Acts 6

1 And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,

那時候，門徒們漸漸增多，希臘化的猶太人，對希伯來人發出了怨言，因為他們在日常的供應品上，疏忽了他們的寡婦。

2 and the twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, 'It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, do minister at tables;

於是十二宗徒召集眾門徒說：「讓我們放棄天主的聖言，而操管飲食，實在不相宜。

3 look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

所以，弟兄們 ！當從你們中檢定七位有好聲望，且充滿聖神和智慧的人，派他們管這要務。

4 and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.'

至於我們，我們要專務祈禱，並為真道服役。」

5 And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

這番話得了全體的悅服，就選了斯德望，他是位充滿信德和聖神的人，和斐理伯、仆洛葛、尼加諾爾、提孟、帕爾默納及尼苛勞，他是個歸依猶太教的安提約基雅人，

6 whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.

叫他們立在宗徒面前；宗徒們祈禱以後，就給他們覆了手。

7 And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

天主的道漸漸發揚，門徒的數目在耶路撒冷大為增加，司祭中也有許多人，服從了信仰。

8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,

斯德望充滿恩寵和德能，在百姓中顯大奇蹟，行大徵兆。

9 and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,

當時，有些稱為「自由人」會堂中的人，以及基勒乃和亞歷山大里亞人的會堂的人，還有些屬基里基雅和亞細亞會堂的人，起來，同斯德望辯論；

10 and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

但是他們敵不住他的智慧，因為他是藉聖神說話。

11 then they suborned men, saying — 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'

於是他們便慫湧一些人，說：「我們聽見他說過褻瀆梅瑟和天主的話。」

12 They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon [him], they caught him, and brought [him] to the sanhedrim;

他們又煽動了百姓、長老和經師，一同跑來，捉住了他，解送到公議會。

13 they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

他們並設下假見證，說：「這人不斷地說反對聖地和法律的話，

14 for we have heard him saying, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall overthrow this place, and shall change the customs that Moses delivered to us;'

因為我們曾聽見他說：這個納匝肋人耶穌要毀滅這個地方，並要改革梅瑟給我們傳下的常例。」

15 and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.

所有坐在公議會的人都注目看他，見他的面容好像天使的面容。