¹保罗在亚基帕王面前申辩（徒9:3-8，22:6-11）亚基帕对保罗说：“准你为自己申辩。”于是保罗伸手辩护说：

¹And Agrippa said unto Paul, `It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;` then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:

²“亚基帕王啊，犹太人控告我的事，今天我可以在你面前辩护，实在是万幸；

²`Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I have thought myself happy, being about to make a defence before thee to-day,

³特别是你熟悉犹太人的一切规例和争论，所以求你耐心听我申诉：

³especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things — both customs and questions — among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me.

⁴我从幼年到现在，在本国、在耶路撒冷为人怎样，犹太人都知道。

⁴`The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth — which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem — know do all the Jews,

⁵如果他们肯作证的话，他们是早就知道，我是按着我们祖宗最严格的教派，过着法利赛人的生活。

⁵knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;

⁶现在我站着受审，是为了对　神向我们祖先的应许存着盼望。

⁶and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,

⁷我们十二支派昼夜切切地事奉　神，都是盼望这应许实现。王啊，我被犹太人控告，正是为了这个盼望。

⁷to which our twelve tribes, intently night and day serving, do hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews;

⁸　神使死人复活，你们为什么认为是不可信的呢？

⁸why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?

⁹从前，我也认为应该多方敌对拿撒勒人耶稣的名。

⁹`I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved [me] many things to do,

¹⁰后来就在耶路撒冷这样作了。我得到了众祭司长授权，把许多圣徒关在监里，并且他们被杀的时候，我也表示同意。

¹⁰which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,

¹¹我在各会堂里多次用刑强迫他们说亵渎的话；我非常愤恨他们，甚至追到国外的城巿去迫害他们。

¹¹and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining [them] to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting [them] even unto strange cities.

¹²“那时候，我得到祭司长的授权和准许，去大马士革。

¹²`In which things, also, going on to Damascus — with authority and commission from the chief priests —

¹³王啊，就在中午的时候，我在路上看见一道光，比太阳更明亮，从天上四面照着我和同行的人。

¹³at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light — and those going on with me;

¹⁴我们都仆倒在地上，我听见有声音用希伯来话对我说：‘扫罗！扫罗！你为什么迫害我？你要踢刺是难的。’

¹⁴and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

¹⁵我说：‘主啊，你是谁？’主说：‘我就是你所迫害的耶稣。

¹⁵`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

¹⁶你起来，站着，我向你显现，是要指派你为我工作。你要为你所见过的事，和我将要向你显明的事作见证。

¹⁶but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things [in which] I will appear to thee,

¹⁷我要救你脱离这人民和外族人，差遣你到他们那里去，

¹⁷delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,

¹⁸开他们的眼睛，使他们从黑暗中归向光明，从撒但的权下归向　神，使他们的罪恶得到赦免，并且在那些因信我而成圣的人中同得基业。’

¹⁸to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that [is] toward me.

¹⁹“亚基帕王啊，因此，我没有违背这从天上来的异象，

¹⁹`Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

²⁰先向大马士革、耶路撒冷、犹太全地的人宣讲，后向外族人宣讲，叫他们悔改，归向　神，行事与悔改的心相称。

²⁰but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;

²¹犹太人就是为了这缘故在殿里捉住我，想要杀我。

²¹because of these things the Jews — having caught me in the temple — were endeavouring to kill [me].

²²然而，我得到　神的帮助，直到今日还是站得稳，向尊卑老幼作见证，我所讲的都是众先知和摩西所论的将来必成的事，

²²`Having obtained, therefore, help from God, till this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spake of as about to come,

²³就是基督必须受难，并且从死人中首先复活，把光明的信息传报给这人民和外族人。”

²³that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.`

²⁴保罗说服亚基帕王保罗申诉到这里，非斯都大声说：“保罗！你疯了；你的学问太大，使你疯了！”

²⁴And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, `Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;`

²⁵保罗说：“非斯都大人，我没有疯，我说的都是真实的话，清醒的话。

²⁵and he saith, `I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;

²⁶因为王知道这些事，所以我对王坦白直说。我确信这些事没有一件能瞒得过他，因为这不是在背地里作的。

²⁶for the king doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner;

²⁷亚基帕王啊，你信先知吗？我知道你是信的。”

²⁷thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!`

²⁸亚基帕对保罗说：“你想用这样短短的时间就可以说服我作基督徒吗！”

²⁸And Agrippa said unto Paul, `In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!`

²⁹保罗说：“无论时间短也好，时间长也好，我向　神所求的，不单是你，而且是今天所有的听众，都能像我一样作基督徒，只是不要有这些锁链。”

²⁹and Paul said, `I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am — except these bonds.`

³⁰亚基帕王、总督和百尼基，还有在座的人都站起来，

³⁰And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,

³¹退到一边，彼此谈论，说：“这个人并没有犯过什么该死该绑的罪。”

³¹and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying — `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;`

³²亚基帕对非斯都说：“这个人若没有向凯撒上诉，早就可以释放了。”

³²and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.`