1 N ow after had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

Tendo passado por Anfípolis e Apolônia, chegaram a Tessalônica, onde havia uma sinagoga dos judeus.

2 A nd Paul entered, as he usually did, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned and argued with them from the Scriptures,

Ora, Paulo, segundo o seu costume, foi ter com eles; e por três sábados discutiu com eles as Escrituras,

3 E xplaining and setting forth and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, This Jesus, Whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ (the Messiah).

expondo e demonstrando que era necessário que o Cristo padecesse e ressuscitasse dentre os mortos; este Jesus que eu vos anuncio, dizia ele, é o Cristo.

4 A nd some of them were induced to believe and associated themselves with Paul and Silas, as did a great number of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.

E alguns deles ficaram persuadidos e aderiram a Paulo e Silas, bem como grande multidão de gregos devotos e não poucas mulheres de posição.

5 B ut the unbelieving Jews were aroused to jealousy, and, getting hold of some wicked men (ruffians and rascals) and loungers in the marketplace, they gathered together a mob, set the town in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring out to the people.

Mas os judeus, movidos de inveja, tomando consigo alguns homens maus dentre os vadios e ajuntando o povo, alvoroçavam a cidade e, assaltando a casa de Jáson, os procuravam para entregá-los ao povo.

6 B ut when they failed to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city authorities, crying, These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

Porém, não os achando, arrastaram Jáson e alguns irmãos ã presença dos magistrados da cidade, clamando: Estes que têm transtornado o mundo chegaram também aqui,

7 A nd Jason has received them to his house and privately protected them! And they are all ignoring and acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, asserting that there is another king, one Jesus!

os quais Jáson acolheu; e todos eles procedem contra os decretos de César, dizendo haver outro rei, que é Jesus.

8 A nd both the crowd and the city authorities, on hearing this, were irritated (stirred up and troubled).

Assim alvoroçaram a multidão e os magistrados da cidade, que ouviram estas coisas.

9 A nd when they had taken security from Jason and the others, they let them go.

Tendo, porém, recebido fiança de Jáson e dos demais, soltaram-nos.

10 N ow the brethren at once sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea; and when they arrived, they entered the synagogue of the Jews.

E logo, de noite, os irmãos enviaram Paulo e Silas para Beréia; tendo eles ali chegado, foram ã sinagoga dos judeus.

11 N ow these were better disposed and more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they were entirely ready and accepted and welcomed the message '> concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God] with inclination of mind and eagerness, searching and examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Ora, estes eram mais nobres do que os de Tessalônica, porque receberam a palavra com toda avidez, examinando diariamente as Escrituras para ver se estas coisas eram assim.

12 M any of them therefore became believers, together with not a few prominent Greeks, women as well as men.

De sorte que muitos deles creram, bem como bom número de mulheres gregas de alta posição e não poucos homens.

13 B ut when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the Word of God '> concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God] was also preached by Paul at Beroea, they came there too, disturbing and inciting the masses.

Mas, logo que os judeus de Tessalônica souberam que também em Beréia era anunciada por Paulo a palavra de Deus, foram lá agitar e sublevar as multidões.

14 A t once the brethren sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained behind.

Imediatamente os irmãos fizeram sair a Paulo para que fosse até o mar; mas Silas e Timóteo ficaram ali.

15 T hose who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

E os que acompanhavam a Paulo levaram-no até Atenas e, tendo recebido ordem para Silas e Timóteo a fim de que estes fossem ter com ele o mais depressa possível, partiram.

16 N ow while Paul was awaiting them at Athens, his spirit was grieved and roused to anger as he saw that the city was full of idols.

Enquanto Paulo os esperava em Atenas, revoltava-se nele o seu espírito, vendo a cidade cheia de ídolos.

17 S o he reasoned and argued in the synagogue with the Jews and those who worshiped there, and in the marketplace day after day with any who chanced to be there.

Argumentava, portanto, na sinagoga com os judeus e os gregos devotos, e na praça todos os dias com os que se encontravam ali.

18 A nd some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him and began to engage in discussion. And some said, What is this babbler with his scrap-heap learning trying to say? Others said, He seems to be an announcer of foreign deities—because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Ora, alguns filósofos epicureus e estóicos disputavam com ele. Uns diziam: Que quer dizer este paroleiro? E outros: Parece ser pregador de deuses estranhos; pois anunciava a boa nova de Jesus e a ressurreição.

