使徒行传 9
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
大马士革路上
9 扫罗仍然向主的门徒们口吐凶杀威吓的话。他来到大祭司面前， 2 求他发一些信函给大马士革各会堂，准许扫罗如果发现什么人属于这道[a]，无论男女，都捆绑起来，带到耶路撒冷。 3 当扫罗赶路，快到大马士革的时候，忽然有光从天上下来，四面照射他。 4 他仆倒在地上，听见有声音对他说：“扫罗，扫罗！你为什么逼迫我？”
5 他问：“主啊，你到底是谁？”
主说：“我就是你所逼迫的耶稣。[b] 6 [c]你起来，进城去！有人会告诉你应该做什么。”
7 与扫罗同行的人都站着，哑口无言，他们虽然听见声音，却看不见任何人。 8 扫罗从地上爬起来，睁开眼睛，却什么也看不见。他们牵着他的手，把他带进大马士革。 9 他三天不能看见，不吃也不喝。
扫罗受洗
10 在大马士革有一个名叫阿纳尼亚的门徒。主在异象中对他说：“阿纳尼亚！”
他回答说：“主啊！看哪，我在这里。”
11 主就对他说：“起来，往那叫做‘直’的街上去，在犹大家里找一个名叫扫罗的塔尔苏人。看哪，原来他正在祷告。 12 他在异象中[d]看见了一个名叫阿纳尼亚的人，进来按手在他身上，使他重见光明。”
13 阿纳尼亚却回答：“主啊，我听许多人说过有关这个人在耶路撒冷对你的圣徒们所做的种种恶事。 14 并且，他得到祭司长们的授权来到这里，要捆绑所有求告你名的人。”
15 但是主对他说：“你去吧！因为这个人是我所拣选的器皿，不但要在外邦人和君王面前，还要在以色列子民面前宣扬[e]我的名。 16 我要指示他，为了我的名他必须受多大的苦害。”
17 阿纳尼亚就去了。他进了那家，按手在扫罗身上，说：“扫罗弟兄，在你来的路上向你显现的主耶稣差派我来，使你重见光明，并且被圣灵充满。”
18 立刻有像鳞片一样的东西从扫罗的眼睛上掉了下来，他就重见光明了。于是他起来受了洗； 19 吃过饭，体力就恢复了。
扫罗传讲基督
扫罗与在大马士革的门徒们住了几天， 20 就立刻在各会堂里传讲耶稣[f]，说这一位就是神的儿子。
21 所有听见的人都十分惊讶，说：“这不就是那个在耶路撒冷残害了那些求告这名的人吗？而且他来到这里，不就是为要捆绑他们，带到祭司长们那里吗？”
22 扫罗反而更加得以刚强，证明这一位就是基督，使住在大马士革的犹太人很狼狈。
23 过了许多日子以后，犹太人商议要杀了扫罗， 24 但他们的阴谋却被扫罗知道了。于是他们就日夜严守着各城门，要杀掉他。 25 然而他的门徒们趁夜把他带去，用筐子把他从城墙上缒了下去。
扫罗在耶路撒冷
26 扫罗来到耶路撒冷，想要和门徒们交往，可是大家都怕他，不相信他成了门徒。 27 但是巴拿巴接纳他，把他带到使徒们那里，并且告诉他们扫罗怎样在路上见到主，主怎样对他说了话，以及他怎样在大马士革奉耶稣的名放胆传道。 28 于是扫罗在耶路撒冷与他们一起出入，奉主[g]的名放胆传道。 29 他对那些说希腊语的犹太人讲道，与他们辩论；他们却图谋要杀了他。 30 弟兄们知道了这事，就带他下到凯撒里亚，然后送他往塔尔苏去。
31 这样，教会在犹太、加利利、撒马利亚全地得平安、得造就，并且怀着对主的敬畏之心不断地前行，在圣灵的安慰[h]中不断地增长。
艾尼亚痊愈
32 有一次，彼得走遍各地的时候，也下到住在利达的圣徒们那里。 33 在那里，他遇见了一个名叫艾尼亚的人。他是个瘫痪的人，躺在垫子上八年了。 34 彼得对他说：“艾尼亚，耶稣基督使你痊愈。站起来，为你自己整理垫子吧！”艾尼亚立刻就站起来了。 35 于是所有住在利达和沙仑的人看到他，就归向了主。
塔比莎复活
36 在约帕有一个女门徒，名叫塔比莎——“塔比莎”翻译出来意思是“羚羊[i]”。她尽做美善工作，常行施舍。 37 就在那些日子里，她患病死了。人们清洗了遗体，就放在楼上的房间。 38 利达离约帕不远，门徒们听说彼得在利达，就派了两个人到他那里，恳求他说：“请你来到我们这里，不要耽延！” 39 彼得就起身陪他们一起去。到了以后，他们把他领到楼上的房间。所有的寡妇都站在彼得旁边哭，把多卡丝与她们在一起的时候所缝制的衣服和袍子拿给他看。 40 彼得叫大家都出去，然后跪下祷告，接着转过身对着遗体，说：“塔比莎，你起来！”那妇人就睁开眼睛，看见彼得，而且坐了起来。 41 彼得伸手扶她站起来，又叫圣徒们和寡妇们进来，把活过来的多卡丝交给他们。 42 这事传遍了整个约帕，许多人就信了主。 43 后来，彼得在约帕的一个硝皮匠西门家里住了许多日子。
Acts 9
Expanded Bible
Saul Is Converted
9 ·In Jerusalem [L But; Meanwhile] Saul was still ·threatening [L breathing threats against] the ·followers [disciples] of the Lord by saying he would kill them. So he went to the high priest [C probably Caiaphas; 4:6] 2 and asked him to write letters to the synagogues in the city of Damascus [C in Syria, 135 miles north of Jerusalem]. Then if Saul found any ·followers of Christ’s Way [or who belonged to the Way; C a name for the Christian movement], men or women, he would ·arrest [take them prisoner; L bind] them and bring them back to Jerusalem.
3 So Saul headed toward Damascus. As he came near the city, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around him [C in the OT lightning sometimes signaled the appearance of God; Ex. 19:16]. 4 Saul fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”
