瘸腿的人痊愈

有一次,在下午三点[a]祷告的时候,彼得约翰上圣殿去。 一个生来[b]瘸腿的被人抬来。他天天被放在那叫“美门”的圣殿门口,为要向进圣殿的人乞讨。 他看见彼得约翰正要进入圣殿,就求他们施舍。 彼得约翰注视着他,彼得说:“你看我们!” 那人就留意看他们,期待着从他们那里得些什么。 彼得却说:“金子银子我都没有,只把我有的给你:奉拿撒勒人耶稣基督的名,起来[c]走路吧!” 彼得抓着他的右手,扶他起来。他的脚和踝骨立刻就健壮了。 他一跳,站了起来,并且行走,与他们一起进入圣殿,边走边跳,赞美神。 全体民众都看见他边走边赞美神, 10 认出他是坐在圣殿的美门口乞讨的那个人,就对发生在他身上的事满心希奇、惊讶。

在所罗门柱廊里传道

11 那个人[d]紧拉着彼得约翰的时候,全体民众都一起跑向他们,到叫做“所罗门”的柱廊那里,满心惊奇。 12 彼得看见,就对民众说:“各位以色列人哪!你们为什么对这事感到惊奇?为什么注视我们,以为我们是凭着自己的能力或虔诚使这个人走路的呢? 13 亚伯拉罕以撒雅各的神[e],也就是我们祖先的神,已经荣耀了他的仆人耶稣。你们竟然把他交出去,并且在彼拉多判定要释放他的时候,在彼拉多面前拒绝了他。 14 你们拒绝了神圣、公义的那一位,而要求释放一个杀人犯给你们。 15 你们杀害了生命的创始者[f],神却使他从死人中复活了!我们就是这事的见证人。 16 现在,基于对他名的信心,他的名就使你们所看见所认识的这个人健壮了;这由耶稣而来的信心,使他在你们众人面前完全康复了。

17 “同胞们[g],现在我知道,你们所做的是出于愚昧无知,就像你们的首领那样。 18 但神藉着众先知的口所预言的,就是基督要受难的事,就这样应验了。 19 所以,你们应当悔改,应当回转,使你们的罪孽被抹去, 20 这样,更新的日子[h]就会从主面前来到;并且他要将耶稣,就是预先指定给你们的那位基督差来。 21 不过天必须留他,直到万有复兴的时候,就是神自古以来藉着圣先知们的口所说的那时候。 22 摩西确实[i]说过:

‘主——你们的神,将要从你们兄弟中给你们兴起一位先知,像兴起我一样。他对你们所说的一切,你们都要听从。 23 所有不听从那位先知的人[j],都要从民中被全然灭绝。’[k]

24 “其实从撒母耳以来所有的先知,只要说预言[l],都同样地预告了这些日子。 25 你们是先知们的子孙,也是神与你们[m]祖先所订立之约的子孙。那时神对亚伯拉罕说:‘藉着你的那位后裔,地上万族都要蒙祝福。’[n] 26 神兴起了他的仆人[o],差派他先到你们这里来,要你们每个人转离自己的罪行,好祝福你们。”

Footnotes

  1. 使徒行传 3:1 下午三点——原文为“第九时刻”。
  2. 使徒行传 3:2 生来——原文直译“从母腹中”。
  3. 使徒行传 3:6 有古抄本没有“起来”。
  4. 使徒行传 3:11 那个人——有古抄本作“那得了痊愈的瘸腿之人”。
  5. 使徒行传 3:13 亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的神——原文直译“亚伯拉罕的神、以撒的神、雅各的神”。
  6. 使徒行传 3:15 创始者——或译作“本源”或“元首”。
  7. 使徒行传 3:17 同胞们——原文直译“兄弟们”。
  8. 使徒行传 3:20 更新的日子——或译作“安舒的日子”。
  9. 使徒行传 3:22 有古抄本附“对祖先”。
  10. 使徒行传 3:23 人——原文直译“灵魂”。
  11. 使徒行传 3:23 《申命记》18:15-19。
  12. 使徒行传 3:24 说预言——原文直译“说话”。
  13. 使徒行传 3:25 你们——有古抄本作“我们”。
  14. 使徒行传 3:25 《创世记》12:3;22:18;26:4;28:14。
  15. 使徒行传 3:26 有古抄本附“耶稣”。

