使徒行传 7
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
司提反的申辯
7 大祭司說：“真有這些事嗎？” 2 司提反說：“各位父老兄弟請聽！我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕，在美索不達米亞，還沒有住在哈蘭的時候，榮耀的 神向他顯現， 3 對他說：‘你要離開本地本族，到我指示你的地方去。’ 4 他就離開迦勒底人的地方，住在哈蘭。他父親死後， 神又叫他從那裡遷到你們現在所住的地方。 5 在這裡 神並沒有賜他產業，連立足之地也沒有。但 神應許把這地賜給他和他的後裔為業，雖然那時他還沒有兒子。 6 神就這樣說：‘你的後裔必在外地寄居，人要奴役、虐待他們四百年。’ 7 神又說：‘奴役他們的那個國家，我要親自懲罰。以後，他們要出來，在這地方事奉我。’ 8 神也賜他割禮為約。這樣，亞伯拉罕生了以撒，第八天就給他行了割禮。後來，以撒生雅各，雅各生了十二位祖先。
9 “祖先妒忌約瑟，把他賣到埃及去，然而 神與他同在， 10 救他脫離一切苦難，使他在埃及王法老面前，有智慧、得恩寵。法老立他為首相，管理埃及和法老的全家。 11 後來埃及和迦南全地遭遇饑荒、大災難，我們的祖先找不到糧食。 12 雅各聽見埃及有穀糧，就派我們的祖先去，這是第一次。 13 第二次的時候，約瑟就向哥哥們表露自己的身世，法老才知道約瑟的家世。 14 約瑟就派人去把他父親雅各和全家七十五人都接來。 15 於是雅各下了埃及。後來他和我們祖先都死了， 16 運到示劍，埋葬在亞伯拉罕用銀子向哈抹子孫買來的墳地裡。
17 “ 神給亞伯拉罕的應許快要實現的時候，以色列人在埃及人口繁盛增多； 18 但是，到了另一位不認識約瑟的君王興起統治埃及的時候， 19 他就謀害我們的同胞，虐待我們的祖先，逼他們拋棄自己的嬰孩，不容嬰孩存活。 20 就在那時候，摩西出生了，他非常俊美，在父親的家中撫養了三個月。 21 他被拋棄的時候，法老的女兒把他拾起來，當作兒子撫養。 22 摩西學盡了埃及人的一切學問，說話行事都有能力。
23 “到了四十歲，他心中起了一個念頭，要去看望自己的同胞以色列人。 24 當他看見有一個人受欺負，就去護衛，為那受屈的抱不平，打死了那個埃及人。 25 他以為同胞們都必知道 神要藉著他的手拯救他們，事實上他們卻不知道。 26 第二天，有人在打架，摩西就出面調解，說：‘你們是弟兄，為甚麼彼此欺負呢？’ 27 那欺負鄰舍的把他推開，說：‘誰立了你作我們的領袖和審判官呢？ 28 難道你想殺我，像昨天殺那個埃及人一樣嗎？’ 29 摩西因為這句話，就逃到米甸地寄居，在那裡生了兩個兒子。
30 “過了四十年，在西奈山的曠野，有一位使者，在荊棘中的火燄裡，向摩西顯現。 31 他見了這個異象，十分驚奇；他正上前察看的時候，就有主的聲音說： 32 ‘我是你祖宗的 神，就是亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的 神。’摩西戰戰兢兢，不敢觀看。 33 主對他說：‘把你腳上的鞋脫掉，因為你所站的地方是聖地。 34 我的子民在埃及所受的痛苦，我實在看見了；他們的歎息我也聽見了，我下來是要救他們。你來，我要派你到埃及去。’ 35 他們拒絕了這位摩西，說：‘誰立了你作領袖和審判官呢？’但 神藉著在荊棘中向他顯現的使者的手，派他作領袖和救贖者。 36 這人領他們出來，並且在埃及地、紅海和曠野，行奇事神蹟四十年。 37 以前那位對以色列人說‘ 神要從你們弟兄中間，給你們興起一位先知像我’的，就是這摩西。 38 那曾經在曠野的大會中，和那在西奈山上對他說話的使者同在，也與我們的祖先同在的，就是他。他領受了活的聖言，傳給我們。 39 我們的祖先不肯聽從他，反而把他推開，他們的心已經轉向了埃及， 40 就對亞倫說：‘給我們做一些神像，可以走在我們前頭。因為把我們從埃及地領出來的那個摩西，我們不知道他遭遇了甚麼事。’ 41 在那些日子裡，他們做了一個牛犢，把祭物獻給那偶像，並且因自己手所做的而歡樂。 42 於是 神轉身離開，任憑他們事奉天象，正如先知書所說：
‘以色列家啊，
你們在曠野四十年，
豈是將祭牲和祭物獻給我呢？
43 你們抬著摩洛的帳幕，
和理番神的星，
就是你們做來敬拜的像。
所以我要把你們放逐到巴比倫那一邊去。’
44 “我們的祖先在曠野有作證的帳幕，就是跟摩西談話的那位指示他，依照他看見的樣式做的。 45 我們的祖先相繼承受了這帳幕， 神把外族人從他們面前趕走以後，他們就同約書亞把帳幕帶進所得為業的地方，直到大衛的日子。 46 大衛在 神面前蒙了恩，就求為雅各的 神找個居所， 47 而由所羅門為他建造殿宇。 48 其實至高者並不住人手所造的，正如先知說：
49 ‘主說：天是我的寶座，
地是我的腳凳，
你們要為我建造怎樣的殿呢？
哪裡是我安息的地方呢？
50 這一切不都是我手所造的嗎？’
51 “你們頸項剛硬、心和耳都未受割禮的人哪！你們時常抗拒聖靈，你們的祖先怎樣，你們也怎樣。 52 有哪一個先知，你們的祖先不迫害呢？你們殺了那些預先宣告那義者要來的人，現在又把那義者出賣了，殺害了。 53 你們領受了由天使傳達的律法，卻不遵守。”
司提反被石頭打死
54 眾人聽了這些話，心中非常惱怒，就向著司提反咬牙切齒。 55 但司提反被聖靈充滿，定睛望著天，看見 神的榮耀，並且看見耶穌站在 神的右邊， 56 就說：“看哪！我看見天開了，人子站在 神的右邊。” 57 眾人大聲喊叫，掩著耳朵，一齊向他衝過去， 58 把他推出城外，用石頭打他。那些證人把自己的衣服，放在一個名叫掃羅的青年人腳前。 59 他們用石頭打司提反的時候，他呼求說：“主耶穌啊，求你接收我的靈魂！” 60 然後跪下來大聲喊著說：“主啊，不要把這罪歸給他們！”說了這話，就睡了。
Acts 7
Darby Translation
7 And the high priest said, Are these things then so?
2 And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3 and said to him, Go out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and come into the land which I will shew thee.
4 Then going out of the land of the Chaldeans he dwelt in Charran, and thence, after his father died, he removed him into this land in which *ye* now dwell.
5 And he did not give him an inheritance in it, not even what his foot could stand on; and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.
6 And God spoke thus: His seed shall be a sojourner in a strange land, and they shall enslave them and evil entreat [them] four hundred years;
7 and the nation to which they shall be in bondage will *I* judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and serve me in this place.
8 And he gave to him [the] covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
9 And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,
10 and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him chief over Egypt and all his house.
11 But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food.
12 But Jacob, having heard of there being corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first;
13 and the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.
14 And Joseph sent and called down to him his father Jacob and all [his] kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 And Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers,
16 and were carried over to Sychem and placed in the sepulchre which Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the [father] of Sychem.
17 But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
18 until another king over Egypt arose who did not know Joseph.
19 *He* dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.
