使徒行傳 16
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
保羅揀選提摩太
16 保羅來到特庇,又到路司得。在那裡有一個門徒名叫提摩太,是信主之猶太婦人的兒子,他父親卻是希臘人。 2 路司得和以哥念的弟兄都稱讚他。 3 保羅要帶他同去,只因那些地方的猶太人都知道他父親是希臘人,就給他行了割禮。 4 他們經過各城,把耶路撒冷使徒和長老所定的條規交給門徒遵守。 5 於是眾教會信心越發堅固,人數天天加增。
保羅見異象往馬其頓去
6 聖靈既然禁止他們在亞細亞講道,他們就經過弗呂家、加拉太一帶地方。 7 到了每西亞的邊界,他們想要往庇推尼去,耶穌的靈卻不許。 8 他們就越過每西亞,下到特羅亞去。 9 在夜間有異象現於保羅:有一個馬其頓人站著求他說:「請你過到馬其頓來幫助我們!」 10 保羅既看見這異象,我們隨即想要往馬其頓去,以為神召我們傳福音給那裡的人聽。
呂底亞信主領洗
11 於是從特羅亞開船,一直行到撒摩特喇,第二天到了尼亞波利。 12 從那裡來到腓立比,就是馬其頓這一方的頭一個城,也是羅馬的駐防城。我們在這城裡住了幾天。 13 當安息日,我們出城門,到了河邊,知道那裡有一個禱告的地方,我們就坐下對那聚會的婦女講道。 14 有一個賣紫色布匹的婦人,名叫呂底亞,是推雅推喇城的人,素來敬拜神。她聽見了,主就開導她的心,叫她留心聽保羅所講的話。 15 她和她一家既領了洗,便求我們說:「你們若以為我是真信主的[a],請到我家裡來住。」於是強留我們。
保羅逐出巫鬼
16 後來,我們往那禱告的地方去,有一個使女迎著面來,她被巫鬼所附,用法術叫她主人們大得財利。 17 她跟隨保羅和我們,喊著說:「這些人是至高神的僕人,對你們傳說救人的道!」 18 她一連多日這樣喊叫,保羅就心中厭煩,轉身對那鬼說:「我奉耶穌基督的名,吩咐你從她身上出來!」那鬼當時就出來了。
保羅西拉被打下監
19 使女的主人們見得利的指望沒有了,便揪住保羅和西拉,拉他們到市上去見首領, 20 又帶到官長面前,說:「這些人原是猶太人,竟騷擾我們的城, 21 傳我們羅馬人所不可受、不可行的規矩。」 22 眾人就一同起來攻擊他們。官長吩咐剝了他們的衣裳,用棍打。 23 打了許多棍,便將他們下在監裡,囑咐禁卒嚴緊看守。 24 禁卒領了這樣的命,就把他們下在內監裡,兩腳上了木狗。
夜半地震監門全開
25 約在半夜,保羅和西拉禱告,唱詩讚美神,眾囚犯也側耳而聽。 26 忽然地大震動,甚至監牢的地基都搖動了,監門立刻全開,眾囚犯的鎖鏈也都鬆開了。 27 禁卒一醒,看見監門全開,以為囚犯已經逃走,就拔刀要自殺。 28 保羅大聲呼叫說:「不要傷害自己!我們都在這裡。」 29 禁卒叫人拿燈來,就跳進去,戰戰兢兢地俯伏在保羅、西拉面前, 30 又領他們出來,說:「二位先生,我當怎樣行才可以得救?」
禁卒全家信主
31 他們說:「當信主耶穌,你和你一家都必得救。」 32 他們就把主的道講給他和他全家的人聽。 33 當夜,就在那時候,禁卒把他們帶去,洗他們的傷,他和屬乎他的人立時都受了洗。 34 於是禁卒領他們上自己家裡去,給他們擺上飯,他和全家因為信了神都很喜樂。
官方勸二人出監
35 到了天亮,官長打發差役來,說:「釋放那兩個人吧!」 36 禁卒就把這話告訴保羅說:「官長打發人來叫釋放你們。如今可以出監,平平安安地去吧!」 37 保羅卻說:「我們是羅馬人,並沒有定罪,他們就在眾人面前打了我們,又把我們下在監裡。現在要私下攆我們出去嗎?這是不行的。叫他們自己來領我們出去吧!」 38 差役把這話回稟官長。官長聽見他們是羅馬人,就害怕了, 39 於是來勸他們,領他們出來,請他們離開那城。 40 二人出了監,往呂底亞家裡去,見了弟兄們,勸慰他們一番,就走了。
Footnotes
- 使徒行傳 16:15 或作:你們若以為我是忠心侍主的。
Actes 16
La Bible du Semeur
L’appel du Macédonien
16 Paul se rendit ensuite à Derbé, puis à Lystres. Il y trouva un disciple nommé Timothée ; sa mère était une croyante d’origine juive et son père était Grec. 2 Les frères de Lystres et d’Iconium disaient beaucoup de bien de lui. 3 Paul désira le prendre avec lui. Il l’emmena donc et le fit circoncire par égard pour les Juifs qui habitaient dans ces régions et qui savaient tous que son père était Grec. 4 Dans toutes les villes où ils passaient, ils communiquaient aux frères les décisions prises par les apôtres et les responsables de l’Eglise à Jérusalem, en leur demandant de s’y conformer. 5 Et les Eglises s’affermissaient dans la foi et voyaient augmenter chaque jour le nombre de leurs membres.
