使徒行传 7
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
司提反的申辩
7 大祭司说：“真有这些事吗？” 2 司提反说：“各位父老兄弟请听！我们的祖宗亚伯拉罕，在美索不达米亚，还没有住在哈兰的时候，荣耀的 神向他显现， 3 对他说：‘你要离开本地本族，到我指示你的地方去。’ 4 他就离开迦勒底人的地方，住在哈兰。他父亲死后， 神又叫他从那里迁到你们现在所住的地方。 5 在这里 神并没有赐他产业，连立足之地也没有。但 神应许把这地赐给他和他的后裔为业，虽然那时他还没有儿子。 6 神就这样说：‘你的后裔必在外地寄居，人要奴役、虐待他们四百年。’ 7 神又说：‘奴役他们的那个国家，我要亲自惩罚。以后，他们要出来，在这地方事奉我。’ 8 神也赐他割礼为约。这样，亚伯拉罕生了以撒，第八天就给他行了割礼。后来，以撒生雅各，雅各生了十二位祖先。
9 “祖先妒忌约瑟，把他卖到埃及去，然而 神与他同在， 10 救他脱离一切苦难，使他在埃及王法老面前，有智慧、得恩宠。法老立他为首相，管理埃及和法老的全家。 11 后来埃及和迦南全地遭遇饥荒、大灾难，我们的祖先找不到粮食。 12 雅各听见埃及有谷粮，就派我们的祖先去，这是第一次。 13 第二次的时候，约瑟就向哥哥们表露自己的身世，法老才知道约瑟的家世。 14 约瑟就派人去把他父亲雅各和全家七十五人都接来。 15 于是雅各下了埃及。后来他和我们祖先都死了， 16 运到示剑，埋葬在亚伯拉罕用银子向哈抹子孙买来的坟地里。
17 “ 神给亚伯拉罕的应许快要实现的时候，以色列人在埃及人口繁盛增多； 18 但是，到了另一位不认识约瑟的君王兴起统治埃及的时候， 19 他就谋害我们的同胞，虐待我们的祖先，逼他们拋弃自己的婴孩，不容婴孩存活。 20 就在那时候，摩西出生了，他非常俊美，在父亲的家中抚养了三个月。 21 他被拋弃的时候，法老的女儿把他拾起来，当作儿子抚养。 22 摩西学尽了埃及人的一切学问，说话行事都有能力。
23 “到了四十岁，他心中起了一个念头，要去看望自己的同胞以色列人。 24 当他看见有一个人受欺负，就去护卫，为那受屈的抱不平，打死了那个埃及人。 25 他以为同胞们都必知道 神要借着他的手拯救他们，事实上他们却不知道。 26 第二天，有人在打架，摩西就出面调解，说：‘你们是弟兄，为甚么彼此欺负呢？’ 27 那欺负邻舍的把他推开，说：‘谁立了你作我们的领袖和审判官呢？ 28 难道你想杀我，像昨天杀那个埃及人一样吗？’ 29 摩西因为这句话，就逃到米甸地寄居，在那里生了两个儿子。
30 “过了四十年，在西奈山的旷野，有一位使者，在荆棘中的火焰里，向摩西显现。 31 他见了这个异象，十分惊奇；他正上前察看的时候，就有主的声音说： 32 ‘我是你祖宗的 神，就是亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的 神。’摩西战战兢兢，不敢观看。 33 主对他说：‘把你脚上的鞋脱掉，因为你所站的地方是圣地。 34 我的子民在埃及所受的痛苦，我实在看见了；他们的叹息我也听见了，我下来是要救他们。你来，我要派你到埃及去。’ 35 他们拒绝了这位摩西，说：‘谁立了你作领袖和审判官呢？’但 神借着在荆棘中向他显现的使者的手，派他作领袖和救赎者。 36 这人领他们出来，并且在埃及地、红海和旷野，行奇事神迹四十年。 37 以前那位对以色列人说‘ 神要从你们弟兄中间，给你们兴起一位先知像我’的，就是这摩西。 38 那曾经在旷野的大会中，和那在西奈山上对他说话的使者同在，也与我们的祖先同在的，就是他。他领受了活的圣言，传给我们。 39 我们的祖先不肯听从他，反而把他推开，他们的心已经转向了埃及， 40 就对亚伦说：‘给我们做一些神像，可以走在我们前头。因为把我们从埃及地领出来的那个摩西，我们不知道他遭遇了甚么事。’ 41 在那些日子里，他们做了一个牛犊，把祭物献给那偶像，并且因自己手所做的而欢乐。 42 于是 神转身离开，任凭他们事奉天象，正如先知书所说：
‘以色列家啊，
你们在旷野四十年，
岂是将祭牲和祭物献给我呢？
43 你们抬着摩洛的帐幕，
和理番神的星，
就是你们做来敬拜的像。
所以我要把你们放逐到巴比伦那一边去。’
44 “我们的祖先在旷野有作证的帐幕，就是跟摩西谈话的那位指示他，依照他看见的样式做的。 45 我们的祖先相继承受了这帐幕， 神把外族人从他们面前赶走以后，他们就同约书亚把帐幕带进所得为业的地方，直到大卫的日子。 46 大卫在 神面前蒙了恩，就求为雅各的 神找个居所， 47 而由所罗门为他建造殿宇。 48 其实至高者并不住人手所造的，正如先知说：
49 ‘主说：天是我的宝座，
地是我的脚凳，
你们要为我建造怎样的殿呢？
哪里是我安息的地方呢？
50 这一切不都是我手所造的吗？’
51 “你们颈项刚硬、心和耳都未受割礼的人哪！你们时常抗拒圣灵，你们的祖先怎样，你们也怎样。 52 有哪一个先知，你们的祖先不迫害呢？你们杀了那些预先宣告那义者要来的人，现在又把那义者出卖了，杀害了。 53 你们领受了由天使传达的律法，却不遵守。”
司提反被石头打死
