使徒行传 21

劝阻耶路撒冷之行

1 我们与他们惜别以后就开船直航，来到科斯岛。第二天到了罗得岛，又从那里到帕塔拉，2 找到了一条开往腓尼基的船，就上船起航。3 我们望见塞浦路斯岛，驶过的时候它在左边。我们继续向叙利亚省航行，在提尔登陆，因为船要在那里卸货。4 我们找到了一些门徒，就在那里住了七天。他们藉着圣灵，一直告诉保罗不要上耶路撒冷去。5 那些日子过了以后，我们出发前行，大家与妻子和儿女一起送我们到城外。我们都跪在岸上祷告，6 彼此告别。我们上了船，他们就回自己的家去了。

7 我们结束了从提尔开始的航程，到达托勒密，就去问候弟兄们，在他们那里住了一天。8 第二天我们t离开那里，来到凯撒里亚，进了传福音者腓利的家，住在他那里，他是那七位执事t中的一位。9 他有四个女儿，都是童贞女，是做先知传道t的。

10 我们住了好几天，有一个名叫阿伽布斯的先知从犹太下来了。11 他来到我们这里，拿起保罗的腰带，把自己的手脚捆起来，说：“圣灵这样说，犹太人在耶路撒冷要如此捆绑这腰带的主人，把他交在外邦人的手中。”12 我们一听这些话，就和当地的人恳求保罗不要上耶路撒冷去。

13 这时候保罗说：“你们为什么哭，使我心碎呢？我为了主耶稣的名，不仅被捆绑，即使死在耶路撒冷，也都预备好了。”

14 我们既然不能说服保罗，就都安静下来，只说：“愿主的旨意成就。”

有关外邦宣教的争议

15 过了几天，我们收拾行李，上耶路撒冷去。16 凯撒里亚的一些门徒也陪我们一起去，带我们到一个塞浦路斯人纳森家里去作客住宿。他做门徒已经很久了。

17 我们到了耶路撒冷，弟兄们很高兴地欢迎我们。18 第二天，保罗与我们一起去探望雅各，所有的长老也都来了。19 保罗问候他们后，一一述说神藉着他的服事，在外邦人中所做的事。

20 他们听了就不住地荣耀神t，又对保罗说：“弟兄，你看犹太人中信主t的人有多少万，而且他们都是对律法热心的人。21 他们听到有关你的事，说你教导所有在外邦人中的犹太人离道反教、背弃摩西，叫他们不要给孩子行割礼，也不要按规矩行事。22 他们一定会听到你来这里了t。那么该怎么办呢？23 你就照我们告诉你的去做吧。我们这里有四个人，他们都许过愿。24 你带他们去，与他们一起行洁净礼，并且替他们付钱，好让他们剃掉头发。这样，大家就会知道有关你的传闻不是真的，而且你自己也是照着规矩行事、遵守律法的。25 至于已经相信的外邦人，我们照着决定写了信，要他们远避祭过偶像的食物，远避血和勒死的动物，远避淫乱。t”

圣殿里的骚乱

26 于是，第二天保罗带了那四个人，与他们一起行了洁净礼，进了圣殿，宣告洁净期满的日子，直到为他们每一个人的供物都被献上为止。27 那七天快要结束的时候，从亚细亚省来的一些犹太人看到保罗在圣殿里，就煽动整个人群，下手捉拿他，28 喊叫：“各位以色列人哪，请帮忙！这个人就是那到处教导大家反对我们的民族、律法，反对这地方的！他甚至把希腊人带进圣殿，玷污了这圣地。”29 原来他们曾经看见以弗所人特罗费摩与保罗一起在城里，就以为保罗带他进了圣殿。

30 于是全城的人都被煽动了，民众一起跑来，抓住保罗，把他拖出圣殿，殿门立刻关上了。31 在他们想杀保罗的时候，有消息上报到军团的千夫长，说全耶路撒冷都混乱了。32 千夫长立即带着士兵和几个百夫长跑下去，到了他们那里。他们一看见千夫长和士兵们，就停止殴打保罗。33 于是千夫长上前抓住保罗，下令用两条铁链把他捆起来，然后查问他到底是什么人，做了什么事。34 人群当中，有的喊这个，有的喊那个；千夫长因为骚乱，无法知道真相，就下令把保罗带到营楼里去。35 保罗到了台阶上的时候，由于人群凶猛，士兵们只好把他抬起来走。36 那一群人跟在后面，喊叫：“除掉他！”

