使徒行傳 22
1 「諸位父兄請聽，我現在對你們分訴。」
“Brother and fathers,” he said, “Please listen as I give my defense before you.”
2 眾人聽他說的是希伯來話，就更加安靜了。
When they heard him speaking to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet.
3 保羅說：「我原是猶太人，生在基利家的大數，長在這城裏，在迦瑪列門下，按着我們祖宗嚴緊的律法受教，熱心事奉上帝，像你們眾人今日一樣。
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia,” he began. “However, I was brought up here in this city, and sat at the feet of Gamaliel. I was taught to strictly observe the law of our fathers. I was zealous for God, just like all of you here today,
4 我也曾逼迫奉這道的人，直到死地，無論男女都鎖拿下監。
and I persecuted the people of this Way—having them put to death, and imprisoning both men and women.
5 這是大祭司和眾長老都可以給我作見證的。我又領了他們達與弟兄的書信，往大馬士革去，要把在那裏奉這道的人鎖拿，帶到耶路撒冷受刑。」
As the high priest and the council of the elders can also verify, I received from them letters of authorization addressed to the Jewish brothers in Damascus, and went there to arrest these people and bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 「我將到大馬士革，正走的時候，約在晌午，忽然從天上發大光，四面照着我。
At around noon, while I was on my way and approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven shone all around me.
7 我就仆倒在地，聽見有聲音對我說：『掃羅！掃羅！你為甚麼逼迫我？』
I fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 我回答說：『主啊，你是誰？』他說：『我就是你所逼迫的拿撒勒人耶穌。』
‘Who are you, Lord?’ I answered. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting,’ he told me.
9 與我同行的人看見了那光，卻沒有聽明那位對我說話的聲音。
Those who were traveling with me did see the light, but they didn't hear the voice that spoke to me.
10 我說：『主啊，我當做甚麼？』主說：『起來，進大馬士革去，在那裏，要將所派你做的一切事告訴你。』
‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you'll be told everything that's arranged for you to do.’
11 我因那光的榮耀不能看見，同行的人就拉着我手進了大馬士革。
Since I couldn't see because of the brightness of the light, those who were with me led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 那裏有一個人，名叫亞拿尼亞，按着律法是虔誠人，為一切住在那裏的猶太人所稱讚。
There a man called Ananias came to see me. He was a religious man who observed the law, and was highly respected by the Jews who lived in the town.
13 他來見我，站在旁邊，對我說：『兄弟掃羅，你可以看見。』我當時往上一看，就看見了他。
He stood in front of me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive back your sight.’ At that very moment I could see again, and I looked at him.
14 他又說：『我們祖宗的上帝揀選了你，叫你明白他的旨意，又得見那義者，聽他口中所出的聲音。
He told me, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, to see the one who is truly good and right, and to listen to what he has to say to you.
15 因為你要將所看見的，所聽見的，對着萬人為他作見證。
You will testify for him to everyone about what you have seen and heard. So what are you waiting for?
16 現在你為甚麼耽延呢？起來，求告他的名受洗，洗去你的罪。』」
Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins as you call on his name.’
17 「後來，我回到耶路撒冷，在殿裏禱告的時候，魂遊象外，
I returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.
18 看見主向我說：『你趕緊地離開耶路撒冷，不可遲延；因你為我作的見證，這裏的人必不領受。』
I saw a vision of the Lord telling me, ‘Hurry! You need to leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept what you are telling them about me.’
19 我就說：『主啊，他們知道我從前把信你的人收在監裏，又在各會堂裏鞭打他們。
I replied, ‘Lord, they certainly know that I went from synagogue to synagogue, beating and imprisoning those who trusted in you.
20 並且你的見證人司提反被害流血的時候，我也站在旁邊歡喜；又看守害死他之人的衣裳。』
When Stephen was killed for testifying about you I was standing there in full agreement with those who killed him, holding their coats for them.’
21 主向我說：『你去吧！我要差你遠遠地往外邦人那裏去。』」
The Lord told me, ‘Leave now, for I am sending you far away to the foreigners.’”
22 眾人聽他說到這句話，就高聲說：「這樣的人，從世上除掉他吧！他是不當活着的。」
Up until this point they had listened to what he was saying, but then they started shouting, “Get rid of this man from the earth—he doesn't deserve to live!”
23 眾人喧嚷，摔掉衣裳，把塵土向空中揚起來。
They screamed and tore off their coats and threw dust into the air.
24 千夫長就吩咐將保羅帶進營樓去，叫人用鞭子拷問他，要知道他們向他這樣喧嚷是為甚麼緣故。
The commander ordered Paul brought into the fortress, and gave orders for him to be interrogated by flogging so he could find out the reason people were shouting so much against Paul.
25 剛用皮條捆上，保羅對旁邊站着的百夫長說：「人是羅馬人，又沒有定罪，你們就鞭打他，有這個例嗎？」
As they stretched him out and tied him down to flog him, Paul asked the centurion standing there, “Is it legal to flog a Roman citizen who hasn't had a trial?”
26 百夫長聽見這話，就去見千夫長，告訴他說：「你要做甚麼？這人是羅馬人。」
When the centurion heard what Paul said, he went to the commander and asked him, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen.”
27 千夫長就來問保羅說：「你告訴我，你是羅馬人嗎？」保羅說：「是。」
The commander came, and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul replied, “Yes I am.”
28 千夫長說：「我用許多銀子才入了羅馬的民籍。」保羅說：「我生來就是。」
“I paid a lot of money to buy Roman citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 於是那些要拷問保羅的人就離開他去了。千夫長既知道他是羅馬人，又因為捆綁了他，也害怕了。
Those who were about to interrogate Paul left immediately. The commander was worried when he found out that Paul was a Roman citizen because he had placed him in chains.
30 第二天，千夫長為要知道猶太人控告保羅的實情，便解開他，吩咐祭司長和全公會的人都聚集，將保羅帶下來，叫他站在他們面前。
The next day, wanting to find out the reason why the Jews were accusing Paul, he had him released and taken before the chief priests and the whole council which he ordered to assemble. He had Paul brought down and placed him before them.
