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五旬节圣灵降临

五旬节到了,他们都聚集在一起。 忽然有一阵好象强风吹过的响声,从天而来,充满了他们坐在里面的整间屋子。 又有火焰般的舌头显现出来,分别落在他们各人身上。 他们都被圣灵充满,就照着圣灵所赐给他们的口才,用别种语言说出话来。

那时住在耶路撒冷的,有从天下各国来的虔诚的犹太人。 这声音一响,许多人都聚了来,人人都听见门徒讲出听众各人本乡的话,就莫名其妙。 他们又惊讶、又惊奇,说:“你看,这些说话的,不都是加利利人吗? 我们各人怎么听见他们讲我们从小所用的本乡话呢? 我们帕提亚人、玛代人、以拦人和住在美索不达米亚、犹太、加帕多家、本都、亚西亚、 10 弗吕家、旁非利亚、埃及,并靠近古利奈的利比亚一带地方的人,客居罗马的犹太人和归信犹太教的人, 11 克里特人以及阿拉伯人,都听见他们用我们的语言,讲说 神的大作为。” 12 众人还在惊讶迷惘的时候,彼此说:“这是甚么意思?” 13 另有些人讥笑说:“他们是给新酒灌醉了。”

彼得在五旬节的讲道

14 彼得和十一使徒站起来,他高声对众人说:“犹太人和所有住在耶路撒冷的人哪,你们应当明白这件事,也应该留心听我的话。 15 这些人并不是照你们所想的喝醉了,现在不过是上午九点钟罢了。 16 这正是约珥先知所说的:

17 ‘ 神说:在末后的日子,

我要把我的灵浇灌所有的人,

你们的儿女要说预言,

你们的青年人要见异象,

你们的老年人要作异梦。

18 在那些日子,

我也要把我的灵浇灌我的仆人和使女,他们就要说预言。

19 我要在天上显出奇事,

在地上显出神迹,

有血、有火、有烟雾;

20 太阳将变为黑暗,

月亮将变为血红,

在主伟大显赫的日子临到以前,这一切都要发生。

21 那时,凡求告主名的,都必得救。’

22 “以色列人哪,请听听这几句话:正如你们所知道的, 神已经借着拿撒勒人耶稣在你们中间施行了大能、奇事、神迹,向你们证明他是 神所立的。 23 他照着 神的定旨和预知被交了出去,你们就藉不法之徒的手,把他钉死了。 24  神却把死的痛苦解除,使他复活了,因为他不能被死亡拘禁。 25 大卫指着他说:

‘我时常看见主在我面前,

因他在我右边,我必不会动摇。

26 为此我的心快乐,我的口舌欢呼,

我的肉身也要安居在盼望中。

27 因你必不把我的灵魂撇在阴间,

也必不容你的圣者见朽坏。

28 你已经把生命之路指示了我,

必使我在你面前有满足的喜乐。’

29 “弟兄们,关于祖先大卫的事,我不妨坦白告诉你们,他死了,葬了,直到今日他的坟墓还在我们这里。 30 他是先知,既然知道 神向他起过誓,要从他的后裔中立一位,坐在他的宝座上, 31 又预先看见了这事,就讲论基督的复活说:

‘他不会被撇在阴间,

他的肉身也不见朽坏。’

32 这位耶稣, 神已经使他复活了,我们都是这事的见证人。 33 他既然被高举到 神的右边,从父领受了所应许的圣灵,就把他浇灌下来,这就是你们所看见所听见的。 34 大卫并没有升到天上,他却说:

‘主对我主说:

你坐在我的右边,

35 等我使你的仇敌作你的脚凳。’

36 因此,以色列全家应当确实知道,你们钉在十字架上的这位耶稣, 神已经立他为主为基督了。”

37 他们听了以后,觉得扎心,就对彼得和其余的使徒说:“弟兄们,我们应当作甚么呢?” 38 彼得说:“你们应当悔改,并且每一个人都要奉耶稣基督的名受洗,使你们的罪得赦,就必领受圣灵,那白白的恩典。 39 这应许原是给你们和你们的儿女,以及所有在远方的人,就是给凡是我们主 神召来归他的人。” 40 彼得还用许多别的话,郑重作证,并且劝勉他们,说:“你们应当救自己脱离这弯曲的世代!” 41 于是接受他话的人都受了洗,那一天门徒增加了约三千人。 42 他们恒心遵守使徒的教训,彼此相通、擘饼和祈祷。

信徒的团契生活

43 使徒行了许多奇事神迹,众人就都惧怕。 44 所有信的人都在一起,凡物公用, 45 并且变卖产业和财物,按照各人的需要分给他们。 46 他们天天同心在殿里恒切地聚集,一家一家地擘饼,存着欢乐和诚恳的心用饭, 47 又赞美 神,并且得到全民的喜爱。主将得救的人,天天加给教会。

