忽地震甚劇、獄基撼動、監門頓啟、囚者鎖鍊自脫。

约在半夜，保罗和西拉祷告，唱诗赞美神，众囚犯也侧耳而听。

约在半夜，保罗和西拉正在祷告，唱诗赞美上帝，众囚犯也侧耳听着的时候，

约在半夜，保罗和西拉正在祷告，唱诗赞美神，众囚犯也侧耳听着的时候，

半夜，保罗和西拉祷告、唱诗赞美上帝，其他的囚犯都侧耳倾听。

约在半夜，保罗和西拉祈祷歌颂神，囚犯们都侧耳听着。

约在半夜，保罗和赛拉斯祷告、唱诗赞美神，其他的囚犯们都侧耳听着。

約在半夜，保羅和西拉禱告，唱詩讚美神，眾囚犯也側耳而聽。

約在半夜，保羅和西拉正在禱告，唱詩讚美上帝，眾囚犯也側耳聽着的時候，

約在半夜，保羅和西拉正在禱告，唱詩讚美神，眾囚犯也側耳聽着的時候，

半夜，保羅和西拉禱告、唱詩讚美上帝，其他的囚犯都側耳傾聽。

約在半夜，保羅和西拉祈禱歌頌神，囚犯們都側耳聽著。

大約在半夜裏，保羅和西拉直禱告唱詩頌讚上帝，囚犯們直注意聽着。

約在半夜，保羅和賽拉斯禱告、唱詩讚美神，其他的囚犯們都側耳聽著。

夜半、保羅西拉載禱載詠頌上帝、諸囚傾聽、

夜半、保羅、西拉、祈禱、咏詩頌上帝、囚者聞之、

夜半、保羅、西拉、祈禱歌頌、讚美天主、囚者皆聞之、

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying. They were also singing hymns to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

我兄弟如陷於殷憂多難之中、則當引以為樂。

居恆欣然自樂、祈禱無輟；任處何境、皆應感恩此乃天主所望於爾等基督信徒者。

因是爾當拓開心胸、歡欣雀躍。蓋爾目前雖不免殷憂多難、然此乃所以鍛鍊爾之信德、而於耶穌基督顯現之日、玉成爾之光榮及天爵耳。夫黃金乃必朽之物、尚且以火煉之；而信德固貴於黃金也。夫耶穌基督、爾等未之見也而已衷心慕之；雖無所睹而能毅然信之。故爾等歡樂難言、寵榮被身、

中夜獨興。稱謝至尊。稱謝云何。愛爾明箴。

默默思古昔。依依舊日恩。舊日恩何盛。歡歌徹深更。

望爾等常能怡然自樂於主之懷中；予且重複言之、爾固宜常怡然自樂。望爾等以溫柔寬裕見稱於世。主實在邇、爾宜無憂。爾有所需、宜用懇切之祈禱、感激之情緖、向天主坦率陳之；則天主不可思議之平安、將作爾之守備、保爾心魂、常得優游於基督懷中。

不寧惟是、吾人雖處患難、心中恆有至樂。蓋知患難所以生堅忍、

基督在世之日、大聲疾呼涕淚漣如、哀求全能者拯之出死、卒以其克懷寅畏、而蒙垂聽。

務使基督之平安、主爾心中。爾等之蒙召而為一體者、正為此耳。亦宜恆懷天恩、無忘大德、俾基督之道、寓爾五內、使之發榮滋長、蔚為眾慧。以聖詠、聖詩、聖歌、相互淬勵切磋、心歌腹咏、同聲頌美天主。凡所言所行、皆須以主耶穌名義為之、且因彼而致謝於天主聖父焉。

為義受辱乃真福、天國已在彼掌握。爾等為予之故、而被人詬詈迫辱、多方誣衊者、斯為真福、

以聖詠聖詩聖歌、互相酬唱、心歌腹詠、以頌美於主。

故吾人雖四面受迫而未陷絕境也；雖進退維谷、而未淪末路也；備受窘逐、而未為天主所棄也；飽嘗磨折、而未見消滅也；

養怡神於望德、練弘毅於艱辛。

故予樂為爾等遭受苦難、且吾身所遭受者、實足以補基督苦難之所缺也。夫教會者、基督之體也；予既為教會之公僕、則為此體親嘗其苦難、

救爾出苦難。賜爾贊化育。

若為人子故、不容於世俗、既被人棄絕、更受人凌辱、乃至將爾名、視之如荼毒、爾乃真福人、即日當歡躍；須知遭此者、沛然膺天爵；應念彼先人、如此待先覺。

笑罵由世人。造次必於是。

彼有所求吾必應彼有急難吾必拯。

即在暮夜。未嘗或忘。

不寧惟是、苟能有補於爾等之信德、即須傾流吾血、以作獻祭之酒、亦所甘心；且將因爾等之樂而樂焉。

顧謂三徒曰：『予心鬱悒、憂傷欲絕。爾等且留此與予同為儆守。』稍前行、伏地而禱曰：『吾父乎、事苟可能、請免我飲此苦爵。雖然、勿順予意、但遵父旨。』

聆瀑布之喧豗兮。淵與淵其相應。一波未平而一波又起兮。傷夫洪濤之沒頂。

宗徒既離公會、心竊自喜、竟蒙特寵、得為聖名而受辱、何樂如之。

向主發哀聲。求主傾耳聽。

因此吾人中心不餒；外形雖萎、而靈心則日新又新矣。蓋目前所受之區區苦痛、所以為吾人作成無量之榮福也。

主兮主兮。胡為棄我如遺。發呻吟於危急兮。何惠音之遲遲。

爾等若果因基督之名而受唾罵、福莫大焉！蓋誠能如此、則光榮大能之聖神、天主之聖神、以爾為安宅矣。

時耶穌憂鬱至極、祈禱彌切、汗如血珠、滴滴入地、

雖似不堪其憂、而實則不勝其樂也；雖似窮乏、而實則所以豐人也；雖似一無所有、而實則無所不有也。

爾中有憂傷者乎？祈禱可也。有歡樂者乎？絃歌可也。