Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.
亚波罗在哥林多期间，保罗从内陆抵达以弗所，在那里找到了若干信徒。
2 He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
他问他们说：“当你们信了上帝的时候，是否领取了圣灵？”他们说：“没有，我们甚至都没听说过圣灵这件事情。”
3 He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
保罗问：“那么你们接受的是何种施洗？” 他们说：“是约翰的施洗。”
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 Christ Jesus.”
保罗说：“约翰提供的是悔改施洗，他告诉众人应该相信在他之后到来的那个人，也就是他们应该相信耶稣。”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
众人听罢，便以主耶稣之名进行受洗。
6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
保罗为他们按手，圣灵就便降临在他们身上，他们开始用不同的语言说话，还可以进行预言。
7 They were about twelve men in all.
这些人总计大约十二人。
8 He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.
在三个月的时间内，保罗一直都在会堂里向那里的人大胆宣讲，与他们进行讨论，努力说服他们相信上帝之国。
9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
但有些人始终顽固不化，拒绝接受他的宣讲，还在众人面前毁谤道。所以保罗放弃了他们，离开了会堂，将信徒们也一并带走。之后，他每天都在推喇奴讲堂与大家进行讨论。
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.
就这样过了两年，所有亚西亚省的居民，无论犹太人或希腊人，都听到了主的道。
11 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
上帝通过保罗显化很多不同寻常的神迹。
12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
甚至有人会拿走保罗曾经触碰的手帕或围巾，去医治病患和赶走邪灵。
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, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
几个犹太人打着耶稣的名号四处驱鬼，向身上附着之人说：“我以保罗所言耶稣之名，命令你们出来。”
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
一位名叫士基瓦的犹太人司长，他的七个儿子都在做这件事，一个是犹太人，一个是大祭司。
15 The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
但有一天当他们驱魔时，邪灵却回答到：“我认识耶稣，也认识保罗，但你们是谁？”
16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
邪灵附体那人扑到他们身上将其制服，一番痛殴后，他们赤裸着身体从那房子逃了出来，满身是伤。
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.
所有住在以弗所的犹太人和希腊人都知道此事，纷纷表示敬畏，主耶稣之名获得了广泛尊重。
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
也有许多信主之人前来忏悔他们的罪，公开坦诚他们曾经做过的恶行。
19 Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
其中有许多曾经施行巫术之人，把他们关于巫术的书堆在一起当众烧掉。他们估算了一下书价，总计五万银币。
20 So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
通过这种方式，主的道日益强大，广为传播。
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.”
在这之后，保罗决定穿过马其顿和亚该亚去往耶路撒冷。他说：“我到了那边以后，必须去罗马看看。”
22 Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
他派了两名帮手提摩太和以拉都两人去马其顿，自己则暂时留在亚西亚省。
23 About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
就在这期间，发生了很多关于道的骚乱，
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
有一位名叫低米丢的银匠，以制造亚底米女神的小银龛为生，这门手艺给他这样的工匠带来了不少生意。
25 whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
他把同行和相似行业的工人们聚起来，说：“工友们，你们知道，我们就是靠这门生意赚钱。
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.
毫无疑问，通过你们看见和听见的事情，你们也应该意识到这个叫保罗的人，不仅在以弗所、还几乎在整个亚西亚游说和误导众人，说人类所制造的都不是上帝的创造。
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 her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”
这不仅导致我们这一行可能会受人鄙视，就连伟大女神亚底米的庙也会遭人摒弃，亚西亚和普天下所敬拜的女神将失去其威严。”
28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
这话掀起了众人的怒火，他们高喊到：“以弗所人的亚底米，伟大的神！”
29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
全城陷入大骚动，他们捉住了与保罗同行的马其顿人该犹和亚里达古，一起冲进了剧场。
30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
保罗想去直面暴徒，但其他信徒不让他这么做。
31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
保罗有几名省长官的朋友，也捎来口信，叮嘱他不要去剧场那里。
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.
但暴徒们并不知道聚集的原因，如一群无头苍蝇一般，口中胡乱喊叫着。
33 They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
人群中的犹太人把亚历山大推到前面，他做了个让大家安静的手势，想要解释给众人听。
34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
众人认出他是犹太人，便异口同声高喊：“以弗所人的亚底米，伟大的神！”足足喊了两个小时。
35 When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
后来书记官设法安抚了民众。他说：“以弗所人呐！你们的城是看守伟大亚底米的神庙，也看守来自天堂的神像。这一点谁不知道呢？
36 Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
这些都是不可辩驳的事实，你们应当保持平静，不可冲动行事。
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
你们抓到这里的两个人，既没有打劫庙宇，也没有亵渎我们的女神。
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.
如果低米丢和其他工匠想要控告谁，完全可以去找总督或提交法庭，可以在那里提交诉状。
39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
如果还有其他问题，就应该进行合法的集会予以解决。
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”
今天的骚乱毫无来由，我们实在无法评判，事实上，我们甚至可能需要为这件事情负责。”
41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
说罢这番话，他就让暴徒们散去了。