20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly lovely, who was nourished three months in the house of his father.
21 And when he was cast out, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and brought him up for herself [to be] for a son.
22 And Moses was instructed in all [the] wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
23 And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;
24 and seeing a certain one wronged, he defended [him], and avenged him that was being oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.
25 For he thought that his brethren would understand that God by his hand was giving them deliverance. But they understood not.
26 And on the morrow he shewed himself to them as they were contending, and compelled them to peace, saying, *Ye* are brethren, why do ye wrong one another?
27 But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?
28 Dost *thou* wish to kill me as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Madiam, where he begat two sons.
30 And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire of a bush.
31 And Moses seeing it wondered at the vision; and as he went up to consider it, there was a voice of [the] Lord,
32 *I* am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not consider [it].
33 And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.
34 I have surely seen the ill treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groan, and have come down to take them out of it; and now, come, I will send thee to Egypt.
35 This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee ruler and judge? him did God send [to be] a ruler and deliverer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 *He* led them out, having wrought wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37 This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up to you out of your brethren like me [him shall ye hear].
38 This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give to us;
39 to whom our fathers would not be subject, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
40 saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42 But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in [the] book of the prophets, Have ye offered me victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 Yea, ye took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of [your] god Remphan, the forms which ye made to do homage to them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon.
44 Our fathers had the tent of the testimony in the wilderness, as he that spoke to Moses commanded to make it according to the model which he had seen;
45 which also our fathers, receiving from their predecessors, brought in with Joshua when they entered into possession of [the lands of] the nations, whom God drove out from [the] face of our fathers, until the days of David;
46 who found favour before God, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
47 but Solomon built him a house.
48 But the Most High dwells not in [places] made with hands; as says the prophet,
49 The heaven [is] my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build me? saith [the] Lord, or where [is the] place of my rest?
50 has not my hand made all these things?
51 O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, *ye* do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, *ye* also.
52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain those who announced beforehand concerning the coming of the Just One, of whom *ye* have now become deliverers up and murderers!
53 who have received the law as ordained by [the] ministry of angels, and have not kept [it].
54 And hearing these things they were cut to the heart, and gnashed their teeth against him.
55 But being full of [the] Holy Spirit, having fixed his eyes on heaven, he saw [the] glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56 and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
57 And they cried out with a loud voice, and held their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
58 and having cast [him] out of the city, they stoned [him]. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, praying, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep.
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