5 Saul said, “Who are you, ·Lord [or sir]?”
The voice answered, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 6 Get up now and go into the city. ·Someone there will tell you [L You will be told] what you must do.”
7 The ·people [men] traveling with Saul stood there ·but said nothing [speechless; or unable to speak]. They heard the voice, but they saw no one. 8 Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but he could not see. So those with Saul took his hand and led him into Damascus. 9 For three days Saul could not see and did not eat or drink.
10 There was a ·follower of Jesus [L disciple] in Damascus named Ananias [22:12]. The Lord spoke to Ananias in a vision, “Ananias!”
Ananias answered, “Here I am, Lord.”
11 The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to Straight Street [C the main east-west street of the city]. Find the house of Judas [C not either of Jesus’ disciples by that name; Judas was a common name], and ask for a man named Saul from the city of Tarsus [C a town in Cilicia, a Roman province in southeastern Asia Minor (present-day Turkey)]. He is there now, praying. 12 Saul has seen a vision in which a man named Ananias comes to him and ·lays [places] his hands on him. Then he is able to see again.”
13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and the ·terrible [evil; harmful] things he did to your ·holy people [saints] in Jerusalem. 14 Now he has come here to Damascus, and the ·leading [T chief] priests have given him the ·power [authority] to ·arrest [bind] everyone who ·worships you [L calls on your name].”
15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! ·I have chosen Saul for an important work [L For he is my chosen instrument/vessel]. ·He must tell about me [L …to take/carry my name] to the ·Gentiles [nations], to kings, and to the people of Israel. 16 [L For] I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
17 So Ananias went to the house of Judas. He ·laid [placed] his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus sent me. He is the one ·you saw [L who appeared to you] on the road on your way here. He sent me so that you can see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately, something that looked like ·fish scales [or flakes] fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again! Then Saul got up and was baptized. 19 After he ate some food, his strength returned.
Saul Preaches in Damascus
Saul stayed with the ·followers of Jesus [disciples] in Damascus for ·a few [several; some] days. 20 ·Soon [Immediately; At once] he began to ·preach about [proclaim] Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “·Jesus [L This one; He] is the Son of God.”
