1 PBA Sel nu mi, Paulus med Silas lame Amfipolis med Apolonia ho a'lai, sam Tesalonika mi he'e, Yahudi o lubung eleme nudi ara ho mi eh. BSB BSB: When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
2 PBA Mang horo he'e, Paulus sipi o' a'nai lemid, sura' bolang ho u sipi a'ra mateng don tow om mi, BSB BSB: As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
3 PBA sura' bolang sa u a'fetang o'hir o'pa' sa bit ho'oni, "Yesus ho sa u'il-u'il ma'ar mahip ahol, no' honin he'e, sa name min tofang o' a'nai ho mi so fetang, no' honin he'e, sa u'bang ho, Yesus ba Na u ira mateng eh ho', Kristus." BSB BSB: explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
4 PBA Horo he'e, name no' habuden ba o' a'tino' bit ho, sadimang ma Paulus med Silas ara ta' u'nung, foil med Yunani hinung habuden mateba Lahtal u baroc am ho, med ob bar anita nun ho pi ta'an sah. BSB BSB: Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
5 PBA Honin sobo, Yahudi hinung om bune apang sah, sipi name a'ri ing pali' homi ho, a'dail, sipi name ta' u'nung lafoh bi', horo he'e sipi pali' homi dil a'sahain bang a'sahain, no' horo he'e sipi sam Yason o' bang fading om lemid Paulus med Silas lap, sipi om ho, baring hel name tofang ho lehel. BSB BSB: The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
6 PBA Paulus med Silas lap e' a'hol nene, horo he'e, sipi Yason med tenang bar pirden ara sipi baring mong parenta aneng abung, sipi u'bang ho, "Name ho'o, pali' ho'mi loil a'main rusa fa' eh ho, foil ara ho'mi am. BSB BSB: But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, 7 PBA Yason sapano' puin sipi med, sipi barpi amang mid, mate pali' ta o'hap maring lafang, sipi u'bang ho, afen beng ara sari ho Yesus." BSB BSB: and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
8 PBA Mang mateng ho ma' eh horo he'e, name tofang med mate airnu bang homi ho, om lahun apang sah. BSB BSB: On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
9 PBA No' horo he'e, Yason med o beng bar udume nu med name ho en mang no' he'e name sipi ad. BSB BSB: And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.
12 PBA Horo he'e, sipi mi tofang o' a'tino' bit, o' a'nai ho mi ho, Yunani hinung mi ob mi lote ba ani ta nun ho somi tofang. BSB BSB: As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
13 PBA Honin sobo, Yahudi hinung mong Tesalonika mi ho, a'hol ma'eh bite, Paulus mong Berea mi Lahtal o' fom pa' mateng pa' ubang eh, sipi ho Berea mi na sah panen puin name tofang ho a'bite. BSB BSB: But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
14 PBA Mang horo he'e, diail bar o'udume nu ho, hanono ang Paulus a'how sam tut ta, sobo Silas med Timotius so mih. BSB BSB: The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
15 PBA Name Paulus ho e'bu'ang sam mong Atena mi, Paulus name a'ra mateng ubang ho, sam Silas med Timotius ara mateng sipi hano ang nolap ho', honin no' he'e name lame. BSB BSB: Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
17 PBA Horo he'e sa mong Yahudi hinung o lubung ta'unung emele leam, bang beng pali' beng o'name ba Lahtal u baroc am ho, med name ba a'ra homi fetang eh ho a'ra tanut totiling sel tan ap. BSB BSB: So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
18 PBA Name tanut huding ba a'ra lubung ta'unung a'ni Epikuros med Stoa om mi hodi sa a'ra u'tatang. Anai homi, piralo tow sara mateng, "Ai o'tanut luling ham fed lame eh ho' om naba ubang sobe?" Beng u'bangho, "Ai ho'o mang fede' name ti ah foi ah empir u'mateng lame honi," fede' sa Yesus o fompa fe u'bang eh. BSB BSB: Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
19 PBA Horo he'e sipi a'dail a'ra sam mong pali' ho o'bu ang o'aneng a'bung sipi a'tan ubang ho, "Niridi niom a'hol uma, na ahol dil ma'eh habar taro' ni horofe a bit lame eh? BSB BSB: So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
20 PBA Fede', naba u tahoir ei horo a fit ho' nifel mi. Airnu turlo ba a'bit eh ho niri a'hol fe niom uma." BSB BSB: For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
21 PBA (Sari sel ho a'raham ho, Atena pali' o'name med name se ho' nun ba a'ra homi ho, sipi sel hair oh fe a'danang, sipi e'naden panen nene, sei lal ho na habar nu a'ra sipi u'mateng u'lurung a'ai he'e sipi u'ma eh u'a'lepang.) BSB BSB: Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
23 PBA Fede', na lame pali' ho' fading an-an tofang ba i' u'ada a'hol eh ho na edun lame sam eleme mi lubung mi ta'unung ei nudi sam ahol, o na hul ubang ho, Honife, naba i' e a'hol nene sobo i' u'ada a'hol eh horo na u ira mateng eh. BSB BSB: For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
25 PBA Sari di name tofang e u'karang nene mang fede' Sa nanu u'dume eh honi, fede' a'eng, fetang farufing med airnu turlo ho Sari med name no' sariho mang ano' Sa med en. BSB BSB: Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
29 PBA Fede' piri ho'o Lahtal o'toh o'po', pi o' abul ha'ai tanut bite, huring madal ho falofang hir so eme, lahang afel so eme foi so, naba dun a'hol ho, name no'so u tanut, no' honi he'e satang molang ho puin a'ten a'home. BSB BSB: Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
30 PBA Honife, bodo kamuke o'sel tapeng med meng, fed ho'o, Lahtal name no' airnu taro-taro miho a'ra mateng honin e, som a'fom, BSB BSB: Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
31 PBA fede' Sa sel nu u'bang am, sel homi hu' botang dasing ap Sa puin pali' mate tahel, abul lang puin name ba Sa u tub am ho a'lai, Sa o'pilang o'tanaj me name no' en so barpi, sari ho, name min o'a'nai homi Sa ai nu ho a'no' fetang." BSB BSB: For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
32 PBA Ma' eh he'e, name min a'nai ho mi fetang di so horo he'e, name pir nu alo e'bit eng el, honi sobo o'beng ho u'bang ho, "naba a u'bang eh ho niom foil alepang uma." BSB BSB: When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
33 PBA Mang honi, sipi o' a'nai mi Paulus sahir toh sam. BSB BSB: At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
34 PBA Honi sobo, name pir deden ma a'ra ta' unung o' atino' bit, o' a'nai mi ho Dionisius di a'ra, sari hodi bengfal airnu ho op'name, med obnu ani Damaris med o'beng bar ba sipi a'ra ham-ham homi eh ho foil ta. BSB BSB: But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.