Acts 19
1 And it came to pass, in Apollos being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,
亚波罗在哥林多的时候，保罗经过了上边一带地方，就来到以弗所；在那里遇见几个门徒，
2 he said to them, “Having believed, did you receive the Holy Spirit?” And they said to him, “But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit”;
问他们说：“你们信的时候受了圣灵没有？”他们回答说：“没有，也未曾听见有圣灵赐下来。”
3 and he said to them, “Into what, then, were you immersed?” And they said, “Into John’s immersion.”
保罗说：“这样，你们受的是什么洗呢？”他们说：“是约翰的洗。”
4 And Paul said, “John, indeed, immersed with an immersion of conversion, saying to the people that they should believe in Him who is coming after him—that is, in the Christ—Jesus”;
保罗说：“约翰所行的是悔改的洗，告诉百姓当信那在他以后要来的，就是耶稣。”
5 and they, having heard, were immersed into the Name of the Lord Jesus,
他们听见这话，就奉主耶稣的名受洗。
6 and Paul having laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, they were also speaking with tongues, and prophesying,
保罗按手在他们头上，圣灵便降在他们身上，他们就说方言，又说预言。
7 and all the men were, as it were, twelve.
一共约有十二个人。
8 And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the Kingdom of God,
保罗进会堂，放胆讲道，一连三个月，辩论 神国的事，劝化众人。
9 and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of The Way before the multitude, having departed from them, he separated the disciples, reasoning every day in the school of a certain Tyrannus.
后来，有些人心里刚硬不信，在众人面前毁谤这道，保罗就离开他们，也叫门徒与他们分离，便在推喇奴的学房天天辩论。
10 And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks,
这样有两年之久，叫一切住在亚细亚的，无论是犹太人，是希腊人，都听见主的道。
11 also mighty works—not common—God was working through the hands of Paul,
神借保罗的手行了些非常的奇事；
12 so that even to the ailing were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them; the evil spirits also went forth from them.
甚至有人从保罗身上拿手巾或围裙放在病人身上，病就退了，恶鬼也出去了。
13 And certain of the wandering exorcist Jews, took on [them] to name over those having the evil spirits the Name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches”;
那时，有几个游行各处、念咒赶鬼的犹太人，向那被恶鬼附的人擅自称主耶稣的名，说：“我奉保罗所传的耶稣敕令你们出来！”
14 and there were certain—seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest—who are doing this thing;
做这事的，有犹太祭司长士基瓦的七个儿子。
15 and the evil spirit, answering, said, “I know Jesus, and I am acquainted with Paul; and you—who are you?”
恶鬼回答他们说：“耶稣我认识，保罗我也知道。你们却是谁呢？”
16 And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping on them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that they fled naked and wounded out of that house,
恶鬼所附的人就跳在他们身上，胜了其中二人，制伏他们，叫他们赤着身子受了伤，从那房子里逃出去了。
17 and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell on them all, and the Name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified;
凡住在以弗所的，无论是犹太人，是希腊人，都知道这事，也都惧怕；主耶稣的名从此就尊大了。
18 many also of those who believed were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,
那已经信的，多有人来承认诉说自己所行的事。
19 and many of those who had practiced the superfluous arts, having brought the scrolls together, were burning [them] before all; and they reckoned together the prices of them, and found [it] fifty thousand pieces of silver,
平素行邪术的，也有许多人把书拿来，堆积在众人面前焚烧。他们算计书价，便知道共合五万块钱。
20 so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.
主的道大大兴旺，而且得胜，就是这样。
21 And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on to Jerusalem, saying, “After my being there, it is also necessary for me to see Rome”;
这些事完了，保罗心里定意经过了马其顿、亚该亚，就往耶路撒冷去；又说：“我到了那里以后，也必须往罗马去看看。”
22 and having sent to Macedonia two of those ministering to him—Timotheus and Erastus—he himself stayed a time in Asia.
于是从帮助他的人中打发提摩太、以拉都二人往马其顿去，自己暂时等在亚细亚。
23 And there came, at that time, not a little stir about The Way,
那时，因为这道起的扰乱不小。
24 for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the craftsmen not a little gain,
有一个银匠，名叫底米丢，是制造亚底米神银龛的，他使这样手艺人生意发达。
25 whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who worked around such things, he said, “Men, you know that by this work we have our wealth;
他聚集他们和同行的工人，说：“众位，你们知道我们是倚靠这生意发财。
26 and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, turned away a great multitude, saying that they who are made by hands are not gods;
这保罗不但在以弗所，也几乎在亚细亚全地，引诱迷惑许多人，说：‘人手所做的，不是神。’这是你们所看见所听见的。
27 and not only is this department in danger for us of coming into disregard, but also, that of the great goddess Artemis, the temple is to be reckoned for nothing, and also her greatness is about to be brought down, whom all Asia and the world worships.”
这样，不独我们这事业被人藐视，就是大女神亚底米的庙也要被人轻忽，连亚细亚全地和普天下所敬拜的大女神之威荣也要消灭了。”
28 And having heard, and having become full of wrath, they were crying out, saying, “Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!”
众人听见，就怒气填胸，喊着说：“大哉，以弗所人的亚底米啊！”
29 And the whole city was filled with confusion; they rushed also with one accord into the theater, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s fellow-travelers.
满城都轰动起来。众人拿住与保罗同行的马其顿人该犹和亚里达古，齐心拥进戏园里去。
30 And on Paul’s resolving to enter in to the populace, the disciples were not permitting him,
保罗想要进去，到百姓那里，门徒却不许他去。
31 and also some of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent to him, were pleading [with] him not to venture into the theater himself.
还有亚细亚几位首领，是保罗的朋友，打发人来劝他，不要冒险到戏园里去。
32 Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they had come together;
聚集的人纷纷乱乱，有喊叫这个的，有喊叫那个的；大半不知道是为什么聚集。
33 and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander—the Jews thrusting him forward—and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defense to the populace,
有人把亚历山大从众人中带出来，犹太人推他往前，亚历山大就摆手，要向百姓分诉；
34 and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, “Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!”
只因他们认出他是犹太人，就大家同声喊着说：“大哉！以弗所人的亚底米啊。”如此约有两小时。
35 And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, says, “Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus?
那城里的书记安抚了众人，就说：“以弗所人哪，谁不知道以弗所人的城是看守大亚底米的庙和从宙斯那里落下来的像呢？
36 These things, then, being undeniable, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
这事既是驳不倒的，你们就当安静，不可造次。
37 For you brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor slandering of your goddess;
你们把这些人带来，他们并没有偷窃庙中之物，也没有谤 我们的女神。
38 if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a matter with anyone, court [days] are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.
若是底米丢和他同行的人有控告人的事，自有放告的日子，也有方伯可以彼此对告。
39 And if you seek after anything concerning other matters, it will be determined in the legal assembly;
你们若问别的事，就可以照常例聚集断定。
40 for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occasion by which we will be able to give an account of this concourse”;
今日的扰乱本是无缘无故，我们难免被查问。论到这样聚众，我们也说不出所以然来。”
41 and having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
说了这话，便叫众人散去。
