使徒行传 22
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
22 “各位父老兄弟,现在请听我的申辩。” 2 众人听见他用希伯来语向他们呼吁,就更加安静了。保罗说: 3 “我是犹太人,出生在奇里乞亚省的塔尔苏,在这城里长大;在迦玛列门下,按照我们先祖的律法受了严格的教育;我对神是热心的人,就像今天你们大家一样。 4 我曾经逼迫这道的信徒[a]置于死地,无论男女都捆绑起来,关进监狱。 5 这是大祭司和全长老议会的人都可以为我做见证的。我还从他们那里拿到了给同胞们[b]的一些信函往大马士革去,要把那里被捆绑的信徒们[c],带到耶路撒冷来受刑。
保罗的见证
6 “当我赶路快到大马士革的时候,大约中午,忽然有强烈的光从天上下来,在我周围四面照射。 7 我就仆倒在地上,听见有声音对我说:‘扫罗,扫罗!你为什么逼迫我?’
8 “我回答:‘主啊!你到底是谁?’
“他说:‘我就是你所逼迫的拿撒勒人耶稣。’ 9 与我在一起的人虽然看到了那光,[d]却听不懂那对我说话的声音。
10 “我说:‘主啊!我该做什么呢?’
“主对我说:‘起来,进大马士革城去,在那里你将被告知所指定你做的一切事。’
11 “我因那光的荣耀,什么都看不见了,就被同行的人牵着手,进了大马士革。 12 有一个名叫阿纳尼亚的人,按照律法,是一个虔诚的人,受到所有住在那里的犹太人赞许。 13 他来到我那里,站在旁边对我说:‘扫罗弟兄,你重见光明吧!’就在那一刻,我抬头看见他了。 14 他又说:‘我们祖先的神预先指定了你,使你明白他的旨意,看见那位义者,听见他口中传来的声音, 15 因为你将要做他的见证人,向所有的人见证你所看到的、你所听到的。 16 现在你还等什么呢?起来,当受洗[e]!求告他[f]的名,当洗去你的罪孽!’
17 “后来,我回到耶路撒冷,在圣殿里祷告的时候,魂游象外, 18 看见主对我说:‘快!赶快离开耶路撒冷,因为他们不会接受你为我做的见证。’
19 “我就说:‘主啊,他们知道我曾经到各会堂,把信靠你的人关进监狱,还鞭打他们。 20 并且当你的见证人司提反受害[g]流血的时候,我自己也站在旁边赞同[h],还为那些杀害他的人看守衣服。’
21 “主对我说:‘去吧!我要派你到遥远的外邦人那里去。’”
保罗的罗马公民权
22 众人听保罗讲到这句话,就高声说:“这样的人,把他从地上除掉,因为他不该活着!”
23 他们喊叫,抛着衣服,向空中扬起尘土。 24 千夫长下令把保罗押进营楼,吩咐鞭打拷问他,要了解民众是因什么理由向他这样一直喊叫。 25 当士兵们用皮条捆上保罗的时候,他对站在旁边的百夫长说:“你们鞭打一个没有被定罪的罗马公民,可以吗?”
26 百夫长听了,就来到千夫长面前,报告说:“你要做什么呢?[i]要知道,这个人是罗马公民。”
27 千夫长就前来问保罗:“告诉我,你是罗马公民吗?”
保罗说:“是的。”
28 千夫长说:“我花了一大笔钱,才买到了罗马公民权。”
保罗说:“我生下来就是。”
29 于是那些要拷问他的人,立刻退下了。千夫长既知道他是罗马公民,又因为捆绑了他,就惧怕起来。
保罗在议会受审
30 第二天,千夫长想确切知道保罗为什么被犹太人控告,就[j]解开他,下令召集祭司长们和全议会的人[k],然后把保罗带来,叫他站在他们面前。
Footnotes
- 使徒行传 22:4 的信徒——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 22:5 同胞——原文直译“兄弟”。
- 使徒行传 22:5 信徒们——原文直译“人们”。
- 使徒行传 22:9 有古抄本附“感到害怕,”。
- 使徒行传 22:16 受洗——或译作“受浸”。
- 使徒行传 22:16 他——有古抄本作“主”。
- 使徒行传 22:20 受害——辅助词语。
- 使徒行传 22:20 有古抄本附“对他的处决”。
- 使徒行传 22:26 你要做什么呢?——有古抄本作“要注意你所做的事。”
- 使徒行传 22:30 有古抄本附“从捆锁中”。
- 使徒行传 22:30 下令召集祭司长们和全议会的人——有古抄本作“下令要祭司长们和他们全议会的人来”。
使徒行传 22
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
22 “各位父老兄弟,请听我解释!” 2 在场的人听见保罗讲的是希伯来话,更加安静了。保罗说: 3 “我是犹太人,生于基利迦的大数,在耶路撒冷长大,曾在迦玛列门下严格地按着我们祖先的律法接受教育,像你们今日一样热心事奉上帝。 4 我曾经把信奉这道的男女信徒抓进监狱,迫害他们,置他们于死地。 5 大祭司和众长老都可以为我作证。我还拿着他们写给大马士革的犹太人的信去拘捕那里的信徒,押回耶路撒冷受刑。
6 “当我快到大马士革的时候,大约中午时分,突然从天上有一道强光四面照着我。 7 我就扑倒在地,听见有声音对我说,‘扫罗!扫罗!你为什么迫害我?’ 8 我回答说,‘主啊,你是谁?’他说,‘我就是你迫害的拿撒勒人耶稣!’ 9 我的同伴虽然也看见那道强光,却听不懂那位说话者的声音。 10 接着我又问,‘主啊!我该怎么办?’主说,‘起来,到大马士革去,那里会有人将指派给你的事告诉你。’
11 “那道耀眼的光照得我双眼失明,于是同行的人拉着我的手,带我进了大马士革。 12 那里有一个严守律法的虔诚人名叫亚拿尼亚,深受当地所有犹太人的尊敬。 13 他来探望我,站在我身边说,‘扫罗弟兄,重见光明吧!’就在那一刻,我抬头看见了他。 14 他又说,‘我们祖先的上帝拣选了你,要你明白祂的旨意,又让你亲自看见那位公义者、听到祂的声音。 15 因为你将做祂的见证人,把所见所闻告诉万民。 16 现在你还等什么呢?起来求告祂的名,接受洗礼,洗净你的罪。’
17 “后来,我回到耶路撒冷,在圣殿里祷告的时候,进入异象, 18 看见主对我说,‘赶快离开耶路撒冷,因为这里的人不会接受你为我做的见证。’ 19 我说,‘主啊!他们都知道我从前搜遍各会堂,逮捕、毒打信你的人。 20 当你的见证人司提凡为你流血殉道时,我自己也站在旁边赞同杀他的人,还替他们保管衣服。’ 21 主却对我说,‘去吧!我要差遣你到遥远的外族人那里。’”
因罗马公民身份而免刑
22 众人一听到这里,就高喊:“从世上除掉这样的人!他不配活着!” 23 百姓咆哮着脱掉外衣,扬起尘土。 24 千夫长下令把保罗押回营房,预备鞭打拷问他,要查出众人向他咆哮的缘由。 25 他们把保罗绑起来正要鞭打,保罗问旁边的百夫长:“未经定罪就拷打罗马公民合法吗?”
