使徒行傳 13
1 在安提阿的教會中，有幾位先知和教師，就是巴拿巴和稱呼尼結的西面、古利奈人路求，與分封之王希律同養的馬念，並掃羅。
The church at Antioch had prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the childhood friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
2 他們事奉主、禁食的時候，聖靈說：「要為我分派巴拿巴和掃羅，去做我召他們所做的工。」
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Barnabas and Saul to do the work I've called them to.”
3 於是禁食禱告，按手在他們頭上，就打發他們去了。
After they had fasted, prayed, and placed their hands on them in blessing, they sent them on their way.
4 他們既被聖靈差遣，就下到西流基，從那裏坐船往塞浦路斯去。
So Barnabas and Saul, directed by the Holy Spirit, went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
5 到了撒拉米，就在猶太人各會堂裏傳講上帝的道，也有約翰作他們的幫手。
Arriving at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their assistant.
6 經過全島，直到帕弗，在那裏遇見一個有法術、假充先知的猶太人，名叫巴‧耶穌。
They traveled throughout the island and eventually came to Paphos. There they found a Jewish magician, a false prophet by the name of Bar-jesus.
7 這人常和方伯士求‧保羅同在。士求‧保羅是個通達人，他請了巴拿巴和掃羅來，要聽上帝的道。
He was close to the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. Sergius Paulus invited Barnabas and Saul to come and visit him since he wanted to hear the word of God.
8 只是那行法術的以呂馬（這名翻出來就是行法術的意思）敵擋使徒，要叫方伯不信真道。
But the magician Elymas (his Greek name) opposed them, trying to prevent the governor from trusting in God.
9 掃羅又名保羅，被聖靈充滿，定睛看他，
Saul, also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and looked straight at him.
10 說：「你這充滿各樣詭詐奸惡，魔鬼的兒子，眾善的仇敵，你混亂主的正道還不止住嗎？
“You are full of deception and all kinds of evil, you son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right! Will you never give up perverting the Lord's true ways?
11 現在主的手加在你身上，你要瞎眼，暫且不見日光。」他的眼睛立刻昏蒙黑暗，四下裏求人拉着手領他。
Look, the Lord's hand is on you and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for some time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he had to find someone who could lead him by the hand.
12 方伯看見所做的事，很希奇主的道，就信了。
When the governor saw what happened he trusted in God, amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
13 保羅和他的同人從帕弗開船，來到旁非利亞的別加，約翰就離開他們，回耶路撒冷去。
Then Paul and those with him sailed from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, while John left them and went back to Jerusalem.
14 他們離了別加往前行，來到彼西底的安提阿，在安息日進會堂坐下。
They went through Perga and on to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and were seated.
15 讀完了律法和先知的書，管會堂的叫人過去，對他們說：「二位兄台，若有甚麼勸勉眾人的話，請說。」
After the readings from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent them a message saying, “Brothers, please share with the congregation any words of encouragement you may have.”
16 保羅就站起來，舉手，說：「以色列人和一切敬畏上帝的人，請聽。
Paul stood up, motioned with his hand to get their attention, and began speaking. “Men of Israel, and all of you who have reverence for God, listen to me.
17 這以色列民的上帝揀選了我們的祖宗，當民寄居埃及的時候抬舉他們，用大能的手領他們出來；
The God of the people of Israel chose our forefathers, and gave our people prosperity during their stay in the land of Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out of Egypt,
18 又在曠野容忍他們，約有四十年。
and he patiently dealt with them in the desert for about forty years.
19 既滅了迦南地七族的人，就把那地分給他們為業；
After he had overthrown seven nations living in the land of Canaan, God divided their land among the Israelites and gave it to them to inherit. This took about four hundred and fifty years.
20 此後給他們設立士師，約有四百五十年，直到先知撒母耳的時候。
Then he provided them with judges as leaders until the time of the prophet Samuel.
21 後來他們求一個王，上帝就將便雅憫支派中基士的兒子掃羅，給他們作王四十年。
Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.
22 既廢了掃羅，就選立大衛作他們的王，又為他作見證說：『我尋得耶西的兒子大衛，他是合我心意的人，凡事要遵行我的旨意。』
Then God removed Saul, and made David their king. God approved of David, saying ‘I found David the son of Jesse to be a man according to my own heart; he will do everything I intend.’
23 從這人的後裔中，上帝已經照着所應許的，為以色列人立了一位救主，就是耶穌。
Jesus is David's descendant; he is the Savior that God promised to bring to Israel.
24 在他沒有出來以先，約翰向以色列眾民宣講悔改的洗禮。
Before Jesus came, John announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 約翰將行盡他的程途說：『你們以為我是誰？我不是基督；只是有一位在我以後來的，我解他腳上的鞋帶也是不配的。』
As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you're looking for. But after me one is coming whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie.’