21 All the people who heard him were amazed. They said, “·This is [L Isn’t this…?] the man who was in Jerusalem ·trying to destroy [raising havoc for; attacking] those who ·trust in [or worship; L call on] this name [C the name of Jesus; the name represents the person]! He came here to ·arrest [bind] them and take them back to the ·leading [T chief] priests.”
22 But Saul grew more ·powerful [capable; effective]. His proofs that Jesus is the Christ were so strong that ·his own people [L the Jews who lived] in Damascus ·could not argue with [were baffled/confounded by] him.
23 ·After many days [or Some time later], ·they [L the Jews] ·made plans [plotted] to kill Saul. 24 They were watching the city gates day and night [L in order to kill him], but Saul learned about their ·plan [plot]. 25 One night some ·followers [disciples] of Saul helped him leave the city by lowering him in a basket through an opening in the city wall [2 Cor. 11:32–33].
Saul Preaches in Jerusalem
26 When Saul went to Jerusalem [Gal. 1:18], he tried to ·join [associate with] the ·group of followers [disciples], but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he was really a ·follower [disciple]. 27 But Barnabas ·accepted [or took hold of] Saul and took him to the apostles. Barnabas explained to them that Saul had seen the Lord on the road and the Lord had spoken to Saul. Then he told them how ·boldly [fearlessly] Saul had preached in the name of Jesus in Damascus.
28 And so Saul stayed with the ·followers [disciples], ·going everywhere [or going around openly with them; L going in and going out] in Jerusalem, preaching ·boldly [fearlessly] in the name of the Lord. 29 He would often talk and ·argue [debate] with the ·Jewish people who spoke Greek [L Hellenists; C Jews who spoke Greek and had returned to Israel after living abroad], but they were trying to kill him. 30 When the ·followers [L brothers] learned about this, they took Saul to Caesarea [C city on the Mediterranean coast] and from there sent him to Tarsus [9:11].
31 [Then; or Therefore] The church everywhere in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria [C areas that comprise ancient Israel] had a time of peace and ·became stronger [L was built up/edified]. ·Respecting the Lord by the way they lived [L Walking in the fear of the Lord], and being ·encouraged [comforted; exhorted] by the Holy Spirit, ·the group of believers [L it] continued to grow.
Peter Heals Aeneas
32 As Peter was traveling through all the area, he ·visited [L came down also to] ·God’s people [the saints] who lived in Lydda [C OT Lod, 25 miles northwest of Jerusalem; 1 Chr. 8:12–13]. 33 There he ·met [L found] a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had not been able to leave his ·bed [cot; mat] for the past eight years. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus ·Christ [or the Messiah] heals you. Stand up and ·make your bed [roll up your mat; or prepare yourself a meal; C the idiom “spread for yourself” probably refers to his bed, but could refer to food].” Aeneas stood up immediately. 35 All the people living in Lydda and on ·the Plain of Sharon [L Sharon; C the coastal plain] saw him and turned to the Lord.
Peter Heals Tabitha
36 In the city of Joppa [C on the Mediterranean coast, 35 miles northwest of Jerusalem; present-day Jaffa] there was a ·follower [disciple] named Tabitha (whose Greek name was Dorcas [C both mean “gazelle”]). She was always doing good deeds and ·kind acts [acts of charity; L giving alms]. 37 ·While Peter was in Lydda [L In those days], Tabitha became sick and died. Her body was washed [C a custom of preparation for burial] and put in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda is near Joppa and the ·followers [disciples] in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two ·messengers [L men] to Peter. They begged him, “Hurry, please come to us!” 39 So Peter got ·ready [L up] and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room where all the widows stood around Peter, crying. They showed him the ·shirts [tunics] and coats [clothing; garments; robes] ·Tabitha [L Dorcas] had made when she was ·still alive [L with them]. 40 Peter sent everyone out of the room and kneeled and prayed. Then he turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, stand up.” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called the believers and the widows into the room and showed them that Tabitha was alive. 42 People everywhere in Joppa learned about this, and many believed in the Lord. 43 Peter stayed in Joppa for many days with a man named Simon who was a tanner [or Simon Byrseus; C Byrseus means “tanner” (someone who works with animal skins), but could be a name or an occupation; the occupation was considered unclean by Jews since it involved the bodies of dead animals].
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