Acts 13

1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

1 安提阿教会中有几位先知和教师，就是巴拿巴、绰号“黑人”的西缅、古利奈人路求、与分封王希律一同长大的马念，还有扫罗。

2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

2 一天，他们正在敬拜主、禁食的时候，圣灵对他们说：“要为我把巴拿巴和扫罗分别出来，好让他们做我呼召他们去做的事。”

3 And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

3 于是，他们禁食祷告并把手按在巴拿巴和扫罗身上，然后差遣他们出去。

4 So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

4 二人受圣灵差遣，下到西流基，从那里乘船去塞浦路斯。

5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

5 他们到了撒拉米，就在各犹太会堂传讲上帝的道。约翰·马可做他们的助手。

6 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

6 他们走遍全岛，远至帕弗，在那里遇见一个犹太术士兼假先知巴·耶稣。

7 an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

7 这人和当地的士求·保罗总督常有来往。士求·保罗是个聪明人，他邀请了巴拿巴和扫罗来，要听上帝的道。

8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

8 但希腊名字叫以吕马的这个术士反对使徒，试图拦阻总督信主。

9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas

9 又名保罗的扫罗被圣灵充满，盯着他说：

10 and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

10 “你这魔鬼的儿子，充满各种诡诈和邪恶，是一切正义之敌，到现在还想歪曲主的正道吗？

11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

11 现在主要亲手惩罚你，使你瞎眼，暂时不见天日！” 他顿觉眼前一片漆黑，只好四处摸索，求人领他走路。

12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

12 总督看见所发生的事，被主的道震撼，就信了。

13 After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.

13 保罗和同伴从帕弗乘船到旁非利亚的别加。约翰·马可在那里离开他们，回耶路撒冷去了。

14 And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

14 他们由别加继续前行，来到彼西底区的安提阿。在安息日那天，他们进了会堂坐下来。

15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

15 读完律法书和先知书后，会堂主管派人告诉他们：“弟兄们，你们若有什么劝勉众人的话，请讲。”

16 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!

16 保罗站起来向大家挥手示意，说：“各位以色列同胞和各位敬畏上帝的外族朋友们，请听我说。

17 The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

17 以色列的上帝拣选了我们的祖先，让他们在埃及寄居期间壮大起来，后来祂伸出臂膀带领他们离开埃及。

18 He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.

18 在旷野大约有四十年之久，上帝一直容忍 他们。

19 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.

19 后来上帝又灭了迦南境内的七族，把土地分给他们作产业，

20 All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

20 前后历时约四百五十年。之后，上帝又为他们设立士师，直到撒母耳先知的时代。

21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

21 “后来，他们求上帝为他们立一位王，上帝就选立便雅悯支派中基士的儿子扫罗做他们的王，执政四十年。

22 After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

22 之后，上帝废掉扫罗，选立大卫做王，并为他作证说，‘我找到了耶西的儿子大卫，他是合我心意的人，他必遵行我一切的旨意。’

23 From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

23 上帝照自己的应许，从大卫的后裔中为以色列人立了一位救主，就是耶稣。

24 Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

24 在耶稣公开露面以前，约翰已向所有以色列人宣讲悔改的洗礼。

25 As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’

25 约翰在工作快要完成的时候说，‘你们以为我是谁？我不是那一位。在我之后来的那一位，我连给祂解鞋带都不配。’

26 Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

26 “弟兄们，各位亚伯拉罕的子孙和敬畏上帝的外族人啊，这救恩之道原是传给我们的。

27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

27 可是耶路撒冷的居民和他们的官长不知道耶稣是基督，虽然每个安息日都诵读先知的信息，却把基督判死罪。这正应验了先知们的话。

28 And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

28 他们虽然找不到判祂死罪的理由，却强求彼拉多将祂处死。

29 When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

29 祂受死的记载全部应验之后，有人把祂从十字架上取下来，安放在坟墓里。

30 But God raised Him from the dead,

30 但上帝却使祂从死里复活。

31 and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

31 之后有许多天，那些从加利利跟随祂上耶路撒冷的人都看见过祂，他们如今在百姓中都是祂的见证人。

32 And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers

32 我们要报给你们一个好消息，就是上帝给我们祖先的应许，

33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’

33 祂透过使耶稣复活已为我们这些做子孙的成就了。正如诗篇第二篇所说， “‘你是我的儿子， 我今日成为你父亲。’

34 In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

34 上帝曾这样谈到祂使耶稣从死里复活、永不朽坏的事， “‘我必将应许大卫的圣洁、 可靠的恩福赐给你们。’

35 So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’

35 又在诗篇上说， “‘你必不让你的圣者身体朽坏。’

36 For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

36 “大卫在世时遵行上帝的旨意，最后死了，葬在他祖先那里，身体也朽坏了。

37 But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

37 然而，上帝使之复活的那位却没有朽坏。

38 Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

38 所以，弟兄们，你们应该知道，赦罪的信息是借着耶稣传给你们的。

39 Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

39 你们靠遵行摩西律法不能被称为义人，只有信靠耶稣才能被称为义人。

40 Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:

40 你们要当心，免得先知说的话应验在你们身上，

41 ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”

41 “‘藐视真理的人啊，看吧！ 你们要在惊惧中灭亡， 因为我要在你们的时代行一件事， 即使有人告诉你们， 你们也绝不会相信。’”

42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.

42 保罗和巴拿巴离开会堂时，会堂里的人请求他们下一个安息日再来讲道。

43 After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

43 散会以后，许多犹太人和诚心改信犹太教的外族人都跟随保罗和巴拿巴，二人就与他们谈论，劝勉他们要坚定不移地信靠上帝的恩典。

44 On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

44 到了下一个安息日，几乎全城的人都聚集起来，要听主的道。

45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.

45 犹太人看见那么多人聚集，充满嫉妒，便反驳保罗所讲的，诽谤他。

46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

46 保罗和巴拿巴毫不畏惧地说：“上帝的道本该先传给你们，你们既然拒绝接受，认为自己不配得永生，我们现在就去传给外族人。

47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

47 因为主这样吩咐我们， “‘我已使你成为外族人的光， 好把救恩带到地极。’”

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

48 外族人听后，非常欢喜，颂赞主的道。凡被选定得永生的人都信了主。

49 And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.

49 主的道传遍了那个地方。

50 The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

50 但犹太人煽动虔诚的贵妇和城中显要迫害保罗和巴拿巴，把二人从当地赶走。

51 So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

51 保罗和巴拿巴便当众跺掉脚上的尘土 ，去了以哥念。

52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

52 门徒满心喜乐，被圣灵充满。