使徒行传 16
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
保罗拣选提摩太
16 保罗到达代尔贝城，又到了路司得城。当时，那里有一个名叫提摩太的门徒，是一个信主[a]的犹太妇人的儿子，他父亲是希腊人。 2 路司得和以哥念的弟兄们都赞许他。 3 保罗想要带他一起去，但为了那些地方的犹太人的缘故，就给他行了割礼，因为大家都知道他父亲是希腊人。 4 当他们经过那些城镇的时候，就把耶路撒冷的使徒们和长老们所定的规条，传达给大家遵守。 5 这样，各教会在信仰上得了坚固，人数也天天增加。
马其顿人的呼声
6 圣灵既然阻止他们在亚细亚省传讲福音[b]，他们就走遍弗里吉亚和加拉太地区。 7 他们来到密细亚地区的边界，试着要往比提尼亚省去，可是耶稣的灵[c]不允许。 8 他们就经过密细亚地区，下到特罗阿斯港。 9 夜里，保罗看见了一个异象：一个马其顿人站着恳求他，说：“请你过来，到马其顿来帮助我们。” 10 当保罗看见这异象之后，我们就认定是神[d]召唤我们去传福音给他们，于是立刻设法前往马其顿省。
莉迪娅信主
11 我们从特罗阿斯港开船直航，到萨莫特拉岛，第二天到了奈阿波利斯港， 12 从那里来到腓立比。那是马其顿省的首要城市，是罗马的[e]殖民地。我们在这城里住了几天。 13 安息日那天，我们出了城门，来到河边，想到那里有一个祷告的地方。我们就坐下来，对聚集在那里的妇女们讲道。 14 有一个敬拜神的妇人，名叫莉迪娅，是锡亚蒂拉城卖紫色布的商人。她一直在听，主开启她的心窍，使她留心保罗所讲的话。 15 当她和她的家人受了洗之后，她请求我们说：“如果你们判断我是主的信徒[f]，请到我家里来住。”于是她极力挽留我们。
保罗与赛拉斯坐牢
16 有一次，我们往祷告的地方去，迎面来了一个有占卜邪灵附身的女仆。她用算命为她的主人们带来大量的生意。 17 她跟着保罗和我们，喊叫说：“这些人是至高神的奴仆，向你们[g]传讲救恩的道[h]。” 18 她一连几天都这样做。
保罗厌烦了，就转过身对那邪灵说：“我奉耶稣基督的名，吩咐你从她身上出来！”那邪灵立刻就出来了。
19 女仆的主人们看见他们的生意没有希望了，就揪住保罗和赛拉斯，把他们拖到街市[i]上去见首领们。 20 把两个人带到官长们面前，说：“这些人是犹太人，在扰乱我们的城市， 21 传讲我们罗马人不可以接受、也不能遵守的规矩。”
22 那群人就一同起来反对保罗和赛拉斯。官长们就剥了他们的衣服，下令用棍子打， 23 打了很多棍以后，把他们投进监狱，吩咐狱卒好好地看守。 24 狱卒领了这样的吩咐，就把他们投进了监狱里的最里层，把他们的两脚铐在木枷上。
深夜获救
25 约在半夜，保罗和赛拉斯祷告、唱诗赞美神，其他的囚犯们都侧耳听着。 26 突然发生了强烈的地震，结果监狱的地基都被摇动，所有的监门立刻打开了，每个囚犯的锁链也都松开了。 27 狱卒醒来，看见监狱的门都开了，以为囚犯们已经逃跑了，就拔出刀来要自杀。
28 保罗却大声呼唤说：“不要伤害自己，因为我们都在这里！”
29 狱卒叫人拿了灯来，就冲进去，战战兢兢地俯伏在保罗和赛拉斯面前， 30 然后领他们出来，说：“先生们，我应该做什么才能得救呢？”
31 他们说：“要信靠主耶稣[j]，你和你一家人就将得救。” 32 于是他们把主的福音[k]讲给狱卒和他家里所有的人听。 33 当夜，就在那时刻，狱卒带他们去清洗伤口，然后他和所有的家人立刻受了洗。 34 他把保罗和赛拉斯领到家里，摆上饭食。他和全家人因为信了神，都欢欣跳跃。
官方道歉
35 天亮的时候，官长们派刑杖官来说：“把那两个人放了吧！”
36 狱卒就把这话告诉保罗，说：“官长们派人来，要释放你们。所以现在请你们出来，平平安安地去吧！”
37 可是保罗对他们说：“我们是罗马公民，并没有被定罪，他们却当众打我们，把我们投进监狱。现在他们还要悄悄地把我们赶出去吗？当然不行！让他们亲自来领我们出去！”
38 那些刑杖官把这些话报告给官长们，官长们一听他们是罗马公民，就惧怕了， 39 于是来安抚他们，并且把他们领出来，请求他们离开那城。 40 保罗和赛拉斯出了监狱，就到莉迪娅家里去，见了弟兄们，鼓励他们一番，然后离开了。
Footnotes
- 使徒行传 16:1 主——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 16:6 福音——原文直译“话语”或“道”。
- 使徒行传 16:7 耶稣的灵——有古抄本作“圣灵”。
- 使徒行传 16:10 神——有古抄本作“主”。
- 使徒行传 16:12 罗马的——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 16:15 信徒——或译作“忠心的人”。
- 使徒行传 16:17 你们——有古抄本作“我们”。
- 使徒行传 16:17 道——或译作“路”。
- 使徒行传 16:19 街市——或译作“市场”或“大会场”或“公民大会”。
- 使徒行传 16:31 耶稣——有古抄本作“耶稣基督”。
