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OLD TESTAMENT (舊約)

Genesis (創世紀)

Genesis - Chapter 1

1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth—
起初, 神創造天地.

1:2 Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
地是空虛混沌; 深淵上一片黑暗; 神的靈運行在水面上.

1:3 And God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light.
神說: “要有光！”就有了光.

1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good, and God caused there to be a separation between the light and between the darkness.
神看光是好的, 他就把光暗分開了.

1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
神稱光為晝, 稱暗為夜. 有晚上, 有早晨; 這是第一日.

1:6 And God said, “Let there be a vaulted dome in the midst of the waters, and let it cause a separation between the waters.”
神說: “眾水之間要有穹蒼, 把水和水分開！”事就這樣成了.

1:7 So God made the vaulted dome, and he caused a separation between the waters which were under the vaulted dome and between the waters which were over the vaulted dome. And it was so.
神造了穹蒼, 把穹蒼以下的水和穹蒼以上的水分開了.

1:8 And God called the vaulted dome “heaven.” And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
神稱穹蒼為天. 有晚上, 有早晨; 這是第二日.

1:9 And God said, “Let the waters under heaven be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” And it was so.
神說: “天下的水要聚在一處, 使旱地露出來！”事就這樣成了.

1:10 And God called the dry ground “earth,” and he called the collection of the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
神稱旱地為地, 稱水的聚處為海. 神看這是好的.

1:11 And God said, “Let the earth produce green plants that will bear seed—fruit trees bearing fruit in which there is seed—according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so.
神說: “地上要長出青草,結種子的蔬菜和結果子的樹木, 各從其類, 在地上的果子都包著核！”事就這樣成了.

1:12 And the earth brought forth green plants bearing seed according to its kind, and trees bearing fruit in which there was seed according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
於是, 地上長出了青草和結種子的蔬菜, 各從其類; 又長出結果子的樹木, 各從其類, 果子都包著核. 神看這是好的.

1:13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
有晚上, 有早晨; 這是第三日.

1:14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vaulted dome of heaven to separate day from night, and let them be as signs and for appointed times, and for days and years,
神說: “在天上穹蒼中, 要有光體來分晝夜; 這些光體要作為記號, 定節令,日子和年歲;

1:15 and they shall be as lights in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
它們要在天上穹蒼中發光, 照耀地上！”事就這樣成了.

1:16 And God made two lights, the greater light to rule the day and the smaller light to rule the night, and the stars.
於是, 神造了兩個大光體, 大的管晝, 小的管夜; 又造了星星.

1:17 And God placed them in the vaulted dome of heaven to give light on the earth
神把這些光體安放在天上穹蒼中, 照耀地上,

1:18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
管晝夜, 分光暗. 神看這是好的.

1:19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
有晚上, 有早晨; 這是第四日.

1:20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth across the face of the vaulted dome of heaven.
神說: “水要滋長生物; 地上和天空之中, 要有雀鳥飛翔！”

1:21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kind, and every bird with wings according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
於是, 神創造了大魚和在水中滋生各種能活動的生物, 各從其類; 又創造了各種有翅膀的飛鳥, 各從其類. 神看這是好的.

1:22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
神就賜福給牠們, 說: “要繁殖增多, 充滿海洋; 雀鳥也要在地上增多！”

1:23 And there was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.
有晚上, 有早晨; 這是第五日.

1:24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind: cattle and moving things, and wild animals according to their kind.” And it was so.
神說: “地上要生出活物來, 各從其類; 牲畜,昆蟲和地上的野獸, 各從其類！”事就這樣成了.

1:25 So God made wild animals according to their kind and the cattle according to their kind, and every creeping thing of the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
於是, 神造了地上的野獸, 各從其類; 牲畜, 各從其類; 地上的各種昆蟲, 各從其類. 神看這是好的.

1:26 And God said, “Let us make humankind in our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth.”
神說: “我們要照著我們的形象, 按著我們的樣式造人; 使他們管理海裡的魚,空中的鳥,地上的牲畜, 以及全地, 和地上所有爬行的生物！”

1:27 So God created humankind in his image, in the likeness of God he created him, male and female he created them.
於是, 神照著自己的形象創造人; 就是照著他的形象創造了人; 他所創造的有男有女.

1:28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven, and over every animal that moves upon the earth.”
神就賜福給他們, 對他們說: “要繁殖增多, 充滿這地, 征服它; 也要管理海裡的魚,空中的鳥和地上爬行的所有生物. ”

1:29 And God said, “Look—I am giving to you every plant that bears seed which is on the face of the whole earth, and every kind of tree that bears fruit. They shall be yours as food.”
神說: “看哪！我把全地上結種子的各樣蔬菜, 和一切果樹上有種子的果子, 都賜給你們作食物.

1:30 And to every kind of animal of the earth and to every bird of heaven, and to everything that moves upon the earth in which there is life I am giving every green plant as food.” And it was so.
至於地上的各種野獸, 空中的各種飛鳥, 和地上爬行有生命的各種活物, 我把一切青草蔬菜賜給牠們作食物. ”事就這樣成了.

1:31 And God saw everything that he had made and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.
神看他所造的一切都很好. 有晚上, 有早晨; 這是第六日.

Genesis - Chapter 2

2:1 And heaven and earth and all their array were finished.
這樣, 天地萬物都造齊了.

2:2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
第七日, 神完成了他所作的工; 在第七日神歇了他所作的一切工.

2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and he sanctified it, because on it he rested from all his work of creating that there was to do.
神賜福第七日, 把它分別為聖, 因為在這一日, 神停了他一切所創造的工, 歇息了.

2:4 These are the generations of heaven and earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made earth and heaven—
這是創造天地的起源: 耶和華神造天地的時候,

2:5 before any plant of the field was on earth, and before any plant of the field had sprung up, because Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no human being to cultivate the ground,
原野上還沒有樹木, 田間的蔬菜還沒有長起來, 因為耶和華神還沒有降雨在地上, 也沒有人耕種土地;

2:6 but a stream would rise from the earth and water the whole face of the ground—
不過有霧氣從地面上升, 滋潤全地.

2:7 when Yahweh God formed the man of dust from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
耶和華神用地上的塵土造成人形, 把生氣吹進他的鼻孔裡, 那人就成了有生命的活人, 名叫亞當.

2:8 And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
耶和華神在東方的伊甸, 栽了一個園子, 把他所造的人放在那裡.

2:9 And Yahweh God caused to grow every tree that was pleasing to the sight and good for food. And the tree of life was in the midst of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
耶和華神使各樣的樹從地上長起來, 能悅人的眼目, 也好作食物. 園子中間又有生命樹, 和知善惡樹.

2:10 Now a river flowed out from Eden that watered the garden, and from there it diverged and became four branches.
有一條河從伊甸流出來, 灌溉那園子; 從那裡分支, 成了四道河的源頭.

2:11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It went around all the land of Havilah, where there is gold.
第一道河名叫比遜, 就是環繞哈腓拉全地的, 在那裡有金子;

2:12 (The gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stones are there.)
那地的金子是好的; 在那裡也有紅玉和瑪瑙.

2:13 And the name of the second is Gihon. It went around all the land of Cush.
第二道河名叫基訓, 就是環繞古實全地的.

2:14 And the name of the third is Tigris. It flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
第三道河名叫底格里斯河(“底格里斯河”原文作“希底結”), 就是流向亞述東邊的. 第四道河就是幼發拉底河(“幼發拉底河”原文作“伯拉河”).

2:15 And Yahweh God took the man and set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and to keep it.
耶和華神把那人安置在伊甸園裡, 叫他耕種和看守那園子.

2:16 And Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may freely eat,
耶和華神吩咐那人說: “園中各樣樹上的果子, 你都可以吃;

2:17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.”
只是那知善惡樹的果子, 你不可吃; 因為你吃的時候, 你必要死. ”

2:18 Then Yahweh God said, “it is not good that the man is alone. I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.”
耶和華神說: “那人獨居不好, 我要為他造個和他相配的幫手. ”

2:19 And out of the ground Yahweh God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and he brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called that living creature was its name.
耶和華神用泥土造了野地的各樣野獸, 和空中的各樣飛鳥, 把牠們都帶到那人面前, 看他給牠們叫甚麼名字; 那人怎樣叫各樣有生命的活物, 那就是牠的名字.

2:20 And the man gave names to every domesticated animal and to the birds of heaven and to all the wild animals. But for the man there was not found a helper as his counterpart.
那人就給各樣牲畜,空中的雀鳥, 和野地的各樣走獸起了名字; 只是那人沒有遇見一個和他相配的幫手.

2:21 And Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man. While he slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh where it had been.
耶和華神使那人沉睡. 他熟睡的時候, 耶和華神取了他的一根肋骨, 又使肉在原處復合.

2:22 And Yahweh God fashioned the rib which he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.
然後, 耶和華神用從那人身上所取的肋骨, 造了一個女人, 帶她到那人面前.

2:23 And the man said, “She is now bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh; she shall be called ‘Woman,’ for she was taken from man.”
那人說: “這是我骨中的骨, 肉中的肉; 她當稱為女人, 因她是從男人身上取出來的. ”

2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cling to his wife, and they shall be as one flesh.
因此人要離開父母, 和妻子連合, 二人成為一體.

2:25 And the man and his wife, both of them, were naked, and they were not ashamed.
那時, 夫妻二人赤身露體, 彼此都不覺得羞恥.

Genesis - Chapter 3

3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God indeed say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
在耶和華神所造野地所有的活物中, 蛇是最狡猾的. 蛇對女人說: “神真的說過, 你們不可吃園中任何樹上的果子嗎? ”

3:2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,
女人對蛇說: “園中樹上的果子, 我們都可以吃;

3:3 but from the tree that is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die’.”
只有園中那棵樹上的果子, 神曾經說過: ‘你們不可吃, 也不可摸, 免得你們死. ’”

3:4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You shall not surely die.
蛇對女人說: “你們決不會死;

3:5 For God knows that on the day you both eat from it, then your eyes will be opened and you both shall be like gods, knowing good and evil.”
因為神知道你們吃那果子的時候, 你們的眼睛就開了; 你們會像神一樣, 能知道善惡. ”

3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, then she took from its fruit and she ate. And she gave it also to her husband with her, and he ate.
於是, 女人見那棵樹的果子好作食物, 又悅人的眼目, 而且討人喜愛, 能使人有智慧, 就摘下果子來吃了; 又給了和她在一起的丈夫, 他也吃了.

3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed together fig leaves and they made for themselves coverings.
二人的眼睛就開了, 才知道自己是赤身露體的. 於是把無花果樹的葉子編縫起來, 為自己做裙子.

3:8 Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden at the windy time of day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
天起涼風的時候, 那人和他的妻子聽見耶和華神在園中行走的聲音, 就藏在園子的樹林中, 躲避耶和華神的面.

3:9 And Yahweh God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
耶和華神呼喚那人, 對他說: “你在哪裡? ”

3:10 And he replied, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid because I am naked, so I hid myself.”
他回答: “我在園中聽見你的聲音, 就害怕; 因為我赤身露體, 就藏了起來. ”

3:11 Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree from which I forbade you to eat?”
耶和華神說: “誰告訴你, 你是赤身露體呢? 難道你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子嗎? ”

3:12 And the man replied, “The woman whom you gave to be with me—she gave to me from the tree and I ate.”
那人說: “你所賜給我,和我在一起的那女人, 她把樹上的果子給我, 我就吃了. ”

3:13 Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
耶和華神對女人說: “你作了甚麼事呢? ”女人說: “那蛇欺哄我, 我就吃了. ”

3:14 Then Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you will be cursed more than any domesticated animal and more than any wild animal. On your belly you shall go and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
耶和華神對蛇說: “因為你作了這事, 就必在所有的牲畜和田野的活物中受咒詛; 你要用肚子行走, 一生都吃泥土.

3:15 And I will put hostility between you and between the woman, and between your offspring and between her offspring; he will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel.”
我要使你和女人彼此為仇, 你的後裔和女人的後裔, 也彼此為仇, 女人的後裔要傷你的頭, 你要傷他的腳跟. ”

3:16 To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bear children. And to your husband shall be your desire. And he shall rule over you.”
耶和華神對女人說: “我要大大增加你懷胎的痛苦, 你必在痛苦中生產兒女; 你要戀慕你的丈夫, 他卻要管轄你. ”

3:17 And to Adam he said, “Because you listened to the voice of your wife and you ate from the tree from which I forbade you to eat, the ground shall be cursed on your account. In pain you shall eat from it all the days of your life.
耶和華神又對亞當說: “因為你聽從了你妻子的話, 吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那樹上的果子; 地就必因你的緣故受咒詛; 你必終生勞苦, 才能從地裡得吃的.

3:18 And thorns and thistles shall sprout for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field.
地要給你長出荊棘和蒺藜來; 你也要吃田間的蔬菜;

3:19 By the sweat of your brow you shall eat bread, until your return to the ground. For from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
你必汗流滿面, 才有飯吃, 直到你歸回地土, 因為你是從地土取出來的; 你既然是塵土, 就要歸回塵土. ”

3:20 And the man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all life.
亞當給他的妻子起名叫夏娃, 因為她是眾生之母.

3:21 And Yahweh God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skin, and he clothed them.
耶和華神為亞當和他的妻子做了皮衣, 給他們穿上.

3:22 And Yahweh God said, “Look—the man has become as one of us, to know good and evil. What if he stretches out his hand and takes also from the tree of life and eats, and lives forever?”
耶和華神說: “那人和我們中間的一個相似, 能知善惡; 現在恐怕他伸出手來, 摘取生命樹上的果子吃, 就永遠活著. ”

3:23 And Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
耶和華神就把他趕出伊甸園, 去耕種他自己也是從那裡出來的地土.

3:24 So he drove the man out, and placed cherubim east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming, turning sword to guard the way to the tree of life.
於是把亞當驅逐出去, 又派基路伯在伊甸園的東邊, 拿著旋轉發火燄的劍, 把守到生命樹去的路.

Genesis - Chapter 4

4:1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain. And she said, “I have given birth to a man with the help of Yahweh.”
亞當和他的妻子夏娃同房, 夏娃就懷孕, 生了該隱, 就說: “藉著耶和華的幫助, 我得了一個男兒. ”

4:2 Then she bore his brother Abel. And Abel became a keeper of sheep, and Cain became a tiller of the ground.
她又生了該隱的弟弟亞伯. 亞伯是牧羊的, 該隱是種地的.

4:3 And in the course of time Cain brought an offering from the fruit of the ground to Yahweh,
有一天, 該隱把地裡的出產拿來, 當作禮物獻給耶和華.

4:4 and Abel also brought an offering from the choicest firstlings of his flock. And Yahweh looked with favor to Abel and to his offering,
亞伯也把自己羊群中一些頭生的, 和羊的脂油拿來獻上. 耶和華看中了亞伯和他的禮物;

4:5 but to Cain and to his offering he did not look with favor. And Cain became very angry, and his face fell.
只是沒有看中該隱和他的禮物. 該隱就非常忿怒, 垂頭喪氣.

4:6 And Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your face fallen?
耶和華對該隱說: “你為甚麼忿怒呢? 你為甚麼垂頭喪氣呢?

4:7 If you do well will I not accept you? But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. And its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
你若行得好, 豈不可以抬起頭來嗎? 你若行得不好, 罪就伏在門口了; 它要纏住你, 你卻要制伏它. ”

4:8 Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out into the field.” And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
該隱對他的弟弟亞伯說: “我們到田間去吧. ”他們正在田間的時候, 該隱就起來襲擊他的弟弟亞伯, 把他殺了.

4:9 Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”
耶和華問該隱: “你的弟弟亞伯在哪裡? ”他回答: “我不知道; 難道我是看守我弟弟的嗎? ”

4:10 And he said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.
耶和華說: “你作了甚麼事呢? 你弟弟的血有聲音從地裡向我呼叫.

4:11 So now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand.
地開了口, 從你手裡接受了你弟弟的血, 現在你要從這地受咒詛.

4:12 When you till the ground it shall no longer yield its strength to you. You shall be a wanderer and a fugitive on the earth.”
你種地, 地也不再給你效力; 你必在地上流離失所. ”

4:13 And Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
該隱對耶和華說: “我的刑罰太重, 過於我所能擔當.

4:14 Look, you have driven me out today from the face of the ground, and from your face I must hide. I will be a wanderer and a fugitive on the earth, and it will happen that whoever finds me will kill me.”
看哪, 今日你趕逐我離開這地, 以致我要躲避你的面; 我必在地上流離失所, 遇見我的, 都要殺我. ”

4:15 Then Yahweh said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” Then Yahweh put a sign on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.
耶和華對該隱說: “絕不會這樣, 殺該隱的, 必遭報七倍. ”耶和華就給該隱立了一個記號, 免得遇見他的人擊殺他.

4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh, and he settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
於是該隱從耶和華面前出去, 住在伊甸東邊的挪得地.

4:17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And when he built a city he named the city after his son, Enoch.
該隱和妻子同房, 她就懷孕, 生了以諾. 該隱建造了一座城, 就按著他兒子的名, 給那城叫作以諾.

4:18 And to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.
以諾生以拿, 以拿生米戶雅利, 米戶雅利生瑪土撒利, 瑪土撒利生拉麥.

4:19 And Lamech took to himself two wives. The name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.
拉麥娶了兩個妻子, 一個名叫亞大, 另一個名叫洗拉.

4:20 And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and those who have livestock.
亞大生雅八, 雅八就是居住帳棚,牧養牲畜的人的鼻祖.

4:21 And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and wind instruments.
雅八的兄弟名叫猶八; 猶八是所有彈琴吹簫的人的鼻祖.

4:22 Then Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-Cain who forged all kinds of tools of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
洗拉也生了土八．該隱, 就是打造各種銅鐵器具的匠人; 土八．該隱的妹妹是拿瑪.

4:23 Then Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; O wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, Even a young man for injuring me.
拉麥對他的兩個妻子說: “亞大和洗拉, 要聽我的聲音; 拉麥的妻子, 聆聽我的話: 壯年人傷我, 我必殺他; 青年人損我, 我必害他;

4:24 If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech will be avenged seventy and seven times.
人若殺該隱, 要遭報七倍; 人若殺拉麥, 必遭報七十個七倍！”

4:25 Then Adam knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. And she called his name Seth, for she said “God has appointed to me another child in the place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”
亞當又和妻子同房, 她就生了一個兒子, 給他起名叫塞特, 因為她說: “神給我立了另一個後裔代替亞伯, 因為該隱殺了他. ”

4:26 And as for Seth, he also fathered a son, and he called his name Enosh. At that time he began to call on the name of Yahweh.
塞特也生了一個兒子, 就給他起名叫以挪士. 那時人才開始呼求耶和華的名.

Genesis - Chapter 5

5:1 This is the record of the generations of Adam. When God created Adam, he made him in the likeness of God.
以下是亞當後代的記錄. 神創造人的時候, 是按著自己的樣式造的;

5:2 Male and female he created them. And he blessed them. And he called their name “Humankind” when they were created.
他創造了一男一女. 在創造他們的時候, 神賜福給他們, 稱他們為人.

5:3 And when Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he fathered a child in his likeness, according to his image. And he called his name Seth.
亞當一百三十歲的時候, 生了一個兒子, 樣式和形象都和自己相似, 就給他起名叫塞特.

5:4 And the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.
亞當生塞特以後, 還活了八百年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:5 And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
亞當共活了九百三十歲, 就死了.

5:6 When Seth had lived one hundred and five years, he fathered Enosh.
塞特一百零五歲的時候, 生了以挪士.

5:7 And after Seth had fathered Enosh he lived eight hundred and seven years, and fathered sons and daughters.
塞特生以挪士以後, 還活了八百零七年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.
塞特共活了九百一十二歲, 就死了.

5:9 When Enosh lived ninety years, he fathered Kenan.
以挪士九十歲的時候, 生了該南.

5:10 And after Enosh fathered Kenan he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and fathered sons and daughters.
以挪士生該南以後, 還活了八百一十五年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:11 And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
以挪士共活了九百零五歲, 就死了.

5:12 When Kenan had lived seventy years, he fathered Mahalalel.
該南七十歲的時候, 生了瑪勒列.

5:13 And after Kenan had fathered Mahalalel, he lived eight hundred and forty years, and fathered sons and daughters.
該南生瑪勒列以後, 還活了八百四十年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:14 And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
該南共活了九百一十歲, 就死了.

5:15 When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he fathered Jared.
瑪勒列六十五歲的時候, 生了雅列.

5:16 And after Mahalalel had fathered Jared, he lived eight hundred and thirty years, and fathered sons and daughters.
瑪勒列生雅列以後, 還活了八百三十年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:17 And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.
瑪勒列共活了八百九十五歲, 就死了.

5:18 When Jared had lived one hundred and sixty-two years, he fathered Enoch.
雅列一百六十二歲的時候, 生了以諾.

5:19 And after Jared had fathered Enoch, he lived eight hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.
雅列生以諾以後, 還活了八百年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.
雅列共活了九百六十二歲, 就死了.

5:21 When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he fathered Methuselah.
以諾六十五歲的時候, 生了瑪土撒拉.

5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah three hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.
以諾生瑪土撒拉以後, 和神同行三百年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
以諾共活了三百六十五歲.

5:24 And Enoch walked with God, and he was no more, for God took him.
以諾和神同行, 所以神把他取去, 他就不在了.

5:25 When Methuselah had lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, he fathered Lamech.
瑪土撒拉一百八十七歲的時候, 生了拉麥.

5:26 And after Methuselah had fathered Lamech, he lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and fathered sons and daughters.
瑪土撒拉生拉麥以後, 還活了七百八十二年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.
瑪土撒拉共活了九百六十九歲, 就死了.

5:28 When Lamech had lived one hundred and eighty-two years, he fathered a son.
拉麥一百八十二歲的時候, 生了一個兒子,

5:29 And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one shall relieve us from our work, and from the hard labor of our hands, from the ground which Yahweh had cursed.
就給他起名叫挪亞, 說: “這兒子必使我們從地上的操作和手中的勞苦得著安慰, 因為耶和華曾經咒詛這地. ”

5:30 And after Lamech had fathered Noah he lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and he fathered sons and daughters.
拉麥生挪亞以後, 還活了五百九十五年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

5:31 All the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.
拉麥共活了七百七十七歲, 就死了.

5:32 When Noah was five hundred years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
挪亞五百歲的時候, 就生了閃,含和雅弗.

Genesis - Chapter 6

6:1 And it happened that, when humankind began to multiply on the face of the ground, daughters were born to them.
人在地上開始增多, 又生養女兒的時候,

6:2 Then the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they were beautiful. And they took for themselves wives from all that they chose.
神的眾子看見人的女子美麗, 就隨意挑選, 娶作妻子.

6:3 And Yahweh said, “My Spirit shall not abide with humankind forever in that he is also flesh. And his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
耶和華說: “人既然是屬肉體的, 我的靈就不永遠住在他裡面, 但他的日子還有一百二十年. ”

6:4 The Nephilim were upon the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God went into the daughters of humankind, and they bore children to them.
在那些日子, 有巨人在地上; 神的兒子和人的女子結合, 就生了上古英武有名的人物.

6:5 And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind was great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was always only evil.
耶和華看見人在地上的罪惡很大, 終日心裡思念的, 盡都是邪惡的.

6:6 And Yahweh regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.
於是, 耶和華後悔造人在地上, 心中憂傷.

6:7 And Yahweh said, “I will destroy humankind whom I created from upon the face of the earth, from humankind, to animals, to creeping things, and to the birds of heaven, for I regret that I have made them.”
耶和華說: “我要把我創造的人, 從地上消滅; 無論是人或牲畜, 是昆蟲或是天空的飛鳥, 我都要消滅, 因為我後悔造了他們. ”

6:8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of Yahweh.
只有挪亞在耶和華眼前蒙恩.

6:9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, without defect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
以下是挪亞的後代. 挪亞是個義人, 是當時一個完全人. 挪亞和神同行.

6:10 And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
挪亞生了三個兒子, 就是閃,含,雅弗.

6:11 And the earth was corrupted before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
當時, 世界在神面前敗壞了, 地上滿了強暴.

6:12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.
神觀看大地, 看見世界已經敗壞了; 全人類在地上所行的都是敗壞的.

6:13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth was filled with violence because of them. Now, look, I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
神對挪亞說: “在我面前全人類的盡頭已經來到, 因為地上由於他們的緣故滿了強暴. 看哪, 我要把他們和世界一起毀滅.

6:14 Make for yourself an ark of cypress wood; you must make the ark with rooms, then you must cover it with pitch, inside and outside.
你要用歌斐木做一艘方舟. 方舟裡面要做一些艙房; 方舟的內外都要塗上瀝青.

6:15 And this is how you must make it: the length of the ark, three hundred cubits; its width fifty cubits; its height, thirty cubits.
你要這樣做方舟: 方舟要長一百三十三公尺, 寬二十二公尺, 高十三公尺.

6:16 You must make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above. And as for the door of the ark, you must put it in its side. You must make it with a lower, second, and a third deck.
方舟上面四周要做透光口, 高四十四公寸; 方舟的門要開在旁邊; 方舟要分為上中下三層建造.

6:17 And I, behold, I am about to bring the flood waters over the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under the heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.
看哪, 我要使洪水臨到地上, 消滅天下的生物, 就是有生氣的活物; 在地上的都必定要死.

6:18 And I will establish my covenant with you, and you must go into the ark—you, and your sons, and your wife, and the wives of your sons with you.
我要和你立約. 你可以進入方舟; 你和你的兒子,妻子和兒媳, 都可以和你一同進入方舟.

6:19 And of every living thing, from all flesh, you must bring two from every kind into the ark to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
所有的活物, 你要把每樣一對, 就是一公一母, 帶進方舟, 好和你一同保全生命.

6:20 From the birds according to their kind, and from the animals according to their kind, from every creeping thing on the ground according to its kind—two from every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
飛鳥各從其類, 牲畜各從其類, 地上所有爬行的動物, 各從其類, 每樣一對, 都要到你那裡來, 好保全生命.

6:21 And as for you, take for yourself from every kind of food that is eaten. And you must gather it to yourself. And it shall be for you and for them for food.”
你要拿各種可吃的食物, 積存起來, 好作你和牠們的食物. ”

6:22 And Noah did according to all that God commanded him; thus he did.
挪亞就這樣作了; 神吩咐他的, 他都照樣作了.

Genesis - Chapter 7

7:1 Then Yahweh said to Noah, “Go—you and all your household—into the ark, for I have seen you are righteous before me in this generation.
耶和華對挪亞說: “你和你全家都要進入方舟, 因為在這世代中, 我見只有你在我面前是個義人.

7:2 From all the clean animals you must take for yourself seven pairs, a male and its mate. And from the animals that are not clean you must take two, a male and its mate,
潔淨的牲畜, 你要各帶七公七母; 不潔淨的牲畜, 你要各帶一公一母;

7:3 as well as from the birds of heaven seven pairs, male and female, to keep their kind alive on the face of the earth.
空中的飛鳥, 也要各帶七公七母, 以便傳種, 活在全地上;

7:4 For within seven days I will send rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. And I will blot out all the living creatures that I have made from upon the face of the ground.”
因為再過七天, 我就要一連四十晝夜降雨在地上, 我把所造的一切生物都從地上除滅. ”

7:5 And Noah did according to all that Yahweh commanded him.
挪亞就照著耶和華吩咐他的一切作了.

7:6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood waters came upon the earth.
洪水臨到地上的時候, 挪亞剛好是六百歲.

7:7 And Noah and his sons and his wife, and the wives of his sons with him, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.
挪亞帶著他的兒子,妻子和兒媳一同進了方舟, 躲避洪水.

7:8 Of clean animals, and of animals which are not clean, and of the birds, and everything that creeps upon the ground,
潔淨的牲畜和不潔淨的牲畜, 飛鳥和各種在地上爬行的動物,

7:9 two of each went to Noah, into the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
都是一公一母,一對一對來到挪亞那裡, 進入方舟, 是照著神吩咐挪亞的.

7:10 And it happened that after seven days the waters of the flood came over the earth.
那七天一過, 洪水就臨到地上了.

7:11 In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month—on that day all the springs of the great deep were split open, and the windows of heaven were opened.
挪亞六百歲那一年, 二月十七日那一天, 所有大淵的泉源都裂開了, 天上的窗戶都敞開了.

7:12 And the rain came upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
大雨傾盆下在地上, 一連四十晝夜.

7:13 On this same day, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and the wife of Noah and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the ark,
就在那一天, 挪亞帶著他的兒子閃,含,雅弗, 以及他的妻子和三個兒媳, 一同進了方舟.

7:14 they and all the living creatures according to their kind, and all the domesticated animals according to their kind, and all the creatures that creep upon the earth according to their kind, all the birds according to their kind, every winged creature.
他們一家, 所有走獸各從其類, 所有牲畜各從其類, 所有在地上爬行的動物各從其類, 所有有羽有翼的飛禽各從其類,

7:15 And they came to Noah to the ark, two of each, from every living thing in which was the breath of life.
有生命,有氣息的, 都是一對一對來到挪亞那裡, 進入方舟.

7:16 And those that came, male and female, of every living thing, came as God had commanded him. And Yahweh shut the door behind him.
那些進去的, 都是有生命的, 一公一母進去, 是照著神吩咐挪亞的. 耶和華跟著就把方舟關起來.

7:17 And the flood came forty days and forty nights upon the earth. And the waters increased, and lifted the ark, and it rose up from the earth.
洪水就臨到地上四十天; 水不斷上漲, 把方舟升起, 於是方舟就從地上浮起來.

7:18 And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth. And the ark went upon the surface of the waters.
水勢甚大, 在地上大大上漲, 方舟就在水面上漂來漂去.

7:19 And the waters prevailed overwhelmingly upon the earth, and they covered all the high mountains which were under the entire heaven.
水勢在地面上越來越大, 天下所有的高山都被淹沒了.

7:20 The waters swelled fifteen cubits above the mountains, covering them.
水勢浩大, 比眾山高出七公尺, 山嶺都被淹沒了.

7:21 And every living thing that moved on the earth perished—the birds, and the domesticated animals, and the wild animals, and everything that swarmed on the earth, and all humankind.
凡有生命仍在地上行動的, 無論是飛鳥或是牲畜, 走獸或是在地上滋生的各樣小生物, 以及所有的人都死了;

7:22 Everything in whose nostrils was the breath of life, among all that was on dry land, died.
仍在陸地上, 鼻孔裡有氣息的生靈都死了.

7:23 And he blotted out every living thing upon the surface of the ground, from humankind, to animals, to creeping things, and to the birds of heaven; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained.
耶和華把地上的所有生物, 從人類到牲畜, 爬行動物, 以及空中的飛鳥都除滅了; 於是, 這一切都從地上消滅了. 只留下挪亞和那些與挪亞一同在方舟裡的人.

7:24 And the waters prevailed over the earth one hundred and fifty days.
水勢浩大, 在地上共一百五十天.

Genesis - Chapter 8

8:1 And God remembered Noah and all the wild animals, and all the domesticated animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to blow over the earth, and the waters subsided.
神顧念挪亞和所有與他一同在方舟裡的走獸和牲畜; 神使風吹過大地, 水就漸漸退了.

8:2 And the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens was restrained.
深淵的泉源和天上的窗戶, 都關閉起來; 天降的大雨也止住了.

8:3 And the waters receded from the earth gradually, and the waters abated at the end of one hundred and fifty days.
水從地上不斷退去, 過了一百五十天, 水就消退了.

8:4 And the ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.
七月十七日, 方舟停在亞拉臘山上.

8:5 And the waters continued to recede to the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.
水繼續消退, 直到十月; 到了十月初一, 山頂都露出來了.

8:6 And it happened that at the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made.
過了四十天, 挪亞開了他所做的方舟的窗戶,

8:7 And he sent out a raven; it went to and fro until the waters were dried up from upon the earth.
放了一隻烏鴉出去. 地上的水還沒有乾, 那烏鴉就一直飛來飛去.

8:8 And he sent out a dove to see whether the waters had subsided from upon the ground.
他又放了一隻鴿子出去, 要看看水從地上退了沒有.

8:9 But the dove did not find a resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him into the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the earth. And he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the ark.
因為遍地都是水, 那鴿子找不著歇腳的地方, 就回到挪亞的方舟那裡; 於是, 挪亞伸出手去, 把鴿子接進方舟裡來.

8:10 And he waited another seven days, and again he sent out the dove from the ark.
他再等了七天, 又把鴿子從方舟裡放出去.

8:11 And the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly-picked olive tree leaf was in her mouth. And Noah knew that the waters had subsided from upon the earth.
到了黃昏的時候, 鴿子回到挪亞那裡, 嘴裡叼著一塊新摘下來的橄欖樹葉, 挪亞就知道地上的水已經退了.

8:12 And he waited seven more days, and he sent out the dove. But it did not return again to him.
挪亞再等了七天, 又把鴿子放出去, 鴿子就再沒有回到他那裡.

8:13 And it happened that, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters dried up from upon the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked. And behold, the face of the ground was dried up.
到挪亞六百零一歲的時候, 就在正月初一, 地上的水都乾了; 挪亞移開方舟的蓋看看, 見地面已經乾了.

8:14 And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.
到了二月二十七日, 大地就都乾了.

8:15 And God spoke to Noah, saying:
神告訴挪亞說:

8:16 “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons, and your sons’ wives with you.
“你要從方舟出來, 你和你的妻子,兒子, 以及兒媳都要和你一同出來.

8:17 Bring out with you all the living things which are with you, from all the living creatures—birds, and animals, and everything that creeps on the earth, and let them swarm on the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
所有和你在一起有生命的活物: 飛鳥,牲畜和一切在地上爬行的動物, 你都要帶出來, 使牠們可以在地上滋生,繁殖, 也可以在地上增多. ”

8:18 So Noah went out, with his sons and his wife, and the wives of his sons with him.
於是, 挪亞出來了, 他的兒子,妻子和兒媳都與他一同出來了;

8:19 Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, and everything that moves upon the earth, according to its families, went out from the ark.
各樣走獸,牲畜,飛禽和各樣在地上爬行的動物, 各從自己的族類, 都出了方舟.

8:20 And Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and he took from all the clean animals and from all the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
挪亞給耶和華築了一座祭壇, 拿各樣潔淨的牲畜和飛禽, 獻在祭壇上作為燔祭.

8:21 And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said to himself, “Never again will I curse the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from his youth. Nor will I ever again destroy all life as I have done.
耶和華聞了那馨香的氣味, 就心裡說: “我必不再因人的緣故咒詛這地(因為人從小時開始心中所想的都是邪惡的); 我也必不再照著我作過的, 擊殺各樣的活物.

8:22 As long as the earth endures, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease.
大地尚存之日, 播種,收割, 寒暑,冬夏,白晝和黑夜必然循環不息. ”

Genesis - Chapter 9

9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
神賜福給挪亞和他的兒子, 對他們說: “你們要繁殖增多, 充滿大地.

9:2 And fear of you and dread of you shall be upon every animal of the earth, and on every bird of heaven, and on everything that moves upon the ground, and on all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they shall be given.
地上各樣的走獸, 空中各樣的飛鳥, 甚至地上各樣爬行的動物, 和海裡各樣的魚類, 都要對你們驚恐懼怕; 這一切都已經交在你們手裡了.

9:3 Every moving thing that lives shall be for you as food. As I gave the green plants to you, I have now given you everything.
所有活著的動物都可以作你們的食物, 我把這一切都賜給你們, 好像我把青菜賜給了你們一樣.

9:4 Only you shall not eat raw flesh with blood in it.
唯獨帶著生命的肉, 就是帶著血的肉, 你們卻不可吃.

9:5 And your lifeblood I will require; from every animal I will require it. And from the hand of humankind, from the hand of each man to his brother I will require the life of humankind.
流你們的血,害你們生命的, 我必向他們追償; 無論是走獸或人類, 甚至各人自己的兄弟, 我必要他償命.

9:6 “As for the one shedding the blood of humankind, by humankind his blood shall be shed, for God made humankind in his own image.
流人血的, 人也必流他的血; 因為神造人, 是按著他自己的形象.

9:7 “And you, be fruitful and multiply, swarm on the earth and multiply in it.”
你們要繁殖增多; 要在地上滋生,增多. ”

9:8 And God said to Noah and to his sons with him,
神告訴挪亞和與他在一起的兒子說:

9:9 “As for me, behold, I am establishing my covenant with you and with your seed after you,
“看哪, 我現在與你們和你們的後裔立約,

9:10 and with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and every animal of the earth with you, from all that came out of the ark to all the animals of the earth.
並且與所有跟你們在一起有生命的活物立約, 包括飛鳥,牲畜和所有地上的走獸, 就是與從方舟裡出來的立約.

9:11 I am establishing my covenant with you, that never again will all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, nor will there ever be a flood that destroys the earth.”
我要與你們立約: 凡有生命的必不再被洪水除滅, 再沒有洪水來毀滅大地了. ”

9:12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I am making between me and you, and between every living creature that is with you for future generations.
神說: “這就是我與你們, 與一切跟你們同在有生命的活物所立之約的記號, 直到萬代;

9:13 My bow I have set in the clouds, and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and between the earth.
我把天虹放在雲彩中, 作我與大地立約的記號.

9:14 And when I make clouds appear over the earth the bow shall be seen in the clouds.
我使雲彩遮蓋大地時, 天虹出現雲彩中,

9:15 Then I will remember my covenant that is between me and you, and between every living creature, with all flesh. And the waters of a flood will never again cause the destruction of all flesh.
我就記念我與你們和一切有生命的活物所立的約: 水不再成為洪水, 來毀滅凡有生命的.

9:16 The bow shall be in the clouds, and I will see it, so as to remember the everlasting covenant between God and between every living creature, with all flesh that is upon the earth.”
天虹在雲彩中出現, 我看見了就記念我與地上一切有生命的活物, 所立的永約. ”

9:17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am establishing between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
神對挪亞說: “這就是我與地上凡有生命的立約的記號. ”

9:18 Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)
挪亞的兒子, 從方舟裡出來的, 就是閃,含,雅弗; 含是迦南的父親.

9:19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.
這三個人是挪亞的兒子, 全地的人都是從這些人播散開來的.

9:20 And Noah began to be a man of the ground, and he planted a vineyard.
挪亞作起農夫來, 栽種葡萄園.

9:21 And he drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he exposed himself in the midst of his tent.
他喝酒, 喝醉了, 就在帳棚裡光著身子.

9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and he told his two brothers outside.
迦南的父親含看見了自己父親的下體, 就去告訴在外面的兩個兄弟.

9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, and the two of them put it on their shoulders and, walking backward, they covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were turned backward, so that they did not see the nakedness of their father.
於是, 閃和雅弗二人拿了件外衣, 搭在自己的肩膀上, 倒退著進去, 蓋上他們父親的下體; 因為他們背著臉, 所以沒有看見他們父親的下體.

9:24 Then Noah awoke from his drunkenness, and he knew what his youngest son had done to him.
挪亞酒醒以後, 知道小兒子對他所作的事,

9:25 And he said, “Cursed be Canaan, a slave of slaves he shall be to his brothers.”
就說: “迦南應當受咒詛, 他必給自己的兄弟, 作奴僕的奴僕. ”

9:26 Then he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem, and let Canaan be a slave to them.
又說: “耶和華, 閃的神, 是應當稱頌的; 願迦南作他的奴僕.

9:27 May God make space for Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be a slave for him.”
願神使雅弗擴展, 使雅弗住在閃的帳棚裡; 願迦南作他的奴僕. ”

9:28 And Noah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood.
洪水以後, 挪亞又活了三百五十年.

9:29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died.
挪亞共活了九百五十歲, 就死了.

Genesis - Chapter 10

10:1 These are the generations of the sons of Noah—Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Children were born to them after the flood.
以下是挪亞的兒子閃,含,雅弗的後代. 洪水以後, 他們都生了兒子.

10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
雅弗的兒子是歌篾,瑪各,瑪代,雅完,土巴,米設,提拉.

10:3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
歌篾的兒子是亞實基拿,利法,陀迦瑪.

10:4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
雅完的兒子是以利沙,他施, 基提人和多單人.

10:5 From these the coastland peoples spread out through their lands, each according to his own language by their own families, in their nations.
這些人的後裔分散居住在沿海的土地和島嶼上. 各人隨著自己的方言,宗族, 住在自己的國土中.

10:6 And the sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
含的兒子是古實,埃及,弗和迦南.

10:7 And the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
古實的兒子是西巴,哈腓拉,撒弗他,拉瑪和撒弗提迦. 拉瑪的兒子是示巴和底但.

10:8 And Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty warrior.
古實又生寧錄; 寧錄是世上第一位英雄.

10:9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it was said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”
他在耶和華面前是個英勇的獵人; 因此有句俗語說: “就像寧錄一樣, 在耶和華面前是個英勇的獵人. ”

10:10 Now, the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
他開始建國是在示拿地的巴別,以力,亞甲和甲尼.

10:11 From that land he went out to Assyria, and he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
他從那地出來, 到亞述去, 建造了尼尼微,利河伯城,迦拉,

10:12 Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
和尼尼微與迦拉之間的利鮮, 就是那大城.

10:13 And Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
埃及生路低人, 亞拿米人,利哈比人,拿弗土希人,

10:14 Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.
帕斯魯細人,迦斯路希人和迦斐託人; 從迦斐託出來的有非利士人.

10:15 Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
迦南生了長子西頓, 又生赫,

10:16 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
以及耶布斯人,亞摩利人,革迦撒人,

10:17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
希未人,亞基人,西尼人,

10:18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
亞瓦底人,洗瑪利人,哈馬人, 後來迦南人的宗族分散了.

10:19 And the territory of the Canaanites was from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
迦南人的境界是從西頓伸向基拉耳, 直到迦薩; 又伸向所多瑪,蛾摩拉,押瑪,洗扁, 直到拉沙.

10:20 These are the descendants of Ham, according to their families and their languages, in their lands, and in their nations.
這些人都是含的子孫, 隨著自己的宗族,方言, 住在自己的國土中.

10:21 And to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the older brother of Japheth, children were also born.
雅弗的哥哥閃, 就是希伯所有子孫的祖宗, 他也生了孩子.

10:22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
閃的兒子是以攔,亞述,亞法撒,路德和亞蘭.

10:23 And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
亞蘭的兒子是烏斯,戶勒,基帖,瑪施.

10:24 And Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
亞法撒生沙拉, 沙拉生希伯.

10:25 And to Eber two sons were born. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.
希伯生了兩個兒子, 一個名叫法勒, 因為他在世的時候, 世人就分散了; 法勒的兄弟名叫約坍.

10:26 And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
約坍生亞摩答,沙列,哈薩瑪非,耶拉,

10:27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
哈多蘭,烏薩,德拉,

10:28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
俄巴路,亞比瑪利,示巴,

10:29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
阿斐,哈腓拉,約巴, 這些人都是約坍的兒子.

10:30 And their dwelling place extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.
他們居住的地方, 是從米沙伸向西發, 直到東邊的山地.

10:31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, and according to their nations.
這都是閃的子孫, 隨著自己的宗族,方言, 住在自己的國土中.

10:32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations and in their nations. And from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
這些宗族都是挪亞的子孫, 按著他們的族系住在列國中. 洪水以後, 地上的列國都是從這些宗族分出來的.

Genesis - Chapter 11

11:1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
那時, 全世界只有一種語言, 大家說同樣的話語.

11:2 And as people migrated from the east they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
他們向東遷移的時候, 在示拿地發現一塊平原, 就住在那裡.

11:3 And they said to each other, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone and they had tar for mortar.
他們彼此說: “來, 我們做磚, 把磚燒透吧！”他們就把磚當作石頭, 又把石漆當作灰泥.

11:4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top reaches to the heavens. And let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”
他們又說: “來, 我們建一座城, 造一座塔, 塔頂要通天. 我們要為自己立名, 免得分散在全地上. ”

11:5 Then Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower that humankind was building.
耶和華下來, 要看看世人建造的城和塔.

11:6 And Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people with one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. So now nothing that they intend to do will be impossible for them.
耶和華說: “看哪, 他們同是一個民族, 有一樣的語言, 他們一開始就作這事, 以後他們所要作的一切, 就沒有可以攔阻他們的了.

11:7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand each other’s language.”
來, 我們下去, 在那裡混亂他們的語言, 使他們聽不懂對方的話. ”

11:8 So Yahweh scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.
於是, 耶和華把他們從那裡分散到全地上, 他們就停止建造那城.

11:9 Therefore its name was called Babel, for there Yahweh confused the language of the whole earth, and there Yahweh scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
因此, 那城的名就叫巴別, 因為耶和華在那裡混亂了全地所有的人的語言, 又從那裡把他們分散在全地上.

11:10 These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was one hundred years old, he fathered Arphaxad, two years after the flood.
以下是閃的後代. 洪水以後兩年, 閃一百歲的時候, 生了亞法撒.

11:11 And Shem lived five hundred years after he fathered Arphaxad, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
閃生亞法撒以後, 又活了五百年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

11:12 When Arphaxad had lived thirty-five years, he fathered Shelah.
亞法撒活到三十五歲, 就生了沙拉.

11:13 And Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years after he fathered Shelah, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
亞法撒生沙拉以後, 又活了四百零三年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

11:14 When Shelah had lived thirty years, he fathered Eber.
沙拉活到三十歲, 就生了希伯.

11:15 And Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he fathered Eber, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
沙拉生希伯以後, 又活了四百零三年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

11:16 When Eber had lived thirty-four years, he fathered Peleg.
希伯活到三十四歲, 就生了法勒.

11:17 And Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he fathered Peleg, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
希伯生法勒以後, 又活了四百三十年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

11:18 When Peleg had lived thirty years, he fathered Reu.
法勒活到三十歲, 就生了拉吳.

11:19 And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he fathered Reu, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
法勒生拉吳以後, 又活了二百零九年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

11:20 When Reu had lived thirty-two years, he fathered Serug.
拉吳活到三十二歲, 就生了西鹿.

11:21 And Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he fathered Serug, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
拉吳生西鹿以後, 又活了二百零七年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

11:22 When Serug had lived thirty years, he fathered Nahor.
西鹿活到三十歲, 就生了拿鶴.

11:23 And Serug lived two hundred years after he fathered Nahor, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
西鹿生拿鶴以後, 又活了二百年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

11:24 When Nahor had lived twenty-nine years, he fathered Terah.
拿鶴活到二十九歲, 就生了他拉.

11:25 And Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years after he fathered Terah, and he fathered other sons and daughters.
拿鶴生他拉以後, 又活了一百一十九年, 並且生了其他的兒女.

11:26 When Terah had lived seventy years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
他拉活到七十歲, 就生了亞伯蘭,拿鶴和哈蘭.

11:27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran fathered Lot.
以下是他拉的後代: 他拉生亞伯蘭,拿鶴和哈蘭; 哈蘭生羅得.

11:28 And Haran died in the presence of Terah his father in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
哈蘭在他父親他拉之前, 死在他出生之地, 就是迦勒底的吾珥.

11:29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of the wife of Abram was Sarai, and the name of the wife of Nahor was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.
亞伯蘭和拿鶴都娶了妻子; 亞伯蘭的妻子名叫撒萊; 拿鶴的妻子名叫密迦, 是哈蘭的女兒; 哈蘭是密迦和亦迦的父親.

11:30 And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
撒萊不能生育, 沒有孩子.

11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his son, and went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan. And they went to Haran, and they settled there.
他拉帶著他的兒子亞伯蘭和他的孫子, 就是哈蘭的兒子羅得, 以及他的媳婦亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊, 一同出了迦勒底的吾珥, 要到迦南地去; 他們到了哈蘭, 就住在那裡.

11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
他拉死在哈蘭; 他的壽數共二百零五歲.

Genesis - Chapter 12

12:1 And Yahweh said to Abram, “Go out from your land and from your relatives, and from the house of your father, to the land that I will show you.
耶和華對亞伯蘭說: “你要離開本地,本族,父家, 到我指示你的地方去.

12:2 And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great. And you will be a blessing.
我必使你成為大國, 賜福給你, 使你的名為大, 你也必使別人得福,

12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse. And all families of the earth will be blessed in you.”
給你祝福的, 我必賜福給他; 咒詛你的, 我必咒詛他; 地上的萬族, 都必因你得福. ”

12:4 And Abram went out as Yahweh had told him, and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he went out from Haran.
亞伯蘭就照著耶和華吩咐他的去了; 羅得也和他同去.

12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and all the persons that they had acquired in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan. And they went to the land of Canaan.
亞伯蘭離開哈蘭的時候, 已經七十五歲. 亞伯蘭帶著他的妻子撒萊和姪兒羅得以及他們在哈蘭所積蓄的一切財物, 和所獲得的人口, 一同出來, 要到迦南地去. 後來他們到了迦南地.

12:6 And Abram traveled through the land up to the place of Shechem, to the Oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were in the land at that time.
亞伯蘭穿過那地, 到了示劍的地方, 摩利的橡樹那裡. 當時, 迦南人住在那地.

12:7 And Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” And he built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
耶和華向亞伯蘭顯現, 說: “我要把這地賜給你的後裔. ”亞伯蘭就在那裡為向他顯現的耶和華築了一座祭壇.

12:8 And he moved on from there to the hill country, east of Bethel. And he pitched his tent at Bethel on the west, and at Ai on the east. And he built an altar there to Yahweh. And he called on the name of Yahweh.
後來他從那裡遷到伯特利東邊的山地, 搭起帳棚. 西邊是伯特利, 東邊是艾城; 他在那裡也為耶和華築了一座祭壇, 呼求耶和華的名.

12:9 And Abram kept moving on, toward the Negev.
亞伯蘭又起程, 漸漸移到南地去.

12:10 And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to dwell as an alien there, for the famine was severe in the land.
當時, 那地發生饑荒, 亞伯蘭就下到埃及去, 要在那裡寄居; 因為那地的饑荒十分嚴重.

12:11 And it happened that as he drew near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “Look now, I know that you are a woman beautiful of appearance,
快要到達埃及的時候, 亞伯蘭對他的妻子撒萊說: “看哪, 我知道你是個美貌的女人.

12:12 and it shall happen that, if the Egyptians see you, then they will say, ‘This is his wife,’ then they will kill me but let you live.
埃及人看見你的時候, 必會說: ‘這是他的妻子’, 他們就會殺我, 卻叫你活著.

12:13 Please say you are my sister so that it will go well for me on your account. Then I will live on account of you.”
請你說你是我的妹妹, 使我因你的緣故可以平安無事, 我的性命也可以因你的緣故得以保全. ”

12:14 And it happened that as Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
果然, 亞伯蘭進入埃及的時候, 埃及人就注視那女人, 因為她十分美麗.

12:15 And the officials of Pharaoh saw her, and they praised her beauty to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to the house of Pharaoh.
法老的一些大臣看見了撒萊, 就在法老面前稱讚她; 於是那女人被帶進法老的宮裡去.

12:16 And he dealt well with Abram on account of her, and he had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
亞伯蘭因這女人的緣故就被優待, 得了許多牛羊,公驢,母驢,僕婢和駱駝.

12:17 Then Yahweh afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues on account of the matter of Sarai the wife of Abram.
耶和華因為亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊的緣故, 就用嚴重的災病打擊法老和他的全家.

12:18 Then Pharaoh called for Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
於是, 法老把亞伯蘭召了來, 對他說: “你向我作的是甚麼? 你為甚麼不告訴我她是你的妻子呢?

12:19 Why did you say ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to myself as a wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go.”
你為甚麼說她是你的妹妹, 以致我娶了她作妻子呢? 現在, 你的妻子在這裡, 帶她走吧！”

12:20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him, and then sent him and his wife and all that was with him away.
法老吩咐臣僕, 他們就把亞伯蘭和他的妻子, 以及他所有的一切都送走了.

Genesis - Chapter 13

13:1 Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that was with him. And Lot went with him to the Negev.
亞伯蘭帶著妻子和所有的一切, 以及羅得, 一同從埃及上到南地去.

13:2 Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
亞伯蘭有很多牲畜和金銀.

13:3 And he went according to his journey from the Negev, then to Bethel, to the place where his tent was at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
他從南地一站一站往前走, 到伯特利去; 到伯特利和艾城中間, 就是他從前支搭帳棚的地方,

13:4 to the place where he had made an altar at the beginning. And Abram called on the name of Yahweh there.
也是他築頭一座祭壇的地方, 亞伯蘭就在那裡求告耶和華的名.

13:5 And Lot, who went with Abram, also had herds and tents.
和亞伯蘭同行的羅得, 也有羊群,牛群和帳棚.

13:6 And the land could not support them so as to live together, because their possessions were so many that they were not able to live together.
那地容不下他們住在一起; 因為他們的財物很多, 所以他們再也不能住在一起.

13:7 And there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of the livestock of Abram and the herdsmen of the livestock of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.
牧養亞伯蘭牲畜的和牧養羅得牲畜的, 起了紛爭; 當時迦南人和比利洗人還住在那地.

13:8 Then Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there not be quarreling between me and you, and between my shepherds and your shepherds, for we men are brothers.
亞伯蘭就對羅得說: “你我之間, 切不可紛爭; 你的牧人和我的牧人之間, 也不可紛爭, 因為我們是至親.

13:9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you want what is on the left, then I will go right; if you want what is on the right, I will go left.”
全地不都是在你面前嗎? 請你離開我吧！你若向左, 我就向右; 你若向右, 我就向左. ”

13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it was well-watered land—this was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt in the direction of Zoar.
羅得舉目, 看見約旦河整個平原, 直到瑣珥, 都有水灌溉; 在耶和華毀滅所多瑪和蛾摩拉之前, 這地好像耶和華的園子, 也像埃及地一樣.

13:11 So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan. And Lot journeyed from the east, and so they separated from each other.
羅得選擇了約旦河整個平原, 於是向東移動, 他們就彼此分開了.

13:12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled in the cities of the plain. And he pitched his tent toward Sodom.
亞伯蘭住在迦南地; 羅得住在平原的城市中, 漸漸挪移帳棚, 直到所多瑪.

13:13 Now the men of Sodom were extremely wicked sinners against Yahweh.
在耶和華看來, 所多瑪人是罪大惡極的.

13:14 And Yahweh said to Abram after Lot had separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are to the north, and to the south, and to the east and to the west,
羅得離開亞伯蘭以後, 耶和華對亞伯蘭說: “你要舉目, 從你所在的地方向東南西北觀看.

13:15 for all the land which you see I will give to you, and to your descendants, forever.
你看見的地方, 我都要賜給你和你的後裔, 直到永遠.

13:16 I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be so counted.
我要使你的後裔好像地上灰塵那麼多; 若能數算地上的灰塵, 才能數算你的後裔.

13:17 Arise, go through the length of the land and through its breadth, for I will give it to you.”
你起來, 縱橫走遍這地, 因為我必把這地賜給你. ”

13:18 So Abram pitched his tent, and he came and settled at the oaks of Mamre, which were at Hebron. And there he built an altar to Yahweh.
於是, 亞伯蘭漸漸挪移帳棚, 來到希伯崙幔利的橡樹附近, 在那裡居住, 也在那裡為耶和華築了一座祭壇.

Genesis - Chapter 14

14:1 And it happened that in the days of Amraphel, the king of Shinar, Arioch, the king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer, the king of Elam, and Tidal, the king of Goiim,
當暗拉非作示拿王, 亞略作以拉撒王, 基大老瑪作以攔王, 提達作戈印王的時候,

14:2 made war with Bera, the king of Sodom, and Birsha, the king of Gomorrah, Shinab, the king of Admah, and Shemeber, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
他們興兵攻打所多瑪王比拉,蛾摩拉王比沙,押瑪王示納,洗扁王善以別和比拉王. 比拉就是瑣珥.

14:3 All these joined forces at the valley of Siddim (that is, the sea of the salt).
這五王在西訂谷會合. 西訂谷就是鹽海.

14:4 Twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
他們服事了基大老瑪已經有十二年, 到第十三年就背叛了.

14:5 In the fourteenth year Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-Kiriathaim,
第十四年基大老瑪和同盟的王都來了, 在亞特律．加寧擊敗了利乏音人, 在哈麥擊敗了蘇西人, 在沙微．基列亭擊敗了以米人,

14:6 And the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is at the wilderness.
在何利人的西珥山擊敗了何利人, 一直追擊到靠近曠野的伊勒．巴蘭.

14:7 Then they turned back and came to En-Mishpat (that is, Kadesh). And they defeated the whole territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were living in Hazazon-Tamar.
然後轉到安．密巴, 就是加低斯, 攻佔了亞瑪力人全部的領土, 也擊敗了住在哈洗遜．他瑪的亞摩利人.

14:8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they took up battle position in the Valley of Siddim
於是所多瑪王,蛾摩拉王,押瑪王,洗扁王和比拉王(比拉就是瑣珥)都出來, 在西訂谷列陣, 與他們交戰;

14:9 with Kedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim, and Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Ellasar, four kings against five.
就是與以攔王基大老瑪,戈印王提達,示拿王暗拉非,以拉撒王亞略交戰, 就是四王與五王交戰.

14:10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell into them, but the rest fled to the mountains.
西訂谷有許多漆坑. 所多瑪王和蛾摩拉王逃跑的時候, 都掉在坑裡, 其餘的人都向著山上逃跑.

14:11 So they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their provisions, and they left.
四王就把所多瑪和蛾摩拉所有的財物, 以及一切糧食都拿走,

14:12 And they took Lot, the son of the brother of Abram, and his possessions, and left. (Now he had been living in Sodom.)
連亞伯蘭的姪兒羅得和羅得的財物也帶走了. 當時, 羅得住在所多瑪.

14:13 Then one who escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. And he was living at the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. They were allies with Abram.
有一個逃出來的人, 跑來告訴希伯來人亞伯蘭. 那時, 亞伯蘭住在亞摩利人幔利的橡樹那裡. 幔利和以實各, 以及亞乃, 都是兄弟; 他們都是亞伯蘭的盟友.

14:14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he summoned his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen of them, and he went in pursuit up to Dan.
亞伯蘭一聽見姪兒被人擄去, 就抽調他家裡生養的精練壯丁三百一十八人, 一直追到但.

14:15 And he divided his trained men against them at night, he and his servants. And he defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
亞伯蘭和他的僕人漏夜分隊攻擊他們, 結果擊敗了他們, 又追趕他們直到大馬士革北面的何把,

14:16 And he brought back all the possessions. And he also brought back Lot, his relative, and his possessions, and the women and the people as well.
將一切財物都奪回來, 也把他的姪兒羅得和羅得的財物, 以及婦女和族人, 都奪了回來.

14:17 After his return from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the Valley of the King).
亞伯蘭擊敗了基大老瑪和與他聯盟的王回來的時候, 所多瑪王出來, 在沙微谷迎接他. 沙微谷就是帝王谷.

14:18 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. (He was the priest of God Most High).
撒冷王麥基洗德也帶著餅和酒出來; 他是至高神的祭司.

14:19 And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.
他給亞伯蘭祝福, 說: “願創造天地的主,至高的神, 賜福給亞伯蘭.

14:20 And blessed be God Most High who delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave to him a tenth of everything.
把敵人交在你手裡的至高的神, 是應當稱頌的！”亞伯蘭就把所得的一切, 拿出十分之一來, 給了麥基洗德.

14:21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but the possessions take for yourself.”
所多瑪王對亞伯蘭說: “請你把人交給我, 至於財物, 你拿去吧. ”

14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,
亞伯蘭對所多瑪王說: “我已經向創造天地的主,至高的神耶和華舉手起誓;

14:23 that neither a thread nor a thong of a sandal would I take from all that belongs to you, that you might not say, ‘I made Abram rich.’
凡是你的東西, 就是一根線, 一條鞋帶, 我也不拿, 免得你說: ‘我使亞伯蘭發了財. ’

14:24 Nothing besides what the servants have eaten and the share of the men who went out with me will I take. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.”
我甚麼都不要, 除了僕人吃掉的以外, 但與我同行的亞乃,以實各,幔利所應得的分, 讓他們拿去吧. ”

Genesis - Chapter 15

15:1 After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram; I am your shield, and your reward shall be very great.”
這些事以後, 耶和華的話在異象中臨到亞伯蘭說: “亞伯蘭, 你不要懼怕, 我是你的盾牌; 你的賞賜是很大的. ”

15:2 Then Abram said, “O Yahweh, my Lord, what will you give me? I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus.”
亞伯蘭說: “主耶和華啊, 我一向都沒有孩子, 你還能賜給我甚麼呢? 這樣, 承受我家業的, 就是大馬士革人以利以謝了. ”

15:3 And Abram said, “Look, you have not given me a descendant, and here, a member of my household is my heir.”
亞伯蘭又說: “你既然沒有給我後裔, 那生在我家中的人, 就是我的繼承人了. ”

15:4 And behold, the word of Yahweh came to him saying, “This person will not be your heir, but your own son will be your heir.”
耶和華的話又臨到亞伯蘭說: “這人必不會作你的繼承人; 你親生的才會是你的繼承人. ”

15:5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward the heavens and count the stars if you are able to count them.” And he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
於是領他到外面去, 說: “你向天觀看, 數點眾星, 看你能不能把它們數得清楚. ”又對他說: “你的後裔將要這樣眾多. ”

15:6 And he believed in Yahweh, and he reckoned it to him as righteousness.
亞伯蘭信耶和華, 耶和華就以此算為他的義了.

15:7 And he said to him, “I am Yahweh, who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give this land to you, to possess it.”
耶和華又對亞伯蘭說: “我是耶和華, 曾經把你從迦勒底的吾珥領出來, 為要把這地賜給你作產業. ”

15:8 And he said, “O Yahweh God, how shall I know that I will possess it?”
亞伯蘭說: “主耶和華啊, 我憑甚麼能知道我必得這地為業呢? ”

15:9 And he said to him, “Take for me a three-year-old heifer, and a three-year-old female goat, and a three-year-old ram, and a turtledove and a young pigeon.”
耶和華對他說: “你給我拿一頭三歲的母牛, 一隻三歲的母山羊, 一隻三歲的公綿羊, 一隻斑鳩和一隻雛鴿. ”

15:10 And he took for him all these and cut them in pieces down the middle. And he put each piece opposite the other, but the birds he did not cut.
亞伯蘭就把這一切拿了來, 每樣都從當中劈開, 一半一半相對擺列; 只是鳥卻沒有劈開.

15:11 And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
有鷙鳥下來, 落在這些屍骸上, 亞伯蘭就把牠們嚇走了.

15:12 And it happened, as the sun went down, then a deep sleep fell upon Abram and, behold, a great terrifying darkness fell upon him.
日落的時候, 亞伯蘭沉沉地睡著了, 忽然有可怕的大黑暗落在他身上.

15:13 And he said to Abram, “You must surely know that your descendants shall be as aliens in a land not their own. And they shall serve them and they shall oppress them four hundred years.
耶和華對亞伯蘭說: “你要確實地知道, 你的後裔必在外地寄居, 也必服事那地的人, 那地的人苦待他們四百年.

15:14 And also the nation that they serve I will judge. Then afterward they shall go out with great possessions.
他們所要服事的那國, 我要親自懲罰. 後來他們必帶著很多財物, 從那裡出來.

15:15 And as for you, you shall go to your ancestors in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.
你必得享長壽, 被人埋葬, 平平安安地回到你列祖那裡.

15:16 And the fourth generation shall return here, for the guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
到了第四代, 他們必回到這裡, 因為亞摩利人的罪孽還沒有滿盈. ”

15:17 And after the sun had gone down and it was dusk, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between those half pieces.
日落天黑的時候, 忽然有冒煙的爐和燒著的火把, 從那些肉塊中經過.

15:18 On that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram saying, “To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates river,
就在那時候, 耶和華與亞伯蘭立約說: “我已經把這地賜給你的後裔了, 就是從埃及河直到幼發拉底河之地;

15:19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,
就是基尼人,基尼洗人,甲摩尼人,

15:20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
赫人,比利洗人,利乏音人,

15:21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
亞摩利人,迦南人,革迦撒人,耶布斯人之地. ”

Genesis - Chapter 16

16:1 Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had borne him no children. And she had a female Egyptian servant, and her name was Hagar.
亞伯蘭的妻子撒萊, 沒有為他生孩子. 撒萊卻有一個婢女, 是埃及人, 名叫夏甲.

16:2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Look, please, Yahweh has prevented me from bearing children. Please go in to my servant; perhaps I will have children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
撒萊對亞伯蘭說: “請看, 耶和華使我不能生育, 求你去親近我的婢女, 或者我可以從她得孩子. ”亞伯蘭就聽從了撒萊的話.

16:3 Then Sarai, the wife of Abram, took Hagar, her Egyptian servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband as his wife.
亞伯蘭在迦南地住滿了十年, 他的妻子撒萊, 把自己的婢女埃及人夏甲, 給了她的丈夫亞伯蘭為妾.

16:4 And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, then her mistress grew small in her eyes.
亞伯蘭與夏甲親近, 夏甲就懷了孕. 夏甲見自己有了孕, 就輕看她的主母.

16:5 And Sarai said to Abram, “may my harm be upon you. I had my servant sleep with you, and when she saw that she had conceived, she no longer respected me. May Yahweh judge between me and you!”
撒萊對亞伯蘭說: “我因你受屈; 我把我的婢女送到你的懷中, 她見自己有了孕, 就輕看我. 願耶和華在你我之間主持公道. ”

16:6 And Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your servant is under your authority. Do to her that which is good in your eyes.” And Sarai mistreated her, and she fled from her presence.
亞伯蘭對撒萊說: “你的婢女在你手中, 你看怎樣好, 就怎樣待她吧. ”於是撒萊虐待夏甲, 她就從撒萊面前逃走了.

16:7 And the angel of Yahweh found her at a spring of water in the wilderness, at the spring by the road of Shur.
耶和華的使者在曠野的水泉旁邊, 就是在到書珥路上的水旁邊, 遇到了她,

16:8 And he said to Hagar, the servant of Sarai, “From where have you come, and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of Sarai my mistress.”
就問她: “撒萊的婢女夏甲啊, 你從哪裡來? 要到哪裡去? ”夏甲回答: “我從我的主母撒萊面前逃出來. ”

16:9 Then the angel of Yahweh said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her authority.”
耶和華的使者對她說: “回到你主母那裡去, 服在她的手下！”

16:10 And the angel of Yahweh said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, so that they cannot be counted for their abundance.”
耶和華的使者又對她說: “我必使你的後裔人丁興旺, 多到不可勝數. ”

16:11 And the angel of Yahweh said to her: “Behold, you are pregnant and shall have a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, for Yahweh has listened to your suffering.
耶和華的使者再對她說: “看哪, 你已經懷了孕, 你要生一個兒子; 你要給他起名叫以實瑪利, 因為耶和華聽見了你的苦情.

16:12 And he shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand will be against everyone, and the hand of everyone will be against him, and he will live in hostility with all his brothers.”
他將來為人, 必像野驢. 他的手要攻打人, 人的手也要攻打他. 他必住在眾兄弟的東面. ”

16:13 So she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are El-Roi,” for she said, “Here I have seen after he who sees me.”
於是, 夏甲給那對她說話的耶和華, 起名叫“你是看顧人的神”, 因為她說: “在這裡我不是也看見了那位看顧人的嗎? ”

16:14 Therefore the well was called Beer-Lahai-Roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
因此, 這井名叫庇耳．拉海．萊, 是在加低斯和巴列之間.

16:15 And Hagar had a child for Abram, a son. And Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore to him, Ishmael.
夏甲給亞伯蘭生了一個兒子, 亞伯蘭就給夏甲所生的兒子, 起名叫以實瑪利.

16:16 And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
亞伯蘭八十六歲的時候, 夏甲給他生了以實瑪利.

Genesis - Chapter 17

17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old Yahweh appeared to Abram. And he said to him, “I am El-Shaddai; walk before me and be blameless
亞伯蘭九十九歲的時候, 耶和華向他顯現, 對他說: “我是全能的神, 你要在我面前行事為人; 你要作完全人.

17:2 so that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you exceedingly.”
我要與你立約, 要使你的後裔人丁興旺. ”

17:3 Then Abram fell upon his face and God spoke with him, saying,
於是亞伯蘭俯伏在地, 神又告訴他, 說:

17:4 “As for me, behold, my covenant shall be with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
看哪, 這就是我和你所立的約: 你要作多國的父.

17:5 Your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.
你的名不要再叫亞伯蘭, 要叫亞伯拉罕, 因為我已經立了你作萬國的父.

17:6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful. I will make you a nation, and kings shall go out from you.
我要使你極其昌盛, 國度因你而立, 君王必從你而出.

17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and between your offspring after you, throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant to be as God for you and to your offspring after you.
我要與你, 和你世世代代的後裔, 堅立我的約, 成為永遠的約, 使我作你和你的後裔的神.

17:8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land in which you are living as an alien, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting property. And I will be to them as God.”
我要把你現在寄居的地, 就是迦南全地, 賜給你和你的後裔, 作永遠的產業, 我也要作他們的神. ”

17:9 And God said to Abraham, “Now as for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you, throughout their generations.
神又對亞伯拉罕說: “你和你世世代代的後裔都要謹守我的約.

17:10 This is my covenant which you shall keep, between me and you, and also with your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
我與你和你的後裔所立的這約, 是你們應當謹守的, 就是你們所有的男子, 都要受割禮.

17:11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
你們都要割去身上的包皮, 這就是我與你們立約的記號了.

17:12 And at eight days of age you shall yourselves circumcise every male belonging to your generations and the servant born in your house and the one bought from any foreigner who is not from your offspring.
你們中間世世代代所有的男子, 無論是在家裡生的, 或是用銀子從不是屬你後裔的外族人買來的, 生下來第八日都要受割禮.

17:13 You must certainly circumcise the servant born in your house and the one bought from any foreigner. And my covenant shall be with your flesh as an everlasting covenant.
在你家裡生的, 和你用銀子買來的, 都一定要受割禮. 這樣, 我的約就刻在你們身上, 作永遠的約.

17:14 And as for any uncircumcised male who has not circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.
但不受割禮的男子, 就是沒有割去身上的包皮的, 那人必從民中剪除, 因為他違背了我的約. ”

17:15 And God said to Abraham, “as for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, for Sarah shall be her name.
神又對亞伯拉罕說: “至於你的妻子撒萊, 不要再叫她的名撒萊, 要叫撒拉.

17:16 And I will bless her; moreover, I give to you from her a son. And I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations. Kings of peoples shall come from her.”
我必賜福給她, 也必使她為你生一個兒子; 我要賜福給她, 她也要作多國的母, 萬族的君王必從她而出. ”

17:17 And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed. And he said in his heart, “Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old, or can Sarah bear a child at ninety?”
亞伯拉罕就俯伏在地, 笑了起來, 心裡說: “一百歲的人, 還能生孩子嗎? 撒拉已經九十歲了, 還能生育嗎? ”

17:18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”
亞伯拉罕對神說: “願以實瑪利能在你面前活著！”

17:19 And God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear a son for you, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant to his offspring after him.
神說: “你的妻子撒拉, 真的要為你生一個兒子, 你要給他起名叫以撒, 我要與他堅立我的約, 作他後裔的永約.

17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless him and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
至於以實瑪利, 我也應允你. 看哪, 我已經賜福給他; 我必使他昌盛, 子孫極其眾多; 他必生十二個族長; 我也必使他成為大國.

17:21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this appointed time next year.”
但我的約是要和以撒堅立的. 這以撒, 就是明年這時候, 撒拉要為你生的. ”

17:22 When he finished speaking with him, God went up from Abraham.
神和亞伯拉罕說完了話, 就離開他上升去了.

17:23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son and all who were born of his house, and all those acquired by his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on the same day that God spoke with him.
就在那一天, 亞伯拉罕照著神吩咐他的, 給他兒子以實瑪利, 和他家裡所有的男子, 無論是在家裡生的, 或是用銀子買來的, 都割去了他們身上的包皮.

17:24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.
亞伯拉罕九十九歲的時候, 割去了他身上的包皮.

17:25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.
他的兒子以實瑪利十三歲的時候, 割去了他身上的包皮.

17:26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
就在那一天, 亞伯拉罕和他的兒子以實瑪利, 都受了割禮.

17:27 And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those acquired by money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
亞伯拉罕家裡所有的男人, 無論是在家裡生的, 或是用銀子從外族人買來的, 都與他一同受了割禮.

Genesis - Chapter 18

18:1 And Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he was sitting in the doorway of the tent at the heat of the day.
耶和華在幔利橡樹那裡, 向亞伯拉罕顯現. 那時, 是一天中最熱的時候, 亞伯拉罕正坐在帳棚門口;

18:2 And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near him. And he saw them and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground.
他舉目觀看, 忽然看見三個人在他對面站著; 亞伯拉罕看見了, 就從帳棚門口跑去迎接他們, 俯伏在地,

18:3 And he said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your eyes do not pass by your servant.
說: “我主啊, 我若在你眼前蒙恩, 求你不要離開你的僕人.

18:4 Let a little water be brought and wash your feet, and rest under the tree.
讓我叫人拿點水來, 你們可以洗洗腳, 然後在樹下歇一歇.

18:5 And let me bring a piece of bread, then refresh yourselves. Afterward you can pass on, once you have passed by with your servant.” Then they said, “Do so as you have said.”
讓我拿點餅來給你們吃, 使你們可以恢復精力, 然後再走, 因為你們既然到了僕人這裡來, 就應該這樣. ”他們說: “就照著你所說的去作. ”

18:6 Then Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and he said, “Quickly—make three seahs of fine flour for kneading and make bread cakes!”
亞伯拉罕趕快進帳棚, 到撒拉那裡, 說: “你快拿三斗細麵調和, 作些餅. ”

18:7 And Abraham ran to the cattle and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, and he made haste to prepare it.
亞伯拉罕又跑到牛群裡, 牽了一頭又嫩又好的牛犢, 交給僕人; 僕人就趕快去預備.

18:8 Then he took curds and milk, and the calf which he prepared, and set it before them. And he was standing by them under the tree while they ate.
亞伯拉罕又拿了乳酪,奶和預備好的牛犢肉來, 擺在他們面前. 他們吃的時候, 亞伯拉罕在樹下侍候他們.

18:9 And they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “Here, in the tent.”
他們問亞伯拉罕: “你的妻子撒拉在哪裡? ”他回答: “在帳棚裡. ”

18:10 And he said, “I will certainly return to you in the spring, and look, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the doorway of the tent, and which was behind him.
其中一位說: “到明年這個時候, 我必回到你這裡來. 那時, 你的妻子撒拉必生一個兒子. ”撒拉在那人後面的帳棚門口, 也聽見了這話.

18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; the way of women had ceased to be for Sarah.
當時, 亞伯拉罕和撒拉都老了, 撒拉的月經也停止了.

18:12 So Sarah laughed to herself saying, “After I am worn out and my husband is old, shall this pleasure be to me?”
撒拉心裡暗笑, 說: “現在我已經衰老了, 我的丈夫也老了, 我還有房事的樂趣嗎? ”

18:13 Then Yahweh said to Abraham, “What is this that Sarah laughed, saying, ‘Is it indeed true that I will bear a child, now that I have grown old?’
耶和華對亞伯拉罕說: “撒拉為甚麼暗笑說: ‘我已經老了, 真的還能生育嗎? ’

18:14 Is anything too difficult for Yahweh? At the appointed time I will return to you in the spring and Sarah shall have a son.”
耶和華豈有難成的事嗎? 到明年這個時候, 我要回到你這裡來, 那時, 撒拉必生一個兒子. ”

18:15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
撒拉害怕起來, 就否認, 說: “我沒有笑. ”但那位說: “不, 你實在笑了. ”

18:16 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down upon Sodom. And Abraham went with them to send them on their way.
三人就從那裡起身, 向著所多瑪觀望. 亞伯拉罕與他們同行, 要送他們一程.

18:17 Then Yahweh said, “Shall I conceal from Abraham what I am going to do?
耶和華說: “我要作的事, 豈可瞞著亞伯拉罕呢?

18:18 Abraham will surely become a great and strong nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed on account of him.
亞伯拉罕必要成為強大興盛的國, 地上的萬國, 都必因他得福.

18:19 For I have chosen him, that he will command his children and his household after him that they will keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham that which he said to him.”
我揀選了他, 是要他吩咐子孫, 和他的家屬, 遵守我耶和華的道, 秉公行義, 好叫我耶和華應許亞伯拉罕的話都可實現. ”

18:20 Then Yahweh said, “Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very serious,
耶和華說: “控告所多瑪和蛾摩拉的聲音甚大, 他們的罪惡極重.

18:21 I will go down and I will see. Have they done altogether according to its cry of distress which has come to me? If not, I will know.”
我現在要下去, 看看他們所行的, 是不是全像那聲聞於我的控告; 如果不是, 我也會知道的. ”

18:22 And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom. And Abraham was still standing before Yahweh.
其中二人從那裡動身, 向所多瑪走去, 亞伯拉罕卻仍然站在耶和華面前.

18:23 And Abraham drew near to Yahweh and said, “Will you also sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
亞伯拉罕上前說: “你真的要把義人和惡人一同除滅嗎?

18:24 If perhaps there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city, will you also sweep them away and not forgive the place on account of the fifty righteous in her midst?
假如城中有五十個義人, 你還真的要除滅那地方, 不為城裡的五十個義人而赦免那地方嗎?

18:25 Far be it from you to do such a thing as this, to kill the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous would be as the wicked! Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do justice?”
你絕不會作這樣的事: 把義人與惡人一同殺死, 把義人和惡人一樣看待, 你絕不會這樣！審判全地的主, 豈可不行公義嗎? ”

18:26 And Yahweh said, “If I find fifty righteous in Sodom, in the midst of the city, then I will forgive the whole place for their sake.”
耶和華說: “我若在所多瑪城中找到五十個義人, 我就因他們的緣故, 赦免那地方所有的人. ”

18:27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Look, please, I was bold to speak to my Lord, but I am dust and ashes.
亞伯拉罕回答, 說: “我雖然是灰塵, 還大膽地對我主說話.

18:28 Perhaps the fifty righteous are lacking five—will you destroy the whole city on account of the five?” And he answered, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
假如這五十個義人中缺少了五個, 你會因為缺少了五個就毀滅全城嗎? ”他說: “我若在那裡找到四十五個, 我也不會毀滅那城. ”

18:29 And once again he spoke to him and said, “What if forty are found there?” And he answered, “I will not do it on account of the forty.”
亞伯拉罕再問他說: “假如在那裡找到四十個呢? ”他回答: “我因這四十個的緣故, 也不這樣作. ”

18:30 And he said, “Please, let not my Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if thirty be found there?” And he answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
亞伯拉罕說: “請我主不要動怒, 容我再問: ‘假如在那裡找到三十個呢? ’”他回答: “我若在那裡找到三十個, 也不這樣作. ”

18:31 And he said, “Please, now, I was bold to speak to my Lord. What if twenty be found there?” And he answered, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
亞伯拉罕說: “我再大膽地對我主說, 假如在那裡找到二十個呢? ”他回答: “我因這二十個的緣故, 也不毀滅那城. ”

18:32 And he said, “Please, let not my Lord be angry, and I will speak only once more. What if ten are found there?” And he answered, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
亞伯拉罕說: “請我主不要動怒, 容我問這最後的一次, 假如在那裡找到十個呢? ”他回答: “我因這十個的緣故, 也不毀滅那城. ”

18:33 Then Yahweh left, as he finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
耶和華與亞伯拉罕說完了話, 就走了; 亞伯拉罕也回到自己的地方去了.

Genesis - Chapter 19

19:1 And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Then Lot saw them and stood up to meet them. And he bowed down with his face to the ground.
黃昏的時候, 那兩位天使到了所多瑪, 當時羅得正坐在所多瑪的城門口. 羅得一看見他們, 就起來迎接他們, 俯伏在地,

19:2 And he said, “Behold, my lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” And they said, “No, but we will spend the night in the square.”
說: “我主啊, 請你們到僕人的家裡住一夜, 洗洗你們的腳, 清早起來再趕路. ”他們回答: “不, 我們要在街上過夜. ”

19:3 But he urged them strongly, and they turned aside with him and came into his house. And he made a meal for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
但由於羅得再三的請求, 他們才肯跟他回去, 進了他的家. 羅得為他們預備了筵席, 烤了無酵餅, 他們就吃了.

19:4 Before they laid down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.
他們還沒有躺下睡覺, 那城裡的人, 就是所多瑪的男人, 無論是年輕的或是年老的, 都從各處來圍住羅得的房子.

19:5 And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may know them.”
他們呼喚羅得, 對他說: “今晚到你這裡來的人在哪裡? 把他們帶出來, 我們要與他們同房. ”

19:6 But Lot went out to them at the entrance, and he shut the door behind him.
羅得出來, 隨手把門關上, 到門口眾人那裡,

19:7 And he said, “No, my brothers, please do not do such a wrong thing.
說: “我的弟兄們, 請不要作惡.

19:8 Behold, I have two daughters who have not known a man. Please, let me bring them out to you; then do to them as it seems good in your eyes. Only to these men do not do this thing, since they came under my roof for protection.”
看哪, 我有兩個女兒, 是還沒有和男人同房的, 讓我把她們帶出來, 你們高興怎樣待她們, 就怎樣行吧！只是這兩個人, 因為他們是到舍下來的, 你們不可向他們作甚麼. ”

19:9 But they said, “Step aside!” Then they said, “This fellow came to dwell as a foreigner and he acts as a judge! Now we shall do worse to you than them!” And they pressed very hard against the man, against Lot, and they drew near to break the door.
眾人卻說: “滾開！”又說: “一個來這裡寄居的人, 竟作起審判官來; 現在我們要害你, 比害他們還要厲害. ”眾人就向羅得極力擁擠, 他們衝前要打破房門.

19:10 Then the men reached out with their hands and brought Lot in to them, into the house, and they shut the door.
那兩個人卻伸出手來, 把羅得拉進屋裡去, 並把門關上.

19:11 And the men who were at the entrance of the house they struck with blindness, both small and great, and they were unable to find the entrance.
然後擊打那些門外的人, 使他們無論老少, 都眼目昏眩, 以致找不到門口.

19:12 Then the men said to Lot, “Who is here with you? Bring out from the place your sons-in-law, and your sons and your daughters, and all who are with you in the city.
那二人對羅得說: “你這裡還有甚麼人沒有? 無論是女婿,兒女, 或是城中所有屬你的人, 都要把他們從這地方帶走.

19:13 For we are about to destroy this place, because their cry has become great before Yahweh. Yahweh sent us to destroy it.”
我們快要毀滅這地方了, 因為控告他們的聲音在耶和華面前實在很大, 所以耶和華派我們來毀滅這地方. ”

19:14 Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were taking his daughters and said, “Get up! Go out from this place, because Yahweh is going to destroy the city!” But it seemed like a joke in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
於是羅得出去, 告訴娶了他女兒的女婿說: “你們起來離開這地方; 因為耶和華就要毀滅這城. ”但是他的女婿以為他在開玩笑.

19:15 And as the dawn came up the angels urged Lot saying, “Get up, take your wife and your two daughters who are staying with you, lest you be destroyed with the punishment of the city.”
天快亮的時候, 兩位天使催促羅得說: “起來, 帶你的妻子, 和你這裡的兩個女兒出去, 免得你因這城的罪孽被除滅. ”

19:16 But when he lingered, the men seized him by his hand and his wife’s hand, and his two daughters by hand, on account of the mercy of Yahweh upon him. And they brought him out and set him outside of the city.
羅得還在猶豫不決的時候, 二人因為耶和華寬容羅得, 就拉著羅得的手, 和他妻子的手, 以及他兩個女兒的手, 把他們帶出來, 安置在城外.

19:17 And after bringing them outside one said, “Flee for your life; do not look behind you, and do not stand anywhere in the plain. Flee to the mountains lest you be destroyed.”
二人把他們帶出來以後, 其中一位說: “逃命吧, 不要回頭看, 也不可留在這片平原上, 要逃到山上去, 免得你被除滅. ”

19:18 And Lot said to them, “No, please, my lords.
羅得對他們說: “我主啊！請不要這樣.

19:19 Behold, your servant has found favor in your eyes and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot flee to the mountains, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.
看哪, 你僕人既然在你眼前蒙恩, 你又向我大施慈愛, 救活我的性命; 可是我還逃不到山上, 恐怕這災禍就追上了我, 我就死了.

19:20 Behold, this city is near enough to flee there, and it is a little one. Please, let me flee there. Is it not a little one? Then my life shall be saved.”
看哪, 這座城很近, 可以逃到那裡, 那只是一座小城, 請讓我逃到那裡去. 那不是一座小城嗎? 這樣我就可以活命了. ”

19:21 And he said to him, “Behold, I will grant this favor as well; that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
有一位天使對他說: “這事我也答應你, 你所說的這城, 我必不傾覆.

19:22 Escape there quickly, for I cannot do this thing until you get there.” Therefore, there name of the city was called Zoar.
你趕快逃到那裡去, 因為你還沒有到達那裡, 我就不能作甚麼. ”因此那城名叫瑣珥.

19:23 After the sun had risen upon the earth and Lot had entered Zoar,
羅得到達瑣珥的時候, 太陽已經從地面升上來了.

19:24 Yahweh rained down from heaven upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh.
當時, 耶和華就使硫磺與火, 從天上耶和華那裡降與所多瑪和蛾摩拉;

19:25 And he overthrew those cities and the whole plain, and the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation of the ground.
把那些城和全平原, 以及城中所有的居民, 連地上生長的, 都毀滅了.

19:26 But his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
羅得的妻子向後一望, 就變成了鹽柱.

19:27 And Abraham arose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before Yahweh.
亞伯拉罕清早起來, 到他從前站在耶和華面前的地方,

19:28 And he looked down upon the surface of Sodom and Gomorrah, and upon the whole surface of the land, the plain. And he saw that, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a smelting furnace.
向所多瑪和蛾摩拉, 以及平原全地觀望. 不料, 看見那地有煙上升, 好像燒窯的煙一樣.

19:29 So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain that God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.
神毀滅那平原上的眾城, 傾覆羅得所住過的眾城的時候, 神記念亞伯拉罕, 把羅得從傾覆中救出來.

19:30 And Lot went out from Zoar and settled in the hill country with his two daughters, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. So he lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.
羅得因為怕住在瑣珥, 就與他的兩個女兒, 一同離開瑣珥上了山, 住在那裡; 他和兩個女兒住在一個洞裡.

19:31 And the firstborn daughter said to the younger one, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to come in to us according to the manner of all the land.
大女兒對小女兒說: “我們的爸爸已經老了, 這地又沒有男人可以按著世上的常規進來與我們親近.

19:32 Come, let us give our father wine to drink and let us lie with him that we may secure descendants through our father.”
來吧, 我們可以叫父親喝酒, 然後與他同睡, 這樣我們可以藉著父親保全後裔. ”

19:33 And they gave their father wine to drink that night, and the firstborn went and lay with her father, but he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
當夜, 她們叫父親喝酒, 大女兒就進去與父親同睡, 她甚麼時候躺下, 甚麼時候起來, 她父親都不知道.

19:34 And it happened that, the next day the firstborn said to the younger one, “Look, I laid with my father last night. Let us give him wine to drink also tonight, then go and lie with him that we may secure descendants through our father.”
第二天, 大女兒對小女兒說: “昨夜我與父親同睡了, 今夜我們再叫父親喝酒, 你可以進去與他同睡, 這樣我們可以藉著父親保全後裔. ”

19:35 And they gave their father wine to drink again that night, and the younger got up and lay with him, but he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.
當夜, 她們又叫父親喝酒, 小女兒就起來, 與父親同睡; 她甚麼時候躺下, 甚麼時候起來, 她父親都不知道.

19:36 And the two daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father.
這樣, 羅得的兩個女兒, 都從她們的父親懷了孕.

19:37 The firstborn gave birth to a son, and she called his name Moab. He is the father of Moab until this day.
大女兒生了一個兒子, 給他起名叫摩押, 就是現在摩押人的始祖.

19:38 And the younger, she also gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ben-Ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites until this day.
小女兒也生了一個兒子, 給他起名叫便．亞米, 就是現在亞捫人的始祖.

Genesis - Chapter 20

20:1 And Abraham journeyed from there to the land of the Negev, and he settled between Kadesh and Shur. And he dwelled as an alien in Gerar.
亞伯拉罕從那裡遷到南地, 就住在加低斯和書珥中間. 亞伯拉罕寄居在基拉耳的時候,

20:2 And Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
曾經提到他的妻子撒拉說: “她是我的妹妹. ”於是基拉耳王亞比米勒派人來把撒拉取了去.

20:3 And God came to Abimelech in a dream at night. And he said to him, “Look, you are a dead man on account of the woman you have taken. For she is a married woman.”
當夜, 神在夢中來到亞比米勒那裡, 對他說: “你該死, 因為你接來的那女人, 是個有夫之婦. ”

20:4 Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “my Lord, will you even kill a righteous people?”
亞比米勒還沒有親近撒拉, 所以他說: “我主啊, 連正義的人你也要殺害嗎?

20:5 Did not he himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ With integrity of my heart and with cleanness of my hands I did this.”
那人豈不是對我說: ‘她是我的妹妹’嗎? 就是那女人自己也說: ‘他是我的哥哥’. 我作這事, 是手潔心清的. ”

20:6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you did this, and I also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore, I did not allow you to touch her.
神在夢中對他說: “我也知道你作這事, 是問心無愧的, 所以我也阻止你, 免得你得罪我. 因此我不容許你接觸她.

20:7 So now, return the wife of the man, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you and you will live. And if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, and all that are yours.”
現在你要把那人的妻子還給他, 因為他是先知, 他要為你禱告, 你才可以存活. 你若不還給他, 你當知道, 你和所有屬你的, 都死定了. ”

20:8 So Abimelech rose early in the morning. And he called all his servants and told them all these things, and the men were very afraid.
亞比米勒清早起來, 召了他的眾臣僕來, 把這一切都說給他們聽, 以致他們都很懼怕.

20:9 And Abimelech called for Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you that you brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
亞比米勒把亞伯拉罕召了來, 對他說: “你為甚麼向我們這樣行呢? 我在甚麼事上得罪了你, 以致你給我和我的國帶來這個大罪呢? 你對我作了不應該作的事. ”

20:10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What were you thinking that you did this thing?”
亞比米勒又對亞伯拉罕說: “你為了甚麼緣故要這樣作呢? ”

20:11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place; they will kill me on account of the matter of my wife.
亞伯拉罕回答: “因為我以為這地方必定沒有敬畏神的人, 他們會因我妻子的緣故殺我.

20:12 Besides, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.
何況她也實在是我的妹妹; 她原是我同父異母的妹妹, 後來作了我的妻子.

20:13 And it happened that as God caused me to wander from the house of my father I said to her, ‘This is your loyal kindness that you must do for me at every place where we come: say concerning me, “He is my brother.” ’ ”
神叫我離開我父家, 在外飄流的時候, 我對她說: ‘我們無論到甚麼地方去, 你都要對人說: “他是我的哥哥. ”這就是你待我的恩情了. ’”

20:14 And Abimelech took sheep and cattle and male slaves and female slaves, and he gave them to Abraham. And he returned Sarah his wife to him.
亞比米勒取了些牛羊,僕婢, 送給亞伯拉罕, 又把亞伯拉罕的妻子撒拉還給他.

20:15 And Abimelech said, “Here is my land before you; settle where it pleases you.”
亞比米勒說: “看哪, 我的國土都在你面前, 你喜歡哪裡, 就住在哪裡吧. ”

20:16 And to Sarah he said, “Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your brother. It shall be an exoneration. You are vindicated before all who are with you.”
他又對撒拉說: “看哪, 我給了你哥哥一千銀子, 作你在全家人面前的遮羞錢. 這樣, 你在眾人面前就算清白了. ”

20:17 And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female servants so that they could bear children again.
亞伯拉罕禱告神, 神就醫好了亞比米勒和他的妻子, 以及他的眾婢女, 使她們能生育.

20:18 For Yahweh had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of the matter of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.
因為耶和華為了亞伯拉罕妻子撒拉的緣故, 曾經使亞比米勒家中所有的婦女, 都不能生育.

Genesis - Chapter 21

21:1 And Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said. And Yahweh did to Sarah as he had promised.
耶和華照著以前所說的, 眷顧撒拉; 耶和華按著他的應許, 給撒拉作成.

21:2 And she conceived, and Sarah bore to Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.
亞伯拉罕年老的時候, 撒拉懷了孕, 到了神應許的日期, 就給亞伯拉罕生了一個兒子.

21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
亞伯拉罕給撒拉為他所生的兒子, 起名叫以撒.

21:4 And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
亞伯拉罕的兒子以撒生下來第八天, 亞伯拉罕就照著神吩咐他的, 給以撒行了割禮.

21:5 And Abraham was one hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
他兒子以撒出生的時候, 亞伯拉罕正一百歲.

21:6 And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; all who hear will laugh for me.”
撒拉說: “神使我歡笑, 凡聽見的, 也必為我歡笑. ”

21:7 And she said, “Who would announce to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne a son to Abraham in his old age.”
又說: “誰能告訴亞伯拉罕, 撒拉要乳養兒女呢? 在他年老的時候, 我竟給他生了一個兒子. ”

21:8 And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
孩子漸漸長大, 就斷了奶. 以撒斷奶的那天, 亞伯拉罕擺設盛大的筵席.

21:9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne Abraham, mocking.
撒拉看見那埃及人夏甲給亞伯拉罕所生的兒子在嬉戲, 就對亞伯拉罕說:

21:10 Then she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, with Isaac.”
“把這婢女和她的兒子趕出去, 因為這婢女的兒子不能和我的兒子以撒一同承受產業. ”

21:11 And the matter displeased Abraham very much on account of his son.
亞伯拉罕因他的兒子而非常煩惱.

21:12 Then God said to Abraham, “Do not be displeased on account of the boy and on account of the slave woman. Listen to everything that Sarah said to you, for through Isaac your offspring will be named.
神對亞伯拉罕說: “不要因這童子和你的婢女而煩惱. 撒拉對你說的話, 你都要聽從; 因為以撒生的, 才可以稱為你的後裔.

21:13 And I will also make the son of the slave woman into a nation, for he is your offspring.”
至於這婢女的兒子, 我也要使他成為一國, 因為他也是你的後裔. ”

21:14 Then Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. And he sent her away with the child, and she went, wandering about in the wilderness, in Beersheba.
亞伯拉罕清早起來, 拿餅和一皮袋水, 給了夏甲, 放在她的肩膀上, 又把孩子交給她, 就打發她離開. 夏甲走了, 在別是巴的曠野飄蕩.

21:15 And when the water was finished from the skin, she put the child under one of the bushes.
皮袋裡的水用盡了, 夏甲就把孩子撇在一棵小樹底下.

21:16 And she went and she sat a good distance away, for she said, “Let me not see the child’s death.” So she sat away from him and lifted up her voice and wept.
然後自己走開, 在離開約有一箭之遠的地方, 相對而坐, 說: “我不忍眼看孩子死去. ”就相對坐著, 放聲大哭.

21:17 And God heard the cry of the boy and the angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens and said to her, “What is the matter Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the cry of the boy from where he is.
神聽見了童子的聲音, 他的使者就從天上呼叫夏甲, 對她說: “夏甲啊, 你為甚麼這樣呢? 不要害怕, 因為孩子在那裡所發的聲音神已經聽見了.

21:18 Get up, take up the boy and take him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
起來, 扶起孩子, 盡力保護他; 因為我要使他成為大國. ”

21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave a drink to the boy.
神開了夏甲的眼睛, 她就看見一口水井. 她去把皮袋盛滿了水, 就給孩子喝.

21:20 And God was with the boy, and he grew and lived in the wilderness. And he became an expert with a bow.
神與孩子同在, 他漸漸長大, 住在曠野, 成了個弓箭手.

21:21 And he lived in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
他住在巴蘭的曠野, 他的母親從埃及地給他娶了一個妻子.

21:22 And it happened that at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you, in all that you do.
那時, 亞比米勒和他的軍長非各對亞伯拉罕說: “在你所作的一切事上, 神都與你同在.

21:23 So now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal with me falsely, or with my descendants, or my posterity. According to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall pledge to do with me and with the land where you have dwelled as an alien.”
現在你要在這裡指著神對我起誓, 你不會以詭詐待我和我的子子孫孫. 我怎樣恩待了你, 你也要怎樣恩待我和你寄居的地方. ”

21:24 And Abraham said, “I swear.”
亞伯拉罕回答: “我願意起誓. ”

21:25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelech on account of the well of water that servants of Abimelech had seized.
亞伯拉罕因亞比米勒的僕人強佔了一口水井, 就指責亞比米勒.

21:26 And Abimelech said, “I do not know who did this thing, neither did you tell me, nor have I heard of it except for today.”
亞比米勒說: “誰作了這事, 我不知道, 你都沒有告訴我; 我現在才聽見. ”

21:27 And Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. And the two of them made a covenant.
於是亞伯拉罕牽了牛羊來, 送給亞比米勒, 二人就彼此立約.

21:28 Then Abraham set off seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.
亞伯拉罕把羊群中的七隻母羊羔, 放在另外一處.

21:29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe-lambs that you have set off by themselves?”
亞比米勒問亞伯拉罕: “你把這七隻母羊羔放在另外一處, 是甚麼意思呢? ”

21:30 And he said, “You shall take the seven ewe-lambs from my hand as proof on my behalf that I dug this well.”
亞伯拉罕回答: “意思就是: 你從我手裡接受這七隻母羊羔, 好作我挖了這口井的證據. ”

21:31 Therefore that place is called Beersheba, because there the two of them swore an oath.
因此那地方名叫別是巴, 因為他們二人在那裡起了誓.

21:32 And they made a covenant at Beersheba. And Abimelech, and Phicol his army commander stood and returned to the land of the Philistines.
他們在別是巴立約以後, 亞比米勒和他的軍長非各, 就起程回非利士地去了.

21:33 And he planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of Yahweh, the everlasting God.
亞伯拉罕在別是巴栽了一棵垂絲柳樹, 就在那裡求告耶和華永活的神的名.

21:34 And Abraham dwelled as an alien in the land of the Philistines many days.
亞伯拉罕在非利士人的地方寄居了許多日子.

Genesis - Chapter 22

22:1 And it happened that after these things, God tested Abraham. And he said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
這些事以後, 神試驗亞伯拉罕, 對他說: “亞伯拉罕啊！”他回答: “我在這裡. ”

22:2 And he said, “Take your son, your only child, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains where I will tell you.”
神說: “帶著你的兒子, 就是你所愛的獨生子以撒, 到摩利亞地去, 在我所要指示你的一座山上, 把他獻為燔祭. ”

22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his donkey. And he took two of his servants with him, and Isaac his son. And he chopped wood for a burnt offering. And he got up and went to the place which God had told him.
亞伯拉罕清早起來, 預備好了驢, 帶著兩個童僕和自己的兒子以撒, 也劈好了獻燔祭用的柴, 就起程到神指示他的地方去.

22:4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and he saw the place at a distance.
第三日, 亞伯拉罕舉目觀望, 遠遠地看見了那地方.

22:5 And Abraham said to his servants, “You stay here with the donkey, and I and the boy will go up there. We will worship, then we will return to you.”
亞伯拉罕對他的童僕說: “你們和驢留在這裡, 我與孩子要到那邊去敬拜, 然後回到你們這裡來. ”

22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and placed it on Isaac his son. And he took the fire in his hand and the knife, and the two of them went together.
亞伯拉罕把獻燔祭的柴, 放在他兒子以撒的身上, 自己手裡拿著火與刀. 他們二人一起向前走的時候,

22:7 And Isaac said to Abraham his father, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
以撒問他父親亞伯拉罕說: “爸爸！”亞伯拉罕回答: “我兒！有甚麼事? ”以撒說: “你看, 火與柴都有了, 可是獻燔祭用的羊羔在哪裡呢? ”

22:8 And Abraham said, “God will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went together.
亞伯拉罕回答: “我兒, 神自己必親自預備獻燔祭用的羊羔. ”於是二人繼續一起前行.

22:9 And they came to the place that God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood. Then he bound Isaac his son and placed him on the altar atop the wood.
他們到了神指示的地方, 亞伯拉罕就在那裡築了一座祭壇, 擺好了柴, 捆綁了自己的兒子以撒, 就把他放在祭壇的柴上.

22:10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
亞伯拉罕伸手拿刀, 要宰殺自己的兒子的時候,

22:11 And the angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
耶和華的使者從天上呼叫亞伯拉罕, 說: “亞伯拉罕, 亞伯拉罕！”亞伯拉罕回答: “我在這裡. ”

22:12 And he said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the boy; do not do anything to him. For now I know that you are one who fears God, since you have not withheld your son, your only child, from me.”
天使說: “不可在這孩子身上下手, 一點也不可害他; 現在我知道你是敬畏神的了, 因為你沒有留下你的獨生子不給我. ”

22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, a ram was caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
亞伯拉罕舉目觀望, 看見一隻公綿羊, 兩角扣在稠密的小樹叢中; 亞伯拉罕就去取了那隻公綿羊, 把牠獻為燔祭, 代替自己的兒子.

22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place “Yahweh will provide,” for which reason it is said today, “on the mountain of Yahweh it shall be provided.”
亞伯拉罕給那地方起名叫“耶和華以勒”. 直到今日, 人還說: “在耶和華的山上必有預備. ”

22:15 And the angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time from heaven.
耶和華的使者第二次從天上呼叫亞伯拉罕,

22:16 And he said, “I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child,
說: “耶和華說: ‘我指著自己起誓, 你既然作了這事, 沒有留下你的獨生子,

22:17 that I will certainly bless you and greatly multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the shore of the sea. And your offspring will take possession of the gate of his enemies.
我必定賜福給你, 必使你的後裔繁多, 像天上的星, 海邊的沙; 你的後裔必佔領仇敵的城門.

22:18 All the nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring, because you have listened to my voice.”
地上萬國都要因你的後裔得福, 因為你聽從了我的話. ’”

22:19 And Abraham returned to his servants, and they got up and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived in Beersheba.
亞伯拉罕回到他的童僕那裡; 他們就起程, 一起到別是巴去了; 亞伯拉罕就住在別是巴.

22:20 And it happened that after these things, it was told to Abraham, “Look, Milcah has also borne children to your brother Nahor:
這些事以後, 有人告訴亞伯拉罕說: “密迦也給你的兄弟拿鶴生了幾個兒子;

22:21 Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
長子是烏斯, 他的弟弟是布斯, 和亞蘭的父親基母利;

22:22 and Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
還有基薛,哈瑣,必達,益拉和彼土利.

22:23 (Now, Bethuel fathered Rebekah). These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, the brother of Abraham.
(彼土利生了利百加. )”這八個人, 都是密迦給亞伯拉罕的兄弟拿鶴生的兒子.

22:24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
拿鶴的妾名叫流瑪. 她也生了提八,迦含,他轄和瑪迦.

Genesis - Chapter 23

23:1 And Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.
撒拉享壽一百二十七歲, 這是撒拉一生的歲數.

23:2 And Sarah died in Kiriath Arba; that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
撒拉死在迦南地的基列．亞巴, 就是希伯崙; 亞伯拉罕為撒拉哀慟哭號.

23:3 And Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. And Abraham rose up from his dead, and he spoke to the Hittites and said,
亞伯拉罕從死者面前起來, 對赫人說:

23:4 “I am a stranger and an alien among you; give to me my own burial site among you so that I may bury my dead from before me.”
“我是在你們中間寄居的外族人, 求你們在你們中間給我一塊墳地作產業, 使我可以埋葬我死了的人, 使她不露在我面前. ”

23:5 And the Hittites answered Abraham and said to him,
赫人回答亞伯拉罕, 說:

23:6 “Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince in our midst. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site from you for burying your dead.”
“我主請聽, 你在我們中間是一位尊貴的王子, 你可以在我們最好的墳地裡埋葬你死了的人, 我們必沒有人阻止你在他的墳地埋葬你死了的人. ”

23:7 And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.
於是, 亞伯拉罕起來, 向當地的赫人下拜,

23:8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If you are willing that I bury my dead from before me, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar,
對他們說: “你們若有意使我埋葬我死了的人, 使她不露在我的眼前, 就請聽我的話, 為我請求瑣轄的兒子以弗崙,

23:9 that he may sell to me the cave of Machpelah which belongs to him, which is at the end of his field. At full value let him sell it to me in your midst as a burial site.”
叫他把他所擁有的, 田頭上那麥比拉洞賣給我. 他可以按著十足的價銀賣給我, 使我在你們中間有產業作墳地. ”

23:10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites with respect to all who were entering the gate of his city, and said,
那時, 以弗崙正坐在赫人中間. 於是, 赫人以弗崙就回答亞伯拉罕, 所有來到城門口的赫人都聽見他說:

23:11 “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field and the cave which is in it, I also give it to you in the sight of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”
“我主, 不要這樣, 請聽我說, 這塊田我送給你, 連其中的洞我也送給你. 我在我的族人眼前送給你, 讓你可以埋葬你死了的人. ”

23:12 And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.
亞伯拉罕就在當地的人面前下拜,

23:13 And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If only you will hear me—I give the price of the field. Take it from me that I may bury my dead there.”
然後在當地的人面前對以弗崙說: “請聽我說, 如果你願意, 我必定把地的價銀給你, 請你收下吧, 讓我可以在那裡埋葬我死了的人. ”

23:14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
以弗崙回答亞伯拉罕, 對他說:

23:15 “My lord, hear me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? Bury your dead.”
“我主, 請聽我說, 一塊值四百塊(四千五百克)銀子的田地, 在你我之間, 算得甚麼呢? 你埋葬你死了的人吧. ”

23:16 Then Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver at the merchants’ current rate.
亞伯拉罕同意以弗崙說的價銀, 就照著他在赫人面前所說的, 拿商人通用的銀子, 稱了四百塊(四千五百克)銀子給以弗崙.

23:17 So the field of Ephron which was in the Machpelah, which was near Mamre—the field and the cave which was in it, with all the trees that were in the field, which were within all its surrounding boundaries—passed
於是, 以弗崙在麥比拉, 在幔利前面的那塊地, 包括那塊田和其中的洞, 田中和四周所有的樹木,

23:18 to Abraham as a property in the presence of the Hittites, with respect to all who were entering the gate of his city.
都在赫人眼前, 就是在所有來到城門口的赫人眼前, 歸給亞伯拉罕作產業.

23:19 And thus afterward Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah near Mamre; that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
這事以後, 亞伯拉罕把自己的妻子撒拉埋在迦南地, 幔利前面麥比拉田間的洞裡. 幔利就是希伯崙.

23:20 And the field and the cave which was in it passed to Abraham as a burial site from the Hittites.
這樣, 那塊田和田中的洞, 就從赫人歸給了亞伯拉罕為產業作墳地.

Genesis - Chapter 24

24:1 Now Abraham was old, advanced in age, and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in everything.
亞伯拉罕老邁了, 年事已高, 耶和華在一切事上都賜福給他.

24:2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh
亞伯拉罕對他家中, 管理所有產業的老僕人說: “請把你的手放在我的大腿底下.

24:3 that I may make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose midst I am dwelling,
我要你指著耶和華天地的神起誓, 不可從我現在居住的迦南人中, 為我的兒子娶他們的女子為妻.

24:4 but that you will go to my land and to my family, and take a wife for my son, for Isaac.”
你卻要到我的故鄉,我的親族那裡去, 為我的兒子以撒娶妻. ”

24:5 And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land—must I then return your son to the land from whence you came?”
僕人問亞伯拉罕: “如果那女子不願跟我到這地方來, 我必須把你的兒子帶回你原出之地去嗎? ”

24:6 Abraham said to him, “You must take care that you do not return my son there.
亞伯拉罕對他說: “你要謹慎, 切不可帶我的兒子回到那裡去.

24:7 Yahweh, the God of heaven who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘to your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
耶和華天上的神, 就是領我離開我的父家和我親族之地, 曾經對我說話, 又向我起誓的那位說: ‘我必把這地賜給你的後裔. ’他必在你前面差派他的使者, 你就可以從那裡為我的兒子娶妻.

24:8 And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you shall be released from this oath of mine—only you must not return my son there.”
如果那女子不願跟你來, 我叫你所起的這誓就與你無關了. 只是不可帶我的兒子回到那裡去. ”

24:9 Then the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and he swore to him concerning this matter.
於是, 僕人把手放在他主人亞伯拉罕的大腿下, 為這事向亞伯拉罕起誓.

24:10 And the servant took ten camels from his master’s camels, and he went with all kinds of his master’s good things in his hand. And he arose and went to Aram-Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
那僕人從他主人的駱駝裡取了十匹駱駝, 帶著主人各樣的美物, 起程往兩河之間的亞蘭去, 到了拿鶴的城.

24:11 And he made the camels kneel outside the city at the well of water, at the time of evening, toward the time the women went out to draw water.
黃昏時分, 女人出來打水的時候, 那僕人就叫駱駝跪在城外的水井旁邊,

24:12 And he said, “O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show loyal love to my master Abraham.
然後禱告說: “耶和華我主人亞伯拉罕的神啊, 求你今日使我遇見好機會, 施慈愛給我的主人亞伯拉罕.

24:13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are going out to draw water.
我現在站在水泉旁邊, 城內居民的女兒正出來打水.

24:14 And let it be that the girl to whom I shall say, ‘Please, offer your jar that I may drink’ and who says, ‘Drink—and I will also water your camels,’ she is the one you have chosen for your servant, for Isaac. By her I will know that you have shown loyal love to my master.”
我對哪一個少女說: ‘請你放下水瓶來, 讓我喝點水. ’如果她回答: ‘請喝, 我也給你的駱駝喝. ’願那少女就作你選定給你僕人以撒的妻子. 這樣, 我就知道你施慈愛給我的主人了. ”

24:15 And it happened that before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah—who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, the brother of Abraham—came out, and her jar was on her shoulder.
話還沒有說完, 不料, 利百加肩頭上扛著水瓶出來了. 利百加是彼土利所生的. 彼土利是亞伯拉罕兄弟拿鶴的妻子密迦的兒子.

24:16 Now the girl was very pleasing in appearance. She was a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.
那少女容貌非常美麗, 還是個處女, 沒有男人親近過她. 她下到水泉那裡, 打滿了水瓶, 又上來.

24:17 And the servant ran to meet her. And he said, “Please, let me drink a little of the water from your jar.”
僕人就跑去迎著她, 說: “請你把瓶裡的水給我喝一點. ”

24:18 And she said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly lowered her jar in her hand and gave him a drink.
那少女回答: “我主請喝. ”就急忙把水瓶拿下來, 托在手上給他喝.

24:19 When she finished giving him a drink she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they finish drinking.”
他喝足了, 少女就說: “我也要為你的駱駝打水, 直到牠們都喝足了. ”

24:20 And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water. And she drew water for all his camels.
於是急忙把水瓶裡的水倒在槽裡, 又跑到井旁去打水, 給他所有的駱駝打上水來.

24:21 And the man was gazing at her silently to know if Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.
那人一句話也不說, 只注視著她, 要知道耶和華使他的道路亨通不亨通.

24:22 And it happened that as the camels finished drinking the man took a gold ring of a half shekel in weight and two bracelets for her arms, ten shekels in weight,
駱駝喝足了, 那人就拿出一個重近六克的金鼻環, 戴在她的鼻子上, 又拿出兩個重一百一十四克的金手鐲, 套在她的手上,

24:23 and said, “Please tell me, whose daughter are you? Is there a place at the house of your father for us to spend the night?”
然後問她: “請你告訴我, 你是誰的女兒? 你父親的家裡有地方給我們住宿沒有? ”

24:24 And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
她回答: “我是密迦給拿鶴所生的兒子彼土利的女兒. ”

24:25 Then she said to him, “We have both straw and fodder in abundance, as well as a place to spend the night.”
她又說: “我們有很多糧草和飼料, 也有住宿的地方. ”

24:26 And the man knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
那人就跪下敬拜耶和華,

24:27 And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his loyal love and his faithfulness from my master. I was on the way and Yahweh led me to the house of my master’s brother.”
說: “耶和華我主人亞伯拉罕的神是應當稱頌的, 因為他不斷以慈愛和信實待我的主人; 耶和華也一路引導我, 到了我主人的兄弟家裡. ”

24:28 Then the girl ran and reported these things to the household of her mother.
那少女就跑回去, 把這些事都告訴了她母親家裡的人.

24:29 Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. And Laban ran out to the man toward the spring.
利百加有一個哥哥, 名叫拉班.

24:30 And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on the arms of his sister and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, who said, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing with the camels at the spring.
他看見了妹妹的鼻環和手上的手鐲, 又聽見了妹妹利百加說: “那人對我這樣這樣說”, 就跑去見外面水泉旁邊的那人. 他來到那人跟前的時候, 見他仍然站在駱駝旁邊的水泉那裡.

24:31 And he said, “Come, O blessed one of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? Now I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
拉班說: “你這蒙耶和華賜福的, 請進來吧, 為甚麼站在外面呢? 我已經收拾好了房間, 也為駱駝預備了地方. ”

24:32 And the man came to the house and unloaded the camels. And he gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
那人就進了拉班的家. 拉班卸了駱駝, 拿糧草和飼料給駱駝吃, 又拿水給那人和與他同來的人洗腳.

24:33 And food was placed before him to eat. And he said, “I will not eat until I have told my errand.” And he said, “Speak.”
然後在他面前擺上食物, 但那人說: “除非等我說完了我的事, 我不會吃. ”拉班說: “請說. ”

24:34 And he said, “I am the servant of Abraham.
那人說: “我是亞伯拉罕的僕人.

24:35 Now Yahweh has blessed my master exceedingly, and he has become great. He has given to him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male slaves and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.
耶和華厚厚地賜福我主人, 他就昌大起來; 耶和華又賜給他羊群,牛群,金銀,僕婢,駱駝和驢.

24:36 And Sarah, the wife of my master, has borne a son to my master after her old age. And he has given to him all that he has.
我主人的妻子撒拉年老的時候, 給我主人生了一個兒子. 我主人也把他一切所有的都給了這個兒子.

24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, ‘Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I am living.
我主人要我起誓, 說: ‘你不可從我現在居住的迦南地中, 為我的兒子娶迦南的女子為妻.

24:38 But you shall go to the house of my father, and to my family, and you shall take a wife for my son.’
你要到我的父家, 和我的族人那裡去, 為我的兒子娶一個妻子. ’

24:39 And I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’
我問我主人: ‘如果那女子不願跟我回來呢? ’

24:40 And he said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I have walked, shall send his angel with you and will make your journey successful. And you shall take a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father.
他回答: ‘我行事為人都在他面前的耶和華, 必差派他的使者與你同去, 使你的道路亨通, 你就可以從我的族人和我的父家, 給我的兒子娶一個妻子.

24:41 Then you shall be released from my oath, when you come to my family. And if they will not give a woman to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
只要你到了我的族人那裡去, 我叫你起的誓就與你無關; 他們若不把女子交給你, 我叫你起的誓也與你無關. ’

24:42 Then today I came to the spring, and I said, ‘O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, if you would please make my journey successful, upon which I am going.
我今天到了水泉那裡, 就說: ‘耶和華我主人亞伯拉罕的神啊, 你若叫我所走的道路亨通,

24:43 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it be that the young woman who comes out to draw water and to whom I say, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,”
那麼, 我現在站在水泉旁邊, 但願有一個少女出來打水, 我要對她說: “請你把瓶裡的水給我喝一點. ”

24:44 let her say to me, “Drink; I will also draw water for your camels,” she is the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for the son of my master.’
她若對我說: “你請喝, 我還要打水給你的駱駝喝. ”願那女子就作耶和華給我主人的兒子所選定的妻子. ’

24:45 I had not yet finished speaking to myself when, behold, Rebekah was coming out with her jar on her shoulder. And she went down to the spring and drew water. And I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
我心裡的話還沒有說完, 利百加就肩頭扛著水瓶出來了, 她下到水泉那裡去打水; 我就對她說: ‘請給我水喝. ’

24:46 And she hastened and let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give a drink to your camels also.’ Then I drank and she gave a drink to the camels also.
她急忙從肩上拿下水瓶來, 說: ‘請喝, 我還要給你的駱駝喝. ’我喝了, 她也打水給我的駱駝喝.

24:47 Then I asked her and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ And I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.
於是我問她, 說: ‘你是誰的女兒? ’她回答: ‘我是密迦給拿鶴所生的兒子彼土利的女兒. ’我就把鼻環戴在她的鼻子上, 把手鐲套在她的兩手上.

24:48 And I knelt down and worshiped Yahweh, and I praised Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right way, to take the daughter of the brother of my master for his son.
然後我跪下敬拜耶和華, 稱頌耶和華我主人亞伯拉罕的神, 因為他引導我走恰當的路, 使我得到我主人的兄弟的孫女, 作我主人的兒子的妻子.

24:49 So now, if you are going to deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, so that I may turn to the right or to the left.”
現在你們若願意以慈愛和信實待我的主人, 就請告訴我. 如果不願意, 也請你們告訴我; 使我可以知道怎樣行. ”

24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and they said, “The matter has gone out from Yahweh; we are not able to speak bad or good to you.
拉班和彼土利回答, 說: “這事既然出於耶和華, 我們就不能對你說好說歹.

24:51 Here is Rebekah before you. Take her and go; let her be a wife for the son of your master as Yahweh has spoken.”
看哪, 利百加就在你面前, 你可以把她帶去, 照著耶和華所說的, 作你主人兒子的妻子. ”

24:52 And it happened that when the servant of Abraham heard their words he bowed down to the ground to Yahweh.
亞伯拉罕的僕人聽到了他們這些話, 就俯伏在地敬拜耶和華.

24:53 And the servant brought out silver jewelry and gold jewelry, and garments, and he gave them to Rebekah. And he gave precious gifts to her brother and to her mother.
那僕人拿出金器,銀器和衣服送給利百加, 又把貴重的禮物送給她的哥哥和她的母親.

24:54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night. And they got up in the morning, and he said, “Let me go to my master.”
然後, 僕人和與他同來的人才吃喝, 並且住了一夜. 他們早晨起來, 僕人就說: “請打發我回到我主人那裡去吧！”

24:55 And her brother and her mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so; after that she may go.”
利百加的哥哥和母親說: “讓這女孩子和我們同住多幾天, 或是十天, 然後她可以離去. ”

24:56 And he said to them, “Do not delay me. Now, Yahweh has made my journey successful. Let me go. I must go to my master.”
僕人回答他們: “你們不要挽留我, 耶和華既然使我的道路亨通, 就請打發我回到我主人那裡去. ”

24:57 And they said, “Let us call the girl and ask her opinion.”
他們說: “我們可以把那女孩子叫來, 問問她的意思. ”

24:58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.”
他們把利百加叫了來, 問她: “你願意與這人同去嗎? ”她回答: “我願意去. ”

24:59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his men.
於是, 他們把自己的妹妹利百加, 她的乳母和亞伯拉罕的僕人, 以及同來的人, 都打發走了.

24:60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “You are our sister; may you become countless thousands; and may your offspring take possession of the gate of his enemies.”
他們給利百加祝福, 對她說: “我們的妹妹啊, 願你作千萬人之母; 願你的後裔, 佔領仇敵的城門. ”

24:61 And Rebekah and her maidservants arose, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah and left.
利百加和她的眾使女就起來, 騎上駱駝, 跟著那人走; 那僕人就帶著利百加走了.

24:62 Now Isaac was coming from the direction of Beer-Lahai-Roi. And he was living in the land of the Negev.
那時, 以撒剛從庇耳．拉海．萊回來, 他原本是住在南地的.

24:63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field early in the evening, and he lifted up his eyes and saw—behold, camels were coming.
黃昏的時候, 以撒出來田間默想. 他舉目觀看, 忽然看見來了些駱駝.

24:64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac. And she got down from the camel.
利百加舉目觀看, 看見了以撒, 就下了駱駝,

24:65 And she said to the servant, “Who is this man walking around in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “That is my master.” And she took her veil and covered herself.
問那僕人: “在田間走來迎接我們的這人是誰? ”僕人回答: “他是我的主人. ”利百加就拿面紗蒙在面上.

24:66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
僕人把所作的一切事, 都告訴以撒.

24:67 And Isaac brought her to the tent of Sarah his mother. And he took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after the death of his mother.
以撒領利百加進了他母親撒拉的帳棚, 並且娶了她. 利百加就作了以撒的妻子. 以撒愛利百加. 以撒自從他母親去世後, 這才得了安慰.

Genesis - Chapter 25

25:1 Now Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
亞伯拉罕又娶了一個妻子, 名叫基土拉.

25:2 And she bore to him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
基土拉給他生了心蘭,約珊,米但,米甸,伊施巴和書亞.

25:3 And Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.
約珊生了示巴和底但, 而底但的子孫是亞書利人,利都示人和利烏米人.

25:4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All of these were the children of Keturah.
米甸的兒子是以法,以弗,哈諾,亞比大和以勒大. 這些人都是基土拉的子孫.

25:5 And Abraham gave all he had to Isaac.
亞伯拉罕把自己一切所有的都給了以撒.

25:6 But to the sons of Abraham’s concubines Abraham gave gifts. And while he was still living he sent them away eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the east.
亞伯拉罕把禮物分給他庶出的眾子, 在自己還活著的時候, 就打發他們離開他的兒子以撒, 向東面行, 往東方的地去.

25:7 Now these are the days of the years of the life of Abraham: one hundred and seventy-five years.
亞伯拉罕一生的年日是一百七十五歲.

25:8 And Abraham passed away and died in a good old age, old and full of years. And he was gathered to his people.
亞伯拉罕壽高年老, 享盡天年, 氣絕而死, 歸到他的先人那裡去了.

25:9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, that was east of Mamre,
他的兒子以撒和以實瑪利把他埋葬在麥比拉洞裡. 這洞是在幔利前面, 赫人瑣轄的兒子以弗崙的田間,

25:10 the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried and Sarah his wife.
就是亞伯拉罕從赫人那裡買來的那塊田. 亞伯拉罕和他的妻子撒拉都埋葬在那裡.

25:11 And it happened that after the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac settled at Beer-Lahai-Roi.
亞伯拉罕死後, 神賜福給他的兒子以撒; 那時, 以撒住在庇耳．拉海．萊附近.

25:12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, that Hagar the Egyptian, the maidservant of Sarah, bore to Abraham.
以下是撒拉的婢女埃及人夏甲, 給亞伯拉罕所生的兒子以實瑪利的後代.

25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names according to their family records. The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
以實瑪利的眾子, 按著他們的家譜, 名字如下: 以實瑪利的長子是尼拜約, 其次是基達,押德別,米比衫,

25:14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
米施瑪,度瑪,瑪撒,

25:15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
哈達,提瑪,伊突,拿非施和基底瑪.

25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their villages and by their encampments—12 leaders according to their tribes.
這些都是以實瑪利的兒子. 他們的村莊和營地都按著他們的名字命名; 他們作了十二族的族長.

25:17 Now these are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. And he passed away and died, and was gathered to his people.
以實瑪利一生的歲數, 是一百三十七歲; 他氣絕而死, 歸到他的先人那裡去了.

25:18 They settled from Havilah to Shur, which was opposite Egypt, going toward Asshur, opposite; he settled opposite all his brothers.
他的子孫住在哈腓拉直到埃及東面的書珥, 通往亞述的道上. 以實瑪利卻住在自己眾兄弟的東面.

25:19 Now these are the generations of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac,
以下是亞伯拉罕的兒子以撒的後代. 亞伯拉罕生以撒.

25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, as his wife.
以撒娶利百加為妻的時候, 正四十歲. 利百加是巴旦．亞蘭地,亞蘭人彼土利的女兒, 是亞蘭人拉班的妹妹.

25:21 And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she was barren. And Yahweh responded to his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
以撒因為自己的妻子不生育, 就為她懇求耶和華. 耶和華應允了他, 他的妻子利百加就懷了孕.

25:22 And the children in her womb jostled each other, and she said, “If it is going to be like this, why be pregnant?” And she went to inquire of Yahweh.
雙胎在她腹中彼此碰撞, 她就說: “若是這樣, 我為甚麼活著呢? ”她就去求問耶和華.

25:23 And Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from birth shall be divided. And one people shall be stronger than the other. And the elder shall serve the younger.”
耶和華回答她: “兩國在你肚裡, 兩族從你腹中要分出來; 將來這族必強過那族, 大的要服事小的. ”

25:24 And when her days to give birth were completed, then—behold—twins were in her womb.
到了生產的時候, 她肚腹中果然是一對雙生子.

25:25 And the first came out red, all his body was like a hairy coat, so they called his name Esau.
先出來的, 全身赤紅有毛, 像毛衣一樣, 他們就給他起名叫以掃.

25:26 And afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped the heel of Esau, so his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old at their birth.
隨後, 他的弟弟也出來了, 他的手抓住以掃的腳跟, 因此就給他起名叫雅各. 利百加生下兩個兒子的時候, 以撒年正六十歲.

25:27 And the boys grew up. And Esau was a skilled hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.
兩個孩子漸漸長大; 以掃善於打獵, 喜歡生活在田野; 雅各為人安靜, 常常住在帳棚裡.

25:28 And Isaac loved Esau because he could eat of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
以撒愛以掃, 因為他常吃以掃的野味; 利百加卻愛雅各.

25:29 Once Jacob cooked a thick stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.
有一次, 雅各正在煮豆湯的時候, 以掃從田野回來, 疲乏得很.

25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stuff to gulp down, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom).
以掃對雅各說: “求你把這紅豆湯給我喝吧, 因為我疲乏得很. ”因此, 以掃的名字又叫以東.

25:31 Then Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright first.”
雅各說: “你要先把你的長子名分賣給我. ”

25:32 And Esau said, “Look, I am going to die; now what is this birthright to me?”
以掃說: “我快要死了, 這長子名分對我有甚麼益處呢? ”

25:33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
雅各說: “你先向我起誓吧. ”以掃就向他起了誓, 把自己的長子名分賣給雅各.

25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread, and thick lentil stew, and he ate and drank. Then he got up and went away. So Esau despised his birthright.
於是, 雅各把餅和紅豆湯給了以掃; 以掃吃了, 喝了, 就起來走了. 以掃就這樣輕看了他的長子名分.

Genesis - Chapter 26

26:1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine which was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
從前在亞伯拉罕的時候, 曾經有過一次饑荒, 現在那地又有饑荒, 以撒就到基拉耳去, 到非利士人的王亞比米勒那裡.

26:2 And Yahweh appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land which I will show to you.
耶和華向以撒顯現, 說: “你不要下到埃及去, 要住在我所指示你的地方.

26:3 Dwell as an alien in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham you father.
你要寄居在這地, 我必與你同在, 必賜福給你, 因為我要把這全地都賜給你和你的後裔, 履行我向你父親亞伯拉罕所起的誓.

26:4 And I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and I will give to your descendants all these lands. And all nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring,
我必使你的後裔增多, 好像天上的星那樣多; 我必把這全地都賜給你的後裔; 地上的萬國都必因你的後裔得福.

26:5 because Abraham listened to my voice and kept my charge: my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
這是因為亞伯拉罕聽從了我的話, 遵守了我的吩咐,我的命令,我的條例和我的律法. ”

26:6 So Isaac settled in Gerar.
於是, 以撒就住在基拉耳.

26:7 When the men of the place asked concerning his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “my wife,” thinking “the men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she was beautiful.”
那地方的人問起他的妻子, 他就回答: “她是我的妹妹. ”因為他不敢說: “她是我的妻子. ”他心裡想: “恐怕這地方的人, 因利百加的緣故把我殺了, 因為她容貌美麗. ”

26:8 And it happened that, when he had been there a long time, Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked through the window, and saw—behold—Isaac was fondling Rebekah his wife.
以撒在那裡住了很久. 有一天, 非利士人的王亞比米勒從窗戶裡向外觀望, 看見以撒正在愛撫他的妻子利百加.

26:9 And Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Surely she is your wife. Now why did you say ‘She is my sister’?” And Isaac said to him, “Because I thought I would die on account of her.”
亞比米勒於是把以撒召了來, 對他說: “你看, 她實在是你的妻子, 你怎麼說是你的妹妹呢? ”以撒回答他: “因為我心裡想: ‘恐怕我因她的緣故喪命. ’”

26:10 And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have slept with your wife! Then you would have brought guilt upon us!”
亞比米勒說: “你向我們作的是甚麼事呢? 人民中間險些有人與你的妻子同睡, 那你就把我們陷在罪惡裡了. ”

26:11 Then Abimelech instructed all the people, saying, “The one who touches this man or his wife shall certainly die.”
於是, 亞比米勒吩咐全國人民, 說: “凡是觸犯這人或是他的妻子的, 必被處死. ”

26:12 And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in that same year a hundredfold, and Yahweh blessed him.
以撒在那裡耕種, 那一年豐收百倍, 耶和華實在賜福給他.

26:13 And the man became wealthier and wealthier until he was exceedingly wealthy.
他就日漸昌大, 越來越富有, 成了個大富翁.

26:14 And he possessed sheep and cattle and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.
他擁有羊群,牛群和很多僕人, 非利士人就嫉妒他.

26:15 And the Philistines stopped up all the wells that the servants of his father had dug in the days of Abraham his father. They filled them with earth.
他父親亞伯拉罕在世的時候, 所有由他父親僕人挖的井, 非利士人都塞住了, 填滿了土.

26:16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you have become much too powerful for us.”
亞比米勒對以撒說: “你離開我們去吧, 因為你比我們強大得多了. ”

26:17 So Isaac departed from there and camped in the valley of Gerar, and settled there.
以撒於是離開那裡, 在基拉耳谷支搭帳棚, 住在那裡.

26:18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after the death of Abraham. And he gave to them the same names which his father had given them.
他父親亞伯拉罕在世的時候, 僕人所挖的水井, 在亞伯拉罕死後都被非利士人塞住了. 以撒重新挖掘這些井, 仍然照著他父親所起的名字叫它們.

26:19 And when the servants of Isaac dug in the valley, they found a well of fresh water there.
以撒的僕人在山谷裡挖井, 在那裡挖得一口活水井.

26:20 Then the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours.” And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
基拉耳的牧人與以撒的牧人爭鬧起來, 說: “這水是我們的. ”以撒就給那井起名叫埃色, 因為他們與他相爭.

26:21 And they dug another well, and they quarreled over it also. And he called its name Sitnah.
以撒的僕人又挖了另一口井, 他們又為這井爭鬧起來, 因此以撒給這井起名叫西提拿.

26:22 Then he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. And he called its name Rehoboth, and said, “Now Yahweh has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”
以撒離開那裡, 又挖了另一口井; 他們不再為這井爭鬧了, 他就給那井起名利河伯, 因為他說: “現在耶和華給我們寬闊的地方, 我們必在這裡繁盛起來了. ”

26:23 And from there he went up to Beersheba.
以撒從那裡上到別是巴去.

26:24 And Yahweh appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you, and I will bless you and make your descendants numerous for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
那天晚上, 耶和華向他顯現, 說: “我是你父親亞伯拉罕的神; 你不要怕, 因為我與你同在; 我必為了我僕人亞伯拉罕的緣故, 賜福給你, 使你的後裔增多. ”

26:25 And he built an altar there and called on the name of Yahweh. And he pitched his tent there, and the servants of Isaac dug a well there.
以撒就在那裡築了一座祭壇, 呼求耶和華的名; 又在那裡支搭帳棚; 以撒的僕人也在那裡挖了一口井.

26:26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol his army commander.
亞比米勒和他的朋友亞戶撒, 以及他的軍長非各, 從基拉耳來到以撒那裡.

26:27 And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me? You hate me and sent me away from you.”
以撒問他們: “你們既然恨我, 把我從你們中間趕出來, 為甚麼又到我這裡來呢? ”

26:28 And they said, “We see clearly that Yahweh has been with you, so we thought let there be an oath between us—between us and you—and let us make a covenant with you
他們回答: “我們實在看見耶和華與你同在, 因此我們想: ‘不如我們雙方起誓. ’讓我們與你立約吧;

26:29 that you may not do us harm just as we have not touched you, but have only done good to you and sent you away in peace. You are now blessed by Yahweh.”
你不要傷害我們, 正如我們從來沒有觸犯你, 只有善待你, 讓你平平安安地離開. 現在你是蒙耶和華賜福的了. ”

26:30 So he made a meal for them, and they ate and drank.
以撒就為他們擺設筵席, 他們就一起吃喝.

26:31 And they arose early in the morning and each one swore to the other, and Isaac sent them away. And they left him in peace.
第二天, 他們清早起來, 彼此起誓; 以撒就送他們走, 他們平平安安地離開他走了.

26:32 And it happened that on that same day the servants of Isaac came and told him about the well that they had dug. And they said, “We have found water!”
那一天, 以撒的僕人來把他們挖井的事告訴他, 說: “我們找到水了. ”

26:33 And he called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
以撒就給那井起名叫示巴, 因此那城名叫別示巴, 直到今日.

26:34 And when Esau was forty years old he took as wife Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite.
以掃四十歲的時候, 娶了赫人比利的女兒猶滴, 和赫人以倫的女兒巴實抹為妻.

26:35 And they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.
她們二人常使以撒和利百加傷心難過.

Genesis - Chapter 27

27:1 And it happened that when Isaac was old and his eyesight was weak, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”
以撒年老, 眼睛昏花, 看不見東西了; 他把他的大兒子以掃叫了來, 對他說: “我兒啊！”以掃回答他: “我在這裡. ”

27:2 And he said, “Look, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.
以撒說: “現在我已經老了, 不知道甚麼時候會死.

27:3 So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.
你現在拿你打獵的用具, 就是你的箭囊和弓, 出到田野去為我打獵.

27:4 Then make for me tasty food like I love, and bring it to me. And I will eat it so that I can bless you before I die.
照我所喜歡的, 給我預備美味的食物, 拿來給我吃; 好讓我在未死以前給你祝福. ”

27:5 Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to Esau his son, and when Esau went to the field to hunt wild game to bring back,
以撒對他兒子以掃說話的時候, 利百加也聽見. 以掃到田野去打獵, 要帶些野味回來.

27:6 Rebekah said to Jacob her son, “Look, I heard your father speaking to Esau your brother saying,
利百加就對她兒子雅各說: “我聽見你父親對你的哥哥以掃這樣說:

27:7 ‘Bring wild game to me and prepare tasty food so I can eat it and bless you before Yahweh before my death.’
‘你去為我打些獵物回來, 給我預備美味的食物, 讓我吃了, 在我未死以前可以在耶和華面前給你祝福. ’

27:8 So now, my son, listen to my voice, to what I command you.
我兒啊, 現在你要聽我的話, 照著我吩咐你的去作.

27:9 Go to the flock and take two good young goats from it for me, and I will prepare them as tasty food for your father, just as he likes.
你快到羊群那裡去, 給我牽兩隻肥嫩的小山羊來, 我要照你父親所喜歡的, 給他預備美味的食物.

27:10 Then you must take it to your father and he will eat it so that he may bless you before his death.”
然後你要拿去給你父親吃, 好讓他在未死以前給你祝福. ”

27:11 Then Jacob said to his mother, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, but I am a smooth man.
雅各對他的母親利百加說: “但是哥哥以掃渾身是毛, 而我卻是個皮膚光滑的人.

27:12 Perhaps my father will feel me and I will be in his eyes as a mocker, and he will bring upon me a curse and not a blessing.”
萬一我父親摸著我, 必以為我是騙子, 那時我就必自招咒詛, 而不是祝福了. ”

27:13 Then his mother said to him, “Your curse be upon me, my son, only listen to my voice—go and get them for me.”
他母親對他說: “我兒啊, 願你所招的咒詛歸到我身上吧, 你只管聽我的話, 去把羊牽來給我. ”

27:14 So he went and took them, and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared tasty food as his father liked.
他就去把羊羔牽來, 交給他母親, 他母親就照他父親所喜歡的, 預備美味的食物.

27:15 Then Rebekah took some of her older son Esau’s best garments that were with her in the house, and she put them on Jacob her younger son.
利百加又把大兒子以掃留在家裡最好的衣服拿來, 給她小兒子雅各穿上.

27:16 And she put the skins of the young goats over his hands and over the smooth part of his neck.
又用小山羊的皮, 包在雅各的手上和他頸上光滑的地方.

27:17 And she put the tasty food and the bread that she had made into the hand of Jacob, her son.
然後, 她把自己所預備美味的食物和餅, 放在她兒子雅各的手裡.

27:18 And he went to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
雅各來到他父親那裡, 說: “我父啊！”以撒說: “我在這裡, 我兒啊, 你是誰? ”

27:19 And Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please get up, sit up and eat from my wild game so that you may bless me.”
雅各對他父親說: “我就是你的長子以掃, 你吩咐我作的, 我已經照樣作了. 請坐起來, 吃我的獵物, 好給我祝福. ”

27:20 Then Isaac said to his son, “How did you find it so quickly, my son?” And he said, “Because Yahweh your God caused me to find it.”
以撒問他的兒子: “我兒啊, 你怎麼這樣快就獵到了呢? ”雅各回答: “因為耶和華你的神叫我碰著好機會. ”

27:21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please, come near and let me feel you, my son. Are you really my son Esau or not?”
以撒對雅各說: “我兒啊, 你上前來, 讓我摸摸你, 看看你是不是我的兒子以掃. ”

27:22 And Jacob drew near to Isaac his father. And he felt him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
雅各就走近他父親以撒身邊, 以撒摸著他, 說: “聲音是雅各的聲音, 手卻是以掃的手. ”

27:23 And he did not recognize him because his hands were hairy like the hands of Esau his brother. And he blessed him.
以撒認不出他來, 因為他的手上有毛, 好像他哥哥以掃的手一樣, 於是給他祝福.

27:24 And he said, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he said, “I am.”
以撒問: “你真是我的兒子以掃嗎? ”他回答: “我是. ”

27:25 Then he said, “Bring it near to me that I may eat from the game of my son, so that I may bless you.” And he brought it to him, and he ate. And he brought wine to him, and he drank.
以撒說: “把食物遞給我, 好讓我吃我兒子的獵物, 我就給你祝福. ”雅各把食物遞給他, 他就吃了; 又拿酒給他, 他也喝了.

27:26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come near and kiss me, my son.”
他父親以撒對他說: “我兒啊, 你上前來, 和我親嘴. ”

27:27 And he drew near and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his garments, and he blessed him and said, “Look, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed!
他就上前和父親親嘴; 他父親一聞到他衣服的香氣, 就給他祝福, 說: “看哪, 我兒子的香氣, 好像蒙耶和華賜福的田地所發出的香氣一樣.

27:28 May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and new wine.
願神賜給你天上的甘露, 地上的沃土, 以及大量五穀和美酒.

27:29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you; Be lord of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those cursing you, and blessed be those blessing you.”
願萬民服事你, 願萬族向你下拜, 願你作你兄弟的主人, 願你母親的子孫向你下拜. 咒詛你的, 願他受咒詛; 給你祝福的, 願他蒙福. ”

27:30 And as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, immediately after Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came back from his hunting.
以撒給雅各祝福完了, 雅各剛剛從他父親以撒那裡出來的時候, 他哥哥以掃就打獵回來了.

27:31 He too prepared tasty food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat from the wild game of his son, that you may bless me.”
他也預備了美味的食物, 拿來給他父親, 對他說: “請我父起來, 吃你兒子的獵物, 好給我祝福. ”

27:32 And Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” And he said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
他父親以撒問他: “你是誰? ”他回答: “我就是你的長子以掃. ”

27:33 Then Isaac trembled violently. Then he said, “Who then was he that hunted wild game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I blessed him? Moreover, he will be blessed!”
以撒就大大地戰兢起來, 說: “那麼, 剛才去打獵又拿獵物給我的是誰呢? 在你未來以先, 我已經吃了, 又給他祝福了; 他將來必定蒙福. ”

27:34 When Esau heard the words of his father he cried out with a great and exceedingly bitter cry of distress. And he said to his father, “Bless me as well, my father!”
以掃聽了他父親的話, 就非常痛心, 放聲大哭, 對他父親說: “我父啊, 求你也給我祝福. ”

27:35 And he said, “Your brother came in deceit and took your blessing.”
以撒說: “你弟弟已經前來, 用詭計把你的祝福奪去了. ”

27:36 Then he said, “Isn’t that why he is named Jacob? He has deceived me these two times. He took my birthright and, look, now he has taken my blessing!” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”
以掃說: “他名叫雅各不是很對嗎? 因為他欺騙了我兩次. 從前他奪去我的長子名分, 現在他又奪去我的祝福. ”以掃又說: “你再沒有祝福留給我嗎? ”

27:37 Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, I have made him lord over you and I have given him all his brothers as servants, and with grain and wine I have sustained him. Now what can I do for you, my son?”
以撒回答以掃, 說: “我已經立他作你的主人, 又把他所有的兄弟給了他作僕人, 並且把五穀和美酒供給他了. 我兒啊, 我還可以為你作甚麼呢? ”

27:38 And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me also, my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
以掃問他的父親: “我父啊, 你只有一個祝福嗎? 我父啊, 求你也給我祝福. ”以掃就放聲大哭.

27:39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Your home shall be from the fatness of the land, and from the dew of heaven above.
他父親以撒回答他, 說: “你住的地方必遠離地上的沃土, 遠離天上的甘露.

27:40 But by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother. But it shall be that when free yourself you shall tear off his yoke from your neck.
你必依靠刀劍生活, 你必服事你的弟弟; 到你自由的時候, 你必從你的頸項上掙脫他的軛. ”

27:41 Then Esau held a grudge against Jacob on account of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are coming, then I will kill Jacob my brother.”
以掃因為他父親給雅各所祝的福, 就懷恨雅各; 以掃心裡想: “為我父親守喪的時候近了, 到時我必殺我的弟弟雅各. ”

27:42 But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called for her younger son Jacob. And she said to him, “Look, Esau your brother is consoling himself concerning you, intending to kill you.
有人把利百加大兒子以掃所說的話告訴了利百加, 她就派人把她小兒子雅各叫了來, 對他說: “你哥哥以掃想要殺你, 報仇雪恨.

27:43 Now then, my son, listen to my voice; arise and flee to Haran to Laban my brother.
我兒啊, 現在你要聽我的話; 起來, 逃到哈蘭我哥哥拉班那裡去吧.

27:44 Stay with him a few days until the wrath of your brother has turned—
與他住些時日, 等到你哥哥的怒氣消了.

27:45 until the anger of your brother turns from you and he has forgotten what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I lose the two of you in one day?”
你哥哥對你消了怒氣, 忘記了你對他所作的事, 我就派人去把你從那裡接回來. 我何必在一日之內喪失你們兩個呢? ”

27:46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from Hittite women like these, from the native women, what am I living for?”
利百加對以撒說: “我因為這些赫人女子, 連性命都厭惡了. 如果雅各也從這地的女子中, 娶了像這樣的赫人女子為妻, 那我活著還有甚麼意思呢? ”

Genesis - Chapter 28

28:1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him. And he instructed him and said to him, “You must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
以撒把雅各叫了來, 給他祝福, 並且吩咐他, 說: “你不可娶迦南的女子為妻.

28:2 Arise, go to Paddan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and take for yourself a wife from there, from the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.
起來, 到巴旦．亞蘭你外祖父彼土利的家裡去, 在那裡娶你舅父拉班的一個女兒為妻.

28:3 Now, may El-Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become an assembly of peoples.
願全能的神賜福給你, 使你繁殖增多, 成為大族.

28:4 And may he give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojourning, which God gave to Abraham.”
願神把應許給亞伯拉罕的福, 賜給你和你的後裔, 使你可以得著你寄居的地為業, 就是神賜給亞伯拉罕的. ”

28:5 Then Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
於是, 以撒打發雅各去了, 雅各就往巴旦．亞蘭去, 到了亞蘭人彼土利的兒子拉班那裡. 拉班就是雅各和以掃的母親利百加的哥哥.

28:6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-Aram, to take for himself a wife from there, and he blessed him and instructed him, saying, “You must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”
以掃見以撒給雅各祝福, 又打發他到巴旦．亞蘭去, 在那裡娶妻; 又見以撒給雅各祝福的時候, 吩咐他說: “你不可娶迦南的女子為妻”;

28:7 and that Jacob listened to his father and to his mother and went to Paddan-Aram.
又見雅各聽從了他父母的話, 到巴旦．亞蘭去了;

28:8 Then Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the eyes of Isaac his father,
以掃就看出, 他父親以撒不喜歡迦南的女子.

28:9 then Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, son of Abraham, sister of Nebaioth, as a wife, in addition to the wives he had.
於是, 以掃到以實瑪利那裡去, 在他兩個妻子以外, 娶了瑪哈拉為妻. 瑪哈拉就是亞伯拉罕的兒子以實瑪利的女兒, 尼拜約的妹妹.

28:10 Then Jacob went out from Beersheba and went to Haran.
雅各離開別是巴, 到哈蘭去.

28:11 And he arrived at a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head and slept at that place.
來到一個地方, 就在那裡過夜, 因為太陽已經落了. 他拾起那地方的一塊石頭, 把它放在頭底下作枕頭, 就在那裡躺下睡了.

28:12 And he dreamed, and behold, a stairway was set on the earth, and its top touched the heavens. And behold, angels of God were going up and going down on it.
他作了一個夢, 夢見一個梯子立在地上, 梯頂直通到天, 神的眾使者在梯子上下往來.

28:13 And behold, Yahweh was standing beside him, and he said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The ground on which you were sleeping I will give to you and to your descendants.
耶和華站在梯子上, 說: “我是耶和華你祖父亞伯拉罕的神, 也是以撒的神, 我要把你現在躺著的這塊地賜給你和你的後裔.

28:14 Your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, and to the east, and to the north and to the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and through your descendants.
你的後裔必像地面的灰塵那麼多; 你必向東,南,西,北擴展; 地上的萬族必因你和你的後裔得福.

28:15 Now behold, I am with you, and I will keep you wherever you go. And I will bring you to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised to you.”
我與你同在, 你無論到哪裡去, 我必看顧你; 我必領你回到這地方來, 因為我必不離棄你, 直到我實現了我對你所應許的. ”

28:16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely Yahweh is indeed in this place and I did not know!”
雅各一覺醒來, 說: “耶和華確實在這地方, 我竟不知道！”

28:17 Then he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is nothing else than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
他就懼怕起來, 說: “這地方多麼可畏啊, 這不是別的地方, 而是神的殿, 是天的門. ”

28:18 And Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a stone pillar, and poured oil on top of it.
雅各清早起來, 把他曾經放在頭底下作枕頭的那塊石頭, 立作石柱, 在柱上澆了油.

28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel; however, the name of the city was formerly Luz.
他就給那地方起名叫伯特利, 但那城起初名叫路斯.

28:20 And Jacob made a vow saying, “If God will be with me and protect me on this way that I am going, and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear,
於是雅各許了一個願說: “如果神與我同在, 在我所走的路上看顧我, 賜我食物吃, 給我衣服穿,

28:21 and if I return in peace to the house of my father, then Yahweh will become my God.
使我可以平平安安地回到我的父家, 我就必定以耶和華為我的神,

28:22 And this stone that I have set up as a pillar shall be the house of God, and of all that you give to me I will certainly give a tenth to you.”
我立作石柱的那塊石頭, 必作神的殿; 你賜給我的一切, 我必把十分之一獻給你. ”

Genesis - Chapter 29

29:1 And Jacob continued his journey and went to the land of the Easterners.
雅各繼續前行, 到了東方人的地方.

29:2 And he looked, and behold, there was a well in the field, and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. And the stone on the mouth of the well was large.
他看見田間有一口井; 有三群羊躺臥在井旁, 因為人都是用那井裡的水給羊群喝; 井口上有一塊大石頭.

29:3 And when all the flocks were gathered there, they rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well. And they watered the sheep and returned the stone upon the mouth of the well to its place.
當所有羊群都到齊了, 牧人就把井口的石頭輥開, 取水給羊群喝, 然後把石頭放回井口原處.

29:4 And Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.”
雅各問這些牧人: “弟兄們, 你們是哪裡來的? ”他們回答: “我們是從哈蘭來的. ”

29:5 And he said to them, “Do you know Laban, son of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.”
他問他們: “你們認識拿鶴的孫子拉班嗎? ”他們回答: “我們認識. ”

29:6 And he said to them, “Is he well?” And they said, “He is well. Now look, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.”
雅各又問他們: “他平安嗎? ”他們回答: “平安. 你看, 他的女兒拉結領著羊群來了. ”

29:7 And he said, “Look, it is still broad daylight; it is not the time for the livestock to be gathered. Give water to the sheep and go, pasture them.”
雅各說: “現在太陽還高, 不是牲畜聚集的時候; 你們取水給羊群喝, 再去牧放吧. ”

29:8 And they said, “We are not able, until all the flocks are gathered. Then the stone is rolled away from the mouth of the well, and we water the sheep.”
他們回答: “我們不能這樣作, 必須等到所有的羊群都到齊了, 有人把井口的石頭輥開, 我們才可以取水給羊群喝. ”

29:9 While he was speaking with them, Rachel came with the sheep which belonged to her father, for she was pasturing them.
雅各還跟他們說話的時候, 拉結領著她父親的羊群來了. 拉結原來是個牧羊女.

29:10 And it happened that, when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, Jacob drew near and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother.
雅各看見了舅父拉班的女兒拉結, 和舅父拉班的羊群, 就上前來, 把井口的石頭輥開, 取水給舅父拉班的羊群喝.

29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.
雅各和拉結親嘴, 就放聲大哭.

29:12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was the relative of her father, and that he was the son of Rebekah. And she ran and told her father.
雅各告訴拉結, 自己是她父親的外甥, 是利百加的兒子. 拉結就跑去告訴她的父親.

29:13 And it happened that when Laban heard the message about Jacob, the son of his sister, he ran to meet him. And he embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
拉班聽見了關於外甥雅各的消息, 就跑去迎接他, 擁抱他, 和他親嘴, 帶他到自己的家裡. 雅各就把一切經過都告訴拉班.

29:14 And Laban said to him, “Surely you are my flesh and my bone!” And he stayed with him a month.
拉班對雅各說: “你實在是我的骨肉. ”雅各就與拉班同住了一個月.

29:15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Just because you are my brother should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wage should be.”
拉班對雅各說: “你因為是我的外甥, 就要白白地服事我嗎? 告訴我, 你要甚麼報酬? ”

29:16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
拉班有兩個女兒; 大的名叫利亞, 小的名叫拉結.

29:17 Now the eyes of Leah were dull, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
利亞的眼睛雖然可愛, 拉結卻生得身材美麗, 樣貌娟秀.

29:18 And Jacob loved Rachel and said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”
雅各愛拉結, 所以對拉班說: “我願為你的小女兒拉結服事你七年. ”

29:19 Then Laban said, “Better that I give her to you than I give her to another man. Stay with me.”
拉班說: “我把她給你, 比給別人更好, 你就與我同住吧. ”

29:20 And Jacob worked for Rachel seven years, but they were as a few days in his eyes because he loved her.
於是, 雅各為拉結服事了拉班七年; 他就看這七年好像幾天一樣, 因為他愛拉結.

29:21 And Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.”
雅各對拉班說: “期限到了, 請把我的妻子給我, 好讓我與她親近. ”

29:22 So Laban gathered all the men of the place and prepared a feast.
拉班就擺設筵席, 邀請了那地方所有的人.

29:23 And it happened that in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in to her.
到了晚上, 拉班把自己的女兒利亞帶來給雅各, 雅各就與她親近.

29:24 And Laban gave Zilpah his female servant to her, to Leah his daughter as a female servant.
拉班又把自己的婢女悉帕給了女兒利亞作婢女.

29:25 And it happened that in the morning, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Now why did you deceive me?”
到了早晨, 雅各才看出原來是利亞, 就對拉班說: “你向我作的是甚麼事呢? 我服事你, 不是為了拉結的緣故嗎? 你為甚麼欺騙我呢? ”

29:26 Then Laban said, “It is not the custom in our country to give the younger before the firstborn.
拉班回答: “大女兒還沒有出嫁, 就先把小女兒嫁出去, 我們這地方是沒有這規矩的.

29:27 Complete the week of this one, then I will also give you the other, on the condition that you will work for me another seven years.”
你與大女兒七天的慶典過了以後, 我們也把小女兒給你, 只是你要再服事我七年. ”

29:28 And Jacob did so. So he completed the week of this one, then he gave Rachel his daughter to him as a wife.
於是雅各這樣作了. 他與利亞七天的慶典過了以後, 拉班就把自己的女兒拉結給雅各為妻.

29:29 And Laban gave Bilhah his female servant to Rachel his daughter as a female servant.
拉班又把自己的婢女辟拉給了女兒拉結作婢女.

29:30 Then he also went in to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with him yet another seven years.
雅各也與拉結親近, 並且愛拉結勝過愛利亞; 於是他再服事了拉班七年.

29:31 When Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
耶和華見利亞失寵, 就使她生育, 拉結卻不生育.

29:32 Then Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because Yahweh has noticed my misery, that I am unloved. Now my husband will love me.”
利亞懷孕, 生了一個兒子, 就給他起名叫流本, 因為她說: “耶和華看見了我的苦情, 現在我的丈夫必愛我了. ”

29:33 And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. And she said, “It is because Yahweh has heard that I am unloved that he gave me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon.
她又懷孕, 生了一個兒子, 就說: “耶和華因為聽見我失寵, 所以又賜給我這個兒子. ”於是給他起名叫西緬.

29:34 And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. Then she said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, for I have borne him three sons.” Therefore, she called his name Levi.
她又懷孕, 生了一個兒子, 就說: “這一次, 我的丈夫要依戀我了, 因為我已經給他生了三個兒子. ”因此給孩子起名叫利未.

29:35 And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. And she said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she called his name Judah. And she ceased bearing children.
她又懷孕, 生了一個兒子, 就說: “這一次, 我要讚美耶和華了. ”因此給孩子起名叫猶大. 這樣, 她才停止了生育.

Genesis - Chapter 30

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, “Give me children—if not, I will die!”
拉結見自己沒有給雅各生孩子, 就嫉妒她的姊姊, 對雅各說: “你要給我兒子, 不然, 我要死了. ”

30:2 And Jacob became angry with Rachel. And he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
雅各就向拉結生氣, 說: “使你不能生育的是神, 我能代替他嗎? ”

30:3 Then she said, “Here is my servant girl Bilhah; go in to her that she may bear children as my surrogate. Then I will even have children by her.”
拉結說: “我的婢女辟拉在這裡, 你可以與她親近, 使她生子歸我, 我就可以從她得到孩子. ”

30:4 Then she gave him Bilhah, her female servant, as a wife, and Jacob went in to her
於是, 拉結把自己的婢女辟拉給了雅各為妾, 雅各就與她親近.

30:5 And Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son for Jacob.
辟拉懷孕, 給雅各生了一個兒子.

30:6 Then Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.
拉結說: “神為我伸了冤, 也垂聽了我的聲音, 賜給我一個兒子. ”所以給他起名叫但.

30:7 And Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again and bore a second son to Jacob.
拉結的使女辟拉又懷孕, 給雅各生了第二個兒子.

30:8 And Rachel said, “I have struggled a mighty struggle with my sister and have prevailed.” And she called his name Naphtali.
拉結說: “我與姊姊大大地相爭, 我得勝了. ”於是給孩子起名叫拿弗他利.

30:9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took Zilpah her female servant and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
利亞見自己停止生育, 就把她的婢女悉帕給了雅各為妾.

30:10 And Zilpah, the female slave of Leah, bore a son to Jacob.
利亞的婢女悉帕給雅各生了一個兒子.

30:11 Then Leah said, “Good fortune!” And she called his name Gad.
利亞說: “我真幸運. ”給他起名叫迦得.

30:12 And Zilpah, Leah’s female servant, bore a second son to Jacob.
利亞的婢女悉帕又給雅各生了第二個兒子.

30:13 Then Leah said, “How happy am I! For women have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.
利亞說: “我真有福氣, 眾女子都要稱我是有福的. ”於是給孩子起名叫亞設.

30:14 And in the days of the wheat harvest, Reuben went and found mandrakes in the field and he brought them to Leah his mother. And Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
到了收割麥子的時候, 流本出去, 在田間找到了一些風茄, 就拿來給他母親利亞. 拉結對利亞說: “請你把你兒子的風茄分一些給我. ”

30:15 And she said to her, “Is your taking my husband such a small thing that you will also take the mandrakes of my son?” Then Rachel said, “Then he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
利亞回答拉結: “你奪去了我的丈夫, 還算小事嗎? 你還要奪去我兒子的風茄嗎? ”拉結說: “好吧, 今夜就讓他與你同睡, 來交換你兒子的風茄. ”

30:16 When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him. And she said, “Come in to me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” And he slept with her that night.
到了晚上, 雅各從田間回來, 利亞出去迎接他, 說: “你要與我親近, 因為我實在用我兒子的風茄把你雇下了. ”那一夜, 雅各就與利亞同睡.

30:17 And God listened to Leah and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.
神垂聽了利亞的禱告, 利亞就懷孕, 給雅各生了第五個兒子.

30:18 Then Leah said, “God has given me my wage since I gave my servant girl to my husband.” And she called his name Issachar.
利亞說: “神給了我酬報, 因為我把我的婢女給了我的丈夫. ”於是給孩子起名叫以薩迦.

30:19 And Leah conceived again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob.
利亞又懷孕, 給雅各生了第六個兒子.

30:20 And Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good gift. This time my husband will acknowledge me, because I bore him six sons.” And she called his name Zebulun.
利亞說: “神把美好的禮物送了給我, 這一次我的丈夫要抬舉我了, 因為我給他生了六個兒子. ”於是給孩子起名叫西布倫.

30:21 And afterward she gave birth to a daughter. And she called her name Dinah.
後來利亞又生了一個女兒, 給她起名叫底拿.

30:22 Then God remembered Rachel and listened to her, and God opened her womb.
神顧念拉結, 垂聽了她的禱告, 使她能生育.

30:23 And she conceived and gave birth to a son. And she said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”
拉結就懷孕, 生了一個兒子, 說: “神把我的恥辱除去了. ”

30:24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, “Yahweh has added to me another son.”
於是給孩子起名叫約瑟, 說: “願耶和華再給我一個兒子. ”

30:25 And it happened that as soon as Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away that I may go to my place and my land.
拉結生了約瑟以後, 雅各對拉班說: “請你讓我走吧, 我好回到自己的地方, 自己的故鄉去.

30:26 Give me my wives and my children for which I have served you, and let me go. For you yourself know my service that I have rendered to you.”
請你把我服事你所得的妻子和兒女都給我, 讓我回去; 我怎樣服事了你, 你是知道的. ”

30:27 But Laban said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, I have learned by divination that Yahweh has blessed me because of you.”
拉班對他說: “我若蒙你賞臉, 請你不要走, 因為我得了神旨, 知道耶和華賜福給我, 是因你的緣故. ”

30:28 And he said, “Name your wage to me and I will give it.”
他又說: “請你定你的工資吧, 我必給你. ”

30:29 Then he said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have been with me.
雅各對拉班說: “我怎樣服事了你, 你的牲畜在我手裡情形怎樣, 你是知道的.

30:30 For you had little before me, and it has increased abundantly. And Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned. So then, when shall I provide for my own family also?”
我沒來以前, 你所有的很少, 現在卻大大地增加了; 耶和華隨著我的腳蹤賜福給你. 現在, 我甚麼時候才能興家立業呢? ”

30:31 And he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “Do not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flocks and keep them.
拉班問: “我該給你甚麼? ”雅各回答: “你甚麼也不必給我; 只要你答應我這一件事, 我就繼續牧放看守你的羊群.

30:32 Let me pass through all your flocks today, removing all the speckled and spotted sheep from them, along with every dark-colored sheep among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats. That shall be my wages.
今天我要走遍你的羊群, 凡有斑點的羊,黑色的綿羊和有斑點的山羊, 都挑出來, 作為我的工資.

30:33 And my righteousness will answer for me later when you come concerning my wages before you. Every one that is not speckled or spotted among the goats, or dark-colored among the sheep shall be stolen if it is with me.”
日後你來查看我的工資的時候, 我好對你證明我的公道. 凡在我手裡沒有斑點的山羊, 或不是黑色的綿羊, 都算是我偷來的. ”

30:34 Then Laban said, “Look! Very well. It shall be according to your word.”
拉班回答: “好吧, 就照你的話去作. ”

30:35 But that day he removed the streaked and spotted male goats and all the speckled and spotted female goats, all that had white on it, and every dark-colored ram, and put them in the charge of his sons.
當日, 拉班把有條紋和有斑點的公山羊,有斑點和有白紋的母山羊, 以及所有黑色的綿羊, 都挑出來交在自己的眾子手裡.

30:36 And he put a journey of three days between him and Jacob, and Jacob pastured the remainder of Laban’s flock.
又使自己和雅各之間相距有三天的路程. 雅各就牧放拉班其餘的羊群.

30:37 Then Jacob took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and peeled white strips on them, exposing the white which was on the branches.
雅各拿楊樹,杏樹和楓樹的嫩枝子, 把樹皮剝成白色的條紋, 使枝子露出白的部分來.

30:38 And he set the branches that he had peeled in front of the flocks, in the troughs and in the water containers. And they were in heat when they came to drink.
然後把剝了皮的枝子插在水溝和水槽裡, 枝子正對著來喝水的羊群. 羊群來喝水的時候, 就彼此交配.

30:39 And the flocks mated by the branches, so the flocks bore streaked, speckled, and spotted.
羊群對著枝子交配, 就生下有條紋和有斑點的小羊來.

30:40 And Jacob separated the lambs and turned the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the dark-colored in Laban’s flocks. And he put his own herds apart, and did not put them with the flocks of Laban.
雅各把羊羔分別出來, 使拉班的羊, 對著這些有條紋的和所有黑色的羊. 他為自己另組羊群, 不把牠們放在拉班的羊群中.

30:41 And whenever any of the stronger of the flocks were in heat, Jacob put the branches in full view of the flock in the troughs that they might mate among the branches.
到了肥壯的羊群要交配的時候, 雅各就在羊群的面前把枝子插在水溝裡, 使牠們在枝子中間彼此交配.

30:42 But with the more feeble of the flock he would not put them there. So the feebler were Laban’s and the stronger were Jacob’s.
但當瘦弱的羊群交配的時候, 雅各就不插枝子. 這樣, 瘦弱的就歸拉班, 肥壯的就歸雅各.

30:43 And the man became exceedingly rich and had large flocks, female slaves, male slaves, camels, and donkeys.
於是, 雅各變成非常富有, 擁有很多羊群,僕婢,駱駝和驢.

Genesis - Chapter 31

31:1 Now he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, “Jacob has taken all that our father has,” and “From that which was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.”
雅各聽見拉班的眾子談論, 說: “雅各把我們父親所有的都奪去了, 他這一切財物, 都是從我們父親的財產那裡得來的. ”

31:2 Then Jacob saw the face of Laban and, behold, it was not like it had been in the past.
雅各也注意到拉班的臉色, 對自己不像從前那樣了.

31:3 And Yahweh said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.”
那時, 耶和華對雅各說: “你要回到你列祖之地, 到你的親族那裡去, 我必與你同在. ”

31:4 So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flocks,
雅各就派人把拉結和利亞叫到田間的羊群那裡去,

31:5 and he said to them, “Look, I see the face of your father, that it is not like it has been toward me in the past. But the God of my father is with me.
對她們說: “我注意到你們父親的臉色, 對我不像從前那樣了; 但是我父親的神與我同在.

31:6 Now you yourselves know that I have served your father with all my strength,
我盡了我的力量來服事你們的父親, 這是你們知道的;

31:7 and your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God has not allowed him to harm me.
你們的父親卻欺騙了我, 十次更改了我的工資; 但神不容許他傷害我.

31:8 If thus he said, ‘Speckled shall be your wage,’ then all the flock bore speckled. And if he said, ‘Streaked shall be your wage,’ then all the flock bore streaked.
如果他說: ‘有斑點的算是你的工資’, 羊群所生的全部都有斑點; 如果他說: ‘有條紋的算是你的工資’, 羊群所生的全部有條紋.

31:9 God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.
這樣, 神把你們父親的牲畜奪來, 賜給我了.

31:10 Now it happened that at the time of the mating of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams mounting the flock were streaked, speckled, and dappled.
有一次, 羊群交配的時候, 我在夢中舉目觀看, 看見爬在母羊身上的公山羊, 都是有條紋,有斑點和有花斑的.

31:11 Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
神的使者在夢中對我說: ‘雅各. ’我說: ‘我在這裡. ’

31:12 And he said, ‘Lift up your eyes and see—all the rams mounting the flock are streaked, speckled, and dappled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.
他說: ‘你舉目觀看, 所有爬在母羊身上的公山羊, 都是有條紋,有斑點和有花斑的, 因為拉班向你所作的一切, 我都看見了.

31:13 I am the God of Bethel where you anointed a stone pillar, where you made a vow to me. Now get up, go out from this land and return to the land of your birth.’ ”
我就是伯特利的神, 你曾經在那裡用油膏過石柱, 又在那裡向我許過願. 現在你要起程, 離開這地, 回到你的親族那裡去吧. ’”

31:14 Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there yet a portion for us, and an inheritance in the house of our father?
拉結和利亞回答雅各, 說: “在我們父親的家裡, 我們還有可得的分和產業嗎?

31:15 Are we not regarded as foreigners by him, because he has sold us and completely consumed our money?
他不是把我們看作外人嗎? 因為他把我們賣了, 吞沒了我們的身價.

31:16 For all the wealth that God has taken away from our father, it belongs to us and to our sons. So now, all that God has said to you, do.”
神從我們父親奪回來的一切財物, 都是屬於我們和我們的兒女的. 現在神吩咐你的一切, 你只管作吧. ”

31:17 Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on the camels.
於是雅各起來, 叫他的兒女和妻子們都騎上駱駝.

31:18 And he drove all his livestock and his possessions that he had acquired, the livestock of his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-Aram, in order to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.
又趕著他所有的牲畜, 帶著他所得的一切財物, 就是他在巴旦．亞蘭所得的一切牲畜, 要到迦南地, 他父親以撒那裡去.

31:19 Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole the idols that belonged to her father.
當時拉班剪羊毛去了, 拉結就偷了他父親的神像.

31:20 And Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he intended to flee.
雅各瞞著亞蘭人拉班, 沒有告訴拉班他將要逃走.

31:21 Then he fled with all that he had, and arose and crossed the Euphrates and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.
於是, 雅各帶著他所有的一切逃走了. 他起程渡過了大河, 面對著基列山走去.

31:22 And on the third day it was told to Laban that Jacob had fled.
到了第三天, 有人告訴拉班說雅各逃走了.

31:23 Then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued after him, a seven-day journey, and he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
拉班就帶著自己的眾兄弟追趕他, 追了七日的路程, 才在基列山把他們追上了.

31:24 And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Take care that you not speak with Jacob, whether good or evil.”
當天晚上, 神在夢中來到亞蘭人拉班那裡, 對他說: “你要小心, 不可與雅各說甚麼. ”

31:25 And Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban and his kinsmen pitched their tents in the hill country of Gilead.
拉班追上了雅各. 當時雅各已經在山上支搭了帳棚; 拉班和他的眾兄弟, 也在基列山上支搭了帳棚.

31:26 Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done that you tricked me and have carried off my daughters like captives of the sword?
拉班對雅各說: “你作的是甚麼事呢? 你瞞著我, 把我的女兒們當作戰俘一樣帶走了.

31:27 Why did you hide your intention to flee and trick me, and did not tell me so that I would have sent you away with joy and song and tambourine and lyre?
你為甚麼暗中逃走, 瞞著我不讓我知道, 使我可以歡歡喜喜地唱歌,擊鼓,彈琴給你送行呢?

31:28 And why did you not give me opportunity to kiss my grandsons and my daughters goodbye? Now you have behaved foolishly by doing this.
你又不讓我與我的外孫和女兒親嘴. 你所作的太糊塗了！

31:29 It is in my power to do harm to you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night saying, ‘Take care from speaking with Jacob, whether good or evil.’
我本來有能力可以傷害你, 但昨天晚上, 你們父親的神對我說: ‘你要小心, 不可與雅各說甚麼. ’

31:30 Now, you have surely gone because you desperately longed for the house of your father, but why did you steal my gods?”
現在你既然渴想你的父家, 一定要回去, 為甚麼又偷我的神像呢? ”

31:31 Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought, ‘Lest you take your daughters from me by force.’
雅各回答拉班, 說: “我逃走, 是因為我害怕, 我心裡想: 恐怕你會把你的女兒們從我的手中搶走.

31:32 But with whomever you find your gods, he shall not live. In the presence of your kinsmen now identify what is with me that is yours and take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.
至於你的神像, 你在誰身上搜出來, 那人就不該活著; 你當著我們眾兄弟面前查一查, 如果在我這裡有甚麼東西是你的, 你只管拿去. ”原來雅各不知拉結偷了神像.

31:33 Then Laban went into Jacob’s tent and Leah’s tent and the tent of the two female servants and did not find his gods. And he came out of Leah’s tent and went into Rachel’s tent.
拉班進了雅各的帳棚,利亞的帳棚和兩個婢女的帳棚, 都沒有搜出甚麼, 於是從利亞的帳棚出來, 進了拉結的帳棚.

31:34 Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them in the saddle bag of the camel and sat on them. And Jacob searched the whole tent thoroughly but did not find them.
拉結已經把神像放在駱駝的鞍下, 自己坐在上面. 拉班搜遍了帳棚, 但沒有搜出甚麼.

31:35 And she said to her father, “Let there not be anger in the eyes of my lord, for I am not able to rise before you, for the way of women is with me. And he searched carefully and did not find the idols.
拉結對她父親說: “求我主不要生氣, 我不能在你面前起來, 因為我正有女人的經期. ”這樣, 拉班徹底搜查了, 也搜不出那神像來.

31:36 Then Jacob became angry and quarreled with Laban. Jacob answered and said to Laban, “What is my offense? What is my sin that you pursued after me?
雅各就生氣, 與拉班爭吵起來. 雅各責問拉班說: “我到底有甚麼過犯, 有甚麼罪惡, 你竟這樣急速地追趕我呢?

31:37 For you have searched all my possessions and what did you find among all the possessions of my household? Set it before my kinsmen and your kinsmen that they may decide between the two of us!
你已經搜遍了我所有的家具, 你有找到你家的東西沒有? 可以把它放在這裡, 在你我的眾兄弟面前, 讓他們可以在你我中間判斷一下.

31:38 These twenty years I was with you; your ewes and your female goats did not miscarry, and the rams of your flocks I did not eat.
這二十年來, 我與你在一起; 你的母綿羊和母山羊沒掉過胎, 你羊群中的公羊, 我沒有吃過.

31:39 I brought no mangled carcass to you—I bore its loss. From my hand you sought it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
被野獸撕裂的, 我沒有給你帶回來, 都是由我自己賠償; 無論白天偷去的, 或是黑夜偷的, 你都要我負責.

31:40 There I was, during the day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.
我白天受盡炎熱, 黑夜受盡寒霜, 不能入睡; 我經常是這樣.

31:41 These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
我這二十年在你的家裡, 為你的兩個女兒服事了你十四年; 為你的羊群服事了你六年; 你又十次改了我的工資.

31:42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac had not been with me, indeed now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my misery and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.”
如果不是我父親的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒所敬畏的神, 與我同在, 你現在必定打發我空手回去. 但神看見了我的苦情和我手中的辛勞, 所以他昨天晚上責備了你. ”

31:43 Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters and the grandsons are my grandsons, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see, it is mine. Now, what can I do for these my daughters today, or for their children whom they have borne?
拉班回答雅各, 說: “這些女兒是我的女兒; 這些孩子是我的孩子; 這些羊群也是我的羊群. 其實你眼所見的一切都是我的. 但我今日向我的女兒和她們所生的孩子, 能作甚麼呢?

31:44 So now, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it be a witness between me and you.”
來吧, 現在我和你可以立約, 作為你我之間的證據. ”

31:45 And Jacob took a stone and set it up as a stone pillar.
雅各就拿了一塊石頭, 立作石柱.

31:46 And Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a pile of stones, and they ate there by the pile of stones.
雅各又對自己的眾兄弟說: “你們把石頭堆聚起來. ”他們就把石頭拿來, 堆成了一堆. 他們又在石堆旁邊吃喝.

31:47 And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
拉班稱那石堆為伊迦爾．撒哈杜他, 雅各卻稱那石堆為迦累得.

31:48 Then Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness between me and you today.” Therefore its name is called Galeed,
拉班說: “今天這堆石頭是你我之間的證據. ”因此它名叫迦累得,

31:49 and Mizpah, because he said, “Yahweh watch between me and you when we are out of sight of each other.
又名叫米斯巴, 因為拉班說: “我們彼此分離以後, 願耶和華在你我中間鑒察.

31:50 If you mistreat my daughters, and if you take wives besides my daughters, when there is no man with us, see—God is a witness between me and you.”
你若苦待我的女兒, 或在我的女兒以外, 另娶妻子, 雖然沒有人在我們中間作證, 但你要注意, 神就是你我之間的見證人. ”

31:51 And Laban said to Jacob, “See, this pile of stones, and see the pillar that I have set up between me and you.
拉班又對雅各說: “你看這堆石頭, 看我在你我之間所豎立的石柱.

31:52 This pile of stones is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this pile of stones to you, and that you will not pass beyond this pile of stones and this pillar to me intending harm.
這堆石頭就是證據, 這石柱也是證據: 我決不越過這石堆到你那裡去, 你也決不可越過這石堆和石柱, 到我這裡來害我.

31:53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father judge between us.” Then Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
但願亞伯拉罕的神,拿鶴的神, 就是他們父親的神, 在我們中間判斷. ”雅各就指著他父親以撒所敬畏的神起誓.

31:54 And Jacob sacrificed a sacrifice on the hill, and he called his kinsmen to eat the meal. And they ate the meal and spent the night on the hill.
雅各又在山上獻祭, 叫了自己的眾兄弟來吃飯. 他們吃了飯, 就在山上過夜.

31:55 And Laban arose early in the morning and kissed his grandsons and his daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his homeland.
拉班清早起來, 與他的外孫和女兒親嘴, 給他們祝福. 然後拉班離開那裡, 回自己的地方去了. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為32:1)

Genesis - Chapter 32

32:1 And Jacob went on his way, and angels of God met him.
雅各繼續他的路程, 神的眾使者遇見他. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為32:2)

32:2 And when he saw them, Jacob said, “This is the camp of God!” And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
雅各看見他們, 就說: “這是神的軍隊. ”於是給那地方起名叫瑪哈念.

32:3 Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, to the land of Seir, the territory of Edom.
雅各先派使者到西珥地, 就是以東的地區, 他的哥哥以掃那裡去,

32:4 And he instructed them, saying, “Thus you must say to my lord, to Esau, ‘Thus says your servant Jacob, I have dwelled as an alien with Laban, and I have remained there until now.
吩咐他們說: “你們要對我主以掃這樣說: ‘你的僕人雅各這樣說: 我在拉班那裡寄居, 一直到現在.

32:5 And I have acquired cattle, male donkeys, flocks, and male and female slaves, and I have sent to tell my lord, to find favor in your eyes.’ ”
我擁有牛,驢,羊群,僕婢, 現在派人來報告我主, 希望得到你的歡心. ’”

32:6 And the messengers returned to Jacob and said, “We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”
使者回到雅各那裡說: “我們到了你哥哥以掃那裡, 他帶著四百人, 正迎著你來. ”

32:7 Then Jacob was very frightened and distressed. So he divided the people, flocks, cattle, and camels that were with him into two companies.
雅各感到非常懼怕和焦慮, 就把隨行的人,羊群,牛群和駱駝, 分成兩隊,

32:8 And he thought, “If Esau comes to one company and destroys it, the remaining company will be able to escape.”
心裡想: “即使以掃來擊殺這一隊, 餘下的一隊還可以逃脫. ”

32:9 Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Yahweh, who said to me, ‘Return to your land and to your family, and I will deal well with you.’
雅各說: “耶和華, 我祖亞伯拉罕的神, 我父以撒的神啊, 你曾經對我說過: ‘回到你自己的故鄉, 到你的親族那裡去, 我必厚待你. ’

32:10 I am not worthy of all the loyal love and all the faithfulness that you have shown your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
你向你僕人所施的一切慈愛和信實, 我實在不配得. 從前我只拿著我的手杖過這約旦河; 現在我卻擁有這兩隊人馬了.

32:11 Please rescue me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, lest he come and attack mother and children alike.
求你救我脫離我哥哥以掃的手, 因為我怕他來擊殺我, 連母親和孩子也擊殺了.

32:12 Now you yourself said, ‘I will surely deal well with you and make your offspring as the sand of the sea that cannot be counted for abundance.’ ”
你曾經說過: ‘我必厚待你, 使你的後裔好像海邊的沙一樣, 多到不可勝數. ’”

32:13 And he lodged there that night. Then he took from what he had with him a gift for Esau his brother:
那天晚上, 雅各在那裡過夜. 然後從他所擁有的牲畜中, 取出一部分, 作為給他哥哥以掃的禮物,

32:14 two hundred female goats, twenty male goats, two hundred ewes, twenty rams,
就是母山羊二百隻,公山羊二十隻,母綿羊二百隻,公綿羊二十隻,

32:15 thirty milk camels with their young, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys.
哺乳的母駱駝三十匹, 各帶著駒子, 母牛四十頭,公牛十頭,母驢二十頭,公驢十頭.

32:16 And he put them under the hand of his servants, herd by herd, and said to his servants, “Cross on ahead before me, and put some distance between herds.
雅各把這些分成一隊一隊, 交在僕人的手裡, 又對僕人說: “你們先過去, 每隊之間要留一段距離. ”

32:17 And he instructed the foremost, saying, “When Esau my brother comes upon you and asks you, saying, ‘Whose are you and where are you going? To whom do these animals belong ahead of you?’
他又吩咐走在最前的僕人說: “我哥哥以掃遇見你的時候, 如果問你: ‘你的主人是誰? 你要到哪裡去? 在你前面的這些牲畜是誰的? ’

32:18 Then you must say, ‘To your servant, to Jacob. It is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. Now behold, he is also coming after us.’ ”
你就要回答: ‘是你僕人雅各的, 是送給我主以掃的禮物, 他自己也在我們後面. ’”

32:19 And he also instructed the second servant and the third, and everyone else who was behind the herds, saying, “You must speak to Esau according to this word when you find him.
他又吩咐第二個,第三個和所有跟在隊伍後面的人說: “你們遇見以掃的時候, 都要這樣對他說.

32:20 And moreover, you shall say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he thought, “Let me appease him with the gift going before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will show me favor.”
你們還要說: ‘你的僕人雅各在我們後面. ’”因為他心裡想: “我先送禮物去, 藉此與他和解, 然後再與他見面, 或者他會原諒我. ”

32:21 So the gift passed on before him, but he himself spent that night in the camp.
於是禮物先過去了; 那天晚上雅各在營中過夜.

32:22 That night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
雅各那夜起來, 帶著他的兩個妻子,兩個婢女和十一個孩子, 都過了雅博渡口.

32:23 And he took them and sent them across the stream. Then he sent across all his possessions.
他帶著他們, 先打發他們過河, 然後又打發他所有的都過去.

32:24 And Jacob remained alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the dawn.
只留下雅各一人, 有一個人來與他摔角, 直到天快亮的時候.

32:25 And when he saw that he could not prevail against him, he struck his hip socket, so that Jacob’s hip socket was sprained as he wrestled with him.
那人見自己不能勝過他, 就在他的大腿窩上打了一下. 於是, 雅各與那人摔角的時候, 大腿窩脫了節.

32:26 Then he said, “Let me go, for dawn is breaking.” But he answered, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
那人說: “天快亮了, 讓我走吧. ”雅各說: “如果你不給我祝福, 我就不讓你走. ”

32:27 Then he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”
那人問他: “你叫甚麼名字? ”他回答: “雅各. ”

32:28 And he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”
那人說: “你的名字不要再叫雅各, 要叫以色列, 因為你與神與人較力, 都得了勝. ”

32:29 Then Jacob asked and said, “Please tell me your name.” And he said, “Why do you ask this—for my name?” And he blessed him there.
雅各問他, 說: “請把你的名告訴我. ”那人回答: “為甚麼問我的名呢? ”他就在那裡給雅各祝福.

32:30 Then Jacob called the name of the place Peniel which means “I have seen God face to face and my life was spared.”
於是, 雅各給那地方起名叫毗努伊勒, 意思說: “我面對面看見了神, 我的性命仍得保全. ”

32:31 Then the sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
雅各經過毗努伊勒的時候, 太陽剛剛出來, 照在他身上. 他因為大腿的傷, 跛腳行走.

32:32 Therefore the Israelites do not eat the sinew of the sciatic nerve that is upon the socket of the hip unto this day, because he struck the socket of the thigh of Jacob at the sinew of the sciatic nerve.
因此, 以色列人直到現在都不吃大腿窩上的筋, 因為那人在雅各的大腿窩上的筋打了一下.

Genesis - Chapter 33

33:1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, Esau was coming and four hundred men were with him. And he divided the children among Leah and among Rachel, and among the two of his female servants.
雅各舉目觀看, 見以掃帶著四百人來了; 他就把孩子分開三隊, 交給利亞,拉結和兩個婢女.

33:2 And he put the female slaves and their children first, then Leah and her children next, then Rachel with Joseph last.
他叫兩個婢女和她們的孩子走在前頭, 利亞和她的孩子跟著, 拉結和約瑟走在最後.

33:3 And he himself passed on before them and bowed down to the ground seven times until he came to his brother.
他自己卻走在他們前面, 七次俯伏在地, 直到走近他哥哥跟前.

33:4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
以掃跑來迎接他, 擁抱他, 伏在他頸項上, 與他親嘴; 兩個人都哭了.

33:5 Then Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children and said, “Who are these with you?” And he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”
以掃舉目觀看, 看見婦人和孩子, 就問: “這些與你同來的人是誰? ”雅各回答: “是神賜給你僕人的孩子. ”

33:6 Then the female servants drew near, they and their children, and they bowed down.
於是, 兩個婢女和她們的孩子上前下拜.

33:7 Then Leah and her children drew near and bowed down, and afterward Joseph and Rachel drew near and they bowed down.
利亞和她的孩子也上前下拜, 隨後, 約瑟和拉結也上前下拜.

33:8 And he said, “What do you mean by all this company that I have met?” Then he said, “To find favor in the eyes of my lord.”
以掃又問: “我遇見的這一群牲畜, 是甚麼意思呢? ”雅各回答: “是要討我主喜悅的. ”

33:9 Then Esau said, “I have enough my brother; keep what you have.”
以掃說: “弟弟啊, 我已經很富有了, 你的仍歸你吧. ”

33:10 And Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, you must take my gift from my hand, for then I have seen your face which is like seeing the face of God, and you have received me.
雅各說: “請不要這樣, 我若得你的喜悅, 就求你從我手裡收下這些禮物吧; 因為我看見了你的面, 就好像見了神的面; 你實在恩待了我.

33:11 Please take my gift which has been brought to you, for God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” And he urged him, so he took it.
請你收下我帶來給你的禮物, 因為神施恩給我, 我甚麼都有了. ”雅各再三懇求他, 他才收下了.

33:12 Then he said, “Let us journey and go on, and I will go ahead of you.”
以掃說: “我們起程前行吧, 我和你一起走. ”

33:13 But he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and the flocks and the cattle which are nursing are a concern to me. Now if they drove them hard for a day all the flocks would die.
雅各對他說: “我主知道孩子們還年幼嬌嫩; 牛羊也正在乳養的時候, 需要我的照顧; 如果要催趕牠們走一天的路, 恐怕所有牲畜都要死了.

33:14 Let my lord pass on before his servant and I will move along slowly at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me, and at the pace of the children until I come to my lord in Seir.”
請我主在僕人前頭先行; 我要照著在我面前群畜和孩子們的速度, 慢慢前行, 直走到西珥我主那裡去. ”

33:15 And Esau said, “Let me leave some of my people with you.” But he said, “What need is there? Let me find favor in the eyes of my lord.”
以掃說: “讓我把跟隨我的人留幾個在你這裡吧. ”雅各說: “為甚麼要這樣呢? 只要我得我主的喜悅就是了. ”

33:16 So Esau turned that day on his way to Seir.
於是, 以掃在那一天回西珥去了.

33:17 But Jacob traveled on to Succoth, and he built for himself a house, and he made shelters for his livestock. Therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.
雅各卻起程到疏割去, 在那裡為自己建造了一座房子, 又為牲畜搭了些草棚, 因此給那地方起名叫疏割.

33:18 And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-Aram. And he camped before the city.
雅各從巴旦．亞蘭回來的時候, 平平安安地到了迦南地的示劍城, 在城的對面支搭了帳棚.

33:19 And he bought a piece of land where he pitched his tent for one hundred pieces of money from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem.
他支搭帳棚的那塊地, 是他用一百塊銀子向示劍的父親哈抹的子孫買來的.

33:20 And there he erected an altar and called it “El Elohe Israel.”
在那裡雅各建了一座壇, 給它起名叫伊利．伊羅伊．以色列.

Genesis - Chapter 34

34:1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
利亞給雅各所生的女兒底拿, 出去要看看當地的女子.

34:2 And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. And he took her and lay with her and raped her.
當地的首長, 希未人哈抹的兒子示劍, 看見她, 就拉住她, 把她強姦, 污辱了她.

34:3 And his soul clung to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke tenderly to the girl.
示劍的心戀慕雅各的女兒底拿, 他深愛這少女, 就用甜言蜜語安慰她.

34:4 So Shechem said to Hamor his father, saying, “Get this girl for me as a wife.”
示劍對他父親哈抹說: “求你為我聘這女子為妻. ”

34:5 And Jacob heard that Dinah his daughter had been defiled, but his sons were with his flocks in the field. And Jacob kept silent until they came.
雅各聽見示劍姦污了他的女兒底拿; 但那時他的兒子正在田間看守他的牲畜, 所以他沒有作聲, 只等他們回來.

34:6 And Hamor, father of Shechem, went out to Jacob to speak with him.
示劍的父親哈抹出來見雅各, 要與他商議.

34:7 And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. And the men were distressed and very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by having sexual relations with the daughter of Jacob—something that should not be done.
雅各的兒子聽見了這事, 就從田間回來; 各人都感到非常悲痛和忿怒, 因為示劍在以色列中作了醜事, 就是把雅各的女兒姦污了, 這是不應該作的.

34:8 And Hamor spoke with them saying, “Shechem my son is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him for a wife.
哈抹與他們商議說: “我兒子示劍的心依戀你們家的女兒, 請你們把她給我的兒子為妻吧.

34:9 Make marriages with us. Give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.
你們與我們可以彼此結親; 你們可以把女兒嫁給我們, 也可以娶我們的女兒為妻.

34:10 You shall dwell with us and the land shall be before you; settle and trade in it, and acquire property in it.”
這樣, 你們可以與我們同住; 這地就擺在你們面前, 只管在其中居住, 來往作買賣, 購置產業吧. ”

34:11 Then Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will do.
示劍對底拿的父親和她的兄弟說: “但願我得你們的喜悅, 無論你們要甚麼, 我必給你們.

34:12 Make the bride price and gift as high as you like; I will give what you say to me. But give me the girl as a wife.”
任由你們向我要多重的聘金和多大的禮物, 我必照你們所說的給你們, 只要你們把這少女給我為妻就是了. ”

34:13 Then the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor speaking deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
雅各的眾子, 因為示劍姦污了他們的妹妹底拿, 就用欺詐的話回答示劍和他父親哈抹,

34:14 And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for that is a disgrace for us.
對他們說: “我們不能把妹妹給一個沒有受割禮的人為妻, 因為那是我們的恥辱.

34:15 Only on this condition will we give consent to you; if you will become like us—every male among you to be circumcised.
只有一個條件, 我們才可以答允你們, 就是你們當中所有的男子都受割禮, 像我們一樣.

34:16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take for ourselves your daughters, and we will live with you and become one family.
我們就可以把女兒嫁給你們, 也可以娶你們的女兒為妻; 我們可以與你們同住, 大家成為一族人.

34:17 But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our daughters and we will go.”
但如果你們不肯聽從我們受割禮, 我就要把我們家的女兒帶走了. ”

34:18 And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and in the eyes of Shechem, the son of Hamor.
哈抹和他兒子示劍覺得他們的提議很好.

34:19 And the young man did not delay to do the thing, for he wanted the daughter of Jacob. Now he was the most honored of his father’s house.
那少年就立刻照著去作, 因為他喜愛雅各的女兒; 他在他父親的全家中又是最受尊敬的.

34:20 Then Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and they spoke to the men of their city, saying,
哈抹和他兒子示劍來到自己的城的門口, 對城裡的人說:

34:21 “These men are at peace with us. Let them dwell in the land and let them trade in it. Now, behold, the land is broad enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give our daughters to them.
“這些人與我們和平相處, 不如讓他們在這地居住, 來往作買賣吧. 這地兩邊都很寬闊, 可以容納他們; 我們可以娶他們的女兒為妻, 也可以把我們的女兒嫁給他們.

34:22 Only on this condition will they give consent to us, to live with us and to become one family—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.
但是只有一個條件, 這些人才應允與我們同住, 大家成為一族人, 就是我們中間所有的男子都受割禮, 好像他們受了割禮一樣.

34:23 Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us give consent to them so they will live among us.”
這樣他們的牲畜,財產和所有的牲口, 不都要歸我們所有嗎? 只要我們應允他們的條件, 他們就與我們同住了. ”

34:24 And all those who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and Shechem. Every male was circumcised, all those who went out of the gate of his city.
所有從城門出入的人, 都聽從了哈抹和他兒子示劍的話. 於是, 所有從城門出入的男子, 都受了割禮.

34:25 And it happened that on the third day, while they were in pain, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, each took his sword and came against the unsuspecting city and killed all the males.
到了第三天, 他們正在疼痛的時候, 雅各的兩個兒子, 就是底拿的哥哥西緬和利未拿著刀劍, 趁著他們想不到的時候, 進了那城, 把所有的男子都殺了.

34:26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and they took Dinah from the house of Shechem and went out.
又用刀劍殺了哈抹和他兒子示劍, 然後從示劍的家裡把底拿帶走.

34:27 The other sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
雅各的兒子因為他們的妹妹被人姦污了, 就來到被殺的人那裡, 搶掠那城,

34:28 They took their flocks and their cattle and their donkeys, and whatever was in the field.
奪去他們的羊群,牛群和驢, 以及城裡和田間所有的,

34:29 They captured and plundered all that was in the houses—all their wealth, their little ones, and their women.
又把他們所有的財物,孩子和婦女都擄去. 屋裡所有的東西, 都搶掠一空.

34:30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me, making me stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites! I am few in number! If they gather against me and attack me, I will be destroyed—I and my household!”
雅各對西緬和利未說: “你們連累了我, 使我在這地的居民, 就是在迦南人和比利洗人中間, 成了可憎的人. 我們人數不多, 如果他們聯合起來對付我, 攻擊我, 我和我的家就必滅絕了. ”

34:31 But they said, “Shall he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
他們回答說: “他怎可以待我們的妹妹好像妓女一樣呢? ”

Genesis - Chapter 35

35:1 And God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there, and make an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from before Esau your brother.”
神對雅各說: “起來, 上伯特利去, 住在那裡; 你要在那裡築一座壇給神, 就是從前你逃避你哥哥以掃的時候, 向你顯現的那一位. ”

35:2 Then Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are in your midst and purify yourselves and change your garments.
雅各就對他的家人, 和所有與他在一起的人說: “你們要除去你們中間外族人的神像, 你們要潔淨自己, 更換你們的衣服.

35:3 Then let us make ready and let us go up to Bethel, so that I can make an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my trouble, and who has been with me on the way that I have gone.”
我們要起程, 上伯特利去; 我要在那裡給神築一座祭壇, 他就是在我遭患難的時候應允我的呼求, 在我所行的路上與我同行的那一位. ”

35:4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their hands, and the ornamental rings that were in their ears. And Jacob buried them under the oak which was near Shechem.
他們就把自己手中所有外族人的神像, 和自己耳朵上的環子, 都交給雅各; 雅各把這些東西埋在示劍附近的橡樹底下.

35:5 Then they set out on their journey, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, so that they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
他們出發了, 神使周圍的城市都非常懼怕, 他們就不追趕雅各的兒子.

35:6 And Jacob came to Luz which was in the land of Canaan (that is Bethel), he and all the people that were with him.
於是雅各和與他在一起的人, 到了迦南地的路斯, 就是伯特利.

35:7 And he built an altar there and called the place El-Bethel, for there God had appeared to him when he fled before his brother.
他在那裡築了一座壇, 就稱那地方為伊勒．伯特利, 因為他逃避他哥哥的時候, 神曾經在那裡向他顯現.

35:8 And Deborah, the nurse of Rebekah, died. And she was buried below Bethel, under the oak. And its name was called Allon-Bacuth.
利百加的乳母底波拉死了, 葬在伯特利下邊的橡樹底下, 所以給那棵樹起名叫亞倫．巴古.

35:9 And God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-Aram, and he blessed him.
雅各從巴旦．亞蘭回來以後, 神再次向他顯現, 賜福給他.

35:10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” Then his name was called Israel.
神對他說: “你的名原是雅各, 但以後不要再叫雅各, 以色列才是你的名. ”這樣, 神給他改名叫以色列.

35:11 And God said to him, “I am El-Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and an assemblage of nations shall be from you, and kings shall go out from your loins.
神對他說: “我是全能的神, 你要繁殖增多, 必有一大國從你而生, 又必有很多君王從你而出.

35:12 And as for the land that I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, I will give it to you. And to your descendants after you I will give the land.
我賜給亞伯拉罕和以撒的地, 我要賜給你, 我也要把這地賜給你的後裔. ”

35:13 And God went up from him at the place where he spoke with him.
神從與雅各談話的地方, 離開他上升去了.

35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar at the place where God had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. And he poured out a drink offering upon it, and poured oil on it.
雅各就在神與他談話的地方, 立了一根石柱; 在柱上澆了奠祭和油.

35:15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
雅各給神與他談話的地方起名叫伯特利.

35:16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. And she had hard labor.
他們從伯特利起程, 離以法他還有一段路程的時候, 拉結產期到了; 但她遇到難產.

35:17 And when her labor was the most difficult the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid for you have another son.”
她正在極辛苦的時候, 接生婆對她說: “不要怕, 你這次又得了一個兒子. ”

35:18 And it happened that when her life was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
拉結快要死了, 正要斷氣的時候, 她給她兒子起名叫便．俄尼; 他的父親卻叫他便雅憫.

35:19 And Rachel died and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
拉結死了, 葬在通往以法他的路旁. 以法他就是伯利恆.

35:20 And Jacob erected a pillar at her burial site. That is the pillar of the burial site of Rachel unto this day.
雅各在她的墳墓上立了一根柱子, 就是拉結的墓碑, 到今天還在.

35:21 And Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
以色列又起程前行, 在以得臺那邊支搭了帳棚.

35:22 And while Israel was living in that land Reuben went and had sexual relations with Bilhah, his father’s concubine. And Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
以色列在那地居住的時候, 流本竟去與他父親的妾辟拉同睡; 這事以色列也聽見了. 雅各共有十二個兒子.

35:23 The sons of Leah: The firstborn of Jacob was Reuben. Then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
利亞的兒子有: 雅各的長子流本, 以及西緬,利未,猶大,以薩迦和西布倫.

35:24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
拉結的兒子有: 約瑟和便雅憫.

35:25 The sons of Bilhah, the female servant of Rachel: Dan and Naphtali.
拉結的婢女辟拉的兒子有: 但和拿弗他利.

35:26 The sons of Zilpah, the female servant of Leah: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-Aram.
利亞的婢女悉帕的兒子有: 迦得和亞設. 這些都是雅各在巴旦．亞蘭所生的兒子.

35:27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, or Kiriath-Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac dwelled as aliens.
雅各來到基列．亞巴的幔利他父親以撒那裡, 基列．亞巴就是希伯崙, 是亞伯拉罕和以撒寄居過的地方.

35:28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.
以撒一生的年日共一百八十歲.

35:29 And Isaac passed away and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
以撒年紀老邁, 享盡天年, 就氣絕而死, 歸到他的親族那裡去了; 他兒子以掃和雅各把他葬了.

Genesis - Chapter 36

36:1 Now these are the descendants of Esau (that is, Edom).
以下是以掃的後代(以掃就是以東):

36:2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon, the Hittite, and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite,
以掃娶了迦南的女子為妻, 就是赫人以倫的女兒亞大, 和希未人祭便的孫女, 亞拿的女兒阿何利巴瑪;

36:3 and Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth.
又娶了以實瑪利的女兒,尼拜約的妹妹巴實抹.

36:4 And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel;
亞大給以掃生了以利法; 巴實抹生了流珥.

36:5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
阿何利巴瑪生了耶烏施,雅蘭和可拉. 這些都是以掃的兒子, 是在迦南地生的.

36:6 And Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters, and all the persons of his household, and his sheep and goats, and all his cattle, and all the goods that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to a land away from his brother Jacob.
以掃帶著他的眾妻子,兒女和家中所有的人, 以及他的牲畜,所有的牲口和他在迦南地所得的一切財產, 離開他的弟弟雅各到別的地方去了.

36:7 For their possessions were too many to live together, so that the land of their sojourning was not able to support them on account of their livestock.
因為他們都有很多財物, 所以不能住在一起; 又因他們牲畜很多的緣故, 他們寄居的地方也容不下他們.

36:8 So Esau dwelled in the hill country of Seir (Esau, that is Edom).
於是, 以掃住在西珥山上. 以掃就是以東.

36:9 Now these are the descendants of Esau, the father of Edom, in the hill country of Seir.
以下是西珥山以東人的始祖以掃的後代:

36:10 These are the names of the sons of Esau: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
這些是以掃眾子的名稱: 以利法是以掃的妻子亞大的兒子, 流珥是以掃的妻子巴實抹的兒子.

36:11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
以利法的兒子是提幔,阿抹,洗玻,迦坦和基納斯.

36:12 (Now Timnah was the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. And she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, the wife of Esau.
亭納是以掃的兒子以利法的妾; 她給以利法生了亞瑪力. 以上這些人是以掃的妻子亞大的子孫.

36:13 Now these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
流珥的兒子是拿哈,謝拉,沙瑪和米撒. 這些人是以掃的妻子巴實抹的子孫.

36:14 Now these are the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon, the wife of Esau: She bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
以下是祭便的孫女,亞拿的女兒,以掃的妻子阿何利巴瑪的兒子: 她給以掃生了耶烏施,雅蘭和可拉.

36:15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: the chiefs of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
以下是以掃子孫中的族長: 以掃的長子以利法的子孫中, 有提幔族長,阿抹族長,洗玻族長,基納斯族長,

36:16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.
可拉族長,迦坦族長,亞瑪力族長. 這些人是以東地以利法的族長, 都是亞大的子孫.

36:17 Now these are the sons Reuel, the son of Esau: the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
以掃的兒子流珥的子孫中, 有拿哈族長,謝拉族長,沙瑪族長和米撒族長. 這些人是以東地流珥的族長, 都是以掃的妻子巴實抹的子孫.

36:18 Now these are the sons of Oholibamah, the wife of Esau: the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the chiefs born of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the wife of Esau.
以掃的妻子阿何利巴瑪的子孫中, 有耶烏施族長,雅蘭族長和可拉族長. 這些人是亞拿的女兒,以掃的妻子阿何利巴瑪的族長.

36:19 These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs (that is, Edom).
以上這些人就是以掃的子孫和他們的族長. 以掃就是以東.

36:20 These are the sons of Seir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
以下是那地原有的居民, 何利人西珥的兒子: 羅坍,朔巴,祭便,亞拿,

36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
底順,以察和底珊. 這些人是以東地何利人西珥子孫中的族長.

36:22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. And Lotan’s sister was Timna.
羅坍的兒子是何利和希幔; 羅坍的妹妹是亭納.

36:23 Now these are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
朔巴的兒子是亞勒文,瑪拿轄,以巴錄,示玻和阿南.

36:24 Now these are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah—he is Anah who found the hot springs in the desert while he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon his father.
祭便的兒子是亞雅和亞拿. 當年在曠野牧放他父親祭便的驢, 發現了溫泉的, 就是亞拿.

36:25 Now these are the sons of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
亞拿的兒子是底順; 亞拿的女兒是阿何利巴瑪.

36:26 Now these are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
底順的兒子是欣但,伊是班,益蘭和基蘭.

36:27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
以察的兒子是辟罕,撒番和亞干.

36:28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
底珊的兒子是烏斯和亞蘭.

36:29 These are the chiefs of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
以下是何利人的族長: 羅坍族長,朔巴族長,祭便族長,亞拿族長,

36:30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
底順族長,以察族長,底珊族長. 這些都是何利人的族長, 在西珥地按著他們的宗族作族長的.

36:31 Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites.
以色列人還沒有君王統治之前, 在以東地作王的記在下面:

36:32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom. And the name of his city was Dinhabah.
比珥的兒子比拉在以東作王, 他的京城名叫亭哈巴.

36:33 And Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah from Bozrah, reigned in his place.
比拉死後, 波斯拉人謝拉的兒子約巴接替他作王.

36:34 And Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
約巴死後, 從提幔地來的戶珊接替他作王.

36:35 And Husham died, and Hadad, son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
戶珊死後, 比達的兒子哈達接替他作王; 這哈達就是在摩押原野上擊敗了米甸人的; 他的京城名叫亞未得.

36:36 And Hadad died, and Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
哈達死後, 瑪士利加人桑拉接替他作王.

36:37 And Samlah died, and Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
桑拉死後, 大河邊的利河伯人掃羅接替他作王.

36:38 And Shaul died, and Baal-Hanan, the son of Acbor, reigned in his place.
掃羅死後, 亞革波的兒子巴勒．哈南接替他作王.

36:39 And Baal-Hanan the son of Acbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.
亞革波的兒子巴勒．哈南死後, 哈達接替他作王; 他的京城名叫巴烏; 他的妻子名叫米希他別, 是米．薩合的孫女,瑪特列的女兒.

36:40 Now these are the names of the chiefs of Esau according to their families, according to their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
以下是以掃所出族長的名字(他們是按著自己的家族和住處命名的): 亭納族長,亞勒瓦族長,耶帖族長,

36:41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
阿何利巴瑪族長,以拉族長,比嫩族長,

36:42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
基納斯族長,提幔族長,米比薩族長,

36:43 Magdiel, and Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom) according to their settlements in the land of their possession.
瑪基疊族長和以蘭族長. 這些都是以東人的族長, 在所得作為產業的地上, 按著他們的住處作族長. 以東的始祖就是以掃.

Genesis - Chapter 37

37:1 And Jacob settled in the land of the sojourning of his father, in the land of Canaan.
雅各住在他父親寄居的地方, 就是迦南地.

37:2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers. Now he was a helper with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, the wives of his father. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.
雅各的歷史記在下面: 約瑟十七歲的時候, 與他的哥哥們一同牧羊. 他是個孩童, 與他父親的妾, 辟拉和悉帕的眾子, 常在一起. 約瑟把他們的惡行報告給父親.

37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, for he was a son of his old age. And he made a robe with long sleeves for him.
以色列愛約瑟過於愛其他的兒子, 因為約瑟是他年老時生的. 他給約瑟做了一件彩色長衣.

37:4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and were not able to speak peaceably to him.
約瑟的哥哥們見父親愛約瑟過於愛他們, 就恨約瑟, 不能與他和和氣氣地說話.

37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers. And they hated him even more.
約瑟作了一個夢, 把夢告訴哥哥們, 他們就越發恨他.

37:6 And he said to them, “Listen now to this dream that I dreamed.
約瑟對他們說: “請聽我所作的這個夢:

37:7 Now behold, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field and, behold, my sheaf stood up and it remained standing. Then behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
我們正在田間捆麥子, 我的麥捆忽然站立起來, 你們的麥捆都來圍著我的下拜. ”

37:8 Then his brothers said to him, “Will you really rule over us?” And they hated him even more on account of his dream and because of his words.
他的哥哥們對他說: “你真的要作我們的王嗎? 真的要管轄我們嗎? ”他們就為了約瑟的夢和他的話, 越發恨他.

37:9 Then he dreamed yet another dream and told it to his brothers. And he said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream again, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
後來約瑟又作了一個夢, 也把夢向哥哥們述說了. 他說: “我又作了一個夢, 我夢見太陽,月亮和十一顆星向我下拜. ”

37:10 And he told it to his father and to his brothers. And his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the ground to you?”
約瑟把夢向他父親和哥哥們述說了, 他父親就斥責他, 說: “你所作的這夢是甚麼夢呢? 我和你母親, 以及你的兄弟, 真的要來俯伏在地向你下拜嗎? ”

37:11 And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
他哥哥們都嫉妒他, 他父親卻把這事記在心裡.

37:12 Now his brothers went to pasture the flock of their father in Shechem.
約瑟的哥哥們去了示劍, 牧放他們父親的羊群.

37:13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing in Shechem? Come, let me send you to them.” And he said, “Here I am.”
以色列對約瑟說: “你的哥哥們不是在示劍牧放羊群嗎? 來吧, 我要派你到他們那裡去. ”約瑟回答他: “我在這裡. ”

37:14 Then he said to him, “Go now, see if it goes well for your brothers and for the flock, then return word to me.” And he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he arrived at Shechem.
以色列對他說: “你去看看你的哥哥們是不是平安, 羊群是不是平安, 就回來告訴我. ”於是打發他離開希伯崙谷, 他就到示劍去了.

37:15 And a man found him, and behold, he was wandering about in a field. And the man asked him, “What do you seek?”
有人遇見約瑟在田間迷了路, 就問他說: “你找甚麼? ”

37:16 And he said, “I am seeking my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are pasturing.”
他回答: “我正在找我的哥哥們, 請你告訴我他們在哪裡牧放羊群. ”

37:17 And the man said, “They have moved on from here, for I heard them saying, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’ ” Then Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.
那人說: “他們已經離開了這裡; 我聽見他們說: ‘我們要到多坍去. ’”於是約瑟去追尋哥哥們, 結果在多坍找到了他們.

37:18 And they saw him from a distance. And before he drew near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
他們遠遠就看見了他; 趁他還沒有走近, 大家就謀害他, 要把他殺死.

37:19 And each said to his brothers, “Look, this master of dreams is coming.
他們彼此說: “看哪, 那作夢的人來了.

37:20 Now then, come, let us kill him and throw him in one of the pits. Then we will say a wild animal devoured him. Then we will see what his dreams become.”
來吧, 我們把他殺了, 丟在一個枯井裡, 就說有猛獸把他吃了. 我們要看看他的夢將來要怎麼樣. ”

37:21 And Reuben heard it and delivered him from their hand and said, “We must not take his life.”
流本聽見了, 要救約瑟脫離他們的手. 他說: “我們不可取他的性命. ”

37:22 And Reuben said to them, “You must not shed blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the desert, but do not lay a hand on him”—so that he might rescue him from their hand to return him to his father.
流本又對他們說: “不可流他的血, 可以把他丟在這曠野的枯井裡, 不可下手害他. ”流本的意思是要救他脫離他們的手, 把他帶回去給他的父親.

37:23 And it happened that as Joseph came to his brothers they stripped Joseph of his robe, the robe with long sleeves, that was upon him.
約瑟到了哥哥們那裡, 他們就脫去他的外衣, 就是他穿在身上的那件彩衣.

37:24 And they took him and threw him into the pit (the pit was empty; there was no water in it).
他們拿住約瑟, 把他丟在枯井裡. 那井是空的, 裡面沒有水.

37:25 Then they sat down to eat some food. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead. And their camels were carrying aromatic gum and balm and spices on the way to Egypt.
他們坐下吃飯, 舉目觀看, 見有一群以實瑪利人從基列來. 他們的駱駝載著香料,乳香和沒藥, 要帶下埃及去.

37:26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
猶大對他的眾兄弟說: “我們殺了我們的兄弟, 把他的血隱藏起來, 究竟有甚麼益處呢?

37:27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, but our hand shall not be against him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers agreed.
我們不如把他賣給以實瑪利人, 不要下手害他, 因為他是我們的兄弟, 我們的骨肉. ”眾兄弟就聽從了他.

37:28 Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and brought him up from the pit, and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt.
有些米甸的商人經過那裡, 約瑟的哥哥們就把約瑟從枯井裡拉上來, 以二十塊銀子把他賣給以實瑪利人. 以實瑪利人就把約瑟帶到埃及去了.

37:29 Then Reuben returned to the pit and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he tore his clothes.
流本回到枯井那裡, 見約瑟不在井裡, 就撕裂自己的衣服.

37:30 And he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone! Now I, what can I do?”
他回到兄弟們那裡去, 說: “孩子不見了, 我可到哪裡去呢? ”

37:31 Then they took the robe of Joseph and slaughtered a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood.
於是, 他們宰了一隻公山羊, 把約瑟的長衣蘸在血裡;

37:32 Then they sent the robe with long sleeves and they brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please examine it. Is it the robe of your son or not?”
然後打發人把彩衣送到他們父親那裡, 說: “這是我們找到的. 請你認一認, 是你兒子的長衣不是? ”

37:33 And he recognized it and said, “The robe of my son! A wild animal has devoured him! Joseph is surely torn to pieces!”
他認出這件長衣, 就說: “是我兒子的長衣, 有猛獸把他吃了. 約瑟真的被撕碎了. ”

37:34 And Jacob tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
雅各就撕裂自己的衣服, 腰束麻布, 為他兒子哀悼了很多日子.

37:35 And all his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he refused to be consoled. And he said, “No, I shall go down to my son, to Sheol, mourning.” And his father wept for him.
他所有的兒女都起來安慰他, 他卻不肯接受他們的安慰, 說: “我要悲悲哀哀地下到陰間, 到我的兒子那裡去. ”約瑟的父親就為他哀哭.

37:36 And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, a court official of Pharaoh, a commander of the imperial guard.
米甸人後來把約瑟賣到埃及去, 賣給法老的一個臣宰, 軍長波提乏.

Genesis - Chapter 38

38:1 And it happened that at that time Judah went down from his brothers and pitched his tent near a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
那時, 猶大離開他的眾兄弟下去, 到一個亞杜蘭人的家裡居住, 那人名叫希拉.

38:2 And Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite there whose name was Shua. And he took her and went in to her.
猶大在那裡看見迦南人書亞的女兒, 就娶了她, 與她親近.

38:3 And she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
她就懷了孕, 生了一個兒子, 猶大給他起名叫珥.

38:4 And she conceived again and bore a son, and he called his name Onan.
她又懷孕, 生了一個兒子, 給他起名叫俄南.

38:5 And once again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. And he was in Chezib when she bore him.
她再懷孕, 又生了一個兒子, 就給他起名叫示拉. 她生示拉的時候, 猶大正在基悉.

38:6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
猶大為自己的長子珥娶妻, 名叫他瑪.

38:7 And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh killed him.
猶大的長子珥, 在耶和華眼中是個惡人, 所以耶和華取去他的性命.

38:8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to the wife of your brother and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
於是猶大對俄南說: “你去與你哥哥的妻子親近, 向她盡你作弟弟的本分, 替你的哥哥立後. ”

38:9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be for him, so whenever he went in to the wife of his brother he would waste it on the ground so as not to give offspring to his brother.
俄南知道生下來的孩子不會歸自己, 所以每次與哥哥的妻子親近的時候, 都遺精在地上, 免得替自己的哥哥立後.

38:10 And what he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so he killed him also.
俄南所作的, 在耶和華眼中是件惡事, 所以耶和華也取去他的性命.

38:11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Stay a widow in your father’s house until Shelah my son grows up,” for he feared he would also die like his brother. So Tamar went and stayed in the house of her father.
於是, 猶大對他的媳婦他瑪說: “你回到你父親家裡去守寡, 等我的兒子示拉長大. ”因為他心裡想: “恐怕示拉也像他兩個哥哥一樣死去. ”他瑪就回去, 住在她父親的家裡.

38:12 And in the course of time the daughter of Shua, the wife of Judah, died. When Judah was consoled he went up to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite, to Timnah.
過了很多日子, 猶大的妻子, 書亞的女兒死了. 守喪的時間過了以後, 猶大就和他的朋友亞杜蘭人希拉上亭拿去, 到替他羊群剪毛的人那裡.

38:13 And it was told to Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
有人告訴他瑪說: “你的公公現在上亭拿去剪羊毛. ”

38:14 So she removed the clothes of her widowhood and covered herself with the veil and disguised herself. And she sat at the entrance to Eynayim, which is on the way to Timnah, for she saw that Shelah was grown but she had not been given to him as a wife.
他瑪見示拉已經長大了, 還沒有娶她為妻, 就脫去守寡的衣服, 用帕子蒙臉, 遮蔽自己, 坐在亭拿路上, 伊拿印的城門口.

38:15 And Judah saw her and reckoned her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
猶大看見她, 以為她是個妓女, 因為她蒙著臉.

38:16 And he turned aside to her at the roadside and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give to me that you may come in to me?”
猶大就過到她那邊去, 說: “來吧, 讓我與你親近. ”原來他不知道她就是自己的媳婦. 他瑪說: “你與我親近要給我甚麼呢? ”

38:17 And he said, “I will send a kid from the goats of the flock.” And she said, “Only if you give a pledge until you send it.”
猶大說: “我從羊群中拿一隻小山羊送給你. ”他瑪說: “在你沒有送來以前, 你可以留些東西作為保證嗎? ”

38:18 And he said, “What is the pledge that I must give to you?” And she said, “your seal, your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” And he gave them to her and went in to her. And she conceived by him.
猶大問: “你要我給你甚麼作保證呢? ”他瑪回答: “你的印戒, 連同印的帶子, 以及你手裡的杖. ”猶大就給了她, 與她親近, 她就從猶大懷了孕.

38:19 And she arose and left, and she removed her veil from herself and put on the garments of her widowhood.
他瑪起來走了, 脫去帕子, 再穿上守寡的衣服.

38:20 And Judah sent the kid from the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite to take back the pledge from the hand of the woman, but he could not find her.
猶大託自己的朋友亞杜蘭人, 把一隻小山羊送去, 要從那女人手中取回保證物, 卻找不著她.

38:21 So he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is that cult prostitute that was at Eynayim by the roadside?” And they said, “There is no cult prostitute here.”
希拉問那地方的人說: “伊拿印路旁的妓女在哪裡呢? ”他們回答: “這裡是沒有妓女的. ”

38:22 Then he returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her. Morever, the men of the place said, ‘There is no cult prostitute here.’ ”
那人回去見猶大, 說: “我找不著她, 並且那地的人都說: ‘這裡是沒有妓女的. ’”

38:23 And Judah said, “Let her take them for herself, lest we be laughed at. Behold, I sent this kid, but you could not find her.”
猶大說: “那些東西任她拿去吧, 免得我們被人嗤笑. 我已經把這小山羊送了去, 可是你找不著她. ”

38:24 And about three months later it was told to Judah, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the whore, and now, behold, she has conceived by prostitution.” And Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned.”
大約過了三個月, 有人告訴猶大說: “你的媳婦他瑪作了妓女, 並且因此懷了孕. ”猶大說: “把她拉出來, 燒死她. ”

38:25 She was brought out, but she sent to her father-in-law saying, “By the man to whom these belong I have conceived.” And she said, “Now discern to whom these belong: the seal and cord and the staff.”
他瑪被拉出來的時候, 派人去見她的公公說: “這些東西是誰的, 我就是從誰懷了孕. ”她又說: “請你認一認, 這印戒,印的帶子和手杖是誰的? ”

38:26 Then Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not know her again.
猶大認出那些東西, 就說: “她比我更有理, 因為我沒有把她給我的兒子示拉為妻. ”從此猶大就不再與她親近了.

38:27 And it happened that at the time she gave birth that, behold, twins were in her womb.
到了他瑪將要生產的時候, 腹中竟是一對雙胎.

38:28 And it happened that at her labor one child put out a hand. And the midwife took it and tied a crimson thread on his hand saying, “This one came out first.”
她正在生產的時候, 一個孩子伸出一隻手來. 接生婆拿了一根朱紅線, 繫在他的手上, 說: “這一個是先出生的. ”

38:29 Then his hand drew back and, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” And she called his name Perez.
他把手收回去的時候, 他的哥哥就出來了. 接生婆說: “你為甚麼搶著出來呢? ”因此, 給他起名叫法勒斯.

38:30 And afterward his brother who had the crimson thread on his hand came out. And his name was called Zerah.
接著, 手上繫著一根朱紅線的弟弟也出來了. 因此, 給他起名叫謝拉.

Genesis - Chapter 39

39:1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a court official of Pharaoh, commander of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.
約瑟被帶下埃及去了. 有一個埃及人, 是法老的臣宰, 軍長波提乏, 從那些帶約瑟下來的以實瑪利人手裡買了他.

39:2 And Yahweh was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
耶和華與約瑟同在, 約瑟就事事順利, 住在他主人埃及人的家裡.

39:3 And his master observed that Yahweh was with him, and everything that was in his hand to do Yahweh made successful.
他的主人見耶和華與他同在, 又見耶和華使他手裡所作的盡都順利,

39:4 And Joseph found favor in his eyes and he served him. Then he appointed him over his house and all that he owned he put into his hand.
約瑟就得主人的歡心, 服事他的主人. 他主人指派他管理他的家, 把自己所有的一切都交在他手裡.

39:5 And it happened that from the time he appointed him over his house and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the house of the Egyptian on account of Joseph. And the blessing of Yahweh was upon all that he had in the house and in the field.
自從主人指派約瑟管理他的家, 和他所有的一切, 耶和華就因約瑟的緣故, 賜福給那埃及人的家. 他家裡和田間所有的一切, 都蒙耶和華賜福.

39:6 And he left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and he did not worry about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was well built and handsome.
波提乏把自己所有的一切, 都交在約瑟的手裡. 除了自己所吃的飯以外, 其他的事他一概不管. 約瑟生來體格壯健, 容貌俊美.

39:7 And it happened that after these things his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”
這些事以後, 約瑟主人的妻子以目傳情給約瑟, 說: “與我同睡吧. ”

39:8 But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not worry about what is in the house, and everything he owns he has put in my hand.
約瑟不肯, 對他主人的妻子說: “你看, 家中的事我主人一概不管; 他把他所有的一切, 都交在我的手裡.

39:9 He has no greater authority in this house than me, and he has not withheld anything from me except you, since you are his wife. Now how could I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
在這家裡沒有比我大的. 除你以外, 我主人沒有留下一樣不交給我, 因為你是他的妻子. 我怎可以作這極惡的事, 得罪神呢? ”

39:10 And it happened that as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not heed her to lie beside her or to be with her.
她雖然天天對約瑟這樣說, 約瑟卻不聽從她, 不肯與她同睡, 也不與她在一起.

39:11 But one particular day he came into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house were there in the house,
有一天, 約瑟到屋裡辦事, 家裡的人沒有一個在屋裡.

39:12 she seized him by his garment and said, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and he went outside.
婦人就抓住約瑟的衣服, 說: “與我同睡吧. ”約瑟把自己的衣服留在婦人的手裡, 跑到外面去了.

39:13 And it happened that when she saw that he left his garment in her hand and fled outside,
婦人見約瑟把衣服留在她手裡, 跑到外面去,

39:14 she called to the men of her house and said to them, “Look! He brought a Hebrew man to us to mock us! He came to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
就把家裡的人都叫了來, 對他們說: “你們看, 我丈夫帶回家來的希伯來人想調戲我. 他進到我這裡來, 要與我同睡, 我就大聲呼叫.

39:15 And when he heard me, that I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled, and he went outside.”
他一聽見我高聲呼叫, 就把衣服留在我身邊, 跑到外面去了. ”

39:16 Then she put his garment beside her until his master came to his house.
婦人把約瑟的衣服放在她身邊, 等她的主人回家.

39:17 Then she spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew slave that you brought to us came to me to make fun of me.
她又用同樣的話對他說: “你帶回家來的希伯來人, 竟進到這裡來, 要調戲我.

39:18 And it happened that as I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.”
我高聲呼叫, 他就把衣服留在我身邊, 跑到外面去了. ”

39:19 And when his master heard the words of his wife that she spoke to him, “This is what your servant did to me,” he became very angry.
約瑟的主人聽了他妻子對他所說的話, 說: “你的僕人就是這樣對待我. ”他就非常生氣.

39:20 And Joseph’s master took him and put him into prison, the place that the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in prison.
於是, 約瑟的主人拿住約瑟, 把他關在監裡, 就是王的囚犯被監禁的地方; 約瑟就在那裡坐監.

39:21 And Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed loyal love to him, and gave him favor in the eyes of the chief of the prison.
但是, 耶和華與約瑟同在, 向他施慈愛, 使他得到監獄長的歡心.

39:22 And the chief of the prison put all the prisoners that were in the prison into the hand of Joseph. And everything that was done there, he was the one who did it.
因此, 監獄長把監裡所有的囚犯都交在約瑟手裡; 他們在那裡所作的一切事務, 都由約瑟負責處理.

39:23 The chief of the prison did not worry about anything in his hand, since Yahweh was with him. And whatever he did Yahweh made it successful.
凡交在約瑟手裡的事務, 監獄長一概不聞不問; 因為耶和華與約瑟同在, 使他所作的盡都順利.

Genesis - Chapter 40

40:1 And it happened that after these things the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker did wrong against their lord, against the king of Egypt.
這些事以後, 埃及王的酒政和膳長, 得罪了他們的主人埃及王.

40:2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, with the chief cupbearer and chief baker.
法老就惱怒酒政和膳長這兩個臣宰,

40:3 And he put them in custody in the house of the chief of the guard, into the prison where Joseph was confined.
把他們關在軍長府內的監房裡, 就是約瑟被囚禁的地方.

40:4 And the chief of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. And they were in custody many days.
軍長把他們交給約瑟, 約瑟就侍候他們. 他們在監房裡過了好些日子.

40:5 And the two of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, dreamed a dream, each his own dream, with its own interpretation.
他們二人, 就是被關在監裡的埃及王的酒政和膳長, 同一夜各作了一個夢, 二人的夢各有不同的解釋.

40:6 When Joseph came to them in the morning he looked at them, and behold, they were troubled.
到了早晨, 約瑟進去到他們那裡, 見他們神色不安,

40:7 And he asked the court officials of Pharaoh that were with him in the custody of his master’s house, “Why are your faces sad today?”
就問法老的兩個臣宰, 就是與他一同關在他主人府內的監房裡的, 說: “今天你們的臉色為甚麼這樣難看呢? ”

40:8 And they said to him, “We each dreamed a dream, but there is no one to interpret it.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”
他們回答他: “我們各人作了一個夢, 但沒有人能夠解釋. ”約瑟對他們說: “解夢不是出於神嗎? 請把夢告訴我吧. ”

40:9 Then the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and he said to him, “In my dream, now behold, there was a vine before me,
酒政就把自己的夢告訴約瑟, 對他說: “在夢裡我看見我面前有一棵葡萄樹.

40:10 and on the vine were three branches. And as it budded, its blossoms came up, and its clusters of grapes grew ripe.
葡萄樹上有三根枝子; 樹一發芽, 就開了花, 上頭的葡萄都成熟了.

40:11 And the cup of Pharaoh was in my hand, and I took the grapes and squeezed them into the cup of Pharaoh. Then I placed the cup into the hand of Pharaoh.”
法老的杯在我手裡, 我拿了葡萄擠在法老的杯中, 把杯遞在法老的手裡. ”

40:12 Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: The three branches, they are three days.
約瑟對他說: “這夢的解釋是這樣: 三根枝子就是三天.

40:13 In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and will restore you to your office. And you shall put the cup of Pharaoh into his hand as was formerly the custom, when you were his cupbearer.
三天之內, 法老必使你抬起頭來, 恢復你原來的職位; 你仍要把杯遞在法老的手裡, 好像先前作他的酒政時一樣.

40:14 But remember me when it goes well with you, and please may you show kindness with respect to me, and mention me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
不過, 你一切順利的時候, 求你記念我, 施恩給我, 在法老面前提拔我, 救我脫離這監獄.

40:15 For I was surely kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me in this pit.”
我實在是從希伯來人之地被拐來; 就是在這裡, 我也沒有作過甚麼事該被關在監牢裡的. ”

40:16 And when the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good he said to Joseph, “I also dreamed. In my dream, now behold, there were three baskets of bread upon my head.
膳長見夢解得好, 就對約瑟說: “我也作了一個夢, 在夢裡我看見自己頭上有三籃白餅.

40:17 And in the upper basket were all sorts of baked foods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket upon my head.”
最上面的籃子裡, 有為法老烤的各種食物, 但飛鳥來吃我頭上籃子裡的食物. ”

40:18 Then Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: The three baskets, they are three days.
約瑟回答: “這夢的解釋是這樣: 三個籃子就是三天.

40:19 In three days Pharaoh will lift your head from you and hang you on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”
三天之內, 法老必砍下你的頭來, 把你掛在木頭上, 必有飛鳥來吃你身上的肉. ”

40:20 And it happened that on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of his servants.
到了第三日, 就是法老的生日, 他為臣僕擺設筵席, 在他們面前把酒政和膳長提出監來,

40:21 And he restored the chief cupbearer to his cupbearing position. And he placed the cup in the hand of Pharaoh.
恢復了酒政原來的職位, 叫他可以把杯遞在法老的手中;

40:22 But the chief baker he hanged as Joseph had interpreted to them.
法老卻把膳長掛起來, 正如約瑟給他們的解釋一樣.

40:23 But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
但是酒政並不記念約瑟, 竟把他忘記了.

Genesis - Chapter 41

41:1 And it happened that after two full years Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.
過了兩年, 法老作了一個夢, 夢見自己站在河邊.

41:2 And behold, seven cows, well built and fat, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.
有七頭母牛從河裡上來, 又健美又肥壯, 在蘆葦中吃草.

41:3 And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and gaunt, and they stood beside those cows on the bank of the Nile.
接著, 又有另外七頭母牛從河裡上來, 又醜陋又瘦弱, 站在岸上其他母牛旁邊.

41:4 And the ugly and gaunt cows ate the seven well built and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.
這些醜陋瘦弱的母牛, 竟把那些健美肥壯的母牛吃掉, 法老就醒了.

41:5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time, and behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were coming out of one stalk.
他又睡著, 作了第二個夢, 夢見一根麥莖, 長出七個麥穗, 又肥壯又美好.

41:6 And behold, seven thin ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.
接著, 又長出七個麥穗, 又乾瘦又被東風吹焦了.

41:7 And the thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven plump and full ears of grain. Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
這些乾瘦的麥穗, 竟把那七個又肥壯又飽滿的麥穗吞下去, 法老就醒了, 原來是一個夢.

41:8 And it happened that in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called all of the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men, and Pharaoh told his dream to them. But they had no interpretation for Pharaoh.
到了早晨, 法老心裡煩亂, 就派人去把埃及所有的術士和智慧人都召了來; 法老把自己的夢告訴他們, 但是沒有人能替法老解夢.

41:9 Then the chief of the cupbearers spoke with Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my sins today.
那時酒政告訴法老說: “我今日想起了我的過錯.

41:10 Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the house of the chief of the guard.
從前法老惱怒臣僕, 把我和膳長關在軍長府的監房裡.

41:11 And we dreamed a dream one night, I and he, each with a dream that had a meaning.
我們二人在同一夜都作了夢; 我們的夢各有不同的解釋.

41:12 And there with us was a young man, a Hebrew servant of the chief of the guard, and we told him the dream, and he interpreted our dreams for us, each according to his dream he interpreted.
在那裡有一個希伯來的少年人與我們在一起, 他是軍長的僕人, 我們把夢告訴了他, 他就替我們解夢, 各人的夢有不同的解釋.

41:13 And it happened just as he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and him he hanged.”
結果, 事情都照著他給我們的解釋實現了: 我恢復了原職, 膳長卻被掛起來. ”

41:14 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they brought him quickly from the prison. And he shaved and changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.
法老於是派人去召約瑟. 他們就急忙把約瑟從監裡帶出來. 他剃了頭,刮了臉,換了衣服, 就進去見法老.

41:15 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I dreamed a dream, but there is none to interpret it. Now, I have heard concerning you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
法老對約瑟說: “我作了一個夢, 沒有人能夠解釋. 我聽見人說, 你聽了夢, 就能解釋. ”

41:16 Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, “It is not in my power; God will answer concerning the well-being of Pharaoh.”
約瑟回答法老, 說: “解夢不在於我, 但神必給法老一個吉祥的解答. ”

41:17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now in my dream, behold, I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
法老告訴約瑟: “在夢裡我看見我站在河邊.

41:18 and behold, seven cows, well built and fat, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.
有七頭母牛從河裡上來, 又肥壯又健美, 在蘆葦中吃草.

41:19 And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, very ugly and gaunt—never have I seen any as them in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.
接著, 又有另外七頭母牛上來, 又軟弱又消瘦又十分醜陋, 在埃及全地我沒有見過這樣醜陋的牛.

41:20 And the thin and ugly cows ate the former seven healthy cows.
這又消瘦又醜陋的母牛, 竟把先前七頭肥壯的母牛吃掉.

41:21 But when they went into their bellies it could not be known that they went into their bellies, for their appearance was as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.
牠們吃了以後, 卻看不出牠們是吃掉了肥牛, 因為牠們醜陋的樣子仍是與先前一樣. 我就醒了.

41:22 Then I saw in my dream and behold, seven ears of grain were coming out of one stalk, full and good.
在夢裡我又看見一根麥莖, 長出七個麥穗, 又飽滿又美好.

41:23 And behold, seven withered ears of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.
接著, 又長出了七個麥穗, 又枯乾又乾瘦又被東風吹焦了.

41:24 And the thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven good ears of grain. And I told the magicians, but there was none to explain it to me.”
這些乾瘦的麥穗, 竟把那七個美好的麥穗吞下去. 我把夢告訴了術士, 但是沒有人能替我解答. ”

41:25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
約瑟對法老說: “法老的夢都是同一個意思, 神已經把所要作的事告訴法老了.

41:26 The seven good cows, they are seven years, and the seven good ears of grain, they are seven years. The dreams are one.
七頭美好的母牛是七年, 七個美好的麥穗也是七年; 兩個夢都是同一個意思.

41:27 And the seven thin and ugly cows coming up after them, they are seven years, and the seven empty ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, they are also seven years of famine.
那接著上來的七頭又消瘦又醜陋的母牛是七年, 那七個不結實,被東風吹焦了的麥穗也是七年, 都是七年饑荒.

41:28 This is the word that I have spoken to Pharaoh; God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
這就是我對法老所說: 神要作的事, 他已經向法老顯明了.

41:29 Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.
看哪, 埃及全地必有七年大豐收.

41:30 Then seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will consume the land.
接著又必有七年饑荒; 甚至埃及地所有的豐收都被人忘記了, 饑荒必把這地毀滅.

41:31 Abundance in the land will not be known because of the famine that follows, for it will be very heavy.
因為接著而來的饑荒太嚴重了, 使人不覺得這地有過豐收.

41:32 Now concerning the repetition of the dream twice to Pharaoh, it is because the matter is established by God, and God will do it quickly.
至於法老兩次作夢, 是因為神已經命定這事, 並且要快快地實行.

41:33 Now then, let Pharaoh select a man who is discerning and wise, and let him set him over the land of Egypt.
因此, 法老要找一個有見識有智慧的人, 派他管理埃及地.

41:34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint supervisors over the land, and let him take one-fifth from the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.
法老要這樣行, 在國中指派官員, 當七年豐收的時候, 徵收埃及地出產的五分之一.

41:35 Then let them gather all the food of these coming good years and let them pile up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
又叫他們把將要來的七個豐年的糧食收集起來, 積蓄五穀歸在法老的手下, 收在各城裡作糧食.

41:36 Then the food shall be as a deposit for the land for the seven years of the famine that will be in the land of Egypt, that the land will not perish on account of the famine.”
這些糧食要儲存起來, 可以應付將來埃及地的七年饑荒, 免得這地被饑荒所滅. ”

41:37 And the plan was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.
法老和他的臣僕, 都贊同這件事.

41:38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this in whom is the spirit of God?”
於是法老對臣僕說: “像這樣的人, 有神的靈在他裡面, 我們怎能找得著呢? ”

41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all of this known to you there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
法老對約瑟說: “神既然把這事指示了你, 就再沒有人像你這樣有見識有智慧了.

41:40 You shall be over my house, and to your word all my people shall submit. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”
你可以掌管我的家, 我的人民都要聽從你的話; 只有在王位上我比你大. ”

41:41 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
法老又對約瑟說: “你看, 我任命你治理埃及全地. ”

41:42 Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his finger and put it on the finger of Joseph. And he clothed him with garments of fine linen, and he put a chain of gold around his neck.
於是, 法老脫下他手上打印的戒指, 戴在約瑟的手上; 給他穿上細麻的衣服, 把金頸鍊掛在他的頸項上;

41:43 And he had him ride in his second chariot. And they cried out before him, “Kneel!” And Pharaoh set him over all the land of Egypt.
又叫約瑟坐在他的副車, 有人在他前面喊著: “跪下. ”這樣, 法老任命了約瑟治理埃及全地.

41:44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your consent no one will lift his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
法老對約瑟說: “我是法老, 但在埃及全地, 如果沒有你的許可, 沒有人可以隨意作事. ”

41:45 And Pharaoh called the name of Joseph Zaphenath-paneah and gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as a wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
法老給約瑟起名叫撒發那忒．巴內亞, 又把安城的祭司波提非拉的女兒亞西納, 給約瑟為妻. 約瑟出去巡行埃及全地.

41:46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled through the whole land of Egypt.
約瑟侍立在埃及王法老面前的時候, 年三十歲. 約瑟從法老面前出來, 遍行埃及全地.

41:47 And the land produced a plenty in the seven years of abundance.
在七個豐年的時候, 地裡的出產非常豐盛.

41:48 And he gathered all the food of the seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt. And he stored the food in the cities. The food of the field that surrounded each city he stored in its midst.
約瑟把埃及七個豐年的一切糧食都收集起來, 把糧食存放在城中; 各城周圍田地所出的糧食, 也存放在各城中.

41:49 And Joseph piled up grain like the sand of the sea in great abundance until he stopped counting it, for it could not be counted.
約瑟積蓄了極多的五穀, 好像海沙那樣多, 甚至他不再記下數量, 因為實在無法計算.

41:50 Before the years of famine came, Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore two sons to him.
在荒年還沒有來到以前, 約瑟生了兩個兒子, 是安城的祭司波提非拉的女兒亞西納給約瑟生的.

41:51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, “God has caused me to forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.”
約瑟給長子起名叫瑪拿西, 因為他說: “神使我忘記我所有的困苦, 以及我父的全家. ”

41:52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune.”
他給次子起名叫以法蓮, 因為他說: “神使我在受苦之地繁盛起來. ”

41:53 And the seven years of abundance which were in the land of Egypt came to an end.
埃及地的七年豐收一結束,

41:54 And the seven years of famine began to come as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all of the countries, but in the land of Egypt there was food.
七年饑荒就隨著來了, 正像約瑟所說的一樣. 各地都有饑荒, 只有埃及全地仍有糧食,

41:55 And when all the land of Egypt was hungry the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. And Pharaoh said to all the land of Egypt, “Go to Joseph; what he says to you, you must do.”
等到埃及全地也要挨餓的時候, 人民就向法老求糧. 法老對所有的埃及人說: “你們到約瑟那裡去, 他吩咐你們甚麼, 你們就作甚麼. ”

41:56 And the famine was over the whole land, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold food to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
當時饑荒遍及全國, 約瑟就開了所有的糧倉, 把糧食賣給埃及人, 因為埃及地的饑荒非常嚴重.

41:57 And every land came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.
各地的人都到埃及去, 向約瑟買糧, 因為各地的饑荒都非常嚴重.

Genesis - Chapter 42

42:1 When Jacob realized that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”
雅各見埃及有糧食, 就對兒子們說: “你們為甚麼彼此對望呢? ”

42:2 Then he said, “Look, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us there that we may live and not die.”
他又說: “我聽說埃及有糧食, 你們下到那裡去, 給我們買些糧食, 使我們可以活下去, 不至餓死. ”

42:3 And the ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.
於是, 約瑟的十個哥哥就下去了, 要從埃及買五穀.

42:4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, for he feared harm would come to him.
但雅各並沒有打發約瑟的弟弟便雅憫與哥哥們同去, 因為雅各說: “恐怕他會遇到災害. ”

42:5 Then the sons of Israel went to buy grain amid those other people who went as well, for there was famine in the land of Canaan.
以色列的眾子也在前來買糧的人群中, 因為迦南地也有饑荒.

42:6 Now Joseph was the governor over the land. He was the one who sold food to all the people of the land. And the brothers of Joseph came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
當時治理埃及地的官長是約瑟, 賣糧給那地所有的人民的就是他. 所以, 約瑟的哥哥們來俯伏在地向他下拜.

42:7 And Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them. And he spoke with them harshly and said to them, “From where have you come?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”
約瑟看見他的哥哥們, 就認得他們, 可是他裝作陌生人, 對他們說嚴厲的話, 問他們: “你們是哪裡來的? ”他們回答: “我們是迦南地來買糧食的. ”

42:8 And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
約瑟認得他的哥哥們, 他們卻不認得他.

42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed concerning them, and he said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!”
約瑟想起從前所作關於他們的兩個夢, 就對他們說: “你們是間諜, 是來偵察本地的虛實. ”

42:10 And they said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
他們對他說: “我主啊, 不是這樣, 僕人們實在是來買糧食的.

42:11 We all are sons of one man. We are honest men. We, your servants, are not spies.”
我們都是一個人的兒子, 是誠實人; 僕人們並不是間諜. ”

42:12 Then he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
約瑟對他們說: “不是的, 你們實在是來偵察本地的虛實. ”

42:13 Then they said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, but behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.”
他們說: “僕人們本是兄弟十二人, 我們都是迦南地一個人的兒子. 最小的現在與我們的父親在一起, 還有一個不在了. ”

42:14 But Joseph said to them, “It is what I said to you—you are spies.
約瑟對他們說: “我剛才對你們說: ‘你們是間諜. ’這話實在不錯.

42:15 By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh you will not go out from here unless your youngest brother comes here.
我要這樣試試你們: 我指著法老的性命起誓, 如果你們最小的弟弟不到這裡來, 你們就決不得離開這裡.

42:16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, but you will be kept in prison so that your words might be tested to see if there is truth with you. And if not, by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.”
你們可以派你們中間一個人回去, 把你們的弟弟帶來; 其餘的人都要囚禁起來, 好證明你們的話真實不真實. 如果不真實, 我指著法老的性命起誓, 你們就是間諜. ”

42:17 Then he gathered them into the prison for three days.
於是, 約瑟把他們收在監房裡三天.

42:18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live; I fear God.
到了第三天, 約瑟對他們說: “我是敬畏神的, 你們要這樣作, 就可以活著;

42:19 If you are honest, let one of your brothers be kept in prison where you are now being kept, but the rest of you go, carry grain for the famine for your households.
如果你們是誠實人, 就叫你們兄弟中一個人囚禁在監裡, 你們其餘的人可以帶著糧食回去, 解救你們家人的饑荒.

42:20 You must bring your youngest brother to me, and then your words will be confirmed and you will not die.” And they did so.
然後把你們最小的弟弟帶到我這裡來, 這樣, 就可以證明你們的話是真實的, 你們就不必死了. ”他們就照樣作了.

42:21 Then each said to his brother, “Surely we are guilty on account of our brother when we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded for mercy to us and we would not listen. Therefore this trouble has come to us.”
他們彼此說: “我們在對待弟弟的事上實在有罪. 他向我們求情的時候, 我們看見他心裡的痛苦, 卻不肯聽他, 所以這次苦難臨到我們身上了. ”

42:22 Then Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not say to you, do not sin against the boy? But you did not listen, and now, behold, his blood has been sought.”
流本回答他們, 說: “我不是對你們說過: ‘不要傷害那孩子’嗎? 可是你們不肯聽, 現在流他血的罪要向我們追討. ”

42:23 Now they did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.
他們不知道約瑟聽得明白, 因為他們中間有人當傳譯.

42:24 And he turned away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and spoke to them, and took Simeon from them and tied him up in front of them.
約瑟轉身離開他們, 哭了一陣, 又回到他們那裡, 與他們說話. 然後從他們中間拉出西緬來, 在他們眼前把他捆綁起來.

42:25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain and to return their money to each sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. Thus he did for them.
約瑟吩咐人把五穀裝滿他們的袋, 把他們的銀子放回各人的布袋裡; 又給他們路上用的食物. 一切就照樣辦了.

42:26 Then they loaded their grain upon their donkeys and went away from there.
他們把糧食馱在他們的驢上, 離開那裡去了.

42:27 And one of them later opened his sack to give fodder to his donkey at the lodging place and saw his money—behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
到了住宿的地方, 他們其中的一個人打開了布袋, 要拿飼料餵驢的時候, 才發現自己的銀子還在袋口那裡.

42:28 And he said to his brothers, “My money was returned and moreover, behold, it is in my sack!” Then their hearts failed them and each of them trembled and said, “What is this God has done to us?”
於是對兄弟們說: “我的銀子都歸還了. 你們看, 就在我的布袋裡. ”他們就心裡驚慌, 彼此戰戰兢兢地說: “神向我們作的是甚麼呢? ”

42:29 And when they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan they told him everything that had happened to them, saying,
他們回到迦南地他們的父親雅各那裡, 把他們遭遇的一切事都告訴了他, 說:

42:30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying out the land.
“那地的主人對我們說了一些嚴厲的話, 把我們當作偵察那地的間諜.

42:31 But we said to him, ‘We are honest; we are not spies.
我們對他說: ‘我們是誠實人, 並不是間諜.

42:32 We are twelve brothers, the sons of our father. One is no more and the youngest is with our father now in the land of Canaan.’
我們本是兄弟十二人, 都是一個父親的兒子; 有一個不在了, 最小的現在與我們的父親一起在迦南地. ’

42:33 Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest. Leave one brother with me, and take food for the famine in your households and go.
那地的主人對我們說: ‘我用這個辦法就可以知道你們是不是誠實人: 你們兄弟中要留下一人在我這裡, 其餘的人可以帶著糧食回去, 解救你們家人的饑荒.

42:34 And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies but you are honest. And I will give your brother back to you, and you will trade in the land.’ ”
然後把你們最小的弟弟帶到我這裡來, 我就知道你們不是間諜, 而是誠實人了. 這樣, 我就把你們的兄弟交還給你們, 你們也可以在這地自由來往. ’”

42:35 And it happened that when they emptied their sacks, behold, each one’s pouch of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw the pouches of their money, they were greatly distressed.
後來他們倒布袋的時候, 不料各人的銀包仍然在各人的布袋裡. 他們和他們的父親看見了銀包, 就都懼怕起來.

42:36 And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me—Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and Benjamin you would take! All of this is against me!
他們的父親雅各對他們說: “你們總是使我喪失兒子: 約瑟沒有了, 西緬也沒有了, 你們還要把便雅憫帶走; 每一件事都是針對我. ”

42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hand and I myself will return him to you.”
流本對他父親說: “如果我不把他帶回來給你, 你可以殺死我的兩個兒子; 只管把他交給我吧, 我必把他帶回來給你. ”

42:38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone remains. If harm meets him on the journey that you would take, you would bring down my gray head in sorrow to Sheol.”
雅各說: “我的兒子不可與你們一同下去, 因為他的哥哥死了, 只剩下他一個; 如果他在你們所走的路上遇到不幸, 你們就使我這白髮老人愁愁苦苦地下陰間去了. ”

Genesis - Chapter 43

43:1 Now the famine in the land was severe.
那地的饑荒十分嚴重.

43:2 And it happened that as they finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt their father said to them, “Return and buy a little food for us.”
他們把從埃及帶回來的糧食都吃完了. 他們的父親就對他們說: “你們再去替我們買些糧食回來吧. ”

43:3 Then Judah said to him, “The man solemnly admonished us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’
猶大對他說: “那人認真地警告我們說: ‘如果你們的弟弟不與你們一起來, 你們就不得見我的面. ’

43:4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you,
如果你讓我們的弟弟與我們同去, 我們就下去替你買糧食.

43:5 but if you will not send him, we will not go down, for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”
如果你不讓他去, 我們也不下去, 因為那人對我們說: ‘如果你們的弟弟不與你們一起來, 你們就不得見我的面. ’”

43:6 Then Israel said, “Why did you bring trouble to me by telling the man you still had a brother?”
以色列說: “你們為甚麼這樣害我, 告訴那人你們還有個弟弟呢? ”

43:7 And they said, “The man asked explicitly about us and about our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have a brother?’ And we answered him according to these words. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring down your brother’?”
他們回答: “那人確實查問有關我們和我們親屬的事, 說: ‘你們的父親還活著嗎? 你們還有其他的兄弟嗎? ’我們就照著這些話回答他. 我們怎麼知道他會說: ‘你們必要把你們的弟弟帶下來’呢? ”

43:8 Then Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and let us arise and go, so that we will live and not die—you, we, and our children.
猶大對他父親以色列說: “你若打發那孩子與我同去, 我們就立刻起程, 好叫我們和你, 以及我們的孩子都可以存活, 不至餓死.

43:9 I myself will be surety for him. You may seek him from my hand. If I do not bring him back to you and present him before you, then I will stand guilty before you forever.
我願意親自擔保他的安全, 你可以從我手裡追回他. 如果我不把他帶回來給你, 交在你面前, 我願終生承擔這罪.

43:10 Surely if we had not hesitated by this time we would have returned twice.”
要不是我們耽延, 現在第二次也回來了. ”

43:11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so then do this. Take some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift—a little balm and honey, aromatic gum and myrrh, and pistachios and almonds.
他們的父親以色列對他們說: “如果必須如此, 你們就這樣作: 你們把本地最好的出產放在袋裡, 帶下去給那人作禮物, 就是一點乳香,一點蜂蜜,香料,沒藥,粟子和杏仁.

43:12 And take double the money in your hands. Take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
你們手裡要多帶一倍銀子, 因為你們要把那放回在你們袋口裡的銀子帶回去, 那可能是弄錯了的.

43:13 And take your brother. Now arise and return to the man.
你們帶著你們的弟弟, 起程再到那人那裡去吧.

43:14 And may El-Shaddai grant you compassion before the man that he may release your other brother to you and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
願全能的神使那人憐憫你們, 給你們釋放你們那個兄弟和便雅憫. 至於我, 如果要喪失兒子, 就喪失了吧. ”

43:15 So the men took this gift, and they took double money in their hands, and Benjamin, and they rose up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
於是, 他們帶著這些禮物, 手裡拿著多一倍的銀子, 並且帶著便雅憫, 起程下到埃及去, 站在約瑟面前.

43:16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them he said to the one who was over his household, “Bring the men into the house and slaughter and prepare an animal, for the men shall eat with me at noon.”
約瑟見便雅憫與他們同來, 就對管家說: “把這些人帶到我家裡, 要宰殺牲畜, 預備筵席, 因為在正午的時候, 這些人要與我一起吃飯. ”

43:17 And the man did as Joseph had said, and the man brought the men into the house of Joseph.
管家就照著約瑟所吩咐的去作, 把這些人帶到約瑟的家裡.

43:18 And the men were afraid when they were brought into the house of Joseph. And they said “We were brought here on account of the money that was returned to our sacks the first time, that he might attack us and fall upon us to take us as slaves with our donkeys.”
他們因為被領到約瑟的家裡, 就害怕起來, 說: “我們被領到這裡來, 必定是為了頭一次放回在我們袋裡的銀子, 現在他們想攻擊我們, 制伏我們, 逼我們作奴僕, 又奪去我們的驢. ”

43:19 So they approached the man who was over Joseph’s house and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.
他們於是走近約瑟的管家, 在屋門口與他說話.

43:20 And they said, “Please, my lord, we surely came down once before to buy food,
他們說: “先生啊, 我們頭一次下來, 實在是要買糧食的.

43:21 but when we came to the place of lodging and we opened our sacks, then behold, each one’s money was in the mouth of his sack—our money in its full weight—so we have returned with it in our hands.
後來我們來到住宿的地方, 打開布袋的時候, 不料各人的銀子仍然在各人的袋口裡, 分文不少; 現在我們手裡又帶回來了.

43:22 Now, other money we have brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks.”
我們手裡又另外帶來銀子, 是買糧食用的. 我們不知道頭一次誰把我們的銀子放在我們的布袋裡. ”

43:23 And he said, “Peace to you; do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father must have given you a treasure in your sacks; your money came to me.” And he brought Simeon out to them.
管家說: “你們可以放心, 不要害怕, 是你們的神, 你們父親的神, 把財寶賜給你們, 放在你們的布袋裡. 你們的銀子我早已收到了. ”接著他把西緬帶出來交給他們.

43:24 Then the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and he gave them water and washed their feet, and gave fodder to their donkeys.
管家把他們領到約瑟的家裡, 給他們水洗腳, 又給他們飼料餵驢.

43:25 Then they laid out the gift until Joseph came at noon, for they had heard that they were to eat food there.
於是, 他們預備好了禮物, 等候約瑟中午到來, 因為他們聽說他們要在那裡吃飯.

43:26 And when Joseph came into the house they brought the gift that was in their hand into the house to him, and they bowed down before him to the ground.
約瑟回到家裡, 他們就把手中的禮物帶進屋裡送給他, 又俯伏在地向他下拜.

43:27 And he greeted them and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
約瑟先向他們問安, 然後又問: “你們的父親, 就是你們所說的那老人家平安嗎? 他還在嗎? ”

43:28 And they said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they knelt and bowed down.
他們回答: “你僕人我們的父親平安, 他還在. ”於是他們低頭下拜.

43:29 Then he lifted up his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and said, “Is this your youngest brother of whom you told me?” And he continued, “God be gracious to you, my son.”
約瑟舉目觀看, 看見自己同母所生的弟弟便雅憫, 就問: “這就是你們向我提過那最小的弟弟嗎? ”又說: “我兒啊, 願神賜恩給你. ”

43:30 Then Joseph hurried away, being overcome with emotion toward his brother, and sought for a place to cry. Then he went into a room and wept there.
約瑟愛弟弟之情激動起來, 就急忙去找個可哭的地方. 於是他進了自己的內室, 在那裡哭了一陣.

43:31 Then he washed his face and went out, now controlling himself, and said, “Serve the food.”
他洗了面, 然後出來, 抑制著自己的感情, 吩咐人說: “開飯吧. ”

43:32 And they served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, for Egyptians could not dine with Hebrews, because that was a detestable thing to Egyptians.
他們就給約瑟單獨擺了一席, 給那些人另外擺了一席, 又給那些與約瑟一同吃飯的埃及人擺了一席, 因為埃及人不能與希伯來人一同吃飯, 這是埃及人所厭惡的.

43:33 And they were seated before him from the firstborn according to his birthright to the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another amazed.
約瑟使眾兄弟在他面前排列坐下, 都是照著他們長幼的次序. 眾兄弟就彼此對望, 驚奇不已.

43:34 And portions were served to them from his table, and the portion of Benjamin was five times greater than the portion of any of them. And they drank and became drunk with him.
約瑟拿起自己面前的食物, 分給他們, 但是便雅憫分得的食物, 比別人多五倍. 他們就與約瑟一同喝酒宴樂.

Genesis - Chapter 44

44:1 Then he commanded the one who was over his household, saying, “Fill the sacks of the men with food as much as they are able to carry, and put each one’s money in the mouth of his sack.
約瑟吩咐管家說: “把糧食裝滿這些人的布袋, 要盡他們所能攜帶的, 又把各人的銀子放在他們的袋口;

44:2 And my cup—the cup of silver—you shall put into the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and the money for his grain. And he did according to the word of Joseph that he had commanded.
把我的銀杯, 放在最小的袋口, 連同他買糧食的銀子放進去. ”管家就照著約瑟吩咐的話去作.

44:3 When the morning light came the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
早晨天一亮, 那些人和他們的驢子都被打發走了.

44:4 They went out of the city, and had not gone far when Joseph said to the one who was over his house, “Arise! Pursue after the men and overtake them. Then you shall say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?
他們出了城, 走了不遠, 約瑟就對管家說: “起來, 追趕那些人; 追上了, 就對他們說: ‘你為甚麼以惡報善呢?

44:5 Is this not that from which my master drinks? Now he himself certainly practices divination with it. You have done evil in what you have done.’ ”
這不是我主人喝酒和占卜用的杯嗎? 你們所作的, 實在不對. ’”

44:6 When he overtook them he spoke these words to them.
管家追上了他們, 就對他們說了這些話.

44:7 And they said to him, “Why has my lord spoken according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
他們對管家說: “我主為甚麼說這樣的話呢? 你的僕人絕不會作這樣的事.

44:8 Behold, the money that we found in the mouth of our sacks we returned to you from the land of Canaan. Now why would we steal silver or gold from the house of my lord?
你看, 我們從前在袋口發現的銀子, 尚且從迦南地帶來還給你, 我們又怎會從你主人的家裡偷取金銀呢?

44:9 Whoever is found with it from among your servants shall die. And moreover, we will become slaves to my lord.”
在你僕人當中, 無論在誰那裡搜出來, 誰就要死, 我們也要作我主的奴僕. ”

44:10 Then he said, “Now also according to your words, thus will it be. He who is found with it shall be my slave, but you shall be innocent.”
管家說: “現在就照你們的話作吧, 只是在誰那裡搜出來, 誰就要作我的奴僕, 其餘的人都沒有罪. ”

44:11 Then each man quickly brought down his sack to the ground, and each one opened his sack.
於是, 他們急忙把自己的布袋卸在地上, 各人打開自己的布袋.

44:12 And he searched, beginning with the oldest and finishing with the youngest. And the cup was found in the sack of Benjamin.
管家就搜查, 從最大的開始, 查到最小的. 那杯竟在便雅憫的布袋裡搜出來了.

44:13 Then they tore their clothes, and each one loaded his donkey and they returned to the city.
他們就撕裂自己的衣服, 各人又把擔子馱在驢上, 回城去了.

44:14 And Judah and his brothers came to the house of Joseph—now he was still there—they fell before him to the ground.
猶大和他的兄弟來到約瑟的家裡, 那時約瑟還在那裡; 他們就在他面前俯伏在地.

44:15 Then Joseph said to them, “What is this deed that you have done? Did you not know that a man who is like me surely practices divination?”
約瑟對他們說: “你們所作的是甚麼事呢? 你們不知道像我這樣的人必能占卜嗎? ”

44:16 And Judah said, “What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? Now how can we show ourselves innocent? God has found the guilt of your servants! Behold, we are slaves to my lord, both we and also he in whose hand the cup was found.”
猶大說: “我們對我主可以說甚麼呢? 我們還有甚麼可說的呢? 我們怎能證明自己是清白的呢? 神已經查出你僕人們的罪孽了. 看哪, 我們和那在他手裡搜出杯來的, 都是我主的奴僕了. ”

44:17 But he said, “Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found, he will become my slave. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
約瑟說: “我絕不能這樣作. 在誰的手裡搜出杯來, 誰就要作我的奴僕; 你們其餘的人, 可以平平安安地上你們父親那裡去. ”

44:18 But Judah drew near to him and said, “Please my lord, let your servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.
猶大走近約瑟身邊, 說: “我主啊, 求你容許僕人說一句話給我主聽, 請不要向僕人發烈怒, 因為你好像法老一樣.

44:19 My lord had asked his servants, saying, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’
我主曾經問僕人們說: ‘你們還有父親或其他兄弟沒有? ’

44:20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have an aged father, and a younger brother, the child of his old age, and his brother died, and he alone remains from his mother, and his father loves him.’
我們曾經回答我主: ‘我們還有年老的父親和最小的弟弟, 是他年老時所生的. 他的哥哥死了, 他母親只剩下他一個孩子, 他父親非常愛他. ’

44:21 Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me that I may set my eyes upon him.’
你就對僕人們說: ‘把他帶下來到我這裡, 我要親眼看看他. ’

44:22 Then we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father; if he should leave his father, then he would die.’
我們對我主說: ‘那孩子是不能離開他父親的; 如果離開了, 他父親必定死. ’

44:23 Then you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall not again see my face.’
你對僕人們說: ‘如果你們最小的弟弟不與你們一同下來, 你們就不得見我的面. ’

44:24 And it happened that we went up to your servant, my father, and told him the words of my lord.
於是, 我們上到你僕人我們的父親那裡, 就把我主的話告訴了他.

44:25 And when our father said, ‘Buy a little food for us,’
後來我們的父親說: ‘你們再去替我們買些糧食回來吧. ’

44:26 then we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we shall go down. For we will not be able to see the face of the man unless our youngest brother is with us.’
我們就說: ‘我們不能下去, 如果有我們最小的弟弟與我們同去, 我們就下去; 因為我們最小的弟弟不與我們同去, 我們就不得見那人的面. ’

44:27 Then your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You yourselves know that my wife bore two sons to me.
你僕人我的父親對我們說: ‘你們知道我的妻子只給我生了兩個兒子.

44:28 One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he must have been torn to pieces,” and I have never seen him since.
一個已經離開我去了, 我想他必定是被野獸撕碎了; 直到現在, 我也沒有見過他.

44:29 And if you take this one also from me, and he encounters harm, you will bring down my gray head in sorrow to Sheol.’
現在你們又要把這個從我面前帶去, 如果他遇到不幸, 你們就使我這個白髮老人, 悲悲慘慘地下陰間去了. ’

44:30 So now, when I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us—now his life is bound up with his life—
我父親的命與這孩子的命, 是相連在一起的. 現在我回到你僕人我的父親那裡, 如果沒有孩子與我們在一起,

44:31 it shall happen that when he sees that the boy is gone, he will die. And your servants will bring down the gray head of your servant, our father, to Sheol with sorrow.
他一見沒有孩子, 就必定死; 這樣, 你僕人們就使你僕人我們的父親, 這個白髮老人, 愁愁苦苦地下陰間去了.

44:32 For your servant is pledged as surety for the boy by my father, saying, If I do not bring him to you, then I shall be culpable to my father forever.
因為僕人曾經向父親擔保這孩子的安全, 說: ‘如果我不把他帶回來交還給你, 我就在父親面前終生承擔這罪. ’

44:33 So then, please let your servant remain in place of the boy as a slave to my lord, and let the boy go up with his brothers.
現在求你容許僕人留下, 代替這孩子作我主的奴僕, 讓這孩子與他的哥哥們一同上去.

44:34 For how can I go up to my father if the boy is not with me? I do not want to see the misery which will find my father.”
因為如果孩子沒有與我同去, 我怎能上去見我的父親呢? 恐怕我會看見災禍臨到我父親身上. ”

Genesis - Chapter 45

45:1 Then Joseph was not able to control himself before all who were standing by him. And he cried out, “Make every man go out from me!” So no one stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
約瑟在所有侍立在他左右的人面前, 不能自制, 就喊叫說: “叫各人都離開我出去. ”這樣, 約瑟向他的兄弟們表白自己身分的時候, 沒有別人在場.

45:2 And he wept loudly, so that the Egyptians heard it and the household of Pharaoh heard it.
於是他放聲大哭, 埃及人聽到了; 法老一家也聽聞這事.

45:3 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” And his brothers were unable to answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.
約瑟對他的兄弟們說: “我就是約瑟, 我的父親還在嗎? ”他的兄弟們不能回答他, 因為他們在約瑟面前都非常驚惶.

45:4 So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they drew near. And he said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
約瑟對他的兄弟們說: “請你們上前來. ”他們就上前去. 他說: “我就是被你們賣到埃及的弟弟約瑟.

45:5 So now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves that you sold me here, for God sent me as deliverance before you.
現在你們不要因為把我賣到這裡來, 而自憂自責. 這原是神差派我在你們以先來這裡, 為要保全性命.

45:6 For these two years the famine has been in the midst of the land, but there will be five more years where there is no plowing or harvest.
現在這地的饑荒已經有兩年了, 還有五年不能耕種, 也沒有收成.

45:7 And God sent me before you all to preserve for you a remnant in the land and to keep alive among you many survivors.
神差派我在你們以先來這裡, 為要給你們在地上留下餘種, 大大施行拯救, 保全你們的性命.

45:8 So now, you yourselves did not send me here, but God put me here as father to Pharaoh and as master of all his household, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt.
這樣看來, 差派我到這裡來的, 不是你們, 而是神. 他立我作法老之父, 作他全家之主, 又作全埃及地的首相.

45:9 Hurry, and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me and do not delay.
你們要趕快上到我父親那裡去, 對他說: ‘你的兒子約瑟這樣說: 神立我作了全埃及的主; 請你下到我這裡來, 不要耽延.

45:10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen so that you will be near me, you and your children and your grandchildren, and your flocks and your herds and all that you have.
你和你的眾兒孫,牛羊, 以及你一切所有的, 都可以住在歌珊地, 與我相近.

45:11 And I will provide for you there, because there are still five years of famine—lest you and your household and all that you have become destitute.’
我要在那裡供養你, 因為還有五年的饑荒, 免得你和你的家人, 以及你一切所有的, 都陷入窮困裡. ’

45:12 Now behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is I who am speaking to you.
看哪, 你們和我弟弟便雅憫都親眼看見, 是我親口對你們說話.

45:13 And you must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt and all that you have seen. Now hurry and bring my father here.”
你們也要把我在埃及的一切尊榮, 和你們所看見的一切, 都告訴我的父親, 又要趕快把我的父親接到這裡來. ”

45:14 Then he fell upon the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
於是, 約瑟伏在他弟弟便雅憫的頸項上, 哭起來了; 便雅憫也伏在約瑟的頸項上哭.

45:15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. And afterward his brothers spoke with him.
他又與眾兄弟親嘴, 擁抱著他們哭. 然後, 他的兄弟們就跟他說話.

45:16 Then the report was heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” And it pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
消息傳到法老的家裡, 說: “約瑟的兄弟們來了. ”法老和他的臣僕都很高興.

45:17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers: ‘Do this—load your donkeys and go back to the land of Canaan,
法老對約瑟說: “你要對你的兄弟們說: ‘你們要這樣作: 使你們的牲口載滿貨物, 起程到迦南地去,

45:18 and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.’
把你們的父親和家人都接到我這裡來; 我要把埃及地美好的產物賜給你們, 你們也可以吃這地肥美的食物. ’

45:19 And you Joseph, are commanded to say this: ‘Do this! Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives, and bring your father and come!
現在我再吩咐你對他們說: ‘你們要這樣作: 從埃及地帶些車輛回去, 用來接你們的孩子和妻子, 並且把你們的父親接來.

45:20 Do not worry about your possessions, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’ ”
不要顧惜你們的家具, 因為埃及全地美好的產物都是你們的. ’”

45:21 And the sons of Israel did so. And Joseph gave them wagons at the word of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.
以色列的兒子們就照樣作了. 約瑟照著法老所吩咐的, 給了他們一些車輛和路上用的食物.

45:22 To each and to all of them he gave sets of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothing.
又給了他們各人一套新衣服, 但是給便雅憫三千四百二十克銀子和五套衣服.

45:23 And to his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys carrying the best of Egypt, and ten donkeys carrying grain and food and provisions for his father for the journey.
約瑟送去給他父親的, 有公驢十頭, 載著埃及美好的產物, 以及母驢十頭, 載著五穀,餅和給他父親在路上用的食物.

45:24 Then he sent his brothers away, and when they departed he said to them, “Do not be agitated on the journey.”
於是, 約瑟打發他的兄弟們回去, 他們走的時候, 約瑟對他們說: “你們在路上不要爭吵. ”

45:25 So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father.
他們離開埃及, 上到迦南地他們父親雅各那裡去,

45:26 And they spoke to him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart went numb, because he did not believe him.
告訴他, 說: “約瑟還在, 並且作了埃及全地的首相. ”雅各的心冷淡麻木, 因為他不相信他們.

45:27 Then they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them. And when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, then the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
他們就把約瑟對他們所說的一切話, 都告訴了他. 他們的父親雅各看見了約瑟派來接他的車輛, 心才甦醒過來.

45:28 And Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
以色列說: “夠了！約瑟我的兒子還在; 在我還沒有死以前, 我要去看看他. ”

Genesis - Chapter 46

46:1 So Israel journeyed with all that he had, and he came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
以色列帶著他所有的一切起程, 到了別是巴, 就向他父親以撒的神獻祭.

46:2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”
神在夜間的異象中對以色列說: “雅各, 雅各. ”雅各說: “我在這裡. ”

46:3 Then he said, “I am the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.
神說: “我是神, 就是你父親的神; 你不要怕下埃及去, 因為我必使你在那裡成為大國.

46:4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I myself will also bring you up. And Joseph will place his hand over your eyes.”
我要親自與你一同下到埃及去, 也必把你帶上來. 約瑟要親手合上你的眼給你送終. ”

46:5 So Jacob arose from Beersheba. And the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to transport him.
雅各就從別是巴起程. 以色列的眾子, 用法老為雅各送來的車輛, 接載他們的父親雅各, 以及他們的孩子和妻子.

46:6 And they took their livestock and their possessions that they had acquired in the land of Canaan. And they came to Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him,
他們又帶著牲畜, 和他們在迦南地所得的財物, 來到埃及. 這樣, 雅各和他所有的子孫, 都一同來了.

46:7 his sons and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters and his daughters’ daughters with him, into Egypt.
雅各把他的眾兒子,孫子,女兒,孫女和他所有的後裔, 都一同帶到埃及去了.

46:8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob
來到埃及的以色列人, 就是雅各和他的子孫, 名單記在下面: 雅各的長子是流本.

46:9 and the sons of Reuben: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
流本的兒子是哈諾,法路,希斯崙和迦米.

46:10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
西緬的兒子是耶母利,雅憫,阿轄,雅斤,瑣轄和迦南女子所生的掃羅.

46:11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
利未的兒子是革順,哥轄和米拉利.

46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
猶大的兒子是珥,俄南,示拉,法勒斯和謝拉, 但是珥和俄南都在迦南地死了. 法勒斯的兒子是希斯倫和哈母勒.

46:13 The sons of Issachar: Tolah, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
以薩迦的兒子是陀拉,普瓦,喲伯和伸崙.

46:14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
西布倫的兒子是西烈,以倫和雅利.

46:15 These are the sons of Leah that she bore to Jacob in Paddan-Aram, and Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters were thirty-three persons in all.
以上這些人是利亞在巴旦．亞蘭給雅各生的兒子, 另外還有女兒底拿. 這些子孫一共三十三人.

46:16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
迦得的兒子是洗非芸,哈基,書尼,以斯本,以利,亞羅底和亞列利.

46:17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and their sister Serah. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel.
亞設的兒子是音拿,亦施瓦,亦施韋和比利亞, 還有他們的姊妹西拉. 比利亞的兒子是希別和瑪結.

46:18 There are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob—sixteen persons.
以上這些人是拉班給女兒利亞作婢女的悉帕給雅各生的子孫, 一共十六人.

46:19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
雅各的妻子拉結, 生了約瑟和便雅憫.

46:20 And Ephraim and Manasseh, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of On bore to him, were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt.
約瑟在埃及地生了瑪拿西和以法蓮, 就是安城的祭司波提非拉的女兒亞西納給約瑟生的.

46:21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
便雅憫的兒子是比拉,比結,亞實別,基拉,乃幔,以希,羅實,母平,戶平和亞勒.

46:22 These are the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all.
以上這些人是拉結給雅各生的子孫, 一共十四人.

46:23 The sons of Dan: Hushim.
但的兒子是戶伸.

46:24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
拿弗他利的兒子是雅薛,沽尼,耶色和示冷.

46:25 These are the sons of Bilhah whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob—seven persons in all.
以上這些人是拉班給女兒拉結作婢女的辟拉給雅各生的子孫, 一共七人.

46:26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt who were his descendants, not including the wives of the sons of Jacob were sixty-six persons in all.
所有從雅各所生,與雅各一同來到埃及的人, 除了他的兒婦之外, 一共六十六人.

46:27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt were seventy.
另外還有約瑟在埃及所生的兩個兒子. 雅各家來到埃及的所有成員, 一共七十人.

46:28 He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to appear before him in Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen.
雅各派猶大先到約瑟那裡去, 請約瑟指教他去歌珊的路. 於是他們來到歌珊地.

46:29 Then Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell upon his neck and wept upon his neck a long time.
約瑟預備了車, 上去歌珊迎接他的父親以色列. 約瑟一看見他, 就伏在他的頸項上, 在他的頸項上哭了很久.

46:30 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die since I have seen your face, for you are still alive.”
以色列對約瑟說: “這一次我看見了你的面, 知道你還在, 我死了也甘心. ”

46:31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.
約瑟對他的兄弟們和他的父家說: “我要上去告訴法老, 對他說: ‘我在迦南地的兄弟們和我的父家, 都到我這裡來了.

46:32 And the men are shepherds, for they are men of livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their cattle and all that they have.’
這些人都是牧羊人, 以牧養牲畜為生. 他們把自己的牛羊和一切所有的, 都帶來了. ’

46:33 And it shall be that when Pharaoh calls you he will say, ‘What is your occupation?’
法老召見你們的時候, 如果問你們: ‘你們是作甚麼的? ’

46:34 Then you must say, ‘You servants are men of livestock from our childhood until now, both we and also our ancestors,’ so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is a detestable thing to Egyptians.”
你們就要回答: ‘僕人們從幼年直到現在, 都是以牧養牲畜為生. 我們和我們的祖先都是一樣. ’這樣, 你們就可以住在歌珊地, 因為埃及人厭惡所有牧羊的人. ”

Genesis - Chapter 47

47:1 So Joseph went and reported to Pharaoh. And he said, “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and their herds, and all that they have, have come from the land of Canaan. Now they are here in the land of Goshen.”
約瑟進去稟告法老, 說: “我的父親和兄弟們, 帶著他們的牛羊和他們所有的一切, 都從迦南地來了, 現在就在歌珊地. ”

47:2 And from among his brothers he took five men and presented them before Pharaoh.
約瑟從他所有的兄弟當中, 挑選了五個人, 把他們帶到法老面前.

47:3 And Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to Pharaoh, “Your servants are keepers of sheep, both we and also our ancestors.”
法老問約瑟的兄弟們說: “你們是作甚麼的? ”他們回答法老: “僕人們是牧羊人, 我們和我們的祖先都是一樣. ”

47:4 And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for your servant’s flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
他們又對法老說: “我們來是要在這地寄居, 因為迦南地的饑荒嚴重, 你僕人們的羊群沒有草吃, 所以, 現在求你容許你僕人住在歌珊地. ”

47:5 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.
法老對約瑟說: “你的父親和兄弟們到你這裡來了;

47:6 The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them live in the land of Goshen, and if you know there is among them men of ability, then appoint them overseers of my own livestock.”
埃及地都在你面前, 你只管叫你的父親和兄弟們住在這地最好的地方, 他們可以住在歌珊地. 你如果知道他們中間有能幹的人, 可以派他們看管我的牲畜. ”

47:7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
約瑟把他父親雅各帶到法老面前, 雅各就給法老祝福.

47:8 Then Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How old are you?”
法老問雅各: “你有多大年紀了? ”

47:9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my sojourning are one hundred and thirty years. Few and hard have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not reached the days of the years of the lives of my ancestors in the days of their sojourning.”
雅各回答法老: “我寄居在世的年日是一百三十歲. 我一生的年日又少又苦, 不及我祖先寄居在世的年日. ”

47:10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and he went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
雅各又給法老祝福, 然後離開法老出去了.

47:11 And Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and he gave them property in the land of Egypt in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed.
約瑟照著法老的吩咐安置他的父親和兄弟們, 把蘭塞地, 就是埃及地最好的地方, 給他們作產業.

47:12 And Joseph provided his father and his brothers and all the household of his father with food, according to the number of their children.
約瑟照著孩子的數目, 用糧食供養他的父親,兄弟們, 以及父親的家人.

47:13 Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. And the land of Egypt languished, with the land of Canaan, on account of the famine.
那時, 遍地都沒有糧食, 因為饑荒非常嚴重. 埃及地和迦南地的人, 因為饑荒的緣故都餓昏了.

47:14 And Joseph collected all the money found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain that they were buying. And Joseph brought the money into the house of Pharaoh.
約瑟收集了埃及地和迦南地所有的銀子, 就是眾人買糧的銀子; 約瑟就把那些銀子交到法老的王宮去.

47:15 And when the money was spent in the land of Egypt and from the land of Canaan, all of Egypt came to Joseph, saying, “Give us food! Why should we die before you? For the money is used up.”
埃及地和迦南地的銀子都用盡了, 埃及眾人就來到約瑟那裡, 說: “銀子已用完了. 求你給我們糧食吧, 我們為甚麼要餓死在你面前呢? ”

47:16 And Joseph said, “Give your livestock and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock if your money is used up.”
約瑟回答: “如果銀子用完了, 可以把你們的牲畜給我, 我就把糧食給你們, 交換你們的牲畜. ”

47:17 So they brought their herds to Joseph, and Joseph gave food to them in exchange for horses, their flocks, and their cattle and donkeys. And he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year.
於是, 他們把牲畜帶到約瑟那裡, 約瑟就把糧食給他們, 交換他們的馬匹,羊群,牛群和驢. 那一年, 約瑟就用糧食交換他們所有的牲畜, 來養活他們.

47:18 When that year ended, they came to him in the following year and said to him, “We cannot hide from my lord that our money and livestock belong to my lord. Nothing remains before my lord except our bodies and our land.
那一年過後, 第二年他們又來到約瑟那裡, 對他說: “我們不向我主隱瞞, 我們的銀子都用盡了, 牲畜也歸了我主; 在我主面前, 除了我們的身體和田地以外, 甚麼也沒有剩下了.

47:19 Why should we die in front of you, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, then we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Then give us seed and we shall live and not die, and the land will not become desolate.”
為甚麼我們和我們的田地要在你面前消滅呢? 求你用糧食買我們和我們的田地, 我們和田地就必為法老效勞了. 又求你給我們穀種, 使我們可以活著, 不至死亡, 田地也不至荒蕪. ”

47:20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for each Egyptian sold his field, for the famine was severe upon them. And the land became Pharaoh’s.
於是, 約瑟為法老買了埃及所有的田地, 因為埃及人遭遇了嚴重的饑荒, 各人都賣了自己的田地. 這樣, 那地就都歸法老所有.

47:21 As for the people, he transferred them to the cities, from one end of the territory of Egypt to the other.
至於人民, 約瑟把他們遷到城市裡去(“約瑟把他們遷到城市裡去”有古卷及古譯本作“使他們成了奴僕”), 從埃及境內的一端, 直到另一端.

47:22 Only the land of the priests he did not buy, for there was an allotment for the priests from Pharaoh, and they lived on the allotment that Pharaoh gave to them. Therefore they did not sell their land.
只有祭司的田地, 約瑟沒有買, 因為祭司有從法老所得的糧餉; 他們可以吃法老所給的糧餉, 所以沒有賣自己的田地.

47:23 And Joseph said to the people, “Look, I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you so you can sow the land.
約瑟對人民說: “看哪, 我今日為法老買了你們和你們的田地. 這裡有穀種給你們, 你們可以種地.

47:24 And it shall happen that at the harvest, you must give a fifth to Pharaoh and four-fifths shall be yours, as seed for the field and for your food and for those who are in your households, and as food for your little ones.”
到了收割的時候, 你們要把五分之一給法老, 其餘四分可以歸你們自己, 作田裡的種子, 又作你們以及你們家人和孩子的食物. ”

47:25 And they said, “You have saved our lives. If we have found favor in the eyes of my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh.”
他們說: “你救了我們; 願我們在我主面前得蒙喜悅, 我們就作法老的奴僕. ”

47:26 So Joseph made it a statute unto this day concerning the land of Egypt: one fifth to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests alone did not belong to Pharaoh.
於是, 約瑟為埃及的田地立了一個法例, 直到今日還有效, 就是五分之一歸給法老; 只有祭司的田地不歸給法老.

47:27 So Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they acquired possessions in it and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.
以色列人住在埃及國的歌珊地, 他們在那裡置業繁殖, 人數非常眾多.

47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. And the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred and forty-seven years.
雅各在埃及地住了十七年; 他一生的壽數是一百四十七歲.

47:29 When the time of Israel’s death drew near, he called to his son, to Joseph. And he said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please put your hand under my thigh, that you might vow to deal kindly and faithfully with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
以色列的死期快到了, 就把他兒子約瑟叫了來, 對他說: “如果我在你面前蒙你喜悅, 請你把手放在我的大腿底下起誓, 要以慈愛和誠實對待我, 不要把我埋葬在埃及.

47:30 but let me lie with my ancestors. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial site.” And he said, “I will do according to your word.”
我與我的祖先同睡的時候, 你要把我從埃及帶出去, 埋葬在他們的墓地裡. ”約瑟說: “我必照著你的話去作. ”

47:31 Then he said, “Swear to me.” And he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.
雅各說: “你要向我起誓. ”約瑟就向他起了誓, 於是以色列靠著床頭(“靠著床頭”有古譯本作“倚著杖頭”﹝參來11:21﹞)敬拜神.

Genesis - Chapter 48

48:1 And it happened that after these things, it was said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is ill.” And he took his two sons with him, Ephraim and Manasseh.
這些事以後, 有人對約瑟說: “你的父親病了. ”約瑟就帶著兩個兒子瑪拿西和以法蓮同去.

48:2 And it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel strengthened himself and he sat up in the bed.
有人告訴雅各, 說: “你的兒子約瑟到你這裡來了. ”以色列就勉強在床上坐起來.

48:3 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “El-Shaddai appeared to me in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
雅各對約瑟說: “全能的神曾經在迦南地的路斯向我顯現, 賜福給我,

48:4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and make you numerous, and will make you a company of nations. And I will give this land to your offspring after you as an everlasting possession.’
對我說: ‘我必使你繁殖增多, 成為一大族; 我必把這地賜給你的後裔, 作永遠的產業. ’

48:5 And now, your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before my coming to you in Egypt, are mine. Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine as Reuben and Simeon are.
我未到埃及見你之前, 你在埃及地生了兩個兒子, 現在他們算是我的; 以法蓮和瑪拿西是我的, 好像流本和西緬是我的一樣.

48:6 And your children whom you father after them shall be yours. By the name of their brothers they shall be called, with respect to their inheritance.
你在他們以後所生的子孫, 都是你的; 不過, 在繼承產業的事上, 他們可以歸在他們哥哥的名下.

48:7 As for me, when I came to Paddan-Aram Rachel died to my sorrow in the land of Canaan on the way when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath. And I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
至於我, 我從巴旦回來的時候, 在迦南地的路上, 那裡到以法他還有一段路程, 拉結就死在我身邊; 我在那裡把她埋葬在以法他的路旁. 以法他就是伯利恆. ”

48:8 When Israel saw the sons of Joseph he said, “Who are these?”
以色列看見約瑟的兒子, 就問: “他們是誰? ”

48:9 Then Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Please bring them to me that I may bless them.”
約瑟回答父親: “他們是我的兒子, 是神在這裡賜給我的. ”以色列說: “把他們領到我這裡來, 我要給他們祝福. ”

48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim on account of old age; he was not able to see. So he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
以色列因為年老, 眼睛昏花, 看不清楚. 約瑟領他們到他跟前去, 他就與他們親嘴, 擁抱他們.

48:11 And Israel said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see your face and behold, God has also shown me your offspring.”
以色列對約瑟說: “我想不到可以看見你的面, 現在神竟使我見到你的後裔. ”

48:12 Then Joseph removed them from his knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
約瑟把兩個兒子從以色列膝上抱下來, 自己臉伏在地下拜.

48:13 And Joseph took the two of them, Ephraim at his right to the left of Israel, and Manasseh at his left to the right of Israel. And he brought them near to him.
約瑟領著他們兩個到以色列的跟前, 以法蓮在約瑟的右邊對著以色列的左邊; 瑪拿西在約瑟的左邊對著以色列的右邊.

48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim (now he was the younger), and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
但是, 以色列兩手交叉, 右手按在次子以法蓮的頭上, 左手按在長子瑪拿西的頭上.

48:15 And he blessed Joseph and said, “The God before whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked, The God who shepherded me all my life unto this day,
要祝福約瑟, 說: “願我祖亞伯拉罕和以撒所侍候的神, 一生牧養我直到今日的神,

48:16 The angel who redeemed me from all evil, may he bless the boys. And through them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. And let them multiply into many in the midst of the earth.
那救我脫離一切禍患的使者, 賜福給這兩個童子. 願我的名, 我祖亞伯拉罕和以撒的名, 藉著他們得以流傳; 願他們在地上生養眾多. ”

48:17 When Joseph saw that his father put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, he was displeased. And he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from the head of Ephraim over to the head of Manasseh.
約瑟見他父親把右手按在以法蓮的頭上, 心裡就不高興, 於是拿住他父親的手, 要從以法蓮的頭上移到瑪拿西的頭上.

48:18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; because this one is the firstborn. Put your right hand upon his head.”
約瑟對他父親說: “爸爸啊, 不是這樣, 這個才是長子, 請你把右手按在他的頭上. ”

48:19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son; I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great, but his younger brother shall be greater than him, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
他父親卻不肯, 說: “我知道, 我兒啊, 我知道, 他也要成為一族, 也要強大; 只是他弟弟比他還要強大, 他的後裔要成為多族. ”

48:20 So he blessed them that day, saying, Through you Israel shall pronounce blessing, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
那一天, 以色列給他們祝福, 說: “以色列人要用你的名祝福人, 說: ‘願神使你像以法蓮和瑪拿西一樣. ’”於是, 以色列立以法蓮在瑪拿西之上.

48:21 And Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.
以色列又對約瑟說: “看哪, 我快要死了, 但是神必與你們同在, 必領你們回到你們祖先的土地去.

48:22 And I have given to you one slope of land rather than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorites by my sword and with my bow.”
現在我把從前用刀和弓, 從亞摩利人手中奪過來的那塊山地賜給你, 使你比眾兄弟多得一份. ”

Genesis - Chapter 49

49:1 Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together so that I can tell you what will happen with you in days to come.
雅各把他的眾子叫來, 說: “你們要聚集在一起, 我要把你們日後必遇到的事告訴你們.

49:2 Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob! Listen to Israel your father!
雅各的兒子們哪, 你們要一起來聽; 要聽你們父親以色列的話.

49:3 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, and the firstfruit of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power.
流本哪, 你是我的長子, 是我的力量, 是我的初生子; 你大有尊榮, 權力超眾;

49:4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel any longer, for you went up upon the bed of your father, then defiled it. You went up upon my couch!
但是你放縱情慾, 好像水沸騰一樣, 你必不能居首位; 因為你上了你父親的床; 上了我的榻, 然後把它玷污了.

49:5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. Let me not come into their council.
西緬和利未是兄弟; 他們的刀劍是強暴的武器.

49:6 Let not my person be joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and at their pleasure they hamstrung cattle.
我的靈啊, 不可加入他們的陰謀; 我的心啊, 不可參與他們的集會, 因為他們在怒中殺人, 任意砍斷牛的腿筋.

49:7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and I will scatter them in Israel.
他們的怒氣可咒, 因為非常暴烈; 他們的烈怒可詛, 因為十分兇猛; 我要把他們分散在雅各家; 把他們散居在以色列.

49:8 Judah, as for you, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies. The sons of your father shall bow down to you.
猶大啊, 你的兄弟們要稱讚你; 你的手必壓住仇敵的頸項; 你父親的眾子必向你下拜.

49:9 Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bowed down; he crouched like a lion and as a lioness. Who shall rouse him?
猶大是隻小獅子; 我兒啊, 你獵取了食物就上到洞穴去. 他屈身伏臥, 好像公獅, 又像母獅, 誰敢驚動他呢?

49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff between his feet, until Shiloh comes. And to him shall be the obedience of nations.
權杖必不離開猶大, 王圭必不離他兩腳之間, 直到細羅(“細羅”有古譯本作“屬他的那位”)來到, 萬族都要臣服他.

49:11 Binding his donkey to the vine and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he washes his clothing in the wine and his garment in the blood of grapes.
猶大把自己的驢駒拴在葡萄樹旁, 把自己的小驢繫在上等的葡萄樹旁; 他在葡萄酒中洗淨自己的衣服, 在血紅的葡萄汁中洗衣袍.

49:12 The eyes are darker than wine, and the teeth whiter than milk.
他因飲酒而雙眼發紅, 他因喝奶而牙齒雪白.

49:13 Zebulun shall settle by the shore of the sea. He shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon.
西布倫必在沿海地帶居住, 他必成為船隻停泊的港口, 他的邊界必伸到西頓.

49:14 Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds.
以薩迦是一頭粗壯的驢, 伏臥在羊圈(“羊圈”原文意思不詳, 或譯: “重馱”)之間;

49:15 He saw a resting place that was good, and land that was pleasant. So he bowed his shoulder to the burden and became a servant of forced labor.
他看安居為美, 他看肥地為佳, 他屈肩負重, 成了服苦的奴僕.

49:16 Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
但要審判自己的人民, 作以色列的一個支派.

49:17 Dan shall be a serpent on the way, a viper on the road that bites the heels of a horse, so that its rider falls backward.
但要作路上的蛇, 道中的毒蛇, 他要咬傷馬蹄, 使騎馬的人向後墜落.

49:18 I wait for your salvation, O Yahweh.
耶和華啊, 我向來等候你的拯救.

49:19 Bandits shall attack Gad, but he shall attack their heels.
迦得必被侵略者追逼, 他卻要追逼他們的腳跟.

49:20 Asher’s food is delicious, and he shall provide from the king’s delicacies.
至於亞設, 他的食物必定肥美, 他有美食可以供奉君王.

49:21 Naphtali is a doe running free that puts forth beautiful words.
拿弗他利是隻得釋放的母鹿, 發出優美的言語.

49:22 Joseph is the bough of a fruitful vine, a fruitful bough by a spring. His branches climb over the wall.
約瑟是一根結果子的樹枝, 是一根泉旁結果子的樹枝, 他的枝條蔓延出牆外.

49:23 The archers fiercely attacked him. They shot arrows at him and were hostile to him.
弓箭手把他苦害, 向他射箭敵對他.

49:24 But his bow remained in a steady position; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
但他的弓依然堅硬, 他的手臂仍舊敏捷, 這是出於雅各的大能者之手; 出於以色列的牧者, 以色列的磐石.

49:25 Because of the God of your father he will help you and by Shaddai he will bless you with the blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and the womb.
是你父親的神幫助你, 是那全能者賜給你; 他把從天上來的福, 地下深淵蘊藏著的福, 哺乳和生育的福, 都賜給你.

49:26 The blessings of your father are superior to the blessings of my ancestors, to the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the forehead of the prince of his brothers.
你父親的祝福, 勝過我祖先的祝福(“勝過我祖先的祝福”有古譯本作“勝過亙古的山岡”), 勝過永遠山嶺上的美物. 願這些福都降在約瑟的頭上, 降在兄弟中作王子的那一位頭上.

49:27 Benjamin is a devouring wolf, devouring the prey in the morning, and dividing the plunder in the evening.
便雅憫是隻撕掠的豺狼, 早晨吞吃他的獵物, 晚上瓜分他的擄物. ”

49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, each according to their blessing.
這些就是以色列的十二支派; 以上是他們父親對他們所說的話, 是按著各人的福分給他們所祝的福.

49:29 Then he instructed them and said to them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me among my ancestors in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
雅各又囑咐他們, 對他們說: “我快要歸到我的親族那裡去, 你們要把我埋葬在赫人以弗崙田間的洞裡, 與我的祖先在一起.

49:30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah that is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
這個洞在迦南地, 在幔利前面的麥比拉的田間. 那地方原是亞伯拉罕向赫人以弗崙買下來作墳地的.

49:31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife. And there I buried Leah—
他們在那裡埋葬了亞伯拉罕和他的妻子撒拉; 又在那裡埋葬了以撒和他的妻子利百加; 我也在那裡埋葬了利亞.

49:32 the purchase of the field and the cave which was in it from the Hittites.”
那塊田和田間的洞, 是向赫人買來的. ”

49:33 When Jacob finished instructing his sons he drew his feet up to the bed. Then he took his last breath and was gathered to his people.
雅各對他的眾子囑咐完了, 就把雙腳收回床上, 氣絕而死, 歸到他的親族那裡去了.

Genesis - Chapter 50

50:1 Then Joseph fell on the face of his father and wept upon him and kissed him.
約瑟伏在他父親的臉上, 為他哀哭, 與他親嘴.

50:2 And Joseph instructed his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
約瑟吩咐臣僕中作醫生的, 用香料包殮了他的父親. 他們就用香料包殮了以色列.

50:3 Forty days were required for it, for thus are the days required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.
這事足足費了四十天, 因為用香料包殮屍體是需要這樣長的時間. 埃及人為他哀哭了七十天.

50:4 When the days of his weeping had passed, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying,
為他哀哭的日子過了, 約瑟就對法老家裡的人說: “我若在你們面前得蒙喜悅, 請你們代我稟告法老說:

50:5 ‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am about to die. In the tomb that I have hewed out for myself in the land of Canaan—there you must bury me.” So then, please let me go up and let me bury my father; then I will return.’ ”
‘我父親曾經叫我起誓, 說: “看哪, 我快要死了; 你要把我埋葬在迦南地, 在我為自己所掘的墳墓裡. ”現在求你讓我上去, 埋葬我的父親, 之後我必定回來. ’”

50:6 Then Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father as he made you swear.”
法老說: “你可以上去, 照著你父親叫你起的誓, 把他埋葬. ”

50:7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. And all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, went up with him,
於是, 約瑟上去埋葬他的父親. 與他一同上去的, 有法老所有的臣僕, 法老家中的長老, 和埃及地所有的長老,

50:8 with all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and the household of his father. They left only their little children and their flocks and their herds in the land of Goshen.
還有約瑟的全家, 他的兄弟們和他父親的家人; 他們把孩子和牛羊留在歌珊地.

50:9 And there also went up with him chariots and horsemen. The company was very great.
又有車輛和馬兵與他一同上去, 成了一大隊行列.

50:10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which was beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and sorrowful wailing. And he made a mourning ceremony for his father seven days.
他們到了約旦河東岸的亞達禾場, 就在那裡大大地哀悼痛哭. 約瑟為他父親舉哀七天.

50:11 And when the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, saw the mourning ceremony at the threshing floor of Atad they said, “This is a severe mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore its name was called Abel-Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
住在那地的迦南人看見了亞達禾場的哀悼, 就說: “這是埃及人一場非常傷痛的哀悼. ”因此, 在約旦河東岸的那地方名叫亞伯．麥西.

50:12 Thus his sons did to him just as he had instructed them.
雅各的眾子就照著父親囑咐他們的去作,

50:13 And his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which field Abraham had bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite before Mamre.
把雅各運到迦南地, 葬在麥比拉田間的洞裡. 那地方在幔利的前面, 是亞伯拉罕向赫人以弗崙買下來作墳地的.

50:14 And after burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.
約瑟埋葬了他父親以後, 就和他的眾兄弟, 以及所有與他一同上去埋葬他父親的人都回埃及去了.

50:15 And when the brothers of Joseph saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hold a grudge against us and pay us back dearly for all the evil that we did to him.”
約瑟的哥哥們看見父親死了, 就說: “或者約瑟仍然會懷恨我們, 要報復我們從前向他所作的一切惡事. ”

50:16 So they sent word to Joseph saying, “Your father commanded us before his death, saying,
他們就打發人到約瑟那裡, 說: “你父親未死以前曾經囑咐說:

50:17 “Thus you must say to Joseph, ‘O, please now forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did evil to you.’ So now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
‘你們要對約瑟這樣說: 從前你的哥哥們惡待你, 求你饒恕他們的過犯和罪惡. 現在求你饒恕你父親神之僕人的過犯. ’”約瑟聽見這話就哭了.

50:18 Then his brothers went also and fell before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.”
他的哥哥們也親自來了, 俯伏在他面前, 說: “看哪, 我們是你的奴僕. ”

50:19 Then Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?
約瑟對他們說: “你們不要害怕, 我怎能代替神呢?

50:20 As for you, you planned evil against me, but God planned it for good, in order to do this—to keep many people alive—as it is today.
從前你們有意要害我, 但神有美好的意思在其中, 為要成就今日的光景, 使許多人的性命得以保全.

50:21 So then, do not be afraid. I myself will provide for you and your little ones. And he consoled them and spoke kindly to them.
現在你們不要害怕, 我必供養你們和你們的孩子. ”於是約瑟用仁慈的話安慰他們.

50:22 So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and the house of his father. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.
約瑟和他父親的家人, 都住在埃及. 約瑟活了一百一十歲.

50:23 And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. Moreover, the children of Makir, son of Manasseh, were born on the knees of Joseph.
約瑟見到以法蓮的第三代子孫; 瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉的眾子, 也歸在約瑟的膝下.

50:24 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will certainly visit you and bring you up from this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
約瑟對他的兄弟們說: “我快要死了, 但神必定眷顧你們, 領你們從這地上到他起誓應許給亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各之地去. ”

50:25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall bring up my bones from here.”
約瑟又叫以色列的子孫起誓, 說: “神必定眷顧你們, 那時你們要把我的骸骨從這裡帶上去應許之地. ”

50:26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old. They embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
約瑟死了, 享壽一百一十歲. 人用香料把他包殮了, 放在棺材裡, 停在埃及.

Exodus (出埃及記)

Exodus - Chapter 1

1:1 And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt; with Jacob, they each came with his family:
以色列的眾子, 各人帶著家眷和雅各一同來到埃及. 他們的名字是:

1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
流本,西緬,利未,猶大,

1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
以薩迦,西布倫,便雅憫,

1:4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
但,拿弗他利,迦得,亞設.

1:5 And all those who descended from Jacob were seventy individuals, and Joseph was in Egypt.
他們全是雅各所生的, 共有七十人; 那時約瑟已經在埃及了.

1:6 And Joseph died and all of his brothers and all of that generation.
後來, 約瑟和他所有的兄弟, 以及那一代的人都死了.

1:7 And the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied and were many and were very, very numerous, and the land was filled with them.
以色列人生養繁殖眾多, 人數增加, 極其強盛, 遍滿了那地.

1:8 And a new king rose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
那時, 有一位不認識約瑟的新王興起來, 統治埃及.

1:9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the Israelites are greater and more numerous than us.
他對自己的人民說: “看哪, 以色列民比我們眾多強盛.

1:10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them, lest they become many, and when war happens, they also will join our enemies and will fight against us and go up from the land.”
來吧, 我們要用巧計對付他們, 恐怕他們增多起來, 一旦發生戰爭, 他們就與我們的仇敵聯合, 攻擊我們, 並且離開這地. ”

1:11 And they appointed commanders of forced labor over them in order to oppress them with their forced labor, and they built storage cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.
於是, 他們指派督工管轄他們, 加重他們的重擔苦害他們, 他們為法老建造兩座貯貨城, 就是比東和蘭塞.

1:12 And as he oppressed them, so they became many, and so they spread out, and the Egyptians were afraid because of the presence of the Israelites.
但是, 埃及人越苦害他們, 他們就越發增多, 越發繁殖. 埃及人就懼怕以色列人.

1:13 And the Egyptians ruthlessly compelled the Israelites to work.
於是, 埃及人嚴嚴地使以色列人作苦工.

1:14 And they made their lives bitter with hard work with mortar and with bricks and with all sorts of work in the field—with all their work in which they ruthlessly enslaved them.
埃及人使他們因作苦工而覺得命苦, 他們要和泥,做磚,作田間各樣的工; 這一切苦工, 埃及人都嚴嚴地驅使以色列人去作.

1:15 And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives—of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the second was Puah—
埃及王吩咐兩個希伯來接生婦, 一個名叫施弗拉, 一個名叫普阿,

1:16 and he said, “When you help the Hebrews give birth, you will look upon the pairs of testicles; if he is a son, you will put him to death, and if she is a daughter, she will live.”
說: “你們給希伯來婦人接生的時候, 要看著她們臨盆; 若是男孩, 你們要殺死他; 若是女孩, 她就可以活著. ”

1:17 But the midwives feared God, and they did not do as the king of Egypt had said to them. They let the boys live.
但是, 接生婦卻敬畏神, 不照著埃及王吩咐她們的去作, 竟讓男孩活著.

1:18 And the king of Egypt summoned the midwives, and he said to them, “Why have you done this thing and let the boys live?”
於是, 埃及王把接生婦叫了來, 對她們說: “你們為甚麼作這事, 讓男孩活著呢? ”

1:19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, because they are vigorous; before the midwife comes to them, they have given birth.”
接生婦回答法老: “希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同; 她們很有活力, 接生婦還沒有來到, 她們已經生產了. ”

1:20 And God did the midwives good, and the Israelite people became many and were very numerous.
神恩待接生婦; 以色列民增多起來, 而且非常強盛.

1:21 And so because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
接生婦因為敬畏神, 神就為她們建立家室.

1:22 And Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you will throw into the Nile, and every daughter you will let live.”
法老吩咐他的眾民說: “凡是希伯來人所生的男孩, 你們都要把他投在河裡; 凡是女孩, 就讓她活著. ”

Exodus - Chapter 2

2:1 And a man from the family of Levi went, and he took a descendent of Levi.
有一個利未家的人去娶了一個利未女子為妻.

2:2 And the woman conceived, and she gave birth to a son, and she saw him, that he was a fine baby, and she hid him three months.
那女人懷孕, 生了一個兒子; 見他俊美, 就把他藏了三個月.

2:3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket for him, and she coated it with tar and with pitch, and she placed the boy in it, and she placed it among the reeds on the bank of the Nile.
直到她不能把他再藏了, 就拿一個蒲草箱來, 塗上瀝青和石漆; 把孩子放在裡面, 把箱子放在河邊的蘆葦叢中.

2:4 And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
孩子的姊姊遠遠地站著, 要知道孩子究竟怎樣.

2:5 And the daughter of Pharaoh went down to wash at the Nile, while her maidservants were walking alongside the Nile, and she saw the basket in the midst of the reeds, and she sent her slave woman for it and took it
那時, 法老的女兒下到河邊去洗澡; 她的使女們在河邊行走; 她看見了在蘆葦中的箱子, 就打發自己的使女去把箱子拿過來.

2:6 and opened it and saw him—the boy—and it was a lad weeping, and she had compassion for him and said, “This must be from the boys of the Hebrews.”
她打開了, 就看見那孩子; 看哪, 孩子哭了, 她就憐憫他, 說: “這是希伯來人的一個孩子. ”

2:7 And his sister said to the daughter of Pharaoh, “Shall I go and call for you a woman from the Hebrews who is nursing so that she will nurse the boy for you?”
孩子的姊姊對法老的女兒說: “我去從希伯來婦人中給你請一個奶媽來, 為你乳養這個孩子可以嗎? ”

2:8 And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her, “Go.” And the girl went, and she called the mother of the boy.
法老的女兒回答: “你去吧. ”童女就去把孩子的母親請了來.

2:9 And the daughter of Pharaoh said, “Take this boy and nurse him for me, and I myself will give you wages, and the woman took the boy, and she nursed him.
法老的女兒對她說: “你把這孩子抱去, 替我乳養他, 我必給你工錢. ”婦人就抱了孩子去乳養他.

2:10 And the boy grew, and she brought him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he became her son, and she called his name Moses, and she said, “Because I drew him out from the water.”
孩子長大了, 婦人把他帶到法老的女兒那裡, 他就作了法老女兒的兒子. 她給孩子起名叫摩西, 說: “因為我把他從水裡拉出來. ”

2:11 And then in those days when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers, and he saw their forced labor, and he saw an Egyptian man striking a Hebrew man, one of his brothers.
過了些日子, 摩西長大了, 有一次, 他出去到他的同胞那裡去, 看見他們的重擔, 又看見一個埃及人打他的一個同胞希伯來人.

2:12 And he turned here and there, and he saw no one, and he struck the Egyptian, and he hid him in the sand.
摩西左右觀望, 見沒有人, 就把那埃及人擊殺了, 埋藏在沙土裡.

2:13 And he went out on the second day, and there were two Hebrew men fighting, and he said to the guilty one, “Why do you strike your neighbor?”
第二天他又出去, 看見兩個希伯來人彼此爭鬥著, 就對那欺負人的說: “你為甚麼打你同族的人呢? ”

2:14 And he said, “Who appointed you as a commander and a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me like you killed the Egyptian?” And Moses was afraid, and he said, “Surely the matter has become known.”
那人回答: “誰立了你作我們的領袖和審判官呢? 難道你想殺我, 好像殺那個埃及人一樣嗎? ”摩西就懼怕起來, 心裡想: “這事必定給人知道了！”

2:15 And Pharaoh heard this matter, and he sought to kill Moses, and Moses fled from Pharaoh, and he lived in the land of Midian, and he lived at a certain well.
法老聽見這事, 就設法要殺摩西; 摩西躲避法老, 就往米甸地去居住; 有一天他坐在井旁.

2:16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
米甸的祭司有七個女兒, 她們來打水, 打滿了水槽, 要給父親的羊群喝.

2:17 And the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.
有些牧人來了, 把她們趕走; 摩西卻起來, 救了她們, 也給她們的羊群喝水.

2:18 And they came to Reuel, their father, and he said, “Why have you come so quickly today?”
她們回到父親流珥那裡, 父親問: “今天你們為甚麼趕著回來呢? ”

2:19 And they said, “An Egyptian man delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
她們說: “有一個埃及人救我們脫離了牧羊人的手, 而且還為我們打水給羊群喝. ”

2:20 And he said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why then have you left the man? Call him so that he can eat some food.”
父親對眾女兒說: “他在哪裡? 你們為甚麼撇下那人呢? 去請他來吃飯. ”

2:21 And Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
摩西樂意和那人同住; 那人把自己的女兒西坡拉給了摩西作妻子.

2:22 And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom because he said, “I am an alien in a foreign land.”
西坡拉生了一個兒子, 摩西給他起名叫革舜, 因為他說: “我在異地作了客旅. ”

2:23 And then during those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the work, and they cried out, and their cry for help because of the work went up to God.
過了很久, 埃及王死了. 以色列人在捆鎖中歎息, 他們就呼求, 在捆鎖中的呼求達到神那裡.

2:24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,
神聽見他們的呼聲, 就記念他與亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各所立的約.

2:25 and God saw the Israelites, and God took notice.
神看顧以色列人, 也關注他們.

Exodus - Chapter 3

3:1 And Moses was a shepherd with the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the west of the desert, and he came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.
那時, 摩西正在牧放他岳父米甸祭司葉忒羅的羊群. 有一次, 他把羊群領到曠野的盡頭去, 到了神的山, 就是何烈山.

3:2 And the angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush, and he looked, and there was the bush burning with fire, but the bush was not being consumed.
耶和華的使者從荊棘叢裡的火燄中向摩西顯現. 摩西觀看, 看見荊棘被火燒著, 卻沒有燒毀.

3:3 And Moses said, “Let me turn aside and see this great sight. Why does the bush not burn up?”
摩西說: “我要到那邊去, 看看這大異象, 這荊棘為甚麼燒不掉? ”

3:4 And Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, and God called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, “Moses, Moses.” And he said, “Here I am.”
耶和華見摩西要到那邊去觀看, 神就從荊棘叢裡呼叫他, 說: “摩西, 摩西. ”摩西說: “我在這裡. ”

3:5 And he said, “You must not come near to here. Take off your sandals from on your feet, because the place on which you are standing, it is holy ground.”
耶和華說: “不可過到這裡來; 要把你腳上的鞋脫掉, 因為你所站的地方是聖地. ”

3:6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face because he was afraid of looking at God.
又說: “我是你父親的神,亞伯拉罕的神,以撒的神,雅各的神. ”摩西因為怕見神, 就把自己的臉蒙住了.

3:7 And Yahweh said, “Surely I have seen the misery of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry of distress because of their oppressors, for I know their sufferings.
耶和華說: “我的子民在埃及所受的痛苦, 我實在看見了; 他們因受督工的轄制所發的呼聲, 我也聽見了; 他們的痛苦, 我是知道的.

3:8 And I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from this land to a good and wide land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
所以我下來, 要救他們脫離埃及人的手, 領他們脫離那地, 到美好寬闊之地, 到流奶與蜜之地, 就是到迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,希未人和耶布斯人的地方.

3:9 And now, look, the cry of distress of the Israelites has come to me, and also I see the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
現在以色列人的呼聲已經達到我的面前, 我也看見了埃及人對他們所施的壓迫.

3:10 And now come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, and you must bring my people, the Israelites, out from Egypt.”
所以現在你來, 我要派你到法老那裡去, 使你可以把我的人民以色列人從埃及領出來. ”

3:11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out from Egypt?”
摩西對神說: “我是誰, 竟能到法老那裡去, 把以色列人從埃及領出來呢? ”

3:12 And he said, “Because I am with you, and this will be the sign for you that I myself have sent you: When you bring the people out from Egypt, you will serve God on this mountain.”
神回答: “我必與你同在; 你把人民從埃及領出來的時候, 你們要在這山上事奉神; 這就是我派你去的憑據. ”

3:13 But Moses said to God, “Look, if I go to the Israelites and I say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ then what shall I say to them?”
摩西對神說: “我到以色列人那裡, 對他們說: ‘你們祖宗的神差遣我到你們這裡來’, 他們必問我: ‘他叫甚麼名字? ’我要對他們說甚麼呢? ”

3:14 And God said to Moses, “I am that I am.” And he said, “So you must say to the Israelites, ‘I am sent me to you.’ ”
神回答摩西: “我是‘自有永有者’. ”又說: “你要對以色列人這樣說: ‘那自有者派我到你們這裡來. ’”

3:15 And God said again to Moses, “So you must say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my remembrance from generation to generation.’
神又對摩西說: “你要對以色列人這樣說: ‘耶和華你們祖宗的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神,以撒的神,雅各的神, 差遣我到你們這裡來; 這就是我永久的名字, 也是世世代代中我被記念的名字. ’

3:16 Go and gather the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, appeared to me, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, “I have carefully attended to you and what has been done to you in Egypt.”
你去召集以色列的長老, 對他們說: ‘耶和華你們祖宗的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神,以撒的神,雅各的神, 向我顯現, 說: “我實在眷顧了你們, 和鑒察了你們在埃及所遭遇的. ”

3:17 And I said, “I will bring you up from the misery of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’
我也曾說: “我要把你們從埃及的痛苦中領出來, 到迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人之地去, 就是到流奶與蜜之地去. ”’

3:18 And they will listen to your voice, and you will go, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you will say to him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews has met with us, and now let us please go on a journey of three days into the desert, and let us sacrifice to Yahweh our God.’
他們必聽你的話; 你和以色列的長老要到埃及王那裡去, 對他說: ‘耶和華希伯來人的神遇見了我們. 現在求你讓我們走三天的路程到曠野去, 好獻祭給耶和華我們的神. ’

3:19 But I myself know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless compelled by a strong hand.
我也知道, 如果不施行大能的手, 埃及王決不會讓你們走的.

3:20 And I will stretch out my hand, and I will strike Egypt with all of my wonders that I will do in its midst, and afterward he will release you.
因此, 我要伸手, 用我在埃及快要施行的一切異能, 擊打埃及; 然後他才會讓你們離去.

3:21 And I will give this people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, and then when you go, you will not go empty-handed.
我必叫這民在埃及人的眼前蒙恩. 因此你們離去的時候, 就不至於空手而去.

3:22 And a woman will ask from her neighbor and from the woman dwelling as an alien in her house for objects of silver and objects of gold and garments, and you will put them on your sons and on your daughters; and you will plunder Egypt.”
但每個婦女要向她鄰居的婦女, 和寄居在她家中的婦女索取銀器,金器和衣服, 要給你們的兒女穿戴; 這樣, 你們就把埃及人的財物掠奪了. ”

Exodus - Chapter 4

4:1 And Moses answered, and he said, “And if they do not believe me and they do not listen to my voice, but they say, ‘Yahweh did not appear to you?’ ”
摩西回答: “看哪, 他們必不信我, 也不聽我的話; 因為他們必說: ‘耶和華並沒有向你顯現. ’”

4:2 And Yahweh said to him, “What is this in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
耶和華問摩西: “那在你手裡的是甚麼? ”他說: “是手杖. ”

4:3 And he said, “Throw it onto the ground.” And he threw it onto the ground, and it became a snake, and Moses fled from it.
耶和華說: “把它丟在地上. ”摩西把它一丟在地上, 它就變了蛇; 摩西就逃跑, 離開了牠.

4:4 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and grasp it by its tail”—” (And he reached out his hand and grabbed it, and it became a staff in his palm.)—
耶和華對摩西說: “伸出你的手來, 捉住蛇的尾巴. ”摩西就伸出手來, 緊握著牠, 牠在摩西的掌中又變回了手杖.

4:5 “so that they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, appeared to you, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
“這樣就使他們相信耶和華他們祖宗的神, 就是亞伯拉罕的神,以撒的神,雅各的神曾向你顯現了. ”

4:6 And Yahweh said to him again, “Put your hand into the fold of your garment.” And he put his hand into the fold of his garment, and he took it out, and, to his surprise, his hand was afflicted with a skin disease, like snow.
耶和華又再對摩西說: “現在把你的手放進懷裡. ”摩西就把手放進懷裡; 等他把手抽出來的時候, 手就長滿了痲風, 像雪那樣白.

4:7 And he said, “Return your hand to the fold of your garment.” And he returned his hand to the fold of his garment, and he took it out from the fold of his garment, and, to his surprise, it was restored like the rest of his body.
耶和華說: “把你的手再放進懷裡. ”摩西就把手再放進懷裡; 等他把手從懷裡抽出來的時候, 手就恢復過來, 像身上別處的肉一樣.

4:8 “And if they do not believe you and they will not listen to the voice of the former sign, then they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
耶和華又說: “如果他們不信你, 也不聽從頭一個神蹟的話, 他們必信隨後來的神蹟.

4:9 And if they also do not believe the second of these signs and they will not listen to your voice, then you must take water from the Nile and pour it onto the dry ground, and the water that you take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.”
如果連這兩個神蹟他們也不信, 也不聽你的話, 你就從河裡取些水, 倒在旱地上; 你從河裡取來的水就必在旱地上變成血. ”

4:10 And Moses said to Yahweh, “Please, Lord, I am not a man of words, neither recently nor in the past nor since your speaking to your servant, because I am heavy of mouth and of tongue.”
摩西對耶和華說: “主啊, 我不是個會說話的人; 以前不是, 自從你對僕人說話以後也不是; 因為我本是拙口笨舌的. ”

4:11 And Yahweh said to him, “Who gave a mouth to humankind, or who makes mute or deaf or sighted or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?
耶和華對他說: “誰造人的口呢? 誰使人口啞,耳聾,眼明,眼瞎呢? 不是我耶和華嗎?

4:12 So then go, and I myself will be with your mouth, and I will teach you what you must speak.”
現在去吧, 我必賜你口才, 指教你當說的. ”

4:13 And he said, “Please, Lord, do send anyone else whom you wish to send.”
摩西說: “主啊, 請你差派你願意差派的人. ”

4:14 And Yahweh was angry with Moses and said, “Is there not Aaron your brother the Levite? I know that he certainly can speak, and also there he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will rejoice in his heart.
耶和華向摩西發怒, 說: “不是有你的哥哥利未人亞倫嗎? 我知道他是有口才的; 他現在出來要迎接你. 他看見了你, 心裡就快樂.

4:15 And you will speak to him, and you will put words in his mouth, and I myself will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you must do.
你要對他說話, 把你要說的話放在他的口裡; 我必與你的口同在, 也與他的口同在; 我必指教你們當行的事.

4:16 And he will speak for you to the people, and then he will be to you as a mouth, and you will be to him as a god.
他要替你向人民說話, 他要作你的口, 你要作他的神.

4:17 And you must take this staff in your hand, with which you will do the signs.”
這手杖你要拿在手裡, 用來行神蹟. ”

4:18 And Moses went, and he returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and he said to him, “Please let me go, and let me return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and let me see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
於是, 摩西起程回到他岳父葉忒羅那裡, 對他說: “請你容我離開這裡, 回到我在埃及的同胞那裡, 看看他們是否還在. ”葉忒羅對摩西說: “你可以平平安安地去吧. ”

4:19 And Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt because all the men have died who were seeking your life.”
耶和華在米甸對摩西說: “你要起程, 回到埃及去, 因為那些尋索你命的人都死了. ”

4:20 And Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on the donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the staff of God in his hand.
摩西就帶著他的妻子和孩子, 讓他們騎在驢上, 向著埃及地回去了; 摩西手裡拿著神的杖.

4:21 And Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go to return to Egypt, see all of the wonders that I have put in your hand, and do them before Pharaoh, and I myself will harden his heart, and he will not release the people.
耶和華對摩西說: “你起程回到埃及去的時候, 要留意我交在你手裡的一切奇事, 把它們行在法老面前; 我卻要使他的心剛硬, 他就不讓人民離開.

4:22 And you must say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Israel is my son, my firstborn.”
你要對法老說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 以色列是我的長子.

4:23 And I said to you, “Release my son and let him serve me,” but you refused to release him. Look, I am about to kill your son, your firstborn.’ ”
我曾對你說, 要讓我的兒子離開這裡, 好叫他事奉我. 你還是拒絕讓他離開, 看哪！我必殺你的長子. ’”

4:24 And on the way, at the place of overnight lodging, Yahweh encountered him and sought to kill him.
在路上住宿的地方, 耶和華遇見了摩西, 就想要殺他.

4:25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, and she cut off the foreskin of her son, and she touched his feet, and she said, “Yes, you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”
西坡拉就拿了一把石刀, 把她兒子的包皮割下來, 把它丟到摩西的腳上, 說: “你真是我的血郎了！”

4:26 And he left him alone. At that time she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.
這樣, 耶和華才放了他. 那時西坡拉說: “你是血郎, 是因為割禮的緣故. ”

4:27 And Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go to the desert to meet Moses.” And he went and encountered him at the mountain of God and kissed him.
耶和華對亞倫說: “你到曠野去迎接摩西. ”他就去了; 他在神的山遇見了摩西, 就和他親嘴.

4:28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Yahweh, who had sent him—and all the signs that he had commanded him.
摩西把耶和華派他所說的一切話, 和吩咐他所行的一切神蹟都告訴了亞倫.

4:29 And Moses and Aaron went, and they gathered all of the elders of the Israelites.
摩西和亞倫就去召集以色列人的長老.

4:30 And Aaron spoke all the words that Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and he did the signs before the eyes of the people.
亞倫把耶和華對摩西所說的一切話都說了一遍, 並且在人民的眼前行了這些神蹟.

4:31 And the people believed when they heard that Yahweh had attended to the Israelites and that he had seen their misery, and they knelt down and they worshiped.
人民就相信了; 他們聽見耶和華眷顧以色列人, 也鑒察了他們的痛苦, 就俯伏敬拜.

Exodus - Chapter 5

5:1 And afterward, Moses and Aaron went, and they said to Pharaoh, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘Release my people so that they may hold a festival for me in the desert.’ ”
後來, 摩西和亞倫去對法老說: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 讓我的人民離開這裡, 叫他們可以在曠野向我守節. ”

5:2 And Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh that I should listen to his voice to release Israel? I do not know Yahweh, and also I will not release Israel.”
法老回答: “耶和華是誰, 我要聽他的話, 讓以色列人離開呢? 我不認識耶和華, 也不讓以色列人離開. ”

5:3 And they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go on a three-day journey into the desert, and let us sacrifice to Yahweh our God, lest he strike us with plague or with sword.”
他們說: “希伯來人的神遇見了我們; 求你讓我們走三天的路程到曠野去, 獻祭給耶和華我們的神, 免得他用瘟疫或刀劍擊殺我們. ”

5:4 And the king of Egypt said, “Why, Moses and Aaron, do you take the people from their work? Go to your forced labor!”
埃及王對他們說: “摩西,亞倫哪, 你們為甚麼使人民懶惰不作工呢? 去挑你們的擔子吧. ”

5:5 And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now many, and you want to stop them from their forced labor.”
法老又說: “你看, 現在這地的民很多, 你們竟叫他們歇下擔子? ”

5:6 And on that day Pharaoh commanded the slave drivers over the people and his foremen, saying,
就在那天, 法老吩咐眾民的督工和首領說:

5:7 “You must no longer give straw to the people to make the bricks like before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
“你們不要像往日一樣再把草給人民做磚, 叫他們自己去撿草.

5:8 But the quota of the bricks that they were making before you must require of them. You must not reduce from it, because they are lazy. Therefore they are crying out, saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
他們往日做磚的數量, 你們還是向他們要, 一點也不可減少, 因為他們是懶惰的, 所以他們才呼喊說: ‘讓我們去獻祭給我們的神. ’

5:9 Let the work be heavier on the men so that they will do it and not pay attention to words of deception.”
你們要把更重的工作加在這些人的身上, 好使他們專心作工, 不聽謊言. ”

5:10 And the slave drivers of the people and their foremen went out, and they spoke to the people, saying, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I am not giving you straw.
眾民的督工和首領出來, 告訴人民說: “法老這樣說: ‘我不再給你們草.

5:11 You go, get straw for yourselves from whatever you find because not a thing is being reduced from your work.’ ”
你們自己能在哪裡找到草, 就到哪裡去撿吧, 但你們的工作一點也不可減少. ’”

5:12 And the people spread out in all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for the straw.
於是, 人民就分散到埃及全地, 去拾禾秸作草.

5:13 And the slave drivers were insisting, saying, “Finish your work for each day on its day, as when there was straw.”
督工們催著說: “你們的工作, 每天的本分, 要在當天完成, 像以前有草的時候一樣. ”

5:14 And the foremen of the Israelites, whom Pharaoh’s slave drivers had appointed over them, were beaten by men who were saying, “Why have you not completed your portion of brickmaking as before, both yesterday and today?”
法老的督工責打他們派定的以色列人的首領, 說: “你們昨天今天為甚麼沒有做完指定要你們做的磚, 像往日一樣呢? ”

5:15 And the foremen of the Israelites came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you treat your servants like this?
以色列人的首領就來, 向法老呼求說: “你為甚麼這樣待你的僕人呢?

5:16 Straw is not being given to your servants, but they are saying to us, ‘Make bricks!’ and, look, your servants are being beaten, but it is the fault of your people.”
沒有草給你的僕人, 但他們對我們說: ‘你們做磚吧！’看哪, 你的僕人受了責打, 其實這是你自己人民的錯. ”

5:17 And he said, “You are lazy, lazy! Therefore you are saying, ‘Let us go; let us sacrifice to Yahweh.’
法老說: “你們確實是懶惰的, 所以你們才說: ‘讓我們去獻祭給耶和華. ’

5:18 And now go, work, but straw will not be given to you, and you must give the full quota of bricks.”
現在你們去作工吧; 草是不給你們的, 磚卻要如數交上. ”

5:19 And the foremen of the Israelites saw they were in trouble with the saying, “You will not reduce from your bricks for each day on its day.”
以色列人的首領因有命令說: “你們每天本分要做的磚數不可減少”, 就知道自己有禍了.

5:20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting to meet them when they were going out from Pharaoh.
他們從法老那裡出來的時候, 遇見摩西和亞倫, 正在站著等候他們,

5:21 And they said to them, “May Yahweh look upon you and judge because you have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants so as to put a sword into their hand to kill us.”
就對他們說: “願耶和華鑒察你們, 審判你們, 因為你們使我們的香氣在法老眼前和他的臣僕眼前都發臭了, 把刀放在他們的手裡來殺我們. ”

5:22 And Moses returned to Yahweh and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble to this people? Why ever did you send me?
摩西回到耶和華那裡, 說: “主啊！你為甚麼苦待這人民呢? 為甚麼差派我呢?

5:23 And from the time I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble to this people, and you have certainly not delivered your people.”
自從我到法老那裡, 奉你的名說話以來, 他就苦待這人民, 你一點也沒有拯救你自己的人民. ”

Exodus - Chapter 6

6:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, because with a strong hand he will release them, and with a strong hand he will drive them out from his land.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你現在必看見我要向法老行的事; 因為我施展大能的手, 他必讓他們離去; 我施展大能的手, 他必把他們從自己的地趕出去. ”

6:2 And God spoke to Moses, and he said to him, “I am Yahweh.
神告訴摩西說: “我是耶和華.

6:3 And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Shaddai, but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them.
我曾向亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各顯現為全能的神, 至於我的名字‘耶和華’, 他們是不認識的.

6:4 And I not only established my covenant with them to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, in which they dwelt as aliens,
我不但與他們確立了我的約, 要把迦南地, 就是他們作客寄居之地賜給他們;

6:5 but also I myself heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are making to work, and I remembered my covenant.
而且我也聽見了以色列人因埃及人所加的奴役而發的哀聲, 就記念我的約.

6:6 Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the forced labor of Egypt, and I will deliver you from their slavery, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great punishments.
所以, 你要對以色列人說: ‘我是耶和華, 我要把你們從埃及人的重擔底下救出來; 我要拯救你們脫離他們的奴役; 我要用伸出來的膀臂, 並藉著嚴厲的刑罰來救贖你們.

6:7 And I will take you as my people, and I will be your God, and you will know that I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from under the forced labor of Egypt.
我要以你們作我的人民, 我也要作你們的神; 你們要知道我是耶和華你們的神, 是把你們從埃及人的重擔底下救出來的.

6:8 And I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.”
我舉手起誓要給亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各的地, 我必領你們進去; 我也必把那地賜給你們作產業; 我是耶和華. ’”

6:9 And Moses spoke thus to the Israelites, but they did not listen to Moses, because of discouragement and because of hard work.
摩西這樣告訴以色列人, 只是他們因為心裡愁煩和苦工的緣故, 就不肯聽摩西的話.

6:10 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華告訴摩西說:

6:11 “Go, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and let him release the Israelites from his land.”
“你要告訴埃及王法老, 叫他讓以色列人離開他的地. ”

6:12 And Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, “Look, the Israelites do not listen to me, and how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am a poor speaker?”
摩西在耶和華面前說: “看哪, 以色列人尚且不肯聽我的話, 法老又怎會聽我的話呢? 因為我是個拙口笨舌的人. ”

6:13 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and he commanded them to go to the Israelites and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out from the land of Egypt.
耶和華吩咐摩西和亞倫, 命令他們到以色列人和埃及王法老那裡去, 把以色列人從埃及地領出來.

6:14 These are the heads of their families. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, are Enoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the clans of Reuben.
他們各家族首領的名字記在下面: 以色列的長子流本的兒子是哈諾,法路,希斯倫,迦米; 這些是流本的各家族.

6:15 And the sons of Simeon are Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar and Shaul the son of the Canaanitess. These are the clans of Simeon.
西緬的兒子是耶母利,雅憫,阿轄,雅斤,瑣轄和迦南女子的兒子掃羅; 這些是西緬的各家族.

6:16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their genealogies: Gershon and Kohath and Merari, and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven years.
利未眾子的名字按著他們的世代記在下面, 就是革順,哥轄,米拉利. 利未一生的歲數是一百三十七歲.

6:17 The sons of Gershon are Libni and Shimei according to their clans.
革順的兒子, 按著他們的家族, 是立尼,示每.

6:18 And the sons of Kohath are Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel, and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three years.
哥轄的兒子是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫,烏薛. 哥轄一生的歲數是一百三十三歲.

6:19 And the sons of Merari are Mahli and Mushi. These are clans of the Levites according to their genealogies.
米拉利的兒子是抹利和母示. 按著他們的世代, 這些是利未的家族.

6:20 And Amram took Jochebed his aunt for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Aaron and Moses, and the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven years.
暗蘭娶了自己的姑母約基別為妻; 約基別給他生了亞倫和摩西; 暗蘭一生的歲數是一百三十七歲.

6:21 And the sons of Izhar are Korah and Nepheg and Zikri.
以斯哈的兒子是可拉,尼斐,細基利.

6:22 And the sons of Uzziel are Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithri.
烏薛的兒子是米沙利,以利撒反,西提利.

6:23 And Aaron took Elisheba the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
亞倫娶了亞米拿達的女兒拿順的妹妹以利沙巴作妻子; 她給亞倫生了拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪.

6:24 And the sons of Korah are Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the clans of the Korahites.
可拉的兒子是亞惜,以利加拿,亞比亞撒; 這些是可拉的各家族.

6:25 And Eleazar the son of Aaron took for himself one from the daughters of Putiel as a wife, and she bore for him Phinehas. These are the heads of the families of the Levites according to their clans.
亞倫的兒子以利亞撒娶了普鐵的一個女兒為妻; 她給以利亞撒生了非尼哈. 按照他們的家族, 這些就是利未人的各首領.

6:26 It was that Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, “Bring the Israelites out from the land of Egypt according to their divisions.”
這亞倫和摩西, 耶和華曾經對他們說過: “你們要按著他們的軍隊, 把以色列人從埃及地領出來. ”

6:27 They were those who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, in order to bring the Israelites out from Egypt. It was that Moses and Aaron.
那對埃及王法老說要把以色列人從埃及領出來的, 就是這摩西和亞倫.

6:28 And so it was on a certain day Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.
耶和華在埃及地對摩西說話的日子,

6:29 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “I am Yahweh. Speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, all that I am speaking to you.”
耶和華告訴摩西說: “我是耶和華, 你要把我對你所說的一切話都告訴埃及王法老. ”

6:30 And Moses said before Yahweh, “Look, I am a poor speaker. And how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
摩西在耶和華面前說: “你看, 我是個拙口笨舌的人, 法老怎肯聽我呢? ”

Exodus - Chapter 7

7:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “See, I have made you as a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet.
耶和華對摩西說: “看哪, 我使你在法老面前好像神一樣; 你哥哥亞倫要作你的先知.

7:2 You will speak all that I will command you, and Aaron your brother will speak to Pharaoh, and he will release the Israelites from his land.
我吩咐你的一切, 你都要說; 你哥哥亞倫要告訴法老, 法老就讓以色列人離開他的地.

7:3 And I myself will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and I will make my signs and my wonders numerous in the land of Egypt.
我要使法老心硬, 我也要在埃及地加增我的神蹟奇事.

7:4 And Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will put my hand into Egypt and bring out my divisions, my people, the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great punishments.
可是法老不聽你們的話, 我必下手擊打埃及; 藉著嚴厲的刑罰把我的軍隊, 我的人民以色列人, 從埃及地領出來.

7:5 And the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I stretch out my hand over Egypt and bring the Israelites out from their midst.”
我向埃及伸手, 把以色列人從他們中間領出來的時候, 埃及人就必知道我是耶和華. ”

7:6 And Moses and Aaron did it; as Yahweh commanded them, so they did.
摩西和亞倫這樣行了; 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西和亞倫, 他們就照樣行了.

7:7 (And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.)
摩西和亞倫與法老說話的時候, 摩西八十歲, 亞倫八十三歲.

7:8 And Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
耶和華告訴摩西和亞倫說:

7:9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Do a wonder for yourselves,’ you will say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.’ ”
“如果法老告訴你們說: ‘你們行件奇事吧’, 你就要對亞倫說: ‘拿你的手杖來, 把它丟在法老面前, 它就會變作蛇. ’”

7:10 And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded. And Aaron threw his staff before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a snake.
摩西和亞倫就進到法老那裡, 照著耶和華吩咐他們的行了; 亞倫把手杖丟在法老和法老的臣僕面前, 手杖就變了蛇.

7:11 And Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did likewise with their secret arts.
於是, 法老也把智慧人和行法術的人召了來; 他們本是埃及的術士, 也用他們的巫術照樣行了.

7:12 Each threw down his staff, and they became snakes, and Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
他們各人都丟下自己的手杖, 手杖就變了蛇; 亞倫的手杖卻吞了他們的手杖.

7:13 And Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had said.
法老心裡剛硬, 不肯聽他們的話, 就像耶和華所說的一樣.

7:14 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is insensitive; he refuses to release the people.
耶和華對摩西說: “法老心裡固執, 拒絕讓人民離去.

7:15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Look, he is going out to the water, and you must wait to meet him on the bank of the Nile, and you must take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
明天早晨你要到法老那裡去. 看哪, 法老出來到水邊去的時候, 你要站在河邊迎見他; 那變過蛇的手杖, 你要拿在手裡.

7:16 And you must say to him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “Release my people that they may serve me in the desert, and, look, you have not listened until now.”
你要對法老說: ‘耶和華希伯來人的神差我到你這裡來, 說: “讓我的人民離開這裡, 好使他們可以在曠野事奉我”, 你看, 直到現在你還是不聽.

7:17 Thus says Yahweh, “By this you will know that I am Yahweh. Look, I am about to strike with the staff that is in my hand the water that is in the Nile, and it will be changed to blood.
耶和華這樣說: “看哪, 我要用我手裡的杖擊打河中的水, 水就必變成血; 因此你就知道我是耶和華.

7:18 And the fish that are in the Nile will die, and the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from the Nile.” ’ ”
河中的魚必死亡, 河水也必發臭, 埃及人就必厭惡喝這河裡的水. ”’”

7:19 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch your hand out over the waters of Egypt and over their rivers, over their canals, and over their pools and over all of their reservoirs of water, so that they become blood,’ and blood will be in all the land of Egypt and in vessels of wood and of stone.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要對亞倫說: ‘拿你的手杖來, 把你的手伸在埃及的眾水之上, 就是在他們的江,河,池和所有水塘之上, 使水都變成血. 因此, 在埃及全地, 連木器石器中都必有血. ’”

7:20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh had commanded, and he raised the staff and struck the water that was in the Nile before the eyes of Pharaoh and before the eyes of his servants, and all of the water that was in the Nile was changed to blood.
摩西和亞倫就這樣行了, 就像耶和華所吩咐的; 亞倫在法老面前和法老的臣僕面前舉起手杖, 擊打河裡的水, 河裡的水就都變了血.

7:21 And the fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, and the Egyptians were not able to drink water from the Nile, and the blood was in all the land of Egypt.
河裡的魚死了, 河水發臭了, 埃及人也不能喝這河裡的水了; 在埃及, 全地都有血.

7:22 And the magicians of Egypt did likewise with their secret arts, and Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
埃及的術士也用他們的巫術這樣行了; 可是法老卻心裡剛硬, 不肯聽摩西和亞倫, 就像耶和華所說的.

7:23 And Pharaoh turned and went to his house, and he did not take also this to heart.
法老轉身回到宮裡去, 也不把這事放在心上.

7:24 And all of the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they were unable to drink from the water of the Nile.
所有的埃及人都在河的周圍掘地, 要得水喝, 因為他們不能喝這河裡的水.

7:25 And seven days passed after Yahweh struck the Nile.
耶和華擊打尼羅河以後, 滿了七天.

Exodus - Chapter 8

8:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Release my people so that they may serve me.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你到法老那裡去, 對他說: ‘耶和華這樣說: “讓我的人民離開這裡, 使他們可以事奉我.

8:2 And if you are refusing to release, look, I am going to plague all of your territory with frogs.
如果你拒絕讓他們離開這裡, 看哪, 我必用青蛙擊打你的全境.

8:3 And the Nile will swarm with frogs, and they will go up and come into your house and into your bedroom and onto your bed and into the house of your servants and among your people and into your ovens and into your kneading troughs.
河裡必滋生青蛙; 青蛙必上來, 進到你的宮殿和臥房裡去, 跳上你的床, 進你臣僕的房屋, 跳上你人民的身上, 進你的爐子和摶麵盆.

8:4 And the frogs will go up against you and against your people and against all of your servants.’ ”
青蛙也必跳上你,你的人民和臣僕的身上. ”’”(本章第1 4節在《馬索拉抄本》為7:26 29)

8:5 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and bring up the frogs on the land of Egypt.’ ”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要對亞倫說把手中的杖伸在江,河,池之上, 使青蛙上到埃及地來. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為8:1)

8:6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs went up and covered the land of Egypt.
亞倫把手一伸在埃及的眾水之上, 青蛙就上來了, 並且遮蓋了埃及地.

8:7 And the magicians did likewise with their secret arts, and they brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
眾術士也用他們的巫術照樣行了, 使青蛙上了埃及地來.

8:8 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to Yahweh, and let him remove the frogs from me and from my people, and let me release the people so that they can sacrifice to Yahweh.”
法老把摩西和亞倫召了來, 說: “請你們懇求耶和華, 好叫他使青蛙離開我和我的人民, 我就必讓這人民離開這裡, 使他們可以向耶和華獻祭. ”

8:9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and for your servants and for your people to cut off the frogs from you and from your houses? They will be left only in the Nile.”
摩西回答法老: “請指示, 我要在甚麼時候為你和你的臣僕, 以及你的人民, 懇求耶和華除滅青蛙, 使青蛙離開你和你的宮殿, 只留在河裡呢? ”

8:10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word so that you will know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.
法老說: “明天. ”摩西回答: “就照著你的話行吧, 好叫你知道沒有神像耶和華我們的神.

8:11 And the frogs will depart from you and from your house and from your servants. They will be left only in the Nile.”
青蛙必離開你和你的宮殿,你的臣僕和你的人民, 只留在河裡. ”

8:12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried out to Yahweh over the matter of the frogs that he had brought on Pharaoh.
於是, 摩西和亞倫離開法老走了出來; 摩西為了耶和華加在法老身上青蛙的災害向耶和華呼求.

8:13 And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died from the houses, from the courtyards, and from the fields.
耶和華就照著摩西的話行了; 在房屋裡,院子裡和田野中的青蛙都死了.

8:14 And they piled them in countless heaps, and the land stank.
有人把青蛙一堆一堆積聚起來, 那地就發臭了.

8:15 And Pharaoh saw that there was relief, and he made his heart insensitive, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
法老一見災禍平息了, 就心裡剛硬, 不肯聽他們的話, 就像耶和華所說的.

8:16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the land, and it will become gnats in all the land of Egypt.’ ”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要對亞倫說: ‘伸出你的手杖, 擊打地上的塵土, 使塵土在埃及全地都變成虱子. ’”

8:17 And he did so, and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and he struck the dust of the land, and it became gnats on the humans and on the animals; all of the dust of the land became gnats in all the land of Egypt.
他們就這樣行了; 亞倫伸出手中的杖, 擊打地上的塵土, 就在人身上和牲畜身上有了虱子; 埃及全地所有地上的塵土都變成了虱子.

8:18 And the magicians did so with their secret arts to bring out the gnats, but they were not able, and the gnats were on the humans and on the animals.
眾術士也用他們的巫術照樣行, 要生出虱子來, 卻不能辦到; 所以在人身上和牲畜身上都有虱子.

8:19 And the magicians said to Pharaoh, “It is the finger of God.” But the heart of Pharaoh was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.
眾術士就對法老說: “這是神的手指頭. ”法老卻心裡剛硬, 不肯聽摩西和亞倫, 就像耶和華所說的.

8:20 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Start early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Look, he is going out to the water, and you must say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Release my people so that they may serve me.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要清早起來, 站在法老面前; 看哪, 法老到水邊來的時候, 你要對他說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 你要讓我的人民離開這裡, 使他們可以事奉我.

8:21 But if you are not about to release my people, look, I am about to send out flies among you and among your servants and among your people and in your houses; and the houses of Egypt will fill up with the flies and also the ground that they are on.
如果你不讓我的人民離開這裡, 看哪, 我必叫蒼蠅落在你和你臣僕, 以及人民的身上, 進到你的宮殿; 埃及人的房屋都必充滿蒼蠅, 他們所在的地方也是這樣.

8:22 But on that day I will distinguish the land of Goshen, where my people are staying, by there not being flies there, so that you will know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the land.
那日, 我必把我人民居住的地方歌珊分別出來, 使那裡沒有蒼蠅, 為要使你知道在全地上只有我是耶和華.

8:23 And I will put a distinction between my people and your people; this sign will be tomorrow.’ ”
我必把我的人民和你的人民分別出來, 明天必有這神蹟. ’”

8:24 And Yahweh did so, and a severe swarm of flies came to the house of Pharaoh and the house of his servants and in all the land of Egypt; the land was ruined because of the flies.
耶和華就這樣行了; 無數的蒼蠅進了法老的宮殿和他臣僕的房屋, 並且遍布埃及全地; 那地就因為蒼蠅的緣故毀壞了.

8:25 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
法老把摩西和亞倫召了來, 對他們說: “你們去, 在這地獻祭給你們的神吧. ”

8:26 And Moses said, “To do so is not right, because we will sacrifice to Yahweh our God a thing detestable to the Egyptians. Look, if we sacrifice before their eyes the thing detestable to the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
摩西回答: “決不可以這樣行, 因為我們要把埃及人看為可憎的祭物獻給耶和華我們的神; 如果我們把埃及人看為可憎的祭物在他們眼前獻上, 難道他們不拿石頭打死我們嗎?

8:27 We will go a journey of three days into the desert, and we will sacrifice to Yahweh our God according to what he says to us.”
我們要走三天的路程進到曠野, 好照著耶和華吩咐我們的, 向耶和華我們的神獻祭. ”

8:28 And Pharaoh said, “I myself will release you, and you will sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the desert. Only surely you must not go far. Pray for me.”
法老回答: “我必讓你們離開這裡, 你們可以在曠野獻祭給耶和華你們的神, 只是你們不可走得太遠; 請你們為我祈禱. ”

8:29 And Moses said, “Look, I am going out from you, and I will pray to Yahweh so that the flies depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh again deceive us by not releasing the people to sacrifice to Yahweh.”
摩西說: “看哪, 我要離開你出去, 祈求耶和華, 使蒼蠅明天可以離開法老和法老的臣僕, 以及法老的人民, 只是不可再行欺騙, 不讓以色列人離開這裡去獻祭給耶和華. ”

8:30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to Yahweh.
於是, 摩西從法老那裡出來, 去祈求耶和華.

8:31 And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses and removed the flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one was left.
耶和華就照著摩西的話行了, 使蒼蠅離開了法老和他的臣僕, 以及他的人民, 連一隻也沒有留下.

8:32 And Pharaoh made his heart insensitive also this time, and he did not release the people.
可是, 這一次法老還是心裡剛硬, 不肯讓以色列人離開.

Exodus - Chapter 9

9:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, “Release my people so that they may serve me.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要到法老那裡去, 對他說: ‘耶和華希伯來人的神這樣說: “讓我的人民離開這裡, 使他們可以事奉我. ”

9:2 But if you are refusing to release and you still are keeping hold of them,
如果你拒絕他們離開這裡, 仍然強留他們,

9:3 look, the hand of Yahweh is about to be present with a very severe plague on your livestock that are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the cattle, and on the sheep and goats.
看哪, 耶和華的手必用嚴重的瘟疫加在你田間的牲畜身上, 加在馬,驢,駱駝,牛群,羊群身上.

9:4 But Yahweh will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, and not a thing will die from all that belongs to the Israelites.’ ”
耶和華必把以色列的牲畜和埃及人的牲畜分別出來; 所有屬於以色列人的, 一隻也不死去. ’”

9:5 And Yahweh set an appointed time, saying, “Tomorrow Yahweh will do this thing in the land.”
耶和華就定了時候, 說: “明天耶和華必在此地行這事. ”

9:6 And Yahweh did this thing the next day; all the livestock of Egypt died, but from the livestock of the Israelites not one died.
第二天, 耶和華就行了這事, 埃及人全部的牲畜都死了; 可是屬於以色列人的牲畜, 一隻也沒有死去.

9:7 And Pharaoh sent to check, and it turned out not even one from the livestock of Israel had died, but Pharaoh’s heart was insensitive, and he did not release the people.
法老派人去看, 果然看見屬於以色列人的牲畜, 連一隻也沒有死去. 法老的心還是剛硬, 不肯讓以色列人離開.

9:8 And Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, “Take for yourselves full handfuls of soot from a smelting furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heavens before the eyes of Pharaoh.
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說: “你們要兩手拿滿爐灰, 摩西要在法老眼前把爐灰向天上揚起來.

9:9 And it will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and it will become on humans and on animals a skin sore sprouting blisters in all the land of Egypt.”
這爐灰必在埃及全地變為微塵, 在埃及全地的人和牲畜身上就必生出疹病和膿瘡. ”

9:10 And they took the soot of the smelting furnace, and they stood before Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkled it toward the heavens, and it became skin sores sprouting blisters on humans and on animals.
摩西和亞倫取了爐灰, 站在法老面前; 摩西把爐灰向天上揚起來, 人和牲畜身上就生出了疹病和膿瘡.

9:11 And the magicians were not able to stand before Moses because of the skin sores, for the skin sores were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
眾術士因為生了瘡的緣故, 不能站在摩西的面前; 因為眾術士和所有埃及人身上都生了瘡.

9:12 And Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.
耶和華使法老心裡剛硬, 他就不肯聽摩西和亞倫的話, 就像耶和華對摩西所說的.

9:13 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Start early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Look, he is going out to the water, and you must say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, “Release my people so that they may serve me.
耶和華對摩西說: “你要清早起來, 站在法老面前, 對他說: ‘耶和華希伯來人的神這樣說: “讓我的人民離開這裡, 使他們可以事奉我.

9:14 For at this time I am sending all of my plagues to you personally and among your servants and among your people so that you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth.
因為這一次我要降下我的一切災禍, 打擊你和你的臣僕及人民, 為要使你知道在全地上沒有神像我的.

9:15 For now I could have stretched out my hand, and I could have struck you and your people with the plague, and you would have perished from the earth.
如果我現在伸手用瘟疫擊打你和你的人民, 你就早已從地上消滅了.

9:16 But for the sake of this I have caused you to stand—for the sake of showing you my strength and in order to proclaim my name in all the earth.
然而我使你存留, 是為了使你看見我的能力, 並且在全地上傳講我的名.

9:17 Still you are behaving haughtily to my people by not releasing them.
你仍然向我的人民自高, 不讓他們離開嗎?

9:18 Look, about this time tomorrow, I am going to cause very severe hail to rain, the like of which has not been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.
看哪, 明天大約這個時候, 我必降下極重的冰雹, 在埃及自建國以來, 直到現在, 未曾有過這樣的冰雹的.

9:19 And now send word; bring into safety your livestock and all that belongs to you in the field. The hail will come down on every human and animal that is found in the field and not gathered into the house, and they will die.” ’ ”
所以, 你現在要派人去, 把你的牲畜和田間所有屬於你的, 都收聚到安全的地方; 因為凡在田間發現的人和牲畜而不收回家裡去的, 冰雹必落在他們身上, 他們就必死亡. ”’”

9:20 Anyone from the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of Yahweh caused his servants and livestock to flee to the houses.
法老的臣僕中有懼怕耶和華這話的, 就叫他的僕人和牲畜進屋裡來.

9:21 But whoever did not give regard to the word of Yahweh abandoned his servants and his livestock in the field.
但那不把耶和華這話放在心上的, 卻把他的僕人和牲畜留在田裡.

9:22 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand to the heavens, and let there be hail in all the land of Egypt, on human and on animal and on all the vegetation of the field in the land of Egypt.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要向天伸杖, 使埃及全地都有冰雹, 落在人身上,在牲畜身上和埃及地田間所有的蔬菜上. ”

9:23 And Moses stretched out his staff to the heavens, and Yahweh gave thunder and hail, and fire went to the earth, and Yahweh caused hail to rain on the land of Egypt.
摩西把手杖向天一伸, 耶和華就打雷(“打雷”原文作“神的聲音”)下雹, 有火落在地上; 耶和華使冰雹降在埃及地上.

9:24 And there was hail, and fire was flashing back and forth in the midst of the very severe hail, the like of which was not in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.
那時有了冰雹, 冰雹與火混雜在一起, 十分嚴重; 埃及全地自從建國以來, 未曾有過這樣的冰雹.

9:25 And the hail struck in all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, from human to animal, and the hail struck all the vegetation of the field and smashed every tree of the field.
在埃及全地, 冰雹把田間的一切, 連人和牲畜都擊打了; 冰雹又把田間的一切蔬菜擊打了, 也把田間的一切樹木打斷了.

9:26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were, there was no hail.
只有在以色列人所在的歌珊地, 沒有冰雹.

9:27 And Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, “I have sinned this time. Yahweh is the righteous one, and I and my people are the wicked ones.
於是, 法老把摩西和亞倫召了來, 對他們說: “這一次我犯了罪了; 耶和華是公義的, 我和我的人民是有罪的.

9:28 Pray to Yahweh. The thunder of God and hail are enough, and I will release you, and you will no longer have to stay.”
請你們祈求耶和華吧, 因為這雷聲和冰雹已經夠了; 我決意讓你們離開, 你們不可再留在這裡. ”

9:29 And Moses said to him, “At my leaving the city, I will spread out my hands to Yahweh. The thunder will stop, and the hail will be no more, so that you will know that the earth belongs to Yahweh.
摩西回答法老: “我一出城, 就必向耶和華伸手禱告, 雷聲就必止住, 也不再有冰雹了, 好使你知道大地是屬於耶和華的.

9:30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the presence of Yahweh God.”
至於你和你的臣僕, 我知道你們在耶和華神的面前還是沒有懼怕的心. ”

9:31 And the flax and the barley were struck, because the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud.
那時, 麻和大麥被冰雹擊打了, 因為大麥已經吐穗, 麻也開了花.

9:32 But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, because they are late-ripening.
只是小麥和粗麥卻沒有被擊打, 因為它們還沒有長成.

9:33 And Moses went from Pharaoh out of the city, and he spread his hands to Yahweh, and the thunder and the hail stopped, and rain did not pour on the earth.
摩西離開法老出城去了, 就向耶和華伸手禱告, 雷聲和冰雹就止住了, 雨也不再傾倒在地上了.

9:34 And Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder stopped, and he again sinned and made his heart insensitive, he and his servants.
法老看見雨水,冰雹和雷聲都止住了, 就更加犯罪, 他和他的臣僕都心裡剛硬.

9:35 And Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not release the Israelites, as Yahweh had said by the agency of Moses.
法老的心剛硬, 不肯讓以色列人離開, 就像耶和華藉著摩西所說的.

Exodus - Chapter 10

10:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart insensitive and the heart of his servants in order to put these signs of mine in his midst,
耶和華對摩西說: “你要到法老那裡去, 因為我已經使他的心和他臣僕的心剛硬, 為要在他們中間顯出我這些神蹟;

10:2 so that you will tell in the ears of your child and your grandchild that I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and so that you will tell about my signs that I have done among them, and so you will know that I am Yahweh.”
並且要你把愚弄埃及人的事, 和我在他們中間顯出的神蹟, 都講給你的子孫聽; 使你們知道我是耶和華. ”

10:3 And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and they said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, ‘Until when will you refuse to submit before me? Release my people so that they may serve me.
摩西和亞倫就到法老那裡去, 對他說: “耶和華希伯來人的神這樣說: ‘你拒絕在我面前謙卑要到幾時呢? 讓我的人民離開吧, 使他們可以事奉我.

10:4 But if you are refusing to release my people, look, I am about to bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.
如果你拒絕讓我的人民離開, 看哪！明天我要使蝗蟲進入你的境界;

10:5 And they will cover the surface of the land, and no one will be able to see the land, and they will eat the remainder of what is left—what is left over for you from the hail—and they will eat every sprouting tree belonging to you from the field.
蝗蟲必遮蓋地面, 甚至人不能看見地; 蝗蟲必吃盡那避過災難餘剩的, 那沒有受冰雹擊打, 剩下留給你們的; 牠們也必吃盡田間給你們生長起來的一切樹木.

10:6 And your houses will be full, and the houses of all your servants and the houses of all Egypt, something that your fathers and your grandfathers never saw from the day they were on the earth until this day.’ ” And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.
蝗蟲必充滿了你的宮殿, 你所有臣僕的房屋, 和所有埃及人的房屋; 這是你祖宗和你祖宗的祖宗自從在世以來, 直到今日, 所沒有見過的. ’”摩西就轉身, 離開法老出去了.

10:7 And the servants of Pharaoh said to him, “Until when will this be a snare for us? Release the men so that they may serve Yahweh their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”
法老的臣僕對法老說: “這人成為我們的網羅要到幾時呢? 讓這些人離開吧, 使他們可以事奉耶和華他們的神; 埃及已經毀滅了, 你還不知道嗎? ”

10:8 And Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Serve Yahweh your God. Who are the ones going?
於是, 摩西和亞倫被召回來到法老那裡. 法老對他們說: “你們去事奉耶和華你們的神吧, 但那些要去的是誰呢? ”

10:9 And Moses said, “With our young and with our old we will go; with our sons and with our daughters, with our sheep and goats and with our cattle we will go because it is the feast of Yahweh for us.”
摩西回答: “我們要和我們年少的與年老的同去, 要和我們的兒女同去, 也要和我們的羊群與牛群同去, 因為我們必須向耶和華守節. ”

10:10 And he said to them, “Let Yahweh be thus with you as soon as I release you and your dependents. See that evil is before your faces.
法老對他們說: “我讓你們和你們的孩子離開的時候, 願耶和華與你們同在; 你們要謹慎, 因為有禍患在你們面前.

10:11 No indeed; just the men go and serve Yahweh, since this is what you are seeking.” And he drove them out from the presence of Pharaoh.
不可以這樣, 只有你們的男子可以去事奉耶和華, 因為這原是你們要求的. ”於是把他們從法老面前趕出去.

10:12 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt with the locusts so that they may come up over the land of Egypt, and let them eat all the vegetation of the land, all that the hail left behind.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要向埃及地伸手, 使蝗蟲上埃及地來, 吃盡地上所有的蔬菜, 就是受冰雹擊打後留下的. ”

10:13 And Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh drove an east wind into the land all that day and all night. The morning came, and the east wind had brought the locusts.
摩西就向埃及地伸杖, 整整的一日一夜, 耶和華把東風吹在地上; 到了早晨, 東風把蝗蟲吹來了.

10:14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and they settled in all the territory of Egypt, very severe. Before it there were not locusts like them, nor will there be after it.
蝗蟲上到埃及全地來, 停留在埃及全境. 牠們非常眾多, 以前沒有像這樣多的蝗蟲, 以後也沒有.

10:15 And they covered the surface of all the land, and the land was dark with them, and they ate all the vegetation of the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left, and no green was left in the trees nor in the vegetation of the field in all the land of Egypt.
蝗蟲遮蓋了整個地面, 以致大地都變黑了. 牠們吃盡了地上一切蔬菜, 和樹上所有的果子, 就是受冰雹擊打後留下來的. 這樣, 在埃及全地, 無論是樹木, 或田間的蔬菜, 連一點青的也沒有留下.

10:16 And Pharaoh hurried to call Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God and against you.
於是, 法老急忙把摩西和亞倫召了來, 說: “我得罪了耶和華你們的神, 也得罪了你們.

10:17 And now forgive my sin surely this time, and pray to Yahweh your God so that he may only remove from me this death.”
現在求你只這一次赦免我的罪, 也請你們求告耶和華你們的神, 使這一次的死亡離開我. ”

10:18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and he prayed to Yahweh.
摩西就離開法老出來, 祈求耶和華.

10:19 And Yahweh turned a very strong west wind and lifted up the locusts and thrust them into the Red Sea, and not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.
耶和華轉了非常強大的西風, 把蝗蟲吹起來了, 投進紅海裡; 在埃及全境, 連一隻蝗蟲也沒留下.

10:20 And Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not release the Israelites.
但是耶和華使法老的心剛硬, 以致法老不肯讓以色列人離開.

10:21 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the heavens so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt and so that a person can feel darkness.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要向天舉手, 使黑暗臨到埃及地, 這黑暗是可以觸摸的. ”

10:22 And Moses stretched out his hand toward the heavens, and there was darkness of night in all the land of Egypt for three days.
摩西向天伸手, 幽暗就臨到埃及全地三天之久.

10:23 No one could see his brother, and because of it no one could move from where they were for three days, but there was light for the Israelites in their dwellings.
三天之內, 人彼此不能看見, 誰也不能起來離開自己的地方; 但是在所有以色列人居住的地方都有亮光.

10:24 And Pharaoh called Moses and said, “Go, serve Yahweh. Only your sheep and goats and your cattle must be left behind. Your dependents may also go with you.”
法老就把摩西召了來, 說: “你們去事奉耶和華吧, 你們的孩子也可以與你們同去; 只是要把你們的羊群和牛群留下來. ”

10:25 And Moses said, “Even if you yourself put into our hand sacrifices and burnt offerings and we offer them to Yahweh our God,
摩西回答: “你也要把獻祭用的祭物和燔祭交給我們, 使我們可以獻給耶和華我們的神.

10:26 our livestock must also go with us. Not a hoof can be left because we must take from them to serve Yahweh our God. And we will not know with what we are to serve Yahweh until we come there.”
我們的牲畜也要與我們同去, 連一隻也不留下; 因為我們要從牠們當中取出一些來事奉耶和華我們的神; 我們沒有到達之前, 還不知道要用甚麼事奉耶和華. ”

10:27 And Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to release them.
但耶和華使法老心裡剛硬, 因此他不願意讓他們離開.

10:28 And Pharaoh said to him, “Go from me. Be careful not to see my face again, because on the day of your seeing my face you will die.”
法老對摩西說: “你離開我去吧, 你要小心, 不要再見我的面; 因為你再見我面的時候, 你必定死. ”

10:29 And Moses said, “That is right. I will not again see your face.”
摩西回答: “你說對了, 我不再見你的面了. ”

Exodus - Chapter 11

11:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Still one plague I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; afterward he will release you from here. At the moment of his releasing, he will certainly drive you completely out from here.
耶和華對摩西說: “我再使一種災禍臨到法老和埃及, 然後法老他必讓你們離開這裡. 他讓你們離開的時候, 必全部趕逐你們離開這地.

11:2 Speak in the ears of the people, and let them ask, a man from his neighbor and a woman from her neighbor, for objects of silver and objects of gold.”
現在你要告訴人民, 叫他們男女各人向自己的鄰舍索取銀器金器. ”

11:3 And Yahweh gave the people favor in the eyes of Egypt. Also the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the eyes of the servants of Pharaoh and in the eyes of the people.
耶和華使人民在埃及人眼前蒙恩, 同時摩西在埃及地, 在法老臣僕的眼前和人民的眼前都成了偉大的人物.

11:4 And Moses said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘About the middle of the night I will go out through the midst of Egypt,
摩西說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘大約半夜的時候, 我要出去巡行埃及地.

11:5 and every firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the slave woman who is behind the pair of millstones and every firstborn animal.
在埃及地所有頭生的都必死亡, 就是從坐王位的法老的長子, 直到推磨的婢女的長子, 以及一切頭生的牲畜都必死亡.

11:6 And there will be a great cry of distress in all the land of Egypt, the like of which has not been nor will be again.
在埃及全地必有大哀號; 這樣的哀號從前未曾有過, 以後也必再沒有.

11:7 But against all the Israelites, from a man to an animal, a dog will not even bark, so that you will know that Yahweh makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’
但是對於所有的以色列人, 無論是人或是牲畜, 連狗也不敢向他們叫吠; 為要使你們知道耶和華是把埃及人和以色列人分別出來的’.

11:8 And all of these your servants will come down to me and bow to me, saying, ‘Go out, you and all the people who are at your feet.’ And afterward I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in great anger.
你所有的臣僕都必下到我這裡來, 向我下跪說: ‘你和所有跟從你的人民都出去吧’, 然後我才出去. ”於是摩西氣忿忿地離開法老出去了.

11:9 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that my wonders may multiply in the land of Egypt.”
耶和華對摩西說: “法老必不聽你們的話, 好使我的神蹟在埃及地加增起來. ”

11:10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not release the Israelites from his land.
摩西和亞倫在法老面前行了這一切神蹟; 但耶和華使法老的心剛硬, 所以他不肯讓以色列人離開他的地.

Exodus - Chapter 12

12:1 And Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
耶和華在埃及地告訴摩西和亞倫說:

12:2 “This month will be the beginning of months; it will be for you the first of the months of the year.
“你們要以本月為正月, 為一年的第一個月.

12:3 Speak to all the community of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month, they will each take for themselves a lamb for the family, a lamb for the household.
你們要告訴以色列全體會眾說: 本月初十, 他們各人要按著父家取羊羔, 一家一隻.

12:4 And if the household is too small for a lamb, he and the neighbor nearest to his house will take one according to the number of persons; you will count out portions of the lamb according to how much each one can eat.
如果一家的人太少, 吃不了一隻羊羔, 家長就要和靠近他家的鄰居按著人數共取一隻. 你們預備羊羔的時候, 要按著各人的食量計算.

12:5 The lamb for you must be a male, without defect, in its first year; you will take it from the sheep or from the goats.
你們的羊羔要毫無殘疾, 一歲以內的公羊; 你們可以從綿羊或山羊裡取.

12:6 “You will keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, and all the assembly of the community of Israel will slaughter it at twilight.
你們要把羊羔留到本月十四日, 在黃昏的時候, 以色列全體會眾要把羊羔宰殺.

12:7 And they will take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel on the houses in which they eat it.
他們要取點血, 塗在吃羊羔的房屋兩邊的門柱和門楣上.

12:8 And they will eat the meat on this night; they will eat it fire-roasted and with unleavened bread on bitter herbs.
當那一夜, 你們要吃羊羔的肉, 肉要用火烤了, 和無酵餅與苦菜一同吃,

12:9 You must not eat any of it raw or boiled, boiled in the water, but rather roasted with fire, its head with its legs and with its inner parts.
不可吃生的, 也不可用水煮; 只可吃用火烤的. 頭,腿和內臟都一起吃.

12:10 And you must not leave any of it until morning; anything left from it until morning you must burn in the fire.
你們一點也不可留到早晨; 如果有一點留到早晨, 就要用火燒掉.

12:11 And this is how you will eat it—with your waists fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand, and you will eat it in haste. It is Yahweh’s Passover.
你們要這樣吃羊羔: 腰間束上帶, 腳上穿著鞋, 手中拿著杖, 快速地吃; 這是耶和華的逾越節.

12:12 “And I will go through the land of Egypt during this night, and I will strike all of the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, and I will do punishments among all of the gods of Egypt. I am Yahweh.
因為在那一夜我要走遍埃及地, 把埃及地所有頭生的, 無論是人或是牲畜, 都要殺掉; 我也要審判埃及的一切神祇, 我是耶和華.

12:13 And the blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and I will see the blood, and I will pass over you, and there will not be a destructive plague among you when I strike the land of Egypt.
這血要在你們居住的房屋上作你們的記號; 我擊打埃及地的時候, 一看見這血, 就越過你們去, 災禍必不臨到你們身上毀滅你們.

12:14 “And this day will become a memorial for you, and you will celebrate it as a religious feast for Yahweh throughout your generations; you will celebrate it as a lasting statute.
這一日必作你們的記念日; 你們要守這日為耶和華的節; 你們要世世代代守這節日作永遠的定例.

12:15 You will eat unleavened bread for seven days. Surely on the first day you shall remove yeast from your houses, because anyone who eats food with yeast from the first day until the seventh day—that person will be cut off from Israel.
“你們要吃無酵餅七天; 可是第一天就要把酵從你們的家中除去; 因為從第一日起直到第七日, 凡吃有酵之物的, 那人必從以色列中被除滅.

12:16 It will be for you on the first day a holy assembly and on the seventh day a holy assembly; no work will be done on them; only what is eaten by every person, it alone will be prepared for you.
第一日你們要有聖會, 第七日你們也要有聖會; 這兩日之內, 除了預備各人所要吃的以外, 一切工作都不可作.

12:17 “And you will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because on this very day I brought out your divisions from the land of Egypt, and you will keep this day for your generations as a lasting statute.
你們要守無酵節, 因為就在這一天, 我把你們的軍隊從埃及地領出來; 所以你們要世世代代守這一日作為永遠的定例.

12:18 On the first day, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, you will eat unleavened bread until the evening of the twenty-first day of the month.
從正月十四日晚上起, 直到本月二十一日晚上止, 你們要吃無酵餅.

12:19 For seven days yeast must not be found in your houses, because anyone eating food with yeast will be cut off from the community of Israel—whether an alien or a native of the land.
七日之內在你們的家中不可有酵; 因為凡吃有酵之物的, 無論是外國人或是本地人, 那人必從以色列的會眾中被剪除.

12:20 You will eat no food with yeast; in all of your dwellings you will eat unleavened bread.”
凡是有酵的, 你們都不可吃; 在你們一切居住的地方, 你們都要吃無酵餅. ”

12:21 And Moses called all the elders of Israel, and he said to them, “Select and take for yourselves sheep for your clans and slaughter the Passover sacrifice.
於是, 摩西把以色列的眾長老召了來, 對他們說: “你們要按著家族自己選取羊羔, 把這逾越節的羊羔宰殺了.

12:22 And take a bunch of hyssop and dip it into the blood that is in the basin and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts. And you will not go out, anyone from the doorway of his house, until morning.
要拿一把牛膝草, 蘸在盆中的血裡, 然後把盆裡的血塗在門楣上和兩邊的門柱上; 你們誰也不可出自己的房門, 直到早晨.

12:23 And Yahweh will go through to strike Egypt, and he will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the destroyer to come to your houses to strike you.
因為耶和華要走遍各處擊打埃及人; 他一看見門楣和兩邊的門柱上有血, 就越過那門, 不讓那毀滅者進入你們的房屋來擊殺你們.

12:24 “And you will keep this event as a rule for you and for your children forever.
這教訓你們必須遵守, 作為你和你的子孫永遠的定例.

12:25 And when you come into the land that Yahweh will give to you, as he said, you will keep this religious custom.
日後, 你們進了耶和華應許賜給你們的那地的時候, 就必須守這敬拜之禮.

12:26 And when your children say to you, ‘What is this religious custom for you?’
日後, 如果你們的子孫問你們: ‘你們這敬拜之禮有甚麼意思? ’

12:27 you will say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice for Yahweh, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he struck Egypt; and he delivered our houses.’ ” And the people knelt down and they worshiped.
你們就要回答: ‘這是獻給耶和華逾越節的祭. 耶和華擊殺埃及人的時候, 越過了在埃及的以色列人的房屋, 救了我們的家. ’”於是人民低頭敬拜.

12:28 And the Israelites went, and they did as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did.
以色列人就去行了; 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西和亞倫, 以色列人就照樣行了.

12:29 And in the middle of the night, Yahweh struck all of the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison house and every firstborn of an animal.
到了半夜, 耶和華把埃及地所有的長子, 就是從坐王位的法老的長子, 直到監牢裡遭囚禁的人的長子, 以及所有頭生的牲畜, 都擊殺了.

12:30 And Pharaoh got up at night, he and all his servants and all Egypt, and a great cry of distress was in Egypt because there was not a house where there was no one dead.
在那一夜, 法老本人和他所有的臣僕, 以及全埃及的人都起來了; 在埃及有極大的哀號, 因為沒有一家不死人的.

12:31 And he called Moses and Aaron at night, and he said, “Get up, go out from the midst of my people, both you as well as the Israelites, and go, serve Yahweh, as you have said.
夜裡, 法老把摩西和亞倫召了來, 說: “你們和以色列人都起來, 離開我的人民出去, 照著你們所說的, 去事奉耶和華吧;

12:32 Take both your sheep and goats as well as your cattle, and go, and bless also me.”
也照著你們所說的, 連羊群牛群都帶著走吧, 並且要為我祝福. ”

12:33 And the Egyptians urged the people in order to hurry their release from the land, because they said, “All of us will die!”
埃及人催促以色列人, 要他們趕快離開此地, 因為他們說: “我們都要死了. ”

12:34 And the people lifted up their dough before it had yeast; their kneading troughs were wrapped up in their cloaks on their shoulder.
以色列人就拿了沒有發過酵的生麵, 用衣服把摶麵盆綁好, 扛在肩頭上.

12:35 And the Israelites did according to the word of Moses, and they asked from the Egyptians for objects of silver and objects of gold and for clothing.
以色列人照著摩西的話行了, 他們向埃及人索取銀器金器和衣服.

12:36 And Yahweh gave the people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they granted their requests, and they plundered the Egyptians.
耶和華使以色列人在埃及人眼前蒙恩, 埃及人就給了他們所要求的. 這樣, 他們就奪去了埃及人的財物.

12:37 And the Israelites set out from Rameses to Succoth; the men were about six hundred thousand on foot, besides dependents.
以色列人從蘭塞起行到疏割去, 除了小孩子以外, 步行的男人約有六十萬.

12:38 And also a mixed multitude went up with them and sheep and goats and cattle, very numerous livestock.
又有混雜多族的一群人和他們一同上去; 他們還帶著羊群牛群和無數的牲畜同去.

12:39 And they baked the dough that they had brought out from Egypt as cakes, unleavened bread, because it had no yeast when they were driven out from Egypt, and they were not able to delay, and also they had not made provisions for themselves.
他們把從埃及帶出來的生麵烘成了無酵的圓餅. 這生麵原是沒有發過酵的, 因為他們被驅逐離開埃及, 所以不能停留, 也沒有為自己預備食糧.

12:40 And the period of dwelling of the Israelites that they dwelled in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.
以色列人住在埃及的時間共有四百三十年之久.

12:41 And at the end of four hundred and thirty years, on this exact day, all of Yahweh’s divisions went out from the land of Egypt.
就在四百三十年屆滿的那一天, 耶和華的全軍都從埃及地出來了.

12:42 It is a night of vigils belonging to Yahweh for bringing them out from the land of Egypt; it is this night belonging to Yahweh with vigils for all of the Israelites throughout their generations.
這是向耶和華守的一夜, 因為耶和華把他們從埃及地領出來, 所以這一夜是所有以色列人世世代代向耶和華守的一夜.

12:43 And Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner may eat it.
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說: “逾越節的定例是這樣, 凡是外族人都不可以吃羊羔的肉.

12:44 But any slave of a man, an acquisition by money, and you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.
但是各人用銀子買回來的奴僕, 如果你給他行了割禮, 他就可以吃了.

12:45 A temporary resident and a hired worker may not eat it.
寄居和受雇的都不可以吃.

12:46 It will be eaten in one house; you will not bring part of the meat out from the house to the outside; and you will not break a bone of it.
必須在同一間房子裡吃, 你不可把一點肉從房子裡帶到外面; 羊羔的骨頭, 一根也不可折斷.

12:47 All of the community of Israel will prepare it.
以色列全體會眾都要守這逾越節.

12:48 And when an alien dwells with you and he wants to prepare the Passover for Yahweh, every male belonging to him must be circumcised, and then he may come near to prepare it, and he will be as the native of the land, but any uncircumcised man may not eat it.
如果有外族人寄居在你們中間, 也願向耶和華守逾越節, 他所有的男子都要受割禮, 然後他才可以前來守逾越節; 他就必像本地人一樣, 但所有未受割禮的人都不可以吃這羊羔.

12:49 One law will be for the native and for the alien who is dwelling in your midst.”
本地人和寄居在你們中間的外族人, 都同屬一例. ”

12:50 And all the Israelites did as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did.
所有以色列人都奉行了; 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西和亞倫, 他們就怎樣行了.

12:51 And it was on exactly this day Yahweh brought the Israelites out from the land of Egypt by their divisions.
就在這一天, 耶和華按著他們的軍隊, 把以色列人從埃及地領出來.

Exodus - Chapter 13

13:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華告訴摩西說:

13:2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, among humans and among domestic animals; it belongs to me.”
“在以色列人中, 你要把所有頭生的都分別為聖歸我; 無論是人或是牲畜, 凡是頭生的都是我的. ”

13:3 And Moses said to the people, “Remember this day when you went out from Egypt, from a house of slaves, because with strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from here, and food with yeast will not be eaten.
摩西對人民說: “你們要記念這一天, 就是從埃及為奴之家出來的這一天, 因為耶和華用大能的手把你們從這裡領出來; 所以有酵之物都不可以吃.

13:4 Today you are going out in the month of Abib.
你們是在亞筆月這一日出來的.

13:5 And when Yahweh brings you to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites—which he swore to your ancestors to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you will perform this service in this month.
日後耶和華領你進到迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,希未人,耶布斯人之地, 就是他向你的列祖起誓要賜給你的那流奶與蜜之地, 那時你要在這月守這敬拜之禮.

13:6 Seven days you will eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day will be a feast for Yahweh.
你要吃無酵餅七日, 第七日要向耶和華守節.

13:7 Unleavened bread will be eaten the seven days; food with yeast will not be seen for you; and yeast will not be seen for you in all your territory.
七日之中你要吃無酵餅; 在你四境之內, 不可見有發過酵之物在你面前, 也不可見有酵在你那裡.

13:8 And you shall tell your son on that day, saying, ‘This is because of what Yahweh did for me when I came out from Egypt.’
在那日, 你要告訴你的兒子說: ‘這是因為耶和華在我從埃及出來的時候為我所行的事. ’

13:9 And it will be as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes so that the law of Yahweh will be in your mouth, that with a strong hand Yahweh brought you out from Egypt.
這要在你的手上作記號, 在你額上作記念, 好使耶和華的律法常在你的口中, 因為耶和華曾用大能的手把你從埃及領出來.

13:10 And you will keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.
所以, 你要年年按著定期遵守這定例.

13:11 “And when Yahweh brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your ancestors, and he gives it to you,
“日後, 耶和華照著他向你和你的列祖所起的誓, 把你領進迦南人之地, 把這地賜給你之後,

13:12 you will hand over every first offspring of a womb to Yahweh, and every first offspring dropped by a domestic animal that will belong to you, the males will be for Yahweh.
你要把所有頭生的奉獻給耶和華, 也要把你一切牲畜中所有頭生的小牲口奉獻給耶和華; 公的都屬耶和華.

13:13 And every first offspring of a donkey you will redeem with small livestock, and if you will not redeem it, then you will break its neck, and every firstborn human among your sons you will redeem.
凡是頭生的驢, 你要用羊羔代贖; 如果你不代贖, 就要打斷牠的頸項; 凡是你兒子中頭生的人, 你都要代贖.

13:14 And when your son asks you in the future, saying, ‘What is this?’ you will say to him, ‘With strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from a house of slaves.
日後你的兒子若是問你們: ‘這是甚麼意思? ’你就要回答他: ‘耶和華曾經用大能的手把我們從埃及為奴之家領出來.

13:15 And when Pharaoh was stubborn to release us, Yahweh killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from firstborn human to firstborn domestic animal. Therefore I am sacrificing to Yahweh every first offspring of a womb, the males, and every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
那時法老心裡剛硬, 不讓我們離開, 耶和華就把埃及地所有頭生的, 無論是人或是牲畜都殺了; 所以, 我把所有頭生的公牲口都獻給耶和華為祭; 但我所有頭生的兒子, 卻都要代贖回來.

13:16 And it will be as a sign on your hand and as symbolic ornaments between your eyes that with strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt.”
這要在你的手上作記號, 在你的額上作頭帶; 因為耶和華曾用大能的手把我們從埃及領出來. ’”

13:17 And when Pharaoh released the people, God did not lead them the way of the land of the Philistines, though it was nearer, because God said, “Lest the people change their mind when they see war and return to Egypt.”
法老讓人民離開的時候, 雖然非利士的路很近, 神卻不領他們從那裡走, 因為神說: “恐怕百姓看見戰爭而後悔, 就回埃及去. ”

13:18 So God led the people around by the way of the desert to the Red Sea, and the Israelites went up in battle array from the land of Egypt.
所以神領人民繞道而行, 走曠野的路到紅海去; 以色列人從埃及地上來的時候, 都帶著兵器.

13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly swear an oath, saying, “God will surely attend to you, and you will take up my bones from here with you.”
摩西帶了約瑟的骸骨同去, 因為約瑟曾經叫以色列人嚴肅地起誓, 說: “神必定眷顧你們; 你們要把我的骸骨從這裡也一同帶去. ”

13:20 And they set out from Succoth, and they encamped at Etham on the edge of the desert.
他們從疏割起程, 在曠野邊界的以倘安營.

13:21 And Yahweh was going before them by day in a column of cloud to lead them on the way and by night in a column of fire to give light to them to go by day and night.
耶和華在他們前面行, 日間用雲柱領他們的路, 夜間用火柱光照他們, 使他們日夜都可以行走.

13:22 The column of cloud by day and the column of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
日間雲柱, 夜間火柱, 都不離開眾民的面前.

Exodus - Chapter 14

14:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華告訴摩西說:

14:2 “Speak to the Israelites so that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; before Baal Zephon, which is opposite it, you will camp by the sea.
“你要吩咐以色列人轉回過來, 在比．哈希錄前, 密奪和海之間安營; 你們要在巴力．洗分前, 對著巴力．洗分, 靠近海邊的地方安營.

14:3 And Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering around in the land. The desert has closed in on them.’
法老必論到以色列人的事, 說: ‘他們在這地走迷了路, 曠野把他們困住了. ’

14:4 And I will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and he will chase after them, and I will be glorified through Pharaoh and through all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh.” And they did so.
我要使法老的心剛硬, 他就必追趕他們; 這樣, 我就可以在法老身上和他的全軍身上得到榮耀, 埃及人就必知道我是耶和華. ”於是以色列人就這樣行了.

14:5 And it was told to the king of Egypt that the people fled, and the heart of Pharaoh was changed and that of his servants toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have released Israel from serving us!”
有人告訴埃及王說: “以色列人逃走了. ”法老和他的臣僕對以色列人的心就改變了, 他們說: “我們讓以色列人離開, 不再服事我們, 我們作了甚麼事呢? ”

14:6 And he harnessed his chariot and took with him his people.
法老就預備他的馬車, 帶著他的人民一同去,

14:7 And he took six hundred select chariots and all the chariots of Egypt and officers over all of them.
並且帶著六百輛特選的馬車和埃及所有的馬車, 每輛馬車上都有馬車長.

14:8 And Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and he chased after the Israelites. (Now the Israelites were going out boldly.)
耶和華使埃及王法老的心剛硬, 法老就追趕以色列人; 因為以色列是靠著耶和華高舉的手出來的.

14:9 And the Egyptians chased after them, and they overtook them encamped at the sea—all the horses of the chariots of Pharaoh and his charioteers and his army—at Pi-hahiroth before Baal Zephon.
埃及人追趕他們, 法老所有的馬匹,戰車和他的馬兵與軍隊, 就在海邊, 靠近比．哈希錄, 對著巴力．洗分他們安營的地方追上了他們.

14:10 And Pharaoh approached, and the Israelites lifted their eyes, and there were the Egyptians traveling after them! And they were very afraid, and the Israelites cried out to Yahweh.
法老走近的時候, 以色列人舉目觀看, 看見埃及人正追趕過來, 就非常懼怕, 向耶和華呼求.

14:11 And they said to Moses, “Because there are no graves in Egypt? Is that why you have taken us to die in the desert? What is this you have done to us by bringing us out from Egypt!
他們對摩西說: “難道埃及沒有墳墓, 你要把我們帶來死在曠野嗎? 你為甚麼這樣待我們, 把我們從埃及領出來呢?

14:12 Isn’t this the word we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave us alone so that we can serve Egypt!’ because serving Egypt is better for us than our dying in the desert.”
我們在埃及的時候, 不是對你說過: ‘不要管我們, 我們要服事埃及人’這話嗎? 因為服事埃及人比死在曠野還好. ”

14:13 And Moses said to the people, “You must not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will accomplish for you today, because the Egyptians whom you see today you will see never again.
摩西對人民說: “不要懼怕, 要站著, 觀看耶和華今天為你們施行的拯救; 因為你們今天看見的埃及人, 必永遠不再看見了.

14:14 Yahweh will fight for you, and you must be quiet.”
耶和華必為你們爭戰, 你們必須安靜, 不要作聲. ”

14:15 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to me? Speak to the Israelites so that they set out.
耶和華對摩西說: “你為甚麼向我呼求呢? 吩咐以色列人往前走.

14:16 And you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it so that the Israelites can go in the middle of the sea on the dry land.
你要把你的杖舉起來, 向海伸手, 把海分開, 叫以色列人下到海中走乾地.

14:17 And as for me, look, I am about to harden the heart of the Egyptians so that they come after them, and I will display my glory through Pharaoh and through all of his army, through his chariots and through his charioteers.
看哪, 我要使埃及人的心剛硬, 他們就必跟著以色列人下去; 這樣, 我必在法老和他的全軍身上, 以及他的馬車和馬兵身上得到榮耀.

14:18 And the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh when I display my glory through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his charioteers.”
我在法老身上, 以及他的馬車和馬兵身上得到榮耀的時候, 埃及人就知道我是耶和華. ”

14:19 And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel set out and went behind them. And the column of cloud set out ahead of them, and it stood still behind them,
在以色列營前行走的神的使者, 轉到他們後面去; 雲柱也從他們前面轉過去, 立在他們後面.

14:20 so that it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. And it was a dark cloud, but it gave light to the night, so that neither approached the other all night.
雲柱來到埃及營和以色列營中間; 雲柱一邊是黑暗的, 一邊卻光照著黑夜. 這樣整夜彼此都不能接近.

14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh moved the sea with a strong east wind all night, and he made the sea become dry ground, and the waters were divided.
摩西向海伸手, 耶和華就用極強的東風, 一夜之間使海水退去; 他使海變成乾地, 海水也分開了.

14:22 And the Israelites entered the middle of the sea on the dry land. The waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.
以色列人下到海中走乾地, 水在他們的左右作了牆垣.

14:23 And the Egyptians gave chase and entered after them—all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his charioteers—into the middle of the sea.
埃及人追趕過來, 法老所有的馬匹,馬車和馬兵, 都跟著以色列人下到海中去.

14:24 And during the morning watch, Yahweh looked down to the Egyptian camp from in the column of fire and cloud, and he threw the Egyptian camp into a panic.
到了晨更的時候, 耶和華透過雲柱火柱向下觀看埃及人的軍兵, 並且使埃及人的軍兵大起混亂.

14:25 And he removed the wheels of their chariots so that they drove them with difficulty, and the Egyptians said, “We must flee away from Israel because Yahweh is fighting for them against Egypt.”
又使他們的車輪脫落, 行駛困難, 因此埃及人說: “我們從以色列人面前逃跑吧, 因為耶和華為他們爭戰, 攻擊埃及人了. ”

14:26 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and let the waters return over the Egyptians, over their chariots, and over their charioteers.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要向海伸手, 使水回流到埃及人身上, 流到他們的戰車和馬兵身上. ”

14:27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned at daybreak to its normal level, and the Egyptians were fleeing because of it, and Yahweh swept the Egyptians into the middle of the sea.
摩西就向海伸手, 到了天亮的時候, 海水流回原處; 埃及人逆流逃跑的時候, 耶和華就把他們投在海中.

14:28 And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the charioteers—all the army of Pharaoh coming after them into the sea. Not even one survived among them.
海水一回流, 就淹沒了馬車,馬兵和那些跟著以色列人下海去的法老的全軍, 連一個也沒有餘下.

14:29 But the Israelites walked on the dry land in the middle of the sea. The waters were a wall for them on their right and on their left.
以色列人卻在海中走乾地, 水在他們的左右作了牆垣.

14:30 And Yahweh saved Israel on that day from the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.
這樣, 耶和華就在那一天把以色列人從埃及人的手裡拯救了出來; 以色列人看見埃及人都死在海邊.

14:31 And Israel saw the great hand that Yahweh displayed against Egypt, and the people feared Yahweh, and they believed in Yahweh and in Moses his servant.
以色列人看見耶和華向埃及人所顯大能的手, 就敬畏耶和華, 又信服耶和華和他的僕人摩西.

Exodus - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to Yahweh, and they said, “Let me sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; the horse and its rider he hurled into the sea.
那時, 摩西和以色列人向耶和華唱了以下這首歌, 說: “我要向耶和華歌唱, 因為他高高地被高舉起來; 他把馬匹和騎馬的投在海中.

15:2 Yah is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him—the God of my father—and I will exalt him.
耶和華是我的力量, 我的詩歌, 也成了我的拯救; 這是我的神, 我要讚美他; 他是我父的神, 我要尊崇他.

15:3 Yahweh is a man of war; Yahweh is his name.
耶和華是戰士, 他的名是耶和華.

15:4 The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he cast into the sea, and his choice adjutants were sunk in the Red Sea.
他把法老的馬車和軍兵都投在海裡, 法老特選的官長都沉在紅海中.

15:5 The deep waters covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.
波濤淹沒了他們, 他們好像石頭墜到深海.

15:6 Yahweh, your right hand is glorious in power; Yahweh, your right hand destroyed the enemy.
耶和華啊, 你的右手滿有榮耀和能力; 耶和華啊, 你的右手擊碎了仇敵.

15:7 And in the greatness of your majesty you overthrew those standing up to you; you released your fierce anger, and it consumed them like stubble.
你以莫大的威榮, 毀滅了那些起來攻擊你的人; 你發出烈怒, 把他們燒滅像燒禾秸一樣.

15:8 And by the breath of your nostrils waters were piled up; waves stood like a heap; deep waters in the middle of the sea congealed.
你鼻孔中的氣一發, 海水就堆聚起來; 水流直立像堤壩, 深淵凝結於海心.

15:9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide plunder, my desire will be full of them, I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
仇敵說: ‘我要追趕, 我要追上, 我要均分擄物; 我要在他們身上得到滿足; 我要拔出刀來, 親手趕絕他們. ’

15:10 You blew with your breath; the sea covered them; they dropped like lead in the mighty waters.
你用風一吹, 海就把他們淹沒, 他們就像鉛一樣沉在大水之中.

15:11 Who is like you among the gods, Yahweh? Who is like you—glorious in holiness, awesome in praiseworthy actions, doing wonders?
耶和華啊, 萬神之中有誰像你呢? 有誰像你榮耀聖潔, 可頌可畏, 施行奇事呢?

15:12 You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them.
你伸出右手, 地就吞沒他們.

15:13 In your loyal love you led the people whom you redeemed; in your strength you guided them to the abode of your holiness.
你憑著慈愛, 帶領了你買贖的人民; 你憑著能力, 引導了他們到你的聖所.

15:14 Peoples heard; they trembled; anguish seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
萬民聽見, 就必戰抖; 疼痛恐懼抓住了非利士的居民.

15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom were horrified; great distress seized the leaders of Moab; all of the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
那時, 以東的族長驚惶, 摩押的英雄被戰兢抓住, 所有迦南的居民都膽戰心寒.

15:16 Terror and dread fell on them; at the greatness of your arm they became silent like the stone, until your people passed by, Yahweh, until the people whom you bought passed by.
恐懼戰兢臨到他們身上; 因著你大能的手臂, 他們像石頭一樣寂然不動; 直到你的人民過去, 耶和華啊, 直到你買贖的人民過去.

15:17 You brought them and planted them on the mountain of your inheritance, a place you made for yourself to inhabit, Yahweh, a sanctuary, Lord, that your hands established.
你要把他們領進去, 栽種在你產業的山上, 耶和華啊, 就是在你為自己預備的住處; 主啊, 就是在你手建立的聖所上.

15:18 Yahweh will reign as king forever and ever.”
耶和華必作王, 直到永永遠遠. ”

15:19 When the horses of Pharaoh came into the sea with his chariots and with his charioteers, Yahweh brought back upon them the waters of the sea, and the Israelites traveled on dry ground through the middle of the sea.
因為法老的馬匹,戰車和馬兵進到海中去的時候, 耶和華使海水回流到他們身上; 以色列人卻在海中走乾地.

15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took her tambourine in her hand, and all of the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.
亞倫的姊姊女先知米利暗, 手裡拿著鼓; 所有的婦女都跟著她出來, 擊鼓跳舞.

15:21 And Miriam answered, “Sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; the horse and its rider he hurled into the sea.”
米利暗應和著她們說: “你們要向耶和華歌唱, 因為他高高地被高舉起來, 他把馬匹和騎馬的投在海中. ”

15:22 And Moses caused Israel to set out from the Red Sea, and they went out into the desert of Shur, and they traveled three days in the desert, and they did not find water.
摩西命以色列人從紅海起程, 到書珥曠野去; 他們在曠野走了三天, 找不著水.

15:23 And they came to Marah, and they were not able to drink water from Marah because it was bitter. Therefore it was named Marah.
後來到了瑪拉, 瑪拉的水卻不能喝, 因為水苦. 因此, 那地名叫瑪拉.

15:24 And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”
人民就向摩西發怨言, 說: “我們喝甚麼呢? ”

15:25 And he cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him a piece of wood, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There he made a rule and regulation for them, and there he tested them.
摩西向耶和華呼叫, 耶和華就向他指示一棵樹; 他把樹丟進水裡, 水就變甜了. 耶和華在那裡為他們立了律例和典章, 也在那裡試驗了他們.

15:26 And he said, “If you carefully listen to the voice of Yahweh your God and you do what is right in his eyes and give heed to his commands and you keep all his rules, then I will not bring about on you any of the diseases that I brought about on Egypt, because I am Yahweh your healer.
耶和華又說: “如果你留意聽耶和華你神的聲音, 行他眼中看為正的事, 側耳聽他的誡命, 遵守他的一切律例; 這樣, 我決不把加在埃及人身上的一切疾病加在你們身上, 因為我是醫治你的耶和華. ”

15:27 And they came to Elim, and twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees were there, and they encamped there at the water.
後來他們到了以琳, 那裡有十二股水泉, 七十棵棕樹. 他們就在那裡靠近水邊的地方安營.

Exodus - Chapter 16

16:1 And they set out from Elim, and all the community of the Israelites came to the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, in the fifteenth day of the second month of their going out from the land of Egypt.
以色列全體會眾從以琳起行, 在出埃及以後第二個月十五日, 來到以琳和西奈中間汛的曠野那裡.

16:2 And all the community of the Israelites grumbled against Moses and against Aaron in the desert.
以色列全體會眾在曠野都向摩西和亞倫發怨言;

16:3 And the Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread until we were full, because you have brought us out to this desert to kill all of this assembly with hunger.”
以色列人對他們說: “我們寧願在埃及地坐在肉鍋旁邊, 吃飯吃到飽的時候, 死在耶和華的手裡！你們倒把我們領出來, 到這曠野, 是要叫這全體會眾餓死啊！”

16:4 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, I am going to rain down for you bread from the heavens, and the people will go out and gather enough for the day on its day; in that way I will test them: Will they go according to my law or not?
耶和華對摩西說: “看哪, 我要把糧食從天上降給你們; 人民可以出去, 每天收取當天的分量, 我好試驗他們是否遵行我的律法.

16:5 And then on the sixth day, they will prepare what they bring, and it will be twice over what they will gather every other day.”
到第六天, 他們把收進來的預備好, 比每天收取的多一倍. ”

16:6 And Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening, you will know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt,
摩西和亞倫對以色列眾人說: “今晚你們必定知道是耶和華把你們從埃及地領出來.

16:7 and in the morning, you will see the glory of Yahweh, for he hears your grumblings against Yahweh, and what are we that you grumble against us?”
明早你們必定看見耶和華的榮耀, 因為耶和華聽見了你們向他所發的怨言了. 我們算甚麼, 你們竟向我們發怨言呢? ”

16:8 And Moses said, “When in the evening Yahweh gives you meat to eat and bread in the morning to fill up on, for he hears your grumblings that you grumble against him—and what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against Yahweh.”
摩西又說: “耶和華晚上必給你們肉吃, 早晨必給你們食物吃飽, 因為耶和華聽見了你們埋怨他所說的怨言了. 我們算甚麼? 你們的怨言不是向我們發的, 而是向耶和華發的. ”

16:9 And Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the community of the Israelites, ‘Come near before Yahweh because he has heard your grumblings.’ ”
摩西對亞倫說: “你要對以色列全體會眾說: ‘你們走近耶和華面前, 因為他已經聽見了你們的怨言了. ’”

16:10 And at the moment of Aaron’s speaking to all the community of the Israelites, they turned to the desert, and just then the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.
亞倫對以色列全體會眾說話的時候, 他們向著曠野觀望, 看見耶和華的榮耀在雲中顯現出來.

16:11 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華吩咐摩西說:

16:12 “I have heard the grumblings of the Israelites. Speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be full with bread, and you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
“以色列人的怨言, 我已經聽見了. 你告訴他們說: ‘黃昏的時候你們必吃肉, 早晨的時候必有食物吃飽; 這樣, 你們就知道我耶和華是你們的神了. ’”

16:13 And so it was, in the evening, the quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning, a layer of dew was all around the camp.
到了晚上, 有鵪鶉飛上來, 把營都遮蓋了; 到了早晨, 營的四周有一層露水.

16:14 And the layer of dew came up, and there on the face of the desert was a fine granular substance, fine like frost on the ground.
露水上升以後, 就見野地上有細小鱗狀的東西, 像小白霜一樣細小的東西.

16:15 And the Israelites saw, and they said to each other, “What is this?” because they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “That is the bread that Yahweh has given to you as food.
以色列人看見了, 就彼此對問說: “這是甚麼? ”原來他們不知道那是甚麼. 摩西對他們說: “這就是耶和華賜給你們吃的食物.

16:16 This is the word that Yahweh commanded, ‘Gather from it, each according to what he can eat, an omer per person according to the number of you. You each shall take enough for whoever is in his tent.’ ”
耶和華吩咐的話是這樣的: ‘你們要按著各人的食量收取, 按著你們的人數為帳幕裡的人收取, 一人兩公升. ’”

16:17 And the Israelites did so, and they gathered, some more and some less.
以色列人就這樣行了; 有的多收,有的少收.

16:18 And when they measured with the omer, the one gathering more had no surplus, and the one gathering less had no lack; they gathered each according to what he could eat.
他們用升斗衡量的時候, 多收的沒有剩餘, 少收的也不缺乏; 各人按著自己的食量收取.

16:19 And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it until morning.”
摩西對他們說: “誰也不可把一些留到早晨. ”

16:20 But they did not listen to Moses. Some people left some of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them.
他們卻不聽摩西的話, 有人把一些留到早晨, 就生蟲發臭了. 摩西就向他們發怒.

16:21 And they gathered it morning by morning, each according to what he could eat, and it melted when the sun was hot.
他們每天早晨都按著各人的食量去收取; 太陽一發熱, 就融化了.

16:22 And when it was the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one person, and all the leaders of the community came and told Moses.
到第六日, 他們收取了兩倍的食物, 每人四公升; 會眾的首領都來告訴摩西.

16:23 And he said to them, “This is what Yahweh has said. Tomorrow is a rest period, a holy Sabbath for Yahweh. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Put aside all the surplus for yourselves for safekeeping until the morning.”
摩西對他們說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘明天是安息日, 是向耶和華守的聖安息日. 你們要烤的, 就烤吧; 要煮的, 就煮吧; 所有餘剩的要自己保存著, 直留到早晨. ’”

16:24 And they put it aside until the morning, as Moses had commanded, and it did not make a stench, and not a maggot was in it.
他們就照著摩西吩咐的, 把餘剩的留到早晨; 竟然不發臭, 裡頭也沒有生蟲.