彼得醫治瘸腿的乞丐

一天,在下午三點禱告的時間,彼得和約翰去聖殿。 有一個生來瘸腿的人天天被人抬到聖殿美門的外面,向進殿的人乞討。 他看見彼得和約翰要進殿,就求他們施捨。 二人定睛看他,彼得說:「看著我們!」 那人就緊盯著他們,期盼能有所收穫。

彼得說:「金子、銀子我都沒有,但是我把我有的給你。我奉拿撒勒人耶穌基督的名,命令你起來行走!」

彼得拉著他的右手扶他起來,那人的腳和踝骨立刻變得強健有力。 他跳了起來,站穩後開始行走,跟著彼得和約翰進入聖殿,走著跳著讚美上帝。 大家看見他一邊走一邊讚美上帝, 10 認出他就是那個在美門外面的乞丐,都為發生在他身上的事而感到驚奇、詫異。 11 那乞丐緊緊拉著彼得和約翰的手走到所羅門廊,眾人都跑過來,嘖嘖稱奇。

彼得傳揚基督

12 彼得看見這情形,就對大家說:「以色列人啊,何必驚奇呢?為什麼一直盯著我們呢?你們以為我們是憑自己的能力和虔誠叫這人行走嗎? 13 亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的上帝,就是我們祖先的上帝,已經使祂的僕人耶穌得了榮耀。你們把耶穌交給彼拉多,儘管彼拉多想釋放祂,你們卻在彼拉多面前棄絕祂! 14 你們棄絕了那聖潔公義者,竟然要求彼拉多釋放一個兇手。 15 你們殺了生命之主,上帝卻使祂從死裡復活了。我們都是這事的見證人。 16 你們認識的這個乞丐因為相信耶穌的名,得到了醫治。你們都看見了,他能痊癒是因為他信耶穌。

17 「弟兄們,我知道你們的所作所為是出於無知,你們的官長也是一樣。 18 但是上帝早已藉眾先知預言基督要受害,這事果然應驗了。 19 所以你們要悔改,歸向上帝,祂將除去你們一切的罪惡, 20 賜給你們煥然一新的日子,也將差遣祂預先為你們選立的基督耶穌降臨。 21 基督必須留在天上,直到萬物更新的時候,這是上帝自古以來藉聖先知的口說的。 22 摩西曾經說,『主——你們的上帝將要在你們中間興起一位像我一樣的先知。你們要留心聽祂的話, 23 凡不聽的,必將他從民中剷除。』

24 「從撒母耳到後來的所有先知都宣告過這些日子。 25 你們是先知的子孫,也承受了上帝和你們祖先所立的約。上帝曾對亞伯拉罕說,『天下萬族必因你的後裔而蒙福。』 26 上帝興起祂的僕人,首先差遣祂到你們中間賜福給你們,使你們脫離罪惡。」

Peter Heals a Crippled Man

One day Peter and John went to the Temple at ·three o’clock [L the ninth hour; time was reckoned from dawn, traditionally set at 6 AM], ·the time set each day for the afternoon prayer service [L the hour of prayer]. There, at the Temple gate called Beautiful Gate [C unknown location, perhaps one of several gates between various courtyards], was a man who had been ·crippled [lame] ·all his life [L from his mother’s womb]. Every day ·he was carried to [people would lay him at] this gate to beg for ·money [alms] from the people going into the Temple [C the Temple complex; 2:46]. The man saw Peter and John going into the Temple [C courts; 2:46] and asked them for ·money [alms; help]. Peter and John looked ·straight [intently] at him and said, “Look at us!” The man ·looked at [paid attention to] them, thinking they were going to give him ·some money [L something]. But Peter said, “·I don’t have any silver or gold, but ·I do have something else I can give you [L what I do have, I give to you]. ·By the power [L In the name] of Jesus Christ ·from Nazareth [or the Nazarene], stand up and walk [Luke 5:23]!” Then Peter took the man’s right hand and ·lifted [raised] him up. Immediately the man’s feet and ankles became strong. He ·jumped up [leaped], stood on his feet, and began to walk. He went into the Temple [C courts; 2:46] with them, walking and ·jumping [leaping] and praising God [Is. 35:4–6]. All the people recognized him as the ·crippled [lame] man who always sat by the Beautiful Gate [3:2] begging for ·money [alms; help]. Now they saw this same man walking and praising God, and they were amazed. ·They wondered how this could happen [or …and stunned/astonished at what had happened].