- 使徒行传 16:32 福音——原文直译“话语”或“道”。
使徒行傳 16
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
提摩太加入福音事工
16 保羅來到特庇，然後又到路司得。那裡有個門徒名叫提摩太，母親是信主的猶太人，父親是希臘人。 2 路司得和以哥念的弟兄姊妹都稱讚提摩太。 3 保羅打算帶提摩太去傳福音。因為當地的猶太人都知道提摩太的父親是希臘人，保羅就給提摩太行了割禮。 4 他們走遍各城，把耶路撒冷的使徒和長老所定下的規條教導當地的門徒遵守。 5 這樣，眾教會在信仰上得到堅固，人數天天都在增加。
馬其頓人的呼求
6 由於聖靈阻止他們到亞細亞傳福音，他們便經過弗呂迦和加拉太地區， 7 來到每西亞的邊界，正要進入庇推尼地區，耶穌的靈又加以攔阻。 8 他們就越過每西亞，下到特羅亞。 9 當天晚上，保羅在異象中看見一個馬其頓人站在那裡懇求他：「請到馬其頓來幫助我們！」
10 保羅見了這個異象，確信是上帝呼召我們[a]到馬其頓去傳福音，就立刻準備動身。 11 我們從特羅亞啟航，直接駛往撒摩特喇，第二天抵達尼亞坡里， 12 再從那裡來到腓立比。腓立比是馬其頓的主要城市，是羅馬帝國的殖民地。我們在那裡住了幾天。 13 安息日那天，我們到城外的河邊，知道那裡有一個禱告的地方，就坐下來，向已經聚集的婦女講道。 14 聽眾中有個賣紫色布匹的婦人名叫呂底亞，是推雅推喇城的人，向來敬拜上帝。上帝開啟她的心，她便留心聽保羅講道。 15 呂底亞和家人接受洗禮之後，極力邀請我們，說：「如果你們認為我是真心信主的話，請來我家住。」於是強留我們住下。
保羅和西拉入獄
16 一天，我們又去河邊那個禱告的地方，途中遇到一個被巫鬼附身的女奴。她用占卜為她的主人們賺了不少錢。 17 她跟著保羅和我們大喊大叫：「這些人是至高上帝的奴僕，是來向你們宣講得救之道的。」 18 一連幾天，她都這樣喊叫。保羅不勝其煩，就轉過身來斥責那鬼：「我奉耶穌基督的名命令你從她身上出來！」那鬼立刻從她身上出去了。
19 她的主人們眼見財路斷絕了，就把保羅和西拉揪住，拖到廣場去見官長。 20 他們在官長面前控告保羅和西拉，說：「這些是猶太人，竟擾亂我們的城市， 21 宣揚我們羅馬人不可接受或實行的風俗。」 22 於是，大家都一起攻擊他們，官長下令剝掉他們的衣服，杖打他們。 23 他們被毒打一頓，又被關進監獄，官長命獄卒嚴密看守。 24 獄卒接到命令後把他們關進內牢，雙腳上了枷鎖。
25 半夜，保羅和西拉禱告、唱詩讚美上帝，其他的囚犯都側耳傾聽。 26 突然間發生大地震，整座監獄的地基都搖動起來，牢門立刻全開了，囚犯的鎖鏈也都鬆開了。 27 獄卒驚醒後，看見牢門盡開，以為囚犯已經逃走了，就想拔刀自殺。 28 保羅見狀，大聲喝止：「不要傷害自己，我們都在這裡！」
29 獄卒叫人拿燈過來，衝進內牢，戰戰兢兢地俯伏在保羅和西拉面前。 30 獄卒領他們出來後問道：「兩位先生，我該怎樣做才能得救？」
31 他們說：「要信主耶穌，你和你一家就必定得救。」 32 於是保羅和西拉向獄卒和他全家傳講主的道。 33 當晚，獄卒把二人帶去，為他們清洗傷口。他一家老小都接受了洗禮。 34 他請二人到家裡吃飯，他和全家人充滿了喜樂，因為都信了上帝。
35 第二天早上，官長派差役來，說：「把他們放了。」 36 獄卒轉告保羅說：「官長下令釋放你們，現在你們可以平安地走了。」 37 保羅卻說：「我們是羅馬公民，他們不經審訊就當眾打我們，又把我們關進牢裡，現在卻想偷偷打發掉我們嗎？這樣不行，叫他們親自來領我們出去！」
38 差役回報官長。官長得知保羅和西拉都是羅馬公民，非常害怕， 39 連忙到獄中向他們道歉，領他們出監，又央求他們離開腓立比。 40 二人離開監獄，來到呂底亞家中，見了弟兄姊妹，勸勉一番之後，便離開了那裡。
Footnotes
- 16·10 本書作者路加此時加入保羅的行列，故改用第一人稱複數「我們」。
Acts 16
GOD’S WORD Translation
Timothy Joins Paul in Lystra
16 Paul arrived in the city of Derbe and then went to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived. Timothy’s mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was Greek. 2 The believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to go with him. So he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in those places and because he knew that Timothy’s father was Greek.
