使徒行传 2
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
门徒在五旬节被圣灵充满
2 五旬节到了，门徒都聚集在一处。 2 忽然，从天上有响声下来，好像一阵大风吹过，充满了他们所坐的屋子； 3 又有舌头如火焰显现出来，分开落在他们各人头上。 4 他们就都被圣灵充满，按着圣灵所赐的口才说起别国的话来。
5 那时，有虔诚的犹太人从天下各国来，住在耶路撒冷。 6 这声音一响，众人都来聚集，各人听见门徒用众人的乡谈说话，就甚纳闷， 7 都惊讶稀奇说：“看哪，这说话的不都是加利利人吗？ 8 我们各人怎么听见他们说我们生来所用的乡谈呢？ 9 我们帕提亚人、玛代人、以拦人和住在美索不达米亚、犹太、加帕多家、本都、亚细亚、 10 弗吕家、旁非利亚、埃及的人，并靠近古利奈的利比亚一带地方的人，从罗马来的客旅中或是犹太人、或是进犹太教的人， 11 克里特和阿拉伯人，都听见他们用我们的乡谈，讲说神的大作为！” 12 众人就都惊讶猜疑，彼此说：“这是什么意思呢？” 13 还有人讥诮说：“他们无非是新酒灌满了！”
彼得的讲说
14 彼得和十一个使徒站起，高声说：“犹太人和一切住在耶路撒冷的人哪，这件事你们当知道，也当侧耳听我的话。 15 你们想这些人是醉了，其实不是醉了，因为时候刚到巳初。 16 这正是先知约珥所说的： 17 ‘神说：在末后的日子，我要将我的灵浇灌凡有血气的，你们的儿女要说预言，你们的少年人要见异象，老年人要做异梦。 18 在那些日子，我要将我的灵浇灌我的仆人和使女，他们就要说预言。 19 在天上我要显出奇事，在地下我要显出神迹，有血，有火，有烟雾。 20 日头要变为黑暗，月亮要变为血，这都在主大而明显的日子未到以前。 21 到那时候，凡求告主名的，就必得救。’ 22 以色列人哪，请听我的话：神借着拿撒勒人耶稣在你们中间施行异能、奇事、神迹，将他证明出来，这是你们自己知道的。 23 他既按着神的定旨、先见被交于人，你们就借着无法之人的手，把他钉在十字架上杀了。 24 神却将死的痛苦解释了，叫他复活，因为他原不能被死拘禁。 25 大卫指着他说：‘我看见主常在我眼前，他在我右边，叫我不至于摇动。 26 所以我心里欢喜，我的灵[a]快乐，并且我的肉身要安居在指望中； 27 因你必不将我的灵魂撇在阴间，也不叫你的圣者见朽坏。 28 你已将生命的道路指示我，必叫我因见你的面[b]得着满足的快乐。’ 29 弟兄们，先祖大卫的事，我可以明明地对你们说，他死了，也葬埋了，并且他的坟墓直到今日还在我们这里。 30 大卫既是先知，又晓得神曾向他起誓，要从他的后裔中立一位坐在他的宝座上， 31 就预先看明这事，讲论基督复活说：他的灵魂不撇在阴间，他的肉身也不见朽坏。 32 这耶稣，神已经叫他复活了，我们都为这事作见证。 33 他既被神的右手高举[c]，又从父受了所应许的圣灵，就把你们所看见、所听见的浇灌下来。 34 大卫并没有升到天上，但自己说：‘主对我主说：“你坐在我的右边， 35 等我使你仇敌做你的脚凳。”’ 36 故此，以色列全家当确实地知道：你们钉在十字架上的这位耶稣，神已经立他为主、为基督了。”
感动多人信主
37 众人听见这话，觉得扎心，就对彼得和其余的使徒说：“弟兄们，我们当怎样行？” 38 彼得说：“你们各人要悔改，奉耶稣基督的名受洗，叫你们的罪得赦，就必领受所赐的圣灵。 39 因为这应许是给你们和你们的儿女，并一切在远方的人，就是主我们神所召来的。” 40 彼得还用许多话作见证，劝勉他们说：“你们当救自己脱离这弯曲的世代！” 41 于是，领受他话的人就受了洗，那一天，门徒约添了三千人； 42 都恒心遵守使徒的教训，彼此交接、掰饼、祈祷。
信徒相交日日祈祷
43 众人都惧怕，使徒又行了许多奇事神迹。 44 信的人都在一处，凡物公用， 45 并且卖了田产、家业，照各人所需用的分给各人。 46 他们天天同心合意恒切地在殿里，且在家中掰饼，存着欢喜、诚实的心用饭， 47 赞美神，得众民的喜爱。主将得救的人天天加给他们。
Acts 2
The Voice
2 When the holy day of Pentecost came 50 days after Passover, they were gathered together in one place.
2 Picture yourself among the disciples:
A sound roars from the sky without warning, the roar of a violent wind, and the whole house where you are gathered reverberates with the sound. 3 Then a flame appears, dividing into smaller flames and spreading from one person to the next. 4 All the people present are filled with the Holy Spirit and begin speaking in languages they’ve never spoken, as the Spirit empowers them.
5 Because of the holy festival, there are devout Jews staying as pilgrims in Jerusalem from every nation under the sun. 6 They hear the sound, and a crowd gathers. They are amazed because each of them can hear the group speaking in their native languages. 7 They are shocked and amazed by this.
