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Ri winak pa ri tinimit Tesalónica cäquiyac quib chrij ri tat Pablo

17  Ri tat Pablo, ri tat Silas xquitakej ri qui be, xeocˈow pa Anfípolis xukujeˈ pa Apolonia, xeopan cˈu pa ri tinimit Tesalónica ri cˈo wi jun rachoch Dios ri cäquimulij wi quib ri winak aj Israel. Ri tat Pablo, jas ri nakˈatal wi, xoc bi pa ri rachoch Dios riˈ. Oxib semana cˈut xtzijon cucˈ ri winak, xquichomala quib chrij ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri Tzˈibtalic pa tak ri kˈij re uxlanem. Ri tat Pablo xukˈalajisaj chquiwäch ri cubij ri Tzˈibtalic riˈ, chi ri Cristo tzrajwaxic wi curik cˈäx, cäcämisaxic, chi aretak cäminak chic cäcˈastaj na chquixol ri cäminakib. Xubij cˈu chque: We Jesús riˈ ri quintzijoj chech alak, are waˈ ri Cristo, ri Toˈl Ke, ―xcha chque.

E cˈo cˈu jujun chque ri winak aj Israel xecojonic, xeboc cˈu cucˈ ri tat Pablo, ri tat Silas. Xukujeˈ e qˈuia chque ri winak aj Grecia ri quekˈijilan che ri Dios, xecojonic, cachiˈl qˈuia ixokib ri nimak qui banic. Are cˈu ri winak aj Israel ri man xecojon taj, xquinaˈ cˈäx pa canimaˈ, xpe coyowal. Xequimulij jujun itzel tak achijab ri xak quewacatic, xcaˈn cˈu jun comon rech cäquiyac chˈoj, xquisach qui cˈux ri winak pa ri tinimit. Xeboc pa rachoch ri tat Jasón che quesaxic ri tat Pablo, ri tat Silas, rech quequijach pa qui kˈab ri winak. Man xequirik tä cˈu chilaˈ. Xa je riˈ are xquicharchatej bi ri tat Jasón, xukujeˈ jujun cojonelab chic, xequiya cˈu chquiwäch ri kˈatal tak tzij re ri tinimit. Xquirak qui chiˈ, xquibij: We achijab riˈ ri qui sachom qui cˈux ri winak cho ronojel ruwächulew, e ulinak chic waral. Xecˈulax cˈu rumal ri tat Jasón cho rachoch. Conojel waˈ we winak riˈ cäquicˈulelaj u wäch ru pixab ri César, ri nimalaj takanel puwiˈ ri Roma. Cäquibij cˈut chi cˈo jun nim takanel chic, Jesús u biˈ, ―quechaˈ, ―xecha ri winak chque ri kˈatal tak tzij.

Aretak xquita waˈ, ri winak xukujeˈ ri kˈatal tak tzij xebel chˈuj. Are cˈu ri tat Jasón xukujeˈ ri e cˈo rucˈ xquiya ri puak ri rajwaxic u tojic rech quetzokopixic. Xa je riˈ xequitzokopij bic.

