¹在以弗所亞波羅在哥林多的時候，保羅經過內地一帶，來到以弗所。他遇見幾個門徒，

¹It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

²問他們說：“你們信的時候，受了聖靈沒有？”他們說：“沒有，連聖靈賜下來這件事，我們也沒有聽過。”

²He 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.”

³保羅問：“那麼你們受的是甚麼洗呢？”他們說：“是約翰的洗禮。”

³He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

⁴保羅說：“約翰施的是悔改的洗禮，他告訴人民當信在他以後要來的那一位，就是耶穌。”

⁴Paul 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 Jesus.”

⁵他們聽見了，就受洗歸入主耶穌的名下。

⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁶保羅為他們按手，聖靈就降在他們身上，他們就用各種的語言講話，並且說預言。

⁶When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

⁷他們一共約有十二人。

⁷They were about twelve men in all.

⁸一連三個月，保羅都到會堂裡去，放膽宣講，辯論　神的國的事，勸導人。

⁸He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

⁹可是有些人心裡剛硬，不受勸化，在群眾面前毀謗這道，保羅就離開他們，也叫門徒與他們分開。他每天在推喇奴學院跟人辯論。

⁹But 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.

¹⁰這樣過了兩年，全亞西亞的居民，無論猶太人或希臘人，都聽見了主的道。

¹⁰This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹¹士基瓦的七個兒子　神藉著保羅的手，行了一些不平凡的神蹟。

¹¹God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

¹²甚至有人把保羅貼身的手巾圍巾拿去，放在病人身上，病就好了，邪靈也出來了。

¹²so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.

¹³那時，有幾個趕鬼的猶太人，周遊各處，擅自用主耶穌的名，向身上有邪靈的人說：“我奉保羅所傳的耶穌的名，命令你們出來。”

¹³But 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.”

¹⁴有一個猶太人士基瓦，是祭司長，他的七個兒子都作這事。

¹⁴There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

¹⁵邪靈回答他們：“耶穌我認識，保羅我也知道；你們是誰？”

¹⁵The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”

¹⁶邪靈所附的那人就撲到他們身上，制伏了兩人，勝過了他們，使他們赤著身帶著傷，從那房子逃了出來。

¹⁶The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁷所有住在以弗所的猶太人和希臘人，都知道這件事；大家都懼怕，尊主耶穌的名為大。

¹⁷This 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.

¹⁸也有許多信了的人，來承認和述說自己行過的事。

¹⁸Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

¹⁹又有許多行巫術的人，把他們的書帶來，當眾燒掉。他們估計書價，才知道共值五萬塊銀子。

¹⁹Many 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. The 50,000 pieces of silver here probably referred to 50,000 drachmas. If so, the value of the burned books was equivalent to about 160 man-years of wages for agricultural laborers

²⁰這樣，主的道大有能力地興旺起來，而且得勝。

²⁰So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

²¹以弗所的騷動這些事以後，保羅心裡定意要經過馬其頓、亞該亞，往耶路撒冷去。他說：“我到了那邊以後，也該去羅馬看看。”

²¹Now 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.”

²²於是從服事他的人中，派了提摩太和以拉都兩人去馬其頓，自己暫時留在亞西亞。

²²Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

²³那時，因這道起了大擾亂，

²³About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

²⁴有一個銀匠，名叫低米丟，是製造亞底米女神銀龕的。他讓技工們作了不少的生意。

²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

²⁵他把這些人和同業的工人聚集起來，說：“各位，你們知道，我們是靠這生意賺錢的。

²⁵whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.

²⁶現在你們看見了，也聽見了，這個保羅不單在以弗所，而且幾乎在整個亞西亞，說服了，也帶壞了許多人，說：‘人手所做的，都不是神。’

²⁶You 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.

²⁷這樣，不只我們這一行要給人鄙視，就是大女神亞底米的廟也會給人撇棄，連全亞西亞和普天下所敬拜的女神也要垮臺，威榮盡都失掉了。”

²⁷Not 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.”

²⁸他們聽了，怒氣沖沖喊著說：“以弗所人的女神，偉大的亞底米啊！”

²⁸When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

²⁹全城騷動起來，他們捉住了保羅的旅伴馬其頓人該猶和亞里達古，齊心衝進了劇場。

²⁹The 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.

³⁰保羅想要到人群當中去，門徒卻不許。

³⁰When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.

³¹還有幾位亞西亞的首長，是保羅的朋友，派人來勸他，不要冒險到劇場裡去。

³¹Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

³²那時大家叫這個喊那個，亂成一團，大多數的人都不知道聚集的原因。

³²Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.

³³猶太人把亞歷山大推到前面，群眾中有人把這事的因由告訴他。亞歷山大作了一個手勢，要向民眾申辯。

³³They 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.

³⁴大家一認出他是猶太人，就異口同聲高呼：“以弗所人的女神，偉大的亞底米啊！”喊了約有兩個鐘頭。

³⁴But 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!”

³⁵後來，書記官安撫群眾說：“以弗所人哪！誰不知道你們的城，是看守大亞底米的廟，又是看守宙斯那裡降下的神像的呢？

³⁵When 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?

³⁶這些事既然是駁不倒的，你們就應當平心靜氣，不可輕舉妄動。

³⁶Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

³⁷你們帶來的這些人，既沒有行劫廟宇，也沒有褻瀆我們的女神。

³⁷For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

³⁸如果低米丟和同他一起的技工要控告誰，大可以告上法庭，或呈交總督；讓他們彼此控告好了。

³⁸If 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.

³⁹如果還有其他的事件，可以在合法的集會裡，謀求解決。

³⁹But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

⁴⁰今天的動亂，本來是無緣無故的，我們可能有被控告的危險；關於這次的騷動，我們實在無法解釋。”

⁴⁰For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”

⁴¹說了這些話，就把群眾解散了。

⁴¹When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.