使徒行傳 28
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
在馬耳他島上受到款待
28 我們獲救以後才知道那島叫做馬耳他， 2 那裡的土人對我們非常友善。因為當時下著雨，又因為天氣冷，他們就生了火接待我們大家。 3 保羅收集了一捆柴火，放在火堆上的時候，有一條毒蛇因熱鑽了出來，咬住[a]他的手。 4 那些土人一看見那毒蛇懸在他的手上，就彼此說：「這個人一定是個殺人犯！雖然從海裡獲救了，但天理還是不讓他活著。」 5 可是保羅把那毒蛇甩在火裡，沒有受任何傷害。 6 他們本來以為他快要腫起來，或是突然倒下死去，然而等了很久，看見他沒有任何異常，就改變了想法，說他是個神。
在馬耳他島上治病
7 在那個地方附近，有些田產是島上首領普布利烏的。他歡迎我們，熱情地招待了我們三天。 8 當時，普布利烏的父親患熱病和痢疾，躺在床上[b]。保羅就進去為他禱告，按手在他身上，使他痊癒了。 9 這麼一來，島上其他有病的人也都來了，並且都得了痊癒。 10 他們十分尊重我們；開船的時候，還送上所需要的東西。
最終到達羅馬
11 過了三個月，我們上了一條亞歷山大的船起航。這船是在那海島過冬的，以「宙斯雙子神」為船頭雕像。 12 我們在敘拉古靠岸，停留了三天， 13 又從那裡繞道航行，到達利基翁。過了一天，颳起了南風，第二天我們就到了普特奧利， 14 在那裡找到一些弟兄，受邀請與他們同住了七天。
這樣，我們來到了羅馬。 15 那裡的弟兄們聽說了有關我們的事，趕到阿比烏市場和三館來迎接我們。保羅見到他們，就感謝神，得了勇氣。 16 我們進了羅馬以後，[c]保羅獲准在一個士兵的看守之下，獨自居住。
第一次會見羅馬的猶太人
17 第三天，保羅[d]請猶太人的首領們來。他們聚集了，保羅就對他們說：「各位兄弟，我沒有做過任何反對我們民族或先祖規矩的事，卻做為囚犯從耶路撒冷被交到羅馬人手中。 18 他們審問我以後，因為沒有處死我的任何理由，本來想要釋放我。 19 但是由於猶太人反對，我被迫向凱撒上訴，並不是有什麼事要控告自己的同胞。 20 因這理由，我請你們來見面談話。其實我是為了以色列所盼望的事，才被這鎖鏈捆鎖的。」
21 他們對保羅說：「我們沒有收到從猶太來的有關你的文件。來到這裡的同胞[e]中，也沒有人報告過或說過任何有關你的壞事。 22 不過我們覺得應該聽聽你的想法，因為我們確實知道有關這教派的事，它到處遭人反對。」
對保羅傳道的反應
23 於是他們和保羅定好了日子，就有更多的人來到他的住所。保羅從早到晚對他們講解，為神的國鄭重地做見證，並且引用摩西的律法和先知書上有關耶穌的事來勸導他們。 24 對他所說的話，有些人信從了，有些人卻不相信。
25 他們彼此不一致，開始散去，保羅就說了一句話：「聖靈藉著先知以賽亞對你們[f]祖先所說的是對的。 26 他說：
『你去告訴這子民：
你們將聽了又聽，但絕不會領悟；
你們將看了又看，但絕不會明白；
27 因為這子民的心麻木了，
他們充耳不聞，眼睛閉著；
免得他們眼睛看見，耳朵聽見，心裡領悟，
回轉過來，我就使他們痊癒。』[g]
28 所以你們應當知道：神的這救恩已經傳給了外邦人，他們反倒會聽！」 29 保羅說完這些話，猶太人就走了，彼此議論紛紛。[h]
保羅暢通無阻地傳道
30 保羅在自己租的房子裡住了整整兩年，所有來到他那裡的人，他都歡迎。 31 他宣講神的國、教導有關主耶穌基督的事，滿有膽量、沒有攔阻。
Footnotes
- 使徒行傳 28:3 咬住——或譯作「纏住」。
- 使徒行傳 28:8 在床上——輔助詞語。
- 使徒行傳 28:16 有古抄本附「百夫長把囚犯交給軍隊司令官。但」。
- 使徒行傳 28:17 保羅——有古抄本作「他」。
- 使徒行傳 28:21 同胞——原文直譯「兄弟」。
- 使徒行傳 28:25 你們——有古抄本作「我們」。
- 使徒行傳 28:27 《以賽亞書》6:9-10。
- 使徒行傳 28:29 有古抄本沒有此節。
Acts 28
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 28
Paul at Malta. 1 Once we had made our way to safety, we learned that the island was called Malta.[a] 2 The natives[b] treated us with unusual kindness. Since it had begun to rain and was cold, they lit a bonfire and welcomed all of us around it.
3 Paul had gathered an armful of sticks and put them on the fire when a viper, driven out by the heat, attached itself to his hand. 4 On seeing the snake hanging from his hand, the natives said to one another, “This man must be a murderer. Although he escaped from the sea, Justice[c] has not allowed him to live.”
