使徒行傳 21
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
保羅前往耶路撒冷
21 我們和眾人道別之後,乘船直接駛往哥士,第二天到達羅底,從那裡前往帕大喇, 2 在帕大喇遇到一艘開往腓尼基的船,就上了船。 3 塞浦路斯遙遙在望,船從該島的南面繞過,一直駛向敘利亞。因為船要在泰爾卸貨,我們就在那裡上了岸, 4 找到當地的門徒後,便和他們同住了七天。他們受聖靈的感動力勸保羅不要去耶路撒冷。 5 時間到了,我們繼續前行,眾門徒和他們的妻子兒女送我們出城。大家跪在岸邊禱告之後,彼此道別。 6 我們上了船,眾人也回家去了。
7 我們從泰爾乘船抵達多利買,上岸探訪那裡的弟兄姊妹,和他們住了一天。 8 第二天我們離開那裡,來到凱撒利亞,住在傳道人腓利家裡。他是當初選出的七位執事之一。 9 腓利有四個未出嫁的女兒,都能說預言。 10 過了幾天,一個名叫亞迦布的先知從猶太下來。 11 他到了我們這裡,拿保羅的腰帶綁住自己的手腳,說:「聖靈說,『耶路撒冷的猶太人也要這樣捆綁這腰帶的主人,把他交給外族人。』」
12 聽到這話,我們和當地的信徒都苦勸保羅不要去耶路撒冷。 13 但保羅說:「你們為什麼這樣哭泣,令我心碎呢?我為主耶穌的名甘願受捆綁,甚至死在耶路撒冷。」
14 我們知道再勸也無濟於事,只好對他說:「願主的旨意成就。」
15 過了幾天,我們收拾行裝啟程上耶路撒冷。 16 有幾個凱撒利亞的門徒和我們一起去,並帶我們到一個信主已久的塞浦路斯人拿孫家裡住宿。
保羅會見雅各和眾長老
17 我們抵達耶路撒冷後,受到弟兄姊妹的熱烈歡迎。 18 第二天,保羅和我們去見雅各,眾長老都在那裡。 19 保羅向大家問安之後,便一一述說上帝如何藉著他傳福音給外族人。 20 大家聽了,都同聲讚美上帝,又對保羅說:「弟兄,你知道數以萬計的猶太人信了主,他們都嚴守律法。 21 他們聽見有人說你教導住在外族人中的猶太人背棄摩西的律法,不替孩子行割禮,也不遵守猶太人的規矩。 22 他們一定會聽到你來這裡的消息,這該怎麼辦? 23 請你聽我們的建議,這裡有四位向上帝許過願的弟兄, 24 你和他們一起去行潔淨禮,並由你替他們付費,讓他們可以剃頭,好叫眾人知道你嚴守律法,循規蹈矩,關於你的傳聞都是假的。 25 至於那些外族信徒,我們已經寫信吩咐他們,不可吃祭過偶像的食物,不可吃血和勒死的牲畜,不可淫亂。」
保羅被捕
26 於是,保羅和四位弟兄第二天行了潔淨禮,然後上聖殿報告他們潔淨期滿的日子,好在期滿後讓祭司為他們每個人獻祭物。 27 當七日的潔淨期將滿的時候,有些從亞細亞來的猶太人發現保羅在聖殿裡,就煽動眾人去抓他。 28 他們高喊:「以色列人快來幫忙!就是這人到處教唆人反對我們的民族、律法和聖殿。他還帶希臘人進聖殿,玷污這聖地。」 29 這是因為他們在城裡見過一個名叫特羅非摩的以弗所人和保羅在一起,以為保羅一定把他帶進聖殿了。
30 消息一傳開,全城轟動。眾人衝進聖殿把保羅拉出來,隨即關上殿門。 31 正當他們要殺保羅的時候,有人把耶路撒冷發生騷亂的消息報告給羅馬軍營的千夫長, 32 千夫長馬上帶著軍兵和幾個百夫長趕來了。眾人一見千夫長和軍隊,便停止毆打保羅。 33 千夫長上前拿住保羅,命人用兩條鐵鏈把他鎖起來,問他是什麼人、做了什麼事。 34 人群中有人這樣喊,有人那樣喊,情形混亂不堪,千夫長無法辨明真相,便命人將保羅帶回軍營。 35 保羅剛走上臺階,眾人便兇猛地擁擠過來,士兵們只好把他舉起來抬著走。 36 眾人擠在後面喊著說:「殺掉他!」
保羅的申辯
37 士兵們抬著保羅來到軍營門口,保羅問千夫長:「我可以和你講幾句話嗎?」千夫長說:「你也懂希臘話嗎? 38 不久前煽動叛亂、帶著四千暴徒逃到曠野去的那個埃及人是你嗎?」 39 保羅說:「我是猶太人,來自基利迦的大數,並非無名小城的人。請准許我向百姓講幾句話。」 40 千夫長答應了,保羅就站在臺階上向眾人揮手示意,他們都安靜下來,保羅用希伯來話對他們說:
Acts 21
King James Version
21 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
3 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
7 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
16 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
Apostlenes-gjerninge 21
En Levende Bok
Paulus fortsetter reisen mot Jerusalem