54 众人听了这些话，心中非常恼怒，就向着司提反咬牙切齿。 55 但司提反被圣灵充满，定睛望着天，看见 神的荣耀，并且看见耶稣站在 神的右边， 56 就说：“看哪！我看见天开了，人子站在 神的右边。” 57 众人大声喊叫，掩着耳朵，一齐向他冲过去， 58 把他推出城外，用石头打他。那些证人把自己的衣服，放在一个名叫扫罗的青年人脚前。 59 他们用石头打司提反的时候，他呼求说：“主耶稣啊，求你接收我的灵魂！” 60 然后跪下来大声喊着说：“主啊，不要把这罪归给他们！”说了这话，就睡了。
使 徒 行 傳 7
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
司提反的话
7 这时，大祭司问道∶“事实是这样的吗？” 2 司提反答道∶“父老兄弟们，请听我说！我们的祖先亚伯拉罕还在米所波大米时，也就是移居哈兰之前，荣耀无比的上帝便出现在他的面前， 3 对他说∶‘离开你的故土和亲人，到我指给你看的地方去。’ [a] 4 所以，亚伯拉罕便离开了迦勒底人的国土，来到了哈兰。他的父亲去世后，上帝又让他从那里搬迁到了你们现在生活的地方。 5 上帝没有给他任何产业，连立足之地也没有给他。然而，上帝却许下诺言，要把那块土地赐给他和他的后代做为财产，尽管亚伯拉罕当时并没有孩子。 6 上帝是这样对他说的∶‘你的子孙后代要成为异乡的陌生人，那里的人要奴役、虐待他们四百年。 7 然后，我会惩罚奴役他们的民族。’上帝还说∶‘然后，他们会离开那里，在这个地方崇拜我。’ 8 于是，上帝赐给了亚伯拉罕割礼的契约。接着，亚伯拉罕做了以撒的父亲。并在以撒出生之后的第八天，给他行了割礼，后来，以撒做了雅各的父亲，雅各又做了十二个族长的父亲。
9 这些族长非常嫉妒约瑟（他们的弟弟）。他们把他卖到了埃及做奴隶，但是，上帝与他同在。 10 上帝把他从他的一切困苦中解救了出来。上帝又赐给约瑟智慧，使他能够得到埃及王法老的宠爱。后来，法老让他做了埃及的宰相，并兼掌他的全部家眷。 11 后来，埃及和迦南各地都发生了大饥荒，那里的人们都受着煎熬。我们的祖先找不到食物。 12 雅各听说埃及有食物，便派遣我们的祖先到那里去了－这是第一次。 13 他们第二次去埃及的时候，约瑟便与几个兄弟相认了，法老由此了解了约瑟的家庭。 14 约瑟又派人去请来他的父亲雅各和所有的亲属，一共七十五人。 15 雅各南下埃及。他和我们的祖先们最后都死在那里。 16 他们的尸体被运回示剑，葬在亚伯拉罕用一笔钱向哈抹的儿子们买来的墓穴里。
17 当上帝对亚伯拉罕许下的诺言就要实现的时候，在埃及的以色列人已经大大地增多了。 18 然后，新国王登基，开始统治埃及。他一点也不了解约瑟。 19 这个国王狡猾地欺骗我们的民族，虐待他们，强迫他们把婴儿丢弃在屋外，为了让他们活不下去。 20 就在那时候，摩西出世了，他长得非常可爱。在他父亲家里抚养了三个月。 21 当他被放在外边时，法老的女儿收养了他，把他当做自己的儿子来哺育。 22 因此，摩西受到了完整的埃及智慧的教育，他的语言和行动都具有力量。
23 摩西大约四十岁的时候，决定去拜访他的兄弟，也就是那些以色列人。 24 当他看到一个同胞正在受虐待时，便去卫护他，把那个欺负他的埃及人杀掉，为他报了仇。 25 （摩西以为他自己的犹太兄弟们会知道，是上帝派他来解救他们的，但是，他们却没有意识到这点。） 26 第二天，他遇见一些同胞在打架，他想替他们调解，于是便说∶“你们都是兄弟，为什么要虐待彼此呢？” 27 可是，那个欺负自己邻居的人却把摩西推到了一边，说∶“谁指定你做我们的领袖和法官了？ 28 你昨天杀了那个埃及人，今天你是不是要来杀我呀？” 29 摩西听到这些，便离开了埃及，去了米甸，在那里客居下来，并且生了两个儿子。
30 四十年后，一位天使在西乃山附近旷野里燃烧着荆棘的火焰中，在摩西的面前出现了。 31 摩西见到这个情景，觉得十分惊奇。他走近它，想看得更清楚一些。这时，他听到了主的声音说： 32 “我是你的祖先们的上帝，是亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各 [b]的上帝。”摩西听了，吓得浑身颤栗，不敢看了。 33 主又对他说∶“把你脚上的草鞋脱下来，因为你站的那块土地是神圣的土地。 34 我已目睹了我的子民在埃及所受的虐待，我已经听到了他们的呻吟，我下到这里是解放我的子民的。来吧，我要把你派谴回埃及。”
35 这就是那个被人拒弃说“谁指定你做我们的领袖和法官了？”的摩西。上帝借出现在燃烧的荆棘中的天使派遣他做了领袖和救世主。 36 摩西带领人们离开了埃及。他在埃及国土、在红海之滨和旷野里四十年中，做出一个又一个奇事和迹象。 37 摩西对以色列人是这样说的∶“上帝要从你们自己人当中为你们派遣一位像我这样的先知。” 38 他和聚集在旷野里的以色列人在一起、和我们的祖先，以及在西乃山上与他说话的那个天使在一起，他领受了赋予生命的话，然后把它给了我们。
39 但是，我们的祖先们不但拒绝服从他，而且还抛弃了他，他们在心里又回到埃及去了。 40 他们对亚伦说∶“造一些为我们引路的神吧，这个指引我们走出埃及的摩西，我们不知道他遇到过什么事。” 41 就在那时，他们造了一头牛犊的像，并把祭品献给这个偶像，接着开始为他们双手造出的东西而庆祝。 42 可是，上帝离开他们了，任凭他们去崇拜星辰。正如先知书上所记载的那样：
‘以色列的居民啊，
你们在旷野里生活了四十年，
你们的牺牲和祭物，不是为我献上的。
43 你们抬着摩洛的帐篷和你们理番神的星辰，
即你们崇拜的偶像；
因此，我要逐出你们
到巴比伦的另一边去。’ (A)