26 「弟兄們，亞伯拉罕的子孫和你們中間敬畏上帝的人哪，這救世的道是傳給我們的。
My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!
27 耶路撒冷居住的人和他們的官長，因為不認識基督，也不明白每安息日所讀眾先知的書，就把基督定了死罪，正應了先知的預言；
The people living in Jerusalem and their leaders didn't recognize Jesus or understand the words spoken by the prophets that are read every Sabbath. In fact they fulfilled the prophetic words by condemning him!
28 雖然查不出他有當死的罪來，還是求彼拉多殺他；
Even though they couldn't find any evidence to sentence him to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
29 既成就了經上指着他所記的一切話，就把他從木頭上取下來，放在墳墓裏。
After they had fulfilled everything predicted that they would do to him, they took him down from the cross and buried him in a tomb.
30 上帝卻叫他從死裏復活。
But God raised him from the dead,
31 那從加利利同他上耶路撒冷的人多日看見他，這些人如今在民間是他的見證。
and he appeared over the course of many days to those who had followed him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people.
32 我們也報好信息給你們，就是那應許祖宗的話，
We are here to bring to you the good news of the promise that God made to our forefathers,
33 上帝已經向我們這作兒女的應驗，叫耶穌復活了。正如詩篇第二篇上記着說： 你是我的兒子， 我今日生你。
that he has now fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus from the dead. As it is written in Psalm 2: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’
34 論到上帝叫他從死裏復活，不再歸於朽壞，就這樣說： 我必將所應許大衛那聖潔、 可靠的恩典賜給你們。
God raised him from the dead, never to die again, as he indicated by saying, ‘I will give you what is holy and trustworthy, as I promised to David.’
35 又有一篇上說： 你必不叫你的聖者見朽壞。
As another psalm says, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’
36 「大衛在世的時候遵行了上帝的旨意，就睡了，歸到他祖宗那裏，已見朽壞；
But David died, after he had done what God wanted in his own time, and he was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.
37 惟獨上帝所復活的，他並未見朽壞。
The one God raised from the dead saw no decay.
38 所以，弟兄們，你們當曉得：赦罪的道是由這人傳給你們的。
My brothers, I want you to understand that we're telling you that through this man sins are forgiven.
39 你們靠摩西的律法，在一切不得稱義的事上信靠這人，就都得稱義了。
Through him everyone who trusts in him is made morally right from all that is wrong—in a way that you could never be set right by the law of Moses.
40 所以，你們務要小心，免得先知書上所說的臨到你們。
Make sure that what the prophets said doesn't happen to you:
41 主說： 你們這輕慢的人要觀看，要驚奇，要滅亡； 因為在你們的時候，我行一件事， 雖有人告訴你們， 你們總是不信。」
‘You who are scornful, look in amazement, and die! For what I'm doing in your lifetime is something that you could never believe, even if someone told you!’”
42 他們出會堂的時候，眾人請他們到下安息日再講這話給他們聽。
As they were leaving, the people pleaded with them to tell them more the next Sabbath.
43 散會以後，猶太人和敬虔進猶太教的人多有跟從保羅、巴拿巴的。二人對他們講道，勸他們務要恆久在上帝的恩中。
After the meeting in the synagogue, many of the Jews and the converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who spoke with them, encouraging them to continue to hold on to the grace of God.
44 到下安息日，合城的人幾乎都來聚集，要聽上帝的道。
The following Sabbath almost the whole town turned out to hear the word of God.
45 但猶太人看見人這樣多，就滿心嫉妒，硬駁保羅所說的話，並且毀謗。
However, when the Jews saw the crowds, they became extremely jealous, contradicting what Paul was saying and cursing him.
So Paul and Barnabas spoke out strongly, saying “We had to speak the word of God to you first. But now that you're rejecting it—you're deciding that you're not worthy of eternal life—well now we're turning to the foreigners. (aiōnios g166)
47 因為主曾這樣吩咐我們說： 我已經立你作外邦人的光， 叫你施行救恩，直到地極。」
That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”
When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God. (aiōnios g166)
49 於是主的道傳遍了那一帶地方。
So God's word was spread throughout the region.
50 但猶太人挑唆虔敬、尊貴的婦女和城內有名望的人，逼迫保羅、巴拿巴，將他們趕出境外。
But the Jews incited the prominent religious women and leaders of the city to persecute Paul and Barnabas, and had them expelled from their territory.
51 二人對着眾人跺下腳上的塵土，就往以哥念去了。
So they shook the dust off their feet against them as a sign of protest, and went on to Iconium.
52 門徒滿心喜樂，又被聖靈充滿。
And the believers continued to be filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
