Acts 22
1 "Brethren and fathers," he said, "listen to my defence which I now make before you."
他说：“各位父老兄弟，请听我在你们面前的申辩。”
2 And on hearing him address them in Hebrew, they kept all the more quiet; and he said,
众人听到保罗用阿拉姆语说话，立刻变得非常安静。
3 "I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained at the feet of Gamaliel in the Law of our forefathers, and, like all of you to-day, was zealous for God.
他开始讲述：“我是犹太人，生在基利家的大数。但其实我是在这座城里长大，在迦玛列门下接受教育。老师教育我要严格遵守祖先的律法，我满腔热情地对待上帝，就像今天这里的所有人一样。
4 I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;
我也曾经迫害信奉此道之人，将他们处死，把男女信徒投入监狱。
5 as the High Priest also and all the Elders can bear me witness. It was, too, from them that I received letters to the brethren in Damascus, and I was already on my way to Damascus, intending to bring those also who had fled there, in chains to Jerusalem, to be punished.
大祭司和公议会的长老都可以为我作证。我曾收到他们的授意信，要求处理在大马士革的犹太人信徒。于是我去了那里捉拿那些人，把他们带到耶路撒冷接受惩罚。
6 "But on my way, when I was now not far from Damascus, about noon a sudden blaze of light from Heaven shone round me.
那天大约中午时分，我正在去往大马士革的路上，即将抵达目的地时，忽然一束耀眼的光芒从天而降，环绕着我。
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
我仆倒在地，只听见一个声音对我说：‘扫罗啊，扫罗，你为什么迫害我？’
8 "'Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene,' He replied, 'whom you are persecuting.'
我答道：‘主啊，你是谁？’ 他说：‘我就是你迫害的拿撒勒人耶稣。’
9 "Now the men who were with me, though they saw the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me.
与我同行之人只看见那束光，却听不到与我说话的声音。
10 And I asked, "'What am I to do, Lord?' "And the Lord said to me, "'Rise, and go into Damascus. There you shall be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'
我说：‘主啊，我该怎么做？’ 主告诉我：‘站起来，进到大马士革城里，那里会有人告知安排你做的事情。’
11 "And as I could not see because the light had been so dazzling, those who were with me had to lead me by the arm, and so I came to Damascus.
那束光如此强烈，我的双眼便看不到了，我的同伴们牵着我的手走进了大马士革。
12 "And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore a good character with all the Jews of the city,
有一个人名叫亚拿尼亚，是一名遵守律法的虔诚之人，当地所有犹太人都很敬重他。
13 came to me and standing at my side said, "'Brother Saul, recover your sight.' "I instantly regained my sight and looked up at him.
他站在我旁边对我说：‘扫罗兄弟，你现在可以看见了。’就在那一刻，我又能看到了。我看到了他。
14 Then he said, 'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the righteous One and hear Him speak.
他对我说：‘我们祖先的上帝指认你来理解他的旨意，去见真正良善的正义之人，去听见他要对你所说的一切。
15 For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen and heard.
对于你的所见所闻，你将向所有人作证。所以你还在等什么呢？
16 And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.'
起来受洗去吧，呼唤他的名，洗净你的罪吧。’
17 "After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.
我回到耶路撒冷后，有一次在殿里祷告时，忽然在恍惚间看到了异象。
18 I saw Jesus, and He said to me, "'Make haste and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'
主在异象中对我说：‘快！你必须尽快离开耶路撒冷，因为他们无法接受你所讲述关于我的一切。’
19 "'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee;
我回答：‘主啊，他们肯定知道，我曾在很多会堂中拷打信你之人，将它们送进监牢，
20 and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, I was standing by, fully approving of it, and I held the clothes of those who were killing him.'
司提芬因为为你作证而被杀害的时候，我就站在那里，而且完全支持那些杀死他的人，还为他们拿着衣服。’
21 "'Go,' He replied; 'I will send you as an Apostle to nations far away.'"
主对我说：‘现在就离开吧，我要派你到远方异教徒那里去。’”
22 Until they heard this last statement the people listened to Paul, but now with a roar of disapproval they cried out, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought not to be allowed to live."
众人一直都在听他说的话，但听到这里，他们就高喊：“应该把这种人从世间除掉，他不配活着！”
23 And when they continued their furious shouts, throwing their clothes into the air and flinging dust about,
他们喊叫着，扯开外衣，向空中扔撒尘土。
24 the Tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and be examined by flogging, in order to ascertain the reason why they thus cried out against him.
就在这时，千夫长下令把保罗带到军营，命人用鞭刑拷问他，想要找出高声喊叫的民众反对他的原因。
25 But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen--and one too who is uncondemned?"
士兵将他四肢伸开，用皮带将其捆住，准备施以鞭刑。这时保罗对站在旁边的百夫长说：“你们鞭打一个还没有定罪的罗马公民，这合法吗？”
26 On hearing this question, the Captain went to report the matter to the Tribune. "What are you intending to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."
百夫长听言就去报告千夫长，说：“这个人是罗马公民，该怎么办？”
27 So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.
千夫长就过来问保罗：“告诉我，你真是罗马公民吗？”他说：“是的。”
28 "I paid a large sum for my citizenship," said the Tribune. "But I was born free," said Paul.
千夫长说：“为了获得罗马公民的身份，我可是花了一大笔钱。”保罗说：“我生下来就是罗马公民。”
29 So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.
于是那些想要拷问他的人立刻走开了。得知他是罗马公民，又曾被捆绑起来，千夫长感到很害怕。
30 The next day, wishing to know exactly what charge was being brought against him by the Jews, the Tribune ordered his chains to be removed; and, having sent word to the High Priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble, he brought Paul down and made him stand before them.
第二天，千夫长想要了解为什么犹太人要控告保罗，于是就解开他身上的锁链，随后召集祭司长和公议会全体成员，将保罗带到众人面前。
