Acts 13
1 Now in the church in Antioch, there were some prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon (who is called Niger), Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
在安提阿教会中有几名先知和教师：巴拿巴、西门（尼结）、古利奈人路求、马念（君王希律儿时的伙伴）和扫罗。
2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to do the work to which I have called them.”
他们在膜拜主并进行禁食的时候，圣灵说：“让巴拿巴和扫罗为我做事。”
3 After they had fasted, prayed, and laid their hands on these men, they sent them off.
教会成员禁食、祈祷并把手放在他们身上祝福之后，他们就送他们上路了。
4 So Barnabas and Saul obeyed the Holy Spirit and went down to Seleucia; from there they sailed to the island of Cyprus.
巴拿巴和扫罗在圣灵的指引下去了西流基，从那里乘船去往塞浦路斯。
5 When they were in the city of Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John Mark as their assistant.
来到撒拉米后，他们就在犹太人的会堂中宣讲上帝之道，约翰担任他们的助手。
6 When they had gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar Jesus.
他们走遍整个岛屿，最终来到了帕弗，遇见一位自称巴·耶稣的犹太人术士，是个假先知。
7 This magician associated with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, because he wanted to hear the word of God.
他与省长士求·保罗走的很近。这位省长非常睿智，特别邀请巴拿巴和扫罗来为他讲上帝之道。
8 But Elymas “the magician” (that is how his name is translated) opposed them; he tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
但这位术士（希腊名字叫做以吕马）不接受他们，试图让省长不要相信上帝。
9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him intensely.
但被注满圣灵的扫罗（又名保罗）定睛看着他，
10 and said, “You son of the devil, you are full of all kinds of deceit and wickedness. You are an enemy of every kind of righteousness. You will never stop twisting the straight paths of the Lord, will you?
说：“你这满心欺诈、万恶满盈之人，魔鬼之子，正义的敌人！你总是在阻碍主的真理之路，为什么你不肯放弃呢？
11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for a while.” Immediately there fell on Elymas a mist and darkness; he started going around asking people to lead him by the hand.
看，主的惩罚已经到来，你将成为盲人，暂时看不见阳光。”黑暗和迷雾立刻笼罩着这位术士，他不得不找人牵他的手，给他领路。
12 After the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
省长看见眼前的一切，便信了上帝，主的教导让他惊讶不已。
13 Now Paul and his friends set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
然后保罗和同伴从帕弗乘船来到旁非利亚的别加，约翰则离开他们返回耶路撒冷去了。
14 Paul and his friends traveled from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisidia. There they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
他们一路前行，经过别加后抵达彼西底的安提阿，在安息日这天进入会堂，然后坐下来。
15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message saying, “Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people here, say it.”
他们朗读了律法和先知的书籍，会堂首领派人传来口信，说：“兄弟们，如果你们有什么鼓励之语，就说说吧！”
16 So Paul stood up and motioned with his hand; he said, “Men of Israel and you who honor God, listen.
保罗站起来，伸手示意大家看过来，然后开始说：“以色列人和所有敬畏上帝之人，听我说。
17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people numerous when they stayed in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm he led them out of it.
我们的祖先寄居在埃及的土地时，以色列人民的上帝选中了他们，凭其伟大力量带领他们走出埃及，
18 For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.
然后他在旷野耐心地照顾他们四十年。
19 After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave our people their land for an inheritance.
上帝在消灭了迦南七国后，就把那片土地分给以色列人的祖先，让他们代代继承，这样又过了 450 年。
20 All these events took place over four hundred and fifty years. After all these things, God gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
后来上帝又为他们派来首领，一直持续到撒母耳先知的时刻。
21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, to be king for forty years.
人们请求上帝为他们送来国王，上帝就把便雅悯部落中一个人派来为王，他是基士的儿子扫罗，统治了四十年。
22 After God removed him from the kingship, he raised up David to be their king. It was about David that God said, 'I have found David son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who does all I want him to do.'
之后上帝又废去扫罗，选择大卫为王。在为大卫作证时，上帝说：‘我找到耶西的儿子大卫，他符合我的心意，将遵行我的一切旨意。’
23 From this man's descendants God has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus, as he promised to do.
耶稣是大卫的后裔，是上帝之前承诺带给以色列的救世主。
24 This began to happen when, before Jesus came, John first announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
耶稣来临之前，约翰便昭告所有以色列人应该进行忏悔洗礼。
25 As John was finishing his work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But listen, one is coming after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
约翰即将完成他的使命时说：‘你们以为我是谁？我不是你们所寻找的那个人。但在我之后来的那个人，我就是给他解鞋带都不配。’
26 Brothers, children of the line of Abraham, and those among you who worship God, it is to us that the message about this salvation has been sent.
