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”。
Actes 16
Louis Segond
16 Il se rendit ensuite à Derbe et à Lystre. Et voici, il y avait là un disciple nommé Timothée, fils d'une femme juive fidèle et d'un père grec.
2 Les frères de Lystre et d'Icone rendaient de lui un bon témoignage.
3 Paul voulut l'emmener avec lui; et, l'ayant pris, il le circoncit, à cause des Juifs qui étaient dans ces lieux-là, car tous savaient que son père était grec.
4 En passant par les villes, ils recommandaient aux frères d'observer les décisions des apôtres et des anciens de Jérusalem.
5 Les Églises se fortifiaient dans la foi, et augmentaient en nombre de jour en jour.
6 Ayant été empêchés par le Saint Esprit d'annoncer la parole dans l'Asie, ils traversèrent la Phrygie et le pays de Galatie.
7 Arrivés près de la Mysie, ils se disposaient à entrer en Bithynie; mais l'Esprit de Jésus ne le leur permit pas.
8 Ils franchirent alors la Mysie, et descendirent à Troas.
9 Pendant la nuit, Paul eut une vision: un Macédonien lui apparut, et lui fit cette prière: Passe en Macédoine, secours-nous!
10 Après cette vision de Paul, nous cherchâmes aussitôt à nous rendre en Macédoine, concluant que le Seigneur nous appelait à y annoncer la bonne nouvelle.
11 Étant partis de Troas, nous fîmes voile directement vers la Samothrace, et le lendemain nous débarquâmes à Néapolis.
12 De là nous allâmes à Philippes, qui est la première ville d'un district de Macédoine, et une colonie. Nous passâmes quelques jours dans cette ville.
13 Le jour du sabbat, nous nous rendîmes, hors de la porte, vers une rivière, où nous pensions que se trouvait un lieu de prière. Nous nous assîmes, et nous parlâmes aux femmes qui étaient réunies.
14 L'une d'elles, nommée Lydie, marchande de pourpre, de la ville de Thyatire, était une femme craignant Dieu, et elle écoutait. Le Seigneur lui ouvrit le coeur, pour qu'elle fût attentive à ce que disait Paul.
15 Lorsqu'elle eut été baptisée, avec sa famille, elle nous fit cette demande: Si vous me jugez fidèle au Seigneur, entrez dans ma maison, et demeurez-y. Et elle nous pressa par ses instances.
16 Comme nous allions au lieu de prière, une servante qui avait un esprit de Python, et qui, en devinant, procurait un grand profit à ses maîtres, vint au-devant de nous,
17 et se mit à nous suivre, Paul et nous. Elle criait: Ces hommes sont les serviteurs du Dieu Très Haut, et ils vous annoncent la voie du salut.
18 Elle fit cela pendant plusieurs jours. Paul fatigué se retourna, et dit à l'esprit: Je t'ordonne, au nom de Jésus Christ, de sortir d'elle. Et il sortit à l'heure même.
19 Les maîtres de la servante, voyant disparaître l'espoir de leur gain, se saisirent de Paul et de Silas, et les traînèrent sur la place publique devant les magistrats.
20 Ils les présentèrent aux préteurs, en disant: Ces hommes troublent notre ville;
21 ce sont des Juifs, qui annoncent des coutumes qu'il ne nous est permis ni de recevoir ni de suivre, à nous qui sommes Romains.
22 La foule se souleva aussi contre eux, et les préteurs, ayant fait arracher leurs vêtements, ordonnèrent qu'on les battît de verges.
23 Après qu'on les eut chargés de coups, ils les jetèrent en prison, en recommandant au geôlier de les garder sûrement.
24 Le geôlier, ayant reçu cet ordre, les jeta dans la prison intérieure, et leur mit les ceps aux pieds.
25 Vers le milieu de la nuit, Paul et Silas priaient et chantaient les louanges de Dieu, et les prisonniers les entendaient.
26 Tout à coup il se fit un grand tremblement de terre, en sorte que les fondements de la prison furent ébranlés; au même instant, toutes les portes s'ouvrirent, et les liens de tous les prisonniers furent rompus.
27 Le geôlier se réveilla, et, lorsqu'il vit les portes de la prison ouvertes, il tira son épée et allait se tuer, pensant que les prisonniers s'étaient enfuis.
28 Mais Paul cria d'une voix forte: Ne te fais point de mal, nous sommes tous ici.
29 Alors le geôlier, ayant demandé de la lumière, entra précipitamment, et se jeta tout tremblant aux pieds de Paul et de Silas;
30 il les fit sortir, et dit: Seigneurs, que faut-il que je fasse pour être sauvé?
31 Paul et Silas répondirent: Crois au Seigneur Jésus, et tu seras sauvé, toi et ta famille.
32 Et ils lui annoncèrent la parole du Seigneur, ainsi qu'à tous ceux qui étaient dans sa maison.
33 Il les prit avec lui, à cette heure même de la nuit, il lava leurs plaies, et aussitôt il fut baptisé, lui et tous les siens.
34 Les ayant conduits dans son logement, il leur servit à manger, et il se réjouit avec toute sa famille de ce qu'il avait cru en Dieu.
35 Quand il fit jour, les préteurs envoyèrent les licteurs pour dire au geôlier: Relâche ces hommes.
36 Et le geôlier annonça la chose à Paul: Les préteurs ont envoyé dire qu'on vous relâchât; maintenant donc sortez, et allez en paix.