4 As they went through the cities, they told people about the decisions that the apostles and spiritual leaders [a] in Jerusalem had made for the people. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew in numbers every day.
Paul Has a Vision
6 Paul and Silas went through the regions of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit kept them from speaking the word in the province of Asia. 7 They went to the province of Mysia and tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus wouldn’t allow this. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went to the city of Troas.
9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia. The man urged Paul, “Come to Macedonia to help us.”
10 As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia. We concluded that God had called us to tell the people of Macedonia about the Good News.
Paul and Silas in Philippi
11 So we took a ship from Troas and sailed straight to the island of Samothrace. The next day we sailed to the city of Neapolis, 12 and from there we went to the city of Philippi. Philippi is a leading city in that part of Macedonia, and it is a Roman colony. We were in this city for a number of days.
13 On the day of rest—a holy day, we went out of the city to a place along the river where we thought Jewish people gathered for prayer. We sat down and began talking to the women who had gathered there. 14 A woman named Lydia was present. She was a convert to Judaism from the city of Thyatira and sold purple dye for a living. She was listening because the Lord made her willing to pay attention to what Paul said. 15 When Lydia and her family were baptized, she invited us to stay at her home. She said, “If you’re convinced that I believe in the Lord, then stay at my home.” She insisted. So we did.
16 One day when we were going to the place of prayer, a female servant met us. She was possessed by an evil spirit that told fortunes. She made a lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes. 17 She used to follow Paul and shout, “These men are servants of the Most High God. They’re telling you how you can be saved.” 18 She kept doing this for many days. Paul became annoyed, turned to the evil spirit, and said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!”
As Paul said this, the evil spirit left her. 19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square. 20 In front of the Roman officials, they said, “These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They’re Jews, 21 and they’re advocating customs that we can’t accept or practice as Roman citizens.”
22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas. Then the officials tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered ⌞the guards⌟ to beat them with sticks. 23 After they had hit Paul and Silas many times, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security. 24 So the jailer followed these orders and put Paul and Silas into solitary confinement with their feet in leg irons.
25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God. The other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly, a violent earthquake shook the foundations of the jail. All the doors immediately flew open, and all the prisoners’ chains came loose.
27 The jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open. Thinking the prisoners had escaped, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself. 28 But Paul shouted as loudly as he could, “Don’t hurt yourself! We’re all here!”
29 The jailer asked for torches and rushed into the jail. He was trembling as he knelt in front of Paul and Silas. 30 Then he took Paul and Silas outside and asked, “Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved?”
31 They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will be saved.” 32 They spoke the Lord’s word to the jailer and everyone in his home.
33 At that hour of the night, the jailer washed Paul and Silas’ wounds. The jailer and his entire family were baptized immediately. 34 He took Paul and Silas upstairs into his home and gave them something to eat. He and his family were thrilled to be believers in God.
35 In the morning the Roman officials sent guards who told the jailer, “You can release those men now.”
36 The jailer reported this order to Paul by saying, “The officials have sent word to release you. So you can leave peacefully now.”
37 But Paul told the guards, “Roman officials have had us beaten publicly without a trial and have thrown us in jail, even though we’re Roman citizens. Now are they going to throw us out secretly? There’s no way they’re going to get away with that! Have them escort us out!”
38 The guards reported to the officials what Paul had said. When the Roman officials heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid. 39 So the officials went to the jail and apologized to Paul and Silas. As the officials escorted Paul and Silas out of the jail, they asked them to leave the city.
40 After Paul and Silas left the jail, they went to Lydia’s house. They met with the believers, encouraged them, and then left.
Footnotes
- 16:4 Or “pastors,” or “elders.”
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