26 百夫长一听,立刻去禀告千夫长说:“你看该怎么办?这人是罗马公民。”
27 千夫长就来问保罗:“告诉我,你是罗马公民吗?”
保罗说:“是的。”
28 千夫长说:“我花了很多钱才当上罗马公民!”
保罗说:“我生来就是。”
29 那些准备拷问保罗的士兵立刻退下了。千夫长也害怕起来,因为发现保罗是罗马公民,他却下令捆绑了保罗。
保罗在公会申辩
30 第二天,千夫长想知道保罗被犹太人指控的真相,就为保罗松了绑,并招聚了祭司长和全公会的人,然后将保罗带来,让他站在众人面前。
Acts 22
New International Version
22 1 “Brothers and fathers,(A) listen now to my defense.”
2 When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,(B) they became very quiet.
Then Paul said: 3 “I am a Jew,(C) born in Tarsus(D) of Cilicia,(E) but brought up in this city. I studied under(F) Gamaliel(G) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(H) I was just as zealous(I) for God as any of you are today. 4 I persecuted(J) the followers of this Way(K) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(L) 5 as the high priest and all the Council(M) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates(N) in Damascus,(O) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 “About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.(P) 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’
8 “‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.
“ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth,(Q) whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. 9 My companions saw the light,(R) but they did not understand the voice(S) of him who was speaking to me.
10 “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.
“ ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’(T) 11 My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.(U)
12 “A man named Ananias came to see me.(V) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.(W) 13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.
14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors(X) has chosen you to know his will and to see(Y) the Righteous One(Z) and to hear words from his mouth. 15 You will be his witness(AA) to all people of what you have seen(AB) and heard. 16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized(AC) and wash your sins away,(AD) calling on his name.’(AE)
17 “When I returned to Jerusalem(AF) and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance(AG) 18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’
19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison(AH) and beat(AI) those who believe in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(AJ)
21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”(AK)
Paul the Roman Citizen
22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him!(AL) He’s not fit to live!”(AM)
23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks(AN) and flinging dust into the air,(AO) 24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(AP) He directed(AQ) that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”(AR)
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”
“Yes, I am,” he answered.
28 Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.”
“But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 Those who were about to interrogate him(AS) withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen,(AT) in chains.(AU)
Paul Before the Sanhedrin
30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews.(AV) So the next day he released him(AW) and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin(AX) to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.
Footnotes
- Acts 22:20 Or witness
Acts 22
New King James Version
Paul’s Defense at Jerusalem
22 “Brethren(A) and fathers, hear my defense before you now.” 2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the (B)Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent.
Then he said: 3 (C)“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city (D)at the feet of (E)Gamaliel, taught (F)according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and (G)was zealous toward God (H)as you all are today. 4 (I)I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, 5 as also the high priest bears me witness, and (J)all the council of the elders, (K)from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus (L)to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 “Now (M)it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8 So I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’
9 “And (N)those who were with me indeed saw the light [a]and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me. 10 So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’ 11 And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 “Then (O)a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, (P)having a good testimony with all the (Q)Jews who dwelt there, 13 came to me; and he stood and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that same hour I looked up at him. 14 Then he said, (R)‘The God of our fathers (S)has chosen you that you should (T)know His will, and (U)see the Just One, (V)and hear the voice of His mouth. 15 (W)For you will be His witness to all men of (X)what you have seen and heard. 16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, (Y)and wash away your sins, (Z)calling on the name of the Lord.’
17 “Now (AA)it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance 18 and (AB)saw Him saying to me, (AC)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ 19 So I said, ‘Lord, (AD)they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and (AE)beat those who believe on You. 20 (AF)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by (AG)consenting [b]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ 21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, (AH)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
Paul’s Roman Citizenship
22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, (AI)“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for (AJ)he is not fit to live!” 23 Then, as they cried out and [c]tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, 24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, (AK)“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”
26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”
27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”
He said, “Yes.”
28 The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.”
And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”
29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
The Sanhedrin Divided
30 The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
Footnotes
- Acts 22:9 NU omits and were afraid
- Acts 22:20 NU omits to his death
- Acts 22:23 Lit. threw
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