使徒行传 28
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
在马耳他岛
28 我们安全上岸后，才知道那个岛的名字叫马耳他。 2 岛上的居民对我们非常友善。因为下雨，天气又冷，他们就生火接待我们。 3 保罗拿起一捆柴放进火堆里，不料有一条毒蛇经不住热钻了出来，咬住了他的手。 4 那里的居民看见毒蛇吊在保罗手上，就交头接耳地说：“这人一定是个凶手，虽然侥幸没有淹死，天理却不容他活下去。” 5 可是保罗把蛇甩进火里，并没有受伤。 6 他们以为保罗的手一定会肿起来或者他会突然倒毙，但是等了很久，见他还是安然无恙，就改变了态度，说他是个神明。
7 那个岛的首领名叫部百流，他的田产就在附近。他接待我们，热情款待了我们三天。 8 当时，部百流的父亲患痢疾，正发热躺在床上。保罗去为他祷告，把手按在他身上治好了他。 9 这事以后，岛上其他的病人都来了，他们都得了医治。 10 他们处处尊敬我们，在我们启航的时候，又赠送我们途中所需用的物品。
保罗抵达罗马
11 三个月后，我们搭乘一艘停在该岛过冬的船离开。这船叫“双神号”，来自亚历山大。 12 我们先到叙拉古港，在那里停泊三天， 13 然后继续前行，到达利基翁。第二天，起了南风，第三天我们抵达部丢利， 14 在那里遇见几位弟兄姊妹，应邀和他们同住了七天，然后前往罗马。 15 那里的弟兄姊妹听说我们来了，便到亚比乌和三馆迎接我们。保罗见到他们后，就感谢上帝，心中受到鼓励。 16 进了罗马城后，保罗获准在卫兵的看守下自己一个人住。
继续传道
17 三天后，保罗请来当地犹太人的首领，对他们说：“弟兄们，虽然我没有做过任何对不起同胞或违背祖先规矩的事，却在耶路撒冷遭囚禁，又被交到罗马人的手里。 18 罗马官员审讯了我，发现我没有什么该死的罪，想释放我， 19 犹太人却反对，我不得已只好上诉凯撒。我并非有什么事要控告自己的同胞。 20 为此，我才请你们来当面谈，我受捆绑是为了以色列人所盼望的那位。”
21 他们说：“犹太境内的同胞没有给我们写信提及你的事，也没有弟兄到这里说你的坏话。 22 不过，我们倒很想听听你的观点，因为我们知道你们这一派的人到处受人抨击。”
23 于是，他们和保罗约定了会面的日期。那一天，很多人来到保罗住的地方。从早到晚，保罗向他们传扬上帝国的道，引用摩西律法和先知书劝他们相信有关耶稣的事。 24 有些人听后相信了他的话，有些人不相信， 25 他们彼此意见不一。在他们散去之前，保罗说了一句话：“圣灵借以赛亚先知对你们祖先所说的话真是一点不错， 26 祂说，
“‘你去告诉百姓，
你们听了又听，却不明白；
看了又看，却不领悟。
27 因为这百姓心灵麻木，
耳朵发背，眼睛昏花，
以致眼睛看不见，
耳朵听不见，心里不明白，无法回心转意，
得不到我的医治。’
28 所以你们当知道，上帝的救恩已经传给了外族人，他们也必听。”
29 听完保罗的话后，那些犹太人就回去了，他们中间起了激烈的争论。[a]
30 后来，保罗租了一间房子，在那里住了整整两年，接待所有到访的人。 31 他勇敢地传讲上帝的国，教导有关主耶稣基督的事，没有受到任何拦阻。
Footnotes
- 28:29 有古卷无“听完保罗的话后，那些犹太人就回去了，他们中间起了激烈的争论。”
使徒行傳 28
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
保羅在馬耳他島上
28 我們既已獲救，才知道那島名叫馬耳他。 2 當地人非常友善地接待我們；因為正在下雨，天氣又冷，他們就生了火歡迎我們眾人。 3 那時，保羅拾起一捆柴，放在火中，有一條毒蛇，因為熱的緣故鑽了出來，纏住他的手。 4 當地的人看見那毒蛇懸在他手上，就彼此說：「這人必是個兇手，雖然他從海裏獲救，天理仍不容他活着。」 5 保羅竟把那毒蛇甩在火裏，並沒有受傷。 6 當地的人想他快要腫起來，或是忽然倒下死了，但等了好久，見他沒有甚麼異樣，就轉念說他是個神明。
7 離那地方不遠有一些田產，是島長部百流的。他接納我們，盡情款待了我們三日。 8 當時，部百流的父親臥病不起，患了熱病和痢疾。保羅進去見他，為他禱告按手，治好了他。 9 從此，島上其餘的病人也都來，得了醫治。 10 他們又多方面尊敬我們，到了開船的時候，又把我們所需用的東西送到船上。
保羅抵達羅馬
11 過了三個月，我們上了亞歷山大的船起航。這船以「宙斯雙子」為記，是在那海島過冬的。 12 我們到了敘拉古，停泊了三日； 13 又從那裏起錨開船，[a]來到利基翁。過了一天，起了南風，第二天就來到部丟利。 14 我們在那裏遇見一些弟兄，他們請我們同住了七天。就這樣，我們來到羅馬。 15 那裏的弟兄們一聽見我們的消息，就到亞比烏市和三館來迎接我們。保羅見了他們，就感謝 神，越發壯膽。
16 我們進了羅馬城，[b]保羅蒙准和那個看守他的兵另住在一處。
保羅在羅馬傳道
17 過了三天，保羅請當地猶太人的領袖來。他們來了，保羅對他們說：「諸位弟兄，雖然我沒有做甚麼事干犯本國的百姓和我們祖宗的規矩，卻在耶路撒冷被囚禁，交在羅馬人的手裏。 18 他們審問了我，有意要釋放我，因為在我身上並沒有該死的罪狀。 19 但猶太人反對，我不得已只好上訴於凱撒，並不是有甚麼事要控告我本國的百姓。 20 為這緣故，我請你們來見我當面談話，我原是為以色列人所指望的那位才被這鐵鏈捆綁的。」 21 他們對他說：「我們並沒有接到從猶太寄來有關於你的信，也沒有弟兄到這裏來向我們報告，或說你有甚麼不好的地方。 22 但我們願意聽聽你的意見，因為我們知道這教門是到處遭人反對的。」
23 他們和保羅約定了日子，就有許多人到他的住處來。保羅從早到晚向他們講解這事，為 神的國作證，並引摩西的律法和先知的書勸導他們信從耶穌。 24 他所說的話，有的信，有的不信。 25 他們間彼此不合，就分散了；未散以先，保羅說了一句話：「聖靈藉以賽亞先知向你們祖宗所說的話是對的。 26 他說：
『你去對這百姓說：
你們聽了又聽，卻不明白；
看了又看，卻看不清。
27 因為這百姓的心麻木，
耳朵塞着，
眼睛閉着，
免得眼睛看見，
耳朵聽見，
心裏明白，回轉過來，
我會醫治他們。』
28 所以，你們當知道， 神這救恩已經傳給外邦人；他們會聽的。」[c]
30 保羅在自己所租的房子裏住了足足兩年。凡來見他的人，他都接待， 31 放膽傳講 神的國，並教導主耶穌基督的事，沒有人禁止。
Acts 28
GOD’S WORD Translation
Paul on the Island of Malta
28 When we were safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. 2 The people who lived on the island were unusually kind to us. They made a fire and welcomed all of us around it because of the rain and the cold.
3 Paul gathered a bundle of brushwood and put it on the fire. The heat forced a poisonous snake out of the brushwood. The snake bit Paul’s hand and wouldn’t let go. 4 When the people who lived on the island saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer! He may have escaped from the sea, but justice won’t let him live.”
5 Paul shook the snake into the fire and wasn’t harmed. 6 The people were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they had waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
