Acts 22
English Standard Version
22 (A)“Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”
2 And when they heard that he was addressing them in (B)the Hebrew language,[a] they became even more quiet. And he said:
3 (C)“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated (D)at the feet of (E)Gamaliel[b] (F)according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, (G)being zealous for God (H)as all of you are this day. 4 (I)I persecuted (J)this Way (K)to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, 5 as (L)the high priest and (M)the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to (N)the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 (O)“As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am (P)Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ 9 (Q)Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand[c] the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10 And I said, (R)‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ 11 And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.
12 “And (S)one Ananias, a devout man (T)according to the law, (U)well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 13 (V)came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And (W)at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. 14 And he said, (X)‘The God of our fathers (Y)appointed you to know his will, (Z)to see (AA)the Righteous One and (AB)to hear a voice from his mouth; 15 for (AC)you will be a witness for him to everyone of what (AD)you have seen and heard. 16 And now why do you wait? (AE)Rise and be baptized and (AF)wash away your sins, (AG)calling on his name.’
17 (AH)“When I had returned to Jerusalem and (AI)was praying in the temple, I fell into (AJ)a trance 18 and saw him saying to me, (AK)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ 19 And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another (AL)I imprisoned and (AM)beat those who believed in you. 20 And when the blood of Stephen (AN)your witness was being shed, (AO)I myself was standing by and (AP)approving and (AQ)watching over the garments of those who killed him.’ 21 And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you (AR)far away to the Gentiles.’”
Paul and the Roman Tribune
22 Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, (AS)“Away with such a fellow from the earth! For (AT)he should not be allowed to live.” 23 And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, 24 the tribune ordered him to be brought into (AU)the barracks, saying that he should be (AV)examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this. 25 But when they had stretched him out for the whips,[d] Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog (AW)a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” 26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” 27 So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” 28 The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.” 29 So those who were about (AX)to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also (AY)was afraid, (AZ)for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that (BA)he had bound him.
Paul Before the Council
30 But on the next day, (BB)desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.
Footnotes
- Acts 22:2 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)
- Acts 22:3 Or city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated
- Acts 22:9 Or hear with understanding
- Acts 22:25 Or when they had tied him up with leather strips
使徒行传 22
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
保罗向百姓声明
22 “诸位父兄，请听我现在对你们分诉！” 2 众人听他说的是希伯来话，就更加安静了。
3 保罗说：“我原是犹太人，生在基利家的大数，长在这城里；在迦玛列门下，按着我们祖宗严紧的律法受教；热心侍奉神，像你们众人今日一样。 4 我也曾逼迫奉这道的人，直到死地，无论男女都锁拿下监。 5 这是大祭司和众长老都可以给我作见证的。我又领了他们达于弟兄的书信，往大马士革去，要把在那里奉这道的人锁拿，带到耶路撒冷受刑。 6 我将到大马士革，正走的时候，约在晌午，忽然从天上发大光，四面照着我。 7 我就仆倒在地，听见有声音对我说：‘扫罗，扫罗，你为什么逼迫我？’ 8 我回答说：‘主啊，你是谁？’他说：‘我就是你所逼迫的拿撒勒人耶稣。’ 9 与我同行的人看见了那光，却没有听明那位对我说话的声音。 10 我说：‘主啊，我当做什么？’主说：‘起来！进大马士革去，在那里要将所派你做的一切事告诉你。’ 11 我因那光的荣耀不能看见，同行的人就拉着我手进了大马士革。 12 那里有一个人名叫亚拿尼亚，按着律法是虔诚人，为一切住在那里的犹太人所称赞。 13 他来见我，站在旁边对我说：‘兄弟扫罗，你可以看见！’我当时往上一看，就看见了他。 14 他又说：‘我们祖宗的神拣选了你，叫你明白他的旨意，又得见那义者，听他口中所出的声音。 15 因为你要将所看见的、所听见的，对着万人为他作见证。 16 现在你为什么耽延呢？起来，求告他的名受洗，洗去你的罪！’
述说奉主名往外邦
17 “后来我回到耶路撒冷，在殿里祷告的时候魂游象外， 18 看见主向我说：‘你赶紧地离开耶路撒冷，不可迟延。因你为我作的见证，这里的人必不领受。’ 19 我就说：‘主啊，他们知道我从前把信你的人收在监里，又在各会堂里鞭打他们。 20 并且你的见证人司提反被害流血的时候，我也站在旁边欢喜，又看守害死他之人的衣裳。’ 21 主向我说：‘你去吧！我要差你远远地往外邦人那里去。’”
众人就喧嚷要除灭他
22 众人听他说到这句话，就高声说：“这样的人，从世上除掉他吧！他是不当活着的！” 23 众人喧嚷，摔掉衣裳，把尘土向空中扬起来。 24 千夫长就吩咐将保罗带进营楼去，叫人用鞭子拷问他，要知道他们向他这样喧嚷是为什么缘故。
因罗马民籍免受鞭打
25 刚用皮条捆上，保罗对旁边站着的百夫长说：“人是罗马人，又没有定罪，你们就鞭打他，有这个例吗？” 26 百夫长听见这话，就去见千夫长，告诉他说：“你要做什么？这人是罗马人！” 27 千夫长就来问保罗说：“你告诉我：你是罗马人吗？”保罗说：“是。” 28 千夫长说：“我用许多银子才入了罗马的民籍。”保罗说：“我生来就是。” 29 于是那些要拷问保罗的人就离开他去了。千夫长既知道他是罗马人，又因为捆绑了他，也害怕了。
30 第二天，千夫长为要知道犹太人控告保罗的实情，便解开他，吩咐祭司长和全公会的人都聚集，将保罗带下来，叫他站在他们面前。
ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻞ 22
Arabic Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
بُولُسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَى الشَّعْب
22 قَالَ بُولُسُ: «أيُّهَا الإخْوَةُ وَالآبَاءُ، اسْتَمِعُوا إلَى دِفَاعِي عَنْ نَفْسِي أمَامَكُمْ.»
