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1 安提約基雅教會中，有一些先知和教師，其中有巴爾納伯和號稱尼革爾的西滿，有基勒乃人路基約，和與分封侯黑落德同乳的瑪納恒，還有掃祿。
Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was [there], prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 他們敬禮主和禁食的時候，聖神向他為說：「你們給我選拔出巴爾納伯和掃祿來，去行我叫他們要行的工作。」
And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
3 他們遂禁食祈禱，給他們覆了手，派他們走了。
Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4 二人既被聖神派遣，遂下到色婁基雅，又從那裏乘船往塞浦路斯。
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
5 他們來到撒拉米，就在猶太人的會堂中，宣講天主的聖道；還有若望作助手。
And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.
6 他們走遍了全島，直到帕佛，遇見一個猶太人，他是個術士，也是假先知，名叫巴爾耶穌，
And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesus;
7 他常同色爾爵保祿總督在一起；總督是個聰明人，他邀請了巴爾納伯和掃祿來，想聽天主的聖道；
which was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
8 但那術士厄呂瑪──這是他的希臘譯名──卻反對他們，想法顛覆總督的信心。
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
9 掃祿，也即是保祿，充滿了聖神，定睛望著他，
But Saul, who is also [called] Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost, fastened his eyes on him,
10 說：「你這滿懷各種欺詐和各種奸惡的人，魔鬼的兒子，一切正義的仇敵，你還不停止顛覆天主的正道嗎﹖
and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
11 現今你看，上主的手要臨於你，你要變成一個瞎子，看不見太陽，直到一個時期。」立刻昏黑和幽暗降在他身上，他就回來摸索，找尋領路的人。
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
12 那時，總督看見發生的事就信了，很驚訝主的道理。
Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
13 以後，保祿和同他一起的人，從帕佛乘船來到旁非里雅的培爾革；若望卻離開他們，回了耶路撒冷。
Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
14 他們由培爾革經過各處，到了丕息狄雅的安提約基雅；安息日他們進了會堂坐下。
But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
15 在朗誦法律和先知之後，會堂長派人問他們說：「仁人弟兄，你們若有什麼勸勉民眾的話，請說罷！」
And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
16 保祿就站起來，打手勢說：「諸位以色列人和敬畏天主的人，請聽!
And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.
17 以色列民族的天主，揀選了我們的祖先。當這百姓寄居埃及時，天主就舉揚了他們，以大能的手臂從那裏領他們出來。
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it.
18 大約四十年的工夫在曠野中容忍了他們。
And for about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
19 滅了在客納罕地方的七個民族以後，就把那地方分給他們作為基業，
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave [them] their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years:
20 約有四百五十年。此後，又給他們立了民長，直到撒慕爾先知時代。
and after these things he gave [them] judges until Samuel the prophet.
21 從那時起，他們要求一位君王，天主就給他們立了本雅明族人克士的兒子撒烏耳，為王四十年；
And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.
22 把他撤職以後，給他們立了達味為君王，天主為他作證說：我找到了葉瑟的兒子達味，他是一個合我心意的人，他要履行我的一切旨意。
And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.
23 天主按照恩許，從他的後裔中給以色列興起了一位救主耶穌。
Of this man’s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
24 若翰在他來臨以前，先向全以色列民宣講了悔改的洗禮。
when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 及至若翰將完成自己的任務時，說道：我不是你們所猜想的那位，但是，看，他在我以後要來，我不配解他腳上的鞋。
And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not [he]. But behold, there cometh one after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.
26 諸位仁人弟兄，亞巴郎的子孫和你們敬畏天主的人! 這救恩之道正是給我們賜下的，
Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.
27 因為耶路撒冷的居民和他們的首領不認識他，也不明白每安息日所誦讀的先知的預言，就判決了他，而應驗了這些預言。
For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled [them] by condemning [him].
28 他們本來找不到一條死罪，卻要求比拉多處死了他。
And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.
29 論他所記載的都成就了以後，就把他從木架上卸下，放在墳墓裏，
And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
30 天主卻使他從死者中復活起來，
But God raised him from the dead:
31 他多日顯現給同他一起，從加里肋亞往耶路撒冷去的人；這些人就是現今在百姓前給他作證的人。
and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.
32 我們現今也給你們報告喜訊：就是那向祖先所應許的恩許，
And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers,
33 天主已給我們作他們子孫的完成了，叫耶穌復活了，就如在第二篇聖詠上所記載的：『你是我的兒子，我今日生了你。』
how that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised up Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
34 論到天主使他從死者中復活了，使他不再歸於腐朽，曾這樣說過：『我要賜給你們許與達味的聖善忠實。』
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, I will give you the holy and sure [blessings] of David.
35 為此，又在另一處說：『你決不讓你的聖者見到腐朽。』
Because he saith also in another [psalm], Thou wilt not give thy Holy One to see corruption.
36 達味固然在自己活著時，奉行了天主的旨意，但是他死了，也歸到了自己祖先那裏，且見到了腐朽；
For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
37 但天主從死者中所復活的那位，卻沒有見到腐朽。
but he whom God raised up saw no corruption.
38 所以，諸位仁人弟兄，你們必須知道：就是藉著這耶穌給你們宣佈了赦罪之恩；凡在一切你們憑梅瑟法律不能成義的事上，
Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:
39 憑著他，凡信的人都可成義。
and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
40 所以，你們要小心，不要叫先知書上說的話來到你們身上：『
Beware therefore, lest that come upon [you], which is spoken in the prophets;
41 藐視的人哪！你們要看，要驚訝，要消逝！因為在你們的日子，我作了一件事，即使有人告訴你們，你們也必不信那件事。』
Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; For I work a work in your days, A work which ye shall in no wise believe, if one declare it unto you.
42 他們出去的時候，眾人要求下一個安息日再給他們講這些事。
And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.
43 會眾散去以後，有許多猶太人和歸依猶太教的虔誠人，隨從了保祿和巴爾納伯，二人同他們談話，勸他們務要堅持天主的恩寵。
Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.
44 下一個安息日，全城的人幾乎都聚集了來，要聽天主的聖道。
And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
45 猶太人一看見這麼眾多的人，就滿心嫉妒，反對保祿所講的，且加以辱罵。
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.
And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. (aiōnios g166)
47 因為主如此命我們說：『我已立你作為外邦人的光明，使你成為他們的救恩，直到地極。』
For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. (aiōnios g166)
49 主的聖道遂傳遍了那地方。
And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region.
50 猶太人卻挑唆敬畏天主的尊貴婦人和城中的要人，發動迫害保祿和巴爾納伯，把他們驅逐出境。
But the Jews urged on the devout women of honourable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.
51 二人就把腳上的塵土向他們拂下，往依科尼雍去了。
But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
52 門徒都充滿喜樂和聖神。
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.