37 Mais Paul dit aux licteurs: Après nous avoir battus de verges publiquement et sans jugement, nous qui sommes Romains, ils nous ont jetés en prison, et maintenant ils nous font sortir secrètement! Il n'en sera pas ainsi. Qu'ils viennent eux-mêmes nous mettre en liberté.
38 Les licteurs rapportèrent ces paroles aux préteurs, qui furent effrayés en apprenant qu'ils étaient Romains.
39 Ils vinrent les apaiser, et ils les mirent en liberté, en les priant de quitter la ville.
40 Quand ils furent sortis de la prison, ils entrèrent chez Lydie, et, après avoir vu et exhorté les frères, ils partirent.
Acts 16
Amplified Bible
The Macedonian Vision
16 Now Paul traveled to Derbe and also to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer [in Christ], however, his father was a Greek. 2 Timothy was well spoken of by the brothers and sisters who were in Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to go with him [as a missionary]; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, since they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decrees decided on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem, for the churches to observe. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they continually increased in number day after day.
6 Now they passed through the territory of Phrygia and Galatia, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor]; 7 and after they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them; 8 so passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9 Then a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man from [the Roman province of] [a]Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” 10 And when he had seen the vision, [b]we (including Luke) tried to go on into Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
11 So setting sail from Troas, we ran a direct course to Samothrace, and the next day [went on] to Neapolis; 12 and from there [we came] to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed on in this city for several days; 13 and on the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the bank of the [Gangites] river, where we thought there would be a [c]place of prayer, and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had come there.
First Convert in Europe
14 A woman named [d]Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in [e]purple fabrics who was [already] a worshiper of God, listened to us; and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention and to respond to the things said by Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, along with her household, she pleaded with us, saying, “If you have judged me and decided that I am faithful to the Lord [a true believer], come to my house and stay.” And she persuaded us.
16 It happened that as we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave-girl who had [f]a spirit of divination [that is, a demonic spirit claiming to foretell the future and discover hidden knowledge], and she brought her owners a good profit by fortune-telling. 17 She followed after Paul and us and kept screaming and shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” 18 She continued doing this for several days. Then Paul, being greatly annoyed and worn out, turned and said to the spirit [inside her], “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ [as His representative] to come out of her!” And it came out at that very moment.
19 But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the market place [where trials were held], 20 and when they had brought them before the chief magistrates, they said, “These men, who are Jews, are throwing our city into confusion and causing trouble. 21 They are publicly teaching customs which are unlawful for us, as Romans, to accept or observe.”
Paul and Silas Imprisoned
22 The crowd also joined in the attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and ordered that Paul and Silas be beaten with rods.(A) 23 After striking them many times [with the rods], they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely. 24 He, having received such a [strict] command, threw them into the inner prison (dungeon) and fastened their feet in the stocks [in an agonizing position].
25 But about midnight when Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26 suddenly there was a great earthquake, so [powerful] that the very foundations of the prison were shaken and at once all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. 27 When the jailer, shaken out of sleep, saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, saying, “Do not hurt yourself, we are all here!” 29 Then the jailer called for torches and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 and after he brought them out [of the inner prison], he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
The Jailer Converted
31 And they answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus [as your personal Savior and entrust yourself to Him] and you will be saved, you and your household [if they also believe].” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their bloody wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. 34 Then he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, since he had believed in God with his entire family [accepting with joy what had been made known to them about the Christ].
35 Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their officers, saying, “Release those men.” 36 And the jailer repeated the words to Paul, saying, “The chief magistrates have sent word to release you; so come out now and go in peace.” 37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us in public without a trial, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now they are sending us out secretly? No! Let them come here themselves and bring us out!” 38 The officers reported this message to the chief magistrates, and [g]when they heard that the prisoners were Romans, they were frightened; 39 so they came [to the prison] and appealed to them [with apologies], and when they brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city. 40 So they left the prison and went to Lydia’s house; and when they had seen the brothers and sisters, they encouraged and comforted them, and left.
Footnotes
- Acts 16:9 Northern Greece.
- Acts 16:10 At this point Luke (the writer) apparently joined the journey and includes himself in the narrative, speaking in the first person.
- Acts 16:13 Apparently there were not enough Jews living in Philippi to establish a synagogue.
- Acts 16:14 The first recorded believer in Europe.
- Acts 16:14 This was an important and valuable fabric, having great demand, being used on the official toga in Rome and its colonies.
- Acts 16:16 Lit a python spirit. In Greek mythology, Python the earth-dragon (serpent goddess), was associated with the oracle at Delphi.
- Acts 16:38 Paul was a Roman citizen because he was born in Tarsus (22:28), capitol of Cilicia and a city that the emperor Augustus had pronounced “free” because of its support of Rome. Nothing is known of Silas’ family background, but if his name is short for “Silvanus,” it is a Roman name (taken from the god of the forest) and it could be that Silas was also born a Roman citizen. Details on Roman citizenship at that time are sketchy at best, but it is clear from Acts that punishing a citizen without a trial and guilty verdict was illegal, probably involving severe penalties for the magistrates in charge. Also, a Roman citizen charged with a crime had the right to go to Rome and be tried in the emperor’s court (25:9-12).
Acts 16
King James Version
16 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
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