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¹二人在以哥念同進猶太人的會堂，在那裡講的，叫猶太人和希臘人信的很多。At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.

²但那不順從的猶太人聳動外邦人，叫他們心裡惱恨弟兄。But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

³二人在那裡住了多日，倚靠主放膽講道；主藉他們的手施行神蹟奇事，證明他的恩道。So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

⁴城裡的眾人就分了黨，有附從猶太人的，有附從使徒的。The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

⁵那時，外邦人和猶太人，並他們的官長，一齊擁上來，要凌辱使徒，用石頭打他們。But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

⁶使徒知道了，就逃往呂高尼的路司得、特庇兩個城和周圍地方去，they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

⁷在那裡傳福音。where they continued to preach the gospel.

⁸路司得城裡坐著一個兩腳無力的人，生來是瘸腿的，從來沒有走過。In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

⁹他聽保羅講道，保羅定睛看他，見他有信心，可得痊癒，This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

¹⁰就大聲說：「你起來，兩腳站直！」那人就跳起來，而且行走。In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.

¹¹眾人看見保羅所做的事，就用呂高尼的話大聲說：「有　神藉著人形降臨在我們中間了。」When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

¹²於是稱巴拿巴為宙斯，稱保羅為希耳米，因為他說話領首。Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³有城外宙斯廟的祭司牽著牛，拿著花圈，來到門前，要同眾人向使徒獻祭。The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.

¹⁴巴拿巴、保羅二使徒聽見，就撕開衣裳，跳進眾人中間，喊著說：But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

¹⁵「諸君，為甚麼做這事呢？我們也是人，性情和你們一樣。我們傳福音給你們，是叫你們離棄這些虛妄，歸向那創造天、地、海，和其中萬物的永生　神。“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

¹⁶他在從前的世代，任憑萬國各行其道；In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

¹⁷然而為自己未嘗不顯出證據來，就如常施恩惠，從天降雨，賞賜豐年，叫你們飲食飽足，滿心喜樂。」Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

¹⁸二人說了這些話，僅僅地攔住眾人不獻祭與他們。Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

¹⁹但有些猶太人從安提阿和以哥念來，挑唆眾人，就用石頭打保羅，以為他是死了，便拖到城外。Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

²⁰門徒正圍著他，他就起來，走進城去。第二天，同巴拿巴往特庇去，But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

²¹對那城裡的人傳了福音，使好些人作門徒，就回路司得、以哥念、安提阿去，They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

²²堅固門徒的心，勸他們恆守所信的道；又說：「我們進入　神的國，必須經歷許多艱難。」strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

²³二人在各教會中選立了長老，又禁食禱告，就把他們交託所信的主。Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

²⁴二人經過彼西底，來到旁非利亞。After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

²⁵在別加講了道，就下亞大利去，And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

²⁶從那裡坐船，往安提阿去。當初，他們被眾人所託、蒙　神之恩、要辦現在所做之工，就是在這地方。From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

²⁷到了那裡，聚集了會眾，就述說　神藉他們所行的一切事，並　神怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

²⁸二人就在那裡同門徒住了多日。And they spent a long time there with the disciples.