2 فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِاللُّغَةِ الأرَامِيَّةِ صَارُوا أكْثَرَ هُدُوءًا. حينَئِذٍ قَالَ بُولُسُ:
3 «أنَا رَجُلٌ يَهُودِيٌّ. وُلِدتُ فِي مَدِينَةِ طَرسُوسَ الَّتِي فِي كِيلِيكِيَّةَ. لَكِنِّي نَشَأتُ هُنَا فِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ. وَدَرَّبَنِي غَمَالَائِيلُ[a] تَدْرِيبًا صَارِمًا حَسَبَ شَرِيعَةِ آبَائِنَا. كُنْتُ جَادًّا فِي خِدمَتِي للهِ، مِثْلَكُمْ جَمِيعًا اليَوْمَ. 4 فَاضطَهَدتُ ‹الطَّرِيقَ›[b] حَتَّى المَوْتِ. وَقَبَضتُ عَلَى رِجَالٍ وَنِسَاءٍ وَسَجَنتُهُمْ. 5 وَيُمكِنُ أنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَى صِحَّةِ كَلَامِي رَئيسُ الكَهَنَةِ وَجَمِيعُ أعضَاءِ مَجلِسِ الشُّيُوخِ. فَقَدْ أخَذتُ مِنْهُمْ رَسَائِلَ إلَى أهْلِنَا فِي دِمَشقَ. وَذَهَبتُ لِأقبِضَ عَلَى أتْبَاعِ يَسُوعَ هُنَاكَ، وَأُحضِرَهُمْ إلَى القُدْسِ مُقَيَّدِينَ لِكَي يَلْقَوْا عِقَابَهُمْ.
بُولُسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنِ اهتِدَائِه
6 «وَبَيْنَمَا كُنْتُ مُسَافِرًا أقتَرِبُ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ دِمَشقَ عِنْدَ الظَّهِيرَةِ، وَمَضَ فَجْأةً حَولِي نُورٌ عَظِيمٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ. 7 فَسَقَطتُ أرْضًا. وَسَمِعتُ صَوْتًا يَقُولُ لِي: ‹يَا شَاوُلُ، يَا شَاوُلُ، لِمَاذَا تَضْطَهِدُنِي؟›
8 «فَأجَبتُ: ‹مَنْ أنْتَ يَا سَيِّدُ؟› قَالَ لِي: ‹أنَا يَسُوعُ النَّاصِرِيُّ الَّذِي أنْتَ تَضْطَهِدُهُ.› 9 أمَّا الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعِي فَرَأوْا النُّورَ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُميِّزُوا الصَّوتَ الَّذِي كَلَّمَنِي.
10 «فَقُلْتُ: ‹مَاذَا أفْعَلُ يَا سَيِّدُ؟› فَقَالَ لِي: ‹انْهَضْ، وَادخُلْ دِمَشقَ. وَهُنَاكَ تَعْرِفُ جَمِيعَ الأُمورِ الَّتِي عَيَّنتُكَ لِعَمَلِهَا.›
11 «لَمْ أكُنْ أقدِرُ أنْ أرَى بِسَبَبِ سُطُوعِ النُّورِ، فَأمسَكَ بِي رُفَقَائِي مِنْ يَدَيَّ وَأدخَلُونِي إلَى دِمَشقَ. 12 وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ رَجُلٌ تَقِيٌّ اسْمُهُ حَنَانِيَّا يَحْفَظُ الشَّرِيعَةَ، وَيَمْدَحُهُ كُلُّ اليَهُودِ السَّاكِنِينَ هُنَاكَ. 13 جَاءَ هَذَا إلَيَّ، وَوَقَفَ إلَى جَانِبِي وَقَالَ: ‹أيُّهَا الأخُ شَاوُلُ، استَرْجِعْ بَصَرَكَ!› فَاسْتَرْجَعتُ بَصَرِي فِي تِلْكَ اللَّحْظَةِ.
