Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.
亞波羅在哥林多的時候，保羅經過了上邊一帶地方，就來到以弗所；在那裏遇見幾個門徒，
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.”
問他們說：「你們信的時候受了聖靈沒有？」他們回答說：「沒有，也未曾聽見有聖靈賜下來。」
3 He said, “Into what then were you immersed?” They said, “Into Yochanan’s immersion.”
保羅說：「這樣，你們受的是甚麼洗呢？」他們說：「是約翰的洗。」
4 Paul said, “Yochanan indeed immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Messiah Yeshua.”
保羅說：「約翰所行的是悔改的洗，告訴百姓當信那在他以後要來的，就是耶穌。」
5 When they heard this, they were immersed in the name of the Lord Yeshua.
他們聽見這話，就奉主耶穌的名受洗。
6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
保羅按手在他們頭上，聖靈便降在他們身上，他們就說方言，又說預言。
7 They were about twelve men in all.
一共約有十二個人。
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.
保羅進會堂，放膽講道，一連三個月，辯論上帝國的事，勸化眾人。
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.
後來，有些人心裏剛硬不信，在眾人面前毀謗這道，保羅就離開他們，也叫門徒與他們分離，便在推喇奴的學房天天辯論。
10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Yeshua, both Jews and Greeks.
這樣有兩年之久，叫一切住在亞細亞的，無論是猶太人，是希臘人，都聽見主的道。
11 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
上帝藉保羅的手行了些非常的奇事；
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.
甚至有人從保羅身上拿手巾或圍裙放在病人身上，病就退了，惡鬼也出去了。
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 Yeshua, saying, “We adjure you by Yeshua whom Paul preaches.”
那時，有幾個遊行各處、念咒趕鬼的猶太人，向那被惡鬼附的人擅自稱主耶穌的名，說：「我奉保羅所傳的耶穌觢令你們出來！」
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
做這事的，有猶太祭司長士基瓦的七個兒子。
15 The evil spirit answered, “Yeshua I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
惡鬼回答他們說：「耶穌我認識，保羅我也知道。你們卻是誰呢？」
16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leapt on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
惡鬼所附的人就跳在他們身上，勝了其中二人，制伏他們，叫他們赤着身子受了傷，從那房子裏逃出去了。
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 Yeshua was magnified.
凡住在以弗所的，無論是猶太人，是希臘人，都知道這事，也都懼怕；主耶穌的名從此就尊大了。
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
那已經信的，多有人來承認訴說自己所行的事。
19 Many of those who practised magical arts brought their books together and burnt them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
平素行邪術的，也有許多人把書拿來，堆積在眾人面前焚燒。他們算計書價，便知道共合五萬塊錢。
20 So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
主的道大大興旺，而且得勝，就是這樣。
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.”
這些事完了，保羅心裏定意經過了馬其頓、亞該亞，就往耶路撒冷去；又說：「我到了那裏以後，也必須往羅馬去看看。」
22 Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
於是從幫助他的人中打發提摩太、以拉都二人往馬其頓去，自己暫時等在亞細亞。
23 About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
那時，因為這道起的擾亂不小。
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
有一個銀匠，名叫底米丟，是製造亞底米神銀龕的，他使這樣手藝人生意發達。
25 whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
他聚集他們和同行的工人，說：「眾位，你們知道我們是倚靠這生意發財。
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.
這保羅不但在以弗所，也幾乎在亞細亞全地，引誘迷惑許多人，說：『人手所做的，不是神。』這是你們所看見所聽見的。
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.”
這樣，不獨我們這事業被人藐視，就是大女神亞底米的廟也要被人輕忽，連亞細亞全地和普天下所敬拜的大女神之威榮也要消滅了。」
28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
眾人聽見，就怒氣填胸，喊着說：「大哉，以弗所人的亞底米啊！」
29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
滿城都轟動起來。眾人拿住與保羅同行的馬其頓人該猶和亞里達古，齊心擁進戲園裏去。
30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
保羅想要進去，到百姓那裏，門徒卻不許他去。
31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theatre.
還有亞細亞幾位首領，是保羅的朋友，打發人來勸他，不要冒險到戲園裏去。
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.
聚集的人紛紛亂亂，有喊叫這個的，有喊叫那個的；大半不知道是為甚麼聚集。
33 They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defence to the people.
有人把亞歷山大從眾人中帶出來，猶太人推他往前，亞歷山大就擺手，要向百姓分訴；
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!”
只因他們認出他是猶太人，就大家同聲喊着說：「大哉！以弗所人的亞底米啊。」如此約有兩小時。
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?
那城裏的書記安撫了眾人，就說：「以弗所人哪，誰不知道以弗所人的城是看守大亞底米的廟和從宙斯那裏落下來的像呢？
36 Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
這事既是駁不倒的，你們就當安靜，不可造次。
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
你們把這些人帶來，他們並沒有偷竊廟中之物，也沒有謗讟我們的女神。
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.
若是底米丟和他同行的人有控告人的事，自有放告的日子，也有方伯可以彼此對告。
39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
你們若問別的事，就可以照常例聚集斷定。
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.”
今日的擾亂本是無緣無故，我們難免被查問。論到這樣聚眾，我們也說不出所以然來。」
41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
說了這話，便叫眾人散去。