44 “在旷野里与我们祖先们同在的圣帐，是上帝吩咐摩西按照他看见的样式制做成的。 45 我们的祖先继承了这圣帐，当上帝在他们前边赶走外族人占据的那片土地时，约书亚便带领他们占据了那片土地，圣帐也被带到那里，直到大卫的时代。 46 大卫受着上帝的宠爱，于是请求允许他为雅各的上帝造一座殿宇， 47 但是却是所罗门为上帝建造了这所殿宇。
48 不过，至高的上帝没有住在人类双手所建的房子里，正如一个先知所说的那样：
49 ‘天是我的宝座，
地是我的垫脚凳，
你们要为我盖一所什么样的房子呢？主说，
或者说，那里是我休息的地方呢？
50 难道这一切不都是我创造出来的吗？’” (B)
51 “你们这些顽固的犹太领袖，你们没有把心交给上帝！你们就是不听他的！你们总是抵制圣灵，就像你们的祖先一样！ 52 过去，哪一个先知没有遭到过你们祖先的迫害？他们甚至杀掉了那些很久以前预言“义者要到来”的先知。而现在，你们又出卖并且杀害了那义者。 53 你们领受了天使传给你们的律法，但是却从不遵守它！”
司提反被杀害
54 那些犹太人听到这里，都火冒三丈，对他恨得咬牙切齿。 55 然而，司提反的心中充满了圣灵，举目望天，看见了上帝的荣耀和站在他右侧的耶稣。 56 他说∶“看哪，我看见天空开启，人子正站在上帝的右侧。”
57 听到这番话，他们开始大喊大叫起来，并堵住自己的耳朵，然后，他们便朝司提反蜂拥而上， 58 把他拉出城去，开始用石头砸他。那些见证人脱下外套，放在一个年轻人的脚边。这个年轻人名字叫扫罗。 59 当那帮人不断用石头砸司提反时，司提反祷告道∶“主耶稣啊，接受我的灵吧！” 60 随后，他跪下来，大声喊道∶“主啊，不要为此罪责怪他们！”说完，他就死了。
Footnotes
- 使 徒 行 傳 7:3 引自《创世记》12:1。
- 使 徒 行 傳 7:32 亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各： 在旧约时代最重要的犹太人的领袖中的三人。
Acts 7
New American Standard Bible
Stephen’s Defense
7 Now the high priest said, “Are these things so?”
2 And [a]Stephen said, “Listen to me, [b](A)brothers and fathers! (B)The God of glory (C)appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in [c]Haran, 3 and He said to him, ‘(D)Go from your country and your relatives, and come to the land which I will show you.’ 4 (E)Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in [d]Haran. And (F)from there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living. 5 But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, (G)He promised that He would give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he had no child. 6 But (H)God spoke to this effect, that his descendants would be strangers in a land that was not theirs, and [e]they would enslave and mistreat them for four hundred years. 7 ‘And whatever nation to which they are enslaved I Myself will judge,’ said God, ‘and (I)after that they will come out and [f]serve Me in this place.’ 8 And He (J)gave him [g]the covenant of circumcision; and so (K)Abraham fathered Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and (L)Isaac fathered Jacob, and (M)Jacob, the twelve (N)patriarchs.
9 “The patriarchs (O)became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him, 10 and rescued him from all his afflictions, and (P)granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and his entire household.