6 Ils traversèrent la Galatie phrygienne parce que le Saint-Esprit les avait empêchés d’annoncer la Parole dans la province d’Asie[a]. 7 Parvenus près de la Mysie[b], ils se proposaient d’aller en Bithynie ; mais, là encore, l’Esprit de Jésus s’opposa à leur projet. 8 Ils traversèrent donc la Mysie et descendirent au port de Troas. 9 Là, Paul eut une vision au cours de la nuit : un Macédonien se tenait devant lui et le suppliait : Viens en Macédoine et secours-nous !
10 A la suite de cette vision de Paul, nous[c] avons aussitôt cherché à nous rendre en Macédoine, car nous avions la certitude que Dieu lui-même nous appelait à y annoncer l’Evangile.
11 Nous nous sommes embarqués à Troas et nous avons mis directement le cap sur l’île de Samothrace. Le lendemain, nous avons atteint Néapolis[d]. 12 De là, nous sommes allés jusqu’à la colonie romaine de Philippes, ville du premier district de Macédoine[e]. Nous avons passé plusieurs jours dans cette ville.
A Philippes
13 Le jour du sabbat, nous nous sommes rendus hors de l’enceinte de la cité, au bord d’une rivière où nous supposions que les Juifs se réunissaient d’habitude pour la prière. Quelques femmes étaient rassemblées là. Nous nous sommes assis avec elles et nous leur avons parlé.
14 Il y avait parmi elles une marchande d’étoffes de pourpre, nommée Lydie, originaire de la ville de Thyatire, une non-Juive qui adorait Dieu. Elle écoutait, et le Seigneur ouvrit son cœur, de sorte qu’elle fut attentive à ce que disait Paul. 15 Elle fut baptisée avec sa famille et ceux qui en dépendaient, puis elle nous invita en disant : Puisque vous avez jugé que j’ai foi[f] au Seigneur, venez loger chez moi.
Et, avec insistance, elle nous pressa d’accepter.
16 Un jour que nous nous rendions au lieu de prière, une esclave vint à notre rencontre. Elle avait en elle un esprit de divination, et ses prédictions procuraient de grands revenus à ses maîtres. 17 Elle se mit à nous suivre, Paul et nous, en criant à tue-tête : Ces hommes-là sont des serviteurs du Dieu très-haut : ils viennent vous annoncer comment être sauvés !
18 Elle fit cela plusieurs jours de suite.
A la fin, Paul, excédé, se retourna et dit à l’esprit : Je t’ordonne, au nom de Jésus-Christ, de sortir de cette femme !
A l’instant même, il la quitta.
19 Lorsque les maîtres de l’esclave s’aperçurent que leurs espoirs de gains s’étaient évanouis, ils se saisirent de Paul et de Silas et les traînèrent sur la grand-place de la ville devant les autorités. 20 Ils les présentèrent aux magistrats romains et portèrent plainte contre eux en ces termes : Ces gens-là sont des Juifs qui jettent le trouble dans notre ville. 21 Ils cherchent à introduire ici des coutumes que nous, qui sommes Romains, n’avons le droit ni d’accepter, ni de pratiquer !
22 La foule se souleva contre eux. Alors, les magistrats leur firent arracher les vêtements et ordonnèrent qu’on les batte à coups de bâton.
23 On les roua de coups et on les jeta en prison. Le gardien reçut l’ordre de les surveiller de près. 24 Pour se conformer à la consigne, il les enferma dans le cachot le plus reculé et leur attacha les pieds dans des blocs de bois.
25 Vers le milieu de la nuit, Paul et Silas priaient et chantaient les louanges de Dieu. Les autres prisonniers les écoutaient.
26 Tout à coup, un violent tremblement de terre secoua la prison jusque dans ses fondations. Toutes les portes s’ouvrirent à l’instant même et les chaînes de tous les prisonniers se détachèrent. 27 Le gardien se réveilla en sursaut et vit les portes de la prison grand ouvertes : alors il tira son épée et allait se tuer, car il croyait que ses prisonniers s’étaient enfuis[g].
28 Mais Paul lui cria de toutes ses forces : Arrête ! Ne te fais pas de mal, nous sommes tous là.
29 Le gardien demanda des torches, se précipita dans le cachot et, tremblant de peur, se jeta aux pieds de Paul et de Silas. 30 Puis il les fit sortir et leur demanda :
Messieurs, que dois-je faire pour être sauvé[h] ?