21 Etter at vi skilte lag med lederne for menigheten i Efesos, seilte vi rett ned til øya Kos. Neste dag nådde vi øya Rhodos og fortsatte derfra til byen Patara. 2 Der fant vi et skip som skulle til Fønikia i provinsen Syria, og vi gikk ombord og seilte av sted. 3 Etter en tid fikk vi Kypros i sikte og passerte sør for øya med kurs mot Syria. Vi kom til byen Tyrus, for der skulle skipet losse lasten. 4 Mens dette sto på, gikk vi i land og fant fram til disiplene og stanset hos dem en uke. De ble ledet av Guds Ånd til å advare Paulus mot å fortsette til Jerusalem. 5 Da uken hadde gått, vendte vi på tross av advarslene tilbake til skipet. Alle de troende, også kvinner og barn, fulgte med oss ut av byen og ned til stranden. Der ba vi sammen og tok avskjed med hverandre. 6 Vi gikk om bord, og de andre vendte hjem til sitt.
7 Nesten uten opphold kom vi til Ptolemais. Der hilst vi også på de troende, men stanset bare en dag. 8 Så fortsatte vi til Cæsarea, der vi bodde hos Filip. Han var stadig opptatt med å spre det glade budskapet om Jesus. Filip var en av de første sju medarbeiderne til disiplene. 9 Han hadde fire ugifte døtre, som alle hadde fått evner av Gud til å tale profetisk.
10-11 Under besøket som varte i flere dager, kom en mann fra Judea for å treffe oss. Han het Agabus. Også han hadde fått evner av Gud til å tale profetisk. Han tok beltet til Paulus og bandt sine egne føtter og hender med det og sa: ”Guds Hellige Ånd sier: ’På denne måten skal eieren av dette belte bli bundet av jødene i Jerusalem og bli utlevert til romerne.’ ” 12 Vi som hørte dette, både reisekameratene og de troende på stedet, forsøkte på alle måter å overtale Paulus til ikke å fortsette til Jerusalem.
13 Men han sa: ”Hvorfor gråter dere og gjør det vanskelig for meg? Jeg er beredt, ikke bare til å bli fengslet i Jerusalem, men også å dø for Herren Jesu skyld.” 14 Vi forsto da at han ikke hadde noen planer om å bøye av. Vi roet oss og sa: ”La det bli som Herren vil.”
15 Etter disse dagene hos Filip gjorde vi oss klare og fortsatte mot Jerusalem. 16 Noen av disiplene i Cæsarea fulgte med oss et stykke og viste oss veien til Mnason sitt hus der vi fikk bo. Mnason kom fra Kypros, og var en av de første som begynte å tro på Jesus.
Paulus kommer fram til Jerusalem
17 Da vi kom fram til Jerusalem, ble vi hilst hjertelig velkommen av de troende. 18 Dagen etter at vi hadde kommet, tok Paulus oss med hjem til Jakob[a]. Der samlet også de andre lederne i menighetene seg. 19 Etter at vi hadde hilst, fortalte Paulus smått og stort om arbeidet sitt og om hvordan Gud hadde brukt ham for å nå ut til andre folk.