11 “Now (Q)a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers [h]could find no food. 12 But (R)when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time. 13 And on the second visit, (S)Joseph [i]made himself known to his brothers, and (T)Joseph’s family was revealed to Pharaoh. 14 Then (U)Joseph sent word and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come to him, (V)seventy-five [j](W)people in all. 15 And (X)Jacob went down to Egypt, and he and our fathers died there. 16 And they were brought back from there to [k](Y)Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of [l]Hamor in [m]Shechem.
17 “But as the (Z)time of the promise which God had assured to Abraham was approaching, (AA)the people increased and multiplied in Egypt, 18 until (AB)another king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph. 19 It was he who (AC)shrewdly took advantage of our nation and mistreated our fathers in order that they would (AD)abandon their infants in the Nile, so that they would not survive. 20 At this time (AE)Moses was born; and he was beautiful to God. He was nurtured for three months in his father’s home. 21 And after he had been put outside, (AF)Pharaoh’s daughter [n]took him away and nurtured him as her own son. 22 Moses was educated in all (AG)the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was proficient in [o]speaking and action. 23 But when he was approaching the age of forty, (AH)it entered his [p]mind to visit his countrymen, the sons of Israel. 24 And when he saw one of them being treated unjustly, he defended and took vengeance for the oppressed man by fatally striking the Egyptian. 25 And he thought that his brothers understood that God was granting them [q]deliverance [r]through him; but they did not understand. 26 (AI)And on the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting each other, and he tried to reconcile them to peace, by saying, ‘Men, you are brothers, why are you injuring each other?’ 27 But the one who was injuring his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘(AJ)Who made you a ruler and judge over us? 28 (AK)You do not intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday, do you?’ 29 At this remark, (AL)Moses fled and became a stranger in the land of [s]Midian, where he (AM)fathered two sons.
