¹巴拿巴和掃羅奉差遣安提阿教會中，有幾位先知和教師，就是巴拿巴、名叫尼結的西面、古利奈人路求、與分封王希律一同長大的馬念，和掃羅。

¹Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

²他們事奉主，並且禁食的時候，聖靈說：“要為我把巴拿巴和掃羅分別出來，去作我呼召他們作的工。”

²As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”

³於是他們禁食禱告，為兩人按手，就派他們去了。

³Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

⁴第一次宣教旅程他們既然奉聖靈差遣，就下到西流基，從那裡坐船往塞浦路斯。

⁴So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

⁵他們到了撒拉米，就在猶太人的各會堂裡宣講　神的道，還有約翰作他們的助手。

⁵When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

⁶他們走遍全島，到了帕弗，遇見一個猶太人，名叫巴．耶穌，是個術士，又是個假先知。

⁶When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,

⁷他常常和省長士求．保羅在一起；省長是個聰明人，他請了巴拿巴和掃羅來，要聽聽　神的道。

⁷who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

⁸但術士以呂馬（以呂馬就是“術士”的意思）與使徒作對，要使省長轉離真道。

⁸But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

⁹掃羅，也就是保羅，卻被聖靈充滿，定睛看著他，

⁹But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

¹⁰說：“你這充滿各樣詭詐和各樣奸惡的人，魔鬼的兒子，公義的仇敵！你歪曲了主的正路，還不停止嗎？

¹⁰and said, “Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

¹¹你看，現在主的手臨到你，你要瞎了眼睛，暫時看不見陽光。”他就立刻被霧和黑暗籠罩著，周圍找人牽他的手，給他領路。

¹¹Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

¹²那時，省長看見了所發生的事，就信了，因為他驚奇主的教訓。

¹²Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

¹³在彼西底的安提阿保羅和同伴從帕弗開船，來到旁非利亞的別加，約翰卻離開他們，回耶路撒冷去了。

¹³Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

¹⁴他們從別加往前走，到了彼西底的安提阿，在安息日進了會堂，就坐下來。

¹⁴But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

¹⁵宣讀了律法和先知書以後，會堂的理事們派人到他們那裡來，說：“弟兄們，如果有甚麼勸勉眾人的話，請說吧！”

¹⁵After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.”

¹⁶保羅就站起來，作了一個手勢，說：“以色列人和敬畏　神的人，請聽！

¹⁶Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

¹⁷以色列民的　神，揀選了我們的祖先；當他們在埃及地寄居的時候，　神抬舉這民，用大能（“大能”原文作“高”）的膀臂，把他們從那地領出來；

¹⁷The God of this people TR, NU add “Israel” chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

¹⁸又在曠野容忍（“容忍”有些抄本作“養育”）他們，約有四十年之久；

¹⁸For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

¹⁹滅了迦南地的七族之後，就把那地分給他們為業；

¹⁹When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred fifty years.

²⁰這一切歷時約四百五十年。後來　神賜給他們士師，直到撒母耳先知為止。

²⁰After these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

²¹那時，他們要求立一個王，　神就把便雅憫支派中一個人，基士的兒子掃羅，賜給他們作王，共四十年之久。

²¹Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

²²廢去掃羅之後，又為他們興起大衛作王，並且為他作證說：‘我找到耶西的兒子大衛，他是合我心意的人，必遵行我的一切旨意。’

²²When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

²³　神照著應許，已經從這人的後裔中，給以色列帶來了一位救主，就是耶穌。

²³From this man’s seed, God has brought salvation TR, NU read “a Savior, Jesus” instead of “salvation” to Israel according to his promise,

²⁴在他來臨之前，約翰早已向以色列全民宣講悔改的洗禮。

²⁴before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel. TR, NU read “to all the people of Israel” instead of “to Israel”

²⁵約翰快要跑完他的路程的時候，說：‘你們以為我是誰？我不是基督。他是在我以後來的，我就是給他解腳上的鞋帶也不配。’

²⁵As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

²⁶“弟兄們，亞伯拉罕的子孫，和你們中間敬畏　神的人哪，這救恩之道是傳給我們的。

²⁶Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

²⁷住在耶路撒冷的人和他們的官長，因為不認識基督，也不明白每逢安息日所讀的先知的話，就把他定了罪，正好應驗了先知的話。

²⁷For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

²⁸他們雖然找不出該死的罪狀，還是要求彼拉多殺害他。

²⁸Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.