16:25 And Moses said, “Eat it today, because today is a Sabbath for Yahweh. Today you will not find it in the field.
摩西說: “今天吃這個吧, 因為今天是向耶和華守的安息日, 今日你們在田野裡必找不著.

16:26 Six days you will gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be present on it.”
六天你們可以收取, 但第七天是安息日, 在那一天甚麼都沒有了. ”

16:27 And on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, and they did not find any.
第七天民間有人出去收取, 可是甚麼也找不著.

16:28 And Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commands and my laws?
耶和華對摩西說: “你們拒絕遵守我的誡命和律法, 要到幾時呢?

16:29 See, because Yahweh has given to you the Sabbath, therefore he is giving to you on the sixth day bread for two days. Stay, each in his location; let no one go from his place on the seventh day.”
你們看, 耶和華把安息日賜給了你們, 所以第六日他賜給你們兩天的食物; 第七天你們各人要住在家裡, 誰都不可離開自己的地方. ”

16:30 And the people rested on the seventh day.
於是人民在第七天都安息了.

16:31 And the house of Israel called its name “manna.” And it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like a wafer with honey.
以色列家給這食物起名叫“嗎哪”, 它像芫荽的種子, 色白, 味道像攙蜜的薄餅.

16:32 And Moses said, “This is the word that Yahweh has commanded. ‘A full omer of it is for safekeeping for your generations so that they will see the bread that I fed you in the desert when I brought you from the land of Egypt.’ ”
摩西說: “耶和華吩咐的話是這樣: 要把滿兩公升的嗎哪保留起來給你們的後代, 好讓他們可以看見當日我把你們從埃及地領出來的時候, 在曠野給你們吃的食物. ”

16:33 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take one jar and put there a full omer of manna. Leave it before Yahweh for safekeeping for your generations.”
摩西對亞倫說: “拿一個罐子來, 裝滿兩公升嗎哪, 存放在耶和華面前, 保留起來給你們的後代. ”

16:34 As Yahweh had commanded Moses, so Aaron left it before the testimony for safekeeping.
亞倫就照著耶和華吩咐摩西的, 把嗎哪存留在法櫃前.

16:35 And the Israelites ate the manna forty years, until their coming to an inhabited land; they ate the manna until their coming to the border of the land of Canaan.
以色列人吃嗎哪共四十年, 直到進了有人居住的地方為止; 他們吃嗎哪, 直到進入迦南地的邊界為止.

16:36 (And an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
兩公升就是當時的標準量器的十分之一. (“兩公升就是當時的標準量器的十分之一”原文作“一俄梅珥就是一伊法的十分之一”)

Exodus - Chapter 17

17:1 And all the community of the Israelites set out from the desert of Sin for their journeys according to the command of Yahweh, and they camped in Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink.
以色列全體會眾都照著耶和華的吩咐, 一站一站, 從汛的曠野起程, 在利非訂安營. 在那裡人民沒有水喝.

17:2 And the people quarreled with Moses, and they said, “Give us water so that we can drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?”
因此人民與摩西爭吵, 說: “給我們水喝吧. ”摩西對他們說: “你們為甚麼與我爭吵呢? 你們為甚麼試探耶和華呢? ”

17:3 And the people thirsted for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why ever did you bring us up from Egypt to kill me and my sons and my cattle with thirst?”
人民在那裡渴望得水喝, 就向摩西發怨言, 說: “你為甚麼把我們從埃及領上來, 使我們和我們的兒女, 以及我們的牲畜都渴死呢? ”

17:4 And Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, “What will I do with this people? A little longer and they will stone me.”
摩西向耶和華呼求, 說: “我要怎樣對待這人民呢? 他們幾乎要用石頭打死我了. ”

17:5 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go on before the people and take with you some from the elders of Israel, and the staff with which you struck the Nile take in your hand, and go.
耶和華回答摩西: “你要到人民的面前, 要帶著以色列的幾個長老和你一起, 手裡要拿著你先前擊打河水的杖.

17:6 Look, I will be standing before you there on the rock in Horeb, and you will strike the rock, and water will come out from it, and the people will drink.” And Moses did so before the eyes of the elders of Israel.
看哪, 我必在何烈山那裡的磐石上站在你面前; 你要擊打磐石, 就必有水從磐石流出來, 使人民可以喝. ”摩西就在以色列的長老眼前這樣行了.

17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the Israelites and because of their testing Yahweh by saying, “Is Yahweh in our midst or not?”
他給那地方起名叫瑪撒, 又叫米利巴, 因為以色列人在那裡爭吵, 又因為他們試探耶和華, 說: “耶和華是不是在我們中間呢? ”

17:8 And Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
那時亞瑪力人來了, 在利非訂和以色列人爭戰.

17:9 And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight against Amalek tomorrow. I will be standing on the top of the hill, and the staff of God will be in my hand.”
摩西對約書亞說: “你要為我們選出人來, 出去和亞瑪力人爭戰; 明天我要站在山頂上, 手裡拿著神的杖. ”

17:10 And Joshua did as Moses had said to him to fight with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
於是, 約書亞照著摩西吩咐他的行了, 去和亞瑪力人爭戰; 摩西,亞倫和戶珥都上了山頂.

17:11 And when Moses raised his hand, Israel would prevail, but when he rested his hand, Amalek would prevail.
摩西舉起手來的時候, 以色列人就得勝; 摩西把手放下來的時候, 亞瑪力人就得勝.

17:12 But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and placed it under him, and he sat on it; Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on each side, and his hands were steady until sundown.
可是摩西的兩手疲乏了, 他們就搬塊石頭來, 放在摩西下面, 他就坐在上面; 亞倫和戶珥, 一邊一個, 扶著摩西的兩手; 這樣, 他的兩手就穩住, 直到日落的時候.

17:13 And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
約書亞用刀打敗了亞瑪力王和他的人民.

17:14 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in the scroll and recite it in the hearing of Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.”
耶和華對摩西說: “我要把亞瑪力的名號從天下完全抹掉; 你要把話寫在書上作記念, 也要告訴約書亞. ”

17:15 And Moses built an altar, and he called its name Yahweh Is My Banner.
摩西築了一座祭壇, 給它起名叫“耶和華尼西”.

17:16 And he said, “Because a hand was against the throne of Yah, a war will be for Yahweh with Amalek from generation to generation.”
摩西又說: “向耶和華的旌旗舉手, 耶和華必世世代代和亞瑪力人爭戰. ”

Exodus - Chapter 18

18:1 And Jethro, the priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moses, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, his people, that Yahweh had brought Israel out from Egypt.
摩西的岳父, 米甸祭司葉忒羅, 聽見了神為摩西和他自己的人民以色列所行的一切, 就是耶和華怎樣把以色列人從埃及領出來的事,

18:2 And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, took Zipporah the wife of Moses after her sending away,
他就帶著摩西的妻子西坡拉, 摩西從前送了她回去,

18:3 and her two sons—the one whose name was Gershom, for he had said, “I have been an alien in a foreign land,”
又帶著西坡拉的兩個兒子, 一個名叫革舜, 因為摩西說: “我在異地作了客旅”;

18:4 and the one whose name was Eliezer, for “the God of my father was my help, and he delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
一個名叫以利以謝, 因為他說: “我父親的神是我的幫助, 救我脫離了法老的刀. ”

18:5 And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, came and his sons and his wife to Moses, to the desert where he was camping there at the mountain of God.
摩西的岳父葉忒羅, 和摩西的妻子與兩個兒子, 來到曠野摩西那裡, 就是到神的山, 摩西安營的地方.

18:6 And he said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you and your wife and her two sons with her.”
葉忒羅叫人告訴摩西說: “你的岳父葉忒羅來見你, 你的妻子和兩個兒子也一同來了. ”

18:7 And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and he bowed, and he kissed him, and they each asked about the other’s welfare, and they came into the tent.
摩西出來迎接他的岳父, 向他下拜, 與他親嘴, 彼此問候, 然後一起進了帳棚.

18:8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to Egypt on account of Israel, all the hardship that had found them on the way, and how Yahweh delivered them.
摩西把耶和華為以色列的緣故, 向法老和埃及人所作的一切, 以及路上遭遇的一切困難, 並且耶和華怎樣拯救他們, 都向他的岳父述說.

18:9 And Jethro rejoiced over all the good that Yahweh had done for Israel when he delivered them from the hand of Egypt.
葉忒羅因為耶和華為以色列人所行的美事, 就是拯救他們脫離埃及人的手, 就非常喜樂.

18:10 And Jethro said, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of Pharaoh—who has delivered the people from under the hand of Egypt.
葉忒羅說: “耶和華是應當稱頌的, 他拯救了你們脫離埃及人的手和法老的手; 他也把這人民從埃及人的手下拯救出來.

18:11 Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all the gods, even in the matter where they the Egyptians dealt arrogantly against the Israelites.”
現在我知道耶和華為至大, 超乎萬神之上, 因為這在埃及人以狂傲的態度對以色列人的事上已經證明了. ”

18:12 And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
摩西的岳父葉忒羅把燔祭和幾樣祭品拿來獻給神; 亞倫和所有以色列的長老都來到神面前, 與摩西的岳父一同吃飯.

18:13 And the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood before Moses from the morning until the evening.
次日, 摩西坐著審判人民的案件; 人民從早到晚都站在摩西的身旁.

18:14 And the father-in-law of Moses saw all that he was doing for the people, and he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting alone and all the people are standing by you from morning until evening?”
摩西的岳父看見了摩西向人民所行的一切, 就說: “你向人民作的是甚麼呢? 你為甚麼獨自坐著審判, 所有的人民卻從早到晚都站在你的身旁呢? ”

18:15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God.
摩西回答他岳父: “因為人民到我這裡來求問神.

18:16 When they have an issue, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make known God’s rule and his instructions.”
他們有事件的時候, 就到我這裡來, 我就在雙方之間施行審判, 使他們認識神的條例和律法. ”

18:17 And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good.
摩西的岳父對摩西說: “你這樣作不好.

18:18 Surely you will wear out, both you and this people who are with you, because the thing is too difficult for you. You are not able to do it alone.
你必疲乏不堪; 不但你自己, 連與你在一起的人民也必疲乏不堪, 因為這事太重, 你不能獨自一人去作.

18:19 Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. You be for the people before God, and you bring the issues to God.
現在你要聽我的話, 我要給你出個主意, 願神與你同在; 你要代替人民到神面前, 把他們的事件帶到神那裡.

18:20 And you warn them of the rules and the instructions, and you make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work that they must do.
又要把規例和律法教導他們, 使他們知道他們當走的路, 應作的事.

18:21 And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of dishonest gain, and you will appoint such men over them as commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
你要從人民中間選出有才能的人, 就是敬畏神,忠實可信,恨惡不義之財的人, 設立他們作千夫長,百夫長,五十夫長,十夫長, 去管理人民,

18:22 And let them judge the people all the time, and every major issue they will bring to you, and every minor issue they will judge themselves. And so lighten it for yourself, and they will bear it with you.
使他們隨時可以審判人民的案件; 所有大事件, 他們要帶到你這裡來; 所有小事件, 他們可以自己審判. 這樣, 你就輕省些, 他們也可以和你一同分擔此事.

18:23 If you will do this thing and God will command you, then you will be able to endure, and also each of the people will go to his home in peace.”
你若是這樣行, 神也這樣吩咐你, 你就能站立得住, 所有的人民也都能平平安安地歸回自己的地方. ”

18:24 And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and he did all that he had said.
於是, 摩西聽從他岳父的話, 照著他所說的行了.

18:25 And Moses chose men of ability from all Israel, and he appointed them as heads over the people, as commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
摩西從全體以色列人中選出了有才能的人, 立他們作人民的首領, 作千夫長,百夫長,五十夫長,十夫長.

18:26 And they judged the people all the time; the difficult issues they would bring to Moses, and every minor issue they would judge themselves.
他們隨時審判人民的案件; 有困難的事件, 他們就帶到摩西那裡; 所有小事件, 由他們自己審判.

18:27 And Moses let his father-in-law go, and he went to his land.
後來, 摩西給他的岳父送行, 他就回自己的地方去了.

Exodus - Chapter 19

19:1 In the third month after the Israelites went out from the land of Egypt, on this day they came to the Sinai desert.
以色列人從埃及地出來以後, 滿了三個月的那一天, 就來到西奈的曠野.

19:2 They set out from Rephidim, and they came to the desert of Sinai, and they camped in the desert, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
他們從利非訂起行, 來到西奈的曠野, 就在曠野安營; 以色列人在那座山前安了營.

19:3 And Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you will say to the house of Jacob and you will tell the Israelites,
摩西上到神那裡去, 耶和華從山上呼喚他, 說: “你要這樣告訴雅各家, 吩咐以色列人說:

19:4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and I brought you to me.
‘我向埃及人所行的, 你們都看見了; 也看見了我怎樣像鷹一樣把你們背在翅膀上, 帶領你們到我這裡來.

19:5 And now if you will carefully listen to my voice and keep my covenant, you will be a treasured possession for me out of all the peoples, for all the earth is mine,
現在你們若是實在聽我的話, 遵守我的約, 你們就必在萬民中作屬我的產業, 因為全地都是我的.

19:6 but you, you will belong to me as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”
你們要歸我作君尊的祭司和聖潔的國民. ’這些話你都要對以色列人說. ”

19:7 And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and he placed before them all these words that Yahweh had commanded him.
摩西去把人民的長老召了來, 把耶和華吩咐他的這一切話都擺在他們面前.

19:8 And all the people together answered and said, “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do.” And Moses brought back the words of the people to Yahweh.
人民都一致地回答, 說: “凡是耶和華吩咐的, 我們都要遵行. ”摩西就去把人民的話回覆耶和華.

19:9 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, I am going to come to you in a thick cloud in order that the people will hear when I speak with you and will also trust in you forever.” And Moses told the words of the people to Yahweh.
耶和華對摩西說: “看哪, 我要在密雲中降臨到你那裡, 為要使人民在我與你說話的時候可以聽見, 也可以永遠信你. ”於是, 摩西把人民的話告訴了耶和華.

19:10 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes,
耶和華對摩西說: “你到人民那裡去, 要他們今天明天分別為聖, 又要他們洗淨自己的衣服;

19:11 and they must be prepared for the third day, because on the third day, Yahweh will go down on Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.
第三天, 他們要準備好了, 因為第三天耶和華要在全體人民眼前降臨在西奈山.

19:12 And you must set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Guard yourselves against going up to the mountain and touching its edge. Anyone touching the mountain will certainly be put to death.
你要在山的周圍給人民定界限, 說: ‘你們要謹慎, 不可上山來, 也不可觸摸山腳; 凡是觸摸著那山的, 必要把他處死.

19:13 Not a hand will touch it, because he will certainly be stoned or certainly be shot; whether an animal or a man, he will not live.’ At the blowing of the ram’s horn they may go up to the mountain.”
不可用手觸摸他, 必須用石頭把他打死, 或用箭射透; 無論是牲畜, 是人, 都不得生存. ’當號角聲拖長的時候, 你們才可以上到山上來. ”

19:14 And Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and he consecrated the people, and they washed their clothes.
摩西從山上下來到人民那裡去, 使人民分別為聖, 他們就把自己的衣服洗淨了.

19:15 And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not go near to a woman.”
他對人民說: “第三天, 你們要預備好了; 不可親近女人. ”

19:16 And on the third day, when it was morning, there was thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain and a very loud ram’s horn sound, and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
到了第三天早晨的時候, 山上有雷聲,閃電和密雲, 並且角聲非常強大, 以致所有在營中的人民都顫抖.

19:17 And Moses brought the people out from the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.
摩西率領人民出營去迎接神, 他們都站在山下.

19:18 And Mount Sinai was all wrapped in smoke because Yahweh went down on it in the fire, and its smoke went up like the smoke of a smelting furnace, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.
西奈全山冒煙, 因為耶和華在火中降臨到山上; 山的煙向上升, 好像火窯的煙一樣. 全山猛烈震動.

19:19 And the sound of the ram’s horn became louder and louder, and Moses would speak, and God would answer him with a voice.
角聲越來越大, 大到極點的時候, 摩西就說話, 神用雷聲回答摩西.

19:20 And Yahweh went down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and Yahweh called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
耶和華降臨在西奈山上, 就是降臨到山頂上; 耶和華呼召摩西上山頂, 他就上去了.

19:21 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to see and many from them fall.
耶和華對摩西說: “你下去警告人民, 不可闖過來, 到我這裡觀看, 免得他們中間有很多人滅亡.

19:22 And even the priests who come near Yahweh must consecrate themselves, lest Yahweh break out against them.”
又叫那些親近耶和華的祭司分別為聖, 恐怕耶和華忽然擊殺他們. ”

19:23 And Moses said to Yahweh, “The people are not able to go up to Mount Sinai, because you yourself warned us, saying, ‘Set limits around the mountain and consecrate it.’ ”
摩西對耶和華說: “人民不能上西奈山, 因為你曾經警告我們, 說: ‘要給山定界限, 也要把山分別為聖. ’”

19:24 And Yahweh said to him, “Go, go down, and come up, you and Aaron with you and the priests, but the people must not break through to go up to Yahweh, lest he break out against them.”
耶和華對他說: “下去吧, 你要和亞倫一起再上來, 只是祭司和人民都不可闖過來, 上到我這裡, 恐怕我忽然擊殺他們. ”

19:25 And Moses went down to the people, and he told them.
於是, 摩西下到人民那裡告訴他們.

Exodus - Chapter 20

20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying,
神吩咐以下這一切話, 說:

20:2 “I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves.
“我是耶和華你的神, 曾經把你從埃及地, 從為奴之家領出來.

20:3 “There shall be for you no other gods before me.
“除我以外, 你不可有別的神.

20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a divine image with any form that is in the heavens above or that is in the earth below or that is in the water below the earth.
“不可為自己做偶像, 也不可做天上,地下和地底下水中各物的形象.

20:5 You will not bow down to them, and you will not serve them, because I am Yahweh your God, a jealous God, punishing the guilt of the parents on the children on the third and on the fourth generations of those hating me,
不可跪拜它們, 也不可事奉它們, 因為我耶和華你們的神是忌邪的神; 恨惡我的, 我必追討他們的罪, 從父親到兒子, 直到三四代.

20:6 and showing loyal love to thousands of generations of those loving me and of those keeping my commandments.
愛我和遵守我誡命的, 我必向他們施慈愛, 直到千代.

20:7 “You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, because Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who misuses his name.
“不可妄稱耶和華你神的名, 因為妄稱耶和華的名的, 耶和華必不以他為無罪.

20:8 “Remember the day of the Sabbath, to consecrate it.
“要記念安息日, 守為聖日.

20:9 Six days you will work, and you will do all your work.
六日要勞碌, 作你一切工作.

20:10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath for Yahweh your God; you will not do any work—you or your son or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your animal, or your alien who is in your gates—
但第七日是耶和華你的神的安息日; 這一日, 你和你的兒女, 你的僕婢和牲畜, 以及住在你城裡的寄居者, 不可作任何的工.

20:11 because in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore Yahweh blessed the seventh day and consecrated it.
因為耶和華在六日之內造天,地,海和其中的萬物, 第七日就歇息了; 所以耶和華賜福安息日, 定為聖日.

20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days can be long on the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.
“要孝敬父母, 使你在耶和華你的神賜給你的地上得享長壽.

20:13 “You shall not murder.
“不可殺人.

20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.
“不可姦淫.

20:15 “You shall not steal.
“不可偷盜.

20:16 “You shall not testify against your neighbor with a false witness.
“不可作假證供陷害你的鄰舍.

20:17 “You shall not covet the house of your neighbor; you will not covet the wife of your neighbor or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that is your neighbor’s.”
“不可貪愛你鄰舍的房屋; 不可貪愛你鄰舍的妻子,僕婢,牛驢和他的任何東西. ”

20:18 And all the people were seeing the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the ram’s horn and the mountain smoking, and the people saw, and they trembled, and they stood at a distance.
全體人民都看見打雷,閃電,角聲和冒著煙的山; 人民看見了, 就顫抖, 遠遠地站著.

20:19 And they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will listen, but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
他們對摩西說: “求你和我們說話吧, 我們必定聽你的話, 不可讓神和我們說話, 恐怕我們死亡. ”

20:20 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you so that his fear will be before you so that you do not sin.”
摩西回答人民: “不要懼怕, 因為神降臨是要試驗你們, 叫你們常常敬畏他, 不至犯罪. ”

20:21 And the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the very thick cloud where God was.
於是, 人民遠遠地站著, 摩西卻走近神所在的幽暗之中.

20:22 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Thus you will say to the Israelites, ‘You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from the heavens.
耶和華對摩西說: “你要對以色列人這樣說: ‘你們親自看見我從天上和你們說話了.

20:23 You will not make alongside me gods of silver, and gods of gold you will not make for yourselves.
你們不可做銀的神像和金的神像和我相比, 你們決不可為自己做這些神像.

20:24 An altar of earth you will make for me, and you will sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered, I will come to you, and I will bless you.
你要為我築一座土壇, 把你的燔祭,平安祭和牛羊獻在壇上; 在我使人記念我名的地方, 我都必到你那裡去賜福你.

20:25 And if you make an altar of stones for me, you will not build them as hewn stone, because if you use your chisel on it, you have defiled it.
你若是為我築一座石壇, 不可用鑿過的石頭來建築, 因為你在石頭上一動用工具, 就把壇污穢了.

20:26 You will not go up with steps onto my altar, that your nakedness not be exposed on it.’
你上我的壇, 不可用梯級, 免得在壇上露出你的下體來. ’”

Exodus - Chapter 21

21:1 “And these are the regulations that you will set before them.
“你要在眾民面前訂立的典章是這樣的.

21:2 ‘If you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve six years, and in the seventh he will go out as free for nothing.
如果你買希伯來人作奴僕, 他要服事你六年; 到第七年他可以自由出去, 不必補償甚麼.

21:3 If he comes in single, he will go out single. If he is the husband of a wife, his wife will go out with him.
他若是單身來, 就可以單身出去; 他若是有婦之夫, 他的妻子就可以和他同去.

21:4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears for him sons or daughters, the wife and her children will belong to her master, and the slave will go out single.
他的主人若是給他妻子, 妻子又給他生了兒女, 那麼妻子和兒女都要歸給主人, 他自己要單獨出去.

21:5 But if the slave explicitly says, “I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,”
如果那奴僕明明說: ‘我愛我的主人和我的妻子兒女, 不願意自由出去. ’

21:6 his master will present him to God and bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve him forever.
他的主人就要把他帶到審判官(“審判官”原文作“神”)那裡, 又要把他帶到門前, 或是門柱旁; 他的主人要用錐子刺穿他的耳朵, 他就要永遠服事他的主人.

21:7 “ ‘And if a man sells his daughter as a slave woman, she will not go out as male slaves go out.
如果有人把女兒賣作婢女, 婢女不可像男僕那樣出去.

21:8 If she does not please her master who selected her, he will allow her to be redeemed; he has no authority to sell her to foreign people, since he has dealt treacherously with her.
如果主人選定她歸自己, 以後又不喜歡她, 就要准她贖身; 主人沒有權力可以把她賣給外族人, 因為主人曾經欺騙了她.

21:9 And if he selects her for his son, he shall do for her according to the regulations for daughters.
如果主人選定她歸自己的兒子, 就必須照著待女兒的規矩待她.

21:10 If he takes for himself another, he will not reduce her food, her clothing, or her right of cohabitation.
如果他另娶一個妻子, 那麼, 對她的飲食,衣著和性的需要, 仍然不可減少.

21:11 And if he does not do for her these three, she shall go out for nothing; there will not be silver paid for her.
如果他不向她行這三樣, 她就可以自由出去, 不必補償甚麼.

21:12 “ ‘Whoever strikes someone and he dies will surely be put to death.
“打人以致把人打死的, 必要把那人處死.

21:13 But if he did not lie in wait and it was an accident, I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee.
人若不是蓄意殺人, 而是神交在他手中的, 我就給你設立一個地方, 他可以逃到那裡去.

21:14 But if a man schemes against his neighbor to kill him by treachery, you will take him from my altar to die.
若有人任意待他的鄰舍, 用詭計把他殺了, 你要把他從我的祭壇那裡拿去處死.

21:15 And whoever strikes his father or his mother will surely be put to death.
“打父母的, 必要把那人處死.

21:16 “ ‘And whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or he is found in his possession, he will surely be put to death.
“拐帶人口的, 無論是把人賣了, 或是還留在他手中, 必要把那人處死.

21:17 “ ‘And one who curses his father or his mother will surely be put to death.
咒罵父母的, 必要把那人處死.

21:18 “ ‘And if men quarrel and a man strikes his neighbor with a stone or with a fist and he does not die, but he is confined to bed,
“如果人彼此爭論, 一個用石頭或拳頭打另一個, 但他還沒有死, 不過要躺在床上,

21:19 if he stands and walks about in the outside on his staff, the striker will be unpunished; he will only pay for his inactivity toward his full recovery.”
以後, 他若是能起來, 能扶杖出外行走, 那打他的就可算無罪, 但要賠償他停工的損失, 並且要把他完全醫好.

21:20 And if a man strikes his male slave or his female slave with the rod and he dies under his hand, he will surely be avenged.
“如果有人用棍打他的奴僕或婢女, 以致死在他的手下, 他必須受刑罰;

21:21 Yet if he survives a day or two days, he will not be avenged, because he is his money.
但如果他還活一兩天, 那人就不必受刑罰, 因為那奴僕是他的財產.

21:22 “ ‘And if men fight and they injure a pregnant woman, and her children go out and there is not serious injury, he will surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands concerning him and as the judges determine.
“如果人彼此爭鬥, 擊傷了懷孕的婦人, 以致流產, 但沒有別的損害, 那傷害她的必須按照婦人的丈夫要求的, 和照著審判官斷定的, 繳納罰款.

21:23 And if there is serious injury, you will give life in place of life,
如果有別的損害, 你就要以命償命,

21:24 eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth, hand in place of hand, foot in place of foot,
以眼還眼, 以牙還牙, 以手還手, 以腳還腳,

21:25 burn in place of burn, wound in place of wound, bruise in place of bruise.
以烙還烙, 以傷還傷, 以打還打.

21:26 “ ‘And if a man strikes the eye of his male slave or the eye of his female slave and destroys it, he shall release him as free in place of his eye.
“如果有人擊打他奴僕的一隻眼, 或婢女的一隻眼, 把眼打壞了, 就要因他的眼的緣故讓他自由離去.

21:27 And if he causes the tooth of his male slave or the tooth of his female slave to fall out, he will release him as free in place of his tooth.
如果有人打落了他奴僕的一隻牙, 或婢女的一隻牙, 就要因他的牙的緣故讓他自由離去.

21:28 “ ‘And if an ox gores a man or a woman and he dies, the ox will surely be stoned, and its meat will not be eaten, and the owner of the ox is innocent.
“如果牛觸了男人或女人, 以致死亡, 那牛必須用石頭打死, 只是不可吃牛的肉; 牛的主人卻不必受刑罰.

21:29 But if it was a goring ox before and its owner was warned and did not restrain it and it kills a man or a woman, the ox will be stoned, and the owner also will be put to death.
如果那牛以前常常觸人, 牛主也曾經受過警告, 他仍然不把牛拴好, 以致觸死了男人或是女人, 就要用石頭把那牛打死, 牛主也必要處死.

21:30 If a ransom is set on him, he will pay the redemption money for his life according to all that is set on him.
如果給他提出贖金, 他就必須照著提出的數量全數繳付贖命金.

21:31 If it gores a son or it gores a daughter, according to this regulation it shall be done to him.
牛無論觸了人的兒子, 或是觸了人的女兒, 都必須照著這定例辦理.

21:32 If the ox gores a male slave or a female slave, he will give thirty shekels of silver to his master, and the ox will be stoned.
如果牛觸了人的奴僕, 或是婢女, 必須把三百四十克銀子給他的主人, 那牛也必須用石頭打死.

21:33 “ ‘If a man opens a pit or if a man digs a pit and he does not cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
“如果有人把井敞開, 或是有人挖了井, 而不把井口遮蓋, 以致有牛或驢掉進裡面,

21:34 the owner of the pit will pay restitution; he will pay silver to its owner, but the dead animal will be for him.
井主要賠償, 要把銀子還給牛主或驢主, 死的牲畜可以歸自己.

21:35 And if a man’s ox injures the ox of his neighbor and it dies, they will sell the living ox and divide the money, and they will also divide the dead one.
“如果有人的牛傷了他鄰舍的牛, 以致死亡, 他們要把活牛賣了, 平分銀子, 也要平分死牛.

21:36 Or if it was known that it was a goring ox before and its owner did not restrain it, he will surely make restitution, an ox in place of the ox, and the dead one will be for him.
如果人知道那牛以前常常觸人, 牛主竟不把牛拴好, 他必須賠償, 以牛還牛, 死的可以歸自己. ”

Exodus - Chapter 22

22:1 “ ‘If a man steals an ox or small livestock and slaughters it or sells it, he will make restitution with five cattle in place of the ox and with four sheep or goats in place of the small livestock.
“如果人偷了牛或是羊, 無論是宰了或是賣了, 他必須賠償, 以五牛還一牛, 以四羊還一羊. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為21:37)

22:2 “ ‘If a thief is found in the act of breaking in and he is struck and he dies, there is not bloodguilt for him.
“竊賊挖窟窿入屋的時候, 如果被人發現, 把他打了, 以致打死, 打死人的就沒有流人血的罪. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為22:1)

22:3 (If the sun has risen over him, there is bloodguilt for him. He will make full restitution. If he does not have enough, he will be sold for his theft.
如果太陽出來了, 他就有流人血的罪. 竊賊必須賠償, 如果他一無所有, 就要賣身, 還他所偷之物.

22:4 If indeed the stolen item is found in his possession alive, from ox to donkey to small livestock, he will make double restitution.
所偷之物, 無論是牛,是驢, 或是羊, 如果發現在他手中仍然活著, 他必須雙倍償還.

22:5 “ ‘If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard and he releases his livestock and it grazes in the field of another, he will make restitution from the best of his field and the best of his vineyard.
如果有人在田間或葡萄園裡放牲畜吃草, 任由牲畜到別人的田裡去吃草, 就必須拿自己田間最好的, 或自己葡萄園中最好的賠償.

22:6 “ ‘If a fire is started and finds thorn bushes and a stack of sheaves or the standing grain or the field is consumed, the one who started the fire will surely make restitution.
“如果火燒起來, 燒著了荊棘, 以致把別人堆積的禾捆,豎立的莊稼, 或是田園都燒盡了, 那點火的必須賠償.

22:7 “ ‘If a man gives to his neighbor money or objects to watch over and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief is found, he will make double restitution.
“如果人把銀子或家中物件交給鄰舍看守, 這些東西從那人的家被偷去; 如果把竊賊抓到了, 竊賊就要雙倍償還.

22:8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house will be brought to the sanctuary to learn whether or not he reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession.
如果找不到竊賊, 那家主必要到審判官(“審判官”原文作“神”)那裡, 查明他有沒有下手拿去鄰舍的財物.

22:9 Concerning every account of transgression—concerning an ox, concerning a donkey, concerning small livestock, concerning clothing, concerning all lost property—where someone says, “This belongs to me,” the matter of the two of them will come to God; whomever God declares guilty will make double restitution to his neighbor.
任何爭訟的案件, 無論是為了牛,驢,羊,衣服, 或是甚麼遺失了的東西, 如果一方說: ‘這是我的’, 這樣, 雙方的案件就要帶到審判官(“審判官”原文作“神”)面前, 審判官定誰有罪, 誰就要雙倍償還給他的鄰舍.

22:10 “ ‘If a man gives to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or small livestock or any beast to watch over and it dies or is injured or is captured when there is no one who sees,
“如果人把驢,牛,羊, 或是任何牲畜交給鄰舍看守, 牲畜死亡,受傷, 或是被趕去, 又沒有人看見,

22:11 the oath of Yahweh will be between the two of them concerning whether or not he has reached out his hand to his neighbor’s possession, and its owner will accept this, and he will not make restitution.
兩人必須在耶和華面前起誓, 表明他沒有下手拿去鄰舍的財物; 如果物主接受那誓言, 看守的人就不必賠償.

22:12 But if indeed it was stolen from him, he will make restitution to its owner.
如果牲畜真的從看守的人那裡被偷去, 他就要賠償給物主.

22:13 If indeed it was torn to pieces, he will bring it as evidence—the mangled carcass; he will not make restitution.
如果真的被野獸撕碎了, 看守的人就要把被撕碎的帶來作證據, 這樣, 他就不必賠償.

22:14 “ ‘If a man borrows from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he will make restitution.
“如果人向鄰舍借甚麼, 所借的無論是受了傷, 或是死了, 物主不在場, 借的人就必須償還.

22:15 If its owner was with it, he will not make restitution; if it was hired, it came with its hiring fee.
如果物主在場, 他就不必償還; 若是雇來的, 也不必償還, 因為他為雇價來的.

22:16 “ ‘If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and he lies with her, he surely will give her bride price to have her as his wife.
“如果人引誘還沒有許配人的處女, 與她同寢, 他必須交出聘禮, 娶她為妻.

22:17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he will weigh out money according to the bride price for the virgin.
如果處女的父親堅決不肯把女兒嫁給他, 他就要按照處女的聘禮, 交出聘銀來.

22:18 “ ‘You will not let a witch live.
“不可讓行巫術的女人活著.

22:19 “ ‘Anyone lying with an animal will surely be put to death.
“凡與牲畜同寢的, 那人必須處死.

22:20 “ ‘Whoever sacrifices to the gods—not to Yahweh, to him alone—will be destroyed.
“除了獨一的耶和華以外, 還獻祭給別神的, 那人必須滅絕.

22:21 “ ‘You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
不可欺負寄居的, 也不可壓迫他, 因為你們在埃及地也作過寄居的.

22:22 “ ‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan.
不可苦待任何孤兒寡婦.

22:23 If you indeed afflict him, yes, if he cries out at all to me, I will certainly hear his cry of distress.
如果你們真的苦待他們, 他們一向我呼求, 我必定聽他們的呼求,

22:24 And I will become angry, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children orphans.
並且我要發怒, 用刀殺死你們, 使你們的妻子成為寡婦, 你們的兒女成為孤兒.

22:25 “ ‘If you lend money to my people, to the needy with you, you will not be to him as a creditor; you will not charge him interest.
“如果你借錢給我的人民, 就是與你們在一起的窮人, 你對待他們不可像放債的人一樣, 不可在他們身上取利.

22:26 If indeed you require the cloak of your neighbor as a pledge, you will return it to him at sundown,
如果你拿了鄰居的衣服作抵押, 必須在日落之前歸還給他.

22:27 because it is his only garment; it is his cloak for his skin. In what will he sleep? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, because I am gracious.
因為這是他唯一的鋪蓋, 是他蔽體的衣服; 如果沒有了它, 他拿甚麼睡覺呢? 如果他向我呼求, 我必應允, 因為我是滿有恩惠的.

22:28 “ ‘You will not curse God, and you will not curse a leader among your people.
“不可咒罵神, 也不可咒詛你人民的領袖.

22:29 “ ‘You will not delay the fullness of your harvest and the juice from your press; you will give me the firstborn of your sons.
要把你豐收的五穀和初榨的新酒獻上, 不可遲延; 要把你頭生的兒子獻給我.

22:30 You will do likewise for your ox and for your sheep and goats; seven days it will be with its mother; on the eighth, you will give it to me.
對於牛羊頭生的, 你也要這樣作; 七天之內, 可以和母的在一起, 第八天就要把牠獻給我.

22:31 And you will be men of holiness for me; and you will not eat meat from a carcass mangled in the field; you will throw it to the dog.
你們要歸我作聖潔的人; 因此田間被野獸撕碎的肉, 你們不可以吃, 要把它丟給狗吃. ”

Exodus - Chapter 23

23:1 “ ‘You will not spread a false report. Do not lift your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
“不可傳播謠言, 也不可與惡人攜手作假見證.

23:2 You will not follow a majority for evil, and you will not testify concerning a legal dispute to turn aside after a majority to pervert justice.
不可隨眾行惡, 不可在訴訟的事上隨眾說歪曲正義的話;

23:3 You will not be partial to a powerless person in his legal dispute.
也不可在訴訟的事上偏護窮人.

23:4 “ ‘If you come upon the ox of your enemy or his donkey going astray, you will certainly bring it back to him.
“如果你遇見你仇敵的牛或是驢走迷了路, 就應該把牠牽回來給他.

23:5 If you see the donkey of your enemy lying down under its burden, you will refrain from abandoning him. You will surely arrange it with him.
如果你看見恨你的人的驢伏在重擔之下, 不可走開不理牠, 你應該與驢主一同卸下重擔.

23:6 “ ‘You will not pervert the justice of your poor in his legal dispute.
不可在窮人訴訟的事上歪曲正義.

23:7 You will stay far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, because I will not declare the wicked righteous.
要遠離虛假的事; 不可殺無辜和正義的人, 因為我決不以惡人為義人.

23:8 And you will not take a bribe, because the bribe makes the sighted blind and ruins the words of the righteous.
不可受賄賂, 因為賄賂能使明眼人變瞎, 又能歪曲義人的話.

23:9 And you will not oppress an alien; you yourselves know the feelings of the alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
不可壓迫寄居的, 因為你們在埃及地也作過寄居的, 知道寄居者的心情.

23:10 “ ‘And six years you will sow your land and gather its yield.
“六年之內你要耕種田地, 收取地的出產;

23:11 But the seventh you will let it rest and leave it fallow, and the poor of your people will eat, and their remainder the animals of the field will eat. You will do likewise for your vineyard and for your olive trees.
但是第七年, 你要讓地歇息, 不耕不種, 使你民間的窮人可以有吃的; 他們吃剩的, 田間的野獸可以吃; 你的葡萄園和橄欖園, 也要這樣作.

23:12 “ ‘Six days you will do your work, but on the seventh day you will stop so that your ox and your donkey will rest and the son of your slave woman and the alien will be refreshed.
六日之內, 你要作你的工; 但第七日你要安息, 好使你的牛和驢可以歇息, 並且使你婢女的兒子和寄居的也可以有時間喘息一下.

23:13 “ ‘And you will be attentive to all that I have said to you, and you will not profess the name of other gods; it will not be heard in your mouth.
我對你們所說的一切, 你們都要小心謹守, 你們不可提別神的名, 也不可讓人從你的口中聽到.

23:14 “ ‘Three times in the year you will hold a festival for me.
“每年三次, 你要為我守節.

23:15 You will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you will eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you at the appointed time, the month of Abib, because in it you came out from Egypt, and no one will appear before me empty-handed.
你要守無酵節, 要照我吩咐的, 在亞筆月內所定的日期, 吃無酵餅七天, 因為你是在這個月從埃及出來的. 你們不可空手朝見我.

23:16 And you will keep the Feast of Harvest, with the firstfruits of your work, what you sow in the field. And you will keep the Feast of Harvest Gathering when the year goes out, when you gather your work from the field.
又要守收割節, 就是收在田間你勞碌耕種所得初熟之物的節; 也要在年底守收藏節, 就是在田間收集你勞碌所得之物的時候.

23:17 Three times in the year all your men will appear before the Lord Yahweh.
一年三次, 你所有的男丁都要朝見主耶和華的面.

23:18 “ ‘You will not sacrifice the blood of my sacrifice together with food with yeast, and you will not leave the fat of my feast overnight until morning.
“你不可把我祭牲的血和有酵的餅一同獻上; 也不可把我節日祭牲的脂油留過夜到早晨.

23:19 “ ‘The best of the firstfruits of your land you will bring to the house of Yahweh your God. “ ‘You will not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
要把你地上最上好的初熟之物帶到耶和華你神的殿中. 不可用山羊羔母的奶去煮山羊羔.

23:20 “ ‘Look, I am about to send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
“看哪, 我在你面前差派使者, 好在路上保護你, 領你到我預備的地方去.

23:21 Be attentive to him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, because he will not forgive your transgression, for my name is in him.
你們在他面前要謹慎, 要聽他的話, 不可違背他; 不然, 他必不赦免你們的過犯, 因為他是奉我的名來的.

23:22 But if you listen attentively to his voice and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
如果你實在聽他的話, 遵行我吩咐的一切, 我就要作你仇敵的仇敵, 作你敵人的敵人.

23:23 When my angel goes before you and brings you to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, I will wipe them out.
我的使者必在你前面走, 領你到亞摩利人,赫人,比利洗人,迦南人,希未人,耶布斯人那裡去; 我要把他們除掉.

23:24 “ ‘You will not bow to their gods, and you will not serve them, and you will not act according to their actions, because you will utterly demolish them, and you will utterly break their stone pillars.
你不可跪拜他們的神像, 也不可事奉它們, 不可作他們所作的, 不可模仿他們的行為, 卻要把神像完全拆毀, 打碎他們的柱像.

23:25 And you will serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from among you.
你們要事奉耶和華你們的神, 他就必賜福你的糧和你的水, 我也必從你們中間除去疾病.

23:26 There will be no one suffering miscarriage or infertile in your land. I will make full the number of your days.
在你的境內, 必沒有流產和不育的婦女; 我必使你一生的壽數滿足.

23:27 “ ‘I will release my terror before you, and I will throw into confusion all the people against whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their back to you.
我必在你面前展露我的威嚴; 凡你所到的地方, 我必使那裡的人民慌亂, 又使你所有的仇敵都轉背而逃.

23:28 And I will send the hornet before you, and it will drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you.
我必在你面前打發大黃蜂, 把希未人,迦南人,赫人, 都從你面前驅逐出去.

23:29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become a desolation and the wild animals multiply against you.
我不在一年之內把他們從你面前驅逐出去, 恐怕這地變為荒涼, 又恐怕田野間的走獸多起來害你.

23:30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you until you are fruitful and take possession of the land.
我要漸漸地把他們從你面前驅逐出去, 等到你的人數增多起來, 承受那地為止.

23:31 “ ‘And I will set your boundary from the Red Sea and up to the sea of the Philistines and from the desert up to the river, because I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out from before you.
我要限定你的境界, 從紅海直到非利士海, 從曠野直到大河. 我要把那地的居民交在你手中, 你要把他們從你面前驅逐出去.

23:32 You will not make a covenant with them and with their gods.
不可與他們和他們的神立約.

23:33 They will not live in your land, lest they cause you to sin against me when you serve their gods, for it will be a snare to you.’ ”
不可讓他們住在你的境內, 恐怕他們使你得罪我; 如果你事奉他們的神, 這必成為你的網羅. ”

Exodus - Chapter 24

24:1 And to Moses he said, “Go up to Yahweh—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Israel—and you will worship at a distance.
耶和華對摩西說: “你要上到耶和華這裡來. 你自己,亞倫,拿答,亞比戶和以色列長老中的七十人都要上來, 你們要遠遠下拜.

24:2 And Moses alone will come near to Yahweh, and they will not come near, and the people will not go up with him.”
只有摩西一人可以走近耶和華, 他們卻不可以親近; 人民也不可和摩西一同上來. ”

24:3 And Moses came, and he told the people all the words of Yahweh and all the regulations. And all the people answered with one voice, and they said, “All the words that Yahweh has spoken we will do.”
摩西下來, 把耶和華的一切話和一切典章都向人民講述; 人民都同聲回答, 說: “耶和華吩咐的一切話, 我們都必遵行. ”

24:4 And Moses wrote all the words of Yahweh, and he rose early in the morning, and he built an altar at the base of the mountain and set up twelve memorial stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.
摩西把耶和華的一切話都記下了; 清早起來, 在山下築了一座祭壇, 按著以色列十二支派立了十二根柱子.

24:5 And he sent young men from the Israelites, and they offered burnt offerings, and they sacrificed sacrifices as fellowship offerings to Yahweh using bulls.
又派了以色列人中的青年人去獻燔祭, 又向耶和華殺牛獻為平安祭.

24:6 And Moses took half of the blood, and he put it in bowls, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
摩西取了一半的血, 盛在盆中; 又取了另一半的血, 灑在祭壇上.

24:7 And he took the scroll of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do, and we will listen.”
他又把約書拿過來, 念給人民聽; 他們說: “耶和華吩咐的一切話, 我們都必遵行和聽從. ”

24:8 And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and he said, “Look, the blood of the covenant that Yahweh has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
摩西就取了血來, 灑在人民的身上, 說: “看哪, 這是立約的血, 這約是耶和華按著這一切話與你們立的. ”

24:9 And Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Israel went up.
隨後, 摩西,亞倫,拿答,亞比戶和以色列長老中的七十人都上了山.

24:10 And they saw the God of Israel, and what was under his feet was like sapphire tile work and like the very heavens for clearness.
他們看見了以色列的神; 在神的腳下有好像藍寶石一樣晶瑩的鋪路, 好像天色一般明亮.

24:11 And toward the leaders of the Israelites he did not stretch out his hand, and they beheld God, and they ate, and they drank.
他不伸手攻擊以色列人中的顯貴; 他們看見神, 並且又吃又喝.

24:12 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and be there, and I will give you the tablets of stone and the law and the commandments that I have written to instruct them.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要上山到我這裡來, 要住在這裡; 我要把石版, 就是我所寫的律法和誡命賜給你, 使你可以教導人民. ”

24:13 And Moses got up, and Joshua, his assistant, and Moses went up to the mountain of God.
於是, 摩西和他的侍從約書亞起來; 摩西就上到神的山那裡去了.

24:14 And to the elders he said, “Wait for us here until we return to you. And look, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute will bring it to you.”
但摩西對長老說: “你們要在這裡等候我們, 直到我們再回到你們那裡來. 看哪！這裡有亞倫和戶珥與你們在一起, 誰有訴訟的案件, 都可以到他們那裡去. ”

24:15 And Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
摩西上到山上, 有雲彩把山遮蓋著.

24:16 And the glory of Yahweh settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days, and he called to Moses on the seventh day from the midst of the cloud.
耶和華的榮耀停在西奈山上, 雲彩把山遮蓋了六天; 第七天, 耶和華從雲彩中呼喚摩西.

24:17 And the appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain to the eyes of the Israelites.
耶和華榮耀的景象, 在以色列人眼前, 好像在山頂上出現烈火.

24:18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and he went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
摩西進入雲彩中, 上到山上去; 摩西在山上四十晝夜.

Exodus - Chapter 25

25:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

25:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and let them bring to me a contribution. You will receive my contribution from every man whose heart prompts him.
“你要告訴以色列民, 叫他們給我送禮物來, 所有心裡樂意奉獻的人, 你們就可以收下他們給我的禮物.

25:3 And this is the contribution that you will receive from them—gold and silver and bronze,
以下是你們要從他們收取的禮物: 金,銀,銅,

25:4 blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and fine linen and goat hair,
藍色紫色朱紅色線,細麻,山羊毛,

25:5 and red-dyed ram skins, and fine leather, and acacia wood,
染紅的公羊皮,海狗皮,皂莢木,

25:6 oil for the lamp, balsam oils for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
燈油,膏油的香料和焚香用的香料,

25:7 onyx stones and stones for mountings on the ephod and the breast piece.
綠柱玉寶石和鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上的寶石.

25:8 And make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell in the midst of them,
他們要為我建造聖所, 使我可以在他們中間居住.

25:9 according to all that I show you—the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its equipment—and so you will do.
按著我指示你建造會幕和一切器具的樣式, 你們要照樣建造.

25:10 “And they will make an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width and a cubit and a half its height.
“他們要用皂莢木做一個櫃, 長一百一十公分, 寬六十六公分, 高六十六公分.

25:11 And you will overlay it with pure gold, inside and outside you will overlay it, and you will make on it a gold molding all around.
你要用純金包櫃, 內外都要包上; 櫃上的四圍要做金邊.

25:12 And you will cast for it four gold rings, and you will put them on its four feet, with two rings on its one side and two rings on its second side.
你要鑄造四個金環, 安放在櫃的四腳上, 兩個環在這邊, 兩個環在那邊.

25:13 And you will make poles of acacia wood, and you will overlay them with gold.
你要用皂莢木做幾根櫃槓, 並要用金包裹起來.

25:14 And you will put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark with them.
你要把櫃槓穿在櫃旁的環中, 以便用槓抬櫃.

25:15 In the rings of the ark will be the poles; they will not be removed from it.
櫃槓要常留在櫃的環中, 不可抽出環外.

25:16 And you will put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you.
你要把我賜給你的法版放在櫃裡.

25:17 “And you will make an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width.
你要用純金做施恩座, 長一百一十公分, 寬六十六公分.

25:18 And you will make two cherubim of gold; you will make them of hammered work at the two ends of the atonement cover.
你要用黃金錘成兩個基路伯, 放在施恩座的兩端.

25:19 And make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end of the atonement cover; you will make the cherubim on its two ends.
這端做個基路伯, 那端做個基路伯, 二基路伯要與施恩座連在一起製造, 在施恩座的兩端.

25:20 And the cherubim will be with outspread wings above, covering with their wings over the atonement cover and facing each other; the faces of the cherubim will be toward the atonement cover.
二基路伯要在上面展開雙翼, 遮掩施恩座, 基路伯的臉要彼此相對, 他們的臉要朝著施恩座.

25:21 And you will put the atonement cover above onto the ark, and into the ark you will put the testimony that I will give you.
你要把施恩座安放在櫃頂, 又要把我賜給你的法版放在櫃裡.

25:22 And I will meet you there, and I will speak with you from over the atonement cover, from between the two cherubim that are to be on the ark of the testimony—all that I will command you to the Israelites.
我要在那裡和你相會, 也要從施恩座上面, 從二基路伯之間, 告訴你一切我命令你傳給以色列人的事.

25:23 “And you will make a table of acacia wood, two cubits its length and a cubit its width and a cubit and a half its height.
“你要用皂莢木做一張桌子, 長八十八公分, 寬四十四公分, 高六十六公分.

25:24 And you will overlay it with pure gold, and you will make for it a gold molding all around.
你要用純金包桌子, 桌子的四圍要做金邊.

25:25 And you will make for it a handbreadth rim all around, and you will make a gold molding for its rim all around.
你要給桌子的四圍做七十五公釐寬的框邊, 框邊上的四圍要做金邊.

25:26 And you will make four gold rings for it, and you will put the rings on the four corners where its four legs are.
你要做四個金環, 把金環安放在桌子的四角上, 就是在桌子的四腳上.

25:27 The rings will be near the rim as holders for poles to carry the table.
環子要靠近框邊, 用來穿桌槓, 以便抬桌子.

25:28 And you will make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table will be carried with them.
你要用皂莢木做幾根桌槓, 又要用金包裹起來, 桌子要用桌槓來抬.

25:29 And you will make its plates and its ladles and its pitchers and its bowls with which libations will be poured; of pure gold you will make them.
你要做桌子上的盤子,碟子,酒杯和奠酒用的瓶, 這些你要用純金製造.

25:30 And you will put on the table the bread of presence to be before me continually.
你又要在桌子上, 在我面前, 常常擺放陳設餅.

25:31 “And you will make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand will be made of hammered work—its base and its branch, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms will be from it.
“你要用純金做一個燈臺, 那燈臺你要用鎚錘成; 燈臺的座,幹,杯,球,花, 都要與燈臺連在一起.

25:32 And six branches will be going out from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its second side.
燈臺的兩邊伸出六個枝子; 一邊有三個燈臺枝子, 另一邊也有三個燈臺枝子.

25:33 Three almond-flower cups will be on the one branch with a bud and a blossom, and three almond-flower cups will be on the one branch with a bud and a blossom—likewise for the six branches going out from the lampstand.
在第一個枝子上有三個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球,有花; 在另外一個枝子也有三個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球,有花. 從燈臺伸出的六個枝子, 都是這樣.

25:34 And on the lampstand will be four almond-flower cups, with its buds and its blossoms.
燈臺上有四個杯, 形狀像杏花, 有球,有花.

25:35 And a bud will be under the two branches that come from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, likewise for the six branches coming out from the lampstand.
每兩個枝子的下面有球和燈臺相連, 從燈臺伸出來的六個枝子, 都是這樣.

25:36 Their buds and their branches will be from it, all of it one piece of pure gold hammered work.
球和枝子都要與燈臺連在一起, 都是從一塊純金錘成的.

25:37 And you will make its seven lamps, and its lamps will be set up, and it will give light in the space in front of it.
你要做燈臺上的七個燈盞, 這些燈盞要放在燈臺之上, 使燈光照亮對面的地方.

25:38 And its snuffers and its fire pans will be pure gold.
燈臺上的燈剪和燈花盆, 也是要純金做的.

25:39 It will be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these pieces of equipment.
要用三十五公斤純金做燈臺和一切器具.

25:40 And see and make all according to their pattern, which you were shown in the mountain.
你要留心照著在山上指示你的樣式去做. ”

Exodus - Chapter 26

26:1 “And the tabernacle you will make with ten curtains; you will make them of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman.
“你要用十幅幔子來做會幕; 幔子要用撚的細麻,藍色紫色朱紅色線做成, 並要用巧工繡上基路伯.

26:2 The length of the one curtain will be twenty-eight cubits, and the width will be four cubits for the one curtain; one measure will be for all the curtains.
每幅幔子要長十二公尺, 寬兩公尺, 每幅幔子都要一樣的尺寸.

26:3 Five curtains will be joined to one another, and five curtains joined to one another.
其中五幅幔子要彼此相連, 另外五幅幔子也要彼此相連.

26:4 And you will make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the set; and you will do so on the edge of the end curtain in the second set.
其中一組相連的幔子最後一幅的邊上, 你要做藍色的鈕扣; 在另一組相連的幔子最後一幅的邊上, 你也要這樣做.

26:5 You will make fifty loops on the one curtain, and you will make fifty loops on the end of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops are to be opposite to one another.
在這幅幔子上, 你要做五十個鈕扣; 在另一組幔子最後一幅的邊上, 你也要做五十個鈕扣, 這些鈕扣要彼此相對.

26:6 And you will make fifty gold clasps and join the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be one.
你要做五十個金鉤, 又要用鉤使幔子相連起來, 成為一整個會幕.

26:7 “And you will make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you will make them eleven curtains.
“你要用山羊毛做幔子, 作會幕上面的帳棚, 你要做十一幅幔子.

26:8 The length of the one curtain will be thirty cubits, and the width will be four cubits for the one curtain; one measure will be for the eleven curtains.
每幅幔子要長十三公尺, 寬兩公尺, 十一幅幔子都要一樣的尺寸.

26:9 And you will join five curtains together and six curtains together, and you will fold double the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.
你要把五幅幔子連在一起, 又把另外六幅幔子連在一起, 你要在帳棚前面把第六幅幔子摺疊起來.

26:10 And you will make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain at the end of the first set and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set.
在這一組相連的幔子最後一幅的邊上, 你要做五十個鈕扣; 在另一組相連的幔子最後一幅的邊上, 也要做五十個鈕扣.

26:11 And you will make fifty bronze clasps, and you will put the clasps in the loops and join the tent, so that it will be one.
你又要做五十個銅鉤, 把鉤穿進鈕扣中, 使帳棚連起來, 成為一整個帳棚.

26:12 “And the surplus in the curtains of the tent will be an overhang; the surplus half curtain will hang over the back of the tabernacle.
帳棚的幔子多出的那部分, 即垂下來的半幅幔子, 要垂在會幕的後面.

26:13 And a cubit from one side and a cubit from the other side in the surplus in the length of the curtains of the tent will be hung over the sides of the tabernacle equally to cover it.
帳棚幔子多出的長度, 要這邊五十公分, 那邊五十公分, 並且要在會幕的兩邊, 遮蓋會幕.

26:14 “And you will make a covering for the tent of red-dyed ram skins and a covering of fine leather to go above.
你又要用染紅的公羊皮做帳棚的頂蓋, 在上面再蓋上海狗皮.

26:15 “And you will make the frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood as uprights.
“你要用皂莢木做會幕的豎板,

26:16 The length of the frame will be ten cubits, and the width of the one frame will be one and a half cubits.
每塊板要長四公尺, 寬六十六公分.

26:17 You will make two pegs for the one frame for joining each to another and likewise for all the frames of the tabernacle.
每塊木板要有兩個榫頭, 彼此連接, 會幕的一切木板你都要這樣做.

26:18 And you will make the frames for the tabernacle with twenty frames for the south side.
你要給會幕做木板; 給南邊, 就是向南的一面, 做二十塊木板,

26:19 And you will make forty silver bases under the twenty frames, with two bases under the one frame for its two pegs and two bases under the next frame for its two pegs.
在這二十塊板底下, 你要做四十個銀插座; 每塊木板底下有兩個插座連接它的兩個榫頭.

26:20 And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, there will be twenty frames
你也要給會幕的另一邊, 就是北面, 做二十塊木板,

26:21 and their forty silver bases, with two bases under the one frame and two bases under the next frame.
和四十個銀插座. 這塊木板底下有兩個插座, 那塊木板底下也有兩個插座.

26:22 “And for the rear of the tabernacle on the west you will make six frames.
給會幕的後面, 就是西面, 你要做六塊木板.

26:23 And you will make two frames for the tabernacle corners at the rear.
在會幕後面的兩角上, 你要做兩塊木板.

26:24 They will be double at the bottom, and they will be completely together on its top to the one ring; it will be likewise for the two of them; they will be for the two corners.
木板的下截是要雙的, 一直連到上面的第一環那裡, 都是要雙的. 兩塊都要這樣做, 要成為兩隻角.

26:25 And there will be eight frames and their silver bases, sixteen bases, with two bases under the one frame and two bases under the next frame.
所以要有八塊木板, 和十六個銀插座, 這塊木板底下有兩個插座, 那塊木板底下也有兩個插座.

26:26 “You will make five bars of acacia wood for the frames on the one side of the tabernacle,
“你要用皂莢木做橫閂, 為會幕這邊的木板做五個橫閂,

26:27 and five bars for the frames on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames on the side of the tabernacle at the rear on the west.
為會幕那邊的木板也做五個橫閂, 又為會幕的後邊, 即西邊的木板, 也做五個橫閂.

26:28 And the bar in the middle, in the midst of the frames will run from end to end.
木板中部的中閂, 要從這一端通到那一端,

26:29 And you will overlay the frames with gold, and you will make their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and you will overlay the bars with gold.
木板要包金, 你也要做板上的金環, 用來穿上橫閂, 橫閂也要包金.

26:30 And you will erect the tabernacle according to its plan, which you have been shown on the mountain.
你要照著在山上指示你的樣式立起會幕.

26:31 “And you will make a curtain of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of a skilled craftsman; he will make it with cherubim.
“你要用藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻做幔幕, 並且要用巧工繡上基路伯.

26:32 And you will put it on four acacia pillars overlaid with gold with their gold hooks on four silver bases.
你要把幔幕掛在四根包金的皂莢木柱子上, 柱上有金鉤, 柱腳安在四個銀插座上.

26:33 And you will put the curtain under the clasps, and you will bring the ark of the testimony there inside the curtain, and the curtain will separate for you between the holy and the most holy place.
你要把幔幕掛在鉤子上, 把法櫃抬進幔幕裡面, 這幔幕要給你們把聖所和至聖所分開.

26:34 And you will put the atonement cover on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
你要把施恩座安在至聖所內的法櫃上.

26:35 And you will place the table outside the curtain and the lampstand opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, and you will put the table on the north side.
你要把桌子放在幔幕外, 把燈臺放在會幕的南邊, 與桌子相對; 把桌子安在北面.

26:36 “And you will make for the entrance of the tent a screen of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer.
“你要給帳幕的門口做塊簾子, 要用藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻編織而成.

26:37 And you will make for the screen five acacia pillars, and you will overlay them with gold with their gold hooks, and you will cast for them five bronze bases.
你又要用皂莢木為簾子做五根柱子, 柱子要包金, 柱上有金鉤, 你也要為柱腳鑄造五個銅插座. ”

Exodus - Chapter 27

27:1 “And you will make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar will be square, and its height will be three cubits.
“你要用皂莢木做祭壇, 這壇要四方的: 長兩公尺兩公寸, 寬兩公尺兩公寸, 高一公尺三公寸.

27:2 And you will make its horns on its four corners; its horns will be of one piece with it, and you will overlay it with bronze.
要在祭壇的四拐角做四個角, 角要與祭壇連在一塊, 祭壇要包上銅.

27:3 And you will make its pots for removing its fat-soaked ashes and its shovels and its sprinkling bowls and its forks and its fire pans; you will make all its equipment with bronze.
要做盆, 用來收去祭壇上的灰, 又要做鏟,盤,肉叉和火鼎; 祭壇上的一切器具, 你都要用銅來做.

27:4 And you will make for it a grating, a work of bronze network, and you will make on the network four bronze rings on its four ends.
要為壇做一個銅網, 網的四拐角上要做四個銅環.

27:5 And you will put it under the ledge of the altar, below, and the network will be up to the middle of the altar.
要把網安在祭壇下面的圍腰板之下, 使網從下面直達到祭壇的半腰.

27:6 And you will make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you will overlay them with bronze.
又要為祭壇做槓, 就是皂莢木的槓, 要包上銅.

27:7 And the poles will be put into the rings, and the poles will be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it.
槓要穿在祭壇的環子裡, 抬祭壇的時候, 槓就在祭壇的兩邊;

27:8 You will make it hollow with boards. As it was shown you on the mountain, so they will do.
你要用木板做祭壇, 祭壇是空心的. 你要照著在山上指示你的去做.

27:9 “You will make the courtyard of the tabernacle; for the south side will be hangings for the courtyard of finely twisted linen, one hundred cubits long for the one side.
“你要做會幕的院子. 在南面, 即向南的一面, 要用撚的細麻為院子做帷幔, 每邊長四十四公尺.

27:10 And its twenty pillars and their twenty bases will be bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands will be silver.
帷幔的柱子要二十根, 銅插座二十個. 柱子上的鉤子和桁子都是銀的.

27:11 And likewise for the north side along the length will be hangings one hundred cubits long; and its twenty pillars and their bases will be bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands will be silver.
北面也是一樣, 要有四十四公尺長的帷幔, 帷幔的柱子二十根, 銅插座二十個, 柱子上的鉤子和桁子都是銀的.

27:12 And the width of the courtyard for the west side will be hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars and their ten bases.
院子的西面, 也要有帷幔, 寬二十二公尺. 帷幔的柱子十根, 插座十個.

27:13 And the width of the courtyard for the east side, toward sunrise, will be fifty cubits.
院子的東面, 要有二十二公尺寬.

27:14 And hangings for the shoulder will be fifteen cubits with their three pillars and their three bases.
門一面的帷幔要六公尺六公寸, 帷幔的柱子三根, 插座三個.

27:15 And fifteen cubits of hangings will be for the second shoulder with their three pillars and their three bases.
門另一面的帷幔也要六公尺六公寸, 帷幔的柱子三根, 插座三個.

27:16 And for the gate of the courtyard there will be a screen of twenty cubits of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer; with their four pillars and their four bases.
院子的大門要有門簾, 長九公尺, 是用藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻, 用刺繡的手工織成, 柱子四根, 插座四個.

27:17 “All the pillars of the courtyard all around will be banded with silver, and their hooks will be silver, and their bases will be bronze.
院子周圍一切柱子, 都要用銀桁子相連起來. 柱子上的鉤子是銀的, 插座是銅的.

27:18 The length of the courtyard will be one hundred cubits and the width fifty cubits and the height five cubits, of finely twisted linen, with their bronze bases.
院子要長四十四公尺, 寬二十二公尺, 高兩公尺兩公寸; 帷幔是細麻撚的, 插座是銅的.

27:19 Bronze will be for all the equipment of the tabernacle in all its service and all its pegs and all the pegs of the courtyard.
會幕中為禮拜用的一切器具和釘子, 以及院子裡的一切釘子, 都是銅的.

27:20 “And you will command the Israelites, and they will bring to you pure, beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
“你要吩咐以色列民把打成的純橄欖油拿來給你, 是為點燈用的, 使燈常常點著.

27:21 In the tent of assembly outside the curtain that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons will arrange it, from evening until morning, before Yahweh as a lasting statute throughout their generations from the Israelites.
在會幕中法櫃前的幔子外, 亞倫和他的子孫, 從晚上到早晨, 要常在耶和華面前料理這燈. 這要作以色列人世世代代的定例. ”

Exodus - Chapter 28

28:1 “And bring near to you Aaron, your brother, and his sons with him from the midst of the Israelites to serve as priests for me—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.
“你要從以色列人中使你的哥哥亞倫和他的眾子, 就是亞倫和他的眾子: 拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪, 都一同來到你面前, 作事奉我的祭司.

28:2 And you will make holy garments for Aaron, your brother, for glory and for splendor.
你要為你哥哥亞倫做聖衣, 使他有榮耀, 有華美.

28:3 And you will speak to all the skilled of heart, whom I have given a gift of skill, and they will make the garments of Aaron to consecrate him for his serving as my priest.
你又要吩咐所有心中有智慧的, 就是我用智慧的靈充滿的, 給亞倫做衣服, 使他成聖, 作事奉我的祭司.

28:4 And these are the garments that they will make: A breast piece and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of specially woven fabric, a turban and a sash. And they will make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and for his sons to serve as priests for me.
這些就是他們要做的衣服: 胸牌,以弗得,長外袍,雜色內袍,禮冠,腰帶. 他們要為你哥哥亞倫和他的眾子做聖衣, 使他們作事奉我的祭司.

28:5 “And they will take the gold and the blue and the purple and the crimson yarns and the fine linen,
他們要拿金線,藍色紫色朱紅色線和細麻去做.

28:6 and they will make the ephod of gold, blue and purple, and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen, the work of a skilled craftsman.
“他們要拿金線,藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻, 用巧工來做以弗得.

28:7 It will have two joining shoulder pieces at its two edges, so that it can be fastened.
以弗得要有兩條肩帶, 連接著兩端, 好使它相連在一起.

28:8 And the waistband of his ephod, which is on it, will be of like work to it—gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen.
以弗得上面的帶子, 它的巧工要和以弗得一樣, 用來束上以弗得, 要用金線,藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻做成.

28:9 “And you will take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the Israelites,
你要取兩塊紅寶石, 把以色列眾子的名字刻在上面,

28:10 with six of their names on the one stone and the remaining six on the second, according to their genealogies.
六個名字在一塊寶石上, 其餘六個名字在另一塊寶石上, 都是照著他們出生的次序.

28:11 As the work of a skilled stone craftsman, with seal engravings you will engrave on the two stones the names of the Israelites; you will make them mounted in gold filigree settings.
好像寶石雕刻匠刻印章一樣, 你要把以色列眾子的名字刻在這兩塊寶石上, 要把它們鑲嵌在金槽中.

28:12 And you will set the two stones on the ephod’s shoulder pieces as stones of remembrance for the Israelites, and Aaron will bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulder pieces for remembrance.
你要把這兩塊寶石安放在以弗得的肩帶上, 作以色列民的記念石. 亞倫在耶和華面前, 用兩肩擔當他們的名字, 作為記念.

28:13 “And you will make gold filigree settings.
你要做金槽,

28:14 And you will make two braided chains of pure gold ornamental cord work, and you will put the chains of the ornamental cords on the filigree settings.
和兩條純金的鍊子, 像做繩子一樣擰成, 把這像繩子一樣的鍊子放置在二槽上.

28:15 And you will make a breast piece of judgment, a work of a skilled craftsman; you will make it like the work of the ephod; you will make it of gold, blue and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen.
“你要用巧工做一個作判斷用的胸牌, 像以弗得的做法一樣, 要用金線,藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻做成.

28:16 It will be squared, doubled, a span its length and a span its width.
胸牌要四方的, 雙層的, 長二十二公分, 寬二十二公分.

28:17 And you will fill it with stone mounting, four rows of stone, a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald is the first row;
你要在胸牌上面鑲上四行寶石: 第一行是紅寶石,黃玉,翡翠;

28:18 and the second row is a malachite, a sapphire, and a moonstone;
第二行是紫寶石,藍寶石,金鋼石;

28:19 and the third row is a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
第三行是黃瑪瑙,白瑪瑙,紫晶;

28:20 and the fourth row is a turquoise and an onyx and a jasper. Their settings will be woven with gold.
第四行是水蒼玉,紅瑪瑙,碧玉. 這些寶石都是鑲在金槽裡.

28:21 The stones will be according to the names of the Israelites, twelve according to their names, with seal engravings, each according to its name they will be for the twelve tribes.
按著以色列眾子的名字, 這些寶石要有十二塊; 按著他們的名字刻印章, 按他們的名字各代表十二個支派.

28:22 “And you will make on the breast piece braided chains, a work of pure gold ornamental cord.
你要在胸牌上做純金的鍊子, 像做繩子一樣擰成.

28:23 And you will make on the breast piece two gold rings, and you will put the two rings on the two edges of the breast piece.
你要在胸牌上做兩個金環, 把這兩個金環安在胸牌的兩端之上.

28:24 And you will put the two gold ornamental cords on the two rings on the edges of the breast piece.
你要把那兩條金鍊子穿在胸牌兩端的兩個環子裡.

28:25 And you will put the two ends of the two ornamental cords on the two filigree settings, and you will put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.
你又要把那兩條鍊子的另兩端接在兩槽上, 連在以弗得前面的肩帶上.

28:26 And you will make two gold rings, and you will place them on the two ends of the breast piece, on its edge that is on the other side of the ephod, to the inside.
你又要做兩個金環, 安在胸牌下邊的兩端, 就是靠近以弗得裡面的邊緣上.

28:27 And you will make two rings and put them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod below at its front near its seam above the waistband of the ephod.
你又要做兩個金環, 把它們安在以弗得前面兩條肩帶的下面, 靠近相接的地方, 在以弗得巧工織成的帶子上面.

28:28 And they will tie the breast piece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord to be on the waistband of the ephod, and the breast piece will not come loose from the ephod.
你要用紫藍色細線把胸牌的環子繫在以弗得的環子上, 使胸牌貼在以弗得巧工織成的帶子上, 免得胸牌從以弗得上脫下來.

28:29 And Aaron will bear the names of the Israelites in the breast piece of judgment on his heart, when he comes to the sanctuary, for a remembrance before Yahweh continually.
亞倫進入聖所的時候, 要把作決斷用的胸牌, 上面有以色列眾子的名字, 帶在胸前, 在耶和華面前常作記念.

28:30 And you will put the Urim and the Thummim on the breast piece of judgment, and they will be on the heart of Aaron when he comes before Yahweh, and Aaron will bear the judgment of the Israelites on his heart before Yahweh continually.
你要把烏陵和土明放在作決斷用的胸牌裡. 亞倫進入耶和華面前的時候, 它們要帶在胸前; 這樣, 亞倫就在耶和華面前常常把以色列眾子的決斷帶在胸前.

28:31 “And you will make the robe of the ephod totally of blue yarn.
“你要做以弗得的長外袍, 全件要紫藍色.

28:32 And the opening for his head will be in the middle of it; its opening will have an edge all around, the work of a weaver; it will be like the opening of a sturdy garment for it, so that it will not be torn.
在長外袍的正中, 頭部的地方, 要有一個領口, 領口的周圍要有領邊, 是用紡織的細工織成, 如同戰袍的領口一樣, 免得長外袍破裂.

28:33 And you will make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and crimson yarns on its hem all around and bells of gold in the midst of them all around,
在長外袍下襬的周圍, 你要用藍色紫色朱紅色線做石榴, 在長外袍下襬周圍的石榴中間, 要綴上金鈴.

28:34 a gold bell and a pomegranate, a gold bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around.
在長外袍下襬的周圍綴上一個金鈴,一個石榴,一個金鈴,一個石榴,

28:35 And it will be on Aaron for serving, and its sound will be heard at his coming into the sanctuary before Yahweh and at his going out, so that he will not die.
長外袍要穿在亞倫的身上, 好作事奉. 他進入聖所到耶和華面前, 以及出來的時候, 他的聲音必被聽見, 免得他死亡.

28:36 “And you will make a pure gold rosette, and you will engrave on it with seal engravings: “A holy object for Yahweh.”
“你要用精金做一面牌子, 在牌上像刻印章般刻著: ‘歸耶和華為聖’.

28:37 And you will place it on a blue cord, and it will be on the turban, at the front of the turban it will be.
你要用一條紫藍色細線把牌子繫住, 好使它安在禮冠上, 就是在禮冠的前面.

28:38 And it will be on the forehead of Aaron, and Aaron will bear the guilt of the holy objects that the Israelites will consecrate for all their holy gifts, and it will be on his forehead continually for acceptance for them before Yahweh.
這牌要在亞倫的額上, 亞倫要擔當干犯聖物的罪過, 這些聖物是以色列人在一切聖禮物上分別為聖的; 這牌要常在亞倫的額上, 好使他們在耶和華面前可以得蒙悅納.

28:39 “And you will weave the tunic of fine linen, and you will make a turban of fine linen, and you will make a sash, the work of an embroiderer.
你要用細麻線編織雜色內袍, 用細麻布做禮冠, 又用刺繡的手工做腰帶.

28:40 And for the sons of Aaron you will make tunics, and you will make for them sashes and headdresses; you will make them for glory and for splendor.
“你也要為亞倫的兒子做內袍, 為他們做腰帶, 又為他們做頭巾, 使他們有榮耀, 有華美.

28:41 And you will clothe them—Aaron, your brother, and his sons with him—and you will anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, and they will serve as priests for me.
你要把這些給你哥哥亞倫和他的兒子們穿上, 又要膏抹他們, 按立他們, 把他們分別為聖, 好使他們可以作我的祭司.

28:42 And make for them undergarments of linen to cover naked flesh; they will be from loins to thigh.
你要給他們做白麻布褲子, 遮蓋裸體, 褲子遮蓋腰間, 直到大腿.

28:43 And they will be on Aaron and on his sons when they come to the tent of assembly or when they approach the altar to serve in the sanctuary, so that they will not bear guilt and die. It is a lasting statute for him and for his offspring after him.
亞倫和他兒子進入會幕, 或走近祭壇, 在聖所裡事奉的時候, 都必須穿上褲子, 免得他們擔當罪過而死. 這要給亞倫和他的後裔作永遠的條例. ”

Exodus - Chapter 29

29:1 “And this is the thing that you will do for them to consecrate them to serve as a priest for me: Take one young bull and two rams without defect
“你要把他們分別為聖, 使他們作我的祭司, 就必須這樣作: 取一頭小公牛和兩隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊,

29:2 and unleavened bread and unleavened, ring-shaped bread cakes mixed with oil, and wafers of unleavened breads smeared with oil. You will make them with finely milled wheat flour,
以及無酵餅,調油的無酵餅和抹油的無酵薄餅. 這些你都要用細麥麵來做.

29:3 and you will put them on one basket, and you will bring them on the basket and bring the bull and the two rams.
你要把這些餅放在籃子裡, 用籃子把餅帶來獻上, 又把小公牛和兩隻綿羊牽來.

29:4 And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of assembly, and you will wash them with water.
你要把亞倫和他兒子們帶到會幕門口, 用水給他們洗身.

29:5 And you will take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic and the robe of the ephod, and you will fasten to him the ephod and the breast piece with the waistband of the ephod.
你要拿衣服來, 給亞倫穿上雜色內袍,以弗得的長外袍,以弗得和胸牌, 又束上巧工織成的以弗得的帶子.

29:6 And you will set the turban on his head, and you will put the holy diadem on the turban.
你要把禮冠戴在他頭上, 又把聖冠放在禮冠上.

29:7 And you will take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.
你要把膏油拿來, 倒在他頭上, 膏立他.

29:8 And you will bring his sons and clothe them with tunics.
你也要把他的兒子帶來, 給他們穿上雜色內袍.

29:9 And you will gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and wrap headdresses on them. And priesthood will be theirs as a lasting rule, and you will ordain Aaron and his sons.
要給亞倫和他兒子束上腰帶, 包上頭巾; 這樣, 他們就按永遠的定例, 得了祭司的職分. 你又要把亞倫和他兒子們分別為聖.

29:10 “And you will bring the bull before the tent of assembly, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the head of the bull.
“你要把公牛帶到會幕來獻上, 亞倫和他兒子們要按手在公牛的頭上.

29:11 And you will slaughter the bull before Yahweh at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
你要在耶和華面前, 在會幕門口, 宰殺那公牛.

29:12 And you will take some of the blood of the bull and with your finger put it on the horns of the altar, and you will pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.
你要取些公牛的血, 用你的指頭抹在祭壇的角上, 把其餘的血都倒在祭壇腳前.

29:13 And you will take and turn into smoke on the altar all the fat covering the inner parts and the lobe on the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them.
你要把一切遮蓋內臟的脂油,肝葉,兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 都取出來, 把它們焚燒在祭壇上.

29:14 And the flesh of the bull and its skin and its offal you will burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
至於公牛的肉,皮和糞, 你都要在營外用火焚化. 因為這是贖罪祭.

29:15 “And you will take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the head of the ram.
“你要把一隻公綿羊牽來, 亞倫和他兒子們要按手在這公綿羊的頭上.

29:16 And you will slaughter the ram and take its blood and sprinkle it on the altar all around.
你要宰殺這公綿羊, 取些羊血, 灑在祭壇的周圍.

29:17 And you will cut the ram into pieces and wash its inner parts, and you will put its legs with its pieces and with its head.
你要把公綿羊切成塊子, 再把內臟和羊腿洗淨, 放在肉塊和羊頭上面.

29:18 And you will turn into smoke on the altar all of the ram; it is a burnt offering for Yahweh; it is a smell of appeasement, an offering by fire for Yahweh.
你要把整隻公綿羊焚燒在祭壇上; 這是獻給耶和華的燔祭, 是獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

29:19 “And you will take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on the head of the ram.
“你要把另一隻公綿羊也牽來, 亞倫和他兒子們要按手在這公綿羊的頭上.

29:20 And you will slaughter the ram and take some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe and on the right earlobe of his sons and on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and you will sprinkle the blood at the base of the altar all around.
你要宰殺這公綿羊, 取些血, 抹在亞倫的右耳垂上, 以及他兒子們的右耳垂上, 又抹在他們右手的大拇指上, 和他們右腳的大拇趾上; 並且要把血灑在祭壇的周圍.

29:21 And you will take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and you will spatter it on Aaron and on his garments and on his sons and on his sons’ garments with him, and he will be sacred, and his garments and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.
你要從壇上取一點血, 也取一點膏油, 彈在亞倫身上和他的衣服上, 並且要彈在他兒子的身上和他們的衣服上. 這樣, 他和他的衣服, 他兒子和他們的衣服就都一同成聖.

29:22 And you will take from the ram the fat and the fat tail and the fat covering the inner parts and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them and the right thigh, because it is the ram of ordination.
你要從這公綿羊身上取出脂油和肥尾巴, 遮蓋內臟的脂油和肝葉,兩個腰子和腰子上的脂油, 以及右腿, 因為這是授聖職的時候, 所要獻的公綿羊,

29:23 “And one loaf of bread and one ring-shaped bread cake of oiled bread and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahweh—
你要從擺在耶和華面前載無酵餅的籃子裡取一個圓餅,一個油餅和一個薄餅.

29:24 you will put them all on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and you will wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh.
你要把這一切都放在亞倫和他兒子的手上; 你要在耶和華面前把他們搖動作搖祭.

29:25 And you will take them from their hand and turn them to smoke on the altar beside the burnt offering as a fragrance of appeasement before Yahweh; it is an offering made by fire before Yahweh.
你要從他們手中接過來, 向著祭壇把這些東西燒在燔祭之上, 在耶和華面前作馨香之氣, 這是獻給耶和華的火祭.

29:26 “And you will take the breast section from the ram of ordination that is for Aaron, and you will wave it as a wave offering before Yahweh. It will be your portion.
“你要取亞倫授聖職的時候, 所獻的公綿羊的胸, 在耶和華面前把它搖動作搖祭, 這就是你的分.

29:27 And you will consecrate the wave offering breast section and the thigh of the contribution that was waved and that was presented from the ram of the ordination that is for Aaron and for his sons.
那作搖祭的胸和舉祭的腿, 你都要使它們成聖, 就是亞倫和他兒子授聖職的時候, 所獻的公綿羊, 被搖過被舉過的部分.

29:28 And it will be for Aaron and for his sons as a lasting rule from the Israelites, because it is a contribution, and it will be a contribution from the Israelites from their sacrifices of fellowship, their contribution to Yahweh.
這要作為亞倫和他兒子們從以色列人所得的分, 作為永遠的定例, 因為這是舉祭. 這舉祭要從以色列人的平安祭中分別出來, 歸給耶和華作舉祭.

29:29 “And the holy garments that are for Aaron will be for his sons after him in which to anoint them and to ordain them.
“亞倫的聖衣要傳給他的子孫, 要穿著受膏, 也要穿著受聖職.

29:30 Seven days the priest who replaces him from among his sons will wear them, who comes to the tent of assembly to serve in the sanctuary.
亞倫的子孫中, 凡是接替他作祭司的, 每逢進入會幕在聖所裡事奉的時候, 都要穿聖衣七天.

29:31 And you will take the ram of ordination and boil its meat in a holy place.
“你要把授聖職的時候所獻的公綿羊取來, 在聖潔的地方燒牠的肉.

29:32 And Aaron and his sons will eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
亞倫和他的兒子要在會幕的門口吃這公綿羊的肉和籃子裡的餅.

29:33 And they will eat them—the things by which atonement was made for them to ordain them to consecrate them—and a stranger will not eat them because they are holy objects.
他們要吃那些用來贖罪的東西, 好使他們可以接受聖職, 可以成聖; 只是外人不可吃, 因為這些東西是聖物.

29:34 If any remains until morning from the ordination meat or from the bread, you will burn the remainder in fire; it will not be eaten, because it is a holy object.
授聖職的時候所獻的肉和餅, 如果有一點留到早晨, 你要把留下的用火燒了, 不可吃, 因為這是聖物.

29:35 And you will do so for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; seven days you will ordain them.
“這樣, 你要照我吩咐你的, 向亞倫和他的兒子行接受聖職的禮七天.

29:36 “And you will offer a bull for a sin offering every day for the atonement; and you will offer a sin offering on the altar when you make atonement for it, and you will anoint it to consecrate it.
你要每天獻公牛一頭作贖罪祭, 用來贖罪; 你為祭壇行贖罪祭的時候, 你要潔淨祭壇. 而且你要用膏抹祭壇, 使祭壇成聖.

29:37 Seven days you will make atonement for the altar, and you will consecrate it, and the altar will be a most holy thing. Anyone who touches the altar will be holy.
你要為祭壇行贖罪祭七天, 也要使它成聖, 這樣, 祭壇就成為至聖; 一切觸著祭壇的東西, 都要成聖.

29:38 “And this is what you shall offer on the altar: Two one-year-old male lambs every day continually.
“這就是你要獻在祭壇的: 每天兩隻一歲的羊羔.

29:39 The first lamb you will offer in the morning, and the second lamb you will offer at twilight.
第一隻羊你要在早晨獻上; 第二隻在傍晚的時候獻上,

29:40 And a tenth of finely milled flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine as a libation with the first lamb.
和這一隻羊同獻的, 要用一公斤細麵與一公升榨成的油混和, 又要用一公升酒作奠祭.

29:41 And the second lamb you will offer at twilight; you will offer a grain offering and its libation like that of the morning for a fragrance of appeasement, an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
那另一隻羊你要在傍晚的時候獻上, 照著早晨的素祭和它的奠祭一樣辦理, 作馨香之氣, 作獻給耶和華的火祭.

29:42 It will be a burnt offering of continuity throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of assembly before Yahweh, where I will meet with you to speak to you there.
這要作你們世世代代常獻的燔祭, 獻在會幕的門口, 耶和華的面前, 我要在那裡與你們相會, 在那裡和你們說話.

29:43 “And I will meet with the Israelites there, and it will be consecrated by my glory.
我要在那裡與以色列人相會, 會幕就會因我的榮耀被尊為聖.

29:44 And I will consecrate the tent of assembly and the altar, and Aaron and his sons I will consecrate to serve as priests for me.
我要使會幕和祭壇成聖, 也要使亞倫和他的兒子成聖, 作祭司事奉我.

29:45 And I will dwell in the midst of the Israelites, and I will be their God.
我要住在以色列人中間, 我也要作他們的神.

29:46 And they will know that I am Yahweh, their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt in order to dwell in their midst. I am Yahweh their God.
他們必知道我是耶和華他們的神, 就是從埃及地把他們領出來的, 為要住在他們中間. 我是耶和華他們的神. ”

Exodus - Chapter 30

30:1 “And you will make an altar for burning incense; you will make it of acacia wood,
“你要做一座燒香的壇, 你要用皂莢木做這座壇.

30:2 a cubit its length and a cubit its width—it will be square—and two cubits its height, its horns of one piece with it.
壇要四方的: 長四十五公分, 寬四十五公分, 高九十公分. 壇的四角要與壇接連在一起.

30:3 And you will overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around and its horns, and you will make for it a gold molding all around.
你要用純金把壇包裹, 壇頂,壇的四邊和壇的四角都要包裹, 你要給壇的四圍做金牙邊.

30:4 And you will make two gold rings for it; under its molding on two opposite sides you will make them as holders for poles to carry it with them.
在壇的兩旁金牙邊以下你要做兩個金環, 兩邊都有, 用來穿木槓的地方, 以便抬壇.

30:5 You will make the poles of acacia wood, and you will overlay them with gold.
你要用皂莢木做木槓, 要用金把它們包裹.

30:6 And you will put it before the curtain that is upon the ark of the testimony, before the atonement cover, which is on the testimony, there where I will meet with you.
你要把壇放在法櫃前面的幔幕前, 面對著法櫃上的施恩座, 就是我與你相會的地方.

30:7 “And on it Aaron will turn fragrant incense into smoke; each morning when he tends the lamps, he will turn it into smoke.
亞倫要在壇上燒香料做的香, 每天早晨整理燈的時候, 要燒這香.

30:8 And when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he will turn it into smoke—incense of continuity—before Yahweh throughout your generations.
傍晚, 亞倫點燈的時候, 也要燒這香, 在耶和華面前作你們世世代代不斷的香.

30:9 You will not offer on it strange incense or a burnt offering or a grain offering, and you will not pour a libation on it.
在這壇上, 你們不可獻上凡香,燔祭,素祭, 也不可在這壇上澆奠祭.

30:10 And Aaron will make atonement on its horns one time in the year from the blood of the sin offering of the atonement; one time in the year he will make atonement on it throughout your generations; it is a most holy thing for Yahweh.”
亞倫每年一次要在壇的四角上行贖罪禮, 每一次他都要用贖罪祭牲的血在壇上行贖罪禮; 你們世世代代都要這樣行, 這壇要歸耶和華為至聖. ”

30:11 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

30:12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, they will each give the ransom of his life for Yahweh when counting them, and a plague will not be among them when counting them.
“你要照著以色列人被數點的數目登記人數; 你數點的時候, 他們各人要為自己的性命把贖價歸給耶和華, 免得你數點的時候, 他們中間有災病.

30:13 This they will give, everyone who is counted, the half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs per shekel. The half shekel is a contribution for Yahweh.
以下就是他們當繳納的; 凡是屬於那些被數點的人的, 每人要照著聖所的標準獻銀子六克; 這六克銀子是歸給耶和華的禮物. 這重量是聖所用的標準重量(“這重量是聖所用的標準重量”原文作“一舍客勒是二十季拉”).

30:14 Everyone who is counted from twenty years old and above will give the contribution of Yahweh.
凡是屬於那些被數點的人, 自二十歲以上的, 要把禮物獻給耶和華.

30:15 The rich will not give more, and the poor will not give less than the half shekel to give the contribution of Yahweh to make atonement for their lives.
富有的人不可多出, 貧窮的也不可少出. 各人要納六克銀子, 作禮物獻給耶和華, 好為你們的性命作贖價.

30:16 And you will take the atonement money from the Israelites and give it to the service of the tent of assembly, and it will be as a memorial for the Israelites before Yahweh to make atonement for your lives.”
你要從以色列人收取這贖銀, 指定作會幕事奉的使用, 好使它在耶和華面前為以色列人作個記念, 也贖回你們的性命. ”

30:17 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

30:18 “And you will make a basin of bronze and its bronze stand for washing, and you will put it between the tent of assembly and the altar, and you will put water there.
“你要做一個銅盆和一個銅座, 用來洗濯. 你要把盆放在會幕和祭壇之間, 並且要把水放在盆中.

30:19 And Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and their feet with it.
亞倫和他的兒子要在盆裡洗手洗腳.

30:20 When they come to the tent of assembly, they will wash with water so that they do not die, or when they approach the altar to serve by turning to smoke an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
他們進會幕的時候, 或是走近祭壇敬拜, 給耶和華焚燒火祭的時候, 都要用水洗濯, 免得死亡.

30:21 And they will wash their hands and their feet so that they do not die, and it will be a lasting rule for them—to him and to his offspring throughout their generations.
他們要洗手洗腳, 免得死亡. 這要作他們永遠的定例, 就是作亞倫和他的後裔世世代代永遠的定例. ”

30:22 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

30:23 “And take for yourself top quality balsam oils, five hundred shekels of flowing myrrh, half as much—two hundred and fifty shekels of fragrant cinnamon, and two hundred and fifty shekels of fragrant reed,
“你要取最上等的香料, 就是流質的沒藥六公升, 香玉桂是沒藥的一半, 就是三公斤, 香昌蒲三公斤.

30:24 and five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the sanctuary shekel, and a hin of olive oil.
玉桂皮六公斤, 都要按著聖所的標準重量, 又橄欖油四公斤.

30:25 And you will make it into holy anointing oil, a spice blend of a fragrant ointment the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.
你要把這些材料製成聖膏油, 就是照著香膏配製師的方法配製成的香膏, 是要作為聖膏油的.

30:26 And you will anoint with it the tent of assembly and the ark of the testimony,
你要用這膏油抹會幕和法櫃,

30:27 and the table and all its equipment and the lampstand and its equipment and the incense altar,
桌子和桌子的所有器具, 燈臺和燈臺的器具, 以及香壇,

30:28 and the altar of burnt offering and all its equipment and the basin and its stand.
燔祭壇和壇上的所有器具, 盆和盆座;

30:29 And you will consecrate them, and they will be most holy things; anyone who touches them will be holy.
你要使它們成聖, 使它們成為至聖; 凡是觸著它們的, 都要成聖.

30:30 And you will anoint Aaron and his sons, and you will consecrate them to serve as priests for me.
你也要膏抹亞倫和他的兒子, 好使他們成聖, 作我的祭司.

30:31 “And you will speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘This will be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.
你要告訴以色列人說: ‘你們世世代代要把這油歸我為聖膏油.

30:32 It will not be poured on human flesh, and with its measurements you will not make any like it; it is holy; it will be holy to you.
不可倒在常人的身上, 也不可照著這配製的分量製相似的膏油; 這膏油是聖的, 你們也要以它為聖.

30:33 Anyone who compounds perfume like it and who puts it on a stranger will be cut off from his people.’ ”
無論誰配製相似的膏油, 或把這膏油抹在外人的身上, 這人就一定要從他的族人中被剪除. ’”

30:34 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Take for yourself fragrant perfumes—stacte resin and onycha and galbanum—fragrant perfumes and pure frankincense, an equal part of each,
耶和華對摩西說: “你要取芬芳的香料, 就是蘇合香,香錠,白松香; 這芬芳的香料和純淨的乳香, 各樣都要分量相等.

30:35 and make it into a compound of incense, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, holy.
你要照著香膏配製師的方法, 用這些加上鹽調和製成香, 是清淨聖潔的.

30:36 And you will grind part of it to powder, and you will put part of it before the testimony in the tent of assembly where I will meet with you; it will be a most holy thing to you.
你要取一部分香, 把它研成碎末, 放在會幕裡法櫃前, 就是我要與你相會的地方. 你們要以這香為至聖.

30:37 And the incense that you will make with its measurements you will not make for yourselves; it will be holy to you for Yahweh.
你所製的香, 你們不可按著它的分量為自己配製; 你要以這香為聖歸給耶和華.

30:38 Anyone who makes any like it to smell it will be cut off from his people.”
無論誰製香和這香相似, 為要聞香的味道的, 這人就一定要從他的族人中被剪除. ”

Exodus - Chapter 31

31:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

31:2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
“看哪, 猶大支派中戶珥的孫子, 烏利的兒子比撒列, 我已經提名召他.

31:3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill and with knowledge and with every kind of craftsmanship,
我也用神的靈充滿了他, 使他有智慧, 有聰明, 有知識, 有能力作各樣的手工,

31:4 to devise designs, to work with gold and with silver and with bronze,
可以設計巧工, 可以用金,銀,銅製造各物.

31:5 and in stonecutting for setting and in cutting wood, for doing every kind of craftsmanship.
又可以雕刻寶石, 鑲嵌寶石; 可以雕刻木頭, 製造各樣巧工.

31:6 And, look, I have given with him Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, and I have put skill in the heart of all the skilled of heart, and they will make all that I have commanded you—
看哪, 我已經指派但支派中亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯和他同工; 所有心裡有智慧的人, 我也把智慧賜給他們, 使他們可以作我吩咐你的一切工作,

31:7 the tent of assembly and the ark of the testimony and the atonement cover that is on it and all the equipment of the tent,
就是會幕,法櫃和櫃上的施恩座, 以及會幕中一切的器具,

31:8 and the table and all its equipment, and the pure gold lampstand and all its equipment, and the incense altar,
桌子和桌子上的器具, 純金的燈臺和燈臺上的一切器具,香壇,

31:9 and the altar of burnt offering and all its equipment, and the basin and its stand,
燔祭壇和壇上的一切器具,洗濯盆和盆座,

31:10 and the garments of woven material, and the garments of the sanctuary for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to serve as priests,
彩衣和亞倫祭司的聖衣, 以及他兒子們供祭司職分的衣服,

31:11 and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. According to all that I have commanded you, they will make it.
膏油和聖所使用的芬芳的香, 他們都要照著我吩咐你的一切去作. ”

31:12 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
耶和華對摩西說:

31:13 “And you, speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, because it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, in order to know that I am Yahweh, who consecrates you.
“你要吩咐以色列人說: 你們務要守我的安息日, 因為這是你我之間世世代代的記號, 使你們知道我耶和華是把你們分別為聖的.

31:14 And you must keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you; defilers of it will surely be put to death, because anyone who does work on it—that person will be cut off from among his people.
所以你們應該守安息日, 因為這是你們的聖日; 凡是違反這日的, 必要把他處死; 凡是在這日工作的, 那人必要從他的族人中被剪除.

31:15 On six days work can be done, and on the seventh is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy day for Yahweh; anyone doing work on the Sabbath day will surely be put to death.
六日可以工作, 但第七日是歇工的安息日, 是歸耶和華為聖的, 凡是在這安息日工作的, 必須把那人處死.

31:16 The Israelites will pay attention to the Sabbath in order to fulfill the Sabbath throughout their generations as a lasting covenant.
所以, 以色列人要守安息日, 他們世世代代要遵行安息日的規例, 作為永遠的約.

31:17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever, because in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh he ceased and recovered.”
這是我和以色列人中間永遠的記號, 因為六日之內耶和華創造了天地, 但第七日就歇了工休息了. ”

31:18 And when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave to Moses the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with the finger of God.
耶和華在西奈山上與摩西說完了話, 就把兩塊法版交給他, 是神用指頭寫的石版.

Exodus - Chapter 32

32:1 And the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, and the people gathered opposite Aaron, and they said to him, “Come, make for us gods who will go before us, because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”
人民見摩西遲遲不下山, 就聚集到亞倫那裡去, 對他說: “起來, 為我們做神像可以走在我們前頭領路, 因為那摩西, 就是把我們從埃及地領出來的那個人, 我們不知道他遭遇了甚麼事. ”

32:2 And Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring it to me.”
亞倫對他們說: “把你們妻子和兒女戴在耳上的金環摘下來, 送來給我. ”

32:3 And all the people took off the rings of gold that were on their ears and brought it to Aaron.
全體人民就把他們耳上的金耳環都摘下來, 送來給亞倫.

32:4 And he took from their hand, and he shaped it with a tool, and he made it a cast-image bull calf, and they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
亞倫從他們手中接過來, 用雕刻的工具雕刻, 鑄造了一個牛像; 他們就說: “以色列啊, 這就是你們的神, 就是把你從埃及地領出來的那位. ”

32:5 And Aaron saw, and he built an altar before it, and Aaron called, and he said, “A feast for Yahweh tomorrow.”
亞倫看見了, 就在牛像面前築了一座祭壇, 並且宣告, 說: “明日是耶和華的節日. ”

32:6 And they started early the next day, and they offered burnt offerings, and they presented fellowship offerings, and the people sat to eat and drink, and they rose up to revel.
次日清早, 人民起來, 就獻上了燔祭, 也帶來了平安祭; 然後他們坐下吃喝, 起來玩樂.

32:7 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, go down because your people behave corruptly, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt.
耶和華對摩西說: “你下山去吧, 因為你的人民, 就是你從埃及地領出來的, 已經敗壞了.

32:8 They have turned aside quickly from the way that I commanded them; they have made for themselves a cast-image bull calf, and they bowed to it, and they sacrificed to it, and they said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’ ”
他們很快就偏離了我吩咐他們的道路, 為自己鑄造了一個牛像, 向它跪拜, 向它獻祭, 說: ‘以色列啊, 這就是你的神, 就是把你從埃及地領出來的那位. ’”

32:9 And Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and, indeed, they are a stiff-necked people.
耶和華對摩西說: “我看這人民, 真是硬著頸項的人民.

32:10 And now leave me alone so that my anger may blaze against them, and let me destroy them, and I will make you into a great nation.”
現在, 你且由得我, 讓我向他們發烈怒, 把他們消滅; 我要使你成為大國. ”

32:11 And Moses implored Yahweh his God, and he said, “Why, Yahweh, should your anger blaze against your people whom you brought up from the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?
摩西就懇求耶和華他的神施恩, 說: “耶和華啊, 你為甚麼向你的人民發烈怒呢? 這人民是你用大能和全能的手從埃及地領出來的.

32:12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent he brought them out to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger and relent concerning the disaster for your people.
為甚麼讓埃及人議論, 說: ‘把他們領出來是出於惡意的, 要在山上殺死他們, 在地上消滅他們’呢? 求你回心轉意, 不發烈怒; 求你改變初衷, 不降禍給你的人民.

32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by yourself, and you told them, ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and all this land that I promised I will give to your offspring, and they will inherit it forever.’ ”
求你記念你的僕人亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各; 你曾經指著自己向他們起誓, 說: ‘我必使你的後裔增多, 好像天上的星一樣; 我必把我應許的這全地賜給你的後裔, 他們必永遠承受這地作產業. ’”

32:14 And Yahweh relented concerning the disaster that he had threatened to do to his people.
於是, 耶和華改變初衷, 不把他所說的禍降在他的人民身上.

32:15 And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the testimony were in his hand, tablets written on their two sides; on the front and on the back they were written.
摩西轉身, 從山上下來, 手裡拿著兩塊法版; 法版是兩面寫的, 這面和那面都寫著字.

32:16 And the tablets, they were the work of God; and the writing, it was the writing of God engraved on the tablets.
法版是神的工作, 字是神寫的, 刻在法版上.

32:17 And Joshua heard the sound of the people in their shouting, and he said to Moses, “A sound of war is in the camp.”
約書亞聽見人民呼喊的聲音的時候, 就對摩西說: “營裡有戰爭的聲音. ”

32:18 But he said, “There is not a sound of shouting of victory, and there is not a sound of shouting of defeat. I hear a sound of singing.”
摩西回答: “這不是戰勝的呼聲, 也不是戰敗的呼聲; 我聽見的是歌唱的聲音. ”

32:19 And as he came near to the camp, he saw the bull calf and dancing, and Moses became angry, and he threw the tablets from his hand, and he broke them under the mountain.
摩西走近營前的時候, 看見了那牛犢, 又看見了有人唱歌跳舞, 他就發烈怒, 把兩塊法版從他的手中摔掉, 在山下把它們摔碎了.

32:20 And he took the bull calf that they had made, and he burned it with the fire, and he crushed it until it became fine, and he scattered it on the surface of the water, and he made the Israelites drink.
又把他們所做的那牛犢拿過來, 用火焚燒, 磨到粉碎, 撒在水面上, 讓以色列人喝.

32:21 And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you brought on them such a great sin?”
摩西對亞倫說: “這人民向你作了甚麼, 你竟使他們陷在大罪裡呢? ”

32:22 And Aaron said, “Let not my lord become angry. You yourself know the people, that they are intent on evil.
亞倫回答: “求我主不要發烈怒, 你知道這人民傾向罪惡.

32:23 And they said to me, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us, because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’
他們對我說: ‘給我們做神像, 可以在我們前面引路, 因為那摩西, 就是把我們從埃及地領出來的那個人, 我們不知道他遭遇了甚麼事. ’

32:24 And I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, take it off.’ And they gave it to me, and I threw it in the fire, and out came this bull calf.”
我對他們說: ‘凡是有金子的, 都可以摘下來’, 他們就給了我; 我把它丟在火裡, 這牛犢就出來了. ”

32:25 And Moses saw the people, that they were running wild because Aaron had allowed them to run wild, for a laughingstock among their enemies.
摩西看見人民放肆原來是亞倫縱容他們, 使他們成為那些起來與他們為敵的人的笑柄,

32:26 And Moses stood at the entrance of the camp, and he said, “Whoever is for Yahweh, to me.” And all the sons of Levi were gathered to him.
就站在營門中, 說: “凡是屬耶和華的, 都可以到我這裡來. ”於是, 所有利未的子孫都到他那裡聚集.

32:27 And he said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Put each his sword on his side. Go back and forth from gate to gate in the camp, and kill, each his brother and each his friend and each his close relative.’ ”
摩西對他們說: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘你們各人要把自己的劍佩在大腿上, 在營中往來行走, 從這門到那門; 你們各人要殺自己的兄弟,鄰舍和親人. ’”

32:28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses, and from the people on that day about three thousand persons fell.
利未的子孫照著摩西的話作了; 那一天, 人民中被殺的約有三千人.

32:29 And Moses said, “You are ordained today for Yahweh, because each has been against his son and against his brother and so bringing on you today a blessing.”
摩西說: “今天你們要奉獻自己歸耶和華為聖, 因為各人犧牲了自己的兒子和兄弟, 好使耶和華今天賜福給你們. ”

32:30 And the next day Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to Yahweh. Perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
第二天, 摩西對人民說: “你們犯了大罪, 現在我要上耶和華那裡去, 或者我可以為你們贖罪. ”

32:31 And Moses returned to Yahweh, and he said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin and made for themselves gods of gold.
於是, 摩西回到耶和華那裡, 說: “唉, 這人民犯了大罪, 為自己做了金神像.

32:32 And now if you will forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me from your scroll that you have written.”
現在, 如果你肯赦免他們的罪, 那就好了; 如果不肯, 求你從你所寫的冊上把我塗抹吧. ”

32:33 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot him from my scroll.
耶和華對摩西說: “誰得罪了我, 我就要從我的冊上把誰塗抹.

32:34 And now go, lead the people to where I spoke to you. Look, my angel will go before you, and on the day when I punish I will punish them for their sin.”
現在你去吧, 領這人民到我吩咐你的地方去. 看哪, 我的使者必在你前面引路; 只是在我追討的日子, 我必追討他們的罪. ”

32:35 And Yahweh afflicted the people because they had made the bull calf that Aaron had made.
耶和華擊殺人民是因為他們敬拜亞倫做的牛犢.

Exodus - Chapter 33

33:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land that I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’
耶和華對摩西說: “你和你從埃及地領出來的人民要離開這裡, 上我曾經起誓應許給亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各的地去, 我曾應許: ‘我要把這地賜給你的後裔. ’

33:2 And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, and the Hittites and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
我要差派使者在你前面; 我要把迦南人,亞摩利人,赫人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人趕出去,

33:3 Go to a land flowing with milk and honey, but I will not go up among you, because you are a stiff-necked people, lest I destroy you on the way.”
你們要上那流奶與蜜的地方去; 我不與你們一同上去, 因為你們是硬著頸項的人民, 免得我在路上把你們消滅. ”

33:4 And the people heard this troubling word, and they mourned, and they each did not put their ornaments on themselves.
人民一聽見這凶信, 就悲傷起來, 也沒有人穿戴裝飾.

33:5 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people; if one moment I were to go up among you, I would destroy you. And now take down your ornaments from on you, and I will decide what I will do to you.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要對以色列人說: ‘你們是硬著頸項的民; 我若是霎時間與你們同行, 我會把你們消滅的; 所以, 現在你們要把你們身上的裝飾脫下來, 使我知道我要怎樣處置你們. ’”

33:6 And the Israelites stripped themselves of their ornaments from Mount Horeb onward.
於是, 以色列人從何烈山以後, 就把身上的裝飾脫下來.

33:7 And Moses took the tent and pitched it outside the camp far from the camp, and he called it the tent of assembly, and all seeking Yahweh would go out to the tent of assembly, which was outside the camp.
摩西一向把會幕支搭在營外, 離營遠些; 摩西稱它為會幕. 凡是尋求耶和華的, 就出到營外的會幕那裡去.

33:8 And at the going out of Moses to the tent, all the people would rise and stand, each at the opening of his tent, and gaze after Moses until his entering the tent.
摩西出營到會幕去的時候, 全體的人民都起來, 各人站在自己帳幕的門口, 望著摩西, 直到他進了會幕.

33:9 And at the entering of Moses into the tent the column of cloud would descend and stand at the opening of the tent, and he would speak with Moses.
摩西進會幕的時候, 就有雲柱降下來, 停在會幕門口上面; 耶和華就與摩西談話.

33:10 And all the people would see the column of cloud standing at the opening of the tent, and all the people would rise and bow in worship, each at the opening of his tent.
全體的人民看見了雲柱停在會幕門口上面, 就都起來, 各人在自己帳幕的門口下拜.

33:11 And Yahweh would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his neighbor. And he would return to the camp, and his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the middle of the tent.
耶和華與摩西面對面說話, 好像人對朋友說話一樣. 然後, 摩西回到營裡去, 只有他的侍從, 一個少年人, 就是嫩的兒子約書亞, 不離開會幕.

33:12 And Moses said to Yahweh, “See, you are saying to me, ‘Take this people up.’ But you have not let me know whom you will send with me, and you yourself have said, ‘I know you by name, and you also have found favor in my eyes.’
摩西對耶和華說: “看, 你吩咐我說: ‘把這百姓領上去’, 可是你卻沒有讓我知道你要差派誰與我同去; 只是你曾經說過: ‘我按著你的名字認識你, 你在我眼前也蒙了恩. ’

33:13 And now if I have found favor in your eyes, make known to me, please, your way, and so I may know you so that I can find favor in your eyes. And see that this nation is your people.”
現在我若是在你眼前蒙恩, 求你把你的道路指示我, 使我可以認識你, 可以在你眼前蒙恩; 也求你想到這民族是你的人民. ”

33:14 And he said, “My presence will go, and I will give you rest.”
耶和華說: “我必親自與你同去, 也必給你安息. ”

33:15 And he said to him, “If your presence is not going, do not bring us up from here.
摩西對他說: “你若是不親自與我們同去, 就不要把我們從這裡領上去.

33:16 And by what will it be known then that I have found favor in your eyes, I and your people? Is it not by your going with us? And so we will be distinguished, I and your people, from all the people who are on the face of the ground.”
人在甚麼事上可以知道我和你的人民在你眼前蒙恩呢? 不是因為你與我們同去, 使我和你的人民可以和地上所有的人有分別嗎? ”

33:17 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Also I will do this thing that you have spoken, because you have found favor in my eyes and I have known you by name.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你所說的這件事我也要作, 因為你在我眼前蒙恩, 並且我按著你的名字認識了你. ”

33:18 And he said, “Please show me your glory.”
摩西說: “求你給我看看你的榮耀. ”

33:19 And he said, “I myself will cause all my goodness to pass over before you, and I will proclaim the name of Yahweh before you, and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.”
耶和華說: “我要使我的一切美善都在你面前經過, 並且要把我的名字耶和華在你面前宣告出來; 我要恩待誰, 就恩待誰; 我要憐憫誰, 就憐憫誰. ”

33:20 But he said, “You are not able to see my face, because a human will not see me and live.”
他又說: “你不能看我的臉, 因為沒有人看見了我還能活著. ”

33:21 And Yahweh said, “There is a place with me, and you will stand on the rock.
耶和華說: “看哪, 我這裡有個地方, 你要站在磐石上.

33:22 And when my glory passes over, I will put you in the rock’s crevice, and I will cover you with my hand until I pass over.
我的榮耀經過的時候, 我要把你放在磐石隙中, 我要用我的手掌遮蓋你, 直到我過去了.

33:23 And I will remove my hand, and you will see my back, but my face will not be visible.”
然後, 我要收回我的手掌, 你就會看見我的背後, 卻不能看見我的臉. ”

Exodus - Chapter 34

34:1 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
耶和華對摩西說: “你要鑿出兩塊石版, 好像先前的一樣, 我要把先前寫在你摔碎了的石版上的字寫在這兩塊石版上.

34:2 And be ready for the morning, and go up in the morning to Mount Sinai and present yourself to me there on the top of the mountain.
早晨之前, 你要預備好了; 到早晨的時候, 你要上到西奈山來, 在山頂上站在我面前.

34:3 And no one will go up with you, and neither let anyone be seen on all the mountain, nor let the sheep and goats and the cattle graze opposite that mountain.”
誰也不准同你一起上來, 整個山都不准有人出現, 也不准牛羊在這山前吃草. ”

34:4 And Moses cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and he started early in the morning, and he went up to Mount Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him, and he took in his hand the two stone tablets.
摩西就鑿了兩塊石版, 好像先前的一樣. 他一早起來, 照著耶和華吩咐他的, 上到西奈山去, 手裡拿著兩塊石版.

34:5 And Yahweh descended in the cloud, and he stood with him there, and he proclaimed the name of Yahweh.
耶和華在雲彩中降下來, 與摩西一同站在那裡, 並且宣告耶和華的名字.

34:6 And Yahweh passed over before him, and he proclaimed, “Yahweh, Yahweh, God, who is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding with loyal love and faithfulness,
耶和華在摩西面前經過, 並且宣告說: “耶和華, 耶和華, 是有憐憫有恩典的神, 不輕易發怒, 並且有豐盛的慈愛和誠實,

34:7 keeping loyal love to the thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and he does not leave utterly unpunished, punishing the guilt of fathers on sons and on sons of sons on third and fourth generations.”
為千千萬萬人留下慈愛, 赦免罪孽,過犯和罪惡. 一定要清除罪, 追討罪孽自父及子至孫, 直到三四代. ”

34:8 And Moses hurried and knelt down to the earth and worshiped.
摩西急忙俯首在地敬拜,

34:9 And he said, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, Lord, let my Lord, please, go among us—indeed it is a stiff-necked people—and forgive our iniquity and our sin and take us as your possession.”
說: “主啊, 我若是在你眼前蒙恩, 求我主與我們同行, 因為這是硬著頸項的人民. 又求你赦免我們的罪孽和我們的罪惡, 把我們當作你的產業. ”

34:10 And he said, “Look, I am about to make a covenant. In front of all your people I will do wonders that have not been created on all the earth and among all the nations, and all the people among whom you are will see Yahweh’s work, because what I am about to do with you will be awesome.
耶和華說: “看哪, 我要立約, 我要在你全體的人民面前作奇妙的事, 是在全地萬國中沒有行過的. 在你四周的萬民都必看見耶和華的作為, 因為我向你所行的是可畏懼的事.

34:11 “Keep for yourself what I myself have commanded you today. Look, I am about to drive from before you the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
我今天吩咐你的, 你務要遵守. 看哪, 我要把亞摩利人,迦南人,赫人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人, 從你面前趕逐出去.

34:12 Be careful for yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, lest it be a snare among you.
你要小心, 不可與你所去的那地的居民立約, 恐怕這事在你中間成為陷阱.

34:13 Rather, you will tear down their altars, and you will break their stone pillars, and you will cut off their Asherah poles.
他們的祭壇你們卻要拆毀, 他們的柱像你們要打碎, 他們的亞舍拉你們要砍下.

34:14 For you will not bow in worship to another god, for ‘Yahweh Is Jealous’ is his name, he is a jealous God,
你不可敬拜別的神, 因為耶和華是忌邪的神, 他名為忌邪者.

34:15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they prostitute themselves after their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods, and they invite you, and you eat their sacrifice,
恐怕你與那地的居民立約, 他們隨從自己的神行邪淫, 給自己的神獻祭的時候, 有人叫你, 你就吃他的祭物;

34:16 and you take from their daughters for your sons, and their daughters prostitute themselves after their gods, and they cause your sons to prostitute themselves after their gods.
又恐怕你給你的兒子娶他們的女兒為妻, 他們的女兒隨從自己的神行邪淫的時候, 使你的兒子也隨從她們的神行邪淫.

34:17 You will not make gods of cast metal for yourself.
你不可為自己鑄造神像.

34:18 “You will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you will eat unleavened bread, which I commanded you, at the appointed time of the month of Abib, for in the month of Abib you came out from Egypt.
“你要守除酵節, 要照著我吩咐你的, 在亞筆月內所定的時期吃無酵餅七天, 因為你是在亞筆月從埃及出來的.

34:19 Every first offspring of a womb is for me—all of your male livestock, the first offspring of cattle and small livestock.
凡是頭胎的都是我的; 你的牲畜中, 無論是牛或羊, 凡是公的和頭生的, 都是我的.

34:20 But the first offspring of a donkey you will redeem with small livestock, and if you will not redeem it, you will break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you will redeem, and you will not appear before me empty-handed.
頭生的驢, 你要用羊代贖, 如果不代贖, 就要打斷牠的頸項. 你所有頭胎的兒子, 你都要代贖出來. 沒有人可以空手見我.

34:21 Six days you will work, and on the seventh day you will rest; in the time of plowing and in the time of harvest you will rest.
“你六日要工作, 但第七天你要休息, 在耕種和收割的時候, 也要休息.

34:22 And you yourself will observe the Feast of Weeks—the firstfruits of the wheat harvest—and the Feast of Harvest Gathering at the turn of the year.
在收割初熟麥子的時候, 你要守七七節; 在年底, 你要過收割節.

34:23 Three times in the year all your males will appear before the Lord, Yahweh, the God of Israel,
你所有的男子, 都要一年三次去見主耶和華以色列的神.

34:24 because I will evict nations before you, and I will enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up to appear before Yahweh your God three times in the year.
我要把列國從你面前趕出去, 擴張你的境界; 你一年三次上去面見耶和華你的神的時候, 必沒有人貪圖你的地.

34:25 “You will not slaughter the blood of my sacrifice on food with yeast, and the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover will not stay overnight to the morning.
“你不可把我祭物的血和有酵的餅一同獻上, 逾越節的祭物也不可留到早晨.

34:26 The beginning of the firstfruits of your land you will bring to the house of Yahweh your God. You will not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
你要把你地裡最早生產的初熟之物送到耶和華你的神的殿裡. 不可用羊羔母的奶去煮羊羔. ”

34:27 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Write for yourself these words, because according to these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要把這些話寫上, 因為我是按著這些話與你和以色列人立約的. ”

34:28 And he was there with Yahweh forty days and forty nights. He ate no food and drank no water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten words.
摩西在那裡與耶和華在一起共四十晝夜, 不吃飯, 也不喝水. 他把這約的話寫在兩塊版上, 這就是十誡.

34:29 And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony were in the hand of Moses at his coming down from the mountain; and Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with him.
摩西從西奈山下來的時候, 手裡拿著兩塊法版; 摩西從山上下來的時候, 不知道自己的臉皮因為與耶和華談過話而發光.

34:30 And Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, and, to their amazement, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid of coming near to him.
亞倫和全體以色列人看見了摩西, 見他臉上發光, 就害怕接近他.

34:31 And Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.
摩西叫他們過來, 於是, 亞倫和會眾中所有的首領才回到摩西那裡去, 摩西就與他們談話.

34:32 And afterward all the Israelites came near, and he commanded them all that Yahweh had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.
以後, 全體以色列人都近前來, 摩西就把耶和華在西奈山上與他所說的一切話都吩咐他們.

34:33 And Moses finished speaking with them, and he put a veil on his face.
摩西和他們說完了話, 就用帕子蒙上自己的臉.

34:34 And when Moses came before Yahweh to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he went out, and he would go out and would speak to the Israelites what he had been commanded.
每逢摩西進到耶和華面前與他談話的時候, 就把帕子揭去, 直到他出來. 他出來了, 就把耶和華吩咐他的對以色列人說.

34:35 And the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of the face of Moses shone, and Moses would put back the veil on his face until his coming to speak with him.
以色列人看見摩西的臉, 見他的臉皮發光. 摩西再用帕子蒙上自己的臉, 直到他進去和耶和華說話為止.

Exodus - Chapter 35

35:1 And Moses assembled all the community of the Israelites, and he said to them, “These are the words that Yahweh has commanded for us to do them.
摩西召集了以色列全體會眾, 對他們說: “這就是耶和華吩咐的話, 要你們遵行.

35:2 On six days work can be done, and on the seventh there will be for you a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest, for Yahweh; anyone doing work on it will be put to death.
六日要工作, 但第七日是你們的聖日, 要歸耶和華為休息的安息日. 凡是在這日工作的, 必須把他處死.

35:3 You will not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the day of the Sabbath.”
在安息日, 不可在你們任何的住處生火. ”

35:4 And Moses said to all the community of the Israelites, saying, “This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying,
摩西告訴以色列全體會眾說: “耶和華吩咐的是這樣, 他說:

35:5 ‘Take from among you a contribution for Yahweh, anyone willing of heart, let him bring Yahweh’s contribution—gold and silver and bronze,
‘你們要從你們中間拿禮物來給耶和華, 凡是甘心樂意的, 都可以把耶和華的禮物帶來, 就是金,銀,銅,

35:6 and blue and purple and crimson yarns, and fine linen and goat hair,
藍色紫色朱紅色線,細麻,山羊毛,

35:7 and red-dyed ram skins, and fine leather, and acacia wood,
染紅的公羊皮,海狗皮,皂莢木,

35:8 and oil for the lamp, balsam oils for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
燈油, 以及作膏油和芬芳的香的香料,

35:9 onyx stones and stones for mountings on the ephod and the breast piece.
紅瑪瑙寶石, 以及可以鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上的寶石.

35:10 “And let all the skilled of heart among you come and make all that Yahweh has commanded:
“‘你們中間凡是心裡有智慧的都要來, 做耶和華吩咐的一切,

35:11 The tabernacle, its tent, and its covering; its clasps and its frames; its bars, its pillars, and its bases;
就是做帳幕,帳幕的棚罩,帳幕的蓋,鉤子,木板,橫閂,柱子,帳幕的座,

35:12 the ark and its poles; the atonement cover and the curtain of the screen;
櫃,櫃槓,施恩座,遮蓋至聖所的幔子,

35:13 the table and its poles and all its equipment; and the bread of the presence;
桌子,桌子的槓,桌子的一切器具,陳設餅,

35:14 and lampstand of the light and its equipment and its lamps and the oil for the light;
燈臺,燈臺的器具,燈盞,燈油,

35:15 and the altar of incense and its poles; and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense and the entrance curtain for the entrance of the tabernacle;
香壇,香壇的槓,膏油,芬芳的香,帳幕門口的門簾,

35:16 the altar of the burnt offering and the bronze grating that is for it, its poles and all its equipment; the basin and its stand;
燔祭壇,壇的銅網,壇槓,壇的一切器具,洗濯盆,盆座,

35:17 the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the courtyard gate;
院子的帷子,帷子的柱子,帷子的座,院子的門簾,

35:18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their cords;
帳幕的釘子,院子的釘子, 以及這兩處的繩子,

35:19 the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to serve as priests.”
在聖所供職用的彩衣,祭司亞倫的聖衣和他兒子供祭司職用的衣服. ’”

35:20 And all the community of the Israelites went out from before Moses.
以色列全體會眾從摩西面前離去了.

35:21 And they came—every man whose heart lifted him and every man whose spirit impelled him—they brought Yahweh’s contribution for the work of the tent of assembly and for all its service and for the holy garments.
凡是心裡受感,靈裡樂意的, 都來了; 他們把耶和華的禮物都帶來了, 用作會幕的工程和會幕中的一切使用, 又用來做聖衣.

35:22 And they came, the men in addition to the women, all who were willing of heart; they brought brooches and jewelry rings and signet rings and ornaments—every variety of gold object—every man who waved a wave offering of gold for Yahweh,
凡是甘心樂意的, 不論男女, 都來了, 把金針,耳環,戒指,手釧和各樣的金器都送來. 他們各人都把金子作禮物呈獻給耶和華.

35:23 and every man with whom was found blue and purple and crimson yarns and fine linen and goat hair and red-dyed ram skins and fine leather brought it.
凡是有藍色紫色朱紅色線,細麻,山羊毛,染紅的公羊皮,海狗皮的, 都送了來.

35:24 All who were presenting a contribution of silver and bronze brought Yahweh’s contribution, and all with whom was found acacia wood for all the work of service brought it.
凡是奉獻銀子和銅為禮物的, 都帶了來作耶和華的禮物; 凡是有皂莢木可以用作工程上任何使用的, 都帶了來.

35:25 And every woman who was skilled of heart with her hands they spun, and they brought yarn—the blue and the purple, the crimson and the fine linen.
凡是心中有智慧的婦女都親手紡織, 把所紡的藍色紫色朱紅色線都帶了來.

35:26 And all the women whose heart lifted them with skill spun the goat hair.
凡是有心意又有智慧的婦女, 都紡山羊毛.

35:27 And the leaders brought the onyx stones and stones for mountings for the ephod and for the breast piece
首領把紅瑪瑙寶石, 以及可以鑲嵌在以弗得和胸牌上的寶石都帶了來;

35:28 and the balsam oils and the oil for light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.
又帶來了香料,點燈用的油,膏油,芬芳的香.

35:29 Every man and woman whose heart impelled them to bring for all the work to be done that Yahweh had commanded by the agency of Moses—the Israelites brought freely to Yahweh.
以色列人無論男女, 凡是甘心樂意為作耶和華藉摩西吩咐的一切工程的, 都把自願奉獻的禮物帶了來獻給耶和華.

35:30 And Moses said to the Israelites, “See, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
摩西對以色列人說: “看哪, 猶大支派中戶珥的孫子,烏利的兒子比撒列, 耶和華已經提名召他,

35:31 And he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill and with knowledge and with every kind of craftsmanship,
又用神的靈充滿他, 使他有智慧, 有聰明, 有知識, 有作一切巧工的技能.

35:32 and to devise designs, to work with the gold and with the silver and with the bronze,
能巧設圖案, 用金,銀,銅製造各物;

35:33 and in stonecutting for setting and in cutting wood, for doing every kind of design craftsmanship.
又能雕刻寶石, 用來鑲嵌; 又能雕刻木頭, 用來製造各種巧工.

35:34 And he has put it in his heart to teach—he and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan.
耶和華又賜給他和但支派中亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯, 心裡有教導人的恩賜.

35:35 He has filled them with skill of heart to do every work of a craftsman and a designer and an embroiderer with the blue and with the purple, with the crimson yarns and with the fine linen and a weaver; they are doers of every kind of craftsmanship and devisers of designs.
耶和華又用智慧充滿他們的心, 使他們能作各種工作, 雕刻的工, 設圖案的工, 用藍色紫色朱紅色線和細麻刺繡的工, 以及編織的工. 他們能作各種工程, 也能巧設圖案. ”

Exodus - Chapter 36

36:1 And Bezalel and Oholiab and everyone who is skilled of heart in whom Yahweh has put wisdom and skill to know and to do all the work for the service of the sanctuary—they will do it, according to all that Yahweh has commanded.”
比撒列和亞何利亞伯, 以及心裡有智慧的, 就是蒙耶和華賜與智慧與聰明, 使他們知道怎樣製造供聖所使用的一切工程的人, 都照著耶和華吩咐的一切去作.

36:2 And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and everyone skilled of heart, in whose heart Yahweh had put skill, all whose heart lifted him to come near to the work in order to do it.
於是, 摩西把比撒列和亞何利亞伯, 以及心裡有智慧的, 就是蒙耶和華賜他們心裡有智慧的人, 凡是心裡受感要前來作這工的人, 都召了來.

36:3 And they took from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the work of the service for the sanctuary in order to do it, and they still brought to him voluntary offerings every morning.
他們當著摩西面前, 接收了以色列人為供聖所使用的工程帶來的一切禮物. 他們天天早晨還把自願奉獻的禮物帶到摩西那裡來.

36:4 And all the skilled workers who were doing all the work for the sanctuary came, each from his work that they were doing.
凡是作聖所一切工的智慧人, 各人都放下自己所作的工, 來了.

36:5 And they said to Moses, saying, “The people are bringing more than enough for the service of the work that Yahweh has commanded to be done.”
他們告訴摩西: “人民帶來的太多, 超過耶和華吩咐所作工程使用的需要. ”

36:6 And Moses commanded, and they proclaimed the message in the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman again make anything for the sanctuary contribution.” And so the people were restrained from bringing.
於是摩西下令, 他們就在營中宣告, 說: “無論男女都不必再為聖所的工程奉獻甚麼禮物. ”這樣, 人民才被攔阻, 不送甚麼禮物來.

36:7 And the material was enough for doing all the work, and it was left over.
因為所有的材料夠作一切工程, 而且有餘.

36:8 And all who were skilled of heart among the doers of the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, with cherubim; he made them, the work of a skilled craftsman.
在作這工程的人中, 凡是心裡有智慧的, 用十幅幔子作帳幕; 這些幔子是用撚的細麻,藍色紫色朱紅色線做的, 並且用設計的巧工繡上基路伯.

36:9 The length of the one curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width was four cubits for the one curtain; one measurement was for all the curtains.
每一幅幔子長十二公尺, 每一幅幔子寬兩公尺, 所有的幔子都是一樣的尺寸.

36:10 And he joined five of the curtains one to another, and five curtains he joined one to another.
他把五幅幔子一一相連; 也使另外五幅幔子一一相連.

36:11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the set; so he did on the edge of the end curtain in the second set.
在第一組相連的幔子末幅的邊緣上, 他做藍色的鈕扣; 在另一組相連的幔子末幅的邊緣上, 他也照樣作.

36:12 He made fifty loops on the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the end of the curtain that was in the second set; the loops were opposite one to another.
在這一幅幔子上, 他做了五十個鈕扣; 在第二幅相連的幔子的邊緣上, 他也做了五十個鈕扣, 這些鈕扣都彼此相對.

36:13 And he made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains one to another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was one.
又做了五十個金鉤, 用鉤子使幔子彼此相連. 這樣就成了一個帳幕.

36:14 And he made curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made them eleven curtains.
他又用山羊毛做了幔子, 作為帳幕上的罩棚, 共做了十一幅幔子.

36:15 The length of the one curtain was thirty cubits, and the width was four cubits for the one curtain; one measure was for the eleven curtains.
每一幅幔子長十三公尺, 寬兩公尺, 十一幅幔子都是一樣的尺寸.

36:16 And he joined five curtains together and six curtains together.
他把五幅幔子相連在一起, 又把另外六幅幔子相連在一起.

36:17 And he made fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain in the set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set.
在第一組相連的幔子末幅的邊緣上, 做了五十個鈕扣; 在第二組相連的幔子末幅的邊緣上, 也做了五十個鈕扣.

36:18 And he made fifty bronze clasps for joining the tent to become one.
又做了五十個銅鉤, 使罩棚相連, 可以成為一個.

36:19 And he made a covering for the tent of red-dyed ram skin and a covering of fine leather to go above.
用染紅的公羊皮做了罩棚的蓋, 又用海狗皮做蓋, 放在罩棚的蓋上面.

36:20 And he made the frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood as uprights.
他替帳幕用皂莢木做了豎板.

36:21 The length of the frame was ten cubits, and the width of the one frame was one and a half cubits.
每塊板長四公尺, 寬六十六公分.

36:22 He made two pegs for the one frame for joining one to another and likewise for all the frames of the tabernacle.
每塊板有兩個榫頭, 彼此相連接; 帳幕一切木板, 他都這樣做.

36:23 And he made the frames for the tabernacle with twenty frames for the south side.
他為帳幕做板, 給南邊, 就是向南的方向做了二十塊板.

36:24 And he made forty silver bases under the twenty frames, with two bases under the one frame for its two pegs and two bases under the next frame for its two pegs.
在這二十塊板底下, 做了四十個銀座; 這塊板底下的兩個銀座用來連接板的兩個榫頭, 那塊板底下的兩個銀座用來連接它的兩個榫頭.

36:25 And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
他為帳幕的第二邊, 就是北面, 也做了二十塊板,

36:26 and their forty silver bases, with two bases under the one frame and two bases under the next frame.
和四十個銀座; 這一塊板底下有兩個銀座, 那一塊板底下也有兩個銀座.

36:27 And for the rear of the tabernacle on the west he made six frames.
帳幕的後面, 就是西面, 做了六塊板.

36:28 And he made two frames for the tabernacle corners at the rear.
他替帳幕後面兩個角上做了兩塊板.

36:29 And they were double at the bottom, and they were completely together on its top to the one ring; he did likewise for the two of them, for the two corners.
板的下截是雙的, 直到上面的第一個環才接合完整; 他把兩塊板都這樣做了, 形成兩個角.

36:30 And there were eight frames and their sixteen silver bases, two bases, two bases under the one frame.
所以共有八塊板, 十六個銀座. 每一塊板底下都有兩個銀座.

36:31 And he made five bars of acacia wood for the frames on the one side of the tabernacle,
他又用皂莢木做了橫閂, 替帳幕這一邊的板做了五個橫閂,

36:32 and five bars for the frames on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames at the rear on the west.
替帳幕第二邊的板也做了五個橫閂, 替帳幕後面, 就是西面的板也做了五個橫閂,

36:33 And he made the middle bar to run in the midst of the frames from end to end.
他又做了中間的橫閂, 穿過板腰, 從這一端穿到那一端.

36:34 And he overlaid the frames with gold, and he made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and he overlaid the bars with gold.
他用金子把板包裹, 也做了板上的金環, 用作穿橫閂的地方, 並且也用金子把橫閂包裹.

36:35 And he made the curtain of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of a craftsman; he made it with cherubim.
他用藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻做了一幅幔幕, 用巧設的圖案手工繡上基路伯.

36:36 And he made for it four acacia pillars, and he overlaid them with gold, with their gold hooks, and he cast for them four silver bases.
他替幔幕做了四根皂莢木柱子, 用金子包裹, 柱釘是金的, 又替柱子鑄造四個銀座.

36:37 And he made for the entrance of the tent a screen of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer,
又用藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻, 用繡花的手工做成帳幕的門簾;

36:38 and the five pillars and their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their connections with gold, and their five bases were bronze.
又為門簾做了五根柱子和柱子上的釘子, 用金子把柱頂和橫杆包裹. 但那五個座是銅的.

Exodus - Chapter 37

37:1 And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width and a cubit and a half its height.
比撒列用皂莢木做了一個櫃, 長一百一十公分, 寬六十六公分, 高六十六公分,

37:2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and he made for it a gold molding all around.
用純金把櫃裡外都包裹了, 替櫃的四周做了金牙邊,

37:3 And he cast for it four gold rings on its four feet; and two rings were on its one side, and two rings were on its second side.
又鑄造了四個金環, 安放在櫃的四腳上, 這一邊兩個環, 那一邊兩個環.

37:4 And he made poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold.
又用皂莢木做了兩根櫃槓, 包上黃金.

37:5 And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.
把槓穿在櫃旁的環內, 可以抬櫃.

37:6 And he made an atonement cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits its length and a cubit and a half its width.
又用純金做施恩座, 長一百一十公分, 寬六十六公分.

37:7 And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the atonement cover.
又用黃金做了兩個基路伯, 是從施恩座的兩端用鎚錘成的;

37:8 One cherub was at one end, and one cherub was at the other end of the atonement cover; he made the cherubim at its two ends.
這端一個基路伯, 那端一個基路伯; 他在施恩座的兩端做了兩個基路伯, 和施恩座連在一起.

37:9 And the cherubim were with outspread wings above, covering with their wings over the atonement cover and facing each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atonement cover.
兩個基路伯高展著翅膀, 用它們的翅膀遮掩著施恩座, 它們的臉彼此相對; 基路伯的臉都對著施恩座.

37:10 And he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits its length and a cubit its width and a cubit and a half its height.
他又用皂莢木做了一張桌子, 長八十八公分, 寬四十四公分, 高六十六公分.

37:11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and he made for it a gold molding all around.
用純金把桌子包裹, 替桌子的四周做了金牙邊.

37:12 And he made for it a handbreadth rim all around, and he made a gold molding for its rim all around.
又替桌子的四周做了七十五公釐寬的框子; 框子的四周又做了金牙邊.

37:13 And he cast for it four gold rings, and he put the rings on the four corners where its four legs were.
又替桌子鑄造四個金環, 把環子安放在桌子四腳的四角上.

37:14 The rings were near the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.
環子靠近框子, 是穿槓的地方, 可以抬桌子.

37:15 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold to carry the table.
又用皂莢木做了兩根槓, 用金子把槓包裹, 可以抬桌子.

37:16 And he made the vessels that were on the table—its plates and its ladles, and its bowls and its pitchers with which libations were poured—of pure gold.
又用純金做桌子的器皿, 就是盤子,碟子,碗和奠酒用的杯.

37:17 And he made the lampstand of pure gold; he made the lampstand of hammered work—its base and its branch, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were all part of it.
他用純金做了一個燈臺, 他用鎚錘成燈臺; 燈臺的座和幹, 跟杯,球,花, 都是連在一起的.

37:18 And six branches were going out from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its second side.
燈臺的兩邊伸出六個枝子, 這一邊有三個燈臺枝子, 那一邊也有三個燈臺枝子.

37:19 Three almond-flower cups were on the one branch with a bud and a blossom, and three almond-flower cups were on the one branch with a bud and a blossom—likewise for the six branches going out from the lampstand.
在這一個枝子有三個杯, 形狀好像杏花, 有球,有花; 在那一個枝子上也有三個杯, 形狀好像杏花, 有球,有花. 從燈臺那裡伸出來的六個枝子都是這樣.

37:20 And on the lampstand were four almond-flower cups, with its buds and its blossoms.
燈臺上有四個杯, 形狀好像杏花, 有球,有花;

37:21 And a bud was under the two branches that came from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, and a bud under the two branches from it, likewise for the six branches coming out from the lampstand.
從燈臺伸出的每兩個枝子以下都有一個球, 燈臺的六個枝子都是這樣.

37:22 Their buds and their branches were from it, all of it one piece of pure gold, hammered work.
這些球和枝子都是連在一起的, 全都是一塊純金錘成的.

37:23 And he made its seven lamps and its snuffers and its fire pans of pure gold.
又用純金做燈臺的七個燈盞,燭剪和蠟花盤碟.

37:24 He made it from a talent of pure gold and all its pieces of equipment.
他用了三十五公斤純金做燈臺和燈臺的一切器具.

37:25 And he made the incense altar of acacia wood, a cubit its length and a cubit its width—a square—and two cubits its height; its horns were of one piece with it.
他用皂莢木做了一座香壇, 長四十四公分, 寬四十四公分, 是正方形的, 高八十八公分; 壇的四角是與壇連在一起的.

37:26 And he overlaid it with pure gold—its top and its sides all around and its horns—and he made for it a gold molding all around.
又用純金把壇包裹, 壇頂,壇的四邊和壇的四角都包裹, 又替壇做了金牙邊.

37:27 And he made for it two gold rings under its molding on two opposite sides as holders for poles to carry it with them.
又替壇做了兩個金環, 安放在牙邊以下, 壇的兩側, 就是壇的兩旁, 作穿槓的地方, 用來抬壇.

37:28 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold.
用皂莢木做了兩根槓, 用金包裹.

37:29 And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense—work of a perfumer.
又按著製香料者的製法, 製聖膏油以及芬芳的純香.

Exodus - Chapter 38

38:1 And he made the burnt-offering altar of acacia wood; its length was five cubits, and its width was five cubits—it was square—and its height was three cubits.
他用皂莢木做燔祭壇, 長兩公尺兩公寸, 寬兩公尺兩公寸, 成正方形, 高一公尺三公寸.

38:2 And he made its horns on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it; and he overlaid it with bronze.
在壇的四個拐角做了四隻角, 角是與壇連在一起的; 又用銅把壇包裹.

38:3 And he made all the equipment of the altar—the pots and the shovels and the sprinkling bowls and the forks and the fire pans—all its equipment he made with bronze.
又做壇上的一切器具, 就是盆,鏟,盤,肉叉和火盆; 壇上的一切器具都是用銅做的.

38:4 And he made for the altar a grating, a work of bronze network under its ledge, below, up to its middle.
又替壇做一個銅網, 放在壇的圍腰板以下, 向下直到壇的半腰.

38:5 And he cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze grating as holders for the poles.
又鑄造四個環, 放在銅網的四端之上, 用作抬壇的地方.

38:6 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with bronze.
他用皂莢木做兩根槓, 用銅包裹,

38:7 And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow with boards.
把槓穿在壇兩側的環裡, 用來抬壇; 壇是用木板做的, 是空的.

38:8 And he made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze from the mirrors of the serving women who served at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
他用銅做洗濯盆, 又用銅做盆座, 是用那些在會幕門口服事的婦女的銅鏡做成的.

38:9 And he made the courtyard; for the south side were the hangings of the court of finely twisted linen, one hundred cubits,
他又做院子; 南面, 就是向南的方向, 用撚的細麻做院子的幔幕, 共四十四公尺.

38:10 with their twenty pillars and their twenty bases of bronze and with the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
幔幕的柱子有二十根, 柱座有二十個, 是銅做的; 柱鉤和橫柱閂是銀做的.

38:11 And for the north side the hangings were one hundred cubits with their twenty pillars and their twenty bases of bronze and with the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
北面, 有幔幕四十四公尺, 幔幕的柱子有二十根, 柱座有二十個, 是銅做的; 柱鉤和橫柱閂是銀做的.

38:12 And for the west side fifty cubits of hangings with their ten pillars and their ten bases and with the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
西面, 有幔幕二十二公尺, 幔幕的柱子有十根, 柱座有十個; 柱鉤和橫柱閂是銀做的.

38:13 And for the eastward side, toward sunrise, fifty cubits;
東面, 就是日出的方向, 有幔幕二十二公尺.

38:14 fifteen cubits of hangings were to the shoulder, with their three pillars and their three bases,
門口這一邊有幔幕六公尺六公寸; 幔幕的柱子有三根, 柱座有三個.

38:15 and for the second shoulder on each side of the gate of the courtyard were fifteen cubits of hangings, with their three pillars and their three bases.
門口那一邊也是這樣. 院子門口的兩邊各有幔幕六公尺六公寸; 幔幕的柱子有三根, 柱座有三個.

38:16 All the hangings of the courtyard all around were finely twisted linen,
院子周圍的一切幔幕都是用撚的細麻做的.

38:17 and the bases for the pillars were bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver, and the overlay of their tops was silver, and all the pillars of the courtyard were banded with silver.
柱座是銅做的, 柱鉤和橫柱閂是銀做的, 柱頂是用銀包裹的; 院子的一切柱子都是用銀橫閂相連起來.

38:18 And the screen of the gate of the courtyard was the work of an embroiderer, with blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen; it was twenty cubits long and five cubits high, like the hangings of the courtyard,
院子的門簾, 是用藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻, 以及刺繡的手工做成的; 長九公尺, 以寬度來說, 兩公尺高, 與院子的幔幕相配.

38:19 and with their four pillars and their four bases of bronze, with their silver hooks and with their tops and their bands of silver.
幔幕的柱子有四根, 柱座有四個, 是銅做的; 柱鉤是銀做的, 柱頂和橫柱閂是用銀包裹的.

38:20 And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard all around were bronze.
帳幕的一切釘子和院子四周的一切釘子, 都是銅做的.

38:21 These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, which were recorded at the command of Moses, the work of the Levites, in the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
這是帳幕(就是法櫃的帳幕)內利未人使用的物件的總數, 是照著摩西的吩咐, 經亞倫祭司的兒子以他瑪的手計算的.

38:22 And Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, did all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
凡是耶和華吩咐摩西的, 猶大支派戶珥的孫子,烏利的兒子比撒列都做了.

38:23 And with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, a skilled craftsman and a designer and an embroiderer with the blue and with the purple and with the crimson yarns and with the linen.
與他同工的, 有但支派亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯, 是個雕刻匠,圖案設計家, 以及能用藍色紫色朱紅色線和細麻刺繡的人.

38:24 And all the gold used for the work, in the work of the sanctuary, it was the gold of the wave offering—twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
用來建造聖所整個工程使用的一切黃金, 就是獻作禮物的金子, 按照聖所的標準, 共有一千公斤.

38:25 And the silver recorded from the community was a hundred talents and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
會眾中被數點的人所出的銀子, 按照聖所的標準, 共有三千四百三十公斤.

38:26 It was a bekah for the individual, the half shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who was counted, from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
凡是按著次序被數點的人, 從二十歲以上的, 有六十萬三千五百五十人, 按著聖所的標準, 每人納銀六克.

38:27 And it was one hundred talents of the silver to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the curtain—one hundred bases for one hundred talents of silver, a talent for each base.
他用這三千四百公斤銀子鑄造聖所的柱座, 和幔子的柱座; 一百個柱座用了三千四百公斤銀子, 三十四公斤銀子做一個柱座.

38:28 And from the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and he overlaid their tops, and he made bands for them.
他用三十公斤銀子做柱鉤, 包裹柱頂, 以及為柱頂做橫柱閂.

38:29 And the bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.
獻作禮物的銅有二千四百二十五公斤.

38:30 And he made with it the bases of the entrance of the tent of assembly and the bronze altar and the bronze grating that belonged to it and all the equipment of the altar
他用這些銅做會幕門口的柱座,銅壇和壇上的銅網, 以及壇上的一切器具,

38:31 and the bases of the courtyard all around and the bases of the gate of the courtyard and all the pegs of the tabernacle and all the pegs of the courtyard all around.
院子四周的柱座,院子門口的柱座,帳幕的一切釘子和院子四周的一切釘子.

Exodus - Chapter 39

39:1 And from the blue and the purple and the crimson yarns they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary, and they made the holy garments that were for Aaron, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
他們用藍色紫色朱紅色線做彩衣, 在聖所供職時穿著; 又照著耶和華吩咐摩西的, 為亞倫做聖衣.

39:2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen.
又用金線,藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻做以弗得.

39:3 And he hammered out the leaves of gold, and he cut off cords to weave in the midst of the blue and in the midst of the purple and in the midst of the crimson and in the midst of the linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
他們把金子錘成薄片, 剪成細線, 用巧工織在藍色紫色朱紅色線和細麻之中.

39:4 They made joined shoulder pieces for it; it was joined on its two edges.
又為以弗得做相連的肩帶, 把以弗得的兩端連接起來.

39:5 And the waistband of his ephod, which was of one piece with it, was of like work, gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
上面的帶子, 做法好像以弗得一樣, 與以弗得連在一起, 都用金線,藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻做的, 是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

39:6 And they made onyx stones mounted in gold filigree settings, engraved with seal engravings according to the names of the Israelites.
他們預備了兩塊紅瑪瑙寶石, 鑲嵌在金槽裡, 又用刻圖章的方法刻上以色列眾子的名字,

39:7 And he set them on the ephod’s shoulder pieces as stones of remembrance for the Israelites, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
把這兩塊寶石放在以弗得的兩條肩帶上, 作以色列人的記念石, 是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

39:8 And he made the breast piece, the work of a skilled craftsman, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen.
他又用巧設的圖案手工做胸牌, 像做以弗得一樣, 用金線,藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻做的.

39:9 It was squared; they made the breast piece doubled; its length was a span, and its width was a span when doubled.
胸牌是正方形的; 他們把胸牌做成雙層, 長二十二公分, 寬二十二公分, 是雙層的.

39:10 And they filled it with four rows of stone; a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald was the first row;
又把四行寶石鑲在上面, 一行是紅寶石,黃玉,翡翠, 這是第一行.

39:11 and the second row was a malachite, a sapphire, and a moonstone;
第二行是紫寶石,藍寶石,金鋼石.

39:12 and the third row was a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
第三行是黃瑪瑙,白瑪瑙,紫晶.

39:13 and the fourth row was a turquoise, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set with gold filigree settings in their mountings.
第四行是水蒼玉,紅瑪瑙,碧玉; 這些寶石都是鑲在金槽裡.

39:14 And the stones were according to the names of the Israelites; they were twelve according to their names, with seal engravings, each according to its name for the twelve tribes.
這些寶石代表以色列眾子的名字, 共有十二塊; 用刻圖章的方法, 每塊刻上一個名字, 十二塊代表十二個支派.

39:15 And they made on the breast piece braided chains, a work of pure gold ornamental cord.
又在胸牌上用純金做鍊子, 像擰繩子一般做成.

39:16 And they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they put the two rings on the two edges of the breast piece.
又做兩個金槽和兩個金環, 把兩個金環安放在胸牌的兩端,

39:17 And they put the two gold ornamental cords on the two rings on the edges of the breast piece.
把那兩條金繩穿在胸牌兩端的環子裡;

39:18 And they put the two ends of the two ornamental cords on the two filigree settings, and they put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.
又把金繩的另兩端接在兩槽上, 再把它們連在以弗得前面的肩帶上.

39:19 And they made two gold rings, and they placed them on the two edges of the breast piece, on its lip that is on the other side of the ephod, to the inside.
他又做兩個金環, 安放在胸牌的兩端, 在胸牌的兩邊, 就是在以弗得裡面的邊上.

39:20 And they made two gold rings and put them on the ephod’s two shoulder pieces below, at its front near its seam above the waistband of the ephod.
他又做兩個金環, 安放在以弗得前面兩條肩帶的下邊, 靠近相連的地方, 在以巧工做成的以弗得的肩帶上面.

39:21 And they tied the breast piece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord so that the breast piece would be on the waistband of the ephod and not come loose from the ephod, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
他們用藍色細帶子把胸牌繫住, 就是把胸牌的環子和以弗得的環子繫在一起, 使胸牌可以貼在以巧工織成的以弗得的帶子上, 免得胸牌從以弗得上脫落, 這是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

39:22 And he made the robe of the ephod, weaver’s work, totally of blue yarn.
又做以弗得的外袍, 是織成的, 全件是藍色的.

39:23 And the opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening of a sturdy garment, with an edge for its opening all around so that it would not be torn.
在外袍的中間有一領口, 如同戰袍的領口, 領口的周圍有領邊, 免得領口破裂.

39:24 And they made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of finely twisted blue and purple and crimson.
又在外袍的底邊上, 用藍色紫色朱紅色線和撚的細麻做石榴.

39:25 And they made pure gold bells and put the bells in the midst of the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around in the midst of the pomegranates,
他又用純金做鈴鐺, 把金鈴安放在石榴中間, 就是安放在外袍周圍底邊上的石榴中間:

39:26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate on the hem of the robe all around for serving, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
一個金鈴, 一個石榴, 一個金鈴, 一個石榴, 在外袍周圍的底邊上, 在供職時穿用; 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

39:27 And they made the tunics of fine linen, a weaver’s work, for Aaron and for his sons,
他又用織成的細麻布替亞倫和他的兒子做內袍,

39:28 and the turban of fine linen and the headdresses of the headbands of fine linen and undergarments of the linen cloth, finely twisted,
並且用細麻做禮冠, 用細麻做頭巾, 用撚的細麻做細麻布褲子,

39:29 and the sash of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, the work of an embroiderer, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
以及用撚的細麻和藍色紫色朱紅色線, 用刺繡的手工做腰帶; 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

39:30 And they made the rosette of the holy diadem of pure gold, and they wrote on it with the writing of seal engravings: “A holy object for Yahweh.”
他們用純金做聖冠上的牌子, 又用刻圖章的方法, 在上面刻著“歸耶和華為聖”的字樣.

39:31 And they put a blue cord on it to put it above on the turban, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
又用一條藍色細帶子把牌子繫住, 繫在禮冠的上面, 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

39:32 And all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly was finished, and the Israelites had done according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses; so they did.
於是, 帳幕, 就是會幕的一切工程都完成了; 凡是耶和華吩咐摩西的, 以色列人都照著作了; 這樣, 他們就作完了會幕的一切工程.

39:33 And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its equipment, its hooks, its frames, its bars, and its pillars and its bases;
他們把帳幕,會幕和會幕的一切器具都帶到摩西那裡, 就是鉤子,木板,橫閂,柱子,柱座,

39:34 and the covering of the red-dyed ram skins and the covering of fine leather and the curtain of the screen;
染紅公山羊皮的蓋,海狗皮的蓋和遮蓋至聖所的幔子,

39:35 the ark of the testimony and its poles and the atonement cover;
法櫃,櫃槓和施恩座,

39:36 the table, all its equipment, and the bread of the presence;
桌子,桌子上的一切器具和陳設餅,

39:37 the pure gold lampstand, its lamps—the lamps of the row—and all its equipment and the oil of the light;
純金的燈臺與燈盞, 就是擺列在燈臺上的燈盞和燈臺上的一切器具, 以及點燈用的油;

39:38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the screen of the entrance of the tent;
金壇,膏油,芬芳的香和會幕的門簾;

39:39 the bronze altar, and the bronze grating that is for it, its poles, and all its equipment, the basin and its stand,
銅壇,壇上的銅網,壇槓,壇上的一切器具,洗濯盆和盆座;

39:40 the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars, and its bases; and the screen for the courtyard gate, its tent cords and its pegs; and all the equipment of the service of the tabernacle for the tent of assembly,
院子的幔幕,柱子,柱座,院子的門簾,繩子,釘子和帳幕, 以及會幕一切使用的器具;

39:41 the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.
在聖所供職用的彩衣,祭司亞倫的聖衣和他兒子供祭司職的衣服.

39:42 According to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses, so the Israelites did all the work.
這一切工作, 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 以色列人就怎樣作.

39:43 And Moses saw all the work, and, indeed, they had done it as Yahweh had commanded; so they did, and Moses blessed them.
摩西查看了一切工作, 見他們所作的, 完全是耶和華吩咐的, 就給他們祝福.

Exodus - Chapter 40

40:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華告訴摩西說:

40:2 “On the first day of the month, you will set up the tabernacle of the tent of assembly.
“正月初一日, 你要把會幕的帳幕豎立起來,

40:3 And you will put there the ark of the testimony, and you will cover over the ark with the curtain.
把法櫃安放在裡面, 用幔子把法櫃遮蓋.

40:4 And you will bring the table, and you will arrange its setting, and you will bring the lampstand, and you will set up its lamps.
把桌子搬進去, 擺上陳設物; 把燈臺也搬進去, 把燈臺上的燈盞點著.

40:5 And you will put the gold altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and you will set up the entrance screen for the tabernacle.
把燒香用的金壇安放在法櫃前, 掛上帳幕的門簾.

40:6 And you will put the altar of the burnt offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly.
把燔祭壇安放在會幕的帳幕門口.

40:7 And you will put the basin between the tent of assembly and the altar, and you will put water in it.
把洗濯盆安放在會幕和祭壇的中間, 把水盛在盆裡.

40:8 And you will set up the courtyard all around, and you will put up the screen of the gate of the courtyard.
又在周圍豎立院子的幔幕, 把院子的門簾掛上.

40:9 “And you will take the anointing oil, and you will anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and you will consecrate all of its equipment, and it will be holy.
你要拿膏油來, 抹帳幕和其中的一切器具, 使帳幕和帳幕的一切器具成聖, 就必成聖.

40:10 And you will anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all of its equipment, and you will consecrate the altar, and the altar will be a most holy thing.
又要抹燔祭壇和壇上的一切器具, 使壇成聖, 壇就必成為至聖.

40:11 And you will anoint the basin and its stand, and you will consecrate it.
要抹洗濯盆和盆座, 使它成聖.

40:12 And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of assembly, and you will wash them with the water.
要把亞倫和他的眾子帶到會幕的門口來, 用水給他們洗身.

40:13 And you will clothe Aaron with the holy garments, and you will anoint him, and you will consecrate him, and he will serve as a priest for me.
要把聖衣給亞倫穿上, 又膏抹他, 使他成聖, 可以作我的祭司.

40:14 And you will bring his sons, and you will clothe them with tunics.
你要把亞倫的兒子帶來, 給他們穿上內袍.

40:15 And you will anoint them as you anointed their father, and they will serve as priests for me. And their anointing will be for them to be a lasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
要膏抹他們好像膏抹他們的父親一樣, 使他們可以作祭司服事我; 他們的膏抹使他們世世代代永遠當祭司之職. ”

40:16 And Moses did according to all that Yahweh had commanded him; so he did.
摩西就這樣作了; 凡是耶和華吩咐他的, 他都作了.

40:17 In the first month of the second year, on the first of the month, the tabernacle was set up.
第二年正月初一日, 帳幕就豎立起來了.

40:18 And Moses raised the tabernacle, and he placed its bases, and he set up its frames, and he placed its bars, and he raised its pillars.
摩西豎立起帳幕, 安上柱座, 放上木板, 安上橫閂, 豎立柱子.

40:19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle; he placed the covering of the tent over it, above it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
把罩棚鋪在帳幕上面, 又把罩棚的上蓋放在上面; 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

40:20 And he took and he put the testimony into the ark, and he placed the poles on the ark, and he put the atonement cover on the ark, above it.
摩西拿了法版, 放在櫃裡, 把槓穿在櫃的兩旁, 把施恩座安放在約櫃上面.

40:21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and he set up the curtain of the screening, and he shielded the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
把約櫃抬進帳幕裡去, 掛上遮蓋至聖所的幔子, 把法櫃遮蓋著, 是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

40:22 And he put the table in the tent of assembly on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain.
又把桌子安放在會幕裡, 放在帳幕的北面, 幔子的外面.

40:23 And he arranged on it an arrangement of bread before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
在桌子上把陳設餅擺在耶和華面前, 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

40:24 And he placed the lampstand in the tent of assembly opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle.
摩西把燈臺設立在會幕裡, 在帳幕的南面, 與桌子相對.

40:25 And he set up the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
在耶和華面前把燈盞點著, 是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

40:26 And he placed the gold altar in the tent of assembly before the curtain.
把金壇安設在會幕裡, 幔子的前面;

40:27 And he turned fragrant incense into smoke on it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
在壇上焚燒芬芳的香, 是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

40:28 And he set up the entrance screen for the tabernacle.
又掛上帳幕的門簾.

40:29 And the altar of burnt offering he placed at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly, and he offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
把燔祭壇安放在會幕的帳幕門口, 把燔祭和素祭獻在壇上; 是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

40:30 And he placed the basin between the tent of assembly and the altar, and he put there water for washing.
又把洗濯盆安放在會幕與祭壇之間, 盆裡盛水, 作洗濯之用;

40:31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet from it.
摩西,亞倫和亞倫的兒子, 可以在這盆裡洗手洗腳.

40:32 At their going into the tent of assembly and at their approaching the altar, they washed, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
每逢他們走進會幕, 或是走近祭壇的時候, 就要先洗濯; 是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

40:33 And he set up the courtyard all around the tabernacle and the altar, and he put up the screen of the gate of the courtyard, and Moses completed the work.
摩西在帳幕和祭壇的周圍, 豎立起院子的幔幕, 又掛上院子的門簾. 這樣摩西就完成了工程.

40:34 And the cloud covered the tent of assembly, and the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle.
當時, 有雲彩遮蓋會幕, 耶和華的榮耀充滿了帳幕.

40:35 And Moses was unable to go into the tent of assembly because the cloud settled on it and the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle.
摩西不能進入會幕, 因為雲彩停在會幕上面, 並且耶和華的榮耀充滿著帳幕.

40:36 And when the cloud was lifted from the tabernacle, the Israelites set out on all their journeys.
在以色列人所有的旅程中是這樣的: 每逢雲彩從帳幕收上去的時候, 他們就起程;

40:37 But if the cloud was not lifted, they did not set out until the day of its being lifted.
雲彩若是不收上去, 他們就不起程, 直到雲彩收上去的日子為止.

40:38 For the cloud of Yahweh was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night before the eyes of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.
因為以色列人所有的旅程中, 日間有耶和華的雲彩在帳幕上, 夜間雲中有火, 顯在以色列全家的眼前.

Leviticus (利未記)

Leviticus - Chapter 1

1:1 Then Yahweh called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of assembly, saying,
耶和華呼叫摩西, 從會幕裡對摩西說:

1:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When a person from you presents an offering to Yahweh, you shall present your offering from domestic animals, from the cattle or from the flock.
“你要告訴以色列人說: 如果你們中間有人把供物獻給耶和華, 就要從牛群羊群中獻家畜為供物.

1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the cattle, then he must present an unblemished male; he must present it at the door of the tent of assembly for his acceptance before Yahweh.
他的供物若是獻牛作燔祭, 就要把一頭沒有殘疾的公牛, 牽到會幕門口, 就可以在耶和華面前蒙悅納.

1:4 “ ‘He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted for him in order to make atonement for him.
他要按手在燔祭牲的頭上, 燔祭就蒙悅納, 可以為他贖罪.

1:5 He must slaughter the young bull before Yahweh, then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the blood and sprinkle the blood all around the altar that is at the door of the tent of assembly.
他要在耶和華面前宰殺那公牛, 亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要奉上血, 潑在會幕門口祭壇的四周.

1:6 Then he must remove the skin of the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.
那人要剝去燔祭牲的皮, 把燔祭牲切成塊子.

1:7 The sons of Aaron the priest will put fire on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire.
亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要把炭火放在祭壇上, 把柴排列在火上;

1:8 Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will arrange the pieces of meat, the head, and the suet on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.
亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要把肉塊和頭, 以及脂肪, 排列在祭壇炭火上的木柴上面.

1:9 Then he must wash its inner parts and its lower leg bones with water, and the priest will turn into smoke the whole animal on the altar as a burnt offering by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
那人又要用水洗淨內臟和腿; 祭司就把這一切全獻在祭壇上焚燒, 作為燔祭, 就是獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

1:10 “ ‘But if his offering is from the flock, from the sheep or from the goats for a burnt offering, he must present an unblemished male.
“人的供物若是獻羊作燔祭, 不論是綿羊或是山羊, 總要獻一隻沒有殘疾的公羊.

1:11 He must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before Yahweh; then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will sprinkle its blood all around the altar.
他要在耶和華面前, 在祭壇的北面, 把羊宰殺; 亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要把羊血潑在祭壇的四周.

1:12 Then he must cut it into pieces along with its head and its suet; and the priest will arrange them on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.
那人要把燔祭牲切成塊子; 祭司就把肉塊,頭和脂肪, 排列在祭壇炭火上的木柴上面;

1:13 Then he must wash the inner parts and the lower leg bones with water and the priest shall present the whole animal and will turn it into smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
那人又要用水洗淨內臟和腿, 祭司就把這一切全獻在祭壇上焚燒, 作為燔祭, 就是獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

1:14 “ ‘But if his offering for Yahweh is a burnt offering from the birds, then he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young doves.
“人若是獻鳥類為燔祭作耶和華的供物, 就要獻斑鳩或雛鴿.

1:15 The priest will present it at the altar and must wring off its head and turn it into smoke on the altar, and its blood will be drained out on the wall of the altar.
祭司要把鳥帶到祭壇那裡, 扭下牠的頭來, 焚燒在祭壇上; 又把鳥血擠出來, 流在祭壇的壁上;

1:16 He must remove its crop with its plumage and throw it to the east beside the altar on the place of the fatty ashes.
又要除掉鳥的嗉囊和髒物, 丟在祭壇東邊, 倒灰的地方.

1:17 Then he must tear it apart by its wings but must not sever it; then the priest will turn it into smoke on the altar. It is a burnt offering by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.’ ”
然後要拿著兩個翅膀把鳥撕裂, 只是不可撕斷. 祭司要把牠放在祭壇, 在炭火上的木柴上面焚燒, 作為燔祭, 就是獻給耶和華馨香的火祭. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 2

2:1 “ ‘When a person brings a grain offering to Yahweh, his offering must be finely milled flour, and he must pour out oil on it and place frankincense on it.
“如果有人獻素祭為供物給耶和華, 他的供物要用細麵; 他要澆上油, 加上乳香,

2:2 And he shall bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and he shall take his handful from its finely milled flour and from its oil in addition to all its frankincense. The priest shall turn its token portion into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
帶到亞倫子孫作祭司的那裡, 祭司就從其中取出一把澆了油的細麵, 連同所有的乳香, 作供物的象徵, 焚燒在祭壇上, 這是獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

2:3 The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is a most holy thing from the offerings made by fire for Yahweh.
祭餘剩的, 要歸給亞倫和他的子孫; 這是獻給耶和華的火祭中至聖之物.

2:4 “ ‘But if you bring a grain offering of something oven-baked, it must be of finely milled flour as ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil or wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil.
“如果你獻爐裡烤的物作素祭的供物, 就要用細麵調油所做的無酵餅, 或是抹上油的無酵薄餅.

2:5 If your offering is a grain offering baked on a flat baking pan, it must be finely milled flour, unleavened bread mixed with oil;
你的供物若是用煎盤上做的物作素祭, 就要用調油的無酵細麵.

2:6 break it into pieces and pour out oil on it; it is a grain offering.
你要把它擘成碎塊, 澆上油; 這是素祭.

2:7 “ ‘If your offering is a grain offering prepared in a cooking pan, it must be with finely milled flour in oil.
你若是用淺鍋中煎的物作素祭的供物, 就要用細麵調油做成.

2:8 And you shall bring the grain offering that is made from these things to Yahweh, and the offerer shall bring it to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar.
你要把這些東西做好, 作獻給耶和華的素祭, 奉給祭司, 讓他帶到祭壇.

2:9 And the priest shall take away from the grain offering its token portion, and he shall turn it into smoke on the altar as an offering made by fire, as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
祭司要從素祭中舉起象徵的部分, 焚燒在祭壇上, 作獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

2:10 And the remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is a most holy thing from the offerings made by fire for Yahweh.
素祭餘剩的, 要歸給亞倫和他的子孫; 這是獻給耶和華的火祭中至聖之物.

2:11 “ ‘Every grain offering you bring to Yahweh must not be made of yeasted food, because you must not turn into smoke any yeast or any honey from an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
“你們獻給耶和華的一切素祭, 都不可發酵, 因為任何酵與蜜, 你們都不可焚燒作獻給耶和華的火祭.

2:12 As an offering of the choicest portion, you may bring them to Yahweh, but they must not be offered on the altar as an appeasing fragrance.
你們可以把它們獻給耶和華作初熟的供物; 只是不可燒在祭壇上, 作馨香的祭.

2:13 Also all of your grain offerings you must season with salt; you must not omit the salt of your God’s covenant from your offering.
你獻作素祭的一切供物, 都要用鹽調和; 在你的素祭上, 不可缺少你神立約的鹽; 你的一切供物, 都要用鹽調和獻上.

2:14 “ ‘And if you bring to Yahweh a grain offering of firstfruits, you must bring an ear of new grain roasted by fire, coarsely crushed ripe grain, as the grain offering of your firstfruits.
“如果你把初熟之物作素祭獻給耶和華, 就要獻上烘過的新麥穗, 就是碾過的新穀粒, 作素祭.

2:15 And you shall put oil on it and place frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.
你要澆上油, 加上乳香, 這是素祭.

2:16 The priest shall turn into smoke its token portion from its coarsely crushed grain together with all of its frankincense—it is an offering made by fire for Yahweh.’ ”
祭司要把供物的象徵部分, 就是一部分碾過的麥粒和油, 連同所有的乳香, 一起焚燒, 作獻給耶和華的火祭. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 3

3:1 “ ‘Now if his offering is a sacrifice of fellowship offering, if he brings it from the cattle, whether male or female, he must bring it without defect before Yahweh.
“人的供物若是作平安祭, 如果獻的是牛, 必須在耶和華面前獻一頭沒有殘疾的公牛或母牛;

3:2 He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood on the altar all around.
他要按手在他的供物的頭上, 在會幕門口宰殺牠; 亞倫子孫作祭司的, 要把血潑在祭壇的四周.

3:3 He shall present from the sacrifice of the fellowship offering an offering made by fire for Yahweh consisting of the fat covering the inner parts and all the fat that is on the inner parts,
他要從平安祭中奉上獻給耶和華的火祭, 就是把遮蓋內臟的脂肪, 和內臟上的一切脂肪,

3:4 the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
兩腎和腎上近腰旁的脂肪, 和腎旁的肝葉, 一起取下.

3:5 Aaron’s sons shall turn it to smoke on the altar in addition to the burnt offering that is on the wood, which is on the fire; it is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
亞倫的子孫要把這些放在祭壇炭火上的木柴上面, 在燔祭上焚燒, 作獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

3:6 “ ‘But if his offering for a sacrifice of fellowship offering for Yahweh is from the flock, he must bring a male or a female without defect.
人若是獻羊作平安祭的供物給耶和華, 必須獻一隻沒有殘疾的公羊或母羊.

3:7 If he brings a sheep as his offering, then he shall present it before Yahweh,
他獻的供物若是一隻綿羊羔, 他要把牠牽到耶和華面前,

3:8 and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and he shall slaughter it before the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all around.
按手在他的供物的頭上, 在會幕門口宰殺牠; 亞倫的子孫要把羊血潑在祭壇的四周.

3:9 He shall present from the sacrifice of the fellowship offering an offering made by fire for Yahweh: he must remove its fat, the entire fat tail near the tailbone, and the fat covering the inner parts and all the fat that is on the inner parts,
他要從平安祭中奉上獻給耶和華的火祭, 就是把羊的脂肪, 從靠近脊骨的地方取下來的整條肥尾巴, 遮蓋內臟的脂肪和在內臟上的一切脂肪,

3:10 the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
兩腎和腎上近腰的脂肪, 和腎旁的肝葉, 一起取下.

3:11 The priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar as a food offering made by fire for Yahweh.
祭司把這些焚燒在祭壇上, 是獻給耶和華作食物的火祭.

3:12 “ ‘And if his offering is a goat, then he shall bring it before Yahweh,
“人的供物若是一隻山羊, 就要把羊牽到耶和華面前,

3:13 and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and he shall slaughter it before the tent of assembly, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on the altar all around.
按手在羊頭上, 然後在會幕門口宰殺牠; 亞倫的子孫要把血潑在祭壇的四周,

3:14 He shall present his offering from it as an offering made by fire for Yahweh: the fat covering the inner parts and all the fat that is on the inner parts,
他要從供物中奉上獻給耶和華的火祭, 就是把遮蓋內臟的脂肪和內臟上的脂肪,

3:15 the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
兩腎和腎上近腰的脂肪, 和腎旁的肝葉, 都要一起取下.

3:16 The priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar as a food offering; all the fat is an offering made by fire as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
祭司把這些焚燒在祭壇上, 獻給耶和華為食物作馨香的火祭. 一切脂肪都是屬於耶和華的,

3:17 This is a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings: you must not eat any fat or any blood.’ ”
任何脂肪和血你們都不可吃. 這是你們在一切住處一條世代永存的律例. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 4

4:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

4:2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘If a person sins by an unintentional wrong from any of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, and he violates any of them—
“你要告訴以色列人說: 如果有人在耶和華吩咐不可行的事上無意犯了罪, 他必須遵行以下條例中的一樣:

4:3 if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then, concerning the sin that he has committed, he shall bring a young bull without defect for Yahweh as a sin offering.
“如果受膏的祭司犯了罪, 使人民陷在罪裡, 他就要為自己所犯的罪, 獻一頭沒有殘疾的公牛給耶和華作贖罪祭.

4:4 He shall bring the bull to the tent of assembly’s entrance before Yahweh, place his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter the bull before Yahweh.
他要把公牛牽到耶和華面前, 在會幕門口, 按手在公牛頭上, 然後在耶和華面前宰殺那公牛,

4:5 The anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and shall bring it to the tent of assembly,
受膏的祭司要取一些公牛的血, 帶到會幕那裡.

4:6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter some of the blood seven times before Yahweh in front of the sanctuary’s curtain.
祭司要把指頭蘸在血裡, 在耶和華面前向著聖所的幔子, 彈血七次.

4:7 The priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before Yahweh, which is in the tent of assembly, and all the rest of the bull’s blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
然後祭司要用血抹會幕裡耶和華面前的香壇的四角; 至於其餘的牛血, 都要倒在會幕門口的燔祭壇腳那裡.

4:8 “ ‘He must remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering: the fat that covers the inner parts and all of the fat that is on the inner parts,
他要取出贖罪祭的公牛所有的脂肪, 就是遮蓋內臟的脂肪和內臟上的一切脂肪,

4:9 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the liver’s lobe that he must remove in addition to the kidneys—
兩腎和腎上近腰的脂肪, 和腎旁的肝葉, 都一起取下來,

4:10 just as it is removed from the ox of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice—and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar of the burnt offering.
正如從平安祭的公牛取出來的一樣. 祭司要把這些焚燒在燔祭壇上.

4:11 But the bull’s skin and its meat, in addition to its head, its lower leg bones, its inner parts, and its offal—
至於公牛的皮和所有的肉, 連頭帶腿, 以及內臟和糞,

4:12 he shall carry all of the bull outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place, to the fatty ashes’ dump, and he shall burn it on wood in the fire; it must be burned up on the fatty ashes’ dump.
就是整頭公牛, 要搬到營外潔淨的地方, 倒壇灰的地方, 放在柴上用火焚燒, 就在倒壇灰的地方焚燒.

4:13 “ ‘If Israel’s whole assembly did wrong unintentionally and the matter was concealed from the assembly’s eyes, and they acted against any of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, so that they incur guilt,
“如果以色列全體會眾無意犯罪, 是隱而未現,會眾看不出來的, 但他們行了一件耶和華吩咐不可行的事, 他們就有罪.

4:14 when the sin that they have committed against that command becomes known, the assembly shall present a young bull as a sin offering, and they shall bring it before the tent of assembly.
當發覺他們犯了罪的時候, 會眾就要獻一頭公牛作贖罪祭, 把牠牽到會幕前面;

4:15 And the elders of the community shall place their hands on the bull’s head before Yahweh, and he shall slaughter the bull before Yahweh.
會眾的長老要在耶和華面前按手在公牛的頭上, 然後在耶和華面前宰殺那公牛.

4:16 Then the anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood to the tent of assembly,
受膏的祭司要把公牛的一些血, 帶到會幕那裡;

4:17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and shall spatter it seven times before Yahweh in front of the curtain.
祭司要把指頭蘸在血裡, 在耶和華面前, 向著幔子, 彈血七次;

4:18 He must put some of the blood on the altar’s horns before Yahweh in the tent of assembly, and all the rest of the blood he must pour out on the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the tent of assembly’s entrance.
然後用血抹會幕裡耶和華面前的壇角; 至於其餘的牛血, 都要倒在會幕門口的燔祭壇腳那裡.

4:19 He must remove all its fat from it, and he shall turn it into smoke on the altar.
他要取出公牛所有的脂肪, 焚燒在祭壇上.

4:20 He shall do to the bull just as he did to the sin offering’s bull, so he must do to it. The priest shall make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.
處理這公牛與處理大祭司的贖罪祭公牛一樣, 要按同一條例執行. 祭司為他們贖了罪, 他們就蒙赦免.

4:21 He shall bring the rest of the bull outside the camp, and he shall burn it just as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.
他要把這公牛搬到營外焚燒, 好像焚燒前一頭公牛一樣, 這是會眾的贖罪祭.

4:22 “ ‘When a leader sins and commits an unintentional wrong against any of the commands of Yahweh his God that should not be violated, so that he incurs guilt,
“如果領袖無意犯了罪, 行了一件耶和華他的神吩咐不可行的事, 他就有罪.

4:23 or his sin he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring a male goat without defect as his offering.
他一發覺犯了罪, 就要牽一隻沒有殘疾的公山羊羔作供物,

4:24 He shall place his hand on the he-goat’s head and slaughter it in the place where he slaughtered the burnt offering before Yahweh; it is a sin offering.
要按手在山羊的頭上, 然後在宰燔祭牲的地方, 在耶和華面前宰殺牠, 這是贖罪祭.

4:25 The priest shall take some of the sin offering’s blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out the rest of its blood on the base of the altar of the burnt offering.
祭司要用指頭取贖罪祭牲的一些血, 抹燔祭壇的四角, 其餘的血要倒在燔祭壇腳那裡.

4:26 He must turn all of its fat into smoke on the altar like the fat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall make atonement for him because of his sin, and he will be forgiven.
公羊所有的脂肪, 都要焚燒在祭壇上, 好像平安祭的脂肪一樣; 祭司為他贖了罪, 他就蒙赦免.

4:27 “ ‘If anyone of the people of the land sins by an unintentional wrong by violating one of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, so that he incurs guilt,
“如果那地的居民中有人無意犯了罪, 行了一件耶和華吩咐不可行的事, 他就有罪.

4:28 or his sin he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a female goat without defect as his offering for his sin that he committed.
他一發覺犯了罪, 就要為自己所犯的罪, 牽一隻沒有殘疾的母山羊作供物.

4:29 He shall place his hand on the sin offering’s head and slaughter the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
他要按手在贖罪祭牲的頭上, 然後在宰燔祭牲的地方, 宰殺贖罪祭牲.

4:30 The priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood on the altar’s base.
祭司要用指頭取一些羊血, 抹燔祭壇的四角, 其餘的血都要倒在祭壇腳那裡.

4:31 He must remove all of its fat just as the fat was removed from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, and the priest shall turn it into smoke on the altar as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh. The priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
母山羊所有的脂肪都要取出來, 好像取出平安祭牲的脂肪一樣; 然後祭司要把這些焚燒在祭壇上, 獻給耶和華作馨香的祭. 祭司為他贖了罪, 他就蒙赦免.

4:32 “ ‘But if he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he must bring a female without defect.
“如果人獻一隻綿羊羔作贖罪祭的供物, 就要牽一隻沒有殘疾的母羊;

4:33 He shall place his hand on the sin offering’s head, and he shall slaughter it as a sin offering in the place where he slaughtered the burnt offering.
他要按手在贖罪祭牲的頭上, 然後在宰燔祭牲的地方宰殺牠, 作為贖罪祭.

4:34 The priest shall take some of the sin offering’s blood with his finger, and he shall put it on the horns of the altar of the burnt offering, and he must pour out all the rest of its blood on the altar’s base.
祭司要用指頭取一些贖罪祭牲的血, 抹燔祭壇的四角, 其餘的羊血, 都要倒在祭壇腳那裡.

4:35 He must remove all of its fat just as the lamb’s fat from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice was removed, and the priest shall turn them into smoke on the altar upon Yahweh’s offerings made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him because of his sin that he committed, and he will be forgiven.’ ”
羊所有的脂肪都要取出來, 好像取出平安祭綿羊羔的脂肪一樣; 祭司要把這些放在祭壇耶和華的火祭上面焚燒, 祭司為他所犯的罪行贖罪, 他就蒙赦免. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 5

5:1 “ ‘When a person sins in that he hears the utterance of a curse and he is a witness or he sees or he knows, if he does not make it known, then he shall bear his guilt.
“如果有人犯罪: 他聽見發誓的聲音(“發誓的聲音”或譯: “傳召作證的聲音”, 或“發咒語的聲音”); 他本是證人, 卻不肯把看見或知道的說出來, 他就要擔當自己的罪責.

5:2 Or if a person touches anything unclean, whether an unclean wild animal’s dead body or an unclean domestic animal’s dead body or an unclean swarmer’s dead body, but he is unaware of it, he is unclean and he is guilty.
或人摸了甚麼不潔淨的東西, 無論是不潔淨野獸的屍體, 或是不潔淨牲畜的屍體, 或是不潔淨昆蟲的屍體, 當時並不留意, 他因為成了不潔淨, 就有罪了;

5:3 Or when he touches human uncleanness, namely any uncleanness of his by which he might become unclean, but he is unaware of it, and he himself finds out, then he will be guilty.
或有人摸了人的污穢, 他沒有留意玷污了甚麼污穢; 他一知道, 就有罪了.

5:4 Or when a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, to do evil or to do good with regard to anything that the person in a sworn oath speaks thoughtlessly, but he is unaware of it, he will be guilty in any of these.
或有人嘴唇輕率發誓, 無論是出於惡意或是出於好意, 他沒有留意起了甚麼誓; 他一知道, 就有罪了.

5:5 When he becomes guilty in any of these, he shall confess what he has sinned regarding it,
如果他在任何一件事上犯了罪, 就要承認自己所犯的罪;

5:6 and he shall bring his guilt offering to Yahweh for his sin that he has committed: a female from the flock, a ewe-lamb or a she-goat, as a sin offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin.
他要為所犯的罪, 把贖愆祭帶到耶和華面前當作贖罪祭, 就是羊群中的母羊, 或綿羊羔或山羊; 祭司就為他的罪行贖罪.

5:7 “ ‘If he cannot afford a sheep, he shall bring as his guilt offering for what he sinned two turtledoves or two young doves for Yahweh, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering.
“他的經濟能力若是不夠獻一隻羊, 他就要為所犯的罪, 帶兩隻斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿到耶和華面前作贖愆祭, 一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭.

5:8 He shall bring them to the priest, and he shall present that which is for the sin offering first, and the priest shall wring its head off at the back of its neck, but he must not sever it,
他要把牠們帶到祭司那裡, 祭司就要先獻上作為贖罪祭的一隻, 把鳥的頭從頸項上扭斷, 只是不可撕斷.

5:9 and he shall spatter some of the sin offering’s blood on the altar’s side, and the leftover blood must be drained out on the altar’s base; it is a sin offering.
然後他要把贖罪祭牲的一些血, 彈在祭壇旁邊, 其餘的血要在祭壇腳那裡擠出來; 這是贖罪祭.

5:10 The second bird he must prepare as a burnt offering according to the regulation, and the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
第二隻作為燔祭的鳥, 要按照燔祭的規則獻上, 祭司為他的罪行贖罪, 他就蒙赦免.

5:11 “ ‘But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young doves, then, because he has sinned, he shall bring as his offering a tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour as a sin offering. He must not put oil on it, nor should he put frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.
“他的經濟能力若是不夠獻兩隻斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿, 就要為所犯的罪, 帶來一公斤的細麵作贖罪祭的供物; 供物不可澆上油, 也不可加上乳香, 因為這是贖罪祭.

5:12 He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it for its token portion, and he shall turn it to smoke on the altar in addition to the offerings made by fire to Yahweh; it is a sin offering.
他要把供物帶到祭司那裡, 祭司從其中取出一把, 作為象徵, 放在祭壇耶和華的火祭上面焚燒; 這是贖罪祭.

5:13 Thus the priest shall make atonement for him because of the sin that he has committed in any of these, and he shall be forgiven. It shall be for the priest, like the grain offering.’ ”
祭司為他所犯的任何一樣罪贖罪, 他就蒙赦免. 其餘的祭物要歸給祭司, 好像素祭一樣. ”

5:14 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

5:15 “When a person displays infidelity and he sins in an unintentional wrong in any of Yahweh’s holy things, then he shall bring his guilt offering to Yahweh: a ram without defect from the flock as a guilt offering by your valuation in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel.
“如果有人在耶和華的聖物上不忠實, 無意犯了罪, 他就要依照你按著聖所衡量銀子標準所估的銀價, 把他的贖愆祭牲, 就是羊群中一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊, 牽到耶和華面前作贖愆祭.

5:16 And he shall make restitution for what he sinned because of a holy thing and shall add one-fifth of its value onto it and shall give it to the priest. The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.
他要補償他在聖物上所虧欠的, 另加五分之一, 交給祭司; 祭司要用贖愆祭的公綿羊為他贖罪, 他就蒙赦免.

5:17 “If a person when he sins violates one from all of Yahweh’s commands that should not be violated, but he did not know, then he is guilty and he shall bear his guilt.
“如果有人犯了罪, 行了一件耶和華吩咐不可行的事; 他雖然不清楚, 仍是有罪, 他就要擔當自己的罪責.

5:18 He shall bring to the priest a ram without defect from the flock as a guilt offering by your valuation, and the priest shall make atonement for him because of his unintentional wrong (although he himself did not know), and he will be forgiven.
他要依照你的估價, 從羊群中把一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊牽來, 給祭司作贖愆祭. 祭司為他贖罪, 那不清楚的無心之失, 就蒙赦免.

5:19 It is a guilt offering; he certainly was guilty before Yahweh.”
這是贖愆祭, 他在耶和華面前實在有罪. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 6

6:1  Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

6:2 “When a person displays infidelity against Yahweh and he deceives his fellow citizen regarding something entrusted or a pledge or stealing or he exploits his fellow citizen,
“如果有人犯罪, 對耶和華不忠實, 在人寄存給他的物上或抵押品上欺騙自己的同伴, 或是搶奪, 或是欺壓自己的同胞,

6:3 or he finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely in regard to any one of these things by which a person might commit sin,
或是拾去人遺失的東西, 卻欺騙人, 起假誓, 行了任何一件人常犯的罪,

6:4 and when he sins and is guilty, then he shall bring back the things he had stolen or what he had extorted or something with which he had been entrusted or the lost property that he had found,
他犯了罪, 有了罪, 就應歸還他所搶奪的, 或是欺壓得來的, 或是別人寄存在他那裡的, 或是他拾去的失物,

6:5 or regarding anything about which he has sworn falsely, then he shall repay it according to its value and shall add one-fifth of its value to it—he must give it to whom it belongs on the day of his guilt offering.
或是他因起假誓所得的任何東西; 在賠過的時候, 他除了按原數償還外, 必須另外加上五分之一, 交給原主;

6:6 And he must bring as his guilt offering to Yahweh a ram without defect from the flock by your valuation as a guilt offering to the priest,
還要照著你的估價, 把贖愆祭牲, 就是從羊群中取一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊, 牽到耶和華面前, 給祭司作贖愆祭.

6:7 and the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh, and he shall be forgiven anything from all that he might do by which he might incur guilt.”
祭司在耶和華面前, 為他所行的任何一件過失贖罪, 他就蒙赦免. ”(本章第1 7節在《馬索拉抄本》為5:20 26)

6:8 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說: (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為6:1)

6:9 “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the regulation of the burnt offering: The burnt offering must remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the altar’s fire must be kept burning on it.
“你要吩咐亞倫和他的子孫說: 燔祭的律例是這樣: 燔祭要放在祭壇的柴上, 通宵達旦; 祭壇上的火, 必須一直燒著.

6:10 And the priest shall put on his linen robe, and he must put his linen undergarments on his body, and he shall take away the fatty ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall place them beside the altar.
祭司要穿上細麻布外袍, 又把細麻布褲子穿在身上; 他要把祭壇上燔祭燒成的灰收起來, 放在祭壇旁邊;

6:11 And he shall take off his garments and put on other garments, and he shall bring out the fatty ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place,
然後脫去這些衣服, 穿上別的衣服, 把灰拿出營外潔淨的地方.

6:12 but the fire on the altar must be kept burning on it; it must not be quenched. And the priest must burn wood every morning on it, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it, and he shall turn into smoke the fat portions of the fellowship offerings on it.
祭壇上的火, 應常常燒著, 不可熄滅; 每天早晨, 祭司要在上面燒柴, 把燔祭排列在壇上, 又在上面焚燒平安祭的脂肪.

6:13 A perpetual fire must be kept burning on the altar; it must not be quenched.
火必須不斷在祭壇上燒著, 不可熄滅.

6:14 “ ‘And this is the regulation of the grain offering. Aaron’s sons shall present it before Yahweh in front of the altar,
“素祭的律例是這樣: 亞倫的子孫要在耶和華面前的祭壇前獻素祭.

6:15 and he in his fist shall take away from it some of the grain offering’s finely milled flour, and some of its oil and all of the frankincense that is on the grain offering, and he shall turn into smoke its token portion on the altar as an appeasing fragrance to Yahweh.
從其中取出一把作素祭的細麵,油, 和在素祭上所有的乳香, 焚燒在祭壇上獻給耶和華為馨香的祭, 作供物的象徵.

6:16 And Aaron and his sons must eat the remainder of it; they must eat it as unleavened bread in a holy place—in the tent of assembly’s courtyard they must eat it.
亞倫和他的子孫要吃剩餘的祭物, 在聖潔的地方作無酵餅吃; 他們要在會幕的院子裡吃.

6:17 It must not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their share from my offerings made by fire. It is a most holy thing, like the sin offering and like the guilt offering.
烤餅的時候, 不可加酵. 這是我從獻給我的火祭中, 賜給他們的分, 是至聖的, 與贖罪祭和贖愆祭一樣.

6:18 Every male among Aaron’s sons may eat it as a lasting rule among your generations from the offerings made by fire belonging to Yahweh. Anything that touches them will become holy.’ ”
亞倫的子孫中的男丁, 都要從獻給耶和華的火祭中吃這些祭物; 這是你們世世代代永遠的律例. 人接觸過這些祭物, 必成為聖. ”

6:19 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

6:20 “This is the offering of Aaron and his sons that they shall present to Yahweh on the day of his being anointed: a tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour as a perpetual grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the evening.
“亞倫和他的子孫, 在受膏的日子要獻給耶和華的供物, 就是一公斤的細麵, 作常獻的素祭, 早晨獻一半, 晚上獻一半.

6:21 It must be made in oil on a flat baking pan; you must bring it well-mixed; you must present pieces of a grain offering’s baked goods as an appeasing fragrance to Yahweh.
你要把這些細麵在煎盤上用油調和作餅, 烘(“烘”一詞原意不明, 有譯本作“擘成塊”)好了, 你就拿進來; 將擘成碎塊的素祭獻上, 獻給耶和華為馨香的祭.

6:22 And the anointed priest taking his place from among his sons must do it. As a lasting rule, it must be turned into smoke totally for Yahweh.
亞倫的子孫繼承他作受膏立的祭司的, 都要獻這素祭, 把它完全焚燒, 獻給耶和華, 作永遠的律例.

6:23 And every grain offering of a priest must be a whole burnt offering; it must not be eaten.”
凡是祭司獻的素祭都要完全焚燒, 不可以吃. ”

6:24 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

6:25 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the regulation of the sin offering: In the place where the sin offering is slaughtered, the sin offering must be slaughtered before Yahweh; it is a most holy thing.
“你要告訴亞倫和他的兒子: 贖罪祭的律例是這樣: 贖罪祭牲應在宰殺燔祭牲的地方, 在耶和華面前宰殺, 這是至聖的.

6:26 The priest who offers the sin offering must eat it in a holy place—in the tent of assembly’s courtyard.
獻這贖罪祭的祭司要吃這祭牲; 在會幕院子裡的聖潔地方吃.

6:27 Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and when some of its blood spatters on a garment, what was spattered on it you shall wash in a holy place.
接觸過這祭肉的, 必成為聖. 沾了祭牲的血, 必須清理; 血濺在衣服上, 應該在聖潔的地方洗淨,

6:28 And a clay vessel in which it was boiled must be broken, but if it was boiled in a bronze vessel, then it shall be thoroughly scoured and rinsed with water.
煮祭物的瓦器卻要打碎; 如果煮祭物的是銅器, 只需用水沖洗.

6:29 Any male among the priests may eat it; it is a most holy thing.
祭司家中的男丁, 都可以吃祭肉; 這是至聖的.

6:30 But any sin offering from which some of its blood is brought to the tent of assembly to make atonement in the sanctuary must not be eaten; it must be burned in the fire.’ ”
但是任何贖罪祭, 如果它的血帶進了會幕在聖所內進行贖罪, 祭肉就不可吃; 必須用火燒盡. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 7

7:1 “ ‘And this is the regulation of the guilt offering; it is a most holy thing.
“贖愆祭的律例是這樣: 這祭是至聖的.

7:2 In the place where they slaughter the burnt offering, they must slaughter the guilt offering, and he must sprinkle its blood upon the altar all around.
人在甚麼地方宰殺燔祭牲, 就要在那裡宰殺贖愆祭牲, 牠的血要潑在祭壇的四周.

7:3 And he must present all of its fat: the fat tail and the fat that covers the inner parts,
祭司要把祭牲的一切脂肪都獻上, 就是肥尾巴和遮蓋內臟的脂肪,

7:4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
以及兩個腎,腎上近腰旁的脂肪和腎旁的肝葉, 一起取下.

7:5 And the priest shall turn it into smoke it on the altar as a food offering made by fire for Yahweh; it is a guilt offering.
然後把這些焚燒在祭壇上, 作獻給耶和華的火祭, 這是贖愆祭.

7:6 Every male among the priests may eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place; it is a most holy thing.
祭司家中的男丁, 都可以吃祭牲的肉, 要在聖潔的地方吃; 這是至聖的.

7:7 The instruction is the same for the guilt offering as for the sin offering; it belongs to the priest, who makes atonement with it.
贖罪祭怎樣, 贖愆祭也怎樣; 兩個祭的律例相同;

7:8 “ ‘And the priest who presents a person’s burnt offering, to that priest belongs the skin of the burnt offering that he presented.
祭物要歸主持贖罪的祭司, 祭司替人獻燔祭, 祭牲的皮要歸獻燔祭的祭司.

7:9 And every grain offering that is baked in the oven and all that is prepared in a cooking pan or on a flat baking pan belongs to the priest who presented it.
一切在爐裡烤的, 或在淺鍋裡或在煎盤上做的素祭, 都要歸給那獻祭的祭司.

7:10 And every grain offering, whether mixed with oil or dry, shall be for all of Aaron’s sons equally.
一切用油調和, 或是乾的素祭, 都要歸給亞倫所有的子孫, 大家均分.

7:11 “ ‘And this is the regulation of the fellowship offerings that he must present to Yahweh:
“獻給耶和華的平安祭的律例是這樣:

7:12 If he presents it for thanksgiving, in addition to the thanksgiving sacrifice he shall present ring-shaped unleavened bread mixed with oil and unleavened bread wafers smeared with oil and well-mixed ring-shaped bread cakes of finely milled flour mixed with oil.
人若是為感恩獻祭, 就要用調油的無酵餅和抹了油的無酵薄餅, 以及用油調和了細麵做的餅, 與感恩祭一同獻上.

7:13 In addition to ring-shaped cakes of bread with yeast, he must present his grain offering together with his sacrifice of thanksgiving peace offerings.
他要把他的供物, 連同有酵的餅, 跟那為感恩而獻的平安祭, 一起獻上.

7:14 And he shall present one of each kind of grain offering as a contribution for Yahweh; it belongs to the priest who sprinkles the fellowship offerings’ blood.
他要從各物中, 取出一個餅作為舉祭, 獻給耶和華, 歸給那潑平安祭牲之血的祭司.

7:15 And the meat of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving fellowship offerings must be eaten on the day of his offering; he must not leave it until morning.
“為感恩而獻的平安祭的肉, 只能在獻祭那日吃, 一點也不可留到早晨.

7:16 “ ‘But if his sacrifice is for a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be eaten on the day of his presenting his sacrifice, and on the next day the remainder from it may be eaten,
他獻的供物若是還願祭, 或是甘心祭, 獻祭那日可以吃; 剩下的, 第二天也可以吃.

7:17 but the remainder from the sacrifice’s meat must be burned up in the fire on the third day.
還剩下的祭肉, 到了第三天, 就要用火燒掉.

7:18 And if indeed some of the meat of his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted; it will not be considered of benefit for the one who presented it—it shall be unclean meat, and the person who eats it shall bear his guilt.
如果在第三天吃平安祭的肉, 必不蒙悅納, 他獻上的也不再算為祭, 因為祭肉已經成為不潔; 吃這肉的人, 必擔當自己的罪責.

7:19 And the meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned with fire, and as for the clean meat, anyone who is clean may eat the meat.
“祭肉若是接觸了任何不潔, 就不可以吃, 要用火燒掉. 潔淨的人才可以吃祭肉;

7:20 And the person who eats meat from the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, which is for Yahweh, and whose uncleanness is upon him—that person shall be cut off from his people.
身上不潔淨的人吃了獻與耶和華的平安祭的祭肉, 那人必從自己的族人中被剪除.

7:21 And when a person touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean detestable thing, and he eats from the meat of the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice, which is for Yahweh, then that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
人若是摸了任何不潔, 或是人的污穢, 或是牲畜的污穢, 或是任何不潔淨的可憎之物, 然後吃獻給耶和華的平安祭的肉, 那人必從自己的族人中被剪除. ”

7:22 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

7:23 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘You must not eat any fat of ox, or sheep, or goat;
“你要告訴以色列人說: 所有公牛,綿羊或是山羊的脂肪, 你們都不可吃.

7:24 and a dead body’s fat or mangled carcass’s fat may be used for any purpose, but you certainly must not eat it.
自死的或被野獸撕裂的動物的脂肪, 可以作別的用途, 只是你們決不可吃.

7:25 When anyone eats fat from the domestic animal from which he presented an offering made by fire for Yahweh, then that person who ate shall be cut off from his people.
因為無論何人吃了獻給耶和華為火祭的牲畜的脂肪, 那吃的人就必從自己的族人中被剪除.

7:26 And in any of your dwellings, you must not eat any blood belonging to birds or domestic animals.
在你們的一切住處, 任何血, 無論是飛鳥或是牲畜的, 你們都不可吃.

7:27 Any person who eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
無論誰吃了甚麼血, 那人必從自己的族人中被剪除. ”

7:28 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

7:29 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘The one who presents his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice for Yahweh shall bring his offering to Yahweh from his fellowship offerings’ sacrifice.
“你要告訴以色列人: 向耶和華獻平安祭的, 必須從他的平安祭中取出奉給耶和華的供物.

7:30 His own hands must bring Yahweh’s offerings made by fire. He must bring the fat in addition to the breast section to wave the breast section as a wave offering before Yahweh,
親手把獻給耶和華的火祭帶來, 就是把脂肪連胸帶來, 在耶和華面前搖一搖, 作為搖祭.

7:31 and the priest shall turn the fat into smoke on the altar, and the breast section shall be for Aaron and his sons.
祭司要把脂肪焚燒在祭壇上, 胸歸給亞倫和他的子孫.

7:32 And the right upper thigh you must give as a contribution for the priest from your fellowship offerings’ sacrifice.
你們要從平安祭牲中, 拿右後腿來作舉祭, 奉給祭司.

7:33 As for the one from Aaron’s sons who presents the blood of the fellowship offerings and the fat, the right upper thigh shall belong to him as his share,
亞倫的子孫中, 誰獻平安祭牲的血和脂肪, 右後腿就歸給他, 是他的分.

7:34 because I have taken the wave offering’s breast section and the contribution offering’s upper thigh from the Israelites out of their fellowship offerings’ sacrifices, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons from the Israelites as a lasting rule.’ ”
因為我從以色列人的平安祭中, 取出了這搖祭的胸和舉祭的後腿, 給亞倫祭司和他的子孫, 成為以色列人中永遠的律例.

7:35 This is Aaron’s allotted portion and his sons’ allotted portion from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire when he brought them forward to serve as priests for Yahweh.
“這是亞倫和他子孫, 從奉獻他們作耶和華的祭司那日開始, 受膏立應得的分.

7:36 This is what Yahweh commanded to give them from the Israelites on the day of his anointing them; it is a lasting statute for their generations.
就是耶和華膏立他們的時候, 命令以色列人給他們的. 這是世世代代永遠的律例. ”

7:37 This is the regulation for the burnt offering, for the grain offering and for the sin offering and for the guilt offering and for the consecration offering and for the fellowship offerings’ sacrifice,
以上關於燔祭,素祭,贖罪祭,贖愆祭,承受聖職祭和平安祭的律例,

7:38 which Yahweh commanded Moses on Mount Sinai on the day of his commanding the Israelites to present their offerings to Yahweh in the desert of Sinai.
都是耶和華在西奈山吩咐摩西的, 就是他在西奈的曠野吩咐以色列人, 把他們的供物獻給耶和華的時候所說的.

Leviticus - Chapter 8

8:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

8:2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of the unleavened bread,
“你要把亞倫和他的兒子, 連同聖衣,膏油,贖罪祭的一頭公牛,兩隻公綿羊, 一籃無酵餅都帶來,

8:3 and summon all of the community to the entrance to the tent of assembly.”
又要召集全體會眾到會幕門口那裡. ”

8:4 So Moses did just as Yahweh commanded him, and the community gathered by the entrance to the tent of assembly.
於是摩西照著耶和華命令他的去行, 會眾就聚集到會幕門口那裡.

8:5 Then Moses said to the community, “This is the word that Yahweh has commanded to be done.”
摩西對會眾說: “這是耶和華吩咐我作的事. ”

8:6 So Moses brought Aaron and his sons near, and he washed them with water.
摩西領亞倫和他的兒子來, 用水給他們洗身.

8:7 Then he put the tunic on him and tied the sash around him; then he clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him; then he tied the ephod’s waistband around him and fastened the ephod to him with it.
然後給亞倫穿上內袍, 束上腰帶, 穿上外袍, 又加上以弗得, 用巧工織成的以弗得帶子束上, 把以弗得繫在他身上.

8:8 Then he placed the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece;
又給他佩上胸牌, 把烏陵和土明放在胸牌裡面,

8:9 and he placed the turban on his head, and on the front of the turban he placed the gold rosette, the holy diadem, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
把禮冠戴在他頭上; 在禮冠前面安上金牌, 就是聖冠, 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

8:10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and he consecrated them.
摩西取膏油, 抹了帳幕和其中所有的東西, 使它們分別為聖.

8:11 And he spattered part of it on the altar seven times—thus he anointed the altar and all of its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.
又七次彈膏油在祭壇上, 膏抹祭壇和祭壇的一切器皿, 以及洗濯盆和盆座, 使它們分別為聖.

8:12 Then he poured out part of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head—thus he anointed him in order to consecrate him.
然後把膏油倒在亞倫的頭上, 膏立他, 使他分別為聖.

8:13 Then Moses brought Aaron’s sons near and clothed them with tunics and tied a sash around each one, and he bound headbands on them, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
摩西把亞倫的兒子帶來, 給他們穿上內袍, 束上腰帶, 包上裹頭巾, 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

8:14 Then he brought forth the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering,
他把贖罪祭的公牛牽來; 亞倫和他的兒子按手在贖罪祭的公牛的頭上.

8:15 and he slaughtered it, and Moses took the blood and put it with his finger on the altar’s horns all around and purified the altar; then he poured the blood out on the altar’s base—thus he consecrated it in order to make atonement for it.
摩西就宰殺公牛, 取了血, 用指頭抹祭壇四角的周圍, 潔淨祭壇, 其餘的血倒在祭壇腳那裡, 使祭壇成聖, 為壇贖罪.

8:16 Then he took all the fat that was on the inner parts and the lobe on the liver and the two kidneys and their fat, and Moses turned them into smoke on the altar,
摩西取出內臟上所有的脂肪,腎旁的肝葉,兩個腎和腎上的脂肪, 焚燒在祭壇上.

8:17 but he burned the bull and its skin and its meat and its offal in the fire outside the camp, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
至於那公牛, 牠的皮,肉和糞, 都要在營外用火燒掉, 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

8:18 Then he brought the ram of the burnt offering near, and Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the ram’s head,
摩西把燔祭的公綿羊牽來, 亞倫和他的兒子按手在公綿羊的頭上.

8:19 and he slaughtered it. Then Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar all around.
摩西就宰殺公綿羊, 把血潑在祭壇的四周.

8:20 Then he cut the ram into pieces, and Moses turned into smoke the head and the pieces and the suet,
摩西把公綿羊切成塊子以後, 就把頭,肉塊和脂肪都焚燒了.

8:21 but he washed the inner parts and the lower leg bones with water, and Moses turned into smoke all of the ram on the altar; it was a burnt offering as an appeasing fragrance, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
又用水洗淨了內臟和腿之後, 摩西就把整個公綿羊焚燒在祭壇上; 這是燔祭, 是獻給耶和華馨香的火祭, 都是耶和華吩咐摩西的.

8:22 Then he brought the second ram near, the ram of the consecration, and Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the ram’s head,
他又把第二隻公綿羊牽來, 就是承受聖職所獻的公綿羊; 亞倫和他的兒子按手在公綿羊的頭上;

8:23 and he slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right ear lobe and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe.
摩西宰殺了羊, 取了一些羊血, 抹在亞倫的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 以及右腳的大拇趾上.

8:24 Then he brought Aaron’s sons near, and Moses put some of the blood on their right ear lobe and on their right hand’s thumb and on their right foot’s big toe, and Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar all around.
又把亞倫的兒子帶來, 摩西也把血抹在他們的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 以及右腳的大拇趾上; 其餘的血則潑在祭壇的四周.

8:25 Then he took the fat and the fat tail and all of the fat that was on the inner parts and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys and their fat and the right upper thigh;
然後他取出脂肪,肥尾巴,內臟上所有的脂肪,腎旁的肝葉,兩個腎,腎上的脂肪和右後腿;

8:26 and from the basket of the unleavened bread that was before Yahweh he took one ring-shaped unleavened bread and one ring-shaped bread with oil and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat parts and on the right upper thigh.
又從在耶和華面前的無酵餅籃子裡, 取出一個無酵餅,一個油餅和一個薄餅, 都放在脂肪和右後腿上;

8:27 Then he put all of these on Aaron’s palms and on his sons’ palms, and he waved them as a wave offering before Yahweh.
他把這一切都放在亞倫手上和他兒子手上, 在耶和華面前搖一搖作為搖祭.

8:28 Then Moses took them from upon their palms, and he turned them into smoke upon the burnt offering on the altar; they were a consecration offering as an appeasing fragrance—it was an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
然後, 摩西從他們的手上接過來, 焚燒在祭壇的燔祭上; 這些是承受聖職祭, 是獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

8:29 Then Moses took the breast section, and he waved it as a wave offering before Yahweh from the ram of the consecration offering; it was Moses’ share, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
摩西取了祭牲的胸, 在耶和華面前把它搖一搖作搖祭; 這是承受聖職祭的公綿羊中, 歸給摩西的分, 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

8:30 Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he spattered them on Aaron, on his garments, and on Aaron’s sons and on his sons’ garments with him—thus he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.
摩西拿了一些膏油和祭壇上的血, 彈在亞倫和他的衣服上, 以及他兒子和他們的衣服上; 這樣就使亞倫和他的衣服, 他的兒子和他們的衣服都分別為聖.

8:31 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, “Boil the meat in the entrance to the tent of assembly, and there you must eat it and the bread that is in the basket of the consecration offering, just as I have commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons must eat it,’
摩西對亞倫和他的兒子說: “你們要在會幕門口煮祭肉, 也在那裡吃祭肉和承受聖職祭籃子裡的餅, 照著我的吩咐, 亞倫和他的兒子要吃這些.

8:32 but the remainder of the meat and the bread you must burn in the fire.
剩下來的肉和餅, 你們要用火燒掉.

8:33 And you must not go out from the entrance to the tent of assembly for seven days, until the day of fulfilling the days of your consecration, because it will take seven days to ordain you.
七天之內, 你們不可出會幕的門口, 直到你們承受聖職禮的日子滿了, 因為主要用這七天使你們承受聖職(“使你們承受聖職”原文作“他充滿你們的手”).

8:34 Just as was done on this day, Yahweh commanded to be done in order to make atonement for you.
今天所行的, 是照耶和華的吩咐而行, 為你們贖罪.

8:35 And you must stay at the entrance to the tent of assembly day and night for seven days, and you shall keep the obligation from Yahweh, so you might not die, for thus I have been commanded.”
七天之內, 你們晝夜都住在會幕門口, 遵守耶和華的吩咐, 免得你們死亡, 因為耶和華是這樣吩咐我. ”

8:36 So Aaron and his sons did all the things that Yahweh had commanded through Moses.
於是亞倫和他的兒子行了耶和華藉著摩西吩咐的一切事.

Leviticus - Chapter 9

9:1 Then on the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and Israel’s elders,
到了第八天, 摩西把亞倫和他的兒子, 以及以色列的眾長老都召了來;

9:2 and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without defect, and present them before Yahweh.
摩西對亞倫說: “你要取一頭公牛犢來作贖罪祭, 一隻公綿羊作燔祭, 兩樣都要沒有殘疾的; 獻在耶和華的面前.

9:3 Then you must speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Take a he-goat as a sin offering and a bull calf and a male sheep, yearlings without defect, as a burnt offering,
你也要告訴以色列人: 你們要取一隻公山羊作贖罪祭, 又取一頭一歲的牛犢和一隻一歲的綿羊羔作燔祭, 兩樣都要沒有殘疾的;

9:4 and an ox and a ram as fellowship offerings to sacrifice before Yahweh, and a grain offering mixed with oil, because today Yahweh will appear to you.”
又取一頭公牛和一隻公綿羊作平安祭, 宰獻在耶和華面前; 又取用油調和的素祭, 因為今天耶和華要向你們顯現. ”

9:5 So they took what Moses had commanded to the front of the tent of assembly, and the whole community presented themselves, and they stood before Yahweh.
於是他們把摩西所吩咐的, 帶到會幕前面; 全體會眾都走近來, 站在耶和華的面前.

9:6 Then Moses said, “This is the word that Yahweh commanded you to do so that the glory of Yahweh might appear to you.”
摩西說: “這是耶和華吩咐你們的事, 你們要照著行, 耶和華的榮耀就要向你們顯現. ”

9:7 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering and make atonement for them, just as Yahweh has commanded.”
然後摩西對亞倫說: “走到祭壇那裡, 獻上你的贖罪祭和燔祭, 為自己和人民贖罪; 又獻上人民的供物, 按著耶和華的吩咐, 為他們贖罪. ”

9:8 Then Aaron approached the altar, and he slaughtered the bull calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
於是亞倫走近祭壇, 宰殺那為自己獻的贖罪祭牛犢.

9:9 Then Aaron’s sons presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood, and he put it on the altar’s horns, and he poured out the blood on the altar’s base.
亞倫的兒子奉上血, 他就把手指蘸在血裡, 抹在祭壇的四角上, 把剩下的血倒在祭壇腳那裡;

9:10 And the fat and the kidneys and the lobe from the sin offering’s liver he turned into smoke on the altar, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses,
贖罪祭牲的脂肪,腎和肝葉, 他都焚燒在祭壇上, 都是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的.

9:11 but the meat and the skin he burned with fire outside the camp.
至於肉和皮, 卻在營外用火燒掉.

9:12 Then he slaughtered the burnt offering, and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on the altar all around;
亞倫宰殺了燔祭牲, 他的兒子把血遞給他, 潑在祭壇的周圍.

9:13 and they brought the burnt offering to him by its pieces, as well as the head, and he turned them into smoke on the altar;
他們跟著把燔祭牲一塊一塊連頭遞給他, 焚燒在祭壇上.

9:14 and he washed the inner parts and the lower leg bones, then he turned them into smoke upon the burnt offering on the altar.
亞倫又洗淨了內臟和腿, 在祭壇的燔祭上焚燒.

9:15 Then he presented the people’s offering, and he took the goat of the sin offering, which was for the people, and he slaughtered it and offered it as a sin offering like the first one.
他把人民的供物獻上, 又把那為人民作贖罪祭的公山羊牽來, 宰殺了, 獻為贖罪祭, 和先前獻的一樣.

9:16 Then he presented the burnt offering, and he sacrificed it according to the regulation.
然後他按著規則獻上燔祭,

9:17 Then he presented the grain offering, and he filled his palm with some of it, and he turned it into smoke on the altar besides the morning’s burnt offering.
又獻上素祭, 從其中取了滿滿的一把, 在祭壇上焚燒. 這是在早晨的燔祭以外的.

9:18 Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram, the fellowship offerings that are for the people, and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on the altar all around.
亞倫又宰殺了那為人民作平安祭的公牛和公綿羊; 亞倫的兒子把血遞給他, 潑在祭壇的周圍.

9:19 And as for the fat portions from the ox and from the ram (the fat tail and the layer of fat and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver),
他們又把公牛和公綿羊的脂肪,肥尾巴,遮蓋內臟的脂肪,兩個腎和肝葉,

9:20 they placed the fat portions on the breast sections, and he turned the fat portions into smoke on the altar.
都放在胸上, 亞倫就把脂肪在祭壇上焚燒;

9:21 Then Aaron waved the breast sections and the right upper thigh as a wave offering before Yahweh, just as Moses had commanded.
至於胸和右後腿, 亞倫拿來作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖; 都是照著摩西吩咐的.

9:22 Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, and he blessed them, and he came down after sacrificing the sin offering and the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.
亞倫向眾人舉起手, 為他們祝福; 他獻了贖罪祭,燔祭和平安祭, 就下來.

9:23 Then Moses and Aaron entered the tent of assembly. When they came out, they blessed the people, and Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the people.
摩西和亞倫進了會幕, 出來就為眾人祝福; 耶和華的榮耀向眾民顯現.

9:24 Then a fire went out from before Yahweh, and it consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And all the people saw it, so they shouted for joy, and they fell on their faces.
有火從耶和華面前出來, 燒盡了祭壇上的燔祭和脂肪; 眾民看見了, 就大聲歡呼, 俯伏在地.

Leviticus - Chapter 10

10:1 And Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his censer, and they put fire in them and placed incense on it; then they presented before Yahweh illegitimate fire, which he had not commanded them.
亞倫的兒子拿答和亞比戶各拿著自己的香爐, 盛上火, 加上香, 在耶和華面前獻上平常的火, 是耶和華沒有命令他們獻的.

10:2 So fire went out from before Yahweh, and it consumed them so that they died before Yahweh.
那時有火從耶和華面前出來, 把他們燒滅, 他們就死在耶和華面前.

10:3 Therefore Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke, saying, ‘Among those who are close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will display my glory.’ ” So Aaron was silent.
於是摩西對亞倫說: “這就是耶和華曾經告訴我們的, 他說: ‘在親近我的人中, 我要顯為聖, 在眾人面前, 我要得榮耀. ’”亞倫就默然無語.

10:4 Then Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan the sons of Uzziel, Aaron’s uncle, and he said to them, “Come forward. Carry your brothers from the front of the sanctuary to outside the camp.”
摩西把亞倫叔父烏薛的兒子米沙利和以利撒反召了來, 對他們說: “你們上前來, 把你們的兄弟從聖所前抬到營外去. ”

10:5 So they came forward, and they carried them outside the camp in their tunics, just as Moses had ordered.
於是二人走近來, 照著摩西的吩咐, 把他們連同他們的衣服抬到營外去.

10:6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “You must not let your hair hang loosely, and you must not tear your garments, so that you will not die and he will be angry with all the community. But your brothers, all the house of Israel, may weep because of the burning that Yahweh caused,
摩西對亞倫和他的兒子以利亞撒和以他瑪說: “你們不要披頭散髮, 不可撕裂你們的衣服, 免得你們死亡, 又免得耶和華向全體會眾發怒. 你們的親族, 以色列全家, 卻要為耶和華所燒死的人哀哭(“要為耶和華……哀哭”或譯: “要為耶和華所燃起的焚燒哀哭”).

10:7 but you must not go out from the entrance to the tent of assembly lest you die, because Yahweh’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did according to Moses’ word.
你們也不可走出會幕的門口, 免得你們死亡, 因為耶和華的膏油在你們身上. ”他們就照著摩西的話行.

10:8 Then Yahweh spoke to Aaron, saying,
耶和華對亞倫說:

10:9 “You and your sons with you may not drink wine or strong drink when you come to the tent of assembly, so that you will not die—it is a lasting statute for your generations—
“你和你的兒子一起進會幕的時候, 淡酒烈酒都不可喝, 免得你們死亡, 這要作你們世世代代永遠的律例;

10:10 and to distinguish between the holy and the unholy, as well as between the unclean and the clean,
使你們可以把聖的和俗的, 潔淨的和不潔淨的, 分辨清楚;

10:11 and to teach the Israelites all the rules that Yahweh has spoken to them through Moses.”
可以把耶和華藉著摩西告訴以色列人的一切律例, 教訓他們. ”

10:12 Then Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “As for the remaining parts, take the remainder of the grain offering from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire and eat it, the unleavened bread, beside the altar, because it is a most holy thing.
摩西對亞倫和他剩下的兒子以利亞撒和以他瑪說: “獻給耶和華的火祭中剩下的素祭, 你們要拿來在祭壇旁邊作無酵餅吃, 因為這是至聖的.

10:13 And you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your allotted portion and the allotted portion of your sons from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire, for so I have been commanded.
你們要在聖潔的地方吃, 在獻與耶和華的火祭中, 這是你和你兒子的分, 因為耶和華是這樣吩咐我.

10:14 And the wave offering’s breast section and the upper thigh of the contribution offering you must eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you, because they are given as your allotted portion and your sons’ allotted portion from the sacrifices of the Israelites’ fellowship offerings.
至於作搖祭的胸和作舉祭的後腿, 你們也要在潔淨的地方吃, 你和你的兒女要一起吃, 這是從以色列人獻的平安祭中, 給你和你兒子的分.

10:15 They must bring the thigh of the contribution offering and the breast section of the wave offering in addition to the offerings made by fire, consisting of the fat portions, to wave as a wave offering before Yahweh; and it will be for you and for your sons with you as a lasting rule, just as Yahweh had commanded.”
至於作舉祭的後腿, 作搖祭的胸, 他們要與火祭的脂肪一同帶來, 當作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖. 這都要歸給你和與你在一起的兒子, 當作永遠的律例, 都是照著耶和華所吩咐的. ”

10:16 Then Moses sought all over for the goat of the sin offering and behold, it was burned up. So he was angry with Aaron’s remaining sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,
那時, 摩西急切地尋找那作贖罪祭的公山羊, 發現已經燒了; 他就向亞倫剩下的兒子以利亞撒和以他瑪發怒, 說:

10:17 “Why did you not eat the sin offering on the sanctuary’s site, because it is a most holy thing? And he gave it to you to remove the community’s guilt, to make atonement for them before Yahweh.
“這贖罪祭是至聖的, 耶和華又把祭肉給你們, 要叫你們擔當會眾的罪孽, 在耶和華面前為他們贖罪, 你們為甚麼沒有在聖潔的地方吃呢?

10:18 Look, its blood was not brought inside the sanctuary. Certainly you should have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.”
這祭牲的血既然沒有帶進聖所裡去, 你們就應該照著我所吩咐的, 在聖所裡吃這祭肉. ”

10:19 So Aaron said to Moses, “Look, today they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before Yahweh, and things such as these have happened to me, and if I were to eat a sin offering today, would it have been good in Yahweh’s eyes?”
亞倫對摩西說: “今天他們在耶和華面前已經獻了贖罪祭和燔祭, 而且有這樣的災禍臨到我; 如果今天我吃了贖罪祭的祭肉, 耶和華怎能看為美好呢? ”

10:20 When Moses heard, it was good in his eyes.
摩西聽了, 也覺得合理.

Leviticus - Chapter 11

11:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

11:2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘These are the animals that you may eat from all the animals that are on the land:
“你們要告訴以色列人: 地上所有的走獸中, 你們可以吃的動物, 就是這些:

11:3 Any among the animals that has a divided hoof and has a split cleft in the hoof, such you may eat.
分蹄有趾而且反芻的走獸, 你們都可以吃.

11:4 However, these you may not eat from those that chew the cud and from those that have a divided hoof: the camel, because it is a chewer of cud but it does not have a hoof that is divided—it is unclean for you;
但你們不可吃下列反芻, 或分蹄的走獸動物: 駱駝, 因為牠反芻卻不分蹄, 你們應以為不潔淨.

11:5 and the coney, because it is a chewer of cud but it does not have a hoof that is divided—it is unclean for you;
石獾(本章動物名字多不能確定. “石獾”傳統翻譯作“沙番”或“山鼠”), 因為牠反芻卻不分蹄, 你們應以為不潔淨.

11:6 and the hare, because it is a chewer of cud but it does not have a hoof that is divided—it is unclean for you;
兔子, 因為牠反芻卻不分蹄, 你們應以為不潔淨.

11:7 and the pig, because it has a divided hoof and has a split cleft in the hoof but it does not chew cud—it is unclean for you.
豬, 因為牠分蹄有趾卻不反芻, 你們應以為不潔淨.

11:8 You must not eat from their meat, and you must not touch their dead body—they are unclean for you.
這些走獸的肉你們不可吃, 牠們的屍體你們不可摸, 你們應視為不潔淨.

11:9 “ ‘These you may eat from all that are in the water: any in the water that has a fin and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams—such you may eat.
“水中所有的活物你們可以吃的, 就是這些: 凡是在水中, 有翅有鱗的, 不論是在海裡或是河裡的, 你們都可以吃.

11:10 But any that does not have a fin and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, among all the water’s swarmers among all the living creatures that are in the water—they are a detestable thing to you.
在水中游動或生存在水中的活物, 無論是在海裡或是河裡, 若是沒有翅和鱗的, 你們都要當作可憎之物.

11:11 And they shall be detestable to you; you must not eat from their meat, and you must detest their dead body.
牠們是你們憎惡之物; 牠們的肉, 你們不可吃; 牠們的屍體, 你們要憎惡.

11:12 Any that does not have a fin and scales in the water—it is a detestable thing to you.
所有在水裡沒有翅和鱗的活物, 你們都要當作可憎之物.

11:13 “ ‘And these you must detest from the birds; they must not be eaten—they are detestable: the eagle and the vulture and the short-toed eagle,
“在鳥類中, 你們要憎惡, 也不可吃這些雀鳥: 兀鷹(雀鳥的名字中文翻譯還未統一, 牠們的學名多不能確定),鵰,鷲,

11:14 and the red kite and the black kite according to its kind,
鳶,獵鷹等隼類,

11:15 every crow according to its kind,
所有烏鴉類,

11:16 and the ostrich and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,
鴕鳥,貓頭鷹,海鷗,蒼鷺等鷹類.

11:17 and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,
鴟鶚,鸕鶿,大鴟梟,

11:18 and the barn owl and the desert owl and the carrion vulture,
白鷺,塘鵝,鴇,

11:19 and the stork, the heron according to its kind and the hoopoe and the bat.
鸛,紅鶴等鷺鷥類, 戴勝和蝙蝠.

11:20 “ ‘Any winged insect that walks on all fours is detestable to you.
“凡有翅膀,四足爬行的生物, 你們都要當作可憎之物.

11:21 Only this may you eat from any of the winged insects that walk on all fours—that which has jointed legs above its feet for leaping upon the land.
但在所有有翅膀,四足爬行的生物中, 如果有足有腿, 能在地上蹦跳的, 你們都可以吃.

11:22 From these you may eat the locust according to its kind and the bald locust according to its kind and the cricket according to its kind and the grasshopper according to its kind.
在昆蟲中, 你們可以吃這些: 蝗蟲類,螞蚱類,蟋蟀類和蚱蜢類.

11:23 But any other winged insect that has four legs is detestable to you.
但是其他所有有翅膀四足的生物, 你們都要當作可憎之物.

11:24 And by these you shall become unclean—anyone who touches their dead body shall become unclean until the evening,
“以下事物, 會使你們成為不潔: 觸摸動物屍體的, 就不潔淨到晚上.

11:25 and anyone who carries their dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
拾起牠們的屍體的, 就要洗淨自己的衣服, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

11:26 “ ‘With regard to any animal that has a divided hoof but does not split the hoof, or does not have a cud for chewing—they are unclean for you; anyone who touches them shall become unclean.
所有分蹄卻無趾的,不反芻的走獸, 你們應以為不潔淨, 觸摸牠們的, 就不潔淨.

11:27 And anything that walks upon its paws among any of the animals that walks on all fours—they are unclean for you; anyone who touches their dead body shall become unclean until the evening,
所有用四足行走的動物中, 用腳掌行走的, 你們應以為不潔淨, 觸摸牠們屍體的, 都不潔淨到晚上.

11:28 and the one who carries their dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening—they are unclean for you.
拾起牠們屍體的, 就要洗淨自己的衣服, 並且不潔淨到晚上. 以上這些你們應以為不潔淨.

11:29 “ ‘And these are the unclean for you among the swarmers that swarm on the land: the weasel and the mouse and the thorn-tailed lizard according to its kind,
“在地上爬行的生物中, 你們應以為不潔淨的是這些: 鼬鼠,鼫鼠,蜥蜴這一類,

11:30 and the gecko and the land crocodile and the lizard and the sand lizard and the chameleon.
以及壁虎,龍子,守宮,蛇醫,變色龍.

11:31 These are the unclean for you among all the swarmers; anyone who touches them at their death shall become unclean until the evening.
在所有爬行的生物中, 你們應以這些為不潔淨; 牠們死了以後, 觸摸牠們的, 都不潔淨到晚上.

11:32 And anything on which one of them falls at their death shall become unclean: any object of wood or garment or skin or sackcloth—any object that has performed work—must be placed in water, and it shall be unclean until the evening, and then it shall be clean.
牠們當中死了的, 掉在甚麼東西上, 無論是木器或是衣服, 皮子或是布袋等任何器具, 都成為不潔淨, 要放在水中. 但仍不潔淨到晚上, 以後就真潔淨了.

11:33 And any clay vessel into which it falls shall become unclean, and you must break it.
牠們當中死了的, 掉在甚麼瓦器裡, 其中不論是甚麼, 都成為不潔淨, 你們要把瓦器打碎.

11:34 Any of the food that could be eaten on which water from such a vessel comes shall become unclean, and any liquid that could be drunk in any such vessel shall become unclean.
瓦器的水若是滴在任何食物上, 食物就成了不潔淨, 若是滴在裝了飲料的器皿裡, 飲料也成為不潔淨.

11:35 And anything on which one of their dead bodies falls shall become unclean: an oven or a stove must be broken—they are unclean and shall be unclean for you.
牠們屍體的任何部分掉在甚麼東西上, 那東西就不潔淨, 無論是爐或是鍋, 都成為不潔淨, 應該打碎; 你們應以這些為不潔淨.

11:36 Surely a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, but that which touches their dead body shall become unclean.
但是水源和儲水池仍算是潔淨的. 只有觸摸水中屍體的, 才是不潔淨.

11:37 And when one of their dead bodies falls on any seed for sowing, it is clean.
牠們屍體的一部分掉在要播種的種子上, 種子還是潔淨的;

11:38 But when water is put on the seed and one of their dead bodies falls on it, it is unclean for you.
但是, 如果種子已經澆了水, 牠們屍體的一部分才掉在種子上面, 你們應以這種子為不潔淨.

11:39 “ ‘And when one of the animals dies that is for you to eat, the one who touches its dead body shall become unclean until the evening.
“一隻你們可以吃的走獸死了, 誰摸了牠的屍體, 就不潔淨到晚上;

11:40 And the one who eats some of its dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening; and the one who carries its dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
誰吃了牠的屍體, 就要洗淨自己的衣服, 並且不潔淨到晚上; 誰拾起這屍體, 也要洗淨自己的衣服, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

11:41 “ ‘And any swarmer that swarms on the land is detestable; it must not be eaten.
“所有在地上爬行的動物, 都是可憎之物, 都不可吃.

11:42 You must not eat anything that moves upon its belly or that walks on all fours, even any with numerous feet belonging to any swarmer that swarms on the land, because they are detestable.
凡是用肚子, 或用四足或是多足在地上爬行的動物, 你們都不可吃, 因為牠們是可憎之物.

11:43 You must not defile yourselves with any swarmer that swarms, and you must not make yourselves unclean by them and so be made unclean by them,
你們不可因任何爬行的動物使自己成為可憎的, 也不可因牠們玷污自己, 以致不潔淨.

11:44 because I am Yahweh your God, and you must keep yourselves sanctified, so that you shall be holy, because I am holy. And you must not make yourselves unclean with any swarmer that moves along on the land,
因為我是耶和華你們的神, 所以你們要使自己成為聖潔. 你們要分別為聖, 因為我是聖潔的. 你們不可因在地上爬行的任何動物玷污自己,

11:45 because I am Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be for you as God. Thus you shall be holy, because I am holy.
因為我是耶和華, 曾把你們從埃及地領上來, 為要作你們的神; 你們要分別為聖, 因為我是聖潔的. ”

11:46 “ ‘This is the regulation of the animals and the birds and all living creatures that move along in the water and concerning all the creatures that swarm on the land,
以上就是有關走獸,飛禽,所有在水中游行的動物, 和所有在地上爬行的動物的律例,

11:47 to distinguish between the unclean and the clean and between the animal that is to be eaten and the animal that must not be eaten.’ ”
為要把不潔淨的和潔淨的, 可吃的生物和不可吃的生物, 分別出來.

Leviticus - Chapter 12

12:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

12:2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘When a woman becomes pregnant and she gives birth to a male, then she shall be unclean seven days—as in the time of her menstrual bleeding, she shall become unclean.
“你要告訴以色列人: 如果有婦人懷孕, 生了男孩, 她就不潔淨七天, 好像患病污穢的日子不潔淨一樣.

12:3 And on the eighth day his foreskin’s flesh shall be circumcised.
第八天男嬰要受割禮.

12:4 And for thirty-three days she shall stay in the blood of her cleansing; she must not touch any holy object, and she may not come to the sanctuary until the fulfilling of the days of her cleansing.
婦人潔淨產血的時期要住在家三十三天; 得潔淨的日子未滿之前, 她不可觸摸任何聖物, 也不可進入聖潔的地方.

12:5 But if she gives birth to a female, then she shall be unclean for two weeks as in her menstruation, and for sixty-six days she shall stay through the blood of her cleansing.
如果她生了女孩, 就不潔淨十四天, 像月經污穢的日子一樣; 婦人潔淨產血的時期, 要住在家裡六十六天.

12:6 And at the fulfilling of the days of her cleansing, whether for a son or for a daughter, she must bring to the priest at the tent of assembly’s entrance a yearling male lamb as a burnt offering and young dove or a turtledove as a sin offering.
“潔淨的日子滿了, 不論是為男孩或是為女孩, 她都要用一隻一歲的綿羊羔作燔祭, 一隻雛鴿, 或一隻斑鳩作贖罪祭, 帶到會幕門口那裡, 交給祭司.

12:7 And the priest shall present it before Yahweh, and he shall make atonement for her, so that she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the regulation of childbearing for the male or for the female.
祭司把供物獻在耶和華面前, 為她贖罪, 她的血就潔淨了. 以上是生育男女的律例.

12:8 And if she cannot afford a sheep, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young doves—one as a burnt offering and one as a sin offering—and the priest shall make atonement for her, so that she shall be clean.’ ”
她的經濟能力若是不夠獻一隻羊羔, 她可以拿兩隻斑鳩, 或是兩隻雛鴿, 一隻作燔祭, 一隻作贖罪祭; 祭司要為她贖罪, 她就潔淨了. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 13

13:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

13:2 “When a person has on his body’s skin a swelling or an epidermal eruption or a spot and it becomes an infectious skin disease on his body’s skin, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
“如果有人在皮肉上生了瘤, 或癬, 或火斑, 後來皮肉變成了大痲風病症(本章病名多不能確定它們的學名. 傳統翻譯作“痲風”的希伯來字, 本章用來形容不同的皮膚病症), 就要把他帶到一個作祭司的亞倫子孫那裡.

13:3 And the priest shall examine the infection on his body’s skin, and if the hair in the infection turns white and the appearance of the infection is deeper than his body’s skin, it is an infectious skin disease, and the priest shall examine it, and he shall declare him unclean.
祭司要察看皮肉上的病症; 如果患處的毛已經變白(“變白”或譯: “較其他皮肉色澤顯然為深”), 病症的現象又深透皮下的肉, 就是大痲風病症, 祭司發現這樣, 就要宣布他為不潔淨.

13:4 But if a spot is white on his body’s skin and its appearance is not deeper than the skin and its hair does not turn white, then the priest shall confine the afflicted person for seven days.
火斑若是在他的皮肉上發白, 但沒有深透皮膚的現象, 上面的毛也沒有變白, 祭司就要把患者隔離七天.

13:5 And the priest shall examine it on the seventh day, and if, in his eyes, the infection has stayed unchanged, the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall confine him for seven days a second time.
到了第七天, 祭司要察看他, 如果看見病情止住了, 皮上的患處沒有蔓延, 祭司還要把他再隔離七天.

13:6 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day for a second time, and if the infection has faded and the infection has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall declare him clean—it is an epidermal eruption; and he shall wash his garments, and so he shall be clean.
到了第七天, 祭司要再察看他; 如果看見患處色澤變淡, 也沒有在皮上蔓延, 祭司就要宣布他為潔淨, 這不過是癬; 他洗淨衣服, 就得潔淨了.

13:7 But if the epidermal eruption spreads further on the skin after showing himself to the priest for his cleansing, then he shall appear a second time to the priest.
但是祭司察看, 宣布他潔淨以後, 癬若是在皮上蔓延, 他就要再次給祭司察看.

13:8 And the priest shall examine it, and if the epidermal eruption has spread on the skin, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease.
祭司要察看他; 如果發現癬在皮上蔓延了, 祭司就要宣布他為不潔淨; 這是大痲風.

13:9 “When an infectious skin disease is on a person and he is brought to the priest,
“如果有人感染到大痲風, 就要帶他到祭司那裡.

13:10 the priest shall examine it, and if a white swelling is on the skin and it turns the hair white and raw flesh is in the swelling,
祭司要察看, 如果發現皮上有白色浮腫, 毛已經變白, 患處的肉紅腫,

13:11 it is a chronic infectious skin disease on his body’s skin, and the priest shall declare him unclean; he shall not confine him, because he is unclean.
這就是皮肉上的潛伏性痲風病發作, 祭司要宣布他為不潔淨; 不必隔離觀察, 因為他已經不潔淨.

13:12 And if the infectious skin disease breaks out all over on the skin and the infectious skin disease covers all of the afflicted person’s skin from his head to his feed, so far as the priest can see,
如果祭司認為痲風病已在皮上蔓延, 從頭到腳遮滿了患病者全身的皮,

13:13 then the priest shall examine it, and if the infectious skin disease covers his whole body, then he shall pronounce the afflicted person clean—all of it has turned white; he is clean.
那麼祭司就要察看; 如果看見痲風布滿了他的全身, 祭司就要宣布那患病者為潔淨; 因為全身變白, 就算是潔淨.

13:14 But whenever raw flesh appears on him, he shall become unclean.
但他身上甚麼時候出現紅腫的肉, 他就成為不潔淨.

13:15 And the priest shall examine the raw flesh, and he shall pronounce him unclean—the raw flesh is unclean; it is an infectious skin disease.
祭司發現那紅腫的肉, 就要宣布他為不潔淨; 紅腫的肉原來是不潔淨的, 是痲風病.

13:16 Or, when the raw flesh returns and it has changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,
但紅腫的肉若是再復原, 又變成白, 他就要到祭司那裡,

13:17 and the priest shall examine him, and if the infection has changed to white, then the priest shall pronounce the afflicted person clean—he is clean.
祭司要察看; 如果看見患處變白了, 祭司就要宣布那患病者為潔淨的; 他就潔淨了.

13:18 “And when someone’s body has a skin sore on his skin and it is healed
“人若是在皮肉上生了瘡, 已經醫好了;

13:19 and a white swelling or a pinkish spot appears in the skin sore’s place, then he shall show himself to the priest.
但在長瘡之處又起了白色浮腫, 或是白中帶紅的火斑, 他就要給祭司察看.

13:20 And the priest shall examine it, and if its appearance is deeper than the skin and its hair has changed to white, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease; it has broken out in the skin sore.
祭司要察看; 如果發現有深透皮膚的現象, 上面的毛也變白了, 祭司就要宣布他為不潔淨; 這就是在瘡中發作出來的痲風病.

13:21 And if the priest examines it and if there is no white hair in it and it is not deeper than the skin and it is faded, then the priest shall confine him for seven days.
但如果祭司察看病情, 看見上面沒有白毛, 也沒有深透皮膚, 只是發暗而已, 祭司就要把他隔離七天;

13:22 But if it has spread further on the skin, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infection.
如果在皮膚上蔓延, 祭司就要宣布他為不潔淨; 這就是痲風病.

13:23 But if the spot has stayed unchanged, it has not spread, it is the skin sore’s scar, so the priest shall declare him clean.
火斑若是在原處止住, 沒有蔓延, 就是瘡的疤痕, 祭司就要宣布他為潔淨.

13:24 “Or when a body has a burn-spot from fire on its skin and the raw flesh of the burn-spot is pinkish or white,
“如果人的皮肉發炎, 發炎紅腫的肉成了火斑, 白中帶紅, 或是純白,

13:25 then the priest shall examine it, and if the hair turns white in the spot and its appearance is deeper than the skin, it is an infectious skin disease—it has broken out in the burn-spot; so the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease.
祭司就要察看病情; 如果發現火斑中的毛變白了, 又有深透皮膚的現象, 這就是從發炎發作出來的痲風病. 祭司就要宣布他為不潔淨; 這是痲風病.

13:26 But if the priest examines it and if there is not white hair in the spot and it is not deeper than the skin and it is faded, then the priest shall confine him for seven days.
但如果祭司察看病情, 看見火斑中沒有白毛, 也沒有深透皮膚, 只是發暗而已, 祭司就要把他隔離七天.

13:27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day; if it has spread further on the skin, then the priest shall declare him unclean—it is an infectious skin disease.
到了第七天, 祭司要察看; 火斑若是在皮上蔓延, 祭司就要宣布他為不潔淨, 這是痲風病.

13:28 But if it the spot has stayed unchanged in its place, it has not spread on the skin and it is faded, then it is the burn-spot’s swelling, so the priest shall declare him clean, because it is the burn-spot’s scar.
火斑若是在原處止住, 沒有在皮上蔓延, 只是發暗而已, 這是發炎腫瘤, 祭司就要宣布他為潔淨, 因為這只是發炎的疤痕.

13:29 “And when a man or a woman has an infection on the head or in the beard,
“無論男女, 如果在頭上或是鬍鬚上受到感染,

13:30 then the priest shall examine the infection, and if its appearance is deeper than the skin and in it is thin bright red hair, then the priest shall declare it unclean—it is a diseased area of skin; it is an infectious skin disease of the head or the beard.
祭司要察看那病; 如果發現有深透皮膚的現象, 而且還有黃色細毛, 祭司就要宣布他為不潔淨, 這是癩痢, 是頭上或是鬍鬚上的痲風病.

13:31 But if the priest examines the diseased area of the skin’s infection and if its appearance is not deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall confine the afflicted person with the diseased area of skin for seven days.
祭司察看癩痢的患處; 如果看見沒有深透皮膚的現象, 那裡也沒有黑毛, 祭司就要把那患癩痢的人隔離七天.

13:32 And the priest shall examine the infection on the seventh day, and if the diseased area of skin has not spread and it does not have bright red hair in it and the diseased area of the skin’s appearance is not deeper than the skin,
到了第七天, 祭司要察看患處; 如果看見癩痢沒有蔓延, 那裡也沒有黃毛, 癩痢也沒有深透皮膚的現象,

13:33 then he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the diseased area of skin, and the priest shall confine the person with the diseased area of skin a second time for seven days.
那人就要剃去鬚髮, 患癩痢的地方卻不可剃; 祭司要把那患癩痢的人再隔離七天.

13:34 And the priest shall examine the diseased area of skin on the seventh day, and if the diseased area has not spread on the skin and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean, and he shall wash his garments, and he shall be clean.
到了第七天, 祭司要再察看那癩痢; 如果看見癩痢在皮上沒有蔓延, 也沒有深透皮膚的現象, 祭司就要宣布他為潔淨; 他洗淨衣服, 就潔淨了.

13:35 But if the diseased area of skin has not spread further on the skin after his cleansing,
但是他得潔淨以後, 癩痢若是在皮上蔓延,

13:36 then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased area of skin has spread on the skin, the priest shall not inspect for bright red hair—he is unclean.
祭司就要察看; 如果發現癩痢在皮上蔓延, 祭司不必找黃毛, 他已經不潔淨.

13:37 But if, in his eyes, the diseased area of skin has stayed unchanged and black hair has grown in it, the diseased area of skin is healed—he is clean, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
如果祭司認為, 癩痢已經止住, 那裡也長了黑毛; 癩痢已經痊愈, 那人就潔淨了, 祭司要宣布他為潔淨.

13:38 “And when a man or a woman has spots on their body’s skin, white spots,
“無論男女, 皮肉上若是起了斑點, 白色的斑點,

13:39 then the priest shall examine them, and if the spots on their body’s skin are a faded white, it is a skin rash; it has broken out on the skin—it is clean.
祭司就要察看; 如果發現斑點在皮肉上呈灰白色, 這是皮膚出疹, 那人是潔淨的.

13:40 “And if a man becomes bald, his head is bald, he is clean.
“人的頭髮若是掉下了, 只不過是禿頭, 還是潔淨的.

13:41 And if he becomes bald from his forehead, his head is bald, he is clean.
人的頭頂上若是掉下了頭髮, 只不過是禿額, 他還是潔淨的.

13:42 But if a pinkish infection occurs on the bald spot or on the bald forehead, it is an infectious skin disease that sprouts on his bald spot or on his bald forehead.
但是頭頂禿處或是額前禿處, 若有白中帶紅的病症, 這就是痲風病, 在他的頭頂禿處或是額前處發作.

13:43 So the priest shall examine him, and if the infection’s swelling is pinkish on his bald spot or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of an infectious skin disease on the body,
祭司就要察看, 如果發現在他頭頂禿處或是額前禿處, 有白中帶紅的浮腫病症, 像皮肉上痲風病的現象,

13:44 he is a man afflicted with a skin disease—he is unclean; the priest certainly shall declare him unclean—his infection is on his head.
那人就是患了痲風病, 就不潔淨; 祭司要宣布他為不潔淨, 那人頭上染了痲風.

13:45 “As for the person who is afflicted with a skin disease, his garments must be torn and his hair must be allowed to hang loosely, and he must cover his upper lip, and he must call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
“身上患有痲風病的人, 要撕裂自己的衣服, 披頭散髮, 遮蓋上唇喊叫: ‘不潔淨！不潔淨！’

13:46 For all the days during which the infection is on him, he shall be unclean; he must live alone; his dwelling must be outside the camp.”
在他患病的日子裡, 他是不潔淨的; 他既然不潔淨, 就要獨居, 住在營外.

13:47 “And when the garment has an infectious skin disease on it, on a wool garment or on a linen garment,
“染了痲風病的衣服, 無論是羊毛衣服或是麻布衣服;

13:48 or on woven material or on a linen fabric, or on wool or on leather or on any work of leather,
不論是編結的或是紡織的; 是麻布的或是羊毛的; 是皮子或是皮子做成的任何物件;

13:49 and if the infection is yellowish green or reddish on the garment or on the leather or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object, it is an infectious skin disease and it shall be shown to the priest.
病症若是在衣服或皮子,編結物或紡織物, 或任何皮子做成的器具上發綠或發紅, 那就是發霉(“發霉”與“惡性皮膚病”是同一希伯來字)的現象, 要給祭司察看.

13:50 And the priest shall examine the infection, and he shall confine the infected article for seven days.
祭司要察看那現象, 把染了病症之物隔離七天.

13:51 And he shall examine the infection on the seventh day; if the infection has spread on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on the leather, for any work for which the leather is used, the infection is a destructive skin disease—it is unclean.
到了第七天, 祭司要察看那病症; 如果那病症在衣服,編結物,紡織物,皮子, 或是任何皮子做成的物件上蔓延, 這就是頑惡的霉, 那件物件就不潔淨了.

13:52 And he shall burn the garment or the woven material or the fabric, whether wool or linen, or any leather object that has the infection, because it is an infectious skin disease, which is destructive—it must be burned in the fire.
染上病症的衣服, 無論是編結的或是紡織的, 是羊毛或是麻布, 或任何皮子做的物件, 都要燒掉. 因為那是頑惡的霉, 所以要用火燒掉.

13:53 “But if the priest examines it and if the infection has not spread on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object,
“但如果祭司察看病症, 在衣服,編結物,紡織物, 或是皮子做的任何物件上, 沒有蔓延,

13:54 then the priest shall command, and someone shall wash that on which the infection is, and he shall confine it a second time for seven days.
祭司就要吩咐人把它洗淨, 然後再隔離七天.

13:55 And the priest shall examine it after the infection has been washed off, and if the infection has not changed its outward appearance and the infection has not spread, it is unclean; he must burn it in the fire; it is a fungus on its back or on its front.
洗淨以後, 祭司要察看; 如果看見那病症沒有轉變, 雖然沒有蔓延, 那物件仍是不潔淨; 要用火把它燒掉, 因為裡外都腐蝕了.

13:56 But if the priest examines it and if the infection is faded after it has been washed off, then he shall tear it from the garment or from the leather or from the woven material or from the fabric.
“但如果祭司察看的時候, 看見它洗淨以後, 色澤暗淡了, 就要把那部分從衣服或是皮子,編結物或紡織物上撕下來.

13:57 And if it appears again on the garment or on the woven material or on the fabric or on any leather object, it is spreading; you must burn in the fire that which has the infection in it.
如果病症再出現在剩下的衣服,編結物,紡織物或任何皮子做的物件上, 那就是病症仍然發作, 染了病症的物件, 要用火燒掉.

13:58 And the garment or the woven material or the fabric or any leather object that he might wash and the infection is removed from them then shall be washed a second time, and it shall be clean.”
如果病症離開了, 經過洗淨, 剩下的衣服, 無論編結的或是紡織的, 或任何皮子做的物件, 只要再洗一次, 就潔淨了. ”

13:59 This is the regulation of the infectious skin disease in the wool garment or the linen or the woven material or the fabric or any leather object to declare it clean or to declare it unclean.
以上是與羊毛衣服或是麻布衣服,編結的或紡織的或任何皮子做的物件有關的發霉律例, 可以斷定潔淨, 或是不潔淨.

Leviticus - Chapter 14

14:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

14:2 “This is the regulation of the person afflicted with a skin disease at the time of his cleansing. And he shall be brought to the priest,
“患痲風病的人得潔淨的日子, 應守的律例如下: 人要帶他去見祭司.

14:3 and the priest shall go outside the camp, and the priest shall examine him, and if the skin disease’s infection is healed on the afflicted person,
祭司要出到營外去察看, 祭司若是看見患病的人身上的痲風病已經好了,

14:4 then the priest shall command, and he shall take two living, clean birds and cedar wood and a crimson thread and hyssop for the one who presents himself for cleansing.
就要吩咐人為那求潔淨的人, 拿兩隻潔淨的活鳥,香柏木,朱紅色線和牛膝草來.

14:5 Then the priest shall command someone to slaughter one bird over fresh water in a clay vessel.
祭司要吩咐人用瓦器盛活水, 把一隻鳥宰殺在上面.

14:6 He must take the living bird and the cedar wood and the crimson thread and the hyssop, and he shall dip them and the living bird in the bird’s blood slaughtered over the fresh water.
至於那隻活鳥, 祭司要把牠與香柏木,朱紅色線和牛膝草一起拿來, 把這些物品和活鳥一同蘸於那在活水上宰殺的鳥血中,

14:7 And he shall spatter the blood seven times on the one who presents himself for cleansing from the infectious skin disease, and he shall declare him clean, and he shall send the living bird into the open field.
然後向那患痲風病求潔淨的人身上彈七次, 就可以宣布他潔淨; 又讓那隻活鳥飛到田野去.

14:8 Then the one who presents himself for cleansing shall wash his garments, and he shall shave off all his hair, and he shall wash himself in the water; thus he shall be clean, and afterward he shall enter the camp, but he shall stay outside his tent for seven days.
那得潔淨的人要洗自己的衣服, 剃去身上所有的毛髮, 用水洗澡, 就潔淨了; 然後他可以進營, 只是還要在自己的帳幕外住七天.

14:9 And then on the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—he must shave his head and his beard and his eyebrows and all the rest of his hair—and he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body in the water; thus he shall be clean.
第七天, 他要把身上一切的毛髮都剃去; 頭髮,鬍鬚,眉毛和身上一切的毛髮都剃去; 又要洗衣服, 用水洗身, 就潔淨了.

14:10 “And on the eighth day he must take two male lambs without defect and one ewe-lamb in its first year without defect and three-tenths of an ephah of finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering and one log of oil.
“第八天, 他要取兩隻沒有殘疾的公羊羔和一隻沒有殘疾一歲的母羊羔, 又要把調油的細麵三公斤作素祭, 以及三分之一公升油一同取來.

14:11 And the priest who cleanses him shall present the man who presents himself for cleansing and these things before the tent of assembly’s entrance.
行潔淨禮的祭司領那求潔淨的人拿著這些祭物站在會幕門口, 耶和華的面前.

14:12 Then the priest shall take the one male lamb, and he shall present it as a guilt offering, and the log of oil, and he shall wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh.
祭司取一隻公羊羔, 獻作贖愆祭, 取三分之一公升油一同獻上; 祭司把這兩樣當作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖.

14:13 And he shall slaughter the male lamb in the place where he slaughters the sin offering and the burnt offering in the sanctuary’s space, because as the sin offering belongs to the priest, so also the guilt offering—it is a most holy thing.
他要在聖潔的地方, 就是宰殺贖罪祭牲和燔祭牲的地方, 宰殺那隻公羊羔, 因為贖愆祭牲, 像贖罪祭牲一樣, 是至聖的, 要歸祭司;

14:14 And the priest shall take some of the guilt offering’s blood, and the priest shall put it on the right ear’s lobe of the one who presents himself for cleansing and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe.
祭司要取些贖愆祭牲的血, 抹在得潔淨的人的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 以及右腳的大拇趾上.

14:15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and he shall pour it on his left palm;
祭司又從那三分之一公升油中, 取出一點來, 倒在自己的左掌裡;

14:16 and the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is on his left palm, and he shall spatter some of the oil with his finger seven times before Yahweh.
把右手的一個指頭, 蘸在左掌的油裡, 在耶和華面前用指頭把油彈七次.

14:17 Then the priest shall put some of the remaining oil, which is on his palm, on the right ear’s lobe of the one to be cleansed and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe, on top of the guilt offering’s blood.
然後祭司要把手中剩下的油, 抹在那得潔淨的人的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 以及右腳的大拇趾上, 就是抹在贖愆祭牲的血上.

14:18 And the remaining oil that is on the priest’s palm he shall put on the head of the one who presents himself for cleansing, and the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh.
祭司要把手中剩下的油, 抹在那得潔淨的人的頭上; 祭司在耶和華面前為他贖罪.

14:19 Thus the priest shall sacrifice the sin offering, and he shall make atonement for the one who presents himself for cleansing from his uncleanness, and afterward he shall slaughter the burnt offering.
祭司要獻贖罪祭, 為那得潔淨的人贖罪, 使他脫離污穢, 然後宰殺燔祭牲.

14:20 Then the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar, and the priest shall make atonement for him, and so he shall be clean.
祭司要把燔祭和素祭獻在祭壇上, 為他贖罪, 他就潔淨了.

14:21 “But if he is poor and he cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for himself and one-tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,
“但如果他貧窮, 經濟能力不足, 他只要拿一隻公綿羊羔作贖愆祭, 搖一搖為他贖罪; 要把調油的細麵一公斤作素祭, 和三分之一公升的油一同拿來;

14:22 and two turtledoves or two young doves that he can afford, and one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
又要按他的經濟能力, 拿兩隻斑鳩或是兩隻雛鴿, 一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭.

14:23 And he shall bring them to the priest at the tent of assembly’s entrance before Yahweh on the eighth day for his cleansing.
第八天, 他為了自己得潔淨, 要把這些祭物帶到會幕門口, 耶和華面前, 交給祭司.

14:24 And the priest shall take the male lamb for the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them as a wave offering before Yahweh;
祭司要取那隻作贖愆祭的公羊羔和那三分之一公升油; 祭司把這些, 在耶和華面前搖一搖當作搖祭;

14:25 and he shall slaughter the male lamb of the guilt offering, and the priest shall take some of the guilt offering’s blood, and he shall put it on the right ear’s lobe of the one who presents himself for cleansing and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe.
然後宰殺作贖愆祭的公羊羔, 取一些贖愆祭牲的血, 抹在那得潔淨的人的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 以及右腳的大拇趾上.

14:26 Then the priest shall pour out some of the oil on his own left palm,
祭司要把一些油倒在自己的左掌裡;

14:27 and with his right finger the priest shall spatter some of the oil that is on his left palm seven times before Yahweh.
用右手的一個指頭把左掌中的油, 在耶和華面前彈七次.

14:28 Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is on his palm on the right ear’s lobe of the one who presents himself for cleansing and on his right hand’s thumb and on his right foot’s big toe on the place of the guilt offering’s blood.
祭司又要把手中的油, 抹在那得潔淨的人的右耳垂上和右手的大拇指上, 以及右腳的大拇趾上, 就是抹了贖愆祭牲的血的地方.

14:29 And the remaining oil that is on the priest’s palm he shall put on the head of the one who presents himself for cleansing to make atonement for him before Yahweh.
祭司把手中剩下的油, 抹在那得潔淨的人的頭上, 在耶和華面前為他贖罪.

14:30 And he shall sacrifice one of the turtledoves or the young doves that he can afford,
那人就要按著自己的經濟能力獻上一隻斑鳩, 或是一隻雛鴿.

14:31 even what he can afford, the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering in addition to the grain offering, and the priest shall make atonement for the one who presents himself for cleansing before Yahweh.
他要按著自己的經濟能力, 獻上一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭, 連同素祭一同獻上. 祭司要在耶和華面前, 為求潔淨的人贖罪.

14:32 This is the regulation of the one on whom is an infectious skin disease who cannot afford the cost for his cleansing.”
這是關於患了痲風病, 但經濟能力不足夠預備正常潔淨禮祭物的人, 應守的律例. ”

14:33 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

14:34 “When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am about to give to you as your possession, and I put mildew in a house in the land of your possession,
“你們進了我賜給你們作產業的迦南地的時候, 我給你們作產業之地的房屋, 如果發霉,

14:35 then the one who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ‘It appears to me that an infection is in the house.’
房主就要去告訴祭司: ‘據我看來, 房屋中似乎染了病症. ’

14:36 And the priest shall issue a command, and they shall clear out the house before the priest comes to examine the infection, so that all that is in the house might not become unclean; and afterward the priest shall go to examine the house.
祭司進去察看病症之前, 要先吩咐人把房屋搬空, 免得房屋裡的一切都成了不潔; 然後祭司才進去, 察看那房屋.

14:37 And he shall examine the infection, and if the infection on the house’s wall has yellowish-green or reddish spots and its appearance is deeper than the surface of the wall,
他要察看那病症, 如果發現在房屋的牆上有發綠或是發紅的腐蝕斑紋, 而且有深透入牆的現象;

14:38 then the priest shall go out from the house to the house’s entrance, and he shall confine the house for seven days.
祭司就要從房屋裡出來, 到房門外去, 把房屋隔離七天.

14:39 And the priest shall return on the seventh day, and he shall examine the infection, and if the infection has spread on the house’s wall,
第七天, 祭司要回來察看, 如果發現病症在房屋的牆上蔓延,

14:40 the priest shall issue a command and they shall remove the stones on which is the infection, and they shall throw them outside the city on an unclean place.
祭司就要吩咐人把染有病症的石頭挖出來, 扔在城外不潔淨的地方,

14:41 Then they shall scrape off the plaster from all around the house, and they shall pour out the plaster, which they scraped off, outside the city on an unclean place.
要刮淨房屋裡面的四周, 把刮下來的灰泥倒在城外不潔淨的地方;

14:42 And they shall take other stones, and they shall put them in place of those stones, and they shall take other plaster, and they shall replaster the house.
拿別的石頭放進去代替挖出來的石頭, 然後用別的灰泥粉刷房屋.

14:43 “But if the infection should return and it breaks out in the house after they have removed the stones and after scraping off the plaster of the house and after it has been replastered,
“如果挖出石頭, 刮了房屋, 粉刷了牆以後, 病症再次在房屋裡出現,

14:44 then the priest shall come, and he shall examine the infection, and if the infection has spread in the house, it is a destructive mildew in the house—it is unclean.
祭司就要進去察看; 如果發現病症在房屋裡有蔓延的現象, 這就是房屋裡頑惡的發霉現象, 那房屋就不潔淨了.

14:45 So he shall break down the house, its stones and its wood and all of the house’s plaster, and he shall bring it all outside the city to an unclean place.
要把房屋拆毀, 把房屋裡的石頭,木頭, 以及所有的灰泥都搬到城外不潔淨的地方去.

14:46 And the person who enters into the house during all the days that he confined it shall become unclean until the evening.
在房屋被關閉的期間, 進去的人必不潔淨到晚上.

14:47 And the person who sleeps in the house must wash his garments, and the person who eats in the house shall wash his garments.
在房屋裡睡覺的人, 要洗淨自己的衣服; 在房屋裡吃飯的人, 也要洗淨自己的衣服.

14:48 “And if the priest comes again and examines the house and if the infection has not spread in the house after being replastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the infection is healed.
“房屋粉刷以後, 祭司進去察看, 如果看見病症在房屋裡沒有蔓延, 祭司就要宣布那房屋為潔淨, 因為已經復原了.

14:49 And he shall take two birds and cedar wood and a crimson thread and hyssop to cleanse the house;
為了潔淨那房屋, 祭司要拿兩隻鳥,香柏木,朱紅色線和牛膝草;

14:50 and he shall slaughter the first bird over fresh water on a clay vessel.
把一隻鳥, 在盛著活水的瓦器上宰殺;

14:51 Then he shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the crimson thread and the living bird, and he shall dip them in the slaughtered bird’s blood and in the fresh water, and he shall spatter them on the house seven times.
然後拿香柏木,牛膝草,朱紅色線和那隻活鳥, 都一同蘸在被宰殺的鳥血和活水中, 向房屋彈七次.

14:52 Thus he shall purify the house with the bird’s blood and with the fresh water and with the living bird and with the cedar wood and with the hyssop and with the crimson thread.
他就用鳥血,活水,活鳥,香柏木,牛膝草和朱紅色線, 潔淨了那房屋;

14:53 And he shall send the living bird outside the city into the open field; and so he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
然後讓那隻活鳥飛到城外的田野裡去; 他為房屋贖罪, 房屋就潔淨了. ”

14:54 “This is the instruction for any infectious skin disease and for the diseased area of skin,
以上是有關各種痲風病,癬疥,

14:55 and for a mildew of the garment and for the house,
衣服和房屋發霉,

14:56 and for the swelling and for the epidermal eruption and for the spot,
腫瘤,瘡癬和火斑的律例;

14:57 to teach when something is unclean and when something is clean. This is the regulation of the infectious skin disease.”
指示人知道甚麼時候不潔淨, 甚麼時候潔淨. 這是痲風病的律例.

Leviticus - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

15:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and you shall say to them, ‘Any man when a fluid discharge occurs from his body, his fluid discharge is unclean.
“你們要告訴以色列人, 對他們說: 如果男子的下體有異常排泄, 他的排泄物是不潔淨的,

15:3 And this becomes his uncleanness in his fluid discharge: whether his body secretes his fluid discharge or his body blocks his fluid discharge, it is his uncleanness.
這異常排泄就使他不潔淨; 無論下體仍有排泄流出, 或是下體的排泄已經止住了, 他都是不潔淨的.

15:4 Any bed upon which the person who discharges lies down becomes unclean, and any object upon which he sits becomes unclean.
有異常排泄的人睡過的床, 都是不潔淨的; 他坐過的家具, 都必不潔淨.

15:5 And anyone who touches his bed must wash his garments and shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until evening.
誰觸摸他的床, 都要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:6 And the person who sits on the object upon which the person who discharges has sat must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
誰坐了有異常排泄的人所坐過的家具, 要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:7 And the person who touches the body of the person who discharges must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
觸摸了有異常排泄的人的身體, 就要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:8 And if the person who discharges spits on one who is clean, then that one shall wash is garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
有異常排泄症的人, 若是吐唾沫在潔淨的人身上, 那人就要潔淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:9 And any saddle upon which the person who discharges rides becomes unclean.
有異常排泄的人坐過的鞍, 都不潔淨.

15:10 And any person who touches anything that happened to be under him becomes unclean until the evening, and the person who carries them must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
誰觸摸他身下任何東西, 都不潔淨到晚上; 拿了這些東西的, 要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:11 And anyone whom the person who discharges might touch without rinsing off his hands with water shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
誰觸摸有異常排泄的人, 而沒有洗手, 就要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:12 But a clay vessel that the person who discharges touches must be broken, and any wood object must be rinsed with water.
有異常排泄的人摸過的瓦器, 必須打碎; 他摸過的任何木器, 都要用水洗淨.

15:13 “ ‘And when the person who discharges becomes clean from his body fluid discharge, he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing; then he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body with fresh water, and he shall be clean.
“有異常排泄的人痊愈的時候, 就要為自己得潔淨計算七天, 洗淨自己的衣服, 用活水洗身, 就潔淨了.

15:14 Then on the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves or two young doves, and he shall come before Yahweh at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall give them to the priest.
第八天, 他要帶兩隻斑鳩或是兩隻雛鴿, 來到耶和華面前, 在會幕門口交給祭司.

15:15 And the priest shall sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and so the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh from his body fluid discharge.
祭司要把牠們獻上, 一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭; 祭司因那人的異常排泄, 要在耶和華面前為他贖罪.

15:16 “ ‘And if an emission of semen goes out from anyone, then he shall wash all of his body with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
“人若是遺精, 就要用水把全身洗淨, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:17 And any garment and anything leather on which is an emission of semen shall be washed with water, and it shall be unclean until the evening.
無論是衣服或是皮革, 被精液染污, 都要用水洗淨, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:18 If there is a woman with whom a man lies down and there is an emission of semen, then they shall wash themselves with water, and they shall be unclean until the evening.
至於女人, 男人若是與她同睡性交, 兩人都要用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:19 “ ‘And when a woman is menstruating, her body fluid discharge occurs in her body; for seven days she shall be in her menstruation, and any person who touches her shall become unclean until the evening.
“如果女人身上排泄的是經血, 她必污穢七天; 摸她的, 都不潔淨到晚上.

15:20 And anything upon which she lies down during her menstruation shall become unclean, and anything upon which she sits shall become unclean.
在她污穢的時期, 她躺過的東西, 都不潔淨; 她坐過的東西, 也都不潔淨.

15:21 And any person who touches her bed must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
觸摸她的床的, 都要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:22 And any person who touches any object on which she sat must wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
觸摸她坐過的任何家具, 都要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:23 And if it is on the bed or on the object on which she sits, at his touching it he becomes unclean until the evening.
在女人的床上, 或是在她坐過的家具上, 如果有別的東西, 人摸了它, 就不潔淨到晚上.

15:24 And if a man indeed lies with her and her menstruation occurs on him, then he shall be unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies down becomes unclean.
男人若是與那女人同睡, 染上她的污穢, 就不潔淨七天; 他躺過的床都不潔淨.

15:25 “ ‘And when a woman discharges a body fluid consisting of her blood for many days, but not at the time of her menstruation, or when she discharges in addition to her menstruation, all the days of her unclean body fluid discharge she shall become unclean as in the days of her menstruation.
“女人若是在月經污穢期以外, 血漏多日; 或是月經污穢期過長, 患有血漏症; 她在這些血漏的日子是不潔淨的, 好像她在月經污穢的日子不潔淨一樣.

15:26 Any bed on which she lies during all the days of her body fluid discharge shall become for her as her bed of menstruation, and any object on which she sits becomes unclean as her menstruation’s uncleanness.
她在血漏症的日子躺過的床, 都像她在月經污穢時的床一樣; 她所坐過的家具, 都不潔淨, 像月經污穢的時候一樣.

15:27 And any person who touches them becomes unclean, and he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
觸摸這些東西的, 都不潔淨; 要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上.

15:28 “ ‘And if she is clean from her body fluid discharge, then she shall count for herself seven days, and afterward she becomes clean.
女人的血漏若是潔淨了, 她要計算七天, 然後就潔淨了.

15:29 And on the eighth day she shall take for herself two turtledoves or two young doves, and she shall bring them to the priest at the tent of assembly’s entrance.
第八天, 她要拿兩隻斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿, 帶到會幕門口, 交給祭司.

15:30 And the priest shall sacrifice the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and so the priest shall make atonement for her before Yahweh from her unclean body fluid discharge.’
祭司要獻一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭; 祭司要在耶和華面前, 因那婦人血漏的不潔, 為她贖罪.

15:31 “And you shall keep the Israelites separate from their uncleanness so that they might not die because of their uncleanness by their making my tabernacle, which is in their midst, unclean.
“你們要這樣叫以色列人遠離他們的不潔, 免得他們玷污我在他們中間的會幕, 他們就因自己的不潔而死亡. ”

15:32 “This is the regulation of the one with the body fluid discharge and the one from whom an emission of semen goes out so that he becomes unclean by it
以上是關於因為異常排泄和遺精, 成為不潔淨,

15:33 and concerning the menstruating woman in her bleeding and the person who discharges his body fluid, for the male and for the female and for a man who lies with an unclean woman.”
以及患病污穢的婦女和患血漏的男女, 還有男人與不潔淨的女人同睡的律例.

Leviticus - Chapter 16

16:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons, when they had come near before Yahweh and they died.
亞倫的兩個兒子走近耶和華面前而死亡以後, 耶和華對摩西說:

16:2 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell your brother Aaron that he should not enter at any time into the sanctuary behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover that is on the ark, so that he might not die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
“你要告訴你的哥哥亞倫, 不可隨時進入聖所的幔子裡面, 到約櫃上的施恩座, 免得他死亡, 因為我在施恩座上的彩雲中顯現.

16:3 “Aaron must enter the sanctuary with this: a young bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering.
亞倫進入聖所時要帶一頭公牛犢作贖罪祭, 一隻公綿羊作燔祭.

16:4 He must put on a holy linen tunic, and linen undergarments must be on his body, and he must fasten himself with a linen sash, and he must wrap a linen turban around his head—they are holy garments, and he shall wash his body with water, then he shall put them on.
他要穿上細麻布的聖內袍, 也要把細麻布的褲子穿在身上, 腰束細麻布的帶子, 頭戴細麻布禮冠; 這些就是聖衣. 他要先用水洗身, 然後才穿上聖衣.

16:5 And he must take from the Israelites’ community two he-goats as a sin offering and one ram as a burnt offering.
他要從以色列的會眾中, 取兩隻公山羊作贖罪祭, 一隻公綿羊作燔祭.

16:6 “And Aaron shall present the sin offering’s bull, which is for himself, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for his family.
亞倫為自己的罪獻上作贖罪祭的公牛, 為自己和家人贖罪,

16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and he shall present them before Yahweh at the tent of assembly’s entrance.
然後把兩隻公山羊牽來, 放在會幕門口, 耶和華的面前;

16:8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for Yahweh and one for Azazel.
亞倫要為這兩隻山羊抽籤: 一籤歸耶和華, 另一籤歸阿撒瀉勒(“阿撒瀉勒”是希伯來文音譯, 這字原意不能確定).

16:9 And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot for Yahweh fell, and he shall sacrifice it as a sin offering.
亞倫要把那抽籤歸耶和華的山羊, 獻作贖罪祭.

16:10 But he must present alive before Yahweh the goat on which the lot for Azazel fell to make atonement for himself, to send it away into the desert to Azazel.
至於那抽籤歸阿撒瀉勒的山羊, 卻要活活地擺在耶和華面前, 用來贖罪, 然後叫人把牠送到曠野, 歸阿撒瀉勒.

16:11 “And Aaron shall present the sin offering’s bull, which is for himself, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for his family; then he shall slaughter the sin offering’s bull, which is for himself.
“亞倫要先為自己獻上作贖罪祭的公牛, 為自己和家人贖罪, 他要把那為自己作贖罪祭的公牛宰殺.

16:12 And he shall take a censer full of burning charcoal from upon the altar from before Yahweh and two handfuls of incense of powdered fragrant perfumes, and he shall bring it from behind the curtain,
從耶和華面前的祭壇上, 拿一個盛滿火炭的香爐, 又拿一捧搗細的芬芳香料, 帶進幔子裡,

16:13 and he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh so that the cloud of incense might cover the atonement cover, which is on the covenant text, so that he might not die.
在耶和華面前把香放在火上, 使香的煙雲遮掩約櫃上的施恩座, 免得他死亡.

16:14 And he shall take some of the bull’s blood, and he shall spatter it with his finger on the atonement cover’s surface on the eastern side, and before the atonement cover he shall spatter some of the blood with his finger seven times.
他要取些公牛的血, 用指頭彈在施恩座的東面, 再用指頭在施恩座的前面, 彈血七次.

16:15 “And he shall slaughter the sin offering’s goat, which is for the people, and he shall bring its blood from behind the curtain, and he shall do with its blood as that which he did with the bull’s blood, and he shall spatter it on the atonement cover and before the atonement cover.
“然後他要宰殺那為人民作贖罪祭的公山羊, 把血帶進幔子裡, 彈羊血在施恩座的上面和施恩座的前面, 好像彈公牛的血一樣.

16:16 Thus he shall make atonement for the sanctuary from the Israelites’ impurities and from their transgressions for all their sins; and so he must do for the tent of assembly, which dwells with them in the midst of their impurities.
他要為聖所贖罪, 使聖所脫離以色列人的不潔和他們的過犯, 就是他們的一切罪孽. 然後他又要為會幕同樣的贖罪. 因為會幕和他們在一起, 在他們的不潔中間.

16:17 And no person shall be in the tent of assembly when he enters to make atonement in the sanctuary until he comes out, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for his family and for all of Israel’s assembly.
他進入至聖所贖罪的時候, 會幕裡不可有人; 直到他為自己和家人, 以及以色列全體會眾, 贖了罪出來為止.

16:18 “Then he shall go out to the altar that is before Yahweh, and he shall make atonement for it; and he shall take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood, and he shall put it all around on the altar’s horns.
他出來, 就到耶和華面前的祭壇那裡, 為壇贖罪. 他要取一點公牛的血和山羊的血, 抹祭壇的四角.

16:19 And he shall spatter some of the blood on it seven times with his finger, and he shall cleanse it and consecrate it from the Israelites’ impurities.
又用指頭向祭壇彈血七次, 潔淨祭壇, 使它分別為聖, 脫離以色列人的不潔.

16:20 “And he shall finish making atonement for the sanctuary and the tent of assembly and the altar; then he shall present the living goat.
“亞倫為聖所,會幕和祭壇贖了罪以後, 就要把那隻活山羊獻上.

16:21 And Aaron shall place his two hands on the living goat’s head, and he shall confess over it all the Israelites’ iniquities and all their transgressions for all their sins, and he shall put them on the goat’s head, and he shall send it away into the desert with a man standing ready.
亞倫兩手按在那隻活山羊頭上, 承認以色列人的一切罪孽和他們的過犯, 就是他們一切罪孽. 把它們都歸在那山羊的頭上; 然後經由已預定的人, 把羊送到曠野裡去.

16:22 Thus the goat shall bear on it to a barren region all their guilt, and he shall send the goat away into the desert.
那隻山羊就擔當他們的一切罪孽, 把它們帶到一個完全隔離的地; 所以那人要把那隻山羊送到曠野裡去.

16:23 “And Aaron shall enter the tent of assembly, and he shall take off the linen garments that he put on at his coming to the sanctuary, and he shall leave them there.
“亞倫要進會幕, 把他進聖所時所穿的細麻布衣服脫下, 放在那裡.

16:24 And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place, and he shall put on his garments and go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for people.
然後在聖潔的地方用水洗身, 穿回自己的衣服出來, 把自己的燔祭和眾民的燔祭獻上, 為自己和眾民贖罪.

16:25 And he must turn into smoke the sin offering’s fat on the altar.
贖罪祭牲的脂肪, 他要焚燒在祭壇上.

16:26 “And the person who sends out the goat for Azazel shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body with water, and afterward he shall come to the camp.
那送走歸阿撒瀉勒的山羊的人, 要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗身, 然後才可以進到營裡.

16:27 And the sin offering’s bull and the sin offering’s goat, whose blood was brought to make atonement in the sanctuary, shall be brought outside the camp, and they shall burn their hide and their flesh and their offal in the fire.
那作贖罪祭的公牛和作贖罪祭的公山羊, 牠們的血既然被帶進去為聖所贖罪, 牠們的身體就要搬出營外去; 牠們的皮,肉和糞都要用火燒掉.

16:28 And the person who burns them shall wash his garments, and he shall wash his body with water, and afterward he must come to the camp.
那燒祭牲的人要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗身, 然後才可以進營.

16:29 “And this shall be a lasting statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth of the month, you must deny yourselves and you must not do any work, whether the native or the alien who is dwelling in your midst,
“每逢七月十日, 你們要刻苦己心, 無論是本地人, 或是寄居在你們中間的外人, 甚麼的工, 你們都不可作, 這要作你們永遠的律例.

16:30 because on this day he shall make atonement for you to cleanse you; you must be clean from all your sins before Yahweh.
因為在這一天, 他要為你們贖罪, 使你們潔淨, 脫離你們一切罪孽, 使你們在耶和華面前成為潔淨.

16:31 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves—it is a lasting statute.
這是完全休歇的安息, 你們要刻苦己心. 這是永遠的律例.

16:32 And the priest who is anointed and who is ordained to serve as a priest in place of his father shall make atonement; thus he shall put on the linen garments, the holy garments,
那被膏立, 承受聖職, 接替他父親作祭司的, 要穿上細麻布衣服, 就是聖潔的衣服, 進行贖罪.

16:33 and he shall make atonement for the sanctuary’s holy place, and he shall make atonement for the tent of assembly and the altar, and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all of the assembly’s people.
他要為至聖所贖罪, 又為會幕和祭壇贖罪, 以及為祭司們和全體會眾贖罪.

16:34 And this shall be a lasting statute for you to make atonement for the Israelites one time in a year from all their sins.”
每年一次, 要因以色列人一切的罪, 為他們贖罪. 這是你們永遠的律例. ”於是亞倫照著耶和華吩咐摩西的去行.

Leviticus - Chapter 17

17:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

17:2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites, and you shall say to them, ‘This is the word that Yahweh has commanded, saying,
“你要告訴亞倫和他的兒子, 以及以色列人, 對他們說: 這是耶和華的吩咐:

17:3 “Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a sheep or a goat in the camp or who slaughters it outside the camp
以色列家的任何人, 不論在營內, 或在營外, 宰殺公牛,綿羊或山羊,

17:4 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to present an offering to Yahweh before Yahweh’s tabernacle, then that man shall be accounted bloodguilty—he has poured out blood, and that man shall be cut off from the midst of his people.
而不牽到會幕門口, 耶和華的帳幕面前, 獻給耶和華作供物, 流血的罪就要歸到那人身上; 他既然流了牲畜的血, 就必從自己的族人中被剪除.

17:5 This is so that the Israelites may bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field and bring them for Yahweh to the tent of assembly’s entrance to the priest, and they shall sacrifice fellowship offerings for Yahweh with them.
這條例的目的是要以色列人把他們慣常在田野裡宰殺的祭牲, 帶去給耶和華, 到會幕門口交給祭司, 好像獻給耶和華作平安祭那樣宰殺牲畜.

17:6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood on Yahweh’s altar at the tent of assembly’s entrance, and he shall burn the fat as an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
祭司要把血潑在會幕門口耶和華的祭壇上, 把脂肪焚燒, 獻給耶和華作馨香的祭.

17:7 And they may no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat-idols after which they were prostituting. This is a lasting statute for them throughout their generations.” ’
他們不可再殺祭牲, 獻給那些山羊, 就是他們所隨從行邪淫的鬼神. 這要作他們世世代代永遠的律例.

17:8 “And you shall say to them, ‘if there is anyone from the house of Israel or from the alien who dwells in their midst who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice
“你要對他們說: 以色列家的任何人, 或是在你們中間寄居的外人, 獻燔祭或是平安祭的時候,

17:9 and he does not bring it to the tent of assembly’s entrance to sacrifice it for Yahweh, then that man shall be cut off from his people.
如果不牽到會幕門口, 把牠獻給耶和華, 那人就必從自己的族人中被剪除.

17:10 And if there is anyone from the house of Israel or from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who eats any blood, then I will set my face against the person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people.
“以色列家的任何人, 或是在你們中間寄居的外人, 如果吃了任何血, 我必向那吃血的人變臉, 把他從自己的族人中剪除.

17:11 Indeed the flesh’s life is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, because it is the blood with the life that makes atonement.
因為動物的生命是在血裡, 我指定這祭壇上的血代替你們的生命, 因為血裡有生命, 所以能代贖生命.

17:12 Therefore I said to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may the alien who is dwelling in your midst eat blood.’
所以我對以色列人說: 你們中間任何人都不可吃血, 在你們中間寄居的外人也不可吃血.

17:13 “And if there is anyone from the Israelites or from the alien who is dwelling in their midst who hunts a wild game animal or a bird that may be eaten, then he shall pour out its blood, and he shall cover it with the soil.
任何以色列人, 或是在你們中間寄居的外人中, 有人打獵得了可以吃的禽獸, 總要放盡牠的血, 用泥土掩蓋.

17:14 Indeed, the life of all flesh, its blood, is in its life, so I said to the Israelites, ‘You may not eat the blood of any flesh, because the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.’
“因為所有動物的生命就在牠們的血中, 所以我對以色列人說: 任何動物的血, 你們都不可吃; 因為所有動物的血, 就是牠的生命; 吃血的, 必被剪除.

17:15 “And if there is any person who eats a dead body or a mangled carcass, whether among the native or among the alien, then he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash himself with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean.
吃了自死的, 或是被野獸撕裂的動物, 無論是本地人或是寄居的, 都要洗淨自己的衣服, 用水洗澡, 並且不潔淨到晚上, 以後他才算潔淨.

17:16 But if he does not wash his garments and he does not wash his body, then he shall bear his guilt.”
但是, 如果他不洗淨衣服, 也不洗身, 他就要擔當自己的罪責. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 18

18:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

18:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.
“你要告訴以色列人, 對他們說: 我是耶和華你們的神.

18:3 You must not carry out the practices of the land of Egypt, in which you lived, and you must not carry out the practices of the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you; and you must not follow their statutes.
你們從前住過的埃及地, 那裡的居民的行為, 你們不可隨從; 我要領你們到的迦南地, 那裡的居民的行為, 你們也不可仿效. 你們不可跟隨他們的風俗行.

18:4 You must carry out my regulations, and you must observe my statutes by following them; I am Yahweh your God.
你們要遵行我的典章, 謹守我的律例, 要遵照奉行; 我是耶和華你們的神.

18:5 And you shall observe my statutes and my regulations by which the person doing them shall live; I am Yahweh.
所以你們要謹守我的律例和典章; 人應該遵行這些, 按照它們生活, 我是耶和華.

18:6 “ ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is his close relative to expose nakedness; I am Yahweh.
“你們任何人都不可親近骨肉之親, 揭露她的下體; 我是耶和華.

18:7 You must not expose your father’s nakedness or your mother’s nakedness—she is your mother; you must not expose her nakedness.
你不可揭露你父親的下體, 就是你母親的下體; 她是你的母親, 你不可揭露她的下體.

18:8 You must not expose the nakedness of your father’s wife—it is your father’s nakedness.
你父親的妻子的下體, 你不可揭露; 那本是你父親的下體.

18:9 As for your sister’s nakedness, whether your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born abroad, you must not expose their nakedness.
你姊妹的下體, 無論是異母同父的, 或是異父同母的, 是在家裡生的, 或是在外面生的, 你都不可揭露她們的下體.

18:10 As for the nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, you must not expose their nakedness, because they are your nakedness.
你的孫女, 或是你的外孫女的下體, 你都不可揭露, 因為她們的下體就是你自己的下體.

18:11 As for the nakedness of the daughter of your father’s wife, she is your sister, a relative of your father; you must not expose her nakedness.
你的繼母為你父親所生的女兒的下體, 是你的妹妹, 你不可揭露她的下體.

18:12 You must not expose the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.
你不可揭露你姑母的下體; 她是你父親的骨肉之親.

18:13 You must not expose the nakedness of your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.
你不可揭露你姨母的下體; 她是你母親的骨肉之親.

18:14 You must not expose the nakedness of your father’s brother; you must not have sex with his wife—she is your aunt.
你不可揭露你叔伯的下體, 不可親近他的妻子, 她本是你的嬸母.

18:15 You must not expose your daughter-in-law’s nakedness; she is your son’s wife; you must not expose her nakedness.
你不可揭露你兒媳的下體; 她是你兒子的妻子, 你不可揭露她的下體.

18:16 You must not expose the nakedness of your brother’s wife; she is your brother’s nakedness.
你不可揭露你兄弟妻子的下體; 那本是你兄弟的下體.

18:17 You must not expose the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, or her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter; you must not take her as wife to expose her nakedness; they are close relatives—that is wickedness.
你不可揭露一個婦人的下體, 又揭露她女兒的下體; 不可娶她的孫女, 或是她的外孫女, 揭露她的下體; 她們是骨肉之親, 這是醜惡的事.

18:18 And you must not take as wife a woman with her sister, to be a rival-wife, to expose her nakedness before her during her life.
妻子還活著的時候, 你不可另娶她的姊妹, 作她的情敵, 揭露她的下體.

18:19 “ ‘And you must not have sex with a woman to expose her nakedness during her menstrual uncleanness.
“在污穢不潔中的婦女, 你不可親近她, 揭露她的下體.

18:20 And you must not have sex with your fellow citizen’s wife, becoming unclean with her.
你不可與你同伴的妻子私通, 因她而玷污自己.

18:21 “ ‘And you shall not give any of your offspring in order to sacrifice them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am Yahweh.
你不可把你的兒子(“兒子”原文作“種子”或“精子”)獻給摩洛, 也不可褻瀆你神的名; 我是耶和華.

18:22 And you shall not lie with a male as lying with a woman; that is a detestable thing.
你不可與男人同睡交合, 像與女人同睡交合一樣, 這是可憎的事.

18:23 And you shall not have sexual relations with any animal, becoming unclean with it; and a woman shall not stand before an animal to copulate with it—that is a perversion.
你不可與任何走獸同睡交合, 因牠而玷污自己; 女人也不可站在走獸面前, 與牠交合; 這是逆性的事.

18:24 “ ‘You must not make yourself unclean in any of these things, because the nations whom I am driving out from your presence were made unclean by all of these.
“你們不可讓這些事的任何一件玷污自己, 因為我將要從你們面前趕出去的各族, 就是被這些事玷污了自己.

18:25 So the land became unclean, and I have brought the punishment of its guilt upon it, and the land has vomited out its inhabitants.
連地也被玷污, 所以我追討那地的罪孽, 那地就把居民吐出去.

18:26 But you (neither the native nor the alien who is dwelling in your midst) shall keep my statutes and my regulations, and you shall not practice any of these detestable things
所以, 你們要謹守我的律例和典章; 這一切可憎的事, 無論是本地人或是在你們中間寄居的外人, 一件都不可作

18:27 (because the people of the land, who were before you, did all these detestable things, so the land became unclean),
(因為在你們以前住在那地的人, 行了這一切可憎的事, 就玷污了自己);

18:28 so that the land will not vomit you out when you make it unclean just as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
免得你們玷污那地, 那地就把你們吐出去, 像吐出了在你們以前的各民族一樣.

18:29 Indeed, anyone who does any of these detestable things, even those persons who do so shall be cut off from the midst of their people.
無論甚麼人, 行了一件這些可憎的事, 必從自己的族人中被剪除.

18:30 Thus you shall keep my obligation to not do any of the statutes regarding the detestable things that they did before you, so that you will not make yourselves unclean by them; I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
所以你們要謹守我的吩咐, 免得你們行那些可憎的風俗, 就是你們以前的人所行的, 玷污了自己. 我是耶和華你們的神. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 19

19:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

19:2 “Speak to all the community of the Israelites, and say to them, ‘You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy.
“你要告訴以色列全體會眾, 對他們說: 你們要分別為聖, 因為我耶和華你們的神是聖潔的.

19:3 Each of you must revere your mother and your father, and you must keep my Sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.
各人要孝敬父母, 也要謹守我的安息日; 我是耶和華你們的神.

19:4 You must not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal; I am Yahweh your God.
你們不可轉向偶像, 也不可為自己鑄造神像; 我是耶和華你們的神.

19:5 “ ‘And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it for your acceptance.
“如果你們獻平安祭給耶和華, 要使你們所獻的蒙悅納.

19:6 It must be eaten on the day of your sacrifice and the next day; but the remainder must be burned up in the fire by the third day.
祭牲的肉, 要在你們獻的那一天和第二天吃; 如果有剩下的, 到了第三天, 就要用火燒掉.

19:7 And if it is indeed eaten on the third day, it is unclean meat; it shall not be regarded as accepted.
如果在第三天吃平安祭肉, 這祭肉已經成為不潔淨, 不蒙悅納.

19:8 And the one who eats it shall bear his guilt, because he has profaned Yahweh’s holiness, and that person shall be cut off from his people.
那吃祭肉的人, 要擔當自己的罪責, 因為他褻瀆了耶和華的聖物; 那人必從自己的族人中被剪除.

19:9 “ ‘And at your reaping the harvest of your land you must not finish reaping the edge of your field, and you must not glean the remnants of your harvest.
“你們收割莊稼的時候, 不可把角落的穀物都割盡, 也不可拾取收割時遺下的.

19:10 And you must not glean your vineyard, and you must not gather your vineyard’s fallen grapes; you must leave them behind for the needy and for the alien; I am Yahweh your God.
不可把你葡萄園的果子都摘盡, 也不可拾取你葡萄園中掉下的; 要把它們留給窮人和寄居的外人; 我是耶和華你們的神.

19:11 “ ‘You shall not steal, and you shall not deceive, and you shall not lie to one another;
“你們不可偷竊, 不可欺騙, 不可彼此說謊.

19:12 and you shall not swear falsely in my name, and so one of you profane the name of your God; I am Yahweh.
不可奉我的名起假誓, 褻瀆你神的名; 我是耶和華.

19:13 “ ‘You shall not exploit your neighbor, and you shall not rob him; a hired worker’s wage you shall not withhold overnight until morning.
“不可欺壓你的鄰舍, 也不可搶奪他的東西; 雇工的工錢, 不可扣留在你那裡到早晨.

19:14 You shall not curse the deaf, and you shall not put a stumbling block before a blind person, but you shall revere your God; I am Yahweh.
不可咒罵聾子, 也不可把絆腳石放在瞎子面前; 卻要敬畏你的神; 我是耶和華.

19:15 “ ‘You shall not do injustice in judgment; you shall not show partiality to the powerless; you shall not give preference to the powerful; you shall judge your fellow citizen with justice.
“你們審判的時候, 不可行不義; 不可偏袒窮人, 也不可偏幫有權勢的人; 只要按著公義審判你的鄰舍.

19:16 You shall not go about with slander among your people; you shall not endanger your neighbor’s life; I am Yahweh.
你不可在你的族人中, 到處搬弄是非, 也不可危害你的鄰舍; 我是耶和華.

19:17 “ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your fellow citizen, so that you do not incur sin along with him.
“你不可心裡恨你的兄弟; 應坦誠責備你的鄰舍, 免得你因他擔當罪過.

19:18 You shall not seek vengeance, and you shall not harbor a grudge against your fellow citizens; and you shall love your neighbor like yourself; I am Yahweh.
不可報復, 也不可向你的族人懷恨, 卻要愛你的鄰舍好像愛自己; 我是耶和華.

19:19 “ ‘You must keep my statutes: as for your domestic animals, you shall not cause two differing kinds to breed; as for your field, you shall not sow two differing kinds of seed; and, a garment of two differing kinds of woven material should not be worn on you.
“你們要謹守我的律例. 不可使你的牲畜與不同類的交合; 在你的田裡不可撒兩種不同類的種子; 兩樣料子作成的衣服, 你不可穿在身上.

19:20 “ ‘And when a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen and she is a female slave promised to a man, but she indeed has not been ransomed or freedom has not be given to her, there shall be an obligation to compensate; they shall not be put to death, because she has not been freed.
如果人與女子同睡交合, 而那女子是個婢女, 已經許配了人, 但還沒有贖身, 或是還沒有得著自由, 就應受懲罰, 但不可把二人處死, 因為婢女還沒有得著自由.

19:21 And he shall bring his guilt offering to Yahweh at the tent of assembly’s entrance: a ram for a guilt offering.
那人要把他的贖愆祭, 就是一隻作贖愆祭的公綿羊, 帶到會幕門口, 耶和華面前.

19:22 And the priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh with the ram of the guilt offering for his sin that he committed, and so his sin that he committed shall be forgiven him.
祭司要用那隻作贖愆祭的公綿羊, 在耶和華面前, 為他所犯的罪贖罪, 他所犯的罪必蒙赦免.

19:23 “ ‘And when you have come into the land and you plant any tree for food, you shall regard its fruit as unharvestable; for three years it shall be forbidden for you; it shall not be eaten.
“你們進了那地, 栽種了各樣可作食物的果樹的時候, 你們要視初結的果子為不潔淨, 好像未受割禮的人. 頭三年的果子, 你們不可以吃.

19:24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, offerings of praise for Yahweh.
第四年所結的一切果子, 應分別為聖, 是作稱頌耶和華的供物.

19:25 And in the fifth year you shall eat its fruit to increase its yield for you; I am Yahweh your God.
到了第五年, 你們才吃樹上所結的果子, 你們這樣作, 你們的生產就必增加; 我是耶和華你們的神.

19:26 “ ‘You must not eat anything with the blood; you shall not practice divination, nor shall you interpret signs.
“你們不可吃帶血的東西, 不可占卜, 不可算命.

19:27 You shall not round off the corner hair of your head, and you shall not trim the corner of your beard.
不可剃兩邊的頭髮, 鬍鬚的周圍也不可刮掉.

19:28 And you shall not make a slash in your body for a dead person, nor shall you make on yourselves a tattoo’s mark; I am Yahweh.
不可為死人的緣故, 割傷你們的身體, 也不可在你們的身上刺花紋; 我是耶和華.

19:29 “ ‘You shall not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land be prostituted and the land fill up with depravity.
“不可辱沒你的女兒, 使她作娼妓, 免得這地淫亂, 充滿醜惡的事.

19:30 You shall keep my Sabbaths, and you shall revere my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.
你們要謹守我的安息日, 敬畏我的聖所; 我是耶和華.

19:31 “ ‘You shall not turn to the mediums and to the soothsayers; you shall not seek them to become unclean with them; I am Yahweh your God.
“你們不可轉向那些交鬼的和行法術的; 不可求問他們, 玷污自己; 我是耶和華你們的神.

19:32 “ ‘Before old age you shall get up, and you shall show respect for an old person; and you shall revere your God; I am Yahweh.
“在白髮的人面前, 你要起立; 要尊敬老年人, 又要敬畏你的神; 我是耶和華.

19:33 “ ‘And when an alien dwells with you in your land, you shall not oppress him.
“如果有外人在你們的地方, 與你們一起寄居, 你們不可欺負他.

19:34 The alien who is dwelling with you shall be like a native among you, and you shall love him like yourself, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.
與你們一起寄居的外人, 要看他像你們中間的本地人一樣; 你要愛他好像愛自己, 因為你們在埃及地也曾作過寄居的人; 我是耶和華你們的神.

19:35 “ ‘You shall not commit injustice in regulation, in measurement, in weight, or volume.
“你們審判的時候, 在度,量,衡上, 都不可偏差.

19:36 You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I am Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.
要用公正的天平, 公正的法碼, 公正的升斗, 公正的容器; 我是耶和華你們的神, 就是曾把你們從埃及地領出來的那位.

19:37 “ ‘Thus you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.’ ”
你們要謹守遵行我的一切律例和一切典章; 我是耶和華. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 20

20:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

20:2 “And to the Israelites you shall say, ‘If there is anyone from the Israelites or from the alien who is dwelling in Israel, who gives any of his offspring to Molech, he must surely be put to death; the people of the land must stone him with stones.
“你要對以色列人說: 任何以色列人, 或是在以色列中寄居的外人, 把自己的兒子獻給摩洛, 必要把他處死; 本地的人要用石頭把他打死.

20:3 And I myself will set my face against that man, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given some of his offspring to Molech, so that he makes my sanctuary unclean and profanes my holy name.
我也要向那人變臉, 把他從他的族人中剪除, 因為他把自己的兒子獻給摩洛, 玷污了我的聖所, 褻瀆了我的聖名.

20:4 And if the people of the land ever shut their eyes from that man at his giving some of his offspring to Molech, not putting him to death,
如果有人把他的兒子獻給摩洛, 而本地的人掩目不看, 不把他處死,

20:5 then I myself will set my face against that man and against his clan, and I will cut him off and all those from the midst of their people who prostitute after Molech.
我就要向那人和他的家族變臉, 把他和所有跟隨他與摩洛行邪淫的人, 都從他們的族人中剪除.

20:6 As for the person who turns to the mediums and the soothsayers to prostitute after them, I will set my face against that person, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people.
“如果有人轉向交鬼的和行法術的, 隨從他們行淫, 我必向那人變臉, 把他從他的族人中剪除.

20:7 “ ‘And you shall consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy, because I am Yahweh your God.
所以你們要使自己成為聖潔. 你們要分別為聖, 因為我是耶和華你們的神.

20:8 And you shall keep my statutes, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh who consecrates you.
你們要謹守遵行我的律例, 我是使你們分別為聖的耶和華.

20:9 “ ‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father and his mother—his blood is upon him.
“咒罵自己父母的, 必要把他處死; 他咒罵自己的父母, 必須承擔流血的罪責.

20:10 “ ‘As for a man who commits adultery with a man’s wife, who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man who commits adultery and the woman who commits adultery shall surely be put to death.
“如果有人與別人的妻子通姦, 就是與鄰舍的妻子通姦, 姦夫和淫婦都要處死.

20:11 As for a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness; both of them shall be put to death—their blood is on them.
如果有人與父親的妻子同睡, 就是揭露了他父親的下體, 必要把他們二人處死; 他們必須承擔流血的罪責.

20:12 As for a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall be put to death; they have committed a perversion—their blood is on them.
如果有人與兒媳同睡, 必要把他們二人處死; 他們犯了亂倫的罪, 必須承擔流血的罪責.

20:13 “ ‘As for the man who lies with a male as lying with a woman, they have committed a detestable thing; they shall surely be put to death—their blood is on them.
如果有人與男人同睡, 像與女人同睡一樣, 他們二人行了可憎的事, 必要把他們處死, 他們必須承擔流血的罪責.

20:14 “ ‘As for a man who marries a woman and her mother, that is depravity; they shall burn him and them, so that it shall not become depravity in the midst of you all.
如果有人娶妻, 又娶岳母, 就是行了醜惡的事, 要把他們三人用火燒死, 好使你們中間不再有醜惡的事.

20:15 “ ‘As for a man who has sexual relations with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
如果有人與走獸同睡, 必要把他處死, 也要殺死那走獸.

20:16 As for a woman who approaches any animal to copulate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death—their blood is on them.
女人若是親近任何走獸, 與牠交合, 你們要殺了那女人和走獸; 必要把他們處死; 他們必須承擔流血的罪責.

20:17 “ ‘As for a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she herself sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off before the eyes of their people; he has exposed his sister’s nakedness—he must bear his guilt.
“如果有人娶了自己的姊妹, 無論是異母同父的, 或是異父同母的, 他見了她的下體, 她也見了他的下體, 這是可恥的事; 他們二人必要從自己族人的眼前被剪除. 他揭露了自己姊妹的下體, 必須擔當自己的罪孽.

20:18 As for a man who lies with a menstruating woman, he exposes her nakedness—her source he exposes and she herself reveals her blood’s source—both of them shall be cut off from the midst of their people.
如果有人與患血漏病的婦人同睡, 揭露了她的下體, 就揭露了她的血源, 婦人也揭露了她自己的血源, 他們二人必要從自己的族人中被剪除.

20:19 And you shall not expose the nakedness of your mother’s sister, and you shall not expose your father’s sister, because such a person has dishonored his close relative—they must bear their guilt.
你不可揭露姨母, 或是姑母的下體, 因為這是揭露了骨肉之親的下體; 這樣作的人要擔當自己的罪孽.

20:20 As for a man who lies with his aunt, he has exposed his uncle’s nakedness—they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
如果有人與叔伯的妻子同睡, 就是揭露了叔伯的下體, 這樣作的人要擔當自己的罪; 他們必無子女而死.

20:21 As for a man who marries his brother’s wife, it is an abomination; he has exposed his brother’s nakedness—they shall be childless.
如果有人娶了兄弟的妻子為妻, 這是污穢的事, 揭露了自己兄弟的下體; 這樣作的人必無子女.

20:22 “ ‘And you shall keep all my statutes and all my regulations, and you shall do them, so that the land, to which I am bringing you to inhabit it, shall not vomit you out.
“所以你們要謹守遵行我的一切律例和一切典章, 免得我將要領你們進去居住的那地, 把你們吐出來.

20:23 And you shall not follow the statutes of the nation that I am driving out from before you, because they did all these things, and I detested them.
我從你們面前逐出的各民族, 你們不可隨從他們的風俗; 因為他們行了這一切事, 所以我厭惡他們.

20:24 So I said to you, “You yourselves shall take possession of their land, and I myself shall give it to you to possess it—a land flowing with milk and honey”; I am Yahweh your God, who has set you apart from the nations.
但我對你們說過, 你們要承受他們的土地; 我要把這流奶與蜜之地, 賜給你們作產業. 我是耶和華你們的神, 把你們從萬民中分別出來.

20:25 And you shall distinguish between the clean and the unclean animal and between the unclean and the clean bird; and you shall not defile yourselves with the animal or with the bird or with anything that moves along the ground that I have set apart for you as unclean.
所以你們要把潔淨的和不潔淨的走獸, 潔淨的和不潔淨的飛禽分別出來; 你們不可因著那些我為你們分別出來, 不潔淨的走獸,飛禽, 或任何在地上爬行的動物, 使自己成為可憎惡的.

20:26 And you shall be holy for me, because I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have singled you out from the nations to be mine.
你們要歸我為聖, 因為我耶和華是聖潔的, 我把你們從萬民中分別出來, 使你們歸我.

20:27 “ ‘And a man or a woman, if a spirit of the dead or a spirit of divination is in them, they shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones—their blood is on them.’ ”
“無論男女, 是交鬼的或是行法術的, 必要把他們處死, 要用石頭打死他們; 他們必須承擔流血的罪責. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 21

21:1 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, Aaron’s sons, and say to them, ‘One must not make himself unclean for a dead person among his own people,
耶和華對摩西說: “你要告訴亞倫子孫作祭司的, 對他們說: 祭司不可在自己的族人中因死人玷污自己,

21:2 except for his direct relative closest to him: his mother and his father, and his son and his daughter, and his brother,
除非骨肉至親, 例如父母,兒女,兄弟,

21:3 and for his sister, a virgin, who is closest to him, who has not had a husband—for her he may defile himself.
或是仍是處女, 未曾出嫁的姊妹等至親, 祭司才可以玷污自己.

21:4 He must not make himself unclean as a kinsman by marriage, defiling himself.
祭司不可為了姻親而玷污, 褻瀆自己的聖職(全句或譯: “祭司既為族人的首領, 就不可從俗玷污”).

21:5 “ ‘And they shall not shave bald patches on their head, and they shall not shave off the corner of their beard, and they shall not make a cut in their body.
祭司不可剃光頭髮, 鬍鬚的周圍不可剃掉, 也不可紋身.

21:6 They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God, because they are bringing near the offerings made by fire to Yahweh—their God’s food—and they shall be holy.
他們要成為聖, 歸向他們的神, 不可褻瀆他們神的名, 因為他們奉獻耶和華的火祭, 他們神的食物, 所以他們要成為聖.

21:7 “ ‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute and defiled, nor shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband, because each priest is holy for his God.
祭司不可娶被玷辱了的妓女為妻, 也不可娶被丈夫離棄的女人為妻; 因為祭司是歸他的神為聖的.

21:8 And you shall consecrate him, because he is bringing near your God’s food; he shall be holy to you, since I, Yahweh, who consecrates you, am holy.
所以你要使他分別為聖, 因為他把食物獻給你的神; 你要以他為聖, 因為我耶和華使你們分別為聖的, 是聖潔的.

21:9 “ ‘As for the daughter of any priest, if she is defiled by prostituting, she is disgracing her father—she shall be burned in the fire.
如果祭司的女兒羞辱自己去作妓女, 就是羞辱了自己的父親; 她必須用火燒死.

21:10 “ ‘As for the priest who is higher than his brothers, on whose head the oil of anointment is poured and he was ordained to wear the garments, he shall not dishevel his head, and he shall not tear his garments.
“在兄弟中作大祭司的, 頭上倒了膏油, 又受了聖職, 得以穿著聖衣, 就不可披頭散髮, 也不可撕裂衣服.

21:11 And he shall not go near any dead person, nor shall he make himself unclean for his father or for his mother.
不可走近死屍, 也不可為了父母玷污自己.

21:12 And he shall not go out from the sanctuary, and he shall not profane his God’s sanctuary, because the dedication of his God’s oil of anointment is on him; I am Yahweh.
他不可走出聖所, 也不可褻瀆他神的聖所, 因為他神膏立了他, 使他分別為聖, 我是耶和華.

21:13 “ ‘And he himself must take a wife in her virginity.
他要娶處女為妻.

21:14 A widow or a divorced woman or a defiled woman, a prostitute—these he must not take; he shall take only a virgin from his people as wife.
寡婦,被休的婦人,受玷辱的妓女, 他都不可以娶; 他只可以娶自己族人中的處女為妻.

21:15 And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates him.’ ”
不可在自己的族人中, 羞辱他的後裔, 因為我是使他們分別為聖的耶和華. ”

21:16 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

21:17 “Speak to Aaron, saying, ‘A man from your offspring throughout their generations, in whom is a physical defect, shall not come near to present your God’s food.
“你要告訴亞倫: 你世世代代的後裔中, 有殘疾的, 就不可走近來獻他神的食物.

21:18 Indeed, any man in whom is a physical defect shall not come near: a blind man or lame or disfigured or deformed,
因為有殘疾的, 無論是瞎眼,瘸腿,五官不正,畸形,

21:19 or a man in whom is a broken foot or a broken hand,
斷腳斷手的,

21:20 or a hunchback or a dwarf, or a spot in his eye or a skin disorder or a skin eruption or a crushed testicle.
駝背,矮小,眼睛有毛病,長癬,生疹, 或是腎子損壞的, 都不可走近來,

21:21 Any man from Aaron the priest’s offspring in whom is a physical defect shall not come near to present offerings made by fire to Yahweh; a physical defect is in him; he shall not come near to present his God’s food.
亞倫祭司的後裔中, 有殘疾的, 都不可上前來獻耶和華的火祭; 他既有殘疾, 就不可上前來獻他的神的食物.

21:22 He may eat his God’s food, from the most holy things and from the holy things.
他神的食物, 無論是至聖的或是聖的, 他都可以吃;

21:23 But he must not enter the curtain, and he must not come near to the altar, because a physical defect is in him, and he must not profane my sanctuary, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates them.’ ”
只因他有殘疾, 他就不可進到幔子前, 也不可上前到我的祭壇那裡, 免得褻瀆我的聖所; 我是使他們分別為聖的耶和華. ”

21:24 Thus Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites.
於是摩西告訴亞倫和亞倫的兒子, 以及所有以色列人.

Leviticus - Chapter 22

22:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

22:2 “Tell Aaron and his sons that they must deal respectfully with the Israelites’ votive offerings, and they must not profane my holy name, which they are consecrating to me; I am Yahweh.
“你要告訴亞倫和他的兒子, 叫他們謹慎處理以色列人分別為聖歸給我的聖物, 免得他們褻瀆我的聖名; 我是耶和華.

22:3 “Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations, any man from any of your offspring who comes near the votive offerings that the Israelites consecrate to Yahweh with his uncleanness on him, that person shall be cut off from before me; I am Yahweh.
你要對他們說: 你們世世代代的後裔中, 若是不潔淨, 卻接近以色列人分別為聖歸耶和華的聖物, 那人必從我面前被剪除; 我是耶和華.

22:4 “ ‘Anyone from Aaron’s offspring, if he is afflicted with a skin disease or a fluid discharge, shall not eat in the sanctuary until he is clean; and the one who touches any unclean person or a man from whom an emission of semen goes out,
亞倫的後裔中, 患了痲風病, 或是血漏症的, 都不可吃聖物, 直到他潔淨了; 觸摸了任何屍體的不潔或遺精的人,

22:5 or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or who touches a person who is unclean for him due to whatever his uncleanness,
或是觸摸了任何使他玷污的爬蟲, 或是摸了使他成為不潔淨的人(不論那人有甚麼不潔淨),

22:6 a person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall not eat from the votive offerings, except when he washes his body with water
摸了這些的人, 必不潔淨到晚上; 如果他不用水洗身, 就不可吃聖物.

22:7 and the sun sets, and he shall be clean; then afterward he may eat from the votive offerings, because it is his food.
日落之後, 他就潔淨了, 可以吃聖物, 因為那是他的食物.

22:8 He shall not eat a naturally dead body or a mangled carcass, so that he becomes unclean by it; I am Yahweh.
自死的或是野獸撕裂的動物, 他都不可吃, 免得玷污自己; 我是耶和華.

22:9 “ ‘And they shall keep my obligation, and they shall not incur guilt because of it, so that they die through it, because they have profaned it; I am Yahweh who consecrates them.
他們要謹守我的命令, 免得他們因褻瀆, 擔罪而死; 我是使他們分別為聖的耶和華.

22:10 “ ‘No stranger shall eat the votive offering; nor shall a temporary resident with a priest or a hired worker eat the votive offering.
“所有外族人都不可吃聖物; 寄居在祭司家裡的人或是受雇的雇工, 都不可吃聖物.

22:11 But a priest, if with his money he buys a person as his possession, that one may eat it, and the descendants of his house themselves may eat his food.
但是祭司用自己銀子買來的僕人, 就可以吃聖物; 生在祭司家裡的人, 他們可以吃他的食物.

22:12 And a priest’s daughter, when she marries a layman, she herself may not eat the votive offering.
祭司的女兒若是嫁給外族人, 就不可吃舉祭的聖物.

22:13 But a priest’s daughter, when she becomes a widow or divorced or there is no offspring for her, and she returns to her father’s house as in her childhood, she may eat from her father’s food, but no layman may eat it.
但祭司的女兒若是寡婦, 或是被休的, 而且沒有孩子, 又回到自己的父家, 像她年輕的時候一樣, 她就可以吃她父親的食物; 只是任何外族人都不可吃.

22:14 And if a man eats the votive offering unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it, and he shall give the votive offering to the priest.
人若是誤吃了聖物, 就要加上五分之一, 與聖物一起交給祭司.

22:15 And they shall not profane the Israelites’ votive offerings that they present to Yahweh,
祭司不可褻瀆以色列人獻上給耶和華的聖物,

22:16 and so cause them, by their eating their votive offerings, to bear guilt requiring a guilt offering, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates them.’ ”
免得他們因吃了聖物而擔當罪孽過犯; 因為我是使他們分別為聖的耶和華. ”

22:17 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

22:18 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites, and say to them, ‘Anyone from the house of Israel or from the alien in Israel who presents his offering for any of their vows or for any of their freewill offerings that they present to Yahweh as a burnt offering,
“你要告訴亞倫和亞倫的兒子, 以及所有以色列人, 對他們說: 任何以色列家的人, 或是在以色列中寄居的外人, 奉獻供物的時候, 無論是為還願, 或是甘心獻給耶和華的燔祭,

22:19 it must be without defect to be acceptable for you: a male among the cattle, among the sheep, or among the goats.
就要把沒有殘疾的公牛, 或公綿羊, 或公山羊獻上, 才蒙悅納.

22:20 You shall not present any animal in which is a physical defect, because it shall not be acceptable for you.
有殘疾的, 你們都不可獻上, 因為這是不蒙悅納的.

22:21 And if anyone brings a sacrifice of fellowship offerings for Yahweh to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the cattle or from the flock, it must be without defect to be acceptable; there must not be any physical defect in it.
人若是為了還願, 或是甘心把牛羊獻給耶和華作平安祭, 總要獻上一隻完全,沒有任何瑕疵的祭物, 才蒙悅納.

22:22 The blind or the injured or the maimed or the seeping or one with a skin disorder or one with a skin eruption—these you shall not present to Yahweh, nor shall you give from them an offering made by fire on the altar for Yahweh.
瞎眼,折傷,殘廢,傷口潰瘍,長癬或生疹的牲畜, 你們都不可獻給耶和華, 不可把這些當作火祭放在祭壇上獻給耶和華,

22:23 As for an ox or sheep that is deformed or that is stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but for a vow it will not be accepted.
無論是公牛或是綿羊羔, 如果肢體畸形或有缺陷的, 你可以作甘心祭獻上; 如果作還願祭獻上, 就不蒙悅納.

22:24 And you shall not present anything for Yahweh with bruised or shattered or torn or cut-off testicles, and you shall not sacrifice such in your land.
內臟損傷,壓碎,破裂, 或割掉的, 你們都不可獻與耶和華; 在你們將來居住的地方, 你們不可行這樣的事;

22:25 And you shall not present your God’s food from any of these by the hand of a foreigner, because their deformity is in them; a physical defect is in them; they shall not be accepted for you.’ ”
也不可從外人手裡接受這一類的牲畜, 作你們神的食物; 因為這些都有損壞, 有殘疾, 必不蒙悅納. ”

22:26 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

22:27 “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, then it shall be under its mother for seven days, and from the eighth day and beyond it is acceptable as an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
“公牛或是綿羊或是山羊生下來以後, 七天要與牠的母親在一起, 從第八天開始, 牠就可以蒙悅納, 作獻給耶和華火祭的供物.

22:28 And you shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young on the same day.
無論是牛或羊, 你們都不可在同一日之內宰殺母和子.

22:29 And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it to be acceptable for you.
如果你們獻感恩祭給耶和華, 要獻得可蒙悅納.

22:30 It must be eaten on that day; you must not leave over anything from it until morning; I am Yahweh.
祭肉要當天吃完, 一點都不可留到早晨; 我是耶和華.

22:31 “Thus you shall keep my commands, and you shall do them; I am Yahweh.
你們要謹守遵行我的誡命; 我是耶和華.

22:32 “And you shall not profane my holy name, so that I may be consecrated in the midst of the Israelites; I am Yahweh, who consecrates you,
你們不可褻瀆我的聖名, 我在以色列人中間要被尊為聖; 我是使你們分別為聖的耶和華,

22:33 the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be as God for you; I am Yahweh.”
曾把你們從埃及地領出來, 要作你們的神; 我是耶和華. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 23

23:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘The festivals of Yahweh that you shall proclaim are holy assemblies; these are my appointed times.
“你要告訴以色列人, 對他們說: 我指定的節日, 就是耶和華指定的節日, 你們應當召集聖會.

23:3 “ ‘For six days work is to be done, and on the seventh day shall be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly; you shall not do any work; it shall be a Sabbath for Yahweh in all your dwellings.
“六日要工作, 但第七日是完全休歇的安息日, 應當有聖會; 甚麼工你們都不可作; 在你們的一切住處, 這日是歸耶和華的安息日.

23:4 “ ‘These are Yahweh’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim at their appointed time.
“以下是耶和華的節日, 你們在這些指定的日期要召集聖會.

23:5 In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month at the evening is Yahweh’s Passover.
“正月十四日黃昏的時候, 是耶和華的逾越節.

23:6 And on the fifteenth day of this month is Yahweh’s Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
這月十五日是耶和華的無酵節; 你們要吃無酵餅七日.

23:7 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do any regular work.
第一天應當有聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工你們都不可作.

23:8 And you shall present an offering for Yahweh made by fire for seven days; on the seventh day there shall be a holy assembly; you shall not do any regular work.’ ”
這七天你們要每天獻火祭給耶和華; 第七日應當有聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工你們都不可作. ”

23:9 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:10 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When you come to the land that I am about to give to you and you reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruit of your harvest to the priest.
“你要告訴以色列人, 對他們說: 你們到了我賜給你們的地, 收割莊稼的時候, 要把初熟莊稼的一捆帶到祭司那裡.

23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh for your acceptance; the priest shall wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
他要在耶和華面前搖禾捆, 在安息日的次日把它搖一搖, 使你們蒙悅納.

23:12 And on the day of your waving the sheaf you shall offer a yearling male lamb without defect as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
你們搖禾捆的時候, 要把一隻一歲,沒有瑕疵的公綿羊作燔祭獻給耶和華.

23:13 And its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of finely milled flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, an appeasing fragrance; and its libation shall be a fourth of a hin of wine.
同獻的素祭, 是調油的細麵兩公斤, 獻給耶和華作馨香的火祭; 同獻的奠祭, 是一公斤酒.

23:14 And you shall not eat bread or roasted grain or ripe grain until this very same day, until you present your God’s offering. This must be a lasting statute for your generations in all your dwellings.
無論是餅, 是烘過的穀粒, 或是新穗子, 你們都不可吃, 直等到你們把神的供物帶來的那天, 才可以吃; 這要在你們的一切住處, 作世世代代永遠的律例.

23:15 “ ‘And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day of your bringing the wave offering’s sheaf—there shall be seven full weeks.
“你們要從安息日的次日, 把禾捆帶來作搖祭那日起, 計算整整七個星期;

23:16 Until the day after the seventh Sabbath you shall count fifty days; then you shall present a new grain offering for Yahweh.
到第七個星期的次日, 共計五十天; 那天你們要獻新的素祭給耶和華.

23:17 You shall bring from your dwellings for a wave offering two loaves of bread made with two-tenths of an ephah of finely milled flour; they must be baked with leaven—the firstfruits belonging to Yahweh.
要從你們的住處把兩個餅帶來作搖祭, 每個是用細麵兩公斤, 加酵烤成的, 當作初熟之物獻給耶和華.

23:18 And, in addition to the bread, you shall present seven yearling male lambs without defects and one young bull and two rams—they shall be a burnt offering for Yahweh with their grain offering and their libations, an offering made by fire, an appeasing fragrance for Yahweh.
你們要把一歲,沒有瑕疵的綿羊羔七隻, 公牛犢一頭, 公綿羊兩隻, 作獻給耶和華的燔祭, 牠們和同獻的素祭,奠祭, 是獻給耶和華作馨香的火祭.

23:19 And you shall offer one he-goat as a sin offering and two yearling male lambs as a sacrifice of fellowship offerings.
你們又要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭, 兩隻一歲的公綿羊作平安祭.

23:20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before Yahweh; in addition to the two male lambs, they shall be holy for Yahweh for the priest.
祭司要把這些祭物與初熟祭的餅, 一同作搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖, 這些是耶和華的聖物, 應歸給祭司.

23:21 And you shall make a proclamation on this very same day; it shall be a holy assembly for you; you shall not do any regular work; this is a lasting statute in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
在這一天你們要宣布, 這是你們的聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工你們都不可作. 這要在你們一切住處, 作世世代代永遠的律例.

23:22 And when you reap the harvest of your land, you must not finish the edge of your field at your reaping, and you must not glean the remnants of your harvest—you shall leave them behind for the needy and for the alien; I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
“你們收割你們的莊稼的時候, 不可把角落的穀物割盡, 也不可拾取你收割時遺下的; 把它們留給窮人和寄居的外人; 我是耶和華你們的神. ”

23:23 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:24 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have a rest period, a remembrance of the trumpet blast, a holy assembly.
“你要告訴以色列人: 七月初一, 你們必須完全休歇, 要吹號筒作記念, 應當有聖會.

23:25 You must not do any regular work, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.’ ”
甚麼勞碌的工你們都不可作; 你們要獻火祭給耶和華. ”

23:26 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:27 “Surely the Day of Atonement is on the tenth day of the seventh month; it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall deny yourselves, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
“七月初十是贖罪日; 你們應當有聖會, 要刻苦己心, 獻火祭給耶和華.

23:28 And you must not do any regular work on this very same day, because it is the Day of Atonement to make atonement for you before Yahweh your God.
在這一天, 甚麼工你們都不可作, 因為這是贖罪日, 要在耶和華你們的神面前為你們贖罪.

23:29 If there is any person who does not deny himself on this very same day, then he shall be cut off from his people.
在這一天, 不刻苦己心的人, 必從他的族人中被剪除.

23:30 As for any person who does any work on this very same day, I will exterminate that person from the midst of his people.
在這一天, 作甚麼工的人, 我必把他從自己的族人中間消滅.

23:31 You must not do any work; it is a lasting statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
甚麼工你們都不可作, 這要在你們的一切住處作世世代代永遠的律例.

23:32 It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves on the ninth day of the month in the evening—from evening to evening you must observe your extraordinary Sabbath.”
這是你們完全休歇的安息日, 並要刻苦己心; 從這月初九晚上, 到次日晚上, 你們要守安息日. ”

23:33 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

23:34 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, this shall be the Feast of Booths for seven days for Yahweh.
“你要告訴以色列人: 七月十五日是住棚節, 要在耶和華面前守這七天的節期.

23:35 On the first day there shall be a holy assembly; you must not do any regular work.
第一天應當有聖會; 甚麼勞碌的工你們都不可作.

23:36 For seven days you must present an offering made by fire to Yahweh. On the eighth day it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh; it is a celebration; you must not do any regular work.
這七天你們每天都要獻火祭給耶和華; 第八天應當有聖會, 要獻火祭給耶和華, 這是集會的日子, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可作.

23:37 “ ‘These are Yahweh’s festivals, which you must proclaim, holy assemblies to present an offering made by fire to Yahweh—burnt offering and grain offering, sacrifice and libations, each on its proper day—
“以上是耶和華的節日, 你們應當召集聖會, 照著每日的規定獻火祭給耶和華, 就是燔祭,素祭,平安祭和奠祭.

23:38 besides Yahweh’s Sabbaths and besides your gifts and besides your vows and besides all your freewill offerings that you give to Yahweh.
此外, 還有耶和華的安息日, 你們的供物, 你們的一切還願祭和甘心獻的祭, 這些是你們當獻給耶和華的.

23:39 “ ‘Surely on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, at your gathering the land’s produce, you shall hold Yahweh’s festival for seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest period and on the eighth day a rest period.
“又在七月十五日, 你們收了那地的出產以後, 要守耶和華的節七日, 第一天要完全休歇, 第八天也要完全休歇.

23:40 And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branches of a leafy tree and of a brook’s poplar trees, and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God for seven days.
第一天你們要拿果樹的美果,棕樹枝,茂密的大樹枝和溪邊的楊柳枝, 在耶和華你們的神面前歡樂七天.

23:41 And you must hold it as a festival for Yahweh for seven days in the year; it shall be a lasting statute throughout your generations; in the seventh month you must hold it.
你們每年七月, 要守耶和華這七天的節期, 這是你們世世代代永遠的律例.

23:42 You must live in the booths for seven days; all the natives in Israel must live in the booths,
你們要住在棚裡七天; 以色列所有的本地人都要住在棚裡,

23:43 so that your generations shall know that I made the Israelites live in booths when I brought them from the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
好叫你們世世代代知道, 我領以色列人出埃及地的時候, 曾經使他們住在棚裡; 我是耶和華你們的神. ”

23:44 Thus Moses announced to the Israelites Yahweh’s appointed times.
於是摩西把耶和華指定的節日告訴了以色列人.

Leviticus - Chapter 24

24:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

24:2 “Command the Israelites that they should bring pure olive oil from beaten olives for the light to present a lamp continually.
“你要吩咐以色列人, 把點燈用的榨成的純淨橄欖油, 拿來給你, 使燈火長燃.

24:3 Aaron shall arrange for it outside the curtain of the testimony in the tent of assembly from evening until morning before Yahweh continually; it shall be a lasting statute throughout your generations.
在會幕中法櫃的幔子外, 亞倫要使這燈在耶和華面前通宵達旦地長燃; 這是你們世世代代永遠的律例.

24:4 On the pure golden lampstand he shall arrange for the lamps before Yahweh continually.
亞倫要不斷地在耶和華面前, 整理純金燈臺上的燈.

24:5 “And you shall take finely milled flour, and you shall bake with it twelve ring-shaped bread cakes: each one shall be two-tenths of an ephah.
“你要取細麵烤成十二個餅, 每一個餅用兩公斤細麵.

24:6 And you shall place them in two rows, six to the row, on the pure gold table before Yahweh.
你要把餅擺列成兩排, 每排六個, 放在耶和華面前精金的桌子上;

24:7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each row so that it shall be for the bread as a memorial offering, an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
把純乳香放在每排餅上, 象徵這些餅作獻給耶和華的火祭.

24:8 On every Sabbath he shall arrange it in rows before Yahweh continually; they are from the Israelites as an everlasting covenant.
每一個安息日, 亞倫都要把餅擺在耶和華面前, 不可間斷, 這是以色列人永遠的約.

24:9 And it shall be for Aaron and for his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, because it is a most holy thing for him from Yahweh’s offerings made by fire—a lasting rule.”
這餅要歸給亞倫和他的子孫, 他們要在聖潔的地方吃, 因為這是至聖的, 在獻給耶和華的火祭中, 他永遠的分. ”

24:10 And an Israelite woman’s son, and he was an Egyptian man’s son, went out in the midst of the Israelites; and the Israelite woman’s son and an Israelite man fought in the camp.
有一個以色列婦人的兒子, 父親是埃及人, 在以色列人中間出入; 這以色列婦人的兒子在營裡和一個以色列人爭吵;

24:11 Then the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the name, and he cursed, so they brought him to Moses—and the name of his mother was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
這以色列婦人的兒子褻瀆耶和華的名, 咒詛耶和華的名, 人就把他帶到摩西那裡. (他母親名叫示羅密, 是但支派底伯利的女兒. )

24:12 Then they put him in custody so that the matter might be made clear to them in accordance with the mouth of Yahweh.
他們拘留看守那人, 等候耶和華給他們的指示.

24:13 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

24:14 “Bring the curser outside the camp, and all the hearers shall place their hands on his head, and the whole community shall stone him.
“把那咒詛聖名的人拉出營外, 聽見的人都按手在他頭上. 然後全體會眾要扔石頭打死他.

24:15 And you shall speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Any man when he curses his God shall bear his sin.
你要告訴以色列人: 咒詛神的, 必擔當自己的罪.

24:16 And he who blasphemes Yahweh’s name certainly shall be put to death; the whole community certainly shall stone him. As the alien, so the native shall be put to death at blaspheming his name.
褻瀆耶和華聖名的人, 必被處死, 全體會眾要扔石頭打他; 不論是寄居的外人或是本地人, 如果褻瀆聖名, 必被處死.

24:17 “ ‘And when a man kills any human being, he certainly shall be put to death.
打死人的, 必被處死.

24:18 And he who kills a domestic animal must repay for it life in place of life.
打死牲畜的, 必要賠償牲畜, 以命償命.

24:19 And when a man causes a physical defect in his fellow citizen according to what he has done, so it shall be done to him:
如果有人使他的同伴傷殘; 他怎樣待人, 人也必怎樣待他;

24:20 fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth—according to the physical defect he causes to the person, likewise it shall be caused to him.
以傷還傷, 以眼還眼, 以牙還牙; 他怎樣使人傷殘, 人也必怎樣使他傷殘.

24:21 And a killer of a domestic animal must repay for it, and a killer of a human shall be put to death.
打死牲畜的, 必要賠償牲畜; 打死人的, 必被處死.

24:22 You must have one norm; as for the alien, so it must be for the native, because I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
無論是寄居的或是本地人, 你們都應一律對待, 因為我是耶和華你們的神. ”

24:23 Thus Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they brought the curser outside the camp, and they stoned him with stones, and the Israelites did just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
於是摩西告訴了以色列人, 他們就把那咒詛聖名的人帶出營外, 扔石頭打死他. 以色列人遵行了耶和華給摩西的吩咐.

Leviticus - Chapter 25

25:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying,
耶和華在西奈山對摩西說:

25:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When you come into the land that I am about to give to you, then the land shall observe a Sabbath for Yahweh.
“你要告訴以色列人, 對他們說: 你們到了我賜給你們的那地以後, 地要守耶和華的安息.

25:3 Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and you shall gather its yield.
六年之內, 你要耕種田地; 六年之內, 你要修剪葡萄園, 收藏地的出產;

25:4 But in the seventh year it shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath for Yahweh; you must not sow your field, and you must not prune your vineyard.
但是第七年, 地要完全休歇, 享受耶和華的安息; 你不可耕種田地, 也不可修剪葡萄園.

25:5 You must not reap your harvest’s aftergrowth, and you must not harvest the grapes of your unpruned vines—it shall be a year of complete rest for the land.
你收割以後自然生長的莊稼, 你不可收割; 沒有修剪的葡萄樹果子, 你也不可採摘; 這一年, 地要完全休歇.

25:6 And a Sabbath of the land shall be for food for you: for you and for your slave and for your slave woman and for your hired worker and for your temporary residents who are dwelling as aliens with you;
地在安息年的自然出產, 是給你們作食物; 就是給你, 你的僕婢,雇工和寄居的, 就是與你們一起居住的人;

25:7 and all its yield shall be for your domestic animal and for the wild animal, which are in your land to eat.
甚至你的牲畜, 以及你那地的走獸, 都以安息年的出產作食物.

25:8 “ ‘And you shall count for yourself seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years, and they shall be for you time periods of years: forty-nine years.
“你又要為自己計算七個安息年, 就是七個七年, 你經過了七個安息年, 四十九年的日子以後,

25:9 And you shall cause a loud horn blast to be heard on the seventh month on the tenth of the month; on the Day of Atonement you shall cause a ram’s horn to be heard in all your land.
在七月初十, 你要吹角, 在贖罪日, 角聲要響遍你的全地.

25:10 And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and you shall proclaim a release in the land for all its inhabitants. It is a Jubilee; it shall be for you, and you shall return. You must return—everyone to his property and everyone to his clan.
你們要把第五十年分別為聖, 向全地所有居民宣布自由; 這一年是你們的禧年, 你們各人要歸回自己的地業, 歸回自己的父家.

25:11 You shall have the fiftieth year as a Jubilee; you must not reap its aftergrowth, and you must not harvest its unpruned vines.
第五十年是你們的禧年; 這一年你們不可耕種, 也不可收割自然生長的, 也不可採摘沒有修剪的葡萄樹果子.

25:12 Because it is a Jubilee, it shall be holy to you. You must eat its produce from the field.
因為這是禧年, 你們要當作聖年; 你們可以吃地裡的出產.

25:13 “ ‘In this Year of Jubilee each of you shall return to his property.
“在這禧年中, 你們各人要歸回自己的地業.

25:14 And when you sell something to your fellow citizen or you buy from your neighbor’s hand, you must not oppress one another.
如果你賣甚麼給鄰舍, 或是從鄰舍的手裡買甚麼, 你們不可欺負對方.

25:15 You must buy from your fellow citizen according to the number of years after the Jubilee; he must sell to you according to the number of years of yield.
你要按照下一個禧年以前還剩餘的年數向鄰舍買; 他也要按照這年數可得的出產價值賣給你.

25:16 You must increase its price according to a greater number of years, but you must decrease its price according to a lesser number of years, because he is selling its yields to you.
年數多, 你付的買價就要增多. 年數少, 你付的買價就要減少. 因為他是按出產的數值賣給你.

25:17 And you must not oppress one another, but you shall revere your God, because I am Yahweh, your God.
你們不可欺負對方, 卻要敬畏你的神, 因為我是耶和華你們的神.

25:18 “ ‘And you shall do my statutes, and you must keep my regulations, and you shall do them, so that you shall live securely on the land.
“所以你們要遵行我的律例, 謹守我的典章, 遵照奉行, 就可以在那地安然居住.

25:19 And the land shall give its fruit, and you shall eat your fill, and you shall live securely on it.
地必生產果實, 你們就可以吃飽, 在那地安然居住.

25:20 And if you should say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we do not sow and we do not gather its yield?”
如果你們問: 在第七年我們不耕種, 也不收藏我們的出產, 我們吃甚麼呢?

25:21 then I will command my blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will make the yield for three years.
在第六年, 我必命我的福臨到你們, 地就會生產足夠三年食用的出產.

25:22 And you will sow in the eighth year, and you shall eat from the old yield; until the ninth year, until the coming of its yield, you shall eat the old yield.
第八年你們耕種時, 仍有舊糧吃; 直到第九年, 收成新糧的時候, 你還有舊糧可吃.

25:23 “ ‘But the land must not be sold in perpetuity, because the land is mine, because you are aliens and temporary residents with me.
“地不可永遠賣掉, 因為地是我的; 你們在我面前不過是寄居的和客旅.

25:24 And in all your property’s land you must provide redemption for the land.
在你們所得為業的全地, 你們應該讓人有贖地的權利.

25:25 “ ‘When your brother becomes poor and he sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come, and he shall redeem the thing sold by his brother.
如果你的兄弟貧窮, 賣了部分地業, 他的至親可以來, 把兄弟所賣的贖回.

25:26 But if a man does not have a redeemer, then he prospers and he finds enough for his redemption,
如果沒有代贖人, 而他自己的經濟能力改善, 足夠把地贖回,

25:27 then he shall calculate the years of its selling, and he shall refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and he shall return to his property.
他就要計算賣地的年數, 把餘剩年數的出產數值還給那買主, 他就可以收回自己的地業.

25:28 But if his hand does not find enough to refund to him, then what he has sold shall be in the buyer’s hand until the Year of Jubilee; and it shall go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee, and he shall return to his property.
如果他沒有足夠的能力為自己收回賣了的地, 他所賣的就要存在買主的手裡, 直到禧年; 到了禧年, 買主必須把地歸還, 賣地的人可以收回自己的地業.

25:29 “ ‘And if a man sells a residential house in a walled city, then it shall be his redemption until completing a year after his selling; its redemption shall last a year.
“如果有人賣了一所城內的住宅, 在賣了以後的一整年之內, 他有贖回的權利; 在這些日子以內, 他隨時可贖回.

25:30 But if it is not redeemed before a full year has passed, then the house that is in the walled city shall belong to the buyer in perpetuity throughout his generations; it shall not go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee.
如果滿了一年期不贖回, 那所城內的房屋, 就要確定歸買主世世代代為業; 就算到了禧年, 買主也不必交出退還.

25:31 However, village houses that have no surrounding wall shall be considered open country; there is redemption for it, and in the Jubilee it shall go out of the buyer’s hand.
但房屋在四圍沒有城牆的村莊裡, 就要算為鄉下的田地一樣, 是可以贖回的; 到了禧年, 買主要交出退還.

25:32 “ ‘As for the cities of the Levites, that is, the houses in their property’s cities, it shall be a lasting redemption for the Levites.
至於利未人的城, 就是他們所得為業的城, 其中的房屋, 利未人有隨時可以贖回的權利.

25:33 And whatever anyone redeems from the Levites then must go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee, including a house’s selling in his city’s property, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their property in the midst of the Israelites.
如果一個利未人在他所得為業的城裡, 沒有贖回已經賣了的房屋, 到了禧年, 買主仍要交出退還; 因為利未人城裡的房屋, 是他們在以色列人中的產業.

25:34 But a field of their cities’ pastureland must not be sold, because it is their property for all time.
只是他們城郊之地不可出賣, 因為是他們永遠的地業.

25:35 “ ‘And if your countryman becomes poor and if he becomes dependent on you, then you shall support him like an alien and like a temporary resident, and he shall live with you.
“如果你的兄弟貧窮, 在你那裡手頭拮据, 你要資助他, 使他可以與你一同生活, 像旅客寄居的一樣.

25:36 You must not take interest or usury from him, but you shall revere your God, and your countryman shall live with you.
你不可向他收取高利, 卻要敬畏你的神, 使你的兄弟可以與你一同生活.

25:37 You must not give your money to him with interest or give your food for profit.
你借錢給他, 不可向他取利息; 借糧給他, 也不可要他多還.

25:38 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, to be as God for you.
我是耶和華你們的神, 曾經把你們從埃及地領出來, 要把迦南地賜給你們, 而且要作你們的神.

25:39 “ ‘And if your countryman who is with you becomes poor, and he is sold to you, you shall not treat him as a slave.
“你的兄弟在你那裡若是貧窮了, 賣身給你, 你不可逼他作奴僕的工作.

25:40 He shall be with you like a hired worker, like a temporary resident; he shall work with you until the Year of Jubilee.
他在你那裡要像雇工和寄居的一樣; 他要服事你直到禧年.

25:41 And he and his sons with him shall go out from you, and he shall return to his clan, and to the property of his ancestors he shall return.
到了禧年, 他和他的兒女要離開你, 歸回他本家, 歸回自己祖宗的地業.

25:42 Because they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they shall not be sold as a slave.
因為他們是我的僕人, 是我從埃及地領出來的, 他們不可以賣作奴僕.

25:43 You shall not rule over him with ruthlessness, but you shall revere your God.
你不可嚴嚴地轄制他, 卻要敬畏你的神.

25:44 “ ‘As for your slave and your slave woman who are yours, from the nations that are all around you, from them you may buy a slave or a slave woman.
至於你需要的僕婢, 可以來自你們四圍的列國, 你們可以從他們中間購買奴婢.

25:45 And you may buy also from the children of the temporary residents who are dwelling with you as aliens and from their clan who are with you, who have children in your land; indeed, they may be as property for you.
你們也可以從那些與你們住在一起的外人的兒女中, 或是從他們的家族中, 就是那些與你們在一起, 在你們境內所生的, 購買奴婢; 他們要作你們的產業.

25:46 And you may pass them on as an inheritance to your sons after you to take possession of as property for all time—you may let them work. But as for your countrymen, the Israelites, you shall not rule with ruthlessness over one another.
你們要把他們留給你們的子孫作永遠的產業, 你們要從他們中間取奴僕; 只是你們的兄弟以色列人, 你們卻不可苛刻管轄.

25:47 “ ‘And if the alien or the temporary resident who are with you prosper, but your countryman who is with him becomes poor and he is sold to an alien, a temporary resident who is with you, or to a descendant of an alien’s clan,
“在你中間寄居的外人或是客旅若是富足起來, 你的兄弟在他那裡卻漸漸窮乏, 把自己賣給住在你那裡寄居的外人或客旅的家族,

25:48 after he is sold redemption shall be for him; one of his brothers may redeem him,
賣了自己以後, 他仍有贖回的權利; 他兄弟中的任何一個都可以贖他;

25:49 or his uncle or his uncle’s son may redeem him, or one of his close relatives from his clan may redeem him; or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.
他的叔伯或是他叔伯的兒子可以贖他, 他家族中的骨肉至親也可以贖他; 如果他自己的經濟能力改善, 也可以自贖.

25:50 And he shall calculate with his buyer from the year of his selling himself until the Jubilee; and the value of his selling shall be according to the number of years—it shall be with him like a hired worker’s days.
他要與買主計算, 從賣身那一年起, 直到禧年為止; 照著年數的多少, 按雇工的工價計算贖銀.

25:51 If there are still many years, in keeping with them he shall restore his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.
如果賣身時還有很多年才到禧年, 他就要按著年數, 照他賣身的價銀按比例償還他的贖價.

25:52 And if there are a few years left until the Year of Jubilee, then he shall calculate for himself; he shall restore his redemption according to the number of his years.
如果距離禧年只有幾年, 他就按著年數, 與買主計算, 按雇工的工價, 償還他的贖價.

25:53 He shall be with him as a yearly hired worker; he shall not rule over him with ruthlessness in your sight.
買主要像每年雇用的工人那樣待他. 不可在你眼前苛刻地管轄他.

25:54 And if he is not redeemed by any of these ways, then he and his sons with him shall go out in the Year of Jubilee.
如果他不在這些年間把自己贖回, 到了禧年, 也可以和他的兒女一同離去.

25:55 Indeed, the Israelites are servants for me; they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
因為以色列人都是屬我的僕人; 他們是我的僕人, 是我把他們從埃及地領了出來的; 我是耶和華你們的神. ”

Leviticus - Chapter 26

26:1 “ ‘You shall not make for yourselves idols and divine images, and you shall not raise up stone pillars for yourselves, and you shall not put a sculptured stone in your land in order to worship before it, because I am Yahweh your God.
“你們不可為自己做偶像, 不可為自己立雕像或神柱, 也不可在你們的境內安置石像, 向它跪拜; 因為我是耶和華你們的神.

26:2 “ ‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and you shall revere my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.
你們要遵守我的安息日; 敬畏我的聖所; 我是耶和華.

26:3 “ ‘If you walk in my statutes and you keep my commands and you do them,
你們遵行我的律例, 謹守我的誡命, 遵照奉行,

26:4 then I will give you rains in their time, and the land shall give its produce, and the trees of the field shall give their fruit.
我就按時給你們降下雨露, 使地生出土產, 田野的樹木也結果實.

26:5 And for you the threshing season shall overtake the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall overtake the sowing, and you shall eat your food to your fill and you shall live securely in your land.
你們打禾, 必打到摘葡萄的時候, 摘葡萄必摘到撒種的時候; 你們吃食物, 吃得飽足, 在你們的境內安然居住.

26:6 And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and there shall not be anybody who makes you afraid, and I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword shall pass through your land.
我必使你們境內太平; 你們睡覺, 沒有人驚嚇你們; 我使惡獸在境內絕跡; 刀劍也不經過你們的地.

26:7 And you shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.
你們必追趕仇敵, 他們必在你們面前倒在刀下.

26:8 And five of you shall pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you shall pursue a myriad; and your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.
你們五個人必追趕一百人, 一百人必追趕一萬人; 你們的仇敵必在你們面前倒在刀下.

26:9 And I will turn to you, and I will make you fruitful, and I will make you numerous; and I will keep my covenant with you.
我眷顧你們, 使你們繁殖增多, 也必堅立我與你們所立的約.

26:10 And you shall eat old grain, and you shall clear away the old before the new.
你們吃久藏的舊糧, 要挪出舊糧, 騰空給新糧.

26:11 And I will put my dwelling place in your midst, and my inner self shall not abhor you.
我必在你們中間安置我的居所, 我的心也不厭棄你們.

26:12 And I will walk about in your midst, and I shall be your God, and you shall be my people.
我要在你們中間行走; 我要作你們的神, 你們要作我的子民.

26:13 I am Yahweh, your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves; and I broke the bars of your yoke, and I caused you to walk erectly.
我是耶和華你們的神, 曾經把你們從埃及地領出來, 使你們不再作他們的奴僕; 我折斷了你們所負的軛, 使你們挺身昂首地行走.

26:14 “ ‘But if you do not listen to me and you do not carry out all these commands,
“但如果你們不聽從我, 不遵行這一切誡命;

26:15 and if you reject my statutes and if your inner self abhors my regulations, to not carry out all my commands by your breaking my covenant,
如果你們棄絕我的律例, 你們的心厭棄我的典章, 不遵行我的一切誡命, 違背我的約,

26:16 I in turn will do this to you: then I will summon onto you horror, the wasting disease, and the fever that wastes eyes and that drains away life; and you shall sow your seed in vain, and your enemies shall eat it.
我就要這樣待你們: 我必命驚慌臨到你們, 癆病熱病使你們眼目昏花, 心靈憔悴; 你們必徒然撒種, 因為你們的仇敵必吃盡你們的出產.

26:17 And I will set my face against you, and you shall be defeated before your enemies; and your haters shall rule over you, and you shall flee away, but there shall not be anybody who is pursuing you.
我向你們變臉, 你們就敗在仇敵面前; 恨惡你們的要管轄你們; 雖然沒有人追趕, 你們仍然逃跑.

26:18 “ ‘And if in spite of these things you do not listen to me, then I will continue to discipline you seven times for your sins.
經過這些以後, 如果你們還不聽從我, 我就要因你們的罪加重七倍管教你們.

26:19 And I will break the pride of your strength; and I will make your heaven like iron and your land like copper.
我必粉碎你們誇耀的力量; 我要使你們的天像鐵, 你們的地像銅;

26:20 And your strength shall be consumed in vain; and your land shall not give its produce, and the land’s trees shall not give their fruit.
你們的氣力徒然用盡; 你們的地不出產, 境內的樹也不結果實.

26:21 “ ‘And if you go against me in hostility and you are not willing to listen to me, then I will add a plague onto you seven times according to your sins.
“如果你們行事為人與我的心意相違, 不肯聽從我, 我就要按著你們的罪, 使災禍加重七倍地臨到你們.

26:22 And I will send wild animals out among you, and they shall make you childless, and they shall cut down your domestic animals, and they shall make you fewer; and your roads shall be desolate.
打發野地的走獸到你們中間, 奪去你們的兒女, 殘害你們的牲畜, 減少你們的人口, 使你們的道路荒涼.

26:23 “ ‘And if you do not accept correction from me through these things, but you go against me in hostility,
“但如果你們經過這些事仍然不歸向我, 行事仍與我的心意相違,

26:24 then I myself will also go against you in hostility, and I myself also will strike you seven times for your sins.
我也要與你們作對, 按著你們的罪, 再加重七倍擊打你們;

26:25 And I will bring upon you a sword that seeks vengeance for the covenant, and you shall be gathered to your cities; and I will send a plague in your midst, and you shall be given into the hand of an enemy.
使刀劍臨到你們, 報復背約的仇; 聚集你們到城裡, 好使我打發瘟疫在你們中間, 把你們交在仇敵的手裡.

26:26 At my breaking the supply of bread for you, then ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall return your bread by weight; and you shall eat it, and you shall not be satisfied.
我斷絕你們的糧食來源以後, 十個女人要共用一個爐子給你們烤餅, 她們配給定量的餅給你們; 你們要吃, 卻吃不飽.

26:27 “ ‘And if through this you do not listen to me and you go against me in hostility,
“如果你們經過這事, 還是不聽從我, 行事仍與我的心意相違,

26:28 then I will go against you in hostile anger, and also I myself will discipline you seven times for your sins.
我就必發烈怒, 與你們作對; 我要按著你們的罪, 再加重七倍管教你們.

26:29 And you shall eat the flesh of your sons; and the flesh of your daughters you shall eat.
你們要吃自己兒子的肉, 女兒的肉也要吃.

26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and I will cut down your incense altars, and I will place your corpses on your idols’ corpses; and my inner self shall abhor you.
我必毀壞你們的邱壇, 砍倒你們的香壇, 把你們的屍體扔在你們仆倒的偶像上面; 我的心必厭棄你們.

26:31 And I will lay your cities in ruins, and I will lay waste your sanctuaries; and I shall not smell your sacrifices’ appeasing fragrance.
我必使你們的城市變為荒場, 使你們的聖所荒涼; 我也不聞你們馨香的祭.

26:32 And I myself will lay waste the land, and your enemies who are living in it shall be appalled over it.
我要使地荒涼, 連住在那裡的仇敵也驚奇.

26:33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw a sword behind you; and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a ruin.
我要把你們分散在萬國中, 我又拔出刀來追趕你們; 你們的地成為荒涼, 你們的城市變成荒場.

26:34 Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days of its lying desolate, and you shall be in the land of your enemies; then the land shall rest, and it shall enjoy its Sabbaths.
“當那地荒涼, 你們又住在仇敵之地的時候, 地就享受安息; 那地要休歇, 享受安息.

26:35 All the days of its lying desolate it shall rest for the time that it had not rested during your Sabbaths while you were living on it.
因為你們居住在那裡的時候, 地不能在你們的安息年中享受安息, 唯有在荒涼的日子, 才可享安息.

26:36 As for the ones who remain among you, I will bring fearfulness in their hearts in the land of their enemies; and a sound of a windblown leaf shall pursue them, and they shall flee like flight before a sword, and they shall fall, but there shall not be a pursuer.
至於你們剩下的人, 我必使他們在仇敵之地膽戰心驚; 風吹落葉也會嚇跑他們; 他們必逃跑, 好像逃避刀劍一樣; 雖然無人追趕, 他們卻跌倒.

26:37 And they shall stumble over one another as from before a sword, but there shall not be a pursuer; and you shall have no resistance before your enemies.
雖然無人追趕, 他們卻像面臨刀劍, 彼此撞跌; 你們在仇敵面前, 不能站立得住.

26:38 And you shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you.
你們要在萬國中滅亡; 仇敵之地必吞滅你們.

26:39 And because of their guilt, the ones among you who remain shall decay in the land of their enemies; and also because of the iniquities of their ancestors, they shall decay with them.
你們剩下的人, 必因自己的罪孽在仇敵之地消滅, 也因犯了祖先的罪孽日漸衰弱.

26:40 “ ‘But when they confess their guilt and the guilt of their ancestors in their infidelity that they displayed against me, and moreover that they went against me in hostility—
“那時他們就會承認自己的罪孽和他們祖先的罪孽, 就是他們對我不忠的過犯, 又承認因為行事與我的心意相違,

26:41 I myself also went against them in hostility, and I brought them into the land of their enemies—or if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and then they pay for their guilt,
以致我也與他們作對, 把他們帶到他們的仇敵之地. 如果他們未受割禮的心這樣謙卑下來, 情願接受他們罪孽的刑罰,

26:42 I will remember my covenant with Jacob; and I will remember also my covenant with Isaac and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
我就記念我與雅各所立的約, 記念我與以撒所立的約, 與亞伯拉罕所立的約; 我也記念這地.

26:43 And the land shall be deserted by them, and it shall enjoy its Sabbaths in its being desolate from them, and they themselves must pay for their guilt, simply because they rejected my regulations, and their inner self abhorred my statutes.
他們會離開這地, 地在荒涼無人的時候, 就可以享受安息, 同時他們要接受他們罪孽的刑罰, 因為他們棄絕了我的典章, 他們的心厭棄了我的律例.

26:44 And in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies I will not reject them, and I will not abhor them to destroy them, to break my covenant with them, because I am Yahweh their God.
雖然這樣, 他們住在仇敵之地的時候, 我還是不棄絕他們, 也不厭棄他們, 不把他們滅絕, 我不會違背我與他們所立的約; 因為我是耶和華他們的神.

26:45 And I will remember the first covenant for them—whom I brought out from the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God. I am Yahweh.’ ”
因為他們的緣故, 我要記念我與他們祖先所立的約; 他們的祖先是我在列國眼前, 從埃及地領出來的, 為要作他們的神; 我是耶和華. ”

26:46 These are the rules and the regulations and the laws that Yahweh gave between himself and the Israelites on Mount Sinai through Moses.
這些是耶和華在西奈山, 藉著摩西頒布他和以色列人之間的律例,典章和法則.

Leviticus - Chapter 27

27:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

27:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and say to them, ‘When a man makes a vow according to your proper value of persons to Yahweh,
“你要告訴以色列人, 對他們說: 如果人許特別的願, 獻身給耶和華, 就要依照你的估價獻身價.

27:3 if your proper value is for a male from twenty years of age up to sixty years of age, then your proper value shall be fifty shekels of money according to the sanctuary’s shekel.
你應該這樣估價: 從二十歲到六十歲的男人, 你要按著聖所衡量銀子的標準, 估價五百五十克銀子.

27:4 But if it is for a female, then your proper value shall be thirty shekels.
如果是女人, 你要估價三百四十二克銀子.

27:5 And if from five years of age up to twenty years of age, then your proper value shall be twenty shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.
如果是五歲到二十歲, 男子的估價是二百二十八克銀子, 女子是一百一十四克銀子.

27:6 And if from a month of age up to five years of age, then your proper value shall be five shekels of money for the male, and your proper value for the female shall be three shekels of money.
如果是一個月到五歲, 男子的估價是五十七克銀子, 女子是三十四克銀子.

27:7 And if from sixty years of age and above: if a male, then your proper value shall be fifteen shekels; and for the female, ten shekels.
如果是六十歲以上, 男子的估價是一百七十一克銀子, 女子是一百一十四克銀子.

27:8 But if he is poorer than your proper value, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value on him; the priest shall value him according to what the person who made a vow can afford.
那人若是貧窮, 不能支付你估定的價, 就要把他帶到祭司面前, 讓祭司估定他的價; 祭司就按著許願的人的經濟能力, 估定他的價.

27:9 “ ‘And if it is a domestic animal from which they present an offering for Yahweh, all that he gives from it for Yahweh shall be a holy object.
如果所許的是可以獻給耶和華為供物的牲畜, 獻給耶和華的任何牲畜, 都要分別為聖.

27:10 He shall not replace it, nor shall he exchange it, either good with bad or bad with good; and if he indeed exchanges a domestic animal with a domestic animal, then it and its substitution shall be a holy object.
不可更換, 也不可代替; 無論是好的換壞的, 或是壞的換好的, 都不可以. 如果人一定要以另一隻牲畜代替以前所許的牲畜獻上, 那麼以前所許的和用來交換的, 都要分別為聖.

27:11 But if it is any unclean animal from which they may not present an offering for Yahweh, then he shall present the animal before the priest.
所許的若是不潔淨的牲畜, 人不能把牠獻給耶和華為供物, 就是把牲畜牽到祭司面前;

27:12 And the priest shall set a value on it, either good or bad; as the priest sets your proper value, so it shall be.
祭司要按牲畜的好壞估價; 祭司估價多少, 就是多少.

27:13 And if he indeed wants to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth of it onto your proper value.
如果他一定要把牲畜贖回, 就要按你的估價, 多付五分之一.

27:14 “ ‘And if a man consecrates his house as a holy object for Yahweh, then the priest shall set a value on it, either good or bad; just as the priest sets a value on it, so it shall remain.
“如果有人把房屋分別為聖獻給耶和華, 祭司要按房屋的好壞估價, 祭司估價多少, 就定它價值多少.

27:15 But if the one who consecrates it wants to redeem his house, then he shall add a fifth of your proper value’s money onto it, and it shall be his.
把自己房屋分別為聖的人, 如果要贖回房屋, 就要按你估定的價銀, 多加五分之一, 房屋才可以歸他.

27:16 “ ‘And if a man consecrates some of his property’s fields for Yahweh, then your proper value shall be in accordance with its seed requirements: a homer of barley seed for fifty shekels of money.
“如果有人把自己產業的一部分, 分別為聖獻給耶和華, 你的估價要根據那地的撒種量: 每撒大麥二十公斤, 估價五百七十克銀子.

27:17 If he consecrates his field from the Year of Jubilee, it shall stand as your proper value.
如果他從禧年起, 把自己的田地分別為聖, 就要按照你的估價定那田地的價值.

27:18 But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall calculate the money for him according to the number of years that are left over until the Year of Jubilee; and it shall be deducted from your proper value.
如果他在禧年以後, 把自己的田地分別為聖, 祭司就要照著到下一個禧年所剩餘的年數, 給他計算價銀, 然後從你的估價減去這價銀.

27:19 And if he indeed redeems the field that is consecrated, then he shall add a fifth of your proper value’s money onto it, and it shall stand for him.
把自己田地分別為聖的人, 如果一定要贖回田地, 就要按你的估價, 多付五分之一, 田地才可以歸他.

27:20 And if he does not redeem the field and if he sells the field to another man, it may not be redeemed again,
如果他不贖回田地, 而賣給別人, 他就再也不能贖回田地了.

27:21 and the field shall be a holy object for Yahweh when it goes out in the Jubilee, like a devoted field; it shall be the priest’s property.
到了禧年, 買主就要交出那地歸耶和華為聖, 像永屬耶和華的聖地一樣, 歸祭司為產業.

27:22 “ ‘And if he consecrates for Yahweh his acquired field that is not the field of his inherited possession,
如果人把買來的田地, 不是自己承受為業的田地, 分別為聖獻給耶和華,

27:23 then the priest shall calculate for him the amount of your proper value until the year of the Jubilee, and he shall give your proper value on that day as a holy object for Yahweh.
祭司就要按照你的估價, 給他計算, 直到禧年為止; 價值多少, 他必須當天付給你估定的價銀, 表示把那地獻給耶和華為聖.

27:24 In the Year of the Jubilee the field shall return to the one who bought it from him, to the one whose property the land is.
到了禧年, 那地要歸還賣主, 就是歸還那承受那地為業的原主.

27:25 And every proper value of yours shall be in the sanctuary’s shekel—the shekel shall be twenty gerahs.
你的一切估價, 都要照著聖所衡量銀子的標準.

27:26 “ ‘However, a man shall not consecrate a firstborn among livestock, which belongs as firstborn to Yahweh; whether an ox or small livestock, it is for Yahweh.
“唯獨牲畜的頭一胎, 無論是牛或是羊, 既然頭一胎是屬於耶和華的, 人就不能再把牠分別為聖, 因為這本是耶和華的.

27:27 And if it is among the unclean animals, then he shall ransom it according to your proper value, and he shall add a fifth of its value onto it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your proper value.
但如果是不潔淨的牲畜, 他就要按照你的估價, 加上五分之一把牠贖回; 如果不贖回, 就要按照你的估價賣掉.

27:28 However, anything devoted that a man has devoted to Yahweh from all that he has, from human or animal, or from the field of his property, may not be sold, and it may not be redeemed; anything devoted is a most holy thing for Yahweh.
“一切永屬耶和華的聖物, 就是人永獻給耶和華的物, 無論是人或是牲畜, 或是他承受作產業的田地, 都不可以變賣, 也不可以贖回; 一切永獻之物都是歸耶和華為至聖的.

27:29 Anyone devoted who is devoted from human beings cannot be ransomed—he shall surely be put to death.
如果有人永獻牲畜作永屬耶和華的聖物, 就不可贖回; 必須把牠殺死.

27:30 “ ‘And any tithe of the land from the land’s seed or from the fruit of the trees is for Yahweh; it is a holy object for Yahweh.
“地上的一切, 無論是地上的種子或是樹上的果子, 十分之一是耶和華的, 是歸給耶和華為聖的.

27:31 And if a man indeed redeems from his tithe, he shall add a fifth of its value onto it.
如果人一定要贖回這十分之一, 除物價以外, 還要加上五分之一.

27:32 As for every tithe of cattle or of the flock, all which crosses under the rod, the tenth shall be a holy object for Yahweh.
牛群和羊群的十分之一, 就是一切從牧人杖下經過的, 每第十隻都是歸耶和華為聖的.

27:33 He shall not inspect between the good and the bad, and he shall not exchange it; but if he indeed exchanges it, then it and its substitution shall be a holy object—it shall not be redeemed.’ ”
人不可理會是好或是壞, 也不可把牠更換; 如果一定要更換, 本來的與更換的, 都要分別為聖, 不能贖回. ”

27:34 These are the commands that Yahweh commanded Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
以上這些就是耶和華在西奈山, 為以色列人吩咐摩西的律例.

Numbers (民數記)

Numbers - Chapter 1

1:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tent of assembly, on the first of the month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt, saying,
以色列人出埃及地以後, 第二年二月一日, 耶和華在西奈的曠野, 在會幕裡對摩西說:

1:2 “Take a census of the entire community of the Israelites according to their clans and their families, according to the number of names, every male individually
“你們要把以色列全體會眾, 按著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 統計人口; 所有男丁, 都要按著人口登記.

1:3 from twenty years old and above, everyone in Israel who is able to go to war. You and Aaron must muster them for their wars.
在以色列中, 凡是二十歲以上, 能出去打仗的, 你和亞倫要按著他們的隊伍數點他們.

1:4 A man from each tribe will be with you, each man the head of his family.
每一個支派要有一人幫助你們; 他們每一個都是他父家的首領.

1:5 And these are the names of the men who will assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
以下就是幫助你們的人的名字: 屬流本支派的, 有示丟珥的兒子以利蓿;

1:6 from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
屬西緬支派的, 有蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑;

1:7 from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
屬猶大支派的, 有亞米拿達的兒子拿順;

1:8 from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
屬以薩迦支派的, 有蘇押的兒子拿坦業;

1:9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.
屬西布倫支派的, 有希倫的兒子以利押;

1:10 From the descendants of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
約瑟的子孫中, 屬以法蓮支派的, 有亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪; 屬瑪拿西支派的, 有比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列;

1:11 From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
屬便雅憫支派的, 有基多尼的兒子亞比但.

1:12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
屬但支派的, 有亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝;

1:13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
屬亞設支派的, 有俄蘭的兒子帕結;

1:14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
屬迦得支派的, 有丟珥的兒子以利雅薩;

1:15 and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
屬拿弗他利支派的, 有以南的兒子亞希拉.

1:16 These are the ones summoned from the community, the leaders of their ancestors’ tribes; they are the heads of Israel’s clans.
這些人是從會眾中選出來, 都是他們宗族支派的領袖; 他們是以色列的族長. ”

1:17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,
於是, 摩西和亞倫帶著這些提名指定的人,

1:18 and they summoned the entire community on the first day of the second month. And they registered themselves among their clans according to their families, according to the number of names from those twenty years old and above individually,
在二月一日召集了全體會眾; 他們就照著他們的宗族, 按照他們的父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上的, 都按著人口一一登記了.

1:19 just as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he counted them in the desert of Sinai.
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 摩西就怎樣在西奈的曠野數點了他們.

1:20 The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, every male individually from twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
以色列的長子, 流本子孫的後代, 照著宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 按著人口, 二十歲以上, 能出去打仗的男丁, 都登記了;

1:21 those who were counted from the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.
流本支派被數點的, 共有四萬六千五百人.

1:22 From the descendants of Simeon, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, those who were counted according to the number of their names, every individual male from twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
西緬子孫的後代, 照著宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 按著人口, 二十歲以上, 能出去打仗的男丁, 都登記了;

1:23 those who were counted from the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
西緬支派被數點的, 共有五萬九千三百人.

1:24 From the descendants of Gad, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
迦得子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:25 those who were counted from the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
迦得支派被數點的, 共有四萬五千六百五十人.

1:26 From the descendants of Judah, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
猶大子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:27 those who were counted from the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
猶大支派被數點的, 共有七萬四千六百人.

1:28 From the descendants of Issachar, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
以薩迦子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:29 those who were counted from the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
以薩迦支派被數點的, 共有五萬四千四百人.

1:30 From the descendants of Zebulun, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
西布倫子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:31 those who were counted from the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
西布倫支派被數點的, 共有五萬七千四百人.

1:32 From the descendants of Joseph: from the descendants of Ephraim, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
約瑟的兒子, 以法蓮子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:33 those who were counted from the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.
以法蓮支派被數點的, 共有四萬零五百人.

1:34 From the descendants of Manasseh, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
瑪拿西子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:35 those who were counted from the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
瑪拿西支派被數點的, 共有三萬二千二百人.

1:36 From the descendants of Benjamin, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
便雅憫子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:37 those who were counted from the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
便雅憫支派被數點的, 共有三萬五千四百人.

1:38 From the descendants of Dan, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
但子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:39 those who were counted from the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
但支派被數點的, 共有六萬二千七百人.

1:40 From the descendants of Asher, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
亞設子孫的後代, 照著宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:41 those who were counted from the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.
亞設支派被數點的, 共有四萬一千五百人.

1:42 From the descendants of Naphtali, their genealogies according to their clans, according to their families, according to the number of names, from those twenty years old and above, everyone who is able to go to war:
拿弗他利子孫的後代, 照著他們的宗族,父家, 根據人名數目, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的, 都登記了;

1:43 those who were counted from the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
拿弗他利支派被數點的, 共有五萬三千四百人.

1:44 These are the ones counted whom Moses and Aaron mustered, with the twelve leaders of Israel, each one from his family.
以上就是被數點的人數, 是摩西和亞倫, 以及以色列的首領十二人(每父家一人)所數點的.

1:45 So all those who were counted from the Israelites according to their families, from those twenty years old and above, everyone in Israel who is able to go to war.
這樣, 在以色列中, 按著父家, 二十歲以上, 凡是能出去打仗的以色列人, 都登記了;

1:46 All of the ones counted were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
被數點的, 共有六十萬零三千五百五十人.

1:47 The Levites from their ancestors’ tribe were not mustered in their midst.
只有利未人沒有按著他們家族的支派, 數點在其中.

1:48 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
因為耶和華曾對摩西說:

1:49 “You will not muster the tribe of Levi, and you will not take a census of them in the midst of the Israelites.
“只有利未支派, 你不可數點, 也不可把他們的總數列入以色列人中.

1:50 You will appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its vessels, and over all that belongs to it. They will carry the tabernacle and all its vessels, and they will care for it; and they will camp around the tabernacle.
只要派利未人管理法櫃的帳幕, 和其中的一切器具, 以及一切屬於帳幕的事物; 他們要抬帳幕和其中的一切器具; 他們要辦理帳幕的事, 在帳幕四周安營.

1:51 And when the tabernacle is set out, the Levites will take it down, and when encamping the tabernacle the Levites will set it up; the stranger that approaches it will be put to death.
帳幕要起行的時候, 利未人要把它拆卸下來; 帳幕要支搭的時候, 利未人要把它豎立起來; 如果有外人走近, 必須處死.

1:52 The Israelites will encamp, each in their own camp, and each by their own banner according to their divisions.
以色列人安營, 要依照他們的隊伍, 各歸本營, 各歸本旗.

1:53 But the Levites will encamp around the tabernacle of the testimony, and there will not be wrath on the community of the Israelites; and the Levites will keep the requirements of the tabernacle of the testimony.”
但利未人要在法櫃帳幕的四周安營, 免得神的忿怒臨到以色列的會眾; 利未人要負看守法櫃的帳幕的責任. ”

1:54 And the Israelites did thus; they did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses.
以色列人就這樣行了, 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 他們就怎樣行.

Numbers - Chapter 2

2:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

2:2 “The Israelites will encamp each with his standard, with a banner according to their families; they will encamp around the tent of assembly.
“以色列人要各歸自己的旗下, 在自己父家的旗號下安營; 他們要在會幕四周稍遠的地方安營.

2:3 The ones who encamp on the eastern side, toward the sunrise, will be of the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions; and the leader of the descendants of Judah will be Nahshon son of Amminadab,
在東方向著日出之地, 按著隊伍安營的, 是猶大營的旗號; 猶大人的領袖是亞米拿達的兒子拿順.

2:4 and his division and the ones counted are seventy-four thousand six hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有七萬四千六百人.

2:5 And the ones who encamp next to him will be the tribe of Issachar. And the leader of the descendants of Issachar will be Nethanel son of Zuar,
在他旁邊安營的, 是以薩迦支派; 以薩迦人的領袖是蘇押的兒子拿坦業,

2:6 and his division are fifty-four thousand four hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有五萬四千四百人.

2:7 For the tribe of Zebulun: the leader of the descendants of Zebulun will be Eliab son of Helon,
又有西布倫支派; 西布倫人的領袖是希倫的兒子以利押.

2:8 and his division and the ones counted are fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有五萬七千四百人.

2:9 All those counted from the camp of Judah are one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They will set out first according to their divisions.
凡是屬猶大營, 按著隊伍被數點的, 共有十八萬六千四百人; 他們要首先出發.

2:10 “The standard of the camp of Reuben will be to the south according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants will be Elizur son of Shedeur.
“在南方, 按著隊伍, 是流本營的旗號; 流本人的領袖是示丟珥的兒子以利蓿.

2:11 And his division and the ones counted are forty-six thousand five hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有四萬六千五百人.

2:12 Those encamped next to him will be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon will be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
在他旁邊安營的, 是西緬支派; 西緬人的領袖是蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑.

2:13 And his division and the ones counted are fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有五萬九千三百人.

2:14 For the tribe of Gad: the leader of the descendants of Gad will be Eliasaph son of Reuel.
又有迦得支派; 迦得人的領袖是丟珥的兒子以利雅薩.

2:15 And his division and the ones counted are forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有四萬五千六百五十人.

2:16 All those counted from the camp of Reuben are one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They will set out second according to their divisions.
凡是屬流本營, 按著隊伍被數點的, 共有十五萬一千四百五十人; 他們要作第二隊起行.

2:17 “The tent of assembly the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; they will set out just as they encamped, each according to their standards.
“會幕和利未人的營要在眾營中間前行; 他們怎樣安營, 就怎樣出發前行; 各按本位, 各歸本旗.

2:18 “The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions will be to the west. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim will be Elishama son of Ammihud.
“在西方, 按著隊伍, 是以法蓮營的旗號; 以法蓮人的領袖是亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪.

2:19 And his division and the ones counted are forty thousand five hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有四萬零五百人.

2:20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to him. The leader of the descendants of the tribe of Manasseh will be Camaliel son of Pedahzur.
在他旁邊的, 是瑪拿西支派, 瑪拿西人的領袖是比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列.

2:21 And his division and the ones counted are thirty-two thousand two hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有三萬二千二百人.

2:22 For the tribe of Benjamin: the leader of the descendants of Benjamin will be Abidan son of Gideoni.
又有便雅憫支派; 便雅憫人的領袖是基多尼的兒子亞比但.

2:23 And his division and the ones counted are thirty-five thousand four hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有三萬五千四百人.

2:24 All those counted from the camp of Ephraim are one hundred and eighty thousand one hundred. They will set out third according to their divisions.
凡是屬以法蓮營, 按著隊伍被數點的, 共有十萬零八千一百人; 他們要作第三隊起行.

2:25 “The standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions will be to the west. The leader of the descendants of Dan will be Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
“在北方, 按著隊伍, 是但營的旗號; 但人的領袖是亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝.

2:26 And his division and the ones counted are sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有六萬二千七百人.

2:27 Those encamped next to him will be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher will be Pagiel son of Ocran.
在他旁邊安營的, 是亞設支派; 亞設人的領袖是俄蘭的兒子帕結.

2:28 And his division and the ones counted are forty-one thousand five hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有四萬一千五百人.

2:29 For the tribe of Naphtali: the leader of the descendants of Naphtali will be Ahira son of Enan.
又有拿弗他利支派; 拿弗他利人的領袖是以南的兒子亞希拉.

2:30 And his division and the ones counted are fifty-three thousand four hundred.
他的隊伍被數點的, 共有五萬三千四百人.

2:31 All the ones counted from the camp of Dan are one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They will set out last according to their divisions.”
凡是屬但營被數點的, 共有十五萬七千六百人; 他們要隨著自己的旗號, 最後起行. ”

2:32 These were the ones counted of the Israelites according to their families; all those counted from the camps according to their divisions were six hundred and three thousand five hundred.
以上是照著他們的父家被數點的以色列人; 所有按著他們的隊伍在眾營中被數點的, 共有六十萬零三千五百五十人.

2:33 The Levites were not counted in the midst of the Israelites, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
只有利未人沒有數點在以色列人中, 這是耶和華吩咐摩西的.

2:34 And the Israelites did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They encamped according to their standards, and they set out each one according to their clans among their families.
以色列人就照著耶和華吩咐摩西的一切行了, 他們隨著自己的旗號安營, 各人按著自己的宗族和父家起行.

Numbers - Chapter 3

3:1 These are the genealogies of Aaron and Moses at the time when Yahweh spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.
耶和華在西奈山上與摩西說話的日子, 亞倫和摩西的後代如下.

3:2 These are the names of the descendants of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
亞倫的兒子的名字如下: 長子是拿答, 還有亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪.

3:3 These are the names of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, the anointed ones whom he consecrated as priests.
這就是亞倫的兒子的名字, 他們是受膏的祭司, 是摩西叫他們承受聖職擔任祭司的職分的.

3:4 Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh when they presented a strange fire before Yahweh in the desert of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priest during the presence of Aaron their father.
拿答和亞比戶在西奈曠野把凡火獻在耶和華面前的時候, 死在耶和華面前; 他們沒有兒子; 以利亞撒和以他瑪, 就在他們的父親亞倫面前, 擔任祭司的職分.

3:5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

3:6 “Bring near the tribe of Levi, and set the tribe before Aaron the priest, and they will minister to him.
“你要叫利未支派近前來, 使他們站在亞倫祭司面前, 可以服事他.

3:7 They shall observe his duties and the duties of the entire community before the tent of assembly, to do the work of the tabernacle.
他們要替亞倫和全體會眾, 在會幕前盡上本分, 辦理帳幕的事.

3:8 And they will keep all the vessels of the tent of assembly and the responsibilities of the Israelites, to do the work of the tabernacle.
他們又要看守管理會幕裡的一切器具, 也要替以色列人盡上本分, 辦理帳幕的事.

3:9 You will give the Levites to Aaron and to his descendants; they are surely assigned to him from among the Israelites.
你要把利未人派給亞倫和他的兒子, 因為他們是從以色列人中選出來完全給他的.

3:10 But you will count Aaron and his descendants; they will keep their priesthood, and the stranger who approaches will be put to death.”
你要委派亞倫和他的兒子, 使他們謹守自己祭司的職分; 外人走近, 必被治死. ”

3:11 Yahweh spoke to Moses saying,
耶和華告訴摩西:

3:12 “I myself receive the Levites from the midst of the Israelites in the place of all the firstborn of the offspring of the womb from the Israelites. The Levites will be mine
“看哪, 我從以色列人中, 揀選了利未人, 代替以色列人所有頭生的, 就是他們的長子, 所以利未人要歸我.

3:13 because all the firstborn are mine; on the day of my killing all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both humankind and animal; they will be mine. I am Yahweh.”
因為所有頭生的, 都是我的; 我在埃及地擊殺所有頭生的那天, 就把以色列中所有頭生的, 無論人畜, 都分別為聖歸我; 他們要歸我, 我是耶和華. ”

3:14 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying,
耶和華在西奈曠野對摩西說:

3:15 “Muster the descendants of Levi according to their families, according to their clans. You will count every male from one month and above.”
“你要照著利未人的父家,宗族, 數點他們; 所有男丁, 一個月以上的, 你都要數點. ”

3:16 So Moses mustered them according to the command of Yahweh, just as he commanded.
於是, 摩西照著耶和華的命令, 就是耶和華吩咐他的, 數點了利未人.

3:17 These were the sons of Levi according to their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
利未眾子的名字是: 革順,哥轄,米拉利.

3:18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their clans: Libni and Shimei.
革順兒子的名字, 按著宗族, 是立尼和示每.

3:19 And the sons of Kohath according to their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
哥轄的兒子, 按著宗族, 是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫,烏薛.

3:20 The sons of Merari according to their tribes: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their families.
米拉利的兒子, 按著宗族, 是抹利,母示. 這些人按著他們的父家, 都是利未人的宗族.

3:21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these are the clans of the Gershonites.
屬革順的, 有立尼家族和示每家族; 這是革順人的家族.

3:22 The ones counted according to the number of every male from one month and above were seven thousand five hundred.
根據所有男丁的數目, 一個月以上, 被數點的, 共有七千五百人.

3:23 The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west,
革順人的家族, 要在帳幕的後面, 就是西方安營;

3:24 and the leader of the family of the Gershonites is Eliasaph son of Lael.
革順人家族的領袖是拉伊勒的兒子以利雅薩.

3:25 And the responsibility of the descendants of Gershon in the tent of assembly is the tabernacle, and the tent covering it and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of the assembly,
革順的子孫在會幕中的職分, 是看守帳幕,罩棚,罩棚的頂蓋和會幕門口的簾子,

3:26 and the hangings of the courtyard and the curtain of the doorway of the courtyard that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its ten cords, all of its use.
還有院子的帳幕,院子門口的簾子(院子是環繞帳幕和祭壇的), 以及院子使用的一切繩子.

3:27 To Kohath belonged the clan of Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
屬哥轄的, 有暗蘭家族,以斯哈家族,希伯倫家族和烏薛家族; 這是哥轄人的家族.

3:28 According to the number of every male from one month and above there were eight thousand six hundred keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.
根據所有男丁的數目, 一個月以上的, 共有八千六百人; 他們要盡看守聖所的職分.

3:29 The clan of the descendants of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the south.
哥轄子孫的家族要在帳幕的南方安營.

3:30 The leader of his family according to the clans of the Kohathites is Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
哥轄家族的領袖是烏薛的兒子以利撒反.

3:31 Their responsibility was the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altar, and the vessels of the sanctuary, with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all of its use.
他們的職分是管理約櫃,桌子,燈臺,兩座壇, 以及他們在聖所內使用的器具,簾子和帳幕裡使用的一切東西.

3:32 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest who had oversight of those keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.
亞倫祭司的兒子以利亞撒要作利未人眾領袖中的領袖, 要監察那些盡看守聖所職分的人.

3:33 To Merari belonged the clan of Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.
屬米拉利的, 有抹利家族和母示家族; 這些是米拉利的家族.

3:34 The ones counted according to the number of every male from one month and above were six thousand two hundred.
根據所有男丁的數目, 一個月以上, 被數點的, 共有六千二百人.

3:35 The leader of the family according to the clans of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail; they will encamp of the side of the tabernacle to the north.
米拉利二家族的領袖, 是亞比亥的兒子蘇列; 他們要在帳幕的北方安營.

3:36 The responsibility of the sons of Merari was the supervision of the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, pillars, bases, and all its vessels and all its service,
米拉利子孫的職分, 是看守帳幕的木板,門閂,柱子,插座,一切器具, 以及負責一切有關的事務,

3:37 and the pillars around the courtyard, and their bases, pegs, and cords.
還有看守院子四周的柱子,插座,橛子和繩子.

3:38 Those encamped before the tabernacle to the east—before the tent of assembly to the east—were Moses and Aaron and his sons; they will keep the responsibility of the sanctuary for the Israelites; and the stranger who approaches will be put to death.
在帳幕前面東邊, 就是在會幕向日出的方向安營的, 是摩西,亞倫和亞倫的兒子; 他們代替以色列人應盡的職責, 看守聖所; 外人近前來, 必被治死.

3:39 All those counted from the Levites whom Moses and Aaron mustered according to the word of Yahweh, according to their clans, every male from one month and above were twenty-two thousand.
摩西和亞倫照著耶和華的命令, 數點了所有的利未人; 按著家族, 凡是男丁, 一個月以上被數點的, 共有二萬二千人.

3:40 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Muster every firstborn male from the Israelites from one month and above and count their names.
耶和華對摩西說: “以色列人中所有頭生的男子, 一個月以上的, 你都要數點; 登記他們的姓名.

3:41 And you will receive the Levites for me—I am Yahweh—in the place of all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the animals of the Levites in the place of all the firstborn among the animals among the Israelites.”
我是耶和華, 你要把利未人歸我, 代替以色列人所有頭生的; 也要把利未人的牲畜歸我, 代替以色列人中一切頭生的牲畜. ”

3:42 So Moses mustered all the firstborn among the Israelites just as Yahweh commanded him.
摩西就照著耶和華吩咐他的, 把以色列人所有頭生的都數點了.

3:43 And all the firstborn males among the number of names from one month and above, the ones counted, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
根據人名的數目, 一個月以上, 凡是頭生的男子, 被數點的, 共有二萬二千二百七十三個.

3:44 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

3:45 “Receive the Levites in the place of all the firstborn among the Israelites, and the animals of the Levites in the place of their animals; the Levites will be mine. I am Yahweh.
“你要揀選利未人代替以色列人所有頭生的, 也要揀選利未人的牲畜代替以色列人的牲畜; 利未人要歸我, 我是耶和華.

3:46 And the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the Israelites who are excessive over the Levites,
至於那超過利未人總數的二百七十三個, 需要贖回的以色列人的長子,

3:47 you will receive five shekels a person, in the sanctuary shekel; you will collect twenty gerahs per shekel.
你要每人收取贖銀五十七克, 要按照人數, 根據聖所的秤收取, 就是按照聖所的標準重量(“就是按照聖所的標準重量”, 原文作“一舍客勒是二十季拉”).

3:48 You will give the money to Aaron, and to his sons the ransom of the ones who are excessive among them.”
你要把那超額人數的贖銀, 交給亞倫和他的兒子. ”

3:49 And Moses received the money of the redemption from the ones who were excessive from those redeemed of the Levites.
於是, 摩西就從那些被利未人贖回以外的人收取贖銀;

3:50 From the firstborn of the Israelites he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, in the sanctuary shekel.
從頭生的以色列人收取的銀子, 根據聖所的秤, 共有六百八十二公斤.

3:51 And Moses gave the money of the ransom to Aaron and to his sons according to the word of Yahweh just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
摩西照著耶和華的吩咐, 把這贖銀交給了亞倫和他的兒子, 正如耶和華吩咐摩西的.

Numbers - Chapter 4

4:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

4:2 “Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from the midst of the descendants of Levi, according to their clans and their families,
“你要從利未人中, 登記哥轄子孫的總數, 照著他們的家族,父家,

4:3 from thirty years old and above, up to fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to do the work in the tent of assembly.
從三十歲以上, 直到五十歲, 能進來供職, 在會幕裡工作的, 你都要登記.

4:4 This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of assembly, concerning the holiness of the sanctuary:
哥轄子孫在會幕裡的工作就是管理至聖之物.

4:5 When setting out the camp, Aaron and his sons will go and lower the curtain of the covering and cover with it the ark of the testimony.
起營出發的時候, 亞倫和他的兒子要進去, 把遮蓋至聖所的幔子卸下來, 用來遮蓋約櫃;

4:6 They will put on it a covering of fine leather, and they will spread a cloth of perfect blue over it, and they will place its poles.
又把海狗皮罩蓋在上面, 再鋪上純藍色的布, 然後把槓穿上.

4:7 And over the table of the presence they will spread out a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes, and libation bowls, and the pitchers of the libation; and the bread of continuity will be on it.
在陳設餅的桌子上, 他們要鋪上藍色布, 把盤子,碟子,杯和奠酒的爵擺在上面, 桌子上也必須有常獻餅;

4:8 They will spread over it a scarlet cloth, and they will cover it with a covering of fine leather, and they will place its poles.
在這些物件上面, 他們要鋪上朱紅色布, 再蓋上海狗皮罩, 然後把槓穿上.

4:9 They will take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light source, its lamps, a pair of its tongs, its small pans, and all the vessels of its oil with which they attend to it.
他們要拿藍色布, 把燈臺和燈臺上的燈盞,剪子,蠟花盤, 以及為燈臺所用一切盛油的器具遮蓋起來.

4:10 They will put it and all its vessels inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
他們又要把燈臺和燈臺的一切器具, 都包在海狗皮裡, 然後放在抬架上.

4:11 Over the altar of gold they will spread a blue cloth, and they will cover it with a covering of fine leather and place its poles.
在金壇上面, 他們要鋪上藍色布, 再蓋上海狗皮罩, 然後把槓穿上.

4:12 They will take all the vessels of the cultic service with which they serve in the sanctuary and put them on a blue cloth, and they will cover them with a covering of fine leather; and they will put them on the carrying frame.
他們又要把聖所裡供職使用的一切器具, 都包在藍色布裡, 再蓋上海狗皮罩, 然後放在抬架上.

4:13 They will remove the fat-soaked ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it;
他們要清除壇上的灰, 把紫色布鋪在壇上.

4:14 they will put on it all the vessels with which they serve, the fire pans, forks, shovels, and bowls—all the vessels of the altar. They will spread on it a covering of fine leather; and they will place its poles.
又要把在壇上供職使用的一切器具, 就是火鼎,肉叉,鏟子,盤子, 都擺在上面; 再蓋上海狗皮罩, 然後穿上槓.

4:15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the vessels of the sanctuary when the camp sets out, the descendants of Kohath will come after to carry these, but they must not touch the sanctuary, or they will die. These are the load of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of assembly.
全營出發的時候, 亞倫和他的兒子, 把聖所和聖所的一切器具遮蓋完了以後, 哥轄的子孫就要來抬; 只是他們不可觸摸聖物, 免得他們死亡. 會幕裡這些物件是哥轄的子孫應當抬的.

4:16 “Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is to supervise the oil of the light source, the incense, the regular grain offering, the oil of anointment, the supervision of all the tabernacle and all that is in it, in the sanctuary and in its vessels.”
亞倫祭司的兒子以利亞撒的職務是看管點燈的油,芬芳的香,常獻的素祭和膏油, 也要看管整個帳幕和其中所有的一切, 以及聖所和聖所的器具. ”

4:17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

4:18 “You must not cut off the tribe of the clan of the Kohathites from the midst of the Levites.
“你們不可把哥轄家族的派系從利未人中剪除;

4:19 Do this to them and they will live and not die when they come near the most holy things. Aaron and his sons will go and appoint them, each one to his task and burden.
他們接近至聖之物的時候, 亞倫和他的兒子要進去, 指定他們各人當辦的和當抬的工作; 你們要這樣待他們, 好讓他們活著, 不至死亡;

4:20 But they must not go and look for a moment at the holy objects.”
只是他們連片刻也不可進去觀看聖物, 免得他們死亡. ”

4:21 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

4:22 “Take a census of the descendants of Gershon also, according to their families and clans,
“你也要登記革順子孫的總數, 照著他們的父家,家族,

4:23 from those twenty years old and above until fifty years old; you will muster them, all who come to help to do the work of the tent of assembly.
從三十歲以上, 直到五十歲, 能進來供職, 在會幕裡工作的, 你都要數點.

4:24 This is the work of the clans of the Gershonites: to serve and to carry.
革順人的家庭所作的事和所抬的物如下:

4:25 They will carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of assembly and its covering and the covering of fine leather, which is on top of it, and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of assembly,
他們要抬帳幕的幔子,會幕和會幕的蓋, 以及蓋在上面的海狗皮罩和會幕的門簾,

4:26 and the curtains of the courtyard, and the covering for the doorway of the gate of the courtyard, which is all around on the tabernacle and altar, and their cords and all the vessels of their work; and all that is done to them they will do.
院子的帷子,院子的門簾(院子是圍繞帳幕和祭壇的),繩子, 以及一切使用的器具; 有關這些器具所當作的, 他們都要辦理.

4:27 And all the work of the descendants of the Gershonites will be at the command of Aaron and his sons, for all they are to carry and for all their work, and you will appoint to them responsibility for all they are to carry.
革順的子孫所有的任務, 他們在一切當抬的和當辦的事上, 都要照著亞倫和他兒子的吩咐; 他們當抬的, 你們都要把職務分派給他們.

4:28 This is the work of the clan of the descendants of the Gershonites in the tent of assembly, and their responsibility lies under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
這是革順子孫的家族在會幕裡所辦的事; 他們的職務要受亞倫祭司的兒子以他瑪的管理.

4:29 “For the descendants of Merari according to their clans, according to their families, you will muster them;
“米拉利的子孫, 你也要照著他們的宗族, 按著他們的家室數點他們;

4:30 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old; you will muster them, all who come to do the work of the tent of assembly.
從三十歲以上, 直到五十歲, 能進來供職, 在會幕裡工作的, 你都要數點.

4:31 And this is the responsibility of those who are to carry, all their work in the tent of assembly: the frames of the tabernacle and its bars, pillars, and bases,
他們在會幕裡的一切事奉, 他們的職務, 就是抬帳幕的木板,橫閂,柱子和插座,

4:32 and the pillars of the courtyard all around, and their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their vessels and for all their work. You will appoint by name the vessels that they are responsible to carry.
院子四周的柱子,插座,橛子,繩子,一切用具和使用的東西; 他們當抬的器具, 你們要按著名字一一指定.

4:33 This is the work of the clan of the descendants of Merari, for all their work in the tent of assembly under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
這是米拉利子孫的家族在會幕裡所辦的一切事務, 都受亞倫祭司的兒子以他瑪的管理. ”

4:34 And Moses and Aaron mustered the leaders of the community according to the house of their families,
摩西,亞倫和會眾的領袖們, 把哥轄的子孫, 按著他們的宗族和父家,

4:35 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old; everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly,
從三十歲以上, 直到五十歲, 能進來供職, 在會幕裡工作的, 都數點了.

4:36 the ones counted were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
按著宗族, 他們被數點的, 共有二千七百五十人.

4:37 These were those counted of the clans of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of assembly whom Moses and Aaron mustered according to the command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
這是哥轄家族被數點的人數, 是所有在會幕裡辦事的人數, 就是摩西和亞倫, 照著耶和華藉摩西吩咐數點的.

4:38 And the descendants of Gershon counted according to their clans and according to their families,
革順的子孫, 按著他們的宗族和父家被數點的,

4:39 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly;
從三十歲以上, 直到五十歲, 能進去供職, 在會幕裡工作的,

4:40 the ones counted, according to their clans, according to their families, were two thousand six hundred and thirty.
按著他們的宗族和父家, 被數點的人數, 共有二千六百三十人.

4:41 These were those counted of the clans of the descendants of Gershon, everyone who serves in the tent of assembly whom Moses and Aaron mustered according to the command of Yahweh.
這些是革順子孫的家族被數點的人數, 是一切在會幕裡辦事的, 就是摩西和亞倫照著耶和華的吩咐數點的.

4:42 Those counted of the clans of the descendants of Merari according to their clans, according to their families,
米拉利的子孫, 按著宗族和父家,

4:43 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to work in the tent of assembly,
從三十歲以上, 直到五十歲, 能進去供職, 在會幕裡工作的, 都數點了.

4:44 the ones counted, according to their clans, were three thousand two hundred.
按著宗族, 他們被數點的, 共有三千二百人.

4:45 These were those counted of the clans of the descendants of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron mustered according to the command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
這些是米拉利子孫的家族被數點的人數, 就是摩西和亞倫, 照著耶和華的吩咐數點的.

4:46 All those counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and all the leaders of Israel mustered according to their clans, according to their families,
被數點的利未人, 就是摩西和亞倫, 以及以色列的眾領袖, 按著宗族和家室數點的,

4:47 from those thirty years old and above until fifty years old, everyone who comes to the service to do the work of the service carrying in the tent of assembly,
從三十歲以上, 直到五十歲, 可以進去供職, 在會幕裡作抬物件的工作的,

4:48 the ones counted were eighty thousand five hundred and eighty.
他們的人數, 共有八千五百八十人.

4:49 According to the command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses they were mustered, each man according to his service and according to their service and according to their burden; and so they were counted by him just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
照著耶和華藉摩西吩咐的, 把他們數點, 各人按著自己所辦的事和所抬的物件被數點, 正如耶和華吩咐摩西的.

Numbers - Chapter 5

5:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

5:2 “Command the Israelites: they must send everyone from the camp who is afflicted with a rash, everyone with a fluid discharge, and everyone unclean through contact with a corpse.
“你要吩咐以色列人, 把所有患痲風病的, 患漏症的, 以及因接觸死人而不潔的, 都送出營外;

5:3 You will send away both male and female; you will send them outside the camp. They must not make unclean their camps where I am dwelling in their midst.”
無論男女, 你們都要送出去; 你們要把他們送出營外, 免得他們玷污自己的營, 這營就是我居住的. ”

5:4 So the Israelites did so. They sent them away outside the camp; just as Yahweh spoke to Moses, so did the Israelites.
以色列人就這樣行了, 把他們送出營外; 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 以色列人就怎樣行了.

5:5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

5:6 “Speak to the Israelites: ‘When a man or woman commits any of the sins of humankind by acting unfaithfully, it is a sin against Yahweh, and that person will be guilty;
“你要對以色列人說: 無論男女, 如果犯了人所犯的任何罪, 以致得罪耶和華, 那人就有了罪;

5:7 they will confess their sin that they did and will make restitution for their guilt by adding a fifth to it and giving it to whomever was wronged.
他要承認自己所犯的罪, 把虧負人的損失, 原數賠償之外, 另外加上五分之一, 給予他虧負的人.

5:8 But if the man does not have a redeemer to make restitution to him for the reparation, the reparation is to be given to Yahweh for the priest, in addition to the ram of atonement by which atonement is made for him.
如果那人沒有近親可以把所虧負的賠償給他, 所虧負的, 就要還給耶和華, 就是歸給祭司, 此外還要獻上為他贖罪的代罪公綿羊.

5:9 And every contribution of all the holy objects of the Israelites that they bring to the priest for him will be his.
以色列人的一切聖物中, 奉給祭司為舉祭的, 都要歸給祭司.

5:10 The holy objects of a man will be for him; whatever he gives to the priest will be for him.’ ”
各人所獻的聖物, 要歸給祭司; 人無論獻給祭司甚麼, 都要歸給祭司. ”

5:11 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

5:12 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and acts unfaithfully to him,
“你要告訴以色列人說: 無論甚麼人, 如果他的妻子背離丈夫, 對他不忠,

5:13 and a man sleeps with her and ejaculates and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she is concealed, although she is defiled, and there is no witness against her and she was not caught,
有人和她同寢, 事情瞞過了丈夫, 沒有被查出, 沒有見證人指證她, 犯罪時也沒有被人捉住;

5:14 if a spirit of jealousy comes over him, and he is jealous of his wife and she is defiled; or if a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife but she is not defiled,
如果她的丈夫生了疑心, 疑忌妻子, 而妻子實在是被玷污了; 又或者丈夫生了疑心, 疑忌妻子, 而妻子並沒有被玷污,

5:15 he will bring his wife to the priest. And he will bring her offering for her, one-tenth of an ephah of flour. He will not pour oil on it, and he will not put frankincense on it because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembering, a reminding of guilt.
這人就要把妻子帶到祭司那裡, 又要為她帶來供物, 就是大麥麵一公斤, 不可澆上油, 也不可加上乳香, 因為這是疑忌的素祭, 是思念的素祭, 使人思念罪孽.

5:16 “ ‘Then the priest will bring her near and present her before Yahweh;
“祭司要使那婦人走進來, 站在耶和華面前.

5:17 the priest will take holy waters in a clay vessel, and from the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle, and the priest will put it into the waters.
祭司要把聖水盛在瓦器裡, 又從帳幕的地面取些塵土, 撒在水中.

5:18 And the priest will present the woman before Yahweh, and he will uncover the head of the woman; he will then put in her hands the grain offering of the remembering—which is the grain offering of jealousy—and in the hand of the priest will be the waters of bitterness that brings a curse.
祭司要使那婦人站在耶和華面前, 鬆開她的頭髮, 把思念的素祭, 就是疑忌的素祭, 放在她的手中, 祭司的手裡要拿著使人招致咒詛的苦水.

5:19 Then the priest will make her swear an oath, and he will say to the woman, “If a man has not slept with you, and if you have not had an impurity affair under your husband, go unpunished from the waters of bitterness that brings this curse.
祭司要叫那婦人起誓, 對她說: ‘如果沒有人與你同寢, 作妻子時沒有背棄丈夫被人玷污, 你就免受這使人招致咒詛的苦水.

5:20 But if you have had an affair under your husband, and if you are defiled and a man other than your husband had intercourse with you,”
但是, 如果你作妻子時背棄了丈夫, 被人玷污了; 如果你在你的丈夫以外, 曾與別的男人同寢’,

5:21 the priest will make the woman swear an oath of the sworn oath of the curse, the priest will say to the woman, “May Yahweh give you a curse and a sworn oath in the midst of your people with Yahweh making your hip fall away and your stomach swollen;
這樣, 祭司就要叫那婦人發咒起誓, 繼續對她說: ‘耶和華要使你的大腿消瘦, 肚腹腫脹; 願耶和華叫你在你的族人中成為咒詛和起誓的話柄;

5:22 and these waters that bring a curse will go into your intestines to cause your womb to swell and to make your hip fall away.” And the women will say, “Amen. Amen.”
願這招致咒詛的水進入你的腹中, 使你的肚腹腫脹, 大腿消瘦. ’那婦人要說: ‘阿們,阿們. ’

5:23 “ ‘And the priests will write these curses on the scroll, and he will wipe them off into the waters of the bitterness.
“祭司要把這些咒詛的話寫在卷上, 又把所寫的字洗在苦水裡,

5:24 He will make the woman drink the waters of the bitterness that brings a curse, and the waters of bitterness that bring a curse will go into her.
又要叫那婦人喝這招致咒詛的苦水, 這招致咒詛的水要進入她裡面, 就引起痛苦.

5:25 The priest will take the grain offering of jealousy from the hand of the woman, and he will wave the grain offering before Yahweh, and he will present it to the altar;
祭司要從這婦人的手中取過那疑忌的素祭, 把素祭在耶和華面前搖一搖, 然後帶到祭壇那裡.

5:26 the priest will grasp her memorial offering from the grain offering, and he will turn it into smoke on the altar, and afterward he will make the woman drink the waters.
祭司要從素祭中取出一把來, 作為記念, 放在祭壇上焚燒, 然後才叫婦人喝這水.

5:27 When he has made her drink the waters, it will come about, if she has defiled herself and acted unfaithfully to her husband and the waters of bitterness that bring a curse go into her and her stomach swells and her hip falls away, the woman will be as a curse in the midst of her people.
祭司叫她喝了這水以後, 如果她被人玷污, 對自己的丈夫不忠, 這招致咒詛的水就必進入她裡面, 引起痛苦; 她的肚腹必腫脹, 大腿必消瘦; 那婦人就要在她的族人中成為咒詛.

5:28 And if the woman is not defiled, and she is pure, she will go unpunished and be able to conceive children.
但是, 如果這婦人沒有被玷污, 而是貞潔的, 就不致受害, 並且要懷孕生子.

5:29 “ ‘This is the regulation of jealousy, when a woman has an affair under her husband and she is defiled,
“這是關於疑忌的律例: 妻子在自己丈夫的權下, 如果背離丈夫, 被人玷污了;

5:30 or when a spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife, he will present the woman before Yahweh,and the priest will do to her all of this law.
或是人生了疑忌的心, 疑忌自己的妻子, 他就要叫那婦人站在耶和華的面前, 祭司要對她執行這法例.

5:31 The man will go unpunished from guilt, and the woman, she will bear her guilt.’ ”
這樣, 男人可以免罪, 婦人就要擔當自己的罪孽. ”

Numbers - Chapter 6

6:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

6:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When a man or a woman takes a special vow, a vow of a Nazirite, to keep separate for Yahweh,
“你要告訴以色列人, 對他們說: ‘無論男女, 如果許了特別的願, 就是拿細耳人的願, 就要離俗歸耶和華.

6:3 he will abstain from wine and fermented drink; he will not drink wine vinegar or vinegar of fermented drink; he will not drink the fruit juice of grapes or eat fresh or dry grapes.
他要戒除淡酒和濃酒; 淡酒作的醋和濃酒作的醋, 他都不可喝; 不可喝任何葡萄汁, 也不可吃鮮葡萄或乾葡萄.

6:4 All the days of his separation you will not eat from anything that is made from the grapevine, from sour grapes to the skin of grapes.
在他離俗的日子, 葡萄樹上出產的, 無論是葡萄核或是葡萄, 都不可吃.