圣灵的来临

五旬节 [a]到了,他们都聚在一个地方。 突然,从天上传来一个声音,好似狂风大作一般,充满了他们所在的屋子。 一团火舌般的烈焰出现在他们面前,然后分别落在了每个人的身上。所有的人于是都充满了圣灵, 并且按照圣灵赐予的能力,开始讲不同的语言。

那时候,来自世界各国的虔诚的犹太人住在耶路撒冷。 他们听到响声后,都来聚在一起。他们都很纳闷,因为当他们讲话时,每人都听到了自己的乡音。 他们无法理解怎么可能发生这种事情,都很吃惊,惊讶之余,他们说∶“说话的这些人难道不都是加利利人吗? 那么为什么每个人听到的都是他自己的语言呢? 其中有帕提亚人、玛代人、以拦人;还有从米所波大米、犹太、加帕多家、本都、亚西亚、 10 弗吕家、旁非利亚、埃及和古利奈附近的吕彼亚一带来的人;还有从罗马来的访问者, 11 有犹太人和皈依犹太教的人;还有克里特人以及阿拉伯人。我们听见那些人在用我们自己的母语讲述着上帝的伟迹!” 12 人们都感到十分惊奇和不解,彼此说道∶“这意味着什么呢?” 13 也有人取笑他们说∶“他们不过是喝多了!”

彼得对众人讲话

14 这时,彼得和另外十一个使徒站起身来。彼得提高了嗓门,对众人说∶“犹太同胞和所有住在耶路撒冷的人们,让我来告诉你们这是什么意思吧。请仔细听我说。 15 这些人并不像你们以为的那样是喝醉了,因为现在只是早晨九点钟, 16 但是,这情形正是先知约珥所说过的:

17 上帝说,
在最后的日子里,
我要把我的圣灵倾注给所有的人,
你们的儿女将会预言未来,
你们的年轻男子要看到异象,
你们的老年人要做出奇异的梦。
18 是的,在那些日子里,
我会把我的圣灵倾洒给我的奴仆,无论男女,
因此,他们都会预言。
19 我要在天上展示奇迹,
在地下显示迹象:有血、火以及烟雾,
20 在主的伟大、荣耀的那一天到来之前,
太阳要变得一团漆黑,
月亮会变成一片血红。
21 而所有信任主的人,都将得到拯救。 (A)

22 我的同胞以色列人,听着:拿撒勒的耶稣是一个非常特殊的人,上帝通过他在你们中间所行的奇迹、异象和神迹证实了这一点,你们都已看到了这些事情,你们自己知道这都是真实的。 23 上帝把这个人交给了你们,而你们却在恶人的帮助下,把他钉死在十字架上了。上帝知道这将会发生。这是按照他已决定的计划发生的。 24 然而,上帝却让他起死回生,把他从死亡的痛苦中解脱出来,因为他不可能受到死的束缚。 25 大卫是这样形容他的:

我总是看见主在我的面前,
他站在我的右侧,因而我不会受到困扰,
26 正因为如此,我的心充满了欢喜,
我的嘴伴着快乐说话;
我的身体也生在希望之中。
27 因为你不会把我丢弃在坟墓里,
你不会让你的圣者经历腐朽。
28 你已经告知我通向生活的道路;
与你同在,欢乐会充满我。 (B)

29 我的兄弟们,我可以确切地告诉大家,先祖大卫死了,被埋葬了。他的坟墓保留至今。 30 但是,他是一位先知,他知道上帝曾用誓言向他许诺,要把他的一个后代置于他的宝座上, 31 他看到了未来的事情,所以谈到基督复活时,他说:

‘他没有被丢弃在坟墓里,
他的身体也不会经历腐朽。’

32 上帝使这个耶稣从死里复活,我们都是这一事实的见证人。 33 耶稣被升至上帝的右侧,领受了天父许下的圣灵,并把它抛洒出去,即你们现在的所见所闻的。 34 大卫并没有到天上去,然而他却说:

‘主对我主说:
坐在我的右侧,
35 直到我把你的敌人置于你的脚下,
变成你的垫脚凳。’ (C)

36 因此,让所有的以色列人都肯定地知道,上帝让你们钉死在十字架上的这个耶稣成为主和基督了。”

37 众人听到这里,仿佛感到一把刀刺进了他们的心脏。他们对彼得和其他的使徒说∶“弟兄们,我们该怎么办呢?”

38 彼得对他们说∶“改变你们的内心与生活吧,你们中间的每一个人都应该奉耶稣基督的名义接受洗礼,使你们的罪得到宽恕。那么你们就会领受到圣灵的馈赠, 39 因为他的诺言是为了你们、你们的后代以及所有远方的人们-即所有那些受到主我们的上帝的召唤,来到他身边的人们。”

40 彼得又讲了很多话来警诫众人,然后又请求他们说∶“把你们自己从这邪恶的一代人里救出来吧!” 41 那些接受了他的信息的人们,都受了洗礼。那一天,大约有三千人增加到信徒的行列。 42 他们把时间都花在倾听他们的教导、同分享、同吃 [b]和祷告上。

信徒同分享

43 使徒们又行了很多奇事神迹,每个人的心里都生出敬畏之情。 44 信徒们呆在一起,分享他们的所有。 45 他们卖掉财物和家产,把它们分给所需要的人。 46 每天,他们都在大殿院里聚会,在家里同吃,并带着快乐与真挚的心享用, 47 他们赞美上帝,深得所有人的好感。每天主都增加人到得救的人的行列里去。

Footnotes

  1. 使 徒 行 傳 2:1 五旬节: 犹太人庆祝麦收的节日。它在逾越节后的50天。
  2. 使 徒 行 傳 2:42 同吃: 直译为分吃饼,其意为吃一顿饭或吃主的晚餐,即耶稣告诉他的信徒们为了记念他所吃的那顿特殊的晚餐。《路加福音》22:14-20。

Pentecost

When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place.(A) Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind(B) came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying.(C) And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested on each one of them. Then they were all filled(D) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.(E)

There were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation(F) under heaven. When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were astounded and amazed, saying,[a] “Look, aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?(G) How is it that each of us can hear in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,(H) 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,(I) 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking the magnificent acts of God in our own languages.” 12 They were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, “What could this be?” 13 But some sneered and said, “They’re full of new wine!”(J)

Peter’s Sermon

14 But Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them: “Men of Judah and all you residents of Jerusalem, let me explain this[b] to you and pay attention to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning.[c] 16 On the contrary, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 And it will be in the last days, says God,
that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.(K)
18 I will even pour out My Spirit
on My male and female slaves in those days,
and they will prophesy.(L)
19 I will display wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood(M)
before the great and remarkable Day of the Lord(N) comes.
21 Then everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.(O)[d]

22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: This Jesus the Nazarene was a man pointed out to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through Him, just as you yourselves know.(P) 23 Though He was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used[e] lawless people[f] to nail Him to a cross and kill Him.(Q) 24 God raised Him up, ending the pains of death,(R) because it was not possible for Him to be held by it. 25 For David says of Him:

I saw the Lord ever before me;
because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart was glad,
and my tongue rejoiced.
Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,
27 because You will not leave me in Hades
or allow Your Holy One to see decay.(S)
28 You have revealed the paths of life to me;
You will fill me with gladness
in Your presence.(T)[g]

29 “Brothers, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.(U) 30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants[h][i] on his throne.(V) 31 Seeing this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah:

He[j] was not left in Hades,
and His flesh did not experience decay.(W)[k]

32 “God has resurrected(X) this Jesus. We are all witnesses of this. 33 Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God(Y) and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit,(Z) He has poured out(AA) what you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:

The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at My right hand
35 until I make Your enemies Your footstool.’(AB)[l]

36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!”(AC)

Forgiveness through the Messiah

37 When they heard this, they came under deep conviction[m] and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Brothers, what must we do?”(AD)

38 “Repent,”(AE) Peter said to them, “and be baptized,(AF) each of you, in the name(AG) of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off,[n](AH) as many as the Lord our God will call.” 40 And with many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt[o] generation!”(AI)

A Generous and Growing Church

41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them. 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching,(AJ) to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.(AK)

43 Then fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles.(AL) 44 Now all the believers were together and held all things in common.(AM) 45 They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.[p] 46 Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude,(AN) 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them[q] those who were being saved.(AO)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:7 Other mss add to one another
  2. Acts 2:14 Lit let this be known
  3. Acts 2:15 Lit it’s the third hour of the day
  4. Acts 2:21 Jl 2:28-32
  5. Acts 2:23 Other mss read you have taken
  6. Acts 2:23 Or used the hand of lawless ones
  7. Acts 2:28 Ps 16:8-11
  8. Acts 2:30 Other mss add according to the flesh to raise up the Messiah
  9. Acts 2:30 Lit one from the fruit of his loin
  10. Acts 2:31 Other mss read His soul
  11. Acts 2:31 Ps 16:10
  12. Acts 2:35 Ps 110:1
  13. Acts 2:37 Lit they were pierced to the heart
  14. Acts 2:39 For distant generations or perhaps Gentiles
  15. Acts 2:40 Or crooked, or twisted
  16. Acts 2:45 Or to all, according to one’s needs
  17. Acts 2:47 Other mss read to the church