31 – Crois au Seigneur Jésus, lui répondirent-ils, et tu seras sauvé ; il en est de même pour toi et pour les tiens.
32 Et ils lui annoncèrent la Parole de Dieu, à lui et à tous ceux qui vivaient dans sa maison.
33 A l’heure même, en pleine nuit, le gardien les prit avec lui et lava leurs blessures. Il fut baptisé aussitôt après, lui et tous les siens. 34 Puis il fit monter Paul et Silas dans sa maison, leur offrit un repas, et se réjouit, avec toute sa famille, d’avoir cru en Dieu.
35 Quand il fit jour, les magistrats envoyèrent les huissiers à la prison pour faire dire au gardien : Relâche ces hommes !
36 Celui-ci courut annoncer la nouvelle à Paul : Les magistrats m’ont donné ordre de vous remettre en liberté. Vous pouvez donc sortir maintenant et aller en paix.
37 Mais Paul dit aux huissiers : Comment ! Ils nous ont fait fouetter en public, sans jugement régulier, alors que nous sommes citoyens romains[i], puis ils nous ont jetés en prison. Et maintenant, ils voudraient se débarrasser de nous en cachette. Il n’en est pas question ! Qu’ils viennent eux-mêmes nous remettre en liberté.
38 Les huissiers rapportèrent ces paroles aux magistrats. Ceux-ci, en apprenant qu’ils avaient affaire à des citoyens romains, furent pris de peur. 39 Ils vinrent en personne leur présenter des excuses, leur rendirent la liberté et leur demandèrent de bien vouloir quitter la ville.
40 A leur sortie de prison, Paul et Silas se rendirent chez Lydie, où ils retrouvèrent tous les frères, ils les encouragèrent, puis ils reprirent la route.
Footnotes
- 16.6 La Galatie phrygienne était une région au sud de l’Asie Mineure. L’Asie: province romaine à l’ouest de l’Asie Mineure, ayant pour capitale Ephèse.
- 16.7 La Mysie: région située près du détroit du Bosphore.
- 16.10 Le passage à la première personne du pluriel (le nous) suggère qu’à partir de là, Luc s’est joint à l’équipe de Paul et rapporte ses souvenirs personnels jusqu’au chapitre 17. Après avoir parlé à la troisième personne dans les chapitres 17-19, il reprend le récit à la première personne en 20.5.
- 16.11 Néapolis: port du nord de la mer Egée, proche de la ville de Philippes.
- 16.12 Certains manuscrits ont : ville principale du district de Macédoine.
- 16.15 Autre traduction : je suis fidèle.
- 16.27 Les geôliers qui laissaient échapper un prisonnier étaient condamnés à la peine qu’aurait dû subir le fugitif.
- 16.30 Autre traduction : pour sortir indemne de cette situation.
- 16.37 Il était interdit par la loi de faire battre des citoyens romains à coups de bâton ou de fouet. Or, Paul était citoyen romain (voir 22.25-29 ; 23.27), Silas peut-être aussi.
Acts 16
New International Version
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
16 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra,(A) where a disciple named Timothy(B) lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer(C) but whose father was a Greek. 2 The believers(D) at Lystra and Iconium(E) spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.(F) 4 As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders(G) in Jerusalem(H) for the people to obey.(I) 5 So the churches were strengthened(J) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.(K)
Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia
6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia(L) and Galatia,(M) having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.(N) 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus(O) would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.(P) 9 During the night Paul had a vision(Q) of a man of Macedonia(R) standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we(S) got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel(T) to them.
Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi
11 From Troas(U) we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi,(V) a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia.(W) And we stayed there several days.
13 On the Sabbath(X) we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira(Y) named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart(Z) to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household(AA) were baptized,(AB) she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
Paul and Silas in Prison
16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer,(AC) we were met by a female slave who had a spirit(AD) by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God,(AE) who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.(AF)
19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money(AG) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(AH) and dragged(AI) them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar(AJ) 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans(AK) to accept or practice.”(AL)
22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.(AM) 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer(AN) was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.(AO)
25 About midnight(AP) Paul and Silas(AQ) were praying and singing hymns(AR) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.(AS) At once all the prison doors flew open,(AT) and everyone’s chains came loose.(AU) 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.(AV) 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.(AW) 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”(AX)
31 They replied, “Believe(AY) in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved(AZ)—you and your household.”(BA) 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night(BB) the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.(BC) 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he(BD) was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.
35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” 36 The jailer(BE) told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”(BF)
37 But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens,(BG) and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”
38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed.(BH) 39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city.(BI) 40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house,(BJ) where they met with the brothers and sisters(BK) and encouraged them. Then they left.
Footnotes
- Acts 16:12 The text and meaning of the Greek for the leading city of that district are uncertain.
Acts 16
King James Version
16 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
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