6:5 “ ‘All the days of the vow of his separation a razor will not pass over his head. Until fulfilling the days that he separated himself to Yahweh he will be holy and grow long the locks of the hair of his head.
“‘在他許願離俗的日子, 不可用剃刀剃頭; 他要聖潔, 直到他離俗歸耶和華的日子滿了, 他要由他的頭髮長長.

6:6 “ ‘All the days of keeping himself separated for Yahweh he will not go to a person who is dead;
“‘在他離俗歸耶和華的日子, 不可走近死人.

6:7 for even his father, mother, brother, or sister he will not make himself unclean by their death, because the separation to his God is on his head.
他的父母,兄弟或是姊妹, 死了的時候, 他不可因他們玷污自己, 因為離俗歸他神的記號, 在他的頭上;

6:8 He will be holy for Yahweh all the days of his separation.
在他離俗的日子, 他都是歸耶和華為聖的.

6:9 “ ‘If someone dies suddenly and makes the head of his separation unclean, he will shave off the hair of his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he will shave it off.
“‘如果在他身旁, 突然有人死了, 以致他離俗的頭被玷污了, 他就要在得潔淨的日子剃頭, 就是在第七日剃頭.

6:10 On the eighth day he will bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest by the doorway of the tent of assembly,
第八天, 他要把兩隻斑鳩, 或是兩隻雛鴿, 帶到會幕門口交給祭司.

6:11 and the priest will offer one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering, and he will make atonement for him because he sinned concerning the corpse. He will consecrate his head on that day.
祭司要獻一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭, 為他贖那因死人而玷污的罪; 他要在當天使他的頭成為聖潔,

6:12 He will rededicate to Yahweh the days of his separation and bring a ram-lamb in its first year as a guilt offering. The former days of his vow will fall away because his separation was defiled.
使他重新離俗歸耶和華的日子, 又要帶一隻一歲的公羊羔來作贖愆祭; 以前的日子無效, 因為他的離俗被玷污了.

6:13 “ ‘This is the regulation of the Nazirite for the day of the fulfilling of the days of his separation: one will bring him to the doorway of the tent of the assembly.
“‘拿細耳人的律例是這樣: 離俗的人的日子滿了那天, 人要把他帶到會幕的門口;

6:14 He will present his offering to Yahweh, one ram-lamb in its first year without defect as a burnt offering, and one ewe-lamb in its first year without defect as a sin offering, and one ram without defect as a fellowship offering;
他要把供物獻給耶和華, 就是獻一隻完全沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔作燔祭, 一隻完全沒有殘疾,一歲的母羊羔作贖罪祭, 一隻完全沒有殘疾的公綿羊作平安祭,

6:15 and a basket of unleavened bread, finely milled flour of ring-shaped bread cakes mixed with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil, and their grain offering and their libations.
一籃無酵調油的細麵餅和抹油的無酵薄餅, 以及同獻的素祭和奠祭.

6:16 The priest will present before Yahweh and offer his sin offering, his burnt offering;
祭司要在耶和華面前獻上這些供物, 又要獻上他的贖罪祭和燔祭;

6:17 he will offer a ram as a sacrifice of a fellowship offering to Yahweh, in addition to the basket of the unleavened bread; the priest will offer his grain offering and his libation.
他又要把那隻公綿羊和那一籃無酵餅, 獻給耶和華作平安祭; 祭司也要把同獻的素祭和奠祭獻上.

6:18 The Nazirite will shave off the hair of his consecrated head at the doorway of the tent of assembly, and he will take the hair of his consecrated head, and he will put it on the fire that is beneath the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.
拿細耳人要在會幕門口剃他離俗的頭, 把他離俗的頭髮拿去, 放在平安祭下的火上.

6:19 The priest will take the shoulder from the ram that is boiled, and one ring-shaped bread cake of unleavened bread from the basket, and one wafer of unleavened bread, and he will put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated head.
拿細耳人剃去了自己離俗的頭髮以後, 祭司就要取那煮過的公綿羊的一條前腿, 又要從籃子裡取一個無酵餅和一個無酵薄餅, 都放在拿細耳人的手上.

6:20 The priest will wave them as a wave offering before the presence of Yahweh; they are a holy object to the priest, in addition to the breast section of the wave offering, and in addition to the upper thigh of the contribution; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.
祭司要把這些作為搖祭, 在耶和華面前搖一搖; 這些作搖祭獻上的胸和作舉祭的腿, 同為聖物歸給祭司; 然後拿細耳人才可以喝酒.

6:21 “ ‘This is the regulation of the Nazirite who has made a vow of his offering to Yahweh according to his separation, in addition to what he can afford. In accordance to the word of his vow that he vowed, he will do, concerning the instruction of his separation.’ ”
“‘許願的拿細耳人的律例是這樣: 他獻給耶和華的供物是照著他離俗的願, 不是根據他手上所得的; 他怎樣許願, 就當怎樣照著離俗的律例而行. ’”

6:22 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

6:23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘You will bless the Israelites: You will say to them:
“你要告訴亞倫和他的兒子說: ‘你們要這樣為以色列人祝福, 對他們說:

6:24 Yahweh will bless you and keep you;
願耶和華賜福你, 保護你;

6:25 Yahweh will make shine his face on you and be gracious to you;
願耶和華使他的臉光照你, 賜恩給你;

6:26 Yahweh will lift up his face upon you, and he will give you peace.’
願耶和華敞臉垂顧你, 賜你平安. ’

6:27 And they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
他們要這樣奉我的名為以色列人祝福, 我也要為他們祝福. ”

Numbers - Chapter 7

7:1 On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle and appointed and consecrated it and all its vessels, and the altar and its vessels, and he appointed them and consecrated them,
摩西豎立了帳幕的那天, 就用膏抹它, 使它成聖; 又把其中的一切器具,祭壇和祭壇的一切器具, 都用膏抹了, 使它們成聖;

7:2 the leaders of Israel, the heads of the families, presented an offering; they were the leaders of the tribes and were the ones in charge of the counting.
以色列的眾領袖, 就是他們父家的首領, 都來奉獻; 就是眾支派的領袖, 是管理那些被數點的人的.

7:3 They brought their offering before the presence of Yahweh, six covered utility carts and twelve cattle, a utility cart for two of the leaders, and a bull for each; and they presented them before the tabernacle.
他們把自己的供物帶到耶和華的面前, 就是六輛篷車和十二頭公牛, 每兩個領袖奉獻一輛篷車, 每個領袖奉獻一頭公牛; 他們把這些都送到帳幕的面前.

7:4 Yahweh said to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

7:5 “Take them, and they will be used to do the work of the tent of the assembly; and you will give them to the Levites, each according to his required service.”
“你要把這些收下, 好作會幕事務的使用; 你要把這些交給利未人, 要按照各人所辦的事務給他們. ”

7:6 So Moses took the utility carts and the cattle, and he gave them to the Levites.
於是摩西收下了車和牛, 交給利未人.

7:7 Two utility carts and four cattle he gave to the descendants of Gershon according to their required service;
他按著革順子孫所辦的事務, 把兩輛車和四頭牛交給他們.

7:8 and four utility carts and eight cattle he gave to the descendants of Merari according to their required service, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
又按著米拉利子孫所辦的事務, 把四輛車和八頭牛交給他們; 他們都受亞倫祭司的兒子以他瑪的管理;

7:9 But to the descendants of Kohath he did not give anything because the work of the sanctuary they carried upon them on their shoulders.
但是沒有分給哥轄的子孫, 因為他們所辦的事是聖所的事, 是要用肩頭抬的.

7:10 The leaders presented offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day of its anointing, and the leaders presented their offerings before the altar.
用膏抹祭壇的日子, 眾領袖都獻上奉獻祭壇的禮物; 眾領袖把自己的供物獻在祭壇前.

7:11 Yahweh said to Moses, “One leader for each day will present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”
耶和華對摩西說: “眾領袖要獻上自己奉獻祭壇的供物, 每天要有一位領袖來獻上供物. ”

7:12 And it happened, the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah.
頭一天獻上供物的, 是猶大支派的亞米拿達的兒子拿順.

7:13 His offering was one plate of silver—its weight was one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:14 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:15 one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:16 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:17 and as a sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是亞米拿達的兒子拿順的供物.

7:18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.
第二天來獻的, 是以薩迦的領袖, 蘇押的兒子拿坦業.

7:19 He presented as his offering one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering.
他獻上的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:20 One dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:21 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:22 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:23 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是蘇押的兒子拿坦業的供物.

7:24 On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the descendants of Zebulun:
第三天來獻的, 是西布倫子孫的領袖, 希倫的兒子以利押.

7:25 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:26 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:27 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:28 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:29 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是希倫的兒子以利押的供物.

7:30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the descendants of Reuben:
第四天來獻的, 是流本子孫的領袖, 示丟珥的兒子以利蓿.

7:31 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:32 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:33 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:34 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:35 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是示丟珥的兒子以利蓿的供物.

7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the descendants of Simeon:
第五天來獻的, 是西緬子孫的領袖, 蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑.

7:37 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:38 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:39 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:40 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:41 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑的供物.

7:42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the descendants of Gad:
第六天來獻的, 是迦得子孫的領袖, 丟珥的兒子以利雅薩.

7:43 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:44 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:45 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:46 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:47 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這就是丟珥的兒子以利雅薩的供物.

7:48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the descendants of Ephraim:
第七天來獻的, 是以法蓮子孫的領袖, 亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪.

7:49 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:50 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:51 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:52 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:53 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪的供物.

7:54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the descendants of Manasseh:
第八天來獻的, 是瑪拿西子孫的領袖, 比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列.

7:55 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:56 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:57 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:58 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:59 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列的供物.

7:60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the descendants of Benjamin:
第九天來獻供物的, 是便雅憫子孫的領袖, 基多尼的兒子亞比但.

7:61 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:62 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:63 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:64 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:65 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是基多尼的兒子亞比但的供物.

7:66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the descendants of Dan:
第十天來獻的, 是但子孫的領袖, 亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝.

7:67 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:68 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:69 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:70 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:71 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝的供物.

7:72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the descendants of Asher:
第十一天來獻的, 是亞設子孫的領袖, 俄蘭的兒子帕結.

7:73 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:74 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:75 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:76 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一隻公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:77 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是俄蘭的兒子帕結的供物.

7:78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the descendants of Naphtali:
第十二天來獻的, 是拿弗他利子孫的領袖, 以南的兒子亞希拉.

7:79 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;
他的供物是一個銀盤, 重一公斤半, 一個銀碗, 重八百克, 都是按聖所的秤; 這兩樣都盛滿調油的細麵作素祭;

7:80 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense;
一個金盂, 重一百一十克, 盛滿了香;

7:81 one young bull, one ram, a male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering;
一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,一隻一歲的公羊羔, 作燔祭;

7:82 one he-goat as a sin offering;
一頭公山羊作贖罪祭;

7:83 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
作平安祭的, 是兩頭公牛,五隻公綿羊,五隻公山羊,五隻一歲的公羊羔; 這是以南的兒子亞希拉的供物.

7:84 This was the dedication of the altar on the day of anointing it, from the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver bowls for drinking wine, twelve golden dishes;
用膏抹祭壇的日子, 以色列的眾領袖獻上奉獻祭壇的供物, 共有銀盤十二個,銀碗十二個,金盂十二個,

7:85 each plate of silver weighed one hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl for drinking seventy, all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel;
每個銀盤重一公斤半, 每個銀碗重八百克; 一切器皿的銀子, 按聖所的秤, 共有二十七公斤零六百克;

7:86 the twelve golden dishes filled with incense, each dish weighing ten shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, all the gold of the dishes one hundred and twenty;
金盂十二個, 盛滿了香, 按聖所的秤, 每個金盂重一百一十克; 這些金盂的金子, 共有一公斤零三百二十克;

7:87 all the cattle for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs in their first year, and their grain offering; and twelve he-goats as a sin offering;
作燔祭的牲畜, 共有公牛犢十二頭,公綿羊十二隻,一歲的公羊羔十二隻, 還有同獻的素祭, 以及作贖罪祭的公山羊十二隻;

7:88 and all the cattle of the sacrifice of the fellowship offering twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, sixty male lambs in their first year. These were the dedication of the altar after its anointing.
作平安祭的牲畜, 共有公牛二十四頭,公綿羊六十隻,公山羊六十隻,一歲的公羊羔六十隻; 這就是用膏抹祭壇以後, 所獻上奉獻祭壇的供物.

7:89 And when Moses came to the tent of assembly to speak with him, he would hear the voice speaking to him from the atonement cover, which is on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, and he would speak to him.
摩西進入會幕要與耶和華說話的時候, 就聽見法櫃的施恩座上, 二基路伯中間, 有與他說話的聲音, 是耶和華與他說話.

Numbers - Chapter 8

8:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

8:2 “Speak to Aaron, and say to him: ‘When you are setting up the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the face of the lampstand.’ ”
“你要告訴亞倫: ‘你點燈的時候, 七盞燈都要照向燈臺的前面. ’”

8:3 And Aaron did so; he set up the lampstand in front of the face of its lamps, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
亞倫就這樣行了; 他把燈臺上的燈都點著了, 使光照向燈臺的前面, 正如耶和華吩咐摩西的.

8:4 And this is how the lampstand was made, a hammered-work of gold; from its base up to its blossom, it was hammered-work according to the pattern that Yahweh showed Moses; so he made the lampstand.
這燈臺的做法是這樣: 是用金子錘出來的, 從座到花都是錘出來的. 摩西製造燈臺, 是照著耶和華指示的樣式做的.

8:5 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

8:6 “Take the Levites from the midst of the Israelites and purify them.
“你要從以色列人中間選出利未人, 潔淨他們.

8:7 So you will do to them, to purify them: sprinkle on them waters of purification, and they will shave their whole body and wash their garments.
你潔淨他們當這樣行: 要把除罪水灑在他們身上, 又叫他們用剃刀剃全身; 把衣服洗淨, 潔淨自己.

8:8 And they will take a young bull and its grain offering of finely milled flour mixed with oil, and you will take a second young bull as a sin offering.
然後, 叫他們取一頭公牛犢和同獻的素祭, 就是用油調和的細麵; 你要另取一頭公牛犢, 作贖罪祭.

8:9 You will bring the Levites before the tent of assembly, and you will summon the entire community of the Israelites.
你要把利未人帶到會幕前面, 又要召集以色列的全體會眾;

8:10 And you will bring the Levites before Yahweh, and the Israelites will lay their hands on the Levites,
你要把利未人帶到耶和華面前, 以色列人要按手在他們身上.

8:11 and Aaron will offer the Levites as a wave offering before Yahweh from the Israelites, and they will do the work of Yahweh.
亞倫要把利未人獻在耶和華面前, 作以色列人中的搖祭, 使他們辦理耶和華的事務.

8:12 And the Levites will lay their hands on the head of the one bull and offer it as a sin offering and the other one as a burnt offering to Yahweh, to make atonement for the Levites.
利未人要按手在那兩頭牛的頭上; 你要把一隻作贖罪祭, 一隻作燔祭, 獻給耶和華, 為利未人贖罪.

8:13 And you will present the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and he will offer them as a wave offering to Yahweh.
你又要叫利未人站在亞倫和他的兒子們面前, 把他們作搖祭獻給耶和華.

8:14 “And you will separate the Levites from the midst of the Israelites, and the Levites will be for me.
“這樣, 你要把利未人從以色列人中分別出來, 利未人就要歸我.

8:15 And after this the Levites will come to serve at the tent of assembly, and you will purify them, and you will offer them as a wave offering.
以後, 利未人可以進去辦理會幕的事; 你要潔淨他們, 把他們作搖祭獻上.

8:16 For they are given to me exclusively from the midst of the Israelites. I have taken them for myself in place of the firstborn of every womb, every firstborn from the Israelites.
因為他們是以色列人中完全獻給我的; 我選出了他們歸我, 是代替以色列人中所有頭生的.

8:17 For every firstborn among the Israelites is mine, both humankind and animal. On the day I destroyed every firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them to me,
因為以色列人中所有頭生的, 連人帶畜都是我的; 我在埃及地擊殺所有頭生的那一天, 就把他們分別為聖歸我了.

8:18 and I have taken the Levites in the place of every firstborn among the Israelites.
我選出了利未人, 代替以色列人中所有頭生的.

8:19 And I have given the Levites; they are given to Aaron and his sons from the midst of the Israelites to do the work of the Israelites in the tent of the assembly and to make atonement for the Israelites, so a plague will not be among the Israelites when the Israelites come near the sanctuary.”
我從以色列人中, 把利未人賜給亞倫和他的眾子, 在會幕裡辦理以色列人的事務, 又為以色列人贖罪, 免得他們走近聖所的時候, 就有災禍臨到他們. ”

8:20 And Moses and Aaron and the entire community of the Israelites did to the Levites; everything that Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the Israelites did to them.
摩西,亞倫和以色列的全體會眾, 就向利未人這樣行了; 耶和華指著利未人吩咐摩西的, 以色列人都照樣向他們行了.

8:21 And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their garments, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before Yahweh; and Aaron made atonement for them to purify them.
於是利未人潔淨了自己, 把衣服洗淨; 亞倫把他們作搖祭獻在耶和華面前; 亞倫又為他們贖罪, 潔淨他們.

8:22 After this the Levites came to do their work in the tent of assembly before Aaron and his sons. Just as Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levities, so they did to them.
然後, 利未人才進去, 在亞倫和他的眾子面前, 在會幕裡辦理他們的事務; 耶和華指著利未人怎樣吩咐摩西, 以色列人就怎樣向他們行了.

8:23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

8:24 “This is what is for the Levites: those twenty-five years old and above will come to help with the service in the work of the tent of assembly;
“關於利未人的職責是這樣: 從二十五歲以上的, 要進來辦理會幕裡的事務;

8:25 and those fifty years old will return from the service of the work and will serve no longer.
到了五十歲, 就要停止辦理事務, 不再辦事;

8:26 They can attend their brothers in the tent of assembly to keep their responsibilities, but they will not do work. This is what you will do concerning the Levities and their responsibilities.”
只要在會幕裡幫助自己的兄弟, 盡忠職守, 事務卻不必辦理了. 關於利未人的職守, 你要這樣向他們行. ”

Numbers - Chapter 9

9:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the second year after they came out from the land of Egypt, in the first month, saying,
以色列人出埃及地以後, 第二年正月, 耶和華在西奈曠野吩咐摩西說:

9:2 “Let the Israelites observe the Passover at its appointed time.
“以色列人要在指定的時間守逾越節,

9:3 On the fourteenth day of this month at twilight you will perform it at its appointed time according to all its decrees; and according to all its stipulations you will observe it.”
就是本月十四日, 黃昏的時候, 你們要在指定的時間守這節, 要照著這節的一切律例和一切典章而行. ”

9:4 So Moses spoke to the Israelites to observe the Passover.
於是, 摩西吩咐以色列人要守逾越節.

9:5 And they observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight in the desert of Sinai. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, thus the Israelites did.
他們就在正月十四日, 黃昏的時候, 在西奈曠野守了逾越節; 耶和華怎樣吩咐了摩西, 以色列人就怎樣行了.

9:6 And it happened, men who were unclean by a dead person were not able to perform the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron on that day.
有幾個人因為觸著死人而不潔淨, 以致他們不能在那一天守逾越節; 當日他們來到摩西和亞倫面前.

9:7 And those men said to him, “Although we are unclean by a dead person, why are we hindered from presenting the offering of Yahweh at its appointed time in the midst of the Israelites?”
這些人對摩西說: “我們雖然因為接觸死人而不潔淨, 為甚麼我們被拒絕, 不能在以色列人中, 在指定的時間獻耶和華的供物呢? ”

9:8 Moses said to them, “Stay. I will hear what Yahweh commands to you.”
摩西對他們說: “你們且等候, 我要去聽耶和華對你們有甚麼吩咐. ”

9:9 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

9:10 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Each man that is unclean by a dead person or is on a far journey, you or your descendants, he will observe the Passover of Yahweh.
“你要告訴以色列人說: 你們或你們的後代中, 如果有人因為接觸死人而成為不潔淨, 或因到遠方旅行, 他還要向耶和華守逾越節;

9:11 On the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight they will observe it; they will eat it with unleavened bread and bitter plants.
他們要在二月十四日, 黃昏的時候, 守逾越節, 同時要吃無酵餅和苦菜;

9:12 They will leave none of it until morning, and they will not break a bone in it; they will observe it according to every decree of the Passover.
一點也不留到早晨, 羊羔的骨頭, 一根也不可折斷; 他們要照著逾越節的一切律例守節.

9:13 But the man who is clean and not on a journey, and he fails to observe the Passover, that person will be cut off from the people because he did not present the offering of Yahweh on its appointed time. That man will bear his guilt.
但那潔淨的, 又不在路上旅行的人, 如果忽略守逾越節, 那人就要從自己的民中被剪除, 因為他沒有在指定的時間內獻上耶和華的供物, 那人必擔當自己的罪.

9:14 If an alien dwells with you he will observe the Passover of Yahweh according to the decree of the Passover and according to its stipulation; thus you will have one decree for you, for the alien and for the native of the land.’ ”
如果有外人寄居在你們中間, 想要向耶和華守逾越節, 他就必須照著逾越節的條例和典章而行; 不論是外人或是本地人, 只有一樣的條例. ”

9:15 And on a day setting up the tabernacle, the cloud covered the tent of the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony; in the evening it was on the tabernacle as an appearance of fire until morning.
在豎立帳幕的那一天, 有雲彩遮蓋著帳幕, 就是法櫃的帳幕; 到了晚上, 雲彩在帳幕上, 形狀像火, 直到早晨.

9:16 So it was continually; the cloud would cover it and the appearance of fire by night.
常常是這樣: 白天有雲彩遮蓋帳幕, 夜間雲彩形狀像火.

9:17 Whenever the cloud lifted up from on the tent, after that the Israelites would set out, and in the place where the cloud dwelled, there the Israelites camped.
雲彩甚麼時候從會幕上收去, 以色列人就起行; 雲彩在甚麼地方停住, 以色列人就在那裡安營.

9:18 On the command of Yahweh the Israelites would set out, and on the command of Yahweh they encamped; all the days that the cloud dwelled on the tabernacle they encamped.
以色列人照著耶和華的吩咐起行, 也照著耶和華的吩咐安營; 雲彩在帳幕上停留多久, 他們就安營多久.

9:19 And when the cloud prolonged on the tabernacle many days the Israelites kept the kept requirement of Yahweh and did not set out.
如果雲彩多日停留在帳幕上, 以色列人就遵守耶和華的吩咐, 不起行.

9:20 When the cloud remained a number of days on the tabernacle, on the command of Yahweh they encamped; and on the command of Yahweh they set out.
有時雲彩停留在帳幕上只有幾天, 他們就照著耶和華的吩咐安營; 也照著耶和華的吩咐起行.

9:21 When the cloud remained from evening until morning, and the cloud lifted up in the morning, they would set out, or if it remained in the daytime and at night, when the cloud lifted up they set out.
有時雲彩從晚上到早晨停住; 到了早晨, 雲彩一收上去, 他們就起行; 有時雲彩從白晝到晚上都停住; 雲彩一收上去, 他們就起行.

9:22 When it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud prolonged to dwell on the tabernacle, the Israelites encamped, and they did not set out; when it lifted up they set out.
雲彩停留在帳幕上不論有多久, 或兩天,或一月,或一年, 以色列人就安營, 不起行; 雲彩一收上去, 他們就起行.

9:23 On the command of Yahweh they encamped, and on the command of Yahweh they set out. They kept the requirement of Yahweh, on the command of Yahweh in the hand of Moses.
他們照著耶和華的吩咐安營, 也照著耶和華的吩咐起行. 他們遵守耶和華吩咐的, 就是照著耶和華藉摩西吩咐的.

Numbers - Chapter 10

10:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

10:2 “Make yourself two silver trumpets; make them of hammered-work. You will use them for calling the community and for breaking the camp.
“你要用銀子作兩枝號, 要錘出來的, 可以用來召集會眾, 也可以叫會眾拔營起行.

10:3 You will blow them, and all the community will assemble to the doorway of the tent of assembly.
吹號的時候, 全體會眾都要到你那裡, 聚集在會幕的門口.

10:4 But if they blow only one, the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, will assemble to you.
如果單吹一枝, 眾領袖, 就是以色列的族長, 都要到你那裡聚集.

10:5 When you will blow a blast, the camps that are camping on the east will set out;
你們吹大聲的時候, 那在東邊的營, 都要起行.

10:6 when you blow a second blast, the camps that are camping on the south will set out; they will blow a blast for their journeys.
你們第二次吹大聲的時候, 那在南邊的營, 都要起行; 他們要起行, 必須吹大聲.

10:7 But when summoning the assembly, you will blow, but you will not signal with a loud noise.
但召集會眾的時候, 你們要吹號, 卻不要吹大聲.

10:8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow on the trumpets; this will be an eternal decree for your generations.
亞倫的子孫作祭司的要作吹號的; 這要作你們世世代代永遠的條例.

10:9 If you go to war in your land against the enemy who attacks you, you will signal with a loud noise on the trumpets. You will be remembered before Yahweh your God, and you will be rescued from your enemies.
你們在本地與欺壓你們的仇敵作戰的時候, 就要吹大聲, 使你們在耶和華你們的神面前得蒙記念, 也得拯救脫離你們的仇敵.

10:10 “And on the day of your joy and in your appointed times, at the beginning of your months, you will blow on the trumpets in addition to your burnt offerings and in addition to the sacrifices of your fellowship offerings. And they will be as a memorial for you before your God; I am Yahweh your God.”
此外, 在你們快樂的日子和指定的節期, 以及月朔, 你們獻燔祭和平安祭的時候, 也要吹號, 這都要在你們的神面前替你們作為記念; 我是耶和華你們的神. ”

10:11 And it happened, in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month the cloud was lifted from upon the tabernacle of the testimony.
第二年二月二十日, 雲彩從法櫃的帳幕收上去的時候,

10:12 And the Israelites set out for their journey from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud dwelled in the desert of Paran.
以色列人就從西奈曠野按站起行; 雲彩在巴蘭曠野停住了.

10:13 They set out for the first time on the command of Yahweh in the hand of Moses.
這是他們第一次照著耶和華藉摩西吩咐他們的起程.

10:14 The standard of the camp of the descendants of Judah set out for the first time according to their divisions, with Nahshon son of Amminadab over its division.
猶大營的旗號, 按著他們的隊伍, 首先起行; 統領隊伍的, 是亞米拿達的兒子拿順.

10:15 And Nathanel son of Zuar was over the division of the descendants of Issachar;
統領以薩迦支派隊伍的, 是蘇押的兒子拿坦業.

10:16 Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Zebulun.
統領西布倫支派隊伍的, 是希倫的兒子以利押.

10:17 The tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, the bearers of the tabernacle, set out.
帳幕拆下來以後, 革順的子孫和米拉利的子孫, 就抬著帳幕起行.

10:18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions; Elizur son of Shedeur was over their division.
流本營的旗號, 按著他們的隊伍起行; 統領隊伍的, 是示丟珥的兒子以利蓿.

10:19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the sons of the tribe of Simeon.
統領西緬支派的, 是蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑.

10:20 Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Gad.
統領迦得支派隊伍的, 是丟珥的兒子以利雅薩.

10:21 The Kohathites, the bearers of the sanctuary, set out, and they set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
哥轄人抬著聖物起行; 他們到達之前, 人已經把帳幕豎立起來.

10:22 And the stand of the camp of the descendants of Ephraim set out according to their divisions; Elishama son of Ammihud was over its division.
以法蓮營的旗號, 按著他們的隊伍起行; 統領隊伍的, 是亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪.

10:23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh.
統領瑪拿西支派隊伍的, 是比大蓿的兒子迦瑪列.

10:24 Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Benjamin.
統領便雅憫支派隊伍的, 是基多尼的兒子亞比但.

10:25 Then the standard of the camp of the descendants of Dan, who formed a rear guard for all the camps, set out according to their divisions; Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was over its division.
但營的旗號, 作眾營的後隊, 按著他們的隊伍起行; 統領隊伍的, 是亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝.

10:26 Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Asher.
統領亞設支派隊伍的, 是俄蘭的兒子帕結.

10:27 Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali.
統領拿弗他利支派隊伍的, 是以南的兒子亞希拉.

10:28 These were the departures of the Israelites according to their divisions; and so they set out.
這是以色列人起行的時候, 按著他們的隊伍起行的次序.

10:29 Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, “We are setting out to the place that Yahweh said, ‘I will give it to you’; go with us, and we will treat you well because Yahweh promised good concerning Israel.”
摩西對自己的岳父米甸人流珥的兒子何巴說: “我們要起行到耶和華應許的地方去, 他曾說: ‘我要把那地賜給你們’, 現在求你與我們同去, 我們必善待你, 因為耶和華對以色列已經應許福樂. ”

10:30 But he said to him, “I will not go. I will only go to my land and to my family.”
何巴對摩西說: “我不去, 我要歸回我本地本族那裡去. ”

10:31 He said, “Please, do not abandon us because you know our encampment in the desert, and you should be our guide.
摩西說: “求你不要離開我們, 因為你知道我們應怎樣在曠野安營, 你可以作我們的眼目.

10:32 Moreover, if you go with us, the good that Yahweh will do to us we will do to you.”
如果你與我們同去, 將來耶和華用甚麼好處待我們, 我們也必用甚麼好處待你. ”

10:33 And so they set out from the mountain of Yahweh a journey of three days, with the ark of the covenant of Yahweh setting out ahead of them three days’ journey to search out a resting place for them;
以色列人從耶和華的山起行, 行了三天的路程, 耶和華的約櫃在他們前面行了三天的路程, 為他們尋找安息的地方.

10:34 and the cloud of Yahweh was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
他們拔營起行的時候, 日間總有耶和華的雲彩在他們上頭.

10:35 And whenever the ark was setting out Moses would say, “Rise up, Yahweh! May your enemies be scattered; may the ones that hate you flee from your presence.”
約櫃起行的時候, 摩西就說: “耶和華啊, 求你起來, 願你的仇敵四散; 願恨你的人從你面前逃跑. ”

10:36 And when it rested he would say, “Return, Yahweh, to the countless thousands of Israel.”
約櫃停住的時候, 他就說: “耶和華啊, 求你歸來, 回到以色列的千萬人中. ”

Numbers - Chapter 11

11:1 And it happened, the people were like those who complain of hardship in the hearing of Yahweh, and Yahweh became angry, and the fire of Yahweh burned among them, and it consumed the edge of the camp.
人民發怨言, 惡聲達到耶和華的耳中; 耶和華聽見了, 就發烈怒; 耶和華的火就在他們中間焚燒, 燒毀了營地的邊界.

11:2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire died down.
人民向摩西呼求, 摩西懇求耶和華, 火就熄了,

11:3 And he called the name of that place Taberah because the fire of Yahweh burned among them.
就稱那地方作他備拉, 因為耶和華的火曾在他們中間焚燒.

11:4 The riff-raff that were in their midst had a strong desire; and the Israelites turned back and also wept, and they said, “Who will feed us meat?
他們中間的閒雜人起了貪慾, 甚至連以色列人也哭著說: “誰給我們肉吃呢?

11:5 We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt for nothing, the cucumber, melon, leek, the onions, and the garlic.
我們記得在埃及的時候, 可以不花錢吃魚, 還有黃瓜,西瓜,韭菜,蔥和蒜.

11:6 But now our strength is dried up; there is nothing whatsoever except for the manna before us.”
現在我們的心都枯乾了; 除了這嗎哪以外, 在我們眼前, 甚麼都沒有. ”

11:7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its outward appearance was like that of bdellium-gum.
這嗎哪仿佛芫荽子, 又好像珍珠.

11:8 The people went about and gathered it, and they ground it with mills or crushed it with mortar. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into bread-cakes; and it tasted like olive oil cakes.
人民走來走去, 把嗎哪拾起來, 或用磨磨碎, 或用臼搗碎, 或用鍋煮, 或做成餅, 它的滋味好像油餅的滋味.

11:9 When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna came down with it.
夜間露水降在營上的時候, 嗎哪也隨著降下來.

11:10 Moses heard the people weeping according to their clans, each at the doorway of their tents. Then Yahweh became very angry, and in the eyes of Moses it was bad.
摩西聽見人民都在各人的帳棚門口哀哭, 耶和華就大發烈怒, 摩西也不高興.

11:11 And Moses said to Yahweh, “Why have you brought trouble to your servant? Why have I not found favor in your eyes, that the burdens of all these people have been placed on me?
摩西對耶和華說: “你為甚麼苦待你的僕人, 為甚麼我沒有在你面前蒙恩呢? 竟把管理這人民的重擔全放在我身上呢?

11:12 Did I conceive all these people? If I have fathered them, that you could say to me, ‘Carry them in your lap, just as a foster-father carries the suckling on the land that you swore an oath to their ancestors?’
這人民豈是我懷的胎, 豈是我生的嗎? 你竟對我說: ‘把他們抱在懷裡, 像養育之父抱吃奶的孩子, 直抱到你起誓應許給他們們列祖的地方去. ’

11:13 From where do I have meat to give all these people? They weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat and let us eat!’
我從哪裡得肉給這人民吃呢? 因為他們都向我哭著說: ‘你給我們肉吃吧！’

11:14 I am not able to carry all these people along alone; they are too heavy for me.
我不能獨自擔當管理這人民的責任, 因為實在太重了.

11:15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please kill me immediately if I find favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my misery.”
你既然這樣待我, 如果我在你面前蒙恩, 求你把我殺了, 免得我看見自己的苦楚. ”

11:16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men from the elders of Israel whom you know are elders of the people and their officials; take them to the tent of assembly, and they will stand there with you.
耶和華對摩西說: “你要從以色列的長老中為我召聚七十個人, 就是你認識的民間的長老和官長, 領他們到會幕那裡, 叫他們與你一同站在那裡.

11:17 I will come down and speak with you there; I will take away from the spirit that is on you, and I will place it on them; and they will bear the burdens of the people with you; you will not bear it alone.
我要在那裡降臨, 與你說話, 也要把在你身上的靈, 分給他們, 他們就與你一同擔當管理人民的責任, 免得你獨自擔當.

11:18 And you will say to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves tomorrow, for you will eat meat because you have wept in the ears of Yahweh, saying, “Who will feed us good meat? It was good for us in Egypt.” Yahweh will give to you meat, and you will eat.
你要對人民說: ‘你們應當自潔, 預備明天可以吃肉, 因為你們哭著向耶和華說: “誰給我們肉吃呢? ”所以耶和華必給你們肉吃.

11:19 You will eat, not one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,
你們不是吃一天兩天, 不是吃五天十天, 也不是吃二十天,

11:20 but for a whole month, until it comes out from your nose and becomes as nausea to you; because you have rejected Yahweh, who is in your midst, and you wept before his presence, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?” ’ ”
而是吃一個整月, 直到肉從你們的鼻孔裡噴出來, 成為你們厭惡的東西; 因為你們輕視了住在你們中間的耶和華, 在他面前哭著說: “我們為甚麼出埃及呢? ”’”

11:21 But Moses said, “There are six hundred thousand on foot, among whom I am in the midst, and you yourself said, ‘I will give meat to them, and they will eat for a whole month.’
摩西說: “這與我同住的人, 能行的男人就有六十萬, 你還說: ‘我要給他們肉吃, 使他們可以吃一個整月. ’

11:22 Should flocks and cattle be slaughtered for them? Should all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to be enough for them?”
難道把羊群和牛群都給他們宰了, 就夠他們吃嗎? 或是把海裡所有的魚都給他們聚了來, 就夠他們吃嗎? ”

11:23 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Is Yahweh’s power limited? Now you will see if my word will happen or not.”
耶和華對摩西說: “耶和華的手臂縮短了嗎? 現在你要看看我的話應驗不應驗. ”

11:24 So Moses went out, and he spoke the words of Yahweh to the people, and he gathered together seventy men from the elders of the people, and he made them stand all around the tent.
於是摩西出來, 把耶和華的話告訴人民, 又從民間的長老中召聚了七十個人來, 使他們站在會幕的周圍.

11:25 Then Yahweh went down in the cloud and spoke to him, and he took away the spirit that was on him, and he put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the spirit was resting on them they prophesied, but they did not do it again.
耶和華在雲中降臨, 對摩西說話, 把摩西身上的靈, 分給那七十個長老; 靈停在他們身上的時候, 他們就說預言, 以後卻沒有再說.

11:26 But two men were left in the camp; the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the second was Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those who were written down, but they did not go out to the tent, so they prophesied in the camp.
那時還有兩個人留在營裡; 一個名叫伊利達, 一個名叫米達; 靈也停在他們身上. 他們原是在被錄取的人中, 卻沒有到會幕那裡去; 他們就在營裡說預言.

11:27 So a boy ran and told Moses and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
有個少年人跑來, 告訴摩西: “伊利達和米達在營中說預言. ”

11:28 And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from time of his youth, answered, “Moses, my lord, stop them.”
摩西的侍從, 嫩的兒子約書亞, 就是摩西所揀選的, 回答說: “我主, 摩西, 請你制止他們. ”

11:29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that he give all Yahweh’s people prophets, that Yahweh put his spirit on them!”
摩西對他說: “你為我的緣故嫉妒嗎? 但願耶和華的人民都是先知, 但願耶和華把他的靈降在他們身上. ”

11:30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel were gathered to the camp.
於是摩西和以色列的長老, 都回營去了.

11:31 Then a wind set out from Yahweh, and it drove quails from the west, and he spread them out on the camp about a day’s journey on one side and about a day’s journey on the other, all around the camp, about two cubits on the surface of the land.
有風從耶和華那裡吹起, 把鵪鶉由海面颳來, 散落在營地; 鵪鶉在營的四周, 這邊約有一天的路程, 那邊約有一天的路程, 離地面約有一公尺.

11:32 And so the people worked all day and all night and all the next day, and they gathered the quail (the least of the ones collecting gathered ten homers).
人民起來, 那一天終日終夜, 並次日一整天, 都在捕捉鵪鶉, 最少的也捕捉了約二千公升; 他們都擺在營地的四周.

11:33 While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was consumed, Yahweh was angry with the people, and Yahweh struck a very great plague among the people.
肉在他們牙齒之間, 還沒有嚼爛, 耶和華的怒氣就向人民發作, 用極重的災禍擊打他們.

11:34 And he called the name of that place Kibroth Hattaavah because they buried the people that were greedy.
於是那地方名叫基博羅．哈他瓦, 因為他們在那裡埋葬起了貪慾的人.

11:35 From Kibroth Hattaavah the people set out to Hazeroth; and they stayed in Hazeroth.
人民從基博羅．哈他瓦起行, 到哈洗錄去, 就住在哈洗錄.

Numbers - Chapter 12

12:1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he took (because he took a Cushite wife);
米利暗和亞倫, 為了摩西所娶的古實女子的緣故, 就出言反對摩西, 因為他娶了一個古實女子為妻.

12:2 and they said, “Has Yahweh spoken only through Moses? Has not Yahweh also spoken through us?” And Yahweh heard it.
他們說: “難道耶和華單單與摩西說話, 不也與我們說話嗎? ”這話耶和華聽見了.

12:3 Now the man, Moses, was more humble than any other person on the face of the earth,
摩西為人十分謙和, 勝過世上所有的人.

12:4 and Yahweh said suddenly to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Go out, you three, to the tent of assembly.” So the three of them when out.
耶和華忽然對摩西,亞倫和米利暗說: “你們三個人都出來, 到會幕那裡去. ”他們三個人就出來.

12:5 And Yahweh went down in a column of cloud and stood at the doorway of the tent, and he called Aaron and Miriam, and the two of them went,
耶和華在雲柱中降臨, 停在會幕門口, 呼召亞倫和米利暗; 他們二人就前去.

12:6 and he said, “Please hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak to him in a dream.
耶和華說: “現在你們要聽我的話, 如果你們中間有先知, 我耶和華必在異象中向他顯現, 在夢中與他說話.

12:7 Not so with my servant Moses; in all my house he is faithful.
可是, 對我的僕人摩西卻不是這樣, 他是在我全家忠心的.

12:8 I will speak to him mouth to mouth, in clearness, not in riddles; and he will look at the form of Yahweh. Why were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?”
我要與他面對面說話, 是親自說的, 不是用謎語; 他必看見耶和華的形象, 你們出言反對我的僕人摩西, 為甚麼不懼怕呢? ”

12:9 And Yahweh became very angry with them, and he went away.
耶和華向他們發怒, 就走了.

12:10 And the cloud departed from on the tent, and behold, Miriam was infected with a skin disease white like snow; when Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was afflicted with a skin disease.
雲彩從會幕上離開, 米利暗就長了大痲風, 像雪那樣白; 亞倫轉身過來看米利暗, 見她長了大痲風.

12:11 So Aaron said to Moses, “Please, my lord, please do not put on us this sin in which we were foolish and in which we have sinned.
亞倫就對摩西說: “我主啊, 求你不要因我們行事愚昧所犯的罪, 就把這罪加在我們身上.

12:12 Please do not let her be like the dead, whose flesh is half consumed when coming out from the womb of its mother.”
求你不要叫她像個死胎, 一出母腹, 肉就半腐爛了. ”

12:13 And Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, “God, please heal her!”
於是摩西向耶和華哀求, 說: “神啊, 求你醫好她. ”

12:14 But Yahweh said to Moses, “If her father had surely spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be confined for seven days to an outside place of the camp, and afterward she may be gathered.”
耶和華對摩西說: “如果她的父親吐唾沫在她臉上, 她不是要蒙羞七天嗎? 現在把她關在營外七天, 然後才讓她回來. ”

12:15 So Miriam was confined to the outside place of the camp seven days, and the people did not set out until Miriam was gathered.
於是米利暗被關在營外七天; 人民沒有啟程, 直到把米利暗接回來.

12:16 And afterward the people set out from Hazeroth, and they encamped in the desert of Paran.
然後, 人民從哈洗錄起行, 在巴蘭的曠野安營.

Numbers - Chapter 13

13:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

13:2 “Send for yourself men, and let them explore the land of Canaan, which I am about to give to the Israelites; from each tribe of his father send one man, everyone a leader among them.”
“你要派人窺探我賜給以色列人的迦南地; 按著父家所屬的支派, 每支派要派一個人, 個個都必須是他們的領袖. ”

13:3 So Moses sent them from the desert of Paran on the command of Yahweh; all of the men were leaders of the Israelites.
摩西就照著耶和華的吩咐, 從巴蘭的曠野派他們去了; 他們都是以色列人的領袖.

13:4 And these are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
以下是他們的名字: 屬流本支派的是撒刻的兒子沙母亞.

13:5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
屬西緬支派的是何利的兒子沙法.

13:6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
屬猶大支派的是耶孚尼的兒子迦勒.

13:7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
屬以薩迦支派的是約色的兒子以迦.

13:8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
屬以法蓮支派的是嫩的兒子何西亞.

13:9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
屬便雅憫支派的是拉孚的兒子帕提.

13:10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
屬西布倫支派的是梭底的兒子迦疊.

13:11 from the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi;
屬約瑟支派的, 就是屬瑪拿西支派的, 是蘇西的兒子迦底.

13:12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
屬但支派的是基瑪利的兒子亞米利.

13:13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
屬亞設支派的是米迦勒的兒子西帖.

13:14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
屬拿弗他利支派的是瓦縛西的兒子拿比.

13:15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.
屬迦得支派的是瑪基的兒子臼利.

13:16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. And Moses called Hoshea son of Nun Joshua.
以上是摩西派去窺探那地的人的名字. 摩西稱嫩的兒子何西亞為約書亞.

13:17 Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, and he said to them, “Go up like this to the Negev, and go up into the hill country,
摩西派他們去窺探迦南地, 對他們說: “你們要從這裡上南地, 然後上山地去.

13:18 and you will see what the land is like and if the people who inhabit it are strong or weak, or whether they are few or many,
看看那地怎樣, 住在那裡的人是強是弱, 是多是少;

13:19 and whether the land that they are inhabiting is good or bad, and whether the cities they are inhabiting are camps or fortifications,
看看他們住的地怎樣, 是好是壞; 看看他們所住的城鎮怎樣, 是營地, 還是城堡;

13:20 and whether the land is fertile or lean, and whether there are trees on it or not. You will show yourself courageous, and you will take some of the fruit of the land.” It was the time of first ripe grapes.
看看那地怎樣, 是肥沃還是貧瘠, 那裡有樹木沒有. 你們要壯膽, 把那地的果子帶些回來. ”那時正是葡萄初熟的時候.

13:21 So they went up and explored the land from the desert of Zin until Rehob, at Lebo Hamath.
他們上去窺探了那地, 從尋的曠野到利合, 直到哈瑪關口.

13:22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai the descendants of the Anakites were. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
他們上到南地, 到了希伯崙, 在那裡有亞衲族人的後裔亞希幔,示篩,撻買. 原來希伯崙城比埃及的瑣安城早建七年.

13:23 And they came up to the valley of Eshcol, and they cut off a vine branch and one cluster of grapes from there; they carried it on a pole between two men, with pomegranates and figs.
他們來到以實各谷, 從那裡砍下了一根葡萄枝子, 上頭只有一掛葡萄, 兩個人用槓抬著回來; 他們也帶了些石榴和無花果回來.

13:24 That place he called the valley of Eshcol on account of the cluster of grapes that the Israelites cut off from there.
因為以色列人從那裡砍來的那掛葡萄, 所以那地方叫作以實各谷.

13:25 They returned from exploring the land at the end of forty days.
四十天以後, 他們窺探那地完畢, 就回來.

13:26 And they came to Moses and Aaron and to the entire community of the Israelites in the desert of Paran at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the community, and they showed them the fruit of the land.
他們來到了巴蘭曠野的加低斯, 見摩西,亞倫和以色列的全體會眾, 向摩西,亞倫及全體會眾報告, 又把那地的果子給他們看.

13:27 And they told him, “We came to the land that you sent us, and it is flowing of milk and honey; this is its fruit.
他們告訴摩西: “我們到了你派我們去的那地, 果然是流奶與蜜的地, 這就是那地的果子.

13:28 Yet the people who are inhabiting it are strong and the cities are fortified and very large; moreover, we saw the descendants of the Anakites there.
只是住在那地的人強壯, 城又堅固又十分高大, 並且我們在那裡也看見了亞衲族人的後裔.

13:29 The Amalekites are living in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and the Amorites are living in the hill country; and the Canaanites are living at the sea and on the banks of the Jordan.”
有亞瑪力人住在南地; 赫人,耶布斯人,亞摩利人住在山地; 迦南人住在海邊和約旦河沿岸. ”

13:30 And Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “Surely, let us go up and let us take possession of it because surely we will be able to prevail over it.”
迦勒在摩西面前使眾人鎮靜, 說: “我們立刻上去, 佔領那地吧！因為我們必能得勝. ”

13:31 And the men who went up with him said, “We are not able to go up to the people because they are stronger than us.”
但是, 那些與他同去的人卻說: “我們不能上去攻擊那民, 因為他們比我們強. ”

13:32 And they presented the report of the land that they explored to the Israelites, saying, “The land that we went through to explore is a land that eats its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in its midst are men of great size.
那些探子就他們窺探之地向以色列人報惡信, 說: “我們經過要窺探的地方, 是個吞吃居民的地方; 我們在那裡看見的人, 個個都高大.

13:33 There we saw the Nephilim (the descendants of Anak came from the Nephilim), and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their eyes.”
在那裡我們看見了巨人, 就是亞衲人的子孫, 是巨人的後裔; 我們看自己好像是蚱蜢, 他們看我們也是這樣. ”

Numbers - Chapter 14

14:1 Then all the community lifted up their voices, and the people wept during that night.
當時, 全體會眾大聲喧嚷; 那夜眾民都哭號.

14:2 And all the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and all the community said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt or in this desert!
以色列人向摩西和亞倫發怨言; 全體會眾都對他們說: “但願我們早死在埃及地, 或死在這曠野.

14:3 Why did Yahweh bring us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little children will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”
耶和華為甚麼把我們領到這地來, 死在刀劍之下呢? 我們的妻子和孩子要被擄掠. 我們回埃及去, 豈不更好嗎? ”

14:4 They said to each other, “Let us appoint a leader, and we will return to Egypt.”
於是他們彼此說: “我們另立一個首領, 回埃及去吧. ”

14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before the assembly of the community of the Israelites.
摩西和亞倫就俯伏在以色列全體會眾面前.

14:6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the explorers of the land, tore their garments.
窺探那地的人中, 有嫩的兒子約書亞和耶孚尼的兒子迦勒; 他們撕裂衣服,

14:7 And they said to all the community of the Israelites, “The land that we went through to explore is an exceptionally good land.
對以色列全體會眾說: “我們去窺探的那地, 是十分美好的地方.

14:8 If Yahweh delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and he will give it to us, a land that is flowing with milk and honey.
耶和華若是喜悅我們, 就必把我們領進那地, 把那地賜給我們, 那地原是流奶與蜜的地.

14:9 Only do not rebel against Yahweh, and you will not fear the people of the land, because they will be our food. Their protection has been turned from them; Yahweh is with us. You should not fear them.”
只要你們不背叛耶和華, 就不必怕那地的人, 因為他們是我們的食物; 蔭庇他們的, 已經離開他們了, 耶和華卻與我們同在; 不要怕他們. ”

14:10 And all the community said to stone them with stones, but the glory of Yahweh appeared in the tent of assembly among the Israelites.
全體會眾都說要用石頭打死他們二人. 這時, 耶和華的榮光在會幕中向以色列眾人顯現.

14:11 And Yahweh said to Moses, “How long until this people will despise me, and how long until they will not believe in me, and in all the signs that I have done in their midst?
耶和華對摩西說: “這民藐視我要到幾時呢? 我雖然在他們中間行了這些神蹟, 他們還是不信我要到幾時呢?

14:12 I will strike them with disease, and I will dispossess them; I will make you into a greater and stronger nation than them.”
我要用瘟疫擊殺他們, 除滅他們; 我要使你成為大國, 比他們還強. ”

14:13 And Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear that you brought up this people from their midst in your power,
摩西對耶和華說: “這樣埃及人必聽見這事, 因為你曾用大能, 把這民從他們中間領上來;

14:14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They heard that you, Yahweh, are in the midst of this people, that you are seen eye to eye, and your cloud is standing over them, and in a column of cloud you go before them by day and in a column of fire at night.
埃及人也必告訴那地的居民. 那地的居民也曾聽見你耶和華是在這人民中間, 你耶和華曾面對面的向人顯現, 你的雲彩常停在他們上面; 日間你在雲柱中, 夜間你在火柱中, 走在他們前面.

14:15 But if you destroy this people all at once, the nations that will have heard your message will say,
現在如果你把這人民殺死, 像殺死一人, 那些聽見你名聲的萬國就必議論說:

14:16 ‘Yahweh was unable to bring this people in the land that he swore by an oath, and he slaughtered them in the desert.’
‘因為耶和華不能把這民領進他向他們起誓應許的地, 所以在曠野把他們殺了. ’

14:17 But now, please, let the power of my Lord be great, just has you spoke,
現在求主大發能力, 照著你說過的話:

14:18 ‘Yahweh is slow to anger and great of loyal love, forgiving sin and rebellion; but surely he leaves nothing unpunished, visiting the sin of the fathers on the sons to the third and fourth generations.’
‘耶和華不輕易發怒, 且有豐盛的慈愛; 他赦免罪孽和過犯; 絕不以有罪的為無罪, 必追討罪孽, 自父到子, 直到三四代. ’

14:19 Please forgive the sin of this people according to the greatness of your loyal love, just as you forgave this people, from Egypt until now.”
求你照著你的大慈愛, 饒恕這人民的罪孽, 好像你從埃及直到現在, 常赦免這人民一樣. ”

14:20 Yahweh said, “I have forgiven them according to your word;
耶和華說: “我就照著你的話, 赦免他們;

14:21 but as I am alive, the glory of Yahweh will fill all the earth.
但是, 我指著我的永生起誓, 全地要被耶和華的榮耀充滿.

14:22 But because all the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the desert yet tested me these ten times and did not listen to my voice,
這些見過我的榮耀, 和我在埃及與曠野所行的神蹟的人, 仍然試探了我這十次, 不聽從我的話;

14:23 they will not see the land that I swore by oath to their ancestors, and all those who despised me will not see it.
他們決不得看見我向他們的祖宗起誓應許之地; 藐視我的, 一個也不能看見那地.

14:24 But my servant Caleb, because another spirit was with him, he remained true after me, and I will bring him into the land that he entered, and his offspring will take possession of it.
但是我的僕人迦勒, 因他另有一個心志, 專心跟從我, 我必把他領進他去過的那地; 他的子孫也必得著那地為業.

14:25 And the Amalekites and the Canaanites live in the valleys; tomorrow turn and set out for the desert by way of the Red Sea.”
現在亞瑪力人和迦南人住在山谷中, 明天你們要回轉, 從到紅海路上, 起行到曠野去. ”

14:26 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華吩咐摩西和亞倫說:

14:27 “How long will I bear this evil community who are grumbling against me? I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites which they are making against me.
“這惡會眾向我發怨言要到幾時呢? 以色列人向我所發的怨言, 我都聽見了.

14:28 Say to them, ‘Surely as I live,’ declares Yahweh, ‘just as you spoke in my hearing, so I will do to you;
你要對他們說: ‘耶和華說, 我指著我的永生起誓, 我必照著你們所說給我聽的, 對待你們:

14:29 in this desert your corpses will fall, and all your counted ones, according to all your number, from twenty years old and above who grumbled against me.
你們的屍體必倒在這曠野; 你們中間被數點過的, 就是按著你們的數目, 從二十歲以上, 向我發過怨言的,

14:30 You yourselves will not come into the land that I swore by oath to make you to dwell in it, but Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
都不得進入我起誓給你們居住的那地; 只有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒和嫩的兒子約書亞才可以進去.

14:31 But your little children, whom you said would be plunder, I will bring them, and they will know the land that you rejected.
但是你們的孩子, 就是你們所說他們必被擄掠的, 我要把他們領進去, 他們必得著你們厭棄的那地.

14:32 But for you, all your corpses will fall in this desert.
至於你們, 你們的屍體必倒在這曠野.

14:33 And your children will be shepherds in the desert forty years, and you will bear your unfaithfulness until all your corpses have fallen in the desert.
你們的兒女必在曠野飄流四十年, 擔當你們背信之罪, 直到你們的屍體在曠野都滅盡了.

14:34 According to the number of the days that you explored the land, forty days, a day for each year, you will bear your sins forty years, and you will know my opposition.’
照著你們窺探那地的日數共四十天, 一天算一年, 你們要擔當罪孽四十年, 你們就知道我為甚麼與你們作對. ’

14:35 I, Yahweh, have spoken; I will surely do this to all this evil community who has banded together against me. In this desert they will come to an end, and there they will die.”
我耶和華已經說了, 我必要這樣對待這聚集反抗我的惡會眾; 他們要在這曠野滅盡, 在這裡死亡. ”

14:36 As for the men whom Moses sent to explore the land, who returned and made the community grumble against him by spreading a report over the land,
摩西派去窺探那地的人回來, 因為帶回有關那地的惡信, 以致全體會眾都向摩西發怨言,

14:37 the men who spread the evil report of the land died by the plague before Yahweh.
這些帶回有關那地的惡信的人, 都遭受瘟疫死在耶和華面前.

14:38 But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh lived from among the men who went to explore the land.
只有嫩的兒子約書亞和耶孚尼的兒子迦勒, 仍然活著.

14:39 And Moses spoke words to all the Israelites, and the people mourned greatly.
摩西把這些話告訴以色列眾人, 他們就非常悲哀.

14:40 They rose early in the morning and went to the top of the mount, saying, “Here we are. We will go up to the place that Yahweh said, because we have sinned.”
他們清早起來, 上山頂去, 說: “我們在這裡; 我們要上耶和華應許的地方去, 因為我們犯了罪. ”

14:41 But Moses said, “Why are you going against the command of Yahweh? It will not succeed.
摩西說: “你們為甚麼又違背耶和華的命令呢? 這事必不能成功.

14:42 You should not go up because Yahweh is not in your midst; do not let yourselves be defeated in the presence of your enemies,
你們不要上去, 因為耶和華不在你們中間, 免得你們在仇敵面前被殺敗.

14:43 because the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and you will fall by the sword; because you have turned back from Yahweh, and Yahweh will not be with you.”
因為亞瑪力人和迦南人都在那裡, 在你們面前, 你們必倒在刀下; 因為你們轉離不跟隨耶和華, 耶和華不與你們同在. ”

14:44 But they dared to go to the top of the mountain, and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and Moses did not depart from the midst of the camp.
他們卻擅自上山頂去, 但是耶和華的約櫃和摩西並沒有離開營地.

14:45 So the Amalekites and the Canaanites who were living on the mountain descended, and they beat them down, up to Hormah.
於是, 亞瑪力人和住在那山上的迦南人就下來, 擊殺他們, 粉碎他們, 直到何珥瑪.

Numbers - Chapter 15

15:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

15:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you come into the land of your dwellings that I am about to give to you,
“你要告訴以色列人: 你們進入我賜給你們居住之地的時候,

15:3 you will make an offering by fire for Yahweh from the cattle or from the flock, a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering or at your feasts, to make a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
如果要從牛群或羊群, 拿牛羊作火祭獻給耶和華, 無論是燔祭, 或是其他的祭, 為要還特許的願, 或是作甘心的祭, 或是在你們的節期獻上的, 都要獻給耶和華作為馨香的祭;

15:4 And the one who presents an offering for Yahweh, he will present a grain offering of finely milled flour; a tenth will be mixed with a fourth of the liquid measure of oil;
那獻供物的, 要把一公斤細麵和一公斤油調和作素祭, 獻給耶和華.

15:5 and you will add a fourth of wine for the libation upon the burnt offering, or to the sacrifice for each ram-lamb.
此外, 無論是燔祭或是別的祭, 為每隻綿羊羔你要一同獻上一公升作奠祭的酒.

15:6 Or for the ram you will make a grain offering of two-tenths of finely milled flour mixed into a third of a liquid measure of oil.
或是為每隻公綿羊, 你要一同獻上兩公斤細麵, 用一公升半油調和作素祭;

15:7 You will present a third of the liquid measure of wine for the libation, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
你也要用一公升半酒作奠祭, 獻給耶和華作馨香的祭.

15:8 When you prepare a bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or a fellowship offering for Yahweh,
你若是預備公牛犢作燔祭, 或是別的祭, 為要還特許的願, 或是作平安祭, 獻給耶和華,

15:9 you will present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of finely milled flour mixed with half a liquid measure of oil,
就要把三公斤細麵, 用兩公升油調和作素祭, 和公牛犢一同獻上;

15:10 and you will present half a liquid measure of wine as a libation, as an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
也要用兩公升酒作奠祭, 獻給耶和華為馨香的火祭.

15:11 “ ‘This is how it should be done for each bull, or for the each ram, or for the small four-footed mammal, or ram-lambs, or goats.
“獻一頭公牛, 或一隻公綿羊, 或一隻綿羊羔, 或一隻山羊羔, 都要這樣辦理.

15:12 According to the number that you prepare, so should you do to each according to their number.
照著你們預備的數目, 每隻都要這樣辦理.

15:13 Every native must do these things to present an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
本地人獻馨香的火祭給耶和華, 都要這樣辦理.

15:14 If an alien dwells among you, or whoever is in your midst throughout your generations, and prepares an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh, he should do as you do.
如果有外人與你們同住, 或有人世世代代住在你們中間的, 要獻馨香的火祭給耶和華; 你們怎樣辦理, 他也要怎樣辦理.

15:15 For the assembly, there will be one decree for you and for the alien who dwells among you; it is an eternal decree for all your generations. You as well as the alien will be before Yahweh.
至於全眾, 無論是你們, 或是與你們同住的外人, 都一樣的規例, 作你們世世代代永遠的規例; 在耶和華面前, 你們怎樣, 寄居的人也怎樣.

15:16 There will be one law and one stipulation for you and for the alien dwelling among you.’ ”
你們和住在你們中間的外人, 都只有一樣的法規, 一樣的典章. ”

15:17 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

15:18 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you come into the land to which I am about to bring you,
“你要告訴以色列人: 你們到了我領你們進去的那地,

15:19 whenever you eat from the food of the land, you will lift up a contribution to Yahweh.
吃那地的糧食的時候, 就要把舉祭獻給耶和華.

15:20 You must lift up a contribution of the first batch of your ring-shaped dough bread; you must lift it up as a contribution of the threshing floor.
你們要用初熟的麥麵作餅當舉祭獻上, 你們獻時, 好像獻上禾場的舉祭一樣.

15:21 You will give to Yahweh a contribution from the first of your dough throughout your generations.
你們世世代代要把初熟的麥麵作舉祭獻給耶和華.

15:22 “ ‘But if you go astray and you do not follow all these commandments that Yahweh commanded to Moses,
“如果你們作錯了事, 沒有守耶和華吩咐摩西的這一切命令,

15:23 all that Yahweh commanded you by the hand of Moses from the day that Yahweh commanded and beyond, throughout your generations,
就是耶和華藉摩西吩咐你們的一切事, 從耶和華吩咐的那一天起, 直到你們的世世代代;

15:24 and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the community, then the entire community must prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh, and its grain offering and its libation, according to the stipulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.
如果有無心之失, 是會眾不知道的, 全體會眾就要把一頭公牛犢作燔祭, 作為獻給耶和華馨香的祭, 並且照著規章把素祭和奠祭一同獻上, 又獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

15:25 The priest will make atonement for all of the community of the Israelites, and they will be forgiven because it was unintentional; they will bring their offering, an offering made by fire for Yahweh, their sin offering before Yahweh for their unintentional sin.
祭司要為以色列全體會眾贖罪, 他們就必蒙赦免; 因為這是無心之失, 他們又因自己的無心之失, 把供物, 就是獻給耶和華的火祭和贖罪祭, 一起奉到耶和華面前,

15:26 All of the community of the Israelites will be forgiven, as well as the alien that dwells in their midst, because the whole community was involved in the unintentional wrong.
以色列全體會眾和寄居在他們中間的外人, 就必蒙赦免, 因為全體人民都犯了無心之失.

15:27 “ ‘If one person sins unintentionally, that person will present a female goat in its first year as a sin offering.
“如果一個人誤犯了罪, 他就要獻一隻一歲的母山羊作贖罪祭.

15:28 And the priest will make atonement for the person who sinned unintentionally before Yahweh, to make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.
祭司要在耶和華面前為那誤犯的人贖罪, 因為他犯罪是出於無心; 祭司為他贖罪, 他就必蒙赦免.

15:29 For the native among the Israelites and the alien that dwells in their midst, there will be one law for anyone who commits an unintentional wrong.
對於犯了無心之失的人, 無論是本地人或是寄居在他們中間的外人, 都有一樣的法例.

15:30 But the one who acts presumptuously from among the native or alien blasphemes against Yahweh, and that person must be cut off from the midst of the people.
但那膽大妄為的人, 無論是本地人或是寄居的, 若是褻瀆了耶和華, 那人總要從民間剪除.

15:31 Because he despised the word of Yahweh and broke his command, that person will be surely cut off and bear the guilt.’ ”
因為他藐視耶和華的話, 違犯耶和華的命令, 那人必被剪除; 他的罪孽要歸到他身上. ”

15:32 When the Israelites were in the desert, they found a man who was gathering wood on the day of the Sabbath.
以色列人在曠野的時候, 有一個人在安息日撿柴.

15:33 The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and to all the community.
遇見他撿柴的人, 就把他帶到摩西,亞倫和全體會眾那裡.

15:34 And they put him under watch because it was not made clear what should be done to him.
他們把他收在監裡, 因為要怎樣辦他, 還未明朗.

15:35 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Surely the man must be put to death by stoning him; all the community must stone him with stones from outside the camp.”
耶和華對摩西說: “那人必須處死, 全體會眾要在營外用石頭把他打死. ”

15:36 So the entire community brought him out to a place outside the camp, and they stoned him to death just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
於是全體會眾把他拉出營外, 用石頭把他打死, 正如耶和華吩咐摩西的.

15:37 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

15:38 “Speak to the Israelites, and tell them to make for themselves tassels on the hems of their garments throughout their generations and to put a blue cord on the tassel of the hem.
“你要告訴以色列人, 叫他們世世代代在自己衣服的邊上作繸子, 又在繸子上, 釘上一根藍色的細帶子;

15:39 You will have a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commands of Yahweh and do them, and not follow after the unfaithfulness of your own heart and eyes,
這要作你們的繸子, 叫你們一看見, 就記得耶和華的一切命令, 並且遵行; 不隨從自己的心意和眼目亂跑, 像你們素常亂跑行淫一樣,

15:40 so that you will remember and do all my commandments, and you will be holy for your God.
好使你們記得, 並且遵行我的一切命令, 又使你們成為聖潔, 歸給你們的神.

15:41 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.”
我是耶和華你們的神, 曾把你們從埃及地領出來, 為要作你們的神; 我是耶和華你們的神. ”

Numbers - Chapter 16

16:1 Now Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, the descendants of Reuben,
利未的曾孫,哥轄的孫子,以斯哈的兒子可拉, 和流本子孫中以利押的兒子大坍,亞比蘭, 與比勒的兒子安, 帶著人來,

16:2 took two hundred and fifty men from the Israelites, leaders of the community summoned from the assembly, renowned men, and they confronted Moses.
反抗摩西, 還有以色列人中的二百五十個人, 就是會眾的領袖; 會眾中被選出有名望的人.

16:3 They were assembled in front of Moses and Aaron, and they said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves! All of the community is holy, every one of them, and Yahweh is in their midst, so why do you raise yourselves over the assembly of Yahweh?”
他們聚集起來反抗摩西和亞倫, 對他們說: “你們太過分了, 全體會眾個個都是聖潔的, 耶和華也在他們中間, 你們為甚麼高抬自己, 超過耶和華的會眾呢? ”

16:4 When Moses heard this, he fell on his face.
摩西聽見了, 就臉伏於地,

16:5 And he said to Korah and to his entire company, saying, “Tomorrow morning Yahweh will make known who is his and who is holy, and he will bring him near to him, whomever he chooses he will bring near to him.
對可拉和他的同黨說: “到了早晨, 耶和華就要使人知道誰是屬他的; 誰是聖潔的, 就叫誰親近他; 誰是他揀選的, 就叫誰親近他.

16:6 Do this: take for yourselves censers, Korah and all of your company;
你們要這樣作: 可拉和你的同黨, 你們要拿香爐來;

16:7 tomorrow put fire in them and place incense on them before Yahweh; the man whom Yahweh chooses will be the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, sons of Levi!”
明天你們要在耶和華面前, 把火盛在爐中, 把香放在上面; 耶和華揀選誰, 誰就是聖潔的, 你們利未人太過分了. ”

16:8 And Moses said to Korah, “Please listen, sons of Levi!
摩西又對可拉說: “利未人哪, 請聽.

16:9 Is it too little for you that the God of Israel set you apart from the community of Israel to allow you to approach him to do the work of the tabernacle of Yahweh, to stand before the community to serve them?
以色列的神把你們從以色列會眾中分別出來, 使你們親近他, 辦理耶和華帳幕的事務, 又站在會眾面前替他們供職;

16:10 He has allowed you to approach him, you with all your brothers, the descendants of Levi, but yet you also seek the priesthood.
耶和華又使你和你所有的兄弟, 就是利未的子孫, 一同親近他, 這在你們看來是小事嗎? 你們還要尋求祭司職分嗎?

16:11 Therefore you and your company that has banded together against Yahweh. What is Aaron that you grumble against him?”
所以你和你的同黨聚集起來反抗耶和華; 亞倫算甚麼呢? 你們竟向他發怨言. ”

16:12 Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram son of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
摩西派人去把以利押的兒子大坍和亞比蘭叫來; 他們說: “我們不上去.

16:13 Is it too little that you have brought us from a land that flows with milk and honey to kill us in the desert, and that you also appoint yourself as a ruler over us?
你把我們從流奶與蜜的地帶上來, 要在曠野殺死我們, 這算小事嗎? 你還要自立為王管轄我們嗎?

16:14 Surely, you have not brought us to a land that flows with milk and honey, and you have not given us the inheritance of fields and a vineyard. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? We will not come!”
況且你沒有把我們領到流奶與蜜的地, 也沒有把田地和葡萄園給我們作產業. 難道你要把這些人的眼睛剜出來嗎? 我們不上去. ”

16:15 Then Moses became angry, and he said to Yahweh, “Do not notice their grain offering. I have not offered one donkey from them, and I have not mistreated one of them.”
於是摩西大怒, 對耶和華說: “求你不要悅納他們的禮物, 我沒有奪過他們一頭驢, 也沒有害過他們一個人. ”

16:16 And Moses said to Korah, “You and your entire company will be before Yahweh tomorrow, you and they and Aaron.
摩西對可拉說: “明天你和你的同黨, 以及亞倫, 都要站在耶和華面前.

16:17 Each one take his censer, and put incense on it and you will present it before Yahweh, and each of you bring his censer, two hundred and fifty censers, you and Aaron, each his censer.”
你們各人要拿著自己的香爐, 把香盛在上面; 你們各人要把自己的香爐帶到耶和華面前, 共二百五十個香爐; 你和亞倫也各人拿著自己的香爐. ”

16:18 So each of them took his censer, and they put fire on them, and they placed incense on them; they stood at the doorway of the tent of the assembly of Moses and Aaron.
於是, 他們各人拿著自己的香爐, 盛上火, 加上香, 與摩西和亞倫一同站在會幕門口.

16:19 And Korah summoned them, the entire community, by the doorway of the tent of assembly, and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the community.
可拉召聚了全體會眾到會幕門口, 來攻擊摩西和亞倫, 耶和華的榮光就向全體會眾顯現.

16:20 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

16:21 “Separate yourselves from the midst of this community, that I can destroy them in a moment.”
“你們要離開這會眾, 我好在眨眼間把他們吞滅. ”

16:22 And they fell on their faces, and they said, “God, God of the spirits of all flesh, will one man sin and you become angry toward the entire community?”
摩西和亞倫就俯伏在地, 說: “神啊, 萬人之靈的神啊, 一人犯罪, 你就要向全體會眾發怒嗎? ”

16:23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

16:24 “Speak to the community, saying, ‘Move away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’ ”
“你要吩咐會眾說: ‘你們要離開可拉,大坍,亞比蘭帳幕的四周. ’”

16:25 So Moses stood up and went to Dathan and Abiram; the elders of Israel followed after him.
於是摩西起來, 到大坍和亞比蘭那裡去; 以色列的長老也隨著他去了.

16:26 He said to the community, saying, “Please turn away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be destroyed with all their sins.”
摩西告訴會眾: “你們要遠離這些惡人的帳幕, 凡是他們的東西, 你們都不可摸, 免得你們因他們的一切罪惡同遭毀滅. ”

16:27 And so they moved away from around the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out standing at the doorway of their tents, with their wives, sons, and little children.
於是, 眾人離開了可拉,大坍,亞比蘭帳幕的四周; 大坍,亞比蘭就帶著妻子,兒女和小孩出來, 站在自己的帳幕門口.

16:28 And Moses said, “In this you will know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; it is not from my heart.
摩西說: “由此你們可以知道, 我作這一切事, 是耶和華派我作的, 並不是出於我自己的心意.

16:29 If they die a natural death or if a natural fate is visited upon them, Yahweh has not sent me.
如果這些人死亡像一般人死亡一樣, 或是他們所遭遇的像一般人的遭遇一樣, 那麼就不是耶和華派我來的.

16:30 But if Yahweh creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up and all that belongs to them, and they go down alive to Sheol, and you will know that these men have despised Yahweh.”
如果耶和華作一件新事, 使地開口, 把他們和他們所有的都吞下去, 叫他們活活地下到陰間, 這樣你們就知道這些人是藐視耶和華了. ”

16:31 And it happened, as soon as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open.
摩西說完了這一切話, 他們腳下的地就裂開.

16:32 The land opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their houses and every person that belonged to Korah and all the property.
地開了口, 把他們和他們的家眷, 以及一切屬可拉的人和財物, 都吞了下去.

16:33 They went down alive to Sheol, they and all that belonged to them, and the land covered over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.
這樣, 他們和一切屬他們的, 都活活地下到陰間, 地在他們上面合閉, 他們就從會眾中滅亡了.

16:34 All Israel who were around them fled at their cry, because they said, “Lest the land swallow us up!”
在他們四周的以色列眾人, 聽見他們的呼叫, 就都逃跑, 說: “恐怕地也把我們吞下去. ”

16:35 And fire went out from Yahweh, and it consumed the two hundred and fifty men presenting the incense.
又有火從耶和華那裡出來, 把那獻香的二百五十個人吞滅了.

16:36 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

16:37 “Say to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, ‘Take out the censers from among the place of burning because they are sacred, and scatter the fire outside.
“你要吩咐亞倫祭司的兒子以利亞撒, 叫他把那些香爐從火中拾起來, 把火撒在別處, 因為那些香爐是聖的;

16:38 The censers of these who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into gilded leafing plating for the altar; because they presented them before Yahweh, they are holy; and they will be a sign for the Israelites.’ ”
那些自害己命的人的香爐也是聖的, 你們要把它們錘成薄片, 用來包蓋祭壇; 那些香爐本是他們在耶和華面前獻過的, 所以已經成為聖的, 並且可以給以色列作鑒戒. ”

16:39 Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that the ones who were burned presented, and they hammered them out thinly as plating for the altar;
於是, 以利亞撒祭司把被火焚燒的人獻過的銅香爐拿起來, 叫人錘成薄片, 用來包蓋祭壇,

16:40 it was a memorial for the Israelites, so that no strange man who is not from the offspring of Aaron should approach the presence of Yahweh to burn a smoke offering; he will not be like Korah and his company, just as Yahweh had spoken to him by the hand of Moses.
給以色列人作鑒戒, 叫不是亞倫子孫的外人, 不可近前來, 在耶和華面前燒香, 免得他像可拉和他的同黨有一樣的遭遇; 這是照著耶和華藉摩西吩咐以利亞撒的.

16:41 The next day all the community of the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of Yahweh!”
第二天, 以色列全體會眾都向摩西和亞倫發怨言, 說: “你們害死了耶和華的子民. ”

16:42 Then, when the community had gathered against Moses and Aaron, they turned to the tent of assembly, and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Yahweh appeared.
會眾聚集攻擊摩西和亞倫的時候, 他們轉身向會幕觀看, 見有雲彩遮蓋會幕, 耶和華的榮光顯現出來.

16:43 And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of assembly,
摩西和亞倫就來到會幕前面.

16:44 and Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華吩咐摩西說:

16:45 “Get away from the midst of this community, and I will finish them in an instant,” but they fell on their faces.
“你們要離開這會眾, 我好在眨眼間把他們消滅. ”他們二人就俯伏在地.

16:46 And Moses and Aaron said, “Take the censer, and put fire on it from the altar. Place incense on it, and bring it quickly to the community, and make atonement for them, because wrath went out from the presence of Yahweh, and a plague has begun.”
摩西對亞倫說: “你要拿著香爐, 把壇上的火盛在裡頭, 又加上香, 快快帶到會眾那裡去, 為他們贖罪, 因為有震怒從耶和華面前出來, 瘟疫已經開始了. ”

16:47 And so Aaron took it just as Moses had spoken, and he ran into the midst of the assembly, for behold, the plague had begun among the people; so he gave the incense and made atonement for the people.
亞倫照著摩西吩咐的把香爐拿來, 跑到會眾中間, 果然, 瘟疫已經在人民中間開始了; 他就加上香, 為人民贖罪.

16:48 He stood between the dead and between the living, and the plague was stopped.
他站在死人與活人中間, 瘟疫就止住了.

16:49 Those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died on account of Korah.
除了因可拉事件死亡的以外, 因瘟疫死亡的有一萬四千七百人.

16:50 Then Aaron returned to Moses at the doorway of the tent of assembly, and the plague was stopped.
亞倫回到會幕門口摩西那裡, 瘟疫已經止住了. (本章第36 50節在《馬索拉抄本》為17:1 15)

Numbers - Chapter 17

17:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說: (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為17:16)

17:2 “Speak to the Israelites, and take from among them twelve staffs, a staff from each family from among all their leaders according to their families’ households. Write the name of each man on his staff,
“你要吩咐以色列人, 要從他們手中取杖, 按著父家每支派一根, 從他們所有的領袖, 按著他們的父家, 共取十二根杖, 你要把各人的名字寫在各人的杖上;

17:3 and the name of Aaron on the staff of Levi, because one staff is for the head of each of their families.
又要把亞倫的名字寫在利未的杖上, 因為照著他們父家各族長必有一根杖.

17:4 You must then put them in the tent of assembly before the testimony where I meet with you.
你要把這些杖放在會幕裡約櫃前, 就是我和你們相會的地方.

17:5 And it will happen, the man whom I will choose, his staff will blossom, and so I will rid from upon myself the grumblings of the Israelites, who are grumbling against you.”
我揀選的那人, 他的杖必發芽; 這樣, 我就必使以色列人向你們所發的怨言止息, 不再達到我耳中. ”

17:6 Moses spoke to the Israelites, and all their leaders gave him a staff for each leader, one from each of their families, twelve staffs, and the staff of Aaron was in the midst of their tribes.
於是摩西吩咐以色列人, 他們所有的領袖都把杖交給他, 按著他們的父家, 每個領袖一根杖, 共有十二根杖; 亞倫的杖也在其中.

17:7 And Moses put the staffs before Yahweh in the tent of testimony.
摩西就把杖放在約櫃的會幕裡, 在耶和華面前.

17:8 Then the next day, Moses went into the tent of the testimony, and behold the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed and put forth a flower and produced blossoms, and it produced almonds.
第二天, 摩西進約櫃的會幕去, 不料, 利未家亞倫的杖已經發了芽, 生了花苞, 開了花, 結了熟杏.

17:9 Then Moses brought out to all the Israelites all the staffs before the presence of Yahweh, and they saw, and each man took his staff.
摩西就把所有的杖, 從耶和華面前帶出來, 給以色列眾人看; 他們看見了, 各人就把自己的杖拿了去.

17:10 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Bring back the staff of Aaron before the testimony as a guard and sign for the children of rebellion, and let them finish their grumblings before me and not die.”
耶和華對摩西說: “把亞倫的杖放回約櫃前, 給那些背叛的人留作證據, 這樣你就使他們向我發的怨言止息, 免得他們死亡. ”

17:11 So Moses did; just as Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
摩西就這樣行了, 耶和華怎樣吩咐他, 他就怎樣行了.

17:12 And the Israelites said to Moses, saying, “Look! We will die! We will be destroyed! All of us will perish!
以色列人對摩西說: “我們要死了, 我們滅亡了, 我們都滅亡了.

17:13 Anyone who approaches the tabernacle of Yahweh will die. Will we all die?”
走近耶和華帳幕的, 都必定死; 難道我們都要死嗎? ”

Numbers - Chapter 18

18:1 Yahweh said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your family with you will bear the guilt of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you will bear the guilt of your priesthood.
耶和華對亞倫說: “你和你的兒子, 以及你父家的人, 要與你一同擔當干犯聖所的罪孽, 你和你的兒子要與你一同擔當干犯祭司職任的罪孽.

18:2 Moreover, bring your brothers with you, the tribe of Levi the tribe of your father, that they may be joined to you and minister to you, you and your sons with you before the tent of testimony.
你要帶著你的親族利未支派的人, 就是你祖宗支派的人, 與你一同前來, 使他們與你聯合, 並且服事你; 只是你和你的兒子要與你一同在約櫃的會幕前供職.

18:3 They will keep your responsibility and the responsibility of all the tent, only they may not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, so both you and they will not die.
他們要守你所吩咐的, 和會幕裡的一切事, 只是不可走近聖所的器具和祭壇, 免得他們和你們都死亡.

18:4 They will be joined to you, and they will keep the responsibility of the tent of assembly for the entire service of the tent; a stranger may not come near you.
他們要與你聯合, 也要守會幕的本分, 辦理會幕的一切事務; 只是外人不可走近你們.

18:5 You will keep the responsibility of the sanctuary and the responsibility of the altar, and there will no longer be wrath on the Israelites.
你們要看守聖所和祭壇, 免得震怒再臨到以色列人.

18:6 Look, I myself have chosen your brothers the Levites from the midst of the children. They are a gift to you given from Yahweh to perform the work of the tent of assembly.
我已經把你們的親族利未人, 從以色列人中揀選出來, 給你們作禮物獻與耶和華, 為要辦理會幕的事.

18:7 But you with your sons will keep your priesthood to perform your priestly duties for everything at the altar and for the area behind the curtain. I give you the priesthood as a gift, but the stranger who approaches will be put to death.”
你和你的兒子, 要與你一同守你們祭司的職分, 辦理一切屬祭壇和幔子內的事; 你們要這樣供職. 我把祭司的職分賜給你們作服事我的賞賜; 外人若是近前來, 必被處死. ”

18:8 Yahweh spoke to Aaron, “Behold, I myself have given to you the responsibility of my contributions for all the holy objects of the Israelites; I have given them as a portion to you and your sons as an eternal decree.
耶和華對亞倫說: “我已經把保留歸我的舉祭, 就是以色列人一切分別為聖的物, 都賜給你和你的子孫, 作為永遠應得的分.

18:9 This will be for you from the sanctuary of the holy things from the fire; all of their offerings, from every grain offering, from every sin offering, and from every guilt offering which they will bring to me is a most holy thing for you and your sons.
以色列人所獻一切不經過火,至聖的供物, 就是一切素祭,一切贖罪祭和一切贖愆祭, 都要作至聖的物, 歸給你和你的子孫.

18:10 You will eat it in the most holy place; every male will eat it. It will be a holy object to you.
你要在至聖的地方吃, 凡是男的都可以吃; 你要以此物為聖.

18:11 This is also for you: the contribution of their gift of the wave offerings of the children Israel. I have given them to you and your sons and your daughters with you as an eternal decree; whoever is clean in your house may eat it.
以色列人禮物中的舉祭, 與他們的搖祭, 都是你的; 我已經給了你和你的兒女, 作為永遠應得的分; 在你家中潔淨的人都可以吃.

18:12 All the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and their best grain that they have given to Yahweh, I have given them to you.
最好的油,最好的新酒和五穀, 就是以色列人獻給耶和華的初熟的物, 我都賜給你.

18:13 The firstfruits of all that is in their land that they present to Yahweh will be for you; whoever is clean in your house may eat it.
從他們地上帶來給耶和華的初熟的物, 都要歸給你們; 在你家中潔淨的人, 都可以吃.

18:14 All consecrated possessions in Israel will be for you.
以色列中一切永獻的物, 都必歸給你.

18:15 All the first offspring of a womb of any creature that they offer to Yahweh, whether human or animal, will be yours; you will surely redeem the firstborn of the human and the unclean firstborn of the animal.
有血肉生命頭生的, 無論是人或是牲畜, 就是他們獻給耶和華的, 都必歸給你; 只是人類頭生的, 你總要贖出來; 不潔淨牲畜頭生的, 也要贖出來.

18:16 As to their price of redemption, from a one-month-old you will redeem them according to your proper value, five shekels of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerah.
關於他們的贖價, 一個月以上的, 你要照你估定的價, 按著聖所的秤, 就是按照聖所的標準重量(“就是按照聖所的標準重量”, 原文作“一舍客勒是二十季拉”), 用五十七克銀子贖出來.

18:17 Only the firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat you will not redeem; they are holy. Their blood you will sprinkle over the altar, and their fat you will turn into smoke as an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
只是頭生的牛,頭生的綿羊, 或是頭生的山羊, 你不可贖出來; 牠們都是聖的. 你要把牠們的血灑在祭壇上, 把牠們的脂油焚燒, 作為獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

18:18 But their flesh will be for you like the breast section of the wave offering, and it will be for you like the right upper thigh.
牠們的肉卻要歸給你, 像搖過的胸和右腿要歸給你一樣.

18:19 All the contributions of holiness that the Israelites offer to Yahweh I have given to you and your sons and your daughters with you as an eternal decree; it is an eternal covenant of salt before Yahweh to you and your offspring with you.”
以色列人奉獻給耶和華聖物中的舉祭, 我都賜給了你和與你在一起的兒女, 作永遠應得的分; 這是在耶和華面前給你和與你在一起的後裔作永遠的鹽約. ”

18:20 Then Yahweh said to Aaron, “You will not receive an inheritance in their land, and there will not be a plot of ground for you in the midst of the Israelites.
耶和華對亞倫說: “你在以色列人的地不可有產業, 在他們中間也不可有分; 在以色列人中間, 我就是你的分, 是你的產業.

18:21 “Behold, I have given to the descendants of Levi every tithe in Israel as an inheritance in return for their service, which they are doing, the work of the tent of assembly.
“至於利未的子孫, 我已經把以色列中所有的十分之一, 賜給了他們作產業, 這是為酬報他們在會幕裡辦理的事務.

18:22 The Israelites will not come near again to the tent of assembly, or they will bear sin and die.
從今以後, 以色列人不可走近會幕, 免得他們負罪而死.

18:23 The Levites will perform the service of the tent of assembly, and they will bear their guilt, an eternal decree for all your generations. But they will not receive an inheritance in the midst of the Israelites
唯獨利未人要辦理會幕的事, 要擔當他們的罪孽, 這要作你們世世代代永遠的條例; 在以色列人中, 他們不可有產業.

18:24 because the tithes of the Israelites that are offered to Yahweh as a contribution, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I said to them, ‘They will not receive an inheritance in the midst of the Israelites.’ ”
因為以色列人獻給耶和華為舉祭的十分之一, 我已經賜給了利未人作產業; 所以我對他們說: 在以色列人中, 他們不可有產業. ”

18:25 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

18:26 “You will speak to the Levites and say to them, ‘When you receive the tithe from the Israelites that I have given to you from them for your inheritance, you will present a contribution from it to Yahweh, a tithe from a tithe.
“你要告訴利未人: 你們既然從以色列人手中, 取得了我賜給你們作產業的十分之一, 你們就要從這十分之一中, 取出十分之一, 獻給耶和華作為舉祭.

18:27 Your contribution will be credited to you like the grain from the threshing floor and like the produce from the press.
這要算為你們的舉祭, 好像禾場上的五穀, 又像榨酒池中的酒.

18:28 So you will present your own contribution to Yahweh from all your tithes that you receive from the Israelites; from it you will give the contribution of Yahweh to Aaron the priest.
這樣, 你們也要把從以色列人取得的十分之一, 作舉祭獻給耶和華; 你們要把獻給耶和華的舉祭, 歸給亞倫祭司.

18:29 From all your gifts you will present every contribution of Yahweh, from all its fat, the part that is sacred.’
從你們得的一切禮物中, 要把最好的, 分別為聖, 獻給耶和華為舉祭.

18:30 You will say to them, ‘When you are presenting its fat, the rest will be credited to the Levites like a yield of the threshing floor and like a yield from the press.
所以你要對利未人說: ‘如果你們把最好的獻上, 這就算為你們禾場上的糧和榨酒池中的酒了.

18:31 You may eat it anywhere, you and your household, because it is a wage in return for your service in the tent of assembly.
你們和你們的家人, 隨處都可以吃, 因為這是你們的工價, 是你們在會幕裡辦事的報酬.

18:32 You will not bear any sin because you have presented its fat; you will not defile the holy objects of the Israelites, or you will die.’ ”
如果你們把最好的獻上, 就不致因此擔罪. 以色列人的聖物, 你們不可褻瀆, 免得你們死亡. ’”

Numbers - Chapter 19

19:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說:

19:2 “This is the decree of the law that Yahweh has commanded, saying, ‘Speak to the Israelites and let them take to you a red heifer without a physical defect, on which a yoke has not been placed.
“耶和華所定的律法是這樣說: 你要吩咐以色列人, 把一頭完全,沒有殘疾,未曾負過軛的紅母牛, 牽到你這裡來.

19:3 And you will give it to Eleazar the priest, and it will be brought out to a place outside the camp, and it will be slaughtered in his presence.
你們要把牛交給以利亞撒祭司, 他就要把牛牽到營外, 在他面前把牛宰了.

19:4 Then Eleazar the priest will take some of its blood on his finger and spatter it toward the mouth of the tent of assembly seven times.
以利亞撒祭司要用指頭蘸牛血, 向會幕前面灑七次.

19:5 The heifer will be burned in his sight; its skin, its meat, and its blood, in addition to its offal, will burn.
然後, 在他面前把牛焚燒, 牛的皮,肉,血和糞, 都要焚燒.

19:6 The priest will take cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson thread, and he will throw them in the midst of the burning heifer.
祭司要把香柏木,牛膝草,朱紅色線, 都丟在燒牛的火中.

19:7 The priest will wash his garments and his body in the water, and afterward he will come to the camp; the priest will be unclean until the evening.
祭司要洗自己的衣服, 並用水洗身, 然後才可以進營; 但祭司必不潔淨到晚上.

19:8 The one who burns it will wash his garments and his body in water; he will be unclean until the evening.
那燒牛的人也要用水洗自己的衣服, 並用水洗身, 也必不潔淨到晚上.

19:9 A clean man will gather the ashes of the heifer, and he will put them in a clean place outside the camp; it will be for the community of the Israelites as a requirement for waters of impurity; it is a purification offering.
要由一個潔淨的人收起母牛的灰, 安放在營外潔淨的地方, 為以色列會眾留作除污穢的水, 這是除罪的.

19:10 The one who gathers the ashes of the heifer will wash his garments; he will be unclean until evening. It will be an eternal decree for the Israelites and for one who dwells as an alien in their midst.
那收起牛灰的人, 要洗自己的衣服, 必不潔淨到晚上. 這要給以色列人和寄居在他們中間的外人, 作永遠的定例.

19:11 “ ‘The one who touches a corpse of any person will be unclean for seven days.
“摸了任何死屍的, 必不潔淨七天.

19:12 He will purify himself on the third day, and on the seventh day he will be clean. If he does not purify himself on the third day, he will not be clean on the seventh day.
那人在第三天要用這樣除污穢的水潔淨自己, 到第七天他就潔淨了; 如果他在第三天不潔淨自己, 到第七天他就不潔淨了.

19:13 Anyone who touches a corpse, the person of a human being who died, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of Yahweh, and that person will be cut off from Israel because the waters of impurity were not sprinkled on him. He will still be unclean, and uncleanness is on him.
任何人摸了死屍, 而不潔淨自己的, 就玷污了耶和華的帳幕, 這人必要從以色列中剪除, 因為這除污穢的水沒有灑在他身上, 所以他必不潔淨; 他的不潔還留在他身上.

19:14 “ ‘This is the law of a person who dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent and all who are in the tent will be unclean seven days.
“如果人在會幕裡死了, 條例是這樣的: 進這會幕的和一切在會幕裡的, 都必不潔淨七天.

19:15 Every container that is opened that does not have a lid cord on it is unclean.
一切敞口的器皿, 就是沒有蓋上蓋的, 都是不潔淨的.

19:16 Anyone in the open field who touches one who has been slain, or a corpse, or a bone of a person, or a burial site, he will be unclean for seven days.
在田間摸了被刀殺死的, 或是自己死的屍體, 或是人的骨頭, 或是墳墓, 就必不潔淨七天.

19:17 For the unclean person they will take from the powder of the burnt purification offering, and they will put running water into a container.
人要為這不潔淨的人, 拿些燒成的除罪灰, 放在器皿裡, 倒上活水.

19:18 A clean person will take hyssop and dip it into the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the objects and persons who were there, and on one who touched the bone, or the one slain, or the dead, or the burial site.
要由一個潔淨的人, 拿牛膝草蘸在這水裡, 把水灑在會幕上和一切器皿, 以及在那裡的眾人身上, 又灑在摸了骨頭, 或是摸了被殺死的, 或是摸了墳墓的人身上.

19:19 The clean person will spatter the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he will purify him, and he will wash his garments; he will bathe in the waters, and in the evening he will be clean.
第三天和第七天, 那潔淨的人要灑水在不潔淨的人身上, 這樣到第七天就使他潔淨; 他要洗自己的衣服, 用水洗身, 到晚上就潔淨了.

19:20 But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person will be cut off from the midst of the assembly because he defiled the sanctuary of Yahweh; the water of impurity was not sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
“但那污穢而不潔淨自己的, 那人必從會眾中被剪除, 因為他玷污了耶和華的聖所; 除污穢的水沒有灑在他身上, 他是不潔淨的.

19:21 “ ‘It will be an eternal decree for them. The one who spatters the waters of impurity will wash his garments, and the one who touches the waters of impurity will be unclean until the evening.
這要給你們作永遠的定例. 那灑了除污穢水的人, 要洗自己的衣服; 那摸了除污穢水的, 必不潔淨到晚上.

19:22 Anything that the unclean person touches will be unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until the evening.’ ”
不潔淨的人摸過的一切, 必不潔淨; 摸了這物的人, 也必不潔淨到晚上. ”

Numbers - Chapter 20

20:1 Then the entire community of the Israelites came to the desert of Zin on the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; Miriam died and was buried there.
正月間, 以色列全體會眾到了尋的曠野, 就住在加低斯; 米利暗死在那裡, 也埋葬在那裡.

20:2 There was no water for the community, and they were gathered before Moses and Aaron.
會眾沒有水喝, 就聚集攻擊摩西和亞倫.

20:3 And the people quarreled with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we died when our brothers were dying before Yahweh!
人民與摩西爭鬧, 說: “但願我們的兄弟在耶和華面前死去的時候, 我們也一同死去！

20:4 Why have you brought the assembly of Yahweh, us and our livestock, into this desert to die here?
你們為甚麼把耶和華的會眾領到這曠野來, 使我們和我們的牲畜都死在這裡呢?

20:5 Why have you brought us from Egypt to bring us to this bad place? It is not a place of seed or figs or vines or pomegranate trees, and there is not water to drink.”
你們為甚麼使我們出埃及, 領我們到這壞地方來呢? 這裡不能撒種, 沒有無花果樹,葡萄樹,石榴樹, 也沒有水喝. ”

20:6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of assembly. They fell on their faces, and the glory of Yahweh appeared to them.
摩西和亞倫於是離開會眾, 來到會幕門口, 俯伏在地; 耶和華的榮光向他們顯現.

20:7 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

20:8 “Take the staff and summon the community, you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will give water. Bring out for them water from the rock, and let the community and their livestock drink.”
“你要拿著杖, 和你的哥哥亞倫聚集會眾, 在他們眼前, 吩咐磐石; 這樣你就可以使磐石流出水來, 給會眾和他們的牲畜喝. ”

20:9 So Moses took the staff from before Yahweh just as he command him,
於是, 摩西照著耶和華吩咐他的, 從耶和華面前拿了杖去.

20:10 and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly to the presence of the rock, and he said to them, “Please listen, you rebels; can we bring out water for you from this rock?”
摩西和亞倫聚集了會眾到磐石面前; 摩西對他們說: “悖逆的人哪, 你們要聽, 我們為你們使水從磐石中流出來嗎? ”

20:11 Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice. And abundant water went out, and the community and their livestock drank.
摩西舉手, 用杖擊打磐石兩次, 就有很多水流出來, 會眾和他們的牲畜都喝了.

20:12 But Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have not trusted in me, to regard me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given to them.”
耶和華對摩西和亞倫說: “因為你們不信我, 不在以色列人眼前尊我為聖, 所以你們必不得領這會眾進入我賜給他們的地. ”

20:13 Those were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with Yahweh, and he showed himself holy among them.
這就是米利巴水, 因為以色列人在那裡與耶和華爭鬧, 耶和華在他們中間顯為聖.

20:14 From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has found us;
摩西從加低斯派使者去見以東王說: “你的兄弟以色列這樣說: 你知道我們遭遇的一切困難,

20:15 our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.
就是我們的列祖下到埃及去, 我們在埃及住了很多日子; 埃及人惡待我們和我們的列祖;

20:16 Then we cried to Yahweh, and he heard our voice; he sent an angel and brought us out from Egypt. And look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
我們向耶和華呼求, 他就聽了我們的聲音, 派使者把我們從埃及領出來; 現在我們就在你邊界上的城加低斯.

20:17 Please let us go through your land. We will not go through a field or vineyard, and we will not drink water from a well. We will go along the road of the king; we will not turn aside right or left until we have gone through your territory.’ ”
求你容我們從你的地經過; 我們不走過田地和葡萄園, 也不喝井裡的水, 我們只走大路, 不偏左也不偏右, 直到走過了你的境地. ”

20:18 Then Edom said to him, “You will not pass through us lest we will go out to meet you with the sword.”
以東王對使者說: “你不可從我這裡經過, 免得我帶著刀出來攻擊你. ”

20:19 The Israelites said to him, “We will go up on the main road, and if we and our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. It is only a small matter; let us pass through on our feet.”
以色列人對他說: “我們要走大路上去, 我們和牲畜若是喝了你的水, 我必照價付你; 不求別的事, 只求你容我們步行經過. ”

20:20 But he said, “You will not go through.” And Edom went out to meet them with a large army and a strong hand.
以東王說: “你不可經過. ”他就率領很多人出來, 要用強硬的手攻擊以色列人.

20:21 So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, and Israel turned aside from him.
這樣, 以東王不肯讓以色列人從他的境內經過, 以色列人就離開他去了.

20:22 And they set out from Kadesh. The Israelites, the whole community, came to Mount Hor.
以色列全體會眾從加低斯起行, 到了何珥山.

20:23 Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron on Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom, saying,
耶和華在以東地邊界的何珥山對摩西和亞倫說:

20:24 “Let Aaron be gathered to his people; he will not come into the land that I have given to the Israelites because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
“亞倫要歸到他本族人那裡去, 他必不得進入我賜給以色列人的那地, 因為在米利巴水的事上, 你們違背了我的吩咐.

20:25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and take them up Mount Hor.
你要帶著亞倫和他的兒子以利亞撒, 一同上何珥山去;

20:26 Strip off Aaron’s garments, and put them on Eleazar his son; Aaron will be gathered to his people, and he will die there.”
把亞倫的衣服脫下來, 給他兒子以利亞撒穿上; 亞倫就歸到他本族人那裡去, 死在山上. ”

20:27 So Moses did just as Yahweh commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor before the eyes of all the community.
摩西就照著耶和華吩咐的行了, 三人當著全體會眾的眼前上了何珥山.

20:28 And Moses stripped off Aaron’s garments and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron died there on the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar went down from the mountain.
摩西把亞倫的衣服脫下來, 給他的兒子以利亞撒穿上; 亞倫就死在山頂那裡. 於是, 摩西和以利亞撒從山上下來.

20:29 All the community saw that Aaron died; so all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.
全體會眾見亞倫死了, 以色列全家就為亞倫哀哭了三十天.

Numbers - Chapter 21

21:1 The Canaanite king of Arad, who was dwelling in the Negev, heard that Israel came along the way of Atharim; he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.
住在南地的迦南人亞拉得王, 聽說以色列人從亞他林路來, 就與以色列人交戰, 擄了他們幾個人.

21:2 Israel made a vow to Yahweh, and they said, “If you will surely give this people into our hand, then we will destroy their cities.”
於是以色列人向耶和華許願, 說: “如果你把這民交在我手裡, 我就必把他們的城盡行毀滅. ”

21:3 Yahweh heard the voice of Israel; he gave to them the Canaanites, and they destroyed them and their cities. They called the name of the place Hormah.
耶和華聽了以色列人的祈求, 就把迦南人交給他們, 於是他們把迦南人和他們的城盡行毀滅; 那地方的名就叫何珥瑪.

21:4 They set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient along the way.
他們從何珥山沿著到紅海的路起行, 要繞過以東地; 眾民因為這條路, 心裡煩躁,

21:5 The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us from Egypt to die in the desert? There is no food and no water, and our hearts detest this miserable food.”
就反抗神和摩西, 說: “你們為甚麼把我們從埃及領上來, 使我們死在曠野呢? 這裡沒有糧食, 又沒有水, 我們的心厭惡這淡薄的食物. ”

21:6 And Yahweh sent among the people poisonous snakes; they bit the people, and many people from Israel died.
於是耶和華打發火蛇進入人民中間; 蛇咬他們, 許多以色列人就死了.

21:7 The people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned because we have spoken against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh and let him remove the snakes from among us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
人民來見摩西, 說: “我們有罪了, 因為我們出惡言攻擊耶和華和你; 求你向耶和華禱告, 叫這些蛇離開我們. ”於是摩西為眾人禱告.

21:8 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Make for yourself a snake and place it on a pole. When anyone is bitten and looks at it, that person will live.”
耶和華對摩西說: “你要做一條火蛇, 掛在杆上; 被咬的, 一看這蛇, 就必得存活. ”

21:9 So Moses made a snake of bronze, and he placed it on the pole; whenever a snake bit someone, and that person looked at the snake of bronze, he lived.
摩西就做了一條銅蛇, 掛在杆上; 被蛇咬了的人, 一望這銅蛇, 就活了.

21:10 The Israelites set out and encamped at Oboth.
以色列人又起行, 在阿伯安營.

21:11 They set out from Oboth and encamped at Iye Abarim in the desert, which was in front of Moab toward the sunrise.
再從阿伯起行, 在以耶．亞巴琳安營, 就是摩押對面的曠野, 向日出之地.

21:12 From there they set out and encamped at the valley of Zered.
他們又從那裡起行, 在撒烈谷安營.

21:13 From there they set out and encamped beyond Arnon, which is in the desert that goes out from the boundary of the Amorites, because Arnon is the boundary of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
又從那裡起行, 在亞嫩河那邊安營; 這亞嫩河是在曠野, 從亞摩利人的境內流出來; 原來亞嫩河就是摩押的邊界, 在摩押與亞摩利人之間.

21:14 Therefore thus it is said in the scroll of the Wars of Yahweh, “Waheb in Suphah, and the wadis of Arnon,
因此, 在耶和華的戰書上記著: “在蘇法的哇哈伯, 和亞嫩河的河谷,

21:15 and the slope of the wadis that spreads out to the dwelling of Ar and lies at the boundary of Moab.”
以及河谷的斜坡, 這斜坡伸展到亞珥城的地方, 就是靠近摩押邊境的. ”

21:16 From there they went to Beer, which is the water well where Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Gather the people, that I may give them water.”
以色列人又從那裡到了比珥(“比珥”意即“井”); 從前耶和華對摩西說: “你要聚集眾民, 我好把水給他們喝”, 說的就是這個井.

21:17 Then Israel sang this song, “Arise, well water! Sing to it!
那時, 以色列人就唱了這首歌, 說: “井啊, 湧上水來. 你們要向這井歌唱.

21:18 Well water that the princes dug, that the leaders of the people dug, with a staff and with their rods.” And from the desert they continued to Mattanah,
這井是領袖挖掘的, 是民間的尊貴人, 用圭用杖挖掘的. ”以色列人從曠野到了瑪他拿,

21:19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
從瑪他拿到拿哈列, 從拿哈列到巴末,

21:20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the territory of Moab, by the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the surface of the wasteland.
從巴末到摩押地的谷, 又到了俯瞰荒野的毗斯迦山頂.

21:21 Israel sent messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, saying,
以色列人派使者去見亞摩利人的王西宏說:

21:22 “Let us go through your land; we will not turn aside into a field or vineyard; we will not drink well water along the way of the king until we have gone through your territory.”
“求你容我們從你的地經過; 我們不偏入田間和葡萄園, 也不喝井裡的水; 我們只走大路, 直到過了你的境界. ”

21:23 But Sihon did not allow Israel to go through his territory. Sihon gathered all his people and went out to meet Israel; he came to the desert, to Jahaz, and he fought against Israel.
西宏不容以色列人從他的境界經過, 反而聚集了自己的人民, 出到曠野去攻擊以色列人, 西宏到了雅雜, 與以色列人交戰.

21:24 But Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and they took possession of his land from Arnon to Jabbok, until the Ammonites, because the boundary of the Ammonites was strong.
以色列人用刀擊殺了他, 佔領了他的地, 從亞嫩河到雅博河, 直到亞捫人那裡, 因為雅謝是亞捫人的邊界.

21:25 Israel took all these cities, and Israel inhabited all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its environs.
以色列人奪取了這一切城, 也住在亞摩利人的各城, 就是希實本, 與屬於希實本的一切村莊.

21:26 Because Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land from his hand until Arnon.
這希實本是亞摩利人的王西宏的京城; 西宏曾經與摩押以前的王交戰, 從他手中奪去了所有的地, 直到亞嫩河.

21:27 Thus the ones who quote proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon! Let it be built! And let the city of Sihon be established.
因此詩人說: “你們來到希實本！願西宏的城被重建, 願西宏的城堅立.

21:28 Because fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; it consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of Arnon.
因為有火從希實本發出, 有火燄從西宏的城冒出, 吞滅了摩押的亞珥, 燒毀了亞嫩河的高岡.

21:29 Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, people of Chemosh. He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.
摩押啊, 你有禍了, 基抹的民哪, 你們滅亡了; 基抹使自己的男子逃亡, 使自己的女子被擄, 交給了亞摩利人的王西宏.

21:30 We destroyed them; Heshbon has perished up to Dibon; we laid waste up to Nophah, which reaches Medeba.”
我們射擊他們, 希實本就毀滅, 直到底本. 我們使地荒涼, 直到挪法, 挪法直伸到米底巴. ”

21:31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
這樣, 以色列人就住在亞摩利人的地.

21:32 Moses sent to explore Jaazer; they captured its environs and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.
摩西派人去窺探雅謝, 以色列人就佔領了雅謝的村鎮, 把那裡的亞摩利人趕走.

21:33 Then they turned and went up by the way of the Bashan, and Og king of the Bashan and all his people went out to meet them for battle at Edrei.
以色列人回頭, 沿著到巴珊的路上走; 巴珊王噩和他的眾民都出來迎著以色列人, 在以得來與他們交戰.

21:34 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Do not fear him because I will give him and all his people and all his land into your hand. You will do to him just as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who was living in Heshbon.”
耶和華對摩西說: “不要怕他, 因為我已經把他和他的眾民, 以及他的地都交在你手裡; 你要待他, 像從前待那住在希實本的亞摩利人的王西宏一樣. ”

21:35 And so they destroyed him and his sons, and all his people until they had not spared a survivor; and they took possession of his land.
於是, 他們殺了噩和他的兒子, 以及他的眾民, 沒有留下一個, 就佔領了他的地.

Numbers - Chapter 22

22:1 The Israelites set out, and they encamped on the desert-plateau of Moab, across from Jericho beyond the Jordan.
以色列人起行, 在摩押平原安營, 就是在約旦河東邊, 耶利哥的對面.

22:2 Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel did to the Amorites,
以色列人向亞摩利人所行的一切事, 西撥的兒子巴勒都看見了.

22:3 and Moab was very terrified in the presence of the people because they were numerous; and Moab dreaded the presence of the Israelites.
摩押人十分懼怕這民, 因為他們眾多; 摩押人因以色列人的緣故, 十分恐慌.

22:4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now the crowd will lick up all around us, like a bull devours the grass of the field.” And Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
摩押人對米甸的長老說: “現在這群人要吞併我們四周的一切, 好像牛吞吃田間的草一樣. ”那時西撥的兒子巴勒, 作摩押王;

22:5 He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the river, in the land of the children of his people, to summon him, saying, “Look! A people went out from Egypt. Look! They cover the surface of the land; they are about to dwell opposite me.
他就派使者到比珥的兒子巴蘭那裡去, 就是到大河的毗奪, 亞捫人的地那裡, 去叫巴蘭來, 說: “你看, 有一個民族從埃及出來, 遮滿了全地, 如今住在我的對面.

22:6 Now, please go, curse this people for me because they are stronger than me; perhaps I will be able to strike them and drive them out from the land because I know whoever you bless is blessed, and whoever you cursed is cursed.”
現在請你來, 替我咒詛這民, 因為他們比我強盛, 或者我能夠擊敗他們, 把他們從這地趕出去; 因為我知道你給誰祝福, 誰就得福; 你咒詛誰, 誰就受咒詛. ”

22:7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with a fee for divination in their hand; they came to Balaam and spoke the words of Balak to him.
摩押的長老和米甸的長老, 手裡帶著禮金去了; 他們到了巴蘭那裡, 把巴勒的話告訴他.

22:8 He said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will return, and I will return word to you, just as Yahweh speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
巴蘭對他們說: “今夜你們留在這裡, 我必照著耶和華吩咐我的話答覆你們. ”於是, 摩押的領袖就與巴蘭同住.

22:9 And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”
神來到巴蘭那裡, 說: “與你在一起的這些人是誰? ”

22:10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent word to me,
巴蘭對神說: “是摩押王西撥的兒子巴勒派到我這裡來的人, 他們說:

22:11 ‘Look! A people went out from Egypt. Look! They cover the surface of the land. Now, go, curse them for me. Perhaps I will be able to attack them and drive them out.”
‘你看, 從埃及出來的民族, 遮滿了全地; 現在請你來, 替我咒詛他們, 或者我能夠戰勝他們, 把他們趕走. ’”

22:12 God said to Balaam, “You will not go with them; you will not curse the people, because they are blessed.”
神對巴蘭說: “你不可與他們同去, 也不可咒詛那民, 因為他們是蒙福的. ”

22:13 Balaam got up in the morning, and he said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land, because Yahweh refused to allow me to go with you.”
巴蘭早晨起來, 對巴勒的領袖說: “你們回本地去吧, 因為耶和華不准我與你們同去. ”

22:14 The princes of Moab got up and went to Balak, and they said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
摩押的領袖起來, 回到巴勒那裡, 說: “巴蘭不肯與我們同來. ”

22:15 Balak again sent many princes, who were more honored than the former.
於是, 巴勒又派比先前更多,更尊貴的領袖去,

22:16 They came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor, ‘Please, let nothing keep you from coming to me
他們來到巴蘭那裡, 對他說: “西撥的兒子巴勒這樣說: ‘求你不要推辭不到我這裡來,

22:17 because I will surely honor you greatly, and all that you say to me I will do. Please, come; curse this people for me.’ ”
因為我必使你大得尊榮; 你向我說甚麼, 我都照辦; 只求你替我咒詛這民. ’”

22:18 Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, “Even though Balak gives to me his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go beyond the command of Yahweh my God to do a little or a lot.
巴蘭回答巴勒的臣僕說: “巴勒就算把他滿屋的金銀給我, 但我不論作大事小事, 也不能越過耶和華我神的命令.

22:19 And now please, you also stay here the night, and let me find out again what Yahweh will say with me.”
現在請你們今夜也住在這裡, 等我得知耶和華還要向我說甚麼. ”

22:20 And God came to Balaam at night, and he said to him, “If the men have come to call you, get up and go with them; but only the word that I will speak to you, you will do.”
當夜, 神來到巴蘭那裡, 對他說: “這些人既然來請你, 你就起程與他們同去, 但是你只要遵行我吩咐你的事. ”

22:21 So Balaam got up in the morning and saddled his donkey, and he went with the princes of Moab.
巴蘭早晨起來, 備上驢, 與摩押的領袖一同去了.

22:22 But God became angry because he was going, and the angel of Yahweh stood in the road as an adversary to him; he was riding on his donkey, and two servants were with him.
神因為巴蘭去就發怒; 耶和華的使者站在路上敵擋他. 那時他騎著驢, 有兩個僕人同行.

22:23 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, and the donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back to the road.
驢看見了耶和華的使者站在路上, 手裡拿著拔出來的刀, 就轉離正路, 走入田中去; 巴蘭就打驢, 要叫牠轉回路上.

22:24 The angel of Yahweh stood in the narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on either side.
耶和華的使者站在葡萄園間的窄路上, 兩邊都有圍牆.

22:25 When the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, she pressed herself into the wall, and she pressed the foot of Balaam into the wall, so he struck her again.
驢看見了耶和華的使者, 就緊擠在牆上, 把巴蘭的腳擠傷了, 巴蘭又打驢.

22:26 Then the angel of Yahweh went further ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was not a way to turn aside to the right or left.
耶和華的使者又往前行, 站在狹窄之處, 左右都沒有轉身的地方.

22:27 When the donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, she lay down under Balaam, so Balaam became angry, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
驢看見了耶和華的使者, 就臥在巴蘭身下; 巴蘭大怒, 就用自己的杖打驢.

22:28 Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What did I do to you that you struck me these three times?”
耶和華開了驢的口, 驢就對巴蘭說: “我向你作了甚麼, 你竟打我這三次呢? ”

22:29 Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you made a mockery of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
巴蘭對驢說: “因為你作弄我. 但願我手中有刀, 現在就把你殺死. ”

22:30 The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life until this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?” He said, “No.”
驢對巴蘭說: “我不是你從起初一直所騎的驢嗎? 我以前曾向你這樣行過嗎? ”巴蘭說: “沒有. ”

22:31 Then Yahweh exposed the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, and he bowed down and worshiped to his face.
那時, 耶和華開了巴蘭的眼睛, 他就看見耶和華的使者站在路上, 手裡拿著拔出來的刀, 巴蘭就低頭俯伏在地.

22:32 The angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why have you struck this donkey three times? Look, I have come out as an adversary because your conduct is perverse before me.
耶和華的使者對他說: “你為甚麼這三次打你的驢呢? 看哪, 是我來敵擋你, 因為你走的路在我面前邪僻.

22:33 The donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from my face, then I would have killed you and kept her alive.”
驢看見了我, 就三次從我面前轉開; 驢若是沒有從我面前轉開, 我早已把你殺了, 而留牠活著. ”

22:34 Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, “I have sinned because I did not know that you were standing to meet me in the road. Now, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.”
巴蘭對耶和華的使者說: “我有罪了, 我不知道是你站在路上阻擋我; 現在你若是不喜歡我去, 我就回去. ”

22:35 The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only the word that I will speak to you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
耶和華的使者對巴蘭說: “你與這些人同去吧, 但是你只要說我吩咐你的話. ”於是巴蘭與巴勒的領袖一同去了.

22:36 When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him by the city of Moab, which was on the boundary of Aaron at the end of the territory.
巴勒聽見巴蘭來了, 就出去到摩押的京城迎接他; 這城是在亞嫩河旁, 在邊界的盡頭.

22:37 And Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not urgently send to meet with you? Why did you not come to me? Am I really not able to honor you?”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “我不是急切地派人到你那裡去請你嗎? 你為甚麼不到我這裡來呢? 難道我不能使你得尊榮嗎? ”

22:38 Balaam said to Balak, “Look, I came to you now. Am I really able to speak anything at all? I speak the word that God puts in my mouth.”
巴蘭對巴勒說: “看哪, 我已經來到你這裡, 現在我怎能說甚麼呢? 神把甚麼話放在我口裡, 我就說甚麼. ”

22:39 Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-Huzoth.
巴蘭與巴勒同行, 來到基列．胡瑣.

22:40 And Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he sent them to Balaam and to the princes who were with him.
巴勒宰了牛羊, 送給巴蘭和與他在一起的領袖.

22:41 And it happened, in the morning Balak took Balaam and took him up to Bamoth-Baal, and he saw from there the end of the nation.
到了早晨, 巴勒帶著巴蘭上了巴力的高岡; 巴蘭就從那裡觀看以色列民的邊界.

Numbers - Chapter 23

23:1 Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me this: seven altars. And prepare for me this: seven bulls and seven rams.”
巴蘭對巴勒說: “你要在這裡給我築七座祭壇, 給我預備七頭公牛, 七隻公綿羊. ”

23:2 And Balak did just as Balaam spoke, and Balak offered Balaam a bull and a ram on the altar.
巴勒照著巴蘭吩咐的行了; 巴勒和巴蘭在每座祭壇上獻一頭公牛和一隻公綿羊.

23:3 And Balaam said to Balak, “Station yourself at your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me, and whatever he shows me I will tell to you.” So he went to a barren height.
巴蘭對巴勒說: “你要站在你的燔祭旁邊, 我要往前去, 或者耶和華會來迎見我; 他指示我甚麼, 我必告訴你. ”於是巴蘭上了一塊高地.

23:4 And God met with Balaam, and he said to him, “I have arranged seven altars, and I have offered a bull and a ram on the altar.”
神迎見巴蘭; 巴蘭對神說: “我已經預備了七座祭壇, 在各座祭壇上獻了一頭公牛和一隻公綿羊. ”

23:5 Yahweh put a word in the mouth of Balaam and said, “Return to Balak, and you must speak thus.”
耶和華把話傳給巴蘭, 又說: “你要回到巴勒那裡去, 要這樣這樣說. ”

23:6 So he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the leaders of Moab.
他就回到巴勒那裡, 見他和摩押所有的領袖都站在燔祭旁邊.

23:7 And he lifted up his oracle and said, “From Aram Balak lead me, from the mountains of the east the king of Moab, ‘Go for me, curse Jacob, and go, denounce Israel.’
巴蘭就作歌, 說: “巴勒把我從亞蘭領出來, 摩押王引我出東山, 說: ‘來吧, 為我咒罵雅各, 來啊, 咒罵以色列. ’

23:8 How can I curse whom God has not cursed, and how can I denounce whom Yahweh has not denounced?
神沒有咒詛的, 我怎能咒詛呢? 耶和華沒有咒罵的, 我怎能咒罵呢?

23:9 Because from the top of the rocks I see him, from hilltops I watch him. Behold, a people who dwell alone, they do not consider themselves among the nations.
我從高峰觀看他們, 從山上眺望他們; 這是獨居的民族, 不列在萬國之中.

23:10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, or as a number the fourth part of Israel? Let my life die the death of an upright person, and let my end be like his!”
誰能數算雅各的灰塵? 誰能計算以色列的四分之一呢? 願我的死像正直人的死, 願我之終如正直人之終. ”

23:11 And Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have surely blessed them!”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “你向我作的是甚麼事呢? 我領你來咒詛我的仇敵, 你反倒給他們祝福. ”

23:12 He answered and said, “Should I not speak what Yahweh puts in my mouth?”
巴蘭回答, 說: “耶和華傳給我的話, 我怎能不謹慎說呢? ”

23:13 Then Balak said, “Please walk with me to another place where you will see them, but you will only see part of them and will not see all of them; and curse them for me from there.”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “請你與我到另一個地方去, 從那裡你可以看見他們; 不過你不能看見他們全部, 只能看見他們邊界的一部分; 在那裡你要為我咒詛他們. ”

23:14 So he took him to the field of Zophim to the top of Pisgah, and he built seven altars, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
於是巴勒帶巴蘭到了瑣腓田, 上了毗斯迦山頂, 築了七座祭壇, 在每座祭壇上獻了一頭公牛和一隻公綿羊.

23:15 Balaam said to Balak, “Station yourself here at the burnt offering while I myself meet with Yahweh there.”
巴蘭對巴勒說: “你要在這裡站在你的燔祭旁邊, 等我到那邊去迎見耶和華. ”

23:16 Then Yahweh met with Balaam, and he put a word in his mouth, and he said, “Return to Balak, and you must speak thus.”
耶和華見了巴蘭, 把話傳給他, 說: “你回到巴勒那裡去, 要這樣這樣說. ”

23:17 He came to him, and behold, he was standing at his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”
巴蘭回到巴勒那裡, 見他站在自己的燔祭旁邊, 摩押的領袖也與他在那裡. 巴勒問巴蘭: “耶和華說了甚麼話呢? ”

23:18 Then he uttered his oracle, and said, “Stand up, Balak, and hear; listen to me, son of Zippor!
巴蘭作歌, 說: “巴勒啊, 要起來聽; 西撥的兒子啊, 側耳聽我.

23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of humankind, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? And has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
神不是人, 必不致說謊, 也不是人子, 必不致後悔. 他說話, 怎能不作? 他發言, 怎能不作成?

23:20 Behold, I have received a command to bless; when he has blessed, I cannot cause it to return.
我奉命來祝福; 神要賜福, 我不能改變.

23:21 He has no regard for evil in Jacob, and he does not see trouble in Israel; Yahweh his God is with him, and a shout of a king is among them.
在雅各中不見罪孽, 在以色列中也不見患難; 耶和華他們的神與他們同在, 有君王歡呼的聲音在他們中間.

23:22 God, who brings them out from Egypt, is like the strength of a wild ox for them.
領他們出埃及的神, 對他們有如野牛的角.

23:23 Because there is no sorcery against Jacob, and there is no divination against Israel. Now it will be said to Jacob and Israel, what God has done!
在雅各中沒有觀兆的, 在以色列中也沒有占卜; 到了適當的時候, 必有話對雅各和以色列說: ‘神為他們行了何等的大事！’

23:24 Look! the people will rise like the lion; he raises himself and will not lie down until he eats the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.”
這民族起來有如母獅, 挺身好像公獅; 不吃下獵物, 不喝被殺的人的血, 決不臥下. ”

23:25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all, nor bless them at all!”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “你一點不要咒詛他們, 也不要祝福他們. ”

23:26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not speak to you, saying, ‘Whatever Yahweh speaks I will do’?”
巴蘭回答巴勒說: “我不是告訴過你說: ‘耶和華吩咐我的, 我都必要遵行’嗎? ”

23:27 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please, come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be acceptable to God, and you will curse for me from there.”
巴勒對巴蘭說: “你來, 我領你到另一個地方去, 或者神喜歡你, 你就可以在那裡為我咒詛他們. ”

23:28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which looks down on the face of the Jeshimon.
於是, 巴勒領巴蘭到了俯視曠野的毗珥山頂去.

23:29 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me these seven altars, and prepare for me these seven bulls and seven rams.”
巴蘭對巴勒說: “你要在這裡給我築七座祭壇, 也要為我預備七頭公牛和七隻公綿羊. ”

23:30 Balak did just as Balaam said, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
巴勒就照著巴蘭所說的行了, 在每座祭壇上, 獻上一頭公牛和一隻公綿羊.

Numbers - Chapter 24

24:1 And Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, and he did not go as other times to seek out sorcery; instead, he set his face toward the desert.
巴蘭見耶和華喜歡賜福以色列, 就不再像前兩次一樣去求觀兆的方法, 卻面向曠野.

24:2 Balaam lift up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to its tribes, and the spirit of God was upon it.
巴蘭舉目, 看見以色列人按著支派居住, 神的靈就臨到他身上.

24:3 He uttered his oracle and said, “The declaration of Balaam son Beor, the declaration of the man whose eyes are closed,
他就作歌, 說: “比珥的兒子巴蘭說: ‘有眼光的人說,

24:4 the declaration of the hearer of God’s words, who sees the revelation of Shaddai, falling down but whose eyes are uncovered.
得聽神的話語,得見全能者的異象,身體仆倒而眼目睜開的人說:

24:5 How good are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!
雅各啊, 你的會幕多麼佳美; 以色列啊, 你的帳幕多麼美好！

24:6 They are spread out like valleys, like gardens on a river, like aloes planted by Yahweh, like cedars at the waters.
像擴展的棕林, 如河邊的園子, 似耶和華栽種的沉香樹, 又像水旁的香柏樹.

24:7 He will pour water from his buckets, and his offspring will be like many waters; his king will be higher than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
必有水從他的桶中流出來, 他的後裔必在多水之處; 他的王必超過亞甲, 他的國度必被高舉.

24:8 God, who brings him out from Egypt, is like the strength of a wild ox for him. He will devour the nations who are his enemies; he will break their bones; he will pierce them with his arrows.
領他出埃及的神, 對他好像野牛的角; 他要吞吃敵國, 打碎他們的骨頭, 用箭射透他們.

24:9 He crouches, he lies down like a lion, and like a lioness, who will rouse him? They who bless you will be blessed, and they who curse you will be cursed.”
他蹲伏躺下, 好像公獅, 又像母獅, 誰敢使他起立呢? 給你祝福的, 願他蒙福; 咒詛你的, 願他受咒詛. ’”

24:10 Then Balak became angry with Balaam, and he clapped his hands and said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but look, you have surely blessed them these three times.
巴勒向巴蘭生氣, 就拍起手; 巴勒對巴蘭說: “我請你來咒詛我的敵人, 如今你反倒祝福他們這三次.

24:11 Flee to your place now. I said I would richly honor you, but look, Yahweh has withheld honor from you.”
現在你逃回你的地方去吧; 我說過我要大大地使你得尊榮, 但是耶和華阻止你使你不得尊榮. ”

24:12 Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
巴蘭對巴勒說: “我不是告訴了你派來的使者說:

24:13 ‘If Balak gave to me the fullness of his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go beyond the command of Yahweh to do good or evil, from my heart; what Yahweh speaks, I will speak’?
‘就算巴勒把滿屋的金銀給我, 我也不能越過耶和華的命令, 隨自己的心意行好行歹’嗎? 耶和華說甚麼, 我就說甚麼.

24:14 And now, look, I am about to go to my people; I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the following days.”
現在我要回我本族去了; 你來, 我要告訴你這個民族日後要怎樣待你的人民. ”

24:15 And he uttered his oracle and said, “The declaration of Balaam son of Beor, and the declaration of the man whose eye is closed,
他就作歌, 說: “比珥的兒子巴蘭說: ‘開著眼的人說,

24:16 the declaration of the hearer of God’s words, and the knower of the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of Shaddai, who is falling, and his eyes are revealed.
那得聽神的話語,明白至高者的知識,得見全能者的異象,身體仆倒而眼目睜開的人說:

24:17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star will go out from Jacob, and a scepter will rise from Israel; it will crush the foreheads of Moab and destroy all the children of Seth.
我看見他, 卻不是現在; 我望見他, 卻不是近處; 必有一星從雅各而出, 必有一杖從以色列興起; 他必打碎摩押的額角, 粉碎一切舍特人的頭頂.

24:18 Edom will be a captive; Seir, its enemies, will be a captive, and Israel will be acting courageously.
他必得以東作產業, 又得仇敵之地西珥作產業; 只有以色列人成為強壯.

24:19 Someone from Jacob will rule and will destroy a remnant from the city.”
有一位從雅各而出的必掌大權, 他要除滅城中餘下的人. ’”

24:20 And he looked at Amalek, uttered his oracle, and said, “Amalek is first of the nations, but his future will be forever ruin.”
巴蘭看見了亞瑪力, 就作歌, 說: “亞瑪力原是列國之首, 他的結局卻是滅亡. ”

24:21 And he looked at the Kenites, uttered his oracle, and said, “Steady is your dwelling place; in the rock is your nest.
巴蘭看見了基尼人, 就作歌, 說: “你的居所堅固, 你的窩巢建在磐石中;

24:22 Nevertheless, the Kenite will be burned; how long will Asshur keep you captive?”
但基尼必被毀滅; 亞述要到幾時才把你擄去呢? ”

24:23 Again he uttered his oracle and said, “Woe, who will live when God establishes this?
巴蘭又作歌, 說: “哀哉, 神決定這事, 誰能得活呢?

24:24 The ships will come from the hand of the Kittim, and they will afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber; also he will be forever ruin.”
必有船從基提而來, 苦害亞述, 苦害希伯; 他卻要滅亡. ”

24:25 Then Balaam got up and went and returned to his place, and Balak also went on his way.
於是巴蘭起來, 回自己的地方去; 巴勒也回去了.

Numbers - Chapter 25

25:1 When Israel dwelled in Shittim, the people began to prostitute themselves with the daughters of Moab.
以色列人住在什亭, 人民與摩押的女子行起淫亂來.

25:2 And they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and worshiped their gods.
那些女子叫以色列人來, 一同給她們的神獻祭, 以色列人也吃了她們的祭物, 跪拜她們的神.

25:3 So Israel was joined together to Baal Peor, and Yahweh became angry with Israel.
以色列人與巴力．毗珥連合, 耶和華就向以色列人發怒.

25:4 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and kill them before the sun, so the fierce anger of Yahweh will turn from Israel.”
耶和華對摩西說: “把人民的首領都捉來, 在我耶和華面前對著太陽把他們懸掛起來, 好使耶和華的烈怒可以轉消, 不向以色列人發作. ”

25:5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill his men who are joined together with Baal Peor.”
於是摩西對以色列的審判官說: “你們各人要把與巴力．毗珥連合的人都殺了. ”

25:6 And behold, a man from the Israelites came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman before the eyes of Moses and before the eyes of all of the community of the Israelites, and they were weeping at the doorway of the tent of assembly.
摩西和以色列全體會眾在會幕門口哭泣的時候, 以色列人中有一個人來, 當著他們的面帶了一個米甸女子到自己的兄弟那裡去.

25:7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest saw, he got up from the midst of the community and took a spear in his hand.
亞倫祭司的孫子,以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈看見了, 就從會眾中起來, 手裡拿著槍,

25:8 He went after the man of Israel into the woman’s section of the tent, and he drove the two of them, the man of Israel and the woman, into her belly. And the plague among the Israelites stopped.
跟著那以色列人, 進入臥室, 把他們兩人刺透, 就是刺透那以色列人和那女子. 槍刺進了那女子的肚腹. 這樣, 在以色列人中的瘟疫才止住.

25:9 The ones who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.
那時因瘟疫而死的, 共有二萬四千人.

25:10 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

25:11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, turned away my anger from among the Israelites when he was jealous with my jealousy in their midst, and I did not destroy the Israelites with my jealousy.
“亞倫祭司的孫子,以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈, 使我的烈怒稍消, 不向以色列人發作, 因為他在他們中間以我忌邪的心為心, 使我不因我忌邪的心把他們消滅.

25:12 Therefore say, ‘Behold, I am giving to him my covenant of peace,
因此你要說: ‘現在我把平安之約賜給他,

25:13 and it will be for him and his offspring after him a covenant of an eternal priesthood because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.’ ”
要給他和他的後裔作為永遠擔當祭司職分的約, 因為他為他的神有忌邪的心, 為以色列人贖罪. ’”

25:14 The name of the man of Israel who was struck with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of the family of the Simeonites.
那被殺的以色列人, 就是與那米甸女子一同被殺的人, 名叫心利, 是撒路的兒子, 是西緬支派中一個家族的領袖.

25:15 The name of the Midianite woman who was struck was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a leader of a tribe of the family in Midian.
那被殺的米甸女子, 名叫哥斯比, 是蘇珥的女兒; 這蘇珥是米甸一個家族的族長.

25:16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

25:17 “Attack the Midianites and strike them
“你要擾害米甸人, 打擊他們;

25:18 because they were attacking you with their deception, with which they have deceived you on the matter of Peor and on the matter of Cozbi the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister who was struck on the day of the plague because of the matter of Peor.”
因為他們用詭計擾害你們; 在毗珥的事上, 和他們的姊妹, 米甸領袖的女兒哥斯比的事上, 用詭計欺騙了你們. ”這哥斯比在瘟疫的日子, 因毗珥的事被殺了.

Numbers - Chapter 26

26:1 And it happened after the plague, Yahweh said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,
瘟疫以後, 耶和華對摩西和亞倫的兒子以利亞撒說:

26:2 “Take a census of the community of the Israelites from those twenty years old and above, according to their families, all who are able to go out to war in Israel.”
“你們要把以色列會眾, 從二十歲以上, 在以色列中能出去打仗的, 按著他們的父家, 計算數目. ”

26:3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying,
於是, 摩西和以利亞撒祭司在摩押曠野, 就是在耶利哥附近的約旦河邊, 告訴他們:

26:4 “Take a census of the community from those twenty years old and above, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.” The Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt were:
“從二十歲以上的, 你們都要登記數目. ”這是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的. 從埃及地出來的以色列人計有:

26:5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, the descendants of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;
以色列的長子流本: 流本的子孫, 屬哈諾的, 有哈諾家族; 屬法路的, 有法路家族;

26:6 of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.
屬希斯倫的, 有希斯倫家族; 屬迦米的, 有迦米家族.

26:7 These are the clans of the Reubenites, and the ones counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.
這些是流本的家族; 他們被數點的, 共有四萬三千七百三十人.

26:8 The children of Pallu: Eliab.
法路的兒子是以利押;

26:9 The children of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who were appointed of the community, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they rebelled against Yahweh,
以利押的兒子是尼母利,大坍,亞比蘭. 這大坍和亞比蘭原是從會眾中選拔出來的, 他們和可拉一黨的人一起與耶和華爭吵, 也與摩西和亞倫爭吵的時候,

26:10 and the land opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, when that company died, when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they were a sign.
地開了口, 把他們和可拉吞了下去; 可拉與他的同黨都死了, 那時有火吞滅了二百五十個人, 他們成了警戒.

26:11 The children of Korah, however, did not die.
但是, 可拉的子孫卻沒有死亡.

26:12 The descendants of Simeon, according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites;
西緬子孫, 按著家族, 屬尼母利的, 有尼母利家族; 屬雅憫的, 有雅憫家族; 屬雅斤的, 有雅斤家族;

26:13 of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.
屬謝拉的, 有謝拉家族; 屬掃羅的, 有掃羅家族.

26:14 These were the clans of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
這些就是西緬的各家族, 共有二萬二千二百人.

26:15 The descendants of Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;
迦得子孫, 按著家族, 屬洗分的, 有洗分家族; 屬哈基的, 有哈基家族; 屬書尼的, 有書尼家族;

26:16 of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites;
屬阿斯尼的, 有阿斯尼家族; 屬以利的, 有以利家族;

26:17 of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites;
屬亞律的, 有亞律家族; 屬亞列利的, 有亞列利家族.

26:18 These were the clans of the descendants of Gad according to the ones counted of them, forty thousand five hundred.
這些就是迦得子孫的各家族, 按著他們各家族被數點的, 共有四萬零五百人.

26:19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
猶大的兒子是珥和俄南; 這珥和俄南都死在迦南地.

26:20 The descendants of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.
猶大子孫, 按著家族, 屬示拉的, 有示拉家族; 屬謝拉的, 有謝拉家族.

26:21 The children of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
法勒斯的子孫, 屬希斯崙的, 有希斯崙家族; 屬哈母勒的, 有哈母勒家族.

26:22 These were the clans of Judah according to the ones counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.
這些就是猶大的各家族, 按著他們各家族被數點的, 共有七萬六千五百人.

26:23 The descendants of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;
以薩迦的子孫, 按著家族, 屬陀拉的, 有陀拉家族; 屬普瓦的, 有普瓦家族;

26:24 of Jashub, the clans of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
屬雅述的, 有雅述家族; 屬伸崙的, 有伸崙家族.

26:25 These were the clans of Issachar according to the ones counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
這些就是以薩迦的各家族, 按著他們各家族被數點的, 共有六萬四千三百人.

26:26 The descendants of Zebulun according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.
西布倫的子孫, 按著家族, 屬西烈的, 有西烈家族; 屬以倫的, 有以倫家族; 屬雅利的, 有雅利家族.

26:27 These were the clans of the Zebulunites according to the ones counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.
這些就是西布倫的各家族, 按著他們各家族被數點的, 共有六萬零五百人.

26:28 The descendants of Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.
約瑟的兒子, 按著家族, 有瑪拿西和以法蓮.

26:29 The descendants of Manasseh: of Makir, the clan of the Makirites. And Makir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
瑪拿西的子孫, 屬瑪吉的, 有瑪吉家族; 瑪吉生基列; 屬基列的, 有基列家族.

26:30 These were the descendants of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;
以下就是基列的子孫: 屬伊以謝的, 有伊以謝家族; 屬希勒的, 有希勒家族;

26:31 and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;
屬亞斯列的, 有亞斯列家族; 屬示劍的, 有示劍家族;

26:32 and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.
屬示米大的, 有示米大家族; 屬希弗的, 有希弗家族.

26:33 Zelophehad son of Hepher did not have sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
希弗的兒子西羅非哈沒有兒子, 只有女兒; 西羅非哈的女兒名叫瑪拉,挪阿,曷拉,密迦,得撒.

26:34 These were the clans of Manasseh, and the ones counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
這些就是瑪拿西的各家族, 他們被數點的, 共有五萬二千七百人.

26:35 These were the descendants of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Beker, the clan of the Bekerites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.
以下就是以法蓮的子孫: 按著家族, 屬書提拉的, 有書提拉家族; 屬比結的, 有比結家族; 屬他罕的, 有他罕家族.

26:36 And these were the descendants of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
書提拉的子孫, 屬以蘭的, 有以蘭家族.

26:37 These were the clans of the descendants of Ephraim according to the ones counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These were the descendants of Joseph according to their clans.
這些就是以法蓮子孫的各家族, 按著他們各家族被數點的, 共有三萬二千五百人. 按著他們的家族, 這些都是約瑟的子孫.

26:38 The descendants of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;
便雅憫的子孫, 按著家族, 屬比拉的, 有比拉家族; 屬亞實別的, 有亞實別家族; 屬亞希蘭的, 有亞希蘭家族;

26:39 of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.
屬書反的, 有書反家族; 屬戶反的, 有戶反家族.

26:40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.
比拉的眾子是亞勒,乃幔; 屬亞勒的, 有亞勒家族; 屬乃幔的, 有乃幔家族.

26:41 These were the descendants of Benjamin according to their clans. And the ones counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
這些就是便雅憫的子孫, 按著他們的家族, 他們被數點的, 共有四萬五千六百人.

26:42 These were the descendants of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan according to their clans.
以下是但的子孫: 按著家族, 屬書含的, 有書含家族; 按著家族, 這些就是但的各家族.

26:43 All the clans of the Shuhamites, according to the ones counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
書含所有的家族, 被數點的, 共有六萬四千四百人.

26:44 The descendants of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnahites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriahites.
亞設的子孫, 按著他們的家族, 屬音拿的, 有音拿家族; 屬亦施葦的, 有亦施葦家族; 屬比利亞的, 有比利亞家族.

26:45 The descendants of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malkiel, the clan of the Malkielites.
比利亞的子孫, 屬希別的, 有希別家族; 屬瑪結的, 有瑪結家族.

26:46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
亞設的女兒名叫西拉.

26:47 These were the clans of the descendants of Asher according to the ones counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
這些就是亞設子孫的各家族, 按著他們各家族被數點的, 共有五萬三千四百人.

26:48 The descendants of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;
拿弗他利的子孫, 按著家族, 屬雅薛的, 有雅薛家族; 屬沽尼的, 有沽尼家族;

26:49 of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.
屬耶色的, 有耶色家族; 屬示冷的, 有示冷家族.

26:50 These were the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, the ones counted of them, forty-five thousand four hundred.
這些就是拿弗他利的各家族, 按著他們各家族被數點的, 共有四萬五千四百人.

26:51 These were the ones counted of the Israelites, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
以上就是以色列人被數點的, 共有六十萬零一千七百三十人.

26:52 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

26:53 “For these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names.
“你要按著人名數目把地分配給他們作產業.

26:54 For the larger group you must increase their inheritance, and for the smaller group you must make smaller their inheritance; each must be given their inheritance according to the number of the ones counted of them.
人數多的, 你要把產業多分給他們; 人數少的, 你要把產業少分給他們; 要按著數點的人數, 把產業分給各人.

26:55 Surely the land will be divided by lot. They will inherit according to the names of the tribes of their ancestors.
雖然這樣, 地還是要藉著抽籤分配; 他們要按著自己父家支派的名字, 承受產業.

26:56 Their inheritance must be divided according to the lot between the larger and smaller groups.”
你要按著所抽的籤, 照著人數的多少, 把產業分配給他們. ”

26:57 These are the ones counted of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
以下是按著家族被數點的利未人: 屬革順的, 有革順家族; 屬哥轄的, 有哥轄家族; 屬米拉利的, 有米拉利家族.

26:58 These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. Kohath fathered Amram.
這些就是利未的各家族: 有立尼家族,希伯倫家族,瑪利家族,母示家族,可拉家族. 哥轄生暗蘭.

26:59 The name of the wife of Amram was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whose mother bore her for Levi in Egypt; she bore to Amram: Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.
暗蘭的妻子, 名叫約基別, 是利未的女兒, 是利未在埃及所生的; 她給暗蘭生了亞倫,摩西和他們的姊姊米利暗.

26:60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
亞倫生拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒,以他瑪.

26:61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they presented strange fire before Yahweh.
拿答和亞比戶在耶和華面前獻凡火的時候, 死了.

26:62 The ones counted were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above, because they were not counted in the midst of the Israelites since no inheritance was given to them in the midst of the Israelites.
利未人中, 從一個月以上被數點的所有男丁, 共有二萬三千人. 在以色列人中沒有數點他們, 因為在以色列人中, 沒有把產業分給他們.

26:63 These were the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the Israelites on the desert-plateau of Moab on the Jordan across Jericho.
以上的人就是被摩西和以利亞撒祭司數點的; 他們是在摩押平原, 耶利哥對面約旦河邊數點以色列人的.

26:64 And among these there was not a man of those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the Israelites in the desert of Sinai.
這些人中間, 沒有一個是摩西和亞倫祭司從前在西奈曠野數點以色列人的時候, 數點過的.

26:65 For Yahweh said to them, “They will surely die in the desert.” And not a man was left over from them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
因為耶和華論到他們曾經說過: “他們必死在曠野. ”所以除了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒和嫩的兒子約書亞以外, 連一個也沒有剩下.

Numbers - Chapter 27

27:1 Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, of the clan of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came near; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, and Tirzah.
屬約瑟的兒子瑪拿西的各家族, 有瑪拿西的玄孫,瑪吉的曾孫,基列的孫子,希弗的兒子西羅非哈的女兒, 名叫瑪拉,挪阿,曷拉,密迦,得撒; 她們前來,

27:2 They stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the leaders of the entire community at the doorway of the tent of assembly, saying,
站在會幕門口, 在摩西和以利亞撒祭司,眾領袖和全體會眾面前, 說:

27:3 “Our father died in the desert; he was not in the midst of the company of those who banded together against Yahweh in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin, and he had no sons.
“我們的父親死在曠野, 他並不是在那聚集攻擊耶和華的人之中, 不屬可拉一黨的人; 他死在自己的罪中, 只是他沒有兒子.

27:4 Why should the name of our father disappear from the midst of his clan because he does not have a son? Give us property in the midst of the brothers of our father.”
為甚麼因為我們的父親沒有兒子, 就把他的名從他的家族中除掉呢? 求你在我們父親的兄弟中, 給我們產業. ”

27:5 So Moses brought their case before Yahweh.
於是摩西就把她們的案件呈到耶和華面前.

27:6 And Yahweh said to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

27:7 “The statements of the daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must surely give them the property of an inheritance in the midst of their father’s brothers, and you must transfer the inheritance of their father to them.
“西羅非哈的女兒說得有理, 你一定要在她們父親的兄弟中, 給她們產業, 要把她們父親的產業給她們.

27:8 And you must speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter.
你也要告訴以色列人說: ‘一個人死時, 如果沒有兒子, 就要使他的產業歸給他的女兒.

27:9 And if he has no daughter, you must give his inheritance to his brothers.
如果他沒有女兒, 就要把他的產業給他的兄弟.

27:10 If he has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
如果他沒有兄弟, 就要把他的產業給他父系的兄弟.

27:11 If his father has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his nearest relative from his own clan, and he will take possession of it. It will be as a decree of stipulation for the Israelites, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.’ ”
如果他父親沒有兄弟, 你們就要把他的產業給他家族中最近的親屬, 那人就要得他的產業. 這要作以色列人的律例,典章, 是照著耶和華吩咐摩西的. ’”

27:12 Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up to this mountain of Abarim, and see the land that I have given to the Israelites.
耶和華吩咐摩西說: “你要上這亞巴琳山去, 看看我賜給以色列人的地.

27:13 When you see it, you will be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother was gathered,
看了以後, 你也必歸到你的本族那裡去, 像你哥哥亞倫歸去一樣.

27:14 because you rebelled against my word in the desert of Zin when the community quarreled regarding my holiness at the waters.” (These are the waters of Meribah-Kadesh in the desert of Zin.)
因為在尋的曠野, 會眾爭鬧的時候, 你們違背了我的命令, 沒有在湧水之地, 在會眾眼前尊我為聖. ”

27:15 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
摩西對耶和華說:

27:16 “Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community
“願耶和華萬人之靈的神, 立一個人治理會眾,

27:17 who will go out before them and will come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so the community of Yahweh will not be like a flock that does not have a shepherd.”
可以在他們面前出入; 帶領他們出入, 免得耶和華的會眾好像沒有牧人的羊一樣. ”

27:18 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and place your hand on him.
耶和華對摩西說: “你要揀選嫩的兒子約書亞, 他心裡有聖靈, 你要按手在他頭上,

27:19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before the entire community, and commission him in their sight.
叫他站在以利亞撒祭司和全體會眾面前, 當他們的面委派他.

27:20 You will give to him from your authority so that the entire community of Israel will obey him.
你要把你的尊榮給他幾分, 好叫以色列全體會眾都聽從他.

27:21 He will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will ask for him by the decision of the Urim before Yahweh. On his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, both he and all of the Israelites with him, the entire community.”
他要站在以利亞撒祭司面前, 以利亞撒要藉著烏陵的判斷, 在耶和華面前為他求問; 他和以色列眾人, 就是全體會眾, 都要按著以利亞撒的命令出入. ”

27:22 Moses did just as Yahweh commanded him, and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the entire community.
於是, 摩西照著耶和華吩咐他的去行; 他把約書亞領來, 叫他站在以利亞撒祭司和全體會眾面前,

27:23 And he placed his hands on him and commissioned him just as Yahweh spoke by the hand of Moses.
按手在他頭上, 委派他, 是照著耶和華藉摩西吩咐的.

Numbers - Chapter 28

28:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

28:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them, ‘You will be careful to present my offering, my food of my offerings made by fire, of a fragrance of appeasement to me, at its appointed time.’
“你要吩咐以色列人說: ‘你們應獻給我的供物, 就是獻給我作馨香的火祭的食物, 要按著日期獻給我. ’

28:3 You will say to them, ‘This is the offering made by fire that you will offer to Yahweh: two male lambs without defect in their first year as a continual burnt offering each day.
你又要對他們說: ‘你們要獻給耶和華的火祭是這樣: 沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔, 每天兩隻, 作為常獻的燔祭.

28:4 You will offer one male lamb in the morning, and the second male lamb you will offer at twilight,
早晨要獻一隻, 黃昏獻一隻;

28:5 and a tenth of an ephah of finely milled flour as a grain offering, mixed with a fourth of a measure of beaten oil.
也要獻一公斤細麵, 用搗成的油一公升調和, 作為素祭.

28:6 It is a continual burnt offering that was ordained on Mount Sinai as a fragrance of appeasement, an offering made by fire for Yahweh.
這就是常獻的燔祭, 是在西奈山規定, 作為獻給耶和華馨香的火祭.

28:7 The libation with it will be a fourth of a liquid measure for each male lamb; in the sanctuary you will pour out the libation of fermented drink for Yahweh.
為每隻公羊羔, 要同獻一公升作奠祭的酒; 你要在聖所中把醇酒獻給耶和華作奠祭.

28:8 And the second male lamb you will offer at twilight; as the grain offering of the morning and as its libation you will offer it, an offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh.
晚上你要獻上另一隻公羊羔, 要照著早晨的素祭, 和同獻的奠祭獻上, 作馨香的火祭獻給耶和華.

28:9 “ ‘On the day of the Sabbath, two male lambs without defect in their first year, and two-tenths of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering and its libation.
“‘在安息日, 要獻兩隻沒有殘疾,一歲的公羊羔, 也要獻兩公斤細麵, 用油調和作素祭; 還有同獻的奠祭.

28:10 This is the burnt offering every Sabbath in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.
這是安息日獻的燔祭; 在那常獻的燔祭和同獻的奠祭以外.

28:11 “ ‘And at the beginning of each of your months, you will present a burnt offering for Yahweh: two bulls and one ram, seven male lambs without defect in their first year;
“‘每月第一日, 你們要把燔祭獻給耶和華, 就是兩頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,七隻沒有殘疾一歲的公羊羔.

28:12 and three-tenths of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, for each bull; and two-tenths of finely milled flour mixed with oil for a grain offering for the one ram;
為每頭公牛, 要獻三公斤細麵, 用油調和作素祭; 為每隻公綿羊, 要獻兩公斤細麵, 用油調和作素祭;

28:13 and a tenth of finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each male lamb, for a burnt offering of a fragrance of appeasement, an offering of fire for Yahweh.
為每隻公羊羔, 要獻一公斤細麵, 用油調和作素祭; 這是馨香的燔祭, 是獻給耶和華的火祭.

28:14 Their libations will be half a liquid measure of wine for the bull and a third of a liquid measure of wine for the ram and a fourth of a liquid measure of wine for the male lamb; this is the burnt offering for every month for the months of the year.
每頭公牛要獻酒兩公升作奠祭, 每隻公綿羊獻酒一公升半, 每隻公羊羔獻酒一公升. 這是每月當獻的燔祭, 一年之中每個月都要這樣.

28:15 And one male goat as a sin offering for Yahweh; it will be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.
又要把一隻公山羊作贖罪祭獻給耶和華, 在那常獻的燔祭和同獻的奠祭以外.

28:16 “ ‘On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover for Yahweh.
“‘正月十四日, 是耶和華的逾越節.

28:17 On the fifteenth day of this month is a religious feast, unleavened bread must be eaten for seven days.
這月十五日是節期; 要吃無酵餅七日.

28:18 On the first day there will be a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work.
第一日要有聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可作,

28:19 You will present an offering by fire, a burnt offering for Yahweh: two bulls and one ram and seven male lambs in their first year; they will be for you without defect.
只要獻火祭給耶和華作燔祭, 就是兩頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊和七隻一歲的公羊羔, 都要完全沒有殘疾的.

28:20 For their grain offering, you will offer finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for the bull and two-tenths for the ram.
同獻的素祭, 是用油調和的細麵, 為每頭公牛犢要獻三公斤; 為每隻公綿羊要獻兩公斤;

28:21 You will offer a tenth for each of the seven male lambs;
為那七隻公羊羔, 每隻要獻一公斤;

28:22 and a goat for one sin offering to make atonement for you.
還要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭, 為你們贖罪.

28:23 You will offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for the continual burnt offering.
除了早晨的燔祭, 就是常獻的燔祭以外, 還要把這些祭物獻上.

28:24 Like this you will offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering made by fire, a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh; it will be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.
一連七日, 每日都要獻上這樣的祭物, 給耶和華作馨香火祭的食物, 是在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭以外的.

28:25 On the seventh day you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work.
第七日你們要有聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可作.

28:26 “ ‘And on the day of firstfruits, when you are presenting a new offering for Yahweh during your Festival of Weeks, you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work.
“‘在初熟日, 即七七節那一天, 你們把新素祭獻給耶和華的時候, 要有聖會, 甚麼勞碌的工都不可作,

28:27 You will present a burnt offering for a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh: two bulls, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year;
只要把燔祭作為馨香的祭獻給耶和華, 就是兩頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,七隻一歲的公羊羔.

28:28 and their grain offering will be finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for each bull, two-tenths for one ram,
同獻的素祭, 是用油調和的細麵, 為每頭公牛要獻三公斤; 為每隻公綿羊, 要獻兩公斤;

28:29 a tenth for each of the male lambs;
為那七隻公羊羔, 每隻要獻一公斤;

28:30 and one male goat to make atonement for you.
還要獻一隻公山羊, 為你們贖罪;

28:31 In addition to the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, you will offer them without defect with their libation.
除了常獻的燔祭以外, 你們還要獻上這些祭物和同獻的奠祭, 都要沒有殘疾的. ’”

Numbers - Chapter 29

29:1 “ ‘On the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work. It will be a day for you of blowing trumpets.
“‘七月第一日, 你們要有聖會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可作. 這是你們吹角的日子.

29:2 You will offer a burnt offering as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh: one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs in their first year; they will be without defect.
你們要把燔祭作馨香的祭獻給耶和華, 就是一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,七隻一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔.

29:3 Their grain offering will be finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for the bull, two-tenths for the ram;
同獻的素祭, 是用油調和的細麵, 為每頭公牛要獻上三公斤; 為每隻公綿羊要獻上兩公斤;

29:4 and one-tenth for each of the seven male lambs;
為那七隻公羊羔, 每隻要獻一公斤;

29:5 with one male goat for a sin offering, to make atonement for you,
還要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭, 為你們贖罪;

29:6 in addition to the burnt offering of the new moon and its grain offering, the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations, according to their stipulations, as a fragrance of appeasement by fire for Yahweh.
在月初的燔祭和同獻的素祭,常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及照例同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻上這些給耶和華作馨香的火祭.

29:7 “ ‘And on the tenth of this seventh month you will have a holy convocation, and you will afflict yourselves; you will not do any work.
“‘在七月十日, 你們要有聖會, 刻苦己心, 甚麼都不可作,

29:8 You will present a burnt offering for Yahweh, a fragrance of appeasement: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year; they will be without defect.
只要把燔祭作馨香的祭獻給耶和華, 就是一頭公牛犢,一隻公綿羊,七隻一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔.

29:9 And their grain offering will be of finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
同獻的素祭, 是用油調和的細麵, 為每頭公牛要獻三公斤; 為每隻公綿羊要獻兩公斤.

29:10 one-tenth for each of the seven male lambs;
為那七隻公羊羔, 每隻要獻一公斤;

29:11 one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering of atonement and the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations.
在為贖罪的贖罪祭,常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:12 “ ‘Then on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you will have a holy convocation; you will not do any regular work, and you will hold a religious feast for Yahweh for seven days.
“‘七月十五日, 你們要有聖會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可作, 要向耶和華守節七天;

29:13 You will present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh: thirteen bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year; they will be without defect.
你們要給耶和華獻燔祭, 作馨香的火祭, 就是十三頭公牛犢,兩隻公綿羊,十四隻一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔.

29:14 And their grain offering will be of finely milled flour mixed with oil: three-tenths for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram,
同獻的素祭, 是用油調和的細麵, 為那十三頭公牛, 每隻要獻三公斤; 為那兩隻公綿羊, 每隻要獻兩公斤;

29:15 one-tenth for each of the seven male lambs;
為那十四隻公羊羔, 每隻要獻一公斤;

29:16 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:17 “ ‘On the second day: twelve bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year; they will be without defect;
“‘第二日, 要獻公牛犢十二頭,公綿羊兩隻,一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔十四隻,

29:18 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs, by their number according to the stipulation;
並且為公牛,公綿羊和公羊羔, 按著數目, 照著規例, 獻上同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭.

29:19 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their libations.
在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:20 “ ‘On the third day: eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year;
“‘第三日, 要獻公牛十一頭,公綿羊兩隻,一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔十四隻;

29:21 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs, by their number according to the stipulation;
並且為公牛,公綿羊和公羊羔, 按著數目, 照著規例, 獻上同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭;

29:22 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:23 “ ‘On the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year;
“‘第四日, 要獻公牛十頭,公綿羊兩隻,一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔十四隻;

29:24 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並且為公牛,公綿羊和公羊羔, 按著數目, 照著規例, 獻上同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭;

29:25 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:26 “ ‘On the fifth day: nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year;
“‘第五日, 要獻公牛九頭,公綿羊兩隻,一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔十四隻;

29:27 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並且為公牛,公綿羊和公羊羔, 按著數目, 照著規例, 獻上同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭;

29:28 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻上一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:29 “ ‘On the sixth day: eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year; and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
“‘第六日, 要獻公牛八頭,公綿羊兩隻,一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔十四隻;

29:30 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並且為公牛,公綿羊和公羊羔, 按著數目, 照著規例, 獻上同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭;

29:31 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻上一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:32 “ ‘On the seventh day: seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs without defect in their first year;
“‘第七日, 要獻公牛七頭,公綿羊兩隻,一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔十四隻;

29:33 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並且為公牛,公綿羊和公羊羔, 按著數目, 照著規例, 獻上同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭;

29:34 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻上一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:35 “ ‘On the eighth day you will have an assembly; you will not do any regular work.
“‘第八日, 你們要有盛會; 甚麼勞碌的工都不可作,

29:36 You will present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs without defect in their first year;
只要給耶和華獻燔祭, 作馨香的火祭, 就是公牛一頭,公綿羊一隻,一歲沒有殘疾的公羊羔七隻;

29:37 and their grain offering and their libations for the bulls, for the rams, and for the male lambs by their number according to the stipulation;
並且為公牛,公綿羊和公羊羔, 按著數目, 照著規例, 獻上同獻的素祭和同獻的奠祭;

29:38 and one male goat for a sin offering, in addition to the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its libation.
在常獻的燔祭和同獻的素祭, 以及同獻的奠祭以外, 還要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭.

29:39 “ ‘You will present these to Yahweh at your appointed time, in addition to your vows and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings and for you grain offerings and for your libations and for your fellowship offerings.’ ”
“‘在那些為還願或是甘心所獻, 作你們的燔祭,素祭,奠祭, 或是平安祭的以外, 這些是在你們規定的時期內, 要獻給耶和華的祭物. ’”

29:40 So Moses said to the Israelites in accordance with all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
於是, 摩西照著耶和華吩咐他的一切話, 對以色列人說了. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為30:1)

Numbers - Chapter 30

30:1 Then Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites, saying, “This is the word that Yahweh commanded:
摩西告訴以色列人眾支派的領袖: “這是耶和華吩咐的話: (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為30:2)

30:2 if a man makes a vow for Yahweh or swears an oath with a binding pledge on himself, he must not render his word invalid; he must do all that went out from his mouth.
如果人向耶和華許願, 或是起誓要約束自己, 就不可食言, 總要照著自己口裡所出的一切話行.

30:3 “If a woman makes a vow to Yahweh, and she binds a pledge on herself in her father’s house in your childhood,
女子年幼還在父家的時候, 如果向耶和華許願要約束自己,

30:4 but if her father hears her vow or her pledge that she bound on herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows will stand, and every pledge that she binds on her life will stand.
她父親若是聽見她所許的願和約束自己的話, 卻對她默不作聲, 她所許的一切願和所說約束自己的話, 就為有效.

30:5 If her father forbids her on the day he hears of it, all her vows or her pledges that she bound on herself will not stand, and Yahweh will forgive her because her father has forgiven her.
但是她父親聽見的時候, 如果阻止她, 她所許的願和所說約束自己的話, 就都為無效; 耶和華也必赦免她, 因為她父親阻止她.

30:6 “If she has a husband while bound by her vows or a rash promise of her lips,
“如果她已嫁了丈夫, 她許願或嘴裡說冒失話約束自己的時候,

30:7 and her husband hears of it and is silent on the day he hears it, her vows will stand, and her pledge that she bound upon herself will stand.
她丈夫聽見了, 但在聽見的時候, 默不作聲, 她所許的願和約束自己的話, 就為有效.

30:8 But if on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he will nullify her vow that she is under, and the rash promise of her lips that she bound on herself; and Yahweh will forgive her.
但是她丈夫聽見的時候, 如果阻止她, 就算廢了她所許的願和她嘴裡所說約束自己的冒失話; 耶和華也必赦免她.

30:9 “But the vow of a widow or a woman who is divorced, all that she binds on herself will stand on her.
“寡婦, 或是離了婚的婦人所許的願, 就是她所說約束自己的一切話, 都為有效.

30:10 But if she made a vow in her husband’s house, or bound herself on a pledge with a sworn oath,
如果她在丈夫家裡許了願, 或用誓言約束自己,

30:11 and her husband heard it but was silent to her, and he did not forbid her, all her vows will stand and every pledge that she bound on herself will stand.
她丈夫聽見了, 卻默不作聲, 也沒有阻止她, 她所許的願和所說一切約束自己的話, 就為有效.

30:12 But if her husband nullified them on the day he hears them, all her vows going out of her lips concerning her vows or the pledge on herself will not stand; her husband has nullified them, and Yahweh will forgive her.
但是她丈夫聽見的時候, 如果把這兩樣都廢了, 婦人口中所說一切關於許願的話和約束自己的話, 都必無效; 她丈夫已經把這兩樣都廢了, 耶和華也必赦免她.

30:13 “Any vow and any sworn oath of a pledge to inflict on herself, her husband can confirm it or her husband can nullify it.
“婦人所許的願和刻苦約束自己所起的誓, 她丈夫都可以確立, 也可以廢去.

30:14 But if her husband is completely silent from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all her pledges that are on her; he confirms them because he was silent to her on the day he heard them.
如果她丈夫天天向她默不作聲, 那就算是確立她所許的願和所說約束自己的一切話; 因為丈夫在聽見的日子, 向她默不作聲, 就使這兩樣生效.

30:15 But if he indeed nullifies them after he hears them, then he will bear her guilt.”
但是, 如果丈夫聽了很久以後, 才把這兩樣完全廢去, 他就要擔當妻子的罪孽. ”

30:16 These are the decrees that Yahweh commanded Moses, as between a husband and his wife, and between a father and his daughter, while her childhood is in her father’s house.
以上是耶和華吩咐摩西的條例, 是關於丈夫與妻子, 父親與女兒, 女兒年幼在父家的時候的條例.

Numbers - Chapter 31

31:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

31:2 “Seek vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people.”
“你要在米甸人身上報以色列人的仇, 然後要歸到你本族那裡去. ”

31:3 Moses spoke to the people, saying, “Arm yourself from among your men for the battle, so that they will go against Midian to mete out the vengeance of Yahweh on Midian.
摩西對人民說: “要從你們中間使一些人武裝起來去作戰, 攻擊米甸人, 好在米甸人身上為耶和華報仇.

31:4 A thousand from each tribe of every tribe of Israel you will send to battle.”
你們要從以色列眾支派中每支派打發一千人去打仗. ”

31:5 So theywere assigned from the thousands of Israel, a thousand from each tribe, twelve thousand equipped for battle.
於是從以色列千萬人中, 每支派選出一千人, 共有一萬二千人, 都武裝起來去打仗.

31:6 Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the battle, and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the battle with them, and the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets of the blast were in his hand.
摩西就打發每支派的一千人去打仗, 並且派遣以利亞撒祭司的兒子非尼哈與他們一同去, 非尼哈手裡拿著聖所的器皿和吹大聲的號筒.

31:7 And they fought against Midian just as Yahweh commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
他們就照著耶和華吩咐摩西的, 去與米甸人作戰, 殺死了所有的男人.

31:8 They killed the kings of Midian in addition to the ones they had slain: Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; they also killed Balaam son of Beor by the sword.
在那些被殺的人以外, 還殺了米甸的五個王, 就是以未,利金,蘇珥,戶珥和利巴; 又用刀殺了比珥的兒子巴蘭.

31:9 The Israelites took captive the women of Midian and their children, and they plundered all their domestic animals and all their livestock and all their wealth.
以色列人擄了米甸人的婦女,孩子; 又擄掠了他們所有的牲畜,羊群和財物;

31:10 They burned all their cities where they dwelled and all their camps with fire.
並用火燒了他們所住地方的一切城市和營寨;

31:11 They took all the plunder and all the war-booty with the humans and domestic animals.
把一切奪來的和擄掠的, 連人帶牲畜都帶走;

31:12 They brought the captives, the war-booty, and the plunder to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the community of the Israelites, to the camp to the desert-plateau of Moab, which was on the Jordan across Jericho.
他們把俘擄的人和擄來的, 以及奪來的東西, 都帶到摩押平原, 約旦河邊, 和耶利哥相對的營地那裡, 交給摩西和以利亞撒祭司, 以及以色列的會眾.

31:13 And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the community went out to meet them outside the camp.
摩西和以利亞撒祭司, 以及會眾所有的領袖, 都出到營外迎接他們.

31:14 But Moses was angry toward the leaders of the troops, the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds, who came from the battle of the war.
摩西對作戰回來的軍官, 就是對千夫長和百夫長發怒.

31:15 And Moses said to them, “You have kept alive every female?
摩西對他們說: “你們讓這些婦女存活嗎?

31:16 Behold, these women caused the Israelites, by the word of Balaam, to be in apostasy against Yahweh in the matter of Peor, so that the plague was among the community of Yahweh.
看哪, 這些婦女因巴蘭的計謀, 使以色列人在毗珥的事上, 得罪耶和華, 以致瘟疫臨到耶和華的會眾身上.

31:17 Now kill every male among the little children, and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man.
現在你們要把所有的男孩都殺了, 也要殺死所有與男人發生過關係的婦人.

31:18 But all the females who have not had sexual intercourse with a man, keep alive for yourselves.
但女孩子中, 沒有與男人發生過關係的, 你們都可以讓她們活著.

31:19 And you, camp outside the camp seven days; all who killed a person and all who touched the slain purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.
你們要在營外駐紮七天, 殺過人的和摸過死屍的, 第三日和第七日都要潔淨自己, 你們和你們擄來的人都要這樣行.

31:20 You will purify yourselves and every garment and every object of hide and all the work of goats’ hair, and every object of wood.”
你們也要潔淨一切衣服,皮具,山羊毛織的物和木器. ”

31:21 Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of the battle who came from the war, “This is the decree of the law that Yahweh commanded Moses.
以利亞撒祭司對打仗回來的兵丁說: “這是耶和華吩咐摩西的律例:

31:22 Only the gold and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead—
金,銀,銅,鐵,錫,鉛,

31:23 everything that will go through the fire—you will pass through the fire, and it will be clean, and only in waters of impurity will it be purified. Whatever does not go into the fire you will pass through the waters.
能夠經火的東西, 你們都要使它經火, 就算是潔淨了, 但還要用除污水潔淨它; 不能經火的, 你們要使它經過水.

31:24 And you will wash your garments on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp.”
第七日, 你們要洗衣服, 就為潔淨; 然後才可以進營. ”

31:25 Yahweh said to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

31:26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the families of the community, take count of the war-booty that was captured, both humans and the domestic animals;
“你和以利亞撒祭司, 以及會眾的各族長, 要計算俘擄的人和掠得的牲畜的總數.

31:27 divide the war-booty between those who engaged in the war, who went out to the battle, and all the community.
你要把掠奪得的分為兩半, 一半給出去打仗的人, 一半給全體會眾.

31:28 Exact a tribute for Yahweh from the men of the war, those who went out to the battle, one from five hundred persons, and from the cattle and from the male donkeys and from the flock;
你又要從出去打仗的人所得的, 無論是人,牛,驢, 或羊群之中, 抽出五百分之一作貢物奉給耶和華;

31:29 take from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to Yahweh.
你們要從他們那一半中抽出, 交給以利亞撒祭司, 作耶和華的舉祭.

31:30 From half of the Israelites, take one share drawn by lot from the fifty from the humans, from the cattle, from the male donkeys, from the flock, from all the domestic animals, and give them to the Levities who keep the responsibilities of the tabernacle of Yahweh.”
從以色列人那一半中, 無論是人,牛,驢,羊群, 或是各樣牲畜, 都要抽出五十分之一, 交給負責看守耶和華帳幕的利未人. ”

31:31 Moses and Eleazar the priest did just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
於是, 摩西和以利亞撒祭司照著耶和華吩咐摩西的行了.

31:32 Thus the war-booty that remained of the plunder that the people of the battle plundered was six hundred and seventy-five thousand flocks of sheep,
掠得的東西, 就是打仗的人所擄掠剩下來的, 共有羊六十七萬五千隻,

31:33 seventy-two thousand cattle,
牛七萬二千頭,

31:34 sixty-one thousand male donkeys,
驢六萬一千頭,

31:35 and the life of humankind, from the women who did not have sexual intercourse with a man, all the persons were thirty-two thousand.
沒有與男人發生過關係的婦人三萬二千人.

31:36 The half of the share that was going out to the battle: the number of the flock of sheep was thee hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred;
出去打仗的人的分, 就是他們所得的那一半, 羊共有三十三萬七千五百隻;

31:37 the tribute to Yahweh from the flock was six hundred and seventy-five;
這些羊群中, 歸耶和華作貢物的, 有六百七十五隻.

31:38 and the cattle were thirty-six thousand; and the tribute to Yahweh was seventy-two.
牛三萬六千頭, 歸耶和華為貢物的, 有七十二隻.

31:39 Of the male donkeys there were thirty thousand five hundred, and the tribute to Yahweh was sixty-one;
驢三萬零五百頭, 歸耶和華為貢物的有六十一匹.

31:40 the humans were sixteen thousand, and the tribute to Yahweh was thirty-two persons.
人口一萬六千, 歸給耶和華作貢物的, 有三十二人.

31:41 And Moses gave away the tribute of the contribution of Yahweh to Eleazar the priest, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
摩西照著耶和華吩咐他的, 把貢物, 就是耶和華的舉祭, 交給以利亞撒祭司.

31:42 From the half of the Israelites, which Moses divided from the men who were fighting,
以色列人所得的那一半, 就是摩西從打仗的人取來分給他們的

31:43 the half that belonged to the community was three hundred and thirty-seven thousand five hundred from the flock,
(屬於會眾的那一半, 有羊三十三萬七千五百隻,

31:44 and thirty-six thousand cattle,
牛三萬六千頭,

31:45 and thirty thousand five hundred male donkeys,
驢三萬零五百頭,

31:46 and sixteen thousand humans.
人口一萬六千);

31:47 From the half that belonged to the Israelites, Moses took one share drawn by lot out of every fifty humans and domestic animals, and he gave them to the Levites, who keep the responsibility of the tabernacle of Yahweh, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
摩西照著耶和華吩咐他的, 從屬於以色列人的那一半, 無論是人口或是牲畜, 都抽出五十分之一, 交給負責看守耶和華帳幕的利未人.

31:48 Then the leaders of the thousands of the army, the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds, approached Moses,
統領萬軍的軍長,千夫長和百夫長, 都來見摩西,

31:49 and they said to Moses, “Your servants have taken count of the men of war who were in our charge, and no man is missing from us.
對摩西說: “你僕人手下作戰的士兵, 已經計算總數, 沒有缺少一人.

31:50 So we brought the offering of Yahweh, what each man found, objects of gold, bangles, bracelets, rings, earrings, and female ornaments, to make atonement for ourselves before Yahweh.”
現在我們把耶和華的供物, 都送來了, 就是我們各人所得的金器,腳鍊子,鐲子,打印戒指,耳環,手釧, 好在耶和華面前, 為我們自己贖罪. ”

31:51 Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all objects of work.
摩西和以利亞撒祭司就收了他們的金子, 就是各樣金子做成的器皿.

31:52 All the gold of the contribution that they raised up to Yahweh, from the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
千夫長和百夫長獻給耶和華為舉祭的一切金子, 共有兩百多公斤.

31:53 The men of battle plundered each for himself.
士兵都各自奪取了財物.

31:54 So Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the commanders of the thousands and hundreds, and they brought it to the tent of the assembly as a memorial for the Israelites before Yahweh.
摩西和以利亞撒祭司就從千夫長和百夫長手中收了金子, 把它帶進會幕裡去, 在耶和華面前作以色列人的記念.

Numbers - Chapter 32

32:1 The descendants of Reuben and the descendants of Gad had a very large number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold it was a place for livestock.
流本子孫和迦得子孫的牲畜極其眾多; 他們看見雅謝地和基列地都是可牧放牲畜的地方,

32:2 The descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben came, and they said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, saying,
就來對摩西和以利亞撒祭司, 以及會眾的首領說:

32:3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
“亞大錄,底本,雅謝,寧拉,希實本,以利亞利,示班,尼波,比穩,

32:4 the land that Yahweh struck before the community of Israel, is a land of livestock, and your servants have livestock.”
就是耶和華在以色列會眾面前攻取的地, 是可牧放牲畜的地, 你僕人也有牲畜. ”

32:5 They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as property; do not lead us across the Jordan.”
他們又說: “如果我們在你眼前蒙恩, 求你把這地給你的僕人作產業, 不要叫我們過約旦河. ”

32:6 But Moses said to the descendants of Gad and to the descendants of Reuben, “Will your brothers go to war while you yourselves live here?
摩西對迦得子孫和流本子孫說: “難道你們的兄弟去打仗, 你們卻坐在這裡嗎?

32:7 Why are you discouraging the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that Yahweh gave to them?
你們為甚麼使以色列人灰心, 不過河到耶和華賜給他們的地那裡去呢?

32:8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
我從前從加低斯．巴尼亞派你們的先祖去窺探那地的時候, 他們也是這樣行.

32:9 When they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the Israelites so that they did not come to the land that Yahweh gave to them.
他們上到以實各谷, 看了那地, 就使以色列人灰心, 不進耶和華賜給他們的地那裡去.

32:10 So Yahweh’s anger burned on that day, and he swore an oath, saying,
當日耶和華的怒氣發作, 就起誓說:

32:11 ‘The men who went up from Egypt, from those twenty years old and above, will not see the land that I swore with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob because they have not wholly followed me,
‘從埃及上來二十歲以上的人, 必不得看見我對亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許的地, 因為他們沒有專心跟從我.

32:12 except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, because they followed Yahweh wholly.’
唯獨基尼洗人耶孚尼的兒子迦勒, 和嫩的兒子約書亞可以看見, 因為他們專心跟從耶和華. ’

32:13 And Yahweh became angry, and he made them wander in the desert forty years until the entire generation who did evil in the sight of Yahweh had died.
耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 使他們在曠野飄流了四十年, 等到在耶和華眼前行惡的那一代都滅盡了.

32:14 Behold, you stand in the place of your fathers, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more Yahweh’s fierce anger against Israel.
現在, 你們這些罪人的族類, 也來接替你們的先祖, 增添耶和華對以色列的烈怒！

32:15 If you turn from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you would have destroyed all these people.”
如果你們轉離, 不跟從他, 他再要把以色列人撇在曠野, 這樣, 你們就要把整個民族都毀滅了. ”

32:16 They came near to him and said, “We will build sheep pens here for the flock of our livestock and cities for our little children;
兩支派的人走到摩西跟前, 對他說: “我們要在這裡給我們的牲畜築羊圈, 給我們的孩子建城邑.

32:17 but we ourselves will become armed and ready before the Israelites until we have brought them to their place, and our little children will live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
我們自己卻要武裝起來, 行在以色列人前頭上陣, 直到把他們領到他們自己的地方, 但我們的孩子因為這地居民的緣故, 要住在堅固的城裡.

32:18 We will not return to our houses until the Israelites each obtain their inheritance for themselves.
我們決不回家, 直等到以色列人各自承受了產業.

32:19 For we will not take possession with them from across the Jordan and beyond because our inheritance has come to us from across the Jordan to the east.”
我們不與他們在約旦河西邊之地同受產業, 因為我們的產業是坐落在約旦河東邊. ”

32:20 So Moses said to them, “If you do this thing, if you arm yourselves before Yahweh for the war,
摩西對他們說: “如果你們這樣行, 在耶和華面前武裝起來去作戰,

32:21 and everyone of you armed cross the Jordan before Yahweh until he has driven out his enemies from before him,
你們所有武裝起來的人, 都要在耶和華面前過約旦河, 直到他把他的仇敵從自己面前趕出去,

32:22 and the land is subdued before Yahweh, then afterward you will return and be free of obligation from Yahweh and from Israel, and this land will be your property before Yahweh.
直到那地在耶和華面前被征服了, 然後才回家, 這樣你們對耶和華和對以色列就算無罪, 這地也可以在耶和華面前歸你們作產業.

32:23 But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh, and know that your sin will find you.
如果你們不這樣行, 就得罪了耶和華; 你們要知道你們的罪必追上你們.

32:24 Build for yourselves cities for your little children and sheep pens for your flocks; what has gone out from your mouth you will do.”
現在你們只管照你們口中所出的話去行, 為你們的孩子建城, 為你們的羊群築圈. ”

32:25 So the descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben said to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do just as my lord commands.
迦得子孫和流本子孫告訴摩西: “你僕人必照著我主吩咐的去行.

32:26 Our little children, our wives, our livestock, and all of our animals will remain in the cities of Gilead,
我們的孩子,妻子,羊群和所有的牲畜, 都要留在基列的各城;

32:27 but your servants, everyone who is armed for battle, will cross over before Yahweh to the war, just as my lord says.”
但你的僕人, 所有武裝起來預備打仗的, 都要照著我主所說的, 在耶和華面前過去作戰. ”

32:28 So Moses commanded them, Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites.
於是, 摩西為了他們, 囑咐以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞, 以及以色列眾支派的族長,

32:29 Moses said to them, “If the descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben, everyone who is armed for the war, cross over the Jordan before Yahweh, and the land is subdued before you, you will give them the land of Gilead as property.
對他們說: “迦得的子孫和流本的子孫, 所有武裝起來, 在耶和華面前預備去作戰的人, 如果與你們一同過約旦河, 那地在你們面前被征服了, 你們就要把基列地給他們作產業.

32:30 But if they will not cross over with you armed, they will acquire land in your midst in Canaan.”
他們若是不武裝起來, 與你們一同過去, 他們就要在迦南地在你們中間同得產業. ”

32:31 The descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben answered and said, “What Yahweh has commanded your servants, we will do.
迦得的子孫和流本的子孫回答, 說: “耶和華怎樣吩咐僕人, 我們就怎樣行.

32:32 We ourselves will cross over armed before Yahweh to the land of Canaan, and the property of our inheritance will remain with us beyond the Jordan.”
我們要武裝起來, 在耶和華面前過河, 到迦南地去; 只是約旦河這邊的地方, 要歸我們作產業. ”

32:33 So Moses gave to them, to the descendants of Gad and the descendants of Reuben, and to half of the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon the king of Amorites and the kingdom of Og the king of the Bashan, the land with its cities and their territories, the cities of the surrounding land.
於是摩西把亞摩利王西宏的國, 和巴珊王噩的國, 連那地, 和境內城市, 以及那地周圍的城市, 都給了迦得的子孫,流本的子孫和約瑟的兒子瑪拿西的半個支派.

32:34 The descendants of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer,
迦得的子孫修築了底本,亞他錄,亞羅珥,

32:35 and Atroth Shophan, Jazer, and Jogbehah,
亞他錄．朔反,雅謝,約比哈,

32:36 and Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran, the cities of Mibzar, and the sheep pens for flocks.
伯．寧拉,伯．哈蘭這些堅固的城市和羊圈.

32:37 The descendants of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,
流本的子孫修築了希實本,以利亞利,基列亭,

32:38 and Nebo, Baal Meon (their names were changed), and Sibmah, and they renamed the cities that they rebuilt.
尼波,巴力．免(以上的名字是改了的),西比瑪; 又為他們修築的城市起了別的名字.

32:39 The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and they captured it and drove out the Amorites who were in it.
瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉的子孫到基列去, 攻取了那地, 把住在那裡的亞摩利人趕走.

32:40 So Moses gave Gilead to Makir son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.
摩西把基列給了瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉, 瑪吉就住在那裡.

32:41 And Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their unwalled villages, and he called them Havvoth Jair.
瑪拿西的兒子睚珥, 去攻取了亞摩利人的村莊, 就把這些村莊叫作哈倭特．睚珥.

32:42 Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages, and he called it Nobah after his own name.
挪巴去攻取了基納和基納的小村鎮, 就用自己的名字叫基納為挪巴.

Numbers - Chapter 33

33:1 These were the journeys of the Israelites, who went out from the land of Egypt according to their divisions, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
以下是以色列人按著他們的隊伍, 在摩西和亞倫的手下, 從埃及地出來以後所行的路程.

33:2 Moses wrote down their movements according to their journeys on the command of Yahweh, and these are their journeys according to their movements.
摩西照著耶和華的命令, 把他們出發的路程記下來, 他們出發的路程是這樣:

33:3 They set out from Rameses on the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the next day after the Passover the Israelites went out boldly in the sight of all the Egyptians
一月十五日, 就是逾越節的次日, 以色列人從蘭塞起行, 在所有埃及人眼前昂然無懼地出去了.

33:4 while the Egyptians were burying all the firstborn among them whom Yahweh struck. Yahweh also executed punishments among their gods.
那時, 埃及人正在埋葬他們的長子, 就是耶和華在他們中間擊殺的, 耶和華也對他們的神施行審判.

33:5 Then the Israelites set out from Rameses, and they camped in Succoth.
以色列人從蘭塞起行, 在疏割安營.

33:6 They journeyed from Succoth and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the desert.
從疏割起行, 在曠野邊界的以倘安營.

33:7 Then they set out from Etham and returned to Pi-Hahiroth, which faces Baal Zephon, and they camped before Migdol.
從以倘起行, 轉到比哈．希錄, 是在巴力．洗分前面, 就在密奪對面安營.

33:8 They set out from Pi-Hahiroth and went through the midst of the sea into the desert; and they went a journey of three days into the desert of Etham and camped at Marah.
從比哈．希錄起行, 經過了海來到曠野, 又在伊坦曠野走了三天的路程, 就在瑪拉安營.

33:9 They set out from Marah and came to Elim, and in Elim there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
從瑪拉起行, 來到以琳; 在以琳有十二股水泉, 七十棵棕樹; 他們就在那裡安營.

33:10 They set out from Elim, and they camped at the Red Sea.
從以琳起行, 在紅海邊安營.

33:11 They set out from the Red Sea and camped at the desert of Sin.
從紅海起行, 在汛的曠野安營.

33:12 They set out from the desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
從汛的曠野起行, 在脫加安營.

33:13 They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush.
從脫加起行, 在亞錄安營.

33:14 They set out from Alush and encamped at Rephidim; and it was there that the people had no water to drink.
從亞錄起行, 在利非訂安營, 在那裡眾民沒有水喝.

33:15 They set out from Rephidim and camped in the desert of Sinai.
從利非訂起行, 在西奈的曠野安營.

33:16 The set out from the desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.
從西奈的曠野起行, 在基博羅．哈他瓦安營.

33:17 They set out from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
從基博羅．哈他瓦起行, 在哈洗錄安營.

33:18 They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
從哈洗錄起行, 在利提瑪安營.

33:19 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
從利提瑪起行, 在臨門．帕烈安營.

33:20 They set out from Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah.
從臨門．帕烈起行, 在立拿安營.

33:21 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah.
從立拿起行, 在勒撒安營.

33:22 They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
從勒撒起行, 在基希拉他安營.

33:23 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shapher.
從基希拉他起行, 在沙斐山安營.

33:24 They set out from Mount Shapher and camped at Haradah.
從沙斐山起行, 在哈拉大安營.

33:25 They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth.
從哈拉大起行, 在瑪吉希錄安營.

33:26 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
從瑪吉希錄起行, 在他哈安營.

33:27 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah.
從他哈起行, 在他拉安營.

33:28 They set out from Terah and camped at Mithcah.
從他拉起行, 在密加安營.

33:29 They set out from Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah.
從密加起行, 在哈摩拿安營.

33:30 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moserah.
從哈摩拿起行, 在摩西錄安營.

33:31 They set out from Moserah and camped at Bene-Jaakan.
從摩西錄起行, 在比尼．亞干安營.

33:32 They set out from Bene-Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad.
從比尼．亞干起行, 在曷．哈及甲安營.

33:33 They set out from Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.
從曷．哈及甲起行, 在約巴他安營.

33:34 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
從約巴他起行, 在阿博拿安營.

33:35 They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
從阿博拿起行, 在以旬．迦別安營.

33:36 They set out from Ezion Geber and camped in the desert of Zin, that is, Kadesh.
從以旬．迦別起行, 在尋的曠野安營, 尋就是加低斯.

33:37 They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom.
從加低斯起行, 在以東地邊界上的何珥山安營.

33:38 Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of Yahweh, and he died there in the fortieth year after the Israelites had gone out from the land of Egypt, in the fifth month on the first day of the month.
以色列人從埃及地出來以後四十年, 五月一日, 亞倫祭司照著耶和華的吩咐, 上了何珥山, 就死在那裡.

33:39 Aaron was one hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.
亞倫死在何珥山上的時候, 是一百二十三歲.

33:40 Now the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who was living in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the Israelites.
那時, 住在迦南地南方的迦南人亞拉得王, 聽說以色列人來了.

33:41 Then they set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
以色列人從何珥山起行, 在撒摩拿安營.

33:42 They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon.
從撒摩拿起行, 在普嫩安營.

33:43 They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.
從普嫩起行, 在阿伯安營.

33:44 They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, the boundary of Moab.
從阿伯起行, 在摩押邊境的以耶．亞巴琳安營.

33:45 They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon Gad.
從以耶．亞巴琳起行, 在底本．迦得安營.

33:46 They set out from Dibon Gad and camped at Almon-Diblatayim.
從底本．迦得起行, 在亞門．低比拉太音安營.

33:47 They set out from Almon-Diblatayim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.
從亞門．低比拉太音起行, 在尼波前面的亞巴琳山安營.

33:48 They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across Jericho.
從亞巴琳山起行, 在耶利哥對面, 約旦河邊的摩押平原安營.

33:49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-Jeshimoth up to Abel Shittim, on the desert-plateau of Moab.
他們在摩押平原, 沿著約旦河邊安營, 從帕．耶施末直到亞伯．什亭.

33:50 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across Jericho, saying,
耶和華在摩押平原約旦河邊, 耶利哥對面對摩西說:

33:51 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
“你要吩咐以色列說: ‘你們過約旦河到了迦南地的時候,

33:52 you will drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, and you will destroy all their idols and all the images of their molten idols, and you will demolish all their high places;
就要把所有的居民從你們面前趕出去, 毀壞他們的一切雕像, 以及一切鑄像, 又拆毀他們的一切邱壇.

33:53 you will dispossess the land and live in it because I have given the land to you to possess it.
你們要佔領那地, 住在那裡, 因為我已經把那地賜給你們作產業.

33:54 You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors.
你們要按著家族抽籤承受那地作產業; 人多的, 要把產業多分給他們; 人少的, 要把產業少分給他們; 抽籤抽出那地歸誰, 就歸誰; 你們要按著宗族支派承受產業.

33:55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from your presence, then it will happen that whomever you let remain of them will be like irritants in your eyes and like thorns in your sides; they will be your enemies in the land in which you live.
如果你們不把那地的居民從你們面前趕出去, 所留下的人就必成為你們眼中的刺, 肋旁的荊棘, 在你們所住的地方擾害你們;

33:56 And just as I planned to do to them, I will do to you.’ ”
並且我原計劃怎樣待他們, 也要怎樣待你們. ’”

Numbers - Chapter 34

34:1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

34:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan, this is the land that was allotted to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan according to its boundaries.
“你要吩咐以色列人說: ‘你們進了迦南地的時候, 歸你們作產業的迦南地及它的四境就是以下這些地區.

34:3 Your southern edge will be from the desert of Zin toward the side of Edom, and your southern border will be from the end of the Salt Sea to the east;
你們南面的地區要從尋的曠野, 貼著以東邊界; 你們的南界要從鹽海東面的盡頭起;

34:4 your boundary will turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and will pass over to Zin, and its limits will be from the south of Kadesh Barnea; it will continue to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon.
你們的邊界要轉到亞克拉濱坡的南邊, 經過尋, 直達加低斯．巴尼亞的南邊, 又出到哈薩．亞達, 過到押們;

34:5 The boundary will turn from Azmon to the valley of Egypt, and its limits will be to the sea.
你們的邊界要從押們轉到埃及河, 直達到海.

34:6 “ ‘Your western boundary will be the Great Sea; this will be your western boundary.
“‘西界方面, 你們有大海和海岸; 這要作你們的西界.

34:7 Your northern border will be from the Great Sea; you will make a boundary from the Great Sea to Mount Hor.
“‘你們的北界如下: 從大海起畫界, 直到何珥山;

34:8 From Mount Hor you will make a boundary to reach Hamath; the limits of the territory will be at Zedad.
從何珥山起畫界, 直到哈馬口, 使邊界直到西達達;

34:9 The boundary will go out to Ziphron, and its limits will be at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary to the north.
這邊界再伸到西斐崙, 直到哈薩．以難; 這要作你們的北界.

34:10 “ ‘You will mark out your eastern boundary from Hazar Enan to Shepham;
“‘你們要從哈薩．以難, 畫到示番為東界.

34:11 the boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah from the east side of Ain, and the boundary will go down and border on the eastern side of the Sea of Kinnereth.
這邊界要從示番下到亞延東面的利比拉; 這邊界要繼續伸展直達基尼烈湖的東邊.

34:12 The boundary will go down to the Jordan, and its limits will be at the Salt Sea. This will be your land according to its boundaries all around.’ ”
這邊界要下到約旦河, 直到鹽海. 這要作你們的土地四周的邊界. ’”

34:13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, saying, “This is the land that you will obtain as an inheritance for yourself by lot, which Yahweh commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.
摩西吩咐以色列人說: “這就是你們要抽籤承受為業之地, 是耶和華吩咐給九個半支派的;

34:14 For the tribe of the children of the Reubenites, the children of the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh took their inheritance according to the house of their families.
因為流本子孫的支派和迦得子孫的支派, 按著父家已經取得了產業, 瑪拿西的半個支派也取得了產業;

34:15 The two and a half tribes have taken their inheritance from beyond the Jordan across Jericho, east toward the sunrise.”
這兩個半支派已經在耶利哥對面, 約旦河東岸, 向日出之地得了產業. ”

34:16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

34:17 “These are the names of the men who divide up the land for your inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
“這是要把地業分配給你們的人的名字: 以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞.

34:18 You will take one leader from every tribe to divide up the land for inheritance.
你們又要從每支派中選出一個領袖, 來幫助分配地業.

34:19 These are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
這些人的名字是: 猶大支派有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒.

34:20 of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, Samuel son of Ammihud;
西緬子孫的支派有亞米忽的兒子示母利.

34:21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon;
便雅憫支派有基斯倫的兒子以利達.

34:22 of the tribe of the descendants of Dan, the leader Bukki son of Jogli;
但子孫的支派有一個領袖, 是約利的兒子布基.

34:23 of the descendants of Joseph, the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh, the leader Hanniel son of Ephod.
約瑟的後裔, 瑪拿西子孫的支派有一個領袖, 是以弗的兒子漢聶.

34:24 Of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim, the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan;
以法蓮子孫的支派有一個領袖, 是拾弗但的兒子基母利.

34:25 of the tribe of the descendants of Zebulum, the leader Elizaphan son of Parnach;
西布倫子孫的支派有一個領袖, 是帕納的兒子以利撒番.

34:26 of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar, the leader Paltiel son of Azzan;
以薩迦子孫的支派有一個領袖, 是阿散的兒子帕鐵.

34:27 of the tribe of the descendants of Asher, the leader Ahihud son of Shelomi;
亞設子孫的支派有一個領袖, 是示羅米的兒子亞希忽.

34:28 of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali, the leader Pedahel son of Ammihud.”
拿弗他利子孫的支派有一個領袖, 是亞米忽的兒子比大黑. ”

34:29 These are those whom Yahweh commanded to allot to the Israelites the land of Canaan.
這些人, 就是耶和華所吩咐, 把產業分給迦南地的以色列人的.

Numbers - Chapter 35

35:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses on the desert plains of Moab beyond the Jordan across Jericho, saying,
耶和華在耶利哥對面, 約旦河邊的摩押平原, 對摩西說:

35:2 “Command the Israelites that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their property cities to live in; and you will give to the Levites pastureland all around the cities.
“你要吩咐以色列人, 叫他們從所得為業的地中, 把一些城給利未人居住, 也把這些城周圍的郊區給利未人.

35:3 The cities will be theirs to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their domestic animals, for their possessions, and their animals.
這些城要歸他們居住, 城的郊區可以牧放他們的牛羊和一切牲畜, 也可以存放他們的財物.

35:4 “The pasturelands of the cities that you will give to the Levites will extend from the wall of the city to a distance of a thousand cubits all around.
“你們給利未人的城郊, 要從城牆起, 周圍向外量四百五十公尺.

35:5 You will measure outside the city the eastern edge two thousand cubits, for the southern edge two thousand cubits, for the western edge two thousand cubits, and for the northern edge two thousand cubits, with the city in the middle; this will be for them the pasturelands of the cities.
你們又要從城外, 向東面量九百公尺, 向南面量九百公尺, 向西面量九百公尺, 向北面量九百公尺, 城在中間; 這要歸給他們作城外的郊區.

35:6 “All the cities that you will give the Levites will be six cities of refuge, to which the killer can flee; in addition to them you will give forty-two cities.
你們分給利未人的城, 其中要有六座避難城, 讓誤殺人的可以逃到那裡去, 此外還要給他們四十二座城.

35:7 All the cities that you will give to the Levites will be forty-eight cities, them with their pasturelands.
這樣, 你們所要給利未人的城, 共為四十八座, 連城帶城郊都要給他們.

35:8 And the cities that you will give from the property of the Israelites, you will take more from the larger group and less from the smaller group; each of them will give according to the portion of their inheritance according to the portion that he inherits.”
從以色列人所得的地業中, 你們要把一些城給利未人, 人多的就要多給, 人少的就要少給; 每個支派要照著自己承受的產業, 把城分給利未人. ”

35:9 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
耶和華對摩西說:

35:10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
“你要吩咐以色列人說: ‘你們過約旦河, 進到迦南地的時候,

35:11 you will select for yourselves cities for your cities of refuge, that a killer who has killed a person unintentionally can flee there.
就要選擇幾座城, 給你們作避難城, 讓誤殺人的, 就是無心殺死人的, 可以逃到那裡.

35:12 The cities will be to you a refuge from a redeemer, so that the killer will not die until he stands before the community for judgment.
它們可以作你們逃避報仇者的避難城, 使誤殺人的不至於死, 直到他站在會眾面前受審判.

35:13 The cities that you are to give will be your six cities of refuge.
你們指定的城, 要給你們作六座避難城.

35:14 You will give three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan; they will be cities of refuge.
在約旦河東面, 你們要分出三座城; 在迦南地, 你們也要分出三座城, 都要作避難城.

35:15 To the Israelites, to the alien, and to the temporary resident in their midst there will be these six cities as a refuge to which anyone who unintentionally kills a person may flee.
這六座城要給以色列人和外族人, 以及他們中間居住的人作避難城, 使無心殺人的人, 都可以逃到那裡去.

35:16 “ ‘But if he hit him with an object of iron, so that he dies, the killer must surely be put to death.
“‘如果人用鐵器打人, 以致把人打死, 他就是故意殺人的; 故意殺人的必被處死.

35:17 And if he hit him with a stone in the hand, by which he will die, and he does die, he is a killer; the killer must surely be put to death.
如果人手裡拿著可以打死人的石頭打人, 以致把人打死, 他就是故意殺人的; 故意殺人的必被處死.

35:18 Or if he hit him with a wooden object, by which he will die, and he does die, he is a killer; the killer must surely be put to death.
如果人手裡拿著可以打死人的木器打人, 以致把人打死, 他就是故意殺人的; 故意殺人的必被處死.

35:19 The blood avenger himself will put the killer to death; he must put him to death when meeting him.
報血仇的, 要親自把那故意殺人的殺死; 一遇見他, 就可以殺死他.

35:20 If he shoves him in hatred, or he throws something at him with intention, and he dies,
如果人因懷恨把人推倒, 或是埋伏著向人扔東西, 以致把人打死;

35:21 or if he hits him in hostility with his hand, and he dies, the one that struck him will put to death the killer when meeting him.
或者因仇恨用手打人, 以致把人打死; 那打人的, 必被處死, 因為他是故意殺人的; 報血仇的一遇見兇手, 就可以殺死他.

35:22 “ ‘Or if in an instant he shoved him, not in hostility, or threw something at him without intention,
“‘但是, 如果人沒有仇恨, 忽然把人推倒, 或是無意向人投擲甚麼器皿,

35:23 or with any stone, without seeing it dropped on him so that he dies, while he was not seeking his injury,
或是因為沒有看見, 用任何可以打死人的石頭, 扔在人身上, 以致把人打死, 他本來與他無仇, 也無意害他;

35:24 then the community will judge between the striker and between the blood avenger according to these ordinances.
這樣, 會眾就要照著典章, 在打死人的和報血仇的人中間施行裁判.

35:25 The community will deliver the killer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the community will restore him to the city of his refuge to which he fled; and he will live there in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with holy oil.
會眾要把誤殺人的, 從報血仇的人手中救出來; 他要住在城中, 直到受膏的大祭司死了.

35:26 But if the killer surely goes out of the territory of the city of his refuge to which he fled,
但誤殺人的, 若是出了他逃進的避難城的境界,

35:27 and the blood avenger finds him outside the territory of the city of his refuge, and the blood avenger kills the killer, he will not be guilty of blood
報血仇的在避難城境外遇著他, 把他殺了, 報血仇的就沒有犯流人血的罪.

35:28 because he must live in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the killer will return to the land of his property.
因為那誤殺人的應該住在避難城中, 直到大祭司死了; 大祭司死了以後, 那誤殺人的才可以回到他自己地業去.

35:29 These things will be as a decree of justice for you for your generations in all your dwellings.
“‘這在你們一切居住的地方, 要作你們世世代代的律例典章.

35:30 “ ‘If anyone kills a person, the killer will be put to death according to the testimony of witnesses, but someone cannot die on testimony of one person.
殺人的, 要憑著幾個見證人的口供, 才可以把他處死; 如果只有一個見證人, 就不能指證把人處死.

35:31 Also, you will not take a ransom payment for the life of a killer who is guilty of death; indeed, he must surely be put to death.
犯了死罪, 故意殺人的, 你們不可收取贖價代他贖命, 因為他必被處死.

35:32 You will not take a ransom payment for the one that flees to the city of his refuge, so that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest.
逃到避難城的人, 你們也不可收取他的贖價, 使他在大祭司未死以前回到本地居住.

35:33 So you will not pollute the land in which you are; because blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is poured out on it except with the blood of the one who poured it out.
這樣, 你們就沒有玷污你們居住的地, 因為血能玷污地; 在地上如果有流人血的, 除非流那故意殺人者的血, 那地的血就不能得贖.

35:34 You will not defile the land on which you are living because I am living in the midst of it; I am Yahweh; I am living in the midst of the Israelites.’ ”
你們不可玷污你所住的地, 就是我居住的地, 因為我耶和華是居住在以色列人中間的. ’”

Numbers - Chapter 36

36:1 The leaders of the families of the clans of descendants of Gilead the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, of the clans of the descendants of Joseph came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders of the families of the Israelites.
約瑟後裔的家族中, 有瑪拿西的孫子,瑪吉的兒子基列的子孫, 他們族中的首領都前來, 在摩西面前, 在各家族作首領的領袖面前, 和在以色列人面前說:

36:2 And they said, “Yahweh commanded my lord to give the land by lot as an inheritance to the Israelites, and my lord was commanded by Yahweh to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
“耶和華曾經吩咐我主要憑抽籤把地分給以色列人為業; 我主也受了耶和華的吩咐, 要把我們兄弟西羅非哈的產業分給他的眾女兒.

36:3 But if they become wives to one of the sons from another tribe of the Israelites, their inheritance will disappear from the inheritance of our ancestors, and it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; the lot of our inheritance would disappear.
但是, 如果她們嫁給以色列中別的支派的人, 她們的產業就必從我們祖宗的產業中被取去, 加在他們丈夫支派的產業上; 這樣, 我們抽籤所得的產業就失去了.

36:4 When the Jubilee of the Israelites comes, it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they belong; and their inheritance will disappear from the tribe of our father.”
到了以色列人的禧年, 她們的產業就要加在她們丈夫支派的產業上; 這樣, 她們的產業就要從我們祖宗支派的產業中被拿去了. ”

36:5 Then Moses commanded the Israelites by the command of Yahweh, saying, “The tribe of the descendants of Joseph is right regarding what they are speaking.
摩西照著耶和華的話, 吩咐以色列說: “約瑟支派的人說得對.

36:6 This is the word that Yahweh commanded the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them marry whomever they like; only they must marry from within the clan of the tribe of their father.
論到西羅非哈的眾女兒, 耶和華吩咐的話是這樣: ‘她們可以隨意嫁自己喜歡的人, 但是, 只能嫁給同族同支派的人作妻子.

36:7 Thus an inheritance of the Israelites will not go around from tribe to tribe. Rather, the inheritance of each tribe of his father will remain with the Israelites.
這樣, 以色列人的產業, 就不會從一個支派轉到另一個支派去; 因為以色列人要各自守住自己祖宗支派的產業.

36:8 Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from the tribes of the Israelites will marry one of the clan of the tribe of her father, so that the Israelites will possess the inheritance of his ancestors.
從以色列支派中得了產業的女子, 要嫁給自己祖宗支派的人作妻子, 好使以色列人可以各自承受自己祖宗的產業.

36:9 Therefore an inheritance will not go around from one tribe to another tribe because the tribes of the Israelites will each hold to their own inheritance.’ ”
這樣, 以色列人的產業, 就不會從一個支派轉到另一個支派去; 因為以色列人的支派要各自守住自己的產業. ’”

36:10 Just as Yahweh commanded to Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did:
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 西羅非哈的眾女兒就怎樣行.

36:11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married the sons of their uncles.
西羅非哈的女兒瑪拉,得撒,曷拉,密迦,挪阿, 都嫁給了自己叔伯的兒子作妻子.

36:12 They married those from the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained among the tribe of the clan of their ancestors.
她們嫁給了約瑟的兒子瑪拿西子孫家族的人作妻子; 她們的產業仍然留在自己的支派中.

36:13 These were the commands and the stipulations that Yahweh commanded by the hand of Moses to the Israelites on the desert-plateaus of Moab by the Jordan across Jericho.
這是耶和華在耶利哥對面, 約旦河邊的摩押平原, 藉著摩西向以色列人吩咐的命令和典章.

Deuteronomy (申命記)

Deuteronomy - Chapter 1

1:1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all of Israel on the other side of the Jordan in the desert, in the desert plateau opposite Suph, between Paran and between Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab.
以下是摩西在約旦河東的曠野, 疏弗對面的亞拉巴, 就是在巴蘭和陀弗,拉班,哈洗錄,底撒哈之間, 向以色列人所說的話.

1:2 It is a journey of eleven days from Herob by the way of Mount Seir up to Kadesh Barnea.
從何烈山經過西珥山的路, 到達加低斯．巴尼亞, 共有十一天的路程.

1:3 And it was in the fortieth year, on the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the Israelites according to all that Yahweh had instructed him to speak to them.
出埃及以後第四十年十一月一日, 摩西照著耶和華吩咐他一切關於以色列人的話, 都告訴了他們.

1:4 This happened after defeating Sihon king of the Amorites, who was reigning in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who was reigning in Ashtaroth in Edrei.
當時, 他已經擊敗了住在希實本的亞摩利人的王西宏, 和住在亞斯他錄與以得來的巴珊王噩.

1:5 On the other side of the Jordan in the land of Moab Moses began to explain this law, saying:
摩西在約旦河東的摩押地, 開始講解這律法, 說:

1:6 “Yahweh our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain.
“耶和華我們的神, 在何烈山告訴我們: ‘你們在這山上住夠了;

1:7 Turn now and move on, and go into the hill of the Amorites and to all of the neighboring regions in the Jordan Valley in the hill country and in the Negev and in the coastal area along the sea, into the land of the Canaanites and into the Lebanon, as far as the great river Euphrates.
現在你們要轉回, 起程到亞摩利人的山地去, 到那些住在亞拉巴,山地,低地,南地,沿海一帶,迦南人的地,黎巴嫩, 直到大河, 就是幼發拉底河一帶的地方去.

1:8 Look, I have set the land before you; go and take possession of the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give it to them and to their offspring after them.’
看哪, 我把這地擺在你面前, 你們要進去, 佔領這地為業, 就是耶和華向你們列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許給他們和他們的後裔的地. ’

1:9 “And I spoke to them at that time, saying, ‘I am not able to bear you alone.
“那時, 我曾經對你們說: ‘你們的重擔, 我獨自一人無法擔當.

1:10 Yahweh your God has multiplied you, and look; you are today as the stars of the heaven in number.
耶和華你們的神使你們多起來; 你們看, 你們今日像天上的星那樣多.

1:11 Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, may he add to you as you are now a thousand times, and may he bless you just as he promised you.
願耶和華你們列祖的神, 使你們比現在更多千倍, 又照著他應許你們的話, 賜福給你們.

1:12 How can I bear you by myself, your burden and your load and your strife?
我獨自一人怎能擔得起你們的重擔,責任和你們爭訟的事呢?

1:13 Choose for yourselves wise and discerning and knowledgeable men for each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’
你們要按著支派選出一些有智慧,有見識,有經驗的人, 我就立他們作你們的首領. ’

1:14 “And you answered me, and you said, ‘The thing you have said to do is good.’
你們回答我, 說: ‘你吩咐我們作的事很好. ’

1:15 And so I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and then I appointed them as leaders over you as commanders of groups of thousands and commanders of groups of hundreds and commanders of groups of fifties and commanders of groups of tens as officials for your tribes.
我就選出你們眾支派中的領袖, 就是有智慧有經驗的人; 按著你們的支派, 立他們作管理你們的首領, 就是作千夫長,百夫長,五十夫長,十夫長和其他官長.

1:16 And at that time I instructed your judges, saying, ‘hear out your fellow men, and then judge fairly between a man and between his brother and between his opponent who is a resident alien.
“那時, 我吩咐你們的審判官, 說: ‘你們在兄弟中聽訟, 無論是兄弟彼此訴訟, 或是與同居的外地人訴訟, 都要按著公義審判.

1:17 You must not be partial in your judgment; hear out the small person as also the great person; do not be intimidated by any person, because the judgment is God’s; and the case that is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will hear it out.’
審判的時候, 不可偏袒人; 無論貴賤尊卑, 都要一樣地聽訟; 不可怕人的情面, 因為審判是屬於神的; 如果你們遇見難斷的案件, 可以呈到我這裡來, 讓我審斷. ’

1:18 And so I instructed you at that time concerning all of the things that you should do.
那時, 我把你們當作的一切事, 都吩咐了你們.

1:19 “Then we set out from Horeb, and we went through the whole of that great and terrible desert that you saw on the way to the hill country of the Amorites as Yahweh our God had commanded us, and so we came up to Kadesh Barnea.
“我們照著耶和華我們的神吩咐我們的, 從何烈山起行, 走過你們所見那大而可怕的曠野, 沿著到亞摩利人山地的路而行; 後來到了加低斯．巴尼亞.

1:20 I said to you, ‘You have reached the hill country of the Amorites that Yahweh our God is giving to us.
我對你們說: ‘你們已經到了亞摩利人的山地, 就是耶和華我們的神賜給我們的.

1:21 See, Yahweh your God has set before you the land; go up and possess it as Yahweh the God of your ancestors said to you; do not fear and do not be dismayed.’
看哪, 耶和華你的神已經把這地擺在你面前; 你要照著耶和華你列祖的神告訴你的上去, 佔領那地; 不要害怕, 也不要驚惶. ’

1:22 “Then all of you approached me, and you said, ‘Let us send men before us, and let them explore the land for us, and let them bring back a report to us concerning the way that we should take and concerning the cities that we shall come to.’
你們眾人都走到我這裡來, 說: ‘我們要先派些人去, 替我們窺探那地, 然後把我們上去該走哪一條路, 該進哪些城, 向我們回報. ’

1:23 The plan was good in my opinion, and so I took from among you twelve men, one from each tribe.
這話我很同意, 就從你們中間選了十二個人, 每支派一人.

1:24 And they set out and went up into the hill country, and they went up to the wadi of Eschol, and they spied out the land.
於是他們轉身出發, 上了山地, 到了以實各谷, 窺探那地.

1:25 They took in their hands some of the fruit of the land, and they brought it down to us, and they brought to us back a report, and they said, ‘The land that Yahweh our God is giving to us is good.’
他們手裡拿著那地的果子, 帶下來到我們這裡, 並且向我們回報, 說: ‘耶和華我們的神要賜給我們的地是美地. ’

1:26 But you were not willing to go up, and you rebelled against the command of Yahweh your God.
“但你們不肯上去, 竟違背了耶和華你們的神的吩咐;

1:27 And you grumbled in your tents, and you said, ‘Because of the hatred of Yahweh toward us he has brought us out from the land of Egypt to give us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.
你們在帳幕裡抱怨, 說: ‘耶和華因為恨我們, 所以把我們從埃及地領出來, 要把我們交在亞摩利人手中, 消滅我們.

1:28 Where can we go up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we are, and there are great fortified cities reaching up to heaven, and we saw the sons of the Anakites living there.” ’
我們上哪裡去呢? 我們的兄弟使我們心灰意冷, 說: 那地的人比我們高大; 他們的城邑又大又堅固, 高聳入天; 我們在那裡還看見有亞衲族的人. ’

1:29 “And so I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, and do not fear them.
我就對你們說: ‘不要驚恐, 不要害怕他們.

1:30 Yahweh your God, who is going before you, will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
耶和華你們的神, 就是那走在你們前面的那一位, 他必為你們作戰, 好像他在埃及, 在你們面前, 為你們所行的一切一樣,

1:31 and just as he did in the wilderness when you saw that Yahweh your God carried you, just as someone carries his son, all along the way that you traveled until you reached this place.’
並且在曠野裡, 你們也看見了耶和華你們的神, 怎樣在你們所行的一切路上, 背負你們, 好像人背負自己的兒子一樣, 直到你們來到了這地方. ’

1:32 But through all of this you did not trust in Yahweh your God,
雖然這樣, 你們還是不信耶和華你們的神;

1:33 who goes before you on your way, seeking a place for your encampment, in fire at night and in a cloud by day, to show you the way that you should go.
他在路上走在你們前面, 為你們尋找安營的地方; 夜間用火柱, 日間用雲彩, 指示你們當走的路.

1:34 “Then Yahweh heard the sound of your words, and he was angry, and he swore, saying,
“耶和華聽見了你們說話的聲音, 就惱怒, 起誓說:

1:35 ‘No one of these men of this evil generation will see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors,
‘這個邪惡世代的人, 連一個也不能看見我起誓應許賜給他們列祖的美地;

1:36 except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh; he himself shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has trodden and to his sons because he followed Yahweh unreservedly.’
只有耶孚尼的兒子迦勒可以看見; 並且我要把他踏過的地賜給他和他的子孫, 因為他專心跟從了我耶和華. ’

1:37 Even with me Yahweh was angry because of you, saying, ‘Not even you shall enter there.
因為你們的緣故, 耶和華也向我發怒, 說: ‘你也不能進入那地;

1:38 Joshua, the son of Nun, your assistant, will go there; encourage him because he will cause Israel to inherit it.
但是站在你面前侍候你的嫩的兒子約書亞, 他可以進到那裡去; 你要鼓勵他, 因為他要使以色列人承受那地為業.

1:39 And your little children, who you thought shall become plunder, and your sons, who do not today know good or bad, shall themselves go there, and I will give it to them, and they shall take possession of it.
還有你們的小孩子, 你們說要被擄掠的, 和你們的兒女, 就是今天還不知道善惡的, 他們都要進入那地; 我要把那地賜給他們, 他們要佔領那地.

1:40 But you turn and set out in the direction of the wilderness by way of the Red Sea.’
至於你們, 你們要轉回, 經往紅海的路, 起程到曠野裡去. ’

1:41 “You replied and said to me, ‘We have sinned against Yahweh, and now we will go up and fight according to all that Yahweh our God commanded us’; and so each man fastened on his battle gear, and you regarded it as easy to go up into the hill country.
“那時你們回答我, 說: ‘我們得罪了耶和華; 現在我們願意照著耶和華我們神的一切吩咐, 上去作戰. ’於是你們都預備了兵器, 輕率地上山去了.

1:42 So Yahweh said to me, ‘Say to them, “You shall not go up, and you shall not fight because I am not in your midst; you will be defeated before your enemies.” ’
耶和華對我說: ‘你要對他們說: “你們不要上去, 也不要作戰, 因為我不在你們中間, 免得你們在仇敵面前被擊敗. ”’

1:43 So I spoke to you, but you did not listen; you rebelled against the command of Yahweh; you behaved presumptuously, and you went up into the hill country.
我就告訴你們, 你們卻不聽從, 竟違背耶和華的吩咐, 擅自上山去了.

1:44 The Amorites living in the hill country went out to oppose you and chased you as a swarm of wild honey bees do; and so they beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah.
住在那山上的亞摩利人, 就出來攻擊你們, 好像蜂群一樣追趕你們, 在西珥擊殺你們, 直到何珥瑪.

1:45 So you returned and wept before Yahweh; but Yahweh did not listen to your voice and did not pay any attention to you.
你們就回來, 在耶和華面前哭, 但耶和華不聽你們的聲音, 也不向你們側耳.

1:46 You stayed in Kadesh many days; such were the days that you stayed there.
於是你們在加低斯住了許多日子. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 2

2:1 “Then we turned and set out toward the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, as Yahweh told me, and we went around Mount Seir for many days.
“以後, 我們照著耶和華吩咐我的, 回轉過來, 沿著往紅海的路起程到曠野去; 我們在西珥山繞行了很多日子.

2:2 Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
耶和華對我說:

2:3 ‘Long enough you have been skirting this mountain; turn yourselves north,
‘你們繞行這山的日子已經夠了; 現在要轉向北去.

2:4 and instruct the people, saying, “You are about to cross through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who are living in Seir; they will be afraid of you, and so be very careful.
你要吩咐人民說: “你們的兄弟以掃的子孫, 住在西珥, 你們現在要經過他們的境界; 他們必懼怕你們, 所以你們要十分謹慎.

2:5 Do not get involved in battle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a foot’s breadth of it; since I have given Mount Seir as a possession for Esau.
不要與他們爭執; 他們的地, 連腳掌那麼大的一塊, 我都不給你們, 因為我已經把西珥山賜給以掃作產業.

2:6 You shall buy food from them so that you may eat; and also you shall purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.
你們要用銀子向他們買食物吃; 也要用銀子向他們買水喝.

2:7 The fact of the matter is, Yahweh your God has blessed you in all the work you have done; he knows your travels with respect to this great wilderness; forty years Yahweh your God has been with you; you have not lacked a thing.” ’
因為耶和華你的神, 對於你手裡所作的一切事, 都已經賜福給你; 他也知道你怎樣走這大曠野; 這四十年來, 耶和華你們的神常與你同在, 使你毫無缺乏. ”’

2:8 And so we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, past the road of the Arabah, from Elath and Ezion Geber, and we turned and traveled along the route of the desert of Moab.
“於是我們離開我們住在西珥的兄弟以掃的子孫, 繼續前行; 沿著亞拉巴的路, 到了以拉他和以旬．迦別, 然後轉向摩押曠野的路去.

2:9 And Yahweh said to me, ‘You shall not attack Moab, and you shall not engage in war with them, for I will not give you any of his land as a possession; I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.’
耶和華對我說: ‘你不可敵視摩押人, 也不可與他們爭戰; 他們的地我不賜給你作產業, 因為我已經把亞珥賜給了羅得的子孫作產業.

2:10 (The Emim previously lived in it, a people large, numerous, and tall, like the Anakites.
(以前有以米人住在那裡, 這族人人數眾多, 身體高大, 像亞衲族人一樣.

2:11 They were reckoned also as Rephaim as the Anakites were; but the Moabites called them Emim.
這以米人, 像亞衲族人一樣, 也算為利乏音人; 但摩押人稱他們為以米人.

2:12 The Horites previously lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from among themselves, as Israel did with respect to the land of their possession that Yahweh gave to them.)
以前何利人也住在西珥, 但以掃的子孫佔領了他們的產業, 消滅了他們, 住在他們那裡, 就像以色列在耶和華賜給他們作產業的地上所行的一樣. )

2:13 So now arise and cross over the wadi of Zered yourselves; and so we crossed the wadi of Zered.
現在你們要起來, 過撒烈溪. ’於是我們過了撒烈溪.

2:14 Now the length of time that we had traveled from Kadesh Barnea until the time when we crossed the wadi of Zered was thirty-eight years, until the perishing of all of that generation; that is, the men of war from the midst of the camp as Yahweh had sworn to them.
自從我們離開加低斯．巴尼亞, 直到過了撒烈溪的日子, 共有三十八年, 等到那世代的戰士都從營中滅絕為止, 正像耶和華向他們所起的誓一樣.

2:15 The hand of Yahweh was against them to root them out from the midst of the camp until they perished completely.
耶和華的手攻擊了他們, 把他們從營中除滅, 直到滅盡為止.

2:16 “And then when all the men of war had died from among the people,
“所有戰士都從民中死盡以後,

2:17 Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
耶和華就對我說:

2:18 ‘You are about to cross over the boundary of Moab today at Ar.
‘你今天要經過摩押的境界亞珥;

2:19 When you approach the border of the Ammonites, you shall not harass them, and you shall not get involved in battle with them, for I have not given the land of the Ammonites to you as a possession; because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as a possession.
你走近亞捫人面前的時候, 不可敵視他們, 也不可與他們爭執; 亞捫人的地我不賜給你們作產業, 因為我已經把那地賜給了羅得的子孫作產業.

2:20 (It is also considered the land of Rephaim; Rephaim lived in it previously, and the Ammonites called them Zamzummim,
(那地也算為利乏音人的地, 以前利乏音人住在那裡, 但亞捫人稱他們為散送冥.

2:21 a people great and numerous and as tall as the Anakites; Yahweh destroyed them from before them, and they dispossessed them and settled in place of them,
這族人人數眾多, 身體高大, 像亞衲族人一樣; 但耶和華從亞捫人面前消滅了他們, 亞捫人就佔領了他們的地業, 住在那裡,

2:22 just as he did for the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them and dispossessed them, and then they settled in their place up to this day.
好像耶和華從前為住在西珥的以掃的子孫所作的一樣, 就是把何利人從他們面前消滅, 他們就佔領了他們的地業, 住在他們那裡, 直到今日.

2:23 And also the Avvites, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, and the Caphtorim, who came out from Caphtor, destroyed them and then settled in their place.
還有亞衛人, 原先住在迦薩附近的各村莊裡, 有從迦斐託出來的迦斐託人把他們消滅了, 住在他們那裡. )

2:24 Arise, set out and cross over the wadi of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, the king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession of it, and engage with him in battle.
現在你要起來, 出發, 過亞嫩谷; 看哪, 我已經把亞摩利人希實本王西宏和他的土地, 交在你的手裡了; 你要開始佔領那地作產業, 與他爭戰.

2:25 This day I will begin to place the dread of you and the fear of you before the peoples under all the heavens. They will hear the report about you, and so they will shake and tremble because of you.’
就在今天, 我要使天下萬民聽見你的消息都驚慌懼怕, 而且因你的緣故發抖疼痛. ’

2:26 “So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon; I sent terms of peace, saying,
“我從基底莫的曠野, 派使者到希實本王西宏那裡去, 用和平的話說:

2:27 ‘Let me cross through your land and only along the road I will go; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.
‘求你讓我從你的地經過; 我只走大道, 不偏左也不偏右.

2:28 Food for money you shall sell me, so that I may eat, and water for money you will give to me, so that I may drink; just let me cross on foot.
你可以按著價錢把食物賣給我吃, 也可以按著價錢把水賣給我喝; 只要讓我步行過去就是了;

2:29 Just as the descendants of Esau did for me, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, until I cross the Jordan into the land that Yahweh our God is giving to us.’
好像住在西珥的以掃子孫, 和住在西珥的摩押人待我一樣, 等我過約旦河, 進到耶和華我們的神賜給我們的地去. ’

2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing to let us cross through his territory because Yahweh your God hardened his spirit and made him obstinate in order to give him into your hand, just as he has now done.
但是希實本王西宏不肯讓我們從他那裡經過, 因為耶和華我們的神使他的心意頑固, 使他的心剛硬, 為要把他交在你的手裡, 像今日一樣.

2:31 Yahweh said to me, ‘Look! I have begun to give over to you Sihon and his land; begin to take possession of his land.’
耶和華對我說: ‘看哪, 我已經把西宏和他的地交給你了, 你可以佔領他的地作產業. ’

2:32 Then Sihon and all his people came out to meet us for battle at Jahaz.
“那時西宏和他所有的人民都出來, 攻擊我們, 在雅雜與我們作戰.

2:33 And so Yahweh our God gave him over to us, and we struck him down, and his sons and all of his people.
耶和華我們的神把他交給了我們, 我們就把他,他的兒子們和他所有的人民都擊殺了.

2:34 So we captured all of his cities at that time, and we destroyed each town of males and the women and the children; we did not leave behind a survivor.
那時我們奪取了他所有的城邑, 把每一座城, 連男帶女, 以及小孩子都全部毀滅, 沒有留下一個存活的;

2:35 We took only the livestock as spoil for ourselves, and also the booty of the cities that we had captured.
只留下我們掠為己有的牲畜, 和我們奪取城邑所得的戰利品.

2:36 From Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon and the city that was in the wadi on up to Gilead, there was not a city that was inaccessible to us; Yahweh our God gave everything to us.
從亞嫩谷旁邊的亞羅珥和谷中的城, 直到基列, 沒有一座城太高, 是我們不能攻下的; 耶和華我們的神把這一切都交給我們了.

2:37 Only the land of the Ammonites you did not approach, all along the whole upper region of the Jabbok River and the towns of the hill country, according to all that Yahweh our God had instructed.
只有亞捫人的地, 雅博河一帶的地方, 和山地的城市, 以及耶和華我們的神吩咐我們不可去的地方, 我們都沒有走近. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 3

3:1 “Then we turned, and we went up the road to Bashan, and Og the king of Bashan came out to meet us, he and all of his army for the battle at Edrei.
“後來我們回轉過來, 沿著到巴珊的路上去; 巴珊王噩和他的眾民, 都出來迎著我們, 在以得來與我們作戰.

3:2 And Yahweh said to me, ‘You should not fear him, for I have given him and all of his army and his land into your hand. And so you will do to him as you did to Sihon the king of the Amorites, who was reigning in Heshbon.’
耶和華對我說: ‘你不要怕他, 因為我已經把他和他的眾民, 以及他的土地, 都交在你的手裡; 你要待他, 像從前你待希實本的亞摩利人的王西宏一樣. ’

3:3 And so Yahweh our God also gave Og the king of Bashan, and all of his army into our hand, and we struck him down until not a survivor remained to him.
於是耶和華我們的神也把巴珊王噩和他的眾民都交在我們的手裡; 我們擊殺了他們, 沒有留下一個存活的人.

3:4 And we captured all of his towns at that time; there was not a city that we did not take from them.
那時, 我們掠奪了他所有的城; 在巴珊王噩的國土裡, 亞珥歌的全境, 共有六十座城, 沒有一座城不被我們所奪.

3:5 All of these were fortified towns with high walls, gates, and bars, apart from very many of the villages of the open country.
這些城都是以高牆作堡壘, 有城門, 有門閂; 此外, 還有很多沒有城牆的鄉村.

3:6 And so we destroyed them just as we had done to Sihon the king of Heshbon; we destroyed utterly each town of males, the women, and the little children.
我們把這些都滅盡, 像從前我們待希實本王西宏一樣, 把各城中的男女和小孩子都滅盡.

3:7 But all of the livestock and the booty of the towns we kept as spoil for ourselves.
只有城中所有的牲畜和奪得的財物, 都掠為己有.

3:8 “And so we took at that time the land from the control of the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, from the wadi of Arnon up to Mount Hermon.
那時, 我們從約旦河東亞摩利人的兩個王手裡, 把從亞嫩谷直到黑門山的地奪了過來,

3:9 (The Sidonians called Hermon ‘Sirion,’ and the Amorites called it ‘Senir.’)
(西頓人稱黑門山為西連, 亞摩利人卻稱它為示尼珥. )

3:10 All of the towns of the plateau and the whole of Gilead and all of Bashan up to Salecah and Edrei, the towns of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
就是奪了平原上所有的城市, 基列全境和巴珊全境, 直到撒迦和以得來, 這都是巴珊王噩國內的城市.

3:11 (For only Og, king of Bashan, was left from the remnant of the Rephaim. Indeed, his bedstead—it was a bedstead of iron. It is in Rabbah of the Ammonites. Nine cubits is its length, and four cubits is its width according to the cubit of a man.)
(利乏音人的餘民中, 只留下巴珊王噩一人; 看哪, 他的床是鐵的, 長四公尺, 寬兩公尺, 這是按一般的尺寸量度, 現在不是還在亞捫人的拉巴嗎? )

3:12 And so we took possession of this land at that time, from Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and also half of the hill country of Gilead and its towns I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
“那時, 我們佔領了那地, 從亞嫩谷旁邊的亞羅珥起, 我把基列山地的一半和其中的城市, 都給了流本人和迦得人.

3:13 And the remainder of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the whole region of Argo. All of that area of Bashan was called the land of the Rephaim.
基列其餘的地方和巴珊全境, 就是噩王的國土, 我都給了瑪拿西半個支派. 亞珥歌全境就是巴珊全境, 這叫作利乏音人的地.

3:14 Jair the descendant of Manasseh acquired the whole region of Argob, up to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and he called it, that is Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth Jair, as it still is today.
瑪拿西的兒子睚珥, 佔了亞珥歌全境, 直到基述人和瑪迦人的邊界, 就按著自己的名字稱巴珊全境為哈倭特．睚珥, 直到今日.

3:15 And also I gave Gilead to Makir.
我又把基列給了瑪吉.

3:16 And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave, from Gilead up to the wadi of Arnon, the middle of the wadi as a boundary and up to the Jabbok River, the boundary of the Ammonites.
從基列到亞嫩谷, 以谷的中心為界, 直到亞捫人邊界的雅博河, 我都給了流本人和迦得人;

3:17 And the Jordan Valley with the Jordan River as its boundary, from Kinnereth up to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, with the slopes of Pisgah toward the east.
又把亞拉巴, 和以約旦河為界, 從基尼烈直到亞拉巴海, 就是鹽海, 在毗斯迦山坡下東邊的地方, 都給了他們.

3:18 “And I charged you all at that time when I said, “Yahweh has given you—to all of you—this land to possess. All the warriors shall cross over, ready to fight, before your brothers, the Israelites.
“那時, 我吩咐你們: ‘耶和華你們的神, 已經把這地賜給你們作產業了; 你們所有的戰士, 都要預備好, 在你們的兄弟以色列人面前過河去.

3:19 Only your wives and your little children and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) must stay in your towns that I have given you,
只有你們的妻子,小孩子和牲畜, 可以留在我賜給你們的城裡.

3:20 until Yahweh shall give rest to your brothers as he did to you, and also they take possession of the land that Yahweh your God is giving to them beyond the Jordan; then they may return, each one to his possession that I have given to them.
直到耶和華使你們的兄弟, 像你們一樣得了安身的地方; 他們也佔領了耶和華你們的神在約旦河西賜給他們的地, 然後你們各人才可以回到我賜給你們作產業的地去. ’

3:21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes see all that Yahweh your God has done to these two kings; so Yahweh will do to all of the kingdoms where you are about to cross over to.
那時, 我吩咐約書亞: ‘你親眼看見了耶和華你們的神向這兩個王所行的一切; 耶和華也必向你正要去的各國照樣行.

3:22 You shall not fear them, for Yahweh your God is the one fighting for you.
你們不要怕他們, 因為耶和華你們的神要為你們作戰. ’

3:23 “And I pleaded with Yahweh at that time, saying,
“那時, 我懇求耶和華, 說:

3:24 ‘Lord Yahweh, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong hand, for what god is there in the heaven or on the earth who can do according to your works and according to your mighty deeds?
‘主耶和華啊, 你已經把你的偉大和你有能力的手顯給你的僕人看; 在天上地下, 哪一個神能有像你所作的工作, 能有像你所行的奇事呢?

3:25 Let me cross over, please, and let me see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, this good hill country and Lebanon.’
求你讓我過去, 看看約旦河西的美地, 就是那美好的山地和黎巴嫩. ’

3:26 But Yahweh was very angry with me because of you, and he would not listen to me, and Yahweh said, ‘Enough of that from you! You shall not speak to me any longer about this matter!
但耶和華為了你們的緣故, 向我發怒, 不聽我的懇求; 耶和華對我說: ‘罷了, 不要向我再提這事了.

3:27 Go up to the top of Pisgah and look around you toward the west, toward the north, and toward the east, and view the land with your eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.
你要上毗斯迦山頂去, 舉目向東,南,西,北, 親眼觀看, 因為你不能過這約旦河.

3:28 Now instruct Joshua and support him and encourage him because he himself will cross over before this people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.’
你卻要吩咐約書亞, 堅固他, 鼓勵他, 因為他要在這人民前面過河去, 使他們承受你看見的這地. ’

3:29 So we remained in the valley opposite Beth Peor.
於是我們住在伯．毗珥對面的谷中. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 4

4:1 “Now, Israel, listen to the rules and to the regulations that I am teaching you to do, in order that you may live and you may go in and you may take possession of the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you.
“以色列人哪, 現在你們要聽我向來教訓你們遵行的律例和典章, 使你們可以活著, 可以進去得著耶和華你們列祖的神賜給你們的地作產業.

4:2 You must not add to the word that I am commanding you, and you shall not take away from it in order to keep the commands of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you to observe.
我吩咐你們的話, 你們不可增加, 也不可減少, 好使你們遵守我吩咐你們的, 就是耶和華你們的神的命令.

4:3 Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did with the case of Baal Peor, for each man that followed after Baal Peor Yahweh your God destroyed from your midst.
耶和華因巴力．毗珥的事所行的, 你們都親眼看見了; 所有跟隨巴力．毗珥的人, 耶和華你們的神都從你們中間消滅了.

4:4 But you, the ones holding fast to Yahweh your God, are all alive today.
只有你們緊緊倚靠耶和華你們的神的人, 今日全都活著.

4:5 See, I now teach you rules and regulations just as Yahweh my God has commanded me, to observe them just so in the midst of the land where you are going, to take possession of it.
看哪, 我照著耶和華我的神吩咐我的, 把律例和典章教訓你們, 好讓你們在將要進去得為業的地上遵行.

4:6 And you must observe them diligently, for that is your wisdom and your insight before the eyes of the people, who will hear all of these rules, and they will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people.’
所以你們要謹守遵行, 因為在萬民的眼中看來, 這就是你們的智慧和聰明; 他們一聽見這一切律例, 就必定說: ‘這大國的人真是有智慧, 有聰明啊. ’

4:7 For what great nation has for it a god near to it as Yahweh our God, whenever we call upon him?
哪一個大國的人有神與他們這樣親近, 像耶和華我們的神, 在我們每次呼求他的時候, 與我們親近一樣呢?

4:8 And what other great nation has for it just rules and regulations just like this whole law that I am setting before you today?
又哪一個大國有這樣公義的律例和典章, 像我今日在你面前頒布的這一切律法呢?

4:9 “However, take care for yourself and watch your inner self closely, so that you do not forget the things that your eyes have seen, so that they do not slip from your mind all the days of your life; and you shall make them known to your children and to your grandchildren.
“你只要自己謹慎, 又要謹守你的心思, 免得你忘了你親眼看見的事, 又免得這些事在你有生之日離開你的心; 總要把這些事傳給你的子子孫孫,

4:10 Remember the day that you stood before Yahweh your God at Horeb when Yahweh said to me, ‘Summon for me the people so that I can tell them my words, that they may learn to fear me all of the days they are alive on the earth and so that they may teach their children.’
免得你忘了你在何烈山, 站在耶和華你們的神面前的那天. 那時耶和華對我說: ‘你要為我召集眾民, 我要叫他們聽我的話, 使他們在那地上生活的日子, 可以學習敬畏我, 又可以教訓自己的兒女. ’

4:11 And so you came near, and you stood under the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire up to the heart of the heaven, dark with a very thick cloud.
那時, 你們走前來, 站在山下; 山上有火燒著, 火燄沖天, 又有黑暗,密雲和幽暗.

4:12 And Yahweh spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard a sound of words, but you did not see a form—only a voice.
耶和華從火中對你們說話; 你們只聽見聲音, 卻沒有看見形象; 只有聲音,

4:13 And he declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he charged you to observe, and he wrote them on the two tablets of stone.
把他的約, 就是他吩咐你們遵守的那十條誡命, 向你們宣布出來; 又把它們寫在兩塊石版上.

4:14 And Yahweh charged me at that time to teach you rules and regulations for your observation of them in the land that you are about to cross into to take possession of it.
那時, 耶和華也吩咐我把律例和典章教訓你們, 使你們在將要過去得為業的地上遵行.

4:15 “So you must be very careful for yourselves, because you did not see any form on the day Yahweh spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire,
“所以你們要特別小心, 謹慎自己, 因為耶和華在何烈山從火中對你們說話的那一天, 你們沒有看見甚麼形象;

4:16 so that you do not ruin yourselves and make for yourselves a divine image in a form of any image, a replica of male or female,
恐怕你們敗壞自己, 為自己製造偶像, 製造任何神像的形象, 無論是男像或是女像,

4:17 a replica of any animal that is upon the earth, a replica of any winged bird that flies in the air,
或是地上各種走獸的像, 或是飛翔在空中各類有翅膀的雀鳥的像,

4:18 a replica of any creeping thing on the ground, a replica of any fish that is in the water below the earth.
或是地上各種爬行動物的像, 或是地底下水裡各樣魚類的像.

4:19 And do this so that you do not lift your eyes toward heaven and observe the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of the heaven, and be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that Yahweh your God has allotted to all of the peoples under all of the heaven.
又恐怕你抬頭望天, 看見日,月,星, 就是天上萬象的時候, 就被勾引, 去敬拜和事奉它們, 那原是耶和華你們的神分給天下萬民享用的.

4:20 But Yahweh has taken you and brought you out from the furnace of iron, from Egypt, to be a people of inheritance to him, as it is this day.
耶和華卻把你們從埃及, 從鐵爐那裡領出來, 作他自己的產業, 自己的人民, 像今日一樣.

4:21 “And Yahweh was angry with me because of you, and he swore that I would not cross the Jordan and that I would not go to the good land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance.
耶和華又因你們的緣故, 向我發怒, 並且起誓不讓我過約旦河, 也不容我進入耶和華你的神賜給你作產業的那美地.

4:22 For I am going to die in this land; I am not going to cross the Jordan, but you are going to cross, and you are going to take possession of this good land.
我只有死在此地, 不得過約旦河; 你們卻可以過去, 取得那美地作產業.

4:23 Watch out for yourselves so that you do not forget the covenant of Yahweh your God that he had made with you and make for yourselves a divine image of the form of anything that Yahweh your God has forbidden,
你們要自己謹慎, 免得你們忘記了耶和華你們的神與你們所立的約, 你們就為自己製造偶像, 製造任何神像的形象, 就是耶和華你的神吩咐你不可作的.

4:24 for Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
因為耶和華你的神是烈火, 是忌邪的神.

4:25 “When you have had children and grandchildren and you have grown old in the land and you act corruptly and you make a divine image of the form of anything and you do evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God, thus provoking him to anger,
“你們生子生孫, 在那地住久了的時候, 如果你們敗壞自己, 製造偶像, 製造任何神像的形象, 行耶和華你的神看為惡的事, 惹他發怒,

4:26 I call to witness against you today the heaven and the earth, that you will perish soon and completely from the land that you are crossing the Jordan into it to take possession of it; you will not live long on it, but you will be completely destroyed.
我今日就呼天喚地向你們作證, 你們必在過約旦河取得為業的地上迅速滅亡; 你們必不能在那地長久生存, 必全被消滅.

4:27 And Yahweh will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations to where Yahweh will lead you.
耶和華必使你們分散在萬民中; 在耶和華要領你們所到的萬國中, 你們剩下的人數必不多.

4:28 And you will there serve gods made by human hands, of wood and stone, gods that cannot see and cannot hear and cannot eat and cannot smell.
在那裡你們必事奉人手所做的神, 就是用木頭石頭做成的, 不能看,不能聽,不能吃,不能聞的神.

4:29 But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God and will find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
但你們在那裡必尋求耶和華你的神; 如果你一心一意尋找他, 就必尋見.

4:30 In your distress when all these things have found you in the latter days, then you will return to Yahweh your God, and you will listen to his voice.
日後, 你落在患難中, 這些事都臨到你身上的時候, 你必歸向耶和華你的神, 聽從他的話;

4:31 For Yahweh your God is a compassionate God; he will not abandon you, and he will not destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant of your ancestors that he swore to them.
因為耶和華你的神原是滿有憐憫的神, 他必不丟棄你, 不毀滅你, 也不忘記他起誓與你的列祖所立的約.

4:32 “Yes, ask, please, about former days that preceded you from the day that God created humankind on the earth; ask even from one end of the heaven up to the other end of heaven whether anything ever happened like this great thing or whether anything like it was ever heard.
“你問問在你以前過去的日子, 自從神創造人在地上以來, 從天這邊到天那邊, 有沒有人行過這樣的大事, 聽過像這樣的事呢?

4:33 Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, just as you heard it, and lived?
有沒有一個民族聽見神在火中說話的聲音, 像你聽見的一樣, 還能活著呢?

4:34 Or has a god ever attempted to go to take for himself a nation from the midst of a nation, using trials and signs and wonders and war, with an outstretched arm and with great and awesome deeds, like all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
有沒有一位神嘗試藉著試驗,神蹟,奇事,戰爭,大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 以及大而可畏的事, 把一國的人民從別的國中領出來, 像耶和華你們的神在埃及, 在你們面前為你們所作的一切事呢?

4:35 You yourselves were shown this wonder in order for you to acknowledge that Yahweh is the God; there is no other God besides him.
這是要顯明給你看, 使你知道, 只有耶和華是神; 除了他以外, 再沒有別的神.

4:36 From heaven he made you hear his voice to teach you, and on the earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from the midst of the fire.
他從天上使你聽見他的聲音, 為要教導你; 又在地上使你看見他的大火, 並且叫你聽到他從火中所說的話.

4:37 And because he loved your ancestors he chose their descendants after them. And he brought you forth from Egypt with his own presence, by his great strength,
因為他愛你的列祖, 所以才揀選了他們的後裔, 用大能親自把你從埃及領出來,

4:38 to drive out nations greater and more numerous than you from before you, to bring you and to give to you their land as an inheritance, as it is this day.
為要把比你大比你強的民族, 從你面前趕走, 然後領你進去, 把他們的地賜給你作產業, 像今日一樣.

4:39 So you shall acknowledge today, and you must call to mind that Yahweh is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no other God.
所以今天你要知道, 也要記在心裡; 天上地下, 只有耶和華是神; 除他以外, 再沒有別的神了.

4:40 And you shall keep his rules and his commandments that I am commanding you today, so that it may go well for you and for your children after you, and so that you may remain a long time on the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you during all of those days.”
你要遵守我今日吩咐你的律例和誡命, 使你和你的子孫得享福樂, 也使你在耶和華你的神賜給你的那地上得享長壽. ”

4:41 Then Moses set apart three cities on the other side of the Jordan, toward the east,
那時, 摩西在約旦河東, 日出的方向, 把三座城分別出來,

4:42 in order for a manslayer to flee there who has killed his neighbor without intent and was not hating him previously, and so he could flee to one of these cities and be safe.
讓那些素無仇恨,無心誤殺人的, 可以逃到那裡去; 逃到這三座城的一座去的, 都可以活著:

4:43 He set apart Bezer in the wilderness in the land of the plateau of the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead of the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan of the Manassites.
為流本人, 分出了在曠野平原的比悉; 為迦得人, 分出了基列的拉末; 為瑪拿西人, 分出了巴珊的哥蘭.

4:44 Now this is the law that Moses set before the Israelites;
以下是摩西在以色列人面前所立的律法,

4:45 these are the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Moses spoke to the Israelites when they left Egypt,
就是摩西在以色列人出埃及以後, 對他們所說的法度,律例和典章;

4:46 beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth Peor in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who was reigning in Heshbon and whom Moses and the Israelites defeated when they came out of Egypt.
地點是在約旦河東, 伯．毗珥對面的谷中, 就是住在希實本的亞摩利人的王西宏的地. 這西宏是摩西和以色列人出埃及後擊殺的.

4:47 And so they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, eastward,
他們佔領了他的地和巴珊王噩的地, 就是兩個亞摩利人的王, 是住在約旦河東, 日出的方向的;

4:48 from Aroer, which is on the bank of the wadi of Arnon and as far as Mount Sirion; that is, Hermon,
從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥, 直到西雲山, 西雲山就是黑門山;

4:49 and all of the Arabah beyond the Jordan, eastward, and as far as the Sea of the Arabah under the slopes of Pisgah.
還有約旦河東的亞拉巴全地, 直到亞拉巴海, 就是毗斯迦的山坡下.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 5

5:1 And then Moses summoned all of Israel and said to them, “Hear, Israel, the rules and the regulations that I am speaking in your ears today, and you shall learn them, and you must observe them diligently.
摩西把以色列人都召了來, 對他們說: “以色列人哪, 我今日講給你們聽的律例和典章, 你們要聽從, 要學習, 要謹慎遵行.

5:2 Yahweh our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
耶和華我們的神在何烈山與我們立了約.

5:3 It was not with our ancestors that Yahweh made this covenant, but with these of us who are here alive today.
這約, 耶和華不是與我們的列祖立的, 而是與我們今日在這裡還活著的人立的.

5:4 Face to face Yahweh spoke with you at the mountain from the midst of the fire.
耶和華在山上, 從火中, 面對面的與你們說話.

5:5 I was standing between Yahweh and you at that time to report to you the word of Yahweh, for you were afraid because of the presence of the fire, and so you did not go up the mountain. He said,
那時, 我站在耶和華和你們中間, 要把耶和華的話告訴你們; 你們因為懼怕那火, 所以沒有上到山上來, 耶和華說:

5:6 ‘I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
“‘我是耶和華你的神, 曾經把你從埃及地, 從為奴之家領出來.

5:7 There shall not be for you other gods besides me.
“‘除我以外, 你不可有別的神.

5:8 ‘You shall not make for yourself a divine image of any type of form that is in the heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.
“‘你不可為自己做偶像, 也不可做天上,地下和地底下水中各物的形象.

5:9 ‘You shall not bow down to them, and you shall not serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, punishing the guilt of fathers upon their children and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those hating me,
不可跪拜它們, 也不可事奉它們, 因為我耶和華你們的神是忌邪的神; 恨惡我的, 我必追討他們的罪, 從父親到兒子, 直到三四代.

5:10 but showing loyal love to thousands of those who love me and of those who keep my commandments.
愛我和遵守我誡命的, 我必向他們施慈愛, 直到千代.

5:11 ‘You shall not take up the name of Yahweh your God for a worthless purpose, for Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who uses his name for a worthless purpose.
“‘不可妄稱耶和華你神的名, 因為妄稱耶和華的名的, 耶和華必不以他為無罪.

5:12 ‘Observe the Sabbath day to make it holy, just as Yahweh your God has commanded you.
“‘要遵守安息日為聖日, 照著耶和華你神吩咐你的.

5:13 Six days you shall work, and you shall do all of your work,
六日要勞碌, 作你一切工作.

5:14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath unto Yahweh your God; you shall not do any work, or your son, or your daughter, or your slave, or your slave woman, or your ox, or your donkey, or any of your domestic animals, or your resident alien who is in your towns, so that your slave and your slave woman may rest as you rest.
但第七日是屬於耶和華你神的安息日; 這一日, 你和你的兒女,僕婢,牛驢和一切牲畜, 以及你城裡的寄居者, 不可作任何的工, 好使你的僕婢可以和你一樣享受安息.

5:15 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm; therefore, Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath.
你要記住: 你在埃及地作過奴僕; 耶和華你的神用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 把你從那裡領出來, 因此耶和華你的神吩咐你要守安息日.

5:16 ‘Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you, so that it will be good for you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
“‘要孝敬父母, 照著耶和華你的神吩咐你的, 使你可以得享長壽, 也使你在耶和華你的神賜給你的地上, 得享福樂.

5:17 ‘You shall not murder.
“‘不可殺人.

5:18 ‘And you shall not commit adultery.
“‘不可姦淫.

5:19 ‘And you shall not steal.
“‘不可偷盜.

5:20 ‘And you shall not falsely bear evidence against your neighbor.
“‘不可作假證供陷害你的鄰舍.

5:21 ‘And you shall not covet the wife of your neighbor, and you shall not crave the house of your neighbor, his field or his slave or his slave woman or his ox and his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’
“‘不可貪愛你鄰舍的妻子; 不可貪圖你鄰舍的房屋,田地,僕婢,牛驢和你鄰舍的任何東西. ’

5:22 “These words Yahweh spoke to your whole assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire and the very thick cloud with a loud voice, and he did not add anything, and then he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
“這些話就是耶和華在山上, 從火中,密雲中,幽暗裡, 大聲對你們全體會眾所說的, 並沒有加添甚麼; 他把這些話寫在兩塊石版上, 交給了我.

5:23 And then when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, and as the mountain was burning with fire, and and all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,
那時山上被火燒著, 你們聽見有聲音從黑暗中發出來的時候, 你們各支派的首領和你們的長老, 都走到我這裡來,

5:24 you said, ‘Look, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire; this day we have seen that God can speak with a human being, yet he remains alive.
說: ‘看哪, 耶和華我們的神把他的榮耀和偉大顯給我們看, 我們又聽見他從火中發出來的聲音; 今日我們看見了神與人說話, 而人還能活著.

5:25 And so then why shall we die, for this great fire will consume us if we continue to hear the voice of Yahweh our God any longer, and so we shall die?
現在這大火快要吞滅我們了, 我們為甚麼要冒死呢? 如果我們再聽見耶和華我們神的聲音, 我們就必死亡.

5:26 For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire as we have heard it and remained alive?
因為有血肉生命的人, 有誰像我們一樣, 聽見永活的神從火中說話的聲音, 還能活著呢?

5:27 You go near and hear everything that Yahweh our God will say; and then you tell us all that Yahweh our God tells you, and we will listen, and we will do it.’
現在求你走前去, 聽聽耶和華我們的神要說的一切話; 然後你要把耶和華我們的神對你所說的一切話, 都告訴我們; 我們就必聽從, 也必遵行. ’

5:28 “And Yahweh heard the sound of your words when you spoke to me, and Yahweh said to me, ‘I have heard the sound of the words of this people that they have spoken to you; they are right with respect to all that they have spoken.
“你們對我說話的時候, 耶和華聽見了你們說話的聲音; 耶和華就對我說: ‘這人民對你所說的話, 我都聽見了; 他們所說的都很好.

5:29 If only they had such a mind’; that is, to fear me and to keep all my commandments at all times, so that it will go well for them and for their children forever.
但願他們常常存著這樣的心, 敬畏我, 遵守我的一切誡命, 使他們和他們的子孫永享福樂.

5:30 Go! Say to them, “Return to your tents.”
你去對他們說: “你們回到自己的帳棚裡去吧. ”

5:31 But you stand here with me, and let me tell you all of the commandments and the rules and the regulations that you shall teach them, so that they may do them in the land that I am giving to them to take possession of it.’
至於你, 你要站在我這裡; 我要把一切誡命,律例,典章, 都告訴你; 你要教導他們, 使他們在我賜給他們作產業的地上遵行. ’

5:32 “So you must be careful to do just as Yahweh your God commanded you; you shall not turn to the right or to the left.
所以, 你們要照著耶和華你們的神吩咐你們的, 謹守遵行, 不可偏離左右.

5:33 In exactly the path that Yahweh your God has commanded, you must go, so that you may live and it will go well for you and you may live long in the land that you will take possession of.”
你們要走在耶和華你們的神吩咐你們走的路上, 使你們可以活著, 可以享福, 並且使你在將要佔領為業的地上, 可以長久居住. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 6

6:1 “Now this is the commandment, the rules and the regulations, that Yahweh your God charged to teach to you for you to observe in the land that you are about to cross over into to take possession of it,
“以下是耶和華你們的神吩咐我教導你們的誡命,律例,典章, 使你們在將要過去佔領為業的地上遵行,

6:2 so that you may revere Yahweh your God by keeping all his statutes and his commandments that I am commanding you, you and your children and grandchildren, all the days of your life and so you may live long lives.
好叫你和你的子子孫孫一生一世敬畏耶和華你的神, 遵守他的一切律例,誡命, 就是我吩咐你的, 使你的日子可以長久.

6:3 And you shall hear, Israel, and be careful to observe these instructions, so that it may go well for you and that you may multiply greatly, just as Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, promised you, in a land with milk and honey.
以色列啊, 你要聽從, 就謹守遵行, 使你在流奶與蜜的地可以享福, 人數大大增多, 像耶和華你列祖的神應許你的.

6:4 “Hear, Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is unique.
“以色列啊, 你要聽, 耶和華我們的神是獨一的耶和華;

6:5 And you shall love Yahweh your God with all of your heart and with all of your soul and with all of your might.
你要全心,全性,全力愛耶和華你的神.

6:6 And these words that I am commanding you today shall be on your heart.
我今日吩咐你的這些話, 都要記在你的心上;

6:7 And you shall recite them to your children, and you shall talk about them at the time of your living in your house and at the time of your going on the road and at the time of your lying down and at the time of your rising up.
你要把這些話不斷地教訓你的兒女, 無論你坐在家裡, 或行在路上, 或躺下, 或起來的時候, 都要談論.

6:8 And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as an emblem between your eyes.
你也要把這些話繫在手上作記號, 戴在額上作頭帶.

6:9 And you shall write them on the doorframe of your house and on your gates.
又要寫在你房屋的門柱上和城門上.

6:10 “And then it will happen that when Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you large and fine cities that you did not build,
“耶和華你的神領你進入他向你列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許給你的地; 那裡有不是你建造的, 又高大又美麗的城市,

6:11 and houses full of all sorts of good things that you did not fill, and hewn cisterns that you did not hew, vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant, and you have eaten your fill,
有裝滿各樣美物的房子, 不是你裝滿的; 有鑿成的水池, 不是你鑿成的; 還有葡萄園和橄欖園, 不是你栽種的; 你可以吃, 並且吃得飽足.

6:12 then take care for yourself, so that you do not forget Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt from the house of slavery.
那時, 你要謹慎, 免得你忘記了耶和華, 就是把你從埃及地, 從為奴之家領出來的那一位.

6:13 “You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear.
你要敬畏耶和華你的神, 要事奉他, 奉他的名起誓.

6:14 You shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples who are all around you,
不可隨從別的神, 就是你們周圍各民族的神;

6:15 for Yahweh your God is a jealous god in your midst, so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled, and he would destroy you from the face of the earth.
因為在你們中間的耶和華你們的神, 是忌邪的神, 恐怕耶和華你的神向你發怒, 就把你從這地上消滅.

6:16 You shall not put Yahweh your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.
“你們不可試探耶和華你們的神, 像你們在瑪撒試探他一樣.

6:17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and his legal provisions and his rules that he has commanded you.
要謹慎遵守耶和華你們的神吩咐你的誡命,法度和律例.

6:18 And you shall do what is right and good in the eyes of Yahweh, so that it shall go well for you and so that you may go and you may take possession of the good land that Yahweh swore for your ancestors,
耶和華看為正為好的事, 你都要去行, 使你可以享福, 並且可以進去佔領耶和華向你的列祖起誓應許的那美地,

6:19 by driving out all of your enemies before you, just as Yahweh has promised.
照著耶和華說過的, 把你所有的仇敵從你面前趕逐出去.

6:20 “When your child asks you in the future, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Yahweh our God commanded for you?’
“日後, 如果你的兒子問你: ‘耶和華我們的神吩咐的這法度,律例和典章, 有甚麼意思呢? ’

6:21 Then you shall say to your child, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and Yahweh brought us out from Egypt with a strong hand.
你就要對你的兒子說: ‘我們在埃及曾經作過法老的奴僕, 耶和華卻用大能把我們從埃及領了出來.

6:22 And Yahweh gave great and awesome signs and wonders in Egypt against Pharaoh and against his entire household in our presence.
耶和華在我們眼前, 把又偉大又厲害的神蹟奇事行在埃及,法老和他全家的身上;

6:23 But he brought us out from there in order to bring us here to give us the land that he swore to our ancestors.
卻把我們從那裡領出來, 為要領我們進入他向我們列祖起誓應許的地, 要把這地賜給我們.

6:24 And so Yahweh commanded us to observe all of these rules and to revere Yahweh our God for our benefit all the days that we live, as it is today.
耶和華又吩咐我們遵行這一切律例, 敬畏耶和華我們的神, 使我們常常得享福樂, 使我們的生命得著保全, 像今日一樣.

6:25 And it shall be righteousness for us if we diligently observe and do all of this commandment before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.’
我們在耶和華我們的神面前, 如果照著他吩咐我們的, 謹守遵行這一切誡命, 這就是我們的義了. ’”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 7

7:1 “When Yahweh your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter into it to take possession of it, and he drives out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations mightier and more numerous than you,
“耶和華你的神領你進入你要去得為業的地, 從你面前趕走許多民族, 就是赫人,革迦撒人,亞摩利人,迦南人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人, 共七個比你又大又強的民族.

7:2 and Yahweh your God will give them over to you and you defeat them, you must utterly destroy them; you shall not make a covenant with them, and you shall not show mercy to them.
耶和華你的神把他們交給你, 你打敗了他們的時候, 你要完全毀滅他們, 不可與他們立約, 也不可恩待他們.

7:3 And you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughter to their son; and you shall not take his daughter for your son.
不可與他們通婚, 不可把你的女兒嫁給他們的兒子, 也不可為你的兒子娶他們的女兒.

7:4 For their sons and daughters will cause your son to turn away from following me, and so they will serve other gods, and the anger of Yahweh would be kindled against you, and he would quickly destroy you.
因為他必使你的兒子離開我, 去事奉別的神, 以致耶和華向你們發烈怒, 就快快地把你們消滅.

7:5 But this is what you must do to them: you shall break down their altars, and their stone pillars you shall smash, and their Asherah poles you shall hew down, and you shall burn their idols with fire.
你們卻要這樣待他們: 拆毀他們的祭壇, 打碎他們的神柱, 砍下他們的亞舍拉, 用火焚燒他們的雕像.

7:6 For you are a holy people for Yahweh your God; Yahweh your God has chosen you to be for him a people, a treasured possession from among all the peoples that are on the face of the earth.
“因為你是歸耶和華你的神作聖潔的子民的; 耶和華你的神從地上的萬族中, 揀選了你作他自己的產業, 自己的子民.

7:7 “Yahweh loved you and chose you not because of your great number exceeding all other peoples, for you are fewer than all of the peoples,
耶和華喜愛你們, 揀選你們, 並不是因為你們的人數比別的民族多, 其實你們的人數在萬族中是最少的;

7:8 but because of the love of Yahweh for you and because of his keeping of the sworn oath that he swore to your ancestors, Yahweh brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
而是因為耶和華對你們的愛, 又因為他遵守他向你們的列祖所起的誓, 他才用大能的手把你們領出來, 把你們從為奴之家, 從埃及王法老的手裡拯救出來.

7:9 So know that Yahweh your God, he is God, the trustworthy God, maintaining his covenant and his loyal love with those who love him and with those who keep his commandments to a thousand generations,
所以你要知道耶和華你的神, 他是神, 是信實可靠的神; 他向愛他和守他誡命的人, 守約並且施慈愛, 直到千代.

7:10 but repaying those who hate him in their own person to destroy them; he is not slow with those who hate him in their own person; he repays them.
但向恨他的人, 卻要當面報應他們, 把他們滅盡; 恨他的, 他都要當面報應他, 決不遲延.

7:11 And so you shall keep the commandment and the rules and the regulations that I am commanding you today to observe them.
所以你要謹守遵行我今日吩咐你的誡命,律例和典章.

7:12 “And then because you listen to these regulations and you diligently keep and you do them, then Yahweh your God will maintain his covenant and his loyal love that he swore to your ancestors.
“如果你們聽從這些典章, 並且謹守遵行這一切, 耶和華你的神就必照著他向你的列祖所起的誓, 向你守約並且施慈愛.

7:13 And he will love you, and he will bless you, and he will multiply you, and he will bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your soil, your grain, your wine, and your olive oil, and newborn calves of your cattle, and the newborn lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your ancestors to give you.
他必愛你, 賜福與你, 使你人數增多, 也必在他向你的列祖起誓應許給你的地上, 賜福與你身所生的, 你地所產的, 使你的五穀,酒,油, 以及牛犢和羊羔增產.

7:14 You shall be blessed more than all of the peoples; among you there shall not be sterility and bareness, even among domestic animals.
你必蒙福勝過萬民; 在你中間沒有不能生育的男女, 也沒有不能生殖的牲畜.

7:15 And Yahweh will turn away from you all the illness and all the harmful diseases of Egypt that you experienced; he will not lay them on you, but he will lay them on all of those who hate you.
耶和華必使一切病症離開你; 你所知埃及各種的惡疾, 他決不加在你身上, 卻加在一切恨你的人身上.

7:16 And you shall devour all of the peoples that Yahweh your God is giving to you; you shall not pity them, and you shall not serve their gods, which will be a snare for you.
耶和華你的神交給你的所有民族, 你都要把他們消滅; 你的眼不可憐惜他們; 你也不可事奉他們的神, 因為這必成為你的網羅.

7:17 “If you think in your heart, ‘These nations are more numerous than I, so how can I dispossess them?’
“如果你心裡說: ‘這些國的人比我多, 我怎能把他們趕出去呢? ’

7:18 then remember you must not be afraid of them; you must well remember what Yahweh your God did to Pharaoh and to all of Egypt:
你不要怕他們, 只要牢牢地記住, 耶和華你的神向法老和全埃及所行的事,

7:19 the great trials that your eyes saw and the signs and the wonders and the workings of the strong hand and the outstretched arm by which Yahweh your God brought you out; so Yahweh your God will do to all of the peoples because of whom you are in fear before them.
就是你親眼看見的大試驗,神蹟,奇事,大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 這都是耶和華你的神領你出來的時候使用的; 耶和華你的神也必照樣待你懼怕的所有民族.

7:20 And, moreover, Yahweh your God will send the hornets among them until both the survivors and the fugitives are destroyed before you.
耶和華你的神還要打發大黃蜂飛到他們中間, 直到那些殘存躲藏起來的人, 都從你面前消滅為止.

7:21 You must not be in dread from the presence of them, because Yahweh your God, who is in your midst, is a great and awesome God.
你不要因他們驚慌, 因為耶和華你的神是在你們中間, 他是大而可畏的神.

7:22 And Yahweh your God will clear away these nations from before you little by little; you will not be able to finish them off quickly, lest the wild animals multiply against you.
耶和華你的神必把這些國的民, 從你面前漸漸趕出去; 你不可以把他們迅速地滅盡, 恐怕田間的野獸多起來害你.

7:23 But Yahweh your God will give them to you, and he will throw them into great panic until they are destroyed.
耶和華你的神必把他們交在你面前, 使他們大起擾亂, 直到他們全被消滅.

7:24 And he will give their kings into your hand, and you shall blot out their names from under the heaven; anyone will not be able to stand against you until you destroy them.
他也必把他們的君王交在你的手中, 你必使他們的名從天下消滅; 必沒有一人能在你面前站立得住, 直到你把他們都消滅了.

7:25 You shall burn the images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, and so you take it for yourself, so that you are not ensnared by it, for it is a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.
他們的神像, 你們要用火焚燒; 神像上的金銀, 你不可貪愛, 也不可據為己有, 免得你因此陷入網羅; 因為這是耶和華你的神厭惡的.

7:26 And you must not bring a detestable thing into your house, or you will become a thing devoted to destruction like it; you must utterly detest it, and you must utterly abhor it, for it is an object devoted to destruction.
可厭惡的物, 你不可帶進家裡去, 免得你與那物一樣成了當毀滅的; 你要非常憎恨它, 十分厭惡它, 因為這是當毀滅的物. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 8

8:1 “All of the commandments that I am commanding you today you must diligently observe, so that you may live and multiply, and you may go and take possession of the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors.
“我今日吩咐你的一切誡命, 你們要謹守遵行, 使你們可以存活, 人數增加, 並且可以進去得著耶和華向你們的列祖起誓應許的那地.

8:2 And you shall remember all of the way that Yahweh your God led you during these forty years in the desert in order to humble you and to test you to know what is in your heart, whether you would diligently keep his commandments or not.
你也要記念耶和華你的神這四十年在曠野引導你的一切路程, 為要使你受苦, 要試煉你, 要知道你心裡怎樣, 看看你肯守他的誡命不肯.

8:3 And he humbled you and let you go hungry, and then he fed you with that which you did not know nor did your ancestors know, in order to make you know that not by bread alone but by all that goes out of the mouth of Yahweh humankind shall live.
他使你受苦, 任你飢餓, 把你和你的列祖不認識的嗎哪賜給你吃, 使你知道人活著, 不是單靠食物, 更要靠耶和華口裡所出的一切話.

8:4 Your clothing did not wear out on you, and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
這四十年來, 你身上的衣服沒有穿破, 你的腳也沒有腫起來.

8:5 And you should know with your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God is disciplining you.
因此你心裡要明白, 耶和華你的神管教你, 好像人管教他的兒子一樣.

8:6 So you must keep the commandments of Yahweh your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him.
所以你要謹守耶和華你的神的誡命, 遵行他的道路, 敬畏他.

8:7 For Yahweh your God is bringing you to a good land with streams of water, springs and underground water, welling up in the valleys and in the hills,
因為耶和華你的神快要領你進入那美地; 那地有河流, 有泉, 有源, 水從谷中和山上流出來;

8:8 to a land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranate trees, a land of olive trees, olive oil and honey;
那地有小麥,大麥,葡萄樹,無花果樹,石榴樹; 那地有橄欖樹,油和蜜;

8:9 to a land where you may eat food in it without scarcity; you will not find anything lacking in it, a land where its stones are iron and from its mountains you can mine copper.
你在那地必不缺乏食物, 在那裡你必一無所缺; 那地的石頭就是鐵; 從那裡的山上, 你可以挖出銅來.

8:10 And you will eat, and you will be satisfied, and you will bless Yahweh your God because of the good land that he has given to you.
你吃飽了, 就要稱頌耶和華你的神, 因為他把那美地賜了給你.

8:11 “Take care for yourself so that you not forget Yahweh your God by not keeping his commandments and his regulations and his statutes that I am commanding you today,
“你要自己謹慎, 免得忘記耶和華你的神, 不守他的誡命,典章,律例, 就是我今日吩咐你的;

8:12 lest when you have eaten and you are satisfied and you have built good houses and you live in them,
恐怕你吃飽了, 建造美好的房屋居住,

8:13 and your herds and your flocks have multiplied, and you have accumulated silver and gold, and all that you have has multiplied,
你的牛羊加多, 你的金銀增添, 你所有的一切都增加了,

8:14 then your heart becomes proud and you forget Yahweh your God, the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery,
那時, 你就心高氣傲, 忘記了耶和華你的神, 就是把你從埃及地, 從為奴之家領出來的那一位.

8:15 the one leading you in the great and terrible desert infested with dangerous snakes and scorpions and parched ground, where there is no water, and the one bringing out water for you from flint rock,
他引導你走過那大而可畏的曠野, 那裡有火蛇, 有蠍子, 有乾旱無水之地; 他曾經為你使水從堅硬的磐石中流出來.

8:16 the one feeding you manna in the desert, food that your ancestors did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you so that he could do good to you in the future.
他在曠野把你的列祖不認識的嗎哪賜給你吃, 是要使你受苦, 要試煉你, 使你終久得到福樂;

8:17 And you may think in your heart, ‘My strength and the might of my hand acquired this wealth for me.’
恐怕你心裡說: ‘這財富是我的力量, 是我手的能力使我得著的. ’

8:18 But you must remember Yahweh your God, for he is the one giving you strength to acquire wealth in order to confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors as it is today.
你要記念耶和華你的神, 因為得財富的能力是他賜給你的, 為要堅定他向你的列祖起誓所立的約, 像今天一樣.

8:19 And it will happen that if you indeed forget Yahweh your God and you go after other gods and you serve them and you bow down before them, I warn you today that you will surely perish.
如果將來你真的忘記了耶和華你的神, 去隨從別的神, 事奉和敬拜他們, 你們必定滅亡, 這是我今日警告你們的.

8:20 As with the nations that Yahweh is destroying before you, so you shall perish because you would not obey the voice of Yahweh your God.
耶和華從你們面前怎樣使萬國的民滅亡, 你們也必照樣滅亡, 因為你們沒有聽從耶和華你們神的話. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 9

9:1 “Hear, Israel, you are about to cross the Jordan today to go to dispossess nations larger and more numerous than you, great cities fortified with high walls,
“以色列啊, 你要聽, 你今日快要過約旦河, 進去趕出比你又大又強的列國, 佔領堅固,高得頂天的城市.

9:2 a great and tall people, the sons of the Anakites, whom you know and of whom you have heard it said, ‘Who could stand before the sons of Anak?’
那地的民族又高又大, 就是亞衲族的人, 是你知道的, 你也聽過有人指著他們說: ‘誰能在亞衲族人面前站立得住呢? ’

9:3 You should know today that Yahweh your God is the one crossing ahead of you as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will subdue them before you; so you will dispossess them, and you will destroy them quickly, just as Yahweh promised you.
所以今日你要知道, 耶和華你的神要像烈火一樣在你面前過去; 他要消滅他們, 他要在你面前把他們征服; 這樣你就可以照著耶和華吩咐你的, 把他們趕走, 使他們迅速滅亡.

9:4 “You shall not say to yourself when Yahweh your God is driving them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness Yahweh brought me to take possession of this land’; but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh is driving them out before you.
耶和華你的神把這些國的民從你面前驅逐出去以後, 你心裡不要說: ‘耶和華把我領進來取得這地, 是因著我的義. ’其實耶和華從你面前把這些國的民趕出去, 是因著他們的惡.

9:5 It is not because of your righteousness and because of the uprightness of your heart that you are coming to take possession of their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God is driving them before you, and in order to confirm the promise that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
你進去取得他們的地, 並不是因著你的義, 也不是因著你心裡的正直, 而是因著這些國的民的惡, 耶和華你的神才把他們從你面前趕出去, 為要實踐他向你的列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各, 起誓應許的話.

9:6 “So you should understand that it is not because of your righteousness that Yahweh your God is giving you this good land to take possession of it, because you are a stubborn people.
你要知道, 耶和華你的神把這美地賜給你作產業, 並不是因著你的義; 你本來是頑固的民族.

9:7 Remember, do not forget, that you provoked Yahweh your God in the desert, and from the day that you went out from the land of Egypt until you came to this place you were rebelling against Yahweh.
“你要記住, 不可忘記, 你在曠野怎樣惹耶和華你的神發怒; 自從你出了埃及地的那天起, 直到你們來到這地方, 你們常是反抗耶和華的.

9:8 “And remember at Horeb you provoked Yahweh, and Yahweh became angry enough to destroy you.
你們在何烈山又惹耶和華發怒, 以致耶和華向你們發怒, 要滅絕你們.

9:9 When I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant that Yahweh made with you, and remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights, I did not eat food and I did not drink water.
那時, 我上了山, 要領受石版, 就是耶和華與你們立約的石版; 那時我在山上住了四十晝夜, 不吃不喝.

9:10 And Yahweh gave me the two tablets of stone written with the finger of God, and on them was writing according to all the words that Yahweh spoke with you at the mountain, from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.
耶和華把那兩塊石版交給了我, 是神用手指寫的; 石版上所寫的, 是耶和華在大會之日, 在山上從火中對你們所說的一切話.

9:11 And then at the end of forty days and forty nights, Yahweh gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant.
過了四十晝夜, 耶和華把那兩塊石版, 就是約版, 交給了我.

9:12 And Yahweh said to me, ‘Come now, go down quickly from this mountain because your people behave corruptly whom you brought out from Egypt, for they turned quickly from the way that I commanded them to follow; they have made for themselves a cast image.’
耶和華對我說: ‘你起來, 從這裡趕快下去, 因為你從埃及領出來的人已經敗壞了, 他們很快就偏離了我吩咐他們走的道路, 為自己鑄造了偶像. ’

9:13 And Yahweh spoke to me, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and look! They are a stubborn people.
“耶和華又對我說: ‘你看這民族真是一個頑固的民族.

9:14 Leave me alone, and let me destroy them, and let me blot out their name from under heaven, and let me make you into a nation mightier and more numerous than they!’
你不要管我, 我要消滅他們, 把他們的名字從天下除去; 我要使你成為一個比他們更強更大的國. ’

9:15 “And I turned, and I went down the mountain, as the mountain was burning with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
於是我轉身, 從山上下來, 山上有火燒著; 我手中拿著兩塊約版.

9:16 And I looked, and indeed you had sinned against Yahweh your God; you had made for yourselves an image of a calf of cast metal; you had turned quickly from the way that Yahweh had commanded for you.
我觀看, 見你們自己鑄造了牛犢, 很快就離開了耶和華吩咐你們走的道路.

9:17 And I took hold of the two tablets, and I threw them out of my two hands and smashed them before your eyes.
我拿著那兩塊石版, 從我兩手中扔下去, 在你們眼前摔碎了.

9:18 And then I lay prostrate before Yahweh, as earlier, forty days and forty nights; I did not eat food and I did not drink water because of all your sins that you committed, by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh and so provoking him.
為了你們所犯的一切罪, 作了耶和華看為惡的事, 惹他發怒, 我就像先前那樣, 俯伏在耶和華面前, 四十晝夜, 不吃不喝.

9:19 For I was in dread from being in the presence of the anger and the wrath with which Yahweh was angry with you so as to destroy you, but Yahweh listened to me also at that time.
因為耶和華向你們大發烈怒, 要消滅你們, 我就很懼怕; 但是那一次耶和華也聽了我的懇求.

9:20 And with Aaron Yahweh was angry enough to destroy him, and I prayed also for Aaron at that time.
耶和華也向亞倫發怒, 要消滅他; 那時候我也為亞倫祈禱.

9:21 And your sinful thing that you had made, the molten calf, I took and I burned it with fire, and I crushed it, grinding it thoroughly until it was crushed to dust, and I threw its dust into the stream that flowed down the mountain.
我把你們的罪, 就是你們鑄造的牛犢, 拿去用火燒了, 又把它搗碎, 磨成細粉, 像灰塵一樣; 我把這灰塵撒在從山上流下來的溪水中.

9:22 “And also at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth Hattaavah you provoked Yahweh to anger.
“後來你們在他備拉,瑪撒,基博羅．哈他瓦, 又惹耶和華發怒.

9:23 And when Yahweh sent you out from Kadesh Barnea, saying, ‘Go up and take possession of the land that I have given you,’ you rebelled against the command of Yahweh your God, and you did not believe him, and you did not listen to his voice.
耶和華打發你們離開加低斯．巴尼亞, 說: ‘你們上去得我賜給你們作產業的地. ’那時你們竟違背耶和華你們的神的命令, 不相信他, 不聽從他的話.

9:24 You have been rebellious toward Yahweh from the day I have known you.
自從我認識了你們那一天起, 你們就常常悖逆耶和華.

9:25 “And I lay prostrate before Yahweh through forty days, and through forty nights I prostrated myself, because Yahweh intended to kill you.
“因為耶和華說要消滅你們, 我就俯伏在耶和華面前, 共俯伏了四十晝夜.

9:26 And I prayed to Yahweh, and I said, ‘Lord Yahweh, you must not destroy your people and your inheritance whom you redeemed in your greatness, whom you brought out from Egypt with a strong hand.
我祈求耶和華, 說: ‘主耶和華啊, 求你不要毀滅你的子民, 你的產業, 就是你藉著你的大能救贖, 藉著你有力的手從埃及領出來的.

9:27 Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; you must not pay attention to the stubbornness of this people, to their wickedness and to their sin,
求你記念你的僕人亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各; 不要看這民族的頑固,邪惡和罪過,

9:28 lest the people of the land from which you brought us out from there say, “Because Yahweh was not able to bring them to the land that he promised to them and because of his hatred toward them, he has brought them out to kill them in the desert.”
免得你領我們從那裡出來的那地的人說: “耶和華因為不能把他們領進他應許的地, 又因為恨他們, 所以才把他們領出來, 要在曠野殺死他們. ”

9:29 For they are your people and your inheritance whom you brought with your great power and with your outstretched arm.’
但是, 他們是你的子民, 是你的產業, 又是你藉著大能和伸出來的膀臂領出來的. ’”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 10

10:1 “At that time Yahweh said to me, ‘Carve for yourself two tablets of stone just as the former ones, and come up the mountain to me, and you shall make for yourself an ark of wood.
“那時, 耶和華對我說: ‘你要鑿出兩塊石版, 和先前的一樣, 然後上山到我這裡來; 又要做一個木櫃.

10:2 And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets, which you smashed, and you must put them in the ark.’
我要把你摔碎的先前那兩塊版上的話, 寫在這兩塊版上; 你要把它們放在櫃中. ’

10:3 And so I made an ark of acacia wood, and I carved two tablets of stone like the former ones, and I went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand.
於是我用皂莢木做了一個櫃, 又鑿出了兩塊石版, 和先前的一樣; 然後我手裡拿著這兩塊石版, 上山去了.

10:4 And he wrote upon the tablets according to the first writing, the ten words that Yahweh spoke to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly, and Yahweh gave them to me.
耶和華把先前所寫的, 就是在集會的日子, 在山上從火中告訴你們的十誡, 都寫在這兩塊版上; 耶和華把石版交給了我.

10:5 And I turned, and I came down from the mountain, and I put the tablets in the ark that I had made, and they are there, just as Yahweh commanded me.
於是我轉身從山上下來, 把石版放在我所做的櫃中, 照著耶和華吩咐我的, 現在石版還放在那裡.

10:6 “And the Israelites journeyed from the wells of Bene-Yaqan to Moserah; there Aaron died and was buried, and Eleazar, his son, served as a priest in place of him.
“以色列人從比羅比尼．亞干起程, 到了摩西拉. 亞倫在那裡死了, 也埋葬在那裡; 他的兒子以利亞撒接替他供祭司的職分.

10:7 From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land flowing with streams of water.
他們從那裡起程, 到了谷歌大, 又從谷歌大到約巴他, 就是多溪水的地.

10:8 At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to stand before Yahweh, to serve him and to bless the people in his name until this day.
那時, 耶和華把利未支派分別出來, 叫他們抬耶和華的約櫃, 侍立在耶和華面前事奉他, 並且奉他的名祝福, 直到今日.

10:9 Therefore there was not for Levi an allotment or an inheritance along with his brothers; rather Yahweh is his inheritance just as Yahweh your God promised to him.
所以利未人在兄弟中無分無業; 照著耶和華你的神應許他的, 耶和華自己就是他的產業.

10:10 And I stayed on the mountain just as during the former forty days and forty nights, and Yahweh listened to me also on that occasion; Yahweh was not willing to destroy you.
“我又像以前那樣, 在山上停留了四十晝夜; 那一次耶和華也聽了我的呼求, 他不願把你毀滅.

10:11 And Yahweh said to me, ‘Come, continue your journey before the people, so that you may go and take possession of the land that I swore to their ancestors to give to them.’
耶和華對我說: ‘你起來, 走在人民的前面, 使他們可以進去, 得著我向他們列祖起誓賜給他們的那地. ’

10:12 And now, Israel, what is Yahweh your God asking from you, except to revere Yahweh your God, to go in all his ways and to love him and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
“以色列啊, 現在耶和華你的神向你要的是甚麼呢? 只要你敬畏耶和華你的神, 行在他的一切道路上, 愛他, 一心一意事奉耶和華你的神,

10:13 to keep the commandments of Yahweh and his statutes that I am commanding you today for your own good.
遵守耶和華的誡命和律例, 就是我今日吩咐你的, 為要叫你得福.

10:14 Look! For to Yahweh your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.
看哪, 天和天上的天, 地和地上的一切都是屬於耶和華你的神的.

10:15 Yet to your ancestors Yahweh was very attached, so as to love them, and so he chose their offspring after them, namely you, from all the peoples, as it is today.
但耶和華只喜悅你的列祖, 愛他們; 他從萬民中揀選了他們的後裔, 就是你們, 像今日一樣.

10:16 So you shall circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and do not be stubborn.
所以你們要給你們的心行割禮, 不可再頑固.

10:17 For Yahweh your God, he is God of the gods and Lord of the lords, the great and mighty God, the awesome one who is not partial, and he does not take bribes.
因為耶和華你們的神, 他是萬神之神,萬主之主,偉大有力和可畏的神; 他不徇情面, 也不受賄賂.

10:18 And he executes justice for the orphan and widow, and he is one who loves the alien, to give to them food and clothing.
他為孤兒寡婦伸張正義, 又把衣食給寄居的人.

10:19 And you shall love the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
所以你們要愛寄居的人, 因為你們在埃及地也作過寄居的人.

10:20 Yahweh your God, you shall revere him, you shall serve him, and to him you shall cling, and by his name you shall swear.
你要敬畏耶和華你的神, 事奉他, 依靠他, 奉他的名起誓.

10:21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done with you these great and awesome things that your eyes have seen.
他是你當頌讚的; 他是你的神, 他為你作了那些大而可畏的事, 就是你親眼見過的.

10:22 With only seventy persons your ancestors went down to Egypt, but now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the heaven with respect to multitude.
你的列祖下到埃及的時候, 一共不過七十人, 現在耶和華你的神卻使你的人數像天上的星那麼多了. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 11

11:1 “And you shall love Yahweh your God, and you shall keep his obligations and his statutes and his regulations and his commandments always.
“所以你要愛耶和華你的神, 常常遵守他的吩咐,律例,典章和誡命.

11:2 And you shall realize today that it is not with your children who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of Yahweh your God—his greatness, his strong hand, and his outstretched arm,
今日你們要知道, 我並不是與你們的兒女說話, 因為他們不知道, 也沒有見過耶和華你們的神的管教,偉大有力的手和伸出來的膀臂,

11:3 and his signs and his deeds that he did in the midst of Egypt to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to all of his land,
以及他在埃及向埃及王法老和法老的全國所行的神蹟和作為;

11:4 and what he did to the army of Egypt and to their horses and to their chariots, and how he made the water of the Red Sea flow over them, when they pursued after them, and so Yahweh has destroyed them, as is the case today,
他們也沒有見過他怎樣對待埃及的軍隊,馬匹和車輛; 他們追趕你們的時候, 耶和華怎樣使紅海的水淹沒了他們, 把他們滅絕, 這事一直傳到今日;

11:5 and what he did to you in the desert until you came up to this place,
並且耶和華在曠野怎樣待你們, 直到你們來到了這個地方;

11:6 and what he did to Dathan and to Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben, how the earth opened its mouth wide and swallowed them, their households and their tents, and all of the living creatures that were in their possession and that were following along with them in the midst of all of Israel.
也沒有見過他怎樣對待流本的子孫以利押的兒子大坍,亞比蘭; 大地怎樣在全體以色列人中間裂開了, 把他們和他們的家人,帳棚, 以及與他們在一起一切有生命之物都吞下去;

11:7 The fact of the matter is, your own eyes have seen all of the great deeds of Yahweh that he did.
只有你們親眼看見了耶和華所作的一切偉大的作為.

11:8 “And you must keep all of the commandments that I am commanding you today, so that you may have strength and you may go and you may take possession of that land to which you are crossing to take possession of it,
“所以你們要遵守我今日吩咐你的一切誡命, 使你們堅強起來, 可以進去得著你們將要過去得的那地,

11:9 so that you may live long on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to give it to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey.
又使你們在耶和華向你們的列祖起誓應許賜給他們和他們後裔的地上, 就是流奶與蜜的地, 可以長久居住.

11:10 For the fact is that the land that you are about to go into to take possession of it is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come out of, where you sow your seed and you give water by your foot, as in a vegetable garden.
因為你要進去得的那地, 並不像你出來的埃及地; 在那裡你撒了種, 還要用腳灌溉, 像菜園一樣.

11:11 But the land that you are about to cross into to take possession of it is a land of hills and valleys, and by the rain of the heaven it drinks water,
但你們要過去得為業的地, 卻是一個有山有谷的地, 有天上雨水滋潤的地,

11:12 a land that Yahweh your God is caring for it; continually the eyes of Yahweh your God are on it, from the beginning of the year up to the end of the year.
就是耶和華你的神眷顧的地; 從歲首到年終, 耶和華你的神的眼目常常眷顧這地.

11:13 “And it will happen that if you listen carefully to my commandments that I am commanding you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all of your heart and with all of your soul,
“如果你們留心聽我今日吩咐你們的誡命, 愛耶和華你們的神, 一心一意事奉他,

11:14 then ‘I will send the rain for your land in its season, early rain and later rain, and you will gather your grain and your wine and your olive oil.
他必按時降雨在你們的地上, 就是降秋雨和春雨, 使你們可以豐收五穀,新酒和新油.

11:15 And I will give vegetation in your field for your livestock, and you will eat your fill.’
他也必使田野為你的牲畜長出青草來, 你也可以吃得飽足.

11:16 Take care so that your heart is not easily deceived, and you turn away, and you serve other gods, and you bow down to them.
你們要謹慎, 免得你們的心受迷惑, 你們就偏離了我, 去事奉別的神, 並且敬拜它們;

11:17 And then the anger of Yahweh will be kindled against you, and he will shut up the heavens, and there shall not be rain, and so the ground will not give its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land that Yahweh is giving to you.
叫耶和華的怒氣向你發作, 就把天封閉, 不降下雨水, 地也不生出土產, 使你們從耶和華賜給你們的美地上, 快快地滅亡.

11:18 “And you shall put these, my words, on your heart and on your inner self, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be as an emblem between your eyes.
“所以你們要把我這些話放在心裡, 存在意念中; 要繫在手上作記號, 戴在額上作頭帶.

11:19 And you shall teach them to your children by talking about them when you sit in your house and when you travel on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.
你們也要把這些話教訓你們的兒女, 無論你是坐在家裡, 行在路上, 躺下, 或是起來, 都要講論.

11:20 And you shall write them on the doorframes of your house and on your gates,
你要把這些話寫在你房屋的門柱上和城門上,

11:21 so that they may multiply your days and the days of your children on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors to give it to them as long as heaven endures over the earth.
為要叫你們和你們的子孫的日子, 在耶和華向你們列祖起誓應許給他們的地上, 可以增多, 像天覆地的年日那樣多.

11:22 Yes, if you diligently keep all this commandment that I am commanding you to observe it, by loving Yahweh your God by walking in all his ways and by holding fast to him,
如果你們殷勤謹守遵行我吩咐你們的這一切誡命, 愛耶和華你們的神, 行他的一切道路, 又緊緊地依靠他,

11:23 then Yahweh will drive out all of these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and more numerous than you.
耶和華就必從你們面前把這些國民都趕出去, 你們就必佔領比你們大比你們強的國民的地.

11:24 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, it shall be yours; your boundary shall be from the desert and Lebanon from the river, the river Euphrates, on up to the western sea.
你們腳掌所踏的地, 都必屬於你們; 從曠野到黎巴嫩, 從幼發拉底河直到西海, 都要作你們的境界.

11:25 No one can take a stand against you; your dread and your fear Yahweh your God will put on the surface of all the land where you tread, just as he promised to you.
必沒有一人能在你們面前站立得住; 耶和華你們的神, 必照著他對你們所說的, 使害怕和驚懼你們的心臨到你們將要踏足之地的居民.

11:26 “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:
“看哪, 我今日把祝福和咒詛都擺在你們面前.

11:27 the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today,
如果你們聽從耶和華你們的神的誡命, 就是我今日吩咐你們的, 你們就必蒙賜福;

11:28 and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, but rather you turn from the way that I am commanding you today to go after other gods that you have not known.
如果你們不聽從耶和華你們的神的誡命, 偏離了我今日吩咐你們要走的道路, 去隨從你們素來不認識的別神, 你們就必受咒詛.

11:29 “And it will happen that when Yahweh your God has brought you to the land that you are going to, to take possession of it, then you shall pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
耶和華你的神領你進入你要佔領為業之地以後, 你就要把祝福擺在基利心山上, 把咒詛擺在以巴路山上.

11:30 (Are they not beyond the Jordan, toward the west, in the land of the Canaanites living in the Jordan Valley, opposite Gilgal beside the terebinth of Moreh?)
這兩座山不是在約旦河西,日落的地方, 在住亞拉巴的迦南人之地, 與吉甲相對, 靠近摩利橡樹那裡嗎?

11:31 For you are now about to cross the Jordan to go to take possession of the land that Yahweh, your God, is giving to you, and you will take possession of it and live in it,
現在你們快要過約旦河, 進去得耶和華你們的神要賜給你們為業之地; 你們取得了那地, 就住在那裡.

11:32 and you must diligently observe all the rules and the regulations that I am setting before you today.”
你們要謹守遵行我今日在你們的面前頒布的一切律例和典章. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 12

12:1 “These are the rules and the regulations that you must diligently observe in the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, has given to you to take possession of it, during all the days that you are living on the land.
“你們活在地上的一切日子, 在耶和華你列祖的神賜給你作產業的地上, 要謹守遵行的律例和典章, 就是這些:

12:2 You must completely demolish all of the places there where they served their gods, that is, the nations whom you are about to dispossess, on the high mountains, and on the hills and under each leafy green tree.
你們要把你們趕走的列國的人事奉神的地方, 無論是在高山上, 在山岡上, 或是在各青翠樹下, 都要完全毀壞;

12:3 And you shall break down their altars, and you shall smash their stone pillars, and their Asherah poles you must burn with fire, and the images of their gods you shall hew down, and you shall blot out their names from that place.
也要拆毀他們的祭壇, 打碎他們的神柱; 用火焚燒他們的亞舍拉, 砍倒他們的神的雕像, 並且把他們的名字從這地方除滅.

12:4 You shall not worship Yahweh your God like this.
你們不可像他們那樣事奉耶和華你的神.

12:5 But only to the place that Yahweh your God will choose from all of your tribes to place his name there as his dwelling shall you seek, and there you shall go.
耶和華你們的神從你們各支派中, 選擇了甚麼地方作立他名的居所, 你們就當到那裡求問他;

12:6 And you shall bring there your burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and your donations and your votive gifts and your freewill offerings and the firstling of your herd and your flock.
把你們的燔祭和其他的祭物,十分之一的禮物和手中的貢獻,還願祭和甘心祭, 以及牛群羊群中頭生的, 都要帶到那裡去;

12:7 And you shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice in all your endeavors, you and your family in which Yahweh your God has blessed you.
在那裡, 就是在耶和華你們的神面前, 你們和你們的家人都可以吃; 並且要因你們手所作的一切事, 都蒙耶和華你的神賜福而歡樂.

12:8 “You must not do just as we are doing here today, each according to all that is right in his eyes.
我們今日在這裡所行的, 是行各人看為正的事, 你們將來不可以這樣行;

12:9 For you have not come up to now to the resting place and to the inheritance that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
因為你們現在還沒有到耶和華你的神賜給你的安息地和產業.

12:10 But you will cross the Jordan, and you will settle in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, and he will give rest to you from all your enemies from all around, and you will live securely,
但是你們過了約旦河, 住在耶和華你們的神使你們承受為業的地, 又使你們太平, 脫離你們周圍的所有仇敵, 安居樂業,

12:11 and then at the place that Yahweh your God will choose, to let his name dwell there, there you shall bring all the things I am commanding you, your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and your donations, and all of the choice things, your votive gifts that you vow to Yahweh.
那時, 你要把我吩咐你們的燔祭和其他的祭物,十分之一的禮物和手中的貢獻, 以及你們向耶和華許願要獻的最美的一切還願祭, 都要帶到耶和華你們的神選擇作為立他名的地方.

12:12 And you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, you and your sons and your daughters and your slaves and your slave women and the Levite who is in your towns, because there is not for him a plot of ground and an inheritance with you.
你們和你們的兒女,僕婢, 以及住在你們城裡的利未人, 都要在耶和華你們的神面前歡樂, 因為利未人在你們中間無分無業.

12:13 “Take care for yourself so that you do not offer your burnt offerings at just any place that you happen to see,
你要自己謹慎, 不可在你看見的任何地方獻上你的燔祭;

12:14 but only at the place that Yahweh will choose among one of your tribes; there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all the things that I am commanding you.
只要在耶和華從你的一個支派中揀選的地方, 在那裡獻上你的燔祭, 在那裡行我吩咐你的一切事.

12:15 “But whenever you desire you may slaughter, and you may eat meat according to the blessing of Yahweh your God that he has given to you in all of your towns; the unclean and the clean may eat it just as they would the gazelle and as the deer.
“不過在你的各城裡, 你都可以照著耶和華你的神賜給你的福分, 隨意殺牲吃肉. 不潔淨的人和潔淨的人都可以吃, 像吃羚羊和鹿的肉一樣.

12:16 Only the blood you must not eat, but on the ground you must pour it like water.
只有血, 你們不可吃; 要倒在地上, 像倒水一樣.

12:17 You are not allowed to eat in your towns the tithe of your grain and your wine and your olive oil and the firstborn of your herd and your flock and all of your votive gifts that you vowed and your freewill offering and your donations.
你的五穀,新酒和新油的十分之一, 你牛群羊群中頭生的和你所許一切還願的祭,你甘心獻的祭和你手中的貢獻, 都不可在你的城裡吃;

12:18 But only before Yahweh your God you shall eat it, at the place that Yahweh your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite who is in your towns, and you must rejoice before your God in all your undertakings.
你只要在耶和華你的神面前, 和在耶和華你的神選擇的地方吃, 你和你的兒女,僕婢, 以及在你城裡的利未人, 都可以吃; 你也要因你手所作的一切事在耶和華你的神面前歡樂.

12:19 Take care so that you do not neglect the Levite all of your days on your land.
你要自己謹慎, 你在你那地上的日子, 永不可丟棄利未人.

12:20 “When Yahweh your God enlarges your territory just as he has promised to you, and you say ‘I want to eat some meat,’ because you want it, whenever you desire you may eat meat.
“耶和華你的神, 照著他應許你的, 擴張了你的境界的時候, 如果你因心裡渴想吃肉, 說: ‘我想吃肉. ’那麼, 你就可以隨意吃肉.

12:21 If the place that Yahweh your God will choose to put his name there is too far from you, and you slaughter any of your herd and any of your flock that Yahweh has given to you just as I have commanded you, then you may eat whenever you desire in your towns.
耶和華你的神選擇作立他名的地方, 如果離開你太遠, 你就可以照著我吩咐你的, 把耶和華賜給你的牛羊取些宰殺了, 可以在你的城裡隨意地吃.

12:22 Surely just as the gazelle and the deer is eaten, so both the unclean and the clean together may eat it.
你吃那肉, 好像人吃羚羊和鹿的肉一樣; 不潔淨的人和潔淨的人都可以一起吃.

12:23 Only, be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.
只是你要心意堅定, 不可吃血, 因為血就是生命; 你不可把生命和肉一起吃.

12:24 You shall not eat it, but on the ground you shall pour it out like water.
你不可吃血, 要倒在地上, 像倒水一樣.

12:25 You shall not eat it, so that it will go well for you and your children after you, because then you will be doing what is right in the eyes of Yahweh.
你不可吃血, 好使你和你的子子孫孫得享福樂, 因為你行了耶和華看為正的事.

12:26 Only your holy objects that are yours and your votive gifts you must carry and you must bring to the place that Yahweh will choose.
只是你要把你應有的聖物和你的還願祭, 都帶到耶和華選擇的地方去,

12:27 And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood on the altar of Yahweh your God, and the blood of your sacrifices you shall pour out on the altar of Yahweh your God, but the meat you may eat.
把你的燔祭,肉和血, 都獻在耶和華你的神的祭壇上; 其他的祭的血, 要倒在耶和華你的神的祭壇上; 至於那肉, 你卻可以吃.

12:28 Be careful to obey all these things that I am commanding you, so that it will go well for you and for your children after you forever, because then you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.
你要謹慎聽從我吩咐你的這一切話, 好使你和你的子子孫孫永遠得享福樂, 因為你行了耶和華看為好為正的事.

12:29 “When Yahweh your God has cut off the nations whom you are about to go to, to dispossess them before you, and you have dispossessed them, and you live in their land,
“耶和華你的神把你將要進去趕走的列國的民, 從你的面前除滅以後, 你就得著他們的地, 住在那裡.

12:30 take care so that you are not ensnared into imitating them after their being destroyed from before you, and so that you not enquire concerning their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods, and thus I myself want to do also.’
那時, 你要自己謹慎, 不可在他們從你的面前被消滅以後, 隨從他們的惡俗而陷入網羅, 也不可求問他們的神, 說: ‘這些國的人怎樣事奉他們的神, 我也要這樣行. ’

12:31 You must not do so toward Yahweh your God, because of every detestable thing they have done for their gods Yahweh hates, for even their sons and their daughters they would burn in the fire to their gods.
你不可向耶和華你的神這樣行, 因為耶和華恨惡的一切可厭惡的事, 他們都向他們的神行了, 甚至把自己的兒女用火焚燒, 獻給他們的神.

12:32 All of the things that I am commanding you, you must diligently observe; you shall not add to it, and you shall not take away from it.”
“我吩咐你們的一切話, 你們都要謹守遵行, 不可加添, 也不可減少. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為13:1)

Deuteronomy - Chapter 13

13:1 “If a prophet stands up in your midst or a dreamer of dreams and he gives to you a sign or wonder,
“你們中間如果有先知, 或作夢的人興起來, 給你顯示神蹟或奇事; (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為13:2)

13:2 and the sign or the wonder comes about that he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods (those whom you have not known), and let us serve them,’
他告訴你的神蹟和奇事應驗了, 以致他對你說: ‘我們去隨從別的,你不認識的神, 事奉他們吧. ’

13:3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer, for Yahweh your God is testing you to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all of your heart and with all of your inner self.
你不可聽從那先知或作夢的人的話; 因為耶和華你們的神試驗你們, 要知道你們是不是一心一意愛耶和華你們的神.

13:4 You shall go after Yahweh your God, and him you shall revere, and his commandment you shall keep, and to his voice you shall listen, and him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast.
你們要順從耶和華你們的神, 敬畏他, 遵守他的誡命, 聽從他的話, 事奉他, 緊靠他.

13:5 But that prophet or the dreamer of that dream shall be executed, for he spoke falsely about Yahweh your God, the one bringing you out from the land of Egypt and the one redeeming you from the house of slavery, in order to seduce you from the way that Yahweh your God commanded you to go in it; so in this way you shall purge the evil from your midst.
至於那先知, 或作夢的人, 你們要把他處死, 因為他說了叛逆的話, 叛逆了那領你們出埃及地, 救贖你脫離為奴之家的耶和華你們的神, 要你離棄耶和華你的神吩咐你走的道路. 這樣你就把那惡從你們中間除掉了.

13:6 “If your brother, the son of your mother or your son or your daughter or your wife whom you embrace or your intimate friend in secrecy says, ‘Let us go and let us serve other gods!’ gods that you and your ancestors have not known,
“你的同母兄弟或你的兒女, 你懷中的妻子或視你如自己性命的朋友, 如果暗中引誘你, 說: ‘我們去事奉別的神吧. ’就是你和你的列祖向來不認識的,

13:7 from among the gods of the people who are around you, those near you or those far from you, from one end of the earth and up to the other end of the earth,
是你們周圍各族的神, 無論是離你近的, 或是離你遠的神; 從地這邊直到地那邊的神,

13:8 you must not give in to him, and you shall not listen to him, and your eye shall not take pity on him, and you shall not have compassion, and you shall not cover up for him.
你都不可依從他, 也不可聽從他; 你的眼不可顧惜他, 你不可憐憫他, 也不可袒護他;

13:9 But you shall certainly kill him; your hand shall be first against him to kill him and next the hand of all of the people.
總要把他殺死, 你要先向他動手, 然後全民才動手打死他.

13:10 And you shall stone him with stones and let him die, for he tried to seduce you from Yahweh your God, the one bringing you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
你要用石頭打死他, 因為他要使你離棄那領你出埃及地, 脫離為奴之家的耶和華你的神.

13:11 And all of Israel shall hear, and they shall fear, and they shall not continue to act according to this evil thing in your midst.
這樣, 全以色列聽見了, 必然害怕, 就不會再在你們中間行這樣的惡了.

13:12 “If you hear in one of your towns which Yahweh your God is giving to you to live in, someone saying that
“在耶和華你的神賜給你居住的一座城中, 如果你聽說

13:13 worthless men have gone out from your midst and have seduced the inhabitants of their town, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods!’ whom you have not known,
有些匪徒從你中間出來, 把本城的居民引離, 說: ‘我們去事奉別的神吧. ’那些神是你們素來不認識的;

13:14 then you shall inquire and examine and interrogate thoroughly, and, look! It is true; the thing has actually been done, this detestable thing in your midst,
你就要調查,研究, 仔細訪問, 如果的確有這可厭惡的事行在你們中間,

13:15 then you shall certainly strike down the inhabitants of that town with the edge of the sword; you shall destroy it and everything in it, its domestic animals with the edge of the sword.
你就要用刀劍把那城裡的居民殺掉, 把那城和城裡的一切, 以及牲畜, 都用刀劍完全毀滅.

13:16 And then you shall gather all of its booty into the middle of its public square, and you shall burn the town and all of its war-booty totally for Yahweh your God, and it shall be a pile of rubble forever; it shall not be built again.
並且把從城裡掠奪的一切戰利品, 都要收集在那城的廣場上, 用火把城和在城裡掠奪的一切戰利品焚燒, 獻給耶和華你的神; 那城就要永遠成為廢墟, 不可再建造.

13:17 And let not something cling to your hand from the things devoted to destruction, so that Yahweh may turn back from his burning anger, and he may show compassion to you and he may continue to show compassion and so multiply you just as he swore to your ancestors,
那當毀滅的物, 一點也不可留在你手中, 好使耶和華轉意不發烈怒, 反而向你施恩, 憐憫你, 照著他向你的列祖所起的誓, 使你的人數增多;

13:18 if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all of his commandments that I am commanding to you today so as to do the right thing in the eyes of Yahweh your God.”
只要你聽從耶和華你的神的話, 遵守我今日吩咐你的一切誡命, 實行耶和華你的神看為正的事, 就必這樣. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 14

14:1 “You are children of Yahweh your God; therefore you must not gash yourself, and you must not make your forehead bald for the dead.
“你們是耶和華你們的神的兒女, 不可為了死人割傷自己的身體, 也不可使你們的額上光禿;

14:2 For you are a people holy to Yahweh your God, and you Yahweh has chosen to be a treasured possession from among all of the peoples that are on the surface of the earth.
因為你是屬於耶和華你的神的聖潔子民; 耶和華從地上的萬民中揀選了你們, 特作他自己的子民.

14:3 You shall not eat any detestable thing.
“可厭惡之物, 你都不可吃.

14:4 These are the animals you may eat: ox, sheep, goats,
你們可以吃的牲畜是以下這些: 牛,綿羊,山羊,

14:5 deer, gazelle, roebuck, wild goat, ibex, antelope, and mountain sheep.
鹿,羚羊,赤鹿,野山羊,麋鹿,野羊,野鹿.

14:6 And any animal having a split hoof and so a dividing of the hoof into two parts and that chews the cud among the animals—that animal you may eat.
在走獸中, 分蹄成兩蹄趾, 又反芻的走獸, 你們都可以吃.

14:7 Only these you may not eat from those chewing the cud and from those having a division of the hoof: the camel and the hare and the coney, because they chew the cud, but they do not divide the hoof; they are therefore unclean for you.
但是那些反芻或分蹄的走獸中, 你們不可吃的有: 駱駝,兔子和石獾, 因為牠們反芻卻不分蹄, 就對你們不潔淨.

14:8 And also the pig because it has a division of the hoof but does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you; from their meat you shall not eat, and you shall not touch their carcasses.
至於豬, 因為牠分蹄卻不反芻, 就對你們不潔淨. 牠們的肉, 你們不可吃; 牠們的屍體, 你們不可觸摸.

14:9 “This is what you shall eat from all that is in the water: everything that has fins and scales you may eat.
“在水中, 你們可以吃的, 有以下這些: 有鰭有鱗的, 你們都可以吃.

14:10 But anything that does not have fins and scales, you may not eat, for it is unclean for you.
有鰭沒有鱗的, 你們都不可吃; 這是對你們不潔淨的.

14:11 “All of the birds that are clean you may eat.
“潔淨的鳥類, 你們都可以吃.

14:12 Now these are the ones you shall not eat any of them: the eagle and the vulture and the short-toed eagle,
你們不可吃的鳥類有以下這些: 鷹,狗頭鷹,紅頭鷹,

14:13 and the red kite and the black kite or any kind of falcon,
鳶,隼,黑隼, 以及這一類的鳥;

14:14 and any kind of crow according to its kind,
烏鴉和這一類的鳥;

14:15 and the ostrich and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,
駝鳥,夜鷹,海鷹,雀鷹, 以及這一類的鳥;

14:16 the little owl and the great owl and the barn owl,
小貓頭鷹,貓頭鷹,角鴟,

14:17 and the desert owl and the carrion vulture and the cormorant,
小梟,禿鵰,魚鷹,

14:18 and the stork and the heron according to its kind and the hoopoe and the bat.
鸛,鷺, 以及這一類的鳥; 戴勝和蝙蝠.

14:19 And also all of the winged insects; they are unclean for you; you shall not eat them.
有翅膀的昆蟲, 對你們都不潔淨, 你們都不可吃.

14:20 You may eat any clean bird.
潔淨的鳥類, 你們都可以吃.

14:21 “You shall not eat any carcass; you may give it to the alien who is in your towns, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people for Yahweh your God; you may not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.
“自死的動物, 你們都不可吃; 可以送給你城裡的寄居者吃, 或是賣給外族人吃, 因為你是歸耶和華為聖的子民; 不可用山羊羔母的奶煮山羊羔.

14:22 “Certainly you must give a tithe of all the yield of your seed, which comes forth from your field year after year.
“你要把你撒種所產的, 就是田地每年所出的, 獻上十分之一.

14:23 And you shall eat before Yahweh your God in the place that he will choose to make to dwell his name there the tithe of your grain, your wine and your olive oil and the firstling of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to revere Yahweh your God always.
又要把你的五穀,新酒和新油的十分之一, 以及你牛群羊群中頭生的, 在耶和華你的神面前吃, 就是在他選擇作他名的居所的地方吃, 好使你可以學習常常敬畏耶和華你的神.

14:24 But if the distance is too great for you, so that you are not able to transport it, because the place that Yahweh your God will choose to set his name there, it is too far from you, when Yahweh your God will bless you,
耶和華你的神賜福與你的時候, 耶和華你的神選擇要立為他名的地方, 如果離你太遠, 那路又太長, 使你不能把供物帶到那裡去;

14:25 then in that case you may exchange for money, and you shall take the money to your hand and go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose.
你就可以換成銀子, 把銀子拿在手裡, 到耶和華你的神選擇的地方去,

14:26 You may spend the money for anything that you desire, for oxen or for sheep or for wine or for strong drink or for anything that you desire, and you shall eat it there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.
你可以用這銀子隨意買牛羊,清酒和烈酒; 你心想要的, 都可以買; 在那裡, 你和你的家人, 都要在耶和華你的神面前吃喝歡樂.

14:27 And as to the Levite who is in your towns, you shall not neglect him, because there is not a plot of ground for him and an inheritance along with you.
住在你城裡的利未人, 你不可丟棄他, 因為他在你們中間無分無業.

14:28 “At the end of three years you shall bring out all of the tithe of your yield for that year, and you shall store it in your towns.
“每三年之末, 你要把那一年的全部出產的十分之一取出來, 積存在你的城裡;

14:29 And so the Levite may come, because there is no plot of ground for him or an inheritance with you, and the alien also may come and the orphan and the widow that are in your towns, and they may eat their fill, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all of the work of your hand that you undertake.”
這樣, 利未人(因為他在你們中間無分無業), 以及在你城裡的寄居者和孤兒寡婦, 就可以來, 吃得飽足; 好叫耶和華你的神, 在你手所作的一切事上, 賜福給你. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 15

15:1 “At the end of seven years you shall grant a remission of debt.
“每七年的最後一年, 你要施行豁免.

15:2 And this is the manner of the remission of debt: every creditor shall remit his claim that he holds against his neighbor, and he shall not exact payment from his brother because there a remission of debt has been proclaimed unto Yahweh.
豁免的方式是這樣: 債主都要把借給鄰舍的一切豁免了, 不可向鄰舍和兄弟追討, 因為耶和華的豁免年已經宣告了.

15:3 With respect to the foreigner you may exact payment, but you must remit what shall be owed to you with respect to your brother.
如果借給外族人, 你可以向他追討, 但借給你的兄弟, 無論你借的是甚麼, 你都要豁免.

15:4 Nevertheless, there shall not be among you a poor person, because Yahweh will certainly bless you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance, to take possession of it.
在你中間必沒有窮人, 因為在耶和華你的神賜給你作產業的地上, 耶和華必大大賜福給你.

15:5 If only you listen well to the voice of Yahweh your God by observing diligently all of these commandments that I am commanding you today.
只要你留心聽從耶和華你的神的話, 謹守遵行我今日吩咐你的一切誡命.

15:6 When Yahweh your God has blessed you, just as he promised to you, then you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow from them, and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.
因為耶和華你的神, 必照著他應許你的, 賜福給你; 你必借貸給許多國的民, 卻不會向他們借貸; 你必統治許多國的民, 他們卻不會統治你.

15:7 If there is a poor person among you from among one of your brothers in one of your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward your brother who is poor.
“但是在耶和華你的神賜給你的地上, 無論哪一座城裡, 在你中間如果有一個窮人, 又是你的兄弟, 你對這窮苦的兄弟不可硬著心腸, 也不可袖手不理.

15:8 But you shall certainly open your hand for him, and you shall willingly lend to him enough to meet his need, whatever it is.
你一定要向他伸手, 照著他缺乏的借給他, 補足他的缺乏.

15:9 Take care so that there will not be a thought of wickedness in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of the remission of debt is near,’ and you view your needy neighbor with hostility, and so you do not give to him, and he might cry out against you to Yahweh, and you would incur guilt against yourself.
你要自己謹慎, 不可心裡起惡念, 說: ‘第七年的豁免年近了’, 你就冷眼對待你窮苦的兄弟, 甚麼都不給他, 以致他因你求告耶和華, 你就有罪了.

15:10 By all means you must give to him, and you must not be discontented at your giving to him, because on account of this very thing, Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
你必須給他, 給他的時候, 你不要心裡難受, 因為為了這事, 耶和華你的神必在你一切工作上, 和你所辦的一切事上, 賜福給你.

15:11 For the poor will not cease to be among you in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall willingly open your hand to your brother, to your needy and to your poor that are in your land.’
既然在地上必有窮人存在, 所以我吩咐你說: ‘你總要向你地上的困苦和貧窮的兄弟大伸援助之手. ’

15:12 If your relative who is a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman is sold to you, and he or she has served you six years, then in the seventh year you shall send that person out free.
“你的兄弟, 無論是希伯來男人, 或是希伯來女人, 如果賣身給你, 要服事你六年; 到第七年, 就要讓他離開你得自由.

15:13 And when you send him out free from you, you shall not send him away empty-handed.
你使他自由離開的時候, 不可讓他空手而去;

15:14 You shall generously supply him from among your flocks and from your threshing floor and from your press; according to that with which Yahweh your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
要從你的羊群,禾場,榨酒池中, 多多地供給他; 耶和華你的神怎樣賜福給你, 你也要怎樣分給他.

15:15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding you thus today.
你要記得你在埃及地作過奴僕, 耶和華你的神救贖了你; 因此我今日吩咐你這件事.

15:16 And then if it will happen that he says to you, ‘I do not want to go out from you,’ because he loves you and your family, because it is good for him to be with you;
如果他對你說: ‘我不願離開你. ’他說這話是因為他愛你和你的家, 又因為他喜歡和你相處,

15:17 then you shall take an awl, and you shall thrust it through his earlobe and into the door, and he shall be to you a slave forever; and you shall also do likewise for your slave woman.
那麼, 你就要拿錐子, 把他的耳朵在門上刺透, 他就永遠作你的奴僕; 對待你的婢女, 你也要這樣行.

15:18 It shall not be hard in your eyes when you send him forth free, because for six years he has served you worth twice the wage of a hired worker; and Yahweh your God will bless you in whatever you will do.
你使他自由離開你的時候, 不要為難, 因為他服事了你六年, 應得雇工雙倍的工資; 這樣, 耶和華你的神必在你所作的一切事上, 賜福給你.

15:19 “Every firstling male that is born of your herd and of your flock you shall consecrate to Yahweh your God; you shall not do work with the firstling of your ox, and you shall not shear the firstling of your flock.
“你的牛群羊群中所生, 是頭生雄性的, 你都要把牠分別為聖歸給耶和華你的神. 你的牛群中頭生的, 你不可用牠去耕田; 你的羊群中頭生的, 你不可給牠剪毛.

15:20 Rather before Yahweh your God you shall eat it year by year at the place Yahweh will choose, you and your household.
你和你的家人, 年年要在耶和華選擇的地方, 在耶和華你的神面前, 吃這頭生的牲畜.

15:21 But if there is a physical defect in it, such as lameness or blindness, any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God.
這頭生的, 如果有甚麼殘疾, 像瘸腿或是瞎眼, 無論有任何嚴重的殘疾, 你都不可獻給耶和華你的神.

15:22 In your towns you shall eat it, the unclean and the clean together may eat it, just as they eat the gazelle and as they eat the deer.
你可以在家裡吃, 不潔淨的人和潔淨的人都一樣可以吃, 像吃羚羊和鹿一樣.

15:23 But you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water.”
只是不可吃牠的血; 要把血倒在地上, 像倒水一樣. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 16

16:1 “Observe the month of Abib, and you shall keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, for in the month of Abib Yahweh your God brought you out from Egypt by night.
“你要守亞筆月, 向耶和華你的神守逾越節, 因為耶和華你的神在亞筆月的一個晚上, 把你從埃及地領出來.

16:2 And you shall offer the Passover sacrifice to Yahweh your God from among your flock and herd at the place that Yahweh will choose, to let his name dwell there.
你要在耶和華選擇立為他名的居所的地方, 把羊和牛作逾越節的祭牲獻給耶和華你的神.

16:3 You shall not eat with it anything leavened; seven days you shall eat with it unleavened bread of affliction, because in haste you went out from the land of Egypt, so that you will remember the day of your going out from the land of Egypt all the days of your life.
你吃這祭的時候, 不可和有酵的餅一同吃; 七日之內, 你要吃無酵餅, 就是困苦餅, 因為你是急急忙忙從埃及地出來的, 好使你一生的年日都可以記念你從埃及地出來的日子.

16:4 And leaven shall not be seen with you in any of your territory for seven days, and none of the meat that you will slaughter on the evening on the first day shall remain overnight until morning.
七天之內, 在你的全境不可見有酵. 第一天晚上你獻的祭肉, 一點也不可剩下, 留到早晨.

16:5 You are not allowed to offer the Passover sacrifice in one of your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you,
你不能在耶和華你的神賜給你的任何一座城裡, 宰殺逾越節的祭牲;

16:6 but only at the place that Yahweh your God will choose, to let his name dwell there; you shall offer the Passover sacrifice in the evening at sunset, at the designated time of your going out from Egypt.
只能在耶和華你的神選擇作他名的居所的地方, 晚上日落的時候, 就是你出埃及的時刻, 宰殺逾越節的祭牲;

16:7 And you shall cook, and you shall eat it at the place that Yahweh your God will choose; and you may turn in the morning and go to your tents.
你要在耶和華你的神選擇的地方, 把祭肉煮了吃; 到了早晨, 你才可以回到家裡去.

16:8 Six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be an assembly for Yahweh your God; you shall not do work.
六日之內你要吃無酵餅; 到了第七日, 要向耶和華你的神守聖會; 甚麼工都不可作.

16:9 “You shall count off seven weeks for you; from the time you begin to harvest the standing grain you shall begin to count seven weeks.
“你要計算七個七日, 從開鐮收割禾稼的時候算起, 共計七個七日.

16:10 And then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks for Yahweh your God with the measure of the freewill offering of your hand that you shall give just as Yahweh your God has blessed you.
你要向耶和華你的神舉行七七節, 照著耶和華你的神賜福你的, 盡你所能的獻上你手裡的甘心祭.

16:11 And you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite that is in your towns and the alien and the orphan and the widow who are in your midst in the place that Yahweh your God will choose to let his name dwell there.
你和你的兒女,僕婢, 以及在你城裡的利未人,在你們中間的寄居者,孤兒和寡婦, 都要在耶和華你的神選擇作他名的居所的地方歡樂.

16:12 And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so you shall diligently observe these rules.
你也要記得你在埃及作過奴僕; 你要謹守遵行這些律例.

16:13 “You shall celebrate the Feast of Booths for yourselves seven days at the gathering in of the produce from your threshing floor and from your press;
“你從禾場上和榨酒池裡收藏了出產以後, 就要舉行住棚節七日.

16:14 and you shall rejoice at your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your slave and your slave woman and the Levite and the orphan and the widow that are in your towns.
在這節期以內, 你和你的兒女,僕婢, 以及住在你城裡的利未人,寄居者,孤兒和寡婦, 都要歡樂.

16:15 Seven days you shall celebrate your feast to Yahweh your God at the place Yahweh will choose, for Yahweh your God shall bless you in all of your produce and in all of the work of your hand, and you shall surely be rejoicing.
你要在耶和華選擇的地方, 向耶和華你的神守節七日, 因為耶和華你的神, 要在你一切土產上, 和你手所作的一切事上, 賜福給你, 你就滿有歡樂.

16:16 Three times in the year all of your males shall appear before Yahweh your God at the place that he will choose, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths, and they shall not appear before Yahweh empty-handed.
每年三次, 就是在除酵節,七七節,住棚節, 你所有的男丁都要在耶和華選擇的地方, 朝見耶和華你的神; 但不可空手朝見耶和華.

16:17 Each person shall give as he is able, that is, according to the blessing of Yahweh your God that he has given to you.
各人要按手中的力量, 照著耶和華你的神賜你的福, 奉獻禮物.

16:18 “You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render for the people righteous judgments.
“在耶和華你的神賜給你的各城裡, 你要按著各支派設立審判官和官長; 他們要按著公義的判斷審判人民.

16:19 You shall not subvert justice; you shall not show partiality; and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind the eyes of the wise and misrepresents the words of the righteous.
不可屈枉正直, 不可徇人的情面, 不可收受賄賂, 因為賄賂能使智慧人的眼變瞎, 也能使義人的話顛倒過來.

16:20 Justice, only justice you shall pursue, so that you may live, and you shall take possession of the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
你要追求公正公義, 好使你能存活, 並且能承受耶和華你的神賜給你的地作產業.

16:21 You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah pole beside the altar of Yahweh your God that you make for yourselves.
“在你為耶和華你的神築的祭壇旁邊, 不可栽種甚麼樹木, 作亞舍拉.

16:22 And you shall not set up for yourselves a stone pillar, a thing that Yahweh your God hates.
也不可為自己豎立神柱, 這是耶和華你的神所恨惡的. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 17

17:1 “You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox or sheep that has a physical defect of anything seriously wrong, for that is a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.
“有殘疾, 或有甚麼缺點的牛羊, 都不可獻給耶和華你的神, 因為這是耶和華你的神所憎惡的.

17:2 If there is found in one of your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you a man or a woman that does evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God to transgress his covenant
“在你中間, 就是耶和華你的神賜給你的任何一座城裡, 如果發現有人, 無論是男是女, 行耶和華你的神眼中看為惡的事, 違犯了他的約,

17:3 and by going and serving other gods and so he bows down to them and to the sun or to the moon or to any of the host of heaven which I have forbidden,
去事奉別的神, 並且敬拜它們, 敬拜太陽或月亮, 或任何天象, 是我耶和華沒有吩咐的;

17:4 and it is reported to you or you hear about it and you enquire about it thoroughly and, indeed, the trustworthiness of the deed has been established, it has occurred, this detestable thing, in Israel,
有人告訴你, 你也聽見了, 就要好好調查; 如果確有這些事, 真的在以色列中行了這可憎可厭的事;

17:5 then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates; that is, the man or the woman, and you shall stone them with stones to death.
你就要把那個行了這惡事的男人或女人帶出來, 到城門那裡去, 用石頭把他們打死.

17:6 On the evidence of two or three witnesses the person shall be put to death. The person shall not be put to death by the mouth of one witness.
憑著兩個或三個見證人的口供, 就可以把那該死的人處死; 只是憑著一個見證人的口供, 卻不可以把人處死.

17:7 The hand of the witnesses shall be first against the person to kill the person, and afterward the hands of all the people, and so you shall purge the evil from your midst.
見證人要先下手, 然後眾民也下手, 把他處死. 這樣, 你就把那惡從你中間除掉.

17:8 “If a matter is too difficult for you, for example disputes between blood and blood, between legal claim and legal claim and between assault and assault and between matters of discernment in your towns, then you shall get up and you shall go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose;
“在你的城裡如果有甚麼爭訟的事: 或是流血, 或是訴訟, 或是毆打, 是你很難處決的案件, 你就要起來, 上到耶和華你的神選擇的地方,

17:9 then you shall go to the priests and the Levites and to the judge who will be in office in those days, and you shall enquire, and they shall announce to you the verdict.
去見利未支派的祭司和當時的審判官, 詢問他們, 他們就必指示你們怎樣判斷這案件.

17:10 “And you shall carry out exactly the decision that they announced to you from that place that Yahweh will choose, and you shall diligently observe according to all that they instruct you.
你要照著他們從耶和華選擇的那地方, 向你指示的話去行; 他們指教你的, 你都要謹守遵行.

17:11 And so according to the instruction of the law that they teach you and according to the decisions that they say to you, you shall do; you shall not turn from the word that they tell you to the right or to the left.
你要按著他們指教你的律法, 和照著他們告訴你的判斷去行; 他們告訴你的話, 你不可偏左或偏右.

17:12 And the man who treats with contempt so as not to listen to the priest who is standing to minister on behalf of Yahweh your God or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall purge the evil from Israel.
如果有人擅自行事, 不聽從祭司, 就是侍立在那裡事奉耶和華你的神的, 或是不聽從審判官, 那人就必須處死; 這樣, 你就可以把這惡從以色列中肅清了.

17:13 And all the people will hear and will be afraid, and they will not behave presumptuously again.
眾民都會聽見, 而且懼怕, 也不再擅自行事了.

17:14 “When you have come to that land that Yahweh your God is giving to you and you have taken possession of it and you have settled in it, and you say, ‘I will set over me a king like all the nations that are around me,’
“你進了耶和華你的神賜給你的地, 佔領了那地, 居住在那裡的時候, 如果你說: ‘我要立一位君王治理我, 像我四圍的列國一樣. ’

17:15 indeed, you may set a king over you whom Yahweh your God will choose, from the midst of your countrymen you must set a king over you; you are not allowed to appoint over you a man, a foreigner, who is not your countryman.
你總要立耶和華你的神揀選的人作君王管理你; 你要從你的兄弟中立一位作你的君王; 不可立你的兄弟以外的人作王管理你.

17:16 Except, he may not make numerous for himself horses, and he may not allow the people to to go to Egypt in order to increase horses, for Yahweh has said to you that you may never return.
只是君王不可為自己加添馬匹, 也不可使人民回埃及去, 為要加添馬匹, 因為耶和華曾經對你們說過: ‘你們不可再回到那條路去. ’

17:17 And he must not acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart would turn aside; and he must not accumulate silver and gold for himself excessively.
他也不可為自己加添妃嬪, 恐怕他的心偏離了耶和華; 也不可為自己積蓄極多的金錢.

17:18 “And then when he is sitting on the throne of his kingdom, then he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll before the Levitical priests.
“他登上了國位的時候, 就要把利未支派的祭司面前的律法書, 為自己抄錄一份副本.

17:19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to revere Yahweh your God by diligently observing all the word of this law and these rules,
那份副本要常在他身邊, 他一生的年日都要誦讀, 好學習敬畏耶和華他的神, 謹守遵行這律法書上的一切話和這些律例.

17:20 so as not to exalt his heart above his countrymen and not to turn aside from the commandment to the right or to the left, so that he may reign long over his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel.”
這樣, 他的心就不會高傲, 輕看自己的兄弟, 也不會偏左偏右, 離了這誡命; 好使他和他的子孫在以色列中, 在他的國位上, 可以日子長久. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 18

18:1 “And there shall not be for the Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, a plot of ground and an inheritance with Israel, rather they may eat an offering made by fire as their inheritance, for Yahweh.
“利未支派的祭司和利未整個支派, 在以色列中, 必無分無業; 他們所吃的, 是獻給耶和華的火祭和他們應得的一份.

18:2 And there shall not be for them an inheritance of land in the midst of his brothers; rather Yahweh is his inheritance, just as he promised to them.
利未人在兄弟中必沒有產業, 耶和華就是他們的產業, 正如耶和華應許他們的.

18:3 Now this shall be the share of the priest from the people, from those who sacrifice the sacrifice, whether it is an ox, sheep, or goat, and they shall give the priest the shoulder and the jawbones and the stomach.
“祭司從人民應得的分是這樣: 人無論是獻牛或是獻羊, 要把前腿,兩腮和胃給祭司.

18:4 The firstfruits of your grain, your wine, and your olive oil and the firstfruits of the fleece of your sheep you shall give to him.
你也要把初熟的五穀,新酒,新油和初剪的羊毛給他.

18:5 For Yahweh your God has chosen him from among all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of Yahweh, he and his sons forever.
因為耶和華你的神從你的各支派中把他揀選出來, 使他和他的子孫, 可以常常奉耶和華的名侍立供祭司的職.

18:6 And if a Levite comes from one of your towns from anywhere in Israel where he is residing, he may come whenever he desires, to the place that Yahweh will choose,
“如果有住在以色列中任何一座城裡的利未人, 離開了那裡, 一心一意到耶和華選擇的地方去,

18:7 and he may minister in the name of Yahweh his God, just like all his brothers, the Levites who stand there before Yahweh.
他就可以奉耶和華他的神的名供職, 像他的眾兄弟利未人在那裡侍立在耶和華面前一樣.

18:8 They shall eat equal portions, apart from what he may receive from the sale of his patrimony.
除了他從父家承受的產業以外, 他還可以得著和他的兄弟相等分量的祭物.

18:9 “When you come to the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you must not learn to do like the detestable practices of those nations.
“你到了耶和華你的神要賜給你的那地的時候, 那些外族人可厭可惡的事, 你不可學習去行.

18:10 There shall not be found among you one who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or one who practices divination, or an interpreter of signs, or an augur, or sorcerer,
在你中間不可有人把自己的兒女獻作火祭, 也不可有占卜的,算命的,用法術的,行邪術的,

18:11 or one who casts magic spells, or one who consults a spirit of the dead, or spiritist, or one who inquires of the dead.
念咒的,問鬼的,行巫術的,過陰的.

18:12 For everyone doing these things is detestable to Yahweh, and because of these detestable things Yahweh your God is driving them out from before you.
因為行這些事的, 都是耶和華厭惡的; 就是因為這些可厭可惡的事的緣故, 耶和華你的神才把他們從你的面前趕走.

18:13 You must be blameless before Yahweh your God.
你要在耶和華你的神面前作完全人.

18:14 For these nations that you are about to dispossess listen to interpreters of signs and to diviners, but Yahweh your God has not allowed you to do the same.
“因為你要趕走的那些民族, 都聽從算命的和占卜的; 至於你, 耶和華你的神卻不容許你這樣行.

18:15 “Yahweh your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst, from your countrymen, and to him you shall listen.
“耶和華你的神要從你中間, 就是從你的眾兄弟中間, 給你興起一位先知來, 像我一樣; 你們要聽從他.

18:16 This is according to all that you asked from Yahweh your God at Horeb, on the day of the assembly, saying, ‘I do not want again to hear the voice of Yahweh my God, and I do not want to see again this great fire, so that I may not die!’
這正是你在何烈山開大會的日子, 求耶和華你的神的一切話, 說: ‘不要讓我再聽見耶和華我的神的聲音了; 也不要讓我再看見這大火了, 免得我死亡. ’

18:17 And Yahweh said to me, ‘They are right in what they have said.
耶和華對我說: ‘他們所說的都很好.

18:18 I will raise up a prophet for them from among their countrymen like you, and I will place my words into his mouth, and he shall speak to them everything that I command him.
我要從他們的兄弟中間, 給他們興起一位先知, 像你一樣; 我要把我的話放在他口裡, 他必把我吩咐他們的一切話都對他們說.

18:19 And then the man that will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I will hold accountable.
如果有人不聽從他奉我的名所說的話, 我必親自追討那人的罪.

18:20 However, the prophet that behaves presumptuously by speaking a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, and who speaks in the name of other gods, then that prophet shall die.’
“‘不過, 如果有先知擅自奉我的名, 說我沒有吩咐他說的話, 或是奉別神的名說話, 那先知就必須處死. ’

18:21 And if you say to yourself, ‘How can we know the word that Yahweh has not spoken to him?’
如果你心裡說: ‘耶和華沒有說過的話, 我們怎能知道呢? ’

18:22 Whenever what the prophet spoke in the name of Yahweh, the thing does not take place and does not come about, that is the thing that Yahweh has not spoken to him. Presumptuously the prophet spoke it; you shall not fear that prophet.”
一位先知奉耶和華的名說話, 如果那話不成就, 也不應驗, 這話就不是耶和華說的; 是那先知擅自說的, 你不要怕他. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 19

19:1 “When Yahweh your God has exterminated the nations concerning whom Yahweh your God is giving to you their land, and you have dispossessed them, and you have settled in their towns and in their houses,
“耶和華你的神把列國的民剪除了, 耶和華你的神把他們的地賜給了你, 你趕走了那些國民, 住在他們的城市和房屋以後,

19:2 you shall set apart three cities for you in the midst of your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you to take possession of it.
你就要在耶和華你的神賜給你得為業的地上, 為自己分別三座城.

19:3 You shall prepare the roads for yourselves, and you shall divide the regions of your land into thirds that Yahweh your God gives you as a possession, so that it will be available for any manslayer to flee there.
你要為自己預備道路, 又要把耶和華你的神給你作產業的地分為三區, 使誤殺人的可以逃到那裡去.

19:4 “Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live there who has killed his neighbor unintentionally, and he did not hate him previously.
“誤殺人的逃到那裡, 就可以存活, 規例是這樣: 無意殺了人, 彼此又素無仇恨的,

19:5 For example, when somebody goes with his neighbor into the forest to cut wood, and the iron head slips from the handle of the tool and strikes his neighbor and he dies, then he may flee to one of these cities, and so he may live.
譬如他和鄰舍同進森林砍伐樹木, 他手裡揮著斧子砍伐樹木的時候, 斧頭竟脫了把, 落在鄰舍身上, 以致那人死了, 他就可以逃到這些城中的一座去, 這樣他就可以活命,

19:6 He does this lest the avenger of blood might pursue after the killer, because he is hot with anger and he overtakes him, because it is a long distance to the city of refuge, and so he kills him, but he did not deserve a death sentence, because he was not hating him before.
免得報血仇的, 心中怒火如焚的時候, 追趕那誤殺人的, 因為路途長遠, 就追上了他, 把他殺死; 其實他沒有該死的罪, 因為他和那人素無仇恨.

19:7 Therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall set apart three cities.’
因此我吩咐你: ‘你要為自己分別三座城. ’

19:8 Then if Yahweh your God enlarges your territory just as he swore to your ancestors and gives to you all the land that he promised to give to your ancestors,
如果耶和華你的神照著他向你列祖起過的誓, 擴張你的境界, 把他應許賜給你列祖的全地, 都賜給了你,

19:9 then if you diligently observe this entire commandment that I am commanding you today by loving Yahweh your God and by going in his ways at all times, then you shall add three more cities for yourselves to these three.
如果你謹守遵行我今日吩咐你的這一切誡命, 愛耶和華你的神, 常常行他的道路, 你就要在這三座城以外, 再加添三座城;

19:10 Do this so that innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance and thereby bloodguilt would be on you.
免得無辜人的血, 流在耶和華你的神要賜給你作產業的地上, 以致流人血的罪歸在你身上.

19:11 But if someone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and rises up against him and murders him, and the murderer flees to one of these cities,
“但是, 如果有人恨他的鄰舍, 埋伏著等他, 起來攻擊他, 把他殺死了, 然後逃到這些城中的一座;

19:12 then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and they shall give him into the hand of the avenger of blood, and he shall be put to death.
他本城的長老要派人去, 把他從那裡帶出來, 交在報血仇的人手中, 好把他處死.

19:13 Your eye shall not take pity on him, and you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that good will be directed toward you.
你的眼睛不可顧惜他, 卻要把流無辜人的血的罪從以色列中除掉, 好使你平安無事.

19:14 “You shall not move the boundary marker of your neighbor that former generations set up on your property in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you to take possession of it.
“在耶和華你的神要賜給你承受為業的地上, 不可挪移你鄰舍的地界, 因為那是先人立定的.

19:15 The testimony of a single witness may not be used to convict with respect to any crime and for any wrongdoing in any offense that a person committed; on the evidence of two witnesses or on the evidence of three witnesses a charge shall be sustained.
“人無論有甚麼過錯, 或是犯了甚麼罪惡, 不可憑著一個見證人的指證, 總要憑著兩個見證人的口供, 或是三個見證人的口供, 才可以確定.

19:16 If a malicious witness gets up to accuse anyone to testify against him falsely,
如果有強橫的見證人起來, 指證某人作惡,

19:17 then the two men to whom the legal dispute pertains shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.
那麼, 兩個彼此爭訟的人, 就要站在耶和華面前, 和當時在職的祭司與審判官面前.

19:18 Then judges shall make a thorough inquiry, and if it turns out that the witness is a false witness and he testified falsely against his brother,
審判官要仔細查問; 如果見證人是個假證人, 作假見證陷害自己的兄弟,

19:19 then you shall do to him as he meant to do to his brother, and so you shall purge the evil from your midst.
你們就要像他想怎樣對待自己的兄弟一樣對待他, 這樣, 你就把那惡從你們中間除掉.

19:20 And the rest shall hear and shall fear, and they shall not continue to do such a thing again as this evil thing in your midst.
其餘的人聽見了, 就必害怕, 不敢再在你中間行這樣的惡事了.

19:21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
你的眼睛不可顧惜, 要以命償命, 以眼還眼, 以牙還牙, 以手還手, 以腳還腳. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 20

20:1 “If you go out to war against your enemies and you see a horse and a chariot, an army larger that you, you shall not be afraid because of them; for Yahweh your God is with you, the one who brought you from the land of Egypt.
“你出去和你的仇敵作戰的時候, 看見馬匹,車輛和比你多的人群, 你不要怕他們, 因為那把你們從埃及地領上來的耶和華你的神, 與你同在.

20:2 And then when you approach the battle, then the priest shall come near and speak to the troops.
你們快要上戰場的時候, 祭司要上前來, 對人民說話,

20:3 And he shall say to them, ‘Hear, Israel, you are near today to the battle against your enemies; do not lose heart; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not panic, and you shall not be terrified because of them,
對他們說: ‘以色列人哪, 你們要聽, 你們今日快要和仇敵作戰, 你們不要膽怯, 不要懼怕, 不要驚慌, 不要因他們的緣故戰兢;

20:4 for Yahweh your God is going with you to fight for you against your enemies to help you.’
因為耶和華你們的神和你們同去, 要為你們攻打你們的仇敵, 要拯救你們. ’

20:5 And the officials shall speak to the troops, saying, ‘Who is the man who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to this house, so that he does not die in battle and another man dedicates it.
官長也要對人民宣告: ‘誰建造了新房屋, 還沒有行過奉獻禮的, 他可以回家去, 恐怕他死在戰場上, 別人去為他的房屋行奉獻禮.

20:6 And who is the man that has planted a vineyard and has not enjoyed it? Let him go and let him return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man enjoys it.
誰栽種了葡萄園, 還沒有享用過它的果子的, 他可以回家去, 恐怕他死在戰場上, 別人去享用它的果子.

20:7 And who is the man who got engaged to a woman and has not married her? Let him go and let him return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man marries her.’
誰與女子訂了婚, 還沒有迎娶的, 他可以回家去, 恐怕他死在戰場上, 別人去娶了她. ’

20:8 And the officials shall continue to speak to the troops, and they shall say, ‘What man is afraid and disheartened? Let him go, and let him return to his house, and let him not cause the heart of his brothers to melt like his.’
官長又要對人民宣告: ‘誰是懼怕,膽怯的, 他可以回家去, 恐怕他使他兄弟的心融化, 像他的心一樣. ’

20:9 And when the officials have finished speaking to the army troops, then they shall appoint commanders of divisions at the head of the troops.
官長對人民講完了話, 就要指派軍官統率他們.

20:10 “When you approach a city to fight against it, you must offer it peace.
“你臨近一座城, 要攻打那城的時候, 要先向那城提和議.

20:11 And then if they accept your terms of peace and they surrender to you, and then all the people inhabiting it shall be forced labor for you, and they shall serve you.
如果那城以和平的話回答你, 給你開門, 城裡所有的人都要給你作苦工, 服事你.

20:12 But if they do not accept your terms of peace and they want to make war with you, then you shall lay siege against it.
如果那城不肯與你言和, 卻要與你作戰, 你就要圍困那城.

20:13 And Yahweh your God will give it into your hand, and you shall kill all its males with the edge of the sword.
耶和華你的神把城交在你手裡的時候, 你要用利刃殺盡城裡所有的男丁.

20:14 Only the women and the little children and the domestic animals and all that shall be in the city, all of its spoil you may loot for yourselves, and you may enjoy the spoil of your enemies that Yahweh you God has given to you.
只有婦人,小孩子,牲畜和城裡所有的一切, 就是一切戰利品, 你都可以據為己有, 你的仇敵的戰利品, 你都可以吃用, 因為這是耶和華你的神賜給你的.

20:15 Thus you shall do to all the far cities from you, which are not from the cities of these nations located nearby.
離開你很遠的各城, 不是屬於這些國民的城, 你都要這樣對待他們.

20:16 But from the cities of these peoples that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance, you shall not let anything live that breathes.
只是在耶和華你的神賜給你作產業的這些國民的城市裡, 凡有氣息的, 連一個你也不可讓他活著;

20:17 Rather, you shall utterly destroy them, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, just as Yahweh your God has commanded you,
只要照著耶和華你的神吩咐你的, 把赫人,亞摩利人,迦南人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人, 完全滅絕;

20:18 so that they may not teach you to do like all their detestable things that they do for their gods and thereby you sin against Yahweh your God.
免得他們教導你們學習一切可憎的事, 就是他們對自己的神所行的事, 以致他們得罪耶和華你們的神.

20:19 “If you besiege a town for many days to make war against it in order to seize it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them, for you may eat from them, and so you must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field humans that they should come in siege against you?
“如果你圍困一座城, 很久才能攻取佔領它, 你就不可揮斧破壞那裡的樹木; 因為你可以吃樹上的果子, 卻不可以砍伐樹木. 難道田間的樹木是人, 可以被你圍困的嗎?

20:20 Only the trees that you know are not fruit trees you may destroy and you may cut down, and you may build siege works against that city that is making war with you until it falls.”
只有你知道不結果子的樹木, 你才可以毀壞砍伐, 用來建造圍城的設備, 攻擊那與你作戰的城, 直到把它攻下為止. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 21

21:1 “If someone slain is found in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you to take possession of it and is lying in the field, and it is not known who killed him,
“在耶和華你的神賜給你作產業的地上, 如果發現有被殺的人, 倒臥在田野, 又不知道是誰殺死他的,

21:2 then your elders and your judges shall go out and shall measure the distance to the cities that are around the slain one.
這樣, 你的長老和審判官就要出去, 量一下從被殺的人那裡到四周城市的距離.

21:3 And then the nearest city to the slain one, the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd that has not been worked with in the field, that has not pulled a yoke,
看看哪一座城離那被殺的人最近, 那城的長老就要從牛群中取一隻母牛犢, 就是還沒有耕過地,沒有負過軛的.

21:4 and the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a wadi that flows with water all year and that has not been plowed and has not been sown; then there they shall break the neck of the heifer in the wadi.
那城的長老要把母牛犢牽下去, 到一個有活水長流的山谷, 就是未曾耕種過,未曾撒過種的地方, 在那裡要打折母牛犢的頸項.

21:5 Then the priests, the descendants of Levi, shall come near, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to bless in the name of Yahweh, and every legal dispute and every case of assault will be subject to their ruling.
利未支派的祭司的子孫要上前來, 因為耶和華你的神揀選了他們事奉他, 奉耶和華的名祝福. 一切爭訟和一切毆打的事, 都要憑他們的話決定.

21:6 And all of the elders of that city nearest to the slain person shall wash their hands over the heifer with the broken neck in the wadi.
那城所有的長老, 就是離那被殺的人最近的, 都要在山谷中, 在被折斷頸項的母牛犢以上洗手.

21:7 And they shall declare, and they shall say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, and our eyes did not see what was done.
他們要聲明, 說: ‘我們的手未曾流過這人的血, 我們的眼也未曾看見這事.

21:8 Forgive your people, Israel, whom you redeemed, Yahweh, and do not allow the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, and let them be forgiven with regard to blood.’
耶和華啊, 求你赦免你的子民以色列, 就是你救贖的, 不要使流無辜人的血的罪歸在你的子民以色列中間. ’這樣, 他們流人血的罪就得到赦免了.

21:9 And so you shall purge the innocent blood from your midst, because you must do the right thing in the eyes of Yahweh.
如果你行耶和華看為正的事, 就可以從你中間除掉流無辜人的血的罪了.

21:10 “When you go out for battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God gives them into your hand, and you lead the captives away,
“你出去和仇敵作戰的時候, 耶和華你的神把他們交在你手裡, 你就把他們擄了去.

21:11 and you see among the captives a woman beautiful in appearance, and you become attached to her and you want to take her as a wife,
如果你在被擄的人中看見了容貌美好的女子, 就戀慕她, 要娶她作妻子,

21:12 then you shall bring her into your household, and she shall shave her head, and she shall trim her nails.
那麼, 你可以把她帶進你的家裡; 她要剃頭修甲,

21:13 And she shall remove the clothing of her captivity from her, and she shall remain in your house, and she shall mourn her father and her mother a full month, and after this you may have sex with her, and you may marry her, and she may become your wife.
脫去被擄時所穿的衣服, 住在你家裡, 為自己的父母哀哭一個月, 然後你才可以親近她; 你作她的丈夫, 她作你的妻子.

21:14 And then if you do not take delight in her, then you shall let her go to do whatever she wants, but you shall not treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.
如果將來你不喜歡她, 就要讓她隨意離去, 決不可為了錢把她出賣, 也不可以她為奴, 因為你已經污辱了她.

21:15 “If a man has two wives, and the one is loved and the other one is disliked and the one loved and the one that is disliked have borne for him sons, if it happens that the firstborn son belongs to the one that is disliked,
“如果人有兩個妻子, 一個是他喜愛的, 一個是他不喜愛的, 兩個都給他生了兒子; 但長子是他不喜愛的妻子生的;

21:16 nevertheless it will be the case that on the day of bestowing his inheritance upon his sons, he will not be allowed to treat as the firstborn son the son of the beloved wife in preference to the son of the disliked wife, who is the firstborn son.
到了他把所有的產業分給兒子承受的日子, 他不可把他喜愛的妻子的兒子立為長子, 排在他不喜愛的妻子的兒子以上, 他才是長子;

21:17 But he shall acknowledge the firstborn son of the disliked wife by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the firstfruit of his vigor; to him is the legal claim of the birthright.
卻要承認他不喜愛的妻子的兒子為長子, 把所有的產業分兩分給他, 因為這兒子是他強壯有力的時候所生的頭生子, 長子的權利本是屬於他的.

21:18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not listen to the voice of his father and to the voice of his mother, and they discipline him, and he does not obey them,
“如果人有忤逆倔強的兒子, 不聽從父母的話; 父母管教他以後, 他還是不聽從;

21:19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him, and they shall bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his town,
他的父母就要捉住他, 把他帶到當地的城門, 去見本城的長老,

21:20 and they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us, and he is a glutton and a drunkard.’
對本城的長老說: ‘我們這個兒子忤逆倔強, 不聽從我們的話, 是個貪食好酒的人. ’

21:21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him with stones and let him die; and so you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all of Israel will hear, and they will fear.
全城的人就要用石頭打死他; 這樣, 你就把那惡從你們中間除掉. 以色列眾人聽見了, 就都懼怕.

21:22 “And if a man commits a sin punishable by death, and so he is put to death and you hang him on a tree,
“如果人犯了該死的罪, 被處死以後, 你就把他掛在木頭上;

21:23 his dead body shall not hang on the tree, but certainly you shall bury him on that day, for cursed by God is one that is being hung; so you shall not defile your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance.”
他的屍體不可留在樹上過夜, 必須在當日把他埋葬, 因為被掛在木頭上的, 是受神咒詛的; 這樣, 你就不至於玷污耶和華你的神賜給你作產業的地了. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 22

22:1 “You shall not watch the ox of your neighbor or his sheep or goat straying and ignore them; certainly you shall return them to your neighbor.
“如果你看見你兄弟的牛或羊走迷了, 你不可不理, 總要把牠們牽回你的兄弟那裡.

22:2 And if your countryman is not near you or you do not know who he is, then you shall bring it to your household, and it shall be with you until your countryman seeks after it, and you shall return it to him.
如果你的兄弟離你很遠, 或是你不認識他, 你就要把牠牽到你家中, 留在你那裡, 等到你的兄弟來尋找牠, 你就還給他.

22:3 And thus also you shall do regarding his donkey, and thus you shall do concerning his garment, and so you shall do with respect to all of the lost property of your countryman that is lost from him and you find it; you are not allowed to withhold help.
對他的驢, 你要這樣行; 對你的兄弟失去而被你找到的任何東西, 你都要這樣行, 不可不理.

22:4 “You shall not see the donkey of your neighbor or his ox fallen on the road and you ignore them; certainly you must help them get up along with him.
如果你看見你兄弟的驢或牛跌倒在路上, 你不可不理, 總要幫助他把牠們拉起來.

22:5 “The apparel of a man shall not be put on a woman, and a man shall not wear the clothing of a woman, because everyone who does these things is detestable to Yahweh your God.
“婦女不可穿男子的服裝; 男子也不可穿婦人的衣服; 因為這樣作的人, 都是耶和華你的神厭惡的.

22:6 “If a bird’s nest is found before you on the road in any tree or on the ground, and there are chicks or eggs, and the mother is lying down on the chicks or the eggs, you shall not take the mother along with the young;
“如果你在路上遇見鳥窩, 或是在樹上, 或是在地上; 裡面有雛鳥, 或是有蛋; 母鳥伏在雛鳥身上, 或在蛋上; 你不可連母帶子一起取去;

22:7 you shall certainly let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourselves; do this so that it may go well for you and you may live long in the land.
總要讓母鳥飛去, 只可以取子; 這樣你就可以得著好處, 得享長壽.

22:8 “When you build a new house then you shall make a parapet wall for your roof, so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house if anyone should fall from it.
“如果你建造新房屋, 要在屋頂上作欄杆; 免得有人從那裡跌下來, 流血的罪就歸到你家.

22:9 “You shall not sow your vineyard with differing kinds of seed, so that you shall not forfeit the whole harvest, both the seed that you sowed and the yield of the vineyard.
“不可把兩樣的種子撒在你的葡萄園裡, 免得你所種的全部收成和葡萄園的出產, 都要充公分別為聖歸給聖殿.

22:10 “You shall not plow with an ox and with a donkey yoked together.
你不可用牛和驢一同耕地.

22:11 “You shall not wear woven material made of wool and linen mixed together.
不可穿羊毛和細麻混合織成的布料.

22:12 “You shall make tassels for yourselves on the four corners of your clothing with which you cover yourself.
“你要在所披的外衣上, 四邊做繸子.

22:13 “If a man takes a woman and he has sex with her, but he then dislikes her,
“如果人娶妻, 和她同房之後, 就恨她,

22:14 and he accuses her falsely, and he defames her, and he says ‘This woman I took and I lay with her and I discovered that she was not a virgin,’
捏造可恥的事毀謗她, 破壞她的名譽, 說: ‘我娶了這個女子, 和她親近的時候, 發現她沒有貞潔的憑據. ’

22:15 then in defense the father of the young woman shall take, along with her mother, and together they must bring out the evidence of the virginity of the young woman to display it to the elders of the city at the city gate.
那少女的父母就要把那少女的貞潔憑據拿出來, 帶到城門去見本城的長老.

22:16 And then the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as wife, but he now dislikes her,
少女的父親要對長老說: ‘我把我的女兒給這人作妻子, 他卻恨她,

22:17 and now look he has accused her falsely, saying, “I did not find your daughter a virgin,” but here is evidence of the virginity of my daughter’; and they shall spread the cloth out before the elders of the city.
捏造可恥的事毀謗她, 說: “我發現你的女兒沒有貞潔的憑據. ”其實這就是我女兒的憑據. ’於是, 他們就把衣服鋪在那城的長老面前.

22:18 Then the elders of that city shall take the man, and they shall discipline him.
那城的長老要把那人捉住, 懲罰他,

22:19 Then they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and they shall give them to the father of the young woman, for he defamed an Israelite young woman, and she shall become his wife; he will not be allowed to divorce her all his days.
罰他一千一百四十克銀子, 交給那少女的父親, 因為他破壞了一個以色列處女的名譽; 那少女仍要作他的妻子, 終生不能休她.

22:20 “But if this charge was true, and the signs of virginity were not found for the young woman,
但如果這事是真的, 少女沒有貞潔的憑據,

22:21 and then they shall bring out the young woman to the doorway of the house of her father, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones, and she shall die, because she did a disgraceful thing in Israel by playing the harlot in the house of her father, and so you shall purge the evil from your midst.
就要把那少女帶到她父家的門口, 本城的人要用石頭把她打死, 因為她在以色列中作了醜事, 在她父家行了淫亂; 這樣, 你就把那惡從你們中間除去.

22:22 “If a man is found lying with a married woman, then they shall both die; both of them, the man who lay with the woman and the woman also, so you shall purge the evil from Israel.
“如果發現有人和有夫之婦同寢, 就要把姦夫淫婦二人都處死; 這樣, 你就把那惡從以色列中除掉了.

22:23 “If it happens that a young woman, a virgin, is engaged to a man, and a man finds her in the town and lies with her,
“如果有個少女, 本來是處女, 已經許配了人, 有人在城裡遇見了她, 和她同寢,

22:24 then you shall bring out both of them to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them with stones so that they shall die, the young woman because she did not cry out in the town, and the man because he violated his neighbor’s wife; and so you shall purge the evil from your midst.
你們就要把他們二人帶到當地的城門口, 用石頭打死他們. 那少女該死, 是因為她雖在城裡, 卻沒有呼叫; 那男人該死, 是因為他玷污了鄰舍的妻子; 這樣, 你就把那惡從你們中間除掉.

22:25 “But if the man finds the young engaged woman in the field and the man overpowers her and he has sex with her, then the man only must die who lay with her.
如果有人在田間遇見了已經許配人的少女, 拉住她, 和她同寢, 只要把那和她同寢的人處死.

22:26 But you shall not do anything to the young woman, for there is not reckoned against the young woman a sin deserving death; it is similar to when a man rises up against his neighbor and murders him, a fellow human being, just so is this case,
但你不可對付那少女, 她並沒有該死的罪. 這件事就像一個人忽然起來攻擊自己的鄰舍, 你把他殺了一樣.

22:27 for he found her in the field, the engaged young woman cried out, but there was no rescuer to help her.
因為那人在田間遇見那少女, 那已經許配人的少女呼叫了, 卻沒有人救她.

22:28 “If a man finds a young woman, a virgin who is not engaged, and he seizes her and he has sex with her and they are caught,
“如果有人遇見一個少女, 原是處女, 還沒有許配過人, 就抓住她, 和她同寢, 又被人發現,

22:29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he violated her, and he is not allowed to divorce her during his lifetime.
那和她同寢的人就要把五百七十克銀子給那少女的父親, 那少女要歸作他的妻子, 因為他玷污了她; 他終生不能休她.

22:30 A man may not take the wife of his father, and so he may not dishonor his father.
“人不可娶父親的妻子, 也不可揭開父親的衣襟. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為23:1)

Deuteronomy - Chapter 23

23:1 “No man with crushed testicles or whose male organ is cut off may come into the assembly of Yahweh.
“睾丸受傷的, 或生殖器被割除的, 不可進耶和華的會. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為23:2)

23:2 An illegitimate child may not come into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants may come into the assembly of Yahweh.
私生子不可進耶和華的會; 他的後代直到第十代, 也不可進耶和華的會.

23:3 An Ammonite or a Moabite may not come into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants may come into the assembly of Yahweh forever,
亞捫人或摩押人不可進耶和華的會; 他們的後代直到第十代, 也永遠不可進耶和華的會.

23:4 because they did not come to meet you with food and with water when you came out of Egypt, and also because they hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor, in Aram Naharaim to act against you to curse you.
因為你們出埃及的時候, 他們沒有拿食物和水在路上迎接你們, 又因為他們從兩河之間的亞蘭的毗奪雇了比珥的兒子巴蘭, 來攻擊你, 咒詛你.

23:5 But Yahweh your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because Yahweh your God loved you.
但耶和華你的神不願聽從巴蘭; 耶和華你的神使咒詛的話變為你的祝福, 因為耶和華你的神愛你.

23:6 You shall not promote their welfare or their prosperity all your days forever.
你一生一世永不可尋求他們的平安和他們的福樂.

23:7 “You shall not abhor an Edomite, because he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian because you were an alien in his land.
“你不可厭惡以東人, 因為他是你的兄弟; 不可厭惡埃及人, 因為你在他的地上作過寄居的.

23:8 The children that are born to them in the third generation may come representing them in the assembly of Yahweh.
他們所生的子孫到了第三代, 就可以進耶和華的會.

23:9 “If you go out to encamp against your enemies, then you shall guard against doing anything evil.
“你出兵安營攻打仇敵的時候, 要謹守自己, 遠避一切惡事.

23:10 “If there is among you a man that is not clean because of a seminal emission during the night, he shall go outside the camp; he shall not come within the camp.
“如果你們中間有人因為夜間偶然夢遺而不潔淨, 就要出到營外去, 不可進入營中.

23:11 And then toward the coming of the evening, he shall bathe with water, and at the going down of the sun, he may come to the midst of the camp.
到了黃昏的時候, 他要用水洗澡; 日落了, 他才可以進入營中.

23:12 “And there shall be for you a designated place outside the camp; and you shall go there to relieve yourself,
你在營外要有廁所, 你可以出到那裡去便溺.

23:13 and a digging tool shall be included in addition to your other utensils for yourself; and then when you relieve yourself outside the camp you shall dig with it, and then you shall turn, and you shall cover your excrement.
在你的器械中, 要有一把鍬; 你在外面便溺以後, 可以用來鏟土, 轉身把糞便掩蓋.

23:14 For Yahweh your God is walking about in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to hand your enemies over to you before you, and so let your camp be holy, so that he shall not see in it anything indecent, and he shall turn away from going with you.
因為耶和華你的神常在你的營中行走, 要拯救你, 要把你的仇敵交在你的面前; 所以你的營要聖潔, 免得他看見你那裡有污穢的東西, 就離開你.

23:15 “And you shall not hand over a slave to his master who has escaped and fled to you from his master.
“如果一個奴僕離開了他的主人, 逃到你那裡來, 你不可把他送交他的主人.

23:16 He shall reside with you in your midst in the place that he chooses in one of your towns wherever he pleases; you shall not oppress him.
他要在你中間和你同住, 住在他自己選擇的地方, 住在他喜歡的城市, 你不可欺負他.

23:17 “No woman of Israel shall be a temple prostitute, and no man of Israel shall be a male shrine prostitute.
“以色列的女子中不可有廟妓, 以色列的男子中不可有男廟妓.

23:18 You may not bring the hire of a prostitute or the earnings of a male prostitute into the house of Yahweh your God, for any vow offerings, because both are a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.
妓女所得的酬金, 或男妓所得的代價, 你不可帶入耶和華你的神的殿裡還任何的願, 因為這兩樣都是耶和華你的神厭惡的.

23:19 “You shall not charge your brother interest on money, interest on food, or interest on anything that one could lend on interest.
你借給你兄弟的銀錢,食物, 或是任何可以生利的東西, 都不可取利.

23:20 You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman you may not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land where you are going, in order to take possession of it.
借給外族人, 你倒可以取利; 只是借給你的兄弟, 你就不可取利; 好使耶和華你的神, 在你要去得為業的地上, 和你手裡所辦的一切事上, 賜福給你.

23:21 “When you make a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not postpone fulfillment of it, for certainly Yahweh your God shall require it from you and if postponed you will incur guilt.
“如果你向耶和華你的神許了願, 就不可遲延還願, 因為耶和華你的神必向你追討, 那時你就有罪了.

23:22 And if you refrain from vowing, you shall not incur guilt.
如果你不許願, 你倒沒有罪.

23:23 The utterance of your lips you must perform diligently just as you have vowed freely to Yahweh your God whatever it was that you promised with your mouth.
你嘴裡說出來的, 你要謹守; 你親口應許的甘心祭, 就是你向耶和華你的神許的願, 你要實行.

23:24 “When you come into the vineyard of your neighbor, then you may eat grapes as you please and until you are full, but you shall not put any into your container.
“你進了你鄰舍的葡萄園, 你可以隨意吃飽葡萄, 只是不可裝在你的器皿裡.

23:25 “When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, then you may pluck ears with your hand, but you may not swing a sickle among the standing grain of your neighbor.”
你進了你鄰舍的麥田, 你可以用手摘麥穗, 只是不可在你鄰舍的麥田裡揮動鐮刀. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 24

24:1 “When a man takes a wife and he marries her and then she does not please him, because he found something objectionable and writes her a letter of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her away from his house,
“人娶了妻子, 得著她以後, 如果發現她有醜事, 以致不喜悅她, 他就可以給她寫休書, 交在她手裡, 叫她離開夫家;

24:2 and she goes from his house, and she goes out and becomes a wife for another man,
她離開夫家以後, 就可以去再嫁別人.

24:3 and then the second man dislikes her and he writes her a letter of divorce and places it into her hand and sends her from his house, or if the second man dies who took her to himself as a wife,
如果後夫又恨她, 也給她寫休書, 交在她手裡, 叫她離開他的家; 或者娶她為妻的後夫死了;

24:4 her first husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to become a wife to him after she has been defiled, for that is a detestable thing before Yahweh, and so you shall not mislead into sin the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance.
那麼, 叫她離開的前夫, 不可在她受了污辱以後, 再娶她為妻, 因為這在耶和華面前是可厭可惡的事; 你不可使耶和華你的神賜給你作產業的土地蒙受罪污.

24:5 “When a man takes a new wife he shall not go out with the army, and he shall not be obligated with anything; he shall be free from obligation, to stay at home for one year, and he shall bring joy to his wife that he took.
“如果人娶了新婦, 不可從軍出征, 也不可派他擔任甚麼公務, 他可以在家賦閒一年, 使他所娶的妻子快樂.

24:6 “A person shall not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone, for he is taking necessities of life as a pledge.
“不可拿人的磨, 或是上磨石作抵押, 因為這等於拿人的生命作抵押.

24:7 “If a man is caught kidnapping somebody from among his countrymen, the Israelites, and he treats him as a slave or he sells him, then that kidnapper shall die, and so you shall purge the evil from among you.
“如果發現有人拐帶了以色列人的一個兄弟, 把他當作奴隸看待, 或是把他賣了, 那拐帶人的就要處死; 這樣, 你就把那惡從你中間除掉.

24:8 Be watchful with respect to an outbreak of any infectious skin disease, by being very careful and by acting according to all that the priests and the Levites have instructed you, just as I have commanded them, so you shall diligently observe.
“在大痲風的災病上, 你要謹慎自己, 照利未支派的祭司指教你們的一切, 認真地謹守遵行; 我怎樣吩咐了他們, 你們就要怎樣謹守遵行.

24:9 So remember what Yahweh your God did to Miriam on the journey when you went out from Egypt.
你當記得你們出了埃及, 在路上的時候, 耶和華你的神向米利暗所行的事.

24:10 “When you make a loan to your neighbor, a loan of any kind, you shall not go into his house to take his pledge.
“如果你借東西給你的鄰舍, 不論所借的是甚麼, 總不可走進他的家裡去拿抵押.

24:11 You shall wait outside, and the man to whom you are lending, he shall bring the pledge outside to you.
你要站在外面, 等那向你借貸的人把抵押拿出來給你.

24:12 And if he is a needy man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.
他若是個窮人, 你不可留他的抵押過夜.

24:13 You shall certainly return the pledge to him as the sun sets, so that he may sleep in his cloak and may bless you, and it shall be considered righteousness on your behalf before Yahweh your God.
到了日落的時候, 你要把抵押品還給他, 好使他可以用自己的衣服蓋著睡覺, 他就給你祝福, 這在耶和華你的神面前, 就算是你的義了.

24:14 “You shall not exploit a hired worker, who is needy and poor, from among your fellow men or from among your aliens who are in your land and in your towns.
“困苦貧窮的雇工, 無論是你的兄弟, 或是寄居在你的地上你的城裡的, 你都不可欺壓他.

24:15 On his day you shall give his wage, and the sun shall not go down, because he is poor and his life depends on it; do this so that he does not cry out against you to Yahweh, and you incur guilt.
你要當日給他工錢, 不可等到日落, 因為他貧窮, 把心放在工錢上, 免得他對你不滿而呼求耶和華, 你就有罪了.

24:16 “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, and children shall not be put to death because of their fathers; each one shall be put to death for his own sin.
“不可因兒子的罪處死父親, 也不可因父親的罪處死兒子; 各人要因自己的罪被處死.

24:17 You shall not subvert the rights of an alien or an orphan, and you shall not take as pledge the garment of a widow.
“你不可向寄居的和孤兒屈枉正直, 也不可拿寡婦的衣服作抵押.

24:18 And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and that Yahweh your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this commandment.
你要記住你在埃及作過奴僕, 耶和華你的神把你從那裡救贖出來; 所以我吩咐你要遵行這話.

24:19 “When you reap your harvest in your field and you forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not return to get it, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
“你在田間收割莊稼的時候, 如果遺留一捆在田裡, 就不可再回去拾取, 要留給寄居的,孤兒和寡婦; 好使耶和華你的神, 在你手裡所辦的一切事上, 賜福給你.

24:20 When you beat off the fruit of your olive trees you shall not search through the branches afterward, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.
你打橄欖樹以後, 枝上剩下的不可再打, 要留給寄居的,孤兒和寡婦.

24:21 When you harvest grapes, you shall not glean your vineyards again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.
你收取葡萄園的葡萄以後, 剩下的不可再摘, 要留給寄居的,孤兒和寡婦.

24:22 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.”
你要記住你在埃及作過奴僕, 所以我吩咐你遵行這話. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 25

25:1 “When a legal dispute takes place between men and they come near to the court, and the judges judge with respect to them, then they shall declare the righteous to be in the right and they shall condemn the wicked,
“如果人與人之間有爭訟的事, 就上法庭去; 審判官審判他們的時候, 要定義人有理, 定惡人有罪;

25:2 then it will happen if the guilty one deserves beating, then the judge shall make him lie, and he shall beat him before him, according to the prescribed number of lashes proportionate to the offense.
如果有罪的人應受責打, 審判官就要叫他伏下, 當面按著他的罪, 照著數目責打他.

25:3 He may beat him with forty lashes, and he shall not do more than these, so that he will not beat more in addition to these many blows, and your countryman would be degraded before your eyes.
只可打他四十下, 不可再多; 恐怕你多打了他, 過了這數目, 你的兄弟就在你眼前受辱了.

25:4 “You shall not muzzle an ox when he is threshing.
“牛在踹穀的時候, 不可籠住牠的嘴.

25:5 “When brothers dwell together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not become the wife of a man of another family; her brother-in-law shall have sex with her, and he shall take her to himself as a wife, and he shall perform his duty as a brother-in-law with respect to her.
“兄弟住在一起, 他們中間如果有一個死了, 沒有留下兒子, 死者的妻子就不可出嫁外人; 她丈夫的兄弟要向她盡兄弟的本分, 娶她為妻, 和她同房.

25:6 And then the firstborn that she bears shall represent his dead brother, so that his name is not blotted out from Israel.
她所生的長子要歸亡兄的名下, 免得他的名字從以色列中被塗抹了.

25:7 But if the man does not want to take his sister-in-law, then his sister-in-law shall go up to the gate, to the elders, and she shall say, ‘My brother-in-law refused to perpetuate his brother’s name in Israel, for he is not willing to marry me.’
那人如果不喜歡娶他兄弟的妻子, 他兄弟的妻子就要到城門去見長老, 說: ‘我丈夫的兄弟不肯在以色列中為自己的哥哥立名, 不肯對我盡兄弟的本分. ’

25:8 Then the elders of his town shall summon him and speak to him, and if he persists and says, ‘I do not desire to marry her’
本城的長老就要把那人叫來, 對他說明; 如果他堅持說: ‘我不樂意娶她’,

25:9 then his sister-in-law shall go near him before the eyes of the elders, and she shall pull off his sandal from his foot, and she shall spit in his face, and she shall declare and she shall say, ‘This is how it is done to the man who does not build the house of his brother.’
他哥哥的妻子就要當著長老的面前, 走到那人跟前, 脫去他腳上的鞋子, 吐唾沫在他的臉上, 說: ‘那不為自己哥哥建立家室的, 人人都要這樣對待他. ’

25:10 And his family shall be called in Israel, ‘The house where the sandal was pulled off.’
從此, 在以色列中他的名字必稱為‘脫鞋者之家’.

25:11 “If a man and his brother fight each other and the wife of the one man comes near to rescue her husband from the hand of his attacker and she stretches out her hand and she seizes his genitals,
“有兩個人在一起打鬥, 如果其中一人的妻子走前來, 要救她的丈夫脫離那打她丈夫的人的手, 就伸手抓住那人的下體,

25:12 then you shall cut off her hand; your eye shall not take pity.
你就要砍掉那婦人的手; 你的眼不可顧惜.

25:13 “There shall not be for your use in your bag two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one.
“你袋裡不可有兩樣不同的法碼, 一大一小;

25:14 There shall not be in your house for your use two kinds of measures.
你家裡不可有兩樣不同的升斗, 一大一小.

25:15 Rather a full and honest weight shall be for your use; there shall be for you a full and honest measure, so that your days on the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you may be long.
你要有準確公正的法碼, 你要有準確公正的升斗, 好使你在耶和華你的神賜給你的地上, 得享長壽.

25:16 For detestable to Yahweh your God is everyone who is doing such things, everyone who is acting dishonestly.
因為所有行這些事的, 就是行不義的事的, 都是耶和華你的神厭惡的.

25:17 “Remember what Amalek did to you on the journey when you went out from Egypt,
“你要記住你們出了埃及以後, 亞瑪力人在路上怎樣對待你;

25:18 that he met you on the journey and attacked you, all those lagging behind you and when you were weary and worn out, and he did not fear God.
怎樣在路上遇見了你, 趁你疲倦困乏的時候, 攻擊你後方所有軟弱無力的人, 並不敬畏神.

25:19 And when Yahweh your God gives rest to you from all your enemies from around about you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance to take possession of it, you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens; you shall not forget!”
所以耶和華你的神使你脫離四圍所有的仇敵, 在耶和華你的神賜給你作產業的地上, 得享太平的時候, 你務要把亞瑪力這名號從天下塗抹, 不可忘記. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 26

26:1 “And then when you come to the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and you settle in it,
“將來, 你進了耶和華你的神賜給你作產業的地, 佔領那地, 並且住在那裡以後,

26:2 then you shall take from the firstfruit of all the fruit of the ground that you harvest from your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose to make his name to dwell there.
就要從耶和華你的神賜給你的地上, 把地上各種初熟果子取些來, 放在籃子裡, 到耶和華你的神選擇立為他名的居所的地方,

26:3 And you shall go to the priest who is in office in those days, and you shall say, ‘I declare today to Yahweh your God that I have come into the land that Yahweh swore to our ancestors to give to us.’
去見當時作祭司的, 對他說: ‘我今日向耶和華你的神表明, 我已經來到了耶和華向我們的列祖起誓應許要賜給我們的地. ’

26:4 Then the priest takes the basket from your hand and places it before the altar of Yahweh your God.
祭司就要從你手裡接過籃子, 放在耶和華你的神的祭壇前面.

26:5 And you shall declare and you shall say before your God, ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, and there he dwelt as an alien few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
然後你要在耶和華你的神面前說: ‘我的祖先原是個飄泊流亡的亞蘭人; 他下到埃及, 在那裡寄居; 他人數稀少, 在那裡卻成了又大又強,人數又多的國.

26:6 And the Egyptians treated us badly, and they oppressed us and imposed on us hard labor.
埃及人惡待我們, 苦害我們, 把苦工加在我們身上.

26:7 And we cried to Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, and Yahweh heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression.
於是我們向耶和華我們列祖的神呼求, 耶和華聽見了我們的聲音, 看見了我們所受的困苦,勞碌和壓迫,

26:8 And Yahweh brought us out from Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and with wonders.
耶和華就用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 以及大而可畏的事,神蹟和奇事, 把我們從埃及領出來.

26:9 And he brought us to this place and gave to us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
把我們領進這地方, 把這地賜給我們, 就是流奶與蜜的地.

26:10 And now, look, I am bringing the firstfruit of the fruit of the ground that you gave to me, Yahweh,’ and you shall place it before Yahweh your God, and you shall bow down before Yahweh your God.
耶和華啊, 現在你看, 我把你賜給我的土地的初熟果子帶了來. ’隨後你要把籃子放在耶和華你的神面前, 在耶和華你的神面前下拜.

26:11 And you shall celebrate with all of the bounty that Yahweh your God gave to you and to your family, you and the Levite and the alien who is in your midst.
你和利未人, 以及住在你們中間的外族人, 都要因耶和華你的神賜給你和你的家的一切好處而歡樂.

26:12 “When you are finished giving a tithe, all of the tithe of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, then you shall give to the Levite, to the alien, to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and they may be satisfied.
“每逢第三年, 就是十分獻一之年, 你把一切出產的十分之一完全取出, 分給利未人,寄居的和孤兒寡婦, 使他們在你的城中吃飽了以後,

26:13 And you shall say before Yahweh your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion from the house and, moreover, I have given it to the Levite and to the alien and to the orphan and to the widow according to all your commandment that you commanded me; I have not transgressed any of your commandments, and I have not forgotten any of them.
你就要在耶和華你的神面前說: ‘我已經把聖物從家裡除去了, 也分給了利未人,寄居的和孤兒寡婦, 都照著你吩咐我的一切誡命; 你的命令我都沒有違背, 也沒有忘記.

26:14 I have not eaten during my time of mourning, and I have not removed anything from it while being unclean, and I have not offered any of it to someone who has died. I have listened to the voice of Yahweh my God; I have done all that you commanded me to do.
我守喪的時候, 沒有吃這聖物; 我不潔的時候, 沒有把它除去, 也沒有把它送給死人; 我聽從了耶和華我的神的話, 都照著你吩咐我的一切行了.

26:15 Look down from the dwelling place of your holiness, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land that you have given to us, as you swore to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.’
求你從天上你聖潔的居所垂看, 賜福給你的子民以色列, 和你賜給我們的土地, 就是你向我們的列祖起誓應許的那流奶與蜜的地. ’

26:16 “This day Yahweh your God is commanding you to do these rules and regulations, and you must observe them diligently with all your heart and with all your soul.
“耶和華你的神今日吩咐你遵行這些律例和典章, 所以你要一心一意謹守遵行.

26:17 Yahweh you have declared today to be for you as your God, and to go in his ways and to observe his rules and his commandments and his regulations and to listen to his voice.
你今日承認了耶和華是你的神, 要遵行他的道, 謹守他的律例,誡命和典章, 聽從他的話.

26:18 And Yahweh has declared you today to be for him as a people, a treasured possession, as he promised to you, and that you are to observe all his commandments,
耶和華今日照著他應許你的, 也承認了你是他珍貴的子民, 使你謹守他的一切誡命;

26:19 and that he then will set you high above all the nations that he has made for his praise and for fame and for honor and for you to be a holy people to Yahweh your God, as he promised.”
他又使你得稱讚,名譽和尊貴, 超過他所造的列國之上, 並且照著他說過的使你作聖潔的子民, 歸於耶和華你的神. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 27

27:1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel charged the people, saying, “Keep all of the commandment that I am commanding you today.
摩西和以色列的長老吩咐人民: “你們要遵守我今日吩咐你們的一切誡命.

27:2 And then on the day that you cross the Jordan to the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, then you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and you shall paint them with lime,
將來你們過約旦河, 到了耶和華你的神賜給你的土地的那一天, 你要立起幾塊大石頭, 墁上石灰.

27:3 and you shall write on them all the words of this law at your crossing, so that you may come into the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, promised to you.
你過河以後, 要把這律法的一切話都寫在石頭上面, 使你可以進入耶和華你的神賜給你的土地, 就是流奶與蜜的地, 正如耶和華你列祖的神應許你的.

27:4 And when you cross the Jordan, you shall set up these stones that I am commanding you about today on Mount Ebal, and you shall paint them with lime.
所以, 將來你們過了約旦河, 就要在以巴路山上, 照著我今日吩咐你們的, 把這些石頭立起來, 墁上石灰.

27:5 And you shall build an altar there for Yahweh your God, an altar of stone, but you shall not use an iron tool to shape the stones.
在那裡你要為耶和華你的神築一座石壇, 在石頭上你不可動鐵器.

27:6 You must build the altar of your God with unhewn stones, and you shall sacrifice on it burnt offerings to Yahweh your God.
你要用沒有鑿過的整塊石頭築耶和華你的神的壇; 在壇上你要獻上燔祭給耶和華你的神;

27:7 And you shall sacrifice fellowship offerings, and you shall eat them there, and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God.
又要獻上平安祭, 並且在那裡吃喝; 也要在耶和華你的神面前歡樂.

27:8 You shall write on the stone all of the words of this law very clearly.”
你要把這律法的一切話, 都清清楚楚寫在石頭上. ”

27:9 Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and hear, Israel, for this day you have become a people for Yahweh your God.
摩西和利未支派的祭司對以色列眾人說: “以色列啊, 要默默靜聽; 今日你已經成為耶和華你的神的子民了.

27:10 And listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and observe his commandments and his rules that I am commanding you today.”
所以你要聽從耶和華你的神的話, 遵行他的誡命和律例, 就是我今日吩咐你的. ”

27:11 And Moses charged the people on that day, saying,
那天摩西又吩咐人民:

27:12 “These tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people when you cross the Jordan: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin.
“你們過了約旦河以後, 西緬,利未,猶大,以薩迦,約瑟,便雅憫等支派的人, 要站在基利心山上為人民祝福;

27:13 And these shall stand on Mount Ebal for delivering the curse: Reuben, Gad and Asher and Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.
流本,迦得,亞設,西布倫,但,拿弗他利等支派的人, 要站在以巴路山上宣布咒詛的話.

27:14 And the Levites shall declare, and they shall say to each man of Israel with a loud voice,
利未人要向以色列眾人大聲說:

27:15 ‘Cursed be the man that makes a divine image or a cast image, which is a detestable thing for Yahweh, the work of the hand of a skilled craftsman, and then sets it in a hiding place.’ And all the people shall respond, ‘Amen.’
“‘製造耶和華厭惡的雕像或鑄像, 工人手中做的, 並且在暗處設立的, 那人必受咒詛. ’眾民都要應聲說: ‘阿們. ’

27:16 ‘Cursed be the one who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all of the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘輕慢父母的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:17 ‘Cursed be the one who moves the boundary marker of his neighbor.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘移動鄰舍地界的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:18 ‘Cursed be the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘使瞎子走錯路的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:19 ‘Cursed be the one who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘對寄居的和孤兒寡婦屈枉正直的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:20 ‘Cursed be the one who lies with the wife of his father, because he has dishonored his father’s bed.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘和父親的妻子同寢的, 必受咒詛, 因為他揭開了他父親的衣襟. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:21 ‘Cursed be the one who lies with any kind of animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘和任何野獸同寢的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:22 ‘Cursed be the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘和同父異母, 或是同母異父的姊妹同寢的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:23 ‘Cursed be the one who lies with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘和岳母同寢的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:24 ‘Cursed be the one who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘暗中殺害鄰舍的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:25 ‘Cursed be the one who takes a bribe to murder an innocent person.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
“‘接受賄賂殺人, 流無辜人的血的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’

27:26 ‘Cursed be the one who does not keep the words of this law, to observe them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ”
“‘不堅守這律法的話去遵行的, 必受咒詛. ’眾民都要說: ‘阿們. ’”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 28

28:1 “And it will happen that if you indeed listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to diligently observe all his commandments that I am commanding you today, then Yahweh your God will set you above all the nations of the earth.
“如果你實在聽從耶和華你的神的話, 謹守遵行他的一切誡命, 就是我今日吩咐你的, 耶和華你的神必使你超過地上所有的民族.

28:2 And all of these blessings shall come upon you, and they shall have an effect on you if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God:
如果你聽從耶和華你的神的話, 以下這一切福氣必臨到你身上, 必把你追上.

28:3 “You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
你在城裡必蒙福, 在田間也必蒙福.

28:4 “Blessed will be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your livestock, the calf of your cattle and the lambs of your flock.
你身所生的,土地所出的,牲畜所出的,牛生殖的和羊所產的, 都必蒙福.

28:5 “Blessed will be your basket and your kneading trough.
你的籃子和你的摶麵盆, 都必蒙福.

28:6 “Blessed will you be when you come in and blessed will you be when you go out.
你出必蒙福, 你入也必蒙福.

28:7 “Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; on one road they shall come out against you, but on seven roads they shall flee before you.
“那起來攻擊你的仇敵, 耶和華必使他們在你面前被擊敗; 他們從一條路出來攻擊你, 必在你面前從七條路逃跑.

28:8 Yahweh will command concerning you the blessing to be in your barns and in all your endeavors; and he will bless you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
在你的倉房裡和你手所辦的一切事上, 耶和華必吩咐福氣臨到你; 在耶和華你的神賜給你的地上, 他必賜福給你.

28:9 Yahweh will establish you for himself as a holy people as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and you walk in his ways.
如果你謹守耶和華你的神的誡命, 遵守他的道路, 耶和華就必照著他向你起過的誓, 立你作他自己的聖民.

28:10 And all of the peoples of the earth shall see that by the name of Yahweh you are called, and they shall fear you.
地上萬民見你被稱為耶和華名下的人, 就必懼怕你.

28:11 And Yahweh will make you successful and prosperous, in the fruit of your womb and on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors to give to you.
在耶和華向你列祖起誓應許要賜給你的土地上, 他必使你身上所生的,牲畜所產的,土地所出的, 都豐富有餘.

28:12 Yahweh shall open for you his rich storehouse, even the heavens, to give the rain for your land in its time and to bless all of the work of your hand, and you will lend to many nations; you will not borrow from them.
耶和華必為你打開他天上的寶庫, 按時降雨在你的地上, 在你手裡所作的一切事上賜福給你; 你要借貸給許多國的民, 卻不會向人借貸.

28:13 And Yahweh shall make you as head and not the tail, and you shall be only at the top of the nations, and you shall not be at the bottom, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today and diligently observe them.
耶和華必使你作頭不作尾, 居上不居下, 只要你聽從耶和華你的神的誡命, 就是我今日吩咐你的, 謹守遵行;

28:14 And you shall not turn aside from any of the words that I am commanding you today to the right or left by going after other gods to serve them.
不可偏離我今日吩咐你的一切話, 不偏左也不偏右, 以致去隨從和事奉別的神.

28:15 “And then if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God by diligently observing all of his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today, then all of these curses shall come upon you, and they shall overtake you:
“但是, 如果你不聽從耶和華你神的話, 不謹守遵行我今日吩咐你的一切誡命和律例, 以下這一切咒詛就必臨到你身上, 把你趕上.

28:16 “You shall be cursed in the city, and you shall be cursed in the field.
你在城裡必受咒詛, 在田間也必受咒詛.

28:17 “Your basket shall be cursed and your kneading trough.
你的籃子和摶麵盆都必受咒詛.

28:18 “The fruit of your womb shall be cursed and the fruit of you ground, the calves of your cattle and the lambs of your flock.
你身所生的,土地所出的,牛生殖的和羊所產的, 都必受咒詛.

28:19 “You shall be cursed when you come in, and you shall be cursed when you go out.
你出必受咒詛, 你入也必受咒詛.

28:20 “Yahweh will send upon you the curse, the panic, and the threat in everything that you undertake, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly because of the evil of your deeds in that you have forsaken me.
“耶和華必在你手所作的一切事上, 使咒詛,紛亂和責備臨到你身上, 直到你被消滅, 速速地滅亡, 因為你行惡, 離棄了我的緣故.

28:21 Yahweh will cause the plague to cling to you until it consumes you from the land that you are going to, to take possession of it.
耶和華必使瘟疫隨著你, 直到他把你從你進去得為業的地上滅絕了.

28:22 Yahweh will afflict you with the wasting diseases and with the fever and with the inflammation and with the scorching heat and with the sword and with the blight and with the mildew, and they shall pursue you until you perish.
耶和華必用癆病,熱病,炎症,瘧疾,乾旱,旱風和霉爛打擊你; 它們必追趕你, 直到你滅亡.

28:23 And your heavens that are over your heads shall be like bronze, and the earth that is under you shall be like iron.
你頭上的天必變成銅, 你腳下的地必變成鐵.

28:24 Yahweh will change the rain of your land to fine dust and to sand; from the heaven it shall come down upon you until you are destroyed.
耶和華必使你地上的雨水變為飛沙塵土, 從天上下到你身上, 直到你被消滅.

28:25 “Yahweh shall cause you to be defeated before your enemies; on one road you shall go against them, but you will flee on seven roads before them, and you shall become a thing of horror to all of the kingdoms of the earth.
耶和華必使你在仇敵面前被擊敗; 你從一條路出去攻擊他們, 必在他們面前從七條路逃跑; 你必成為天下萬國驚駭的對象.

28:26 And your dead bodies shall be as food for all of the birds of the heaven and to the animals of the earth, and there shall not be anyone to frighten them away.
你的屍體必成為空中的飛鳥和地上的走獸的食物; 必沒有人來把牠們嚇走.

28:27 “Yahweh shall afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with the scurvy and with the skin rash that cannot be healed.
“耶和華必用埃及人的瘡,痔漏,牛皮癬,紅疹打擊你, 這是你不能醫治的.

28:28 Yahweh shall afflict you with madness and with blindness and with confusion of heart.
耶和華必用癲狂,眼瞎,心亂打擊你;

28:29 And you shall be groping at noon just as the blind person gropes in the dark, and you shall not succeed in finding your way, and you shall only be abused and robbed all the time, and there will not be anyone who will rescue you.
你必在中午的時候摸索, 好像瞎子在黑暗中摸索一樣; 你的道路必不亨通; 你必日日受欺壓,被搶奪, 沒有人拯救你.

28:30 You shall become engaged to a woman, but another man shall sleep with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not live in it; a vineyard you shall plant, but you shall not enjoy it.
你和女子訂了婚, 別人必和她同寢; 你建造房屋, 必不得住在裡面; 你栽種葡萄園, 必不得享用它的果子.

28:31 Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, and you shall not eat it; your donkey shall be stolen right before you, and it shall not be returned to you; your sheep and your goats shall be given to your enemies, and there shall not be anyone who rescues you.
你的牛在你眼前被宰了, 你必不得吃牠的肉; 你的驢從你面前被搶奪了, 必不歸還給你; 你的羊群交給了你的仇敵, 必沒有人拯救.

28:32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to other people, and you will be looking on longingly for them all day, but you will be powerless to do anything.
你的兒女必被交給別國的民, 你必親眼看見, 日日為他們焦慮; 你必無能為力.

28:33 A people that you do not know shall consume the harvest of your land and all your labor, and you will be only oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.
你土地的出產和你勞碌得來的一切, 都必被你不認識的民族吃盡; 你必常常受壓迫和壓制;

28:34 You shall become mad because of what your eyes shall see.
你因親眼看見的, 必要瘋狂.

28:35 Yahweh shall strike you with grievous boils on the knees and on the upper thighs from which you will not be able to be healed, from the sole of your foot and up to your crown.
耶和華必用毒瘡打擊你的雙膝和雙腿, 由踵至頂, 使你無法醫治.

28:36 Yahweh will bring you and your king whom you set up over you to a nation that you or your ancestors have not known, and there you will serve other gods of wood and stone.
耶和華必把你和你所立統治你的君王, 領到你和你的列祖都不認識的國那裡去; 在那裡你必事奉別的神, 就是木頭石頭所做的神.

28:37 And you will become a horror and a proverb and ridicule among all the peoples where Yahweh drives you there.
在耶和華要領你去的各民族中, 你必成為使人驚駭,使人嘲笑和諷刺的對象.

28:38 “You shall carry out much seed to the field, but you shall gather little produce, for the locust shall devour it.
“你帶到田間的種子雖然很多, 但收進來的卻很少, 因為蝗蟲把它吞吃了.

28:39 You shall plant vineyards and you shall dress them, but you shall not drink wine and you shall not gather grapes, for the worm shall eat it.
你栽種修理葡萄園, 必不得收葡萄, 也不得喝葡萄酒, 因為蟲子把它吃盡了.

28:40 There shall be olive trees for you in all of your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself, for your olives shall drop off.
你全境必有橄欖樹, 卻沒有油抹身, 因為你的橄欖還未成熟就脫落了.

28:41 You shall bear sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours, for they shall go into captivity.
你必生兒養女, 卻不是屬你的, 因為他們都要被擄去.

28:42 The cricket shall take possession of all your trees and the fruit of your ground.
你所有的樹木和你土地的出產, 都必被害蟲吃光.

28:43 The alien that is in your midst shall ascend over you, higher and higher, but you shall go down lower and lower.
住在你中間的寄居者必漸漸高升, 比你高而又高; 你必漸漸下降, 低而又低.

28:44 He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, but you shall be the tail.
他要借給你, 你卻不能借給他; 他必作頭, 你必作尾.

28:45 “And all of these curses shall come over you, and they shall pursue you, and they shall overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, by observing his commandments and his statutes that he commanded you.
這一切咒詛必臨到你, 必追趕你, 必把你追上, 直到你被消滅, 因為你不聽從耶和華你的神的話, 沒有遵守他吩咐你的誡命和律例.

28:46 And they shall be among you as a sign and as a wonder and among your offspring forever.
這些咒詛必在你和你的後裔身上成為異蹟和奇事, 直到永遠.

28:47 “Because of the fact that you did not serve Yahweh your God with joy and with gladness of heart for the abundance of everything,
因為你在這樣富足的時候, 沒有以歡樂和高興的心來事奉耶和華你的神,

28:48 then you shall serve your enemies, whom Yahweh will send against you under conditions of famine, in thirst, in nakedness, and in a lack of everything; and he shall place a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.
所以你必在飢餓,乾渴,赤身露體和缺乏之中, 去事奉耶和華派來攻擊你的仇敵; 他必把鐵軛放在你的頸項上, 直到把你消滅.

28:49 Yahweh will raise up against you a nation from far off, from the end of the earth, attacking as the eagle swoops down, a nation whose language you will not understand,
“耶和華必從遠方, 從地極把一國的民帶來, 像鷹一般飛來攻擊你; 這民的語言你不會聽;

28:50 a grim-faced nation who does not show respect to the old and the young and does not show pity.
這民臉無羞恥, 不顧老年人的情面, 也不恩待青年人.

28:51 And it shall consume the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your ground until you are destroyed, and who will not leave for you any grain, wine, and olive oil, calves of your herds, and lambs of your flock until it has destroyed you.
他們必吞吃你牲畜所生的和你土地所產的, 直到把你消滅; 必不給你留下五穀,新酒和油,幼小的牛, 以及肥嫩的羊, 直到使你滅亡為止.

28:52 And it shall besiege you in all your towns until your high and fortified walls fall, which you are trusting in throughout your land; and it shall besiege you in all of your towns in all of your land that Yahweh your God has given to you.
他們必把你圍困在你的各城裡, 直到在你的全境內你所倚靠高大和堅固的城牆都被攻陷; 他們必把你圍困在耶和華你的神賜給你的全地的各城裡.

28:53 And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and your daughters, whom Yahweh your God gave to you, during the siege and during the distress your enemy inflicts upon you.
你在仇敵圍困和窘迫你的時候, 要吃你身所生的, 就是吃耶和華你的神賜給你的兒女的肉.

28:54 The most refined and the very sensitive man among you shall be mean with his brother and against his beloved wife and against the rest of his children that he has left over,
你們中間溫柔嫩弱的男人, 必敵視自己的兄弟,懷中的妻子和餘剩的兒女;

28:55 by refraining from giving to even one of them any of the meat of his children that he eats, because there is not anything that is left over for him during the siege and distress that your enemy inflicts upon you.
甚至在你的仇敵圍困和窘迫你在各城裡的時候, 他要吃自己兒女的肉, 卻不肯分給他們任何人, 因為他沒有甚麼剩下的.

28:56 The most refined and the most delicate woman among you, who shall not venture to put the sole of her foot on the ground from being so delicate and from such gentleness, shall be mean to her beloved husband and against her son and against her daughter,
你們中間溫柔嬌嫩的婦人, 素來因為溫柔嬌嫩不肯把腳掌踏在地上, 現在必敵視自己懷中的丈夫和自己的兒女.

28:57 and even concerning her afterbirth that goes out from between her feet and also concerning her children that she bears, because she eats them for lack of anything in secret during the siege and during the distress that your enemy inflicts upon her in your towns.
她暗中把自己兩腿之間出來的嬰孩, 和自己生的兒女吃掉, 因為在你的仇敵圍困和窘迫你在各城裡的時候, 她甚麼都沒有了.

28:58 “If you do not diligently observe all the words of this law written in this scroll by revering this glorious and awesome name, Yahweh your God,
“如果你不謹守遵行寫在這書上的這律法的一切話, 不敬畏這榮耀和可畏的名, 就是耶和華你的神,

28:59 then Yahweh shall overwhelm you with your plagues and the plagues of your offspring, severe plagues and lasting illnesses, grievous and enduring.
耶和華就必使你和你的後裔遭受奇災, 就是大而長久的災, 毒而長久的病.

28:60 And he shall bring back upon you all the diseases of Egypt concerning which you were in dread because of them.
他必使你懼怕的埃及人的各種疾病都臨到你身上, 緊緊地纏著你.

28:61 Also any illness and any plague that is not written in the scroll of this law, he shall bring them, Yahweh, upon you until you are destroyed.
又把這律法書上沒有記載的各樣災病, 都降在你身上, 直到你被消滅.

28:62 And you shall remain only a few people in place of the fact you were formerly as the stars of heaven as far as number is concerned, because you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.
你們以前雖然像天上的星那麼多, 現在剩下的人數卻寥寥可數, 因為你不聽從耶和華你的神的話.

28:63 And then as Yahweh delighted over you to make you prosperous to make you numerous, so Yahweh shall delight over you to exterminate you and to destroy you, and so you shall be plucked from the land that you are going there to take possession of it.
先前耶和華怎樣喜歡你們得好處, 使你們人數眾多, 將來也必怎樣喜歡你們滅亡, 把你們消滅; 你們必從要進去得為業的地上被拔除.

28:64 And Yahweh shall scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth up to the other end of the earth, and there you shall serve other gods that you have not known nor your ancestors, gods of wood and stone.
耶和華必使你分散在萬民中, 從地的這邊到地的那邊; 在那裡你要事奉你和你的列祖不認識的別的神, 就是木頭和石頭做的神.

28:65 And among these nations you shall not find rest, and there shall not be a resting place for the sole of your foot, and Yahweh shall give you there an anxious heart and a weakening of eyes and a languishing of your inner self.
在那些國中, 你必不得安息, 也沒有腳掌歇息的地方; 耶和華卻必使你在那裡心中發顫, 眼目憔悴, 精神頹廢.

28:66 And your life shall hang in doubt before you, and you shall be startled night and day, and you shall not be confident of your life.
你未來的生命必懸而不定; 你必晝夜恐懼, 生命難保.

28:67 In the morning you shall say, ‘If only it was evening!’ and in the evening you shall say ‘If only it was morning!’ because of the dread of your heart that you shall feel, and because of the sight of your eyes that you shall see.
因你心裡的懼怕驚恐和你眼中看見的景象, 早晨你必說: ‘但願現在是晚上！’晚上你必說: ‘但願現在是早晨！’

28:68 And Yahweh shall bring you back to Egypt in ships by the route that I promised to you that ‘You shall not see it again!’ And you shall sell yourself there to your enemies as slaves and as female slaves, but there will not be a buyer.”
耶和華必用船把你送回埃及去, 走我曾經告訴你, 你不得再見的那條路; 在那裡你們必賣身給你的仇敵作奴僕和作婢女, 卻沒有人買. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 29

29:1 These are the words of the covenant that Yahweh commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab besides the covenant that he made with them at Horeb.
這些是耶和華在摩押地, 吩咐摩西與以色列人所立的約的話, 是耶和華和他們在何烈山所立的約以外的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為28:69)

29:2 And Moses summoned all of Israel and said to them, “You saw all that Yahweh did before your eyes in the land of Egypt and to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land;
摩西把以色列眾人召了來, 對他們說: “耶和華在埃及地, 在你們面前, 向法老和他的眾臣僕, 以及他的全國所行的一切, 你們都看見了, (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為29:1)

29:3 that is, the great trials that your eyes saw, and those great signs and wonders.
就是你親眼見過的大試驗和神蹟, 以及那些大奇事;

29:4 But Yahweh has not given to you a heart to understand, or eyes to see, or ears to hear, even to this day.
但是直到今日, 耶和華還沒有給你們一顆能明白的心, 能看見的眼睛, 能聽見的耳朵.

29:5 And I have led you forty years in the desert; your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandal has not worn out on your foot.
我在曠野四十年之久領導你們; 你們身上的衣服沒有穿破, 腳上的鞋也沒有穿壞.

29:6 You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine and strong drink, so that you may know that I am Yahweh your God.
飯你們沒有吃, 清酒或烈酒你們沒有喝, 這是要使你們知道耶和華是你們的神.

29:7 And when you came to this place then Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out to meet you for battle, and we defeated them.
你們來到了這地方, 希實本王西宏和巴珊王噩就出來, 與我們交戰, 我們擊敗了他們.

29:8 And we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites and to the Gadites and to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
奪取了他們的地, 分給流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派作產業.

29:9 And you must diligently observe the words of this covenant, so that you may succeed in all that you do.
所以你們要謹守這約的話, 並且遵行, 好使你們在所行的一切事上都亨通.

29:10 “You are standing today, all of you, before Yahweh your God, your leaders, your tribes, your elders, and your officials, all the men of Israel,
“今日你們全都站在耶和華你們的神面前; 你們的首領,族長,長老,官長和以色列所有的男子,

29:11 your little children, your women and your aliens who are in the midst of your camp, from the choppers of your wood to the drawers of your water,
你們的小孩,妻子和在你營中的寄居者, 以及為你們劈柴挑水的人, 都站在耶和華你們的神面前,

29:12 in order for you to enter into the covenant of Yahweh your God, and into his oath that Yahweh your God is making with you today,
為要叫你遵守耶和華你的神今日與你所立的約, 和他向你所起的誓;

29:13 in order to establish you today to himself as a people and so that he may be for you as God, just as he promised to you and just as he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
這樣, 他今日可以立你作他的子民, 他可以作你的神, 正如他曾經對你說過的, 又對你的列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起過誓的.

29:14 “Now I am not making this covenant and this oath with you alone.
“我不但與你們立這約, 起這誓;

29:15 But with whoever is standing here with us today before Yahweh our God, and with whoever is not standing here with us today.
而且也與那些今日和我們在這裡, 一同站在耶和華我們的神面前的人, 以及那些今日不與我們同在這裡的人立這約, 起這誓.

29:16 For you know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we traveled through the midst of the nations that you traveled through.
你們清楚知道我們怎樣在埃及地住過, 怎樣從列國中經過;

29:17 And you have seen their detestable things and their idols of wood and stone, silver, and gold that were among them,
你們也見過他們的可憎之物, 和他們那裡那些木,石,金,銀的偶像.

29:18 so that there is not among you a man or a woman or a clan or a tribe whose heart turns today from being with Yahweh our God to go to serve the gods of these nations, so that there is not among you a root sprouting poison and wormwood.
恐怕你們中間有男人或女人, 家族或支派, 今日心裡偏離了耶和華我們的神, 去事奉那些國的神, 又恐怕你們中間有惡根, 生出毒草和苦堇來;

29:19 And then when he hears the words of this oath, then he will assure himself in his heart, saying, ‘Safety shall be mine even though I go in the stubbornness of my heart,’ thereby destroying the well-watered land along with the parched.
如果人聽了這咒詛的話, 心裡仍然自誇說: ‘我雖然照著頑梗的心而行, 使好人和惡人一起滅亡, 我還有平安. ’

29:20 Yahweh will not be willing to forgive him, for by then the anger of Yahweh will smoke, and his passion against that man and all the curses written in this scroll will descend on him, and Yahweh will blot out his name from under heaven.
耶和華必不肯饒恕他; 耶和華的怒氣和憤恨必向這人發作, 這書上所寫的一切咒詛都要降在那人身上, 耶和華也必從天下塗抹他的名.

29:21 And Yahweh will single him out for calamity out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant written in the scroll of this law.
耶和華必照著寫在這律法書上的約的一切咒詛, 把他從以色列眾支派中分別出來, 使他遭受災禍.

29:22 “And the next generation, that is, your children who will rise up after you, and the foreigner who will come from a distant land, when they will see the plagues of that land and its diseases that Yahweh has inflicted upon it, will say,
“後代的人, 就是你們以後興起來的子孫, 和從遠方來的外族人, 看見了這地的災難和耶和華降與這地的疾病,

29:23 ‘All its land is brimstone and salt left by fire, none of its land will be sown, and it will not make plants sprout out and it will not grow any vegetation; it is as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Adman and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overturned in his anger and in his wrath.’
又看見了遍地有硫磺, 有鹽鹵, 有火燒, 沒有播種, 沒有出產, 寸草不生, 好像耶和華在烈怒和怒火中毀滅的所多瑪,蛾摩拉,押瑪,洗扁一樣,

29:24 And all the nations will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done such a thing to this land? What caused the fierceness of this great anger?’
看見了這些的人和萬國的人都要問: ‘耶和華為甚麼向這地這樣行呢? 為甚麼大發烈怒呢? ’

29:25 And they will say, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out from the land of Egypt.
人就必回答: ‘是因為他們離棄了耶和華他們列祖的神的約, 就是耶和華把他們從埃及地領出來的時候, 與他們所立的;

29:26 And they went and served other gods and bowed down to them, gods whom they did not know them and he had not allotted to them.
去事奉別的神, 向他們叩拜, 就是他們不認識的神, 也是耶和華沒有給他們指定要拜的神;

29:27 So the anger of Yahweh was kindled against that land to bring upon it all the curses written in this scroll,
所以耶和華向這地大發烈怒, 把這書上所寫的一切咒詛都降在這地上;

29:28 and Yahweh uprooted them from their land in anger and in wrath and in great fury, and he cast them into another land, just as it is today.’
於是耶和華在烈怒,忿怒和大怒中, 把他們從他們的地土拔出來, 丟在別的地方, 像今天一樣. ’

29:29 “The hidden things belong to Yahweh our God, but the revealed things belong to us to know and to our children forever, in order to do all the words of this law.”
“奧祕的事, 是屬於耶和華我們的神的, 只有顯露的事, 是永遠屬於我們和我們子孫的, 好叫我們遵行這律法上的一切話. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 30

30:1 “And then when all of these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse that I have set before you and you call them to mind among the nations there where Yahweh your God has scattered you,
“當這一切事, 就是我擺在你面前的祝福和咒詛, 都臨到你身上的時候, 你在耶和華你的神趕逐你去的萬國中, 你心裡必回想這些話,

30:2 and you return to Yahweh and you listen to his voice according to all that I am commanding you today, both you and your children, with all your heart and with all your inner self,
你和你的子孫必一心一意歸向耶和華你的神, 照著我今日吩咐你的一切聽從他的話.

30:3 and Yahweh your God will restore your fortunes, and he will have compassion upon you, and he will again gather you together from all the peoples where Yahweh your God scattered you there.
那時, 耶和華你的神就必使你這被擄的人回歸, 他必憐憫你; 耶和華你的神必從你被分散到的萬民中, 把你再召集回來.

30:4 “Even if you are outcasts at the end of the heavens, even from there Yahweh your God shall gather you, and from there he shall bring you back.
你被趕逐的人, 就是在天涯海角, 耶和華你的神也必從那裡把你召集回來, 從那裡把你帶回.

30:5 And Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that your ancestors had taken possession of, and he will make you successful, and he will make you more numerous than your ancestors.
耶和華你的神必領你進入你列祖所得之地, 使你可以得著這地; 他必善待你, 他也必使你的人數增多, 勝過你的列祖.

30:6 “And Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring to love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your inner self so that you may live.
耶和華你的神必把你心裡和你後裔心裡的污穢除掉, 要你一心一意愛耶和華你的神, 使你可以存活.

30:7 And Yahweh your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, on those who harassed you.
耶和華你的神必把這一切咒詛, 加在你的仇敵和恨惡你,逼迫你的人身上.

30:8 And you will again listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you will do all his commandments that I am commanding you today.
你卻要再聽從耶和華的話, 遵行他的一切誡命, 就是我今日吩咐你的.

30:9 And Yahweh your God will make you prosperous in all your undertakings, and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground abundantly, for Yahweh will again rejoice over you, just as he rejoiced over your ancestors.
耶和華你的神必使你手裡所辦的一切事,你身所生的,牲畜所出的,地土所產的, 都豐盛有餘, 因為耶和華必再喜悅你, 使你得福, 像從前喜悅你的列祖一樣;

30:10 He will do this if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God by keeping his commandment and his statutes written in the scroll of this law and if you return to Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your inner self.
只要你聽從耶和華你的神的話, 謹守這律法書上所寫的誡命和律例; 只要你一心一意回轉歸向耶和華你的神.

30:11 “For this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too wonderful for you, and it is not too far from you.
“其實我今日吩咐你的這誡命, 對你並不太難, 離你也不太遠.

30:12 It is not in the heavens so that you might say, ‘Who will go up for us to the heavens and get it for us and cause us to hear it, so that we may do it?’
這誡命不是在天上, 以致你說: ‘誰替我們上到天上去, 為我們取下來, 使我們聽見, 就可以遵行呢? ’

30:13 And it is not beyond the sea, so that you might say, ‘Who will cross for us to the other side of the sea and take it for us and cause us to hear it, so that we may do it?’
也不是在海外, 以致你說: ‘誰替我們過海去, 為我們取回來, 使我們聽見, 就可以遵行呢? ’

30:14 But the word is very near you, even in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may do it.
其實這話離你很近, 就在你口裡, 也在你心裡, 使你可以遵行.

30:15 “See, I am setting before you today life and prosperity and death and disaster;
“你看, 我今日把生命和福樂, 死亡與災禍, 都擺在你的面前了.

30:16 what I am commanding you today is to love Yahweh your God by going in his ways and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his regulations, and then you will live, and you will become numerous, and Yahweh your God will bless you in the land where you are going.
如果你聽從耶和華你的神的誡命, 就是我今日吩咐你的; 愛耶和華你的神, 行他的道路, 謹守他的誡命,律例,典章, 使你可以存活, 人數增多, 耶和華你的神就必在你要進去得為業的地上賜福給你.

30:17 However, if your heart turns aside and you do not listen and you are lured away and you bow down to other gods and you serve them,
但是, 如果你的心偏離了, 不肯聽從, 卻被人勾引, 去敬拜和事奉別的神;

30:18 I declare to you today that you will certainly perish; you will not extend your time on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to go there to take possession of it.
我今日鄭重地告訴你們, 你們必要滅亡; 在你過約旦河, 進去得為業的地上, 你的年日必不長久.

30:19 I invoke as a witness against you today the heaven and the earth: life and death I have set before you, blessing and curse. So choose life, so that you may live, you and your offspring,
我今日呼天喚地向你們作證, 我把生與死, 福與禍, 都擺在你面前了; 所以你要選擇生命, 好讓你和你的後裔都可以活著,

30:20 by loving Yahweh your God by listening to his voice and by clinging to him, for he is your life and the length of your days in order for you to live on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.”
愛耶和華你的神, 聽從他的話, 緊靠他, 因為那就是你的生命, 你的長壽; 這樣, 你才能在耶和華向你的列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許要賜給他們的地上居住. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 31

31:1 And Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
摩西又把這些話告訴以色列眾人,

31:2 And he said to them, “I am a hundred and twenty years old today; I am not able to go out and to come in any longer, and Yahweh said to me, ‘You may not cross this Jordan.’
對他們說: “我現今一百二十歲, 不能再照常出入了; 耶和華也曾對我說: 你必不得過這約旦河.

31:3 Yahweh your God is about to cross before you; he will destroy these nations before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will be crossing before you, just as Yahweh promised.
耶和華你的神要親自領你們過去, 從你們面前消滅這些國的民, 使你們得著他們的地, 照著耶和華說過的, 約書亞要親自領你們過去.

31:4 And Yahweh will do to them just as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which he destroyed with them.
耶和華對待他們, 必好像從前對待他消滅的亞摩利人的兩個王西宏和噩, 以及他們的國一樣.

31:5 And Yahweh will deliver them to you before you, and you shall do to them according to every commandment that I have commanded you.
耶和華必把他們交給你們, 你們照著我吩咐你們的一切命令對待他們.

31:6 Be strong and be courageous; you should not be afraid, and you should not be in dread from their presence, for Yahweh your God is the one going with you; he will not leave you alone and he will not forsake you.”
你們要堅強勇敢; 不要害怕, 也不要因他們畏懼, 因為耶和華你的神與你同去; 他決不撇下你, 也不離棄你. ”

31:7 Then Moses summoned Joshua, and he said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and be courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that Yahweh swore to their ancestors to give to them, and you will give it to them as an inheritance.
摩西把約書亞召了來, 在以色列眾人面前對他說: “你要堅強勇敢, 因為你要和這人民一同進入耶和華向他們的列祖起誓, 應許要賜給他們的地; 你也要使他們得著那地為業.

31:8 Yahweh is the one going before you; he will be with you, and he will not leave you alone, and he will not forsake you; you shall not be afraid, and you shall not be discouraged.”
耶和華親自在你前頭行, 與你同在; 他決不撇下你, 也不離棄你; 你不要害怕, 也不要驚慌. ”

31:9 So Moses wrote this law, and he gave it to the priests, the descendants of Levi, the ones carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and to all the elders of Israel.
摩西把這律法寫好了, 就交給抬耶和華約櫃的利未支派的祭司子孫, 和以色列的眾長老.

31:10 Then Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of seven years, in the time of the year for canceling debts during the Feast of Booths,
摩西吩咐他們: “每逢七年的最後一年, 就是在豁免年的定期, 住棚節期間,

31:11 when all Israel comes to appear before Yahweh their God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
以色列眾人來到耶和華你的神選擇的地方朝見他的時候, 你要在以色列眾人面前把這律法宣讀給他們聽.

31:12 Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little children and your aliens that are in your towns, so that they may hear and so that they may learn and they may revere Yahweh your God, and they shall diligently observe all the words of this law.
你要召集人民,男人,女人,孩子, 以及你城裡的寄居者, 叫他們可以聽見, 叫他們可以學習, 好敬畏耶和華你們的神, 謹守遵行這律法的一切話,

31:13 And then their children, who have not known, they too may hear, and they may learn to revere Yahweh their God all the days that you live on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to get there to take possession of it.”
也叫他們還不認識這律法的兒女可以聽見, 使他們在你們過約旦河去得為業的地上生活的時候, 一生學習敬畏耶和華你們的神. ”

31:14 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to die; call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of assembly, so that I may instruct him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of assembly.
耶和華對摩西說: “看哪, 你的死期臨近了; 你要把約書亞召來, 你們二人要站在會幕裡, 我好吩咐他. ”於是摩西和約書亞前去, 一同站在會幕裡.

31:15 And Yahweh appeared in the tent in a column of cloud, and the column of the cloud stood at the entrance of the tent.
耶和華在會幕裡, 在雲柱中顯現, 這雲柱停在會幕的門口上面.

31:16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to lie down with your ancestors, and this people will arise and they will play the prostitute after the foreign gods of the land to which they are going.
耶和華對摩西說: “看哪, 你快要和你的列祖長眠了; 這人民要起來, 在他們所要去的地方, 在那地的人中, 與外族人的神行邪淫, 離棄我, 破壞我與他們所立的約.

31:17 And my anger shall flare up against them on that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall become as prey, and disasters and troubles shall find them, and they shall say on that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not in our midst that these disasters have found us?’
到了那日, 我必向他們大發烈怒, 離棄他們, 掩面不顧他們, 他們就必被吞滅, 並且遭遇很多災禍和患難. 到了那日, 他們必說: ‘我們遭遇這些災禍, 不是因為我們的神不在我們中間嗎? ’

31:18 But I will certainly hide my face on that day, because of all of the evil that they did because they turned to other gods.
到了那日, 因為他們偏向了別的神, 和所作的一切惡事, 我必掩面不顧他們.

31:19 “And so then write this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites; put it in their mouth, so that this song may be for me as a witness against the Israelites.
所以, 現在你們要為自己寫下這首詩歌來, 教導以色列人, 放在他們口中, 使這首詩歌成為我反對他們的見證.

31:20 For when I bring them into the land that I swore to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill, and they will become fat, and then they will turn to other gods, and they will serve them, and they will spurn me, and they will break my covenant.
因為我把他們領進了我向他們的列祖起誓應許的地, 就是流奶與蜜的地, 他們在那裡吃飽了, 發胖了, 就必偏向別的神, 事奉他們, 藐視我, 破壞我的約.

31:21 And then many disasters and troubles will come upon them, and this song will give evidence before them as a witness, because it will not be forgotten from out of the mouth of their descendants, for I know their inclination that they are having today before I have brought them into the land that I swore.”
他們遭遇許多災禍和患難的時候, 這首詩歌就必在他們面前作證, 因為這首詩歌必不會從他們後裔的口中忘記. 其實, 我還未領他們進入我起誓應許之地以先, 他們今日心裡所懷的意念, 我都知道了. ”

31:22 And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites.
摩西就在那一天寫下了這首詩歌, 教導以色列人.

31:23 Then he told Joshua the son of Nun, and said to him, “Be strong and be courageous, for you shall bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to them, and I will be with you.”
耶和華吩咐嫩的兒子約書亞, 說: “你當堅強勇敢, 因為你要領以色列人進我向他們起誓應許的地, 我必與你同在. ”

31:24 And then when Moses finished writing the words of this law on the scroll until they were complete,
摩西把這律法的話寫在書上, 直到寫完了,

31:25 then Moses commanded the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,
摩西就吩咐抬耶和華約櫃的利未人說:

31:26 “Take the scroll of this law and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and it will be there as a witness against you.
“你們要把這律法書, 放在耶和華你們的神的約櫃旁, 可以在那裡作反對你們的見證,

31:27 For I know your rebellion and your stiff neck even now while I am still alive with you today, rebelling against Yahweh, and how much more after my death.
因為我知道你們的悖逆和硬頸. 看哪, 我今日還活著與你們同在的時候, 你們尚且悖逆耶和華, 何況我死了以後呢?

31:28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officials, so that I may speak in their ears these words, and that I may call as witness against them heaven and earth.
你們要把你們各支派的眾長老和官長都召集到我這裡來, 我好把這些話說給他們聽, 並且呼天喚地對他們作證.

31:29 For I know that after my death you will certainly act corruptly, and you will turn aside from the way that I have commanded you, and the disaster in the future days will befall you, because you will do evil in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him with the work of your hands.”
因為我知道我死了以後, 你們必完全敗壞, 偏離我吩咐你們的道路; 在末後的日子必有災禍臨到你們身上, 因為你們必行耶和華看為惡的事, 以你們手所作的事, 惹他發怒. ”

31:30 So Moses spoke into the ears of the assembly of Israel the words of this song until they were complete.
於是摩西把這首詩歌的話, 都說給以色列的全體會眾聽, 直到說完了.

Deuteronomy - Chapter 32

32:1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
“天哪, 留心吧, 我要說話; 地啊, 聆聽我口中的言語.

32:2 May my teaching trickle like the dew, my words like rain showers on tender grass, and like spring showers on new growth.
我的教訓下降如雨, 我的言語滴落如露, 像細雨落在青草上, 像甘霖降在蔬菜上.

32:3 For I will proclaim the name of Yahweh; ascribe greatness to our God!
因為我要宣告耶和華的名; 你們要尊崇我們的神的偉大.

32:4 The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just; he is a faithful God, and without injustice; righteous and upright is he.
他是磐石, 他的作為完全, 因為他一切所行的全都公平; 他是誠實無偽的神, 又公義, 又正直.

32:5 They have behaved corruptly toward him; they are not his children; this is their flaw, a generation crooked and perverse.
這世代向他行事敗壞, 就不是他的兒女, 滿有弊病, 這實在是個乖僻彎曲的世代.

32:6 Like this do you treat Yahweh, foolish and unwise people? Has he not, your father, created you? He made you, and he established you.
愚昧無知的人民哪, 你們這樣報答耶和華嗎? 他不是你的父, 不是把你買回來的嗎? 他造了你, 建立了你.

32:7 Remember the old days, the years long past; ask your father, and he will inform you, your elders and they will tell you.
你要回想古時的日子, 思念歷代以來的年月; 問你的父親, 他必告訴你; 問你的長者, 他們必對你說.

32:8 When the Most High apportioned the nations, at his dividing up of the sons of humankind, he fixed the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the children of Israel.
至高者把地業賜給列國的時候, 把人類分開的時候, 就照著以色列子孫的數目, 立定了萬民的境界.

32:9 For Yahweh’s portion was his people, Jacob the share of his inheritance.
但耶和華的分就是他的子民, 他的產業就是雅各.

32:10 He found him in a desert land, and in a howling, desert wasteland; he encircled him, he cared for him, he protected him like the apple of his eye.
耶和華在曠野之地遇見了他, 在荒涼之地和野獸吼叫的荒野, 遇見了他, 就環繞他, 看顧他, 保護他, 好像保護自己眼中的瞳人一樣.

32:11 As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreads out its wings, takes them, carries them on its pinions,
又像老鷹攪動巢窩, 飛翔在雛鷹之上, 搧展翅膀, 接取雛鷹, 背在自己的兩翼之上.

32:12 so Yahweh alone guided him, and there was no foreign god accompanying him.
耶和華獨自領導了他, 並沒有外族人的神與他同在.

32:13 And he set him on the high places of the land, and he fed him the crops of the field, and he nursed him with honey from crags, and with oil from flinty rock,
耶和華使他乘駕地的高處, 得吃田間的土產; 又使他從巖石中吸蜜, 從堅固的磐石中取油.

32:14 With curds from the herd, and with milk from the flock, with the fat of young rams, and rams, the offspring of Bashan, and with goats along with the finest kernels of wheat, and from the blood of grapes you drank fermented wine.
也吃牛酪和羊乳, 羊羔的脂肪, 巴珊的公牛和公山羊, 以及上好的麥子; 也喝了葡萄汁釀成的酒.

32:15 And Jeshurun grew fat, and he kicked; you grew fat, you bloated, and you became obstinate; and he abandoned God, his maker, and he scoffed at the rock of his salvation.
但耶書崙肥胖了, 就踢跳, ‘你肥胖了, 你粗壯了, 你飽滿了, ’他離棄了造他的神, 輕看了救他的磐石.

32:16 They made him jealous with strange gods; with detestable things they provoked him.
他們以外族人的神激動了神的憤恨, 以可憎之事惹起了他的怒氣.

32:17 They sacrificed to the demons, not God, to gods whom they had not known, new gods who came from recent times; their ancestors had not known them.
他們獻祭給鬼魔(他們不是神), 就是他們從來不認識的神, 是近來新興的, 是你們的列祖所不懼怕的.

32:18 The rock who bore you, you neglected, and you forgot God, the one giving you birth.
你輕忽了生你的磐石, 你忘記了產你的神.

32:19 Then Yahweh saw, and he spurned them, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
因為他的兒女激怒了神, 耶和華看見了, 就棄絕了他們,

32:20 So he said, ‘I will hide my face from them; I will see what will be their end, for they are a generation of perversity, children in whom there is no faithfulness.
說: ‘我必掩面不顧他們, 要看看他們的結局怎樣; 因為他們是乖曲的一代, 心裡沒有信實的人.

32:21 They annoyed me with what is not a god; they provoked me with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those not a people, with a foolish nation I will provoke them.
他們以不是神的神激動了我的憤恨, 以虛無之物惹動了我的怒氣; 我也以不是子民的人激動他們的憤恨, 以愚昧的國民惹動他們的怒氣.

32:22 For a fire was kindled by my anger, and it burned up to the depths of Sheol, and it devoured the earth and its produce, and it set afire the foundation of the mountains.
因為在我的怒中有火燃燒起來, 燒到陰間的深處, 把大地和地的出產盡都吞滅, 連山的根基也燒著了.

32:23 I will heap disasters upon them; my arrows I will spend on them.
我要把災禍加在他們身上, 把我的箭向他們射盡.

32:24 They will become weakened by famine, and consumed by plague and bitter pestilence; and the teeth of wild animals I will send against them, with the poison of the creeping things in the dust;
他們必因饑荒消瘦, 被熱病和毒症消滅; 我也要打發野獸用牙齒咬他們, 和土中的蛇類用毒液害他們.

32:25 From outside her boundaries the sword will make her childless, and from inside, terror; both for the young man and also the young woman, the infant along with the gray-headed man.
外有刀劍, 內有驚恐, 使人喪亡, 使少男少女, 嬰孩和白髮老人, 盡都喪亡.

32:26 I thought, “I will wipe them out; I will make people forget they ever existed.”
我原想: “我要把他們分散到各處, 把他們的名號都從人間除滅. ”

32:27 If I had not feared a provocation of the enemy, lest their foes might misunderstand, lest they should say, “Our hand is triumphant, and Yahweh did not do all this.” ’
但我懼怕仇人激動我, 恐怕敵人誤會了, 又恐怕他們說: “是我們的手高舉了, 並不是耶和華作了這一切事. ”’

32:28 For they are a nation void of sense, and there is not any understanding in them.
因為他們是缺乏計謀的國, 他們心中沒有見識.

32:29 If only they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern for themselves their end.
如果你們有智慧, 就可以明白這事, 認清自己將來的結局了.

32:30 How could one chase a thousand and two could cause a myriad to flee, if their Rock had not sold them, and Yahweh had not given them up?
如果不是他們的磐石把他們出賣了, 如果不是耶和華把他們交出來, 一人怎能追趕一千人, 二人怎能使萬人逃跑呢?

32:31 For the fact of the matter is, their rock is not like our Rock, and our enemies recognize this.
連我們的仇敵也自己斷定, 他們的磐石不像我們的磐石.

32:32 For their vine is from the vine of Sodom, and from the terraces of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of poison; their clusters are bitter.
因為他們的葡萄樹, 是所多瑪的葡萄樹所出的, 是蛾摩拉的田地所生的; 他們的葡萄是毒葡萄, 每一掛都是苦的.

32:33 Their wine is the poison of snakes, and the deadly poison of horned vipers.
他們的酒是大蛇的毒液, 是虺蛇的劇毒.

32:34 ‘Is not this stored up with me, sealed in my treasuries?’
這不是貯藏在我這裡, 封閉在我的寶庫中嗎?

32:35 Vengeance belongs to me and also recompense, for at the time their foot slips, because the day of their disaster is near, and fate comes quickly for them.’
等到他們失足的時候, 我要伸冤報應; 因為他們遭遇災難的日子近了, 那預備要臨到他們身上的事, 必快快臨到.

32:36 For Yahweh will judge on behalf of his people, and concerning his servants; he will change his mind when he sees that their power has disappeared, and there is no one left, confined or free.
耶和華要為自己的子民伸冤, 為自己的僕人難過, 因為耶和華看見他們的能力已經消逝, 為奴的或自由的都沒有剩下一人.

32:37 And he will say, ‘Where are their gods, their rock in whom they took refuge?
他必說: ‘他們的神在哪裡呢? 他們投靠的磐石在哪裡呢?

32:38 Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their libations? Let them rise up, and let them help you; Let them be to you a refuge.
就是向來吃他們祭牲脂肪的, 喝他們奠祭之酒的神在哪裡呢? 讓他們興起來幫助你們吧, 願他們保護你們吧！

32:39 See, now, that I, even I am he, and there is not a god besides me; I put to death and I give life; I wound and I heal; there is not one who delivers from my hand!
現在你們要知道, 只有我是那一位, 除我以外, 並沒有別的神; 我使人死, 也使人活; 我打傷, 我也醫治; 沒有人可以從我的手裡搶救出去.

32:40 For indeed I lift up my hand to heaven, And I promise as I live forever,
我向天舉手說: 我活到永永遠遠;

32:41 When I sharpen my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold of it in judgment, I will take reprisals against my foes, and my haters I will repay.
如果我磨亮了我的刀劍, 如果我掌握了審判權, 就必向我的仇敵伸冤, 必向恨我的人報應.

32:42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain, and captives from the heads of the leaders of the enemy.’
我要使我的箭飲血飲醉, 就是被殺的人和被擄的人的血; 我的刀劍要吃肉, 就是吃仇敵長髮首領的肉. ’

32:43 Call for songs of joy, O nations, concerning his people, for the blood of his servants he will avenge, and he will take reprisals against his foes, and he will make atonement for his land, his people.”
列國啊, 你們當與耶和華的子民一同歡呼, 因為他要伸他僕人流血的冤, 他要向他的仇人報復, 他要救贖他的地和他的子民. ”

32:44 And Moses came, and he spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people; that is, he and Joshua the son of Nun.
摩西和嫩的兒子約書亞前來, 把這首詩歌的一切話都說給人民聽.

32:45 And when Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel,
摩西向以色列眾人說完了這一切話,

32:46 then he said to them, “Take to heart all the words that I am admonishing against you today concerning which you should instruct them with respect to your children so that they will observe diligently all the words of this law,
就對他們說: “我今日警告你們的一切話, 你們都要放在心上, 好吩咐你們的子孫謹守遵行這律法上的一切話.

32:47 for it is not a trifling matter among you, but it is your life, and through this word you will live long in the land that you are about to cross the Jordan to get there to take possession of it.”
因為這不是空洞,與你們無關重要的事, 而是你們的生命; 藉著這事, 你們在過約旦河去得為業的地上, 才可以日子長久. ”

32:48 And Yahweh said to Moses on exactly this day, saying,
就在那一天, 耶和華對摩西說:

32:49 “Go up to this mountain of the Abarim range, Mount Nebo, which is opposite Jericho, and see the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.
“你要上這亞巴琳山去, 就是尼波山, 在耶利哥對面的摩押地, 觀看我賜給以色列人為業的迦南地.

32:50 You shall die on that mountain that you are about to go up there, and you will be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and he was gathered to his people,
你必死在你登上的山上, 歸到你的族人那裡去, 像你的哥哥亞倫死在何珥山上, 歸到他的族人那裡去一樣.

32:51 because of the fact that you broke faith with me in the midst of Israel at the waters of Meribah Kadesh, in the desert of Zin, because you did not treat me as holy in the midst of the Israelites.
因為你們在尋的曠野, 在加低斯米利巴水邊, 在以色列人中間悖逆我, 在以色列人中間沒有尊我為聖.

32:52 Yes, from afar you may view the land, but there you shall not enter there, that is, into the land that I am giving to the Israelites.”
我賜給以色列人的地, 你可以從對面觀看, 卻不得進去. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 33

33:1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before his death.
這是神人摩西, 在死前給以色列人所祝的福.

33:2 Then he said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, and he dawned upon them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran, and he came with myriads of holy ones, at his right hand a fiery law for them.
他說: “耶和華從西奈而來, 從西珥光照他們, 從巴蘭山射出光輝, 在千萬聖者中來臨, 從他的右手有烈火的律法.

33:3 Moreover, he loves his people, all the holy ones were in your hand, and they bowed down to your feet, each one accepted directions from you.
他實在愛人民, 他的眾聖者都在你的手裡; 他們坐在你的腳前, 各自領受你的話.

33:4 A law Moses instructed for us, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
摩西把律法吩咐我們, 作為雅各會眾的基業.

33:5 And then a king arose in Jeshurun, at the gathering of the leaders of the people, united were the tribes of Israel.
人民的眾首領, 以色列的各支派, 一同會合的時候, 耶和華就在耶書崙作王了.

33:6 “May Reuben live, and may he not die, and let his number not be few.”
願流本生存, 不致死亡, 願他的人數不致稀少. ”

33:7 And he said this of Judah, “Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people; his own hands strive for him, and may you be a help against his foes.”
論到猶大, 他這樣說: “耶和華啊, 求你垂聽猶大的聲音, 領他歸回自己的族人那裡; 他曾用手為自己奮鬥, 願你幫助他抵擋仇敵. ”

33:8 And of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are for your faithful one, whom you tested at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
論到利未, 他說: “耶和華啊, 願你的土明和烏陵屬於倚靠你的利未人, 就是你在瑪撒試驗過的, 在米利巴水邊與他們爭論過的.

33:9 The one saying of his father and of his mother, ‘I have not regarded them,’ and his brothers he did not acknowledge, and his children he did not know, but rather they observed your word, and your covenant they kept.
利未人論到自己的父母說: ‘我沒有看顧他們’; 他不承認自己的兄弟, 也不認識自己的兒女; 因為他們謹守你的話, 持守你的約.

33:10 They taught your regulations to Jacob, and your law to Israel; they placed incense smoke before you, and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
他們要把你的典章教訓雅各, 把你的律法教訓以色列; 他們要把香焚在你面前, 把全牲的燔祭獻在你的祭壇上.

33:11 Bless, O Yahweh, his substance, and with the work of his hands you must be pleased; smite the loins of those who attack him, and those hating him, so that they cannot arise.”
耶和華啊, 求你賜福他的能力, 悅納他手中的作為; 那些起來攻擊他和恨他的人, 願你刺透他們的腰, 使他們不能再起來. ”

33:12 Of Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh dwells securely, the Most High shields all around him, all the day, and between his shoulders he dwells.”
論到便雅憫, 他說: “耶和華所愛的, 必在耶和華身邊安然居住; 耶和華終日庇護他, 也必住在他的兩肩之間. ”

33:13 And of Joseph he said, “Blessed by Yahweh is his land, with the choice things of heaven, with dew, and with the deep lying down beneath,
論到約瑟, 他說: “願他的地蒙耶和華賜福, 得著從天上而來的上好之物, 以及蘊藏在地裡的泉水;

33:14 and with the choice things of the fruits of the the sun, and with the choice things of the yield of the seasons,
得著從太陽而來的上好之物, 每月所產的佳果;

33:15 and with the finest things of the ancient mountains, and with the choice things of the eternal hills,
得著從太古之山而來的上品, 從永遠之嶺而來的上好之物;

33:16 and with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of the one who dwelt in the bush. Let them come to the head of Joseph, and to the crown of the prince among his brothers.
得著從地所出的上好之物, 和其中所充滿的; 得著那住在荊棘中的耶和華的恩寵; 願這些都臨到約瑟的頭上, 就是臨到那在兄弟中作王子的人的頭上.

33:17 As the firstborn of his ox, majesty belongs to him, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he drives people together, and they are the myriads of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
他頭生的公牛大有威嚴; 他的兩角是野牛的角, 用來牴觸萬民, 直到地極; 這角是以法蓮的萬萬, 那角是瑪拿西的千千. ”

33:18 And of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and rejoice, Issachar, in your tents;
論到西布倫, 他說: “西布倫啊, 你出外的時候, 要喜樂; 以薩迦啊, 你在帳棚裡的時候, 也要喜樂.

33:19 They summon people to the mountains; there they sacrifice the sacrifices of righteousness, because the affluence of the seas they suck out, and the most hidden treasures of the sand.”
他們要把萬民召到山上來, 在那裡要獻上公義的祭; 因為他們要吸取海洋的豐富, 沙土中埋藏著的寶藏. ”

33:20 And of Gad he said, “Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad; like a lion he dwells, and he tears an arm as well as a scalp.
論到迦得, 他說: “那使迦得擴張的, 是應該稱頌的, 迦得蹲下如母獅, 他撕裂膀臂, 連頭頂也撕裂.

33:21 And he selected the best part for himself, for there the portion of a ruler is included, and he came with the heads of the people; he did the righteousness of Yahweh, and his regulations for Israel.”
他為自己選擇了頭一份, 因為在那裡有指揮者的分存留著; 他與人民的眾首領一同來, 他施行耶和華的公義, 以及與以色列有關的典章. ”

33:22 And of Dan he said, “Dan is a cub of a lion; he leaps from Bashan.”
論到但, 他說: “但是隻幼獅, 從巴珊跳出來. ”

33:23 And of Naphtali, he said, “Oh, Naphtali, sated of favor, and full of the blessing of Yahweh; take possession of the lake, and the land to the south.”
論到拿弗他利, 他說: “拿弗他利啊, 你飽受恩寵, 滿得耶和華的福, 可以取得西方和南方為業. ”

33:24 And of Asher he said, “Blessed more than sons is Asher; may he be the favorite of his brothers, dipping his feet in the oil.
論到亞設, 他說: “願亞設蒙福, 勝過眾子, 願他得兄弟的喜悅; 願他把腳蘸在油中.

33:25 Your bars are iron and bronze, and as your days, so is your strength.”
你的門閂是銅的, 是鐵的, 你的日子怎樣, 你的力量也必怎樣.

33:26 “There is no one like God, O, Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, and with his majesty through the skies.
沒有人像耶書崙的神, 為了幫助你, 他乘駕諸天, 在他的威嚴中, 他騰空行雲.

33:27 The God of ancient time is a hiding place, and underneath are the arms of eternity, and he drove out from before you your enemy, and he said, ‘Destroy them!’
亙古的神是你的居所; 他永久的膀臂在你以下. 他把仇敵從你面前趕出去, 他發令說: ‘毀滅吧！’

33:28 So Israel dwells alone and carefree, the spring of Jacob in a land of grain and wine; his heavens even drip dew.
所以以色列可以安然居住, 雅各的本源, 獨處在產五穀新酒之地; 他的天也滴下甘露.

33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel. Who is like you, a people who is saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your triumph, and your enemies, they shall fawn before you, and you shall tread on their backs.”
以色列啊, 你是有福的; 有誰像你呢? 你這蒙耶和華拯救的子民, 他是幫助你的盾牌, 他是你威嚴的刀劍. 你的仇敵必向你屈服; 你必踐踏他們的背脊. ”

Deuteronomy - Chapter 34

34:1 Then Moses went up from the desert plateau of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and Yahweh showed him all of the land, Gilead all the way up to Dan,
摩西從摩押平原上了尼波山, 就是上了耶利哥對面的毗斯迦山頂. 耶和華把全地指給他看, 就是把基列直到但,

34:2 and all of Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and all of the land of Judah, up to the western sea,
拿弗他利全地, 以法蓮和瑪拿西之地, 猶大全地, 直到西海,

34:3 and the Negev and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, on up to Zoar.
南地和那平原, 就是棕樹城耶利哥的盆地, 直到瑣珥, 都指給他看.

34:4 And Yahweh said to him, “This is the land that I swore to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give it.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross into it.”
耶和華對他說: “這就是我曾經向亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各起誓應許之地, 說: ‘我要把這地賜給你的後裔. ’現在我讓你親眼看見了, 可是你不能過到那邊去. ”

34:5 Then Moses, the servant of Yahweh, died there in the land of Moab according to the command of Yahweh.
於是耶和華的僕人摩西, 照著耶和華所說的, 死在摩押地.

34:6 And he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor. But until this day no one knows his burial site.
耶和華把他埋葬在摩押地, 伯．毗珥對面的山谷裡, 只是直到今日還沒有人知道埋葬他的地方.

34:7 Now Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died; his sight was not impaired and his vigor had not abated.
摩西死的時候, 已經一百二十歲; 他的眼睛沒有昏花, 他的精力也沒有衰退.

34:8 And the Israelites wept concerning Moses thirty days; finally the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were completed.
以色列人在摩押平原為摩西哀哭了三十日; 然後為摩西守喪哀哭的日子就滿了.

34:9 Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom because Moses had placed his hands on him, and the Israelites listened to him, and they did as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
嫩的兒子約書亞, 因為摩西曾經按手在他身上, 就充滿了智慧的靈; 以色列人就聽從他, 照著耶和華吩咐摩西的去行了.

34:10 And not again has a prophet arisen in Israel like Moses, whom Yahweh knew face to face,
以後在以色列中, 再沒有興起一位先知像摩西一樣的; 他是耶和華面對面所認識的.

34:11 as far as all the signs and the wonders Yahweh sent him to do in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all of his servants and against all of his land,
耶和華差遣他在埃及地, 向法老和他的一切臣僕, 以及他的全地行了一切神蹟和奇事.

34:12 and as far as all of the mighty deeds and as far as the great awesome wonders Moses did before the eyes of all Israel.
摩西又在以色列眾人眼前行了一切大能的事, 和一切大而可畏的事.

Joshua (約書亞記)

Joshua - Chapter 1

1:1 After the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, Yahweh said to Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, saying,
耶和華的僕人摩西死了以後, 耶和華吩咐摩西的侍從, 嫩的兒子約書亞, 說:

1:2 “My servant Moses is dead. Get up and cross the Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the Israelites.
“我的僕人摩西死了; 現在你要起來, 和全體人民過這約旦河, 到我現在要賜給他們以色列人的地去.

1:3 Every place that the soles of your feet will tread, I have given it to you, as I promised to Moses.
你們腳掌踏過的每一處地方, 我都照著我應許摩西的賜給你們了.

1:4 From the wilderness and the Lebanon, up to the great river, the river Euphrates, all of the land of the Hittites, and up to the great sea in the west, will be your territory.
從曠野和這黎巴嫩, 直到大河, 就是幼發拉底河, 赫人的全地, 以至大海日落的地方, 就是你們的疆界.

1:5 No one will stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will not fail you, and I will not forsake you.
你一生的日子必沒有一人能在你面前立得住; 我怎樣與摩西同在, 也必照樣與你同在; 我決不離開你, 也不離棄你.

1:6 Be strong and courageous, for you will give the people this land as an inheritance that I swore to their ancestors to give them.
你要堅強勇敢, 因為你必使這人民得著我曾經向他們列祖起誓, 要賜給他們的那地作產業.

1:7 Only be strong and very courageous to observe diligently the whole law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn aside from it, to the right or left, so that you may succeed wherever you go.
你只要堅強, 十分勇敢, 謹守遵行我僕人摩西吩咐你的一切律法, 不可偏離左右, 好使你無論到哪裡去, 都可以亨通.

1:8 The scroll of this law will not depart from your mouth; you will meditate on it day and night so that you may observe diligently all that is written in it. For then you will succeed in your ways and prosper.
這律法書不可離開你的口, 要晝夜默誦, 好使你謹守遵行書中所記的一切; 這樣, 你的道路就必順利, 你必一路亨通.

1:9 Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
我不是吩咐過你要堅強勇敢嗎? 所以, 你不要懼怕, 也不要驚慌; 因為你無論到哪裡去, 耶和華你的神必與你同在. ”

1:10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
於是約書亞吩咐人民的官長說:

1:11 “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people: ‘Prepare your provisions; in three days you are to cross the Jordan to go possess the land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess.’ ”
“你們要走遍營中, 吩咐人民說: ‘你們要預備糧食, 因為三天之內, 你們要過這約旦河, 進去得耶和華你們的神要賜給你們作產業的地. ’”

1:12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,
約書亞又對流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人說:

1:13 “Remember the word that Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded you, saying, ‘Yahweh your God is giving rest to you, and he is giving you this land.’
“你們要記住耶和華的僕人摩西吩咐你們的話: ‘耶和華你們的神賜你們安息, 他必把這地賜給你們. ’

1:14 Your wives, your little children, and your livestock, they will remain in the land that Moses gave to you beyond the Jordan. All of the best fighting men will cross armed in front of your families; they will help you
你們的妻子,孩子和牲畜, 都可以留在約旦河東邊,摩西賜給你們的地上; 但你們所有英勇的戰士, 都要拿起武器, 在你們的兄弟前面過河去, 幫助他們;

1:15 until Yahweh gives rest to your families as well as to you. They will take possession of the land that Yahweh your God is giving to them. Then you will return to your own land and take possession of it, the land that Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan to the east.”
等到耶和華使你們的兄弟可以和你們一樣安居, 同樣得著耶和華你們的神要賜給他們作產業的地, 你們才可以回到你們所得的地, 以它作你們的產業, 就是耶和華的僕人摩西在約旦河東邊日出之地賜給你們的地方. ”

1:16 And they answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you will send us we will go.
他們回答約書亞, 說: “你吩咐我們的一切, 我們都必遵行; 無論你差派我們到哪裡去, 我們都一定去.

1:17 Just as we obeyed Moses, so will we obey you. Only may Yahweh your God be with you, as he was with Moses.
我們從前怎樣凡事聽從摩西, 現在也必照樣聽從你; 唯願耶和華你的神與你同在, 像與摩西同在一樣.

1:18 Whoever rebels against your orders and does not obey your words according to what you commanded us will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.”
無論誰違背你的話, 不聽從你吩咐他的一切命令, 那人必要處死. 你只管堅強勇敢. ”

Joshua - Chapter 2

2:1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men from Acacia Grove as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and spent the night there.
於是, 嫩的兒子約書亞從什亭祕密地差派兩個探子, 對他們說: “你們去窺探那地和耶利哥. ”二人去了, 來到一個名叫喇合的妓女家中, 就在那裡住宿.

2:2 The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some men from the Israelites have come here tonight to search out the land.”
有人向耶利哥王報告: “今夜從以色列人那裡有人進來, 要窺探這地. ”

2:3 And the king of Jericho sent for Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who came to you, the ones who have entered your house, for they have come to search out the whole land.”
耶利哥王派人到喇合那裡, 說: “把那些來到你這裡, 進了你家中的人帶出來, 因為他們來是要窺探全地的. ”

2:4 But the woman took the two men and hid them. And she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.
但那女人已把那兩個人藏起來, 還這樣回答王: “不錯, 那些人到過我這裡來, 但是, 我不知道他們是從哪裡來的.

2:5 And when it was time to shut the gate for the night, the men left, and I do not know where they went. Chase after them quickly, for you may catch up to them.”
天黑,城門快要關的時候, 那些人出去了; 我不知道他們到哪裡去. 你們快去追趕, 必可以追上他們. ”

2:6 (But she had taken them to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax that she had spread out on the roof.)
其實她領他們上了屋頂, 把他們藏在堆放在屋頂的麻秸裡面.

2:7 So the men chased after them on the way to the Jordan at the fords; and they shut the gate behind the pursuers that had gone out after them.
那些人就沿著往約旦河的路上追趕他們, 直到渡口; 追趕的人一出城, 城門就關上了.

2:8 Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof
兩個探子還沒有躺下睡覺, 那女人就上屋頂到他們那裡去,

2:9 and said to the men, “I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that dread of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away in fear because of your presence.
對他們二人說: “我知道耶和華已經把這地賜給你們了, 你們使我們十分害怕, 這地所有的居民都在你們面前膽戰心驚.

2:10 For we have heard how Yahweh dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you went out from Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
因為我們聽見你們從埃及出來的時候, 耶和華怎樣使紅海的水在你們面前乾了, 以及你們怎樣對待約旦河東亞摩利人的兩個王西宏和噩, 把他們完全消滅.

2:11 We heard this, and our hearts melted, and no courage was left in anyone because of your presence. For Yahweh your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
我們聽見了, 就都心裡驚怕; 沒有一人再有勇氣在你們面前站立; 因為耶和華你們的神是天上,也是地上的神.

2:12 So then please swear to me by Yahweh, because I have shown loyalty to you, and you will also show loyalty to my family. You must give me a sign of good faith,
現在求你們指著耶和華向我起誓: 我既然恩待了你們, 你們也要恩待我的父家, 並且給我一個確實的憑據,

2:13 and you will spare my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that belongs to them; you will deliver our lives from death.”
放過我的父母,兄弟姊妹和他們所有的一切, 救我們的命不致死亡. ”

2:14 And the men said to her, “Our lives for yours. If you do not report this business of ours, we will show you loyalty and faithfulness when Yahweh gives us the land.”
兩個探子就對她說: “如果你不洩漏我們這次行動, 我們願以性命作你們的保證; 耶和華把這地賜給我們的時候, 我們必定以慈愛和誠實待你們. ”

2:15 Then she lowered them with a rope through the window, as her house was on the outer side of the wall, and she was residing in the wall.
於是, 那女人用繩子把二人從窗戶縋下去, 因為她的房屋是在城牆上, 她就住在城牆上.

2:16 And she said to them, “Go to the mountain, so that the pursuers will not find you, and hide yourselves there three days until the pursuers return, and afterward you may go on your way.”
她對他們二人說: “你們要到山上去, 免得追趕的人遇上你們; 你們要在那裡躲藏三天, 等追趕的人回城, 然後你們才可以走你們的路. ”

2:17 The men said to her, “We will be released from this oath of yours that you made us swear.
他們二人對她說: “如果你不遵照我們的話行, 你叫我們起的誓就與我們無關了.

2:18 When we come to the land, you must tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you must gather your father and mother, and your brothers, and your whole family to your house.
你要留意, 我們再到這地方的時候, 你要把這條朱紅色線繫在你縋我們下去的窗戶上; 你也要把你的父母,兄弟和你父的全家, 都聚集在你的屋裡.

2:19 If anyone goes outside the doors of your house, they will be responsible for their own death, and we will be innocent. Anyone who will be with you in the house, we will be responsible for their death if a hand is laid on them.
任何人走出你家門, 到外面去的, 他的血就必歸到他自己的頭上, 與我們無關; 任何人同你在屋裡的, 如果有人下手加害他, 他的血就歸到我們頭上.

2:20 But if you report this business of ours, we will be released from your oath that you made us swear.”
如果你洩漏了我們這次的行動, 那麼, 你叫我們起的誓就與我們無關了. ”

2:21 And she said, “According to your word it will be.” Then she sent them away, and they went, and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
那女人回答: “照你們的話, 就這樣吧. ”於是打發他們二人走了. 他們走了以後, 她就把朱紅色線繫在窗戶上.

2:22 They departed and came to the mountain, and they stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers searched all along the way but did not find them.
二人離去, 上到山上, 在那裡住了三天, 等追趕的人回城去了; 追趕的人一路搜尋他們, 卻找不著.

2:23 The two men returned and went down from the mountain, and they crossed over and came to Joshua son of Nun, and they told him everything that happened to them.
二人於是下山回去, 過了約旦河, 回到嫩的兒子約書亞那裡, 把他們遭遇的一切事向他報告.

2:24 They said to Joshua, “Surely Yahweh has given all the land into our hand; also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away in fear because of our presence.”
他們又對約書亞說: “耶和華真的把那地全交在我們手裡了; 那地所有的居民都在我們面前膽戰心驚. ”

Joshua - Chapter 3

3:1 Joshua rose early in the morning, and they set out from Acacia Grove. And they came up to the Jordan, he and all the Israelites, and they spent the night there before they crossed over.
約書亞清早起來, 和全體以色列人從什亭出發, 來到約旦河, 在那裡住宿, 等候過河.

3:2 At the end of the three days the officers passed through the midst of the camp,
過了三天, 官長走遍營中,

3:3 and they commanded the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God you must set out from your place and go after it.
吩咐人民說: “你們看見耶和華你們的神的約櫃, 又看見抬約櫃的利未支派的祭司的時候, 就要從你們所住的地方出發, 跟在約櫃後面走.

3:4 But there will be a distance between you and it of about two thousand cubits in measurement. Do not come near it, so that you may know the way that you must go, for you have not passed on this way before.”
只是你們和約櫃之間應有一段距離, 相隔約一公里, 不可走近約櫃, 好使你們知道你們應走的路, 因為這條路你們以前沒有走過. ”

3:5 And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, because tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders in your midst.”
約書亞對人民說: “你們要自潔, 因為明天耶和華要在你們中間行奇事. ”

3:6 And Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over ahead of the people.” And they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.
約書亞又吩咐祭司說: “你們要抬起約櫃, 在人民前面過河去. ”於是他們抬起約櫃, 走在人民的前面.

3:7 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “This day I will begin exalting you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that I was with Moses, and I will be with you.
耶和華對約書亞說: “今天起, 我要使你在以色列眾人眼中成為尊大, 這樣他們就知道我怎樣與摩西同在, 也必照樣與你同在.

3:8 You will command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘At the moment that you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you will stand still in the Jordan.’ ”
你要吩咐抬著約櫃的祭司說: ‘你們到了約旦河水邊的時候, 要站在約旦河中. ’”

3:9 And Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here, and hear the words of Yahweh your God.”
約書亞對以色列人說: “你們走近這裡來, 聆聽耶和華你們的神的話.

3:10 Joshua said, “By this you will know that the living God is in your midst, and he will certainly drive out the Canaanites from before you, and the Hittites, Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
約書亞說: “看哪, 全地之主的約櫃必在你們前面過約旦河, 你們因此就知道永活的神是在你們中間, 他必把迦南人,赫人,希未人,比利洗人,革迦撒人,亞摩利人和耶布斯人, 從你們面前驅逐出去.

3:11 Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is about to cross over ahead of you into the Jordan.
約書亞說: “看哪, 全地之主的約櫃必在你們前面過約旦河, 你們因此就知道永活的神是在你們中間, 他必把迦南人,赫人,希未人,比利洗人,革迦撒人,亞摩利人和耶布斯人, 從你們面前驅逐出去.

3:12 So then, take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
現在你們要從以色列眾支派中選十二個人, 每支派一人.

3:13 When the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the ark of Yahweh, Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off upstream, and they will stand still in one heap.
抬全地之主耶和華約櫃的祭司的腳掌一踏進約旦河水裡, 約旦河的水必被截斷, 那從上游流下來的水必立起成壘. ”

3:14 And it happened, when the people set out from their tents to cross over the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were ahead of the people.
人民離開帳棚出發, 要過約旦河的時候, 抬約櫃的祭司在人民的前面.

3:15 When those carrying the ark came up to the Jordan, and the priests carrying the ark dipped their feet in the edge of the water (the Jordan was flowing over its banks during all the days of harvest),
抬約櫃的祭司來到約旦河, 他們的腳碰到水邊的時候(原來約旦河水在收割的日子, 常是漲過兩岸的),

3:16 the waters flowing down from above stood still; they stood up in one heap very far from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, while the waters flowing down to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
水就停住了, 那從上游流下來的水立起成壘, 在很遠的地方, 就是在撒拉但旁邊的亞當城那裡停住; 那往下流入亞拉巴海, 就是鹽海的水完全被截斷; 於是人民就在耶利哥的對面過了河.

3:17 And the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh stood firmly on the dry land in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until all the nation finished crossing the Jordan.
抬耶和華約櫃的祭司在約旦河中間的乾地上站住, 等以色列眾人都在乾地上走過去, 直到全國的人都完全走過了約旦河為止.

Joshua - Chapter 4

4:1 After all the nation finished crossing the Jordan, Yahweh said to Joshua,
全國的人都完全過了約旦河以後, 耶和華就吩咐約書亞說:

4:2 “Take twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,
“你要從人民中選十二個人, 每支派一人,

4:3 and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests’ feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you, and set them up in the place where you will camp tonight.’ ”
吩咐他們說: ‘你們要從這裡, 就是約旦河中間, 祭司的腳所站的地方, 取十二塊石頭, 把它們帶過來, 放在你們今夜要住宿的地方. ’”

4:4 So Joshua summoned the twelve men whom he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe.
於是, 約書亞把他從以色列人中挑選的十二個人, 每支派一人, 都召了來.

4:5 And Joshua said to them, “Cross over before the ark of Yahweh your God to the middle of the Jordan, and each one of you lift up a stone on your shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,
約書亞對他們說: “你們走到約旦河中間, 在耶和華你們的神的約櫃前面, 按著以色列十二支派的數目, 每人拿起一塊石頭, 扛在自己的肩上;

4:6 so that this may be a reminder among you. When your children ask in the future, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
這可以在你們中間作記號; 如果日後你們的子孫問你們, 說: ‘這些石頭對你們有甚麼意思? ’

4:7 you will say to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off from before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones will be as a memorial for the Israelites for eternity.”
你們就可以告訴他們: ‘這是因為約旦河的水在耶和華的約櫃前被截斷了; 約櫃過約旦河的時候, 約旦河的水被截斷了. 所以這些石頭要給以色列人作記念, 直到永遠. ’”

4:8 Thus the Israelites did as Joshua commanded. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan as Yahweh told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, and they carried them over with them to the camp, and they put them there.
以色列人就照著約書亞吩咐的行了; 他們照著耶和華吩咐約書亞的, 按著以色列十二支派的數目, 從約旦河中間取了十二塊石頭, 把它們帶過去, 到他們住宿的地方, 就放在那裡.

4:9 Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.
約書亞又在約旦河中間, 在抬約櫃的祭司的腳所站的地方, 豎立十二塊石頭; 那些石頭到今日還在那裡.

4:10 The priests carrying the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything that Yahweh commanded Joshua to tell the people was finished, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua. And the people hastily crossed over.
抬約櫃的祭司站在約旦河中間, 直到耶和華吩咐約書亞告訴人民的一切事, 就是照著摩西吩咐約書亞的一切事, 都辦完了, 人民就急忙過去了.

4:11 And it happened, when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of Yahweh and the priests crossed over in front of the people.
全體人民都過了河以後, 耶和華的約櫃和祭司才在人民的面前過去.

4:12 The children of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the Israelites, as Moses told them.
流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人, 都照著摩西吩咐他們的, 拿起武器, 在以色列人前面過河去了.

4:13 About forty thousand armed for fighting crossed over before the presence of Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle.
他們約有四萬人, 都裝備好, 預備打仗, 在耶和華面前走過去, 來到耶利哥的平原, 等候作戰.

4:14 On that day Yahweh exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they respected him as they respected Moses all the days of his life.
那一天耶和華使約書亞在以色列眾人眼中成為尊大; 在他一生的日子, 人民敬畏他, 好像敬畏摩西一樣.

4:15 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, saying,
耶和華吩咐約書亞說:

4:16 “Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony to come up from the Jordan.”
“吩咐抬約櫃的祭司從約旦河上來. ”

4:17 So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.”
於是約書亞吩咐祭司說: “你們從約旦河上來. ”

4:18 And it happened that when the priests carrying the ark came up from the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet touched dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as before.
抬耶和華約櫃的祭司從約旦河中間上來的時候, 祭司的腳掌一提起來踏在乾地上, 約旦河的水就流回原處, 像以前一樣漲過兩岸.

4:19 And the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the eastern edge of Jericho.
正月初十, 人民從約旦河上來以後, 就在吉甲, 在耶利哥的東邊安營.

4:20 And those twelve stones that they took from the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.
約書亞把他們從約旦河取來的那十二塊石頭, 豎立在吉甲.

4:21 And he said to the Israelites, “When your children ask in the future their parents, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’
約書亞對以色列人說: “如果日後你們的子孫問他們的父親說: ‘這些石頭是甚麼意思? ’

4:22 you will let your children know by saying, ‘Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.’
那時, 你們就要告訴你們的子孫, 說: ‘以色列人曾經在乾地上走過了這約旦河. ’

4:23 For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you, until you had crossed, just as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up before us until we had crossed over,
因為耶和華你們的神在你們面前使約旦河的水乾了, 直到你們都過了河, 好像耶和華你們的神從前對紅海所行的, 在我們面前使紅海乾了, 直到我們都過了河一樣;

4:24 so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of Yahweh is strong, so that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.”
好使地上萬民都認識耶和華的手, 是有能力的手, 也要使你們永遠敬畏耶和華你們的神. ”

Joshua - Chapter 5

5:1 And it happened, when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea heard that Yahweh dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of the Israelites until they crossed over, their hearts melted, and there was no courage left in them because of the presence of the Israelites.
在約旦河西, 亞摩利人的眾王和靠近海邊迦南人的眾王, 聽見耶和華怎樣使約旦河的水在以色列人面前乾了, 直到他們都過河去, 他們都心裡驚怕, 因以色列人的緣故, 勇氣全失.

5:2 At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make for yourself knives of flint, and circumcise the Israelites a second time.”
那時, 耶和華對約書亞說: “你要製造火石刀, 第二次給以色列人行割禮. ”

5:3 So Joshua made knives of flint, and he circumcised the Israelites at the hill of the foreskins.
約書亞就製造了火石刀, 在包皮山那裡給以色列人行了割禮.

5:4 This is the reason why Joshua circumcised all the people: all the males who went out from Egypt, all the warriors, died in the wilderness as they went out from Egypt on the journey.
約書亞給以色列人行割禮的原因是這樣: 所有從埃及出來的人民, 就是所有能作戰的男丁, 出埃及以後, 都死在曠野的路上.

5:5 For all the people who left were circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness on the journey after they left from Egypt were not circumcised.
因為所有從埃及出來的人民都受過割禮; 唯有從埃及出來以後, 所有在曠野的路上出生的人民, 都沒有受過割禮.

5:6 For forty years the Israelites traveled in the wilderness until all the nation, the warriors that left Egypt, perished, because they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh. To them Yahweh swore that they would not see the land that he swore to their ancestors to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
以色列人在曠野走了四十年, 直到全國的人, 就是從埃及出來能作戰的男丁, 都滅盡了, 因為他們不聽耶和華的話; 耶和華曾經向他們起誓, 必不容許他們看見耶和華向他們列祖起誓要賜給我們的地, 就是流奶與蜜的地.

5:7 And it was their children whom he raised in their place that Joshua circumcised, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the journey.
他們的子孫, 就是耶和華興起來代替他們的, 約書亞給他們行了割禮; 這些人是未受割禮的人, 因為他們在路上沒有受過割禮.

5:8 And it happened, when all the nation had finished circumcising, they remained where they were in the camp until they recovered.
全國的人受了割禮之後, 都住在營中自己的地方, 直到痊愈.

5:9 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the disgrace of Egypt from you.” Therefore, the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.
耶和華對約書亞說: “我今日把埃及的恥辱從你們身上輥去了. ”因此, 那地方名叫吉甲(“吉甲”意即“輥”), 直到今日.

5:10 And the Israelites camped at Gilgal, and they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, on the plains of Jericho.
以色列人在吉甲安營; 正月十四日晚上, 他們在耶利哥的平原守逾越節.

5:11 On the next day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate from the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and roasted corn.
逾越節後次日, 他們吃了那地的出產; 就在那一天, 吃了無酵餅和烘的穀物.

5:12 And the manna ceased the day after, when they started eating the produce of the land, and there was no longer manna for the Israelites. They ate from the crop of the land of Canaan in that year.
他們吃了那地的出產之後, 第二天嗎哪就停止降下; 以色列人不再有嗎哪了; 那一年他們卻吃迦南地的出產.

5:13 And it happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, he looked up, and he saw a man standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said, “Are you with us, or with our adversaries?”
約書亞走近耶利哥的時候, 抬頭觀看, 看見一個人站在他對面, 手裡拿著拔出來的刀. 約書亞走到他那裡, 對他說: “你是我們的人, 還是我們的仇敵呢? ”

5:14 And he said, “Neither. I have come now as the commander of Yahweh’s army.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and he bowed down and said to him, “What is my lord commanding his servant?”
那人回答: “不是的; 我現在來是作耶和華軍隊的元帥. ”約書亞就臉伏在地, 向他下拜, 對他說: “我主有甚麼事要吩咐僕人呢? ”

5:15 The commander of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
耶和華軍隊的元帥對約書亞說: “把你腳上的鞋脫下來, 因為你站的地方是聖地. ”約書亞就照著行了.

Joshua - Chapter 6

6:1 Now Jericho was shut up inside and out because of the presence of the Israelites; no one was going out or coming in.
耶利哥的城門因以色列人的緣故, 就緊緊地關閉, 沒有人出入.

6:2 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Look, I am giving Jericho into your hand, its king and the soldiers of the army.
耶和華對約書亞說: “看, 我已經把耶利哥和耶利哥的王, 以及英勇的戰士, 都交在你的手中了.

6:3 You will march around the city, all the warriors circling the city once; you will do so for six days.
你們所有能作戰的男丁要圍繞這城, 一天圍繞一次, 六天都要這樣行;

6:4 And seven priests will bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day you will march around the city seven times, and the priests will blow on the trumpets.
並派七個祭司拿著七個羊角, 走在約櫃的前面; 到第七天, 你們要繞城七次, 祭司也要吹角.

6:5 And when they blow long on the horn of the ram, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people will shout with a great war cry, and the wall of the city will fall flat, and the people will charge, each one straight ahead.”
當羊角吹起長號, 你們聽見角聲的時候, 全體人民要大聲呼喊, 那時城牆就必塌陷; 你們各人要向前直衝. ”

6:6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry the trumpets of the rams’ horns before the ark of Yahweh.”
於是嫩的兒子約書亞把祭司召了來, 對他們說: “你們要抬起約櫃; 並派七個祭司拿著七個羊角, 走在耶和華約櫃的前面. ”

6:7 And he said to the people, “Go forward and march around the city, and let the armed men pass before the ark of Yahweh.
他又對人民說: “你們前去繞城吧, 拿武器的人要走在耶和華約櫃的前面. ”

6:8 And when Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the presence of Yahweh went forward and they blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed behind them.
約書亞吩咐人民以後, 七個祭司拿著七個羊角, 走在耶和華的前面, 並且吹角, 耶和華的約櫃在他們後面跟著走.

6:9 And the armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while they were blowing the trumpets.
拿武器的人走在吹角的祭司前面, 在約櫃後面也有防衛的隊伍跟著走, 祭司一面走, 一面吹角.

6:10 But Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You will not shout, and you will not let your voice be heard; a word will not go out from your mouth until the day I say to you ‘Shout!’ Then you will shout.”
約書亞吩咐人民說: “你們不可呼喊, 不可讓人聽見你們的聲音, 連一句話也不可出口, 等到我吩咐你們‘呼喊’的那天, 你們才可以呼喊. ”

6:11 And the ark of Yahweh went around the city, circling once, and they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.
這樣, 耶和華的約櫃繞城而行, 圍繞了一次, 眾人就回到營中, 在營裡住宿.

6:12 Then Joshua got up early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.
約書亞清早起來, 祭司又抬起耶和華的約櫃.

6:13 The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of the rams’ horns before the ark of Yahweh went on continually, and they blew on the trumpets. And the armed men went before them, and the rear guard came after the ark of Yahweh, while the trumpets blew continually.
拿著七個羊角的七位祭司, 走在耶和華的約櫃前面; 一面走, 一面吹角; 拿武器的人走在他們前面, 在耶和華的約櫃後面也有防衛的隊伍跟著走; 祭司一面走, 一面吹角.

6:14 And they marched around the city once on the second day, and they returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
第二日, 眾人又繞城一次, 然後回到營裡去; 六日他們都是這樣行.

6:15 Then on the seventh day they rose early at dawn, and they marched around the city in this manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times.
到了第七日, 清早黎明的時候, 他們起來, 以同樣的方式繞城七次; 只有這一日, 他們繞城七次.

6:16 And at the seventh time the priests blew on the trumpets, and Joshua said to the people, “Shout! For Yahweh has given you the city.
到了第七次, 祭司吹角的時候, 約書亞就對人民說: “你們呼喊吧, 因為耶和華已經把這城賜給你們了.

6:17 The city and all that is in it will be devoted to Yahweh; only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house will live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.
這城要完全毀滅, 城和城中的一切都歸耶和華; 只有妓女喇合, 和所有與她在家中的都可以存活, 因為她收藏了我們派去的使者.

6:18 As for you, keep away from the things devoted to destruction so that you do not take them and bring about your own destruction, making the camp of Israel an object for destruction, bringing trouble upon it.
不過你們要謹慎, 不可取那當毀滅的物, 恐怕你們貪心, 取了那當毀滅的物, 就使以色列營成為當毀滅的, 使以色列營遭遇災禍.

6:19 But all of the silver and gold, and the items of bronze and iron, are holy to Yahweh, and they must go to Yahweh’s treasury.”
可是, 所有的金銀和銅鐵的器皿, 都要歸耶和華為聖, 存入耶和華的庫房中. ”

6:20 So the people shouted, and they blew on the trumpets. And when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, they raised a great shout, and the wall fell flat. The people charged, each one straight ahead into the city, and they captured it.
於是人民呼喊, 祭司也吹角. 人民聽見角聲的時候, 就大聲呼喊, 城牆就塌陷了; 於是, 人民衝入城中, 人人向前, 把城攻取.

6:21 And they utterly destroyed by the edge of the sword all who were in the city, both men and women, young and old, ox, sheep, and donkey.
他們把城中的一切, 無論男女老幼,牛羊和驢, 都用刀殺盡.

6:22 Then Joshua said to the two men who spied on the land, “Go to the prostitute’s house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, just as you swore to her.”
約書亞對窺探那地的兩個人說: “你們進那妓女的家裡去, 照著你們向她所起的誓, 把那女人和她所有的一切, 都從家裡帶出來. ”

6:23 So the young men who were spies went and brought Rahab and her father and mother, her brothers, and all who were with her. And they brought all her family out and set them outside the camp of Israel.
那兩個年輕密探就進去, 把喇合和她的父母,兄弟,她所有的一切, 以及她所有的親屬, 都領出來, 安置在以色列的營外.

6:24 And they burned the city and all that was in it with fire; they put only the silver and gold, and the items of copper and iron, into the treasury of the house of Yahweh.
眾人把城和城中的一切都用火燒了; 只有金銀和銅鐵的器皿都放入耶和華聖所的庫房裡.

6:25 But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her family and all who were with her, and she has lived in the midst of Israel until this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
約書亞卻放過妓女喇合和她的父家, 以及她所有的一切; 她住在以色列中, 直到今日, 因為她收藏了約書亞派去窺探耶利哥的使者.

6:26 And Joshua swore at that time, saying, “Cursed is anyone before Yahweh who gets up and builds Jericho, this city. At the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
那時, 約書亞要人民起誓, 說: “起來重建這耶利哥城的, 那人在耶和華面前是可咒可詛的; 他立地基的時候必喪長子; 他安城門的時候必失幼子. ”

6:27 So Yahweh was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.
耶和華與約書亞同在; 約書亞的名聲傳遍全地.

Joshua - Chapter 7

7:1 But the Israelites broke faith concerning the devoted things. Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took from the devoted things; and Yahweh’s anger was kindled against the Israelites.
以色列人在那當毀滅的物上犯了不忠實的罪; 因為猶大支派中, 謝拉的曾孫,撒底的孫子,迦米的兒子亞干, 取了當毀滅的物, 耶和華就向以色列人發怒.

7:2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven, east of Bethel, and he said to them, “Go up and spy out Ai.” And the men went up and spied out Ai.
那時, 約書亞從耶利哥派人到伯特利東邊, 靠近伯．亞文的艾城去, 吩咐他們說: “你們上去窺探那地. ”那些人就上去, 窺探艾城.

7:3 And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up and attack Ai; only two or three thousand men should go up because they are few. Do not make all the people weary up there.”
他們回來, 對約書亞說: “不需要全體人民都上去; 只要大約二三千人就可以上去攻打艾城了; 不必勞動全體人民都上那裡去, 因為那裡的人很少. ”

7:4 So about three thousand from the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.
於是人民中約有三千人上那裡去, 但他們竟在艾城的人面前逃跑了.

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them, and they chased them from the gate up to Shebarim and killed them on the slope. And the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
艾城的人擊殺了他們約三十六人; 從城門前追趕他們, 一直追到示巴琳; 在山坡上把他們擊潰; 人民的心就極其驚怕.

7:6 And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.
約書亞就撕裂自己的衣服, 和以色列人的長老, 在耶和華的約櫃前, 一同俯伏在地, 直到晚上, 也把塵土撒在頭上.

7:7 And Joshua said, “Ah, my Lord! Why did you bring this people across the Jordan to give us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content and stayed beyond the Jordan.
約書亞說: “唉！主耶和華啊, 你為甚麼領這人民過約旦河, 為要把我們交在亞摩利人的手中, 使我們滅亡呢? 我們寧願住在約旦河那邊倒好.

7:8 Please, my Lord! What can I say after Israel has fled from its enemies?
主啊！以色列人既然在仇敵面前轉身逃跑, 我還有甚麼可說的呢?

7:9 The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this, and they will surround us and cut off our name from the land. What will you do, for your great name?”
迦南人和這地所有的居民聽見了, 就必圍困我們, 把我們的名字從這世上剪除, 那時你為你的大名要怎樣行呢? ”

7:10 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
耶和華對約書亞說: “你起來, 為甚麼這樣臉伏在地呢?

7:11 Israel has sinned and transgressed my covenant that I commanded them. They have taken from the devoted things; they have stolen and acted deceitfully, and they have put them among their belongings.
以色列人犯了罪, 違背了我吩咐他們的約定, 因為他們取了那當毀滅的物, 他們偷竊, 並且說謊, 又把那當毀滅的物放在自己的物件中.

7:12 The Israelites were unable to stand before their enemies; they fled from their enemies because they have become a thing devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.
所以, 以色列人在他們的仇敵面前站立不住, 在他們的仇敵面前轉身逃跑, 因為他們成了當毀滅的. 如果你們不把那當毀滅的物從你們中間除掉, 我就必不再與你們同在了.

7:13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow. Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: “There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel. You will be unable to stand before you enemies until you remove the devoted things from your midst.”
你起來, 要人民自潔, 對他們說: ‘你們要自潔, 預備明天; 因為耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 以色列啊！你們中間有那當毀滅的物; 除非你們把那當毀滅的物從你們中間除去, 你們在仇敵的面前就不能站立得住.

7:14 In the morning you will come forward, tribe by tribe, and the tribe that Yahweh will select by lot will come forward by clans, and the clan that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward by families, and the family that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward one by one.
到了早晨, 你們要按著支派前來, 耶和華抽籤抽中的支派, 要按著宗族前來; 耶和華抽籤抽中的宗族, 要按著家庭前來; 耶和華抽籤抽中的家庭, 男丁要一個一個前來.

7:15 The one caught with the devoted things will be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he transgressed the covenant of Yahweh, and because he did a disgraceful thing in Israel.” ’ ”
如果那藏有當毀滅的物的人被抽籤抽中了, 他和他所有的一切都要用火焚燒; 因為他違背了耶和華的約, 又因為他在以色列中作了愚昧的事. ’”

7:16 So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought forward Israel, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected by lot.
約書亞清早起來, 要以色列人按著支派前來; 結果, 猶大支派被抽籤抽中了;

7:17 And he brought forward the clans of Judah and selected the clan of the Zerahites by lot. Then he brought forward the clan of the Zerahites, one by one, and Zabdi was selected by lot.
他要猶大宗族前來, 結果, 謝拉的家族被抽籤抽中了; 他要謝拉家族的男丁一個一個前來, 結果, 撒底被抽籤抽中了;

7:18 He brought forward his family, one by one, and Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected by lot.
他要撒底家中的男丁一個一個前來, 結果, 亞干被抽籤抽中了, 亞干是迦米的兒子,撒底的孫子,謝拉的曾孫, 是屬於猶大支派的.

7:19 And Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please, give glory to Yahweh the God of Israel, and give him a doxology in court. Tell me, please, what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
約書亞對亞干說: “我兒, 我勸你把榮耀歸給耶和華以色列的神, 向他認罪, 告訴我你作了甚麼事, 不可向我隱瞞. ”

7:20 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
亞干回答約書亞, 說: “我實在得罪了耶和華以色列的神; 我作過的事是這樣的.

7:21 I saw among the spoil a beautiful robe from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and one bar of gold that weighed fifty shekels; I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, and the silver is under it.”
我在戰利品中, 看見了一件美麗的示拿衣服,二千二百八十克銀子, 和一條重五百七十克的金條; 我因貪愛這些物件, 就把它們拿去了; 現在埋藏在我帳棚的地裡, 銀子在底下. ”

7:22 Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and there they were, hidden in his tent, and the silver was under it.
約書亞就派人跑到亞干的帳棚裡, 果然見到東西埋藏在那裡, 銀子在底下.

7:23 And they took them from the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites. And they spread them out before the presence of Yahweh.
他們就把東西從帳棚中拿出來, 帶到約書亞和以色列人那裡, 擺在耶和華面前.

7:24 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his cattle and donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and everything that was his, and they brought them to the valley of Achor.
約書亞和全體以色列人一起把謝拉的曾孫亞干和那銀子,那件衣服,那金條, 以及亞干的兒女,牛,驢,羊,帳棚和他所有的一切, 都帶上亞割谷去.

7:25 And Joshua said, “Why did you bring us trouble? Yahweh will bring you trouble on this day.” And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they burned them with fire after they stoned them with stones.
約書亞說: “你為甚麼給我們招惹災禍呢? 今天耶和華必使你遭受災禍. ”於是全體以色列人用石頭把他打死. 他們用石頭打死他們以後, 就把一切用火燒了.

7:26 Then they placed on top of him a great pile of stones that remains to this day. And Yahweh turned from his burning anger, and thus the name of that place to this day is called the valley of Achor.
眾人又在亞干身上堆起了一大堆石頭, 這堆石頭一直存到今日; 於是耶和華就回心轉意, 不發烈怒. 因此那地方名叫亞割谷, 直到今日.

Joshua - Chapter 8

8:1 Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you and go up immediately to Ai. Look, I am giving into your hand the king of Ai, his city, and his land.
耶和華對約書亞說: “你不要懼怕, 也不要驚慌, 你只管帶領所有能作戰的人, 起來上艾城去; 你看, 我已經把艾城的王和他的人民,城市,土地都交在你手裡了.

8:2 You will do to Ai and its king that which you did to Jericho and its king; you may take only its spoils and livestock as booty for yourself. Set for yourself an ambush against the city from behind it.”
你怎樣對待耶利哥和耶利哥的王, 也要照樣對待艾城和艾城的王; 只是城中的戰利品和牲畜, 你們可以據為己有; 你要在城後面設下攻城的伏兵. ”

8:3 So Joshua and all the fighting men went up immediately to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand of the best fighting men and sent them by night.
於是, 約書亞和所有能作戰的人都起來上艾城去; 約書亞選了三萬英勇的戰士, 漏夜派他們出去,

8:4 And he commanded them, saying, “Look, you are to lay an ambush against the city from behind. Do not go very far from the city and be ready.
吩咐他們說: “你們注意, 要在城後面埋伏攻城; 不可離城太遠, 人人都要作好準備.

8:5 Then I and all of the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they go out to meet us as before, we will flee from them.
我和所有與我一起的人, 要向城推進. 城裡的人像前一次出來攻擊我們的時候, 我們就在他們面前逃跑;

8:6 They will come out after us until we draw them away from the city, because they will think, ‘They are fleeing from us as before.’ So we will flee from them.
他們必定出來追趕我們, 我們就把他們引出城來, 因為他們必定說: ‘這些人像前一次一樣在我們面前逃跑了. ’所以我們要在他們面前逃跑.

8:7 Then you will rise up from the ambush and take possession of the city, for Yahweh your God will give it into your hand.
那時你們就要從埋伏的地方起來, 佔領那城, 因為耶和華你們的神必把城交在你們的手裡.

8:8 And when you capture the city you will set it on fire as Yahweh commanded. Look, I have commanded you.”
你們佔領了城以後, 就要放火燒城; 要照著耶和華的話行事; 你們要謹慎, 我已經吩咐你們了. ”

8:9 So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of the ambush, and they sat between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai; but Joshua spent the night with the people.
約書亞差派他們去了, 他們就上到埋伏的地方去, 住在伯特利和艾城的中間, 就是在艾城的西邊. 那一夜, 約書亞卻在人民中間住宿.

8:10 Joshua rose early in the morning and mustered the people, and he went up with the elders of Israel before the people of Ai.
約書亞清早起來, 召集人民上艾城去, 他和以色列的長老走在人民的前面.

8:11 All the fighting men who were with him went up and drew near before the city and camped north of Ai; there was a valley between him and Ai.
所有與他在一起的戰士都上去, 迫近艾城, 在城的北面安營; 在約書亞和艾城中間有一個山谷,

8:12 And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
約書亞挑了大約五千人, 要他們埋伏在伯特利和艾城中間, 就是艾城的西面.

8:13 So they stationed the forces; all the army was north of the city while the rear guard was west. But Joshua went that night to the middle of the valley.
於是他們把眾民, 就是在城北的全軍和在城西的伏兵都布置好了. 那一夜, 約書亞走進了山谷之中.

8:14 When the king of Ai saw this, the men of the city hurried and rose early and went out to meet Israel for battle—he and all his army—to the meeting place before the Arabah. He did not know that there was an ambush for him behind the city.
艾城的王看見了這情形, 就和艾城的人急忙在清早起來, 按著所定的時候出到亞拉巴, 要與以色列人交戰; 王卻不知道在城後面有伏兵要攻擊他.

8:15 Then Joshua and all Israel acted like they were beaten before them, and they fled in the direction of the wilderness.
約書亞和以色列人在他們面前裝敗, 沿著通往曠野的路逃跑.

8:16 All of the people who were in the city were called to pursue after them. As they pursued after Joshua, they were drawn away from the city.
城裡的眾民都被召集, 去追趕他們; 艾城的人追趕約書亞的時候, 就都被誘離城.

8:17 Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who had not gone out after Israel; they left the city open and pursued after Israel.
艾城和伯特利城沒有留下一個人不出來追趕以色列人; 他們撇下了敞開的城門, 去追趕以色列人.

8:18 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stretch out the sword that is in your hand to Ai, because I will give it into your hand.” And Joshua stretched out the sword that was in his hand to the city.
耶和華對約書亞說: “你向著艾城伸出你手中的短槍, 因為我要把城交在你手裡. ”約書亞就向著艾城伸出他手裡的短槍.

8:19 The moment he stretched out his hand, those in the ambush stood up quickly from their place and ran. And they went into the city and captured it, quickly setting the city ablaze with fire.
他一伸手, 伏兵就從埋伏的地方急忙起來, 衝進城去, 把城奪取, 並連忙放火燒城.

8:20 Then the men of Ai looked behind them, and they saw smoke from the city rising to the sky; they had no power to flee this way or that, and the people fleeing the wilderness turned around to the pursuers.
艾城的人轉身觀看, 看見城裡濃煙沖天, 就全身乏力, 不能逃跑; 往曠野逃跑的以色列人就轉過來攻擊追趕他們的人.

8:21 And Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had captured the city and that the smoke of the city was rising; they returned and struck down the men of Ai.
約書亞和以色列人看見伏兵已經奪取了城, 又看見城中濃煙上升, 就轉回, 擊殺艾城的人.

8:22 Then the others from the city came out to meet them, and they found themselves surrounded by Israel, some on one side, and others on the other side. And they struck them down until no survivor or fugitive was left.
伏兵也出城攻擊艾城的人; 艾城的人就被困在以色列人中間, 前後受敵; 於是以色列人把他們擊殺, 沒有留下一個, 也沒有一個逃脫.

8:23 But they captured the king of Ai alive, and they brought him to Joshua.
他們活捉了艾城的王, 把他解到約書亞那裡.

8:24 When Israel finished slaughtering all the inhabitants of Ai in the open field, in the wilderness where they pursued them, and when all of them had fallen by the edge of the sword until they all had perished, all Israel returned to Ai and attacked it with the edge of the sword.
以色列人在田間,在曠野, 殺盡了所有追趕他們的艾城的居民, 艾城的人全部倒在刀下, 直到完全消滅; 接著, 以色列眾人回到艾城, 用刀擊殺了城中的人.

8:25 All the people that fell on that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand—all the inhabitants of Ai.
那一天被殺的人, 連男帶女, 共有一萬二千人, 就是艾城所有的人.

8:26 For Joshua did not draw back his hand that was stretched out with the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
約書亞沒有收回伸出短槍的手, 直到把艾城的居民都消滅為止.

8:27 Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as booty for themselves, according to the word of Yahweh that Joshua commanded.
只有那城裡的牲畜和戰利品, 以色列人照著耶和華吩咐約書亞的話, 都據為己有.

8:28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it an everlasting heap of rubbish, a desolate place until this day.
約書亞燒了艾城, 使城永遠成為廢堆, 一片荒涼, 直到今日.

8:29 The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the time of evening, and as the sun went down Joshua commanded them, and they brought down his dead body from the tree. Then they threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and they raised over it a great heap of stones that remains to this day.
他又把艾城的王懸在樹上, 直到黃昏的時候; 日落的時候, 約書亞吩咐人把屍體從樹上拿下來, 丟在城門口那裡, 又在屍體上堆起了一大堆石頭, 這堆石頭一直存到今日.

8:30 Then Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal for Yahweh the God of Israel,
那時, 約書亞在以巴路山上, 為耶和華以色列的神築了一座祭壇,

8:31 as Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded the Israelites, as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses: “an altar of unhewn stones on which no one has wielded an iron implement.” And they offered burnt offerings on it and sacrificed fellowship offerings.
是照著耶和華的僕人摩西吩咐以色列人的, 照著摩西律法書上所寫的, 用未經過鐵器打鑿的整塊石塊築成的一座祭壇; 在這祭壇之上, 眾人向耶和華獻燔祭, 也獻平安祭.

8:32 And there Joshua wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written, in the presence of the Israelites.
約書亞在那裡, 當著以色列人面前, 把摩西所寫的摩西律法抄寫在石頭上.

8:33 Then all Israel, foreigner as well as native, with the elders, officials, and judges stood on either side of the ark before the priests and the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim, and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses Yahweh’s servant had commanded before to bless the people of Israel.
全體以色列人和他們的長老,官長, 以及審判官, 都站在約櫃的兩旁, 在抬耶和華約櫃的利未支派的祭司前面; 無論是寄居的, 或是本地人, 一半對著基利心山, 一半對著以巴路山; 正如耶和華的僕人摩西以前所吩咐的, 好為以色列民祝福.

8:34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the curses, according to all that was written in the scroll of the law.
然後, 約書亞宣讀律法上一切祝福和咒詛的話, 全都照著律法書上所寫的一切.

8:35 There was not a word from all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before the assembly of all Israel, and the women, the little children, and the traveling foreigners among them.
摩西吩咐的一切話, 約書亞在以色列全體會眾和婦女,小孩, 以及在他們中間來往的寄居者面前, 沒有一句不向他們宣讀出來的.

Joshua - Chapter 9

9:1 Now when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan in the hill country and in the Shephelah, and on all the coast of the great sea toward Lebanon—the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites—heard of this,
在約旦河西, 住在山上,高原和對著黎巴嫩山大海沿岸所有的王, 就是赫人,亞摩利人,迦南人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人的王, 聽見了這些事的時候,

9:2 they gathered themselves together to fight with one accord against Joshua and Israel.
就聚集起來, 同心協力地要與約書亞和以色列人交戰.

9:3 But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,
基遍的居民聽見了約書亞向耶利哥和艾城所行的事,

9:4 and they acted on their part with cunning: they went and prepared provisions, and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys and old wineskins that were torn and mended.
就施詭計, 假冒使者而來, 把舊的布袋和破裂又修補過的舊皮酒袋馱在驢上,

9:5 The sandals on their feet were patched and old, their clothes were old, and their food was dry and crumbled.
腳上穿著補過的舊鞋, 身穿舊衣服, 所帶的食物又乾又碎.

9:6 And they went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far land; so then make a covenant with us.”
他們去到吉甲營中約書亞那裡, 對約書亞和以色列人說: “我們是從遠地來的, 現在求你們和我們立約. ”

9:7 And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you are living among us; how can we make a covenant with you?”
以色列人對這些希未人說: “你們也許是這地的居民, 若是這樣, 我們怎樣和你們立約呢? ”

9:8 They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and from where do you come?”
他們對約書亞說: “我們是你的僕人. ”約書亞問他們: “你們是甚麼人? 是從哪裡來的? ”

9:9 And they said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far land because of the name of Yahweh your God; we have heard of his reputation, of all that he did in Egypt,
他們回答約書亞: “你的僕人為了耶和華你神的名從很遠的地方而來, 因為我們聽見了他的名聲和他在埃及所行的一切事,

9:10 and of all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan—to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan, who was in Ashtaroth.
以及他對約旦河東亞摩利人的兩個王, 就是希實本王西宏和在亞斯他錄的巴珊王噩, 所行的一切事.

9:11 So our elders said to us and all the inhabitants of our land, ‘Take in your hand provisions for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, “We are your servants; so then make a covenant with us.” ’
所以我們的長老和我們本國所有的居民對我們說: ‘你們手裡要帶著旅途用的乾糧, 去迎見以色列人, 對他們說: 我們是你們的僕人, 現在求你們和我們立約. ’

9:12 This is our bread; it was hot when we took it from our houses as provisions on the day we set out to come to you. But now, look, it is dry and crumbled.
我們出門到你們這裡來的時候, 從家裡帶出來作乾糧的這餅還是熱的; 看哪, 現在都又乾又碎了.

9:13 These are the wineskins that we filled new, but look, they have burst; and these are our clothes and sandals that have worn out from the very long journey.”
這些皮酒袋, 我們盛酒的時候, 還是新的; 你看, 現在都破裂了. 我們這些衣服和鞋因路途遙遠, 都穿舊了. ”

9:14 So the leaders took from their provisions, but they did not ask direction from Yahweh.
以色列人取了他們一些食物, 卻沒有求問耶和華的旨意.

9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and he made a covenant with them to allow them to live happily, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
於是約書亞與他們議和, 和他們立約, 容他們存活; 會眾的首領也向他們起了誓.

9:16 And it happened that at the end of three days, after they made a covenant with them, they heard that they were their neighbors and living among them.
以色列人和他們立約之後, 過了三天, 才聽見他們是自己的近鄰, 是住在這地的居民.

9:17 And the Israelites set out and went to their cities on the third day (their cities were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim).
於是, 以色列人起程, 第三日就到了他們的城市; 他們的城市就是基遍,基非拉,比錄,基列．耶琳.

9:18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against their leaders.
以色列人沒有擊殺他們, 因為會眾的首領曾經指著耶和華以色列的神向他們起了誓, 全體會眾就都向首領發怨言.

9:19 But all the leaders of the congregation said, “We have sworn to them by Yahweh the God of Israel, and so we cannot touch them.
眾首領對全體會眾說: “我們曾經指著耶和華以色列的神向他們起了誓, 現在我們不能傷害他們.

9:20 This we will do to them: we will let them live so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
我們要這樣待他們, 就是容他們存活, 免得神的忿怒因我們向他們所起的誓, 臨到我們身上. ”

9:21 And the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, just as the leaders had said to them.
眾首領又對會眾說: “要讓他們存活. ”於是他們就給全體會眾作了劈柴打水的人, 這是按照眾首領對他們的吩咐.

9:22 And Joshua summoned them and said, “Why have you deceived us saying, ‘We are very far from you’ when you are living among us?
約書亞把他們召了來, 質問他們: “你們為甚麼欺騙我們說: ‘我們離你們很遠’, 其實你們卻是住在這地的?

9:23 Therefore you are cursed; some of you will always be slaves as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
現在你們要受到咒詛, 你們中間必不斷有人作奴僕, 為我神的聖所作劈柴打水的人. ”

9:24 And they answered Joshua and said, “Because it was told with certainty to your servants that Yahweh your God commanded Moses his servant to give to you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you, so we were very afraid for our lives because of you, and so we did this thing.
他們回答約書亞, 說: “因為你的僕人確實地聽見, 耶和華你的神曾經吩咐他的僕人摩西, 要把這整片土地賜給你們, 並且要在你們面前把這地上所有的居民都消滅, 因此, 我們因你們的緣故, 很怕喪命, 才行了這事.

9:25 So then, look, we are in your hand; do with us whatever seems good and right in your eyes.”
現在, 你看, 我們都在你的手裡, 你看怎樣處置我們算為好,算為對, 就怎樣行吧. ”

9:26 So he did this to them: he saved them from the hand of the Israelites, and they did not kill them.
約書亞就這樣處置他們, 救了他們脫離以色列人的手, 以色列人就沒有殺他們.

9:27 And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place that he should choose.
在那一天, 約書亞指派他們在耶和華選擇的地方, 為會眾和耶和華的祭壇作劈柴打水的人, 直到今日.

Joshua - Chapter 10

10:1 And it happened that when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua captured Ai and had utterly destroyed it (just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he did to Ai and its king) and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,
耶路撒冷王亞多尼．洗德聽見約書亞佔領了艾城, 把城完全毀滅, 約書亞怎樣對待耶利哥和耶利哥的王, 也照樣對待艾城和艾城的王; 又聽見基遍的居民已經與以色列人議和, 並可以住在這地,

10:2 he became very afraid because Gibeon was a very large city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty warriors.
他們就非常懼怕. 因為基遍是大城, 好像一座王城; 又因為基遍比艾城大, 城裡所有的人都是勇士.

10:3 So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hohman king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
因此, 耶路撒冷王亞多尼．洗德派人到希伯崙王何咸,耶末王毗蘭,拉吉王雅非亞和伊磯倫王底璧那裡去, 對他們說:

10:4 “Come up and help me, and let us attack Gibeon, because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
“求你們上我這裡來幫助我, 我們好攻打基遍, 因為基遍已經與約書亞和以色列人議和了. ”

10:5 And the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their forces, and they laid siege to Gibeon and made war against it.
於是亞摩利人的那五個王, 就是耶路撒冷王,希伯崙王,耶末王,拉吉王和伊磯倫王, 聯合起來, 帶著他們所有的軍隊上去, 在基遍的對面安營, 攻打基遍.

10:6 And the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servant. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country have gathered against us.”
基遍人就派人到吉甲營中約書亞那裡去, 說: “不可丟棄你的僕人, 求你快快上我們這裡來拯救我們,幫助我們; 因為住在山地的亞摩利人所有的王都集合起來攻擊我們. ”

10:7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the fighting men with him, all the best warriors.
於是約書亞和所有能作戰的人, 以及所有英勇的戰士, 都一起從吉甲上去.

10:8 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have given them into your hand; no one will withstand you.
耶和華對約書亞說: “你不要怕他們, 因為我已經把他們交在你手裡了; 他們必沒有一人能在你面前站立得住. ”

10:9 Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching up all night from Gilgal.
於是約書亞乘夜從吉甲上去, 突然來到他們那裡.

10:10 And Yahweh threw them into panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and pursued them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
耶和華使他們在以色列人面前潰亂, 約書亞在基遍大大地擊殺他們, 沿著伯．和崙的上坡路追趕他們, 擊打他們, 直到亞西加和瑪基大.

10:11 And as they were fleeing from Israel, they were on the slope of Beth-horon, and Yahweh threw huge stones from the heavens on them as far as Azekah; and more died by the hail stones than those whom the Israelites killed by the sword.
他們從以色列人面前逃跑, 正在下伯．和崙斜坡的時候, 耶和華從天上降大冰雹在他們身上, 一直到亞西加, 打死他們; 被冰雹打死的, 比以色列人用刀殺死的還多.

10:12 Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh, on the day Yahweh gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun in Gibeon, stand still, and moon, in the valley of Aijalon.”
那時, 就是耶和華把亞摩利人交給以色列人的時候, 約書亞在以色列人面前對耶和華說: “太陽啊, 停在基遍; 月亮啊, 停在亞雅崙谷. ”

10:13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on its enemies. Is it not written in the scroll of Jashar? The sun stood still in the middle of the heaven and was not in haste to set for about a full day.
於是太陽停住, 月亮站住, 直到以色列人在仇敵的身上報了仇. 這事不是寫在《雅煞珥書》上嗎? 太陽在天空中站住, 不急速下落, 約有一整天.

10:14 There has not been a day like this before it or after, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel.
在這日以前或這日以後, 耶和華聽人的禱告, 沒有像這日一樣的, 因為耶和華為以色列作戰.

10:15 And Joshua returned and all Israel with him to the camp at Gilgal.
後來, 約書亞和眾以色列人回到吉甲營那裡去.

10:16 But these five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
那五個王逃跑了, 躲藏在瑪基大洞裡.

10:17 And it was told to Joshua, saying, “The five kings were found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
有人告訴約書亞, 說: “那五個王已經找到了, 都躲藏在瑪基大洞裡. ”

10:18 And Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men in front of it to guard them.
約書亞說: “你們把幾塊大石頭輥到洞口那裡去, 並派人到洞口去看守他們.

10:19 But do not stay there; pursue after your enemies and attack them from the rear. Do not allow them to go into their cities, for Yahweh your God has given them into your hand.”
你們卻不可站著, 要追趕你們的仇敵, 從後面擊殺他們, 不可讓他們逃進自己的城中, 因為耶和華你們的神已經把他們交在你們的手裡了. ”

10:20 When Joshua and the Israelites had finished striking them with a very great blow, until they perished, those of them who survived went into the fortified cities,
約書亞和以色列人把他們殺得慘敗, 直到把他們滅絕為止, 那些逃脫的人都逃進設防的城裡;

10:21 and all the people returned to the camp safely to Joshua at Makkedah. No one spoke against the Israelites.
眾以色列人都平平安安回到瑪基大營中約書亞那裡. 沒有人敢說話攻擊以色列人.

10:22 And Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring to me those five kings from the cave.”
約書亞說: “你們打開洞口, 把那五個王從洞裡拉出來, 帶到我這裡來. ”

10:23 And they did so, and brought him these five kings from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
眾人就照著執行, 他們把那五個王, 就是耶路撒冷王,希伯崙王,耶末王,拉吉王和伊磯倫王, 從洞裡拉出來, 帶到約書亞那裡去.

10:24 And when they brought these kings to Joshua, Joshua called all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the fighting men who had gone with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came near and put their feet on their necks.
眾人把那五個王帶到約書亞那裡去的時候, 約書亞把所有的以色列人都召了來, 對那些與他同去作戰的軍長說: “你們走前來, 把腳踏在這些王的頸項上. ”他們就走前來, 把腳踏在那些王的頸項上.

10:25 And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed! Be strong and bold, for thus Yahweh will do to all your enemies whom you are about to fight.
約書亞對他們說: “你們不要懼怕, 不要驚慌; 總要堅強勇敢, 因為耶和華必這樣對待你們要攻打的所有仇敵. ”

10:26 And after this Joshua struck them down and killed them, and he hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening.
隨後, 約書亞把那五個王殺死, 懸在五棵樹上; 他們就懸在樹上, 直到晚上.

10:27 And it happened at the time of sunset, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they put large stones against the mouth of the cave, which are there to this very day.
到了日落的時候, 約書亞吩咐人把他們從樹上取下來, 丟在他們躲藏過的洞裡, 把幾塊大石頭放在洞口; 這些石頭一直存到今日.

10:28 Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and he struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed it and everyone that was in it. He did not leave behind a survivor. So he did to the king of Makkedah just as he did to the king of Jericho.
在那天, 約書亞佔領了瑪基大, 用刀擊殺了那城的人和那城的王, 把城中所有的人完全毀滅, 不容一人逃脫; 他對待瑪基大王就像對待耶利哥王一樣.

10:29 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and he fought against Libnah.
約書亞和跟他在一起的眾以色列人從瑪基大往立拿去, 攻打立拿.

10:30 And Yahweh also gave it into the hand of Israel, and its king and all the people in it he struck with the edge of the sword. He left in it no survivor. He did to its king just as he did to the king of Jericho.
耶和華把立拿和立拿的王也交在以色列人手裡, 約書亞用刀攻擊那城, 殺了城裡所有的人, 不容一人逃脫; 他對待立拿王就像對待耶利哥王一樣.

10:31 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and he laid siege to it and fought against it.
約書亞和跟他在一起的眾以色列人從立拿往拉吉去, 對著拉吉安營, 攻打這城.

10:32 And Yahweh gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and everyone in it, just as he did to Libnah.
耶和華把拉吉交在以色列人手裡, 第二天約書亞就佔領了拉吉, 用刀攻擊那城, 殺了城中所有的人, 跟他對立拿所行的一切一樣.

10:33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, and Joshua struck him and his people until he left no survivor behind.
那時, 基色王荷蘭上來幫助拉吉, 約書亞就把他和他的人民都擊殺了, 沒有留下一人.

10:34 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they laid siege to it and fought against it.
約書亞和與他在一起的眾以色列人從拉吉往伊磯倫去, 對著伊磯倫安營, 攻打這城.

10:35 And they captured it on that day, and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the people that were in it on that day he utterly destroyed as he had done to Lachish.
那一天, 他們佔領了這城, 用刀攻擊那城, 殺了城中所有的人; 那一天約書亞把他們完全毀滅, 跟他對拉吉所行的一切一樣.

10:36 And Joshua went up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it
約書亞和與他在一起的眾以色列人從伊磯倫上希伯崙去, 攻打這城.

10:37 and captured it, and they struck it with the edge of the sword, its king and all its cities, and all the people that were in it; he left behind no survivor, as he had done to Eglon, and he utterly destroyed it and all the people that were in it.
他們佔領了這城, 用刀攻擊這城, 殺了這城的王, 又攻擊屬於這城的城鎮, 殺了城中所有的人, 不容一人逃脫, 跟他對伊磯倫所行的一切一樣, 把這城和城中所有的人完全毀滅.

10:38 Then Joshua returned to Debir, and all of Israel with him, and they fought against it,
約書亞和與他在一起的眾以色列人回到了底璧, 攻打這城.

10:39 and he captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the the edge of the sword, and they utterly destroyed all the people that were in it; he left behind no survivor, just as he had done to Hebron. Thus he did to Debir and its king what he had done to Libnah and its king.
約書亞佔領了這城, 抓住這城的王, 又佔領了屬於這城的一切城鎮; 以色列人用刀擊殺他們, 把城中所有的人都毀滅了; 約書亞不容一人逃脫, 他怎樣對待希伯崙, 也照樣對待底璧和底璧的王; 也好像他對待立拿和立拿的王一樣.

10:40 So Joshua struck all the land—the hill country, the Negev, the Shephelah, and the slopes—and all their kings; he left behind no survivor, and all that breathed he utterly destroyed as Yahweh the God of Israel commanded.
這樣, 約書亞擊殺了全地的人, 就是山地,南地,高原和山坡的人, 以及那些地方所有的王, 不容一人逃脫; 約書亞照著耶和華以色列的神的吩咐, 把有氣息的都完全毀滅了.

10:41 Joshua struck them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen up to Gibeon;
約書亞從加低斯．巴尼亞擊殺他們, 直到迦薩, 又從歌珊全地擊殺他們, 直到基遍.

10:42 all of these kings and their land Joshua captured at one time, because Yahweh the God of Israel fought for Israel.
約書亞在這一次戰役中擊敗了這些王和佔領了他們的地, 是因為耶和華以色列的神為以色列作戰.

10:43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
於是約書亞和與他在一起的眾以色列人回到吉甲營中.

Joshua - Chapter 11

11:1 And it happened, when Jabin king of Hazor heard this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Acshaph,
夏瑣王耶賓一聽見這些事, 就派人去見瑪頓王約巴,伸崙王,押煞王,

11:2 and to the kings who were in the north in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the Shephelah, and in Naphoth Dor in the west,
以及住在北方山地,基尼烈南邊的亞拉巴高原和西邊多珥高地的眾王,

11:3 to the Canaanites in the east and west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
又去見在東方和西方的迦南人, 住在山地的亞摩利人,赫人,比利洗人和耶布斯人, 以及米斯巴地黑門山下的希未人.

11:4 They came out, they and all their armies with them, as a great army like the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.
這些王與他們所有的軍隊都一同出來, 人數眾多, 好像海邊的沙, 還有很多馬匹和車輛.

11:5 And all these kings joined forces, and they came and camped together by the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.
這些王都聯合起來, 來到米倫水邊, 在那裡一起安營, 要與以色列人作戰.

11:6 And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of their presence, for tomorrow at this time I will hand them over slain to Israel; you will hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
耶和華對約書亞說: “你不要因他們懼怕, 因為明天這個時候, 我必使他們全數在以色列人面前被殺; 你要砍斷他們的馬蹄筋, 焚燒他們的車輛. ”

11:7 So Joshua, and all the fighting men with him, came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.
於是約書亞和所有與他在一起能作戰的人, 在米倫水邊突然迫近, 攻打他們.

11:8 And Yahweh gave them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them and pursued them up to Great Sidon and Misrephoth Maim, and eastward up to the valley of Mizpeh. And they struck them until they left behind no survivor.
耶和華把他們交在以色列人手裡, 以色列人就擊殺他們, 追趕他們直到西頓大城,米斯利弗．瑪音, 以及在東邊的米斯巴谷; 以色列人擊殺他們, 沒有留下一個.

11:9 And Joshua did to them as Yahweh commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
約書亞照著耶和華吩咐他的對待他們; 他砍斷了他們的馬蹄筋, 用火燒了他們的車輛.

11:10 Then Joshua turned back at that time, and he captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword, because Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms.
那時, 約書亞轉回來, 佔領了夏瑣, 用刀擊殺了夏瑣王, 因為夏瑣在這些國中素來是為首的.

11:11 He struck all the people that were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was no one left who breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.
以色列人用刀擊殺了城中所有的人, 把他們完全毀滅; 有氣息的一個也沒有留下; 約書亞又放火燒了夏瑣.

11:12 And Joshua captured all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, and he utterly destroyed them with the edge of the sword, as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded.
約書亞奪取了那些王的一切城鎮, 又擒獲那些城鎮所有的王; 他用刀擊殺了他們, 把一切完全毀滅, 正如耶和華僕人摩西所吩咐的.

11:13 Israel did not burn the cities standing on their mounds, except Hazor alone, which Joshua burned.
至於那些立在土丘上的城, 除了夏瑣以外, 以色列人都沒有焚燒; 約書亞只燒了夏瑣.

11:14 And all the spoil and livestock of these cities the Israelites took as booty; they struck the people with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them—they left behind no one who breathed.
那些城所有的戰利品和牲畜, 以色列人都據為己有; 只是把所有的人都用刀擊殺了, 直到把他們殺盡; 有氣息的, 他們沒有留下一個.

11:15 Just as Yahweh commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did; he left nothing undone that Yahweh had commanded Moses.
耶和華怎樣吩咐他的僕人摩西, 摩西就怎樣吩咐約書亞, 約書亞也照樣行了; 耶和華吩咐摩西的一切, 約書亞沒有一樣不辦妥的.

11:16 So Joshua took all this land: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the Shephelah, the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel and its Shephelah,
這樣, 約書亞奪取了那整個地區, 就是山地,整個南地,歌珊全地,高原,亞拉巴,以色列山地和山地的高原;

11:17 from Mount Halak that rises to Seir and to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon; he captured all their kings, struck them, and killed them.
從延伸至西珥的哈拉山, 直到黑門山下黎巴嫩谷的巴力．迦得; 約書亞擒獲了那些地方所有的王, 把他們都殺死了.

11:18 For many days Joshua made war with all these kings.
約書亞和這些王作戰了很多的日子.

11:19 There was not a city that made peace with the Israelites besides the Hivites and the inhabitants of Gibeon—all were taken in battle.
除了住在基遍的希未人以外, 沒有一座城與以色列人議和的; 所有其他的城都是以色列人作戰奪取的.

11:20 For it was Yahweh that hardened their hearts, to meet Israel in war in order to utterly destroy them without mercy, that they would destroy them just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
因為這是出於耶和華的旨意, 他使他們心裡剛硬, 要與以色列人交戰, 好把他們完全毀滅, 使他們不蒙憐憫, 卻要被消滅, 正如耶和華吩咐摩西的.

11:21 At that time Joshua came and exterminated the Anakites from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
那時約書亞來了, 把在山地,希伯崙,底璧,亞拿伯,整個猶大山地,整個以色列山地所有的亞衲族人都剪除了. 約書亞把他們與他們的城鎮都完全毀滅了.

11:22 None of the Anakites were left in the land of the Israelites; some remained only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
在以色列人的境內, 沒有留下一個亞衲族人, 只在迦薩,迦特和亞實突還有餘下的.

11:23 Joshua took all the land according to all that Yahweh had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel, according to their tribal divisions, and the land rested from war.
這樣, 約書亞照著耶和華吩咐摩西的一切話, 奪取了那全地; 於是, 約書亞按著以色列的支派把地分給他們作產業. 全地也就止息了戰爭.

Joshua - Chapter 12

12:1 These are the kings of the land whom the Israelites defeated, and of whose land they took possession beyond the Jordon to the east, from the wadi of Arnon up to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east:
以色列人在約旦河東向日出之地擊殺了那地的兩個王, 佔領了他們的地, 就是從亞嫩谷直到黑門山, 和東邊的亞拉巴全境.

12:2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, from the middle of the valley and half of Gilead, up to the Jabbok River, which marks the border of the Ammonites;
這兩個王, 一個是住在希實本的亞摩利人的王西宏; 他管轄的地區, 是從亞嫩谷旁的亞羅珥起, 包括山谷中部和基列的一半, 直到雅博河, 就是亞捫人的境界;

12:3 and the Arabah up to the Kinnereth Sea to the east, and as far as the sea of Arabah, the Salt Sea to the east, in the direction of Beth Jeshimoth, and to the area southward, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah;
東邊有亞拉巴, 上至基尼烈海, 下至亞拉巴海, 就是鹽海, 東邊是往伯．耶西末的路; 南邊直到毗斯迦的山麓.

12:4 the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei
另一個是巴珊王噩, 他是利乏音人的餘民, 住在亞斯他錄和以得來;

12:5 and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and over all Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half of Gilead, as far as the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
他管轄的地區, 是黑門山,撒迦,巴珊全地, 直到基述人和瑪迦人的境界, 還有基列的一半, 直到希實本王西宏的境界.

12:6 Moses Yahweh’s servant and the Israelites defeated them; and Moses Yahweh’s servant gave it as a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
耶和華的僕人摩西和以色列人把這兩個王擊殺了. 耶和華的僕人摩西把地分給流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人作產業.

12:7 These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated beyond to the Jordan to the west, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, and up to Mount Halak, which rises to Seir. And Joshua gave it as a possession to the tribes of Israel according to their allotments,
以下是約書亞和以色列人在約旦河西, 從黎巴嫩谷的巴力．迦得, 直到延伸至西珥的哈拉山等地, 所擊殺的眾王; 約書亞把那地分給以色列各支派作產業;

12:8 in the hill country, the Shephelah, the Arabah, on the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev; the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
就是赫人,亞摩利人,迦南人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人所住的山地,高原,亞拉巴,山坡,曠野和南地.

12:9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
他們的王, 一個是耶利哥王, 一個是伯特利旁邊的艾城王,

12:10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
一個是耶路撒冷王, 一個是希伯崙王,

12:11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
一個是耶末王, 一個是拉吉王,

12:12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
一個是伊磯倫王, 一個是基色王,

12:13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
一個是底璧王, 一個是基德王,

12:14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
一個是何珥瑪王, 一個是亞拉得王,

12:15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
一個是立拿王, 一個是亞杜蘭王,

12:16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
一個是瑪基大王, 一個是伯特利王,

12:17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
一個是他普亞王, 一個是希弗王,

12:18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
一個是亞弗王, 一個是拉沙崙王,

12:19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
一個是瑪頓王, 一個是夏瑣王,

12:20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Acshaph, one;
一個是伸崙．米崙王, 一個是押煞王,

12:21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
一個是他納王, 一個是米吉多王,

12:22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
一個是基低斯王, 一個是靠近迦密的約念王,

12:23 the king of Dor in Naphath Dor, one; the king of Goiim for Gilgal, one;
一個是多珥山地的多珥王, 一個是吉甲的戈印王,

12:24 the king of Tirzah, one; all the kings, thirty-one.
一個是得撒王, 共計三十一個王.

Joshua - Chapter 13

13:1 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and Yahweh said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed.
約書亞老了, 年紀不小; 耶和華對他說: “你已經老了, 年紀不小; 還有很多的地有待征服.

13:2 This is the remaining land: all the regions of the Philistines, and all of the Geshurites,
還剩下來的地, 就是非利士人的全境和基述人的全地,

13:3 from the Shihor, which is east of Egypt, up to the border of Ekron to the north, which is reckoned as Canaanite; there are five Philistine rulers: the Gazites, Ashdodites, Ashkelonites, Gittites, Ekronites, and the Avvim.
從埃及東面的西曷河, 向北直到以革倫的境界(這都算是迦南人的地方), 由五個非利士人的首領管轄的迦薩人,亞實突人,亞實基倫人,迦特人,以革倫人的地方; 並且有亞衛人,

13:4 In the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah, which belongs to the Sidonians up to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites,
他們是在南方, 以及迦南人全境和屬西頓人的米亞拉, 直到亞弗和亞摩利人的境界;

13:5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all the Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon up to Lebo-Hamath;
還有迦巴勒人的地和東面的黎巴嫩全境, 從黑門山下的巴力．迦得, 直到哈馬口;

13:6 all the inhabitants of the hill country, from the Lebanon up to Misrephoth Maim, and all the Sidonians. I will drive them out from before the Israelites; only allocate it to Israel as an inheritance just as I have commanded you.
從黎巴嫩直到米斯利弗．瑪音, 所有住在山地的居民, 就是所有的西頓人, 我必在以色列人面前把他們趕出去. 你只要照著我吩咐你的, 把這地抽籤分給以色列人作產業.

13:7 Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
現在你要把這地分給九個支派和瑪拿西半個支派作產業. ”

13:8 With it the Reubenites, and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to them:
瑪拿西另半個支派, 跟流本人和迦得人, 已經得了摩西在約旦河東賜給他們的產業, 是照著耶和華的僕人摩西賜給他們的,

13:9 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and the city which is in the middle of the wadi, and all the plateau from Medeba up to Dibon;
就是從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥和谷中間的城, 以及米底巴的整片平原, 直到底本;

13:10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon up to the border of the Ammonites;
還有在希實本作王的亞摩利人的王西宏所有的城鎮, 直到亞捫人的境界;

13:11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and Bashan up to Salecah;
又有基列地,基述人和瑪迦人的境界, 以及整個黑門山,巴珊全地, 直到撒迦;

13:12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei—he was left over from the survivors of the Rephaim; these Moses had defeated and driven out.
另有巴珊王噩的全國, 他在亞斯他錄和以得來作王; 他是利乏音人留下的餘民. 這些地方的人, 摩西都把他們擊殺了, 趕走了.

13:13 But the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this day.
以色列人卻沒有趕走基述人和瑪迦人; 因此, 基述人和瑪迦人住在以色列人中間, 直到今日.

13:14 Only the tribe of Levites Moses did not give an inheritance; the offerings made by fire to Yahweh the God of Israel are their inheritance, just as he promised to them.
只有利未支派, 摩西沒有把產業給他們; 他們的產業就是獻給耶和華以色列的神的火祭, 正如耶和華對他們所說的.

13:15 Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the descendants of Reuben according to their families.
摩西按著流本支派的家族, 把產業給了他們.

13:16 Their territory was from Aroer, which was on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plateau by Medeba;
他們的境界是從亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥起, 包括谷中間的城,靠近米底巴的整片平原,

13:17 Heshbon and its cities that are on the plateau; Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
希實本和平原上屬希實本所有的城,底本,巴末．巴力,伯．巴力．勉,

13:18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
雅雜,基底莫,米法押,

13:19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley;
基列亭,西比瑪,谷中山地上的細列哈．沙轄,

13:20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth;
伯．毗珥,毗斯迦山坡,伯．耶西末,

13:21 all of the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon who dwelled in the land.
平原上所有的城和亞摩利人的王西宏的全國. 這西宏曾經在希實本作王, 摩西把他和米甸的首領以未,利金,蘇珥,戶珥和利巴都擊殺了. 這些都是西宏的王侯, 住在那地.

13:22 In addition to their slain, the Israelites killed with the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.
在以色列人所殺的人中, 比珥的兒子占卜者巴蘭也被他們用刀所殺.

13:23 And the border of the descendants of Reuben was the Jordan and its banks. This was the inheritance of the descendants of Reuben according to their families, the cities, and their villages.
流本人領土的疆界是約旦河, 這就是流本人按著家族得著的產業所包括的眾城, 和屬於這些城的村莊.

13:24 Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the descendants of Gad, according to their families.
摩西按著迦得支派的家族把產業分給迦得支派.

13:25 Their territory was Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites up to Aroer, which is east of Rabbah;
他們的境界包括雅謝和基列所有的城, 以及亞捫人的一半土地, 直到拉巴前面的亞羅珥;

13:26 and from Heshbon up to Ramah-Mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim up to the territory to Debir;
從希實本直到拉抹．米斯巴和比多寧, 又從瑪哈念直到底璧的境界;

13:27 in the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and its banks, up to the lower end of the Kinnereth Sea beyond the Jordan to the east.
還有在谷中的伯．亞蘭,伯．寧拉,疏割,撒分, 就是希實本王西宏國中的餘地, 以約旦河作疆界, 直到基尼烈海的底端, 都在約旦河東.

13:28 This is the inheritance of the Gadites according to their families, the cities, and their villages.
這就是迦得人按著家族得著的產業所包括的城鎮, 和屬於這些城的村莊.

13:29 Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh; it was for the half-tribe of the descendants of Manasseh according to their families.
摩西把產業分給瑪拿西半個支派, 是按著瑪拿西半個支派的家族分給他們的.

13:30 Their territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the settlements of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities,
他們的境界是從瑪哈念起, 包括巴珊全地,巴珊王噩的全國, 並且在巴珊的睚珥的所有村落, 共六十座城,

13:31 and half of Gilead, with Ashtaroth, Edrei, and the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan; these were allotted to the children of Makir son of Manasseh, for half of the children of Makir according to their families.
還有基列的一半和亞斯他錄,以得來, 就是在巴珊, 噩的王國的兩座城, 都是按著家族分給瑪拿西的兒子瑪吉的孫子, 就是分給瑪吉的一半孫子.

13:32 These are the territories that Moses gave as an inheritance on the desert-plateau of Moab, beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.
以上這些地方是摩西在約旦河東, 耶利哥對面的摩押平原所分配的產業.

13:33 But to the tribe of Levi Moses did not give an inheritance; Yahweh the God of Israel, he is their inheritance, just as he promised them.
可是利未支派, 摩西卻沒有把產業分給他們, 因為耶和華以色列的神就是他們的產業, 正如耶和華對他們所說的.

Joshua - Chapter 14

14:1 These are the territories that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites gave as an inheritance to them.
以下這些地方是以色列人在迦南地分得的產業, 就是以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞, 以及以色列人各支派的族長分給他們的,

14:2 Their inheritance was by lot, just as Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
是照著耶和華藉著摩西所吩咐的, 以抽籤的方法把產業分給九個半支派.

14:3 For Moses had given an inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them.
因為摩西在約旦河東已經把產業分給了那兩個半支派; 卻沒有把產業分給他們中間的利未人.

14:4 For the descendants of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they did not give a plot of ground to the Levites in the land, only cities to live in, with their pastureland for their flocks and for their goods.
因為約瑟的子孫成了兩個支派, 就是瑪拿西和以法蓮, 因此以色列人沒有把地業分給在那地的利未人, 只給他們一些城市居住, 還有城市的郊野, 可以牧放他們的牲畜, 安置他們的財產.

14:5 Just as Yahweh commanded Moses, so the Israelites did; and they allotted the land.
耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西, 以色列人就照樣行, 把地分配了.

14:6 Then the descendants of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal; and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the word that Yahweh said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea concerning you and me.
猶大人來到吉甲約書亞那裡, 基尼洗人耶孚尼的兒子迦勒對約書亞說: “耶和華在加低斯．巴尼亞對神人摩西所說關於你和我的話, 你是知道的.

14:7 I was forty years old when Moses Yahweh’s servant sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I returned with an honest report.
耶和華的僕人摩西從加低斯．巴尼亞派我去窺探這地的時候, 我正四十歲; 我照著我心裡所想的向他報告.

14:8 My companions who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt, but I remained true to Yahweh my God.
可是, 與我一同上去的眾兄弟卻使人民的心驚懼, 我卻完全順從耶和華我的神.

14:9 And Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land that your foot has trodden on will be an inheritance to you and your sons forever, because you remained true to Yahweh my God.’
那天摩西起誓說: ‘你的腳踏過的地都必歸你和你的子孫作產業, 直到永遠, 因為你完全順從耶和華我的神. ’

14:10 So then, look, Yahweh has kept me alive just as he promised these forty-five years, from the time that Yahweh spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness. Now look, today I am eighty-five years old.
現在你看, 自從耶和華對摩西說了這話以後, 耶和華照著所應許的, 使我活了這四十五年, 就是以色列人在曠野行走的時期; 現在你看, 我今日已經是八十五歲了.

14:11 Today I am still strong, just as on the day that Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so now also is my strength for war and for daily activities.
今日我還是強壯, 像摩西派我去的那天一樣; 無論是作戰, 或是出入, 那時我的力量怎樣, 現在我的力量還是怎樣.

14:12 So now give me this hill country that Yahweh spoke of on that day, for you heard on that day that the Anakites were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps Yahweh is with me, and I will drive them out just as Yahweh promised.”
現在求你把耶和華那日所應許的這山地賜給我; 因為那天你也曾聽見那裡有亞衲人, 又有寬大堅固的城; 但耶和華與我同在, 我就可以把他們趕出去, 正如耶和華所應許的. ”

14:13 And Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
於是約書亞給迦勒祝福, 把希伯崙賜給了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒作產業.

14:14 Thus Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he remained true to Yahweh the God of Israel.
因此, 希伯崙成了基尼洗人耶孚尼的兒子迦勒的產業, 直到今日; 因為他完全順從耶和華以色列的神.

14:15 And the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath Arba; Arba was the greatest person among the Anakites. And the land rested from war.
希伯崙從前名叫基列．亞巴; 亞巴是亞衲人中最偉大的人. 全地也就止息了戰爭.

Joshua - Chapter 15

15:1 The allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families reached to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin, to the far south.
猶大支派按著家族抽籤所得的地業, 是極南的部分, 達到以東的邊境, 去到南邊尋的曠野.

15:2 Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay facing southward;
他們南方的疆界是從鹽海的極南部分起, 就是從南邊的海灣起;

15:3 it continues to the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, it goes up south of Kadesh Barnea, passes along Hezron, goes up to Addar, and makes a turn to Karka;
伸到亞克拉濱山坡的南邊, 經過尋, 上到加低斯．巴尼亞的南邊, 又經過希斯崙, 再上到亞達珥, 繞過甲加,

15:4 it passes on to Azmon, continues by the wadi of Egypt, and it ends at the sea. This will be your southern border.
經過押們, 伸展到埃及河, 疆界直通到海; 這就是他們南方的疆界.

15:5 The eastern border is the Salt Sea up to the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the northern side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;
東方的疆界是從鹽海直到約旦河口. 北方的疆界是從約旦河口的海灣起,

15:6 the border goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth Arabah; and the border goes up the stone of Bohan son of Reuben;
上到伯．曷拉, 經過伯．亞拉巴的北邊, 再上到流本的兒子波罕的磐石那裡;

15:7 and the border goes up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and to the north, turning to Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is south of the wadi; and the border passes on to the waters of En Shemesh, and it ends at En Rogel.
又從亞割谷上到底璧, 再北轉到河的南邊亞都冥山坡對面的吉甲去; 又經過隱．示麥水泉, 直通到隱．羅結;

15:8 Then the border goes up by the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites from the south (that is, Jerusalem); and the border goes up to the top of the mountain that lies opposite the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim to the north;
再上到欣嫩子谷, 到達耶布斯南面的山坡, 耶布斯就是耶路撒冷; 又上到欣嫩子谷西邊的山頂, 就是在利乏音的北端;

15:9 then the border turns from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and continues from there to the cities of Mount Ephron; the border then turns to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim);
又從山頂轉到尼弗多亞的水泉, 伸展到以弗崙山的眾城; 又轉到巴拉, 巴拉就是基列．耶琳;

15:10 and the border goes around from Baalah to the west, to Mount Seir, and passes on to the slope of Mount Jearim from the north (that is, Kesalon), and goes down to Beth Shemesh, and passes along by Timnah.
又從巴拉向西繞到西珥山, 經過耶琳山坡的北邊, 耶琳就是基撒崙; 又下到伯．示麥, 經過亭納;

15:11 The border continues to the slope of Ekron to the north, then bends around to Shikkeron, it passes on to Mount Baalah and continues to Jabneel; and the border ends at the sea.
伸展到以革倫北面的山坡, 轉到施基崙, 經過巴拉山, 伸展到雅比聶, 直通到海為止.

15:12 And the western border is to the Great Sea and its coast. This is the border surrounding the descendants of Judah according to their families.
西方的疆界就是大海和海岸. 這是猶大人按著家族所得四圍的境界.

15:13 According to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, he gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a plot of ground among the descendants of Judah, Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was Anak’s father).
約書亞照著耶和華所吩咐的, 把猶大人的一份地業, 就是基列．亞巴, 分給了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒; 亞巴是亞衲人的祖先. 基列．亞巴就是希伯崙.

15:14 Caleb drove out from there three of Anak’s sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
迦勒把亞衲人的三個子孫, 就是示篩,亞希幔,撻買, 從那裡趕出去; 他們是亞衲人的後代.

15:15 And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).
他又從那裡上去攻擊底璧的居民; 底璧從前名叫基列．西弗.

15:16 And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give to him my daughter Acsah as a wife.”
迦勒說: “誰能攻打基列．西弗, 把基列．西弗奪取, 我就把我的女兒押撒給他作妻子. ”

15:17 Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it, and he gave to him Acsah his daughter as a wife.
迦勒的兄弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶奪取了那城, 迦勒就把女兒押撒給他作妻子.

15:18 When she came to him she urged him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
押撒出嫁的時候, 慫恿丈夫向她父親求一塊田地; 押撒一下驢, 迦勒問她: “你要甚麼? ”

15:19 And she said to him, “Give to me a gift; you have given me the land of the Negev, and you must give to me a spring of water.” And he gave to her the upper and lower spring.
她回答: “求你給我祝福; 你既然把南地給了我, 求你也把水泉給我. ”她父親就把上泉和下泉都給了她.

15:20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families:
以下是猶大支派按著家族所得的產業.

15:21 the cities belonging to the tribe of the descendants of Judah to the far south, to the border of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
猶大支派極南邊的眾城, 接近以東邊界的, 有: 甲薛,以得,雅姑珥,

15:22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
基拿,底摩拿,亞大達,

15:23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
基低斯,夏瑣,以提楠,

15:24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
西弗,提鍊,比亞綠,

15:25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),
夏瑣．哈大他,加略．希斯崙(加略．希斯崙就是夏瑣),

15:26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
亞曼,示瑪,摩拉大,

15:27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
哈薩．迦大,黑實門,伯．帕列,

15:28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
哈薩．書亞,別是巴,比斯約他,

15:29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
巴拉,以因,以森,

15:30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
伊勒多臘,基失,何珥瑪,

15:31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
洗革拉,麥連拿,三撒拿,

15:32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon; in all, twenty-nine cities and their villages.
利巴勿,實忻,亞因,臨門, 共二十九座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:33 In the Shephelah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
在高原有以實陶,瑣拉,亞實拿,

15:34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
撒挪亞,隱．干寧,他普亞,以楠,

15:35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
耶末,亞杜蘭,梭哥,亞西加,

15:36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities and their villages.
沙拉音,亞底他音,基底拉,基底羅他音, 共十四座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
又有洗楠,哈大沙,麥大．迦得,

15:38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
底連,米斯巴,約帖,

15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
拉吉,波斯加,伊磯倫,

15:40 Cabbon, Lahma, Kitlish,
迦本,拉幔,基提利,

15:41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.
基低羅,伯．大袞,拿瑪,瑪基大, 共十六座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
又有立拿,以帖,亞珊,

15:43 Jephthah, Ashnah, Nezib,
益弗他,亞實拿,尼悉,

15:44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.
基伊拉,亞革悉,瑪利沙, 共九座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:45 Ekron, its towns and villages;
又有以革倫, 和屬於以革倫的市鎮村莊;

15:46 from Ekron to the sea, and all that were near Ashdod and their villages.
從以革倫直到海, 所有靠近亞實突的城和屬於這些城的村莊.

15:47 Ashdod, its towns and villages; Gaza, its towns and villages, up to the wadi of Egypt and the Great Sea and its coast.
亞實突和屬於亞實突的市鎮村莊; 迦薩和屬於迦薩的市鎮村莊; 直到埃及小河和大海沿岸的地方.

15:48 And in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
在山地有沙密,雅提珥,梭哥,

15:49 Dannah, Kiriath Sanna (that is, Debir),
大拿,基列．薩拿(基列．薩拿就是底璧),

15:50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
亞拿伯,以實提莫,亞念,

15:51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities and their villages.
歌珊,何倫,基羅, 共十一座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
又有亞拉,度瑪,以珊,

15:53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
雅農,伯．他普亞,亞非加,

15:54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages.
宏他,基列．亞巴(基列．亞巴就是希伯崙),洗珥, 共九座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:55 Moan, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
又有瑪雲,迦密,西弗,淤他,

15:56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
耶斯列,約甸,撒挪亞,

15:57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities and their villages.
該隱,基比亞,亭納, 共十座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
又有哈忽,伯．夙,基突,

15:59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages.
瑪臘,伯．亞諾,伊勒提君, 共六座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.
又有基列．巴力(基列．巴力就是基列．耶琳),拉巴, 共兩座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:61 In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
在曠野有伯．亞拉巴,密丁,西迦迦,

15:62 Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities and their villages.
匿珊,鹽城,隱．基底, 共六座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

15:63 But the descendants of Judah were unable to drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live with the descendants of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
至於住在耶路撒冷的耶布斯人, 猶大人不能把他們趕走; 所以耶布斯人在耶路撒冷與猶大人同住, 直到今日.

Joshua - Chapter 16

16:1 The allotment of the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, at the waters of Jericho to the east, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel;
約瑟的子孫抽籤所得的地業, 是從靠近耶利哥的約旦河起, 到耶利哥東邊的水泉, 經過從耶利哥上去的曠野, 進到在山地的伯特利;

16:2 it continues from Bethel to Luz, and it passes along to the territory of the Arkites at Ataroth.
又從伯特利到路斯, 經過亞基人的境界亞他綠,

16:3 Then it goes down, to the west, to the territory of the Japhletites, up to the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea.
又向西下到押利提人的境界, 去到下伯．和崙和基色的境界, 直通到海.

16:4 And the descendants of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.
約瑟的兒子瑪拿西和以法蓮, 也得了他們的產業.

16:5 This was the border of the descendants of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance to the east was Ataroth Addar, up to Upper Beth-horon.
以下是以法蓮人按著家族所得的境界: 他們的產業在東方的疆界, 是亞他綠．亞達, 直到上伯．和崙.

16:6 The border continues to the sea; from Micmethath to the north, the border turns to the east to Taanath Shiloh, and it passes along it from the east to Janoah.
向西伸展到北面的密米他, 又向東繞到他納．示羅, 經過雅挪哈的東邊;

16:7 Then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah; it touches Jericho and ends at the Jordan;
從雅挪哈下到亞他綠, 又到拿拉, 和耶利哥接壤, 伸展到約旦河;

16:8 from Tappuah the border goes to the west, to the wadi of Kanah, and it ends at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim according to their families,
又從他普亞向西行, 到加拿河, 直通到海; 這就是以法蓮支派按著家族所得的產業.

16:9 with the cities that were set apart for the descendants of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.
此外在瑪拿西人的產業中, 還有些城鎮分給以法蓮人的, 這些城鎮都包括屬於它們的村莊在內.

16:10 But they did not drive out the Canananites who were dwelling in Gezer, and so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, but they became forced laborers.
可是他們沒有把住在基色的迦南人趕走, 於是迦南人住在以法蓮中間, 直到今日, 成了作苦工的奴僕.

Joshua - Chapter 17

17:1 Then the allotment was made for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a warrior.
瑪拿西是約瑟的長子, 他的支派抽籤所得的地業記在下面; 至於瑪拿西的長子, 基列的父親瑪吉, 因為是個戰士, 所以得到基列和巴珊.

17:2 An allotment was made for the remaining descendants of Manasseh, according to their families: For the children of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida—these were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph according to their families.
瑪拿西其餘的子孫按著家族抽籤分地, 包括亞比以謝的子孫,希勒的子孫,亞斯列的子孫,示劍的子孫,希弗的子孫,示米大的子孫; 這些都是約瑟的兒子瑪拿西子孫中男丁的各家族.

17:3 But Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
瑪拿西的玄孫,瑪吉的曾孫,基列的孫子,希弗的兒子西羅非哈沒有兒子, 只有女兒; 他女兒們的名字是瑪拉,挪阿,曷拉,密迦,得撒.

17:4 They came before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us among our kinsmen.” Therefore, according to the command of Yahweh he gave them an inheritance among the kinsmen of their father.
她們來到以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞, 以及眾首領的面前, 說: “耶和華曾經吩咐摩西, 在我們的兄弟中把產業分給我們. ”於是約書亞照著耶和華所吩咐的, 在她們的叔伯中間, 把產業分給她們.

17:5 Thus ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,
這樣, 除了約旦河東的基列和巴珊地之外, 還有十份地業歸屬瑪拿西.

17:6 because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead was allotted to the remaining descendants of Manasseh.
因為瑪拿西的孫女, 在瑪拿西的孩子中, 也得了產業; 基列地是屬於瑪拿西其餘的子孫的.

17:7 The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Micmethath, which is opposite Shechem; then the border goes to the south, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
瑪拿西的疆界, 是從亞設起, 到示劍東面的密米他; 又向南走, 到隱．他普亞的居民那裡.

17:8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tuppuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the descendants of Ephraim.
(他普亞地是屬於瑪拿西的, 但是在瑪拿西疆界上的他普亞城, 卻是屬於以法蓮的子孫的. )

17:9 Then the border goes down to the wadi of Kanah to the south of the wadi. These cities belong to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh is north of the wadi, and it ends at the sea.
瑪拿西的疆界又下到加拿河, 在加拿河的南邊, 瑪拿西的眾城鎮中, 有這些城鎮是屬於以法蓮的. 瑪拿西的疆界, 從河的北面起, 直通到海.

17:10 The south is Ephraim’s, and the north is Manasseh’s; the sea is their border; Asher touches the north and on the east Issachar.
南面是屬於以法蓮的, 北面是屬於瑪拿西的; 瑪拿西在西邊的疆界就是海, 北面與亞設相接, 東面和以薩迦相連;

17:11 In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Napheth.
在以薩迦和亞設的境內, 伯．善和屬於伯．善的市鎮, 以伯蓮和屬於以伯蓮的市鎮, 多珥的居民和屬於多珥的市鎮, 都屬於瑪拿西; 還有三處山區, 就是: 隱．多珥的居民和屬於隱．多珥的市鎮, 他衲的居民和屬於他衲的市鎮, 米吉多的居民和屬於米吉多的市鎮.

17:12 But the descendants of Manasseh were not able to take possession of these towns; the Canaanites were determined to live in this land.
可是瑪拿西的子孫卻不能把這些城的居民趕走, 迦南人決意住在那地.

17:13 And it happened, when the Israelites grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor but never drove them out completely.
以色列人強盛以後, 就迫使迦南人作苦工, 卻沒有把他們完全趕出去.

17:14 The descendants of Joseph spoke with Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us one allotment and one share as an inheritance? We are many people, which Yahweh has blessed.”
約瑟的子孫對約書亞說: “耶和華這樣賜福我們, 我們族大人多, 你為甚麼只給我們抽一份籤, 分一份地作產業呢? ”

17:15 And Joshua said to them, “If you are many people, go up to the forest and clear a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaim, since the hill country of Ephraim is too narrow for you.”
約書亞對他們說: “如果你們族大人多, 又嫌以法蓮山地過於窄小, 就可以上森林區去, 在比利洗人和利乏音人之地那裡自己砍伐樹木. ”

17:16 And the descendants of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all of the Canaanites living in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, those in Beth-shean and its villages, and those in the Jezreel Valley.”
約瑟的子孫回答: “那山地容不下我們, 並且住在谷地的所有迦南人, 就是住在伯．善和屬於伯．善的市鎮的人, 以及住在耶列斯谷的人, 都有鐵車. ”

17:17 And Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are many people and have great power; you will not have one allotment only;
約書亞對約瑟家, 就是對以法蓮人和瑪拿西人說: “你們族大人多, 勢力強大, 不可以只抽一份地業;

17:18 the hill country will be yours. Even though it is a forest, you will clear it, and it will be yours to its farthest borders. You will drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots and are strong.”
山地也要歸給你們, 那裡雖然是森林, 你們可以砍伐, 開闢的土地都歸給你們; 迦南人雖然擁有鐵車, 勢力強大, 你們也能把他們趕出去. ”

Joshua - Chapter 18

18:1 The entire congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh, and they set up there the tent of meeting, and the land was subdued before them.
以色列全體會眾聚集在示羅, 把會幕豎立在那裡, 因為那地在他們面前被征服了.

18:2 And seven tribes remained among the Israelites who had not been apportioned their inheritance.
以色列人其餘的七個支派還沒有得著產業.

18:3 And Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you be slack about going to take possession of the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, has given you?
約書亞對以色列人說: “耶和華你們列祖的神賜給你們的地, 你們遲遲不去佔領, 要到幾時呢?

18:4 Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them so that they may begin to go through the land and write a description of it according to their inheritance, and let them come to me.
你們每支派要選出三個人, 我要派他們去; 他們要起程走遍那地, 把各支派的產業描繪下來, 然後回到我這裡.

18:5 They will divide it among themselves into seven portions; Judah will maintain its border from the south, and the house of Joseph will maintain its border from the north.
他們要把地業分作七份, 猶大留在南方他們的境界內; 約瑟家留在北方他們的境界內.

18:6 Describe the land in seven divisions, and bring it to me here; I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.
你們要把地劃分七份, 然後把圖樣拿給我; 我要在這裡, 在耶和華我們的神面前, 為你們抽籤.

18:7 The Levites among you have no portion, for their inheritance is the priesthood of Yahweh; Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance beyond the Jordan to the east, which Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to them.”
利未人在你們中間沒有業分, 因為耶和華祭司的職分就是他們的產業. 迦得支派,流本支派和瑪拿西半個支派, 已經在約旦河東得了產業, 就是耶和華的僕人摩西分給他們的. ”

18:8 And the men went immediately, and Joshua commanded the ones going to describe the land, saying, “Go and walk about through the land, write a description, and return to me, and here I will cast a lot for you before Yahweh at Shiloh.”
那些人起程前去的時候, 約書亞吩咐那些前去繪畫那地的人說: “你們要去, 走遍那地, 繪畫地形, 然後回到我這裡來, 我要在示羅這裡, 在耶和華面前, 為你們抽籤. ”

18:9 And the men went and passed through the land, and they described the cities in seven divisions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh,
那些人就去了, 走遍那地, 並繪畫下來, 把眾城分作七份記在冊子上, 然後回到示羅營中約書亞那裡.

18:10 and Joshua cast a lot for them at Shiloh before Yahweh, and there he divided the land for the Israelites, to each a portion.
約書亞就在示羅, 在耶和華面前為他們抽籤; 約書亞在那裡按著他們的支派把地分給以色列人.

18:11 And the allotment of the tribe of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the border of their allotment fell between the descendants of Judah and the descendants of Joseph.
便雅憫支派按著家族抽了籤; 他們抽籤所得的境界, 是在猶大子孫和約瑟子孫中間.

18:12 Their northern border began at the Jordan and went up to the slope of Jericho on the north and continued into the hill country to the west; it ends at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
他們的疆界, 北邊是從約旦河起, 向上到耶利哥的北邊, 又向西上到山地, 直到伯．亞文的曠野.

18:13 The border passes on from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel); then the border goes down to Ataroth Addar to the mountain that is south of Lower Beth-Horon.
又從那裡向南經過路斯, 路斯就是伯特利, 再下到亞他綠．亞達, 靠近下伯．和崙南邊的山地;

18:14 Then the border changes direction and turns to the western side southward, from the mountain that is opposite Beth-Horon to the south. It ends at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a town belonging to the descendants of Judah. This is the western side.
又從那裡伸延, 繞到西邊再向南, 從伯．和崙南邊對面的山起, 直到猶大人的城基列．巴力, 基列．巴力就是基列．耶琳; 這是西方的疆界.

18:15 The southern side begins on the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim, and the border continues to the west to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah;
南方的疆界是從基列．耶琳的邊緣起, 向西伸展, 去到尼弗多亞的水泉;

18:16 the border goes down to the foot of the mountain, which is opposite the Valley of Ben Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim to the north; then it does down the valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites to the south, and then it goes down to En Rogel.
又下到欣嫩子谷前面的山邊, 就是利乏音谷北面的山; 再下到欣嫩谷, 去到耶布斯人的南邊, 又下去隱．羅結;

18:17 It changes direction from the north, and it continues to En Shemesh; it goes out to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and it goes down to the stone of Bohan, son of Reuben.
再轉向北, 伸展至隱．示麥, 去到亞都冥斜坡對面的基利錄, 又下到流本的兒子波罕的磐石那裡;

18:18 It passes on to the slope opposite the Arabah to the north, and it goes down to the Arabah.
又經過亞拉巴對面山坡的北邊, 直下到亞拉巴;

18:19 The border passes on to the slope of Beth-hoglah to the north and ends at the north bay of the Salt Sea at the south end of the Jordan. This is the southern border.
又經過伯．曷拉的北邊, 直通到鹽海的北灣, 約旦河的南端; 這是南方的疆界.

18:20 The Jordan forms its border on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, its borders that surrounds them, according to their families.
東方的疆界是約旦河. 這就是便雅憫各家族所得的產業四圍的疆界.

18:21 Now the towns of the tribes of the descendants of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek Keziz,
便雅憫支派按著家族所得的城就是: 耶利哥,伯．曷拉,伊麥．基悉,

18:22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
伯．亞拉巴,洗瑪蓮,伯特利,

18:23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
亞文,巴拉,俄弗拉,

18:24 Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities and their villages.
基法．阿摩尼,俄弗尼,迦巴, 共十二座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊;

18:25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
又有基遍,拉瑪,比錄,

18:26 Mizpeh, Kephirah, Mozah,
米斯巴,基非拉,摩撒,

18:27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
利堅,伊利毗勒,他拉拉,

18:28 Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath; fourteen cities and their villages. This is the inheritance of the descendants of Benjamin according to their families.
洗拉,以利弗,耶布斯(耶布斯就是耶路撒冷),基比亞,基列, 共十四座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊. 這就是便雅憫人按著家族所得的產業.

Joshua - Chapter 19

19:1 The second allotment fell for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, according to their families. And their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Judah.
為西緬, 就是為西緬支派, 按著家族抽出第二籤; 他們的產業是在猶大人的產業中間.

19:2 And they had as their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
他們所得的產業有別是巴,示巴,摩拉大,

19:3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,
哈薩．書亞,巴拉,以森,

19:4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
伊利多拉,比土力,何珥瑪,

19:5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,
洗革拉,伯．瑪加博,哈薩．蘇撒,

19:6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages.
伯．利巴勿,沙魯險, 共十三座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊;

19:7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages,
又有亞因,利門,以帖,亞珊, 共四座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊;

19:8 and all the villages that were around these towns up to Baalat-Beor, Ramath of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon according to their families.
以及這些城周圍所有的村莊, 直到巴拉．比珥, 就是南地的拉瑪. 這就是西緬支派按著家族所得的產業.

19:9 Part of the portion allotted to the descendants of Judah became the inheritance of the descendants of Simeon because the portion for the descendants of Judah was too large for them, so the descendants of Simeon inherited from their inheritance.
西緬人的產業是從猶大人的地業中得來的; 因為猶大人的分過大, 所以西緬人在猶大人的產業中得了他們的產業.

19:10 The third allotment came up for the descendants of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance went up to Sarid.
為西布倫人, 按著家族抽出第三籤; 他們產業的境界去到撒立;

19:11 Their border goes up to the west, to Maralah; it touches Dabbesheth, then the wadi that is opposite Jokneam.
他們的疆界再向西上到瑪拉拉, 直達大巴設, 再去到約念前面的河;

19:12 It turns from Sarid to the east to the sunrise, to the border of Kislot-Tabor; it continues to Daberath and goes up to Japhia.
又從撒立向東轉到日出的方向, 去到吉斯綠．他泊的境界, 又伸展到他比拉, 上到雅非亞;

19:13 From there it passes along to the east toward the sunrise, to Gath Hepher and to Eth Kazin, and continuing to Rimmon, it turns to Neah;
又從那裡往東面日出的方向, 經過迦特．希弗, 到以特．加汛,臨門, 再伸展到尼亞;

19:14 it changes direction from the north of Hannathon, and it ends at the valley of Yiptah-El;
又繞過尼亞的北面, 到哈拿頓, 直通到伊弗他．伊勒谷;

19:15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities and their villages.
還有加他,拿哈拉,伸崙,以大拉,伯利恆, 共有十二座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

19:16 This is the inheritance of the descendants of Zebulun according to their families, these cities and their villages.
這些城和屬於這些城的村莊, 就是西布倫人按著家族所得的產業.

19:17 The fourth allotment fell for Issachar, for the descendants of Issachar, according to their families.
為以薩迦, 就是為以薩迦人, 按著家族抽出第四籤.

19:18 Their border went to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
他們的境界包括耶斯列,基蘇律,書念,

19:19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
哈弗連,示按,亞拿哈拉,

19:20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
拉璧,基善,亞別,

19:21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez;
利蔑,隱．干寧,隱．哈大,伯．帕薛,

19:22 and the border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Its border ends at the Jordan; sixteen cities and their villages.
又達到他泊,沙哈洗瑪,伯．示麥, 直通到約旦河, 共十六座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

19:23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
這些城和屬於這些城的村莊, 就是以薩迦支派按著家族所得的產業.

19:24 The fifth allotment fell for the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families.
為亞設支派, 按著家族抽出第五籤.

19:25 Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
他們的境界包括黑甲,哈利,比田,押煞,

19:26 Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; it touches Carmel to the west, and Shihor-Libnat.
亞拉米勒,亞末,米沙勒, 向西直達迦密和希曷．立納;

19:27 Then it turns eastward to Beth-dagon and touches Zebulun and the valley of Yiptah-El to the north to Beth Emeck and Neiel; it continues to Cabul from the north,
又轉往日出的方向, 到伯．大袞, 延伸到細步綸, 向北去到伊弗他．伊勒谷,伯．以墨和尼業, 又伸展到迦布勒的左邊,

19:28 and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah up to Great Sidon;
到義伯崙,利合,哈們,加拿, 直到西頓大城;

19:29 then the border turns to Ramah, and up to the fortified city of Tyre, where the border turns to Hosah; it ends at the sea, from Hebel to Aczib.
又轉到拉瑪, 直到設防的城推羅; 再轉到何薩, 直通到海岸靠近亞革悉的地區;

19:30 Included were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities and their villages.
又有烏瑪,亞弗,利合, 共二十二座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

19:31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.
這些城和屬於這些城的村莊, 就是亞設支派按著家族所得的產業.

19:32 The sixth allotment fell for the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
為拿弗他利人抽出第六籤, 就是拿弗他利人按著家族所得的產業.

19:33 Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, Jabneel, up to Lakkum; it ends at the Jordan;
他們的疆界, 是從希利弗, 從撒拿音的橡樹林, 從亞大米．尼吉和雅比聶起, 去到拉共, 直通到約旦河;

19:34 then the border turns to the west, to Aznoth Tabor, and continues from there to Hukok, and it touches Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah on the east at the Jordan.
又向西轉到亞斯納．他泊, 從那裡伸展到戶割, 南邊達到西布倫, 西邊達到亞設, 東邊達到約旦河那裡的猶大.

19:35 The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,
設防的城有西丁,側耳,哈末,拉甲,基尼烈,

19:36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
亞大瑪,拉瑪,夏瑣,

19:37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
基低斯,以得來,隱．夏瑣,

19:38 Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth-anath, Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages.
以利穩,密大．伊勒,和璉,伯．亞納,伯．示麥, 共十九座城, 還有屬於這些城的村莊.

19:39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
這些城和屬於這些城的村莊, 就是拿弗他利支派按著家族所得的產業.

19:40 The seventh lot fell for the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families.
為但支派, 按著家族抽出第七籤.

19:41 The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
他們產業的境界包括: 瑣拉,以實陶,伊珥．示麥,

19:42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
沙拉賓,亞雅崙,伊提拉,

19:43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
以倫,亭拿他,以革倫,

19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
伊利提基,基比頓,巴拉,

19:45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
伊胡得,比尼．比拉,迦特．臨門,

19:46 Me Jarkon, Rakkon, with the border opposite Joppa.
美．耶昆,拉昆和約帕對面的地區.

19:47 The border of the descendants of Dan continued beyond them, because the descendants of Dan went up and fought with Lesham, and they captured and struck it with the edge of the sword, and they took possession of it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.
但人未能控制他們的境界, 因此他們就上去攻打利善, 奪取那城, 用刀擊殺了城中的人; 他們佔領利善, 就住在城中, 以他們祖先但的名字, 把利善改名為但.

19:48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Dan according to their families, these cities and their villages.
這些城和屬於這些城的村莊, 就是但支派按著家族所得的產業.

19:49 They finished assigning the land according to its borders, and the Israelites gave an inheritance from among them to Joshua son of Nun.
以色列人按著疆界把地分完了之後, 就在他們中間把產業分給嫩的兒子約書亞.

19:50 According to the commandment of Yahweh, they gave him the city that he requested, Timnath Serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, and he rebuilt the city and settled in it.
他們照著耶和華所吩咐的, 把約書亞所要的城, 就是以法蓮山地的亭拿．西拉, 給了他; 約書亞就修建那城, 住在城中.

19:51 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes, distributed by allotment to the Israelites, at Shiloh before Yahweh at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And they finished dividing the land.
以上就是以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞, 以及以色列人各支派的族長, 在示羅會幕的門口, 在耶和華面前, 藉著抽籤所分的產業. 這樣, 他們就完成了分地的事.

Joshua - Chapter 20

20:1 And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
耶和華對約書亞說:

20:2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through the hand of Moses.
“你要告訴以色列人: ‘你們要照著我藉著摩西命令你們的, 為自己設立避難城,

20:3 Anyone who kills a person by accident or unintentionally may flee there; they will be for yourselves a refuge from the avenger of blood.
好使那出於錯誤,並非蓄意殺人的, 可以逃到那裡去; 這些城要成為你們逃避報血仇的人的避難所.

20:4 The killer will flee to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and state his case to the elders of that city; and they will take him into the city and give him a place, and he will dwell among them.
那殺人的要逃到這些城中的一座, 站在城門口, 把自己的事情向城中的眾長老述說, 長老就要把他接入城中, 到他們那裡, 並要給他地方, 使他可以住在他們中間.

20:5 And if the avenger of blood pursues after him, they will not hand over the killer into his hand, because he killed his neighbor unintentionally, and he did not hate him previously.
如果報血仇的人追趕他, 長老不可把他交在報血仇的人手裡, 因為他並非蓄意殺人, 他以前與他並沒有仇恨.

20:6 The killer will stay in that city until he stands before the congregation for the trial, until the death of the one who is the high priest in those days. Then the killer will return to his city and to his house, to the city from which he fled.’ ”
那殺人的要住在那城裡, 直到他站在會眾面前受審; 等到當時的大祭司死了, 才可以回到本城本家, 回到他逃出來的城那裡. ’”

20:7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
於是以色列人在拿弗他利山地, 把加利利的基低斯分別出來; 在以法蓮山地, 把示劍分別出來; 在猶大山地, 把基列．亞巴分別出來, 基列．亞巴就是希伯崙;

20:8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau, from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in the Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
又在約旦河東, 耶利哥的東面, 從流本支派中, 指定在曠野平原上的比悉; 從迦得支派中, 指定在基列的拉末; 從瑪拿西支派中, 指定在巴珊的哥蘭.

20:9 These were the cities designated for all the Israelites, and for the foreigners dwelling among them, for anyone that kills a person unintentionally to flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until there is a trial before the congregation.
這些都是為所有的以色列人, 和在他們中間寄居的外族人所指定的城, 讓誤殺人的可以逃到那裡, 不致死在報血仇的人手裡, 直到他站在會眾面前受審為止.

Joshua - Chapter 21

21:1 Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites.
那時, 利未人的眾族長來到以利亞撒祭司和嫩的兒子約書亞, 以及以色列眾支派的族長那裡,

21:2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses to give us cities to live in, with their pasturelands for our livestock.”
在迦南地的示羅對他們說: “耶和華曾經藉著摩西吩咐要給我們城市居住, 和城的郊野可以牧放我們的牲畜. ”

21:3 So, by command of Yahweh, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands from their inheritance.
於是以色列人照著耶和華所吩咐的, 從自己的產業中, 把以下這些城市和城的郊野, 給了利未人.

21:4 The allotment fell for the families of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, received by lot thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
首先為哥轄家族抽出籤來: 利未支派亞倫祭司的子孫, 從猶大支派,西緬支派和便雅憫支派, 抽籤得了十三座城.

21:5 The remaining descendants of Kohath received by lot ten cities from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
哥轄其餘的子孫, 從以法蓮支派的家族,但支派和瑪拿西半個支派, 抽籤得了十座城.

21:6 The descendants of Gershon received by lot thirteen cities from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
革順的子孫, 從以薩迦支派的家族,亞設支派,拿弗他利支派和在巴珊的瑪拿西半個支派, 抽籤得了十三座城.

21:7 The descendants of the Merarites according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
米拉利的子孫, 按著家族, 從流本支派,迦得支派和西布倫支派, 得了十二座城.

21:8 The Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pastureland by lot, just as Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses.
以色列人照著耶和華吩咐摩西的, 藉著抽籤, 把這些城市和城的郊野分給利未人.

21:9 They gave these cities, which are here mentioned by name, from the tribe of the families of Judah and from the tribe of the families of Simeon;
他們從猶大支派和西緬支派中, 把以下這些有提名的城分了

21:10 and they were for the descendants of Aaron, from the families of the Kohathites, from the descendants of Levi, because the first lot was theirs.
給利未支派,哥轄家族中亞倫的子孫, 因為第一籤是他們的.

21:11 And they gave to them Kiriath Arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah and the pasturelands surrounding it.
以色列人把猶大山地的基列．亞巴, 和它四圍的郊野, 給了他們; 亞巴是亞衲族的祖宗, 基列．亞巴就是希伯崙.

21:12 But the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.
屬於那城的田地和村莊, 他們卻給了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒作產業.

21:13 To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, Libnah and its pasturelands,
以色列人把誤殺人者的避難城希伯崙, 和希伯崙的郊野, 又把立拿和立拿的郊野給了亞倫祭司的子孫,

21:14 Jattir and its pasturelands, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,
還有雅提珥和雅提珥的郊野, 以實提莫和以實提莫的郊野,

21:15 Holon and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,
何崙和何崙的郊野, 底璧和底璧的郊野,

21:16 Ain and its pasturelands, Juttah and its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands; nine cities from these two tribes.
亞因和亞因的郊野, 淤他和淤他的郊野, 伯．示麥和伯．示麥的郊野, 共九座城, 都是從這兩個支派分出來的.

21:17 From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its pasturelands, Geba and its pasturelands,
又從便雅憫支派中, 分給他們基遍和基遍的郊野, 迦巴和迦巴的郊野,

21:18 Anathoth and its pasturelands, Almon and its pasturelands; four cities.
亞拿突和亞拿突的郊野, 亞勒們和亞勒們的郊野, 共四座城.

21:19 All the cities of the descendants of Aaron the priests, thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
亞倫子孫眾祭司所有的城, 共十三座, 還有這些城的郊野.

21:20 For the families of the descendants of Kohath, the remaining Levites of the descendants of Kohath, they received the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.
利未支派哥轄子孫的家族, 就是哥轄其餘的子孫, 抽籤所得的城是從以法蓮支派中分出來的.

21:21 They gave them Shechem, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands,
以色列人把誤殺人者的避難城, 就是在以法蓮山地的示劍和示劍的郊野, 給了他們; 又把基色和基色的郊野, 給了他們;

21:22 Kibzaim and its pasturelands, and Beth-horon and its pasturelands; four cities.
又有基伯先和基伯先的郊野, 伯．和崙和伯．和崙的郊野, 共四座城.

21:23 From the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its pasturelands, Gibbethon and its pasturelands,
又從但支派中, 給了他們伊利提基和伊利提基的郊野, 基比頓和基比頓的郊野,

21:24 Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands; four cities.
亞雅崙和亞雅崙的郊野, 迦特．臨門和迦特．臨門的郊野, 共四座城.

21:25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its pasturelands and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands; two cities.
又從瑪拿西半個支派中, 給了他們他納和他納的郊野, 迦特．臨門和迦特．臨門的郊野, 共兩座城.

21:26 All the cities and their pasturelands for the remaining families of the descendants of Kohath were ten.
哥轄子孫其餘的家族所有的城共十座, 還有這些城的郊野.

21:27 To the descendants of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, and Eshtarah and its pasturelands; two cities.
以色列人又從瑪拿西半個支派中, 把誤殺人者的避難城, 就是在巴珊的哥蘭, 和哥蘭的郊野, 給了利未人的家族中革順的子孫; 又給了他們比．施提拉和比．施提拉的郊野, 共兩座城.

21:28 From the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands,
又從以薩迦支派中, 給了他們基善和基善的郊野, 大比拉和大比拉的郊野,

21:29 Jarmuth and its pasturelands, En Gannim and its pasturelands; four cities.
耶末和耶末的郊野, 隱．干寧和隱．干寧的郊野, 共四座城.

21:30 From the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands,
又從亞設支派中, 給了他們米沙勒和米沙勒的郊野, 押頓和押頓的郊野,

21:31 Helkath and its pasturelands, Rehob and its pasturelands; four cities.
黑甲和黑甲的郊野, 利合和利合的郊野, 共四座城.

21:32 From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, Hammoth Dor and its pasturelands, and Kartan and its pasturelands; three cities.
以色列人又從拿弗他利支派中, 把誤殺人者的避難城, 就是在加利利的基低斯和基低斯的郊野, 給了他們; 又給他們哈末．多珥和哈末．多珥的郊野, 加珥但和加珥但的郊野, 共三座城.

21:33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
革順人按著家族所有的城共十三座, 還有這些城的郊野.

21:34 To the families of the descendants of Merarite, the remaining Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its pasturelands, Kartah and its pasturelands,
其餘的利未人, 米拉利的子孫的家族, 從西布倫支派中分得約念和約念的郊野, 加珥他和加珥他的郊野,

21:35 Dimnah and its pasturelands, and Nahalal and its pasturelands; four cities.
丁拿和丁拿的郊野, 拿哈拉和拿哈拉的郊野, 共四座城.

21:36 From the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its pasturelands, Jahaz and its pasturelands,
又從流本支派中, 給了他們比悉和比悉的郊野, 雅雜和雅雜的郊野,

21:37 Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands; four cities.
基底莫和基底莫的郊野, 米法押和米法押的郊野, 共四座城.

21:38 From the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the killer, and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,
以色列人又從迦得支派中, 把誤殺人者的避難城, 就是在基列的拉末和拉末的郊野, 給了他們; 又給他們瑪哈念和瑪哈念的郊野,

21:39 Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands; four cities in all.
希實本和希實本的郊野, 雅謝和雅謝的郊野, 共四座城.

21:40 All these were the cities of the descendants of Merarite according to their families, the remaining families of the Levites; their allotment was twelve cities.
利未人其餘的家族, 就是米拉利的子孫, 按著家族抽籤所得的城, 共有十二座.

21:41 All the cities of the Levites among the property of the Israelites were forty-eight cities and their pasturelands.
在以色列人的地業中, 利未人所得的城共四十八座, 還有這些城的郊野.

21:42 Each of these cities had pasturelands surrounding them; so it was for all of these cities.
這些城周圍都有自己的郊野, 每一座都是這樣.

21:43 And Yahweh gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
這樣, 耶和華就把他從前起誓要賜給他們列祖的全地給了以色列人; 以色列人佔領了那地, 就定居下來.

21:44 Yahweh gave them rest on every side, according to all that he had sworn to their ancestors, and nobody from all their enemies withstood them, for Yahweh had given all their enemies into their hand.
耶和華照著他向他們列祖起誓所說的一切話, 使他們四境平靜; 他們所有的仇敵, 沒有一人能在他們面前站立得住; 耶和華把他們所有的仇敵都交在他們手裡.

21:45 And nothing failed from all the good things that Yahweh promised to the house of Israel; everything came to pass.
耶和華向以色列家應許賜福的話, 沒有一句落空, 都應驗了.

Joshua - Chapter 22

22:1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
那時, 約書亞把流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人召了來,

22:2 and he said to them, “You have observed all that Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded you, and you have listened to my voice in all that I have commanded you;
對他們說: “耶和華的僕人摩西吩咐你們的一切, 你們都遵守了; 我吩咐你們的一切, 你們也都聽從了.

22:3 you have not forsaken your kinsmen these many days, up to this day, and you have observed the obligation of the command of Yahweh your God.
這許多日子以來, 你們一直沒有撇棄你們的兄弟, 直到今日; 耶和華你們的神吩咐你們的命令, 你們也遵守了.

22:4 So then, Yahweh your God has given rest to your kinsmen, just as he promised them; so then, turn and go to your tents to the land of your possession, which Moses Yahweh’s servant gave to you beyond the Jordan.
現在耶和華你們的神, 照著他應許的, 已經使你們兄弟得享平安; 現在你們可以返回自己家裡, 回到耶和華的僕人摩西在約旦河東賜給你們作產業的地方去.

22:5 Only be very careful to observe the commandment and law that Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
只是你們要謹慎遵守耶和華的僕人摩西吩咐你們的誡命和律法, 愛耶和華你們的神, 遵行他的一切道路, 謹守他的誡命, 緊緊倚靠他, 一心一意事奉他. ”

22:6 And Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.
於是約書亞給他們祝福, 打發他們回去, 他們就回自己的家裡去了.

22:7 And to the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half Joshua had given a possession with their kinsmen beyond the Jordan to the west; and when Joshua sent them to their tents and blessed them,
摩西在巴珊已經把產業分給了瑪拿西半個支派; 至於另外半個支派, 約書亞在約旦河西他們的兄弟中間, 也把產業分給了他們. 約書亞打發他們回家去的時候, 給他們祝福,

22:8 he said to them, “Return to your tents with much wealth, and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, copper, iron, and with very much clothing; divide the war-booty of your enemies with your kinsmen.”
對他們說: “你們帶著許多財物, 許多牲畜和金,銀,銅,鐵, 以及許多衣服, 回自己的家去吧; 也要把你們從仇敵奪得的戰利品與你們的兄弟同分. ”

22:9 So the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home and departed with the Israelites at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead to the land of their possession, which they had acquired according to the command of Yahweh through the hand of Moses.
於是流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人, 從迦南地的示羅起程, 離開以色列人, 回到他們所得的產業基列地去, 就是照著耶和華藉著摩西所吩咐, 賜給他們的產業.

22:10 And they came to the region of the Jordan that is in the land of Canaan, and the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar on the Jordan, a large and imposing altar.
流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人, 來到迦南地靠近約旦河的地區, 就在約旦河邊那裡築了一座祭壇, 那壇十分壯觀.

22:11 And the Israelites heard it said that the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar next to the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan, on the side belonging to the Israelites.
以色列人聽見了這事, 就說: “看哪, 流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人, 在迦南地邊境, 靠近約旦河的地區, 以色列人境內, 築了一座壇. ”

22:12 When the Israelites heard of it, the whole congregation of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh to go up against them for battle.
以色列人聽見了這事, 以色列全體會眾就聚集在示羅, 要上去討伐他們.

22:13 And the Israelites sent to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, Phinehas the priest son of Eleazar,
以色列人派以利亞撒祭司的兒子非尼哈, 到基列地去見流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人;

22:14 and ten leaders with him, one leader for each family from each of the tribes of Israel; and each one was the head of his family among the clans of Israel.
又派十個首領與非尼哈同去, 每一個都代表以色列的支派家族; 他們是全體以色列各家族的領袖.

22:15 They came to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying,
他們去到基列地, 流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人那裡, 對他們說:

22:16 “Thus says all the congregation of Yahweh: ‘What is this treachery that you have committed against the God of Israel by turning away today from following Yahweh, by building for yourselves an altar to rebel today against Yahweh?
“耶和華的全體會眾這樣說: ‘你們作的是甚麼事? 竟對以色列的神不忠, 今日轉離不跟從耶和華, 為自己築了一座壇, 背叛了耶和華.

22:17 Is not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves today, and for which a plague came to the congregation of Yahweh,
從前拜毗珥的罪孽, 我們還以為是小事嗎? 雖然有災疫臨到耶和華的會眾, 直到今日我們還沒有洗淨這罪呢.

22:18 that you must turn today from following Yahweh? If you rebel today against Yahweh, tomorrow he will be angry with all of the congregation of Israel;
你們今日竟轉離不跟從耶和華嗎? 今日你們既然背叛耶和華, 明日他必向以色列全體會眾發怒了.

22:19 if, however, the land of your property is unclean, cross over to the land of Yahweh’s property, where Yahweh’s tabernacle resides, and take possession among us. But you must not rebel against Yahweh or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of Yahweh our God.
如果你們認為所得的地業不潔淨, 你們可以過到耶和華的地業, 就是耶和華的帳幕居住的地方, 在我們中間得地業; 只是不可背叛耶和華, 也不可背叛我們, 在耶和華我們的神的壇以外, 為自己築另一座壇.

22:20 Did not Achan son of Zerah commit treachery with devoted things, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? And he alone did not perish because of his iniquity.’ ”
從前謝拉的曾孫亞干, 不是在當毀滅的物上犯了不忠的罪, 以致神的忿怒臨到以色列全體會眾嗎? 因他的罪孽而死的, 還不只他一人呢！’”

22:21 And the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh spoke with the heads of the clans of Israel,
於是流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西半個支派的人回答以色列的統領說:

22:22 “Yahweh, God of gods! Yahweh, God of gods knows. And let Israel itself know, if it was in rebellion or treachery against Yahweh, do not spare us this day
“大能者神耶和華！大能者神耶和華, 他是知道的, 願以色列也知道; 如果我們存心背叛, 或是對耶和華不忠, 今日就不要放過我們.

22:23 for building for ourselves an altar to turn away from Yahweh, or if it was to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, or fellowship offerings on it, may Yahweh himself take vengeance.
我們若是為自己築壇, 轉離不跟從耶和華, 或是把燔祭,素祭和平安祭獻在壇上, 願耶和華親自追究我們.

22:24 But in fact, we have done this because of anxiety, because of a reason, saying, ‘In the future your children may say to our children, ‘What is the relationship between you and Yahweh the God of Israel?
我們作這事, 實在是有理由的, 因為顧慮將來你們的子孫對我們的子孫說: ‘你們與耶和華以色列的神有甚麼關係呢?

22:25 Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, the descendants of Reuben and Gad; you have no portion in Yahweh.’ So your children may put an end to our children worshiping Yahweh.
流本人和迦得人啊, 耶和華定了約旦河作我們和你們中間的疆界; 你們與耶和華無分了. ’這樣, 你們的子孫就使我們的子孫不再敬畏耶和華了.

22:26 So we said, ‘Let us build immediately for ourselves an altar, not for burnt offerings or for sacrifices;
“因此我們說: ‘我們築一座壇吧, 不是為了獻燔祭, 也不是為了獻別的祭,

22:27 instead, it is a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us for performing the serving of Yahweh in his presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings; so that your children may not say in the future to our children, “You have no portion in Yahweh.” ’
而是為了在你們和我們中間, 也在我們的後代中間作證據, 使我們也可以在耶和華面前用燔祭,別的祭和平安祭事奉耶和華, 免得你們的子孫將來對我們的子孫說: 你們與耶和華無分了. ’

22:28 And we thought, if they say to us and to our children in the future, we can say, ‘Look at this replica of the altar of Yahweh, which our ancestors made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices; rather, it is a witness between us and you.’
因此我們說: ‘將來有人對我們, 或是對我們的後代這樣說, 我們就可以回答: 你們看我們列祖所築的壇, 是耶和華的祭壇的模式, 這並不是用來獻燔祭, 也不是用來獻別的祭, 而是在我們和你們中間作證據. ’

22:29 Far be it from us to rebel against Yahweh, to turn today from following Yahweh, to build an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, instead of the altar of Yahweh our God that is before his tabernacle.”
我們決沒有背叛耶和華的意思, 今日要轉離不跟從耶和華, 在耶和華我們的神的帳幕前的祭壇以外, 另築一座壇, 為了獻燔祭,素祭和別的祭. ”

22:30 Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation, and the heads of the clans of Israel who were with him heard the words that the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh spoke, and they were satisfied.
非尼哈祭司和會眾的領袖, 以及與祭司同來的以色列的統領, 聽了流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西人說的話, 都很滿意.

22:31 Phinehas the priest, son of Eleazar, said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that Yahweh is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against Yahweh. Therefore you have rescued the Israelites from the hand of Yahweh.”
以利亞撒祭司的兒子非尼哈對流本人,迦得人和瑪拿西人說: “今天我們知道耶和華是在我們中間的, 因為你們並沒有對耶和華不忠; 現在你們已經救了以色列人脫離耶和華的手. ”

22:32 And Phinehas the priest, son of Eleazar, and the leaders returned from the descendants of Reuben and Gad, from the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan to the Israelites, and they gave them their report.
以利亞撒祭司的兒子非尼哈和眾領袖離開了流本人和迦得人, 從基列地回到迦南地以色列人那裡, 把這事向他們報告.

22:33 The report satisfied the Israelites; they blessed God, and they did not speak of going up for battle against them to destroy the land in which the descendants of Reuben and Gad were living.
以色列人對這事都很滿意, 就稱頌神, 不再說要上去討伐流本人和迦得人, 毀滅他們所住的地方了.

22:34 The descendants of Reuben and Gad called the altar Witness, “Because,” they said, “it is a witness between us that Yahweh is God.”
流本人和迦得人給那壇起名叫證壇, 因為他們說: “這壇在我們中間證明耶和華是神. ”

Joshua - Chapter 23

23:1 And it happened, after a long time, after Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and after Joshua was old and well-advanced in years,
耶和華使以色列人得享平安, 不受四圍仇敵的騷擾, 已經有一段很長的日子; 約書亞已經老了, 年紀不小了.

23:2 Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders, heads, judges, and officials, and he said to them, “I am old and well-advanced in years,
約書亞就把全體以色列人,他們的長老,首領,審判官和官長, 都召了來, 對他們說: “我已經老了, 年紀不小了.

23:3 and you have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations for your sake, for Yahweh your God is fighting for you.
耶和華你們的神, 因你們的緣故, 向那些國家所行的一切事, 你們都親眼看見了; 因為耶和華你們的神為你們作戰.

23:4 Look! I have allotted to you these remaining nations as an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, to the Great Sea in the west.
你們看, 剩下來的這些國家, 連同我剪除的列國, 從約旦河起, 直到日落之處的大海, 我都按著你們各支派, 用抽籤的方式, 分給你們作產業了.

23:5 And Yahweh your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight, and you will possess their land, just as Yahweh your God promised to you.
耶和華你們的神必把他們從你們面前趕出去, 驅逐他們離開你們, 你們就必得著他們的地作產業, 正如耶和華你們的神所應許的.

23:6 Be very strong to observe carefully all that is written in the scroll of the law of Moses so as not to turn aside from it, to the right or left,
所以你們要十分堅強, 謹守遵行寫在摩西律法書上的一切話, 使你們不偏向左, 不偏向右;

23:7 so as not to go among these remaining nations with you; do not profess the name of their gods, and do not swear by them, serve them, or bow down to them.
使你們不與你們中間剩下的這些國家的人來往; 他們的神的名字, 你們不可提, 不可指著他們起誓, 不可事奉他們, 也不可敬拜他們;

23:8 But hold fast to Yahweh your God, just as you have done up to this day.
只要照著你們一直以來所行的, 緊緊倚靠耶和華你們的神.

23:9 Yahweh has driven out before you great and strong nations; and as for you, nobody has withstood you to this day.
因為耶和華已經把又大又強的列國從你們面前趕出去; 至於你們, 直到今日, 還沒有一人能在你們面前站立得住.

23:10 One of your men put to flight a thousand, for Yahweh your God is fighting for you, just as he promised you.
你們一人可以追趕千人, 因為耶和華你們的神, 照著他應許你們的, 為你們作戰.

23:11 Take utmost care for the sake of your life to love Yahweh your God,
你們自己要十分謹慎, 愛耶和華你們的神.

23:12 for if indeed you turn back and join these remaining nations among you, and you intermarry with them, marrying their women and they yours,
如果你們轉離耶和華, 與你們中間剩下的這些國家的餘民聯絡, 和他們通婚, 互相來往,

23:13 know for certain that Yahweh your God will not continue to drive out these nations from before you; they will be for you a snare and a trap, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that Yahweh your God has given to you.
你們就必知道, 耶和華你們的神必不再把這些國家從你們面前趕出去; 他們必要成為你們的網羅和陷阱, 肋下的鞭和眼中的刺, 直到你們從耶和華你們的神賜給你們的這美地上滅亡為止.

23:14 Look! I am about to die, and you know in all your hearts and souls that not one thing failed from all the good things that Yahweh your God promised concerning you; everything has been fulfilled; not one thing failed.
“看哪, 我今天要走世人必經的路了. 你們清清楚楚(“清清楚楚”原文作“一心一意”)知道耶和華你們的神應許賜福給你們的話, 沒有一句落空; 完全應驗在你們身上, 沒有一句落空.

23:15 But just as all the good things came to you that Yahweh your God promised, so will Yahweh bring to you all the bad things until he has destroyed you from this good land that Yahweh your God has given to you.
耶和華你們的神應許你們的一切福氣怎樣臨到你們身上, 耶和華也必照樣使各樣的災禍臨到你們身上, 直到把你們從耶和華你們的神賜給你們的這美地上消滅為止.

23:16 If you transgress the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded to you, and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, Yahweh’s anger will be kindled against you, and you will perish quickly from the good land that he has given to you.”
如果你們違背了耶和華你們的神吩咐你們遵守的約, 去事奉別的神, 敬拜他們, 耶和華必向你們大發烈怒, 使你們從他賜給你們的美地上迅速滅亡. ”

Joshua - Chapter 24

24:1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem; he summoned the elders of Israel, their heads, their judges, and their officials, and they presented themselves before God.
約書亞在示劍召集以色列各支派, 又把以色列的長老,首領,審判官和官長都召了來, 他們就站在神面前.

24:2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘Long ago your ancestors—Terah the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor—lived beyond the river, and they served other gods.
約書亞對眾民說: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘古時你們的列祖, 就是亞伯拉罕和拿鶴的父親他拉, 住在大河那邊; 他們事奉別的神.

24:3 I took your ancestor Abraham from beyond the river and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I increased his offspring; I gave him Isaac,
我把你們的祖先亞伯拉罕, 從大河那邊帶來, 領他走遍迦南地, 使他的後裔增多, 把以撒賜給他;

24:4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
又把雅各和以掃賜給以撒, 把西珥山賜給以掃作產業; 雅各和他的子孫卻下到埃及去.

24:5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought you out.
我差派了摩西和亞倫, 藉著我在埃及所行的神蹟, 用災疫擊打埃及, 然後把你們領出來.

24:6 When I brought out your ancestors from Egypt, you came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued after your ancestors with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.
我領你們的列祖離開埃及, 他們去到海邊; 埃及人帶著戰車和馬兵, 追趕你們的列祖直到紅海.

24:7 They cried out to Yahweh, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and he brought the sea over them and covered them; your own eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Then you lived in the wilderness for many days.
你們的列祖呼求耶和華, 他就以黑暗隔開你們和埃及人, 又使海水復流淹沒了他們; 我在埃及所行的事, 你們都親眼見過; 你們在曠野也住了許多日子.

24:8 And I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan; they fought you, and I gave them into your hand; you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.
我領你們到了住在約旦河東的亞摩利人的地, 他們和你們爭戰, 我把他們交在你們手裡, 你們就得了他們的地作產業; 我也在你們面前把他們消滅.

24:9 Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, set out and fought against Israel, and he sent and summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
那時摩押王西撥的兒子巴勒起來攻擊以色列人; 他派人把比珥的兒子巴蘭召了來, 咒詛你們.

24:10 but I was not willing to listen to Balaam, and he richly blessed you. So I rescued you from his hand,
我不肯聽巴蘭的話, 結果他反而一而再祝福你們; 這樣, 我就救了你們脫離他的手.

24:11 and you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. And the citizens of Jericho, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, fought against you, and I gave them into your hand.
你們過了約旦河, 來到耶利哥; 耶利哥的居民與你們作戰, 還有亞摩利人,比利洗人,迦南人,赫人,革迦撒人,希未人,耶布斯人, 也跟你們作戰; 我把他們都交在你們手裡.

24:12 I sent before you the hornet and they drove out before you two kings of the Amorites; but not by your sword or bow.
我派了黃蜂飛在你們前面, 把亞摩利人的兩個王從你們面前趕走, 並不是用你的刀, 也不是用你的弓.

24:13 I gave to you a land that you have not labored on, and cities that you have not built, and you live in them; you eat from vineyards and olive groves that you have not planted.’
我賜給你們的土地, 不是你們勞苦開墾的; 我賜給你們的城市, 不是你們建造的, 你們卻住在城中; 你們享用的葡萄園和橄欖園, 也不是你們栽種的. ’

24:14 “So now, revere Yahweh and serve him in sincerity and faithfulness; remove the gods that your ancestors served beyond the river and in Egypt, and serve Yahweh.
“現在你們要敬畏耶和華, 真誠地按著真理事奉他, 把你們列祖在大河那邊和在埃及事奉的神除掉, 去事奉耶和華.

24:15 But if it is bad in your eyes to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you want to serve, whether it is the gods that your ancestors served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve Yahweh.”
如果你們認為事奉耶和華不好, 那麼今日你們就可以選擇你們所要事奉的: 是你們列祖在大河那邊事奉的神呢, 還是你們現在所住亞摩利人之地的神呢? 至於我和父家, 我們必事奉耶和華. ”

24:16 And the people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we would forsake Yahweh to serve other gods,
眾民回答: “我們絕對不會離棄耶和華, 去事奉別的神;

24:17 for Yahweh our God brought us and our ancestors from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and did these great signs before our eyes. He protected us along the entire way that we went, and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed.
因為耶和華我們的神把我們和我們的列祖, 從埃及地為奴的家領出來, 並且在我們眼前行了那些偉大的神蹟; 又在我們所行的一切路上, 和我們經過的一切民族中間, 他都保護了我們;

24:18 And Yahweh drove out all the people before us, the Amorites who live in the land. We will serve Yahweh, for he is our God.”
耶和華又把所有的民族和住在這地的亞摩利人, 都從我們面前趕走; 所以我們必事奉耶和華, 因為他是我們的神. ”

24:19 But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve Yahweh, for he is a holy and jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.
約書亞對眾民說: “你們不能事奉耶和華, 因為他是聖潔的神; 他是嫉妒的神, 他必不赦免你們的過犯和罪惡.

24:20 If you forsake Yahweh and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster to you; he will destroy you after he has done good to you.”
如果你們離棄耶和華, 去事奉外族人的神, 那麼在耶和華賜福給你們之後, 他必轉而降禍與你們, 把你們消滅. ”

24:21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, we will serve Yahweh.”
眾民對約書亞說: “不, 我們必定事奉耶和華. ”

24:22 And Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves to serve Yahweh.” And they said, “We are witnesses.”
約書亞對眾民說: “你們選擇了耶和華, 要事奉他, 你們為自己作證吧. ”他們說: “我們願意作證. ”

24:23 He said, “Remove the foreign gods that are in your midst, and incline your hearts to Yahweh the God of Israel.”
約書亞說: “現在你們要除掉在你們中間外族人的神, 一心歸向耶和華以色列的神. ”

24:24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to his voice.”
眾民對約書亞說: “我們必事奉耶和華我們的神, 必聽從他的話. ”

24:25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people on that day, and he established for them a statute and a judgment at Shechem.
那一天, 約書亞就與眾民立約, 在示劍為他們訂立律例和典章.

24:26 Then Joshua wrote these words in a scroll of the law of God, and he took a large stone and set it up there under a large tree, which is at the shrine of Yahweh.
約書亞把這些話都寫在神的律法書上; 又拿一塊大石頭, 立在耶和華聖所旁邊的橡樹下.

24:27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of Yahweh that he spoke with us. It will be as a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God.”
約書亞對全體人民說: “看哪, 這塊石頭可以向我們作證, 因為它聽見了耶和華對我們所說的一切話; 所以這塊石頭要向你們作證, 免得你們否認你們的神. ”

24:28 Then Joshua sent the people away to their inheritance.
於是約書亞打發眾民各自回到自己的地業去了.

24:29 After these things Joshua son of Nun servant of Yahweh died; he was one hundred and ten years old.
這些事以後, 耶和華的僕人,嫩的兒子約書亞死了, 那時他是一百一十歲.

24:30 They buried him in the territory of his inheritance, at Timnath-Serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
以色列人把他埋葬在他自己地業的境內, 就是在以法蓮山地上的亭拿．西拉, 在迦實山的北邊.

24:31 Israel served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who lived long after Joshua, and who had known all the work that Yahweh did for Israel.
約書亞在世的日子, 和約書亞死後, 那些知道耶和華為以色列人所行的一切事的長老還在世的日子, 以色列人都事奉耶和華.

24:32 The bones of Jacob, which the Israelites had brought out from Egypt, they buried at Shechem, in a piece of land that Jacob had bought from the children of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money; it became an inheritance for the descendants of Joseph.
以色列人從埃及帶出來的約瑟骸骨, 葬在示劍的一塊田裡; 這塊田是雅各從前用一百塊銀子向示劍的父親哈抹的子孫那裡買來的; 這塊田就成了約瑟子孫的產業.

24:33 And Eleazar son of Aaron died; and they buried him in Gibeah in the hill country of Ephraim, which had been given to his son Phinehas.
亞倫的兒子以利亞撒也死了; 以色列人就把他埋葬在基比亞, 就是他兒子非尼哈在以法蓮山地所得的產業.

Judges (士師記)

Judges - Chapter 1

1:1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Who will go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?”
約書亞死後, 以色列人求問耶和華說: “誰要為我們首先去攻打迦南人, 與他們作戰呢? ”

1:2 And Yahweh said, “Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand.”
耶和華回答: “猶大要先上去, 看哪, 我已經把那地交在他手中. ”

1:3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Go up with me into my allotment, and let us fight against the Canaanites; then I too will go with you into your allotment.” And Simeon went with him.
猶大對自己的兄弟西緬說: “請你與我一同上我抽籤所得的地業去, 我們好與迦南人交戰; 以後我也與你一同到你抽籤所得的地業去. ”於是西緬與他一同去了.

1:4 And Judah went up, and Yahweh gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.
猶大上去了; 耶和華就把迦南人和比利洗人交在他們手中; 他們在比色擊殺了一萬人.

1:5 At Bezek they came upon Adoni-bezek, and they fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
他們在那裡遇見了比色王, 就與他交戰, 擊殺了迦南人和比利洗人.

1:6 And Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued after him; they caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
比色王逃跑; 他們追趕他, 把他捉住, 砍去了他手腳的大拇指.

1:7 Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table; just as I have done, so God has repaid to me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
比色王說: “從前有七十個王, 手腳的大拇指都被我砍去, 在我的桌子底下拾取食物; 現在神照著我所行的, 報應我了. ”於是他們把他帶到耶路撒冷, 後來他就死在那裡.

1:8 The descendants of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and they captured it, put it to the sword, and set the city on fire.
猶大人攻打耶路撒冷, 把城佔領, 用刀擊殺了城中的居民, 又放火燒城.

1:9 Afterward the descendants of Judah pursued to fight against the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the Shephelah.
後來, 猶大人下去, 與住在山地,南地和高原的迦南人交戰.

1:10 And Judah went against the Canaanites living in Hebron (the former name of Hebron was Kiriath Arba). And they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
猶大人又去攻擊住在希伯崙的迦南人, 殺了示篩,亞希幔和撻買; 希伯崙從前名叫基列．亞巴.

1:11 And from there they went to the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).
他們從那裡又去攻擊底璧的居民; 底璧從前名叫基列．西弗.

1:12 And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give to him Acsah my daughter as a wife.”
迦勒說: “誰能攻打基列．西弗, 把城攻取, 我就把我的女兒押撒給他作妻子. ”

1:13 Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, captured it, and he gave to him Acsah his daughter as a wife.
迦勒的弟弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶攻取了那城, 迦勒就把自己的女兒押撒給他作妻子.

1:14 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she dismounted from the donkey, Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
押撒出嫁的時候, 她勸俄陀聶向她父親求一塊田; 押撒一下驢, 迦勒就對她說: “你要甚麼? ”

1:15 And she said to him, “Give me a gift; you have given me the land of the Negev, and give me also a spring of water.” And Caleb gave to her the upper and lower spring.
她回答: “請你給我一份禮物; 你既然把我安置在南地, 求你也把水泉賜給我. ”迦勒就把上泉和下泉都給了她.

1:16 The descendants of Hobab the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the descendants of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev near Arad. And they went and settled with the people.
摩西岳父的子孫基尼人, 和猶大人一同離開棕樹城, 上到亞拉得以南的猶大曠野去, 住在那裡的人民中.

1:17 And Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they defeated the Canaanites inhabiting Zephath; they utterly destroyed it, so he called the name of the city Hormah.
猶大與他的兄弟西緬同去, 擊殺了住在洗法的迦南人, 把那城完全毀滅. 那城的名字就叫何珥瑪.

1:18 Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.
猶大又攻取了迦薩和迦薩的四境, 亞實基倫和亞實基倫的四境, 以革倫和以革倫的四境.

1:19 And Yahweh was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron.
耶和華與猶大同在, 猶大就佔領了山地; 但不能趕走平原的居民, 因為他們有鐵車.

1:20 They gave Hebron to Caleb just as Moses said, and he drove out the three sons of Anak from there.
猶大照著摩西的吩咐, 把希伯崙給了迦勒; 迦勒就從那裡趕走亞衲子孫的三族.

1:21 But the descendants of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived among the descendants of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
便雅憫人沒有趕走住在耶路撒冷的耶布斯人, 所以耶布斯人與便雅憫人一同住在耶路撒冷, 直到今日.

1:22 Likewise, the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
約瑟家也上去攻打伯特利; 耶和華與他們同在.

1:23 And the house of Joseph spied out Bethel (the former name of the city was Luz).
約瑟家派人去窺探伯特利. 那城從前的名字叫路斯.

1:24 And when the spies saw a man leaving the city, they said to him, “Please show us the entrance of the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
窺探的人看見一個人從城裡出來, 就對他說: “請你把進城的路指示我們, 我們必恩待你. ”

1:25 So he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let go the man and all his family.
那人把進城的路指示了他們, 他們就用刀擊殺了那城的居民, 卻把那人和他的全家都放走.

1:26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites, and he built a city and named it Luz; this is its name to this day.
那人到赫人之地去了, 築了一座城, 給它起名叫路斯; 直到今日那城還叫這名.

1:27 Manasseh did not drive out Beth-Sean and its towns, or Taanach and its towns, or the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; the Canaanites were determined to live in this land.
瑪拿西沒有趕走伯．善和屬於伯．善的鄉村的居民, 他納和屬於他納的鄉村的居民, 多珥和屬於多珥的鄉村的居民, 以伯蓮和屬於以伯蓮的鄉村的居民, 米吉多和屬於米吉多的鄉村的居民; 迦南人決意住在那地.

1:28 And it happened, when Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they never totally drove them out.
到以色列強盛了, 就迫使迦南人作苦工, 但沒有把他們完全趕走.

1:29 Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in their midst in Gezer.
以法蓮也沒有把住在基色的迦南人趕走, 於是迦南人還住在基色, 在以法蓮中間.

1:30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived in their midst and became subjected to forced labor.
西布倫沒有把基倫的居民和拿哈拉的居民趕走; 於是迦南人還住在西布倫中間, 成了作苦工的人.

1:31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob,
亞設沒有把亞柯的居民和西頓的居民趕走, 也沒有把亞黑拉,亞革悉,黑巴,亞弗革和利合的居民趕走.

1:32 so the Asherites lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.
於是亞設人住在當地的居民迦南人中間, 因為他們沒有把他們趕走.

1:33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh or Beth-anath, but lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.
拿弗他利沒有把伯．示麥的居民和伯．亞納的居民趕走; 於是他們就住在當地的居民迦南人中間; 伯．示麥和伯．亞納的居民成了給他們作苦工的人.

1:34 The Amorites pressed the descendants of Dan to the hill country, and they did not allow them to come down to the plain;
亞摩利人強迫但人退回山地上, 不容他們下到平原來.

1:35 the Amorites were determined to live in Har-heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy on them, and they became subjected to forced labor.
亞摩利人決意住在希烈山,亞雅倫和沙賓; 但約瑟家的勢力強大以後, 他們就成了作苦工的人.

1:36 The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim from Sela and upward.
亞摩利人的境界, 是從亞克拉濱山坡, 從西拉直上.

Judges - Chapter 2

2:1 And the angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up from Egypt, and I brought you to the land that I had promised to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you.
耶和華的使者從吉甲上到波金來, 說: “我曾經把你們從埃及領上來, 帶你們到我向你們列祖起誓應許的地方; 我曾說過: ‘我永不廢棄我與你們所立的約;

2:2 And as for you, do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; break down their altars.’ But you did not listen to my voice. Why would you do such a thing?
你們不可與這地的居民立約, 要拆毀他們的祭壇. ’你們竟沒有聽從我的話; 你們作的是甚麼呢?

2:3 Now I say, I will not drive them out from before you; they will become as thorns for you, and their gods will be a trap for you.”
因此我又說: ‘我必不把他們從你們面前趕走, 他們要作你們的敵人, 他們的神要作你們的網羅. ’”

2:4 And as the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people wept bitterly.
耶和華的使者對以色列眾人說這些話的時候, 眾人就放聲大哭.

2:5 And they called the name of this place Bokim, and there they sacrificed to Yahweh.
於是給那地方起名叫波金; 他們在那裡向耶和華獻祭.

2:6 And Joshua sent the people away, and the Israelites went each to their own inheritance to take possession of the land.
約書亞遣散了眾人, 以色列人就各歸自己承受的地業, 要佔有那地.

2:7 And the people served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who saw all the great work Yahweh had done for Israel.
約書亞在世的時候, 以及他去世以後, 那些見過耶和華為以色列人所行的大事的眾長老還在的日子, 眾人都事奉耶和華.

2:8 And Joshua son of Nun, servant of Yahweh, died at the age of one hundred and ten years.
耶和華的僕人, 嫩的兒子約書亞, 在一百一十歲的時候就死了.

2:9 They buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnah-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.
以色列人把他埋葬在他地業的境內, 就是以法蓮山地, 在迦實山北面的亭拿．希烈.

2:10 Moreover, that entire generation was gathered to their ancestors, and another generation grew up after them who did not know Yahweh or the work he had done for Israel.
那一代的人都歸到他們的列祖那裡以後, 有另一代的人興起來了; 他們不認識耶和華, 也不知道耶和華為以色列人所行的事.

2:11 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and they served the Baals.
以色列人行了耶和華看為惡的事, 去事奉眾巴力;

2:12 They abandoned Yahweh the God of their ancestors, who brought them out from the land of Egypt. They followed other gods from the gods of the people who were around them; and they bowed down to them, and they provoked the anger of Yahweh.
他們離棄了領他們出埃及的耶和華,他們列祖的神, 去跟從別的神, 就是他們周圍各族的神, 敬拜他們, 惹耶和華發怒.

2:13 They abandoned Yahweh, and they served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
他們離棄了耶和華, 去事奉巴力和亞斯他錄.

2:14 So the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of plunderers; and they plundered them, and he sold them into the hand of their enemies from all sides. They were unable to withstand their enemies any longer.
耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 就把他們交在搶掠的人手中, 他們就搶掠他們; 他又把他們完全交在他們四圍的仇敵手中, 以致他們在仇敵面前再不能站立得住.

2:15 Whenever they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them to harm them, just as Yahweh warned, and just as Yahweh had sworn to them. And they were very distressed.
他們無論去哪裡, 耶和華的手總是加害他們, 好像耶和華說過的, 又像耶和華對他們起誓過的; 他們就非常困苦.

2:16 Then Yahweh raised up leaders, and they delivered them from the hand of their plunderers.
耶和華興起了士師, 士師就拯救他們脫離搶掠他們的人的手.

2:17 But they did not listen to their leaders, but lusted after other gods and bowed down to them. They turned away quickly from the way that their ancestors went, who had obeyed the commandment of Yahweh; they did not do as their ancestors.
但他們連士師也不聽從, 竟與別的神行了姦淫, 敬拜他們; 他們迅速偏離了他們列祖所行,聽從耶和華命令的道路, 他們沒有照樣行.

2:18 And when Yahweh raised leaders for them, Yahweh was with the leader, and he delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the leader, for Yahweh was moved by their groaning because of their persecutors and oppressors.
耶和華為他們興起士師的時候, 耶和華就與那士師同在; 那士師在世的日子, 耶和華總是拯救他們脫離仇敵的手; 因為他們在壓迫和苦害他們的人底下發出哀聲, 耶和華就憐憫他們.

2:19 But when the leader died they relapsed and acted corruptly, more than their ancestors, following other gods, serving them, and bowing down to them. They would not give up their deeds or their stubborn ways.
可是士師死了以後, 他們就轉而行惡, 比他們的列祖更厲害, 去隨從別的神, 事奉和敬拜他們, 總不放棄他們的惡行和頑梗的行徑.

2:20 So the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he said, “Because this people transgressed my covenant that I commanded their ancestors, and have not obeyed my voice,
於是耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 說: “因為這國的人違背我吩咐他們列祖的約, 不聽從我的話,

2:21 I will not again drive out anyone from before them from the nations that Joshua left when he died,
因此, 約書亞死後仍剩下來的列國, 我也不再從他們面前趕走,

2:22 in order to test Israel whether or not they would observe the way of Yahweh, to walk in it just as their ancestors did.”
為要藉著他們試驗以色列人, 看他們肯不肯謹守遵行耶和華的道路, 像他們的列祖一樣謹守. ”

2:23 So Yahweh left those nations; he did not drive them out at once, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
這樣, 耶和華留下這些國的民, 不迅速把他們趕走, 也不把他們交在約書亞手裡.

Judges - Chapter 3

3:1 These are the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them (that is, to test all those who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan,
這些國的人是耶和華留下的, 為要藉著他們來試驗以色列人, 就是所有沒有經驗過迦南任何戰爭的人;

3:2 in order that the generations of Israel would know war, to teach those who had not experienced it before):
好使以色列人的後代, 那些以前沒有經驗過這些戰爭的人, 知道學習爭戰.

3:3 the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon up to Lebo-Hamath.
他留下的就是非利士人的五個首領, 和所有迦南人,西頓人, 以及住在黎巴嫩山上的希未人, 從巴力．黑門山直到哈馬口.

3:4 They were left for testing Israel, to know whether they would keep the commands of Yahweh that he commanded their ancestors through the hand of Moses.
他們留在那裡, 為要藉著他們試驗以色列人, 要知道他們是否聽從耶和華藉摩西吩咐他們列祖的誡命.

3:5 And the Israelites lived in the midst of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
以色列人就住在迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,希未人,耶布斯人中間;

3:6 And they took their daughters as wives for themselves, and they gave their daughters to their sons, and they served their gods.
他們娶他們的女兒作妻子, 也把自己的女兒嫁給他們的兒子, 並且事奉他們的神.

3:7 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. They forgot Yahweh their God, and they served the Baals and the Asheroth.
以色列人行了耶和華看為惡的事, 忘記了耶和華他們的神, 去事奉眾巴力和亞舍拉.

3:8 And the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim, the king of Aram Naharaim; and the Israelites served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.
因此, 耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 把他們完全交在兩河之間的亞蘭王古珊．利薩田的手中; 以色列人服事了古珊．利薩田八年.

3:9 The Israelites cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who delivered them, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
以色列人向耶和華哀求的時候, 耶和華就為以色列人興起一位拯救者拯救他們, 就是迦勒的弟弟基納斯的兒子俄陀聶.

3:10 And the spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and Yahweh gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into his hand, and he prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.
耶和華的靈臨到他身上, 他就治理以色列人; 他出去作戰, 耶和華把亞蘭王古珊．利薩田交在他手中, 他的能力就勝過了古珊．利薩田.

3:11 So the land rested forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
於是國中太平了四十年. 後來基納斯的兒子俄陀聶死了.

3:12 And again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. So Yahweh strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they did evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
以色列人又行了耶和華看為惡的事, 耶和華就使摩押王伊磯倫強盛起來, 欺壓以色列人, 因為他們行了耶和華看為惡的事.

3:13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and Amalekites, and he went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the city of palms.
伊磯倫集合了亞捫人和亞瑪力人, 前來擊敗了以色列人, 佔領了棕樹城.

3:14 And the Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
於是以色列人服事了摩押王伊磯倫十八年.

3:15 And the Israelites cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjaminite and a left-handed man. And the Israelites sent a tribute to Eglon king of Moab through him.
以色列人向耶和華哀求的時候, 耶和華就為他們興起一位拯救者, 就是便雅憫人基拉的兒子以笏, 是一個用左手的人. 以色列人派他把貢物送給摩押王伊磯倫.

3:16 Ehud made for himself a short, two-edged sword (a cubit in length), and he fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.
以笏做了一把兩刃的劍, 長半公尺, 縛在右腿上, 在衣服底下.

3:17 Then he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
他把貢物呈獻給摩押王伊磯倫; 伊磯倫原是個非常肥胖的人.

3:18 When Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
以笏獻完了貢物, 就把抬貢物的眾人打發走了.

3:19 But he turned back from the sculptured stones that were near Gilgal, and he said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he said, “Silence!” So all those standing in his presence went out,
自己卻從靠近吉甲的眾雕像那裡回來, 說: “王啊, 我有一件機密的事要對你說. ”王說: “暫不要說. ”侍立左右的人都離開他出去了.

3:20 and Ehud came to him while he was sitting alone in his cool upper room. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” So he got up from his seat.
以笏來到王那裡; 王獨自一人坐在涼樓上. 以笏說: “我有神的話要告訴你. ”王就從座位上站起來.

3:21 Then Ehud reached with his left hand for the sword on his right thigh, and he thrust it into his stomach.
以笏就伸出左手, 從右腿上拔出劍來, 刺入王的腹中;

3:22 And the handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade because he did not draw back the sword from his stomach; and it went protruding out the back.
連劍柄與劍身都刺進去了, 肥肉把劍身夾住, 因此他沒有把劍從王的肚腹裡拔出來; 接著他就從窗戶爬了出去.

3:23 And Ehud went out the vestibule, and he closed the doors of the upper room and locked them behind him.
以笏出到走廊, 把涼樓上的門關起來, 上了鎖.

3:24 After he left, his servants returned. When they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the cool inner room.”
以笏出來以後, 王的僕人才來到; 他們看見涼樓上的門鎖著, 就說: “王一定是在涼樓上大解. ”

3:25 And they waited so long they became embarrassed because he did not open the doors of the upper room. So they took the key and opened the doors, and there their lord was lying on the ground dead.
他們等到發慌了, 見他還不打開涼樓的門, 就拿鑰匙來開; 不料, 看見他們的主人早已倒在地上死了.

3:26 And Ehud escaped while they delayed. He passed by the sculptured stones and escaped to Seirah.
他們耽延的時候, 以笏已經逃跑了; 他經過眾雕像那裡, 逃到西伊拉去.

3:27 And when he arrived he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down from the hill country with him leading them.
他去到以後, 就在以法蓮山地吹角; 以色列人與他一同從山地上下來, 他走在他們前頭,

3:28 And he said to them, “Follow after me! Yahweh has given Moab your enemies into your hand.” So they went down after him, and they captured the fords of the Jordan toward Moab; and they did not allow anyone to cross over.
對他們說: “你們跟隨我, 因為耶和華已經把你們的仇敵摩押人交在你們手中. ”他們就跟隨他下去, 攻取約旦河的渡口, 攔截摩押人, 不讓一個過去.

3:29 And they struck Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all strong and able men; no one escaped.
那時他們擊殺了約有一萬摩押人, 都是強壯的,勇猛的人, 沒有一人逃脫.

3:30 And Moab was subdued on that day under the hand of Israel. And the land rested eighty years.
這樣, 從那天起, 摩押就在以色列人的手下被制伏了, 於是國中太平了八十年.

3:31 And Shamgar son of Anath came after him, and he killed six hundred Philistines with the goad of an ox; he also delivered Israel.
以笏之後, 有亞拿的兒子珊迦; 他用趕牛棒擊殺了六百非利士人; 他也拯救了以色列人.

Judges - Chapter 4

4:1 And again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Ehud died.
以笏死後, 以色列人又行了耶和華看為惡的事.

4:2 So Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, and he was living in Harosheth Haggoyim.
因此耶和華把他們交在迦南王耶賓手中, 耶賓那時在夏瑣作王; 他的軍長西西拉, 住在夏羅設歌印.

4:3 And the Israelites cried to Yahweh, as he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the Israelites cruelly for twenty years.
耶賓王有鐵車九百輛, 他極力欺壓以色列人二十年, 以色列人就哀求耶和華.

4:4 Now at that time Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel.
有一位女先知底波拉, 是拉比多的妻子, 那時正治理以色列人.

4:5 And she used to sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites went up to her for judgment.
她常坐在以法蓮山地, 拉瑪和伯特利之間那棵底波拉棕樹下; 以色列人都上到她那裡去聽判斷.

4:6 She sent and called for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh Naphtali and said to him, “Has not Yahweh the God of Israel commanded you? ‘Go, march to Mount Tabor, and take ten thousand men from the descendants of Naphtali and Zebulun.
底波拉派人去從拿弗他利的基低斯, 把亞比挪菴的兒子巴拉召了來, 對他說: “耶和華以色列的神不是曾吩咐你說: ‘你去向他泊山進軍, 從拿弗他利人和西布倫人中率領一萬人與你同去嗎?

4:7 I will draw out Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and troops, to the wadi of Kishon, and I will give him into your hand.’ ”
我必引耶賓的軍長西西拉, 和他的車輛與全軍, 到基順河往你那裡去; 我必把他們交在你手裡. ’”

4:8 Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go; but if you do not go with me, I will not go.”
巴拉對她說: “如果你與我同去, 我就去; 如果你不與我同去, 我就不去. ”

4:9 She said, “Surely I will go with you; however, there will be no glory for you in the path you are taking, for Yahweh will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” And Deborah stood up and went with Barak to Kedesh.
底波拉回答: “我必與你同去, 只是你這次行程就沒有光榮; 因為耶和華要把西西拉交在一個婦人手裡. ”於是底波拉起來, 與巴拉一同到基低斯去了.

4:10 Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and they went up behind him, ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.
巴拉就召集西布倫人和拿弗他利人到基低斯; 與他一同步行上去的有一萬人, 底波拉也與他一同上去.

4:11 And Heber the Kenite was separated from the other Kenites, that is, from the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses. And he was encamped at Elon-bezaanannim, which is near Kedesh.
摩西的岳父何巴的子孫基尼人希伯, 曾經離開基尼族人, 到靠近基低斯的撒拿音的橡樹旁, 支搭帳棚居住.

4:12 When they reported to Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
有人告訴西西拉, 亞比挪菴的兒子巴拉已經上了他泊山;

4:13 Sisera summoned all his chariots—all nine hundred chariots of iron—and the entire army that was with him from Harosheth Haggoyim to the wadi of Kishon.
西西拉就召集他所有的車輛, 就是九百輛鐵車, 和與他在一起的眾人, 都從夏羅設歌印出來, 到基順河那裡.

4:14 And Deborah said to Barak, “Get up! This is the day that Yahweh has given Sisera into your hand. Has Yahweh not gone out before you?” So Barak went out from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
底波拉對巴拉說: “你起來吧, 因為今日就是耶和華把西西拉交在你手裡的日子; 耶和華不是在你前面出戰嗎? ”於是巴拉和跟隨他的一萬人從他泊山下來.

4:15 And Yahweh threw Sisera and all his chariots and army into confusion before the edge of Barak’s sword; and Sisera dismounted from his chariot and fled on foot.
耶和華用刀使西西拉和所有的車輛與全軍, 都在巴拉面前潰亂; 西西拉下了車, 步行逃跑.

4:16 But Barak pursued after the chariots and army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim, and all of Sisera’s army fell to the edge of the sword; no one was left.
巴拉追趕西西拉的車輛和軍隊, 直到夏羅設歌印; 西西拉的全軍都倒在刀下, 連一個也沒有留下.

4:17 Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
只有西西拉步行逃跑, 到了基尼人希伯的妻子雅億的帳棚那裡; 因為夏瑣王耶賓與基尼人希伯的家友好.

4:18 And Jael came out to meet Sisera, and she said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me and do not be afraid.” So he turned aside into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
雅億出來迎接西西拉, 對他說: “請我主轉過來, 到我這裡, 不要懼怕. ”西西拉就轉到她那裡去, 就是轉到她的帳棚裡去; 雅億就用毛氈遮蓋他.

4:19 And he said to her, “Please, give me a drink of water, because I am thirsty.” So she opened a skin vessel of milk and gave him a drink and covered him.
西西拉對雅億說: “請給我一點水喝, 因為我渴了. ”雅億就打開盛奶的皮袋, 給他喝了, 再把他蓋著.

4:20 And he said to her, “Stand at the doorway of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you, and says, ‘Is there anyone here?’ You must answer, ‘No.’ ”
西西拉又對雅億說: “請你站在帳棚門口, 如果有人來問你: ‘這裡有人嗎? ’你就要回答: ‘沒有. ’”

4:21 But Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, took in her hand a tent peg and a hammer, and she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; he was fast asleep since he was exhausted, and he died.
希伯的妻子雅億取了一根帳棚的橛子, 手裡拿著鎚子, 靜悄悄地走到西西拉那裡, 把橛子釘在他的太陽穴裡, 直釘入地裡; 因為西西拉疲乏熟睡, 就這樣死了.

4:22 And behold, Barak was pursuing Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him, and she said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he came with her and saw that Sisera was lying dead with the peg in his temple.
那時, 巴拉追趕西西拉, 雅億出來迎接他, 對他說: “來吧, 我給你看你尋找的人. ”他就進到她那裡去; 看見西西拉已經仆倒, 死了; 橛子還在他的太陽穴裡.

4:23 On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
這樣, 神就在那一天, 在以色列人面前, 制伏了迦南王耶賓.

4:24 And the hand of the Israelites pressed harder and harder on Jabin king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
以色列人的勢力日漸強盛, 勝過迦南王耶賓, 終於把迦南王耶賓除滅.

Judges - Chapter 5

5:1 And Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang on that day:
那一天, 底波拉和亞比挪菴的兒子巴拉唱起歌來說:

5:2 “When long hair hangs loosely in Israel, when the people willingly offer themselves, bless Yahweh!
“你們要稱頌耶和華, 因為以色列中有勇士, 因為有人民自願從軍.

5:3 Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to Yahweh; I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
君王啊, 你們要聽; 官長啊, 你們要側耳傾聽; 至於我, 我要向耶和華歌唱; 我要歌頌耶和華以色列的神.

5:4 Yahweh, when you went down from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured down, the clouds poured down water.
耶和華啊, 你從西珥出發的時候, 你從以東地行走的日子, 地震天漏, 密雲也滴下雨.

5:5 The mountains trembled before Yahweh, this Sinai, at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
群山在耶和華面前震動; 這西奈山在耶和華以色列的神面前也是這樣.

5:6 “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the caravans had ceased, the travelers, they kept to the byways.
在亞拿的兒子珊迦的時候, 在雅億的日子, 大道無人行走, 行路的人繞道而行.

5:7 The warriors ceased; they failed to appear in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose; I arose as a mother in Israel.
以色列中的農村消失了, 消失了, 直到我底波拉興起, 直到我以色列的母親興起.

5:8 God chose new leaders, then war was at the gates; a small shield or a spear was not seen among forty thousand in Israel.
以色列人選擇了新的神, 戰爭就臨近城門; 那時四萬以色列人中, 竟不見有一面盾牌,一枝長矛.

5:9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, those offering themselves willingly among the people; bless Yahweh!
我的心傾向以色列的官長, 他們在民中甘願犧牲自己; 你們要稱頌耶和華.

5:10 The riders of white female donkeys, those sitting on saddle blankets, and those going on the way, talk about it!
騎白驢的, 坐錦墊的, 和路上的行人, 你們都要歌唱.

5:11 At the sound of those dividing the sheep among the watering places, there they will recount the righteous deeds of Yahweh, the righteous deeds for his warriors in Israel. Then the people of Yahweh went down to the gates.
在打水的地方分開羊群的人發聲, 在那裡人必歌頌耶和華公義的作為, 就是他在以色列中的農村所行公義的作為; 那時, 耶和華的子民下到城門口.

5:12 “Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Take captive your captives, O son of Abinoam.
興起, 興起, 底波拉！興起, 興起, 唱歌吧！興起, 巴拉！亞比挪菴的兒子, 擄掠你的俘虜吧！

5:13 Then the remnant went down to the nobles; the people of Yahweh went down for him against the mighty.
那時餘剩的貴胄下來; 耶和華帶著勇士下到我這裡來.

5:14 From Ephraim is their root into Amalek, after you, Benjamin, with your family; from Makir the commanders went down, and from Zebulun those carrying the scepter of the military commander.
他們出自以法蓮, 他們的根在亞瑪力人之地; 有便雅憫在你的族人中跟隨你, 有官長從瑪吉下來; 有持著數點民數之權杖的, 從西布倫出來.

5:15 And the chiefs in Issachar were with Deborah; and Issachar likewise was with Barak; into the valley he was sent to get him from behind. Among the clans of Reuben were great decisions of the heart.
以薩迦的領袖與底波拉在一起; 以薩迦怎樣, 巴拉也怎樣; 他們都步行下到山谷去. 在流本的眾溪旁, 有心懷大志的.

5:16 Why do you sit among the sheepfolds, to hear the calling sounds of the herds? For the clans of Reuben, there were great searchings of the heart.
你為甚麼坐在羊圈之中, 聽呼喚群畜的笛聲呢? 在流本的眾溪旁, 有心懷大志的.

5:17 Gilead has remained beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan dwell as a foreigner with ships? Asher sat at the coast of the waters, and by his coves he has been settling down.
基列人在約旦河東邊居住; 但人為甚麼居留在船上呢? 亞設人在海岸坐著, 在港灣居住.

5:18 Zebulun is a people who scorned death, and Naphtali, on the heights of the field.
西布倫人是敢死的民族; 拿弗他利人在田野的高處, 奮不顧身.

5:19 “The kings came, they fought; then the kings of Canaan fought; at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, they got no plunder in silver.
眾王都來爭戰; 那時迦南眾王爭戰, 在米吉多水亭的他納爭戰, 卻沒有取得銀錢.

5:20 The stars fought from heaven; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
眾星從天上爭戰, 從它們的軌道與西西拉交戰.

5:21 The wadi torrent of Kishon swept them away, the raging wadi torrent, the wadi torrent of Kishon. March on, my soul, with strength!
基順河的急流把他們沖沒, 古河的急流,基順河的急流, 我的心哪, 你要努力踐踏.

5:22 “Then the hooves of the horse beat loudly, because of galloping, galloping of his stallions.
那時馬蹄沓沓, 勇士急奔飛馳.

5:23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of Yahweh; ‘curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they did not come to the help of Yahweh, to the help of Yahweh against the mighty.’
耶和華的使者說: ‘你們要咒詛米羅斯, 大大咒詛其中的居民; 因為他們不來幫助耶和華, 不帶領勇士幫助耶和華. ’

5:24 “Most blessed of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; most blessed is she of women among tent dwellers.
願基尼人希伯的妻子雅億, 比眾婦女更有福氣, 比住在帳棚的婦女更有福氣.

5:25 He asked for water, and she gave milk; in a drinking bowl for nobles, she brought curds.
西西拉求水, 雅億給了奶; 用珍貴的盤子奉上乳酪.

5:26 She reached out her hand to the peg, and her right hand for the workman’s hammer; and she struck Sisera, crushed his head, and she shattered and pierced his temple.
她伸手拿著帳棚的橛子, 右手拿著匠人的鎚子, 擊打西西拉, 打破他的頭, 粉碎他的頭顱, 貫穿他的鬢角.

5:27 Between her feet he sank, he fell, he lay. Between her feet he sank down, he fell; Where he sank down, there he fell—dead.
西西拉在雅億腳前屈身,仆倒,躺臥, 在雅億腳前屈身,仆倒; 他在那裡屈身, 就在那裡仆倒死亡.

5:28 “Through the window she looked down; the mother of Sisera cried out through the lattice, ‘Why is his chariot delayed in coming? Why do the hoof beats of his chariot tarry?’
西西拉的母親從窗戶裡向外觀望, 從窗櫺中呼叫說: ‘他的戰車為甚麼遲遲不來呢? 車輪為甚麼行得緩慢呢? ’

5:29 The wisest of her ladies answer her; she also answers the question herself:
聰明的宮女回答她; 她也自己回答說:

5:30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the plunder? A bedmate or two bedmates for every man; colorful garments for Sisera, plunder of colorful garments, beautifully finished colorful garments, on the neck of the plunderer?’
‘莫非他們正在分戰利品? 每個勇士分得一兩個女子; 西西拉得了彩衣作戰利品, 得了一兩件繡花的彩衣作戰利品, 為我的頸項, 得著繡花的彩衣作戰利品嗎? ’

5:31 So may all your enemies perish, O Yahweh, but those who love him are like the rising sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
耶和華啊, 願你所有的仇敵都這樣滅亡; 願愛他的人像太陽出現, 大有能力. ”於是國中太平了四十年.

Judges - Chapter 6

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Midianites for seven years.
以色列人又行了耶和華看為惡的事; 耶和華就把他們交在米甸人手裡七年.

6:2 The hand of the Midianites prevailed over Israel; because of the presence of the Midianites, the Israelites made for themselves hiding places that were in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
米甸人的勢力勝過以色列人; 以色列人因米甸人的緣故, 就為自己在山上挖穴,挖洞, 建營寨.

6:3 And whenever Israel sowed seed, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up against them.
每逢以色列人撒種以後, 米甸人,亞瑪力人和東方人都上來, 欺壓他們;

6:4 They would camp against them and destroy the produce of the land as far as Gaza; they left no produce in Israel, or sheep, ox, or donkey.
對著他們安營, 毀壞那地的出產, 直到迦薩一帶, 他們沒有留下牛,羊和驢, 沒有給以色列人留下一點養生之物.

6:5 For they, their livestock, and their tents would come up like a great number of locusts; they and their camels could not be counted; they came into the land and devoured it.
因為他們帶著牲畜和帳棚上來, 像蝗蟲那麼多; 他們來的人和駱駝無數, 進入境內, 毀壞全地.

6:6 Israel was very poor because of the presence of the Midianites, and the Israelites cried out to Yahweh.
以色列人在米甸人面前, 落到極卑微的地步, 他們就哀求耶和華.

6:7 When the Israelites cried out to Yahweh on account of the Midianites,
以色列人因米甸人的緣故, 向耶和華呼求的時候,

6:8 Yahweh sent a prophet to the Israelites, and he said to them, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘I brought you up from Egypt; I brought you from the house of slavery.
耶和華就差派一位先知到以色列人那裡, 對他們說: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘我曾經把你們從埃及領上來, 領你們出了為奴之家;

6:9 I delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors, and drove them out from before you; and I gave you their land.
我曾經把你們從埃及人的手拯救出來, 拯救你們脫離所有欺壓你們的人的手, 把他們從你們面前趕走, 把他們的地賜給你們.

6:10 And I said to you, ‘I am Yahweh your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living.’ But you have not listened to my voice.”
我又對你們說: 我是耶和華你們的神; 你們住在亞摩利人的地, 不可敬畏他們的神. 但你們沒有聽從我的話. ’”

6:11 The angel of Yahweh came and sat under the oak that was at Ophrah that belonged to Jehoash the Abiezrite; and Gideon his son was threshing wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
耶和華的使者來到, 坐在俄弗拉, 一棵屬於亞比以謝族人約阿施的橡樹下; 約阿施的兒子基甸正在壓酒池裡打麥子, 為要躲避米甸人的搶奪.

6:12 The angel of Yahweh appeared to him and said to him, “Yahweh is with you, you mighty warrior.”
耶和華的使者向基甸顯現, 對他說: “大能的勇士啊, 耶和華與你同在. ”

6:13 Gideon said to him, “Excuse me, my lord. If Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonderful deeds that our ancestors recounted to us, saying, ‘Did not Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?’ But now Yahweh has forsaken us; he has given us into the palm of Midian.”
基甸回答他, 說: “唉, 我的主, 如果耶和華與我們同在, 我們怎會遭遇這一切事呢? 我們的列祖向我們講述的, 耶和華的一切奇事在哪裡呢? 他們曾說: ‘耶和華不是把我們從埃及領上來嗎? ’現在他卻拋棄了我們, 把我們交在米甸人手中！”

6:14 And Yahweh turned to him and said, “Go in this your strength, and you will deliver Israel from the palm of Midian. Did I not send you?”
耶和華轉向基甸, 對他說: “你靠著你這能力, 去拯救以色列人脫離米甸人的手吧; 我不是差派了你嗎? ”

6:15 He said to him, “Excuse me, my lord. How will I deliver Israel? Look, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
基甸對他說: “唉, 我主啊, 我憑著甚麼拯救以色列人呢? 看哪, 我的家族在瑪拿西支派中是最卑微的, 我在我的父家是最年輕的. ”

6:16 And Yahweh said to him, “But I will be with you, and you will defeat Midian as if they are one man.”
耶和華對他說: “因為我必與你同在, 你就必擊打米甸人, 像擊打一人一樣. ”

6:17 And he said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, show me a sign that you are speaking with me.
基甸又對他說: “如果我在你眼前蒙恩, 求你給我一個憑據, 證實是你與我說話.

6:18 Please, do not depart from here until I come back to you and bring out my gift and set it out before you.” And he said, “I will stay until you return.”
求你不要離開這裡, 等我回來, 把我的禮物帶來, 擺在你面前. ”他回答: “我必等你回來. ”

6:19 And Gideon went and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes from an ephah of flour; he put meat in a basket, and the broth he put in a pot, and he brought them to him under the oak and presented them.
基甸去預備了一隻山羊羔, 和十公斤麵粉做的無酵餅, 把肉放在籃子裡, 把湯盛在鍋中, 帶到橡樹之下, 獻上給他.

6:20 The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened cakes and put them on this rock; pour the broth over it.” And he did so.
神的使者對基甸說: “把肉和無酵餅拿出來, 擺在這塊磐石上, 把湯倒出來. ”他就這樣行了.

6:21 Then the angel of Yahweh reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand, and he touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. And the angel of Yahweh went from his sight.
耶和華的使者伸出手中的杖, 杖頭一觸著肉和無酵餅, 就有火從磐石中上來, 把肉和無酵餅都燒盡了; 耶和華的使者就從基甸的眼前消失了.

6:22 And Gideon realized that he was the angel of Yahweh; and Gideon said, “Oh, my lord Yahweh! For now I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face.”
基甸看出他是耶和華的使者, 就說: “哀哉, 我主耶和華啊, 因為我面對面看見了耶和華的使者. ”

6:23 And Yahweh said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not fear; you will not die.”
耶和華對他說: “你放心好了, 不要怕, 你必不會死. ”

6:24 And Gideon built there an altar to Yahweh, and he called it “Yahweh is peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
基甸就在那裡給耶和華築了一座祭壇, 稱為耶和華沙龍; 直到今日, 這壇還在亞比以謝族的俄弗拉.

6:25 Now on that same night Yahweh said to him, “Take the bull of the cattle that belongs to your father, and a second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it;
當夜, 耶和華對基甸說: “取你父親的牛和另一頭七歲大的牛來, 拆毀你父親的巴力祭壇, 砍下壇旁的亞舍拉.

6:26 and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold in the proper arrangement, and take a second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you will cut down.
在這堅固的地方上面, 你要整整齊齊為耶和華你的神築一座祭壇, 拿第二頭牛作燔祭, 用你砍下來的亞舍拉作柴. ”

6:27 Gideon took ten men from his servants, and he did just as Yahweh told him; and because he was too afraid of his father’s family and the men of the city to do it during the day, he did it during night.
基甸就從他的僕人中選出了十個人, 照著耶和華告訴他的行了; 但因為害怕他的父家和城裡的人, 就不敢在日間行事, 只好在晚上作了.

6:28 When the men of the city got up early in the morning, look, the altar of Baal and the Asherah that was beside it were cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar that had been built.
城裡的人清早起來, 見巴力的祭壇已被拆毀, 壇旁的亞舍拉也被砍下來, 並且看見那第二頭牛獻在新築的祭壇上的時候,

6:29 And they said to one another, “Who did this thing?” So they searched and inquired, and they said, “Gideon son of Jehoash did this thing.”
就彼此說: “誰作了這事呢? ”他們追查尋訪之後, 就說: “是約阿施的兒子基甸作的. ”

6:30 And the men of the city said to Jehoash, “Bring out your son so that he may die, for he has pulled down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah that was beside it.”
城裡的人對約阿施說: “把你的兒子領出來, 把他處死, 因為他拆毀了巴力的祭壇, 砍下了壇旁的亞舍拉. ”

6:31 But Jehoash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Will you rescue him? Whoever contends for him will be put to death by the morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself because his altar has been pulled down.”
約阿施對所有站著攻擊他的人說: “你們要為巴力辯護嗎? 或是你們要救他呢? 誰為他辯護, 到早晨就必死亡. 巴力若是神, 有人拆毀了他的祭壇, 就讓他為自己辯護吧. ”

6:32 Thus, on that day he was called Jerub-Baal, which means, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had pulled down his altar.
因此, 當日基甸被稱為耶路．巴力, 意思說: 他拆毀了巴力的祭壇, 讓巴力與他爭辯吧.

6:33 Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east gathered together and crossed the Jordan; and they camped in the valley of Jezreel.
那時, 米甸人,亞瑪力人和東方人, 都聚集起來, 過了河, 在耶斯列平原安營.

6:34 So the Spirit of Yahweh took possession of Gideon, and he blew on the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called to follow him.
耶和華的靈降在基甸身上, 他就吹角; 亞比以謝族都應召來跟從他.

6:35 He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they were also called to follow him; and he sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them.
他派使者到瑪拿西全地去, 瑪拿西人也都應召來跟從他; 他又派使者到亞設,西布倫,拿弗他利去, 他們也都上來與他們會合.

6:36 Then Gideon said to God, “In order to see that you will deliver Israel by my hand, just as you have said,
基甸對神說: “如果你按著你所說的, 要藉著我的手拯救以色列人;

6:37 I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and all of the ground is dry, I will know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, just as you have said.”
看哪, 我要把一團新剪的羊毛放在禾場上; 露水若是單單落在羊毛上, 而全地都是乾的, 我就知道你要照著你所說的, 藉著我的手拯救以色列了. ”

6:38 And it was so. He arose early the next day and squeezed the fleece, and he wrung out dew from the fleece, a full drinking bowl of water.
第二天, 基甸清早起來, 情形果然是這樣; 他把羊毛一擠, 就從羊毛中擠出一滿盆的露水來.

6:39 And Gideon said to God, “Do not let your anger burn against me; let me speak once more. Please let me test once more with the fleece; let the fleece be dry, and let there be dew on the ground.”
基甸又對神說: “求你不要向我發怒, 我要再說這一次; 求你讓我把羊毛再試一試, 但願單單羊毛是乾的, 而全地都有露水. ”

6:40 And God did so that night; only the fleece was dry, and dew was on all the ground.
那一夜, 神也這樣行了; 單單羊毛是乾的, 全地都有露水.

Judges - Chapter 7

7:1 Then Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) rose early, and all the army that was with him. They were camped beside the spring of Harod; the camp of Midian was north of the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
耶路．巴力, 就是基甸, 和所有與他在一起的人, 清早起來, 在哈律泉旁安營; 米甸營就在他們的北面, 靠近摩利山岡的平原上.

7:2 And Yahweh said to Gideon, “The troops that are with you are too many for me to give Midian into their hands; Israel will boast, saying, ‘My hand has delivered me.’
耶和華對基甸說: “與你在一起的人太多, 我不能把米甸人交在你們手中, 免得以色列人向我自誇: ‘是我們自己的手救了我們. ’

7:3 So then, please proclaim in the hearing of the troops, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from the Mount of Gilead.’ ” About twenty-two thousand troops returned, and ten thousand remained.
現在你要向眾民宣告: ‘害怕戰慄的, 可以回去, 離開基列山. ’”於是眾民中有二萬二千人回去, 只剩下一萬人.

7:4 And Yahweh said to Gideon, “There are still too many troops; bring them down to the water, and I will sift through them for you there. For whomever I say to you, ‘This one will go with you,’ he will go with you; and for all whom I say to you, ‘This one will not go with you,’ he will not go.”
耶和華對基甸說: “人還是太多, 你要領他們下到水旁去, 我要在那裡為你試驗他們. 我指著誰對你說: ‘這人可以與你同去’, 他就可以與你同去; 我指著誰對你說: ‘這人不可以與你同去’, 他就不可以與你同去. ”

7:5 So he brought down the troops to the water, and Yahweh said to Gideon, “You must separate everyone who laps up the water to drink with his tongue like a dog from those who kneel.”
於是基甸帶他們下到水邊去; 耶和華對基甸說: “用舌頭舔水, 像狗舔水的, 你要把他們安置在一處; 屈膝跪下喝水的, 也要把他們安置在一處. ”

7:6 The number of those lapping up the water with their hand to their mouth was three hundred men; all the rest of the troops kneeled to drink the water.
用手捧到嘴邊舔水的, 總數共有三百人; 其餘的人都屈膝跪下喝水.

7:7 And Yahweh said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the three hundred men lapping up the water; I will give Midian into your hand, so let the other troops go, each to his own place.
耶和華對基甸說: “我要用這舔水的三百人拯救你們, 把米甸人交在你們的手裡, 所有其他的人都可以各回自己的地方去. ”

7:8 So they took their provisions and their trumpets into their hand, and he sent all the men of Israel, each one, to his tent; but three hundred of the men he kept; the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.
於是眾民手裡拿著食物和號角; 所有其他的以色列人, 基甸都打發他們各回自己的帳棚去, 只留下這三百人. 當時米甸營就在他們下面的平原裡.

7:9 And that night Yahweh said to him, “Get up; go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand.
當夜, 耶和華對基甸說: “起來, 下去攻營, 因為我已經把他們交在你手裡了.

7:10 But if you are afraid, go down to the camp with Purah your servant,
如果你害怕一人下去, 可以帶著你的童僕普拉一同下到營地那裡去;

7:11 and you will hear what they say; and afterward you will have courage, and you will go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the armed men that were in the camp.
你要聽聽他們說甚麼, 然後你的手就必堅強起來, 有膽量下去攻營了. ”於是基甸帶著他的童僕普拉一同下去, 到營中駐軍的邊緣.

7:12 Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley, like a great multitude of locusts; their camels were without number, as numerous as the sand that is on the shore of the sea.
那時米甸人,亞瑪力人和所有的東方人, 都散布在平原上, 好像蝗蟲那麼多; 他們的駱駝無數, 好像海邊的沙那麼多.

7:13 When Gideon came, a man was recounting a dream to his friend, and he said, “Behold, I had a dream; a round loaf of barley bread was tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came up to the tent, it struck it, and it fell and turned it upside down so that the tent fell.”
基甸到了, 就聽見一個人正在把他的夢告訴他的同伴, 說: “我作了一個夢, 夢見一個大麥餅滾入米甸營中, 到了帳幕, 把帳幕撞倒, 帳幕就翻轉朝上了. ”

7:14 His friend answered him and said, “This cannot be anything except the sword of Gideon son of Jehoash, a man of Israel; God has given Midian and the entire camp into his hand.”
他的同伴回答: “這不是別的, 這是以色列人約阿施的兒子基甸的刀; 神已經把米甸和全營交在他手中了. ”

7:15 When Gideon heard the recounting of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down and returned to the camp of Israel; and he said, “Get up, for Yahweh has given the camp of Midian into your hand.”
基甸聽見了這夢的敘述和夢的講解, 就敬拜神; 然後返回以色列營中, 說: “起來, 因為耶和華已經把米甸的軍隊交在你們手裡了. ”

7:16 He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put trumpets and empty jars in everyone’s hand, with torches inside the jars.
於是他把三百人分作三隊, 把角和空瓶交在各人手裡, 又把火把放在瓶裡.

7:17 And he said to them, “Watch me and do the same. When I come to the edge of the camp, do just as I do.
然後對他們說: “你們要看著我, 也要照樣行事. 注意！我到了營的邊緣, 我怎樣行事, 你們也要怎樣行事.

7:18 When I and all who are with me blow on the trumpet, you must also blow on the trumpets and surround the camp, and you must say, ‘To Yahweh and to Gideon!’ ”
我和所有與我在一起的人吹角的時候, 你們也要在全營的四周吹角, 喊叫說: ‘為耶和華！為基甸！’”

7:19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle night-watch, when they had just finished setting up the guards, and they blew on the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands.
基甸和所有與他在一起的一百人, 在半夜三更的起初, 換更的時候, 來到了營的邊緣, 就吹起角來, 打破手中的瓦瓶.

7:20 When three companies blew on the trumpets and broke the jars, they held in their left hand the torches and in their right hand the trumpets for blowing, and they cried, “A sword for Yahweh and for Gideon!”
三隊的人就都吹角, 打破瓦瓶, 左手緊握著火把, 右手緊握著角不住地吹, 並且喊叫說: “耶和華和基甸的刀！”

7:21 And each stood in his place all around the camp, and all the camp ran, and they cried out as they fled.
他們在營的四周各站在自己的位置; 全營的人都亂跑, 他們一面叫喊, 一面逃跑.

7:22 When they blew the three hundred trumpets, Yahweh set the sword of each one against his neighbor throughout the whole camp, and the camp fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, up to Abel Meholah, the border by Tabbath.
三百人吹那三百枝角的時候, 耶和華使全營的人用刀互相擊殺, 然後他們向著西利拉逃到伯．哈示他, 直到靠近他巴的亞伯．米何拉河邊.

7:23 And the men of Israel were called from Naphtali, from Asher, and from all of Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian.
以色列人就從拿弗他利,亞設和瑪拿西全地被召來, 追趕米甸人.

7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down to oppose Midian, and capture from them the waters up to Beth Barah and the Jordan.” He called out all the men of Ephraim, and they captured the waters up to Beth Barah and the Jordan.
基甸派遣了使者走遍以法蓮山地, 說: “你們要下來迎戰米甸人, 在他們前面把守約旦河的渡口, 直到伯．巴拉. ”於是以法蓮的人都被召來, 把守約旦河的渡口, 直到伯．巴拉.

7:25 And they captured the two commanders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and they killed Zeeb at the wine press of Zeeb, while they chased Midian; and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon from beyond the Jordan.
他們捉住了米甸人的兩個首領: 俄立和西伊伯; 把俄立殺在俄立磐石上, 把西伊伯殺在西伊伯榨酒池那裡; 然後追趕米甸人, 又把俄立和西伊伯的人頭帶到約旦河對岸, 基甸那裡.

Judges - Chapter 8

8:1 The men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites?” And they quarreled with him severely.
以法蓮人對基甸說: “你去與米甸人爭戰的時候, 沒有召我們同去, 你為甚麼這樣待我們呢? ”他們就與他激烈地爭辯起來.

8:2 And he said to them, “What I have done now in comparison with you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
基甸對他們說: “我所行的怎能比得上你們呢? 在以法蓮拾取剩下的葡萄, 不是比在亞比以謝收摘的葡萄更好嗎?

8:3 God has given into your hand the commanders of Midian, Oreb, and Zeeb. What have I been able to do in comparison with you?” And their anger against him subsided when he said that.
神已經把米甸人的兩個首領: 俄立和西伊伯, 交在你們的手裡了; 我所行的怎能與你們相比呢? ”基甸說了這話, 他們的怒氣就平息了.

8:4 Then Gideon came to the Jordan, crossing it with the three hundred men who were with him, weary and pursuing.
基甸來到約旦河, 就過了河; 他和與他在一起的三百人雖然都很疲乏, 仍然追趕敵人.

8:5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who are following me, for they are weary, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
基甸對疏割人說: “求你們把幾個餅給跟隨我的人吃, 因為他們疲乏了, 我還要繼續追趕米甸人和兩個王西巴和撒慕拿. ”

8:6 The officials of Succoth said, “Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand now, that we should give bread to your army?”
疏割人的首領回答: “西巴和撒慕拿現在不是已經在你的手裡嗎? 我們應該把餅送給你的軍隊吃嗎? ”

8:7 Gideon said, “Well then, when Yahweh gives Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will trample your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness.”
基甸說: “好吧, 耶和華把西巴和撒慕拿交在我手裡的時候, 我就必用野地的荊棘鞭打你們的身體. ”

8:8 He went from there to Penuel, and he spoke similarly to them; and the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth answered.
基甸從那裡上到毗努伊勒, 也向他們說了同樣的話; 毗努伊勒人回答他也像疏割人回答的一樣.

8:9 And he said also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.”
他亦對毗努伊勒人說: “我平平安安回來的時候, 我必拆毀這座望樓. ”

8:10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men remained from the entire army of the people of the east; those that fell in battle were one hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen.
那時, 西巴和撒慕拿正在加各, 與他們在一起的軍隊約有一萬五千人, 就是東方人全營剩下的, 因為有十二萬持刀的已經倒下了.

8:11 And Gideon went up the route of those who dwell in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked the army when it was off its guard.
基甸就從挪巴和約比哈東面, 順著住帳棚的人的路上去; 在敵軍以為安全而不戒備的時候, 擊敗了敵軍.

8:12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he routed the entire army.
西巴和撒慕拿逃跑; 基甸追趕他們, 捉住了米甸人的兩個王西巴和撒慕拿, 使全軍都驚惶.

8:13 Then Gideon son of Jehoash returned from the battle by way of the ascent of Heres.
約阿施的兒子基甸從戰場沿著希列斯的山坡回來,

8:14 He captured a young man from Succoth and questioned him. The young man listed for him the commanders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.
捉住了疏割人中的一個青年人, 查問他; 他就把疏割的首領和長老的名字寫給他, 共七十七人.

8:15 He came to the men of Succoth, and he said, “Here is Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Is the palm of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand now, that we should give food to your weary men?’ ”
基甸到了疏割人那裡, 就說: “你看, 西巴和撒慕拿, 你們為了他們曾經譏笑我說: ‘西巴和撒慕拿現在不是在你的手裡嗎? 我們應該把餅送給你那些疲乏的人吃嗎? ’”

8:16 He took the elders of the city and the thorn bushes and briers of the wilderness, and he trampled the men of Succoth with them.
於是拿住那城的長老, 又拿起野地的荊棘, 用荊棘把疏割人教訓了一頓;

8:17 He broke down the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city.
又拆毀了毗努伊勒的望樓, 殺死了那城裡的人.

8:18 And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What type were the men whom you killed at Tabor?” And they said, “They were like you; each one of them had the appearance of the sons of the king.”
基甸問西巴和撒慕拿: “你們在他泊山上所殺的人, 是甚麼模樣的人? ”他們回答: “他們像你一樣, 每一個都像王子的模樣. ”

8:19 He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had kept them alive I would not kill you.”
基甸說: “他們是我的兄弟, 是我母親的兒子; 我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 如果你們從前讓他們存活, 我現在就不殺你們了. ”

8:20 And he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up, kill them.” But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he was still a boy.
於是對他的長子益帖說: “起來, 把他們殺了吧. ”但是那孩子不敢拔刀, 只是害怕, 因為他還是個孩子.

8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up yourself, and strike us, for as is the man, so is his power.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
西巴和撒慕拿說: “你親自起來殺我們吧; 因為人怎樣, 他的力量也怎樣. ”於是基甸起來, 把西巴和撒慕拿殺了, 拿了他們駱駝頸項上的月牙圈.

8:22 The men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and your sons, and your sons’ son, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.
以色列人對基甸說: “你既然拯救我們脫離了米甸人的手, 求你和你的子孫統治我們. ”

8:23 But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; Yahweh will rule over you.”
基甸回答他們: “我不統治你們, 我的子孫也不統治你們, 唯有耶和華統治你們. ”

8:24 And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give to me an ornamental ring from his plunder.” (They had ornamental rings of gold, because they were Ishmaelites.)
基甸又對他們說: “我有一個要求: 請把你們各人奪得的耳環給我. ”原來敵人都戴金耳環, 因為他們是以實瑪利人.

8:25 They said, “We will gladly give them,” and they spread out a garment, and everyone threw there an ornamental ring of his plunder.
他們回答: “我們願意給你. ”於是鋪開一件外衣, 各人把奪得的耳環丟在上面.

8:26 The weight of the ornamental rings of gold that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, apart from the crescents, pendants, and purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and apart from the pendants that were on the necks of their camels.
基甸所要的金耳環, 共重約二十公斤金子, 此外還有米甸王身上的月牙圈,耳墜和紫紅色的衣服, 另外還有駱駝頸項上的鍊子.

8:27 Gideon made an ephod out of it, and he put it in his town in Ophrah, and all Israel prostituted themselves to it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.
基甸用這些金子做了一個以弗得, 安置在他的城俄弗拉; 後來以色列眾人都在那裡隨從以弗得行了邪淫, 因此這就成了基甸和他全家的網羅.

8:28 And Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they did not again lift up their head, and the land rested for forty years in the days of Gideon.
這樣, 米甸人在以色列人面前就被制伏了, 不能再抬起頭來; 基甸在世的日子, 國中太平了四十年.

8:29 Jerub-Baal son of Joash lived in his own house.
約阿施的兒子耶路．巴力回去, 住在自己家裡.

8:30 Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.
基甸有七十個兒子, 都是他親生的, 因為他有很多妻子.

8:31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore for him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
他在示劍的妾, 也給他生了一個兒子, 他給他起名叫亞比米勒.

8:32 And Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age, and he was buried in the tomb of Jehoash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
約阿施的兒子基甸壽數滿足而死, 埋葬在亞比以謝族的俄弗拉, 在他父親約阿施的墳墓裡.

8:33 And it happened, as soon as Gideon died, the Israelites returned and prostituted themselves after the Baals, and they made for themselves Baal-Berith as god.
基甸死了以後, 以色列人又轉去隨從眾巴力, 行邪淫, 並且以巴力．比利土作他們的神.

8:34 The Israelites did not remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them from the hand of their enemies from all around,
以色列人忘記了耶和華他們的神, 就是曾經拯救他們脫離四圍仇敵之手的那位;

8:35 nor did they show favor to the house of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) in accordance with all the good that he did for Israel.
也沒有照著基甸向以色列人所施的一切恩惠, 恩待耶路．巴力, 就是基甸的家.

Judges - Chapter 9

9:1 And Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem, to the relatives of his mother, and he said to them and to the house of his mother’s father,
耶路．巴力的兒子亞比米勒, 到示劍去見他的眾母舅, 對他們和他母親的全體族人說:

9:2 “Speak to the lords of Shechem, ‘What is better for you, that seventy men all from the sons of Jerub-Baal rule over you, or that one man rules over you?’ Remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”
“請你們給示劍的眾人說: ‘是耶路．巴力的眾子七十人都統治你們好呢? 還是一個人統治你們好呢? ’你們也要記得我是你們的骨肉. ”

9:3 And his mother’s relatives spoke all these words concerning him to all the lords of Shechem; and they supported Abimelech, for they said, “He is our relative.”
他的眾母舅就把這一切話為他說給示劍的眾人聽; 他們的心都傾向亞比米勒, 因為他們說: “他本是我們的親族. ”

9:4 And they gave to him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them worthless and reckless men, and they followed him.
他們就從巴力．比利土的廟裡, 取了八百克銀子給亞比米勒, 亞比米勒用這些銀子雇了一些無賴流氓, 那些人就跟隨了他.

9:5 And he went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and he killed his brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerub-Baal survived, because he hid himself.
他回到俄弗拉他父親的家, 把自己的兄弟, 耶路．巴力的眾子七十人, 都殺在一塊石頭上; 只剩下耶路．巴力的小兒子約坦, 因為他藏了起來.

9:6 All the lords of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered, and they went and made Abimelech as king, near the oak of the pillar that is at Shechem.
示劍的眾人和伯特米羅人都聚集起來, 到示劍橡樹旁的望樓那裡, 立亞比米勒為王.

9:7 And they told Jotham, and he went up and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and he cried out loud and said to them, “Listen to me, lords of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.
有人把這事告訴了約坦, 約坦就去, 站在基利心山頂上, 高聲向他們呼喊, 說: “示劍人哪, 你們要聽我的話, 神也就聽你們的話.

9:8 “The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Rule over us.’
有一次, 眾樹要去膏立一個王統治它們, 就對橄欖樹說: ‘請你作王統治我們吧. ’

9:9 And the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, which by me gods and men are honored, to go sway over the trees?’
橄欖樹對它們說: ‘我怎可以放棄生產人用來榮耀神和尊崇人的油, 飄搖在眾樹之上呢? ’

9:10 Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You, come rule over us.’
眾樹對無花果樹說: ‘請你來作王統治我們吧. ’

9:11 But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my sweetness, and my good crop, to go sway over the trees?’
無花果樹對它們說: ‘我怎可以放棄結出我的甜美果子, 飄搖在眾樹之上呢? ’

9:12 And the trees said to the vine, ‘You, come rule over us.’
眾樹對葡萄樹說: ‘請你來作王統治我們吧. ’

9:13 But the vine said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my wine that makes the gods and men happy, to go sway over the trees?’
葡萄樹對它們說: ‘我怎可以放棄生產那使神和世人都喜樂的新酒, 飄搖在眾樹之上呢? ’

9:14 So all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘You, come rule over us.’
於是眾樹都對荊棘說: ‘請你來作王統治我們吧. ’

9:15 And the thornbush said to the trees, ‘If in good faith you are anointing me as king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; if not, may fire go out from the thornbush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
荊棘對眾樹說: ‘如果你們真誠地膏立我作王統治你們, 就要來, 投靠在我的蔭下; 否則, 火必從荊棘裡出來, 吞滅黎巴嫩的香柏樹. ’

9:16 “So then, if you have acted in good faith and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerub-Baal and his house, and have dealt with him according to his accomplishments—
“現在你們立亞比米勒為王, 你們若是誠實和正直, 如果你們善待耶路．巴力和他的家, 照著他手所作的待他;

9:17 for my father fought and risked his life for you and delivered you from the hand of Midian;
我父親從前冒死為你們爭戰, 把你們從米甸人手中救了出來;

9:18 but today you have risen against the house of my father and killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his slave woman, a king over the lords of Shechem, because he is your relative—
今日你們竟起來攻擊我的父家, 在一塊石頭上殺了他七十個兒子, 又立了他的婢女所生的兒子亞比米勒作示劍人的王, 因為他原是你們的親族.

9:19 if you have acted in good faith and sincerity with Jerub-Baal and his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
今日你們若是按著誠實和正直待耶路．巴力和他的家, 你們就可以因亞比米勒得喜樂, 亞比米勒也可以因你們得喜樂.

9:20 But if not, let a fire come out from Abimelech and let it devour the lords of Shechem and Beth-Millo; and let a fire come out from the lords of Shechem, and from Beth-Millo, and let it devour Abimelech.”
若不是這樣, 願火從亞比米勒出來, 吞滅示劍人和伯特米羅人; 又願火從示劍人和伯特米羅人出來, 吞滅亞比米勒. ”

9:21 And Jotham escaped and fled, and went to Beer; he remained there because of Abimelech his brother.
接著約坦就逃跑了; 他逃到比珥去, 住在那裡, 躲避他的兄弟亞比米勒.

9:22 Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
亞比米勒治理以色列人三年.

9:23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem, and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
神差派邪惡的靈來到亞比米勒與示劍人中間, 示劍人就背棄了亞比米勒.

9:24 so that the violence done to the seventy brothers of Abimelech would be avenged and their blood be placed on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the lords of Shechem, who helped to kill his brothers.
這是要報復對耶路．巴力七十個兒子的暴行, 把流他們血的罪歸到他們的兄弟亞比米勒身上, 就是那殺害他們的; 也歸到示劍人身上, 就是那些幫助亞比米勒去殺他自己的兄弟的.

9:25 And the lords of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the mountains, and they robbed all who passed by them along the road; and it was reported to Abimelech.
示劍人在山頂上設下埋伏, 路過他們那裡的, 他們都劫掠; 有人把這事告訴亞比米勒.

9:26 And Gaal son of Ebel and his relatives came, and they crossed over into Shechem, and the lords of Shechem gave him confidence.
那時, 以別的兒子迦勒與他的兄弟都來了, 到示劍去, 示劍人竟信任他.

9:27 They went out into the field and harvested their vineyards and trod them, and they held a festival. And they went into the temple of their god, and they ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.
他們出到田間去, 收取葡萄, 榨酒, 舉行慶祝會, 進入他們的神廟吃喝, 並且咒詛亞比米勒.

9:28 Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul his chief officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem. Why should we serve him?
以別的兒子迦勒說: “亞比米勒是誰? 示劍是誰? 竟要我們服事他呢? 他不是耶路．巴力的兒子嗎? 他的副官不是西布勒嗎? 你們要服事示劍的始祖哈抹的後人啊; 我們為甚麼要服事亞比米勒呢?

9:29 If only this people were in my command! Then I would remove Abimelech, and I would have said, ‘Increase your army and come out!’ ”
但願這些人民都歸在我手下, 我好把亞比米勒除掉. ”迦勒又對亞比米勒說: “增添你的軍隊出來吧！”

9:30 When Zebul the commander of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he became angry,
那城的首長西布勒聽了以別的兒子迦勒的話, 他的怒氣就發作,

9:31 and he sent messengers to Abimelech in Tormah, saying, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his relatives are coming to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you.
祕密差派使者去見亞比米勒, 說: “以別的兒子迦勒和他的兄弟已經到了示劍, 他們正在煽動那城的人反叛你.

9:32 So then, get up by night, you and the army that is with you, and lie in ambush in the field.
現在, 你和與你在一起的人, 要在夜間起來, 在野地埋伏.

9:33 And in the morning at sunrise, get up and rush the city; and look, when he and the troops who are with him come out to you, you must act according to whatever opportunity offers itself.
到了早晨, 太陽出來的時候, 你就要起來攻城; 你要注意, 迦勒和與他在一起的人出來對抗你的時候, 你就把握機會對付他們. ”

9:34 So Abimelech and all the army that was with him got up by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four divisions.
於是亞比米勒和與他在一起的人, 都在夜間起來, 分作四隊, 埋伏著等候示劍人.

9:35 Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate, and Abimelech and the army that was with him got up from the ambush.
以別的兒子迦勒出去, 站在城門口; 亞比米勒和與他在一起的人, 從埋伏的地方起來.

9:36 When Gaal saw the army, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the top of the mountains!” And Zebul said to him, “The shadows of the mountains look like people to you.”
迦勒看見了那些人, 就對西布勒說: “你看, 有人從山頂上下來. ”西布勒說: “你看見山的影子以為是人. ”

9:37 And Gaal spoke again and said, “Look, people are coming down from Tabbur-erez, and one division is coming from the direction of Elon-meonenim.”
迦勒又說: “看哪, 有人從高地下來, 又有一隊從米惡尼尼橡樹的路徑而來. ”

9:38 And Zebul said to him, “Where then is your boast, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Is this not the army that you rejected? Please, go out now and fight against them.”
西布勒對他說: “你曾經說過: ‘亞比米勒是誰, 竟要我們服事他呢? ’現在你說這話的嘴在哪裡呢? 這不是你輕視的人嗎? 現在請你出去與他們交戰吧. ”

9:39 So Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.
於是迦勒在示劍人面前出去, 與亞比米勒爭戰.

9:40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him; many fell slain up to the entrance of the gate.
亞比米勒追趕迦勒, 迦勒在他面前逃跑, 直到城門口, 有很多受傷的人仆倒.

9:41 So Abimelech resided at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives from living in Shechem.
亞比米勒住在亞魯瑪; 西布勒把迦勒和他的兄弟趕走, 不許他們住在示劍.

9:42 On the next day the people went out to the field; and it was reported to Abimelech,
次日, 城中眾人出到田間去, 有人把這事告訴亞比米勒.

9:43 so he took the army and divided them into three divisions, and he laid an ambush in the field. And he saw the people were coming out from the city, and he arose against them and killed them.
亞比米勒就把他的人分作三隊, 埋伏在田間; 他在那裡觀看, 見有人從城裡出來, 就起來攻擊他們, 把他們擊殺了.

9:44 Then Abimelech and the divisions that were with him dashed out and stood at the entrance of the city gate, and the two divisions dashed out against all who were in the field, and they killed them.
亞比米勒和與他在一起的一隊人忽然衝過去, 站在城門口; 其他兩隊人也衝出來攻打所有在田間的人, 把他們擊殺了.

9:45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people that were in it; then he broke down the city and sowed it with salt.
那一天, 亞比米勒整天攻打那城, 把城攻下了, 殺了城中的眾人; 把城拆毀, 又撒上鹽.

9:46 When all the lords of the tower of Shechem heard, they went to the vault of the temple of El-Berith.
示劍樓的眾人聽見了這事, 就逃入伊勒．比利土廟的地穴裡.

9:47 It was told to Abimelech that all the lords of the tower of Shechem had gathered.
有人告訴亞比米勒, 說: “示劍樓所有的人都聚集在一起. ”

9:48 So Abimelech went up Mount Zalmon, he and all his army that were with him, and Abimelech took the ax in his hand and cut down a bundle of brushwood, and he lifted it and put it on his shoulder. And he said to the army that was with him, “What you have seen me do, quickly do also.”
亞比米勒和與他在一起的人都上了撒們山; 亞比米勒手裡拿著斧子, 砍下一根樹枝, 拿起來放在自己的肩頭上, 然後對與他在一起的人說: “你們看我作甚麼, 你們也要趕快照樣作. ”

9:49 So the whole army cut down each one branch for himself and followed Abimelech, and they put them against the vault and set the vault ablaze with fire on those inside, so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women.
於是眾人也各自砍下一根樹枝, 跟隨著亞比米勒, 把樹枝放在地穴上, 放火燒了地穴, 以致示劍樓的人都死了, 男女約有一千人.

9:50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and captured it.
後來亞比米勒到提備斯去, 安營攻打提備斯, 攻取了那城.

9:51 But there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men, women, and lords of the city fled there and shut themselves in; and they went up to the roof of the tower.
城中有一座堅固的城樓; 那城所有的人, 無論男女, 都逃到那裡去, 關上門, 上了樓頂.

9:52 Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it, and he came near the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
亞比米勒到了城樓前, 攻打城樓; 他走近城樓門口, 要用火焚燒.

9:53 But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and cracked open his skull.
有一個婦人把一塊上磨石拋在亞比米勒的頭上, 打破了他的頭蓋骨.

9:54 He called quickly to the young man carrying his weapons, and he said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that they will not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So the young man stabbed him, and he died.
他急忙呼喊替他拿兵器的少年人, 對他說: “拔出你的刀來, 把我殺死吧. 免得人講論我說: ‘他被一個婦人所殺. ’”於是那少年人把他刺透, 他就死了.

9:55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, each one went to his home.
以色列人看見亞比米勒死了, 就各回自己的地方去了.

9:56 So God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech committed against his father by killing his seventy brothers.
這樣, 神報應了亞比米勒向他父親所行的惡事, 就是他殺了自己的兄弟七十個人.

9:57 And God also repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads, and the curse of Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell on them.
神也把示劍人的一切惡事, 都報應在他們的頭上; 耶路．巴力的兒子約坦的咒詛, 也歸到他們身上.

Judges - Chapter 10

10:1 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dod, a man of Issachar, rose up to deliver Israel; and he was living at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.
亞比米勒之後, 有以薩迦人朵多的孫子, 普瓦的兒子陀拉, 興起拯救以色列人; 他住在以法蓮山地的沙密.

10:2 And he judged Israel twenty-three years. And he died and was buried in Shamir.
陀拉治理以色列人二十三年, 就死了, 埋葬在沙密.

10:3 After him Jair the Gileadite rose up, and he judged Israel twenty-two years.
在他之後, 有基列人睚珥興起治理以色列人二十二年.

10:4 And he had thirty sons who would ride on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns that are in the land of Gilead that they called Havvoth Jair until this day.
他有三十個兒子, 騎著三十頭驢駒; 他們有三十座城, 叫作哈倭特．睚珥, 直到今日都是在基列地.

10:5 And Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
睚珥死了以後, 就埋葬在加們.

10:6 And again, the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. They served the Baals, the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines; they abandoned Yahweh and did not serve him.
以色列人又行了耶和華看為惡的事, 服事眾巴力和亞斯他錄, 以及亞蘭的神,西頓的神,摩押的神,亞捫人的神,非利士人的神; 他們離棄了耶和華, 不再服事他.

10:7 And the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and the Ammonites.
耶和華的怒氣向以色列人發作, 就把他們交在非利士人的手中和亞捫人的手中.

10:8 They crushed and oppressed the Israelites in that year; for eighteen years they crushed all the Israelites who were beyond the Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
從那一年起, 他們就迫害欺壓以色列人, 就是所有在約旦河東邊, 住在亞摩利人之地的以色列人, 共十八年.

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim; and Israel was very distressed.
亞捫人又渡過約旦河去攻打猶大,便雅憫和以法蓮家, 以色列人就非常困苦.

10:10 Then the Israelites cried out to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you; we have abandoned our God and served the Baals.”
以色列人向耶和華哀求, 說: “我們得罪了你, 因為我們離棄了我們的神, 服事眾巴力. ”

10:11 And Yahweh said to the Israelites, “Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, from the Ammonites, and from the Philistines?
耶和華對以色列人說: “我不是曾經拯救你們脫離埃及人,亞摩利人,亞捫人和非利士人嗎?

10:12 And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you, you cried out to me, and I delivered you from their hand.
西頓人,亞瑪力人,馬雲人也都壓迫你們; 你們向我哀求, 我也拯救你們脫離他們的手.

10:13 Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. Therefore I will no longer deliver you.
你們竟離棄了我, 服事別的神, 因此我不再拯救你們了.

10:14 Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your trouble.”
你們去向你們揀選的神呼求吧！讓他們在你們遭遇患難的時候拯救你們吧. ”

10:15 And the Israelites said to Yahweh, “We have sinned; do to us accordingly as you see fit; only please deliver us this day.”
以色列人對耶和華說: “我們犯了罪了, 你任意對待我們吧; 只求你今日拯救我們. ”

10:16 So they removed the foreign gods from their midst and served Yahweh; and he could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
以色列人就從他們中間除去外族人的神, 事奉耶和華; 耶和華的心因以色列人所受的患難, 就很著急.

10:17 And the Ammonites were summoned, and they camped in Gilead. And the Israelites gathered and camped at Mizpah.
當時亞捫人聚集起來, 在基列安營; 以色列人也聚集, 在米斯巴安營.

10:18 The people, the ones commanding Gilead, said to each other, “Who is the man that will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He will be as head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
基列的人民和眾領袖彼此說: “誰先去攻打亞捫人, 誰就可以作基列所有居民的首領. ”

Judges - Chapter 11

11:1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
基列人耶弗他是個英勇的戰士; 他是個妓女的兒子; 耶弗他是基列所生的.

11:2 Gilead’s wife also bore for him sons; and the sons of his wife grew up and drove Jephthah away, and they said to him, “You will not inherit the house of our father because you are the son of another woman.”
基列的妻子也給他生了幾個兒子. 他妻子的兒子長大了, 就把耶弗他趕出去, 對他說: “你不可以在我們的父家繼承產業, 因為你是另一個婦人的兒子. ”

11:3 So Jephthah fled from the presence of his brothers, and he lived in the land of Tob. And outlaws gathered around Jephthah and went with him.
耶弗他就從他的兄弟面前逃跑, 住在陀伯地; 有些無賴聚集到他那裡, 與他一起出入.

11:4 After a time the Ammonites made war with Israel.
過了些日子, 亞捫人與以色列人爭戰.

11:5 When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
亞捫人與以色列人爭戰的時候, 基列的眾長老就去, 把耶弗他從陀伯請回來.

11:6 And they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, so that we may make war against the Ammonites.”
他們對耶弗他說: “請你來作我們的統帥, 我們好攻打亞捫人. ”

11:7 Jephthah said to the elders, “Did you not shun me and drive me out from the house of my father? Why do you come to me now when you have trouble?”
耶弗他對基列的長老說: “從前你們不是恨我, 趕逐我離開我的父家嗎? 現在你們遭遇患難的時候, 為甚麼到我這裡來呢? ”

11:8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That being so, we have now returned to you, that you may go with us to fight against the Ammonites and become for us as head of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
基列的長老對耶弗他說: “現在我們回到你這裡來, 是要你與我們一同回去, 與亞捫人爭戰, 你要作我們基列所有居民的首領. ”

11:9 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me back to fight against the Ammonites, and Yahweh gives them over to me, will I be your head?”
耶弗他對基列的長老說: “如果你們帶我回去, 攻打亞捫人, 耶和華把他們交在我面前, 那麼我就可以作你們的首領嗎? ”

11:10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh will be a witness between us; we will act according to your word.”
基列的長老對耶弗他說: “有耶和華在我們中間作證, 我們必定照著你的話行. ”

11:11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh at Mizpah.
於是耶弗他與基列的長老一同回去了, 眾人就立耶弗他作他們的首領, 作他們的統帥; 耶弗他在米斯巴, 在耶和華面前, 把自己的一切話都說了出來.

11:12 And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What is between you and me that you have come to me to make war against my land?”
耶弗他派遣使者去見亞捫人的王, 說: “我跟你有甚麼關係呢? 你竟到我這裡來攻打我的土地呢? ”

11:13 And the king of the Ammonites said to Jephthah’s messengers, “Because Israel took my land from the Arnon up to the Jabbok and the Jordan when they came up from Egypt; so then, restore it peacefully.”
亞捫人的王對耶弗他的使者說: “因以色列人從埃及上來的時候, 奪了我的土地, 從亞嫩河到雅博河, 直到約旦河; 現在你要把它和和平平地交還. ”

11:14 Once again Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites,
耶弗他又再派使者去見亞捫人的王,

11:15 and he said to him, “Thus says Jephthah, ‘Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites,
對他說: “耶弗他這樣說: ‘以色列人並沒有奪取過摩押地和亞捫人的土地.

11:16 because when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea and went to Kadesh.
以色列人從埃及上來的時候, 是走過曠野到紅海, 到了加低斯;

11:17 Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Please let us cross through your land,” but the king of Edom would not listen. And they also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he was not willing. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
就派遣使者去見以東王, 說: 求你讓我們經過你的領土. 以東王卻不答應; 又派遣使者去見摩押王, 摩押王也不肯; 以色列人就住在加低斯.

11:18 Then they traveled through the wilderness, went around the land of Edom and Moab, and came to the east side of the land of Moab, and they encamped beyond the Arnon; and they did not go into the territory of Moab because the Arnon was the border of Moab.
以後, 他們走過曠野, 繞過以東地和摩押地, 到了摩押地的東邊, 在亞嫩河那邊安營; 他們並沒有進入摩押境內, 因為亞嫩河是摩押的邊界.

11:19 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, ‘Please let us cross through your land to our country.’
以色列人又派遣使者去見亞摩利人的王西宏, 就是希實本王, 對他說: 求你讓我們經過你的領土, 到我們自己的地方去.

11:20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to cross through his territory, so Sihon gathered all his people and then encamped at Jahaz; and he made war with Israel.
西宏卻不信任以色列人, 不讓他們經過他的境界; 西宏聚集了他所有的人民, 在雅雜安營, 與以色列人爭戰.

11:21 And Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them; and Israel occupied all the land of the Amorites inhabiting that land.
耶和華以色列的神, 把西宏和他所有的人民都交在以色列人手中, 以色列人擊殺了他們, 奪取了住在那地的亞摩利人的全地,

11:22 They occupied all the territory of the Amorites from the Arnon up to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness up to the Jordan.
佔領了亞摩利人四周的境界, 從亞嫩河到雅博河, 從曠野直到約旦河.

11:23 So then Yahweh, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before his people Israel, and you want to possess it?
現在耶和華以色列的神, 已經把亞摩利人從他的子民以色列人面前趕走了, 你竟要佔有這地嗎?

11:24 Do you not possess what Chemosh your god gave you to possess? Whoever Yahweh our God has driven out before us, we will possess it.
你不是應佔有你的神基抹要你佔有的地嗎? 我們不是應佔有耶和華我們的神, 從我們面前趕走的人的一切地嗎?

11:25 So then, are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel, or did he ever make war against them?
現在難道你比摩押王西撥的兒子巴勒還強嗎? 他曾經與以色列人爭競嗎? 或是與以色列人交戰過嗎?

11:26 When Israel lived in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the towns that are along the Arnon, for three hundred years, why did you not recover them at that time?
以色列人住在希實本和屬希實本的村鎮, 亞羅珥和亞羅珥的村鎮, 以及亞嫩河沿岸的一切城市, 已經有三百年了; 在這時期內, 你們為甚麼沒有奪回這些地方呢?

11:27 I have not sinned against you; but you are the one who is doing wrong by making war against me. Let Yahweh judge today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
我沒有得罪你, 你竟惡待我, 攻打我; 願審判者耶和華今日在以色列人和亞捫人中間, 判斷是非. ’”

11:28 But the king of the Ammonites did not listen to the message that Jephthah sent to him.
但亞捫人的王不聽從耶弗他差派人去對他所說的話.

11:29 And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh. He passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed through to the Ammonites.
那時耶和華的靈臨到耶弗他身上, 他就經過基列和瑪拿西, 經過基列的米斯巴, 又從基列的米斯巴去到亞捫人那裡.

11:30 And Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh, and he said, “If indeed you will give the Ammonites into my hand,
耶弗他向耶和華許願, 說: “如果你真的把亞捫人交在我手裡,

11:31 whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from the Ammonites will be Yahweh’s, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.”
我從亞捫人那裡平平安安回來的時候, 無論誰先從我的家門出來迎接我, 他就必歸耶和華, 我也必把他當作燔祭. ”

11:32 And Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to make war against them; and Yahweh gave them into his hand.
於是耶弗他去到亞捫人那裡攻打他們, 耶和華把他們交在他手裡.

11:33 And he defeated them with a very great blow, from Aroer as far as Minnith, twenty towns, up to Abel Keramim. And the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
於是他從亞羅珥開始擊殺他們, 去到米匿, 直到亞備勒．基拉明, 共二十座城, 是一場大擊殺; 這樣, 亞捫人就在以色列人面前被制伏了.

11:34 Jephthah came to Mizpah, to his house, and behold his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and dancing. She was his only child; he did not have a son or daughter except her.
耶弗他回米斯巴去, 到了自己的家, 不料, 他的女兒拿著鼓,跳著舞, 出來迎接他; 她是耶弗他的獨生女, 除她以外, 耶弗他沒有其他的兒女.

11:35 And the moment he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Ah! My daughter, you have caused me to bow down, and you have become my trouble. I made an oath to Yahweh, and I cannot take it back.”
耶弗他看見了她, 就撕裂自己的衣服, 說: “啊！我的女兒啊, 你真使我憂愁, 你叫我太作難了; 因為我已經向耶和華開過口許願, 我不能收回. ”

11:36 She said to him, “My father, you made an oath to Yahweh. Do to me according to what has gone out from your mouth, since Yahweh gave vengeance to you against your enemies, the Ammonites.”
她對他說: “我的父親啊, 你既然向耶和華開過口許了願, 就照著你口裡所說的向我行吧！因為耶和華已經在你的仇敵亞捫人身上, 為你報了仇. ”

11:37 And she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me: grant me two months so that I may go wander on the mountains and lament over my virginity, I and my companions.
她又對自己的父親說: “請你准我這件事吧: 給我兩個月時間, 讓我和我的同伴去漫遊山間, 為我的童貞哀哭. ”

11:38 And he said, “Go.” He sent her away for two months, and she went with her friends, and she lamented over her virginity on the mountains.
耶弗他說: “你去吧！”就讓她離去兩個月; 她就帶著她的同伴去了, 在山上為她的童貞哀哭.

11:39 At the end of the two months she returned to her father, and he did to her according to his vow; and she did not sleep with a man. And it became an annual custom in Israel
兩個月後, 她回到她的父親那裡, 她父親就照他所許的願向她行了. 她沒有與男人同過房. 以後, 在以色列中有個慣例:

11:40 for the daughters of Israel to go and lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for forty days of the year.
以色列的女子年年都去哀悼基列人耶弗他的女兒, 每年四日.

Judges - Chapter 12

12:1 The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over and make war against the Ammonites, and why did you not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house over you with fire.”
以法蓮人聚集起來, 過河到了撒分, 對耶弗他說: “你過去攻打亞捫人的時候, 為甚麼沒有召我們與你同去呢? 我們要用火燒掉你和你的房屋. ”

12:2 And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were engaged in great conflict with the Ammonites; I called you, but you did not deliver me from their hand.
耶弗他對他們說: “我和我的人民跟亞捫人激烈爭戰的時候, 我曾經呼求你們, 你們卻沒有來救我們脫離他們的手.

12:3 I saw that you would not deliver us; I risked my own life, and I crossed over to the Ammonites, and Yahweh gave them into my hand. Why have you come up to me this day to fight against me?”
我見你們不來拯救我, 我就拚命上去攻擊亞捫人, 耶和華就把他們交在我的手裡. 你們今日為甚麼上我這裡來攻打我呢? ”

12:4 Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and he made war with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
於是耶弗他召集了基列所有的人, 與以法蓮人爭戰; 基列人擊殺了以法蓮人, 因為以法蓮人曾經說過: “你們基列人在以法蓮和瑪拿西中間, 不過是以法蓮逃亡的人罷了. ”

12:5 Then Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan from Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,”
基列人佔領約旦河的各渡口, 不容以法蓮人過去. 如果以法蓮逃亡的人說: “讓我過去吧. ”基列人就問他: “你是以法蓮人嗎? ”如果他說: “不是. ”

12:6 they said to him, “Please say Shibboleth,” and if he said, “Sibboleth”—because he could not pronounce it correctly—they grabbed him and executed him at the fords of Jordan. At that time forty-two thousand from Ephraim fell.
基列人就對他說: “請說‘示播列’. ”以法蓮人因為發不出準確的字音, 就說成“西播列”; 基列人就把他捉住, 在約旦河的渡口那裡殺了; 那時以法蓮人死了四萬二千人.

12:7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
耶弗他治理以色列人共六年; 基列人耶弗他死了以後, 埋葬在基列的一座城裡.

12:8 After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.
耶弗他之後, 有伯利恆人以比讚治理以色列人.

12:9 He had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters away in marriage outside his clan and brought in from outside thirty young women for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.
他有三十個兒子, 三十個女兒; 女兒都嫁到外面去, 又給他的兒子從外面娶了三十個女子作妻子. 他治理以色列人共七年.

12:10 Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.
以比讚死了, 就埋葬在伯利恆.

12:11 After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.
以比讚之後, 有西布倫人以倫, 治理以色列人共十年.

12:12 Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
西布倫人以倫死了以後, 就埋葬在西布倫地的亞雅崙.

12:13 After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
以倫之後, 有比拉頓人希列的兒子押頓治理以色列人.

12:14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy male donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
他有四十個兒子, 三十個孫子, 騎著七十頭驢駒; 押頓治理以色列人共八年.

12:15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim in the hill country of the Amalekites.
比拉頓人希列的兒子押頓死了, 埋葬在以法蓮地, 就是在亞瑪力人的山地.

Judges - Chapter 13

13:1 And again, the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
以色列人又行了耶和華看為惡的事, 耶和華就把他們交在非利士人手中四十年.

13:2 There was a certain man from Zorah, from the tribe of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; his wife was infertile and did not bear children.
那時有一個瑣拉人, 是屬於但支派的, 名叫瑪挪亞; 他的妻子不能生育, 沒有孩子.

13:3 And an angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman, and he said to her, “Behold, you are infertile and have not borne children, but you will conceive and bear a son.
耶和華的使者向那婦人顯現, 對她說: “你向來不能生育, 沒有孩子, 現在你必要懷孕, 生一個兒子.

13:4 So then, be careful and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean,
現在你要謹慎, 清酒或烈酒都不可喝, 各樣不潔的東西也不可吃.

13:5 because you will conceive and bear a son. No razor will touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from birth. And it is he who will begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
看哪！你必懷孕, 生一個兒子; 不可用剃刀剃他的頭, 這孩子從在母腹開始就歸神作拿細耳人; 他必拯救以色列人脫離非利士人的手. ”

13:6 And the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask him from where he came, and he did not tell me his name.
婦人就回去, 告訴她的丈夫說: “有一位神人到我這裡來, 他的容貌像神使者的容貌, 非常可畏, 我沒有問他從哪裡來, 他也沒有告訴我他的名字.

13:7 And he said to me, ‘Look, you will conceive and bear a son, so then, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, for the boy will be a Nazirite of God from birth until the day of his death.’ ”
他對我說: ‘你必要懷孕, 生一個兒子; 現在清酒或烈酒你都不可喝, 各樣不潔的東西你也不可吃, 因為這孩子從在母腹開始, 一直到死, 都必歸耶和華作拿細耳人. ’”

13:8 Then Manoah prayed to Yahweh and said, “Excuse me, my Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent again come to us and teach us what we should do concerning the boy who will be born.”
瑪挪亞就懇求耶和華, 說: “啊, 主啊, 求你叫你派來的神人再到我們這裡吧！好指教我們要怎樣對待將要生下來的孩子. ”

13:9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and an angel of God came again to the woman; she was sitting in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.
神聽了瑪挪亞的聲音. 婦人正坐在田間的時候, 神的使者又來到她那裡, 她的丈夫瑪挪亞卻沒有與她在一起.

13:10 The woman quickly ran and told her husband, and she said to him, “Look! The man who came to me the other day appeared to me.”
婦人急忙跑去告訴丈夫, 對他說: “那天到我這裡來的那人, 又向我顯現了. ”

13:11 So Manoah got up and went after his wife, and he came to the man and said to him, “Are you the man that spoke to the woman?” And he said, “I am.”
瑪挪亞起來, 跟著他的妻子出去, 來到那人跟前, 問他: “你就是向這個婦人說過話的人嗎? ”他回答: “我就是. ”

13:12 And Manoah said to him, “Now when your words come true, what will be the boy’s manner of life and work?”
瑪挪亞說: “你的話應驗的時候, 這孩子的生活方式怎樣? 他要作甚麼呢? ”

13:13 And the angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “Let the woman be attentive to all that I said.
耶和華的使者對瑪挪亞說: “我對婦人所說的一切話, 她都要謹守.

13:14 She should not eat of anything that comes from the vine, or drink wine or strong drink, or eat anything unclean; she should keep all that I commanded.”
從葡萄樹所產的, 她都不可吃; 清酒或烈酒, 她都不可喝; 各樣不潔的東西, 她也不可吃; 我吩咐她的, 她都要謹守. ”

13:15 And Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “Please stay, and let us prepare a young goat for you.”
瑪挪亞對耶和華的使者說: “請留下, 好讓我為你預備一隻山羊羔. ”

13:16 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “If you keep me, I will not eat your food, but if you prepare a burnt offering for Yahweh, you can offer it (for Manoah did not know that he was an angel of Yahweh).”
耶和華的使者對瑪挪亞說: “你雖然要我留下, 我卻不吃你的食物; 如果你預備燔祭, 就當獻給耶和華. ”原來瑪挪亞還不知道他是耶和華的使者.

13:17 And Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “What is your name so that when your words come true we may honor you?”
瑪挪亞問耶和華的使者: “你叫甚麼名字? 到你的話應驗的時候, 我們好把尊榮歸你. ”

13:18 But the angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful.”
耶和華的使者對他說: “你為甚麼問我的名字呢? 我的名是奇妙的. ”

13:19 And Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering, and he offered it to Yahweh on the rock, to the one who performs miracles. And Manoah and his wife were watching.
瑪挪亞取了一隻山羊羔和素祭, 在磐石上獻與那行奇事的耶和華; 瑪挪亞和他的妻子一直在觀看.

13:20 And when the flame went up toward the heaven from the altar, the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar to heaven while Manoah and his wife were watching. And they fell on their faces to the ground.
火燄從祭壇上往天升起的時候, 耶和華的使者在祭壇上的火燄中也升上去了; 瑪挪亞和他的妻子看見了, 就俯伏在地.

13:21 The angel of Yahweh did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, and then Manoah knew that he was a messenger of Yahweh.
耶和華的使者沒有再向瑪挪亞和他的妻子顯現, 那時瑪挪亞才知道他是耶和華的使者.

13:22 And Manoah said to his wife, “We will certainly die because we have seen God.”
瑪挪亞對他的妻子說: “我們必定要死, 因為我們看見了神. ”

13:23 But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh wanted to kill us he would not have taken from our hand the burnt offering and the grain offering, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us things such as these.”
他的妻子卻對他說: “如果耶和華有意要殺我們, 就必不從我們的手裡接納燔祭和素祭, 也必不會把這一切事指示我們, 更不會在這個時候向我們宣布這些事啊. ”

13:24 The woman bore a son, and she called him Samson; the boy grew big, and Yahweh blessed him.
後來那婦人生了一個兒子, 她就給他起名叫參孫; 孩子漸漸長大了, 耶和華賜福給他.

13:25 And the Spirit of Yahweh began to stir him in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
在瑪哈尼．但(“瑪哈尼．但”意即“但的軍營”), 就是在瑣拉和以實陶中間, 耶和華的靈開始感動參孫.

Judges - Chapter 14

14:1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines.
參孫下到亭拿, 在亭拿看見了一個女子, 是一個非利士人的女兒.

14:2 He went up and told his father and mother, and he said, “I saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines; so then, take her for me as a wife.”
參孫上來告訴他的父母, 說: “我在亭拿看見一個女子, 是一個非利士人的女兒; 現在請你們把她娶來給我作妻子. ”

14:3 But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a wife among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Take her for me because she pleases me.”
他的父母對他說: “在你兄弟的女兒中, 或是在你所有的族人中, 難道沒有一個女子, 以致你要去從那些未受割禮的非利士人中娶妻呢? ”參孫對他的父親說: “請你把她娶來給我, 因為我看中她. ”

14:4 His father and mother did not know that this was from Yahweh; he was seeking for an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling in Israel.
他的父母卻不知道這事是出於耶和華, 因為他正在找機會攻擊非利士人. 那時非利士人正統治著以色列人.

14:5 And Samson and his father and mother went down to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah, and suddenly a young lion came roaring to meet him.
參孫跟他的父母下到亭拿去, 到了亭拿的葡萄園; 忽然見一隻少壯獅子向他吼叫.

14:6 And the Spirit of Yahweh rushed upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one might tear apart a male kid goat (he was bare-handed). But he did not tell his father and mother what he had done.
耶和華的靈大大感動參孫, 他雖然手裡沒有武器, 竟把獅子撕裂, 像人撕裂山羊羔一樣; 他沒有把他所作的這事告訴他的父母.

14:7 Then he went down and talked to the woman, and she pleased Samson.
參孫下去, 和那女子說話, 就看中了她.

14:8 And he returned after awhile to marry her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and there was a swarm of wild honey bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
過了些日子, 參孫回去迎娶那女子, 他轉向一旁去看看那隻死了的獅子; 看見有一群蜂子和一些蜂蜜在獅子的屍體內.

14:9 He scraped it out into his hands, and he went on, eating it as he went. And he went to his father and mother and gave some to them, and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the body of the lion.
他刮了些蜂蜜, 放在手裡, 就走了; 他一面走, 一面吃, 直走到他的父母那裡去; 他又把蜂蜜給了他們, 他們也吃了; 但是他沒有告訴他們這蜂蜜是從獅子的屍體內刮下來的.

14:10 His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared there a feast, as young men were accustomed to doing this.
參孫的父親下去見那女子, 參孫在那裡擺設了筵席, 因為青年人都慣常這樣行.

14:11 When they saw him, they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
眾人看見參孫, 就請了三十個人陪伴他.

14:12 And Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle. If you can fully explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, I will give to you thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments.
參孫對他們說: “現在讓我給你們出一個謎語, 你們在七天婚宴之內, 如果能猜出來, 把它的意思清楚告訴我, 我就給你們三十件內衣,三十套衣服.

14:13 But if you are unable to explain it to me, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments.” So they said to him, “Tell your riddle; let us hear it.”
如果你們不能告訴我, 你們就要給我三十件內衣,三十套衣服. ”他們對他說: “請你把謎語說給我們聽. ”

14:14 He said to them, “From the eater came out food, From the strong came out sweet.” But they were unable to explain the riddle for three days.
參孫對他們說: “可吃的從吃者出來; 甜的從強者出來. ”他們過了三日都不能說出謎語的意思.

14:15 When it was the fourth day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband and tell us the riddle, or we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us to rob us?”
到了第四天, 他們對參孫的妻子說: “你要引誘你的丈夫, 使他把謎語的意思告訴我們, 否則我們用火燒你和你的父家. 難道你們請了我們來, 是要奪取我們所有的嗎? ”

14:16 And Samson’s wife wept before him, and she said, “You must hate me; you do not love me. You told the riddle to my people, but you have not explained it to me.” He said to her, “I have not explained it to my father and mother. Why should I explain it to you?”
參孫的妻子在丈夫面前哭哭啼啼, 說: “你只是恨我, 不是愛我; 你給我的族人設謎語, 卻沒有把謎語的意思告訴我. ”參孫對她說: “連我父母我都沒有告訴, 怎能告訴你呢? ”

14:17 She wept before him the seven days of their feast; and it happened, because she nagged him, on the seventh day he explained it to her, and she told the riddle to her people.
在那七天婚宴期內, 她在丈夫跟前常常哭哭啼啼; 到了第七天, 因為她催逼著參孫, 參孫才告訴她; 於是她把謎語的意思告訴她的族人.

14:18 The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle.”
到了第七天太陽未落以前, 城裡的人就對參孫說: “有甚麼比蜂蜜還甜呢? 有甚麼比獅子還強呢? ”參孫對他們說: “你們若不是用我的母牛犢耕田, 你們就不會猜出我的謎語的意思來. ”

14:19 And the Spirit of Yahweh rushed on him, and he went down to Ashkelon. He killed thirty men from them, and he took their belongings, and he gave festal garments to the ones that explained the riddle. He was angry, and he went up to his father’s house.
耶和華的靈大大感動參孫, 參孫就下到亞實基倫, 擊殺了他們中間三十個人, 拿了剝下來的衣服, 把三十套衣服給了那些把謎語的意思說出來的人; 參孫怒氣沖沖地上自己的父家去了.

14:20 And Samson’s wife was given to his companion who was his best man.
參孫的妻子卻歸了一個陪伴參孫的人, 就是作過他伴郎的.

Judges - Chapter 15

15:1 After a while, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I want to go to my wife’s private room.” But her father would not allow him to enter.
過了些日子, 到收割麥子的時候, 參孫帶著一隻山羊羔去看他的妻子; 他心裡說: “我要進內室去見我的妻子. ”但是他妻子的父親不讓他進去.

15:2 Her father said, “I really thought that you hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.”
她父親說: “我以為你非常恨她, 所以我把她給了你的一個同伴; 她的妹妹不是比她更美麗嗎? 你可以娶來代替她啊. ”

15:3 And Samson said to them, “This time, as far as the Philistines are concerned, when I do something evil I am without blame.”
參孫對他們說: “這次如果我加害非利士人, 就可以不必負責了. ”

15:4 And Samson went and captured three hundred foxes, and he took torches. He turned them tail to tail, and he put one torch between two tails.
於是參孫去捉了三百隻狐狸, 又拿了火把來, 把狐狸尾巴對尾巴縛在一起, 又把一枝火把插在兩條尾巴中間.

15:5 He set fire to the torches and let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and he burned both the stacks of sheaves and the standing grain, up to the vineyards of olive groves.
他點著了火把, 就放狐狸進入非利士人的禾田裡, 把堆積的禾捆, 和未割的禾稼, 以及橄欖園都燒了.

15:6 And the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his companion.” And the Philistines went up and burned her and her father with fire.
非利士人問: “這是誰作的呢? ”有人回答: “是亭拿人的女婿參孫作的, 因為他岳父把他的妻子給了他的同伴. ”於是非利士人上去, 放火燒了那女子和她的父親.

15:7 Samson said to them, “If you want to behave like this, I swear I will not rest unless I have taken revenge on you.”
參孫對他們說: “你們既然這樣行, 我必在你們身上報仇, 然後才肯罷休. ”

15:8 And he gave them a thorough beating, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
參孫擊打他們, 連腿帶腰都砍斷了, 那是一場極大的殺戮; 然後他下去, 住在以坦磐石的穴中.

15:9 Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah, and they overran Lehi.
非利士人上去, 在猶大安營, 在利希散開.

15:10 And the men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” And they said, “To bind Samson; to do to him just as he did to us.”
猶大人說: “你們為甚麼上來攻打我們呢? ”他們說: “我們上來是要捆綁參孫, 要報復他向我們所行的. ”

15:11 Then three thousand men from Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and they said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are ruling over us? What is this that you have done to us?” And he said to them, “Just as they did to me, so I have done to them.”
於是有三千猶大人下到以坦磐石的穴中去, 對參孫說: “非利士人統治我們, 你不知道嗎? 你為甚麼向我們行這事呢? ”參孫對他們說: “他們怎樣待我, 我也怎樣待他們. ”

15:12 They said to him, “We have come down to bind you and give you over into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”
猶大人對他說: “我們下來要捆綁你, 把你交在非利士人手裡. ”參孫對他們說: “你們要向我發誓, 你們不親自殺害我. ”

15:13 They said to him, “No, we will only bind you and give you into their hand; we will certainly not kill you.” So they bound him with two new ropes, and they brought him up from the rock.
他們告訴他說: “我們不會殺害你, 我們只要把你捆綁住, 交在非利士人手裡, 我們決不殺死你. ”於是他們用兩條新繩子把參孫捆綁起來, 從磐石的穴裡把他帶上來.

15:14 As he came up to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him; and the Spirit of Yahweh rushed on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that has burned with fire, and his bindings melted from his hands.
參孫來到利希, 非利士人就吶喊著出來迎接他, 耶和華的靈大大臨到參孫身上, 他臂上的繩子就像被火燒的麻一樣, 他的捆綁都從他的手上落下來.

15:15 And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey; he reached down and took it and killed one thousand men with it.
他找著一塊新鮮的驢腮骨, 就伸手拾起來, 擊殺了一千人.

15:16 And Samson said, “With the jawbone of the donkey, heap upon heap; with the jawbone of the donkey, I struck dead one thousand men.”
參孫說: “我用驢腮骨殺人成堆; 我用驢腮骨擊殺了一千人. ”

15:17 And it happened, when he finished speaking he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he called that place Ramath Lehi.
說完了, 就把那腮骨從手裡拋出去, 因此那地方就叫拉末．利希(“拉末．利希”意即“腮骨的山”).

15:18 And he was very thirsty, and he called to Yahweh and said, “You gave this great victory into the hand of your servant, but now I must die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”
參孫非常口渴, 就呼求耶和華說: “你既然藉著你僕人的手施行這麼大的拯救, 現在我怎可以渴死, 落在未受割禮的人手中呢? ”

15:19 So God split the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it; and he drank, and his spirit returned, and he was revived. Thus he called its name The Spring of Ha-Qore, which is at Lehi to this day.
於是神在利希使一窪地裂開, 就有水從那裡湧出來; 參孫喝了, 就恢復精神, 活力充足; 因此那泉名叫隱．哈歌利(“隱．哈歌利”意即“呼求者之泉”), 那泉直到今日還在利希.

15:20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
在非利士人統治的日子, 參孫治理以色列人二十年.

Judges - Chapter 16

16:1 Samson went down to Gaza; there he saw a prostitute and had sex with her.
參孫往迦薩去, 在那裡看見一個妓女, 就進去與她親近.

16:2 The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here,” so they surrounded the place and lay in ambush for him all night at the city gate. They kept silent all night, saying, “We will wait until the morning light, and then we will kill him.”
有人告訴迦薩人說: “參孫到這裡來了. ”他們就把他圍住, 整夜在城門口埋伏著, 整夜默不作聲, 心裡說: “等到早晨天亮, 我們才殺他. ”

16:3 But Samson lay until the middle of the night; he got up in the middle of the night and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two door posts, tore them loose with the bar, put them on his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron.
參孫睡到半夜, 就在半夜起來, 抓緊城門的門扇和兩邊門柱, 把它們與門閂一起拔起來, 放在自己的肩頭上, 扛到希伯崙對面的山頂去.

16:4 After this he fell in love with a woman in the wadi of Sorek, and her name was Delilah.
後來參孫在梭烈谷又愛上了一個婦人, 名叫大利拉.

16:5 And the rulers of the Philistines came up to her and said, “Entice him and find out what makes his strength so great, and how we can overpower him, so that we may bind him up in order to subdue him; each of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.
非利士人的領袖上到婦人那裡去, 對她說: “請你引誘他, 看看他因甚麼緣故有這樣大的力氣, 我們用甚麼方法才能勝過他, 把他捆綁, 好制伏他; 我們每人就給你十二公斤銀子. ”

16:6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes your strength so great, and with what can you be tied up to subdue you?”
大利拉對參孫說: “求你告訴我, 你因甚麼緣故有這樣大的力氣, 要用甚麼方法才能捆綁你, 好把你制伏. ”

16:7 Samson said to her, “If you tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that are not dried up, I will become weak like everyone else.”
參孫對她說: “如果人用七條未乾的青繩子捆綁我, 我就會軟弱無力, 像平常人一樣. ”

16:8 So the rulers of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings that were not dried up, and she tied him up with them.
於是非利士人的領袖把七條未乾的青繩子, 帶上來給那婦人, 她就用那些繩子把參孫捆綁起來.

16:9 The ambush was sitting in wait for her in an inner room. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you Samson!” And he snapped the bowstrings just as flax fiber snaps when it comes close to fire. And the secret of his strength remained unknown.
有人埋伏在她的內室裡等候著; 她對參孫說: “參孫哪, 非利士人上來捉你了！”參孫就掙斷繩子, 像麻線被火燒斷一樣. 這樣, 他力氣的由來, 還是沒有人知道.

16:10 Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Please tell me how you can be bound.”
大利拉對參孫說: “你作弄我, 向我說謊; 現在求你告訴我, 用甚麼東西才能把你捆綁. ”

16:11 He said to her, “If they tie me tightly with new ropes that have not been used, I will become weak and be like everyone else.”
參孫對她說: “如果人用從未使用過的新繩子把我緊緊地捆綁起來, 我就軟弱無力, 像平常人一樣. ”

16:12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them, and she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” (The ambush was sitting in an inner room.) But he snapped them from his arms like thread.
於是大利拉把新繩子拿了來, 把參孫捆綁了, 對他說: “參孫哪, 非利士人上來捉你了！”當時有人埋伏在她的內室裡等候著. 參孫把繩子從手臂上掙斷下來, 像掙斷一根線一樣.

16:13 And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told lies to me. Tell me how you can be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave seven locks of my head with warp-threads.”
大利拉對參孫說: “到現在你還是作弄我, 向我說謊; 求你告訴我, 人怎樣才能捆綁你. ”參孫對她說: “如果你把我頭上的七條髮辮與織布機上的緯線編織在一起就可以了. ”

16:14 She fastened it with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And Samson woke up from his sleep and tore loose the loom pin of the web and the warp-threads.
於是大利拉把他的髮辮與織布機上的緯線同織在一起, 再用木橛釘緊, 對參孫說: “參孫哪, 非利士人上來捉你了！”參孫從睡夢中醒來, 竟把織布機上的木橛, 和緯線都拔了出來.

16:15 And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me how your strength is so great.”
大利拉對參孫說: “你既然對我不真心, 你怎能說: ‘我愛你’? 你這三次作弄我, 沒有告訴我你這麼大的力氣是哪裡來的. ”

16:16 And because she nagged him day after day with her words, and pestered him, his soul grew impatient to the point of death.
大利拉天天用話逼他, 催他, 以致他的心煩得要死.

16:17 So he confided everything to her, and he said to her, “A razor has never touched my head, for I am a Nazirite of God from birth. If I am shaved my strength will leave me, and I will become weak, like everyone else.
參孫就把他心中的一切告訴了她, 對她說: “向來沒有人用剃刀剃過我的頭, 因為我自出母胎就歸神作拿細耳人, 如果人剃去我的頭髮, 我的力氣就離開了我, 我就軟弱無力, 像所有人一樣. ”

16:18 Delilah realized that he had confided in her, so she sent and called the rulers of the Philistines, saying, “Come up one more time, for he has confided in me.” And the rulers of the Philistines came up, and they brought the money with them.
大利拉見參孫把心中的一切都告訴了她, 就派人去請非利士人的領袖來, 說: “這一次你們上來吧！因為他已經把心中的一切都告訴了我. ”於是非利士人的領袖上到婦人那裡, 手裡帶著銀子上去.

16:19 And she put him to sleep on her lap; then she called the men and shaved off seven locks of his head. Then she began to subdue him, and his strength went away from him.
大利拉使參孫睡在自己的膝上, 又叫了一個人來, 把參孫頭上的七條髮辮都剃去; 大利拉就克制了他, 因他的力氣離開了他.

16:20 And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he woke up from his sleep and said, “I will go out just like every other time and shake myself free,” but he did not know that Yahweh had left him.
大利拉說: “參孫哪, 非利士人上來捉你了！”參孫從睡夢中醒來, 心裡說: “我要像前幾次一樣掙扎出去, 必能脫身. ”但他不知道耶和華已經離開他了.

16:21 And the Philistines seized him, gouged his eyes, and brought him to Gaza. They tied him up with bronze shackles, and he became a grinder in the prison.
非利士人把他捉住, 剜去了他的眼睛, 帶他下到迦薩, 用銅鍊捆綁著他, 他就在監牢裡推磨.

16:22 But the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved off.
但是他的頭髮被剃去以後, 又開始生長起來了.

16:23 The rulers of the Philistines had gathered to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to rejoice. And they said, “Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand.”
非利士人的領袖聚集起來, 要給他們的神大袞獻大祭, 並且歡樂慶祝; 他們說: “我們的神把我們的仇敵參孫交在我們手中了. ”

16:24 And the people saw him, and they praised their god, for they said, “Our god has given into our hand those who hate us, devastate our land, and have killed many of us.”
眾人看見了參孫, 就讚美他們的神, 說: “我們的神把我們的仇敵, 就是那毀壞我們的地, 又殺死我們很多人的, 交在我們手中了. ”

16:25 After awhile, when their hearts were merry, they said, “Call Samson and let him entertain us.” And they called Samson from the prison, and he entertained them. And they made him stand between the pillars.
他們心裡正在高興的時候, 就說: “叫參孫來, 給我們耍耍把戲. ”於是有人把參孫從監牢裡叫出來; 參孫就在他們面前耍把戲, 他們又把他放在兩根柱子中間.

16:26 Then Samson said to the servant who was holding him by his hand, “Position me so that I can touch the pillars on which the house rests, so I can lean on them.”
參孫對拉著他手的童子說: “請你讓我摸摸支撐著這廟宇的柱子, 我要在柱子上靠一靠. ”

16:27 And the house was full of men and women, and all of the rulers of the Philistines were there—about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching the performance of Samson.
那時房子裡滿了男男女女, 非利士人的領袖也在那裡; 在房子的平頂上約有三千男女, 都在觀看參孫耍把戲.

16:28 And Samson called to Yahweh and said, “My Lord Yahweh, remember me! Please give me strength this one time, O God, so that I can repay with one act of revenge to the Philistines for my eyes.”
參孫呼求耶和華, 說: “主耶和華啊, 求你記念我; 神啊, 求你加強我這一次的力量, 只這一次罷了, 使我盡一次在非利士人身上報那剜我雙眼的仇！”

16:29 And Samson reached out and held two of the middle pillars on which the house was resting, and he leaned on them, one on his right and one on his left.
參孫就抱住那支撐著房子中間的兩根柱子, 右手抱一根, 左手抱一根.

16:30 And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And he pushed with all his strength, and the house fell on the rulers and all of the people who were with him. And the dead whom he killed in his death were more than those he killed in his life.
然後參孫說: “讓我與非利士人同歸於盡吧！”於是盡力屈身, 房子就倒塌, 壓在眾領袖和房子裡所有的人身上. 這樣, 參孫死的時候殺死的人, 比他活著的時候殺死的人還多.

16:31 His brothers and his whole family came down and picked him up; and they brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father; he judged Israel twenty years.
參孫的眾兄弟和他父親的全家都下來, 收殮他的屍體, 把他抬上去, 埋葬在瑣拉和以實陶之間, 在他父親瑪挪亞的墳墓裡. 參孫治理了以色列人二十年.

Judges - Chapter 17

17:1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim; his name was Micah.
以法蓮山地有一個人, 名叫米迦.

17:2 And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, and about which you also pronounced a curse in my hearing, are with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by Yahweh.”
他對自己的母親說: “你那十二公斤銀子被人拿去了, 關於這事你曾說了咒詛的話, 我也親自聽見了. 看哪！那些銀子在我這裡, 是我拿去了. ”他母親說: “願我兒蒙耶和華賜福. ”

17:3 He returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother thought, “I will certainly consecrate to Yahweh the pieces of silver from my hand for my son to make an idol of cast metal; now then, I will return them to you.”
米迦就把那十二公斤銀子歸還給他母親; 他母親說: “我把這些銀子從我手中分別為聖, 為我的兒子歸給耶和華, 好做一個雕像, 一個鑄像; 現在, 我要還給你. ”

17:4 When he returned the pieces of silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and she gave it to the smith, and he made it into an idol of cast metal; and it was in the house of Micah.
米迦把銀子還給他母親以後, 他母親取出二千三百克銀子交給銀匠, 製造一個雕像和一個鑄像, 都放在米迦的家裡.

17:5 The man Micah had for himself a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and he appointed one of his sons who became a priest for him.
米迦這人有一間神廟, 又製造以弗得和家中的神像, 並且立了他的一個兒子作祭司.

17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel, and each one did what was right in his own eyes.
在那些日子, 以色列中沒有王, 各人都行自己看為對的事.

17:7 There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah; he was a Levite and was dwelling as a foreigner there.
有一個猶大伯利恆的青年人, 是屬猶大家族的; 他本是個利未人, 在那裡寄居.

17:8 And the man went from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to live as a foreigner wherever he could find a place. And he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, to continue his journey.
這人離開猶大的伯利恆城, 要找一個可以寄居的地方; 途中, 他到了以法蓮山地, 米迦的家那裡.

17:9 And Micah said to him, “From where do you come?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah; I am going to dwell as a foreigner wherever I can find a place.”
米迦問他: “你是從哪裡來的? ”他回答米迦: “我是個利未人, 是從猶大的伯利恆來的, 我來要找一個可以寄居的地方. ”

17:10 And Micah said to him, “Stay with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give to you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your food.” So the Levite went with him.
米迦對他說: “你與我住在一起吧, 作我的師父和祭司; 我每年給你一百一十四克銀子,一套衣服和食用. ”利未人就進了米迦的家.

17:11 The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became as one of his sons.
他同意與那人同住; 那人看待這青年人好像自己的一個兒子一樣.

17:12 So Micah appointed the Levite, and the young man became a priest for him; and he was in the house of Micah.
米迦立了這利未青年作他的祭司, 住在米迦的家裡.

17:13 And Micah said, “Now I know Yahweh will make me prosperous, because the Levite has become my priest.”
米迦說: “現在我知道耶和華必善待我, 因為有一個利未人作我的祭司. ”

Judges - Chapter 18

18:1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking territory for itself to live in, because until that day it had not been allotted territory among the tribes of Israel.
在那些日子, 以色列中沒有王. 那時, 但支派還在尋找可居住的地業, 因為直到那一天, 在以色列的眾支派中, 但支派仍沒有得著地業.

18:2 The descendants of Dan sent from the whole number of their clan five capable men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go, explore the land.” And they went to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and they spent the night there.
於是但人從瑣拉和以實陶, 差派他們家族中的五個勇士, 去窺探查察那地, 對他們說: “你們去查察那地吧. ”他們來到以法蓮山地, 進了米迦的家, 就在那裡住宿.

18:3 While they were with the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite, and they turned aside there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place, and what is your business here?”
他們在米迦的家附近, 認出那青年利未人的口音來, 就過去他那裡問他: “誰帶你到這裡來? 你在這裡作甚麼? 你在這裡有甚麼? ”

18:4 And he said to them, “Micah did such and such for me and hired me, and I became his priest.”
他回答他們: “米迦如此這般待我; 他雇了我, 我就作了他的祭司. ”

18:5 And they said to him, “Please inquire of God that we may know whether our journey that we are going on will be successful.”
他們對他說: “請你求問神, 使我們知道我們要走的道路是否順利. ”

18:6 And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. Yahweh is in front of you on the journey you want to go on.”
祭司對他們說: “你們平安地去吧, 你們要走的道路是蒙耶和華悅納的. ”

18:7 And the five men went and came to Laish, and they observed the people who were living according to the customs of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, and lacking nothing in the land, and possessing restraint. And they were far from the Sidonians and had no word with anyone.
於是那五個人離開了, 來到拉億, 看見那裡的人民安然居住, 好像西頓人一樣, 生活平靜安穩; 在那地又沒有人掌權, 使他們受屈辱; 他們離西頓人也很遠, 也沒有與別人來往.

18:8 They came to their relatives at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their relatives said to them, “What do you report?”
他們回到瑣拉和以實陶自己的族人那裡去; 族人問他們: “你們有甚麼話說? ”

18:9 And they said to them, “Come, let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Will you do nothing? Do not hesitate to go, to enter, to possess the land.
他們回答: “起來, 我們上去攻擊他們吧. 因為我們已經看過那地, 見那地十分美好, 你們還靜坐不動嗎? 不可再遲延, 要趕快去取得那地.

18:10 When you go you will come to an unsuspecting people, and the land is spread out on all sides; God has given a place into your hands where there is no lack of anything that is on the earth.”
你們到了那裡的時候, 你們必遇見安然居住的人民; 那地的兩邊寬闊, 神已經把那地交在你們手裡; 那地百物俱全, 一無所缺. ”

18:11 Six hundred men from the clan of the Danites from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war, set out from there.
於是但人的家族中有六百人, 帶著兵器從那裡出發, 就是從瑣拉和以實陶出發.

18:12 They went up and encamped at Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they called this place Camp of Dan to this day; it is west of Kiriath Jearim.
他們上去, 在猶大的基列．耶琳安營; 因此人把那地方叫作瑪哈尼．但(“瑪哈尼．但”意即“但的軍營”), 直到現在; 這地方是在基列．耶琳的西邊.

18:13 From there they crossed over to the hill country of Ephraim, and they came to the house of Micah.
他們從那裡經過, 往以法蓮山地去, 來到米迦的家.

18:14 And the five men that went out to spy out the land (that is, Laish) responded and said to their relatives, “Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod, teraphim, and an idol of cast metal? So then, consider what you must do.”
從前去窺探拉億地的五個人, 對他們的族人說: “這些屋子裡有以弗得,神像,雕像和鑄像, 你們知道嗎? 現在你們要考慮一下應該怎樣行. ”

18:15 So they turned to that direction, and they came to the house of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and they greeted him.
於是他們五人轉身, 進入米迦的家, 來到那青年利未人的屋裡, 向他問安.

18:16 And six hundred men from the descendants of Dan, armed with their weapons of war, were standing at the entrance of the gate.
那六百但人, 帶著兵器, 都站在門口.

18:17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and they entered there and took the carved divine image, ephod, teraphim, and the molten image. The priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with the weapons of war.
從前去窺探那地的五個人上前, 進入裡面, 把雕像,以弗得,神像和鑄像都拿去了; 祭司和帶著兵器的六百人都站在門口.

18:18 When these went to Micah’s house, they took the divine carved image, ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, and the priest asked them, “What are you doing?”
當那五個人進了米迦的家, 拿走雕像,以弗得,神像和鑄像的時候, 祭司就問他們: “你們作甚麼呢? ”

18:19 And they said to him, “Keep quiet! Put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be for us a father and a priest. Is it better being a priest for a house of one man or being a priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?”
他們回答他: “不要出聲, 用手掩著你的嘴, 跟我們走吧, 好作我們的師父和祭司. 你作一家的祭司好呢? 還是作以色列中一個支派一個家族的祭司好呢? ”

18:20 The priest accepted the offer, and he took the ephod, teraphim, and molten image and went along with the people.
祭司心裡高興, 就拿著以弗得,神像和雕像, 來到眾人中間.

18:21 And they turned and went and put the little children, the livestock, and the valuable property in front of them.
他們就轉身離去, 把婦孺和牲畜, 以及財物, 都放在前面.

18:22 When they were at a distance from the house, Micah and the men who were in the houses that were near the house of Micah cried out, and they overtook the descendants of Dan.
他們離開米迦的家很遠的時候, 在米迦的家附近各家的人, 都被召集出來, 去追趕但人.

18:23 And they called to the descendants of Dan, who turned around to face them, and they said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you assembled together?”
他們呼叫但人; 但人轉過臉來, 問米迦: “你召集了這麼多人出來作甚麼? ”

18:24 He said, “You took away my gods that I had made, and the priest, and then you go away. What is now left for me? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter?’ ”
米迦回答: “你們把我所做的神像和我的祭司都帶走了, 我還有甚麼呢? 你們怎麼還問我: ‘你作甚麼’呢? ”

18:25 And the descendants of Dan said to him, “You should not let your voice be heard among us, so that ill-tempered men will not attack you, and take your life and the lives of your household.”
但人對米迦說: “不要再讓我們聽見你的聲音, 恐怕有暴躁的人攻擊你們, 以致你和你全家盡都喪失性命. ”

18:26 And the descendants of Dan went their way. When Micah saw that they were stronger than him, he turned to return to his house.
但人繼續走他們的路; 米迦見他們比自己強, 就轉身回自己的家去了.

18:27 And they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and they came to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they put them to the sword and burned the city with fire.
但人把米迦所做的神像和他的祭司都帶走, 他們來到拉億, 去到平靜安居的人民那裡, 就用刀劍擊殺了他們, 又用火燒了那城.

18:28 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belonged to Beth-rehob, and they rebuilt the city and lived in it.
沒有人搭救, 因為離西頓很遠, 他們又與別人沒有來往. 這城位於靠近伯．利合的山谷中. 但人重建那城, 住在其中.

18:29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the former name of the city was Laish.
按著他們的祖宗, 以色列所生的兒子但的名字, 給那城起名叫但; 其實那城原先的名字叫拉億.

18:30 And the descendants of Dan set up for themselves the carved divine image, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites until the time of the captivity of the land.
但人就為自己把那雕像立起來; 摩西的孫子,革順的兒子約拿單和他的子孫, 都作了但支派的祭司, 直到那地遭受擄掠的日子.

18:31 So they set up for themselves the carved divine image that Micah had made, all the days that the house of God was in Shiloh.
神的殿在示羅有多少日子, 但人為自己設立米迦所做的雕像也有多少日子.

Judges - Chapter 19

19:1 In those days there was no king in Israel; there was a man, a Levite, who dwelled as a foreigner in the remote areas of the hill country of Ephraim. And he took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
在以色列中沒有王的日子, 有一個利未人寄居在以法蓮山地的偏遠地區; 他從猶大的伯利恆給自己娶了一個女子作妾.

19:2 But his concubine felt repugnance toward him, and she left him and went to her father’s house, to Bethlehem in Judah; she was there some four months.
他的妾背夫行淫, 離開丈夫, 回到猶大的伯利恆她父親的家那裡去了, 在那裡住了四個月的日子.

19:3 So her husband set out, and he went after her to speak tenderly to her, to bring her back. He took with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. And she brought him to her father’s house, and the father of the young woman saw him and was glad to meet him.
她的丈夫起來, 帶著一個僕人和兩頭驢去追她, 用話打動她的心, 叫她回來. 她把丈夫帶到自己父家, 那少女的父親見了那人, 就歡歡喜喜迎接他.

19:4 His father-in-law, the young woman’s father, urged him to stay with him three days; and they ate and drank, and they spent the night there.
那人的岳父, 就是女子的父親, 強留那人, 那人就與他同住了三天; 他們一起吃喝, 在那裡住宿.

19:5 On the fourth day, they rose early in the morning, and he prepared to go, but the father of the young woman said to his son-in-law, “Refresh yourself with a bit of food, and afterward you may go.”
到了第四天, 他們清早起來, 那人起身要走; 那女子的父親對女婿說: “請吃點餅增添心力, 然後再走. ”

19:6 So the two of them sat and ate and drank together, and the father of the young woman said to the man, “Please, agree to spend the night and enjoy yourself.”
於是二人坐下, 一起吃喝; 女子的父親對那人說: “請你答應再過一夜, 暢快你的心. ”

19:7 The man got up to go, but his father-in-law urged him, and he returned and spent the night there.
那人起來要走, 他的岳父強留他, 他又在那裡過了一夜.

19:8 On the fifth day he rose early in the morning to go, and the father of the young woman said, “Please, enjoy yourself,” and they lingered until the day declined, and the two of them ate.
到了第五天, 他清早起來要走; 那女子的父親說: “請吃點餅增添心力, 等到日頭西斜再走吧. ”於是他們耽延, 直到日頭西斜; 二人一同吃飯.

19:9 And the man got up to go—he, his concubine, and his servant—but his father-in-law, the father of the young woman, said to him, “Please, the day has worn on to evening; please, spend the night, the day has drawn to a close. Spend the night here and enjoy yourself. You can rise early tomorrow for your journey and go to your home.”
那人和他的妾, 以及他的僕人起來要走的時候, 他的岳父, 就是那女子的父親, 對他說: “看哪, 天快晚了！請再住一夜. 看哪, 日頭西斜了！請在這裡再住一夜, 暢快你的心; 明天可以清早起來, 上路回家去. ”

19:10 But the man was not willing to spend the night, and he got up and went; and he arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.
那人不願再住一夜, 就帶著自己的妾和兩頭備好了的驢, 起來走了, 來到耶布斯對面; 耶布斯就是耶路撒冷.

19:11 They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent, and the servant said to his master, “Please, come, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us spend the night in it.”
他們走近耶布斯的時候, 日頭快要落了; 僕人對主人說: “來, 讓我們轉到這耶布斯人的城去, 好在那裡住宿. ”

19:12 But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, who are not from the Israelites; we will cross over up to Gibeah.”
主人對他說: “我們不可轉到這座不是以色列人居住的外族人的城裡去, 我們過到基比亞去吧. ”

19:13 And he said to his servant, “Come, let us approach one of these places; we will spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”
又對他的僕人說: “來吧, 我們可以到這些地方其中一個去投宿, 或在基比亞或在拉瑪. ”

19:14 So they crossed over and went their way, and the sun went down on them beside Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
於是他們走路過去; 他們走近便雅憫人的基比亞的時候, 日頭已經落了.

19:15 And they turned aside there to enter and to spend the night at Gibeah. And they went and sat in the open square of the city, but no one took them in to spend the night.
他們從那裡轉身, 要進基比亞去住宿; 他們進去, 坐在城裡的廣場上, 因為沒有人接待他們到家裡去住宿.

19:16 Then behold, an old man was coming from his work from the field in the evening, and the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was dwelling as a foreigner in Gibeah. (The people of the place were descendants of Benjamin.)
到晚上, 有一個老年人從田間工作回來; 那人原是以法蓮山地的人, 寄居在基比亞; 那地方的人卻是便雅憫人.

19:17 And the old man raised his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city, and he said, “Where are you going, and from where do you come?”
那老年人舉目, 看見那個旅客在城裡的廣場上, 就問他: “你要到哪裡去? 你從哪裡來? ”

19:18 And he said to him, “We are crossing over from Bethlehem in Judah up to the remote areas of the hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but now I am going to Yahweh’s house, but no one took me in to spend the night.
利未人回答他: “我們是從猶大的伯利恆過來的, 要到以法蓮山地的偏遠地區去, 我原是那地方的人; 我去過猶大的伯利恆, 現在我要到我的家去(“到我的家去”原文作“到耶和華的殿去”), 但沒有人接待我到家裡去.

19:19 There is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, for your servant, and for the young man who is with your servant; there is no lack of anything.”
其實我有糧草,有飼料, 可以餵驢; 我和我的妾, 以及與你的僕人在一起的那個青年人, 都有餅和酒吃喝, 一無所缺. ”

19:20 And the old man said, “Peace to you. I will take care of your needs; however, you must not spend the night in the open square.”
那老年人說: “願你平安, 你所缺乏的, 由我負責好了; 只是不可在廣場上過夜. ”

19:21 So he brought him to his house, and he fed the donkeys; they washed their feet, ate, and drank.
於是把他領到自己的家裡, 用飼料餵了驢, 他們洗了腳, 就吃喝起來.

19:22 While they were enjoying themselves, behold, the men of the city, the perverse lot, surrounded the house, pounding on the door. And they said to the old man, the owner of the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so that we may have sex with him.”
他們心裡正暢快的時候, 忽然城裡有些無賴之徒, 圍繞房子, 不住地敲門, 對老房主說: “把進入你家的那個人帶出來, 我們要與他交合. ”

19:23 So the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not act wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful thing.
那房主出來見他們, 對他們說: “我的眾兄弟啊, 不可這樣, 請你們不要作惡; 這人既然進了我的家, 你們就不要作這羞恥的事.

19:24 Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Please, let me bring them out; do violence to them, and do to them whatever you please. Do not do this disgraceful thing to this man.”
這裡有我的女兒, 還是處女, 並且有這人的妾, 我把她們領出來, 讓你們污辱她們; 你們看怎樣好, 就怎樣待她們吧. 只是對這個人, 你們卻不要作這羞恥的事. ”

19:25 But the men were not willing to listen to him, and the man seized his concubine and brought her out to them; and they had intercourse with her, and they abused her all night until the morning; they let her go at the approach of dawn.
那些人卻不肯聽從他的話, 那人就抓住自己的妾, 拉出外邊去交給他們, 他們就與她交合, 整夜污辱她; 直到早晨, 天色破曉的時候, 才放她走.

19:26 And the woman came as the morning appeared, and she fell at the entrance of the man’s house where her master was, until daylight.
天快亮的時候, 那女子回到留她主人住宿的那人的房子門口, 就仆倒在那裡, 直到天亮.

19:27 In the morning her master got up, and he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his journey, and behold, his concubine was falling at the entrance of the house, with her hand on the threshold.
到早晨, 她的主人起來, 開了房門, 出去要上路的時候, 就看見那婦人, 就是他的妾, 仆倒在門口, 她的雙手搭在門檻上.

19:28 And he said to her, “Get up, let us go,” but there was no answer. So he put her on the donkey, and the man got up and went to his place.
他對那婦人說: “起來, 我們走吧！”可是卻沒有回答. 那人就把她馱在驢上, 起程回自己的地方去了.

19:29 When he entered his house he took a knife, and he grasped his concubine and cut her into twelve pieces; and he sent her throughout the whole territory of Israel.
他到了家裡, 就拿起刀來, 抓住自己的妾, 把她的肢體切成十二塊, 叫人送到以色列的全境去.

19:30 All who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever been since the Israelites went up from the land of Egypt until this day. Take note of it, consider it, and speak up.”
看見的人都說: “自從以色列人從埃及地上來的日子, 直到今日, 這樣的事並沒有發生過, 也沒有看見過; 你們要思想, 要商議, 要討論. ”

Judges - Chapter 20

20:1 All the Israelites went out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and they gathered as one body to Yahweh at Mizpah.
於是以色列眾人都出來, 從但到別是巴, 以及基列地的眾人, 都在米斯巴耶和華面前聚集起來如同一人.

20:2 And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand sword-bearing infantry.
全民的領袖, 就是以色列眾支派的領袖, 都站在神子民的會中; 拿刀的步兵共有四十萬人.

20:3 (The descendants of Benjamin heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites said, “Tell us, how did this evil act occur?”
(以色列人上到米斯巴來, 便雅憫人聽見了. )以色列人說: “這件惡事是怎樣發生的? 你們說吧. ”

20:4 The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered and said, “I came to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.
那利未人, 就是被害的婦人的丈夫, 回答說: “我和我的妾到了便雅憫的基比亞, 要在那裡住宿.

20:5 The lords of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my concubine, and she died.
基比亞人民起來攻擊我, 在夜間包圍我住的房子攻擊我, 有意殺害我; 他們把我的妾污辱致死.

20:6 Then I grabbed my concubine and cut her into pieces, and I sent her throughout all the territory of Israel’s inheritance; for they committed a shameful and disgraceful thing in Israel.
我就把我的妾切成塊子, 送到以色列的各地業, 因為基比亞人在以色列中行了極羞恥的惡事.

20:7 Look, all you Israelites! Make your decision and advice here.”
以色列人哪, 你們都要說出你們的意見, 也要在這裡提出你們的對策. ”

20:8 All the people got up as one body, saying, “Not one of us will go to his tent, or will any of us return to his house.
於是眾人都起來如同一人, 說: “我們當中誰都不回自己的帳棚, 誰都不回自己的家.

20:9 So then, this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against her by lot.
現在我們要這樣對待基比亞人: 我們要照著所抽的籤上去攻打他們.

20:10 We will take ten men of one hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of one thousand, and one thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions to the troops, to repay them when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin for all the disgraceful things they did in Israel.”
我們要從以色列各支派中, 每百人抽取十人, 每千人抽取百人, 每萬人抽取千人, 好為人民運送糧食; 等他們到了便雅憫的基比亞的時候, 就可以照著他們在以色列中所行的一切羞恥的事懲罰他們. ”

20:11 And all the men of Israel were gathered to the city as one body united.
於是以色列眾人彼此聯合, 如同一人, 聚集起來攻擊那城.

20:12 Then the tribes of Israel sent men throughout all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that happened among you?
以色列各支派打發人到便雅憫的各家去, 說: “你們中間怎麼發生了這樣的惡事呢?

20:13 So then, hand over the men, the perverse lot, who are in Gibeah, so that we may kill them and purge this wickedness from Israel.” But the descendants of Benjamin were not willing to listen to the voice of their relatives, the Israelites.
現在你們要把那些人, 基比亞的無賴之徒, 交出來, 我們好處死他們, 從以色列中除掉這惡. ”只是便雅憫人卻不肯聽從他們的兄弟以色列人的話.

20:14 And the descendants of Benjamin were gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out for battle against the Israelites.
便雅憫人從各城出來聚集, 往基比亞去, 要與以色列人交戰.

20:15 From the cities the descendants of Benjamin were counted on that day twenty-six thousand sword-wielding men, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were counted seven hundred well-trained men.
那時便雅憫人, 從各城裡被數點的, 共有二萬六千拿刀的, 另外被數點的, 還有基比亞的居民, 共有七百精兵.

20:16 From all these troops were seven hundred well-trained men who were left-handed; each one could sling with a stone at a hair and not miss.
在這些人中, 還有七百精兵是善用左手的, 個個都能用機弦拋石, 毫髮不差.

20:17 And the men of Israel besides Benjamin were counted four hundred thousand sword-wielding men; all were warriors.
除了便雅憫人以外, 以色列人被數點的, 共有四十萬拿刀的, 個個都是戰士.

20:18 Then the Israelites got up and went up to Bethel, and they inquired of God, saying, “Who will go up first for the battle against the descendants of Benjamin?” And Yahweh said, “Judah will go first.”
以色列人就起來, 上伯特利去求問神, 說: “我們之中誰應首先上去, 與便雅憫人交戰呢? ”耶和華說: “猶大應首先上去. ”

20:19 And the Israelites got up in the morning, and they encamped against Gibeah.
以色列人早晨起來, 對著基比亞安營.

20:20 Then the men of Israel marched out for the battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel took up positions against them for battle at Gibeah.
以色列人出來, 要與便雅憫人交戰; 以色列人在基比亞面前列陣等待他們.

20:21 The descendants of Benjamin went out from Gibeah, and they struck down on that day twenty-two thousand men of Israel to the ground.
便雅憫人從基比亞出來, 那一天使二萬二千以色列人倒地身亡.

20:22 But the troops, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and again they arranged their battle lines in the place where they had arranged themselves the first day.
眾民, 就是以色列人, 都奮勇起來, 又在頭一天列陣的地方列陣.

20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before Yahweh until evening and inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Should we again draw near from the battle against the descendants of Benjamin, our relatives?” And Yahweh said, “Go up against them.”
事前, 以色列人上伯特利去, 在耶和華面前哀哭直到晚上, 然後求問耶和華, 說: “我們再去與我們的兄弟便雅憫人交戰, 可以不可以? ”耶和華說: “你們可以上去攻打他們. ”

20:24 And the Israelites drew near to the descendants of Benjamin on the second day.
第二天, 以色列人就前去攻打便雅憫人.

20:25 And Benjamin went out from Gibeah to meet them on the second day, and they struck down the Israelites again, eighteen thousand men to the ground; all of these were sword-wielding.
便雅憫人第二天也從基比亞出來, 迎戰以色列人, 又使一萬八千以色列人倒地身亡, 都是拿刀的.

20:26 And all the Israelites and all the troops went up and came to Bethel and wept; and they sat there before Yahweh and fasted on that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before Yahweh.
以色列眾人, 就是全體人民, 又上到伯特利, 坐在耶和華面前哀哭, 那日禁食直到晚上, 然後在耶和華面前獻上燔祭和平安祭.

20:27 And the Israelites inquired of Yahweh (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
那時, 神的約櫃在那裡.

20:28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it to minister in those days), saying, “Should we go out once more to battle against the descendants of Benjamin our relatives, or should we stop?” And Yahweh said, “Go up tomorrow; I will give them into your hand.”
那時, 亞倫的孫子,以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈, 侍立在約櫃前供職. 以色列人求問耶和華, 說: “我們應再出去與我們的兄弟便雅憫人交戰呢? 還是休戰呢? ”耶和華說: “你們應上去, 因為明天我必把他們交在你們手中. ”

20:29 So Israel stationed an ambush all around Gibeah.
以色列人在基比亞四周設下伏兵.

20:30 And the Israelites went up against the descendants of Benjamin on the third day, and they took up positions against Gibeah as before.
第三天, 以色列人又上去攻打便雅憫人, 在基比亞前面列陣, 像前兩次一樣.

20:31 The descendants of Benjamin went out to meet the troops, and they lured them away from the city and began to inflict casualties on the troops as before, on the main road, one of which goes up to Bethel, the other to Gibeah; and in the field there were about thirty men of Israel.
便雅憫人也出來迎敵, 他們被引出城外, 在兩條大路上, 一條通往伯特利, 一條通往基比亞, 像前兩次一樣, 動手殺敵, 在田間殺死以色列人約有三十個.

20:32 And the descendants of Benjamin thought, “They are being defeated before us as previously,” and the Israelites said, “Let us flee and lure them away from the city to the main roads.”
便雅憫人說: “他們仍像前一次一樣, 敗在我們面前了. ”以色列人卻說: “我們逃跑吧, 引他們離開城市出到大路上來. ”

20:33 And all the men of Israel got up from their places and took up positions in Baal Tamar; and the ambush of Israel charged from their places, from the vicinity of Gibeah.
以色列眾人都從自己的地方起來, 在巴力．他瑪列陣; 以色列的伏兵, 從基比亞西邊埋伏的地方衝出來.

20:34 Then ten thousand well-trained men from all Israel came out against Gibeah, and the battle became fierce; they did not know that disaster was about to close in on them.
全以色列中的精兵, 有一萬人前來攻打基比亞, 戰爭非常激烈; 便雅憫人還不知道災禍快要臨到他們的身上了.

20:35 And Yahweh defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and the Israelites destroyed on that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men of Benjamin, all of them sword-wielding.
耶和華在以色列人面前擊敗了便雅憫人; 那天以色列人消滅便雅憫人, 共二萬五千一百名, 都是拿刀的.

20:36 The descendants of Benjamin saw that they were defeated, and the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they trusted the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.
這樣, 便雅憫人就看出自己被擊敗了. 原來以色列人倚靠在基比亞前面設下的伏兵, 就對便雅憫人詐敗.

20:37 And the ambush came quickly and advanced against Gibeah, and it put the whole city to the sword.
伏兵急忙衝入基比亞, 用刀擊殺了全城的人.

20:38 Now the appointed time for the men of Israel with the ambush was that they sent up for them a great amount of smoke from the city.
以色列人與伏兵預先約定, 就是從城裡放火, 以煙氣上升為號.

20:39 And the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to inflict casualties on about thirty men of Israel because they thought, “They will be completely defeated before us as in the first battle.”
以色列人在戰場上撤退的時候, 便雅憫人就動手殺人, 刺死以色列人約三十個, 心裡說: “他們真的像頭一次戰陣一樣, 在我們面前被擊敗了. ”

20:40 And the cloud of smoke began to go up from the city in a column of smoke, and Benjamin turned backward, and behold, the whole city was going up in smoke!
當煙柱信號從城中上升的時候, 便雅憫人就轉身觀看, 只見全城煙火沖天.

20:41 And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed because they saw that disaster was closing in on them.
那時, 以色列人又轉身回來, 便雅憫人就非常驚慌, 因為看見災禍臨到自己身上了.

20:42 And they retreated from before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, but the battle caught up to them, and those who came from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
他們在以色列人面前轉身, 向曠野的路上逃走, 戰爭卻緊隨著他們; 那些從各城裡出來的人也在他們中間消滅他們.

20:43 They surrounded Benjamin; they pursued them without rest and trod them down opposite Gibeah to the east.
以色列人包圍了便雅憫人, 追趕他們, 在他們歇息之地, 直到基比亞對面日出之處, 踐踏他們.

20:44 And eighteen thousand men from Benjamin fell, all of them able men.
便雅憫人中倒斃的共有一萬八千人, 全都是勇士.

20:45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness, to the rock of Rimmon, but they cut down on the main roads five thousand men; and they pursued after them up to Gidom, and they struck down two thousand men.
其餘的人轉身, 向著曠野逃跑, 到了臨門的磐石那裡; 以色列人在大路上除滅了他們五千人, 追趕他們直到基頓, 又擊殺了他們二千人.

20:46 So all of Benjamin who fell on that day were twenty-five thousand sword-wielding men; all of these were able men.
所以那一天便雅憫人倒斃的, 共有二萬五千人, 都是拿刀的, 全部是勇士.

20:47 But six hundred turned and fled toward the wilderness, to the rock of Rimmon, and they remained at the rock of Rimmon for four months.
剩下的六百人轉身, 向著曠野逃跑, 到了臨門的磐石那裡, 就在臨門的磐石那裡住了四個月.

20:48 And the men of Israel returned to the descendants of Benjamin, and they put them to the edge of the sword, both the inhabitants of city and the animals that were found; they also set on fire all the cities that they found.
以色列人又回到便雅憫人那裡, 把全城的人和牲畜, 以及一切遇見的, 都用刀殺盡; 又把他們碰見的一切城市放火燒毀了.

Judges - Chapter 21

21:1 The men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”
以色列人在米斯巴曾經起誓說: “我們中間不可有人把自己的女兒嫁給便雅憫人作妻子. ”

21:2 And the people of Bethel came and sat there until evening before God, and they lifted their voices and wept bitterly.
眾人來到伯特利, 在那裡坐在神面前直到晚上, 放聲大哭,

21:3 And they said, “Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has it happened today in Israel that one tribe is lacking from Israel?”
說: “耶和華以色列的神啊, 今日以色列中缺少了一個支派, 為甚麼在以色列中發生這事呢? ”

21:4 On the next day the people rose early, and they built there an altar and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.
次日, 眾人清早起來, 在那裡築了一座祭壇, 獻上燔祭和平安祭.

21:5 And the Israelites said, “Who in the assembly has not come up from all the tribes of Israel to Yahweh?” For a solemn oath was taken concerning whoever did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah, saying, “He will certainly be put to death.”
以色列人彼此說: “以色列各支派中, 誰沒有與會眾上到耶和華面前來呢? ”因為他們曾經起過很嚴厲的誓, 說: “不上米斯巴到耶和華面前的, 必把他處死. ”

21:6 But the Israelites had compassion for Benjamin, their relatives, and they said, “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel.
以色列人為他們的兄弟便雅憫難過, 說: “今天以色列中有一個支派被剪除了.

21:7 What will we do for them—for the ones being left over—for wives? For we have sworn by Yahweh not to give to them our daughters as wives.”
我們曾經指著耶和華起過誓, 必不把我們的女兒給便雅憫人作妻子, 那麼現在我們當怎樣辦理, 使他們剩下的人有妻子呢? ”

21:8 They asked, “Which one is there from the tribes of Israel who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah?” And behold, no one came from Jabesh-gilead to the camp, to the assembly.
他們又彼此問: “以色列各支派中, 有誰沒有上米斯巴到耶和華面前來的呢? ”他們就發現基列．雅比中沒有一人去到營中會眾那裡.

21:9 The people were counted, and no one was there from the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead.
眾人被數點的時候, 就發現基列．雅比的居民中沒有一人在那裡.

21:10 And the congregation sent there twelve thousand men from the troops, and they commanded them, saying, “Go, strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, and the women and children.
因此會眾從勇士中差派一萬二千人到那裡去, 吩咐他們說: “你們去用刀擊殺基列．雅比的居民, 連婦女與孩子都要殺.

21:11 This is the thing you will do: you will destroy every man and every woman who had sex with a man.”
你們要這樣行, 你們要把所有的男子, 和所有與男子同過房的女子, 完全毀滅. ”

21:12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had not had sex with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
他們在基列．雅比的居民中, 找到了四百個未曾與人同房, 也未曾與男子同寢的年輕少女, 就把她們帶到迦南地的示羅營那裡.

21:13 Then the congregation sent and spoke all this to the descendants of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon, and they assured them they would not be hurt.
全體會眾又派人到臨門的磐石那裡, 對便雅憫人說話, 向他們宣告和平.

21:14 And Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave to them the women whom they kept alive from Jabesh-gilead; but they were not enough for them.
那時便雅憫人回來了, 以色列人就把他們保留的基列．雅比的女子給他們作妻子, 但還是不夠.

21:15 And the people felt sorry for Benjamin because Yahweh weakened the tribes of Israel.
眾人為便雅憫人難過, 因為耶和華使以色列眾支派中有了缺口.

21:16 So the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do for the remaining ones for wives, since the women from Benjamin have been destroyed?”
會眾中的長老說: “便雅憫的女子既然都被除滅了, 我們應怎樣行, 使那些餘下的人有妻子呢? ”

21:17 And they said, “There must be a remnant for Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be blotted out from Israel.
又說: “便雅憫逃脫的人應有地業, 免得有個支派從以色列中被消滅.

21:18 But we cannot give them wives from our daughters.” (For the Israelites swore, saying, “Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin.”)
但是我們不能把我們自己的女兒給他們作妻子. ”因為以色列人曾經起誓說: “把女兒給便雅憫人作妻子的, 是可咒詛的. ”

21:19 And they said, “Look, the annual feast of Yahweh is in Shiloh, which is to the north of Bethel, east of the main road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.
他們又說: “看哪, 每年在示羅都舉行耶和華的節期; 示羅就是在伯特利的北面, 從伯特利上示劍的大路的東面, 在利波拿的南面. ”

21:20 They instructed the descendants of Benjamin, saying, “Go, lie in ambush in the vineyards,
於是他們吩咐便雅憫人說: “你們去在葡萄園中設下埋伏;

21:21 and watch and look; when the daughters of Shiloh dance in the dances, come out from the vineyards and seize for yourselves a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
在那裡觀看, 示羅的女子出來跳舞的時候, 你們就從葡萄園出來, 從示羅的女子中, 各搶一個作妻子, 然後回便雅憫地去.

21:22 And if their fathers or their brothers complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Allow us to have them, because we did not capture a wife for each man in the battle, and because you did not give them to them, or else you would have been guilty.’ ”
如果她們的父親或是兄弟來與我們爭論, 我們就對他們說: ‘求你們恩待他們吧, 因為我們在戰場上沒有給他們留下女子作妻子, 而且這次又不是你們把女兒給他們; 若是你們給的, 你們就有罪了. ’”

21:23 The descendants of Benjamin did likewise, and they took wives for each of them from the dancers whom they seized, and they went and returned to their territory, and they rebuilt the cities and they lived in them.
於是便雅憫人照樣行了: 按著他們的數目, 從跳舞的女子中強搶她們作妻子, 然後離開那裡, 回到自己的地業去, 重建城市, 住在其中.

21:24 So the Israelites dispersed from there at that time according to tribe and family; and they went out from there, each one to their own territory.
那時, 以色列人離開那裡, 各人回到自己的支派和自己的家族去; 他們離開那裡, 各人回到自己的地業去.

21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel; each one did what was right in his own eyes.
在那些日子, 以色列中沒有王, 各人都行自己看為對的事.

Ruth (路得記)

Ruth - Chapter 1

1:1 And it happened in the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem of Judah went to reside in the countryside of Moab—he and his wife and his two sons.
在士師統治期間, 國內發生了饑荒. 有一個人帶著妻子和兩個兒子, 從猶大的伯利恆前往摩押地去, 寄居在那裡.

1:2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephraimites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they went to the countryside of Moab and remained there.
這個人名叫以利米勒, 妻子名叫拿俄米, 兩個兒子叫瑪倫和基連, 都是猶大伯利恆的以法他人. 他們到了摩押地, 就在那裡住下來了.

1:3 But Elimelech the husband of Naomi died and she was left behind with her two sons.
後來拿俄米的丈夫以利米勒去世了, 留下她和兩個兒子.

1:4 And they took for themselves Moabite wives. The name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other was Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.
他們娶了摩押女子作妻子, 一個名叫俄耳巴, 一個名叫路得. 他們在那裡住了約有十年.

1:5 But both Mahlon and Kilion died, and the woman was left without her two sons and without her husband.
後來, 瑪倫和基連二人也死了, 留下拿俄米, 既沒有了兩個兒子, 又沒有了丈夫.

1:6 And she got up, she and her daughters-in-law, and returned from the countryside of Moab, because she had heard in the countryside of Moab that Yahweh had come to the aid of his people to give food to them.
拿俄米還在摩押地的時候, 因為聽說耶和華眷顧他的子民, 賜糧食給他們, 就帶著兩個媳婦動身從摩押地回來.

1:7 So she set out from the place where she was and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
她離開居住的地方, 兩個媳婦也隨她出發, 要回到猶大地去.

1:8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, each of you return to her mother’s house. May Yahweh show kindness to you just as you did with the dead and with me.
拿俄米對兩個媳婦說: “去吧, 你們還是各自回娘家吧. 願耶和華恩待你們, 像你們善待已死的人和我一樣.

1:9 May Yahweh grant that you find a resting place, each in the house of her husband.” And she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and cried.
願耶和華使你們各人有機會再嫁(“有機會再嫁”原文作“在丈夫家裡”), 找到歸宿. ”跟著親吻她們, 她們就發聲大哭,

1:10 And they said to her, “No, we want to return with you to your people.”
說: “不, 我們一定要跟你一起回到你同胞那裡去. ”

1:11 And Naomi said, “Return, my daughters. Why do you still want to go with me? Are there sons in my womb that may be husbands for you?
拿俄米說: “我女兒啊, 你們回去吧, 為甚麼要跟我去呢? 我肚子裡還有兒子作你們的丈夫嗎?

1:12 Turn back, my daughters! Go, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should think there is hope for me, even if I should have a husband this night, and even if I should bear sons,
走吧, 我女兒啊, 你們回去吧, 因為我太老, 不能嫁人了, 就算我說我還有希望今天晚上有個丈夫, 又生兒子,

1:13 would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is far more bitter to me than to you. For the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me.”
你們可以等到他們長大嗎? 你們可以為他們守節而不嫁人嗎? 不行, 我女兒啊, 我為你們非常難過, 因為耶和華伸手對付我. ”

1:14 And they lifted up their voices and cried again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
她們又放聲大哭. 俄耳巴就和婆婆吻別, 路得卻捨不得離開拿俄米.

1:15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods. Return after your sister-in-law too.”
拿俄米說: “你看, 你嫂嫂已經回到她同胞和她的神那裡去了. 你也跟著嫂嫂回去吧. ”

1:16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you! For where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people and your God will be my God.
路得說: “請不要逼我離開你回去, 不跟從你. 你到哪裡去, 我也要到哪裡去; 你在哪裡過夜, 我也要在哪裡過夜; 你的同胞就是我的同胞, 你的神就是我的神;

1:17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. So may Yahweh do to me, and even more, unless death separates you and me!”
你死在哪裡, 我也要死在哪裡, 葬在哪裡. 除非死亡把你我分離; 如果我離開你, 願耶和華加倍懲罰我. ”

1:18 When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.
拿俄米看路得堅決要跟她走, 就不再多費唇舌了.

1:19 So the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, all of the town was stirred because of them. And they said, “Is this Naomi?”
她們雙雙上路, 來到伯利恆. 她們到達的時候, 全城都因她們的緣故騷動起來. 婦女們說: “這是拿俄米嗎? ”

1:20 And she said to them, “You should not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has caused me to be very bitter.
拿俄米對她們說: “不要叫我拿俄米, 叫我瑪拉吧, 因為全能者使我吃盡了苦頭.

1:21 I went away full, but Yahweh brought me back empty-handed! Why call me Naomi when Yahweh has testified against me and Shaddai has brought calamity upon me?”
我滿滿地出去, 耶和華卻使我空空地回來, 你們為甚麼還叫我拿俄米呢? 耶和華折磨我, 全能者加害於我. ”

1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, returning from the countryside of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the harvest of barley.
拿俄米就這樣回來了. 她媳婦摩押女子路得隨著她從摩押地回來. 她們到達伯利恆, 正是開始收割大麥的時候.

Ruth - Chapter 2

2:1 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband, a prominent rich man from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
拿俄米的丈夫以利米勒有個同族的親戚, 名叫波阿斯, 是個大財主.

2:2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after someone in whose eyes I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
摩押女子路得對拿俄米說: “讓我到田裡去, 我在誰的眼前蒙恩, 我就跟在誰的背後撿麥穗. ”拿俄米說: “女兒啊, 你儘管去. ”

2:3 So she went and came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers. And she happened by chance upon the tract of field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
路得就去了, 來到田裡, 在收割的人背後撿麥穗. 她恰巧來到以利米勒同族的人波阿斯那塊田.

2:4 And look, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” And they said to him, “May Yahweh bless you.”
波阿斯剛好從伯利恆來, 對收割的人說: “願耶和華與你們同在. ”他們回答: “願耶和華賜福與你. ”

2:5 And Boaz said to his servant in charge of the reapers, “To whom does this young woman belong?”
波阿斯問那監督收割的僕人: “那是誰家的姑娘呢? ”

2:6 And the servant in charge of the reapers said, “She is a Moabite girl returning with Naomi from the countryside of Moab.
監督收割的僕人回答: “她是跟拿俄米從摩押地回來的摩押女子.

2:7 And she said, ‘Please let me glean and let me gather among the sheaves behind the reapers.’ So she came and remained from the morning up to now. She is sitting for a little while in the house.”
她說: ‘請讓我撿一點麥穗吧. 讓我跟在收割的人背後, 在禾捆堆中撿些零碎的穗子. ’於是她來了. 除了在房子裡休息了一會兒之外, 從早晨到現在一直都留在這裡. ”

2:8 And Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen carefully, my daughter, go no longer to glean in another field. Moreover, do not leave from this one, but stay close with my young women.
波阿斯對路得說: “女兒啊, 聽我說, 不要到別人田裡去撿麥穗, 也不要離開這裡, 要常常與我的女傭人在一起.

2:9 Keep your eyes on the field that they reap and go after them. Have I not ordered the servants not to bother you? And if you get thirsty, you shall go to the containers and drink from where the servants have drawn.”
你看他們在哪塊田裡收割, 就跟著女傭人去. 我不是已經吩咐僕人不可欺負你嗎? 假如你渴了, 就到水缸那裡去, 喝僕人打來的水. ”

2:10 And she fell on her face and bowed down to the ground and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes by recognizing me—for I am a foreigner?”
路得就俯伏在地叩拜, 對他說: “我是個外族人, 為甚麼會在你眼前蒙恩, 蒙你關照呢? ”

2:11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband was fully told to me. How you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and you went to a people that you did not know before.
波阿斯回答她說: “自從你丈夫去世以後, 你對婆婆所行的, 和你怎樣離開父母與出生之地, 來到素來不認識的人中間, 這一切我都知道得很清楚了.

2:12 May Yahweh reward your work and may a full reward be given to you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you came to take refuge.”
願耶和華照你所作的報答你; 你來投靠在耶和華以色列神的翅膀下, 願他充充足足酬報你. ”

2:13 And she said, “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and have spoken kindly to your servant, and I am not one of your servants.”
路得說: “主人啊, 但願我在你眼前蒙恩, 雖然我連你的婢女都不是, 你還是安慰我, 對我這麼好. ”

2:14 And Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here and eat from the bread and dip your morsel in the wine vinegar.” So she sat beside the gleaners, and he offered to her roasted grain. And she ate and was satisfied, and she had some left over.
到了吃飯的時候, 波阿斯對路得說: “你過來, 吃一點餅吧, 拿餅塊蘸在醋裡. ”路得就在收割的人旁邊坐下來. 波阿斯把一些烘好的麥穗遞給她, 她吃飽了, 還有剩下的.

2:15 And she got up to glean, and Boaz instructed his servants saying, “Let her also glean between the sheaves and do not reproach her.
她再起來去撿麥穗的時候, 波阿斯吩咐僕人說: “就算她在禾捆堆中撿麥穗, 也不可以辱罵她.

2:16 And also pull out for her from your bundles and leave it so that she may glean—and do not rebuke her.”
甚至要故意為她從禾捆中抽些出來, 留給她去撿, 千萬不可責備她. ”

2:17 So she gleaned in the field until the evening and she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
路得就這樣在田裡撿麥穗, 直到傍晚. 她把撿來的麥穗打了, 約有二十二公升大麥,

2:18 And she picked it up and went to the town. Her mother-in-law saw how much she had gleaned. And she took it out and gave to her what she had left over after being satisfied.
然後帶回城裡去. 路得把撿來的麥子拿給婆婆看, 把吃剩的給了婆婆.

2:19 And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today and where did you work? May he who took notice of you be blessed.” And she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked and said, “The name of the man who I worked with today is Boaz.”
婆婆問她: “你今天在哪裡撿麥穗? 在哪裡工作呢? 願那關照你的人蒙福. ”路得就告訴婆婆她在誰那裡工作, 說: “我今天在一個名叫波阿斯的人那裡工作. ”

2:20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by Yahweh, whose loyal love has not forsaken the living or the dead.” And Naomi said to her, “The man is a close relative for us, he is one of our redeemers.”
拿俄米對媳婦說: “願不斷施慈愛給活人和死人的耶和華賜福給他. ”拿俄米又對她說: “這個人是我們的親人, 有買贖權的一位近親. ”

2:21 And Ruth the Moabite said, “Also, he said to me, ‘You shall stay close with the servants which are mine until they have finished all of the harvest which is mine.’ ”
摩押女子路得說: “他還告訴我: ‘緊跟著我的僕人撿麥穗, 直到全部收割完畢. ’”

2:22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidservants so that you will not be bothered in another field.”
拿俄米對媳婦路得說: “我女兒啊, 這樣才好, 要與他的女傭人一起去, 免得在別人的田裡遭受敵視. ”

2:23 So she stayed close with the maidservants of Boaz to glean until the end of the barley harvest and wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
她就緊跟著波阿斯的女傭人撿麥穗, 直到大麥和小麥都收割好了. 路得一直與婆婆住在一起.

Ruth - Chapter 3

3:1 Now Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek for you security that things may be good for you?
路得的婆婆拿俄米對她說: “女兒啊, 我不是應當為你找個歸宿, 使你得到幸福嗎?

3:2 So then, is not Boaz our kinsman whose maidservants you were with? Look, he is winnowing the barley at the threshing floor tonight.
你常常和他的女傭人在一起的波阿斯不是我們的親戚嗎? 他今天晚上要在禾場上簸大麥.

3:3 Wash, anoint yourself, put your clothing on, and go down to the threshing floor. Do not make yourself known to the man until he finishes eating and drinking.
你洗個澡, 抹上香膏, 穿上斗篷, 就下到禾場去. 不過, 那個人還沒有吃喝完畢, 別讓他認出你來.

3:4 And when he lies, take notice of the place where he lies. And you shall go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he shall tell you what to do.”
等到他躺下來, 你要弄清楚他所躺的地方, 進去掀露他的腳, 然後躺下去. 他就會告訴你該作甚麼. ”

3:5 And she said to her, “I will do all that you say.”
路得對她說: “你吩咐的, 我就去作. ”

3:6 And she went down to the threshing floor and did all that her mother-in-law had instructed her.
於是, 她下到禾場去, 照著婆婆吩咐的一切去作.

3:7 And Boaz ate and drank until his heart was merry and then he came to lie at the end of the grain heap. And she came in quietly and uncovered his feet and lay down.
波阿斯吃喝完了, 心裡舒暢, 就去躺在麥堆的旁邊. 路得悄悄地來, 掀露他的腳, 躺臥下去.

3:8 And it happened in the middle of the night the man was startled and he reached out and behold, a woman was lying at his feet.
到了夜半, 波阿斯驚醒過來, 一翻身就看到一個女子躺在他的腳邊,

3:9 And he said, “Who are you?” And she said, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your garment over your servant because you are a redeemer.”
就說: “你是誰? ”她回答: “我是你的婢女路得, 請用你的衣襟遮蓋你的婢女, 因為你是我的有買贖權的近親. ”

3:10 And he said, “You are blessed by Yahweh my daughter. You did better in this last kindness than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.
波阿斯說: “我女兒, 願你蒙耶和華賜福. 你末後表現的愛心比起初更大, 因為年輕人無論貧富, 你都沒有跟從.

3:11 And so then my daughter, do not be afraid. All that you ask I will do for you, for the entire assembly of my people knows that you are a worthy woman.
我女兒, 現在你不要怕, 你所說的, 我一定去作. 本城的人都知道你是個賢慧的女人.

3:12 Now truly I am a redeemer, but there is also a redeemer of a closer relationship than me.
不錯, 我是你那有買贖權的近親, 可惜還有一個有買贖權的近親比我更親.

3:13 Stay tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good; but if he is not willing to redeem, then as Yahweh lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”
今晚你就在這裡過夜, 明早如果他肯盡買贖你的本分, 好, 就由他來履行; 假如他不願意這樣作, 我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 我一定盡買贖你的本分. 你只管躺到天亮吧. ”

3:14 So she lay at his feet until morning and got up before anyone could recognize each other. And he said, “It must not be known that you came to the threshing floor.”
路得躺在波阿斯腳邊直到早晨. 因為波阿斯說過不可以讓人知道有女人來過禾場, 路得就趁天色未明, 人們彼此無法辨認的時候就起來.

3:15 And he said, “Bring the cloak that is on you and hold it out.” And she held it out and he measured six measures of barley and put it on her cloak. Then she went into the city.
他又說: “拿你所披的外衣來, 把它打開. ”她打開了, 他就量了六簸箕大麥, 放在她的肩上. 路得就進城去.

3:16 And she came to her mother-in-law, and she said, “How did it go for you, my daughter?” And she told her all that the man did for her.
到她婆婆那裡, 婆婆就問: “我女兒, 怎樣了? ”路得就把那人對她所作的一切都告訴了婆婆,

3:17 And she said, “These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, ‘You shall not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’ ”
又說: “他給我這六簸箕大麥, 對我說: ‘不要空手去見你婆婆. ’”

3:18 And she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.”
拿俄米說: “我女兒, 你儘管安靜等候, 直到你知道事情怎樣了結, 因為那人今天不把事情辦妥, 絕不歇息. ”

Ruth - Chapter 4

4:1 And Boaz had gone up to the city gate and sat there. And look, the redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by. And he said, “Come over here to sit, friend.” And he came over and sat.
波阿斯去到城門, 坐在那裡, 波阿斯所說那個有買贖權的近親剛巧路過那裡. 波阿斯說: “喂, 老兄, 過來坐一下吧. ”他就過去坐下來了.

4:2 And he took ten men from the elders of the city and said, “Sit here.” And they sat.
波阿斯又邀請城裡的十個長老, 對他們說: “請坐在這裡. ”他們就坐下來了.

4:3 And he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who returned from the countryside of Moab, is selling the tract of land which was for our brother Elimelech.
他對那個有買贖權的近親說: “從摩押地回來的拿俄米, 現在要賣我們族兄以利米勒的那塊地.

4:4 And I thought I would tell you and say, ‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting and before the elders of my people,’ if you want to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not want to redeem, tell me so that I may know, for there is no one except you to redeem it, and I am after you.” And he said, “I want to redeem it.”
我想把這一件事告訴你, 請你在眾民的長老, 還有在座的各位面前, 把它買下來吧. 如果你肯贖就贖, 假如不肯, 就說出來, 讓我知道; 因為除了你當贖它以外, 我是第一候補. ”那人說: “我肯贖. ”

4:5 And Boaz said, “On the day of your acquiring the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of the dead man, in order to raise up for the name of the dead his inheritance.”
波阿斯說: “你從拿俄米手中買下那塊地的時候, 你也得娶(“娶”原文作“買”)已死的人的妻子摩押女子路得, 使已死的人的名字留在他的產業上. ”

4:6 And the redeemer said, “I am not able to redeem for myself, lest I ruin my inheritance. You redeem for yourself my kinsman-redemption, for I am not able to redeem it.”
那有買贖權的近親說: “那我就不能贖它了, 只怕損害了我的產業. 你可以贖我當贖的, 因為我沒有辦法贖了. ”

4:7 (Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the kinsman-redemption and transfer of property: to confirm the matter, a man removed his sandal and gave it to his fellow countryman. This was the manner of attesting in Israel.)
從前在以色列, 無論買贖或是交易, 決定甚麼事, 當事人就要脫鞋給對方. 這是以色列中作證的方式.

4:8 So the redeemer said to Boaz, “Acquire it for yourself,” and he removed his sandal.
那有買贖權的近親對波阿斯說: “你自己買下來吧. ”就把鞋脫下來.

4:9 And Boaz said to the elders and all of the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired all that was for Elimelech and that was for Kilion and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi.
波阿斯對長老和眾人說: “今天你們都是見證人, 所有屬於以利米勒,基連和瑪倫的, 我都從拿俄米手中買下來了.

4:10 And also Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired as a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance, so that the name of the dead may not be cut off from his relatives and from the gate of his birth place. You are witnesses today.”
我也娶了(“娶了”原文作“買了”)瑪倫的妻子摩押女子路得作妻子, 使已死的人的名字留在他的產業上, 免得他的名字在本族本鄉中除掉. 今天你們都是見證人. ”

4:11 And all of the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman coming into your house as Rachel and as Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you have strength in Ephrathah and bestow a name in Bethlehem.
聚集在城門的眾人和長老都說: “我們都是見證人. 願耶和華使進你家的這女人, 像建立以色列家的拉結和利亞二人一樣. 願你在以法他顯大, 在伯利恆揚名.

4:12 And may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah from the offspring that Yahweh will give to you from this young woman.”
願耶和華從這少婦賜你後裔, 使你的家像他瑪從猶大所生法勒斯的家一般. ”

4:13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and Yahweh enabled her to conceive, and she bore a son.
於是波阿斯娶了路得作妻子, 與她親近. 耶和華使她懷孕生了一個兒子.

4:14 And the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh who today did not leave you without a redeemer! And may his name be renowned in Israel!
婦女對拿俄米說: “耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因為他今天沒有斷絕你有買贖權的近親, 願他在以色列中揚名.

4:15 He shall be for you a restorer of life and a sustainer in your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is better for you than seven sons, has borne him.”
他必甦醒你的生命, 養你的老, 因為他是愛你的媳婦所生的; 有她比有七個兒子更好. ”

4:16 And Naomi took the child and she put him on her bosom and became his nurse.
拿俄米把孩子接過來, 抱在懷中, 作他的保姆.

4:17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” And they called his name Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
鄰近的婦女要給他起名字, 說: “拿俄米生了孩子了. ”就給他起名叫俄備得; 這俄備得是耶西的父親, 耶西是大衛的父親.

4:18 Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,
以下是法勒斯的後代: 法勒斯生希斯崙,

4:19 and Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab,
希斯崙生蘭, 蘭生亞米拿達,

4:20 and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon,
亞米拿達生拿順, 拿順生撒門,

4:21 and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed,
撒門生波阿斯, 波阿斯生俄備得,

4:22 and Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
俄備得生耶西, 耶西生大衛.

I Samuel (撒母耳記上)

I Samuel - Chapter 1

1:1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim Zophim, from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
在以法蓮山地的拉瑪．瑣非, 有一個以法蓮人名叫以利加拿, 是耶羅罕的兒子,以利戶的孫子,託戶的曾孫,蘇弗的玄孫.

1:2 He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah, and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
他有兩個妻子, 一個名叫哈拿, 另一個名叫毗尼拿. 毗尼拿有孩子, 哈拿卻沒有孩子.

1:3 Now this man used to go up from his town year by year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of hosts in Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to Yahweh.
這人每年都從他的本城上示羅去敬拜, 獻祭給萬軍之耶和華. 在示羅有以利的兩個兒子, 何弗尼和非尼哈, 作耶和華的祭司.

1:4 On the day Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
以利加拿在獻祭的那天, 就把祭肉分給妻子毗尼拿和她所有的兒女.

1:5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, though Yahweh had closed her womb.
但他當面只分給哈拿一份; 他雖然愛哈拿, 耶和華卻使哈拿不能懷孕.

1:6 (Now her rival wife would provoke her severely in order to upset her because Yahweh had closed her womb.)
因為耶和華使哈拿不能懷孕, 她的對頭就盡力刺激她, 使她苦惱.

1:7 And so he used to do year after year; whenever she went up to the house of Yahweh, she would provoke her so that she would weep and would not eat.
年年都是這樣; 每逢她上耶和華殿的時候, 毗尼拿總是刺激哈拿, 使她哭泣, 吃不下飯.

1:8 So Elkanah her husband would say to her: “Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat? And why are you heartsick? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
她的丈夫以利加拿對她說: “哈拿, 你為甚麼哭泣? 為甚麼不吃飯, 為甚麼心裡難過呢? 你有我不是比有十個兒子更好嗎? ”

1:9 Then Hannah got up after eating and drinking at Shiloh. (Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh.)
哈拿在示羅吃喝完了, 就起來. (那時以利祭司在耶和華殿的門柱旁邊, 坐在椅子上. )

1:10 She was deeply troubled, so she prayed to Yahweh and wept bitterly.
她心裡愁苦, 就向耶和華禱告, 流淚痛哭,

1:11 She made a vow and said: “O Yahweh of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the misery of your female servant, and will remember me, and not forget your female servant, and will give to your female servant a male child then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and a razor will never pass over his head.”
並且許願, 說: “萬軍之耶和華啊, 你若是看顧使女的困苦, 記念我, 不忘記你的使女, 賜給使女一個兒子, 我就必把他一生獻給耶和華, 不剃他的頭. ”

1:12 While she continued to pray before Yahweh, Eli was observing her mouth.
哈拿向耶和華禱告了很久, 以利一直在注視她的嘴.

1:13 Now Hannah had been speaking in her heart; her lips were moving, but her voice could not be heard, so Eli considered her to be drunk.
原來哈拿是在心中訴說, 只見她的嘴唇在動, 卻聽不見她的聲音, 因此以利以為她是個喝醉了的女人.

1:14 Then Eli said to her, “How long will you behave like someone who is drunk? Put away your wine!”
以利就對她說: “你要醉到幾時呢? 快快醒過來吧！”

1:15 But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord. I am a woman deeply distressed, but I have not drunk wine or strong drink. Rather, I have poured out my soul before Yahweh.
哈拿回答: “我主啊, 不是的. 我是個心靈愁苦的婦人, 淡酒烈酒都沒有喝, 只不過在耶和華面前傾吐我的心意.

1:16 Do not regard your female servant as worthless, but because of the extent of my worries and my provocation I have spoken all of this.”
不要把你的使女看作不檢點的女子, 我因為極度愁苦和激動, 才一直傾訴到現在. ”

1:17 Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant your request that you have asked of him.”
以利回答: “平平安安回去吧！願以色列的神把你所求的賜給你. ”

1:18 And she said, “May your female slave find favor in your sight.” Then the woman went on her way and ate something, and her face did not look sad any longer.
哈拿說: “願你的婢女在你眼前蒙恩！”於是這婦人回去, 並且吃飯, 臉上再沒有愁容.

1:19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before Yahweh and returned to their house at Ramah. Then Elkanah had sexual relations with Hannah his wife, and Yahweh remembered her.
第二天, 他們清早起來, 在耶和華面前敬拜, 然後回到他們的家鄉拉瑪, 回到自己的家裡去. 以利加拿和妻子哈拿同房; 耶和華顧念哈拿,

1:20 In due time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She called his name Samuel, for she said, “I requested him from Yahweh.”
她就懷孕; 時候到了, 就生了一個兒子, 哈拿給他起名叫撒母耳, 因為她說: “他是我從耶和華那裡求來的. ”

1:21 So the man Elkanah went up with all his household to make the annual sacrifice to Yahweh and to pay his vow.
以利加拿和他全家都上示羅去, 向耶和華獻年祭和還所許的願;

1:22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Once the boy is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear before Yahweh; and he will remain there forever.”
哈拿卻沒有上去, 因為她對丈夫說: “等孩子斷了奶, 我才帶他去朝見耶和華. 他要永遠住在那裡. ”

1:23 So her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what seems right to you; stay until you wean him. Only may Yahweh fulfill his word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.
她丈夫以利加拿對她說: “你看怎樣好, 就怎樣作吧. 你可以留在這裡, 等到你給孩子斷了奶, 但願耶和華實現他的話. ”於是哈拿留在家裡乳養孩子, 直到給他斷了奶.

1:24 Then she brought him up with her when she had weaned him, along with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of Yahweh at Shiloh while the boy was still young.
她給孩子斷了奶之後, 就帶他一同上去, 又帶了一頭三歲的公牛,十公斤麵和一皮袋酒. 她把孩子帶到示羅耶和華的殿那裡; 那時孩子還很小.

1:25 They slaughtered the bull, and they brought the boy to Eli.
他們宰了公牛以後, 就帶孩子到以利那裡,

1:26 She said, “Excuse me, my lord. As you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood with you in this place to pray to Yahweh.
婦人說: “我主啊, 我敢指著我主的性命起誓, 我就是從前在這裡站在你旁邊, 向耶和華禱告的那個婦人.

1:27 I prayed for this boy, and Yahweh has given me my request that I asked from him.
那時我祈求為要得這孩子, 耶和華已經把我向他所求的賜給我了,

1:28 I in turn have lent him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is lent to Yahweh.” Then they worshiped Yahweh there.
所以我現在把他獻給耶和華, 他的一生是屬於耶和華的. ”於是他就在那裡敬拜耶和華.

I Samuel - Chapter 2

2:1 Then Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in Yahweh, my strength is exalted in Yahweh; I grin over my enemies, for I rejoice over your salvation.
哈拿禱告說: “我的心因耶和華喜樂, 我的角因耶和華高舉, 我的口向仇敵大大誇耀, 因為我以你的救恩為樂.

2:2 There is no one holy like Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, and there is no rock like our God.
沒有人像耶和華那麼聖潔, 因為除你以外沒有別的神, 也沒有磐石像我們的神.

2:3 Do not increase speaking very proud words! Let no arrogance go forth from your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge whose deeds are not weighed.
你們不要多說驕傲的話, 也不要口出狂妄之言, 因為耶和華是全知的神, 人的一切行為他都鑒察.

2:4 The bows of mighty warriors are shattered, but those who stumble gird themselves with strength.
勇士的弓都被折斷, 跌倒的人卻以力量束腰.

2:5 Those who were full must hire themselves out for bread, but those who are hungry will become fat. As for the infertile, she will bear seven, but she who has many sons withers away.
飽足的, 要勞碌覓食, 飢餓的, 不再飢餓; 不能生育的, 生了七個兒女, 有過許多兒女的, 反倒衰微.

2:6 Yahweh kills and restores alive, he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
耶和華使人死, 也使人活; 使人下陰間, 也使人從陰間上來.

2:7 Yahweh makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and also exalts.
耶和華使人貧窮, 也使人富足; 使人降卑, 也使人升高.

2:8 He raises up the poor from the dust. From the ash heap he lifts up the needy, to cause them to sit with noble people and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh and he has set the inhabited world on them.
他從灰塵中抬舉貧寒的人, 從糞堆中提拔窮乏的人, 使他們與顯貴同坐, 承受尊貴的座位. 大地的柱子屬於耶和華, 他把全地安放在柱子上面.

2:9 He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness, because a man will not prevail by his might.
耶和華必保護虔誠人的腳步, 卻使惡人在黑暗中滅亡, 因為人得勝不是靠著力量.

2:10 Yahweh will shatter his adversaries; he will thunder against them in the heavens. Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king and will exalt the might of his anointed one.
至高者在天上打雷, 耶和華必打碎與他作對的人. 耶和華要審判地的四極, 卻要賜力量給他所立的王, 高舉他膏立之人的角. ”

2:11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. Now the boy was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli the priest.
後來, 以利加拿回拉瑪自己的家去. 那孩子卻留在以利祭司面前事奉耶和華.

2:12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless scoundrels; they did not know Yahweh.
以利的兩個兒子是無賴, 不尊重耶和華,

2:13 And the custom of the priests with the people was this: When any man brought a sacrifice, as the meat was boiling, the servant of the priest would take a three-pronged meat fork in his hand
也不理會當時祭司待人民的規矩. 有人獻祭, 在煮肉的時候, 祭司的僕人就來, 手裡拿著三齒的叉,

2:14 and would thrust it into the pan or into the kettle or into the cauldron or into the cooking pot. All that the meat fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they used to do to all of the Israelites who came there at Shiloh.
把叉子插入煎盤裡, 或鼎裡, 或釜裡, 或鍋裡, 叉子插上來的, 祭司都拿去. 所有到示羅來的以色列人, 祭司都是這樣待他們.

2:15 Also, before they offered up the fat as a burnt offering, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat for roasting, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
還有, 在焚燒脂油以前, 祭司的僕人就來, 對獻祭的人說: “把祭肉交給祭司燒烤吧, 因為他不會向你要煮過的肉, 單要生的. ”

2:16 And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat completely first, then take for yourself as you desire,” then he would say to him, “No! Give it now! If not, I will take it by force!”
如果那人對僕人說: “必須先把脂油焚燒了, 然後你才可以隨意去拿. ”他就說: “不可以, 你現在就要給我, 否則我就搶去. ”

2:17 So the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of Yahweh, because the men treated the offering of Yahweh with contempt.
這樣, 那兩個青年人在耶和華面前所犯的罪很大, 因為他們藐視獻給耶和華的祭物.

2:18 Now Samuel was serving before Yahweh, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.
那時, 撒母耳還是個孩童, 束著細麻布的以弗得, 在耶和華面前事奉.

2:19 His mother used to make for him a small robe and take it to him year by year whenever she came up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
撒母耳的母親每年為他做一件小外袍, 她和丈夫一同上來獻年祭的時候, 就帶來給他.

2:20 And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and he said, “May Yahweh give you an offspring from this woman in place of the petitioned one that she requested from Yahweh.” Then they went to their home.
以利給以利加拿和他的妻子祝福, 說: “願耶和華從這婦人身上還給你後裔, 代替你獻給耶和華的孩子. ”他們就回自己的地方去了.

2:21 Yahweh took note of Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters, while the young man Samuel grew up with Yahweh.
耶和華眷顧哈拿, 她再懷孕, 先後生了三個兒子和兩個女兒. 那孩子撒母耳在耶和華面前, 漸漸長大.

2:22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel and that they were having sexual relations with the women who were serving at the entrance of the tent of assembly.
以利已經老了, 聽見自己的兒子對待以色列人的一切事, 又聽見他們與在會幕門口侍應的婦女同寢.

2:23 And he asked them, “Why are you doing all these things that I am hearing, namely, your evil dealings with all these people?
以利就對他們說: “你們為甚麼作這些事? 我親自從眾民那裡聽見了你們的惡行.

2:24 No, my sons, the report is not good that I am hearing the people of Yahweh spreading.
我兒啊, 不要這樣, 因為我聽見的消息很不好, 你們使耶和華的子民違背律法.

2:25 If a man sins against a man, then God can intercede for him. But if a man sins against Yahweh, who can intercede for him?” But they did not obey their father, because Yahweh wanted to kill them.
如果有人得罪人, 有官長(“官長”原文作“神”)懲罰他; 如果有人得罪耶和華, 有誰為他求情呢? ”他們卻不聽父親的話, 因為耶和華有意要殺他們.

2:26 But the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with Yahweh and with the people.
那孩子撒母耳的身量, 耶和華和眾人對他的喜愛, 都不斷增長.

2:27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him: “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to the house of your ancestor when they were in Egypt under the house of Pharaoh?
有一位神人來見以利, 對他說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你父家在埃及法老家為奴的時候, 我不是向他們顯現嗎?

2:28 And I chose him from all the tribes of Israel to be a priest to me, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to bear an ephod before me. I gave to the house of your ancestor all the offerings made by fire by the Israelites.
我不是從以色列眾支派中, 選出他們作我的祭司, 上我的壇燒香, 在我面前穿以弗得嗎? 我不是把以色列人所獻的火祭, 都賜給了你的父家嗎?

2:29 Why do you despise my sacrifice and my offering which I commanded for my dwelling place, while you honored your sons more than me by making yourselves fat from the best of all the offerings of my people Israel?
你們為甚麼還以妒羨的眼光, 輕視我所吩咐要獻上的祭牲和禮物呢? 你為甚麼尊重你的兒子過於尊重我, 用我子民以色列所獻一切最好的禮物自肥呢? ’

2:30 Therefore,’ declares Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘though I solemnly said that your house and the house of your ancestor would walk before me forever, but now,’ declares Yahweh, ‘far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me, I will treat with contempt!
因此, 耶和華以色列的神說: ‘我曾說: 你的家和你的父家, 必永遠行在我面前. ’現在耶和華卻說: ‘我決不容你們這樣行了, 因為尊重我的, 我必尊重他; 藐視我的, 必受到輕視.

2:31 Look, days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of the house of your ancestor so that no one in your house will live to old age.
日子快到了, 我要砍下你和你父親的膀臂, 使你家中再沒有有權勢的長者.

2:32 You will look at the distress of my dwelling place, despite all the good caused for Israel, but there will never be an old man in your household forever!
我賜給以色列人的一切福分, 你必像一個對頭, 以嫉妒的眼光來看; 而在你的家中, 必永遠再沒有有權勢的長者.

2:33 The only one I will not cut off from my altar is you. Rather, to cause your eyes to fail and to cause your soul to grieve, all the members of your household will die as men.
我必不從我的祭壇那裡滅絕你家的人, 免得你的眼睛昏花, 心靈憂傷, 但所有你家中增添的人都必像世人一樣死去.

2:34 This is the sign for you that will come regarding your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: they will both die on the same day!
你的兩個兒子何弗尼和非尼哈所要遭遇的事, 是給你的一個證據: 他們二人必同日而死.

2:35 But I will raise up for myself a reliable priest; he will do just according to what is in my heart and in my soul. I will build for him a lasting house and he will walk continually before my anointed one forever.
我要為自己興起一位忠心的祭司, 他必依照我的心意行事; 我要為他建立一個穩固的家, 他一生必行在我的受膏者面前.

2:36 All the remainder of your household will come to bow down before him for a bit of silver or a loaf of bread and will say, “Please assign me to one of the priestly offices so that I can eat a morsel of bread.” ’ ”
你家中剩下的人, 都要來向他下拜; 求一個銀幣, 一塊餅, 也要說: 求你容我參與祭司的職務, 使我可以有點餅吃. ’”

I Samuel - Chapter 3

3:1 Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli. The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
那孩子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和華, 在那些日子, 耶和華的言語稀少, 異象也不常有.

3:2 And then one day when Eli was lying in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow weak so that he was not able to see)
有一天, 以利躺臥在自己的地方, 他的眼睛早已昏花, 不能看得清楚了.

3:3 and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, Samuel was lying in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God was.
神的燈還沒有熄滅, 撒母耳躺臥在耶和華的殿中, 就是安放神約櫃的地方.

3:4 Then Yahweh called out to Samuel and he said, “Here I am!”
耶和華呼喚撒母耳, 他說: “我在這裡. ”

3:5 And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” But he said, “I did not call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
他就跑到以利那裡, 說: “你呼喚我, 我在這裡. ”以利說: “我沒有呼喚你, 回去睡吧. ”他就回去睡了.

3:6 And Yahweh called Samuel again, so Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” And he said, “I did not call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”
耶和華再次呼喚撒母耳, 他就起來走到以利那裡, 說: “你呼喚我, 我在這裡. ”以利說: “我兒, 我沒有呼喚你, 回去睡吧. ”

3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, and the word of Yahweh had not yet been revealed to him.
那時撒母耳還沒有認識耶和華, 因為耶和華的話還沒有向他啟示.

3:8 Again Yahweh called Samuel a third time, so he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” Then Eli realized that Yahweh was calling the boy.
耶和華第三次呼喚撒母耳, 他又起來, 走到以利那裡, 說: “你呼喚我, 我在這裡. ”以利就明白是耶和華呼喚這孩子.

3:9 So Eli said to Samuel “Go lie down. If he calls to you, then you must say, ‘Speak Yahweh, because your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
因此以利對撒母耳說: “去睡吧！如果他呼喚你, 你就說: ‘耶和華啊！請說, 僕人敬聽. ’”於是撒母耳回去, 仍然睡在自己的地方.

3:10 Then Yahweh came and stood there and called out as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, because your servant is listening.”
耶和華又來站著, 像前幾次一樣呼喚: “撒母耳, 撒母耳！”他回答: “請說！僕人敬聽. ”

3:11 So Yahweh said to Samuel, “Look, I am doing something in Israel which will cause the two ears of everyone who hears it to tingle.
耶和華對撒母耳說: “看哪！我要在以色列中行一件事, 聽見的人, 都必耳鳴;

3:12 On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken against his household, from beginning to end.
在那日, 我必在以利身上徹底實現我論到他的家所說的一切話.

3:13 I will make him know that I am about to judge his household forever because of the iniquity that he knew, for his sons were bringing curses on themselves, but he did not rebuke them.
我曾告訴他: ‘我必按著他所知道的罪孽永遠處罰他的家. 這罪就是他的兒子自招咒詛, 他也不責備他們. ’

3:14 Therefore I swore to the house of Eli that the iniquity of the house of Eli would not be atoned for by sacrifice or by offering forever.”
所以我向以利家起了誓: ‘以利家的罪孽永遠不能用祭物或供物來買贖. ’”

3:15 So Samuel lay down until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of Yahweh, but Samuel was afraid of telling the vision to Eli.
撒母耳睡到天亮, 他就開了耶和華殿的門. 但撒母耳不敢把異象告訴以利.

3:16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” And he said, “Here I am.”
以利呼喚撒母耳, 說: “我兒撒母耳！”他回答: “我在這裡. ”

3:17 And he said, “What is the message that he spoke to you? Please do not conceal it from me. May God punish you severely if you conceal anything from me of all the words that he told you.”
以利說: “耶和華對你說了甚麼話呢? 你不要向我隱瞞, 他對你所說的一切話, 如果你向我隱瞞一句, 願神對付你, 並且加倍對付你. ”

3:18 So Samuel told him all the words and did not conceal anything from him. And he said, “He is Yahweh, he will do what is good in his sight.”
於是撒母耳把一切話都告訴了以利, 一句也沒有隱瞞. 以利說: “他是耶和華, 他看怎麼好, 就怎麼行吧. ”

3:19 And Samuel grew up, and Yahweh was with him. He did not allow any of his prophecies to go unfulfilled.
撒母耳漸漸長大, 耶和華與他同在, 使他所說的一切話, 沒有一句落空.

3:20 All Israel from Dan to Beersheba realized that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to Yahweh.
從但到別是巴, 以色列人都知道撒母耳被耶和華確立為先知.

3:21 And Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh, for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh through the word of Yahweh.
耶和華又在示羅顯現, 因為耶和華在示羅藉著他的話向撒母耳啟示自己.

I Samuel - Chapter 4

4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.
撒母耳的話傳遍了以色列. 那時, 以色列人出去迎戰非利士人, 他們靠近以便以謝安營, 非利士人卻在亞弗安營.

4:2 The Philistines lined up for the battle to meet Israel, and the battle was prolonged until Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.
非利士人列陣, 要與以色列人交戰. 戰事展開後, 以色列人敗在非利士人面前, 非利士人在戰場上殺了約四千人.

4:3 When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to us from Shiloh so that it may come into our midst and deliver us from the hand of our enemies.”
軍隊回到營裡, 以色列的長老說: “今天耶和華為甚麼在非利士人面前擊敗我們呢? 我們要把耶和華的約櫃從示羅抬到我們這裡來. 約櫃一到我們中間, 就會拯救我們脫離仇敵的手. ”

4:4 So the army sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of hosts who sits between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
於是他們派人到示羅去, 從那裡把坐在二基路伯中間萬軍之耶和華的約櫃抬來; 以利的兩個兒子, 何弗尼和非尼哈, 也與神的約櫃一同來了.

4:5 Now when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh arrived at the camp, all Israel let out a loud shout so that the earth shook.
耶和華的約櫃來到營中的時候, 以色列眾人就大聲歡呼, 大地也迴聲響應.

4:6 When the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What is the noise of this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” Then they learned that the ark of Yahweh had come into the camp.
非利士人聽見了歡呼的聲音, 就問: “在希伯來人的營中為甚麼有這樣大聲的歡呼呢? ”後來才知道耶和華的約櫃來到了營中.

4:7 So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come to the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us, for this has never happened before!
非利士人就害怕起來, 他們說: “有神來到他們的營中了. ”又說: “我們有禍了！因為從來沒有這樣的事.

4:8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the same gods who struck the Egyptians with all sorts of plagues in the desert.
我們有禍了！從前在曠野用各樣災禍擊打埃及人的, 就是這些神. 誰能救我們脫離這些大能之神的手呢?

4:9 Take courage and be men, you Philistines, lest you end up serving the Hebrews just like they have served you. Be men and fight!”
非利士人哪！你們要剛強, 要作大丈夫, 免得你們作希伯來人的奴僕, 好像他們作過你們的奴僕一樣; 你們要作大丈夫, 作戰吧！”

4:10 So the Philistines fought and Israel was defeated and each man fled to his tent, for the slaughter was very great. Thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell.
於是非利士人起來作戰, 以色列人就被擊敗, 各人都往自己的帳棚逃跑. 這是一場大屠殺, 以色列人中有三萬步兵陣亡.

4:11 Furthermore, the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
神的約櫃也被搶去, 以利的兩個兒子何弗尼和非尼哈也死了.

4:12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh that same day, and his clothes were torn and earth was on his head.
有一個便雅憫人跑離戰場, 衣服撕裂, 頭蒙塵土, 當天來到示羅.

4:13 When he came, there was Eli sitting on his chair by the side of the road watching, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. Now the man had come to give his report in the city, and all the city cried out.
他來到的時候, 以利正在路旁坐在自己的椅子上觀望, 因為他為神的約櫃擔憂戰慄. 那人進城裡報信, 全城的人就都喊叫起來.

4:14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What is the noise of this commotion?” Then the man came quickly and told Eli.
以利聽見喊叫的聲音, 就問: “這喧嚷的聲音是甚麼意思呢? ”那人急忙前來, 向以利報告.

4:15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes stayed fixed ahead and he was not able to see.
那時以利九十八歲了, 眼睛發直, 不能看見.

4:16 And the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line! I have fled today from the battle line!” And he said, “What exactly happened, my son?”
那人告訴以利: “我是從戰場上來的, 今天從戰場上逃回來. ”以利問: “我兒, 事情怎麼樣? ”

4:17 Then the messenger answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines. There has been a great defeat among the troops. Also, your two sons have died, Hophni and Phinehas, and the ark of God has been captured.”
報信的人回答, 說: “以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑, 傷亡慘重, 你兩個兒子何弗尼和非尼哈也都死了, 民中被殺的甚多, 神的約櫃也被搶去了. ”

4:18 Just as he mentioned the ark of God, he fell from his chair backwards against the side of the gate. He broke his neck and died, because the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
因為以利年老體重, 報信的人一提到神的約櫃, 以利就從椅子上往後跌倒在門旁, 頸骨折斷而死. 以利治理了以色列四十年.

4:19 Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news concerning the capture of the ark of God and that her father-in-law and her husband had died, she went into labor and gave birth, because her labor pains came upon her.
以利的媳婦, 非尼哈的妻子懷了孕, 產期近了; 她一聽見神的約櫃被搶去, 以及她公公和丈夫都死了的消息, 就忽然感到疼痛, 曲身生產了.

4:20 Just before the time of her death, those attending her said, “Do not fear, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did not answer, or pay any attention.
她快要死的時候, 站在旁邊的婦女們對她說: “不要怕, 你生了一個兒子！”她卻不回答, 也不理會.

4:21 She called the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and concerning her father-in-law and husband.
她給孩子起名叫以迦博, 說: “榮耀已經離開以色列了. ”這是因為神的約櫃被搶去, 又因為她的公公和丈夫都死了.

4:22 And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God was captured.”
她說: “榮耀已經離開了以色列, 因為神的約櫃被搶去了. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 5

5:1 Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
非利士人搶去了神的約櫃, 就把它從以便以謝運到亞實突.

5:2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the temple of Dagon and placed it beside Dagon.
非利士人搶去神的約櫃, 把它抬進大袞廟, 放在大袞神像的旁邊.

5:3 When the Ashdodites got up early the next morning, there was Dagon fallen with his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh! So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
第二天清早, 亞實突人起來, 看見大袞神像仆倒在地, 俯伏在耶和華的約櫃面前. 他們就把大袞神像豎立起來, 放回原處.

5:4 When they got up early in the morning the next day, there was Dagon fallen again with his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh! The head of Dagon and the palms of his two hands were cut off, lying at the threshold; only the body of Dagon was left.
再次日早晨, 他們起來的時候, 看見大袞神像又仆倒在地, 俯伏在耶和華的約櫃面前, 大袞的頭和雙手也都在門檻上折斷了, 只剩下大袞的身體.

5:5 (Therefore the priests of Dagon and all who come into the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod until this very day.)
因此大袞的祭司和所有進亞實突大袞廟的人, 都不踏大袞廟的門檻, 直到現在.

5:6 Now the hand of Yahweh was heavy against the Ashdodites and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, both in Ashdod and its territories.
耶和華的手重重地壓在亞實突人身上, 敗壞他們, 用痔瘡擊打亞實突和亞實突四境的人.

5:7 The men of Ashdod saw that it was so, and they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, because his hand is harsh on us and on Dagon our god!”
亞實突人看見這種情形, 就說: “以色列神的約櫃不可再留在我們這裡, 因為他的手重重地加在我們和我們的神大袞身上. ”

5:8 So they sent and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines to them, and they asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they said, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around toward Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel to Gath.
他們就派人去召集非利士人各城的首領前來, 問他們: “我們要怎樣處理以色列神的約櫃呢? ”他們回答: “把以色列神的約櫃運到迦特去吧. ”他們就把它運到迦特去了.

5:9 After they moved it, the hand of Yahweh was against the city, causing a very great confusion, and he struck the men of the city from the youngest to the oldest, causing tumors to break out on them.
運到那裡以後, 耶和華的手攻擊那城, 引起很大的恐慌. 他擊打全城的人, 不分老幼, 使痔瘡在他們中間蔓延.

5:10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought around the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people!”
於是他們把神的約櫃送到以革倫. 神的約櫃到了以革倫的時候, 以革倫人就喊叫: “他們把以色列神的約櫃運到我們這裡來, 是要殺害我們和我們的人啊！”

5:11 So they sent and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines, and they said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel and let it return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people.” For a deadly confusion was throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
於是他們派人去召集非利士人各城的首領前來, 對他們說: “請把以色列神的約櫃送回原處, 免得它殺害我們和我們的人民. ”死亡的恐慌籠罩全城, 因為神的手重重地壓在那裡.

5:12 The men who did not die were struck with the tumors, so that the cry of the city for help went up to heaven.
沒有死的人都遭受痔瘡的打擊; 那城的哀聲, 上達於天.

I Samuel - Chapter 6

6:1 Now the ark of Yahweh had been in the territory of the Philistines for seven months,
耶和華的約櫃在非利士人的地方有七個月之久.

6:2 and the Philistines called to the priests and to those who practiced divination, saying, “What should we do with the ark of Yahweh? Inform us how we should send it to its place.”
非利士人把眾祭司和占卜的都召了來, 問他們: “我們應該怎樣處理耶和華的約櫃呢? 請告訴我們, 要怎樣才能把它送回原處呢? ”

6:3 They said, “If you are sending the ark of the God of Israel away, you must not send it away empty, but by all means return it with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed and it will become known to you why his hand is not turned aside from you.”
他們回答: “你們把以色列神的約櫃送回去的時候, 不可空空地把它送回去, 卻要償還賠罪的禮物, 這樣, 你們就可以得著醫治, 也可以知道, 為甚麼他的手沒有離開你們. ”

6:4 And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we should return to him?” They said, “The number of the rulers of the Philistines is five. Therefore send five gold tumors and five gold mice, because one plague was on all of you and all your rulers.
非利士人問: “我們應當償給他甚麼作賠罪的禮物呢? ”他們回答: “要按照非利士人各城首領的數目, 用五個金痔瘡和五隻金老鼠作賠罪的禮物, 因為你們所有的人和你們各城的首領所遭遇的, 都是一樣的災禍.

6:5 You must make images of your tumors and images of your mice that are ravaging the land, and you must give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand on you and on your gods and on your land.
所以你們要做痔瘡的像和毀壞田地的老鼠的像, 還要把榮耀歸給以色列的神. 也許他會向你們,你們的神和你們的田地手下留情.

6:6 Why should you harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? Is it not just like when he dealt with them wantonly so that they sent them away and they left?
你們為甚麼要硬著心, 像以前埃及人和法老那樣呢? 神嚴嚴地對付他們以後, 他們不是放走了以色列人, 以色列人不是真的離開了嗎?

6:7 So then, prepare one new utility cart and two milking cows that have never had a yoke on them, and you must harness the cows to the utility cart and then turn their calves from following them to their stall.
現在你們要預備一輛新車和兩頭仍在乳養小牛,未曾負過軛的母牛, 把牠們緊緊套在車上, 把小牛從牠們身邊帶回棚裡去.

6:8 And you must take the ark of Yahweh and place it on the utility cart with the gold objects that you are returning to him as a guilt offering. You must place them in the container beside the ark and then send it off so that it goes away.
你們要把耶和華的約櫃搬來, 放在車上, 把那些償給他作賠罪禮物的金器放在盒子裡, 放置在約櫃旁邊, 然後把它送上路, 讓它自己走.

6:9 You must watch; if it goes up by the way of its territory to Beth Shemesh, he has caused this great disaster to come on us. But if not, then we will know his hand has not struck us; it was by chance that this happened to us.
你們要留意看, 如果它是走向自己的境界, 往伯．示麥去, 那麼就是耶和華降這大災給我們; 如果不是這樣, 我們就知道, 不是他的手攻擊我們, 我們遭遇的不過是偶然的事. ”

6:10 So the men did so; they took two milking cows and harnessed them to the utility cart, but they shut up their calves in the stall.
非利士人就照著去行. 他們牽來兩頭還在乳養小牛的母牛, 把牠們緊緊套在車上, 把小牛關在棚裡.

6:11 Then they put the ark of Yahweh on the utility cart with the container holding the gold mice and the images of their tumors.
他們又把耶和華的約櫃, 裝金老鼠和痔瘡像的盒子, 都放在車上.

6:12 The cows went straight on the way on the road to Beth Shemesh, on the one main road, lowing as they went. They did not turn aside to the right or to the left, and the rulers of the Philistines were walking after them up to the border of Beth Shemesh.
牛向著伯．示麥的路上直奔, 如同走在一條大路上, 一面走一面叫, 不偏左也不偏右. 非利士各城的首領在後面跟著走, 直到伯．示麥的邊界.

6:13 Now the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping the wheat harvest in the valley. They lifted their eyes and saw the ark, and they were glad to see it.
那時, 伯．示麥人正在谷中收割麥子, 他們舉目觀看, 看見了約櫃, 就歡歡喜喜迎見約櫃.

6:14 The utility cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh and stopped there where there was a large stone. They split the wood of the utility cart and sacrificed the cows as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
牛車到了伯．示麥人約書亞的田間, 就停在那裡; 那裡有一塊大石, 他們把做那車的木料劈開, 又把那兩隻母牛作燔祭獻給耶和華.

6:15 Then the Levites took down the ark of Yahweh and the container that was beside it, in which were the gold objects, and they set them on the large stone. Then the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings, and they made sacrifices to Yahweh on that day.
利未人把耶和華的約櫃, 與它一同送來裝有金器的盒子, 都搬了下來, 放在大石上; 那一天, 伯．示麥人向耶和華獻上燔祭, 又獻上其他的祭.

6:16 The five rulers of the Philistines saw it and returned to Ekron that same day.
非利士人的五個首領看見了, 當天就回以革倫去.

6:17 Now these are the gold tumors which the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to Yahweh: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron.
這些金痔瘡, 就是非利士人償給耶和華作賠罪的禮物的, 一個是為亞實突, 一個是為迦薩, 一個是為亞實基倫, 一個是為迦特, 一個是為以革倫.

6:18 And the gold mice according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines, for their five rulers, from the fortified city to the unwalled village of the open country as far as the great stone, where they set the ark of Yahweh until this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.
金老鼠的數目是按照非利士人五個首領所有的城市的數目, 包括設防城和鄉村. 他們安放耶和華約櫃的那塊大石, 直到現在還是在伯．示麥人約書亞的田間, 是一個證物.

6:19 He struck seventy men among the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked into the ark of Yahweh. So the people mourned because Yahweh had struck a great blow among the people.
耶和華因為伯．示麥人偷窺他的約櫃, 就擊殺他們; 他擊殺了七十人(“七十人”大多數抄本都作“五萬零七十人”, 少數抄本作“七十人”). 眾人因為耶和華用大災擊殺他們, 就哀哭起來.

6:20 Then the men of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? And to whom shall it go up from us?”
伯．示麥人說: “在耶和華這位聖潔的神面前, 誰能站立得住呢? 他可以從我們這裡上到哪裡去呢? ”

6:21 So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of Yahweh. Come down and take it up to yourselves.”
於是他們派遣使者到基列．耶琳的居民那裡去, 對他們說: “非利士人把耶和華的約櫃送回來了. 你們下來把它接到你們那裡去吧. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 7

7:1 The men of Kiriath Jearim came and brought up the ark of Yahweh, and they brought it to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah. They consecrated Eleazer his son to guard the ark of Yahweh.
基列．耶琳人就前來, 把耶和華的約櫃抬上去; 他們把它抬到山上亞比拿達的家中, 又把他的兒子以利亞撒分別為聖, 看守耶和華的約櫃.

7:2 From the day the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, days multiplied and became twenty years while all the house of Israel mourned after Yahweh.
約櫃停留在基列．耶琳很久, 有二十年之久, 以色列全家都痛悔尋求耶和華.

7:3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If with all your heart you are turning to Yahweh, remove the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst. Commit your hearts to Yahweh and serve him alone. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
於是撒母耳對以色列全家說: “如果你們一心歸向耶和華, 就當把外族的神和亞斯他錄從你們中間除掉, 專心歸向耶和華, 單單事奉他, 他必救你們脫離非利士人的手. ”

7:4 So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and they served Yahweh alone.
以色列人就除掉眾巴力和亞斯他錄, 單單事奉耶和華.

7:5 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
撒母耳又說: “你們要把以色列眾人都聚集在米斯巴, 我好為你們向耶和華禱告. ”

7:6 So they gathered to Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before Yahweh. They fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh!” So Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
於是, 他們聚集在米斯巴, 打了水, 澆奠在耶和華面前; 當日他們禁食, 並且在那裡說: “我們得罪了耶和華. ”撒母耳就在米斯巴治理以色列人.

7:7 Now when the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
非利士人聽見以色列人集合在米斯巴, 各城的領袖就上來攻打以色列人; 以色列人聽見了, 都害怕起來.

7:8 Then the Israelites said to Samuel, “You must not cease from crying out to Yahweh our God, so that he will deliver us from the hand of the Philistines.”
以色列人對撒母耳說: “請你不要靜默, 為我們呼求耶和華我們的神吧, 好叫他拯救我們脫離非利士人的手. ”

7:9 So Samuel took a single nursing lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Then Samuel cried out to Yahweh on behalf of Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
撒母耳就牽來一隻還在吃奶的羊羔, 把牠作全牲的燔祭獻給耶和華, 又為以色列人向耶和華呼求, 耶和華就應允他.

7:10 While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near for the battle against Israel. But Yahweh thundered against the Philistines with a great noise on that day and threw them into confusion so that they were defeated before Israel.
撒母耳正在獻上燔祭的時候, 非利士人前來要與以色列人爭戰. 當天, 耶和華發出極大的雷聲, 攻擊非利士人, 使他們潰亂, 他們就在以色列人面前被擊敗.

7:11 Then the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and they struck them down as far as below Beth Car.
於是以色列人從米斯巴出去, 追趕非利士人, 擊殺他們, 直到伯．甲的下邊.

7:12 So Samuel took a single stone and put it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer and said, “Up to here Yahweh has helped us.”
撒母耳搬來了一塊石頭, 把它豎立在米斯巴和善之間, 給這塊石頭起名叫以便以謝, 說: “直到現在, 耶和華都幫助我們. ”

7:13 So the Philistines were subdued and they did not come into the territory of Israel again, and the hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
這樣, 非利士人就被制伏了, 不再侵犯以色列的境界. 撒母耳在世的日子, 耶和華的手一直攻擊非利士人.

7:14 The towns which the Philistines had taken from Israel were returned to Israel from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territories from the hand of the Philistines. Then there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
非利士人從以色列人奪得的城市, 自以革倫直到迦特, 都歸還以色列人; 屬於這些城市的四境, 以色列人也從非利士人手中奪回. 那時, 以色列人和亞摩利人和平相處.

7:15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
撒母耳終生作以色列人的士師.

7:16 He used to go on the circuit from year to year. He went around Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.
他每年都巡迴伯特利,吉甲和米斯巴, 在這些地方治理以色列人.

7:17 Then he returned to Ramah, because his house was there, and there he judged Israel, and he built an altar to Yahweh there.
然後, 他回到拉瑪, 因為他的家在那裡. 他也在那裡治理以色列人, 並且在那裡為耶和華築了一座祭壇.

I Samuel - Chapter 8

8:1 When Samuel grew old he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
撒母耳年老的時候, 立了他的兒子作以色列人的士師.

8:2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
他的長子名叫約珥, 次子名叫亞比亞, 都在別是巴作士師.

8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after gain, they took bribes, and they perverted justice.
兩個兒子都沒有行撒母耳的道路, 反而轉去追求不義之財, 收受賄賂, 屈枉正直.

8:4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
於是以色列所有的長老都集合起來, 到拉瑪去見撒母耳,

8:5 They said to him, “Look, you are old and your sons do not follow in your ways. So then appoint a king for us to judge us, like all the nations.
對他說: “你老了, 看哪, 你的兒子不行你的道路, 現在求你為我們立一個王治理我們, 好像列國一樣. ”

8:6 But the matter was displeasing to Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” so Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
他們說“求你為我們立一個王治理我們”這件事, 使撒母耳很不高興, 他就禱告耶和華.

8:7 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people concerning all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.
耶和華對撒母耳說: “眾民對你所說的一切, 你只管聽從, 因為他們不是厭棄你, 而是厭棄我, 不要我作他們的王.

8:8 Like all the deeds they have done from the day I brought them up from Egypt until this day, they have forsaken me and have served other gods—so they are doing to you also.
自從我把他們從埃及領上來的那天起, 直到現在, 他們怎樣離開我, 事奉別的神, 他們對我所行的一切, 也照樣對你行.

8:9 And so then, listen to their voice. However, you must earnestly warn them; you must explain to them the custom of the king who will rule over them.”
現在你只管聽從他們的話, 但必須鄭重警告他們, 告訴他們那要統治他們的王要怎樣治理他們. ”

8:10 So Samuel spoke all the words of Yahweh to the people who were requesting a king from him.
於是, 撒母耳把耶和華所講的一切話都告訴那些向他要求一個王的民眾,

8:11 He said, “This will be the custom of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots.
說: “那要統治你們的王將這樣治理你們: 他必徵用你們的兒子, 派他們作他的戰車兵,騎兵,在車前奔走的前鋒,

8:12 He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and those to do his plowing and to reap his harvest, and those to make weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.
又派他們作千夫長,五十夫長, 替他耕田,收他的莊稼,替他製造作戰的武器和戰車上的裝備.

8:13 He will take your daughters as his perfume makers and as cooks and as bakers.
他必徵用你們的女兒作配香膏的,燒飯的和烤餅的.

8:14 He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive trees and will give them to his servants.
他必奪去你們最好的田地,葡萄園和橄欖園, 賜給自己的臣僕.

8:15 He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his high officials and to his servants.
你們撒種所得的和葡萄園所出的, 他都徵收十分之一, 賜給他的太監和臣僕.

8:16 He will take your male slaves and your female slaves and the best of your young men and your donkeys and will use them for his projects.
他又必徵收你們的僕婢,最精壯的青年和驢, 替他工作.

8:17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
你們的羊群, 他要徵收十分之一; 連你們自己也作他的奴僕.

8:18 So you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but Yahweh will not answer you on that day!”
到時, 你們必因你們為自己揀選的王而哀求, 那時耶和華卻不應允你們. ”

8:19 However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel and they said, “No, but there must be a king over us,
眾民竟不肯聽從撒母耳的話, 說: “不, 我們要一個王治理我們,

8:20 so that we also may be like all the nations, and our king may rule us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
讓我們也像列國一樣, 有自己的王治理我們, 帥領我們出征, 為我們作戰. ”

8:21 Now when Samuel heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of Yahweh.
撒母耳聽了眾民的一切話, 就向耶和華複述.

8:22 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king for them.” So Samuel spoke to the men of Israel, “Each of you go to his own town.”
耶和華對撒母耳說: “你只管聽從他們的話, 為他們立一個王. ”於是撒母耳對以色列人說: “你們各人回自己的城去吧. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 9

9:1 Now there was a man from Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjaminite, a very wealthy man.
有一個便雅憫人, 名叫基士, 是亞別的兒子. 亞別是洗羅的兒子, 洗羅是比歌拉的兒子, 比歌拉是亞斐亞的兒子. (這便雅憫人是個大財主. )

9:2 He had a son whose name was Saul, a young and handsome man. There was not a man from the Israelites more handsome than he was; from his shoulders up, he was taller than all the people.
他有一個兒子, 名叫掃羅, 既年輕又英俊; 在以色列人中, 沒有一個能比他更英俊的. 他比人高出一個頭.

9:3 Now the female donkeys of Kish the father of Saul got lost, and Kish said to Saul his son, “Please take one of the servants with you and get up; go and seek the female donkeys.”
掃羅的父親基士有幾頭母驢走失了, 他就對他的兒子掃羅說: “你帶一個僕人, 動身去尋找母驢吧！”

9:4 So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim; he passed through the land of Shalisha but they did not find them. They passed through the land of Shaalim but they were not there. He passed through the land of Benjamin but did not find them.
掃羅走遍以法蓮山地, 又走遍沙利沙地, 但他們都沒有找到. 他們又走遍沙琳地, 母驢也不在那裡; 又走遍便雅憫地, 還是找不到.

9:5 When they entered the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us return, lest my father cease caring about the female donkeys and worry about us!”
他們到了蘇弗地, 掃羅對跟隨他的僕人說: “來, 我們回去吧, 恐怕我父親不為母驢掛心, 反而為我們擔憂了. ”

9:6 But he said to him, “Look, a man of God is in this town, and the man is honored. All that he says certainly comes true. So then let us go there; perhaps he will tell us about our journey on which we have gone.”
僕人對他說: “看哪, 這城裡有一位神人, 很受人敬重, 他所說的, 都必應驗. 現在, 我們到他那裡去吧, 也許他會告訴我們當走的路. ”

9:7 So Saul said to his servant, “Look, we may go, but what should we bring to the man? For the bread is gone from our bags, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have with us?”
掃羅對僕人說: “如果我們去, 有甚麼可以送給那人呢? 因為我們袋裡的食物都已經用盡了, 也沒有禮物可以送給那神人, 我們還有甚麼呢? ”

9:8 The servant again answered Saul and said, “Look, I have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver! I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us our way.”
僕人回答掃羅: “看哪！我手裡有三克銀子, 可以送給那神人, 請他告訴我們應該走的路. ”

9:9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say: “Come, let us go up to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called a seer.)
從前在以色列中, 有人去求問神的時候, 就這樣說: “來, 我們去見先見吧. ”因為今天稱為先知的, 從前稱為先見.

9:10 So Saul said to his servant, “Your suggestion is a good one. Come, let us go.” And they went to the town where the man of God was.
掃羅對僕人說: “你說的好. 來, 我們去吧！”於是他們到那神人所住的城裡去.

9:11 They were going up the ascent of the town when they found young women going out to draw water. They said to them, “Is there the seer here?”
他們正上山坡要進城的時候, 就遇見幾個少女出來打水. 他們就問那些少女: “先見在這裡嗎? ”

9:12 They answered them and said, “There is. Look, he is just in front of you! Hurry now, because he has come to the town today, because there is a sacrifice for the people today at the high place.
那些少女回答他們說: “在這裡！他就在你們前面, 現在快去吧！他今天正到這城裡來, 因為今天在邱壇上, 人民有獻祭的事.

9:13 As soon as you enter the town, you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice. Then afterward the invited guests will eat. So then, go up, because you will find him today!”
你們一進城, 在他登上邱壇吃祭物之前, 必遇見他. 因為他未到, 眾人不能先吃, 他必先為祭物祝謝, 然後客人才可以吃. 現在你們上去吧！今天, 你們必可遇見他. ”

9:14 So they went up to the town. As they were entering into the middle of the town, Samuel was coming forth to meet them, to go up to the high place.
於是二人上那城去; 他們正進城的時候, 撒母耳就迎著他們出來, 要上邱壇去.

9:15 Now Yahweh had revealed this to Samuel the day before Saul arrived, saying,
原來, 在掃羅來到的前一天, 耶和華已經啟示撒母耳說:

9:16 “This time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you must anoint him as leader over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen the suffering of my people, because their cry of distress has come to me.”
“明天大約這個時候, 我要差派一個人從便雅憫地到你那裡去, 你要膏立他作我子民以色列人的領袖. 他要拯救我的子民脫離非利士人的手. 我眷顧了我的子民, 因為他們的哀求已經達到我這裡. ”

9:17 When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh answered him, “Here is the man about whom I told you! This is the one who will govern my people.”
撒母耳看見了掃羅, 耶和華就對撒母耳說: “你看, 這就是我對你所說的那人, 他要統治我的子民. ”

9:18 Then Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate and said, “Please tell me, where is the house of the seer?”
掃羅在城門口, 走近撒母耳跟前, 說: “請告訴我先見的家在哪裡? ”

9:19 Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, and you will eat with me today; then I will send you away in the morning. I will tell you all that is on your mind.
撒母耳回答掃羅: “我就是先見, 請你在我前面上邱壇去. 今天你們要與我一同吃飯, 明天早晨我就送你回去. 你心裡的一切事, 我都會告訴你.

9:20 And as for your female donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be concerned about them, because they have been found. For whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not for you and for all the house of your father?”
至於你前三天失了的母驢, 你不必為牠們擔心, 因為都已經找到了. 以色列眾人所渴求的是誰呢? 不是你和你的父家嗎? ”

9:21 Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the humblest of all the families of the tribes of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?”
掃羅回答: “我不是以色列眾支派中最微小的便雅憫人嗎? 我的家族不是便雅憫支派的家族中最微小的嗎? 你為甚麼對我說這樣的話呢? ”

9:22 So Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them to a room in the building and gave them a place at the head of the invited guests. There were about thirty men.
撒母耳把掃羅和掃羅的僕人領進了客廳, 使他們坐在客人中的首位; 那裡約有三十人.

9:23 Then Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion that I gave to you, about which I said to you, ‘Keep it with you.’ ”
撒母耳對廚師說: “我交給你, 吩咐你存放好的那一份祭肉, 現在可以拿來. ”

9:24 So the cook took up the shank and what was on it and put it before Saul, and he said, “Look, the saved portion is placed before you—eat, because it has been kept for you for the appointed time,” and he said, “I have invited the people.” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
廚師就把那條腿肉拿上來, 擺在掃羅面前. 撒母耳說: “這是為你留下的, 現在擺在你面前, 請吃吧！因為這是我邀請眾人的時候, 特地為這時刻保留的. ”於是, 當天掃羅就與撒母耳一同吃飯.

9:25 When they came down from the high place to the town, he spoke with Saul on the roof.
他們從邱壇下來, 進到城裡; 撒母耳和掃羅在房頂上說話.

9:26 They got up early, and as dawn was breaking, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, “Get up, so that I can send you away.” So Saul got up and the two of them, he and Samuel, went outside.
他們清早起來; 天快亮的時候, 撒母耳在房頂上呼叫掃羅說: “起來吧, 我要送你回去. ”掃羅就起來. 於是, 他與撒母耳二人一起到外面去.

9:27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to pass on before us. When he has passed, you stand here a while, so that I can make known to you the word of God.”
他們下到城邊的時候, 撒母耳對掃羅說: “吩咐你的僕人先走. (僕人就先走了. )你暫且留在這裡, 我好把神的話講給你聽. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 10

10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it over his head and kissed him and said, “Has not Yahweh anointed you as leader over his inheritance?
撒母耳拿了一瓶膏油, 倒在掃羅的頭上, 又與他親嘴, 說: “耶和華不是已經膏立你作他產業的領袖嗎?

10:2 As you go from with me today, you will find two men near the burial site of Rachel in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, ‘The female donkeys that you went to search for have been found.’ Now look, your father is no longer concerned about the female donkeys and has begun worrying about you, saying, ‘What should I do about my son?’
今天你離開我以後, 在便雅憫境內的泄撒, 靠近拉結墳墓的旁邊, 必遇見兩個人. 他們會對你說: ‘你去尋找的那幾頭母驢已經找到了. 現在你父親放下了母驢的事, 反而為你擔憂, 說: 我為我的兒子要怎麼辦呢? ’

10:3 Then you will go on from there and further you will come to the oak of Tabor. There three men will meet you, who are going up to God at Bethel. One will be carrying three male kid goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a skin of wine.
你要從那裡再往前去, 直到他泊的橡樹那裡, 必遇見三個上伯特利去敬拜神的人, 一個帶著三隻山羊羔, 一個帶著三個餅, 一個帶著一皮袋酒.

10:4 They will ask how you are doing and will give you two loaves, which you will take from their hand.
他們必向你問安, 並且給你兩個餅, 你要從他們手中接過來.

10:5 After this, you will come to the Gibeah of God, where there are sentries of the Philistines. Just as you enter the town there, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place, with harp, tambourine, flute, and zither before them, and they will be prophesying.
然後, 你要到神的山去, 那裡有非利士人的駐軍. 你進城的時候, 會遇見一班先知從邱壇上下來. 在他們前面有鼓瑟的,打鼓的,吹笛的,彈琴的. 他們都受感說話.

10:6 Then the Spirit of Yahweh will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will turn into a different person.
耶和華的靈必大大感動你, 你就要與他們一同受感說話, 變成另一個人.

10:7 When these signs come to you, do for yourself what your hand finds to do, for God will be with you.
這些徵兆臨到你的時候, 你就可以見機行事, 因為神與你同在.

10:8 Then you will go down before me to Gilgal. Look, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to make fellowship offerings. You must wait seven days until I come to you. Then I will let you know what you should do.”
你要在我以先下到吉甲去, 我也要下到你那裡去獻燔祭和平安祭. 你要等候七天, 等我到了你那裡, 指示你所當行的. ”

10:9 Just as he turned his shoulder to depart from Samuel, God changed his heart. And all these signs were fulfilled on that day.
掃羅轉身離開撒母耳的時候, 神就改變了他, 賜給他一顆新心. 那一天, 這一切徵兆都實現了.

10:10 When they went from there to Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them.
掃羅到了那山, 有一班先知迎面而來. 神的靈大大感動他, 他就在他們中間受感說話.

10:11 And when all who knew him formerly saw that he prophesied with prophets, the people said to one another, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
所有以前認識掃羅的人, 看見他和他們一起受感說話, 就彼此說: “基士的兒子怎麼啦！掃羅也列在先知中間嗎? ”

10:12 And a man from there responded and said, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
那裡有一個人回答: “這些人的父親是誰呢? ”因此, 後來有句俗語說: “掃羅也列在先知中間嗎? ”

10:13 When he finished prophesying, he went to the high place.
掃羅受感說話完了以後, 就到邱壇去了.

10:14 Then Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To search for the female donkeys; and when we saw none, we went to Samuel.”
掃羅的叔叔問掃羅和他的僕人說: “你們到哪裡去了? ”他回答: “找母驢去. 我們找不到, 就去見撒母耳. ”

10:15 So Saul’s uncle said to him, “Please tell me, what did Samuel say to you?”
掃羅的叔叔說: “你把撒母耳對你們所說的話告訴我. ”

10:16 Then Saul said to his uncle, “He told us for certain that the female donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingship of which Samuel had spoken.
掃羅對他叔叔說: “他清楚地告訴我們, 母驢已經找到了. ”至於撒母耳所說有關王國的事, 掃羅卻沒有告訴他的叔叔.

10:17 Then Samuel summoned the people to Yahweh at Mizpah,
撒母耳召集眾民到米斯巴耶和華那裡,

10:18 and he said to the Israelites, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’
對他們說: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘我把你們以色列人從埃及帶上來, 我救你們脫離埃及人的手, 又救你們脫離所有欺壓你們的列國人的手. ’

10:19 But you today have rejected your God who always delivers you from all of your calamities and your distresses. You have said to him, ‘No, but you must appoint a king over us!’ So then present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.”
你們今天卻離棄了那位拯救你們脫離一切災難和困苦的神, 竟對他說: ‘求你立一個王統治我們. ’現在你們要按著你們的支派和家族, 站在耶和華面前. ”

10:20 So Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected by lot.
撒母耳使以色列眾支派都近前來, 抽籤抽中了便雅憫支派;

10:21 Then he brought near the tribe of Benjamin according to its families, and the family of Matri was selected by lot. Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen, and they sought him, but he could not be found.
他又使便雅憫支派按著家族近前來, 抽籤抽中了馬特利; 再抽籤抽中了基士的兒子掃羅. 眾人尋找他, 卻找不到.

10:22 So they inquired again of Yahweh, “Did the man come here?” And Yahweh said, “Look, he is hiding himself among the baggage.”
於是他們求問耶和華: “那人到這裡來了沒有? ”耶和華說: “他躲在那些物件中. ”

10:23 So they ran and took him from there, and when he took his stand among the people, he was taller than all the people from his shoulders and up.
他們就跑過去, 把他從那裡領出來; 他站在眾人中間, 比眾人都高出一個頭.

10:24 Then Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom Yahweh has chosen? For there is no one like him among all the people!” And all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”
撒母耳對眾民說: “你們看見耶和華所揀選的人沒有? 在眾人中沒有一個可與他相比. ”眾人就大聲歡呼: “願王萬歲！”

10:25 Then Samuel told the people the custom of the kingship, and he wrote the rules down on a scroll and laid it before Yahweh. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own house.
撒母耳把國法對眾人述說了, 又記在書上, 存放在耶和華面前, 然後遣散眾人, 各回自己的家去了.

10:26 And Saul also went to his house at Gibeah, and the troops whose hearts God had touched went with him.
掃羅也回基比亞自己的家裡去了, 有一些勇士與他一起回去; 他們的心都被神感動.

10:27 However, some worthless men said, “How can this man deliver us?” So they despised him and brought no gift to him, but he kept silent.
但是有些流氓說: “這人怎能拯救我們呢? ”就藐視他, 也沒有送他禮物. 掃羅卻沒有說甚麼.

I Samuel - Chapter 11

11:1 Now Nahash the Ammonite went up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us and we will serve you.”
亞捫人拿轄上來, 安營攻擊基列．雅比. 所有的雅比人都對拿轄說: “你與我們立約, 我們就服事你. ”

11:2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, by gouging out the right eye of each of you, so that I can make it a disgrace for all Israel.”
亞捫人拿轄對他們說: “這是我與你們立約的條件: 我要剜出你們各人的右眼, 用來羞辱以色列眾人. ”

11:3 So the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Leave us alone for seven days so that we may send messengers in all the territory of Israel, and if there is no deliverer for us, then we will come out to you.”
雅比的長老對他說: “請你寬限我們七天, 好讓我們派遣使者到以色列的全境去; 如果沒有人拯救我們, 我們就出來向你投降. ”

11:4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported these things to the people. Then all the people lifted up their voices and wept.
使者到了掃羅住的基比亞, 把這些話說給眾民聽, 眾民就都放聲大哭.

11:5 Just then, Saul was coming from the field behind the cattle. Saul said, “What is the matter with the people, that they are weeping?” So they recounted to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
那時, 掃羅正從田裡趕牛回來, 問說: “甚麼事啊? 為甚麼人都在哭呢? ”於是有人把雅比人的話告訴他.

11:6 Then the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.
掃羅聽了這些話, 神的靈大大感動他, 他就非常忿怒.

11:7 So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them into pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of the messengers, saying, “Whoever is not going out after Saul and after Samuel, so will it be done to his oxen.” Then the fear of Yahweh fell on the people and they went out as one man.
他牽來一對牛, 把牠們切成碎塊, 交給使者, 送到以色列的全境去, 說: “不出來跟從掃羅和撒母耳的, 他的牛也必受到這樣的對待. ”因眾民懼怕耶和華, 他們就都出來, 如同一人.

11:8 He mustered them at Bezek; the Israelites were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah were thirty thousand.
掃羅在比色數點他們. 以色列人共有三十萬, 猶大人有三萬.

11:9 They said to the messengers who had come, “Thus you will say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow deliverance for you will come when the sun is hot.’ ” When the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
掃羅對前來的使者說: “你們要這樣對基列．雅比人說: ‘明天中午, 你們必得拯救. ’”使者回去告訴基列．雅比人, 他們就歡喜了.

11:10 The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.”
雅比人對亞捫人說: “明天我們出來向你們投降, 你們看怎麼好, 就怎麼待我們吧. ”

11:11 And the next day Saul placed the people in three divisions. Then they came into the middle of the camp at the early morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day. It happened that the remainder were scattered so that no two among them remained together.
第二天, 掃羅把眾人分成三隊. 在晨更的時候, 他們進了亞捫人的營中, 擊殺他們, 直到中午; 殘餘的人都星散了, 他們中間沒有兩個人留在一起的.

11:12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is the one who asked, ‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Give the men to us that we may kill them.”
眾民對撒母耳說: “那說‘掃羅怎能作我們的王’的是誰呢? 把那些人交出來, 我們好殺死他們. ”

11:13 But Saul said, “No one will be put to death on this day, because today Yahweh has provided deliverance in Israel.”
掃羅說: “今天不可以殺人, 因為今天是耶和華在以色列中施行拯救的日子. ”

11:14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal, and let us renew the kingship there.”
撒母耳對眾民說: “來吧, 我們往吉甲去, 好在那裡重新建立王國. ”

11:15 So all the people went to Gilgal and they made Saul king there before Yahweh in Gilgal. They sacrificed fellowship offerings there before Yahweh. Then Saul rejoiced there greatly along with all the men of Israel.
眾民就都到吉甲去, 在那裡在耶和華面前立掃羅為王, 又在那裡在耶和華面前獻平安祭. 掃羅和以色列眾民都在那裡, 非常歡喜.

I Samuel - Chapter 12

12:1 Then Samuel said to all Israel, “Look, I have listened to your voice regarding all that you have said to me, so I have set a king over you.
撒母耳對以色列人說: “看哪！我已經聽從了你們向我所說的一切話, 為你們立了一個王.

12:2 And so then here is the king walking about before you. Now I am old and gray, but my sons (look at them!) are with you; and I have walked about before you from my youth until this day.
現在, 有這王領導你們. 至於我, 我已經年老髮白, 我的兒子也都在你們那裡; 我自幼年直到今日都領導你們.

12:3 Here I am! Testify against me before Yahweh and before his anointed one! Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, that I may shut my eyes regarding him?–then I will restore it to you.”
看哪, 我在這裡！你們只管在耶和華面前, 以及在他的受膏者面前, 作證指控我: 我奪過誰的牛? 搶過誰的驢? 欺負過誰? 虐待過誰? 從誰手裡受過賄賂, 以致我的眼睛因此被蒙住呢? 如果有, 我必償還給你們. ”

12:4 Then they said, “You have not exploited us or oppressed us, and you have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
他們回答: “你沒有欺負過我們, 沒有虐待過我們, 也沒有從誰手裡取過甚麼東西. ”

12:5 So he said to them, “Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed one is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” Then they said, “He is witness.”
撒母耳對他們說: “今天耶和華在你們中間作見證, 他的膏立者也作見證; 你們在我手裡沒有找到甚麼. ”他們說: “願他作證. ”

12:6 Then Samuel said to the people, “Yahweh is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your ancestors up from the land of Egypt.
撒母耳對人民說: “從前選立摩西和亞倫, 又把你們的列祖從埃及地領上來的, 是耶和華.

12:7 So then take your stand, so that I may judge you before Yahweh with regard to all the deeds of justice of Yahweh that he performed with both you and your ancestors.
現在你們要站住, 我要在耶和華面前與你們講論耶和華向你們的列祖所行一切公義的事.

12:8 “When Jacob came to Egypt, your ancestors cried out to Yahweh, so he sent Moses and Aaron, and they brought your ancestors out from Egypt and settled them in this place.
從前雅各到了埃及, 後來你們的列祖哀求耶和華, 耶和華就差遣摩西和亞倫去把你們的列祖從埃及領出來, 又使他們在這地方居住.

12:9 But they forgot Yahweh their God, so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the hosts of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
他們卻忘記了耶和華他們的神, 神就把他們交在夏瑣的將軍西西拉的手中, 以及非利士人和摩押王的手中, 於是這些人常常攻打他們.

12:10 So they cried out to Yahweh and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hand of our enemies and we will serve you!’
他們就哀求耶和華, 說: ‘我們犯了罪, 因為我們背棄了耶和華, 又去服事巴力和亞斯他錄. 現在求你救我們脫離仇敵的手, 我們就必事奉你. ’

12:11 So Yahweh sent Jerub-Baal and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel. Then he delivered you from the hand of your enemies all around, and you lived in security.
於是耶和華差遣耶路．巴力,比但,耶弗他,撒母耳, 救你們脫離四圍仇敵的手, 你們才可以安然居住.

12:12 “And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No! A king shall reign over us,’ although Yahweh your God is your king.
可是, 你們看到亞捫王拿轄來攻擊你們, 就對我說: ‘不行, 我們要有一個王來統治我們. ’其實, 耶和華你們的神是你們的王.

12:13 So then look! Here is the king you have chosen, for whom you have asked! Look, Yahweh has placed a king over you!
現在, 你們所揀選,所要求的王在這裡. 看哪！耶和華已經立了一個王統治你們.

12:14 If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not be rebellious against what Yahweh says, and both you and the king who rules over you will follow after Yahweh your God, all will be well.
如果你們敬畏耶和華, 事奉他, 聽從他的話, 不違背他的命令, 你們和統治你們的王就必跟從耶和華你們的神.

12:15 But, if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you rebel against what Yahweh says, then the hand of Yahweh will be against you as it was against your ancestors.
但是, 如果你們不聽從耶和華的話, 違背他的命令, 耶和華的手就必攻擊你們, 好像攻擊你們的列祖一樣.

12:16 So then take your stand again and see this great thing that Yahweh is going to do before your eyes.
現在你們要站著, 看耶和華在你們眼前將要施行的這件大事.

12:17 Is the wheat harvest not today? I will call out to Yahweh so that he still sends thunder and rain, so that you will know and will see that your wickedness is great that you have done in the eyes of Yahweh by asking for a king for yourselves.”
現今不是收割麥子的時候嗎? 我要向耶和華呼求, 他就會打雷降雨, 你們就可以知道, 又可以看見, 你們為自己要求立王的事, 在耶和華看來, 是行了極大的惡事. ”

12:18 So Samuel called out to Yahweh, and Yahweh brought thunder and rain that same day, so all the people feared Yahweh and Samuel greatly.
於是撒母耳向耶和華呼求, 耶和華就在那天打雷降雨, 眾民就非常懼怕耶和華和撒母耳.

12:19 Then all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God so that we will not die, because we have added to all our sins by requesting a king for ourselves.”
眾民對撒母耳說: “求你為僕人向耶和華你的神禱告, 免得我們死亡, 因為我們為自己要求立王的事, 是在我們的一切罪上又增加了這一件惡事. ”

12:20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear! You have done all this evil; only do not turn aside from following Yahweh. But you must serve Yahweh with all your heart.
撒母耳對人民說: “不要懼怕！雖然你們行了這一切惡事, 只是不可偏離不跟隨耶和華, 總要一心事奉他.

12:21 And do not turn aside after the triviality, which have no value and cannot deliver, for they are triviality.
不可偏離耶和華, 去追隨那些空虛的偶像, 因為它們本是空虛的, 對人沒有甚麼益處, 也不能救人.

12:22 For Yahweh will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name, because Yahweh has decided to make you his own people.
耶和華為了自己的大名的緣故, 必不丟棄他的子民, 因為他喜歡使你們作他的子民.

12:23 Also, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you! I will instruct you in the good and righteous way.
至於我, 我決不停止為你們禱告, 以致得罪耶和華; 我要把善道正路教導你們.

12:24 Only fear Yahweh and serve him faithfully with all of your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.
你們只要敬畏耶和華, 誠實全心事奉他, 因為你們已經看過他為你們所作的是何等大的事.

12:25 But if you continue to do wickedness, both you and your king will be swept away.”
如果你們繼續行惡, 你們和你們的王就必一同滅亡. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 13

13:1 Saul was thirty years old at the beginning of his reign, and he reigned forty-two years over Israel.
掃羅登基的時候年三十歲, 作了以色列王四十二年(原文缺完整的年數, 這裡是按《七十士譯本》加上的).

13:2 He chose for himself three thousand from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. He sent away the rest of the people, each to his tent.
他從以色列人中為自己揀選了三千人; 兩千人和掃羅一同駐在密抹和伯特利山, 一千人與約拿單一同駐在便雅憫的基比亞. 其餘的人, 掃羅都遣散他們各回自己的家去了.

13:3 Jonathan defeated the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
約拿單攻打非利士人在迦巴的駐軍, 非利士人聽見了; 掃羅就在全地吹角, 說: “讓希伯來人都聽見. ”

13:4 And all Israel did hear, saying, “Saul has defeated the garrison of the Philistines; and also, Israel has become a stench among the Philistines!” So the people were called out after Saul at Gilgal.
以色列眾人聽說掃羅攻打了非利士人的駐軍, 又聽說非利士人憎恨以色列人, 就應召在吉甲跟隨掃羅.

13:5 And the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen and an army as numerous as sand which is on the seashore. And they came up and encamped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.
非利士人聚集起來, 要與以色列人交戰, 他們有戰車三千(“三千”原文作“三萬”, 這裡參考一些《七十士譯本》的抄本及敘利亞譯本翻譯)輛,騎兵六千人,步兵像海邊的沙那麼多. 他們上來, 在伯．亞文東邊的密抹安營.

13:6 When the men of Israel saw that it was too difficult for them, because the army was hard pressed, the people hid themselves in the caves, in the thorn bushes, in the cliffs, in the vaults and in the wells.
以色列人看見自己情況危急, 處境窘迫, 眾人就藏在山洞,巖穴,地洞裡和地坑之中.

13:7 Some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the army followed him trembling.
有些希伯來人渡過了約旦河, 逃到迦得和基列地. 但是掃羅仍然留在吉甲, 跟隨他的眾人都恐懼戰兢.

13:8 He waited seven days according to the appointed time Samuel determined, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army started to slip away from him.
掃羅照著撒母耳所定的日期等了七天, 但撒母耳還沒有來到吉甲, 眾人就離開掃羅散去了.

13:9 So Saul said, “Bring here to me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” Then he offered up the burnt offering.
掃羅說: “你們把燔祭和平安祭帶到我這裡來. ”他就獻上燔祭.

13:10 Just as he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Samuel was coming. So Saul went out to meet him and to bless him.
他剛剛獻完了燔祭, 撒母耳就來到了; 掃羅出去迎接他, 向他問安.

13:11 But Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “Because I saw that the army was scattering from me and you did not come at the appointed time and that the Philistines had gathered at Micmash,
撒母耳說: “你作了甚麼事? ”掃羅回答: “因為我看見眾民都離開我散去了, 你又沒有照所定的日子來到, 而非利士人正在密抹聚集起來.

13:12 therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not yet implored the face of Yahweh.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.”
我心裡想: ‘非利士人現在就要下到吉甲來攻打我, 我卻還沒有向耶和華求恩. ’所以我就勉強自己把燔祭獻上了. ”

13:13 Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have behaved foolishly! You have not kept the command of Yahweh your God which he commanded you. For then, Yahweh would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
撒母耳對掃羅說: “你作了糊塗事了！你沒有謹守耶和華你的神吩咐你的命令. 如果你謹守, 耶和華就必在以色列中堅立你的王位, 直到永遠.

13:14 But now, your kingdom will not endure. Yahweh has sought for himself a man according to his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him as leader over his people, because you have not kept what Yahweh commanded you.”
但現在你的王位必不長久, 耶和華已經為自己找到一個合他心意的人, 立他作自己子民的領袖, 因為你沒有謹守耶和華所吩咐你的. ”

13:15 Then Samuel got up and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul mustered the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.
於是撒母耳動身, 從吉甲上便雅憫的基比亞去; 掃羅數點跟隨他的人, 約有六百人.

13:16 Saul and Jonathan his son and the army that remained with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, and the Philistines encamped at Micmash.
掃羅和他的兒子約拿單, 以及跟隨他們的人都停留在便雅憫的迦巴, 非利士人卻在密抹安營.

13:17 The raiders went out from the camp of the Philistines in three divisions. One division turned on the road to Ophrah toward the land of Shual.
有突擊隊從非利士人的營裡出來, 分成三隊, 一隊往俄弗拉向書亞地去,

13:18 One division turned on the road to Beth Horon, and one turned on the road toward the border overlooking the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
一隊往伯．和崙去, 一隊往洗波音谷對面的境界向曠野去.

13:19 Now no skilled craftsman could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “So that the Hebrews cannot make swords or spears for themselves.”
那時, 以色列全地找不到一個鐵匠, 因為非利士人說: “恐怕希伯來人製造刀劍或槍矛. ”

13:20 So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to have his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his iron plowshare sharpened.
以色列眾人要磨鋤頭,犁頭,斧頭和鏟子, 就各自下到非利士人那裡去磨.

13:21 The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshare and for the mattock, and a third of a shekel for the pick and for the axe, and to set the goading sticks.
磨鋤頭或犁頭的價錢是七克銀子, 磨三齒叉,斧頭或刺棒的價錢是四克銀子.

13:22 So on the day of battle, there was not a sword or a spear found in the hands of all the army that was with Saul and Jonathan, but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.
所以, 到了爭戰的時候, 跟隨掃羅和約拿單的眾民, 沒有一個手裡有刀或槍的, 只有掃羅和他的兒子約拿單有刀槍.

13:23 Now the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Micmash.
有一隊非利士人的駐軍出到密抹的隘口去.

I Samuel - Chapter 14

14:1 One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to his armor bearer, “Come and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines which is over there.” But he did not tell his father.
有一天, 掃羅的兒子約拿單對替他拿武器的僕人說: “來！我們過到非利士人的駐軍那邊去吧. ”但他沒有告訴父親.

14:2 Now Saul was staying at the outskirts of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree that was in Migron, and the troops that were with him were about six hundred men.
那時掃羅在基比亞的邊界, 坐在米磯崙的石榴樹下, 跟隨他的約有六百人.

14:3 Now Ahijah, the son of Ahitub (the brother of Ichabod), the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of Yahweh at Shiloh, was carrying an ephod. The troops did not know that Jonathan had gone.
其中有亞希突的兒子亞希亞帶著以弗得; 亞希突是以迦博的哥哥, 非尼哈的兒子, 以利的孫子. 以利從前在示羅作耶和華的祭司. 約拿單去了, 眾人都不知道.

14:4 Now between the passes where Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines there was a crag of rock on one side and a crag of rock on the other. The name of the one was Bozez and the name of the other was Seneh.
約拿單設法要經過那個隘口到非利士人的駐軍那裡去, 隘口的兩邊各有一個山峰, 一個名叫播薛, 另一個名叫西尼.

14:5 The one crag on the north was opposite Micmash and the other on the south was opposite Geba.
一個高峰向北, 與密抹相對, 另一個向南, 與迦巴相對.

14:6 So Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come, let us go over to the garrisons of these uncircumcised; perhaps Yahweh will act for us, for there is no hindrance for Yahweh to save by many or by few.”
約拿單對替他拿武器的僕人說: “來！我們過到這些未受割禮的人的駐軍那裡去, 也許耶和華會為我們動工, 因為不論人多或人少, 都不能妨礙耶和華施行拯救. ”

14:7 And his armor bearer said, “Do all that is in your heart that you are inclined to do. I am with you all of the way!
替他拿武器的僕人對他說: “照你的心意作吧！去吧, 我必與你同心. ”

14:8 Then Jonathan said, “Look, we are about to go over to the men; and we will show ourselves to them.
約拿單說: “我們要過到那些人那裡去, 讓他們看見我們.

14:9 If they say to us: ‘Wait until we reach you,’ then we will stand as we are and not go up to them.
如果他們對我們這樣說: ‘你們站住！等我們到你們那裡去. ’我們就站在原地, 不上他們那裡去.

14:10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for Yahweh has given them into our hand, and this will be the sign for us.”
如果他們對我們這樣說: ‘你們上到我們這裡來吧！’我們就上去, 這就是我們的憑據, 因為耶和華已經把他們交在我們的手裡了. ”

14:11 So the two of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines, and the Philistines said, “The Hebrews are coming out from the holes in which they have hidden themselves.”
他們二人就讓非利士人的駐軍看見. 非利士人說: “看哪！有希伯來人從他們躲藏的洞裡出來了. ”

14:12 Then the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come up to us and we will show you something!” Then Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for Yahweh has given them into the hand of Israel!”
駐軍中有人應聲對約拿單和替他拿武器的人說: “你們上我們這裡來吧！我們有一件事要告訴你們. ”約拿單對替他拿武器的人說: “你跟我上去, 因為耶和華已經把他們交在以色列人的手裡了. ”

14:13 So Jonathan went up on his hands and his feet, with his armor bearer after him. They fell before Jonathan and then his armor bearer would kill them after him.
約拿單手腳並用地爬了上去, 替他拿武器的人跟著他. 非利士人在約拿單面前倒下, 替他拿武器的也跟在後面把他們殺死.

14:14 So was the first attack in which Jonathan and his armor bearer killed about twenty men within about half of a furrow in an acre of an open field.
約拿單和替他拿武器的第一次殺敵, 約殺死了二十人, 都是在四分之一公頃的範圍內殺的.

14:15 Then there was terror in the camp, in the open field, and among all the army of the garrison. Even the raiders trembled. The earth shook, and it became a very great panic.
於是在營房裡, 在田野中和在眾人中間, 都有恐慌, 駐軍和突擊隊也都恐懼, 地也震動, 這是從神而來的恐懼.

14:16 And the lookouts of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin saw that the multitude surged back and forth.
在便雅憫的基比亞, 掃羅的瞭望兵看見非利士人的大軍潰敗, 四處逃竄.

14:17 Saul said to the troops that were with him, “Please call the roll and see who has gone from us.” So they called the roll and found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were not present.
於是掃羅對跟隨他的眾民說: “你們數點一下, 看看誰從我們這裡出去了. ”他們一數點, 就發現約拿單和替他拿武器的不在那裡.

14:18 Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ark of God” (for the ark of God was at that time with the Israelites).
掃羅對亞希亞說: “把神的約櫃運來！”因為那時神的約櫃在以色列人那裡.

14:19 While Saul was still speaking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more, so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
掃羅正對祭司說話的時候, 非利士營中的騷亂越來越大, 掃羅就對祭司說: “住手吧！”

14:20 Then Saul and all the troops who were with him were assembled on command and came up to the battle, and look! Each Philistine’s sword was against his friend; and there was a very great confusion.
掃羅和所有跟隨他的人就聚集起來, 到了戰場, 就看見非利士人用刀互相擊殺, 十分混亂.

14:21 The Hebrews who had been for the Philistines previously, who had gone up with them into the camp all around, even they joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
那些從前歸順非利士人的希伯來人, 就是混雜在營裡與非利士人一起上來的, 現在也轉過來, 與那些跟從掃羅和約拿單的以色列人在一起.

14:22 All the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, so even they pursued them closely in the battle.
那些躲藏在以法蓮山地的以色列眾人一聽見非利士人逃跑, 也就在戰場上緊緊追趕他們.

14:23 So on that day Yahweh delivered Israel, and the battle shifted to Beth Aven.
那一天, 耶和華拯救了以色列人. 戰爭伸展到伯．亞文.

14:24 Now the men of Israel were hard pressed on that day, because Saul had made the army take an oath, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats any food until evening, when I will have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the army tasted any food.
那一天, 以色列人處境很窘迫, 因為掃羅叫眾人起誓說: “不等到晚上, 不等到我向敵人報了仇, 就吃食物的, 那人必受咒詛. ”所以眾民都沒有嘗過食物.

14:25 (Now all the people of the land used to go into the forest, for there was honey on the surface of the ground.)
眾人進了樹林, 林中地上有蜂蜜.

14:26 When the army came to the forest, look! There was honey flowing, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the army was afraid of the solemn oath.
他們進了樹林, 看見有蜂蜜流出來, 卻沒有人敢伸手取蜜入口, 因為眾人都害怕所起的誓.

14:27 However, Jonathan had not heard about the oath of his father with the army, so he extended the end of the staff which was in his hand, and he dipped it into the honeycomb. Then he put his hand to his mouth and his eyes gleamed.
約拿單沒有聽見他父親叫眾民所起的誓, 所以伸出手中的杖, 用杖頭蘸在蜂房裡, 轉手送進口裡, 他的眼睛就明亮了.

14:28 Then a man from the army informed him and said, “Your father made the army swear a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today,’ ” so the army is exhausted.
眾民中有一個人說: “你父親曾經叫眾人嚴嚴地起誓說: ‘今天吃食物的, 那人必受咒詛. ’所以眾人都疲乏了. ”

14:29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has brought trouble on the land! See now that my eyes have brightened because I have tasted a little of this honey.
約拿單說: “我父親連累了這地的人. 你們看！我嘗了這一點蜂蜜以後, 我的眼睛就明亮了.

14:30 How much more could have been done if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder of their enemies that they had found! For now the loss among the Philistines is not great.”
今天眾民若是隨意吃了從他們的仇敵奪得的東西, 不是更好嗎? 如今被擊殺的非利士人, 不是更多嗎? ”

14:31 They defeated the Philistines that day from Micmash to Aijalon, and the troops were very weary.
那一天, 他們擊殺非利士人, 從密抹直到亞雅崙; 眾人都非常疲乏了,

14:32 Then the troops took the plunder: they took sheep and cattle and calves and slaughtered them on the ground and the troops ate them all with the blood.
就急忙搶奪戰利品; 他們捉住了羊,牛或牛犢, 就地宰殺, 帶著血一起吃了.

14:33 So they reported it to Saul, saying, “Look! The troops are sinning against Yahweh by eating the animals with the blood!” And he said, “You have dealt treacherously! Roll to me a large stone today!”
有人告訴掃羅說: “眾民吃了帶著血的肉, 得罪耶和華了. ”他說: “你們作了不忠的事了, 立刻把一塊大石頭滾到我這裡來. ”

14:34 Then Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the troops and say to them, ‘Bring to me each one his ox and each his sheep and slaughter them in this place and eat, but do not sin against Yahweh by eating the animals with the blood.’ ” So all the troops brought them, each leading his ox in his hand that night, and slaughtered it there.
掃羅又說: “你們分散到眾人中去, 對他們說: ‘你們各人要把自己的牛羊帶到我面前來, 在這裡宰了吃; 不可吃帶著血的肉, 得罪耶和華. ’”於是當天晚上, 眾人都各把自己的牛羊帶到那裡宰了.

14:35 Then Saul built an altar to Yahweh; it was the first altar he built to Yahweh.
掃羅為耶和華築了一座祭壇, 這是他初次為耶和華築的祭壇.

14:36 Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and let us plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave alive a man among them.” So they said, “Do all that is good in your eyes.” But the priest said, “Let us draw near to God here.”
掃羅說: “我們趁著晚上下去追趕非利士人, 搶掠他們, 直到天亮, 不讓他們留下一人. ”他們說: “你看怎麼好, 就怎麼行吧！”但祭司說: “我們先在這裡親近神！”

14:37 So Saul inquired of God, “Should I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him on that day.
掃羅求問神: “我可以下去追趕非利士人嗎? 你把他們交在以色列人的手裡嗎? ”那天神沒有回答他.

14:38 Then Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, so that we find out what the sin was this day.
掃羅說: “民間的眾領袖啊, 你們都要走近這裡來; 你們要查看今天我們犯了甚麼罪.

14:39 For as Yahweh lives, who delivers Israel, I swear that even if it is in Jonathan my son, he will certainly die!” But nobody from all the army answered him.
我指著拯救以色列,永活的耶和華起誓, 即使是我的兒子約拿單犯了罪, 他也一定要死. ”眾人中沒有一人回答他.

14:40 Then he said to all Israel, “You will be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other.” And the army said to Saul, “Do what is good in your eyes.”
於是掃羅對以色列眾人說: “你們站在這裡, 我和我的兒子約拿單站在那邊. ”眾民回答掃羅: “你看怎麼好, 就怎麼行吧！”

14:41 Then Saul said to Yahweh the God of Israel, “Render a decision perfectly.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen by lot and the people went out.
掃羅禱告耶和華以色列的神說: “求你指示實情！”於是抽籤, 抽中了約拿單和掃羅; 眾民都沒事.

14:42 Then Saul said, “Let them cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan,” and Jonathan was chosen.
掃羅說: “你們再抽籤, 看是我, 或是我的兒子約拿單. ”結果抽中約拿單.

14:43 So Saul said, “Tell me what you have done.” So Jonathan told him and said, “I merely tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am, I must die.”
掃羅對約拿單說: “告訴我, 你作了甚麼事? ”約拿單告訴他: “我用我手中的杖頭嘗了一點蜂蜜. 我在這裡, 我願意死！”

14:44 Then Saul said, “So may God do to me and more, you will certainly die today, Jonathan!”
掃羅說: “約拿單啊！你必定要死, 否則, 願神加倍懲罰我. ”

14:45 But the army said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die, who accomplished this great victory in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, not a hair from his head will fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the army ransomed Jonathan and he did not die.
眾民對掃羅說: “約拿單在以色列人中行了這樣大的拯救, 難道一定要他死嗎? 絕對不可以！我們指著永活的耶和華起誓, 連他一根頭髮也不可落在地上, 因為他今天是與神一同作工. ”這樣, 眾民救了約拿單, 使他免了一死.

14:46 Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their place.
掃羅上去, 不再追趕非利士人; 非利士人也回到自己的地方去了.

14:47 So Saul took the kingship over Israel, and he fought all around against his enemies, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. He inflicted punishment against all who rebelled.
掃羅取得了以色列的王國以後, 常常攻打四圍的一切仇敵, 就是摩押人,亞捫人,以東人,瑣巴眾王和非利士人, 他無論往哪裡去, 都得到勝利.

14:48 He acted bravely and defeated the Amalekites and rescued Israel from the hand of those who plundered it.
掃羅行事勇敢, 擊敗了亞瑪力人, 把以色列人從搶掠他們的人手中救了出來.

14:49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua; the names of his two daughters were as follows: the name of the firstborn was Merab and the younger was Michal.
掃羅的兒子是約拿單,亦施韋和麥基舒亞. 他的兩個女兒, 長女名叫米拉, 次女名叫米甲.

14:50 The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz, and the name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
掃羅的妻子名叫亞希暖, 是亞希瑪斯的女兒. 掃羅軍隊的元帥名叫押尼珥, 是尼珥的兒子, 尼珥是掃羅的叔叔.

14:51 Now Kish was the father of Saul, but Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
掃羅的父親基士和押尼珥的父親尼珥都是亞別的兒子.

14:52 Warfare was severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul. Whenever Saul saw anyone who was a mighty warrior or any brave man, he conscripted him into his service.
掃羅的一生常常與非利士人有猛烈的爭戰. 每逢掃羅看見任何勇士或有能力的人, 就都招募歸他.

I Samuel - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you as king over his people Israel. So then, listen to the words of Yahweh!
撒母耳對掃羅說: “耶和華差遣我膏立你作他子民以色列的王, 所以現在你要聽耶和華的話.

15:2 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘I have observed what Amalek did to Israel, how he opposed him when he went up from Egypt.
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘以色列人從埃及上來的時候, 亞瑪力人對他們所行的, 在路上攻擊他們的事, 我必要懲罰.

15:3 So then, go and attack Amalek and utterly destroy all that is his! You must not spare him, but kill both man and woman, both child and nursing infant, both ox and sheep, both camel and donkey.’ ”
現在你要去攻打亞瑪力人, 徹底毀滅他們所有的一切, 不可憐惜他們. 無論男女,孩童, 或吃奶的嬰兒, 牛羊,駱駝,驢子, 都要殺死. ’”

15:4 Saul summoned the army and mustered them at Telaim; two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.
於是掃羅招聚眾人, 在提拉因數點他們, 共有步兵二十萬, 另有猶大人一萬.

15:5 Then Saul came up to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the wadi.
掃羅到了亞瑪力人的城市, 就在山谷中設下伏兵.

15:6 Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, leave! Withdraw from among the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you with them. You have shown loyal love to all the Israelites when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites left from among the Amalekites.
掃羅又對基尼人說: “你們走吧！離開亞瑪力人下去吧！免得我把你們與他們一同消滅. 因為以色列眾人從埃及上來的時候, 你們曾經以慈愛待他們. ”於是基尼人離開亞瑪力人去了.

15:7 Then Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as one goes to Shur which is east of Egypt.
掃羅擊殺亞瑪力人, 從哈腓拉直到埃及東的書珥,

15:8 He captured Agag the king of Amalek alive, but all the people he utterly destroyed with the edge of the sword.
生擒了亞瑪力人的王亞甲, 用刀殺滅了所有人民.

15:9 However, Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and the cattle and the second best of the young fatlings and all that was valuable; they were not willing to utterly destroy them. But all the possessions that were despised or worthless, they utterly destroyed.
但掃羅和眾人憐惜亞甲, 也愛惜上好的牛羊,肥牛犢,羊羔和一切美好的東西. 他們不願徹底毀滅這些; 凡是卑賤的,沒有價值的, 他們就徹底毀滅.

15:10 Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
耶和華的話臨到撒母耳說:

15:11 “I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not kept my word.” Samuel became angry, and he cried out to Yahweh all night.
“我後悔立了掃羅為王, 因為他已經離去不跟隨我, 也不執行我的命令了. ”撒母耳非常忿怒, 整夜哀求耶和華.

15:12 Then Samuel got up early in the morning to meet Saul. Samuel was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and look, he is setting up a monument for himself.” Then he turned around and crossed over and went down to Gilgal.
撒母耳清早起來, 要在早晨去見掃羅; 有人告訴撒母耳: “掃羅到了迦密, 在那裡為自己立了一座紀念碑, 然後轉身下到吉甲去了. ”

15:13 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, “May you be blessed by Yahweh! I have kept the word of Yahweh.”
撒母耳到了掃羅那裡, 掃羅對他說: “願耶和華賜福給你！我已經執行了耶和華的命令. ”

15:14 But Samuel said, “Then what is this bleating of the sheep that I hear in my ears and the lowing of the cattle that I am hearing?”
撒母耳說: “我耳中聽見有羊叫牛鳴的聲音, 到底是甚麼呢? ”

15:15 Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; the troops spared the best of the sheep and the cattle in order to sacrifice them to Yahweh your God. But the rest we have utterly destroyed.”
掃羅回答: “這是眾民從亞瑪力人那裡帶來的, 因為他們愛惜這些上好的牛羊, 要獻給耶和華你的神為祭; 其餘的, 我們都已經徹底毀滅了. ”

15:16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop and let me tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.” So he said to him, “Speak.”
撒母耳對掃羅說: “住口吧！讓我把耶和華昨天晚上對我所說的話告訴你. ”掃羅對他說: “請說. ”

15:17 Samuel said, “Even though you are small in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh has anointed you as king over Israel.
撒母耳說: “從前你雖然自以為微小, 不是作了以色列眾支派的首領嗎? 耶和華膏立了你作以色列的王,

15:18 When Yahweh sent you on your way, he said to you: ‘Go! You must utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and you must fight against them until you have destroyed them.’
差遣你去, 說: ‘你去徹底毀滅那些犯罪的亞瑪力人, 攻打他們, 直到把他們全部毀滅. ’

15:19 Why did you not listen to the voice of Yahweh and fall with shouting on the plunder? You have done evil in the sight of Yahweh!”
你為甚麼沒有聽從耶和華的話, 急於奪取戰利品, 作了耶和華看為惡的事呢? ”

15:20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have listened to the voice of Yahweh, and I have gone on the way that Yahweh sent me! I brought Agag the king of Amalek, and the Amalekites I have utterly destroyed.
掃羅回答撒母耳: “我實在聽從了耶和華的話, 行了耶和華差遣我行的路; 我把亞瑪力人的王亞甲帶了回來, 又把亞瑪力人都徹底毀滅了.

15:21 The troops took from the plunder, sheep and cattle, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God at Gilgal.”
可是眾民卻從那些戰利品中, 取了應當毀滅之物中上好的牛羊, 要在吉甲獻給耶和華你的神為祭. ”

15:22 Then Samuel said, “Is there as much delight for Yahweh in burnt offerings and sacrifices as there is in obeying Yahweh? Look! To obey is better than sacrifice; to give heed than the fat of rams.
撒母耳說: “耶和華喜悅燔祭和平安祭, 豈像喜悅人聽從耶和華的話呢? 聽從勝過獻祭, 聽命勝過公羊的脂油.

15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination; arrogance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has rejected you from being king!”
因為悖逆與行邪術的罪相同, 頑梗與拜虛無偶像一樣, 因為你棄絕了耶和華的話, 耶和華也棄絕了你作王. ”

15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned because I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh and your words, for I feared the troops and I listened to their voice.
於是掃羅對撒母耳說: “我犯了罪了, 我違背了耶和華的命令和你的話, 因為我害怕眾人, 聽從了他們的話.

15:25 So then, please pardon my sin and return with me so that I can worship Yahweh.”
現在求你赦免我的罪, 與我一同回去, 我好敬拜耶和華. ”

15:26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of Yahweh, and he has rejected you from being king over Israel!”
撒母耳回答掃羅: “我不與你一同回去, 因為你棄絕了耶和華的話, 耶和華也棄絕你作以色列的王. ”

15:27 As Samuel turned around to go, he caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.
撒母耳轉身要走, 掃羅拉著他外袍的衣邊, 衣邊就撕裂了.

15:28 Then Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
撒母耳就對他說: “今天耶和華把以色列國從你身上撕裂, 賜給比你更好的人.

15:29 Moreover, the Glory of Israel will not break faith and will not regret, for he is not a human that he should regret.”
以色列的大能者必不說謊, 也不後悔. 因為他不是世人, 他決不後悔. ”

15:30 Then he said, “I have sinned! Now please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me so that I can worship Yahweh your God.”
掃羅說: “我犯了罪了, 但是求你在我人民的長老面前和以色列人面前給我面子, 與我一同回去, 我好敬拜耶和華你的神. ”

15:31 So Samuel returned after Saul, and Saul worshiped Yahweh.
於是撒母耳跟著掃羅回去, 掃羅就敬拜耶和華.

15:32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of Amalek out to me!” Agag came to him confidently, for Agag thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is over.”
隨後撒母耳說: “把亞瑪力人的王亞甲帶到我這裡來！”亞甲歡歡喜喜走到他面前, 心裡說: “死亡的痛苦必定過去了！”

15:33 Samuel said, “Just as your sword bereaved women, so will your mother be bereaved among women!” Then Samuel hacked Agag to pieces in the presence of Yahweh at Gilgal.
撒母耳說: “你的刀怎樣使婦人喪子, 你的母親在婦人中也要怎樣喪子. ”於是撒母耳在吉甲, 在耶和華面前把亞甲斬成碎塊.

15:34 Then Samuel went to Ramah and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul.
後來撒母耳回拉瑪去, 掃羅也上他所住的基比亞自己的家去了.

15:35 Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel mourned over Saul, and Yahweh regretted that he made Saul king over Israel.
撒母耳直到死的日子, 再沒有看見掃羅. 撒母耳為掃羅悲傷, 因為耶和華後悔立了掃羅作以色列的王.

I Samuel - Chapter 16

16:1 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn about Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel! Fill up your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons.”
耶和華對撒母耳說: “你為掃羅悲哀要到幾時呢? 我已經棄絕他作以色列的王了. 你把膏油盛滿了角, 然後去吧！我要差派你到伯利恆人耶西那裡去, 因為我在他的眾子中, 已經預定了一個為我作王. ”

16:2 But Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “You must take a heifer from the herd with you, and you must say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.’
撒母耳說: “我怎能去呢? 掃羅聽見了, 必定殺我. ”耶和華說: “你可以帶一頭母牛犢去, 就說: ‘我來是要向耶和華獻祭. ’

16:3 You will invite Jesse to the sacrifice and I will make known to you what you must do. You will anoint for me the one whom I tell you.”
你要請耶西參加獻祭的筵席, 我就會指示你當作的. 我指示你的那人, 你要為我膏立他. ”

16:4 So Samuel did what Yahweh said. He came to Bethlehem, and the elders of the city came trembling to meet him. They said, “Have you come in peace?”
於是撒母耳照著耶和華的話去行. 他到了伯利恆的時候, 城裡的長老就都戰戰兢兢地出來迎接他, 說: “你是為平安來的嗎? ”

16:5 He said, “I come in peace. I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” So he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
他回答: “是為平安來的. 我來是要向耶和華獻祭. 你們要自潔, 與我一同參加獻祭的筵席. ”撒母耳使耶西和他的兒子自潔, 邀請他們來參加獻祭的筵席.

16:6 When they came, he saw Eliab and said, “Surely his anointed one is before Yahweh!”
他們來到的時候, 撒母耳看見以利押, 就心裡想: “在耶和華面前的這位, 必是他所要膏立的. ”

16:7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For God does not see what man sees, for a man looks on the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks on the heart.”
但耶和華對撒母耳說: “不要看他的外貌和他高大的身材, 因為我不揀選他. 耶和華看人不像人看人, 人是看外表, 耶和華是看內心. ”

16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel, and he said, “This one also Yahweh has not chosen.”
耶西叫亞比拿達在撒母耳面前經過, 撒母耳說: “這也不是耶和華所揀選的. ”

16:9 So Jesse made Shammah pass before Samuel, but he said, “Yahweh also has not chosen this one.”
耶西又叫沙瑪經過. 撒母耳說: “耶和華也不揀選這個. ”

16:10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen any of these.”
耶西叫他的七個兒子都在撒母耳面前經過. 但撒母耳對耶西說: “這些都不是耶和華所揀選的. ”

16:11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” And he said, “The youngest still remains, but look, he is shepherding the flock.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we cannot sit down until he comes here.”
撒母耳問耶西: “孩子們全都在這裡嗎? ”耶西回答: “還有一個最小的, 正在牧羊. ”撒母耳對耶西說: “你派人去把他帶回來, 因為他沒有來到以前, 我們決不入席. ”

16:12 So he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy with beautiful eyes and of handsome appearance. And Yahweh said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”
耶西就派人去把大衛帶回來. 他面色紅潤, 眼目清秀, 外貌英俊. 耶和華說: “就是這一個, 你起來膏立他吧！”

16:13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. Then the Spirit of Yahweh rushed upon David from that day on. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.
撒母耳就拿起盛油的角, 在他的兄長中膏立他. 從那天起, 耶和華的靈就大大感動大衛. 後來撒母耳動身往拉瑪去了.

16:14 Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul and an evil spirit from Yahweh tormented him.
耶和華的靈離開了掃羅. 有惡鬼從耶和華那裡來驚擾他.

16:15 So the servants of Saul said to him, “Look please, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.
掃羅的臣僕對他說: “看哪！有惡鬼從神那裡來驚擾你.

16:16 Please, let our lord command your servants who are before you! Let them seek a man skilled in playing on the lyre. When the evil spirit from God is upon you, he can play on it and you will feel better.”
願我們的主吩咐你面前的臣僕, 去尋找一位善於彈琴的人; 從神那裡來的靈臨到你身上的時候, 他可以彈琴, 你就好了. ”

16:17 So Saul said to his servants, “Please select a man who plays a stringed instrument well and bring him to me.”
掃羅對他的臣僕說: “你們可以為我找一個善於彈琴的人, 帶到我這裡來. ”

16:18 One of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing a stringed instrument, a brave man, a warrior, prudent in speech, and handsome. And Yahweh is with him.”
有一個僕人回答: “我見過伯利恆人耶西的一個兒子, 他善於彈琴, 是個大能的勇士, 又是個戰士, 談吐合宜, 容貌俊美, 耶和華也與他同在. ”

16:19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son who is with the sheep.”
於是掃羅派遣使者去見耶西, 說: “請你叫你放羊的兒子大衛到我這裡來. ”

16:20 And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a skin of wine and one young goat and sent them to Saul by the hand of David his son.
耶西就牽來一頭驢子, 馱上餅,一皮袋酒和一隻山羊羔, 交給他的兒子大衛送給掃羅.

16:21 So David came to Saul and entered his service. He loved him greatly and he became Saul’s armor bearer.
大衛到了掃羅那裡, 就侍立在他面前. 掃羅很愛他, 他就作了替掃羅拿武器的人.

16:22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, because he has found favor in my sight.”
掃羅再派人到耶西那裡去, 說: “請你讓大衛侍立在我面前吧, 因為我喜歡他. ”

16:23 So whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the stringed instrument and play it with his hand. Then it would bring relief for Saul; he would feel better and the evil spirit would depart from him.
每逢從神那裡來的惡鬼臨到掃羅身上的時候, 大衛就拿起琴來彈奏, 掃羅就舒服暢快, 惡鬼也離開了他.

I Samuel - Chapter 17

17:1 The Philistines gathered their camps for battle and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah. They camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes Dammim.
非利士人聚集他們的軍隊作戰. 他們聚集在屬猶大的梭哥, 在梭哥和亞西加之間的以弗．大憫安營.

17:2 Then Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and encamped in the valley of Elah, and they formed ranks for the battle to meet the Philistines.
掃羅和以色列人也聚集起來, 在以拉谷安營; 他們列出戰陣, 要迎戰非利士人.

17:3 The Philistines were standing on the hill on one side and the army of Israel was standing on the hill on the other side with the valley between them.
非利士人站在這邊山上, 以色列人站在那邊山上, 中間有山谷分隔.

17:4 Then a champion went out from the camps of the Philistines, whose name was Goliath from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
有一個挑戰的人從非利士人的軍營中出來, 名叫歌利亞, 是迦特人, 身高三公尺.

17:5 A bronze helmet was on his head, and he was clothed with scale body armor; the weight of the body armor was five thousand bronze shekels.
他頭戴銅盔, 身穿鎧甲, 鎧甲的銅重五十七公斤.

17:6 Bronze greaves were on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung between his shoulders.
他的腿上有銅護膝, 兩肩之間背著一根銅槍.

17:7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and the point of his spear weighed six hundred iron shekels. His shield bearer was walking in front of him.
另外, 他手上拿著矛, 矛桿有織布的機軸那麼粗, 矛頭的鐵重七公斤. 還有一個拿大盾牌的人在他前面走.

17:8 He stood and called to the battle lines of Israel and said to them, “Why have you come out to form ranks for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Commission for yourselves a man and let him come down to me.
歌利亞站著, 向著以色列人的軍隊喊叫, 對他們說: “你們為甚麼出來這裡擺列戰陣呢? 我不是非利士人嗎? 你們不是掃羅的僕人嗎? 你們自己挑選一個人, 叫他下到我這裡來吧.

17:9 If he is able to fight with me and he defeats me, then we will be your servants; but if I prevail over him and defeat him, then you will be our servants and you will serve us.”
如果他能與我決鬥, 擊殺了我, 我們就作你們的奴僕; 但是, 如果我能勝過他, 擊殺了他, 你們就作我們的奴僕, 服事我們. ”

17:10 Then the Philistine said, “I hereby defy the battle lines of Israel today! Give me a man so that we may fight each other!”
那非利士人又說: “今天我向以色列人的軍隊罵陣. 你們派一個人出來, 我們可以決鬥！”

17:11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very afraid.
掃羅和以色列眾人聽見了那非利士人所說的這些話, 就都驚惶, 非常害怕.

17:12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite. This man was from Bethlehem of Judah, and his name was Jesse. He had eight sons; in the days of Saul this man was old, yet he still walked among the men.
大衛是猶大伯利恆的以法他人耶西的兒子; 耶西有八個兒子. 在掃羅的日子, 耶西已經年紀老邁了.

17:13 The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, his second oldest was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
耶西的三個大兒子跟隨了掃羅去作戰. 去了作戰的這三個兒子的名字是: 長子以利押,次子亞比拿達,三子沙瑪.

17:14 Now David was the youngest. The three oldest followed Saul,
大衛是最小的, 那三個年長的都跟隨掃羅去了.

17:15 but David went back and forth from Saul to feed the sheep of his father in Bethlehem.
大衛有時離開掃羅, 回到伯利恆牧放他父親的羊群.

17:16 Now the Philistine came forward early and late, and he took his stand for forty days.
那非利士人每天早晚都近前來, 站著罵陣, 一連有四十天之久.

17:17 Then Jesse said to his son David, “Please take for your brothers an ephah of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and bring them quickly to the camp for your brothers.
有一天, 耶西對他的兒子大衛說: “你拿這十公斤烘了的穀子和這十個餅去給你的哥哥們; 你要跑到營裡去給你的哥哥們,

17:18 And these ten portions of cheese you will bring to the commander of the thousand; find out how your brothers are doing, and take their pledge.”
又拿這十塊乳酪去給他們的千夫長, 看看你的哥哥們平安不平安, 把他們的家書帶回來. ”

17:19 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah fighting the Philistines.
掃羅和大衛的哥哥們, 以及以色列眾人都在以拉谷與非利士人作戰.

17:20 David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper, and he took the provisions and went as Jesse had commanded him. He came to the encampment while the troops were going to the battle line, and they raised the war cry.
大衛清早起來, 把羊群託給一個看守的人, 就照著耶西所吩咐他的, 帶著食物去了. 他來到軍營中的時候, 軍隊正出去列陣, 吶喊助陣.

17:21 Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle lines, one battle line against the other.
以色列人和非利士人都擺列陣勢, 互相對峙.

17:22 David left the baggage he had with him in the care of the baggage keeper, ran to the battle line, and came and asked how his brothers were doing.
大衛把身上的東西留在看守物件的人手中, 跑到戰陣上去, 向他的哥哥們問安.

17:23 While he was speaking to them, the champion, whose name was Goliath the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the caves of the Philistines. He spoke just as he had previously, and David heard his words.
大衛正與他們說話的時候, 那個討戰的人, 就是迦特的非利士人, 名叫歌利亞, 從非利士人陣中上來; 他說的又是同樣的那些話, 大衛都聽見了.

17:24 When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from his presence and were very afraid.
所有的以色列人一看見那人, 就都從他面前逃跑, 非常害怕.

17:25 And the men of Israel said, “Did you see this man who has come up? For he is going up to defy Israel! It will be that the man who defeats him, the king will make him very rich with great wealth and will give him his daughter in marriage and will make his father’s house free in Israel.”
以色列人彼此說: “這個上來的人你們看見了嗎? 他上來是要向以色列人罵陣的. 如果有人能擊殺他, 王必賞賜他大財富, 把自己的女兒給他作妻子, 並且使他的父家在以色列中免納稅, 免服役. ”

17:26 Now David had spoken to the men who were standing with him, saying, “What will be done for the man who defeats this Philistine and removes the disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he defies the battle lines of the living God?”
大衛問站在他旁邊的人說: “如果有人擊殺這個非利士人, 除去以色列人的恥辱, 那人會得到怎麼的對待呢? 這未受割禮的非利士人是誰呢? 竟敢向永活的神的軍隊罵陣? ”

17:27 And the troops had spoken to him according to this word, saying, “So it will be done for the man who defeats him.”
於是眾民用以上的那些話回答他說: “如果有人能擊殺他, 那人必得這樣的對待. ”

17:28 His oldest brother Eliab heard while he was speaking to the men, and Eliab became very angry against David and said, “Why have you come down today, and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumptuousness and the evil of your heart! For you have come down in order to see the battle!”
大衛與那些人說話的時候, 他的大哥以利押聽見了, 就向大衛發怒, 說: “你為甚麼下這裡來呢? 在曠野的那幾隻羊你託了給誰呢? 我知道你的驕傲和你心裡的惡意. 你下來是要看打仗. ”

17:29 David replied, “What have I done now? I merely asked a question!
大衛說: “我現在作了甚麼事呢? 不是只說了一句話嗎? ”

17:30 He turned around from him to another opposite him and he spoke to him in the same way, and the people answered him as before.
大衛離開他的哥哥, 轉向另一個人, 問同樣的問題. 眾民還是用先前的話回答他.

17:31 Now the words which David had spoken were heard and they reported them to Saul, and he summoned him.
有人聽見大衛所說的這些話, 就告訴掃羅; 掃羅就派人去把大衛接來.

17:32 David said to Saul, “Do not let anyone’s heart fail concerning him! Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
大衛對掃羅說: “大家都不要因這非利士人喪膽, 你的僕人要去與這非利士人決鬥. ”

17:33 But Saul said to David, “You will not be able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, because you are only a boy, whereas he has been a man of war since his childhood!”
掃羅對大衛說: “你不能去與這非利士人決鬥, 因為你年紀還輕, 那人從小就作戰士. ”

17:34 And David said to Saul, “Your servant has been a shepherd of the flock for his father. If the lion or the bear would come and carry off a sheep from the group,
大衛對掃羅說: “你僕人是為父親放羊的, 有時獅子或熊來了, 從羊群中抓去一隻小羊,

17:35 I would go out after it and strike it down and rescue the sheep from its mouth. If it rose against me, I would grab it by its beard and strike it down and kill it.
我就出去追趕牠, 擊打牠, 從牠的嘴裡把小羊救出來. 如果牠起來攻擊我, 我就揪住牠的鬍鬚, 擊打牠, 把牠殺死.

17:36 Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he defied the battle lines of the living God.”
你僕人不但擊殺過獅子, 也擊殺過熊. 這個未受割禮的非利士人也必像一隻獅子或熊一樣, 因為他向永活的神的軍隊罵陣. ”

17:37 And David said, “Yahweh, who rescued me from the hand of the lion and from the hand of the bear, will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “Go and may Yahweh be with you!”
大衛又說: “那曾救我脫離獅爪和熊掌的耶和華, 也必救我脫離這非利士人的手. ”於是掃羅對大衛說: “你去吧！願耶和華與你同在. ”

17:38 Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with body armor.
掃羅把自己的戰袍給大衛穿上, 把銅盔戴在他的頭上, 又給他穿上鎧甲.

17:39 Then David strapped on his sword over his fighting attire, but he tried in vain to walk around, for he was not trained to use them. So David said to Saul, “I am not able to walk with these, because I am not trained to use them.” So David removed them.
大衛把刀佩帶在戰袍上. 因為他以前沒有穿過, 現在試著走一下. 大衛對掃羅說: “穿戴著這些東西, 我不能走動, 因為我從前沒有穿過. ”大衛就把這些裝備從身上脫下來.

17:40 Then he took his staff in his hand, picked out for himself five smooth stones from the wadi, and he put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch. And with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.
他手中拿著自己的杖, 又從溪裡挑選了五塊光滑的石子, 放在口袋裡, 就是牧人用的那種袋子, 手裡又拿著甩石的機弦, 就向那非利士人走近去.

17:41 Then the Philistine came on, getting nearer and nearer to David, with his shield bearer in front of him.
那非利士人也向著大衛慢慢走過來, 拿大盾牌的人在他前面走.

17:42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him, for he was only a boy and ruddy with a handsome appearance.
那非利士人觀看, 看見了大衛, 就藐視他, 因為他年紀還輕, 面色紅潤, 外貌英俊.

17:43 So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming to me with sticks?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
那非利士人對大衛說: “難道我是一條狗嗎? 你竟拿杖來攻擊我. ”於是指著自己的神咒詛大衛.

17:44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me so that I can give your flesh to the birds of heaven and to the wild animals of the field!”
那非利士人又對大衛說: “你到我這裡來吧！我要把你的肉給空中的飛鳥和田野的走獸吃. ”

17:45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You are coming to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I am coming to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the battle lines of Israel, whom you have defied!
大衛回答那非利士人: “你來攻擊我是靠刀,靠槍, 但我來攻擊你是靠萬軍之耶和華的名; 萬軍之耶和華就是你所辱罵的以色列軍隊的神.

17:46 This day Yahweh will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head! Then I will give the corpses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of heaven and to the animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God who is for Israel.
今天耶和華要把你交在我手裡, 我必擊殺你, 砍下你的頭. 今天我還要把非利士人軍隊的屍體給空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸吃. 這樣, 全地的人就都知道以色列中有一位神.

17:47 And all of this assembly will know that Yahweh does not rescue with sword or with spear, for the battle belongs to Yahweh, and he will give you into our hands!”
也使這些人群都知道, 耶和華拯救人不是靠刀, 不是靠槍, 因為戰爭的勝敗在於耶和華, 他必把你們交在我們的手裡. ”

17:48 When the Philistine got up and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly to the battle line to meet the Philistine.
那非利士人起身, 迎著大衛慢慢走過來; 大衛也趕快往陣上跑去, 迎戰那非利士人.

17:49 Then David put his hand into the bag and took a stone from it and slung it. He struck the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
大衛伸手入口袋裡, 從裡面拿出了一塊石子來, 用機弦甩去, 擊中了那非利士人的前額; 石子穿入前額裡面, 他就仆倒, 面伏於地.

17:50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with the sling and with the stone, and he struck down the Philistine and killed him, but there was no sword in David’s hand.
這樣, 大衛用機弦和一塊石子勝過了那非利士人. 大衛擊殺了那非利士人, 但他手中沒有刀.

17:51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it from its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
大衛跑過去, 站在那非利士人的身邊, 拿起他的刀來, 把刀從鞘中拔出來, 殺死他, 又用刀砍下他的頭. 非利士人看見他們的勇士死了, 就都逃跑.

17:52 The men of Israel and Judah got up, raised the war cry, and pursued the Philistines as far as the valley and up to the gates of Ekron. So the slain of the Philistines fell on the way to Shaaraim up to Gath and as far as Ekron.
以色列人和猶大人就起來, 高聲吶喊, 追趕非利士人, 直到迦特的入口和以革倫的城門. 被刺死的非利士人都倒在沙拉音的路上, 直到迦特和以革倫.

17:53 Then the Israelites returned from pursuing the Philistines and plundered their camp.
以色列人窮追非利士人回來以後, 就搶掠他們的營房.

17:54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem and placed his weapons in his tent.
大衛拿起那非利士人的頭, 把它帶到耶路撒冷去, 卻把那人的武器放在自己的帳棚裡.

17:55 Now when Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”
掃羅看見大衛出去迎戰那非利士人, 就問元帥押尼珥: “押尼珥啊, 這個年輕人是誰的兒子? ”押尼珥回答: “我敢指著王起誓, 我不知道. ”

17:56 Then the king said, “You inquire whose son this young man is.”
王說: “你去問問這個少年是誰的兒子. ”

17:57 So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. The head of the Philistine was in his hand.
大衛擊殺了那非利士人回來的時候, 押尼珥迎接他, 把他帶到掃羅面前, 大衛手中還拿著那非利士人的頭.

17:58 Then Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
掃羅問他: “年輕人啊, 你是誰的兒子? ”大衛回答: “我是你僕人伯利恆人耶西的兒子. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 18

18:1 When he finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan became attached to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
大衛對掃羅說完了話, 約拿單的心和大衛的心就深相契合. 約拿單愛大衛如同愛自己的命.

18:2 Saul took him on that very day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.
從那天起, 掃羅就把大衛留下來, 不讓他回到父家去.

18:3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.
約拿單與大衛立盟約, 因為他愛大衛如同愛自己的命.

18:4 Jonathan stripped off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his fighting attire, and even his sword, his bow, and his belt.
約拿單把自己身上的外袍脫下來給大衛, 又把自己的戰衣,刀,弓和腰帶都給了他.

18:5 David went out whenever Saul sent him, and he succeeded. So Saul appointed him over the men of the war, and it pleased all the people and even pleased the servants of Saul.
掃羅無論差派大衛到哪裡去, 他都去, 並且凡事亨通. 於是掃羅立他作軍兵的將領. 所有的人民和掃羅的臣僕都非常高興.

18:6 When they were coming back after David had returned from striking down the Philistine, the women went out from all the cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.
大衛擊殺了那非利士人, 與眾人一同回來的時候, 婦女們從以色列各城裡出來, 唱歌,跳舞,打鼓,歡呼,擊磬迎接掃羅王.

18:7 And the women sang as they danced, and they said, “Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his ten thousands!”
婦女們跳舞,歌唱, 說: “掃羅殺死千千！大衛殺死萬萬！”

18:8 Saul became very angry, and this saying displeased him, and he thought, “They have attributed to David ten thousands, but to me they have attributed thousands! What more can he have but the kingdom?”
掃羅非常惱怒, 不喜歡這話, 就說: “他們給大衛萬萬, 只給我千千, 就只剩下王位沒給他. ”

18:9 So Saul was watching David with suspicion from that day onward.
從那天起, 掃羅就妒忌大衛.

18:10 On the next day, the evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. Now David was playing the lyre with his hand on that day as usual, and the spear was in Saul’s hand.
第二天, 從神那裡來的惡鬼降在掃羅身上, 他就在家中胡言亂語. 大衛照常彈琴, 掃羅手裡拿著槍.

18:11 Then Saul hurled the spear and thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
掃羅把槍擲過去, 心裡說: “我要把大衛刺在牆上. ”大衛兩次避開了他.

18:12 Now Saul was threatened by the presence of David because Yahweh was with him, but had departed from Saul.
掃羅懼怕大衛, 因為耶和華與大衛同在, 卻離開了掃羅.

18:13 So Saul removed him from his presence, and made him commander of a thousand, so he marched in and out at the front of the army.
因此掃羅使大衛離開自己, 立他作千夫長, 大衛就領導眾民出入.

18:14 And David was achieving success in all his ways and Yahweh was with him,
大衛所行的一切都亨通, 因為耶和華與他同在.

18:15 but when Saul saw that he was very successful, he was severely threatened by him.
掃羅看見大衛所行的十分亨通, 就怕他.

18:16 However, all of Israel and Judah were loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them.
但是所有的以色列人和猶大人都愛大衛, 因為他領導他們出入.

18:17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you as your wife. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of Yahweh.” For Saul thought, “My hand will not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
掃羅對大衛說: “我的大女兒米拉在這裡. 我要把她賜給你作妻子; 只要你作我的勇士, 為耶和華爭戰. ”原來掃羅心裡說: “我不好親手害他, 讓非利士人害他吧. ”

18:18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who are my relatives, the clan of my father in Israel, that I should be a son-in-law to the king?”
大衛回答掃羅: “我是誰? 我是甚麼身分? 我父家在以色列人中算得甚麼? 我怎麼作王的女婿呢? ”

18:19 But at the time Saul’s daughter Merab was to be given to David, she was given instead to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
到了掃羅的女兒米拉該嫁給大衛的時候, 掃羅卻把她給了米何拉人亞得列作妻子.

18:20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, so they told Saul, and the matter pleased him.
掃羅的女兒米甲愛大衛. 有人把這事告訴掃羅, 掃羅就歡喜,

18:21 And Saul thought, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a snare for him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time you can become my son-in-law today.”
心裡想: “我要把米甲給大衛, 利用米甲作他的陷阱, 好讓非利士人的手害他. ”於是掃羅對大衛說: “你今天可以第二次作我的女婿. ”

18:22 Then Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in secret, saying, ‘Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. So then, become a son-in-law of the king.’ ”
掃羅吩咐他的臣僕: “你們要私下對大衛說: ‘王喜歡你, 他的臣僕也都愛你, 現在你要作王的女婿！’”

18:23 And Saul’s servants spoke these words to David privately. But David said, “Is it insignificant in your sight to become the son-in-law of the king, as I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?”
於是掃羅的臣僕把這些話說給大衛聽. 大衛說: “你們以為作王的女婿是一件小事嗎? 我是個貧窮卑微的人. ”

18:24 So the servants of Saul informed him, saying, “This is what David said.”
掃羅的臣僕把大衛所說的這些話都報告了掃羅.

18:25 Then Saul said, “This is what you must say to David: ‘The king desires no bride price except for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge himself on the enemies of the king.’ ” (Now Saul had planned to allow David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.)
掃羅說: “你們要對大衛這樣說: ‘王不要甚麼聘禮, 只要一百個非利士人的包皮, 好在王的仇敵身上報仇. ’”掃羅企圖使大衛死在非利士人的手裡.

18:26 So his servants told David these words, and the matter pleased David to become the son-in-law of the king as the specified time had not expired.
掃羅的臣僕把這些話告訴了大衛, 大衛就樂意作王的女婿. 在日期未滿之時,

18:27 And David got up, and he and his men went and struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they presented the full number to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as his wife.
大衛和跟隨他的人就起身出去, 在非利士人中擊殺了二百人, 把他們的包皮帶回來, 滿數交給王, 要作王的女婿. 於是掃羅把他的女兒米甲給大衛作妻子.

18:28 When Saul realized that Yahweh was with David and his own daughter Michal loved him,
掃羅看見耶和華與大衛同在, 又知道自己的女兒米甲也愛大衛,

18:29 Saul was threatened by David still more, so Saul became a perpetual enemy of David.
就更怕大衛, 常常與他為敵.

18:30 Then the commanders of the Philistines went out for battle, and as often as they went out, David succeeded more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed.
非利士人的領袖常常出征, 每逢他們出征, 大衛作事都比掃羅所有的臣僕所作的更亨通, 所以他的名字極為人尊重.

I Samuel - Chapter 19

19:1 Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants about killing David, but Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.
掃羅吩咐他的兒子約拿單和他所有的臣僕要把大衛殺死, 但掃羅的兒子約拿單非常喜愛大衛.

19:2 So Jonathan informed David, saying, “My father Saul is trying to kill you; now please take care! In the morning you should stay in the hiding place and conceal yourself.
約拿單告訴大衛: “我父親掃羅正設法要殺死你. 所以明天早晨你要小心, 留在隱密的地方裡, 躲藏起來.

19:3 I will go out and stand at my father’s side in the field where you are, and I will speak about you to my father; if I find out anything I will tell it to you.”
我會出去, 到你藏身的那塊田那裡, 站在我父親旁邊, 和他談論你的事. 我看看情形怎樣, 然後告訴你. ”

19:4 So Jonathan spoke well about David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his service for you has been very good.
約拿單向父親掃羅替大衛說好話, 說: “王不要得罪你的僕人大衛, 因為他沒有得罪你; 並且他所作的, 對你大有好處.

19:5 He put his life in his hand and attacked the Philistine, and Yahweh brought about a great victory for all of Israel, and you saw it and rejoiced! Now why should you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?”
他冒著生命的危險擊殺了那非利士人, 耶和華為以色列人施行了大拯救, 那時你看見了, 也很歡喜. 現在你為甚麼要犯罪, 無緣無故殺死大衛, 流無辜人的血呢? ”

19:6 And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore, “As Yahweh lives, he will not be put to death!”
掃羅聽了約拿單的話, 就起誓, 說: “我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 大衛必不會被殺死. ”

19:7 Jonathan called to David and told him all of these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul and he was before him as formerly.
約拿單叫大衛來, 把這一切話都告訴他; 約拿單把大衛帶到掃羅那裡, 他就像以前一樣, 侍候在掃羅面前.

19:8 War came again, so David went out and fought against the Philistines and defeated them thoroughly so that they fled before him.
後來, 又有戰事; 大衛出去與非利士人交戰, 大敗他們, 他們就在大衛面前逃跑.

19:9 Then the evil spirit from Yahweh came upon Saul while he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing a stringed instrument in his hand.
從耶和華那裡來的惡鬼又臨到掃羅身上; 那時掃羅坐在屋裡, 手裡拿著槍. 大衛正在彈琴,

19:10 So Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall, and David fled and escaped that same night.
掃羅就想用槍刺殺大衛, 把他刺在牆上, 但大衛從掃羅面前躲開了, 他的槍刺在牆上. 那天晚上大衛逃跑, 就逃脫了.

19:11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard him and to kill him in the morning, but Michal his wife told David, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, then tomorrow you will be killed!”
掃羅派人到大衛家裡去監視他, 要在第二天早晨殺死他. 大衛的妻子米甲告訴他說: “今天晚上你若不逃命, 明天就會被殺死. ”

19:12 So Michal lowered David through the window, and he went and fled and escaped.
於是米甲從窗口把大衛縋下去, 大衛就離開那裡逃走, 逃脫了.

19:13 Then Michal took the household god and put it on the bed and put a quilt of goat’s hair at its head and covered it with the clothes.
米甲把家中的一尊神像拿來, 放在床上, 把頭枕在用山羊毛弄成的枕頭上, 再用衣服蓋著.

19:14 And Saul sent messengers to arrest David, but she said, “He is ill.”
掃羅派人來捉拿大衛, 米甲說: “他病了. ”

19:15 So Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, so that I can kill him.”
掃羅又派人去看大衛說: “你們把他連床一起抬到我這裡來, 我好殺死他. ”

19:16 When the messengers came, to their surprise the idol was on the bed with the quilt of goat’s hair at the head.
奉派的人進去, 看見床上有一尊家中的神像, 頭枕在用山羊毛弄成的枕頭上.

19:17 Then Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and sent away my enemy, so that he escaped?” Michal said to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go, why should I kill you?’ ”
掃羅問米甲: “你為甚麼這樣欺騙我, 放了我的仇敵, 讓他逃走呢? ”米甲回答掃羅: “他對我說: ‘放我走！否則我要殺死你. ’”

19:18 So David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.
大衛逃跑, 逃脫了, 來到拉瑪見撒母耳, 把掃羅對他所作的一切都告訴了撒母耳. 然後他和撒母耳去拿約, 住在那裡.

19:19 And it was told to Saul, “David is in Naioth in Ramah.”
有人告訴掃羅: “大衛住在拉瑪的拿約. ”

19:20 So Saul sent messengers to capture David. When they saw the company of the prophets prophesying and Samuel standing as chief over them, then the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
於是掃羅派人去捉大衛. 派去的人看見一群先知正在受感說話, 撒母耳站著帶領他們. 那時, 神的靈也臨到掃羅的使者身上, 他們都受感說話.

19:21 So they told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. Again Saul sent messengers a third time, and they also prophesied.
有人把這事告訴了掃羅, 他就再派別的人去, 這些人也受感說話. 掃羅第三次派人去, 他們也受感說話.

19:22 Then he also went to Ramah. When he came to the great cistern which was in Secu, he asked and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” Someone said, “Look they are in Naioth in Ramah.”
後來, 掃羅也親自到拉瑪去, 到了西沽的大井, 就問人, 說: “撒母耳和大衛在哪裡? ”有一個人回答: “在拉瑪的拿約. ”

19:23 So he went there to Naioth in Ramah and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
掃羅就從那裡往拉瑪的拿約去. 神的靈也臨到他身上, 他一面走, 一面受感說話, 直到他到了拉瑪的拿約.

19:24 He also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel. He lay naked all that day and all night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
他脫掉了自己的衣服, 也在撒母耳面前受感說話. 那一日, 他整天整夜赤著身子躺著, 因此有一句俗語說: “掃羅也列在先知中嗎? ”

I Samuel - Chapter 20

20:1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my guilt and what is my sin before your father that he is trying to kill me?
大衛從拉瑪的拿約逃走, 來見約拿單, 說: “我作了甚麼? 我有甚麼罪孽? 我在你父親面前犯了甚麼罪, 他竟尋索我的性命呢? ”

20:2 And he said to him, “Far from it! You will not die! Look, my father does not do anything large or small unless he reveals it to me. Why should my father hide this thing or anything from me?”
約拿單對他說: “絕對沒有這事, 你必不會死. 我父親作事, 無論大小, 沒有不讓我知道的, 為甚麼這事他偏要隱瞞我呢? 不會這樣的. ”

20:3 Then David took an oath again and said, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thought, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he worry.’ But as Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, surely there is merely a step between me and death!”
大衛再起誓說: “你父親一定知道我在你眼中蒙恩, 就心裡想: ‘不要讓約拿單知道這事, 免得他傷心. ’可是, 我指著永活的耶和華, 又指著你的性命起誓, 我離死只差一步. ”

20:4 Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you wish, I will do for you.”
約拿單對大衛說: “你心裡想要甚麼, 我必為你作成. ”

20:5 David said to Jonathan, “Look, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should certainly sit with the king to eat. You must send me away so that I can hide myself in the field until the third evening.
大衛就對約拿單說: “你看, 明天是初一, 我本該與王一同坐席. 但是, 求你容我去藏在田裡, 直到後天晚上.

20:6 If your father misses me at all, then you must say, ‘David earnestly asked from me to run to Bethlehem his city, for the yearly sacrifice is there for all the clan.’
如果你父親不見我在座, 你就說: ‘大衛懇求我讓他趕回他的本城伯利恆去, 因為他全家在那裡有獻年祭的事. ’

20:7 If he says ‘Good,’ it will mean peace for your servant; but if he is very angry, know that he has decided to do me harm.
如果你父親這樣說: ‘好！’那麼僕人就平安無事了; 如果他大大發怒, 你就知道, 他決意要害我了.

20:8 So you must show loyal love to your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you. But if there is guilt in me, then kill me yourself! But why should you bring me to your father?”
求你以慈愛待僕人, 因為你曾與僕人在耶和華面前立盟約. 如果我有罪孽, 你就親手把我殺死, 為甚麼要把我交給你父親呢? ”

20:9 Then Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! For if I know for certain that my father decided evil should come upon you, would I not have told it to you?”
約拿單說: “絕對沒有這事, 如果我知道我父親決意要害你, 我會不告訴你嗎? ”

20:10 Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if what your father answers you is harsh?”
大衛對約拿單說: “如果你父親嚴厲地回答你, 誰來告訴我呢? ”

20:11 And Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out to the field.
約拿單對大衛說: “你來, 我們出到田裡去吧！”他們二人就出到田裡去了.

20:12 Then Jonathan said to David, “Yahweh the God of Israel is my witness that I will question my father by this time the day after tomorrow. And look, if he is well disposed toward you, will I not send word to you and disclose it to you?
約拿單對大衛說: “願耶和華以色列的神作證, 明天或後天約在這個時候, 我探出了我父親的意思, 如果他對你有好感, 那時我會不派人來告訴你嗎?

20:13 So may Yahweh punish Jonathan and more if my father decides to do you harm and if I fail to disclose it to you and send word to you that you can go safely. And may Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father.
假如我父親有意要害你, 我若是不告訴你, 不讓你走, 不使你平平安安地離去, 願耶和華加倍懲罰我. 願耶和華與你同在, 好像從前與我父親同在一樣.

20:14 And not while I am still alive, will you not show the loyal love of Yahweh with me, that I may not die?
我活著的時候, 求你以耶和華的慈愛待我, 使我不致於死.

20:15 And do not cut off your loyal love from my family forever, not even when Yahweh exterminates each of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”
我死了以後, 耶和華從地上一一剪除大衛的仇敵的時候, 你也不可向我的家永遠斷絕你的慈愛. ”

20:16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May Yahweh call the enemies of David to account.”
於是約拿單與大衛家立盟約, 說: “願耶和華藉大衛仇敵的手追討違背盟約的罪. ”

20:17 And Jonathan again made David swear an oath, because he loved him; for with the love of his soul he loved him.
約拿單由於愛大衛, 就使大衛再起誓; 他愛大衛如同愛自己的命.

20:18 Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will stay empty.
約拿單對大衛說: “明天是初一, 因為你的座位空著, 人必注意到你不在.

20:19 On the third day you must go down quickly and go to the place where you hid yourself on the day all this started and remain beside the stone Ezel.
到後天, 你要趕快下去, 到你以前出事那天藏身的地方, 在以色磐石旁邊等候.

20:20 I will shoot three arrows to the side as if I were shooting at a target.
我要向磐石旁邊射三支箭, 好像射箭靶一樣.

20:21 Then I will send word to my servant, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ If I clearly say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring it,’ then come, for it means peace for you. And there is no problem, as Yahweh lives.
然後, 我要派一個僕人去, 說: ‘你去把箭找回來. ’如果我對那僕人說: ‘看哪！箭在你的後面, 把箭拿回來. ’你就可以回來, 因為我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 你必平安無事.

20:22 But if I say this to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, for Yahweh has sent you away.
如果我對僕人說: ‘看哪！箭在你的前面. ’你就要離去, 因為是耶和華打發你去的.

20:23 And as for the matter about which you and I spoke, look, Yahweh is between you and me forever.”
至於你我之間所說的這事, 有耶和華永遠在你我之間作證. ”

20:24 So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king was seated at the feast.
於是大衛在田裡藏起來. 到了初一, 王坐席吃飯.

20:25 The king sat at his seat as before, the seat by the wall, and Jonathan got up, and Abner sat beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.
王照常坐在他的座位上, 就是靠牆的座位, 約拿單坐在對面, 押尼珥坐在掃羅旁邊, 大衛的座位卻空著.

20:26 But Saul said nothing on that day, for he thought, “Something happened to him. He is not ceremonially clean; surely he is not clean.”
那天掃羅沒有說甚麼, 因為他心裡想: “這是恰巧的事, 或許大衛沾染了不潔, 還沒有得到潔淨. ”

20:27 And then on the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David’s place was empty. So Saul asked Jonathan his son, “Why did the son of Jesse not come either yesterday or today to the feast?”
次日, 就是初二, 大衛的座位仍是空著. 於是掃羅問他的兒子約拿單: “為甚麼耶西的兒子昨天今天都沒有來吃飯呢? ”

20:28 Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission from me to go up to Bethlehem.
約拿單回答掃羅: “大衛懇切地求我讓他回伯利恆去.

20:29 He said, ‘Send me away, please, for our clan sacrifice is in the city, and my brother commanded me to be present. So then, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me slip away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the table of the king.”
他說: ‘求你讓我去, 因為我們的家在城裡有獻祭的事, 我哥哥吩咐我去. 所以, 我若是在你眼前蒙恩, 求你讓我離開, 看看我的哥哥們. ’因此, 大衛沒有來赴王的筵席. ”

20:30 Then Saul became angry at Jonathan and said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?
於是掃羅向約拿單發怒, 對他說: “你這邪僻悖逆婦人所生的, 我豈不知道你喜悅耶西的兒子, 自取羞辱, 也羞辱生你的母親嗎?

20:31 For as long as the son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established! So then, send and bring him to me, for he will surely die!”
因為只要耶西的兒子還活在這世上, 你和你的國就不能穩固. 現在, 你要派人去把他抓到我這裡來, 因為他是該死的. ”

20:32 But Jonathan answered his father Saul and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
約拿單回答他父親掃羅說: “為甚麼要把他處死呢? 他作了甚麼事呢? ”

20:33 Then Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father had decided to kill David.
掃羅向著約拿單把槍擲過去, 要刺殺他. 約拿單就知道, 他父親已經決意要殺死大衛.

20:34 Jonathan got up from the table enraged, and did not eat on the second day of the new moon because he was upset about David, because his father had disgraced him.
約拿單怒氣沖沖地從席間退去, 初二這天, 他沒有吃飯; 因為他父親羞辱了大衛, 他就為大衛擔憂.

20:35 And then in the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a young boy was with him.
到了早晨, 約拿單照著與大衛約定的時候, 出到田裡去, 有一個小童與他在一起.

20:36 He said to his servant, “Run, please find the arrows that I am shooting!” The boy ran, and he shot the arrow to pass over him.
他對那童僕說: “你跑去, 把我所射的箭找回來. ”那童僕跑去的時候, 約拿單就把箭射到他前面.

20:37 When the boy came up to the place of the arrow that Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called out after the boy and said, “Is not the arrow beyond you?”
那童僕到了約拿單的箭射到的地方, 約拿單就在那童僕的背後喊叫: “箭不是在你的前面嗎? ”

20:38 Then Jonathan called out after the boy, “Quick, hurry, do not linger!” And Jonathan’s servant collected the arrows and came to his master.
約拿單又在那童僕的背後喊叫: “趕快跑去！不要停留！”那童僕就把箭拾起來, 回到他主人那裡去.

20:39 But the boy did not know anything about this; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
那童僕一點也不知道這是甚麼意思, 只有約拿單和大衛知道.

20:40 Jonathan gave his weapons to his servant and said to him, “Go, bring them to the city.”
約拿單把自己的武器交給他的童僕, 對他說: “你帶回城裡去吧！”

20:41 The boy left, and then David got up from the south side, and he fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed each other and wept together, but David wept the most.
那童僕一離去, 大衛就從石堆的南邊起來, 臉伏於地, 叩拜了三次. 二人互相親嘴, 相對哭泣, 大衛哭得更悲痛.

20:42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have sworn, the two of us, an oath in the name of Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will be between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring forever.” Then he got up and left, and Jonathan went into the city.
約拿單對大衛說: “你平平安安走吧！我們二人曾指著耶和華的名起誓說: ‘願耶和華在你我之間, 也在我的後裔和你的後裔之間作證, 直到永遠. ’”大衛就起身離開, 約拿單也回城裡去了(“大衛就起身離開, 約拿單也回城裡去了. ”在《馬索拉抄本》為21:1).

I Samuel - Chapter 21

21:1 Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech came trembling to meet David, and he said to him, “Why are you alone and there are no men with you?”
大衛到了挪伯祭司亞希米勒那裡, 亞希米勒戰戰兢兢地迎接大衛, 對他說: “你為甚麼獨自一人, 沒有人跟隨你呢? ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為21:2)

21:2 So David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king charged me with a matter and said to me, ‘No one must know anything about this matter on which I am sending you, with which I have charged you and the servants.’ ” So I have arranged to meet with my servants at a certain place.
大衛對亞希米勒祭司說: “王吩咐我作一件事, 對我說: ‘我差派你, 吩咐你去辦的這事, 你不要讓任何人知道, 我已經指示我的僕人在某地會面. ’

21:3 Now then, what do you have at hand? Give me five loaves of bread or whatever is here.”
現在你手中有甚麼? 求你給我五個餅, 或是別的食物. ”

21:4 The priest answered David and said, “There is no ordinary bread here at hand; there is only holy bread, but only if the young men have kept themselves from women.”
祭司回答大衛: “我手中沒有普通的餅, 只有聖餅. 只有那些沒有親近過女人的年輕人, 才可以吃的. ”

21:5 David answered the priest and said to him, “Indeed, women were held back from us as it has been when I’ve gone out before. And the things of the young men are holy when it is an ordinary journey. How much more today will the things be holy?”
大衛回答祭司說: “像以往我出征的時候一樣, 這次我們出征前, 確實沒有親近女人. 雖然這是一次普通的任務, 眾僕人的器皿還是清潔的, 何況今天這些器皿更加是清潔的. ”

21:6 So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence, which was removed from before Yahweh, in order to set hot bread there on the day when it was taken away.
於是祭司把聖餅給他, 因為在那裡沒有別的餅, 只有陳設餅, 就是那些剛從耶和華面前拿下來, 為要換上熱的.

21:7 Now there was a man from the servants of Saul on that day, detained before Yahweh, whose name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds.
那天有一個掃羅的臣僕在那裡, 留在耶和華面前. 他名叫多益, 是以東人, 是掃羅牧羊人中的領袖.

21:8 David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not at your disposal a spear or a sword? For I took neither my sword nor my weapons with me because the king’s matter was urgent.”
大衛問亞希米勒: “你手下有槍有刀沒有? 因為王的事很急迫, 所以我手裡連刀劍或其他武器都沒有帶來. ”

21:9 So the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine whom you killed in the valley of Elah is here, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want to take it for yourself, then take it, for there is no other except it here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
祭司回答: “有一把刀, 是你從前在以拉谷擊殺的那非利士人歌利亞的刀. 這刀用布包著, 放在以弗得後面, 你若是要拿去自用, 就拿去吧, 因為這裡除了這刀以外, 再沒有別的武器了. ”大衛說: “沒有比這更好的刀了, 請你給我吧！”

21:10 So David got up and fled on that day from the presence of Saul, and he came to Achish the king of Gath.
那一天大衛起來, 從掃羅面前逃走, 到了迦特王亞吉那裡.

21:11 The servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Is it not for this one that they sang in the dances, saying, ‘Saul killed his thousands, but David his ten thousands?’ ”
亞吉的臣僕對亞吉說: “這不是那地的王大衛嗎? 那裡的婦女不是指著他跳舞歌唱說: ‘掃羅殺死千千, 大衛殺死萬萬’嗎? ”

21:12 David took these words seriously and felt severely threatened by Achish the king of Gath.
大衛把這些話記在心裡, 他非常怕迦特王亞吉,

21:13 So he changed his behavior before them and pretended to be mad in their presence. He made scratches on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard.
就在眾人面前假裝神智不健全, 在他們手下裝瘋, 在城門的門扇上胡亂塗寫, 又讓唾沫流到鬍鬚上.

21:14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see a madman! Why did you bring him to me?
亞吉就對他的臣僕說: “你們看, 這個人瘋了, 你們為甚麼把他帶到我這裡來呢?

21:15 Do I lack madmen that you have brought this one to act like a madman before me? Should this one enter my household?”
難道我缺少瘋子嗎? 你們竟把這人帶來我面前發瘋. 這人怎可以進我的家呢? ”

I Samuel - Chapter 22

22:1 David went from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father’s household heard, they came down to him there.
大衛離開那裡, 逃到亞杜蘭洞. 他哥哥們和他父親的全家聽到了, 就都下到他那裡去.

22:2 Every man in distress and every man who had a creditor and every embittered man gathered to him, and he became their commander. Now there were about four hundred men with him.
凡是受窘迫的,負債的,心裡不滿的, 都聚集到大衛那裡, 他就成了他們的領袖. 那時, 跟從他的約有四百人.

22:3 And David went up from there to Mizpah of Moab. He said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”
大衛從那裡到摩押的米斯巴去, 對摩押王說: “求你容許我父母來住在你們這裡, 直到我知道神要為我作甚麼. ”

22:4 So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the days David was in the stronghold.
於是大衛把他們留在摩押王那裡. 大衛住在山寨的日子有多久, 他父母也與摩押王同住多久.

22:5 Then Gad the prophet said to David, “You should not stay in the stronghold; leave and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and came to the forest of Hereth.
迦得先知對大衛說: “你不要留在山寨, 要到猶大地去. ”大衛就離開那裡, 往哈列的森林去了.

22:6 Now Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been located. Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at Ramah. Now his spear was in his hand and all his servants were stationed around him.
掃羅聽見發現了大衛和跟從他的人的行蹤. 那時掃羅在基比亞坐在山上一棵垂柳樹下, 手中拿著槍, 眾臣僕侍立在他周圍.

22:7 Then Saul said to the servants who were standing around him, “Please listen, Benjaminites! Will the son of Jesse give you all fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
掃羅就對侍立在他周圍的臣僕說: “便雅憫人哪, 你們要聽！耶西的兒子能把田地和葡萄園賜給你們各人嗎? 他能立你們各人作千夫長,作百夫長嗎?

22:8 For all of you have conspired against me, and no one discloses to me the making of an agreement between my son and the son of Jesse! None of you have had sympathy for me or disclosed to me that my son commissioned my servant against me to ambush me as has been done this day!”
你們竟都同謀陷害我. 我的兒子與耶西的兒子立盟約的時候, 沒有人告訴我; 我的兒子挑唆我的臣僕陷害我, 就像今天一樣, 你們中間也沒有人關心我, 告訴我. ”

22:9 But Doeg the Edomite, who was stationed among the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
那時以東人多益與掃羅的臣僕侍立在那裡, 他回答說: “我曾看見耶西的兒子到了挪伯亞希突的兒子亞希米勒那裡.

22:10 And he inquired of Yahweh for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
亞希米勒為他求問耶和華, 給他糧食, 又把非利士人歌利亞的刀給他. ”

22:11 So the king sent to summon Ahimelech the son of Ahitub the priest, and all his father’s household, the priests who were at Nob. So all of them came to the king.
掃羅就派人去把亞希突的兒子, 亞希米勒祭司和他父親的全家, 就是在挪伯的眾祭司, 都召了來; 他們眾人都來見王.

22:12 Saul said, “Listen please, son of Ahitub.” He said, “Here I am, my lord.”
掃羅說: “亞希突的兒子啊！你要聽. ”他回答: “我主啊！我在這裡. ”

22:13 Then Saul said to him, “Why did you conspire against me, you and the son of Jesse, when you gave to him bread and a sword, and by inquiring of God for him so that he might arise against me to ambush me as has been done this day?”
掃羅對他說: “你為甚麼與耶西的兒子合謀陷害我? 把食物和刀給他, 又為他求問神, 使他起來陷害我, 就像今天一樣呢? ”

22:14 But Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David? He is the son-in-law of the king who moves quickly to safeguard you and is honored in your house.
亞希米勒回答王說: “在你所有的臣僕中, 有誰像大衛那樣忠心呢? 他是王的女婿, 又是你的衛隊的隊長, 並且在你朝中是受敬重的.

22:15 Only today I began to inquire of God for him. Far be it from me that the king should impute anything against his servant or against my father’s household, for your servant has not known any of this matter, little or much.”
我豈是今天才開始為他求問神的呢? 絕對不是. 請王不要歸罪於我和我父的全家, 因為這整件事無論大小, 我都不知道. ”

22:16 Then the king said, “You must certainly die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!”
王說: “亞希米勒啊！你和你父的全家都是該死的. ”

22:17 So the king said to the runners who were stationed around him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because they also support David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king were not willing to raise their hand to attack the priests of Yahweh.
王就對侍立在他周圍的衛兵說: “你們轉過去, 把耶和華的祭司殺死, 因為他們與大衛攜手, 又因為他們知道大衛逃跑, 也不告訴我. ”但王的臣僕不願下手殺害耶和華的祭司.

22:18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and attack the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests himself, and on that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
於是王對多益說: “你轉過去把祭司擊殺. ”以東人多益就轉過去把祭司擊殺了. 那一天, 他殺了八十五個穿以弗得的人,

22:19 And he put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, from man to woman, from child to infant, and ox and donkey and sheep; all to the sword.
又用刀擊殺了祭司城挪伯, 無論男女, 孩童或吃奶的嬰兒, 牛驢或羊, 都用刀殺盡.

22:20 But, one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, whose name was Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.
亞希突的兒子亞希米勒有一個兒子, 名叫亞比亞他, 逃過了大難, 就逃去跟隨大衛.

22:21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of Yahweh.
亞比亞他把掃羅殺害耶和華祭司的事告訴了大衛,

22:22 Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day that Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would certainly tell Saul. I am responsible for the deaths of all your father’s household!
大衛就對亞比亞他說: “那一天我見以東人多益在那裡, 就知道他必定會告訴掃羅. 你父全家每個人的死, 我都有責任.

22:23 Stay with me! Do not fear, because he who seeks my life seeks your life. You are in good care with me.”
你可以住在我這裡. 不要懼怕, 因為那尋索你命的, 正在尋索我的命, 你與我在一起就可保安全. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 23

23:1 Now they told David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting in Keilah and they are raiding the threshing floors.”
有人告訴大衛: “看哪, 非利士人正在攻打基伊拉, 並且搶掠禾場. ”

23:2 So David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And Yahweh said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
大衛就求問耶和華說: “我可以去擊打這些非利士人嗎? ”耶和華對大衛說: “你可以去擊打非利士人, 拯救基伊拉. ”

23:3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more if we go to Keilah to the battle lines of the Philistines?”
跟隨大衛的人對他說: “看哪, 我們在猶大地這裡尚且懼怕, 何況到基伊拉去攻打非利士人的軍兵呢? ”

23:4 So David again inquired of Yahweh, and Yahweh answered him and said, “Get up, go down to Keilah, for I am giving the Philistines into your hand.”
於是大衛再求問耶和華. 耶和華回答他說: “你只管起來, 下到基伊拉去, 因為我必把非利士人交在你的手裡. ”

23:5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. They drove off their livestock and dealt them a heavy blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
大衛和跟隨他的人就到基伊拉去, 與非利士人爭戰, 擄走了他們的牲畜, 又在他們中間殺戮多人. 這樣, 大衛拯救了基伊拉的居民.

23:6 Now when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he went down with an ephod in his hand.
亞希米勒的兒子亞比亞他逃到基伊拉去見大衛的時候, 是手裡帶著以弗得下來的.

23:7 When it was told to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, Saul said, “God has given him into my hand, because he has shut himself in by going into a city with two barred gates.
有人告訴掃羅, 大衛到了基伊拉, 掃羅就說: “神把他交在我的手中了, 因為他進了一座有門有閂的城, 把自己關閉起來了. ”

23:8 Saul then summoned all of the army for the battle, to go down to Keilah to lay a siege against David and his men.
於是掃羅召集眾人去爭戰, 要下到基伊拉去, 圍困大衛和跟隨他的人.

23:9 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
大衛知道掃羅設計害他, 就對亞比亞他祭司說: “把以弗得拿來！”

23:10 And David said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.
大衛說: “耶和華以色列的神啊！你僕人確實聽見了掃羅想要到基伊拉來, 為了我的緣故要毀滅這城.

23:11 Will the rulers of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O Yahweh, God of Israel, please tell your servant!” And Yahweh said, “He will come down.”
基伊拉人會把我交在掃羅的手裡嗎? 掃羅會照著你僕人所聽到的下來嗎? 耶和華以色列的神啊！求你告訴你僕人. ”耶和華說: “他必下來. ”

23:12 Then David said, “Will the rulers of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And Yahweh said, “They will deliver you.”
大衛又說: “基伊拉人會把我和跟隨我的人交在掃羅手裡嗎? ”耶和華說: “他們必把你們交出來. ”

23:13 So David and his men got up, about six hundred men, and went out from Keilah and wandered wherever they could go. When it was told to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.
大衛和跟從他的人, 約有六百人, 就起身離開基伊拉, 到處漂泊. 有人告訴掃羅, 大衛已經逃離了基伊拉, 掃羅就不出去了.

23:14 David remained in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him continually, but God did not give him into his hand.
大衛住在曠野的山寨裡, 又住在亞弗曠野的山裡. 掃羅天天尋索大衛, 神卻不把大衛交在他手裡.

23:15 When David realized that Saul had gone out to seek his life, David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
大衛懼怕, 因為掃羅出來尋索他的命. 那時大衛住在西弗曠野的何列斯那裡.

23:16 So Jonathan the son of Saul got up and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him through God.
掃羅的兒子約拿單起身, 到何列斯去見大衛, 鼓勵他, 使他靠神堅強起來,

23:17 He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for the hand of my father Saul will not find you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. My father Saul knows this also.”
對他說: “你不要懼怕！我父親掃羅的手必不能害你. 你必要作以色列的王, 我要在你以下位居第二, 這事連我父親掃羅也知道了. ”

23:18 Then the two of them made a covenant before Yahweh. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went to his house.
於是他們二人在耶和華面前立了約. 大衛仍住在何列斯, 約拿單卻回自己的家去了.

23:19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is south of Jeshimon?
西弗人上到基比亞去見掃羅, 說: “大衛不是在我們這裡的何列斯的山寨, 就是在曠野南邊的哈基拉山上藏著嗎?

23:20 So then, O king, whenever you want to come down, come down, and it will be for us to deliver him into the hand of the king.”
王啊, 現在請下來, 請你隨著你的心願下來, 我們必親自把他交在王的手裡. ”

23:21 And Saul said to them, “May you be blessed by Yahweh, for you have shown me compassion!
掃羅說: “願耶和華賜福你們, 因為你們關心我.

23:22 Go, please, make certain again! Find out and see exactly where he is and who has seen him there! For they have said to me, ‘He is very cunning.’
你們要去再確實查看他腳蹤所到的地方, 有誰看見他在那裡, 因為有人對我說, 他非常狡猾.

23:23 Look, find out all of the hiding places where he hides. Then return to me with dependable information, and I will go with you. And then if he is there in the land, then I will seek him among all the thousands of Judah.”
你們要去查看他所有藏身的地方, 確定以後再回來見我, 我就與你們同去; 如果他在本地, 我必從猶大的千門萬戶中把他搜出來. ”

23:24 Then they got up and went to Ziph before Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah, to the south of Jeshimon.
於是西弗人起身, 在掃羅以先到西弗去了. 那時大衛和跟隨他的人卻在瑪雲曠野, 就是在荒野南邊的亞拉巴.

23:25 And Saul and his men went to seek him, and they told David, so he went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard this, he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.
掃羅和跟隨他的人去尋找大衛. 有人告訴大衛, 他就下到磐石那裡, 留在瑪雲曠野. 掃羅聽見了, 就在瑪雲曠野追趕大衛.

23:26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, while Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
掃羅在山這邊走, 大衛和跟隨他的人卻在山那邊走. 大衛匆匆忙忙逃避掃羅, 掃羅和跟隨他的人卻四面包圍大衛和跟隨他的人, 要把他們捉住.

23:27 But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, because the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”
那時忽有使者來見掃羅說: “請你趕快回去, 因為非利士人來突擊這地. ”

23:28 So Saul returned from pursuing David, and he went to confront the Philistines. Therefore, they called that place the Rock of Division.
於是掃羅不再追趕大衛, 回去迎戰非利士人. 因此這地方被稱為西拉．哈瑪希羅結.

23:29 David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.
大衛從那裡上去, 住在隱．基底的山寨裡. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為24:1)

I Samuel - Chapter 24

24:1 When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.”
掃羅追趕非利士人回來的時候, 有人告訴他說: “看哪, 大衛在隱．基底的曠野. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為24:2)

24:2 So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and he and his men went to search for David in the direction of the Rocks of the Mountain Goats.
掃羅就從以色列人中選出三千精兵, 帶領他們到野羊磐石去搜索大衛和跟隨他的人.

24:3 He came to the sheep pens beside the road, and a cave was there. Then Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost part of the cave.
到了路旁的羊圈, 那裡有一個洞, 掃羅進去大解; 那時, 大衛和跟隨他的人正坐在洞裡的深處.

24:4 And David’s men said to him, “Look, today is the day about which Yahweh said to you, ‘See, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems good to you.’ ” So David got up and secretly cut the hem of Saul’s robe.
跟隨大衛的人對他說: “耶和華曾應許你說: ‘我要把你的仇敵交在你的手裡, 你可以隨意待他. ’看哪！今天就是時候了. ”於是大衛起來, 悄悄地割下掃羅外袍的衣邊.

24:5 And then afterward David felt guilty, because he had cut the hem of Saul’s robe.
事後, 大衛為了割下掃羅的衣邊, 心中自責,

24:6 He said to his men, “Far be it from me in Yahweh, that I do this thing to my lord, to Yahweh’s anointed one, by stretching out my hand against him! For he is the anointed one of Yahweh.”
就對跟隨他的人說: “我在耶和華面前絕對不能這樣對待我主耶和華的受膏者, 我絕對不能動手攻擊他, 因為他是耶和華的受膏者. ”

24:7 So David rebuked his men with the words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave, and he went on his way.
大衛用這些話阻止了跟隨他的人, 不讓他們起來攻擊掃羅. 掃羅起來, 出了山洞, 繼續走他的路去了.

24:8 Then David got up afterward and went out of the cave and called after Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked after him, David knelt down with his face to the ground and bowed down.
隨後, 大衛也起來, 離開了山洞, 在掃羅背後呼叫, 說: “我主！我王！”掃羅回頭向後看的時候, 大衛就臉伏於地, 向他叩拜.

24:9 Then David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say: ‘Look, David is seeking to do you harm’?
大衛對掃羅說: “你為甚麼聽信人的話, 說: ‘大衛想要害你’呢?

24:10 Look, this day your eyes have seen that Yahweh gave you today into my hand in the cave, and some said to kill you. But I took pity on you and said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, because he is Yahweh’s anointed one.’
現在你親眼看到, 今天耶和華在山洞裡, 把你交在我手裡. 有人叫我殺你, 我卻愛惜你. 我說: ‘我不敢下手傷害我主, 因為他是耶和華的受膏者. ’

24:11 Now, my father, see, yes, see, the hem of your robe in my hand! For when I cut the hem of your robe I did not kill you. Know and realize that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I did not sin against you, but you are hunting down my life to take it.
我父啊, 請看, 你外袍的衣邊在我手中. 我割下了你外袍的衣邊, 卻沒有殺你. 你從此可以知道, 也可以看出我手中沒有邪惡, 也沒有過犯. 我雖然沒有得罪你, 你卻要獵取我的性命.

24:12 May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me on you, but my hand will not be against you!
願耶和華在你我之間判斷是非; 願耶和華在你身上為我伸冤. 我的手卻不敢傷害你.

24:13 Just as the ancient proverb says, ‘From the wicked, wickedness goes out,’ but my hand will not be against you!
正如古時的格言: ‘惡事出於惡人. ’所以, 我的手不敢傷害你.

24:14 After whom did the king of Israel go out? After whom are you pursuing? After a dead dog? After one flea?
以色列的王出去追捕誰呢? 你現在追趕誰呢? 不過是追趕一條死狗, 一隻跳蚤吧了！

24:15 May Yahweh be the judge, and let him judge between me and you, and may he see and plead my case. May he vindicate me against you!”
願耶和華在你我中間施行審判, 斷定是非; 願他鑒察, 為我的案件伸冤, 救我脫離你的手. ”

24:16 When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
大衛對掃羅說完了這些話, 掃羅就說: “我兒大衛啊, 這是你的聲音嗎? ”於是掃羅放聲大哭,

24:17 Then he said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me the good, but I have repaid you the evil.
對大衛說: “你比我公義, 因為你以良善待我, 我卻以惡待你.

24:18 You have explained to me today that you have dealt well with me, how Yahweh delivered me into your hand but you did not kill me.
今天你所作的說明了你以良善待我, 因為耶和華把我交在你手裡, 你卻沒有殺我.

24:19 For a man has found his enemy but sent him on his way safely. Now may Yahweh reward you with good in return for this day, for what you have done for me.
如果人遇見仇敵, 怎會讓他平平安安離去呢? 願耶和華因你今天對我所作的報答你.

24:20 So now then, look, I know that you will certainly be king and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
現在我知道你必要作王, 以色列的王國必在你手裡堅立起來.

24:21 So then, swear to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my descendants after me and that you will not wipe out my name from my father’s house.”
現在你要指著耶和華向我起誓, 不剪除我的後裔, 也不從我父家消滅我的名. ”

24:22 So David swore this on oath to Saul, and Saul went to his house, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
於是大衛向掃羅起誓, 掃羅就回自己的家去了, 大衛和跟隨他的人也上山寨去了.

I Samuel - Chapter 25

25:1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him. They buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David got up and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
撒母耳死了, 以色列眾人都聚集起來, 為他哀哭, 把他埋葬在拉瑪他自己的家裡. 大衛起身, 下到巴蘭的曠野去.

25:2 Now there was a man in Maon, whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. Now the shearing of his sheep was taking place in Carmel.
在瑪雲有一個人, 他的產業在迦密. 他是一個很富有的人, 有綿羊三千隻, 山羊一千隻, 那時他正在迦密剪羊毛.

25:3 The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife was Abigail. Now the woman was wise and beautiful, but the man was stubborn and mean, and he was as his heart.
那人名叫拿八, 他的妻子名叫亞比該. 這女人既聰明, 又美麗. 但那男人為人粗暴, 又行事兇惡. 他是個迦密族的人.

25:4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
大衛在曠野聽說拿八正在剪羊毛,

25:5 So David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal; you will greet him in my name.
就差派十個僕人, 對他們說: “你們上迦密去見拿八, 以我的名義向他問安.

25:6 Then you must say to him, ‘Long life to you, and may it go well with you, with your house, and with all that is yours.
你們要這樣說: ‘願你長壽！願你平安！願你的家平安！願你所有的一切都平安！

25:7 Now I have heard that you have shearers. Now while your shepherds were with us, we did not mistreat them, and nothing of theirs was missing, all the days they were in Carmel.
現在我聽說有人為你剪羊毛. 你的牧人與我們在一起的時候, 我們都沒有侮辱他們; 他們在迦密的日子, 也從沒有遺失過甚麼.

25:8 Ask your servants and they will tell you! Let the young men find favor in your eyes because we have come on a feast day. Please give whatever you have on hand for your servants and for your son David.”
你可以問問你的僕人, 他們必會告訴你. 願我派來的這些僕人在你眼前蒙恩, 因為我們是在好日子來的, 請你把手中所有的, 隨便賞賜一點給你的僕人和你的兒子大衛. ’”

25:9 So David’s young men came and they spoke all these words to Nabal in the name of David. Then they waited.
大衛的僕人到了, 就以大衛的名義, 把這些話都對拿八說了, 然後等候答覆.

25:10 But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today, there are many servants breaking away from the presence of their masters.
拿八回答大衛的僕人說: “大衛是誰? 耶西的兒子是誰? 現在離開主人逃走的僕人太多了.

25:11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat which I have slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men whom I do not know where they are from?
我怎能把我的餅,我的水, 和我為剪羊毛的人宰殺的肉, 給那些我不知道從哪裡來的人呢? ”

25:12 So David’s young men turned on their way and returned and came and told him according to all these words.
於是大衛的僕人轉回原路, 回去了. 他們到了以後, 就把這一切話都告訴大衛.

25:13 Then David said to his men, “Each man strap on his sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred remained with the baggage.
大衛對跟隨他的人說: “你們各人都佩上刀. ”他們各人就佩上自己的刀, 大衛也佩上自己的刀. 跟隨大衛上去的約有四百人, 有二百人留下來看守器具.

25:14 But a young man of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Look, David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, but he addressed them angrily,
拿八的一個僕人告訴拿八的妻子亞比該說: “大衛從曠野派遣使者來向我們的主人問候, 主人卻辱罵了他們.

25:15 even though the men were very good to us; we were not mistreated and did not miss anything all the days we went about with them while we were in the field.
但是, 那些人對我們很好. 我們在田野與他們往來的時候, 他們都沒有侮辱我們, 我們也從沒有遺失過甚麼.

25:16 They were a wall to us both night and day, all the days we were with them keeping the sheep.
我們與他們在一起牧羊的日子, 他們日夜都作保護我們的牆.

25:17 And so then, know and consider what you should do, for evil has been decided against our master and against all his household, and he is such a wicked man, nobody can reason with him!”
現在, 你要想一想, 看看你該怎麼辦, 因為災禍必定臨到我們的主人和他的全家. 他是一個性情兇惡的人, 沒有人敢對他說話. ”

25:18 Then Abigail quickly took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five prepared sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred raisin cakes, and two hundred fig cakes, and she put them on the donkeys.
亞比該急忙拿了兩百個餅,兩皮袋酒,五隻預備好了的羊,十七公斤烘好了的穗子,一百個葡萄餅,兩百個無花果餅, 都馱在驢背上,

25:19 Then she said to her servants, “Go ahead before me; look, I am coming after you,” but she did not tell her husband Nabal.
然後對她的僕人說: “你們先去, 我隨著你們來. ”這事她卻沒有告訴她的丈夫拿八.

25:20 And then, as she was riding on the donkey and was going down the ravine of the mountain, David and his men were coming down to meet her, and she met them.
亞比該騎著驢, 正從山坡下來, 忽見大衛和跟隨他的人也正從對面迎著她走下來, 亞比該就與他相遇了.

25:21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain I guarded all that this fellow had in the desert. And nothing was missed of all that was his, but he returned evil against me in place of good!
大衛曾經說過: “我在曠野看守這人一切所有的, 使他一切所有的一樣也沒有失落, 實在是白費心機了. 他竟然對我以惡報善.

25:22 May God severely punish the enemies of David and again do thus if I leave behind anything that is his until the morning, not even one male!”
如果我讓這人一切所有的, 就是一個男丁, 留到明天早晨, 神怎樣懲罰大衛的仇敵, 願他也怎樣加倍懲罰我. ”

25:23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell on her face before David’s anger, and she bowed down to the ground.
亞比該見了大衛, 就急忙從驢背下來, 俯伏在大衛面前, 臉伏於地, 向他叩拜.

25:24 She fell at his feet and said, “On me, my lord, be the guilt! Please let your female servant speak to you personally! Hear the words of your female servant!
她又俯伏在大衛的腳前, 說: “我王啊, 願這罪孽歸我. 求你容婢女向你講話, 求你聽婢女所說的話.

25:25 Please do not let my lord set his heart against this worthless man, Nabal; for as his name, so is he. Nabal is his name, and stupidity is with him! But I, your female servant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
請我主不要把這個性情兇惡的人拿八放在心上. 因為他的名字怎樣, 他的為人也怎樣. 他名叫拿八, 他也真是愚笨. 我主派來的僕人, 你的婢女並沒有看見.

25:26 So then, my lord, as Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, since Yahweh restrained you from bloodguilt by taking matters into your own hand, so then, may your enemies be like Nabal, even those who seek to do my lord harm.
我主啊, 現在我指著永活的耶和華, 又在你面前起誓, 耶和華既然阻止了你流人的血, 又阻止了你親手報仇, 願你的仇敵和那些謀害我主的人, 都像拿八一樣.

25:27 So then, this gift which your female servant has brought to my lord, may it be given to the young men who follow my lord.
現在, 請把你婢女給我主帶來的這禮物, 賜給跟隨我主的僕人.

25:28 Please forgive the transgression of your female servant, because Yahweh will certainly make a lasting house for my lord, because my lord is fighting the battles of Yahweh, and evil will not be found in you as long as you live.
求你饒恕你婢女的過犯. 耶和華必為我主建立一個堅固的家, 因為我主為耶和華爭戰; 在你一生的日子裡, 在你身上也找不到甚麼過錯.

25:29 Should a man arise to pursue you and to seek your life, may the life of my lord be wrapped in the pouch of the living with Yahweh your God. But as for the life of your enemy, he will sling it from within the pocket of the sling!
雖然有人起來追趕你, 尋索你的命, 我主的性命必得保全在耶和華你的神生命的囊中. 至於你仇敵的命, 耶和華卻要甩去, 像從甩石機甩出去一樣.

25:30 And then when Yahweh has done for my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you as leader over Israel,
將來耶和華照著他應許的一切善待了你, 立了你作以色列的領袖的時候,

25:31 then this will not be an obstacle for you or a stumbling block of conscience for my lord either by the shedding of blood without cause or by my lord taking matters into his own hands. And when Yahweh does good to my lord, then remember your female servant.”
我主就不致因為無緣無故流人的血或親自報仇而良心不安, 心裡有愧了. 耶和華恩待了我主以後, 求你記念你的婢女. ”

25:32 Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel who has sent you this day to meet me!
大衛對亞比該說: “耶和華以色列的神是應當稱頌的！他今天差派你來迎接我.

25:33 And blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you who have prevented me this day from bloodguilt and from delivering myself by my own hand.
你的智慧和你的為人也是應當稱讚的, 因為你今天阻止了我流人的血, 又阻止了我親手報仇.

25:34 But as Yahweh lives, the God of Israel who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried and come to meet me, surely there would not have been one male left alive for Nabal by the light of morning!”
我指著那攔阻了我加害你的永活的耶和華以色列的神起誓, 如果你不及時來迎見我, 到明天早晨, 拿八所有的男丁必不留一個. ”

25:35 Then David took from her hand what she had brought for him, and he said to her, “Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to your voice, and I have granted your request.”
大衛從亞比該手中接受了她帶來給他的東西, 就對她說: “你平平安安回家去吧！你看, 我已經聽了你的話, 也答應了你的請求. ”

25:36 Then Abigail went to Nabal, and look, he was holding a feast in his house like the feast of the king. Nabal was enjoying himself, and he was very drunk, so she did not tell him a thing, nothing at all, until the light of morning.
亞比該到了拿八那裡, 他正在家中擺設筵席, 好像帝王的筵席一樣. 拿八心裡暢快, 喝得爛醉如泥, 所以無論大事小事亞比該都沒有告訴他, 直到第二天早晨.

25:37 And then in the morning when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these words. Then his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.
到了早晨, 拿八酒醒了, 他的妻子才把這些事告訴他, 他就嚇得魂不附體, 立刻中風癱瘓了.

25:38 And then, about ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal and he died.
大約過了十天, 耶和華擊打拿八, 他就死了.

25:39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Blessed be Yahweh who has vindicated the case of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and he has kept back his servant from evil; but Yahweh has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke with Abigail to take her for his wife.
大衛聽見拿八死了, 就說: “耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因為他為我伸了拿八羞辱我的冤, 又阻止了僕人行惡, 也使拿八的惡歸到他自己的頭上. ”於是大衛派人去對亞比該說要娶她作他的妻子.

25:40 So the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you for his wife.”
大衛的僕人到了迦密去見亞比該, 對她說: “大衛差派我們到你這裡來, 要娶你作他的妻子. ”

25:41 She got up and bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “Here is your female servant, as a slave to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
亞比該就起來, 面伏於地叩拜, 說: “婢女願意作女僕, 洗我主人的腳！”

25:42 Then Abigail quickly got up and rode on the donkey, along with five of her maidservants who attended her, and she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.
亞比該急忙起來, 騎上驢, 帶著五個跟隨她的女僕, 跟從大衛的使者去了, 就作了大衛的妻子.

25:43 David had also taken Ahinoam from Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.
大衛先娶了耶斯列人亞希暖, 她們二人都作了他的妻子.

25:44 (Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)
掃羅已經把他的女兒米甲, 就是大衛的妻子, 賜給了迦琳人拉億的兒子帕提作妻子.

I Samuel - Chapter 26

26:1 The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hakilah opposite Jeshimon?”
西弗人基比亞來見掃羅, 說: “大衛不是在曠野前面的哈基拉山中躲藏起來嗎? ”

26:2 Then Saul got up and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, and three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
掃羅就動身, 下到西弗曠野去, 跟隨他的有三千以色列精兵, 要在西弗的曠野尋索大衛.

26:3 Now Saul was on the hill of Hakilah, which is opposite Jeshimon by the road, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness after him,
那時, 掃羅在曠野前面的哈基拉山的路旁安營, 大衛仍然住在曠野. 大衛看見掃羅來到曠野追尋他,

26:4 David sent spies, and he learned that Saul had come for certain.
就派出探子, 知道掃羅已經到了納康.

26:5 Then David got up and came to the place where Saul had encamped, and David saw the place where Saul was lying down, as well as Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. (Now Saul was lying in the encampment, and the army was encamping around him.)
大衛起來, 來到掃羅安營的地方, 看見掃羅和他的元帥, 尼珥的兒子押尼珥睡臥的地方. 掃羅睡在軍營的中央, 眾人都在他的周圍安營.

26:6 David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah the brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul, in the camp?” And Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”
大衛問赫人亞希米勒和洗魯雅的兒子約押的兄弟亞比篩, 說: “誰願與我一起下到掃羅的營裡去呢? ”亞比篩回答: “我願與你一起下去. ”

26:7 So David and Abishai came to the army by night, and there was Saul lying asleep in the encampment with his spear thrust into the ground near his head, and Abner and the army were lying all around him.
於是大衛和亞比篩趁著夜裡到了眾軍那裡. 掃羅正躺在軍營的中央睡著了, 他的矛插在頭旁的地上; 押尼珥和眾軍都躺在他的周圍.

26:8 Then Abishai said to David, “God has handed over your enemy into your hand today! So then, please let me pin him to the ground with the spear one time, and I will not strike him twice.”
亞比篩對大衛說: “今天神把你的仇敵交在你手裡了. 現在求你容我用矛把他刺透在地上, 一刺就夠, 不必再刺. ”

26:9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him! For who has stretched out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed one and remained blameless?”
大衛卻對亞比篩說: “不可殺死他, 因為有誰伸手傷害耶和華的受膏者而無罪呢? ”

26:10 And David said, “As Yahweh lives, certainly Yahweh will strike him, or his day will come and he will die, or he will go down in the battle and perish.
大衛說: “我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 他或被耶和華擊打, 或死期到了, 或下到戰場陣亡了,

26:11 Yahweh forbid me from stretching out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed one! So then, please take the spear that is near his head and the jar of water, and let us go.”
我在耶和華面前, 絕對不敢伸手傷害耶和華的受膏者. 現在, 你可以把掃羅頭旁的矛和水袋拿來, 我們就走吧！”

26:12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from near Saul’s head, and they went away. No one saw, no one knew, and no one awakened, for all of them were sleeping because a deep sleep of Yahweh had fallen upon them.
於是大衛從掃羅的頭旁拿了矛和水袋, 他們二人就走了. 沒有人看見, 沒有人知道, 也沒有人醒來. 他們都睡著了, 因為耶和華使他們沉睡.

26:13 Then David went to the other side and stood on the top of the hill at a distance; the distance was great between them.
然後大衛過到另一邊去, 遠遠地站在山頂上, 兩者之間的距離很遠.

26:14 David called out to the army and to Abner the son of Ner, “Will you not answer, Abner?” And Abner answered and said, “Who are you that you call to the king?”
大衛呼叫眾人和尼珥的兒子押尼珥說: “押尼珥啊, 你不答話嗎? ”押尼珥回答說: “你是誰, 竟敢呼叫王? ”

26:15 So David said to Abner, “Are you not a man? And who is like you in Israel? Why did you not keep watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came to destroy your lord the king.
大衛對押尼珥說: “你不是一個男子漢嗎? 以色列人中有誰能與你相比呢? 眾民中有一個人來要殺害王你的主, 你為甚麼沒有保護王你的主呢?

26:16 This thing that you have done is not good. As Yahweh lives, surely you people deserve to die since you have not kept watch over your lord, over Yahweh’s anointed one! So then, see where the king’s spear is and the jar of water that was near his head!”
你所作的這事不好. 我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 你們都是該死的, 因為你們沒有保護你的主, 就是耶和華的受膏者. 現在你看看王頭旁的矛和水袋在哪裡? ”

26:17 Then Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord the king.”
掃羅認出是大衛的聲音, 就說: “我兒大衛啊！這是你的聲音嗎? ”大衛說: “我主我王啊！是我的聲音. ”

26:18 Then he said, “Why is my lord pursuing after his servant? For what have I done? And what evil is in my hand?
又說: “我主為甚麼這樣追趕僕人呢? 我作了甚麼? 我手裡犯了甚麼過錯?

26:19 And so then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant: If Yahweh has incited you against me, may he delight in an offering; but if it is mortals, may they be accursed before Yahweh, for they have driven me away today from sharing in the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’
現在求我主我王聽你僕人的話. 如果是耶和華激動你攻擊我, 願耶和華收納祭物; 如果是人激動你, 願他們在耶和華面前受咒詛, 因為他們今天把我趕出來, 不容我在耶和華的產業上有分, 說: ‘你去服事別的神吧！’

26:20 And so then, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of Yahweh, for the king of Israel has gone out to seek a single flea, as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
現在, 求王不要讓我的血流在遠離耶和華的地上, 因為以色列王出來尋索我的性命, 就像人在山中獵取一隻鷓鴣一樣. ”

26:21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned! Come back, David my son, for I will not harm you again, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Look, I have acted like a fool and have made a terrible mistake.”
掃羅說: “我有罪了, 我兒大衛啊, 你回來吧！因為今天你看我的命為寶貴, 我必不再害你. 看哪！我作了糊塗事了, 並且錯得很厲害. ”

26:22 David answered and said, “Here is the king’s spear; let one of the young men come over and take it.
大衛回答說: “看哪！王的矛在這裡, 可以叫一個僕人過來拿去.

26:23 Yahweh repays to each one his righteousness and his faithfulness, for Yahweh gave you into my hand today, but I was not willing to stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.
耶和華必按著各人的公義和信實報答他; 今天耶和華把你交在我手裡, 我卻不願伸手傷害耶和華的受膏者.

26:24 Look, as your life was precious in my eyes this day, may my life be great in the eyes of Yahweh, and may he rescue me from all trouble.”
看哪, 我今天怎樣看重你的命, 願耶和華也怎樣看重我的命, 並且救我脫離一切患難. ”

26:25 Then Saul said to David, “Blessed are you, my son David; you will not only do many things, but also will always succeed!” Then David went on his way and Saul returned to his place.
掃羅對大衛說: “我兒大衛啊, 願你得福, 你必作成你所要作的, 也必得勝. ”於是大衛離去了, 掃羅也回自己的地方去了.

I Samuel - Chapter 27

27:1 Then David thought to himself, “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me but that I must certainly escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will desist from searching for me further in all of the territories of Israel, and so I will escape from his hand.”
大衛心裡說: “總有一天, 我會死在掃羅的手裡, 我倒不如逃奔到非利士人的國土, 掃羅對我就會死心, 不再在以色列全境尋索我, 我就可以逃脫他的手了. ”

27:2 So David got up and crossed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
於是大衛起來, 和跟隨他的六百人都越過邊界, 到迦特王瑪俄的兒子亞吉那裡去.

27:3 David settled with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each with his household. David took along his two wives Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
大衛和跟隨他的人, 以及他們各人的家眷, 都與亞吉一同住在迦特. 大衛的兩個妻子, 就是耶斯列人亞希暖和作過拿八妻子的迦密人亞比該也都住在那裡.

27:4 And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.
有人告訴掃羅, 大衛已經逃到迦特去了, 掃羅就不再尋索他了.

27:5 Then David said to Achish, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, then let them give me a place in one of the country towns that I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”
大衛對亞吉說: “我若是在你眼前蒙恩, 求你在這地的城市中, 給我一個地方, 讓我住在那裡. 為甚麼要你的僕人與你一同住在王城呢? ”

27:6 So Achish gave him Ziklag on that day. (Therefore, Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah until this day.)
那天, 亞吉就把洗革拉賜給大衛, 因此, 洗革拉直到今日還是屬猶大王的.

27:7 The number of days that David lived in the countryside of the Philistines was one year and four months.
大衛在非利士人的鄉鎮居住的日子, 共有一年零四個月.

27:8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land for a long time in the direction of Shur and as far as the land of Egypt.
大衛和跟隨他的人上去襲擊基述人,基色人和亞瑪力人, 這些人自古以來就是這地的居民, 居於書珥到埃及地之間.

27:9 So David struck the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive; he took the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish.
大衛攻打那地, 無論男女, 都不讓一人存活, 又擄走了牛,羊,驢子,駱駝和衣服, 然後回來, 到亞吉那裡去.

27:10 And Achish said, “Against whom have you raided today?” David said, “Against the Negev of Judah and against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites and against the Negev of the Kenites.”
亞吉問: “你們今天襲擊了甚麼地方呢? ”大衛回答: “我們襲擊了猶大的南方, 耶拉蔑的南部, 和基尼的南方. ”

27:11 And David did not leave alive a man or a woman to bring them back to Gath, thinking, “So that they will not report about us, saying, ‘David did thus and so.’ ” Thus was his practice all the days that he lived in the countryside of the Philistines.
無論男女, 大衛都不讓一人活著帶到迦特來, 他說: “恐怕他們把我們的事告訴別人, 說: ‘大衛作了這樣的事, 他住在非利士人鄉鎮的日子, 常常這樣作. ’”

27:12 And Achish trusted David, saying, “He has made himself utterly hated among his people in Israel, and he will be my servant forever.”
亞吉相信了大衛, 心裡說: “他在自己的族人以色列中留下了臭名, 他必永遠作我的僕人了. ”

I Samuel - Chapter 28

28:1 Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war to fight against Israel. So Achish said to David, “Certainly you realize that you must go out with me in the army, you and your men.”
那時, 非利士人聚集他們的軍隊, 要與以色列人爭戰. 亞吉對大衛說: “你要清楚知道, 你和跟隨你的人都要在軍隊中與我一同出征. ”

28:2 David said to Achish, “Very well, you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
大衛回答亞吉說: “僕人所能作的事你都知道. ”於是亞吉對大衛說: “好吧, 我要立你永遠作我的護衛長. ”

28:3 (Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him, and they had buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had expelled the mediums and the soothsayers from the land.)
那時, 撒母耳死了, 以色列眾人都為他哀哭, 把他埋葬在拉瑪他自己的城裡. 掃羅曾經把交鬼的和行巫術的, 都從國中除去了.

28:4 Then the Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem, so Saul assembled all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.
非利士人聚集起來, 來到書念安營; 掃羅也聚集以色列眾人, 在基利波安營.

28:5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.
掃羅看見了非利士人的軍隊, 就懼怕, 他的心大大發抖.

28:6 And Saul inquired of Yahweh, but Yahweh did not answer him, not by dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.
掃羅求問耶和華, 耶和華卻沒有藉著夢, 或烏陵, 或先知回答他.

28:7 So Saul said to his servants, “Search for me a woman who is a medium so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants said to him, “Look there is a woman who is a medium in Endor.”
於是掃羅對他的臣僕說: “你們要為我尋找一個能交鬼的女人, 我好去求問她. ”他的臣僕回答他說: “在隱．多珥有一個能交鬼的女人. ”

28:8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went with two of his men. And they came to the woman by night and he said, “Please consult a spirit for me through the ritual pit, and bring up for me the one whom I tell you.”
於是掃羅改裝易服, 帶著兩個人與他一同去了. 他們夜裡到了那女人那裡. 掃羅說: “請你用交鬼的法術, 把我所告訴你的那人為我招上來. ”

28:9 But the woman said to him, “Look, you know what Saul did, how he exterminated the mediums and the soothsayers from the land! Why are you setting a trap for my life to kill me?”
那女人回答他: “你是知道掃羅所作的, 他已經把交鬼的和行巫術的, 都從國中剪除了, 你為甚麼要陷害我的命, 使我死呢? ”

28:10 Then Saul swore to her by Yahweh, “As Yahweh lives, you will not be punished for this thing.”
掃羅指著耶和華起誓說: “我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 你必不因這事受懲罰. ”

28:11 So the woman asked, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up Samuel for me.”
那女人問: “我要為你招誰上來呢? ”掃羅回答: “為我招撒母耳上來. ”

28:12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice, and the woman said to Saul, “Why did you deceive me? You are Saul!”
那女人看見了撒母耳, 就大聲呼叫. 那女人對掃羅說: “你為甚麼欺騙我? 你就是掃羅！”

28:13 The king said to her, “Do not be afraid! What do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up from the ground!”
王對她說: “不要懼怕. 你看見了甚麼? ”那女人回答掃羅: “我看見有神靈從地裡上來. ”

28:14 Then he said to her, “What is his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” Then Saul realized that it was Samuel, and he knelt with his face to the ground and bowed down.
掃羅問她: “他的容貌怎樣? ”她回答: “上來的是一個身披外袍的老人. ”掃羅知道那人是撒母耳, 就臉伏於地向他叩拜.

28:15 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul said, “I am in distress! For the Philistines are about to make war against me, but God has turned away from me, and he does not answer me any more, not by the prophets or by the dreams. So I called to you to let me know what I should do.”
撒母耳對掃羅說: “你為甚麼攪擾我, 把我招上來呢? ”掃羅說: “我非常苦惱, 非利士人正在攻打我, 神又離開了我, 不再藉著先知或異夢回答我. 所以我請你上來, 指示我應該怎樣行. ”

28:16 Then Samuel said, “Why do you ask me, since Yahweh has turned away from you and has become your enemy?
撒母耳說: “耶和華既然離開了你, 又成了你的敵人, 你為甚麼還問我呢?

28:17 Yahweh has done to you just as he spoke by my hand! Yahweh has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor, to David.
耶和華已經照著他藉我所說的話行了, 他把王國從你手中奪去, 賜給別人, 就是大衛.

28:18 Because you did not obey Yahweh and did not carry out the fierce anger of his wrath against Amalek, therefore Yahweh has done this thing to you today.
因為你沒有聽從耶和華的話, 沒有執行他對亞瑪力人所懷的烈怒, 所以今天耶和華向你行了這樣的事,

28:19 And Yahweh will also give Israel with you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me, and Yahweh will also give the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”
並且耶和華必把以色列和你一起都交在非利士人手裡; 明天你和你的兒子們都要和我一起了. 耶和華必把以色列的軍隊交在非利士人手裡. ”

28:20 Then Saul immediately fell prostrate to the ground, and he was very afraid because of the words of Samuel; there was no more strength in him, for he had not eaten food all day and all night.
掃羅立刻全身仆倒在地上, 他因撒母耳的話, 非常懼怕, 又因為他已經一日一夜沒有吃飯, 所以一點氣力也沒有.

28:21 Then the woman came to Saul and realized that he was absolutely terrified, so she said to him, “Look, your female servant has obeyed you, and I have risked my life. I have listened to your words that you have spoken to me.
那女人來到掃羅面前, 見他非常驚慌, 就對他說: “你看, 婢女聽從了你的話; 我冒著生命危險, 聽從了你對我所說的話.

28:22 So then, you also please listen to the voice of your female servant, and let me set before you a morsel of bread, and you eat so that you will have strength in you when you go on your way.”
現在求你也聽從婢女的話, 允許我在你面前擺上一點食物. 你吃了, 身體就有氣力, 可以走路. ”

28:23 But he refused and said, “I will not eat!” However, his servants urged him, and the woman also. So he listened to what they said, and he got up from the ground and sat on the bed.
掃羅不肯, 說: “我不吃. ”可是他的臣僕和那女人再三勸他, 他才聽從了他們的話, 從地上起來, 坐在床上.

28:24 Now the woman had a fattened bull calf in the house, so she quickly slaughtered it and took flour, kneaded dough, and baked him some unleavened bread.
那女人的家裡有一頭肥牛犢, 她急忙把牠宰了, 又拿點麵粉, 搓好了, 烤成無酵餅,

28:25 She brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they got up and went away that very night.
送到掃羅和他臣僕的面前; 他們吃了以後, 當夜就起身離去了.

I Samuel - Chapter 29

29:1 Now the Philistines assembled all their forces at Aphek, and Israel was encamped at the spring that is in Jezreel.
非利士人把他們所有的軍隊都聚集在亞弗, 以色列人卻在耶斯列的泉旁安營.

29:2 The rulers of the Philistines were passing on according to hundreds and thousands, David and his men passing on at the rear with Achish.
非利士人的首領各率領百人或千人前進; 大衛和跟隨他的人也跟在亞吉的後面前進.

29:3 Then the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, who has been with me for days and years? I have not found anything threatening in him from the day of his desertion until this day!”
非利士人的領袖說: “這些希伯來人在這裡作甚麼? ”亞吉對非利士人的領袖說: “這人不是以色列王掃羅的臣僕大衛嗎? 他已經在我這裡有好些年日了. 自從他降服我的一天, 直到今日, 我未曾發現他有甚麼過錯. ”

29:4 But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him and they said to him, “Send the man back so that he might return to his place where you have assigned him! But he will not go down with us into the battle, so that he does not become an adversary to us in the battle. By what could this fellow make himself favorable to his lord? Is it not with the heads of these men?
非利士人的領袖向亞吉發怒, 對他說: “你叫這人回去, 好讓他回到你為他安排的地方去. 他不可與我們一同下戰場, 免得他在戰場上成為我們的對頭. 這人可用甚麼去得他主人的歡心呢? 豈不是用我們這些人的頭嗎?

29:5 Is this not David about whom they sing in the dances, saying, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, but David his ten thousands’?”
這人不就是大衛嗎? 從前以色列的婦女向他歌唱跳舞說: ‘掃羅殺死千千, 大衛殺死萬萬！’”

29:6 So Achish called David and said to him, “As Yahweh lives, certainly you were honest, and I am pleased to have you marching with me in the campaign. For I have not found any wrong in you from the day you came to me until this day, but in the eyes of the rulers, you are not good.
亞吉把大衛叫來, 對他說: “我指著永活的耶和華說, 你是正直的人, 你與我在軍中出入, 我感到很滿意, 因為自從你到我這裡來的那一天, 直到今日, 我未曾在你身上找到甚麼過失; 只是各首領不喜歡你.

29:7 So then, return and go in peace, so that you do not do something that displeases the rulers of the Philistines.”
現在, 你可以回去, 平平安安走吧！不要行非利士人的首領看為惡的事. ”

29:8 Then David said to Achish, “But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant from the day that I entered your service until this day, that I should not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
大衛對亞吉說: “我作了甚麼呢? 自從我來到你面前的那一天, 直到今日, 你在僕人身上找到甚麼, 使我不能與我主我王的仇敵爭戰呢? ”

29:9 And Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you are good in my eyes, like an angel of God! However, the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us into the battle.’
亞吉回答大衛, 說: “我知道你在我眼中是個好人, 像神的使者一樣; 只是非利士人的領袖曾經說過: ‘他不可與我們一同上戰場. ’

29:10 So then, rise early in the morning, you and the servants of your lord who came with you. When you rise early in the morning and it is light enough for you, leave.
所以明天早晨, 你和跟你來的人, 就是你主人的僕人都要清早起來. 你們明天早晨都要早起, 天一亮你們就要離開. ”

29:11 So David set out early, he and his men, to leave in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines, but the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
於是大衛和跟隨他的人清早起來, 一早就離開, 回到非利士人的地去. 非利士人也上耶斯列去了.

I Samuel - Chapter 30

30:1 Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. When they attacked Ziklag, they burned it with fire.
第三天, 大衛和跟隨他的人到了洗革拉. 那時亞瑪力人襲擊了南地和洗革拉. 他們攻破了洗革拉, 又放火焚燒.

30:2 They took captive the women who were in it, from the youngest to the oldest. They did not kill anyone, but carried them off and went on their way.
他們把婦女和城裡所有的人, 無論大小都擄走了. 他們沒有殺人, 都帶著他們從原路回去了.

30:3 When David and his men came to the city, they saw, and it was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.
大衛和跟隨他的人到了那城, 看見城已經被火燒毀, 他們的妻子,兒女都被擄走了,

30:4 Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was not enough strength in them to weep.
就放聲大哭, 直哭到沒有力氣再哭.

30:5 Two of David’s wives had been taken captive. Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
大衛的兩個妻子, 耶斯列人亞希暖和作過拿八妻子的迦密人亞比該, 也都被擄去了.

30:6 And David was in a very precarious situation, for the people spoke of stoning him, for the souls of all the people were bitter, each one over his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
大衛處境非常困難, 因為眾人都為自己的兒女心中苦惱, 說要用石頭打死大衛; 但大衛靠著耶和華他的神堅強起來.

30:7 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here for me.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
大衛對亞希米勒的兒子,亞比亞他祭司說: “請你把以弗得帶到我這裡來. ”亞比亞他就把以弗得帶到大衛那裡去.

30:8 And David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Should I pursue after this band of raiders? Will I overtake them?” He said to him, “Pursue them, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue them.”
大衛求問耶和華說: “我可以追趕這群匪徒嗎? 我可以追上他們嗎? ”耶和華回答他: “你可以追趕, 你必定追上, 也必定把一切救回來. ”

30:9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the Wadi Besor, but the rest remained.
於是大衛和跟隨他的六百人出發. 他們到了比梭溪, 有些跟不上的就留在那裡.

30:10 David pursued, he and four hundred men; but two hundred men stayed because they were too exhausted to pass over the Wadi Besor.
有二百人太疲乏, 不能渡過比梭溪, 就留在那裡, 大衛和四百人繼續追趕.

30:11 Then they found an Egyptian man in the open country and brought him to David, and they gave him food and he ate; they also gave him water.
他們在田野裡遇見一個埃及人, 就把他帶到大衛那裡. 他們給他飯吃, 又給他水喝.

30:12 They gave him a slice of fig cake and two raisin cakes; he ate and this revived him, because he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.
又給他一塊無花果餅, 兩個葡萄餅. 他吃了, 精神就恢復過來, 因為他已經三天三夜沒有吃東西, 沒有喝水了.

30:13 Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and from where are you? The young man said, “I am an Egyptian young man, a servant of an Amalekite man, but my master abandoned me because I became ill three days ago.
大衛問他: “你是屬誰的? 你從哪裡來? ”他回答: “我是個埃及的青年人, 是亞瑪力人的奴僕. 因為我三天前病了, 我的主人就把我丟棄了.

30:14 We raided the Negev of the Kerethites and that which belongs to Judah and then the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
我們侵襲了基利提的南方和屬猶大地的南方, 以及迦勒地的南方, 又用火燒了洗革拉. ”

30:15 So David asked him, “Will you take me down to this band of raiders?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me and that you will not deliver me into my master’s hand! Then I will take you down to this band.”
大衛對他說: “你願意帶我下到那一群匪徒那裡嗎? ”他回答: “如果你指著神向我起誓, 不殺死我, 也不把我交在我主人手裡, 我就帶你下到那一群匪徒那裡去. ”

30:16 So he took him down, and there they were, spread out over the surface of all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all of the abundant plunder which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
他帶大衛下去. 匪徒們都分散在各處, 正在吃喝,跳舞, 因為他們從非利士地和猶大地搶來的戰利品很多.

30:17 Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.
大衛擊殺他們, 從黃昏直到次日的晚上. 除了四百個騎駱駝的年輕人逃跑了以外, 他們當中一個人也沒有逃脫.

30:18 So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; David also rescued his two wives.
亞瑪力人搶去的一切, 大衛都救回來了, 也救回了他的兩個妻子.

30:19 None of theirs was missing from the smallest to the greatest, even sons and daughters, from the plunder up to everything they had taken for themselves; David brought back everything.
無論大小, 不分男女, 無論是他們搶來的, 或是被人擄去的, 大衛都奪回來, 沒有失落一樣.

30:20 And David took all of the sheep, and the cattle they drove along in front of that livestock, and they said, “This is David’s plunder.”
大衛奪了所有的羊群和牛群, 跟從大衛的人把牠們趕到原有的群畜面前, 說: “這是大衛的戰利品. ”

30:21 Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David; they had left them behind at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. David came near with the people and asked them how they were doing.
大衛來到那二百人那裡, 那些人因太疲乏不能跟隨大衛去, 而留在比梭溪旁; 他們出來迎接大衛和跟隨他的眾人. 大衛接近眾人的時候, 就向他們問安.

30:22 Then all the corrupt and useless men among the men who went with David reacted and said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them anything from the plunder which we recovered, except each man may take his own wife and children. They must take them along and go!”
與大衛一起去的那些人中, 有些惡人和流氓說: “他們沒有和我們一起去, 我們就不把奪回來的戰利品分給他們, 只把他們各人的妻子和兒子還給他們, 讓他們領回去就是了. ”

30:23 But David said to them, “You should not do so, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us! He has preserved us and has given the raiding band that came against us into our hand.
大衛說: “兄弟們, 耶和華賜給我們的, 你們不可以這樣作. 他保護了我們, 又把那些攻擊我們的匪徒交在我們手裡.

30:24 And who would listen to you regarding this matter? For as the share of the one who went down into the battle, so the share of the one who remained with the baggage will be. They will share alike.”
這事誰要聽從你們呢? 下戰場的得多少, 留守武器的也得多少, 應當大家平分. ”

30:25 So from that day and beyond, he made it a rule and a regulation for Israel until this day.
從那天起, 大衛定此為以色列的律例典章, 直到今日.

30:26 Then David came to Ziklag, and he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the enemies of Yahweh!”
大衛到了洗革拉, 就從戰利品中取一部分送給他的朋友,猶大的長老, 說: “看哪, 這是從耶和華的仇敵那裡得來的戰利品, 送給你們作禮物. ”

30:27 It was for those in Bethel, for those in Ramoth of the Negev, for those in Jattir,
他送禮物給在伯特利的,在南地拉末的,在雅提珥的,

30:28 for those in Aroer, for those in Siphmoth, for those in Eshtemoa,
在亞羅珥的,在息末的,在以實提莫的,

30:29 for those in Racal, for those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites, for those in the towns of the Kenites,
在拉哈勒的,在耶拉蔑各城的,在基尼各城的,

30:30 for those in Hormah, for those in Bor Ashan, for those in Athach,
在何珥瑪的,在歌拉珊的,在亞撻的,

30:31 for those in Hebron, and for all the places where David and his men had roamed.
在希伯崙的人, 又送給一切大衛及其跟隨者所到過之地的人.

I Samuel - Chapter 31

31:1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and they fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
非利士人與以色列人交戰. 以色列人從非利士人面前逃跑, 有很多人在基利波山上倒斃.

31:2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.
非利士人緊緊追趕掃羅和他的眾子, 擊殺了掃羅的兒子約拿單,亞比拿達和麥基舒亞.

31:3 Saul was in the thick of the battle, and the archers spotted him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.
戰爭激烈, 掃羅受到猛烈的攻擊, 弓箭手發現了他, 射箭的人射中了他, 他的傷勢嚴重;

31:4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised do not come and thrust me through and make a fool of me!” But his armor bearer was not willing to do so because he was very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
掃羅就對替他拿兵器的人說: “拔出你的刀來, 把我刺透, 免得這些未受割禮的人來把我刺透, 戲弄我. ”但替他拿兵器的人不肯這樣作, 因為他非常害怕. 於是掃羅拿過刀來, 自己伏在刀上死了.

31:5 And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.
替他拿兵器的人看見掃羅死了, 他也伏在自己的刀上, 與掃羅一起死了.

31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men together that same day.
這樣, 掃羅和他的三個兒子, 以及替他拿兵器的人, 還有所有跟隨他的人, 都在那一天一同死了.

31:7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those who were beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the towns and fled. Thus the Philistines came and lived in them.
在山谷那邊, 和約旦河那邊的以色列人, 看見以色列人逃跑, 掃羅和他的兒子都死了, 他們就棄城逃跑. 非利士人就來住在城中.

31:8 And then the next day, the Philistines came to strip the dead and they found Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.
第二天, 非利士人來剝那些被殺的人的衣物的時候, 發現掃羅和他的三個兒子都倒斃在基利波山上,

31:9 So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor. Then they sent messengers around in the land of the Philistines to proclaim victory in the temples of their idols and to the people.
就砍下他的頭, 解下他的兵器, 又派人到非利士地的各處, 去向他們的偶像的廟和人民報信.

31:10 And they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreth, and they fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan.
他們把掃羅的兵器放在亞斯他錄的廟裡, 又把他的屍體釘在伯．珊的城牆上.

31:11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard about it, what the Philistines had done to Saul,
基列．雅比的居民聽見非利士人向掃羅所行的事,

31:12 all of the valiant men set out and went all night and took the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.
所有的勇士就動身, 走了一整夜, 把掃羅的屍體和他三個兒子的屍體都從伯．珊的城牆上取下來, 帶回雅比, 在那裡把他們燒了,

31:13 Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk in Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.
又把他們的骸骨埋葬在雅比的垂柳樹下, 並且禁食七天.

II Samuel (撒母耳記下)

II Samuel - Chapter 1

1:1 After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and he stayed at Ziklag two days.
掃羅死後, 大衛殺退了亞瑪力人回來, 就在洗革拉住了兩天.

1:2 On the third day, a man came from the camp from being with Saul, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and bowed down.
第三天, 忽然有一個人從掃羅的營回來, 衣服撕裂, 頭上蒙灰. 這人一來到大衛面前, 就俯伏在地上叩拜他.

1:3 David said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
大衛問他: “你從哪裡來? ”他對他說: “我是從以色列的營中逃出來的. ”

1:4 Then David said to him, “How did things go? Please tell me.” He answered, “When the army fled from the battle, and many of the people fell; also, Saul and Jonathan his son died.”
大衛又問他: “情況怎麼樣? 請你告訴我！”他回答: “眾人都逃離戰場, 他們中間不但有許多人倒地陣亡, 連掃羅和他的兒子約拿單也死了. ”

1:5 Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan died?”
於是, 大衛問那向他報信的年輕人: “你怎麼知道掃羅和他的兒子死了呢? ”

1:6 The young man who was reporting to him said, “I merely happened to be on Mount Gilboa. Here Saul was leaning on his spear, and look, the chariots and the horsemen were getting close to him.
那個向大衛報信的年輕人回答: “我剛巧在基利波山, 看見掃羅靠在自己的矛槍上, 又見有戰車和馬兵緊緊地追趕他.

1:7 When he turned around and saw me, he called to me, and I said, ‘Here I am.’
他回頭看到我, 就呼喚我. 我說: ‘我在這裡. ’

1:8 Then he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ And I said to him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’
他問我: ‘你是誰? ’我回答他: ‘我是亞瑪力人. ’

1:9 He said to me, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for convulsions have seized me, even though my life is still in me.’
於是他對我說: ‘請你站到我身邊來, 把我殺死, 因為痛苦抓住我, 我卻還死不了. ’

1:10 So I stood over him and killed him, for I knew that he could not live after his falling; I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm; and here, I have brought them to my lord.
我就站到他身邊去, 把他殺了, 因為我知道他一倒下, 就不能再活了. 我摘下他頭上的王冠, 取下他臂上的手鐲, 帶到這裡來奉給我主. ”

1:11 David grabbed at his clothes and tore them, as did all of the men who were with him.
大衛就抓住自己的衣服, 把它們全都撕裂. 所有與他在一起的人也都是這樣.

1:12 Then they mourned and wept and fasted over Saul and Jonathan his son until the evening, as well as over the people of Yahweh and over the house of Israel because they had fallen by the sword.
他們為了掃羅,他的兒子約拿單,耶和華的子民和以色列家的緣故悲哀,哭泣,禁食直到晚上, 因為他們已經倒斃在刀下.

1:13 Then David said to the young man who was reporting to him, “Where are you from?” And he said, “I am the son of an alien man. I am an Amalekite.”
大衛問那向他報信的年輕人: “你是哪裡的人? ”他回答: “我是個寄居這地的亞瑪力人的兒子. ”

1:14 David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed one?”
大衛對他說: “你伸手毀滅耶和華的受膏者, 怎麼還不懼怕呢? ”

1:15 Then David called to one of the young men and said to him, “Come near; strike him.” So he struck him down and he died.
於是大衛叫了一個年輕人來, 說: “你上前去, 砍倒他. ”那年輕人擊殺他, 他就死了.

1:16 David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you by saying, ‘I killed Yahweh’s anointed one!’ ”
大衛對他說: “你流人血的罪要歸到自己的頭上, 因為你親口作證指控自己說: ‘我殺了耶和華的受膏者. ’”

1:17 Then David sang this funeral song over Saul and over Jonathan his son.
大衛為掃羅和他的兒子約拿單作了這首哀歌.

1:18 And he ordered “The Bow” to be taught to the children of Judah. Look, it is written on the scroll of Jashar.
他又吩咐要把這首“弓歌”教導猶大人. (這首歌記錄在《雅煞珥書》上. )

1:19 “The glory of Israel is on your high places; how the mighty have fallen!
“以色列啊！尊榮的人都在高處被殺, 勇士怎麼都已仆倒！

1:20 Do not tell it in Gath; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
你們不要在迦特報道, 不要在亞實基倫的街上宣揚, 免得非利士的女子歡喜, 免得未受割禮之人的女子快樂.

1:21 O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you or on the fields of grain for offerings, for there the small shield of the mighty was defiled, the small shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
基利波的群山啊！願雨露都不降在你們上面, 願你們的田地不產供物. 因為勇士的盾牌在那裡玷污, 掃羅的盾牌沒有用油抹亮.

1:22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of Saul did not return without effect.
不見被殺者的血,勇士的脂油, 約拿單的弓不縮回, 掃羅的劍也不空空返回.

1:23 Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives and were not separated in their death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
掃羅和約拿單, 生時相親相愛, 死時也不分離. 他們比鷹還快速, 比獅子更勇猛.

1:24 O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, the one who clothed you with crimson, the one who adorned your clothing with golden ornaments.
以色列的女子啊！你們要為掃羅哭泣, 他曾給你們穿上紫色豪華的衣服, 又給你們的外衣加上金飾.

1:25 How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle; Jonathan lies slain on your high places.
勇士怎麼會在戰陣上倒斃, 約拿單在高處被刺死！

1:26 I am distressed over you, my brother Jonathan. you were very dear to me; your love was more wonderful to me than the love of women.
我的兄弟約拿單啊！我為你悲痛, 你是我最好的朋友, 你對我的愛情遠超過婦女的愛情.

1:27 How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of warfare perished.”
勇士怎麼會倒斃！爭戰的武器怎麼會毀滅！”

II Samuel - Chapter 2

2:1 It happened after this that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah?” And Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David asked, “Where shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.”
這事以後, 大衛求問耶和華說: “我可以上猶大的一座城去嗎? ”耶和華回答: “你上去吧. ”大衛又問: “我應該上到哪裡去呢? ”他回答: “上希伯崙去！”

2:2 So David went up there along with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
於是大衛帶著他的兩個妻子, 一個是耶斯列人亞希暖, 一個是作過迦密人拿八妻子的亞比該, 上到那裡去了.

2:3 Also, David brought up his men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns of Hebron.
大衛也把與他在一起的人, 和他們各人的家眷都帶上去. 他們就在希伯崙的城鎮裡住下來.

2:4 Then the men of Judah came, and they anointed David there as king over the house of Judah, and they told David, “The men of Jabesh-Gilead buried Saul.”
於是猶大人來到希伯崙, 在那裡膏立了大衛作王, 統治猶大家. 有人報告大衛說: “埋葬掃羅的是基列．雅比人. ”

2:5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by Yahweh because you did this loyal love with your lord, with Saul, and you buried him.
大衛就差派使者到基列．雅比人那裡去, 對他們說: “願耶和華賜福給你們, 因為你們厚待了你們的主掃羅, 把他埋葬了.

2:6 Now may Yahweh show loyal love and faithfulness with you. I will also show the good with you that you have done in this matter.
你們既作了這事, 現在就願耶和華以慈愛和誠實待你們, 我也要善待你們.

2:7 So then, let your hands be strong and be valiant, for your lord Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.”
現在你們要堅強, 要作勇敢的人, 因為你們的主掃羅已經死了; 猶大家已經膏立了我作他們的王了. ”

2:8 But Abner the son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
當時, 掃羅的元帥尼珥的兒子押尼珥已經領著掃羅的兒子伊施波設, 把他帶過河到瑪哈念去,

2:9 He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over Israel, all of it.
並且立了他作王, 統治基列,亞書利,耶斯列,以法蓮,便雅憫和以色列眾人.

2:10 Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel and he reigned two years; however, the house of Judah followed David.
掃羅的兒子伊施波設作以色列王的時候, 已經四十歲; 他作王共兩年. 猶大家卻追隨大衛.

2:11 The number of days that David was king over Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
大衛在希伯崙作王統治猶大家的時候共有七年零六個月.

2:12 Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
尼珥的兒子押尼珥帶著掃羅的兒子伊施波設的僕從, 離開瑪哈念, 到基遍去.

2:13 Then Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out, and they met at the pool of Gibeon. The one group sat on one side of the pool, and the other sat on the other side.
洗魯雅的兒子約押和大衛的臣僕也出來, 在基遍的水池旁邊與他們會面. 大家都坐下, 一隊在水池這邊, 一隊在水池那邊.

2:14 Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men come up and fight in our presence.” And Joab said, “Let them come up.”
押尼珥對約押說: “讓年輕人起來, 在我們面前比比武. ”約押說: “好！叫他們起來. ”

2:15 So they came forward and passed by in number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.
他們就起來, 按著人數走過去: 屬便雅憫, 就是屬掃羅的兒子伊施波設的, 有十二人; 屬大衛臣僕的也有十二人.

2:16 Then each seized his opponent by the head and each thrust his sword in the side of his opponent, so they fell together. So they called the name of that place Helkath Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
他們各人都緊緊抓住對手的頭, 用刀刺進對手的肋旁, 於是他們全都倒斃. 所以在基遍那地方就叫作希利甲．哈素林.

2:17 Then the battle became increasingly fierce on that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
那天的戰事非常激烈, 結果押尼珥和以色列人敗在大衛的臣僕面前.

2:18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift with his feet as one of the gazelles which is in the open field.
洗魯雅的三個兒子約押,亞比篩和亞撒黑都在那裡. 亞撒黑的腿輕快如野地的羚羊一般.

2:19 So Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left from going after Abner.
亞撒黑追趕押尼珥, 緊緊地跟著他, 不偏左, 也不偏右.

2:20 Abner turned around and said, “Are you this Asahel?” And he said, “Yes.”
押尼珥往後瞧著, 說: “你是亞撒黑嗎? ”他回答: “我正是. ”

2:21 Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left; seize for yourself one of the young men, and take his belongings for yourself.” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from him.
押尼珥對他說: “你或轉左或轉右, 抓住一個年輕人, 奪去他的武器吧！”可是亞撒黑不願意離開不追趕他.

2:22 So Abner said to Asahel once again, “For your own sake, turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you down to the ground? How could I show my face to Joab your brother?”
押尼珥再一次對亞撒黑說: “你離開, 別追趕我！我為甚麼要把你砍倒在地上呢? 以後怎麼還有臉見你的哥哥約押呢? ”

2:23 But he refused to turn away, so Abner struck him in the stomach with the butt of the spear, and the spear went out of his back. He fell there and he died on the spot. Then all who came to the place where Asahel fell and died just stood there.
亞撒黑不肯離開, 所以押尼珥就用槍的尾端刺入了他的肚子, 槍從他的背後穿出. 亞撒黑仆倒在那裡, 當場死了. 所有來到亞撒黑倒斃的地方的人, 都站住不動.

2:24 So Joab and Abishai pursued Abner when the sun went down. And they came to the hill country of Ammah, which is before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
約押和亞比篩卻繼續追趕押尼珥. 日落的時候, 他們來到亞瑪山, 就在通往基遍曠野的路旁, 基亞的對面.

2:25 The descendants of Benjamin rallied after Abner, and they became as one fighting group and stood on the top of a certain hill.
便雅憫人集結在押尼珥後面, 站在一座山頭上, 列成一個隊伍.

2:26 Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Will the sword devour forever? Do you not know that there will be bitterness in the end? How long will you not tell the people to turn away from pursuing their brothers?”
押尼珥對約押喊叫, 說: “刀劍要不停地殺人嗎? 你不知道結局是痛苦的嗎? 你要等到甚麼時候才吩咐人民轉去, 不追趕自己的兄弟呢? ”

2:27 Joab said, “As God lives, for if you had not spoken, the people would surely have gone up in the morning, each one of them from following after his brother.”
約押說: “我指著永活的神起誓, 如果你們沒有說過比武的話, 大家必在早晨的時候離去, 不再追趕自己的兄弟. ”

2:28 Then Joab blew on the trumpet and all the people stopped, and they no longer pursued after Israel, and they did not fight with them again.
於是約押吹響號角, 眾人就站住, 不再追趕以色列人, 也不再打仗了.

2:29 Then Abner and his men went through the Arabah all that night, and they crossed over the Jordan. They went all the forenoon and came to Mahanaim.
押尼珥和屬他的人, 整夜走過亞拉巴, 渡過約旦河, 又走過畢倫, 才回到瑪哈念.

2:30 After Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the people; nineteen of the servants of David were missing along with Asahel.
約押追趕押尼珥回來, 集合所有人的時候, 發現在大衛的臣僕中, 除了亞撒黑以外, 還少了十九個人.

2:31 The servants of David had killed some of the Benjaminites among the men of Abner; three hundred and sixty men had died.
但大衛的臣僕擊殺便雅憫人和跟隨押尼珥的人, 共有三百六十人死了.

2:32 Then they picked up Asahel and buried him in the grave of his father, which was at Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all that night arriving in Hebron at first light.
他們把亞撒黑抬回去, 埋葬在伯利恆他父親的墳墓裡. 約押和屬他的人走了一整夜, 天亮的時候才回到希伯崙.

II Samuel - Chapter 3

3:1 The battle was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David, but David was growing stronger and stronger while the house of Saul was becoming weaker and weaker.
掃羅家和大衛家之間的戰爭相持很久. 大衛家逐漸興盛, 掃羅家卻日趨衰微.

3:2 And sons were born to David in Hebron; his firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam from Jezreel.
大衛在希伯崙生了幾個兒子: 他的長子暗嫩, 是耶斯列人亞希暖所生的.

3:3 His second was Kileab by Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; the third was Absalom the son of Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur.
次子基利押, 是作過迦密人拿八的妻子亞比該所生的. 三子押沙龍, 是基述王達買的女兒瑪迦所生的.

3:4 The fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah the son of Abital.
四子亞多尼雅, 是哈及所生的. 五子示法提雅, 是亞比他所生的.

3:5 The sixth was Ithream by Eglah the wife of David. These were born to David in Hebron.
六子以特念, 是大衛妻子以格拉所生的. 這些兒子都是大衛在希伯崙所生的.

3:6 As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was continuing, Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
當掃羅家和大衛家交戰的時候, 押尼珥在掃羅家的權勢日漸強大.

3:7 Saul had had a concubine, and her name was Rizpah the daughter of Aiah. Then Ish-Bosheth said to Abner, “Why did you have sex with my father’s concubine?”
掃羅有一個妃子, 名叫利斯巴, 是愛亞的女兒. 伊施波設對押尼珥說: “你為甚麼親近我父親的妃子呢? ”

3:8 Abner became very angry at the words of Ish-Bosheth, and he said, “Am I the head of a dog which is for Judah today? Do I not continue to show loyal love with the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends? I have not let you fall into the hands of David, yet you have accused me of sin with this woman today.
押尼珥因伊施波設的話非常忿怒, 說: “我是猶大的狗頭嗎? 今天我厚待你的父親掃羅家,他的兄弟和他的朋友, 沒有把你交在大衛的手中; 可是, 今天你竟為了這女人的事來找我的錯！

3:9 Thus may God punish Abner, if I do not accomplish what Yahweh has sworn to David;
我若不按著耶和華向大衛所起誓應許的去行: 廢去掃羅家的王國, 建立大衛的王位, 使他統治以色列和猶大, 從但直到別是巴, 願神降罰押尼珥, 重重地降罰他. ”

3:10 specifically, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah from Dan to Beersheba!”
我若不按著耶和華向大衛所起誓應許的去行: 廢去掃羅家的王國, 建立大衛的王位, 使他統治以色列和猶大, 從但直到別是巴, 願神降罰押尼珥, 重重地降罰他. ”

3:11 And Ish-Bosheth was no longer able to answer Abner because he feared him.
伊施波設因為懼怕押尼珥, 就連一句話也不敢回答他.

3:12 Abner sent messengers to David where he was, saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me! Look, my hand is with you to bring all of Israel over to you!”
押尼珥差派使者代表他去見大衛, 說: “這地是屬誰的呢? ”又說: “你與我立約, 我就必幫助你, 使全以色列都歸順你. ”

3:13 He said, “Good. I will make a covenant with you. I am asking only one thing from you: You shall not see my face unless you bring Michal the daughter of Saul when you come to see me.”
大衛說: “好！我與你立約. 不過, 我要求你一件事: 你來見我面的時候, 首先要把掃羅的女兒米甲帶來, 否則你必不得見我的面. ”

3:14 Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul, saying, “Give me my wife Michal whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
後來, 大衛差派使者去見掃羅的兒子伊施波設, 說: “請你把我的妻子米甲還給我, 她是我從前用一百個非利士人的包皮聘下的. ”

3:15 So Ish-Bosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish.
於是伊施波設派人去, 把米甲從拉億的兒子她丈夫帕鐵那裡接回來.

3:16 But her husband went with her, weeping all along after her as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go and return.” So he returned.
米甲的丈夫與她一起去, 跟在她後面, 一邊走,一邊哭, 一直跟到巴戶琳. 押尼珥對他說: “你去吧！回去吧！”他只好回去了.

3:17 The word of Abner came to the elders of Israel, saying, “For quite some time you were seeking David as king over you.
押尼珥與以色列的長老商議說: “從前你們希望大衛作你們的王.

3:18 So then, bring it about, because Yahweh had said to David, “Through the hand of David my servant I am about to save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies.”
現在可以實現了！因為耶和華曾經論到大衛說: ‘我要藉著我的僕人大衛的手, 把我的子民以色列從非利士人和他們所有敵人的手中拯救出來. ’”

3:19 Abner also spoke privately to Benjamin. Abner also went to speak to David in Hebron, all that was good in the eyes of Israel and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin.
押尼珥也把這話說給便雅憫人聽, 然後又去希伯崙, 把以色列人和便雅憫全都同意的一切事說給大衛聽.

3:20 Then Abner came to David in Hebron and with him were twenty men. David had prepared a feast for Abner and for the men who were with him.
押尼珥帶著二十個人, 來到希伯崙見大衛的時候, 大衛就為押尼珥和與他同來的人擺設筵席.

3:21 And Abner said to David, “Let me get up and go and gather all of Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you so you can reign over all which your soul desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he left in peace.
後來, 押尼珥對大衛說: “讓我去把以色列眾人召集到我主我王這裡來, 好叫他們與你立約, 這樣你就可以照著自己的心願統治所有的人. ”於是大衛打發押尼珥回去, 他就平平安安地走了.

3:22 And look, the servants of David and Joab came from the raid, and they brought much plunder with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he had dismissed him, and he had gone in peace.
那時, 大衛的臣僕和約押攻擊敵人回來, 帶回許多的戰利品. 當時, 押尼珥不在希伯崙大衛那裡, 因為大衛已經打發他離去, 他也平平安安地走了.

3:23 When Joab and all the army that was with him came, they told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he left in peace.”
約押和跟隨他的全軍一到達, 就有人告訴約押, 尼珥的兒子押尼珥曾經來見過王. 王打發他離去, 他已經平平安安地走了.

3:24 Then Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Abner came here to you? Why have you dismissed him that he actually went away?
約押進去見王, 說: “你作了甚麼事? 尼珥的兒子押尼珥來見你, 你為甚麼把他送走? 現在他已經平平安安地走了.

3:25 You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you. He came to learn about your going out and coming in and to know all which you are doing.”
你認識尼珥的兒子押尼珥, 他來是要欺騙你, 是要了解你的起居行動和你所作的一切事. ”

3:26 Then Joab went out from David, and he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from Bor Hasirah, but David did not know it.
約押從大衛那裡出來, 就差派使者去追趕押尼珥, 使者從西拉的水井那裡把他帶回來. 可是, 大衛一點都不知道.

3:27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate to speak with him in private. Then he struck him in the stomach there and he died, for he had shed the blood of Asahel his brother.
押尼珥回到了希伯崙, 約押就拉他到城門旁邊與他密談. 約押就在那裡刺透他的肚子, 他就死了. 這樣, 他替自己的兄弟亞撒黑報了血仇.

3:28 When David heard this afterwards, he said: “I and my kingdom are innocent before Yahweh forever for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
事後大衛聽到了, 就說: “關於尼珥的兒子押尼珥的血案, 我和我的國家, 在耶和華面前永遠是無辜的.

3:29 May the blood come down on the head of Joab and all the house of his father. May the house of Joab never lack one with a bodily discharge or one with leprosy or one who grasps the distaff or one who falls by the sword or one who is lacking food.”
願這流人血的罪歸到約押的頭上和他父親的全家！又願約押家不斷有患血漏病的,長痲風的,拿拐杖的,倒斃在劍下的和缺乏糧食的. ”

3:30 So Joab and Abishai, his brother, killed Abner because he had killed Asahel, their brother, at Gibeon in the battle.
因押尼珥在基遍的戰場上, 殺死了他們的兄弟亞撒黑, 約押和他的兄弟亞比篩就殺了押尼珥.

3:31 David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothing and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner.” Now King David was following after the bier.
大衛對約押和與他在一起的眾人說: “你們要撕裂衣服, 腰束麻布, 在押尼珥面前哀哭！”大衛王也走在棺木後面.

3:32 And they buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.
他們把押尼珥埋葬在希伯崙. 王在押尼珥的墓旁放聲大哭, 眾人也都哭了.

3:33 The king sang a lament for Abner and said, “Should Abner have died the death of a fool?
王又為押尼珥作了哀歌, 說: “難道押尼珥死去, 要像愚妄的人死去一樣嗎?

3:34 Your hands were not tied and your feet were not in contact with bronze fetters. You have fallen as one who falls before sons of wickedness.” Then all the people wept over him again.
你的手沒有被繩索綁住, 你的腳也沒有被銅鍊鎖住, 你倒斃, 好像人在暴徒面前倒斃一樣！”於是, 眾民又為押尼珥哀哭.

3:35 Then all the people came to give David food. Still on that day, David swore, “May God punish me if I taste food or anything before the sun goes down.”
還在白天的時候, 眾人都來勸大衛吃點飯; 大衛起誓說: “我若在日落以前吃飯或吃甚麼東西, 願神降罰我, 重重地降罰我. ”

3:36 All the people noticed, and it was good in their eyes, as everything that the king did was good in the eyes of all the people.
眾人看見了, 就都喜悅. 王所作的一切, 他們都很喜悅.

3:37 Then all the people and all of Israel realized on that day that the king had not desired to kill Abner the son of Ner.
那一天眾人和全以色列都知道, 殺死尼珥的兒子押尼珥, 並不是出於王的意思.

3:38 Then the king said to his servants, “Did you not realize that a prince and a great man has fallen today in Israel?
王對他的臣僕說: “你們不知道今天在以色列中, 有一位將領和偉人倒斃了嗎?

3:39 I am weak today even though anointed king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are crueler than I am. May Yahweh pay them back for doing wickedness according to their own wickedness.”
今天我雖然受膏為王, 但我還是幼弱的. 洗魯雅的兩個兒子太強了, 非我所能應付. 願耶和華照著惡人所行的惡, 報應惡人. ”

II Samuel - Chapter 4

4:1 When the son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed and all of Israel was horrified.
掃羅的兒子伊施波設聽見押尼珥在希伯崙死了, 就怕得手都發軟, 以色列眾人也都驚惶失措.

4:2 Two of the men, commanders of the raiding bands, were for the son of Saul. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other was Recab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the descendants of Benjamin; also, Beeroth was regarded as belonging to Benjamin.
掃羅的兒子伊施波設有兩個統率突擊隊的將領, 一個名叫巴拿, 一個名叫利甲, 他們是便雅憫支派比錄人臨門的兒子. (比錄也算是便雅憫的一部分.

4:3 The Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and they are resident aliens there until this day.
比錄人原先逃到基他音, 就在那裡寄居, 直到今日. )

4:4 (Now Jonathan the son of Saul had a son who was crippled in the feet. He was five years old when the message of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse had picked him up and fled. It happened that as she was hurrying away to flee, he fell and became crippled. His name was Mephibosheth.)
掃羅的兒子約拿單有一個兒子, 雙腿都跛了. 掃羅和約拿單死亡的消息從耶斯列傳到的時候, 他才五歲. 他的乳母抱著他逃跑. 乳母在慌忙中逃跑, 孩子掉了下來, 腿就瘸了. 他的名字叫米非波設.

4:5 When the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Recab and Baanah, set out, they came at the heat of the day to the house of Ish-Bosheth while he was taking a noontime rest.
比錄人臨門的兒子利甲和巴拿出去, 約在正午炎熱的時候, 來到了伊施波設的家. 伊施波設正在睡午覺.

4:6 They came as far as the middle of the house as if takers of wheat, and they struck him in the stomach. Then Recab and Baanah his brother escaped.
他們進了屋裡, 假裝要拿麥子, 就刺透伊施波設的肚腹, 然後利甲和他的兄弟巴拿都逃脫了.

4:7 When they had come into the house, he was lying on his couch in his bedchamber, and they attacked him and killed him. Then they beheaded him, and they took his head and went on the way of the Arabah all night.
他們進屋子的時候, 伊施波設正在自己的臥室裡躺在床上, 他們刺透他, 把他殺死, 然後割下他的頭, 拿著頭顱在亞拉巴的路上走了一夜,

4:8 They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron, and they said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life. Yahweh has given to my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul and on his offspring.”
把伊施波設的頭帶到希伯崙去見大衛, 對王說: “你的仇敵掃羅過去常常尋索你的命. 看哪！這是他兒子伊施波設的頭. 今天耶和華在掃羅和他後裔的身上為我主我王報了仇了. ”

4:9 Then David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and he said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who redeemed my soul from all trouble,
大衛回答比錄人臨門的兒子利甲和他的兄弟巴拿, 說: “我指著那曾救贖我的命脫離一切患難的永活的耶和華起誓:

4:10 when the one who told me, “Look, Saul is dead,” thought that he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which was as my giving the news back to him.
從前有人向我報信說: ‘看哪！掃羅死了. ’他自以為是報好消息, 我卻抓住他, 把他殺在洗革拉, 這就是我給他作報好消息的酬報.

4:11 How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his house, on his bed! So then, shall I not seek his lifeblood from your hand, so that I may destroy you from the earth?”
何況惡人在義人的家裡, 把義人殺在床上. 現在我怎能不從你們手中追討流他血的罪, 把你們從這世上除滅呢? ”

4:12 Then David commanded the young men, and they killed them, and they cut off their hands and their feet, and they hung them at the pool at Hebron, but the head of Ish-Bosheth they took and buried in the grave of Abner at Hebron.
於是, 大衛吩咐年輕人把他們殺了, 並且砍斷他們的手腳, 把身體掛在希伯崙的水池旁邊; 卻把伊施波設的頭拿去, 埋葬在希伯崙押尼珥的墳墓裡.

II Samuel - Chapter 5

5:1 So all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they said, “Here we are, we are your flesh and blood.
以色列眾支派都到希伯崙來見大衛, 說: “看哪！我們都是你的骨肉至親.

5:2 For some time, when Saul was king over us, you were leading Israel in and out. Yahweh had said to you, ‘You shall be the shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be the leader over Israel.’ ”
從前掃羅作我們的王的時候, 領導以色列人行動的是你. 耶和華也曾對你說: ‘你要牧養我的子民以色列, 要作以色列的領袖. ’”

5:3 All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the presence of Yahweh; then they anointed David as king over Israel.
以色列的眾長老都到希伯崙來見王. 大衛王在希伯崙耶和華面前與他們立約, 他們就膏立大衛作以色列的王.

5:4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.
大衛登基的時候是三十歲, 在位共四十年.

5:5 He reigned over Judah at Hebron for seven years and six months; and he reigned over all Israel and Judah at Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
他在希伯崙作猶大的王七年零六個月; 在耶路撒冷作全以色列和猶大的王三十三年.

5:6 The king and his men went to Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. They said to David, “You will not come here, for even the blind and the lame can turn you back, saying, ‘David cannot come here.’ ”
大衛和隨從他的人到了耶路撒冷, 要攻打住在那地的耶布斯人. 耶布斯人對大衛說: “你不能進這裡來, 這些瞎眼的,跛腳的就能把你抵擋住. ”他們心裡想: “大衛決不能進那裡去. ”

5:7 David captured the fortress of Zion, the city of David.
大衛卻攻取了錫安的保障, 就是大衛的城.

5:8 David had said, “On that day when we attack the Jebusites, one must attack the lame and the blind, those who hate the soul of David, by means of the water supply.” For thus the blind and the lame would say, “He cannot come into the house.”
那一天大衛說: “攻打耶布斯人的, 要把大衛心中恨惡的‘瞎子’和‘瘸子’丟進水溝裡. ”因此有句俗語說: “瞎眼的或瘸腿的, 都不能進殿裡. ”

5:9 David occupied the fortress and called it the city of David. And David built all around it from the Millo and inward.
後來大衛住在保障裡, 稱保障為“大衛的城”. 大衛又從米羅向裡面周圍築牆.

5:10 David continued growing stronger and stronger, and Yahweh the God of hosts was with him.
大衛漸漸強大, 因為耶和華萬軍的神與他同在.

5:11 So Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, along with cedar trees and craftsmen skilled in wood and in stone masonry, and they built a house for David.
推羅王希蘭差派使者來見大衛, 又送來香柏木,木匠和石匠, 他們就給大衛建造宮殿.

5:12 David realized that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.
大衛就知道耶和華已經立他作以色列的王, 又因自己的子民以色列的緣故, 使他的國興盛.

5:13 David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
大衛離開希伯崙後, 在耶路撒冷又娶了多位妃嬪, 並且生了很多兒女.

5:14 These are the names of the ones born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon;
以下這些就是他在耶路撒冷所生的孩子的名字: 沙母亞,朔罷,拿單,所羅門,

5:15 Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia;
益轄,以利書亞,尼斐,雅非亞,

5:16 Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.
以利沙瑪,以利雅大,以利法列.

5:17 When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David, but David heard and went down to the stronghold.
非利士人聽見有人膏立了大衛作王統治以色列人, 就全體上來搜尋大衛. 大衛聽見了, 就下到保障去.

5:18 Now the Philistines had come, and they spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
非利士人來到, 散布在利乏音谷.

5:19 And David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up to the Philistines? Will you give them into my hands?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”
大衛求問耶和華說: “我可以上去攻打非利士人嗎? 你會把他們交在我手裡嗎? ”耶和華對大衛說: “你可以上去, 我必把非利士人交在你手裡. ”

5:20 So David came to Baal Perazim and defeated them there; and David said, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies before me like the bursting of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
於是大衛來到巴力．毗拉心, 在那裡擊敗了非利士人, 說: “耶和華在我面前沖破我的敵人, 好像洪水沖破堤岸一般. ”因此他給那地方起名叫巴力．毗拉心.

5:21 They had left their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.
非利士人把他們的神像遺棄在那裡, 大衛和跟隨他的人就把它們拿走了.

5:22 Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
非利士人又上來, 散布在利乏音谷.

5:23 So David inquired of Yahweh, but he said, “You shall not go up. Rather, go around to their rear and come to them from opposite the balsam trees.
大衛又求問耶和華, 耶和華說: “你不要直接上去, 要繞到他們後面, 從桑林對面攻打他們.

5:24 And it shall be that when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then pay attention, for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”
你一聽到桑林樹梢上有腳步的聲音, 就要趕快行動, 因為那時耶和華已經在你前面出去擊殺非利士人的軍隊了. ”

5:25 So David did thus, just as Yahweh had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Geba all the way to Gezer.
於是大衛照著耶和華所吩咐他的去作, 擊殺非利士人, 從迦巴直到基色.

II Samuel - Chapter 6

6:1 David again gathered all the chosen men in Israel, thirty thousand.
大衛又聚集以色列中所有揀選出來的三萬人.

6:2 David got up and went and all the people who were with him, from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called the name, the name of Yahweh of hosts, upon which the cherubim sit.
大衛和與他在一起的眾人起程前去, 要從巴拉．猶大把神的約櫃運來, 這約櫃的名稱是以坐在二基路伯之上萬軍之耶和華的名字而起的.

6:3 They loaded the ark of God on a new utility cart, and they carried it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Now Uzza and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new utility cart along.
他們把神的約櫃從山岡上亞比拿達的家裡抬出來, 安放在一輛新車上; 亞比拿達的兩個兒子, 烏撒和亞希約趕著這輛新車,

6:4 So they brought it out from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill with the ark of God, and Ahio was going before the ark.
車上有神的約櫃. 亞希約走在約櫃的前面.

6:5 Now David and all the house of Israel were dancing before Yahweh, with all kinds of musical instruments made from ash trees, and with zithers, harps, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
大衛和以色列全家在耶和華面前用各種松木製造的樂器, 就是用琴,瑟,鼓,鈸,鑼, 作樂跳舞.

6:6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzza reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen had stumbled.
他們到了拿艮的打禾場的時候, 因為牛幾乎絆倒, 烏撒就伸手扶住神的約櫃.

6:7 Then the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and God struck him down there because of the indiscretion, and he died there beside the ark of God.
耶和華的怒氣向烏撒發作; 神因這錯誤的舉動, 就當場擊殺他, 他就死在神的約櫃旁邊.

6:8 David was angry because Yahweh had burst out against Uzza, and he called that place Perez-Uzza until this day.
大衛因為耶和華擊殺了烏撒, 就很生氣, 因此稱那地方為毗列斯．烏撒, 直到今日.

6:9 But David feared Yahweh on that day and said, “How can the ark of Yahweh come to me?”
那一天, 大衛懼怕耶和華, 說: “耶和華的約櫃怎可以到我這裡來呢? ”

6:10 However, David was not willing to bring the ark of Yahweh to himself, to the city of David, so David caused it to turn to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
於是大衛不肯把耶和華的約櫃運進大衛的城到他那裡去, 卻轉運到迦特人俄別．以東的家裡去.

6:11 So the ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
耶和華的約櫃在迦特人俄別．以東的家停留了三個月, 耶和華賜福給俄別．以東和他的全家.

6:12 It was told to King David, “Yahweh has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that is his because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the city of David with jubilation.
有人告訴大衛王: “耶和華因為神的約櫃的緣故, 賜福給俄別．以東的家和一切屬他的. ”大衛就去, 歡歡喜喜把神的約櫃從俄別．以東的家中抬上大衛的城裡去.

6:13 It happened that when the carriers of the ark of Yahweh had marched six steps that he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
那些抬耶和華的約櫃的人走了六步, 大衛就獻一頭公牛和一隻肥畜為祭.

6:14 Now David was dancing with all his might before Yahweh, and David was wearing a linen ephod.
大衛束著細麻布的以弗得, 在耶和華面前極力跳舞.

6:15 So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of Yahweh with shouts of joyful acclaim and with the sound of the trumpet.
這樣, 大衛和以色列全家, 以歡呼和角聲, 把耶和華的約櫃抬了上來.

6:16 It happened that when the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked down through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Yahweh, and she despised him in her heart.
耶和華的約櫃運進大衛城的時候, 掃羅的女兒米甲從窗戶往外觀看, 看見大衛王在耶和華面前跳躍舞蹈, 心裡就鄙視他.

6:17 They brought the ark of Yahweh and set it in its place in the middle of the tent which David had pitched for it. Then David offered up burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the presence of Yahweh.
他們把耶和華的約櫃抬進去, 安放在帳棚裡它自己的地方, 就是安放在大衛給它支搭的帳棚裡, 大衛就在耶和華面前獻上燔祭和平安祭.

6:18 When David had finished from the sacrificing of the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of hosts.
大衛獻完了燔祭和平安祭, 就奉萬軍之耶和華的名給人民祝福.

6:19 Then he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, from man to woman, to each: one ring-shaped piece of bread, one cake of dates, and one cake of raisins; and all the people went each to his house.
又分給眾人, 就是分給以色列全體群眾, 無論男女, 每人一個餅,一個棗餅,一個葡萄乾餅; 然後眾人就各歸各家去了.

6:20 When David returned to bless his household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David. She said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today by uncovering himself before the eyes of the maids of his servants, as the total exposure of a worthless one.”
大衛回去要給自己的家人祝福. 掃羅的女兒米甲出來迎見大衛, 說: “以色列王今天多麼榮耀啊！他今天竟在眾臣僕的婢女眼前, 赤身露體, 就像一個卑賤的人露體一樣. ”

6:21 So David said to Michal, “In the presence of Yahweh who chose me over your father and over his household, to appoint me as leader over the people of Yahweh, over Israel, I have celebrated before Yahweh.
大衛對米甲說: “我是在耶和華面前跳舞; 耶和華揀選了我, 使我高過你父親和他的全家, 立我作耶和華的子民以色列的領袖, 所以我要在耶和華面前跳舞作樂.

6:22 I will demean myself again more than this, and I will be abased in my eyes, but with the maids whom you mentioned, with them I will be honored.”
我還要比今天這樣更卑賤, 我要自視卑微. 至於你所說的那些婢女, 她們倒要尊重我. ”

6:23 So for Michal the daughter of Saul, she had no child until the day of her death.
掃羅的女兒米甲, 一直到她死的日子, 都沒有生育.

II Samuel - Chapter 7

7:1 It happened that the king settled in his house. (Now Yahweh had given rest to him from all his enemies all around.)
那時, 王住在自己的宮中, 耶和華使他安享太平, 不受周圍仇敵的侵擾.

7:2 And the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, please, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is staying in the middle of the tent.”
王對拿單先知說: “你看！我自己住在香柏木的宮裡, 耶和華的約櫃卻停在帳幕內. ”

7:3 Nathan said to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you.”
拿單對王說: “你可以照著你心所想的一切去作, 因為耶和華與你同在. ”

7:4 But it happened that night, the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
那天晚上, 耶和華的話臨到拿單說:

7:5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Are you the one to build for me a house for my dwelling?
“你去對我的僕人大衛說: 耶和華這樣說: ‘你要建造一座殿宇給我居住嗎?

7:6 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought up the Israelites from Egypt until this day; rather, I was going about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
因為自從我把以色列人從埃及帶上來的那天起, 直到今日, 我都沒有住過殿宇. 我一直都住在帳棚和會幕裡, 到處漂泊.

7:7 In all of my going about among all the Israelites, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, ‘Why did you not build me a cedar house?’ ” ’
我與以色列眾人一起走過的地方, 我可曾對以色列的一個支派的官長, 就是我所吩咐要牧養我子民以色列的, 說: 你們為甚麼不給我建造一座香柏木的殿宇呢? ’

7:8 So then, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “I took you from the pasture from following the sheep to be a leader over my people, over Israel,
現在你要對我的僕人大衛這樣說: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 我把你從牧場中,從照顧羊群的工作中揀選出來, 使你作我子民以色列的領袖,

7:9 and I have been with you everywhere you went. I have cut off all of your enemies from in front of you, and I will make a great name for you, as the name of the great ones who are on the earth.
你無論到哪裡去, 我都與你同在; 我必在你面前剪除你所有的仇敵. 我要使你得享大名, 像世上那些偉人的名一樣.

7:10 I will make a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them so that they can dwell in their own place. They will not tremble any longer, and the children of wickedness will not afflict them again, as in the former days.
我要為我的子民以色列選定一個地方, 不再受騷擾; 惡人也不能再像以前那樣苦待他們,

7:11 In the manner that I appointed judges over my people Israel, I will give you rest from all your enemies. And Yahweh declares to you that Yahweh will build a house for you.
像我立了士師治理我的子民以色列的那天以來那樣. 我要使你安享太平, 不受你所有的仇敵侵擾. 耶和華向你宣告, 耶和華要親自為你建立一個朝代.

7:12 When your days are full and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you who will go out from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
到了你的壽數滿足, 你與你的列祖一起長眠的時候, 我必興起你親生的後裔接替你, 並且我要堅固他的國.

7:13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
他必為我的名建造一座殿宇, 我要永遠堅固他的國位.

7:14 I will be a father to him, and he will be a son for me, whom I will punish when he does wrong, with a rod of men and with blows of the human beings.
我要作他的父親, 他要作我的兒子, 他若是犯了罪, 我要用人的刑杖,用世人的鞭子糾正他.

7:15 But my loyal love shall not depart from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
但我的慈愛必不離開他, 像離開在你面前的掃羅一樣.

7:16 Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before you; your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”
你的家和你的王國, 也必在我的面前永遠堅定, 你的王位也必永遠堅立. ’”

7:17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, this Nathan spoke to David.
拿單按著這一切話, 又照著全部的默示, 都對大衛說了.

7:18 Then King David went and sat before Yahweh and said, “Who am I, my lord Yahweh, and what is my house that you have brought me up to this place?
於是, 大衛王進去, 坐在耶和華面前, 說: “主耶和華啊！我是誰, 我的家又算甚麼, 你竟帶領我到這地步?

7:19 Still, this was insignificant in your eyes, my lord Yahweh, and also you have spoken about the house of your servant from afar, and this may be the teaching of humans, my lord Yahweh.
主耶和華啊, 這在你眼中還看為小事, 你也說到你僕人的家未來的事. 主耶和華啊, 這豈是人常遇到的事嗎?

7:20 What more can David say to you? You know your servant, my lord Yahweh.
主耶和華啊, 你認識你的僕人, 大衛還有甚麼話可以對你說呢?

7:21 Because of your word and according to your heart, you have done all of this great thing, in order to let your servant know.
你因自己應許的緣故, 又按照自己的心意, 行了這大事, 為要使你僕人明白.

7:22 Therefore you are great, my lord Yahweh, for there is no one like you, and there is no god except you, in all that we have heard with our ears.
主耶和華啊, 因此, 你是偉大的！按照我們耳朵所聽見的, 沒有像你的, 除了你以外, 再沒有別的神.

7:23 Who is like your people, like Israel? Israel is the one nation on earth whose God led them, in order to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to do for you the great and awesome things for your land in the presence of your people whom he redeemed for himself from Egypt, from the nations and their gods.
世上有哪一個國家像你的子民以色列呢? 神曾親自救贖他們, 使他們作自己的子民, 又為他自己立名, 為他們作了大事, 為你的地作了可畏的事; 在你的子民面前, 就是你從埃及救贖出來歸你自己的子民面前, 趕出了列國的人和他們的神.

7:24 You have established your people Israel for yourself as a people forever, and you, O Yahweh, have become their God.
你為自己堅立了你的子民以色列, 使他們永遠作你的子民; 耶和華啊, 你也作了他們的神.

7:25 So then, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do just as you have promised.
耶和華神啊！你所應許關於你僕人和他的家的話, 現在求你永遠堅守, 並且照著你所說的去行吧;

7:26 Your name shall be great forever, and they will say, ‘Yahweh of hosts is God over Israel’; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.
這樣, 你的名必永遠為大, 以致人要說: ‘萬軍之耶和華是以色列的神. ’你僕人大衛的家也必在你面前得堅立.

7:27 For you, O Yahweh of hosts, are God of Israel! You have revealed to the ear of your servant, ‘I will build a house for you’; therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.
萬軍之耶和華以色列的神啊！因為你曾啟示你的僕人說: ‘我要為你建立家室. ’所以你的僕人才敢來向你作這樣的禱告.

7:28 Now, my Lord Yahweh, you alone are God, and your words are true. You have promised this good to your servant.
主耶和華啊！你是神; 你的話是真實可信的. 你向你僕人應許了這美好的福分.

7:29 So then, be content and bless the house of your servant to be forever in your presence, for you, my Lord Yahweh, have spoken, and because of your blessing, may the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
現在求你樂意賜福給你僕人的家, 使它在你面前可以永遠存在. 主耶和華啊！因為你曾經這樣應許, 願你僕人的家因你的賜福永遠蒙福. ”

II Samuel - Chapter 8

8:1 It happened afterwards that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the hands of the Philistines.
這事以後, 大衛攻打非利士人, 制伏了他們. 大衛從非利士人手中取得了京城的控制權.

8:2 When he defeated Moab, he measured them with the cord, making them lie on the ground. He measured two cords to kill and the third cord to let live. So Moab became servants of David, bringing tribute.
他又擊敗摩押人, 使他們躺在地上, 用繩子量他們, 把量兩繩的殺死, 讓量一繩的存活. 這樣, 摩押人就臣服大衛, 給他進貢.

8:3 Then David struck down Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River.
瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝, 往幼發拉底河去要奪回他統治這河的勢力的時候, 大衛就攻打他.

8:4 David captured from him one thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but from them he spared a hundred chariot horses.
大衛從他那裡擄獲了騎兵一千七百, 步兵二萬; 除了留下足夠拉一百輛鐵車的馬以外, 大衛把其他所有拉戰車的馬都砍斷蹄筋.

8:5 When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of Aram.
大馬士革的亞蘭人來協助瑣巴王哈大底謝, 大衛就擊殺了亞蘭人二萬二千.

8:6 David placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, so Aram became servants of David, bringing tribute. Yahweh protected David everywhere he went.
於是大衛在大馬士革的亞蘭地駐軍. 這樣亞蘭人就臣服大衛, 給他進貢. 大衛無論到甚麼地方去, 耶和華都使他得勝.

8:7 David took the small round gold shields which had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and he brought them to Jerusalem.
大衛奪取了哈大底謝臣僕所拿的金盾牌, 帶回耶路撒冷.

8:8 From Betah and from Berothai, the towns of Hadadezer, King David took very many bronze items.
大衛王又從哈大底謝的兩座城比他和比羅他奪取了大量的銅.

8:9 When Toi, the king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
哈馬王陀以聽見大衛打敗了哈大底謝的全軍,

8:10 Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. He brought with him objects of silver and objects of gold and objects of bronze.
就差派他的兒子約蘭去見大衛王, 向他問安, 祝賀他, 因為大衛和哈大底謝爭戰, 竟擊敗了他. 原來陀以常常與哈大底謝爭戰. 約蘭手裡還帶著一些銀器,金器和銅器.

8:11 King David dedicated them also to Yahweh along with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from all of the nations which he had subdued;
大衛王也把這些器皿, 連同他從他征服的各國得來的金銀都一起分別為聖, 獻給耶和華.

8:12 from Aram and from Moab and from the Ammonites and from the Philistines and from Amalek and from the plunder of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.
就是從以東,摩押,亞捫人,非利士人,亞瑪力人所得來的, 以及從瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝獲得的戰利品.

8:13 So David made a name for himself when he returned from defeating Aram in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.
大衛在鹽谷擊殺了一萬八千以東人回來以後, 就大有名聲.

8:14 He put garrisons in Edom; all over Edom he put garrisons, and all of Edom became servants of David. Yahweh protected David wherever he went.
他又在以東設立防軍; 他在以東各地都設立防軍, 所有以東人就都臣服大衛. 大衛無論到甚麼地方去, 耶和華都使他得勝.

8:15 David reigned over all of Israel, and he was administering justice and righteousness for all his people.
大衛作王統治全以色列, 以公平和正義對待所有的人.

8:16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary.
洗魯雅的兒子約押作軍隊的統帥, 亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官,

8:17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests and Seraiah was scribe.
亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒作祭司長, 西萊雅作書記,

8:18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were priests.
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統管基利提人和比利提人; 大衛的眾子都作領袖.

II Samuel - Chapter 9

9:1 Then David said, “Is there still anyone who is left for the house of Saul that I may show loyal love to him for the sake of Jonathan?”
大衛問: “掃羅家還有剩下的人沒有? 我要因約拿單的緣故, 以慈愛待他. ”

9:2 Now Saul’s household had a servant whose name was Ziba, so they summoned him to David, and the king asked him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “At your service!”
掃羅家有一個僕人, 名叫洗巴. 有人叫他來見大衛; 王問他: “你是洗巴嗎? ”他回答: “僕人正是. ”

9:3 Then the king said, “But is there still anyone of Saul’s household that I may show the loyal love of God with him?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is lame in the feet.”
王又問: “掃羅家還有人沒有? 我要以神的慈愛待他. ”洗巴回答王說: “還有約拿單的一個兒子, 他雙腳殘廢了. ”

9:4 The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is here in the house of Makir the son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”
王又問他說: “他在哪裡? ”洗巴回答王說: “他在羅．底巴亞米利的兒子瑪吉家裡. ”

9:5 So King David sent and brought him from the house of Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar.
於是大衛王派人去把他從羅．底巴亞米利的兒子瑪吉家裡接來.

9:6 So Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David. And he fell on his face and did obeisance. David said, “Mephibosheth,” and he said, “I am ready to serve you.”
掃羅的孫子, 約拿單的兒子米非波設來到大衛面前, 俯伏叩拜. 大衛說: “米非波設！”他回答: “僕人在這裡. ”

9:7 Then David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, for I will certainly show loyal love to you for the sake of Jonathan your father, and I will restore to you all the lands of Saul your father. And you shall always eat food at my table.”
大衛對他說: “你不要怕, 我必因你父親約拿單的緣故, 以慈愛待你, 把你祖父掃羅所有的田地都歸還給你; 你也可以常常與我同席吃飯. ”

9:8 Then he did obeisance and said, “What is your servant that you have paid attention to the dead dog like me?”
米非波設再叩拜說: “僕人算甚麼? 你竟然眷顧我這個像條死狗的人！”

9:9 David summoned Ziba the servant of Saul and said to him, “All that was Saul’s and all his household I have given to the son of your master.
王把掃羅的僕人洗巴召來, 對他說: “我已經把屬於掃羅, 以及他全家所有的一切, 給了你主人的孫子.

9:10 You shall till the land for him, you and your sons and your servants; you shall bring in the produce and it shall be food for the son of your master that he may eat. But Mephibosheth the son of your master may always eat food at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty slaves.)
你和你的兒子, 以及你的僕人, 都要替他耕種田地; 你要把所收穫的拿來, 供他食用. 米非波設要常常與我同席吃飯. ”洗巴有十五個兒子, 二十個僕人.

9:11 Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my master the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth was eating at his table as one of the sons of the king.
洗巴對王說: “我主我王吩咐僕人的一切, 僕人都必遵行. ”於是米非波設與王同桌吃飯, 像是王的一個兒子一樣.

9:12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micah, and all of the dwelling of the household of Ziba became servants for Mephibosheth.
米非波設有一個小兒子, 名叫米迦. 住在洗巴家裡的人, 都作了米非波設的僕人.

9:13 And Mephibosheth was living in Jerusalem, because he was continually eating at the table of the king, even though he was lame in both of his feet.
這樣, 米非波設住在耶路撒冷, 常常與王同席吃飯. 可是他的雙腿都是瘸的.

II Samuel - Chapter 10

10:1 Afterwards the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun ruled in his place.
後來, 亞捫人的王死了, 他的兒子哈嫩繼承他作王.

10:2 David said, “I will show loyal love with Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father showed loyal love with me.” So David sent to console him concerning his father, by the hand of his servants. And the servants of David came to the land of the Ammonites.
大衛說: “我要恩待拿轄的兒子哈嫩, 像他父親恩待我一樣. ”於是大衛差派自己的臣僕, 為他喪父的事安慰他. 大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人境內時,

10:3 But the commanders of the Ammonites said to Hanun their master, “In your opinion, is David honoring your father because he has sent condolences to you? Is it not in order to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it that David sent his servants to you?”
亞捫人的眾領袖對他們的主哈嫩說: “大衛差派這些慰問的人到你這裡來, 你以為他是尊敬你父親嗎? 他派遣臣僕到你這裡來, 不是為了要窺探這城, 偵察清楚, 然後把城傾覆嗎? ”

10:4 Then Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved off half of their beards and cut their garments off in the middle up to their buttocks, then sent them away.
於是哈嫩拿住大衛的臣僕, 把他們的鬍鬚剃去一半, 又把他們的外袍割去半截, 露出臀部, 然後才放他們走.

10:5 When they told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain in Jericho until your beards have grown, and then you can return.”
有人告訴大衛, 他就派人去迎接他們, 因為他們非常羞恥. 王就說: “你們可以住在耶利哥, 等到你們的鬍鬚長長了才回來. ”

10:6 When the Ammonites saw that they had become odious to David, the Ammonites sent word and hired Aram Beth-Rehob and Aram-Zobah, twenty thousand infantry; and they also hired the king of Maacah, a thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men.
亞捫人知道大衛憎惡他們, 就派人去招募伯．利合的亞蘭人和瑣巴的亞蘭人, 步兵二萬, 瑪迦王的人一千, 陀伯人一萬二千.

10:7 When David heard, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors.
大衛聽見了, 就差派約押和全體勇士出去.

10:8 The Ammonites came out and drew up a battle formation at the entrance of the gate, but Aram-Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were alone in the open field.
亞捫人出來, 在城門前擺陣, 瑣巴和利合的亞蘭人, 陀伯人和瑪迦人, 也分別在郊野擺陣.

10:9 When Joab saw that the battle was to be fought on two fronts, he chose from all the members of the elite troops of Israel and lined them up for battle to meet Aram.
約押看見自己前後受敵, 就從以色列所有的精兵中, 挑選一部分出來, 使他們擺陣去迎戰亞蘭人,

10:10 The rest of the army he placed into the hand of his brother Abishai, who arranged them in battle lines to meet the Ammonites.
他把其餘的人交在他兄弟亞比篩手下, 使他們擺陣去迎戰亞捫人.

10:11 Then he said, “If Aram is stronger than I am, you must become my deliverer; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you.
約押對亞比篩說: “如果亞蘭人比我強, 你就來幫助我. 如果亞捫人比你強, 我就去幫助你.

10:12 Be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves for the sake of the people and for the sake of the cities of our God. May Yahweh do what is good in his eyes.
你要剛強; 為了我們的人民和我們神的眾城鎮, 我們要剛強！願耶和華成全他看為美的事. ”

10:13 Joab and all the people who were with him moved forward into the battle against Aram, and they fled from before him.
於是約押和與他在一起的人前進, 攻擊亞蘭人; 亞蘭人在約押面前逃跑.

10:14 When the Ammonites saw that Aram had fled, they fled from before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
亞捫人看見亞蘭人逃跑, 他們也在亞比篩面前逃跑, 逃進城裡去了. 約押就從亞捫人那裡回來, 回到耶路撒冷去了.

10:15 When the Arameans saw that they were defeated before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
亞蘭人見自己被以色列人擊敗, 就再聚集起來.

10:16 Then Hadadezer sent and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam. Now Shobach, the commander of the army of Hadadezer, was at their head.
哈大底謝差遣人把幼發拉底河那邊的亞蘭人調來. 他們來到了希蘭, 由哈大底謝的將軍朔法率領他們.

10:17 David was told, so he gathered all Israel and crossed over the Jordan and came to Helam. Aram arranged themselves in battle lines to meet David, and they fought with him.
有人告訴了大衛, 他就聚集所有的以色列人, 渡過約旦河, 來到了希蘭. 亞蘭人擺好了陣迎擊大衛, 與他交戰.

10:18 And Aram fled before Israel, and David killed from the Arameans seven hundred chariot teams and forty thousand horsemen. He struck down Shobach, the commander of his army, and he died there.
亞蘭人卻在以色列人面前逃跑. 大衛殺了亞蘭七百名駕駛戰車的軍兵, 四萬騎兵. 又擊殺了亞蘭軍隊的將軍朔法, 他就死在那裡.

10:19 When all the kings, the servants of Hadadezer, saw that he had been defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them, and Aram was afraid to help the Ammonites any longer.
所有臣服於哈大底謝的王看見自己被以色列人打敗, 就與以色列人議和, 臣服於他們. 於是亞蘭人害怕, 不敢再幫助亞捫人了.

II Samuel - Chapter 11

11:1 It came about in the spring, at the time kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him and all of Israel. They ravaged all of the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David was remaining in Jerusalem.
過了年, 在列王出征的時候, 大衛派遣約押和自己的臣僕, 以及以色列眾軍一同出征. 他們殲滅了亞捫人, 並且包圍了拉巴. 大衛卻留在耶路撒冷.

11:2 It happened late one afternoon that David got up from his bed and walked about on the roof of the king’s house, and he saw a woman bathing on her roof. Now the woman was very beautiful.
有一天近黃昏的時候, 大衛從床上起來, 在王宮的平頂上散步. 他從平頂上看見一個婦人在洗澡; 這婦人容貌美麗.

11:3 David sent and inquired about the woman, and someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
大衛派人去查問那婦人是誰. 有人說: “這不是以連的女兒,赫人烏利亞的妻子拔示巴嗎? ”

11:4 Then David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) And she returned to her house.
於是大衛差派使者去把她接來. 她來到大衛那裡, 大衛就與她同房. 那時她的月經剛得潔淨. 事後, 她就回家去了.

11:5 The woman became pregnant, and she sent and told David, and she said, “I am pregnant.”
後來那婦人懷了孕, 就打發人去告訴大衛, 說: “我懷孕了！”

11:6 So David sent to Joab, “Send Uriah the Hittite to me.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
大衛派人到約押那裡, 說: “你打發赫人烏利亞到我這裡來. ”約押就打發烏利亞去見大衛.

11:7 Uriah came to him, and David asked how Joab and the army fared and how the war was going.
烏利亞來到大衛那裡, 大衛就問約押和士兵可好, 又問戰場上的情形怎樣.

11:8 David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” So Uriah went out from the king’s house, and a gift from the king went out after him.
大衛對烏利亞說: “你回家去, 洗洗腳吧！”烏利亞就離開了王宮. 隨後王的一份禮物也跟著送去.

11:9 But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king’s house with all the servants of his master and did not go down to his house.
烏利亞卻和他主人的臣僕一同睡在王宮門外, 沒有回到自己家裡去.

11:10 They told David, “Uriah did not go down to his house.” David said to Uriah, “Are you not coming from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?”
有人告訴大衛說: “烏利亞沒有下到自己家裡去. ”大衛就問烏利亞: “你不是從遠路回來嗎? 為甚麼不下到自己家裡去呢? ”

11:11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are living in the booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping on the surface of the open field; and I, shall I go to my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I surely will not do this thing.”
烏利亞回答大衛說: “約櫃,以色列人和猶大人都住在棚裡, 我主人約押和我主人的臣僕都在野地安營, 我怎能回家吃喝, 與妻子同睡呢? 我指著王和王的生命發誓: 我絕不敢作這樣的事. ”

11:12 David said to Uriah, “Remain here today, and tomorrow I will send you away.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem on that day and the next.
大衛對烏利亞說: “你今天還留在這裡, 明天我才打發你去. ”那一天, 烏利亞就留在耶路撒冷.

11:13 David invited him, and he ate and drank in his presence so that he became drunk, and he went out in the evening to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
次日, 大衛召了烏利亞來, 叫烏利亞與他一起吃喝, 使他喝醉. 到了晚上, 烏利亞出去, 與他主人的臣僕一同睡在自己的床鋪上, 還是沒有下到自己家裡去.

11:14 And it happened in the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab, and he sent it by the hand of Uriah.
到了早晨, 大衛寫了一封給約押的信, 交烏利亞親手帶去.

11:15 He had written in the letter, “Put Uriah in the front, in the face of the fiercest fighting, then draw back from behind him so that he may be struck down and die.”
他在信裡寫著說: “要把烏利亞派到戰鬥最猛烈的前線去, 然後你們就退到他後邊, 讓他被擊殺. ”

11:16 When Joab was besieging the city, he put Uriah toward the place which he knew there were valiant warriors.
那時, 約押正在圍城, 他知道哪裡有強悍的守軍, 就派烏利亞到那裡去.

11:17 The men of the city came out and fought with Joab. Some from the army from the servants of David fell; Uriah the Hittite also died.
城裡的人出來, 與約押交戰. 大衛的僕人中有一些倒斃了, 赫人烏利亞也死了.

11:18 Joab sent and told David all of the news of the battle.
於是, 約押派人去把戰事的一切情形都報告大衛.

11:19 He instructed the messenger, saying, “As you are finishing to speak all the news of the battle to the king,
他又吩咐那使者說: “你把戰事的一切情形對王說完了以後,

11:20 if the anger of the king rises and he says to you, ‘Why did you go near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from atop the wall?
王若是大怒, 責問你: ‘你們為甚麼那樣靠近那城爭戰呢? 你們不知道敵人會從城牆上射箭下來嗎?

11:21 Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerub-bosheth, if not a woman who threw an upper millstone on him from atop the wall and he died at Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?’ Then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.’ ”
從前擊殺了耶路．比設的兒子亞比米勒的是誰呢? 不是一個婦人從城牆上把一塊磨石丟在他身上, 他就死在提備斯嗎? 你們為甚麼靠近城牆呢? ’你就回答: ‘王的僕人赫人烏利亞也死了. ’”

11:22 Then the messenger left, and he came and told David all that Joab had sent him to say.
於是那使者去了; 他一來到, 就把約押差遣他所要說的一切都報告了大衛.

11:23 The messenger said to David, “Because the men overpowered us, the men came out to us in the field, but we forced them back to the entrance of the gate.
那使者又對大衛說: “那些人比我們強, 他們出到曠野攻打我們, 我們把他們趕回城門口.

11:24 The archers shot at your servant from atop the wall, and some of the servants of the king died; your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.”
那時射手從城牆上射王的僕人; 王的僕人中有些陣亡了, 你的僕人赫人烏利亞也死了. ”

11:25 Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab, ‘Do not feel badly about this matter; now one and then another the sword will devour. Intensify your attack on the city and overthrow it.’ ” And he encouraged him.
大衛對那使者說: “你要對約押這樣說: ‘不要為這件事難過, 因為刀劍有時吞滅這人, 有時吞滅那人. 你只要加緊攻打這城, 把城毀滅. ’你要這樣鼓勵他. ”

11:26 When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned over her husband.
烏利亞的妻子聽到丈夫烏利亞死了, 就為他哀哭.

11:27 When the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his household, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing which David had done was evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
守喪期一過, 大衛就派人去把拔示巴接到宮裡, 她就作了大衛的妻子, 給大衛生了一個兒子. 大衛所作的這事, 耶和華看為惡.

II Samuel - Chapter 12

12:1 So Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and said, “Two men were in a certain city; one was rich and the other was poor.
耶和華差派拿單去見大衛. 於是拿單來到大衛那裡, 對他說: “在一座城裡有兩個人, 一個富有, 一個貧窮.

12:2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
那富有的有極多牛羊,

12:3 but the poor man had nothing except for one small ewe lamb which he had bought. He had nurtured her, and she grew up with him and with his children together. She used to eat from his morsel and drink from his cup, and she used to lie in his lap and became like a daughter for him.
那貧窮的除了買來養的一隻母羊羔以外, 甚麼也沒有. 那小羊在他家裡和他的兒女一同長大, 小羊吃他的食物, 喝他杯中的飲料, 睡在他的懷裡, 就像他的女兒一樣.

12:4 And a visitor came to the rich man, but he was reluctant to take from his flocks or from his herds to prepare a meal for the traveler when he came to him. So he took the ewe lamb of the poor man and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
有一個旅客來到富翁那裡, 他捨不得從自己的牛群羊群中取一頭出來, 款待到他那裡來的旅客, 卻取了那窮人的母羊羔, 款待到他那裡來的客人. ”

12:5 Then the anger of David was kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!
大衛就非常惱怒那人, 對拿單說: “我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 作這事的人該死.

12:6 He shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold because he has done this thing, and because he had no pity.”
他必須四倍賠償這羊羔, 因為他作了這事, 又因他沒有憐憫的心. ”

12:7 Then Nathan said to him, “You are the man! Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
拿單對大衛說: “你就是那人！耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘我膏立了你作以色列的王, 把你從掃羅的手裡救了出來,

12:8 I gave you the household of your master and the women of your master into your lap. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah; if that had been too little, I would have added to you much more.
把你主人的家賜給你, 把你主人的妻妾交在你懷裡, 又把以色列和猶大家賜給你. 你若是還以為太少, 我還可以多多加給你.

12:9 Why have you despised the word of Yahweh by doing evil in his eyes? Uriah the Hittite you have struck down with the sword, and his wife you have taken to yourself as wife! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites!
你為甚麼藐視耶和華的話, 行他看為惡的事呢? 你用刀擊殺了赫人烏利亞, 娶了他的妻子作你的妻子, 你藉著亞捫人的刀殺了烏利亞.

12:10 So then, a sword will not turn away from your house forever, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife!’
所以, 從今以後, 刀劍必不離開你的家, 因為你藐視了我, 娶了赫人烏利亞的妻子作你的妻子. ’

12:11 Thus says Yahweh, ‘Look, I am going to raise up evil against you from within your house, and I will take your women before your eyes, and I will give them to your neighbor, and he shall sleep with your wives in broad daylight.
耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我必從你家中興起禍患攻擊你; 我要在你的眼前把你的妃嬪拿去賜給別人. 他要在光天化日之下與她們同床.

12:12 Though you did this in secret, I will do this thing before all of Israel in broad daylight!’ ”
你在暗中行了這事, 我卻要在所有以色列人面前, 在光天化日之下行這事報應你. ’”

12:13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh!” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh has also forgiven your sin; you shall not die.
大衛對拿單說: “我得罪了耶和華了. ”拿單對大衛說: “耶和華已經除去了你的罪, 你必不至於死.

12:14 But because you have utterly scorned Yahweh in this matter, the son born for you will certainly die.”
只是因為你作了這事, 使耶和華的仇敵大得褻瀆的機會, 所以你所生的兒子必定死. ”

12:15 Then Nathan went to his house, and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah bore for David, and he became ill.
於是拿單回自己的家去了. 耶和華擊打烏利亞的妻子給大衛所生的孩子, 他就害了重病.

12:16 David pleaded with God on behalf of the boy and David fasted. He went to spend the night and lay upon the ground.
大衛為那孩子懇求神, 並且禁食. 他進房裡去, 終夜躺在地上.

12:17 The elders of his household stood over him to lift him up from the ground, but he was not willing, and he did not eat any food with them.
他家中的老侍從站在他旁邊, 要把他從地上扶起來, 他卻不肯, 也不與他們一起吃飯.

12:18 It happened on the seventh day that the child died, and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, when the child was alive, we spoke to him, but he would not listen to our voice. How can we tell him, ‘The child is dead’? He may do something evil.”
到了第七天, 孩子死了. 大衛的臣僕不敢告訴他孩子死了, 因為他們說: “看哪, 孩子還活著的時候, 我們勸他, 他尚且不聽我們的話. 現在我們怎麼能告訴他孩子已經死了呢? 他會傷心欲絕的. ”

12:19 When David saw that his servants were whispering together, he realized that the child was dead. Then David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”
大衛看見他的臣僕彼此低聲耳語, 就知道孩子已經死了. 他問臣僕說: “孩子死了嗎? ”他們回答: “死了！”

12:20 David stood up from the ground and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothing. Then he went to the house of Yahweh and worshiped, and he went to his own house. He asked, so they served him food, and he ate.
於是大衛從地上起來, 洗澡, 抹膏, 更換衣服, 進耶和華的殿去敬拜, 然後回到自己的宮裡去, 吩咐人給他擺上飯, 他就吃了.

12:21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; now that the child has died, you get up and eat food!”
臣僕問他: “你為甚麼這樣作呢? 孩子還活著的時候, 你為他禁食哭泣; 孩子死了, 你倒起來吃飯！”

12:22 He said, “When the child was still alive, I fasted and I wept because I thought, ‘Who knows? Yahweh may have mercy on me that the child will live.’
他回答: “孩子還活著的時候, 我禁食哭泣, 因為我想: ‘也許耶和華憐憫我, 讓孩子可以活著. ’

12:23 But now he is dead. Why should I be fasting? Am I able to return him again? I am going to him, but he cannot return to me.”
現在他死了, 我為甚麼還要禁食呢? 我還能使他回來嗎? 我要到他那裡去, 他卻不能回到我這裡來. ”

12:24 David consoled Bathsheba his wife, and he went to her and slept with her. She bore a son, and he called him Solomon, and Yahweh loved him.
大衛安慰他的妻子拔示巴, 進到她那裡去, 與她同睡. 她生了一個兒子, 大衛給他起名叫所羅門; 耶和華也喜愛他,

12:25 He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet, so he called him Jedidiah because of Yahweh.
就差派拿單先知去, 照著耶和華的吩咐, 給他起名叫耶底底亞.

12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and he captured the royal city.
那時, 約押正在攻打亞捫人的拉巴, 攻取了王城.

12:27 Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “We have fought against Rabbah, and we captured the city of the waters.
約押派遣使者去見大衛, 說: “我攻打拉巴, 已經攻取了水城.

12:28 So then, gather the remainder of the army and encamp against the city and capture it, lest I capture the city and my name be proclaimed over it.”
現在, 請你聚集其餘的人民, 安營攻打這城, 把城攻取; 免得我攻取了這城, 人就以我的名字來叫這城. ”

12:29 So David gathered all of the army, and he went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.
於是大衛聚集所有的人民, 向拉巴進軍; 攻打那城, 把它攻取了.

12:30 He took the crown of their king from his head. (Now its weight was a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it and it was put on David’s head.) He brought out the plunder of the city in great abundance.
大衛從他們的王的頭上奪取了王冠. 王冠的金子重三十五公斤, 上面嵌有寶石, 人把這冠冕戴在大衛的頭上. 大衛又從這城裡帶走了許多戰利品,

12:31 He also brought out the people who were in it and put them to the saws and to the iron picks and to the iron axes, and he sent them to the place of the brickmakers. Thus he used to do to all the cities of the Ammonites, and he and all of the army returned to Jerusalem.
又把那城裡的人民帶出去, 使他們用鋸子,鐵耙,鐵斧作工, 或使他們在磚窯服役. 大衛對待亞捫各城的居民都是這樣. 後來, 大衛和眾人都回耶路撒冷去了.

II Samuel - Chapter 13

13:1 It happened afterwards that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of David fell in love with her.
大衛的兒子押沙龍有一個美麗的妹妹, 名叫他瑪; 大衛的兒子暗嫩愛上了她.

13:2 And Amnon was so frustrated that he felt ill because of Tamar his sister, because she was a virgin, and it was too difficult in Amnon’s eyes to do anything with her.
暗嫩為了他妹妹他瑪的緣故, 因愛成病. 因為他瑪還是處女, 所以暗嫩看來很難對她採取甚麼行動.

13:3 Now Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, the brother of David. (Now Jonadab was a very crafty man.)
暗嫩有一個朋友, 名叫約拿達, 是大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子. 約拿達是一個非常狡猾的人.

13:4 And he said to him, “Why are you so sullen every morning, O son of the king? Will you not tell me?” And Amnon said to him, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.”
他問暗嫩說: “王子啊！你為甚麼一天比一天瘦弱呢? 你可以告訴我嗎? ”暗嫩說: “我愛上了我兄弟押沙龍的妹妹他瑪. ”

13:5 Then Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and appear ill. If your father comes to see you, you shall say to him, ‘Please let Tamar my sister come and give me food to eat, and let her prepare the food before my eyes, in order that I may see it and eat from her hand.’ ”
約拿達對他說: “你可以躺在床上裝病. 你父親來看你的時候, 你就對他說: ‘求你叫我的妹妹他瑪來, 把食物遞給我吃; 叫她在我眼前預備食物, 好使我可以看見, 也可以從她的手中取食. ’”

13:6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill, and the king came to see him. Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come, and let her bake two cakes before my eyes that I may eat from her hand.”
於是暗嫩躺著裝病. 王來看他, 暗嫩對王說: “求你叫我的妹妹他瑪來, 叫她在我眼前給我做兩個餅, 我可以從她的手裡拿過來吃. ”

13:7 So David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare food for him.”
大衛就派人到宮裡去對他瑪說: “你到你哥哥暗嫩的屋裡去, 為他預備食物. ”

13:8 Tamar went to the house of Amnon her brother. Now he was lying down, and she took the dough and kneaded it and made cakes before his eyes, and she baked the cakes.
他瑪就到她哥哥暗嫩的屋裡去; 暗嫩正躺著. 他瑪取了點麵, 把麵和好, 就在暗嫩面前做餅, 並且把餅烤熟了.

13:9 Then she took the pan and poured it out before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, “Let all the men go out from me.” So all the men went out from him.
她拿過鍋來, 在他面前把餅倒出來, 暗嫩卻不肯吃, 他說: “叫眾人離開我出去！”眾人就都離開他出去了.

13:10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food to the private room that I may eat from your hand.” So Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them to Amnon her brother in the private room.
暗嫩對他瑪說: “把食物帶到臥房來, 我好從你的手裡拿過來吃. ”他瑪拿著她做好的餅, 進了臥房, 到她哥哥暗嫩那裡去.

13:11 When she brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister!”
他瑪上到他面前, 給他吃的時候, 暗嫩卻拉住她, 對她說: “妹妹, 來與我同寢吧！”

13:12 Then Tamar said to him, “No, my brother! Do not force me, for such a thing has not been done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
他瑪對他說: “不要！哥哥！不要污辱我！在以色列中不可作這樣的事. 你不要作這醜事.

13:13 As for me, where should I take my disgrace? You will be as one of the fools in Israel. So please, speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
至於我, 我到哪裡除去我的恥辱呢? 至於你, 你在以色列中也會成了一個愚妄的人. 現在請你去對王說, 他必不會禁止我歸你的. ”

13:14 But he was not willing to listen to her voice. He was stronger than she, and he forced her and lay with her.
但暗嫩不肯聽她的話, 他又比他瑪有力, 就污辱了她, 與她同寢.

13:15 Then Amnon hated her very deeply, for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. So Amnon said to her, “Get up and go.”
事後, 暗嫩非常恨她; 他對他瑪的恨比以前對她的愛更大, 所以暗嫩對她說: “你起來！走吧！”

13:16 She said to him, “No, because this evil in sending me away is greater than the other you have done to me.” But he was not willing to listen to her.
他瑪卻對他說: “我的哥哥啊, 不！你趕我出去的這罪比你剛才與我所行的罪更大了. ”但是暗嫩不肯聽她的話,

13:17 Then he called his young man who was serving him and said, “Please send this woman from me to the outside, and bolt the door behind her!”
就叫了侍候他的僕人來, 說: “把這女人從我面前趕到外面去, 然後把門鎖上. ”

13:18 Now there was a long-sleeved robe on her, for so they clothed the daughters of the king who were virgins, in robes. His servant put her outside, and he bolted the door behind her.
那時他瑪身上穿著長袖彩衣, 因為未嫁的公主都是這樣穿的. 那侍候暗嫩的僕人把她趕到外面去, 隨後把門鎖上.

13:19 Tamar put ashes on her head, and she tore the long-sleeved robe which was on her. She put her hand on her head, and she went away, crying out as she went.
他瑪把塵土撒在自己的頭上, 撕裂身上的長袖彩衣, 又把一隻手放在頭上, 一邊行走一邊哭叫.

13:20 Absalom her brother said to her, “Was Amnon your brother with you? But now, my sister, be quiet; he is your brother. Do not take this matter to heart.” So Tamar remained a desolate woman in the house of Absalom her brother.
她哥哥押沙龍問她: “是不是你哥哥暗嫩與你親近了? 我妹妹啊, 你現在不要作聲, 他是你的哥哥, 你不要把這事放在心上. ”於是他瑪孤單淒涼地住在她哥哥押沙龍的家裡.

13:21 Now King David heard all these things, and he became very angry.
大衛王聽見了這一切事, 就非常生氣.

13:22 Absalom did not speak with Amnon either bad or good, for Absalom hated Amnon over the matter when he raped Tamar his sister.
押沙龍甚麼話都沒有對暗嫩說. 押沙龍恨暗嫩, 因為暗嫩污辱了他的妹妹他瑪.

13:23 About two full years later, Absalom’s shearers were in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom summoned all the sons of the king.
兩年以後, 在以法蓮邊界的巴力．夏瑣, 押沙龍雇了人為他剪羊毛, 押沙龍邀請王所有的兒子到那裡去.

13:24 Then Absalom went to the king and said, “Look, here are your servant’s shearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.
押沙龍去見王說: “看哪！現在你的僕人雇了人剪羊毛; 請王和王的臣僕與我一同去. ”

13:25 The king said to Absalom, “No my son, not all of us shall go, so that we not be a burden to you.” And he urged him, but he was not willing to go, but he blessed him.
王對押沙龍說: “不！我兒, 我們不必都去, 免得我們成為你的重擔. ”押沙龍再三勉強王去, 王還是不肯去, 只是為他祝福.

13:26 So Absalom said, “But will you not let Amnon my brother go with us?” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”
押沙龍說: “王若是不去, 求王讓我的哥哥暗嫩與我一同去. ”王問他: “為甚麼要他與你一同去呢? ”

13:27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent Amnon with him and all of the sons of the king.
押沙龍再三求王, 王就派暗嫩和王所有的兒子與他一同去.

13:28 Absalom commanded his servants, saying, “Please watch. At the moment the heart of Amnon is tipsy with wine, then I shall say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ and you shall kill him! Don’t be afraid. Is it not I myself who has commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant!
押沙龍吩咐他的僕人說: “你們注意！暗嫩酒酣耳熱的時候, 我對你們說: ‘擊殺暗嫩！’你們就把他殺死. 不要懼怕, 這不是我吩咐你們的嗎? 你們要堅強, 作勇敢的人. ”

13:29 So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon just as Absalom commanded, and all the sons of the king got up, and each mounted his mule and fled.
押沙龍的僕人就照押沙龍所吩咐的, 向暗嫩行了. 王所有的兒子就起來, 各人騎上自己的騾子逃跑了.

13:30 While they were on the way, the message came to David, “Absalom has killed all the sons of the king, and not one of them was left.”
他們還在路上的時候, 有消息傳到大衛那裡, 說: “押沙龍殺了王所有的兒子, 沒有剩下一個. ”

13:31 Then the king rose and tore his garments, and he lay on the ground, and all his servants standing by were tearing their garments.
王就起來, 撕裂衣服, 躺在地上. 侍立在他身旁的所有臣僕, 也都撕裂衣服.

13:32 Then Jonadab the son of Shimeah, the brother of David, responded and said, “My lord should not think that all the young men, the sons of the king, are dead, because only Amnon is dead. Absalom was talking about it, as it was being determined from the day he raped Tamar his sister.
大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子約拿達說: “我主不要以為所有的年輕人,王的兒子都被殺死了. 其實死的只有暗嫩一人; 自從暗嫩污辱了押沙龍的妹妹他瑪那一天起, 押沙龍就定意要殺死他了.

13:33 So then, let not my lord the king set his heart on this matter, thinking, ‘All the sons of the king are dead,’ for only Amnon alone is dead.”
現在我主我王不要把這事放在心上, 以為王所有的兒子都死了. 其實死的只有暗嫩一人. ”

13:34 So Absalom fled, and the young man who was keeping watch lifted up his eyes and saw, and there were many people coming from the road behind him from the side of the mountain.
押沙龍逃走了. 守望的年輕人舉目觀看, 看見許多人從後面山坡旁邊的路而來.

13:35 Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the sons of the king have come. According to the word of your servant, so it has come about.”
約拿達對王說: “看哪！王的兒子都回來了. 正如你僕人所說的, 事情果然是這樣. ”

13:36 When he finished speaking, look, the sons of the king came and they lifted up their voice and wept. Also, the king and all his servants wept a very great weeping.
他剛說完了, 王的眾子就都來到了, 他們都放聲大哭; 王和他所有的臣僕也都號咷痛哭.

13:37 Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, the king of Geshur. David mourned over his son day after day.
押沙龍逃亡, 走到基述王亞米忽的兒子達買那裡去了. 大衛天天為他的兒子哀傷.

13:38 But Absalom had fled and went to Geshur, and he was there three years.
押沙龍逃亡, 逃到基述那裡去, 在那裡住了三年.

13:39 King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was consoled that Amnon had died.
大衛的心不再懷恨押沙龍, 對暗嫩的死也不再那麼難過了.

II Samuel - Chapter 14

14:1 Joab the son of Zeruiah realized that the mind of the king was on Absalom.
洗魯雅的兒子約押知道王的心想念押沙龍,

14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and took from there a wise woman, and he said to her, “Please pretend to mourn and put on garments of mourning. You should not anoint yourself with oil, and you must act like this woman who has been mourning over the dead for a long time.
就派人到提哥亞去, 從那裡帶了一位聰明的婦人來, 對她說: “你要假裝居喪的, 穿上喪服, 不要用油膏抹身體. 要裝成一個為死者居喪很久的婦人.

14:3 Then you must go to the king and speak to him according to this word.” Thus Joab put the words in her mouth.
然後進去見王, 對他這樣這樣說. ”於是約押把要說的話教了她.

14:4 So the Tekoite woman spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance. She said, “Help me, O king!”
提哥亞婦人進去見王, 俯伏在地, 叩拜他, 說: “王啊！求你幫助我. ”

14:5 Then the king asked her, “What do you want?” And she said, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
王問她: “你有甚麼事呢? ”她回答: “我實在是個寡婦, 我的丈夫死了.

14:6 Your servant had two sons, and they both fought in the open field, and there was no one to part them. One struck the other and killed him.
婢女有兩個兒子; 有一天, 他們兩人在田裡打架, 當時沒有人勸開他們, 這個就擊打那個, 竟把他打死了.

14:7 And look, all of the family has risen up against your servant, and they said, ‘Give up the one who struck his brother, that we may kill him in exchange for the life of his brother whom he murdered. We will also wipe out the heir,’ and so they would put out my embers which remain, by not preserving for my husband a name and a remnant on the face of the earth.”
看哪！現在全家族的人都起來攻擊婢女, 說: ‘你要把那擊殺他兄弟的兇手交出來, 好讓我們把他處死, 以償他兄弟的命, 也可以滅絕那繼承產業的. ’這樣他們要使我所剩下的炭火也都熄滅了, 不讓我丈夫在這世上留下名字, 或留下後代. ”

14:8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I myself will give the command concerning you.”
王對那婦人說: “你回家去吧！我必為你下令辦這件事. ”

14:9 The Tekoite woman said to the king, “On me, my lord the king, is the guilt, and on the house of my father, but the king on his throne is innocent.”
提哥亞婦人又對王說: “我主我王, 願這罪歸於我和我父的家; 願王和王的王位與這罪無關. ”

14:10 The king said, “Whoever has spoken to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you again.”
王說: “對你說這事的, 你就把他帶到我這裡來, 他必不會再打擾你了. ”

14:11 Then she said, “Please may the king remember Yahweh your God, to prevent the increase of blood avengers who kill, so that they not wipe out my son.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, surely not one hair shall fall from your son to the ground.”
婦人說: “願王記念耶和華你的神, 不許報血仇的人多行殺戮, 免得他們滅絕我的兒子. ”王說: “我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 你的兒子連一根頭髮也不會落在地上. ”

14:12 The woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.”
那婦人又說: “請允許婢女對我主我王再說一句話. ”王說: “你說吧. ”

14:13 The woman said, “But why have you plotted like this against the people of God? By speaking this word, he is guilty not to bring back his banished one.
婦人說: “你為甚麼想出這樣的事來陷害神的子民呢? 王說了這話, 如果不讓自己逃亡的人回來, 就是個有罪的人了.

14:14 For we must certainly die, and we are as the waters spilled to the ground which cannot be gathered. God will not take a life but devises plans for a banished person not to be cast out from him.
我們都是必死的, 像水潑在地上不能收回來一樣; 但神並不取去人的命, 反而設法使逃亡的人不致永遠離開他逃亡.

14:15 Now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, because the people made me afraid, and your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king, perhaps the king will grant the request of his servant.
現在我來對我主我王說這話, 是因為眾民使我害怕, 所以婢女想: ‘現在我要對王說, 也許王會成全婢女所求的. ’

14:16 For the king will listen, to deliver his servant from the hand of the man who seeks to destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of God.’
人要把我和我的兒子從神的產業上一同消滅, 也許王會垂聽, 會把婢女從那人的手下救出來.

14:17 Your servant also thought, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring rest, for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king, to sense what is good and what is bad.’ May Yahweh your God be with you.”
婢女又想: ‘我主我王的話必能使我得安慰, 因為我主我王像神的使者一樣, 能分辨是非. 願耶和華你的神與你同在. ’”

14:18 The king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not withhold from me a thing which I am about to ask you.” The woman said, “Please let my lord the king speak.”
王對那婦人說: “我要問你一句話, 請你不要瞞我. ”婦人回答: “我主我王, 請說！”

14:19 The king asked, “Was the hand of Joab with you in all of this?” The woman answered and said, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, surely one cannot go to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken. Yes, your servant Joab himself commanded me, and he put all of these words in the mouth of your servant.
王問: “這一切都是約押一手安排的嗎? ”婦人回答: “我指著我主我王起誓, 王所說的絲毫不差. 這正是王的僕人約押吩咐我的, 這一切話也都是他教婢女說的.

14:20 In order to change the situation, your servant Joab did this thing. But my lord has wisdom, as the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that is on the earth.”
王的僕人約押這樣作, 為要挽回這件事. 我主有智慧, 像神使者的智慧一樣, 能知道世上的一切事. ”

14:21 Then the king said to Joab, “Look, please, I will grant this thing. Go and bring back the young man Absalom.”
王對約押說: “看哪！這事我已經同意了. 你去把那年輕人押沙龍帶回來吧！”

14:22 Joab fell with his face to the ground and did obeisance. And he blessed the king, and he said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant.”
約押就面伏於地, 叩拜王, 為王祝福; 又說: “今天你僕人知道在我主我王眼前蒙了恩寵, 因為王成全了你僕人所求的. ”

14:23 Then Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
於是約押起來, 往基述去, 把押沙龍帶回耶路撒冷.

14:24 The king said, “Let him go over to his house, and he may not see my face.” So Absalom went over to his house, and did not see the face of the king.
王說: “讓他回自己的家裡去, 不要見王的面. ”押沙龍就轉回自己的家裡去, 沒有見王的面.

14:25 As far as Absalom, there was not a more handsome man in all of Israel to admire so much; from the sole of his foot up to his crown, there was no physical defect on him.
在全以色列中, 沒有一個人像押沙龍那樣英俊, 得人稱讚, 從腳底到頭頂, 都沒有一點缺陷.

14:26 When he shaved his head, it would happen every year, which he did because it was heavy on him, he would shave it off and weigh the hair of his head: two hundred shekels by the king’s weight.
他每年年底剪髮一次, 因為他頭上的頭髮太厚, 所以把它剪下來; 他把頭髮剪下來以後, 總是把頭髮稱一稱; 按照王的法碼重約兩公斤.

14:27 Three sons were born to Absalom and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a woman beautiful of appearance.
押沙龍生了三個兒子, 一個女兒. 女兒名叫他瑪, 是個容貌美麗的女子.

14:28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem two full years, but he did not see the face of the king.
押沙龍在耶路撒冷住了兩年, 都沒有見王的面.

14:29 So Absalom sent for Joab, in order that he send him to the king, but he was not willing to go to him. He sent again a second time, but he was not willing to go.
押沙龍派人去叫約押來, 要託他去見王, 約押卻不肯來見他. 他第二次再派人去叫他, 他還是不肯來.

14:30 So he said to his servants, “Look at the tract of land of Joab next to mine, for he has barley plants there. Go, set it ablaze with fire.” So the servants of Absalom set the tract of land ablaze with fire.
於是押沙龍對僕人說: “你們看, 約押的一塊田和我相鄰, 田裡有大麥. 你們去放火燒田！”押沙龍的僕人就放火把那塊田燒了.

14:31 Then Joab got up and went to Absalom, to the house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my tract of land ablaze with fire?”
於是約押起來, 到了押沙龍的家, 問他: “你的僕人為甚麼放火燒了我那塊田呢? ”

14:32 Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I have sent to you, saying, ‘Come here that I may send you to the king to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.” ’ So then, let me see the face of the king; if there is guilt in me, then let him kill me.”
押沙龍回答約押: “看哪, 我派人去見你, 說: ‘請你到這裡來, 我要託你去見王, 替我說: “我為甚麼從基述回來呢? 我若是還留在那邊, 會覺得更好. ”’現在, 我要見王的面, 如果我有罪, 任由他把我殺死好了. ”

14:33 So Joab went to the king and he told him. Then he summoned Absalom, and he came to the king, and he bowed down to him with his face to the ground before the king. Then the king kissed Absalom.
於是約押進去見王, 把這事告訴了他, 王就召見押沙龍. 押沙龍進去見王, 在王面前臉伏在地拜他, 王就與押沙龍親嘴.

II Samuel - Chapter 15

15:1 It happened afterward that Absalom made himself a chariot with horses and fifty men running before him.
這事以後, 押沙龍為自己預備了一輛戰車和一些馬匹, 又預備了五十人在他前面奔走開路.

15:2 Absalom used to rise early in the morning, and he stood beside the road at the gate; anyone who had a legal dispute to bring to the king for judgment Absalom would call to him and say, “Where are you from?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”
押沙龍常常清早起來, 站在通往城門口的路旁. 有爭訟的案件要進去請王判決的人, 押沙龍就把他叫到跟前來, 問他: “你是從哪一座城來的? ”他回答: “僕人是從以色列某一支派來的. ”

15:3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your case is good and right, but for you there is no hearing with the king.”
押沙龍就對他說: “你看！你的案件有情有理, 但是王並沒有委人聽你的案子. ”

15:4 Then Absalom would say, “Oh, that someone would appoint me as judge in the land, that anyone might come to me who had a legal dispute or a case, and I would give him justice.”
押沙龍又說: “但願有人立我作這地的審判官, 這樣, 有案件或訴訟的人, 都可以到我這裡來, 我就給他公平的審判. ”

15:5 It happened whenever anyone drew near to do obeisance to him, that he would stretch his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
如果有人走近押沙龍要拜他, 他就伸手拉住他, 並且與他親嘴.

15:6 Absalom did like this to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
所有來到王面前請求審決的以色列人, 押沙龍都是這樣對待他們. 因此, 押沙龍暗中迷惑了以色列人的心.

15:7 It happened at the end of four years that Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to Yahweh in Hebron,
過了四年, 押沙龍對王說: “求你准我到希伯崙去, 好向耶和華還我所許的願.

15:8 for your servant made a vow while I was staying in Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If Yahweh will indeed let me return to Jerusalem, then I will worship Yahweh.’ ”
因為僕人住在亞蘭的基述的時候, 曾經許了一個願說: ‘如果耶和華使我再回到耶路撒冷來, 我就要在希伯崙事奉他. ’”

15:9 Then the king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he got up and went to Hebron.
王對他說: “你平平安安地去吧！”於是他動身, 往希伯崙去了.

15:10 Then Absalom sent scouts throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “When you hear the sound of the trumpet, you shall shout ‘Absalom has become king in Hebron!’ ”
押沙龍派遣探子到以色列的各支派中, 說: “你們一聽見號角的聲音, 就說: ‘押沙龍在希伯崙作王了！’”

15:11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem went with Absalom as invited guests, going in their innocence as they did not know anything.
有二百人從耶路撒冷應邀與押沙龍同去. 他們都是誠誠實實地去, 對內情一點也不知道.

15:12 Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. The conspiracy grew in strength, and the people were going and increasing with Absalom.
押沙龍獻祭的時候, 差派人去把大衛的參謀基羅人亞希多弗從他的本城基羅請來. 於是叛亂的勢力越來越大, 跟隨押沙龍的人民也越來越多.

15:13 Then the messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”
有一個報信的人來見大衛說: “以色列人的心都歸向押沙龍了. ”

15:14 Then David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Get up and let us flee, for there will be no escape for us from Absalom! Hurry to go, otherwise he will come quickly and overtake us! And he will bring disaster on us and evil! He will attack the city with the edge of the sword!”
大衛就對所有在耶路撒冷與他在一起的臣僕說: “我們要起來逃走, 不然我們就不能逃避押沙龍的面了, 要趕快離開, 恐怕他迅速趕上我們, 使災難臨到我們身上, 用刀擊殺全城的人. ”

15:15 Then the servants of the king said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king chooses, your servants are ready to act!”
王的臣僕對王說: “我主我王決定的一切, 僕人都必遵行. ”

15:16 The king went out with all his household following him, but the king left behind ten concubines to look after the house.
於是王出走了, 他的全家都跟在他的後頭, 卻留下十個妃嬪看守王宮.

15:17 So the king went out with all the people following him, and they stopped at the last house.
王出發了, 眾人都跟在他的腳後; 他們在伯．墨哈停下來.

15:18 All his servants were passing by him: all of the Kerethites and all of the Pelethites and all of the Gittites—six hundred men who had followed him from Gath—passing before the king.
王所有的臣僕都從王的身邊走過去, 所有的基利提人,比利提人和迦特人, 就是從迦特來跟從王的六百人, 都從王面前走過去.

15:19 The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why are you also coming with us? Return and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner; moreover, you are an exile. You are far from your place.
王對迦特人以太說: “你為甚麼也與我們一同走呢? 回去留在新王那裡吧！因為你是個外族人, 是個遠離自己家鄉逃到這裡來的人.

15:20 Yesterday when you came and today, I have caused you to wander by going with us. Now I am going to where I am going; return and let your brothers return. May loyal love and faithfulness be with you.”
你昨天才來, 我怎可以今天就讓你與我們一同流浪呢? 現在我還不知道我要到哪裡去. 你回去吧！帶著你的兄弟一同回去吧！願耶和華的慈愛和信實與你同在. ”

15:21 But Ittai answered the king and said, “As Yahweh lives and my lord the king lives, surely in the place wherever my lord the king shall be, if for death or if for life, surely there your servant will be.”
以太回答王說: “我指著永活的耶和華, 在我主我王面前起誓, 無論我主我王在甚麼地方, 或生或死, 你僕人也必在那裡. ”

15:22 Then David said to Ittai, “Go and pass over.” So Ittai the Gittite passed over and all his men and all of the little children who were with him.
大衛對以太說: “你可以去, 向前走吧！”迦特人以太就帶著所有屬他的人, 和與他在一起的婦人孩子都向前走.

15:23 All of the land was weeping with a loud voice as all the people were passing by and the king was crossing through the Wadi Kidron, and all the people were passing on the road to the wilderness.
眾人向前走的時候, 遍地的人都放聲大哭; 王過了汲淪溪, 眾人就都走上通往曠野去的路.

15:24 Suddenly Zadok was there, and all of the Levites with him, carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set the ark of God down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people passed out of the city.
看哪！撒督也來了, 所有抬神約櫃的利未人都與他在一起. 他們把神的約櫃放下. 亞比亞他上來, 直到從城裡出來的眾人都走過去了.

15:25 The king said to Zadok, “Let the ark of God return to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of Yawheh, he will let me return and let me see him in his dwelling place.
王對撒督說: “把神的約櫃抬回城裡去吧！我若是在耶和華眼前蒙恩, 他必使我回來再看到約櫃和他安居的地方.

15:26 But if he says, ‘I take no pleasure in you,’ then I am ready. Let him do to me that which is good in his eyes.
他若是說: ‘我不喜悅你. ’看哪！我就在這裡, 他看怎樣好, 就怎樣對待我吧！”

15:27 Then the king said to Zadok the priest, “Are you a seer? Return to the city in peace, with Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.
王又對撒督祭司說: “你不是先見嗎? 平平安安地回到城裡去吧！你的兒子亞希瑪斯和亞比亞他的兒子約拿單要與你一同回去.

15:28 See, I am waiting at the fords of the wilderness until a word comes from you all to inform me.”
我會在曠野的渡口那裡等候, 直到我接到從你們那裡來的消息. ”

15:29 So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and they remained there.
於是撒督和亞比亞他把神的約櫃抬回耶路撒冷去, 並且住在那裡.

15:30 Now David was going up on the Ascent of the Olives, weeping as he went, with his head covered and going barefoot. All the people who were with him each covered their head and wept as they went.
大衛走上橄欖山; 他蒙著頭, 赤著腳, 一邊上, 一邊哭, 所有與他在一起的人民也都蒙著頭, 一邊上, 一邊哭.

15:31 Now David was told, “Ahithophel was among the conspirators with Absalom.” Then David said, “Please frustrate the counsel of Ahithophel, O Yahweh.”
有人告訴大衛說: “亞希多弗也在押沙龍的叛黨之中. ”大衛禱告說: “耶和華啊, 求你使亞希多弗的計謀變為愚拙. ”

15:32 It happened that as David was coming up to the summit where he used to worship God, suddenly Hushai the Arkite was there to meet him. His coat was torn and dirt was on his head.
大衛到了山頂, 就是人敬拜神的地方. 看哪！有亞基人戶篩衣服撕裂, 頭蒙灰塵, 在那裡迎接他.

15:33 David said to him, “If you move on with me, you will be a burden to me,
大衛對他說: “你若是與我同去; 必成為我的累贅.

15:34 but if you want to return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I am your servant, O king. I used to be a servant of your father, but from then and now I will be your servant,’ then you can frustrate the counsel of Ahithophel for me.
如果你回到城裡去, 對押沙龍說: ‘王啊！我願作你的僕人, 以前我作你父親的僕人, 現在我也照樣作你的僕人. ’這樣, 你就可以為我破壞亞希多弗的計謀.

15:35 Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be with you there? It shall be that all the words you hear from the house of the king you shall tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
撒督祭司和亞比亞他不是都在那裡與你在一起嗎? 你在王宮裡聽見的話, 都要告訴撒督祭司和亞比亞他.

15:36 Look, there with them are their two sons, Ahimaaz of Zadok and Jonathan of Abiathar. You shall send to me by means of them all the words that you hear.”
看哪！還有他們的兩個兒子在那裡, 就是撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯和亞比亞他的兒子約拿單. 你們聽見的一切, 可以託他們來告訴我. ”

15:37 So Hushai the friend of David came to the city as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.
於是大衛的朋友戶篩進了城; 押沙龍也進了耶路撒冷.

II Samuel - Chapter 16

16:1 Now David passed a little from beyond the summit, and suddenly Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him with a pair of saddled donkeys; on them were two hundred loaves of bread and a hundred raisin cakes, with a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.
大衛剛越過山頂不遠, 就看見米非波設的僕人洗巴前來迎接他; 又有一對預備好了的驢子, 驢子身上馱著兩百個餅, 一百個葡萄乾餅, 一百個夏天的果餅和一皮袋酒.

16:2 The king said to Ziba, “What do you want to accomplish by bringing these?” And Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; the bread and the summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for the faint in the wilderness to drink.
王問洗巴: “你為甚麼帶這些東西來? ”洗巴回答: “驢子是給王的家眷騎的, 餅和夏天的果餅是給年輕人吃的, 酒是給在曠野裡疲乏的人喝的. ”

16:3 Then the king said, “Where is the son of your lord?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is living in Jerusalem for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel shall return the kingdom of my father to me.’ ”
王又問: “你主人的孫子米非波設在哪裡? ”洗巴回答王說: “唉！他還留在耶路撒冷, 因為他心裡想: ‘以色列家會把我祖父掃羅的王國歸還給我. ’”

16:4 The king said to Ziba, “Look, all that was Mephibosheth’s is yours.” Ziba said, “I hereby do obeisance; may I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
王對洗巴說: “看哪！凡屬米非波設所有的, 都歸給你了. ”洗巴說: “我叩拜我主我王, 願我在你眼前蒙恩！”

16:5 King David came up to Bahurim and suddenly a man from there was coming out from the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei the son of Gera. He was cursing as he came out.
大衛王來到巴戶琳的時候, 忽然有一人從那裡出來, 他是屬掃羅家族的, 名叫示每, 是基拉的兒子. 他一邊出來, 一邊咒罵;

16:6 And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David and at all the people and at all the mighty warriors on his right and on his left.
又拿石頭投擲大衛和大衛王所有的臣僕, 那時眾人和眾勇士都在王的左右.

16:7 Shimei said while cursing him, “Go out, go out, you man of bloodshed, you man of wickedness.
示每咒罵的時候, 這樣說: “你這流人血的人啊, 滾開！你這無賴啊, 滾開！

16:8 Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of the household of Saul whom you have supplanted as king, and Yahweh has given the kingship into the hand of Absalom your son. Look, you are in disaster for you are a man of blood.”
你流了掃羅全家的血, 接替掃羅作王, 耶和華已經把這罪報應在你身上; 耶和華已經把這國交在你兒子押沙龍的手裡. 看哪！你現在自取其禍了, 因為你是個流人血的人. ”

16:9 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.”
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩對王說: “為甚麼讓這條死狗咒罵我主我王呢? 讓我過去, 把他的頭砍下來. ”

16:10 The king said, “What do we have in common, sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because Yahweh has said to him ‘Curse David,’ who can say, “Why have you done this?”
王說: “洗魯雅的兒子啊, 我與你們有甚麼關係呢? 如果他咒罵是因為耶和華對他說: ‘你要咒罵大衛！’那麼誰敢說: ‘你為甚麼這樣作呢? ’”

16:11 David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Look, my son who came out of my loins is seeking my life. Now as far as this Benjaminite, leave him alone and let him curse, for Yahweh has spoken to him.
大衛又對亞比篩和他所有的臣僕說: “看哪！連我親生的兒子尚且尋索我的命, 何況這便雅憫人呢? 由他去吧, 由他咒罵吧！因為這是耶和華吩咐他的.

16:12 Perhaps Yahweh will look in my eye and repay good for me in place of his curse this day.
也許耶和華看見我的苦難, 就施恩與我, 以取代今天這人對我的咒罵. ”

16:13 Then David and his men went on the road, with Shimei going on the side of the hill beside him, cursing as he went. He threw stones beside him and threw dust in the air.
於是大衛和跟從他的人繼續在大路上往前去. 示每也沿著山坡, 與大衛並排而行, 一邊走, 一邊咒罵, 又用石頭投擲他, 拿塵土揚他.

16:14 When the king and all of the people who were with him arrived, he was weary, so he recovered there.
王和所有與他在一起的人到了一個地方, 都覺得累了, 就在那裡舒展一下.

16:15 Now Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, had come to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
押沙龍和以色列眾人進了耶路撒冷, 亞希多弗也與押沙龍在一起.

16:16 When Hushai the Arkite the friend of David came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king, long live the king!”
大衛的朋友亞基人戶篩去見押沙龍, 對他說: “願王萬歲！願王萬歲！”

16:17 Absalom said to Hushai, “This is your loyal love with your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”
押沙龍問戶篩: “你就以這樣的‘慈愛’待你的朋友嗎? 你為甚麼沒有與你的朋友一同走呢? ”

16:18 Then Hushai said to Absalom, “No, rather, whom Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, to him I will be, and with him I will remain.
戶篩回答押沙龍: “不！耶和華和這民, 以及以色列眾人所揀選的, 我應該歸屬他, 與他在一起.

16:19 Furthermore, for whom have I served? Is it not in the presence of his son that I have served before your father? So shall I serve you!”
再者, 我要事奉誰呢? 不是前王的兒子嗎? 我以前怎樣事奉你的父親, 我現在也必怎樣事奉你. ”

16:20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What shall we do?”
押沙龍對亞希多弗說: “你們出個主意, 我們應該怎樣行才好? ”

16:21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go to the concubines of your father whom he left behind to watch over the house, then all of Israel will hear that you made yourself odious to your father, and all of your followers will be motivated!”
亞希多弗對押沙龍說: “你去與你父親留下來看守王宮的那些妃嬪親近, 這樣以色列眾人聽見你與你父親已經完全決裂, 所有跟隨你的人的手就都更堅強了. ”

16:22 Then they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he went in to the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.
於是有人為押沙龍在王宮的平頂上搭了一座帳棚, 押沙龍就在以色列眾人眼前與他父親的妃嬪親近.

16:23 The counsel that Ahithophel gave in those days was regarded as when a man inquired of the word of God, so all the counsel of Ahithophel was esteemed both by David and by Absalom.
那時, 亞希多弗所出的策略, 好像是人求問神得來的話一樣. 亞希多弗為大衛, 或為押沙龍所出的策略都是這樣.

II Samuel - Chapter 17

17:1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue after David tonight.
亞希多弗又對押沙龍說: “求你准我挑選一萬二千人, 今晚我要動身去追趕大衛,

17:2 I will come upon him while he is weary and weak. I will startle him, and all of the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king while he is alone.
趁他疲乏手軟的時候, 忽然追上他, 使他驚惶失措, 與他在一起的人就必逃跑; 我只要單單擊殺王一人,

17:3 Then I will return all the people to you; when all have returned, the man whom you are seeking will be dead, but all the people will be safe.”
使眾人都來歸你. 你所尋索的那個人一死, 眾人就都歸你了, 眾人也可以平安無事. ”

17:4 The word was right in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
押沙龍和以色列的眾長老都看這事為美.

17:5 Then Absalom said, “Please call also for Hushai the Arkite, and let us hear what he has to say also.”
押沙龍說: “把亞基人戶篩召來, 我們也聽聽他怎麼說. ”

17:6 So Hushai came to Absalom, who said to him, “Shall we do according to this word that Ahithophel has spoken? If not, then you tell us.”
於是戶篩來見押沙龍, 押沙龍問他說: “亞希多弗說了這樣的話, 我們可以照著他的話去行嗎? 如果不可以, 請你提議吧！”

17:7 Then Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel gave is not good at this time.”
戶篩回答押沙龍: “亞希多弗這次計劃的謀略不好. ”

17:8 Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty warriors and they are enraged as a bear robbed of her offspring in the field. Your father is a man of war, so he will not spend the night with the troops.
戶篩又說: “你知道你父親和那些跟隨他的人都是勇士; 他們兇惡威猛, 好像野地裡喪子的母熊一樣; 並且你父親是個戰士, 必不會與眾人在一起住宿.

17:9 Now he has hidden himself in one of the caves or in one of the places. At the moment he falls on them the first time, whoever hears the report will say, ‘There has been a defeat among the people who follow after Absalom.’
現在他或躺在一個坑中, 或在另一個地方, 如果他首先攻擊你的手下, 聽見的人就必說: ‘跟從押沙龍的人被殺了！’

17:10 And he is also a valiant warrior, whose heart is like the heart of the lion. He will certainly melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty warrior and those who are with him are valiant warriors.
那時, 縱使有人像獅子一般勇敢, 心裡也必驚慌, 因為全以色列都知道你父親是個勇士, 跟隨他的人都是英勇的人.

17:11 I give the advice that all of Israel from Dan to Beersheba should be completely gathered to you, as the sand which is on the seashore for abundance, with you personally going into the battle.
因此, 我建議把以色列眾人, 從但到別是巴, 都聚集到你這裡來, 好像海邊的沙那樣多, 然後你親自率領他們上戰場.

17:12 Then we will come to him in one of the places where he may be found, and we shall come upon him as the dew falls on the ground. He and all the men who are with him will not survive, not even one!
無論我們在哪一個地方找到大衛, 就攻擊他; 我們臨到他, 像露水降在地上一樣. 這樣, 他和跟隨他的人, 就一個也不會留下.

17:13 Even if he withdraws to a city, all Israel will bring up ropes to that city, and they will drag him away to the valley until there is not even a pebble to be found.”
如果他退入城裡去, 以色列眾人就要帶繩子到那城去, 我們要把那城拉到河裡去, 使那裡連一塊小石頭也找不到. ”

17:14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” (Now Yahweh had ordained to frustrate the good counsel of Ahithophel in order for Yahweh to bring misery upon Absalom).
押沙龍和以色列眾人都說: “亞基人戶篩的謀略比亞希多弗的好. ”因為耶和華定意要破壞亞希多弗的好計謀, 為要降災禍給押沙龍.

17:15 Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “Thus and so Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, but thus and so I have advised.
於是戶篩對撒督祭司和亞比亞他說: “亞希多弗為押沙龍和以色列的眾長老所策定的謀略是這樣這樣的, 我所策定的謀略又是這樣這樣的.

17:16 So then, send quickly and tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night at the fords of the wilderness! Moreover, by all means cross over lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.’ ”
現在你們要趕快派人去告訴大衛: ‘今天晚上你不可在曠野的渡口住宿, 務要過河, 免得王和跟隨他的眾人都被吞滅. ’”

17:17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En Rogel, so a servant girl used to go and tell them, then they would go and tell King David, for they were not able to be seen coming to the city.
那時, 約拿單和亞希瑪斯停留在隱．羅結, 他們不敢進城, 怕被人看見. 有一個婢女經常出來, 把話告訴他們, 然後他們再去告訴大衛王.

17:18 But a young man saw them and told Absalom, so both of them went quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim. Now he had a well in his courtyard, so they went down there.
但有一個僕人看見他們, 就去告訴押沙龍. 因此, 他們兩人急忙離開那裡, 來到巴戶琳某人的家裡; 那人的院子裡有一口井, 他們就下到井裡.

17:19 Then the woman took and spread a covering over the opening of the well; then she spread out dried grain on it, so nothing was discovered.
那家的主婦拿了一塊大布, 蓋在井口上, 又在上面鋪了一些麥子, 所以沒有人知道這件事.

17:20 When the servants of Absalom came to the woman at the house, they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And she said to them, “They crossed over the brook of water.” So they searched but could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
押沙龍的臣僕到這家來見那婦人, 問她: “亞希瑪斯和約拿單在哪裡? ”那婦人回答他們說: “他們已經過了河了. ”於是臣僕搜索他們, 卻沒有找著, 就都回耶路撒冷去了.

17:21 After they left, they came up from the well and went and told King David. They said to David, “Set out and cross over the water quickly, for thus Ahithophel has advised against you.”
他們走了以後, 兩人從井裡上來, 去告訴大衛王, 對大衛說: “你們要起來, 趕快過河, 因為亞希多弗已經定了這樣這樣的謀略攻擊你們. ”

17:22 So David and all the people who were with him set out, and they crossed over the Jordan until morning light until there was no one missing who had not crossed over the Jordan.
於是大衛和跟隨他的眾人都起來, 渡過約旦河; 到了天亮, 沒有一人還沒有渡過約旦河的.

17:23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled the donkey, and he set out and went up to his house in his city. After he set his house in order, he hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his ancestors.
亞希多弗見自己的謀略不被採納, 就預備了驢子, 起程往本城自己的家去. 他安排好了家裡的事, 就上吊死了, 埋葬在他父親的墳墓裡.

17:24 Now David had come to Mahanaim, and Absalom had crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
大衛到了瑪哈念, 押沙龍和跟隨他的以色列眾人也都過了約旦河.

17:25 Absalom had appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
押沙龍派亞瑪撒統率軍隊, 作軍隊的元帥, 取代約押. 亞瑪撒是以實瑪利人以特拉的兒子. 以特拉曾經與拿轄的女兒亞比該親近過; 亞比該和約押的母親洗魯雅是姊妹.

17:26 Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
以色列人和押沙龍都在基列地安營.

17:27 Just as David had arrived in Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites and Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
大衛到了瑪哈念的時候, 亞捫族的拉巴人拿轄的兒子朔比,羅．底巴人亞米利的兒子瑪吉,基列的羅基琳人巴西萊,

17:28 brought beds and basins and objects of pottery, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
帶來寢具,碗盤,瓦器,小麥,大麥,麵粉,炒麥,豆子,紅豆,炒豆,

17:29 honey, curds, sheep, cheese, and cattle for David and for the people who were with him to eat. For they had thought, “The troops are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”
蜂蜜,奶油,綿羊和乳酪送給大衛和跟隨他的人吃, 因為他們說: “這些人在曠野一定又飢餓, 又疲倦, 又口渴了. ”

II Samuel - Chapter 18

18:1 Then David mustered the people who were with him, and he appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
大衛數點了跟隨他的人, 亦立千夫長,百夫長率領他們.

18:2 David sent forth a third of the troops under the command of Joab, and a third under the command of Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and the remaining third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I, even I, will certainly go out with you.”
大衛派遣眾人出戰: 三分之一在約押手下, 三分之一在約押的兄弟,洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩手下, 三分之一在迦特人以太手下. 大衛對眾人說: “我也必與你們一同出戰. ”

18:3 Then the troops said, “You will not go out, for if we must flee, then they will not care about us; even if half of us die, they will not care about us, but now, you are like ten thousand of us. And so then, it is better for us that you be in the city to help.”
眾人卻說: “你不可以出戰. 因為如果我們逃跑, 他們不會把我們放在心上, 即使我們死了一半, 他們也不會把我們放在心上. 因為你一個人抵得上我們一萬人; 所以你最好還是留在城裡, 隨時支援我們. ”

18:4 The king said to them, “I will do what seems good in your eyes.” So the king stood at the side of the gate while all of the troops went out by hundreds and by thousands.
王對他們說: “你們看怎麼好, 我就怎樣作吧！”於是王站在城門旁邊, 眾人組成百人一隊或千人一隊出發了.

18:5 The king ordered Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “With respect to the young man Absalom, deal gently for me.” And all the troops heard when the king ordered all of the commanders concerning the matter of Absalom.
王吩咐約押,亞比篩和以太說: “為我的緣故, 你們要寬待那年輕人押沙龍. ”王為押沙龍吩咐眾將領的話, 眾人都聽到了.

18:6 The army went out to the field to meet Israel, and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
眾人出到田野迎戰以色列人; 戰爭發生在以法蓮的樹林裡.

18:7 The army of Israel was defeated there before the servants of David, and the defeat there was great on that day: twenty thousand.
在那裡, 以色列人在大衛的臣僕面前被打敗了; 那天被殺的人很多, 共有二萬人.

18:8 The battle there was spreading over the surface of all the land, and the forest devoured more among the army than the sword did on that day.
戰事在那裡蔓延到全地; 那一天, 樹林所吞滅的比刀劍所吞滅的更多.

18:9 Absalom was found in the presence of the servants of David as he was riding on the mule. The mule went under the thicket of the great oak tree, and his head was caught in the tree. He was left hanging between heaven and earth, and the mule which was under him went on.
押沙龍偶然遇上了大衛的臣僕. 那時押沙龍騎著騾子, 騾子從一棵大橡樹茂密的樹枝下經過, 押沙龍的頭髮被橡樹枝緊緊勾住, 他就吊在空中, 他所騎的騾子卻跑開了.

18:10 When a certain man saw it, he told Joab, and he said, “Look, I saw Absalom hanging in the oak tree!”
有一個人看見了, 就告訴約押說: “看哪！我看見押沙龍懸在一棵橡樹上. ”

18:11 Then Joab said to the man who was telling him, “Look, if you saw, why did you not strike him down to the ground there? I would have gladly given you ten pieces of silver and a leather belt.”
約押對那向他報告的人說: “你既然看見了, 為甚麼不當場把他擊殺, 落在地上呢? 那樣, 我就賞賜你一百一十四克銀子和一條腰帶. ”

18:12 The man said to Joab, “Even if I felt the weight of a thousand pieces of silver in my palms, I would not have sent my hand against the son of the king, for in our ears the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Whoever you may be, protect the young man Absalom.’
那人回答約押: “就是量十一公斤銀子放在我手中, 我也不敢伸手傷害王的兒子, 因為我們親耳聽見王吩咐你,亞比篩和以太說: ‘你們要為我的緣故, 照顧那年輕人押沙龍. ’

18:13 If I had dealt treacherously against his life, and there is not any matter hidden from the king, you would have presented yourself aloof.”
我若是膽大妄為傷害了他的性命, 那時你也不會維護我. ”

18:14 Joab said, “No longer will I wait in your presence.” Then he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
約押說: “我不能與你這樣耽誤時間. ”於是約押手裡拿起三根短矛, 趁押沙龍還懸掛在橡樹上的時候, 就刺透了他的心.

18:15 Then ten of the young men who bore the weapons of Joab surrounded him and struck and killed Absalom.
給約押拿武器的十個年輕人圍著押沙龍, 攻擊他, 把他殺死.

18:16 Then Joab blew on the trumpet and the troops returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab kept back the troops.
約押吹響號角, 眾人就回來, 不再追趕以色列人; 因為約押攔阻眾人繼續追趕.

18:17 They took Absalom and they threw him into the large pit in the forest and raised a very great heap of stones over him. Then all of Israel fled, each to his tent.
他們把押沙龍的屍體抬起來, 丟在樹林中的一個大坑裡, 又在上面堆起一大堆石頭. 以色列眾人都逃跑, 各回自己的家去了.

18:18 (Now Absalom had taken and set up for himself in his lifetime a stone pillar that is in the valley of the king, because he said, “I have no son in order to remember my name,” and he called the stone pillar by his name. It is called the monument of Absalom until this day).
押沙龍生前曾在王谷為自己立了一根石柱, 因為他想: “我沒有兒子記念我的名字. ”他就以自己的名字稱那石柱. 因此人稱那石柱為押沙龍柱, 直到今日.

18:19 Now Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and bring the good news to the king that Yahweh has vindicated him from the hand of his enemies.”
撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯說: “讓我跑去, 把這好消息向王報告, 就是耶和華已經把他從仇敵的手中拯救出來了. ”

18:20 Joab said to him, “You will not be a man bringing good news this day! You may bring good news on another day, but today you will not be bringing good news because the king’s son is dead.”
約押對他說: “你今天不可去報消息, 改天才可以去報. 你今天不可去報消息, 因為王的兒子死了. ”

18:21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen”; then the Cushite bowed down to Joab and ran off.
於是約押對一個古實人說: “你去把你所看見的告訴王吧！”那古實人叩拜了約押, 就跑去了.

18:22 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok again said to Joab, “Come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.” Joab asked, “Why are you wanting to run, my son, when for you there is no messenger’s reward?”
撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯又對約押說: “不管怎樣, 請讓我也跟著那古實人跑去. ”約押說: “你為甚麼要跑去呢? 我兒, 你是不會得到報消息的賞賜的. ”

18:23 “Come what may, I want to run.” He said to him, “Run,” so Ahimaaz ran on the road on the plain, and he passed the Cushite.
“不管怎樣, 請讓我跑去！”於是約押對他說: “你跑去吧！”亞希瑪斯就沿著約旦河大道跑去, 趕過了那古實人.

18:24 Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the sentinel went up to the roof of the gate by the wall and he lifted up his eyes and watched, and look, a man was running by himself.
那時, 大衛正坐在內外城門中間的地方. 守望的人上到城樓的平頂上, 舉目觀看, 見有一個人獨自跑來.

18:25 The sentry called and told the king, and the king said, “If he is alone, good news is in his mouth.” He kept coming closer.
守望的人就喊叫, 把這事告訴王; 王說: “他若是單獨一人, 必是來報好消息的. ”那人越走越近了.

18:26 Then the sentinel saw another man running, so the sentinel called to the gatekeeper and said, “Look, a man running alone.” The king said, “This one also is bringing good news.”
後來, 守望的人又看見另一個人跑來, 就對守城門的人喊叫, 說: “看哪！又有一個人獨自跑來！”王說: “這也必是來報好消息的. ”

18:27 The sentinel said, “I am seeing that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zakok.” The king said, “He is a good man; he will come, for good news.”
守望的人說: “我看前頭那人的跑法好像撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯的跑法一樣. ”王說: “他是個好人, 必是帶好消息來的. ”

18:28 Then Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace.” He bowed down to the king with his face to the ground, and he said, “May Yahweh your God be blessed, who has delivered the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.”
亞希瑪斯向王呼叫, 說: “平安！”就臉伏於地, 叩拜王, 說: “耶和華你的神是應當稱頌的, 因為他已經把舉手攻擊我主我王的人交給你了！”

18:29 The king said, “Is it peace for the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz said, “I saw the great commotion when Joab the servant of the king sent your servant, but I do not know what it was all about.”
王問: “那年輕人押沙龍平安不平安? ”亞希瑪斯回答: “約押差派王的僕人, 就是你的僕人我來的時候, 我看見有大動亂, 卻不知道是甚麼事. ”

18:30 Then the king said, “Turn aside, take your place here,” so he turned aside and waited.
王說: “你退到一旁, 站在那裡！”他就退到一旁, 站在那裡.

18:31 Suddenly the Cushite arrived and said, “May my lord the king receive the good news, for Yahweh has vindicated you today from the power of all who stood up against you.”
那古實人也到了. 他說: “有好消息報給我主我王; 今天耶和華已經救你脫離那些起來攻擊你的人的手了！”

18:32 The king said to the Cushite, “Is it peace for the young man Absalom?” Then the Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you to harm you be like the young man!”
王問古實人: “那年輕人押沙龍平安嗎? ”古實人回答: “願我主我王的仇敵和一切來攻擊你,傷害你的人, 都像那年輕人一樣. ”

18:33 The king was upset, and he went up to the upper room of the gate and wept. He said as he went, “My son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom. If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son.”
王悲慟得全身發抖, 就上城樓去哀哭. 他一面走一面這樣說: “我兒押沙龍啊！我兒, 我兒押沙龍啊！但願我替你死. 押沙龍啊！我兒, 我兒啊！”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為19:1)

II Samuel - Chapter 19

19:1 And it was told to Joab that the king was weeping and he mourned over Absalom,
有人告訴約押: “看哪！王正在為押沙龍悲哀哭泣. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為19:2)

19:2 so the victory turned to mourning on that day for all the army, because they had heard that day, “The king is grieving over his son.”
那一天, 眾人勝利的歡樂變成了悲哀, 因為他們聽說王為他的兒子傷痛.

19:3 The army came secretly into the city on that day because the army was disgraced when they fled in the battle,
那一天, 眾人偷偷進城, 就像軍人從戰場上逃跑, 羞愧地偷偷回來一樣.

19:4 and because the king had covered his face and cried with a loud voice, “My son, Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.”
王蒙著臉, 大聲哀哭, 說: “我兒押沙龍啊！押沙龍, 我兒, 我兒啊！”

19:5 Then Joab came to the king’s house and said, “Today you have humiliated the faces of all of your servants who have saved your life this day, and the life of your sons and your daughters, the life of your wives, and the life of your concubines,
約押進了屋子去見王, 說: “你所有的臣僕今天救了你的性命, 和你兒女妻室的性命, 你今天卻使他們滿面羞愧;

19:6 by loving those who hate you and hating those who love you. Indeed, you have made clear this day that you have no regard for your commanders or officers, for I have realized today that were Absalom alive, and all of us were dead, then that would have been right in your eyes!
你愛那些恨你的, 恨那些愛你的. 因為你今天表明了你不重視將帥和臣僕; 我今天才明白, 如果押沙龍活著, 我們大家都死去, 你就歡喜了.

19:7 So then, get up and go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go out, no man will lodge this night with you, and this disaster will be greater for you than any disaster that has come upon you from your childhood until now!”
現在請你起來, 出去, 說些安慰你僕人們的話. 我指著耶和華起誓, 如果你不出去, 今夜就必沒有一人留下來與你在一起. 這禍患就比你從幼年到現在所遭受的一切禍患更厲害了. ”

19:8 So the king got up and he sat in the gate, and they told all the army, “Look, the king is sitting in the gate.” Then all the army came before the king; whereas all of Israel had fled, each to his tent.
於是王起來, 坐在城門口. 有人告訴眾民說: “看哪！王坐在城門口. ”於是眾人都來到王的面前. 以色列人已經逃跑, 各回自己的家去了.

19:9 Then it happened that all the people were disputing among all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, and he saved us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
以色列眾支派的人都紛紛議論, 說: “王曾經拯救我們脫離仇敵的手, 又救了我們脫離非利士人的手, 現在他卻躲避押沙龍, 離開這地逃走了.

19:10 Now Absalom whom we anointed as king over us has died in the battle; so then, why are you taking no action to restore the king?”
我們所膏立統治我們的押沙龍, 已經在戰場上死了. 現在你們為甚麼不出聲請王回來呢? ”

19:11 Then King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah: ‘Why are you last to bring back the king to his house? The talk of all Israel has come to the king in his house.
大衛王派人去見撒督祭司和亞比亞他, 說: “你們要對猶大的眾長老說: ‘你們為甚麼在請王回宮的事上落在人後頭呢? 全以色列請王回宮的話已經傳到王和王宮那裡去了.

19:12 My brothers, you are my bones and you are my flesh. Why should you be the last to bring back the king?’
你們是我的兄弟, 我的骨肉至親, 為甚麼在請王回來的事上, 倒落在人後頭呢? ’

19:13 To Amasa you shall say: ‘Are you not my bones and my flesh? May God punish me if you are not the commander of my army before me forever, in place of Joab.’ ”
你們又要對亞瑪撒說: ‘你不是我的骨肉至親嗎? 我若不立你代替約押, 在我面前作軍隊的元帥, 願神重重地懲罰我, 並且加倍嚴厲地懲罰我. ’”

19:14 So he turned the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”
這樣, 大衛挽回了猶大眾人的心, 好像一人的心. 於是他們差派人去見王, 說: “請你和你的眾臣僕都回來！”

19:15 Then the king returned and he came to the Jordan; Judah had come to Gilgal to come to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.
王就回來, 到了約旦河. 猶大人也來到吉甲, 要去迎接王, 接王過約旦河.

19:16 Then Shimei the son of Gera, the son of the Benjaminite, who was from Bahurim quickly came down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
巴戶琳的便雅憫人, 基拉的兒子示每, 急忙與猶大人一同下去迎接大衛王.

19:17 and a thousand men were with him from Benjamin. Too, Ziba the servant of the household of Saul and fifteen of his sons and twenty of his servants were with him, and they rushed to the Jordan before the king.
與示每同來的有一千便雅憫人, 還有掃羅家的僕人洗巴, 和他的十五個兒子, 以及二十個僕人. 他們都衝過約旦河去迎接王.

19:18 The crossing took place to bring the household of the king over and to do good in his eyes. Then Shimei the son of Gera fell before the king when he crossed over the Jordan,
有人渡過渡口, 把王的家眷接過去, 並且照著王的心意去作. 大衛過約旦河的時候, 基拉的兒子示每俯伏在王面前,

19:19 and he said to the king, “May not my lord hold me guilty, and may you not remember how your servant did wrong on the day that my lord the king went out from Jerusalem, by taking it to heart!
對王說: “我主我王從耶路撒冷出來的那一天, 你僕人所犯的錯, 現在求我主不要歸罪於我, 求你不要記念, 求王也不要放在心上.

19:20 For your servant knows that I have sinned; look, I have come this day as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”
因為你的僕人知道自己犯了罪, 所以你看, 在約瑟全家之中, 今天我是第一個下來迎接我主我王的. ”

19:21 Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah responded and said, “Because of this, should not Shimei be put to death, for he cursed the anointed one of Yahweh?”
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩回答說: “示每咒罵了耶和華的受膏者, 豈不該因此把他處死嗎? ”

19:22 Then David said, “What is it to me or to you, sons of Zeruiah, that you should be an adversary today? Should anyone be put to death in Israel? Do I not know today that I am king over Israel?”
大衛說: “洗魯雅的兒子們啊, 我與你們有甚麼關係呢? 今天你們竟與我作對！今天在以色列中, 豈可有人被處死呢? 難道我不知道今天我作以色列的王嗎? ”

19:23 Then the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die,” and so the king swore to him.
於是王對示每說: “你一定不會被處死！”王又向他起誓.

19:24 Now, Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; he had not taken care of his feet nor trimmed his moustache nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came back in peace.
掃羅的孫子米非波設也下去迎接王. 他自從王出走那天, 直到王平平安安回來的日子, 都沒有修腳, 沒有刮鬍子, 也沒有洗衣服.

19:25 It happened that when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?”
他從耶路撒冷來迎接王的時候, 王問他: “米非波設啊, 你為甚麼沒有與我一同離開呢? ”

19:26 Then he said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me, for your servant had said, ‘Let me saddle the donkey that I may ride on her and go with the king,’ for your servant is lame.
他回答: “我主我王, 你僕人是瘸腿的; 那天, 我心裡想我要預備驢子, 可以騎上, 與王一同離開, 但是我的僕人卻欺騙了我,

19:27 But he slandered against your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like the angel of God; do as you see fit..”
又在我主我王面前毀謗你僕人. 但我主我王像神的使者一樣, 現在, 你看怎樣好, 就怎樣行吧！

19:28 For there was no one in all the house of my father who were not doomed to death before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. Do I have any righteousness any longer except to cry out to the king?”
因為我祖父全家的人, 在我主我王面前都算不得甚麼, 都不過是該死的人; 你卻使僕人在你席上與你一同吃飯. 我還有甚麼權利再向王哀求甚麼呢? ”

19:29 Then the king said to him, “Why should you speak any more about the matter? I have decided: you and Ziba shall divide the land.”
王就對他說: “你為甚麼再提你的事呢? 我已經決定, 你與洗巴要均分那地. ”

19:30 Then Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take the whole thing, since my lord the king has come safely to his house.”
米非波設對王說: “我主我王既然已平平安安回宮, 所有的一切就都任憑洗巴拿去好了. ”

19:31 Then Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and crossed with the king over the Jordan to escort him through the Jordan.
基列人巴西萊也從羅基琳下來, 與王一同過約旦河, 要在約旦河邊給王送行.

19:32 Now Barzillai was very old, eighty years old. Now he had provided the king with food while he was staying at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.
巴西萊年紀非常老邁, 已經八十歲. 王住在巴戶琳的時候, 是他供養王的, 因為他是一個很富有的人.

19:33 The king said to Barzillai, “You cross over with me, and I will provide for you to dwell with me in Jerusalem.”
王對巴西萊說: “你與我一同過河去, 在耶路撒冷與我同住, 我要供養你. ”

19:34 Then Barzillai said to the king, “What are the days of the years of my life, that I should go with the king to Jerusalem?
巴西萊對王說: “我活著的年日還能有多少, 可使我與王一同上耶路撒冷呢?

19:35 I am eighty years old today. Can I discern between good and bad? Or can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Or can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be a burden any longer to my lord the king?
我現在已經八十歲了, 還能分別美醜嗎? 你僕人還能嘗出吃喝的味道嗎? 我還能細聽男女歌手的聲音嗎? 你僕人為甚麼要負累我主我王呢?

19:36 Your servant shall go over the Jordan with the king a little way, but why should the king recompense me with this reward?
你僕人只不過與王一同過約旦河, 王為甚麼要這樣賞賜我呢?

19:37 Please let your servant return, and let me die in my city in the tomb of my father and my mother. Here is your servant Kimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him that which is good in your eyes.”
請讓你僕人回去, 好死在我自己的城裡, 埋葬在我父母的墳墓旁. 看哪, 你僕人金罕在這裡, 請讓他與我主我王一同過河; 你看怎麼好, 就怎麼待他吧！”

19:38 The king said, “Let Kimham go over with me, and I will do for him the good in your eyes, and all that you desire of me I will do for you.”
王說: “金罕可以與我一同過河. 你看怎麼好, 我就怎麼待他. 你向我所要求的, 我都必為你成全. ”

19:39 Then all the people crossed over the Jordan, and the king crossed and kissed Barzillai and blessed him; then he returned to his place.
於是眾人都渡過約旦河, 王也渡過了. 王與巴西萊親嘴, 為他祝福, 巴西萊就回自己的地方去了.

19:40 The king went over to Gilgal, and Kimham went over with him. All the people of Judah went over with the king, and half of the people of Israel too.
王過了河, 到了吉甲, 金罕也與王一同渡河. 所有的猶大人和半數以色列人, 也都與王一同渡河.

19:41 Suddenly, all the men of Israel were coming to the king. They said to the king, “Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen away and brought the king and his household over the Jordan, with all the men of David?”
以色列眾人都來見王, 問王說: “我們的兄弟猶大人為甚麼把你偷去了, 把王和王的家眷接過約旦河呢? 屬大衛的人不都一樣是他的人民嗎? ”

19:42 Then all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is my close relative! Why are you this angry over this matter? Have we by any means eaten anything from the king? Did we take by any means anything that was not ours?”
猶大眾人回答以色列人說: “因為王與我們的關係親密. 你們為甚麼因這事而生氣呢? 我們從王那裡得到甚麼吃的呢? 或是他給了我們甚麼禮物呢? ”

19:43 Then the people of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “I have ten times as much in the king, moreover in David I have more than you. Why did you treat me with contempt by not giving me first chance to bring back my king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the word of the men of Israel.
以色列人回答猶大人說: “在王的事上, 我們有十分的投入. 在大衛身上, 我們也與大衛比你們更有情分. 你們為甚麼輕視我們呢? 先說要請我們的王回來的, 不是我們嗎? ”但是猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬.

II Samuel - Chapter 20

20:1 Now a man of wickedness was found there whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. He blew the horn and said, “There is no share for us in David, and there is no inheritance for us in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, O Israel!”
在那裡恰巧有一個流氓名叫示巴, 是便雅憫人比基利的兒子. 他吹號角, 說: “我們在大衛的身上無分, 在耶西的兒子身上無干, 以色列人哪！各回自己的帳棚去吧！”

20:2 Then all the men of Israel went up from following after David, following instead after Sheba the son of Bicri, but the men of Judah stuck to their king from the Jordan up to Jerusalem.
於是以色列眾人都上山去, 不跟隨大衛, 卻跟隨了比基利的兒子示巴; 猶大人卻緊緊跟隨他們的王, 從約旦河直到耶路撒冷.

20:3 David went up to his house in Jerusalem, then the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to look after the house, and he put them under confinement. However, he provided for them, but he did not sleep with them. So they were confined until the day of their death, like a lifetime of widowhood.
大衛王回到耶路撒冷自己的宮裡, 就把以前留下來看守王宮的那十個妃嬪捉起來, 關在禁宮裡. 王供養她們, 卻不再親近她們. 她們被禁閉, 過著寡婦一般的生活, 直到死的日子.

20:4 Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon for me the men of Judah within three days, and be here yourself.”
王對亞瑪撒說: “你要在三天之內把猶大人召集到我這裡來. 你自己也要在這裡. ”

20:5 So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he tarried more than the appointed time which he had set for him.
亞瑪撒就去召集猶大人. 他卻耽延, 超過了王限定的日期.

20:6 Then David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bicri will do us more harm than Absalom. You take the servants of your lord and pursue after him, lest he find fortified cities for himself and escape from us.”
大衛對亞比篩說: “現在比基利的兒子示巴要加害我們, 比押沙龍更甚. 你要帶著你主人的僕人去追趕他, 免得他找到了設防的城鎮, 就避過我們的眼目, 從我們的手中逃脫了. ”

20:7 Then the men of Joab, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty warriors went out after him; they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bicri.
於是約押的人, 基利提人,比利提人和所有的勇士, 都跟隨亞比篩出去. 他們從耶路撒冷出去, 追趕比基利的兒子示巴.

20:8 They were near the big rock that is in Gibeon, and Amasa came before them. Joab was dressed in his military clothing, with a utility belt on him and a sword strapped to his waist in its scabbard. Now he went out, and it fell out.
他們到了基遍的大磐石那裡, 亞瑪撒來與他們會合. 那時約押穿著戰衣, 腰間束著佩刀的帶子, 刀在鞘裡. 他往前走的時候, 刀掉了下來.

20:9 Then Joab said to Amasa, “Is it peace, O you my brother?” Then the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amasa as if to kiss him.
約押對亞瑪撒說: “我的兄弟, 你好嗎? ”約押用右手握住亞瑪撒的鬍子, 要與他親嘴.

20:10 Now Amasa was not on his guard against the sword that was in Joab’s hand, and he struck him with it into the stomach, and his entrails poured out to the ground. He did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bicri.
亞瑪撒沒有防備約押手中的刀, 約押用這刀刺進他的肚子, 他的內臟就流在地上. 不用再刺第二刀, 亞瑪撒就死了. 約押和他的兄弟亞比篩繼續追趕比基利的兒子示巴.

20:11 A young man stood over him, from the young men of Joab, and he said, “Whoever takes delight in Joab and whoever is for David, follow after Joab.”
約押的僕從之中, 有一個人站在亞瑪撒的屍體旁邊, 說: “誰喜歡約押, 誰歸順大衛, 就當跟隨約押去！”

20:12 Now Amasa was wallowing in the blood in the middle of the highway; when the man saw that all the people stood there, he turned Amasa over from the highway into the field, and he threw a garment over him because he had seen that all who had come by him had stopped.
亞瑪撒在大道當中, 輥在自己的血裡. 那人看見經過的眾人都站住, 就把亞瑪撒的屍體從大道上拖到田裡, 又扔一件衣服把他蓋住, 因為他看見眾人來到亞瑪撒的屍體旁邊都站住.

20:13 After he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by after Joab to pursue after Sheba the son of Bicri.
屍體從大道上挪去以後, 眾人就都過去, 跟隨約押去追趕比基利的兒子示巴.

20:14 (He had passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth Maacah; now all of the Berites had been treated badly, so they also followed after him.)
示巴走遍以色列各支派, 直到伯．瑪迦的亞比拉和比利人的全境, 他們聚集起來跟隨他.

20:15 And they came and besieged him in Abel Beth Maacah. They threw up a siege ramp against the city, and they stood against the ramparts. And all the army who were with Joab were battering to cause the wall to fall.
所有跟隨約押的人都來了, 把示巴圍困在伯．瑪迦的亞比拉. 他們對著城築起攻城的土壘, 高度與城的外牆一樣. 他們撞擊城牆, 要把城牆撞倒.

20:16 Then a wise woman from the city called out, “Listen, listen! Please speak to Joab to come near here so that I may speak to you.”
有一個聰明的婦人在城牆上呼叫: “請聽！請聽！請你們對約押說: ‘請你走近這裡, 我有話對你說. ’”

20:17 Then he came near to her, and the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” And he said, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” He said, “I am listening.”
約押走近婦人那裡, 婦人問: “你是約押嗎? ”他回答: “我是. ”婦人對他說: “請聽婢女的話！”他說: “我正在聽！”

20:18 Then she said, “In former times, they would always say, ‘By all means, let them inquire in Abel,’ and so they settled things.
婦人說: “古時人常說: ‘只要在亞比拉求問, 事就必成全. ’

20:19 I am one of the faithful representatives of Israel. You are seeking to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow the inheritance of Yahweh?”
我在以色列中是和平信實的人, 你卻設法毀滅這座以色列的母城. 你為甚麼要吞滅耶和華的產業呢? ”

20:20 Then Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow or I should destroy.
約押回答: “絕對不會！我絕對不會吞滅, 也不會毀壞.

20:21 That is not the matter. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name is Sheba the son Bicri, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Give only him to us, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Look, his head is being thrown down to you over the wall.”
事情不是這樣的; 只因以法蓮山地有一個人名叫示巴, 是比基利的兒子, 他舉手攻擊大衛王. 你們只要把他一人交出來, 我就離開這城. ”婦人對約押說: “看哪！那人的頭必從這城牆上丟給你. ”

20:22 The woman went to all of the people with her wise plan, so they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bicri and threw it to Joab. Then he blew the horn and dispersed from the city, each to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
婦人就憑她的智慧去見眾人, 他們就把比基利的兒子示巴的頭砍下來, 丟給約押; 約押吹號角, 眾人就離城散開, 各回自己的家去了. 約押也回耶路撒冷去見大衛王.

20:23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Carites and over the Pelethites.
約押作以色列所有軍隊的統帥. 耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人;

20:24 Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder.
亞多蘭管理作苦工的人. 亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官;

20:25 Shiya was secretary, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
示法作書記. 撒督和亞比亞他作祭司長;

20:26 Also Ira the Jairite was priest for David.
睚珥人以拉也作大衛的祭司.

II Samuel - Chapter 21

21:1 There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David inquired of Yahweh, and Yahweh said, “The bloodguilt is on Saul and on his household, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
大衛在位的日子, 有連續三年的饑荒; 大衛就尋求耶和華的面. 耶和華說: “這是因為掃羅和掃羅家流人血的罪, 因為他曾經殺死了基遍人. ”

21:2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not from the Israelites; they were from the remainder of the Amorites. Now the Israelites had sworn to them, but Saul tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the Israelites and Judah.
原來基遍人不是以色列人, 而是亞摩利人中餘剩的後人. 以色列人曾經起誓與他們立約, 但掃羅卻為以色列人和猶大人發熱心, 設法要擊殺他們. 王把基遍人召了來, 對他們說話.

21:3 So David asked the Gibeonites, “What can I do for you, and with what can I make amends that you may bless the inheritance of Yahweh?”
大衛問基遍人: “我能為你們作甚麼? 我該用甚麼來贖罪, 使你們為耶和華的產業祝福呢? ”

21:4 Then the Gibeonites said to him, “It is not a matter for us of silver or gold with Saul or with his household. It is not for us to put to death anyone in Israel.” He asked, “What are you saying that I should do for you all?”
基遍人回答大衛: “我們與掃羅和他家的事, 都與金子銀子沒有關係; 我們也不願以色列中有一個人被殺. ”大衛問: “那麼, 你們說, 我當為你們作甚麼? ”

21:5 Then they said to the king, “The man who consumed us and who plotted against us so that we were destroyed from existing in all of the territory of Israel,
他們回答王: “從前破壞我們, 謀害我們, 要消滅我們, 使我們不能在以色列境內立足的那人,

21:6 let seven men from his sons be given over to us, and we will execute them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen one of Yahweh.” Then the king said, “I will give them over.”
現在請你把他子孫中的七個男丁交給我們, 我們可以在基遍耶和華的山上, 在耶和華面前把他們處決. ”王說: “我必交給你們. ”

21:7 But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the sworn oath of Yahweh which was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
王顧惜掃羅的孫子,約拿單的兒子米非波設, 因為大衛與掃羅的兒子約拿單, 曾經在耶和華面前有過誓約.

21:8 So the king took two of the sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, namely Armoni and Mephibosheth, and five of the sons of Michal the daughter of Saul whom she had borne to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
於是王逮捕了愛雅的女兒利斯巴為掃羅所生的兩個兒子: 亞摩尼和米非波設, 和掃羅的女兒米拉為米何拉人巴西萊的兒子亞得列所生的五個兒子,

21:9 He gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they executed them on the mountain in the presence of Yahweh, and the seven fell together. Now they were put to death in the days of the harvest, at the beginning of the harvest of barley.
把他們交在基遍人的手裡. 基遍人就在山上耶和華面前把他們處決, 這七人就一同倒斃了. 他們被處死的時候, 正是收穫季節之初, 就是開始收割大麥的時候.

21:10 Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took the sackcloth, and she spread it for herself on the rock at the beginning of the harvest until water gushed forth on them from heaven, but she did not allow the birds of heaven to rest on them by day nor the animals of the field by night.
愛雅的女兒利斯巴拿了一塊麻布, 為自己鋪在磐石上. 從開始收割的時候, 直到雨水從天上傾倒在他們的屍身上的時候, 白天她不讓空中的飛鳥落在屍身上, 夜間不讓田間的走獸來糟踐他們.

21:11 David was told about what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
有人把掃羅的妃子, 愛雅的女兒利斯巴所作的這事告訴了大衛,

21:12 So David left and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the rulers of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines hung them when the Philistines killed Saul on Gilboa.
大衛就去把掃羅的骸骨和他兒子約拿單的骸骨, 從基列．雅比人那裡搬回來. 原來非利士人從前在基利波山擊殺掃羅那一天, 就把他們二人的屍體掛在伯．珊的廣場上, 基列．雅比人卻把他們偷了去.

21:13 He brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of the executed.
大衛把掃羅和他兒子約拿單的骸骨從那裡搬上來; 又有人收殮了那些被處決者的骸骨.

21:14 And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin at Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father. They did all that the king had commanded, and afterward God was entreated for the land.
他們把掃羅和他兒子約拿單的骸骨埋葬在便雅憫地的洗拉, 在掃羅父親基士的墳墓裡. 王所吩咐的一切, 眾人都行了. 這事以後, 神垂聽了人們為那地的禱告.

21:15 There was war again for the Philistines with Israel, and David and his servants with him went down, and they fought the Philistines, and David grew weary.
非利士人與以色列人又有了戰事. 大衛和跟隨他的臣僕一同下去, 要與非利士人爭戰; 大衛疲倦了.

21:16 Now Yishbi in Nob, who was among the descendents of Raphah (now the weight of his spearhead was three hundredweight of bronze, and he was newly armed), said that he would kill David.
他們住在歌伯. 有一個人, 是巨人的兒子, 他的銅矛有三公斤半重, 又佩帶著新刀; 他想要擊殺大衛.

21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and he attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out with us any longer to the battle, so that you do not quench the lamp of Israel.”
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩幫助了大衛; 亞比篩擊打那非利士人, 把他殺死了. 那時, 跟隨大衛的人向他起誓說: “以後你不可再與我們一同出去打仗, 免得以色列的燈熄滅了. ”

21:18 It happened afterward that there was again battle at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph who was among the descendants of the Raphah.
後來, 以色列人又在歌伯與非利士人爭戰. 那時, 戶沙人西比該擊殺了巨人的一個兒子撒弗.

21:19 There was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob. And Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim, the Bethlehemite, killed Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like the beam of a weaver.
在歌伯又再與非利士人爭戰. 伯利恆人雅雷俄珥金的兒子伊勒哈難擊殺了迦特人歌利亞. 這人的矛桿好像織布的機軸那麼粗大.

21:20 Once again there was battle at Gath, and there was a man of great size. The fingers of his hand and the toes of his feet were six and six, twenty-four in number. He was also born to the Raphah.
在迦特又有一場戰事, 那裡有一個身量高大的人, 手腳都各有六個指頭, 總數是二十四個; 這人也是巨人所生的.

21:21 He taunted Israel but Jonathan the son of Shimei, the brother of David, killed him.
這人向以色列人罵陣, 大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子約拿單把他擊殺了.

21:22 These four were born for the Raphah in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
以上這四個人都是迦特城裡那個巨人所生的, 都死在大衛和大衛臣僕的手下.

II Samuel - Chapter 22

22:1 Then David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song, on the day Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
在耶和華拯救大衛脫離所有仇敵和掃羅的手的日子, 他向耶和華唱出這首歌的歌詞.

22:2 And he said: “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
他說: “耶和華是我的巖石,我的山寨,我的救主,

22:3 I take refuge in God, my rock, my shield, and the strength of my salvation. My stronghold and my refuge, O my savior, you will save me from violence!
我的神,我的磐石,我所投靠的,我的盾牌,我救恩的角,我的高臺,我的避難所,我的救主; 你是救我脫離強暴的.

22:4 I call upon Yahweh who is praiseworthy, and I am saved from those who hate me.
我向那當受讚美的耶和華呼求, 就得到拯救, 脫離我的仇敵.

22:5 For the breaker waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
死亡的波浪環繞我, 毀滅的急流淹沒了我.

22:6 The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
陰間的繩索圍繞著我; 死亡的網羅迎面而來.

22:7 In my distress I called upon Yahweh, and to my God I called. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help was to his ears.
急難臨到我的時候, 我求告耶和華, 我向我的神呼求; 他從殿中聽了我的聲音, 我的呼求進了他的耳中.

22:8 The earth heaved and shook, the foundations of heaven trembled and heaved because he was angry.
那時大地搖撼震動, 天的根基也都搖動; 它們搖撼, 是因為耶和華發怒.

22:9 Smoke went up from his nostrils and fire from his mouth. Burning coals devoured, they burned from him.
濃煙從他的鼻孔往上冒, 烈火從他的口中噴出來, 連炭也燒著了.

22:10 He bowed the heavens and came down; a very thick cloud was under his feet.
他使天下垂, 親自降臨; 在他的腳下黑雲密布.

22:11 He rode upon a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
他乘著基路伯飛行, 藉著風的翅膀急飛.

22:12 He put darkness as a canopy all around him, a collection of thick rain clouds.
他以黑暗作他的隱密處, 他以濃黑的水氣, 就是天空的密雲, 作他四周的帷帳.

22:13 From the brightness before him flamed burning coals of fire.
從他面前發出的光輝, 火炭都燒起來！

22:14 Yahweh thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
耶和華從天上打雷, 至高者發出聲音.

22:15 He sent arrows and he scattered them, lightning, and he directed them.
他射出箭來, 使它們四散; 他發出閃電, 使它們混亂.

22:16 Then the channels of water of the sea were exposed, the foundations of the world, at the rebuke of Yawheh, from the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
耶和華的斥責一發, 他鼻孔的氣一出, 海底就出現, 大地的根基也顯露.

22:17 He sent from a high position and took me; he drew me from mighty waters.
他從高處伸手抓住我, 把我從大水中拉上來.

22:18 He delivered me from my strong enemies, from those who hate me, for they were mightier than I.
他救我脫離我的強敵, 脫離那些恨我的人, 因為他們比我強盛.

22:19 They approached me on the day of my disaster, but Yahweh was my support.
在我遭難的日子, 他們來攻擊我; 但耶和華是我的支持.

22:20 He brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.
他又領我出去, 到那寬闊之地; 他搭救我, 因為他喜悅我.

22:21 Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
耶和華按著我的公義報答我, 照著我手中的清潔回報我.

22:22 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh; I have not acted wickedly against my God.
因為我謹守了耶和華的道; 未曾作惡離開我的神.

22:23 For all of his ordinances were before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes.
因為他的一切典章常擺在我面前, 他的律例, 我未曾丟棄.

22:24 I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
我在他面前作完全的人, 我也謹守自己, 脫離我的罪孽;

22:25 Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes.
所以耶和華按著我的公義, 照著我在他眼前的清潔回報我.

22:26 With the loyal, you act as loyal, and with the blameless, you show yourself blameless.
對慈愛的人, 你顯出你的慈愛; 對完全的人, 你顯出你的完全.

22:27 With the pure, you show yourself pure, but with the crooked, you appear as a fool.
對清潔的人, 你顯出你的清潔; 對狡詐的人, 你顯出你的機巧.

22:28 Humble people you will deliver, but your eyes are on the haughty, whom you bring down.
謙卑的人, 你要拯救; 你的眼睛察看高傲的人, 要使他們降卑.

22:29 For you, O Yahweh are my lamp, and Yahweh lightens my darkness.
耶和華啊！你是我的燈; 耶和華照明了我的黑暗.

22:30 For by you I can run a raid; by my God I can leap over a wall.
藉著你, 我攻破敵軍; 靠著我的神, 我跳過牆垣.

22:31 This God, his way is blameless; the promise of Yahweh is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.
這位神, 他的道路是完全的; 耶和華的話是煉淨的; 凡是投靠他的, 他都作他們的盾牌.

22:32 For who is God apart from Yahweh? And who is a rock apart from our God?
除了耶和華, 誰是神呢? 除了我們的神, 誰是磐石呢?

22:33 God is my strong refuge, he has fully opened my way.
這位神是我堅固的避難所, 他使我的道路完全.

22:34 He makes my feet like a doe deer, and on my high places he has set me.
他使我的腳像母鹿的蹄, 又使我站穩在高處.

22:35 He trains my hands for the war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
他教導我的手怎樣作戰, 又使我的手臂可以拉開銅弓.

22:36 You have given me the shield of your salvation; your willingness to help has made me great.
你把你救恩的盾牌賜給我; 你的回答使我昌大.

22:37 You have broadened my steps beneath me; my ankles have not wobbled.
你使我腳底下的路徑寬闊, 我的兩膝動搖.

22:38 I pursued those who hate me, and I destroyed them. I did not turn back until finishing them.
我追趕仇敵, 把他們追上, 不消滅他們, 我必不歸回.

22:39 I wiped them out and I smashed them; they did not get up; they fell under my feet.
我吞滅他們, 重創他們, 使他們不能起來; 他們都倒在我的腳下.

22:40 You have girded me with physical strength for the battle; you caused those who rose up against me to kneel under me.
你以能力給我束腰, 使我能夠作戰; 你又使那些起來攻擊我的人都屈服在我的腳下.

22:41 My enemies you cause to retreat from me; I destroy those who hate me.
你使我的仇敵在我面前轉背逃跑, 使我可以殲滅恨我的人.

22:42 They looked out, but there was no deliverer, even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
他們呼叫, 卻沒有人拯救; 就算向耶和華呼求, 他也不答應他們.

22:43 I beat them fine, like the dust of the earth; like the mire of the streets, I crushed them, I stamped them down.
我搗碎他們, 像地上的塵土; 我打碎他們, 踐踏他們, 像街上的爛泥.

22:44 You delivered me from the strife of my people; you preserved me as the head of the nations. A people I had not known served me.
你救我脫離了我民的爭競, 你立我作列國的元首; 我不認識的人民要服事我.

22:45 Children of a foreign land came cringing to me; when they heard of me, they became obedient to me.
外族人都向我假意歸順; 他們一聽見, 就服從我;

22:46 Children of a foreign land lost heart and came trembling from their strongholds.
外族人大勢已去, 戰戰兢兢地從他們的要塞走出來.

22:47 Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted!
耶和華是永活的, 我的磐石是應當稱頌的; 拯救我的神, 我的磐石, 是應當被尊為至高的.

22:48 God does vengeance for me, bringing down peoples under me.
他是那位為我伸冤的神, 他使萬民服在我的腳下,

22:49 He brings me out from my enemies, and from those who rose up against me you lift me up, and from men of violence you rescue me.
他救我脫離我的仇敵. 你還把我高舉起來, 高過那些起來攻擊我的人, 又救我脫離了強暴的人.

22:50 Therefore I will extol you, Yahweh, among the nations! I will sing praises to your name!
因此, 耶和華啊, 我要在列國中稱讚你, 歌頌你的名.

22:51 He makes great salvation for his king and shows loyal love to his anointed one, David and to his descendants forever.”
耶和華賜極大的救恩給他所立的王, 又向他的受膏者施慈愛, 就是向大衛和他的後裔施慈愛, 直到永遠. ”

II Samuel - Chapter 23

23:1 These are the last words of David, the declaration of David the son of Jesse, and the declaration of the man exalted by the Most High, the anointed one of the God of Jacob and the darling of the songs of Israel.
以下是大衛末了的話: “耶西的兒子大衛的宣告, 被高舉的人的宣告. 大衛是雅各的神所膏立的, 是以色列美妙的詩人.

23:2 “The spirit of Yahweh speaks through me, and his word is upon my tongue.
耶和華的靈藉著我說話, 他的話在我的舌頭上.

23:3 The God of Israel said to me, the rock of Israel has spoken; ‘He who rules over mankind rules righteously, in the fear of God.
以色列的神說, 以色列的磐石告訴我: 那以公義統治人的, 那存敬畏神的心施行統治的,

23:4 Like the light of the morning when the sun rises, shining with no clouds, bringing vegetation from the earth apart from rain.’
他必像旭日昇起的光芒, 像無雲的早晨, 像雨後的晴朗, 使地長出綠草.

23:5 Yet not so is my house with God, for he made an everlasting covenant for me, arranging everything. He has secured all my deliverance, and all my desire he will cause to happen.
我的家在神面前不是這樣嗎? 他與我立了永遠的約; 這約安排了一切, 穩固妥當. 我的一切救恩,一切願望, 他不都成全嗎?

23:6 But evil persons are like thorns cast aside; all of them, because they cannot be picked up in the hand.
流氓卻像荊棘被丟棄, 人不敢用手拿它.

23:7 And if a man wants to touch them, he must use an iron instrument or the shaft of a spear; then they are consumed entirely with fire on the spot.”
人要碰它, 必須帶備鐵器和槍桿, 他們要在原地被火徹底燒毀. ”

23:8 These are the names of the mighty warriors who were David’s: Josheb-Basshebeth a Tahkemonite was chief of three officers; first Adino, whose spear was against eight hundred slain on one occurrence.
以下是大衛勇士的名字: 他革捫人約設．巴設, 是三勇士的首領, 又稱為伊斯尼人亞底挪. 他曾在一次戰役中殺死了八百人.

23:9 Next to him Eleazar, the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite, was among the three mighty warriors with David when they defied the Philistines and they gathered there for the battle and the men of Israel withdrew.
其次是亞合人朵多的兒子以利亞撒. 從前非利士人在巴斯達閔聚集要爭戰, 與大衛一同去向他們罵陣的三個勇士, 其中之一就是以利亞撒; 那時以色列人向上撤退,

23:10 He stood up and struck down the Philistines until his hand grew tired and his hand clung to the sword, and Yahweh brought about a great victory on that day. Then the army returned back to him only for stripping the dead.
他卻起來, 擊殺非利士人, 直到他的手疲乏無力, 緊貼在刀把上. 那一天耶和華使以色列人獲得了大勝利. 眾人轉到以利亞撒後面, 只顧剝奪死者的財物.

23:11 Next to him was Shamma, the son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, a plot of the field was there filled with lentils, and the army fled there from the presence of the Philistines.
再其次是哈拉人亞基的兒子沙瑪. 非利士人聚集在利希, 那裡有一塊田地長滿了紅豆, 眾人都從非利士人面前逃走.

23:12 But he took a stand in the middle of the plot of land and defended it. He killed the Philistines, and Yahweh brought about a great victory.
沙瑪卻在那塊田地中間站穩腳步, 保護了那塊田, 又擊殺了非利士人. 耶和華又使以色列人獲得了大勝利.

23:13 Then three of the thirty leaders went down and came to David at the time of the harvest to the cave of Adullam, while a group of the Philistines were camping in the valley of the Rephaim.
收割的時候, 三十個首領中有三個人下到亞杜蘭洞那裡去見大衛; 有一隊非利士人在利乏音谷安營.

23:14 Now at that time, David was in the stronghold, and a garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that same time.
那時大衛在山寨中, 非利士人的駐軍卻在伯利恆.

23:15 David said longingly, “Oh that someone would bring me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem that is at the gate.”
大衛渴望說: “但願有人把伯利恆城門旁邊井裡的水拿來給我喝！”

23:16 So three of the mighty warriors broke into the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was at the gate, and they carried it and brought it to David. But he was not willing to drink it, but poured it out to Yahweh.
那三個勇士就闖過非利士人的營地, 從伯利恆城門旁邊的井裡打水, 把水取上來, 帶到大衛那裡. 大衛不肯喝, 卻把水澆奠在耶和華面前.

23:17 He said, “Far be it from me before Yahweh that I should do this. Is this not the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty warriors did.
大衛說: “耶和華啊！我絕對不可作這事. 這三個人冒著生命危險去打水, 這水不是他們的血嗎? ”因此大衛不肯喝那水. 這些是那三個勇士所作的事.

23:18 Now Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah was himself the leader of the thirty. He was wielding his spear against three hundred slain and gained a name among the thirty.
洗魯雅的兒子約押的兄弟亞比篩是三十勇士的首領. 他曾揮舞矛槍殺死了三百人, 因此他與“三勇士”齊名.

23:19 Among the thirty, is it not that he was honored and became a commander for them? But he did not come up to the three.
他的榮譽比那“三十勇士”高, 所以成為他們的領袖; 不過, 卻不及“三勇士”.

23:20 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of Ish-Hai, was a great man of deeds from Kabzeel. He struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
甲薛人耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 是一個力氣很大的人, 作過許多大事. 他曾經擊殺了摩押人的兩個勇將; 又在下雪的時候, 下到坑裡去擊殺了一隻獅子.

23:21 He also killed a good-looking Egyptian man, in whose hand was a spear. He went down against him with the staff and snatched the spear from the hand of the Egyptian and killed him with his spear.
他還擊殺了一個體格高大的埃及人. 這埃及人手裡有矛, 比拿雅只拿著棍子下去與他對抗; 結果他把埃及人手中的矛槍奪了過來, 用那矛槍殺死他.

23:22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did and gained a name for himself among the three mighty warriors.
這些是耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅所作的事. 他與“三勇士”齊名.

23:23 He was honored more than the thirty, but he did not come up to the three. David appointed him in charge of his bodyguard.
他的榮譽比那“三十勇士”高, 不過, 卻不及“三勇士”. 大衛立他作侍衛長.

23:24 Among the thirty were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
三十個勇士中有約押的兄弟亞撒黑,伯利恆人朵多的兒子伊勒哈難,

23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
哈律人沙瑪,哈律人以利加,

23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
帕勒提人希利斯,提哥亞人益吉的兒子以拉,

23:27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
亞拿突人亞比以謝,戶沙人米本乃,

23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
亞合人撒門,尼陀法人瑪哈萊,

23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the sons of Benjamin,
尼陀法人巴拿的兒子希立,便雅憫子孫基比亞人利拜的兒子以太,

23:30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the wadis of Gaash,
比拉頓人比拿雅,迦實溪人希太,

23:31 Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
伯．亞拉巴人亞比亞本,巴魯米人押斯瑪弗,

23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
沙本人以利雅哈巴,雅善的兒子約拿單,

23:33 the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
哈拉人沙瑪,哈拉人沙拉的兒子亞希暗,

23:34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
瑪迦人亞哈拜的兒子以利法列,基羅人亞希多弗的兒子以連,

23:35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
迦密人希斯萊,亞巴人帕萊,

23:36 Igal the son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
瑣巴人拿單的兒子以申,迦得人巴尼,

23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the carriers of the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
亞捫人洗勒,比綠人拿哈萊(拿哈萊是給洗魯雅的兒子約押拿兵器的),

23:38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
以帖人以拉,以帖人迦立,

23:39 Uriah the Hittite; in all, thirty-seven.
赫人烏利亞, 共有三十七人.

II Samuel - Chapter 24

24:1 Again Yahweh was angry with Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count Israel and Judah.”
耶和華又向以色列人發怒, 就激動大衛, 使他們受害, 說: “你去數點一下以色列和猶大的人數吧！”

24:2 The king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him: “Please go about through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people that I may know the number of the people.”
王就對約押和跟隨他的軍官說: “你們走遍以色列各支派, 從但到別是巴, 數點人民, 我好知道人民的數目. ”

24:3 Then Joab said to the king, “May Yahweh your God increase the people a hundred times what they are as the eyes of my lord the king are seeing. But my lord the king, why does he desire this thing?”
約押回答王: “無論人民有多少, 願耶和華你的神再增加一百倍, 又願我主我王親眼看見. 不過, 我主我王為甚麼喜歡這事呢? ”

24:4 But the word of the king prevailed over Joab and over the commanders of the army, so Joab and the commanders of the army went out from before the king to count the people of Israel.
但是王的命令約押和眾軍官不敢不從. 於是約押和眾軍官從王面前出去, 數點以色列的人民.

24:5 They crossed over the Jordan and camped at Aroer to the south of the city, which was in the middle of the wadi of Gad, and up to Jazer.
他們過了約旦河, 就在谷中那座亞羅珥城的右邊安營. 後來他們經過迦得, 直到雅謝,

24:6 Then they went to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi. They came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon
然後又到了基列和他停．合示地, 再到了但．雅安, 並繞過了西頓,

24:7 and came to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went out to the Negev of Judah at Beersheba.
來到推羅的堡壘, 以及希未人和迦南人所有的城市. 最後, 他們出到猶大的南端別是巴去了.

24:8 They went about through all the land, and they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
以後, 他們走遍了全地, 過了九個月又二十天, 就回到耶路撒冷.

24:9 Then Joab gave the number of the counting of the people to the king. Israel was eight hundred thousand valiant warriors wielding the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand.
約押把數點人民的數目向王呈報: 在以色列中能拔刀的勇士共有八十萬人; 猶大共有五十萬人.

24:10 The heart of David struck him after he had counted the people, and David said to Yahweh, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done! So then, O Yahweh, please forgive the guilt of your servant because I have acted very foolishly.”
大衛數點了人民以後, 良心一直不安, 於是對耶和華說: “我作了這事, 犯了大罪. 耶和華啊！現在求你除去你僕人的罪孽, 因為我作了非常糊塗的事！”

24:11 When David got up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to Gad the prophet, the seer of David, saying,
大衛早晨起來; 耶和華的話臨到迦得先知, 就是大衛的先見, 說:

24:12 “Go and speak to David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, three things I am laying on you; choose for yourself one of them and I will do it to you.’ ”
“你去告訴大衛說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 我給你三個選擇, 你要選擇一個, 我好向你施行. ’”

24:13 Then Gad came to David, and he told him and said to him, “Shall seven years of famine in the land come to you? Or three months of your fleeing from your enemies while he is pursuing you? Or should there be three days of pestilence in your land? Now consider and decide what I must return to the one who sent me a word.”
於是迦得來見大衛, 問他說: “你要國中七年的饑荒呢? 或是要在你敵人面前逃跑, 被追趕三個月呢? 或是要國中有三天的瘟疫呢? 現在你要想想, 決定我該用甚麼話回覆那差我來的. ”

24:14 Then David said to Gad, “I am greatly distressed. Please let us fall into the hand of Yahweh, because he is great in his compassion; but into the hand of man don’t let me fall.”
大衛對迦得說: “我非常為難, 我們情願落在耶和華的手裡, 因為他有豐盛的憐憫. 不要讓我落在人的手裡. ”

24:15 Then Yahweh sent a plague into Israel from the morning until the agreed time, and from the people from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men died.
於是耶和華降瘟疫在以色列地, 從早晨直到所定的時間; 從但到別是巴, 眾民中死了七萬人.

24:16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, Yahweh regretted about the evil, and he said to the angel who brought destruction among the people, “Enough, now relax your hand.” Now the angel of Yahweh was at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
當天使向耶路撒冷伸手, 要毀滅耶路撒冷的時候, 耶和華就後悔降這災禍, 就對那毀滅眾民的天使說: “夠了, 現在住手吧！”那時, 耶和華的天使在耶布斯人亞勞拿的打禾場那裡.

24:17 David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel destroying among the people, and he said, “Look, I have sinned and I have done wrong, but these sheep, what did they do? Please let your hand be against me and against the house of my father.”
大衛看見那擊殺人民的天使, 就對耶和華說: “犯了罪的是我, 行了惡的是我, 這群羊又作了甚麼呢? 求你的手攻擊我和我的父家吧！”

24:18 Then Gad came to David on that same day and said to him, “Go up and erect an altar to Yahweh at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
那一天, 迦得來見大衛, 對他說: “你上去, 在耶布斯人亞勞拿的打禾場那裡, 為耶和華立一座祭壇. ”

24:19 So David went up according to the word of Gad, as Yahweh had commanded.
大衛就照著迦得的話, 正如耶和華所吩咐的, 上去了.

24:20 Araunah looked down and saw the king and his servants coming over to him, so Araunah went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
亞勞拿往下觀看, 看見王和他的臣僕正朝著他這邊走過來, 就出去迎接, 臉伏於地向王叩拜.

24:21 Then Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David said, “To buy from you the threshing floor, to build an altar to Yahweh who brought a halt to the plague on the people.”
亞勞拿問: “我主我王為甚麼來到你僕人這裡呢? ”大衛回答: “是要向你買這打禾場, 好為耶和華築一座祭壇, 使民間的瘟疫可以止住. ”

24:22 Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer what is good in his eyes. Look, here are the cattle for the burnt offering and the threshing sledge and the yokes of the oxen for the firewood.
亞勞拿對大衛說: “我主我王看甚麼好, 就拿去獻上吧！看哪, 這裡有牛可以作燔祭, 打禾的器具和套牛的軛可以當柴燒.

24:23 All of this Araunah hereby gives to the king.” Then Araunah said to the king, “May Yahweh your God respond favorably for you.”
王啊, 這一切亞勞拿都奉給你. ”亞勞拿又對王說: “願耶和華你的神悅納你！”

24:24 Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will certainly buy it from you for a price; I don’t want to offer to Yahweh my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the cattle for fifty shekels of silver.
王回答亞勞拿: “不！我一定要按價錢向你買, 我不要用白白得來的作燔祭獻給耶和華我的神. ”於是大衛用五百七十克銀子, 買下了那打禾場和牛.

24:25 David built an altar to Yahweh there, and he offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then Yahweh responded to his prayer for the land and brought the plague to a halt from upon Israel.
於是大衛在那裡為耶和華築了一座壇, 獻上燔祭和平安祭. 這樣耶和華垂聽了人們為那地的禱告, 瘟疫就在以色列人中止住了.

I Kings (列王記上)

I Kings - Chapter 1

1:1 Now King David had become old, advanced in years, and they covered him with garments, but he was not warm.
大衛王老了, 年事已高, 他們雖用許多衣服蓋著他, 他仍不感到暖和.

1:2 His servants said to him, “Let them search for a young virgin for my lord the king, and let her stand before the king. Let her be of use for him, and let her lie in your lap that my lord the king may be warm.”
所以他的臣僕對他說: “不如為我主我王尋找一個年輕的處女, 使她侍候在王面前, 照顧王, 睡在王的懷中, 好使我主我王得到暖和. ”

1:3 So they sought a beautiful young woman in all the territory of Israel, and they found Abishag the Shunnamite and brought her to the king.
於是他們在以色列全境尋找一個美貌的少女, 結果找著了一個書念的女子亞比煞, 就把她帶到王面前.

1:4 Now the young woman was very beautiful; she was of use for the king, and she served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
這少女極其美麗. 她照顧王, 服事他, 可是王沒有與她發生過關係.

1:5 Now Adonijah the son of Haggith was exalting himself, saying, “I will be king,” so he prepared for himself a chariot and horsemen and fifty men running before him.
那時哈及的兒子亞多尼雅妄自尊大, 說: “我必作王. ”就為自己預備了戰車,騎兵, 又有五十人在他前面奔走.

1:6 His father did not rebuke him at any time by saying, “Why did you do so?” Now he was also very handsome of appearance; she had borne him after Absalom.
他的父親從來沒有責難他說: “你為甚麼這樣作呢? ”他的容貌也很英俊, 他是在押沙龍之後生的.

1:7 He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported Adonijah.
亞多尼雅與洗魯雅的兒子約押和亞比亞他祭司商議以後, 二人都答應支持他.

1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty warriors were David’s; they were not with Adonijah.
但撒督祭司,耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 拿單先知,示每,利以和大衛的勇士都不擁護亞多尼雅.

1:9 And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened animals near the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel. He invited all of his brothers, the sons of the king, and all the men of Judah, the servants of the king.
有一天, 亞多尼雅在隱．羅結旁邊, 瑣希列的磐石那裡, 宰殺牛羊和肥畜, 邀請他所有的兄弟, 就是王的眾子和所有作王的臣僕的猶大人, 來參加筵席.

1:10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty warriors or Solomon his brother.
只是沒有邀請拿單先知,比拿雅,眾勇士和他的兄弟所羅門.

1:11 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, but our lord David does not know?
拿單對所羅門的母親拔示巴說: “哈及的兒子亞多尼雅作了王, 而我們的主大衛還不知道, 你難道沒有聽見嗎?

1:12 So then, come, let me advise you please, that you may save your life and the life of your son, Solomon.
現在你來, 我可以給你出一個主意, 好救你的性命和你兒子所羅門的性命.

1:13 Come, go to King David and say to him, ‘Have you not, my lord the king, sworn to your servant, “Surely Solomon your son shall become king after me. And he will sit on my throne”? But why is Adonijah king?’
你進去見大衛王, 對他說: ‘我主我王, 你不是曾經向婢女起誓, 說: “你的兒子所羅門必接續我作王, 他要坐在我的王位上”嗎? 現在為甚麼亞多尼雅作了王呢? ’

1:14 While you are still there speaking with the king, I will enter after you, and I will confirm your words.”
你還在那裡與王說話的時候, 我會隨後進來, 證實你的話. ”

1:15 So Bathsheba went to the king in the private room. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunnamite was attending the king.
於是拔示巴進到內室去見王. 王很老了, 書念的女子亞比煞正在服事王.

1:16 Bathsheba knelt and bowed down before the king, and the king asked, “What do you want?”
拔示巴向王俯伏叩拜, 王問: “你要甚麼? ”

1:17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Solomon your son surely shall become king after me, and he will sit upon my throne!’
她回答說: “我主啊, 你曾經指著耶和華你的神向婢女起誓, 說: ‘你的兒子所羅門必接續我作王, 他要坐在我的王位上’,

1:18 But now, look! Adonijah has become king! And now, my lord the king, you do not know!
可是, 現在亞多尼雅作了王了; 而我主我王, 你還不知道.

1:19 He has sacrificed oxen and sheep and fattened animals in abundance, and he has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, Joab the commander of the army, but Solomon your servant he did not invite.
他宰殺了許多公牛,肥畜和羊, 邀請了王所有的兒子,亞比亞他祭司和軍隊的元帥約押, 卻沒有邀請王的僕人所羅門.

1:20 But as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all of Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
我主我王啊, 現在以色列眾人的眼睛都看著你, 等你告訴他們誰要坐在我主我王的王位上, 接續你作王.

1:21 It shall be that when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be considered as sinners.”
否則, 到我主我王與列祖同睡之後, 我和我的兒子所羅門就要被算為罪人了. ”

1:22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
拔示巴還在與王說話的時候, 拿單先知就進來了.

1:23 They told the king, “Nathan the prophet is here.” He came into the presence of the king and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
有人告訴王說: “拿單先知來了. ”拿單來到王面前, 向王叩拜.

1:24 Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me and he shall sit on my throne’?
拿單說: “我主我王啊, 你曾說過: ‘亞多尼雅要接續我作王, 坐在我的王位上’嗎?

1:25 “For he went down today and sacrificed oxen, sheep, and fattened animals in abundance. He invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and look, they are eating and drinking before him. They have also said, “Long live King Adonijah!
今天他下去宰殺了許多公牛,肥畜和羊, 又請了王所有的兒子,眾軍長和亞比亞他祭司. 他們正在亞多尼雅面前又吃又喝, 說: ‘亞多尼雅王萬歲. ’

1:26 But me, your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Solomon your servant he did not invite.
只有我, 就是你的僕人, 撒督祭司,耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅和你的僕人所羅門, 他都沒有邀請.

1:27 If it was from my lord the king that this thing has happened, then all is well, but if not, you must let your servants know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.”
我主我王是不是作了這事, 而你沒有告訴你的眾臣僕, 誰要接續我主我王, 坐你的王位呢? ”

1:28 Then King David answered and said, “Summon Bathsheba for me.” Then she came before the king and stood in his presence.
大衛回答說: “召拔示巴到我這裡來. ”於是拔示巴來到王面前, 站在那裡.

1:29 Then the king swore and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has saved my life from all trouble,
王就起誓說: “我指著曾經救我的性命脫離一切患難的永活的耶和華起誓,

1:30 surely as I swore to you by Yahweh the God of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall surely be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ surely I shall do so this very day.”
我從前怎樣指著耶和華以色列的神向你起誓, 說: ‘你的兒子所羅門必接續我作王, 要坐在我的王位上’, 我今天也必照樣行. ”

1:31 Then Bathsheba knelt with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king, and she said, “May my lord, King David, live forever.”
於是拔示巴面伏在地, 向王叩拜, 說: “願我主大衛王萬歲！”

1:32 Then King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,” and they came before the king.
大衛王又說: “召撒督祭司,拿單先知和耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅到我這裡來. ”他們都來到王面前.

1:33 The king said to them, “Take with you all the servants of your lord, and let them make Solomon my son ride on my mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
王就對他們說: “你們要帶著你們主人的僕人, 使我的兒子所羅門騎上我的騾子, 送他下到基訓去.

1:34 Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel. Blow on the trumpet and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
在那裡撒督祭司和拿單先知要膏立他作以色列的王. 你們要吹角說: ‘所羅門王萬歲！’

1:35 Then you shall go up after him, and let him come and sit on my throne; he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be leader over Israel and Judah.”
然後你們要跟隨他上來; 他要來坐在我的王位上; 他要接續我作王. 我已經立了他作以色列和猶大的統治者. ”

1:36 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! So may Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, confirm it!
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅回答王說: “阿們！願耶和華我主我王的神也是這樣說.

1:37 As Yahweh was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”
耶和華怎樣與我主我王同在, 願他也照樣與所羅門同在, 使他的王位, 比我主大衛王的王位更偉大. ”

1:38 Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, and they let Solomon ride on the mule of King David, and they brought him to Gihon.
於是撒督祭司,拿單先知和耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 以及基利提人和比利提人都下去, 使所羅門騎上大衛王的騾子, 送他到基訓去.

1:39 Then Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent, and he anointed Solomon. They blew on the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
撒督祭司從帳幕裡拿出那盛膏油的角, 膏立所羅門; 然後有人吹角, 眾民就說: “所羅門王萬歲！”

1:40 All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on the flutes and rejoicing with great joy, and the earth shook with their noise.
眾民都跟隨他上去, 吹著笛子, 十分歡樂, 以致大地也因他們的聲音震裂.

1:41 And Adonijah and all the invited guests who were with him heard it. Now they were finished eating when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet and said, “Why is there such a noise in the city?”
亞多尼雅和所有與他在一起的賓客剛剛吃完了飯, 聽到這聲音; 約押聽到角聲, 就說: “城裡為甚麼有這樣喧嚷的聲音呢? ”

1:42 While he was still speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Adonijah said, “Come, for you are a man of valor, and you bring good news.”
他還在說話的時候, 亞比亞他祭司的兒子約拿單來了. 亞多尼雅對他說: “進來吧！你是個忠義的人, 一定帶來了好消息. ”

1:43 Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “But our lord King David has made Solomon king!
約拿單對亞多尼雅說: “不好了, 我們的主大衛王已經立了所羅門為王了.

1:44 He sent Zadok the priest with the king, and Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites; they made him ride on the king’s mule.
王差派撒督祭司,拿單先知和耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 以及基利提人和比利提人, 與所羅門同去. 他們使所羅門騎上王的騾子.

1:45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him as king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing. The city has gone wild; this is the sound which you heard.
撒督祭司和拿單先知已經在基訓膏立他作王. 眾人都從那裡歡歡喜喜上路; 你們聽見的聲音, 就是城裡的喧鬧聲.

1:46 And also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom!
不但所羅門已經坐在這王國的王位上,

1:47 The servants of the king also came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘Your God has made the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!’ So the king worshiped on the bed.
而且王的臣僕也來為我們的主大衛王祝福說: ‘願你的神使所羅門的名聲比你的更尊榮, 使他的王位比你的更偉大. ’王就在床上屈身下拜.

1:48 What is more, the king said, ‘May Yahweh the God of Israel be blessed, who has given this day one sitting on my throne, and my eyes are seeing it!’ ”
王又這樣說: ‘耶和華以色列的神是應當稱頌的, 因為他今天賜了一人坐在我的王位上, 也使我親眼看見這事. ’”

1:49 Then all the invited guests who were for Adonijah trembled and got up and went, each on his way.
亞多尼雅所有的賓客都懼怕, 大家起身, 各自逃走了.

1:50 Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon, and he got up and went and grasped the horns of the altar.
亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門, 就起來, 去抓緊祭壇的角.

1:51 Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, and he has grasped the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will surely not kill his servant with the sword!’ ”
有人告訴所羅門說: “亞多尼雅懼怕所羅門王. 他現在抓緊祭壇的角說: ‘願所羅門王今天向我起誓, 決不會用刀殺死他的僕人. ’”

1:52 Solomon said, “If he is a son of noble character, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, but if evil is found in him, then he will die.”
所羅門說: “他若是作一個忠義的人, 他的頭髮連一根也不會掉在地上; 但在他身上若是發現有甚麼惡行, 他必定死. ”

1:53 Then King Solomon sent and brought him down from upon the altar. He came and did obeisance to King Solomon. Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
於是所羅門派人去把亞多尼雅從祭壇上帶下來. 他來向所羅門叩拜; 所羅門對他說: “回你的家去吧！”

I Kings - Chapter 2

2:1 The days of David came near for him to die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
大衛的死期近了, 就囑咐他的兒子所羅門說:

2:2 “I am about to go the way of all the world. Be strong and be courageous.
“我現在要走世人必走的路了, 你當堅強作大丈夫,

2:3 You shall keep the charge of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his judgments, and his testimonies, as are written in the law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all that you do and everywhere you turn,
謹守耶和華你神所吩咐的, 遵行他的道, 按摩西律法所寫的, 謹守他的律例,誡命,典章和法度; 這樣, 無論你作甚麼, 無論你往哪裡去, 都可以亨通.

2:4 so that Yahweh may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons take heed of their way, to walk before me in faithfulness, with all their heart and with all their soul, no man of yours will be cut off from the throne of Israel.’ ”
這樣, 耶和華必堅立他所說有關我的話, 說: ‘如果你的子孫謹慎自己所行的, 一心一意,誠誠實實行在我面前, 就不斷有人坐以色列的王位了. ’

2:5 “Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me when he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and to Amasa son of Jether, and he murdered them and put the blood of war in a time of peace. He put the blood of war on the leather belt that was on his waist and on the sandals which were on his feet.
你也要知道洗魯雅的兒子約押對我所行的, 就是對以色列的兩個元帥: 尼珥的兒子押尼珥和益帖的兒子亞瑪撒所行的. 他殺了他們, 在和平的時候流他們的血, 像作戰時一樣, 把戰爭的血染在他腰間所束的帶子上和腳上所穿的鞋子上.

2:6 You must act according to your wisdom, but you must not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace.
所以你要憑你的智慧而行, 不要讓他白髮到老, 平平安安下到陰間.

2:7 Regarding the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, you shall do loyal love and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
但是你要恩待基列人巴西萊的眾子, 使他們與你同席吃飯, 因為我逃避你哥哥押沙龍的時候, 他們拿食物來迎接我.

2:8 And look, Shimei the son of Gera the son of the Benjaminite from Bahurim is with you. Now he cursed me severely when I went to Mahanaim, but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, so I swore to him by Yahweh, ‘I surely will not kill you with the sword.’
與你在一起的有巴戶琳的便雅憫人基拉的兒子示每; 我往瑪哈念去的那天, 他用狠毒的咒語咒罵我. 後來他下到約旦河來迎接我的時候, 我就指著耶和華向他起誓, 說: ‘我必不用刀殺死你. ’

2:9 So then, do not leave him unpunished, for you are a wise man, and you will know what you must do to him. You must bring his grey hair down to Sheol with blood.”
現在, 你不要以他為無罪, 你是個聰明人, 你必知道該怎樣待他, 使他白髮蒼蒼流血下到陰間. ”

2:10 Then David slept with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David.
大衛與他的列祖同睡, 葬在大衛城裡.

2:11 The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
大衛作以色列王四十年: 在希伯崙作王七年; 在耶路撒冷作王三十三年.

2:12 Then Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
於是所羅門坐在他父親的王位上, 他的國非常穩固.

2:13 Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she said, “Are you coming in peace?” He said, “Peace.”
哈及的兒子亞多尼雅去見所羅門的母親拔示巴, 拔示巴問他: “你來是為和平嗎? ”他回答: “是為和平來的. ”

2:14 Then he said, “May I have a word with you?” Then she said, “Go on.”
他又說: “我有話對你說. ”拔示巴說: “你說吧！”

2:15 He said, “You know that the kingship was mine and that all Israel had set their face toward me as king, but the kingship turned around and became my brother’s, for it was from Yahweh for him to have it.
亞多尼雅說: “你知道這國位原是我的, 以色列眾人都希望我作王; 不料國位反歸了我的弟弟, 因為他得著國位是出於耶和華.

2:16 Now one request I am asking from you, and you must not refuse me.” Then she said to him, “Go on.”
現在我有一事請求你, 請你不要拒絕. ”拔示巴對他說: “你說吧！”

2:17 He said, “Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, so that he will give to me Abishag the Shunnamite as wife.”
他說: “求你向所羅門王說, 請他把書念的女子亞比煞賜給我作妻子, 因為他必不會拒絕你. ”

2:18 Then Bathsheba said, “Very well, I will speak to the king concerning you.”
拔示巴說: “好吧, 我必為你向王請求. ”

2:19 Bathsheba came to King Solomon to speak to him concerning Adonijah, and the king got up to meet her, bowed down to her, and then sat on his throne. Then he set up a throne for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right.
於是拔示巴去見所羅門王, 為亞多尼雅的事向他請求. 王起來迎接她, 向她下拜, 然後坐在自己的王座上, 又吩咐人為王的母親擺設一個座位; 她就坐在王的右邊.

2:20 She said, “I have one small request I am asking from you. Do not refuse me.” The king said to her, “Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you.”
拔示巴說: “我有一件小事求你, 請不要拒絕我. ”王對她說: “母親, 你說吧, 我必不會拒絕你. ”

2:21 Then she said, “Let Abishag the Shunnamite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.”
拔示巴說: “請把書念的女子亞比煞賜給你哥哥亞多尼雅作妻子. ”

2:22 King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “Why are you asking Abishag the Shunnamite for Adonijah? Ask for him also the kingdom, for he is my brother, older than I; and ask for him also Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.”
所羅門王回答他母親, 說: “你為甚麼要為亞多尼雅求書念的女子亞比煞呢? 你也可以為他求這個國位, 因為他是我的哥哥, 又有亞比亞他祭司和洗魯雅的兒子約押擁護他. ”

2:23 Then King Solomon swore by Yahweh, saying, “Thus may God do to me and thus may he add, if Adonijah hasn’t spoken this thing at the expense of his life.
於是所羅門王指著耶和華起誓, 說: “如果亞多尼雅不因說了這話而送命, 願神懲罰我, 並且加倍懲罰我.

2:24 So then, as Yahweh lives, who has established me and seated me on the throne of my father David and who has established for me a dynasty as he promised, then surely Adonijah will be put to death today.”
現在, 我指著永活的耶和華──那位堅立了我, 使我坐在我父親大衛的王位上, 又照他所應許, 為我建立家室的──起誓, 今天亞多尼雅必被處死！”

2:25 King Solomon sent through the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, so he struck him, and he died.
於是, 所羅門王差派耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅去擊殺亞多尼雅, 他就死了.

2:26 To Abiathar the priest, the king said, “Go to Anathoth, to your field, for you deserve to die, but on this day I will not kill you, for you carried the ark of the Lord Yahweh before David my father, and because you endured hardship in all the hardship that my father endured.”
王對亞比亞他祭司說: “你回亞拿突自己的田地去吧！你本來是該死的, 但我今天不殺死你, 因為你在我父親大衛面前抬過主耶和華的約櫃, 又與我父親同受一切苦難. ”

2:27 So Solomon banished Abiathar from being priest to Yahweh, thus fulfilling the word which Yahweh had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
所羅門就罷免了亞比亞他, 不准他作耶和華的祭司, 這樣就應驗了耶和華在示羅所說有關以利家的話.

2:28 When the message came to Joab (now Joab had supported Adonijah but had not supported Absalom), he fled to the tent of Yahweh and grasped the horns of the altar.
約押雖然沒有擁護過押沙龍, 但曾擁護亞多尼雅; 這消息傳到約押那裡, 他就逃到耶和華的帳幕裡去, 抓緊祭壇的角.

2:29 It was told to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Yahweh and was beside the altar. So Solomon sent word to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go and fall upon him.”
有人告訴所羅門王約押逃到耶和華的帳幕裡去了, 現在就在祭壇的旁邊. 於是所羅門差派耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅去說: “你去把他殺死. ”

2:30 So Benaiah went to the tent of Yahweh, and he said to him, “Thus says the king: ‘Come out.’ ” And he said, “No, for I want to die here.” So Benaiah returned a word to the king, saying, “Thus Joab spoke, and thus he answered me.”
比拿雅來到耶和華的帳幕那裡, 對約押說: “王這樣吩咐說: ‘你出來！’”約押說: “我不出去！我要死在這裡. ”於是比拿雅回覆王說: “約押這樣說, 他這樣回答我. ”

2:31 Then the king said to him, “Do as he spoke; fall upon him and bury him, and so you shall remove the innocent blood that Joab shed from on me and from on the house of my father.
王對比拿雅說: “你照著約押的話行吧！殺死他, 把他埋葬, 好叫約押所流無辜人的血, 從我和我父的家除去.

2:32 Yahweh will return his blood on his head, because he fell upon two men, more righteous and better than he, and he killed them with the sword, even though my father did not know it; namely Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
耶和華必使約押流無辜人的血的罪歸到他自己頭上, 因為他擊殺了兩個比他又公義又良善的人, 就是用刀殺了以色列的元帥尼珥的兒子押尼珥, 和猶大的元帥益帖的兒子亞瑪撒, 這事我的父親大衛一點都不知道.

2:33 And their blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever, but for David and his descendants and for his house and his throne, there will be peace forever from Yahweh.”
願流這二人的血的罪歸到約押和他後裔的頭上, 直到永遠; 但大衛和他的後裔, 他的家和他的國卻要從耶和華那裡得享平安, 直到永遠. ”

2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, and he fell on him and killed him, and he was buried in his house in the wilderness.
於是耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅上去擊殺他, 把他殺死, 葬在曠野約押自己的家中.

2:35 Then the king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest in place of Abiathar.
王任命耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅取代約押統領軍隊; 又任命撒督祭司取代亞比亞他的職位.

2:36 Then the king sent and summoned Shimei, and he said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but you must not go out anywhere whatsoever from there.
王派人去把示每召來, 對他說: “你要為自己在耶路撒冷建造一座房屋, 住在那裡, 不可從那裡出來到任何別的地方去.

2:37 It shall happen that on the day you go out and cross over the Wadi Kidron, know for certain that you will surely die. Your blood will be on your head.”
你必須知道, 你哪一天出來, 越過汲淪溪, 你哪一天就要死. 你流人血的罪必歸到你自己的頭上. ”

2:38 Shimei said to the king, “The word is good that my lord the king has spoken to me; thus will your servant do.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
示每對王說: “這話很好, 我主我王怎麼說, 你僕人就照著行. ”於是示每在耶路撒冷住了很久.

2:39 It happened that at the end of three years, two of Shimei’s slaves fled to Achish, son of Maacah, the king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, “Your slaves are here in Gath.”
三年以後, 示每的兩個僕人逃到迦特王瑪迦的兒子亞吉那裡. 有人告訴示每說: “你的僕人在迦特. ”

2:40 So Shimei got up and saddled his donkey, and he went to Gath, to Achish, to search for his slaves. So Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath.
於是示每起來, 預備好自己的騾子, 就往迦特亞吉王那裡去尋找他的僕人. 示每去了, 又把他的僕人從迦特帶回來.

2:41 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
有人告訴所羅門示每離開耶路撒冷往迦特去, 又回來了.

2:42 the king sent and summoned Shimei, and he said to him, “Did I not make you swear by Yahweh? I warned you, saying, ‘On the day you go out and you go anywhere whatsoever, know for certain that you will surely die.’ And you said to me, ‘The word is good; I accept.’
王就派人把示每召來, 對他說: “我不是叫你指著耶和華起誓, 並且警告你: ‘你必須知道, 你哪一天出去到任何別的地方, 你哪一天就要死’嗎? 你也對我說過: ‘這話很好, 我必聽從. ’

2:43 Why have you not kept the oath of Yahweh and the command which I commanded you?”
現在你為甚麼不遵守你向耶和華所起的誓, 和我吩咐你的命令呢? ”

2:44 Then the king said to Shimei, “You know all the evil which your heart knows, what you did to David my father. Now Yahweh will return the evil on your head,
王又對示每說: “你自己知道你心裡的一切惡事, 就是你向我父親大衛所行的; 現在耶和華要把你的罪歸到你的頭上.

2:45 but King Solomon will be blessed and the throne of David will be established before Yahweh forever.”
所羅門王卻要蒙福, 大衛的王位必在耶和華眼前得堅立, 直到永遠. ”

2:46 Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him, and he died. So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
於是王命令耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 比拿雅就出去擊殺示每, 示每就死了. 這樣, 所羅門就鞏固了他的國.

I Kings - Chapter 3

3:1 Solomon intermarried with Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and he took the daughter of Pharaoh and brought her to the city of David until he finished building his house, the house of Yahweh, and the walls of Jerusalem all around.
所羅門與埃及王法老結親, 娶了法老的女兒, 把她迎進大衛城, 直等到他的王宮,耶和華的殿和耶路撒冷周圍的城牆都建造完了.

3:2 But the people were sacrificing on the high places, for the house for the name of Yahweh had not yet been built in those days.
不過在那些日子, 人民仍然在邱壇上獻祭, 因為還沒有為耶和華的名建造殿宇.

3:3 Solomon loved Yahweh, by walking in the statutes of David his father; only he was sacrificing and offering incense on the high places.
所羅門愛耶和華, 遵行他父親大衛的律例; 只是他仍然在邱壇上宰殺和焚燒祭牲.

3:4 So the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice, for the great high place was there. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
有一次, 王到基遍去獻祭, 因為那裡有極大的邱壇. 所羅門在那祭壇上獻上了一千燔祭.

3:5 Yahweh appeared to Solomon at Gibeon in a dream at night, and God said, “Ask what I should give to you.”
那天晚上在基遍, 耶和華在夢中向所羅門顯現; 神說: “你無論求甚麼, 我必賜給你. ”

3:6 Then Solomon said, “You have shown great loyal love with your servant David my father, as he walked before you in faithfulness and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with you. You have shown for him this great loyal love, and you have given a son to him who is sitting on his throne as it is this day.
所羅門說: “你僕人我父親大衛以誠實,公義和正直的心在你面前行事為人, 你就以極大的慈愛待他; 你又為他存留這極大的慈愛, 賜給他一個兒子坐在他的王位上, 正如今日一樣.

3:7 So then, O Yahweh, you are my God. You have made your servant king in place of David my father though I am a young boy. I do not know going out or coming in.
耶和華我的神啊, 現在你使僕人接續我的父親大衛作王, 但我還年輕, 不知道應當怎樣處事.

3:8 Your servant is in the middle of your people whom you have chosen; a great people who cannot be counted or numbered because of abundance.
僕人住在你揀選的子民中; 這些子民很多, 多得不能數算.

3:9 Give to your servant a listening heart to judge your people, to discern between good and bad, because who is able to judge this, your difficult people?”
所以, 求你賜給僕人一顆明辨的心, 可以判斷你的子民, 能辨別是非, 因為誰能判斷你這眾多的子民呢? ”

3:10 The word was good in the eyes of the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing.
所羅門因為求這些事, 就蒙主的喜悅.

3:11 And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and you did not ask for yourself a long life and you did not ask riches for yourself and you did not ask for the life of your enemies, but you have asked for yourself the ability to make wise judgments;
神對他說: “因為你求這事, 不為自己求長壽, 不為自己求財富, 也不求你仇敵的性命, 單單為自己求聰明可以明辨是非公平,

3:12 behold, I do hereby do according to your word. I hereby give you a wise and discerning heart; there was no one like you before you, nor afterwards will one like you arise.
我就照著你所求的而行; 賜給你一個智慧和明辨的心, 在你以前沒有人像你, 在你以後也不會有人像你.

3:13 Too, what you have not asked I give to you: both riches and honor, so that no man among the kings will be like you all of your days.
連你所沒有求的, 我也賜給你, 就是財富,尊榮, 以至你一生的年日, 在列王之中沒有一人能像你.

3:14 If you will walk in my ways by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David your father walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
如果你遵行了我的道, 謹守我的律例,誡命, 正如你父親大衛所行的, 我就必延長你的壽數. ”

3:15 Then Solomon awoke, and look, it was a dream, and he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and he offered burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings, and he held a feast for all of his servants.
所羅門醒來, 原來是一個夢. 於是他回到耶路撒冷, 站在耶和華的約櫃前, 獻上燔祭, 又獻上平安祭, 也為他的眾臣僕擺設筵席.

3:16 Then two prostitutes came to the king, and they stood before him.
有一天, 有兩個作妓女的婦人來見王, 站在他面前.

3:17 The one woman said, “Please my lord, I and this woman are living in one house, and I gave birth, with her in the house.
其中一個婦人說: “我主啊, 我和這婦人同住; 她與我在房子裡的時候, 我生了一個孩子.

3:18 It happened on the third day after my giving birth, this woman also gave birth, and we were together. There was not anyone with us in the house, only the two of us were in the house.
我生了孩子以後的第三天, 這婦人也生了一個孩子. 我們都住在一起. 除了我們兩個人在房子裡以外, 再沒有別人與我們一起在這房子裡.

3:19 Then the son of this woman died in the night because she laid on him.
夜間, 這婦人睡覺的時候, 壓死了她的孩子.

3:20 So she got up in the middle of the night, and she took my son from beside me while your servant was asleep, and she put him in her lap, and she put her dead son in my lap.
她卻在半夜, 趁著婢女睡著的時候, 起來, 從我身旁把兒子抱去, 放在她的懷裡; 又把她死了的兒子放在我的懷裡.

3:21 When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead! When I looked closely at him in the morning, behold, it was not my son whom I had borne.”
第二天早上我起來, 要給我的兒子吃奶的時候, 發覺他死了. 那天早晨我再仔細察看, 發覺他並不是我所生的兒子！”

3:22 Then the other woman said, “No, for my son is the living one, and your son is the dead one.” The other kept on saying, “No, for your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one,” and so they argued in front of the king.
那一個婦人說: “不！活的兒子是我的, 死的兒子才是你的. ”但這一個婦人說: “不！死的兒子是你的, 活的兒子才是我的. ”她們在王面前彼此爭辯.

3:23 Then the king said, “This one is saying, ‘This is my son, the living one, but your son is the dead one,’ and the other one keeps saying, ‘But no! Your son is the dead one, and my son is living!’ ”
王說: “這個婦人說: ‘活的兒子是我的, 死的兒子才是你的’, 那個婦人卻說: ‘不！死的兒子是你的, 活的兒子才是我的. ’”

3:24 So the king said, “Bring me a sword,” and they brought the sword before the king.
王就吩咐: “給我拿一把刀來！”人就把刀帶到王面前.

3:25 Then the king said, “Divide the living child into two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
王說: “把活的孩子劈成兩半, 一半給這個婦人, 一半給那個婦人. ”

3:26 Then the woman whose son was the living one spoke to the king because her compassion was aroused for her son, and she said, “Please, my lord, give her the living child, but certainly do not kill him!” The other one was saying, “As for me, so for you! Divide him!”
那活孩子的母親因為愛子心切, 就對王說: “我主啊, 把那活的孩子給她吧, 千萬不可殺死他！”另一個婦人卻說: “這孩子也不歸我, 也不歸你, 把他劈開吧！”

3:27 Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to her, and do not kill him; she is his mother.”
王回答說: “把活孩子給這個婦人, 千萬不可殺死他, 這個婦人實在是他的母親. ”

3:28 When all of Israel heard the judgment that the king had rendered, they stood in awe of the king, because they realized that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.
以色列眾人聽見王判斷的這案件, 就都敬畏他, 因為看見他心裡有神的智慧, 能夠判案.

I Kings - Chapter 4

4:1 King Solomon was king over all Israel.
所羅門王作了全以色列的王.

4:2 Now these are the officials who were his: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest.
以下這些人是他的官員: 撒督的兒子亞撒利雅作祭司;

4:3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were the secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder.
示沙的兩個兒子以利何烈和亞希亞作書記; 亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官;

4:4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統領軍隊; 撒督和亞比亞他作祭司;

4:5 Azariah the son of Nathan was over the governors, and Zabud the son of Nathan was a priest, an advisor to the king.
拿單的兒子亞撒利雅作幕僚長; 拿單的兒子撒布得作祭司, 他也是王的朋友;

4:6 Ahishar was over the palace, and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.
亞希煞作家宰; 亞比大的兒子亞多尼蘭掌管服勞役的人.

4:7 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, and they sustained the king and his palace, each one was to sustain for each month of the year.
所羅門在全以色列立了十二個官員; 他們為王和王家供應食物, 每人每年供應一個月.

4:8 These are their names: Ben-Hur was in the hill country of Ephraim.
以下是他們的名字: 便．戶珥在以法蓮山地;

4:9 Ben-Deker was in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in Beth-Shemesh and Elon of Beth-Hanan.
便．底甲在瑪迦斯,沙賓,伯．示麥,以倫和伯．哈南;

4:10 Ben-Hesed was in the Arubbot; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were his.
便．希悉在亞魯泊, 梭哥和希弗全地是屬他管理的;

4:11 Ben-Abinadab was in all of Naphat of Dor; Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife.
便．亞比拿達在拿法多珥全境, 他娶了所羅門的女兒他法為妻;

4:12 Baanah the son of Ahilud was in Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-Shean which is beside Zarethan below Jezreel, of Beth-Shean up to Abel-Meholah up to the other side of Jokmeam.
亞希律的兒子巴拿在他納,米吉多和伯．善全地, 由伯．善到亞伯．米何拉, 再到約克米暗之外;

4:13 Ben-Geber was in Ramoth-Gilead; the villages of Jair, the son of Manasseh which are in the Gilead were his, and the region of Argob which is in the Bashan, sixty great cities, with walls having crossbars of bronze, were his.
便．基列在基列的拉末; 瑪拿西的子孫睚珥在基列的村落是屬他的, 巴珊的亞珥歌伯地的六十座有城牆和銅閂的大城也是屬他的.

4:14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo was in Mahanaim.
易多的兒子亞希拿達在瑪哈念;

4:15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he moreover also had taken Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife.
亞希瑪斯在拿弗他利, 他娶了所羅門的女兒巴實抹為妻;

4:16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and Bealoth.
戶篩的兒子巴拿在亞設和亞錄;

4:17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah was in Issachar.
帕路亞的兒子約沙法在以薩迦;

4:18 Shimei the son of Ela was in Benjamin.
以拉的兒子示每在便雅憫;

4:19 Geber the son of Uri was in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, and of Og, the king of Bashan; one governor which was over the land.
烏利的兒子基別在基列地, 就是從前亞摩利王西宏和巴珊王噩之地. 這地只有一個官員管理.

4:20 Judah and Israel were as many as the sand which is on the seashore in abundance, eating and drinking and rejoicing!
猶大人和以色列人很多, 像海邊的沙那樣多; 他們都吃喝,快樂.

4:21 Now Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and up to the border of Egypt, who were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.
所羅門統治列國, 從大河到非利士地, 直到埃及的邊界. 這些國家, 在所羅門在世的日子, 都向他進貢, 服事他.

4:22 The food of Solomon for one day was thirty dry measures of choice meal and sixty dry measures of flour;
所羅門每天的食物是細麵粉五千公升,粗麵粉一萬公升,

4:23 ten stall-fed oxen and twenty pasture-fed oxen and a hundred sheep, besides deer and buck gazelles and roebucks and well-fed fowls.
肥牛十頭,草場的牛二十頭,羊一百隻, 此外還有鹿,羚羊,麃子和肥禽.

4:24 For he was ruling over all the west of the River from Tiphsah up to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace from every side all around.
因為所羅門統治大河西邊, 從提弗薩直到迦薩的全境和大河西邊的列王, 所以他的四境都平安無事.

4:25 Judah and Israel lived in security, each man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
所羅門在世的日子, 猶大和以色列人從但到別是巴, 都各在自己的葡萄樹下和無花果樹下安然居住.

4:26 Now Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his war chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.
所羅門有套車的馬四萬匹和騎兵一萬二千人.

4:27 These governors sustained King Solomon and all who came near to the table of King Solomon, each in his month; they did not omit anything.
那些官員分別每月供應所羅門王和所有與所羅門王一同坐席的人的食物, 從沒有缺少.

4:28 The barley and the straw for the horses and for packhorses they brought to the place where they were, each according to his share.
他們也各按各的職分供給拉車的馬和快馬吃的大麥和乾草, 送到指定的地方.

4:29 God gave wisdom to Solomon and very great discernment, as well as breadth of understanding, as the sand which is on the edge of the seashore.
神賜給所羅門智慧,極大的聰明和廣大的心, 好像海邊的沙那樣無限無量.

4:30 The wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the east and more than all the wisdom of Egypt.
所羅門的智慧大過所有東方人的智慧, 大過埃及人的一切智慧.

4:31 He was wiser than all the men: Ethan the Ezrahite; Heman, Calcol, and Darda the children of Mahol; and he was very well known.
他比萬人都有智慧, 勝過以斯拉人以探和瑪曷的三個兒子希幔,甲各,達大的智慧. 他的名聲傳遍了四周列國.

4:32 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
他說了箴言三千句, 他的詩歌有一千零五首;

4:33 He spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon up to the hyssop which grows on the wall; he also spoke concerning the animals, concerning the birds, concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fish.
他講論草木, 從黎巴嫩的香柏木到生長在牆上的牛膝草; 他也講論走獸,飛禽,爬蟲和魚類.

4:34 They came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon; from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
萬族之中和地上列王之中, 聽聞所羅門的智慧的, 都有人來聽所羅門的智慧. (本章第21 34節在《馬索拉抄本》為5:1 14)

I Kings - Chapter 5

5:1 Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him as king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend for David.
推羅王希蘭聽見以色列人膏立了所羅門接續他父親作王, 就派遣自己的臣僕來見所羅門; 因為希蘭一向愛大衛. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為5:15)

5:2 Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
所羅門也派遣人去見希蘭, 說:

5:3 “You knew David my father, that he was not able to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God, in view of the warfare which surrounded him, until Yahweh placed them under the soles of his feet.
“你知道我的父親大衛為了四周的戰事, 在耶和華使敵人都服在他的腳下以前, 他不能為耶和華他的神的名建造殿宇.

5:4 But now Yahweh my God has given me rest all around me. There is no adversary, and there is no bad occurrence.
但是, 現在耶和華我的神使我四境太平, 沒有仇敵, 也沒有災禍.

5:5 Here I am, intending to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh promised to my father David, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set in your place on your throne, shall build the house for my name.’
所以我有意要為耶和華我的神的名建造殿宇, 正如耶和華曾對我的父親大衛說: ‘你的兒子, 就是我要使他接續你坐在王位上的, 要為我的名建造殿宇. ’

5:6 So then, command that they may cut cedars for me from Lebanon, and let my servants be with your servants. The wage of your servants I will give to you according to all that you say, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
現在請你命令人從黎巴嫩為我砍伐香柏木; 我的僕人要與你的僕人一起工作; 至於你的僕人的工資, 我必按照你所說的付給你, 因為你也知道, 我們中間沒有人像西頓人那樣善於砍伐樹木. ”

5:7 When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and he said, “Blessed be Yahweh this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.”
希蘭聽見了所羅門的話, 就十分歡喜, 說: “今天耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因為他賜給了大衛一個有智慧的兒子治理這麼眾多的人民. ”

5:8 Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard what you have sent to me; I will do all of your desire concerning the timber of cedars and concerning the timber of cypresses.
於是希蘭派遣人去見所羅門, 說: “你派人來向我所傳的消息, 我都聽到了. 關於香柏木和松木的事, 你心所願的, 我都照辦.

5:9 My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will make them into rafts in the sea to float to the place which you indicated to me. Then I shall break them up there, and you may carry them further, and you shall meet my needs by giving food for my house.”
我的僕人要把這些木材從黎巴嫩運下海中; 我會把木材紮成木筏, 從海上運到你指定我的地方去. 我在那裡把木材拆開, 你就可以運走. 你也要成全我的心願, 用糧食供應我家. ”

5:10 So Hiram was giving to Solomon the cedar timbers and the cypress timbers, everything he needed.
於是希蘭照所羅門所想要的, 供給他香柏木和松木.

5:11 Then Solomon gave to Hiram twenty thousand dry measures of wheat as food for his household, and twenty dry measures of specially prepared olive oil; thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.
所羅門也給了希蘭麥子兩千公噸, 純油四十萬公升, 作為他的家的食物. 所羅門年年都這樣供給希蘭.

5:12 Yahweh gave wisdom to Solomon as he promised to him, and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a covenant.
耶和華照著他應許所羅門的, 把智慧賜給他. 希蘭與所羅門之間, 彼此和平相處, 二人互相立約.

5:13 Then King Solomon conscripted a forced labor from all Israel, and the forced labor numbered thirty thousand men.
所羅門從以色列眾人中徵召作苦工的人, 這些作苦工的人共有三萬,

5:14 He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand every month; the work groups were a month in Lebanon and two months at home; now Adoniram was over the forced labor.
派他們輪班上黎巴嫩山去, 每月一萬人; 他們一個月在黎巴嫩山上, 兩個月在家裡. 管理這些作苦工的是亞多尼蘭.

5:15 Solomon had seventy thousand common laborers and eighty thousand stone craftsmen in the hill country.
所羅門有七萬個搬運重物的工人, 有八萬個在山上鑿石的石匠.

5:16 Besides the chiefs of the officers Solomon had, there were three thousand three hundred having charge over the people who were doing the work.
除此以外, 所羅門還有三千三百個監管工作的官長, 管理作工的人民.

5:17 When the king commanded, they quarried great stones and precious stones to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stones.
王下令, 人就開鑿出又大又貴重的石頭, 用鑿好的石頭作殿的地基.

5:18 So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites hewed stones, and they prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.
所羅門的工匠,希蘭的工匠和迦巴勒人把石頭鑿好, 又預備建造殿宇用的木料和石料.

I Kings - Chapter 6

6:1 It happened in the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites went out from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s rule over Israel, the month of Ziv (that is the second month), that he began to build the house for Yahweh.
以色列人出埃及地以後四百八十年, 所羅門作以色列王的第四年西弗月, 就是二月, 他動工建造耶和華的殿.

6:2 Now the house that King Solomon built for Yahweh was sixty cubits in its length and twenty cubits in its width and thirty cubits in its height.
所羅門為耶和華所建的殿, 長二十七公尺, 寬九公尺, 高十三公尺半.

6:3 The vestibule on the face of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits in its length, and the width of the temple was ten cubits wide on the face of the temple.
殿的前廊長九公尺, 和殿的寬度一樣, 寬四公尺半.

6:4 And he made for the temple specially designed framed windows,
又為殿做了窗架子內寬外窄的窗戶.

6:5 and he built a structure against the wall of the temple running all along the walls of the house, for the outer sanctuary and for the inner sanctuary, and made side rooms all around.
緊靠殿牆, 就是圍著外殿和內殿的牆, 他又建造平臺, 圍繞殿的四周, 做成廂房.

6:6 The lower structure was five cubits in its width and the middle was six cubits in its width and the third was seven cubits in its width, for he made niches for the temple all around to the outside, so that beams would not attach to the walls of the temple.
廂房的下層寬兩公尺兩公寸; 中層寬兩公尺七公寸; 第三層寬三公尺一公寸. 他在殿牆外面四周留有暗架, 所以梁木不必插入殿牆裡.

6:7 Now while the temple was being built, it was built with stones finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or stone shaping tool or any instrument of iron was heard in the temple as it was being built.
建殿是用採石場預備好了的石料; 所以建殿的時候, 在殿裡聽不到鎚子,斧頭或任何鐵器的聲音.

6:8 The doorway of the side room in the middle of the side of the temple was on the south; they went up with a stairway to the middle and from the middle to the third floor.
廂房的下層門在殿的右邊, 人可以從螺旋形梯子上廂房的中層, 再從中層上到第三層.

6:9 So he built the house and finished it. He covered the temple with rafters and wood planks and with the cedars.
所羅門建殿, 建造完成以後, 就用香柏木的棟梁和香柏木的木板做殿的天花板.

6:10 He also built the structure against all of the temple five cubits in height and fastened it to the temple with beams of cedar.
靠著聖殿所建的廂房, 每層高兩公尺兩公寸, 都用香柏木的梁木與殿連接.

6:11 Then the word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,
耶和華的話臨到所羅門說:

6:12 “Regarding this temple that you are building: if you walk in my ordinances and if you do my judgments and you keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will establish my promise with you which I made to David your father.
“關於你正在建造的這殿, 如果你遵行我的律例, 實行我的典章, 謹守我的一切誡命, 並且照著去行, 我就必向你實現我應許你父親大衛的話.

6:13 And I will dwell among the Israelites, and I will not forsake my people Israel.”
我必住在以色列人中間, 也必不離棄我的子民以色列. ”

6:14 So Solomon built the temple and finished it.
所羅門建殿, 並且建造完成.

6:15 He lined the walls of the inside of the house with boards of cedar; from the floor of the temple up to the rafters of the ceiling he covered them with wood on the inside. He also covered the floor of the temple with cypress boards.
殿內的牆壁, 從地面到天花板, 都貼上香柏木, 殿內的地面, 都鋪上松木板.

6:16 He built twenty cubits from the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor up to the ceiling, and he built for it an inner sanctuary on the inside, as the most holy place.
又建內殿長九公尺, 從地面到天花板, 他用香柏木板隔開, 成為至聖所.

6:17 The main hall of the temple was forty cubits in front of the inner sanctuary,
內殿前面的外殿長十八公尺.

6:18 with the cedar within the inner house having carvings of gourds and buds of flowers. It was entirely of cedar; there was not a stone visible.
殿的內部都貼上香柏木, 上面刻有匏瓜和初開的花朵, 全部都是香柏木, 一塊石頭都看不見.

6:19 Now in the inner sanctuary in the middle of the temple he prepared the inside to place the ark of the covenant of Yahweh there.
他在殿中預備了內殿, 好把耶和華的約櫃安放在那裡.

6:20 In front, the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold and covered the altar with cedar.
內殿長九公尺, 寬九公尺, 高九公尺; 內部都貼上精金, 用香柏木做的壇也貼上精金.

6:21 Solomon overlaid the temple on the inside with pure gold, and he drew across it with golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary, which he overlaid with gold.
殿的內部所羅門都貼上精金, 把金鍊掛在內殿的前面, 內殿也都貼上精金.

6:22 All of the temple he overlaid with gold until all of the temple was finished; all of the altar which belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.
他把整個的殿都貼上金子, 直到整個的殿都貼完; 在內殿的壇, 整個都貼上了金子.

6:23 He made two cherubim of olive wood for the inner sanctuary, ten cubits high.
在內殿, 他用橄欖木做了兩個基路伯, 各高四公尺四公寸.

6:24 Five cubits was the first wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, from the tip of his one wing up to the tip of his other wing.
第一個基路伯一邊的翅膀長兩公尺兩公寸, 另一邊的翅膀也是兩公尺兩公寸; 由這翅膀尖到那翅膀尖共有四公尺四公寸.

6:25 The second cherub was ten cubits according to the same measurement, and there was one shape for the two cherubim.
第二個基路伯的兩個翅膀也是四公尺四公寸長. 兩個基路伯的大小和樣式都是一樣的.

6:26 The height of the first cherub was ten cubits and so was the second cherub.
第一個基路伯高四公尺四公寸, 第二個基路伯也是一樣.

6:27 He placed the cherubim in the middle of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubim; the wing of the first cherub touched against the wall and the wing of the second cherub was touching against the second wall; their wings spread to the middle of the house and were touching wing to wing.
他把兩個基路伯安放在內殿裡面, 基路伯的翅膀是張開的; 這一個基路伯的一個翅膀接到這邊的牆壁, 另一個基路伯的一個翅膀接到另一邊的牆壁, 他們另外的兩個翅膀在殿的中間彼此相接.

6:28 He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
他又把這兩個基路伯貼上金子.

6:29 On all of the walls around the house, he carved engravings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers both inside and out.
內殿和外殿周圍的牆壁上, 他都刻上基路伯,棕樹和初開的花朵的雕刻.

6:30 He overlaid the floor of the house with gold both inside and out.
內殿和外殿的地板上也都貼上金子.

6:31 He made doors of olive wood for the doorway of the inner sanctuary, as well as for the doorpost of the fifth doorframe.
內殿的入口, 他用橄欖木做了門扇,門楣和五根門柱.

6:32 On the two doors of olive wood he made carvings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers, and he overlaid them with gold by beating out the gold on the cherubim and the palm tree images.
他在橄欖木做的兩門上, 雕刻上基路伯,棕樹和初開的花朵. 他又在基路伯和棕樹上包上了金子.

6:33 Thus he made doorframes of olive wood on four sides for the doorway of the main hall
他又照樣為外殿的門, 用橄欖木做了四根門柱.

6:34 and two doors of cypress wood; one door with two folding panels and the second door with two folding panels.
用松木做的兩扇門, 這一扇有兩葉, 是疊合在一起的, 那一扇也有兩葉, 也是疊合在一起的.

6:35 He carved cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers and overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.
他又在上面刻上了基路伯,棕樹和初開的花朵; 又在雕刻上緊貼上金子.

6:36 Then he built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and a row of cedar beams.
他又用鑿好了的石頭三層, 香柏木一層建造內院.

6:37 In the fourth year, the house of Yahweh was founded in the month of Ziv.
所羅門在位第四年西弗月, 奠定了耶和華殿的根基.

6:38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, that is, the eighth month, the house was finished according to all his specifications and according to all his plans. He had built it in seven years.
第十一年布勒月, 就是八月, 聖殿各部分都按照計劃完工了. 所羅門共用了七年的時間建造聖殿.

I Kings - Chapter 7

7:1 Solomon built his house over thirteen years, and he finished all of his house.
所羅門為自己建造宮殿花了十三年才完成.

7:2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; one hundred cubits its length, fifty cubits its width, and thirty cubits its height, on four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams atop the pillars.
他又建造黎巴嫩林宮, 長四十四公尺, 寬二十二公尺, 高十三公尺半. 有四行香柏木的柱子, 柱子上有香柏木的橫梁.

7:3 It was covered with cedar above, and the supporting beams which were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen to the row.
柱子每行十五根, 共四十五根; 柱子上有廂房, 是用香柏木蓋屋頂的.

7:4 There were three rows of specially designed windows; with window to window three times.
有窗框三行, 窗與窗相對, 共有三層.

7:5 All of the doorways and the doorframes had four-sided casings, with opening to opposite opening three times.
所有的門和窗都有四方的框子, 有窗三層, 窗與窗相對.

7:6 The hall of pillars he made fifty cubits in its length and thirty cubits in its width, and a porch was in front of them, with pillars and an overhang in front of them.
他又建造柱廊, 長二十二公尺, 寬十三公尺半. 在柱廊前有廊子, 在廊子前又有柱子和臺階.

7:7 He made the hall of the throne where he would pronounce judgment, the hall of justice, and it was covered with cedar from the floor to the rafters.
又建造王室座廊, 就是審判廊, 他在這裡執行審判. 由地板到天花板, 都貼上香柏木板.

7:8 His house where he would live in the next courtyard on the inside of the porch was like this work, and he would make a house like this porch for the daughter of Pharaoh whom Solomon had taken as wife.
所羅門自己住的宮殿, 是在廊後的另一個院內, 建造法相同. 他又為他娶法老的女兒建造一座宮院, 建法與這廊子一樣.

7:9 All of these were of precious stones, according to the measurement of dressed stone, sawn with a saw on all sides; from the foundation up to the eaves and from the outside up to the great courtyard.
從根基到屋簷, 從外院到大院, 這一切都是用貴重的石塊, 按尺寸鑿好, 用鋸子內外鋸齊的石塊建成的.

7:10 The foundation was of precious stones, and large stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits
根基也都是用貴重的大石塊; 有長四公尺的, 也有長三公尺半的.

7:11 with precious stones above, just the right size, and cedar.
上面有按著尺寸鑿好的貴重石塊和香柏木.

7:12 The great courtyard all around had three rows of dressed stones and a row of cedar beams; for both the courtyard of the inner house of Yahweh and for the porch of the house.
大院的周圍有鑿好的石頭三層, 香柏木一層, 與耶和華的內院和殿廊一樣.

7:13 King Solomon invited and received Hiram from Tyre.
所羅門王派人去把戶蘭從推羅接來.

7:14 He was the son of a widow woman from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan of bronze. He was filled with wisdom and with ability and with the knowledge to do all the work with the bronze. And he came to King Solomon, and he did all of his work.
戶蘭是拿弗他利支派中一個寡婦的兒子; 他父親是推羅人, 是個銅匠. 戶蘭滿有智慧,聰明和知識, 能作各樣銅工; 他來到所羅門王那裡, 作王的一切工作.

7:15 He cast the two pillars out of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of the first, and a cord of twelve cubits would encircle the second pillar.
他鑄造了兩根銅柱, 每根高八公尺, 圓周五公尺三公寸.

7:16 He made two capitals to place on the tops of the pillars out of molten bronze; the first capital was five cubits in height, and the second capital was five cubits in height.
他又用銅鑄造了兩個柱頂, 安放在柱頭上, 每個柱頂高兩公尺兩公寸.

7:17 A network of latticework and wreaths of chainwork with small chains were for the capitals which were on top of the pillars; seven for the first capital and seven for the second capital.
他又為柱頭上的柱頭頂做了兩塊網子和辮結成的鍊子, 每個柱頂有七塊.

7:18 He also made the pillars with two rows around on the lattice, each to cover the capitals which were on top, out of the pomegranate-shaped ornaments, and thus he did for the second capital as well.
他又做了兩行石榴圍繞在柱頭上, 柱頂的網子上, 兩個柱頂都是這樣.

7:19 And on the capitals which were on top of the pillars in the porch were works of lilies four cubits high.
廊子裡柱頭上的柱頂, 刻有百合花細工.

7:20 And capitals were on the two pillars above near the bulging section which was beside the lattice, and two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments were in rows all around on the second capital.
兩根柱子上柱頂的鼓肚上, 網子旁邊, 各有石榴二百個, 分兩行環繞著.

7:21 He set up the pillars for the porch of the main hall; he erected the pillar on the right and called its name Jakin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name Boaz.
他把這兩根柱子豎立在殿廊的前面. 豎立在南邊的柱子, 他起名叫雅斤; 豎立在北面的柱子, 起名叫波阿斯.

7:22 On the top of the pillars was a work of lilies; and so the work of the pillars was finished.
在柱子的上頭刻有百合花的細工. 這樣, 做柱子的工作就完成了.

7:23 He also made the molten sea, ten cubits in diameter, and five cubits was its height. A measuring line of thirty cubits would encircle it all around.
他又鑄造了一座圓形的銅海, 從這邊到那邊四公尺四公寸, 高兩公尺兩公寸, 圓周十三公尺兩公寸.

7:24 Gourds were under its rim surrounding it all around; ten to the cubit, surrounding the sea all around with two rows of gourds, which were cast when he cast the metal.
在銅海邊緣以下有匏瓜圍繞著, 每四十五公分十個. 匏瓜共有兩行, 是鑄造銅海的時候, 一併鑄造上去的.

7:25 The sea was standing on twelve oxen, with three facing to the north, three facing to the west, three facing to the south, and three facing to the east. The sea was on top of them, with all of their hindquarters turned to the inside.
銅海安放在十二頭銅牛背上, 三頭向北, 三頭向西, 三頭向南, 三頭向東, 銅海是在銅牛之上, 牛尾都向內.

7:26 Its thickness was a handbreadth, but its rim was as the work on the brim of a cup, like the bud of a lily; it held two thousand baths.
銅海厚七公分半, 邊緣好像杯子的邊緣, 又好像百合花蕾, 能盛水四萬公升.

7:27 He made the ten stands of bronze; each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits in height.
他又做了十個銅盆座; 每個長一公尺八公寸, 寬一公尺八公寸, 高一公尺三公寸.

7:28 Now this was the construction of the stands: there were frames for them and frames between the crossbars,
盆座的做法是這樣: 盆座有數邊, 各邊都連接在盆架中.

7:29 and on the frames which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the crossbars both above and beneath the lions and oxen were works of cascading wreaths.
在盆架間的各邊上, 有獅子,牛和基路伯. 盆架上有座, 獅子和牛的上下都有花紋的浮雕.

7:30 There were four bronze wheels for each of the stands, with bronze axles; the four support pedestals for these were under the basin, and the supports were decorated on each side with wreaths.
每個盆座都有四個銅輪和銅軸, 在盆座以下的四腳上有鑄成的支架, 各邊都刻有花紋.

7:31 Its opening from the inside of the capital and above was a cubit; its pedestal was a round work of a cubit and a half; moreover, on its opening were the carvings with four-sided frames, not circular.
盆座的口從內緣到頂, 高四十五公分. 盆口作圓形, 照盆架上那座的樣式, 直徑六十六公分. 盆口的邊上也有雕刻, 盆座的邊是四方形, 不是圓形的.

7:32 Four of the wheels were underneath the frames, and the axles of the wheels were on the stands. The height of each wheel was a cubit and a half.
盆座的四個輪子是在盆邊的下面, 輪座與軸相接, 每個輪子高六十六公分.

7:33 The construction of the wheel was like the construction of the wheel of the chariot; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their naves were all cast.
輪子的形狀, 好像車輪的做法, 輪軸,輪輞,輪輻,輪轂都是鑄成的.

7:34 The four supports were the four corners of each stand, with the stand supporting it.
每一個盆座的四角都有四個支架; 支架是與盆座一塊鑄成的.

7:35 On top of the stand was half a cubit deep, circular all around, and on the top of the stand were its supports and its frames.
盆座頂上有一個圓圈, 高二十二公分; 在盆座頂的座的撐子和邊緣是與座一塊鑄成的.

7:36 He engraved on the plates, on its supports, and on its frame cherubim, lions and images of a palm tree, according to the space for each, with wreaths all around.
又在撐子和邊緣的上面刻有基路伯,獅子和棕樹, 又在各空處, 周圍刻上花紋.

7:37 He made the ten stands like this in one cast, with the same measurement and shape for each of them.
他這樣做了十個盆座, 鑄法,尺寸和樣式都是相同的.

7:38 He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths; each basin was four cubits, one basin on each of the ten stands.
他又做了十個銅盆, 每個銅盆能盛水八百公升; 每個銅盆的直徑都是一公尺八公寸. 在十個盆座上, 每個都安放一個銅盆.

7:39 He placed five of the stands on the south side of the house and five on the north side of the house, and the sea he set on the southeast side of the house.
他把五個盆座放在殿的南邊, 五個放在殿的北邊, 又把銅海放在殿的南邊, 就是靠東南角的地方.

7:40 Hiram also made the basins and the shovels and the bowls for drinking wine; and so Hiram finished doing all of the work that he was to do for King Solomon in the house of Yahweh:
戶蘭又做了盆子,鏟子和碗. 這樣, 戶蘭為所羅門王完成了在耶和華的殿裡所要作的一切工程.

7:41 the two pillars and the bowls of the capitals which were atop the two pillars, and the two lattice works to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were atop the pillars;
所做的就是兩根柱子和在柱子頂上碗形的柱頂; 兩塊遮蓋柱子頂上碗形柱頂的網子;

7:42 and the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the two lattice works, the two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments for each latticework to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the surface of the pillars;
在兩塊網子上的四百個石榴, 每塊網子上有兩行石榴, 遮蓋在柱子上頭兩個碗形的柱頂;

7:43 and the ten stands and the ten basins on the stands;
十個盆座和盆座上的十個銅盆;

7:44 and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
一個銅海和銅海下的十二頭銅牛;

7:45 and the pots, the shovels, and the bowls for drinking wine. All the vessels of the tent which Hiram had made for King Solomon for the house of Yahweh were polished bronze.
鍋,鏟子和盤子. 以上這一切器皿都是戶蘭為所羅門在耶和華的殿裡用磨亮的銅做成的.

7:46 The king had cast them in the plain of the Jordan with the casting mold set in the ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
是王在約旦平原, 在疏割與撒拉之間用泥模鑄造的.

7:47 Solomon left all of the vessels unweighed because of their very great abundance, so the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
這一切器皿所羅門都沒有稱算過; 由於數量太多, 銅的重量也無法估計.

7:48 Solomon also made all of the vessels which were in the house of Yahweh: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the presence;
所羅門又做了耶和華殿裡的一切器具, 就是金壇和放陳設餅的桌子,

7:49 as well as the five lampstands of beaten gold at the south and five lampstands at the north before the presence of the inner sanctuary, with the flower-shaped ornaments, the lamps, and the pair of tongs all of gold.
內殿前面的精金燈臺, 右邊五行, 左邊五行; 還有金花,金燈盞,

7:50 The cups, the snuffers, the bowls for drinking wine, the bowls for the incense, and the firepans were made from beaten gold; the facades for the doors of the inner house, for the most holy place, for the doors of the main hall of the temple were of gold.
精金的碗盆,燭剪,盤子,調羹和火鼎, 內殿至聖所的門框和外殿的門樞.

7:51 When all of the work which king Solomon did on the house of Yahweh was completed, Solomon brought out the holy objects of his father David, the silver and the gold and the vessels, which he put in the treasury rooms of the house of Yahweh.
這樣, 所羅門為耶和華的殿所作的一切工程都完成了. 所羅門把他父親大衛分別為聖的金銀和器皿, 都運了來, 存放在耶和華殿的庫房裡.

I Kings - Chapter 8

8:1 At that time, Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families of the Israelites before King Solomon, in order to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the city of David, that is, Zion.
那時, 所羅門把以色列的長老,各支派的首領和以色列的族長, 都召集到耶路撒冷自己面前, 要把耶和華的約櫃從大衛城, 就是錫安運上來.

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the festival in the month of Ethnaim, that is, the seventh month.
於是, 在以他念月, 就是七月, 在守節期的時候, 以色列眾人都聚集到所羅門王那裡.

8:3 All the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark.
以色列的眾長老都來到了, 祭司們就把約櫃抬起來.

8:4 So they brought up the ark of Yahweh and the tent of assembly and all of the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up.
祭司和利未人把耶和華的約櫃,會幕和會幕裡的一切聖器具都運上來.

8:5 King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel who were assembling with him in the presence of the ark were sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted nor numbered because of abundance.
所羅門王和聚集到他那裡的以色列全體會眾, 都一同在約櫃前獻牛羊為祭, 數目多得不可勝數, 無法計算.

8:6 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim,
祭司把耶和華的約櫃抬進內殿為它預備的地方, 就是至聖所, 放在兩個基路伯的翅膀底下.

8:7 for the cherubim were spreading their wings over the place of the ark. The cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles from above.
因為基路伯展開翅膀在約櫃所在地的上面, 遮掩約櫃和抬櫃的槓.

8:8 The poles were long, and the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from the outside, and they are there until this day.
這些槓很長, 在內殿前的聖所可以看見槓頭, 在殿外卻看不見; 直到今日, 這些槓還在那裡.

8:9 There was not anything in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses had placed there at Horeb, where Yahweh made a covenant with the Israelites after they went out from the land of Egypt.
約櫃裡面只有兩塊石版, 這兩塊石版在以色列人出埃及地以後, 耶和華與他們立約的時候, 摩西在何烈山放在那裡的.

8:10 When the priests went out from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of Yahweh.
祭司從聖所裡出來的時候, 有雲彩充滿耶和華的殿,

8:11 The priests were not able to stand to minister because of the presence of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh.
因為雲彩的緣故, 祭司不能站立服事, 因為耶和華的榮光充滿了聖殿.

8:12 Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the very thick cloud.
那時, 所羅門說: “耶和華曾說, 他要住在密雲中.

8:13 I have certainly built a lofty house for you, a place for you to live forever.”
現在我果然為你建造了一座巍峨的殿, 作你永遠的居所. ”

8:14 Then the king turned his face around, and he blessed all of the assembly of Israel. (Now all the assembly of Israel was standing).
於是王把臉轉過來, 為全體以色列會眾祝福, 全體以色列會眾都站著.

8:15 Then he said, “Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel who has promised with his mouth to David my father and fulfilled by his oath, saying,
所羅門說: “耶和華以色列的神是應當稱頌的, 因為他親口對我父親大衛應許過的, 現在他親手成全了. 他說:

8:16 ‘From the day that I brought out my people Israel from Egypt I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house where my name might be, but I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
‘自從我把我的子民以色列領出埃及的日子以來, 我未曾在以色列的各支派中揀選一座城, 建造殿宇, 作我名的居所; 但我揀選了大衛治理我的子民以色列. ’

8:17 David my father desired to build a house for the name of Yahweh the God of Israel,
我父大衛心裡有意要為耶和華以色列的神的名建殿.

8:18 but Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because you desired to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was within your heart.
但耶和華對我父大衛說: ‘你心裡有意為我的名建一座殿, 你這心意是好的.

8:19 However, you will not build the house, but your son who has come from your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’
然而你不要建造這殿, 只有你親生的兒子, 他必為我的名建造這殿. ’

8:20 Yahweh has carried out his promise which he had made; I have risen in place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel as Yahweh promised, and I have built the house for the name of Yahweh the God of Israel.
現在耶和華已經實現了他說過的話, 我已經起來繼承我父大衛, 坐在以色列的王位上, 正如耶和華所說過的. 我也已經為耶和華以色列的神的名建造了這殿.

8:21 I have provided a place there for the ark, in which is the covenant which Yahweh made with our ancestors when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
我又為約櫃預備了一個地方. 這約櫃裡有耶和華的約, 就是他領我們列祖出埃及地的時候與他們所立的. ”

8:22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all of the assembly of Israel, and he spread out his hands to the heavens,
所羅門當著以色列的全體會眾, 站在耶和華的祭壇前, 向天伸開雙手,

8:23 and he said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel, there is no god like you in the heavens above or on the earth beneath, keeping the covenant and the loyal love for your servants who are walking before you with all their heart.
禱告說: “耶和華以色列的神啊, 天上地下沒有別的神像你; 你對一心在你面前行事為人的僕人守約施慈愛.

8:24 You have kept for your servant David my father what you promised to him, and you have spoken with your mouth, and with your hand you have fulfilled it this very day.
你謹守了你應許過你僕人我父大衛的話. 你親口說過, 也親手作成, 正如今天一樣.

8:25 So then, O Yahweh, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you promised to him, saying, ‘For you, no man will be cut off from before me who will be sitting on the throne of Israel, if only your sons keep their ways to walk before me just as you have walked before me.’
耶和華以色列的神啊, 現在求你謹守你應許你僕人我父親大衛的話: ‘只要你的子孫謹守他們的行為, 像你在我面前所行的一樣, 就必不斷有人坐以色列的王位. ’

8:26 So then, O God of Israel, please let your word be confirmed which you have promised to your servant David my father.
以色列的神啊, 現在求你成就你應許你僕人我父大衛的話吧！

8:27 For will God really dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens could not contain you! How could this house that I have built?
“神真的住在地上嗎? 看哪！天和天上的天尚且不能容納你, 何況我建造的這殿呢?

8:28 You must regard the prayer of your servant and his plea! O Yahweh my God, listen to the pleading and to the prayer that your servant is praying before you this day,
然而耶和華我的神啊, 求你垂顧你僕人的禱告和懇求, 垂聽你僕人今天在你面前所作的呼籲和禱告.

8:29 so that your eyes will be open to this house night and day, to the place which you said, ‘My name will be there,’ to hear the prayer that your servant prays toward this place.
願你的眼睛晝夜看顧這殿, 看顧你所說‘我的名要留在那裡’的地方. 願你垂聽你僕人向這地方所發的禱告.

8:30 You must listen to the plea of your servant and your people Israel which they pray toward this place; and you must hear from the place where you live, from heaven you must hear and you must forgive.
你僕人和你的子民以色列向這地方禱告的時候, 求你垂聽他們的懇求. 求你在天上的居所垂聽, 垂聽而赦免.

8:31 If a man sins against his neighbor and he pronounces an oath against him to curse him, and the curse comes before your altar in this house,
“如果有人得罪他的鄰居被迫起誓, 他來到這殿在你的祭壇前起誓的時候,

8:32 then you shall hear in heaven and you shall act and you shall judge your servant, to declare the wicked guilty by bringing his way upon his head and to declare the righteous innocent by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
求你在天上垂聽, 採取行動, 審判你的僕人, 定惡人有罪, 使他所行的, 都歸到他自己的頭上. 定義人有理, 照著他的公義賞賜他.

8:33 When your people Israel are defeated before the enemy because they sinned against you, and when they turn to you and confess your name and pray and beg for mercy from you in this house,
“你的子民以色列若是得罪了你, 以致在仇敵面前被打敗, 又回轉歸向你, 承認你的名, 在這殿裡向你禱告懇求的時候,

8:34 then you shall hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and you shall bring them back to the ground which you gave to their ancestors.
求你在天上垂聽, 赦免你的子民以色列的罪, 領他們返回你賜給他們列祖之地.

8:35 When you shut up the heavens so there is no rain because they have sinned against you, then they pray to this place and they confess your name and they return from their sin because you punished them,
“如果他們因為得罪了你, 天就閉塞不下雨; 他們若是向這地方禱告, 承認你的名; 又因你苦待他們, 就離開他們的罪,

8:36 then you shall hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and your people Israel, for you will teach them the good way in which they should go, and you will give rain upon your land which you have given to your people as an inheritance.
求你在天上垂聽, 赦免你僕人和你的子民以色列的罪, 指示他們當行的善道, 賜雨水在你的地上, 就是你賜給你子民的產業之地.

8:37 If there should be in the land famine or disease, if there should be blight or mildew or locust or caterpillars, if it happens that his enemy lays siege against him in the land of his gates, if any plague or any disease,
“如果這地有饑荒,瘟疫,旱風,霉爛,蝗蟲,螞蚱, 或有仇敵把他們圍困在城裡, 無論遭遇甚麼災禍, 甚麼疾病,

8:38 any prayer or any plea which is offered by any person for all of your people Israel, who each knows the infestation of his own heart and spreads out his palms to this house,
你的子民以色列, 或是眾人, 或是個人, 知道自己心裡的苦痛, 向這殿伸開雙手所作的一切禱告,一切懇求,

8:39 then you shall hear in heaven the place of your dwelling, and you shall forgive and act and give to the man whose heart you know, according to all his ways, for you alone know the heart of all the sons of man.
求你在天上你的居所垂聽而赦免, 並且採取行動. 你是知道人心的, 只有你知道萬人的心, 求你照著各人所行的報應他,

8:40 Do these things so that they may fear you all the days that they live on the face of the land that you gave to our ancestors.
好使他們在你賜給我們列祖的地上, 一生一世敬畏你.

8:41 Also for the foreigner who is not from your people Israel, and he comes from a distant land because of your name,
“至於不屬於你的子民以色列的外族人, 為了你的名的緣故從遠地而來,

8:42 (for they shall hear of your great name and your powerful hand and your outstretched arm), and he shall come and pray toward this house,
因為他們聽到你的大名,大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 他們來向這殿禱告的時候,

8:43 you shall hear in heaven, the place of your dwelling, and act according to all that the foreigner calls to you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, to fear you as your people Israel, and to know that your name has been invoked over this house that I have built.
求你在天上你的居所垂聽, 照著外族人向你呼求的一切而行, 好使地上的萬族萬民都認識你的名, 敬畏你, 像你的子民以色列一樣; 又使他們知道我建造的這殿是稱為你的名下的.

8:44 If your people go out to battle against his enemy in the way that you shall send them and they pray to Yahweh, toward the city which you have chosen and the house which I have built for your name,
“如果你的子民出去與仇敵爭戰, 無論你派他們到哪處, 他們若是向你所揀選的這城, 並向我為你的名建造的這殿禱告,

8:45 then you shall hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and you shall vindicate them.
求你在天上垂聽他們的禱告和懇求, 為他們主持公道.

8:46 “If they sin against you (for there is not a person who does not sin) and you are angry with them and you give them to an enemy and they take them captive to the land of the enemy far or near,
“如果你的子民得罪了你(沒有不犯罪的世人), 你向他們發怒, 把他們交給仇敵, 以致仇敵把他們擄到仇敵的地方, 或是遠或是近,

8:47 and then they return their heart in the land where they have been taken captive and they return and plead to you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned and we did wrong. We acted wickedly,’
在被擄的地方, 他們若是回心轉意, 在他們被擄去之地回轉, 向你祈求, 說: ‘我們犯了罪了; 我們犯了過了, 我們作了惡事. ’

8:48 if they return to you with all of their heart and with all of their soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive and they pray to you toward their land which you gave to their ancestors, the city that you have chosen and the house that you built for your name,
如果他們在俘擄他們的仇敵的地方, 一心一意回轉歸向你, 又向著你賜給他們列祖的地方, 向你所揀選的這城, 和我為你的名建造的這殿禱告,

8:49 then you shall hear in heaven, the place of your dwelling, their prayer and their plea, and you shall vindicate them.
求你在天上你的居所垂聽他們的禱告和懇求, 為他們主持公道.

8:50 You shall forgive your people who sinned against you, even for all their transgressions which they committed against you. You shall give them compassion before their captors so that they may have compassion on them,
赦免得罪了你的子民, 又赦免他們冒犯你的一切過犯, 使他們在擄他們的人面前蒙憐憫.

8:51 for they are your people and your inheritance whom you brought from Egypt from the middle of the smelter of iron.
因為他們是你的子民,你的產業, 是你從埃及,從鐵爐中領出來的.

8:52 O, that your eyes may be open to the plea of your servant and to the plea of your people Israel, to listen to them in all things when they call to you.
願你睜開眼睛看顧你僕人的祈求, 和你的子民以色列的祈求, 他們向你呼求的, 願你都垂聽.

8:53 For you have separated them for yourself as an inheritance from all the peoples of the earth, as you promised through the hand of Moses your servant when you brought out our ancestors from Egypt, my Lord Yahweh!”
主耶和華啊！因為你已經把他們從地上萬族萬民中分別出來, 作自己的產業, 正如你領我們的列祖出埃及的時候, 藉著你的僕人摩西所應許的. ”

8:54 It happened that when Solomon finished praying to Yahweh all of the prayer and this plea, he got up from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling down on his knees with his palms outstretched to heaven.
所羅門在耶和華的祭壇前屈膝下跪, 向天伸開雙手, 向耶和華獻完了這一切禱告和懇求以後, 就起來,

8:55 He stood and blessed all of the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
站著, 大聲給以色列的全體會眾祝福, 說:

8:56 “Blessed be Yahweh who gave a resting place to his people Israel. According to all that he promised, not one word has fallen from all of his promises concerning the good which he spoke through the hand of Moses his servant.
“耶和華是應當稱頌的. 他照著自己一切所應許的, 賜安息給他的子民以色列人. 藉著他的僕人摩西所應許一切美好的話, 一句都沒有落空.

8:57 May Yahweh our God be with us as he was with our ancestors, and may he not leave us or abandon us,
願耶和華我們的神與我們同在, 像與我們的列祖同在一樣. 願他不離棄我們, 也不撇下我們.

8:58 to incline our hearts toward him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his judgments which he commanded our ancestors.
願他使我們的心歸向他, 遵行他的一切道, 謹守他吩咐我們列祖的誡命,律例和典章.

8:59 Let these my words which I pleaded before Yahweh be near to Yahweh our God, by day and by night, to maintain the justice of his servant and the justice of his people Israel as each day requires
願我在耶和華面前懇求的這些話, 晝夜都不離耶和華我們的神, 好使他天天為他僕人和他的子民以色列人主持公道,

8:60 so that all of the people of the earth may know that Yahweh, he is God; there is none other.
使地上萬族萬民都知道耶和華是神, 除他以外沒有別的神.

8:61 Let your heart be completely with Yahweh our God by walking in his statutes, by keeping his commands as this day.”
所以你們的心要完全歸給耶和華我們的神, 遵行他的律例, 謹守他的誡命, 像今天一樣. ”

8:62 Then the king and all of Israel with him offered a sacrifice in the presence of Yahweh.
王和所有與他在一起的以色列人都在耶和華面前獻祭.

8:63 Solomon sacrificed the fellowship offerings which he offered to Yahweh: twenty-two thousand oxen and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep; and the king and all of the Israelites dedicated the house of Yahweh.
所羅門向耶和華獻平安祭, 牛二萬二千頭, 羊十二萬隻; 這樣, 王和以色列眾人為耶和華的殿舉行了奉獻典禮.

8:64 On that day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard before the house of Yahweh because he offered there the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings because the bronze altar that was in the presence of Yahweh was too small to hold the burnt offerings and the grain offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings.
那一天, 因為耶和華面前的銅祭壇太小, 容不下燔祭,素祭和平安祭牲的脂肪, 王就把耶和華殿前院子當中的地方分別為聖, 在那裡獻燔祭,素祭和平安祭牲的脂肪.

8:65 Solomon held the festival at that time and all of Israel with him, a great assembly from Lebo Hamath up to the wadi of Egypt before Yahweh our God, for seven days and seven days, a total of fourteen days.
那時所羅門與從哈馬口直到埃及小河的以色列人, 都在耶和華我們的神面前舉行盛大的集會, 守節七天, 又七天, 一共十四天.

8:66 On the eighth day, he sent the people away, and they blessed the king, and they went to their tents rejoicing and in good spirits because of all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.
到了第八天, 王遣散了眾人; 眾人都祝福過王以後, 就高高興興地回自己的家去. 他們因為看見耶和華向他僕人大衛和他子民以色列所施的一切恩惠, 心中都感到歡喜.

I Kings - Chapter 9

9:1 It happened that as Solomon finished the building of the house of Yahweh, the king’s house, and all the things Solomon desired to do,
所羅門建造完了耶和華的殿,王宮和所羅門渴想建造的一切以後,

9:2 Yahweh appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him in Gibeon.
耶和華就第二次向所羅門顯現, 像先前在基遍向他顯現一樣.

9:3 Yahweh said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your plea which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house which you have built, by putting my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
耶和華對他說: “你在我面前所作的禱告和懇求, 我都已經聽見了. 你建造的這殿, 我已經把它分別為聖, 要使我的名永遠留在那裡; 我的眼和我的心也必常在那裡.

9:4 As for you, if you walk before me as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and with uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep my ordinances and my judgments,
至於你, 如果你像你父親大衛那樣, 存誠實和正直的心在我面前行事為人, 遵行我一切所吩咐你的, 謹守我的律例和典章,

9:5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘A man will not be cut off for you from upon the throne of Israel.’
我就必堅固你統治以色列的國位, 直到永遠, 正如我應許你父親大衛說: ‘你的子孫, 總不斷有人坐以色列的王位.

9:6 “If ever you or any of your descendants turn from following me and do not keep my commandments and my ordinances that I have set before you and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them,
你們或是你們的子孫, 若是轉去不跟從我, 不遵守我賜給你們的誡命和律例, 去事奉別的神, 敬拜他們,

9:7 then I will cut Israel off from the face of the land that I have given to them, even the house which I have consecrated for my name I will cast away from my face; and Israel shall become a proverb and an object of taunting among all the peoples.
我就必把以色列人從我賜給他們的這地上剪除, 甚至為自己的名分別為聖的這殿, 我也必從我面前把它丟棄不顧, 使以色列人在萬族中成為笑談和譏笑的對象.

9:8 This house shall become a heap of ruins; all those passing by will be appalled by it and hiss, and they will say, ‘On what account did Yahweh do this to this land and to this house?’
這巍峨的殿必成為廢墟, 經過的人都必驚訝, 取笑說: 耶和華為甚麼向這地和這殿這樣作啊?

9:9 And they will say, ‘Because they have forsaken Yahweh their God who brought their ancestors out from the land of Egypt and they embraced other gods and bowed down to them and served them. Therefore, Yahweh brought on them all of this disaster.’ ”
人要回答說: 是因為他們離棄了那把他們的列祖從埃及地領出來的耶和華他們的神, 去親近別的神, 敬拜他們, 事奉他們, 因此耶和華使這一切災禍臨到他們. ’”

9:10 It happened at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Yahweh and the house of the king,
所羅門用了二十年的時間來建造耶和華的殿和王宮這兩座建築物.

9:11 since Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with wood of cedar and with wood of cypresses and with the gold according to all his desire, then King Solomon gave twenty cities in the land of the Galilee to Hiram.
因為推羅王希蘭曾照著所羅門所喜愛的, 以香柏木,松木和金子幫助他, 於是所羅門王把加利利地的二十座城給了希蘭.

9:12 So Hiram went out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, but they were not right in his eyes.
希蘭從推羅出來, 看看所羅門給他的這些城. 他不喜歡這些城,

9:13 So he said, “What are these cities that you have given to me, my brother?” So they are called the land of Cabul until this day.
他說: “我的兄弟啊, 這些就是你送給我的城嗎? ”於是他給這些城起名叫迦步勒, 直到今日.

9:14 Then Hiram sent to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold.
希蘭送給所羅門約有四千公斤金子.

9:15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the house of Yahweh and his house, the Millo, the walls of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
這是所羅門王徵召服勞役的建築耶和華的殿和他自己的王宮, 以及米羅,耶路撒冷的城牆,夏瑣,米吉多和基色的記錄.

9:16 Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had gone up and captured Gezer and burnt it with fire. He had also killed the Canaanites who were living in the city and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, the wife of Solomon.
先前埃及王法老上來攻取基色, 放火燒城, 殺了住在城裡的迦南人, 把城送給自己的女兒,所羅門的妻子作嫁妝.

9:17 Solomon rebuilt Gezer and Lower Beth-Horon,
所以所羅門重建基色,下伯．和崙,

9:18 as well as Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness in the land;
巴拉和在猶大地曠野裡的他瑪,

9:19 and he also built all of the storage cities which were Solomon’s, the cities for the chariots, the cities for the cavalry, and all of Solomon’s desire that he wanted to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion.
以及屬於所羅門所有的一切積貨城,屯車城,馬兵城, 與所羅門在耶路撒冷,黎巴嫩和他統治的各地他喜愛建造的.

9:20 All of the people who were remaining from the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites who were not of the Israelites,
所有亞摩利人,赫人,比利洗人,希未人和耶布斯人餘下的人, 他們不是以色列人.

9:21 their children who remained after them in the land, whom the Israelites were not able to completely destroy, Solomon conscripted them for forced labor, until this very day.
他們的子孫仍然留在那地, 以色列人不能滅絕他們. 於是所羅門徵召他們作苦工的奴僕, 直到今日.

9:22 But from the Israelites Solomon did not make a slave, but they were the men of war, his officers, his commanders, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and his cavalry.
至於以色列人, 所羅門卻沒有使他們作奴僕, 而是作他的戰士,臣僕,統領,軍長,戰車長和騎兵長.

9:23 These were the commanders of the overseers who were over the work for Solomon, five hundred and fifty, ruling over the people doing the work.
所羅門有督工五百五十人, 負責管理作工的人和監督工程.

9:24 As soon as the daughter of Pharaoh went up from the city of David to her house which he built for her, then he built the Millo.
法老的女兒從大衛城搬到所羅門為她建造的宮裡以後, 所羅門才重建米羅.

9:25 Solomon sacrificed three times a year: burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar that he had built to Yahweh, and he offered incense with it before Yahweh; and so he completed the house.
所羅門每年三次在他為耶和華建造的祭壇上獻上燔祭和平安祭; 又在耶和華面前的壇上燒香, 這樣, 他完成了建殿的工程.

9:26 King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-Geber which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.
所羅門王又在以東地,紅海邊, 靠近以祿的以旬．迦別, 建造船隊.

9:27 Hiram sent his servants with the fleet of ships, sailors who knew the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
希蘭派遣他船隊的僕人, 就是熟悉航海的船員, 與所羅門的僕人一同航海.

9:28 They went to Ophir and imported from there four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and they brought it to King Solomon.
他們到達了俄斐, 從那裡取得黃金約有一萬四千公斤, 運到所羅門王那裡.

I Kings - Chapter 10

10:1 Now the queen of Sheba had heard of the fame of Solomon regarding the name of Yahweh, and she came to test him with hard questions.
示巴女王聽到所羅門因耶和華的名所得的名聲, 就來要用難題試試他.

10:2 So she came to Jerusalem with very great wealth; with camels carrying spices, very much gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon, and she spoke to him all that was on her heart.
她帶著大批隨員到耶路撒冷來, 又有駱駝馱著香料,許多金子和寶石. 她來到所羅門那裡, 就把她心裡所有的難題都對他說出來.

10:3 Solomon answered all of her questions; there was not a thing hidden from the king which he could not explain to her.
所羅門把她所有的問題都給她解說明白, 沒有一件事難倒王, 使王不能回答她的.

10:4 When the queen of Sheba observed all the wisdom of Solomon and the house which he had built,
示巴女王看見所羅門的一切智慧和他建造的宮殿,

10:5 the food of his table, the seat of his servants, the manner of his servants and their clothing, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he offered in the house of Yahweh, she was breathless.
桌上的食物,臣僕的座位,僕人的侍候,他們的服飾,王的酒政和王在耶和華的殿獻上的燔祭, 就驚奇得不知所措.

10:6 Then she said to the king, “The report which I heard in my land was true concerning your accomplishments and your wisdom.
於是她對王說: “我在本國聽見有關你的事和你的智慧, 原來都是真的;

10:7 I had not believed the report to be true until I came and my eyes had seen, and behold! The half had not been told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I had heard.
以前我並不相信那些話, 等到我來了, 親眼看見, 才知道人告訴我的還不到一半; 你的智慧和財富, 超過我所聽聞的.

10:8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom.
屬你的人是有福的, 你的這些臣僕是有福的, 他們常常侍立在你面前, 聆聽你的智慧.

10:9 May Yahweh your God be blessed, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel, because of the love of Yahweh for Israel forever, and he has made you king to execute justice and righteousness.”
耶和華你的神是應當稱頌的！他喜悅你, 使你坐在以色列的王位上; 因為耶和華永遠喜愛以色列, 所以立你作王, 要你秉行公義. ”

10:10 Then she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, abundant spices, and precious stones. Spices as these did not come again in such abundance as that which the queen of Sheba brought to King Solomon.
於是示巴女王把約四千公斤金子,大批香料和寶石送給王; 以後奉來的香料再也沒有像示巴女王送給所羅門的那麼多.

10:11 Moreover, the fleet of ships of Hiram which carried the gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir abundant amounts of almug wood and precious stones.
此外, 從俄斐運金子來的希蘭船隊, 又從俄斐運了大批檀香木和寶石來.

10:12 The king made a raised structure for the house of Yahweh and for the house of the king out of the almug wood, as well as lyres and harps for the singers. This much almug wood has not come nor been seen again up to this day.
王用檀香木為耶和華的殿和王宮做欄杆, 又為歌唱的做琴瑟. 以後再也沒有這樣的檀香木運來, 也沒有人看見過, 直到今日.

10:13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all of her desire that she asked, besides that which King Solomon freely offered her. Then she turned and went to her land with her servants.
所羅門王照著示巴女王所願所求的一切賜給她, 另外又厚厚地餽贈她. 於是女王和她的臣僕都返回本國去了.

10:14 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
所羅門每年收入的金子重兩萬三千公斤.

10:15 apart from that of the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land.
另外, 還有從商人和行商的課稅, 阿拉伯諸王和國內省長的收入.

10:16 King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold; six hundred measures of gold went up over each shield.
所羅門王用錘煉好的金子做了二百面大盾牌, 每一面大盾牌用金子七公斤;

10:17 Also he made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went up over each of the small shields; and the king put them into the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
又用錘煉好的金子做了三百面小盾牌, 每一面小盾牌用金子兩公斤. 王把這些盾牌都放在黎巴嫩林宮.

10:18 The king also made a large ivory throne, and he overlaid it with fine gold.
王又做了一個象牙大寶座, 貼上了精金.

10:19 Six steps led up to the throne, and there was a circular top to the throne behind it, and armrests were on each side of the seat, with two lions standing beside the armrests.
那寶座有六級臺階, 寶座的後背有一個圓頂, 座處的兩旁有一個扶手. 扶手的旁邊各有一隻獅子站立著.

10:20 Twelve lions were standing there, six on each of the six steps on either side; nothing like this was made for any of the kingdoms.
在六級臺階上共有十二隻獅子站著, 左邊一隻, 右邊一隻. 在列國中都沒有這樣做過.

10:21 All of the drinking vessels of King Solomon were gold, and all the vessels for the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver; it was not considered as something valuable in the days of Solomon.
所羅門的一切杯爵都是金子做的; 黎巴嫩林宮裡的一切器皿也都是精金做的, 沒有用銀子做的; 原來在所羅門王的時代, 銀子算不得甚麼.

10:22 For the fleet of Tarshish belonged to the king and was on the sea with the fleet of Hiram; once every three years the fleet of Tarshish used to come carrying gold and silver, ivory, apes, and baboons.
因為王有他施船隊與希蘭船隊一同在海上航行. 他施船隊三年一次運來金銀,象牙,猿猴和孔雀.

10:23 King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.
所羅門王的財富和智慧, 超過了世界上所有的君王.

10:24 All of the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.
世上所有的君王都要求晉見所羅門, 聆聽神賦予他心中的智慧.

10:25 They were each bringing his gift; objects of silver and objects of gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules. This used to happen year after year.
他們各人都帶著自己的貢物而來, 就是銀器,金器,衣裳,軍械,香料,馬和騾等, 年年都是這樣.

10:26 Solomon gathered chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses. He stationed them in the cities of the chariots and with the king in Jerusalem.
所羅門聚集戰車和騎兵, 他有戰車一千四百輛, 騎兵一萬二千人, 安置在屯車城和耶路撒冷, 就是與王在一起.

10:27 The king made the silver in Jerusalem as the stones, and the cedars he made as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah in abundance.
王在耶路撒冷使銀子好像石頭一樣, 使香柏木好像平原的桑樹那麼多.

10:28 The import of the horses which were Solomon’s was from Egypt and from Kue; the traders of the king received horses from Kue at a price.
所羅門的馬是從埃及和古厄運出來的, 是王的商人從古厄按著定價買來的.

10:29 A chariot went up and went out from Egypt at six hundred silver shekels and a horse at a hundred and fifty. So it was for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Aram; by their hand they were exported.
從埃及運上來的車, 每輛銀子六千八百四十克, 馬每匹一千七百一十克. 赫人眾王和亞蘭(“亞蘭”即今天“敘利亞”一帶的地方)諸王也都是這樣經他們的手買來的.

I Kings - Chapter 11

11:1 King Solomon loved many foreign women: the daughter of Pharaoh, Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, Hittite;
所羅門王除了法老的女兒以外, 又寵愛許多外族女子, 就是摩押女子,亞捫女子,以東女子,西頓女子和赫人女子等.

11:2 from the nations which Yahweh had said to the Israelites, “You shall not marry them, and they shall not marry you. They will certainly turn your heart after other gods.” But Solomon clung to them to love.
關於這些國家的人, 耶和華曾經吩咐以色列人: “你們不可與他們往來通婚, 否則他們必會引誘你們的心, 去隨從他們的神. ”但所羅門深深愛戀這些女子.

11:3 He had seven hundred princesses and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart.
所羅門有妃七百, 都是公主; 有嬪三百. 他的妃嬪使他的心偏離了神.

11:4 It happened at the time of Solomon’s old age that his wives guided his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully with Yahweh his God as the heart of David his father had been.
所羅門年老的時候, 他的妃嬪誘惑他的心偏離了神去隨從別的神. 他的心不像他的父親大衛那樣完全歸於耶和華他的神.

11:5 Solomon went after Ashtoreth the god of the Sidonians and after Molech the abhorrence of the Ammonites.
因為所羅門隨從西頓人的女神亞斯他錄, 和亞捫人可憎的偶像米勒公.

11:6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of Yahweh and did not fully follow after Yahweh as David his father.
所羅門行耶和華看為惡的事, 不效法他的父親大衛完完全全跟從耶和華.

11:7 At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the mountain which faces Jerusalem and for Molech, the abomination of the Ammonites.
那時, 所羅門為摩押人可憎的偶像基抹和亞捫人可憎的偶像摩洛, 在耶路撒冷東面的山上建造邱壇.

11:8 Thus he did for all of his foreign wives, offering incense and sacrificing to their gods.
他為他娶自外族的妃嬪都這樣作; 她們都向自己的神燒香獻祭.

11:9 Yahweh was angry with Solomon, for he had turned his heart from Yahweh, the God of Israel who had appeared to him twice.
耶和華向所羅門發怒, 因為他的心偏離了曾經兩次向他顯現的耶和華以色列的神.

11:10 And he had commanded him concerning this matter not to go after other gods, but he did not keep that which Yahweh commanded.
耶和華為了這事曾經吩咐他, 不可隨從別的神, 可是他沒有遵守耶和華吩咐的.

11:11 So Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because this was with you, and you did not keep my covenant and my ordinances which I have commanded you, I will certainly tear the kingdom from you, and I will give it to your servant.
耶和華對所羅門說: “你既然作了這事, 不遵守我吩咐你的約和律例, 我必奪去你的國, 把國賜給你的一個臣子.

11:12 However, I will not do it in your days, for the sake of David your father; from the hand of your son I will tear it away.
然而, 為了你父親大衛的緣故, 我不會在你有生之日作這事, 我要從你兒子的手中把國奪去.

11:13 Yet all of the kingdom I will not tear away. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.”
只是我不把整個國家奪去, 為了我的僕人大衛的緣故, 又為了我所揀選的耶路撒冷的緣故, 我要給你的兒子留下一個支派. ”

11:14 Then Yahweh raised an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite, from the descendants of that king in Edom.
於是耶和華興起一個人敵擋所羅門, 他是以東王的後裔以東人哈達.

11:15 It had happened that when David was at Edom, Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, and he killed every male in Edom.
從前大衛擊敗以東, 元帥約押上去埋葬陣亡的人的時候, 就把以東所有的男人都殺了.

11:16 For Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months until he exterminated every male in Edom.
約押和以色列人在那裡住了六個月, 直到把以東所有的男人都除滅了.

11:17 But Hadad himself had fled, and some Edomite men from the servants of his father with him, to go to Egypt, when Hadad was a young boy.
哈達與他父親的幾個以東臣僕一起逃往埃及, 那時哈達還是一個小孩子.

11:18 They had set out from Midian until they came to Paran where they took men from Paran with them and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt. He gave to him a house and assigned food for him and gave him land.
他們從米甸動身, 來到巴蘭, 又從巴蘭帶了幾個人來到埃及, 見埃及王法老. 法老吩咐人給他一所房子, 供應他糧食, 又賜他一塊田地.

11:19 Hadad found great favor in the eyes of Pharaoh, and he gave him the sister of his wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen, as wife.
哈達在法老面前十分蒙恩, 以致法老把自己妻子的妹妹, 就是王后答比匿的妹妹, 賜給他作妻子.

11:20 The sister of Tahpenes bore Genubath his son for him, and Tahpenes weaned him in the middle of the house of Pharaoh. Genubath was in the house of Pharaoh in the midst of the children of Pharaoh.
答比匿的妹妹給他生了一個兒子, 名叫基努拔. 答比匿使他在法老的宮中長大, 基努拔就與法老的眾子一起住在法老的宮中.

11:21 Now Hadad heard in Egypt that David had slept with his ancestors and that Joab the commander of the army was dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Send me away that I may go to my land.”
後來哈達在埃及聽說大衛已經與他的列祖同睡, 元帥約押也死了, 哈達就對法老說: “求你容我離去, 我好回到本國去. ”

11:22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack with me that you now are seeking to go to your land?” He said, “No, but you must surely send me away.”
法老問他: “你在我這裡有甚麼欠缺, 竟要回到你本國去呢? ”他回答: “沒有甚麼欠缺, 只求你無論如何讓我離開. ”

11:23 God had also raised Rezon the son of Eliada as an adversary against him, who had fled from Hadadezer the king of Zobah, his master.
神又興起一個人敵擋所羅門, 就是以利亞大的兒子利遜. 他是從他主人瑣巴王哈大底謝那裡逃出來的.

11:24 He gathered men around him and he became the commander of bandits. When David killed some of them, they went to Damascus and settled there, and they reigned in Damascus.
大衛擊殺瑣巴人的時候, 利遜招聚了一些人, 自己作了這些土匪的領袖. 他前往大馬士革, 住在那裡, 又在大馬士革作王.

11:25 He was an adversary for Israel all the days of Solomon, and along with the evil that Hadad did, he detested Israel while he reigned over Aram.
在所羅門一生的日子, 利遜都敵擋以色列人. 他恨惡以色列人, 並且作了亞蘭人的王. 另外, 哈達也不斷為患.

11:26 Now Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah (now the name of his mother was Zeruah, a widow woman), a servant of Solomon rebelled against the king.
所羅門王的臣僕, 尼八的兒子耶羅波安也舉手攻擊王. 他是洗利達的以法蓮人, 他母親是個寡婦, 名叫洗魯雅.

11:27 This is the reason that he rebelled against the king: when Solomon built the Millo, he closed the gap of the city of David his father.
他舉手攻擊王的情形是這樣的: 所羅門重建米羅, 修補他父親大衛城的破口;

11:28 Now the man Jeroboam was a man of ability, and Solomon saw that the young man was a diligent worker, so he appointed him over all of the forced labor for the house of Joseph.
耶羅波安這個人原是個有才幹的人. 所羅門見這個年輕人作事殷勤, 就派他管理約瑟家的所有奴工.

11:29 It happened at that time that Jeroboam went out from Jerusalem, and he accidentally met Ahijah the Shilonite the prophet on the way. Now he had clothed himself with new clothing. While the two of them were alone in the field,
有一次, 耶羅波安從耶路撒冷出來, 示羅人亞希雅先知在路上遇見他. 亞希雅身上穿著一件新衣, 那時田野裡只有他們二人.

11:30 Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
亞希雅拿著自己身上所穿的新衣, 把它撕成十二片,

11:31 Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and I will give to you ten tribes,
對耶羅波安說: “你拿十片去吧！因為耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘看哪, 我必從所羅門的手裡把國奪去, 把十個支派賜給你.

11:32 but one tribe shall be for him, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel;
但是為了我的僕人大衛和為了我從以色列眾支派中所揀選的耶路撒冷的緣故, 所羅門仍然可以擁有一個支派.

11:33 because he has forsaken me, and they bowed down to Ashtoreth, the god of the Sidonians, to Chemosh, the god of Moab, and to Molech, the god of the Ammonites. They did not walk in my ways to do right in my eyes, my ordinances, or my judgments, as did David his father.
因為他們離棄了我, 去敬拜西頓人的女神亞斯他錄,摩押人的神基抹和亞捫人的神米勒公, 沒有遵行我的道, 行我眼中看為正的事, 謹守我的律例典章, 像他的父親大衛一樣.

11:34 But I will not take all of the kingdom from his hand, but I will make him a leader all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my ordinances.
但是, 我不會把整個國家從他的手裡奪去, 我必使他終身作人君, 是因我所揀選的僕人大衛謹守了我的誡命律例的緣故.

11:35 But I will take the kingship from the hand of his son, and I will give ten tribes to you.
我要從他兒子的手中把國奪去, 賜給你十個支派.

11:36 To his son I will give one tribe in order to be a lamp for my servant David, always before my face, in Jerusalem the city in which I have chosen to place my name.
至於所羅門的兒子, 我要給他一個支派, 好使我的僕人大衛在我所揀選立我名的城耶路撒冷, 在我面前常常有燈光.

11:37 You I will take, and you shall reign over all your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
我要揀選你, 使你可以照心裡想望的去統治. 你必作以色列的王.

11:38 It shall be that if you listen to all that I command you and you walk in my ways and you do right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, then I will be with you, and I will build an enduring house for you as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
你若是聽從我吩咐你的一切, 遵行我的道, 行我看為正的事, 謹守我的律例誡命, 像我的僕人大衛所行的一樣, 我就與你同在, 為你建立一個鞏固的朝代, 像我為大衛建立的一樣, 並且我要把以色列賜給你.

11:39 I will punish the offspring of David on account of this; however, not always.’ ”
因此, 我要使大衛的後裔遭受苦難, 不過, 卻不是永遠的. ’”

11:40 Then Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam got up and fled to Egypt, to Shishak the king of Egypt, and he remained in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
於是所羅門想要殺死耶羅波安, 耶羅波安卻逃往埃及去, 到了埃及王示撒那裡, 就留在埃及, 直等到所羅門死了為止.

11:41 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon and all that he did and his wisdom; are they not written on the scroll of the acts of Solomon?
所羅門其餘的事: 他所行的和他的智慧, 不是都寫在《所羅門記》上嗎?

11:42 All the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all of Israel were forty years.
所羅門在耶路撒冷作以色列眾人的王共四十年.

11:43 Then Solomon slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.
所羅門與他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在他父親大衛的城裡. 他的兒子羅波安接續他作王.

I Kings - Chapter 12

12:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
羅波安往示劍去, 因為以色列眾人都到了示劍, 要立他作王.

12:2 It happened that Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it while he was still in Egypt where he had fled from the face of King Solomon, and Jeroboam had lived in Egypt.
尼八的兒子耶羅波安那時因逃避所羅門的面, 仍然住在埃及, 他聽見了這事.

12:3 So they sent and summoned him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came. Then they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
以色列人就派遣人去請他來, 於是耶羅波安和以色列全體會眾都來見羅波安, 告訴他說:

12:4 “Your father made our yoke heavy; now lighten the hard labor of your father and the heavy yoke which he placed on us, and we will serve you.”
“你父親加給我們的重擔, 現在求你減輕你父親使我們作的苦工和加在我們背上的重擔, 我們就服事你. ”

12:5 He said, “Go up for three days and then return to me”; so the people went away.
羅波安回答他們: “你們暫時回去, 三天以後再來見我. ”眾民就離開了.

12:6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who had been serving before Solomon his father when he was alive, saying, “How are you advising me to answer this people?”
羅波安王請教他父親所羅門在世的時候, 侍立在他面前的長老說: “你們給我出個主意, 我應該怎樣回答這民呢? ”

12:7 They said to him, “If you will be a servant today to this people, then you will serve them; and if you answer them and speak good words to them, they will always be your servants.”
長老對他說: “今天如果王作這民的僕人, 服事他們, 用好話回答他們, 他們就常作王的僕人. ”

12:8 But he rejected the advice of the old men, which they gave him, and he consulted with the youngsters who had grown up with him, who were serving before him.
可是王拒絕了老年人給他出的主意, 反去請教那些與他一起長大, 侍立在他面前的年輕人,

12:9 He said to them, “What are you advising that we should reply to this people who spoke to me by saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us.’ ”
問他們: “你們的主意怎樣, 我應該怎樣回覆這民? 他們對我說: ‘請你減輕你父親加在我們身上的重擔. ’”

12:10 Then the youngsters who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you: ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,’ you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins.
那些與他一同長大的年輕人回答他: “這民對王說: ‘你父親加重我們的重擔, 現在求你減輕我們的重擔. ’你要這樣回答他們: ‘我的小指頭比我父親的腰還粗！

12:11 So then, my father loaded a heavy yoke on all of you, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!’ ”
我父親把一個重擔加在你們身上, 我要使你們負更重的重擔; 我父親用鞭子責打你們, 我要用蠍子鞭責打你們. ’”

12:12 Jeroboam and all of the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had spoken: “Return to me on the third day.”
耶羅波安和眾民, 照王所說“三天以後再來見我”的那話, 第三天來見羅波安.

12:13 Then the king answered all the people harshly, as he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.
王嚴厲地回答眾人. 他拒絕了老年人給他所出的主意,

12:14 He spoke to them according to the advice of the youngsters, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add onto your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”
卻照著年輕人給他所出的主意, 對他們說: “我父親加重你們所負的重擔, 我要使你們負更重的重擔; 我父親用鞭子責打你們, 我要用蠍子鞭責打你們. ”

12:15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turning of events from Yahweh in order to fulfill his word which Yahweh had spoken through the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
王不肯聽從民眾的請求, 因為這個轉變是出於耶和華, 為要應驗他藉示羅人亞希雅對尼八的兒子耶羅波安所說的話.

12:16 When all of Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What share do we have in David? There is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now look to your house, David!” Then Israel went to their tents.
以色列眾人見王不肯聽從他們的請求, 就回答王說: “我們在大衛裡面有甚麼分呢? 我們在耶西的兒子裡面也沒有產業; 以色列人哪, 回你們自己的家去吧！大衛啊, 照顧你自己的家吧！”於是以色列人都回自己的家去了.

12:17 The Israelites were living in the cities of Judah, and Rehoboam was reigning over them.
不過住在猶大各城的以色列人, 羅波安仍然作他們的王.

12:18 King Rehoboam sent Adoram who was over the forced labor, and all of Israel cast stones at him and he died, but King Rehoboam managed to get up on the chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
羅波安王差派掌管作苦工之人的亞多蘭往以色列人那裡去, 以色列眾人卻用石頭打死他. 羅波安王急忙上車逃回耶路撒冷去了.

12:19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.
這樣, 以色列人背叛了大衛家, 直到今日.

12:20 It happened that just when all of Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all of Israel. Not one followed after the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.
以色列眾人聽說耶羅波安回來了, 就派人去請他到會眾面前, 立他作以色列的王; 除了猶大支派以外, 沒有跟隨大衛家的.

12:21 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all of the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand choice troops to fight with the house of Israel, to restore the kingship to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
羅波安來到耶路撒冷, 就召集了猶大全家和便雅憫支派精選的戰士十八萬人, 要與以色列家爭戰, 好把國奪回, 重歸所羅門的兒子羅波安.

12:22 Then the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
但是, 神的話臨到神人示瑪雅, 說:

12:23 “Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon the king of Judah and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin and the remainder of the people, saying,
“你去告訴所羅門王的兒子猶大王羅波安,猶大全家和便雅憫, 以及其餘的人民, 說:

12:24 ‘Thus says Yahweh: “You shall not go up and you shall not fight with your brothers the Israelites. Return each of you to his house, for this thing was from me.” ’ ” So they heeded the word of Yahweh, and they returned to go home according to the word of Yahweh.
‘耶和華這樣說: 你們不可上去, 不可與你們的兄弟以色列人爭戰. 你們各自回家去吧！因為這事是出於我. ’”眾人就聽從了耶和華的話, 照著耶和華的話回家去了.

12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and he resided in it. Then he went out from there and built Penuel.
耶羅波安在以法蓮山地修築了示劍城, 就住在城中, 又從那裡出去, 修建了毗努伊勒.

12:26 Then Jeroboam said to himself, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David
耶羅波安心裡說: “現在這國仍然要歸回大衛家.

12:27 if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. The heart of this people will return to their master Rehoboam the king of Judah, and they shall kill me and return to him.”
這民若是上去, 在耶路撒冷耶和華的殿裡獻祭, 這民的心就必歸向他們的主猶大王羅波安, 他們必把我殺了, 然後回到猶大王羅波安那裡去. ”

12:28 And the king had decided, so he made two golden calves and he said to them, “You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
王打定了主意, 就做了兩個金牛犢, 對眾民說: “以色列人哪, 你們上耶路撒冷去實在夠了. 看哪, 這是你們的神, 就是從埃及地領你們上來的那位. ”

12:29 He put one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.
他就把一個牛犢安放在伯特利, 一個安放在但.

12:30 This thing became a sin, and the people walked before the one as far as Dan.
這事成了以色列人的罪, 因為眾民都到但那個牛犢面前敬拜.

12:31 Then he built the houses on the high places, and he appointed priests from all walks of life who were not from the sons of Levi.
耶羅波安在邱壇那裡建殿, 把不是利未子孫的平民立為祭司.

12:32 Jeroboam also inaugurated a religious feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the religious feast which was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. Thus he did in Bethel, by sacrificing to the calves that he had made; and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
耶羅波安又定了八月十五日為節期, 像在猶大的節期一樣, 他自己在祭壇上獻祭, 他在伯特利也是這樣向他所鑄造的牛犢獻祭; 他又在伯特利為他所建造的邱壇設立祭司.

12:33 He offered sacrifices on the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month which his heart had devised. He inaugurated a religious feast for the Israelites, and he went up to the altar to offer incense.
八月十五日, 就是他心裡私定作為以色列人節期的日子, 他在伯特利在自己所建的祭壇上獻祭燒香.

I Kings - Chapter 13

13:1 Suddenly a man of God from Judah came to Bethel, by the word of Yahweh, while Jeroboam was standing at the altar to offer incense.
有一個神人, 奉耶和華的命令, 從猶大來到伯特利; 那時, 耶羅波安正站在祭壇旁邊燒香.

13:2 Then he proclaimed against the altar by the word of Yahweh and said, “O altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall burn on you.’ ”
神人奉耶和華的命令, 向那祭壇喊叫, 說: “祭壇哪, 祭壇哪, 耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪, 大衛家要生一個兒子, 名叫約西亞; 他要把邱壇的祭司, 就是在你上面燒香的, 作祭物獻在你上面. 人的骨頭也要在你上面焚燒. ’”

13:3 He gave a sign on that day, saying, “This is the sign that Yahweh has predetermined: Look, this altar will be torn apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”
那天, 神人提出一個兆頭, 說: “這是耶和華的兆頭. 看哪, 這祭壇必破裂, 祭壇上的灰必傾撒下來. ”

13:4 It happened at the moment the king heard the word of the man of God that he cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” But his hand which he stretched out to him was paralyzed, and he was not able to draw it back to himself.
耶羅波安王聽見神人向伯特利的祭壇喊叫的話, 就從祭壇上伸手, 說: “抓住他！”王向他伸出的手卻癱瘓了, 不能縮回來.

13:5 Then the altar was torn apart and the ashes from the altar poured out according to the sign which the man of God had announced by the word of Yahweh.
祭壇也破裂了, 灰從祭壇上傾撒下來, 好像神人奉耶和華的命令所提出的預兆一樣.

13:6 Then the king responded and said to the man of God, “Please entreat the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me that my hand may return to me.” So the man of God entreated the face of Yahweh, and the hand of the king returned to him, as it was in the beginning.
王對神人說: “求你為我向耶和華你的神求情, 又為我禱告, 使我的手復原. ”於是神人向耶和華求情, 王的手就復了原, 像起先一樣.

13:7 Then the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and refresh yourself, that I may give you a gift.”
王對神人說: “請與我一起回王宮去, 吃點東西, 加添心力, 我還要賜給你一份禮物. ”

13:8 Then the man of God said to the king, “Even if you give to me half of your house I will not come with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water in this place,
神人對王說: “你就是把王宮的一半給我, 我也不會與你回去, 也不在這地方吃飯喝水.

13:9 for the word of Yahweh has commanded me, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water, and you shall not return on the way that you came.’ ”
因為有耶和華的話吩咐我說: ‘你不可吃飯喝水, 也不可從你去的原路回來. ’”

13:10 So he went another way, and he did not return by the way on which he had come to Bethel.
於是神人從另一條路去了, 沒有從他來伯特利的原路回去.

13:11 Now a certain older prophet was living in Bethel, and his son came and recounted to him all of the things that the man of God had done that day in Bethel and the words he had spoken to the king, and they told them to their father.
有一個老先知住在伯特利, 他的兒子們來告訴他, 那一天神人在伯特利所行的一切事. 他們也把他對王所說的話, 都告訴了他們的父親.

13:12 Then their father asked them, “Which way did he go?” His sons had seen the way which the man of God who had come from Judah had taken.
他們的父親問他們: “神人從哪條路走了呢? ”他的兒子們就把從猶大來的神人所走的路, 指給他看.

13:13 Then he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it
他對兒子們說: “給我備驢！”於是他們給他備驢, 他就騎上,

13:14 and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under the oak and said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” He said, “I am.”
去追趕神人, 遇見他正坐在橡樹底下, 就問他: “你是從猶大來的神人嗎? ”他回答: “是的！”

13:15 Then he said to him, “Come with me to the house and eat some food.”
老先知對他說: “請你與我一起回家去吃飯. ”

13:16 Then he said, “I am not able to return with you or to go with you. I will not eat food nor will I drink water with you in this place.
神人說: “我不能與你回去, 或是與你同行, 也不能與你在這地方吃飯喝水,

13:17 For a word came to me by the word of Yahweh, ‘You shall not eat food, nor shall you drink water there. You shall not return to go by the way that you came.’ ”
因為有耶和華的話對我說: ‘你在那裡不可吃飯喝水, 也不可從你去的原路回來. ’”

13:18 Then he said, “I am also a prophet like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of Yahweh, saying, ‘Let him return with you to your house that he may eat food and drink water.’ ” He lied to him.
老先知對他說: “我是先知, 和你一樣. 有一位天使奉耶和華的命令告訴我說: ‘你去帶他與你一起回家, 給他吃飯喝水. ’”但是, 老先知是欺騙他的.

13:19 So he returned with him and ate food in his house and drank water.
於是神人與他一起回去, 在他的家裡吃飯喝水.

13:20 Now it happened that they were sitting at the table, and the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who brought him back.
他們二人正在席上吃喝的時候, 耶和華的話臨到那把神人帶回來的先知,

13:21 He proclaimed to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of Yahweh and have not kept the command which Yahweh your God commanded you,
他就對那從猶大來的神人喊叫, 說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你既然違背了耶和華的命令, 沒有謹守耶和華你的神吩咐你的誡命,

13:22 but you have returned and have eaten food and drank water in the place which he ordered you not to eat food nor to drink water, then your dead body shall not return to the tomb of your ancestors.’ ”
反倒回來, 在耶和華吩咐你不可吃飯喝水的地方, 吃了飯喝了水, 因此, 你的屍體不能入葬你列祖的墳墓裡. ’”

13:23 It happened after he ate food and drank water that he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
吃了飯喝了水之後, 老先知為他帶回來的先知備驢.

13:24 When he left, a lion found him on the road and killed him, and his dead body was thrown on the road with the donkey standing beside it, and the lion was standing by the dead body.
他就去了; 在路上有一隻獅子遇見了他, 就把他咬死了. 他的屍體被丟在路上, 驢子站在屍體旁邊, 獅子也站在屍體旁邊.

13:25 As men were passing by and they saw the dead body thrown in the road and the lion standing beside the dead body, they came and told it in the city where the old prophet was living.
有人從那裡經過, 看見屍體被丟在路上, 獅子站在屍體旁邊, 就來到老先知所住的城裡, 述說這事.

13:26 When the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard, he said, “It is the man of God who disobeyed the mouth of Yahweh, and Yahweh has given him to the lion. He tore him in pieces and killed him according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken to him.”
那把神人從路上帶回來的先知聽見了這事, 就說: “這是那違背了耶和華命令的神人; 耶和華把他交給獅子, 獅子就把他撕裂, 咬死了他, 正如耶和華對他說過的話. ”

13:27 Then he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it.
老先知又吩咐他的兒子們說: “給我備驢. ”他們就備了驢.

13:28 He went and found his dead body thrown in the road and a donkey with the lion standing beside it, but the lion had not eaten the corpse nor attacked the donkey.
於是他去了, 看見神人的屍體被丟在路上, 驢子和獅子都站在屍體旁邊, 那獅子並沒有吃掉屍體, 也沒有撕裂驢子.

13:29 So the prophet lifted up the corpse of the man of God and put it on the donkey and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet to mourn him and to bury him.
老先知把神人的屍體抱起來, 放在驢子上, 帶回自己的城裡, 要為他舉哀, 要埋葬他.

13:30 He put his corpse in his tomb, and they mourned over him, “Alas, my brother!”
老先知把他的屍體埋葬在自己的墳墓裡; 人們為他舉哀, 說: “哀哉, 我兄啊！”

13:31 It happened after he buried him that he said to his sons, “When I die, you shall bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; you shall lay my bones beside his bones.
埋葬他以後, 老先知就對兒子們說: “我死了以後, 你們要把我埋葬在神人的墳墓裡, 把我的骸骨放在他的骸骨旁邊.

13:32 For surely, the thing which he proclaimed by the word of Yahweh against the altar which is in Bethel will happen, as it will against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria.”
因為他奉耶和華的命令, 攻擊伯特利的壇和在撒瑪利亞各城邱壇上的殿所喊叫的話, 必定應驗. ”

13:33 After this event, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but he returned and again made priests for the high places of people from all walks of life. He filled his hand with all his desire and became one of the priests of the high places himself.
這事以後, 耶羅波安還不從他的惡道轉回, 竟然把平民立為邱壇的祭司; 願意的, 他都把他們分別為聖, 立他們為邱壇的祭司.

13:34 This matter became sin in the house of Jeroboam, to make it disappear and to destroy it from the surface of the earth.
這事成為耶羅波安的家的罪, 以致他的家從地上被塗抹與除滅.

I Kings - Chapter 14

14:1 At that time, Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill.
那時, 耶羅波安的兒子亞比雅病了.

14:2 Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Look, Ahijah the prophet is there, and he spoke concerning me before I became king over this people.
耶羅波安對他的妻子說: “你起來改裝, 使人認不出你是耶羅波安的妻子. 到示羅去, 有亞希雅先知在那裡, 他曾對我說, 我必作這民的王.

14:3 You must take ten loaves of bread in your hand and cakes and a jar of honey, and you must go to him. He shall tell you what will happen to the boy.”
你要帶十個餅, 一些餅乾和一瓶蜜去見他, 他會告訴你孩子將要怎樣. ”

14:4 The wife of Jeroboam did so. She got up, went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was not able to see, for his eyes were fixed because of his old age.
耶羅波安的妻子就這樣行了. 她動身往示羅去, 到了亞希雅的家; 亞希雅因為年紀老邁, 眼睛昏花, 不能看見.

14:5 Then Yahweh said to Ahijah, “Look, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from you about her son, for he is ill. Thus and so you shall say to her. When she comes, she will be disguising herself.”
耶和華對亞希雅說: “看哪, 耶羅波安的妻子要來向你求問關於她兒子的事, 因為他病了. 你要這樣這樣告訴她. 她進來的時候, 必裝作別的婦人. ”

14:6 It happened at the moment Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps coming through the doorway, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you making yourself unrecognizable? I have been sent a hard message for you:
她剛進門的時候, 亞希雅就聽見她的腳步聲, 就說: “耶羅波安的妻子啊！進來吧！你為甚麼要這樣改裝呢? 我奉差派要把凶信告訴你.

14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: “Because I raised you from the midst of the people and I made you leader over my people Israel,
你去告訴耶羅波安: ‘耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 我從人民中提拔了你, 又立了你作治理我的子民以色列的領袖.

14:8 I tore the kingdom from the house of David and I gave it to you. But you were not like my servant David who kept my commandments, and who went after me with all his heart, to do only what is right in my eyes.
我把國從大衛家奪過來, 賞賜給你; 你卻不像我僕人大衛那樣謹守我的誡命, 一心跟從我, 行我看為正的事.

14:9 But you did more evil than all who were before you. You have gone and made for yourself other gods and molten idols to provoke me, but me you have completely disregarded.
你反倒行惡, 比那些在你以前的更壞; 又去為自己製造了別的神和鑄造偶像惹我發怒, 把我丟在背後.

14:10 Therefore, look, I am about to bring disaster upon the house of Jeroboam, and I will cut off males from Jeroboam, bond or free, in Israel. I will burn after the house of Jeroboam as one burns after the manure, until it is finished.
因此, 我必使災禍臨到耶羅波安的家; 我必剪除以色列中所有屬於耶羅波安的男丁, 無論是自由的或是不自由的; 我必剷除耶羅波安的家, 像人掃除糞土一樣, 直到完全除盡為止.

14:11 He who dies for Jeroboam in the city, the dogs will eat. He who dies in the open field, the birds from the heavens will eat, for Yahweh has spoken it.” ’
屬於耶羅波安的人, 死在城裡的, 必被狗吃掉; 死在田野的, 必給空中的飛鳥吃掉. 因為這是耶和華說的. ’

14:12 As for you, get up. Go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
所以你起來, 回家去吧, 你的腳一進城, 你的孩子就必死亡.

14:13 All of Israel will mourn for him, and they will bury him. This one alone will come to a tomb for Jeroboam, because a good thing has been found in him by Yahweh the God of Israel in the house of Israel.
以色列眾人要為他舉哀, 把他埋葬; 屬耶羅波安的人中, 只有他可以入葬墳墓; 因為在耶羅波安的家中, 只有他向耶和華以色列的神顯出善行.

14:14 Yahweh will raise up a king for himself over Israel who will even now cut off the house of Jeroboam this day.
耶和華必為自己興起一個王治理以色列, 他必剪除耶羅波安家, 今天就是時候了, 就是現在！

14:15 Yahweh will strike Israel as one shakes the reed plant in the water, and he will root Israel up from this good land that he gave to their ancestors. He will scatter them beyond the River because they have made their sacred poles which are provoking Yahweh.
耶和華必擊打以色列人, 他們就擺動, 像蘆葦在水中擺動一樣. 他要把以色列人從他賜給他們列祖的這塊美地上拔出來, 把他們分散在幼發拉底河那邊, 因為他們做了亞舍拉, 惹耶和華發怒.

14:16 He will give up Israel because of the sin of Jeroboam which he sinned and which he caused Israel to sin.”
為了耶羅波安所犯的罪, 又為了他使以色列人所犯的罪, 耶和華必丟棄以色列人. ”

14:17 Then the wife of Jeroboam got up, went, and came to Tirzah. As she was coming to the threshold of the house, the boy died.
耶羅波安的妻子動身離去, 回到得撒; 她一踏進門檻, 孩子就死了.

14:18 They buried him and all of Israel mourned for him, according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
以色列眾人把他埋葬了, 又為他舉哀, 好像耶和華藉著他的僕人亞希雅先知所說的話一樣.

14:19 The remainder of the acts of Jeroboam, how he fought and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
耶羅波安其餘的事蹟, 他怎樣爭戰, 怎樣作王, 都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上.

14:20 The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty-two years, and he slept with his ancestors. Then Nadab his son became king in place of him.
耶羅波安作王的日子共二十二年, 就與他的列祖同睡. 他的兒子拿答接續他作王.

14:21 Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which, from all of the tribes of Israel, Yahweh chose to place his name. And the name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonitess.
所羅門的兒子羅波安在猶大作王. 他登基的時候, 是四十一歲; 他在耶路撒冷, 就是耶和華從以色列各支派中所揀選, 在那裡立他名的城, 作王十七年. 他的母親名叫拿瑪, 是亞捫人.

14:22 But Judah did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and they annoyed him more than their fathers did with their sins that they had committed.
猶大人行耶和華看為惡的事; 他們所犯的罪, 惹動他的妒忿比他們的列祖更厲害.

14:23 They also built for themselves high places and stone pillars and sacred poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
他們又為自己在各高岡上, 各茂盛樹下建造邱壇,神柱和亞舍拉.

14:24 There were also male shrine prostitutes in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh had driven out from before the Israelites.
國內又有男妓, 他們仿效耶和華在以色列人面前所趕出的外族人, 行了一切可憎的事.

14:25 It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,
羅波安王第五年, 埃及王示撒上來攻打耶路撒冷.

14:26 and he took the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and he took all the treasures of the king’s house. He took the small gold shields that Solomon had made,
他奪去了耶和華的寶物和王宮的寶物, 並且把所有的東西都奪去了; 又把所羅門所做的一切金盾牌都奪了去.

14:27 so King Rehoboam made small copper shields in place of them and entrusted them to the commanders of the royal guard who keep the doorway of the king’s house.
羅波安王做了銅盾牌代替那些金盾牌; 交給看守宮門的衛兵隊長看管.

14:28 Whenever the king came to the house of Yahweh, the royal guard carried them and brought them back to the alcove room of the royal guard.
王每次進耶和華殿的時候, 衛兵就拿著這些盾牌, 隨後又把盾牌送回護衛室裡.

14:29 The remainder of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
羅波安其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

14:30 There was always war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
羅波安與耶羅波安之間常有戰爭.

14:31 Then Rehoboam slept with his ancestors, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. The name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son became king in his place.
羅波安與他的列祖同睡, 與他的列祖一同埋葬在大衛的城裡. 他的母親名叫拿瑪, 是亞捫人; 他的兒子亞比央接續他作王.

I Kings - Chapter 15

15:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.
尼八的兒子耶羅波安王第十八年, 亞比央登基作猶大王.

15:2 Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
他在耶路撒冷作王三年, 他的母親名叫瑪迦, 是押沙龍的女兒.

15:3 He walked in all the sins of his father that he had done before him, and his heart was not fully with Yahweh his God as the heart of David his father.
亞比央行他父親在他以前所行的一切罪惡. 他的心不完完全全歸向耶和華他的神, 像他先祖大衛的心一樣.

15:4 For the sake of David, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by establishing his son after him and by causing Jerusalem to exist;
然而, 耶和華他的神卻因大衛的緣故, 使他在耶路撒冷仍然有燈光, 興起他的兒子接續他作王, 並且堅立耶路撒冷.

15:5 because David did right in the eyes of Yahweh and he didn’t turn aside from all that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
因為除了赫人烏利亞那事以外, 大衛都行耶和華看為正的事, 一生之中從來沒有偏離耶和華所吩咐他的一切.

15:6 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
亞比央一生的日子中, 羅波安與耶羅波安之間常有戰爭.

15:7 The remainder of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? There was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
亞比央其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎? 亞比央與耶羅波安之間常有戰爭.

15:8 Abijam slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son became king in his place.
亞比央與他的列祖同睡, 人們把他埋葬在大衛城裡, 他的兒子亞撒繼承他作王.

15:9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.
以色列王耶羅波安第二十年, 亞撒登基作猶大王.

15:10 He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
他在耶路撒冷作王四十一年. 他的祖母名叫瑪迦, 是押沙龍的女兒.

15:11 Asa did right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his ancestor.
亞撒行耶和華看為正的事, 像他祖大衛一樣.

15:12 He put away the male shrine prostitutes from the land, and he removed all of the idols that his ancestors made.
他從國中除去廟妓, 又除掉他列祖所做的一切偶像.

15:13 Also, he had Maacah his mother removed from the office of queen mother, as she had made a repulsive image for the Asherah. Asa also cut down her repulsive image and burned it in the Wadi Kidron.
並且廢除他祖母瑪迦太后的后位, 因為她為亞舍拉做了可怕的偶像. 亞撒把她那可怕的偶像砍下來, 在汲淪溪旁燒掉.

15:14 But the high places he did not remove. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was completely with Yahweh all of his days.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去; 不過亞撒一生都完完全全歸向耶和華.

15:15 He brought the holy objects of his father and his own holy objects to the house of Yahweh, silver and gold and utensils.
亞撒把他父親所分別為聖和他自己所分別為聖的金銀和器皿, 都帶到耶和華的殿裡.

15:16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all of their days.
亞撒與以色列王巴沙在世的日子, 雙方常有戰爭.

15:17 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and he built Ramah to hinder the coming and going of anyone to Asa king of Judah.
以色列王巴沙上來攻擊猶大, 修築拉瑪, 不准人進出到猶大王亞撒那裡.

15:18 Asa took all of the silver and gold remaining in the storerooms of the house of Yahweh and in the treasury rooms of the house of the king, and he gave them into the hand of his servants; so King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,
於是亞撒把耶和華殿和王宮的府庫裡所剩下的金銀, 都交在他臣僕的手中. 亞撒王差派他們到大馬士革的亞蘭王, 希旬的孫子,他伯利們的兒子便．哈達那裡去, 說:

15:19 “Let there be a covenant between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel that he may go up away from me.”
“你父與我父之間曾經立過約, 我也要與你立約. 現在我把金銀送給你作禮物, 請你去廢除與以色列王巴沙所立的約, 好使他離開我. ”

15:20 Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel and he attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, and all of Kinnereth, in addition to all the land of Naphtali.
便．哈達聽從亞撒王的話, 派遣他的眾軍長去攻擊以色列的各城. 他們攻破了以雲,但,亞伯．伯．瑪迦,基尼烈全境和拿弗他利全地.

15:21 When Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah.
巴沙聽見了, 就停止修築拉瑪, 仍然留在得撒.

15:22 Then King Asa proclaimed among all of Israel that there was no one free from obligation, so they carried the stones of Ramah and its wood with which Baasha had built, and King Asa rebuilt Geba in Benjamin with them, and the Mizpah.
於是亞撒王通告猶大眾人, 沒有一個人例外. 他們就把巴沙修築拉瑪所用的石頭和木料運走; 亞撒王用那些材料來修築便雅憫的迦巴和米斯巴.

15:23 The remainder of the acts of Asa, all of his achievements, all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? But at the time of his old age, he developed a foot disease.
亞撒其餘的一切事蹟, 他的英勇事蹟, 他所行的一切和他所建造的眾城, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎? 可是他年老的時候, 腳上卻患了病.

15:24 Asa slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David his ancestor; Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place.
亞撒與他的列祖同睡, 與他的列祖一同埋葬在他祖大衛的城裡, 他的兒子約沙法接續他作王.

15:25 Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
猶大王亞撒第二年, 耶羅波安的兒子拿答登基作以色列王; 他作以色列王共二年.

15:26 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the way of his father and in his sin that he caused Israel to commit.
拿答行耶和華看為惡的事, 跟隨他父親的路, 犯他父親使以色列人陷在罪中的那罪.

15:27 Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against him, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. Now Nadab and all of Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon,
以薩迦家族亞希雅的兒子巴沙密謀背叛拿答. 拿答和以色列眾人正在圍攻非利士地的基比頓的時候, 巴沙在基比頓把拿答殺了.

15:28 and Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa the king of Judah, and he reigned in his place.
猶大王亞撒第三年, 巴沙殺死了拿答接續他作王.

15:29 It happened that as soon as he became king, he killed all of the house of Jeroboam. There was no one left of Jeroboam who breathed, until he had destroyed him according to the word of Yahweh that he had spoken by the hand of his servant, Ahijah the Shilonite,
巴沙一作王, 就擊殺了耶羅波安的全家. 凡有氣息的, 他都沒有留下一個, 直到滅盡了, 正如耶和華藉著他的僕人示羅人亞希雅所說的話一樣.

15:30 because of the sins of Jeroboam that he had committed and that he had caused Israel to commit and because of his anger with which he had provoked Yahweh the God of Israel.
這是因為耶羅波安所犯的罪, 和他使以色列人陷在罪中的那罪, 又因為他惹動耶和華以色列的神的怒氣.

15:31 Now the remainder of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
拿答其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都記在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

15:32 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
亞撒與以色列王巴沙在世的日子, 雙方常常有爭戰.

15:33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah had become king over all of Israel; he lived in Tirzah twenty-four years.
猶大王亞撒第三年, 亞希雅的兒子巴沙在得撒登基作以色列的王, 共二十四年.

15:34 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin that he caused Israel to commit.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 行耶羅波安的路, 犯了耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪中的那罪.

I Kings - Chapter 16

16:1 The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
耶和華的話臨到哈尼拿的兒子耶戶, 責備巴沙說:

16:2 “Because I exalted you from the dust and I made you a leader over my people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and you caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their sins,
“我既然從塵埃中高舉了你, 立你作我的子民以色列的領袖; 然而, 你卻走耶羅波安的路, 使我的子民以色列犯罪, 因他們的罪惹我發怒.

16:3 I am now about to consume Baasha and his house. I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
看哪, 我要除滅巴沙和他的家; 我要使你的家像尼八的兒子耶羅波安的家一樣.

16:4 Those who die for Baasha in the city, the dogs will eat; those who die for him in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.”
屬巴沙的人, 死在城裡的, 必被狗吃掉; 死在田野的, 必被空中的飛鳥吃掉. ”

16:5 The remainder of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his powerful deeds, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
巴沙其餘的事蹟, 他所行的, 以及他的英勇事蹟, 不是都記在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

16:6 Baasha slept with his ancestors and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah his son became king in his place.
巴沙與他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在得撒; 他的兒子以拉接續他作王.

16:7 Moreover, the word of Yahweh came to Baasha and to his house by the hand of Jehu the son of Hanani the prophet, because of all the evil that he did in the eyes of Yahweh by provoking him with the work of his hands, by being like the house of Jeroboam; and he destroyed him.
再者, 耶和華的話藉著哈尼拿的兒子耶戶先知指責巴沙和他的家, 是因為他像耶羅波安的家一樣, 行了耶和華看為惡的事, 以他手所作的惹耶和華發怒, 又因為他擊殺了耶羅波安的家.

16:8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha became king over Israel for two years.
猶大王亞撒第二十六年, 巴沙的兒子以拉在得撒登基作以色列的王, 共二年.

16:9 His servant Zimri the commander of half of the chariots conspired against him. Now he had been in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza who was over the palace in Tirzah.
他的臣僕心利, 就是統率他一半戰車的軍長, 密謀背叛他. 那時他在得撒, 在管理得撒王家的亞雜的家喝醉了,

16:10 Zimri came and struck him down and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah and became king in his place.
心利就進去擊打他, 把他殺死了, 接續他作王, 這事發生在猶大王亞撒第二十七年.

16:11 It happened that as soon as he became king, at the moment he sat on his throne, he killed all of the house of Baasha. He left no males among his kindred or any of his friends.
心利一登基, 坐了王位以後, 就把巴沙的全家擊殺了; 連他的親屬和朋友, 也沒有留下一個男子.

16:12 So Zimri destroyed all of the house of Baasha according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke against Baasha by the hand of Jehu the prophet
心利這樣滅絕巴沙的全家, 是照著耶和華藉耶戶先知責備巴沙所說的話.

16:13 because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son which they committed and which they caused Israel to sin by provoking Yahweh the God of Israel with their idols.
這是因為巴沙和他的兒子以拉的一切罪, 就是他們自己所犯, 又使以色列人陷在罪中的那些罪, 以虛無的神惹耶和華以色列的神發怒.

16:14 The remainder of the acts of Elah and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
以拉其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都記在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

16:15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the army was encamping against Gibbethon which belonged to the Philistines.
猶大王亞撒第二十七年, 心利在得撒作王七日. 那時, 眾人正在安營圍攻非利士人基比頓.

16:16 The encamping army heard that Zimri had conspired and moreover had killed the king, so they made Omri the commander of the army of Israel king over all Israel in the camp on that day.
正在安營的眾人聽說: “心利已經密謀背叛, 又擊殺了王. ”於是以色列眾人在那一天, 就在營中立了軍長暗利作以色列王.

16:17 Then Omri went up and all Israel with him from Gibbethon, and they besieged Tirzah.
暗利和與他在一起的眾人, 從基比頓上去, 圍攻得撒.

16:18 It happened that when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went to the citadel fortress of the house of the king, and he burnt the house of the king over him with fire so that he died.
心利看見城被攻佔, 就走進了王宮的城堡裡, 放火焚燒王宮, 自焚而死.

16:19 This happened because of his sin which he committed by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh, by going the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he did by causing Israel to sin.
這是因為他所犯的罪, 行耶和華看為惡的事, 走耶羅波安的路, 犯了他使以色列人陷在罪中的那罪.

16:20 The remainder of the acts of Zimri and his conspiracy which he made, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
心利其餘的事蹟和他密謀背叛的事, 不是都記在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

16:21 At that time, the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people went after Tibni the son of Ginath to make him king, and the other half went after Omri.
那時, 以色列人分成兩半: 一半跟從基納的兒子提比尼, 要立他作王; 一半跟從暗利.

16:22 The people who went after Omri overcame the people who went after Tibni the son of Ginath, so that he died and Omri became king.
跟從暗利的人勝過了跟從基納的兒子提比尼的人. 提比尼死了以後, 暗利就作了王.

16:23 In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel for twelve years. He reigned in Tirzah six years,
猶大王亞撒第三十一年, 暗利登基作以色列王共十二年, 在得撒作王六年.

16:24 then bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, fortified the hill, and called the name of the city Samaria that he built after Shemer, the owner of the hill.
暗利用六十公斤銀子, 向撒瑪購買了撒瑪利亞山. 他在山上建造一城, 按山的原主撒瑪的名, 給他所建造的城起名叫撒瑪利亞.

16:25 But Omri did evil in the eyes of Yahweh more than all who were before him.
暗利行耶和華看為惡的事, 比他以前所有的王更厲害.

16:26 He went in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in his sins that he caused Israel to sin by provoking Yahweh the God of Israel with their idols.
他行尼八的兒子耶羅波安的一切路, 犯了耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪中的那罪; 以他們虛無的神惹耶和華以色列的神發怒.

16:27 The remainder of the acts of Omri that he did and his powerful deeds, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
暗利其餘的事蹟, 他所行的和他所表現的英勇事蹟, 不是都記在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

16:28 Omri slept with his ancestors, and he was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son became king in his place.
暗利與他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在撒瑪利亞. 他的兒子亞哈接續他作王.

16:29 Now Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah. Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
猶大王亞撒第三十八年, 暗利的兒子亞哈登基作以色列王. 暗利的兒子亞哈在撒瑪利亞作以色列王, 共二十二年.

16:30 But Ahab son of Omri did evil in the eyes of Yahweh more than all who were before him.
暗利的兒子亞哈行耶和華看為惡的事, 比他以前所有的王更厲害.

16:31 If it wasn’t enough that he went after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he also took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal the king of the Sidonians. He went and served Baal and bowed down to him.
亞哈犯了尼八的兒子耶羅波安所犯的罪, 還以為是小事. 他又娶了西頓王謁巴力的女兒耶洗別作妻子, 去服事巴力, 敬拜巴力.

16:32 And he built an altar to Baal in the house of Baal which he had built in Samaria.
他在撒瑪利亞建築巴力廟, 又在廟裡為巴力立了一座祭壇.

16:33 Ahab also made the sacred pole, and he continued to provoke Yahweh the God of Israel more than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
亞哈又做了亞舍拉, 亞哈所行的, 惹耶和華以色列的神發怒, 比他以前所有的以色列王更厲害.

16:34 In his days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho; at the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his younger sibling, he set up its gates, according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun.
亞哈在位的日子, 伯特利人希伊勒重建耶利哥城. 他立城的根基的時候, 死了長子亞比蘭, 安放城門的時候, 喪了幼子西割, 正如耶和華藉著嫩的兒子約書亞所說的話.

I Kings - Chapter 17

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, “As Yahweh lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be dew nor rain these years except by my command.”
提斯比人以利亞, 就是從基列的提斯比來的先知, 對亞哈說: “我指著我所事奉永活的耶和華以色列的神起誓, 這幾年若是沒有我的命令, 天必不降露, 也不下雨. ”

17:2 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
耶和華的話臨到以利亞說:

17:3 “Go from this place and turn to the east; you must hide yourself in the Wadi Kerith which faces the Jordan.
“你離開這裡, 向東方去, 躲藏在約旦河東面的基立溪旁.

17:4 It shall be that you shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the crows to sustain you there.”
你要喝那溪裡的水, 我已經吩咐烏鴉在那裡供養你. ”

17:5 So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh. He went and stayed in the Wadi Kerith which faces the Jordan.
於是以利亞去了, 照著耶和華的話行了; 他去住在約旦河東面的基立溪旁.

17:6 The crows were bringing bread and meat in the morning for him and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.
烏鴉早晨給他送餅和肉來, 晚上也送餅和肉來, 他也喝那溪裡的水.

17:7 It happened after a while that the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
過了一些日子, 那溪就乾了, 因為沒有雨下在地上.

17:8 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到以利亞說:

17:9 “Get up and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman there, a widow, to sustain you.”
“你起來, 往西頓的撒勒法去, 住在那裡; 我已經吩咐那裡的一個寡婦供養你. ”

17:10 So he arose and went to Zarephath and came to the gate of the city. There was a widow woman gathering wood, so he called to her, and he said, “Please bring a little water for me in a vessel so that I can drink.”
於是以利亞起來, 往撒勒法去了; 他來到城門口的時候, 就看見一個寡婦在那裡撿柴; 以利亞呼叫她, 說: “請你用器皿取點水來給我！”

17:11 She went to fetch it, and he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
她去取水的時候, 以利亞又叫她, 說: “請你也給我拿點餅來！”

17:12 She said, “As Yahweh your God lives, surely I do not have a cake, but only a handful of flour in the jar and a little olive oil in the jug. Here I am gathering a few pieces of wood, and I will go and prepare it for me and my son, that we might eat it and die.”
她說: “我指著永活的耶和華你的神起誓, 我沒有餅, 缸裡只有一把麵粉, 瓶裡只有一點油. 你看我正在撿兩根柴, 然後回去, 為自己和兒子做餅, 我們吃完了, 就等死. ”

17:13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do according to your word; only make for me a small bread cake from it first, and bring it out to me. Make it for yourself and for your son afterward.
以利亞對她說: “不要懼怕, 照著你所說的去作吧, 不過要先為我做一個小餅, 拿出來給我, 然後才為你自己和兒子做餅.

17:14 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘The jar of flour will not be emptied and the jug of olive oil will not run out until the day Yahweh gives rain on the surface of the earth.’ ”
因為耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘缸裡的麵粉必不會用完, 瓶裡的油決不會短缺, 直等到耶和華降雨在地面上的日子. ’”

17:15 So she went and did according to the word of Elijah; then both she and he ate with her household for many days.
她就去照著以利亞所說的作了. 她和以利亞, 以及她的家人, 吃了許多日子.

17:16 The jar of flour was not emptied and the jug of olive oil did not run out, according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of Elijah.
缸裡的麵粉果然沒有用完, 瓶裡的油也沒有短缺, 正像耶和華藉著以利亞所說的話一樣.

17:17 It happened after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; and his illness was very severe until there was no breath left in him.
這些事以後, 那婦人, 就是那個家庭的主人的兒子病了. 他的病情十分嚴重, 以致呼吸都停止了.

17:18 She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, O man of God, that you have come to me to make known my guilt and to cause my son to die?”
於是婦人對以利亞說: “神人哪, 我跟你有甚麼關係呢? 你竟到我這裡來, 使耶和華想起我的罪孽, 殺死我的兒子. ”

17:19 Then he said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him from her lap and carried him up to the upper room where he was staying, and he laid him on his bed.
以利亞對她說: “把你的兒子交給我吧！”以利亞就從她的懷中把孩子接過來, 抱他上到自己所住的樓上去, 放在自己的床上.

17:20 Then he called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, are you also causing evil to come upon the widow with whom I am dwelling as an alien by causing her son to die?”
以利亞呼求耶和華說: “耶和華我的神啊, 我寄居在這寡婦的家裡, 你也降禍與她, 使她的兒子死去嗎? ”

17:21 He stretched himself out on the child three times and called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, please let the life of this child return within him.”
然後, 以利亞三次伏在孩子的身上, 向耶和華呼求說: “耶和華我的神, 求你恢復這孩子的生命吧. ”

17:22 Yahweh listened to the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned within him, and he lived.
耶和華垂聽了以利亞的話, 孩子的生命果然恢復, 活過來了.

17:23 Elijah then took the child and brought him down from the upper room to the house and gave him to his mother. Elijah said, “Look, your son is alive.”
以利亞把孩子抱起來, 從樓上下到屋子裡去, 把孩子交給他的母親; 以利亞說: “看, 你的兒子活了！”

17:24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now this I know, that you are a man of God and the word of Yahweh in your mouth is truth.”
婦人對以利亞說: “現在我知道你是神人, 耶和華藉著你的口所說的話是真實的. ”

I Kings - Chapter 18

18:1 It happened many days later that the word of Yahweh came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab so that I may give rain on the surface of the earth.”
過了許久, 到第三年, 耶和華的話臨到以利亞說: “你去在亞哈面前出現, 我要降雨在地面上. ”

18:2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
於是以利亞去了, 要在亞哈面前出現. 那時撒瑪利亞發生十分嚴重的饑荒.

18:3 Ahab summoned Obadiah who was over the house. (Now Obadiah was fearing Yahweh greatly.
亞哈把他的家宰俄巴底召了來. 原來俄巴底是個非常敬畏耶和華的人.

18:4 It had happened that when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in the cave and sustained them with food and water.)
耶洗別除滅耶和華眾先知的時候, 俄巴底帶走了一百個先知, 每五十個人一組, 分散藏在山洞裡, 又用餅和水供養他們.

18:5 Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis. Perhaps we may find green grass that we may keep horses and mules alive and that we might not lose any of the animals.”
亞哈對俄巴底說: “你走遍這地, 到所有的水泉和溪水那裡去看看, 也許我們可以找到青草, 使騾馬能夠生存, 免得牲畜滅絕. ”

18:6 So they divided the land for themselves in order to pass through it; Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
於是他們分地巡視. 亞哈獨自走一路, 俄巴底獨自走另一路.

18:7 It happened that Obadiah was on the way, and suddenly Elijah was there to meet him. When he recognized him, he fell on his face and said, “Is this you, my lord Elijah?”
俄巴底在路上走的時候, 以利亞遇見了他. 俄巴底認出他來, 就臉伏在地, 說: “你真是我主以利亞嗎? ”

18:8 He said to him, “I am. Go, say to your lord, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”
以利亞對他說: “我是. 你去告訴你主人, 說: ‘以利亞在這裡. ’”

18:9 He said, “How have I sinned that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to kill me?
俄巴底說: “我犯了甚麼罪, 你竟要把你僕人交在亞哈手裡, 使他殺死我呢?

18:10 As Yahweh your God lives, surely there is not a nation or a kingdom to which my lord has not sent me to seek you. If they would say, ‘He is not here,’ then he would make the kingdom or the nation swear that it could not find you.
我指著永活的耶和華你的神起誓, 沒有一邦一國我主人不派人去找你的, 人們若是說你不在那裡, 他就要那國邦起誓說實在找不到你.

18:11 Now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your lord: “Elijah is here.” ’
現在你說: ‘你去告訴你主人: 以利亞在這裡. ’

18:12 And it will happen that I will go from you and the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you up to where I do not know. Then I will come to tell Ahab, but he will not find you, and then he will kill me, even though your servant has feared Yahweh from my youth.
我一離開你, 耶和華的靈就把你提到我不知道的地方去. 這樣, 如果我去告訴亞哈, 他找不到你, 必定殺我. 你僕人卻是自幼敬畏耶和華的.

18:13 Has it not been told to my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh? I hid a hundred men of the prophets of Yahweh by fifties in the cave, and I sustained them with food and water.
難道沒有人把我所作的事告訴我主嗎? 就是耶洗別殺害耶和華眾先知的時候, 我把一百個先知, 五十人一組的分別藏在山洞裡, 又用餅和水供養他們.

18:14 Now you are saying, ‘Go, say to your lord: “Elijah is here,” ’ and he will kill me.”
現在你說: ‘你去告訴你主人以利亞在這裡！’他必定殺我. ”

18:15 Elijah said, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will certainly show myself to him today.”
以利亞說: “我指著我所服事永活的萬軍之耶和華起誓, 今天我必在亞哈面前出現. ”

18:16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and he told him, so Ahab went to meet Elijah.
於是俄巴底去見亞哈, 把這事告訴他. 亞哈就去見以利亞.

18:17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you who throws Israel into confusion?”
亞哈看見了以利亞, 就問他: “給以色列惹麻煩的這個人就是你嗎? ”

18:18 He said, “I did not throw Israel into confusion; rather you and the house of your father have by forsaking the commands of Yahweh when you went after the Baals!
以利亞說: “給以色列惹麻煩的, 不是我, 而是你和你父的家; 因為你們離棄了耶和華的誡命, 又去隨從巴力.

18:19 So then, send word and assemble all of Israel to me on Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at the table of Jezebel.”
現在你要派人去召集以色列眾人和四百五十個巴力的先知, 以及耶洗別供養的四百個亞舍拉的先知, 都上迦密山來見我. ”

18:20 So Ahab sent word among the Israelites, and he assembled the prophets to Mount Carmel.
於是亞哈派人召集眾以色列人和眾先知上迦密山去.

18:21 Elijah approached to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping over two opinions? If Yahweh is God, go after him; but if Baal, go after him.” But the people did not answer him a word.
以利亞走近眾人說: “你們三心兩意, 要到幾時呢? 如果耶和華是神, 你們就應當隨從耶和華; 如果巴力是神, 你們就應當隨從巴力. ”眾人一句話也不回答.

18:22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of Yahweh, but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.
以利亞對眾人說: “耶和華的先知只剩下我一個, 巴力的先知卻有四百五十個.

18:23 Let them give us two bulls, and let them choose for themselves one bull, cut him in pieces, and put it on the wood, but don’t let them start a fire on it. I will prepare the other bull and set it on the wood, but I will put no fire on it.
現在, 請給我們兩頭公牛. 讓巴力的先知自己挑選一頭, 把牠切成塊子, 放在柴上, 但不要點火; 我也預備一頭公牛, 擺在柴上, 也不點火.

18:24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh, and it shall be that the god who answers by fire, he is God.” Then all the people answered and said, “The word is good!”
你們呼求你們神的名, 我也呼求耶和華的名. 那降火來顯示回答的神就是神了. ”眾人都回答: “這話說得很好！”

18:25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are the majority, and call on the name of your god, but don’t set fire under it.”
以利亞對巴力的眾先知說: “你們既然人多, 可以先為自己選一頭公牛; 預備好了, 就呼求你們神的名, 但不要點火. ”

18:26 So they took the bull that he allowed to them, prepared it, and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice and there was no answer, so they limped about the altar which they had made.
他們把人給他們的公牛牽了來, 預備好了, 就從早晨直到中午, 呼求巴力的名, 說: “巴力啊, 應允我們吧！”可是沒有聲音, 也沒有回應. 他們就在所築的祭壇周圍跳舞.

18:27 It happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god! Perhaps he is meditating, or is using the bathroom, or is on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must wake up!”
到了中午, 以利亞嘲笑他們, 說: “大聲呼求吧, 因為他是神, 也許他正在默想, 或事務繁忙, 或正在旅行, 或正在睡覺, 你們要把他叫醒. ”

18:28 So they called out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves with swords and with spears as was their custom, until the blood poured out over them.
他們就大聲呼求, 按著他們的規矩, 用刀和槍刺自己, 直到身體流血.

18:29 It happened as noon passed, they raged until the time of the evening offering, but there was no voice, there was no answer, and no one paid attention.
中午過後, 他們繼續狂呼亂叫, 直到獻晚祭的時候; 可是仍沒有聲音, 沒有回應, 也沒有理睬他們的.

18:30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me,” so all the people came closer to him. He repaired the altar of Yahweh that had been destroyed.
以利亞對眾人說: “你們走近我這裡來. ”眾人就都走近他面前. 他重修已經毀壞了的耶和華的祭壇.

18:31 Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of God came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
以利亞照著雅各子孫支派的數目, 拿了十二塊石頭. (耶和華的話曾臨到雅各說: “你的名要叫以色列. ”)

18:32 With them, he built an altar in the name of Yahweh, and he made a trench which would have held about two seahs of seed, all around the altar.
以利亞奉耶和華的名用這些石頭築了一座壇, 在壇的四周挖溝, 可容十四公升種籽,

18:33 And he arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces, and placed it on the wood. Then he said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”
然後把柴排好, 又把公牛切成塊子, 放在柴上, 就說: “你們盛滿四桶水, 倒在燔祭和柴上. ”

18:34 He said, “Do it again!” They did it again. He said, “Do it a third time!” So they did it a third time.
又說: “倒第二次. ”他們就倒第二次; 又說: “倒第三次. ”他們就倒第三次.

18:35 The water went all around the altar, and the trench also was filled with water.
水流到祭壇的四周, 甚至水溝裡也滿了水.

18:36 It happened at the offering of the evening oblation, Elijah the prophet went near, and he said, “O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and that I have done all of these things by your words.
到了獻晚祭的時候, 以利亞先知近前來, 說: “亞伯拉罕,以撒,以色列的神耶和華, 求你今天使人知道你是在以色列中的神, 我是你的僕人, 又是奉你的命令行這一切事.

18:37 Answer me, O Yahweh, answer me; that this people may know that you, O Yahweh, are God and that you have turned their hearts back again.”
耶和華啊, 求你應允我, 應允我！使這民知道你耶和華是神, 又知道是你使這民的心再回轉過來的. ”

18:38 Then the fire of Yahweh fell, and it consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust; and the water which was in the trench it licked up!
於是有耶和華的火降下來, 吞滅了燔祭,木柴,石頭和塵土, 連溝裡的水也燒乾了.

18:39 When all the people saw, they fell on their faces and said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”
眾人看見了, 就面伏於地, 說: “耶和華是神！耶和華是神！”

18:40 Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; don’t let any man of them escape!” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the wadi of Kishon and killed them there.
以利亞對他們說: “捉住巴力的先知, 一個也不要讓他們逃脫. ”於是眾人捉住他們. 以利亞帶他們下到基順河邊, 在那裡殺了他們.

18:41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the noise of rain.”
以利亞對亞哈說: “你上去吃喝吧！因為已經有下大雨的響聲了. ”

18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink while Elijah went to the top of Carmel, bent down to the earth, and put his face between his knees.
亞哈就上去吃喝. 以利亞上了迦密山頂, 屈身在地, 把臉放在兩膝之間.

18:43 Then he said to his servant, “Please go and look in the direction of the sea.” So he went up and looked; then he said, “There is nothing.” Then he said, “Go back,” seven times.
以利亞對自己的僕人說: “你上去向海那邊觀看. ”他就上去觀看, 說: “甚麼也沒有. ”以利亞說: “你再回去觀看. ”這樣說了七次.

18:44 It happened that at the seventh time, he said, “Look, there is a small cloud, as the hand of a man, coming up from the sea.” Then Elijah said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Harness your horses and go down, lest the rain stop you.’ ”
到第七次, 僕人說: “我看到一小片烏雲, 好像人的手掌那麼大, 正在從海裡升上來. ”以利亞說: “你上去告訴亞哈: ‘趕快套車下山, 免得被大雨所阻. ’”

18:45 In no time the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was heavy rain. Ahab rode and he went to Jezreel,
霎時之間, 天空因風雲而變為黑暗, 隨著降下大雨來. 於是亞哈坐上了車, 往耶斯列去了.

18:46 but the hand of Yahweh was on Elijah; he girded up his loins and ran before Ahab as one comes to Jezreel.
耶和華的能力臨到以利亞的身上, 以利亞就束上腰, 跑在亞哈的前頭, 直跑到耶斯列的城門口.

I Kings - Chapter 19

19:1 Then Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
亞哈把以利亞所行的一切, 和他用刀殺死眾先知的一切事, 都告訴了耶洗別.

19:2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “Thus may the gods do to me, and may they add to it, surely at this time tomorrow I will make your life as the life of one of them!”
耶洗別就差派一個使者去見以利亞說: “明天這個時候, 如果我不使你的性命, 像那些人一樣, 願神明懲罰我, 並且加倍懲罰我. ”

19:3 Then he became afraid, got up, and fled for his life. He came to Beersheba which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there.
以利亞害怕, 就起來, 逃命去了. 他到了猶大的別是巴, 就把自己的僕人留在那裡.

19:4 Then he went into the wilderness one day’s journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then he asked Yahweh that he might die, and he said, “It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”
他自己卻在曠野走了一天的路, 來到一棵羅騰樹下, 就坐在那裡求死, 說: “耶和華啊, 現在已經夠了, 求你取我的性命吧, 因為我並不比我的列祖好. ”

19:5 He lay down and fell asleep under a certain broom tree, and suddenly this angel was touching him and said to him, “Get up, eat!”
他躺在那棵羅騰樹下, 睡著了. 忽然有一位天使拍他, 說: “起來, 吃吧！”

19:6 He looked, and behold, a bread cake on hot coals was near his head and a jar of water, so he ate and drank. Then he did it again and lay down.
他張眼一看, 只見頭旁有用炭火烤的餅和一瓶水. 他就起來吃喝, 然後又躺下去.

19:7 The angel of Yahweh appeared a second time and touched him and said, “Get up, eat, for the journey is greater than you.”
耶和華的使者第二次回來拍他, 說: “起來吃吧！因為你要走的路程太遠了. ”

19:8 So he got up, ate, drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights up to Horeb, the mountain of God.
於是他起來吃喝, 靠著那食物的力量, 他走了四十晝夜, 直走到神的山, 就是何烈山.

19:9 He came to the cave there and spent the night there. Suddenly the word of Yahweh came to him and asked him, “Elijah, what are you doing here?”
他在那裡進了一個洞, 就在洞裡過夜. 耶和華的話臨到他, 說: “以利亞啊, 你在這裡幹甚麼? ”

19:10 Then he said, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh the God of hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant. They have demolished your altars, and they have killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left over, and they seek to take my life.
他說: “我為耶和華萬軍的神大發熱心, 因為以色列人背棄了你的約, 拆毀了你的祭壇, 用刀殺死了你的眾先知, 只剩下我一個人, 他們還在尋索, 要取去我的性命. ”

19:11 He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Suddenly Yahweh was passing by, with a great and strong wind ripping the mountains and crushing rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind, there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake.
耶和華說: “你出來站在山上, 在我耶和華面前. ”那時, 耶和華從那裡經過. 在耶和華面前有強烈的大風, 山崩石碎, 但耶和華不在風中; 風過以後有地震, 但耶和華也不在地震中;

19:12 After the earthquake was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.
地震過後有火, 耶和華也不在火中; 火後有低微柔和的聲音.

19:13 It happened at the moment Elijah heard, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “Elijah, why are you here?”
以利亞聽見了, 就用自己的外衣蒙著臉, 走出來, 站在洞口. 忽然有聲音向他說: “以利亞啊, 你在這裡幹甚麼? ”

19:14 He said, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh the God of Hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, demolished your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; I alone am left, and they seek to take my life!”
以利亞說: “我為耶和華萬軍的神大發熱心, 因為以色列人背棄了你的約, 拆毀了你的祭壇, 用刀殺了你的眾先知, 只剩下我一個人, 他們還在尋索, 要取去我的性命. ”

19:15 Then Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. Go and anoint Hazael as king over Aram;
耶和華對他說: “你離去吧, 從你來的路回到大馬士革的曠野去. 你到了那裡, 就要膏哈薛作亞蘭王.

19:16 and Jehu son of Nimshi you shall anoint as king over Israel. You shall also anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-Meholah as prophet in your place.
又要膏寧示的孫子耶戶作以色列王, 還要膏亞伯．米何拉人沙法的兒子以利沙接續你作先知.

19:17 It shall be that the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall kill.
將來逃得過哈薛的刀的, 必被耶戶殺死; 逃得過耶戶的刀的, 必被以利沙殺死.

19:18 I will leave in Israel seven thousand, all of the knees that have not bowed down to Baal and all of the mouths that have not kissed him.”
但我在以色列人中留下七千人, 他們全是未曾向巴力屈過膝的, 也未曾與巴力親過嘴的. ”

19:19 So he went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat while he was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him. When he and the twelve passed Elijah, he threw his cloak on him.
於是以利亞離開那裡去了. 他遇見沙法的兒子以利沙正在耕田. 在他面前有十二對牛, 他自己正在趕著第十二對牛. 以利亞走過他那裡去, 把自己的外衣披在以利沙身上.

19:20 Then he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will go after you.” Then he said, “Go, return, for what I have done to you?”
以利沙就撇下那些牛, 跑在以利亞的後面, 說: “請你允許我與父母親吻別, 然後我就跟隨你. ”以利亞對他說: “你回去吧！我向你作了甚麼呢? ”

19:21 So he returned from after him, and he took a pair of oxen and slaughtered them, and with the yoke of the oxen he boiled the flesh and gave it to the people and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and served him.
以利沙就離開他回去了. 他牽了一對牛來宰了, 用套牛的器具把牛煮熟, 就分給眾人, 他們都吃了. 然後以利沙就起來, 跟隨以利亞, 服事他.

I Kings - Chapter 20

20:1 Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathered all of his army, and thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. He went up and laid siege against Samaria and fought with it.
亞蘭王便．哈達聚集他的全軍, 有三十二個王與他在一起, 他帶著戰馬和戰車, 上去圍困撒瑪利亞, 攻打那城.

20:2 He sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel.
他派遣一些使者進城去見以色列王亞哈, 對他說: “便．哈達這樣說:

20:3 He said to him, “Thus says Ben-Hadad: ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, and your women and your best sons are mine.’ ”
‘你的銀子, 你的金子都是我的; 你的妻子和你最健壯的兒女也是我的. ’”

20:4 Then the king of Israel answered and said, “As your word, my master the king; I am yours, and all that is mine is yours.”
以色列王回答說: “我主我王啊, 就照著你所說的, 我和我所有的一切都可以歸你. ”

20:5 The messengers returned and said, “Thus says Ben-Hadad, saying, ‘I sent to you saying, “Your silver and gold are mine, and your women and your best sons you must give to me.”
那些使者再來說: “便．哈達這樣說: ‘我曾經差派人對你說: 你要把你的銀子, 你的金子, 你的妻子和你的兒女都給我.

20:6 So at this time tomorrow, I will send my servants to you that they might search your house and the houses of your servants. All the desire of your eyes they will lay hands on and take it away.’ ”
明天大約這個時間, 我要差派我的臣僕到你那裡去; 他們要搜查你的王宮和你臣僕的家; 凡是他們看為寶貴的, 他們都要下手拿走. ’”

20:7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Please know and realize that this man is seeking trouble, for he sent to me for my women, my sons, my silver, and my gold, and I did not withhold anything from him.”
以色列王把國中所有的長老都召了來, 對他們說: “請你們想想, 看這人怎樣的麻煩, 他曾經差派人來我這裡要我的妻子,我的兒女,我的銀子和我的金子, 我都沒有拒絕他. ”

20:8 All of the elders and all of the people said to him, “Do not listen and do not consent.”
眾長老和人民對王說: “不要聽從他, 也不要答應他. ”

20:9 So he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, “Say to my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded from your servant at the first, I will do, but this thing I am not able to do.’ ” Then the messengers went and made a report to him.
於是亞哈對便．哈達的使者說: “請你們告訴我主我王說: ‘王第一次差派人來向你僕人所要的一切, 我都必照辦; 可是這次所要的, 我卻不能照辦. ’”於是使者去了, 把這些話回覆便．哈達.

20:10 Then Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, “Thus may the gods do to me and thus may they add if the dust of Samaria is sufficient for the hollow of a hand for all of the people who are at my feet.”
便．哈達又差派人去見亞哈說: “撒瑪利亞的塵土若是足夠跟從我的人每人捧一捧的話, 願神明懲罰我, 並且加倍懲罰我. ”

20:11 The king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who girds on his armor boast as one who takes off his armor.’ ”
以色列王回答說: “你們去告訴他, 佩戴武器的人, 不可像解除武器的那樣自誇. ”

20:12 It happened at the moment he heard this word, he and the kings were drinking in the tents. He said to his servants, “Get ready to attack.” So they got ready to attack the city.
便．哈達與眾王正在帳棚裡喝酒, 一聽見了這話, 就對他的臣僕說: “你們列隊進攻. ”他們就列隊進攻那城.

20:13 Suddenly a certain prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Have you seen all this great crowd? Behold, I am giving it into your hand today, that you may know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
這時, 忽然有一個先知前來見以色列王亞哈, 說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你看見這些強大的軍兵嗎? 看啊, 今天我必把他們交在你手裡, 你就知道我是耶和華. ’”

20:14 Ahab said, “By whom?” And he said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘By the servants of the commanders of the provinces.’ ” He asked, “Who will begin the battle?” And he said, “You.”
亞哈問: “藉著誰呢? ”先知回答: “耶和華這樣說: ‘藉著跟從各省省長的年輕人. ’”亞哈又問: “誰先開戰呢? ”先知說: “是你. ”

20:15 So he mustered the servants of the commanders of the provinces, and there were two hundred and thirty-two. After them he mustered all of the army, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.
於是亞哈數點了跟從各省省長的年輕人, 共有二百三十二人. 以後, 他又數點所有的人民, 以色列眾民共有七千人.

20:16 They went out at noon while Ben-Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the tents, he and the thirty-two kings helping him.
在正午, 便．哈達與幫助他的三十二個王正在帳棚裡痛飲的時候, 他們出發了.

20:17 Then the servants of the commanders of the provinces went out first, and Ben-Hadad sent, and they reported to him, saying, “Men have come out from Samaria.”
跟從各省省長的年輕人首先出發. 便．哈達派人去察看, 他們回報他說: “有人從撒瑪利亞出來了. ”

20:18 Then he said, “If they have come out for peace, seize them alive; and if they have come out for war, seize them alive.”
便．哈達說: “如果他們是為了求和出來, 你們要活捉他們; 如果他們是為了爭戰出來, 你們也要活捉他們. ”

20:19 But these had come out from the city, the servants of the commanders of the provinces, and the army that was after them.
從城裡出來的這些人, 就是跟從各省省長的年輕人, 軍兵跟在他們後面.

20:20 Each man killed his man, and the Arameans fled, so Israel pursued them, but Ben-Hadad king of Aram escaped on a horse with cavalry.
他們各人遇見對手就殺. 亞蘭人逃跑, 以色列人追趕他們. 亞蘭王便．哈達騎著馬, 與一些騎兵一起逃走.

20:21 The king of Israel went out and attacked the horses and the chariots and defeated Aram with a great blow.
以色列王出來, 攻打戰馬和戰車, 大大地擊敗了亞蘭人.

20:22 Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and he said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself; consider well what you should do, for the king of Aram is coming against you at the turn of the year.”
那先知前來見以色列王, 對他說: “你要自強, 留意看看你所要預備的, 因為明年春天亞蘭王必再上來攻擊你. ”

20:23 The servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the mountains, therefore they were stronger than we. Let us fight with them in the plain; surely we will be stronger than they.
亞蘭王的臣僕對亞蘭王說: “以色列人的神是山神, 所以他們比我們強; 但我們若是在平原上與他們爭戰, 我們必比他們強大.

20:24 Do this thing: remove the kings each from his post, and put a governor in their place.
王應該這樣作: 把眾王各人的職務解除, 另立軍官代替他們;

20:25 You must muster an army for yourself as the army you have lost, and horses and chariots as the horses and chariots you lost, then we will fight them in the plain. Surely we will be stronger than they.” So he listened to their voice and did so.
又照著王損失的軍兵的數目, 招募一支新的軍隊, 照數補充戰馬和戰車. 然後我們可以與他們在平原上作戰, 我們必定比他們強. ”王聽從他們的話, 並且這樣行了.

20:26 It happened at the turning of the year that Ben-Hadad mustered Aram and went up to Aphek for the war with Israel.
過了年, 便．哈達數點了亞蘭人, 就上到亞弗去, 要與以色列人爭戰.

20:27 The Israelites had been mustered and provisioned, and they went to engage them. The Israelites encamped opposite them as two flocks of goats, but the Arameans filled the land.
以色列人數點人數, 預備了糧食, 就去迎戰亞蘭人. 以色列人對著他們安營, 好像兩小群山羊羔; 亞蘭人卻滿布了那地.

20:28 Then the man of God approached, and he spoke to the king of Israel, and he said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Because Aram has said, “Yahweh is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,” ’ I will give all this great crowd into your hand that you may know that I am Yahweh.”
有一位神人前來對以色列王說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘因為亞蘭人說耶和華是山神, 不是平原的神, 所以我要把這些強大的軍兵交在你手裡, 你們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

20:29 These encamped opposite for seven days, and it happened on the seventh day that the battle began, and the Israelites killed the Arameans, one hundred thousand infantry in one day.
以色列人和亞蘭人相對安營, 共七天. 到了第七日, 兩軍終於接戰了. 那一天, 以色列人殺了亞蘭人步兵十萬.

20:30 Then those who remained fled to Aphek, to the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who had remained, so Ben-Hadad fled and went to the innermost rooms of the city.
餘下來的都逃入亞弗城裡, 城牆倒塌, 壓死了餘下來的二萬七千人. 便．哈達也逃到城裡來, 躲進一間密室裡.

20:31 Then his servants said to him, “Please now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are kings of mercy. Let us now put sackcloth on around our waists and ropes on our heads. Then let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will let you live.”
他的臣僕對他說: “我們聽說以色列家的王都是仁慈的王; 我們不如腰束麻布, 頭套繩索, 出去投降以色列王, 或許他會使你的性命存活. ”

20:32 So they tied sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads. Then they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’ ” And he said, “Is my brother still alive?”
於是他們腰束麻布, 頭套繩索, 來見以色列王, 對他說: “你的僕人便．哈達說: ‘求你使我的性命存活！’”亞哈說: “他還活著嗎? 他是我的兄弟！”

20:33 The men took this as a good omen and they quickly accepted it as true from him, and they said, “Your brother Ben-Hadad lives.” So he said, “Go, get him.” Ben-Hadad came out to him, and Ahab pulled him up on the chariot.
那些人認為這些話是個吉兆, 急忙抓住他的話, 說: “便．哈達是王的兄弟！”亞哈說: “你們去請他來. ”便．哈達出來見王, 亞哈就去請他上車.

20:34 Ben-Hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I shall return. You may set up streets with stalls for yourself in Damascus just as my father set up in Samaria.” Then Ahab said, “On these terms I will let you go,” So he made a covenant with him and let him go.
便．哈達對王說: “我父親從你父親奪得的眾城, 我都必還給你; 你可以為自己在大馬士革設立市場, 像我父親在撒瑪利亞設立市場一樣. ”亞哈說: “我與你立了這樣的約, 就放你去. ”於是他和便．哈達立了約, 就放他走了.

20:35 A certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his fellow countryman, “By the word of Yahweh, please strike me.” But the man refused to strike him.
先知門徒中有一個人奉耶和華的命令對他的一個同伴說: “你打我吧！”可是, 那人卻不肯打他.

20:36 He said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, look, as you now are going from me, a lion will kill you.” When he went from beside him, the lion found him and killed him.
他就對那人說: “因為你不聽從耶和華的話, 你一離開我, 就必有獅子咬死你. ”那人一離開他, 果然遇見了獅子, 把他咬死.

20:37 Then he found another man and said, “Strike me, please,” so the man struck him sharply and wounded him.
先知的門徒又遇見另一個人, 對他說: “你打我吧！”那人就打他, 把他打傷.

20:38 Then the prophet went and waited for the king along the road and disguised himself with a headband over his eyes.
於是那先知去了, 在路旁等候王. 他用頭巾蒙住自己的眼睛, 把自己改了裝.

20:39 As the king was passing by, he called to the king and said, “Your servant went out in the thick of the battle, and suddenly a man turned and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man. If by any means he should be missed, it will be your life in his place, or you shall pay a talent of silver.’
王從那裡經過的時候, 他向王呼叫說: “你僕人出征, 在戰陣之中, 忽然有一個人轉過來, 帶了另一個人來見我, 說: ‘你看守這個人, 他若是走失了, 就要你替他償命, 否則你要支付三十公斤銀子. ’

20:40 It happened that your servant was busy here and there, and he disappeared.” Then the king said to him, “Your own judgment has been determined.”
你僕人正在忙這忙那的時候, 那人就不見了. ”以色列王對他說: “你的判案就是這樣, 你已經自己判決了. ”

20:41 He quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was from the prophets.
他急忙把蒙在眼上的頭巾除下, 以色列王就認出他是一個先知.

20:42 He said to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Because you have let the man I devoted for destruction go from your hand, your life shall be in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’ ”
先知對王說: “耶和華這樣說: 因為你把我要滅絕的人從你手中放走, 所以要你替他償命. 要你的人民抵償他的人民. ”

20:43 Then the king of Israel went to his house, sullen and angry, and he came to Samaria.
於是以色列王悶悶不樂回到撒瑪利亞, 自己的王宮裡去了.

I Kings - Chapter 21

21:1 It happened after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
耶斯列人拿伯在耶斯列有一個葡萄園, 靠近撒瑪利亞王亞哈的王宮.

21:2 Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard that it may be mine for a garden of vegetable plants, because it is near, beside my house, and I will give to you a better vineyard in place of it. If it is better in your eyes, I will give you the money of its price.”
亞哈對拿伯說: “把你的葡萄園讓給我, 我可以用作菜園, 因為你的葡萄園靠近我的王宮. 我要把一個更好的葡萄園與你交換. 如果你喜歡, 我也可以按市價給你銀子. ”

21:3 Naboth said to Ahab, “Far be it from me from Yahweh that I should give the inheritance of my ancestors to you.”
可是拿伯對亞哈說: “耶和華絕對不容許我把祖業給你. ”

21:4 Then Ahab went to his house, sullen and angry because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him when he had said, “I will not give to you the inheritance of my ancestors.” So he lay on his bed, turned away his face, and would not eat any food.
亞哈因為耶斯列人拿伯對他說: “我不能把祖業給你”, 就悶悶不樂回到宮裡. 他躺在床上, 臉朝向內, 也不吃飯.

21:5 Then Jezebel his wife came to him, and she said to him, “What is this, that your spirit is sullen and you are not eating food?”
他的妻子耶洗別進來見他, 問他說: “你為甚麼心裡這麼煩悶, 連飯也不吃呢? ”

21:6 Then he said to her, “When I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and asked him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or it you prefer, I will give you a vineyard in place of it,’ he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
亞哈回答她說: “因為我對耶斯列人拿伯說: ‘把你的葡萄園讓給我, 我付你銀子; 或者你喜歡的話, 我可以用另一個葡萄園與你交換’; 可是他說: ‘我不能把我的葡萄園讓給你. ’”

21:7 Jezebel his wife said to him, “Now, you rule over Israel. Get up, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful. I myself will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
他的妻子耶洗別對他說: “你現在不是統治以色列的王嗎? 只管起來吃飯, 心神暢快, 我必能把耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園給你. ”

21:8 So she wrote letters in the name of Ahab and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling with Naboth in his city.
於是耶洗別以亞哈的名義寫了一些信, 然後把這些信送給那些住在拿伯城裡的長老和貴胄.

21:9 She had written in the letters, saying, “Call a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.
她在信上寫著說: “你們要宣告禁食, 使拿伯坐在民間的首位上.

21:10 Seat two men, scoundrels, opposite him. Let them witness against him saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then you shall bring him out and stone him so that he dies.”
又叫兩個匪徒坐在拿伯的對面, 作見證控告他說: ‘你曾經咒詛神和君王’; 然後把他拉出去, 用石頭把他打死. ”

21:11 The men of his city and the elders and nobles who were living in his city did according to what Jezebel had sent to them, as was written in the letters which she had sent to them.
於是拿伯城裡的人, 就是那些與拿伯同住一城的長老和貴胄, 都照著耶洗別送給他們的信上所寫的去行.

21:12 They called a fast, and they seated Naboth at the head of the people.
他們宣告禁食, 使拿伯坐在民間的首席上.

21:13 Then the two men, scoundrels, came, sat opposite him, and the scoundrels witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king,” so they brought him outside of the city and stoned him with stones, and he died.
然後兩個匪徒來坐在拿伯的對面. 這兩個流氓當眾作見證控告拿伯, 說: “拿伯曾經咒詛神和君王. ”眾人就把拿伯拉出城外, 用石頭打他, 把他打死了.

21:14 They sent to Jezebel saying, “Naboth has been stoned, and he is dead.”
於是他們派人去見耶洗別, 說: “拿伯已經被人用石頭打死了. ”

21:15 It happened at the moment Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and died, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Get up, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite which he had refused to give to you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”
耶洗別聽見拿伯已經被人用石頭打死了, 就對亞哈說: “你起來, 去佔有那耶斯列人拿伯從前不肯給你的葡萄園, 因為拿伯現在沒有命了, 他已經死了. ”

21:16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it.
亞哈聽見拿伯已經死了, 就起來, 下到耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園那裡去, 要佔有那園.

21:17 The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
那時, 耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說:

21:18 “Arise, go down to meet Ahab the king of Israel who is in Samaria. Look in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
“你起來, 下去迎見住在撒瑪利亞的以色列王亞哈, 他現在正在耶斯列人拿伯的葡萄園裡. 他下到那裡去, 是要佔有那個園.

21:19 You shall say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Have you committed murder and also taken possession?” ’ You shall also say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, the dogs will also lick your blood.” ’ ”
你要對他說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 你殺了人, 又佔有他的產業嗎? ’你又要對他說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 狗在甚麼地方舔拿伯的血, 也必在甚麼地方舔你的血. ’”

21:20 Then Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He said, “I have found you because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
亞哈對以利亞說: “我的仇人哪, 你找到了我嗎? ”以利亞說: “我找到你了, 因為你出賣了你自己, 去行耶和華看為惡的事.

21:21 ‘Look, I am bringing disaster on you, and I will sweep away after you. I will cut off for Ahab every male in Israel, bond or free.
耶和華說: ‘看哪, 我必使災禍臨到你, 除滅你的後代, 在以色列中屬亞哈的男丁, 無論是自由的, 或是不自由的, 我都要除滅.

21:22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because you made me angry and have caused Israel to sin.’
我要使你的家像尼八的兒子耶羅波安的家, 又像亞希雅的兒子巴沙的家, 因為你惹我發怒, 又因為你使以色列人陷在罪中. ’

21:23 Moreover, concerning Jezebel, Yahweh has said, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the outer rampart of Jezreel.’
至於耶洗別, 耶和華也說: ‘狗必在耶斯列的地方吃耶洗別的肉.

21:24 The one who dies for Ahab in the city, the dogs will eat; the one who dies in the open country, the birds of heaven will eat.”
屬亞哈的人, 死在城裡的, 必被野狗吃掉; 死在田野的, 必被空中的飛鳥吃掉. ’”

21:25 Truly, there was no one like Ahab who had sold himself by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh, whose wife Jezebel urged him on.
只是從來沒有人像亞哈的; 他受了他妻子耶洗別的引誘, 出賣了他自己, 行耶和華看為惡的事.

21:26 Also, he acted very abominably by going after idols like all the Amorites had done whom Yahweh had driven out from before the Israelites.”
他按照耶和華在以色列人面前趕走的亞摩利人所行的一切, 跟從偶像. 行了非常可憎的事.

21:27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth over his flesh, fasted, lay in the sackcloth, and went about dejectedly.
亞哈聽見這些話, 就撕裂自己的衣服, 披上麻布, 禁食, 睡在麻布上, 並且神色頹喪地行走.

21:28 Then the word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
耶和華的話臨到提斯比人以利亞說:

21:29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring disaster in his days. I will bring the disaster on his house in the days of his son.”
“你看見了亞哈在我面前怎樣謙卑自己, 因為他在我面前謙卑自己, 所以他還在世的日子, 我必不降這災禍; 到他兒子的日子, 我必降這災禍與他的家. ”

I Kings - Chapter 22

22:1 They lived three years, and there was no war between Aram and Israel.
亞蘭人和以色列人之間, 連續三年沒有戰爭.

22:2 It happened in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to the king of Israel,
到了第三年, 猶大王約沙法下去見以色列王.

22:3 and the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know Ramoth-Gilead belongs to us, and we are doing nothing about taking it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
以色列王對他的臣僕說: “你們知道嗎? 基列的拉末原屬於我們, 我們怎可靜坐不動, 不把它從亞蘭王的手中奪回來呢? ”

22:4 Then he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to the battle for Ramoth-Gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am like you; my people are like your people; my horses are like your horses.”
亞哈問約沙法: “你肯與我一起到基列的拉末去作戰嗎? ”約沙法回答以色列王: “你我不分彼此, 我的人民就像是你的人民, 我的戰馬就像是你的戰馬. ”

22:5 Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire for the word of Yahweh today.”
約沙法又對以色列王說: “現在請你先求問耶和華. ”

22:6 Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead for the battle, or should I refrain?” Then they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
於是以色列王把眾先知聚集了來, 約有四百人, 問他們: “我可以去攻打基列的拉末嗎? 或是應當忍耐不去呢? ”他們說: “你可以上去, 主必把那城交在王的手裡. ”

22:7 So Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might still inquire from him?”
約沙法說: “這裡不是還有耶和華的先知, 我們可以求問他嗎? ”

22:8 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man to inquire from Yahweh, but I despise him, for he never prophesies anything good concerning me, but only bad: Micaiah the son of Imlah.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say so.”
以色列王對約沙法說: “還有一個人, 我們可以託他求問耶和華. 不過我憎恨他, 因為他對我說的預言, 都是凶話, 不是吉話. 這人就是音拉的兒子米該雅. ”但約沙法說: “請王不要這麼說. ”

22:9 The king of Israel summoned a certain court official, and he said, “Quickly fetch Micaiah son of Imlah.”
於是王召了一位太監來, 說: “快去把音拉的兒子米該雅召來！”

22:10 The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were each sitting on his throne, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
以色列王和猶大王約沙法穿著朝服, 在撒瑪利亞城門口的廣場上, 各人坐在自己的王位上; 所有的先知都在他們面前說預言.

22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until finishing them.’ ”
基拿拿的兒子西底家做了些鐵角, 說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你要用這些鐵角牴觸亞蘭人, 直到把他們完全消滅. ’”

22:12 All of the prophets were likewise prophesying, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-Gilead and triumph, and Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king.”
所有的先知也都這樣預言說: “你可以上基列的拉末去, 必得勝利！因為耶和華必把那城交在王的手裡. ”

22:13 Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Please now, the words of the prophet are unanimously favorable to the king. Please let your words be as one word with them, and speak favorably.”
那去召米該雅的使者對米該雅說: “看哪, 這裡的眾先知都異口同聲地對王說吉話, 請你與他們一樣說吉話. ”

22:14 Then Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, surely only as Yahweh speaks to me, that will I speak.”
米該雅說: “我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 耶和華吩咐我甚麼, 我就說甚麼. ”

22:15 When he came to the king, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to the battle, or shall we refrain?” He said to him, “Go up and triumph, and Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king.”
米該雅來到王那裡的時候, 王就問他: “米該雅啊, 我們可以到基列的拉末去作戰嗎? 或是要忍耐不去呢? ”米該雅回答亞哈: “你可以上去, 必得勝利, 因為耶和華必把那城交在王的手裡！”

22:16 Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you shall not tell me anything but truth in the name of Yahweh?”
王對他說: “我要囑咐你多少次, 你才奉耶和華的名對我只說真話呢? ”

22:17 So he said, “I saw all of Israel scattering to the mountains, like the sheep without a shepherd. Yahweh also said, ‘There are no masters for these, let them return in peace, each to his house.’ ”
米該雅說: “我看見以色列人四散在山上, 好像沒有牧人的羊群一樣; 耶和華說: ‘這些人沒有主人, 使他們平平安安各自回家吧！’”

22:18 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not say to you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but disaster?”
以色列王對約沙法說: “我不是告訴過你, 這人對我說的預言, 總不說吉話, 只說凶話嗎? ”

22:19 And he said, “Therefore, hear the word of Yahweh. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne with all the hosts of heaven standing beside him from his right hand and from his left hand.
米該雅說: “因此, 你要聽耶和華的話; 我看見耶和華坐在他的寶座上, 天上的萬軍都侍立在他的左右.

22:20 And Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab so that he will go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?’ Then this one was saying one thing and the other one was saying another.
耶和華說: ‘誰去引誘亞哈, 使他上基列的拉末陣亡呢? ’有說這樣的, 有說那樣的.

22:21 Then a spirit came out and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him,’ and Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
後來有一個靈出來, 站在耶和華面前, 說: ‘我去引誘他. ’耶和華問他: ‘你用甚麼方法呢? ’

22:22 He said, ‘I will go out and I will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You shall entice and succeed, go out and do so.’
他回答: ‘我要出去, 在亞哈所有先知的口中, 作說謊的靈. ’耶和華說: ‘你可以去引誘他, 你也必能成功, 你去這樣行吧！’

22:23 So then, see that Yahweh has placed a false spirit in the mouth of all of these your prophets, and Yahweh has spoken disaster concerning you.”
現在, 耶和華已經把說謊的靈放在你這些先知的口中, 耶和華已經命定災禍臨到你. ”

22:24 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah came near and slapped Micaiah on the cheek and said, “When did the Spirit of Yahweh pass from me to speak with you?”
基拿拿的兒子西底家近前來, 打米該雅的臉頰說: “耶和華的靈怎樣離開了我, 去與你說話呢? ”

22:25 Then Micaiah said, “Behold, you are about to see on that day when you go from room to room to hide.”
米該雅說: “你進密室躲藏的那一天, 就必看見了. ”

22:26 The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the commander of the city and to Jehoash the son of the king;
以色列王說: “把米該雅帶回去, 交給市長亞們和王的兒子約阿施,

22:27 and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this fellow in the house of imprisonment and feed him reduced rations of food and water until I come in peace.” ’ ”
說: ‘王這樣吩咐: 把這人囚在監裡, 少給他食物和水, 直到我平平安安回來. ’”

22:28 Then Micaiah said, “If you indeed return in peace, then Yahweh has not spoken with me.” Then he said, “Let all the peoples hear!”
米該雅說: “如果你真的可以平平安安回來, 那麼耶和華就沒有藉著我說話了. ”他又說: “眾民啊, 你們都要聽. ”

22:29 Then the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.
於是, 以色列王和猶大王約沙法上基列的拉末去了.

22:30 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you wear your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and he went into the battle.
以色列王對約沙法說: “我要改裝上戰場去了; 你可以仍穿自己的朝服. ”於是以色列王改裝到戰場去了.

22:31 The king of Aram commanded his thirty-two chariot commanders, saying, “You shall not fight with small or great, but only against the king of Israel, him alone!”
亞蘭王曾經囑咐他的三十二個戰車長說: “無論大小將兵, 你們都不要與他們爭戰, 只要與以色列王爭戰. ”

22:32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely he is the king of Israel,” and they turned to fight against him, so Jehoshaphat called out.
戰車長們看見約沙法的時候, 就說: “這人必是以色列王. ”他們就轉過去與他爭戰, 約沙法便喊叫起來.

22:33 When the chariot commanders saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.
戰車長們一見他不是以色列王, 就轉回來, 不追趕他了.

22:34 But another man drew his bow fully and struck the king of Israel between the armor scales and the breastplate; so he said to his chariot driver, “Turn the chariot and bring me out from the camp, for I am wounded.”
有一個人隨便射了一箭, 竟射中了以色列王鐵甲與護胸甲之間的地方. 王對駕車的說: “你把車轉過來, 載我離開戰場吧！我受了重傷. ”

22:35 The battle intensified on that day, and the king was being propped up in the chariot opposite Aram, but he died in the evening, and the blood of the wound ran out to the floor of the chariot.
那一天戰爭不斷升級, 有人扶著王站在車上抵擋亞蘭人. 到了黃昏, 王就死了; 血從傷口流到戰車的底下去.

22:36 Then the shout passed through the camp about sunset, saying, “Each man to his city and each to his land!”
約在日落的時候, 有命令傳遍軍中說: “各歸各城, 各歸各地吧. ”

22:37 So the king died, and they brought him to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria.
王死了以後, 人們把他送回撒瑪利亞, 埋葬在那裡.

22:38 They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked his blood (now, the prostitutes washed themselves there) according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken.
他們在撒瑪利亞的池旁, 妓女洗澡的地方清洗戰車, 有狗來舔亞哈的血, 正如耶和華說過的話一樣.

22:39 The remainder of the acts of Ahab and all that he did, and the ivory palace and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
亞哈其餘的事蹟, 他所作的一切, 他建造的象牙宮和他重建的一切城鎮, 不是都記在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

22:40 So Ahab slept with his ancestors, and Ahaziah his son became king in his place.
亞哈與他的列祖同睡, 他的兒子亞哈謝接續他作王.

22:41 Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
以色列王亞哈第四年, 亞撒的兒子約沙法登基作猶大王.

22:42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
約沙法登基的時候是三十五歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王二十五年. 他母親名叫阿蘇巴, 是示利希的女兒.

22:43 He walked in all of the way of Asa his father, and he did not turn aside from it, doing right in the eyes of Yahweh. Only he did not remove the high places; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
約沙法遵行他父親亞撒所行的一切, 總不偏離, 行耶和華看為正的事. 只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 人民仍在邱壇上獻祭燒香(“只是邱壇……獻祭燒香. ”《馬索拉抄本》為22:44).

22:44 But, Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
約沙法王與以色列王和平相處. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為22:45)

22:45 The remainder of the acts of Jehoshaphat, his powerful deeds he did, and how he fought, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約沙法其餘的事蹟, 他作過的英勇的事和他怎樣爭戰的事, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

22:46 The remainder of the male shrine prostitutes who were left over in the days of Asa his father he exterminated from the land.
約沙法把父親亞撒在世時遺留下來的廟妓都從國中除滅.

22:47 There was not a king in Edom; a governor served as king.
那時, 以東沒有王, 由總督統治.

22:48 Jehoshaphat built ships of the Tarshish type to go to Ophir for the gold; but he did not go because the ships were destroyed at Ezion-Geber.
約沙法建造了他施船隻, 要到俄斐去運金子, 可是不能開船, 因為船隻在以旬．迦別壞了.

22:49 Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing.
那時亞哈的兒子亞哈謝對約沙法說: “讓我的僕人與你的僕人一同坐船去吧！”但是約沙法不肯.

22:50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David his ancestor, and Joram his son became king in his place.
約沙法與他的列祖同睡, 與他的列祖一同埋葬在他先祖大衛的城裡; 他的兒子約蘭接續他作王.

22:51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
猶大王約沙法第十七年, 亞哈的兒子亞哈謝在撒瑪利亞登基作以色列王. 他作以色列王兩年.

22:52 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he went in the way of his father and his mother and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 行他父親的道和他母親的道, 又行尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪中的道.

22:53 He served Baal and bowed down to him; and he provoked Yahweh the God of Israel according to all that his father did.
他事奉巴力, 敬拜巴力, 照著他父親所行的一切惹耶和華以色列的神發怒.

II Kings (列王記下)

II Kings - Chapter 1

1:1 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
亞哈死後, 摩押背叛以色列.

1:2 Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice in his upper room, which was in Samaria, and he was injured. So he sent messengers, and he said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury.”
有一天, 亞哈謝在撒瑪利亞, 從樓上的窗戶掉下來, 他就病了; 於是他差派使者, 對他們說: “你們去求問以革倫的神巴力．西卜, 我這個病到底能否復原? ”

1:3 Then the angel of Yahweh spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, “Get up, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and speak to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’
但耶和華的使者對提斯比人以利亞說: “你動身上去迎著撒瑪利亞王的使者, 對他們說: ‘你們去求問以革倫的神巴力．西卜, 是因為以色列中沒有神嗎?

1:4 Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘The bed upon which you have gone, you will not come down from it, but you shall surely die.’ ” So Elijah went.
因此, 耶和華這樣說: 你必不能從你躺上去的那張床上下來, 因為你必定死. ’”於是以利亞去了.

1:5 When the messengers returned to him, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
眾使者回到亞哈謝那裡; 他對他們說: “你們為甚麼回來呢? ”

1:6 Then they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and he said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and speak to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron? Therefore the bed upon which you have gone, you will not come down from it, for you will surely die.’ ” ’ ”
他們對王說: “有一個人上來迎著我們, 又對我們說: ‘去吧, 回到那差派你們的王那裡, 對他說: 耶和華這樣說: 你派人去求問以革倫的神巴力．西卜, 是因為以色列中沒有神嗎? 因此, 你必不能從你躺上去的那張床上下來, 因為你必定死. ’”

1:7 Then he spoke to them, “What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you and spoke to you all these things?”
王對他們說: “那上來迎著你們, 又對你們說這番話的是個怎樣的人? ”

1:8 They answered him, “A hairy man with a leather belt girded around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
他們對王說: “那人穿著毛皮衣, 腰間束上皮帶. ”王說: “這人必是提斯比人以利亞. ”

1:9 So Ahaziah sent to him the commander of fifty with his fifty men, and he went up to him while he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’ ”
於是王差派一個五十夫長和他的五十名手下到以利亞那裡; 那位五十夫長就上到以利亞那裡去. 他看見以利亞正坐在山頂上, 就對以利亞說: “神人哪！王吩咐你下來. ”

1:10 Then Elijah answered and said to the commander of the fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
以利亞回答五十夫長說: “如果我是神人, 願火從天降下, 把你和你的五十名手下吞滅. ”於是有火從天降下, 吞滅了五十夫長和他的五十名手下.

1:11 So he again sent another commander of fifty and his fifty men. He answered and said to him, “O man of God, thus says the king, ‘Come down quickly!’ ”
王再次派一個五十夫長和他的五十名手下到以利亞那裡去. 那五十夫長對以利亞說: “神人哪！王這樣吩咐: ‘你趕快下來. ’”

1:12 Then Elijah answered and said to them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty!” Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
以利亞回答他們說: “如果我是神人, 願火從天降下, 把你和你的五十名手下吞滅. ”於是神的火從天降下, 吞滅了五十夫長和他的五十名手下.

1:13 So he again sent a third time a commander of fifty and his fifty, and the commander of the third fifty went up and came and knelt down on his knees before Elijah and entreated him. He said to him, “O man of God, please let my life and the lives of your servants, these fifty, be precious in your eyes.
王又派出第三名五十夫長和他的五十名手下; 那五十夫長來到, 就雙膝跪在以利亞面前, 懇求他, 對他說: “神人哪！願我的性命和這五十個僕人的性命在你眼中看為寶貴.

1:14 Behold, fire from heaven came down and consumed the first two commanders of fifty and their fifties, so then let my life be precious in your eyes.”
看哪！曾經有火從天降下, 吞滅了先前兩個五十夫長和他們各五十名手下; 現在, 願我的性命在你眼中看為寶貴. ”

1:15 Then the angel of Yahweh spoke to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid because of him.” So he got up and went down with him to the king,
耶和華的使者對以利亞說: “你和他下去吧, 不要怕他. ”於是以利亞起來, 和他下山到王那裡去了.

1:16 and he said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel from whom to inquire his word?—therefore the bed upon which you went, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.’ ”
以利亞對亞哈謝說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你差派使者去求問以革倫的神巴力．西卜, 是因為以色列中沒有神可以求問嗎? 因此, 你必不能從你躺上去的那張床上下來, 因為你必定死. ’”

1:17 So he died, according to the word of Yahweh which Elijah had spoken, and Joram became king in his place in the second year of Joram the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, because he had no son.
亞哈謝果然死了, 正如耶和華藉以利亞所宣告的話. 因為他沒有兒子, 他的弟弟約蘭就接續他作王, 那時是猶大王約沙法的兒子約蘭第二年.

1:18 The remainder of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
亞哈謝其餘所行的事蹟, 不是都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

II Kings - Chapter 2

2:1 When Yahweh was about to take Elijah up in the storm to heaven, Elijah and Elisha went from Gilgal.
耶和華將要用旋風接以利亞往天上去的時候, 以利亞和以利沙一起離開吉甲.

2:2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for Yahweh has sent me up to Bethel.” Elisha said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will certainly not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.
以利亞對以利沙說: “你留在這裡吧, 因為耶和華差派我到伯特利去. ”以利沙說: “我指著永活的耶和華和你的性命起誓: 我必不離開你. ”於是他們下到伯特利去.

2:3 Then the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and they said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master from you today?” He said, “I also know; be quiet!”
在伯特利的先知門徒出來見以利沙, 對他說: “你知道今天耶和華要接你的老師離開你嗎? ”他說: “我已經知道了, 你們別再多說. ”

2:4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please stay here because Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.” And he said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will certainly not leave you!” So they came to Jericho.
以利亞對以利沙說: “你留在這裡吧, 因為耶和華差派我往耶利哥. ”他說: “我指著永活的耶和華和你的性命起誓: 我必不離開你. ”於是他們來到耶利哥.

2:5 Then the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho came near to Elisha, and they said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh is going to take your master from you today?” He said, “I also know; be quiet!”
在耶利哥的先知門徒前來見以利沙, 對他說: “你知道今天耶和華要接你的老師離開你嗎? ”他說: “我已經知道了, 你們別再多說. ”

2:6 Then Elijah said to him, “Please stay here, because Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.” He said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will certainly not leave you!” So the two of them went on.
以利亞對他說: “你留在這裡吧, 因為耶和華差派我往約旦河去. ”以利沙說: “我指著永活的耶和華和你的性命起誓: 我必不離開你. ”於是他們二人繼續前行.

2:7 Then fifty men from the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.
先知門徒中有五十人跟著他們, 遠遠地站在他們對面; 他們二人在約旦河河邊站著.

2:8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water. It divided in two, and the two of them crossed over on dry land.
以利亞拿著自己的外衣, 把它捲起, 擊打河水, 河水就左右分開, 他們二人就在乾地上走過去了.

2:9 After they crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I may do for you before I am taken away from you.” Then Elisha said, “Please let there come to me a double portion of your spirit.”
他們過去之後, 以利亞對以利沙說: “在我沒有被接離開你以先, 我可以為你作些甚麼, 你儘管求吧！”以利沙說: “求你使你的靈雙倍地臨到我. ”

2:10 He said, “What you ask is difficult. If you see me being taken from you, it will be so for you, but if not, it will not happen.”
以利亞說: “你所求的是一件難事, 不過我被接離開你的時候, 如果你看見我, 就必得著, 否則就得不著了. ”

2:11 Then they were walking, talking as they went. Suddenly a fiery chariot with horses of fire appeared and separated between the two of them. Elijah went up in the storm to the heavens
他們邊走邊談的時候, 忽然, 有火車火馬把他們二人分開, 以利亞就在旋風中被接往天上去了.

2:12 while Elisha was watching and crying out, “My father, my father; the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” But he could not see him any longer, and he grasped his clothes and tore them in two pieces.
以利沙看見, 就喊叫: “我父！我父！以色列的戰車馬兵啊！”跟著就不再看見他了. 以利沙抓住自己的衣服, 把它撕成兩片.

2:13 Then he picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen off of him, and he returned and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
他拾起以利亞身上掉下來的外衣, 就回去, 站在約旦河河邊.

2:14 He took Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from upon him and struck the water. Then he said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” So he also struck the water, and it divided in two, and Elisha crossed over.
他拿著從以利亞身上掉下來的外衣, 擊打河水, 說: “耶和華以利亞的神在哪裡呢? ”他一擊打河水, 河水就左右分開, 以利沙就走過去了.

2:15 When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him from the other side, they declared, “The spirit of Elijah rests upon Elisha,” and they came to meet him and bowed down to him to the ground.
那些耶利哥的先知門徒在遠處看見, 就說: “以利亞的靈在以利沙身上了. ”他們就來迎接他, 俯伏在地拜他.

2:16 Then they said to him, “Look, there are with your servants fifty able men. Please let them go and look for your master, lest the Spirit of Yahweh has lifted him up and thrown him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys,” but he said, “You must not send them.”
他們對他說: “請看, 你的僕人這裡有五十個壯士; 請讓他們去尋找你的老師, 或者耶和華的靈把他提去, 丟在某一座山上, 或某一處山谷裡. ”以利沙說: “你們不必派人去了. ”

2:17 But they urged him until embarrassing him, so he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they looked for three days, but they could not find him.
他們懇求他, 使他不好意思推辭, 於是他說: “你們派人去吧. ”他們就派出五十個人, 尋覓了三天, 仍然找不著.

2:18 Then they returned to him while he was staying in Jericho. He said to them, “Did I not tell you not to go?”
於是他們回到以利沙那裡; 那時, 他還停留在耶利哥, 他對他們說: “我不是告訴了你們不必去的嗎? ”

2:19 The men of the city said to Elisha, “Please now, the location of the city is good, as my master can see, but the water is bad and the land unproductive.”
那城的人對以利沙說: “請看這城的地勢很好, 老師你也看見, 可惜水惡劣, 以致此地沒有出產. ”

2:20 So he said, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
以利沙說: “給我拿一個新碗來, 裡面要盛點鹽. ”他們就把碗拿給他.

2:21 Then he went out to the spring of waters and threw the salt into it there and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘I hereby purify these waters; let there be no longer any death or unproductiveness from it.’ ”
他就出去到水源那裡, 把鹽倒在那裡, 然後說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘我已經醫好了這水, 從此不再有人死亡, 地也不再沒有出產了. ’”

2:22 Then the waters were purified until this very day according to the word of Elisha that he spoke.
那水果然治好了, 直到今日, 正如以利沙所說的話.

2:23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; as he was going up along the way, young boys came out from the city and mocked at him and said to him, “Go up, baldhead; go up, baldhead!”
以利沙從那裡上伯特利去, 正沿路上去的時候, 從城裡有一班年輕人走出來, 譏笑他, 說: “禿頭的上去吧！禿頭的上去吧！”

2:24 When he turned around and saw them, he cursed them in the name of Yahweh. Then two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two boys among them.
以利沙回頭看著他們, 奉耶和華的名咒詛他們. 於是有兩隻母熊從樹林裡走出來, 撕裂了他們中間四十二個年輕人.

2:25 Then he went from there to Mount Carmel and from there he returned to Samaria.
以利沙從那裡上迦密山, 又從迦密山回到撒瑪利亞.

II Kings - Chapter 3

3:1 Now Joram the son of Ahab had become king over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He reigned twelve years
猶大王約沙法第十八年, 亞哈的兒子約蘭在撒瑪利亞作王, 統治以色列; 他作王共有十二年.

3:2 and did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not as his father or his mother, as he removed the stone pillars of Baal that his father had made.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 只是還不至於像他的父親和母親一樣, 因為他除去了他父親所做的巴力神柱.

3:3 But he did cling to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin, and he did not depart from it.
只是尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷在罪中的那些罪, 他卻堅持不捨, 不肯脫離.

3:4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he used to deliver to the king of Israel a hundred thousand male lambs and a hundred thousand wool rams.
摩押王米沙是個以畜牧為生的人. 他每年進貢十萬頭綿羊羔和十萬頭公羊羔給以色列王.

3:5 It happened that when Ahab died, Mesha king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
亞哈死後, 摩押王背叛以色列王.

3:6 So King Joram went out on that day from Samaria, and he mustered all of Israel.
那時約蘭王從撒瑪利亞出來點閱以色列眾人.

3:7 He went and sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab for the battle?” And he said, “I will go up. I am like you; my people are like your people; my horses are like your horses.”
他一面起行, 一面派人到猶大王約沙法那裡, 說: “摩押王背叛了我, 你肯不肯和我同去攻打摩押呢? ”約沙法說: “我願意去; 我和你不分彼此, 我的人民就像是你的人民, 我的馬就像是你的馬. ”

3:8 Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the wilderness of Edom.”
約沙法問: “我們從哪條路上去呢? ”約蘭回答: “從以東曠野的路上去. ”

3:9 So the king of Israel and the king of Judah and the king of Edom went around, a way of seven days, but there was no water for the army or for the animals which were with them.
於是以色列王,猶大王和以東王, 繞道行了七日的路程. 軍隊和隨行的牲畜都沒有水喝.

3:10 Then the king of Israel said, “Aha, Yahweh has called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
以色列王說: “哎喲, 耶和華招聚這三位君王, 是要把他們交在摩押人的手中. ”

3:11 Then Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might inquire guidance from Yahweh?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”
約沙法說: “這裡不是有一位耶和華的先知嗎? 我們可以託他求問耶和華. ”以色列王的一位臣僕說: “這裡有沙法的兒子以利沙, 他從前是服事以利亞的(“他從前是服事以利亞的”原文作“他從前倒水在以利亞手上”). ”

3:12 Jehoshaphat said, “The word of Yahweh is with him.” So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.
約沙法說: “他必有耶和華的話. ”於是以色列王,約沙法和以東王都下到他那裡.

3:13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What do we have in common? Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother.” Then the king of Israel said to him, “No, for Yahweh has called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
以利沙對以色列王說: “我和你有甚麼關係呢? 去問你父親和你母親的先知吧！”以色列王對他說: “不要這樣說, 耶和華招聚這三位君王, 是要把他們交在摩押人手中. ”

3:14 Then Elisha said, “As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely if I was not regarding the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would have not looked at you nor even glanced at you.
以利沙說: “我指著我所事奉永活的萬軍耶和華起誓, 若不是看猶大王約沙法的情面, 我根本不會理你, 看也不看你.

3:15 But now, bring me a musician.” It happened that at the moment the musician played, the hand of Yahweh came upon him.
現在, 給我找一個琴師來. ”當琴師彈琴的時候, 耶和華的能力就臨到他身上.

3:16 He said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Make this wadi full of cisterns,’
以利沙說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘要在這山谷到處挖濠溝. ’

3:17 for thus says Yahweh, ‘You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this wadi will be full of water; and you and all of your livestock and your animals shall drink.’
因為耶和華這樣說: ‘你們雖然沒有看見風, 也沒有看見雨, 但這山谷必充滿了水, 你們和你們的牲畜都可以有水喝.

3:18 And since this is too trivial in the eyes of Yahweh, he will also give Moab into your hand,
這事在耶和華眼中算是小事, 他還要把摩押交在你們手中.

3:19 and you shall defeat every fortified city, every choice city, and you shall fell every good tree. All of the springs of water you shall stop up, and every tract of good land you shall ruin with the stones.”
你們要攻破所有堅固的城和一切繁華的都市; 砍下各種佳美的樹木, 堵塞所有水泉, 用石頭堆滿一切肥沃的田地. ’”

3:20 It happened in the morning about the time of the morning offering, that water was suddenly coming from the direction of Edom and the land was filled with water.
到了早上, 約在獻祭的時候, 忽然有水從以東來, 遍地就滿了水.

3:21 Now all of Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, and all who were fighting age and up were called up, and they stood at the border.
摩押全國聽見這幾位君王上來要攻打他們, 就召集所有能夠穿上武裝的, 不論老幼, 到邊界上防守.

3:22 When they arose early in the morning, the sun shone on the waters, and Moab saw the waters from the opposite side as red as blood.
第二天早上, 他們起來的時候, 太陽照在水上, 摩押人從那邊看見水紅得像血一樣.

3:23 Then they said, “This is blood! Certainly the kings have fought one another, and each has killed his neighbor. Now, to the war booty, O Moab!”
他們說: “這是血啊！一定是那些王互相攻擊, 自相殘殺; 現在, 摩押人哪, 去搶掠吧！”

3:24 But when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel stood up and killed Moab, so that they fled from before them. They came at her and defeated Moab.
他們來到以色列營, 以色列人起來, 擊殺摩押人, 摩押人就在以色列人面前逃跑; 以色列人就攻進摩押, 擊殺他們.

3:25 The cities they tore down, on every good tract of land they threw stones until it was filled up, every spring of water they stopped up, and every good tree they felled. They let the stone walls at Kir Hareseth remain, but the slingers surrounded and attacked it.
他們毀壞城市, 各人向一切肥沃的田地拋擲石頭, 把田地填滿了, 又堵塞一切水泉, 砍下各種佳美的樹木, 直到吉珥．哈列設只剩下石頭, 甩石的兵把它包圍, 攻擊它.

3:26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too heavy for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew the sword to break through to the king of Edom, but they were not able.
摩押王見戰事激烈, 無法抵抗, 於是帶領七百持刀的兵, 想要突圍到以東王那裡, 可是不成功,

3:27 He took his firstborn son who was to become king in his place and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. Great wrath came upon Israel, and they withdrew from him and returned to the land.
於是他把那要接續他作王的長子, 在城牆上獻為燔祭. 以色列人就遭遇極大的忿怒, 於是離開他, 回到自己的地方去了.

II Kings - Chapter 4

4:1 A certain woman from the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. Now you know that your servant was a fearer of Yahweh, but the creditor came to take two of my children for himself as slaves.
一位先知門徒的妻子哀求以利沙說: “你僕人我的丈夫死了, 你知道你的僕人是敬畏耶和華的. 現在債主來要抓我的兩個孩子作他的奴僕. ”

4:2 Elisha asked her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” Then she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of olive oil.”
以利沙對他說: “我可以為你作甚麼呢? 告訴我, 你家裡有甚麼呢? ”她說: “婢女家中除了一瓶油以外, 甚麼也沒有. ”

4:3 Then he said to her, “Go, ask for yourself some containers from the streets, from all your neighbors. You must collect as many empty containers as you can!
以利沙說: “你到外面去向你所有的鄰居借空器皿, 要盡量多借.

4:4 You must also go and shut the door behind you and your children, and you must pour out oil into all of these containers and set the filled ones aside.”
然後回去, 把你和你兒子關在家裡, 你要把油倒在所有器皿裡面, 裝滿了的就放在一邊. ”

4:5 So she went from him, and she shut the door behind her and her children. They were bringing containers to her, and she kept pouring.
於是婦人離開了他, 把自己和兒子關在門內; 她的兒子不住地把器皿拿到她面前, 她就把油倒進去.

4:6 It happened that when the containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring near me another container,” but he said to her, “There is not another container.” Then the olive oil stopped flowing.
器皿都倒滿了的時候, 她對兒子說: “再拿一個器皿給我. ”他對她說: “再沒有器皿了. ”油就止住了.

4:7 So she came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the olive oil and repay your debt. You and your sons can live on what is left over.”
她去告訴神人, 神人說: “你去把油賣掉, 還清你的債務, 你和你的兒子可以靠著剩下的過活. ”

4:8 It happened one day that Elisha passed through to Shunem where there was a wealthy woman, and she urged him to eat bread; so it happened each time he passed through, he would stop there to eat.
有一天, 以利沙經過書念的時候, 那裡有一位貴婦堅持留他吃飯; 於是以後每逢他從那裡經過, 他總進去吃飯.

4:9 She said to her husband, “Please now, I know that he is a holy man of God who is passing our way regularly;
那婦人對她的丈夫說: “你看, 我知道那常從我們這裡經過的, 是個聖潔的神人.

4:10 let us make a small enclosed room upstairs and put a bed, table, chair, and lampstand there for him, so that when he comes to us, he can turn and stay there.
讓我們蓋一間有牆的小閣, 為他在裡面擺設睡床,桌子,椅子和燈盞; 他到我們這裡來的時候, 就可以到那裡休息. ”

4:11 One day it happened that he came there and went to the upper room and lay down there.
有一天, 以利沙來到那裡, 就上小閣休息, 在那裡躺下.

4:12 He said to Gehazi his servant, “Call to this Shunammite,” so he called to her, and she stood before him.
他對他的僕人基哈西說: “你去叫這書念的婦人來. ”於是他叫了她來, 站在他的面前.

4:13 He said to him, “Please say to her, ‘Look, you took all this trouble, showing care for us; what is there for me to do for you? To speak for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’ ” She said, “I am living among my people.”
他對他的僕人說: “你對她說: ‘看哪！你為我們費了這麼多心思. 我可以為你作些甚麼呢? 你有事要我替你向王或軍長說的嗎? ’”她說: “我住在自己的人民中間. ”

4:14 Then he said, “What may be done for her?” Gehazi said, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.”
於是他說: “我到底可以為她作些甚麼呢? ”基哈西說: “她沒有兒子, 而她的丈夫又老了. ”

4:15 And he said, “Call for her,” so he called for her and she stood in the doorway.
於是以利沙對他說: “再叫她來. ”他就再去叫了她來, 她就站在門口.

4:16 And he said, “At this time next spring, you will be embracing a son.” She said, “No, my lord, O man of God! You must not tell a lie to your servant!”
以利沙說: “明年這個時分, 時候到了, 你必懷抱一個兒子. ”她說: “神人哪！不要欺哄你的婢女. ”

4:17 But the woman conceived, and she bore a son in the spring, which Elisha had promised to her.
這婦人果然懷了孕, 到明年這個時分, 時候到了, 她就生了一個兒子, 正如以利沙對她所說的.

4:18 The child grew older, and it happened one day that he went out to his father and to the reapers.
孩子漸漸長大. 有一天, 他出來到收割的人中找他的父親.

4:19 Then he said to his father, “My head, my head!” So he said to the servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
他對他的父親說: “我的頭啊！我的頭啊！”他的父親對僕人說: “把他抱到他母親那裡. ”

4:20 So they carried him and brought him to his mother; he sat on her lap until noon and then died.
於是僕人把他抱著, 送到他母親那裡. 孩子坐在他母親的雙膝上, 到中午就死了.

4:21 She went up, laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door, and went out behind it.
她把孩子抱上小閣, 放在神人的床上; 她把他關在裡面, 就出去了.

4:22 She called to her husband and said, “Please send one of the servants and one of the female donkeys for me, so that I can go quickly up to the man of God and return.”
她呼喚她的丈夫, 說: “請你派一個僕人和一頭驢子給我. 我要趕到神人那裡, 立刻就回來. ”

4:23 And he said, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither the new moon nor the Sabbath!” And she said, “Peace.”
他說: “為甚麼你要在今天去見他呢? 今天既不是月朔, 也不是安息日. ”她說: “一切都平安. ”

4:24 She saddled the female donkey, and she said to her servant, “Drive along and go; you must not hold me back from riding, unless I tell you.”
於是她把驢套上鞍, 對她的僕人說: “你來趕驢子走吧, 除非我告訴你, 否則不要因為我慢下來. ”

4:25 So she went and came to the man of God by Mount Carmel. It happened when the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, “There is this Shunammite.
於是她起程, 去到迦密山神人那裡. 神人從遠處看見她的時候, 就對他的僕人基哈西說: “看哪！書念的婦人在那邊呢！

4:26 Now, please run to meet her and ask her, ‘Is it peace for you? Is it peace for your husband? Is it peace for the boy?’ ” She said, “Peace.”
現在你跑去迎接她, 對她說: ‘你平安嗎? 你的丈夫平安嗎? 你的兒子平安嗎? ’”她說: “都平安. ”

4:27 So she came to the man of God at the mountain, and she caught hold of his feet. Then Gehazi came near to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is bitter, and Yahweh has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
她來到山上神人那裡, 就抱住神人的腳; 基哈西上前要推開她, 但神人說: “由她吧, 因為她的心靈很痛苦. 耶和華隱瞞我, 沒有告訴我. ”

4:28 Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say that you must not mislead me?”
她說: “我有向我主求過兒子嗎? 我不是說過: ‘不要欺哄我’的嗎? ”

4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, you must not greet them; if anyone greets you, you must not answer them. You must put my staff on the face of the boy.”
神人對基哈西說: “你束上腰, 手裡拿著我的手杖前去; 不論遇見的是誰, 都不要向他問安; 若是有人向你問安, 你也不要回答他, 只要去把我的手杖放在孩子的臉上. ”

4:30 Then the mother of the boy said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will surely not leave you.” So he got up and went after her.
孩子的母親說: “我指著永活的耶和華和你的性命起誓, 我決不會離開你. ”神人只好起身隨她而去.

4:31 Gehazi crossed over before them, and he put the staff on the face of the boy; but there was no sound, and there was no sign of life, so he returned to meet him. He told him, saying, “The boy did not wake up.”
基哈西在他們前面去了, 把手杖放在孩子的臉上, 可是沒有聲音, 也沒有反應; 於是他回來迎著以利沙, 告訴他說: “那孩子還沒有醒過來. ”

4:32 When Elisha came to the house, here was the boy dead, lying on his bed.
以利沙來到書念婦人的家, 看見孩子已經死了, 躺在他的床上.

4:33 He went and closed the door behind the two of them and prayed to Yahweh.
於是他進去, 把自己和孩子二人關在門內, 然後向耶和華禱告.

4:34 Then he went up and lay upon the child and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his palms on his palms. As he bent down over him, the flesh of the boy became warm.
他又上床伏在孩子身上, 使自己的口對著孩子的口, 自己的眼對著孩子的眼, 自己的手放在孩子的手上; 他伏在孩子身上, 孩子的身體就漸漸溫暖起來.

4:35 He returned and went to and fro in the house one time, then he went up and bent over him. Then the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
然後他下來在房內來回走了一趟, 再上去, 伏在孩子身上; 那孩子打了七個噴嚏, 跟著就張開了眼睛.

4:36 Elisha called to Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her and she came to him; then he said, “Pick up your son.”
神人呼喚基哈西, 說: “你去叫那書念的婦人來. ”他就去叫她, 她來到他那裡, 他就說: “把你的兒子抱起來. ”

4:37 She came and fell at his feet and bowed down to the ground; then she picked up her son and went out.
於是她進去, 在他的腳前下拜, 俯伏在地上; 然後把兒子抱起來, 出去了.

4:38 So Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now the famine was in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. He said to his servant, put on the large pot and cook a stew for the sons of the prophets.
以利沙又回到吉甲, 那地正發生饑荒. 先知的門徒坐在他面前. 他對他的僕人說: “把大鍋放在火上, 給先知的門徒們煮點東西吃. ”

4:39 One went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine and gathered wild gourds from it and filled his cloak. Then he came and cut them into the pot of stew, but they did not know what they were.
有一個人到田野那裡去採摘野菜. 他找到一棵野瓜藤, 就摘下藤上的野瓜裝滿了他的衣服. 他回來, 把瓜切了放入煮東西的鍋中, 他們不知道是甚麼東西.

4:40 They served the men to eat, but when they ate from the stew, they cried out and said, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” They were not able to eat it.
後來他們倒出來給眾人吃, 他們在吃鍋裡的東西的時候, 都慘叫起來, 說: “神人哪！鍋中有致死的毒物！”他們就不能吃了.

4:41 Then he said, “Bring some flour,” and he threw it into the pot. He then said, “Serve the people and let them eat.” There was nothing harmful in the pot.
他說: “拿些麵給我. ”他把麵放在鍋中, 說: “倒出來給眾人吃吧. ”鍋裡就沒有毒了.

4:42 A man came from Baal-Shalishah and brought food to the man of God: firstfruits and twenty loaves of barley bread, with ripe grain in his sack. He said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.”
有一個人從巴力．沙利沙來, 他帶給神人二十個用初熟大麥做的餅, 還有新穗子; 以利沙說: “把這些給眾人吃吧！”

4:43 Then his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” He said, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus Yahweh says, ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’ ”
他的僕人說: “我怎能把這一些食物擺在一百個人面前呢? ”神人說: “給眾人吃吧, 因為耶和華這樣說: ‘他們要吃, 而且還有剩下的. ’”

4:44 So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.
於是僕人擺在眾人面前, 他們都吃, 而且還有剩下的, 正如耶和華所說的.

II Kings - Chapter 5

5:1 Now Naaman was the commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man before his master and highly regarded, for by him Yahweh had given victory to Aram. Now the man was a mighty warrior, but he was afflicted with a skin disease.
亞蘭王的軍長乃縵在他的主人面前是一個大人物, 很得王的賞識, 因為耶和華曾藉他把勝利賜給亞蘭. 這個人是個勇猛的戰士, 可惜他是個痲風病人.

5:2 When the Arameans went on a raid, they brought back a young girl from the land of Israel, and she came into the service of the wife of Naaman.
亞蘭人曾經出去結隊搶掠, 從以色列地擄了一個小女孩, 她就侍候乃縵的妻子.

5:3 She said to her mistress, “If only my lord would come before the prophet who is in Samaria; then he would cure his skin disease.”
她對她的女主人說: “如果我的主人去見撒瑪利亞的先知就好了, 他必定能治好他的痲風. ”

5:4 He came and told his master, saying, “Thus and so the girl who is from the land of Israel said.”
於是乃縵去告訴他的主人說: “從以色列地擄回來的女孩子這樣這樣說. ”

5:5 So the king of Aram said, “Go, I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He went and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
亞蘭王說: “你去吧！我會送一封書信給以色列王的. ”於是乃縵去了, 手裡帶著三百公斤銀子, 約七十公斤金子和十套衣裳.

5:6 So he brought the letter of the king to Israel, saying, “Now, when this letter comes to you, I have just sent Naaman my servant to you that you may cure him from his skin disease.”
他把信帶到以色列王那裡, 信上說: “這信既已達到你那裡, 你看見我差去見你的臣僕乃縵, 你就要醫好他的痲風. ”

5:7 It happened that when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God to cause death or to give life? This man is sending a man to me to cure his disease. Indeed! But know and see that he seeks an opportunity against me.”
以色列王讀了這信後, 就撕裂自己的衣服, 說: “我是神, 能使人死使人活嗎? 這人竟派人到我這裡來, 要我治好他的痲風. 請你們想想看, 他是要找機會攻擊我. ”

5:8 It happened that as soon as Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, “Why did you tear your clothes? Please may he come to me, that he might know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
神人以利沙聽見以色列王撕裂自己的衣服, 就打發人去見王說: “你為甚麼撕裂自己的衣服呢? 請你把他送到我這裡來吧！他就知道在以色列中有先知了. ”

5:9 Then Naaman came with his horses and his chariots, and he stopped at the doorway of the house of Elisha.
於是乃縵帶著他的車馬來到, 停在以利沙的門前.

5:10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go, you must wash seven times in the Jordan, then your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be clean.”
以利沙差派一個使者去見他說: “你去在約旦河中沐浴七次, 你的身體就會復原, 得著潔淨. ”

5:11 But Naaman became angry and he went and said, “Look, I said to myself, ‘Surely he will come out, stand, call upon the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hands over the spot; then he would take away the skin disease.’
乃縵卻發怒走了, 他說: “我以為他必會出來, 站著求告耶和華他的神的名, 向著患處搖手, 潔淨這痲風病.

5:12 Are not the Abana and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all of the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them that I may be clean?” Then he turned and left in anger.
大馬士革的亞罷拿河和法珥法河, 不是比以色列一切河流更好嗎? 我不是可以在那裡沐浴, 得著潔淨嗎? ”於是他掉過頭來, 氣忿忿地走了.

5:13 But his servants came near and spoke to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had spoken a difficult thing to you to do, would you not have done it? Why not even when he says to you, ‘Wash and you shall be clean’?”
他的僕人上前, 對他說: “我父啊, 先知如果吩咐你作一件大事, 你不是照著行嗎? 何況他只是說: ‘你去沐浴就得潔淨’呢? ”

5:14 So he went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh returned as the flesh of a small boy, and he was clean.
於是他下去, 在約旦河裡浸了七趟, 正如神人所吩咐的. 他的肌肉就復原, 好像小孩子的肌肉, 他就得了潔淨.

5:15 When he returned to the man of God, he and all of his army, he came and stood before him and said, “Please now, I know that there is no God in all of the world except in Israel. So then, please take a gift from your servant.”
乃縵和他的隨員又回到神人那裡, 他進去, 站在他面前, 說: “看哪！現在我知道除了在以色列以外, 全地都沒有神. 現在, 請你收下你僕人一點禮物吧. ”

5:16 And he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I surely will not take it.” Still he urged him to take it, but he refused.
以利沙說: “我指著我所事奉永活的耶和華起誓, 我決不收取任何禮物. ”乃縵再三促請他接受, 都被他拒絕.

5:17 Then Naaman said, “If not, then please let a load of soil on a pair of mules be given to your servants, for your servant will never again bring a burnt offering and sacrifice to other gods, but only to Yahweh.
乃縵說: “你若是不肯收取, 就請你賜你僕人兩頭驢子可以馱的泥土, 因為你的僕人不再獻燔祭或別的祭給別的神, 只獻給耶和華.

5:18 As far as this matter, may Yahweh pardon your servant when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he is leaning himself on my arm, that I also bow down in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh please pardon your servant in this matter.”
但有一件事, 求耶和華赦免你的僕人; 我的主人到臨門廟那裡叩拜的時候, 他總是靠在我的手臂上, 因此, 我也曾在臨門廟叩拜. 我在臨門廟叩拜這事, 求耶和華赦免你的僕人. ”

5:19 He said to him, “Go in peace,” so he went from him a short distance.
以利沙說: “你平平安安回去吧. ”於是乃縵離開他去了, 走了一段路程.

5:20 But Gehazi the servant of Elisha, the man of God, thought, “Look, my master has refrained from taking what this Aramean Naaman brought from his hand. As Yahweh lives, I will certainly run after him, and I will accept something from him.”
神人以利沙的僕人基哈西心裡說: “看哪, 我主人不肯從這亞蘭人乃縵手中收取他帶來的禮物; 我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 我要追上他, 向他要些東西. ”

5:21 So Gehazi pursued after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he jumped off his chariot to meet him and asked him, “Is it peace?”
於是基哈西追趕乃縵. 乃縵看見有人追上來, 就下車迎著他, 說: “平安嗎? ”

5:22 He said, “Peace. My master has sent me saying, ‘Look, just now two servants from the hill country of Ephraim came to me, from the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’ ”
他說: “平安. 我主人派我來說: ‘剛才有兩位年輕人, 都是先知的門徒, 從以法蓮山地來到我這裡, 請你給他們三十公斤銀子和兩套衣服. ’”

5:23 Then Naaman said, “Be prepared to accept two talents.” So he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing and gave it to two of his servants and they carried it before him.
乃縵說: “請你拿六十公斤吧. ”他再三促請基哈西, 並把六十公斤銀子, 裝在兩個袋子裡, 還有兩套衣服, 交給兩個僕人. 他們就在基哈西前面捧著走.

5:24 When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, then sent away the men so that they went.
到達山岡後, 他就從他們手中接過東西, 存放在屋子裡, 然後打發他們離去, 他們就走了.

5:25 When he went and stood by his master, Elisha asked him, “From where have you come, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant has not gone anywhere.”
他進去, 侍立在他主人面前, 以利沙對他說: “基哈西, 你從哪裡來? ”他說: “你的僕人沒有到過甚麼地方. ”

5:26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you as the man turned from on his chariot to meet you? Is it time to take silver, clothes, olive orchards, vineyards, sheep, oxen, male slaves, and female slaves?
以利沙對他說: “那人下車轉身迎著你的時候, 我的心不是和你同去嗎? 現在不是收受銀子,衣服,橄欖園,葡萄園,羊,牛,僕人和婢女的時候.

5:27 The skin disease of Naaman shall cling to you and to your offspring forever.” Then he went out from before him having a skin disease like the snow.
因此, 乃縵的痲風要附在你的身上和你後裔的身上, 直到永遠. ”基哈西從以利沙面前離去時, 就長了痲風, 好像雪那樣白.

II Kings - Chapter 6

6:1 Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please look; the place where we are living before you is too cramped for us.
眾先知門徒對以利沙說: “請看, 我們在你面前居住的那一個地方, 對我們來說實在是太窄小了.

6:2 Let us please go to the Jordan and each bring from there one log that we might make a place there for us to live.” Then he said, “Do so.”
請你讓我們到約旦河, 每人從那裡取一根木頭, 我們要在那裡為自己建造一個地方居住. ”以利沙說: “你們去吧！”

6:3 Then a certain one said, “Please be prepared and go with your servants,” and he said, “I will go.”
有一個門徒說: “請你和你的僕人們一起去. ”他說: “我會去的. ”

6:4 He went with them, and they went to the Jordan, and they cut down the trees.
他就和他們同去. 他們到了約旦河, 就砍伐樹木.

6:5 It happened as the one was felling the log, that the iron ax fell into the water. He called out and said, “Oh, no! My master, it was borrowed!”
有一個門徒砍伐木頭的時候, 斧頭掉到水裡去了. 他就喊著說: “慘啦！我主啊, 這斧頭是借回來的. ”

6:6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” So he showed him the place, and then he cut off a stick and threw it there and made the iron ax float.
神人說: “掉在哪裡呢? ”於是他把那地點指給他看. 他砍了一根木頭, 丟在那裡, 那斧頭就浮上來了.

6:7 Then he said, “Pick it up for yourself,” so he stretched out his hand and took it.
以利沙說: “你自己拿上來吧. ”他就伸手把它拿住了.

6:8 The king of Aram was fighting with Israel, so he consulted with his officers, saying, “My camp is at such and such a place.”
亞蘭王與以色列人打仗, 他和他的臣僕商議, 說: “我要在某處某處埋伏. ”

6:9 Then the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Take care while crossing over to this place, because the Arameans are descending there.”
神人就差派人去見以色列王說: “你要小心, 不要經過這個地方, 因為亞蘭人在那裡埋伏. ”

6:10 So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God said to him and warned him, so he was on guard there continually.
以色列王派人到那地方, 就是神人曾告訴他, 警告他的, 他就在那裡小心防範; 這樣不止一兩次.

6:11 Then the heart of the king of Aram was stormy because of this matter, so he called his servants and said to them, “Can you not tell me who among us sides with the king of Israel?”
亞蘭王因為這事心中大感困惑, 他召了他的臣僕來, 對他們說: “在我們中間有誰幫助以色列王, 你們不告訴我嗎? ”

6:12 Then one of his servants said, “No, my lord the king, but Elisha the prophet who is in Israel tells the king of Israel things which you speak in your own bedchamber.”
他的一位臣僕說: “我主我王啊！不是的; 只不過是以色列的以利沙先知, 把你在你臥室內所說的話, 告知了以色列王. ”

6:13 Then he said, “Go and see where he is so that I can send and capture him.” Then he was told to him, “Look, he is in Dothan.”
於是王說: “你們去看看他在哪裡, 我要派人把他捉住. ”有人告訴他說: “看哪！他正在多坍. ”

6:14 So he sent horses, chariots, and an oppressing army there. They arrived at night and surrounded the town.
他就差派車馬和一大隊軍兵往那裡去, 他們在夜間抵達, 圍困那城.

6:15 The attendant of the man of God arose early and went out, and look, the army was surrounding the city with horses and chariots. His servant said to him, “Oh no, my master! What shall we do?”
神人的侍從清早起來, 走出屋子, 看見軍隊,車馬圍住了城. 神人的僕人對神人說: “慘啦, 我主啊！我們怎樣辦才好呢? ”

6:16 And he said, “Don’t be afraid, for more are with us than are with them.”
神人說: “不要懼怕, 因為和我們在一起的比和他們在一起的更多. ”

6:17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Yahweh, please open his eyes that he may see,” and Yahweh opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw, and look, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
以利沙禱告, 說: “耶和華啊！請你打開他的眼睛, 使他能看見. ”於是耶和華打開了僕人的眼睛, 他就看見; 看哪！那山上布滿了火馬火車, 圍繞著以利沙.

6:18 They came down to him, and Elisha prayed to Yahweh and said, “Please strike this people with blindness,” so he struck them with blindness as Elisha had spoken.
亞蘭人下來攻擊以利沙, 以利沙就禱告耶和華, 說: “求你擊打這民族, 使他們瞎眼. ”於是耶和華擊打他們, 使他們瞎眼, 正如以利沙所說的.

6:19 Then Elisha said to them, “This is not the way and this is not the city. Come after me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” Then he brought them to Samaria.
以利沙對他們說: “這不是那條路, 這邊不是那座城; 你們跟著我來, 我要把你們領到你們要尋找的人那裡. ”於是他把他們領到撒瑪利亞.

6:20 It happened at the moment they came to Samaria, Elisha said, “O Yahweh, open the eyes of these that they may see,” so Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw, and look, the middle of Samaria!
他們進入撒瑪利亞的時候, 以利沙就說: “耶和華啊！求你開這些人的眼睛, 使他們能看見. ”於是耶和華開了他們的眼睛, 他們就看見了. 看哪！他們竟是在撒瑪利亞城中.

6:21 Then the king of Israel said to Elisha when he saw them, “Shall I kill them? Shall I kill, my father?”
以色列王看見他們, 就對以利沙說: “我父啊, 我可以擊殺他們嗎? ”

6:22 And he said, “You shall not kill. Would you kill those whom you took captive with the sword or with the bow? Put food and water before them that they may eat and drink and then go to their master.”
以利沙說: “你不可擊殺他們. 你可以擊殺你自己用刀用弓擄回來的人嗎? 你要在他們面前擺上食物和水, 給他們吃喝, 然後回到他們的主人那裡去. ”

6:23 So he made a great feast for them, and they ate and drank; then he sent them, and they went to their master. And the bands of the Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.
於是王為他們預備盛大的宴會; 他們吃喝完了, 王打發他們離去, 他們就回到他們的主人那裡去了. 從此, 亞蘭的軍隊不再侵犯以色列地了.

6:24 It happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Aram assembled all of his army and marched up and laid siege against Samaria.
後來, 亞蘭王便．哈達徵召他全部的軍隊上來圍困撒瑪利亞.

6:25 There was a great famine in Samaria, and behold, a siege was against it, until the head of a donkey went for eighty shekels of silver, and one fourth of the measure of the dung of doves went for five shekels of silver.
於是撒瑪利亞發生了極大的饑荒, 敵軍繼續包圍, 以致一個驢頭要賣九百克銀子, 兩百克的鴿子糞也值六十克銀子.

6:26 It happened that the king of Israel was crossing over on the wall, and a woman called out to him, saying, “Help, my lord the king!”
以色列王在城牆上經過時, 有一個婦人向他呼求說: “我主我王啊, 救救我！”

6:27 He said, “No, let Yahweh help you. How can I save you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?”
他說: “如果耶和華不救你, 我又從哪裡救你? 是從打穀場, 或是從榨酒池呢? ”

6:28 The king said to her, “What is the problem?” Then the woman said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give me your son, and let us eat him today, then tomorrow we will eat my son.’
王對她說: “到底有甚麼事呢? ”她說: “這婦人對我說: ‘把你的兒子交出來, 今日我們好把他吃了; 明天我們可以吃我的兒子. ’

6:29 So we cooked my son and ate him, and I said to her the next day, ‘Give your son that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”
於是我們把我的兒子煮了, 把他吃了. 第二日, 我對她說: ‘把你的兒子交出來, 我們好把他吃了. ’她卻把她的兒子收藏起來. ”

6:30 It happened that when the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he had been walking on the wall, and the people saw, and behold, sackcloth was over his flesh underneath.
王聽見那婦人的話, 就撕裂衣服, 他當時正在城牆上, 人民都看見他; 看哪, 他裡面貼身穿著的是件麻衣.

6:31 Then he said, “May God do to me and thus may he add, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!”
他說: “如果今日沙法的兒子以利沙的頭仍留在他身上, 願神懲罰我, 而且加倍懲罰我. ”

6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house and the elders were sitting with him, and the king dispatched a man from before him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Did you see that this son of a murderer has sent to remove my head? Look, when the messenger comes, close the door; and you must hold the door closed against him. Is not the sound of the feet of his master behind him?”
那時, 以利沙正坐在自己的屋子裡, 眾長老也和他坐在一起. 王差派一個在他面前侍立的人去, 那使者去到以利沙那裡以前, 以利沙對眾長老說: “你們看這兇手之子派人來取我的首級. 你們留意那使者來到的時候, 你們要把門關上, 把他擋在門外. 他主人的腳步聲不是在他後面嗎? ”

6:33 While he was still speaking with them, suddenly the messenger was coming down to him, and he said, “Look this trouble is from Yahweh. Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?”
他和眾長老還在說話的時候, 看哪, 王(“王”原文作“使者”)就下到他那裡, 說: “看哪, 這災禍是從耶和華來的, 我為甚麼還仰望耶和華呢? ”

II Kings - Chapter 7

7:1 Elisha said, “Hear the word of Yahweh: ‘Thus says Yahweh, “At this time tomorrow a seah of wheat bread flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel in the gate of Samaria.’ ”
以利沙說: “你們要聽耶和華的話. 耶和華這樣說: ‘明日大約這個時候, 在撒瑪利亞的城門, 三公斤麵粉只賣十一克銀子, 六公斤大麥也只是賣十一克銀子. ’”

7:2 Then the officer on whom the king relied answered the man of God and said, “Look, even if Yahweh is making windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” And he said, “Look, you will be seeing it with your eyes, but you shall not eat from it there.”
但那攙扶王的官長回答神人, 說: “即使耶和華在天上開了窗戶, 也不會有這事發生. ”以利沙說: “看哪, 你要親眼看見, 卻吃不著. ”

7:3 Now four men who had a skin disease were at the entrance of the gate, and they said to each other, “Why are we sitting here until we die?
有四個痲風病人在城門口那裡, 他們彼此說: “我們為甚麼坐在這裡等死呢?

7:4 If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; but if we sit here, we shall die. So then, come, let us fall into the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we shall live; but if they kill us, then we shall die.”
我們如果說: ‘我們進城去吧！’城裡正有饑荒, 我們就要死在那裡. 我們如果坐在這裡, 也是要死. 現在, 讓我們去投降亞蘭人的軍隊吧; 如果他們饒我們一命, 我們就可以活著; 如果他們要殺死我們, 我們就死吧. ”

7:5 So they got up at dusk to go to the camp of the Arameans. They went up to the edge of the camp of the Arameans, and look, there was no man there!
於是他們在黃昏動身去到亞蘭人的軍營那裡; 他們來到亞蘭人的軍營外邊, 竟看不見一個人在那裡.

7:6 Now the Lord had caused the camp of the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, the sound of horses, and the sound of a great army. So they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us!”
因為主使亞蘭人的軍隊聽見戰車,戰馬和大軍的聲音; 他們就彼此說: “看哪, 一定是以色列王雇用了赫人的眾王和埃及人的眾王來攻擊我們. ”

7:7 So they got up and fled at dusk and left their tents, their horses, their donkeys, and the camp as it was, and they fled for their lives.
於是他們在黃昏的時候起來逃跑, 他們丟下他們的帳幕, 他們的馬匹和他們的驢子; 軍營仍在那裡, 他們卻只顧逃命去了.

7:8 When these who had the skin disease came to the edge of the camp, they went into a certain tent and they ate, drank, and took from there silver and gold and clothes. Then they went and hid them, then returned and came to another tent, and they took from there and went and hid them.
這些患痲風病的人來到軍營的外邊, 他們進入其中一座帳幕, 又吃又喝, 並且從那裡取去金子,銀子和衣服, 然後離去, 把東西收藏起來. 他們再回去, 進入另一座帳幕, 從那裡拿走財物, 去收藏起來.

7:9 Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news! If we are silent and wait until the light of morning, they will find us and we will be punished. So then, come, let us go and tell the house of the king.”
他們彼此說: “我們這樣作是不對的. 今天是報好消息的日子, 我們竟不出聲, 如果我們等到早上天亮, 我們就算為有罪了. 現在, 來吧, 我們要去通知王家. ”

7:10 When they came, they called to the gatekeepers of the city and told them, saying, “We came to the camp of the Arameans, and behold, there was no man or the voice of a man there! Only the horses and the donkeys were tied up, and the tents were left as they were.”
他們就去呼喊守城門的, 告訴他們說: “我們去過亞蘭人的軍營那裡, 看見那裡一個人也沒有, 也沒有人聲. 只有馬仍拴著, 驢仍拴著, 帳幕都原封不動. ”

7:11 Then the gatekeepers called and told it inside the house of the king.
守城門的就喊叫起來, 又往城內給王家報信.

7:12 The king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Please let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. The Arameans know that we are hungry, so they went out from the camp to hide in the field, saying, ‘When they go out from the city, we shall seize them alive and go into the city.’ ”
王在夜間起來, 對他的臣僕說: “我告訴你們亞蘭人對我們所作的是怎麼一回事. 他們知道我們鬧饑荒, 所以出到軍營外在田野埋伏, 心裡說: ‘他們必從城裡出來. 我們就可以活捉他們, 進入城裡去了. ’”

7:13 Then one of his servants replied and said, “Please let them take five of the remaining horses which remain in the city; behold, they are like all of the multitude of Israel that remain in it; they are like all the multitude of Israel who have perished. Let us send and see.”
他的一位臣僕回答, 說: “請叫人拉五匹剩下的馬來; 看哪, 牠們像所有剩下在這裡的以色列人, 都要像所有死去的以色列人一樣; 讓我們打發人去看看吧. ”

7:14 So he took two charioteer horsemen, and the king sent after the camp of the Arameans, saying, “Go, find out,”
於是他們取了兩輛戰車和馬匹, 王差人去追蹤亞蘭軍, 吩咐他們: “去查看吧. ”

7:15 and they went after them to the Jordan. Look, all of the way was littered with clothes and equipment which the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. Then the messengers returned and told the king.
他們就去追蹤亞蘭軍直到約旦河. 看哪, 沿途堆滿了衣物器具, 就是亞蘭人在匆忙逃走時丟棄的. 於是使者回去向王報告.

7:16 So the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. A seah of wheat flour went for a shekel and two seahs of barley went for a shekel according to the word of Yahweh.
眾民就出去, 搶掠亞蘭人的軍營. 於是三公斤麵粉賣十一克銀子, 六公斤大麥也賣十一克銀子, 好像耶和華所說的.

7:17 Then the king appointed the officer he was depending on over the gate, but the people trampled him and he died, according to that which the man of God had said which he spoke when the king came down to him.
王指派那官長, 就是那攙扶他的, 在城門口鎮壓. 眾民在城門那裡把他踐踏在地, 他就死了, 好像神人所說的, 就是王下來到神人那裡時, 他所說的.

7:18 It happened as the man of God spoke to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley shall be sold for a shekel and a seah of wheat flour for a shekel at this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria.”
這是因為當神人對王說: “明天大約這個時分, 在撒瑪利亞城門口, 六公斤大麥賣十一克銀子, 三公斤麵粉也賣十一克銀子. ”

7:19 Then the officer had replied to the man of God and said, “Look, even if Yahweh is opening the windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” And he had said, “Look you are about to see it with your eyes, but you will not eat from it.”
那官長回答神人, 說: “即使耶和華在天上開了窗戶, 也不會有這事發生. ”神人說: “看哪, 你要親眼看見, 卻吃不著. ”

7:20 So it had happened to him; the people trampled him in the gate and he died.
這事果然發生在他身上: 眾民把他踐踏在地, 他就死了.

II Kings - Chapter 8

8:1 Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Get up and go, you and your household, and dwell as an alien wherever you can, for Yahweh has called for a famine, and it will come to the land for seven years.”
以利沙告訴那婦人(她的兒子曾被以利沙救活), 說: “你和你全家要動身, 離開這裡, 住在你可以寄居的地方, 因為耶和華宣布了將有饑荒, 這饑荒要臨到這地七年. ”

8:2 So the woman got up and did according to the word of the man of God. She and her household went and dwelt as an alien in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
那婦人就動身, 按照神人所說的去作. 她和她的全家離去, 住在非利士地七年.

8:3 It happened at the end of seven years that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines and went out to appeal to the king for her household and for her properties.
七年結束的時候, 那婦人從非利士地回來, 就去為自己的房屋,田產哀求王.

8:4 Now the king was speaking to Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please tell me all of the great things which Elisha has done.”
那時王正在和神人的僕人基哈西交談, 說: “請你向我講述以利沙所作的一切大事. ”

8:5 It happened that as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, suddenly the woman whose son he had restored to life was crying out to the king about her household and about her field. Then Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life!”
他正向王講述以利沙叫死人復活的事的時候; 看哪, 以利沙曾救活她的兒子的那婦人來為她的房屋,田產哀求王. 基哈西說: “我主我王, 這就是那婦人了, 她的這個兒子就是以利沙救活的了. ”

8:6 So the king asked the woman, and she told him. So the king appointed for her a certain court official, saying, “Restore all that is hers and all the yield of the field from the day she left the land up to now.”
王問那婦人, 她就告訴他一切事. 於是王指派一個太監給他, 說: “把所有屬於她的, 以及從她離開此地直到現在, 她田地的一切出產都歸還她. ”

8:7 Elisha came to Damascus. Now Ben-Hadad king of Aram was ill, and he was told, “The man of God has come up here.”
以利沙來到大馬士革. 亞蘭王便．哈達患了病. 有人告訴他說: “神人來到這裡了. ”

8:8 Then the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand and go meet the man of God. Inquire of Yahweh from him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this illness?’ ”
王對哈薛說: “你帶著禮物, 去見神人, 託他求問耶和華說: ‘我這病能痊愈嗎? ’”

8:9 So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand of all of the good things of Damascus, a load on each of forty camels, and he came and stood before him. Then he said, “Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this illness?’ ”
於是哈薛去見以利沙. 他帶著禮物, 就是大馬士革各樣的美物, 由四十匹駱駝馱著, 去站在他的面前, 說: “你的兒子亞蘭王便．哈達派我到你這裡來, 問你說: ‘我這病能痊愈嗎? ’”

8:10 Elisha said to him, “Go; say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover,’ but Yahweh has shown me that he certainly will die.”
以利沙對他說: “你去告訴他說: ‘你一定會痊愈的’, 但耶和華指示我, 他一定要死. ”

8:11 Then the man fixed his gaze and stared at him until he was ashamed and the man of God cried.
以利沙定睛看著他, 直到他感到侷促不安; 然後, 神人哭了起來.

8:12 Then Hazael asked, “Why is my lord crying?” He said, “Because I know what evil you will do to the Israelites. You will set their fortifications on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword. Their little ones you will dash to pieces, and their pregnant women you will rip open!”
哈薛說: “我主為甚麼哭起來了? ”他回答: “因為我已知道你要對以色列人施行的惡事. 他們的城堡, 你要放火焚燒; 他們的年輕人, 你要用刀殺死; 他們的嬰孩, 你要摔死; 他們的孕婦, 你要剖開. ”

8:13 Then Hazael said, “But how could your servant, who is like a dog, do this great thing?” Elisha said, “Yahweh has shown me that you are to be king over Aram.”
哈薛說: “你僕人算甚麼? 不過是一條狗罷了; 怎可以作這樣的大事呢? ”以利沙說: “耶和華已指示我, 你要作王統治亞蘭. ”

8:14 So he departed from Elisha and came to his master. He asked him, “What did Elisha say to you.” So he said, “He said to me that you will certainly recover.”
於是他離開以利沙, 回到他主人那裡. 便．哈達對他說: “以利沙對你說了些甚麼呢? ”他說: “他對我說: ‘你一定痊愈的. ’”

8:15 On the next day, he took the bed cover, dipped it in the water, and spread it over his face so that he died. Then Hazael became king in his place.
第二天, 哈薛拿被窩浸在水裡, 然後蒙住便．哈達的面, 他就死了; 於是哈薛接續他作王.

8:16 Now in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Joram son of Jehoshaphat became the king of Judah.
以色列王亞哈的兒子約蘭第五年, 猶大王約沙法還在的時候, 猶大王約沙法的兒子約蘭登基作了王.

8:17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
他登基時是三十二歲; 在耶路撒冷作王八年.

8:18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab became his wife, and he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
他照著以色列諸王的道路而行, 好像亞哈家所行的; 因為他娶了亞哈的女兒為妻, 並且行耶和華看為惡的事.

8:19 Yet Yahweh was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as he had promised to give him a lamp for his sons always.
但耶和華因他僕人大衛的緣故不願毀滅猶大, 卻要照他應許大衛的, 賜給他和他的後裔永遠有香燈延續.

8:20 In his days, Edom rebelled against the rule of Judah, and they set up a king over them.
約蘭王在位的日子, 以東人反叛, 脫離猶大人的手, 自己立王統治本國.

8:21 So Joram crossed over to Zair and all the chariots with him. It happened that he arose by night and attacked Edom who had surrounded him and the commanders of the chariots; but the army fled to their tents.
於是約蘭過到撒益去, 並且帶著他所有的戰車. 他夜間起來攻擊包圍他和他的戰車軍長的以東人, 他的軍民卻逃回自己的帳棚去了.

8:22 So Edom has rebelled against the rule of Judah until this day; then Libnah also rebelled at that time.
於是以東人背叛, 脫離猶大人的手, 直到今日; 那時立拿人也同時背叛.

8:23 The remainder of the acts of Joram and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約蘭其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

8:24 So Joram slept with his ancestors, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Ahaziah his son became king in place of him.
約蘭和他的祖先同睡; 人把他埋葬在大衛城和他的祖先一起; 他的兒子亞哈謝接續他作王.

8:25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Joram became king of Judah.
以色列王亞哈的兒子約蘭在位第十二年, 猶大王約蘭的兒子亞哈謝作猶大王.

8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Athaliah daughter of Omri, king of Israel.
他登基時是二十二歲, 在耶路撒冷作王一年. 他母親名叫亞他利雅, 是以色列王暗利的孫女.

8:27 He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, as the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
他照著亞哈家的道路而行, 行耶和華看為惡的事, 好像亞哈家一樣, 因為他是亞哈家的女婿.

8:28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab for the battle against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-Gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
亞哈謝與亞哈的兒子約蘭往基列的拉末, 同亞蘭王哈薛交戰; 亞蘭人擊傷了約蘭.

8:29 Joram the king returned to Jezreel to heal from the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted at Ramah when Hazael king of Aram fought him. Ahaziah the son of Joram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.
約蘭於是回去, 到耶斯列治傷, 就是當他攻打亞蘭王哈薛時, 亞蘭人在拉末擊傷他的. 猶大王約蘭的兒子亞哈謝因為亞哈的兒子約蘭病了, 所以下到耶斯列去探望他.

II Kings - Chapter 9

9:1 Now Elisha the prophet called for one of the sons of the prophets, and he said to him, “Gird your loins, and take this flask of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.
以利沙先知喚來一位先知門徒, 對他說: “你要束上腰, 手裡拿著這瓶膏油, 到基列的拉末去.

9:2 Go there and look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi. Go, for you must cause him to arise from among his brothers, and you must bring him into an inner room.
你到了那裡, 要在那裡尋找寧示的孫子,約沙法的兒子耶戶. 你要去, 請他從他的兄弟中起來, 然後把他帶進一個密室.

9:3 You must take the flask of olive oil and pour it out on his head. You must say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I hereby anoint you as king over Israel.” ’ Then you must open the door and flee; do not linger!”
你要拿著這瓶膏油, 把油倒在他的頭上, 說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘我膏立你作王統治以色列. ’然後, 你要開門逃跑, 不可停留. ”

9:4 So the young man, servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-Gilead.
於是那年輕的先知往基列的拉末去了.

9:5 He came, and look, the commanders of the army were sitting there. He said, “I have a word for you, O commander!” Jehu said, “For whom? For all of us?” And he said, “For you, O commander!”
他到了那裡, 看見軍隊的將領都坐在那裡. 他就說: “將軍, 我有話要對你說. ”耶戶說: “我們這裡所有的人, 你要對哪一個說話呢? ”他說: “將軍, 我要對你說. ”

9:6 He got up and went to the house, and poured the olive oil on his head and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘I hereby anoint you as king over the people of Yahweh, over Israel.
耶戶就起來, 進了屋子; 先知門徒就把油倒在耶戶的頭上, 對他說: “以色列的神耶和華這樣說: ‘我膏立你作王, 統治耶和華的人民以色列.

9:7 You will destroy the house of Ahab your master, and you will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets and the blood of all of the servants of Yahweh, from the hand of Jezebel.
你要擊殺你的主人亞哈的家. 我要為我僕人眾先知的血和所有耶和華的僕人的血, 在耶洗別身上報仇.

9:8 All of the house of Ahab will perish, and I shall cut off all males from Ahab, both bond and free.
亞哈的全家都要滅亡; 我要剪除在以色列屬亞哈的男人, 無論是自由的, 或是為奴的.

9:9 I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
我要使亞哈的家好像尼八的兒子耶羅波安的家, 又好像亞希雅的兒子巴沙的家.

9:10 The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and there shall not be anyone to bury her.’ ” Then he opened the door and fled.
至於耶洗別, 她的屍體要在耶斯列的田間被狗吃掉, 沒有人來埋葬. ’”他一說完, 就開門逃走了.

9:11 Then Jehu came out to the officers of his master, and they said to him, “Peace? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his foolish talk.”
耶戶出來, 到他主人的臣僕那裡去; 他們問他說: “一切都平安嗎? 那瘋子來見你有甚麼事呢? ”他對他們說: “你們認識這個人, 也知道他說些甚麼. ”

9:12 Then they said, “Liar. Please tell us.” He said, “Thus and so he said to me, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I hereby anoint you as king over Israel.” ’ ”
他們說: “謊話！請你告訴我們吧. ”他說: “他這樣對我說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 我已經膏立你作王統治以色列. ’”

9:13 So they hastened each one to take his cloak, and they spread them under him on the bare steps, blew on the trumpet, and said, “Jehu is king!”
他們就急忙把自己的衣服放在他腳下的臺階上, 然後吹響號角宣告: “耶戶作王了. ”

9:14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. Now Joram was keeping guard in Ramoth-Gilead, he and all of Israel, because of the threat of Hazael king of Aram.
這樣, 寧示的孫子,約沙法的兒子耶戶背叛約蘭了. 約蘭和以色列眾人曾因亞蘭王哈薛的緣故, 守衛著基列的拉末.

9:15 But Joram the king had returned to heal in Jezreel from the wound which the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. Jehu said, “If this is what you want, do not let him go out as a fugitive from the city to go to make it known in Jezreel.”
但後來約蘭王回到耶斯列去治傷, 就是他與亞蘭王哈薛作戰時, 弓箭手擊傷他的. 耶戶說: “你們若是同意, 就不要讓人逃出這城到耶斯列去報信. ”

9:16 Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was lying there, and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to visit Joram.
於是耶戶登上戰車, 往耶斯列去了; 因約蘭正在那裡臥病, 猶大王亞哈謝下來探望他.

9:17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu when he came, and he said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them.” And he said, “Is it peace?”
站在耶斯列城樓的哨兵看見耶戶的隊伍來臨, 就說: “我看見有一隊人馬. ”約蘭說: “叫一個騎兵來, 派他去見他們, 說: ‘平安嗎? ’”

9:18 So the rider of the horse went out to meet him, and he said, “Thus the king asks, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Then Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn after me.” Then the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger went up to them, but he did not return.”
於是有一個騎兵去迎見耶戶, 說: “王這樣問: ‘平安嗎? ’”耶戶說: “平安不平安和你有甚麼關係呢? 轉到我後面去吧！”那哨兵又報告: “使者到了他們那裡, 卻沒有回來. ”

9:19 Then he sent out a second horseman, and he came to them and said, “Thus the king asks, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Then Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn after me.”
王又派第二個騎兵去. 他來到他們那裡, 說: “王這樣問: ‘平安嗎? ’”耶戶說: “平安不平安和你有甚麼關係呢? 轉到我後面去吧！”

9:20 So the sentinel reported, saying, “He went up to them, but he did not return, and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives with madness.”
那哨兵又報告: “他已經去到他那裡, 卻沒有回來. 那駕車的手法很像寧示的孫子耶戶, 因為他駕車很兇猛. ”

9:21 Then Joram said, “Get ready,” so he got his chariot ready. Joram king of Israel went out, and Ahaziah king of Judah, each with his chariot. They went out to meet Jehu, and they found him at the tract of land of Naboth the Jezreelite.
約蘭就說: “備車. ”他們就為他備了車. 以色列王約蘭和猶大王亞哈謝出城, 他們各自乘坐戰車出去見耶戶, 就在耶斯列人拿伯的田間遇上了他.

9:22 When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Is it peace?” And he said, “What peace is there while the prostitutions of your mother Jezebel and her sorceries are numerous?”
約蘭看見耶戶的時候, 就說: “耶戶, 平安嗎? ”耶戶說: “你的母親耶洗別的淫行和邪術這麼多, 還有平安嗎? ”

9:23 Joram turned his chariot and fled and said to Ahaziah, “It’s treason, Ahaziah!”
約蘭立刻把車調轉過來逃跑, 對亞哈謝說: “亞哈謝啊, 反了！”

9:24 Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between his shoulders so that the arrow went out from his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
耶戶拉滿弓, 射中約蘭的背; 箭從他的心窩穿出, 他就倒在自己的車上.

9:25 He said to Bidkar his third servant, “Lift him out and throw him on the plot of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for remember, you and I were with the pair of chariots behind Ahab his father when Yahweh pronounced this oracle against him:
耶戶對副官畢甲說: “把他抬起來, 丟在耶斯列人拿伯的田地裡, 因為我還記得你我一起駕車跟隨他父親亞哈的時候, 耶和華曾宣告了這些有關亞哈的話:

9:26 ‘ “Since I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his children yesterday,” declares Yahweh, “I will requite it for you in this tract of land,” declares Yahweh.’ So then lift him out and throw him on the tract of land according to the word of Yahweh.”
‘昨天我實在看見了拿伯的血和他兒子們的血(這是耶和華的宣告); 我要在這塊田地上報應你(這是耶和華的宣告). ’現在你要按著耶和華的話, 把他抬起來丟在田裡. ”

9:27 When Ahaziah king of Judah saw, he fled the way of Beth-Haggen. Jehu pursued after him and said, “Shoot him also, in the chariot.” They shot him at the ascent of Gur which is in Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo, but he died there.
猶大王亞哈謝看見這一切, 就沿著通往伯哈干的路逃走. 耶戶緊追著他, 說: “還有他！”他們就在靠近以伯蓮的姑珥坡把他擊傷在戰車上. 他逃到米吉多, 就死在那裡.

9:28 Then his officers carried him to Jerusalem, and they buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the city of David.
他的臣僕用車把他的屍體送到耶路撒冷, 葬在大衛城他自己的墳墓, 和他的祖先一同長眠.

9:29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.
亞哈的兒子約蘭第十一年, 亞哈謝登基統治猶大.

9:30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, so she painted her eyes with black eye paint and adorned her head and looked through the window.
耶戶到了耶斯列. 耶洗別已經聽聞, 就塗眼梳頭, 從窗戶裡往外觀望.

9:31 Now Jehu had come in the gate, so she said, “Is it peace, O Zimri, murderer of his master?”
耶戶進入城門的時候, 她說: “平安嗎, 殺主的心利? ”

9:32 When he lifted up his face to the window, he asked, “Who is with me?” Two or three eunuchs looked down to him.
耶戶抬頭對著窗戶, 說: “有誰擁護我? 誰? ”立時有兩三個太監往外望著他.

9:33 So he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled her.
他說: “把她拋下來！”他們就把她拋下去. 她的血濺在牆上和馬匹身上, 牠們也踐踏了她.

9:34 Then he came and ate and drank, and said, “Please take care of this cursed one and bury her, for she is the daughter of a king.”
耶戶進入屋內, 又吃又喝, 然後說: “你們去料理那被咒詛的婦人, 把她埋了, 因為她是王的女兒. ”

9:35 When they went to bury her, they could not find her, except the skull, the feet, and the palms of the hands.
於是他們去收殮她, 卻找不到她的屍體, 只找到頭骨,雙腳和雙掌.

9:36 They returned and told him, and he said, “This is the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘On the plot of ground of Jezreel, the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel.’ ”
他們就回去, 告訴他, 他說: “這正是耶和華藉著他僕人提斯比人以利亞所說的話: ‘野狗必在耶斯列的地方吃耶洗別的肉. ’

9:37 So the dead body of Jezebel became dung on the surface spread on the field in the plot of ground of Jezreel, so one cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”
耶洗別的屍體要像耶斯列田間的糞肥, 以致人不能說: ‘這是耶洗別. ’”

II Kings - Chapter 10

10:1 Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria, and Jehu wrote letters, and he sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab, saying,
亞哈有七十個兒子在撒瑪利亞. 耶戶寫了一批信, 送到撒瑪利亞, 對耶斯列的首領,長老和亞哈眾子的導師說:

10:2 “Now, when this letter comes to you and your master’s sons are with you, the chariots are with you, the horses, a fortified city, and weapons,
“你們主人的兒子都在你們那裡, 你們也有戰車,馬匹,設防城和武器, 那麼這封信到達你們那裡的時候,

10:3 then you must select the best and the most suitable from the sons of your master, and you must place him on the throne of his father, and they must fight for the house of your masters.”
你們就要看看在你們主人的兒子中, 哪一個是最好最合適的, 把他立在父親的寶座上; 你們又要為你們主人的家作戰. ”

10:4 But they were very afraid, and they said, “Look, two kings could not stand before him; how can we stand?”
他們就十分害怕, 說: “看哪, 兩個王尚且不能在他面前站立得住, 我們又怎能站得住呢? ”

10:5 So whoever was over the house, and whoever was over the city, and the elders and the guardians sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants; all that you say to us, we shall do. We shall not make anyone a king. Do what is good in your eyes.”
於是內務長,市長,長老和亞哈眾子的導師送信給耶戶說: “我們是你的僕人, 你吩咐我們的, 我們都必照辦; 我們也不會立甚麼人作王; 你看怎樣好, 我們就怎樣作. ”

10:6 Then he wrote to them a second letter, saying, “If you are for me, and you are listening to my voice, take the heads of the men of the sons of your master and come to me at this time tomorrow at Jezreel.” Now the sons of the king, seventy men, were with the leaders of the city who were raising them.
於是耶戶寫第二封信給他們說: “如果你們是歸從我, 聽我的話的, 就要把你們主人的兒子們的頭顱取下, 明天大約這個時候, 帶來耶斯列給我. ”那時, 王的七十個兒子是住在撫養他們的城中的大臣那裡.

10:7 When the letter came to them, they took the sons of the king, and they killed seventy men. Then they put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.
這信到達他們那裡的時候, 他們就拿住王的眾子, 把這七十人殺了, 然後把他們的頭放在盤子裡, 送到耶斯列耶戶那裡.

10:8 Then the messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” and he said, “Put them in two piles at the entrance of the gate until morning.”
有使者來告訴耶戶說: “王的眾子的頭送到了. ”他說: “把它們分作兩堆放在城門口, 直到早上. ”

10:9 It happened in the morning that he went out, stood, and said to all of the people, “You are righteous. Look, I conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all of these?
第二天早上的時候, 耶戶出來, 站著對眾民說: “你們都是無罪的, 看哪, 是我自己背叛了我的主人, 把他殺了, 但這所有的人又是誰擊殺的呢?

10:10 Know then that the word of Yahweh will not fail which Yahweh spoke concerning the house of Ahab; Yahweh has done what he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah.
你們要知道耶和華的話, 就是耶和華所說攻擊亞哈家的話, 一句也沒有落空; 耶和華藉著他的僕人以利亞所說的話, 他都作成了. ”

10:11 Then Jehu killed all of the remainder of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, all of his leaders, his close friends, and his priests, until there was no survivor left for him.
於是耶戶擊殺了亞哈家在耶斯列剩下的人, 還有他所有的大臣,有關的人,祭司, 沒有一個給他存留.

10:12 Then he arose and went and came to Samaria. On the way, he was at Beth-Eked of the shepherds,
耶戶動身, 往撒瑪利亞去. 在路上, 他經過牧羊人的伯艾吉那裡.

10:13 and Jehu met the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah. He asked, “Who are you?” They said, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah; we came down for the peace of the king’s children and the children of the queen.”
他遇見了猶大王亞哈謝的兄弟們. 他說: “你們是誰? ”他們說: “我們是亞哈謝的兄弟. 我們下來要向王的眾子和太后的眾子請安. ”

10:14 Then he said, “Seize them alive!” So they seized them alive but then slaughtered them at the cistern of Beth-Eked, forty-two men. He did not allow any of them to survive.
他說: “活捉他們！”他的手下就活捉了他們, 在伯艾吉的坑邊殺了他們; 一共是四十二個人, 沒有留下一人.

10:15 Next he went from there and found Jehonadab the son of Recab to meet him. He greeted him and asked him, “Is your heart right with me as my heart is with you?” Then Jehonadab said, “Yes, it is. Give your hand!” And he gave his hand and took him up to him on the chariot.
他又從那裡往前行, 看見利甲的兒子約拿達來迎接他. 耶戶向他請安, 然後說: “你的心對我忠誠, 就像我的心對你的心一樣嗎? ”約拿達說: “是的. ”耶戶說: “如果是的話, 伸出你的手來. ”他伸出他的手, 耶戶就把他拉上他的戰車.

10:16 Then he said, “Come with me! Look at my zeal for Yahweh!” So he let him ride in his chariot.
耶戶說: “你和我一起去, 看看我對耶和華的熱誠. ”於是用自己的戰車載他同去.

10:17 Then he came to Samaria and killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria until he wiped them out according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken to Elijah.
他來到撒瑪利亞, 就擊殺亞哈家所有在撒瑪利亞剩下的人, 把他們完全消滅, 正如耶和華對以利亞所說的話.

10:18 Then Jehu assembled all of the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will worship him greatly.
耶戶集合眾民, 對他們說: “從前亞哈信奉巴力還算是少, 耶戶要信奉更多.

10:19 So then, summon to me all of the prophets of Baal and all of his servants and his priests; no man should fail to come, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Anyone who fails to come shall not live!” Now Jehu was acting with cunning in order to destroy the servants of Baal.
現在, 所有的巴力先知,所有信奉他的和他所有的祭司都要給我召來, 不要走漏一人; 因為我要向巴力獻一個極大的祭, 缺席的必不得活. ”耶戶用詭計這樣行, 是要除滅所有信奉巴力的人.

10:20 Then Jehu said, “Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal!” So they proclaimed it.
耶戶又說: “要為巴力召開一個嚴肅會. ”於是眾人宣告召開大會.

10:21 Jehu sent word through all of Israel, and all of the servants of Baal came; there did not remain a man who did not come. They came to the house of Baal so that the house of Baal was filled from wall to wall.
耶戶派人走遍以色列各地, 所有信奉巴力的人都來了, 沒有一個不來的. 他們都進了巴力廟, 以致巴力廟從這邊到那邊都塞滿了人.

10:22 He said to the one who was over the wardrobe, “Bring out clothing for all of the servants of Baal.” So he brought the clothing out for them.
耶戶對掌管衣櫥的說: “把禮服拿出來, 給所有拜巴力的人穿. ”他就把禮服拿出來給他們穿上.

10:23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Recab came to the temple of Baal, and he said to the servants of Baal, “Search and see that there is none of the servants of Yahweh here with you; only those who serve Baal.”
耶戶和利甲的兒子約拿達來到巴力的廟中. 他對信奉巴力的人說: “搜查看看, 這裡不要有信奉耶和華的人和你們同在一起, 只可以有信奉巴力的人. ”

10:24 They came to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he said, “The man who lets anyone escape from the men who I am entrusting to you, he will pay with his life!”
他們進去獻祭和獻燔祭. 耶戶布置了八十個人在外面, 說: “如果我帶來交在你們手中的人, 有一個從他們中間逃脫了, 你們就要以命抵命. ”

10:25 It happened that when he finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the royal guard and to the officers, “Come and kill them; let no man go free!” So they put them to the sword, and the royal guard and the officers threw them out, then they went up to the citadel of the temple of Baal.
耶戶獻完了燔祭, 就對衛兵和軍長說: “你們進去, 殺死他們, 一個也不讓他們出來. ”衛兵和軍長於是用刀擊殺他們, 又把他們的屍體拋出去, 然後往巴力的城去了.

10:26 They brought out the stone pillars of the temple of Baal and burned them.
他們又把巴力廟內的神柱搬出去燒了.

10:27 So they broke down the stone pillars of Baal and destroyed the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine until this day.
他們毀壞了巴力的神柱, 又拆毀了巴力廟, 作為廁所, 直到今日.

10:28 So Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel.
這樣, 耶戶從以色列中消滅了巴力.

10:29 Only Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat by which he caused Israel to sin; namely, the calf-shaped idols of gold which were in Bethel and Dan.
只是耶戶沒有離棄尼八的兒子耶羅波安的罪, 就是他使以色列人陷於罪中的那些罪, 敬拜在伯特利和但的金牛犢.

10:30 Yahweh said to Jehu, “Because you have done well by doing right in my eyes and you have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart; therefore, sons of the fourth generation will sit for you on the throne of Israel.”
耶和華對耶戶說: “因為你辦好了我看為正的事, 照我的一切心意對付亞哈家, 你的子孫要坐在以色列的王位上, 直到第四代. ”

10:31 But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of Yahweh God of Israel with all his heart; he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam by which he caused Israel to sin.
可是耶戶沒有盡心遵行耶和華以色列神的律法, 離棄耶羅波安使以色列人陷於罪中的那些罪.

10:32 In those days, Yahweh began to reduce Israel, so Hazael defeated them in every territory of Israel,
在那些日子, 耶和華開始削弱以色列, 哈薛在以色列各處的邊境攻擊他們:

10:33 from the Jordan eastward: all of the land of Gilead, the Gadites, the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer which is on the Wadi Arnon and Gilead and Bashan.
從約旦河以東, 基列的全地, 迦得人,流本人和瑪拿西人之地, 從靠近亞嫩河的亞羅珥起, 至基列和巴珊.

10:34 Now the remainder of the acts of Jehu and all that he did and all of his powerful deeds, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
耶戶其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 以及他的一切英雄事蹟, 不是都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

10:35 So Jehu slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in Samaria, and Jehoahaz his son became king in his place.
耶戶和他的祖先同享安息, 葬在撒瑪利亞, 他兒子約哈斯接續他作王.

10:36 Now the days which Jehu had reigned over Israel were twenty-eight years in Samaria.
耶戶在撒瑪利亞作王統治以色列共二十八年.

II Kings - Chapter 11

11:1 Now Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, so she prepared to destroy all of the offspring of the royal family.
亞哈謝的母親亞他利雅看見自己的兒子死了, 就起來消滅王室所有的後裔.

11:2 But Jehosheba the daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah took Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, and she stole him from among the sons of the king who were being put to death, putting him and his nurse in the inner bedroom. So they hid him from the presence of Athaliah, and he was not killed.
但約蘭王的女兒, 亞哈謝的妹妹約示巴, 把亞哈謝的兒子約阿施從正要被殺的王子中偷了出來, 把他和他的乳母藏在臥室裡面; 他們把他收藏起來, 躲避亞他利雅, 免得他被殺死.

11:3 He remained with her in the temple of Yahweh, hidden for six years while Athaliah was reigning over the land.
約阿施和他的乳母在耶和華的殿中躲藏了六年; 亞他利雅卻作王統治那地.

11:4 But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and took the commanders of the hundreds of the Carites and the runners, and he brought them to himself to the temple of Yahweh. Then he made a covenant with them and made them swear in the house of Yahweh and showed them the son of the king.
在第七年, 耶何耶大派人把迦利人和衛兵的眾百夫長帶來, 領他們進入耶和華的殿中, 和他們立約, 使他們在耶和華的殿裡起誓, 然後把王子帶出來和他們見面.

11:5 He commanded them, saying, “This is the thing which you must do: one third of you who go off duty on the Sabbath, the keepers of the guard in the house of the king,
他又吩咐他們說: “你們要這樣作: 你們在安息日值班的, 三分之一要守衛王宮;

11:6 and another third at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the runners, shall guard the post of the palace alternately.
三分之一要在蘇珥門; 三分之一要在衛兵院的後門; 你們要輪班把守王宮.

11:7 Two of the units among you, all who go on duty on the Sabbath, guard the post of the temple of Yahweh for the king.
你們在安息日不用當值的兩班人, 要為王的緣故守衛耶和華的殿.

11:8 You must surround the king all about, each with his weapon in his hand; whoever comes to the ranks must be killed. Be with the king wherever he goes.”
你們要在四周圍護著王, 各人手中要拿著自己的武器. 擅自闖入班次的, 必被處死. 王出入的時候, 你們要緊隨左右. ”

11:9 So the commanders of hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and each took his men who went off duty on the Sabbath and those who came on duty on the Sabbath, and they came to Jehoiada the priest.
於是眾百夫長照著耶何耶大祭司的一切吩咐去行. 他們各自率領人馬, 無論在安息日值班或不用當值的, 都來到耶何耶大祭司那裡.

11:10 Then the priest gave to the commanders of the hundreds spears and small round shields which were King David’s, which were in the temple of Yahweh.
耶何耶大就把藏在耶和華殿裡, 屬於大衛王的矛槍和盾牌交給眾百夫長.

11:11 So the royal runners stood, each with his weapons in his hand, from the side of the temple to the south up to the side of the temple on the north, around the altar and around the temple, about the king all around.
各衛兵手持兵器, 從殿的右面到殿的左面, 面對祭壇和殿, 圍繞著王侍立.

11:12 Then he brought out the son of the king, put the crown on him with the testimony, and they made him king, anointed him, clapped their hands, and said, “Long live the king!”
耶何耶大領王子出來, 把王冠戴在他的頭上, 又把約書交給他. 他們就擁立他為王, 用膏膏他, 並且拍掌, 說: “願王萬歲！”

11:13 When Athaliah heard the sound of the runners of the people, she came to the people at the temple of Yahweh.
亞他利雅聽見衛兵和民眾的聲音, 就進到耶和華的殿,眾民那裡去.

11:14 She looked, and there was the king standing by the pillar according to the custom. The commanders and the trumpeters were by the king, and all of the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing on the trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and she called, “Treason, treason!”
她看見王子按著規例站在柱旁那裡, 首領和號手在王的旁邊, 當地所有的人民歡樂吹號. 亞他利雅於是撕裂衣服, 呼叫: “反了！反了！”

11:15 Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the commanders of the hundreds, the appointed of the army, and he said to them, “Bring her out to the house of the ranks! The one coming after her should kill her with the sword,” for the priest had said, “Let her not be killed in the temple of Yahweh.”
耶何耶大祭司吩咐眾百夫長, 就是統領軍兵的, 對他們說: “把她從各班軍兵中趕出去, 跟隨她的, 都要用刀殺死. ”因為祭司說: “不可在耶和華的殿內殺死她. ”

11:16 So they grabbed her as she went by the entranceway of the horses to the palace of the king, and she was killed there.
於是他們下手拿住她; 她回到王宮的馬門的時候, 就在那裡被人殺死.

11:17 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between Yahweh and the king and the people, that the people should be as a people for Yahweh, and also a covenant between the king and the people.
耶何耶大又使王和人民與耶和華立約, 好使他們作耶和華的人民; 又使王與人民立約.

11:18 Then all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down, and its altars and its images they broke completely into pieces. Mattan the priest of Baal they killed in front of the altars. Then the priest put guards over the house of Yahweh.
然後當地所有的人民都來到巴力廟, 把它拆毀, 把它的壇和像完全打碎, 又在祭壇前把巴力的祭司瑪坦殺了. 耶何耶大祭司又設立官員管理耶和華的殿.

11:19 He took the commanders of the hundreds and the Carites and the runners and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the temple of Yahweh. And they marched by the way of the runner’s gate to the palace of the king, and he sat on the throne of the kings.
他又率領眾百夫長,迦利人,衛兵和當地所有的人民, 護送王從耶和華的殿下來, 經衛兵的門進入王宮. 這樣, 約阿施就坐上了王位.

11:20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city rested; for Athaliah had been killed with the sword in the palace of the king.
當地所有的人民都歡樂, 闔城平靜; 至於亞他利雅, 他們在王宮用刀把她殺死了.

11:21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
約阿施作王的時候, 只有七歲. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為12:1)

II Kings - Chapter 12

12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years, and the name of his mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.
耶戶在位第七年, 約阿施登基, 在耶路撒冷作王四十年. 他母親名叫西比亞, 是從別是巴來的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為12:2)

12:2 Jehoash did right in the eyes of Yahweh all of his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
在耶何耶大祭司教導他的日子, 他就行耶和華看為正的事.

12:3 Only the high places were not removed; the people were still making sacrifices and offering incense on the high places.
只是邱壇沒有廢去, 人民仍在邱壇獻祭焚香.

12:4 Jehoash said to the priests, “All of the money for the sacred things that is brought to the temple of Yahweh, the money taxed at its proper value for each person and all of the money which comes upon the heart of a man to bring to the temple of Yahweh,
約阿施對眾祭司說: “所有分別為聖, 奉到耶和華殿裡的銀子, 或是各被數點之人的贖價, 或是各種的贖價, 或是各人隨著心意, 奉到耶和華殿裡的銀子,

12:5 let the priests take for themselves, each from his treasurers, and let them repair the breach of the temple for every place where damage is found.”
各祭司可向自己熟悉的人收取. 他們要修理殿內毀壞的地方, 就是一切發現有毀壞的地方. ”

12:6 It happened in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash that the priests had not repaired the damage in the temple.
可是到了約阿施王在位二十三年的時候, 祭司還未修好聖殿毀壞的地方.

12:7 So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest and the priests, and he said to them, “Why are you not repairing the damage in the temple? Now, you shall not take money from your treasurers for the damage in the temple. You must provide it.”
於是約阿施王召了耶何耶大祭司和眾祭司來, 說: “你們為甚麼不修理聖殿毀壞的地方呢? 現在不要向你們熟識的人收取銀子, 卻要把所收的交出來, 修理聖殿毀壞的地方. ”

12:8 So the priests agreed not to take money from the people and not to repair the damage to the temple.
眾祭司答應不再從人民收取銀子, 也不修理聖殿毀壞的地方.

12:9 Then Jehoiada the priest took a certain chest and bored a hole in its lid, and he put it beside the altar to the right as a man enters into the temple of Yahweh; then the priests who were keepers of the threshold would put there all of the money brought into the temple.
耶何耶大祭司搬來了一個箱子, 在它的頂上鑽了一個孔, 把它放在祭壇旁邊, 在聖殿入口的右邊. 守門的祭司把奉到耶和華殿所有的銀子都投進箱裡.

12:10 It happened that when they saw a great deal of money in the chest, the secretary of the king and the high priest would come up, put the money in bags, then count the money found in the temple of Yahweh.
他們看見箱內的銀子多起來的時候, 就叫王的書記和大祭司上來, 他們就數點在耶和華殿裡所得的銀子, 裝在袋中.

12:11 They placed the money, which was weighed out, into the hands of the workers who were appointed over the temple of Yahweh, and they paid it to the skilled craftsmen of wood and to the builders working on the temple of Yahweh
他們把所稱的銀子交在耶和華殿中管理工匠的監工手裡, 然後他們支付給在耶和華殿作工的木匠和建築工人,

12:12 and to the masons and the stonecutters, to buy timber and stones for hewing, in order to repair the damage of the temple of Yahweh, and for all who went to the temple to repair it.
以及泥匠和石匠; 又用來購買木材和鑿好的石頭, 來修理耶和華殿裡毀壞的地方, 以及支付一切修理耶和華殿的開支.

12:13 Only, for the temple of Yahweh, there were not any silver basins, snuffers, bowls for drinking wine, trumpets, or any vessel of gold or silver from the money being brought to the temple of Yahweh.
但耶和華殿裡的銀杯,燭剪,碗,號或任何金銀器皿, 都沒有用奉到耶和華殿裡的銀子來做.

12:14 For they gave that to all the workers, and they repaired the temple of Yahweh with it.
他們只把銀子交給工匠, 用來修理耶和華殿裡毀壞的地方.

12:15 They did not have to settle accounts with the men into whose hands they placed the money to give to the workers, for they were dealing honestly.
他們沒有要求經手把銀子轉付工匠的人交代帳目, 因為他們辦事誠實.

12:16 The money of the guilt offering and the money of the sin offering was not brought into the temple of Yahweh, but were each for the priests.
但是贖愆祭和贖罪祭的銀子, 他們沒有奉入耶和華的殿, 這些銀子是屬於祭司的.

12:17 At that time, Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it; then Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.
那時亞蘭王哈薛上來, 攻打迦特, 把它奪取了. 他又決心上來攻打耶路撒冷.

12:18 Jehoash king of Judah took all of the holy objects that Jehoshaphat, Joram, and Ahaziah his ancestors, the kings of Judah, had devoted, and all his holy objects and all of the gold found in the treasuries of the temple of Yahweh, and in the palace of the king, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram, so that he went up from Jerusalem.
猶大王約阿施於是拿出所有的聖物, 就是他的祖先猶大王約沙法,約蘭和亞哈謝所獻的聖物, 以及他自己所獻的聖物, 還有耶和華殿和王宮寶庫裡所有的金子, 送給亞蘭王哈薛, 哈薛就離開耶路撒冷去了.

12:19 Now the remainder of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約阿施其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

12:20 Then his servants arose and conspired and killed Joash in the house of the Millo as he was going down toward Silla.
約阿施的臣僕起來背叛, 他們在米羅宮內, 他下到悉拉的時候, 擊殺了他.

12:21 Jozabad the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him and killed him, so they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David. Then Amaziah his son became king in his place.
他的臣僕示米押的兒子約撒甲和朔默的兒子約薩拔擊殺他, 他就死了. 人把他埋葬在大衛城, 和他的祖先在一起. 他的兒子亞瑪謝接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 13

13:1 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, reigning seventeen years.
猶大王亞哈謝的兒子約阿施在位第二十三年, 耶戶的兒子約哈斯在撒瑪利亞登基, 統治以色列共十七年.

13:2 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and he went after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat with which he had caused Israel to sin, and he did not depart from it.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 隨從尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷於罪中的那些罪, 不肯轉離.

13:3 So the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of Hazael king of Aram and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael repeatedly.
於是耶和華的怒氣向以色列發作, 常把他們交在亞蘭王哈薛的手中和哈薛的兒子便．哈達的手中.

13:4 Then Jehoahaz entreated Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Aram oppressed them.
約哈斯懇求耶和華, 耶和華垂聽他的禱告, 因為看見了以色列所受的壓迫, 就是亞蘭王對他們的壓迫.

13:5 Yahweh gave Israel a savior, and they went out from under the hand of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their tents as formerly.
耶和華就賜給以色列一位拯救者, 他救他們脫離亞蘭王的手, 於是以色列人可以在自己的家安居, 好像以前一樣.

13:6 Yet they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam which he caused Israel to sin, but walked in it; and also, the pole of the Asherah worship was still standing in Samaria.
可是他們沒有離開耶羅波安家使以色列人陷於罪中的那些罪, 仍然行在罪中; 亞舍拉依然立在撒瑪利亞.

13:7 For there was no army left over for Jehoahaz except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand infantry, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them as the dust at threshing.
於是耶和華沒有給約哈斯留下餘民, 只剩下騎兵五十人, 戰車十輛和步兵一萬人, 因為亞蘭王毀滅他們, 踐踏他們好像禾場上的塵土.

13:8 Now the remainder of the acts of Jehoahaz and all that he did and his powerful deeds, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
約哈斯其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 以及他的英勇事蹟, 不是都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

13:9 Then Jehoahaz slept with his ancestors and they buried him in Samaria, and Jehoash his son became king in his place.
約哈斯和他的祖先一同長眠, 葬在撒瑪利亞. 他的兒子約阿施接續他作王.

13:10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, reigning sixteen years.
猶大王約阿施在位第三十七年, 約哈斯的兒子約阿施在撒瑪利亞登基, 統治以色列共十六年.

13:11 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh; he did not depart from all of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin, but walked in it.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 不轉離尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷於罪中的一切罪, 仍然行在罪中.

13:12 The remainder of the acts of Joash and all that he did, his powerful deeds, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
約阿施其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 以及他與猶大王亞瑪謝作戰時的英勇事蹟, 不是都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

13:13 Then Joash slept with his ancestors, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
約阿施和他的祖先一同長眠後, 耶羅波安坐上了他的王位. 他把約阿施葬在撒瑪利亞, 和以色列諸王在一起.

13:14 Elisha became ill with the illness with which he would die, so Jehoash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, and said, “My father, my father; the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”
以利沙患了必死的病. 以色列王約阿施下到他那裡, 伏在他的臉上哭, 說: “父啊, 父啊！以色列的戰車和騎兵啊！”

13:15 Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows,” so he took him a bow and arrows.
以利沙對他說: “拿弓箭來！”他就把弓箭拿給他.

13:16 He said to the king of Israel, “Lay your hand on the bow,” so he lay hold of it; then Elisha put his hand on the hands of the king.
他對以色列王說: “把你的手放在弓上吧！”他就把手放在弓上, 以利沙又把自己的手放在王的手上.

13:17 Then he said, “Open the window to the east,” so he opened it. Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. Then he said, “An arrow of victory for Yahweh, and an arrow of victory against Aram; you shall fight the Arameans in Aphek until finishing them.”
他說: “打開向東的窗戶. ”他就打開了. 以利沙說: “放箭吧！”他就放箭. 以利沙說: “這是耶和華勝利的箭, 耶和華得勝亞蘭人的箭. 你要在亞弗擊殺亞蘭人, 直到完全滅絕. ”

13:18 Then he said, “Take the arrows,” so he took them. He said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground,” so he struck three times and stopped.
他又說: “拿箭來！”他就拿了來. 他對以色列王說: “你擊打地吧！”他就擊打地, 打了三次就站起來了.

13:19 Yet the man of God became angry against him and said, “For striking five or six times, then you would have defeated Aram until finishing them, but now you will defeat Aram only three times.”
神人就對他發怒, 說: “你應該擊打五次或者六次, 那樣就能打敗亞蘭人, 直到完全消滅他們. 現在, 你只可以打敗亞蘭人三次了. ”

13:20 Elisha died and they buried him. Now the raiding parties of Moab came in the spring.
以利沙死了, 也埋葬了. 摩押人常在每年春天入侵以色列地.

13:21 And it happened that they were burying a man; suddenly they saw the marauding band, so they threw the man in the grave of Elisha. As he went in, the man touched the bones of Elisha, and became alive and got up on his feet!
有人正在埋葬死人的時候, 看見一群來侵略的人, 他們就把死屍丟在以利沙的墳上, 隨即走了. 死屍碰著以利沙的骨頭就復活了, 雙腳站了起來.

13:22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
約哈斯在位的日子, 亞蘭王哈薛一直都欺壓以色列.

13:23 But Yahweh had mercy on them and showed compassion to them and turned to them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them nor cast them from his presence up to now.
但耶和華仍然施恩給他們, 憐憫他們, 眷顧他們, 這是因為他與亞伯拉罕,以撒和雅各所立的約, 不願意毀滅他們, 把他們從自己的面前丟棄, 直到今日.

13:24 When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-Hadad became king in his place.
亞蘭王哈薛死了, 他的兒子便．哈達接續他作王.

13:25 Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz returned and took the cities from the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael which he had taken from the hand of Jehoahaz his father in the war. Three times Jehoash defeated him and recovered the towns of Israel.
約哈斯的兒子約阿施從哈薛的兒子便．哈達手中, 把哈薛在戰爭時從約阿施的父親約哈斯手中奪去的城市收復. 約阿施三次打敗便．哈達, 收復以色列的城市.

II Kings - Chapter 14

14:1 In the second year of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of Judah began to reign.
以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施在位第二年, 猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝登基作王.

14:2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.
他登基的時候是二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王共二十九年. 他母親名叫約耶但, 是從耶路撒冷來的.

14:3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, only not as David his ancestor; as all which Jehoash his father had done, he did.
他行耶和華看為正的事; 只是不像他的祖先大衛, 卻是照著他父親約阿施所行的一切去行.

14:4 Only the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and offering incense on the high places.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 人民仍在邱壇獻祭焚香.

14:5 It happened that when the kingdom was firmly in his hand, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
當國家在他手中穩定以後, 他就把那些擊殺他父王的臣僕殺了.

14:6 But the sons of the killers he did not kill, as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which Yahweh had commanded, saying, “Fathers should not be killed because of children, and children should not be killed because of fathers; but a man should die because of his own sin.”
但他們的兒子沒有處死, 這是按照摩西律法書上所寫, 是耶和華的吩咐: “不可因兒子的罪處死父親, 也不可因父親的罪處死兒子; 各人要因自己的罪而死. ”

14:7 He also killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and he seized Sela in the battle, and he called its name Jokteel, until this day.
他在鹽谷擊殺了一萬以東人, 又攻取了西拉, 然後把它的名字改稱為約帖, 直到今日.

14:8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come let us meet face-to-face.”
那時, 亞瑪謝派使者去見耶戶的孫子,約哈斯的兒子以色列王約阿施說: “來, 我們在戰場相見吧！”

14:9 So Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah, saying, “The thornbush which is in Lebanon sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife,’ but an animal of the field which is in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thornbush.
以色列王約阿施派人去見猶大王亞瑪謝說: “黎巴嫩的蒺藜派人去見黎巴嫩的香柏樹說: ‘請你把你的女兒給我的兒子作妻子吧！’後來有黎巴嫩的野獸經過, 就把蒺藜踩倒了.

14:10 You have indeed defeated Edom and your heart is lifted up; enjoy the honor and stay home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?”
不錯, 你打敗了以東人, 你的心就高傲. 你儘管自己誇耀, 安坐家中就是了. 為甚麼要惹禍, 使你覆亡, 也使猶大跟你一起覆亡呢? ”

14:11 But Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel went up and they met face-to-face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-Shemesh which belongs to Judah.
但是亞瑪謝不聽他的話. 於是以色列王約阿施上來, 和猶大王亞瑪謝在屬猶大的伯．示麥相見.

14:12 Judah was defeated before Israel and they fled, each to this tent.
猶大人被以色列人擊敗, 各人逃回自己的家去了.

14:13 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-Shemesh. Then they came to Jerusalem, and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim up to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits!
以色列王約阿施捉住了亞哈謝的孫子,約阿施的兒子猶大王亞瑪謝. 他們來到耶路撒冷, 拆毀了耶路撒冷一段城牆, 從以法蓮門直到角門, 共兩百公尺.

14:14 He also took all of the gold and silver and all the vessels found in the temple of Yahweh and in the treasury rooms of the palace of the king, as well as the hostages; then he returned to Samaria.
又掠去耶和華殿裡和王宮的寶庫裡所有的金子,銀子和一切器皿, 還有人質, 就回撒瑪利亞去了.

14:15 Now the remainder of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his powerful deeds, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
約阿施其餘的事蹟和他的英勇事蹟, 就是與猶大王亞瑪謝作戰的事, 不是都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

14:16 Then Jehoash slept with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.
約阿施和他的祖先一同長眠, 他和以色列諸王一樣, 葬在撒瑪利亞. 他的兒子耶羅波安接續他作王.

14:17 Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施死後, 猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝仍活了十五年.

14:18 The remainder of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
亞瑪謝其餘的事蹟不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

14:19 They conspired against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
在耶路撒冷有人陰謀反叛他, 他就逃到拉吉去. 他們派人跟蹤他到拉吉, 就在那裡把他殺死了.

14:20 Then they carried him on the horses, and he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David.
他們把他的屍首馱在馬背上運回來, 葬在耶路撒冷, 在大衛的城裡, 和他的祖先在一起.

14:21 All of the people of Judah took sixteen-year-old Azariah and made him king in place of this father Amaziah.
猶大的眾民選立了亞撒利雅; 他只有十六歲, 他們就立他接續他父親亞瑪謝作王.

14:22 He rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his ancestors.
亞瑪謝和他的祖先一同長眠以後, 亞撒利雅重建了以拉他, 並且收歸猶大.

14:23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Jehoash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, reigning forty-one years.
猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝十五年, 以色列王約阿施的兒子耶羅波安在撒瑪利亞登基, 他作王共四十一年.

14:24 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 不轉離尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷於罪中的一切罪.

14:25 He restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-Hamath up to the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke by the hand of his servant Jonah the son of Amittai the prophet, who was from Gath-Hepher.
他收復以色列的邊境, 從哈馬口直到亞拉巴海, 正如耶和華以色列的神的話, 就是藉著他的僕人迦特希弗人亞米太的兒子約拿先知所說的;

14:26 For Yahweh saw that the misery of Israel was very bitter, whether bond or free, but there was no helper for Israel.
因為耶和華看見以色列十分艱苦, 無論是自由的或為奴的都沒有了, 也沒有幫助以色列的.

14:27 Yahweh did not decree to blot out the name of Israel from under the heavens, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Jehoash.
耶和華沒有定命要將以色列的名從天下塗抹, 所以藉著約阿施的兒子耶羅波安的手拯救他們.

14:28 Now the remainder of the acts of Jeroboam, all that he did, his powerful deeds, how he fought, and how he restored Damascus and Hamath of Judah to Israel, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
耶羅波安其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 以及他作戰時的英勇, 怎樣收復大馬士革和原屬猶大的哈馬歸以色列, 不是都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

14:29 So Jeroboam slept with his ancestors the kings of Israel, and his son Zechariah became king in his place.
耶羅波安和他的祖先以色列諸王一同長眠. 他的兒子撒迦利雅就接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 15

15:1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
以色列王耶羅波安在位第二十七年, 猶大王亞瑪謝的兒子亞撒利雅登基作王.

15:2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
他登基的時候才十六歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王五十二年. 他母親名叫耶可利雅, 是來自耶路撒冷的.

15:3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done.
他行耶和華看為正的事, 就像他父親亞瑪謝所行的一切.

15:4 Only he did not remove the high places; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
只是邱壇還沒有廢去, 人民仍在邱壇獻祭焚香.

15:5 Yahweh struck the king, and he was infected with a skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, while Jotham the son of the king was over the house, governing the people of the land.
耶和華擊打王, 他就患了痲風病, 直到他死的日子. 於是他住在隔離的房子, 他的兒子約坦執掌朝務, 治理國民.

15:6 The remainder of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
亞撒利雅其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

15:7 So Azariah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David, and Jotham his son became king in his place.
亞撒利雅和他的祖先一同長眠, 葬在大衛的城, 和他的祖先在一起. 他的兒子約坦接續他作王.

15:8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months.
猶大王亞撒利雅在位第三十八年, 耶羅波安的兒子撒迦利雅在撒瑪利亞登基, 統治以色列共六個月.

15:9 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh as his ancestors had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 好像他祖先所行的, 沒有轉離尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷於罪中的那些罪.

15:10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him in front of the people, killed him, and reigned in his place.
雅比的兒子沙龍陰謀反叛他, 在人民面前把他殺死, 接續他作王.

15:11 Now the remainder of the acts of Zechariah, look, they are written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
撒迦利雅其餘的事蹟, 看哪, 都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上.

15:12 This is the word of Yahweh which he spoke to Jehu, saying, “Sons of a fourth generation shall sit for you on the throne of Israel,” and it was so.
這就是耶和華曾論到有關耶戶的話說: “你的子孫必坐在以色列的王位上, 直到第四代. ”這話果然應驗了.

15:13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
猶大王烏西雅在位第三十九年, 雅比的兒子沙龍登基作王; 他在撒瑪利亞作王一個月.

15:14 Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah, and he came to Samaria and struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him. Then he became king in place of him.
迦底的兒子米拿現從得撒上去, 到撒瑪利亞攻擊雅比人沙龍, 把他殺死, 接續他作王.

15:15 Now the remainder of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he conspired; look, they are written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
沙龍其餘的事蹟和他反叛的經過, 看哪, 都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上.

15:16 At that time Menahem destroyed Tiphsah, all who were in it, and all its territory from Tirzah, because it had not opened to him, so he destroyed it and ripped open all of its pregnant women.
那時, 米拿現從得撒開始, 攻打提斐薩和城中所有的人, 以及它的四境; 因為他們不給他打開城門, 所以他攻擊它, 把所有的孕婦剖腹.

15:17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria.
猶大王亞撒利雅在位第三十九年, 迦底的兒子米拿現在撒瑪利亞登基, 統治以色列共十年.

15:18 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart all of his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 他在位的日子, 沒有轉離尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷於罪中的那些罪.

15:19 Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, so Menahem gave a thousand talents of silver to Pul so that his hand would be with him to strengthen his hold on the kingdom.
亞述王普勒來攻打以色列地, 米拿現給普勒三萬公斤銀子, 請普勒幫助他堅固王位.

15:20 Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the very rich, to give to the king of Assyria fifty shekels of silver for each one. Then the king of Assyria returned and did not stay there in the land.
米拿現向以色列人, 就是所有大財主強索銀子, 每人五百七十克, 好獻給亞述王. 於是亞述王回去了, 不在以色列地停留.

15:21 Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?
米拿現其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上嗎?

15:22 So Menahem slept with his ancestors, and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.
米拿現和他的祖先一同長眠, 他的兒子比加轄接續他作王.

15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years.
猶大王亞撒利雅在位第五十年, 米拿現的兒子比加轄在撒瑪利亞登基, 統治以色列二年.

15:24 But he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 不轉離尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷於罪中的那些罪.

15:25 Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, so he attacked him in Samaria in the citadel fortress of the palace of the king, with Argob and Arieh. With him also were fifty men from the children of the Gileadites, and he killed him and became king in his place.
比加轄的軍長, 利瑪利的兒子比加陰謀背叛他, 在撒瑪利亞王宮的衛所擊殺他; 與比加同謀的, 有亞珥歌伯和亞利耶, 以及和他一起的五十個基列人; 比加把他殺死, 接續他作王.

15:26 Now the remainder of the acts of Pekahiah and all that he did, look, they are written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
比加轄其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 看哪, 都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上.

15:27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria for twenty years.
猶大王亞撒利雅在位第五十二年, 利瑪利的兒子比加在撒瑪利亞作王統治以色列共二十年.

15:28 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 不轉離尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人陷於罪中的那些罪.

15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, the Gilead, the Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali; then he deported them to Assyria.
以色列王比加在位的日子, 亞述王提革拉．毗列色前來, 攻取了以雲,亞伯．伯．瑪迦,亞挪,基低斯,夏瑣,基列,加利利和拿弗他利全地, 把居民擄到亞述去.

15:30 Hoshea the son of Elah conspired against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and he attacked and killed him. He reigned in place of him in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
烏西雅的兒子約坦在位第二十年, 以拉的兒子何細亞陰謀背叛利瑪利的兒子比加, 擊打他, 把他殺死, 接續他作王.

15:31 Now the remainder of the acts of Pekah and all that he did, look, they are written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.
比加其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 看哪, 都寫在以色列諸王的年代誌上.

15:32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.
以色列王利瑪利的兒子比加在位第二年, 烏西雅的兒子約坦登基作猶大王.

15:33 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
他登基的時候是二十五歲, 在耶路撒冷作王十六年. 他母親名叫耶路沙, 是撒督的女兒.

15:34 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Uzziah his father had done.
他行耶和華看為正的事, 效法他父親烏西雅一切所行的.

15:35 Only the high places were not removed; the people still were sacrificing and offering incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the temple of Yahweh.
只是他沒有把邱壇廢去, 國民仍在邱壇獻祭焚香. 他就是那建造耶和華殿的上門的.

15:36 Now the remainder of the acts of Jotham which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約坦所行其餘的事蹟, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

15:37 (Now, in those days, Yahweh began to send Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.)
在那些日子, 耶和華開始派遣亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子比加去攻擊猶大.

15:38 So Jotham slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David his ancestor, and his son Ahaz became king in his place.
約坦和他的祖先一同長眠, 也和他的祖先葬在一起, 在他祖宗大衛的城裡. 他的兒子亞哈斯接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 16

16:1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
利瑪利的兒子比加在位第十七年, 猶大王約坦的兒子亞哈斯登基作王.

16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do right in the eyes of Yahweh his God as David his ancestor.
亞哈斯登基的時候是二十歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王十六年. 但是他不像他祖宗大衛行耶和華他的神看為正的事,

16:3 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel; he even let his son pass through the fire according to the detestable things of the nations which Yahweh drove out from before the Israelites.
反倒跟隨以色列諸王的道路, 甚至焚燒他的兒子為祭, 好像耶和華在以色列人面前驅逐的外族人所行可憎惡的事,

16:4 He sacrificed and offered incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
並且在邱壇上, 在山岡上和所有青翠的樹下獻祭和焚香.

16:5 Then Rezin the king of Aram went up with Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel against Jerusalem for battle, and they besieged Ahaz but were not able to defeat him.
那時, 亞蘭王利汛與以色列王利瑪利的兒子比加上來攻打耶路撒冷. 他們把亞哈斯圍困起來, 卻不能戰勝他.

16:6 At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and drove out the Judeans from Elath. The Arameans came to Elath and have lived there until this day.
當時, 亞蘭王利汛收復以拉他歸與亞蘭. 他把猶大人逐出以拉他, 亞蘭人來到以拉他住在那裡, 直到今日.

16:7 Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel who are rising up against me.”
於是亞哈斯差派使者去見亞述王提革拉．毗列色, 說: “我是你的臣僕, 你的兒子, 求你上來, 救我脫離那起來攻擊我的亞蘭王和以色列王的手. ”

16:8 Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the house of Yahweh and in the treasury rooms of the palace of the king, and he sent a gift to the king of Assyria.
亞哈斯拿耶和華殿裡和王宮寶庫內的金子和銀子, 送給亞述王作禮物.

16:9 So the king of Assyria listened to him and he went up to Damascus and captured it and deported them to Kir. He also killed Rezin.
於是亞述王答應了他. 亞述王上去攻打大馬士革, 把城攻取, 把居民擄到吉珥, 又把利汛殺死了.

16:10 So King Ahaz went to meet Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria in Damascus, and he saw the altar which was in Damascus, so King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest the builder’s plan of the altar and the exact model of how it had been made.
亞哈斯王到大馬士革會見亞述王提革拉．毗列色, 看見在大馬士革的祭壇. 亞哈斯王就派人把祭壇的圖樣,結構和詳盡的做法送到烏利亞祭司那裡.

16:11 So Uriah the priest built the altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus; thus Uriah the priest did before King Ahaz came from Damascus.
於是烏利亞祭司按著亞哈斯王從大馬士革送回來的一切指示建造祭壇. 在亞哈斯王從大馬士革回來以前, 烏利亞祭司就照樣做了.

16:12 When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar, so he went near to the altar and went up on it.
王從大馬士革回來, 看見了那祭壇, 於是王走到祭壇旁邊, 登上臺階,

16:13 Then he offered his burnt offerings and his grain offerings, he poured his libations and dashed the blood of his fellowship offerings against the altar.
燒他的燔祭和素祭, 又澆上他的奠祭, 並且把他的平安祭牲的血灑在祭壇上.

16:14 Now the bronze altar which was before Yahweh, he brought over from the front of the temple, from between his altar and the temple of Yahweh, and he placed it at the side of his altar to the north.
至於耶和華面前的銅祭壇, 他把它從殿前, 從新壇與耶和華殿中間移至新壇的北邊.

16:15 Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, “On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering and the grain offering of the evening, the burnt offering of the king and his grain offering, the burnt offering of all of the people of the land, their offerings, their libations, and all of the blood of the burnt offerings, the blood of the sacrifices you must dash on it. But the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.”
亞哈斯王吩咐烏利亞祭司說: “要在這大祭壇上焚燒早晨的燔祭,黃昏的素祭,王的燔祭牲和素祭,所有國民的燔祭和素祭; 也要在壇上澆上他們的奠祭, 以及所有燔祭牲和平安祭牲的血. 至於銅祭壇, 我要用來求問神. ”

16:16 So Uriah the priest did according to all that King Ahaz commanded.
烏利亞祭司就照著亞哈斯王一切所吩咐的去行.

16:17 Then King Ahaz cut off the side panels of the water carts and removed from upon them the basin, and the sea he took down from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.
亞哈斯又砍掉盆座的邊緣, 把洗濯盆拿下來, 又把銅海從馱著銅海的銅牛上取下來, 放在鋪了石的地上.

16:18 The covering for the Sabbath which they had built in the palace and in the entrance of the king to the outside, he removed from the temple of Yahweh because of the presence of the king of Assyria.
又因亞述王的緣故, 他把耶和華殿裡為安息日而建造的廊子, 和王從外邊進殿的廊子, 從耶和華的殿內拆除.

16:19 Now the remainder of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
亞哈斯所行其餘的事蹟, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

16:20 So Ahaz slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
亞哈斯和他的祖先一同長眠, 葬在大衛城和他的祖先在一起. 他的兒子希西家接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 17

17:1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz the king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, reigning nine years.
猶大王亞哈斯在位第十二年, 以拉的兒子何細亞在撒瑪利亞登基, 統治以色列九年.

17:2 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 只是不像他以前的以色列諸王.

17:3 Shalmaneser the king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid tribute to him.
亞述王撒縵以色上來攻擊他, 他就臣服於他, 並且向他進貢.

17:4 But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and he did not offer tribute to the king of Assyria as he had year after year; so the king of Assyria arrested him, and confined him in a house of imprisonment.
後來, 亞述王發覺何細亞陰謀反叛: 他曾派使者去見埃及王梭, 並且不再向亞述王獻上貢物, 像過去每年一樣. 亞述王就拿住他, 把他囚在牢裡.

17:5 So the king of Assyria went up in all the land, then he went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years.
亞述王上來攻擊以色列全國各地, 並且到撒瑪利亞來, 圍城三年.

17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported Israel to Assyria. He placed them in Halah, in Habor, in the river regions of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
何細亞在位第九年, 亞述王佔領了撒瑪利亞, 把以色列人擄到亞述去, 徙置他們在哈臘, 在哈博河和歌散河一帶, 以及在瑪代人的各城.

17:7 Now this happened because the Israelites had sinned against Yahweh their God when he brought them up from the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh the king of Egypt and they feared other gods.
這是因為以色列人得罪了那曾帶領他們從埃及王法老的手下離開埃及的耶和華他們的神, 去敬畏別的神.

17:8 They walked in the statutes of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out from before the Israelites, which the kings of Israel had introduced.
他們隨從耶和華從以色列人面前驅逐的外族人的風俗, 以及以色列諸王奉行的風俗.

17:9 The Israelites secretly did things which were not right, against Yahweh their God; they built high places for themselves in all their towns, from the watchtower up to the fortified city.
以色列人也說了褻瀆的話, 頂撞耶和華他們的神, 並且在他們所有的城市, 從哨站到設防城, 為他們自己建築邱壇.

17:10 They set up for themselves stone pillars and poles of Asherah worship on every high hill and under every green tree.
又在各高山頂上和每一棵青翠的樹下豎立神柱和亞舍拉.

17:11 They burned incense there on all the high places, like the nations which Yahweh deported before them, and they did evil things to provoke Yahweh.
他們在各邱壇上獻祭和焚香, 好像耶和華從他們的面前擄去的外族人一樣, 又行惡事, 使耶和華發怒.

17:12 They served idols which Yahweh had said to them, “You shall not do this thing!”
他們又服事雕刻的偶像, 耶和華曾警告他們不可以行這事.

17:13 Yahweh warned Israel and Judah by the hand of his every prophet, with every seer saying, “Turn from all of your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my ordinances, according to all the law which I commanded your ancestors, which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets.”
耶和華曾藉著他的眾先知和先見警告以色列人和猶大人說: “從你們的惡道上轉回吧！謹守我的吩咐和我的律例, 就是我曾吩咐你們的祖先, 和藉著我的僕人眾先知傳遞給你們的一切律法. ”

17:14 But they did not listen and they stiffened their necks, like the necks of their ancestors who did not believe in Yahweh their God.
可是他們不聽從, 反而硬著自己的頸項, 好像他們的祖先, 不信服耶和華他們的神;

17:15 They rejected his statutes, his covenant which he made with their ancestors, and his warnings which he gave to them; and they went after the idols, became vain, and went after all the nations which were all around them, which Yahweh had commanded them not to do as they did.
厭棄他的律例和他與他們的祖先訂立的約, 以及他對他們的警戒; 卻信從虛無的神, 自己成為虛妄, 跟從他們周圍的外族人, 耶和華曾吩咐他們不可跟從他們的行為.

17:16 They abandoned all the commands of Yahweh their God and made for themselves two molten calf-shaped idols; they made a pole of Asherah worship and bowed down to the army of the heavens and served Baal.
他們丟棄耶和華他們神的一切吩咐, 為自己做了兩個牛犢的鑄像, 又做亞舍拉, 並且敬拜天上的萬象和服事巴力;

17:17 They made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, they practiced divination and read omens, and they sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke him.
他們又把兒女用火燒為祭, 並且占卜, 行法術, 出賣自己去行耶和華看為惡的事, 使他發怒.

17:18 So Yahweh was very angry with Israel and he removed them from his presence; none remained except the tribe of Judah alone.
於是耶和華向以色列人大大發怒, 把他們從自己面前趕走, 只剩下猶大一個支派.

17:19 Even Judah did not keep the commands of Yahweh their God, and they walked in the customs of Israel which they introduced,
連猶大人也不持守耶和華他們的神的吩咐, 隨從以色列人所行的習俗.

17:20 so Yahweh rejected all the offspring of Israel and punished them, and he gave them into the hand of the plunderers until he banished them from his presence.
耶和華就厭棄以色列人的後裔, 使他們受苦, 把他們交在搶掠他們的人的手中, 直到把他們從自己的面前完全丟棄.

17:21 For he had torn Israel from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king, but Jeroboam detached Israel from following Yahweh, and he made them sin a great sin.
因為他自從使以色列從大衛家分裂出來後, 他們就立了尼八的兒子耶羅波安作王, 耶羅波安卻引誘以色列人不去跟從耶和華, 又使他們犯了大罪.

17:22 The Israelites walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he committed, and they did not depart from it,
以色列人就隨從耶羅波安所犯的一切罪惡, 總不轉離;

17:23 until Yahweh removed Israel from his presence as he had foretold by the hand of all his servants, the prophets. And so he deported Israel from upon his land to Assyria until this day.
以致最後耶和華把以色列人從自己的面前趕走, 就像他藉著自己的僕人眾先知所說的. 於是以色列人被擄離開自己的國土, 往亞述去, 直到今日.

17:24 The king of Assyria brought from Babylonia, from Cush, from Arva, from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and he settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the Israelites, so they took possession of Samaria and lived in her cities.
亞述王從巴比倫,古他,亞瓦,哈馬和西法瓦音帶人來, 安置在撒瑪利亞的城市, 代替以色列人. 他們就得了撒瑪利亞作產業, 住在它的城市中.

17:25 It happened that when they began living there, they did not fear Yahweh, so Yahweh sent lions among them, and they were killing them.
他們開始在那裡居住的時候, 並不敬畏耶和華, 所以耶和華派獅子到他們中間, 咬死他們好些人.

17:26 So they said to the king of Assyria, “The nations whom you deported and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the customs of the God of the land, so he sent lions among them, and now they are killing them because they do not know the customs of the God of the land.”
有人告訴亞述王說: “你所擄去, 安置在撒瑪利亞各城市的眾民族不知道當地的神的規矩, 所以他派獅子到他們中間. 看哪, 獅子咬死他們, 因為他們不知道當地的神的規矩. ”

17:27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Release one of the priests whom you deported from there, and let him go and settle there. Let him teach them the customs of the God of the land.”
於是亞述王下令: “我從那裡擄來的祭司中, 要叫一個回到那裡去. 他要去住在那裡, 教導他們當地的神的規矩. ”

17:28 So one of the priests went, whom they had deported from Samaria, and he settled in Bethel and was teaching them how they should fear Yahweh.
於是從撒瑪利亞被擄來的祭司中, 有一個回去, 住在伯特利, 教導他們怎樣敬畏耶和華.

17:29 Yet every nation was making their gods, and they put them in the shrine of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they were living.
但各族的人仍然製造自己的神像, 安放在撒瑪利亞人所造各邱壇的廟中; 各族人在他們所居住的城市都這樣作.

17:30 The men of Babylonia made Succoth Benoth; the men of Cush made Nergal; the men of Hamath made Ashima.
巴比倫人做了疏割．比訥像, 古他人做了匿甲像, 哈馬人做了亞示瑪像,

17:31 The Arvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; the Sepharvites were burning their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
亞瓦人做了匿哈和他珥他像, 西法瓦音人用火焚燒自己的兒女, 獻給西法瓦音的神亞得米勒和亞拿米勒.

17:32 Those who were fearing Yahweh made priests of the high places from among themselves, and they were sacrificing for them in the shrines of the high places.
他們也懼怕耶和華, 所以從他們中間選立邱壇的祭司, 替他們在邱壇的廟裡獻祭.

17:33 Yahweh they were fearing, but their gods they were serving, according to the customs of the nations from which they were deported.
他們既懼怕耶和華, 又服事他們的神; 從哪個民族擄來的, 就按照哪個民族的習俗服事他們的神.

17:34 Until this day they are doing according to their former customs; none of them are fearing Yahweh, and none of them are doing according to their statutes, to their decisions, to the law, or to the commands that Yahweh commanded the descendants of Jacob to which he had given the name Israel.
直到今日, 他們仍是按照他們初時的習俗去行; 他們不敬畏耶和華, 行事不按他們的規例和典章, 也不按耶和華曾吩咐雅各的子孫的律法和誡命; 後來, 耶和華給雅各起名為以色列.

17:35 Yahweh had made a covenant with them and commanded them, “You shall not fear other gods, nor shall you bow down to them, nor shall you serve them, nor shall you sacrifice to them.
耶和華曾經和他們立約, 又吩咐他們說: “你們不可崇敬別的神, 不可跪拜他們, 不可服事他們, 也不可向他們獻祭.

17:36 Rather, Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt with great strength and with an outstretched arm—him you shall fear, and to him you shall bow down, and to him you shall sacrifice.
但那曾用大能和伸出的膀臂把你們從埃及地領出來的耶和華, 你們應當敬畏他, 跪拜他和向他獻祭.

17:37 The statutes, the decisions, the law, and the commands that he wrote to you, you shall observe to do always, and you shall not fear other gods.
他寫給你們的律例,典章,律法和誡命, 你們要永遠謹守遵行, 不要崇敬別的神.

17:38 The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods.
他和你們所立的約你們不可忘記, 不要崇敬別的神.

17:39 But Yahweh your God you shall fear, and he will deliver you from the hand of all of your enemies.”
但要敬畏耶和華你們的神, 他必救你們脫離所有仇敵的手. ”

17:40 They did not listen but kept on doing according to their former customs.
可是他們沒有聽從, 仍然照著他們起初的習俗去行.

17:41 So these nations were fearing Yahweh, but they were serving their idols, as were their children and their children’s children; as their ancestors did, they are doing until this day.
這樣, 這些民族一方面敬畏耶和華; 另一方面又繼續服事他們的偶像. 他們的子子孫孫繼續照著他們的祖先所行的去行, 直到今日.

II Kings - Chapter 18

18:1 It happened in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king.
以色列王以拉的兒子何細亞在位第三年, 猶大王亞哈斯的兒子希西家登基作王.

18:2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
他登基的時候是二十五歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年, 他母親名叫亞比, 是撒迦利雅的女兒.

18:3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that David his ancestor had done.
他行耶和華看為正的事, 效法他的祖宗大衛一切所行的.

18:4 He removed the high places, and he smashed the stone pillars; he cut down the poles of Asherah worship and demolished the bronze serpent which Moses had made, for up to those days the Israelites were offering incense to it and called it Nehushtan.
他廢去邱壇, 打碎神柱, 砍掉亞舍拉; 他又打碎摩西所做的銅蛇, 因為直到那些日子, 以色列人仍然向它焚香, 稱它作尼忽士但.

18:5 He trusted in Yahweh the God of Israel; there was no one like him, before or after, among all the kings of Judah.
他倚靠耶和華以色列的神, 在他以前或以後的猶大列王中, 沒有像他的.

18:6 He held on to Yahweh; he did not depart from following him, and he kept his commands that Yahweh had commanded Moses.
他忠於耶和華, 沒有轉離不跟從他, 謹守他的吩咐, 就是他曾吩咐摩西的.

18:7 Yahweh was with him; everywhere he went, he succeeded. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
耶和華和他同在, 他所有的征戰都得到成功. 他背叛亞述王, 不再臣服他.

18:8 He attacked the Philistines up to Gaza and its territory from the watchtower up to the fortified city.
他攻擊非利士人, 直到迦薩和它的四境, 從哨站以至設防城.

18:9 It happened in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, that is, the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came against Samaria and laid siege against her.
希西家王在位第四年, 就是以色列王以拉的兒子何細亞在位第七年, 亞述王撒縵以色上來攻擊撒瑪利亞, 把城圍困;

18:10 At the end of three years, he captured it in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel; Samaria was captured.
過了三年, 他們就攻取了撒瑪利亞. 希西家在位第六年, 就是以色列王何細亞在位第九年, 撒瑪利亞被攻取了.

18:11 Then the king of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Habor, in the river regions of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
亞述王把以色列人擄到亞述去, 把他們徙置在哈臘,哈博河和歌散河, 以及瑪代人的城裡;

18:12 because they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh their God, and they transgressed his covenant; all that he had commanded Moses, the servant of Yahweh, they did not listen to nor did they obey.
這是因為他們不聽從耶和華他們神的話, 違背他的約; 耶和華的僕人摩西吩咐的一切, 他們都不聽從, 不遵行.

18:13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all of the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
希西家王在位第十四年, 亞述王西拿基立上來攻擊猶大所有的設防城, 佔據了它們.

18:14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong. Withdraw from me. What you impose on me I will bear.” So the king of Assyria imposed on Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
猶大王希西家派人往拉吉去見亞述王說: “我有罪了, 請你離我回去吧, 你們加於我的處分, 我必承當. ”於是亞述王罰了猶大王希西家九百公斤銀子和一百八十公斤金子.

18:15 Then Hezekiah gave all of the silver found in the temple of Yahweh and in the storerooms of the house of the king.
希西家就把耶和華殿和王宮寶庫內所有的金子都給了他.

18:16 At that time, Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Yahweh and the doorposts which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and he gave them to the king of Assyria.
那時, 猶大王希西家把耶和華殿門上和自己包在門柱上的金子, 都刮了下來, 給了亞述王.

18:17 So the king of Assyria sent the commander in chief, the chief eunuch, and the chief advisor from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem with a heavy army. They went up and came to Jerusalem, then they went up and came and stood at the aqueduct of the upper pool which is on the main road of the washer’s field.
亞述王從拉吉派他珥探,拉伯撒利和拉伯沙基率領大軍, 往耶路撒冷, 到希西家王那裡去. 他們就上來, 去到耶路撒冷. 他們到達以後, 就站在上池的引水道旁, 在漂布地的大路上.

18:18 Then they called to the king, so Eliakim the son of Hilkiah who was over the palace, Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, came out to them.
他們呼叫王; 希勒家的兒子王宮總管以利亞敬,書記舍伯那和亞薩的兒子史官約亞就出來見他們.

18:19 Then the chief advisor said to them, “Please say to Hezekiah: ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What is this confidence that you trust?
拉伯沙基對他們說: “你們要對希西家說: ‘亞述大王這樣說: 你所倚賴的這種防禦算是甚麼呢?

18:20 You think only a word of lips, ‘I have advice and power for the war.’ Now, on whom do you trust that you have rebelled against me?
你說有作戰的智謀和能力, 只是嘴上空言, 現在你倚賴誰才背叛我呢?

18:21 Now, look! You rely on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, which when a man leans on it, it goes into his hand and pierces it! So is Pharaoh the king of Egypt for all who are trusting on him!
你看, 你倚賴埃及這壓傷的蘆葦做的手杖, 人若是倚靠它, 它必刺入他的手, 把手刺傷, 埃及王法老對所有倚賴他的人正是這樣.

18:22 But if you say to me, ‘On Yahweh our God we trust,’ is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, and he had said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘In the presence of this altar you shall bow down only in Jerusalem?’
如果你們對我說: 我們倚靠的是耶和華我們的神, 希西家不是曾把他的邱壇和祭壇廢去, 又對猶大人和耶路撒冷人說: 你們要在耶路撒冷這祭壇前敬拜嗎?

18:23 So then, please make a wager with my lord, with the king of Assyria, and I will give to you a thousand horses if you are able on your part to put riders on them.
現在, 你可以和我主亞述王打賭, 我給你二千匹戰馬, 看你能否派出騎兵來騎牠們?

18:24 How can you repulse a single captain among the least of the servants of my master? Yet you rely for yourself on Egypt for chariots and horsemen!
否則, 你怎能使我主最小的一位臣僕轉臉逃跑呢? 你竟然倚賴埃及供應戰車和戰馬嗎?

18:25 Have I now come up against this place without Yahweh to destroy it? Yahweh has said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it!’ ” ’ ”
現在, 我上來攻擊這地方, 要毀滅它, 不是有耶和華的意思嗎? 耶和華曾對我說: 上去攻擊那地, 把它毀滅. ’”

18:26 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the chief commander, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we are understanding, but you must not speak Judean with us in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”
希勒家的兒子以利亞敬,舍伯那和約亞對拉伯沙基說: “請用亞蘭語和你的僕人們說話, 因為我們聽得懂; 不要用猶大語和我們說話, 免得傳入在城牆上的人民的耳中. ”

18:27 The chief commander said to them, “Is it solely to your master and to you my master has sent me to speak these words? Is it not for the men who sit on the wall to eat their feces and to drink their urine with you?”
拉伯沙基對他們說: “我主派我來, 只是對你的主和你說這些話嗎? 不也是對坐在城牆上, 和你們在一起吃自己的糞,喝自己的尿的人民說的嗎? ”

18:28 Then the chief commander stood and called with a great voice in Judean, and he spoke and said, “Hear the word of the king, the great king of Assyria!
於是拉伯沙基站著, 用猶大語大聲喊著, 說: “你們要聽亞述大王的話.

18:29 Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my hand.
王這樣說: ‘不要給希西家欺騙了你們, 因為他不能從我的手中解救你們;

18:30 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Certainly Yahweh will rescue us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria!” ’
也不要讓希西家欺騙你們去信賴耶和華說: 耶和華一定會解救我們, 這城必不會交在亞述王的手中.

18:31 Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria, ‘Make with me a treaty of peace and come out to me that each may eat from his vine and each from his fig tree, and each may drink water from his cistern!
不要聽從希西家, 因為亞述王這樣說: 你們要與我和好, 出來向我投降, 各人就可以吃自己的葡萄樹和無花果樹的果子, 喝自己水池裡的水.

18:32 Until I come and take you to a land like your land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees, olive oil, and honey, that you may live and not die! You must not listen to Hezekiah, for he has misled you by saying, “Yahweh will deliver us!”
直到我來帶你們到一個像你們國家的地方, 那地方有五穀新酒, 糧食和葡萄園, 橄欖樹和蜂蜜, 你們必可以活著, 不會死亡. 不要聽從希西家, 因為他誤導你們說: 耶和華必解救我們.

18:33 Did the gods of each of the nations ever rescue the land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
列國的神真能解救他們的國土脫離亞述王的手嗎?

18:34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? For did they rescue Samaria from my hand?
哈馬和亞珥拔的神在哪裡呢? 西法瓦音,希拿和以瓦的神在哪裡呢? 他們可以解救撒瑪利亞脫離我的手嗎?

18:35 Who among all of the gods of the countries have rescued their countries from my hand that Yahweh should rescue Jerusalem from my hand?’ ”
這些國家所有的神, 有哪一個曾解救他自己的國家脫離我的手呢? 難道耶和華能解救耶路撒冷脫離我的手嗎? ’”

18:36 The people were silent, and they did not answer him a word, for the command of that king was saying, “You shall not answer him.”
眾民都不出聲, 一句話也不回答他, 因為王吩咐他們: “不要回答他. ”

18:37 Eliakim the son of Hilkiah who was over the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came to Hezekiah with torn clothes, and they told him the words of the chief commander.
當時王宮總管希勒家的兒子以利亞敬,書記舍伯那和亞薩的兒子史官約亞來到希西家那裡, 他們的衣服都撕裂了, 他們把拉伯沙基的話都告訴了他.

II Kings - Chapter 19

19:1 It happened that when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went to the temple of Yahweh.
希西家王聽見了, 就把自己的衣服撕裂, 披上麻布, 來到耶和華的殿.

19:2 He sent Eliakim who was over the palace, Shebna the secretary, the elders, and the priests, all clothed in sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
王又派王宮總管以利亞敬,書記舍伯那和祭司中的長老披上麻布, 到亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知那裡.

19:3 They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘A day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace is this day, for the children are about to be born, but there is no strength to bear them.
他們對他說: “希西家這樣說: ‘今天是痛苦,責罰和侮辱的日子, 好像嬰兒的產期到了, 卻沒有力量生產.

19:4 Perhaps Yahweh your God will hear all of the words of the chief commander whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to insult the living God, and he will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remainder who are left.’ ”
或者耶和華你的神聽到拉伯沙基所說的話(他就是他的主亞述王派來辱罵永活的神的人), 就因著耶和華你的神所聽見的話責罰他. 所以請為這裡餘剩的人獻上禱告. ’”

19:5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
希西家王的臣僕就來到以賽亞那裡.

19:6 and Isaiah said to them, “Thus you must say to your master, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You must not be afraid because the face of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me.
以賽亞對他們說: “你們要這樣告訴你們的主人: ‘耶和華這樣說: 不要因你所聽見亞述王的隨從褻瀆我的話而驚怕.

19:7 Look, I am putting in him a spirit. He will hear a rumor and return to his land. Then I will cause him to fall by the sword in his land.” ’ ”
看哪, 我要使他的心驚顫(“使他的心驚顫”原文作“放一個靈在他裡面”), 他將聽見消息, 就退回自己的地方去; 我要使他在自己的國土倒在刀下. ’”

19:8 When the chief commander returned, he found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
拉伯沙基回去, 發覺亞述王正在攻打立拿, 因為他曾聽說亞述王已拔營離開拉吉.

19:9 He heard about Tirhakah, the king of Cush, saying, “Look, he has set out to fight with you,” so he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
亞述王聽見有關古實王特哈加的消息說: “看哪, 他出來要和你交戰. ”於是亞述王再派使者去見希西家說:

19:10 “Thus you shall say to Hezekiah the king of Judah, ‘Let not your God whom you are trusting deceive you, by his saying, “Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria!”
“你們要對猶大王希西家說: ‘不要讓你所信靠的神欺騙你說: 耶路撒冷不會交在亞述王的手中.

19:11 Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, by utterly destroying them, and shall you be delivered?
看哪, 你聽過亞述列王怎樣對付列國, 把它們完全毀滅, 你會得著解救嗎?

19:12 Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed deliver them? Not Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, nor the children of Eden who were in Tel Assar.
我祖先所消滅的民族, 就是歌散人,哈蘭人,利色人和在提．拉撒的伊甸人, 他們的神可曾解救他們嗎?

19:13 Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’ ”
哈馬王,亞珥拔王,西法瓦音城的王,希拿王和以瓦王在哪裡呢? ’”

19:14 Hezekiah took the letters from the hand of the messengers and read them. Then he went up to the temple of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread them out before the presence of Yahweh.
希西家從使者手中接過信件, 念完了, 就上耶和華的殿. 希西家把信件在耶和華面前展開.

19:15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the face of Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel who lives above the cherubim. You are God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the world; you have made the heavens and the earth.
希西家在耶和華面前禱告, 說: “耶和華以色列的神, 坐在二基路伯中間的啊, 只有你是地上萬國的神, 天地是你創造的.

19:16 Incline your ears and hear; open, O Yahweh, your eyes and see and hear the words of Sennacherib which he has sent to insult the living God.
耶和華啊！求你側耳聆聽; 耶和華啊！求你睜眼垂顧; 聽那派使者來侮辱永活的神的西拿基立的話.

19:17 Truly, O Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have utterly destroyed the nations and their land.
耶和華啊！亞述列王真的曾毀壞列國和它們的領土,

19:18 He has hurled their gods in the fire because they are not gods, but the work of the hands of a human made of wood and stone, so they destroyed them.
把它們的神丟進火裡, 但他們並不是神, 不過是人手用木頭,石頭做成的, 因此他們可以把他們除掉.

19:19 So then, O Yahweh our God, rescue us, please, from his hand, that all of the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Yahweh, you alone are God!”
現在, 耶和華我們的神啊, 求你從他的手中把我們拯救出來, 地上萬國就可以知道只有你耶和華才是神. ”

19:20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘What you have prayed to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
於是亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞派人去見希西家, 說: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘你向我禱告有關亞述王西拿基立的事, 我已經聽見了. ’

19:21 This is the word that Yahweh has spoken concerning him: She despises you, she scorns you, the virgin daughter of Zion. Behind you the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head.
下面是耶和華所說關於他的話: ‘錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“處女”)藐視你, 嗤笑你; 耶路撒冷的居民在你背後搖頭.

19:22 Whom have you mocked and reviled? And against whom have you have raised your voice and have haughtily lifted your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
你辱罵了誰, 褻瀆了誰? 你揚聲攻擊誰呢? 你高舉眼目是向誰傲慢呢? 就是攻擊以色列的聖者.

19:23 By the hand of your messengers you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, ‘With my many chariots I have gone up to the height of the mountains. To the remote areas of Lebanon, I have felled the tallest of its cedars, the choicest of its cypresses. I have entered the place of overnight lodging. Even to the edge of forest of its fertile land.
你藉著你的使者侮辱了我的主, 你說－－我要用大批的戰車, 攀登眾山的高峰, 到達黎巴嫩山的頂端, 砍伐高大的香柏樹, 佳美的松木; 我要進入極遠的峰巒, 最茂密的森林.

19:24 I dug wells and I drank foreign water, and I dried up with the sole of my steps all the canals of Egypt.’
我掘井飲外地的水, 我用腳掌踏乾埃及所有的河道.

19:25 Have you not heard? From long ago I have determined it, from the days of old I have planned it, and now I am bringing it to pass. It shall be turned into a pile of rocks; fortified cities are ruined.
你沒有聽過嗎? 在遠古我已決定, 在古時我已籌劃, 現在我要實現, 就是你使設防城變成亂堆.

19:26 Their inhabitants, short of hand, shall be dismayed; and they shall be ashamed. They have become green plants of the open field, and tender grass, green grass of the roof and blight before the standing grain.
他們的居民沒有能力, 驚惶,羞慚. 他們好像田野的嫩草, 青綠的蔬菜, 和房頂上的草, 還未長成就枯萎了.

19:27 Your sitting, your going out, and your coming in I know, and your raging against me.
你坐下, 你出去, 你進來, 以及你對我所發的烈怒, 我都知道.

19:28 Because you are raging against me, and your arrogance has come up in my ears, I will put my nose ring in your nose and my bridle in your mouth. And I will turn you back on the way that you have come.
因為你向我發了烈怒, 你狂傲的話進入我的耳中, 我要把我的鉤子鉤在你的鼻子上, 把嚼環套在你的嘴上, 使你在你來的路上轉回去.

19:29 “ ‘This will be the sign for you: Eat the volunteer plants for the year, and in the second year, the volunteer plants that spring up from that. But in the third year, sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
‘這要給你作一個徵兆: 這一年要吃自然生長的, 第二年也要吃自己長出來的, 第三年要撒種,收割, 栽種葡萄園, 吃它們的果子.

19:30 The remainder of the house of Judah which survives will again take root below and bear fruit above.
猶大家逃脫的餘民, 必再往下扎根, 往上結果;

19:31 For from Jerusalem a remnant shall go out and survivors from Mount Zion; the zeal of Yahweh will do this.
因為將有剩餘的人從耶路撒冷出來, 將有逃脫的人從錫安山而來, 耶和華的熱心必成全這事.

19:32 “ ‘Therefore thus says Yahweh to the king of Assyria, “He shall not come to this city, nor shall he shoot an arrow there, nor shall he bring a small shield near her, nor shall he cast a siege ramp against her.
因此, 耶和華論到亞述王這樣說: 他不會來到這城, 不會在那裡射箭, 也不會拿著盾牌向城進攻, 不會築起土堆圍攻它.

19:33 By the way that he came to her he shall return; but to this city, he shall not come,” declares Yahweh.
他必循他來的路回去, 他必不能來到這城, 這是耶和華的宣告.

19:34 And I will defend this city to save her for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’ ”
為了我和我僕人大衛的緣故, 我必保護這城, 拯救這城. ’”

19:35 It happened in that night that an angel of Yahweh went out, and he struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of Assyria. When they got up early in the morning, look! All of them were dead corpses.
那天晚上, 耶和華的使者出去, 在亞述軍營殺了十八萬五千人. 早上, 他們起來的時候, 看哪, 到處都是死屍.

19:36 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria set out and went and returned and lived in Nineveh.
於是亞述王西拿基立拔營離開, 回去住在尼尼微.

19:37 It happened that he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword. Then they escaped into the land of Ararat, and Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.
一日, 他正在他的神亞斯洛的廟中叩拜的時候, 亞得米勒和沙利巴用刀刺殺了他, 然後逃到亞拉臘地. 他的兒子以撒哈頓接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 20

20:1 In those days Hezekiah became deathly ill, and Isaiah the son of Amoz the prophet came to him and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Command your house, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’ ”
在那些日子, 希西家病得要死了. 亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知來見他, 對他說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你要留遺命給你的家人, 因為你將要死, 不能再活了. ’”

20:2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, saying,
他卻轉臉向牆, 禱告耶和華說:

20:3 “O Yahweh, please remember how I went about before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and remember the good that I have done in your eyes.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
“唉, 耶和華啊！求你記念我曾怎樣以真誠和完全的心在你面前行事為人, 我所行的都是你看為善的事. ”希西家就痛哭起來.

20:4 Isaiah had not gone out from the middle of the city when the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
以賽亞還沒有出到中院, 耶和華的話就臨到他說:

20:5 “Return; you must say to Hezekiah, the leader of my people, ‘Thus says Yahweh the God of David your ancestor, “I have heard your prayer and I have seen your tears. Look, I am about to heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the temple of Yahweh.
“你回去對我子民的君主希西家說: ‘你祖大衛的神耶和華這樣說: 我聽見了你的禱告, 看見了你的眼淚. 看哪, 我必醫治你, 第三日你要上耶和華的殿.

20:6 I will add to your days fifteen years, and from the hand of the king of Assyria I will deliver you and this city. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.” ’ ”
我必把十五年的壽命增添給你. 我要拯救你和這城脫離亞述王的手, 又要因我自己和我僕人大衛的緣故保護這城. ’”

20:7 Then Isaiah said, “Bring a lump of figs,” so they took and put it on the skin sores, and he lived.
以賽亞說: “取一片無花果餅來. ”他們就取了來, 把它貼在瘡上. 希西家就痊愈了.

20:8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What is the sign that Yahweh will heal me that I shall go up on the third day to the temple of Yahweh?”
希西家對以賽亞說: “有甚麼徵兆告訴我耶和華必醫治我, 第三日我能上耶和華的殿呢? ”

20:9 Isaiah said, “This is the sign for you from Yahweh that Yahweh will do the thing that he has promised: Shall the shadow advance ten steps or shall it return ten steps?”
以賽亞說: “這就是耶和華給你的徵兆, 顯明耶和華必成全他應許的這事: 你要日影向前進十級或是倒退十級呢? ”

20:10 Hezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps. No, but let the shadow return backwards ten steps.”
希西家說: “日影延伸十級容易; 不, 我要日影倒後十級. ”

20:11 Isaiah the prophet called to Yahweh, and he brought back the shadow on the steps where it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz, backwards ten steps.
以賽亞先知呼求耶和華, 他就使日晷上的日影, 就是在亞哈斯的日晷上已經下移的日影倒退了十級.

20:12 At that time, Berodak-Baladan the son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill.
那時, 巴比倫王巴拉但的兒子比羅達．巴拉但送信和禮物給希西家, 因為他聽見希西家病了.

20:13 Hezekiah heard about them and showed them all of the house of his treasure, both the silver and the gold, the spices, the good olive oil, the room of his weapons, and all that could be found in his treasuries. There was nothing that he did not show them in his palace and in all of his kingdom.
希西家聽了使者的話, 隨後把寶庫內的一切銀子,金子,香料,貴重的油和軍器庫, 以及他寶庫內一切所有的, 都給他們看. 無論是在他的宮中或是在全國各地的, 希西家沒有一樣不給他們看的.

20:14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “From a far land; they have come from Babylon.”
後來, 以賽亞先知來到希西家王那裡, 對他說: “這些人說了些甚麼? 他們是從哪裡來見你的呢? ”希西家說: “他們是從遙遠的巴比倫來見我的. ”

20:15 Then he asked, “What did they see in your palace?” And Hezekiah said, “All that is in my palace they have seen; there is nothing that I did not show them in my treasuries.”
以賽亞說: “他們在你宮中看到了甚麼呢? ”希西家說: “我宮中的一切, 他們都看見了. 在我寶庫內的, 我沒有一樣不給他們看的. ”

20:16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh!
以賽亞對希西家說: “你要聽耶和華的話:

20:17 ‘Look, days are coming when all that is in your palace will be carried off; even all that your ancestors have stored up until this day, to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says Yahweh.
‘看哪, 日子快到, 那時你宮中的一切和你的祖先所積存直到今日的一切, 都要被掠到巴比倫去, 沒有一樣留下. ’這是耶和華說的.

20:18 ‘Your sons who went out from you, whom you brought forth, will be taken, and they shall be eunuchs in the temple of the king of Babylon.’ ”
並且你的眾子中, 就是由你所出, 你所生的, 有一部分要被擄去. 他們要在巴比倫王的王宮中當太監. ”

20:19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good,” and he thought, “Is it not that peace and security shall be in my days?”
希西家對以賽亞說: “你所說耶和華的話很好. ”他心裡說: “在我的日子有和平和安全不是很好嗎? ”

20:20 Now the remainder of the acts of Hezekiah, all of his powerful deeds, and how he made the pool and the conduit and brought the water into the city, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
希西家其餘的事蹟和他所有的英勇事蹟, 以及他做水池和引水道, 把水引入城裡的事, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

20:21 Then Hezekiah slept with his ancestors, and Manasseh his son became king in his place.
希西家和他的祖先一同長眠, 他的兒子瑪拿西就接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 21

21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hephzibah.
瑪拿西登基的時候是十二歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王五十五年, 他的母親名叫協西巴.

21:2 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, according to the detestable things of the nations that Yahweh had driven out from the presence of the Israelites.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 好像耶和華在以色列人面前趕走的民族所行的可憎惡的事.

21:3 He returned and rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. He erected altars for Baal and made a pole of Asherah worship just as Ahab king of Israel had made, and he bowed down to all of the host of heaven and served them.
他重新建造邱壇, 就是他父親希西家所拆毀的; 又為巴力建立祭壇, 做亞舍拉, 好像以色列王亞哈所做的, 並且敬拜事奉天上的萬象.

21:4 He built altars in the temple of Yahweh about which Yahweh had said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”
他又在耶和華的殿內建造祭壇, 耶和華曾指著這殿說: “我要立我的名在耶路撒冷. ”

21:5 He built an altar to all of the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the temple of Yahweh.
他又在耶和華殿的兩院中為天上的萬象建造祭壇.

21:6 He made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying and divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He increased the doing of evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke him.
他又把他的兒子用火燒為祭, 並且算命,觀兆, 交鬼和行巫術; 多行耶和華看為惡的事, 惹他發怒.

21:7 He put the image of the Asherah that he had made in the temple which Yahweh had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this temple and in Jerusalem which I have chosen from all of the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
他又把自己所做的亞舍拉雕像安放在聖殿中, 耶和華曾對大衛和他的兒子所羅門論到這殿說: “我要在這殿和我從以色列眾支派中揀選的耶路撒冷, 立我的名, 直到永遠.

21:8 I will not again make the feet of Israel wander from the land which I have given to their ancestors, if they only observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, as far as the law that Moses my servant commanded them.”
只要以色列人謹守遵行我吩咐他們的一切, 就是我的僕人摩西吩咐他們的一切律法, 我必不會再使他們的腳離開我賜給他們祖先的土地, 流離飄蕩. ”

21:9 But Manasseh did not listen and tempted them to do evil more than the nations that Yahweh destroyed before the presence of the Israelites.
但是他們沒有聽從. 瑪拿西引誘他們去作壞事, 比耶和華從以色列人面前消滅的外族人更厲害.

21:10 So Yahweh spoke by the hand of his servants the prophets, saying,
於是耶和華藉著他的僕人眾先知說:

21:11 “Because Manasseh the king of Judah committed these detestable things and did evil more than the Amorites did who were before him and caused even Judah to sin with his idols,
“因為猶大王瑪拿西所作這些可憎惡的事, 比在他以前的亞摩利人所行的惡更壞, 並且以他的偶像使猶大人犯罪.

21:12 therefore, thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘Look, I am bringing disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah about which the two ears of all who hear it will tingle.
所以, 耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘看哪, 我要把災禍降在耶路撒冷和猶大, 使聽見的人, 雙耳都要刺痛.

21:13 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes the dish; he wipes it and turns it on its face.
我要用量度撒瑪利亞的準繩和測試亞哈家的鉛錘, 測量耶路撒冷; 我要抹淨耶路撒冷, 像人抹淨盤子一樣. 抹完了, 就把盤子翻轉過來.

21:14 I will give up the remainder of my inheritance, and I will give them into the hand of their enemies. They shall become as prey and as spoil for all their enemies,
我要捨棄我的產業的餘民, 把他們交在他們的仇敵手上; 他們要成為他們的仇敵的掠物和戰利品.

21:15 because they have done evil in my eyes and were provoking me from the day that their ancestors came out from Egypt up to this day.’ ”
因為自從他們的祖先從埃及出來的那天, 直到今日, 他們一直行我看為惡的事, 惹我發怒. ’”

21:16 Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood until he filled Jerusalem from one end to another, apart from his sin which he caused Judah to sin by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
此外, 瑪拿西又流了許多無辜人的血, 耶路撒冷, 從這邊直到那邊, 都滿了血. 這還是在他使猶大人犯罪, 去行耶和華看為惡的事那罪之外.

21:17 The remainder of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did and his sin that he committed, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
瑪拿西其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 以及他所犯的眾罪, 不是都記錄在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

21:18 Then Manasseh slept with his ancestors and was buried in the garden of his palace, in the garden of Uzza. Amon his son became king in his place.
瑪拿西和他的祖先一同長眠, 葬在他宮中的花園,烏撒的花園裡; 他的兒子亞們接續他作王.

21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz from Jotbah.
亞們登基時是二十二歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王二年. 他母親名叫米舒利密, 來自約提巴, 是哈魯斯的女兒.

21:20 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh as Manasseh his father had done.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 好像他父親瑪拿西所行的.

21:21 He walked in all of the way which his father had walked, and he served the idols which his father had served and bowed down to them.
他跟隨他父親所行的一切道路, 服事他父親所服事的偶像, 敬拜它們.

21:22 He abandoned Yahweh the God of his ancestors and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.
他離棄耶和華他祖先的神, 不跟隨耶和華的道路.

21:23 The servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.
亞們的臣僕陰謀背叛他, 在王宮中把他殺死.

21:24 But the people of the land killed all who conspired against the king and made Josiah his son king in his place.
可是國民卻擊殺了所有陰謀背叛亞們王的人. 國民立了他的兒子約西亞接續他作王.

21:25 The remainder of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
亞們其餘的事蹟, 就是他所行的一切, 不是都記在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

21:26 They buried him in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in place of him.
他葬在烏撒園裡他自己的墳墓中; 他的兒子約西亞接續他作王.

II Kings - Chapter 22

22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.
約西亞登基的時候只有八歲. 他在耶路撒冷作王共三十一年. 他母親名叫耶底大, 是亞大雅的女兒, 來自波斯加.

22:2 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in all of the way of David his ancestor and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
他行耶和華看為正的事, 跟隨他祖宗大衛所行的一切道路, 不偏左右.

22:3 It happened in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent word to Shaphan the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the secretary of the temple of Yahweh, saying,
約西亞在位第十八年, 王差派米書蘭的孫子,亞薩利的兒子,書記沙番到耶和華的殿, 吩咐他說:

22:4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, and let them count the money being brought to the temple of Yahweh which the keepers of the threshold have collected from the people,
“你上去到希勒家大祭司那裡, 叫他把獻給耶和華殿的銀子, 就是守門的從人民所收集的, 結算一下.

22:5 and let them give it into the hand of those appointed doers of the work at the temple of Yahweh. Let them give it to the doers of the work who are at the temple of Yahweh to repair the breach of the temple:
然後要他們把銀子交到在耶和華殿管理工匠的人手中, 他們可以把銀子交付在耶和華殿修補破壞的地方的工匠,

22:6 to the skilled craftsmen, to the builders, to the masons, and to buy timber and hewing stones to repair the temple.
就是交給木匠,建築工人,石匠, 又購買木材和鑿好的石頭, 用來修理聖殿破壞的地方.

22:7 Only the money being given to them is not to be accounted for by them, for they are dealing with honesty.”
銀子交在他們手中, 不用和他們算帳, 因為他們辦事誠實. ”

22:8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the scroll of the Torah in the temple of Yahweh,” and Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan and he read it.
希勒家大祭司對書記沙番說: “我在耶和華的殿裡找到了一卷律法書. ”他把書卷交給沙番; 沙番就閱讀那書卷.

22:9 Shaphan the secretary came to the king and returned the king a word, and he said, “Your servant poured out the money found in the temple, and they have given it into the hand of the doers of the work appointed over the temple of Yahweh.”
書記沙番來見王, 向王回報說: “你的臣僕已經把殿裡的銀子清點, 交在耶和華殿裡管理工匠的人手中. ”

22:10 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll.” Then Shaphan read before the king.
書記沙番又告訴王說: “希勒家大祭司交給我一卷書卷. ”書記沙番就在王面前誦讀那書卷.

22:11 When the king heard the words of the scroll of the Torah, he tore his clothes.
王聽見律法書上的話的時候, 就撕裂自己的衣服.

22:12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Acbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the servant of the king, saying,
王又吩咐希勒家祭司,沙番的兒子亞希甘,米該亞的兒子亞革博,書記沙番和王的臣僕及亞撒雅說:

22:13 “Go, inquire of Yahweh for me and for the people and for all of Judah concerning the words of this scroll that was found. For the wrath of Yahweh that is kindled against us is great because our ancestors did not listen to the words of this scroll to do according to all that is written concerning us!”
“你們去, 為了我,為了人民,為了猶大全國, 因著所發現的這書卷上的話求問耶和華, 因為耶和華向我們所發的怒氣極大; 這是因著我們的祖先沒有聽從這律法書上的話, 沒有照著所有寫給我們的去行. ”

22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah the son of Harhas, the keeper of the robes. Now she was living in Jerusalem in the second district. Then they spoke to her,
於是希勒家祭司,亞希甘,亞革博,沙番,亞撒雅去見女先知戶勒大. 她就是掌管禮服的沙龍的妻子, 沙龍是哈珥哈斯的孫子,特瓦的兒子. 她住在耶路撒冷第二區; 他們就把事情都告訴了她.

22:15 and she said to them, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘Say to the man who sent you to me,
她對他們說: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘告訴那差你們到我這裡來的人說:

22:16 “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Look I am bringing evil to this place and upon its inhabitants, according to all of the words of that scroll that the king of Judah has read
耶和華這樣說: 看哪, 我要照著猶大王所念那書卷上所有的話, 使災禍降臨在這地方和它的居民身上,

22:17 because they have abandoned me and they have burned incense to other gods, provoking me to anger with all of the works of their hands. My wrath shall be kindled against this place and not be quenched.’ ”
因為他們背棄了我, 向別的神焚香. 他們所行的一切都使我發怒, 因此我的怒火要在這地方燃點, 不會熄滅.

22:18 And to the king of Judah who sent all of you to inquire of Yahweh, thus you shall say to him, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘Concerning the words that you have heard,
至於那差你們來求問耶和華的猶大王, 你們要這樣對他說: 耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 有關你所聽見的話,

22:19 because you have a responsive heart, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants to become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before my face, I have also heard, declares Yahweh.
你聽見我攻擊這地方和它的居民的話, 就是他們要成為荒涼, 受咒詛, 你的心就順服, 在我面前謙卑, 又撕裂自己的衣服, 在我面前哀哭, 我已經聽到了. 這是耶和華的宣告.

22:20 Therefore look, I am gathering you to your ancestors, and you shall be gathered to your tombs in peace. Your eyes will not see all of the disaster that I am bringing onto this place.’ ” ’ ” Then they reported the word to the king.
因此, 看哪, 我要使你歸到你的祖先那裡, 你必平平安安地葬在你的墳墓裡; 你不會看見我要降在這地的一切災禍. ’”他們就把這話向王回報.

II Kings - Chapter 23

23:1 So the king sent word, and all of the elders of Judah and Jerusalem gathered to him.
於是王派人召集猶大和耶路撒冷所有的長老到他那裡.

23:2 Then the king went up to the temple of Yahweh, and all of the men of Judah and all of the inhabitants of Jerusalem were with him, including the priests, the prophets, and all of the people from smallest to greatest; and in their hearing he read all of the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been found in the temple of Yahweh.
王登上耶和華的殿, 猶大眾人,耶路撒冷所有的居民, 還有祭司,先知和眾民, 不論大小, 都一同前往. 王就把在耶和華殿發現的約書所記的一切話都念給他們聽.

23:3 Then the king stood by the pillar, and he made a covenant before Yahweh, to go after Yahweh and to keep his commands and his warnings and his statutes, with all of his heart and with his all of his soul, to keep the words of this covenant written on this scroll. Then all of the people joined in the covenant.
王站在柱旁, 在耶和華面前立約, 要一心一意跟從耶和華, 謹守他的誡命,典章和律例, 實行這書上所寫有關這約的話. 眾民都一同立約.

23:4 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the second priests, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out of the temple of Yahweh all of the objects made for Baal and for the Asherah and for all the host of heaven, and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and then he carried their ashes to Bethel.
王吩咐希勒家大祭司,副祭司和守殿門的, 把所有為巴力,亞舍拉和天上的萬象所製造的器皿, 從耶和華殿裡搬出去, 在耶路撒冷城外汲淪谷的田野, 把它們燒了. 然後把它們的灰燼帶到伯特利去.

23:5 He removed the priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places at the cities of Judah and around Jerusalem and who offered incense to, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
他廢除了從前猶大列王所立,在猶大各城的邱壇, 和耶路撒冷的周圍焚香拜偶像的祭司. 又廢除向巴力,日,月,星辰和天上萬象焚香的人.

23:6 He brought out the Asherah image from the temple of Yahweh outside of Jerusalem to the Wadi of the Kidron and burnt it there; then he pulverized it to dust and threw its dust upon the tombs of the children of the people.
他把亞舍拉像從耶和華殿裡搬走, 拿到耶路撒冷外的汲淪溪去, 在汲淪溪把它燒毀, 磨碎成灰, 把灰撒在平民的墳墓上.

23:7 He tore down the shrines of the male shrine prostitutes which were in the temple of Yahweh, where the women were weaving shrines for the Asherah.
他拆毀在耶和華殿內男性廟妓的房屋, 就是婦女為亞舍拉編織袍子的地方.

23:8 Then he brought all of the priests from the cities of Judah and defiled the high places where the priests from Geba up to Beersheba burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates which were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua, the governor of the city, which were on the left of each gate of the city.
他又從猶大各城把祭司們召來, 污穢祭司們焚香的邱壇, 從迦巴直到別是巴. 他又拆毀設在城門的邱壇, 就是在市長約書亞門的出入處, 在城門的左邊.

23:9 However, the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of Yahweh in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread in the midst of their relatives.
但是邱壇的祭司不會登上在耶路撒冷耶和華的祭壇, 他們只是在他們的兄弟中間吃無酵餅.

23:10 He defiled the Topheth which is in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, to prevent anyone causing his sons or his daughters to pass through the fire for Molech.
他又污穢在欣嫩子谷的陀斐特, 人在那裡將兒女焚燒獻給摩洛.

23:11 He kept the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun from coming to the temple of Yawheh at the side room of Nathan-Melech the eunuch, which was in the court; and the chariots of the sun he burned with fire.
他又除去猶大列王獻給日頭的馬匹; 這些馬匹是在耶和華殿的入口處, 靠近太監拿單．米勒在院子裡的住宅. 他又把獻給日頭的戰車用火燒掉.

23:12 The altars which were on the roof of the upper room of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courtyards of the temple of Yahweh, the king tore down and ran from there and threw their ashes into the Wadi Kidron.
他又把亞哈斯的樓房頂上, 猶大列王所做的祭壇, 和瑪拿西在耶和華殿的兩院中所做的祭壇拆毀, 就地打碎, 把它們的灰塵倒進汲淪溪去.

23:13 The high places which were east of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the Mountain of Destruction which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the detestable thing of the Ammonites, the king defiled.
在耶路撒冷東面,橄欖山南面的邱壇, 就是以色列王所羅門為西頓人可憎的神亞斯他錄,摩押人可憎的神基抹, 和亞捫人可憎的神米勒公所築的邱壇, 王都污穢了.

23:14 He also broke into pieces the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles and covered their sites with human bones.
他又打碎神柱, 砍下亞舍拉, 把死人的骨頭布滿那個地方.

23:15 Moreover, the altar which was in Bethel, the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin, had built, even that altar and the high place, Josiah tore down. Then he burned down the high place and crushed the pole of Asherah worship to dust and burned it with fire.
此外, 甚至在伯特利的祭壇和那使以色列人陷於罪中的尼八的兒子耶羅波安所做的邱壇, 他都拆毀焚燒, 壓碎成灰, 又把亞舍拉燒了.

23:16 When Josiah turned and saw the tombs which were there on the hill, he sent and took the bones from the tombs and burned them on the altar. Thus he defiled them according to the word of Yahweh that the man of God had proclaimed who had proclaimed these things.
約西亞轉過身來, 看見在山上的墳墓, 於是派人把骨頭從墳墓中取出來, 燒在祭壇上, 污穢它, 就像神人從前所宣告的耶和華的話.

23:17 Then he said, “What is this gravestone that I am seeing?” The men of the city said to him, “This is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel.”
約西亞說: “我看見的這墓碑是誰的呢? ”那城的人對他說: “這是以前從猶大來預告你在伯特利祭壇上所作的事的神人的墳墓. ”

23:18 So Josiah said, “Let him rest and let no man move his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria.
所以王說: “由他吧！不要讓人動他的骨頭. ”於是他們沒有碰他的骨頭和那從撒瑪利亞來的先知的骨頭.

23:19 Moreover, all of the shrines of the high places which were in the towns of Samaria which the kings of Israel had made to provoke Yahweh, Josiah removed, and he did to them like all of the deeds he had done in Bethel.
以色列諸王在撒瑪利亞各城市建造, 以致激怒耶和華的一切邱壇上的廟堂, 約西亞都除去; 他照著在伯特利所行的一切對付它們.

23:20 Then he slaughtered all of the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and he burned the bones of the humans on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
他又把所有邱壇的祭司都在祭壇上宰了. 他把人的骨頭燒在它們上面, 然後回到耶路撒冷去了.

23:21 Then the king commanded all of the people, saying, “Keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, as has been written on the scroll of this covenant.”
王又命令眾民說: “照著這約書上所寫的, 守逾越節, 記念耶和華你們的神. ”

23:22 For they had not kept this Passover from the days of the judges who had judged over Israel or during the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah.
真的自從士師治理以色列的日子以來, 以及以色列諸王和猶大列王所有的日子以來, 沒有守過像這次的逾越節的.

23:23 But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was kept for Yahweh in Jerusalem.
只有在約西亞王第十八年, 在耶路撒冷守了這逾越節, 記念耶和華.

23:24 Moreover, the mediums and the spiritists, the household gods and the idols, and all of the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah removed in order to establish the words of the law written on the scroll that Hilkiah the priest had found in the temple of Yahweh.
約西亞也除去在猶大地和耶路撒冷所有招魂的,行巫術的,家神,偶像和一切可憎之物, 為要實踐希勒家祭司在耶和華殿裡所尋得的書上所寫律法的話.

23:25 There was not a king like him before him, who turned to Yahweh with all of his heart and with all of his soul and with all of his might according to the law of Moses, nor did one arise like him afterwards.
在他以前沒有王好像他按著摩西一切律法, 全心,全性,全力歸向耶和華; 在他以後也沒有興起一個王好像他的.

23:26 However, Yahweh did not turn from the fierceness of his great anger which was kindled against Judah because of all of the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him.
但耶和華並沒有把他向猶大所發的烈怒消除, 因瑪拿西種種的惡行激怒了他.

23:27 Yahweh had said, “Even Judah I will remove from my face, as I have removed Israel; I will reject this city that I have chosen, even Jerusalem and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there’!”
耶和華說: “我也要把猶大從我面前趕走, 好像我把以色列除去一樣. 我要丟棄我所揀選的城市耶路撒冷, 以及聖殿, 我曾說: ‘我的名必立在那裡. ’”

23:28 The remainder of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約西亞其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都寫在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

23:29 In his days, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to meet him, and he killed him at Megiddo as soon as he saw him.
在約西亞的日子, 埃及王法老尼哥上來幼發拉底河幫助亞述王, 約西亞王竟去迎戰他, 法老看見他的時候, 就把他殺死在米吉多.

23:30 So his servants drove him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, and they brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
他的臣僕把他的屍體從米吉多用馬車運載, 送到耶路撒冷, 把他埋葬在他自己的墳墓裡. 國民選舉約西亞的兒子約哈斯, 膏了他, 立他接續他父親作王.

23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
約哈斯登基時是二十三歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王三個月. 他母親名叫哈慕他, 是立拿人耶利米的女兒.

23:32 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all his ancestors had done.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 好像他的祖先所行的.

23:33 Then Pharaoh Neco confined him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, from reigning in Jerusalem, and imposed a levy on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
法老尼哥把他囚禁在哈馬地的利比拉, 使他不能在耶路撒冷作王; 又罰了猶大國三千公斤銀子和三十公斤金子.

23:34 Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of Josiah his father, and he changed his name to Jehoiakim. Then he took Jehoahaz and brought him to Egypt, and he died there.
法老尼哥另立約西亞的兒子以利雅敬接續他的父親約西亞作王, 改了他的名字作約雅敬. 他俘擄了約哈斯, 把他帶到埃及, 他就死在那裡.

23:35 The silver and the gold Jehoiakim gave to Pharaoh; however, he taxed the land to give the silver to meet the demands of Pharaoh. Each according to assessment, he exacted payment of the silver and the gold from the people of the land to give to Pharaoh Neco.
約雅敬把銀子,金子付給法老; 為了應付法老的命令, 他向全國徵收稅銀, 按著他的評估, 向每位國民索取金銀, 好付給法老尼哥.

23:36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah.
約雅敬登基的時候是二十五歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王十一年. 他母親名叫西布大, 是魯瑪人毗大雅的女兒.

23:37 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his ancestors had done.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 好像他的祖先一切所行的.

II Kings - Chapter 24

24:1 In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up because Jehoiakim had become his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.
約雅敬在位的時候, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來攻打他, 約雅敬就臣服他三年, 後來卻反悔, 背叛他.

24:2 So Yahweh sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, raiding bands of Aram, raiding bands of Moab, and raiding bands of the Ammonites. He had sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Yahweh that he had spoken by the hand of his servants the prophets.
耶和華差派迦勒底的軍隊,亞蘭的軍隊,摩押的軍隊和亞捫人的軍隊攻打他, 他差他們攻擊猶大, 毀滅它, 就像耶和華藉著他的僕人眾先知預言的話.

24:3 Surely, it was on the command of Yahweh against Judah to remove them from his sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done.
這事臨到猶大完全是出於耶和華的命令, 因著瑪拿西的罪, 就是他所行的一切, 要把他們從自己面前趕走;

24:4 Also, for the blood of the innocent that he had shed—and he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood—Yahweh was not willing to forgive.
又因著他所流無辜人的血, 他使耶路撒冷滿了無辜人的血, 耶和華決不赦免.

24:5 The remainder of the acts of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?
約雅敬其餘的事蹟和他所行的一切, 不是都記在猶大列王的年代誌上嗎?

24:6 So Jehoiakim slept with his ancestors, and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.
約雅敬和他的祖先一同長眠, 他的兒子約雅斤接續他作王.

24:7 The king of Egypt did not again come out from his land, for the king of Babylon had taken territory from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
埃及王不再從本國出征, 因為巴比倫王佔據了所有從前屬於埃及王的領土, 從埃及小河直到幼發拉底河.

24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem.
約雅斤登基的時候是十八歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王三個月; 他母親名叫尼護施他, 是耶路撒冷人以利拿單的女兒.

24:9 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his father had done.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 好像他的祖先一切所行的.

24:10 At that time, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and the city came under the siege.
那時, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的臣僕來到耶路撒冷, 城就被圍困.

24:11 Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city while his servants were besieging it.
尼布甲尼撒的臣僕正在圍城的時候, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒親自來到耶路撒冷.

24:12 Jehoiachin king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his court officials. The king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
猶大王約雅斤和他的母親,眾臣僕,眾領袖, 以及眾太監, 出城投降巴比倫王. 巴比倫王於是捉住他. 那時, 是巴比倫王在位第八年.

24:13 Then he took from there all of the treasures of the temple of Yahweh and the treasures of the palace of the king. He cut up all of the vessels of gold which Solomon the king of Israel had made in the temple of Yahweh, as Yahweh had foretold.
他又從耶路撒冷把耶和華殿一切寶物和王宮的寶物取去, 並且把以色列王所羅門在耶和華殿所做的一切金器都搗毀, 就像耶和華所說的.

24:14 He deported all of Jerusalem: all of the commanders, ten thousand of the skilled warriors, and the artisans; no one was left over except the poorest of the people of the land.
他又擄去耶路撒冷的眾民,眾領袖, 以及英勇的戰士共一萬人, 還有工匠,鐵匠; 除了國民中最貧窮的以外, 沒有剩下的.

24:15 He deported Jehoiachin to Babylon; the mother of the king, the wives of the king, his court officials, and the citizenry of the land he caused to go into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon:
他把約雅斤擄到巴比倫去, 又把太后,后妃,太監和國中的要員都從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫;

24:16 of all of the skilled men, seven thousand, and of the skilled craftsmen and the artisans, one thousand. All of the mighty warriors fit for war the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
還有七千位戰士, 一千位工匠和鐵匠, 全都是能作戰的勇士, 巴比倫王把他們都擄到巴比倫去.

24:17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his uncle king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
巴比倫王立約雅斤的叔叔瑪探雅接續他作王, 並且把瑪探雅的名字改為西底家.

24:18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
西底家登基的時候是二十一歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王十一年; 他母親名叫哈慕他, 是立拿人耶利米的女兒.

24:19 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh just like all that Jehoiakim had done.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 像約雅敬一切所行的.

24:20 For it happened because of the anger of Yahweh, in Jerusalem and in Judah, until they were cast out from his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
因為耶和華的怒氣向耶路撒冷和猶大發作, 直到他把他們從自己的面前趕走. 後來, 西底家背叛了巴比倫王.

II Kings - Chapter 25

25:1 It happened that in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came, he and his army, against Jerusalem. He encamped against it and built siege works against it all around.
西底家作王第九年十月十日, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領他的全軍來攻打耶路撒冷; 他們在城外安營, 又在四圍築壘攻城.

25:2 So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of the king.
於是, 城被圍困, 直到西底家王第十一年.

25:3 In the ninth month, the famine became severe in the city, and there was no food for the people of the land.
四月九日, 城裡饑荒非常嚴重, 甚至那地的人民都斷了糧食.

25:4 Then the city was breached, and all of the men of war entered by night by way of the gate between the wall which was by the garden of the king, and the Chaldeans were against the city all around, so he left by the way of the Arabah.
城終於被攻破了, 所有的戰士就在夜間從靠近王的花園的兩牆中間的那門, 逃跑出城. 那時迦勒底人在四圍攻城; 他就往亞拉巴的方向逃走.

25:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook him in the Arabah of Jericho, and all of his army scattered from him.
迦勒底人的軍隊追趕王, 在耶利哥的原野上把他追上了; 他的全軍都離開他四散了.

25:6 So they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him.
他們把王擒住, 把他解到利比拉巴比倫王那裡; 他們就宣判他的罪.

25:7 They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; then they blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.
他們又在西底家眼前殺了他的眾子, 並且把西底家的眼睛弄瞎, 然後用銅鍊鎖住他, 把他帶到巴比倫去.

25:8 In the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, a commander of the imperial guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
五月七日, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒第十九年, 巴比倫王的大臣, 護衛長尼布撒拉旦來到耶路撒冷.

25:9 He burned the temple of Yahweh, the palace of the king, and all of the houses of Jerusalem; every large house he burned with fire.
他放火焚燒耶和華的殿和王宮, 以及耶路撒冷一切房屋; 一切高大的房屋, 他都放火燒了.

25:10 He and all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the imperial guard tore down the wall of Jerusalem all around.
跟隨護衛長的迦勒底人全軍拆毀了耶路撒冷周圍的城牆.

25:11 The remainder of the people left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the remainder of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the commander of the imperial guard deported.
至於城中剩下的人民, 和已經向巴比倫王投降的人, 以及剩下的民眾, 護衛長尼布撒拉旦都擄了去.

25:12 But the poor of the land the commander of the imperial guard left for the vineyards and for tilling.
至於那地最貧窮的人, 護衛長把他們留下, 去修理葡萄園和耕種田地.

25:13 The bronze pillars which were in the temple of Yahweh, the water carts, and the bronze sea that was in the temple of Yahweh, the Chaldeans broke into pieces and carried their bronze to Babylon.
耶和華殿的銅柱, 以及耶和華殿的銅座和銅海, 迦勒底人都打碎了, 把銅運到巴比倫去.

25:14 The pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the dishes, and the vessels of bronze with which they served there, they took.
他們又把鍋,鏟子,燭剪,碟子和敬拜用的一切銅器都拿去了.

25:15 The firepans and the basins, whatever was gold, the commander of the imperial guard took for the gold and whatever was silver, for the silver.
此外, 火鼎和碗, 無論是金的或是銀的, 護衛長都拿去了.

25:16 The two pillars, the one sea, and the water cart which Solomon had made for the temple of Yahweh, there was no weighing to the bronze of all of these vessels.
所羅門為耶和華殿所做的兩根銅柱,一個銅海和十個銅座, 這一切器皿的銅, 重得無法可稱.

25:17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; a bronze capital was on it, with the height of the capital being three cubits. The latticework and pomegranates on the capital all around were bronze, and likewise on the latticework for the second pillar.
銅柱每根高八公尺, 柱上有銅柱頭; 柱頭高一公尺三公寸, 柱頭四周有網子和石榴都是銅的; 另一根柱子同樣也有網子.

25:18 Then the commander of the imperial guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and three of the threshold keepers.
護衛長拿住祭司長西萊雅,副祭司長西番亞和三個守門的;

25:19 From the city he took one court official who was chief officer over the men of war, five men from the king’s council who were found in the city, the secretary of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men from the people of the land being found in the city.
又從城裡拿住一個管理軍兵的官長, 並且在城裡搜獲常見王面的五個人, 和一個負責召募當地人民的軍長書記, 又在城中搜獲六十個當地的人民.

25:20 Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
護衛長尼布撒拉旦把他們拿住, 帶到利比拉巴比倫王那裡.

25:21 Then the king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath; thus Judah was removed from its land.
巴比倫王擊殺他們, 在哈馬地的利比拉把他們處死. 這樣, 猶大人被擄, 離開了他們的國土.

25:22 Now as far as the people left in Judah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left behind, he appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan over them.
至於在猶大地剩下來的人民, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒留下來的, 巴比倫王委派沙番的孫子,亞希甘的兒子基大利管理他們.

25:23 When all of the commanders of the troops heard, they and the men, that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seriah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
眾將領和他們的士兵, 聽見巴比倫王委派了基大利, 他們就來到米斯巴去見基大利; 其中有尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利,加利亞的兒子約哈難,尼陀法人單戶篾的兒子西萊雅,瑪迦人的兒子雅撒尼亞, 以及他們的士兵.

25:24 Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and he said to them, “You must not be afraid because of the Chaldeans. Settle in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and may it go well with you.”
基大利向他們和他們的士兵起誓, 又對他們說: “你們不必懼怕迦勒底的官員, 只管住在這地, 服事巴比倫王, 就可以平安無事. ”

25:25 But it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama from the offspring of the kingship came, and ten men with him, and they struck down Gedaliah so that he died with the Judeans and with the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
但在七月的時候, 王裔以利沙瑪的孫子,尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利, 帶了十個人和他一起, 他們襲擊基大利, 把他殺死, 和他一起在米斯巴的猶大人和迦勒底人, 也被殺死.

25:26 Then all the people, from youngest to oldest, and the commanders of the troops, went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the presence of the Chaldeans.
因此, 眾民無論大小, 以及眾將領都起來逃往埃及去, 因為他們懼怕迦勒底人.

25:27 It happened in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month on the twenty-seventh of the month, lifted Evil-Merodach king of Babylon in the year that he became king, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah from the house of imprisonment.
猶大王約雅斤被擄後第三十七年, 就是巴比倫王以未．米羅達登基的那一年, 十二月二十七日, 他恩待(“恩待”原文作“使抬起頭來”)猶大王約雅斤, 把他從獄中領出來,

25:28 He spoke kindly to him, and he gave him a better seat than the seat of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
並且安慰他, 使他的地位高過和他一起在巴比倫的眾王.

25:29 So he changed the clothes of his imprisonment, and he ate food continually in his presence all the days of his life.
又換下他的囚衣, 賜他終生常在王面前吃飯.

25:30 His allowance was continually given to him from the king, a portion every day all the days of his life.
他的生活費用, 在他一生的年日中, 每日不斷由王供應.

I Chronicles (歷代誌上)

I Chronicles - Chapter 1

1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh;
亞當,塞特,以挪士,

1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
該南,瑪勒列,雅列,

1:3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;
以諾,瑪土撒拉,拉麥,

1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
挪亞,挪亞生閃,含和雅弗.

1:5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
雅弗的兒子是歌篾,瑪各,瑪代,雅完,土巴,米設,提拉.

1:6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
歌篾的兒子是亞實基拿,低法,陀迦瑪.

1:7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rhodanim.
雅完的兒子是以利沙,他施, 基提人和多單人也是他的子孫.

1:8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
含的兒子是古實,埃及,弗和迦南.

1:9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
古實的兒子是西巴,哈腓拉,撒弗他,拉瑪和撒弗提迦. 拉瑪的兒子是示巴和底但.

1:10 And Cush fathered Nimrod; he himself began to be mighty on earth.
古實又生寧錄; 寧錄是世上第一位英雄.

1:11 And Mizraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
埃及生路低人,亞拿米人,利哈比人,拿弗土希人,

1:12 the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whence the Philistines descended), and the Caphtorim.
帕斯魯細人,迦斯路希人和迦斐託人; 從迦斐託而出的有非利士人.

1:13 And Canaan fathered Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
迦南生了長子西頓, 又生赫.

1:14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
他的子孫還有: 耶布斯人,亞摩利人,革迦撒人,

1:15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
希未人,亞基人,西尼人,

1:16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
亞瓦底人,洗瑪利人和哈馬人.

1:17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
閃的兒子是以攔,亞述,亞法撒,路德,亞蘭; 亞蘭的兒子是烏斯,戶勒,基帖,米設.

1:18 And Arphaxad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
亞法撒生沙拉, 沙拉生希伯.

1:19 And two sons were born to Eber: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and the name of his brother was Joktan.
希伯生了兩個兒子, 一個名叫法勒, 因為他在世的時候, 世人就分散各地; 法勒的兄弟名叫約坍.

1:20 And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
約坍生亞摩答,沙列,哈薩瑪非,耶拉,

1:21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
哈多蘭,烏薩,德拉,

1:22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
以巴錄,亞比瑪利,示巴,

1:23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
阿斐,哈腓拉,約巴. 這些人都是約坍的兒子.

1:24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah;
閃,亞法撒,沙拉,

1:25 Eber, Peleg, Reu;
希伯,法勒,拉吳,

1:26 Serug, Nahor, Terah;
西鹿,拿鶴,他拉,

1:27 Abram, that is, Abraham.
亞伯蘭, 亞伯蘭就是亞伯拉罕.

1:28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
亞伯拉罕的兒子是以撒和以實瑪利.

1:29 These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Abdeel, Mibsam,
以下是他們的後代: 以實瑪利的長子是尼拜約, 他其餘的兒子是基達,押德別,米比衫,

1:30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
米施瑪,度瑪,瑪撒,哈達,提瑪,

1:31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedmah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
伊突,拿非施,基底瑪; 這些人都是以實瑪利的兒子.

1:32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
亞伯拉罕的妾基土拉所生的兒子, 就是心蘭,約珊,米但,米甸,伊施巴,書亞. 約珊的兒子是示巴和底但.

1:33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
米甸的兒子是以法,以弗,哈諾,亞比大,以勒大. 這些人都是基土拉的子孫.

1:34 Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
亞伯拉罕生以撒. 以撒的兒子是以掃和以色列.

1:35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
以掃的兒子是以利法,流珥,耶烏施,雅蘭和可拉.

1:36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
以利法的兒子是提幔,阿抹,洗玻,迦坦,基納斯,亭納和亞瑪力.

1:37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
流珥的兒子是拿哈,謝拉,沙瑪和米撒.

1:38 And the sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
西珥的兒子是羅坍,朔巴,祭便,亞拿,底順,以察和底珊.

1:39 And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and the sister of Lotan was Timna.
羅坍的兒子是何利,荷幔; 羅坍的妹妹是亭納.

1:40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
朔巴的兒子是亞勒,瑪拿轄,以巴錄,示非和阿南. 祭便的兒子是亞雅和亞拿.

1:41 The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
亞拿的兒子是底順. 底順的兒子是哈默蘭,伊是班,益蘭和基蘭.

1:42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
以察的兒子是辟罕,撒番,耶亞干. 底珊的兒子是烏斯和亞蘭.

1:43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
以色列人沒有君王統治的時候, 在以東地作王的有以下這些人: 比珥的兒子比拉, 他的京城名叫亭哈巴.

1:44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
比拉死了, 波斯拉人謝拉的兒子約巴接續他作王.

1:45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
約巴死了, 來自提幔地的戶珊接續他作王.

1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
戶珊死了, 比達的兒子哈達接續他作王; 這哈達就是在摩押的田野擊敗了米甸人的, 他的京城名叫亞未得.

1:47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
哈達死了, 瑪士利加人桑拉接續他作王.

1:48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.
桑拉死了, 來自幼發拉底河旁邊的利河伯的掃羅接續他作王.

1:49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
掃羅死了, 亞革波的兒子巴勒．哈南接續他作王.

1:50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Pai. And the name of his wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.
巴勒．哈南死了, 哈達接續他作王, 他的京城名叫巴伊; 他的妻子名叫米希他別, 是米．薩合的孫女,瑪特列的女兒.

1:51 And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Aliah, Jetheth,
哈達死了, 以東人的族長有亭納族長,亞勒瓦族長,耶帖族長,

1:52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
阿何利巴瑪族長,以拉族長,比嫩族長,

1:53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
基納斯族長,提幔族長,米比薩族長,

1:54 Magdiel, and Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
瑪基疊族長,以蘭族長, 這些人都是以東的族長.

I Chronicles - Chapter 2

2:1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
以色列的兒子是: 流本,西緬,利未,猶大,以薩迦,西布倫,

2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
但,約瑟,便雅憫,拿弗他利,迦得和亞設.

2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him from Bathshua the Canaanite. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he put him to death.
猶大的兒子是珥,俄南和示拉. 這三人是迦南人書亞的女兒所生的. 猶大的長子珥行耶和華看為惡的事, 耶和華就使他死去.

2:4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez and Zerah to him. The sons of Judah were five in all.
猶大的媳婦他瑪, 給猶大生了法勒斯和謝拉. 猶大共有五個兒子.

2:5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
法勒斯的兒子是希斯崙和哈母勒.

2:6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
謝拉的兒子是心利,以探,希幔,甲各和大拉, 共五人.

2:7 The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully in the matter of the devoted thing.
迦米的兒子是亞干; 這亞干偷取了當毀滅之物, 連累了以色列人.

2:8 And the son of Ethan was Azariah.
以探的兒子是亞撒利雅.

2:9 The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
希斯崙所生的兒子是耶拉篾,蘭和基路拜.

2:10 And Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.
蘭生亞米拿達; 亞米拿達生拿順; 拿順是猶大人的領袖.

2:11 And Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz.
拿順生撒門; 撒門生波阿斯.

2:12 And Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.
波阿斯生俄備得; 俄備得生耶西.

2:13 And Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
耶西生長子以利押,次子亞比拿達,三子示米亞,

2:14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
四子拿坦業,五子代拉,

2:15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.
六子阿鮮,七子大衛.

2:16 And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
他們的姊妹是洗魯雅和亞比該. 洗魯雅的兒子是亞比篩,約押和亞撒黑, 共三人.

2:17 And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
亞比該生亞瑪撒; 亞瑪撒的父親是以實瑪利人益帖.

2:18 And Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by Azubah his wife and by Jerioth. And these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
希斯崙的兒子迦勒與妻子阿蘇巴生了兒子, 也和耶略生了兒子; 她的兒子是耶設,朔罷和押墩.

2:19 And when Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and she bore Hur to him.
阿蘇巴死了, 迦勒又娶以法他; 以法他給他生了戶珥.

2:20 And Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.
戶珥生烏利; 烏利生比撒列.

2:21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. And he married her when he was sixty years old. And she bore Segub to him.
後來希斯崙在六十歲的時候, 娶了基列的父親瑪吉的女兒, 與她同房, 她就給他生了西割.

2:22 And Segub fathered Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
西割生睚珥; 睚珥在基列地有二十三座城.

2:23 And Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-Jair from them, Kenath and its villages, sixty cities. All these were the descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
基述人和亞蘭人卻從他們那裡奪取了睚珥的村鎮, 以及基納和基納的村莊, 共六十座城. 以上這些人都是基列的父親瑪吉的子孫.

2:24 And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore to him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
希斯崙在迦勒．以法他死後, 他的妻子亞比雅給他生了亞施戶; 亞施戶是提哥亞的父親.

2:25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
希斯崙的長子耶拉篾的兒子是蘭,布拿,阿連,阿鮮和亞希雅.

2:26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, and her name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
耶拉篾另有一個妻子, 名叫亞他拉, 是阿南的母親.

2:27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
耶拉篾的長子蘭的兒子是瑪斯,雅憫和以結.

2:28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
阿南的兒子是沙買和雅大; 沙買的兒子是拿答和亞比述.

2:29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
亞比述的妻子名叫亞比孩; 亞比孩給他生了亞辦和摩利.

2:30 And the sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. And Seled died without children.
拿答的兒子是西列和亞遍; 西列至死沒有兒子.

2:31 And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
亞遍的兒子是以示; 以示的兒子是示珊; 示珊的兒子是亞來.

2:32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether died without children.
沙買的兄弟雅大的兒子是益帖和約拿單; 益帖至死沒有兒子.

2:33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the children of Jerahmeel.
約拿單的兒子是比勒和撒薩. 以上這些人都是耶拉篾的子孫.

2:34 And Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave, and his name was Jarha.
示珊沒有兒子, 只有女兒; 示珊有一僕人, 是埃及人, 名叫耶哈.

2:35 So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his slave for a wife, and she bore to him Attai.
示珊把女兒嫁給僕人耶哈作妻子, 她給耶哈生了亞太.

2:36 And Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad.
亞太生拿單; 拿單生撒拔.

2:37 And Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed.
撒拔生以弗拉; 以弗拉生俄備得.

2:38 And Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah.
俄備得生耶戶; 耶戶生亞撒利雅.

2:39 And Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah.
亞撒利雅生希利斯; 希利斯生以利亞薩.

2:40 And Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum.
以利亞薩生西斯買; 西斯買生沙龍.

2:41 And Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.
沙龍生耶加米雅; 耶加米雅生以利沙瑪.

2:42 And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn; he was the father of Ziph. The sons of Mareshah: Hebron.
耶拉篾的兄弟迦勒的子孫如下: 他的長子是米沙, 是西弗的父親; 他的兒子是瑪利沙, 是希伯崙的父親.

2:43 And the sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
希伯崙的兒子是可拉,他普亞,利肯和示瑪.

2:44 And Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem fathered Shammai.
示瑪生拉含, 是約干的父親; 利肯生沙買.

2:45 And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
沙買的兒子是瑪雲; 瑪雲是伯．夙的父親.

2:46 And Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. And Haran fathered Gazez.
迦勒的妾以法生哈蘭,摩撒和迦謝; 哈蘭生迦卸.

2:47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
雅代的兒子是利健,約坦,基珊,毗力,以法和沙亞弗.

2:48 Maacah, the concubine of Caleb, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
迦勒的妾瑪迦生示別和特哈拿;

2:49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Acsah.
又生麥瑪拿的父親沙亞弗,抹比拿的父親和基比亞的父親. 迦勒的女兒是押撒.

2:50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-Jearim,
以上這些人是迦勒的子孫. 以法他的長子戶珥的兒子是基列．耶琳的父親朔巴,

2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-Gader.
伯利恆的父親薩瑪,伯迦得的父親哈勒.

2:52 And Shobal the father of Kiriath-Jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
基列．耶琳的父親朔巴的子孫是哈羅以, 以及半數米努．哈人.

2:53 And the families of Kiriath-Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
基列．耶琳的眾家族是以帖人,布特人,舒瑪人,密來人; 從這些家族中又生出瑣拉人和以實陶人.

2:54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Ataroth-Beth-Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
薩瑪的子孫是伯利恆人,尼陀法人,亞他綠．伯．約押人,半數瑪拿哈人,瑣利人;

2:55 And the families of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Recab.
住在雅比斯的經學家的眾家族, 有特拉人,示米押人和蘇甲人. 他們都是基尼人, 是利甲家的祖先哈末的後代.

I Chronicles - Chapter 3

3:1 These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite;
大衛在希伯崙所生的兒子是: 長子暗嫩, 是耶斯列人亞希暖生的; 次子但以利, 是迦密人亞比該生的;

3:2 the third, Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;
三子押沙龍, 是基述王達買的女兒瑪迦生的; 四子亞多尼雅, 是哈及的兒子;

3:3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
五子示法提雅, 是亞比他生的; 六子以特念, 是大衛的妻子以格拉生的.

3:4 Six were born to him in Hebron. And he reigned there seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
這六個兒子是大衛在希伯崙生的; 大衛在希伯崙作王七年六個月; 在耶路撒冷作王三十三年.

3:5 And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;
大衛在耶路撒冷所生的兒子是: 示米亞,朔罷,拿單,所羅門, 這四個兒子是亞米利的女兒拔．書亞生的.

3:6 then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,
還有益轄,以利沙瑪,以利法列,

3:7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
挪迦,尼斐,雅非亞,

3:8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
以利沙瑪,以利雅大,以利法列等九人.

3:9 All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
他們都是大衛的兒子, 此外還有他們的妹妹他瑪, 以及妃嬪所生的兒子.

3:10 Now the son of Solomon was Rehoboam; Abijah was his son, Asa was his son, Jehoshaphat was his son,
所羅門的兒子是羅波安, 羅波安的兒子是亞比雅, 亞比雅的兒子是亞撒, 亞撒的兒子是約沙法,

3:11 Joram was his son, Ahaziah was his son, Joash was his son,
約沙法的兒子是約蘭, 約蘭的兒子是亞哈謝, 亞哈謝的兒子是約阿施,

3:12 Amaziah was his son, Azariah was his son, Jotham was his son,
約阿施的兒子是亞瑪謝, 亞瑪謝的兒子是亞撒利雅, 亞撒利雅的兒子是約坦,

3:13 Ahaz was his son, Hezekiah was his son, Manasseh was his son,
約坦的兒子是亞哈斯, 亞哈斯的兒子是希西家, 希西家的兒子是瑪拿西,

3:14 Amon was his son, Josiah was his son.
瑪拿西的兒子是亞們, 亞們的兒子是約西亞.

3:15 And the sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
約西亞的兒子是: 長子約哈難,次子約雅敬,三子西底家,四子沙龍.

3:16 And the descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
約雅敬的兒子是耶哥尼雅和西底家.

3:17 And the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son,
被擄的耶哥尼雅的兒子是撒拉鐵,

3:18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
瑪基蘭,毗大雅,示拿薩,耶加米,何沙瑪和尼大比雅.

3:19 And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister,
毗大雅的兒子是所羅巴伯和示每; 所羅巴伯的兒子是米書蘭和哈拿尼雅, 還有他們的妹妹示羅密.

3:20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed, five.
又有哈舒巴,阿黑,比利家,哈撒底,于沙．希悉等五人.

3:21 And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. The sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.
哈拿尼雅的兒子是毗拉提和耶篩亞; 還有利法雅的眾子,亞珥難的眾子,俄巴底亞的眾子和示迦尼的眾子.

3:22 And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
示迦尼的子孫如下: 示迦尼的兒子是示瑪雅; 示瑪雅的兒子是哈突,以甲,巴利亞,尼利雅,沙法共六人.

3:23 And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
尼利雅的兒子是以利約乃,希西家,亞斯利干共三人.

3:24 And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
以利約乃的兒子是何大雅,以利雅實,毗萊雅,阿谷,約哈難,第來雅,阿拿尼共七人.

I Chronicles - Chapter 4

4:1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
猶大的兒子是法勒斯,希斯崙,迦米,戶珥和朔巴.

4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
朔巴的兒子利亞雅生雅哈; 雅哈生亞戶買和拉哈. 以上這些都是瑣拉人的家族.

4:3 And these were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi,
以坦的兒子(“兒子”原文作“父親”; 現參照部分古譯本修改)是: 耶斯列,伊施瑪,伊得巴; 他們的妹妹名叫哈悉勒玻尼.

4:4 and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
基多的父親是毗努伊勒; 戶沙的父親是以謝珥; 這些都是伯利恆的父親以法他的長子戶珥所生的.

4:5 And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
提哥亞的父親亞施戶有兩個妻子, 就是希拉和拿拉.

4:6 And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
拿拉給亞施戶生了亞戶撒,希弗,提米尼,哈轄斯他利; 這些人都是拿拉的兒子.

4:7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
希拉的兒子是洗列,瑣轄和伊提南.

4:8 And Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
哥斯生亞諾,瑣比巴和哈崙的兒子亞哈黑的眾家族.

4:9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
雅比斯在眾兄弟中最受人尊重, 他母親給他起名叫雅比斯, 意思說: “我生產時十分痛苦. ”

4:10 And Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would surely bless me and enlarge my border. And may your hand be with me, that you would keep me from evil so that it might not harm me!” And God granted what he asked.
雅比斯呼求以色列的神說: “深願你大大地賜福給我, 擴張我的境界, 你的能力常與我同在, 保護我免遭災禍, 不受痛苦. ”神就應允了他所求的.

4:11 Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir. He was the father of Eshton.
書哈的兄弟基綠生米黑; 米黑是伊施屯的父親.

4:12 And Eshton fathered Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
伊施屯生伯拉巴,巴西亞和珥拿轄的父親提欣拿; 這些都是利迦人.

4:13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
基納斯的兒子是俄陀聶和西萊雅; 俄陀聶的兒子是哈塔和憫挪太.

4:14 And Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-Harashim, because they were craftsmen.
憫挪太生俄弗拉. 西萊雅生革．夏納欣人的祖先約押; 他們原是匠人.

4:15 The sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.
耶孚尼的兒子是迦勒; 迦勒的兒子是以路,以拉和拿安; 以拉的兒子是基納斯.

4:16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
耶哈利勒的兒子是西弗,西法,提利和亞撒列.

4:17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And she became pregnant with Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
以斯拉的兒子是益帖,米列,以弗和雅倫. 米列娶法老的女兒比提雅為妻; 比提雅懷孕, 生了米利暗,沙買和以實提摩的父親益巴. 米列的猶大妻子生了基多的父親雅列,梭哥的父親希伯和撒挪亞的父親耶古鐵.

4:18 And his Judahite wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these were the sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.
以斯拉的兒子是益帖,米列,以弗和雅倫. 米列娶法老的女兒比提雅為妻; 比提雅懷孕, 生了米利暗,沙買和以實提摩的父親益巴. 米列的猶大妻子生了基多的父親雅列,梭哥的父親希伯和撒挪亞的父親耶古鐵.

4:19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
荷第雅的妻子,拿含的妹妹生迦米人基伊拉的父親和瑪迦人以實提摩的父親.

4:20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tolon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
示門的兒子是暗嫩,林拿,便．哈南和提倫. 以示的兒子是梭黑和便．梭黑.

4:21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth Ashbea;
猶大的兒子是示拉; 示拉的兒子是利迦的父親珥,瑪利沙的父親拉大, 以及在伯亞實比織造細麻布的眾家族.

4:22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and returned to Lehem. (Now the records are ancient).
還有約敬,哥西巴人,約阿施和薩拉, 他們曾統治摩押地, 又有雅叔比利恆. 這都是古代的記載.

4:23 These were the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king in his service.
他們都是陶匠, 是尼他應和基低拉的居民; 他們與王一起住在那裡, 為王作工.

4:24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul.
西緬的兒子是尼母利,雅憫,雅立,謝拉和掃羅.

4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
掃羅的兒子是沙龍; 沙龍的兒子是米比衫; 米比衫的兒子是米施瑪.

4:26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
米施瑪的子孫如下: 米施瑪的兒子是哈母利; 哈母利的兒子是撒刻; 撒刻的兒子是示每.

4:27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children. But all their families did not multiply like the men of Judah.
示每有十六個兒子, 六個女兒; 他兄弟們的兒女卻不多; 他們各家的兒女, 都不如猶大族的子孫那樣多.

4:28 And they lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
他們住在別是巴,摩拉大,哈薩．書亞,

4:29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
辟拉,以森,陀臘,

4:30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
彼土利,何珥瑪,洗革拉,

4:31 Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned.
伯．瑪嘉博,哈薩．蘇撒,伯．比利和沙拉音. 直到大衛王的時代, 這些都是他們的城市,

4:32 And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan, five cities
還有附近的村莊和以坦,亞因,臨門,陀健和亞珊等五座城,

4:33 and all their villages that surrounding these cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for them.
以及這些城周圍所有的村莊, 直到巴力. 這是他們居住的地方, 他們也有自己的族譜.

4:34 Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
還有米所巴,雅米勒,亞瑪謝的兒子約沙,

4:35 Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel.
約珥,約示比的兒子耶戶; 約示比是西萊雅的兒子, 西萊雅是亞薛的兒子.

4:36 And Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
還有以利約乃,雅哥巴,約朔海,亞帥雅,亞底業,耶西篾和比拿雅.

4:37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.
示非的兒子是細撒; 示非是亞龍的兒子, 亞龍是耶大雅的兒子, 耶大雅是申利的兒子; 申利是示瑪雅的兒子.

4:38 These mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their fathers’ households increased greatly.
以上所記的名字, 都是各家族的領袖; 他們的家族都很興旺.

4:39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, up to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
他們往基多的關口去, 直到山谷的東面, 為自己的羊群尋找草場.

4:40 And they found fertile and good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and at ease, for the former inhabitants there were from Ham.
他們找到了一塊肥美的草場; 那地十分寬闊, 又清靜,又安寧; 從前住在那裡的是含族的人.

4:41 These, mentioned by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there. And they devoted them to destruction to this day, and they settled among them because there was pasture there for their flocks.
以上這些有名字記錄的人, 在猶大王希西家的日子, 前來攻擊含族人的帳棚和那裡所有的米烏尼人, 把他們完全毀滅, 直到今日, 並且住在他們的地方, 因為那裡有草場, 可以牧放他們的羊群.

4:42 And some of them from the Simeonites went to Mount Seir, five hundred men. And Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, were under their leadership.
在西緬人中有五百人往西珥山去, 他們的首領是以示的兒子毗拉提,尼利雅,利法雅和烏薛.

4:43 And they destroyed the remainder of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
他們擊殺了逃脫餘生的亞瑪力人, 就住在那裡, 直到今日.

I Chronicles - Chapter 5

5:1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but when he defiled the couch of his father, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that he was not enrolled in the genealogy as the firstborn,
以色列的長子流本的兒子如下(流本雖然是長子, 但是因為他玷污了他父親的床, 他長子的名分就歸給以色列的兒子約瑟的兒子, 所以按著家譜他不算是長子.

5:2 though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, but the birthright belonged to Joseph).
猶大在自己的兄弟中是最強盛的, 領袖也是從他而出, 但是長子的名分卻歸約瑟):

5:3 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
以色列的長子流本的兒子是哈諾,法路,希斯倫和迦米.

5:4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
約珥的子孫如下: 約珥的兒子是示瑪雅, 示瑪雅的兒子是歌革, 歌革的兒子是示每,

5:5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
示每的兒子是米迦, 米迦的兒子是利．亞雅, 利．亞雅的兒子是巴力,

5:6 Beerah his son, a leader of the Reubenites, whom Tiglath-Pilneser king of Assyria deported into exile.
巴力的兒子是備．拉; 備．拉被亞述王提革拉．毗尼色擄去, 他是流本支派的首領.

5:7 And his kinsmen by their families, when their generations were recorded in the genealogy: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
他的兄弟按著家族歷代的譜系記載作首領的, 是耶利,撒迦利雅和比拉.

5:8 and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-Meon.
比拉是亞撒的兒子, 亞撒是示瑪的兒子, 示瑪是約珥的兒子. 約珥住在亞羅珥, 遠至尼波和巴力．免.

5:9 He also lived to the east up to the entrance of the desert this side of the River Euphrates, for their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.
他也向東面遷居, 直到幼發拉底河這邊曠野的邊緣, 因為他們在基列地的牲畜增多起來.

5:10 And in the days of Saul they made war against the Hagrites, and they fell into their hand. And they lived in their tents in all the region east of Gilead.
掃羅在位的日子, 他們與夏甲人作戰; 夏甲人敗在他們手下, 他們就在基列東面的全境, 住在夏甲人的帳棚裡.

5:11 And the sons of Gad lived near to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:
迦得的子孫在流本支派的對面, 住在巴珊地, 直到撒迦.

5:12 Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
住在巴珊的有族長約珥, 副族長沙番, 還有雅乃和沙法.

5:13 And their kinsmen according to their fathers’ households: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.
他們同家族的兄弟是米迦勒,米書蘭,示巴,約賴,雅干,細亞和希伯, 共七人.

5:14 These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
以上這些人都是亞比孩的兒子. 亞比孩是戶利的兒子, 戶利是耶羅亞的兒子, 耶羅亞是基列的兒子, 基列是米迦勒的兒子, 米迦勒是耶示篩的兒子, 耶示篩是耶哈多的兒子, 耶哈多是布斯的兒子;

5:15 Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was chief in their fathers’ households.
還有古尼的孫子,押比疊的兒子亞希, 是他們家族的首領.

5:16 And they lived in Gilead, in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits.
他們住在基列,巴珊和屬於巴珊的村莊, 以及沙崙的整個草場, 直到四周的邊緣.

5:17 All of them were enrolled in the genealogy in the days of Jotham, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel.
以上所有這些人, 在猶大王約坦和以色列王耶羅波安在位的日子, 都記載在家譜上.

5:18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried a shield and a sword, and archers, and who were expert in war, forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty for going out as an army.
流本支派,迦得支派和瑪拿西半個支派的人, 都是勇士; 他們拿盾牌和刀劍, 能拉弓射箭, 又能出征善戰的, 共有四萬四千七百六十人.

5:19 And they made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
他們與夏甲人,伊突人,拿非施人和挪答人作戰.

5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to their prayer because they trusted in him.
他們得神的幫助對抗敵人, 夏甲人和所有與夏甲人聯盟的人, 都交在他們手中, 因為他們在作戰的時候向神呼求; 神應允了他們, 因為他們倚靠他.

5:21 And they captured their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels; two hundred and fifty thousand sheep; two thousand donkeys; and one hundred thousand men alive.
他們又擄掠了敵人的牲畜: 駱駝五萬,羊二十五萬,驢二千, 以及人口十萬.

5:22 For many were slain because the war was of God. And they lived under them until the exile.
因為這場戰爭是出於神, 所以敵人被殺的很多; 他們就佔領了敵人的地方, 直到被擄的時候.

5:23 And the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal-Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They were numerous.
瑪拿西半個支派的人住在那地, 從巴珊直到巴力．黑門,示尼珥和黑門山, 他們人數眾多.

5:24 Now these were the heads of their fathers’ households: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of strength, famous men, heads of their fathers’ households.
以下這些人是他們各家族的族長: 以弗,以示,以列,亞斯列,耶利米,何達威雅和雅疊; 他們都是英勇的戰士, 著名的人物, 也是各家族的族長.

5:25 But they transgressed against the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
他們背棄了他們列祖的神, 隨從當地民族的神行邪淫; 神曾從他們面前消滅了這些民族.

5:26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tiglath-Pilneser, king of Assyria, and he took them into exile, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, until this day.
因此, 以色列的神激動了亞述王普勒, 就是亞述王提革拉．毗尼色的心, 他就把流本支派,迦得支派和瑪拿西半個支派的人擄到哈臘,哈博和哈拉, 以及歌散河邊, 他們的後裔直到今日還在那裡.

I Chronicles - Chapter 6

6:1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
利未的兒子是革順,哥轄和米拉利.

6:2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
哥轄的兒子是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫和烏薛.

6:3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
暗蘭的兒女是亞倫,摩西和米利暗. 亞倫的兒子是拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒和以他瑪.

6:4 Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;
以利亞撒生非尼哈, 非尼哈生亞比書,

6:5 Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi;
亞比書生布基, 布基生烏西,

6:6 Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;
烏西生西拉希雅, 西拉希雅生米拉約,

6:7 Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
米拉約生亞瑪利雅, 亞瑪利雅生亞希突,

6:8 Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz;
亞希突生撒督, 撒督生亞希瑪斯,

6:9 Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan;
亞希瑪斯生亞撒利雅, 亞撒利雅生約哈難,

6:10 and Johanan fathered Azariah. It was he who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
約哈難生亞撒利雅(這亞撒利雅曾在耶路撒冷所羅門建造的聖殿中作祭司),

6:11 And Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
亞撒利雅生亞瑪利雅, 亞瑪利雅生亞希突,

6:12 Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum;
亞希突生撒督, 撒督生沙龍,

6:13 Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah;
沙龍生希勒家, 希勒家生亞撒利雅,

6:14 Azariah fathered Seraiah; Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.
亞撒利雅生西萊雅, 西萊雅生約薩答;

6:15 And Jehozadak went into exile when Yahweh sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
在耶和華藉尼布甲尼撒擄掠猶大人和耶路撒冷人的時候, 這約薩答也被擄去了. (本章第1 15節在《馬索拉抄本》為5:27 41)

6:16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
利未的兒子是革順,哥轄和米拉利. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為6:1)

6:17 Now these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
革順的兒子名叫立尼和示每.

6:18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
哥轄的兒子是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫和烏薛.

6:19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their ancestors.
米拉利的兒子是抹利和母示. 以上這些是利未人各宗族的各家.

6:20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
革順的子孫如下: 革順的兒子是立尼, 立尼的兒子是雅哈, 雅哈的兒子是薪瑪,

6:21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
薪瑪的兒子是約亞, 約亞的兒子是易多, 易多的兒子是謝拉, 謝拉的兒子是耶特賴.

6:22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
哥轄的子孫如下: 哥轄的兒子是亞米拿達, 亞米拿達的兒子是可拉, 可拉的兒子是亞惜,

6:23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
亞惜的兒子是以利加拿, 以利加拿的兒子是以比雅撒, 以比雅撒的兒子是亞惜,

6:24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
亞惜的兒子是他哈, 他哈的兒子是烏列, 烏列的兒子是烏西雅, 烏西雅的兒子是少羅.

6:25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,
以利加拿的兒子是亞瑪賽和亞希摩,

6:26 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
亞希摩的兒子是以利加拿, 以利加拿的兒子是瑣菲, 瑣菲的兒子是拿哈,

6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
拿哈的兒子是以利押, 以利押的兒子是耶羅罕, 耶羅罕的兒子是以利加拿, 以利加拿的兒子是撒母耳.

6:28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah the second.
撒母耳的子孫如下: 長子是約珥, 次子是亞比亞.

6:29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
米拉利的子孫如下: 米拉利的兒子是抹利, 抹利的兒子是立尼, 立尼的兒子是示每, 示每的兒子是烏撒,

6:30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
烏撒的兒子是示米亞, 示米亞的兒子是哈基雅, 哈基雅的兒子是亞帥雅.

6:31 Now these are the men whom David appointed for control of singing in the house of Yahweh where the ark rested.
自約櫃安放妥當以後, 大衛指派在耶和華殿裡負責歌唱事奉的就是以下這些人.

6:32 They were ministering with song before the tabernacle of the tent of assembly until Solomon built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. And they stood according to their order with respect to their duty.
他們在會幕的帳棚前擔任歌唱的工作, 直到所羅門在耶路撒冷建造了耶和華的殿, 他們按著班次執行自己的職務.

6:33 Now these are those who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, son of Samuel,
以下這些就是執行職務的人, 以及他們的子孫. 哥轄的子孫中有歌唱的希幔, 希幔是約珥的兒子, 約珥是撒母耳的兒子.

6:34 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
撒母耳是以利加拿的兒子, 以利加拿是耶羅罕的兒子, 耶羅罕是以列的兒子, 以列是陀亞的兒子,

6:35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
陀亞是蘇弗的兒子, 蘇弗是以利加拿的兒子, 以利加拿是瑪哈的兒子, 瑪哈是亞瑪賽的兒子,

6:36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
亞瑪賽是以利加拿的兒子, 以利加拿是約珥的兒子, 約珥是亞撒利雅的兒子, 亞撒利雅是西番雅的兒子,

6:37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
西番雅是他哈的兒子, 他哈是亞惜的兒子, 亞惜是以比雅撒的兒子, 以比雅撒是可拉的兒子,

6:38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;
可拉是以斯哈的兒子, 以斯哈是哥轄的兒子, 哥轄是利未的兒子, 利未是以色列的兒子.

6:39 and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
希幔的兄弟亞薩, 就是站在希幔右邊供職的亞薩, 是比利家的兒子, 比利家是示米亞的兒子,

6:40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,
示米亞是米迦勒的兒子, 米迦勒是巴西雅的兒子, 巴西雅是瑪基雅的兒子,

6:41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
瑪基雅是伊特尼的兒子, 伊特尼是謝拉的兒子, 謝拉是亞大雅的兒子,

6:42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
亞大雅是以探的兒子, 以探是薪瑪的兒子, 薪瑪是示每的兒子,

6:43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
示每是雅哈的兒子, 雅哈是革順的兒子, 革順是利未的兒子.

6:44 On the left were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
希幔和亞薩的兄弟米拉利的子孫, 就是在他們左邊供職的有以探, 以探是基示的兒子, 基示是亞伯底的兒子, 亞伯底是瑪鹿的兒子,

6:45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
瑪鹿是哈沙比雅的兒子, 哈沙比雅是亞瑪謝的兒子, 亞瑪謝是希勒家的兒子,

6:46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
希勒家是暗西的兒子, 暗西是巴尼的兒子, 巴尼是沙麥的兒子,

6:47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
沙麥是末力的兒子, 末力是母示的兒子, 母示是米拉利的兒子, 米拉利是利未的兒子.

6:48 And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
他們的親族利未人, 都被派辦理神殿中帳幕裡的一切事務.

6:49 But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
亞倫和他的子孫, 卻在燔祭壇上和香壇上, 獻祭燒香, 作至聖所裡的各種工作, 為以色列人贖罪, 是完全照著神的僕人摩西所吩咐的.

6:50 Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
以下這些人是亞倫的子孫: 亞倫的兒子是以利亞撒, 以利亞撒的兒子是非尼哈, 非尼哈的兒子是亞比書,

6:51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
亞比書的兒子是布基, 布基的兒子是烏西, 烏西的兒子是西拉希雅,

6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
西拉希雅的兒子是米拉約, 米拉約的兒子是亞瑪利雅, 亞瑪利雅的兒子是亞希突,

6:53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
亞希突的兒子是撒督, 撒督的兒子是亞希瑪斯.

6:54 And these are their dwellings according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the clans of Kohathites, for the first lot was theirs,
以下是在他們境內, 他們按著營房居住的地方: 哥轄族中亞倫的子孫抽中了籤,

6:55 and they gave to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands,
以色列人就把猶大地的希伯崙和希伯崙四周的草場, 給了他們;

6:56 but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
但這城的郊野和屬於這城的村莊, 他們卻給了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒.

6:57 To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
以色列人把避難城希伯崙給了亞倫的子孫, 還有立拿和屬於立拿的草場, 雅提珥,以實提莫和屬於以實提莫的草場,

6:58 Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
希崙和屬於希崙的草場, 底璧和屬於底璧的草場,

6:59 Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-Shemesh with its pasturelands.
亞珊和屬於亞珊的草場, 伯．示麥和屬於伯．示麥的草場.

6:60 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities were thirteen cities throughout their clans.
又從便雅憫支派中, 把迦巴和屬於迦巴的草場, 阿勒篾和屬於阿勒篾的草場, 亞拿突和屬於亞拿突的草場, 分給亞倫的子孫. 他們各族所得的城共十三座.

6:61 To the Kohathites who remained from the family of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, were given by lot ten cities.
哥轄其餘家族的子孫從瑪拿西半個支派中, 抽籤分得十座城.

6:62 To the Gershomites according to their clans thirteen cities were allotted out of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
革順的子孫, 按著他們的家族, 從以薩迦支派,亞設支派,拿弗他利支派和巴珊地的瑪拿西支派中, 分得十三座城.

6:63 To the Merarites twelve cities were allotted according to their clans out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
米拉利的子孫, 按著他們的家族, 從流本支派,迦得支派和西布倫支派中, 抽籤分得十二座城.

6:64 So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.
以色列人把這些城和屬於這些城的草場, 都分給利未人.

6:65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name.
他們又從猶大支派,西緬支派和便雅憫支派中, 抽籤把以上這些有名字記錄的城給了他們.

6:66 And of the clans of the sons of Kohath were cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim.
哥轄子孫的家族中, 有些也從以法蓮支派中分得他們境內的城市.

6:67 And they gave them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
以色列人又把避難城, 在以法蓮山地的示劍和屬於示劍的草場, 給了他們, 還有基色和屬於基色的草場,

6:68 Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-Horon with its pasturelands,
約緬和屬於約緬的草場, 伯．和崙和屬伯．和崙的草場,

6:69 Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-Rimmon with its pasturelands.
亞雅崙和屬於亞雅崙的草場, 迦特．臨門和屬於迦特．臨門的草場.

6:70 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands for the remaining the clans of the Kohathites.
以色列人又從瑪拿西半個支派中, 把亞乃和屬於亞乃的草場, 比連和屬於比連的草場, 給了哥轄其餘的家族.

6:71 To the Gershomites were given out of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
又從瑪拿西半個支派的家族中, 把西珊的哥蘭和屬於哥蘭的草場, 亞斯他錄和屬於亞斯他錄的草場, 給了革順的子孫.

6:72 And out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
又從以薩迦支派中, 給了他們基低斯和屬於基低斯的草場, 大比拉和屬於大比拉的草場,

6:73 Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.
拉末和屬於拉末的草場, 亞年和屬於亞年的草場.

6:74 And out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
又從亞設支派中給了他們瑪沙和屬於瑪沙的草場, 押頓和屬於押頓的草場,

6:75 Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.
戶割和屬於戶割的草場, 利合和屬於利合的草場.

6:76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
又從拿弗他利支派中, 把加利利的基低斯和屬於基低斯的草場, 哈們和屬於哈們的草場, 基列亭和屬於基列亭的草場, 給了他們.

6:77 To the remainder of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands.
又從西布倫支派中, 把臨摩挪和屬於臨摩挪的草場, 他泊和屬於他泊的草場, 給了米拉利其餘的子孫.

6:78 And beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,
又在約旦河那邊, 耶利哥對面, 就是約旦河東岸, 從流本支派中, 給了他們在曠野的比悉和屬於比悉的草場, 雅哈撒和屬於雅哈撒的草場,

6:79 Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands.
基底莫和屬於基底莫的草場, 米法押和屬於米法押的草場.

6:80 And out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
又從迦得支派中, 給了他們基列的拉末和屬於拉末的草場, 瑪哈念和屬於瑪哈念的草場,

6:81 Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
希實本和屬於希實本的草場, 雅謝和屬於雅謝的草場.

I Chronicles - Chapter 7

7:1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
以薩迦的兒子是陀拉,普瓦,雅述和伸崙, 共四人.

7:2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses; for Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David were twenty-two thousand six hundred.
陀拉的兒子是烏西,利法雅,耶勒,雅買,易伯散和示每利, 都是陀拉家族的族長, 是他們那世代英勇的戰士; 到了大衛的日子, 他們的人數共有二萬二千六百名.

7:3 The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah; all five of them were chiefs.
烏西的兒子是伊斯拉希, 伊斯拉希的兒子是米迦勒,俄巴底亞, 約珥和伊示雅, 共五人, 都是各家族的首領.

7:4 And in addition to them, according to their generations, according to the house of their fathers, were troops of the army for war: thirty-six thousand. For they had many wives and sons.
此外, 與他們在一起的, 按著譜系和家族, 還有能作戰的軍隊三萬六千人, 因為他們的妻子和兒子很多.

7:5 Now their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all eighty-seven thousand mighty warriors, enrolled according to their genealogy.
他們的兄弟在以薩迦各族中, 都是英勇的戰士, 按著家譜登記的, 共有八萬七千人.

7:6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael, three.
便雅憫的兒子是比拉,比結和耶疊, 共三人.

7:7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, the heads of the house of the fathers, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogy was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
比拉的兒子是以斯本,烏西,烏薛,耶利摩和以利, 共五人, 都是各家族的首領, 是英勇的戰士, 按著家譜登記的, 共有二萬二千零三十四人.

7:8 The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
比結的兒子是細米拉,約阿施,以利以謝,以利約乃,暗利,耶利摩,亞比雅,亞拿突和亞拉篾, 這都是比結的兒子;

7:9 And their enrollment by genealogy according to their generations, as heads of the house of their fathers, mighty warriors, was twenty thousand two hundred.
他們都是各家族的首領, 是英勇的戰士, 按著家譜登記的, 共有二萬零二百人.

7:10 The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
耶疊的兒子是比勒罕; 比勒罕的兒子是耶烏斯,便雅憫,以忽,基拿拿,細坦,他施和亞希沙哈;

7:11 All these were the sons of Jediael according to the heads of the families, mighty warriors, seventeen thousand two hundred, able to go to war.
這都是耶疊的兒子, 是各家族的首領, 是英勇的戰士, 能上陣作戰的, 共有一萬七千二百人.

7:12 And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim, the son of Aher.
還有以珥的兒子書品和戶品, 以及亞黑的兒子戶伸.

7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah.
拿弗他利的兒子是雅薛,沽尼,耶色,沙龍; 都是辟拉的子孫.

7:14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
瑪拿西的兒子是亞斯列, 是他亞蘭籍的妾所生的; 她又生了基列的父親瑪吉.

7:15 And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. And the name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second, Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.
瑪吉娶了妻子, 是戶品和書品的妹妹, 名叫瑪迦. 瑪拿西的次子名叫西羅非哈; 西羅非哈只有幾個女兒.

7:16 And Maacah the wife of Machir gave birth to a son, and she called his name Peresh. And the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
瑪吉的妻子瑪迦生了一個兒子, 她就給他起名叫毗利施; 毗利施的兄弟名叫示利施; 示利施的兒子是烏蘭和利金.

7:17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Makir, son of Manasseh.
烏蘭的兒子是比但. 這都是基列的子孫; 基列是瑪吉的兒子, 瑪吉是瑪拿西的兒子.

7:18 And his sister, Hammolecheth, gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
基列的妹妹哈摩利吉生了伊施荷,亞比以謝和瑪拉.

7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
示米大的兒子是亞現,示劍,利克希和阿尼安.

7:20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
以法蓮的兒子是書提拉, 書提拉的兒子是比列, 比列的兒子是他哈, 他哈的兒子是以拉大, 以拉大的兒子是他哈,

7:21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. And the men of Gath who were born in the land killed them because they came down to take their livestock.
他哈的兒子是撒拔, 撒拔的兒子是書提拉. 以謝和以列因為下去奪取迦特人的牲畜, 被當地出生的迦特人殺了.

7:22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
他們的父親以法蓮為他們悲哀多日, 他的兄弟都來安慰他.

7:23 And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And he called his name Beriah because disaster had been upon his house.
以法蓮與妻子同房, 他的妻子就懷孕, 生了一個兒子; 以法蓮就給他起名叫比利亞, 因為他的家遭遇禍患.

7:24 And his daughter was Sheerah, and she built Lower and Upper Beth-Horon and Uzzen-Sheerah.
他的女兒是舍伊拉, 就是建造上伯．和崙,下伯．和崙和烏羨．舍伊拉的.

7:25 And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son,
比利亞的兒子是利法和利悉; 利悉的兒子是他拉, 他拉的兒子是他罕,

7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
他罕的兒子是拉但, 拉但的兒子是亞米忽, 亞米忽的兒子是以利沙瑪,

7:27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
以利沙瑪的兒子是嫩, 嫩的兒子是約書亞.

7:28 And their property and their dwellings were Bethel and its towns. And to the east, Naaran. And to the west, Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, up to Aija and its towns.
以法蓮人的地業和居住的地方, 是伯特利和屬於伯特利的村莊, 東邊有拿蘭, 西邊有基色和屬於各城的村莊; 示劍和屬於示劍的村莊, 直到迦薩和屬於迦薩的村莊.

7:29 And along the borders of the sons of Manasseh: Beth-Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
靠近瑪拿西支派邊界的還有: 伯．善和屬於伯．善的村莊; 他納和屬於他納的村莊; 米吉多和屬於米吉多的村莊; 多珥和屬於多珥的村莊. 以色列的兒子約瑟的子孫就住在這些地方.

7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
亞設的兒子是音拿,亦施瓦,亦施韋和比利亞, 還有他們的妹妹西拉.

7:31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzayith.
比利亞的兒子是希別和瑪結, 瑪結是比撒威的父親.

7:32 And Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.
希別生雅弗勒,朔默,何坦和他們的妹妹書雅.

7:33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.
雅弗勒的兒子是巴薩,賓哈和亞施法; 這些人是雅弗勒的兒子.

7:34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
朔默的兒子是亞希,羅迦,耶戶巴和亞蘭.

7:35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
朔默的兄弟希連的兒子是瑣法,音那,示利斯和亞抹.

7:36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
瑣法的兒子是書亞,哈尼弗,書阿勒,比利,音拉,

7:37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
比悉,河得,珊瑪,施沙,益蘭和比拉.

7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
益帖的兒子是耶孚尼,毗斯巴和亞拉.

7:39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
烏拉的兒子是亞拉,漢尼業和利寫.

7:40 All of these were the sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, chosen mighty warriors, heads of the princes. And their number enrolled by genealogy, in the army for the war, was twenty-six thousand men.
這都是亞設的子孫, 是他們各家族的首領, 是傑出英勇的戰士, 是領袖中的首領; 按著家譜登記的數目, 能上陣作戰的共有二萬六千人.

I Chronicles - Chapter 8

8:1 Now Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
便雅憫生了長子比拉,次子亞實別,三子亞哈拉,

8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
四子挪哈和五子拉法.

8:3 And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
比拉的兒子是亞大,基拉,亞比忽,

8:4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
亞比書,乃幔,亞何亞,

8:5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
基拉,示孚汛,戶蘭.

8:6 And these are the sons of Ehud (these were heads of the families for the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them away to Manahath):
以下這些人是以忽的子孫, 他們是迦巴居民各家族的首領, 曾被擄到瑪拿轄.

8:7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who took them away. And he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
以忽的兒子是乃幔,亞希亞和基拉; 基拉使他們被擄; 他生了烏撒和亞希忽.

8:8 And Shaharaim fathered children in the fields of Moab after he had sent them away—Hushim and Baara, his wives.
沙哈連遣走戶伸和巴拉兩位妻子以後, 就在摩押地生了兒子.

8:9 And he fathered by Hodesh his wife Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
他的妻子賀得給他生了約巴,洗比雅,米沙,瑪拉干,

8:10 Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of the families.
耶烏斯,沙迦,米瑪; 他這些兒子都是家族的首領.

8:11 And by Husham he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
戶伸也給他生了亞比突,以利巴力.

8:12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with its towns),
以利巴力的兒子是希伯,米珊和沙麥. 沙麥建造了阿挪和羅德二城, 以及屬於這二城的村莊.

8:13 and Beriah and Shema who were the heads of the families of the inhabitants of Aijalon (they themselves chased away the inhabitants of Gath).
還有比利亞和示瑪, 他們二人是亞雅崙居民各家族的首領, 曾把迦特的居民趕走.

8:14 Now Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
又有亞希約,沙煞,耶利末,

8:15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
西巴第雅,亞拉得,亞得,

8:16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beriah.
米迦勒,伊施巴和約哈, 這都是比利亞的兒子.

8:17 And Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
西巴第雅,米書蘭,希西基,希伯,

8:18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
伊施米萊,伊斯利亞和約巴, 這都是以利巴力的兒子.

8:19 And Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,
雅金,細基利,撒底,

8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
以利乃,洗勒太,以列,

8:21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
亞大雅,比拉雅和申拉, 這都是示每的兒子.

8:22 And Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
伊施班,希伯,以列,

8:23 Abdon, Zikri, Hanan,
亞伯頓,細基利,哈難,

8:24 Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah,
哈拿尼雅,以攔,安陀提雅,

8:25 Iphdeiah, and Peniel were the sons of Shashak.
伊弗底雅和毗努伊勒, 這都是沙煞的兒子.

8:26 And Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
珊示萊,示哈利,亞他利雅,

8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
雅利西,以利亞和細基利, 這都是耶羅罕的兒子.

8:28 These were the heads of the families according to their generations, chiefs. These lived in Jerusalem.
以上這些人照著家譜都是他們家族的首領, 是住在耶路撒冷的首領.

8:29 And Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. And the name of his wife was Maacah.
住在基遍的有基遍的父親耶利, 他的妻子名叫瑪迦.

8:30 And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
他的長子是亞伯頓, 其餘的兒子是蘇珥,基士,巴力,拿答,

8:31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
基多,亞希約,撒迦和米基羅;

8:32 and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their kinsmen.
米基羅生示米暗. 這些人也和他們的親族一同住在耶路撒冷, 互相為鄰.

8:33 And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
尼珥生基士; 基士生掃羅; 掃羅生約拿單,麥基舒亞,亞比拿達和伊施．巴力.

8:34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
約拿單的兒子是米力．巴力; 米力．巴力生米迦.

8:35 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
米迦的兒子是毗敦,米勒,他利亞和亞哈斯.

8:36 And Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.
亞哈斯生耶何阿達; 耶何阿達生亞拉篾,亞斯瑪威和心利; 心利生摩撒;

8:37 And Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
摩撒生比尼亞; 比尼亞的兒子是拉法, 拉法的兒子是以利亞薩, 以利亞薩的兒子是亞悉.

8:38 And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
亞悉有六個兒子, 他們的名字是亞斯利干,波基路,以實瑪利,示亞利雅,俄巴底雅和哈難; 這都是亞悉的兒子.

8:39 And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
亞悉的兄弟以設的眾子是: 長子烏蘭,次子耶烏施,三子以利法列.

8:40 And the sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, and they had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites.
烏蘭的兒子都是英勇的戰士, 是弓箭手; 他們有很多子孫, 共有一百五十名, 都是便雅憫支派的.

I Chronicles - Chapter 9

9:1 So all Israel was enrolled in genealogy. And behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away to Babylon on account of their sin.
全體以色列人都照著家譜登記, 都寫在“以色列諸王記”上; 猶大人因為悖逆, 就被擄到巴比倫去.

9:2 Now the first inhabitants who were settled on their property in their cities in Israel were the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
那些最先回來, 住在自己的地業,自己的城中的, 有以色列人,祭司,利未人和作殿役的.

9:3 And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
在耶路撒冷居住的, 有猶大支派,便雅憫支派,以法蓮支派和瑪拿西支派的人.

9:4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez, the son of Judah.
猶大的兒子法勒斯的子孫中, 有烏太; 烏太是亞米忽的兒子, 亞米忽是暗利的兒子; 暗利是巴尼的兒子.

9:5 And from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
示羅的子孫中, 有長子亞帥雅和他的眾子.

9:6 And from the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
謝拉的子孫中, 有耶烏利和他們的親族, 共六百九十人.

9:7 And from the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
便雅憫的子孫中, 有哈西努的曾孫,何達威雅的子孫,米書蘭的兒子撒路;

9:8 Ibneah the son of Jeroham; Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri; Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;
又有耶羅罕的兒子伊比尼雅, 米基立的孫子,烏西的兒子以拉, 以及伊比尼雅的曾孫,流珥的孫子,示法提雅的兒子米書蘭,

9:9 and their brethren according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were the heads of the families in the house of their fathers.
還有他們的眾親族; 按著他們的家譜登記, 共有九百五十六人. 以上這些人都是他們各家族的首領.

9:10 And from the priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;
祭司中有耶大雅,耶何雅立,雅斤,

9:11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the commander of the house of God;
還有管理神的殿的希勒家的兒子亞薩利雅; 希勒家是米書蘭的兒子, 米書蘭是撒督的兒子, 撒督是米拉約的兒子, 米拉約是亞希突的兒子.

9:12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;
又有瑪基雅的曾孫,巴施戶珥的孫子,耶羅罕的兒子亞大雅, 以及亞第業的兒子瑪賽; 亞第業是雅希細拉的兒子, 雅希細拉是米書蘭的兒子, 米書蘭是米實利密的兒子, 米實利密是音麥的兒子;

9:13 and their kinsmen, heads of the house of their fathers, one thousand seven hundred and sixty mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God.
以及他們的眾親族, 他們家族的首領, 共有一千七百六十人, 都是有才幹, 很會作神殿裡工作的人.

9:14 And from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the sons of Merari;
利未支派米拉利的子孫中, 有哈沙比雅的曾孫,押利甘的孫子,哈述的兒子示瑪雅;

9:15 Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zicri, son of Asaph;
又有拔巴甲,黑勒施,迦拉和亞薩的曾孫,細基利的孫子,米迦的兒子瑪探雅;

9:16 Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of Netophathite.
又有耶杜頓的曾孫,迦拉的孫子,示瑪雅的兒子俄巴底; 還有以利加拿的孫子,亞撒的兒子比利家; 他們都住在尼陀法人的村落.

9:17 And the gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum was the chief);
守門的有沙龍,亞谷,達們,亞希幔和他們的眾親族; 沙龍是他們的首領.

9:18 until then they were gatekeepers at the gate of the king on the east side toward the camps of the Levites.
直到現在, 他們仍是看守東面的王門; 他們曾經作過利未營的守門人.

9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of the house of his fathers, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, the guardians of the entrances to the tent, and their fathers were over the camp of Yahweh, guardians of the entrance.
可拉的曾孫,以比雅撒的孫子,可利的兒子沙龍, 以及他的眾親族可拉人, 擔任事務的工作, 看守會幕的門; 他們的祖先曾經管理耶和華的營幕, 看守營門.

9:20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the leader over them in time past; Yahweh was with him.
從前以利亞撒的兒子非尼哈, 曾經作過他們的領袖, 耶和華也與他同在.

9:21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the doorway to the tent of assembly.
米施利米雅的兒子撒迦利雅, 是看守會幕大門的.

9:22 All of them were chosen as gatekeepers at the entrances, two hundred and twelve. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. They were established by David and Samuel the seer on account of their faithfulness.
這些被選看守殿門的人, 共有二百一十二人; 他們在自己的村莊裡按著家譜登記; 他們是大衛和撒母耳先見指派承擔這職任的.

9:23 So they and their sons were over the gates of the house of Yahweh at the house of the tent as guards.
他們和他們的子孫, 按著班次, 看守耶和華的殿門, 就是會幕的門.

9:24 The gatekeepers were on four sides: east, west, north, and south.
在東西南北, 都有看守的人.

9:25 And their brethren in their villages were to come every seven days by turn to be with these.
他們的親族, 就是住在他們村莊裡的, 每七天就要來和他們換班.

9:26 For the four mighty gatekeepers, they who were Levites, were entrusted and were over the chambers and over the storerooms of the house of God.
四個殿門的守衛長都是利未人, 受託看守神的殿的房間和庫房.

9:27 And they lodged all around the house of God, for upon them was a responsibility. And they had charge of opening the house of God every morning.
他們在神的殿的四周住宿, 因為他們承擔看守的責任, 並且每天早晨要負責開門.

9:28 And some of them were over the utensils of the service, for they count them when they are brought in and they count them when they are brought out.
利未人中有管理器皿的使用的; 他們按著數目拿出去, 也要按著數目拿進來.

9:29 And some of them were appointed over the objects, over the objects of the sanctuary, and over the wheat flour and the wine, the olive oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
他們當中又有人受託管理器具, 和管理聖所的一切器具, 以及細麵,酒,油,乳香,香料.

9:30 And some of the sons of the priests mixed the fragrant ointment for the spices.
祭司的子孫中, 有人用香料配製成香膏.

9:31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite and was entrusted with the work of the pan breads.
利未人瑪他提雅是可拉族沙龍的長子, 他的職責是管理在煎盤烤餅的事.

9:32 And from the sons of the Kohathites, some of their kinsmen were over the showbread to prepare it every Sabbath.
他們的親族哥轄的子孫中, 有管理陳設餅的, 每安息日要預備擺設.

9:33 Now these were the singers; the heads of the families of the Levites were in the chambers free from other service, for day and night they were over them on the service.
這些是歌唱的人, 是利未各家族的首領, 住在殿院的房間裡, 不作別的事, 日夜只顧自己的事工.

9:34 These were the heads of the families of the Levites according to their genealogies, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem.
以上這些人都是利未各家族的首領, 按他們的家譜都是首領; 這些人都住在耶路撒冷.

9:35 And these lived in Gibeon: Jeiel the father of Gibeon. And the name of his wife was Maacah.
住在基遍的有基遍的父親耶利, 他的妻子名叫瑪迦.

9:36 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
他的長子是亞伯頓, 其餘的是蘇珥,基士,巴力,尼珥,拿答,

9:37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
基多,亞希約,撒迦利雅,米基羅.

9:38 And Mikloth fathered Shimeam. And they also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their brothers.
米基羅生示米暗. 他們也和他們的親族一同住在耶路撒冷, 和他們的親族為鄰.

9:39 And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
尼珥生基士, 基士生掃羅, 掃羅生約拿單,麥基舒亞,亞比拿達和伊施．巴力.

9:40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribaal. And Meribaal fathered Micah.
約拿單的兒子是米力．巴力; 米力．巴力生米迦.

9:41 And the sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
米迦的兒子是毗敦,米勒,他利亞和亞哈斯.

9:42 And Ahaz fathered Jarah, and Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza,
亞哈斯生雅拉; 雅拉生亞拉篾,亞斯瑪威和心利. 心利生摩撒;

9:43 and Moza fathered Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
摩撒生比尼亞; 比尼亞的兒子是利法雅, 利法雅的兒子是以利亞薩, 以利亞薩的兒子是亞悉.

9:44 And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
亞悉有六個兒子, 他們的名字是亞斯利干,波基路,以實瑪利,示亞利雅,俄巴底雅,哈難; 這都是亞悉的兒子.

I Chronicles - Chapter 10

10:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and every Israelite fled away from before the Philistines. And they fell slain upon Mount Gilboa.
非利士人攻打以色列人; 以色列人從非利士人面前逃跑, 在基利波山上陣亡的人很多.

10:2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.
非利士人緊緊地追趕掃羅和他的兒子; 非利士人殺了掃羅的兒子約拿單,亞比拿達和麥基舒亞.

10:3 And the battle was heavy against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.
攻擊掃羅的戰役非常激烈; 弓箭手發現了他, 就把他射傷.

10:4 And Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and deal harshly with me.” But he was very afraid. Then Saul took the sword and fell upon it.
掃羅對替他拿兵器的人說: “拔出你的刀來, 把我刺透, 免得這些未受割禮的人來凌辱我. ”但替他拿兵器的人不肯這樣作, 因為他非常害怕; 於是掃羅拿出刀來, 自己伏在刀上死了.

10:5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon the sword, and he died.
替他拿兵器的人看見掃羅死了, 他也伏在刀上死了.

10:6 So Saul died. And his three sons and all his house died together.
這樣, 掃羅和他的三個兒子, 以及他的全家, 都一同死了.

10:7 And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and dwelled in them.
所有在山谷的以色列人, 看見以色列軍逃跑, 掃羅和他的兒子都死了, 他們就棄城逃跑, 非利士人就來住在城中.

10:8 And it happened that on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
第二天, 非利士人來剝那些被殺的人的衣物的時候, 發現掃羅和他的兒子都倒斃在基利波山上.

10:9 And they stripped him and took his head and his weapons, and they sent them throughout the land of the Philistines to bring news to their idols and the nation.
他們就剝了他的衣服, 拿了他的頭和兵器, 又派人到非利士地的各處, 去向他們的偶像和人民報信.

10:10 And they put his weapons in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his skull to the temple of Dagon.
他們把掃羅的兵器放在他們的神廟裡, 把他的頭掛在大袞廟中.

10:11 When all Jabesh-Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
基列．雅比人聽見非利士人向掃羅所行的事,

10:12 every strong man arose and took the dead body of Saul and the dead bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
所有的勇士就動身, 把掃羅的屍體和他兒子的屍體收殮起來, 帶回雅比, 把他們的骸骨埋葬在雅比的橡樹下, 並且禁食七天.

10:13 So Saul died on account of his sin which he had sinned against Yahweh concerning the command of Yahweh that he did not keep. He also consulted a medium to seek guidance.
掃羅死了, 因為他悖逆耶和華, 沒有聽從他的話, 也因為他去求問那交鬼的,

10:14 But he did not seek Yahweh. So Yahweh put him to death and turned over the kingship to David, the son of Jesse.
沒有求問耶和華, 所以耶和華把他殺死了, 把國位轉給耶西的兒子大衛.

I Chronicles - Chapter 11

11:1 Then all Israel gathered to David in Hebron, saying, “Look—we are your flesh and bones.
那時, 以色列眾人聚集到希伯崙去見大衛, 說: “看哪, 我們原是你的骨肉.

11:2 For some time now, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led the army of Israel in battle. And Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel and will be leader over my people Israel.’ ”
從前掃羅作王的時候, 是你率領以色列人出入征戰; 耶和華你的神曾對你說過: ‘你要牧養我的人民以色列, 你要作我的人民以色列的領袖. ’”

11:3 Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the presence of Yahweh. And they anointed David as king over Israel according to the word of Yahweh by the hand of Samuel.
於是以色列的眾長老都來到希伯崙見大衛王, 大衛就在希伯崙, 在耶和華面前與他們立約, 他們就按照耶和華藉著撒母耳所說的話, 膏立大衛作王治理以色列.

11:4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is Jebus). And the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
大衛和以色列眾人來到耶路撒冷, 耶路撒冷就是耶布斯. 那時, 當地的居民耶布斯人住在那裡.

11:5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not enter here.” But David captured the stronghold of Zion; that is, the city of David.
耶布斯的居民對大衛說: “你不能進這裡來. ”可是大衛佔領了錫安的堡壘, 錫安就是大衛城.

11:6 Then David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first will be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and became chief.
大衛說: “誰首先攻打耶布斯人, 誰就必作首領和元帥. ”洗魯雅的兒子約押首先上去, 就作了首領.

11:7 And David lived in the fortress. Therefore they called it the city of David.
大衛住在堡壘中, 因此人把那堡壘稱為大衛城.

11:8 And he built the city all around from the Millo and up to the circuit. And Joab restored the remainder of the city.
大衛又重建四周的城牆, 從米羅起, 以至城的周圍; 那城其餘的部分由約押修建.

11:9 And David became greater and greater. And Yahweh of hosts was with him.
大衛日漸強盛, 因為萬軍之耶和華與他同在.

11:10 Now these are the chiefs of the mighty men who were for David, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel to make him king according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.
以下這些人是大衛眾勇士的首領, 就是全力幫助他得國的, 又與以色列人照著耶和華對以色列人所說的話一同膏立他作王.

11:11 And this is the numbering of the mighty warriors who were for David: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the three. He himself raised his spear against three hundred whom he killed on one occasion.
這是大衛眾勇士的數目: 哈革摩尼的兒子雅朔班, 是三十勇士的首領; 他揮舞矛槍, 只一次就殺死了三百人.

11:12 And after him was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was among the three mighty warriors.
其次是亞合人朵多的兒子以利亞撒, 他是三勇士之一;

11:13 He himself was with David at Pas-Dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for the battle. And there was a plot of the field filled with barley, and the people fled before the Philistines.
他從前與大衛在巴斯．達閔, 非利士人聚集在那裡預備作戰. 那裡有塊長滿大麥的田; 眾人從非利士人面前逃跑了.

11:14 But they took their stand in the middle of the plot and defended it. And they killed the Philistines. And Yahweh saved them with a great victory.
他們卻站在那塊田中間, 保護了那塊田, 擊殺了非利士人; 這樣耶和華拯救了以色列人, 使他們獲得極大的勝利.

11:15 And three of the thirty chiefs went down toward the rock to David at the cave of Adullam when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
三十個首領中有三個, 下到亞杜蘭洞附近的磐石那裡去見大衛; 非利士人的軍隊在利乏音谷安營.

11:16 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
那時大衛在山寨中, 非利士人的駐軍在伯利恆.

11:17 And David had a craving, and he said, “Who could give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!”
大衛渴望說: “誰能把伯利恆城門旁邊池中的水, 拿來給我喝！”

11:18 Then the three broke through into the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and brought it and came to David. But David would not drink it and poured it out before Yahweh.
這三個勇士就衝過非利士人的軍營, 從伯利恆城門旁邊的池裡取水, 帶到大衛那裡去, 大衛卻不肯喝, 把水傾在耶和華面前,

11:19 And he said, “Far be it from me that I would do this before my God. Shall I drink the lifeblood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” And he was not willing to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.
說: “在我的神面前, 我絕對不可以這樣作, 我怎能喝這些冒生命危險的人的血呢? 因為這是他們冒生命危險取回來的. ”因此大衛不肯喝這水. 這是三個勇士所行的事.

11:20 Now Abishai the brother of Joab was himself the head of the three. And he roused himself with his spear against three hundred whom he killed and made a name for himself among the three.
約押的兄弟亞比篩, 是三個勇士的首領; 他揮舞矛槍刺死了三百人, 因此在三個勇士中贏得了名聲.

11:21 He was twice as renowned among the three and was their commander. But he did not attain to the three.
他在這三個勇士中, 是最尊貴的, 只是還不及前三個勇士.

11:22 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a strong man from Kabzeel, one who did great deeds. He himself struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab. And he himself went down and struck down a lion within a pit on a snowy day.
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 是甲薛族的勇士, 曾有偉大的作為; 他擊殺了摩押人亞利伊勒的兩個兒子, 又在下雪的日子, 下到坑中去擊殺了一隻獅子.

11:23 And he himself struck down an Egyptian man, a large man five cubits tall. And in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear like a weaver’s beam. But he went down to him with a club and seized the spear from the hand of the Egyptian and killed him with his own spear.
他又殺死了一個身高兩百多公分的埃及人. 這埃及人手裡拿著矛槍, 好像織布機軸, 比拿雅只拿著棍子下去會他, 竟從那埃及人手中把矛槍奪了過來, 再用他的矛槍把他殺死.

11:24 These things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did and had a name among the three mighty warriors.
這是耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅所行的事, 因此在三個勇士中贏得名聲.

11:25 He himself was certainly distinguished among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his bodyguard.
他比那三十個勇士更有聲望, 只是還不及前三個勇士. 大衛立他作侍衛長.

11:26 Now the mighty warriors of the troops were Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
軍中勇士有約押的兄弟亞撒黑,伯利恆人朵多的兒子伊勒哈難,

11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
哈律人沙瑪,比倫人希利斯,

11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
提哥亞人益吉的兒子以拉,亞拿突人亞比以謝,

11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
戶沙人亞比該,亞合人以來,

11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
尼陀法人瑪哈萊,尼陀法人巴拿的兒子希立,

11:31 Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
便雅憫子孫基比亞人利拜的兒子以太,比拉頓人比拿雅,

11:32 Hurai of the valleys of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
來自迦實溪的戶萊,亞拉巴人亞比,

11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
巴路米人押斯瑪弗,沙本人以利雅哈巴,

11:34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jehonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
基孫人哈深的眾子, 哈拉人沙基的兒子約拿單,

11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
哈拉人沙甲的兒子亞希暗,吾珥的兒子以利法勒,

11:36 Hepher the Mekerathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
米基拉人希弗,比倫人亞希雅,

11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naari the son of Ezbai,
迦密人希斯羅,伊斯拜的兒子拿萊,

11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
拿單的兄弟約珥,哈基利的兒子彌伯哈,

11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the bearer of the weapons of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
亞捫人洗勒,比錄人拿哈萊; 拿哈萊是替洗魯雅的兒子約押拿兵器的.

11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
以帖人以拉,以帖人迦立,

11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
赫人烏利亞,亞萊的兒子撒拔,

11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a leader of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
流本支派示撒的兒子亞第拿, 他是流本支派的一個首領, 有三十人跟隨他.

11:43 Hanan the son of Maacah, Jehoshaphat the Mithnite,
瑪迦的兒子哈難,彌特尼人約沙法,

11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
亞施他拉人烏西亞,亞羅珥人何坦的兒子沙瑪和耶利,

11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri and Joha his brother the Tizite,
提洗人申利的兒子耶疊和他的兄弟約哈,

11:46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,
瑪哈未人以利業,伊利拿安的兒子耶利拜和約沙未雅,摩押人伊特瑪,

11:47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
以利業,俄備得和米瑣八人雅西業.

I Chronicles - Chapter 12

12:1 Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag while he was still shut up because of Saul, the son of Kish. And they were the mighty warriors helping with the war.
大衛因為基士的兒子掃羅的緣故, 躲在洗革拉的時候, 以下這些人就來到大衛那裡; 他們都是勇士, 為大衛助陣.

12:2 They were armed with the bow, able to shoot right-handed or left-handed, slinging stones or shooting arrows with the bow; they were kinsmen of Saul from Benjamin.
他們配備弓箭, 能用左右兩手開弓甩石射箭; 他們都屬便雅憫支派, 是掃羅的親族.

12:3 The leader was Ahiezer, then Jehoash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeonite; Jeiel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;
他們的首領是亞希以謝, 其次是約阿施, 都是基比亞人示瑪的兒子; 還有亞斯瑪威的兒子耶薛和毗力; 又有比拉迦和亞拿突人耶戶,

12:4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the thirty who was over the thirty; Jeremiah; Jahaziel; Johanan; Jozabad the Gederathite;
以及基遍人以實買雅, 他在三十人中是個勇士, 並且統領那三十人, 又有耶利米,雅哈悉,約哈難和基得拉人約撒拔(“又有耶利米……約撒拔”在《馬索拉抄本》為12:5),

12:5 Eluzai; Jerimoth; Bealiah; Shemariah; Shephatiah the Hariphite;
伊利烏賽,耶利摩,比亞利雅,示瑪利雅,哈律弗人示法提雅; (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為12:6)

12:6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam the Korahites;
可拉人有以利加拿,耶西亞,亞薩列,約以謝和雅朔班,

12:7 Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from the Gedor.
基多人耶羅罕的兒子猶拉和西巴第雅.

12:8 And from the Gadites, valiant mighty warriors, soldiers fit for war, expert with shield and spear, defected to David at the fortress toward the wilderness. And they had faces like lions and were swift as gazelles upon the mountains.
迦得支派中, 有些人走到曠野的山寨去投奔大衛, 他們都是英勇的戰士, 善於作戰, 能使用盾牌和長槍; 他們的面貌好像獅子, 他們敏捷得好像山上的羚羊.

12:9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,
第一個是以薛, 第二是俄巴底雅, 第三是以利押,

12:10 Mishmannah fourth, Jeremiah fifth,
第四是彌施瑪拿, 第五是耶利米,

12:11 Attai sixth, Eliel seventh,
第六是亞太, 第七是以利業,

12:12 Jehonan eighth, Elzabad ninth,
第八是約哈難, 第九是以利薩巴,

12:13 Jeremiah tenth, Macbannai eleventh.
第十是耶利米, 第十一是末巴奈.

12:14 These were the sons of Gad, leaders of the army. The smallest one was as a hundred, and the greatest as a thousand.
這些都是迦得支派中的軍長, 最小的一個能抵擋一百人, 最大的一個能抵擋一千人.

12:15 These were they who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was filled over its banks. And they put to flight all who were in the valley to the east and to the west.
在正月, 約旦河水漲過兩岸的時候, 這些人過了河, 使全平原的人都東奔西逃.

12:16 And some of the sons of Benjamin and from Judah came to the fortress, to David.
便雅憫支派和猶大支派中也有人來到山寨投奔大衛.

12:17 And David went out to meet them and answered and said to them, “If you come in peace to me, to help me, my heart will be joined with you, but if you come to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong on my hands, may the God of our fathers see and pass judgment.”
大衛出去迎見他們, 對他們說: “你們若是存著和平的心到我這裡來幫助我, 我就與你們結盟, 但你們若是把我這無辜的人出賣給我的敵人, 就願我們列祖的神鑒察和審判. ”

12:18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the thirty who said: “We are yours, O David! And we are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace! Peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God helps you.” So David appointed them as heads of the troops.
當時, 神的靈降在那三十個勇士的首領亞瑪撒身上, 他就說: “大衛啊, 我們是來歸從你; 耶西的兒子啊, 我們是來跟隨你; 願你平平安安, 願幫助你的人也都平安, 因為你的神幫助了你. ”於是大衛收留了他們, 立他們作軍長.

12:19 And some Manassites deserted to David when he came with the Philistines to the battle against Saul, but he did not help them, for the rulers of the Philistines sent him away upon counsel, saying, “He will desert to his master Saul at the cost of our heads.”
大衛從前與非利士人一起, 要去攻擊掃羅的時候, 有些瑪拿西支派的人投奔大衛; 但他們沒有幫助非利士人, 因為非利士人的領袖決定把他遣回, 說: “恐怕大衛帶著我們的首級歸向他的主人掃羅. ”

12:20 When he went to Ziklag some Manassites deserted to him: Adnah, Jehozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, heads of the thousands that were for Manasseh.
大衛回到洗革拉的時候, 瑪拿西支派的押拿,約撒拔,耶疊,米迦勒,約撒拔,以利戶,洗勒太來投奔他, 他們都是瑪拿西支派中的千夫長.

12:21 And they themselves helped David against the troops, for all of them were mighty men of strength and were commanders in the army.
他們幫助大衛, 與他一同攻擊賊匪; 他們全是英勇的戰士, 是軍隊的領袖.

12:22 Day in and day out they came to David to help him until there was a great army, like the army of God.
那時, 天天都有人投奔大衛, 要幫助他, 以致成了一支大軍, 好像神的軍兵一樣.

12:23 And these are the numbers of the chiefs of those prepared for the army who came to David at Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him according to the word of Yahweh.
預備作戰的首領來到希伯崙見大衛, 要照著耶和華的命令把掃羅的國位轉歸大衛, 他們的數目如下:

12:24 The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear: six thousand eight hundred armed troops.
猶大支派的子孫拿盾牌和長槍的, 共有六千八百人, 都預備好作戰.

12:25 From the men of Simeon, mighty warriors of strength for war: seven thousand one hundred.
西緬支派的子孫能作戰的英勇戰士, 共有七千一百人.

12:26 From the Levites: four thousand six hundred.
利未支派的子孫中, 共有四千六百人.

12:27 Jehoiada the chief officer of the house of Aaron, and with him, three thousand seven hundred.
耶何耶大是亞倫家的領袖, 跟隨他的, 共有三千七百人.

12:28 And Zadok, a young man, a mighty warrior of strength, and the house of his father: twenty-two commanders.
還有一個年輕的英勇戰士和他家族的二十二個領袖.

12:29 From the men of Benjamin, kinsmen of Saul, three thousand, and even still the majority of them remained loyal to the house of Saul.
便雅憫支派的子孫中, 掃羅的親族也有三千人, 直到現在他們多半支持掃羅家.

12:30 And from the men of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred mighty warriors of strength, famous men in the house of their fathers.
以法蓮支派的子孫中, 在自己家族中有名聲的英勇的戰士, 共有二萬零八百人.

12:31 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand who were designated by name to come to make David king.
瑪拿西半個支派中有記名的, 共一萬八千人, 都來擁立大衛為王.

12:32 And from the men of Issachar: men who were skilled in understanding the times to know what Israel should do. Their chiefs were two hundred, and all their kinsmen were under their command.
以薩迦支派的子孫中, 通曉時勢和知道以色列當怎樣行的, 共有二百個首領; 他們所有的親族都聽從他們的命令.

12:33 From Zebulun, those who went out armed, equipped for battle with all the weapons of war: fifty thousand to help David with singleness of purpose.
西布倫支派的子孫中, 能出去作戰,可以使用各種兵器, 行軍整齊,不生二心的, 共有五萬人.

12:34 From Naphtali: one thousand commanders; and those with them with shield and spear: thirty-seven thousand.
拿弗他利支派的子孫中, 有一千個領袖; 跟隨他們拿著盾牌和矛槍的, 共有三萬七千人.

12:35 From the Danites, those equipped for battle: twenty-eight thousand six hundred.
但支派的子孫中能作戰的, 共有二萬八千六百人.

12:36 And from Asher, those who went out armed and prepared for battle: forty thousand.
亞設支派的子孫中, 能出去上陣作戰的, 共有四萬人.

12:37 And from beyond the Jordan, from the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all their weapons of war for battle: one hundred and twenty thousand.
在約旦河東岸, 流本支派,迦得支派和瑪拿西半個支派的人中, 能拿各種兵器作戰的, 共有十二萬.

12:38 All these were men of war arrayed in battle line with a whole heart. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel had one heart to make David king.
以上這些戰士, 行軍齊整, 一心一意來到希伯崙, 要立大衛作以色列王; 其餘的以色列人也都一心一意要立大衛為王.

12:39 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen were prepared for them.
他們在那裡三天, 與大衛在一起吃喝, 因為他們的親族給他們預備好了.

12:40 And also their relatives, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen—provisions of flour, cakes of figs, raisin cakes, wine and oil, cattle and sheep in abundance, for there was great joy in Israel.
在他們附近的人, 甚至以薩迦,西布倫和拿弗他利支派的人, 都用驢,駱駝,騾子和牛, 給他們帶來了很多食物: 麵餅,無花果餅,葡萄餅乾,酒,油和許多牛羊, 以色列全境就充滿歡樂.

I Chronicles - Chapter 13

13:1 And David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with every leader.
大衛與千夫長,百夫長和所有的領袖商議.

13:2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and before Yahweh our God, let us send word abroad to our brothers who remain in all the land of Israel and to the priests and Levites with them in the cities with their pasturelands that they might be gathered to us.
然後大衛對以色列全體會眾說: “你們如果認為好, 認為這事是出於耶和華我們的神, 我們就差遣人走遍以色列各地, 去見留在各地的兄弟, 以及和他們在一起住在那些有草場的城的祭司和利未人, 叫他們都聚集到我們這裡來.

13:3 Then let us bring around the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.”
我們可以把我們神的約櫃運到我們這裡來, 因為在掃羅的日子, 我們都沒有在約櫃前求問神. ”

13:4 And all the assembly agreed to do so, for the word was pleasing in the eyes of all the people.
全體會眾都同意這樣行, 因為這事眾人都認為對.

13:5 And David summoned all Israel from Shihor of Egypt up to Lebo-Hamath to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-Jearim.
於是大衛把以色列眾人, 從埃及的西曷河直到哈馬口, 都招聚來, 要把神的約櫃從基列．耶琳運來.

13:6 And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, Kiriath-Jearim of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of Yahweh God who is enthroned between the cherubim, which is called the name.
大衛和以色列眾人去到巴拉, 就是屬猶大的基列．耶琳, 要從那裡把神的約櫃運回來; 這約櫃是以坐在二基路伯上面的耶和華而起名的.

13:7 And they carried the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio were driving the cart.
他們把神的約櫃, 從亞比拿達家裡抬出來, 放在一輛新車上, 烏撒和亞希約負責趕車.

13:8 Now David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their strength, and with songs, lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
大衛和以色列眾人在神面前, 用詩歌, 以及彈琴鼓瑟,敲手鼓,響鈸和吹號, 盡情歡慶.

13:9 And when they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzza reached out his hand to hold the ark because the cattle had stumbled.
他們到了基頓禾場的時候, 因為牛失蹄絆倒, 烏撒就伸手扶住約櫃.

13:10 And Yahweh was angry with Uzza, and he struck him down because he reached his hand upon the ark. And he died there before God.
於是耶和華向烏撒發怒, 因為烏撒伸手把約櫃扶住, 所以神把他擊殺, 他就在那裡死在神面前.

13:11 And David was angry because Yahweh had broken out in wrath against Uzza. And that place is called Perez Uzza unto this day.
大衛因耶和華忽然殺死烏撒, 非常不悅, 就稱那地方為毗列斯．烏撒, 直到今日.

13:12 And David feared God on that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God home to me?”
那天, 大衛懼怕神, 說: “我怎可以把神的約櫃運到我這裡來呢? ”

13:13 So David did not move the ark to himself into the city of David but diverted it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
所以, 大衛沒有把約櫃運到大衛城他自己那裡去, 卻轉運到迦特人俄別．以東的家裡去.

13:14 And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that he had.
神的約櫃存放在俄別．以東的家裡三個月, 耶和華賜福給俄別．以東的家和他的一切.

I Chronicles - Chapter 14

14:1 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David and cedar trees, masons, and carpenters to build a house for him.
推羅王希蘭派使者來見大衛, 給他送上香柏木,石匠和木匠, 要為他建造宮殿.

14:2 And David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
那時, 大衛知道耶和華已經堅立他作王統治以色列, 又為了以色列民的緣故, 使他的國高舉.

14:3 And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.
大衛在耶路撒冷又娶了多位妻子, 並且生了很多兒女.

14:4 Now these are the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
以下這些就是他在耶路撒冷所生的孩子的名字: 沙母亞,朔罷,拿單,所羅門,

14:5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
益轄,以利書亞,以法列,

14:6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
挪迦,尼斐,雅非亞,

14:7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
以利沙瑪,以利雅大和以利法列.

14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard and went out from before them.
非利士人聽見了大衛受膏作王統治以色列人, 就全體上來搜尋大衛; 大衛聽見了, 就出來迎擊他們.

14:9 Now the Philistines came and carried out a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.
非利士人來到, 侵進了利乏音谷.

14:10 Then David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you put them into my hand?” And Yahweh said to him, “Go up. I will put them into your hand.”
大衛求問神說: “我可以上去攻打非利士人嗎? 你把他們交在我手裡嗎? ”耶和華對他說: “你可以上去, 我必把他們交在你的手裡. ”

14:11 And he went up to Baal-Perazim, and David struck them there. And David said, “God has burst out against my enemies by my hand like waters burst out.” Therefore they will call the name of this place Baal-Perazim.
非利士人上到巴力．毗拉心來, 大衛在那裡擊敗了他們. 大衛說: “神藉著我擊潰我的敵人, 好像水沖破堤岸一般. ”因此他們給那地方起名叫巴力．毗拉心.

14:12 And they abandoned their gods there. And David commanded, and they were burnt with fire.
非利士人把他們的神像遺棄在那裡, 大衛吩咐人用火把它們燒了.

14:13 Then the Philistines carried out another raid in the valley.
非利士人又再入侵那山谷.

14:14 Then David inquired again of God. And God said to him, “You shall not go up after them. Go around from before them and come against them the opposite way of the balsam trees.
大衛又求問神, 神對他說: “不可在後面追趕他們, 要繞過他們, 從桑林對面攻打他們.

14:15 And it shall be that when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out into battle, for God goes out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
你一聽見桑林樹梢上有腳步的聲音, 就要出戰, 因為神已經在你前面出去擊殺非利士人的軍隊了. ”

14:16 And David did as God commanded him, and they struck the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon to Gezer.
於是大衛照著神所吩咐他的去作, 他們攻擊非利士人的軍隊, 從基遍起, 一直攻打到基色.

14:17 And the fame of David went out through all the lands. And Yahweh put the fear of him upon all the nations.
因此大衛的名聲傳遍各地, 耶和華使萬國都懼怕他.

I Chronicles - Chapter 15

15:1 And David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he established a place for the ark of God. And he pitched a tent for it.
大衛在大衛城為自己建造宮殿, 又為神的約櫃預備地方, 就是為它支搭帳幕.

15:2 Then David ordered that none except the Levites should carry the ark of God, for Yahweh had chosen them to carry the ark of Yahweh and to serve him forever.
那時大衛說: “神的約櫃, 除了利未人以外, 沒有人可以抬, 因為耶和華揀選了他們抬神的約櫃, 並且永遠事奉他. ”

15:3 And David gathered all Israel to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place that he had established for it.
於是, 大衛把以色列人都招聚到耶路撒冷, 要把耶和華的約櫃抬上來, 到大衛給它預備好的地方去.

15:4 And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites.
大衛又聚集了亞倫的子孫和利未人:

15:5 Of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief and one hundred and twenty of his brothers.
哥轄子孫中有作領袖的烏列和他的親族一百二十人;

15:6 Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and two hundred and twenty of his brothers.
米拉利子孫中有作領袖的亞帥雅和他的親族二百二十人;

15:7 Of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief and one hundred and thirty of his brothers.
革順的子孫中有作領袖的約珥和他的親族一百三十人;

15:8 Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers.
以利撒反的子孫中有作領袖的示瑪雅和他的親族二百人;

15:9 Of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief and eighty of his brothers.
希伯崙子孫中有作領袖的以列和他的親族八十人;

15:10 Of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief and one hundred and twelve of his brothers.
烏薛子孫中有作領袖的亞米拿達和他的親族一百一十二人.

15:11 Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
大衛把撒督和亞比亞他兩位祭司, 以及烏列,亞帥雅,約珥,示瑪雅,以列和亞米拿達幾位利未人, 召了來,

15:12 And he said to them, “You are the heads of the families for the Levites. Sanctify yourselves and your brothers and bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to the place I have established for it.
對他們說: “你們是利未人各家族的首領, 你們和你們的親族都要自潔, 好把以色列的神耶和華的約櫃抬上來, 到我為它預備的地方去.

15:13 Because the first time you did not, and Yahweh our God burst out against us, for we did not care for it according to the law.”
先前沒有你們, 耶和華我們的神就擊打我們, 因為我們沒有按照定例尋求他. ”

15:14 Then the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
於是祭司和利未人自潔, 好把以色列的神耶和華的約櫃抬上來.

15:15 And the sons of the Levites carried the ark of God according to what Moses commanded, according to the word of Yahweh, on their shoulders with the carrying poles upon them.
利未支派的子孫照著耶和華的話, 就是摩西所吩咐的, 用肩和槓來抬神的約櫃.

15:16 Then David ordered the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of song, musical instruments, stringed instruments, and cymbals, raising their voices for joy.
大衛又吩咐利未支派的領袖, 要指派他們的親族負責歌唱, 用琴瑟響鈸各種樂器, 歡歡喜喜高聲歌唱.

15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his brothers, Asaph the son of Berekiah, and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
於是利未人指派了約珥的兒子和他的親族中比利家的兒子亞薩, 以及他們的親族米拉利的子孫中古沙雅的兒子以探.

15:18 and with them their brothers of the second rank, Zechariah the son, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-Edom and Jeiel.
和他們一起的還有作第二班的, 他們的親族: 撒迦利雅,便,雅薛,示米拉末,耶歇,烏尼,以利押,比拿雅,瑪西雅,瑪他提雅,以利斐利戶,彌克尼雅, 以及守門的俄別．以東和耶利.

15:19 Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound bronze cymbals;
歌唱的希幔,亞薩和以探敲打銅鈸, 發出響亮的聲音;

15:20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play on harps according to Alamoth;
撒迦利雅,雅薛,示米拉末,耶歇,烏尼,以利押,瑪西雅和比拿雅敲瑟, 調用女高音;

15:21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to play lyres, directing according to the Sheminith.
瑪他提雅,以利斐利戶,彌克尼雅,俄別．以東,耶利和亞撒西雅彈琴領導, 調用男低音.

15:22 And Kenaniah, chief of the Levites in singing, was to be an instructor in singing because he understood.
利未支派的領袖基拿尼雅專責音樂, 又教人音樂, 因為他精通音樂.

15:23 And Berekiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.
比利家,以利加拿作看守約櫃的人.

15:24 And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Elizezer the priests sounded the trumpets before the ark of God. And Obed-Edom and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the ark.
示巴尼,約沙法,拿坦業,亞瑪賽,撒迦利雅,比拿亞和以利以謝幾位祭司, 在神的約櫃前吹號; 俄別．以東和耶希亞也作看守約櫃的人.

15:25 And it happened that David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
於是大衛和以色列的眾長老, 以及千夫長一起前去, 從俄別．以東的家歡歡喜喜地把耶和華的約櫃抬上來.

15:26 And it happened that when God helped the Levites carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
神幫助了那些抬耶和華約櫃的利未人, 他們就獻上七頭公牛和七隻公綿羊.

15:27 Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen; so also all the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Kenaniah the chief of the singing. And David wore a linen ephod.
大衛和所有抬約櫃的利未人, 以及歌唱的人和歌唱的人的領袖基拿尼雅, 都穿上細麻布的外袍; 大衛另外穿上細麻布的以弗得.

15:28 And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh with shouting, with the sound of a shofar, and with trumpets and cymbals, making loud music with musical instruments and stringed instruments.
這樣, 以色列人歡呼,吹角,吹號,敲鈸,鼓瑟,彈琴, 大聲奏樂, 把耶和華的約櫃抬了上來.

15:29 And when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the city of David, then Michal the daughter of Saul looked down from the window and saw the king, David, leaping and dancing. And she despised him in her heart.
耶和華的約櫃進了大衛城的時候, 掃羅的女兒米甲從窗戶往下觀看, 看見大衛王跳躍嬉笑, 心裡就鄙視他.

I Chronicles - Chapter 16

16:1 And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
他們把神的約櫃抬了進去, 安放在大衛為它所搭的會幕中間, 然後在神面前獻上了燔祭和平安祭.

16:2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.
大衛獻上了燔祭和平安祭以後, 就奉耶和華的名給人民祝福.

16:3 And he distributed to every man of Israel, both men and women, to each person a loaf of bread, a cake of dates, and a cake of raisins.
他又分給以色列眾人, 無論男女, 每人一個餅,一塊肉,一個葡萄餅.

16:4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of Yahweh, to invoke, thank, and praise Yahweh the God of Israel.
大衛派了一部分利未人, 在耶和華的約櫃前事奉,頌揚,稱謝和讚美耶和華以色列的神.

16:5 Asaph was chief, and his second was Zechariah; Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel were on harps and lyres. And Asaph played on the cymbals.
領導的人是亞薩, 其次是撒迦利雅,耶利,示米拉末,耶歇,瑪他提雅,以利押,比拿雅,俄別．以東和耶利, 他們鼓瑟彈琴, 敲打響鈸.

16:6 And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew on the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
比拿雅和雅哈悉兩位祭司在神的約櫃前不住地吹號.

16:7 Then on that day David first appointed to give thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.
那一天, 大衛初次指定亞薩和他的親族, 以詩歌稱謝耶和華, 說:

16:8 Give thanks to Yahweh; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the nations!
“你們要稱謝耶和華, 呼求他的名, 在萬民中宣揚他的作為.

16:9 Sing to him; sing praises to him; tell of his wondrous works!
要向他歌唱, 向他頌揚, 述說他一切奇妙的作為.

16:10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those seeking Yahweh rejoice!
要以他的聖名為榮, 願尋求耶和華的人, 心中喜樂.

16:11 Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his face continually!
要尋求耶和華和他的能力, 常常尋求他的面.

16:12 Remember his wonderful works that he has done, his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
他的僕人以色列的後裔啊, 他所揀選的雅各的子孫啊, 你們要記念他奇妙的作為,他的奇事和他口中的判語.

16:13 O offspring of Israel, his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
他的僕人以色列的後裔啊, 他所揀選的雅各的子孫啊, 你們要記念他奇妙的作為,他的奇事和他口中的判語.

16:14 He is Yahweh our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
他是耶和華我們的神, 他的判語達到全地.

16:15 Remember his covenant forever, the word he commanded for a thousand generations,
你們要記念他的約, 直到永遠; 不可忘記他吩咐的話, 直到千代.

16:16 that he made with Abraham, his sworn oath to Isaac.
就是他與亞伯拉罕所立的約, 他向以撒所起的誓.

16:17 And he confirmed it to Jacob as a statute, an everlasting covenant to Israel,
他把這約向雅各定為律例, 向以色列定為永約,

16:18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the portion of your inheritance.”
說: ‘我必把迦南地賜給你, 作你們的產業的分.

16:19 When you were few in number, little, and sojourners were in it,
那時你們人丁單薄, 數目很少, 又是在那地作寄居的. ’

16:20 when they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
他們從這國走到那國, 從一族走到另一族.

16:21 he did not allow anyone to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on their account,
耶和華不容許任何人欺壓他們, 曾為了他們的緣故責備君王,

16:22 saying, “You must not touch my anointed nor do harm to my prophets!”
說: ‘不可傷害我所膏的人, 不可惡待我的先知. ’

16:23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
全地都要向耶和華歌唱, 天天傳揚他的救恩.

16:24 Proclaim his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among the peoples!
在列國中述說他的榮耀, 在萬民中述說他奇妙的作為.

16:25 For Yahweh is great and greatly praised, and he is feared among all gods.
因為耶和華是偉大的, 當受極大的讚美; 他當受敬畏, 遠在萬神之上.

16:26 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
萬民的偶像算不得甚麼, 唯獨耶和華創造諸天.

16:27 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.
尊榮和威嚴在他面前, 能力和歡樂在他的聖所.

16:28 Ascribe to Yahweh, O clans of the nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
萬族萬民啊, 你們要歸給耶和華, 要把榮耀和能力歸給耶和華.

16:29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of his name! Lift up an offering and come before him! Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness!
要把耶和華的名應得的榮耀歸給他, 拿著禮物到他面前來, 要以聖潔的裝飾敬拜耶和華.

16:30 Tremble before him, all the earth; surely the world shall not be shaken.
全地要在他面前戰慄; 他使世界堅定, 不致搖動.

16:31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, and let them tell the peoples, “Yahweh reigns!”
願天歡喜, 願地歡呼, 願人在萬國中說: ‘耶和華作王了！’

16:32 Let the sea roar and its fullness; let the field rejoice and all that is in it.
願海和充滿海中的都澎湃, 願田和田中的一切都歡欣.

16:33 Then the trees of the forest shall sing for joy before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth.
那時樹木中的樹木, 必在耶和華面前歡呼, 因為他來要審判全地.

16:34 Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; his loyal love is everlasting.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他是良善的, 他的慈愛永遠常存.

16:35 Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
你們要說: ‘拯救我們的神啊, 求你拯救我們, 招聚我們, 從萬國中救我們出來, 好使我們稱謝你的聖名, 以讚美你為誇耀. ’

16:36 Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised Yahweh.
耶和華以色列的神是應當稱頌的, 從永遠直到永遠. ”全體人民都說阿們, 並且讚美耶和華.

16:37 So he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to minister before the ark regularly as each day required,
於是在那裡, 就是耶和華的約櫃前, 大衛留下亞薩和他的親族, 照著每日的本分, 在約櫃前不斷地事奉.

16:38 and he left Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brothers. And Obed-Edom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah were gatekeepers.
又留下俄別．以東和他們的親族六十八人, 以及耶杜頓的兒子俄別．以東和何薩作守門的.

16:39 And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place which was at Gibeon
又留下撒督祭司和他的親族, 都是作祭司的. 在基遍的高地耶和華的帳幕前,

16:40 to offer burnt offerings regularly to Yahweh on the altar of burnt offering, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of Yahweh that he commanded concerning Israel.
每日早晚不住地在燔祭壇上, 把燔祭獻給耶和華, 全是照著耶和華吩咐以色列人的律法書上所寫的.

16:41 And with them were Heman and Jeduthun and the remainder of those chosen, who were designated by name to give thanks to Yahweh, for his loyal love is everlasting.
和他們一起的有希幔,耶杜頓和其餘被選出, 有記名的人, 都稱謝耶和華, 因為他的慈愛永遠常存.

16:42 And Heman and Jeduthun with them had trumpets and cymbals for making music, along with instruments for the song of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
希幔,耶杜頓和他們一起吹號敲鈸, 以及演奏各種樂器, 大聲歌頌神. 耶杜頓的子孫負責守門.

16:43 Then all the people went each to his house, and David turned to bless his household.
於是眾民都回去, 各人回自己的家; 大衛也回去給自己的家人祝福.

I Chronicles - Chapter 17

17:1 And as David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is under tent curtains.”
大衛住在自己宮中的時候, 他對拿單先知說: “看哪, 我住在香柏木做的王宮, 耶和華的約櫃卻在帳幕裡. ”

17:2 And Nathan said to David, “Whatever is in your heart, do, for God is with you.”
拿單對大衛說: “你可以照你的心意去作, 因為神與你同在. ”

17:3 And it happened that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
當夜, 神的話臨到拿單, 說:

17:4 “Go and say to David my servant, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You are not to build a house for me to live in,
“你去對我的僕人大衛說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 你不可建殿給我居住.

17:5 for I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought out Israel unto this day. I have been from tent to tent and from tabernacle to tabernacle.
因為自從我領以色列人上來那天起, 直到今日, 我都未曾住過殿宇, 只是從這帳幕到那帳幕, 從這帳棚到那帳棚.

17:6 In every place I have moved about, did I say one word with the judges of Israel I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, ‘Why have you not built for me a house of cedar?’ ” ’
我和以色列眾人, 無論走到甚麼地方, 從沒有向以色列的一個士師, 就是我所吩咐牧養我的子民的, 說: 你們為甚麼不給我建造香柏木的殿宇呢? ’

17:7 So now, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over my people Israel,
現在你要對我的僕人大衛說: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 我把你從羊圈中選召出來, 使你不再跟隨羊群, 使你作領袖管治我的子民以色列.

17:8 and I have been with you wherever you went and have cut down your enemies from before you and will make a name for you, like the name of the great ones on the earth.
無論你到哪裡去, 我總與你同在; 在你面前消滅你所有的仇敵; 我必使你獲得名聲, 好像世上偉人的名聲一樣.

17:9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place and be in anguish no longer. And wicked men will no longer wear them down as before,
我要為我的子民以色列人選定一個地方, 栽培他們, 使他們住在自己的地方, 不再受攪擾, 也不再像從前被惡徒苦害他們,

17:10 from the day that I commanded judges over my people Israel. And I will subdue your enemies, and I declare to you that Yahweh will build for you a house.
好像我吩咐士師統治我的子民以色列人的日子一樣. 我必制伏你所有的仇敵, 並且我告訴你, 耶和華必為你建立家室.

17:11 And it shall be that when your days are fulfilled to go and sleep with your ancestors, then I will raise up your seed after you, who will be one of your sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
你的壽數滿足, 歸你列祖那裡的時候, 我必興起你的後裔接替你, 他是你的眾子中的一位; 我必堅立他的國.

17:12 He himself will build for me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
他要為我建造殿宇, 我必堅立他的王位, 直到永遠.

17:13 I myself will be a father to him, and he himself will be a son to me. And I will not remove my steadfast love from him as I took it away from whoever was before you.
我要作他的父親, 他要作我的兒子; 我的慈愛必不離開他, 像離開在你以前的那位一樣;

17:14 And I will establish him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
我卻要把他堅立在我的家裡和我的國裡, 直到永遠; 他的王位必永遠堅立. ’”

17:15 According to all these words and according to all this revelation, thus did Nathan speak to David.
拿單就按著這一切話和他所見的一切, 告訴了大衛.

17:16 Then King David went and sat before Yahweh and said, “Who am I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house that you have brought me thus far?
於是大衛王進去, 坐在耶和華面前, 說: “耶和華神啊, 我是甚麼人? 我的家算甚麼, 你竟帶領我到這個地步?

17:17 And this was a small matter in your eyes, O God. And you have spoken concerning the house of your servant for a long time and have shown me future generations to come, O Yahweh God.
神啊, 這在你眼中看為小事, 你對你僕人的家的未來發出應許！耶和華神啊, 你看我好像一個高貴的人.

17:18 What more can David do to you for honoring your servant? Now you know your servant.
你把榮耀加在你僕人身上, 我還有甚麼話可以對你說呢? 你認識你的僕人.

17:19 O Yahweh, for the sake of your servant and according to your heart you have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.
耶和華啊, 為了你僕人的緣故, 也是按著你的心意, 你行了這一切大事, 為要使人知道這一切大事.

17:20 O Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God except you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
耶和華啊, 照著我們耳中所聽見的, 沒有誰能與你相比; 除你以外, 再沒有別的神.

17:21 And who is like your people Israel, the one nation upon earth whom God went to redeem for himself, to establish for you a reputation for great and awesome things, to drive out nations from before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt?
世上有哪一個國能比得上你的子民以色列呢? 神親自把他們救贖出來, 作自己的子民, 又在你從埃及所救贖出來的子民面前驅逐列國, 以大而可畏的事建立自己的名.

17:22 And you made your people Israel an everlasting nation for yourself. And you, O Yahweh, became their God.
你使你的子民以色列永遠作你的子民; 耶和華啊, 你也作了他們的神.

17:23 So now, O Yahweh, let the word that you spoke to your servant and to his house be established forever, that you might do what you have spoken.
耶和華啊, 現在求你永遠堅立你應許你僕人和他的家的話, 照著你所說的實行吧.

17:24 And let your name be established and be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God, and may the house of David your servant be established before you.’
願你的名永遠堅立,尊大, 以致人人都說: ‘萬軍之耶和華以色列的神, 實在是以色列人的神. ’這樣, 你僕人大衛的家就在你面前得到堅立了.

17:25 For you, my God, have informed your servant that you will build a house for him. Therefore, your servant has found courage to pray before you.
我的神啊, 因為你啟示了你的僕人, 要你的僕人為你建造殿宇, 所以你僕人才敢在你面前這樣禱告.

17:26 So now, O Yahweh, you yourself are God, and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.
耶和華啊, 唯有你是神, 你曾應許把這福氣賜給你的僕人;

17:27 And now may you begin to bless the house of your servant to continue forever before you, for you, O Yahweh, have blessed. And it will be blessed forever.”
現在請你賜福你僕人的家, 使它在你面前永遠存留. 耶和華啊, 因為你已經賜福了你僕人的家, 它必永遠蒙福. ”

I Chronicles - Chapter 18

18:1 And it happened that after David struck the Philistines and subdued them, he captured Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
這事以後, 大衛攻打非利士人, 征服了他們, 從非利士人手中奪了迦特和屬於迦特的村莊.

18:2 And he struck Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bearing tribute.
又攻打摩押, 摩押人就歸服大衛, 給他進貢.

18:3 And David struck Hadadezer, king of Zobah-Hamath, as he set up his monument at the Euphrates River.
瑣巴王哈大底謝到幼發拉底河去, 要建立自己的勢力的時候, 大衛就攻打他, 直到哈馬.

18:4 And David captured from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left one hundred of them to remain for chariots.
大衛擄獲了他的戰車一千輛, 馬兵七千人, 步兵二萬名. 大衛把所有戰車的馬的蹄筋都砍斷, 只留下一百輛車的馬.

18:5 And when the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, David struck down twenty-two thousand men of Aram.
大馬士革的亞蘭人來幫助瑣巴王哈大底謝的時候, 大衛就殺了二萬二千名亞蘭人.

18:6 Then David set up garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bearing tribute. And Yahweh delivered David wherever he went.
於是大衛在大馬士革的亞蘭地駐軍, 亞蘭人就臣服大衛, 給他進貢. 大衛無論到甚麼地方去, 耶和華都使他得勝.

18:7 And David took small round shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
大衛奪取了哈大底謝臣僕所拿的金盾牌, 帶回耶路撒冷.

18:8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David captured very much bronze. Solomon made the bronze sea with it along with the columns and objects of bronze.
大衛又從屬於哈大底謝的提巴和均二城中, 奪取了大量的銅; 後來所羅門用這些銅來製造銅海,銅柱和一切銅器.

18:9 And when Tou the king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer the king of Zobah,
哈馬王陀烏聽見大衛擊敗了瑣巴王哈大底謝的全軍,

18:10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask him for peace and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. And he brought with him all the objects of gold, silver, and bronze.
就差派自己的兒子哈多蘭去見大衛王, 給他問安, 祝賀他, 因為他與哈大底謝交戰, 擊敗了哈大底謝. 原來陀烏與哈大底謝常有爭戰. 哈多蘭送來了各樣金,銀,銅製的器皿.

18:11 King David dedicated these also to Yahweh, along with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.
大衛王把這些器皿, 連同從各國奪取的金銀, 就是從以東,摩押,亞捫人,非利士人和亞瑪力人奪取的, 都分別為聖獻給耶和華.

18:12 And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩在鹽谷擊殺了以東人一萬八千名.

18:13 And he put garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David. And Yahweh delivered David wherever he went.
大衛在以東設立駐防營, 所有以東人就都臣服大衛. 大衛無論到甚麼地方去, 耶和華都使他得勝.

18:14 So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness to all his people.
大衛作王統治全以色列, 以公平和正義對待所有的人.

18:15 And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.
洗魯雅的兒子約押作軍隊的元帥, 亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官,

18:16 And Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary.
亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒作祭司長, 沙威沙作書記;

18:17 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David were chief officials under the hand of the king.
耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統管基利提人和比利提人; 大衛的眾子都在王的左右作領袖.

I Chronicles - Chapter 19

19:1 And it happened that after this Nahash the king of the Ammonites died, and his son reigned in his place.
後來, 亞捫人的王拿轄死了, 他的兒子接續他作王.

19:2 And David said, “I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David came to the land of the Ammonites, to Hanun, to comfort him.
大衛說: “我要恩待拿轄的兒子哈嫩, 因為他的父親曾恩待我. ”於是大衛差派使者去為了他喪父的事安慰他. 大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人境內, 去見哈嫩要安慰他.

19:3 But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Do you think because David sent comforters to you that David honors your father? Is it not for the purpose of exploring so as to overthrow and spy out the land that his servants have come to you?”
但亞捫人的眾領袖對哈嫩說: “大衛差派這些慰問的人到你這裡來, 你以為他是尊敬你父親嗎? 他的臣僕來見你, 不是為了窺探,傾覆,偵察這地嗎? ”

19:4 So Hanun took the servants of David and shaved them and cut off their garments at the middle, up to the buttocks, and sent them away.
於是, 哈嫩拿住大衛的臣僕, 剃去他們的鬍鬚, 又把他們的衣服, 從臀部以下割去半截, 然後才放他們走.

19:5 And they went and told David concerning the men, and he inquired of them, for the men were very disgraced. And the king said, “Dwell in Jericho until your beards grow out; then return.”
有人去把這些人遭遇的事告訴大衛, 他就派人去迎接他們; 因為他們非常羞恥, 王就說: “你們可以住在耶利哥, 等到你們的鬍鬚長長了才回來. ”

19:6 And when the Ammonites saw that they made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent one thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves horses and chariots from Aram-Naharaim, Aram-Maacah, and Zobah.
亞捫人看見自己與大衛結了仇恨, 哈嫩和亞捫人就派人用三萬公斤銀子, 從米所波大米,亞蘭瑪迦和瑣巴去雇戰車和馬兵.

19:7 And they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah and his people, and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the Ammonites were gathered from their cities and came to the battle.
他們雇了三萬二千輛戰車, 以及瑪迦王和他的軍隊; 他們都來在米底巴前面安營. 亞捫人也從他們的各城聚集起來, 出來作戰.

19:8 And when David heard, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.
大衛聽見了, 就差派約押和全體勇士出去.

19:9 And the Ammonites went out and took up positions for battle at the entrance of the city. And the kings who had come were alone in the field.
亞捫人出來, 在城門前擺陣; 前來助陣的列王, 也在田野擺陣.

19:10 When Joab saw that there was a battle line against him at the front and the back, he chose from among the chosen men in Israel and arranged them to meet Aram.
約押看見自己前後受敵, 就從以色列所有的精兵中, 挑選一部分出來, 使他們擺陣去迎戰亞蘭人,

19:11 And the remainder of the people he put in the hand of Abishai his brother, and they were arranged to meet the Ammonites.
他把其餘的人交在他兄弟亞比篩手下, 使他們擺陣去迎戰亞捫人.

19:12 And he said, “If Aram is too strong for me, then you must be a help to me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will help you.
約押對亞比篩說: “如果亞蘭人比我強, 你就來幫助我; 如果亞捫人比你強, 我就去幫助你.

19:13 Be strong! Let us strengthen ourselves on behalf of our people and on behalf of the cities of our God. And may Yahweh do what is good in his eyes.”
你當剛強; 為了我們的人民和我們神的眾城鎮, 我們要剛強; 願耶和華成全他看為美的行事. ”

19:14 And Joab and the people who were with him drew near before Aram for battle, and they fled before him.
於是約押和他的軍隊前進, 預備作戰攻打亞蘭人; 亞蘭人卻在約押面前逃跑了.

19:15 And when the Ammonites saw that Aram had fled, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and they came to the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
亞捫人看見亞蘭人逃跑, 他們也在約押的兄弟亞比篩面前逃跑, 退回城裡. 約押就回耶路撒冷去了.

19:16 And when Aram saw that they were defeated before Israel, they sent messengers and brought out Aram, who was from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer before them.
亞蘭人看見自己在以色列人面前被打敗, 就差派使者去把大河那邊的亞蘭人調過來, 有哈大底謝的元帥朔法率領他們.

19:17 And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. And he came to them and was arrayed against them. Then David was arrayed to meet Aram in battle, and they fought with him.
大衛得到報告, 就招聚以色列眾人, 渡過約旦河, 來到亞蘭人那裡, 向他們擺陣. 大衛擺好陣迎戰亞蘭人, 亞蘭人就與他交戰.

19:18 And Aram fled before Israel. And David killed from Aram the men of seven thousand chariots and forty thousand foot soldiers, and he put to death Shophach the commander of the army.
亞蘭人在以色列人面前逃跑; 大衛殺了亞蘭人七千輛戰車上的軍兵和四萬步兵. 又殺了亞蘭人的元帥朔法.

19:19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with David and became servants to him. So Aram was no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
哈大底謝的臣僕看見自己在以色列人面前被打敗了, 就與大衛議和, 臣服了他; 於是亞蘭人不敢再幫助亞捫人.

I Chronicles - Chapter 20

20:1 And it happened that in the spring time of year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led the troops of the army and destroyed the land of the Ammonites. And he came and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it.
過了年, 在列王出征的時候, 約押帶領軍兵, 毀壞了亞捫人的地方, 然後去圍困拉巴. 那時大衛住在耶路撒冷. 約押攻打拉巴, 把城摧毀.

20:2 And David took the crown of their king from his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold. And in it was a precious stone. Then it was placed upon the head of David. And he brought out the booty of the city, a large amount.
大衛從米勒公神像的頭上取下金冠, 發現金子淨重三十公斤, 又有一塊寶石嵌在上面; 有人把這冠冕戴在大衛的頭上; 大衛從城裡奪走了大批戰利品.

20:3 And the people who were in it he brought out, and he set them to work with saws and iron implements and axes. Thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David returned, and all the nation went with him.
又把城裡的眾民拉出來, 要他們用鋸子,鐵鏟和斧子作工; 大衛待亞捫各城的人都是這樣. 後來大衛和眾民都回耶路撒冷去了.

20:4 And after this there arose a war in Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim. And they were subdued.
這事以後, 以色列人在基色與非利士人交戰; 那時戶沙人西比該擊殺了巨人的一個兒子細派, 非利士人就被制伏了.

20:5 And again there was war with the Philistines. And Elhanan son of Jair struck down Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
後來, 以色列人與非利士人再次交戰, 睚珥的兒子伊勒哈難, 擊殺了迦特人歌利亞的兄弟拉哈米; 這人的槍桿好像織布機軸一樣.

20:6 And again there was war in Gath. And there was a very tall man there, and he had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all. He himself was also a descendant of the Rephaim.
後來, 在迦特又有戰事; 那裡有一個身材高大的人, 手腳各有六指, 共有二十四根指頭; 他也是巨人的兒子.

20:7 And he taunted Israel, but Jehonathan son of Shimea, brother of David, struck him down.
這人侮辱以色列人, 大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子約拿單就把他擊殺了.

20:8 These were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
這些人是迦特巨人的兒子, 都死在大衛和他僕人的手下.

I Chronicles - Chapter 21

21:1 Then Satan stood against Israel and urged David to count Israel.
撒但起來攻擊以色列人, 引誘大衛去數點以色列人的數目.

21:2 So David said to Joab and to the commanders of the nation, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan and bring a report to me that I might know their number.”
於是大衛對約押和民眾的領袖說: “你們去數點以色列人, 從別是巴直到但, 然後回來見我, 讓我知道他們的數目. ”

21:3 But Joab said, “May Yahweh add to the people a hundred times what they are! Are they not, O my lord the king, all of them the king’s servants? Why does my lord seek this? Why would he bring guilt to Israel?”
約押說: “願耶和華使他的子民比現在增加百倍. 我主我王啊, 他們不都是我主的僕人嗎? 我主為甚麼要作這事呢? 為甚麼使以色列人陷在罪裡呢? ”

21:4 But the word of the king prevailed over Joab. Then he went about through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.
但王堅持他的命令, 約押不敢違抗; 約押就出去, 走遍以色列各地, 然後回到耶路撒冷.

21:5 And Joab gave the number of the enrollment of the people to David. And it happened that all Israel was one million one hundred thousand men drawing a sword, and in Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men drawing a sword.
約押把數點人民的數目呈報大衛: 全以色列能拿刀的人, 共有一百一十萬; 猶大能拿刀的人, 共有四十七萬.

21:6 But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the word of the king was repulsive to Joab.
唯有利未人和便雅憫人, 他沒有數點在內, 因為約押厭惡王這個命令.

21:7 But this word was displeasing in the eyes of God, and he struck Israel.
神不喜悅這事, 所以他擊打以色列人.

21:8 Then David said to God, “I have sinned severely in that I have done this thing. But now, please forgive the sin of your servant, for I have been very foolish.”
大衛對神說: “我犯了重罪, 因為我行了這事; 現在求你除去你僕人的罪孽, 因我作了十分愚昧的事. ”

21:9 Then Yahweh spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying,
耶和華告訴大衛的先見迦得, 說:

21:10 “Go, you must speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Three choices I offer to you. Choose one of them for yourself that I will do to you.” ’ ”
“你去告訴大衛, 說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 我給你提出三件事, 你可以選擇一件, 我好向你施行. ’”

21:11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Choose for yourself:
於是迦得來見大衛, 對他說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你可以選擇:

21:12 whether three years of famine or three months of devastation by your enemies while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or three days of the sword of Yahweh, with disease in the land and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the territory in Israel.’ So now, see what word I should return to my sender.”
或是三年的饑荒; 或是在你敵人面前逃亡, 被你仇敵的刀劍追殺三個月; 或是耶和華的刀攻擊三天, 就是在國中發生瘟疫三日, 耶和華的使者在以色列的四境施行毀滅. ’現在你考慮一下, 我該用甚麼話回覆那差派我來的. ”

21:13 Then David said to Gad, “I am very troubled. Let me into the hand of Yahweh, for his compassion is very great, but do not let me fall into the hand of a man.”
大衛對迦得說: “我十分作難, 我情願落在耶和華的手裡, 因為他有極豐盛的憐憫, 我不願落在人的手裡. ”

21:14 So Yahweh sent a pestilence through Israel, and seventy thousand men from Israel fell.
於是耶和華使瘟疫降在以色列人身上; 以色列人死了七萬人.

21:15 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it, and as he was about to destroy it, Yahweh saw and was grieved on account of the calamity. Then he said to the angel, the destroyer, “It is enough; slacken your hand.” And the angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
神差派一位使者到耶路撒冷去, 要毀滅那城; 正要施行毀滅的時候, 耶和華看見了, 就後悔所要降的這災, 於是對施行毀滅的天使說: “夠了！住手吧！”那時, 耶和華的使者正站在耶布斯人阿珥楠的禾場附近.

21:16 And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
大衛舉目看見耶和華的使者站在天地中間, 手裡拿著出了鞘的刀, 指向耶路撒冷. 大衛和眾長老都穿上麻布, 臉伏於地.

21:17 Then David said to God, “Was it not I who gave a command to count the people? Now I am he who has sinned, and I have certainly done wickedness, but these sheep, what have they done? O Yahweh, my God, please let your hand be against me and against the house of my father, but against your people, let there be no plague.”
大衛對神說: “吩咐統計這人民的不是我嗎? 是我犯了罪, 行了這大惡; 但這羊群作了甚麼呢? 耶和華我的神啊, 願你的手攻擊我和我的家族, 不可把瘟疫降在你子民的身上. ”

21:18 Now the angel of Yahweh had spoken to Gad to say to David that David should go up and erect an altar for Yahweh.
耶和華的使者吩咐迦得去告訴大衛, 叫他上去, 在耶布斯人阿珥楠的禾場上, 為耶和華築一座祭壇.

21:19 So David went up at the word of Gad that he had spoken in the name of Yahweh.
大衛就照著迦得奉耶和華的名所說的話上去了.

21:20 Now Ornan was threshing wheat, and Ornan turned and saw the angel, and his four sons with him hid themselves.
那時阿珥楠正在打麥子; 阿珥楠轉過身來看見了天使, 就和他的四個兒子一起躲藏起來.

21:21 Then David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David. And he went out from the threshing floor, and they bowed down to David, faces to the ground.
大衛來到阿珥楠那裡, 阿珥楠看見大衛, 就從禾場上出來, 臉伏於地, 向大衛下拜.

21:22 Then David said to Ornan, “Please give me the place, the threshing floor, that I might build an altar on it to Yahweh; at full price please give it to me, that the plague against the people might be stopped.”
大衛對阿珥楠說: “請把這塊禾場的地讓給我, 我要在這裡為耶和華築一座祭壇, 請你算足價銀讓給我, 使民間的瘟疫可以止息. ”

21:23 And Ornan said to David, “Take it to yourself; let my lord the king do what is good in his eyes. See, I give the cattle for the burnt offerings and threshing sledges for the wood and wheat for the grain offering—I give it all.”
阿珥楠對大衛說: “只管拿去吧, 我主我王看怎樣好就怎樣行吧; 你看, 我把牛給你作燔祭, 把打禾的用具當柴燒, 拿麥子作素祭; 這一切我都送給你. ”

21:24 But King David said to Ornan, “No, for I will certainly buy it at full value; indeed, I will not take what is yours for Yahweh and offer burnt offerings for nothing.”
大衛王對阿珥楠說: “不, 我必照足價銀向你買; 我不能拿你的東西獻給耶和華, 也不能把沒有付代價的東西獻上作燔祭. ”

21:25 So David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.
於是大衛稱了六千八百四十克金子給阿珥楠, 買了那塊地.

21:26 Then David built an altar there to Yahweh, and he offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and he called to Yahweh. And he answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering.
大衛在那裡為耶和華築了一座祭壇, 獻上燔祭和平安祭; 他呼求耶和華, 耶和華就應允他, 從天上降火在燔祭壇上.

21:27 Then Yahweh commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.
耶和華吩咐使者, 他就收刀入鞘.

21:28 At that time, when David saw that Yahweh answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.
那時, 大衛見耶和華在耶布斯人阿珥楠的禾場上應允了他, 就在那裡獻祭.

21:29 Now the tabernacle of Yahweh that Moses had made in the desert and the altar of burnt offering were at that time at the high place of Gibeon.
摩西在曠野所做耶和華的帳幕和燔祭壇, 那時都在基遍的高地,

21:30 But David was not able to go before it to seek God, for he was afraid on account of the sword of the angel of Yahweh.
只是大衛不敢上去求問神, 因為懼怕耶和華使者的刀. [ (I Chronicles 21:31) 於是大衛說: “這就是耶和華神的殿, 這就是給以色列人獻燔祭的壇. ” ]

I Chronicles - Chapter 22

22:1 Then David said, “This will be the house of Yahweh God, and this altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
大衛吩咐人召集住在以色列地的外族人, 又派石匠開鑿石頭, 要建造神的殿.

22:2 And David commanded to assemble the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel and appointed stone craftsmen to cut dressed stones to build the house of God.
大衛預備了大量的鐵, 做門扇上的釘子和鉤子; 又預備了大量的銅, 多得無法可稱;

22:3 And David provided much iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the seams, and abundant copper that could not be weighed,
又預備了無數的香柏木, 因為西頓人和推羅人給大衛運來了很多香柏木.

22:4 and cedar timbers without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought abundant cedars to David.
大衛心裡說: “我的兒子所羅門年幼識淺, 要為耶和華建造的殿宇, 必須宏偉輝煌, 名聲榮耀傳遍各地, 因此我必須為這殿預備材料. ”於是大衛在未死以前, 預備了很多材料.

22:5 Then David said, “Solomon my son is a boy and inexperienced, and the house built for Yahweh must be exceedingly great in fame and splendor throughout every land. I will make preparations for him.” So David provided abundant materials before he died.
大衛把他的兒子所羅門召了來, 吩咐他要為耶和華以色列的神建造殿宇.

22:6 Then he called to Solomon his son and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.
大衛對所羅門說: “我兒啊, 我心裡原想為耶和華我的神建造殿宇,

22:7 And David said to Solomon his son, “I myself had in my heart to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God,
只是耶和華的話臨到我說: ‘你流了許多人的血, 打了很多大仗; 你不可為我的名建造殿宇, 因為你在我面前流了許多人的血在地上.

22:8 but it happened that the word of Yahweh came over me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made much war; you shall not build a house for my name because you have shed much blood upon the ground before me.
看哪, 你必生一個兒子; 他是個和平的人, 我必使他得享太平, 不被四圍所有的仇敵騷擾; 他的名字要叫所羅門, 他在位的日子, 我必把太平和安寧賜給以色列人.

22:9 Behold, a son shall be born to you; he himself will be a man of rest, and I will give rest to him from all his enemies all around, for his name will be Solomon, and peace and quietness I will give to Israel in his days.
他要為我的名建造殿宇; 他要作我的兒子, 我要作他的父親; 我必堅立他的國位, 永遠統治以色列. ’

22:10 He himself will build a house for my name, and he himself will be to me a son, and I will be to him as a father, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
我兒啊, 現在願耶和華與你同在, 使你亨通, 照著他應許你, 建造耶和華你的神的殿宇.

22:11 Now, my son, Yahweh will be with you, that you may succeed and build the house of Yahweh your God as he has spoken concerning you.
深願耶和華賜你聰明和智慧, 使你治理以色列的時候, 謹守耶和華你的神的律法.

22:12 Only may Yahweh give to you understanding and insight that he might give you charge over Israel and the keeping of the law of Yahweh your God.
如果你謹守遵行耶和華吩咐摩西向以色列人頒布的律例和典章, 這樣你就必亨通. 你要堅強勇敢, 不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶.

22:13 Then you will prosper if you take care to do the statutes and judgments which Yahweh commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and be courageous; fear not and do not be dismayed.
看哪, 我辛辛苦苦為耶和華的殿預備了金子三千四百公噸, 銀子三萬四千公噸, 銅和鐵多得無法可稱; 我又預備了木材和石頭; 你還可以增添.

22:14 Now see, with great effort I have made provision for the house of Yahweh: 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron that cannot be weighed, for there is an abundance. Also timber and stone I have provided, but to these you should add.
此外, 你也有很多匠人: 鑿石的人,石匠,木匠和能作各樣工作的巧手工人,

22:15 And with you there is an abundance of craftsmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and everyone skilled in every kind of craftsmanship
以及金匠,銀匠,銅匠,鐵匠, 多得無法可數; 你當起來作工, 願耶和華與你同在！”

22:16 with gold, silver, bronze, and iron without number. Arise and work! Yahweh will be with you!”
大衛又吩咐以色列的眾領袖幫助他的兒子所羅門, 說:

22:17 And David commanded all the commanders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
“耶和華你們的神不是與你們同在嗎? 不是使你們四境都安寧嗎? 因為他已經把這地的居民交在我手中; 這地在耶和華和他的子民面前被治服了.

22:18 “Is not Yahweh your God with you? And has he not given you rest all around? For he has put in my hand the inhabitants of the land, and the land is subdued before Yahweh and before his people.
現在你們要立定心意, 尋求耶和華你們的神; 你們當起來, 建造耶和華神的聖所, 好把耶和華的約櫃和神的神聖器皿, 都搬進為耶和華的名所建造的殿宇中. ”

22:19 Now set your heart and mind to seek Yahweh your Go, and arise and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, that the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the holy vessels of God might be brought into the house built for the name of Yahweh.
現在你們要立定心意, 尋求耶和華你們的神; 你們當起來, 建造耶和華神的聖所, 好把耶和華的約櫃和神的神聖器皿, 都搬進為耶和華的名所建造的殿宇中. ”

I Chronicles - Chapter 23

23:1 Now David was old and full of days. And he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
大衛年老, 壽數將盡的時候, 就立他的兒子所羅門作王統治以色列.

23:2 And he assembled all the commanders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
大衛召集了以色列的眾領袖,祭司和利未人.

23:3 And the Levites thirty years old and above were counted, and their number according to their head count for the men was thirty-eight thousand.
利未人自三十歲以上的都被數點; 按統計, 他們男丁的數目, 共有三萬八千人.

23:4 Of these, David said, “Twenty-four thousand are to direct the work of the house of Yahweh, along with six thousand judges and officials,
其中有二萬四千人, 監管耶和華殿宇的工作; 有六千人作官長和審判官;

23:5 four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand offering praise with the instruments that I have made for praise.”
有四千人作守門的, 又有四千人用大衛所做(“大衛所做”原文作“我做”)的樂器讚美耶和華.

23:6 And David organized them in divisions according to the sons of Levi: to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
大衛把利未的兒子革順,哥轄和米拉利的子孫, 分成班次.

23:7 For the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
革順的子孫有拉但和示每.

23:8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief and Zetham and Joel, three.
拉但的兒子是: 長子耶歇, 還有西坦和約珥, 共三人.

23:9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
示每的兒子有示羅密,哈薛和哈蘭, 共三人. 以上這些人是拉但家族的首領.

23:10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah; these four were the sons of Shimei.
示每的兒子是雅哈,細拿,耶烏施和比利亞; 這四人都是示每的兒子.

23:11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons. They were enrolled as one for the house of a father.
雅哈是長子, 細撒是次子; 耶烏施和比利亞的子孫不多, 所以合為一個家族, 同歸一個班次.

23:12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
哥轄的兒子是暗蘭,以斯哈,希伯倫和烏薛, 共四人.

23:13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things. He and his sons were to burn offerings forever before Yahweh to serve him and to bless in his name forever.
暗蘭的兒子是亞倫和摩西. 亞倫和他的子孫永遠被分別出來, 獻上至聖之物; 在耶和華面前燒香, 服事他, 奉他的名祝福, 直到永遠.

23:14 But Moses the man of God and his sons were reckoned among the tribe of Levi.
至於神人摩西, 他的子孫記在利未支派的冊上.

23:15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
摩西的兒子是革舜和以利以謝.

23:16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
革舜的長子是細布業.

23:17 And the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah, the head. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
以利以謝的兒子是利哈比雅; 以利以謝沒有別的兒子, 利哈比雅卻有很多兒子.

23:18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
以斯哈的長子是示羅密.

23:19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
希伯倫的兒子是: 長子耶利雅,次子亞瑪利亞,三子雅哈悉,四子耶加面.

23:20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
烏薛的兒子是: 長子米迦,次子耶西雅.

23:21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
米拉利的兒子是抹利和母示; 抹利的兒子是以利亞撒和基士.

23:22 And Eleazar died, and he did not have sons, but only daughters. And the sons of Kish, their relatives, married them.
以利亞撒死了, 沒有兒子, 只有女兒; 基士的兒子們, 就是他們的親族, 娶了她們為妻.

23:23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
母示的兒子是末力,以得和耶利摩, 共三人.

23:24 These were the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers, the heads of the families, according to their enrollment, by the number of the names, according to their head count, who were to do the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and above.
以上這些是利未的子孫, 按著他們的家族, 各家的首領, 照著男丁的名字被數點, 二十歲以上的, 都是辦理耶和華殿的事務的.

23:25 For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
因為大衛曾說: “耶和華以色列的神已經使他的子民得享安寧, 他自己永遠住在耶路撒冷.

23:26 And also, the Levites do not need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”
利未人不必再抬帳幕和其中所使用的一切器皿了. ”

23:27 For by the last words of David, they are the number of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and above.
按著大衛臨終所吩咐的話, 利未人從二十歲以上的都被數點了.

23:28 For their station was to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, over the courtyards, over the chambers, and over the cleansing of all the sanctified objects, and with the work of the service of the house of God,
他們的職任是協助亞倫的子孫, 辦理耶和華殿的事務, 管理院子,廂房和潔淨一切聖物, 以及辦理神殿的事務;

23:29 and with the rows of bread, the flour, the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and for all the amounts and measurements.
又管理陳設餅,素祭細麵, 或無酵薄餅, 或是煎盤烤的, 或是用油調和的, 以及管理各種量度的器具.

23:30 And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising Yahweh, and likewise in the evening,
每天早晨要侍立稱謝和讚美耶和華, 每天晚上也要這樣;

23:31 and for every burnt offering offered to Yahweh, on Sabbaths, on new moon festivals, and at the appointed feasts, according to the customary number required of them, regularly before Yahweh.
又要在安息日, 每月初一日和指定的節日, 按著數目照著規例, 把燔祭不住地獻在耶和華面前.

23:32 And they shall keep the responsibility of the tent of assembly, the responsibility of the sanctified objects, and the responsibility of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, to serve the house of Yahweh.
他們要看守會幕和聖所, 以及看管他們在耶和華殿裡辦事的親族, 亞倫的子孫.

I Chronicles - Chapter 24

24:1 And as for the sons of Aaron, these were their divisions. The sons of Aaron were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
亞倫子孫的班次如下: 亞倫的兒子是拿答,亞比戶,以利亞撒和以他瑪.

24:2 And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
拿答和亞比戶比他們的父親早死, 又沒有兒子; 所以以利亞撒和以他瑪作了祭司.

24:3 And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their appointments for their service.
大衛和以利亞撒的子孫撒督, 以及以他瑪的子孫亞希米勒, 把他們的親族分開班次, 按著他們的職責服事.

24:4 And more sons of Eleazar were found as heads of the men than the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them to the sons of Eleazar to be sixteen heads over the house of the fathers, and to the sons of Ithamar over the house of the fathers were eight heads.
後來發現以利亞撒的子孫, 比以他瑪的子孫更多作首領的, 就把他們分開班次; 以利亞撒子孫中作首領的, 按著他們的家族有十六人; 以他瑪子孫中作首領的, 按著他們的家族有八人.

24:5 They divided them by lot all alike, for they were commanders of the sanctuary and commanders of God from among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
以抽籤的方式平均地把他們分開, 因為在以利亞撒的子孫中和以他瑪的子孫中都有人在聖所作領袖, 以及在神面前作領袖.

24:6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them before the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites, one father’s house drawn by Lot for Eleazar and one drawn by lot for Ithamar.
作書記的利未人拿坦業的兒子示瑪雅, 在君王,領袖,撒督祭司,亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒, 以及眾祭司家族和利未家族的首領面前, 把他們的名字記錄下來. 在以利亞撒的子孫中, 有一家族被選取了; 在以他瑪的子孫中, 也有一家族被選取了.

24:7 And the first lot went out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
第一籤抽出來的是耶何雅立, 第二籤是耶大雅,

24:8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
第三籤是哈琳, 第四籤是梭琳,

24:9 the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
第五籤是瑪基雅, 第六籤是米雅民,

24:10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
第七籤是哈歌斯, 第八籤是亞比雅,

24:11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shekaniah,
第九籤是耶書亞, 第十籤是示迦尼,

24:12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
第十一籤是以利亞實, 第十二籤是雅金,

24:13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
第十三籤是胡巴, 第十四籤是耶是比押,

24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
第十五籤是璧迦, 第十六籤是音麥,

24:15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Ha-Pizzez,
第十七籤是希悉, 第十八籤是哈闢悉,

24:16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Ezekiel,
第十九籤是毗他希雅, 第二十籤是以西結,

24:17 the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
第二十一籤是雅斤, 第二十二籤是迦末,

24:18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
第二十三籤是第來雅, 第二十四籤是瑪西亞.

24:19 These were their appointments for their service to come into the house of Yahweh according to their custom by the hand of Aaron their father, as Yahweh the God of Israel had commanded him.
這就是他們的班次, 是照著耶和華以色列的神藉著他們的祖宗亞倫所吩咐的條例, 進入耶和華的殿, 辦理事務.

24:20 And as for the remainder of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
利未還有其他子孫: 暗蘭的子孫中有書巴業; 書巴業的子孫中有耶希底亞.

24:21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
至於利哈比雅: 利哈比雅的眾子中, 長子是伊示雅.

24:22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons Shelomoth, Jahath.
以斯哈的眾子中有示羅摩; 示羅摩的眾子中有雅哈.

24:23 Of the sons of Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
希伯倫的兒子是: 長子耶利雅,次子亞瑪利亞,三子雅哈悉,四子耶加面.

24:24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; the sons of Micah, Shamur.
烏薛的眾子中有米迦; 米迦的眾子中有沙密.

24:25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
米迦的兄弟是耶西雅; 耶西雅的眾子中有撒迦利雅.

24:26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.
米拉利的兒子是抹利,母示,雅西雅; 雅西雅的兒子是比挪.

24:27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, his son, Shoham, Zakkur, and Ibri.
米拉利的眾子中有雅西雅的兒子比挪,朔含,撒刻和伊比利.

24:28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
抹利的兒子是以利亞撒; 以利亞撒沒有兒子.

24:29 Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.
至於基士: 基士的眾子中有耶拉篾.

24:30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
母示的兒子是末力,以得和耶利摩; 以上這些都是利未的子孫, 按著他們的家族記錄.

24:31 And lots were also cast for these, just as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families for the priests and for the Levites the fathers, on the principle of the chief and younger brother alike.
他們在大衛王,撒督,亞希米勒, 以及祭司和利未人的家族首領面前也抽了籤, 好像他們的親族亞倫的子孫一樣; 各家族首領和他們年幼的兄弟都一樣抽了籤.

I Chronicles - Chapter 25

25:1 And David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with stringed instruments, with harps, and with cymbals. And their inventory of the men of the work and for their duty was:
大衛和軍隊的領袖, 也給亞薩,希幔和耶杜頓的子孫分派了任務, 叫他們用琴瑟響鈸說預言. 他們任職的人數如下:

25:2 for the sons of Asaph: Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied under the hands of the king.
亞薩的兒子有撒刻,約瑟,尼探雅和亞薩利拉; 亞薩的兒子都歸亞薩指揮, 遵照王的旨意說預言.

25:3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Heshabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the stringed instrument with thanksgiving and praise to Yahweh.
至於耶杜頓, 他的兒子有基大利,西利,耶篩亞,示每,哈沙比雅和瑪他提雅, 共六人, 都歸他們的父親耶杜頓指揮. 耶杜頓用琴說預言, 稱謝和讚美耶和華.

25:4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
至於希幔, 他的兒子有布基雅,瑪探雅,烏薛,細布業,耶利摩,哈拿尼雅,哈拿尼,以利亞他,基大利提,羅幔提．以謝,約施比加沙,瑪羅提,何提和瑪哈秀.

25:5 All these were sons to Heman, the seer of the king, according to the words of God to raise a horn. And God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
這些人都是希幔的兒子; 希幔是王的先見, 照著神的話高舉他(“高舉他”原文作“高舉角”). 神賜給希幔十四個兒子, 三個女兒.

25:6 All these were under the direction of their father in the music of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
這些人都歸他們的父親指揮, 在耶和華的殿裡歌頌, 用響鈸和琴瑟在神的殿事奉. 亞薩,耶杜頓和希幔都是由王指揮的.

25:7 And their number, along with their brothers, trained singers, all the skilled people for Yahweh, were two hundred and eighty-eight.
他們和他們的親族, 在歌頌耶和華的事上受過特別訓練, 精於歌唱的, 人數共有二百八十八人.

25:8 And they cast lots for responsibilities on the principle of small and great alike, teacher with student.
這些人, 無論大小, 不分師生, 都一同抽籤分班次.

25:9 And the first lot for Asaph went out to Joseph; the second to Gedaliahu; he and his brothers and his twelve sons.
第一籤抽出來的是亞薩的兒子約瑟; 第二籤是基大利, 他和他的兄弟,兒子, 共十二人;

25:10 The third, Zakkur, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第三籤是撒刻, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第四籤是伊洗利, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:12 the fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第五籤是尼探雅, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:13 the sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第六籤是布基雅, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:14 the seventh, Jesarelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第七籤是耶撒利拉, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:15 the eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第八籤是耶篩亞, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:16 the ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第九籤是瑪探雅, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:17 the tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十籤是示每, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:18 eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十一籤是亞薩烈, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十二籤是哈沙比雅, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:20 to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十三籤是書巴業, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:21 to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十四籤是瑪他提雅, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:22 to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十五籤是耶利摩, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:23 to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十六籤是哈拿尼雅, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:24 to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十七籤是約施比加沙, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:25 to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十八籤是哈拿尼, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:26 to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第十九籤是瑪羅提, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:27 to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第二十籤是以利亞他, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:28 to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第二十一籤是何提, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:29 to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第二十二籤是基大利提, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:30 to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
第二十三籤是瑪哈秀, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人;

25:31 to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.
第二十四籤是羅幔提．以謝, 他和他的兒子,兄弟, 共十二人.

I Chronicles - Chapter 26

26:1 As for the working groups of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph.
守門的人的班次如下: 可拉家族, 亞薩的子孫中, 有可利的兒子米施利米雅.

26:2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
米施利米雅有幾個兒子: 長子是撒迦利雅,次子是耶疊,三子是西巴弟雅,四子是耶提聶,

26:3 Elam the fifth, Jehohana the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
五子是以攔,六子是約哈難,七子是以利約乃.

26:4 And Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
俄別．以東有幾個兒子: 長子是示瑪雅,次子是約薩拔,三子是約亞, 四子是沙甲,五子是拿坦業,

26:5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.
六子是亞米利,七子是以薩迦,八子是毗烏利太; 神實在賜福給俄別．以東.

26:6 And to Shemaiah his son were sons born who were rulers in the house of their father, for they were mighty warriors of ability.
他的兒子示瑪雅也生了幾個兒子, 都是管治他們的家族的, 因為他們都是英勇的戰士.

26:7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were sons of ability, Elihu and Semakiah.
示瑪雅的兒子是俄得尼,利法益,俄備得和以利薩巴. 以利薩巴的兄弟以利戶和西瑪迦都是勇士.

26:8 All these from the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons, and their brothers were men of ability with strength for service; sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
這些人都是俄別．以東的子孫, 他們和他們的兒子,兄弟, 都是有能力辦事的人. 俄別．以東的子孫, 共有六十二人.

26:9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, sons of ability, eighteen.
米施利米雅有兒子和兄弟, 都是勇士, 共十八人.

26:10 And Hosah, from the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (though he was not firstborn, his father appointed him as chief),
米拉利的子孫何薩有幾個兒子, 長子是申利(申利原不是長子, 是他父親立他作長子的),

26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.
次子是希勒家,三子是底巴利雅,四子是撒迦利亞. 何薩所有的兒子和兄弟共十三人.

26:12 These working groups of gatekeepers, corresponding to the chief men, had responsibilities like their brothers to serve in the house of Yahweh.
以上這些都是守門人的班次; 無論是首領或是他們的親族, 都在耶和華的殿裡按班供職.

26:13 And they cast lots, small and great alike, by their fathers’ houses, for their gates.
他們無論大小, 都按著他們的家族抽籤, 看守各門.

26:14 And the lot fell to the east to Shelemiah. As for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots. And his lot came out for the north.
抽出守東門的籤的是示利米雅. 他的兒子撒迦利亞是個聰明的謀士, 他們為他抽出了守北面的籤.

26:15 To Obed-Edom went out the south, and to his sons, the storehouses.
俄別．以東守南門; 他的兒子守庫房.

26:16 For Shuppim and Hosah it went out for the west, at the gate of Shalleketh, on the road that goes up, guard for guard.
書聘和何薩守西門, 以及在斜路上的沙利基門; 守衛的人相對而立.

26:17 To the east, six Levites; to the north, four daily; to the south, four daily; and at the storerooms, two by two.
守東門的有六個利未人, 守北門的每日有四人, 守南門的每日有四人, 守庫房的兩人一組.

26:18 For the court to the west, four at the road, two at the court.
在西面的前廊有四人在大路上, 在前廊那裡有兩個人.

26:19 These were the working groups of the gatekeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari.
以上這些人是可拉子孫和米拉利子孫守門的人的班次.

26:20 And of the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the sanctified objects.
他們其他的利未親族, 就管理神殿裡的庫房和聖物的庫房.

26:21 The sons of Ladan: the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
革順家族拉但的子孫中作首領的, 有革順家族拉但的子孫耶希伊利.

26:22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh.
耶希伊利的兒子西坦和他的兄弟約珥, 掌管耶和華殿裡的庫房.

26:23 Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Ozzielites:
至於暗蘭家族,以斯哈家族,希伯倫家族和烏薛家族, 也各有職守.

26:24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was commander over the treasuries.
摩西的孫子,革順的兒子細布業作庫房的總管.

26:25 And his brothers: from Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zikri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
細布業的兄弟是以利以謝; 以利以謝的兒子是利哈比雅, 利哈比雅的兒子是耶篩亞, 耶篩亞的兒子是約蘭, 約蘭的兒子是細基利, 細基利的兒子是示羅密.

26:26 That Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the sanctified objects that King David and the heads of the families to the commanders of thousands and hundreds and the commanders of the army had dedicated.
這示羅密和他的兄弟掌管庫房裡的一切聖物, 就是大衛王,眾家族首領,千夫長,百夫長和軍長所獻的聖物.

26:27 From the battles and from the spoil they had dedicated these things to strengthen the house of Yahweh.
他們把在戰場上掠奪的財物獻上, 用作修建耶和華的殿.

26:28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated—all the dedicated gifts were under the hand of Shelomith and his brothers.
撒母耳先見,基士的兒子掃羅,尼珥的兒子押尼珥和洗魯雅的兒子約押所分別為聖的一切, 以及一切分別為聖的物, 都歸示羅密和他的眾兄弟掌管.

26:29 For the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were appointed to the duties outside of Israel as officials and as judges.
以斯哈家族有基拿尼雅和他的眾子在聖殿外作官長和審判官, 治理以色列人.

26:30 For the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his brothers, one thousand seven hundred men of ability, were over the administration of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the work of Yahweh and for the service of the king.
希伯倫家族有哈沙比雅和他的親族, 共一千七百人, 都是勇士, 主管約旦河西以色列地耶和華的一切職事和王的任務.

26:31 For the Hebronites: Jeriah the chief of the Hebronites for the genealogy for the families. (In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were examined, and there was found among them mighty warriors of strength at Jazer in Gilead.)
希伯倫家族中有作首領的耶利雅, 是按著他們家族的族譜作希伯倫家族的首領的. 大衛在位第四十年, 經過調查, 在基列的雅謝從這家族中找到英勇的戰士.

26:32 And his brothers, sons of ability, were two thousand seven hundred heads of the families, and King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter of God and matter of the king.
耶利雅的親族有二千七百人, 都是勇士, 各家族的首領; 大衛王派他們管理流本支派,迦得支派和瑪拿西半個支派一切有關神和王的事務.

I Chronicles - Chapter 27

27:1 And as for the number of the Israelites, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officials who serve the king in all matters of the working groups that came and went, month by month, throughout all the months of the year, each working group: twenty-four thousand.
以色列人各家族的首領,千夫長,百夫長和服事王的所有官長, 都按著他們的數目分定班次, 每年按月輪班, 每班有二萬四千人.

27:2 Over the first working group for the first month: Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
負責正月第一班的, 是撒巴第業的兒子雅朔班, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:3 From the sons of Perez who was the chief of the commanders of the armies for the first month.
他是法勒斯子孫中的首領, 統管正月那一班所有的軍長.

27:4 And over the working groups of the second month: Dodai the Ahohite and his working group, and Mikloth the commander. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
負責二月那一班的是亞哈希人朵代, 他那一班還有副官密基羅, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:5 The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the chief priest. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
三月第三班的軍長是大祭司耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:6 This was Benaiah who was a mighty warrior of thirty, and over the thirty and his working group was Ammizabad his son.
這比拿雅是那三十位勇士中的一位, 管理那三十人; 他那一班還有他的兒子暗米薩拔.

27:7 The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel the brother of Joab and his son Zebadiah after him. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
四月第四班的軍長是約押的兄弟亞撒黑, 接續他的是他的兒子西巴第雅; 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:8 The fifth, for the fifth month, the commander was Shamhuth the Izrahite. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
五月第五班的軍長是伊斯拉人珊合, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:9 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
六月第六班的軍長是提哥亞人益吉的兒子以拉, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:10 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, from the sons of Ephraim. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
七月第七班的軍長是以法蓮子孫中比倫人希利斯, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:11 The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
八月第八班的軍長是謝拉家族戶沙人西比該, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
九月第九班的軍長是便雅憫支派亞拿突人亞比以謝, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:13 The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
十月第十班的軍長是謝拉家族尼陀法人瑪哈萊, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
十一月第十一班的軍長是以法蓮子孫中的比拉頓人比拿雅, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:15 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
十二月第十二班的軍長是俄陀聶家族尼陀法人黑玳, 他那一班有二萬四千人.

27:16 And over the tribes of Israel, for the Reubenites: the commander was Eliezer the son of Zikri. For the Simeonites: Shephatiah the son of Maacah.
掌管以色列各支派的記在下面: 流本支派的首領是細基利的兒子以利以謝; 西緬支派的首領是瑪迦的兒子示法提雅;

27:17 For Levi: Hashabiah the son of Kemuel. For Aaron, Zadok.
利未支派的首領是基母利的兒子哈沙比雅; 亞倫子孫的首領是撒督;

27:18 For Judah: Elihu, from the brothers of David. For Issachar: Omri the son of Michael.
猶大支派的首領是大衛的哥哥以利戶; 以薩迦支派的首領是米迦勒的兒子暗利;

27:19 For Zebulun: Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah. For Naphtali: Jerimoth the son of Azriel.
西布倫支派的首領是俄巴第雅的兒子伊施瑪雅; 拿弗他利支派的首領是亞斯列的兒子耶利摩;

27:20 For the Ephraimites: Hoshea the son of Azaziah. For the half-tribe of Manasseh: Joel the son of Pedaiah.
以法蓮支派的首領是阿撒細雅的兒子何細亞; 瑪拿西半個支派的首領是毗大雅的兒子約珥;

27:21 For the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo the son of Zechariah. For Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner.
基列地瑪拿西那半個支派的首領是撒迦利亞的兒子易多; 便雅憫支派的首領是押尼珥的兒子雅西業;

27:22 For Dan: Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the commanders of the tribes of Israel.
但支派的首領是耶羅罕的兒子亞薩列. 以上這些人是以色列各支派的領袖.

27:23 And David did not take a census of those twenty years old or under because Yahweh promised to make Israel more numerous than the stars of heaven.
以色列人二十歲以下的, 大衛都沒有登記他們的數目, 因為耶和華曾經說過要增添以色列人的數目, 好像天上的星那樣多.

27:24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to count, but he did not finish. But wrath came upon Israel concerning this, and the number was not included in the chronicles of King David.
洗魯雅的兒子約押開始數點, 但還沒有完成, 為了這事耶和華的忿怒就臨到以色列人身上, 所以以色列的人數沒有記在大衛王的年錄上.

27:25 And over the treasury rooms of the king was Azmaveth the son of Adiel. And over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the unwalled villages, and in the towers was Jonathan the son of Uzziah.
管理王的庫房的, 是亞疊的兒子押斯馬威; 管理郊野,城市,鄉村和望樓的倉庫的, 是烏西雅的兒子約拿單;

27:26 And over those who did the work in the field to till the soil was Ezri the son of Kelub.
管理耕田種地的, 是基綠的兒子以斯利;

27:27 And over the vineyards was Shemei the Ramathite. And over the produce in the vineyards for the storehouses of the wine was Zabdi the Shiphmite.
管理葡萄園的, 是拉瑪人示每; 管理園裡酒庫的, 是實弗米人撒巴底;

27:28 And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the Shephelah was Baal-Hanan the Gederite. And over the treasury houses of olive oil was Joash.
管理高原橄欖樹和桑樹的, 是基第利人巴力．哈南; 管理油庫的, 是約阿施;

27:29 And over the cattle pastured in the Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. And over the cattle in the valley was Shaphat the son of Adlai.
管理在沙崙牧放的牛群的, 是沙崙人施提賚; 管理在山谷的牛群的, 是亞第賚的兒子沙法;

27:30 And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite. And over the female donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. And over the sheep was Jaziz the Hagrite.
管理駱駝的, 是以實瑪利人阿比勒; 管理驢群的, 是米崙人耶希底亞;

27:31 All of these were officials of the property of King David.
管理羊群的, 是夏甲人雅悉. 以上這些人都是給大衛王管理產業的官員.

27:32 And Jehonathan the uncle of David was an adviser, a man of insight, and he was a scribe. And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the sons of the king.
大衛的叔父約拿單是一個謀士; 這人很有智慧, 又是一個經學家; 哈摩尼的兒子耶歇是王眾子的老師.

27:33 And Ahithophel was an adviser to the king, and Hushai the Arkite was a friend of the king.
亞希多弗也是王的謀士; 亞基人戶篩是王的朋友;

27:34 And after Ahithophel came Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
亞希多弗以後, 有比拿雅的兒子耶何耶大和亞比亞他, 接續他作謀士; 約押作王的元帥.

I Chronicles - Chapter 28

28:1 Then David assembled all the commanders of Israel, the commanders of the tribes and the commanders of working groups who served the king, and the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, and the commanders over all the property of the king and his sons, with the court officials and mighty warriors, and all the mighty warriors of ability, at Jerusalem.
大衛把以色列的眾領袖: 各支派的領袖,輪班服事王的領袖,千夫長,百夫長,掌管王和王子們一切財產與牲畜的領袖, 以及太監,顯貴和所有英勇的戰士, 都召集到耶路撒冷來.

28:2 And King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I myself wanted to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build.
大衛王站起來, 說: “我的兄弟, 我的人民哪, 你們要聽我的話; 我心裡有意要建造一所安放耶和華的約櫃的殿宇, 作我們的神的腳凳, 並且我已經準備好要建造.

28:3 But God said to me, ‘You may not build a house for my name because you are a man of war, and you have shed blood.’
可是神對我說: ‘你不可為我的名建造殿宇, 因為你是個戰士, 曾殺人流血. ’

28:4 But Yahweh the God of Israel chose me from all of the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to reign over all Israel.
然而耶和華以色列的神, 在我父的全家揀選了我作以色列人的王, 直到永遠; 因為他揀選了猶大作領袖; 在猶大家中揀選了我的父家; 在我父親的眾子中, 他喜悅我, 立我作全以色列的王;

28:5 And from all my sons—for Yahweh has given many sons to me—he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.
在我的眾子中(因為耶和華賜給我許多兒子), 他揀選了我的兒子所羅門, 坐耶和華的國位, 統治以色列.

28:6 And he said to me, ‘Solomon your son, he himself shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him as a son to myself, and I myself will be as a father to him,
耶和華對我說: ‘你的兒子所羅門要建造我的殿宇和庭院; 因為我已經揀選他作我的兒子, 我也要作他的父親.

28:7 and I will establish his kingdom forever if he firmly performs my commandments and my judgments as he has to this day.’
如果他堅心遵行我的誡命和典章, 像今日一樣, 我必堅立他的國, 直到永遠. ’

28:8 So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Yahweh, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek all the commandments of Yahweh your God so that you may take possession of this good land and bestow it as an inheritance to your children after you forever.”
所以現今在耶和華的會眾, 全體以色列人面前, 我們的神也在垂聽, 你們務要謹守和尋求耶和華你們神的一切誡命, 使你們可以承受那美地, 並且遺留給你們以後的子孫, 永遠作為產業.

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for Yahweh searches all hearts and understands every plan and all thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.
“至於你, 我兒所羅門哪, 你要認識耶和華你父親的神, 一心樂意事奉他, 因為耶和華鑒察萬人的心, 知道人的一切心思意念. 你若是尋求他, 就必尋見; 你若是離棄他, 他必永遠丟棄你.

28:10 Look now, for Yahweh has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it!”
現在你當謹慎, 因為耶和華揀選了你建造殿宇, 作為聖所; 你要勇敢地去作. ”

28:11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the plan of the vestibule and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, its inner chambers, and of the house of the lid of the ark,
大衛把殿的走廊,房屋,庫房,閣樓,內殿和安放施恩座的聖所的圖樣, 都交給他的兒子所羅門;

28:12 and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courtyards of the house of Yahweh and for all the surrounding storage rooms, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for sanctified objects,
又把他心中所想的圖樣, 就是耶和華殿的院子,四周所有的房屋,神殿裡的庫房和聖物庫房的圖樣, 都指示了他;

28:13 and for the working groups of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, and for all the vessels for the service of the house of Yahweh,
又把祭司和利未人的班次, 耶和華殿裡各樣的職事和耶和華殿裡一切需用的器皿, 都指示了他;

28:14 and for the gold, according to the weight of the gold for all the vessels of the service, and the service of all the vessels of silver according to the weight of all the vessels for every kind of service.
大衛又指示了他用多少金子做各樣需用的金器; 用多少銀子做各樣需用的銀器;

28:15 And the weight of the golden lampstands and the golden lamps, the weight of each lampstand and each lamp, and the silver according to the weight of a lampstand and its lamp, according to the use of each lampstand,
用多少金子做金燈臺和臺上的金燈; 用多少金子做每盞金燈臺和臺上的金燈; 用多少銀子做銀燈臺和臺上的銀燈. 每盞銀燈臺和臺上的銀燈用多少銀子, 都按照每盞燈臺的用途;

28:16 and the weight of gold for the tables of the arranged bread, each table, and silver for the tables of silver,
用多少金子做陳設餅的桌子; 用多少銀子做銀桌子;

28:17 and pure gold for the three-pronged meat forks, and the bowls and the pitchers, and for the golden bowls, by weight for each bowl, and for the silver bowls, by weight for each bowl,
用多少純金做叉,盤和壺; 用多少金子做各種金碗, 每隻碗重量多少; 用多少銀子做各種銀碗, 每隻碗重量多少;

28:18 and for the altar of incense made of refined gold, by weight, and gold for the plan for the chariot—the cherubim with outspread and covering wings over the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.
用多少精金做香壇; 又用金子做基路伯, 像車的樣子; 基路伯展開翅膀, 遮蓋著耶和華的約櫃.

28:19 “All this I give you in writing; from the hand of Yahweh he instructed me about all the workings of this plan.”
大衛說: “以上這一切, 就是一切工作的樣式, 都是耶和華用手寫給我, 使我明白的. ”

28:20 Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do this! Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for Yahweh God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you and will not forsake you until all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh is finished.
大衛又對他的兒子所羅門說: “你要堅強勇敢地去作, 不要懼怕, 也不要驚惶, 因為耶和華神, 就是我的神, 與你同在; 他必不撇下你, 也不丟棄你, 直到耶和華殿的一切工作都完成.

28:21 And behold, the working groups of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work for all those willing with the skill for every service, and the commanders and all the people for all your commands.”
你看, 有祭司和利未人的各班次, 辦理神殿裡的一切事務; 又有各種的巧匠, 在各樣的工作上, 樂意幫助你, 並且眾領袖和所有的人民, 都聽從你的一切命令. ”

I Chronicles - Chapter 29

29:1 Then David the king said to all the assembly, “God has chosen Solomon my son alone, a young man and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the citadel is not for humankind, but for Yahweh God.
大衛王對全體會眾說: “我的兒子所羅門, 是神所揀選的, 現在還年幼識淺, 而這工程非常浩大; 因為這殿宇不是為人建造, 而是為耶和華神建造的.

29:2 So I have provided for the house of my God according to all my strength, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and the wood for the things of wood, along with an abundance of onyx stones, stones for settings, stones of turquoise, and variegated stones, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster stones.
我為我神的殿已經盡了我的力量, 預備了金子做金器, 銀子做銀器, 銅做銅器, 鐵做鐵器, 木做木器; 還有紅瑪瑙,用作鑲嵌的寶石,彩石和各樣的寶石, 以及很多大理石.

29:3 And moreover, with respect to my provisions for the house of my God I have a treasure of gold and silver that I have given to the house of my God above all that I have provided for the holy house:
不但這樣, 因我愛慕我神的殿, 就在我為建造聖殿預備的一切以外, 又把我自己積蓄的金銀獻給我神的殿:

29:4 three thousand talents of gold from the gold of Ophir and seven thousand talents of refined silver to overlay the walls of the houses,
就是俄斐金一百多公噸, 精煉的銀子約兩百四十公噸, 用來貼殿裡的牆壁;

29:5 gold for the golden things and silver for the silver things, for all the work by the hand of skilled craftsmen. Now who will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to Yahweh?”
金子做金器, 銀子做銀器, 以及匠人手所作的各樣巧工. 今日有誰願意奉獻給耶和華呢? ”

29:6 Then the commanders of the families, the commanders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the work of the king offered themselves willingly.
於是各家族的領袖,以色列各支派的領袖,千夫長,百夫長和管理王的事務的領袖, 都樂意奉獻.

29:7 And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
為了神殿裡的需用, 他們奉獻了金子一百七十多公噸, 銀子三百四十多公噸, 銅約六百二十公噸和鐵三千四百公噸.

29:8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of Yahweh under the authority of Jehiel the Gershonite.
有寶石的, 都交到耶和華殿這庫房, 由革順人耶歇經辦.

29:9 And the people rejoiced over their freewill offering, for with a whole heart they had willingly offered to Yahweh, and King David also rejoiced with great joy.
人民因這些人自願奉獻而歡喜, 因為他們一心樂意奉獻給耶和華, 大衛王也非常歡喜.

29:10 Then David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly, and David said, “Blessed are you, O Yahweh, God of Israel, our father forever and ever!
所以大衛在全體會眾面前稱頌耶和華, 說: “耶和華我們的祖先以色列的神, 是應當稱頌的, 從亙古直到永遠.

29:11 To you, O Yahweh, is the greatness and the power and the splendor and the glory and the strength, for everything in the heavens and in the earth. Yours, O Yahweh, is the kingdom and exaltation over all as head!
耶和華啊, 尊大,能力,榮耀,勝利和威嚴, 都是你的; 因為天上地下的萬有都是你的; 耶和華啊, 國度是你的, 你超越萬有, 你是至高的.

29:12 And wealth and glory are from you, and you rule over all. And in your hand is power and might. And in your hand is power to make great and to give strength to all.
富足和尊榮都從你而來, 你也統治萬有. 在你的手裡有力量和權能; 人的尊大,強盛都是出於你的手.

29:13 And now, our God, we give thanks to you and offer praise to the name of your splendor.
我們的神啊, 現在我們要稱頌你, 讚美你榮耀的名.

29:14 And indeed, who am I, and who are my people that we retain power to offer according to these offerings willingly? For everything is from you, and from your hand we have given to you.
我算甚麼? 我的人民又算甚麼? 竟有力量這樣樂意奉獻? 因為萬物都是從你而來, 我們只是把從你手裡得來的, 奉獻給你.

29:15 For we are strangers before you and sojourners like all our ancestors. Our days are like the shadow upon earth, and there is no hope of abiding.
我們在你面前是客旅, 是寄居的, 像我們的列祖一樣; 我們在世上的日子好像影兒, 沒有指望.

29:16 O Yahweh our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build for you a house for your holy name is from your hand, and all of it is yours.
耶和華我們的神啊, 我們預備的這一切財物, 要為你的聖名建造殿宇, 都是從你而來的, 也都是屬於你的.

29:17 And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these things, and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you.
我的神啊, 我知道你察驗人心, 喜悅正直; 至於我, 我以正直的心甘願奉獻這一切; 現在我也非常歡喜看見你在這裡的人民, 都甘願奉獻給你.

29:18 O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this forever as a plan and thoughts of the heart of your people, and establish their heart toward you.
耶和華我們列祖亞伯拉罕,以撒,以色列的神啊, 求你永遠保守這一件事, 就是使你的子民常存這心思意念, 堅定他們的心歸向你.

29:19 Grant to Solomon my son a heart of peace to keep your commands, your statutes, and your regulations to do everything, and to build the citadel for which I have provided.”
求你賜給我的兒子所羅門專一的心, 謹守你的誡命,法度和律例, 作成這一切事, 用我所預備的一切來建造殿宇. ”

29:20 And David said to all the assembly, “Bless Yahweh your God!” And all the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. And they bowed down and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
大衛對全體會眾說: “你們應當稱頌耶和華你們的神. ”於是全體會眾就稱頌耶和華他們列祖的神, 俯伏敬拜耶和華和王.

29:21 And they offered sacrifices to Yahweh, and on that next day they offered burnt offerings to Yahweh: one thousand bulls, one thousand rams, one thousand lambs, with their libations and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
第二天, 他們向耶和華獻祭, 他們向耶和華獻上燔祭; 那一天他們獻了公牛一千頭,公綿羊一千隻,羊羔一千隻, 以及同獻的奠祭, 又為以色列眾人獻了許多祭.

29:22 And they ate and drank before Yahweh on that day with great joy. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and they anointed him commander for Yahweh, and Zadok the priest.
那一天, 他們十分喜樂地在耶和華面前吃喝. 他們再次表示擁立大衛的兒子所羅門作王, 膏他為耶和華作君王, 又膏撒督作祭司.

29:23 Then Solomon sat upon the throne of Yahweh as king in place of David his father. And he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
於是所羅門坐在耶和華所賜的位上, 接續他父親大衛作王; 他凡事亨通, 以色列眾人都聽從他.

29:24 And all the officials and mighty warriors, and also all the sons of King David, pledged allegiance to King Solomon.
眾領袖和勇士, 以及大衛王的眾子, 都順服所羅門王.

29:25 And Yahweh made Solomon exceedingly great in the sight of all Israel, and he bestowed upon him royal splendor that was not bestowed upon any king before him in Israel.
耶和華使所羅門在以色列眾人面前非常尊大, 又賜給他君王的威嚴, 勝過在他以前所有的以色列王.

29:26 And David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
耶西的兒子大衛作全以色列的王.

29:27 And the days that he reigned over Israel were forty years. In Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
大衛作王統治以色列的日子共四十年; 他在希伯崙作王七年, 在耶路撒冷作王三十三年.

29:28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, wealth, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.
大衛年紀老邁, 壽數滿足, 享盡富足和尊榮才去世; 他的兒子所羅門接續他作王.

29:29 Now the words of King David, from the first to the last, see, they are written among the words of Samuel the seer, and among the words of Nathan the prophet, and among the words of Gad the seer,
大衛王一生始末的事蹟, 都記在撒母耳先見的書上,拿單先知的書上和迦得先見的書上.

29:30 with all the accounts of his kingdom, his power, and the times that came upon him, and upon Israel, and upon all the kingdoms of the earth.
還有他治理的一切國事, 他的英勇事蹟, 以及在他身上和以色列並各地列國發生的事蹟, 都記在這些書上.

II Chronicles (歷代誌下)

II Chronicles - Chapter 1

1:1 And Solomon the son of David strengthened himself concerning his kingdom, and Yahweh his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.
大衛的兒子所羅門鞏固了他對以色列的統治, 耶和華他的神也和他同在, 使他十分尊大.

1:2 And Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to all the leaders for all Israel, the heads of the families.
所羅門召喚全體以色列人,千夫長,百夫長,審判官,以色列的各領袖和眾家族的首領.

1:3 And Solomon and the whole assembly with him went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of assembly of God that Moses the servant of Yahweh had made in the desert was there.
所羅門和全體會眾一同到基遍的高地去, 因為那裡有神的會幕, 就是耶和華的僕人摩西在曠野所做的.

1:4 (But the ark of God David had brought up from Kiriath-Jearim to the place David had prepared for it, for David had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.)
至於神的約櫃, 大衛已經從基列．耶琳抬到他預備好的地方, 因為他曾在耶路撒冷為約櫃蓋搭了一個帳幕.

1:5 And the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was there before the tabernacle of Yahweh. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out.
戶珥的孫子,烏利的兒子比撒列所做的銅祭壇也在那裡, 在耶和華的會幕前面; 所羅門和會眾同去求問耶和華.

1:6 And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yahweh, which was at the tent of assembly, and he offered upon it a thousand burnt offerings.
所羅門上到耶和華會幕前面的銅祭壇旁邊, 在壇上獻上了一千隻燔祭牲.

1:7 On that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask what I shall give to you.”
那一夜, 神向所羅門顯現, 對他說: “你無論求甚麼, 我必賜給你. ”

1:8 Then Solomon said to God, “You yourself have shown steadfast loyal love to David my father and have made me king in his place.
所羅門對神說: “你曾經向我的父親大衛大施慈愛, 使我接續他作王.

1:9 Now, O Yahweh God, let your word to David my father be fulfilled, for you yourself have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
耶和華神啊, 現在求你實現你向我的父親大衛應許的話; 因為你立了我作王統治這好像地上的塵土那麼多的人民.

1:10 Now, give to me wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can judge this, your great people?”
現在求你賜我智慧和知識, 使我可以領導這人民; 否則, 誰能治理這眾多的人民呢? ”

1:11 Then God said to Solomon, “Because this was with your heart and you did not ask for wealth, possessions, honor, and the lives of your enemies, and also did not ask for long life, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge that you might judge my people over whom I have made you king,
神對所羅門說: “你既然有這個心意: 不求富足,財產,尊榮, 也不求你敵人的性命, 又不求長壽, 只為自己求智慧和知識, 好治理我的子民, 就是我立你作王統治的人民,

1:12 wisdom and knowledge is given to you. And I will also give to you wealth, possessions, and honor, the like of which was not had by the kings who were before you, nor will there be the like after you.”
因此, 智慧和知識必賜給你, 我也把富足,財產和尊榮賜給你; 在你以前的列王從沒有這樣, 在你以後的也必沒有這樣. ”

1:13 So Solomon went from the high place which was at Gibeon to Jerusalem before the tent of assembly. And he reigned over Israel.
於是, 所羅門從基遍高地的會幕回到耶路撒冷, 統治以色列.

1:14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. And he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
所羅門召集了戰車和馬兵: 他有戰車一千四百輛, 馬兵一萬二千名; 他把這些車馬安置在屯車城, 或在耶路撒冷, 和王在一起.

1:15 And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem like the stones. And he made cedar as abundant as the sycamore fig trees that were in the Shephelah.
王在耶路撒冷積存的金銀好像石頭那麼多, 積存的香柏木好像平原的桑樹那麼多.

1:16 And Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The traders of the king received them from Kue at a price.
所羅門擁有的馬, 都是從埃及和古厄運來的, 是王的商人從古厄照價買來的.

1:17 They went up and exported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver and a horse for one hundred and fifty shekels. And these were likewise exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.
他們從埃及運上來的車, 每輛價銀六千八百四十克; 馬每匹一千七百一十克. 赫人眾王和亞蘭眾王的車馬, 也都是這樣經這些商人的手買來的.

II Chronicles - Chapter 2

2:1 And Solomon planned to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.
所羅門決意要為耶和華的名建造殿宇, 又為自己建造王宮. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為1:18)

2:2 And Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to bear burdens and eighty thousand quarriers in the hill country, and three thousand six hundred men to supervise them.
於是, 所羅門選派了七萬人作挑夫, 八萬人在山上鑿石, 三千六百人作督工. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為2:1)

2:3 And Solomon sent word to Huram king of Tyre, saying, “As you have dealt with David my father and sent cedar to him to build for himself a house in which to live, please deal with me.
所羅門派人去見推羅王希蘭說: “你怎樣待我的父親大衛, 給他運來香柏木, 為他建造宮殿居住, 請你也這樣待我.

2:4 Look, I am building a house for the name of Yahweh my God to dedicate to him, to offer sweet spices of incense before him, and for the regular rows of bread, and burnt offerings for mornings, evenings, Sabbaths, and new moon festivals, and for appointed feasts of Yahweh our God which are everlasting for Israel.
現在我要為耶和華我神的名建造殿宇, 分別為聖獻給他, 在他面前焚燒芬芳的香, 經常擺上陳設餅, 每日早晚,安息日,初一, 以及耶和華我們的神所定的節日, 都獻上燔祭; 這是以色列人永遠的定例.

2:5 And the house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
我要建造的殿宇必須宏偉, 因為我們的神偉大, 超過眾神之上.

2:6 Now who indeed has adequate strength to build a house for him? For the heavens and the highest heavens are not able to contain him. Now who am I that I would build a house for him, except to burn incense before him?
但誰能為他建造殿宇呢? 天和天上的天也容不下他; 我是誰, 怎能為他建造殿宇? 我不過在他面前燒香罷了.

2:7 So then, send to me skilled men to work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue fabric, knowledgeable in engraving, with the skilled men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father has established.
現在請你派一個巧匠到我這裡來, 他要精於使用金,銀,銅,鐵和紫色朱紅色藍色線工作, 並且懂得雕刻, 好與我的父親大衛在猶大和耶路撒冷預備的巧匠一同工作.

2:8 Send me trees of cedar, cypress, and algum from Lebanon, for I myself know that your servants are knowledgeable in cutting the trees of Lebanon. Now see, my servants will be with your servants
又請你從黎巴嫩運送香柏木,松木和檀香木到我這裡來, 因為我知道你的臣僕善於砍伐黎巴嫩的樹木; 我的臣僕可以和你的臣僕一同工作.

2:9 to prepare trees in abundance for me, for the house that I am building will be great and wonderful.
給我預備大量的木材, 因為我要建造的那殿宇, 將會十分宏偉.

2:10 Now see, I will provide twenty thousand dry measures of crushed wheat, twenty thousand dry measures of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil to the woodcarvers and those who cut timber.”
至於你的僕人, 就是砍伐樹木的人, 我必給他們食物, 就是小麥二萬公噸,大麥二萬公噸,酒四十萬公升,油四十萬公升. ”

2:11 Then Huram king of Tyre answered in a letter, and he sent word to Solomon: “Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.”
推羅王希蘭回信給所羅門說: “耶和華因為愛自己的子民, 所以立你作他們的王. ”

2:12 Then Huram said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has made the heavens and the earth, who has given to King David a wise son knowing discretion and understanding, who will build for Yahweh a house and a royal palace for himself.
希蘭又說: “創造天地的耶和華以色列的神, 是應當稱頌的！因為他賜給大衛王一個有智慧的兒子, 有聰明有見識, 可以為耶和華建造殿宇, 為自己建造王宮.

2:13 So now I have sent a skilled man, knowledgeable and with understanding: my master Huram,
現在我派一個技藝精巧,滿有聰明的人來, 他是我父親希蘭的匠人.

2:14 a son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, knowledgeable for working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and with purple, blue, and crimson fabric, and with fine linen, for engraving any engraving and devising any plan that is given to him, with your skilled men and the skilled men of my lord David your father.
他是但支派一個婦人的兒子, 他的父親是推羅人. 他精於使用金,銀,銅,鐵,石,木, 以及紫色藍色朱紅色線和細麻作工, 也能作各樣雕刻的工作, 又能設計各樣交託他們的巧工. 這人可以和你的巧匠, 以及我主你父親大衛的巧匠一同工作.

2:15 Now as for the wheat, barley, oil, and wine that my lord mentioned, let him send that to his servants.
我主所說的小麥,大麥,酒和油, 請派人運來給眾僕人.

2:16 And we ourselves will cut trees from Lebanon according to all your need, and we will bring them to you on rafts over the sea to Joppa, so that you may bring them up to Jerusalem.”
我們必照著你所需要的, 從黎巴嫩砍下樹木, 紮成木筏, 從海上運到約帕, 你可以從那裡把它們運上耶路撒冷. ”

2:17 Then Solomon counted all the resident alien men who were in the land of Israel after the census that David his father had taken of them. And there were found one hundred and fifty-three thousand.
所羅門按照他父親大衛數點的數目, 又數點了住在以色列地所有的外族人, 他們共有十五萬三千六百人.

2:18 And he appointed from them seventy thousand to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry in the hill country, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work.
他選派七萬人作挑夫, 八萬人在山上鑿石頭, 三千六百人作監工, 督促人民工作.

II Chronicles - Chapter 3

3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had established, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
所羅門在耶路撒冷, 在耶和華向他父親大衛顯現過的摩利亞山上, 就是在耶布斯人阿珥楠的禾場上, 大衛預備的地方, 開工建造耶和華的殿.

3:2 And he began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign.
所羅門執政後第四年二月初二開始建造.

3:3 Now these were the measurements of Solomon for building the house of God: the length in cubits by the former measurement was sixty cubits, and the width was twenty cubits.
所羅門建造神殿宇的根基是這樣: 按古時的尺寸, 長二十七公尺, 寬九公尺.

3:4 The length of the portico that was in front was the same as the front of the width of the house: twenty cubits. And its height was one hundred and twenty cubits. And he overlaid it on the inside with pure gold.
殿前走廊長九公尺, 與殿的寬度相等; 高九公尺(“高九公尺”原文作“高一百二十”; 現參照古譯本修譯); 裡面貼上純金.

3:5 And the great house itself he covered with cypress wood, then he overlaid it with pure gold. And he put on it palm tree images and ornate chains.
大殿的牆都蓋上松木, 又貼上精金, 又在上面刻上棕樹和鍊子.

3:6 Then he overlaid the house with precious stone as decoration. (Now the gold was the gold of Parvaim.)
又用寶石裝飾殿牆, 十分華美; 金子都是巴瓦音的金子.

3:7 And he overlaid the house with gold—the beams, the thresholds, the walls, and the doors. And he carved cherubim upon the walls.
正殿和殿的棟梁,門檻,牆壁和門扇, 都貼上金子; 牆上刻上基路伯.

3:8 Then he made the most holy place. Its length was equal to the width of the house: twenty cubits. And its breadth was twenty cubits. And he overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.
他又建造了至聖所, 長九公尺, 和殿的寬度相等, 寬度也是九公尺; 裡面都貼上精金, 共用了二十公噸金子.

3:9 And the weight for the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid its upper rooms with gold.
釘子共重五百七十克金子. 閣樓也貼上金子.

3:10 And he made two sculpted wood cherubim in the most holy place, and he overlaid them with gold.
在至聖所裡, 雕刻了兩個基路伯, 都包上金子.

3:11 The length of the outstretched wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits; one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house, and the other wing of five cubits was touching the outstretched wing of the other cherub.
兩個基路伯的翅膀共長九公尺; 一個基路伯的一邊翅膀長兩公尺兩公寸, 觸著殿牆; 另一邊翅膀也長兩公尺兩公寸, 和另一個基路伯的翅膀相接.

3:12 And the wing of five cubits of the other cherub was touching the wall of the house, and its other wing five cubits long touching the wing of the first cherub.
另一個基路伯的一邊翅膀也長兩公尺兩公寸, 觸著殿牆; 另一邊的翅膀也長兩公尺兩公寸, 和前一個基路伯的翅膀相接.

3:13 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they were standing on their feet, their faces toward the house.
這兩個基路伯的翅膀都張開, 共長九公尺; 這兩個基路伯都面向殿內站立.

3:14 And he made the curtain of blue and purple and crimson and fine linen, and put cherubim on it.
所羅門又用藍色紫色朱紅色線和細麻做幔子, 上面繡上基路伯.

3:15 And at the front of the house he made two columns, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on their top was five cubits.
在殿的前面又做了兩根柱子, 高十五公尺半, 每根柱上面的柱頂, 高兩公尺兩公寸.

3:16 And he made decorative chains in the inner sanctuary and put them on top of the columns. And he made one hundred pomegranate ornaments, and put them on the chains.
又做了像項鍊的鍊子, 安放在柱頭上; 又做了石榴一百個, 安放在鍊子上.

3:17 And he erected the columns in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. He called the name of the southern one Jakin, and the name of the northern one Boaz.
他把這兩根柱子立在殿前, 一根在左面, 一根在右面; 右面的叫雅斤, 左面的叫波阿斯.

II Chronicles - Chapter 4

4:1 And he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits was its length, and twenty cubits was its width, and ten cubits was its height.
他又做了一座銅壇, 長九公尺, 寬九公尺, 高四公尺半.

4:2 Then he made the sea of molten metal, from brim to brim it was ten cubits, completely round. And it was five cubits in height, and its circumference measured thirty cubits.
又鑄造了一個銅海, 直徑有四公尺半, 是圓形的, 高兩公尺兩公寸, 圓周有十三公尺兩公寸.

4:3 Under it were figures of oxen all around it, ten cubits high, encircling the sea all around. The oxen were in two rows cast as one piece with it.
銅海底下四周有形狀像牛的裝飾物; 每四十五公分十個, 共分二行, 是和銅海一體鑄成的.

4:4 It was standing upon twelve oxen, three facing north, and three facing west, and three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set upon them from above, and all their hindquarters faced inward.
有十二頭銅牛馱著銅海: 三頭向北, 三頭向西, 三頭向南, 三頭向東. 銅海在牛背上面, 牛尾部向內.

4:5 And its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim was like the working of the lip of a cup, the blossom of a lily. And it held three thousand baths.
銅海厚七公分半, 邊緣像杯邊的做法, 形狀似百合花, 容量有六萬公升.

4:6 And he made ten basins. And he set five on the south and five on the north in which to wash; they washed off the work of the burnt offering in them, but the sea was for the priests to wash therein.
他又做了十個洗濯盆: 五個放在銅海的右邊, 五個放在左邊, 用來清洗東西; 獻燔祭所用的東西要在盆內清洗, 但銅海是給祭司洗濯的.

4:7 And he made ten golden lampstands according to their custom, and he set them in the temple, five on the south and five on the north.
又照著規定的樣式做了十個金燈臺, 放在殿內; 五個在右邊, 五個在左邊.

4:8 And he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south and five on the north. And he made a hundred drinking bowls of gold.
又做了十張桌子, 安放在殿內; 五張在右邊, 五張在左邊. 又做了一百個金碗.

4:9 And he made the courtyard of the priests and the great outer courtyard and the doors for the outer court. And he overlaid their doors with bronze.
又建造祭司院,大院和大院的門; 門都包上銅.

4:10 And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the temple.
又把銅海放在殿的右邊, 就是東南方.

4:11 And Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the drinking bowls. So Hiram finished making the work that he made on the house of God for King Solomon:
戶蘭又做了鍋,鏟和碗. 這樣, 戶蘭為所羅門王完成了神殿的工程,

4:12 the two columns, the bowls, and the two capitals on top of the columns, and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on top of the columns,
就是兩根柱子和在柱子上面兩個碗形柱頂, 以及兩個網子, 遮蓋柱子上面兩個碗形的柱頂,

4:13 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for the latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were before the columns.
又有四百個石榴, 安放在兩個網子上, 每個網子有兩行石榴, 遮蓋柱子上頭兩個碗形的柱頂.

4:14 And he made the water carts, and he made the basins on the water carts,
又做了十個盆座和盆座上的十個洗濯盆,

4:15 and the one sea and the twelve oxen underneath it.
還有一個銅海和銅海底下的十二頭銅牛.

4:16 And Huram-abi made for King Solomon the pots, the shovels, the three-pronged meat forks, and all the utensils of polished bronze for the house of Yahweh.
鍋,鏟,肉叉和一切相關的器皿, 都是戶蘭用磨光的銅給所羅門王, 為耶和華的殿所做的.

4:17 The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay soil between Succoth and Zeredah.
是王在約旦平原, 在疏割和撒利但之間, 用膠泥模鑄成的.

4:18 Solomon made all these utensils in great abundance, for the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
所羅門所做的這一切器皿, 數量很多; 銅的重量無法估計.

4:19 So Solomon made all the objects that were in the house of God: the altar of gold; the tables upon which was the bread of the presence;
所羅門又做了神殿裡的一切器具, 就是金壇和放陳設餅的桌子,

4:20 the lampstands, and the lamps for burning according to the custom before the inner sanctuary, of solid gold;
用純金做的燈臺和燈盞, 按定例在內殿門前燃點,

4:21 and the blossoms, the lamps, and the tongs that were of solid gold;
還有燈花,燈盞和燭剪, 都是精金做的.

4:22 and the snuffers, the drinking bowls, the dishes, and the firepans, of solid gold; and the entrance to the house, the inner doors to the most holy place, and the doors to the house of the temple were of gold.
又有剪刀,盤子,調羹和火鼎, 都是用精金做的. 殿門, 就是進入至聖所裡面的門和正殿的門, 都是金的.

II Chronicles - Chapter 5

5:1 When all the work that Solomon did for the house of Yahweh was finished, Solomon brought the holy objects of David his father: the silver, the gold, and all the objects he had put into the storehouses of the house of God.
所羅門為耶和華的殿所作的一切工程完成了以後, 就把他父親大衛分別為聖的東西: 金銀和一切器皿, 都帶來存放在神殿的庫房裡.

5:2 Then Solomon assembled all the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the families for the Israelites, to Jerusalem in order to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the city of David, which is Zion.
那時, 所羅門把以色列的長老,各支派的首領和以色列人各家族的首領, 都召集到耶路撒冷, 要把耶和華的約櫃從大衛城, 就是錫安運上來.

5:3 And all the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast that is in the seventh month.
於是, 以色列眾人在七月的節期來到時, 都聚集到王那裡.

5:4 And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
以色列的眾長老來到了, 利未人就抬起約櫃.

5:5 And they brought up the ark, the tent of assembly, and all the holy objects that were in the tent; the Levitical priests brought them up.
他們把約櫃,會幕和會幕裡的一切神聖器皿都抬上來; 是祭司和利未人把它們抬上來的.

5:6 And King Solomon and the whole community of Israel that was assembled before him were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted nor numbered for abundance.
所羅門王和那些聚集到他那裡的以色列全體會眾, 都在約櫃前獻上牛羊為祭, 數量無法計算, 不能數點.

5:7 Then the priests brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, into the most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.
眾祭司把耶和華的約櫃抬進放約櫃的地方, 就是內殿, 至聖所裡面, 放在兩個基路伯的翅膀底下.

5:8 The cherubim were spreading their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim were covering the ark and over its poles from above.
基路伯在約櫃上面張開翅膀, 遮蓋著約櫃和抬約櫃的槓.

5:9 But the poles were so long that the ends of the poles from the ark were seen from before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from the outside. And they are there until this day.
那兩根槓很長, 在內殿前可以看見約櫃那裡的槓頭, 在殿外卻看不見; 直到今日, 那兩根槓還在那裡.

5:10 There was nothing in the ark but the two stone tablets that Moses had put inside at Horeb on which Yahweh had made a covenant with the Israelites when they went out from Egypt.
約櫃裡只有兩塊石版, 就是以色列人出埃及以後, 耶和華和他們立約的時候, 摩西在何烈山放進去的.

5:11 And when the priests came out of the sanctuary (for all the priests who were present sanctified themselves without keeping their divisions)
眾祭司從聖所裡出來的時候(因為所有在場的祭司, 不分班次地全都自潔),

5:12 and all the Levitical singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, their sons, their brothers, dressed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and stringed instruments—they were standing to the east of the altar. And with them outside were one hundred and twenty priests who were trumpet blowers.
全體負責歌唱的利未人和亞薩,希幔,耶杜頓, 以及他們的兒子和親族, 都穿著細麻布的衣服, 站在祭壇的東邊, 敲鈸,鼓瑟,彈琴; 和他們在一起的, 還有一百二十個祭司吹號;

5:13 And it was the primary duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard with one voice, to praise and give thanks to Yahweh. And when a sound from the trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments of song was raised to Yahweh—for he is good, because his loyal love is everlasting—then the house, the house of Yahweh, was filled with a cloud.
吹號的和歌唱的都一致同聲地讚美稱謝耶和華. 他們吹號,敲鈸, 用各種樂器高聲讚美耶和華, 說: “耶和華是良善的, 他的慈愛永遠長存. ”那時雲彩充滿了那殿, 就是耶和華的殿.

5:14 And the priests were not able to stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of God.
由於那雲彩的緣故, 祭司都不能侍立供職, 因為神的殿充滿了耶和華的榮光.

II Chronicles - Chapter 6

6:1 Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has decided to dwell in the deep gloom.
那時所羅門說: “耶和華曾說他要住在幽暗之中.

6:2 But I have built for you an exalted house, even a place for you to dwell in forever.”
我已經為你建造了巍峨的殿宇, 作你永遠居住的地方. ”

6:3 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel were standing.
然後王轉過來, 給以色列全體會眾祝福, 以色列全體會眾都站著.

6:4 And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth with David my father, and with his hands he has fulfilled it, saying,
所羅門說: “耶和華以色列的神是應當稱頌的！他親口對我的父親大衛應許的, 已親手作成了, 他說:

6:5 ‘From the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt I did not choose a city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in order for my name to be there. Nor did I choose a man to be leader over my people Israel.
‘自從我領我的子民從埃及地出來的那天, 我沒有在以色列眾支派中, 揀選一座城建造殿宇, 使我的名留在那裡; 我也沒有揀選一個人作領袖, 統治我的子民以色列.

6:6 But I have chosen my name to be there in Jerusalem, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
我卻揀選了耶路撒冷, 使我的名留在那裡; 也揀選了大衛, 統治我的子民以色列. ’

6:7 Now, it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
我的父親大衛有心要為耶和華以色列的神的名建造殿宇.

6:8 But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart,
耶和華卻對我的父親大衛說: ‘你心想要為我的名建造殿宇, 你心意很好;

6:9 but you yourself will not build the house, but your son who will proceed from your loins; he himself will build the house for my name.’
不過不是由你建造殿宇, 而是你的兒子, 你親生的兒子, 他必為我的名建殿. ’

6:10 Now Yahweh has fulfilled his word that he spoke. I have risen in the place of David my father and am seated on the throne of Israel as Yahweh has spoken. I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
現在耶和華實現了他的應許, 我已經起來接續我的父親大衛, 坐上了以色列的王位, 就像耶和華所說的; 我為耶和華以色列的神的名建造了這殿.

6:11 And I have there the ark in which is the covenant of Yahweh that he made with the Israelites.”
我也把約櫃安放在殿裡, 約櫃中有耶和華和以色列人所立的約. ”

6:12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
所羅門在以色列全體會眾面前, 站在耶和華的祭壇前, 張開雙手;

6:13 (For Solomon had made a platform of bronze five cubits long and five cubits wide and three cubits high, and placed it in the midst of the outer court.) And he stood upon it, then knelt down on his knees before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands to heaven.
原來所羅門做了一座銅臺, 長兩公尺兩公寸, 寬兩公尺兩公寸, 高一公尺三公寸, 安放在外院中. 那時他站在銅臺上, 在以色列全體會眾面前, 屈膝下跪, 向天張開雙手,

6:14 And he said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel, there is none like you, a God in the heavens and on the earth, keeping the covenant and loyal love with your servants who walk before you with all their heart,
說: “耶和華以色列的神啊, 天上地下沒有神可以和你相比的, 你向那些一心行在你面前的僕人, 常是守約施慈愛的;

6:15 that you have kept for your servant David my father what you spoke to him. You spoke with your mouth, and by your hand you have fulfilled it on this day.
你對你的僕人我父親大衛所應許的, 你都遵守了, 你親口應許, 也親手成全, 就像今日一樣.

6:16 And now, O Yahweh, God of Israel, keep for your servant David, my father, what you have spoken to him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel before me, if only your sons keep their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’
耶和華以色列的神啊, 你應許你的僕人我父親大衛說: ‘只要你的子孫謹守他們的行為, 遵守我的律法, 像你在我面前所行的一樣, 你就不會斷人在我面前坐上以色列的王位. ’現在求你應驗這話吧.

6:17 And now, O Yahweh, God of Israel, let your word that you have spoken to your servant David be confirmed.
耶和華以色列的神啊, 現在求你實現你向你的僕人大衛應許的話吧！

6:18 “But will God indeed dwell with humankind upon the earth? Look, the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you! Surely then this house that I have built will not contain you!
“神真的要和人住在地上嗎? 看哪, 天和天上的天也容不下你, 何況我建造的這殿呢?

6:19 But turn to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O Yahweh my God, to hearken to the pleading and to the prayer that your servant is praying before you,
耶和華我的神啊, 求你垂注你僕人的禱告和祈求, 聆聽你僕人在你面前所發的呼喊和禱告.

6:20 that your eyes may be open day and night to this house, to the place that you have promised to place your name there, that you may hear the prayer that your servant has prayed to this place.
求你張開眼睛, 晝夜看顧這殿, 就是看顧你所說要立你名的地方; 求你垂聽你僕人向著這地方所發的禱告.

6:21 And listen to the pleas of your servant and your people Israel when they pray toward this place, that you yourself might hear from the place of your dwelling, from the heavens, that you might hear and forgive.
求你垂聽你的僕人和你的子民以色列的祈求, 就是他們向著這地方所發的禱告; 求你從天上, 從你的居所垂聽, 垂聽和赦免.

6:22 “If a man sins against his neighbor and makes him swear an oath and comes with an oath before your altar in this house,
“人若是得罪了鄰舍, 有人要他起誓, 他就來到這殿, 在你的祭壇前起誓;

6:23 then may you yourself hear from the heavens and act and judge your servants, to repay the guilty by bringing his way upon his head and to vindicate the righteous by giving to him according to his righteousness.
求你從天上垂聽, 施行你的作為, 審判你的僕人, 照著惡人所行的報應在他頭上; 宣告義人無罪, 照著他的義行賞賜他.

6:24 “And if your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against you and they repent and confess your name and pray and plead before you in this house,
“如果你的子民以色列得罪了你, 以致在仇敵面前被擊敗; 後來回心轉意, 承認你的名, 在這殿裡向你禱告祈求,

6:25 then may you yourself hear from the heavens and forgive the sin of your people Israel and again bring them back to the land that you gave to them and to their ancestors.
求你從天上垂聽, 赦免你子民以色列的罪, 領他們歸回你賜給他們和他們列祖的土地.

6:26 “When the heavens are stopped up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you and they pray to this place and confess your name and turn back from their sin when you humble them,
“你的子民因得罪了你, 你懲罰他們, 使天閉塞不下雨; 如果他們向著這地方禱告, 承認你的名, 離開他們的罪,

6:27 then may you yourself hear from the heavens and forgive the sin of your servants and your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and give rain upon your land that you have given to your people as an inheritance.
求你在天上垂聽, 赦免你的僕人和你的子民以色列的罪, 把他們當行的正道指教他們, 降雨在你的地上, 就是你賜給你的子民作產業的地上.

6:28 “If there is a famine in the land; if there is disease, blight, mildew, locust, and caterpillar; if it happens that his enemy lays siege to him in the land and his gates; any kind of plague, any kind of disease,
“國中若是有饑荒,瘟疫,旱風,霉爛,蝗蟲,螞蚱, 或是有仇敵圍困城鎮, 或是有甚麼災禍, 甚麼疾病,

6:29 then any prayer, any plea that is made by any person and by all your people Israel, each one who knows his own affliction and his own anguish and who spreads out his hands to this house,
你的子民以色列, 無論是個別或是全體, 自知自己的災禍和痛苦, 向著這殿張開雙手禱告或祈求,

6:30 then may you yourself hear from the heavens, your dwelling place, and forgive and give to each according to all his ways, since you know the heart of the children of humankind,
求你從天上你的居所垂聽和赦免他們, 你是知道人心的, 你必照著各人所行的報應各人; 因為只有你知道世人的心.

6:31 that they may fear you and walk in your ways all the days that they are alive upon the face of the land that you have given to our ancestors.
使他們在你賜給我們列祖的地上, 一生一世敬畏你, 遵行你的道路.

6:32 “And also, with respect to the foreigner, he who is not of your people Israel, but comes from a distant land, for the sake of your great name and your powerful hand and outstretched arm, when he comes and prays to this house,
“至於在你的子民以色列以外的外族人, 他們為了你的大名,你大能的手和伸出來的膀臂, 從遠方而來; 他們來向著這殿禱告的時候,

6:33 then may you yourself hear from the heavens, from your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner asks of you, so that all peoples of earth will know of your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that your name possesses this house that I have built.
求你從天上, 從你的居所垂聽他們, 照著外族人向你呼求的一切而行, 使地上萬民都認識你的名, 敬畏你, 像你的子民以色列一樣; 又使他們知道我建造的這殿, 是奉為你名的所在.

6:34 “When your people go out to battle against their enemy according to the way that you have sent them, and they pray to you toward this city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name,
“如果你的子民在你派他們出去的路上, 和仇敵作戰, 他們向著你揀選的這城, 和向著我為你的名建造的這殿向你禱告,

6:35 then may you hear their prayer and their pleas from the heavens and uphold their case.
求你從天上垂聽他們的禱告祈求, 使他們得勝.

6:36 When they sin against you—for there is no person who does not sin—and you become angry with them and place them before their enemy that they carry them away as captives to a land far or near,
“如果你的子民得罪了你(因為世上沒有不犯罪的人), 你向他們發怒, 把他們交在仇敵面前, 以致仇敵把他們擄到外地或遠或近;

6:37 but if they repent in the land where they were taken captive and repent and beg you for mercy in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned and acted perversely and done wickedly,
如果他們在被擄去的地方回心轉意, 在被擄去的地方祈求你說: ‘我們犯了罪了, 我們作了孽了, 我們行了惡了. ’

6:38 and we return to you,’ with their whole heart and with all their inmost being in the land of their captivity where they took them captive, and if they pray toward their land that you have given to their ancestors and the city that you have chosen and to the house that I have built for your name,
如果他們在被擄去的地方一心一意歸向你, 又向著他們自己的地, 就是你賜給他們列祖的地, 和向著你揀選的這城, 以及向著我為你的名建造的這殿禱告,

6:39 then may you hear their prayer and their pleas from the heavens, from your dwelling place, and uphold their case and forgive your people who sinned against you.
求你從天上, 從你的居所垂聽他們的禱告祈求, 為他們伸冤, 赦免得罪了你的那些子民.

6:40 Now, O my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place!
“我的神啊, 現在求你張開眼睛, 求你的耳朵垂聽在這地方獻上的禱告.

6:41 “And now arise, O Yahweh God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength! O Yahweh God, let the priests be clothed with salvation, and let your holy ones rejoice in your goodness!
現在, 耶和華神啊, 求你起來, 願你和你有大能的約櫃進入你安息的地方; 耶和華神啊, 願你的祭司都披上救恩; 願你的聖民在福樂中歡欣.

6:42 O Yahweh God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one! Remember the loyal love of your servant, David!”
耶和華神啊, 求你不要轉臉不顧你所膏的人: 願你記念你向你僕人大衛所施的慈愛. ”

II Chronicles - Chapter 7

7:1 And when Solomon finished praying, then fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.
所羅門禱告完了, 有火從天上降下來, 燒盡了燔祭和其他的祭品; 耶和華的榮光充滿了那殿.

7:2 And the priests were not able to go into the house of Yahweh, for the glory of Yahweh had filled the house.
因為耶和華的榮光充滿了耶和華的殿, 祭司都不能進入耶和華的殿.

7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the glory of Yahweh upon the house, they knelt down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loyal love is everlasting.
那火降下, 耶和華的榮光停在殿上的時候, 以色列眾人都看見; 於是他們在鋪石地跪下, 俯伏在地, 敬拜稱頌耶和華說: “耶和華是良善的, 他的慈愛永遠長存. ”

7:4 Then the king and all the people were offering a sacrifice before Yahweh.
王和全體人民都在耶和華面前獻祭.

7:5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
所羅門王獻上了二萬二千頭牛,十二萬隻羊為祭. 這樣, 王和全體人民為神的殿舉行了奉獻禮.

7:6 And the priests stood at their posts with the Levites, with the instruments of the song of Yahweh that King David had made to give thanks to Yahweh—for his loyal love is everlasting—whenever David offered praise by their hand. Now the priests sounded trumpets standing opposite them, and all Israel stood.
祭司都站在自己的崗位上; 利未人拿著大衛王所做的耶和華的樂器, 稱頌耶和華, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存; 大衛藉著他們讚美耶和華的時候, 祭司在眾人前面吹號; 以色列眾人都站著.

7:7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was before the house of Yahweh, for there he had made the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, for the bronze altar that Solomon had made was not able to hold the burnt offerings, cereal offerings, and the fat.
所羅門把耶和華殿前院子當中的地方分別為聖, 在那裡獻上了燔祭和平安祭的脂肪, 因為所羅門所做的銅壇容不下所有的燔祭,素祭和脂肪.

7:8 And Solomon held a feast at that time of seven days. And all Israel was with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-Hamath to the river of Egypt.
那時, 所羅門和全體以色列人, 就是來自哈馬口, 直到埃及小河的一群極大的會眾, 一起舉行了七天的節期.

7:9 And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for they held the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.
第八天舉行了嚴肅會, 又舉行獻壇禮七天, 舉行了七天的節期.

7:10 And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents rejoicing and festive of heart on account of the goodness that Yahweh had done for David, Solomon, and Israel his people.
七月二十三日, 王遣散眾民回家; 他們因看見耶和華向大衛,所羅門和他的子民以色列所施的恩惠, 心裡都歡喜快樂.

7:11 And Solomon finished the house of Yahweh and the house of the king. And all that came into the heart of Solomon to do with respect to the house of Yahweh and his own house he accomplished.
這樣, 所羅門完成了耶和華的殿宇和王宮. 在耶和華的殿裡或所羅門的宮中, 所羅門心裡要作的, 都順利地作成了.

7:12 Then Yahweh appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice.
夜間, 耶和華向所羅門顯現, 對他說: “我已經聽了你的禱告, 也為我自己選擇了這地方作獻祭的殿.

7:13 When I hold back the heavens so that there is not rain, and when I command the locust to devour the earth, and if I send disease among my people,
如果我使天閉塞不下雨, 或吩咐蝗蟲吞吃這地的土產, 或差遣瘟疫到我的子民中間來;

7:14 then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and will pray and will seek my face and will turn from their evil ways, then I myself shall hear from the heavens and will forgive their sins and heal their land.
這稱為我名下的子民, 若是謙卑,禱告,尋求我的面, 轉離他們的惡行, 我必從天上垂聽, 赦免他們的罪, 醫治他們的地.

7:15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer of this place.
現在我的眼睛必張開, 我的耳朵必垂聽在這地所發的禱告.

7:16 And now I have chosen and consecrated this house for my name to be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time.
現在我揀選了這殿, 把它分別為聖, 使我的名永遠在這殿中; 我的眼和我的心也常常留在那裡.

7:17 Now as for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked and do according to all that I have commanded you and will keep my ordinances and judgments,
至於你, 你若是在我面前行事為人像你的父親大衛所行的那樣, 遵行我吩咐你的一切話, 謹守我的律例和典章,

7:18 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom as I promised to David your father, saying, ‘A man shall not be cut off for you from ruling over Israel.’
我就必鞏固你的國位, 好像我和你父親大衛所立的約說: ‘你的子孫必不會斷人作君王統治以色列. ’

7:19 “But if you turn yourselves away and forsake my ordinances and my commandments which I have given before you all and will go and serve other gods and bow down to them,
“可是, 如果你轉離我, 丟棄我在你們面前頒布的律例和誡命, 去事奉和敬拜別的神,

7:20 then I will uproot them from upon my land that I have given to them, and this house that I have consecrated for my name I will send away from before my face, and I will make it a proverb and a taunt among all the nations.
我就必把以色列人從我賜給他們的土地上拔出來, 並且我為自己的名分別為聖的這殿, 我也必從我面前捨棄, 使這殿在萬民中成為笑談和譏笑的對象.

7:21 And as for this house, which was exalted, all who pass by it will be appalled and will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done thus to this land and to this house?’
這殿雖然高大, 但將來經過的人, 都必驚訝, 說: ‘耶和華為甚麼這樣對待這地和這殿呢? ’

7:22 Then they will say, ‘Because they forsook Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, and they laid hold of other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore he has brought upon them all this evil.’ ”
人必回答說: ‘是因為這地的人離棄了耶和華他們列祖的神, 就是領他們從埃及地出來的神, 去親近別的神, 敬拜和事奉他們; 所以, 耶和華使這一切災禍臨到他們. ’”

II Chronicles - Chapter 8

8:1 And it happened that at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house,
所羅門建造耶和華的殿和自己的王宮, 用了二十年才完成.

8:2 Solomon also built the cities that Huram had given to him, and he settled the Israelites in them.
所羅門又修築希蘭送給他的那些城市, 使以色列人住在那裡.

8:3 And Solomon went to Hamath-Zobah and laid siege upon it.
所羅門到哈瑪瑣巴去, 佔領了那地方.

8:4 And he built Tadmor in the desert, and he built all the storage cities in Hamath.
所羅門又修築了在曠野的達莫, 和他在哈瑪建造的一切貯藏貨物的城市.

8:5 He also built Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;
他又建造上伯．和崙和下伯．和崙, 成了有牆,有門和有閂的設防城;

8:6 Baalath and all the storage cities that belonged to Solomon; all the cities for chariots and cities for horses; and any desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
又建造巴拉和所羅門擁有的一切貯藏貨物的城市, 以及一切屯放戰車的城市, 馬兵駐紮的城市, 和所羅門在耶路撒冷,黎巴嫩, 以及他統治的全境內喜愛建造的一切.

8:7 All the people who remained from the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites who were not from Israel,
至於以色列人以外的赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,希未人和耶布斯人剩下來的人民,

8:8 from the descendants who were left over after them in the land, whom the Israelites had not destroyed, Solomon conscripted them as forced labor until this day.
他們的子孫仍然留在那地, 以色列人沒有消滅他們. 於是, 所羅門徵召他們作苦工, 直到今日.

8:9 But from the Israelites Solomon did not give as servants for his work, but they were men of war, his commanders of his officers, and commanders of his chariots and his horses.
唯獨以色列人, 所羅門沒有驅使他們為他的工程作奴僕; 他們作了他的戰士,軍長,車兵長和馬兵長.

8:10 And these were the commanders of the garrisons that belonged to King Solomon, two hundred and fifty who exercised authority over the people.
所羅門王有二百五十名監工, 監督工人.

8:11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David, king of Israel, for those places to which the ark of Yahweh has come are holy.
所羅門把法老的女兒從大衛城, 帶到他為她建造的宮裡去; 因為他說: “我的妻子不可住在以色列王大衛的宮裡, 因為耶和華的約櫃所到的地方都是神聖的. ”

8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar of Yahweh that he had built before the portico,
那時, 所羅門在耶和華的壇上, 就是在走廊前面他建築的壇上, 向耶和華獻上燔祭,

8:13 as was the daily requirement, to offer up according to the commandments of Moses for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and the three annual feasts: the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.
又照著摩西的吩咐, 在安息日,初一和一年三次特定的節期, 就是除酵節,七七節,住棚節, 獻上每日當獻的.

8:14 And in accord with the ordinance of David his father he appointed working groups of priests for their service, Levites for their responsibilities for praise and cultic service before the priests according to the daily requirement, and the gatekeepers in their working groups, gate by gate. For thus David the man of God had commanded.
所羅門又照著他父親大衛所定的, 設立了祭司的班次, 執行他們的事奉, 又派遣利未人, 各守本職, 讚美耶和華, 在祭司面前照著每日的本分事奉. 又派守門的按著班次看守各門. 因為這是神人大衛的吩咐.

8:15 And they did not turn aside from the commandment of the king concerning the priests and the Levites concerning anything, and concerning the treasury rooms.
王對祭司和利未人所吩咐的, 無論是甚麼事務, 或是有關庫房的事, 他們都沒有違抗.

8:16 And Solomon accomplished all the work from the day the foundation stone was laid for the house of Yahweh until its completion, and the house of Yahweh was finished.
從耶和華的殿奠基的日子起, 直到建成, 所羅門的一切工程都進行順利. 這樣, 耶和華的殿就完成了.

8:17 Then Solomon went to Ezion-Geber, and to Elath, on the edge of the sea in the land of Edom.
那時, 所羅門往以東地, 到靠近海邊的以旬．迦別和以祿去了.

8:18 And Huram sent to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowledgeable of the sea. And they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and from there they collected four hundred and fifty talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon.
希蘭派他的臣僕, 把船隻和熟悉航海的僕人, 送到所羅門那裡. 他們和所羅門的僕人一同去到俄斐, 從那裡得了一萬五千公斤金子, 運到所羅門王那裡.

II Chronicles - Chapter 9

9:1 Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, with much wealth and camels, bearing spices and much gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and told him all that was on her mind.
示巴女王聽見所羅門的名聲, 就來到耶路撒冷, 要用難題試試所羅門. 跟隨她的人很多, 又有駱駝馱著香料,大批黃金和寶石. 她來到所羅門那裡, 就把她心裡所有的難題, 都對所羅門說出來.

9:2 And Solomon answered all her questions. Not a word was hidden from Solomon that he did not answer for her.
所羅門把她的一切難題, 都給她解答了; 沒有一樣難倒所羅門, 不能給她解答的.

9:3 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon and the house he had built,
示巴女王看見所羅門的智慧和他建造的宮殿,

9:4 and the food of his table, and the position of his officers, the duty of his servants and their clothing, his cupbearers and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of Yahweh, there was no longer any breath in her.
他席上的食物, 群臣的座位, 僕人的侍候和他們的服飾, 酒政和酒政的服飾, 以及所羅門在耶和華殿裡所獻的燔祭, 就十分驚訝.

9:5 And she said to the king, “The word which I heard in my land concerning your words and your wisdom is true,
於是她對王說: “我在本國聽見關於你的事和你的智慧, 實在是真的.

9:6 but I did not believe their words until I came and saw with my own eyes. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not reported to me; you surpass the rumors that I had heard.
我先前不信那些話, 等到我來了, 親眼看見了, 才知道你智慧的偉大, 人告訴我的還不到一半. 你實在是見面勝似聞名.

9:7 Blessed are your men, and blessed are these your servants who stand before you regularly and hear your wisdom!
屬你的人是有福的, 你的臣僕是有福的, 因為他們可以常常侍立在你面前, 聆聽你的智慧.

9:8 Blessed be Yahweh your God who took delight in you, to put you on his throne as king for Yahweh your God! Because your God loved Israel, he established him forever and has put you over them as king to do justice and righteousness!”
耶和華你的神是應當稱頌的, 因他喜悅你, 使你坐在他的王位上, 為耶和華你的神作王; 因為你的神愛以色列人, 要永遠堅立他們, 所以立你作他們的王, 好秉公行義. ”

9:9 And she gave to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. And there were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
於是示巴女王把約四千公斤金子,大批香料和寶石送給所羅門王; 示巴女王送給所羅門王的香料, 是猶大地從來沒有過的.

9:10 Moreover the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir brought algum wood and precious stones.
希蘭的僕人和所羅門的僕人從俄斐把黃金運來, 也把檀香木和寶石運了來.

9:11 And the king made steps for the house of Yahweh and the house of the king, and lyres and harps for the singers from the algum wood. And there was not seen anything like them before in the land of Judah.
王用檀香木為耶和華的殿和王宮作了臺階, 又為唱歌的人作了琴瑟; 像這樣的東西, 是在猶大地從來沒有見過的.

9:12 Now King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba every desired thing she asked, besides what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went to her land, she and her servants.
所羅門王按著示巴女王帶來給他的, 回送她禮物; 此外, 還把女王所願所求的, 都送給她, 於是女王和她的臣僕都返回本國去了.

9:13 And it happened that the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,
所羅門每年所得的金子, 共重兩萬三千公斤,

9:14 besides the gold and silver the traders and merchants brought, and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought.
另外, 還有從商人和行商運來的, 阿拉伯諸王和本國的各總督, 都把金銀運來給所羅門.

9:15 And King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.
所羅門王用錘煉好的金子做了二百面大盾牌, 每一面大盾牌用錘煉好的金子七公斤.

9:16 And he made three hundred small shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels went into each small shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
又用錘煉好的金子做了三百面小盾牌, 每一面小盾牌用錘煉好的金子約三公斤; 王把這些盾牌都放在黎巴嫩林宮.

9:17 And the king made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.
王用象牙做了一個大寶座, 包上純金.

9:18 And the throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to the throne. And there were armrests on each side. And by the seat were two lions standing beside the armrests.
寶座有六級臺階, 又用金腳凳和寶座相連, 座位兩邊都有扶手, 扶手旁邊各有一隻獅子站立.

9:19 And twelve lions were standing there on each of the six steps on each end. And there was nothing like it made in all the kingdom.
六級臺階上共有十二隻獅子站立; 每級兩隻, 一左一右; 在列國中都沒有這樣做的.

9:20 And all the drinking vessels of King Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not valued as anything in the days of Solomon.
所羅門王的一切杯爵都是金的; 黎巴嫩林宮裡的一切器皿都是精金做的; 在所羅門的時代, 銀子算不得甚麼.

9:21 For the ships of the king went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
因為王的船隻和希蘭的僕人一同到他施去; 往他施的船隻每三年回來一次, 載著金銀,象牙,猿猴和孔雀回來.

9:22 Thus King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.
所羅門王的財富和智慧, 勝過世上的列王.

9:23 And all the kings of the earth sought the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God put in his heart.
世上的列王都求見所羅門的面, 要聽神賜給他的智慧.

9:24 And each of them brought his gifts, objects of silver, objects of gold, cloaks, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, as an amount year by year.
他們各人帶來的禮物有: 銀器,金器,衣服,兵器,香料,騾馬; 每年都有一定的數量.

9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
所羅門有四千馬廊的車馬, 還有馬兵一萬二千, 他把這些人馬安置在屯車城和耶路撒冷, 就是與王在一起.

9:26 And he ruled over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, to the boundary of Egypt.
所羅門統治列王, 從幼發拉底河到非利士地, 直到埃及的邊界.

9:27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as the sycamore trees that are in the Shephelah for abundance.
王在耶路撒冷使銀子好像石頭, 使香柏木好像平原的桑樹那麼多.

9:28 And the horses were imported from Egypt and from all lands for Solomon.
人們從埃及和各地把馬匹運到所羅門那裡.

9:29 As for the remainder of the words of Solomon from the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer, concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
所羅門其餘的事蹟, 一生的始末, 不是都記在拿單先知的記錄上, 示羅人亞希雅的預言上, 以及先見易多論到尼八的兒子耶羅波安的啟示錄上嗎?

9:30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
所羅門在耶路撒冷作王統治全以色列共四十年.

9:31 And Solomon slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
所羅門和他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在他父親大衛的城裡; 他的兒子羅波安接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 10

10:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
羅波安到示劍去, 因為全體以色列人都去了示劍, 要立他作王.

10:2 And it happened that when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it—now he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon—Jeroboam returned from Egypt.
那時, 尼八的兒子耶羅波安, 因為逃避所羅門王, 住在埃及; 他一聽見這事, 就從埃及回來.

10:3 And they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and all Israel went, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
他們派人去叫耶羅波安回來; 他就和全體以色列人來見羅波安, 對他說:

10:4 “Your father made our yoke heavy. Now, therefore, lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve you.”
“你父親使我們所負的軛甚重, 現在求你減輕你父親加在我們身上的勞役和重軛, 我們就服事你. ”

10:5 And he said to them, “In three days return to me again.” And the people went away.
羅波安對他們說: “三天以後你們再來見我吧！”眾人就離去了.

10:6 Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had been serving before Solomon his father when he was alive, saying, “What word do you advise to answer this people?”
羅波安王和一些在他父親所羅門在世的時候, 侍立在所羅門面前的老人商議, 說: “你們有甚麼提議, 我好回覆這班民眾呢? ”

10:7 And they said to him, “If you will be good to this people and please them, then speak good words to them. Then they will be your servants forever.”
他們對他說: “如果王善待人民, 使他們喜悅, 對他們說好話, 他們就必永遠作你的僕人. ”

10:8 But he forsook the advice of the elders that advised him and took counsel of the young men who had grown up with him who were serving before him.
王不接受這些老人的意見, 卻去和那些同他一起長大, 侍立在他面前的年輕人商議,

10:9 And he said to them, “What do you advise that we should say in return to this people, who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father has put upon us’?”
問他們: “這人民對我說: 求你減輕你父親加在我們身上的重軛吧. 你們有甚麼提議, 我好回覆他們呢? ”

10:10 Then the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus you should say to this people who have said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, so you yourself should lighten it for us.’ Thus you should say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father.
那些同他一起長大的年輕人對他說: “這人民對王說: ‘你父親使我們所負的軛甚重, 現在求你減輕些吧. ’王要這樣對他們說: ‘我的小拇指比我父親的腰還粗呢.

10:11 So now, my father laid upon you a heavy yoke, but I myself will add to the yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I myself will do so with scorpions.’ ”
我父親把重軛加在你們身上, 我必使你們負更重的軛; 我父親用鞭打你們, 我卻要用蠍子鞭責打你們. ’”

10:12 Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had spoken, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”
耶羅波安和全體人民都遵照羅波安王所說“你們第三天再來見我”的話, 第三天來見羅波安.

10:13 And the king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the advice of the elders.
羅波安王很嚴厲地回答他們. 羅波安王不接受老人的意見,

10:14 And he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “I will make your yoke heavy, and I myself will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will do so with scorpions.”
卻照著年輕人的主意對他們說: “我父親使你們負重軛, 我必使你們負更重的軛; 我父親用鞭子責打你們, 我卻要用蠍子鞭責打你們. ”

10:15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turning of events from God, so that Yahweh might fulfill his word that he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
王不聽從人民的要求, 這事原是出於神, 為要實現耶和華藉著示羅人亞希雅對尼八的兒子耶羅波安所說的話.

10:16 So all Israel saw that the king would not listen to them, and the people answered the king, saying, “What portion is there for us in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each to your tents, O Israel! Now look to your own house, David!” And all Israel went to their own tents.
以色列人見王不聽他們的要求, 就對王說: “我們和大衛有甚麼關係呢? 我們和耶西的兒子並不相干. 以色列人哪, 各回各家去吧, 大衛啊, 現在只顧你自己的家吧. ”於是全體以色列人都回自己的家去了.

10:17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam ruled over them.
只有那些住在猶大眾城鎮的以色列人, 羅波安仍然作他們的王.

10:18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him with stones, and he died. Then King Rehoboam hastily went up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
羅波安王差派了監管苦工的哈多蘭到以色列人那裡去, 以色列人就用石頭把他打死了. 羅波安王急忙上車, 逃回耶路撒冷去了.

10:19 So Israel has rebelled against the house of David until this day.
這樣, 以色列人背叛了大衛家, 直到今日.

II Chronicles - Chapter 11

11:1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
羅波安回到耶路撒冷, 就召集猶大家和便雅憫家, 共十八萬人, 都是精兵, 要和以色列人交戰, 好把王國奪回, 再歸自己.

11:2 But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
但耶和華的話臨到神人示瑪雅, 說:

11:3 “Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
“你要告訴所羅門的兒子,猶大王羅波安, 以及所有住在猶大和便雅憫的以色列人, 說:

11:4 ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Do not go up, and do not fight against your brothers. Return, each man to his house, for this matter has come from me.” ’ ” So they obeyed the words of Yahweh and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
‘耶和華這樣說: 你們不可上去, 也不可和你們的兄弟交戰. 你們各自回家去吧, 因為這事是出於我. ’”於是他們聽從耶和華的話, 都回家, 不去攻打耶羅波安.

11:5 And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as strongholds in Judah.
羅波安住在耶路撒冷, 他在猶大建造了多座設防城.

11:6 He built Bethlehem, Etah, Tekoa,
他修築了伯利恆,以坦,提哥亞,

11:7 Beth-Zur, Socoh, Adullam,
伯．夙,梭哥,亞杜蘭,

11:8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
迦特,瑪利沙,西弗,

11:9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
亞多萊音,拉吉,亞西加,

11:10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin.
瑣拉,亞雅崙,希伯崙; 這些都是猶大和便雅憫境內的設防城.

11:11 And he strengthened the fortifications and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, olive oil, and wine.
他又鞏固這些設防城, 在城裡設軍長, 貯備糧食,油和酒.

11:12 And in all the cities he put shields and spears, and he greatly strengthened them. So he had Judah and Benjamin.
又在各城裝備了大盾牌和矛槍, 使這些城市十分堅固. 這樣, 猶大和便雅憫都在他統治之下.

11:13 Now the priests and the Levites who were throughout all Israel took their stand with him from all their territories.
全以色列的祭司和利未人, 都從各地來歸向羅波安.

11:14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and their property and came to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to Yahweh.
利未人放棄了他們的草場和產業, 來到猶大和耶路撒冷, 是因為耶羅波安和他的兒子排斥他們, 不准他們作祭司事奉耶和華.

11:15 And he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the bull calves that he had made.
耶羅波安為邱壇,公山羊神, 以及他鑄造的牛犢, 自己設立了祭司.

11:16 Then after them, from all the tribes of Israel, those who set their heart to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to offer to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
以色列眾支派中所有定意尋求耶和華以色列的神的, 都隨著利未人來到耶路撒冷, 向耶和華他們列祖的神獻祭.

11:17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, secure for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
這樣, 他們就加強了猶大國的勢力, 使所羅門的兒子羅波安強盛了三年, 因為他們在這三年, 跟隨了大衛和所羅門的道路.

11:18 Then Rehoboam took to himself as a wife Mahalath, the daughter of Yerimot son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
羅波安娶了大衛的兒子耶利摩的女兒瑪哈拉作妻子, 她也就是耶西的兒子以利押的女兒亞比孩的女兒;

11:19 And she bore to him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
她給羅波安生了幾個兒子, 就是耶烏施,示瑪利雅和撒罕.

11:20 And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
後來, 羅波安又娶了押沙龍的外孫女瑪迦; 瑪迦給他生了亞比雅,亞太,細撒和示羅密.

11:21 And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters).
羅波安共娶了十八個妻子和六十個妾; 共生了二十八個兒子, 六十個女兒; 他卻愛押沙龍的外孫女瑪迦, 勝過其他的妻妾.

11:22 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief and crown prince over his brothers, in order to make him king.
於是羅波安立了瑪迦的兒子亞比雅作太子, 在他的兄弟中為首, 因為羅波安想立他繼承王位.

11:23 And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons throughout all the land of Judah and Benjamin, through all the fortified cities, and gave abundant provisions to them and obtained many wives for them.
羅波安很有智慧地把自己的兒子分散在猶大和便雅憫各地的設防城中, 供給他們大批糧食, 又為他們娶了多位妻子.

II Chronicles - Chapter 12

12:1 And when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and when he was strengthened, he forsook the law of Yahweh, and all Israel with him.
羅波安的王位穩定, 他也強盛起來, 就離棄了耶和華的律法, 全體以色列人也都跟隨他.

12:2 And it happened that in the fifth year of King Rehoboam (for they had acted unfaithfully against Yahweh), Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
羅波安王第五年, 埃及王示撒上來攻打耶路撒冷, 因為他們得罪了耶和華.

12:3 with one thousand two hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. And there was no number to the people who came up with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
示撒率領戰車一千二百輛, 馬兵六萬, 和他一同從埃及出來的路比人,蘇基人和古實人, 多得無法數算.

12:4 And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and he came up to Jerusalem.
他攻取了猶大境內的設防城, 然後來到耶路撒冷.

12:5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem from before Shishak. And he said to them, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘You yourselves have abandoned me, and I myself have surely abandoned you into the hand of Shishak.’ ”
那時, 猶大的眾領袖, 因為示撒的緣故, 就聚集在耶路撒冷; 示瑪雅先知就來見羅波安和眾領袖, 對他們說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你們既然離棄了我, 所以我也離棄你們, 把你們交在示撒的手裡. ’”

12:6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “Yahweh is righteous.”
於是以色列的眾領袖和君王, 都謙卑下來, 說: “耶和華是公義的. ”

12:7 And when Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy. I will give to them some way of escape, that my anger not be poured out against Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
耶和華看見他們謙卑下來, 耶和華的話就臨到示瑪雅, 說: “他們既然謙卑下來, 我就不滅絕他們; 我必使他們暫時得救, 我必不藉著示撒把我的烈怒傾倒在耶路撒冷.

12:8 However, they shall be his servants, that they might know my service and the service of the kingdoms of other countries.”
雖然這樣, 他們仍必作示撒的僕人, 好使他們知道, 服事我和服事世上的列國有甚麼分別. ”

12:9 Then Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and he took the treasures out of the house of Yahweh and the treasures out of the king’s house. He took everything. He also took the small shields of gold that Solomon had made.
於是埃及王示撒上來攻打耶路撒冷, 奪取了耶和華殿和王宮裡的寶物, 把它們全部帶走, 又奪去了所羅門所做的金盾牌.

12:10 And King Rehoboam made small shields of bronze in their place and committed them into the hand of the commanders of the guards who were keeping the entrance of the house of the king.
羅波安王做了一些銅盾牌代替那些金盾牌, 交給那些看守宮門的守衛長看管.

12:11 And whenever the king went into the house of Yahweh, the guards came and carried them, and then they returned them to the alcove of the guards.
每逢王進耶和華殿的時候, 守衛就來拿這些盾牌, 事後又把盾牌送回守衛房那裡.

12:12 And when he humbled himself, the anger of Yahweh was turned away from him, so that he did not destroy the city completely. Moreover, matters were well in Judah.
王既然謙卑下來, 耶和華的烈怒就止息, 沒有把他完全消滅. 何況在猶大中還有善事.

12:13 So King Rehoboam was strengthened in Jerusalem, and he reigned there. Now, Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city where Yahweh had chosen to put his name out of all the tribes of Israel. And the name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonite.
羅波安王在耶路撒冷漸漸強盛, 繼續作王. 羅波安登基的時候是四十一歲; 他在耶和華從以色列眾支派中選出來, 立下他名的耶路撒冷城中, 作王十七年. 羅波安的母親名叫拿瑪, 是亞捫人.

12:14 And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.
羅波安行惡, 因為他沒有定意尋求耶和華.

12:15 Now the words of Rehoboam from the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer as a record? And there were battles between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
羅波安的事蹟, 一生的始末, 不是都記在示瑪雅先知, 和先見易多的記錄上嗎? 羅波安和耶羅波安二人常有爭戰.

12:16 And Rehoboam slept with his ancestors, and he was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
羅波安和他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在大衛城裡. 他的兒子亞比雅接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 13

13:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah reigned over Judah.
耶羅波安王第十八年, 亞比雅登基作猶大王.

13:2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and between Jeroboam.
他在耶路撒冷作王三年; 他母親名叫米該亞, 是基比亞人烏列的女兒. 亞比雅和耶羅波安常有爭戰.

13:3 And Abijah joined in the battle with an army of four hundred thousand battle-hardened warriors, chosen men, and Jeroboam put the battle in order against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, an army of mighty warriors.
有一次, 亞比雅帶著精兵四十萬, 都是英勇的戰士, 準備開戰; 耶羅波安也帶著八十萬精兵, 都是英勇的戰士, 列陣對抗亞比雅.

13:4 Then Abijah stood up on top of Mount Zemaraim that is in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
亞比雅起來站在以法蓮山地中的洗瑪臉山上, 說: “耶羅波安和以色列眾民哪, 你們要聽我的話.

13:5 Do you not all know that Yahweh the God of Israel gave the kingdom to David over Israel forever, to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
耶和華以色列的神曾經立了鹽約, 要把以色列國永遠賜給大衛和他的子孫, 你們不知道嗎?

13:6 But Jeroboam the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master,
可是大衛的兒子所羅門的僕人, 尼八的兒子耶羅波安, 卻起來背叛了他的主.

13:7 and worthless men, sons of wickedness, were gathered about him and became hostile against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was a boy and gentle of heart and was not strong enough to stand before them.
有些無賴匪徒結集跟從他, 欺負所羅門的兒子羅波安; 那時羅波安還年幼, 心裡驚怯, 所以不能抵擋他們.

13:8 So now you yourselves are considering that you are strong before the kingdom of Yahweh which is in the hand the sons of David, since you yourselves are a great multitude and you have bull calves of gold that Jeroboam has made for idols.
現在你們有意要反抗大衛子孫手下的耶和華的國; 你們人數眾多, 你們那裡也有金牛犢, 就是耶羅波安為你們所做, 當作神的.

13:9 Did you not drive out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, the Levites? Have you not made for yourselves priests like all the peoples of the lands? All who come to be consecrated for priestly service with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what is not a god.
你們不是驅逐了耶和華的祭司, 亞倫的子孫和利未人嗎? 你們不是像世上萬民為自己立祭司嗎? 無論甚麼人牽來一頭公牛犢和七隻公綿羊, 把自己分別為聖, 就可以作那本不是神的祭司.

13:10 But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests serving Yahweh are the sons of Aaron, the Levites, according to their service.
至於我們, 耶和華是我們的神, 我們並沒有離棄他; 我們有事奉耶和華的祭司, 都是亞倫的子孫, 並且有利未人負責工作.

13:11 They offer burnt offerings to Yahweh every morning and every evening, sweet spices of incense, and the rows of bread upon the pure table. And the golden lampstand with its lamps they keep kindled every evening, for we are keeping the requirement of Yahweh our God, but you yourselves have forsaken him.
他們每日早晚向耶和華獻燔祭, 焚燒芬芳的香; 在清潔的桌子上擺上陳設餅; 每天晚上燃點金燈臺的燈盞; 我們謹守耶和華我們的神的吩咐, 你們卻離棄了他.

13:12 And look, God is with us at the head, and his priests have the trumpets for sounding blasts against you, O sons of Israel. Do not fight against Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”
“看哪, 神和我們同在, 率領我們; 他的祭司拿著號筒向你們大聲吹響. 以色列人哪, 你們不可和耶和華你們列祖的神作戰, 因為你們必不能得勝. ”

13:13 Then Jeroboam sent around an ambush to come behind them. So they were in front of Judah, but the ambush was behind them.
耶羅波安卻派伏兵繞到猶大人的背後. 這樣, 猶大人前面有以色列人, 他們背後也有伏兵.

13:14 When Judah turned, then behold, the battle against them was in front and behind, and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew on the trumpets.
猶大人轉身, 看見自己前後受敵, 就呼求耶和華, 祭司也都吹號.

13:15 Then the men of Judah shouted, and it happened that when the men of Judah were shouting, then God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
於是猶大人大聲吶喊; 猶大人大聲吶喊的時候, 神就在亞比雅和猶大人面前, 使耶羅波安和以色列眾人大敗而逃.

13:16 And the Israelites fled from before Judah, and God gave them into their hand.
以色列人在猶大人面前逃跑; 神把他們交在猶大人手裡.

13:17 And Abijah and his people struck a great blow against them, and the dead from Israel that fell were five hundred thousand chosen men.
亞比雅和他的人民大大地擊殺以色列人; 以色列人中倒斃的精兵共有五十萬.

13:18 And the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the people of Judah were victorious, for they relied upon Yahweh the God of their ancestors.
那時, 以色列人被擊敗了, 猶大人獲得勝利, 因為他們倚靠耶和華他們列祖的神.

13:19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.
亞比雅追趕耶羅波安, 奪取了他的幾座城, 就是伯特利和屬於伯特利的鄉鎮, 耶沙拿和屬於耶沙拿的鄉鎮, 以法拉音和屬於以法拉音的鄉鎮.

13:20 And Jeroboam did not regain strength again in the days of Abijah. And Yahweh plagued him and he died.
亞比雅在世的日子, 耶羅波安不再強盛. 耶和華擊打他, 他就死了.

13:21 But Abijah became strong, and he took to himself fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
亞比雅卻不斷強盛起來, 娶了十四個妻妾, 生了二十二個兒子, 十六個女兒.

13:22 Now the rest of the words of Abijah and his ways and his words are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
亞比雅其餘的事蹟和他的言行, 都記在易多先知的傳記上.

II Chronicles - Chapter 14

14:1 And Abijah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son became king in his place. In his days the land was at rest ten years.
亞比雅和他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在大衛城裡, 他的兒子亞撒接續他作王. 亞撒在世的日子, 國中太平了十年. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為13:23)

14:2 Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God.
亞撒行耶和華他的神看為善為正的事. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為14:1)

14:3 He removed the foreign altars and high places, broke down the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherahs.
他除掉外族人的祭壇和邱壇, 打斷神柱, 砍下亞舍拉,

14:4 And he commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment.
吩咐猶大人尋求耶和華他們列祖的神, 遵行他的律法和誡命.

14:5 And he removed the high places and the incense stands from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom had rest under him.
他又在猶大各城中, 除掉邱壇和香壇. 那時全國在他的統治下享受太平.

14:6 And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was at rest. Under him there was no war in those years, for Yahweh had given rest to him.
他又在猶大建造了幾座設防城, 因為國中太平, 多年沒有戰爭, 耶和華使他享受安寧.

14:7 And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls, towers, gates, and bars while the land is before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought and he has given rest to us on every side.” So they built and had success.
他對猶大人說: “我們要建造這些城, 在四周築牆, 建造城樓, 安設城門, 製作門閂. 這地還屬於我們, 是因為我們尋求耶和華我們的神; 我們既然尋求他, 他就使我們四境平安. ”於是他們興工建造, 事事順利.

14:8 And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah, bearing shields and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin who carried shields and drew bows. All of these were mighty warriors of strength.
亞撒的軍隊, 拿大盾牌和矛槍的猶大人, 共有三十萬; 拿小盾牌和拉弓的便雅憫人, 共有二十八萬; 他們都是英勇的戰士.

14:9 Zerah the Cushite came out against them with an army of a thousand thousands and three hundred chariots. And he came to Mareshah.
那時有古實人謝拉率領一百萬軍隊, 戰車三百輛, 前來攻打猶大人; 他來到了瑪利沙.

14:10 And Asa went out before him, and a battle was put in order in the valley of Zepah at Mareshah.
於是亞撒出去迎戰; 他們就在瑪利沙的洗法谷列陣相對.

14:11 Then Asa cried out to Yahweh his God. And he said, “O Yahweh, there is none with you to help between the great and the powerless. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for we rely upon you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Yahweh, you are our God! Let no man prevail against you!”
亞撒呼求耶和華他的神說: “耶和華啊, 強弱懸殊, 除你以外沒有別的幫助. 耶和華我們的神啊, 求你幫助我們. 因為我們倚靠你, 奉你的名去對抗這大軍. 耶和華啊, 你是我們的神, 不要讓人勝過你. ”

14:12 So Yahweh defeated the Cushites before Asa and before Judah, and the Cushites fled.
於是耶和華在亞撒和猶大人面前, 使古實人大敗, 古實人就逃跑.

14:13 Then Asa and the army with him pursued them to Gerar. And many from the Cushites fell, for they had no deliverance, for they were shattered before Yahweh and before his army. And they carried away much war booty.
亞撒和跟隨他的人民追趕他們, 直到基拉耳; 古實人被殺的很多, 不能恢復強盛; 因為他們在耶和華和他的軍隊面前被擊潰了; 猶大人奪取了極多戰利品.

14:14 And they struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of Yahweh was upon them. And they plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
他們又攻擊基拉耳周圍的一切城市, 因為各城的人都懼怕耶和華. 猶大人又把各城洗掠一空, 因為城中的財物甚多.

14:15 And they also struck the tents of the herdsmen and carried away many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
他們又毀壞了牲畜的棚, 牽走了很多的羊和駱駝, 然後回耶路撒冷去了.

II Chronicles - Chapter 15

15:1 Now Azariah the son of Oded—the Spirit of God came upon him.
神的靈降在俄德的兒子亞撒利雅身上,

15:2 And he went out before Asa and said to him, “Hear me, O Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you while you are with him. And if you will seek him he will be found by you. But if you forsake him he will forsake you.
亞撒利雅就出來迎接亞撒, 對他說: “亞撒和猶大,便雅憫所有的人哪！請聽我說. 你們跟隨耶和華, 耶和華就和你們同在; 你們尋求他, 就必給你們尋見; 你們離棄他, 他必離棄你們.

15:3 Now Israel has been without the true God many days, and without a teaching priest, and without law,
以色列人沒有真神, 沒有教導他們的祭司, 沒有律法, 已經很久了.

15:4 but at its trouble he returned to Yahweh, the God of Israel. They sought him, and he was found by them.
但他們在遭難的時候, 回轉歸向耶和華以色列的神, 尋求他, 他就給他們尋見.

15:5 And in those times there was no peace for the one going out and the one coming in, for great tumults were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
那時, 出入的人都沒有平安, 因為各國的居民都遭遇動亂.

15:6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city was against city, for God threw them into confusion by all sorts of trouble.
這國攻擊那國, 這城攻擊那城, 因為神用各樣災難使他們紛亂.

15:7 But as for you, be strong and let not your hands be weak, for there is reward for your labor.”
但你們要堅強, 不要膽怯, 因為你們所行的, 必有賞報. ”

15:8 And when Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the vile idols from all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of Yahweh that was in front of the portico of Yahweh.
亞撒聽了這些話, 和俄德的兒子亞撒利雅先知所說的預言以後, 就勇敢起來, 在猶大,便雅憫全地, 以及以法蓮山地奪取的各城, 把可憎的偶像除去, 又在耶和華殿的走廊前面, 重新修造耶和華的祭壇.

15:9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin and those sojourning with them, from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for many had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him.
他又召聚了猶大和便雅憫所有的人, 以及在他們中間寄居的以法蓮人,瑪拿西人,西緬人. 以色列人看見了耶和華亞撒的神和他同在, 就有很多人投奔亞撒.

15:10 And they were gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
亞撒在位第十五年三月, 他們聚集在耶路撒冷.

15:11 And they sacrificed to Yahweh on that day from the war booty they brought back: seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
那一天, 他們從奪回來的戰利品當中, 把七百頭牛, 七千隻羊, 獻給耶和華為祭,

15:12 And they entered into a covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their inmost being,
他們也立約, 要一心一意尋求耶和華他們列祖的神.

15:13 but all who will not seek Yahweh the God of Israel should be killed, from young to old, from men to women.
不尋求耶和華以色列的神的, 無論男女老幼, 都必處死.

15:14 And they took an oath to Yahweh with a great voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with horns.
他們就大聲歡呼, 吹起號角, 向耶和華起誓.

15:15 And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they swore with all their heart. And they sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and Yahweh gave rest to them all around.
猶大眾人都為了所起的誓快樂, 因為他們一心起誓, 盡意尋求耶和華, 耶和華就給他們尋見, 並且使他們四境安寧.

15:16 And also Maacah, the mother of Asa, the king removed her from being queen, because she had made a repulsive image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her repulsive image, and he crushed and burned it at the Wadi Kidron.
亞撒王也廢掉他的祖母瑪迦太后的位, 因為她曾給亞舍拉做了可憎的像; 亞撒把她那可憎的像砍了下來, 搗得粉碎, 燒在汲淪溪旁.

15:17 But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was fully devoted all his days.
只是邱壇還沒有從以色列中除掉, 但亞撒的心一生都完全忠於耶和華.

15:18 And he brought the holy objects of his father and his own holy objects into the house of God—silver and gold and vessels.
亞撒把他父親所分別為聖, 和他自己所分別為聖的金銀和器皿, 都送進神的殿裡.

15:19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.
從那時, 直到亞撒在位第三十五年, 都沒有戰爭.

II Chronicles - Chapter 16

16:1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha the king of Israel went up against Judah. And he built Ramah in order not to allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa, king of Judah.
亞撒在位第三十六年, 以色列王巴沙上來攻打猶大, 修築拉瑪, 不許人離開或進入猶大王亞撒的國境.

16:2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the storehouses of the house of Yahweh and the house of the king, and he sent them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,
於是亞撒從耶和華的殿和王宮的庫房裡取出金銀來, 送給住在大馬士革的亞蘭王便．哈達, 說:

16:3 “There is a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, that he might withdraw from me.”
“你父親和我父親曾經立約, 你和我也要立約. 現在我把金銀送給你, 請你去廢除你和以色列王巴沙訂立的約, 好使他離開我而去. ”

16:4 And Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent commanders of his troops that were with him against the cities of Israel. And they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel-Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
便．哈達聽從了亞撒王的話, 就派遣他屬下的眾軍長去攻擊以色列的城市, 他們攻陷了以雲,但,亞伯．瑪音和拿弗他利一切貯藏貨物的城市.

16:5 And it happened that when Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.
巴沙聽見了, 就停止修築拉瑪, 把工程都停止了.

16:6 Then King Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.
於是亞撒王帶領猶大眾人, 把巴沙修築拉瑪所用的石頭和木材都搬走, 用來修築迦巴和米斯巴.

16:7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “On account of your reliance upon the king of Aram, and since you did not rely on Yahweh your God, therefore the troops of the king of Aram escaped from your hand.
那時, 先見哈拿尼來見猶大王亞撒, 對他說: “因你倚靠亞蘭王, 沒有倚靠耶和華你的神, 所以亞蘭王的軍隊才可以脫離你的手.

16:8 Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with very abundant chariots and horsemen? And because of your reliance on Yahweh he gave them into your hand.
古實人和路比人不是有強大的軍隊嗎? 戰車和馬兵不是極多嗎? 只因你倚靠耶和華, 耶和華就把他們交在你手裡.

16:9 For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout all the earth to strengthen those whose heart is fully devoted to him. You have been foolish in this, for from now on you will have wars.”
耶和華的眼目遍察全地, 一心歸向他的, 他必以大能扶助他們; 你作這事太愚昧了. 從今以後, 你必常有戰爭. ”

16:10 Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the prison, for he was enraged with him concerning this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time.
於是亞撒對先見發怒, 把他囚在監裡. 同時亞撒也壓迫人民.

16:11 Now behold, the words of Asa from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.
亞撒所行的事蹟, 一生的始末, 都記在猶大和以色列諸王記上.

16:12 And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, he fell severely ill in his feet. But even in his illness he did not seek Yahweh, but only among the healers.
亞撒在位第三十九年, 患了腳病, 病情嚴重; 可是, 連他患病的時候, 也沒有尋求耶和華, 只管尋求醫生.

16:13 And Asa slept with his ancestors. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
亞撒作王四十一年以後死了, 和他的列祖同睡.

16:14 And they buried him in his burial site, which had been cut out for him in the city of David. And they laid him on the bier which they had filled with all kinds of spices made by the perfumers as a fragment ointment. And they made a great fire in his honor.
人把他埋葬在大衛城裡他為自己所鑿的墳墓中. 他們把他放在堆滿按著作香的方法調和的各樣香料的床上, 又為他燒了很多香料.

II Chronicles - Chapter 17

17:1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
亞撒的兒子約沙法接續他作王; 約沙法發憤圖強, 對抗以色列人.

17:2 And he put troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had taken.
他把軍隊安置在猶大的一切設防城裡, 又在猶大地和他父親亞撒佔領的以法蓮各城裡駐紮防軍.

17:3 And Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of David his father and did not seek after the Baals,
耶和華和約沙法同在, 因為他遵行了他祖父大衛最初所行的道路, 沒有尋求巴力.

17:4 but he sought after the God of his ancestors and walked in his commandments and not according to the works of Israel.
只尋求他父親的神, 遵行神的誡命, 沒有隨從以色列人的行為.

17:5 So Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah gave tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had much wealth and honor.
因此, 耶和華使他統治的國穩固; 猶大各地都給他進貢, 所以約沙法的財富很多, 極有尊榮.

17:6 And his heart was courageous in the ways of Yahweh. Moreover, he removed the high places and the Asherahs from Judah.
他勇敢地遵行耶和華的道路, 並且從猶大地中除掉邱壇和亞舍拉.

17:7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
他作王第三年, 就差派他的大臣便．亥伊勒,俄巴底,撒迦利雅,拿坦業,米該亞, 到猶大各城去教訓人.

17:8 and with them the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah; and with them the priests Elisham and Joram.
和他們同去的, 還有示瑪雅,尼探雅,西巴第雅,亞撒黑,示米拉末,約拿單,亞多尼雅,多比雅和駝．巴多尼雅等幾位利未人; 又有以利沙瑪和約蘭兩位祭司和他們同去.

17:9 And they taught in Judah, and the scroll of the law of Yahweh was with them when they went around in all the cities of Judah, and they taught the people.
他們帶著耶和華的律法書, 在猶大教訓人; 他們走遍猶大各城, 在民間教訓人.

17:10 And the fear of Yahweh was upon all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, and they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
猶大地周圍的列國都懼怕耶和華, 不敢和約沙法交戰.

17:11 And some of the Philistines brought a gift and silver to Jehoshaphat as tribute. The Arabians also brought him seven thousand seven hundred sheep and seven thousand seven hundred goats.
有些非利士人送禮和納貢銀給約沙法; 阿拉伯人也送給他公綿羊七千七百隻, 公山羊七千七百隻.

17:12 And Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
約沙法逐漸變得十分強大, 在猶大建造了幾座堡壘和貯藏貨物的城市.

17:13 And he had many supplies in the cities of Judah and mighty warriors for battle in Jerusalem.
他在猶大各城中儲備了大批物資; 在耶路撒冷也有不少戰士, 都是英勇的戰士.

17:14 Now these were their enrollment by the house of their ancestors: of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah, the commander, and with him were three hundred thousand mighty armed warriors;
他們的數目, 按著他們的家族記在下面: 猶大支派的千夫長中, 有押拿軍長, 率領英勇的戰士三十萬;

17:15 and at his side, Jehohanan the commander, and with him were two hundred and eighty thousand;
在押拿底下, 是約哈難軍長, 率領二十八萬人;

17:16 and at his side, Amasiah the son of Zicri, who had made a freewill offering to Yahweh, and with him were two hundred thousand mighty armed warriors.
在約哈難底下, 是細基利的兒子亞瑪斯雅, 他是個甘願獻身給耶和華的人, 率領英勇的戰士二十萬.

17:17 And from Benjamin: Eliada, a powerful mighty warrior, and with him were two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
便雅憫支派中有英勇的戰士以利雅大, 率領配備弓箭和盾牌的人二十萬,

17:18 and at his side, Jehozabad, and with him were one hundred and eighty thousand armed for war.
在以利雅大底下是約薩拔, 率領常備軍十八萬.

17:19 These were serving the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
這些人都是服事王的; 還有王在猶大全地各設防城裡安置的, 沒有計算在內.

II Chronicles - Chapter 18

18:1 Now Jehoshaphat had much wealth and honor, and he became son-in-law to Ahab.
約沙法的財富很多, 極有尊榮, 他和亞哈也結了親.

18:2 And after some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and for the people who were with him, and urged him to go up against Ramoth-Gilead.
過了幾年, 他下到撒瑪利亞去見亞哈. 亞哈為他和跟從他的人宰了很多牛羊, 又慫恿他一同上去攻打基列的拉末.

18:3 And Ahab the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, “Will you go up with me to Ramoth-Gilead?” And he answered him, “I am as you are, and my people are as your people with you in war.”
以色列王亞哈問猶大王約沙法: “你願意和我一同到基列的拉末去嗎? ”他回答: “你我不分彼此; 我的人民就是你的人民; 我必和你一同作戰. ”

18:4 Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Seek first of all the word of Yahweh.”
約沙法對以色列王說: “請你先求問耶和華的話. ”

18:5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men. And he said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall we cease?” And they said, “Go up, since God will give it into the hand of the king.”
於是以色列王召集了四百位先知, 問他們: “我們可以到基列的拉末去作戰嗎? 還是不要去呢? ”他們回答: “你可以上去, 神必把那城交在王的手裡. ”

18:6 Then Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of Yahweh that we might inquire of him?”
約沙法問: “這裡不是還有一位耶和華的先知嗎? 我們也可以向他求問. ”

18:7 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom to seek Yahweh, but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always disaster. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say thus.”
以色列王回答約沙法說: “還有一個人, 我們可以向他求問耶和華; 只是我不喜歡他, 因為他對我說的預言, 都是凶話, 不是吉話. 這人就是音拉的兒子米該雅. ”約沙法說: “王不要這樣說. ”

18:8 Then the king of Israel called to a eunuch and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah the son of Imlah.”
於是以色列王召了一個太監來, 說: “快去把音拉的兒子米該雅召來. ”

18:9 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were each sitting on his throne, clothed in robes. And they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
那時, 以色列王和猶大王約沙法各自坐在王位上, 穿著朝服, 坐在撒瑪利亞城門口的廣場上; 所有的先知都在他們面前說預言.

18:10 And Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘With these you will gore Aram to their destruction.’ ”
基拿拿的兒子西底家自己做了些鐵角, 說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你要用這些鐵角牴觸亞蘭人, 直到把他們完全消滅. ’”

18:11 And all the prophets prophesied thus, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-Gilead and triumph! Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king.”
所有的先知也都這樣預言說: “你可以上基列的拉末去, 必得勝利！因為耶和華必把那城交在王的手裡. ”

18:12 Then the messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets are good with one voice to the king. Please let your word be as one with them and speak good.”
那去召米該雅的使者對米該雅說: “看哪, 這裡的眾先知都異口同聲地對王說吉話, 請你與他們一樣說吉話. ”

18:13 But Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, only what my God has said, that will I speak.”
米該雅說: “我指著永活的耶和華起誓, 我的神說甚麼, 我就說甚麼. ”

18:14 And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to war or shall I cease?” And he said, “Go up and triumph! They shall be given into your hand.”
米該雅來到王那裡, 王問他: “米該雅啊, 我們可以到基列的拉末作戰嗎? 還是不要去呢? ”他回答: “可以上去, 一定得勝, 他們必交在你們手裡. ”

18:15 But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak nothing except the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
王對他說: “我要囑咐你多少次, 你才會奉耶和華的名對我只說真話呢? ”

18:16 Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains like sheep that had no shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘These have no masters; let them return to his own house in peace.’ ”
米該雅說: “我看見以色列人四散在山上, 好像沒有牧人的羊群一樣. 耶和華說: ‘這些人既然沒有主人, 使他們平平安安各自回家去吧！’”

18:17 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not say to you he would not prophesy good concerning me, but only disaster?”
以色列王對約沙法說: “我不是早告訴你, 他對我說的預言, 總沒有吉話, 只說凶話嗎? ”

18:18 Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting upon his throne with all the host of heaven standing on his right and on his left.
米該雅說: “所以你們要聽耶和華的話. 我看見耶和華坐在寶座上, 天上的萬軍侍立在他左右.

18:19 And Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel that he would go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?’ And one said this, and another said that.
耶和華說: ‘誰去引誘以色列王亞哈上去, 好使他倒斃在基列的拉末呢? ’有人這樣說, 也有人那樣說.

18:20 Then a spirit came forth and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Then Yahweh said to him, ‘By what means?’
後來有一個靈出來, 站在耶和華面前, 說: ‘我去引誘他. ’耶和華問他: ‘你怎樣引誘他呢? ’

18:21 Then he said, ‘I will go forth and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You will entice him and will also succeed. Go out and do so.’
他回答: ‘我要出去, 在他眾先知的口裡成為謊言的靈. ’耶和華說: ‘你必能引誘他, 並且可以成功; 你去這樣行吧. ’

18:22 So now, behold, Yahweh has put a spirit of deception into the mouths of these your prophets. Yahweh has spoken disaster against you.”
所以現在耶和華把謊言的靈放在你這些先知的口裡, 並且耶和華已宣告災禍必臨到你. ”

18:23 Then Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh come from me to speak to you?”
基拿拿的兒子西底家走前來, 打米該雅的臉, 說: “耶和華的靈是怎樣離開了我, 去與你說話呢? ”

18:24 Then Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day when you go into a private room to hide yourself.”
米該雅說: “你進密室躲藏的那一天, 就必看見了. ”

18:25 Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the commander of the city and to Jehoash the son of the king,
以色列王說: “把米該雅帶回去, 交給市長亞們和王的兒子約阿施,

18:26 and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this one into the prison house, and let him eat a meager ration of bread and water until I return in peace.” ’ ”
說: ‘王這樣吩咐: 把這人囚在監裡, 少給他食物和水, 直到我平平安安回來. ’”

18:27 And Micaiah said, “If you surely return in peace Yahweh has not spoken with me.” Then he said, “Hear, peoples, all of them!”
米該雅說: “如果你真的可以平平安安回來, 那麼耶和華就沒有藉著我說話了. ”他又說: “眾民啊, 你們都要聽！”

18:28 Then the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.
於是, 以色列王和猶大王約沙法上基列的拉末去了.

18:29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you, wear your garments.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went to war.
以色列王對約沙法說: “我要改裝上陣, 你可以仍穿朝服. ”於是以色列王改了裝, 他們就上陣去了.

18:30 Now the king of Aram had commanded the commanders of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with the small or the great, but only with the king of Israel.”
原來亞蘭王曾經吩咐他的戰車隊長說: “無論是大小的將兵, 你們都不要和他們交戰, 只管攻擊以色列王. ”

18:31 And it happened that when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, then they said, “It is the king of Israel!” And they turned against him to fight. Then Jehoshaphat cried out and Yahweh helped him. God drove them away from him.
眾戰車隊長看見約沙法, 就都心裡說: “這必是以色列王. ”於是都繞過去攻擊他. 約沙法呼救, 耶和華就幫助他; 神又使敵人離開他.

18:32 And it happened that when the commanders of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from following him.
眾戰車隊長見他不是以色列王, 就轉回去, 不再追擊他了.

18:33 Now a certain man drew the bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the soldering of his breastplate armor. Then he said to the chariot driver, “Turn around; get me away from the war camp, for I am wounded.”
有一人隨意拉弓, 竟射進了以色列王的鎧甲中間的縫隙裡. 王對駕車的說: “你把車轉過來, 載我出陣吧, 因為我受了重傷. ”

18:34 And the battle went on that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in the chariot facing Aram until the evening. And he died at the time of the going down of the sun.
那天戰事越來越激烈; 以色列王勉強站在戰車上, 對抗亞蘭人, 直到黃昏. 日落的時候, 王就死了.

II Chronicles - Chapter 19

19:1 Then Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
猶大王約沙法平平安安回到耶路撒冷自己的王宮裡去.

19:2 And Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. And he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you be a help to the wicked and love those who hate Yahweh? On account of this, wrath has come against you from Yahweh.
先見哈拿尼的兒子耶戶出來迎見約沙法王, 對他說: “你怎能幫助惡人, 喜愛那恨惡耶和華的人呢? 因此耶和華的忿怒必臨到你身上.

19:3 Nevertheless some good things have been found in regard to you, for you burned the Asherahs out of the land and set your heart to seek God.”
可是你還有善行, 因為你從國中除掉亞舍拉, 並且決心尋求神. ”

19:4 And Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and returned and went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
約沙法住在耶路撒冷, 後來又出巡民間, 從別是巴到以法蓮山地, 領人民歸向耶和華他們列祖的神.

19:5 And he appointed judges in the land and in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.
他又在猶大境內的一切設防城中, 都設立審判官;

19:6 And he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you are not judging for a man but for Yahweh. Now he is with you in speaking justice.
他對他們說: “你們行事, 必須謹慎; 因為你們審判, 不是為人, 而是為耶和華; 你們審判的時候, 耶和華必和你們同在.

19:7 So now, let the fear of Yahweh be upon you all. Be careful what you do, for there is neither wickedness nor showing partiality and taking bribes with Yahweh our God.”
現在你們要敬畏耶和華; 你們要謹慎行事, 因為耶和華我們的神沒有不義, 不偏待人, 也不受賄賂. ”

19:8 Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites and the priests and heads of the families of Israel as judges and to decide legal disputes for Yahweh. And they sat in Jerusalem.
約沙法又在耶路撒冷, 從利未人,祭司和以色列各家族的首領中設立了一些人, 替耶和華施行審判, 為耶路撒冷的居民處理訴訟.

19:9 And he commanded them, saying, “Thus you must do in the fear of Yahweh in faithfulness and with a whole heart.
約沙法吩咐他們說: “你們要以敬畏耶和華的心, 忠心和盡心辦事.

19:10 Any legal dispute that comes before you from your brothers who live in their cities concerning bloodguilt, law, commandment, statutes, and justice, you must warn them, so that they do not incur guilt before Yahweh, and that wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you must do that you do not incur guilt.
你們住在各城裡的同胞帶到你們面前的一切訴訟, 無論是流血的事件, 或是有關律法,誡命,律例和典章的訴訟, 你們總要警告他們, 免得他們得罪耶和華, 以致耶和華的烈怒臨到你們和你們的同胞身上; 你們必須這樣行, 就沒有罪了.

19:11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the word of Yahweh, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all matters of the king, and the Levites shall be before you as officials. Be strong and do well! May Yahweh be with the upright.”
所有屬於耶和華的事, 有大祭司亞瑪利雅管理你們; 所有屬於王的事, 有猶大家的領袖以實瑪利的兒子西巴第雅管理你們; 在你們面前也有利未人作官長. 你們要勇敢行事; 願耶和華和良善的人同在. ”

II Chronicles - Chapter 20

20:1 And it happened that afterward, the Moabites, the Ammonites, and some of the Meunites came against Jehoshaphat for war.
後來, 摩押人,亞捫人和一些米烏尼人, 一同來攻擊約沙法.

20:2 And they came and reported it to Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude from beyond the sea, from Aram, is coming against you. Now behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
有人來向約沙法報告說: “從海的對岸, 就是從以東, 有大軍前來攻擊你; 現在他們在哈洗遜．他瑪. ”哈洗遜．他瑪就是隱．基底.

20:3 Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek Yahweh. And he called for a fast through all Judah.
於是約沙法害怕起來, 定意要尋求耶和華, 就在猶大全地宣告禁食.

20:4 And Judah assembled to seek after Yahweh; even from all the cities of Judah they came to seek Yahweh.
於是猶大人集合起來, 尋求耶和華的幫助; 猶大各城中都有人出來尋求耶和華.

20:5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of Yahweh before the new courtyard.
約沙法就在猶大和耶路撒冷的會眾中, 站在耶和華殿的新院子前面,

20:6 And he said, “O Yahweh, God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven? Now you rule in all the kingdoms of the nations, and in your hand are power and might, and there is none who can resist against you.
說: “耶和華我們列祖的神啊, 你不是天上的神嗎? 你不是統治萬國的嗎? 你手中有大能大力, 沒有人能抵擋你.

20:7 O, our God, did you yourself not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it to the descendants of Abraham your friend forever?
我們的神啊, 你不是曾經把這地的居民從你的子民以色列人面前趕走, 把這地賜給你的朋友亞伯拉罕的後裔永遠作產業嗎?

20:8 And they lived in it and built for you a sanctuary for your name in it, saying,
他們住在那地, 又在那裡為你的名建造了一座聖所, 說:

20:9 ‘If disaster, a sword, punishment, disease, or famine come upon us, we shall stand before this house and before you—for your name is in this house—and cry out to you out of our trouble, then you will hear and save us.’
‘如果有災禍臨到我們, 無論是刀劍,刑罰,瘟疫,饑荒, 我們在急難的時候, 站在這殿和你的面前, 向你呼求, 你必垂聽和施行拯救, 因為你的名是在這殿內. ’

20:10 And now, look, the people of Moab and Ammon and Mount Seir whom you did not allow Israel to come against when they came from Egypt, from whom they turned aside and did not destroy,
現在這裡有亞捫人,摩押人和西珥山的人, 從前以色列人從埃及地出來的時候, 你不許以色列人侵犯他們. 那時, 以色列人就離開了他們, 不除滅他們.

20:11 now behold, they are rewarding us by coming to dispossess us from your possession which you gave us as an inheritance.
現在你看, 他們怎樣報復我們; 他們要來把我們從你賜給我們承受作產業的地趕出去.

20:12 O our God, will you not judge them, for there is no power in us before this great multitude that is coming against us. Now we do not know what we shall do, for our eyes are upon you.”
我們的神啊, 你不懲罰他們嗎? 因為我們沒有力量抵擋這來攻打我們的大軍; 我們也不知道該作甚麼; 我們的眼睛只有仰望你. ”

20:13 And all Judah was standing before Yahweh, and also their little children, their wives, and their children.
那時全猶大的人, 連他們的嬰孩,妻子和兒女, 都站在耶和華面前.

20:14 Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite from the descendants of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.
當時, 耶和華的靈在會眾中臨到利未人亞薩的後裔, 瑪探雅的玄孫,耶利的曾孫,比拿雅的孫子,撒迦利亞的兒子雅哈悉;

20:15 And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat, thus says Yahweh to you: ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
他就說: “全猶大的人,耶路撒冷的居民和約沙法王啊, 你們要留意！耶和華這樣對你們說: ‘你們不要因這大軍懼怕和驚慌, 因為戰爭的勝負不是在於你們, 而是在於神.

20:16 Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they are coming up the ascent of Ziz. And you will find them at the end of the valley facing the desert of Jeruel.
明天你們要下去攻擊他們, 他們會從洗斯的斜坡上來, 你們必在耶魯伊勒曠野東面的谷口遇見他們.

20:17 There will be no need for you to fight in this battle. Take your stand! Stand and see the deliverance of Yahweh among you, O Judah and Jerusalem! Do not fear and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out before them and Yahweh will be with you.’ ”
猶大人和耶路撒冷人哪, 這次你們不必出戰, 只要穩守陣地, 站立不動, 看耶和華為你們施行的拯救. ’你們不要懼怕, 也不要驚慌; 明天要出去攻擊他們, 耶和華必和你們同在. ”

20:18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed his face down to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before Yahweh to worship Yahweh.
於是約沙法面伏於地, 全猶大的人和耶路撒冷的居民都俯伏在耶和華面前, 敬拜耶和華.

20:19 Then the Levites, from the Kohathites and from the Korahites stood up to praise Yahweh the God of Israel with an exceedingly loud voice.
哥轄子孫中和可拉子孫中的利未人, 都站起來高聲讚美耶和華以色列的神.

20:20 And they rose up early in the morning and went out to the desert of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, and you shall be established! Believe in his prophets, and you shall succeed!”
第二天早晨, 眾人清早起來, 出發到提哥亞的曠野去; 他們正出去的時候, 約沙法站起來, 說: “猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民哪, 你們要聽我的話; 信靠耶和華你們的神, 你們就必堅立; 信靠他的先知, 你們就必亨通. ”

20:21 And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed singers to Yahweh who were giving praise to the splendor of his holiness when they went out before the army. And they said, “Give thanks to Yahweh, for his loyal love is everlasting!”
約沙法和人民商議好了, 就指派向耶和華歌唱的人, 使他們身穿聖潔的服飾, 走在軍隊的前面, 讚美耶和華, 說: “你們要稱頌耶和華, 因他的慈愛永遠長存. ”

20:22 And when they began with singing and praise, Yahweh set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming against Judah. And they were defeated
他們正在歡呼讚美的時候, 耶和華就派出伏兵, 擊殺那前來攻打猶大人的亞捫人,摩押人和西珥山的人, 他們就被擊潰了.

20:23 when the people of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to destroy and demolish them. And when the inhabitants of Seir had made an end of them, each helped to destroy his comrade.
原來亞捫人和摩押人起來攻擊住西珥山的人, 把他們殺盡滅絕; 他們滅盡了住西珥山的人以後, 竟又自相殘殺.

20:24 And Judah came against the watchtower of the wilderness. And they looked at the crowd, and behold, corpses were lying on the ground. There was none who had escaped.
猶大人來到曠野的瞭望樓, 向那大軍觀望, 只見伏屍遍地, 沒有一個逃脫的.

20:25 When Jehoshaphat came with his people to plunder their booty, they found among them in abundance possessions, corpses, and precious items. And they took plunder for themselves until they could carry no more. And they were three days in plundering the booty, for it was abundant.
約沙法和他的人民就來掠奪敵人的財物, 在屍首中見許多財物,衣服和珍寶. 他們剝脫下來的, 多得不能攜帶; 因為掠物甚多, 所以掠奪了三天.

20:26 And on the fourth day, they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place is called the Valley of Berakah up to this day.
第四日, 他們聚集在比拉迦谷, 在那裡稱頌耶和華, 因此那地方名叫比拉迦谷, 直到今日.

20:27 And all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned, and Jehoshaphat was at their head in returning to Jerusalem with joy, for Yahweh caused them to rejoice over their enemies.
事後, 猶大和耶路撒冷所有的人, 在約沙法率領下, 都歡歡喜喜回耶路撒冷去了, 耶和華使他們因勝過仇敵歡喜快樂.

20:28 And they came to Jerusalem with harps, stringed instruments, and trumpets to the house of Yahweh.
他們拿著琴瑟和號筒來到耶路撒冷, 進了耶和華的殿.

20:29 And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the earth when they heard that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel.
世上列國一聽見耶和華戰敗了以色列的仇敵, 就都懼怕神.

20:30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at rest, since his God gave rest to him all around.
這樣, 約沙法的國得享太平, 因為他的神使他四境安寧.

20:31 So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. And he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
約沙法登基統治猶大的時候, 是三十五歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共二十五年. 他的母親名叫阿蘇巴, 是示利希的女兒.

20:32 And he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside from it, to do what was right in the eyes of Yahweh.
約沙法遵行他父親亞撒的道路, 總不偏離, 行耶和華看為正的事.

20:33 Only the high places were not removed. The people still had not yet set their heart on the God of their ancestors.
只是邱壇還沒有除掉, 人民仍然沒有定意歸向他們列祖的神.

20:34 Now the rest of the words of Jehoshaphat, from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the chronicles of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are recorded in the scroll of the kings of Israel.
約沙法其餘的事蹟, 一生的始末, 都記在哈拿尼的兒子耶戶的言行錄上; 這言行錄又收錄在以色列諸王記上.

20:35 And afterward Jehoshaphat the king of Judah joined with Ahaziah the king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
後來, 猶大王約沙法和作惡多端的以色列王亞哈謝結盟.

20:36 He joined with him to build ships to go to Tarshish. And they built the ships in Ezion Geber.
約沙法和他合夥建造船隻, 開往他施去; 他們是在以旬．迦別建造船隻.

20:37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because of your joining with Ahaziah, Yahweh will break down your works.” And the ships were destroyed and were not able to go to Tarshish.
那時, 瑪利沙人多大瓦的兒子以利以謝說預言攻擊約沙法, 說: “因為你和亞哈謝結盟, 耶和華必破壞你建造的船隻. ”後來那些船隻果然受到破壞, 不能開往他施去.

II Chronicles - Chapter 21

21:1 And Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
約沙法和他的列祖同睡, 和他的列祖一起葬在大衛城裡; 他的兒子約蘭接續他作王.

21:2 Now he had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.
約蘭有幾個兄弟, 就是約沙法的兒子亞撒利雅,耶歇,撒迦利雅,亞撒利雅,米迦勒和示法提雅; 這些人都是猶大王約沙法的兒子.

21:3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuables, with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, for he was the firstborn.
他們的父親把許多禮物, 就是金,銀,財寶, 以及猶大地的幾座設防城都賜給了他們, 卻把王位賜給了約蘭, 因為他是長子.

21:4 When Jehoram ascended to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself and murdered all his brothers with the sword, and even some of the princes of Israel.
約蘭一登上了他父親的王位, 鞏固了自己的權勢以後, 就用刀殺了他所有的兄弟和猶大的一些領袖.

21:5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
約蘭登基的時候是三十二歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王共八年.

21:6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did evil in the sight of Yahweh.
他隨從眾以色列王的道路, 好像亞哈家所行的一樣, 因為他娶了亞哈的女兒作妻子, 行耶和華看為惡的事.

21:7 But Yahweh was not willing to destroy the house of David on account of the covenant that he had made with David and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever.
耶和華因為自己和大衛所立的約, 不願消滅大衛家; 卻照著他應許的, 永遠賜燈光給大衛和他的子孫.

21:8 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they set up a king of their own.
約蘭在位的日子, 以東人反叛, 脫離了猶大的統治, 自立一王統治他們.

21:9 Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all the chariots with him, and when night came he struck Edom who was all around him and the commanders of his chariots.
約蘭率領他的眾軍長和所有的戰車一同前去; 他夜間起來, 攻擊那些包圍他的以東人和戰車隊長.

21:10 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah until this day. Then Libnah also revolted at that time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his ancestors.
從此, 以東人反叛, 脫離了猶大的統治, 直到今日. 那時, 立拿人也反叛了, 因為約蘭離棄了耶和華他列祖的神.

21:11 Moreover, he made high places in the hill country of Judah, and he enticed the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unfaithful, and he led Judah astray.
他又在猶大眾山上建築邱壇, 使耶路撒冷的居民行邪淫, 引誘猶大人.

21:12 And a letter from Elijah the prophet came to him, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father: ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,
以利亞先知有信送給約蘭, 說: “耶和華你的先祖大衛的神這樣說: ‘因為你沒有遵行你父親約沙法的道路, 也沒有遵行猶大王亞撒的道路,

21:13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have enticed Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unfaithful like the unfaithfulness of the house of Ahab, and have also murdered your brothers of the house of your father who were better than you,
卻隨從了以色列諸王的道路, 使猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民行邪淫, 好像亞哈家行邪淫一樣; 又殺了你父家比你良善的眾兄弟;

21:14 behold, Yahweh is inflicting a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions,
所以耶和華要用極大的災禍擊打你的人民,妻子和兒女, 以及你的一切財產.

21:15 and you yourself will be afflicted with great illness, with sickness in your bowels, until your bowels come out on account of the illness, day by day.’ ”
至於你, 你的腸臟必患嚴重的病, 直到因病情日益嚴重, 你的腸子都流出來了. ’”

21:16 And Yahweh stirred up the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabs who were near the Cushites against Jehoram.
後來, 耶和華激動了非利士人和靠近古實的阿拉伯人的心, 和約蘭作對.

21:17 And they came up against Judah and invaded it and carried away all the possessions found in the house of the king, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except Jehoahaz his youngest son.
他們上來攻打猶大, 侵入境內, 掠去了王宮的一切財物, 又擄去了他的眾子和妻妾; 除了他最小的兒子約哈斯以外, 沒有給他留下一個兒子.

21:18 And after all this Yahweh afflicted him in his bowels with an illness for which there was no cure.
這些事以後, 耶和華擊打約蘭, 使他的腸臟患了不治之症.

21:19 And it happened that after many days, at the end of two years, his bowels came out because of his illness, and he died in terrible agony. And his people did not make a fire for him like the fire for his ancestors.
他病了很久. 過了二年, 他的腸子因病重流了出來, 他就病死了; 他的人民沒有為他燒火, 好像從前他的列祖燒火一樣.

21:20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one’s regret. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the burial sites of the kings.
約蘭登基的時候是三十二歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共八年; 他離世的時候, 沒有人哀悼他. 人把他埋葬在大衛城裡, 可是沒有葬在眾王的陵墓裡.

II Chronicles - Chapter 22

22:1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, for the band of men who had come with the Arabs to the camp had murdered all the older sons. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, the king of Judah, reigned.
耶路撒冷的居民立了約蘭的小兒子亞哈謝接續他作王; 因為那些和阿拉伯人同來攻營的匪徒, 把亞哈謝的哥哥全都殺了. 這樣, 猶大王約蘭的兒子亞哈謝就作了王.

22:2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.
亞哈謝登基的時候是二十二歲(“二十二歲”原文作“四十二歲”; 現參照古譯本和王下8:26修譯); 他在耶路撒冷作王一年. 他的母親名叫亞他利雅, 是暗利的孫女.

22:3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor for doing wickedness.
亞哈謝也隨從亞哈家的道路, 因為他母親教唆他行惡.

22:4 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh as the house of Ahab had done, for they were his counselors to his destruction after the death of his father.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 好像亞哈家一樣, 因為他的父親死了以後, 亞哈家的人就教唆他, 好使他滅亡.

22:5 He also walked in their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-Gilead. And the Arameans wounded Joram.
他隨從了他們的計謀, 和以色列王亞哈的兒子約蘭一同到基列的拉末去, 和亞蘭王哈薛交戰; 亞蘭人擊傷了約蘭.

22:6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds he had suffered at Ramah, when he made war against Hazael king of Aram. And Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezreel for he was sick.
於是約蘭回到耶斯列去, 醫治他在拉末和亞蘭王交戰的時候所受的傷. 猶大王約蘭的兒子亞撒利雅, 因亞哈的兒子約蘭病了, 就下到耶斯列去看他.

22:7 But the downfall of Ahaziah was from God, and intended to come to Joram. And when he came, he went out with Jehoram to Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
亞哈謝去見約蘭, 就遇了害, 這原是出於神; 因為他去到以後, 就和約蘭一同出去攻擊寧示的孫子耶戶. 這耶戶就是耶和華所膏的, 為要除滅亞哈家.

22:8 And it happened that when Jehu was judging the house of Ahab, he found the princes of Judah and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah who ministered to Ahaziah, and he killed them.
耶戶討伐亞哈家的罪的時候, 遇見了猶大的眾領袖和亞哈謝的兄弟的兒子, 他們都是侍候亞哈謝的, 耶戶把他們都殺了.

22:9 And he searched for Ahaziah and captured him. And he was hiding in Samaria. And they brought him to Jehu and put him to death. And they buried him, for they said, “He is the descendant of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with his whole heart.” And the house of Ahab had no one to exercise power over the kingdom.
耶戶追尋亞哈謝. 那時, 亞哈謝躲藏在撒瑪利亞, 有人捉住他, 把他帶到耶戶那裡, 耶戶就殺了他, 卻把他埋葬了, 因為他們說: “他是約沙法的孫子; 這約沙法是一心尋求耶和華的. ”這樣, 亞哈謝的家沒有一人有能力可以保持王權的.

22:10 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and murdered all the royal descendants of the house of Judah.
亞哈謝的母親亞他利雅見自己的兒子死了, 就起來殺盡猶大家中所有王族的後裔.

22:11 But Jehosheba the daughter of the king took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and kidnapped him away from the sons of the king who were to be put to death. And she put him and his nurse in a private bedroom. So Jehosheba the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she was a sister of Ahaziah, hid him from before Athaliah so that she did not put him to death.
但是王的女兒約示巴, 把亞哈謝的兒子約阿施從那些將要被殺的王子中偷出來, 把他和他的乳母都藏在臥房裡. 約蘭王的女兒約示巴是大祭司耶何耶大的妻子, 把約阿施收藏起來, 躲避亞他利雅, 免得被亞他利雅殺死, 因為約示巴是亞哈謝的妹妹.

22:12 And he was hidden with them in the house of God six years, but Athaliah reigned over the land.
約阿施和他們在神的殿裡一同躲藏了六年; 那時亞他利雅統治猶大地.

II Chronicles - Chapter 23

23:1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and took with him into a covenant relationship the commanders of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.
到了第七年, 耶何耶大奮勇圖強, 召來耶羅罕的兒子亞撒利雅,約哈難的兒子以實瑪利,俄備得的兒子亞撒利雅,亞大雅的兒子瑪西雅和細基利的兒子以利沙法等幾位百夫長, 和他們立約.

23:2 And they went around in Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
他們就走遍猶大, 從猶大各城召集利未人和以色列各家族的首領; 他們就來到耶路撒冷.

23:3 And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, “Behold, the son of the king shall reign as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.
全體會眾在神的殿裡與王立約. 耶何耶大對他們說: “王的兒子應當按照耶和華應許大衛的子孫的話作王.

23:4 This is the thing that you must do: one third of you priests and Levites coming off duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers at the entrances,
你們要這樣行: 你們中間每逢安息日來值班的祭司和利未人, 三分之一要把守各門;

23:5 and one third at the house of the king, and one third at the Gate of the Foundation. And all the people shall be in the courtyards of the house of Yahweh.
三分之一要在王宮, 三分之一要在基址門; 全體人民都要在耶和華殿的院子裡.

23:6 Let no one enter into the house of Yahweh except the priests and the ministering Levites. They themselves may enter, for they are holy, but all the people shall keep the requirements of Yahweh.
除了祭司和供職的利未人以外, 任何人不得進入耶和華的殿, 只有他們可以進去, 因為他們是分別為聖的; 全體人民都要遵守耶和華的吩咐.

23:7 And the Levites shall surround the king all around, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever comes into the house shall be put to death. You shall be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”
利未人要在周圍環繞君王, 各人手裡拿著武器; 擅自進殿的, 都必被處死; 王出入的時候, 你們都要隨著他. ”

23:8 And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And they each took his men who were coming off duty on the Sabbath with the ones going out to duty on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the working groups.
利未人和猶大眾人都照著耶何耶大祭司吩咐的一切去行; 他們各人帶著在安息日值班或在安息日下班的人來, 因為耶何耶大祭司不准他們下班.

23:9 And Jehoiada the priest gave the spears and small shields that had belonged to King David that were in the house of God to the commanders of hundreds.
於是耶何耶大祭司把神的殿裡, 原本屬於大衛王的矛槍,大盾和小盾, 交給了眾百夫長;

23:10 And he appointed all the people, each with his weapon in his hand from the south side of the house to the north side of the house around the altar and the house.
他又分派眾民, 守衛在祭壇和殿的四周, 從殿的右面到殿的左面, 環繞著王.

23:11 Then they brought out the son of the king and set upon him the crown and gave him the statute and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, “Long live the king!”
於是他們把王子領出來, 給他戴上王冠, 又把約書交給他, 立他為王; 耶何耶大和他的眾子用膏膏他, 並且說: “願王萬歲！”

23:12 When Athaliah heard the sound of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people at the house of Yahweh.
亞他利雅聽見人民奔跑和讚美王的聲音, 就進了耶和華的殿, 到眾民那裡去.

23:13 And she looked and, behold, the king was standing by his column at the entrance, and the commanders and trumpeters beside the king, along with all the people of the land, rejoicing and blowing with trumpets, and the singers with the instruments of song leading the praise. And Athaliah tore her garments and cried, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”
她一觀看, 見王站在殿門口的柱旁, 眾官長和吹號的人在王的周圍; 國民都歡樂吹號, 又有歌唱的人用各種樂器領導眾人歌頌. 於是亞他利雅撕裂衣服, 說: “反了！反了！”

23:14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of the hundreds appointed over the troops, and he said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever goes after her shall be put to death with the sword.” For the priest had said, “You must not kill her in the house of Yahweh.”
耶何耶大祭司把管轄軍隊的眾百夫長叫出來, 對他們說: “把她從各班次中間趕出去; 跟隨她的人, 都要用刀殺死. ”因為祭司說: “不可在耶和華的殿內殺死她. ”

23:15 And they laid hands on her, and she went into the entrance of the Horse Gate of the house of the king, and they killed her there.
她走到王宮的馬門入口的時候, 眾兵就把她拿住, 在那裡把她殺死了.

23:16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they should be Yahweh’s people.
耶何耶大與眾民和王立約, 要他們作耶和華的子民.

23:17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal and broke it down. And they smashed his altars and his images, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
於是眾民都去到巴力廟, 把廟拆毀, 打碎祭壇和偶像, 又在祭壇前殺了巴力的祭司瑪坦.

23:18 And Jehoiada placed appointees at the house of Yahweh under the hand of the Levitical priests whom David had allotted to the house of Yahweh to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh as was written in the law of Moses, with joy and with song, according to the order of David.
耶何耶大把看守耶和華殿的責任, 交在利未支派的祭司手裡; 這些利未支派的祭司是大衛分派在耶和華的殿中, 照著摩西的律法所記的, 給耶和華獻燔祭, 又照著大衛所定的, 歡樂歌唱.

23:19 And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of Yahweh so that no person unclean with respect to any matter could enter.
他又設立守門的看守耶和華殿的各門, 無論為了甚麼事, 不潔淨的人, 都不能進去.

23:20 And he took the commanders of hundreds, the noblemen, the governors over the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of Yahweh. And they came through the upper gate to the house of the king, and they set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
他率領百夫長,貴族,民間的官長和國民, 又把王從耶和華的殿領下來, 從“上門”進入王宮, 擁立王坐在王位上.

23:21 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been killed with the sword.
於是全國的人民都歡樂, 全城也都寧靜; 因為他們把亞他利雅用刀殺了.

II Chronicles - Chapter 24

24:1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.
約阿施登基的時候是七歲, 在耶路撒冷作王共四十年. 他的母親名叫西比亞, 是別是巴人.

24:2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
耶何耶大祭司在世的日子, 約阿施行耶和華看為正的事.

24:3 And Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he fathered sons and daughters.
耶何耶大為他娶了兩個妻子, 他就生了一些兒女.

24:4 And afterward it was in the heart of Joash to repair the house of Yahweh.
此外, 約阿施有意重修耶和華的殿,

24:5 So he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and gather money from all Israel to strengthen the house of your God sufficiently year by year. Now you yourselves must hasten to the matter.” But the Levites did not act with haste.
就召集了眾祭司和利未人, 對他們說: “你們要去到猶大各城, 向所有以色列人募捐金錢, 可以年年修建你們神的殿; 你們應急速辦理這事. ”可是利未人卻不急速辦理.

24:6 So the king called Jehoiada the chief, and he said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax of Moses, the servant of Yahweh, and of the assembly of Israel for the tent of the testimony?”
於是王把大祭司耶何耶大召來, 對他說: “你為甚麼不命令利未人把耶和華的僕人摩西和以色列的會眾, 為法櫃的會幕規定的稅款, 從猶大和耶路撒冷徵收回來, 作修殿的費用呢? ”

24:7 For the sons of the wicked Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had used all the holy vessels of the house of Yahweh for the Baals.
原來那惡婦亞他利雅的眾子曾經拆毀神的殿, 又把耶和華殿中一切分別為聖的物品用來供奉巴力.

24:8 Then the king commanded, and they made a chest and put it at the gate outside the house of Yahweh.
於是王下令建造一個櫃, 放在耶和華殿的門外;

24:9 And they issued a proclamation in Judah and in Jerusalem to bring to Yahweh the tax that Moses the servant of God had levied upon Israel in the wilderness.
又在猶大和耶路撒冷發出通告, 叫人把神的僕人摩西, 在曠野規定以色列人繳交的稅款帶來, 獻給耶和華.

24:10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and they brought their tax and threw it into the chest until it was finished.
眾領袖和人民都歡歡喜喜把稅款帶來, 投進櫃中, 直到他們都投完了.

24:11 And whenever he brought the chest to the appointee of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money in it, then the secretary of the king and the officer of the chief priest came and emptied the chest, then they took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day and gathered money in abundance.
利未人把銀櫃抬到王指定負責這事的人那裡的時候, 他們看見稅銀很多, 王的書記和大祭司的屬員就來把銀櫃倒空, 然後抬回原處. 天天都是這樣, 所以收集了很多銀子.

24:12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of Yahweh. And they hired stonemasons and skilled craftsmen to restore the house of Yahweh, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of Yahweh.
王和耶何耶大把銀子交給耶和華殿的辦事人員, 他們就雇了石匠和木匠, 重建耶和華的殿, 又雇了鐵匠和銅匠, 重建耶和華的殿.

24:13 So those doing the work labored, and the restoration for the work made progress under their hand. And they restored the house of God to its position and strengthened it.
作工的人不住工作, 重修的工程在他們手下順利進行; 他們把神的殿重建得和先前一樣, 並且非常堅固.

24:14 And when they had finished, they brought the remainder of the money before the king and Jehoiada, and they used it for objects for the house of Yahweh, objects for the service and the burnt offerings, dishes, and objects of gold and silver. And they were offering burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh regularly, all the days of Jehoiada.
他們完工以後, 就把剩下的銀子送到王和耶何耶大面前, 用來製造耶和華殿裡的器皿,供奉和獻祭所用的器皿,盤子, 以及各種金銀器皿. 耶何耶大在世的日子, 眾人都常在耶和華的殿裡獻燔祭.

24:15 And Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old at his death.
耶何耶大年紀老了, 壽數滿足就死了; 他死的時候, 是一百三十歲.

24:16 And they buried him in the city of David with the kings, for he did good in Israel and with respect to God and his house.
他和列王一同埋葬在大衛城裡, 因為他在以色列為神和神的殿作了美善的事.

24:17 Now after the death of Jehoiada, the princes of Judah came and bowed down to the king. Then the king listened to them.
耶何耶大死後, 猶大的領袖們來朝拜王; 王聽從了他們的主意.

24:18 And they forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors and served the Asherahs and the idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem on account of this guilt.
他們離棄了耶和華他們列祖的神的殿, 去事奉亞舍拉和偶像. 因為他們的罪, 神的忿怒臨到猶大和耶路撒冷.

24:19 But he sent prophets among them, to bring them back to Yahweh. And they testified against them, and they did not obey.
但耶和華仍然差派先知到他們中間, 引導他們歸向耶和華; 這些先知雖然警告他們, 他們卻不肯聽從.

24:20 Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus says God: ‘Why are you transgressing the commandments of Yahweh so that you will not succeed? For you have forsaken Yahweh, so he will forsake you.’ ”
那時, 神的靈臨到耶何耶大祭司的兒子撒迦利亞身上, 他就站在眾民的面前, 對他們說: “神這樣說: ‘你們為甚麼違背耶和華的誡命, 使你們不得亨通呢? 因為你們離棄了耶和華, 所以耶和華也離棄你們. ’”

24:21 Then they conspired against him and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh.
眾人要殺害撒迦利亞, 於是照著王的命令, 在耶和華殿的院子裡用石頭把他打死.

24:22 So King Joash did not remember the loyal love that Jehoiada had shown to him, and he killed his son. And as he was dying he said, “May Yahweh see and avenge!”
約阿施王沒有記念撒迦利亞的父親耶何耶大對他所施的恩, 反而殺了他的兒子. 撒迦利亞臨死的時候, 說: “願耶和華鑒察, 並且責問你！”

24:23 And it happened at the turn of the year that the army of Aram went up against him, and they came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the commanders of the people from among the people, and all the war booty they sent to the king of Damascus.
過了年, 亞蘭的軍隊上來攻打約阿施; 他們侵入猶大和耶路撒冷, 殺了民間的領袖, 又把他們的一切戰利品都送到大馬士革王那裡去.

24:24 Though the army of Aram came with few men, Yahweh gave a very large army into their hand, for they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. And they inflicted punishment on Joash.
亞蘭的軍隊雖然只來了一小隊人, 耶和華卻把一支龐大的軍隊交在他們手裡; 因為猶大人離棄了耶和華他們列祖的神, 亞蘭人向約阿施執行了懲罰.

24:25 And when they were going away from him (for they had left him with many wounds), his servants conspired against him on account of the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest. So they killed him on his bed and he died. And they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him at the burial sites of the kings.
亞蘭人離開約阿施的時候, 他們丟下約阿施, 因為他受了重傷, 他的臣僕要殺害他, 為了報復耶何耶大祭司的兒子流血的仇; 他們在床上殺死他, 他就死了; 有人把他埋葬在大衛城裡, 只是沒有埋葬在列王的陵墓裡.

24:26 Now these are the ones who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath, the Ammonite, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith, the Moabite.
謀害他的是亞捫婦人示米押的兒子撒拔和摩押婦人示米利的兒子約薩拔.

24:27 And as for his sons, the many oracles against him, and his repair of the foundation of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the scroll of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
至於約阿施的眾子, 以及許多警戒他的話, 還有他重建神的殿的事, 都記在列王記的註釋上. 約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 25

25:1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king. And he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Jehoaddan from Jerusalem.
亞瑪謝登基的時候是二十五歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年. 他的母親名叫約耶但, 是耶路撒冷人.

25:2 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, only not with a fully-devoted heart.
亞瑪謝行耶和華看為正的事, 只是心不專一.

25:3 And it happened that as his reign was strengthened, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
他鞏固了王位以後, 就把擊殺他父王的臣僕殺了.

25:4 But he did not put their children to death, according to what is written in the law, in the scroll of Moses, where Yahweh commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not be put to death on account of the sons, and the sons shall not be put to death on account of the fathers, but each shall be put to death for his own sin.”
他卻沒有處死他們的兒子, 因為照著摩西律法書上所記, 耶和華曾吩咐: “不可因兒子的罪處死父親, 也不可因父親的罪處死兒子; 各人要因自己的罪被處死. ”

25:5 Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by families under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. And he counted them from twenty years old and upward, and found them to be three hundred thousand chosen for going out to battle, able with spear and shield.
亞瑪謝召集了猶大人, 按著他們的家族為全猶大和便雅憫人, 設立千夫長和百夫長, 又數點他們的數目, 從二十歲以上, 能出去打仗, 能拿槍持盾的精兵, 共有三十萬.

25:6 And he hired from Israel one hundred thousand strong, mighty warriors for one hundred talents.
又用了三千四百公斤銀子, 從以色列中雇了十萬英勇的戰士.

25:7 But a man of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel, all the Ephraimites.
有一位神人來見亞瑪謝, 說: “王啊, 請不要領以色列的軍隊和你同去, 因為耶和華不和以色列人, 不和任何以法蓮的子孫同在.

25:8 But even still, you yourself go, do! Be strong for the battle else God will make you stumble before the enemy! For there is power with God to help and to cause stumbling.”
即使你一定要去, 奮勇爭戰, 神也會使你在敵人面前覆滅, 因為神有能力幫助人, 也有能力使人覆滅. ”

25:9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, “Now what should I do with the one hundred talents that I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God said, “Yahweh is able to give to you more than this.”
亞瑪謝問神人: “我給以色列雇傭兵的那三千四百公斤銀子怎麼辦呢? ”神人回答: “耶和華能把比這更多賜給你. ”

25:10 Then Amaziah dismissed the troops that came to him from Ephraim to go to their home. And they became very angry with Judah, and they returned to their home in great anger.
於是亞瑪謝把那從以法蓮來的雇傭兵解散了, 遣送他們回家; 因此他們非常惱怒猶大人, 就氣沖沖地回家去了.

25:11 Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his army, he went to the Valley of Salt. And he struck down ten thousand men of Seir.
亞瑪謝鼓起勇氣, 率領他的人民到鹽谷去, 擊殺了一萬西珥人.

25:12 Now the troops captured ten thousand others alive, and they brought them to the top of the rock and threw them from the top of the rock. So all of them were smashed to pieces.
猶大人又生擒了一萬人, 帶到一處崖頂, 從崖頂把他們拋下去, 使他們都摔得肢離破碎.

25:13 As for the troops Amaziah had sent back from going with him to war, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth-Horon. And they struck down three thousand of them and plundered much booty.
但亞瑪謝打發回去,不許和他一同作戰的雇傭兵, 竟侵入猶大各城, 從撒瑪利亞直到伯．和崙, 擊殺了三千人, 又掠去了很多財物.

25:14 And it happened that after Amaziah came back from killing the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, and he stood them up to himself as gods and bowed down before them and make smoke offerings for them.
亞瑪謝擊敗了以東人回來的時候, 把西珥人的神像也帶回來, 立為自己的神, 在它們面前叩拜, 又向它們燒香.

25:15 So Yahweh became very angry with Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, and he said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of the people who could not deliver their own people from your hand?”
因此, 耶和華向亞瑪謝發怒, 於是差派一位先知去見他, 對他說: “這民族的神不能拯救自己的人民脫離你的手, 你為甚麼還尋求它們呢? ”

25:16 And it happened that while he was speaking to him, he said to him, “Have we appointed you as a counselor to the king? Stop—why should you be killed?” So the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.”
先知向王講話的時候, 王對他說: “我們立了你作王的謀士嗎? 住口吧！你要挨打嗎? ”先知就住口, 可是又說: “我知道神已定意消滅你, 因為你作了這事, 又不聽從我的勸戒. ”

25:17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and he sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another.
猶大王亞瑪謝和群臣商議以後, 就派人去見耶戶的孫子,約哈斯的兒子,以色列王約阿施, 說: “來吧, 我們在戰場上相見吧！”

25:18 And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thorn bush that is in Lebanon has sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ But a wild animal of the field that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush.
以色列王約阿施派人去見猶大王亞瑪謝, 說: “黎巴嫩的蒺藜派人去見黎巴嫩的香柏樹, 說: ‘把你的女兒給我的兒子作妻子吧！’後來有一隻黎巴嫩的野獸從那裡經過, 把蒺藜踐踏了.

25:19 Look, you say that you have struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up to boast. Now remain at your home. Why stir up disaster that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
你心裡說你擊敗了以東人, 你就心裡驕傲, 以這事誇口. 現在你留在家裡吧, 為甚麼要惹禍, 使猶大和你一同覆亡呢? ”

25:20 But Amaziah did not listen, for it was from God that he might give them into the hand of enemies, because they sought the gods of Edom.
亞瑪謝卻不聽從; 這原是出於神, 好把他們交在約阿施手裡, 因為他們尋求以東的神.

25:21 So Joash the king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah the king of Judah faced one another at Beth-Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
於是以色列王約阿施上來, 在猶大的伯．示麥, 和猶大王亞瑪謝相會於戰場上.

25:22 And Judah was defeated before Israel, and each man fled to his tent.
猶大人在以色列人面前被擊敗, 各自逃回家去了.

25:23 And Joash the king of Israel captured Amaziah the king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-Shemesh. And they brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.
以色列王約阿施在伯．示麥捉住了約哈斯的孫子,約阿施的兒子,猶大王亞瑪謝, 把他帶到耶路撒冷, 又拆毀耶路撒冷的城牆, 從以法蓮門直到角門, 共兩百公尺.

25:24 Then with all the gold and silver, all the objects found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, the storehouses of the house of the king, and the hostages, he returned to Samaria.
又把俄別．以東負責看守神殿裡的一切金銀和一切器皿, 以及王宮裡的寶物都掠去, 又擄走人質, 然後回撒瑪利亞去了.

25:25 And Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel, fifteen years.
以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施死後, 猶大王約阿施的兒子亞瑪謝還活了十五年.

25:26 Now the remainder of the words of Amaziah, from the first to the last, behold, are they not written in the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel?
亞瑪謝其餘的事蹟, 一生的始末, 不是都記在猶大和以色列諸王記上嗎?

25:27 And from the time that Amaziah turned away from Yahweh, they had plotted a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. And he fled to Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.
自從亞瑪謝離棄耶和華以後, 在耶路撒冷有人要謀害他; 他就逃到拉吉去. 謀害他的人派人追到拉吉, 在那裡把他殺死.

25:28 And they carried him on the horses and buried him with his ancestors in the city of Judah.
然後用馬把他的屍體運回來, 埋葬在大衛城裡, 和他的列祖一起.

II Chronicles - Chapter 26

26:1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah (now he was sixteen years old) and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
全猶大的人民立烏西雅接續他的父親亞瑪謝作王, 那時他才十六歲.

26:2 He built Elath and returned it to Judah after the king slept with his ancestors.
亞瑪謝王和列祖同睡以後, 烏西雅重建以祿, 並且收歸猶大所有.

26:3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. And the name of his mother was Yecoliah of Jerusalem.
烏西雅登基的時候, 是十六歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共五十二年. 他的母親名叫耶可利雅, 是耶路撒冷人.

26:4 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done.
烏西雅行耶和華看為正的事, 像他的父親亞瑪謝一切所行的.

26:5 And he began to seek God in the days of Zechariah who was teaching in visions of God. And whenever he sought Yahweh God made him have success.
撒迦利亞在世的日子, 教導烏西雅敬畏神, 所以烏西雅常常尋求神; 烏西雅尋求神的時候, 神就使他亨通.

26:6 And he went out and made war against the Philistines, and he broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in Ashdod and among the Philistines.
他出去攻打非利士人, 拆毀了迦特的城牆,雅比尼的城牆和亞實突的城牆; 又在亞實突境內非利士人中, 建造了幾座城.

26:7 And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs who were living in Gur-Baal and Meunim.
神幫助他攻打非利士人和住在姑珥．巴力的阿拉伯人, 以及米烏尼人.

26:8 And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah, and his fame went out to the boundary of Egypt, for he became very strong.
亞捫人給烏西雅進貢, 他的名聲傳到埃及的邊境, 因為他極其強盛.

26:9 And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle, and he strengthened them.
烏西雅在耶路撒冷的角門,谷門和城牆轉角的地方, 建築了城樓, 這些城樓非常堅固.

26:10 And he built towers in the desert and hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the Shephelah and on the plain, along with farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
他又在曠野建造了一些瞭望樓, 挖了許多貯水池, 因為他在高原和平原上有很多牲畜; 又因為他喜愛種植, 所以在山地上和果園裡, 雇有農夫和修剪葡萄樹的工人.

26:11 And Uzziah had troops trained and ready for war in divisions according to the number of their enrollment at the hand of Jeuel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah of the king’s commanders.
烏西雅又有善於作戰的軍隊, 照著書記耶利和官長瑪西雅數點的數目, 由王的一個將軍哈拿尼雅指揮, 編隊上陣.

26:12 The whole number of the heads of the families for mighty warriors of strength was two thousand six hundred.
這些英勇戰士中的各家族首領, 總數共二千六百人.

26:13 And under their hand were army troops numbering three hundred and seven thousand five hundred who could make war with power and strength to help the king against an enemy.
在他們指揮下的軍隊, 共有三十七萬七千五百人, 都是大有能力, 善於作戰的, 能幫助王攻打仇敵.

26:14 And Uzziah prepared small shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the whole army.
烏西雅給全隊軍兵配備了盾牌,矛槍,頭盔,鎧甲,弓箭和甩石的機弦.

26:15 And he made siege machines in Jerusalem designed by skillful men to be set upon the towers and upon the corners to shoot arrows and large slingstones. And his fame went out far, for he helped marvelously, for he was strong.
他又在耶路撒冷製造巧匠發明的器械, 安放在城樓和城角上, 用來發射利箭和大石. 烏西雅的名聲傳到遠方, 因為他得了非常的幫助, 使他十分強盛.

26:16 But on account of his strength his heart grew proud unto destruction. And he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God and went into the temple of Yahweh to offer an incense offering on the altar.
烏西雅強盛起來, 就心高氣傲, 以致自尋毀滅, 竟冒犯耶和華他的神; 他進了耶和華的殿, 要在香壇上燒香.

26:17 And Azariah the priest, along with eighty strong priests with him, went in after him.
跟隨烏西雅進去的, 有亞撒利雅祭司, 還有耶和華的祭司八十個, 都是英勇的人.

26:18 And they stood against King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but it is for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully. There will be no honor for you from Yahweh God.”
他們阻止烏西雅王, 對他說: “烏西雅啊, 給耶和華燒香不是你應作的事, 而是亞倫的子孫作祭司的事, 他們是分別為聖作燒香的事; 請離開聖所吧, 因為你作了不應該作的事了, 你必不能從耶和華神那裡得著尊榮. ”

26:19 Then Uzziah, his censer in hand to burn incense, became angry. And when he became angry with the priests, then leprosy appeared on his forehead in front of the priests in the house of Yahweh at the altar of incense.
於是烏西雅十分忿怒, 手裡拿著香爐正要燒香, 他向眾祭司發怒的時候, 就在耶和華的殿裡香壇旁邊眾祭司的面前, 他的額上忽然長出了大痲風.

26:20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him, behold, he was leprous in the forehead. So they rushed him away from there, and he also hastened to go out, for Yahweh had smitten him.
大祭司亞撒利雅和眾祭司看著他, 忽然見他的額上長了大痲風, 就急忙催他出殿; 他自己也急忙出去, 因為耶和華擊打了他.

26:21 So King Uzziah was leprous until the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house as a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh. And Jotham his son was over the house of the king, judging the people of the land.
烏西雅王長大痲風直到死的時候; 他既然長了大痲風, 就住在一間隔離的房子裡, 不能進耶和華的殿. 他的兒子約坦執掌朝政, 治理國民.

26:22 Now the remainder of the words of Uzziah, from the first to the last, Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote them.
烏西雅其餘的事蹟, 一生的始末, 亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知都記下來了.

26:23 And Uzziah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him with his ancestors in the burial field which belonged to the kings, because, they said, “He was leprous.” And Jotham his son reigned in his place.
烏西雅和他的列祖同睡; 由於有人說: “他是個長大痲風的人”, 所以把他埋葬在王陵的田間, 和他的列祖一起. 他的兒子約坦接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 27

27:1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
約坦登基的時候, 是二十五歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共十六年; 他的母親名叫耶路沙, 是撒督的女兒.

27:2 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done—only he did not go into the temple of Yahweh. But the people still acted corruptly.
約坦行耶和華看為正的事, 像他父親烏西雅一切所行的, 只是沒有進入耶和華的殿; 但人民還是行敗壞的事.

27:3 He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and he did much restoration on the wall of Ophel.
約坦建造了耶和華殿的上門; 在俄斐勒的城牆上, 他也有很多建設.

27:4 And he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built forts and towers in the wooded places.
他在猶大山地建造城市, 又在樹林中建造一些營寨和瞭望樓.

27:5 Now he fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave to him in that year one hundred talents of silver and ten thousand measures of wheat and ten thousand measures of barley. This is what the Ammonites rendered to him, as well as in the second and third year.
約坦和亞捫人的王交戰, 戰勝了他們; 那一年, 亞捫人就獻給他三千四百公斤銀子, 一千公噸小麥, 一千公噸大麥; 第二年和第三年, 亞捫人也獻給他這個數目.

27:6 And Jotham strengthened himself, for he established his ways before Yahweh his God.
約坦在耶和華他的神面前堅守正道, 所以日漸強盛.

27:7 Now the remainder of the words of Jotham and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written upon the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.
約坦其餘的事蹟, 他的一切戰爭和作為, 都記在以色列和猶大列王記上.

27:8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
他登基的時候是二十五歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共十六年.

27:9 And Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. And his son Ahaz became king in his place.
約坦和他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在大衛城裡; 他的兒子亞哈斯接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 28

28:1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not do what is right in the eyes of Yahweh like David his ancestor.
亞哈斯登基的時候, 是二十歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王十六年. 他不像他的祖先大衛一樣, 行耶和華看為正的事,

28:2 But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and also made molten idols for the Baals.
他卻隨從以色列諸王的道路, 又為巴力鑄造偶像;

28:3 And he himself burned incense in the valley of Ben-Hinnom and burned his sons in the fire, according to the detestable practices of the nations whom Yahweh drove out before the Israelites.
並且在欣嫩子谷燒香, 用火焚燒自己的兒女, 像耶和華在以色列人面前驅走的外族人所行可厭惡的事一樣;

28:4 And he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops, and under every flourishing tree.
又在邱壇上,山岡上和各青翠樹下, 獻祭燒香.

28:5 Then Yahweh his God gave him into the hand of the king of Aram who defeated him and captured many captives from him and brought them to Damascus. Moreover, he was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, and he defeated him by a great attack.
因此, 耶和華他的神把他交在亞蘭王手裡; 亞蘭王擊敗了他, 擄走了他很多人民, 帶到大馬士革去. 神又把他交在以色列王手裡, 以色列王就在猶大進行大屠殺.

28:6 And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, killed in one day one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah, all men of strength, because they forsook Yahweh the God of their ancestors.
利瑪利的兒子比加在猶大一天之內殺了十二萬人, 全是勇士, 因為他們離棄了耶和華他們列祖的神.

28:7 And Zikri, a mighty warrior of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the commander of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.
有一個以法蓮的勇士, 名叫細基利, 殺了王的兒子瑪西雅,王宮的總管押斯利甘和王的宰相以利加拿.

28:8 And the Israelites captured two hundred thousand of their brothers, women, sons, and daughters. And they also plundered much booty from them and brought the booty to Samaria.
以色列人從他們的兄弟中擄走婦孺共二十萬人; 又從他們中間奪取了很多戰利品, 帶回撒瑪利亞去.

28:9 Now a prophet of Yahweh was there; Oded was his name. And he went out before the army that was coming to Samaria and said to them, “Look, it is on account of the anger of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, against Judah that he gave them into your hands, and you killed them in a rage reaching to the heavens.
那裡有一位耶和華的先知名叫俄德, 出來迎接回到撒瑪利亞來的軍隊, 對他們說: “耶和華你們列祖的神因為惱怒猶大人, 才把他們交在你們手裡, 你們卻怒氣沖天, 殺戮了他們.

28:10 So now, you yourselves plan to subdue people of Judah and Jerusalem as slaves and female servants for yourselves. Is there not also guilt on your part against Yahweh your God?
現在你們又想強迫猶大人和耶路撒冷人作你們的奴婢. 難道你們自己就沒有得罪耶和華你們的神嗎?

28:11 So now, listen to me and return the captives of your brothers whom you have taken captive, for the fierce anger of Yahweh is against you.”
你們現在要聽我的話, 把你們擄回來的兄弟釋放回去, 因為耶和華的震怒已經臨到你們身上了. ”

28:12 Then men from the heads of Ephraim—Azariah the son of Jehohanan, Berekiah the son of Meshillemoth, Hezekiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai—stood against those returning from the fight.
於是以法蓮人的幾個首領, 就是約哈難的兒子亞撒利雅,米實利末的兒子比利家,沙龍的兒子耶希西家和哈得萊的兒子亞瑪撒, 起來阻擋從戰場回來的軍隊,

28:13 And they said to them, “You shall not bring the captives here, for it is as guilt against Yahweh upon us. You yourselves plan to add to our sins and to our guilt, but our guilt is very great, and there is great anger against Israel.”
對他們說: “你們不可把這些俘虜帶進來, 因為我們已經得罪了耶和華, 你們想增加我們的罪惡和過犯, 我們的過犯實在嚴重, 耶和華的震怒臨到以色列人身上了. ”

28:14 So the soldiers left the captives and the plunder before the commanders and all the assembly.
於是, 軍隊把俘虜和戰利品都留在眾領袖和全體會眾的面前.

28:15 Then the men designated by name arose and took the captives and from the plunder clothed all their nakedness. So they clothed them, gave them sandals, gave them food to eat, gave them water to drink, anointed them, and guided them with the donkeys provided for all those who stumbled, and brought them to Jericho, the city of the palm trees, next to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
上面提過的那些人就起來, 領走那些俘虜, 從戰利品中拿出衣服給所有赤身的穿著, 給他們穿上鞋, 給他們吃喝, 又給他們抹油, 又把所有疲弱的人放在驢子上, 把他們送回棕樹城耶利哥他們的兄弟那裡, 然後就回撒瑪利亞去了.

28:16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him,
那時, 亞哈斯王派人去求亞述王幫助他,

28:17 since again the Edomites came and struck against Judah and took captives.
因為以東人又來攻打猶大, 擄走了許多人.

28:18 And the Philistines sent raids into the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah. And they captured Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Socoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.
非利士人也侵入了高原和猶大南面的眾城, 佔領了伯．示麥,亞雅崙,基低羅,梭哥和屬於梭哥的村莊, 亭納和屬於亭納的村莊, 瑾瑣和屬於瑾瑣的村莊, 並且住在那裡.

28:19 For Yahweh subdued Judah for the sake of Ahaz, king of Israel, for he created disorder in Judah and acted unfaithfully against Yahweh.
因為猶大王亞哈斯在猶大放縱邪惡, 大大地冒犯了耶和華, 所以耶和華使猶大卑微.

28:20 Then Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came against him and brought trouble for him, instead of helping him,
亞述王提革拉．毗尼色來到他那裡, 不但沒有援助他, 反倒欺壓他.

28:21 for Ahaz took a portion from the house of Yahweh and the house of the king and the princes, and he gave it to the king of Assyria, but it was no help to him.
亞哈斯取了耶和華殿裡和王宮中, 以及眾領袖家裡的財寶, 給了亞述王, 但也無濟於事.

28:22 And in the time of his distress, King Ahaz continued to act unfaithfully against Yahweh.
這亞哈斯王在急難的時候, 竟越發冒犯耶和華.

28:23 He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, “Because the gods of the king of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they will help me.” But they were a disaster to him and to all Israel.
他向擊敗了他的大馬士革的神獻祭, 說: “亞蘭王的神幫助了他們, 我也向它們獻祭, 使它們也幫助我. ”它們卻使他和以色列人滅亡.

28:24 Then Ahaz gathered the objects of the house of God, and he cut the objects of the house of God to pieces. And he shut the doors of the house of Yahweh and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
亞哈斯把神殿裡的器皿收集起來, 把這些神殿裡的器皿都擊碎了, 又封閉了耶和華殿的各門, 並且在耶路撒冷的各個角落建造祭壇.

28:25 And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and he provoked Yahweh, the God of his ancestors, to anger.
他又在猶大各城建造邱壇, 向別的神燒香, 惹怒他列祖的神.

28:26 Now the remainder of his words and all his ways, from the first to the last, behold, they are written upon the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.
亞哈斯其餘的事蹟和他一切所行的, 以及一生的始末, 都記在猶大和以色列諸王記上.

28:27 And Ahaz slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him to the burial site of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son became king in his place.
亞哈斯和他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在耶路撒冷城裡, 但沒有葬在以色列諸王的陵墓裡. 他的兒子希西家接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 29

29:1 Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.
希西家登基的時候, 是二十五歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年. 他的母親名叫亞比雅, 是撒迦利雅的女兒.

29:2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.
希西家行耶和華看為正的事, 像他祖先大衛一切所行的.

29:3 In the first year of his kingship, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of Yahweh and strengthened them.
他在位的元年正月, 開了耶和華殿的門, 重新修理.

29:4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and he gathered them into the eastern square.
他把祭司和利未人都召了來, 聚集在東面的廣場上,

29:5 And he said to them, “Hear me, O Levites! Sanctify yourselves now, and sanctify the house of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, and bring out the defilement from the sanctuary.
對他們說: “利未人哪, 你們要聽我的話; 現在你們要自潔, 又要潔淨耶和華你們列祖的神的殿, 把污穢之物從聖所中除去.

29:6 For our ancestors acted unfaithfully and did evil in the sight of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him and turned away their faces from the dwelling place of Yahweh. They have turned their backs on it.
我們的列祖冒犯了神, 行了耶和華我們的神看為惡的事, 離棄了他, 轉臉不顧耶和華的居所, 以背向他.

29:7 They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. And they did not burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the sanctuary to the God of Israel.
他們又封閉廊門, 熄滅燈火, 不在聖所中向以色列的神燒香或獻燔祭.

29:8 And the wrath of Yahweh was upon Judah and Jerusalem. And he made them as an abhorrence, as a desolation and an object of scorn, as you see with your own eyes.
因此, 耶和華的震怒臨到猶大和耶路撒冷的居民身上, 使他們成為令人恐懼,驚駭和嗤笑的對象, 就像你們親眼看見的一樣.

29:9 Now behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity on account of this.
所以我們的列祖倒在刀下; 我們的兒女和妻子也都因此作了俘虜.

29:10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger might turn away from him.
現在我心中有意要和耶和華以色列的神立約, 好使他的震怒轉離我們.

29:11 Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him to serve him and to be his servants and incense burners.”
我的孩子們, 你們現在不要懈怠, 因為耶和華揀選了你們站在他面前事奉他, 為要作他的僕人, 向他燒香. ”

29:12 Then the Levites arose—Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, from the Kohathites; and Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; and Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah, from the Gershonites.
於是, 利未人哥轄的子孫亞瑪賽的兒子瑪哈,亞撒利雅的兒子約珥; 米拉利的子孫亞伯底的兒子基士,耶哈利勒的兒子亞撒利雅; 革順的子孫薪瑪的兒子約亞,約亞的兒子伊甸;

29:13 And from the descendants of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeiel; and from the descendants of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah;
以利撒反的子孫申利和耶利; 亞薩的子孫撒迦利亞和瑪探雅;

29:14 and from the descendants of Heman: Jeiel and Shimei; and from the descendants of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel—
希幔的子孫耶歇和示每; 耶杜頓的子孫示瑪雅和烏薛都起來,

29:15 and they gathered their brothers and sanctified themselves, and they went in according to the command of the king because of the words of Yahweh, to purify the house of Yahweh.
集合他們的親族, 潔淨自己, 照著王的吩咐, 根據耶和華的命令, 進去潔淨耶和華的殿.

29:16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of Yahweh to purify it. And they brought out all the impurity that they found in the temple of Yahweh out to the courtyard of the house of Yahweh. And the Levites took them to bring them outside to the Wadi Kidron.
祭司進入耶和華殿的裡面進行潔淨, 他們在耶和華殿裡發現的一切污穢之物, 都搬到耶和華殿的院子裡; 利未人接過, 就搬到城外的汲淪溪邊.

29:17 And they began to sanctify themselves on the first day of the first month. And on the eighth day of the month they came to the portico of Yahweh. And they sanctified the house of Yahweh for eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
他們在正月初一開始潔淨聖殿, 第八日去到耶和華殿的走廊; 他們用了八日潔淨耶和華的殿, 到了正月十六日才完工.

29:18 And they went into the inner part to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh: the altar of burnt offering, all its objects, the table of the rows of bread and all its objects,
於是他們進王宮見希西家王, 說: “我們已經把整個耶和華的殿,燔祭壇和壇的一切器皿,陳設餅的桌子和桌子上的一切器皿, 都潔淨了.

29:19 and all the objects that King Ahaz discarded in his reign when he sinned, we have prepared and sanctified. Look, they are before the altar of Yahweh.”
亞哈斯王在位, 他得罪神的時候丟棄的一切器皿, 我們都預備齊全, 也都潔淨好了; 現在都放在耶和華的祭壇前. ”

29:20 Then King Hezekiah rose early and gathered the officials of the city, and he went up to the house of Yahweh.
希西家王清早起來, 召集城中的領袖, 上耶和華的殿去.

29:21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a purification offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of Yahweh.
他們牽來了七頭公牛,七隻公綿羊,七隻羊羔和七隻公山羊, 要為國家,為聖所和為猶大人作贖罪祭; 王吩咐亞倫的子孫眾祭司把牠們獻在耶和華的壇上.

29:22 And they slaughtered the cattle, and the priests received the blood and threw it toward the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and threw the blood toward the altar, and then they slaughtered the lambs and threw the blood toward the altar.
他們宰了公牛, 祭司把血接過來, 灑在祭壇上; 他們又宰了公綿羊, 把血灑在祭壇上; 他們又宰了羊羔, 也把血灑在祭壇上.

29:23 Then they brought the goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid hands upon them.
最後把作贖罪祭的公山羊, 牽到王和會眾面前, 王和會眾就按手在公山羊的身上.

29:24 And the priest killed them and offered their blood against the altar to make atonement for all Israel, for the king had commanded the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.
祭司宰了公山羊, 把血灑在祭壇上作贖罪祭, 為所有以色列人贖罪; 因為王曾經吩咐要為所有以色列人獻上燔祭和贖罪祭.

29:25 And he stood the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David and Gad, the seer of the king, and Nathan the prophet, for the command was by the hand of Yahweh by the hand of his prophets.
王又指派在耶和華殿中的利未人拿著響鈸和琴瑟, 是照著大衛,王的先見迦得和拿單先知所吩咐的, 就是耶和華藉他的先知所吩咐的.

29:26 When the Levites stood with the objects of David and the priests with the trumpets,
利未人拿著大衛的樂器, 祭司持著號筒, 一同站著.

29:27 Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And at the time the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began, and also the trumpets, at the hands of the instruments of David king of Israel.
希西家吩咐在祭壇上獻上燔祭. 開始獻燔祭的時候, 就開始向耶和華歌唱, 並且用號筒和以色列王大衛的樂器伴奏.

29:28 Then all the assembly bowed down, and the song was sung, and the trumpeters trumpeted—all together until the end of the burnt offering.
全體會眾都叩拜, 歌唱的歌唱, 吹號的吹號, 直到燔祭都獻完了.

29:29 And when the offering was finished, the king and all who were found with him knelt down and bowed themselves.
獻完了祭, 王和所有在場的人, 都屈膝叩拜.

29:30 Then King Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to praise Yahweh with the words of David and Asaph the seer. So they offered praise with joy, and they bowed down and worshiped.
希西家王和眾領袖, 又吩咐利未人用大衛和先見亞薩的詩詞讚美耶和華, 於是他們歡歡喜喜地讚美耶和華, 低頭敬拜.

29:31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, “Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of Yahweh!” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were willing in heart brought burnt offerings.
希西家說: “你們現在歸耶和華為聖了. 請前來, 把祭物和感恩祭帶到耶和華的殿裡來. ”於是會眾把祭物和感恩祭帶來; 凡是甘心樂意的, 都把燔祭帶來.

29:32 And the number of burnt offerings that the assembly brought was seventy cattle, one hundred rams, two hundred lambs—all these were to offer to Yahweh.
會眾帶來的燔祭如下: 公牛七十頭,公綿羊一百隻,羊羔二百隻. 這些都是作燔祭獻給耶和華的.

29:33 And the consecrated offerings of cattle were six hundred cattle and three thousand sheep.
還有分別為聖之物: 公牛六百頭,綿羊三千隻.

29:34 But the priests were too few, and they were not able to offer all the burnt offerings, so their brothers, the Levites, strengthened them to finish the work, and until the rest of the priests consecrated themselves. (For the Levites were more conscientious to sanctify themselves than the priests.)
只是祭司太少, 不能把所有燔祭牲剝皮, 所以他們的親族協助他們, 直到剝皮的工作完了, 又等到其他祭司自潔完了, 因為利未人在自潔的事上比眾祭司更加誠心.

29:35 And beside the many burnt offerings was the fat of the peace offerings and the libations for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of Yahweh was established.
此外, 還有很多燔祭牲和平安祭牲的脂肪, 以及和燔祭同獻的奠祭很多. 這樣, 耶和華殿裡的事奉就重新恢復了.

29:36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had established with the people, for the matter happened suddenly.
因為事情很快辦完, 希西家和全體人民因神為他的子民所預備的, 都甚歡樂.

II Chronicles - Chapter 30

30:1 Then Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, to come to the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem to make a Passover feast to Yahweh the God of Israel.
希西家派人走遍以色列和猶大, 又寫信給以法蓮人和瑪拿西人, 叫他們到耶路撒冷耶和華的殿來, 守逾越節記念耶和華以色列的神.

30:2 Now the king and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to make the Passover feast in the second month—
因為王和眾領袖, 以及耶路撒冷的全體會眾曾經商議, 要在二月守逾越節.

30:3 but they were not able to make it at that time, for the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient numbers, and the people had not been assembled in Jerusalem—
(但他們不能如期守逾越節, 因為自潔的祭司不夠, 人民也沒有齊集在耶路撒冷. )

30:4 and the plan seemed right in the eyes of the king and in the eyes of all the assembly.
王和全體會眾都認為這計劃很好,

30:5 So they let the decree stand, to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, to come to make a Passover feast to Yahweh the God of Israel.
於是下了命令, 通告全以色列, 從別是巴直到但, 叫人民來耶路撒冷守逾越節記念耶和華以色列的神, 因為照著所記的定例舉行這節的人不多.

30:6 And the runners went with the letter from the hand of the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah according to the command of the king, saying, “O sons of Israel, return to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may turn again to the remnant of you who escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.
信差就帶著王和眾領袖發出的書信, 走遍全以色列和猶大, 照著王的吩咐, 宣告說: “以色列人哪, 你們應當轉向耶和華, 亞伯拉罕,以撒和以色列的神, 使他也轉向這些在亞述王手中逃脫的餘民.

30:7 Do not be like your fathers and like your brothers, who acted unfaithfully before Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them as a desolation, as you see.
你們不要像你們的列祖和你們的親族, 他們得罪了耶和華他們列祖的神, 以致耶和華使他們成為令人驚駭的對象, 就像你們自己所見的.

30:8 Now, do not stiffen your neck as your fathers, but give a hand to Yahweh and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve Yahweh your God that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
現在你們不可頑固, 像你們的列祖那樣; 要順服耶和華, 進入他永遠分別為聖的聖所, 事奉耶和華你們的神, 使他的烈怒轉離你們.

30:9 For when you return to Yahweh, your brothers and your children will find compassion before their captors and return to this land, for Yahweh your God is gracious and compassionate, and he will not turn away his face from you if you return to him.”
如果你們是歸向耶和華, 你們的親族和兒女就必在俘擄他們的人面前蒙憐憫, 可以返回這地; 因為耶和華你們的神是有恩惠有憐憫; 如果你們歸向他, 他必不轉臉不顧你們. ”

30:10 And it happened that the runners were passing from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and up to Zebulun, but they were laughing at them and mocking them.
信差從這城到那城, 走遍了以法蓮和瑪拿西各地, 直到西布倫; 那裡的人卻戲弄他們, 譏笑他們.

30:11 Only men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
可是在亞設,瑪拿西和西布倫中, 也有人願意謙卑, 來到耶路撒冷.

30:12 The hand of God was also upon Judah, to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the princes concerning the word of Yahweh.
神的能力也幫助猶大人, 使他們一心遵行王和眾領袖奉耶和華的命令發出的吩咐.

30:13 So many people gathered in Jerusalem to hold the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month; it was a very great assembly.
二月, 有很多人在耶路撒冷聚集, 要舉行無酵節, 集合了一大群會眾.

30:14 And they rose up and removed the altars that were in Jerusalem. And they removed all the incense altars and threw them away in the Wadi Kidron.
他們起來, 把耶路撒冷城中的祭壇和一切香壇, 盡都除去, 拋在汲淪溪中.

30:15 And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were disgraced, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of Yahweh.
二月十四日, 他們宰了逾越節的羊羔. 祭司和利未人都覺得慚愧, 就自潔, 把燔祭帶到耶和華的殿裡.

30:16 Then they stood at their positions according to custom, according to the law of Moses the man of God. The priests were sprinkling the blood from the hand of the Levites.
他們遵照神人摩西的律法, 按著定例, 站在自己的崗位上. 祭司從利未人手裡把血接過來, 灑在祭壇上.

30:17 For there were many in the assembly who did not consecrate themselves, so the Levites were over the killing of the Passover sacrifices for all who were not clean, to consecrate them to Yahweh.
因為會眾中有很多人還沒有自潔, 所以利未人必須為所有不潔的人宰殺逾越節的羊羔, 使他們在耶和華面前成為聖潔.

30:18 For a majority of the people, many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves. But they ate the Passover sacrifice otherwise than prescribed, but Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Yahweh make atonement unto
原來有一大群人, 很多是從以法蓮,瑪拿西,以薩迦和西布倫來的, 還沒有自潔, 就吃逾越節的羊羔, 不遵照所記的定例; 因此, 希西家為他們禱告說:

30:19 everyone whose heart is set to seek God, Yahweh the God of his ancestors, though not according to the cleansing for the sanctuary.”
“凡是立定心意, 專一尋求神耶和華他們列祖的神的, 雖然沒有照著聖所潔淨的禮自潔, 願良善的耶和華也饒恕他們. ”

30:20 And Yahweh listened to Hezekiah, and he healed the people.
耶和華垂聽了希西家的禱告, 就饒恕眾民.

30:21 And the Israelites who were found in Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy. And the Levites and the priests were offering praise to Yahweh day by day, with powerful instruments to Yahweh.
在耶路撒冷的以色列人, 都十分歡樂地守除酵節七天; 利未人和祭司天天讚美耶和華, 用響亮的樂器讚美耶和華.

30:22 And Hezekiah spoke to the heart of all the Levites who were skilled at service to Yahweh. So they ate the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
希西家慰勉所有善於事奉耶和華的利未人; 眾人吃節筵七日, 又獻上平安祭, 稱頌耶和華他們列祖的神.

30:23 Then the whole assembly decided to make seven more days of feasting, so they made seven more days with joy,
全體會眾商議好了, 要再守節期七天, 於是他們歡歡喜喜地又舉行了七天.

30:24 for Hezekiah the king of Judah had provided one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the princes provided one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly. And many priests consecrated themselves.
猶大王希西家送給會眾公牛一千頭, 羊七千隻; 眾領袖也送給會眾公牛一千頭, 羊一萬隻; 並且有很多祭司自潔.

30:25 And the whole assembly of Judah, the priests and the Levites, all the assembly who had come from the land of Israel, and those living in Judah rejoiced.
猶大的全體會眾,祭司和利未人,從以色列來的全體會眾, 以及在以色列地寄居的人和在猶大寄居的人, 都非常歡樂.

30:26 And there was great joy in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there was nothing such as this in Jerusalem.
這樣, 在耶路撒冷有極大的歡樂, 自從以色列王大衛的兒子所羅門的日子以來, 在耶路撒冷都沒有像這樣的歡樂.

30:27 Then the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy dwelling place in the heavens.
那時, 利未支派的祭司起來, 給人民祝福; 他們的聲音蒙了垂聽, 他們的禱告達到天上神的聖所那裡.

II Chronicles - Chapter 31

31:1 And when all this was finished, all Israel who were found in the cities of Judah went out and shattered the stone pillars, cut down the Asherahs, and destroyed the high places and the altars from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh to the very last one. Then all the Israelites returned, each to his own property and to their cities.
這一切都作完了, 所有在那裡的以色列人就都出去, 到猶大的各城, 打碎神柱, 砍下亞舍拉; 又在猶大,便雅憫,以法蓮和瑪拿西各地, 把邱壇和祭壇完全拆毀. 然後以色列眾人都各回各城, 各歸自己的地業去了.

31:2 And Hezekiah appointed working groups of the priests and the Levites, each according to their divisions, according to the service for priests and Levites, for burnt offerings, for peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camps of Yahweh.
希西家指派祭司和利未人的班次, 使祭司和利未人照著自己的班次, 各按各職獻燔祭和平安祭, 又在耶和華殿門內事奉, 稱謝和讚美耶和華.

31:3 And the gift of the king was out of his own possessions for the burnt offerings—the burnt offerings for the morning and the evening and for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and appointed feasts, as is written in the law of Yahweh.
王又在自己的財物中定出一份作燔祭, 就是早晚的燔祭, 安息日,月朔和節期的燔祭, 都是照著耶和華律法上所記的.

31:4 Then he said to the people, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to give a gift for the priests and the Levites, so that they might be strong in the law of Yahweh.
王又吩咐住在耶路撒冷的人民, 要把祭司和利未人應得的一份給他們, 使他們專心執行耶和華的律法.

31:5 And the word spread. The Israelites gave abundantly from the firstfruits of grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all kinds of grains from the field. And they brought tithes of everything in abundance.
這命令一發出, 以色列人就送來很多初熟的五穀,新酒,油和蜜, 以及田間各樣的出產, 又把各物品的十分之一, 大批送來.

31:6 Then the people of Israel and Judah who were living in the cities of Judah, they also brought a tithe of cattle and sheep and a tithe of consecrated objects to Yahweh their God. And they gave heaps upon heaps.
住在猶大各城的以色列人和猶大人, 也把牛羊的十分之一, 和分別為聖耶和華他們的神的聖物的十分之一, 都送了來, 屯積成堆.

31:7 In the third month the heaps began to pile up, and in the seventh month they ceased.
從三月開始屯積, 到七月才完畢.

31:8 When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh and his people Israel.
希西家和眾領袖來了, 看見這些屯積物品, 就稱頌耶和華, 又為耶和華的子民以色列祝福.

31:9 And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
希西家向祭司和利未人詢問這些屯積物品的時候,

31:10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, saying, “Since the offerings began to be brought to the house of Yahweh, we have eaten and been satisfied, and have much to spare, for Yahweh has blessed his people. Now see this abundant remainder!”
撒督家的大祭司亞撒利雅回答他, 說: “自從人民把供物送進耶和華殿以來, 我們就可以吃飽, 並且還有很多剩下來. 因為耶和華賜福給他的子民, 所以剩下的才這樣豐盛. ”

31:11 And Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Yahweh, and they were prepared.
希西家吩咐人在耶和華的殿裡預備倉房, 他們就預備了.

31:12 Then they brought the offerings and tithes and holy objects faithfully. And over them as leader was Conaniah the Levite. And Shimei his brother was second in rank.
他們很忠心地把供物,各物品的十分之一和分別為聖之物, 都搬進倉裡去. 利未人歌楠雅總管這些物品, 他的兄弟示每作副總管.

31:13 And Jehiel, Azaziah, Nathan, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were chief officers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei, his brother, by appointment of King Hezekiah. And Azaraiah was leader of the house of God.
耶歇,亞撒細雅,拿哈,亞撒黑,耶利末,約撒拔,以利,伊斯瑪基雅,瑪哈,比拿雅在歌楠雅和他的兄弟示每手下, 負責監督的工作, 他們都是由希西家王和神殿的總管亞撒利雅委派的.

31:14 Now Kore the son of Imlah, the Levite, the gatekeeper of the east gate was over the freewill offerings of God, to give offerings to Yahweh and the most holy things.
看守東門的利未人音拿的兒子可利, 掌管自願獻給神的禮物, 分發獻與耶和華的供物和至聖之物.

31:15 And at his hand were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests and entrusted to give to their brothers by working groups, according to the eldest to the youngest,
在他手下有伊甸,泯雅泯,耶書亞,示瑪雅,亞瑪利雅和示迦尼雅, 在祭司的各城裡, 按著班次, 無論大小, 把供物分發給他們的親族.

31:16 besides their enrollment by genealogy, to males from three years old and upward, to all who came into the house of Yahweh, as each day required for their service in their posts according to their working groups.
此外, 按著家譜, 三十歲以上的男子: 凡是每日按著班次, 照著本分進耶和華的殿供職的, 也分發給他們.

31:17 And the enrollment of the priests was according to the house of their fathers, and the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their posts by their working groups.
又分發給按著家族登記在家譜上的祭司, 也按著班次職責分給二十歲以上的利未人.

31:18 And they were enrolled with all their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters for the whole assembly because of their faithfulness. And they sanctified themselves in holiness.
又按照家譜的登記, 分給他們的全體的小孩,妻子和兒女, 因為他們忠心地自潔成聖.

31:19 And for the descendants of Aaron, the priests, who were in the fields of the pasturelands of their cities, in each and every one of their cities were men who were designated by name to give shares to every male among the priests and to everyone enrolled among the Levites.
至於住在各城郊野作祭司的亞倫的子孫, 在各城裡都有指定的人, 把應得的分分發給祭司中所有的男子, 和所有登記在家譜中的利未人.

31:20 And Hezekiah did according to this throughout all Judah. And he did what is good and what is right and what is faithful before Yahweh his God.
希西家在猶大全地都這樣行, 他在耶和華他的神面前行良善,正直和誠實的事.

31:21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God or with respect to the law and the commandment to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.
他經辦的一切事, 無論是關於神殿的事奉, 或是關於律法和誡命的遵行, 他都尋求他的神. 因為他盡心去行, 所以盡都順利.

II Chronicles - Chapter 32

32:1 After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib the king of Assyria came, and he came against Judah. And he encamped against the fortified cities and planned to break them down for himself.
在希西家行了這些忠誠的事以後, 亞述王西拿基立進侵猶大, 圍困猶大的設防城, 企圖攻陷佔領.

32:2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that his face was set for battle against Jerusalem,
希西家見西拿基立有意攻打耶路撒冷,

32:3 he took counsel with his commanders and his mighty warriors to block off the waters of the springs that came from outside the city, and they helped him.
就與眾領袖和眾勇士商議, 要把城外各道水泉堵塞, 他們都贊同.

32:4 Then many people were gathered, and they blocked off all the springs and the river that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?”
於是有一大班人集合起來, 堵塞了一切泉源和流通那地的溪流, 他們說: “為甚麼要讓亞述王得著充沛的水源呢? ”

32:5 Then he strengthened himself and built up all the walls that were broken down, and raised towers upon them and another wall outside. And he strengthened the Millo of the city of David and made much weaponry and small shields.
希西家發憤圖強, 重建所有拆毀了的城牆, 牆上築起瞭望樓, 又建造一道外牆, 並且鞏固大衛城內的米羅, 又製造了很多兵器和盾牌.

32:6 And he appointed commanders for battle over the people and gathered them to himself into the public square of the gate of the city. And he spoke to their hearts, saying,
他又委派軍長統管眾民, 集合他們到城門的廣場那裡去見他; 他鼓勵他們說:

32:7 “Be strong! Be courageous! Do not fear and do not be dismayed before the king of Assyria and before all the crowd that is with him, for there are more with us than with him.
“你們要堅強勇敢, 不要因亞述王和他統領的大軍懼怕驚慌; 因為和我們同在的, 比和他們同在的更多.

32:8 With him is the arm of flesh, and with us is Yahweh our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence with the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
和他們同在的, 不過是人血肉的手臂; 和我們同在的, 卻是耶和華我們的神, 他必幫助我們, 為我們作戰. ”眾民因猶大王希西家的話都得著鼓勵了.

32:9 After this Sennacherib the king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (now he and all his armies with him were against Lachish) to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all of Judah that was in Jerusalem, saying,
隨後, 亞述王西拿基立和他統領的全軍攻打拉吉的時候, 就差派他的臣僕到耶路撒冷來見猶大王希西家和所有在耶路撒冷的猶大人, 說:

32:10 “Thus says Sennacherib the king of Assyria: ‘On what are you relying that you are dwelling in siege works in Jerusalem?
“亞述王西拿基立這樣說: ‘你們現在還在耶路撒冷受困, 你們可倚靠甚麼呢?

32:11 Is not Hezekiah urging you to give you up to die by starvation and thirst, saying, “Yahweh our God will save us from the hand of the king of Assyria”?
希西家曾對你們說: 耶和華我們的神必拯救我們脫離亞述王的手. 他不是迷惑你們, 使你們因飢渴而死嗎?

32:12 Has not Hezekiah himself removed his high places and his altars and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, saying, “You must bow down before one altar and upon it you must make offerings”?
這希西家不是曾經把耶和華的邱壇和祭壇除去, 吩咐猶大和耶路撒冷的人說: 你們要在一個壇前敬拜, 要在它上面燒香嗎?

32:13 Do you not know what I have done, I and my ancestors, to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of all the lands at all able to save their land from my hand?
我和我列祖向各地的民族所行的, 你不知道嗎? 各地列國的神能拯救他們的國脫離我的手嗎?

32:14 Who among all the gods of those nations whom my ancestors utterly destroyed was able to save his people from my hand, that your God will be able to save you from my hand?
我列祖消滅的那些國的眾神, 有哪一位能拯救自己的子民脫離我的手呢? 難道你們的神能拯救你們脫離我的手嗎?

32:15 So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you. Do not let him urge you according to this. Do not put trust in him, for no god of any nation and kingdom has been able to save his people from my hand and from the hand of my ancestors. Surely then your God will not save you from my hand!’ ”
所以, 你們現在不要讓希西家欺騙,迷惑你們; 你們也不要信他; 因為無論哪一邦哪一國的神, 都不能拯救自己的子民脫離我的手和我列祖的手, 你們的神不是更不能拯救你們脫離我的手嗎? ’”

32:16 And still more his servants said against Yahweh God and against Hezekiah his servant.
西拿基立的臣僕還說了別的話毀謗耶和華神和他的僕人希西家.

32:17 And he wrote letters to treat Yahweh the God of Israel with contempt and spoke against him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of the earth who did not save their people from my hand, so likewise the God of Hezekiah will not save his people from my hand.”
西拿基立又寫信來辱罵耶和華以色列的神, 譏誚他說: “各地列國的神沒有拯救它們的子民脫離我的手, 希西家的神也照樣不能拯救他的子民脫離我的手. ”

32:18 Then they called with a great voice in Judean to the people of Jerusalem who were upon the wall to frighten them and terrify them, so that they could take the city captive.
亞述王的臣僕用猶大語, 向耶路撒冷城牆上的人民大聲呼叫, 要驚嚇他們, 使他們慌亂, 好攻取那城.

32:19 And they spoke about the God of Jerusalem as about the gods of the peoples of the earth, the works of the hands of humankind.
他們論到耶路撒冷的神, 就好像世上萬民的神一樣, 把他當作是人手所做的.

32:20 Then King Hezekiah and Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed concerning this. And they cried to the heavens.
希西家王和亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知為了這事禱告, 向天呼求.

32:21 Then Yahweh sent an angel, and he destroyed every mighty warrior of strength, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shamed face to his land and went into the house of his god. And some of the offspring of his loins fell upon him there with the sword.
耶和華就差派一位使者, 進入亞述王的軍營中, 把所有英勇的戰士,官長和將帥, 盡都消滅了. 亞述王滿面羞愧返回本國去了. 他進入自己的神廟的時候, 他親生的兒子在那裡用刀把他殺了.

32:22 So Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and from the all their enemies, and gave them rest all around.
這樣, 耶和華拯救了希西家和耶路撒冷的居民, 脫離了亞述王西拿基立的手, 和其他仇敵的手, 又使他們四境平安.

32:23 And many brought tribute to Yahweh, to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations thereafter.
有很多人把供物帶到耶路撒冷獻給耶和華, 又把很多寶物送給猶大王希西家; 從此, 希西家受到各國的尊重.

32:24 In those days Hezekiah fell ill unto death, and he prayed to Yahweh. And he answered him and gave him a sign.
那時, 希西家患病垂危, 就禱告耶和華; 耶和華應允了他, 又賜他一個徵兆.

32:25 But Hezekiah did not reciprocate according to the benefit placed upon him, because his heart became proud. So wrath was upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
希西家卻沒有照著他蒙受的恩惠報答耶和華; 因為他心高氣傲, 所以耶和華的忿怒臨到他, 以及猶大和耶路撒冷的人身上.

32:26 But Hezekiah humbled himself with respect to the arrogance of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Yahweh did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
但希西家因為自己心高氣傲而謙卑下來, 他和耶路撒冷的居民都謙卑下來, 因此耶和華的忿怒, 在希西家在世的日子, 沒有臨到他們身上.

32:27 And Hezekiah had very much wealth and honor, and he made storehouses for himself for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, small shields, and all sorts of desirable objects;
希西家的財富甚多, 尊榮極大; 他為自己建造庫房, 收藏金銀,寶石,香料,盾牌和各樣的珍寶;

32:28 and storage buildings for the yield of grain, new wine, and olive oil; and animal stalls for all kinds of animals, and animals and herds for animal stalls.
又建造倉庫, 收藏五穀,新酒和油; 又為各類牲畜蓋棚欄,羊圈.

32:29 And he made cities for himself, and livestock of sheep and abundant cattle, for God had given to him very abundant possessions.
他又為自己建造城鎮, 並且擁有大批牛羊牲口, 因為神賜給他極多的財物.

32:30 And this same Hezekiah blocked off the flow of the waters of the upper Gihon, and directed them down the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
這希西家堵塞了基訓泉上游的水, 引水直下, 流到大衛城的西邊. 希西家所行的一切事, 盡都亨通.

32:31 And thus in the matter of the envoys of the commanders of Babylon who had been sent to him to seek the sign that had happened in the land, God forsook him, to test him and to know all that was in his heart.
唯有巴比倫王的使者奉派來見希西家, 詢問猶大地發生的奇事的時候, 神就離開了他, 為要試驗他, 好知道他心中的一切.

32:32 Now the remainder of the words of Hezekiah and his loyal love, behold, they are written in the visions of Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, upon the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel.
希西家其餘的事蹟和他的善行, 都記在亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知的異象書上, 以及猶大和以色列諸王記上.

32:33 And Hezekiah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the upper part of the burial sites of the descendants of David. And all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son became king in his place.
希西家和他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在大衛子孫墓地的高層; 他死的時候, 猶大眾人和耶路撒冷的居民都向他致敬. 他的兒子瑪拿西接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 33

33:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
瑪拿西登基的時候, 是十二歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共五十五年.

33:2 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to the detestable things of the nations whom Yahweh drove out before the Israelites.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 隨從耶和華在以色列人面前趕走的列國所行可厭惡的事.

33:3 And he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father broke down, and he set up altars for the Baals, made Asherahs, and bowed down to the host of heaven and served them.
他重新建造他父親希西家拆毀的邱壇, 又為巴力立壇, 製造亞舍拉, 並且敬拜和事奉天上的萬象.

33:4 And he built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh had said, “In Jerusalem my name shall be forever.”
他又在耶和華的殿中築壇, 耶和華曾經指著這殿說: “我的名必永遠留在耶路撒冷. ”

33:5 And he built altars to all the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh.
瑪拿西在耶和華殿的兩院中, 為天上的萬象築壇,

33:6 And he himself burned his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom. And he practiced sorcery and divination, and he engaged in witchcraft and dealt with mediums and spiritists. And he did much evil in the eyes of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.
並且在欣嫩子谷把自己的兒女用火燒為祭, 又占卜,行邪術,用法術,交鬼和通靈; 作了很多耶和華看為惡的事, 惹他發怒.

33:7 And he placed the carved image of the idol that he had made in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
他又把他所做的雕像立在神的殿中, 神曾經指著這殿, 對大衛和他的兒子所羅門說: “我要在這殿裡, 和在我從以色列各支派中揀選的耶路撒冷中, 立我的名, 直到永遠.

33:8 And I will never remove the foot of Israel from upon the land that I appointed to your ancestors, if only you will take care to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the regulations, and the judgments by the hand of Moses.”
只要以色列人謹守遵行我藉著摩西吩咐他們的一切律法,律例和典章, 我就決不再使他們的腳離開我賜給他們列祖的地. ”

33:9 And Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do evil more than the nations that Yahweh destroyed before the Israelites.
可是瑪拿西卻引誘猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民行惡, 比耶和華在以色列人面前除滅的列國更厲害.

33:10 And Yahweh spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they would not listen.
耶和華曾警告瑪拿西和他的人民, 他們卻不理會.

33:11 So Yahweh brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria upon them, and they took Manasseh captive with hooks, and they bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.
因此耶和華領亞述王的將帥來攻打他們, 用鉤子鉤著瑪拿西, 用銅鍊鎖住他, 把他帶到巴比倫去.

33:12 And when he was in distress he entreated Yahweh his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors
瑪拿西在急難的時候, 就懇求耶和華他的神, 並且在他列祖的神面前非常謙卑.

33:13 and prayed to him. And God responded to him and heard his plea and let him return to Jerusalem to his kingdom. And Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God.
他向耶和華禱告, 耶和華應允他的懇求, 垂聽他的祈求, 使他歸回耶路撒冷, 恢復他的王位. 瑪拿西這才知道只有耶和華是神.

33:14 Then afterward he built an outer wall for the city of David west of the Gihon in the valley, and for the entrance into the Gate of the Fishes. And it encircled the Ophel and raised it very high. Then he placed strong commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
此後, 瑪拿西在大衛城外, 從谷中的基訓西邊起直到魚門口, 建了一道城牆, 圍繞著俄斐勒, 他把城牆建得很高; 又在猶大各設防城裡, 派駐軍長.

33:15 And he removed the foreign gods and the carved image from the house of Yahweh and all the altars which he built on the mountain of the house of Yahweh and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city.
又從耶和華的殿中除掉外族人的神和偶像, 又把他在耶和華殿的山和在耶路撒冷所築的一切壇, 都拋出城外.

33:16 And he restored the altar of Yahweh and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and thank offerings upon it. And he commanded Judah to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel.
瑪拿西重修了耶和華的祭壇, 在壇上獻上平安祭和感恩祭, 又吩咐猶大人事奉耶和華以色列的神.

33:17 Nevertheless, the people offered at the high places, but only to Yahweh their God.
可是人民仍然在邱壇上獻祭, 儘管只向耶和華他們的神獻祭.

33:18 Now the remainder of the words of Manasseh and his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, behold, they are in the words of the kings of Israel.
瑪拿西其餘的事蹟, 包括他對他的神的禱告, 和那些先見奉耶和華以色列的神的名向他所說的話, 都記在以色列諸王記上.

33:19 And his prayer, and how he responded to him, all his sin and his unfaithful acts, and the places where he built the high places and set up Asherahs and idols before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the words of the seers.
他的禱告, 神怎樣應允他的懇求, 他謙卑下來以前的一切罪惡和過犯, 以及他在甚麼地方建築邱壇, 設立亞舍拉和偶像, 都記在何賽的言行錄上.

33:20 And Manasseh slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in his house. And Amon his son became king in his place.
瑪拿西和他的列祖同睡, 埋葬在他的宮中; 他的兒子亞們接續他作王.

33:21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
亞們登基的時候, 是二十二歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共兩年.

33:22 And he did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh as Manasseh his father had done. And Amon sacrificed to all the idols that Manasseh his father had made, and he served them.
他行耶和華看為惡的事, 像他父親瑪拿西所行的一樣; 亞們向他父親瑪拿西所做的一切雕像獻祭, 並且事奉它們.

33:23 And he did not humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father humbled himself, but Amon himself multiplied his guilt.
他沒有在耶和華面前謙卑, 像他父親瑪拿西謙卑一樣; 這亞們所犯的罪過越來越多.

33:24 And his servants conspired against him and killed him in his house.
後來, 他的臣僕陰謀造反, 在宮中把他殺死了.

33:25 But the people of the land struck down all who conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.
但猶大的人民把所有反叛亞們王的人都擊殺了, 並且立他的兒子約西亞接續他作王.

II Chronicles - Chapter 34

34:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
約西亞登基的時候是八歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共三十一年.

34:2 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the ways of David his ancestor and did not deviate to the right or to the left.
他行耶和華看為正的事, 效法他先祖大衛所行的, 不偏左, 也不偏右.

34:3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a boy, he began to seek the God of David his ancestor. And in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherahs, the idols, and the images.
他在位第八年, 還是年幼的時候, 就開始尋求他先祖大衛的神. 到了第十二年, 他就開始潔淨猶大和耶路撒冷, 除掉邱壇,亞舍拉,雕像和鑄像.

34:4 And he destroyed before him the altars for the Baals, and he cut down the incense stands above them. And the Asherahs, the idols, and the images he smashed. And he ground them to powder and sprinkled the dust over the burial sites of those who sacrificed to them.
眾人在他面前拆毀了巴力的祭壇, 他親自打碎了壇上高高的香壇, 又把亞舍拉,雕像和鑄像砍碎, 撒在向這些偶像獻過祭的人的墳上.

34:5 And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
他把祭司的骨頭燒在他們的祭壇上, 這樣就潔淨了猶大和耶路撒冷.

34:6 And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around,
他又在瑪拿西,以法蓮,西緬, 以至拿弗他利的各城, 以及它們周圍荒廢的地方, 都這樣行.

34:7 he broke down the altars and the Asherahs and crushed the idols, grinding them to dust, and he cut down all the incense stands in all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
他拆毀了祭壇, 把亞舍拉和雕刻的偶像打碎, 破碎了以色列全地所有的香壇, 就回耶路撒冷去了.

34:8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign after he purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the commander of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of Yahweh his God.
約西亞在位第十八年, 潔淨猶大地和聖殿以後, 就差派亞薩利雅的兒子沙番,市長瑪西雅和約哈斯的兒子史官約亞, 去修築耶和華他的神的殿.

34:9 And they came to Hilkiah the high priest and gave the money that was brought for the house of God, which the Levites, the guardians of the threshold, had gathered from the hand of Manasseh, Ephraim, and from the whole remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
於是他們來見大祭司希勒家, 把獻給神的殿的銀子交給他. 這銀子都是守門的利未人, 從瑪拿西,以法蓮和以色列所有的餘民, 以及猶大,便雅憫和耶路撒冷的居民那裡收集來的.

34:10 And they delivered it into the hand of the workmen who were appointed in the house of Yahweh, and they in turn gave it to those doing the work who were at work in the house of Yahweh, to repair and restore the house.
他們又把銀子交給在耶和華殿裡負責監察的人; 他們又把銀子發給在耶和華殿裡作工的工人, 去修補聖殿.

34:11 And they dispensed it to the skilled craftsmen and the builders to buy stone for hewing and timber for the seams and for binding the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.
他們把銀子交給木匠和石匠, 去購買鑿好的石頭和作木架與橫梁的木材, 修補猶大列王毀壞了的殿宇.

34:12 And the men did the work faithfully. Over them as supervisors were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites from the Merarites, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the Kohathites. And other Levites, all who were skilled in instruments of song,
這些人忠心地工作; 管理他們的督工是利未人米拉利的子孫雅哈和俄巴底; 監管他們的是哥轄的子孫撒迦利雅和米書蘭; 還有所有精通樂器的利未人,

34:13 were over the porters and were directing all who worked on each task. And some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
管理扛抬的, 並且監管所有作各種工作的人; 利未人中, 也有作書記,作職員和作守門的.

34:14 And when they brought out the money that had been brought to the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found a scroll of the law of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
他們把獻給耶和華殿的銀子拿出來的時候, 希勒家祭司發現了耶和華藉摩西所傳的律法書.

34:15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found a scroll of the law in the house of Yahweh!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.
希勒家對書記沙番說: “我在耶和華的殿裡發現了律法書. ”希勒家就把書交給沙番.

34:16 And Shaphan brought the scroll to the king and also informed the king, saying, “All that was put into the hand of your servants they are doing.
沙番把書帶到王那裡, 同時向王報告: “你交託你僕人的事, 他們都辦妥了.

34:17 They have dispensed the money which was found in the house of Yahweh and have put it into the hand of the overseers and those doing the work.”
他們把在耶和華殿裡的銀子倒出來, 交給監督和作工的人. ”

34:18 Then Shaphan the scribe reported to the king, “Hilkiah the priest gave to me a scroll.” Then Shaphan read from it before the king.
書記沙番又告訴王, 說: “希勒家祭司還交給我一卷書卷. ”於是沙番在王面前誦讀那書.

34:19 And when the king heard the words of the law, he tore his garments,
王一聽見律法書上的話, 就撕裂自己的衣服,

34:20 and the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king, saying,
吩咐希勒家和沙番的兒子亞希甘,米迦的兒子亞比頓,書記沙番, 以及王的臣僕亞撒雅, 說:

34:21 “Go! Seek Yahweh on my behalf and on behalf of those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words of the scroll that was found, for the anger of Yahweh that was poured out on us is great, because our ancestors have not kept the word of Yahweh, to do all that is written in this scroll.”
“你們去, 為我,也為以色列和猶大的餘民, 求問耶和華關於我們發現的這書上的話; 因為我們的列祖沒有謹守耶和華的話, 也沒有照著這書上所記的一切去行, 所以耶和華才向我們大發烈怒. ”

34:22 Then Hilkiah and those whom the king had sent went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments. (Now she was living in Jerusalem in the second district.) And they spoke to her concerning this.
於是希勒家和王所差派的人去見女先知戶勒大. 戶勒大是掌管禮服的沙龍的妻子; 沙龍是哈斯拉的孫子,特瓦的兒子; 戶勒大住在耶路撒冷第二區; 他們對戶勒大這樣說了.

34:23 And she said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Say to the man who sent you all to me:
她就回答他們: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘你們對那差你們來見我的人說:

34:24 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Behold, I am bringing disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants—all the curses written in the scroll that were read before the king of Judah—
耶和華這樣說: 我要按著在猶大王面前誦讀的那卷書上所寫的一切咒詛, 降災在這地和這地的居民身上.

34:25 because they have abandoned me and burned incense to other gods so as to provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands. And my wrath will be poured out on this place and it will not be quenched.’
因為他們離棄了我, 向別的神燒香, 用他們手所做的惹我發怒, 所以我的忿怒必傾倒在這地上, 總不熄滅.

34:26 But to the king of Judah who sent you to seek Yahweh, thus shall you say to him: ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: As for the words which you heard,
至於那派你們來求問耶和華的猶大王, 你們要這樣對他說: 耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 論到你聽見的話;

34:27 because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants and you humbled yourself before me and tore your garments and wept before me, now I also have heard,’ declares Yahweh.
因為你聽了我指著這地方和這裡的居民所說的話, 就心裡感動, 在神面前謙卑; 你既然在我的面前謙卑, 又撕裂衣服, 在我的面前哭泣, 所以我就垂聽你的禱告; 這是耶和華的宣告.

34:28 ‘Behold, I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see any of the disaster that I am bringing upon this place.’ ” ’ ”
我必使你歸到你的列祖那裡去, 你必平平安安歸入你的墳墓. 我所要降在這地方和這地上的居民身上的一切災禍, 你必不會親眼看見. ’”他們就把這番話回覆王去了.

34:29 Then they sent word to the king, and he gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
於是王派人把猶大和耶路撒冷的眾長老都召集了來.

34:30 And the king went up to the house of Yahweh with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with the priests and the Levites—all the people from great to small—and they read in their ears all the words of the scroll of the covenant that was found in the house of Yahweh.
王和猶大眾人,耶路撒冷的居民,祭司,利未人, 以及所有的人民, 無論大小, 都一同上耶和華的殿去; 王就把在耶和華殿裡發現的約書上的一切話, 都誦讀給他們聽.

34:31 And the king stood at his position. And he made the covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh and to keep his commands and statutes and regulations with all his heart and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that were written on this scroll.
王站在他的位上, 在耶和華面前立約, 要一心一意跟隨耶和華, 謹守他的誡命,法度和律例, 實行這書上所記立約的誓言.

34:32 Then he obligated all who were found in Jerusalem and in Benjamin, that the inhabitants of Jerusalem would do according to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.
他又使所有在耶路撒冷和便雅憫的人, 都順從這約. 於是耶路撒冷的居民, 都遵照他們列祖的神的約而行.

34:33 And Josiah removed all the detestable things from the whole land that belonged to the Israelites and obligated all who were found in Israel to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they did not turn aside from following Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
約西亞在以色列人所屬的各地, 把一切可憎的物盡都除掉, 使所有在以色列的人都事奉耶和華他們的神. 約西亞在世的日子, 人民都跟隨耶和華他們列祖的神, 總不離開.

II Chronicles - Chapter 35

35:1 Josiah kept the Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover sacrifice on the fourteenth day of the first month.
約西亞在耶路撒冷守逾越節記念耶和華; 正月十四日他們宰了逾越節的羊羔.

35:2 And he set the priests at their posts and encouraged them in the service of the house of Yahweh.
王指派各祭司的職務, 又鼓勵他們去作耶和華殿的事務.

35:3 And he said to the Levites who were teaching all Israel, who were sanctified to Yahweh, “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. There is no need to carry it on your shoulders. Now serve Yahweh your God and his people Israel.
他又對那些教導以色列眾人, 分別為聖歸耶和華的利未人說: “你們要把聖約櫃安放在以色列王大衛的兒子所羅門建造的殿裡; 不必再用肩膀扛抬. 現在你們要服事耶和華你們的神, 服事他的子民以色列.

35:4 And prepare yourselves according to your families, according to your working groups, according to the decree of David king of Israel and according to the decree of Solomon his son.
你們要按著家族和照著班次, 根據以色列王大衛所寫的和他兒子所羅門所寫的, 自己好好預備.

35:5 And stand in the sanctuary according to the clans of your families for your brothers, the lay people, and a part of the family of the Levites.
你們要按著你們的親族這平民的家族的班次, 侍立在聖所; 每個班次中要有幾個利未家族的人.

35:6 And slaughter the Passover lamb and consecrate yourself and prepare for your brothers to do according to the word of Yahweh by the hand of Moses.
你們要宰逾越節的羊羔, 潔淨自己, 為你們的親族預備一切, 遵守耶和華藉摩西吩咐的話. ”

35:7 Then Josiah provided for the lay people sheep, lambs, and young goats, all for the Passover for all who were found there, to the sum of thirty thousand, along with three thousand bulls. These were the possession of the king.
於是約西亞送出綿羊羔和山羊羔共三萬隻, 還有公牛三千頭, 給所有在場的人民作逾越節的祭牲; 這些都是取自王的財產.

35:8 And his officials contributed a freewill offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, commanders of the house of God, gave to the priests two thousand six hundred Passover lambs and three hundred bulls.
約西亞手下的眾領袖也自願把祭牲送給人民,祭司和利未人; 又有神殿的總管希勒家,撒迦利亞和耶歇, 也把羔羊二千六百隻和公牛三百頭, 送給祭司作逾越節的祭牲.

35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jehozabad, commanders of the Levites, contributed to the Levites five thousand Passover lambs and five hundred bulls.
利未人的領袖歌楠雅和他的兩個兄弟示瑪雅和拿坦業, 以及哈沙比雅,耶利和約撒拔, 也把羊羔五千隻和公牛五百頭, 送給利未人作逾越節的祭牲.

35:10 And when the work had been completed, the priests stood at their positions and the Levites in their working groups according to the command of the king.
這樣, 事奉的職務安排好了以後, 他們照著王的吩咐, 祭司站在自己的崗位, 利未人也按著自己的班次侍立.

35:11 And they slaughtered the Passover lamb, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hand, and the Levites flayed the sacrifices.
利未人宰了逾越節的羊羔, 祭司從他們的手裡把血接過來, 灑在壇上, 利未人剝了祭牲的皮,

35:12 And they set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the clans of the families for the lay people, to offer to Yahweh according to what is written in the scroll of Moses. And thus they did with the bulls.
把作燔祭的部分拿去, 按著各家族的系別分給眾民, 使他們可以照著摩西的書上所寫的, 奉獻給耶和華. 奉獻公牛也是這樣.

35:13 Then they roasted the Passover lamb in the fire according to the ordinance. And they boiled the holy offerings in pots, in kettles, and in dishes and brought it quickly to the lay people.
他們按照規矩用火烤逾越節的羊羔, 其他的聖物用鍋,用釜, 或用煎盤煮熟, 迅速地送給眾民;

35:14 And afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were busy with offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night. So the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
然後他們才為自己和祭司預備祭物, 因為作祭司的亞倫的子孫忙於獻上燔祭和脂肪, 直到晚上, 利未人才為自己和祭司亞倫的子孫預備祭物.

35:15 And the singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the decree of David and Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the seer of the king. And the gatekeepers were at each gate. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites had made preparations for them.
歌唱的亞薩的子孫, 照著大衛,亞薩,希幔和王的先見耶杜頓的吩咐, 站在自己的崗位上; 守門的看守各門, 不用離開自己的職務, 因為他們的利未親族為他們預備了祭物.

35:16 So all the service of Yahweh was prepared on that day to keep the Passover and to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar of Yahweh, according to the command of King Josiah.
這樣, 當日一切事奉耶和華的職務都安排好了, 就照著約西亞王的吩咐守逾越節, 和在耶和華的祭壇上獻上燔祭.

35:17 And the Israelites who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days.
當時在場的以色列人守逾越節, 又守除酵節七天.

35:18 And there was no Passover like it kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. And none of the kings of Israel kept a Passover like that which Josiah and the priests and the Levites, and all of Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, kept.
自從撒母耳先知的日子以來, 在以色列中沒有守過像這樣的逾越節; 以色列諸王也都沒有守過這樣的逾越節, 像約西亞,祭司,利未人,猶大眾人和在場的以色列人, 以及耶路撒冷的居民守的.

35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah this Passover was kept.
這逾越節是約西亞在位第十八年守的.

35:20 After all of this that Josiah had prepared for the temple, Neco the king of Egypt went up to make war at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went up to meet him.
約西亞整理好聖殿的一切事以後, 埃及王尼哥上來, 幫助靠近幼發拉底河的迦基米施; 約西亞就出去阻擋他.

35:21 And he sent messengers to him, saying, “What is there between us, O king of Judah? I am not against you yourself this day, but against the house making war against me. And God has commanded me to make haste. Stop opposing God, who is with me that he will not destroy you.”
尼哥差派使者來見約西亞說: “猶大王啊, 我和你有甚麼不對呢? 我現在不是來攻擊你, 而是要攻擊和我交戰的那國家; 並且神吩咐我要趕快, 你不可干預神的事, 免得他毀滅你, 因為神和我同在. ”

35:22 But Josiah did not turn his face from him, but he disguised himself to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and he went out to fight in the plain of Megiddo.
約西亞卻不肯離開他, 反而改了裝要和他作戰, 不聽從神藉尼哥所說的話; 於是他去到米吉多平原和尼哥交戰.

35:23 And the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded.”
弓箭手射中了約西亞王; 王對他的臣僕說: “你們把我帶走吧, 因為我受了重傷. ”

35:24 So his servants took him out of the chariot and transported him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died and was buried in the burial sites of his ancestors. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned over Josiah.
他的臣僕把他從戰車上扶下來, 放在他的第二輛戰車上, 把他送回耶路撒冷去, 他跟著就死了, 埋葬在他列祖的墳墓裡. 猶大和耶路撒冷的眾人都為約西亞哀悼.

35:25 And Jeremiah uttered a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers have spoken in their laments about Josiah to this day. And they made them a requirement in Israel, and behold, they are written in the laments.
耶利米為約西亞作了哀歌; 所有歌唱的男女都唱哀歌, 哀悼約西亞, 直到今日; 甚至在以色列中成了定例. 這歌記在哀歌書上.

35:26 Now the remainder of the words of Josiah and his loyal love for what is written in the law of Yahweh
約西亞其餘的事蹟, 和他按著耶和華律法上所記而行的善事,

35:27 and his words, from the first to the last, behold, they are written in the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.
以及他一生的始末, 都記在以色列和猶大列王記上.

II Chronicles - Chapter 36

36:1 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem.
猶大地的人民選了約西亞的兒子約哈斯, 立他在耶路撒冷接續他父親作王.

36:2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
約哈斯登基的時候, 是二十三歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共三個月.

36:3 Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and laid a tribute upon the land of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.
埃及王在耶路撒冷把他廢了, 又罰猶大地繳納三千四百公斤銀子, 三十四公斤金子.

36:4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed his name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz his brother and brought him to Egypt.
後來埃及王立了約哈斯的兄弟以利雅敬作王, 統治猶大和耶路撒冷, 又給他改名叫約雅敬; 尼哥卻把約雅敬的兄弟約哈斯帶到埃及去了.

36:5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh his God.
約雅敬登基的時候, 是二十五歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共十一年, 行耶和華他的神看為惡的事.

36:6 Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon went up against him, and he bound him with bronze fetters to bring him to Babylon.
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒上來攻打他, 用銅鍊鎖住他, 把他帶到巴比倫去.

36:7 And Nebuchadnezzar brought to Babylon the objects of the house of Yahweh and put them into the temple in Babylon.
尼布甲尼撒又把耶和華殿裡一部分的器皿帶回巴比倫, 放在巴比倫他的神廟裡.

36:8 Now the remainder of the words of Jehoiakim and the detestable things that he did and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
約雅敬其餘的事蹟, 和他所行可憎的事, 以及他的遭遇, 都記在以色列和猶大列王記上. 他的兒子約雅斤接續他作王.

36:9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh.
約雅斤登基的時候, 是八歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共三個月零十天, 行耶和華看為惡的事.

36:10 And at the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with objects of the treasure of the house of Yahweh. And he made Zedekiah his brother king in Judah and Jerusalem.
過了年, 尼布甲尼撒派人去把約雅斤和耶和華殿裡的珍貴的器皿, 一起帶到巴比倫來. 他立了約雅斤的叔叔西底家, 作猶大和耶路撒冷的王.

36:11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
西底家登基的時候, 是二十一歲; 他在耶路撒冷作王共十一年,

36:12 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for Yahweh.
他行耶和華他的神看為惡的事; 耶利米先知奉耶和華的命令警戒他, 他仍不在耶利米面前謙卑下來.

36:13 And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
尼布甲尼撒王曾經使他指著神起誓, 他還是背叛了尼布甲尼撒; 他頑固執拗, 不肯歸向耶和華以色列的神.

36:14 All the leaders of the priests and the people likewise increased in unfaithfulness according to all the detestable things of the nations. And they polluted the house of Yahweh that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
此外, 所有的祭司長和人民也都大大地得罪神, 隨從列國所行一切可憎的事; 他們污穢了耶和華在耶路撒冷分別為聖的殿.

36:15 And Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, had repeatedly and persistently sent to them by the hand of his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
耶和華他們列祖的神, 因為愛惜自己的子民和居所, 就常常差派使者警戒他們.

36:16 But they were mocking the messengers of God and despising his words and scoffing at his prophets until the wrath of Yahweh rose against his people until there was no remedy.
他們卻戲弄神的使者, 藐視他的話, 譏誚他的先知, 以致耶和華的忿怒臨到他的子民身上, 直到無法挽救.

36:17 Therefore he brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, and he killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He showed no mercy on a young man, a virgin, the elderly, or decrepit. He delivered all into his hand.
耶和華使迦勒底人的王上來攻打他們, 在他們的聖殿裡用刀殺了他們的壯丁, 少男和少女以及年老衰弱的, 他們都不憐惜; 耶和華把所有這些人都交在迦勒底王的手裡.

36:18 And all the vessels of the house of God, the great and the small, the storehouses of the house of Yahweh, and the storehouses of the king and his princes, these all he brought to Babylon.
迦勒底王把神殿裡所有的器皿, 無論大小, 和耶和華殿裡的財寶, 以及王和眾領袖的財寶, 都帶到巴比倫去.

36:19 And they burned the house of God. And they shattered the walls of Jerusalem and burned its citadels with fire and destroyed all the vessels of its treasuries.
迦勒底人燒了神的殿, 拆毀了耶路撒冷的城牆, 用火燒了城裡所有的宮殿, 又毀壞了城裡一切珍貴的器皿.

36:20 And he took those who escaped the sword to Babylon. And they became servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,
脫離刀劍的人, 迦勒底王都把他們擄到巴比倫去, 作他和他的子孫的奴僕, 直到波斯國興起的時候.

36:21 to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land has enjoyed its Sabbaths. All the days of desolation it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
這樣, 就應驗了耶和華藉耶利米所說的話: 直到這地享滿了安息, 因為這地在荒涼的日子, 就享安息, 直到滿了七十年.

36:22 And in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also in writing, saying:
波斯王古列元年, 耶和華為要應驗他藉耶利米所說的話, 就感動波斯王古列的心, 使他通告全國, 並且下詔書說:

36:23 “Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: ‘Yahweh the God of heaven has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has appointed me to build a house for him at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you from all his people, may Yahweh his God go up with him.’ ”
“波斯王古列這樣說: ‘耶和華天上的神已經把地上萬國賜給我. 他指派我在猶大的耶路撒冷為他建造殿宇. 你們中間凡是他的子民, 都可以上去; 願耶和華他的神和他同在！’”

Ezra (以斯拉記)

Ezra - Chapter 1

1:1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to accomplish the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia and he sent a message to all of his kingdom and also put the message in writing:
波斯王古列元年, 耶和華為要應驗他藉耶利米的口所說的話, 就激動波斯王古列的心靈, 使他通令全國, 傳達文告說:

1:2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: Yahweh, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And he himself has appointed me to build a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
“波斯王古列這樣說: ‘耶和華天上的神已經把地上萬國賜給我. 他指派我在猶大的耶路撒冷為他建造殿宇.

1:3 Whoever among you who is from all of his people, may his God be with him and may he go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may he build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
你們中間凡是他的子民, 願神與他同在的, 都可以上猶大的耶路撒冷去, 建造耶和華以色列的神的殿, 他是在耶路撒冷受敬拜的神.

1:4 And let every survivor, from wherever he resides be assisted by the men of that place with silver and gold, with possessions and domestic animals, and with the freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.”
所有餘民, 無論寄居在甚麼地方, 那地方的人都要用金,銀,財物,牲畜幫助他, 也要為在耶路撒冷神的殿獻上甘心的禮物. ’”

1:5 So the heads of the families for Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites—to all whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem.
於是, 猶大和便雅憫的族長,祭司,利未人和所有被神激動了心靈的人, 都起來要上去, 重建在耶路撒冷耶和華的殿.

1:6 And all of their neighbors helped them with objects of silver, gold, possessions, domestic animals, and with valuable gifts—besides all of the freewill offering.
他們四圍的人都用銀器,金子,財物,牲畜和珍貴的禮物協助他們, 另外還有各種甘心奉獻的禮物.

1:7 And Cyrus the king brought out the objects of the house of Yahweh that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and placed in the house of his gods.
古列王把耶和華殿裡的器皿拿出來, 就是從前尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷拿來放在自己的神廟裡的.

1:8 Cyrus the king of Persia let them go out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
波斯王古列命令司庫官米提利達把這些器皿拿出來, 按數交給猶大的領袖設巴薩.

1:9 Now these were the inventories: thirty gold metal dishes, one thousand silver metal dishes, twenty-nine vessels,
器皿的數目是: 金盤三十個,銀盤一千個,刀二十九把,

1:10 thirty bowls of gold, four hundred and ten matching silver metal bowls, and one thousand other objects.
金碗三十個,次等銀碗四百一十個(“次等銀碗四百一十個”: 本句意義難確定, 或譯: “銀碗二千四百一十個”), 其他的器皿一千件.

1:11 All of the objects of gold and silver metal were five thousand four hundred. All this Sheshbazzar brought up along with the exiles from Babylonia to Jerusalem.
全部的金銀器皿共有五千四百件. 被擄的人從巴比倫上耶路撒冷去的時候, 設巴薩把這一切器皿都帶上去.

Ezra - Chapter 2

2:1 Now these were the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exile whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city.
這些猶大省的人, 從前被巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒擄到巴比倫去, 現在他們從被擄之地回到耶路撒冷和猶大, 各歸自己的城鎮.

2:2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
他們與所羅巴伯,耶書亞,尼希米,西萊雅,利來雅,末底改,必珊,米斯拔,比革瓦伊,利宏和巴拿一同回去. 以色列民的男丁數目記在下面:

2:3 the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two;
巴錄的子孫二千一百七十二人;

2:4 the descendants of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two;
示法提雅的子孫三百七十二人;

2:5 the descendants of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five;
亞拉的子孫七百七十五人;

2:6 the descendants of Pahath-moab, particularly the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;
巴哈．摩押的子孫, 就是耶書亞和約押的子孫, 二千八百一十二人;

2:7 the descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
以攔的子孫一千二百五十四人;

2:8 the descendants of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five;
薩土的子孫九百四十五人;

2:9 the descendants of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty;
薩改的子孫七百六十人;

2:10 the descendants of Bani, six hundred and forty-two;
巴尼的子孫六百四十二人;

2:11 the descendants of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three;
比拜的子孫六百二十三人;

2:12 the descendants of Azgad, one thousand two hundred and twenty-two;
押甲的子孫一千二百二十二人;

2:13 the descendants of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six;
亞多尼干的子孫六百六十六人;

2:14 the descendants of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six;
比革瓦伊的子孫二千零五十六人;

2:15 the descendants of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four;
亞丁的子孫四百五十四人;

2:16 the descendants of Ater, particularly of Hezekiah, ninety-eight;
亞特的子孫, 就是希西家的子孫, 九十八人;

2:17 the descendants of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three;
比宰的子孫三百二十三人;

2:18 the descendants of Jorah, one hundred and twelve;
約拉的子孫一百一十二人;

2:19 the descendants of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three;
哈順的子孫二百二十三人;

2:20 the descendants of Gibbar, ninety-five;
吉罷珥的子孫九十五人;

2:21 the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three;
伯利恆人一百二十三人.

2:22 the men of Netophah, fifty-six;
尼陀法人五十六人.

2:23 the men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight;
亞拿突人一百二十八人.

2:24 the people of Azmaveth, forty-two;
亞斯瑪弗人四十二人.

2:25 the people of Kiriath Arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three;
基列．耶琳人,基非拉人和比錄人, 共七百四十三人.

2:26 the people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one;
拉瑪人和迦巴人共六百二十一人.

2:27 the men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two;
默瑪人一百二十二人.

2:28 the men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three;
伯特利人和艾人共二百二十三人.

2:29 the people of Nebo, fifty-two;
尼波人五十二人.

2:30 the people of Magbish, one hundred and fifty-six;
瑪革比士的子孫一百五十六人.

2:31 the people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
另外一個以攔的子孫一千二百五十四人.

2:32 the people of Harim, three hundred and twenty;
哈琳的子孫三百二十人.

2:33 the people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five;
羅德,哈第和阿挪的子孫共七百二十五人.

2:34 the people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;
耶利哥的子孫三百四十五人.

2:35 the people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.
西拿的子孫三千六百三十人.

2:36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;
祭司的數目記在下面: 耶書亞家的耶大雅的子孫九百七十三人.

2:37 the descendants of Immer, one thousand fifty-two;
音麥的子孫一千零五十二人.

2:38 the descendants of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven;
巴施戶珥的子孫一千二百四十七人.

2:39 the descendants of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
哈琳的子孫一千零一十七人.

2:40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
利未人的數目記在下面: 何達威雅的子孫, 就是耶書亞和甲篾的子孫, 七十四人.

2:41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.
負責歌唱的: 亞薩的子孫一百二十八人.

2:42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai; in total one hundred and thirty-nine.
負責守門的: 沙龍的子孫,亞特的子孫,達們的子孫,亞谷的子孫,哈底大的子孫和朔拜的子孫, 共一百三十九人.

2:43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
殿役的數目記在下面: 西哈的子孫,哈蘇巴的子孫,答巴俄的子孫,

2:44 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
基綠的子孫,西亞的子孫,巴頓的子孫,

2:45 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,
利巴拿的子孫,哈迦巴的子孫,亞谷的子孫,

2:46 the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shamlai, the descendants of Hanan,
哈甲的子孫,薩買的子孫,哈難的子孫,

2:47 the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah,
吉德的子孫,迦哈的子孫,利亞雅的子孫,

2:48 the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam,
利汛的子孫,尼哥大的子孫,迦散的子孫,

2:49 the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,
烏撒的子孫,巴西亞的子孫,比塞的子孫,

2:50 the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephisim,
押拿的子孫,米烏寧的子孫,尼普心的子孫,

2:51 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
巴卜的子孫,哈古巴的子孫,哈忽的子孫,

2:52 the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
巴洗律的子孫,米希大的子孫,哈沙的子孫,

2:53 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
巴柯的子孫,西西拉的子孫,答瑪的子孫,

2:54 the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.
尼細亞的子孫和哈提法的子孫.

2:55 The descendants of Solomon’s servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
所羅門僕人的子孫的數目記在下面: 瑣太的子孫,瑣斐列的子孫,比路大的子孫,

2:56 the descendants of Jaalah, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
雅拉的子孫,達昆的子孫,吉德的子孫,

2:57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
示法提雅的子孫,哈替的子孫,玻黑列．哈斯巴音的子孫和亞米的子孫.

2:58 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
作殿役的和所羅門僕人的子孫共三百九十二人.

2:59 Now these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their fathers’ household and their descent, if they were from Israel:
以下這些人是從特．米拉,特．哈薩,基綠,押但,音麥上來的, 可是他們無法證明他們的父家或世系是以色列人.

2:60 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two.
這些人是第萊雅的子孫,多比雅的子孫和尼哥大的子孫, 共六百五十二人.

2:61 And from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name).
祭司的子孫中, 有哈巴雅的子孫,哈哥斯的子孫和巴西萊的子孫; 巴西萊娶了基列人巴西萊的一個女兒為妻, 所以起名叫巴西萊.

2:62 These sought their record in the genealogy records, but they were not found, and were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
這些人查考族譜的記錄, 卻找不著, 因此他們算為不潔淨, 不能作祭司.

2:63 The governor said to them that they could not eat from the holy food of the sanctuary until there was present a priest for the Urim and Thummim.
省長告訴他們不可吃至聖之物, 直等到有能用烏陵和土明來決疑的祭司興起來.

2:64 The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
全體會眾共有四萬二千三百六十人.

2:65 apart from their male and female servants, of whom were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred male and female singers.
此外, 還有他們的僕婢七千三百三十七人; 又有男女歌唱者二百人.

2:66 Their horses numbered seven hundred and thirty-six, their mules numbered two hundred and forty-five,
他們有馬七百三十六匹, 騾子二百四十五匹,

2:67 their camels numbered four hundred and thirty-five, their donkeys numbered six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
駱駝四百三十五匹和驢子六千七百二十頭.

2:68 When some of the heads of families came to the house of Yahweh that is in Jerusalem, they gave freewill offerings for the house of God to erect it on its place.
當他們到達耶路撒冷耶和華殿的原址的時候, 就為神的殿甘心獻上禮物, 要把殿在原址重建起來.

2:69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury room for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly tunics.
他們按照自己的力量奉到工程庫裡的, 有金子五百公斤和銀子兩千八百公斤, 以及祭司的禮服一百件.

2:70 The priests, the Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem, and the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
於是祭司,利未人,歌唱者,守門的,作殿役的, 和一部分人民住在城裡; 以色列眾人都住在自己的城裡.

Ezra - Chapter 3

3:1 Now the seventh month drew near and the Israelites were in the cities, so the people gathered as one in Jerusalem.
到了七月, 各城裡的以色列人, 如同一人, 都在耶路撒冷聚集.

3:2 And Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers the priests stood up, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers built the altar of the God of Israel, in order to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.
約薩達的兒子耶書亞和作祭司的親族, 撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和他的兄弟都起來, 建築以色列神的祭壇, 為要照著神人摩西律法書上所寫的, 在祭壇上獻燔祭.

3:3 They set up the altar on its foundations, because they were in terror because of the peoples of the lands. And they offered burnt offerings on it for Yahweh, burnt offerings for the morning and the evening.
因為他們懼怕當地的居民, 就在殿的原有根基上建立祭壇, 在祭壇上向耶和華獻燔祭, 就是早晚的燔祭.

3:4 And they kept the feast of booths, as it is written, and offered burnt offerings day by day in number according to the ordinance as described for each day.
他們又按照律法上所記載的守住棚節, 每天照著規定的數目獻上當天的燔祭.

3:5 After this, they presented the daily sacrifice of burnt offerings, the offerings for the New Moon Festival, and for all of the appointed times consecrated for Yahweh and for all who gave a freewill offering to Yahweh.
另外, 又獻常獻的燔祭,月朔獻的燔祭和一切耶和華的聖節所獻的燔祭, 以及甘心樂意的人向耶和華所獻的甘心祭.

3:6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh. But the temple of Yahweh was not yet founded.
從七月一日起, 他們就開始向耶和華獻燔祭, 但是那時耶和華的殿還沒有立定根基,

3:7 So they gave money to the stone craftsmen and skilled craftsmen, and food, drink, and olive oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the authorization over them of Cyrus king of Persia.
他們把銀子給石匠和木匠, 把食物,飲料和油給西頓人和推羅人, 叫他們照著波斯王古列所允許的, 把香柏木從黎巴嫩經海運送到約帕.

3:8 In the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak began their work, and the remainder of their brothers the priests and the Levites and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem. They appointed the Levites from twenty years and older to direct the work of the house of Yahweh.
眾人來到耶路撒冷神的殿以後, 第二年二月, 撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯,約薩達的兒子耶書亞和他們其餘的兄弟, 就是祭司,利未人和所有從被擄之地回到耶路撒冷的人, 就開始動工建造; 又委派二十歲以上的利未人, 監督耶和華殿的工程.

3:9 And Jeshua with his sons and brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons—the sons of Judah—together directed the workers in the house of God, along with the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers the Levites.
耶書亞和他的兒子及兄弟, 甲篾和他的兒子, 就是何達威雅的子孫(“何達威雅的子孫”或譯: “猶大人”), 同心協力監督建造神殿的工人, 有利未人希拿達的兒子和兄弟協助他們.

3:10 And the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh, and the priests in their apparel with the trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with the cymbals, were positioned to praise Yahweh, as described by King David of Israel.
建築工人奠立耶和華殿根基的時候, 祭司都穿上禮服, 拿著號筒, 亞薩子孫的利未人, 都拿著響鈸, 站在自己的位置, 按照以色列王大衛所定的儀式讚美耶和華.

3:11 And they sang responsively, with praising and thanksgiving to Yahweh saying, “For he is good, for his loyal love is everlasting for Israel.” And all of the people responded with a great shout of joyful acclaim in praise to Yahweh because the house of Yahweh was laid.
他們讚美和稱謝, 向耶和華歌唱, 說: “耶和華是至善的, 他向以色列人所施的慈愛永遠長存. ”他們讚美耶和華的時候, 眾人都大聲呼喊, 因為耶和華殿的根基已經奠定.

3:12 But many of the elderly priests, Levites, and heads of the families who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house, but many shouted aloud with joy.
很多年老的祭司,利未人和族長, 曾經見過先前的殿, 眼見這殿的根基再次奠立, 就放聲大哭, 但也有許多人高聲歡呼,

3:13 No person could distinguish the sound of joyful acclaim from the sound of people weeping, for the people shouted with great joyful acclaim and the sound was heard from afar.
以致分不清到底是歡呼聲或哭聲. 因為眾人都大聲呼喊, 這聲音在很遠的地方也可以聽見.

Ezra - Chapter 4

4:1 Now the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple for Yahweh the God of Israel.
猶大和便雅憫的敵人聽見被擄回來的人為耶和華以色列的神重建聖殿,

4:2 And they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, and they said to them, “Let us build with you. Like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him from the days of Esarhaddon the king of Assyria who brought us up here.
就前來見所羅巴伯和眾族長, 對他們說: “請讓我們與你們一起建造吧！因為我們也像你們那樣尋求你們的神. 自從亞述王以撒哈頓把我們帶上這裡的日子以來, 我們一直向他獻祭. ”

4:3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel said to them, “It is not for you but for us to build a house for our God. For we ourselves alone will build it for Yahweh the God of Israel, just as Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
但所羅巴伯,耶書亞和以色列其餘的族長對他們說: “你們不能與我們一同建築神的殿, 因為波斯王古列王吩咐我們自己為耶和華以色列的神建殿. ”

4:4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build
於是那地方的居民使猶大人的手發軟, 驚擾他們的建築工程.

4:5 and bribed officials against them to frustrate their plan for all the days of Cyrus king of Persia until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
又在波斯王古列的日子, 直到波斯王大利烏在位的時候, 常常賄買參謀, 來敵對猶大人, 要破壞他們的建殿計劃.

4:6 In the reign of Ahasuerus, at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
亞哈隨魯在位的初期, 他們寫了訴狀, 控告猶大和耶路撒冷的居民.

4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.
在亞達薛西年間, 比施蘭,米特利達,他別和其餘的同僚, 也上書給波斯王亞達薛西, 反對耶路撒冷人, 奏文是用亞蘭文寫成, 也用亞蘭語譯出.

4:8 Rehum the royal officer and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows
省長利宏和祕書伸帥寫奏本給亞達薛西王, 控告耶路撒冷. 奏文如下:

4:9 (then Rehum the royal officer, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates, the judges, the envoys, the officials, the Persians, the Erechs, the Babylonians, the Susians (that is the Elamites)
省長利宏,祕書伸帥和他們其餘的同僚: 法官,欽差,議員,官長(“法官,欽差,議員,官長”或譯: “底拿人,亞法薩提迦人,他毗拉人,亞法撒人”), 亞基衛人,巴比倫人,書珊人, 就是以攔人,

4:10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and the rest of the province Beyond the River) and now
還有偉大尊貴的亞斯那巴擄來, 安置在撒瑪利亞城和河西那邊其餘地方的居民, 呈上奏文.

4:11 this is the copy of the letter which they sent to him: “To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the province Beyond the River. And now,
這就是他們呈給亞達薛西王的奏文副本: “你的臣僕, 就是河西那邊的人, 上奏亞達薛西王:

4:12 be it known to the king that the Jews who have come up from near you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the wall and repairing the foundation.
奏知大王: 從你那裡上到我們這裡來的猶大人, 已經到了耶路撒冷這座叛逆和邪惡的城; 他們進行建造, 並且已經修好根基, 開始建造城牆.

4:13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is built and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute and toll, and the royal revenue will be reduced.
現在奏知大王: 如果這城建成, 牆垣築好, 他們就不再繳稅,進貢和納糧, 王的國庫收入必定受損.

4:14 Now since we eat the salt of the palace and the dishonor of the king is not proper for us to see, we send and make this known to the king,
現在我們既食王家的鹽, 不該見王受剝奪, 因此上奏稟告王,

4:15 so that it may be investigated in the book of records of your ancestors. You will find in the book of records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and they have rebelled in its midst from ancient times. Because of that this city was destroyed.
請王查考先王的記錄, 從記錄中查知這城是叛逆的城, 對列王和各省都有損害, 自古以來, 城中常有造反的事, 因此這城被拆毀.

4:16 We make known to the king that if this city is built and the walls are finished, you will have nothing in the province Beyond the River.”
我們告知王, 如果這城建成, 牆垣築好, 河西那邊的地方就不再是王的了. ”

4:17 The king sent a reply: “To Rehum the royal officer, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and the rest of the province Beyond the River, greetings. And now
王把諭旨送交省長利宏,祕書伸帥, 以及其餘住在撒瑪利亞和河西的同僚, 說: “願你們平安.

4:18 the letter that you sent to us has been translated and read before me.
你們呈給我們的奏本已經在我面前清楚誦讀了.

4:19 And I issued a decree, and they searched and found that this city from ancient days revolted against kings, and rebellion and sedition has been made in it.
我下令考查, 發現這城自古以來反叛列王, 城中常有造反叛亂的事.

4:20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the province Beyond the River, to whom tribute, duty, and tax has been given.
從前大能的君王統治耶路撒冷, 治理河西那邊的全地, 接受他們繳稅,進貢和納糧.

4:21 So now, issue forth a decree that these men stop and this city not be built, until a decree is issued from me.
現在你們要下令叫這些人停工, 不得重建這城, 等候我的諭令.

4:22 And be careful not to be negligent on this matter. Why should damage grow to hurt kings?”
你們要留心, 不可疏忽這事, 使王的虧損增加. ”

4:23 Then when a copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates they returned in a hurry to Jerusalem against the Jews and they stopped them by force and power.
當亞達薛西王諭旨的副本在利宏和祕書伸帥, 以及他們的同僚面前宣讀出來以後, 他們就急忙去耶路撒冷到猶大人那裡, 用武力強迫他們停工.

4:24 Then the work on the house of God in Jerusalem stopped, and was discontinued until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
所以, 在耶路撒冷的神殿的工程就停止了, 直到波斯王大利烏在位的第二年.

Ezra - Chapter 5

5:1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.
那時, 哈該先知和易多的兒子撒迦利亞先知奉以色列神的名, 向在猶大地和耶路撒冷的猶大人傳講信息.

5:2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak set out and began to build the house of God that is in Jerusalem. And with them the prophets of God were helping them.
於是, 撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和約薩達的兒子耶書亞都起來, 開始重建在耶路撒冷的神的殿, 神的先知們和他們在一起, 幫助他們.

5:3 At the same time Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: “Who issued you all a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”
當時, 河西那邊的總督達乃和示他．波斯乃, 以及他們的同僚來到他們那裡, 這樣問他們說: “誰下令叫你們重建這殿, 完成這工程呢? ”

5:4 Then we asked them this: “What are the names of the men who are building this building?”
他們又這樣問: “負責這建築工程的人叫甚麼名字? ”

5:5 And the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report came to Darius, and then answer was received.
但是神的眼目看顧猶大人的長老, 以致總督等人沒有阻止他們建造; 直到這事奏告大利烏王, 得著有關這事的回諭為止.

5:6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his associates the envoys who were in the province Beyond the River sent to Darius the king.
這就是河西那邊的省長達乃和示他．波斯乃, 以及他們的同僚, 就是在河西那邊的亞法薩迦人, 呈給大利烏王的奏文副本.

5:7 They sent to him the report in which was written as follows: “To Darius the king, all peace.
他們在呈給王的奏文中這樣寫: “願大利烏王萬事平安.

5:8 May it be known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, the house of the great God. It is being built with stone blocks and timber is being put in the walls. This work is being done with diligence and is making progress in their hands.
奏知大王: 我們去過這猶大省, 到了偉大神的殿, 見殿正用光滑石塊修建, 梁木插入牆內; 這工程進行審慎而迅速.

5:9 Then we asked those elders and said this to them, ‘Who issued forth to you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’
於是, 我們就這樣問那些長老, 對他們說: ‘誰下令叫你們重建這殿, 完成這工程呢? ’

5:10 We also asked them their names to make them known to you, that we might write down the name of their leaders.
為了奏知大王, 就問他們的名字, 記錄他們首領的名.

5:11 And this is the answer they returned to us: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house that was built formerly many years ago, which a great king of Israel had built and finished.
他們這樣答覆我們, 說: ‘我們是天地之神的僕人, 正在重建這多年以前已經建好的殿, 就是一位以色列偉大的君王所建成的.

5:12 But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of the Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He destroyed this house and carried away the people to Babylonia.
但因為我們的祖先激怒了天上的神, 神就把他們交在迦勒底人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中; 尼布甲尼撒就拆毀這殿, 把人民擄到巴比倫去.

5:13 But in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon’s reign he issued forth a decree to build this house of God.
然而在巴比倫王古列元年, 古列王下令重建這神的殿.

5:14 Also, the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took away from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple in Babylonia, King Cyrus removed them from the temple in Babylonia and they were given to Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor.
至於從前尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿裡掠奪, 帶到巴比倫廟裡的神殿中的金銀器皿, 古列王也從巴比倫的廟中拿出來, 把它們交給一位名叫設巴薩的人, 委任他為總督.

5:15 He said to him, ‘Take these vessels. Go put them in the temple in Jerusalem and let the house of God be built on its site.’
又吩咐他說: 把這些器皿帶去, 存放在耶路撒冷的殿中; 使神的殿在原來的地方重建起來.

5:16 Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem. And from that time until now it is being built, but not yet finished.’
於是, 這設巴薩回來, 奠立了在耶路撒冷神的殿的根基; 從那時起, 到現在一直在建造, 還沒有完成. ’

5:17 And now, if it seems good for the king, let it be investigated in the house of the treasury of the king in Babylonia to see if a decree was issued forth from King Cyrus to build this house of God in Jerusalem. And let the king send to us his desire on this matter.”
現在王若是以為好, 就請查考王在巴比倫的庫房, 看看那裡有沒有古列王下令, 重建這在耶路撒冷神的殿的諭旨, 並請指示我們王對這事的旨意. ”

Ezra - Chapter 6

6:1 Then King Darius issued forth a decree, and they searched the house of the treasury of scrolls being stored in Babylonia.
於是, 大利烏王下令考查在巴比倫庫房的檔案,

6:2 But it was in Ecbatana in the province of Media, in the citadel, that a certain scroll had written on it, “A record.
在瑪代省的亞馬他宮中, 發現了一卷書卷. 其中寫著這樣的一段記錄:

6:3 In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued forth a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem. Let the house be built, the place where sacrifices are offered and let its foundations be raised. Its height shall be sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,
“古列王元年, 古列王頒發有關在耶路撒冷神的殿的命令, 要把這殿重建起來, 作獻祭的地方; 要奠立殿的根基. 殿高二十七公尺, 寬二十七公尺.

6:4 with three layers of great stones and a layer of timber. Let the new expenses be paid from the house of the king.
三層光滑石塊, 一層新木頭, 所有費用由王庫支付.

6:5 Also, let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylonia, be returned and brought to the temple in Jerusalem to its place. Put them in the house of God.”
至於從前尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷的殿裡掠奪, 帶到巴比倫的神殿中的金銀器皿, 都要歸還, 送到耶路撒冷的殿, 各按原來的地方放在神的殿中. ”

6:6 “Now then, Tattenai governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates, the envoys who are in the province Beyond the River—keep far away from there.
於是大利烏王下令說: “現在, 河西那邊的總督達乃和示他．波斯乃, 以及你們的同僚, 就是在河西那邊的亞法薩迦人, 你們要遠離那裡;

6:7 Leave this work of the house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.
不要干涉這神殿的工程, 讓猶大人的總督和猶大人的長老在原來的地方重建神的這殿.

6:8 And I issue forth a decree for what you should do for these elders of the Jews to build this house of God. The full expense will be paid to these men from the riches of the king from the taxes of the province Beyond the River, without delay.
我又下令你要協助這些猶大人的長老重建神的殿, 你要作這事: 從河西那邊交給王庫的稅收中, 撥出充足的經費給他們, 免得工程停頓.

6:9 Whatever may be needed—young bulls, young rams, sheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil for the priests in Jerusalem—let it be given to them day by day with no negligence,
他們需用的甚麼東西, 包括作燔祭獻給天上神的公牛犢,公綿羊和綿羊羔; 還有麥子,鹽,酒和油, 都要照著在耶路撒冷的祭司們所說, 天天供給他們, 不可疏忽,

6:10 that they may offer incense offerings to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his children.
好讓他們可以獻馨香的祭給天上的神, 為王和王的子孫祈求長壽.

6:11 Furthermore, I issue forth a decree that if any person violates this decree, let a beam be pulled out from his house and let him be impaled on it. And let his house be made a pile of rubble on account of this.
我又下令: 無論甚麼人更改這命令, 就要從他的房屋中拆出一根梁木, 豎起來, 把他掛起, 釘在木上; 又使他的房屋成為糞堆.

6:12 May the God who has set his name there overthrow any king or people who sets his hand to alter or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, issue forth a decree. Let it be done with diligence.”
願那使自己的名居住在那裡的神, 毀滅所有伸手更改這命令, 或要毀壞這在耶路撒冷神的殿的君王和人民. 我大利烏下令, 必須徹底遵行. ”

6:13 Then Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates consequently did with diligence what Darius the king ordered.
於是河西那邊的總督達乃,示他．波斯乃和他們的同僚, 徹底遵照大利烏王的指示.

6:14 So the elders of the Jews were building and prospering, through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building by the command of the God of Israel and by the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia.
猶大人的長老因著哈該先知和易多的孫子撒迦利亞的信息, 迅速重建. 他們遵照以色列神的命令, 波斯王古列,大利烏和亞達薛西的命令, 完成重建聖殿的工作.

6:15 This house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
這殿在大利烏王在位的第六年亞達月初三日, 完成了.

6:16 And the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
以色列祭司和利未人, 以及其餘被擄歸回的人都歡歡喜喜舉行奉獻這神殿的典禮.

6:17 And they offered during the dedication of this house of God one hundred young bulls, two hundred young rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for Israel according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
在奉獻這神殿的典禮中, 他們獻上公牛一百頭,公綿羊二百隻,綿羊羔四百隻; 又照著以色列支派的數目獻上公山羊十二隻, 作全以色列的贖罪祭.

6:18 Then they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their sections for the work of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
他們又照著摩西書上所寫, 委派祭司按著編制, 利未人按著班次, 在耶路撒冷神的殿中事奉.

6:19 On the fourteenth day of the first month the returned exiles observed the Passover feast.
正月十四日, 被擄歸回的人守逾越節.

6:20 For the priests and Levites together had consecrated themselves; all of them were clean. And they slaughtered the Passover sacrifice for all of the returned exiles, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
祭司和利未人一起行潔淨儀式, 他們就全都潔淨了; 於是利未人為所有被擄歸回的人和他們作祭司的眾親族, 以及他們自己, 宰殺了逾越節的羊羔.

6:21 The Israelites who returned from the exile and all those who separated themselves from the uncleanness of the nations of the earth to seek Yahweh the God of Israel, ate.
被擄歸回的以色列人和所有脫離當地民族的污穢的人, 一同吃這羊羔, 尋求耶和華以色列的神.

6:22 With joy they celebrated the festival of unleavened bread for seven days, because Yahweh had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them in order to help them with the work of their hands on the house of the God of Israel.
他們歡歡喜喜地守除酵節七天, 因為耶和華使他們歡喜, 又使亞述王的心轉向他們, 堅固他們的手作以色列神殿的工程.

Ezra - Chapter 7

7:1 After these things during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
這些事以後, 波斯王亞達薛西在位的時候, 有位以斯拉, 是西萊雅的兒子, 西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子, 亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子,

7:2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
希勒家是沙龍的兒子, 沙龍是撒督的兒子, 撒督是亞希突的兒子,

7:3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
亞希突是亞瑪利雅的兒子, 亞瑪利雅是亞撒利雅的兒子, 亞撒利雅是米拉約的兒子,

7:4 , son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
米拉約是西拉希雅的兒子, 西拉希雅是烏西的兒子, 烏西是布基的兒子,

7:5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest—
布基是亞比書的兒子, 亞比書是非尼哈的兒子, 非尼哈是以利亞撒的兒子, 以利亞撒是大祭司亞倫的兒子.

7:6 this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which Yahweh the God of Israel gave. The king granted him all his requests, for the hand of Yahweh was upon him.
這位以斯拉是一位經學家, 精通耶和華以色列的神賜給摩西的律法; 因為耶和華他神的手幫助他, 所以王賜他所求的一切, 他就從巴比倫上來.

7:7 Some of the Israelites, some priests and Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
在亞達薛西王第七年, 一些以色列人和一些祭司,利未人,歌唱的,守門的和作殿役的, 和他一起上耶路撒冷去.

7:8 He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
王第七年五月來到耶路撒冷.

7:9 For on the first day of the first month he began the journey from Babylonia; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him.
正月初一, 以斯拉開始從巴比倫上來; 五月初一來到耶路撒冷, 他神施恩的手幫助他,

7:10 For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, to do it, and to teach the regulations and judgments in Israel.
因為以斯拉專心尋求研究耶和華的律法, 並且遵行, 在以色列中教導律例和典章.

7:11 This is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the scroll of the words of the commands of Yahweh and his statutes for Israel:
亞達薛西王頒發諭旨給以斯拉; 以斯拉是一位祭司和經學家, 精通耶和華的誡命和賜給以色列之律例; 諭旨內容是這樣:

7:12 “Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of the heavens. Peace. And now
“諸王之王亞達薛西賜諭旨給以斯拉祭司, 精通天上神律法的經學家, 願你平安.

7:13 I issue forth a decree that any of the people of Israel, their priests, or their Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem may go with you.
現在我下令: 住在我國中的以色列人中, 願意上到耶路撒冷去的祭司和利未人, 他們都可以與你同去.

7:14 For you are sent from the king and his seven counselors to enquire about Judah and Jerusalem concerning the law of your God, which is in your hand.
你既然是王和他七位顧問所派去的, 就要照著你手中神的律法書, 查察猶大和耶路撒冷的情況.

7:15 Also, bring the silver and gold that the king and his advisors have freely offered to the God of Israel whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
你要把王和他顧問甘心獻的金銀帶去, 奉獻給住在耶路撒冷之以色列的神;

7:16 and all of the silver and gold that you will find in the whole province of Babylonia, with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests giving willingly for the house of their God in Jerusalem.
也要帶著你在巴比倫全省所得的金銀, 連同人民和祭司甘心樂意獻給在耶路撒冷神的殿的禮物,

7:17 With this money, then, with diligence you must buy young bulls, young rams, lambs, and their offerings and libations. You must offer them on the altar that is in the house of your God in Jerusalem.
使你可以用這些銀子審慎地購買公牛,公綿羊,綿羊羔, 以及與祭牲同獻的素祭和奠祭, 獻在耶路撒冷你們神的殿的祭壇上.

7:18 You may do whatever seems best to you and your brothers to do with the remainder of the silver and gold according to the desire of your God.
剩餘的金銀, 你和你的族人看怎麼辦好, 就怎麼用; 只要照著你們神的旨意去作就是了.

7:19 And the vessels that were given to you for the service of the house of your God you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
至於交給你為你神殿中事奉用的器皿, 你要放在耶路撒冷的神面前.

7:20 And the remainder of the needs for the house of your God that falls to you to provide, you may provide from the house of the king’s treasury.”
如果你需要支付你神的殿其餘的費用, 你可以從王的庫房裡支付.

7:21 “I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue forth a decree to all the treasurers who are in the province Beyond the River. Whatever the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may ask of you, let it be done with diligence,
我亞達薛西王下令給在河西那邊所有的庫官: 無論以斯拉祭司, 這位精通天上神律法的經學家, 向你們要求甚麼, 你們都要審慎照辦.

7:22 up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred measures of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and unlimited salt.
他可以要銀子三千四百公斤, 麥子一百公斤, 酒二千二百公升, 油二千二百公升, 鹽卻不受限制.

7:23 All that is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done with diligence for the house of the God of heaven, otherwise wrath will come on the kingdom of the king and his sons.
天上的神命令的, 就要為天上神的殿熱心去作, 免得忿怒臨到王和王的子孫的國.

7:24 You also should be aware that it is not permitted to place tax, tribute, or duty upon all of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, and other servants of the house of God.
我要你們知道, 凡是祭司,利未人,歌唱的,守門的, 作殿役的和在這神的殿裡作僕人的, 都不可以向他們徵收稅款,貢物和糧食.

7:25 “You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that you possess, appoint magistrates and judges who can judge all of the people in the province Beyond the River who know the laws of your God. And you will teach those who do not know.
至於你以斯拉, 你要照著你手中神的智慧書, 委任法官和官吏, 治理在河西那邊所有明白你神的律法的人民, 那些不曉得律法的人, 你要教導他們.

7:26 All who do not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with diligence, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods and for imprisonment.”
不遵守你神的律法和王的律法的, 就要審慎地判決處分, 或是處死,或是放逐,或是沒收家產,或是囚禁. ”

7:27 Blessed be Yahweh the God of our ancestors, who put this in the heart of the king to glorify the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem
以斯拉說: “耶和華我們列祖的神是應該稱頌的, 因為他把這樣的意念放在君王的心裡, 使他修飾那在耶路撒冷的耶和華的殿;

7:28 and who extended to me loyal love before the king and his counselors, and before all of the mighty officials of the king. I took courage, for the hand of Yahweh my God was upon me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.
又使我在王和謀士, 以及王手下有權勢的領袖面前蒙恩. 因為耶和華我神的手幫助我, 我就有勇氣, 召集以色列中一些首領, 與我一同上來. ”

Ezra - Chapter 8

8:1 These were the heads of their families and the register of those returnees from Babylonia who came up with me in the reign of King Artaxerxes:
“亞達薛西王在位的時候, 與我從巴比倫一同上來的人, 他們的族長和他們的族譜記載如下:

8:2 From the descendants of Phinehas: Gershom. From the descendants of Ithamar: Daniel. From the descendants of David: Hattush.
屬非尼哈的子孫有革順, 屬以他瑪的子孫有但以理, 屬大衛的子孫有哈突,

8:3 From the descendants of Shecaniah, from the descendants of Parosh: Zechariah and with him one hundred and fifty registered males.
屬示迦尼的子孫, 就是屬巴錄的子孫有撒迦利亞, 與他一起登記在族譜裡的男丁有一百五十人.

8:4 From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah and with him two hundred males.
屬巴哈．摩押的子孫有西拉希雅的兒子以利約乃, 與他在一起的男丁有二百人.

8:5 From the descendants of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
屬示迦尼的子孫有雅哈悉的兒子(《七十士譯本》作“屬薩土的子孫有雅哈悉的兒子示迦尼”), 與他在一起的男丁有三百人.

8:6 From the descendants of Adin: Ebed son of Jehonathan, and with him fifty males.
屬亞丁的子孫有約拿單的兒子以別, 與他在一起的男丁有五十人.

8:7 From the descendants of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
屬以攔的子孫有亞他利雅的兒子耶篩亞, 與他在一起的男丁有七十人.

8:8 From the descendants of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty males.
屬示法提雅的子孫有米迦勒的兒子西巴第雅, 與他在一起的男丁有八十人.

8:9 From the descendants of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
屬約押的子孫有耶歇的兒子俄巴底亞, 與他在一起的男丁有二百一十八人.

8:10 From the descendants of Bani: Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him one hundred and sixty males.
屬示羅密的子孫有約細斐的兒子(《七十士譯本》作“屬巴尼的子孫有約細斐的兒子示羅密”), 與他在一起的男丁有一百六十人.

8:11 From the descendants of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty-eight males.
屬比拜的子孫有比拜的兒子撒迦利亞, 與他在一起的男丁有二十八人.

8:12 From the descendants of Azgad: Jehohanan son of Haqqatan, and with him one hundred and ten males.
屬押甲的子孫有哈加坦的兒子約哈難, 與他在一起的男丁有一百一十人.

8:13 From the descendants of Adonikam, those who came last, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.
屬亞多尼干的子孫, 就是最後的, 他們的名字是: 以利法列,耶利和示瑪雅, 與他們在一起的男丁有六十人.

8:14 From the descendants of Bigvai: Uthai son of Zabud, and with him seventy males.
屬比革瓦伊的子孫有烏太和撒布, 與他們在一起的男丁有七十人.

8:15 I gathered them by the river that goes to Ahava and we camped there for three days. And I looked at the people and the priests, I found no one there from the sons of Levi.
“我召集他們到那條流往亞哈瓦的河邊; 我們在那裡安營住了三天. 當我視察民眾和祭司的時候, 發現沒有利未人在那裡.

8:16 And I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were family heads, and for Jehoiarib and Elnathan who were wise.
於是我把首領以利以謝,亞列,示瑪雅,以利拿單,雅立,以利拿單,拿單,撒迦利亞和米書蘭召來, 也把有學問的教師約雅立和以利拿單召來,

8:17 I sent them to Iddo, the head of the place called Casiphia, and I placed in their mouths what words to say to Iddo and his brothers the temple servants in Casiphia, to send to us ministers for the house of our God.
差派他們到迦西斐雅的地方那裡去見首領易多, 又把他們在迦西斐雅的地方, 對易多和他作殿役的親族所當說的話都告訴他們, 請他們為我們神的殿打發僕人到我們這裡來.

8:18 With the good hand of our God before us, they brought us a man of understanding from the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel—Sherebiah and his sons and brothers, eighteen in total.
因為我們神施恩的手幫助我們, 他們就從以色列的曾孫,利未的孫子,抹利的子孫中帶一個敏悟的人到我們這裡來; 還有示利比和他的兒子, 以及他們的兄弟, 共十八人.

8:19 Also Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah, the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty in total.
又有哈沙比雅和與他在一起的米拉利的子孫耶篩亞, 以及他的兄弟和他們的兒子共二十人.

8:20 And from the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set up to serve the Levites, two hundred and twenty in total. All of them were registered by name.
還有從前大衛和眾領袖分派去服事利未人的殿役中, 帶來了二百二十人, 全都是按名呼召的.

8:21 I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava to humble ourselves before our God in order to seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and our possessions.
“那時, 我在亞哈瓦河邊那裡宣告禁食, 為要在我們的神面前謙卑下來, 為自己和我們的孩子, 以及我們所有的財物尋求神指示一條暢通的道路.

8:22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for troops and horses to protect us from enemies on the way because we said to the king, “the hand of our God is favorable to all who seek him, but his strength and anger are against all who forsake them.”
我羞於請求王派遣步兵和馬兵幫助我們抵禦路上的仇敵, 因為我們曾告訴王說: ‘我們神的手必幫助所有尋求他的人, 賜福給他們, 但他的能力和忿怒必攻擊所有離棄他的人. ’

8:23 So we fasted and sought our God for this and he responded to our prayer.
所以我們禁食, 尋求我們的神, 他就應允我們.

8:24 I set apart twelve of the official priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them.
“我從祭司首領中選派了十二人, 以及示利比,哈沙比雅和與他們在一起的十位兄弟,

8:25 Then I weighed out to them silver and gold and the vessels, the offering of the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his commanders, and all of Israel who was present offered.
把金子,銀子和器皿, 就是王和他的謀士,領袖, 以及在那裡的以色列眾人獻給我們神殿的禮物, 都稱了交給他們.

8:26 I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, one hundred vessels of silver, one hundred talents of gold,
我稱了交在他們手中的銀子, 有二十二公噸, 銀器重三千四百公斤,金子三千四百公斤.

8:27 twenty gold bowls worth one thousand darics, and two vessels of good polished bronze as precious as gold.
金碗二十個, 價值八公斤半; 上好而發亮的銅器兩個, 像黃金那樣寶貴.

8:28 And I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh and the vessels are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, God of your ancestors.
“我對他們說: ‘你們是歸耶和華為聖的, 器皿也是神聖的, 金銀是甘心獻給耶和華你們列祖的神的禮物.

8:29 Guard and look after them until you weigh them before the chief priests, the Levites, and the heads of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chamber of the house of Yahweh.”
你們要謹慎看守, 直到你們在耶路撒冷耶和華殿的庫房裡, 在祭司長和利未人的領袖, 以及以色列人的族長面前, 過了秤. ’

8:30 So the priests and Levites took over the weighed silver, gold, and the vessels to bring to Jerusalem for the house of our God.
於是祭司和利未人把稱過了的金銀和器皿收下, 帶到耶路撒冷我們神的殿裡.

8:31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the river of Ahava to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushing on the way.
“正月十二日, 我們從亞哈瓦河啟程, 往耶路撒冷去. 我們的神的手保佑我們, 拯救我們脫離仇敵和在路上埋伏的人的手.

8:32 We came to Jerusalem and remained there three days.
我們到了耶路撒冷, 在那裡住了三天;

8:33 On the fourth day, the silver, gold, and vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of priest Meremoth, the son of Uriah, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas. With them were the Levites, Jehozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
第四天, 在我們神的殿裡, 金銀和器皿都過了秤, 交在烏利亞祭司的兒子米利末的手中; 與他在一起的有非尼哈的兒子以利亞撒; 與他們在一起的還有利未人耶書亞的兒子約撒拔和賓內的兒子挪亞底.

8:34 The amount and weight of all the weighed items was recorded at that time.
一切物品按著數目稱過; 同時每件的重量都記錄下來.

8:35 The exiles that returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel; twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve goats as a sin offering. All was a burnt offering to Yahweh.
“那時, 從被擄歸回的人都向以色列的神獻燔祭, 就是為全以色列獻公牛十二頭,公綿羊九十六隻,綿羊羔七十七隻; 又獻公山羊十二隻作贖罪祭; 這一切都是獻給耶和華的燔祭.

8:36 They delivered the customs of the king to the king’s satraps and to the governor of the province Beyond the River. And they supported the people of the house of God.
他們把王的命令交給王的總督和河西那邊的省長, 他們就幫助民眾和神殿的需要. ”

Ezra - Chapter 9

9:1 After finishing these things the officials approached me saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated from the people of the lands with their detestable things, and from the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
“完成這些事以後, 眾領袖前來見我, 說: ‘以色列民,祭司和利未人沒有從當地的民族中分別出來, 他們隨從迦南人,赫人,比利洗人,耶布斯人,亞捫人,摩押人,埃及人和亞摩利人行可憎的事.

9:2 For they have taken from their daughters for themselves and their sons. So the holy seed has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands, and the hand of the officials and prefects were foremost in this sin.
他們為自己和自己的兒子娶了這些外族的女子為妻, 以致聖潔的種族與當地的民族混雜了; 而領袖和官長竟是這不忠的事的罪魁. ’

9:3 When I heard this I tore my garment and my robe, and I pulled the hair out from my head and beard, and I sat appalled.
我一聽見這事, 就撕裂我的衣服和外袍, 拔掉頭上的頭髮和鬍鬚, 驚懼地坐著.

9:4 Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel because of the sin of the returned exiles were gathered around me and I sat appalled until the evening offering.
所有因著以色列神針對被擄歸回的人之不忠,對他們所說的話而戰兢的人, 都聚集到我面前. 我驚懼地坐著, 直到獻晚祭的時候.

9:5 At the evening offering I got up from my mourning posture and, with my garment and robe torn, I fell down on my knees and I spread out my palms to Yahweh my God
“獻晚祭的時候, 我在禁食中起來, 穿著撕裂了的衣服和外袍, 雙膝跪下, 向耶和華我的神張開雙手,

9:6 and said, “My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God. For our sins have risen above our heads and our guilt has grown up to the heavens.
禱告說: ‘我的神啊, 我感覺羞恥慚愧, 不敢向我的神你仰面; 因為我們的罪孽多至滅頂, 我們的罪過滔天.

9:7 From the days of our ancestors until this day we have been in great guilt, and because of our sins we ourselves, our kings, and our priests have been handed into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to utter shame, as it is this day.
從我們列祖的日子直到今日, 我們罪惡深重, 由於我們的罪孽, 我們和我們的王, 以及祭司, 都被交在各地的列王手中: 被刀殺,被擄掠,被搶奪, 丟臉蒙羞, 就像今天的光景一樣.

9:8 But now for a brief moment mercy has been shown by Yahweh our God, who left behind for us a remnant, and given us security in his holy place—for our God to brighten our eyes and to give us brief relief in our bondage.
現在, 耶和華我們的神恩待我們片時, 給我們存留一些逃脫的人, 使我們像釘子釘在他的聖所那樣的安穩, 讓我們的神光照我們的眼睛, 使我們在所受的奴役中稍得復興.

9:9 For we are slaves and in our bondage our God did not forsake us, and he has extended to us loyal love in the presence of the kings of Persia, to give to us deliverance and to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judea and Jerusalem.
雖然我們是奴隸, 但在奴役中, 我們的神仍然沒有撇棄我們, 反而使我們在波斯列王面前得蒙恩惠, 使我們復興, 建立我們神的殿, 重修毀壞的地方, 使我們在猶大和耶路撒冷有牆垣.

9:10 “And now our God what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
我們的神啊, 現在, 我們還可以說甚麼呢? 只能說: 我們又離棄了你的誡命,

9:11 which you commanded by the hand of your servants the prophets saying, ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land of impurity with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, with their detestable things which they have filled from end to end with their uncleanness.
就是你曾藉著你的僕人眾先知所吩咐的. 你說: 你們進去要得為業之地是污穢的, 充滿了當地民族的污穢, 他們可憎的事使這地從這邊到那邊都充滿了他們的不潔.

9:12 Therefore, do not give your daughters to their sons, and do not take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek their peace and prosperity so that forever you may be strong and eat the good of the land and may give it as an inheritance to your sons.’
所以, 你們不可把你們的女兒嫁給他們的兒子, 也不可為你們的兒子娶他們的女兒. 你們永遠不可尋求他們的平安和他們的利益; 這樣, 你們就可以強盛, 吃這地的美物, 把這地留給你們的子孫作產業, 直到永遠.

9:13 After all that has come upon us for our evil practices and for our great guilt—you, our God, have held back less than our guilt deserved and you have given us a remainder such as this.
雖然因著我們許多的惡行和重大的罪過, 這一切就臨到我們身上, 但我們的神啊, 你懲罰我們實在輕於我們的罪孽所應得的, 還給我們留下這些逃脫的人.

9:14 Shall we again break your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who practice these detestable things? Would you not be angry with us until you destroy us with no remnant or remainder?
我們怎可以再違背你的誡命, 與這些行可憎事的民族通婚呢? 如果我們這樣行, 你豈不向我們發怒, 消滅我們, 以致沒有一個剩餘, 或是逃脫的人嗎?

9:15 Yahweh, God of Israel, you are righteous, for we have been left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this.”
耶和華以色列的神啊, 你是公義的！我們現今才可以留下, 成為逃脫的人. 看哪, 我們在你面前是有罪過的, 因此沒有人能在你面前站立得住. ’”

Ezra - Chapter 10

10:1 While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children from Israel gathered to him. And the people wept bitterly.
以斯拉禱告,認罪,哭泣, 俯伏在神的殿前的時候, 有一大群以色列人, 包括男女小孩, 在他面前聚集; 眾人也都痛哭.

10:2 Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, “We ourselves have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, and even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.
屬以攔的子孫,耶歇的兒子示迦尼對以斯拉說: “我們對神不忠, 娶了這地這外族女子為妻. 雖然這樣, 以色列現在還有希望.

10:3 So now let us make a covenant with our God to send away all of these women and their offspring, according to the advice of my lord and those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.
現在, 我們應當與我們的神立約, 按著我主和那些因我們神的誡命而戰兢的人所議定的, 照著律法而行, 送走這些妻子和她們所生的兒女.

10:4 Arise, for it is your task and we are with you. Be strong and do it.”
你起來！因為這事全在你身上, 我們支持你, 你當堅強地去作. ”

10:5 Then Ezra stood up and made the chief priests, Levites, and all of Israel swear to do according to what was said. So they swore this oath.
於是以斯拉起來, 使祭司首領,利未人和以色列眾人起誓要照著這話去行; 他們就起誓.

10:6 Ezra rose from before the house of God and went to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He did not eat food nor drink water because he was mourning over the sin of the exiles.
以斯拉就從神的殿前起來, 走進以利亞實的兒子約哈難的屋裡去; 他在那裡不吃飯, 也不喝水, 因為他為了被擄歸回的人的不忠而悲傷.

10:7 And they sent a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem to all the returned exiles to assemble in Jerusalem.
於是, 領袖們就在猶大和耶路撒冷向所有被擄歸回的人發出通告, 叫他們到耶路撒冷聚集.

10:8 Anyone who did not come within three days, by decision of the officials and elders, all of his possessions would be devoted to God, and he himself would be excluded from the assembly of exiles.
所有不照著眾領袖和眾長老所議定, 在三日之內來到的人, 所有的財物都要充公, 也要從被擄歸回之人的會中被逐出.

10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month on the twentieth day of the month. All the people sat in the public square of the house of God trembling because of this matter and from the rains.
於是猶大和便雅憫眾人, 三日之內都在耶路撒冷聚集, 那時是九月二十日, 眾人坐在神殿的廣場上; 因為這事, 又因為天下大雨的緣故, 大家就都戰慄發抖.

10:10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have broke faith and married foreign women, increasing the guilt of Israel.
以斯拉祭司站起來, 對他們說: “你們對神不忠, 娶了外族的女子為妻, 增添了以色列的罪過.

10:11 Now make a confession to Yahweh the God of your ancestors and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women.”
現在你們要向耶和華你們列祖的神認罪, 遵行他所喜悅的旨意, 與這地的民族和外族的女子分離. ”

10:12 Then all the assembly answered with a great voice and said, “It is so. We must do according to your words.
全體會眾都大聲回答說: “你怎麼說, 我們就怎麼行.

10:13 But the people are many, and it is the time of rain; we are unable to stand outside. The task is not for one day or two, for we greatly rebelled in this matter.
可是人太多, 又逢下大雨的季節, 我們不能停留在外面; 這又不是一兩天可以完成的事, 因為我們很多人在這事上犯了罪！

10:14 Please let our leaders stand for the whole assembly, and let all that are in our cities who have married foreign women come at set times, and with them the elders of and judges of each city, until the fierce wrath of our God because of this matter is averted from us.”
讓我們的領袖代表全體會眾站在耶和華面前, 所有在我們的城中娶了外族女子為妻的人, 也都要在指定的日期, 與本城的長老和審判官一起來, 解決了這事, 好使神因這事所發的烈怒離開我們. ”

10:15 Only Jehonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah stood against this, and the Levites Meshullam and Shabbethai supported them.
只有亞撒黑的兒子約拿單和特瓦的兒子雅哈謝起來反對這提議, 還有米書蘭和利未人沙比太支持他們.

10:16 The returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest selected men, the heads of the families according to the house of their fathers, all of them by name. They sat down to examine the matter on the first day of the tenth month.
於是, 被擄歸回的人就這樣行. 以斯拉祭司提名選派了一些人, 他們是各宗族的族長, 他們在十月初一坐下來查辦這事.

10:17 They finished investigating all the men who married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
直到正月初一, 他們才完成審查所有娶了外族的女子為妻的人.

10:18 There was found from the sons of the priests those who had married foreign women, from the sons of Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
在祭司子孫中, 娶了外族的女子為妻的有耶書亞的子孫, 約薩達的兒子和他的兄弟瑪西雅,以利以謝,雅立,基大利.

10:19 They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.
他們舉手起誓要送走他們的妻子, 並獻贖罪祭. 他們就獻上一隻公綿羊, 作他們的贖罪祭.

10:20 From the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
音麥的子孫中, 有哈拿尼和西巴第雅.

10:21 From the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
哈琳的子孫中, 有瑪西雅,以利雅,示瑪雅,耶歇和烏西雅.

10:22 From the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Eleasah.
巴施戶珥的子孫中, 有以利約乃,瑪西雅,以實瑪利,拿坦業,約撒拔和以利亞撒.

10:23 From the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
利未人中有約撒拔,示每,基拉雅(又叫基利他), 還有毗他希雅,猶大和以利以謝.

10:24 From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
歌唱者中, 有以利亞實. 守門的人中, 有沙龍,提聯和烏利.

10:25 And from Israel, the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.
屬以色列人的巴錄的子孫中, 有拉米,耶西雅,瑪基雅,米雅民,以利亞撒,瑪基雅,比拿雅.

10:26 From the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
以攔的子孫中, 有瑪他尼,撒迦利亞,耶歇,押底,耶利末和以利雅.

10:27 From the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
薩土的子孫中, 有以利約乃,以利亞實,瑪他尼,耶利末,撒拔和亞西撒.

10:28 From the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
比拜的子孫中, 有約哈難,哈拿尼雅,薩拜和亞勒.

10:29 From the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
巴尼的子孫中, 有米書蘭,瑪鹿,亞大雅,雅述,示押和耶利末.

10:30 From the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
巴哈．摩押的子孫中, 有阿底拿,基拉,比拿雅,瑪西雅,瑪他尼,比撒列,賓內和瑪拿西.

10:31 From the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshiah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Simeon,
哈琳的子孫中, 有以利以謝,伊示雅,瑪基雅,示瑪雅,西緬,

10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
便雅憫,瑪鹿和示瑪利雅.

10:33 From the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
哈順的子孫中, 有瑪特乃,瑪達他,撒拔,以利法列,耶利買,瑪拿西和示每.

10:34 From the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
巴尼的子孫中, 有瑪代,暗蘭,烏益,

10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
比拿雅,比底雅,基祿,

10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
瓦尼雅,米利末,以利亞實,

10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,
瑪他尼,瑪特乃,雅掃,

10:38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei,
巴尼,賓內,示每,

10:39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
示利米雅,拿單,亞大雅,

10:40 Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
瑪拿底拜,沙賽,沙賴,

10:41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
亞薩利,示利米雅,示瑪利雅,

10:42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
沙龍,亞瑪利雅,約瑟.

10:43 From the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, Joel, and Benaiah.
尼波的子孫中, 有耶利,瑪他提雅,撒拔,西比拿,雅玳,約珥和比拿雅.

10:44 All of these had married foreign wives, and some from among the wives bore children.
這些人都娶了外族的女子為妻, 但他們都把妻子和兒女送走了(本節經文殘缺, 意義難確定, 或譯︰“有的妻子也生了兒女”).

Nehemiah (尼希米記)

Nehemiah - Chapter 1

1:1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. It happened in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, that I myself was in the citadel in Susa,
哈迦利亞的兒子尼希米的言行錄: 亞達薛西王二十年基斯流月, 我在書珊宮中,

1:2 and one of my brothers, Hanani, came with some men from Judah. I asked them about the Jews who had escaped the captivity and about Jerusalem.
我的一位兄弟哈拿尼和幾個人一起從猶大來到; 我詢問他們關於那些從被擄逃脫的猶大餘民和關於耶路撒冷的景況.

1:3 They replied to me, “The survivors in the province who have survived the captivity are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned in the fire.”
他們對我說: “那些從被擄剩下的餘民, 在猶大省那裡遭遇患難, 受到凌辱. 耶路撒冷的城牆倒塌, 城門也被火燒毀. ”

1:4 When I heard these words, I sat and wept and mourned for days, and I was fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.
我聽見了這些事, 就坐下哭泣, 悲傷了好幾天, 在天上的神面前禁食禱告,

1:5 I said, “O Yahweh God of the heavens, the great and awesome one who keeps the covenant and loyal love for the ones who love him and for those who keep his commands.
說: “耶和華天上的神, 偉大可畏的神啊, 你向那些愛你, 遵守你誡命的人, 守約施慈愛.

1:6 Please, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer of your servant that I am praying before you by day and by night for your servants, the Israelites, and confessing the sins of the Israelites that we have sinned against you. I and my father’s house have sinned.
求你側著耳, 睜著眼的, 垂聽你僕人的禱告, 我今天在你面前晝夜為著你的僕人以色列人禱告, 承認以色列人所犯的罪, 就是我與我父的家向你所犯的罪.

1:7 We have certainly offended you and have not kept the commands, regulations, and judgments that you have commanded your servant Moses.
我們故意行極大的惡事得罪你, 沒有遵守你吩咐你僕人摩西的誡命,律例和典章.

1:8 Please, remember the word that you have commanded to your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you act unfaithfully I will scatter you all among the nations.
求你記念你吩咐你僕人摩西的話, 說: ‘你們若是不忠, 我就把你們分散在萬民中.

1:9 But if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, even though all of your outcasts are at the furthest parts of heaven, I will gather them and bring them to the place which I have chosen to make my name dwell.’
但如果你們回心轉意歸向我, 謹守遵行我的誡命, 即使在你們被趕逐的天邊, 我也必從那裡把他們招聚回來, 帶他們到我選擇給我的名居住的地方那裡去. ’

1:10 They are your servants and your people whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand.
這些都是你的僕人, 你的子民, 是你用你的大能和你強而有力的手所救贖的.

1:11 O Lord, please let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to revere in your name. Please, let your servant be successful this day and give him compassion before this man.” I was cupbearer for the king.
主啊, 求你留意聽你僕人的禱告, 聽那些喜愛敬畏你名的僕人的禱告; 求你使你的僕人今天順利, 使他在這人面前蒙憐憫. ”那時我是王的酒政.

Nehemiah - Chapter 2

2:1 It happened in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I carried the wine and gave it to the king. And I had never been sad before the king.
亞達薛西王二十年尼散月, 王面前擺上了酒席, 我拿酒來奉給王. 我在他面前素來沒有露出愁容.

2:2 So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad since you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of the heart.” And I was very much afraid.
王卻問我: “你既然沒有病, 為甚麼面帶愁容呢? 這沒有別的可能, 必是心中愁煩. ”我就非常懼怕,

2:3 I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad when the city of my ancestors’ burial site is ruined and her gates are consumed by fire?”
對王說: “願王萬歲, 我列祖墳墓所在的城成了荒蕪之地, 城門被火焚毀, 我怎能不面帶愁容呢? ”

2:4 Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
王問我: “你想要甚麼呢? ”我就向天上的神禱告,

2:5 Then I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your presence, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my ancestors’ burial sites, so that I may rebuild it.”
然後對王說: “如果王認為好, 僕人能在你面前蒙恩寵, 就請你差派我往猶大, 到我列祖墳墓所在的城去, 讓我重建那城. ”

2:6 With the queen sitting beside him, the king said to me, “How long will your journey be and when will you return?” So it pleased the king and he sent me, and I set for him an appointed time.
那時, 王后坐在王的旁邊. 王問我: “你的行程需時多久? 你甚麼時候回來? ”王既然認為好, 就差派我去, 我也定了一個歸期.

2:7 Then I said to the king, “If it is good for the king, let letters be given to me for the governors in the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass until I come to Judah.
我又問王: “王若是認為好, 請賜給我詔書, 通知河西那邊的省長准我經過, 直至我到達猶大;

2:8 Also, a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s land reserve, that he should give me timber for laying the beams for the gates of the citadel of the house and for the walls of the city, and for the house which I will enter.” And the king gave permission to me, according to the good hand of God on me.
又賜詔書, 給看守王的園林的亞薩, 吩咐他給我木材, 建造聖殿的營樓大門的橫梁, 以及建造城牆和我要入住的房屋. ”因為我的神施恩的手幫助我, 王就賜給我這一切.

2:9 I came to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and I gave them the letters of the king. Then the king sent troop commanders and horses with me.
於是我到了河西那邊的省長那裡去, 把王的詔書交給他們; 王又派了軍長和馬兵護送我.

2:10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and the Ammonite servant Tobiah heard this, they were greatly displeased that a person had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.
和倫人參巴拉和作臣僕的亞捫人多比雅聽見有人來到, 要為以色列求利益, 他們就非常惱怒.

2:11 I came to Jerusalem and was there for three days.
我到了耶路撒冷, 在那裡停留了三天.

2:12 I got up during the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anybody what my God put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. No animal was with me except the animal that I was riding on.
我在夜間起來, 和幾個人一起出去, 我沒有告訴任何人我的神使我定意要為耶路撒冷作的事, 除了我所騎的一頭牲口以外, 沒有帶著別的牲口.

2:13 I went out during the night at the gate of the valley by the Dragon spring and to the Dung Gate. And I examined the walls in Jerusalem and its gates that had been destroyed by the fire.
我夜間出了谷門, 向著龍泉走去, 到了糞門, 視察耶路撒冷破壞了的城牆和被火焚毀的城門.

2:14 I crossed over to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but there was no place for my mount to cross over.
我又往前走, 到了泉門和王池, 因為地方不夠讓我騎著牲口過去,

2:15 So I went up by the valley during the night and was examining the wall. Then I returned and came to the Valley Gate and returned.
我只得在夜間沿溪而上, 視察城牆, 然後轉回, 經過谷門, 回到城裡.

2:16 The prefects did not know where I had gone and what I was doing. I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the prefects, and the rest of the workers.
沒有一個官長知道我去過甚麼地方, 作了甚麼事. 我也一直沒有告訴猶大人,或祭司,或貴胄,或官長, 或其餘作工的人.

2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the misery that we are in, that Jerusalem is ruined and its gates burned by the fire. Come, build the walls of Jerusalem and we shall no longer be a disgrace.”
後來我對他們說: “你們都看見我們遭遇的患難: 耶路撒冷成了荒蕪之地, 城門被火焚毀, 你們都來吧！讓我們重建耶路撒冷的城牆, 免得我們再受凌辱. ”

2:18 I told them of the good hand of my God that was upon me and surely the words of the king that were spoken to me. And they said, “Let us arise and build!” And they strengthened their hands for this good work.
我告訴他們, 我的神施恩的手怎樣幫助我, 以及王對我所說的話; 他們就說: “我們要起來建造！”於是他們奮勇著手作這善工.

2:19 But Sanballat the Horonite, the Ammonite servant Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard it, and they mocked and despised us, saying, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
但和倫人參巴拉和作臣僕的亞捫人多比雅, 以及阿拉伯人基善聽見了, 就譏笑我們, 藐視我們, 說: “你們在幹甚麼? 你們要背叛王嗎? ”

2:20 Then I answered and said to them, “The God of the heavens himself will let us succeed, and we his servants shall arise and build. But for you there is no share, right, or memorial in Jerusalem.”
我回答他們說: “天上的神必使我們成功; 我們是他的僕人, 我們要起來建造, 但你們在耶路撒冷無分,無權, 無人記念. ”

Nehemiah - Chapter 3

3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest and his brothers the priests arose and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and erected its doors. They consecrated it up to the Tower of the Hundred and up to the Tower of Hananel.
那時, 大祭司以利亞實起來, 和他一起作祭司的眾兄弟都起來, 重建了羊門; 他們裝上門扇, 就把它分別為聖, 又建造城牆, 直到哈米亞城樓和哈楠業城樓, 把城分別為聖;

3:2 And next to him the men of Jericho built, and next to him Zaccur son of Imri built.
接著的一段由耶利哥人建造; 再接著的一段由音利的兒子撒刻建造.

3:3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
哈西拿的子孫建造魚門, 他們安置橫梁, 裝上門扇,門插和門閂.

3:4 Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, repaired. Next to them Meshullam son of Berekiah, son of Meshezabel, repaired. Next to them Zadok son of Baana repaired.
接著的一段由哈哥斯的孫子,烏利亞的兒子米利末修築; 再接著的一段由米示薩別的孫子,比利迦的兒子米書蘭修築.

3:5 Next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles did not put their neck to the work of their lord.
接著這一段的是由提哥亞人修築; 但是他們的貴族不願肩負他們的主的工作.

3:6 Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam repaired the old Yeshanah Gate. They laid its beams and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
巴西亞的兒子耶何耶大和比所玳的兒子米書蘭修築古門; 他們安置橫梁, 裝上門扇,門插和門閂.

3:7 Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah who were under the rule of the governor of the province Beyond the River, repaired.
接著的一段由基遍人米拉提,米倫人雅賴,基遍人和河西那邊省長所管轄的米斯巴人修築.

3:8 Next to him Uzziel son of Harhaiah (goldsmiths) repaired. Next to him Hananiah son of the perfume-makers repaired. They restored Jerusalem up to the Broad Wall.
再接著的一段由金匠哈海雅的兒子烏薛修築. 接著這一段的是由作香料的哈拿尼雅修築. 他們修葺耶路撒冷的城牆, 直到寬牆.

3:9 Next to them Rephaiah son of Hur, commander of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.
接著的一段由管理半個耶路撒冷的區長, 戶珥的兒子利法雅修築.

3:10 Next to them Jedaiah son of Harumaph repaired opposite his house. Next to him Hattush son of Hashabneiah repaired.
再接著的一段由哈路抹的兒子耶大雅修築, 就是他自己房屋對面的那段. 接著這一段的是由哈沙尼的兒子哈突修築.

3:11 Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
哈琳的兒子瑪基雅和巴哈．摩押的兒子哈述修築另一段城牆和爐樓.

3:12 Next to him Shallum son of Hallohesh, commander of half of the district of Jerusalem, repaired with his daughters.
接著的一段由管理半個耶路撒冷的區長哈羅黑的兒子沙龍和他的女兒們修築.

3:13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall up to the Dung Gate.
哈嫩和撒挪亞城的居民修築谷門. 他們重建那門, 裝上門扇,門插和門閂; 又修築城牆四百四十公尺, 直至糞門.

3:14 Malkijah son of Recab, commander of the district of Beth-haccherem, repaired the Dung Gate. He rebuilt it and erected its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
糞門是由管理伯．哈基琳的區長, 利甲的兒子瑪基雅修築; 他重建那門, 裝上門扇,門插和門閂.

3:15 Shallun son of Col-Hozeh, the commander of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and erected its doors, its bolts, its bars, and he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king’s garden, right up to the steps going down from the city of David.
管理米斯巴的區長各荷西的兒子沙崙修築泉門. 他重建那門, 加蓋門頂, 裝上門扇,門插和門閂; 又重建靠近王園的西羅亞池的城牆, 直到從大衛城下來的臺階.

3:16 After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, commander of half of the district of Beth Zur, repaired up to a point opposite the burial sites of David, and up to the artificial pool and to the house of the mighty warriors.
下一段由管理半個伯．夙的區長, 押人的兒子尼希米修築, 直到大衛墓地的對面, 又到人工池和勇士之家.

3:17 After him the Levites repaired; Rehum son of Bani, and next to him Hashabiah, commander of half of the district of Keilah, repaired his district.
再下一段由利未人巴尼的兒子利宏修築; 接著的一段由管理半個基伊拉的區長哈沙比雅為他本區修築.

3:18 After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai son of Henadad, commander of half of the district of Keilah,
下一段由他們的兄弟, 管理另一半基伊拉的區長, 希拿達的兒子賓內修築.

3:19 next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, commander of Mizpah, repaired a second section of a wall opposite of the ascent of the armory at the angle.
管理米斯巴的區長耶書亞的兒子以謝修築接著的一段, 對著軍械庫的斜坡,城牆轉角的地方.

3:20 After him Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired a second section of a wall from the angle up to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
下一段, 就是薩拜的兒子巴錄竭力修築的另一段, 從城牆轉角的地方, 直到大祭司以利亞實住宅的門口.

3:21 After him Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, repaired a second section of a wall from the doorway of the house of Eliashib up to the end of the house of Eliashib.
再下一段, 就是哈哥斯的孫子,烏利亞的兒子米利末修築的另一段, 從以利亞實住宅的門口, 直到以利亞實住宅的盡頭.

3:22 After him the priests, men from the vicinity, repaired.
這一段之後是由住在約伯河平原的祭司修築.

3:23 After them Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After them Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, repaired beside his house.
下一段是由便雅憫和哈述, 修築他們自己房屋對面的那段. 再下一段由亞難尼的孫子,瑪西雅的兒子亞撒利雅, 修築他自己的房屋旁邊的那段.

3:24 After him Binnui son of Henadad repaired a second section of a wall from the house of Azariah up to the angle up to the corner.
這一段之後是希拿達的兒子賓內修築的另一段, 從亞撒利雅的房屋, 直到城牆的轉角, 就是城角的地方.

3:25 Palal son of Uzai repaired opposite the Angle at the tower that juts out from the upper house of the king, at the courtyard of the guard. After him Pedaiah son of Parosh
烏賽的兒子巴拉修築對著城牆的轉角的地方, 以及王宮突出高聳的城樓靠近護衛院的一段. 下一段由巴錄的兒子毗大雅修築.

3:26 and the temple servants who were living on Ophel repaired up to opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.
居住在俄斐勒的殿役, 修築直到東面水門對面和突出的城樓那一段牆.

3:27 After him the Tekoites repaired a second section of a wall opposite the projecting tower that goes out as far as the wall of Ophel.
再下一段, 就是由提哥亞人修築的另一段, 從那突出來的大城樓對面, 直到俄斐勒的城牆.

3:28 Above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his house.
從馬門往上的一段, 祭司們各人修築自己房屋對面的城牆.

3:29 After them Zadok son of Immer repaired opposite his house. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate, repaired.
下一段由音麥的兒子撒督修築自己房屋對面的那段. 再下一段由看守東門示迦尼的兒子示瑪雅修築.

3:30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Berekiah repaired the wall opposite his room.
這一段之後是由示利米雅的兒子哈拿尼雅和薩拉的第六子哈嫩修築的另一段, 下一段就是比利迦的兒子米書蘭修築自己住宅對面的那一段.

3:31 After him Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired up to the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Enrollment Gate and up to the upper room of the corner.
再下一段由金匠瑪基雅修築, 直到殿役和商人的房屋, 對著哈米弗甲門, 直到城的角樓.

3:32 Between the upper room of the corner to the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants repaired.
金匠和商人修築城的角樓和羊門之間的那一段.

Nehemiah - Chapter 4

4:1 Now it happened when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he became angry and greatly provoked, and he mocked the Jews.
當參巴拉聽見我們正在重建城牆, 就很忿怒, 非常惱恨, 並且譏諷猶大人.

4:2 Then he said before his brothers and the army of Samaria, “What are the feeble Jews doing? Will they restore these things for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the piles of rubble—even those burned up?”
在他的兄弟和撒瑪利亞的軍隊面前, 說: “這些軟弱的猶大人在作甚麼呢? 想自己修築城牆嗎? 想要獻祭嗎? 想要在一天之內完成嗎? 想要使廢土堆中被火燒過的石頭復活嗎? ”

4:3 Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him and said, “Their wall of stone that they are building would break down if a fox went on it!”
亞捫人多比雅在參巴拉旁邊說: “這些人建造的, 只要一隻狐狸走上去, 石牆就崩塌. ”

4:4 Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn on their head and give them over to plunder in the land of captivity.
“我們的神啊, 求你垂聽, 我們被藐視, 求你使他們的毀謗歸到他們頭上, 使他們在被擄之地成為掠物.

4:5 Do not cover their guilt, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before you. They have provoked the builders to anger.
不要遮蔽他們的罪孽, 也不要從你面前塗抹他們的罪惡, 因為他們在這些建造的人面前惹你發怒. ”

4:6 So we rebuilt the wall, and all of the wall was joined up to half its height. For the people had a heart to do it.
這樣, 我們重建城牆, 把全部城牆連接起來, 城牆達到一半的高度, 因為眾人都全心作工. (本章第1 6節在《馬索拉抄本》為3:33 38)

4:7 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem were going forward and the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.
當參巴拉,多比雅,阿拉伯人,亞捫人,亞實突人聽見耶路撒冷城牆重修工程仍然進行, 已經堵塞城牆的缺口, 就非常忿怒. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為4:1)

4:8 So all of them plotted together to come fight against Jerusalem and to make trouble for it.
他們就一同計劃陰謀要來攻擊耶路撒冷, 製造混亂.

4:9 So we prayed to our God and set up a guard against them day and night.
所以我們向我們的神禱告, 又因他們的緣故, 設立守衛, 日夜防備他們.

4:10 But Judah said, “The strength of the carriers is failing, and there is too much dirt, and we are not able to build at the wall.”
因為有些猶大人說: “搬運的人氣力已經衰弱, 但瓦礫仍多, 我們不能再建城牆了！”

4:11 Then our enemies said, “They will not know nor see until we come upon them and will kill them and stop the work.”
同時我們的敵人說: “趁著他們不知道, 還未看見之前, 我們就進入他們中間, 殺死他們, 使那工程停止. ”

4:12 When the Jews who lived beside them came, they said to us ten times, “From all of the places where they live, they will come up against us.”
住在他們附近的一些猶大人, 也曾十次前來通知我們說: “他們將從各方上來攻擊你們. ”(或譯: “他們十次從各方來對我們說: ‘你們來到我們這裡吧！’”本節頗殘缺, 意義難確定. )

4:13 I stationed the people behind the deepest part of the wall in the open places according to their families, with their swords, spears, and bows.
所以我分派眾人站崗, 在低窪或高處, 在城牆後隱蔽處或空曠的地方, 叫他們按著家族, 帶著刀,槍和弓.

4:14 And I looked, got up, and said to the nobles, prefects, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
我巡視之後, 就起來, 對貴族,官長和其餘的人民說: “不要怕他們, 要記得主是偉大可畏的, 要為你們的兄弟,兒女,妻子和你們的家爭戰. ”

4:15 It happened when our enemies heard that their plan was known to us, that God had frustrated it, and we all returned to the wall—each to his work.
我們的仇敵既然聽見我們知道了這陰謀, 神也破壞了他們的計謀, 就不敢來了. 我們全都回到城牆那裡, 各人回到原來的工作崗位.

4:16 From that day, half of my servants were working on craftsmanship, half were holding spears, small shields, bows, and breastplates. The commanders were behind the whole house of Judah.
從那天起, 我的僕人一半工作, 一半緊握著槍,盾牌,弓和盔甲. 眾領袖都站在猶大全家的後面.

4:17 The ones who were building the wall and the ones who carried the materials were carrying in one hand while doing the task, and with the other hand were grasping a weapon.
那些在城牆建造城牆, 搬運重物的, 都是一隻手作工, 一隻手緊握兵器.

4:18 Each of the builders had his sword tied to his side while building. And the man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.
建造的人, 都腰間佩著刀來建造; 吹號角的人在我旁邊.

4:19 I said to the nobles, to the prefects, and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widespread, and we are spread out over the wall far from each other.
我對貴族,官長和其餘的人民說: “這工程浩大, 範圍廣闊; 我們在城牆上彼此相隔很遠.

4:20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, come together to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
所以你們無論在甚麼地方, 一聽見號角聲, 就要集合到我們那裡來. 我們的神必為我們爭戰. ”

4:21 So we labored at the work, and half of them were holding the spears from dawn until the stars came out.
我們就這樣作工; 一半人緊握著槍, 從黎明直到星宿出現的時候.

4:22 At the time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they will be a guard for us in the night and work in the day.”
那時, 我又對眾人說: “各人和他的僕人都要在耶路撒冷城中過夜, 這樣他們可以在夜間作我們的守衛, 日間工作. ”

4:23 So neither I nor my brothers nor my young men nor the men of the guard who were behind me took off our clothes. Each one kept his weapon even in the water.
這樣, 我與我的兄弟,我的僕人和跟隨我的人, 都不脫衣服, 各人時常右手拿著自己的兵器(原文殘缺, 傳統有譯作“各人只有在沐浴時才脫衣服”, 或“各人打水的時候, 都手裡拿著自己的兵器”).

Nehemiah - Chapter 5

5:1 Now there was a great cry of distress of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.
那時, 民眾和他們的妻子大聲呼冤, 控告自己的同胞猶大人.

5:2 There were those who were saying, “Our sons and daughters, we are many. We must get grain so that we may eat and live.”
有些人說: “我們和兒女人口眾多, 給我們五穀餬口, 可以存活. ”

5:3 There were also those saying, “We have pledged our fields and our vineyards and our houses so that we can get grain in the famine.”
有些人說: “我們抵押了自己的田地,葡萄園和房屋, 為要在饑荒中買到五穀. ”

5:4 And there were those who were saying, “We have borrowed money on our fields and our vineyards for the tax of the king.
有些人說: “我們為了要借錢向王納稅, 只好抵押了我們的田地和葡萄園.

5:5 Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our sons are like their sons. Look, we are subduing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and there are some from our daughters being molested. We are powerless, and our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
雖然我們的身體與我們同胞的身體一樣, 我們的兒女與他們的兒女也相同, 可是我們卻要強迫自己的兒女去作僕婢, 而且我們的女兒有些已經作了奴婢, 我們卻無能為力, 因為我們的田地和葡萄園已經屬於別人了. ”

5:6 I was very angry when I heard their shouts and these words.
我聽見他們的哀叫和所講的這些事, 就十分忿怒.

5:7 I thought over this in my heart, and then I quarreled with the nobles and the prefects. I said to them, “You yourselves are taking interest from your own brother!” So I called the great assembly against them,
我心中籌算一番以後, 就譴責貴族和官長, 對他們說: “你們各人向自己的同胞貸款, 竟然索取高利！”於是我召開大會攻擊他們.

5:8 and I said to them: “We ourselves have bought back our brothers the Jews who were sold to the nations as we were able. But now you yourselves have sold your brothers so they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say.
我對他們說: “我們已盡了我們的能力, 把那些賣了給外族人的同胞猶大人買贖回來, 而你們還想要出賣你們的同胞, 好讓我們再把他們買回來嗎? ”他們都默不作聲, 無話可說.

5:9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the disgrace from the nations, our enemies?
我又說: “你們這事作得不對. 你們豈不應懷著敬畏我們神的心行事為人, 免遭我們的仇敵外族人的毀謗嗎?

5:10 Also, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please stop taking this interest.
現在我和我的兄弟, 以及我的僕人要把銀錢和五穀借給他們. 讓我們大家都放棄放債取利吧！

5:11 Please restore to them this day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, their houses, and the interest on the money, the grain, the grape juice, and the olive oil that you have been taking from them.”
請你們今天就把他們的田地,葡萄園,橄欖園,房屋, 以及你們向他們索取的利息: 百分之一的利錢,五穀,新酒和新油, 都歸還給他們. ”

5:12 So they said, “We will restore it and will not request anything more. So we will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made them take an oath to do this promise.
他們就說: “我們必定歸還, 不再向他們要求利息了, 你怎麼說, 我們願意照著你說的去行. ”我就把祭司們召了來, 叫眾人起誓必照著這話去行.

5:13 I also shook out my garment and said, “This is how God will shake out everyone from his house who will not keep this promise. So this is how his possessions will be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised Yahweh, and the people kept this promise.
我抖著胸前的衣襟說: “不履行這話的, 願神也是這樣抖他離開他的家和產業, 直到抖空. ”全體會眾都說: “阿們！”又讚美耶和華. 眾人都照著這話去行.

5:14 Moreover, from the appointed day I was made their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes—twelve years. My brothers and I did not eat the food allowance of the governor.
自從我奉命在猶大地作他們省長的日子以來, 就是從亞達薛西王二十年, 直到三十二年, 共十二年, 我和我的兄弟都沒有吃過省長的俸祿.

5:15 The former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and they took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels. Also, their servants controlled the people, but I did not do so because of the fear of God.
在我們以先的前任省長, 重壓人民, 每日都向他們索取糧食和酒, 以及四百五十六克銀子. 連他們的僕人也轄制人民, 但我因為敬畏神, 就不這樣行.

5:16 I also devoted myself to the work of this wall, and we did not buy land. All of my servants were gathered for the work.
我堅持只重修城牆的工程; 所以我們不購置田產, 我所有的僕人也都聚集在那裡工作.

5:17 One hundred and fifty men, prefects and Jews, and those who came to us from the nations around us, were at my table.
在我桌上吃飯的, 有一百五十個猶大人和官長, 還有那些從我們四圍外族來到我們這裡的人;

5:18 Now what was prepared each day for me was one ox, six choice sheep, and birds. And every ten days all kinds of wine were made. But for this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor because the slavery was too heavy on this people.
每天預備牛一頭,肥羊六隻, 又為我預備一些飛禽; 每十天供應大量各類的酒. 雖然這樣, 我仍然沒有索取省長的俸祿, 因為這些人服役已經負擔沉重.

5:19 Remember me for good, my God, all that I have done for this people.
“我的神啊, 求你記念我, 記念我為這人民所作的一切事, 施恩給我. ”

Nehemiah - Chapter 6

6:1 Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall and that no gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not erected doors in the gates—
參巴拉,多比雅,阿拉伯人基善和我們其餘的仇敵聽見我重建好了城牆, 城牆再沒有破口. 不過那時我還沒有在城門上裝上門扇.

6:2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they planned to do evil to me.
參巴拉和基善就差派人來見我說: “請你來, 我們在阿那平原上的一個村莊會面吧！”其實他們想要謀害我.

6:3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I am not able to come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you all?”
於是我差派使者去見他們說: “我正在進行大工程, 不能去. 我怎能放下這工程, 去見你們, 使這工程停頓呢? ”

6:4 And they sent a message to me four times like this, and I returned an answer like this to them.
他們連續四次這樣差派人來見我, 我都這樣回覆他們.

6:5 And Sanballat sent his servant with an open letter, another word like this to me a fifth time, in his hand.
參巴拉第五次這樣差派他的僕人來見我, 手裡拿著一封沒有封口的信.

6:6 In it was written, “It has been reported among the nations, and Gashmu also is saying it, that you and the Jews are considering rebellion. Therefore, truly you are building the wall and you are becoming their king, according to these words.
信上寫著: “在各民族中有這樣的傳說, 迦施慕也說: ‘你和猶大人陰謀造反, 所以你才重建城牆, 據說, 你還想要作他們的王. ’

6:7 You have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah.’ And now it will be proclaimed to the king according to these words. Now, come and we will plan together.”
你又設立先知在耶路撒冷指著你宣講, 說: ‘猶大有王了. ’現在這些話必會傳到王那裡. 所以請你來, 我們一起商量商量吧. ”

6:8 So I sent to him saying, “None of these words you have spoken has happened. You are indeed saying things created in your own mind”—
我就回覆他, 說: “你說的這些事不是事實, 都是你從心裡捏造出來的. ”

6:9 for all of them sought to frighten us, saying, “their hands will not do the work.” And now, God, strengthen my hands.
其實他們眾人是在恐嚇我們, 心裡說: “他們的手必軟弱, 不能再作這工程, 不會完工了！”但我的手更堅定作工.

6:10 Now I went into the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was confined at home, and he said, “Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill you—during the night they are coming to kill you.”
我來到米希大別的孫子,第來雅的兒子示瑪雅的家裡; 那時, 他閉門不出, 他說: “我們在神的殿裡, 在殿的大堂中會面吧！我們要把殿門關起來, 因為他們要來殺你, 在夜間來殺你. ”

6:11 But I said, “Should a man like me run away? And would a man like me go into the temple so that he can save his life? I will not go in!”
我回答: “像我這樣的人, 怎可以逃跑呢? 哪有像我這樣的人, 進入聖殿裡去保全自己的性命呢? 我決不進去！”

6:12 Then I look and realized God had not sent him; rather, he had spoken the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
我看出神並沒有差派他, 是他自己宣講這話攻擊我, 因為多比雅和參巴拉收買了他.

6:13 For this reason he was hired: to frighten me so that I would act and sin, so that they would have a bad report so they could taunt me.
他被收買, 是要使我懼怕, 照著他說的去作, 以致犯罪, 他們就破壞我的名聲來毀謗我.

6:14 Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to their works, and also Noadiah the prophetess, and the remainder of the prophets who were frightening me.
“我的神啊, 求你記住多比雅和參巴拉, 按著他們所行的報應他們; 也要報應女先知挪亞底和其餘的先知, 因為他們恐嚇我. ”

6:15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.
以祿月二十五日, 城牆建成, 整個工程共用了五十二天.

6:16 When our enemies heard of this, all of the nations surrounding us were afraid and lost their confidence. They knew that this work had been done with the help of our God.
我們所有的仇敵聽見了, 我們四圍所有的民族都懼怕, 敵人的聲勢一落千丈, 他們都承認這工程是靠著我們神的幫助完成的.

6:17 Also, in those days the nobles of Judah increasingly sent their letters to Tobiah, and letters from Tobiah returned to them.
在這段日子, 猶大人的貴族寫了許多信給多比雅, 多比雅也常常回信給他們.

6:18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jehohanan took as a wife the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.
在猶大有許多人與多比雅結盟; 因為他是亞拉的兒子,示迦尼的女婿, 並且他的兒子約哈難娶了比利迦的兒子米書蘭的女兒為妻.

6:19 They also were speaking of his good deeds in my presence, and they were sending my words out to him. Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
不但這樣, 他們也常常在我面前提起多比雅的善行, 又把我說的話傳給他; 多比雅又常常寄信來恐嚇我.

Nehemiah - Chapter 7

7:1 Now when the wall had been built and I had erected the doors and appointed the gatekeepers, singers, and the Levites,
城牆建成後, 我就裝上門扇, 委派了守門的,歌唱者和利未人,

7:2 I gave command over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and Hananiah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
我委任我的兄弟哈拿尼和營樓長哈拿尼雅, 管理耶路撒冷, 因為哈拿尼雅是個可信靠的人, 敬畏神勝過許多人.

7:3 I said to them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While they are standing guard let them shut and fasten the doors. And appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, one at his post and another opposite his house.”
我吩咐他們說: “日上中天時, 耶路撒冷的城門也不可長久敞開; 太陽還停著未落, 守門的人站崗的時候, 也要關好門, 要派耶路撒冷的居民站崗, 一些人在哨崗, 另一些人在自己的屋前瞭望. ”

7:4 The city was widespread and large, but the people in it were few and no houses were rebuilt.
城既寬闊又廣大, 但城中的居民稀少; 房屋還沒有建造起來.

7:5 Then my God put into my heart to assemble the nobles, the prefects, and the people to be enrolled. I found the book of the genealogy of those who first came back, and I found this written upon it:
我的神使我的心定意, 召集貴族,官長和人民, 要照家譜登記. 我找到頭一次上來的人的家譜, 我找到的家譜上面寫著:

7:6 These are the people of the province who came up from captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his city.
以下這些猶大省的人, 從前巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒擄走他們, 現在他們歸回耶路撒冷和猶大, 各人回到自己的城鎮.

7:7 These came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
他們是跟所羅巴伯,耶書亞,尼希米,亞撒利雅,拉米,拿哈瑪尼,末底改,必珊,米斯毗列,比革瓦伊和尼宏和巴拿一同回來的. 以色列民的人數記在下面:

7:8 the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
巴錄的子孫二千一百七十二人.

7:9 The descendants of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
示法提雅的子孫三百七十二人.

7:10 The descendants of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
亞拉的子孫六百五十二人.

7:11 The descendants of Pahath-Moab, of the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
巴哈．摩押的子孫, 就是耶書亞和約押的子孫, 二千八百一十八人.

7:12 The descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
以攔的子孫一千二百五十四人.

7:13 The descendants of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.
薩土的子孫八百四十五人.

7:14 The descendants of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
薩改的子孫七百六十人.

7:15 The descendants of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
賓內的子孫六百四十八人.

7:16 The descendants of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.
比拜的子孫六百二十八人.

7:17 The descendants of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
押甲的子孫二千三百二十二人.

7:18 The descendants of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.
亞多尼干的子孫六百六十七人.

7:19 The descendants of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.
比革瓦伊的子孫二千零六十七人.

7:20 The descendants of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.
亞丁的子孫六百五十五人.

7:21 The descendants of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
亞特的子孫, 就是希西家的子孫, 九十八人.

7:22 The descendants of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.
哈順的子孫三百二十八人.

7:23 The descendants of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.
比宰的子孫三百二十四人.

7:24 The descendants of Hariph, one hundred and twelve.
約拉的子孫一百一十二人.

7:25 The descendants of Gibeon, ninety-five.
基遍的子孫九十五人.

7:26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred and eighty-eight.
伯利恆人和尼陀法人, 共一百八十八人.

7:27 The men of Anathoth, one hundred and twenty-eight.
亞拿突人一百二十八人.

7:28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
伯．亞斯瑪弗人四十二人.

7:29 The men of Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
基列．耶琳人,基非拉人和比錄人, 共七百四十三人.

7:30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
拉瑪人和迦巴人, 共六百二十一人.

7:31 The men of Micmash, one hundred and twenty-two.
默瑪人一百二十二人.

7:32 The men of Bethel and Ai, one hundred and twenty-three.
伯特利人和艾人, 共一百二十三人.

7:33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
另一個尼波的人五十二人.

7:34 The people of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
另一個以攔的子孫一千二百五十四人.

7:35 The people of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
哈琳的子孫三百二十人.

7:36 The people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
耶利哥的子孫三百四十五人.

7:37 The people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
羅得,哈第和阿挪的子孫共七百二十一人.

7:38 The people of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
西拿的子孫三千九百三十人.

7:39 The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
祭司的數目記在下面: 耶書亞家的耶大雅的子孫九百七十三人.

7:40 The descendants of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two.
音麥的子孫一千零五十二人.

7:41 The descendants of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
巴施戶珥的子孫一千二百四十七人.

7:42 The descendants of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
哈琳的子孫一千零一十七人.

7:43 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua, namely of Kadmiel of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
利未人的數目記在下面: 何達威的子孫, 就是耶書亞和甲篾的子孫, 七十四人.

7:44 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred and forty-eight.
負責歌唱的: 亞薩的子孫一百四十八人.

7:45 The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, the descendants of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-eight.
守門的人數: 沙龍的子孫,亞特的子孫,達們的子孫,亞谷的子孫,哈底大的子孫和朔拜的子孫, 共一百三十八人.

7:46 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
殿役的數目記在下面: 西哈的子孫,哈蘇巴的子孫,答巴俄的子孫,

7:47 the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon,
基綠的子孫,西亞的子孫,巴頓的子孫,

7:48 the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagaba, the descendants of Shalmai,
利巴拿的子孫,哈迦巴的子孫,薩買的子孫,

7:49 the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,
哈難的子孫,吉德的子孫,迦哈的子孫,

7:50 the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,
利亞雅的子孫,利汛的子孫,尼哥大的子孫,

7:51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,
迦散的子孫,烏撒的子孫,巴西亞的子孫,

7:52 the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,
比塞的子孫,米烏寧的子孫,尼普心的子孫,

7:53 the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
巴卜的子孫,哈古巴的子孫,哈忽的子孫,

7:54 the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
巴洗律的子孫,米希大的子孫,哈沙的子孫,

7:55 the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,
巴柯的子孫,西西拉的子孫,答瑪的子孫,

7:56 the descendants of Neziah, the descendants of Hatipha.
尼細亞的子孫和哈提法的子孫.

7:57 The descendants of Solomon’s servants: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
所羅門僕人的子孫的數目記在下面: 瑣太的子孫,瑣斐列的子孫,比路大的子孫,

7:58 the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel,
雅拉的子孫,達昆的子孫,吉德的子孫,

7:59 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the descendants of Amon.
示法提雅的子孫,哈替的子孫,玻黑列．哈斯巴音的子孫和亞捫的子孫.

7:60 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
作殿役的和所羅門僕人的子孫共三百九十二人.

7:61 These were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they were not able to prove their ancestral houses or their descent, whether they were from Israel:
以下這些人是從特米拉,特哈薩,基綠,亞頓和音麥上來的, 可是他們無法證明他們的父家或世系是以色列人.

7:62 the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, the descendants of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
這些人是第萊雅的子孫,多比雅的子孫和尼哥大的子孫, 共六百四十二人.

7:63 And from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai (who had taken as a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
祭司中, 有哈巴雅的子孫,哈哥斯的子孫和巴西萊的子孫; 巴西萊娶了基列人巴西萊的一個女兒為妻, 所以起名叫巴西萊.

7:64 These sought their record among those enrolled in the genealogy, but it was not found there, so they were excluded as unclean from the priesthood.
這些人查考族譜的記錄, 卻找不著, 因此他們算為不潔淨, 不能作祭司.

7:65 So the governor said to them that they could not eat the most holy food until a priest could come with Urim and Thummim.
省長告訴他們不可吃至聖之物, 直等到有能用烏陵和土明來決疑的祭司興起來.

7:66 All of the assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
全體會眾共有四萬二千三百六十人.

7:67 besides their servants and female slaves—these were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven. And the male and female singers were two hundred and forty-five,
此外, 還有他們的僕婢七千三百三十七人; 又有男女歌唱者二百四十五人.

7:68
他們有馬七百三十六匹, 騾子二百四十五匹,

7:69 there were four hundred and thirty-five camels and six thousand seven hundred and twenty male donkeys.
駱駝四百三十五匹和驢子六千七百二十頭.

7:70 Now some from the heads of the families gave to the work. The governor gave to the storehouse one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly tunics.
有些族長為了這工程而捐獻; 省長捐給庫房金子八公斤,碗五十個和祭司的禮服五百三十件;

7:71 Now some of the heads of the families gave to the storehouse of the work twenty thousand gold darics and two thousand two hundred silver minas.
族長捐給這工程的庫房金子一百六十八公斤,銀子一千二百五十公斤.

7:72 And what the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly tunics.
其餘的人民捐獻金子一百六十八公斤, 銀子一百四十公斤,祭司的禮服六十七件.

7:73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel settled in their cities. When the seventh month came, the Israelites were in their cities.
於是祭司,利未人,守門的,歌唱者,一部分人民,作殿役的, 和以色列眾人都住在自己的城裡.

Nehemiah - Chapter 8

8:1 All of the people gathered as one to the public square before the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses that Yahweh had commanded Israel.
到了七月, 以色列人都住在自己的城裡. (《馬索拉抄本》以本句為7:73下半節)那時眾民如同一人, 在水門前的廣場聚集, 請經學家以斯拉把耶和華藉摩西命令以色列人遵守的律法書帶來.

8:2 So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly for each man and woman to hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
七月初一日, 以斯拉祭司把律法書帶到所有聽了能明白的男女會眾面前.

8:3 He read from it facing the public square before the Water Gate from dawn until noon that day, opposite the men, women, and those with understanding. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
在水門前面的廣場, 從清早到中午, 向眾男女和聽了能明白的人宣讀出來. 眾民都側耳傾聽這律法書的話.

8:4 Then Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden podium that had been made for the occasion. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right. On his left was Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
經學家以斯拉站在為這事特製的木臺上; 站在他右邊的, 有瑪他提雅,示瑪,亞奈雅,烏利亞,希勒家和瑪西雅; 站在他左邊的, 有毗大雅,米沙利,瑪基雅,哈順,哈拔大拿,撒迦利亞和米書蘭.

8:5 Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, because he was above all of the people. When he opened it all the people stood up.
以斯拉在眾人眼前展開那書卷; 他高高地站在眾民以上, 他把書卷展開, 眾民就站起來.

8:6 Then Ezra blessed Yahweh the great God, and all of the people answered, “Amen! Amen!” while lifting their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped Yahweh with their noses to the ground.
以斯拉稱頌耶和華至大的神, 眾民舉手應聲說: “阿們！阿們！”然後跪下, 臉伏在地, 敬拜耶和華.

8:7 And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites were teaching the people from the law while the people were in their places.
然後利未人耶書亞,巴尼,示利比,雅憫,亞谷,沙比太,荷第雅,瑪西雅,基利他,亞撒利雅,約撒拔,哈難和毗萊雅就教導他們明白律法. 眾人一直站在原處聆聽.

8:8 So they read the book from the law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that they could understand the reading.
他們宣讀神的律法, 把意義清楚翻譯出來, 使眾民明白所宣讀的.

8:9 Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of the people, “This day is holy to Yahweh your God. Do not mourn nor weep.” For all of the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
省長尼希米和祭司兼經學家以斯拉, 以及教導人民明白律法的利未人對眾民說: “今天是耶和華你們的神的聖日, 你們不要悲哀哭泣. ”因為眾人聽見律法書上的話, 都哭了.

8:10 Then he said to them, “Go, eat festive food and drink sweet drinks, and send a share to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our lord. Do not be grieved because the joy of Yahweh is your refuge.”
尼希米又對他們說: “你們應當去吃肥美的肉, 喝甘甜的酒, 把部分飲食分給沒有能力預備的人, 因為今天是我們的主的聖日; 你們不要憂愁, 因為靠耶和華而得的喜樂是你們的力量. ”

8:11 So the Levites silenced all of the people, saying, “Silence, for this day is holy. Do not be grieved.”
於是利未人使眾民安靜下來, 說: “你們安靜吧, 因為今天是聖日, 也不要再憂愁！”

8:12 All of the people went to eat, to drink, to send a share, and to have great joy because they understood the words that they had made known to them.
眾民就去吃喝, 也把部分飲食與人分享, 大大歡樂. 因為他們明白教訓他們的話.

8:13 On the second day the heads of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites gathered together to Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law.
第二天, 眾民的族長,祭司和利未人都聚集到經學家以斯拉那裡, 研究律法的話.

8:14 They found written in the law, which Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses, that the Israelites should live in booths during the festival of the seventh month,
他們發現律法上記載, 耶和華曾藉著摩西吩咐以色列人, 要在七月的節期中, 住在棚裡,

8:15 and that they should proclaim and give voice in all of their cities in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill and bring olive tree branches, olive oil wood branches, myrtle shrub branches, palm tree branches, and other leafy tree branches to make booths, as it is written.”
並且要在自己的城裡和在耶路撒冷宣揚布告說: “你們要上到山上, 把橄欖樹枝,油木樹枝,番石榴枝,棕樹枝和樹葉繁茂大樹的枝子帶回來, 照著律法所寫的搭棚. ”

8:16 So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of the house of God, in the public square of the Water Gate, and in the public square of the Gate of Ephraim.
於是眾民出去, 把樹枝帶回來, 各人在自己的房頂上, 在院子裡, 神的院中, 水門的廣場, 或是在以法蓮門的廣場搭棚.

8:17 And all of the assembly of those who returned from captivity made booths and lived in the booths because the Israelites had not done it from the days of Jeshua son of Nun until that day. And there was very great joy.
從被擄歸回的全體會眾都搭了棚, 並且住在棚裡; 從嫩的兒子約書亞的時候, 直到那日, 以色列人都沒有這樣行過. 大家都非常快樂.

8:18 And he read from the scroll of the law of God day by day from the first day up to the last day. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day there was an assembly according to the rule.
從頭一天直到最後一天, 每天都宣讀神的律法書. 他們守節七天, 第八天照典章有嚴肅會.

Nehemiah - Chapter 9

9:1 On the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites gathered in fasting, in sackcloths, and with soil on them.
這月二十四日, 以色列人聚集, 一同禁食, 身穿麻衣, 頭上蒙灰.

9:2 Those of the seed of Israel separated themselves from all of the foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.
以色列的後裔跟所有外族人分離, 然後站立, 承認自己的罪過和他們列祖的罪孽.

9:3 They stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of Yahweh their God for a fourth part of the day, and for a fourth they were confessing and worshiping Yahweh their God.
那天四分之一的時間, 他們站在自己的地方, 宣讀耶和華他們的神的律法書; 另外四分之一的時間, 他們認罪和敬拜耶和華他們的神.

9:4 Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani stood on the platform of the Levites and cried out with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.
耶書亞,巴尼,甲篾,示巴尼,布尼,示利比,巴尼和基拿尼, 站立在利未人的臺階上, 向耶和華他們的神大聲哀求.

9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, “Stand up, bless Yahweh your God from everlasting until everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name that is being exalted above all blessing and praise!
利未人耶書亞,甲篾,巴尼,哈沙尼,示利比,荷第雅,示巴尼和毗他希雅說: “你們要起立, 稱頌耶和華你們的神, 直到永永遠遠. ”“耶和華啊, 你榮耀的名是應當稱頌的; 願你的名被尊崇, 超過一切稱頌和讚美.

9:6 “You alone are Yahweh. You alone have made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all of their army, the earth and all that is in it, the waters and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the army of the heavens worship you.
你, 唯獨你是耶和華, 你造了天, 天上的天和天軍, 地和地上的萬物, 海和海中的萬物, 你使這一切生存, 天軍也都敬拜你.

9:7 You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.
你是耶和華神, 你揀選亞伯蘭, 帶領他出了迦勒底的吾珥, 改他的名字為亞伯拉罕.

9:8 You found his heart faithful before you and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite—to give it to his seed. And you have kept your word because you are righteous.
你見他在你面前心裡誠實可靠, 就與他立約, 要把迦南人,赫人,亞摩利人,比利洗人,耶布斯人和革迦撒人之地, 賜給他的後裔; 你履行了你的諾言, 因為你是公義的.

9:9 “You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their shout at the Red Sea.
你看見我們的列祖在埃及所受的困苦, 垂聽他們在紅海的哀求,

9:10 You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all of his servants, and all of the people of his land because you knew that they acted arrogantly against them. You made a name for yourself, as it is this day.
因為你知道埃及人怎樣狂妄自大地對待他們, 所以就對法老和他的一切臣僕, 以及他國中所有的人民, 施行神蹟奇事, 為你自己建立了至今仍存的名聲.

9:11 And you divided the sea before them, and they passed through the sea on dry ground, but their pursuers you threw into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.
你又在我們的列祖面前把海分開, 使他們在海中的乾地上走過去; 把追趕他們的人丟在深處, 好像石頭拋進怒海之中.

9:12 You led them by day with a column of cloud and with a column of fire by night, to give them light on the way that they were to go.
日間你用雲柱引導他們, 夜間用火柱光照他們要行的路.

9:13 Then you came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right judgments and true teachings, good regulations and commandments.
你降臨西奈山上, 從天上與他們說話, 賜給他們正直的典章,真實的律法,美好的條例與誡命.

9:14 You made known your holy Sabbath to them and gave them commandments, regulations, and law by the hand of your servant Moses.
你使他們認識你的聖安息, 藉你僕人摩西向他們頒布誡命,條例和律法.

9:15 You gave them bread from heaven for their starvation, and you caused water to go out from a rock for their thirst. You told them to go in order to take into possession the land that you have sworn by your hand to give to them.
你從天上賜下糧食, 給他們充飢, 吩咐水從磐石流出來給他們解渴; 你又吩咐他們進去佔領, 你舉手起誓要賜給他們的那地.

9:16 “But they and our ancestors acted arrogantly and stiffened their neck and did not listen to your commandments.
但是我們的列祖狂妄自大, 硬著頸項, 不聽從你的命令.

9:17 They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders that you did among them. They stiffened their neck and in their rebellion determined to return to their slavery. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abundant in loyal love, so you did not abandon them.
他們拒絕聽從, 也不記念你在他們中間所行的奇事, 硬著頸項, 存心悖逆, 自立首領, 要回到他們為奴之地去. 但你是樂意饒恕的神, 你有恩典, 有憐憫, 不輕易發怒, 並有豐盛的慈愛, 所以你沒有撇棄他們.

9:18 Even when they made for themselves a molten idol of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you out from Egypt,’ and committed great blasphemies.
他們更為自己鑄造了一頭牛犢, 說: ‘這就是把你們從埃及領上來的神！’他們犯了褻瀆大罪,

9:19 But you in your many mercies did not abandon them in the desert. The column of cloud that was over them in the day did not cease to leave them on the way, and the column of fire by night that gave light to them on the way that they went.
你還是因著你豐盛的憐憫, 沒有把他們撇棄在曠野; 日間雲柱沒有離開他們, 仍然在路上引導他們; 夜間火柱也沒有離開他們, 還是光照他們要行的路.

9:20 And you gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst.
你賜下良善的靈教導他們; 你沒有留住嗎哪不給他們吃; 你給他們水解渴.

9:21 Forty years you sustained them in the desert—they were not in need. Their clothing did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
在曠野四十年, 你供養他們, 他們毫無缺乏, 衣服沒有穿破, 他們的腳也沒有腫痛.

9:22 And you gave them kingdoms and nations and allotted them a portion. They took into possession the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.
你把列國和萬民賜給他們, 你把列國分給他們作疆界, 他們就獲得西宏之地, 希實本王之地和巴珊王噩之地.

9:23 You made their children numerous like the stars of the heavens and brought them to the land that you told their ancestors to enter in order to take possession.
你使他們的子孫眾多, 像天上的星星那麼多; 你把他們帶進你應許他們的列祖要進去得為業的那地.

9:24 So the children went in and took possession of the land. You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites; you gave them into their hand, and their kings and the nations of the land to do with them according to their pleasure.
於是他們的子孫進去, 獲得那地; 你使那地的迦南居民向他們屈服, 又把迦南眾王和那地的各民族, 都交在以色列人手裡, 以色列人可以隨意對待他們.

9:25 And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land and took possession of houses filled with every good thing: hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and many fruit trees. They ate and became full, and they became fat and took delight in your great goodness.
他們奪取了堅固的城,肥沃的土地, 獲得了滿載各樣財寶的房屋,挖好的水井,葡萄園,橄欖園和很多果樹; 他們吃得飽足, 身體發胖, 因你的大恩生活安逸快樂.

9:26 “But they rebelled and were rebellious against you and cast your law behind their back and killed your prophets, who had warned them to turn back to you, and they did great blasphemies.
“可是他們竟悖逆, 背叛你, 把你的律法丟在背後, 殺害那些控告他們, 要他們歸向你的先知, 犯了褻瀆的大罪.

9:27 Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemy, and they brought trouble to them. Then in the time of their trouble they cried out to you, and you heard from the heavens, and according to your great compassions, you gave them saviors, and you saved them from the hand of their enemies.
所以你把他們交在敵人的手中, 好讓他們受困苦; 他們受困苦的時候, 就向你呼求, 你就從天上垂聽, 按著你豐盛的憐憫, 賜給他們拯救者, 拯救他們脫離敵人的手.

9:28 But when they had rest they returned to doing evil before you, and you abandoned them in the hand of their enemies, and they ruled over them. Then they returned and cried out to you, and from the heavens you heard and many times rescued them according to your compassions.
但他們得享安寧以後, 又在你面前行惡, 你就撇棄他們在仇敵的手中, 讓仇敵管轄他們; 然而他們回轉過來, 向你哀求, 你就從天上垂聽, 按著豐盛的憐憫, 一次又一次拯救他們.

9:29 You warned them so that they would return to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commandments but sinned against your judgments that a person must do so that they may live. They turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck and would not listen.
你警告他們, 要他們轉向你的律法; 但他們狂妄自大, 不聽從你的誡命, 犯罪干犯你的典章. 人應遵行這些典章, 按照它們生活, 他們卻固執地扭轉肩頭, 硬著頸項, 不肯聽從.

9:30 You were patient toward them for many years, and you have warned them by your spirit through the hand of your prophets, but they did not listen. So you gave them into the hand of the nations of the lands.
你多年容忍他們, 你的靈藉著你的眾先知勸戒他們, 他們還是不側耳而聽, 所以你把他們交在各地的民族手中.

9:31 But in your great compassions you did not put an end to them, and you did not abandon them. For you are a gracious and compassionate God.
然而因你豐富的憐憫, 你不把他們滅盡, 也不撇棄他們, 因為你是有恩典有憐憫的神.

9:32 “And now our God, the great, mighty, and awesome God who keeps his covenant and loyal love, do not belittle in your presence all of the hardship that is found in us, our kings, our officials, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and all of our people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.
“我們的神啊, 你是至大,全能,至可畏,守約施慈愛的神, 現在求你不要把我們,我們的君王和領袖,我們的祭司和先知,我們的列祖和你的眾民, 從亞述列王的日子直到今日所遭遇的一切苦難, 看為小事.

9:33 You are righteous in everything that has come on us, for you dealt faithfully, and we have acted wickedly.
在一切臨到我們身上的事上, 你都是公義的; 因為你所行的是信實的, 我們所行的是邪惡的.

9:34 Our kings, our officials, our priests, and our ancestors did not keep your law and did not listen to your commandments and statutes that you declared to them.
我們的君王和領袖, 我們的祭司和列祖, 都沒有遵行你的律法, 也沒有留心聽從你的誡命和你向他們鄭重的警告.

9:35 And in their kingdom and in the greatness you gave to them, and in the wide and fertile land that you gave before them, they did not serve you and did not turn from their evil deeds.
他們在本國中, 享受你賜給他們的大福, 在你擺在他們面前這廣大肥沃的地上, 卻不事奉你, 不轉離他們的惡行.

9:36 Behold, we are slaves to this day, and the land that you have given to our ancestors to eat its fruits and enjoy its goodness—behold, we are slaves in it!
我們今天竟成了奴僕！就是在你賜給我們列祖享用其上果實和美物之地, 我們竟在這地上作了奴僕！

9:37 Its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have given over us because of our sins, and they are ruling over our dead bodies and our livestock at their pleasure. We are in great trouble.
這地豐富的出產都歸給列王, 就是你因我們的罪派來管轄我們的; 他們也隨意管轄我們的身體和我們的牲畜; 我們遭遇大患難.

9:38 “Now because of all of this we make a binding written agreement and are writing on the sealed documents the names of our commanders, our Levites, and our priests.”
現在由於這一切事, 我們立下確實的約, 寫在文件上; 我們的領袖,利未人和祭司, 都在上面蓋了印. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為10:1)

Nehemiah - Chapter 10

10:1 Upon the sealed documents: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah;
在上面蓋印的是: 省長哈迦利亞的兒子尼希米, 還有西底家; (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為10:2)

10:2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
祭司有: 西萊雅,亞撒利雅,耶利米,

10:3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
巴施戶珥,亞瑪利雅,瑪基雅,

10:4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
哈突,示巴尼,瑪鹿,

10:5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
哈琳,米利末,俄巴底亞,

10:6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
但以理,近頓,巴錄,

10:7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
米書蘭,亞比雅,米雅尼,

10:8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these are the priests.
瑪西亞,璧該,示瑪雅;

10:9 And the Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui from the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
利未人有: 亞散尼的兒子耶書亞,希拿達的子孫賓內和甲篾;

10:10 their brothers Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
還有他們的兄弟示巴尼,荷第雅,基利他,毗萊雅,哈難,

10:11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
米迦,利合,哈沙比雅,

10:12 Zaccur, Shereiah, Shebanaih,
撒刻,示利比,示巴尼,

10:13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
荷第雅,巴尼,比尼努;

10:14 The heads of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
民眾的首領有: 巴錄,巴哈．摩押,以攔,薩土,巴尼,

10:15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
布尼,押甲,比拜,

10:16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
亞多尼雅,比革瓦伊,亞丁,

10:17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
亞特,希西家,押朔,

10:18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
荷第雅,哈順,比宰,

10:19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
哈立,亞拿突,尼拜,

10:20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
抹比押,米書蘭,希悉,

10:21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
米示薩別,撒督,押杜亞,

10:22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
毗拉提,哈難,亞奈雅,

10:23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
何細亞,哈拿尼雅,哈述,

10:24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
哈羅黑,毗利合,朔百,

10:25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
利宏,哈沙拿,瑪西雅,

10:26 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
亞希雅,哈難,亞難,

10:27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
瑪鹿,哈琳,巴拿.

10:28 “The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to observe the law of God—their wives, their sons, their daughters, and all who know and understand—
其餘的民眾: 祭司,利未人,守門的,歌唱的,作殿役的, 以及一切跟各地民族分離, 歸向神律法的和他們的妻子和兒女, 所有有知識能夠明白的,

10:29 are helping their brothers, their nobles, and entering into a solemn oath to walk in the law of God which was given by the hand of Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all of the commandments of Yahweh our Lord and his judgments and regulations.
都堅持和他們的貴族兄弟參與發咒起誓, 必遵行神藉他僕人摩西頒布的律法, 必謹守遵行耶和華我們的主的一切誡命,典章和律例;

10:30 We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land nor take their daughters for our sons.
我們必不把我們的女兒嫁給這地的外族人, 也不為我們的兒子娶他們的女兒.

10:31 And the peoples of the land who bring merchandise and any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not accept it from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. We will forego the crops of the seventh year and cancel every debt.
如果這地的外族人帶來貨物或五穀, 在安息日販賣, 我們在安息日或聖日決不向他們買甚麼; 每逢第七年, 我們必不耕種田地, 並且豁免一切債務.

10:32 “We put on ourselves the commandment upon us to yearly give a third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:
我們又為自己立下法規, 各人每年要繳納四克銀子作我們神的殿的經費,

10:33 for the rows of bread, the offering of the daily sacrifice, the continual burnt sacrifice, the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals, the appointed festival times, the holy objects, the sin offerings that make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
用來做陳設餅, 常獻的素祭, 常獻的燔祭, 安息日,初一,定時的節期所獻的祭; 又為了做各樣的聖物和為以色列人贖罪的贖罪祭, 以及我們神殿裡一切工作的費用.

10:34 And we have cast lots for the contributions of the wood offering of the priests, the Levites, and the people to bring it to the house of our God, by our fathers’ houses, at designated times, year by year, to burn on the altar of Yahweh our God—as it is written in the law.
我們(包括祭司,利未人和民眾)抽籤決定按照我們的宗族, 每年在指定的時間把木柴奉到我們神的殿, 好照著律法上所寫的, 燒在耶和華我們神的壇上.

10:35 We also bring the first fruits of our soil and the first fruits of all the fruit trees, year by year, for the house of Yahweh.
又定下每年要把我們田地初熟的果子, 各樣果樹上一切初熟的果子, 都帶到耶和華的殿.

10:36 And the firstborn of our sons and beasts—as it is written in the law—and the firstborn of our cattle and sheep, to bring to the house of our God and to the priests serving in the house of our God.
又要照著律法所寫的, 把我們頭胎的兒子和牲畜, 就是我們頭胎的牛羊, 都帶到我們神的殿, 交給在我們神的殿供職的祭司.

10:37 And we bring the best of our dough, our offerings, the fruit of every tree, new wine, and olive oil to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring the tithe of our soil to the Levites, for the Levites receive the tithes in all of our rural towns.
並且把我們最好的麵粉和舉祭, 各樣樹上的果子,新酒,新油, 都帶給祭司, 交到我們神殿的倉庫; 又要把我們田地出產的十分之一給利未人, 利未人可以在我們所有城鎮的耕地收取十分之一的出產.

10:38 And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, will be with the Levites during the tithe the Levites receive. The Levites will bring up a tithe of the tithes for the house of our God to the chambers of the storehouse.
利未人收取十分之一出產的時候, 要有一個作祭司的亞倫的子孫與他們在一起; 利未人要從這十分之一中, 抽取十分之一奉到我們神的殿, 交到庫房的貯藏室.

10:39 For the Israelites and the Levites will bring to the storerooms the offering of grain, new wine, and olive oil. These are the objects of the sanctuary and the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.”
以色列人和利未人要把五穀,新酒,新油作舉祭, 帶到貯存聖所器皿的貯藏室, 就是供職的祭司,守門的和歌唱的居住的地方. 我們決不會疏忽供應我們神的殿.

Nehemiah - Chapter 11

11:1 Now the commanders of the people lived in Jerusalem, but the remainder of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, the other nine’s place was in the other cities.
那時, 民眾的領袖住在耶路撒冷; 其餘的民眾都抽籤, 抽出十分之一, 住在聖城耶路撒冷, 餘下的十分之九就住在別的城鎮.

11:2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
眾人為所有自願住在耶路撒冷的人祝福.

11:3 These are the heads of the province who lived in Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah each one lived on his property in their cities: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants.
以色列人,祭司,利未人,作殿役的和所羅門僕人的子孫, 各住在猶大眾城自己的地業中; 猶大省的首領住在耶路撒冷的, 有以下這些人:

11:4 And some from the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;
有些猶大的子孫和便雅憫的子孫, 住在耶路撒冷. 猶大的子孫有: 法勒斯的子孫烏西雅的兒子亞他雅; 烏西雅是撒迦利雅的兒子, 撒迦利雅是亞瑪利雅的兒子, 亞瑪利雅是示法提雅的兒子, 示法提雅是瑪勒列的兒子.

11:5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Jehoiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.
又有巴錄的兒子瑪西雅; 巴錄是谷何西的兒子, 谷何西是哈賽雅的兒子, 哈賽雅是亞大雅的兒子, 亞大雅是約雅立的兒子, 約雅立是撒迦利雅的兒子, 撒迦利雅是示羅尼的兒子.

11:6 All of the descendants of Perez who were living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight able-bodied men.
所有住在耶路撒冷的法勒斯子孫, 共四百六十八人, 他們都是勇士.

11:7 These are the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.
便雅憫的子孫有: 米書蘭的兒子撒路; 米書蘭是約葉的兒子, 約葉是毗大雅的兒子, 毗大雅是哥頓雅的兒子, 哥頓雅是瑪西雅的兒子, 瑪西雅是以鐵的兒子, 以鐵是耶篩亞的兒子.

11:8 And following after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
他的眾兄弟都是勇士(本句《馬索拉抄本》作“在他以後是迦拜和撒來”, 明顯是殘缺; 今照《七十士譯本》翻譯), 共九百二十八人.

11:9 And Joel son of Zicri, their chief officer; and Judah son of Hassenuah, second in command over the city.
細基利的兒子約珥是管理他們的官長; 哈西努亞的兒子猶大是那城的副市長.

11:10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Jehoiarib, Jakin,
祭司有: 約雅立的兒子耶大雅, 又有雅斤,

11:11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub—the leader of the house of God—
以及神殿的總管西萊雅; 西萊雅是希勒家的兒子, 希勒家是米書蘭的兒子, 米書蘭是撒督的兒子, 撒督是米拉約的兒子, 米拉約是亞希突的兒子;

11:12 and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two. And Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah,
還有他們的親族, 在殿裡工作事奉的, 共八百二十二人; 又有耶羅罕的兒子亞大雅; 耶羅罕是毗拉利的兒子, 毗拉利是暗洗的兒子, 暗洗是撒迦利亞的兒子, 撒迦利亞是巴施戶珥的兒子, 巴施戶珥是瑪基雅的兒子;

11:13 and his brothers, heads of the families, two hundred and forty-two. And Amashai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
還有他的親族作族長的共二百四十二人; 又有亞薩列的兒子亞瑪帥; 亞薩列是亞哈賽的兒子, 亞哈賽是米實利末的兒子, 米實利末是音麥的兒子;

11:14 and their brothers; mighty warriors of strength, one hundred and twenty-eight. The chief officer over them was Zabdiel son of Hagedolim.
又有他們的親族, 英勇的戰士共一百二十八人; 哈基多琳的兒子撒巴第業是管理他們的官長.

11:15 Now from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
利未人有: 哈述的兒子示瑪雅; 哈述是押利甘的兒子, 押利甘是哈沙比雅的兒子, 哈沙比雅是布尼的兒子;

11:16 and Shabbethai and Jehozabad, leaders over the work of the Levites outside of the house of God;
又有利未人的族長沙比太和約撒拔, 管理神殿的外務.

11:17 Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader to begin the thanksgiving prayer, and Bakbukiah the second of his brothers; Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
米迦的兒子瑪他尼, 領導讚美, 獻上感謝的禱告; 米迦是撒底的兒子, 撒底是亞薩的兒子; 八布迦在他的兄弟中作副手; 還有沙母亞的兒子押大, 沙母亞是加拉的兒子, 加拉是耶杜頓的兒子.

11:18 All of the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.
所有在聖城的利未人, 共二百八十四人.

11:19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, the keepers of the gates, one hundred and seventy-two.
守門的有: 亞谷和達們, 以及他們的親族, 看守各門, 共一百七十二人.

11:20 And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, in all of the cities of Judah, each in his inheritance.
其餘的以色列人,祭司,利未人各住在猶大眾城自己的地業中.

11:21 But the temple servants were living on the Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
作殿役的住在俄斐勒; 西哈和基斯帕管理作殿役的人.

11:22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, from the descendants of Asaph, the singers over the work of the house of God.
在耶路撒冷管理利未人的, 是巴尼的兒子烏西, 巴尼是哈沙比雅的兒子, 哈沙比雅是瑪他尼的兒子, 瑪他尼是米迦的兒子, 他是亞薩的子孫, 就是那些管理神殿事務的歌唱者.

11:23 For there was a command of the king concerning them and a regulation concerning the singers, required day by day.
王命令他們, 規定歌唱者每天當盡的責任.

11:24 And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, from the descendants of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the hand of the king in all matters concerning the people.
猶大的兒子謝拉的子孫中, 米示薩別的兒子毗他希雅是王的助手, 統管一切民事.

11:25 As for the villages in their territories, some from the descendants of Judah lived in Kiriath-Arba and its settlements, Dibon and its settlements, Jekabzeel and its settlements,
至於村莊和所屬的田地, 有些猶大人住在基列．亞巴和屬於基列．亞巴的鄉村, 有些住在底本和屬於底本的鄉村, 有些住在葉甲薛和屬於葉甲薛的村莊,

11:26 Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,
有些住在耶書亞,摩拉大,伯．帕列,

11:27 Hazar Shual, Beersheba and its settlements,
哈薩．書亞,別是巴和屬於別是巴的鄉村,

11:28 Ziklad, Meconah and its settlements,
有些住在洗革拉,米哥拿和屬於米哥拿的鄉村,

11:29 En-Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuch,
有些住在音．臨門,瑣拉,耶末,

11:30 Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its settlements. So they camped from Beersheba up to the Valley of Hinnom.
撒挪亞,亞杜蘭和屬於這兩地的村莊, 拉吉和屬於拉吉的村莊, 亞西加和屬於亞西加的田地; 他們安營居住的地方, 從別是巴直到欣嫩谷.

11:31 The descendants of Benjamin from Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and their settlements,
有些便雅憫人住在迦巴,密抹,亞雅,伯特利和屬於伯特利的鄉村,

11:32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
有些住在亞拿突,挪伯,亞難雅,

11:33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
夏瑣,拉瑪,基他音,

11:34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
哈疊,洗編,尼八拉,

11:35 Lod, and Ono the valley of the artisans.
羅德,阿挪和匠人谷;

11:36 And from the Levites the working groups of Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
有些利未人曾經住在猶大地, 卻歸到便雅憫地.

Nehemiah - Chapter 12

12:1 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
與撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯和耶書亞一起上來的祭司和利未人有以下這些人: 祭司有西萊雅,耶利米,以斯拉,

12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
亞瑪利雅,瑪鹿,哈突,

12:3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
示迦尼,利宏,米利末,

12:4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
易多,近頓,亞比雅,

12:5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
米雅民,瑪底雅,璧迦,

12:6 Shemaiah, Jehoiarib, Jedaiah,
示瑪雅,約雅立,耶大雅,

12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These are the heads of the priests and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
撒路,亞木,希勒家和耶大雅. 這些人在耶書亞的日子作祭司和他們親族的首領.

12:8 And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah and his brothers who were in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
利未人有耶書亞,賓內,甲篾,示利比,猶大,瑪他尼和他的兄弟們, 負責頌讚的事.

12:9 And Bakbukiah, Unno, their brothers stood opposite them during service.
他們的兄弟八布迦和烏尼按著班次, 與他們相對站立.

12:10 Jeshua fathered Jehoiakim; Jehoiakim fathered Eliashib; Eliashib fathered Jehoiada;
耶書亞生約雅金, 約雅金生以利亞實, 以利亞實生耶何耶大,

12:11 Jehoiada fathered Jehonathan; Jehonathan fathered Jaddua.
耶何耶大生約拿單, 約拿單生押杜亞.

12:12 Now in the days of Jehoiakim the priests and the heads of the families were: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
在約雅金的日子, 祭司作族長的, 屬西萊雅族的, 有米拉雅; 屬耶利米族的, 有哈拿尼雅;

12:13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
屬以斯拉族的, 有米書蘭; 屬亞瑪利雅族的, 有約哈難;

12:14 of Melichu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
屬米利古族的, 有約拿單; 屬示巴尼族的, 有約瑟;

12:15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
屬哈琳族的, 有押拿; 屬米拉約族的, 有希勒愷;

12:16 of Adaia, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
屬易多族的, 有撒迦利亞; 屬近頓族的, 有米書蘭;

12:17 of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin; of Moadiah, Piltai;
屬亞比雅族的, 有細基利; 屬米拿民族的, 有某一位; 屬摩亞底族的, 有毗勒太;

12:18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
屬璧迦族的, 有沙母亞; 屬示瑪族的, 有約拿單;

12:19 of Jehoiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
屬約雅立族的, 有瑪特乃; 屬耶大雅族的, 有烏西;

12:20 of Sallu, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
屬撒來族的, 有加萊; 屬亞木族的, 有希伯;

12:21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
屬希勒家族的, 有哈沙比雅; 屬耶大雅族的, 有拿坦業.

12:22 In the days of Eliashib, Jehoiada, Jehohanan, and Jaddua the Levites were recorded as heads of the families. So these were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian.
在以利亞實,耶何耶大,約哈難和押杜亞的日子, 利未人的族長都登記了, 同樣, 波斯王大利烏在位時的祭司也都登記了.

12:23 The descendants of Levi and the heads of the families were recorded in the scroll of the Annals until the days of Jehohanan son of Eliashib.
作族長的利未人登記在編年錄上, 直到以利亞實的孫子約哈難的時候.

12:24 And the heads of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their brothers opposite them, to praise and to give thanks by the command of David the man of God, section alongside section.
利未人的族長是哈沙比雅,示利比,甲篾的兒子耶書亞與他們的兄弟相對站立, 照著神人大衛的命令, 按著班次讚美稱頌.

12:25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms of the gates.
瑪他尼,八布迦,俄巴底亞,米書蘭,達們和亞谷都是守門的, 守衛城門的庫房.

12:26 These were in the days of Jehoiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jehozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
這些人是在約撒達的孫子,耶書亞的兒子約雅金的日子, 以及在省長尼希米和祭司兼經學家以斯拉的日子任職.

12:27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites from all of their places in order to bring them to Jerusalem to do the dedication with joy, thanksgivings, song and cymbals, stringed instruments and lyres.
耶路撒冷城牆舉行奉獻典禮的時候, 眾民在各地尋找利未人, 帶他們到耶路撒冷來, 要他們稱謝,歌唱,敲鈸,彈琴鼓瑟, 歡歡喜喜地舉行奉獻典禮.