Ri tat Pablo, ri tat Silas queopan pa ri tinimit Berea

10 Aretak chakˈab chic, ri cojonelab pa ri tinimit Tesalónica xequitak bi ri tat Pablo, ri tat Silas pa ri tinimit Berea. Xuwi cˈu xeopanic, xeboc pa ri rachoch Dios ri cäquimulij wi quib ri winak aj Israel. 11 Are cˈu ri winak aj Israel ri e cˈo pa Berea, are utz na xetow tzij chquiwäch ri winak aj Israel ri e cˈo pa Tesalónica. Xcaj xquita ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri xtzijox chque. Ronojel kˈij cˈut xquisiqˈuij ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri Tzˈibtalic che rilic we kas tzij ri cubij ri tat Pablo. 12 E qˈuia cˈu chque ri winak aj Israel ri e cˈo pa ri tinimit Berea xecojonic. Y e qˈuia chque ri winak aj Grecia ri nimak qui banic ri xukujeˈ xecojonic, chi ixokib chi achijab. 13 Aretak cˈut xquetamaj waˈ ri winak aj Israel ri e cˈo pa Tesalónica, chi tajin cätzijox ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios pa Berea rumal ri tat Pablo, xebeˈ jelaˈ, xquisach cˈu qui cˈux ri winak. 14 Chanim cˈut ri kachalal xquitak bi ri tat Pablo rech queˈ pa ri takˈaj chiˈ ri mar. Ri tat Silas rachiˈl ri a Timoteo xecanaj can ri e areˈ pa ri tinimit Berea. 15 Ri e benak rucˈ ri tat Pablo, xcachiˈlaj cˈu na bic cˈä pa ri tinimit Atenas. Xetzelej cˈu chanim, xquibij ri u bim ri tat Pablo chque. Are waˈ chi cäquibij che ri tat Silas, ri a Timoteo chi cäquicowij bic rech cäquirik quib pa ri tinimit Atenas.

Ri tat Pablo cˈo pa ri tinimit Atenas

16 Aretak ri tat Pablo tajin queyeˈn chque ri tat Silas, ri a Timoteo pa Atenas, sibalaj xbisonic rumal chi xrilo chi qˈuia qui wäch tak tiox ri xa e banom cumal winak e cˈo pa ri tinimit. 17 Xak je riˈ ri tat Pablo xukˈalajisaj ri cubij ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios chquiwäch ri winak aj Israel pa ri rachoch Dios ri cäquimulij wi quib. Sibalaj xquichomala quib, xukujeˈ cucˈ ri niqˈuiaj winak chic ri e cˈo chilaˈ ri quekˈijilan che ri Dios. Jeˈ xukujeˈ xuban ronojel kˈij cucˈ ri winak pa ri cˈayibal. 18 Jujun chque ri achijab ri e cˈo chilaˈ xa qui yoˈm quib che retamaxic ri qui tijonic ri winak ri cäbix Epicúreos chque, xukujeˈ ri juleˈ chic ri cäbix Estoicos chque. Ri e areˈ xquichap tzij rucˈ ri tat Pablo. Jujun xquibij: ¿Jas lo waˈ ri cubij we achi riˈ? Sibalaj cächˈawic pune man cˈo tä retam, ―xechaˈ.

Jujun chic xquibij: Jeˈ ta ne chi are u tzijol waˈ juleˈ tak dios chic, ―xechaˈ.

Jeˈ xquibij rumal chi ri tat Pablo xutzijoj chque ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio chrij ri Jesús, xukujeˈ jas xubano xcˈastaj bi chquixol ri cäminakib. 19 Xquicˈam cˈu bi ri tat Pablo pa ri Areópago, ri e nakˈatal wi cäquimulij quib che chomanic, xquitaˈ cˈu che, xquibij: ¿A cuyaˈ cäketamaj uj jas waˈ we cˈacˈ tijonic riˈ ri tajin cätzijoj la? 20 Are cˈu cätzijoj la juleˈ tak tzij chke ri man ketam taj, cäkaj cˈut cäketamaj jas quel cubij ronojel waˈ ri tajin cätzijoj la, ―xecha che.

21 Jeˈ xquibij waˈ rumal chi ri winak aj Atenas, xukujeˈ ri winak re niqˈuiaj tinimit chic ri e cˈo chilaˈ, xuwi xquitzucuj u taic jun cˈacˈ tzij, xukujeˈ u bixic jun chic ri xquita jawijeˈ chiˈ.

