dwyn hwynt allan at y bobl. 6 A phan na chawsant hwynt, hwy a lusgasant Jason, a rhai o’r brodyr, at benaethiaid y ddinas, gan lefain, Y rhai sydd yn aflonyddu’r byd, y rhai hynny a ddaethant yma hefyd; 7 Y rhai a dderbyniodd Jason: ac y mae’r rhai hyn oll yn gwneuthur yn erbyn ordeiniadau Cesar, gan ddywedyd fod brenin arall, sef Iesu. 8 A hwy a gyffroesant y dyrfa, a llywodraethwyr y ddinas hefyd, wrth glywed y pethau hyn. 9 Ac wedi iddynt gael sicrwydd gan Jason a’r lleill, hwy a’u gollyngasant hwynt ymaith.
10 A’r brodyr yn ebrwydd o hyd nos a anfonasant Paul a Silas i Berea: y rhai wedi eu dyfod yno, a aethant i synagog yr Iddewon. 11 Y rhai hyn oedd foneddigeiddiach na’r rhai oedd yn Thesalonica, y rhai a dderbyniasant y gair gyda phob parodrwydd meddwl, gan chwilio beunydd yr ysgrythurau, a oedd y pethau hyn felly. 12 Felly llawer ohonynt a gredasant, ac o’r Groegesau parchedig, ac o wŷr, nid ychydig. 13 A phan wybu’r Iddewon o Thesalonica fod gair Duw yn ei bregethu gan Paul yn Berea hefyd, hwy a ddaethant yno hefyd, gan gyffroi’r dyrfa. 14 Ac yna yn ebrwydd y brodyr a anfonasant Paul ymaith, i fyned megis i’r môr: ond Silas a Thimotheus a arosasant yno. 15 A chyfarwyddwyr Paul a’i dygasant ef hyd Athen; ac wedi derbyn gorchymyn at Silas a Thimotheus, ar iddynt ddyfod ato ar ffrwst, hwy a aethant ymaith.
16 A thra ydoedd Paul yn aros amdanynt yn Athen, ei ysbryd a gynhyrfwyd ynddo, wrth weled y ddinas wedi ymroi i eilunod. 17 Oherwydd hynny yr ymresymodd efe yn y synagog â’r Iddewon, ac â’r rhai crefyddol, ac yn y farchnad beunydd â’r rhai a gyfarfyddent ag ef. 18 A rhai o’r philosophyddion o’r Epicuriaid, ac o’r Stoiciaid, a ymddadleuasant ag ef; a rhai a ddywedasant, Beth a fynnai’r siaradwr hwn ei ddywedyd? a rhai, Tebyg yw ei fod ef yn mynegi duwiau dieithr: am ei fod yn pregethu’r Iesu, a’r atgyfodiad, iddynt. 19 A hwy a’i daliasant ef, ac a’i dygasant i Areopagus, gan ddywedyd, A allwn ni gael gwybod beth yw’r ddysg newydd hon, a draethir gennyt? 20 Oblegid yr wyt ti yn dwyn rhyw bethau dieithr i’n clustiau ni: am hynny ni a fynnem wybod beth a allai’r pethau hyn fod. 21 (A’r holl Atheniaid, a’r dieithriaid y rhai oedd yn ymdeithio yno, nid oeddynt yn cymryd hamdden i ddim arall, ond i ddywedyd neu i glywed rhyw newydd.)
22 Yna y safodd Paul yng nghanol Areopagus, ac a ddywedodd, Ha wŷr Atheniaid, mi a’ch gwelaf chwi ym mhob peth yn dra choelgrefyddol: 23 Canys wrth ddyfod heibio, ac edrych ar eich defosiynau, mi a gefais allor yn yr hon yr ysgrifenasid, I’R DUW NID ADWAENIR. Yr hwn gan hynny yr ydych chwi heb ei adnabod yn ei addoli, hwnnw yr wyf fi yn ei fynegi i chwi. 24 Y Duw a wnaeth y byd, a phob peth sydd ynddo, gan ei fod yn Arglwydd nef a daear, nid yw yn trigo mewn temlau o waith dwylo: 25 Ac nid â dwylo dynion y gwasanaethir ef, fel pe bai arno eisiau dim; gan ei fod ef yn rhoddi i bawb fywyd, ac anadl, a phob peth oll. 26 Ac efe a wnaeth o un gwaed bob cenedl o ddynion, i breswylio ar holl wyneb y ddaear, ac a bennodd yr amseroedd rhagosodedig, a therfynau eu preswylfod hwynt; 27 Fel y ceisient yr Arglwydd, os gallent ymbalfalu amdano ef, a’i gael, er nad yw efe yn ddiau nepell oddi wrth bob un ohonom: 28 Oblegid ynddo ef yr ydym ni yn byw, yn symud, ac yn bod; megis y dywedodd rhai o’ch poëtau chwi eich hunain, Canys ei hiliogaeth ef hefyd ydym ni. 29 Gan ein bod ni gan hynny yn hiliogaeth Duw, ni ddylem ni dybied fod y Duwdod yn debyg i aur, neu arian, neu faen, o gerfiad celfyddyd a dychymyg dyn. 30 A Duw, wedi esgeuluso amseroedd yr anwybodaeth hon, sydd yr awron yn gorchymyn i bob dyn ym mhob man edifarhau: 31 Oherwydd iddo osod diwrnod yn yr hwn y barna efe y byd mewn cyfiawnder, trwy y gŵr a ordeiniodd efe; gan roddi ffydd i bawb, oherwydd darfod iddo ei gyfodi ef oddi wrth y meirw.
32 A phan glywsant sôn am atgyfodiad y meirw, rhai a watwarasant; a rhai a ddywedasant, Ni a’th wrandawn drachefn am y peth hwn. 33 Ac felly Paul a aeth allan o’u plith hwynt. 34 Eithr rhai gwŷr a lynasant wrtho, ac a gredasant: ymhlith y rhai yr oedd Dionysius yr Areopagiad, a gwraig a’i henw Damaris, ac eraill gyda hwynt.
Acts 17
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Acts 17
New International Version
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. 2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(B) and on three Sabbath(C) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(D) 3 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. 4 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.
5 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] 6 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) 7 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) 8 When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9 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
- Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
- Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
- Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus
Acts 17
King James Version
Acts 17
King James Version
17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33 So Paul departed from among them.
34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Beibl William Morgan (BWM) 
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