Peter Speaks to the People

11 While the man was ·holding on [clinging] to Peter and John, all the people were ·amazed [astonished] and ran to them at Solomon’s ·Porch [Portico; Colonnade; C columns marked the outside perimeter of the large outer court of the Temple]. 12 When Peter saw this, he ·said to [addressed] them, “·People of Israel [L Men, Israelites], why are you ·surprised [amazed]? ·You are [L Or why are you…?] ·looking [staring] at us as if it were our own power or ·goodness [piety; godliness] that made this man walk. 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ·ancestors [forefathers; fathers], ·gave glory to [has glorified/honored] Jesus, his ·servant [or child]. But you handed him over to be killed. Pilate decided to let him go free, but you ·told Pilate you did not want [L disowned; rejected] Jesus. 14 You ·did not want [L disowned; rejected] the One who is holy and ·good [righteous] but asked Pilate to give you a murderer [C Barabbas; Luke 23:18] instead. 15 And so you killed the ·One who gives [Author/Source/Ruler of] life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses to this. 16 It was faith in [L the name of] Jesus that made this ·crippled [lame] man ·well [strong]. You can see this man, and you know him. He was made completely well because of ·trust [faith] in ·Jesus [L the name of Jesus], ·and you all saw it happen [in front of you all]!

17 “·Brothers and sisters [or Brothers; C fellow Jews], I know you did those things to Jesus because neither you nor your leaders [rulers] understood what you were doing. 18 God ·said [foretold; predicted] through [L the mouth of all] the prophets that his ·Christ [Messiah] would suffer. And now God has ·made these things come true [L fulfilled these things] in this way. 19 So you must ·change your hearts and lives [repent]! ·Come back [Return; Turn back] to God, and he will ·forgive [wipe out; erase] your sins. Then the ·time [L times; seasons] of ·rest [refreshment; comfort; C the messianic age] will come from [L the presence of] the Lord. 20 And he will send Jesus, the One he ·chose [appointed] to be the ·Christ [Messiah]. 21 But ·Jesus must stay in heaven [L heaven must receive/welcome him] until the time comes when all things will be ·made right again [restored; made new]. God ·told about [announced] this time long ago when he spoke through his holy prophets. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will ·give you [L raise up for you] a prophet like me, ·who is one of your own people [L from among your brothers]. You must ·listen to [hear; obey] everything he tells you. 23 Anyone who does not listen to that prophet will ·die, cut off [be utterly destroyed] from God’s people [Lev. 23:29; Deut. 18:15–20].’ 24 Samuel, and all the other prophets who spoke for God after Samuel, ·told [announced; foretold; predicted] about ·this time now [L these days; C there are no specific messianic prophecies from Samuel, but he did anoint David whose kingship anticipated the Messiah; 2 Sam. 7:12–16; Acts 13:22–23; Heb. 5:1]. 25 You are ·descendants [children; sons] of the prophets. You have received the ·agreement [covenant; treaty] God made with your ·ancestors [L fathers; patriarchs]. He said to your father Abraham, ‘Through your ·descendants [heirs; L seed] all the ·nations [or families] on the earth will be blessed [Gen. 22:18; 26:4].’ 26 God has raised up his ·servant [or child] Jesus and sent him to you first [C the Jews were to receive the blessing first, and through them God would bless all nations] to bless you by turning each of you away from ·doing evil [your wicked ways].”