20 Da lederne i menighetene hørte dette, hyllet de Gud. Men etter en stund sa de: ”Du vet, kjære bror, at mange tusen jøder har kommet til tro her, og de er alle nøye med å følge Moseloven[b]. 21 Nå har et rykte blitt spredd i Jerusalem om at du lærer de jødene som bor blant andre folk, at de ikke behøver å følge Moseloven. Du skal også ha sagt at de ikke behøver å omskjære sine sønner eller å følge våre jødiske tradisjoner. 22 Noe må derfor bli gjort, for de kommer sikkert til å få greie på at du er her.
23 Vårt forslag går ut på dette: Her er det fire menn som har gitt et løfte til Gud.[c] 24 Ta dem med til templet og gå sammen med dem og foreta seremonien for renselse. Betal etterpå utgiftene slik at de også kan klippe håret, slik det er påbudt i loven. Da forstår alle at ryktene om deg er falske, og at du selv følger Moseloven.
25 Når det gjelder troende fra andre folk, står vi fast ved vår beslutning. Det eneste vi krever av dem er det vi skrev om i vårt brev: At de ikke skal spise mat som blir ofret til avguder, at de ikke skal spise kjøtt fra kvalte dyr eller noe annet som fortsatt har blod i seg, og at de skal avholde seg fra seksuell løssluppenhet.[d]”
Paulus blir arrestert i templet
26-27 Paulus syntes forslaget hørtes bra ut, og neste dag tok han mennene med seg og foretok seremonien for renselse sammen med dem. Senere gikk han til templet og meldte offentlig fra om at renselsestiden skulle være slutt om sju dager og at et offer da ville bli båret fram for hver og en av de fire mennene.
Like før de sju dagene var slutt, fikk noen jøder fra provinsen Asia[e] øye på Paulus i templet og hisset opp folket mot ham. De grep tak i ham og 28 skrek: ”Israelitter[f]! Hjelp oss! Her er den mannen som over alt i verden, og til alle i vårt folk, lærer stikk i strid med Moseloven[g] og templet. Nå har han til og med tatt med noen som ikke er jøder, inn i templet og gjort dette hellige stedet uverdig[h].” 29 Mannen hadde tidligere på dagen sett Paulus nede i byen sammen med Trofimus fra Efesos, og de trodde derfor at Paulus hadde tatt ham med seg til templet.
30 Det drøyde ikke lenge før hele byen var i opprør og kom løpende. De slepte Paulus ut av templet, og portene ble straks stengt bak ham. 31 Folket tenkte å drepe ham, men kommandanten ved den romerske garnisonen fikk vite at hele Jerusalem var i opprør. 32 Derfor rykket han raskt ut med soldatene og offiserene sine. Da folkemassen fikk se soldatene, sluttet de å mishandle Paulus. 33 Kommandanten gikk straks fram og arresterte Paulus og ga befaling om at han skulle bli bundet med doble kjettinger. Han spurte folkemassen hvem Paulus var og hva han hadde gjort. 34 Blant folket skrek noen det ene, mens andre sa noe helt annet. Kommandanten kunne ikke i forvirringen få klarhet i hva de mente. Han ga derfor befaling om at Paulus skulle bli tatt med til den romerske festningsborgen. 35-36 Folket fulgte etter helt fram og ropte: ”Drep ham, drep ham!” Da de kom fram til trappen, ble folkemassen så voldsom at soldatene måtte løfte Paulus opp på skuldrene for å beskytte ham.
Paulus sin forsvarstale for folket
37 I det Paulus skulle bli ført inn i festningsborgen, sa han til kommandanten: ”Får jeg si noen ord til deg?”
”Kan du gresk?” undret kommandanten forbauset. 38 ”Er ikke du den egypteren som satte i gang et opprør for noen år siden og tok med seg 4 000 bevæpnete rebeller ut i ørkenen?”
39 ”Nei”, svarte Paulus, ”jeg er en jøde fra Tarsus i Kilikia, borger av en stor og viktig by. Jeg ber derfor om at du lar meg tale til folket.”
