Acts 19
1 It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.
頗羅在格林多的時候，保祿走遍了高原地帶後，來到厄弗所，遇見了幾個門徒，
2 He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They said to him, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
向他們說：「你們信教的時候，領了聖神沒有﹖」他們回答說：「連有聖神，我們都沒有聽過。」
3 He said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."
保祿說：「那麼，你們受的是什麼洗，」他們說：「是若翰的洗」
4 Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."
保祿說：「若翰受的是悔改的洗，他告訴百姓要信在他以後要來的那一位，就是要信耶穌。」
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
他們聽了，就因主耶穌之名領了洗。
6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other tongues and prophesied.
保祿給他們覆手，聖神便降在他們身上，他們就講各種語言，也說先知話。
7 They were about twelve men in all.
他們一共約有十二人。
8 He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.
保祿進了會堂，放膽講論，一連三個月，辯論天主之國的事，來勸化人。
9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the crowd, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
但有些人心硬不信，在大眾面前辱罵聖道，保祿便離開他們，把門徒分別出來，每天在提郎諾的學校裏辯論；
10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
這事進行了兩年，以致凡住在亞細亞的人，都聽見了主的道理，猶太人希臘人都有。
11 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
天主藉保祿的手，行了一些非常的奇事，
12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.
甚至有人拿去他身上的毛巾和圍裙，放在病人身上，疾病便離開他們，惡魔也出去了。
13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."
那時，有幾個周遊的猶太驅魔者，擅自向附有惡魔的人，呼號主耶穌的名，說：「我因保祿所宣講的耶穌，命你們出去!」
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
有個猶太司祭長，名叫斯蓋瓦，他的七個兒子都作這事。
15 The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"
惡魔回答他們說：「耶穌我認識，保祿我也熟識；可是，你們是誰呀﹖」
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was, having leapt on them, having overpowered them all, prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.
於是那個身附惡魔的人，便撲到他們身上，而制服了他們，勝過了他們，以致他們赤著身子，帶著傷，從那屋裏逃走了。
17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
凡住在厄弗所的猶太人和希臘人，知道了這事，就都害怕起來；主耶穌的名字也傳揚開了。
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
信教的人中，有許多來承認，並報告自己以往所行的事；
19 Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
其中有好些曾行過巫術的人，把書籍一起帶來，當著眾人的面燒燬了；他們估計書價，得知共值五萬銀幣。
20 So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
這樣，主的道理大為發揚，日漸堅固。
21 Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."
這些事以後，保祿決意要經過馬其頓和阿哈雅往耶路撒冷去，說：「我到那裏以後，也該看看羅馬。」
22 Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
就打發他的兩位助手，弟茂德和厄辣斯托，往馬其頓去，自己暫時留在亞細亞。
23 About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.
在那時候，關於主的道，起了不小的騷動。
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
原來有個名叫德默特琉的銀匠，製造阿爾特米的銀龕，使工匠們獲利不少。
25 whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
他把他們和同業的工人集合起來說：「同人們！你們知道：我們是靠這手藝發財的。
26 You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.
你們看見，也聽到：這個保祿，不僅在厄弗所，而且幾乎在整個亞細亞勸服了許多人，說：『人手製造的，並不是神。』
27 Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence, whom all Asia and the world worships."
這不但使我們這分行業，咬遭人唾棄的危險，而且連偉大女神阿爾特米的廟，也要被視為無物，甚至整個亞細亞和天下所敬拜的女神的尊威，也將被消滅。」
28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and began to shout, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians."
他們聽了，滿懷怒氣，喊著說：「大哉！厄弗所人的阿爾特米！」
29 The city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's companions in travel.
於是滿城混亂起來，他們捉住了保祿的旅伴馬其頓人加約及阿黎斯塔苛，一起衝到劇場。
30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples did not allow him.
保祿願意，進去會見民眾，可是門徒們不讓他去；
31 And also some of the Asiarchs, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to venture into the theater.
還有幾位亞細亞的首長，是他的朋友，也打發人到他那裏，勸他不要冒險到劇場去。
32 Some therefore shouted one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them did not know why they had come together.
當時眾人亂叫亂嚷，的確是一個混亂的集會，大多數都不知道為了什麼而聚會。
33 They brought Alexander out of the crowd, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
群眾中有些人推舉出亞歷山大來，猶太人就推他上前；亞歷山大就揮了揮手，要想向民眾分辯。
34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours shouted, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians."
可是眾人一認出他是猶太人來，就都同聲呼喊：「大哉！厄弗所人的阿爾特米！」約兩小時之久。
35 When the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, "You men of Ephesus, is there anyone who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
書記官使群眾安靜下來，說：「厄弗所人啊！誰不知道厄弗所人的城，是偉大阿爾特米的廟，和那從天降下的神像的看守者呢﹖
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
這些事既不能反駁，你們就該鎮靜，不要冒昧從事。
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
你們帶來的這些人，既不是褻聖者，也沒有出言侮辱我們的女神；
38 If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
所以，如果德默特琉和他同業的工匠，有什麼案件反對某人，有訴訟期，又有總督在，他們儘可彼此對告。
39 But if you seek anything further, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
但你們若還要求什麼餘外的事，可以在法定的集會裏解決。
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we would not be able to give an account of this commotion."
關於今天的事，我們實在有被控作亂的危險，因為這本是無緣無故的；我們對這事，對這次集會，也不能指出理由來。」
41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
他說了這些話，纔把集會遣散了。