14 «وَقَالَ لِي: ‹لَقَدِ اخْتَارَكَ إلَهُ آبَائِنَا لِكَي تَعْرِفَ إرَادَتَهُ، وَتَرَى البَارَّ يَسُوعَ وَتَسْمَعَ صَوْتَهُ. 15 فَأنْتَ سَتَكُونُ شَاهِدًا لَهُ أمَامَ كُلِّ النَّاسِ بِمَا رَأيْتَ وَسَمِعتَ. 16 وَالْآنَ، مَاذَا تَنْتَظِرُ؟ انْهَضْ وَتَعَمَّدْ، وَاغْسِلْ خَطَايَاكَ مؤمِنًا بِاسْمِهِ.›
17 «وَعِنْدَمَا عُدْتُ إلَى مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَقَعَ عَلَيَّ سُبَاتٌ بَيْنَمَا كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي الهَيْكَلِ. 18 وَرَأيْتُ يَسُوعَ يَقُولُ لِي: ‹عَجِّلْ بِالخُرُوجِ مِنَ مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ عَلَى الفَوْرِ، لِأنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَقْبَلُوا شَهَادَتَكَ عَنِّي.›
19 «فَقُلْتُ: ‹يَا رَبُّ، يَعْرِفُ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّاسُ أنِّي كُنْتُ أذهَبُ إلَى المَجَامِعِ لِأعتَقِلَ وَأضرِبَ الَّذِينَ يُؤمِنُونَ بِكَ. 20 وَعِنْدَمَا سُفِكَ دَمُ إستِفَانُوسَ شَاهِدِكَ، كُنْتُ وَاقِفًا هُنَاكَ، وَمُوافِقًا عَلَى ذَلِكَ. وَكُنْتُ أحرُسُ ثِيَابَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَقْتُلُونَهُ.› 21 فَقَالَ لِي: ‹اذْهَبْ! فَسَأُرسَلُكَ بَعِيدًا إلَى غَيْرِ اليَهُودِ.›»
22 وَظَلَّ اليَهُودُ يُصغُونَ إلَى بُولُسَ إلَى أنْ قَالَ هَذَا. حينَئِذٍ رَفَعُوا أصوَاتَهُمْ وَقَالُوا: «خَلِّصُوا الأرْضَ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ! فَهُوَ لَا يَسْتَحِقُّ الحَيَاةَ!» 23 وَرَاحُوا يَصْرُخُونَ وَيُلقُونَ بِثِيَابِهِمْ، وَيَنْثُرُونَ التُّرَابَ فِي الهَوَاءِ غَضَبًا. 24 فَأمَرَ الآمِرُ بِإدخَالِ بُولُسَ إلَى الحِصنِ. وَأمَرَ بِأنْ يَتِمَّ استِجوَابُهُ بِالجَلْدِ لِمَعْرِفَةِ سَبَبِ صِيَاحِهِمْ عَلَيْهِ هَكَذَا. 25 لَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا هَيَّئُوهُ لِلجَلْدِ، قَالَ بُولُسُ لِلضَّابِطِ[c] الوَاقِفِ هُنَاكَ: «هَلْ يُجِيزُ لَكُمُ القَانُونُ أنْ تَجْلِدُوا مُواطِنًا رُومَانِيًّا لَمْ تَثْبُتْ عَلَيْهِ تُهمَةٌ؟»
26 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الضَّابِطُ هَذَا، ذَهَبَ إلَى الآمِرِ وَقَالَ: «انْتَبِهْ إلَى مَا تَنوِي أنْ تَفْعَلَهُ بِهذَا الرَّجُلِ، فَهُوَ مُواطِنٌ رُومَانِيٌّ!»[d]
27 فَجَاءَ الآمِرُ إلَى بُولُسَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «قُلْ لِي، هَلْ أنتُ مُواطِنٌ رُومَانِيٌّ؟» قَالَ بُولُسُ: «نَعَمْ.»
28 فَأجَابَ الضَّابِطُ: «لَقَدْ كَلَّفَنِي اكتِسَابُ الجِنسِيَّةِ الرُّومَانِيَّةِ مَبلَغًا كَبِيرًا مِنَ المَالِ.» فَقَالَ بُولُسُ: «أمَّا أنَا فَقَدْ وُلِدتُ رُومَانِيًّا.»
29 وَعَلَى الفَوْرِ تَرَاجَعَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُوشِكُونَ أنْ يَسْتَجْوِبُوهُ. وَخَافَ الآمِرُ عِنْدَمَا أدرَكَ أنَّ بُولُسَ مُواطِنٌ رُومَانِيٌّ، وَأنَّهُ قَيَّدَهُ.
بُولُسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَى زُعَمَاءِ اليَهُود
30 وَفِي اليَوْمِ التَّالِي، قَرَّرَ الآمِرُ أنْ يَعْرِفَ سَبَبَ شَكوَى اليَهُودِ عَلَى بُولُسَ. فَفَكَّ قُيودَ بُولُسَ وَأمَرَ بِأنْ يَجْتَمِعَ كِبَارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَكُلُّ أعضَاءِ المَجلِسِ الأعْلَى. ثُمَّ أنزَلَ بُولُسَ وَأحضَرَهُ وَأوقَفَهُ أمَامَهُمْ.
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