1 ULB Tendo percorrido as cidades de Anfípolis e Apolônia, chegaram a Tessalônica, onde havia uma sinagoga dos judeus. BSB BSB: When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
2 ULB Paulo, como era de seu costume, foi até lá e, por três sábados, debateu com eles acerca das Escrituras. BSB BSB: As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
3 ULB Abrindo as Escrituras, explicava que era necessário que o Cristo sofresse e ressuscitasse dentre os mortos. E dizia: "Esse Jesus que vos proclamo é o Cristo". 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 ULB Alguns dos judeus foram persuadidos e se juntaram a Paulo e Silas, incluindo uma grande quantidade de devotos gregos, e muitas das mulheres influentes. 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 ULB Entretanto os judeus incrédulos, movidos por ciúmes, tomando homens ímpios do mercado, juntaram a multidão e tumultuaram a cidade. Assaltando a casa de Jasom, queriam trazer Paulo e Silas até o povo. 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.
7 ULB Esses, a quem Jasom tem recebido, procedem contra os decretos de César e dizem que existe outro Rei, Jesus". 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 ULB Quando a multidão e as autoridades da cidade ouviram essas coisas, ficaram perturbados. BSB BSB: On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
9 ULB Após receberem fiança de Jasom e dos outros, eles os libertaram. BSB BSB: And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.
12 ULB Por isso muitos deles creram, incluindo algumas mulheres gregas influentes e muitos homens. BSB BSB: As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
13 ULB Todavia, quando os judeus de Tessalônica descobriram que Paulo estava proclamando a Palavra de Deus em Bereia, foram até lá para incitar e acirrar as multidões. 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 ULB Imediatamente, os irmãos enviaram Paulo para o litoral, mas Silas e Timóteo permaneceram ali. BSB BSB: The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
15 ULB Aqueles que guiavam Paulo levaram-no até a cidade de Atenas e regressaram, trazendo dele instruções para que Silas e Timóteo fossem até ele o mais rápido possível. 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 ULB Então debatia nas sinagogas com os judeus e com aqueles que adoravam a Deus, e também com os que ele encontrava todos os dias no mercado. 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 ULB Contudo alguns dos filósofos epicureus e estoicos, também debatendo com ele, diziam: "O que esse tagarela está tentando dizer?". Outros diziam: "Parece ser um pregador de deuses estranhos", porque ele anunciava sobre Jesus e a ressureição. 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 ULB Tomaram a Paulo e o levaram até o Areópago, dizendo: "Podemos saber sobre esse novo ensino que tu tens falado? 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 ULB Pois tu trazes algo estranho aos nossos ouvidos. Portanto queremos saber o que essas coisas significam". BSB BSB: For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
21 ULB (Todos os atenienses e estrangeiros que ali viviam não gastavam seu tempo com nada além de contar ou ouvir sobre novidades). BSB BSB: Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
23 ULB Pois, passando eu e observando os objetos de vossa adoração, encontrei um altar com a seguinte inscrição: "AO DEUS DESCONHECIDO". Pois bem, Aquele que adorais sem saber quem é, a Este vos anuncio. 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 ULB Tampouco é servido por mãos de homens, como se precisasse de coisa alguma, visto que Ele mesmo dá às pessoas vida, respiração e todas as coisas. 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 ULB Sendo nós geração de Deus, não devemos pensar que a divindade é semelhante ao ouro, prata ou pedra— imagens criadas pela arte e imaginação do homem. 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 ULB Assim sendo, Deus não levou em conta os tempos de ignorância, mas agora ordena que todos os homens, em todos os lugares, arrependam-se. BSB BSB: Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
31 ULB Pois determinou um dia em que julgará o mundo em justiça por meio do Homem que Ele escolheu. Deus deu prova desse Homem a todos, ressuscitando-O dentre os mortos". 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 ULB Quando os homens de Atenas ouviram sobre a ressureição dos mortos, alguns zombaram de Paulo, mas outros diziam: "Nós te ouviremos novamente sobre esse assunto". 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 ULB Depois disso, Paulo os deixou. BSB BSB: At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
34 ULB Alguns homens, porém, juntaram-se a ele, e creram, incluindo Dionísio, membro do Conselho do Areópago, e uma mulher chamada Dâmaris, e com eles ainda outros. 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.