²⁹他們把所記載一切關於他的事作成了，就把他從木頭上取下來，放在墳墓裡。

²⁹When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

³⁰但　神卻使他從死人中復活了。

³⁰But God raised him from the dead,

³¹有許多日子，他向那些跟他一同從加利利上耶路撒冷的人顯現，現在這些人在民眾面前作了他的見證人，

³¹and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

³²我們報好信息給你們：　神給列祖的應許，

³²We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

³³藉著耶穌的復活，向我們這些作子孫的應驗了。就如詩篇第二篇所記的：‘你是我的兒子，我今日生了你。’

³³that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’ Psalm 2:7

³⁴至於　神使他從死人中復活，不再歸於朽壞，他曾這樣說：‘我必把應許大衛的、神聖可靠的恩福賜給你們。’

³⁴“Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ Isaiah 55:3

³⁵所以他在另一篇說：‘你必不容你的聖者見朽壞。’

³⁵Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’ Psalm 16:10

³⁶“大衛在他自己的世代裡，遵行了　神的計劃，就睡了，歸回他列祖那裡，見了朽壞。

³⁶For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

³⁷唯獨　神所復活的那一位，沒有見過朽壞。

³⁷But he whom God raised up saw no decay.

³⁸所以弟兄們，你們當知道，赦罪之道是由這位耶穌傳給你們的。在你們靠摩西律法不能稱義的一切事上，

³⁸Be it known to you therefore, brothers The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” , that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

³⁹信靠他的人就得稱義了。

³⁹and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

⁴⁰你們要小心，免得先知書上所說的臨到你們：

⁴⁰Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

⁴¹‘傲慢的人哪！你們要看、要驚奇、要滅亡，因為在你們的日子，我要作一件事，就算有人告訴你們，你們總是不信。’”

⁴¹‘Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’” Habakkuk 1:5

⁴²保羅和巴拿巴出來的時候，眾人請求他們下一個安息日再對他們講這些話。

⁴²So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

⁴³散會以後，許多猶太人和歸信猶太教的虔誠人，跟從了保羅和巴拿巴。兩人對他們談話，勉勵他們要恆久住在　神的恩典中。

⁴³Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

⁴⁴下一個安息日，幾乎全城的人都聚了來，要聽主的道。

⁴⁴The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

⁴⁵猶太人看見這麼多人，就滿心嫉妒，反駁保羅所講的，並且毀謗他們。

⁴⁵But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

⁴⁶保羅和巴拿巴卻放膽說：“　神的道，先講給你們聽，是應該的。但因為你們棄絕這道，斷定自己不配得永生，所以我們現在就轉向外族人去了。

⁴⁶Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

⁴⁷因為主曾這樣吩咐我們說：‘我已立你作外族人的光，使你把救恩帶到地極去。’”

⁴⁷For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’” Isaiah 49:6

⁴⁸外族人聽見了就歡喜，讚美主的道，凡指定得永生的都信了。

⁴⁸As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

⁴⁹於是主的道傳遍那地。

⁴⁹The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

⁵⁰但猶太人唆使虔誠尊貴的婦女和城內的顯要，煽動大家迫害保羅和巴拿巴，把他們驅逐出境。

⁵⁰But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

⁵¹兩人當眾跺掉腳上的塵土，往以哥念去了。

⁵¹But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

⁵²門徒滿有喜樂，又被聖靈充滿。

⁵²The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.