5 However, he shook off the snake into the fire and suffered no harm. 6 They were expecting him to swell up or drop dead, but after waiting for a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god.
7 In the vicinity of that place there were lands belonging to the leading man of the island, whose name was Publius.[d] He received us and gave us his hospitality for three days. 8 It so happened that this man’s father was sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and cured him by praying and laying hands on him. 9 After this happened, the rest of the sick people on the island also came and were cured. 10 They honored us with many marks of respect, and when we were about to set sail, they put on board all the supplies we needed.
11 From Malta to Rome. Three months later,[e] we set sail on a ship that had wintered at the island. The ship was from Alexandria, with the Dioscuri as its figurehead. 12 We landed at Syracuse[f] and spent three days there. 13 Then we sailed along the coast and came to Rhegium.[g] After one day there, a south wind came up, and we reached Puteoli in two days.
14 In Puteoli, we found some brethren, and we were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. 15 When the brethren there learned of our arrival, they came out to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius[h] and the Three Taverns. On seeing them, Paul gave thanks to God, and his courage was strengthened.
Paul’s Activity at Rome[i]
Meetings with the Jewish Leaders. On his arrival in Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier guarding him.[j] 17 Three days later, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brethren, although I have done nothing against our people or our ancestral customs, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. 18 After they had examined me, the Romans wanted to release me because they had found nothing against me that deserved the death penalty. 19 But the Jews objected, and I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no accusation to make against my own nation. 20 This is the reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for it is because of the hope of Israel that I wear these chains.”21 They replied, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brethren who arrived here reported or spoken anything evil about you. 22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for all we know about this sect is that it is denounced everywhere.”
23 And so they agreed on a day to meet with him, and they came to his lodgings in great numbers. From early morning until evening, he presented his case to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and attempting to convince them about Jesus as he argued from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets. 24 Some were persuaded by what he had said, but others refused to believe.
25 Having failed to reach an agreement among themselves, they began to leave. Then Paul made his final statement, “How right the Holy Spirit was when he spoke to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah, saying,
26 ‘Go to the people and say
You will indeed listen but never understand,
and you will indeed look but never perceive.
27 For this people’s heart has become dull,
their ears have been stopped up,
and they have shut their eyes,
lest their eyes might see,
their ears might hear,
and their hearts might understand.
Then they would be converted,
and I would heal them.’
28 “Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation offered by God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen.” [ 29 And when he had said this, the Jews departed, arguing vigorously among themselves.][k]
30 Conclusion—But Not an End.[l] Paul remained there in his lodgings for two full years at his own expense. He welcomed all who came to him, 31 and without hindrance he boldly proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Footnotes
- Acts 28:1 Malta: a port of the province of Sicily, though located 58 miles away from the island itself.
- Acts 28:2 Natives: literally, “barbarians”—which was the name the Greeks attached to all non-Greek speaking people.
- Acts 28:4 Justice: a personification of divine avenging justice.
- Acts 28:7 Publius: this local magistrate was the representative of the praetor of Sicily.
- Acts 28:11 Three months later: the time was probably February of the year 60. Dioscuri: i.e., Castor and Pollux, pagan divinities who protected seafarers.
- Acts 28:12 Syracuse: the most important city of Sicily, located on its east coast.
- Acts 28:13 Rhegium: a town of Italy located opposite Messina and close to the narrowest part of the strait that lies between Italy and Sicily. Puteoli: the chief port of Rome, located almost 200 miles from Rhegium in the northern part of Naples.
- Acts 28:15 Forum of Appius: a town 43 miles from Rome and known for its uncivilized behavior. Three Taverns: a town 33 miles from Rome.
- Acts 28:16 As he has done throughout the Book, Paul first contacts the Jews established in the city. He must clarify his situation with regard to this colony. And he must first of all proclaim the Gospel as the fulfillment of Israel’s Scriptures and its hope. The Jews see and hear, as the apostles did, but they choose not to understand because they do not make the connection from the past to the future. Henceforth, the Word will be directly addressed to the Gentiles without passing through the synagogue. Paul’s speech is a last appeal and a conclusion.
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We conclude from Acts that the movement of the Resurrection and Pentecost now enters freely into the whole universe. The limits of the old Israel have crumbled; the People of God gathers together all humanity. - Acts 28:16 Though he lived in a house of his own choice, he was under house arrest during his stay in Rome.
- Acts 28:29 This verse is lacking in the oldest manuscripts.
- Acts 28:30 Luke knows that Paul died a martyr in Rome, but he does not speak of it, just as he says nothing of Peter’s activity after his deliverance from the hands of Herod. His purpose is not to give us a history of the Church but to show the spread of the Gospel down to the point of its free entry among all the peoples.
According to the most popular view, Paul wrote the Captivity Letters (Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon) during this first Roman imprisonment. One tradition of the early Church also presupposes that Paul was set free after two years. Clement of Rome in his Epistle to the Corinthians (5:5-7) says that Paul went “to the end of the West,” i.e., that he carried out the missionary journey to Spain that he had planned (see Rom 15:24). This point is also attested by the Muratorian Fragment (lines 37-38) and by the apocryphal Acts of Peter (chs. 1 and 3).
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