19 A nd they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this novel (unheard of and unprecedented) teaching is which you are openly declaring?

E, tomando-o, o levaram ao Areópago, dizendo: Poderemos nós saber que nova doutrina é essa de que falas?

20 F or you set forth some startling things, foreign and strange to our ears; we wish to know therefore just what these things mean—

Pois tu nos trazes aos ouvidos coisas estranhas; portanto queremos saber o que vem a ser isto.

21 F or the Athenians, all of them, and the foreign residents and visitors among them spent all their leisure time in nothing except telling or hearing something newer than the last—

Ora, todos os atenienses, como também os estrangeiros que ali residiam, de nenhuma outra coisa se ocupavam senão de contar ou de ouvir a última novidade.

22 S o Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus, said: Men of Athens, I perceive in every way that you are most religious or very reverent to demons.

Então Paulo, estando de pé no meio do Areópago, disse: Varões atenienses, em tudo vejo que sois excepcionalmente religiosos;

23 F or as I passed along and carefully observed your objects of worship, I came also upon an altar with this inscription, To the unknown god. Now what you are already worshiping as unknown, this I set forth to you.

Porque, passando eu e observando os objetos do vosso culto, encontrei também um altar em que estava escrito: AO DEUS DESCONHECIDO. Esse, pois, que vós honrais sem o conhecer, é o que vos anuncio.

24 T he God Who produced and formed the world and all things in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in handmade shrines.

O Deus que fez o mundo e tudo o que nele há, sendo ele Senhor do céu e da terra, não habita em templos feitos por mãos de homens;

25 N either is He served by human hands, as though He lacked anything, for it is He Himself Who gives life and breath and all things to all.

nem tampouco é servido por mãos humanas, como se necessitasse de alguma coisa; pois ele mesmo é quem dá a todos a vida, a respiração e todas as coisas;

26 A nd He made from one all nations of men to settle on the face of the earth, having definitely determined allotted periods of time and the fixed boundaries of their habitation (their settlements, lands, and abodes),

e de um só fez todas as raças dos homens, para habitarem sobre toda a face da terra, determinando-lhes os tempos já dantes ordenados e os limites da sua habitação;

27 S o that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after Him and find Him, although He is not far from each one of us.

para que buscassem a Deus, se porventura, tateando, o pudessem achar, o qual, todavia, não está longe de cada um de nós;

28 F or in Him we live and move and have our being; as even some of your poets have said, For we are also His offspring.

porque nele vivemos, e nos movemos, e existimos; como também alguns dos vossos poetas disseram: Pois dele também somos geração.

29 S ince then we are God’s offspring, we ought not to suppose that Deity (the Godhead) is like gold or silver or stone, a representation by human art and imagination, or anything constructed or invented.

Sendo nós, pois, geração de Deus, não devemos pensar que a divindade seja semelhante ao ouro, ou ã prata, ou ã pedra esculpida pela arte e imaginação do homem.

30 S uch ages of ignorance God, it is true, ignored and allowed to pass unnoticed; but now He charges all people everywhere to repent ( to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins),

Mas Deus, não levando em conta os tempos da ignorância, manda agora que todos os homens em todo lugar se arrependam;

31 B ecause He has fixed a day when He will judge the world righteously (justly) by a Man Whom He has destined and appointed for that task, and He has made this credible and given conviction and assurance and evidence to everyone by raising Him from the dead.

porquanto determinou um dia em que com justiça há de julgar o mundo, por meio do varão que para isso ordenou; e disso tem dado certeza a todos, ressuscitando-o dentre os mortos.

32 N ow when they had heard a resurrection from the dead, some scoffed; but others said, We will hear you again about this matter.

Mas quando ouviram falar em ressurreição de mortos, uns escarneciam, e outros diziam: Acerca disso te ouviremos ainda outra vez.

33 S o Paul went out from among them.

Assim Paulo saiu do meio deles.

34 B ut some men were on his side and joined him and believed (became Christians); among them were Dionysius, a judge of the Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris, and some others with them.

Todavia, alguns homens aderiram a ele, e creram, entre os quais Dionísio, o areopagita, e uma mulher por nome Dâmaris, e com eles outros.