¹在以弗所

¹And it came to pass, in Apollos` being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,

²问他们说：“你们信的时候，受了圣灵没有？”他们说：“没有，连圣灵赐下来这件事，我们也没有听过。”

²he said unto them, `The Holy Spirit did ye receive — having believed?` and they said unto him, `But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;`

³保罗问：“那么你们受的是什么洗呢？”他们说：“是约翰的洗礼。”

³and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?` and they said, `To John`s baptism.`

⁴保罗说：“约翰施的是悔改的洗礼，他告诉人民当信在他以后要来的那一位，就是耶稣。”

⁴And Paul said, `John, indeed, did baptize with a baptism of reformation, saying to the people that in him who is coming after him they should believe — that is, in the Christ — Jesus;`

⁵他们听见了，就受洗归入主耶稣的名下。

⁵and they, having heard, were baptized — to the name of the Lord Jesus,

⁶保罗为他们按手，圣灵就降在他们身上，他们就用各种的语言讲话，并且说预言。

⁶and Paul having laid on them [his] hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,

⁷他们一共约有十二人。

⁷and all the men were, as it were, twelve.

⁸一连三个月，保罗都到会堂里去，放胆宣讲，辩论　神的国的事，劝导人。

⁸And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

⁹可是有些人心里刚硬，不受劝化，在群众面前毁谤这道，保罗就离开他们，也叫门徒与他们分开。他每天在推喇奴学院跟人辩论。

⁹and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

¹⁰这样过了两年，全亚西亚的居民，无论犹太人或希腊人，都听见了主的道。

¹⁰And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia did hear the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks,

¹¹士基瓦的七个儿子　神借着保罗的手，行了一些不平凡的神迹。

¹¹mighty works also — not common — was God working through the hands of Paul,

¹²甚至有人把保罗贴身的手巾围巾拿去，放在病人身上，病就好了，邪灵也出来了。

¹²so that even unto the ailing were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the sicknesses departed from them; the evil spirits also went forth from them.

¹³那时，有几个赶鬼的犹太人，周游各处，擅自用主耶稣的名，向身上有邪灵的人说：“我奉保罗所传的耶稣的名，命令你们出来。”

¹³And certain of the wandering exorcist Jews, took upon [them] to name over those having the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, `We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul doth preach;`

¹⁴有一个犹太人士基瓦，是祭司长，他的七个儿子都作这事。

¹⁴and there were certain — seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest — who are doing this thing;

¹⁵邪灵回答他们：“耶稣我认识，保罗我也知道；你们是谁？”

¹⁵and the evil spirit, answering, said, `Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye — who are ye?`

¹⁶邪灵所附的那人就扑到他们身上，制伏了两人，胜过了他们，使他们赤着身带着伤，从那房子逃了出来。

¹⁶And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they did flee out of that house,

¹⁷所有住在以弗所的犹太人和希腊人，都知道这件事；大家都惧怕，尊主耶稣的名为大。

¹⁷and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified,

¹⁸也有许多信了的人，来承认和述说自己行过的事。

¹⁸many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,

¹⁹又有许多行巫术的人，把他们的书带来，当众烧掉。他们估计书价，才知道共值五万块银子。

¹⁹and many of those who had practised the curious arts, having brought the books together, were burning [them] before all; and they reckoned together the prices of them, and found [it] five myriads of silverlings;

²⁰这样，主的道大有能力地兴旺起来，而且得胜。

²⁰so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.

²¹以弗所的骚动这些事以后，保罗心里定意要经过马其顿、亚该亚，往耶路撒冷去。他说：“我到了那边以后，也该去罗马看看。”

²¹And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on to Jerusalem, saying — `After my being there, it behoveth me also to see Rome;`

²²于是从服事他的人中，派了提摩太和以拉都两人去马其顿，自己暂时留在亚西亚。

²²and having sent to Macedonia two of those ministering to him — Timotheus and Erastus — he himself stayed a time in Asia.

²³那时，因这道起了大扰乱，

²³And there came, at that time, not a little stir about the way,

²⁴有一个银匠，名叫低米丢，是制造亚底米女神银龛的。他让技工们作了不少的生意。

²⁴for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,

²⁵他把这些人和同业的工人聚集起来，说：“各位，你们知道，我们是靠这生意赚钱的。

²⁵whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, `Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth;

²⁶现在你们看见了，也听见了，这个保罗不单在以弗所，而且几乎在整个亚西亚，说服了，也带坏了许多人，说：‘人手所做的，都不是神。’

²⁶and ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, did turn away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods who are made by hands;

²⁷这样，不只我们这一行要给人鄙视，就是大女神亚底米的庙也会给人撇弃，连全亚西亚和普天下所敬拜的女神也要垮台，威荣尽都失掉了。”

²⁷and not only is this department in danger for us of coming into disregard, but also, that of the great goddess Artemis the temple is to be reckoned for nothing, and also her greatness is about to be brought down, whom all Asia and the world doth worship.`

²⁸他们听了，怒气冲冲喊着说：“以弗所人的女神，伟大的亚底米啊！”

²⁸And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, `Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!`

²⁹全城骚动起来，他们捉住了保罗的旅伴马其顿人该犹和亚里达古，齐心冲进了剧场。

²⁹and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul`s fellow-travellers.

³⁰保罗想要到人群当中去，门徒却不许。

³⁰And on Paul`s purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,

³¹还有几位亚西亚的首长，是保罗的朋友，派人来劝他，不要冒险到剧场里去。

³¹and certain also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent unto him, were entreating him not to venture himself into the theatre.

³²那时大家叫这个喊那个，乱成一团，大多数的人都不知道聚集的原因。

³²Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;

³³犹太人把亚历山大推到前面，群众中有人把这事的因由告诉他。亚历山大作了一个手势，要向民众申辩。

³³and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander — the Jews thrusting him forward — and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defence to the populace,

³⁴大家一认出他是犹太人，就异口同声高呼：“以弗所人的女神，伟大的亚底米啊！”喊了约有两个钟头。

³⁴and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, `Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!`

³⁵后来，书记官安抚群众说：“以弗所人哪！谁不知道你们的城，是看守大亚底米的庙，又是看守宙斯那里降下的神像的呢？

³⁵And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, `Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus?

³⁶这些事既然是驳不倒的，你们就应当平心静气，不可轻举妄动。

³⁶these things, then, not being to be gainsaid, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

³⁷你们带来的这些人，既没有行劫庙宇，也没有亵渎我们的女神。

³⁷`For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;

³⁸如果低米丢和同他一起的技工要控告谁，大可以告上法庭，或呈交总督；让他们彼此控告好了。

³⁸if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court [days] are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.

³⁹如果还有其他的事件，可以在合法的集会里，谋求解决。

³⁹`And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determined;

⁴⁰今天的动乱，本来是无缘无故的，我们可能有被控告的危险；关于这次的骚动，我们实在无法解释。”

⁴⁰for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occasion by which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse;`

⁴¹说了这些话，就把群众解散了。

⁴¹and these things having said, he dismissed the assembly.