兄弟们、亚伯拉罕的子孙以及敬畏上帝的众人，这救赎之道已传授给我们。
27 For they who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, did not recognize him, and they fulfilled sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
住在耶路撒冷的众人和他们的长官，他们不认识基督，也不理解安息日所读的先知之语。事实上，他们为耶稣定罪恰好应验了先知的预言。
28 Even though they found no good cause for death in him, they asked Pilate to kill him.
尽管他们无法找到宣判他死刑的罪状，但还是要求彼拉多杀害他。
29 When they had completed all the things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.
预言中关于他们会对耶稣所做的一切，都应验了。然后他们把耶稣从十字架上取下并埋葬在坟墓中。
30 But God raised him from the dead.
但上帝却使他死而复活。
31 He was seen for many days by those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These people are now his witnesses to the people.
多日后，他显现在那些从加利利到耶路撒冷一路跟随他的人面前，那些人现在就成了他在民众面前的见证者。
32 So we are telling you the good news that what God promised to our fathers
我们来此是向你们传递福音，通过耶稣的复活，上帝向我们祖先的承诺
33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: 'You are my Son, today I have become your Father.'
都已向我们这些子孙应验了。就如《诗篇》第二篇所记：‘你是我子，今日我成为你父。’
34 The fact that he raised him up from the dead so that his body would never decay, God has spoken in this way: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.'
上帝使他死而复生，不会再死去。他曾这样说：‘正如我向大卫所做的承诺，我所赐予你们的，神圣而值得相信。’
35 This is why he also says in another Psalm, 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.'
《诗篇》 还说：‘你不会允许圣者见到腐朽。’
36 For when David had served the desires of God in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was laid with his fathers and his body experienced decay.
但大卫在自己的世界中完成了上帝派给他的使命后，就死去了，与他的祖先葬在一起，躯体也腐朽了。
37 But he whom God raised up experienced no decay.
唯独上帝令其复活这一人，没有看到腐朽。
38 So let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you forgiveness of sins.
兄弟们，我希望你们理解我们正在讲述的一切，通过这个人，罪已经得到了宽恕。
39 By him every one who believes is justified from all the things which the law of Moses could not justify you.
通过这个人，所有信他之人都会远离错误，实现道德正义， 但凭着摩西的律法，你永远都无法达到这种正义。
40 So then be careful that the thing the prophets spoke about does not happen to you:
务必不能让先知在书上所说降临在你们身上：
41 'Look, you despisers, and be astonished and then perish; For I am doing a work in your days, A work that you shall never believe, even if someone announces it to you.'”
‘傲慢的人呐！你们会惊奇地看到，然后死去！因为我在你们生命中所做的事情，即使有人向你讲述，你也永远都无法相信！’”
42 As Paul and Barnabas left, the people begged them that they might speak these same words again the next Sabbath.
保罗和巴拿巴打算离开，众人请他们在下一个安息日再来讲述更多。
43 When the synagogue meeting ended, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
这次会堂的聚会结束后，许多犹太人和归信犹太教的虔诚教徒，都跟随了保罗和巴拿巴。两人和他们交流，鼓励他们始终紧随上帝的恩典。
44 On the next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of the Lord.
到了下一个安息日，几乎全城的人都赶来，希望聆听上帝之道。
45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and spoke against the things that were said by Paul and insulted him.
犹太人看见这攒动人群，感到异常嫉妒，于是开始驳斥保罗所讲之道，诅咒他。
46 But Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing you push it away from yourselves and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, see, we will turn to the Gentiles. (aiōnios g166)
保罗和巴拿巴却强有力地回应：“我们必须先向你们讲述上帝之道。既然你们拒绝这道，就代表你们觉得自己不配获得永生，所以我们现在要去异教徒那里去了。 (aiōnios g166)
47 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, 'I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'”
主吩咐过我们说：‘我让你们成为异教徒的光，你们将把拯救带到世界的尽头。’”
48 As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed. (aiōnios g166)
异教徒听见这个消息分外欢喜，赞美主之道，所有被选为永生之人都相信了上帝。 (aiōnios g166)
49 The word of the Lord was spread out through the whole region.
上帝之道就这样传遍那个地区。
50 But the Jews urged on the devout and important women, as well as the leading men of the city. These stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out beyond the border of their city.
但犹太人教唆虔诚的尊贵女性和城中的首领，煽动大家迫害保罗和巴拿巴，把他们驱逐出境。
51 But Paul and Barnabas shook off the dust from their feet against them. Then they went to the city of Iconium.
于是两人当众跺掉脚上的尘土以示抗议，向以哥念走去。
52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
而信徒们继续满心欢喜并被圣灵充满。