保罗对群众的讲话

37 保罗快要被押进营楼的时候，就对千夫长说：“我是否可以对你说句话？”
千夫长说：“你懂希腊语吗？38 你究竟是不是那个前些日子作乱、带领四千个凶徒进入旷野的埃及人呢？”

39 保罗回答说：“我是犹太人，是奇里乞亚省的塔尔苏人，并不是无名之城的公民，请求你准许我向民众说话。”

40 千夫长准许了，保罗就站在台阶上，向民众挥一下手，大家都寂静无声，保罗就用希伯来语呼吁，说：

Acts 21

Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem

1 Aftert wes tore ourselves awayt from them, we put out to sea,t and sailing a straight course,t we came to Cos,s on the next day to Rhodes,s and from there to Patara.s2 We foundt a ship crossing over to Phoenicia,s went aboard,t and put out to sea.t3 After we sighted Cypruss and left it behind on our port side,s we sailed on to Syria and put int at Tyre,ss because the ship was to unload its cargo there.4 After we locatedt the disciples, we stayed theret seven days. They repeatedly toldt Paul through the Spirits not to set foott in Jerusalem.s5 Whent our time was over,t we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompaniedt us outside of the city. Aftert kneeling down on the beach and praying,s6 we said farewellt to one another.s Thent we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.t7 We continued the voyage from Tyres and arrived at Ptolemais,s and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.8 On the next day we leftt and came to Caesarea,ss and enteredt the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven,s and stayed with him.

9 (He had four unmarriedt daughters who prophesied.)s
10 While we remained there for a number of days,t a prophet named Agabuss came down from Judea.11 He camet to us, tookt Paul’s belt,s tiedt his own hands and feet with it,t and said, “The Holy Spirit says this: ‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him overts to the Gentiles.’”12 When we heard this, both we and the local peoplet begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breakingt my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up,t but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

14 Because he could not be persuaded,t we said no more except,t “The Lord’s will be done.”s
15 After these days we got readyt and started upts to Jerusalem.16 Some of the disciples from Caesareass came along with us too, and brought us to the houset of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times,t with whom we were to stay.17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.t18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.ts19 When Pault had greeted them, he began to explaint in detailt what Gods had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.20 When they heard this, they praisedt God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jewsts there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observerst of the law.s21 They have been informed about you – that you teach all the Jews now livingt among the Gentiles to abandonts Moses, telling them not to circumcise their childrens or livet according to our customs.22 What then should we do? They will no doubtt hear that you have come.23 So do whatt we tell you: We have four ment who have takent a vow;t24 take them and purifys yourself along with them and pay their expenses,t so that they may have their heads shaved.ts Thent everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been toldt about you, but that you yourself live in conformity witht the law.s25 But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decidedts that they should avoidt meat that has been sacrificed to idolst and blood and what has been strangleds and sexual immorality.”26 Then Paul took the men the next day,t and after he had purified himselft along with them, he went to the temple and gave noticet of the completion of the days of purification,s whent the sacrifice would be offered for eacht of them.27 When the seven days were almost over,t the Jews from the province of Asiats who had seen him in the temple areat stirred up the whole crowdt and seizedt him,28 shouting, “Men of Israel,t help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law,s and this sanctuary!ts Furthermoret he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the templet and made this holy place ritually unclean!”ts29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, andt they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)ts30 The whole city was stirred up,t and the people rushed together.t They seizedt Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts,t and immediately the doors were shut.31 While they were tryingt to kill him, a reportt was sent upt to the commanding officert of the cohorts that all Jerusalem was in confusion.t32 Het immediately tookt soldiers and centurionss and ran down to the crowd.t When they sawt the commanding officert and the soldiers, they stopped beatings Paul.33 Then the commanding officert came up and arrestedt him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains;t het then asked who he was and whatt he had done.34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else,t and when the commanding officert was unablet to find out the trutht because of the disturbance,t he ordered Pault to be brought into the barracks.t35 When he came to the steps, Pault had to be carrieds by the soldiers because of the violencet of the mob,36 for a crowd of peoplet followed them,t screaming, “Away with him!”37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks,t he saidt to the commanding officer,t “May I sayt something to you?” The officert replied,t “Do you know Greek?s38 Then you’re not that Egyptian who started a rebelliont and led the four thousand men of the ‘Assassins’ts into the wildernesst some time ago?”t39 Paul answered,t “I am a Jewt from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city.t Pleaset allow me to speak to the people.”

40 When the commanding officert had given him permission,t Paul stoodt on the steps and gesturedt to the people with his hand. When they had become silent,t he addressedt them in Aramaic,t