使徒行传 6
1 那时，门徒增多，有说希腊话的犹太人向希伯来人发怨言，因为在天天的供给上忽略了他们的寡妇。
About this time, when the number of the disciples was constantly increasing, complaints were made by the Greek speaking Jews against the Aramaic speaking Jews, that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
2 十二使徒叫众门徒来，对他们说：“我们撇下 神的道去管理饭食，原是不合宜的。
The Twelve, therefore, called together the general body of the disciples and said to them, ‘It is not well for us to see to the distribution at the tables and neglect God’s message.
3 所以弟兄们，当从你们中间选出七个有好名声、被圣灵充满、智慧充足的人，我们就派他们管理这事。
Therefore, friends, look for seven men of reputation among yourselves, wise and spiritually-minded men, and we will appoint them to attend to this matter;
4 但我们要专心以祈祷、传道为事。”
while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer, and to the delivery of the message.’
5 大众都喜悦这话，就拣选了司提反，乃是大有信心、圣灵充满的人，又拣选腓利、伯罗哥罗、尼迦挪、提门、巴米拿，并进犹太教的安提阿人尼哥拉，
This proposal was unanimously agreed to; and the disciples chose Stephen – a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit – and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a former convert to Judaism;
6 叫他们站在使徒面前。使徒祷告了，就按手在他们头上。
and they brought these men to the apostles, who, after praying, placed their hands on them.
7 神的道兴旺起来；在耶路撒冷门徒数目加增的甚多，也有许多祭司信从了这道。
So God’s message spread, and the number of the disciples continued to increase rapidly in Jerusalem, and a large body of the priests accepted the faith.
8 司提反满得恩惠、能力，在民间行了大奇事和神迹。
Meanwhile Stephen, divinely helped and strengthened, was showing great wonders and signs among the people.
9 当时有称利百地拿会堂的几个人，并有古利奈、亚历山大、基利家、亚细亚各处会堂的几个人，都起来和司提反辩论。
But some members of the Synagogue of the Freed Slaves (as it was called), Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and Visitors from Cilicia and Roman Asia, were roused to action and began disputing with Stephen;
10 司提反是以智慧和圣灵说话，众人敌挡不住，
yet they were quite unable to withstand the wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.
11 就买出人来说：“我们听见他说谤 摩西和 神的话。”
Then they induced some men to assert that they had heard Stephen saying blasphemous things against Moses, and against God;
12 他们又耸动了百姓、长老，并文士，就忽然来捉拿他，把他带到公会去，
and they stirred up the people, as well as the elders and the teachers of the Law, and set on Stephen, and arrested him, and brought him before the High Council.
13 设下假见证，说：“这个人说话，不住地糟践圣所和律法。
There they produced witnesses who gave false evidence. ‘This man,’ they said, ‘is incessantly saying things against this holy place and the Law;
14 我们曾听见他说，这拿撒勒人耶稣要毁坏此地，也要改变摩西所交给我们的规条。”
indeed, we have heard him declare that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the customs handed down to us by Moses.’
15 在公会里坐着的人都定睛看他，见他的面貌，好像天使的面貌。
The eyes of all the members of the Council were riveted on Stephen, and they saw his face looking like the face of an angel.