30 “After forty years had passed, (AN)an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came: 32 ‘(AO)I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses shook with fear and did not dare to look closely. 33 (AP)But the Lord said to him, ‘[t](AQ)Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. 34 (AR)I have certainly seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them; and (AS)now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
35 “This Moses whom they (AT)disowned, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one whom God [u]sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the [v]help of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush. 36 (AU)This man led them out, performing (AV)wonders and [w]signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea, and in the (AW)wilderness for forty years. 37 This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘(AX)God will raise up for you a prophet [x]like me from your countrymen.’ 38 This is the one who was in (AY)the [y]assembly in the wilderness together with (AZ)the angel who spoke to him at length on Mount Sinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received (BA)living (BB)words to pass on to you. 39 Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him; on the contrary they (BC)rejected him and turned back to Egypt in their hearts, 40 (BD)saying to Aaron, ‘Make us [z]a god who will go before us; for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what happened to him.’ 41 [aa]At that time (BE)they made a [ab]calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in (BF)the works of their hands. 42 But God (BG)turned away and gave them over to [ac]serve the heavenly [ad]lights; as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘(BH)You did not offer Me victims and sacrifices (BI)for forty years in the wilderness, did you, house of Israel? 43 (BJ)You also took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god [ae]Rompha, the images which you made to worship. I also will deport you beyond Babylon.’
44 “Our fathers had (BK)the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, just as He who spoke to Moses directed him to make it (BL)according to the pattern which he had seen. 45 Our fathers in turn received it, and they also (BM)brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the [af]nations that God drove out from our fathers, until the time of David. 46 [ag](BN)David found favor in God’s sight, and (BO)asked that he might [ah]find a dwelling place for the [ai]house of Jacob. 47 But it was (BP)Solomon who built a house for Him. 48 However, (BQ)the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet says:
49 ‘(BR)Heaven is My throne,
And the earth is the footstool of My feet;
What kind of house will you build for Me?’ says the Lord,
‘Or what place is there for My rest?
50 (BS)Was it not My hand that made all these things?’
51 “You men who are (BT)stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. 52 (BU)Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of (BV)the Righteous One, and (BW)you have now become betrayers and murderers of Him; 53 you who received the Law as (BX)ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.”
Stephen Put to Death
54 Now when they heard this, they were (BY)infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55 But he, being (BZ)full of the Holy Spirit, (CA)looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing (CB)at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the (CC)heavens opened and (CD)the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one [aj]mind. 58 When they had (CE)driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and (CF)the witnesses (CG)laid aside their cloaks at the feet of (CH)a young man named Saul. 59 They went on stoning Stephen as he (CI)called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 Then he (CJ)fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, (CK)do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he [ak](CL)fell asleep.
Footnotes
- Acts 7:2 Lit he
- Acts 7:2 Lit men, brothers
- Acts 7:2 Gr Charran
- Acts 7:4 Gr Charran
- Acts 7:6 I.e., the people of the land (Egypt)
- Acts 7:7 Or worship
- Acts 7:8 Or a
- Acts 7:11 Lit were not finding
- Acts 7:13 Or was made known
- Acts 7:14 Lit souls
- Acts 7:16 Gr Sychem
- Acts 7:16 Gr Emmor
- Acts 7:16 Gr Sychem
- Acts 7:21 Or adopted him
- Acts 7:22 Lit his words and actions
- Acts 7:23 Lit heart
- Acts 7:25 Or salvation
- Acts 7:25 Lit through his hand
- Acts 7:29 Gr Madiam
- Acts 7:33 Lit Untie the sandal of your
- Acts 7:35 Lit has sent
- Acts 7:35 Lit hand
- Acts 7:36 I.e., confirming miracles
- Acts 7:37 Or as He raised up me
- Acts 7:38 Gr ekklesia
- Acts 7:40 Lit gods, plural, but prob. refers to a singular deity
- Acts 7:41 Lit In those days
- Acts 7:41 Or young bull
- Acts 7:42 Or worship
- Acts 7:42 Lit host
- Acts 7:43 Other mss spell it: Romphan, Rempham, Raiphan; or Rephan
- Acts 7:45 Or Gentiles
- Acts 7:46 Lit He who
- Acts 7:46 I.e., build the temple
- Acts 7:46 I.e., the people of Israel
- Acts 7:57 Or purpose
- Acts 7:60 I.e., died
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