Pilgrims: Just a minute. Aren’t all of these people Galileans? 8 How in the world do we all hear our native languages being spoken? 9 Look—there are Parthians here, and Medes, Elamites, Mesopotamians, and Judeans, residents of Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygians and Pamphylians, Egyptians and Libyans from Cyrene, Romans including both Jews by birth and converts, 11 Cretans, and Arabs. We’re each, in our own languages, hearing these people talk about God’s powerful deeds.
12 Their amazement becomes confusion as they wonder,
Pilgrims: What does this mean?
Skeptics: 13 It doesn’t mean anything. They’re all drunk on some fresh wine!
This miraculous sign of God’s kingdom is astounding. The followers of Jesus are not known as people who drink too much wine with breakfast, so this fantastic episode requires some other kind of explanation. Unfortunately it is impossible to comprehend or explain what transpires on Pentecost. But this is not a novelty performance; rather, it is the foundation of the kingdom of God in that it establishes the church as the place where God moves on the earth through His Spirit. They expect a political kingdom, but God moves in people’s hearts to transform individuals and communities.
14 As the twelve stood together, Peter shouted to the crowd,
Peter: Men of Judea and all who are staying here in Jerusalem, listen. I want you to understand: 15 these people aren’t drunk as you may think. Look, it’s only nine o’clock in the morning! 16 No, this isn’t drunkenness; this is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Joel. 17 Hear what God says!
In the last days,
I will offer My Spirit to humanity as a libation.
Your children will boldly speak the word of the Lord.
Young warriors will see visions,
and your elders will dream dreams.
18 Yes, in those days I shall offer My Spirit to all servants,
both male and female, and they will boldly speak My word.
19 And in the heaven above and on the earth below,
I shall give signs of impending judgment: blood, fire, and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will become a void of darkness,
and the moon will become blood.
Then the great and dreadful day of the Lord will arrive,
21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
will be liberated into God’s freedom and peace.[a]
22 All of you Israelites, listen to my message: it’s about Jesus of Nazareth, a man whom God authenticated for you by performing in your presence powerful deeds, wonders, and signs through Him, just as you yourselves know. 23 This man, Jesus, who came into your hands by God’s sure plan and advanced knowledge, you nailed to a cross and killed in collaboration with lawless outsiders. 24 But God raised Jesus and unleashed Him from the agonizing birth pangs of death, for death could not possibly keep Jesus in its power. 25 David spoke of Jesus’ resurrection, saying:
I see the Lord is ever present with me.
I will not live in fear or abandon my calling because He guides my right hand.
26 My heart is glad; my soul rejoices;
my body is safe.
27 You will not abandon me to experience the suffering of a miserable afterlife,
nor leave Your Holy One to rot alone.
28 Instead, You direct me on a path that leads to a beautiful life.
As I walk with You, the pleasures are never-ending, and I know true joy and contentment.[b]
29 My fellow Israelites, I can say without question that David our ancestor died and was buried, and his tomb is with us today. 30 David wasn’t speaking of himself; he was speaking as a prophet. He saw with prophetic insight that God had made a solemn promise to him: God would put one of his descendants on His throne. 31 Here’s what David was seeing in advance; here’s what David was talking about—the Anointed One would be resurrected. Think of David’s words about Him not being abandoned to the place of the dead nor being left to decay in the grave. 32 He was talking about Jesus, the One God has raised, whom all of us have seen with our own eyes and announce to you today. 33 Since Jesus has been lifted to the right hand of God—the highest place of authority and power—and since Jesus has received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has now poured out what you have seen and heard here today. 34 Remember: David couldn’t have been speaking of himself rising to the heavens when he said,
The Master said to my master,
“Sit here at My right hand,
in the place of honor and power,
35 And I will gather Your enemies together,
lead them in on hands and knees,
and You will rest Your feet on their backs.”[c]
36 Everyone in Israel should now realize with certainty what God has done: God has made Jesus both Lord and Anointed King—this same Jesus whom you crucified.
37 When the people heard this, their hearts were pierced; and they said to Peter and his fellow apostles,
Pilgrims: Our brothers, what should we do?
Peter: 38 Reconsider your lives; change your direction. Participate in the ceremonial washing of baptism[d] in the name of Jesus God’s Anointed, the Liberating King. Then your sins will be forgiven, and the gift of the Holy Spirit will be yours. 39 For the promise of the Spirit is for you, for your children, for all people—even those considered outsiders and outcasts—the Lord our God invites everyone to come to Him.
Just as God raised Jesus from a decaying body, Peter holds out hope for God to liberate those who follow Him from their decaying culture.
40 Peter was pleading and offering many logical reasons to believe. 41 Whoever made a place for his message in their hearts received the baptism;[e] in fact, that day alone, about 3,000 people joined the disciples.
42 The community continually committed themselves to learning what the apostles taught them, gathering for fellowship, breaking bread, and praying. 43 Everyone felt a sense of awe because the apostles were doing many signs and wonders among them. 44 There was an intense sense of togetherness among all who believed; they shared all their material possessions in trust. 45 They sold any possessions and goods that did not benefit the community and used the money to help everyone in need. 46 They were unified as they worshiped at the temple day after day. In homes, they broke bread and shared meals with glad and generous hearts. 47 The new disciples praised God, and they enjoyed the goodwill of all the people of the city. Day after day the Lord added to their number everyone who was experiencing liberation.
Footnotes
- 2:17–21 Joel 2:28–32
- 2:25–28 Psalm 16:8–11
- 2:34–35 Psalm 110:1
- 2:38 Literally, immersion, a rite of initiation and purification
- 2:41 Literally, immersion, a rite of initiation and purification
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