7 A man named Publius, who was the governor of the island, had property around the area. He welcomed us and treated us kindly, and for three days we were his guests. 8 His father happened to be sick in bed. He was suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, placed his hands on him, and made him well.
9 After that had happened, other sick people on the island went to Paul and were made well. 10 They showed respect for us in many ways, and when we were going to set sail, they put whatever we needed on board.
Paul Sails from Malta to Rome
11 After three months we sailed on an Alexandrian ship that had spent the winter at the island. The ship had the gods Castor and Pollux carved on its front. 12 We stopped at the city of Syracuse and stayed there for three days. 13 We sailed from Syracuse and arrived at the city of Rhegium. The next day a south wind began to blow, and two days later we arrived at the city of Puteoli. 14 In Puteoli we discovered some believers who begged us to spend a week with them.
15 Believers in Rome heard that we were coming, so they came as far as the cities of Appius’ Market and Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and felt encouraged. So we finally arrived in the city of Rome.[a] 16 After our arrival, Paul was allowed to live by himself, but he had a soldier who guarded him.
Paul in Rome
17 After three days Paul invited the most influential Jews in Rome to meet with him. When they assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, I haven’t done anything against the Jewish people or violated the customs handed down by our ancestors. Yet, I’m a prisoner from Jerusalem, and I’ve been handed over to the Roman authorities. 18 The Roman authorities cross-examined me and wanted to let me go because I was accused of nothing for which I deserved to die. 19 But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal my case to the emperor. That doesn’t mean I have any charges to bring against my own people. 20 That’s why I asked to see you and speak with you. I’m wearing these chains because of what Israel hopes for.”
21 The Jewish leaders told Paul, “We haven’t received any letters from Judea about you, and no Jewish person who has come to Rome has reported or mentioned anything bad about you. 22 However, we would like to hear what you think. We know that everywhere people are talking against this sect.”
23 On a designated day a larger number of influential Jews ⌞than expected⌟ went to the place where Paul was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining God’s kingdom to them. He was trying to convince them about Jesus from Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets. 24 Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others continued to disbelieve.
25 The Jews, unable to agree among themselves, left after Paul had quoted this particular passage to them: “How well the Holy Spirit spoke to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah! 26 The Spirit said: ‘Go to these people and say,
“You will hear clearly but never understand.
You will see clearly but never comprehend.
27 These people have become close-minded
and hard of hearing.
They have shut their eyes
so that their eyes never see.
Their ears never hear.
Their minds never understand.
And they never turn to me for healing.” ’
28 “You need to know that God has sent his salvation to people who are not Jews. They will listen.” [b]
30 Paul rented a place to live for two full years and welcomed everyone who came to him. 31 He spread the message about God’s kingdom and taught very boldly about the Lord Jesus Christ. No one stopped him.
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