22 Ri tat Pablo xtaqˈui akˈanok chquiwäch pa ri Areópago, xubij chque ri winak: Tataˈib aj Atenas, quinwilo chi sibalaj cäkˈijilan alak chque tak dios. 23 Je riˈ, rumal chi aretak tajin quinbinic, xinocˈow chquiwäch tak ri cˈolibal ri cäkˈijilan wi alak, xinrik cˈu jun taˈbal tokˈob ri tzˈibtal wi we tzij riˈ chuwäch: “Che ri Dios ri man etamtal tä u wäch,” ―cächa riˈ. We Dios riˈ ri cäkˈijilaj alak, ri man etam tä alak u wäch, are ri Areˈ ri quintzijoj in chech alak, ―cächa chque.

24 Ri Dios ri banowinak ruwächulew, xukujeˈ ronojel ri cˈo chuwäch, are waˈ Rajaw ri cajulew. Man cäcˈoji tä ri Areˈ pa jun ja ri xa banom cumal winak. 25 Man rajwaxic tä u toˈic cumal ri winak, man cˈo tä cˈu jas jun rajwaxic che. Are cˈut yoˈwinak ri ka cˈaslemal nimalaj konojel, u yoˈm ri cuxlab conojel ri cˈo qui cˈaslemal. Xukujeˈ u yoˈm juntir ri cajwataj chke, ―cächaˈ.

26 Chrij xa jun winak ri Dios xeresaj wi conojel qui wäch winak rech quecˈoji cho ronojel ruwächulew. Xukujeˈ xuchomaj janipaˈ junab ri quecˈasiˈc, xukujeˈ jawijeˈ ri quejeki wi, u cˈutum cˈu ronojel waˈ chquiwäch. 27 Jeˈ u banom waˈ rech quetzucun che, pune xa cäquimalmaˈ u rikic. Kas tzij cˈut man naj taj cˈo wi ri Dios chke chkajujunal. 28 Rumal cˈu ri Dios uj cˈaslic, uj cˈolic, cujxulic, cujpakic. Xquibij cˈu jujun chque ri achijab ri e cˈo ucˈ alak ri quebanow tak ri bix: “Konojel ri uj, uj ralcˈual ri Dios,” ―xecha riˈ. 29 We uj ralcˈual ri Dios, mäkachomaj baˈ chi ri Dios are junam cucˈ ri tiox re kˈän puak, re sak puak, re abaj, ri xa e banom cumal winak ri xak e areˈ e chomaninak waˈ. 30 Ojer canok ri Dios xak xucuy ri qui mac ri winak rumal chi man xquichˈob taj jas ri tajin cäcaˈno. Are cˈu ri cämic cuya u bixic chque conojel ri winak pa ronojel tinimit chi cäquiqˈuex canimaˈ, cäquiqˈuex cˈu qui chomanic. 31 Je riˈ, rumal chi ri Dios u chomam jun kˈij aretak cukˈat na tzij pa qui wiˈ conojel ri winak cho ruwächulew, jicom cˈut cuban na chque. Cuban cˈu na waˈ rumal ri Achi ri chaˈtal rumal. Xukˈalajisaj cˈu waˈ chkawäch konojel aretak xucˈastajisaj waˈ we Achi riˈ chquixol ri cäminakib, ―xcha ri tat Pablo chque.

32 Aretak ri winak xquito chi ri tat Pablo cutzijoj chi quecˈastaj na ri cäminakib, jujun xa xquitzeˈj u wäch, niqˈuiaj chic xquibij: Cäkaj cäkata chi na jumul ri xbitaj umal la pa jun kˈij chic, ―xecha che.

33 Xel cˈu bi ri tat Pablo chquixol. 34 E cˈo cˈu jujun winak ri xecojonic, xebeˈ cˈu rucˈ ri tat Pablo. Chquixol ri xecojonic cˈo wi ri tat Dionisio. Are jun cucˈ ri tataˈib ri cäquimulij quib pa ri Areópago. Xukujeˈ cˈo jun ixok, Dámaris u biˈ. E cˈo chi cˈu niqˈuiaj chic ri xecojonic.

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. As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(B) and on three Sabbath(C) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(D) 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. 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.

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] 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) 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) When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 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

  1. Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
  2. Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
  3. Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus