使 徒 行 傳 6
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
七个人去执行特殊的任务
6 当时，门徒的人数不断地增长着。讲希腊语的犹太人与讲阿拉米语的犹太人之间发生了争执，前者埋怨后者在日常的分配中忽视了他们的寡妇。 2 十二名使徒便把全体门徒召集到一起，对他们说∶“如果我们忽视传播上帝信息的工作，而去伺候膳食，是不对的。 3 所以，兄弟们，从你们中间选出七个以充满圣灵和智慧而有好名声的男子，我们让他们来负责这件事， 4 这样我们就可以专心致志地祷告和教导上帝之道了。”
5 这个建议令所有的人都非常满意。于是，他们选出了司提反（司提反是一个充满信仰和圣灵的人）、腓利 [a]、伯罗歌罗、尼迦挪、提门、巴米拿，和过去改信犹太教的安提阿人尼哥拉。 6 他们让这七个人站到了使徒们面前，使徒们把手放在他们身上 [b]，为他们做了祷告。
7 这样，上帝的话得以传播，耶路撒冷门徒的人数又大大地增加了。许多祭司也服从了这个信仰。
一些犹太人反对司提反
8 充满恩赐和力量的司提反，在人们中间行了许多了不起的奇事和神迹。 9 但是，一些来自被称为自由人会堂 [c]的人却反对他。这些犹太人是从古利奈、亚力山太，以及基利家和亚西亚等地来的犹太人。他们和司提反争吵起来。 10 但是，他们无法对抗他话里的智慧和圣灵，他是凭着它们在说话的， 11 于是他们就秘密地收买了一些人去说∶“我们听到司提反亵渎摩西和上帝！” 12 这些犹太人用这种方式煽动起人们、年长的犹太首领和律法师。他们便去抓住司提反，并把他带到了议会面前。 13 他们又带来假证人，他们说∶“这个家伙从末停止过亵渎圣所和律法。 14 因为，我们亲耳听到他说，拿撒勒的耶稣要毁掉这个地方，还要改变摩西传给我们的规矩。 15 这时，所有坐在议会的人都把目光集中到了司提反身上，他们看见，司提反的面容就像天使的脸。
Footnotes
- 使 徒 行 傳 6:5 腓利： 不是使徒腓利。
- 使 徒 行 傳 6:6 把手放在他们身上： 在此表示把上帝的一项重要任务交给了这些人。
- 使 徒 行 傳 6:9 自由人会堂： 曾是奴隶的犹太人，或他们的父亲是奴隶，但此时已自由了。
使徒行传 6
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
選出七位執事
6 門徒不斷增加的時候，講希臘話的猶太人，埋怨本地的希伯來人，因為在日常的供給上，忽略了他們的寡婦。 2 於是十二使徒召集了眾門徒，說：“要我們放下 神的道，去管理伙食，是不合適的。 3 所以弟兄們，應當從你們中間選出七個有好見證、滿有聖靈和智慧的人，我們就派他們負責這事。 4 至於我們，我們要專心祈禱、傳道。” 5 這個意見全會眾都很滿意，於是選出司提反，他是一位滿有信心和聖靈的人，還有腓利、伯羅哥羅、尼加挪、提門、巴米拿，以及歸信猶太教的安提阿人尼哥拉， 6 叫他們站在使徒面前。使徒禱告後，就為他們按手。 7 神的道傳開了；在耶路撒冷，門徒人數大大增加，有很多祭司也信從了真道。
司提反被捕
8 司提反滿有恩惠能力，在民間施行大奇事和神蹟。 9 當時有幾個稱為“自由人”會堂的人，就是從古利奈和亞歷山太來的人，另外還有基利家人和亞西亞人，他們出面與司提反辯論， 10 但司提反靠著聖靈和智慧說話，他們就抵擋不住。 11 於是他們唆使眾人，說：“我們聽過他說謗瀆摩西和 神的話。” 12 又煽動民眾、長老、經學家，這些人就來捉拿他，把他帶到公議會， 13 並且造了假的證供說：“這人不斷抨擊聖地和律法。 14 我們聽他說過：‘這拿撒勒人耶穌要毀壞這地方，改變摩西傳給我們的規例。’” 15 當時，坐在公議會裡的人，都注視他，見他的面貌像天使一樣。
Gevurot 6
Orthodox Jewish Bible
6 Now in these yamim of the Messianic talmidim being increased, there was a complaint by the Greekspeaking Yehudim keneged (against) the Sabra Yehudim mitzad (as to) their Greekspeaking Jewish almanot being overlooked in the daily support.
2 And the Sheneym Asar, having called the multitude of the talmidim together, said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect the dvar Hashem in order to serve tishen.
3 "But select from among you Achim b’Moshiach, that is, shivah anashim, being of shem tov (good reputation) and full of the Ruach Hakodesh and chochmah, whom we will appoint over this duty; [SHEMOT 18:21; NECHEMYAH 13:13]
4 "But we will be devoted to tefillah and to the avodas kodesh service of the Dvar of the Besuras HaGeulah."
5 And this dvar found approval before all the multitude and they chose Stefanos, a man full of emunah (faith) and of the Ruach Hakodesh, and they also chose Philippos and Prochorus and Nikanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicholas, a ger (proselyte) of Antioch
6 Whom they placed before the Moshiach’s Shlichim. And having davened, Moshiach’s Shlichim gave them s’michah, laying their hands on them. [BAMIDBAR 8:10; 27:18]
7 And the Dvar Hashem was increasing, and the number of talmidim was being greatly multiplied in Yerushalayim, and a kama (quite a number) of the kohanim were obeying the [Orthodox Jewish Messianic] emunah (faith).
8 And Stefanos, full of the Chen v’Chesed Hashem and ko’ach (power), was effecting otot and moftim gedolim among the people.
9 But some of the men from the shul called the Beit Knesset of the Meshuchrarim (the Freedmen) and the Cyrenians and the Alexandrians, and the ones from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stefanos,
10 And they were not able to contradict the chochmah and the Ruach Hakodesh with which he was speaking.
11 Then they secretly induced anashim to say, "We have heard him commit Chillul Hashem in the words he spoke keneged (against) Moshe Rabbenu and Hashem." [MELACHIM ALEF 21:10]
12 And they aroused the people and the Zekenim and the Sofrim and they came upon Stefanos and they seized him and they brought him to the Sanhedrin,
13 And edei sheker (false witnesses) swore falsely, saying, "This man is not ceasing to speak words keneged (against) Makom HaKadosh HaZeh and the Torah. [SHEMOT 23:1; TEHILLIM 27:12]
14 "For we have heard him saying that this Yehoshua from Natzeret will destroy this place [the Beis Hamikdash] and will change the chukim of the Torah which Moshe Rabbenu handed down to us."
15 And having stared intently at him, all the ones sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his ponem looking like the face of a malach.
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