40 Kommandanten ga ham da sin fullmakt, og Paulus gjorde tegn til folket fra toppen trappen at han hadde noe å si. Da alle hadde roet seg, begynte han å tale til dem på arameisk[i].
Footnotes
- 21:18 Jakob var bror til Jesus og leder for menigheten.
- 21:20 Moseloven, eller den jødiske loven, finnes skrevet ned i Første til Femte Mosebok.
- 21:23 Løftet var sannsynligvis et nasirløfte. Se Fjerde Mosebok 6.
- 21:25 Disse reglene skulle forenkle fellesskapet mellom troende jøder og troende som ikke er jøder. Reglene gjaldt alle folk, etter som Gud hadde gitt dem allerede til Noah. Moseloven, den jødiske loven, kom mange hundra år senere. Se Første Mosebok 9:1-7.
- 21:26-27 Provinsen Asia var en romersk provins i nåværende Tyrkia.
- 21:28 Israelitter er et annet navn på jødene. Israelitt betyr etterkommere til Israel. Han hadde en sønn som het Juda, og som har gitt navn til jødene.
- 21:28 Moseloven, eller den jødiske loven, finnes skrevet ned i Første til Femte Mosebok.
- 21:28 Folk som ikke var jøder, var i følge med den jødiske tradisjonen uverdige til å komme fram for Gud og ville gjøre templet urent om de gikk inn der.
- 21:40 Eller: Hebraisk, det vil si hebreerne eller jødenes språk. Men hverdagens språk for Israels folk var arameisk.
Acts 21
New King James Version
Warnings on the Journey to Jerusalem
21 Now it came to pass, that when we had departed from them and set sail, running a straight course we came to Cos, the following day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2 And finding a ship sailing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we had sighted Cyprus, we passed it on the left, sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo. 4 And finding [a]disciples, we stayed there seven days. (A)They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. 5 When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And (B)we knelt down on the shore and prayed. 6 When we had taken our leave of one another, we boarded the ship, and they returned (C)home.
7 And when we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, greeted the brethren, and stayed with them one day. 8 On the next day we [b]who were Paul’s companions departed and came to (D)Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip (E)the evangelist, (F)who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 Now this man had four virgin daughters (G)who prophesied. 10 And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named (H)Agabus came down from Judea. 11 When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, (I)‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”
12 Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, (J)“What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
14 So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, (K)“The will of the Lord be done.”
Paul Urged to Make Peace
15 And after those days we [c]packed and went up to Jerusalem. 16 Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge.
17 (L)And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 On the following day Paul went in with us to (M)James, and all the elders were present. 19 When he had greeted them, (N)he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles (O)through his ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all (P)zealous for the law; 21 but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. 22 [d]What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come. 23 Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow. 24 Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may (Q)shave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law. 25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, (R)we have written and decided [e]that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from [f]sexual immorality.”
Arrested in the Temple
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, (S)entered the temple (T)to announce the [g]expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.
27 Now when the seven days were almost ended, (U)the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and (V)laid hands on him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man (W)who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” 29 (For they had [h]previously seen (X)Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
30 And (Y)all the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut. 31 Now as they were (Z)seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the [i]garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 (AA)He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the (AB)commander came near and took him, and (AC)commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done. 34 And some among the multitude cried one thing and some another.
So when he could not ascertain the truth because of the tumult, he commanded him to be taken into the barracks. 35 When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. 36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, (AD)“Away with him!”
Addressing the Jerusalem Mob(AE)
37 Then as Paul was about to be led into the barracks, he said to the commander, “May I speak to you?”
He replied, “Can you speak Greek? 38 (AF)Are you not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a rebellion and led the four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?”
39 But Paul said, (AG)“I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no [j]mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people.”
40 So when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and (AH)motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the (AI)Hebrew language, saying,
Footnotes
- Acts 21:4 NU the disciples
- Acts 21:8 NU omits who were Paul’s companions
- Acts 21:15 made preparations
- Acts 21:22 NU What then is to be done? They will certainly hear
- Acts 21:25 NU omits that they should observe no such thing, except
- Acts 21:25 fornication
- Acts 21:26 completion
- Acts 21:29 M omits previously
- Acts 21:31 cohort
- Acts 21:39 insignificant
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