使 徒 行 傳 2
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
圣灵的来临
2 五旬节 [a]到了,他们都聚在一个地方。 2 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。 3 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, 4 并且按照圣灵赐予的能力,开始讲不同的语言。
5 那时候,来自世界各国的虔诚的犹太人住在耶路撒冷。 6 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。 7 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? 8 那么为什么每个人听到的都是他自己的语言呢? 9 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
- 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。
- 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。
Acts 2
Darby Translation
2 And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place.
2 And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared to them parted tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.
4 And they were all filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.
5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.
6 But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
7 And all were amazed and wondered, saying, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?
8 and how do *we* hear [them] each in our own dialect in which we have been born,
9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, and Judaea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya which adjoin Cyrene, and the Romans sojourning [here], both Jews and proselytes,
11 Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?
12 And they were all amazed and in perplexity, saying one to another, What would this mean?
13 But others mocking said, They are full of new wine.
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:
15 for these are not full of wine, as *ye* suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;
16 but this is that which was spoken through the prophet Joel,
17 And it shall be in the last days, saith God, [that] I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elders shall dream with dreams;
18 yea, even upon my bondmen and upon my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20 the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of [the] Lord come.
21 And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.
22 Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazaraean, a man borne witness to by God to you by works of power and wonders and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know
23 —him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, by [the] hand of lawless [men], have crucified and slain.
24 Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;
25 for David says as to him, I foresaw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved.
26 Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,
27 for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.
28 Thou hast made known to me [the] paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.
29 Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.
30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne;
31 he, seeing [it] before, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither has he been left in hades nor his flesh seen corruption.
32 This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all *we* are witnesses.
33 Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which *ye* behold and hear.
34 For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand
35 until I have put thine enemies [to be] the footstool of thy feet.
36 Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom *ye* have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 And having heard [it] they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
38 And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all who [are] afar off, as many as [the] Lord our God may call.
40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.
41 Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
42 And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers.
43 And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common,
45 and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.
46 And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in [the] house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47 praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added [to the assembly] daily those that were to be saved.
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