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

Pasando por Anfípolis y Apolonia, llegaron a Tesalónica, donde había una sinagoga de los judíos.

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

Y Pablo, como acostumbraba, fue a ellos, y por tres días de reposo discutió con ellos,

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).

declarando y exponiendo por medio de las Escrituras, que era necesario que el Cristo padeciese, y resucitase de los muertos; y que Jesús, a quien yo os anuncio, decía él, es el 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.

Y algunos de ellos creyeron, y se juntaron con Pablo y con Silas; y de los griegos piadosos gran número, y mujeres nobles no pocas.

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.

Entonces los judíos que no creían, teniendo celos, tomaron consigo a algunos ociosos, hombres malos, y juntando una turba, alborotaron la ciudad; y asaltando la casa de Jasón, procuraban sacarlos al pueblo.

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,

Pero no hallándolos, trajeron a Jasón y a algunos hermanos ante las autoridades de la ciudad, gritando: Estos que trastornan el mundo entero también han venido acá;

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!

a los cuales Jasón ha recibido; y todos éstos contravienen los decretos de César, diciendo que hay otro rey, Jesús.

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

Y alborotaron al pueblo y a las autoridades de la ciudad, oyendo estas cosas.

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

Pero obtenida fianza de Jasón y de los demás, los soltaron. Pablo y Silas en Berea

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.

Inmediatamente, los hermanos enviaron de noche a Pablo y a Silas hasta Berea. Y ellos, habiendo llegado, entraron en la sinagoga de los judíos.

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.

Y éstos eran más nobles que los que estaban en Tesalónica, pues recibieron la palabra con toda solicitud, escudriñando cada día las Escrituras para ver si estas cosas eran así.

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

Así que creyeron muchos de ellos, y mujeres griegas de distinción, y no pocos hombres.

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.

Cuando los judíos de Tesalónica supieron que también en Berea era anunciada la palabra de Dios por Pablo, fueron allá, y también alborotaron a las multitudes.

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

Pero inmediatamente los hermanos enviaron a Pablo que fuese hacia el mar; y Silas y Timoteo se quedaron allí.

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.

Y los que se habían encargado de conducir a Pablo le llevaron a Atenas; y habiendo recibido orden para Silas y Timoteo, de que viniesen a él lo más pronto que pudiesen, salieron. Pablo en Atenas

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.

Mientras Pablo los esperaba en Atenas, su espíritu se enardecía viendo la ciudad entregada a la idolatría.

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.

Así que discutía en la sinagoga con los judíos y piadosos, y en la plaza cada día con los que concurrían.

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.

Y algunos filósofos de los epicúreos y de los estoicos disputaban con él; y unos decían: ¿Qué querrá decir este palabrero? Y otros: Parece que es predicador de nuevos dioses; porque les predicaba el evangelio de Jesús, y de la resurrección.

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?

Y tomándole, le trajeron al Areópago, diciendo: ¿Podremos saber qué es esta nueva enseñanza de que hablas?

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—

Pues traes a nuestros oídos cosas extrañas. Queremos, pues, saber qué quiere decir esto.

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—

(Porque todos los atenienses y los extranjeros residentes allí, en ninguna otra cosa se interesaban sino en decir o en oír algo nuevo.)

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.

Entonces Pablo, puesto en pie en medio del Areópago, dijo: Varones atenienses, en todo observo que sois muy 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 pasando y mirando vuestros santuarios, hallé también un altar en el cual estaba esta inscripción: AL DIOS NO CONOCIDO. Al que vosotros adoráis, pues, sin conocerle, es a quien yo os 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.

El Dios que hizo el mundo y todas las cosas que en él hay, siendo Señor del cielo y de la tierra, no habita en templos hechos por manos humanas,

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.

ni es honrado por manos de hombres, como si necesitase de algo; pues él es quien da a todos vida y aliento y todas las cosas.

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),

Y de una sangre ha hecho todo el linaje de los hombres, para que habiten sobre toda la faz de la tierra; y les ha prefijado el orden de los tiempos, y los límites de su habitación;

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 busquen a Dios, si en alguna manera, palpando, puedan hallarle, aunque ciertamente no está lejos de cada uno de nosotros.

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 en él vivimos, y nos movemos, y somos; como algunos de vuestros propios poetas también han dicho: Porque linaje suyo somos.

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.

Siendo, pues, linaje de Dios, no debemos pensar que la Divinidad sea semejante a oro, o plata, o piedra, escultura de arte y de imaginación de hombres.

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),

Pero Dios, habiendo pasado por alto los tiempos de esta ignorancia, ahora manda a todos los hombres en todo lugar, que se arrepientan;

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.

por cuanto ha establecido un día en el cual juzgará al mundo con justicia, por aquel varón a quien designó, dando fe a todos con haberle levantado de los muertos.

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.

Pero cuando oyeron lo de la resurrección de los muertos, unos se burlaban, y otros decían: Ya te oiremos acerca de esto otra vez.

33 S o Paul went out from among them.

Y así Pablo salió de en medio de ellos.

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.

Mas algunos creyeron, juntándose con él; entre los cuales estaba Dionisio el areopagita, una mujer llamada Dámaris, y otros con ellos.