12:28 The singers were gathered from the circuit all around Jerusalem and from the villages of Netophathite,
歌唱者從耶路撒冷四圍的平原, 從尼陀法的村莊,

12:29 from Beth Gilgal, from the field of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers built for themselves villages all around Jerusalem.
從伯．吉甲, 從迦巴和押瑪弗的田莊聚集前來; 因為歌唱者在耶路撒冷四圍為自己建造村莊.

12:30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves and purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
祭司和利未人潔淨了自己, 然後潔淨民眾, 以及城門和城牆.

12:31 Then I brought the commanders of Judah up on to the wall. I appointed two great choirs; one went in a procession to the right on the wall to the Dung Gate.
我帶領猶大的領袖上了城牆, 組織了兩大隊頌讚的人, 一隊在城牆右邊, 向著糞門前進,

12:32 After them went Hoshaiah, half of the commanders of Judah,
跟隨他們後面的是何沙雅和猶大的一半領袖;

12:33 Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
還有亞撒利雅,以斯拉,米書蘭,

12:34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
猶大,便雅憫,示瑪雅,耶利米;

12:35 and the priests with trumpets; Zechariah son of Jehonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph;
還有拿著號筒的祭司: 約拿單的兒子撒迦利亞; 約拿單是示瑪雅的兒子, 示瑪雅是瑪他尼的兒子, 瑪他尼是米該亞的兒子, 米該亞是撒刻的兒子, 撒刻是亞薩的兒子;

12:36 and his brothers Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani with the instruments of the songs of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe went before them.
他的兄弟示瑪雅,亞撒利,米拉萊,基拉萊,瑪艾,拿但業,猶大,哈拿尼拿著神人大衛的樂器. 經學家以斯拉走在他們前面,

12:37 At the Fountain Gate opposite them they went up the steps of the city of David, at the assent to the wall, over the house of David, and up to the Water Gate to the east.
他們到了泉門, 就登上大衛城的臺階, 隨著城牆的升勢, 經過大衛的宮殿, 走到東邊的水門.

12:38 Then the second choir went the opposite way. I followed after them with half of the people on the wall, from over the Tower of the Ovens up to the Wide Wall
第二隊頌讚的人往左邊行, 我和一半的人民跟著他們, 在城牆上過了爐樓, 直走到寬牆,

12:39 and over the Gate of Ephraim, at the Old Gate, at the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, and to the Sheep Gate. And they stopped and stood at the Gate of the Guard.
過了以法蓮門,古門,魚門,哈楠業樓,哈米亞樓, 直到羊門, 就在護衛院的門前站住.

12:40 So the two choirs stood in the house of God, and I and half of the prefects with me;
於是這兩隊頌讚的人就站在神的殿裡, 我和一半的官長也站在那裡;

12:41 and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah with the trumpets;
祭司以利亞金,瑪西雅,米拿尼,米該雅,以利約乃,撒迦利亞和哈楠尼亞, 拿著號筒;

12:42 Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jizrahiah the chief officer.
又有瑪西雅,示瑪雅,以利亞撒,烏西,約哈難,瑪基雅,以攔和以謝; 歌唱者在伊斯拉希雅領導下, 高聲歌唱.

12:43 They offered on that day great sacrifices and rejoiced because God brought great joy to them. And the women and children also rejoiced. The joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
那一天, 眾人獻上極大的祭祀, 而且非常歡樂, 因為神使他們大大歡樂; 連婦女和孩童也都歡樂; 耶路撒冷歡樂的聲音在老遠的地方都可以聽見.

12:44 On that day men were appointed for the storehouse rooms, the offerings, the first fruits, and the tithes, in order to gather in them from the fields of the cities the requirements of the law for the priests and Levites; for the joy of Judah was upon the priests and Levites standing there.
那時, 有一些人被委派管理存放舉祭,初熟之物和十分之一供物的庫房, 把各城的田地, 照著律法所規定歸給祭司和利未人的部分收集到那裡. 猶大人為侍立供職的祭司和利未人歡樂.

12:45 They kept the responsibility of their God and the responsibility of cleansing, and the singers and gatekeepers, according to the command of David and his son Solomon.
祭司和利未人謹守他們的神所吩咐的, 謹守潔淨的禮; 歌唱者和守門的也照著大衛和他的兒子所羅門的命令去行,

12:46 For in the days of David and Asaph from ancient times there was the head of the singers and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.
因為遠在大衛和亞薩的時代, 已有詩班長, 並且有讚美稱頌神的詩歌.

12:47 So all of Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily food portions of the singers and gatekeepers. And they set apart that which was for the Levites, and the Levites set apart that which was for the descendants of Aaron.
在所羅巴伯和尼希米的日子, 以色列眾人把歌唱的和守門的每日應得的分供給他們; 又把分別為聖的分給利未人; 而利未人也把分別為聖的分給亞倫的子孫.

Nehemiah - Chapter 13

13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read in the hearing of the people and it was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God
那時, 他們宣讀摩西的書給眾民聽, 見書上寫著說: 亞捫人和摩押人永遠不可進入神的會,

13:2 because they did not come to meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them in order to curse them—but our God changed the curse into a blessing.
因為他們沒有拿食物和水來迎接以色列人, 反而雇用了巴蘭來與他們作對, 咒詛他們; 但是我的神使咒詛變為祝福.

13:3 So it happened when they heard the law that they separated all of the foreign people from Israel.
眾民聽見了這律法, 就跟一切閒雜人分離.

13:4 Before this, Eliashib the priest who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God—the one related to Tobiah—
這事以前, 受委派管理我們神殿的庫房的以利亞實祭司, 與多比雅的關係很密切.

13:5 prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had formerly put the grain offering, the frankincense, the temple objects, tithes of grain, wine, and oil commanded for the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the offerings of the priests.
他為多比雅預備了一間大房間, 那裡以前是用來收存素祭,乳香和器皿, 還有祭司的舉祭, 以及按照命令供給利未人,歌唱者和守門的那些五穀,新酒和新油的十分之一.

13:6 During all of this, I was not in Jerusalem because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. At the end of some days I asked permission from the king to leave.
這事發生的時候, 我不在耶路撒冷; 因為在巴比倫王亞達薛西三十二年, 我回到王那裡去; 過了一段時期, 我又求得王的准許,

13:7 So I came to Jerusalem. And I came to learn of the wrong that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by making him a room in the courtyard of the house of God.
回到耶路撒冷, 那時我才知道以利亞實在神殿的院子裡, 為多比雅預備一間房間那件惡事.

13:8 It was very displeasing for me, and I threw all of the objects from the house of Tobiah outside of the chamber.
我十分惱怒, 就把多比雅的一切家具, 都從房間裡拋出去.

13:9 And I spoke in order, and they cleansed the chambers. Then I returned the objects of the house of God—the grain offering and the frankincense.
又吩咐人潔淨那幾間房間, 然後把神殿的器皿, 與素祭和乳香搬回那裡.

13:10 And then I came to learn that the food of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, the doers of the work, had gone back each to his field.
我發覺利未人應得的分, 沒有人供給他們, 甚至供職的利未人和歌唱者, 各人都跑回自己的田地去.

13:11 So I quarreled with the prefects, and I said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them and set them at their station.
於是我責備眾官長說: “為甚麼疏忽供應神的殿呢? ”我就再召集利未人, 使他們重站原來的崗位.

13:12 So all of Judah brought the tithe of grain, new wine, and olive oil into the storehouses.
猶大眾人就把五穀,新酒和新油的十分之一, 奉到庫房.

13:13 I appointed as treasurer over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, Pedaiah from the Levites, and as their hand Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered faithful. The responsibility given to them was to distribute to their brothers.
我委派示利米雅祭司,經學家撒督和利未人毗大雅作庫官, 管理庫房; 他們的助手是瑪他尼的孫子,撒刻的兒子哈難; 這些人都是忠信可靠的; 他們的責任是把人奉獻的各物分給他們的兄弟.

13:14 Remember me, my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my loyal acts which I have done in the house of my God and in his service.
“我的神啊, 求你因這事記念我, 不要塗抹我為我神的殿和一切敬拜的禮儀所行的忠誠的事. ”

13:15 In those days I saw in Judah people treading the wine press on the Sabbath, bringing in heaps of grain and loading them on donkeys along with wine, grapes and figs, and every kind of burden and bringing it all to Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I warned them at that time against selling food.
那時, 我在猶大看見有人在安息日踹壓酒池, 搬運禾捆, 馱在驢上, 又把酒,葡萄,無花果和各樣的擔子, 在安息日運到耶路撒冷; 我就在他們賣糧食的那天警戒他們.

13:16 Tyrian men who lived in Jerusalem brought fish and every kind of merchandise and sold it on the Sabbath to the descendants of Judah and in Jerusalem.
又有推羅人住在耶路撒冷城中, 他們把魚和各樣的貨物運進來, 在安息日賣給猶大人, 而且在耶路撒冷販賣.

13:17 So I quarreled with the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the day of the Sabbath?
於是我責備猶大的貴族, 對他們說: “你們怎麼行這惡事, 褻瀆安息日呢?

13:18 Did not your ancestors do this also, and our God brought on us all of this disaster and on this city too? Now you are adding fierce wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
從前你們的列祖不是這樣行, 以致我們的神使這一切災禍臨到我們和這城嗎? 現在你們褻瀆安息日, 使神的忿怒越發臨到以色列. ”

13:19 So when it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and said that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my young men over the gates to prevent any goods being brought in on the day of the Sabbath.
所以在安息日的前一天, 黃昏的陰影臨到耶路撒冷城門的時候, 我就吩咐人把城門關閉; 我又下令不許開門, 直到安息日過了, 我又派我的僕人在城門站崗, 免得有人在安息日挑擔子進來.

13:20 So the merchants and the sellers of merchandise spent the night outside of Jerusalem once or twice.
於是商人和販賣各樣貨物的, 一次兩次在耶路撒冷城外過夜.

13:21 But I warned them and said to them, “Why are you spending the night opposite the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands against you.” From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath.
我警告他們, 對他們說: “你們為甚麼要在城牆前面過夜呢? 如果你們再這樣, 我就要動手對付你們. ”從那時起, 他們在安息日就不敢再來了.

13:22 And then I told two Levites that they must purify themselves and come to guard the gates in order to consecrate the day of the Sabbath. Remember this also, my God, and take pity on me according to the greatness of your loyal love.
我吩咐利未人潔淨自己, 然後來看守城門, 使安息日分別為聖. “我的神啊, 求你也因這事記念我, 照著你豐盛的慈愛憐恤我！”

13:23 Also in those days I saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
那些日子, 我也發現有些猶大人娶了亞實突,亞捫和摩押的女子為妻.

13:24 Half of their children spoke Ashdodite and could not speak Judean, but only the tongues of other nations.
他們的兒女有一半說亞實突話, 其他就說他們民族的語言, 他們卻不會說猶大話.

13:25 So I quarreled with them and cursed them and beat some of their men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath by God: “Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
我就責備他們, 咒詛他們, 擊打他們中間的幾個人, 拔下他們的頭髮, 叫他們指著神起誓, 說: “你們決不可把自己的女兒嫁給他們的兒子, 也決不可為兒子或為自己娶他們的女兒.

13:26 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in this way? And among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet the foreign women made even him sin.
以色列王所羅門不是在這些事上犯了罪嗎? 在許多國中並沒有一個王能比得上他的; 他蒙他的神所愛, 神立他作全以色列的王, 可是連他也被外族的女子引誘犯罪.

13:27 Should we listen to you all and do this great evil, acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
難道我們要聽從你們, 行這大惡, 娶外族的女子為妻, 對我們神不忠嗎? ”

13:28 One from the sons of Jehoiada, son of the high priest Eliashib, who was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonote was there. I chased him away from me.
大祭司以利亞實的孫子耶何耶大的一個兒子, 是和倫人參巴拉的女婿, 我就驅逐他離開我.

13:29 Remember them, my God, because of their defilements of the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
“我的神啊, 求你記住他們, 因為他們玷污了祭司的職分, 也污辱了祭司職分和利未人的約. ”

13:30 So I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established responsibilities for the priests and Levites, each in his own work,
這樣, 我就潔淨了他們, 使他們脫離一切外族人的污穢, 又重新指派祭司和利未人的職責, 各人有自己的工作.

13:31 a contribution of the wood offering at appointed times, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
我又指派人按時供應木柴和奉獻初熟之物. “我的神啊, 求你記念我, 施恩給我. ”

Esther (以斯帖記)

Esther - Chapter 1

1:1 And it happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Cush—over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces.
亞哈隨魯在位的時候, 他統治從印度到古實共一百二十七省.

1:2 In those days as King Ahasuerus was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, which was in the citadel of Susa,
他在書珊城登了國位.

1:3 he gave a banquet in the third year of his reign for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and officials of the provinces were in his presence
他執政第三年, 曾為眾領袖和臣僕擺設筵席; 波斯和瑪代的權貴, 以及各省的貴族和領袖都在他面前.

1:4 as he displayed the wealth of the glory of his kingdom and the glorious splendor of his greatness for many days, one hundred and eighty days.
他把自己尊榮之國的財富和偉大威風的榮華, 向他們展現很多日子, 共有一百八十天.

1:5 And when those days were completed, the king gave for all the people that were present at the citadel of Susa, both great and small, a banquet in the courtyard of the king’s palace garden that lasted seven days.
這些日子過了, 王又為所有在書珊城的人民, 無論尊卑大小, 在御園的院子裡擺設筵席七天.

1:6 There were curtains of finely woven linen and blue cloth tied with cords of fine white linen and purple cloth to silver curtain rings and pillars of alabaster, and couches of gold and silver on a paved floor of alabaster, precious stone, mother-of-pearl, and costly stones.
御園中有白色綿織的帷幕,藍色的幔子, 細麻繩,紫色繩懸在銀環裡和大理石柱上; 有金銀的床榻擺在紅色,白色,黃色和黑色的大理石所鋪的地上.

1:7 Drinks were served in goblets of gold and goblets of different kinds, and there was plentiful royal wine according to the bounty of the king.
賜飲都用金器皿; 器皿與器皿各有不同; 御酒很多, 足顯王的厚賜.

1:8 There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed every official of his palace to do as each one pleased.
飲酒都照著定例, 不准勉強; 因為王對他宮裡的所有臣僕立下規矩, 要照著各人的意願而行.

1:9 Furthermore, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for the women in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
王后瓦實提也在亞哈隨魯王的王宮中, 為婦女們擺設筵席.

1:10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven of the eunuchs attending King Ahasuerus,
第七日, 亞哈隨魯王因飲酒心裡高興, 就吩咐侍候在他面前的七個太監: 米戶幔,比斯他,哈波拿,比革他,亞拔他,西達,甲迦,

1:11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive.
去請王后瓦實提, 戴著后冕到王面前, 使眾人和大臣欣賞她的美麗; 因為她的容貌很美.

1:12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king that was conveyed by the eunuchs. And the king became very angry, and his anger burned in him.
王后瓦實提卻不肯遵照王藉著太監所傳的命令, 所以王非常生氣, 怒火中燒.

1:13 And the king said to the wise men, the ones who know the times—for it was the procedure of the king before all those who knew law and rights;
王就諮詢通達時務的哲士; 因為當時按照王的常規, 王要處理一事, 必先問問面前所有精通法令和審斷的朝臣.

1:14 and those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king and sat first in the kingdom—
那時在王身邊的有甲示拿,示達,押瑪他,他施斯,米力,瑪西拿,米母干等七位波斯,瑪代的大臣; 他們都是常見王面, 在國中居首位的.

1:15 “According to the law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she has not done the command of King Ahasuerus conveyed by the eunuchs?
王問他們說: “王后瓦實提不遵行亞哈隨魯王藉著太監所傳的命令, 按照法令應怎樣辦理呢? ”

1:16 And Memucan said before the king and the officials, “Not only has Queen Vashti done wrong to the king, but to all the officials and all of the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
米母干在王和眾領袖面前回答: “王后瓦實提不但得罪了皇上, 而且還得罪了亞哈隨魯王各省的臣民.

1:17 For this deed of the queen will be known to all the women, causing them to look with contempt on their husbands, as they will say, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him but she did not come!’
因為王后這事必傳到所有婦女的耳中, 會使她們眼中輕視自己的丈夫, 因為她們說: ‘亞哈隨魯王吩咐人帶王后瓦實提到王面前, 她卻沒有來. ’

1:18 This day the women of nobility from Persia and Media will respond to all the officials of the king and there will be no end to contempt and anger.
現在波斯和瑪代的公主貴婦聽見王后這件事, 就必照樣告訴王的大臣, 這樣輕視和忿怒的事就常有了.

1:19 If it pleases the king, let a royal edict go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of Persia and Media so that it will not be altered, that Vashti cannot come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal position to her neighbor who is better than she.
王若是贊成, 可以下一道諭旨, 並且寫在波斯和瑪代的法令中, 永不廢除. 不准瓦實提再到亞哈隨魯王面前來, 又請王把她王后的位分賜給另一位比她好的人.

1:20 And let the king’s decree that he will make be proclaimed in all his kingdom, because it is vast and all the women will honor their husbands, great and small.”
王頒布的諭旨傳遍全國的時候, 所有的婦女都必敬重她們的丈夫, 不論丈夫尊卑貴賤. ”

1:21 This advice pleased the king and the officials, and the king acted according to the word of Memucan.
王和眾領袖都贊成米母干的話; 王就照著他的話去行,

1:22 And he sent letters to all the provinces of the king, to each province according to its own script, and to every people in their own language, that every man should be the master of his house and who speaks in the language of his people.
把詔書送到王的各省, 每一省都用各省的文字, 每一族都用各族的方言, 使作丈夫的都在家中作主, 說話有權威.

Esther - Chapter 2

2:1 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.
這些事以後, 亞哈隨魯王的怒氣消減了, 就想念瓦實提和她所行的, 以及怎樣降旨辦她的事.

2:2 And the king’s servants attending him said, “Let them seek attractive young virgins for the king.
於是有些侍臣對王說: “要差人為王尋找一些美貌的少女.

2:3 Let the king appoint chief officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them gather every attractive young virgin to the harem in the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let him give them their beauty treatment.
王可以委派官員在國中各省, 把所有美貌的少女都召到書珊城的女院那裡, 交在掌理女子的王家太監希該手下, 可以供給她們潔身用的香品.

2:4 And let the young woman who is pleasing in the king’s eyes become queen in place of Vashti. The thing was good in the king’s eyes, and he acted accordingly.
王喜悅的女子, 就可以作王后, 代替瓦實提. ”王喜悅這話, 就這樣行了.

2:5 There was a Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,
在書珊城裡, 有一個猶大人, 名叫末底改, 是便雅憫人基士的曾孫,示每的孫子,睚珥的兒子.

2:6 who was deported from Jerusalem with the exiles who were deported with Jeconiah the king of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported.
末底改在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒擄走猶大王耶哥尼雅和別的俘虜的時候, 也同時被擄走.

2:7 He was raising Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she did not have a father or a mother; the young woman had a beautiful figure and was very attractive. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had taken her as his daughter.
末底改撫養自己叔叔的女兒哈大沙(哈大沙就是以斯帖), 因為她沒有父母. 這女子體態美麗, 容貌娟秀; 她父母死了, 末底改就收養她作自己的女兒.

2:8 And it happened, at the proclaiming of the edict of the king and his law, when many young women were being gathered to the citadel of Susa under Hegai’s care, Esther was taken to the king’s palace under the care of Hegai who was in charge of the women.
王的命令和諭旨傳開了, 許多少女都被召到書珊城, 交在希該的手下; 以斯帖也被帶到王宮裡去, 交在管理女子的希該手下.

2:9 The young woman pleased him and she won favor in his presence, and he quickly provided for her beauty treatment and her portion of food, with seven chosen maids to give to her from the king’s palace, and he advanced her and her maids to the best part of the harem.
希該喜悅以斯帖, 就恩待她, 急忙供給她潔身用的香品和她應得的食物, 又給她七個美麗的侍女, 都是從王宮裡選出來給她的, 再把她和她的侍女搬進女院上好的房子裡.

2:10 Esther did not disclose her people and her family because Modecai had charged her that she must not tell.
以斯帖沒有把自己的種族和身世告訴人, 因為末底改吩咐她不可告訴人.

2:11 And every day Modecai would walk up and down in front of the courtyard of the harem to learn how Esther was doing.
末底改天天都在女院的院子前面徘徊, 要知道以斯帖平安不平安, 她的情形怎樣.

2:12 When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus, after the end of twelve months of being under the regulations of the women—for the days of their beauty treatments had to be filled, six months with the oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and women’s cosmetics—
每個少女輪流進宮見亞哈隨魯王之前, 都要照著女子的規例潔淨身體十二個月, 因為女子潔身的規例是這樣: 六個月用沒藥油, 六個月用香品和婦女潔身用的其他物品.

2:13 in this way, the girl goes to the king and all that she asks is given to her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
那時, 少女進去見王是這樣的: 從女院到王宮的時候, 她所要的都要給她.

2:14 In the evening she would go and in the morning she would return to the second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not go back to the king unless the king delighted in her and she was called by name.
她晚上進去, 次日早晨回到第二女院去, 交給管理妃嬪的沙甲, 就是王的太監; 除非王喜悅她, 題名召她, 她就不再進去見王.

2:15 When the turn came near for Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as a daughter, to go to the king, she did not ask anything except what Hegai the eunuch of the king who was in charge of the women, advised. And Esther carried favor in the eyes of everyone that saw her.
末底改的叔叔亞比孩的女兒以斯帖, 就是末底改收養作自己女兒的, 輪到她進去見王的時候, 除了王的太監, 掌理女子的希該所預備的以外, 以斯帖別無所求; 看見以斯帖的, 都喜愛她.

2:16 Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, to his palace, in the tenth month that is Tebeth in the seventh year of his reign.
亞哈隨魯王執政第七年十月, 就是提別月, 以斯帖被帶進王宮去見亞哈隨魯王.

2:17 And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won his favor and loyalty more than all the virgins, so he put a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
王愛以斯帖超過所有其他的女子; 在所有的處女中, 她在王的面前, 最得王的恩寵與喜愛; 王把王后的冠冕戴在她頭上, 立她為王后, 代替瓦實提.

2:18 And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. And he granted a tax amnesty to the provinces and he gave gifts with royal liberality.
王為他的文武百官大擺筵席, 就是以斯帖的婚筵, 又向各省頒布休假一天, 並且照著王的厚意, 頒賜禮物.

2:19 When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the gate of the king.
第二次召集處女的時候, 末底改坐在朝門那裡.

2:20 Esther had not made known her family and her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her, just as when she was brought up by him.
以斯帖照著末底改吩咐她的, 沒有把自己的身世和種族告訴人; 末底改所說的話, 以斯帖都遵行, 就像昔日養育她的時候一樣.

2:21 In those days Mordecai was sitting at the gate of the king. Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs from the keepers of the threshold, became angry and they conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus.
那時, 末底改坐在朝門那裡, 王有兩個守門的太監: 辟探和提列, 一時因為惱怒, 正想下手害亞哈隨魯王.

2:22 And the matter became known to Mordecai and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told it to the king in the name of Mordecai.
這陰謀給末底改知道了, 他就告訴王后以斯帖; 以斯帖就以末底改的名義對王說起這事.

2:23 And the matter was investigated and found to be so; and the two of them were hanged on the gallows, and it was written in the scroll of the events of the days before the presence of the king.
那陰謀查究起來, 就發現真相; 於是把二人懸掛在木架上. 這事在王面前曾寫於史記.

Esther - Chapter 3

3:1 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and he exalted him and set his position above all the officials who were with him.
這事以後, 亞哈隨魯王使亞甲族哈米大他的兒子晉陞; 王提拔他, 使他的地位高過所有與他在一起的大臣.

3:2 And all of the king’s servants who were at the gate of the king were kneeling and bowing down to Haman; for so the king had commanded concerning him, but Mordecai did not kneel and bow down.
在朝門那裡, 王的所有臣僕, 都向哈曼屈身下拜, 因為王曾經這樣吩咐; 只有末底改不跪, 也不拜.

3:3 And the king’s servants who were at the gate of the king said to Mordecai, “Why are you transgressing the command of the king?”
於是在朝門的臣僕問末底改: “你為甚麼違背王的命令呢? ”

3:4 They spoke to him day after day, but he did not listen to them, and they informed Haman to see if Mordecai’s resolve would prevail; for he had told them that he was a Jew.
他們天天勸他, 他還是不聽, 他們就告訴哈曼, 要看看末底改的話是不是堅持到底, 因為他已經告訴他們, 他自己是猶大人.

3:5 And Haman saw that Mordecai was not kneeling and bowing down to him, and he was filled with anger.
哈曼見末底改不向他屈身下拜, 就非常忿怒.

3:6 But he considered it beneath him to lay hands on Mordecai only, for they told him of Mordecai’s people, and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were in the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
他以為只下手對付末底改一人還是小事, 因為有人把末底改的本族告訴了哈曼; 所以哈曼設法要把亞哈隨魯王全國所有的猶大人, 與末底改一起消滅.

3:7 In the first month, that is, the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasurus, he cast pur—that is, the lot—before the presence of Haman for the day and for the month, until the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar.
亞哈隨魯王十二年正月, 就是尼散月, 有人在哈曼面前弄卜“普珥”, 就是抽籤, 逐日逐月地抽, 結果抽出了十二月, 就是亞達月.

3:8 And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all of the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from every other people, and they do not observe the laws of the king; it is not appropriate for the king to tolerate them.
哈曼對亞哈隨魯王說: “有一個種族, 散居在王國各省各民族之中; 他們的法例與各族的法例不同, 他們也不遵守王的法規; 所以留下他們, 對王實在無益.

3:9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to those who do the job, to bring to the treasury of the king.”
王若是贊成, 請王降旨消滅他們; 我願捐出三萬四千公斤銀子, 交在管理國務的人手中, 納入王庫. ”

3:10 So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
於是王從自己的手中取下戒指, 交給猶大人的敵人, 亞甲族哈米大他的兒子哈曼.

3:11 And the king said to Haman, “The money is given to you and to the people to do with it as you see fit.
王對哈曼說: “這銀子仍賜給你, 這民也交給你, 你看怎樣好, 就怎樣待他們吧. ”

3:12 And the king’s secretaries were called in the first month on the thirteenth day, and a decree was issued, according to all that Haman commanded, to the satraps of the king and to the governors who were over all the provinces, and to the officials of all the people, to each province according to its own script and to all people according to their own language; it was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and was sealed with the king’s ring.
正月十三日, 王的書記都召了來, 照著哈曼的一切吩咐, 用各省的文字, 各族的方言, 奉亞哈隨魯王的名下旨, 又用王的戒指蓋上印, 頒給總督,各省的省長和各族的領袖.

3:13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the provinces of the king to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, on one day, the thirteenth day of the month, that is Adar, and to plunder their goods.
王旨交給眾驛使傳到王的各省, 吩咐要在一日之內, 在十二月, 就是亞達月十三日, 把所有的猶大人, 無論老少婦孺, 都全部毀滅,殺絕,除盡, 並且搶奪他們的財產.

3:14 A copy of the edict was presented as law in every province making it known to all the people to be ready for that day.
諭文抄本頒行各省, 通告各族, 使他們準備好這一天.

3:15 The couriers went out quickly by order of the king, and the law was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; and the city of Susa was bewildered.
驛使奉王命急忙出發, 御旨從書珊城頒布出去. 那時王與哈曼又同坐共飲, 書珊城的居民卻非常慌亂.

Esther - Chapter 4

4:1 Mordecai learned all that had been done and he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes. And he went through the middle of the city and cried out a loud and bitter cry;
末底改知道了發生的一切事, 就撕裂自己的衣服, 披上麻衣, 撒上灰塵, 出到城中, 大聲痛哭地呼叫.

4:2 he went up to the entrance of the gate of the king, for he could not go to the gate of the king in sackcloth.
他到了御門前, 就停住, 因為身穿麻衣的, 不可以進御門.

4:3 In every province each place where the king’s edict and his law came, there was great mourning for the Jews with fasting, crying, wailing, and sackcloth; and ashes were spread out as a bed for them.
王的諭旨和命令傳到的各省各地, 猶大人都大大悲哀, 禁食,哭泣,悲傷; 許多人披上麻衣, 躺在灰塵中.

4:4 And Esther’s maids and her eunuchs came and they told her, and the queen was deeply distressed; she sent garments to clothe Mordecai so that he might remove his sackcloth—but he did not accept them.
以斯帖的婢女和太監把這事告訴以斯帖, 王后就非常驚慌, 就派人送衣服給末底改穿著, 要他脫下麻衣, 他卻不接受.

4:5 Then Esther called Hathach from the king’s eunuchs who regularly attended to her, and she ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what was happening and why.
以斯帖就把王派來侍候她的一個太監哈他革召了來, 吩咐他到末底改那裡去, 探聽這是甚麼一回事, 又是為了甚麼緣故.

4:6 So Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the public square of the city, which was in front of the gate of the king,
於是哈他革出到御門前的廣場去見末底改.

4:7 and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact amount of money that Haman has promised to pay to the treasury of the king for the destruction of the Jews.
末底改把他遭遇的一切事, 以及哈曼為滅盡猶大人答應捐銀給王庫的數目, 都告訴了他.

4:8 And he gave him a copy of the edict of the law that had been issued in Susa for their destruction to show Esther, and to inform her, and to charge her to go to the king and make supplication to him and entreat before him for her people.
末底改又把在書珊城頒布要毀滅猶大人的諭旨抄本, 交給了哈他革, 要他給以斯帖看, 並且要給她說明, 吩咐她進宮見王, 向王求情, 為自己的族人在王面前懇求.

4:9 And Hathach went back and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
哈他革回來, 把末底改的話都告訴了以斯帖.

4:10 And Esther spoke to Hathach and she gave him a message for Mordecai:
以斯帖把以下的話告訴哈他革, 又吩咐他回覆末底改說:

4:11 “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that if any man or woman who goes to the king to the inner courtyard, who is not called, he has one law, to be killed, except if the king extends to him the gold scepter so that he may live. I have not been called to come to the king for thirty days.”
“王所有的臣僕和各省的人民, 都知道有一條法令: 無論男女, 沒有奉召就擅入內院去見王的, 除非王向他伸出金杖, 賜他免死, 一律要處以死刑. 現在我沒有奉召進去見王已經三十天了. ”

4:12 And they told Mordecai the words of Esther.
哈他革把以斯帖的話都告訴末底改.

4:13 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther: “Do not think that your life will be saved in the palace of the king more than all the Jews.
末底改叫人回覆以斯帖說: “你不要心裡想, 你在王宮裡比所有的猶大人都安全.

4:14 For if indeed you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and the family of your father will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to a royal position for a time such as this.”
這時你若是緘默不言, 猶大人必會從別的地方得著解救, 那時你和你的父家就必滅亡. 誰知你得了王后的位分, 不是為了挽救現今的危機嗎? ”

4:15 Esther replied to Mordecai:
以斯帖吩咐人回覆末底改說:

4:16 “Go, gather all the Jews that are found in Susa and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, both night and day. I and my young girls will fast likewise, and then I will go to the king, which is not according to the law; if I perish, I perish.
“你要去, 把書珊城所有的猶大人都召集起來, 為我禁食三天, 就是三日三夜不吃不喝; 我和我的婢女也要這樣禁食. 然後我就違例進去見王; 我若是死, 就死吧. ”

4:17 And Mordecai went away and he did everything that Esther commanded him.
於是末底改離開了, 照著以斯帖吩咐的一切去行.

Esther - Chapter 5

5:1 And it happened, on the third day, and Esther put on royal clothes, and she stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, opposite the king’s palace; the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room opposite the doorway of the palace.
第三天, 以斯帖穿上朝服, 站在王宮的內院, 對著王殿; 王在殿裡坐在王位上, 對著殿門.

5:2 When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard she found favor in his eyes, and the king held out the gold scepter that was in his hand to Esther, and Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.
王見王后以斯帖站在院內, 就對她施恩, 向她伸出手中的金杖, 以斯帖就上前摸杖頭.

5:3 And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It will be given to you—even half the kingdom.”
王問她: “王后以斯帖啊, 你有甚麼事嗎? 你求甚麼? 就是一半江山, 也必賜給你. ”

5:4 And Esther said, “If it is good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
以斯帖回答: “王若是歡喜, 就請王今天帶著哈曼來赴我為王預備的筵席. ”

5:5 And the king said, “Bring Haman quickly to fulfill the request of Esther.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
王說: “快把哈曼召來, 好照著以斯帖的話去行. ”於是王帶著哈曼去赴以斯帖預備的筵席.

5:6 And the king said to Esther while they were drinking wine, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even half the kingdom, it will done.
在酒席中, 王問以斯帖: “你要甚麼? 我必賜給你; 你求甚麼? 就是一半江山, 也必為你成全. ”

5:7 And Esther answered and said, “This is my petition and my request.
以斯帖回答說: “我所要我所求的就是:

5:8 If I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it is good to the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them tomorrow, and I will do according to the word of the king.
我若是在王眼前蒙恩, 王若是願意賜給我所要的, 成全我所求的, 就請王帶著哈曼明天再來赴我為你們預備的筵席; 明天我必照著王的命令行. ”

5:9 And Haman went out on that day rejoicing and feeling good. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the gate of the king, and he did not rise or tremble before him, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.
那天哈曼心裡快樂, 高高興興地出來; 但是哈曼見了末底改在御門那裡不站起來, 也不因哈曼的緣故而退避, 哈曼心裡就對末底改充滿忿怒.

5:10 But Haman controlled himself and went to his house, and he sent for and brought his friends and Zeresh his wife.
哈曼忍住怒氣, 回家去了, 就派人去請他的朋友和妻子細利斯來.

5:11 And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his wealth and the number of his sons and all the ways that the king had honored him and promoted him above the officials and king’s servants.
哈曼把他的富貴榮華,兒女的眾多, 以及王怎樣使他尊大, 怎樣抬舉他在王的眾領袖和眾臣僕之上的一切事, 都數說給他們聽.

5:12 And Haman added, “Esther the Queen did not let just anyone come to the banquet that she prepared with the king except me, and I am also invited tomorrow to her banquet with the king.
哈曼又說: “王后以斯帖除我以外, 沒有邀請別人與王一同去赴她預備的筵席; 明天又邀請我與王一同到她那裡去赴席.

5:13 But all this fails to satisfy me when I see Mordecai the Jew setting at the gate of the king.”
只是每逢我看見坐在朝門那裡的猶大人末底改的時候, 這一切對我都沒有多大的意思. ”

5:14 And Zeresh his wife and all of his friends said to him, “Let them make a gallows fifty cubits high, and in the morning tell the king, “Let them hang Mordecai on it; then go with the king to the banquet happily.” The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.
他的妻子細利斯和他所有的朋友都對他說: “叫人立一個二十二公尺高的木架, 明早求王, 把末底改掛在上面, 然後你可以歡歡喜喜地與王一同赴筵席了. ”這話使哈曼很滿意, 就叫人做了木架.

Esther - Chapter 6

6:1 During that night the king’s sleep escaped him, and he gave orders to bring the scroll of records and chronicles, and they were read before the king.
那一夜, 王睡不著覺, 就吩咐人把史記, 就是年鑒拿來, 在王面前誦讀.

6:2 And it was found written how Mordecai had reported concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs from the keepers of the threshold who had conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus.
有一處記著說: 王有兩個守門的太監: 辟探和提列, 企圖要謀害亞哈隨魯王; 這事給末底改告發了.

6:3 And the king asked, “What has been done to bestow honor to Mordecai for this?” And the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”
王問: “為了這事, 末底改得了甚麼尊榮和封賜沒有? ”侍候王的眾臣僕回答: “他甚麼也沒有得到. ”

6:4 And the king asked, “Who is in the courtyard?” Haman had just come to the courtyard of the king’s outer palace to tell the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
王問: “誰在院子裡? ”那時哈曼正進了王宮的外院, 要求王把末底改掛在哈曼為他預備的木架上.

6:5 And the king’s servants said to him, “Look! Haman is standing in the courtyard.” And the king said, “Let him come.”
王的臣僕對他說: “是哈曼站在院子裡. ”王說: “叫他進來. ”

6:6 And Haman came, and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” And Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”
哈曼就進去, 王問他: “王喜歡賜尊榮給他的人, 要怎樣待他呢? ”哈曼心裡想: “王喜歡賜尊榮的人, 除我以外, 還有誰呢? ”

6:7 So Haman said to the king, “For a man whom the king wishes to honor,
於是哈曼回答王: “王喜歡賜尊榮的人,

6:8 let them bring royal clothing with which the king has clothed himself, and a horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal head-dress has been given.
要把王常穿的朝服和王常騎的駿馬, 就是頭戴王冠的駿馬帶來,

6:9 And let the clothing and the horse be given to the man by the officials of the king’s nobles; let them cloth the man whom the king wishes to honor, and let him ride on his horse through the public square of the city, and let them proclaim before him, ‘Thus, it will be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor.’ ”
把朝服和駿馬交給王最尊貴的一個大臣手裡, 把衣服給王喜歡賜尊榮的人穿上, 使他騎在馬上, 走過城中的街上, 又要有人在他前面宣告: ‘王喜歡賜尊榮的人, 要這樣待他. ’”

6:10 Then the king said to Haman, “Quickly, take the clothing and the horse, just as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew who sits at the gate of the king; you must not leave out anything from what you have said.”
王對哈曼說: “趕快拿朝服和駿馬來, 照著你所說的, 去行在那坐在朝門那裡的猶大人末底改身上; 你所說的, 一樣也不可缺少. ”

6:11 So Haman took the clothing and the horse, and he clothed Mordecai and let him ride through the public square of the city; and he proclaimed before him, “Thus, it is done to the man whom the king wishes to honor.”
於是哈曼把朝服和駿馬拿來, 先給末底改穿上朝服, 然後使他騎在馬上, 走過城中的街上, 又在他前面宣告: “王喜歡賜尊榮的人, 要這樣待他. ”

6:12 Then Mordecai returned to the gate of the king, and Haman rushed to his house mournful and with his head covered.
末底改仍回到御門那裡; 哈曼卻急急忙忙回了家, 帶著悲哀的心蒙著頭.

6:13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends all that had happened to him. And his advisers and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is from the descendants of the Jews, you will not prevail against him, but will certainly fall before him.”
哈曼把遭遇的一切事, 都述說給他的妻子細利斯和他所有的朋友聽; 他的謀士和妻子細利斯對他說: “在末底改面前, 你開始失敗了; 他若是猶大人, 你就不能勝過他: 你終必在他面前失敗. ”

6:14 As they were still speaking with him the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
他們還與哈曼說話的時候, 王的太監來了, 催哈曼快走, 赴以斯帖預備的筵席.

Esther - Chapter 7

7:1 So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther.
王帶著哈曼去赴王后以斯帖的筵席.

7:2 And the king again said to Esther, on the second day while they were drinking, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It will be given to you. What is your request? It will be given to you—even half the kingdom.”
在這第二次的酒席中, 王又問以斯帖: “以斯帖啊, 你要甚麼? 我必賜給你; 你求甚麼? 就是一半江山, 也必給你成全. ”

7:3 Then Queen Esther answered, and she said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it is good to the king, let my life be given to me at my petition and my people at my request;
王后以斯帖回答, 說: “我若是在你眼前蒙恩, 王若是喜歡, 我所要的, 是要王把我的性命賜給我; 我所求的, 是求王把我的族人賜給我.

7:4 I and my people have been sold to be destroyed and killed, to be annihilated. If we had been sold as male and female slaves I would have kept quiet, because this is not a need sufficient to trouble the king.”
因為我和我的族人被人出賣, 快要毀滅, 被殺盡,滅絕了. 我們若是只被賣為奴婢, 我也必閉口不言, 但王的損失是敵人不能補償的. ”

7:5 And King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who gave himself the right to do this?”
亞哈隨魯王問王后以斯帖, 說: “存心這樣行的人是誰? 他在哪裡? ”

7:6 And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman!” And Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
以斯帖回答: “這敵人和仇人, 就是這惡人哈曼！”哈曼在王和王后面前立刻驚惶萬分.

7:7 The king rose in his anger from the banquet and went to the palace garden, and Haman stood to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he realized that the king was determined to make an end to his life.
於是王帶著盛怒, 從酒席間起來, 到御園裡去; 哈曼卻留下來求王后以斯帖救他一命, 因為哈曼看出王已經決意要加罪與他.

7:8 And the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, where Haman was lying prostrate on the couch that Esther was on, and the king said, “Will he also molest the queen with me in the house?” As the words went from the king’s mouth they covered Haman’s face.
王從御園回到酒席那裡; 那時哈曼正伏在以斯帖所靠的榻上; 於是王說: “他竟敢在宮裡, 當著我的面污辱王后嗎? ”這話一出王口, 人就把哈曼的臉蒙住了.

7:9 And Habrona, one of the eunuchs in the presence of the king, said, “Look, the same gallows that Haman had prepared for Mordecai who spoke good for the sake of the king stands at Haman’s house, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on it.”
在王面前有一個太監哈波拿說: “還有, 哈曼為那曾經說好話救王有功的末底改, 立了一個二十二公尺高的木架, 現在正立在哈曼的家裡呢. ”王說: “把哈曼掛在上面吧！”

7:10 And they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the anger of the king was abated.
於是他們把哈曼掛在他為末底改預備的木架上; 王的忿怒才漸漸止息.

Esther - Chapter 8

8:1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her.
當日, 亞哈隨魯把猶大人的敵人哈曼的家產, 賜給王后以斯帖; 末底改也來到王的面前, 因為以斯帖已經把末底改和她的關係告訴王.

8:2 And the king removed his signet ring that he had taken away from Haman, and he gave it to Mordecai. So Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
王便摘下自己的戒指, 就是從哈曼那裡取回的, 給了末底改, 以斯帖也委派末底改管理哈曼的家產.

8:3 And Esther again spoke before the king, and she fell before his feet and wept, pleading for his grace to avert Haman the Agagite’s evil plan and the plot that he devised against the Jews.
以斯帖又在王面前說話, 俯伏在王的腳前, 含淚懇求王免除亞甲族人哈曼所加的災害, 以及他設計要害猶大人的陰謀.

8:4 And the king held out to Esther the scepter of gold, and Esther rose and stood before the king,
王向以斯帖伸出了金杖, 以斯帖就起來, 站在王的面前;

8:5 and she said, “If it is good to the king, and if I have found favor before him, and if the king is pleased with this matter, and I have his approval, let an edict be written to revoke the letters of the plans of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the provinces of the king.
她說: “王若是同意, 我若是在王面前蒙恩, 就請下旨, 廢除亞甲族哈米大他的兒子哈曼設計的諭文, 就是他寫下要消滅在王各省的猶大人的諭文.

8:6 For how can I bear to look on the disaster that will find my people, and how can I bear to look on the destruction of my family?”
我怎忍看見我的族人消滅呢? ”

8:7 And King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, I have given Haman’s house to Esther, and they have hanged him on the gallows because he plotted against the Jews.
亞哈隨魯王對王后以斯帖和猶大人末底改說: “因為哈曼要下手害猶大人, 我已經把哈曼的家產賜給了以斯帖, 人也把哈曼掛在木架了.

8:8 Write as you see fit concerning the Jews in the name of the king, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s signet ring cannot be revoked.”
現在你們可以照著你們的意思, 奉王的名為猶大人寫諭旨, 用王的印戒蓋上; 因為奉王的名所寫, 用王的戒指蓋上印的諭旨, 是沒有人可以廢除的. ”

8:9 And the secretaries of the king were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is in the month of Sivan on the twenty-third day, and an edict was written according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews and to the governors and satraps and officials of the provinces from India to Cush—one hundred and twenty-seven provinces—each province according to its own script and to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
那時是三月, 就是西彎月, 二十三日, 王的文士都召了來, 照著末底改所吩咐一切有關猶大人的事, 用各省的文字,各族的方言寫了諭旨, 從印度到古實的一百二十七省, 給各省的總督,省長和領袖, 也用猶大人的文字和方言寫給猶大人.

8:10 And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and he sealed the letters with the king’s signet ring and sent them by couriers on horses, riding on royal horses bred by racing mares.
末底改奉亞哈隨魯王的名寫了諭旨, 又用王的戒指蓋上印; 文書由驛使騎上御養的,為國事而用的快馬, 傳送到各處去.

8:11 In them the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and defend their lives, to destroy and kill and annihilate any army of any people or province attacking them, including women and children, and to plunder their spoil,
文書上寫著: 王准許在各城的猶大人, 可以聚集起來, 保護自己的性命; 也可以毀滅,殺盡和滅絕那些敵對猶大人的各族和各省的勢力, 包括婦孺, 並且可以掠奪他們的財產;

8:12 in one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
一日之間, 在十二月, 就是亞達月, 十三日, 在亞哈隨魯王的各省, 開始實行.

8:13 A copy of the edict was to be given as law in each province to inform all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves from their enemies.
諭旨的抄本作為御令, 頒發到各省, 宣告各族, 使猶大人準備那日, 好在仇敵身上施行報復.

8:14 The mounted couriers on the royal horses went out without delay, urged by the king’s word. The law was given in the citadel of Susa.
於是, 騎上為國事而用的快馬的驛使, 迫於王命, 就急急忙忙出發, 諭旨傳遍書珊城.

8:15 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue cloth and white linen, and a great crown of gold and a robe of fine white linen and purple, and the city of Susa was shouting and rejoicing.
末底改穿著紫藍色和白色的朝服, 戴著碩大的金冠冕, 又披上紫色細麻布的外袍, 從王面前出來; 書珊城的人都歡呼快樂.

8:16 For the Jews, there was light and gladness, joy and honor.
猶大人得到了光彩,歡喜,快樂和尊榮.

8:17 In every province and city, wherever the king’s edict and his law came, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a banquet and a holiday, and many of the people from the country were posing as Jews because the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.
在各省各城中, 王的命令和諭旨所到之處, 猶大人都歡喜快樂, 飲宴放假; 那地的人民, 有許多因為懼怕猶大人, 就都自認是猶大人.

Esther - Chapter 9

9:1 In the twelfth month, that is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, on which the edict of the king arrived and his law was enacted, on the day in which the enemies of the Jews had hoped to gain power over them but was overturned, and the Jews gained power against their enemies,
十二月, 就是亞達月, 十三日, 王的命令和諭旨快要執行的時候, 就是猶大人的仇敵盼望轄制猶大人的日子, 反成了猶大人轄制恨他們的人的日子.

9:2 the Jews gathered in their cities in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to strike against those who sought their destruction, and no one could withstand them, as the fear of them fell on all the people.
猶大人在亞哈隨魯王各省的城裡聚集起來, 要下手攻擊那些想謀害他們的人; 沒有人能抵擋他們, 因為各族的人都懼怕他們.

9:3 All the officials of the provinces, the satraps, governors, and those who did the work of the king were supporting the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.
各省的官長,總督,省長和辦理王事務的人, 因為懼怕末底改, 就都支持猶大人.

9:4 For Mordecai was high-ranking in the king’s palace and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as Mordecai grew more and more powerful.
末底改在朝中的確非常尊大, 他的聲譽傳遍各省; 末底改這人的權力越來越大.

9:5 The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them; and they did as they pleased with those that hated them.
這樣, 猶大人擊殺他們所有的仇敵, 他們用刀盡量擊殺, 隨意對待他們的仇人.

9:6 And in the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
在書珊城裡, 猶大人就殺滅了五百人.

9:7 and Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
他們又殺了巴珊大他,達分,亞斯帕他,

9:8 Portha, Adalia, Aridatha,
破拉他,亞大利雅,亞利大他,

9:9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,
帕瑪斯他,亞利賽,亞利代和瓦耶撒他,

9:10 the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not touch the plunder.
這十個人就是哈米大他的孫子,哈曼的兒子, 猶大人的敵人; 至於財物, 猶大人卻沒有下手掠奪.

9:11 On that day the number of those being killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king.
當日在書珊城被殺的人的數目, 呈到王面前.

9:12 And the king said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? What is your petition? It will be granted to you. And what further is your request? It will be done.”
王問王后以斯帖: “猶大人在書珊城殺滅了五百人, 又殺了哈曼的十個兒子; 在王其他省內, 他們怎樣行呢！現在你要甚麼, 我必賜給你, 你還求甚麼, 也必給你成全. ”

9:13 Esther replied, “If it is good to the king, let tomorrow also be granted to the Jews who are in Susa to do according to the edict of today; and let them hang Haman’s ten sons on the gallows.”
以斯帖回答: “王若是同意, 求你恩准書珊的猶大人, 明日也照著今日的諭旨行事, 把哈曼的十個兒子掛在木架上. ”

9:14 And the king said to do so. And a decree was issued in Susa and Haman’s ten sons were hanged.
王就下令這樣行; 諭旨傳遍書珊, 人就把哈曼的十個兒子掛在木架上.

9:15 And the Jews were gathered who were in Susa, and on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and they killed in Susa three hundred men, but they did not touch the plunder.
亞達月十四日, 在書珊的猶大人又聚集起來, 在書珊殺了三百人, 卻沒有下手掠奪他們的財物.

9:16 The rest of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces gathered and defended their lives and found repose from their enemies. And they killed seventy-five thousand of those that hated them, but they did not touch the plunder.
在王各省其餘的猶大人, 也都聚集起來, 保護自己的性命, 向他們的仇敵報復, 殺了恨他們的人共七萬五千; 至於財物, 他們卻沒有下手掠奪.

9:17 This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. They rested on the fourteenth day and made it a day of feasting and joy.
這是在亞達月十三日的事, 十四日他們得享安寧, 以這日為設宴歡樂的日子.

9:18 But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth day, and rested on the fifteenth day. And they made it a day of feasting and joy.
但在書珊的猶大人在十三,十四日聚集起來殺敵, 他們就在十五日休息, 以這日為設宴歡樂的日子.

9:19 Therefore the Jews in the rural areas, living in the rural towns, made the fourteenth month of Adar a day of joy and feasting, a festive day of giving gifts to each other.
因此鄉村的猶大人, 就是住在沒有城牆的村鎮的, 都以亞達月十四日為歡樂飲宴的吉日, 互送禮物.

9:20 Mordecai wrote down these things and he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all of the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
末底改把這些事記錄下來, 並且送文書給亞哈隨魯各省遠近所有的猶大人,

9:21 to impose on them to keep the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day, every year,
囑咐他們每年都要守亞達月十四,十五兩日.

9:22 as the day that the Jews found relief from their enemies, and the month which changed for them from sorrow to joy, and from a mourning ceremony to a festive day; to make them days of feasting and joy, and giving gifts to each other and to the poor.
以這月的兩日, 為猶大人脫離仇敵, 得享安寧的日子, 是轉憂為喜, 轉哀為樂的吉日, 叫他們在這兩日飲宴歡樂, 大家互贈禮物, 也賙濟窮人.

9:23 And the Jews adopted what they had begun to do and what Mordecai had written to them.
於是, 猶大人承諾要守他們起初所守的, 也承諾要遵守末底改寫給他們的.

9:24 For Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and he had cast pur, that is the lot, to rout them out and destroy them.
原本猶大人的敵人, 亞甲族哈米大他的兒子哈曼曾經設謀陷害猶大人, 要消滅他們; 他弄卜“普珥”, 就是抽籤, 為要打擊和消滅猶大人.

9:25 But when it came to the attention of the king, he gave orders in writing that his evil plot that he had devised against the Jews should return on his head, and they hung him and his sons on the gallows.
但這事呈到王面前以後, 王使用文書降旨吩咐, 使哈曼計謀的惡事, 就是他設謀陷害猶大人的事歸到他自己的頭上, 又使人把他和他的眾子掛在木架上.

9:26 Therefore they called these days Purim, because of the name Pur. Thus because of all the words of this letter, and of what they faced concerning this, and of what had happened to them,
因此, 猶大人照著“普珥”的名字, 稱這兩日為普珥節; 所以他們因這信上的話, 又因他們所看見和所遭遇的事,

9:27 the Jews established and adopted it for themselves and for their offspring, and for all who joined them. They did not neglect to observe these two days every year as it was written and appointed to them.
猶大人就立了定例, 承諾他們自己和他們的後裔, 以及所有與他們聯合的人, 每年都要按著所寫的和指定的兩日守這節日, 永不可廢止.

9:28 These days are to be remembered and are to be kept in every generation, and in family, province, and city; and these days of Purim are not to be neglected among the Jews, and their memory shall not come to an end among their offspring.
使人在各省各城, 家家戶戶, 世世代代, 都記念,遵守這兩日, 使這普珥節的日子在猶大人中, 永不廢止.

9:29 So Queen Esther the daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Jew wrote in full authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
亞比孩的女兒王后以斯帖和猶大人末底改以全權寫了這第二封信, 囑咐猶大人守這普珥節.

9:30 He sent letters of words of peace and truth to all the Jews, to the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of Ahasuerus’ kingdom,
他用和平和誠實的話, 把文書送給亞哈隨魯國中一百二十七省所有的猶大人,

9:31 to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had imposed, and just as they had imposed on themselves and their offspring regulations of the fast and their lament.
勸他們按著規定的時期, 照著猶大人末底改和王后以斯帖所囑咐的, 也照著他們在禁食和哀求的時候為自己與後裔所承諾的, 守這普珥節.

9:32 And the command of Esther established these practices of Purim, and it was written on the scroll.
以斯帖的命令確定了普珥節; 這命令也記錄在史記上.

Esther - Chapter 10

10:1 King Ahasuerus imposed forced labor on the land and islands of the sea.
亞哈隨魯王使陸地和眾海島的居民都向他進貢.

10:2 All the work of his authority and his powerful deeds, and the full accounting of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written on the scroll of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
他所行有權能的事蹟, 以及末底改被尊為大的詳細經過, 不是都寫在瑪代和波斯王的史記上嗎?

10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was second-in-command to King Ahasuerus. He was great for the Jews and popular with many of his brothers, for he sought good for his people, interceding for the welfare of all his descendants.
猶大人末底改的地位僅次於亞哈隨魯王, 在猶大人中被尊為大, 得民眾同胞的愛戴; 他為自己的族人求福祉, 向他們說平安的話.

Job (約伯記)

Job - Chapter 1

1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.
烏斯地有一個人, 名叫約伯. 這人完全,正直, 敬畏神, 遠離罪惡.

1:2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
他生了七男三女.

1:3 Then his livestock came to be seven thousand sheep and goats and three thousand camels and five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred female donkeys, and he had very many slaves, and that man was greater than all the people of the east.
他的家產有七千隻羊,三千匹駱駝,五百對牛,五百頭母驢, 並且有許多僕婢. 這人在全東方的人中至為尊貴.

1:4 And his sons used to go and hold a feast at each other’s house on his day, and they would send, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
他的兒子素常輪流各按自己的日子在家擺設筵席, 並且邀請他們的三個姊妹來一同吃喝.

1:5 Then when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send, and he would sanctify them. Thus he would arise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of all of them, because Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their heart.” This is what Job used to do all the time.
輪流設宴的日子一過, 約伯就差人去叫他們自潔. 他清早起來, 按他們的數目獻上燔祭. 因為他心裡想: “說不定孩子犯了罪, 心中褻瀆了神. ”約伯經常這樣作.

1:6 And it happened one day that the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst.
有一天, 神的眾子都來侍立在耶和華面前, 撒但也來到他們中間.

1:7 So Yahweh said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”
耶和華問撒但: “你從哪裡來? ”撒但回答耶和華說: “我在地上徘徊, 走來走去. ”

1:8 So Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? Indeed, there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.”
耶和華問撒但: “你有沒有注意到我的僕人約伯? 世上再也沒有一個人像他那樣完全,正直, 敬畏神, 遠離罪惡. ”

1:9 Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
撒但回答耶和華說: “約伯敬畏神, 難道是無緣無故的嗎?

1:10 Have you not put a fence around him and his household and around all that belongs to him on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock has increased in the land.
你不是在他四周圍上籬笆保護他嗎? 他的家和他所有的一切, 以及他手所作的, 你都賜福, 他的家產也在地上增添.

1:11 But, on the other hand, stretch out your hand and touch all that belongs to him and see whether he will curse you to your face.”
只要你伸手打擊他所有的一切, 他一定當面褻瀆你. ”

1:12 So Yahweh said to Satan, “Look, all that belongs to him is in your power. Only do not stretch out your hand against him.” So Satan went out from Yahweh’s presence.
耶和華對撒但說: “好吧, 他所有的一切都交在你手中, 只是不可以伸手害他. ”於是撒但從耶和華面前退去.

1:13 And then there was one day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house.
有一天, 約伯的兒女正在他們長兄的家裡吃飯喝酒的時候,

1:14 And a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the female donkeys were feeding beside them.
有報信的來見約伯, 說: “牛正在耕田, 母驢在附近吃草的時候,

1:15 Then the Sabeans attacked, and they took them, and they slew the servants by the edge of the sword. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”
示巴人忽然來侵襲, 把牛驢擄去, 又用刀殺了僕人, 只有我一個人逃脫, 來向你報告. ”

1:16 While this one was still speaking, another came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens, and it blazed up against the sheep and goats and against the servants, and it consumed them. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”
這個人還在說話的時候, 又有人來說: “神的火從天上降下來, 把群羊和僕人都燒光了, 只有我一個人逃脫, 來向你報告. ”

1:17 While this one was still speaking, another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three divisions, and they made a raid on the camels, and they carried them away, and they struck your servants by the edge of the sword, but I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”
他還在說話的時候, 又有人來說: “迦勒底人分成三隊突襲駱駝, 把牠們擄去, 又用刀殺了僕人, 只有我一個人逃脫, 來向你報告. ”

1:18 At the time this one was speaking, another came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house.
他還在說話的時候, 又有人來說: “你的兒女正在他們長兄的家裡吃飯喝酒的時候,

1:19 And behold, a great wind came from across the desert, and it struck the four corners of the house so that it fell upon the young people, and they died. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”
沒想到有一陣狂風, 從曠野那邊颳來, 吹襲房屋的四角, 房屋倒塌在他們身上, 他們就都死了, 只有我一個人逃脫, 來向你報告. ”

1:20 Then Job arose and tore his outer garment and shaved his head; then he fell upon the ground and he worshiped.
於是約伯起來, 撕裂外袍, 剃了頭, 俯伏在地上敬拜,

1:21 Then he said, “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh’s name be blessed.”
說: “我赤身出於母胎, 也必赤身歸去. 賞賜的是耶和華, 收回的也是耶和華; 耶和華的名是應當稱頌的. ”

1:22 In all this, Job did not sin and did not charge God with wrongdoing.
在這一切事上, 約伯並沒有犯罪, 也沒有歸咎於神.

Job - Chapter 2

2:1 And then one day the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst to present himself before Yahweh.
又有一天, 神的眾子都來侍立在耶和華面前, 撒但也來到他們中間, 侍立在耶和華面前.

2:2 So Yahweh asked Satan, “From where have you come?” And Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”
耶和華問撒但: “你從哪裡來? ”撒但回答說: “我在地上徘徊, 走來走去. ”

2:3 So Yahweh asked Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? Indeed, there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil. And still he persists in his blamelessness even though you incited me against him to destroy him for nothing.”
耶和華問撒但: “你有沒有注意到我的僕人約伯? 世上再也沒有一個人像他那樣完全,正直, 敬畏神, 遠離罪惡. 雖然你挑撥我與他作對, 無緣無故使他傾家蕩產, 他還是堅守自己的純全. ”

2:4 Then Satan answered him and said, “Skin for skin! All that that man has he will give for his life.
撒但回答耶和華說: “人以皮換皮, 寧可付出他所有的一切去保命.

2:5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, and see whether he will curse you to your face.”
只要你伸手傷害他的骨和肉, 他一定當面褻瀆你. ”

2:6 So Yahweh said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power. Only spare his life.”
耶和華對撒但說: “好吧, 他在你手中, 不過, 要留存他的命. ”

2:7 So Satan went out from Yahweh’s presence, and he inflicted Job with loathsome skin sores from the sole of his foot up to the crown of his head.
於是撒但從耶和華面前退去, 擊打約伯, 使他從腳掌到頭頂都生了毒瘡.

2:8 So he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and he sat in the midst of the ashes.
約伯坐在灰燼中, 拿瓦片刮自己.

2:9 Then his wife said to him, “Are you still persisting in your blamelessness? Curse God and die.”
他妻子對他說: “難道你還要堅守自己的純全嗎? 你不如放棄神, 死掉算了. ”

2:10 So he said to her, “You speak like one of the foolish women speaks. Indeed, should we receive the good from God, but not receive the evil?” In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
可是約伯對她說: “你說話像個愚妄的女人. 難道我們從神得福, 也不應當受禍嗎? ”在這一切事上, 約伯並沒有用口犯罪.

2:11 Thus Job’s three friends heard of this calamity that had come upon him. So each set out from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. And they met together to come to console him and to comfort him.
約伯的三個朋友, 提幔人以利法,書亞人比勒達,拿瑪人瑣法, 聽到這一切降在他身上的災禍, 就各從自己的地方出發, 相約而來對他表同情, 安慰他.

2:12 Thus they lifted up their eyes from afar, but they did not recognize him, so they raised their voice, and they wept, and each man tore his outer garment and threw dust on their heads toward the sky.
他們從遠處舉目觀望, 竟認不出他來, 就放聲大哭, 各自撕裂外袍, 向天揚起塵土, 落在自己頭上.

2:13 Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very great.
他們就七天七夜與他一起坐在地上, 沒有人向他說一句話, 因為他們看出他極其痛苦.

Job - Chapter 3

3:1 Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.
後來, 約伯開口咒詛自己的生日.

3:2 Thus Job spoke up and said,
約伯說:

3:3 “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man-child is conceived.’
“願我生的那日泯滅, 人說懷男胎的那夜滅沒.

3:4 Let that day become darkness; may God not seek it from above, nor may daylight shine on it.
願那日變成黑暗, 願神不從上面眷顧, 願光明不照耀在其上.

3:5 Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let clouds settle on it; let them terrify it with the blackness of day.
願黑暗與死蔭索討那日, 願密雲停留在上面, 願白天的昏黑驚嚇它.

3:6 Let darkness seize that night; let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months.
願那夜被幽暗奪去, 不讓它連在平日之中, 列入月數之內.

3:7 Look, let that night become barren; let a joyful song not enter it.
願那夜沒有生育, 也沒有歡樂的聲音.

3:8 Let those who curse the day curse it, those who are skilled at rousing Leviathan.
那些咒詛日子,善於惹動海怪的, 願他們咒詛那夜.

3:9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light but there be none, and let it not see the eyelids of dawn
願那夜黎明的星星變成黑暗, 願那夜等候發光卻不亮, 見不到清晨的曙光.

3:10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb, nor did it hide trouble from my eyes.
因為那夜沒有把我母胎的門關閉, 也沒有把苦難隱藏, 使我看不見.

3:11 “Why did I not die at birth? Why did I not come forth from the womb and expire?
我為甚麼不一離母胎就死去? 我為甚麼不一出母腹就斷氣?

3:12 Why did the knees receive me and the breasts, that I could suck?
為甚麼有膝承接我? 為甚麼有乳哺養我?

3:13 For now I would lie down, and I would be at peace; I would be asleep; then I would be at rest
不然, 我早已躺下安息,

3:14 with kings and counselors of the earth, who rebuild ruins for themselves,
與世上那些為自己建造陵墓的君王和謀士同睡,

3:15 or with high officials who have gold, who fill up their houses with silver.
或與那些擁有黃金, 房屋裝滿銀子的王侯同眠.

3:16 Or why was I not hidden like a miscarriage, like infants who did not see the light?
我為甚麼不像暗中流產的胎, 未見天日的嬰孩, 歸於無有呢?

3:17 There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest;
在那裡, 惡人止息攪擾, 筋疲力盡的得安息;

3:18 the prisoners are at ease together; they do not hear the oppressor’s voice.
被囚的同享安寧; 聽不見督工的聲音;

3:19 The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his masters.
老少尊卑都在那裡, 奴僕脫離主人的轄制.

3:20 “Why does he give light to one in misery and life to those bitter of soul,
為甚麼有光明賜給勞碌的人, 有生命賜給苦命的人呢?

3:21 who wait for death, but it does not come, and search for it more than for treasures,
他們想死卻死不了, 找死勝於找寶藏;

3:22 who rejoice exceedingly, and they are glad when they find the grave?
他們找到墳墓就高興, 非常歡喜快樂.

3:23 Why does he give light to a man whose way is hidden, and God has fenced him in all around?
為甚麼有生命賜給前途茫茫, 又被神四面圍困的人呢?

3:24 For my sighing comes before my bread, and my groanings gush forth like water
我以歎息代替食物, 我唉哼的聲音如水湧出.

3:25 because the dread that I feel has come upon me, and what I feared befalls me.
我所懼怕的臨到我, 我所驚恐的向我而來.

3:26 I am not at ease, and I am not at peace, and I do not have rest, thus turmoil has come.”
我不得安逸, 不得安靜, 也不得安息, 卻有攪擾來到. ”

Job - Chapter 4

4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
提幔人以利法回答說:

4:2 “If someone would test a word with you, would you be offended? But who can refrain from speaking?
“人若對你說一句話, 你就厭煩嗎? 但誰又忍得住不說話呢?

4:3 Look, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weak hands.
你曾經教過許多人, 又堅固了無力的手;

4:4 Your words have raised up the one who stumbles, and you have strengthened knees giving way.
你的話扶起了絆倒的人, 你使彎曲乏力的膝堅挺.

4:5 But now it has come to you, and you are worn out; it touches you, and you are horrified.
但現在禍患臨到你, 你就灰心, 災禍遇上你, 你就驚惶沮喪.

4:6 Is not your fear in God your confidence? Is not your hope even the integrity of your ways?
你所自恃的, 不是敬畏神嗎? 你所盼望的, 不是行為完全嗎?

4:7 “Think now, who has perished who is innocent? Or where are the upright destroyed?
請想一想, 無辜的人有誰滅亡? 哪有正直的人被剪除呢?

4:8 Just as I have seen, plowers of mischief and sowers of trouble will reap it.
據我所見, 耕耘罪孽的, 必收割罪孽; 種植毒害的, 必收割毒害.

4:9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they come to an end.
他們因神的氣息而滅亡, 因他的怒氣而消滅.

4:10 The roar of the lion and the voice of a lion in its prime, and the teeth of the young lions are broken.
獅子的咆哮, 猛獅的吼聲, 盡都止息, 壯獅的牙齒也都斷掉.

4:11 The lion is perishing without prey, and the lion’s whelps are scattered.
公獅因缺乏獵物而死亡, 母獅之子也被分散.

4:12 “And a word came stealing to me, and my ear received the whisper from it.
有話偷偷傳給我, 我的耳朵聽到細語;

4:13 Amid troubling thoughts from night visions, at the falling of deep sleep on men,
在夜間因異象而煩擾的心思中, 世上都在沉睡的時候,

4:14 dread met me, and trembling, and it made many of my bones shake.
恐懼戰慄臨到我, 以致我全身發抖.

4:15 And a spirit glided before my face; the hair of my flesh bristled.
有靈拂過我面前, 使我毛骨悚然.

4:16 It stood still, but I could not recognize its appearance; a form was before my eyes; there was a hush, and I heard a voice:
那靈站住, 我辨不出他的形狀, 只見有一形象在我眼前, 然後我聽見低微的聲音, 說:

4:17 ‘Can a human being be more righteous than God, or can a man be more pure than his Maker?
‘人能在神面前算為公義嗎? 人能在他的創造主面前算為潔淨嗎?

4:18 Look, he does not trust in his servants and he charges his angels with error.
他的僕役他還不信任, 他的天使他也指責過錯,

4:19 How much more dwellers in clay houses, whose foundation is in the dust? They are crushed like a moth.
何況那些住在土屋裡, 根基在塵土中, 比蠹蟲還容易被壓碎的人呢?

4:20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed; without anyone regarding it they perish forever.
在早晚之間就被毀滅, 永歸沉淪, 無人懷念.

4:21 Is not their tent cord pulled up within them? They die, but not in wisdom.’
他們帳棚的繩索不是從他們中間抽出來嗎? 他們死去, 不是無智慧而死嗎? ’”

Job - Chapter 5

5:1 “Call now, is there anyone answering you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
“你只管呼籲吧, 有誰回答你? 在眾聖者之中你轉向哪一位?

5:2 For vexation will slay the fool, and jealousy will kill the simple.
煩惱殺死愚昧人, 激情害死愚蒙人.

5:3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
我看見愚昧人扎下了根, 但咒詛忽然臨到他的居所.

5:4 His children are far from deliverance, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer—
他的兒女遠離安穩之處, 在城門口被欺壓卻沒有人援救.

5:5 whose harvest the hungry eats, and he takes it from behind the thorns; and the thirsty pants after their wealth.
飢餓的人吃盡他的莊稼, 連在荊棘裡的也搶去; 渴求的人吞盡他的財富.

5:6 Indeed, mischief does not come from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
患難不從土中生出來, 勞碌不由地裡長出來;

5:7 But a human being is born to trouble, and they soar aloft like sparks.
原來人為勞碌而生, 如同火花向上飛揚.

5:8 “But I myself will seek God, and to God I would commit my cause.
至於我, 我必尋求神, 向他陳明我的案件.

5:9 He is doing great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number—
他所作的大事無法測度, 所行的奇事不可勝數.

5:10 the one who is giving rain on the surface of the earth and is sending water on the surface of the fields,
降雨在地上, 遣水到田裡,

5:11 to set the lowly on high, and those mourning are lifted to safety.
把低微的安置在高位, 把哀慟的高舉於安穩之處;

5:12 He is frustrating the devices of the crafty, and their hands do not achieve success.
又挫敗狡猾人的計謀, 使他們的手所作的無法成全;

5:13 He is capturing the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are rushed.
他使有智慧的人中了自己的詭計, 使奸詐人的謀算快快失敗.

5:14 In the daytime they meet with darkness, and they grope at noon as in the night.
他們白天遇見黑暗, 中午摸索如在夜間.

5:15 And he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the strong.
他拯救窮乏人脫離他們口中的刀劍, 脫離強暴人的手;

5:16 So there is hope for the powerless, and wickedness shuts its mouth.
這樣, 貧窮人有指望, 不義的人卻閉口無言.

5:17 “Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves; and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
神所責備的人是有福的, 所以你不要輕看全能者的管教.

5:18 for he himself wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.
因為他打傷, 又纏裹; 他擊傷, 又親手醫治.

5:19 From six troubles he will deliver you, and in seven evil shall not touch you.
你六次遭遇患難, 他都救拔你, 就算第七次, 災禍也傷不了你.

5:20 In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
在饑荒中, 他必救你脫離死亡; 在戰爭中, 他必救你脫離刀劍的權勢.

5:21 From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
你必不受人口舌之害, 災殃臨到, 也不害怕.

5:22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and you shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.
對災殃和饑饉, 一笑置之, 地上的野獸你也不害怕.

5:23 For your covenant will be with the stones of the field, and the wild animals of the field will be at peace with you.
你必與田間的石頭立約, 田間的野獸必與你和平相處.

5:24 And you shall know that your tent is safe, and you will inspect your fold, and you shall not be missing anything.
你必曉得你的帳棚平安無事; 你查看莊舍, 也一無缺失.

5:25 And you shall know that your offspring are many, and your descendants like the vegetation of the earth.
你必曉得你的後裔眾多, 子孫像地上的青草那樣茂盛.

5:26 You shall come in maturity to the grave, as the raising up of a stack of sheaves in its season.
你必全壽才歸到墳墓去, 如同禾捆到時就收起來.

5:27 “Look, we have searched this out—it is true; hear it and know it yourself.”
這道我們已經查明實在是這樣, 你當聆聽, 也當明白. ”

Job - Chapter 6

6:1 Then Job answered and said,
於是約伯回答說:

6:2 “If only my vexation could be well weighed, and my calamity could be lifted up together with it in the balances,
“但願稱稱我的煩惱, 把我的災害一起放在天平上.

6:3 for then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words have been rash,
現在這些都比海沙更重, 所以我冒失發言.

6:4 for the arrows of Shaddai are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
因為全能者的箭射中我, 我的靈喝盡了箭的毒液, 神的驚嚇排陣攻擊我.

6:5 Does the wild ass bray over grass, or the ox bellow over its fodder?
野驢有草料還會哀鳴嗎? 牛有飼料還會窮叫嗎?

6:6 Can tasteless food be eaten without salt, or is there taste in the white of a marshmallow plant?
淡而無鹽的食物有甚麼好吃呢? 蛋白有甚麼味道呢?

6:7 I refused to touch them; they are like food that will make me ill.
這些使我惡心的食物, 我必不肯嘗.

6:8 “O that my request may come, and that God may grant my hope,
但願我得著我所祈求的, 願神賜我所盼望的.

6:9 that God would decide that he would crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me.
願他樂意把我壓碎, 願他放手把我剪除.

6:10 But it will still be my consolation, and I would recoil in unrelenting pain, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
這樣, 我們得安慰, 在痛苦之中我還可以歡躍, 因為我沒有否認那聖者的言語.

6:11 What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should hold out?
我有甚麼力量使我能等候呢? 我的結局是甚麼好叫我忍耐呢?

6:12 Or is my strength like the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze?
我的氣力是石頭一樣嗎? 我的肉身是銅的嗎?

6:13 Indeed, my help is not in me, and any success is driven from me.
我裡面不是無能自助嗎? 見識不是離我而去嗎?

6:14 “Loyal love should come for the afflicted from his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of Shaddai.
朋友應該憐憫灰心的人, 因為他捨棄了對全能者的敬畏.

6:15 My companions are treacherous like a torrent-bed; like a streambed of wadis they flow away,
我的兄弟詭詐像乾涸的溪流, 又像流乾的溪水;

6:16 which are growing dark because of ice upon them, it will pile up snow.
水流因冰塊融化而混濁, 有雪隱藏在其中.

6:17 In time they dry up, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
天氣一暖溪水就消失, 氣候一熱就乾涸.

6:18 The paths of their way wind around; they go up into the wasteland, and they perish.
商隊順溪而行, 結果偏離原道, 走到荒野之地而死亡.

6:19 The caravans of Tema looked; the traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.
提瑪的商隊瞻望溪水, 示巴的客旅等候水流.

6:20 They are disappointed, because they trusted; they came here and they are confounded.
他們失望, 因為所盼望的落了空; 他們到達那裡就灰心.

6:21 “For now you have become such; you see terrors, and you fear.
現在你們就是這樣, 看見我的災難就害怕.

6:22 Is it because I have said, ‘Give to me,’ or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?
難道我說過‘請供給我’, 或說‘取你們的財物餽贈我’嗎?

6:23 or, ‘Save me from the foe’s hand,’ or, ‘Ransom me from the tyrants’ hand’?
或我說過‘救我脫離敵人的手’, 或說‘贖我脫離強暴人的手’嗎?

6:24 Teach me, and I myself will be silent; and make me understand how I have gone astray.
請指教, 我就默不作聲; 請指示, 我有甚麼過錯.

6:25 How painful are upright words! But what does your reproof reprove?
正直的言語多麼有力！但你們的責備究竟責備甚麼呢?

6:26 Do you intend to reprove my words and consider the words of a desperate man as wind?
絕望人的話不過是風, 你們還想批判嗎?

6:27 Even over the orphan you would cast the lot, and you would bargain over your friend.
你們竟抽籤得孤兒, 拿朋友當貨物.

6:28 “Therefore be prepared, turn to me, and I surely will not lie to your face.
現在請你們看看我, 我絕不當你們的面撒謊.

6:29 Please turn, let no injustice happen; indeed, turn, my righteousness is still intact.
請轉意, 不要不公道; 請再轉意, 我還有道理在.

6:30 Is there injustice on my tongue? Or can my palate not discern calamity?
我的舌上有不義嗎? 我的口不能辨別災害嗎? ”

Job - Chapter 7

7:1 “Does not a human being have hard service on earth? And are not his days like the days of a laborer?
“人在世上怎能沒有勞役呢? 你的日子不像雇工的日子嗎?

7:2 Like a slave he longs for the shadow, and like a laborer he waits for his wages.
正如僕人切慕暮影, 又像雇工盼望工價.

7:3 So I had to inherit months of worthlessness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
照樣, 我有空虛的歲月, 也有勞苦的黑夜為我派定.

7:4 When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I rise?’ But the night is long, and I have my fill of tossing until dawn.
我躺下的時候, 就說: ‘我甚麼時候起來? ’然而, 長夜漫漫, 我輾轉反側, 直到黎明.

7:5 My body is clothed with maggots and clods of dust; my skin hardens, then it gives way again.
我的肉體以蟲子和土塊為衣裳, 我的皮膚裂開又流膿.

7:6 “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.
我過的日子比梭還要快, 在毫無盼望之中而結束.

7:7 Remember that my life is a breath; my eye will not return to see good.
求你記念我的性命不過是一口氣, 我的眼必不再看見福樂.

7:8 The eye of the one seeing me will not see me; your eyes are upon me, but I will be gone.
看我的, 他的眼再也看不到我, 你的眼要看我, 我已經不在了.

7:9 A cloud vanishes, and it goes away, so he who goes down to Sheol will not come up.
雲彩怎樣消散逝去, 照樣, 人下陰間也不再上來.

7:10 He does not return again to his house, and his place does not recognize him again.
他不再回自己的家, 故鄉再也不認識他.

7:11 “Even I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in my spirit’s anguish; I will complain in my inner self’s bitterness.
因此, 我不再禁止我的口, 我要說出靈裡的憂愁, 傾訴心中的痛苦.

7:12 Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that you set a guard over me?
我豈是洋海或是海怪, 你竟然設守衛防備我?

7:13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint,’
我若說: ‘我的床必安慰我, 我的榻必減輕我的苦情’,

7:14 then you terrify me with dreams, and with visions you terrify me.
你就用夢驚擾我, 又用異象驚嚇我,

7:15 So my inner self will choose strangling— death more than my existence.
以致我寧可窒息而死, 也不肯保留我這一身的骨頭.

7:16 I loathe my life; I would not live forever; depart from me, for my days are a breath.
我厭惡自己, 不願永遠活下去. 任憑我吧, 因為我的日子都是空虛的.

7:17 “What is a human being that you make him great and that you fix your mind on him,
人算甚麼, 你竟看他為大, 又把他放在心上;

7:18 so that you visit him every morning, you test him every moment?
每天早晨你都鑒察他, 每時每刻你也試驗他.

7:19 How long will you not turn away from me? Or not leave me alone until I swallow my spit?
你到甚麼時候才轉眼不看我, 任憑我咽下唾沫呢?

7:20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you, watcher of humanity? Why have you made me as a target for yourself, so that I have become a burden to myself?
鑒察世人的主啊！我若犯了罪, 跟你有甚麼關係呢? 你為甚麼把我當作箭靶, 使我以自己為重擔呢?

7:21 And why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my guilt? For now I shall lie in the dust, and you will seek me, but I will be no more.”
你為甚麼不赦免我的過犯, 除去我的罪孽呢? 現在我快要躺臥在塵土中, 那時你尋找我, 我卻不在了. ”

Job - Chapter 8

8:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
書亞人比勒達回答說:

8:2 “How long will you say these things, and the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
“這些話你要說到幾時, 你口中的言語像狂風到幾時呢?

8:3 Does God pervert justice, or Shaddai pervert righteousness?
神怎會歪曲公平? 全能者怎會屈枉公義?

8:4 If your children sinned against him, then he sent them into the power of their transgression.
你的兒女若得罪了他, 他就因他們的過犯撇棄他們.

8:5 If you yourself would seek God, then you would plead to Shaddai for grace.
你若殷勤尋求神, 向全能者懇求;

8:6 If you are pure and upright, indeed, now he will rouse himself for you, and he will restore your righteous abode.
你若又潔淨又正直, 他就必為你奮起, 復興你公義的居所.

8:7 Though your beginning was small, your end will be very great.
你起初雖然微小, 到後來必定非常興旺.

8:8 “Indeed, please inquire of former generations, and consider what their ancestors have found,
請你查問前幾代, 留意他們列祖所查究的.

8:9 for we are of yesterday, and we do not know, for our days on earth are a shadow.
我們只是昨天才有的, 所以一無所知; 我們在世的日子不過是影兒.

8:10 Will they themselves not teach you and tell you and utter words from their heart?
難道他們不指教你, 從心裡發出言語來嗎?

8:11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is not a marsh? Will reeds flourish without water?
蒲草沒有泥, 怎能生長? 蘆葦沒有水, 怎能長大呢?

8:12 While it is in its flower and is not plucked, yet it withers before all grass.
尚青還沒有割下來的時候, 就比百草先枯槁.

8:13 So are the paths of all who forget God; and the hope of the godless will perish,
忘記神的, 他們的末路也是這樣; 不敬虔的人, 他的指望必成泡影.

8:14 whose confidence is cut off and whose trust is a spider’s house.
他所自恃的, 必被折斷; 他所靠賴的, 不過是蜘蛛網.

8:15 He will lean himself against his house, but it will not stand; he will take hold of it, but it will not endure.
他倚靠自己的家, 家卻立不住, 他抓緊自己的家, 家卻存不久.

8:16 He is thriving before the sun, and his plant shoots spread over his garden.
他在陽光之下, 枝潤葉青, 它的嫩枝長滿園子,

8:17 His roots twine over a stone heap; he sees a house of stone.
它的根纏繞石堆, 扎入石地之中.

8:18 If he destroys him from his place, then it deceives him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’
他若從本處被拔除, 那處就否認他, 說: ‘我沒有見過你. ’

8:19 Look, this is the joy of his way, and from dust others will spring up.
看哪, 這就是他人生的樂趣, 往後必有別的人從塵土中生出來.

8:20 “Look, God will not reject the blameless, and he will not uphold the hand of evildoers.
看哪, 神必不離棄完全人, 也不扶助行惡的人之手;

8:21 Yet he will fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with a shout of joy.
他還要以歡笑充滿你的口, 以歡呼充滿你的嘴.

8:22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
恨你的都必以羞恥為衣, 惡人的帳棚必歸於無有. ”

Job - Chapter 9

9:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

9:2 “Truly I know that it is so, but how can a human being be just before God?
“我實在知道是這樣, 但是, 人在神面前怎能算為公義呢?

9:3 If he wants to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.
人若願意與他辯論, 連千分之一也答不出來.

9:4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and succeeded?
他心裡有智慧, 而且有極大的能力, 有誰對他剛硬而平安無事呢?

9:5 “He is the one who moves mountains, and they do not know how, who overturns them in his anger.
他在怒中移山翻岡; 山岡卻不知道;

9:6 He is the one who shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble.
他使大地震動離開本處, 大地的柱子就搖撼;

9:7 He is the one who commands the sun, and it does not rise, and he seals up the stars.
他吩咐太陽, 太陽就不上升, 又封閉眾星;

9:8 He is the one who alone stretches out the heavens and who tramples on the waves of the sea.
他獨自鋪開蒼天, 步行在海浪之上;

9:9 He is the one who made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
他造北斗與參星, 昴星和南方的星座;

9:10 He is the one who does great things beyond understanding and marvelous things beyond number.
他所行的大事無法測度, 所行的奇事不可勝數.

9:11 “If he passes by me, I would not see him; and if he should move on, I would not recognize him.
他行過我身邊, 我卻看不見; 他掠過去, 我竟不覺察.

9:12 If he would snatch away, who could turn him? Who could say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
他奪取, 誰能攔阻他? 誰敢問他: ‘你幹甚麼? ’

9:13 God will not turn back his anger; beneath him the helpers of Rahab bow.
神必不抑制他的怒氣, 海怪拉哈伯的助手都俯伏在他以下.

9:14 How much less can I myself answer him? How can I choose my words with him,
何況我呢? 我怎敢回答他, 措辭與他辯論呢?

9:15 whom I cannot answer, even though I am righteous? From my judge I must implore grace.
即使我有理, 也不敢回答, 只向那審判我的求憐憫;

9:16 If I summon him, and he should answer me, I do not believe that he will listen to my voice—
即使我呼求, 他也回答我, 我還是不信他會垂聽我的聲音.

9:17 who crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause.
他用暴風傷害我, 無緣無故加添我的創傷.

9:18 He will not allow me to catch my breath; rather, he will fill me with bitterness.
他不讓我喘一口氣, 卻使我飽嘗苦楚.

9:19 If it is a matter of strength, look, he is mighty. But if it is a matter of justice, who can summon me?
若論力量, 他多麼強大, 若論訴訟, 他說: ‘誰能把我傳來? ’

9:20 Even though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; even though I am blameless, yet it would pronounce me guilty.
即使我有理, 我的口還是定我有罪; 即使我完全, 我的口還是判我乖謬.

9:21 “I am blameless; I do not care about myself; I loathe my life.
我雖然完全, 卻不顧我自己, 倒厭惡我的生命.

9:22 It is all one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
所以我說, 善惡都是一樣, 完全人和惡人, 他都滅盡.

9:23 When the whip kills suddenly, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.
災禍忽然把人殺害的時候, 他就必嘲笑無辜人的遭遇.

9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the face of its judge— if it is not he, then who is it?
全世界交在惡人的手中, 他蒙蔽世上審判官的臉, 如果不是他, 那麼是誰呢?

9:25 “And my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they do not see good.
我的日子過得比信差還快, 飛快逝去, 不見福樂.

9:26 They go by like papyrus skiffs, like an eagle swoops down on its prey.
我的日子消逝有如快船, 好像俯衝猛撲食物的鷹.

9:27 Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will change my expression, and I will rejoice,’
我若說: ‘我要忘記我的苦情, 要除去愁容, 面露喜樂. ’

9:28 I become afraid of all my sufferings; I know that you do not consider me innocent.
我就懼怕我的一切痛苦, 因為我知道你必不以我為無辜.

9:29 If I shall be declared guilty, why then should I labor in vain?
我既然被定為有罪, 又何必徒然勞苦呢?

9:30 If I wash myself with soap, and I cleanse my hands with lye,
我若用雪水洗淨我的身, 又用鹼水潔淨我的手,

9:31 then you plunge me into the slime pit, and my clothes abhor me.
你還是把我扔入坑中, 連我的衣服也憎惡我.

9:32 “For he is not a mortal like me that I can answer him, that we can come to trial together.
他不像我是個人, 使我可以答他, 讓我們一起對簿公堂.

9:33 There is no arbiter between us that he might lay his hand on both of us.
我倆之間並沒有仲裁者, 能夠按手在我們雙方身上.

9:34 May he remove his rod from me, and let his dread not terrify me;
願他使他的刑杖離開我, 願他可畏的威嚴不驚嚇我,

9:35 then I would speak and not fear him, for in myself I am not fearful.
我就說話, 也不怕他, 因為我本身並不是這種人. ”

Job - Chapter 10

10:1 “My inner self loathes my life; I want to give vent to my complaint; I want to speak out of the bitterness of my inner self.
“我厭惡我的性命, 我要盡情吐苦水, 傾訴心中的痛苦.

10:2 I will say to God, ‘You should not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me.
我要對神說: 不要定我有罪, 請告訴我你為甚麼與我相爭.

10:3 Is it good for you that you oppress, that you despise the labor of your hands, and you smile over the schemes of the wicked?
壓迫無辜, 又棄絕你手所作的, 卻喜悅惡人的計謀, 你都以為美嗎?

10:4 Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as human beings see?
你的眼不是肉眼, 你觀看不像人觀看,

10:5 Are your days as the days of human beings, or your years as the days of man,
你的日子不如人的日子, 你的年歲不像人的年歲,

10:6 that you seek out my iniquity, and you search for my sin
以致你追究我的罪孽, 細察我的罪過嗎?

10:7 because of your knowledge that I am not guilty, and there is no escaping from your hand?
你知道我並沒有罪, 但沒有人能救我脫離你的手.

10:8 Your hands fashioned me and made me altogether, then you destroyed me.
你的手塑我造我, 但一轉過來你就要毀滅我.

10:9 Please remember that you made me like clay, but you turn me into dust again?
求你記念你造我如摶泥, 你還要使我歸於塵土嗎?

10:10 Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?
你不是把我倒出來像倒奶, 又使我凝結像乳酪凝固嗎?

10:11 You clothed me with skin and flesh, and you knit me together with bones and sinews.
你以皮肉為衣給我穿上, 以筋骨接絡我;

10:12 You have granted me life and loyal love, and your care has preserved my spirit.
你賜我生命, 又向我施慈愛, 你的眷顧保守我的心靈.

10:13 “ ‘Yet you hid these things in your heart; I know that this was your purpose.
這些事你都藏在你的心裡, 我知道這是你的旨意.

10:14 If I had sinned, then you would be watching me, and you would not acquit me of my guilt.
我若犯罪, 你就鑒察, 絕不赦免我的罪孽;

10:15 If I am guilty, woe to me! But if I am righteous, I dare not lift my head; I am filled with shame, and just look at my misery!
我若有罪, 就有禍了; 我若有理, 也不敢抬頭, 飽嘗羞辱, 看看自己的苦難.

10:16 And if my head grows bold, you would hunt me as the lion in its prime; and you repeat your exploits against me.
我若昂首自得, 你就獵我如獵猛獅, 又在我身上彰顯你驚人的大能.

10:17 You renew your witnesses against me, and you increase your vexation against me; relief forces are against me.
你重新設立見證攻擊我, 對我加增你的忿怒, 派兵輪流攻擊我.

10:18 So why did you bring me forth from the womb? I should have passed away, and no eye should have seen me.
你為甚麼使我出母胎呢? 我不如死去, 無人得見我,

10:19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been brought from the womb to the grave.
這樣, 就像從來沒有我一樣, 一出母腹就被送入墳墓.

10:20 Are not my days few? Let him leave me alone; let him turn from me, and let me rejoice a little.
我的日子不是很少嗎? 請住手, 轉離我, 使我在往黑暗死蔭之地以先,

10:21 Before I go—and I will not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
在去而不返之前, 可以喜樂片刻;

10:22 to the land of darkness, like the darkness of a deep shadow and chaos, so that it shines forth like darkness.’ ”
那地黑暗, 如死蔭的幽暗, 毫無秩序, 即使有光也像幽暗. ”

Job - Chapter 11

11:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
拿瑪人瑣法回答說:

11:2 “Should an abundance of words go unanswered, or a man full of talk be vindicated?
“這許多的話怎可不回答, 多嘴多舌的人怎能算為義呢?

11:3 Should your loose talk put people to silence? And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame?
你胡言亂語可使人不作聲嗎? 你嘲笑的時候, 無人責備嗎?

11:4 For you say, ‘My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight.’
你說: ‘我的道理純全, 我在你眼前潔淨. ’

11:5 But, O that God might speak, and that he would open his lips to you,
但願神說話, 願他開口跟你說話,

11:6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for insight has many sides. And know that God on your behalf has forgotten some of your guilt.
把智慧的奧祕向你顯明, 因為真的智慧有兩面. 你當知道神已忘記了你一部分的罪孽.

11:7 “Can you find out the essence of God, or can you find out the ultimate limits of Shaddai?
神高深莫測之事你怎能查出呢? 全能者的終極你怎能洞悉呢?

11:8 It is higher than the heaven; what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
他的智慧高於諸天, 你能作甚麼呢? 比陰間還深, 你怎能識透?

11:9 Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.
他的智慧比地長, 比海寬.

11:10 “If he passes through and imprisons someone and summons the assembly, then who can hinder him?
他若過來把人囚禁, 召人受審, 誰能阻止他呢?

11:11 For he knows those who are worthless; when he sees iniquity, he will not consider it.
因為他認識虛謊的人, 他看見欺詐, 怎能不鑒察?

11:12 But an empty-headed person will get understanding when a wild donkey’s colt is born as a human being.
虛妄的人悟出慧心, 就像野驢生子為人.

11:13 “If you yourself direct your heart and stretch out your hands to him—
你若心裡歸向他, 又向他伸手禱告;

11:14 if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents—
你若遠遠地除掉你手裡的欺詐, 不讓不義居在你的帳棚裡;

11:15 surely then you will lift up your face without blemish, and you will be firmly established and will not fear.
那麼你必仰面, 毫無愧色; 你也必堅定穩妥, 無所懼怕.

11:16 For you yourself will forget your misery; you will remember it as water that has flowed past.
你必忘記你的苦楚, 回憶好像逝去的流水,

11:17 “And your life will be brighter than noon; its darkness will be like the morning.
你們的人生必明亮如正午, 雖然黑暗仍像早晨.

11:18 And you will have confidence because there is hope; and you will be well protected—you will sleep in safety.
因為有指望, 你必安穩, 你必四處巡查, 安然睡覺.

11:19 And you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid; and many will entreat your favor.
你躺臥, 不受驚嚇, 必有很多人求你的情面.

11:20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last breath.”
但惡人的眼目必昏花, 逃亡之路也必斷絕, 他們的指望就是最後的一口氣. ”

Job - Chapter 12

12:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

12:2 “Truly indeed you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
“你們真的是有知識的民, 你們死了, 智慧也跟你們一同滅亡.

12:3 I also have insight like you; I am not more inferior than you. And who does not know things like these?
但我也有聰明像你們一樣, 我並非不及你們, 像你們所說的這些事, 有誰不曉得呢?

12:4 I am a laughingstock to my friends: ‘He calls on God, and he answers him.’ A righteous, blameless man is a laughingstock.
我這求告神, 又蒙他應允的, 竟成為朋友的笑柄, 公義完全的人竟成為笑柄,

12:5 Those at ease have contempt for the thought of disaster, but it is ready for those unstable of foot.
平靜的人心中藐視災禍, 作將滑跌者的分.

12:6 The tents of the destroyers are at peace, and there is security for those who provoke God, for those whom God brings into his hand.
強盜的帳幕興旺, 惹神發怒的安穩, 神的手賞賜他們.

12:7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, and the birds of the heaven, and they will tell you;
你且問走獸, 走獸必指教你, 又問空中的飛鳥, 飛鳥必告訴你;

12:8 or ask the earth, and it will teach you, and the fishes of the sea will declare to you.
或向地說話, 地必指教你, 海中的魚也必向你說明.

12:9 Who among all of these does not know that Yahweh’s hand has done this?
從這一切看來, 誰不知道, 是耶和華的手作成這事的呢?

12:10 In whose hand is the life of all living things and the breath of every human being?
活物的生命與全人類的氣息, 都在耶和華的手中.

12:11 Does not the ear test words and the palate taste food for itself?
耳朵不是試驗說話, 好像上膛嘗試食物嗎?

12:12 Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding is in length of days.
你們說: 老年的有智慧, 長壽的有聰明.

12:13 “With him are wisdom and powerful deeds, and to him belong counsel and understanding.
他有智慧與能力, 又有謀略與聰明.

12:14 If he tears down, then it will not be rebuilt; if he shuts a man in, then he cannot be freed.
他所拆毀的, 就不能重建, 他所囚禁的, 就不能釋放.

12:15 Look, if he withholds the water, then they dry up; and if he sends them out, then they overwhelm the land.
他若把水阻截, 水就乾涸, 他再把水放出, 水就使地翻倒.

12:16 “Strength and sound wisdom are with him; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
他有大能與智謀, 受騙的與騙人的, 都是屬他的.

12:17 He leads counselors away stripped, and he makes fools of judges.
他把謀士剝衣擄去, 並且愚弄審判官.

12:18 He loosens the fetters of kings, and he binds a loincloth on their loins.
他解開了君王綁人的繩索, 又用腰布捆綁君王的腰.

12:19 He leads priests away stripped, and he overthrows the members of ancient families.
他把祭司剝衣擄去, 傾覆有權有勢的人.

12:20 He deprives the trustworthy of speech, and he takes away the discretion of elders.
他除掉忠信人的言論, 又除去老年人的辨別力.

12:21 He pours contempt on noblemen, and he loosens the girdle of the mighty.
他把羞辱傾倒在王子上, 又鬆開壯士的腰帶.

12:22 “He uncovers mysteries out of darkness, and he brings deep shadow to the light.
他從黑暗中彰顯奧祕, 把死蔭領進光中.

12:23 He makes the nations great, then he destroys them; he expands the nations, then he guides them.
他使邦國興盛, 又毀滅他們, 擴張邦國, 又把他們擄去.

12:24 He strips away the insight of the heads of the earth’s people, and he makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.
他除掉地上人民中首領的悟性, 使他們在無路的荒野之地飄流.

12:25 They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them stagger like a drunkard.
他們在黑暗無光中摸索, 他使他們飄泊無定像醉漢一樣. ”

Job - Chapter 13

13:1 “Look, my eye has seen everything; my ear has heard and has understood it.
“這一切我的眼睛都見過, 我的耳朵都聽過, 而且明白.

13:2 What you know, I myself also know— I am not more inferior than you.
你們所知道的我也知道, 我並非不及你們.

13:3 But I would speak to Shaddai, and I desire to argue with God.
但我要對全能者說話, 我願與神辯論.

13:4 “But you whitewash with lies; all of you are worthless healers.
你們都是捏造謊言的, 都是無用的醫生.

13:5 O that you would keep completely silent, and that it would become wisdom for you.
但願你們完全不作聲, 這樣才算為你們的智慧.

13:6 Please hear my argument, and listen attentively to the pleadings of my lips.
請你們聽我的辯論, 留心聽我嘴唇的申訴.

13:7 “Will you speak falsely for God? And will you speak deceitfully for him?
你們要為神說不義的言語嗎? 你們要為他說詭詐的話嗎?

13:8 Will you show partiality for him? Or do you want to plead God’s case?
你們要徇神的情面嗎? 要為神爭辯嗎?

13:9 Will it be well, if he examines you? Or can you deceive him like deceiving a human being?
他把你們查出來, 這是好嗎? 人怎樣哄騙人, 你們也怎樣哄騙神嗎?

13:10 “Surely he will rebuke you if you show partiality in secret.
你們若暗中徇情面, 他必然責備你們.

13:11 Will not his majesty terrify you, and his dread fall upon you?
他的尊嚴不是叫你們懼怕嗎? 他的驚嚇不是臨到你們嗎?

13:12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
你們背誦的格言都是爐灰的格言, 你們的辯護都是泥土的辯護.

13:13 “Let me have silence, and I myself will speak, and let come over me whatever may.
你們要靜默, 離開我, 好讓我說話, 然後不論甚麼事也好, 讓它臨到我吧.

13:14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?
我已把我的肉掛在自己的牙上, 把我的命放在自己的手中.

13:15 Look, though he kill me, I will hope in him; however, I will defend my ways before him.
他必殺我, 我沒有指望了, 我必在他面前辯明我所行的;

13:16 Moreover, this is salvation to me, that the godless would not come before him.
這要成為我的拯救, 因為不敬虔的人不能到他面前來.

13:17 “Listen carefully to my words, and let my exposition be in your ears.
你們當細聽我的言語, 讓我的宣言進入你們的耳中.

13:18 Please look, I have prepared my case; I know that I myself will be vindicated.
現在我已呈上我的案件, 我知道我自己得算為義,

13:19 Who is he who will contend with me? For then I would be silent, and I would pass away.
有誰與我相爭呢? 若有, 我就默然不言, 氣絕而亡.

13:20 “Only you must not do these two things to me; then I will not hide from your face:
只要不對我行兩件事, 我就不躲開你的面,

13:21 withdraw your hand from me, and let not your dread terrify me.
就是把你的手縮回, 遠離我身, 又不使你的驚懼威嚇我.

13:22 Then call, and I myself will answer; or let me speak, then reply to me.
這樣, 你一呼叫, 我就回答, 或是讓我說話, 你回答我.

13:23 “How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my transgression and my sin.
我的罪孽與罪過有多少呢? 求你讓我知道我的過犯與罪過.

13:24 Why do you hide your face and count me as your enemy?
你為甚麼掩面, 把我當作你的仇敵呢?

13:25 Will you terrify a blown leaf? And will you pursue dry stubble?
你要使被風吹動的樹葉戰抖嗎? 你要追趕枯乾了的碎秸嗎?

13:26 “Indeed, you write bitter things against me, and you make me reap the iniquities of my childhood.
你記錄判詞攻擊我, 又使我承當我幼年的罪孽;

13:27 And you put my feet in the block, and you watch all my paths; you carve a mark on the soles of my feet.
你把我的兩腳上了木狗, 又鑒察我一切所行的, 為我的腳掌定界限.

13:28 And he himself wastes away like something rotten, like a garment that the moth has eaten.
我的生命像破滅腐朽之物, 又像蟲蛀的衣服. ”

Job - Chapter 14

14:1 “A human being born of a woman is short of days and full of troubles.
“婦人所生的日子短少, 滿有攪擾;

14:2 Like a flower he comes up, and he withers away; and he flees like a shadow, but he does not last.
他生長如花, 又遭割下; 他飛去如影, 並不停留.

14:3 Even on such a one you fix your eyes, and you bring me into judgment with you.
這樣的人你還睜眼看他, 又把他帶到你跟前受審嗎?

14:4 “Who can bring a clean thing from an unclean thing? No one!
誰能使潔淨出於污穢呢? 無人有此本事.

14:5 If his days are determined, the number of his months is with you; you have appointed his boundaries, and he cannot cross them.
人的日子既然被限定, 他的月數亦在乎你, 你也定下他的界限, 使他不能越過.

14:6 Look away from him, and let him desist until he enjoys his days like a laborer.
就求你轉眼不看他, 使他得歇息, 直等到他像雇工一樣享受他的日子.

14:7 “Indeed, there is hope for a tree: if it is cut down, then it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not cease;
樹木常有希望, 樹木若被砍下, 也會再發芽, 嫩枝仍生長不息.

14:8 though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the dust,
雖然樹根衰老在地裡, 樹幹也枯死在土中,

14:9 at the scent of water it will bud, and it will put forth branches like a young plant.
一有水氣, 就會萌芽, 又生長枝條如新栽的樹一樣.

14:10 “But a man dies, and he dwindles away; thus a human being passes away, and where is he?
人死了, 就化為烏有; 人一氣絕就不在了.

14:11 As water disappears from a lake, and a river withers away and dries up,
海洋中的水消失, 江河枯竭乾涸,

14:12 so a man lies down, and he does not arise. Until the heavens are no more, they will not awaken, and they will not be roused out of their sleep.
人也是這樣一躺下去, 就不再起來, 直到天都沒有了還不醒過來, 也不能從睡眠中被喚醒.

14:13 “O that you would conceal me in Sheol, that you would hide me until your wrath is past, that you would appoint a set time for me and remember me.
但願你把我藏在陰間, 把我隱藏, 直到你的怒氣過去; 願你為我定一個期限, 好記念我.

14:14 If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my compulsory service I will wait, until the coming of my relief.
人若死了, 怎能再活呢? 我要在我一切勞苦的日子等待, 等到我得釋放的時候來到.

14:15 You would call, and I myself would answer you; you would long for the work of your hand.
你一呼叫, 我就回答你, 你必渴慕你手所作的.

14:16 For then you would count my steps, but you would not keep watch over my sin.
但現在你數點我的腳步, 必不再鑒察我的罪過,

14:17 My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and you would cover over my guilt.
我的過犯被你封在囊中, 我的罪孽你以灰泥遮蓋了.

14:18 “But a mountain falls; it crumbles away, and a rock moves away from its place.
山崩下墜, 巖石挪開原處;

14:19 Water wears away stones; its torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of human beings.
流水磨蝕石頭, 水的氾溢沖去地上的塵土, 你也這樣滅絕人的指望.

14:20 You overpower him forever, and he passes away; you change his countenance, then you send him away.
你永遠勝過人, 人就去世, 你改變他的容貌, 把他遣走.

14:21 His children may come to honor, but he does not know it; or they may become lowly, but he does not realize it.
他的兒女得尊榮, 他並不曉得, 他們降為卑, 他也不覺得,

14:22 He feels only the pain of his own body, and his inner self mourns for him.”
只覺自己身上的痛苦, 為自己悲哀. ”

Job - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
提幔人以利法回答說:

15:2 “Should the wise answer with windy knowledge, and should he fill his stomach with the east wind?
“智慧人怎可用虛空的知識來回答呢? 怎可用東風充滿自己的肚腹呢?

15:3 Should he argue in talk that is not profitable or in words with which he cannot do good?
他怎可用無益的話, 或無用的言詞辯論呢?

15:4 “What is worse, you yourself are doing away with fear, and you are lessening meditation before God.
你還廢棄了敬畏神的心, 攔阻了在神面前的默禱.

15:5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
你的罪孽教導你的口, 你採用詭詐人的舌頭,

15:6 Your mouth condemns you, and not I; and your lips testify against you.
是你的口定你的罪, 不是我, 你嘴唇作見證控告你.

15:7 “Were you born the firstborn of the human race? And were you brought forth before the hills?
你是頭一個生下來的人嗎? 你在諸山未有之前誕生的嗎?

15:8 Have you listened in God’s confidential discussion? And do you limit wisdom to yourself?
你曾聆聽過神的密旨嗎? 你可以獨佔智慧嗎?

15:9 What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
有甚麼是你知道, 我們不知道的呢? 你明白, 我們不明白的呢?

15:10 Both the gray-haired and the old are among us— those older than your father.
我們中間有白頭髮的, 又有年紀老的, 年歲比你的父親還大.

15:11 “Are the consolations of God too small for you, a word spoken gently with you?
神的安慰對你是否太少? 溫柔的言語對你是否不足?

15:12 Why does your heart carry you away? And why do your eyes flash,
你的心為甚麼迷惑你, 你的眼為甚麼閃出怒光,

15:13 that you turn your spirit against God, and you let such words go out of your mouth?
以致你的心靈轉過來抗拒神, 從你的口中竟發出這樣的話?

15:14 “What is a human being, that he can be clean, or that one born of a woman can be righteous?
人是甚麼, 能算為潔淨嗎? 婦人所生的, 能算為公義嗎?

15:15 Look, he does not trust his holy ones, and the heavens are not clean in his eyes.
神不信任他的眾天使, 在他看來, 諸天也不潔淨,

15:16 How much less he who is abominable and corrupt, a man drinking wickedness like water.
何況那可憎又腐敗, 喝罪孽如同喝水的世人呢?

15:17 “I will show you, listen to me; and what I have seen, I will tell—
我要告訴你, 你要聽我說. 我所看見的, 我要述說,

15:18 what wise men have told, and they have not hidden that which is from their ancestors,
就是智慧人所傳講的, 並沒有隱瞞從他們列祖所領受的.

15:19 to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed through their midst.
這地唯獨賜給列祖, 並沒有外族人從他們中間經過.

15:20 “All of the wicked one’s days he is writhing, even through the number of years that are laid up for the tyrant.
惡人一生飽受痛苦, 一生的年數都為強暴留存.

15:21 Sounds of terror are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come against him.
恐怖之聲常在他的耳中, 太平的時候, 強盜就來襲擊他.

15:22 He cannot trust that he will return from darkness, and he himself is destined for the sword.
他不信他能從黑暗中轉回, 自己留給刀劍殺害.

15:23 “He is wandering for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at hand.
他飄流覓食說: ‘哪裡有呢? ’他知道黑暗的日子已經臨近了.

15:24 Anguish and distress terrify him; they overpower him like a king ready for the battle.
患難與困苦使他驚惶, 又勝過他, 像君王預備上陣攻擊一樣.

15:25 Because he stretched out his hand against God, and he was arrogant to Shaddai;
因為他向神揮拳, 向全能者逞強,

15:26 he stubbornly runs against him with his thick-bossed shield.
用盾牌的厚凸面, 硬著頸項向他直闖.

15:27 “Because he has covered his face with his fat and has gathered fat upon his loins,
因為他以自己的脂肪蒙臉, 腰上積滿肥油.

15:28 he will dwell in desolate cities, in houses that they should not inhabit, which are destined for rubble.
他住在被毀的城邑裡, 住在沒有人居住, 注定快要成為亂堆的房屋裡.

15:29 He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure, and their possessions will not stretch across the earth.
他不再富足, 他的財富不能持久, 他的產業也不得在地上擴張,

15:30 “He will not escape from darkness; a flame will dry up his new shoot, and by the wind of his mouth he shall be removed.
他不能離開黑暗, 火燄必燒乾他的嫩枝, 他必因神口中的氣而離去.

15:31 Let him not trust in emptiness—he will be deceiving himself— for worthlessness will be his recompense.
他不信靠虛假, 自己欺騙自己, 因為虛假必成為他的報應.

15:32 It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
他的日期未到以先, 這事必成全, 他的枝子, 也不青綠.

15:33 “He will shake off his unripe fruit like the vine, and he will cast off his blossom like the olive tree;
他必像葡萄樹未熟的葡萄掉落一樣, 又如橄欖樹的花朵一開就謝一般.

15:34 for the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.
因為不敬虔的人必不能生育, 火必吞滅收受賄賂者的帳幕.

15:35 They conceive trouble and bring forth mischief, and their womb prepares deceit.”
他們所懷的是罪惡, 所生的是罪孽, 他們腹中所預備的是詭詐. ”

Job - Chapter 16

16:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

16:2 “I have heard many things like these; all of you are miserable comforters.
“像這樣的話, 我聽了很多; 你們都是叫人愁煩的安慰者.

16:3 Is there a limit to windy words? What provokes you that you answer?
虛空的言語, 有窮盡嗎? 或有甚麼惹你答個不休的呢?

16:4 I myself also could talk as you, if you were in my place; I could join against you with words, and I could shake at you with my head.
你們若處在我的景況, 我也能像你們那樣說話, 我也能砌辭攻擊你們, 並且能向你們搖頭.

16:5 I could encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would ease the pain.
我能用口鼓勵你們, 我嘴唇的安慰, 能緩和你們的痛苦.

16:6 If I speak, my pain is not relieved; and if I cease, how much will leave me?
我若說話, 痛苦仍不消解, 我若閉口不說, 痛苦也不離開我.

16:7 “Surely now he has worn me out; you have devastated all my company.
現在神使我困倦, ‘你蹂躪了我的全家,

16:8 Thus you shriveled me up; it became a witness. And my leanness has risen up against me; it testifies to my face.
又把我捆綁起來. ’這就作為證據; 我身體的枯瘦也當面作證反對我.

16:9 His wrath has torn, and he has been hostile toward me; he gnashed at me with his teeth. My foe sharpens his eyes against me.
他的怒氣撕裂我, 攻擊我; 他向我咬牙切齒, 我的敵人以銳利的眼光看著我.

16:10 They gaped at me with their mouth; they struck my cheeks with disgrace; they have massed themselves together against me.
他們向我大大張嘴, 以蔑視的態度打我的臉頰, 聯合一起攻擊我.

16:11 God delivers me to an evil one, and he casts me into the hands of the wicked.
神把我交給不義的人, 把我丟在惡人的手中.

16:12 “I was at ease, then he broke me in two, and he seized me by my neck; then he shattered me and set me up as a target for him.
我本來安逸, 他卻把我壓碎; 掐著我的頸項, 把我摔碎; 又把我當作他的箭靶.

16:13 His archers surround me; he slashes open my kidneys, and he does not have compassion; he pours out my gall on the ground.
他的弓箭手四面包圍我, 他剖開我的腰子, 全不顧惜, 把我的膽傾倒在地上.

16:14 He breached me breach upon breach; he rushes at me like a warrior.
他把我破傷, 在破口上又加破傷, 如勇士一般向我直衝.

16:15 “I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and I have inserted my pride in the dust.
我把麻布縫在我的皮膚上, 把我的角插入塵土中.

16:16 My face is red because of weeping, and deep shadows are on my eyelids,
我的臉因哭泣而發紅, 在我的眼皮上滿是黑影.

16:17 although violence is not on my hands, and my prayer is pure.
然而在我的手中沒有強暴, 我的禱告也是清潔的.

16:18 “O earth, you should not cover my blood, and let there be no place for my cry for help.
地啊, 不要遮蓋我的血; 不要讓我的哀求有停留的地方.

16:19 So now look, my witness is in the heavens, and he who vouches for me is in the heights.
現今, 在天上有我的見證, 在高天之上, 有我的證人.

16:20 My friends scorn me; my eye pours out tears to God,
譏笑我的, 就是我的朋友, 我的眼向神流淚.

16:21 and it argues for a mortal with God, and as a human for his friend.
但願人可以為人與神分辯, 正如世人為朋友辯白一樣.

16:22 Indeed, after a few years have come, then I will go the way from which I will not return.
因為我的年數將盡, 我快要走上那條一去不返的路. ”

Job - Chapter 17

17:1 “My spirit is pulled down; my days are extinguished; the graveyard is for me.
“我的氣息將斷, 我的日子快盡, 墳墓已為我預備好了.

17:2 Surely mockery is with me, and my eye rests on their provocation.
真有嘲笑人的在我這裡, 我的眼看著他們的悖逆.

17:3 Please lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who is he who will give security for my hand?
願你給我保證, 親自為我作保; 除你以外有誰肯與我擊掌作保呢?

17:4 Indeed, you have closed their mind from understanding; therefore, you will not let them triumph.
你蒙蔽了他們的心, 不讓他們明白; 因此你必不高舉他們.

17:5 He denounces friends for reward, so his children’s eyes will fail.
為分產業而控告朋友的, 他子孫的眼睛也要昏花.

17:6 “And he has made me a proverb for the peoples, and I am one before whom people spit.
他使我成為民眾的笑柄, 人人都吐唾沫在我的臉上.

17:7 And my eye has grown dim from grief, and the limbs of my body are all like a shadow.
我的眼睛因憂愁而昏花, 我的身體瘦骨如柴.

17:8 The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent excites himself over the godless.
正直人必因此驚訝, 要被激發起來, 攻擊不敬虔的人.

17:9 But the righteous holds on to his way, and he who has clean hands increases in strength.
義人必堅守自己的道路, 手潔的人要力上加力.

17:10 But all of you must return—please come! But I shall not find a wise person among you.
然而你們眾人, 可以再來, 在你們中間我找不到一個有智慧的人.

17:11 “My days are past; my plans are broken down— even the desires of my heart.
我的日子已過, 我的謀算和我心中所想的都已粉碎.

17:12 They make night into day, saying, ‘Light is near to darkness.’
他們把黑夜變為白晝, 因為黑暗的緣故, 他們就說: ‘光明臨近了. ’

17:13 If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I spread my couch in the darkness,
我若等待陰間作我的家, 在黑暗中鋪張我的床榻;

17:14 if I call to the pit, ‘You are my father,’ to the maggot, ‘You are my mother or my sister,’
我若對深坑說: ‘你是我的父親’, 對蟲說: ‘你是我的母親, 我的姊妹’,

17:15 where then is my hope? And who will see my hope?
那麼, 我的指望在哪裡呢? 我的指望誰能看得見呢?

17:16 Will they go down to the bars of Sheol? Or shall we descend together into the dust?”
等到安息在塵土中的時候, 那些指望必下到陰間的門閂那裡. ”

Job - Chapter 18

18:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
書亞人比勒達回答說:

18:2 “How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterward we shall speak.
“你尋索言語要到幾時呢? 先想清楚, 然後我們再說吧.

18:3 Why are we considered as animals? Why are we taken as stupid in your eyes?
我們為甚麼算為牲畜? 為甚麼在你的眼中看為污穢呢?

18:4 “You who are tearing yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken because of you? Or will the rock be removed from its place?
你這因怒氣而撕裂自己的, 難道大地要為你的緣故被丟棄, 磐石要挪移離開原處嗎?

18:5 Furthermore, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire will not shine.
惡人的燈必要熄滅, 他的火燄必不照耀;

18:6 The light becomes dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out.
他帳棚中的光要變為黑暗, 上面的燈也必熄滅.

18:7 “His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down,
他的腳步必然狹窄, 自己的計謀必把他絆倒;

18:8 for he is thrust into a net by his feet, and he walks into a pitfall.
他的腳送自己進入網羅, 他走在陷阱之上.

18:9 A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare takes hold of him.
圈套要纏住他的腳跟, 網羅要罩在他身上.

18:10 His rope is hidden in the ground, and his trap on the path.
活扣為他藏在地裡, 羈絆為他埋在路上.

18:11 “Sudden terrors terrify him all around, and they chase him at his heels.
驚駭四面恐嚇他, 並且追趕他的腳蹤.

18:12 His wealth will become hunger, and disaster is ready for his stumbling.
他的氣力因飢餓衰敗, 禍患預備使他跌倒.

18:13 It consumes parts of his skin; the firstborn of death consumes his limbs.
災禍侵蝕了他大部分的皮膚, 死亡的長子吃掉了他的肢體.

18:14 He is torn from his tent in which he trusted, and it brought him to the king of terrors.
他要從他倚靠的帳棚中被拔出來, 被帶到驚駭的王那裡,

18:15 “Nothing remains for him in his tent; sulfur is scattered upon his dwelling place.
不屬他的住在他的帳棚裡, 硫磺撒在他的居所之上.

18:16 His roots dry up below, and its branches wither away above.
他下面的根枯乾, 上面的枝子凋謝.

18:17 His remembrance perishes from the earth, and there is not a name for him on the street.
他令人懷念的都從地上滅沒, 他的名字不再留存在田上.

18:18 “They thrust him from light into darkness, and they drive him out from the world.
他們把他從光明中趕到黑暗裡, 又把他從世界中趕出去.

18:19 There is no offspring for him nor a descendant among his people, and there is not a survivor in his abode.
在本族中他無子無孫, 在他寄居之地, 也沒有生存的人.

18:20 Those of the west are appalled over his fate, and those of the east are seized with horror.
西方的人因他的日子驚訝, 東方的人也戰慄不已.

18:21 Surely these are the dwellings of the godless, and this is the dwelling place of him who knows not God.”
不義的人之住所實在是這樣, 這就是不認識神的人的收場. ”

Job - Chapter 19

19:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

19:2 “How long will you torment me and crush me with words?
“你們叫我受苦要到幾時呢? 用話壓碎我要到幾時呢?

19:3 These ten times you have disgraced me; you are not ashamed that you have attacked me.
你們已經十次侮辱我, 你們苛刻地對我, 也不覺得羞恥.

19:4 And what is more, if I have truly erred, my error remains with me.
即使我真的有過錯, 由我承擔好了.

19:5 If indeed you must magnify yourselves against me, and you must let my disgrace argue against me,
你們若真的妄自尊大攻擊我, 用我的羞辱來證明我的不是,

19:6 know then that God has wronged me and has surrounded me with his net.
那麼, 就知道是神顛倒我的案件, 用他的網圈住我.

19:7 “Look, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not answered; I cry out, but there is no justice.
我呼叫‘強暴！’卻沒有回答; 我呼求, 卻得不到公斷.

19:8 He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass; and he has set darkness upon my paths.
神用籬笆攔阻我的道路, 使我不能經過; 他又使黑暗籠罩我的路.

19:9 He has taken my glory from me, and he has removed the crown of my head.
他從我身上剝去我的榮耀, 又挪去我頭上的冠冕.

19:10 He has broken me down all around, and I am gone. And he has uprooted my hope like a tree,
他四面拆毀我, 我就離世, 他又把我這指望如樹枝一樣拔出來.

19:11 and he has kindled his wrath against me, and he has counted me as one of his foes.
他的怒氣向我發作, 把我看作他的敵人;

19:12 His troops have come together and have thrown up their rampart against me and have encamped around my tent.
他的軍隊一起上來, 他們攻擊我, 在我的帳棚周圍安營.

19:13 “He has removed my kinsfolk from me, and my acquaintances have only turned aside from me.
他使我的族人遠離我, 使我熟悉的人完全與我疏遠.

19:14 My relatives have failed, and my close friends have forgotten me.
我的親戚離棄我, 我的朋友忘記我;

19:15 The sojourners in my house and my slave women count me as a stranger; I have become a foreigner in their eyes.
在我家中寄居的和我的婢女, 都把我當作外人, 我在他們的眼中是個外族人.

19:16 I call to my servant, but he does not answer; I must personally plead with him.
我呼喚僕人, 他不回答, 我得用口哀求他.

19:17 My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.
妻子厭惡我的氣息, 同胞兄弟也厭棄我,

19:18 Little boys also despise me; when I rise, then they talk against me.
連小孩子也藐視我, 我一起來, 他們就譏笑我;

19:19 All my intimate friends abhor me, and these whom I have loved have turned against me.
我所有的密友都憎惡我, 我所愛的人也向我反臉.

19:20 My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
我的骨頭緊貼著皮肉, 我只剩牙皮逃過大難.

19:21 “Pity me, pity me, you my friends, for God’s hand has touched me.
我的朋友啊！求你們憐憫我, 憐憫我吧！因為神的手擊打了我.

19:22 Why do you pursue me like God? And are not satisfied with my flesh?
你們為甚麼有如神那樣逼迫我? 還不因吃我的肉感到滿足嗎?

19:23 “O that my words could be written down! O that they could be inscribed in a scroll!
但願我的話現在都寫下, 都刻在書簡上,

19:24 That with a pen of iron and with lead they might be engraved on a rock forever!
用鐵筆又用鉛, 永遠刻在磐石上.

19:25 But I myself know that my redeemer is alive, and at the last he will stand up upon the earth.
我知道我的救贖主活著, 最後他必在地上興起.

19:26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, but from my flesh I will see God,
我的皮肉遭受毀壞以後, 這事就要發生, 我必在肉體以外得見神.

19:27 whom I will see for myself, and whom my eyes will see and not a stranger. My heart faints within me.
我必見他在我身邊, 我要親眼見他, 並非外人, 我的心腸在我裡面渴想極了.

19:28 “If you say, ‘How will we persecute him?’ And ‘The root of the trouble is found’ in me,
你們若說: ‘惹事的根既然在他, 我們要怎樣逼迫他呢? ’

19:29 be afraid for yourselves because of the sword, for wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment.”
你們就當懼怕刀劍, 因為這些罪孽帶來刀劍的懲罰, 好使你們知道有審判. ”

Job - Chapter 20

20:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
拿瑪人瑣法回答說:

20:2 “Therefore my disquieting thoughts bring me back for the sake of my inward excitement.
“我的心思煩擾叫我回話, 因為我內心急躁.

20:3 I hear discipline that insults me, and a spirit beyond my understanding answers me.
我聽見了那羞辱我的責備, 心靈因著我的悟性回答我.

20:4 “Did you know this from of old, since the setting of the human being on earth,
你不知亙古以來, 自從地上有人以來,

20:5 that the rejoicing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless lasts only a moment?
惡人的歡呼並不長久, 不敬虔者的快樂, 不過是暫時的嗎?

20:6 Even though his stature mounts up to the heaven, and his head reaches to the clouds,
雖然他的高貴上達於天, 他的頭直插雲霄,

20:7 he will perish forever like his dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
他必永遠滅亡像自己的糞一般, 素來看見他的, 都要說: ‘他在哪裡呢? ’

20:8 He will fly away like a dream, and they will not find him, and he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
他必如夢一般飛逝, 人再也找不著他, 他必被趕去如夜間的異象,

20:9 The eye that saw him will not see him again, and his place will no longer behold him.
親眼見過他的, 必不再見他, 他的本處也必看不見他.

20:10 His children will seek favors from the poor, and his hands will return his wealth.
他的兒女必向窮人求恩, 他們的手要退還他不義之財,

20:11 His bones were full of his vigor, but it will lie down with him on the dust.
他的骨頭雖然充滿青春活力, 卻必與他一同躺臥在塵土中.

20:12 “Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue,
邪惡在他的口中雖然甘甜, 他把邪惡藏在自己的舌下.

20:13 though he spares it and does not let it go and holds it back in the midst of his palate,
他雖然愛惜不捨, 含在口中,

20:14 in his bowels his food is turned, the venom of horned vipers is within him.
然而他的食物在他腹中卻要變壞, 在他裡面成為眼鏡蛇的毒汁.

20:15 He swallows riches, but he vomits them up; God drives them out from his stomach.
他吞下了財寶, 還要把它吐出來, 神要從他的腹中把它掏出來,

20:16 He will suck the poison of horned vipers; the viper’s tongue will kill him.
他必吸吮眼鏡蛇的毒液, 腹蛇的舌頭必把他殺死.

20:17 He will not enjoy the streams, the torrents of honey and curds.
他必不得看見江河, 就是流蜜與奶的江河.

20:18 Returning the products of his toil, he will not swallow; according to the profit of his trade, he will not enjoy,
他勞苦所得的必歸別人, 自己卻不得吃用; 他交易得來的財利, 自己卻不得享用.

20:19 for he has oppressed; he has abandoned the poor; he has seized a house but did not build it.
因為他欺壓窮人, 不顧他們, 強搶不是自己建造的房屋.

20:20 Because he has not known satisfaction in his stomach, he lets nothing escape that he desires.
因為他內心沒有安寧, 他不能保存他喜愛的東西.

20:21 There is nothing left after he has eaten; therefore his prosperity will not endure.
他吃得一無所剩, 所以他的福樂不能持久;

20:22 In the fullness of his excess he will be in distress; all of misery’s power will come upon him.
他在滿足有餘的時候, 陷入困境, 受過苦的人的手都臨到他身上.

20:23 When his stomach fills up, God will send his burning anger upon him, and he will let it rain down upon him as his food.
他正在填飽肚腹的時候, 神就把猛烈的怒氣降在他身上, 他正在吃飯的時候, 神要把這怒氣如雨降在他身上.

20:24 “He will flee from an iron weapon, but an arrow of bronze will pierce him.
他要逃避鐵製的兵器, 但銅弓的箭必把他射穿;

20:25 He draws it forth, and it comes out from his body, and the glittering point comes from his gall-bladder; terrors come upon him.
他把箭一抽, 箭就從背後出來, 發亮的箭頭從他的膽中出來, 死亡的驚恐臨到他身上.

20:26 Total darkness is hidden for his treasures; an unfanned fire will devour him; the remnant will be consumed in his tent.
萬般黑暗為他的財寶留存, 不是由人吹著的火要吞滅他, 要毀掉他帳棚中所剩下的.

20:27 The heavens will reveal his guilt, and the earth will rise up against him.
天必顯露他的罪孽, 地要興起來攻擊他,

20:28 The products of his house will be carried away like gushing waters on the day of his wrath.
他的家產必被掠去, 在神忿怒的日子被沖走.

20:29 This is a wicked human being’s portion from God and the inheritance of his decree from God.”
這是惡人從神所得的分, 是神給他指定的產業. ”

Job - Chapter 21

21:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

21:2 “Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation.
“你們要細聽我的言語, 這就算是你們給我的安慰.

21:3 Bear with me, and I myself will speak; then after my speaking you can mock.
請原諒我, 我又要說話了, 說完以後, 就任憑你們嘲笑吧！

21:4 As for me, is my complaint for human beings? And if so, why cannot I be impatient?
我豈是抱怨的人呢? 我的心為甚麼不能忍耐呢?

21:5 Turn to me and be appalled, and place your hand on your mouth.
你們注視我, 驚訝吧, 用手掩口吧.

21:6 And when I think of it, I am horrified, and shuddering seizes my flesh.
我每逢想起, 就驚惶, 渾身戰抖.

21:7 “Why do the wicked live, grow old, even grow mighty in power?
惡人為甚麼總可以存活, 活到老, 而且財勢強大?

21:8 With them their offspring are established before them, and their descendants before their eyes.
他們的後裔在他們面前堅定, 他們眼見自己的子孫在他們周圍立定.

21:9 Their houses are safe without fear, and the rod of God is not upon them.
他們的家宅平安無懼, 神的刑杖也不加在他們身上.

21:10 His bull breeds and does not fail; his cow calves and does not miscarry.
他們的公牛交配而不落種, 他們的母牛下犢而不掉胎,

21:11 They send out their little ones like the flock, and their children dance around.
他們叫小孩子出去多如羊群, 他們的年輕人四處跳躍;

21:12 They sing to the tambourine and lyre, and they rejoice to the sound of the long flute.
他們跟著琴鼓高歌, 又因著簫的聲音歡樂.

21:13 They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.
他們幸福度過他們的日子, 一剎那間下陰間, 毫無病痛.

21:14 And they say to God, ‘Turn away from us, for we do not desire to know your ways.
然而他們對神說: ‘離開我們吧, 我們不願意曉得你的道路.

21:15 Who is Shaddai that we should serve him, or what would we benefit when we plead with him?’
全能者是誰, 竟要我們服事他呢? 我們若向他懇求, 有甚麼益處呢? ’

21:16 Look, their prosperity is not in their hands; the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.
他們的福樂豈不是掌握在他們的手中? 惡人的謀算離我很遠.

21:17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and their disaster comes upon them? He distributes pains in his anger.
惡人的燈何嘗熄滅? 災難何嘗臨到他們身上? 神何嘗在忿怒中把痛苦分給他們！

21:18 How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the storm carries away?
他們何嘗像風前的乾草, 何嘗像暴風颳去的糠秕?

21:19 ‘God stores up his iniquity for his children’? Then let him repay it to him that he may know.
你們說: ‘神為惡人的兒女積蓄罪孽’, 我卻說: ‘神報應他本人, 好叫他自己明白. ’

21:20 Let his eyes see his decay, and let him drink from the wrath of Shaddai,
願他親眼看見自己敗落, 願他喝全能者的烈怒.

21:21 for what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
他的歲月既然斷絕, 他還會看顧自己身後的家嗎?

21:22 Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he himself judges high ones?
神既然審判那些在高位的, 誰能把甚麼知識教給他呢?

21:23 This one dies in full prosperity, completely at ease and secure.
有人到死的時候仍然氣力充足, 享盡平靜與安逸;

21:24 His vats are full with milk and the marrow of his bones is moist.
他的奶桶充滿鮮奶, 他的骨髓滋潤.

21:25 Yet another dies with a bitter inner self and has not tasted prosperity.
有人到死的時候心裡痛苦, 一生未嘗美食;

21:26 They lie down together in the dust, and maggots cover them.
他們都一起躺在塵土中, 蟲子爬滿他們身上.

21:27 “Look, I know your thoughts and the schemes you devise against me.
我知道你們的心思, 與你們惡待我的計謀.

21:28 For you say, ‘Where is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
你們問: ‘霸王的房屋在哪裡? 惡人住過的帳棚在哪裡? ’

21:29 Do you not ask those traveling the roads, and do you not take notice of their accounts?
你們沒有問問過路的人嗎? 不承認他們所提的證據嗎?

21:30 Indeed, the wicked is spared from the day of disaster; he is delivered from the day of wrath.
就是惡人在災難的日子得存留, 在神發怒的時候得逃脫.

21:31 Who denounces his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?
他所行的, 有誰敢當面指責他呢? 他所作的, 有誰能報應他呢?

21:32 When he is brought to the grave, then someone stands guard over the tomb.
然而他被人抬到墳墓裡, 並且有人看守他的墓地.

21:33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone will follow after him, and before him they are innumerable.
他以谷中的土塊為甘甜, 所有的人跟在他後面, 走在他前面的不計其數.

21:34 So how will you comfort me with emptiness, when fraud is left in your answers?”
你們的回話既然只存虛假, 怎樣徒然安慰我呢? ”

Job - Chapter 22

22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
提幔人以利法回答說:

22:2 “Can a man be of use to God? Yes, can the wise be of use to him?
“人對神能有甚麼益處呢? 明智的人只能益己.

22:3 Is it a pleasure to Shaddai if you are righteous, or a gain if you make your ways blameless?
你為人公義可討全能者喜悅嗎? 你行為完全可有利於他呢?

22:4 Does he reprove you because of your reverence or enter into judgment with you?
他是因你敬畏他而責備你, 對你施行審判嗎?

22:5 Is not your wickedness great, and there is no end to your iniquities?
你的罪惡不是很大嗎? 你的罪孽不是沒有窮盡嗎?

22:6 “Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing, and you have stripped off the clothes of the naked.
你無緣無故強取兄弟的東西作當頭, 剝去衣不蔽體的人的衣服.

22:7 You have given no water for the weary to drink, and you withheld food from the hungry.
疲乏的人你沒有給他水喝, 飢餓的人你沒有給他飯吃.

22:8 And the land belongs to the man of power, and the favored lives in it.
有勢力的人就有土地, 尊貴的人住在其中.

22:9 You have sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of orphans were crushed.
你叫寡婦空手而去, 你折斷孤兒的膀臂.

22:10 Therefore trapping nets are all around you, and panic suddenly terrifies you,
因此有網羅環繞著你, 恐懼也忽然使你驚慌.

22:11 or it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
光明變成黑暗, 以致你看不見, 並且洪水淹沒你.

22:12 “Is not God in the height of the heavens? But see how lofty are the highest stars.
神不是高於諸天嗎? 你看看最高的星星, 多麼的高啊！

22:13 And you ask, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through deep gloom?
你說: ‘神知道甚麼? 他能透過幽暗施行審判嗎?

22:14 Thick clouds are a covering for him, so that he does not see; and he walks about on the dome of heaven.’
密雲把他遮蓋, 使他不能看見我們; 他在天上的圓圈上面走來走去. ’

22:15 Will you keep to the way of old that the people of mischief have trod,
你要謹守古往的道, 就是惡人所行走的嗎?

22:16 who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was washed away by a current?
他們未到時候, 就被抓去, 他們的根基被洪水沖去.

22:17 Those who said to God, ‘Turn away from us,’ and ‘What can Shaddai do to us?’
他們對神說: ‘離開我們吧！全能者能把我們怎麼樣呢? ’

22:18 Yet he himself filled up their houses with good things, but the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.
他用美物充滿他們的房屋, 惡人的謀算遠離我.

22:19 The righteous see, and they rejoice, but the innocent one mocks at them.
義人看見了, 就歡喜; 無辜的人嘲笑他們, 說:

22:20 Surely our foe perishes, and fire has consumed their remainder.
‘我們的對頭必被剪除, 他們剝下來的有火吞滅了. ’

22:21 “Please reconcile yourself with him, and be at peace; in this way, good will come to you.
你與神和好, 就可以得平安, 這樣, 福樂就必臨到你.

22:22 Please receive instruction from his mouth, and place his words in your heart.
你該從他口中領受訓誨, 把他的話放在心裡.

22:23 If you return to Shaddai, you will be restored; if you remove wickedness from your tent,
你若歸向全能者, 就必得建立; 你若使不義遠離你的帳棚,

22:24 and if you put gold ore in the dust, and the gold of Ophir in the rock of wadis,
把你的金塊丟在塵土中, 把俄斐的金塊丟在河流的石頭間,

22:25 then Shaddai will be your gold ore and your precious silver.
全能者就必作你的金塊, 作你的銀堆,

22:26 Indeed, then you will delight yourself in Shaddai, and you will expect that God will be good to you.
你就必以全能者為樂, 向神仰起臉來.

22:27 You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows.
你向他祈求, 他就垂聽你, 你也要還你的願.

22:28 And you will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
你決定的計劃, 他必為你成全, 光明必照在你的路上.

22:29 When they are humiliated, you say, ‘It is pride,’ for he saves the humble.
人謙卑的時候, 你就說: ‘升高吧！’眼中謙卑的他必拯救,

22:30 He will deliver the guilty, and he will escape because of the cleanness of your hands.”
他搭救並非無辜的人; 他要因你手中的潔淨得救拔. ”

Job - Chapter 23

23:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

23:2 “Even today my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy in addition to my groaning.
“直到今日我還有苦情要申訴, 我雖然歎息, 他的手仍然沉重.

23:3 O that I knew and that I might find him; O that I might come to his dwelling.
但願我知道怎樣能尋見神, 能到他的臺前來.

23:4 I would lay my case before him, and I would fill my mouth with arguments.
好讓我在他面前呈上我的案件, 滿口辯論向他申訴;

23:5 I want to know the words with which he would answer me, and I want to understand what he would say to me.
知道他要回答我的話, 明白他對我說甚麼.

23:6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his strength? No, but he himself would give heed to me.
他會以大能與我相爭嗎? 必不會這樣, 他必關懷我.

23:7 There an upright person could reason with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
在他那裡正直人可以與他彼此辯論, 這樣, 我就必永遠擺脫那審判我的.

23:8 “When I go forward, he is not there, or backward, I cannot see him.
可是我往前走, 他不在那裡; 我若往後退, 我也不能見他.

23:9 When he works on the left, I cannot perceive him; he turns to the right, but I cannot see him.
他在左邊行事, 我卻見不到; 他在右邊隱藏, 我卻看不見.

23:10 But he knows the way that I take; he tests me—I shall come out like gold.
可是他知道我所行的道路, 他試煉我以後, 我必像精金出現.

23:11 My foot has held on to his steps; I have kept his way, and I have not turned aside.
我的腳緊隨他的腳步, 我謹守他的道, 並不偏離.

23:12 From the commandment of his lips, indeed I have not departed; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily food.
他嘴唇的命令我沒有離棄, 我珍藏他口中的言語在我的懷裡, 勝過我需用的飲食.

23:13 “But he is alone, and who can dissuade him? And whatever he desires, indeed, he does it.
但是他既已定意, 誰能使他轉意呢? 他心裡所願的, 就行出來.

23:14 For he will carry out what he appoints for me, and many things like these are with him.
他為我所定的, 他必成全, 這類的事情, 他還有許多.

23:15 Therefore, I am horrified because of his presence; when I consider, I tremble because of him.
因此我在他面前驚惶, 一想到這事, 我就懼怕他.

23:16 Indeed, God has made my heart faint, and Shaddai has terrified me.
神使我心裡膽怯, 全能者使我驚惶,

23:17 Indeed, I have not been silenced because of darkness, and because of me he conceals thick darkness.
因為我在黑暗面前並沒有被消滅, 也不怕幽暗遮蓋著我的臉. ”

Job - Chapter 24

24:1 “Why are not times kept by Shaddai, and why do not those who know him see his days?
“為甚麼全能者不保留賞善罰惡的時間? 為甚麼認識他的人不能看見他的日子?

24:2 They remove border stones; they seize flocks, and they pasture them.
惡人挪移地界, 搶奪群畜去牧養.

24:3 They drive away the donkey of orphans; they take the widow’s ox as a pledge.
他們趕走孤兒的驢, 強取寡婦的牛作抵押.

24:4 They thrust the poor off the road; the needy of the earth hide themselves together.
他們使窮人離開大道, 世上的貧民都一起躲藏起來.

24:5 “Look, like wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor as searchers for the prey; the wilderness is their food for the young.
這些貧窮人像曠野的野驢, 出外勞碌, 殷勤尋覓食物, 野地為他們和他們的孩子供應食物.

24:6 They reap their fodder in the field, and they glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
他們在田裡收割草料, 在惡人的葡萄園中摘取剩餘的葡萄.

24:7 They spend the night naked, without clothing, and they have no garment in the cold.
他們赤身露體無衣過夜, 在寒冷中毫無遮蓋.

24:8 They are wet from the rainstorm of the mountains, and they cling to the rock without refuge.
他被山上的大雨淋濕, 因為沒有躲避之處就緊抱磐石.

24:9 “They snatch the orphan from the breast, and they take a pledge against the needy.
有人從母親的懷中搶走孤兒, 又強取窮人的衣物作抵押,

24:10 They go about naked, without clothing, and hungry, they carry the sheaves.
因此窮人赤身露體流浪, 他們因飢餓就抬走禾捆;

24:11 Between their terraces they press out oil; they tread the presses, but they are thirsty.
他們在那些人的行列之內榨油, 又踹酒, 自己仍然口渴.

24:12 From the city people groan, and the throat of the wounded cries for help; yet God does not regard it as unseemly.
有人從城裡唉哼, 受傷的人呼求, 神卻不理會惡人的愚妄.

24:13 “Those are among the ones rebelling against the light; they do not recognize his ways, and they do not stay in his paths.
又有人與光為敵, 不認識光明的道, 不留在光明的路中.

24:14 At dusk the murderer rises; he kills the needy and the poor, and in the night he is like a thief.
殺人的黎明起來, 殺戮困苦人與窮人, 夜間又去作盜賊.

24:15 And the eye of the adulterer waits for dusk, saying, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he places a covering on his face.
姦夫的眼睛等待黃昏, 說: ‘沒有眼可以看見我’, 就把自己的臉蒙起來.

24:16 He digs through houses in the darkness; by day they shut themselves in— they do not know the light
盜賊黑夜挖穿屋子, 白天卻躲藏起來, 他們不想認識光明.

24:17 because morning likewise is to them deep darkness; indeed, they know about the terrors of deep darkness.
他們看晨光如死蔭, 因為他們認識死蔭的驚駭.

24:18 “He himself is swift on the water’s surface; their portion is cursed in the land. No one turns toward the path of their vineyards.
這些惡人如水面上飄浮的東西迅速流逝, 他們在世上所得的分被咒詛, 他們不能再走葡萄園的路.

24:19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters, like Sheol snatches away those who have sinned.
乾旱與炎熱怎樣消除雪水, 陰間也這樣除去犯罪的人.

24:20 The womb forgets him. The maggot feasts on him until he is no longer remembered, and wickedness is broken like a tree.
懷他的母胎忘記他, 蟲子要以他為甘甜, 他不再被人記念, 不義的人必如樹折斷.

24:21 He feeds on the barren, who does not have a child, and does no good to the widow.
他惡待不能生育, 沒有孩子的婦人, 也不善待寡婦.

24:22 Yet he carries off the tyrants by his strength; if he rises up, then he cannot be certain of life.
神卻用自己的能力延長強暴的人的性命, 生命難保的仍然興起.

24:23 He gives security to him, and he is supported, but his eyes are upon their ways.
神使他們安穩, 他們就有所倚靠, 他的眼也看顧他們的道路.

24:24 They are exalted a little while, then they are gone. And they are brought low; they are cut off like all others, and like the heads of grain they wither away.
他們被高舉不過片時, 就沒有了, 他們降為卑, 如眾人一樣被收拾起來, 他們又如穀穗枯乾.

24:25 “And if it is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my word to nothing?”
如果不是這樣, 誰能證明我是撒謊的, 指出我的言語為空虛的呢? ”

Job - Chapter 25

25:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
書亞人比勒達回答說:

25:2 “Domination and dread are with him who makes peace in his high heavens.
“神有治理之權, 威嚴可畏, 他在高天之處施行和平.

25:3 Is there a number to his troops? And upon whom does his light not rise?
他的天軍怎能數算? 他的光一發誰不被照耀呢?

25:4 “Indeed, how can a human being be righteous before God? And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?
這樣在神面前, 人怎能稱為義呢? 婦人所生的, 怎能算為潔淨呢?

25:5 Look, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his sight.
在神的眼中, 月亮都不明亮, 星星也不皎潔,

25:6 How much less for a human being who is a maggot, and a human who is a worm?”
更何況如蟲的人, 像蛆的世人呢！”

Job - Chapter 26

26:1 Then Job answered and said,
約伯回答說:

26:2 “How you have helped one who has no power! How you have assisted the arm that has no strength!
“無能力的, 你怎樣幫助他, 膀臂無力的, 你怎樣拯救他！

26:3 How you have advised one who has no wisdom! And what sound wisdom you have made known in abundance!
無智慧的, 你怎樣教導他, 顯明你豐盛的智慧！

26:4 With whose help have you uttered words, and whose breath has come forth from you?
你靠誰發言呢? 誰的靈從你而出呢?

26:5 “The spirits of the dead tremble below the waters and their inhabitants.
陰魂和在水中居住的, 都在水下痛苦不堪.

26:6 Sheol is naked before him, and there is no covering for Abaddon.
陰間在神面前赤露敞開, 滅亡之處也沒有遮蓋.

26:7 He stretches out the north over emptiness; he hangs the earth over nothing.
他把北極鋪在空間, 把地球掛在太空.

26:8 He ties up the water in its clouds, and the cloud is not torn open beneath it.
他把水包在密雲中, 水下面的雲卻不破裂.

26:9 He covers the face of the full moon; he spreads his cloud over it.
他遮蔽自己寶座的正面, 把雲鋪在上面.

26:10 He has described a circle on the face of the water between light and darkness.
在水面劃出界限, 直到光與暗的交界.

26:11 “The pillars of heaven tremble, and they are astounded at his rebuke.
天的柱子都因他的斥責震動驚奇;

26:12 By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
他以能力攪動大海, 以聰明擊傷拉哈伯.

26:13 By his breath the heavens were made clear; his hand pierced the fleeing snake.
他以自己的氣使天晴朗, 他的手刺穿逃跑的蛇.

26:14 Look, these are the outer fringes of his ways, and how faint is the word that we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?”
這些不過是他的作為的一點點, 我們從他那裡所聽到的, 是多麼的微小！他大能的雷聲誰能夠明白呢? ”

Job - Chapter 27

27:1 Then Job again took up his discourse and said,
約伯繼續他的講論, 說:

27:2 “As God lives, he has removed my justice, and Shaddai has made my inner self bitter.
“永活的神奪去我的公理, 全能者使我心中痛苦.

27:3 For as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nose,
只要我的生命還在我裡面, 神賜我的氣息還在我鼻孔裡,

27:4 my lips surely will not speak falseness, and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.
我的嘴唇決不說不義之言, 我的舌頭也不講詭詐之語.

27:5 Far be it from me that I would say that you are right; until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.
我絕對不以你們為是, 我到死也不放棄我的純全;

27:6 I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart will not blame any of my days.
我堅守我的義決不放鬆, 我一生的日子我的心必不責備我.

27:7 “Let my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unrighteous,
願我的敵人如惡人一般, 願那起來攻擊我的像不義的人一樣.

27:8 for what is the hope of the godless when he cuts them off, when God takes away his life?
不敬虔的人被剪除, 神奪去他性命的時候還有甚麼指望呢?

27:9 Will God hear his cry of distress when distress comes upon him?
患難臨到他身上的時候, 神會垂聽他的哀求嗎?

27:10 Or, in Shaddai will he find delight? Will he call upon God at all times?
他以全能者為樂, 時時求告神嗎?

27:11 “I will teach you about God’s hand; I will not conceal that which is with Shaddai.
我藉神的能力教導你們, 我不向你們隱瞞全能者的事.

27:12 Look, you all have seen, and why in the world have you become altogether vain?
你們都親自見過, 你們為甚麼成了這麼虛妄呢?

27:13 “This is the portion of the wicked human being with God, and they receive from Shaddai the inheritance of the ruthless.
這是惡人從神所得的分, 強暴的人從全能者所得的業.

27:14 If their children multiply, it is for the sword, and his offspring do not have enough to eat.
即使他的兒女增多, 還是被刀劍所殺, 他的子孫也必永不得飽食;

27:15 Their survivors are buried through the plague, and their widows do not weep.
他的遺族在死人中埋葬, 他的寡婦也都不哀哭.

27:16 If he heaps up silver like the dust and fashions clothing like the clay,
他雖然堆積銀子如塵沙, 預備衣服如泥土,

27:17 he makes it ready, and the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver.
他儘管預備, 義人卻要穿上; 他的銀子, 無辜的人也要瓜分.

27:18 “He builds his house like the moth, and like a booth that a watchman has made.
他建造房屋如蜘蛛結網, 又如守望者所搭的棚.

27:19 He goes to bed with wealth, but he will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and it is gone.
他雖然躺下的時候富有, 卻不再這樣; 他一張開雙眼, 財富就不在了.

27:20 Terrors overtake him like the water; a storm wind carries him off in the night.
驚恐必如眾水追上他, 暴風在夜間把他颳去.

27:21 The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone, and it sweeps him away from his place.
東風把他吹起, 他就消逝; 又把他捲起, 離開原來的地方.

27:22 And it hurls at him, and it has no compassion; he will quickly flee from its power.
神射擊他, 毫不留情, 他甚願快快逃脫神的手.

27:23 It claps its hands over him, and it hisses at him from its place.
有人向他拍掌, 發嘶聲趕他離開原來的地方. ”

Job - Chapter 28

28:1 “Indeed, there is a mine for silver and a place for gold to be refined.
“銀子有礦, 金子有冶煉的地方.

28:2 Iron is taken from dust, and he pours out copper from ore.
鐵從土中取出, 熔化石頭而得銅.

28:3 He puts an end to darkness, and he searches out the farthest limits for the ore in gloom and deep shadow.
人探求黑暗的盡頭, 查明在陰暗中的石礦, 直到極處.

28:4 He breaks open a mine shaft away from where people dwell; those who are forgotten by travelers, they dangle, they sway far away from human beings.
在無人居住之處, 足跡罕至之地開坑探礦, 他們與人遠離, 懸在坑中搖來搖去.

28:5 As for the earth, from it comes food, but underneath it, it is turned up as by fire.
至於地, 糧食從它而出, 地底下卻好像被火翻轉過來一樣.

28:6 Its stones are the place of sapphire, and the earthen dirt has gold.
石中有藍寶石, 也有金沙.

28:7 “It is a path a bird of prey does not know and the black kite’s eye has not seen.
礦坑中的路, 鷙鳥不知道, 連鷹的眼也未曾見過;

28:8 Proud wild animals have not trodden it; the lion in its prime has not prowled over it.
狂傲的野獸未曾行過, 猛獅也未曾經過.

28:9 He puts his hand on the hard rock; he overturns mountains by the roots.
人伸手擊鑿堅石, 使山腳翻倒過來.

28:10 He cuts out tunnels in the rocks, and his eye sees every treasure.
在磐石中鑿出坑道, 親眼看見各樣寶物.

28:11 He dams up rivers from their sources, and he brings secret things to the light.
他堵住水源, 不讓滴漏, 又使隱藏之物顯露在光中.

28:12 “But from where will wisdom be found? And where in the world is the place of understanding?
然而, 智慧在何處可尋? 聰明之地在哪裡呢?

28:13 A human being does not know its proper value, and it is not found in the land of the living.
智慧的價值人不知道, 在活人之地也尋不到.

28:14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
深淵說: ‘不在我裡面’, 滄海說: ‘不在我這裡’.

28:15 “Refined gold cannot be gotten in its place, and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
智慧不能用純金購買, 也不能稱銀子作它的代價.

28:16 It cannot be bought for the gold of Ophir, for precious onyx or sapphire.
俄斐金, 貴重的瑪瑙,藍寶石, 都不能與它比較.

28:17 Gold and glass cannot be compared with it, and its substitution cannot be an ornament of refined gold.
黃金和玻璃不能與它比較, 純金的器皿不能與它交換.

28:18 Black corals and crystal will not be mentioned, and wisdom’s price is more than red corals.
珊瑚和水晶都不值一提, 取得智慧勝過取得紅寶石.

28:19 The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be bought for pure gold.
古實的黃玉不能與它比較, 純金也不能與它較量.

28:20 Indeed, from where does wisdom come? And where in the world is the place of understanding?
然而, 智慧從哪裡來, 聰明之地在哪裡呢?

28:21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living, and it is concealed from the birds of the heaven.
眾生的眼睛都看不到, 空中的飛鳥也不能發現.

28:22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We heard its rumor with our ears.’
滅亡和死亡都說: ‘我們只風聞它的事罷了. ’

28:23 “God understands its way, and he knows its place,
神明白智慧的道路, 也曉得智慧的所在,

28:24 for he himself looks to the end of the earth; he sees under all the heaven.
因為他察看全世界, 遍觀全地.

28:25 When he gave weight to the wind and he apportioned the waters by measure,
他為風定輕重, 又度量眾水;

28:26 when he made a rule for the rain and a way for the thunder’s lightning bolt,
為雨露立定律, 為雷電定道路.

28:27 then he saw it and talked about it; he established it, and moreover, he explored it.
那時他看見智慧, 描述智慧, 他堅立智慧, 並且查探智慧.

28:28 And to the human beings he said, ‘Look, the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
他對人說: ‘敬畏主就是智慧, 遠離邪惡就是聰明. ’”

Job - Chapter 29

29:1 Then Job again took up his discourse and said,
約伯繼續他的講論, 說:

29:2 “O that I were as in the months before, as in the days when God watched over me,
“但願我的景況像以前的歲月, 像神保守我的日子.

29:3 when his shining lamp was over my head— by his light I walked through darkness—
那時他的燈照在我的頭上, 我靠著他的光行過黑暗.

29:4 as when I was in the days of my prime, when God’s confiding was over my house,
但願我仍然活在年輕力壯的日子, 那時神在我的帳棚裡與我親密.

29:5 when Shaddaiwas still with me, my children were all around me,
全能者仍然與我同在, 我的孩子都環繞我.

29:6 when my paths were washed in sour milk, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me.
我用油洗腳, 磐石為我出油成河.

29:7 “At my going out the gate to the city, I secured my seat in the square.
我出到城門那裡去, 在廣場上預備我的座位.

29:8 Young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged rose up and stood.
年輕人看見我, 就迴避, 年老的也起身站立.

29:9 Officials refrained from talking, and they laid their hand on their mouth.
王子都停止說話, 並且用手掩口.

29:10 The voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongue stuck to their palate.
眾領袖都不敢作聲, 他們的舌頭緊貼上顎.

29:11 “When the ear heard and commended me, and the eye saw and testified in support of me
耳朵聽見我的, 就稱我有福. 眼睛看見我的, 就作證稱讚我.

29:12 because I saved the needy who cried for help, and I saved the orphan for whom there was no helper.
因為我救了呼救的窮人, 和無人幫助的孤兒.

29:13 The blessing of the wretched came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
將要滅亡的, 為我祝福; 我使寡婦的心歡呼.

29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a headband.
我以公義作衣服穿上; 我的公平好像外袍和冠冕.

29:15 “I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame.
我作了瞎子的眼, 瘸子的腿.

29:16 I was a father to the poor, and I investigated the stranger’s legal dispute.
我作過貧窮人的父親, 我查究過我素來不認識的人的案件.

29:17 And I broke the evil one’s jaw bones, and I made his prey drop from his teeth.
我打碎了不義的人的牙齒, 使捕食的掉下來.

29:18 “And I thought, ‘I will pass away in my nest, and like the phoenix I shall multiply my days.
那時我心裡想: ‘我必在家中安然去世, 我必增添我的日子像沙塵那麼多.

29:19 My roots were open to water, and dew spent the night on my branches;
我的根蔓延到水邊, 露水整夜沾在我的枝上.

29:20 My glory was new with me, and I was revitalized regularly.’
我的榮耀在身上常新, 我的弓在我手上重新得力.

29:21 “They listened to me and waited, and they kept silent for my counsel.
大家都聆聽我, 等候我; 靜默無聲地領受我的指導.

29:22 After my word, they did not speak again, and my word dropped down like dew upon them.
我說了話以後, 他們就不再說, 我的言語像雨露一般滴在他們身上.

29:23 And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.
他們等候我像等候雨水, 又大大張嘴如切慕春雨.

29:24 I smiled for them when they had no confidence in anything, and they did not extinguish the light of my face.
我向他們微笑, 他們也不敢相信; 他們珍惜我臉上的光.

29:25 I chose their way, and I sat as head, and I dwelled like a king among the troops, like one who comforts mourners.
我為他們選擇道路, 又坐首位; 我像君王住在軍隊中, 又像個安慰悲傷的人. ’”

Job - Chapter 30

30:1 “But now those younger than I, as far as days, laugh at me, whose fathers I rejected for setting with the dogs of my sheep and goats.
“但現在年紀比我小的人都笑我; 我不容許他們的父親與我羊群的犬隻為伴.

30:2 Moreover, what use to me is the strength of their hands? With them, vigor is destroyed.
他們的氣力已經衰退了, 他們兩手的力量對我有甚麼益處呢?

30:3 Through want and through barren hunger they are gnawing in the dry region in the darkness of desolation and waste.
他們因窮乏與飢餓而消瘦, 在黑夜荒廢與荒涼之地咀嚼曠野的乾草;

30:4 They are picking salt herbs, the leaves of bushes, and the roots of broom trees to warm themselves.
他們在草叢中採摘鹹草, 以羅騰樹根作食物.

30:5 They were driven out from fellow people; they shout at them as at a thief,
他們從人群中被趕出去, 人追喊他們如追喊賊一樣,

30:6 so that they dwell in holes of the ground and in the rocks.
以致他們住在驚嚇谷之中, 在地洞和巖穴之間;

30:7 They bray among the bushes; they are gathered under the nettles.
他們在草叢中間喊叫, 在雜草之下集合起來.

30:8 A senseless crowd, yes, a disreputable brood, they were cast out from the land.
他們都是愚頑人,下流人的子孫, 被人鞭打逐出境外.

30:9 “But now I am their mocking song, and I have become a byword for them.
現在他們以我為歌曲, 我竟成了他們的笑柄.

30:10 They abhor me; they keep aloof from me, and they do not withhold spit from my face
他們厭惡我, 遠遠地離開我, 又不住吐唾沫在我臉上,

30:11 because he has loosened his bowstring and humbled me, and they have thrown off restraint in my presence.
因為神把我的弓弦鬆開, 叫我受苦, 他們就在我面前任意妄為.

30:12 On the right hand the brood rises up; they put me to flight, and they build up their siege ramps against me.
一窩暴民在我右邊興起, 推開我的腳, 築起災難的路攻擊我.

30:13 They destroy my path; they promote my destruction; they have no helper.
他們拆毀了我的路, 沒有別人的幫助也能毀滅我;

30:14 As through a wide breach they come; amid a crash they rush on.
他們闖進來如闖大破口, 在廢墟之中輥過來,

30:15 Terrors are turned upon me; my honor is pursued as by the wind, and my hope of deliverance passed by like a cloud.
驚駭臨到我的身上, 驅逐我的尊嚴如風吹一般, 我的好景像雲一樣過去.

30:16 “And now my life is poured out onto me; days of misery have taken hold of me.
現在我的心傷慟有如倒了出來, 苦難的日子把我抓住.

30:17 At night I am in great pain; my pains do not take a rest.
夜間痛苦刺透我的骨頭, 疼痛不止, 不住地咀嚼我.

30:18 He seizes my clothing with great power; he grasps me by my tunic’s collar.
我的衣服因神的大力變了形, 他的大力如外衣的領口把我束緊.

30:19 He has cast me into the dirt, and I have become like dust and ashes.
神把我扔在泥中, 我就像塵土和爐灰一般.

30:20 I cry to you for help, but you do not answer me; I stand, and you merely look at me.
神啊！我向你呼求, 你卻不應允我, 我站起來, 你也不理我.

30:21 You have turned cruel to me; you persecute me with your hand’s might.
你變成待我殘忍, 用你大能的手迫害我,

30:22 You lift me up to the wind—you make me ride it, and you toss me about in the storm.
你把我提到風中, 使我被風颳去, 使我在暴風中消散.

30:23 Indeed, I know that you will bring me to death and to the house of assembly for all the living.
我知道你必使我歸回死地, 歸到那為眾生所定的陰宅.

30:24 “Surely someone must not send a hand against the needy when, in his misfortune, there is a cry of help for them.
然而人跌倒, 怎會不伸手? 人遇災禍, 怎會不呼救呢?

30:25 Have I not wept for the unfortunate, and grieved myself over the poor?
艱難過日的, 我不是為他哀哭; 貧窮的, 我不是為他憂愁嗎?

30:26 Indeed, I hoped for good, but evil came, and I waited for light, but darkness came.
我希望得福樂, 災禍就來了; 我等候光明, 幽暗就到了.

30:27 My bowels are in turmoil, and they are not still; days of misery come to confront me.
我的心腸沸騰,不安, 痛苦的日子臨到我.

30:28 I go about in mourning garb, but not in sunlight; I stand up in the assembly, and I cry for help.
我四處行走, 全身發黑, 並不是因為日曬; 我在會中站著呼求.

30:29 I am a companion for the jackals and a companion for ostriches.
我與野狗為兄弟, 又與鴕鳥作同伴.

30:30 My skin turns black on me, and my bones burn with heat.
我的皮膚發黑脫落, 我的骨頭因熱發燒,

30:31 So my lyre came to be used for mourning, and my flute for the voice of those who weep.
所以我的琴音變為哀音, 我的簫聲變為哭聲. ”

Job - Chapter 31

31:1 “I made a covenant with my eyes, so how could I look closely upon a virgin?
“我與自己的眼睛立了約, 決不注視處女.

31:2 And what is the portion of God from above or the heritage of Shaddai from on high?
從至上的神所得的分, 從至高的全能者所得的業是甚麼呢?

31:3 Is not disaster for the evil one and ruin for the workers of mischief?
災難不是臨到不義的人嗎? 災禍不是臨到作孽的人嗎?

31:4 Does he not see my ways and count all my steps?
神不是察看我的道路, 數算我的一切腳步嗎?

31:5 “If I have walked with falseness, and my foot has hastened to deceit,
我若與虛謊同行, 我的腳若急於追隨詭詐,

31:6 let him weigh me in the balance of justice, and let God know my blamelessness.
就願我被公平的天平稱度, 使神可以知道我的完全.

31:7 If my steps have turned aside from the way, and my heart has walked after my eyes, and my hand has clung to a spot,
我的腳步若偏離正道, 我的心若隨從眼目而行, 我的手掌若黏有任何污點,

31:8 let me sow, and let another eat, and let my crops be rooted out.
就願我所種的, 讓別人來吃, 願我田中出產的, 都連根拔起來.

31:9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and at my neighbor’s doorway I have lain in wait,
我的心若被女人迷惑, 在別人的門口埋伏,

31:10 let my wife grind for another, and let other men kneel over her,
就願我的妻子作別人的奴僕, 也願別人屈身與她行淫,

31:11 for that is a shameful act, and that is a criminal offense.
因為這是大惡, 是該受審判的罪孽;

31:12 Indeed, that is a fire that will consume up to Abaddon, and it would uproot all my crop.
這是焚燒直至毀滅的火, 必把我所有的收穫都拔出來.

31:13 “If I have rejected my male or female slave’s case when their complaint was against me,
我的僕婢與我爭論的時候, 我若輕視他們的案件,

31:14 then what shall I do when God rises up? And when he enquires, how shall I answer him?
神若起來, 我怎麼辦呢? 他若鑒察, 我怎樣回答呢?

31:15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
那造我在母腹中的, 不也造他嗎? 造我們在母胎裡的, 不是同一位嗎?

31:16 “If I have withheld the desire of the poor from them, or I have caused the widow’s eyes to fail,
我若不給窮人所要的, 或使寡婦的眼所期待的落空;

31:17 or I have eaten my morsel alone, and the orphan has not eaten from it
我若獨吃我的一點食物, 孤兒卻沒有與我同吃;

31:18 (for from my childhood he grew up with me like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided her),
自我幼年時, 孤兒與我一同長大, 以我為父, 從我出母腹以來, 我就善待寡婦.

31:19 if I have seen the one who perishes because of no clothing or that there is no covering for the poor,
我若見人因無衣服死亡, 或貧窮人毫無遮蓋;

31:20 if his loins have not blessed me, or by means of my sheep’s fleece he has warmed himself,
他若不因我的羊毛得溫暖, 他的心若不向我道謝;

31:21 if I have raised my hand against an orphan because I saw my supporters at the gate,
我若在城門見有支持我的, 就揮手攻擊孤兒,

31:22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.
就願我的肩頭從肩胛脫落, 願我的前臂從上臂折斷;

31:23 Indeed, the disaster from God was a dread for me, and I was powerless because of his majesty.
因為神所降的災難使我恐懼, 因他的崇高我不敢妄為.

31:24 “If I have made gold my trust, or I have called fine gold my security,
我若以黃金為我所信靠的, 又對精金說: ‘你是我所靠賴的’;

31:25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great or because my hand found a fortune,
我若因為財物豐裕, 或因為我多獲財利而歡喜;

31:26 if I looked at the sun when it shone or at the moon moving in splendor,
我若見太陽照耀, 或明月行在空中,

31:27 and I was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss,
以致心中暗暗地受到迷惑, 用自己的嘴親手;

31:28 this also is an iniquity to be judged, for I have deceived God above.
那麼這也就是該受審判的罪孽, 因為我欺哄了高高在上的神.

31:29 “If I have rejoiced at the ruin of the one who hated me or have exulted when evil overtook him—
我若因恨我的人遭災禍而歡喜, 或因他遇患難而高興;

31:30 no, I have not allowed my mouth to sin, to ask his life with a curse.
我並沒有容許我的口犯罪, 咒詛他的性命.

31:31 Have the people of my tent not said, ‘O that someone had not been satisfied with his meat’?
我家裡的人若沒有說: ‘誰能找出哪一個沒有飽吃他的肉食的呢? ’

31:32 An alien has not lodged in the street; I have opened my door to the traveler.
旅客沒有在街上過夜, 我的門向過路的人是敞開的.

31:33 Have I concealed my transgressions as other human beings to hide my iniquity in my bosom
我若像亞當遮掩我的過犯, 把我的罪孽藏在懷中,

31:34 because I dreaded the great multitude, and the contempt of clans terrified me, so that I kept quiet, I did not go out of the doorway?
因為我懼怕群眾, 宗族的藐視又使我驚恐, 以致我靜默不言, 足不出門.

31:35 O that I had someone hearing me! Here is my signature; let Shaddai answer me! As for the written communication that my adversary has written,
但願有一位肯聽我的, 看哪！這是我所劃的押, 願全能者回答我, 願那與我爭訟的寫好狀詞.

31:36 I would surely carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me like a crown.
我定要把它帶到我的肩上, 綁在我的頭上為冠冕.

31:37 I would give him an account of my steps; I would approach him like a noble.
我要向他述說全部的行為, 又像王子一般進到他面前.

31:38 If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept together,
我的田地若呼冤控告我, 地的犁溝若都一同哀哭;

31:39 if I have eaten its yield without payment, or I have caused the breath of its owners to die,
我若吃地裡的出產而不給價銀, 或使地主氣絕身亡,

31:40 let thorns grow in place of wheat and noxious weeds in place of barley.” The words of Job are ended.
就願蒺藜長出來代替小麥, 臭草代替大麥. ”約伯的話說完了.

Job - Chapter 32

32:1 Then these three men ceased from answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes.
因為約伯自以為義, 於是這三個人就不再回答他.

32:2 So Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, from the clan of Ram, became angry. He became angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God,
那時, 布西人蘭族巴拉迦的兒子以利戶發怒了; 他向約伯發怒, 因為他在神面前自以為義.

32:3 and he became angry at his three friends because they had not found an answer, and they had declared Job guilty.
他又向約伯的三個朋友發怒, 因為他們雖然仍以約伯為有罪, 卻找不到回答的話來.

32:4 Thus Elihu had waited for Job to speak because they were older than he.
以利戶等待著要向約伯說話, 因為他們的年紀都比以利戶大.

32:5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he became angry.
以利戶一見這三個人的口裡無話回答, 他就發怒了.

32:6 Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up and said, “I am young, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.
布西人巴拉迦的兒子以利戶回答說: “我年紀輕, 你們年紀大, 因此我拘束畏懼, 不敢向你們表達我的意見.

32:7 I thought, ‘Let days speak, and let many years teach wisdom.’
我心裡想: ‘年長的當先說話, 壽高的當以智慧教訓人. ’

32:8 “Truly, it is a spirit in a human being, and the breath of Shaddai teaches them.
但是在人心裡面有靈, 全能者的氣息使人有聰明.

32:9 It is not the aged who are wise, or it is not the elders who understand justice.
年紀大的不都有智慧, 年老的不都能明白是非,

32:10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; let me also declare my knowledge myself.’
因此我說: ‘你們要聽我說話, 我也要說出我的意見. ’

32:11 “Look, I waited for your words; I listened for your insight, until you searched out what to say.
你們砌詞說話的時候, 我等待著你們的話, 留心聽你們的理論.

32:12 And I directed my attention to you; and, look, there is no one for Job who refuted, answering his words among you.
我留意聽你們, 不料, 你們中間沒有人能駁倒約伯, 駁回他所說的話.

32:13 So do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God refute him, not a man.’
你們不要說: ‘我們尋得了智慧; 能勝過他的, 是神, 不是人. ’

32:14 But he did not direct his words to me, and I will not answer him with your words.
約伯沒有用他的話攻擊我, 我也不用你們的話回答他.

32:15 “They are dismayed; they no longer answer; they have nothing to say.
他們驚惶失措, 不再回應, 他們沒有甚麼可說的話了.

32:16 And I have waited because they do not speak, because they stand there and no longer answer.
因為他們不說話, 因為他們站著不再回應, 我就等待嗎?

32:17 I myself will answer my share also; I myself will declare my knowledge also,
我也要回答我的一份話, 我也要表達我的意見,

32:18 for I am full of words; the spirit within me urges me.
因為我充滿了要說的話, 我裡面的靈催逼我說出來.

32:19 “Look, my internal organs are like unopened wine, like new wineskins it is ready to burst open.
我裡面如盛酒的囊, 沒有出氣的地方, 又如新酒袋, 快要破裂.

32:20 Let me speak that I may find relief; let me open my lips, and let me answer.
我要說話, 使我可以舒暢, 我要開口回答.

32:21 Please let me not show partiality to anyone, and let me not show flattery to human beings,
我必不徇人的情面, 也不奉承人,

32:22 for I do not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon put an end to me.
因為我不曉得怎樣奉承. 不然, 我的創造主很快就把我除去. ”

Job - Chapter 33

33:1 “But now, please hear my speeches, Job, and hear all my words.
“可是, 約伯啊, 請聽我的言語, 留心聽我的一切話.

33:2 Please look, I open my mouth; my tongue in my mouth speaks.
我現在開口, 用舌頭發言;

33:3 My words declare my heart’s uprightness, and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.
我的話表明我心中的正直, 我所知道的, 我的嘴唇就誠誠實實地說出來.

33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.
神的靈創造了我, 全能者的氣使我存活.

33:5 “If you are able, answer me. Present your argument before me; take your stand.
你若能夠辦得到, 就回答我, 用話語攻擊我, 表明立場, 當面攻擊我.

33:6 Look, before God I am like you; I myself was also formed from clay.
在神面前我與你一樣, 也是用土捏造的.

33:7 Look, dread of me should not terrify you, and my hand will not be heavy upon you.
我的威嚴必不驚嚇你, 我的壓力也不加重在你身上.

33:8 “Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words:
你所說的, 我已經聽見了, 也聽到你言語的聲音, 說:

33:9 ‘I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no guilt in me.
‘我是潔淨的, 毫無過犯; 我是清白的, 沒有罪孽.

33:10 Look, he finds fault against me; he reckons me as his enemy;
神找機會攻擊我, 把我當作仇敵;

33:11 he puts my feet in the block; he watches all my paths.’
他把我的兩腳上了木狗, 又鑒察我一切所行的. ’

33:12 “Look, in this you are not right—I will answer you: Indeed, God is greater than a human being.
我要告訴你, 你這話錯了, 因為神比世人大.

33:13 Why do you contend against him, that he will not answer all a person’s words?
你為甚麼對神爭辯, 說: ‘無論世人的甚麼話, 他都不回答’呢?

33:14 Indeed, God speaks in one way, even in two, yet someone does not perceive it.
原來神用這個方法或那個方法說了, 只是, 世人沒有留意.

33:15 “In a dream, a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falls on men slumbering on their bed,
世人都在床上打盹, 沉睡臨到他們的時候, 神用異夢與夜間的異象,

33:16 then he opens the ear of men, and he frightens them with a warning
告訴他們, 他堅定他們所得的訓誨,

33:17 to turn human beings aside from their deeds, and he keeps man from pride.
好叫人離開自己的惡行, 又叫人與驕傲隔絕,

33:18 He spares his life from the pit and his life from passing over the river of death.
攔阻人的性命不下在坑裡, 又阻止他的生命不死在刀下.

33:19 “And he is reproved with pain on his bed, even with the strife of his bones continually,
人在床上被痛苦懲治, 他的骨頭不住地痛苦掙扎,

33:20 so that his life loathes bread, and his inner self loathes appetizing food.
以致他的生命厭惡食物, 他的胃口也厭惡美食,

33:21 His flesh is wasted away from sight, and his bones, which are invisible, are bared.
他的肌肉消瘦以致看不見, 以前看不見的骨頭, 現在都凸出來.

33:22 And he draws near to the pit and his life to the killers.
他的性命接近深坑, 他的生命靠近滅命的天使.

33:23 “If there is a messenger beside him, a mediator, one of a thousand, to declare to a human being his uprightness
在一千位天使之中, 若有一位作人的中保, 指示人當行的事,

33:24 so that he is gracious to him, and he says, ‘Deliver him from descending into the pit; I have found a ransom.’
恩待他, 說: ‘救贖他免下深坑; 我已經得到了贖價. ’

33:25 His flesh is renewed with his youth; he returns to the days of his youthful strength.
他的肌肉就比孩童的更嫩, 他更恢復滿有青春活力的日子.

33:26 He prays to God, then he accepts him, and he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he repays to the human being his righteousness.
他向神祈求, 神就喜悅他, 他也歡呼著朝見神的面, 人又恢復自己的義.

33:27 “He will sing to men, and he will say, ‘I have sinned and have perverted what is right, and it was not paid back to me.
他在人面前歌唱, 說: ‘我犯了罪, 顛倒是非, 但我沒有受到應得的報應.

33:28 He redeemed my life from going down into the pit, so I will enjoy the light.’
他救贖我的性命免入深坑, 我的生命必得見光明. ’

33:29 Look, God does all these things twice, three times with a person
神總是三番四次, 向人行這一切事,

33:30 to bring his life back from the pit so that he may enjoy the light of life.
要把人的性命從深坑裡救回來, 好使活人之光光照他.

33:31 “Listen attentively, Job; listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
約伯啊, 你當留心聽我, 當默不作聲, 我要說話.

33:32 If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you.
你若有話說, 就請回答我; 你只管說吧, 因為我願意以你為義.

33:33 If not, you listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”
你若沒有話說, 就要聽我說, 你當默不作聲, 我就把智慧教導你. ”

Job - Chapter 34

34:1 Thus Elihu spoke up and said,
以利戶回答, 說:

34:2 “Hear my words, you wise men, and listen to me, you who know,
“智慧人哪！你們要聽我的話; 有知識的人哪！你們要側耳聽我.

34:3 for the ear tests words, and the palate tastes food.
因為耳朵試驗言語, 好像上膛嘗試食物.

34:4 Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us determine among ourselves what is good—
我們要選擇何為是, 讓我們彼此知道何為善.

34:5 for Job has said, ‘I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.
約伯說: ‘我是有理的, 神卻奪去我的公理;

34:6 Should I lie concerning my justice? Though I am without transgression, my wound caused by an arrow is incurable.’
我雖然有公理, 卻被認為是說謊的; 我雖然毫無過犯, 我所受的箭傷卻無法醫治. ’

34:7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
有哪一個人像約伯呢? 他喝褻慢如同喝水,

34:8 And he goes on the road in company with instigators of mischief, and walks with men of wickedness.
他與作孽的同夥, 他與惡人同行.

34:9 Indeed, he says, ‘A man does not profit when he takes delight in God.’
因為他說過: ‘人討神的喜悅, 對他並無益處. ’

34:10 “Therefore, listen to me, people who have sense: far be it from God that he should commit wickedness and that Shaddai should do wrong.
所以, 明理的人哪！你們要聽我的話, 神決不至作惡, 全能者斷不至行不義,

34:11 Indeed, he will repay according to a human being’s deeds, and according to a man’s way he will let it happen to him.
因為神必照著人所作的報應他, 使各人按照所行的得報應.

34:12 What’s more, God truly does not act wickedly, and Shaddai does not pervert justice.
真的, 神必不作惡, 全能者也必不顛倒是非.

34:13 Who gave him charge over the earth? Or who laid on him the whole world?
誰派他管理大地? 誰設立全世界呢?

34:14 If he should set his heart to it, and he should gather his spirit and his breath to himself,
他若對人決心這樣作, 他若把靈與氣收歸自己,

34:15 all flesh would perish together, and humankind would return to dust.
有血肉生命的就都一同氣絕身亡, 世人都歸回塵土.

34:16 “But if you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say.
你若明理, 就請聽這話, 留心聽我說話的聲音.

34:17 Shall he who hates justice really govern? Or will you declare the Righteous One, the Mighty, guilty?—
恨惡公平的真的可以掌權嗎? 那有公義與大能的, 你定他為有罪嗎?

34:18 the one who says to a king, ‘You worthless man,’ to noblemen, ‘You wicked man,’
他不是對君王說: ‘你是匪徒’, 又對貴族說: ‘你們是惡人’嗎?

34:19 who shows no partiality to officials and who does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant, for all of them are the work of his hands?
他不徇王子的情面, 也不看重富人過於窮人, 因為他們都是他手所造的.

34:20 In a moment they die, and in the middle of the night the people are shaken, and they pass away, and they take away the mighty effortlessly.
他們在半夜之中剎那之間死亡, 平民因遭受震動而去世, 有權勢的被除滅非借人手.

34:21 “Indeed, his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.
神的眼看顧人的道路, 察看他每一步,

34:22 There is no darkness, and there is no deep shadow where instigators of mischief might hide themselves.
沒有黑暗, 又沒有死蔭的地方, 可以給作孽的在那裡藏身.

34:23 Indeed, he has not yet appointed a time for man to go to God in the judgment.
神不必進一步鑒察人, 使人到他面前去受審判.

34:24 He shatters the mighty without investigation, and he sets others in their place.
他不必查究就可以打碎有權勢的人, 並且設立別人代替他們.

34:25 Therefore he knows their works, and he overturns them in the night so that they are crushed.
他原來留心他們所行的, 在夜間傾覆他們, 他們就被壓碎;

34:26 He strikes them where the wicked stood, where there are onlookers,
他在觀眾面前擊打他們, 有如擊打惡人一樣;

34:27 because they have turned aside from him and have not understood any of his ways,
因為他們偏離正道不跟從他, 也不留心他的一切道路,

34:28 so that they cause the cry of distress from the helpless to come to him, and he hears the cry of distress from the needy,
以致窮人的哀求達到他那裡, 他也垂聽了困苦人的哀求.

34:29 but he remains quiet, and who can condemn? And he hides his face, and who can behold him? Yet he is over a nation and over a person alike,
他若安靜不動, 誰能定他有罪呢? 他若掩面, 誰能定他有罪呢? 無論對待一國或一人, 都是這樣.

34:30 so that godless human beings should not reign, nor those who ensnare the people.
別讓不敬虔的人作王, 免得他危害人民.

34:31 “Indeed, does anyone say to God, ‘I have endured chastisement; I will not act corruptly again;
有人對神說: ‘我忍受了管教, 不再有敗壞的行為了,

34:32 teach me yourself what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not repeat it’?
我所看不到的求你指教我, 我若行了罪孽, 必不再行’.

34:33 According to your judgment, must he repay it because you rejected this? Indeed, you must choose, and not I, so declare what you know.
神會因你拒絕悔改, 就遵照你的心意嗎? 要作抉擇的是你, 不是我, 你所知道的, 只管說出來吧.

34:34 Those who have sense say to me, and the wise man hearing me says:
明理的人必對我說, 智慧的人要聽我的話.

34:35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge, and his words are without insight.
約伯說話毫無知識, 他的言語沒有智慧.

34:36 Would that Job were tested up to the end because his answers are like those from men of mischief,
但願約伯被試驗到底, 因為他的回答像惡人一樣.

34:37 for he adds transgression to his sin; he claps hands among us, and he multiplies his words against God.’ ”
他在自己的罪上又加過犯, 在我們中間鼓掌嘲笑神, 用許多話敵對神. ”

Job - Chapter 35

35:1 Moreover, Elihu spoke up and said,
以利戶回答說:

35:2 “Do you think this is justice when you say, ‘I am right before God’?
“你說: ‘我在神面前更顯為義’, 你自以為這話有理嗎?

35:3 If you ask what it profits you: ‘How do I benefit by refraining from my sin?’
你還說: ‘你有甚麼益處呢? 我不犯罪有甚麼好處? ’

35:4 I myself will give answer to you and to your friends with you.
我要用言語回答你, 和與你在一起的朋友.

35:5 “Look at the heavens, and see; and observe the clouds that are higher than you.
你要往天仰望觀看, 細看高過你的雲天.

35:6 If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
你若犯罪, 你能使神受害嗎? 你的過犯若增多, 你又能使他受損嗎?

35:7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?
你若為人正義, 你能給他甚麼呢? 他從你手裡能領受甚麼呢?

35:8 Your wickedness affects a person like yourself, and your righteousness affects humans.
你的邪惡只能害像你的人, 你的公義也只能叫世人得益.

35:9 “Because of the multitude of oppressions, they cry out; they cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.
他們因多受欺壓而呼叫, 因受強權者的壓制而呼求.

35:10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
卻沒有說: ‘神我的創造主在哪裡呢? 他使人在夜間歌唱.

35:11 who teaches us more than the animals of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
他教導我們過於教導地上的走獸, 使我們有智慧勝於空中的飛鳥. ’

35:12 There they cry out, but he does not answer because of the pride of evildoers.
因為惡人驕傲的緣故, 他們在那裡呼求, 神卻不回答.

35:13 “Surely God does not hear an empty plea, and Shaddai does not regard it.
真的, 神必不垂聽虛妄的呼求, 全能者也必不留意,

35:14 How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
更何況你說你不得見他. 你的案件在他面前, 你忍耐地等候他吧！

35:15 But now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not acknowledge the transgression at all,
但現在因為他還沒有在忿怒中降罰, 也不大理會人的過犯;

35:16 therefore Job opens his mouth in empty talk— without knowledge he multiplies words.”
所以約伯開口說空話, 多說無知識的話. ”

Job - Chapter 36

36:1 Then Elihu continued and said,
以利戶又接著說:

36:2 “Bear with me a little longer, and I will explain, for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.
“你再等我片刻我就指示你, 因為我還有話要為神說.

36:3 I will bring my knowledge from far away, and I will ascribe righteousness to my maker,
我要從遠處引來我的意見, 把公義歸給我的創造主.

36:4 for truly my words are not falsehood; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
我的話真的不是謊言, 有一位知識全備的與你同在.

36:5 Look, God is mighty but does not despise anyone; he is mighty and good in understanding.
神大有能力, 並且不藐視人, 他的智慧大有能力.

36:6 He does not keep the wicked alive but grants justice to the afflicted.
他不容惡人生存, 卻為困苦人主持公道.

36:7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted.
他的眼目時常看顧義人, 他使他們與君王同坐寶座, 他們永遠被高舉.

36:8 “And if they are tied up with fetters, if they are caught in the cords of misery,
他們若被鎖鍊捆住, 被苦難的繩索纏住,

36:9 then he declares their work to them, and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
他就把他們的作為和過犯都顯示, 使他們知道他們驕傲自大.

36:10 So he opens their ear to the discipline, and he commands that they return from mischief.
他開啟他們的耳朵可以領受教訓, 吩咐他們離開罪孽而悔改.

36:11 If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.
他們若聽從他,事奉他, 就必幸福地度盡他們的日子, 也必快樂地度過他們的歲月.

36:12 But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword, and they pass away without knowledge.
他們若不聽從, 就必死在刀下, 毫無知識地氣絕身亡.

36:13 And the godless of heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.
那些心裡不敬虔的人積存怒氣, 神捆綁他們, 他們竟不呼求.

36:14 They die in their youth, and their life ends among the male shrine prostitutes.
他必早年喪命, 喪命如廟妓一樣.

36:15 He delivers the afflicted by his misery, and he opens their ears by the adversity.
神藉著苦難救拔困苦人, 以他們所受的壓迫開啟他們的耳朵.

36:16 And what’s more, he allured you out of distress into a broad place, where in place of it was no constraint; and what was set on your table is full of fatness.
他也誘導你脫離患難的虎口, 到寬闊不狹窄之地, 到你擺滿肥甘的席上.

36:17 But you are obsessed with the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold of you.
你卻滿有惡人所當受的審判, 審斷和刑罰把你抓住.

36:18 Yes, it is wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let the ransom’s greatness turn you aside.
你要小心不可讓忿怒激動你, 以致侮慢神, 也不要因贖價大而偏離正道.

36:19 Will your cry for help sustain you without distress, or all the efforts of your strength?
你的呼求,或一切勢力, 能使你不受患難嗎?

36:20 You must not long for the night, to cut off people in their place.
你不可切慕黑夜來臨, 就是眾人在他們的住處被除滅的時候.

36:21 Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.
你要小心, 不可轉向罪孽, 因為你選擇罪孽而不選擇患難.

36:22 “Look, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him?
神靠自己的能力高高在上, 有誰像神指教人呢?

36:23 Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who says, ‘You have done wrong’?
誰把他所行的道路派給他? 誰能說: ‘你所行的不義’呢?

36:24 Remember that you should extol his work, of which people have sung.
你要記得稱讚他所行的為大, 就是眾人所歌頌的.

36:25 All human beings have looked on it; everyone watches from afar.
他所行的, 萬人都看見, 世人都從遠處觀看.

36:26 “Look, God is exalted, and we do not know him; the number of his years is unsearchable.
神為至大, 我們不能了解, 他的年數, 無法測度.

36:27 Indeed, he draws up the drops of water; he distills the rain into its mist,
他吸收滴滴水點, 使水滴在雲霧中化成雨,

36:28 which the clouds pour down; they shower abundantly on human beings.
雲層傾下雨水, 沛然降在世人身上.

36:29 “Moreover, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, the thundering of his dwelling place?
誰能明白雲彩的展開, 和神行宮的雷聲呢?

36:30 Look, he scatters his lightning around him, and he covers the roots of the sea.
他在自己的周圍展開電光, 又用水遮蓋海底;

36:31 Indeed, he judges people by them; he gives food in abundance.
他用這些審斷萬人, 又賜予豐盛的糧食;

36:32 He covers his hands with lightning, and he commands it the place at which to strike.
他以電光遮蓋雙手, 然後吩咐電光去攻擊目標,

36:33 His thundering tells about him; the livestock also tell concerning what rises.
他以雷聲宣揚自己, 甚至牲畜也注意將有甚麼臨近. ”

Job - Chapter 37

37:1 “About this also my heart trembles, and it leaps from its place.
“我的心因此戰兢, 跳離原處.

37:2 Listen carefully to his voice’s thunder and the rumbling that goes out from his mouth.
你們當細聽他轟轟的聲音, 他口中發出隆隆的雷聲.

37:3 He lets it loose under all the heavens, and his lightning to the earth’s corners.
他發雷聲響遍天下, 也發電光閃到地極.

37:4 After it, his voice roars; it thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain it when his voice is heard.
接著雷聲霹靂, 神以自己威嚴之聲打雷, 人聽到雷聲的時候, 神並沒有留住風霜雨雲.

37:5 “God thunders with his voice in marvelous ways; he does great things, and we cannot comprehend.
神以奇妙的方法打雷, 他行大事, 我們不能了解.

37:6 For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’; and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain—
他對雪說: ‘降在地上’, 對大雨暴雨也是這樣.

37:7 he stops all human beings from working so that everyone whom he has made may know it.
他封住各人的手, 叫萬人知道他的作為.

37:8 Then the animal goes into its den, and it remains in its den.
野獸進入洞中, 留在穴裡.

37:9 “The storm wind comes from its chamber and cold from the north wind.
風暴來自南宮, 寒冷出於北方.

37:10 By God’s breath, ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen.
神所呼的氣息結成冰, 廣闊無邊的水也凝結;

37:11 Also, he loads down thick clouds with moisture; his lightning scatters the clouds.
他使密雲滿載水氣, 雲彩布散他的電光.

37:12 And they turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on the face of the habitable world.
電光照著神的指引來往旋轉, 在地球上行他一切所吩咐的.

37:13 Whether as correction or for his land, or as loyal love, he lets it happen.
他使電光來臨, 是為施行責罰, 或為滋潤大地, 或為賜予慈愛.

37:14 “Hear this, Job; stand still and consider carefully God’s wondrous works.
約伯啊！你當留心聽這話, 要站立思想神奇妙的事.

37:15 Do you know how God commands them and how he causes his cloud’s lightning to shine?
神怎樣吩咐這些, 又怎樣使雲中的電光照耀, 你知道嗎?

37:16 Do you know about the hovering of the clouds, the marvelous works of the one with perfect knowledge?
密雲怎樣浮於空中, 那知識全備者奇妙的作為, 你知道嗎?

37:17 You whose garments are hot, when the earth is being still because of the south wind,
地因南風而寂靜的時候, 你的衣服怎樣熱起來, 你知道嗎?

37:18 with him can you spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?
你能與神同鋪雲天嗎? 這雲天堅硬如鑄成的鏡子.

37:19 “Teach us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of the presence of darkness.
我們因愚昧無知的緣故, 不能陳明我們的案件, 請你告訴我們應該對他說甚麼話.

37:20 Should he be told that I want to speak? Or did a man say that he would be communicated with?
人怎能對他說: ‘我要說話’? 哪有人自願滅亡呢?

37:21 So then, they do not look at the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and has cleansed them.
人不能看見雲後的強光, 唯有經風一吹, 天才晴朗.

37:22 From the north comes gold— awesome majesty is around God.
金光來自北方, 在神的周圍有可怕的威嚴.

37:23 As for Shaddai, we cannot attain him; he is exalted in power, and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.
論到全能者, 我們無法把他查出; 他大有能力與公平, 又滿有公義, 他必不苦待人.

37:24 Therefore people revered him; he does not regard any who think that they are wise.”
因此人人都應該敬畏他; 心中自以為有智慧的, 他都不看顧. ”

Job - Chapter 38

38:1 Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,
那時, 耶和華在旋風中回答約伯, 說:

38:2 “Who is this darkening counsel by words without knowledge?
“這以無知無識的言語, 使我的旨意暗晦不明的是誰呢?

38:3 Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
現在你要如勇士束腰, 我要問你, 你要告訴我.

38:4 “Where were you at my laying the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding.
我奠定大地根基的時候, 你在哪裡呢? 你若有聰明, 就只管說吧.

38:5 Who determined its measurement? Yes, you do know. Or who stretched the measuring line upon it?
你一定曉得是誰定大地的尺度, 是誰把準繩拉在大地之上?

38:6 On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone,
地的基礎奠在哪裡, 地的角石是誰安放的?

38:7 when the morning stars were singing together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
那時晨星一起歌唱, 神的眾子也都歡呼.

38:8 “Or who shut the sea in with doors at its bursting, when it went out of the womb,
海水沖出如嬰孩出母胎, 那時誰用門把海水關閉呢?

38:9 at my making the clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band,
是我以雲彩當作海的衣服, 以幽暗當作包裹海的布;

38:10 and I prescribed my rule for it, and I set bars and doors,
我為海定界限, 又安置門閂和門戶,

38:11 and I said, ‘You shall come up to here, but you shall not go further, and here it will set a boundary for your proud surging waves’?
說: ‘你只可到這裡, 不可越過, 你狂傲的波浪要在這裡止住. ’

38:12 “Have you ever in your life commanded the morning? Have you made the dawn know its place,
自你有生以來, 你何曾吩咐過晨光照耀, 使黎明的曙光知道自己的本位,

38:13 to take hold of the earth’s skirts so that the wicked might be shaken off from it?
叫這光照遍大地的四極, 把惡人從那裡抖掉呢?

38:14 It is changed like clay under a seal, and they appear like a garment.
因著這光, 地面改變如在泥上蓋上印, 萬象顯出如衣服一樣.

38:15 And their light is withheld from the wicked, and their uplifted arm is broken.
惡人必得不到亮光, 高舉的膀臂必被折斷.

38:16 “Have you entered into the sea’s sources? Or have you walked around in the recesses of the deep?
你曾到過海的泉源, 在深淵的底處行走過嗎?

38:17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of deep shadow?
死亡的門曾向你顯露嗎? 死蔭的門你曾見過嗎?

38:18 Have you considered closely the earth’s vast expanse? Declare it, if you know all of it.
地的廣闊, 你明白嗎? 你若完全知道, 就只管說吧.

38:19 “Where then is the way where the light dwells? And where then is its place,
哪條是到光明居所的道路? 黑暗的本位在哪裡?

38:20 that you may take it to its territory, and that you might discern the paths to its home?
你能把光與暗帶到它們的境地嗎? 你曉得通到它們居所的路嗎?

38:21 You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great.
你是知道的, 因為那時你已經出生了, 你一生的日數也很多.

38:22 Have you entered into the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
你曾入過雪庫, 或見過雹倉嗎?

38:23 which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war?
這些雪雹是我為降患難的時候, 為打仗和爭戰的日子所存留的.

38:24 Where then is the way where the light is distributed, where he scatters the east wind upon the earth?
光從哪條路散開, 東風從哪裡分散在地上?

38:25 “Who has cut open a channel for the torrents and a way for the thunder bolts,
誰為大雨分水道, 誰為雷電定道路?

38:26 to bring rain on a land where no one lives, a desert where no humans live,
使雨降在無人之地, 落在無人居住的曠野,

38:27 to satisfy desert and wasteland, and to cause the ground to put forth the rising of grass?
使荒廢之地得著滋潤, 使青草在乾旱之地得以長起來呢?

38:28 Is there a father for the rain, or who fathered the drops of dew?
雨有父親嗎? 露珠是誰生的呢?

38:29 From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who fathered the frost of heaven?
冰出自誰的胎? 天上的霜是誰所生的呢?

38:30 Like stone the waters become hard, and the faces of the deep freeze.
眾水堅硬如石頭, 深淵的表面凍結成冰.

38:31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or can you loosen the cords of Orion?
你能繫住昴星的結嗎? 你能解開參星的帶嗎?

38:32 Can you lead forth the southern constellations at their appointed time, or can you lead the Bear with its children?
你能按時領出瑪查魯夫星系嗎? 你能引導北斗和隨從它的眾星嗎?

38:33 Do you know heaven’s statutes, or can you establish their rule on the earth?
你曉得天的定例嗎? 你能在地上建立天的權威嗎?

38:34 Can you lift up your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water may cover you?
你能向密雲揚聲嗎? 你能使洪水淹沒你嗎?

38:35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? And will they say to you, ‘Here we are’?
你能差派閃電, 閃電就發出, 並且對你說: ‘我們在這裡’嗎?

38:36 Who has put wisdom in the ibis, or who has given understanding to the rooster?
誰把智慧放在懷裡, 或把聰明賜於人的心中?

38:37 Who can number the clouds with wisdom? Or who can tilt heaven’s jars,
塵土融合成團, 土塊黏結在一起的時候,

38:38 at the flowing of the dust into a cast and the clods cling together?
誰能憑智慧數算雲天呢? 誰能把天上的水袋傾倒呢?

38:39 “Can you hunt prey for the lion? And can you satisfy the hunger of strong lions
獅子在洞中蹲伏, 在藏身之處躺臥埋伏的時候,

38:40 when they are crouched in the dens, when they lie in the thicket in an ambush?
你能為母獅獵取食物嗎? 你能使食慾飽足嗎?

38:41 Who prepares for the crow its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and they wander around for lack of food?
烏鴉雛鳥因缺乏食物飛來飛去, 向神哀求的時候, 誰為烏鴉預備食物呢? ”

Job - Chapter 39

39:1 “Do you know the time when the goats of the rocks give birth? Do you observe the doe deer’s giving birth?
“山巖間的野山羊的產期你能曉得嗎? 母鹿下犢之期你能察出嗎?

39:2 Can you number the months they fulfill, and do you know the time of its giving birth?
牠們懷胎的月數你能計算嗎? 牠們生產的日期你能曉得嗎?

39:3 When they crouch, they bring forth their young ones; they get rid of their labor pains.
牠們屈身, 把子產下, 就除掉生產的疼痛.

39:4 Their young ones grow strong; they grow up in the open; they go forth and do not return to them.
幼雛漸漸健壯, 在荒野長大, 牠們一離群出去, 就不再返回.

39:5 “Who has sent forth the wild ass free? And who has released the wild donkey’s bonds,
誰放野驢自由出去呢? 誰解開快驢的繩索呢?

39:6 to which I have given the wilderness as its house and the salt flat as its dwelling place?
我使原野作牠的家, 使鹹地作牠的居所.

39:7 It scorns the city’s turmoil; it does not hear the driver’s shouts.
牠嗤笑城裡的喧嘩, 不聽趕野驢的呼喝聲;

39:8 It explores the mountains as its pasture and searches after every kind of green plant.
牠探索群山作牠的草場, 尋覓各樣青綠的東西.

39:9 “Is the wild ox willing to serve you, or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?
野牛怎肯作你的僕人, 或在你的槽旁過夜呢?

39:10 Can you tie the wild ox with its rope to a furrow, or will it harrow the valleys after you?
你怎能用套繩把野牛繫在犁溝呢? 牠怎肯跟著你耙山谷之地呢?

39:11 Can you trust it because its strength is great, or will you hand your labor over to it?
你怎能因牠的力大就倚賴牠? 怎能把你所作的交給牠作呢?

39:12 Can you rely on it that it will return your grain and that it will gather it to your threshing floor?
怎能信任牠能把你的糧食運回來; 又收聚你禾場上的穀粒呢?

39:13 “The wings of the female ostrich flap— are they the pinions of the stork or the falcon?
鴕鳥的翅膀欣然鼓動, 但牠的翎毛和羽毛哪有慈愛呢?

39:14 Indeed, it leaves its eggs to the earth, and it lets them be warmed on the ground,
牠把蛋都留在地上, 使它們在土裡得溫暖,

39:15 and it forgets that a foot might crush an egg, and a wild animal might trample it.
牠卻忘記了人的腳可以把蛋踩碎, 野地的走獸會把蛋踐踏.

39:16 It deals cruelly with its young ones, as if they were not its own, as if without fear that its labor were in vain,
牠苛待幼雛, 看牠們好像不是自己生的, 就算牠的勞苦白費了, 也漠不關心,

39:17 because God made it forget wisdom, and he did not give it a share in understanding.
因為神使牠忘記了智慧, 也沒有把聰明分給牠.

39:18 When it spreads its wings aloft, it laughs at the horse and its rider.
牠挺身鼓翼奔跑的時候, 就譏笑馬和騎馬的人.

39:19 “Do you give power to the horse? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?
馬的大力是你所賜的嗎? 牠頸上的鬃毛是你披上的嗎?

39:20 Do you make it leap like the locust? The majesty of its snorting is terrifying.
是你使牠跳躍像蝗蟲嗎? 牠噴氣之威使人驚惶.

39:21 They paw in the valley, and it exults with strength; it goes out to meet the battle.
牠在谷中扒地, 以己力為樂, 牠出去迎戰手持武器的人.

39:22 It laughs at danger and is not dismayed, and it does not turn back from before the sword.
牠譏笑可怕的事, 並不驚慌, 也不在刀劍的面前退縮.

39:23 Upon it the quiver rattles along with the flash of the spear and the short sword.
箭袋,閃爍的矛與槍, 都在牠的身上錚錚有聲.

39:24 With roar and rage it races over the ground, and it cannot stand still at the sound of the horn.
牠震抖激動, 馳騁大地, 一聽見角聲, 就不能站定.

39:25 Whenever a horn sounds, it says, ‘Aha!’ And it smells the battle from a distance— the thunder of the commanders and the war cry.
角聲一響, 牠就說‘呵哈’, 牠從遠處聞到戰爭的氣味, 又聽見軍長的雷聲和戰爭的吶喊.

39:26 “Does the hawk soar by your wisdom? Does it spread its wings to the south?
鷹鳥飛翔, 展翅南飛, 是因著你的聰明嗎?

39:27 Or does the eagle fly high at your command and construct its nest high?
大鷹上騰, 在高處築巢, 是聽你的吩咐嗎?

39:28 It lives on the rock and spends the night on the rock point and the mountain stronghold.
牠住在山巖之上, 棲息在巖崖與堅固所在之上,

39:29 From there it spies out the prey; its eyes look from far away.
從那裡窺看獵物, 牠們的眼睛可以從遠處觀望.

39:30 And its young ones lick blood greedily, and where the dead carcasses are, there they are.”
牠的幼雛也都吮血; 被殺的人在哪裡, 鷹也在哪裡. ”

Job - Chapter 40

40:1 Then Yahweh answered Job and said,
耶和華又對約伯說:

40:2 “Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai? Anyone who argues with God must answer it.”
“挑剔是非的, 怎能與全能者爭辯呢? 責備神的, 回答這個問題吧. ”

40:3 So Job answered Yahweh and said,
於是約伯回答耶和華說:

40:4 “Look, I am insignificant. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
“我是微小的, 可以回答你甚麼呢? 我只好用手掩口.

40:5 Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; even twice, but I will not proceed.”
這說了一次, 不再回答; 說了二次就不再說. ”

40:6 Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,
於是耶和華從旋風中回答約伯說:

40:7 “Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
“你要如勇士束腰, 我要問你, 你要告訴我.

40:8 “Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?
你怎能廢棄我所審斷的? 怎能定我為有罪, 好顯出你自己為義呢?

40:9 Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
你有神那樣的膀臂嗎? 你能用他那樣的聲音打雷嗎?

40:10 Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, and clothe yourself with splendor.
你當以莊嚴與尊貴為裝飾, 以尊榮與威嚴為衣服.

40:11 Pour out the overflowing of your anger, and look at all the proud, and humble them.
要倒盡你忿激的怒氣, 觀看所有驕傲的人, 使他們降卑.

40:12 Look at all the proud, humble them, and tread down the wicked where they stand.
觀看所有驕傲的人, 把他制伏, 把惡人踐踏在他們的地方,

40:13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the grave.
把他們一起掩藏在塵土裡, 把他們本人捆綁在隱密處.

40:14 And I will also praise you, that your own right hand can save you.
這樣, 我就要向你承認, 你的右手能拯救你.

40:15 “Look, Behemoth, which I have made just as I made you; it eats grass like the ox.
你看看河馬吧, 我造牠像造你一樣, 牠吃草如牛一般.

40:16 Look, its strength is in its loins and its power in the muscles of its stomach.
你看, 牠的力量在腰間, 牠的能力在肚腹的肌肉上,

40:17 It keeps its tail straight like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.
牠挺直尾巴硬如香柏樹, 牠大腿的筋糾結在一起,

40:18 Its bones are tubes of copper, its limbs like rods of iron.
牠的骨頭仿佛銅管, 牠的骨幹好像鐵棍.

40:19 “It is the first of God’s actions; the one who made him furnishes it with his sword.
牠在神所造的事工中居首, 只有創造牠的能使刀劍臨到牠身上.

40:20 Yes, the mountains yield produce for it, and all wild animals play there.
群山為牠生出食物, 田野的百獸都在那裡玩耍.

40:21 Under the lotus tree it lies, in the hiding place of the reeds and in the marsh.
牠躺在蓮葉之下, 躺在蘆葦叢中與泥澤之間;

40:22 The lotus trees cover it with their shade; the wadi’s poplar trees surround it.
蓮葉的陰影遮蔽牠, 溪旁的白楊樹環繞牠.

40:23 Look, if the river is turbulent, it is not frightened; it is confident even though the Jordan rushes against its mouth.
江河氾濫, 牠毫不慌張, 約旦河的水漲到牠的口邊, 牠還是安然.

40:24 Can anyone take it by its eyes? Can he pierce its nose with a snare?
牠警覺的時候誰能捉拿牠? 誰能用鐵圈穿牠的鼻子呢? ”

Job - Chapter 41

41:1 “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or can you tie down its mouth with a cord?
“你能用魚鉤釣上鱷魚嗎? 能用繩子把牠的舌頭壓下嗎?

41:2 Can you put a rope in its nose? Or can you pierce its jawbone with a hook?
能把草繩穿進牠的鼻子嗎? 能用刺鉤穿透牠的腮骨嗎?

41:3 Will it make numerous pleas for mercy to you? Or will it speak gentle words to you?
牠會向你再三懇求, 對你說溫柔的話嗎?

41:4 Will it make a covenant with you? Will you take it as a slave forever?
牠肯與你立約, 好使你永遠奴役牠嗎?

41:5 Will you play with it as with birds and put it on a leash for your girls?
你怎能玩弄牠, 像玩弄雀鳥一樣呢? 怎能把牠拴住, 給你的幼女取樂呢?

41:6 Will guildsmen bargain over it? Will they divide it between tradesmen?
結夥的漁夫怎能拿牠當貨物買賣呢? 怎能把牠分給商人呢?

41:7 Can you fill its kin with harpoons or its head with fish spears?
你能用倒鉤扎滿牠的皮嗎? 能用魚叉扎滿牠的頭嗎?

41:8 Lay your hands on it; think about the battle—you will not do it again!
你把手按在牠身上, 想到與牠的戰鬥, 你就不再是這樣作了. (本章第1 8節在《馬索拉抄本》為40:25 32)

41:9 “Look, the hope of capturing it is false. Will one be hurled down even at its sight?
人希望捉住牠是徒然的, 人一見牠, 就心驚膽戰. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為41:1)

41:10 Is it not fierce when somebody stirs it? Who then is he who would stand before it?
人惹牠的時候, 牠不是很兇猛嗎? 這樣, 有誰人在我面前能站立得住呢?

41:11 Who has come to confront me, that I should repay him? Under all the heavens, it belongs to me.
誰先給了我, 以致我要償還呢? 天下萬物, 都是我的.

41:12 “I will not keep quiet concerning its limbs or concerning the extent of its might and the gracefulness of its frame.
論到鱷魚的四肢和牠的力氣, 以及美好的體態, 我不能緘默不言.

41:13 Who can strip off its outer covering? Who can penetrate its double harness?
誰能揭開牠的外皮呢? 誰能進入牠上下兩顎之間呢?

41:14 Who can open the doors of its face? Its teeth all around are fearsome.
誰能打開牠的口呢? 牠的牙齒令人戰慄.

41:15 Its back has scales of shields; it is shut up closely as with a seal.
牠的背有一行一行的鱗甲, 緊緊合閉著, 像印得很緊的印章一樣.

41:16 They are close to one another— even the air cannot come between them.
這鱗甲一一相連接, 連氣也透不入其間,

41:17 They are joined one to another; they cling together and cannot be separated.
鱗甲一一互相連合, 互相緊貼, 不能分離.

41:18 “Its snorting flashes forth light, and its eyes are red like dawn.
牠打的噴嚏閃出光來, 牠的眼睛如同清晨的陽光;

41:19 Torches go from its mouth; sparks of fire shoot out.
有火從牠的口中發出, 火星四射;

41:20 Smoke comes from its nostrils as from a kettle boiling and burning bulrushes.
有煙從牠的鼻孔裡冒出來, 像從沸騰的鍋中和燒著的蘆葦裡冒出來一樣;

41:21 Its breath kindles charcoal, and a flame comes from its mouth.
牠的氣可以點著煤炭, 有火燄從牠的口裡噴出來,

41:22 “Strength abides in its neck, and dismay dances before it.
牠的頸項上存著能力, 驚恐在牠面前跳躍.

41:23 Its flesh’s folds of skin cling together; it is cast on it—it will not be moved.
牠下垂的肌肉緊貼在一起, 牢牢地貼在身上, 不能搖動.

41:24 Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as the lower millstone.
牠的心堅實如石頭, 如下磨石那樣堅實.

41:25 When it raises itself, the mighty ones are terrified; they retreat because of its thrashing.
牠一起來, 勇士都驚慌, 因驚惶過度舉止失措.

41:26 Reaching it with the sword does not avail, nor with the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
追上牠的刀劍都沒用, 矛槍,標槍,短槍也是這樣.

41:27 It regards iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
牠把鐵當作乾草, 把銅當作朽木.

41:28 An arrow will not make it flee; sling stones are turned to stubble for it.
弓箭不能使牠逃跑, 甩石機弦在牠看來不過是碎秸.

41:29 Clubs are regarded as stubble, and it laughs at the short sword’s rattle.
棍棒被牠當作碎秸, 短槍颼颼之聲牠也譏笑.

41:30 “Its underparts are shards of a potsherd; it moves over mud like a threshing sledge.
牠的腹下像銳利的瓦片, 牠在泥上碾過如同有利釘的耙犁田一樣.

41:31 It makes the deep boil like a cooking pot; it makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
牠使深淵沸騰, 牠攪動海洋如在鼎中調製膏油.

41:32 Behind it, it leaves a glistening wake; one would think that the deep has gray hair.
牠使自己行過的路發出白光, 令人把深淵當作白髮老人.

41:33 “On the ground it has no equal— a creature without fear.
在世上沒有一樣像牠的, 牠是無所懼怕的動物;

41:34 It observes all the lofty; it is king over all that are proud.”
所有高大的動物, 牠都藐視, 牠在一切狂傲的野獸之上作王. ”

Job - Chapter 42

42:1 Then Job answered Yahweh and said,
約伯回答耶和華說:

42:2 “I know that you can do all things, and any scheme from you will not be thwarted.
“我知道你萬事都能作, 你的旨意是不能攔阻的.

42:3 ‘Who is this darkening counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I uttered, but I did not understand; things too wonderful for me, but I did not know.
這以無知無識的言語使神的旨意模糊不清的是誰呢? 所以我說了我所不明白的; 這些事太奇妙, 是我不曉得的.

42:4 ‘Hear and I will speak; I will question you, then inform me.’
求你聽我, 我要說話; 我要問你, 你要告訴我.

42:5 By the ear’s hearing I heard of you, but now my eye has seen you.
我從前只是風聞有你, 但現在親眼看見你.

42:6 Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”
因此我厭惡自己, 在塵土和灰燼中懊悔. ”

42:7 And then after Yahweh spoke these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath has been kindled against you and against the two of your friends, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job has.
耶和華對約伯說了這些話以後, 就對提幔人以利法說: “我要向你和你的兩個朋友生氣, 因為你們講論我, 不如我的僕人約伯說的對.

42:8 So then, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will pray for you, for I will certainly accept his prayer, so that it will not be done with you according to your folly, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job has.”
現在你們要為自己取七頭公牛,七隻公羊, 到我的僕人約伯那裡去, 為你們獻上燔祭, 我的僕人約伯就替你們禱告; 我悅納他的禱告, 就不按照你們的愚昧待你們. 你們講論我, 不如我的僕人約伯說的對. ”

42:9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did just as Yahweh had told them, and Yahweh accepted Job’s prayer.
於是提幔人以利法,書亞人比勒達,拿瑪人瑣法, 照著耶和華吩咐他們的去行, 耶和華就悅納約伯的禱告.

42:10 Then Yahweh returned Job’s fortune when he prayed to him on behalf of his friends. Thus Yahweh increased all that Job had twice as much as before.
約伯替他的朋友禱告, 耶和華就恢復約伯原來的景況, 還照約伯以前所有的一切加倍賜給他.

42:11 So all his brothers and all his sisters and all those who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house and showed sympathy to him and comforted him for all the disaster that Yahweh had brought upon him. Then each one gave to him one piece of money, and each one gave to him one ornamental ring of gold.
約伯的眾兄弟姊妹和以前認識的人都來見他, 在他家裡與他一同吃飯, 又因耶和華降予他的一切災禍都對他表同情, 安慰他, 每人送他一塊銀子和一個金環.

42:12 So Yahweh blessed Job’s latter days more than his beginning. Thus he had fourteen thousand sheep and goats and six thousand camels and a thousand pair of oxen and a thousand female donkeys.
這樣, 耶和華後來賜給約伯的福比先前更多: 他有一萬四千隻羊,六千匹駱駝,一千對牛,一千頭母驢.

42:13 And he had seven sons and three daughters.
他也有七個兒子和三個女兒.

42:14 And he called the name of the first Jemimah and the name of the second Keziah and the name of the third Qeren-Happuk.
他給長女起名叫耶米瑪, 次女名叫基洗亞, 三女名叫基連．哈樸.

42:15 And beautiful women were not found in all the land like Job’s daughters, and their father gave to them an inheritance in the midst of their brothers.
在那全地中, 找不到像約伯女兒那麼美貌的婦女. 她們的父親在她們兄弟中間把產業分給她們.

42:16 And Job lived after this one hundred and forty years, and he saw his sons and his grandsons for four generations.
此後, 約伯又活了一百四十年, 得見他的兒孫到四代.

42:17 Then Job died old and full of days.
這樣, 約伯年紀老邁, 壽終而死.

Psalms (詩篇)

Psalms - Chapter 1

1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked; nor does he stand in the way of sinners; nor does he sit in the assembly of mockers.
有福的人: 不從惡人的計謀, 不站罪人的道路, 不坐好譏笑的人的座位.

1:2 Instead, in the law of Yahweh is his delight, and on his law he meditates day and night.
他喜愛的是耶和華的律法, 他晝夜默誦的也是耶和華的律法.

1:3 And so, he is like a tree planted by streams of water that gives its fruit in its season; its leaf also does not wither. Therefore all that he does prospers.
他像一棵樹, 栽在溪水旁, 按時結果子, 葉子總不枯乾; 他所作的一切, 盡都順利.

1:4 Not so the wicked. Instead, they are like the chaff that the wind scatters.
惡人卻不是這樣, 他們好像糠秕, 被風吹散.

1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
因此, 在審判的時候, 惡人必站立不住; 在義人的團體中, 罪人也必這樣.

1:6 for Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
因為耶和華看顧義人的道路, 惡人的道路卻必滅亡.

Psalms - Chapter 2

2:1 Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?
列國為甚麼騷動? 萬民為甚麼空謀妄想?

2:2 The kings of the earth establish themselves, and the rulers conspire together against Yahweh and his anointed:
世上的君王起來, 首領聚在一起, 敵對耶和華和他所膏立的, 說:

2:3 “Let us tear off their bonds, and cast their cords from us!”
“我們來掙斷他們給我們的束縛, 擺脫他們的繩索！”

2:4 He who sits enthroned in the heavens laughs. The Lord derides them.
那坐在天上的必發笑, 主必譏笑他們.

2:5 Then he speaks to them in his wrath, and in his fury he terrifies them:
那時, 他必在烈怒中對他們講話, 在震怒中使他們驚慌, 說:

2:6 “But as for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
“我已經在錫安我的聖山上, 立了我的君王. ”

2:7 I will tell the decree; Yahweh said to me: “You are my son; today I have begotten you.
受膏者說: “我要宣告耶和華的諭旨: 耶和華對我說: ‘你是我的兒子, 我今日生了你.

2:8 Ask from me and I will make the nations your heritage, and your possession the ends of the earth.
你求我, 我就把列國賜給你作產業, 把全地都歸屬於你.

2:9 You will break them with an iron rod. Like a potter’s vessel you will shatter them.”
你必用鐵杖擊打他們, 好像打碎陶器一樣粉碎他們. ’”

2:10 So then, O kings, be wise. Be warned, O rulers of the earth.
現在, 君王啊！你們要謹慎. 地上的審判官啊！你們應當聽勸告.

2:11 Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
你們要以敬畏的態度事奉耶和華, 又應當存戰兢的心而歡呼.

2:12 Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish on the way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
你們要用嘴親吻子, 否則他一發怒, 你們就在路上滅亡, 因為他的怒氣快要發作. 凡是投靠他的, 都是有福的.

Psalms - Chapter 3

3:1 A psalm of David at his fleeing from the presence of Absalom, his son. Yahweh, how many are my enemies; many are rising against me.
耶和華啊！我的仇敵竟然這麼多. 起來攻擊我的竟然那麼多.

3:2 Many are saying about my soul, “There is no deliverance for him from God. Selah
有很多人議論我說: “他從神那裡得不到救助. ”(細拉)

3:3 But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts up my head.
耶和華啊！你卻是我周圍的盾牌, 是我的榮耀, 是使我抬起頭來的.

3:4 With my voice I call to Yahweh and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah
我發聲向耶和華呼求的時候, 他就從他的聖山上回答我. (細拉)

3:5 I lay down and slept; I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.
我躺下, 我睡覺, 我醒來, 都因耶和華在扶持著我.

3:6 I am not afraid of the ten thousands of people who all around have set themselves against me.
雖有千萬人包圍攻擊我, 我也不怕.

3:7 Rise up, O Yahweh; deliver me, O my God; for you strike all my enemies on the cheek. The teeth of the wicked you break.
耶和華啊！求你起來; 我的神啊！求你拯救我, 你擊打了我所有仇敵的臉頰, 打碎了惡人的牙齒.

3:8 To Yahweh belongs deliverance; may your blessing be over your people. Selah
救恩屬於耶和華, 願你賜福給你的子民. (細拉)

Psalms - Chapter 4

4:1 For the music director; with stringed instruments. A psalm of David. When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness. In trouble deliver me. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
我公義的神啊(“我公義的神啊”或譯: “使我為義的神啊”)！我呼求的時候, 求你答應我. 我在困苦中, 你曾使我舒暢. 求你恩待我, 聽我的禱告.

4:2 O sons of man, how long will my honor be a disgrace? How long will you love vanity? How long will you seek lies? Selah
尊貴的人啊！你們把我的榮耀變為羞辱, 要到幾時呢? 你們喜愛虛妄, 追求虛謊, 要到幾時呢? (細拉)

4:3 But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself the faithful one. Yahweh hears when I call to him.
你們要知道耶和華已經把虔誠人分別出來, 歸他自己; 我向耶和華呼求的時候, 他就垂聽.

4:4 Be disturbed but do not sin. Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah
你們生氣, 卻不可犯罪; 在床上的時候, 你們要在心裡思想, 並且要安靜. (細拉)

4:5 Offer correct sacrifices, and trust in Yahweh.
你們應當獻公義的祭, 也要投靠耶和華.

4:6 Many are saying, “Who will show us something good?” Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.
有許多人說: “誰能指示我們得甚麼好處呢? ”耶和華啊！求你仰起你的臉, 光照我們.

4:7 You have put gladness in my heart more than when their grain and their wine abound.
你使我心裡喜樂, 勝過人在豐收五穀新酒時的喜樂.

4:8 In peace I will lie down and sleep at once, for you alone, O Yahweh, make me dwell safely.
我必平平安安躺下睡覺, 因為只有你耶和華能使我安然居住.

Psalms - Chapter 5

5:1 For the music director; with the flutes. A psalm of David. Hear my words, O Yahweh. Give heed to my sighing.
耶和華啊！求你留心聽我的話, 顧念我的歎息.

5:2 Listen to the sound of my pleading, my king and my God, for to you I pray.
我的王, 我的神啊！求你傾聽我呼求的聲音, 因為我向你禱告.

5:3 O Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will set forth my case to you and I will watch.
耶和華啊！求你在清晨聽我的聲音; 我要一早向你陳明, 並且迫切等候.

5:4 For you are not a God who desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with you.
因為你是不喜愛邪惡的神, 惡人不能與你同住.

5:5 The boastful do not stand before your eyes. You hate all evildoers.
狂傲的人不能在你眼前站立, 你恨惡所有作惡的人.

5:6 You destroy speakers of lies. A man of bloodshed and deceit Yahweh abhors.
你必滅絕說謊話的; 好流人血和弄詭詐的, 都是耶和華所憎惡的.

5:7 But as for me, through the abundance of your steadfast love I will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.
至於我, 我必憑著你豐盛的慈愛, 進入你的殿; 我要存著敬畏你的心, 向你的聖所敬拜.

5:8 O Yahweh, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight before me your way.
耶和華啊！求你因我仇敵的緣故, 按著你的公義引導我, 在我面前鋪平你的道路.

5:9 For there is not anything reliable in his mouth; their inner part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.
因為他們的口裡沒有真話, 他們的內心充滿毀滅人的意圖, 他們的喉嚨是敞開的墳墓, 他們用舌頭弄詭詐.

5:10 Treat them as guilty, O God; let them fall because of their plans. Because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.
神啊！求你定他們的罪; 願他們因自己的詭計跌倒, 願你因他們許多的過犯, 把他們趕出去, 因為他們背叛了你.

5:11 But let all who take shelter in you rejoice. Let them ever sing for joy, because you spread protection over them; And let those who love your name exult in you.
願所有投靠你的人都喜樂, 常常歡呼; 願你保護他們, 又願愛你名的人, 因你歡樂.

5:12 For you bless the righteous. O Yahweh, like a shield you surround him with good favor.
耶和華啊！因為你必賜福給義人, 你要以恩惠像盾牌四面護衛他.

Psalms - Chapter 6

6:1 For the music director; with stringed instruments, on the Sheminith. A psalm of David. O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger, and do not discipline me in your wrath.
耶和華啊！求你不要在烈怒中責備我, 也不要在氣忿中管教我.

6:2 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I am feeble. Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are terrified.
耶和華啊！求你恩待我, 因為我軟弱; 耶和華啊！求你醫治我, 因為我的骨頭發抖.

6:3 My soul is also very terrified. But you, O Yahweh, how long?
我的心也大大戰慄, 耶和華啊！要等到幾時呢?

6:4 Turn, O Yahweh; deliver my life. Save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
耶和華啊！求你回轉搭救我, 因你慈愛的緣故拯救我.

6:5 For there is no remembrance of you in death. In Sheol, who will give thanks to you?
因為在死亡之地無人記念你, 在陰間有誰稱謝你呢?

6:6 I am weary with my groaning; I flood my bed every night. With my tears I drench my couch.
我因悲歎而疲憊, 我夜夜流淚, 把床漂起, 把床榻浸透.

6:7 My eye wastes away because of vexation; it grows old because of all my oppressors.
我因愁煩眼目昏花, 因眾多的仇敵視力衰退.

6:8 Depart from me, all workers of evil, for Yahweh has heard the sound of my weeping.
你們所有作惡的人, 離開我去吧, 因為耶和華聽了我哀哭的聲音.

6:9 Yahweh has heard my plea; Yahweh has accepted my prayer.
耶和華聽了我的懇求, 耶和華必接納我的禱告.

6:10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and shall be very terrified. They shall turn back; they shall suddenly be ashamed.
我所有的仇敵都必蒙羞, 大大驚惶; 眨眼之間, 他們必蒙羞後退.

Psalms - Chapter 7

7:1 A Shiggaion of David which he sang to Yahweh on account of Cush, a Benjaminite. O Yahweh, my God, in you I have taken refuge. Save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me.
耶和華我的神啊！我已經投靠了你, 求你拯救我脫離所有追趕我的人. 求你搭救我,

7:2 Or else he will tear me apart like a lion, ripping to pieces, with none to deliver.
免得他們像獅子一般把我撕裂, 把我撕碎的時候, 也沒有人搭救.

7:3 O Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,
耶和華我的神啊！如果我作了這事, 如果我手中有罪孽,

7:4 if I have repaid my ally with harm, or if I have plundered my enemy without cause,
如果我以惡回報那與我為友的人, 或是無故掠奪與我為敵的人,

7:5 let the enemy of my soul pursue, and overtake and trample my life into the ground, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah
就任憑仇敵追趕我, 直到追上, 把我的性命踐踏在地上, 使我的光榮歸於塵土. (細拉)

7:6 Rise up, O Yahweh, in your anger, and lift yourself up against the wrath of my oppressors, and awake for me, since you have commanded judgment.
耶和華啊！求你在怒中起來, 求你挺身而起, 抵擋我敵人的暴怒, 求你為我興起; 你已經出令施行審判.

7:7 And let the assembly of peoples surround you, and over it return on high.
願萬民聚集環繞你, 願你歸回高處, 統管他們.

7:8 Yahweh judges the nations. O Yahweh, vindicate me according to my innocence and according to my integrity within me.
願耶和華審判萬民. 耶和華啊！求你按著我的公義, 照著我心中的正直判斷我.

7:9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.
願惡人的惡行止息, 願你使義人堅立. 公義的神啊！你是察驗人心腸肺腑的.

7:10 My shield is with God who saves the upright of heart.
神是我的盾牌, 他拯救心裡正直的人.

7:11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day.
神是公義的審判者, 他是天天向惡人發怒的神.

7:12 If he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent his bow and he has strung it.
如果人不悔改, 神必把他的刀磨快. 神已經把弓拉開, 準備妥當.

7:13 And he has prepared for him weapons of death. He has made his arrows fiery shafts.
他親自預備了致命的武器, 他使所射的箭成為燃燒的箭.

7:14 See, he travails with evil. He is pregnant with trouble, and he gives birth to deception.
看哪！惡人為了罪孽經歷產痛, 他懷的是惡毒, 生下的是虛謊.

7:15 He makes a pit and digs it out, then falls in the trap he has made.
他挖掘坑穴, 挖得深深的, 自己卻掉進所挖的陷阱裡.

7:16 His trouble comes back on his head, and his violence comes down on his skull.
他的惡毒必回到自己的頭上, 他的強暴必落在自己的頭頂上.

7:17 I will thank Yahweh according to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of Yahweh, the Most High.
我要照著耶和華的公義稱謝他, 歌頌至高者耶和華的名.

Psalms - Chapter 8

8:1 For the music director, on the Gittith. A psalm of David. Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who put your splendor above the heavens.
耶和華我們的主啊！你的名在全地是多麼威嚴, 你把你的榮美彰顯在天上.

8:2 From the mouth of children and infants you have founded strength on account of your enemies, to silence the enemy and the avenger.
因你仇敵的緣故, 你從小孩和嬰兒的口中, 得著了讚美(“得著了讚美”或譯: “建立了能力”), 使仇敵和報仇的無話可說.

8:3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place—
我觀看你手所造的天, 和你所安放的月亮和星星.

8:4 what is a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?
啊！人算甚麼, 你竟記念他? 世人算甚麼, 你竟眷顧他?

8:5 And you made him a little lower than heavenly beings, and with glory and with majesty you crowned him.
你使他比天使(“天使”或譯: “神”)低微一點, 卻賜給他榮耀尊貴作冠冕.

8:6 You make him over the works of your hands; all things you have placed under his feet:
你叫他管理你手所造的, 把萬物都放在他的腳下,

8:7 sheep and cattle, all of them, and also the wild animals of the field,
就是所有的牛羊,田間的走獸,

8:8 the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, everything that passes along the paths of seas.
空中的飛鳥,海裡的魚, 和海裡游行的水族.

8:9 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all of the earth!
耶和華我們的主啊！你的名在全地是多麼威嚴.

Psalms - Chapter 9

9:1 For the music director, according to Muth-labben. A psalm of David. I will thank Yahweh with all my heart. I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
耶和華啊！我要全心稱謝你, 我要述說你一切奇妙的作為.

9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing the praise of your name, O Most High.
我要因你快樂歡欣; 至高者啊！我要歌頌你的名.

9:3 When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish because of your presence.
我的仇敵轉身退後的時候, 就在你的面前絆倒,滅亡.

9:4 For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne judging correctly.
因為你為我伸了冤, 辨了屈; 你坐在寶座上, 施行公義的審判.

9:5 You have rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked. Their name you have blotted out forever and ever.
你斥責了列國, 滅絕了惡人; 你塗抹了他們的名, 直到永永遠遠.

9:6 The enemies are destroyed in ruins forever, and you have uprooted their cities; their very memory has perished.
仇敵的結局到了, 他們遭毀滅, 直到永遠; 你拆毀他們的城鎮, 使它們湮沒無聞.

9:7 But Yahweh sits enthroned forever. He has established his throne for judgment.
耶和華卻永遠坐著為王, 為了施行審判, 他已經設立寶座.

9:8 And he will judge the world with righteousness. He will judge the peoples with equity.
他必以公義審判世界, 按正直判斷萬民.

9:9 And Yahweh will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of distress.
耶和華要給受欺壓的人作保障, 作患難時的避難所.

9:10 And those who know your name will trust in you, for you do not forsake those who seek you, O Yahweh.
認識你名的人必倚靠你; 耶和華啊！你從未撇棄尋求你的人.

9:11 Sing praises to Yahweh who sits enthroned in Zion. Tell his deeds among the peoples,
你們要歌頌住在錫安的耶和華, 要在萬民中傳揚他的作為.

9:12 for he who avenges bloodshed remembers them. He does not forget the distressed cry of the afflicted.
因為那追討流人血的罪的, 他記念受苦的人, 他沒有忘記他們的哀求.

9:13 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh. See my suffering from those who hate me, you who lift me up from the gates of death,
耶和華啊！求你恩待我, 看看那些恨我的人加給我的苦難; 求你把我從死門拉上來,

9:14 so that I may tell of all your praises. In the gates of the daughter of Zion let me rejoice in your salvation.
好叫我述說你一切可稱頌的事, 並在錫安的城門(“的城門”原文作“女子的門”)因你的救恩歡樂.

9:15 The nations have fallen in the pit that they made; their foot is caught in the net that they hid.
列國陷入自己挖掘的坑中, 他們的腳在自己暗設的網裡纏住了.

9:16 Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah
耶和華已經把自己顯明, 又施行了審判; 惡人被自己手所作的纏住了. (希迦庸,細拉)

9:17 The wicked shall turn back to Sheol, all the nations forgetting God,
惡人都必歸到陰間, 忘記神的列國都必滅亡.

9:18 for the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall never perish.
但貧窮的人必不會被永遠遺忘, 困苦人的希望也必不會永久落空.

9:19 Rise up, O Yahweh, let not humans prevail; let the nations be judged before you.
耶和華啊！求你起來, 不要讓世人得勝; 願列國都在你面前受審判.

9:20 O Yahweh, put them in fear. Let the nations know they are merely human. Selah
耶和華啊！求你使他們驚懼, 願列國都知道自己不過是人. (細拉)

Psalms - Chapter 10

10:1 Why, O Yahweh, do you stand far off? Why do you hide during times of distress?
耶和華啊！你為甚麼遠遠地站著? 在患難的時候, 你為甚麼隱藏起來呢?

10:2 In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor. Let them be caught in the schemes that they devised,
惡人驕橫地追逼困苦人, 願惡人陷入自己所設的陰謀中.

10:3 for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart, and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.
惡人誇耀心中的慾望, 他稱讚貪財的人, 卻藐視耶和華(“他稱讚貪財的人, 卻藐視耶和華”或譯: “貪財的人謗瀆耶和華, 並藐視他”).

10:4 With bald-faced pride the wicked will not seek God. There is no God in any of his thoughts.
惡人面帶驕傲, 說: “耶和華必不追究！”在他的一切思想中, 都沒有神.

10:5 His ways endure at all times. Your judgments are aloof from him. As for all his enemies, he scoffs at them.
他的道路時常穩妥, 你的判斷高超, 他卻不放在眼內; 他對所有的仇敵都嗤之以鼻.

10:6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved throughout all generations, during which I will have no trouble.”
他心裡說: “我必永不搖動, 我決不會遭遇災難. ”

10:7 His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.
他口裡充滿咒詛,詭詐和欺壓的話, 舌頭底下盡是毒害與奸惡.

10:8 He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent. His eyes lurk for the helpless.
他在村莊裡埋伏等候, 在隱密處殺害無辜的人, 他的眼睛暗地裡窺探不幸的人.

10:9 He lies in ambush secretly, like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize the poor; he seizes the poor by catching him in his net.
他在隱密處埋伏, 像獅子埋伏在叢林中; 他埋伏要擄走困苦人, 他把困苦人拉入自己的網中, 擄走了他們.

10:10 He is crushed; he is bowed down; so the helpless host falls by his might.
他擊打, 他屈身蹲伏, 不幸的人就倒在他的爪下.

10:11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He never sees.”
他心裡說: “神已經忘記了, 他已經掩面, 永遠不看. ”

10:12 Rise up, O Yahweh; O God, lift up your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
耶和華啊！求你起來; 神啊！求你舉起手來, 不要忘記困苦的人.

10:13 Why does the wicked treat God with contempt? He says in his heart, “You will not call me to account.”
惡人為甚麼藐視神, 心裡說: “你必不追究”呢?

10:14 But you have seen; indeed you have noted trouble and grief to take it into your hand. The helpless abandons himself upon you; you have been the helper for the orphan.
其實你已經看見了, 憂患與愁苦你都已經看到, 並且放在自己的手中; 不幸的人把自己交託你; 你是幫助孤兒的.

10:15 Break the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man— seek out his wickedness until you find none.
願你打斷惡人和壞人的膀臂, 願你追究他們的惡行, 直到清清楚楚.

10:16 Yahweh is king forever and ever; the nations have perished from his land.
耶和華作王直到永永遠遠, 列國都從他的地上滅亡.

10:17 The longing of the afflicted you have heard, O Yahweh. You will make their heart secure. You will listen attentively
耶和華啊！困苦人的心願你已經聽見, 你必堅固他們的心, 也必留心聽他們的呼求;

10:18 to render judgment for the fatherless and the oppressed so that a mere mortal from the earth will no longer cause terror.
好為孤兒和受欺壓的人伸冤, 使地上的人不再施行恐嚇.

Psalms - Chapter 11

11:1 For the music director. Of David. In Yahweh I have taken refuge; how can you say to my soul, “Flee to your mountain like a bird”?
我投靠耶和華, 你們怎麼對我說: “你要像飛鳥逃到你的山上去. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

11:2 For look: The wicked string the bow. They have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright of heart.
看哪！惡人的弓已經拉開, 箭已經上弦, 要從暗處射那心裡正直的人.

11:3 When the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do?
根基既然毀壞, 義人還能作甚麼呢? ”

11:4 Yahweh is in his holy temple; Yahweh is in the heavens on his throne. His eyelids see; they test the children of humankind.
耶和華在他的聖殿裡, 耶和華的寶座在天上, 他的眼睛觀看, 他的目光察驗世人.

11:5 Yahweh tests the righteous, but the wicked and the lover of violence his soul hates.
耶和華試驗義人和惡人, 他的心恨惡喜愛強暴的人.

11:6 He will rain coals on the wicked. Burning sulfur and scorching wind will be the portion of their cup.
耶和華必使火炭落在惡人身上, 烈火,硫磺和旱風是他們杯中的分.

11:7 For Yahweh is righteous; he loves righteous deeds. The upright shall see his face.
因為耶和華是公義的, 他喜愛公義的行為, 正直的人必得見他的面.

Psalms - Chapter 12

12:1 For the music director; on the Sheminith. A psalm of David. Save, O Yahweh, for the pious have ceased to be; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of humankind.
耶和華啊！求你施行拯救, 因為虔誠人沒有了, 在世人中的信實人也不見了.

12:2 They speak falseness to each other. With flattering lips, with a double heart they speak.
他們彼此說謊, 用諂媚的嘴唇說話, 口是心非.

12:3 May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, the tongue speaking great boasts—
願耶和華剪除一切說諂媚話的嘴唇, 和說誇大話的舌頭.

12:4 those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are on our side. Who is master over us?”
他們曾說: “我們必能以舌頭取勝; 我們的嘴唇是自己的, 誰能作我們的主呢? ”

12:5 “Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the poor, now I will rise up,” Yahweh says. “I shall put them in the safety for which they long.”
耶和華說: “因為困苦人的冤屈和貧窮人的歎息, 我現在要起來, 把他們安置在他們渴望的穩妥之中. ”

12:6 The words of Yahweh are pure words like silver refined in the crucible on the ground, refined seven times.
耶和華的言語是純淨的言語, 好像銀子在泥爐中煉過, 精煉過七次一樣.

12:7 You, O Yahweh, will protect them. You will preserve him from this generation always.
耶和華啊！求你保守我們(“我們”有古抄本作“他們”), 保護我們(“我們”有古抄本作“他們”)永遠脫離這世代的人.

12:8 The wicked prowl about when vileness is exalted among the children of humankind.
惡人到處橫行, 邪惡在世人中被高舉.

Psalms - Chapter 13

13:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. How long, O Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
耶和華啊！你忘記我要到幾時呢? 要到永遠嗎? 你掩面不顧我, 要到幾時呢?

13:2 How long must I take counsel in my soul, and sorrow in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
我心裡籌算不安, 內心終日愁苦, 要到幾時呢? 我的仇敵勝過我, 要到幾時呢?

13:3 Consider and answer me, O Yahweh my God. Give light to my eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death,
耶和華我的神啊！求你看顧我, 應允我; 求你使我的眼睛明亮, 免得我沉睡至死;

13:4 and lest my enemy should say, “I have overcome him,” lest my enemies rejoice because I am shaken.
免得我的仇敵說: “我勝過了他”; 免得我跌倒的時候我的敵人就歡呼.

13:5 But as for me, I have trusted in your steadfast love. My heart will rejoice in your deliverance.
至於我, 我倚靠你的慈愛, 我的心必因你的救恩歡呼.

13:6 I will sing to Yahweh because he has dealt bountifully with me.
我要歌頌耶和華, 因他以厚恩待我. (本章第5 6節在《馬索拉抄本》為13:6)

Psalms - Chapter 14

14:1 For the music director. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
愚頑人心裡說: “沒有神. ”他們都是敗壞, 行了可憎的事, 沒有一個行善的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

14:2 Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.
耶和華從天上察看世人, 要看看有明慧的沒有, 有尋求神的沒有.

14:3 All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one.
人人都偏離了正道, 一同變成污穢; 沒有行善的, 連一個也沒有.

14:4 All who do evil—do they not know, they who eat my people as though they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.
所有作惡的都是無知的嗎? 他們吞吃我的子民好像吃飯一樣, 並不求告耶和華.

14:5 There they are very fearful because God is with the generation of the righteous.
他們必大大震驚, 因為神在義人的群體中.

14:6 You would put to shame the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge.
你們要使困苦人的計劃失敗, 但耶和華是他的避難所.

14:7 Oh that from Zion would come salvation for Israel! When Yahweh returns the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be happy.
但願以色列的救恩從錫安而出; 耶和華給他子民帶來復興的時候(“耶和華給他子民帶來復興的時候”或譯: “耶和華把他被擄的子民帶回來的時候”), 雅各要快樂, 以色列要歡喜.

Psalms - Chapter 15

15:1 A psalm of David. O Yahweh, who may reside in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?
耶和華啊！誰能在你的帳幕裡寄居? 誰能在你的聖山上居住呢? (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

15:2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right. He who speaks honestly in his heart.
就是行為完全, 作事公義, 心裡說誠實話的人.

15:3 He does not slander with his tongue. He does not harm his friend, nor bring up a disgrace against his neighbor.
他不以舌頭詆毀人, 不惡待朋友, 也不毀謗他的鄰居.

15:4 In his eyes a rejected one is contemptible, but he honors those who respect Yahweh. He takes an oath to his own injury and does not retract it.
他眼中藐視卑鄙的人, 卻尊重敬畏耶和華的人. 他起了誓, 縱然自己吃虧, 也不更改.

15:5 He does not lend his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
他不拿自己的銀子放債取利, 也不收受賄賂陷害無辜; 行這些事的人, 必永不動搖.

Psalms - Chapter 16

16:1 A miktam of David. Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you.
神啊！求你保守我, 因為我投靠你. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

16:2 Oh my soul you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. I have no good apart from you.”
我(“我”有古抄本作“你”)曾對耶和華說: “你是我的主, 我的好處不在你以外. ”

16:3 With regard to the saints who are in the land, they are the noble ones in whom is all my desire.
至於世上的聖民, 他們都是尊貴榮美的人, 全是我所喜愛的.

16:4 Those who hurry after another god increase their sorrows. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor take up their names on my lips.
追求別神的, 他們的愁苦必定加多. 他們所奠的血祭, 我不祭奠; 我的嘴唇也不提別神的名.

16:5 Yahweh is the portion which is my share and my cup. You hold my lot.
耶和華是我的產業, 是我杯中的分; 我所得的業分, 你親自為我持守.

16:6 The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Yes, my inheritance is delightful for me.
準繩量給我的是佳美之地, 我的產業實在令我喜悅.

16:7 I will bless Yahweh who advises me; yes, at night my innermost being instructs me.
我要稱頌那指導我的耶和華, 我的心在夜間也勸戒我.

16:8 I have set Yahweh before me always. Because he is at my right hand I will not be shaken.
我常常把耶和華擺在我面前, 因他在我右邊, 我必不會動搖.

16:9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. Yes, my body will dwell in safety,
為此我的心快樂, 我的靈(“靈”或譯: “榮耀”或“肝”; 與30:12, 57:8, 108:1同)歡欣, 我的肉身也必安然居住.

16:10 for you will not abandon my soul to Sheol; you will not give your faithful one to see the grave.
因為你必不把我的靈魂撇在陰間, 也必不容你的聖者見朽壞.

16:11 You will make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forever.
你必把生命的路指示我, 在你面前有滿足的喜樂, 在你的右手中有永遠的福樂.

Psalms - Chapter 17

17:1 A prayer of David. O Yahweh, hear a just cause. Hear my cry; heed my prayer I make without deceitful lips.
耶和華啊！求你垂聽我公義的案件, 傾聽我的申訴; 求你留心聽我的禱告, 這不是出於詭詐嘴唇的禱告. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

17:2 Let my vindication come forth from you; let your eyes see fairness.
願我的判詞從你面前發出, 願你的眼睛察看正直的事.

17:3 You have tried my heart; you have examined me by night; you have tested me; you found nothing. I have decided that my mouth will not transgress.
你試驗了我的心, 在夜間鑒察了我; 你熬煉了我, 還是找不到甚麼, 因為我立志使我的口沒有過犯.

17:4 As for the works of humankind, by the word of your lips, I have kept from the ways of the violent.
至於世人的行為, 我藉著你嘴唇所出的話, 保護了自己, 不行強暴人的道路.

17:5 I have held my steps in your path My feet will not slip.
我的腳步穩踏在你的路徑上, 我的兩腳沒有動搖.

17:6 As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.
神啊！我向你呼求, 因為你必應允我; 求你側耳聽我, 垂聽我的禱告.

17:7 Show wondrously your acts of loyal love, O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against them.
求你把你的慈愛奇妙地彰顯, 用右手拯救那些投靠你的, 脫離那些起來攻擊他們的.

17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings
求你保護我, 像保護眼中的瞳人, 把我隱藏在你的翅膀蔭下;

17:9 from the presence of the wicked who destroy me, those enemies against my life, they that surround me.
使我脫離那些欺壓我的惡人, 脫離那些圍繞我的死敵.

17:10 They have shut off their calloused heart; with their mouth they speak arrogantly.
他們閉塞了憐憫的心(“憐憫的心”原文作“他們的脂油”), 口裡說出驕傲的話.

17:11 Now they surround us at our every step. They intend to pin me to the ground.
他們追蹤我, 現在把我圍困了(“他們追蹤我, 現在把我圍困了”原文作“他們圍困了我們的腳步”); 他們瞪著眼, 要把我推倒在地上.

17:12 He is like a lion; he longs to tear apart, and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.
他們像急於撕碎獵物的獅子, 又像蹲伏在隱密處的幼獅.

17:13 Rise up, O Yahweh, confront him. Make him bow down. Rescue with your sword my life from the wicked,
耶和華啊！求你起來, 迎面攻擊他們, 把他們打倒; 用你的刀救我的命脫離惡人.

17:14 from men by your hand, O Yahweh, from men of this world. Their share is in this life, and you fill their stomach with your treasure. They are satisfied with children. They bequeath their excess to their children.
耶和華啊！求你用手救我脫離世人, 脫離那些只在今生有分的世人. 求你用你為他們儲存的充滿他們的肚腹, 使他們的兒女都可以飽嘗, 他們還有剩餘的留給他們的子孫.

17:15 By contrast, I in righteousness shall see your face. Upon awakening I will be satisfied seeing your form.
至於我, 我必在義中得見你的面; 我醒來的時候, 得見你的形象就心滿意足.

Psalms - Chapter 18

18:1 For the music director. Of David, the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song when Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he said: “I love you, O Yahweh, my strength.”
耶和華我的力量啊！我愛你.

18:2 Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge, my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.
耶和華是我的巖石,我的山寨,我的救主,我的神,我的磐石,我所投靠的,我的盾牌,我救恩的角,我的高臺.

18:3 I called upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies.
我向那當受讚美的耶和華呼求, 就得到拯救, 脫離我的仇敵.

18:4 The ropes of death encircled me, and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.
死亡的繩索環繞我, 毀滅的急流淹沒了我.

18:5 The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.
陰間的繩索圍繞著我, 死亡的網羅迎面而來.

18:6 In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.
急難臨到我的時候, 我求告耶和華, 我向我的神呼求; 他從殿中聽了我的聲音, 我在他面前的呼求進了他的耳中.

18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled, and they staggered because he was angry.
那時大地搖撼震動, 群山的根基也都動搖, 它們搖撼, 是因為耶和華發怒.

18:8 Smoke went forth from his nose, and fire from his mouth consumed. Burning coals blazed from him.
濃煙從他的鼻孔往上冒, 烈火從他的口中噴出來, 連炭也燒著了.

18:9 So he bowed the heavens and came down with a thick cloud under his feet.
他使天下垂, 親自降臨; 在他的腳下黑雲密布.

18:10 And he mounted a cherub and flew, and he swooped down on wings of wind.
他乘著基路伯飛行, 藉著風的翅膀急飛.

18:11 He made darkness his hiding place; all about him his covering was a darkness of waters, thick clouds.
他以黑暗作他的隱密處, 他以濃黑的水氣, 就是天空的密雲, 作他四周的帷帳.

18:12 From the brightness before him his clouds passed over with hail and coals of fire.
密雲,冰雹與火炭, 從他面前的光輝經過.

18:13 And Yahweh thundered from the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice with hail and coals of fire.
耶和華在天上打雷, 至高者發出聲音, 發出冰雹和火炭.

18:14 And he shot his arrows and scattered them, and many lightning bolts and routed them.
他射出箭來, 使它們四散; 他連連發出閃電, 使它們混亂.

18:15 Then the channels of the sea became visible, and the foundations of the world were uncovered by your rebuke, O Yahweh, by the blast of the wind of your nose.
耶和華斥責一發, 你鼻孔的氣一出, 海底就出現, 大地的根基也顯露.

18:16 He reached from on high; he seized me. He drew me from many waters.
他從高處伸手抓住我, 把我從大水中拉上來.

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me because they were stronger than I.
他救我脫離我的強敵, 脫離那些恨我的人, 因為他們比我強盛.

18:18 They confronted me on the day of disaster, but Yahweh was my support.
在我遭難的日子, 他們來攻擊我, 但耶和華是我的支持.

18:19 So he brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.
他又領我出去, 到那寬闊之地; 他搭救我, 因為他喜悅我.

18:20 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands he has repaid me.
耶和華按著我的公義報答我, 照著我手中的清潔回報我.

18:21 Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not acted wickedly against my God,
因為我謹守了耶和華的道, 未曾作惡離開我的神.

18:22 because all his ordinances are before me, and his statutes I have not removed from me,
因為他的一切典章常擺在我面前, 他的律例, 我未曾丟棄.

18:23 and I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt.
我在他面前作完全的人, 我也謹慎自己, 脫離我的罪孽.

18:24 Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
所以耶和華按著我的公義, 照著我在他眼前手中的清潔回報我.

18:25 To the loyal you show yourself loyal. To the blameless you show yourself blameless.
對慈愛的人, 你顯出你的慈愛; 對完全的人, 你顯出你的完全;

18:26 To the pure you show yourself pure. but to the wicked you show yourself shrewd.
對清潔的人, 你顯出你的清潔; 對狡詐的人, 你顯出你的機巧.

18:27 For you deliver humble people, but haughty eyes you humiliate.
謙卑的人, 你要拯救; 高傲的眼睛, 你要貶低.

18:28 For you light my lamp; Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.
耶和華啊！你點亮了我的燈; 我的神照明了我的黑暗.

18:29 For with you I can charge a troop, and with my God I can scale a wall.
藉著你, 我攻破敵軍; 靠著我的神, 我跳過牆垣.

18:30 This God—his way is blameless. The word of Yahweh is flawless. He is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
這位神, 他的道路是完全的; 耶和華的話是煉淨的; 凡是投靠他的, 他都作他們的盾牌.

18:31 For who is God apart from Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God?
除了耶和華, 誰是神呢? 除了我們的神, 誰是磐石呢?

18:32 The God who girded me with strength, and made safe my way,
他是那位以能力給我束腰的神, 他使我的道路完全.

18:33 he made my feet like the deer’s, and on my high places he makes me stand.
他使我的腳像母鹿的蹄, 又使我站穩在高處.

18:34 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
他教導我的手怎樣作戰, 又使我的手臂可以拉開銅弓.

18:35 You also gave me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your humility made me great.
你把你救恩的盾牌賜給我, 你的右手扶持我, 你的溫柔使我昌大.

18:36 You enlarged my step under me, and my ankles did not slip.
你使我腳底下的路徑寬闊, 我的兩膝沒有動搖.

18:37 I chased my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were finished off.
我追趕仇敵, 把他們追上; 不消滅他們, 我必不歸回.

18:38 I struck them and they were not able to stand up; they fell under my feet.
我重創他們, 使他們不能起來; 他們都倒在我的腳下.

18:39 And you girded me with strength for the battle; those rising against me you made to kneel under me.
你以能力給我束腰, 使我能夠作戰; 你又使那些起來攻擊我的人都屈服在我的腳下.

18:40 And you made my enemies turn their backs, then I destroyed those who hated me.
你使我的仇敵在我面前轉背逃跑, 使我可以殲滅恨我的人.

18:41 They cried out but there was no rescuer, even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
他們呼叫, 卻沒有人拯救; 就算向耶和華呼求, 他也不答應他們.

18:42 And I ground them like dust in the wind, I emptied them out like mud of the streets.
我搗碎他們, 像風前的塵土, 我傾倒他們, 像街上的爛泥.

18:43 You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;
你救我脫離了人民的爭競, 你立我作列國的元首; 我不認識的人民要服事我.

18:44 as soon as they heard, they obeyed me. The children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.
他們一聽見, 就服從我; 外族人都向我假意歸順.

18:45 The children of a foreign land lost heart, and they came trembling from their strongholds.
外族人大勢已去, 戰戰兢兢地從他們的要塞走出來.

18:46 Yahweh lives, and blessed be my rock, and may the God of my salvation be exalted—
耶和華是永活的, 我的磐石是應當稱頌的, 拯救我的神是應當被尊為至高的.

18:47 the God who executed vengeance for me, and subdued peoples under me,
他是那位為我伸冤的神, 他使萬民服在我的腳下.

18:48 who delivered me from my enemies. Indeed, you exalted me higher than those who rose against me. You delivered me from the man of violence.
他救我脫離我的仇敵. 你還把我高舉起來, 高過那些起來攻擊我的人, 又救我脫離了強暴的人.

18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, O Yahweh, and I will sing the praise of your name:
因此, 耶和華啊！我要在列國中稱讚你, 歌頌你的名.

18:50 the one who makes great victories for his king, and who shows loyal love for his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.
耶和華賜極大的救恩給他所立的王, 又向他的受膏者施慈愛, 就是向大衛和他的後裔施慈愛, 直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 19

19:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.
諸天述說神的榮耀, 穹蒼傳揚他的作為.

19:2 Every day they pour forth speech, and every night they tell knowledge.
天天發出言語, 夜夜傳出知識.

19:3 There is no speech and there are no words; their sound is inaudible.
沒有話語, 沒有言詞, 人也聽不到它們的聲音.

19:4 Yet in all the world their line goes out, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has pitched a tent for the sun,
它們的聲音(“聲音”原文作“準繩”)傳遍全地, 它們的言語傳到地極, 神在它們中間為太陽安設帳幕.

19:5 and it is like a bridegroom who comes out of his bridal chamber. It is glad like a strong man to run its course.
太陽如同新郎出洞房, 又像勇士歡歡喜喜地跑路.

19:6 Its rising is from one end of the heavens and its circuit to the other end of them; and nothing is hidden from its heat.
它從天的這邊出來, 繞行到天的那邊; 沒有甚麼可以隱藏, 得不到它的溫暖.

19:7 The law of Yahweh is perfect, reviving life. The testimony of Yahweh is firm, making wise the simple.
耶和華的律法是完全的, 能使人心甦醒; 耶和華的法度是堅定的, 能使愚人有智慧.

19:8 The precepts of Yahweh are right, making the heart rejoice. The command of Yahweh is pure, enlightening the eyes.
耶和華的訓詞是正直的, 能使人心快樂; 耶和華的命令是清潔的, 能使人的眼睛明亮.

19:9 The fear of Yahweh is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of Yahweh are true; they are righteous altogether,
耶和華的話語(“耶和華的話語”原文作“耶和華的敬畏”)是潔淨的, 能堅立到永遠; 耶和華的典章是真實的, 完全公義;

19:10 more desirable than gold, even much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, even honey in the comb.
都比金子寶貴, 比大量的精金更寶貴; 比蜜甘甜, 比蜂房滴下來的蜜更甘甜;

19:11 Moreover, your servant is warned by them; in keeping them is great reward.
並且你的僕人也藉著這些得到警戒, 謹守這些就得著大賞賜.

19:12 Who can perceive his errors? Acquit me from hidden faults.
誰能知道自己的錯誤呢? 求你赦免我隱而未現的過失.

19:13 Also, keep back your servant from arrogant sins; let them not rule over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression.
求你攔阻你僕人, 不犯任意妄為的罪, 不許它們轄制我; 我才可以完全, 不犯大過.

19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your presence, O Yahweh, my rock and my redeemer.
耶和華我的磐石,我的救贖主啊！願我口中的言語,心裡的意念, 都在你面前蒙悅納.

Psalms - Chapter 20

20:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of Jacob’s God protect you.
願耶和華在你遭難的日子應允你, 願雅各的神的名保護你.

20:2 May he send you help from the sanctuary, and from Zion may he sustain you.
願他從聖所幫助你, 從錫安扶持你.

20:3 May he remember all your offerings, and your burnt offering may he regard favorably.
願他記念你的一切素祭, 悅納你的燔祭. (細拉)

20:4 May he give to you your heart’s desire, and your every plan may he fulfill. Selah
願他照著你的心願賞賜你, 實現你的一切計劃.

20:5 May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God may we set up banners. May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.
我們要因你的勝利歡呼, 因我們神的名高舉旗幟; 願耶和華實現你所求的一切.

20:6 Now I know that Yahweh will help his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven with the victorious power of his right hand.
現在我確知, 耶和華拯救自己的受膏者; 他必從他的聖天上應允他, 用自己右手的能力拯救他.

20:7 Some boast in chariots and others in horses, but we boast in the name of Yahweh, our God.
有人靠車, 有人靠馬. 我們卻靠耶和華我們神的名.

20:8 They will collapse and fall, and we will rise and stand firm.
他們都屈身跌倒, 我們卻起來, 挺身而立.

20:9 Rescue, O Yahweh. Let the king answer us when we call.
耶和華啊！求你拯救君王！我們呼求的時候, 願你應允我們(“願你應允我們”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“願他應允我們”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯).

Psalms - Chapter 21

21:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. O Yahweh, the king will rejoice in your strength, and how greatly he will delight in your help.
耶和華啊！王因你的力量快樂, 因你的救恩大大歡呼.

21:2 You have given him the desire of his heart, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
他心裡所願的, 你賜給了他; 他嘴唇所求的, 你沒有拒絕. (細拉)

21:3 For you meet him with blessings of good things. You set on his head a crown of fine gold.
你以美福迎接他, 把精金的冠冕戴在他頭上.

21:4 He asked life from you; you gave it to him— length of days forever and ever.
他向你求壽, 你就賜給他, 就是長久的日子, 直到永遠.

21:5 His honor is great because of your help. Splendor and majesty you have bestowed upon him.
他因你的救恩大有榮耀, 你又把尊榮和威嚴加給他.

21:6 For you set on him blessings forever. You make him glad with the joy of your presence.
你把永遠的福分賜給他, 又使他因與你同在的喜樂歡欣.

21:7 Because the king trusts Yahweh, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
王倚靠耶和華, 靠著至高者的慈愛, 他必不至動搖.

21:8 Your hand will find all your enemies; your right hand will find those who hate you.
你的手要搜出你所有的仇敵, 你的右手必搜出那些恨你的人.

21:9 You will make them like your fiery furnace at the time of your appearance. Yahweh will swallow them in his wrath and fire will consume them.
你出現的時候, 就要使他們像熾熱的火爐; 耶和華必在他的震怒中吞滅他們, 火必燒滅他們.

21:10 You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among the children of humankind.
你必從地上除滅他們的子孫, 從人間除滅他們的後裔.

21:11 Though they have plotted evil against you, though they have planned a scheme, they will not prevail.
雖然他們定下惡計害你, 他們所設的陰謀卻不能成功.

21:12 For you will turn them to flight; you will aim arrows on your bowstrings at their faces.
你的箭扣上弦, 對準他們的臉的時候, 他們必轉身而逃.

21:13 Be exalted, O Yahweh, in your strength, and we sing and praise your power.
耶和華啊！願你因自己的能力被尊崇, 好讓我們歌唱, 頌讚你的大能.

Psalms - Chapter 22

22:1 For the music director; according to The Doe of the Dawn. A psalm of David. My God, my God why have you forsaken me? Why are you far from helping me, far from the words of my groaning?
我的神！我的神！你為甚麼離棄我? 為甚麼遠離不救我, 不聽我呻吟的話呢?

22:2 O my God, I call by day and you do not answer, and by night but I have no rest.
我的神啊！我日間呼求, 你不應允; 在晚上我還是不停止.

22:3 Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
但你是聖潔的, 是用以色列的讚美為寶座的.

22:4 Our ancestors trusted you; they trusted and you delivered them.
我們的列祖倚靠你, 他們倚靠你, 你就救他們.

22:5 They cried to you and were saved; they trusted you and were not ashamed.
他們向你哀求, 就得拯救; 他們倚靠你, 就不失望.

22:6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by humankind and despised by people.
但我是蟲, 不是人, 是世上所羞辱的, 也是眾人所藐視的.

22:7 All who see me mock me. They open wide their lips; they shake the head, saying:
看見我的, 都嘲笑我; 他們撇著嘴, 搖著頭, 說:

22:8 “He trusts Yahweh. Let him rescue him. Let him deliver him because he delights in him.”
“他既然把自己交託耶和華, 就讓耶和華搭救他吧！耶和華既然喜悅他, 就讓耶和華拯救他吧！”

22:9 Yet you took me from the belly; you made me trust while on my mother’s breasts.
然而, 是你使我從母腹中出來的; 我在母親的懷裡, 你就使我有倚靠的心.

22:10 On you I was cast from the womb. From my mother’s belly you have been my God.
我自出母胎, 就被交託給你; 我一出母腹, 你就是我的神.

22:11 Do not be far from me because trouble is near; because there is no helper.
求你不要遠離我, 因為災難臨近了, 卻沒有人幫助我.

22:12 Many bulls have encircled me; mighty bulls of Bashan have surrounded me.
有許多公牛圍著我, 巴珊強壯的公牛困住了我.

22:13 They open their mouth against me like a lion tearing and roaring.
他們向我大大地張嘴, 像抓撕吼叫的獅子.

22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.
我好像水被傾倒出去, 我全身的骨頭都散脫了, 我的心在我裡面像蠟融化.

22:15 My strength is dry like a potsherd, and my tongue is sticking to my jaws; and you have placed me in the dust of death.
我的精力像瓦片一樣枯乾, 我的舌頭緊黏著上顎, 你把我放在死亡的塵土中.

22:16 Because dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has encircled me. Like the lion they are at my hands and my feet.
犬類圍著我, 惡黨環繞我, 他們扎了我的手我的腳.

22:17 I can count all my bones; they gaze, they look at me.
我能數算我全身的骨頭, 他們卻瞪著眼看我.

22:18 They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.
他們彼此分了我的外衣, 又為我的內衣抽籤.

22:19 But you, O Yahweh, do not remain distant. O my help, hasten to help me.
至於你, 耶和華啊！求你不要遠離我; 我的力量啊！求你快來幫助我.

22:20 Rescue my life from the sword, my only life from the power of the dogs.
求你搭救我的性命脫離刀劍, 搭救我的生命脫離惡狗的爪.

22:21 Save me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen answer me.
求你拯救我脫離獅子的口, 拯救我脫離野牛的角. 你已經應允了我.

22:22 I will tell your name to my brothers; inside the assembly I will praise you.
我要向我的兄弟宣揚你的名, 我要在聚會中讚美你.

22:23 You who revere Yahweh, praise him! Glorify him, all you seed of Jacob, and be in awe of him, all you seed of Israel,
敬畏耶和華的人哪！你們要讚美他; 雅各所有的後裔啊！你們都要尊敬他; 以色列所有的後裔啊！你們都要懼怕他.

22:24 because he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and has not hid his face from him; but he listened to him when he cried for help.
因為他不輕看, 不厭惡受苦的人的痛苦, 也沒有掩面不顧他; 受苦的人呼求的時候, 他就垂聽.

22:25 From you is my praise. In the great assembly, I will pay my vows before those who revere him.
在大會中, 我讚美你的話是從你而來的; 在敬畏耶和華的人面前, 我要還我的願.

22:26 The afflicted will eat and will be satisfied. Those who seek him will praise Yahweh. May your heart live forever.
受苦的人必吃得飽足, 尋求耶和華的人必讚美他, 願你們的心永遠活著！

22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to Yahweh. All the families of the nations will worship before you.
地的四極, 都要記念耶和華, 並且歸向他. 列國的萬族, 都要在他(“他”有古抄本作“你”)面前敬拜.

22:28 Because the kingship belongs to Yahweh, and he rules over the nations.
因為國度是屬於耶和華的, 他是掌管萬國的.

22:29 All the healthy ones of the earth will eat and worship. Before him all of those descending into the dust will kneel, even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
地上所有富足的人, 都必吃喝,敬拜; 所有下到塵土中, 不再存活的人, 都在他面前屈身下拜.

22:30 Descendants will serve him. Regarding the Lord, it will be told to the next generation.
必有後裔服事他, 必有人把主的事向後代述說.

22:31 They will come and tell his saving deeds to a people yet to be born, that he has done it.
他們要把他的公義傳給以後出生的民, 說明這是他所作的.

Psalms - Chapter 23

23:1 A psalm of David. Yahweh is my shepherd; I will not lack for anything.
耶和華是我的牧人, 我必不會缺乏. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

23:2 In grassy pastures he makes me lie down; by quiet waters he leads me.
他使我躺臥在青草地上, 領我到安靜的水邊.

23:3 He restores my life. He leads me in correct paths for the sake of his name.
他使我的靈魂甦醒; 為了自己的名, 他引導我走義路.

23:4 Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
我雖然行過死蔭的山谷, 也不怕遭受傷害, 因為你與我同在; 你的杖你的竿都安慰我.

23:5 You prepare before me a table in the presence of my oppressors. You anoint my head with oil; my cup is overflowing.
在我敵人面前, 你為我擺設筵席; 你用油膏了我的頭, 使我的杯滿溢.

23:6 Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will stay in the house of Yahweh for a very long time.
我一生的日子, 必有恩惠慈愛緊隨著我; 我也要住在耶和華的殿中, 直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 24

24:1 A psalm of David. The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness, the world and those who live in it,
地和地上所充滿的, 世界和住在世上的, 都是屬於耶和華的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

24:2 because he has founded it on the seas, and has established it on the rivers.
因為他把地奠定在海上, 使世界安定在眾水之上.

24:3 Who may ascend the mountain of Yahweh? And who may stand in his holy place?
誰能登上耶和華的山? 誰能站在他的聖所中呢?

24:4 He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.
就是手潔心清的人, 他不傾向虛妄, 起誓不懷詭詐.

24:5 He will receive blessing from Yahweh, and justice from the God of his salvation.
他必領受從耶和華來的福分, 也必蒙拯救他的神稱他為義.

24:6 Such is the sort of those who seek him, those who seek your face, even Jacob. Selah
這就是求問耶和華的那一類人, 就是尋求你面的雅各. (細拉)

24:7 Lift up your heads, O gates, and rise up, O ancient doorways, that the king of glory may enter.
眾城門哪！抬起你們的頭來; 古老的門戶啊！你們要被舉起, 好讓榮耀的王進來.

24:8 Who is the king of glory? Yahweh, strong and mighty; Yahweh, mighty in war!
那榮耀的王是誰呢? 就是強而有力的耶和華, 在戰場上大有能力的耶和華.

24:9 Lift up your heads, O gates, and lift up, O ancient doorways, that the king of glory may enter.
眾城門哪！抬起你們的頭來; 古老的門戶啊！你們要被舉起, 好讓榮耀的王進來.

24:10 Who is the king of glory? Yahweh of hosts, He is the king of glory! Selah
那榮耀的王是誰呢? 萬軍之耶和華, 他就是那榮耀的王. (細拉)

Psalms - Chapter 25

25:1 Of David. To you, O Yahweh, I lift up my soul.
耶和華啊！我的心仰望你. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

25:2 O my God, I trust you; let me not be put to shame. Do not let my enemies exult over me.
我的神啊！我倚靠你, 求你不要使我羞愧, 也不要使我的仇敵勝過我.

25:3 Indeed, none who wait for you should be put to shame. Those who betray without cause should be put to shame.
等候你的必不羞愧, 但那些無故以詭詐待人的必要羞愧.

25:4 Make me know your ways, O Yahweh. Teach me your paths.
耶和華啊！求你把你的道路指示我, 求你把你的路徑教導我,

25:5 Cause me to walk in your truth and teach me, because you are the God of my salvation. I await you all day long.
求你以你的真理引導我, 教訓我, 因為你是拯救我的神; 我整天等候的就是你.

25:6 Remember your compassion, O Yahweh, and your acts of loyal love, because they are from of old.
耶和華啊！求你記念你的憐憫和慈愛, 因為它們自古以來就存在.

25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions. According to your loyal love remember me if you will, for the sake of your goodness, O Yahweh.
求你不要記念我幼年的罪惡和我的過犯; 耶和華啊！求你因你的恩惠, 按著你的慈愛記念我.

25:8 Good and right is Yahweh; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
耶和華是良善和正直的, 因此他必指示罪人走正路.

25:9 He causes the humble to walk in justice, and teaches the humble his way.
他必引導謙卑的人行正義, 把他的道路教導謙卑的人.

25:10 All the paths of Yahweh are loyal love and faithfulness for those who keep his covenant and statutes.
遵守耶和華的約和法度的人, 耶和華都以慈愛和信實待他們.

25:11 Also, for the sake of your name, O Yahweh, forgive my sin, because it is great.
耶和華啊！因你名的緣故, 求你赦免我的罪孽, 因為我的罪孽重大.

25:12 Who is the man fearing Yahweh? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
誰是那敬畏耶和華的人? 耶和華必指示他應選擇的道路.

25:13 His soul will lodge in prosperity, and his offspring will possess the land.
他必安享福樂, 他的後裔要承受地土.

25:14 Intimate fellowship with Yahweh is for those who fear him, and he makes known his covenant to them.
耶和華把心意向敬畏他的人顯示, 又使他們認識他的約.

25:15 My eyes are continually toward Yahweh, because he will take my feet from the net.
我的眼睛時常仰望耶和華, 因為他必使我的腳脫離網羅.

25:16 Turn to me and have mercy on me because I am lonely and afflicted.
求你轉向我, 恩待我, 因為我孤獨困苦.

25:17 Remove the troubles of my heart; bring me out from my distresses.
我心中的愁苦增多, 求你使我從痛苦中得釋放.

25:18 Consider my affliction and trouble, and forgive all my sins.
求你看看我的困苦和艱難, 赦免我的一切罪惡.

25:19 Consider that my enemies are many, and they hate me with violent hatred.
求你看看我的仇敵, 因為他們人數眾多, 他們深深痛恨我.

25:20 Protect my life and deliver me. Let me not be put to shame, because I take shelter in you.
求你護衛我的性命, 搭救我; 不要叫我羞愧, 因為我投靠你.

25:21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for you.
願純全和正直保護我, 因為我等候你.

25:22 O God, redeem Israel from all its troubles.
神啊！求你救贖以色列, 救他脫離一切困苦.

Psalms - Chapter 26

26:1 Of David. Judge me, O Yahweh, because I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted Yahweh and not wavered.
耶和華啊！求你為我伸冤, 因為我向來行事正直; 我倚靠耶和華, 並不動搖. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

26:2 Prove me, O Yahweh, and test me. Try my innermost being and my mind.
耶和華啊！求你試驗我, 鑒察我, 熬煉我的肺腑心腸.

26:3 Because your loyal love is before my eyes, and I walk about in your faithfulness.
因為你的慈愛常在我的眼前, 我行事為人都按著你的真理.

26:4 I do not sit with deceitful people, nor will I go about with hypocrites.
我決不與奸詐的人同坐, 也不和虛偽的人來往.

26:5 I hate the crowd of evildoers, and with the wicked I will not sit.
我恨惡惡人的聚會, 也不與作惡的同坐.

26:6 I will wash my hands in innocence, and I will walk about your altar, O Yahweh,
耶和華啊！我要洗手表明無辜, 才來繞著你的祭壇行走;

26:7 to declare with a voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all your wondrous deeds.
好使我發出稱謝的聲音, 述說你一切奇妙的作為.

26:8 O Yahweh, I love the dwelling of your house, and the place where your glory abides.
耶和華啊！我喜愛你住宿的殿, 你榮耀居住的地方.

26:9 Do not destroy me with the sinners, nor my life with men of bloodshed,
求你不要把我的性命和罪人一同除掉, 也不要把我的生命和流人血的人一起消滅.

26:10 in whose hands is an evil plan, and whose right hand is full of bribes.
他們的手中有惡計, 他們的右手充滿賄賂.

26:11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me and be gracious to me.
至於我, 我要按正直行事為人, 求你救贖我, 恩待我.

26:12 My foot stands on level ground. In assemblies I will bless Yahweh.
我的腳站在平坦的地方, 我要在眾會中稱頌耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 27

27:1 Of David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the refuge of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
耶和華是我的亮光, 是我的救恩, 我還怕誰呢? 耶和華是我性命的避難所, 我還懼誰呢? (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

27:2 When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh— my adversaries and my enemies who drew near to me— they themselves stumbled and fell.
那些作惡的, 就是我的敵人,我的仇敵, 他們逼近我, 要吃我肉的時候, 就絆跌仆倒.

27:3 Though an army encamp against me, my heart will not fear. Though war arise against me, even in this I will remain confident.
雖有軍兵紮營攻擊我, 我的心也不害怕; 雖然發動戰爭攻擊我, 我仍舊安穩.

27:4 One thing I have asked from Yahweh; it I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yahweh, and to consider his temple.
有一件事我求過耶和華, 我還要尋求; 我要一生一世住在耶和華的殿裡, 瞻仰他的榮美, 在他的殿中求問.

27:5 Because he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble. He will conceal me in the hiding place of his tent. He will set me high upon a rock.
因為在我遭難的日子, 他必把我藏在他的帳棚裡, 把我隱藏在他帳幕的隱密處, 又把我高舉在磐石上.

27:6 And now my head will be high over my enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.
現在, 我可以抬起頭來, 高過我四周的仇敵; 我要在他的帳幕裡, 獻上歡呼的祭; 我要歌唱, 頌讚耶和華.

27:7 Hear, O Yahweh, my voice when I call, and be gracious to me and answer me.
耶和華啊！我發聲呼求的時候, 求你垂聽; 求你恩待我, 應允我.

27:8 On your behalf my heart says, “Seek my face.” Your face, O Yahweh, I do seek.
你說: “你們要尋求我的面！”那時我的心對你說: “耶和華啊！你的面我正要尋求. ”

27:9 Do not hide your face from me; do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my help; do not abandon nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
求你不要向我掩面, 不要發怒趕逐你的僕人, 你一向是幫助我的. 拯救我的神啊！求你不要撇下我, 也不要離棄我.

27:10 If my father or my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will receive me.
雖然我的父母離棄我, 耶和華卻收留我.

27:11 Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
耶和華啊！求你指示我你的道路; 為我仇敵的緣故引導我走平坦的路.

27:12 Do not give me over to the desire of my enemies, because false witnesses have arisen against me, and each breathing out violence.
求你不要照著我敵人的心願, 把我交給他們, 因為有作假見證的人起來攻擊我, 並且口出兇暴的話.

27:13 Surely I believe that I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
我還是相信, 在活人之地, 我可以看見耶和華的恩惠.

27:14 Wait for Yahweh. Be strong and let your heart show strength, and wait for Yahweh.
你要等候耶和華, 要剛強, 要堅定你的心, 要等候耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 28

28:1 A psalm of David. To you, O Yahweh, I call. O my rock, do not be deaf to me. Or else, if you are silent to me, then I will become like those descending to the pit.
耶和華啊！我向你呼求; 我的磐石啊！不要不聽我; 如果你緘默不理我, 我就跟那些下坑的人一樣. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy inner sanctuary.
我向你呼求, 向你的至聖所舉手禱告的時候, 求你垂聽我懇求的聲音.

28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked or with the workers of evil, who speak of peace with their neighbors, while evil is in their heart.
求你不要把我和壞人, 跟作惡的人一同除掉; 他們與鄰居說平安的話, 心裡卻存著奸惡.

28:4 Give to them according to their work, even according to the evil of their deeds. Give to them according to the work of their hands; repay them their rightful due.
願你按著他們所作的, 照著他們所行的惡報應他們; 願你照著他們手所作的報應他們, 把他們應得的報應加給他們.

28:5 Because they do not regard the works of Yahweh, nor the work of his hands, he will destroy them and not rebuild them.
他們既然不關心耶和華的作為, 和他手所作的, 耶和華就必拆毀他們, 不建立他們.

28:6 Blessed is Yahweh, because he has heard the voice of my supplications.
耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因為他聽了我懇求的聲音.

28:7 Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts him and I am helped. So my heart rejoices, and with my song I will give thanks to him.
耶和華是我的力量, 是我的盾牌; 我的心倚靠他, 我就得到幫助; 所以我的心歡樂. 我要用詩歌頌讚他.

28:8 Yahweh is their strength, and he is the refuge for the salvation of his anointed one.
耶和華是他子民的力量, 又是他受膏者得救的保障.

28:9 Save your people and bless your heritage. Shepherd them also and carry them always.
求你拯救你的子民, 賜福給你的產業, 牧養他們, 懷抱他們, 直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 29

29:1 A psalm of David. Ascribe to Yahweh, O sons of God, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
神的眾子啊！要歸給耶和華, 你們要把榮耀和能力歸給耶和華. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

29:2 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
要把耶和華的名的榮耀歸給他, 要以聖潔的裝束敬拜耶和華(“要以聖潔的裝束敬拜耶和華”或譯: “在耶和華顯現的時候, 要敬拜他”, 或“要在耶和華聖潔的光輝中敬拜他”).

29:3 The voice of Yahweh is over the waters; the God of glory thunders. Yahweh is over many waters.
耶和華的聲音在眾水之上, 榮耀的神打雷, 耶和華打雷在大水之上.

29:4 The voice of Yahweh is powerful. The voice of Yahweh is majestic.
耶和華的聲音大有能力, 耶和華的聲音充滿威嚴.

29:5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars. Yahweh shatters even the cedars of Lebanon.
耶和華的聲音震斷了香柏樹, 耶和華震斷了黎巴嫩的香柏樹.

29:6 And he makes them skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox.
他使黎巴嫩山跳躍像牛犢, 使西連山跳躍像野牛犢.

29:7 The voice of Yahweh flashes flames of fire.
耶和華的聲音帶著火燄劈下.

29:8 The voice of Yahweh shakes the wilderness. Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
耶和華的聲音震撼曠野, 耶和華震撼加低斯的曠野.

29:9 The voice of Yahweh causes deer to give birth and strips the forests bare. And at his temple all in it say, “Glory!”
耶和華的聲音驚動母鹿生產, 使林中的樹木光禿凋零; 凡是在他殿中的都說: “榮耀啊！”

29:10 Yahweh sits enthroned at the flood, and Yahweh sits as king forever.
耶和華坐在洪水之上, 耶和華坐著為王直到永遠.

29:11 May Yahweh give strength to his people. May Yahweh bless his people with peace.
願耶和華賜力量給他的子民, 願耶和華賜平安的福給他的子民.

Psalms - Chapter 30

30:1 A psalm; a song for the dedication of the house. Of David. I will exalt you, O Yahweh, because you have drawn me up, and have not made my enemies rejoice over me.
耶和華啊！我要尊崇你, 因為你曾救拔我, 不容我的仇敵向我誇耀.

30:2 O Yahweh, my God, I cried for help to you, and you healed me.
耶和華我的神啊！我曾向你呼求, 你也醫治了我.

30:3 O Yahweh, you have brought my life up from Sheol. You preserved me alive from among those going down to the pit.
耶和華啊！你曾把我從陰間救上來, 使我存活, 不至於下坑.

30:4 Sing praises to Yahweh, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy fame.
耶和華的聖民哪！你們要歌頌耶和華, 讚美他的聖名.

30:5 For there is a moment in his anger; there is a lifetime in his favor. Weeping lodges for the evening, but in the morning comes rejoicing.
因為他的怒氣只是短暫的, 他的恩惠卻是一生一世的; 夜間雖然不斷有哭泣, 早晨卻必歡呼.

30:6 But as for me, I had said in my prosperity, “I shall not be moved ever.”
至於我, 我在安穩的時候曾說: “我必永不動搖. ”

30:7 O Yahweh, by your favor you caused my strong mountain to stand. You hid your face. I was bewildered.
耶和華啊！你的恩寵, 使我堅立, 如同大山; 你一掩面, 我就驚惶.

30:8 To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace saying,
耶和華啊！我曾向你呼求; 我曾向我主懇求, 說:

30:9 “What gain is there in my death, in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
“我被害流血, 下到深坑, 有甚麼益處呢? 塵土還能稱讚你, 還能傳揚你的信實嗎?

30:10 “O Yahweh, hear and be gracious to me. O Yahweh, be my helper.”
耶和華啊！求你垂聽, 恩待我; 耶和華啊！求你幫助我. ”

30:11 You have turned my wailing into my dancing. You have removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy
你已經把我的悲哀變為舞蹈, 把我的麻衣脫去, 又給我穿上歡樂;

30:12 so that I may sing praises to you and not be quiet. O Yahweh, my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
好讓我的靈(“靈”或譯: “榮耀”或“肝”; 與16:9, 57:8, 108:1同)歌頌你, 永不停止. 耶和華我的神啊！我要永遠稱讚你.

Psalms - Chapter 31

31:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. In you, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge. Let me not be put to shame ever. Deliver me by your righteousness.
耶和華啊！我投靠你; 求你使我永不羞愧, 求你按著你的公義搭救我.

31:2 Incline your ear to me. Quickly deliver me. Become my rock of refuge, a fortified keep to save me.
求你留心聽我, 趕快拯救我; 求你作我堅固的磐石, 作拯救我的堅壘.

31:3 For you are my rock and my fortress. So, for the sake of your name, lead me and guide me.
因為你是我的巖石,我的堅壘; 為你名的緣故, 求你帶領我, 引導我.

31:4 Bring me out of the net that they have secretly set for me, for you are my refuge.
求你救我脫離人為我暗設的網羅, 因為你是我的避難所.

31:5 Into your hand I commit my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Yahweh, faithful God.
我把我的靈魂交在你手裡, 耶和華信實的神啊！你救贖了我.

31:6 I hate those devoted to useless idols, but I trust Yahweh.
我恨惡那些信奉虛無偶像的人; 至於我, 我卻倚靠耶和華.

31:7 I will exult and rejoice in your loyal love. Because you have seen my misery, you know the distresses of my life.
我要因你的慈愛歡喜快樂, 因為你看見了我的困苦, 知道我心中的痛苦;

31:8 And you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a broad place.
你沒有把我交在仇敵的手裡, 你使我的腳站穩在寬闊之地.

31:9 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I have distress. My eye wastes away because of vexation, along with my soul and my body.
耶和華啊！求你恩待我, 因為我在患難之中; 我的眼睛因愁煩昏花, 我的身,我的心也都衰殘.

31:10 For my life is at an end with sorrow, and my years with sighing. My strength stumbles because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.
我的生命因愁苦耗盡, 我的歲月在歎息中消逝, 我的力量因罪孽衰退, 我的骨頭也枯乾.

31:11 Because of all my adversaries I have become a disgrace, especially to my neighbors, and a dread to my acquaintances. Those who see me in the street flee from me.
我因眾仇敵的緣故, 成了眾人羞辱的對象, 在我的鄰居面前更是這樣; 認識我的人都懼怕我; 在街上看見我的, 都避開我.

31:12 I have become forgotten like one dead, out of mind. I am like a destroyed vessel.
我被人完全忘記, 如同死了的人, 我好像破碎的器皿,

31:13 For I hear the rumor of many, “Terror on every side!” When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.
我聽見許多人的毀謗, 四周都有驚嚇; 他們一同商議攻擊我, 圖謀要取我的性命.

31:14 But as for me, I trust you, O Yahweh. I say, “You are my God.”
但是, 耶和華啊！我還是倚靠你; 我說: “你是我的神. ”

31:15 My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue me.
我的一生都在你的手中; 求你救我脫離我仇敵的手, 和那些迫害我的人.

31:16 Shine your face upon your servant. Save me by your loyal love.
求你用你的臉光照你的僕人, 以你的慈愛拯救我.

31:17 O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call on you. Let the wicked be put to shame. Let them go silently to Sheol.
耶和華啊！求你不要使我羞愧, 因為我向你呼求; 求你使惡人羞愧, 使他們在陰間靜寂無聲.

31:18 Let lying lips be dumb, that speak against the righteous unrestrained with arrogance and contempt.
那些逞驕傲, 態度輕慢, 說話狂傲攻擊義人的, 願他們說謊的嘴唇啞而無聲.

31:19 How abundant is your goodness that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you perform for those who take refuge in you before the children of humankind.
耶和華啊！你為敬畏你的人所珍藏的好處, 為投靠你的人在世人面前所施行的恩惠, 是多麼豐盛.

31:20 You will hide them in the protection of your presence from the plots of man. You will hide them in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
你把他們藏在你面前的隱密處, 免得他們陷在世人的陰謀裡; 又把他們保護在帳棚內, 以免落在口舌的爭競中.

31:21 Blessed is Yahweh, because he has worked marvelously his loyal love to me in a besieged city.
耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因為我在被圍困的城裡, 他就向我顯出他奇妙的慈愛.

31:22 As for me, I said in my alarm, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” However you heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to you for help.
至於我, 我曾在驚恐中說: “我從你眼前被隔絕”; 可是我向你呼求的時候, 你還是垂聽了我懇求的聲音.

31:23 Love Yahweh, all you his faithful ones. Yahweh preserves the faithful but repays abundantly the one who acts arrogantly.
耶和華的眾聖民哪！你們都要愛耶和華; 耶和華保護誠實的人, 卻嚴厲地報應行事驕傲的人.

31:24 Be strong and let your heart show strength, all you who wait for Yahweh.
所有仰望耶和華的人, 你們都要剛強, 堅固你們的心.

Psalms - Chapter 32

32:1 Of David. A maskil. Happy is he whose transgression is taken away, whose sin is covered.
過犯得蒙赦免, 罪惡得到遮蓋的人, 是有福的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

32:2 Happy is a person to whom Yahweh does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is not deceit.
心裡沒有詭詐, 耶和華不算為有罪的, 這人是有福的.

32:3 When I kept silent, my bones were worn out due to my groaning all the day.
我閉口不認罪的時候, 就整天唉哼, 以致骨頭衰殘.

32:4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me. My vigor was changed into the dry heat of summer. Selah
因為你的手晝夜重壓在我身上, 我的精力耗盡, 好像盛暑的乾旱. (細拉)

32:5 I made known my sin to you, and my iniquity I did not cover. I said, “I will confess concerning my transgressions to Yahweh,” and you took away the guilt of my sin. Selah
我向你承認我的罪, 沒有隱藏我的罪孽; 我說: “我要向耶和華承認我的過犯”; 你就赦免我的罪孽. (細拉)

32:6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you at the time for finding you. Surely at the flood of many waters they will not reach him.
因此, 凡是敬虔的人, 都當趁你可尋找的時候, 向你禱告; 大水氾濫的時候, 必不能達到他那裡.

32:7 You are my hiding place; from trouble you preserve me. With cries of deliverance you surround me. Selah
你是我藏身之處, 你必保護我脫離患難, 以得救的歡呼四面環繞我. (細拉)

32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go. I will advise you with my eye upon you.
我要教導你, 指示你應走的路; 我要勸戒你, 我的眼睛看顧你.

32:9 Do not be like a horse or like a mule, without understanding; that needs his tackle—bridle and rein—for restraint or he would not come near you.
你不可像無知的騾馬, 如果不用嚼環轡頭勒住牠們, 牠們就不肯走近.

32:10 Many are the pains of the wicked, but for the one who trusts Yahweh loyal love surrounds him.
惡人必受許多痛苦; 但倚靠耶和華的, 必有慈愛四面環繞他.

32:11 Be glad in Yahweh and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright of heart.
義人哪！你們要靠著耶和華歡喜快樂; 所有心裡正直的人哪！你們都要歡呼.

Psalms - Chapter 33

33:1 Exult in Yahweh, O you righteous, for praise is fitting for the upright.
義人哪！你們要靠著耶和華歡呼; 正直人讚美主是合宜的.

33:2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre; with a harp of ten strings play to him.
你們要彈琴稱謝耶和華, 用十弦瑟歌頌他.

33:3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with jubilant shout.
你們要向他唱新歌, 在歡呼聲中巧妙地彈奏.

33:4 For the word of Yahweh is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
因為耶和華的話是正直的, 他的一切作為都是誠實的.

33:5 He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.
耶和華喜愛公義和公正, 全地充滿耶和華的慈愛.

33:6 By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
諸天藉著耶和華的話而造, 天上的萬象藉著他口中的氣而成.

33:7 He gathered the waters of the sea like a heap. He put the deeps in storehouses.
他把海水聚集成壘(“成壘”或譯: “在皮袋裡”), 把深海安放在庫房中.

33:8 Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
願全地都敬畏耶和華, 願世上的居民都懼怕他.

33:9 For he himself spoke and it came to pass. He himself commanded and it stood firm.
因為他說有, 就有; 命立, 就立.

33:10 Yahweh brings to nothing the plan of nations; he frustrates the intents of peoples.
耶和華破壞列國的謀略, 使萬民的計劃挫敗.

33:11 The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever, the intents of his heart from one generation to the next.
耶和華的謀略永遠立定, 他心中的計劃萬代長存.

33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people he has chosen for his inheritance.
以耶和華為神的, 那國是有福的; 耶和華揀選作自己產業的, 那民是有福的.

33:13 From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.
耶和華從天上觀看, 他看見全人類.

33:14 From his dwelling place he gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth,
從自己的住處, 他察看地上所有的居民.

33:15 he who fashions altogether their heart, he who understands all their works.
他是那創造眾人的心, 了解他們一切作為的.

33:16 The king is not saved by the greatness of an army. The warrior is not delivered by the greatness of strength.
君王不是因兵多得勝, 勇士不是因力大得救.

33:17 The horse is a false hope for victory, nor can it save by the greatness of its power.
想靠馬得勝是枉然的; 馬雖然力大, 也不能救人.

33:18 Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, on those who hope for his loyal love
耶和華的眼睛看顧敬畏他的人, 和那些仰望他慈愛的人;

33:19 to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.
要搭救他們的性命脫離死亡, 使他們在饑荒中可以存活.

33:20 Our soul waits for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.
我們的心等候耶和華, 他是我們的幫助,我們的盾牌.

33:21 For in him our heart rejoices because in his holy name we trust.
我們的心因他歡樂, 因為我們倚靠他的聖名.

33:22 Let your loyal love, O Yahweh, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
耶和華啊！求你照著我們所仰望你的, 向我們施慈愛.

Psalms - Chapter 34

34:1 Of David, when he pretended to be crazy in front of Abimelech so that he drove him out, and so he departed. I will bless Yahweh at all times; his praise shall be in my mouth continually.
我要時常稱頌耶和華, 讚美他的話必常在我口中.

34:2 My soul makes its boast in Yahweh; let the humble hear and be glad.
我的心要因耶和華誇耀, 困苦的人聽見了就喜樂.

34:3 Magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his name together.
你們要跟我一起尊耶和華為大, 我們來一同高舉他的名.

34:4 I sought Yahweh and he answered me, and from all my terrors he delivered me.
我曾求問耶和華, 他應允了我, 救我脫離一切恐懼.

34:5 They looked to him and were radiant, and their faces shall not be ashamed.
人仰望他, 就有光彩, 他們的臉必不蒙羞.

34:6 This poor man called and Yahweh heard, and saved him from all his troubles.
我這困苦人呼求, 耶和華就垂聽, 拯救我脫離一切患難.

34:7 The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and he rescues them.
耶和華的使者, 在敬畏他的人周圍紮營, 搭救他們.

34:8 Taste and see that Yahweh is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
你們要親自體驗, 就知道耶和華是美善的; 投靠他的人, 都是有福的.

34:9 Fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack for those who fear him.
耶和華的聖民哪！你們要敬畏他, 因為敬畏他的一無所缺.

34:10 The young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.
少壯獅子有時還缺食挨餓, 但尋求耶和華的, 甚麼好處都不缺.

34:11 Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
孩子們！你們要來聽我; 我要教導你們敬畏耶和華.

34:12 Who is the man who desires life, who loves many days in order to see good?
誰喜愛生命, 愛慕長壽, 享受美福,

34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
就要禁止舌頭不出惡言, 嘴唇不說詭詐的話;

34:14 Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.
也要離惡行善, 尋找並追求和睦.

34:15 The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.
耶和華的眼睛看顧義人, 他的耳朵垂聽他們的呼求.

34:16 The face of Yahweh is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
耶和華的臉敵對作惡的人, 要把他們的名從世上除掉.

34:17 They cry out and Yahweh hears and delivers them from all of their troubles.
義人哀求, 耶和華就垂聽, 搭救他們脫離一切患難,

34:18 Yahweh is near to those who are heartbroken and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
耶和華親近心中破碎的人, 拯救靈裡痛悔的人,

34:19 Many are the distresses of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
義人雖有許多苦難, 但耶和華搭救他脫離這一切.

34:20 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.
耶和華保全他一身的骨頭, 連一根也不容折斷.

34:21 Evil will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will incur guilt.
惡人必被惡害死; 憎恨義人的, 必被定罪.

34:22 Yahweh redeems the life of his servants, and none who take refuge in him will incur guilt.
耶和華救贖他僕人的性命; 凡是投靠他的, 必不被定罪.

Psalms - Chapter 35

35:1 Of David. Contend, O Yahweh, with my contenders; fight those who fight me.
耶和華啊！與我相爭的, 求你與他們相爭; 與我作戰的, 求你與他們作戰. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

35:2 Grasp buckler and shield and rise to my aid.
求你緊握大小的盾牌, 起來幫助我.

35:3 And draw the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”
拔出矛槍戰斧, 迎擊那些追趕我的; 求你對我說: “我是你的拯救. ”

35:4 Let those who seek my life be shamed and humiliated. Let those who plot calamity against me be repulsed and ashamed.
願那些尋索我命的, 蒙羞受辱; 願設計陷害我的, 退後羞愧.

35:5 Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of Yahweh driving them.
願他們像風前的糠秕, 有耶和華的使者驅逐他們.

35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.
願他們的路又暗又滑, 有耶和華的使者追趕他們.

35:7 For without cause they secretly hide the pit with their net for me; without cause they dug it for my life.
因為他們無故為我暗設網羅, 無故挖坑要陷害我的性命.

35:8 Let unforeseen ruin come on him, and his net that he hid, let it catch him. Let him fall into it in ruin.
願毀滅在不知不覺間臨到他身上, 願他暗設的網羅纏住自己, 願他落在其中遭毀滅.

35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in Yahweh; it will rejoice in his salvation.
我的心必因耶和華快樂, 因他的救恩高興.

35:10 All of my bones shall say, “O Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from one stronger than he and the poor and needy from the one who robs him?”
我全身的骨頭都要說: “耶和華啊！有誰像你呢? 你搭救困苦的人, 脫離那些比他強盛的; 搭救困苦和窮乏的人, 脫離那些搶奪他的. ”

35:11 Violent witnesses rise up; they ask me concerning what I do not know.
強暴的見證人起來, 盤問我所不知道的事.

35:12 They repay me evil in place of good. It is bereavement to my soul.
他們對我以惡報善, 使我孤苦無依.

35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned to me unanswered.
至於我, 他們有病的時候, 我就穿上麻衣, 禁食刻苦己心; 我心裡也不住地禱告(“我心裡也不住地禱告”原文作“我的禱告都回到自己的懷中”).

35:14 I behaved as though he were a friend or as a brother to me. As one lamenting a mother, I was bowed down in mourning.
我往來奔走, 看他們像自己的朋友兄弟; 我哀痛屈身, 如同哀悼母親.

35:15 But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together; smiters whom I did not know gathered against me. They tore and did not cease.
但我跌倒的時候, 他們竟聚集一起歡慶; 我素不相識的聚集一起攻擊我, 他們不住地欺凌我.

35:16 Among the ungodly of the mockers at feasts, they gnashed at me with their teeth.
他們以最粗鄙的話譏笑我(本句按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“他們好像筵席上狂妄的譏笑者”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯), 向我咬牙切齒.

35:17 My Lord, how long will you watch? Restore my life from their ravages, my only life from the young lions.
主啊！你還要看多久? 求你救我的性命脫離他們的殘害, 救我的生命脫離少壯獅子.

35:18 I will give thanks to you in the great assembly; among the mighty people I will praise you.
我要在大會中稱謝你, 我要在眾民中讚美你.

35:19 Let not those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me. Nor let those who hate me without cause wink the eye.
求你不容那些無理與我為敵的, 向我誇耀; 不讓那些無故恨我的, 向我擠眼.

35:20 For they do not speak peace, but against the quiet ones of the land they plan deceitful words.
因為他們不說和睦的話, 卻計劃詭詐的事, 陷害世上的安靜人.

35:21 They also made wide their mouths against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eyes have seen it.”
他們張大嘴巴攻擊我, 說: “啊哈！啊哈！我們親眼看見了. ”

35:22 You have seen, O Yahweh. Do not be deaf. O Lord, do not be far from me.
耶和華啊！你已經看見了, 求你不要緘默; 主啊！求你不要遠離我.

35:23 Wake up and rouse yourself for my right, for my cause, O my God and my Lord.
我的神, 我的主啊！求你激動醒起, 為我伸冤辯護.

35:24 Vindicate me according to your righteousness, O Yahweh my God, and do not let them rejoice over me.
耶和華我的神啊！求你按著你的公義判斷我, 不容他們向我誇耀.

35:25 Do not let them say in their hearts, “Aha, our desire.” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”
不要讓他們心裡說: “啊哈！這正是我們的心願！”不要讓他們說: “我們把他吞下去了！”

35:26 Let them be shamed and abashed altogether, who rejoice at my misfortune. Let them put on shame and insult, who magnify themselves against me.
願那些喜歡我遭難的, 一同蒙羞抱愧; 願那些對我妄自尊大的, 都披上慚愧和恥辱.

35:27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, who delight in my vindication; and let them say continually, “Yahweh is great, who delights in the welfare of his servant.”
願那些喜悅我冤屈昭雪的, 都歡呼快樂; 願他們不住地說: “要尊耶和華為大, 他喜悅他的僕人平安. ”

35:28 Then my tongue will proclaim your righteousness, and your praise all day.
我的舌頭要述說你的公義, 終日讚美你.

Psalms - Chapter 36

36:1 For the music director. Of David, the servant of Yahweh. An oracle: the wicked has rebellion in the midst of his heart. There is no fear of God before his eyes.
惡人的罪過在他心中深處說話, 他眼中也不怕神. (本節或譯: “我心中深處有話說, 是關於惡人的罪過, 他眼中不怕神”)

36:2 For he flatters himself in his eyes, hating to detect his iniquity.
罪過媚惑他, 因此在他眼中看來, 自己的罪孽不會揭發, 也不會被恨惡.

36:3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight and to do good.
他口中的話語都是罪惡和詭詐, 他不再是明慧的, 也不再行善.

36:4 He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way that is not good. He does not reject evil.
他在床上密謀作惡, 定意行在不善的道路上, 並不棄絕惡事.

36:5 O Yahweh, your loyal love extends into the heavens, your faithfulness unto the clouds.
耶和華啊！你的慈愛上及諸天, 你的信實高達雲霄.

36:6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments like the great deep. You save man and beast, O Yahweh.
你的公義好像大山, 你的公正如同深淵; 耶和華啊！人和牲畜, 你都庇佑.

36:7 How precious is your loyal love, O God, and the children of humankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
神啊！你的慈愛多麼寶貴; 世人都投靠在你的翅膀蔭下.

36:8 They are refreshed with the fullness of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
他們必飽嘗你殿裡的盛筵, 你必使他們喝你樂河的水.

36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
因為生命的泉源在你那裡; 在你的光中, 我們才能看見光.

36:10 Prolong your loyal love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart.
求你常施慈愛給認識你的人, 常施公義給心裡正直的人.

36:11 Do not let a foot of pride come against me, nor let a wicked hand make me to wander homeless.
求你不容驕傲人的腳踐踏(“踐踏”原文作“臨到”)我, 不讓惡人的手使我流離飄蕩.

36:12 There doers of evil have fallen; they are thrust down and not able to rise.
作惡的人必跌倒; 他們被推倒, 不能再起來.

Psalms - Chapter 37

37:1 Of David. Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness.
不要因作惡的人心懷不平, 不要因犯罪的人產生嫉妒. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

37:2 For like the grass they will dry up quickly, and like green vegetation they will wither.
因為他們好像草快要枯乾, 像即將凋萎的青草.

37:3 Trust Yahweh and do good. Abide in the land and feed on faithfulness.
你要倚靠耶和華, 並要行善; 你要住在地上, 以信實為糧食.

37:4 Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.
你要以耶和華為樂, 他就把你心裡所求的賜給你.

37:5 Commit to Yahweh your way; Trust also on him and he will act.
你要把你的道路交託耶和華, 並倚靠他, 他就必成全.

37:6 Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.
他必使你的公義好像光發出, 使你的公正如日中天.

37:7 Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him. Do not fret about one who succeeds in his way, about a man making plots.
你要在耶和華面前靜默無聲, 耐心地等候他; 不要因那凡事順利的, 和那惡謀得逞的, 心懷不平.

37:8 Refrain from anger and forsake wrath. Do not fret; it only brings evil.
你要抑制怒氣, 消除烈怒; 不要心懷不平, 那只會導致你作惡.

37:9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh— they will possess the land.
因為作惡的必被剪除, 但等候耶和華的必承受地土.

37:10 And yet a little while and the wicked will not be, and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.
再過不久, 惡人就不存在了; 你到他的地方尋找, 也找不到.

37:11 But the afflicted will possess the land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.
但謙卑的人必承受地土, 可以享受豐盛的平安.

37:12 The wicked plans evil against the righteous, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
惡人謀害義人, 向他咬牙切齒;

37:13 The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
但主必笑他, 因為知道他遭報的日子快要來到.

37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow to throw down the poor and the needy, to kill those upright in their way.
惡人已經拔出刀來, 拉開了弓, 要打倒困苦和貧窮的人, 殺害行為正直的人.

37:15 Their sword will enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
他們的刀必刺入自己的心, 他們的弓必被折斷.

37:16 The little belonging to the righteous is better than the wealth of many wicked.
一個義人擁有的雖少, 勝過許多惡人的財富.

37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous.
因為惡人的膀臂必被折斷, 耶和華卻扶持義人.

37:18 Yahweh knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.
耶和華眷顧完全人在世的日子, 他們的產業必存到永遠.

37:19 They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
在患難的時候, 他們必不蒙羞; 在饑荒的日子, 他們必得飽足.

37:20 But the wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh will be like the splendor of the pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.
惡人卻必滅亡; 耶和華的仇敵好像草場的華美, 他們必要消失, 像煙一般消失.

37:21 The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.
惡人借貸總不償還, 義人卻慷慨施捨.

37:22 For those blessed by him shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
蒙耶和華賜福的, 必承受地土; 受他咒詛的, 必被剪除.

37:23 The steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.
人的腳步是耶和華立定的, 他的道路也是耶和華喜悅的.

37:24 Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong, for Yahweh supports him with his hand.
他雖然跌跤, 卻不至仆倒; 因為耶和華用手扶持他.

37:25 I was a youth, but I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
我從前年幼, 現在年老, 從未見過義人被棄, 也從未見過他的後裔討飯.

37:26 All the day he is gracious and lends, and his children are a blessing.
他常常慷慨借給人; 他的後裔必定蒙福.

37:27 Turn aside from evil and do good and so abide forever.
應當離惡行善, 你就可以永遠安居.

37:28 For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But the children of the wicked will be cut off.
因為耶和華喜愛公正, 也不撇棄他的聖民; 他們必永遠蒙庇佑, 惡人的後裔卻必被剪除.

37:29 The righteous will possess the land and abide in it forever.
義人必承受地土, 永遠居住在自己的地上.

37:30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
義人的口說出智慧, 他的舌頭講論正義.

37:31 The law of his God is in his heart. His steps will not slip.
神的律法在他心裡, 他的腳步必不滑跌.

37:32 The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
惡人窺伺義人, 想要殺死他.

37:33 Yahweh will not abandon him into his hand, and he will not let him be condemned when he is judged.
耶和華必不把他撇棄在惡人的手中, 在審判的時候, 也不定他的罪.

37:34 Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
你要等候耶和華, 謹守他的道; 他必高舉你, 使你承受地土; 惡人被剪除的時候, 你必看見.

37:35 I have seen the wicked acting violently and spreading himself out like a luxuriant native tree.
我曾看見強暴的惡人興旺, 像樹木在本土茂盛.

37:36 Then he passed on and behold, he was not. And I sought him, but he could not be found.
但他很快就消逝, 不再存在了; 我尋找他, 卻找不到.

37:37 Observe the blameless and look at the upright, for there is a future for a man of peace.
你要細察完全人, 觀看正直人; 因為愛和平的必有後代.

37:38 But transgressors shall be destroyed altogether. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
犯罪的人必一同滅絕, 惡人的後代必被剪除.

37:39 And the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh, their refuge in the time of trouble.
義人的拯救是由耶和華而來; 在患難的時候, 他作他們的避難所.

37:40 And Yahweh helps them and he rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
耶和華幫助他們, 搭救他們; 他搭救他們脫離惡人, 拯救他們, 因為他們投靠他.

Psalms - Chapter 38

38:1 A psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger or chastise me in your wrath.
耶和華啊！求你不要在忿怒中責備我, 也不要在烈怒中管教我.

38:2 For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.
因為你的箭射入我身, 你的手壓住我.

38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation. There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
因你的忿怒, 我體無完膚; 因我的罪惡, 我的骨頭都不安妥.

38:4 For my iniquities have passed over my head; like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
我的罪孽高過我的頭, 如同重擔, 使我擔當不起.

38:5 My wounds start to stink; they rot because of my foolishness.
因為我的愚昧, 我的傷口發臭流膿.

38:6 I am bowed down; I am bent over greatly. All the day I go about mourning.
我屈身彎腰, 彎到極低, 整天哀痛, 到處行走.

38:7 For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.
我的兩腰灼痛, 我體無完膚.

38:8 I am faint and crushed greatly; I groan because of the roaring of my heart.
我已經疲乏無力, 被壓得粉碎了; 我因心裡痛苦而唉哼.

38:9 O Lord, all my longing is before you, and my sighing is not hidden from you.
主啊！我的心願都在你面前, 我不向你隱瞞我的歎息.

38:10 My heart throbs violently, my strength leaves me; and the light of my eyes, that also is not with me.
我的心劇烈跳動, 我的力量衰退; 連我眼中的光彩也消逝了.

38:11 My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand afar off.
我的良朋密友因我的災禍, 都站到一旁去; 我的親人也都站得遠遠的.

38:12 Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.
那些尋索我命的, 設下網羅; 那些想要害我的, 口說威嚇的話, 他們整天思想詭計.

38:13 But as for me, like the deaf I cannot hear, and I am like the mute who cannot open his mouth.
至於我, 像個聾子, 不能聽見; 像個啞巴, 不能開口.

38:14 And so I am like a man who hears not, and in whose mouth there are no retorts.
我竟變成了一個像是不能聽見的人, 變成了一個口中不能反駁的人.

38:15 Rather for you I wait, O Yahweh. You will answer, O Lord my God.
耶和華啊！我等候你; 主我的神啊！你必應允我.

38:16 For I said, “Help, lest they rejoice over me, lest they boast against me when my foot slips.”
因為我曾說: “你要讓他們向我誇耀; 我的腳滑跌的時候, 不要讓他們向我誇口. ”

38:17 For I am ready to stumble, and my pain is before me continually.
我隨時會跌倒, 我的痛苦常在我面前.

38:18 For my iniquity I confess; I am anxious because of my sin.
我要承認我的罪孽, 我要因我的罪憂傷.

38:19 And my enemies without cause are numerous, and those who hate me wrongfully are many.
但我強悍的仇敵眾多, 無理憎恨我的不斷增加.

38:20 And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.
那些以惡報善的都與我作對, 因為我追求良善.

38:21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh. O my God, do not be far from me.
耶和華啊！求你不要離棄我; 我的神啊, 求你不要遠離我.

38:22 Hurry to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
拯救我的主啊！求你快來幫助我.

Psalms - Chapter 39

39:1 For the music director. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. I said, “I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue. I will keep a muzzle over my mouth as long as the wicked are before me.”
我曾說: “我要謹慎我的行為, 不讓我的舌頭犯罪; 惡人在我面前的時候, 我總要用罩子約束我的嘴. ”

39:2 I was mute with silence. I was silent even from saying good things, and my pain was stirred up.
我靜默不出聲, 甚至連好話也不說(“甚至連好話也不說”或譯: “我安靜也得不到安慰”), 我的痛苦就更加劇烈.

39:3 My heart grew hot inside me; in my sighing a fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue,
我的心在我裡面發熱; 我默想的時候, 心裡火燒; 我就用舌頭說話:

39:4 “Let me know, O Yahweh, my end, and what is the measure of my days. Let me know how transient I am.”
“耶和華啊！求你使我知道我的結局, 我的壽數有多少, 使我知道我的生命多麼短促.

39:5 Look, you have made my days mere handbreadths, and my lifespan as nothing next to you. Surely every person standing firm is complete vanity. Selah
你使我的日子窄如手掌, 我的一生在你面前如同無有; 各人站得最穩的時候, 也只不過是一口氣. (細拉)

39:6 Surely a man walks about as a mere shadow; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up possessions but does not know who will gather them in.
世人來來往往只是幻影, 他們忙亂也是虛空; 積聚財物, 卻不知道誰要來收取.

39:7 And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is for you.
主啊！現在我還等候甚麼呢? 我的指望在乎你.

39:8 From all my transgressions deliver me; do not make me the taunt of the fool.
求你救我脫離我的一切過犯, 不要使我遭受愚頑人的羞辱.

39:9 I am mute. I do not open my mouth, for you, yourself, have done it.
因為是你作了這事, 我就靜默不開口.

39:10 Remove from me your affliction. By the opposition of your hand I perish.
求你除掉你降在我身上的災禍; 因你手的責打, 我就消滅.

39:11 When with rebukes you chastise a man for sin, you consume like a moth his delightful things. Surely everyone is a mere vapor. Selah
你因人的罪孽, 藉著責罰管教他們, 叫他們所寶貴的消失, 像被蟲蛀蝕; 世人都不過是一口氣. (細拉)

39:12 Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my tears. For I am an alien with you, a sojourner like all my ancestors.
耶和華啊！求你垂聽我的禱告, 留心聽我的呼求; 我流淚, 求你不要緘默; 因為我在你面前是客旅, 是寄居的, 像我所有的祖先一樣.

39:13 Look away from me that I may be cheerful, before I depart and I am no more.
求你不要怒視我, 使我在去而不返之先, 可以喜樂. ”

Psalms - Chapter 40

40:1 For the music director. Of David. A psalm. I waited patiently for Yahweh, And he inclined to me and heard my cry for help.
我曾切切等候耶和華; 他轉向我, 聽了我的呼求.

40:2 And so he brought me up from the roaring pit, from the miry clay. And he put my feet upon a rock; he made my steps steady.
他把我從荒蕪的坑裡, 從泥沼中拉上來; 他使我的腳站在磐石上, 又使我的腳步穩定.

40:3 Then he put a new song in my mouth, a praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and will trust Yahweh.
他使我口唱新歌, 讚美我們的神; 許多人看見了, 就必懼怕, 並且要倚靠耶和華.

40:4 Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust and does not turn to the proud and to those who fall away to a lie.
那倚靠耶和華, 不轉向高傲和偏向虛謊的人的, 這人是有福的.

40:5 Many things, O Yahweh my God, you have done— your wonderful deeds and your thoughts toward us. There is none to compare with you. If I tried to proclaim and tell of them, they would be too numerous to count.
耶和華我的神啊！你所行的奇事, 並你向我們所懷的意念很多, 沒有人可以和你相比; 如果我要述說陳明, 也多到不能勝數.

40:6 A sacrifice and offering you do not desire. My ears you have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not demanded.
祭品和禮物不是你喜悅的. 你開通了我的耳朵; 燔祭和贖罪祭, 不是你要求的.

40:7 Then I said, “Look, I come. In the scroll of the book it is written concerning me:
那時我說: “看哪！我來了, 經卷上已經記載我的事;

40:8 ‘I delight to do your will, O my God, and your law is deep within me.’ ”
我的神啊！我樂意遵行你的旨意; 你的律法常在我的心裡. ”

40:9 I have brought good tidings of righteousness in the great congregation. Look, I have not shut my lips. O Yahweh, you surely know that.
我要在大會中傳揚公義的福音; 我必不禁止我的嘴唇; 耶和華啊！這是你知道的.

40:10 Your righteousness I have not hidden in the midst of my heart. I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loyal love or your faithfulness from the great congregation.
我沒有把你的公義隱藏在心裡; 我已經述說了你的信實和救恩; 在大會中, 我沒有隱瞞你的慈愛和誠實.

40:11 As for you, O Yahweh, do not withhold your mercies from me. Let your loyal love and your faithfulness continually preserve me.
耶和華啊！求你的憐憫不要向我止息; 願你的慈愛和誠實常常保護我.

40:12 For evils without number have encompassed me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.
因有無數的禍患圍繞著我; 我的罪孽追上了我, 使我不能看見; 它們比我的頭髮還多, 以致我心驚膽戰.

40:13 Be pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me. O Yahweh, hurry to help me.
耶和華啊！求你開恩搭救我; 耶和華啊！求你快來幫助我.

40:14 Let them be shamed and abashed altogether who seek to take away my life. Let them be repulsed and humiliated who desire my harm.
願那些尋找我, 要毀滅我命的, 一同抱愧蒙羞; 願那些喜悅我遭害的, 退後受辱.

40:15 Let them be appalled because of their shame, those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
願那些對我說: “啊哈！啊哈！”的, 都因羞愧而驚惶.

40:16 Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all those who seek you. Let them say continually, “Yahweh is great!” —those who love your salvation.
願所有尋求你的, 都因你歡喜快樂; 願那些喜愛你救恩的, 常說: “要尊耶和華為大. ”

40:17 But I am poor and needy. Let my Lord consider me. You are my help and my deliverer. O my God, do not delay.
至於我, 我是困苦貧窮的; 主仍顧念我. 你是我的幫助, 我的拯救; 我的神啊！求你不要耽延.

Psalms - Chapter 41

41:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. Blessed is the one who has regard for the poor; in the day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.
關懷窮乏人的有福了; 在遭難的日子, 耶和華必救他.

41:2 Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive; he is blessed in the land, and you do not give him into the will of his enemies.
耶和華要保護他, 使他生存; 他在地上要稱為有福的; 求你不要照著他敵人的心願把他交給他們.

41:3 Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed. In his illness, you restore to health.
他患病在床, 耶和華必扶持他; 在病榻中你使他恢復健康.

41:4 As for me, I said, “O Yahweh, be gracious to me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
至於我, 我曾說: “耶和華啊！求你恩待我; 求你醫治我, 因為我得罪了你. ”

41:5 My enemies speak evil about me, “When will he die and his name perish?”
我的仇敵用惡毒的話中傷我, 說: “他甚麼時候死呢? 他的名字甚麼時候消滅呢? ”

41:6 And when one comes to see me, he speaks falsely; his heart gathers disaster for itself. He goes out to the street; he speaks.
即使他來看我, 說的也是假話; 他把奸詐積存在心裡, 走到外面才說出來.

41:7 All who hate me speak together against me. Against me they assume the worst for me:
所有憎恨我的人, 都交頭接耳地議論我; 他們設惡計要害我, 說:

41:8 “A ruinous thing is poured out on him, and now that he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
“有惡疾臨到他身上; 他既然躺下了, 就必一病不起. ”

41:9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
連我信任的密友, 就是那吃我飯的, 也用腳踢我.

41:10 But you, O Yahweh, be gracious to me and raise me up that I may repay them.
至於你, 耶和華啊！求你恩待我, 使我康復起來, 好報復他們.

41:11 By this I know that you delight in me: because my enemy has not shouted in triumph over me.
因此我就知道你喜愛我, 因為我的仇敵不能向我歡呼誇勝.

41:12 As for me, you have upheld me in my integrity, and you have set me in your presence forever.
至於我, 你因為我正直, 就扶持我; 你使我永遠站在你面前.

41:13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
耶和華以色列的神是應當稱頌的, 從永遠直到永遠. 阿們, 阿們.

Psalms - Chapter 42

42:1 For the music director. A maskil of the sons of Korah. As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.
神啊！我的心渴慕你, 好像鹿渴慕溪水.

42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
我的心渴想神, 就是永活的神; 我甚麼時候可以來朝見神的面呢?

42:3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
人整天對我說: “你的神在哪裡呢? ”我就晝夜以眼淚當飯吃.

42:4 These I remember and I pour out my soul within me: that I would go with the multitude; I led them in procession to the house of God, with a voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving, a crowd celebrating a festival.
我從前常常和群眾同去, 與他們進到神的殿裡, 在歡呼和稱謝聲中, 大家守節. 每逢想起這些事, 我的心就感到難過.

42:5 Why are you in despair, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, for the salvation of his presence.
我的心哪！你為甚麼沮喪呢? 為甚麼在我裡面不安呢? 應當等候神; 因為我還要稱讚他, 他是我面前的救助,我的神.

42:6 O my God, within me my soul is in despair; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and the heights of Hermon, from the mountain of Mizar.
我的心在我裡面沮喪; 因此我從約旦地, 從黑門嶺, 從米薩山, 記念你.

42:7 Deep is calling to deep at the thunder of your waterfalls. All your breakers and your waves have passed over me.
你的瀑布一發聲, 深淵就和深淵響應; 你的洪濤和波浪都掩蓋了我.

42:8 By day Yahweh commands his loyal love, and in the night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
白天耶和華賜下他的慈愛; 夜間我要向他歌頌, 向賜我生命的神禱告.

42:9 I say to God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
我要對神我的磐石說: “你為甚麼忘記我呢? 我為甚麼因仇敵的壓迫徘徊悲哀呢? ”

42:10 As with a shattering in my bones my oppressors taunt me, while they say to me all day, “Where is your God?”
我的敵人整天對我說: “你的神在哪裡呢? ”他們這樣辱罵我的時候, 就像在擊碎我的骨頭.

42:11 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
我的心哪！你為甚麼沮喪呢? 為甚麼在我裡面不安呢? 應當等候神; 因為我還要稱讚他, 他是我面前的救助,我的神.

Psalms - Chapter 43

43:1 Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an unfaithful nation. From a man of deceit and wickedness rescue me,
神啊！求你為我伸冤, 為我的案件向不敬虔的國申辯; 求你救我脫離詭詐和不義的人;

43:2 because you are the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
因為你是賜我力量的神. 你為甚麼棄絕我呢? 我為甚麼因仇敵的壓迫徘徊悲哀呢?

43:3 Send your light and your truth; they shall lead me. They shall bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling places.
求你發出你的亮光和真理, 好引導我, 帶我到你的聖山, 到你的居所.

43:4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my surpassing joy, and I will praise you with lyre, O God, my God.
我就走到神的祭壇前, 到神,我極大的喜樂那裡. 神啊！我的神啊！我要彈琴稱讚你.

43:5 Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, my salvation and my God.
我的心哪！你為甚麼沮喪呢? 為甚麼在我裡面不安呢? 應當等候神; 因為我還要稱讚他, 他是我面前的救助,我的神.

Psalms - Chapter 44

44:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil. O God, we have heard with our ears; our ancestors have told us of work you worked in their days, in days of old.
神啊！你在古時, 在我們列祖的日子所作的事, 我們親耳聽見了, 我們的列祖也給我們述說過.

44:2 You with your hand drove out the nations, but them you planted. You harmed the peoples, but them you let spread out.
你曾親手把列國趕出去, 卻栽培了我們的列祖; 你曾苦待眾民, 卻使我們的列祖昌盛.

44:3 For not with their sword did they possess the land, and their arm did not give them victory. Rather it was your right hand and your arm and the light of your presence, because you delighted in them.
因為他們取得那地, 不是靠自己的刀劍; 他們得勝, 也不是靠自己的膀臂; 而是靠你的右手,你的膀臂和你臉上的光, 因為你喜悅他們.

44:4 You are my king, O God. Command victories for Jacob.
神啊！你是我的王; 求你出令, 使雅各得勝.

44:5 By you we push down our enemies; by your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
我們靠著你, 必打倒我們的敵人; 靠著你的名, 必踐踏那些起來攻擊我們的.

44:6 For I do not trust my bow, and my sword cannot give me victory.
因為我不是倚靠我的弓, 我的刀劍也不能使我得勝.

44:7 Rather you have saved us from our enemies, and have humiliated those who hate us.
但你使我們勝過了我們的敵人, 使憎恨我們的人都羞愧.

44:8 In God we boast all the day, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
我們整天因神誇耀, 我們要永遠稱讚你的名. (細拉)

44:9 Surely you have rejected and disgraced us, and have not gone out with our armies.
現在, 你卻棄絕我們, 使我們受辱, 不再和我們的軍隊一同出征.

44:10 You have caused us to pull back from the enemy, and so those who hate us have plundered for themselves.
你使我們在敵人面前轉身後退; 憎恨我們的人都任意搶掠.

44:11 You have given us as sheep for food, and among the nations you have scattered us.
你使我們像給人宰吃的羊, 把我們分散在列國中.

44:12 You have sold your people cheaply, and did not profit by their price.
你把你的子民廉價出售; 他們的售價並沒有使你得到利益.

44:13 You have made us a taunt to our neighbors, a derision and a scorn to those around us.
你使我們成為鄰居的羞辱, 成為我們四周的人譏笑和諷刺的對象.

44:14 You have made us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
你使我們在列國中成為話柄, 在萬民中使人搖頭.

44:15 All day long my disgrace is before me, and the shame of my face covers me,
我的羞辱整天在我面前, 我臉上的羞愧把我遮蓋了;

44:16 because of the voice of the taunter and the reviler, because of the enemy and the avenger.
都因那辱罵和毀謗的人的聲音, 並因仇敵和報仇者的緣故.

44:17 All this has befallen us, though we have not forgotten you, and we have not been false to your covenant.
這一切臨到我們身上, 我們卻沒有忘記你, 也沒有違背你的約.

44:18 Our heart has not turned back, and our steps have not turned aside from your way.
我們的心沒有退後, 我們的腳步也沒有偏離你的路.

44:19 But you have crushed us in a place of jackals, and have covered us with deep shadow.
但你竟在野狗之地把我們壓傷了, 又以死亡的陰影籠罩我們.

44:20 If we had forgotten the name of our God, or had spread out our hands in prayer to a foreign god,
如果我們忘記了我們神的名, 或是向別神伸手禱告;

44:21 would not God discover this, for he knows the secrets of the heart?
神不會查究這事嗎? 因為他知道人心的隱祕.

44:22 Rather, on account of you we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.
為你的緣故, 我們終日被置於死地; 人看我們如同將宰的羊.

44:23 Wake up! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Awake! Do not reject forever.
主啊！求你醒來, 為甚麼還睡著呢? 求你起來, 不要永遠棄絕我們.

44:24 Why do you hide your face? Have you forgotten our misery and our oppression?
你為甚麼掩面, 忘記了我們的苦難和壓迫呢?

44:25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the ground.
我們俯伏在塵土之上; 我們的身體緊貼地面.

44:26 Rise up! Be a help for us, and redeem us for the sake of your loyal love.
求你起來幫助我們, 為了你慈愛的緣故救贖我們.

Psalms - Chapter 45

45:1 For the music director; according to The Lilies. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil. A song of love. My heart is moved with a good word; I recite my compositions to the king. My tongue is the pen of a skilled scribe.
我心裡湧出優美的言辭; 我要為王朗誦我的作品; 我的舌頭像經驗豐富的作家的筆.

45:2 You are the most handsome of the sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
你比世人都美好; 你的嘴唇吐出恩言; 因此, 神賜福給你, 直到永遠.

45:3 Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
大能者啊！願你腰間佩上刀, 彰顯你的尊榮和威嚴.

45:4 And in your majesty ride victoriously, because of truth and humility and righteousness. And let your right hand teach you awesome deeds.
在你的威嚴中, 為了真理,謙卑和公義的緣故, 你勝利地乘車前進; 願你的右手施行可畏的事.

45:5 Your arrows are sharp; peoples fall under you in the midst of the king’s enemies.
你的箭銳利, 射中了王的仇敵的心; 萬民都仆倒在你腳下.

45:6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
神啊！你的寶座是永永遠遠的, 你國的權杖是公平的權杖.

45:7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you from among your companions with festive oil.
你喜愛公義, 恨惡邪惡, 所以, 神, 就是你的神, 用喜樂的油膏抹你, 勝過膏抹你的同伴.

45:8 All your robes are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From palaces of ivory stringed instruments gladden you.
你的衣服都有沒藥,沉香和肉桂的香氣; 從象牙宮裡有絲弦的樂聲, 使你歡喜.

45:9 Kings’ daughters are among your noble ladies. The queen stands at your right hand in gold of Ophir.
你的貴妃中有眾君王的女兒; 王后佩戴著俄斐的金飾, 站在你的右邊.

45:10 Hear, O daughter, and discern and incline your ear, and forget your people and your father’s house.
王所愛的女子啊！你要聽, 要看, 要留心地聽; 你要忘記你的本族和你的父家;

45:11 Let the king desire your beauty. Because he is your lord, therefore bow down to him.
王就愛慕你的美麗; 因為他是你的主, 你要向他俯伏.

45:12 Even the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift. The rich from among people will seek your favor.
推羅的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)必帶著禮物而來; 民間富有的人要向你求恩.

45:13 The king’s daughter is all glorious within; her garment is of gold embroidered cloth.
王所愛的女子在宮裡, 極其榮華; 她的衣服全是用金線繡成的.

45:14 She is brought to the king in colorful garments. The young women behind her, her attendants, are being brought to you.
她身穿刺繡的衣服, 被引到王的面前; 她後面伴隨的童女, 也都被帶到你的面前.

45:15 They are led with joy and gladness. They enter the palace of the king.
她們歡喜快樂被引到王那裡; 她們要進入王宮.

45:16 In place of your fathers will be your sons. You will make them princes in all the land.
你的子孫必接續你的列祖; 你要立他們作全地的王.

45:17 I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore peoples will praise you forever and ever.
我必使你的名被萬代記念; 因此萬民都必稱讚你, 直到永永遠遠.

Psalms - Chapter 46

46:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles.
神是我們的避難所, 是我們的力量, 是我們在患難中隨時都可得到的幫助.

46:2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth change, and though the mountains totter into the midst of the sea,
因此, 地雖然震動, 群山雖然崩塌入海洋的深處, 我們也不害怕.

46:3 though its waters roar and foam, though mountains shake with its surging water. Selah
雖然海浪翻騰澎湃, 雖然山嶽因波濤洶湧搖動, 我們也不害怕. (細拉)

46:4 There is a river whose streams gladden the city of God, the holiest of the dwellings of the Most High.
有一條河, 它眾多的支流使神的城充滿快樂; 這城就是至高者居住的聖所.

46:5 God is in the midst of her; she will not be made to totter. God will help her at daybreak.
神在城中, 城必不動搖; 天一亮, 神必幫助它.

46:6 Nations roar, kingdoms shake; he utters his voice, the earth melts.
列邦喧嚷, 萬國動搖; 神一發聲, 地就融化.

46:7 Yahweh of hosts is with us; our high stronghold is the God of Jacob. Selah
萬軍之耶和華與我們同在; 雅各的神是我們的保障. (細拉)

46:8 Come, see the works of Yahweh, who has placed desolations on the earth.
你們都來, 看耶和華的作為, 看他怎樣使地荒涼.

46:9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and cuts off the spear. The wagons of war he burns with fire.
他使戰爭止息, 直到地極; 他把弓折毀, 把矛砍斷, 把戰車用火焚燒.

46:10 Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.
你們要住手, 要知道我是神; 我要在列國中被尊崇, 我要在全地上被尊崇.

46:11 Yahweh of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high stronghold.
萬軍之耶和華與我們同在; 雅各的神是我們的保障. (細拉)

Psalms - Chapter 47

47:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. All you peoples, clap your hands. Shout to God with a voice of rejoicing.
萬民哪！你們都要鼓掌, 要向神歡聲呼喊;

47:2 For Yahweh Most High is awesome, a great king over all the earth.
因為耶和華至高者是可敬畏的, 他是統治全地的大君王.

47:3 He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet.
他要使萬民臣服在我們之下, 使列國臣服在我們的腳下.

47:4 He chooses for us our inheritance, the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
他為我們選擇了我們的產業, 就是他所愛的雅各的榮耀. (細拉)

47:5 God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
神在歡呼聲中上升, 耶和華在號角聲中上升.

47:6 Sing praises to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our king, sing praises.
你們要歌頌, 歌頌神; 你們要歌頌, 歌頌我們的王.

47:7 For God is king of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
因為神是全地的王, 你們要用詩歌歌頌他.

47:8 God reigns over nations; God sits on his holy throne.
神作王統治列國, 神坐在他的聖寶座上.

47:9 The princes of the peoples are gathered together with the people of Abraham’s God. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is very exalted.
萬民中的顯貴都聚集起來, 要作亞伯拉罕的神的子民; 因為地上的君王(“君王”原文作“盾牌”)都歸順神; 他被尊為至高.

Psalms - Chapter 48

48:1 A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Yahweh is great and very worthy of praise in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
在我們神的城中, 在他的聖山上, 耶和華是至大的, 應該大受讚美.

48:2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great king.
在北面的錫安山,大君王的城, 美麗高聳, 是全地所喜歡的.

48:3 God is in her citadels; he is known as a high stronghold.
神在城的堡壘中, 顯明自己是避難所.

48:4 For see, the kings assembled; they advanced together.
看哪！列王會合, 一同前進.

48:5 They themselves saw it, so they were astonished. They were terrified; they ran off.
他們一見這城, 就驚惶, 慌忙逃跑.

48:6 Trembling seized them there— pain as of a woman in labor.
他們在那裡戰慄恐懼; 他們痛苦好像婦人分娩時一樣.

48:7 With an east wind you shatter the ships of Tarshish.
你用東風摧毀他施的船隊.

48:8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish her forever. Selah
在萬軍之耶和華的城中, 就是在我們神的城中, 我們所看見的, 正如我們所聽見的: 神必堅立這城, 直到永遠. (細拉)

48:9 We have pondered your loyal love, O God, in the midst of your temple.
神啊！我們在你的殿中, 想念你的慈愛.

48:10 As is your name, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
神啊！你受的讚美, 就像你的名一樣, 達到地極; 你的右手滿了公義.

48:11 Let Mount Zion rejoice; let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.
因你的審判, 錫安山應當歡喜, 猶大的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)應當快樂.

48:12 Walk about Zion and circle it; count her towers.
你們要在錫安四處巡行, 繞城一周, 數點城樓,

48:13 Consider well her ramparts. Go through her citadels so that you can tell the next generation
細察它的外牆, 巡視它的堡壘, 使你們可以述說給後代的人聽.

48:14 that this is God, our God forever and ever. He himself will guide us until death.
因為這位神就是我們的神, 直到永永遠遠; 他必引導我們, 直到我們死的時候.

Psalms - Chapter 49

49:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
萬民哪！你們要聽這話; 世上的居民哪！你們要留心聽.

49:2 both low and high, rich and poor together.
不論地位高低, 或貧或富, 都要一同留心聽.

49:3 My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
我的口要說出智慧的話; 我的心要默想明智的事.

49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will propound my riddle on a lyre.
我要留心聆聽箴言; 我要彈琴解開謎語.

49:5 Why should I fear in times of calamity, when iniquity surrounds me at my heels,
在患難的日子, 暗中迫害我的惡人圍繞我的時候, 我何須懼怕呢?

49:6 those who trust their wealth and boast about the abundance of their riches?
他們倚靠財富, 自誇多財.

49:7 Surely a man cannot redeem a brother. He cannot give to God his ransom
但他們沒有一個能把他的兄弟贖回, 或把他的贖價交給神,

49:8 (since the redemption price for their life is costly and it always fails),
(因為他生命的贖價非常昂貴, 只好永遠放棄, )

49:9 so that he may stay alive forever and not see the pit.
使他永遠活著, 不見朽壞.

49:10 For he sees that the wise die, together with the fool and brute they perish, and leave their wealth to the next generation.
他看見智慧人死去, 愚昧人和愚頑人一同滅亡, 把他們的財產留給別人.

49:11 Within them they think their houses are forever, their dwelling places from generation to generation. They name their lands by their own names.
他們心裡想, 他們的家必永存, 他們的住處必留到萬代; 他們以自己的名, 稱自己的地方.

49:12 But man cannot continue in his pomp. He is like the beasts that perish.
但是人不能長享富貴; 他們就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣.

49:13 This is the journey of those who have foolish confidence, and those after them who accept their sayings. Selah
這就是愚昧人的道路; 但在他們以後的人, 還欣賞他們的話. (細拉)

49:14 Like sheep they are destined to Sheol; death will shepherd them. But the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their forms will be for Sheol to consume, far from his lofty abode.
他們好像羊群被派定下陰間; 死亡必作他們的牧人. 到了早晨, 正直人要管轄他們; 他們的形體必被陰間消滅, 他們再沒有住處.

49:15 Surely God will ransom my life from the power of Sheol, because he will receive me. Selah
但神必救贖我的靈魂脫離陰間的權勢, 因為他必把我接去. (細拉)

49:16 Do not fear when a man becomes rich, when the wealth of his house increases,
別人發財, 家室增榮的時候, 你不要懼怕.

49:17 because when he dies he will not take away any of it. His wealth will not follow down after him.
因為他死的時候, 甚麼也不能帶走; 他的榮華也不能隨他下去.

49:18 Though he congratulated his soul while he was living —and people will praise you when you do well for yourself—
他在世的時候, 雖然自稱是有福的, 並且說: “只要你豐足, 人就稱讚你. ”

49:19 it will go to the generation of his fathers. Never will they see light.
他還要歸到他歷代的祖宗那裡去, 永不再見光明.

49:20 Humankind in its pomp, but does not understand, is like the beasts that perish.
人享富貴而不聰明, 就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣.

Psalms - Chapter 50

50:1 A psalm of Asaph. The Supreme God, God, Yahweh, has spoken and summoned the earth, from the rising of the sun to its setting.
大能者神耶和華已經說話, 從日出之地到日落之處呼喚大地. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

50:2 From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
神從全美的錫安, 已經彰顯榮光.

50:3 Our God comes and he is not silent. Before him fire devours, and around him it is very tempestuous.
我們的神來臨, 決不緘默無聲; 在他面前有火燃燒, 在他四周有暴風颳起.

50:4 He summons the heavens above and the earth that he might judge his people:
他向天上,向地下呼喚, 為要審判自己的子民, 說:

50:5 “Gather to me my loyal ones, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
“你們把我的聖民聚集到我這裡來, 就是那些用祭物與我立約的人. ”

50:6 And the heavens declare his righteousness, because God himself is judge. Selah
諸天宣揚他的公義, 因為神自己就是審判者. (細拉)

50:7 “Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
“我的子民哪！你們要聽, 我要說話; 以色列啊！我要控訴你; 我是神, 是你的神.

50:8 It is not concerning a lack of your sacrifices that I rebuke you, and your burnt offerings are before me continually.
我不是因你的祭物責備你, 你的燔祭常在我面前.

50:9 I will not take from your house a bull or from your stalls a he-goat,
我不從你家裡取公牛, 也不從你羊圈中取公山羊.

50:10 because every animal of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.
因為樹林中的百獸是我的, 千山上的牲畜也是我的.

50:11 I know every bird of the mountains, and every moving creature in the field is mine.
山中的雀鳥我都認識, 田野的走獸也都屬我.

50:12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, because the world and its fullness are mine.
如果我餓了, 我也不用對你說; 因為世界和其中所充滿的, 都是我的.

50:13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
難道我要吃公牛的肉嗎? 要喝公山羊的血嗎?

50:14 Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to the Most High.
你要以感謝為祭獻給神, 又要向至高者還你的願.

50:15 And call me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.”
在患難的日子, 你呼求我. 我必搭救你, 你也必尊敬我. ”

50:16 But to the wicked God says, “What right have you to recite my statutes and mention my covenant with your mouth,
但神對惡人說: “你怎麼敢述說我的律例, 你的口怎麼敢提到我的約呢?

50:17 while you yourself hate discipline, and cast my words behind you?
至於你, 你憎恨管教, 並且把我的話丟在背後.

50:18 When you see a thief, then you are pleased with him, and your association is with adulterers.
你看見盜賊的時候, 就樂於和他在一起; 你又與行淫的人有分.

50:19 You give your mouth free rein for evil, and you harness your tongue to deceit.
你使你的口亂說壞話, 使你的舌頭編造謊言.

50:20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your mother’s son.
你經常毀謗你的兄弟, 誣衊你母親的兒子.

50:21 These things you have done, and I have been silent; You imagined that I was just like you. I will rebuke you and present an argument before your eyes.
你作了這些事, 我默不作聲; 你以為我和你一樣? 其實我要責備你, 要當面指控你.

50:22 Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there will be none to deliver.
忘記神的人哪！你們要思想這事, 免得我把你們撕碎, 沒有人能搭救.

50:23 He who sacrifices a thank offering honors me, and he who orders his way; I will show him the salvation of God.”
凡是以感謝為祭獻上的, 就是尊敬我; 那預備道路的, 我必使他得見神的救恩. ”

Psalms - Chapter 51

51:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.
神啊！求你按著你的慈愛恩待我, 照著你豐盛的憐憫塗抹我的過犯.

51:2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin cleanse me.
求你徹底洗淨我的罪孽, 潔除我的罪.

51:3 For I myself know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
因為我知道我的過犯; 我的罪常在我面前.

51:4 Against you, only you, I have sinned and have done this evil in your eyes, so that you are correct when you speak, you are blameless when you judge.
我得罪了你, 唯獨得罪你; 我行了你眼中看為惡的事, 因此, 你宣判的時候, 顯為公義; 你審判的時候, 顯為清正.

51:5 Behold, in iniquity I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me.
看哪, 我是在罪孽裡生的; 我母親在罪中懷了我.

51:6 Behold, you delight in truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden parts you make me to know wisdom.
看哪！你喜愛的是內心的誠實; 在我內心的隱密處, 你使我得智慧.

51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
求你用牛膝草潔淨我, 我就乾淨; 求你洗淨我, 我就比雪更白.

51:8 Make me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
求你使我聽見歡喜和快樂的聲音, 使你所壓傷的骨頭可以歡呼.

51:9 Hide your face from my sins, and all my iniquities blot out.
求你掩面不看我的罪惡, 求你塗抹我的一切罪孽.

51:10 Create a clean heart for me, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
神啊！求你為我造一顆清潔的心, 求你使我裡面重新有堅定的靈.

51:11 Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
不要把我從你面前丟棄, 不要從我身上收回你的聖靈.

51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and with a willing spirit sustain me.
求你使我重得你救恩的喜樂, 重新有樂意的靈支持我.

51:13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
我就必把你的道指教有過犯的人, 罪人必回轉歸向你.

51:14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation; then my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
神啊！你是拯救我的神, 求你救我脫離流人血的罪; 我的舌頭就必頌揚你的公義.

51:15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise.
主啊！求你開我的嘴, 使我的口宣揚讚美你的話.

51:16 For you do not delight in sacrifice or I would give it. With a burnt offering you are not pleased.
因為你不喜愛祭物; 我就是獻上燔祭, 你也不喜悅.

51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
神所要的祭, 就是破碎的靈; 神啊！破碎痛悔的心, 你必不輕看.

51:18 Do good in your favor toward Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
求你按著你的美意善待錫安; 求你修築耶路撒冷的城牆.

51:19 Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices, burnt offering and whole burnt offering. Then bulls will be offered on your altar.
那時, 你必悅納公義的祭,全牲的燔祭; 那時, 人必把公牛獻在你的祭壇上.

Psalms - Chapter 52

52:1 For the music director. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite came and informed Saul. And he said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The loyal love of God endures continually.
勇士啊！你為甚麼以作惡自誇呢? 神的慈愛是常存的.

52:2 Your tongue plans destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit.
你圖謀毀滅, 你的舌頭鋒利像剃刀, 常弄詭詐.

52:3 You love evil more than good, a lie more than speaking what is right. Selah
你喜愛作惡過於行善, 喜愛撒謊過於說實話. (細拉)

52:4 You love all devouring words, O deceitful tongue,
你喜愛你詭詐的舌頭, 所說一切毀滅人的話.

52:5 but God will pull you down forever. He will snatch you and tear you away from your tent, and he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
神必把你永遠拆毀; 他必把你挪去, 把你從帳棚中揪出來, 把你從活人之地連根拔起. (細拉)

52:6 And the righteous will see and fear, and will laugh at him, saying,
義人必看見而懼怕; 他們必譏笑他, 說:

52:7 “Look, the man who would not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth; he took refuge in his destructiveness.”
“看哪！這就是那不以神為自己保障的人, 他只倚靠自己豐盛的財富, 以毀滅別人來加強自己的力量. ”

52:8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God. I trust the loyal love of God forever and ever.
至於我, 我就像神殿中茂盛的橄欖樹一樣; 我倚靠神的慈愛, 直到永永遠遠.

52:9 I will give thanks to you forever, because of what you have done, and I will wait on your name, because it is good, in the presence of your faithful ones.
我要永遠稱謝你, 因為你行了這事; 我必在你聖民的面前, 宣揚(“宣揚”原文作“仰望”)你的名, 因你的名是美好的.

Psalms - Chapter 53

53:1 For the music director, according to Mahalath. A maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
愚頑人心裡說: “沒有神. ”他們都是敗壞, 行了可憎的不義; 沒有一個行善的.

53:2 God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who seeks God.
神從天上察看世人, 要看看有明慧的沒有, 有尋求神的沒有,

53:3 All of them have turned back. They are altogether corrupt. There is none who does good; there is not even one.
他們各人都偏離了正道, 一同變成污穢; 沒有行善的, 連一個也沒有.

53:4 Do not evildoers know, they who eat my people as though they were eating bread? They do not call on God.
作惡的都是無知的嗎? 他們吞吃我的子民好像吃飯一樣, 並不求告神.

53:5 There they are very fearful where no fear had been, because God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
他們在無可驚懼的時候, 必大大震驚; 因為神把那些紮營攻擊你的人的骨頭擊散了; 他們蒙羞受辱, 因為神棄絕了他們.

53:6 Oh, that from Zion would come salvation for Israel! When God returns the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
但願以色列的救恩從錫安而出; 神給他子民帶來復興的時候(“神給他子民帶來復興的時候”或譯: “神把他被擄的子民帶回來的時候”), 雅各要快樂, 以色列要歡喜.

Psalms - Chapter 54

54:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is not David hiding himself among us?” O God, by your name save me, and by your power vindicate me.
神啊！求你因你的名拯救我, 求你以你的大能為我伸冤.

54:2 O God, hear my prayer; heed the words of my mouth.
神啊！求你垂聽我的禱告, 留心聽我口中的言語.

54:3 For foreigners have risen against me, and ruthless men seek my life. They have not set God before them. Selah
因為傲慢的人(“傲慢的人”有古抄本作“外族人”)起來攻擊我, 強橫的人尋索我的性命; 他們不把神放在眼裡. (細拉)

54:4 See, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who sustain my life.
看哪！神是我的幫助; 主是扶持我性命的.

54:5 He will repay my enemies for their evil; in your faithfulness destroy them.
願災禍報應在我仇敵的身上; 願你因你的信實消滅他們.

54:6 I will freely sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Yahweh, because it is good.
我要甘心情願獻祭給你; 耶和華啊！我必稱讚你的名, 因你的名是美好的.

54:7 Because he has delivered me from all trouble, and my eye has looked with satisfaction on my enemies.
他救我脫離了一切患難; 我親眼看見了我的仇敵滅亡.

Psalms - Chapter 55

55:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments. A maskil of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea.
神啊！求你傾聽我的禱告, 不要隱藏起來不聽我的懇求.

55:2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,
求你留心聽我, 應允我; 我在苦惱中必不安寧, 唉哼難過;

55:3 because of the voice of an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge against me.
這都是由於仇敵的聲音, 和惡人的欺壓; 因為他們使禍患臨到我的身上, 怒氣沖沖地迫害我.

55:4 My heart trembles within me, and deathly terrors fall on me.
我的心在我裡面絞痛, 死亡的恐怖落在我身上.

55:5 Fear and trembling come on me, and horror overwhelms me.
懼怕和戰兢臨到我, 驚恐籠罩著我.

55:6 So I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and be at rest.
我說: “但願我有鴿子一般的翅膀, 我就飛走, 得以安居.

55:7 Look, I would flee far away. I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah
看哪！我必逃往遠處, 在曠野裡住宿. (細拉)

55:8 I would hurry to my refuge from the raging wind and storm.”
我要趕快到我避難的地方去, 逃避狂風暴雨. ”

55:9 Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech, because I see violence and strife in the city.
主啊！擾亂惡人的計謀, 使他們的意見(“意見”原文作“舌頭”)分歧, 因為我在城中看見了強暴和爭競的事.

55:10 Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are in its midst.
惡人日夜在城牆上繞行, 在城裡盡是邪惡與禍害;

55:11 Destruction is within it, and oppression and deceit do not depart from its public square.
城中也有毀滅人的事, 欺壓和詭詐不離城裡的街道.

55:12 For it is not an enemy that taunts me, or I could bear it. It is not one who hates me that magnifies himself over me, or I could hide myself from him.
原來不是仇敵辱罵我, 如果是仇敵, 我還可以忍受; 也不是恨我的人向我狂妄自大, 如果是恨我的人, 我還可以躲避他.

55:13 But it is you, a man my equal, my friend and confidant.
但你是和我同等地位的人, 是我的良友, 我的知己.

55:14 We who would take sweet counsel together; in the house of God we would walk with the throng.
我們常在一起密談, 我們在神的殿中與群眾同行.

55:15 Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive, because evil is in their home and heart.
願死亡忽然臨到他們身上, 願他們活活下到陰間去, 因為在他們中間, 就是在他們的住所裡, 盡是邪惡.

55:16 As for me, I will call to God, and Yahweh will save me.
至於我, 我卻要求告神, 耶和華就必拯救我.

55:17 Morning, noon and night I will lament and groan loudly, and he will hear my voice.
無論在晚上,早晨或中午, 我都哀訴唉哼; 他必聽我的聲音.

55:18 He safely redeems my life from the battle against me, because those standing against me are among many.
他救贖我的性命脫離攻擊我的人, 使我得著平安, 儘管攻擊我的人的確很多.

55:19 God will hear and answer them, he who is enthroned from of old, Selah Because they do not change, and they do not fear God.
神必聽見, 那從亙古坐著為王的必使他們受苦, (細拉)因他們不肯改變, 也不敬畏神.

55:20 He has put forth his hands against his friends; he has defiled his covenant.
他違背了自己的約, 伸手攻擊那些與他和好的人.

55:21 The buttery words of his mouth were smooth, but there was battle in his heart. His words were smoother than oil, but they were drawn swords.
他的口比奶油光滑, 他的心卻懷著爭戰的意圖; 他的話比油還柔和, 其實卻是拔了出來的刀.

55:22 Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
你要把你的重擔卸給耶和華, 他必扶持你; 他永遠不會讓義人動搖.

55:23 But you, O God, you will bring them down to the pit of corruption. The men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days, but I will trust you.
神啊！你必使惡人墮入滅亡的深坑裡; 流人血和行詭詐的人必活不到半世; 至於我, 我必倚靠你.

Psalms - Chapter 56

56:1 For the music director, according to The Silent Dove of Distant Lands. Of David. A miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, O God, because humankind has trampled me; fighting all the day he oppresses me.
神啊！求你恩待我, 因為人要踐踏我; 他們終日攻擊我, 迫害我.

56:2 My enemies trample all day, because many are attacking me proudly.
我的仇敵終日踐踏我, 攻擊我的人很多.

56:3 When I fear, I trust you.
至高者(“至高者”原文放在第2節末, 在那裡或譯: “因逞驕傲攻擊我的人很多”)啊！我懼怕的時候, 就要倚靠你.

56:4 God, whose word I praise, God I trust; I do not fear. What can mere flesh do to me?
靠著神, 我要讚美他的話; 我倚靠神, 就必不懼怕, 人能把我怎麼樣呢?

56:5 All day they twist my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
他們終日歪曲我的話, 常常設計謀陷害我.

56:6 They attack, they hide, they watch my steps, as they lie in wait for my life.
他們聚集在一起, 埋伏著, 窺探我的腳蹤, 等候要害我的性命.

56:7 Because of iniquity will they escape? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
願他們因罪孽的緣故不能逃脫; 神啊！願你在怒中使這些人敗落.

56:8 You have kept count of my wonderings. Put my tears in your bottle; are they not in your book?
我多次流離, 你都數算; 你把我的眼淚裝在你的皮袋裡. 這不都記在你的冊子上嗎?

56:9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call. This I know because God is for me.
我呼求你的時候, 我的仇敵就都轉身退後; 因此我知道神是幫助我的.

56:10 God, whose word I praise, Yahweh, whose word I praise,
靠著神, 我要讚美他的話; 靠著耶和華, 我要讚美他的話.

56:11 God I trust; I do not fear. What can mere humankind do to me?
我倚靠神, 就必不懼怕, 人能把我怎麼樣呢?

56:12 My vows to you, O God, are binding upon me. I will pay thank offerings to you,
神啊！我要償還我向你所許的願, 我要把感謝祭獻給你.

56:13 because you have delivered my soul from death. Have you not kept my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
因為你救了我的性命脫離死亡; 你不是救了我的腳不跌倒, 使我在生命的光中, 行在神你的面前嗎?

Psalms - Chapter 57

57:1 For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy. Of David. A miktam. When he fled from Saul into the cave. Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, because in you my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by.
神啊, 求你恩待我！求你恩待我！因為我投靠你; 我要投靠在你翅膀的蔭下, 直到災害過去.

57:2 I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes things concerning me.
我要向至高的神呼求, 就是向為我成就他旨意的神呼求.

57:3 He will send from heaven and save me; he will reproach the one who tramples me. Selah God will send his loyal love and his faithfulness.
神從天上施恩拯救我, 斥責那踐踏我的人; (細拉)神必向我發出他的慈愛和信實.

57:4 My soul is among lions. I lie down among those who devour— the children of humankind whose teeth are spears and arrows and whose tongues are sharp swords.
我躺臥在獅子中間, 就是在那些想吞滅人的世人中間; 他們的牙齒是槍和箭, 他們的舌頭是快刀.

57:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God. Let your glory be above all the earth.
神啊！願你被尊崇, 過於諸天; 願你的榮耀遍及全地.

57:6 They have set a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me; they have fallen into the midst of it. Selah
他們為我的腳設下了網羅, 使我低頭屈服; 他們在我面前挖了坑, 自己反掉進坑中. (細拉)

57:7 My heart is steadfast, O God; My heart is steadfast. I will sing and give praise.
神啊！我的心堅定, 我的心堅定; 我要歌唱, 我要頌讚.

57:8 Awake, my glory; Awake, harp and lyre. I will awake the dawn.
我的靈(“靈”或譯: “榮耀”或“肝”; 與16:9, 30:12, 108:1同)啊！你要醒過來. 琴和瑟啊！你們都要醒過來. 我也要喚醒黎明.

57:9 I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord; I will give you praise among the nations.
主啊！我要在萬民中稱謝你, 在萬族中歌頌你.

57:10 Because your loyal love is high to the heavens, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
因為你的慈愛偉大, 高及諸天, 你的信實上達雲霄.

57:11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God. Let your glory be above all the earth.
神啊！願你被尊崇, 過於諸天; 願你的榮耀遍及全地.

Psalms - Chapter 58

58:1 For the music director, according to Do not Destroy. Of David. A miktam. Do you really speak what is right when silent? Do you judge fairly the children of humankind?
掌權者啊！你們真的講公義嗎(本句或譯: “你們默然不語, 真的講公義嗎”)? 你們真的按照正直審判世人嗎?

58:2 No, in your heart you plan injustices; in the land you weigh out the violence of your hands.
不是的, 你們心中策劃奸惡; 你們的手在地上施行強暴(本句原文作“你們在地上稱出你們手中的強暴”).

58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray from the belly, speaking lies.
惡人一出母胎, 就走上歧路; 他們一離母腹, 就走偏了路, 常說謊話.

58:4 Their venom is like snake venom; They are like a deaf viper that closes its ear
他們的毒氣好像蛇的毒氣, 又像耳朵塞住的聾虺,

58:5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or the skilled caster of spells.
不聽行法術者的聲音, 就是極靈的咒語, 也是無效.

58:6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth. Break off the fangs of the young lions, O Yahweh.
神啊！求你敲掉他們口中的牙齒; 耶和華啊！求你打斷少壯獅子的顎骨.

58:7 Let them run away like water that runs off. When he bends the bow, let his arrows be as though they were cut off.
願他們像流水般消逝; 願他們射箭的時候, 箭頭折斷(本句原文意義不甚明確).

58:8 Let them be like a snail that melts away as it goes; like the stillborn of woman that do not see the sun.
願他們像蝸牛般蠕行消融, 如同婦人流產未見天日的胎兒.

58:9 Before your pots can feel the heat of a thornbush, whether green or dry, he will sweep it away.
你們用荊棘燒火, 鍋還未熱, 他要用旋風把燒著的和未燒著的一起颳去.

58:10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
義人看見仇敵遭報就歡喜; 他要在惡人的血中洗自己的腳.

58:11 And people will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous. Surely there is a God who judges in the land.”
因此, 人必說: “義人果然有善報; 在世上確有一位施行審判的神. ”

Psalms - Chapter 59

59:1 For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy. Of David. A miktam. When Saul dispatched men and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. Protect me from those who rise up against me.
我的神啊！求你救我脫離我的仇敵, 求你把我安放在高處, 脫離那些起來攻擊我的人.

59:2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and from men of bloodshed save me.
求你救我脫離作孽的人, 救我脫離流人血的人.

59:3 For look, they lie in wait for my life. The mighty attack against me, not because of my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.
看哪！他們埋伏要害我的性命; 強盛的人聚集起來攻擊我; 耶和華啊！這不是因我的過犯, 也不是因我的罪惡.

59:4 Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves. Awake to meet me and see.
我雖然沒有過錯, 他們還是跑來, 預備好攻擊我. 求你醒來, 幫助我, 鑒察我.

59:5 And you, Yahweh, God of hosts, are the God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations. Do not be gracious to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah
萬軍的神耶和華啊！你是以色列的神, 求你醒來, 懲罰萬國; 求你不要恩待那些背信棄義的惡人. (細拉)

59:6 They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl the city.
他們每晚都回來, 好像狗一樣狂吠, 環繞著城行走.

59:7 Look, they pour out talk with their mouth. Swords are on their lips, for they say, “Who hears?”
看哪！他們口中吐出惡言, 他們嘴裡吐出利刀, 他們心裡說: “有誰聽見呢? ”

59:8 But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them; you will mock all the nations.
但你耶和華必譏笑他們, 你必嗤笑萬國.

59:9 O my strength, I will watch for you, because you, O God, are my (high) stronghold.
我的力量啊！我要仰望你, 神啊！因為你是我的高臺.

59:10 My God of loyal love will meet me; God will cause me to look in triumph on my enemies.
我的神必以慈愛迎接我; 神必叫我看見我的仇敵遭報.

59:11 Do not kill them, lest my people forget. Make them to wander by your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
不要殺害他們, 免得我的人民忘記了; 主啊！你是我們的盾牌, 求你用你的能力, 使他們飄流無定, 並且降為卑微.

59:12 By the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, even in their pride, let them be trapped, and for the curses and lies they proclaim.
因他們口中的罪, 因他們嘴裡所說的話, 願他們在自己的驕傲中被纏住. 因他們所說的是咒罵和欺騙的話,

59:13 Destroy in anger; destroy so they are no more, so that they may know that God is ruling in Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah
求你在怒中消滅他們, 消滅他們, 以致無一倖免, 好使他們知道神在雅各中間掌權, 直到地極. (細拉)

59:14 They return at evening; they howl like dogs while they prowl the city.
他們每晚都回來, 好像狗一樣狂吠, 環繞著城行走.

59:15 As for them, they wander for food. If they are not satisfied, then they continue all night.
他們四處飄流, 尋找食物; 如果得不到飽足, 就不斷咆哮.

59:16 But as for me, I will sing of your strength, and I will hail your loyal love in the morning, because you have been my high stronghold and a refuge in my time of trouble.
至於我, 我要歌頌你的能力, 每天早晨我要向你的慈愛歡呼, 因為你作了我的高臺, 在患難的日子, 作了我的避難所.

59:17 O my strength, to you I will give praise, because God is my high stronghold, my God of loyal love.
我的力量啊！我要向你歌唱; 神啊！你是我的高臺, 是向我施慈愛的神.

Psalms - Chapter 60

60:1 For the music director, according to Shushan Eduth. A miktam of David. To teach. When he fought Mesopotamia and Aram Zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, twelve thousand persons. O God, you have rejected us. You have broken us. You have been angry. Restore us!
神啊！你丟棄了我們, 擊碎了我們; 你曾向我們發怒, 現在求你復興我們.

60:2 You have made the land quake. You have split it open. Heal its fissures, because it totters.
你使地震動,崩裂, 求你修補裂縫, 因為地正在搖動.

60:3 You have shown your people hard things; You have given us wine that staggers.
你使你的子民遇見艱苦; 你使我們喝那令人東倒西歪的酒.

60:4 You have rallied those who fear you round a banner out of bowshot, Selah
你為敬畏你的人, 豎起旗幟, 使他們可以逃到那裡, 躲避敵人的弓箭(“使他們可以逃到那裡, 躲避敵人的弓箭”或譯: “可以為真理揚起來”). (細拉)

60:5 so that your beloved ones may be rescued. Save by your right hand and answer us.
求你用右手拯救我們, 應允我們, 好使你所喜愛的人得拯救.

60:6 God has spoken in his holiness, “I will rejoice; I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the valley of Succoth.
神在自己的聖所(“神在自己的聖所”或譯: “神指著自己的聖潔”)說: “我必誇勝, 我必分開示劍, 我必量度疏割谷.

60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the helmet for my head; Judah is my scepter.
基列是我的, 瑪拿西是我的; 以法蓮是我的頭盔; 猶大是我的權杖.

60:8 Moab is my washing pot; over Edom, I will cast my sandal. On account of me, O Philistia, raise a shout.”
摩押是我的洗腳盆; 我要向以東拋鞋; 我要因戰勝非利士歡呼(本句按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“非利士啊, 你要因我的緣故歡呼”; 現參照敘利亞抄本翻譯). ”

60:9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
誰能帶我進堅固城? 誰能領我到以東地去呢?

60:10 Have not you yourself rejected us, O God, and not gone out with our armies, O God?
神啊！你不是把我們丟棄了嗎? 神啊！你不和我們的軍隊一同出戰嗎?

60:11 Give us help against the adversary, for the help of humankind is futile.
求你幫助我們抵擋敵人, 因為人的援助是沒有用的.

60:12 Through God we will do valiantly, and it is he who will tread down our enemies.
我們靠著神奮勇作戰, 因為他必踐踏我們的敵人.

Psalms - Chapter 61

61:1 For the music director, upon stringed instruments. Of David. Hear, O God, my cry; attend to my prayer.
神啊！求你聽我的呼求, 留心聽我的禱告.

61:2 From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart grows faint. You will lead me to a rock that is higher than I.
我內心沮喪的時候, 我從地極向你呼求; 求你領我到那比我更高的磐石上面去.

61:3 For you have been my refuge, a strong tower from the enemy.
因為你作過我的避難所, 作過我逃避仇敵的堅固堡壘.

61:4 Let me reside in your tent forever. Let me take refuge under the covering of your wings. Selah
我要永遠住在你的帳棚裡, 投靠在你翅膀下的隱密處. (細拉)

61:5 For you, O God, you have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
神啊！你聽了我所許的願; 你把產業賜給敬畏你名的人.

61:6 You will add days to the days of the king, his years like those of many generations.
願你增添王的壽數; 願他的年日世世無窮.

61:7 May he live forever in the presence of God. Appoint loyal love and faithfulness to preserve him.
願他在神面前永遠作王; 願你指派慈愛和誠實保護他.

61:8 So I will sing the praise of your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows daily.
這樣, 我要永遠歌頌你的名, 並且天天還我向你所許的願.

Psalms - Chapter 62

62:1 For the music director, on Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Only for God my soul waits in silence. From him is my salvation.
唯獨等候神, 我的心才有安息; 我的拯救從他而來.

62:2 Only he is my rock and my salvation, my high stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
唯獨他是我的磐石, 我的拯救; 他是我的保障, 我必不至動搖.

62:3 How long will you attack a man? All of you will be shattered like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.
你們大家攻擊一個人, 要把他殺害, 如同拆毀傾斜的牆, 將倒的壁, 要到幾時呢?

62:4 They only plan to thrust him down from his high position; they are pleased with deception. With their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
他們彼此商議, 務要把他從尊位上拉下來; 他們喜愛謊話; 他們口雖祝福, 心卻咒詛. (細拉)

62:5 Only for God wait in silence, O my soul, because my hope is from him.
唯獨等候神, 我的心才有安息; 因為我的盼望是從他而來的.

62:6 Only he is my rock and my salvation, my high stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
唯獨他是我的磐石, 我的拯救; 他是我的保障, 我必不至動搖.

62:7 On God rests my salvation and my glory; God is my strong rock, my refuge.
我的拯救, 我的榮耀, 都在於神; 我堅固的磐石, 我的避難所, 都在於神.

62:8 Trust him at all times, O people; pour out before him your heart. God is a refuge for us. Selah
眾民哪！你們要常常倚靠他, 在他面前傾心吐意; 因為神是我們的避難所.

62:9 Only a vapor are men of low degree, a deception are men of high degree. Weighed in a balance, together they are lighter than a vapor.
卑賤的人真是虛空, 高貴的人也是虛假, 放在天平上就必升起; 他們加在一起比空氣還輕.

62:10 Do not trust in extortion, and do not put vain confidence in robbery. If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.
不要倚靠藉強暴得來的財物, 也不要妄想倚靠搶奪回來的錢財; 如果財寶加增, 你的心也不要倚靠它.

62:11 Once God has spoken; twice I have heard this: that strength belongs to God.
神說了一次, 我兩次聽過這事: 能力都屬於神.

62:12 And to you belongs loyal love, O Lord, because you will render to each according to his work.
主啊！慈愛也屬於你, 你必照各人所作的報應各人.

Psalms - Chapter 63

63:1 A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, you are my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you as in a dry and weary land without water.
神啊！你是我的神, 我要切切尋求你; 在乾旱,疲乏,無水之地, 我的心, 我的身, 都渴想你, 切慕你.

63:2 Thus I have seen you in the sanctuary, beholding your strength and glory.
因此, 我在聖所中瞻仰你, 為要見你的能力和榮耀.

63:3 Because your loyal love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
因你的慈愛比生命更好, 我的嘴唇要頌讚你.

63:4 So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.
我要一生稱頌你, 我要奉你的名舉手禱告.

63:5 My soul will be satisfied as with the best and richest food, and with joyful lips my mouth will praise.
我的心滿足, 就像飽享了骨髓肥油; 我要用歡樂的嘴唇讚美你.

63:6 When I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches.
我在床上記念你, 我整夜默想你.

63:7 Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
因為你幫助了我, 我要在你翅膀的蔭下歡呼.

63:8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
我心緊緊追隨你; 你的右手扶持我.

63:9 But as for them who seek my life for ruin, they will go into the depths of the earth.
但那些尋索我,要殺我的人, 必下到地的深處.

63:10 They who would deliver him to the sword will become a portion for jackals.
他們必交在刀劍之下, 成了野狗的食物.

63:11 However, the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears an oath by him will boast, because the mouth of the liars will be stopped.
但王必因神歡喜; 所有指著神起誓的, 都必可以誇耀; 說謊的人的口卻必被塞住.

Psalms - Chapter 64

64:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my lamenting. Preserve my life from the fear of the enemy.
神啊！我哀訴的時候, 求你垂聽我的聲音; 求你保護我的性命, 脫離仇敵的恐嚇.

64:2 Hide me from the secret plots of evildoers, from the unrest of those who do iniquity,
求你把我隱藏, 使我脫離惡人的陰謀, 脫離作孽的人的擾亂.

64:3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend their bow to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
他們磨快自己的舌頭, 如同刀劍; 他們吐出惡毒的言語, 好像利箭,

64:4 to shoot from their hiding places at the blameless. Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
要在暗地裡射殺完全的人; 他們忽然射殺他, 毫不懼怕.

64:5 They encourage themselves in the evil matter. They talk of secretly laying snares. They say, “Who will see them?”
他們彼此鼓勵, 設下惡計, 商議暗設網羅, 說: “誰能看見它們呢? ”

64:6 They carefully plot injustices saying, “We have perfected the perfect plot!” Both the inner thought and heart of a man are deep.
他們圖謀奸惡, 說: “我們設計了最精密的陰謀！”人的意念和心思實在深不可測.

64:7 But God will shoot them; with an arrow they will suddenly be wounded.
但神要用箭射他們, 他們必忽然受傷.

64:8 And they who would cause him to stumble, their own tongue will be against them. All who gaze on them will shake.
他們各人反被自己的舌頭所害, 必然跌倒; 所有看見他們的, 都必搖頭.

64:9 And then all men will fear, and will declare the working of God, and will understand his doing.
眾人都要懼怕, 要傳揚神的作為, 並且要思想他所作的事.

64:10 The righteous will rejoice in Yahweh and take refuge in him, and all the upright in heart will boast.
願義人因耶和華歡喜, 並且投靠他; 願所有心裡正直的人, 都因他誇耀.

Psalms - Chapter 65

65:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion, and to you the vow shall be fulfilled.
神啊！在錫安城裡, 人們都在等候要頌讚你, 他們也要向你償還所許的願.

65:2 O you who hear prayer, to you all flesh will come.
聽禱告的主啊！所有的人都要到你面前來.

65:3 Iniquities prevail over me. As for our transgressions, you will forgive them.
罪孽勝過了我, 但我們的過犯, 你都必赦免.

65:4 Blessed is one whom you choose and bring near, that he may abide in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.
你所揀選, 使他親近你, 可以住在你院子中的人, 是有福的！願我們因你的居所, 就是你聖殿的美福心滿意足.

65:5 By awesome deeds in righteousness you will answer us, O God of our salvation, you who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of the far-off seas,
拯救我們的神啊！你必充滿威嚴, 按公義應允我們; 你本是一切地極和海洋遠處的人所倚靠的.

65:6 who established the mountains by his strength, the one who is girded with might,
你以大能束腰, 用自己的力量堅立眾山.

65:7 who stills the roar of the seas, the roar of their waves, and the commotion of the peoples,
你平息了海洋的洪濤和澎湃的巨浪, 以及萬民的喧嘩.

65:8 so that the inhabitants of the farthest reaches are in awe of your signs. You make the dawn and sunset sing for joy.
因此, 住在地極的人都因你的神蹟起了敬畏的心; 你使日出和日落之地的人都歡呼歌唱.

65:9 You care for the land and water it; you greatly enrich it. The stream of God is filled with waters. You provide their grain, for so you have established it.
你眷顧大地, 普降甘霖, 使地甚為肥沃; 神的河滿了水, 好為人預備五穀; 你就這樣預備了大地.

65:10 You drench its furrows, penetrating its ridges. With rains you soften it; its growth you bless.
你灌溉地的犁溝, 潤平犁脊, 又降雨露使地鬆軟, 並且賜福給地上所生長的.

65:11 You crown the year with your bounty, and your wagon paths drip with richness.
你以恩典為年歲的冠冕, 你的路徑都滴下脂油,

65:12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, and the hills gird themselves with joy.
滴在曠野的草場上; 群山以歡樂束腰,

65:13 The pasturelands put on flocks, and the valleys clothe themselves with grain. They shout in triumph; they even sing.
牧場以羊群為衣, 山谷都蓋滿了五穀; 這一切都歡呼歌唱.

Psalms - Chapter 66

66:1 For the music director. A song. A psalm. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth.
全地的居民哪！你們應當向神歡呼. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

66:2 Sing the glory of his name. Set forth his glorious praise.
你們要歌頌他名的榮耀, 把榮耀和讚美都歸給他.

66:3 Say to God, “How awesome are your works! Because of the greatness of your strength, your enemies will cringe before you.
要對神說: “你的作為多麼可畏！因你偉大的能力, 你的仇敵必向你假意歸順.

66:4 All the earth will bow in worship to you, and sing praise to you. They will sing the praise of your name.” Selah
全地的居民都必敬拜你, 向你歌頌, 歌頌你的名. ”(細拉)

66:5 Come and consider the works of God; he is awesome in his dealings with the children of humankind.
你們來看神的作為, 他向世人所作的事是可畏懼的.

66:6 He turned the sea into dry ground; they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him.
他把海變為乾地, 眾人就步行過河, 我們要在那裡因他歡喜.

66:7 He rules by his might forever; his eyes keep watch on the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
他以自己的權能永遠統管萬有, 他的眼睛鑒察萬國, 悖逆的人不可自高. (細拉)

66:8 Bless our God, O peoples, and cause the sound of his praise to be heard,
萬民哪！你們要稱頌我們的神, 宣揚讚美他的聲音.

66:9 the one who has kept our soul among the living, and has not allowed our foot to slip.
他保全我們的性命, 不使我們的腳動搖.

66:10 For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
神啊！你試煉了我們, 熬煉了我們, 如同熬煉銀子一般.

66:11 You brought us into the net; you placed a heavy burden on our backs.
你使我們進入網羅, 把重擔放在我們的背上.

66:12 You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you have brought us out to the place of abundance.
你使人駕車軋我們的頭, 我們經過水火, 你卻把我們領到豐盛之地.

66:13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings. I will pay to you my vows
我要帶著燔祭進你的殿, 我要向你還我的願,

66:14 that my lips uttered, and my mouth spoke in my distress.
就是在急難的時候, 我嘴唇所許的, 我口裡所說的.

66:15 Burnt offerings of fat animals I will offer to you, with the smoke of rams. I will do cattle with rams. Selah
我要把肥美的牲畜作燔祭, 連同公綿羊的馨香祭獻給你, 我並且要把公牛和公山羊獻上. (細拉)

66:16 Come and hear, all you God-fearers, and I will tell what he has done for me.
所有敬畏神的人哪！你們都要來聽, 我要述說他為我所行的事.

66:17 I called to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
我曾用口向他呼求, 我曾用舌頭頌讚他.

66:18 If I had considered evil in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
如果我心裡偏向罪孽, 主必不聽;

66:19 However, God has listened; he has attended to the sound of my prayer.
神卻垂聽了, 他留心聽了我禱告的聲音.

66:20 Blessed be God, who has not turned aside my prayer, or his loyal love from me.
神是應當稱頌的, 他沒有拒絕我的禱告, 也沒有使他的慈愛離開我.

Psalms - Chapter 67

67:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us. May he cause his face to shine toward us, Selah
願神恩待我們, 賜福給我們, 願他用臉光照我們, (細拉)

67:2 that your way may be known on the earth, your salvation among all nations.
好使全地得知你的道路, 萬國得知你的救恩.

67:3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all of the peoples praise you.
神啊！願眾民都稱謝你, 願萬民都稱謝你.

67:4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, because you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations on the earth. Selah
願萬族都快樂歡呼, 因為你按正直統管眾民, 並引導地上的萬族. (細拉)

67:5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.
神啊！願眾民都稱謝你, 願萬民都稱謝你.

67:6 The earth has yielded its produce. God, our God, will bless us.
地生出土產; 神, 就是我們的神, 要賜福給我們.

67:7 God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
神要賜福給我們, 全地都要敬畏他.

Psalms - Chapter 68

68:1 For the music director. Of David. A psalm. A song. God will arise; his enemies will be scattered, and those who hate him will flee from before him.
願神興起, 願他的仇敵四散; 願恨惡他的人從他面前逃跑.

68:2 As smoke is driven off, you will drive them off. As wax melts before fire, the wicked will perish before God.
願你把他們趕散, 如同煙被風吹散一樣; 願惡人在神面前滅亡, 好像蠟在火前熔化.

68:3 But the righteous will be glad; they will exalt before God, and will rejoice with joy.
但願義人在神面前歡喜快樂; 願他們高興快樂.

68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Lift up a song to the rider on the clouds—his name is Yah— and rejoice before him.
你們要向神歌唱, 歌頌他的名; 為那乘車經過曠野的預備道路(本句或譯: “高舉那乘駕雲彩之上的”); 他的名是耶和華, 你們要在他面前歡樂.

68:5 A father to orphans and a judge for widows is God in his holy habitation.
神在他的聖居所, 作孤兒的父親, 作寡婦的伸冤者.

68:6 God settles the lonely in a home; he brings prisoners out into prosperity. But the rebellious abide in a barren land.
神使孤獨的有家可居住; 領被囚的出來, 到豐盛之處; 唯有悖逆的住在乾旱之地.

68:7 O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah
神啊！你領著你的子民出來, 走過曠野的時候, (細拉)

68:8 the earth shook; the heavens also dripped rain at the presence of God who was at Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
地就震動, 在你面前天也落下雨來; 這西奈山在神面前, 就是在以色列的神面前, 也要震動.

68:9 You caused abundant rain to fall, O God. When your inheritance was weary you revived it.
神啊！你降下大雨, 使你貧瘠的產業得到滋潤.

68:10 Your community dwelled in it. You provided in your goodness for the poor, O God.
你的子民住在其中; 神啊, 你滿有恩慈, 為貧苦的人預備了一切.

68:11 The Lord gives the word. Great is the company of women who announce:
主發出命令, 傳揚好信息的婦女就成了一大群.

68:12 “The kings of armies flee, they flee, and she who remains at home divides the spoil.
“帶領大軍的君王都逃跑了, 逃跑了; 住在家中的婦女分得了戰利品.

68:13 Though you men lie down between the sheepfolds, you will be like the wings of a dove covered in silver and its pinions in yellow gold.”
你們躺臥在羊圈中, 如同鴿子的翅膀鍍上白銀, 羽毛鍍上黃金. ”

68:14 When Shaddai scattered kings on it, on Zalmon it snowed.
全能者趕散境內列王的時候, 就像撒們山上下大雪.

68:15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
巴珊山是神的山(“神的山”或譯: “最宏偉的山”); 巴珊山是多峰多嶺的山.

68:16 Why do you look with hostility, O many-peaked mountains? This mountain God desires for his dwelling. Yes, Yahweh will abide in it forever.
多峰多嶺的山哪！你們為甚麼敵視神所喜悅居住的山呢? 耶和華必住在那裡, 直到永遠.

68:17 The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, with thousands doubled. The Lord is among them at Sinai, distinctive in victory.
神的車馬千千萬萬; 主從西奈山來到他的聖所中(本句原文作“主在其中, 西奈山在聖所中”).

68:18 You have ascended on high; you have led away captives. You have received gifts from among humankind, and even from the rebellious, so that Yah God may dwell there.
你升到高天的時候, 擄了許多俘虜; 你在人間, 就是在悖逆的人當中, 接受了禮物, 使耶和華神可以與他們同住.

68:19 Blessed be the Lord. Daily he loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation. Selah
主, 拯救我們的神, 是應當稱頌的, 他天天背負我們的重擔. (細拉)

68:20 Our God is a God of deliverances, and to the Yahweh the Lord belong escapes from death.
我們的神是施行拯救的神; 人能逃脫死亡, 是在於主耶和華.

68:21 But God will shatter the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of the one who continues on in his guilt.
神必打碎仇敵的頭顱, 就是打碎那些常行在罪中的人的腦袋.

68:22 The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
主說: “我必使他們從巴珊回來, 使他們從海的深處回來;

68:23 so that your foot may shatter them bloody for the tongues of your dogs to have their share from the enemies.”
好使你在他們的血中洗自己的腳(本句按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“好使你在血中打碎自己的腳”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯), 使你的狗的舌頭也有分舔仇敵的血. ”

68:24 They have seen your processions, O God, the processions of my God, my king, distinctive in victory.
神啊！人人都看見你的巡行隊伍, 看見我的神,我的君王的巡行隊伍, 進入聖所.

68:25 Singers went up front, those playing stringed instruments last, between them young women playing tambourines.
歌唱的在前頭行, 作樂的走在後面, 中間還有擊鼓的少女.

68:26 Bless God in the assemblies, Yahweh from the fountain of Israel.
你們要在大會中稱頌神, 以色列的子孫(“以色列的子孫”原文作“從以色列的源頭來的”)啊！你們要稱頌耶和華.

68:27 There is little Benjamin ruling them, with the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
在那裡有微小的便雅憫領導他們; 隨後的, 有猶大的領袖, 成群結隊, 還有西布倫和拿弗他利的領袖.

68:28 Your God has commanded your strength. Show yourself strong, O God, by what you perform for us.
神(“神”有古抄本作“你的神”)啊！召喚你的能力吧. 神啊！堅立你為我們作成的事吧.

68:29 Because your temple is above Jerusalem, kings will bring tribute to you.
因為你在耶路撒冷的聖殿, 眾王都把禮物帶來獻給你.

68:30 Rebuke the beasts in the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, trampling the pieces of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in battles.
求你斥責蘆葦中的野獸,成群的公牛和萬民中的牛犢, 並且把貪愛銀塊的人踐踏在腳下; 求你趕散那些喜愛戰爭的民族.

68:31 Ambassadors will come from Egypt; Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
有使節從埃及出來, 古實人趕快向神呈獻禮物.

68:32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praise to the Lord, Selah
地上的萬國啊！你們要歌頌神, 你們要頌揚主. (細拉)

68:33 to the one who rides in the highest heavens of old. See, he gives forth his voice, a mighty voice.
歌頌那乘駕在自古就有的眾天之上的主; 看哪！他發出了強而有力的聲音.

68:34 Ascribe strength to God. His majesty is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
你們要承認能力是從神而來的, 他的威榮是在以色列之上, 他的能力顯於穹蒼.

68:35 Awesome are you, O God, from your sanctuary. The God of Israel, it is he who gives strength and might to the people. Blessed be God.
神啊！你在你的聖所中顯為可畏; 以色列的神把能力和權能賜給他的子民. 神是應當稱頌的.

Psalms - Chapter 69

69:1 For the music director, according to The Lilies. Of David. Save me, O God, because waters have come up to my neck.
神啊！求你拯救我, 因為大水淹沒了我.

69:2 I sink in the mud of the deep, and there is no foothold. I have come to watery depths, and the torrent floods over me.
我深陷在淤泥中, 沒有立足之地; 我到了水深之處, 波濤漫過我身.

69:3 I am weary with my calling out; my throat is parched. My eyes are exhausted in my waiting for my God.
我因不住呼求而疲倦, 我的喉嚨發乾; 我因等候我的神, 眼睛昏花.

69:4 More numerous than the hairs of my head are those hating me without a cause. Those who are destroying me—my enemies wrongfully— are mighty. What I did not steal, I then must restore.
那些無故恨我的, 比我的頭髮還多; 無理與我為敵, 要把我滅絕的, 人數眾多. 我沒有搶奪過的, 竟要我償還.

69:5 O God, you yourself know my foolishness, and my guilty deeds are not hidden from you.
神啊！我的愚昧你是知道的, 我的罪愆不能向你隱瞞.

69:6 Let those who wait for you not be put to shame because of me, O Lord Yahweh of hosts. Let those who seek you not be disgraced because of me, O God of Israel.
主萬軍之耶和華啊！願那些等候你的, 不要因我蒙羞; 以色列的神啊！願那些尋求你的, 不要因我受辱.

69:7 Because on account of you I have borne reproach; disgrace has covered my face.
然而, 為了你的緣故, 我忍受辱罵, 滿面羞愧.

69:8 I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
我的兄弟都疏遠我, 我同母的兄弟把我當作外人.

69:9 because the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those reproaching you have fallen on me.
因我為你的殿, 心中迫切如同火燒; 辱罵你的人的辱罵, 都落在我身上.

69:10 When I wept in the fasting of my soul, it became reproaches for me.
我哭泣禁食, 這竟成了我的羞辱.

69:11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became for them a byword.
我披上麻衣, 就成了他們取笑的對象.

69:12 Those sitting at the gate talk about me as also the songs of the drunkards.
坐在城門口的人對我議論紛紛, 我成了酒徒之歌.

69:13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Yahweh, for a favorable time, O God, according to the abundance of your loyal love. Answer me with the faithfulness of your salvation.
但是, 耶和華啊！在悅納的時候, 我向你禱告; 神啊！求你按著你豐盛的慈愛, 憑著你信實的拯救應允我.

69:14 Deliver me from the mud and do not let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me and from the watery depths.
求你救我脫離淤泥, 不要容我沉下去; 求你救我脫離那些恨我的人, 救我脫離深水.

69:15 Do not let the torrent of waters flood over me, or the deep swallow me, or the pit close its mouth over me.
求你不要讓波濤淹沒我, 不要讓深水吞滅我, 也不要讓深坑把我封閉.

69:16 Answer me, O Yahweh, because your loyal love is good; according to your abundant mercies, turn to me,
耶和華啊！求你應允我, 因為你的慈愛美善; 求你照著你豐盛的憐憫轉臉垂顧我.

69:17 and do not hide your face from your servant. Because I am in trouble, answer me quickly.
求你不要向你的僕人掩面; 求你快快應允我, 因為我在困境之中.

69:18 Draw near to my soul; redeem it. Because of my enemies, ransom me.
求你親近我, 拯救我, 因我仇敵的緣故救贖我.

69:19 You know my reproach, my shame and my disgrace. Fully known to you are all my adversaries.
我所受的辱罵,欺凌和侮辱, 你都知道, 我所有的敵人都在你面前.

69:20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am sick. And I hoped for sympathy, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none.
辱罵傷了我的心, 我憂愁難過; 我希望有人同情, 卻一個也沒有; 我希望有人安慰, 還是找不到一個.

69:21 They also gave me gall for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
他們在我的食物中加上苦膽, 我渴了, 他們把醋給我喝.

69:22 Let their table before them be a trap, and their times of peace a snare.
願他們的筵席在他們面前變為網羅,報應和陷阱(“報應和陷阱”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“在他們平安的時候, 變為陷阱”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯. 又按照《他耳根》或譯: “願他們的平安祭筵變為陷阱”).

69:23 Let their eyes be dark so they cannot see, and make their loins continually tremble.
願他們的眼睛昏花, 不能看見; 願他們的腰不停地戰抖.

69:24 Pour out your indignation on them, and let your burning anger overtake them.
求你把你的惱怒傾倒在他們身上, 使你的烈怒追上他們.

69:25 Let their camp be desolate. Let none dwell in their tents,
願他們的住處變為荒場; 願他們的帳幕無人居住.

69:26 because they persecute those whom you, yourself, have struck, and they tell of the pain of those you have wounded.
因為他們迫害你所擊打的人, 嘲笑你所擊傷的人的痛苦.

69:27 Add guilt on top of their guilt, and do not let them be acquitted.
願你在他們的懲罰上加上懲罰, 不容他們在你面前得稱為義.

69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and let them not be recorded with the righteous.
願他們的名字從生命冊上被塗抹, 不要讓他們和義人一同被記錄.

69:29 But as for me, though I am afflicted and pained, your salvation will protect me, O God.
至於我, 我是憂傷痛苦的人; 神啊！願你的救恩保護我.

69:30 I will praise the name of God in song, and magnify him with thanksgiving.
我要用詩歌讚美神的名, 以感謝尊他為大.

69:31 For Yahweh it will be better than an ox or bull, horned and hoofed.
這就使耶和華喜悅, 勝過獻牛, 或是獻有角有蹄的公牛.

69:32 The afflicted will see and rejoice. O God seekers, let your heart revive,
困苦的人看見了就喜樂; 尋求神的人哪！願你們的心甦醒.

69:33 because Yahweh hears the needy and does not despise his own who are prisoners.
因為耶和華垂聽了貧窮人的禱告, 也不藐視屬他自己,正被囚禁的人.

69:34 Let heavens and earth praise him, the seas and all that moves in them,
願天和地都讚美他, 願海洋和海中一切生物都讚美他.

69:35 because God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
因為神要拯救錫安, 要建造猶大的眾城; 他的子民必在那裡居住, 並且擁有那地為業.

69:36 And the offspring of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will abide in it.
他眾僕人的後裔都必承受那地為業, 喜愛他名的人要住在其中.

Psalms - Chapter 70

70:1 For the music director. Of David. To bring to remembrance. O God, make haste to deliver me. O Yahweh, make haste to help me.
神啊！求你搭救我; 耶和華啊！求你快來幫助我.

70:2 Let them be ashamed and abashed who seek my life. Let them be repulsed and humiliated who desire my harm.
願那些尋索我性命的, 抱愧蒙羞; 願那些喜悅我遭害的, 退後受辱.

70:3 let them turn back because of their shame, those who say, “Aha! Aha!”
願那些對我說: “啊哈！啊哈！”的, 都因羞愧退後.

70:4 Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all those who seek you. Let them say continually, “God is great!” those who love your salvation.
願所有尋求你的, 都因你歡喜快樂; 願那些喜愛你救恩的, 常說: “要尊神為大. ”

70:5 But I am poor and needy; O God hasten to me. You are my help and my deliverer. O Yahweh, do not delay.
至於我, 我是困苦貧窮的; 神啊！求你快快到我這裡來; 你是我的幫助, 我的拯救; 耶和華啊！求你不要耽延.

Psalms - Chapter 71

71:1 In you, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
耶和華啊！我投靠你, 求你使我永不羞愧.

71:2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me.
求你按著你的公義搭救我, 救贖我; 求你留心聽我, 拯救我.

71:3 Be for me a rock of refuge to resort to always; you have ordained to save me, because you are my rock and my fortress.
求你作我避難的磐石, 使我可以常來投靠; 你已經下令救我, 因為你是我的巖石,我的堅壘.

71:4 My God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the evildoer and the oppressor,
我的神啊！求你救我脫離惡人的手, 脫離邪惡和殘暴的人的掌握,

71:5 because you are my hope, O Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.
因為你是我的盼望; 主耶和華啊！你是我自幼以來所倚靠的.

71:6 Upon you I have leaned from birth. It was you who took me from the womb of my mother. My praise is of you continually.
我自出母胎就倚賴你, 把我從母腹中領出來的就是你, 我要常常讚美你.

71:7 I have become a wonder to many, but you are my strong refuge.
眾人都以我為怪, 但你是我堅固的避難所.

71:8 My mouth is filled with your praise, with your glory all the day.
我要滿口讚美你, 我終日頌揚你的榮美.

71:9 Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails do not abandon me.
我年老的時候, 求你不要丟棄我; 我氣力衰弱的時候, 求你不要離棄我.

71:10 For my enemies talk concerning me, and those who watch for my life conspire together,
因為我的仇敵議論我; 那些窺探著要害我性命的, 一同商議,

71:11 saying, “His God has abandoned him. Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer.”
說: “神已經離棄了他, 你們追趕他, 拿住他吧！因為沒有人搭救他. ”

71:12 O God, do not be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
神啊！求你不要遠離我; 我的神啊！求你快來幫助我.

71:13 Let them be ashamed; let them perish who are my adversaries. Let them wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace who seek my harm.
願那些控告我的, 都羞愧滅亡; 願那些謀求害我的, 都蒙羞受辱.

71:14 But as for me, I will hope continually and increase your praise.
至於我, 我要常常仰望你, 要多多讚美你.

71:15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness, your salvation all day long, though I do not know the full sum of them.
我的口要述說你的公義, 終日講述你的救恩, 儘管我不知道它們的數量.

71:16 I will come in to tell the mighty deeds of Lord Yahweh. I will make known your righteousness, yours only.
我要來述說主耶和華大能的事; 我要提說你獨有的公義.

71:17 O God, you have taught me from my youth, and up to now I have proclaimed your wonderful deeds.
神啊！我自幼以來, 你就教導我; 直到現在, 我還是宣揚你奇妙的作為.

71:18 And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me until I proclaim your strength to this generation, your power to every one that comes after.
神啊！到我年老髮白的時候, 求你仍不要離棄我, 等我把你的能力向下一代傳揚, 把你的大能向後世所有的人傳揚.

71:19 And your righteousness, O God, is to the height of heaven. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
神啊！你的公義達到高天, 你曾經行過大事, 神啊！有誰像你呢?

71:20 You who have caused me to see many troubles and evils, you will again revive me. And from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
你使我們經歷了很多苦難, 你必使我們再活過來, 你必把我們從地的深處救上來.

71:21 You will increase my greatness, and you will comfort me all around.
你必增加我的尊榮, 並轉過來安慰我.

71:22 On my part, I will praise you with a stringed instrument, and your faithfulness, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
我的神啊！我要彈琴稱讚你, 稱讚你的信實; 以色列的聖者啊！我要鼓瑟歌頌你.

71:23 My lips will sing for joy when I sing praises to you, and my soul, which you have redeemed.
我歌頌你的時候, 我的嘴唇要歡呼; 我的靈魂, 就是你所救贖的, 也要歡呼.

71:24 My tongue also will speak of your righteousness all the day, because they have been put to shame, because they have been humiliated who seek my harm.
我的舌頭也要終日講述你的公義, 因為那些謀求害我的人已經蒙羞受辱了.

Psalms - Chapter 72

72:1 Of Solomon. O God, give your judgments to the king, and your righteousness to the king’s son.
神啊！求你把你的公正賜給王, 把你的公義賜給王子. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

72:2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
他要按著公義審判你的子民, 憑著公正審判你的困苦人.

72:3 Let the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills in righteousness.
因著公義, 願大山和小山都給人民帶來和平.

72:4 May he provide justice for the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
他必為民間的困苦人伸冤, 拯救貧窮人, 粉碎那欺壓人的.

72:5 May he live long while the sun endures as long as the moon for all generations.
他必像日月一般長久, 直到萬代(本節按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“日月還在的時候, 願人都敬畏你, 直到萬代”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯).

72:6 May he descend like rain on mown grass, like showers watering the earth.
他必像雨降在已割的草地上, 像甘霖滋潤大地.

72:7 May what is right blossom in his days and an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
他在世的日子, 義人必興旺, 四境太平, 直到月亮不再重現.

72:8 And may he rule from sea up to sea, and from the River to the edges of the land.
他要執掌權柄, 從這海到那海, 從大河直到地極.

72:9 Let the desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
住在曠野的人必向他屈身, 他的仇敵必舔塵土.

72:10 Let the kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba present gifts,
他施和海島的列王都必帶來禮物, 示巴和西巴的列王都必獻上貢物.

72:11 and let all kings bow down to him. Let all nations serve him.
眾王都必向他俯伏, 萬國都必服事他.

72:12 Indeed he will deliver the needy who is crying for help, and the afflicted who has no helper.
因為貧窮人呼求的時候, 他就搭救; 沒有人幫助的困苦人, 他也搭救.

72:13 He will take pity on the helpless and needy, and the lives of the needy he will save.
他必憐恤軟弱和貧窮的人, 拯救貧窮人的性命.

72:14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem their lives, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.
他要救他們脫離欺凌和強暴, 他們的血在他眼中看為寶貴.

72:15 So may he live, and may gold from Sheba be given to him, and may prayers be offered for him continually. May blessings be invoked for him all day long.
願他長久活著, 願人把示巴的金子奉給他, 願人為他不住禱告, 終日給他祝福.

72:16 May there be an abundance of grain in the land even on the top of the mountains. May his crop sway like the trees of Lebanon, and may those from the city blossom like the grass of the earth.
願地上五穀豐登, 山頂上也都豐收; 願地上的果實茂盛, 像黎巴嫩山的樹林, 願城裡的人繁衍, 好像地上的青草.

72:17 May his name endure forever. May his name increase as long as the sun shines, and let them be blessed in him. Let all nations call him blessed.
願他的名永遠常存, 願他的名延續像太陽的恆久; 願萬人都因他蒙福, 願萬國都稱他為有福的.

72:18 Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonderful things.
獨行奇事的以色列的神, 就是耶和華神, 是應當稱頌的.

72:19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
他榮耀的名也是應當永遠稱頌的; 願他的榮耀充滿全地. 阿們, 阿們.

72:20 The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are completed.
耶西的兒子大衛的禱告完畢.

Psalms - Chapter 73

73:1 A song of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those pure of heart.
神實在善待以色列, 善待那些內心清潔的人. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

73:2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled. My steps had nearly slipped,
至於我, 我的腳幾乎滑跌, 我(“我”原文作“我的腳步”)險些跌倒.

73:3 because I envied the boastful when I saw the well-being of the wicked.
我看見惡人興隆, 我就嫉妒狂傲的人.

73:4 For there are no pains up to their death, and their bodies are healthy.
他們沒有痛苦, 他們的身體又健康又肥壯(本節原文作“他們到死都沒有痛苦, 他們的身體肥壯”).

73:5 They do not have ordinary trouble, and they are not plagued as other people.
他們沒有一般人所受的苦難, 也不像普通人一樣遭遇災害.

73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; an outfit of violence covers them.
所以, 驕傲像鍊子戴在他們的頸項上, 強暴好像衣裳穿在他們的身上.

73:7 Their eye bulges from fat. Imaginings overflow their heart.
他們的罪孽是出於麻木的心(“他們的罪孽是出於麻木的心”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“他們的眼睛因體胖而凸出”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯), 他們心裡的惡念氾濫.

73:8 They mock and speak maliciously of oppression; they speak as though from on high.
他們譏笑人, 懷著惡意說欺壓人的話, 他們說話自高.

73:9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue roams the earth.
他們用口褻瀆上天, 他們用舌頭毀謗全地.

73:10 Therefore his people turn there, and abundant waters are slurped up by them.
因此他的人民歸回那裡去, 並且喝光了大量的水.

73:11 And they say, “How does God know?” and, “Does the Most High have knowledge?”
他們說: “神怎會曉得? 至高者有知識嗎? ”

73:12 See, these are the wicked, and they increase wealth, ever carefree.
看這些惡人, 他們常享安逸, 財富卻增加.

73:13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure, and washed my hands in innocence.
我謹守我心純潔實在徒然; 我洗手表明清白也是枉然.

73:14 And I have been plagued all day and rebuked every morning.
因為我終日受傷害, 每天早晨受懲罰.

73:15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,” behold, I would have acted treacherously against your children’s generation.
如果我心裡說: “我要說這樣的話”, 我就是對你這一代的眾兒女不忠了.

73:16 When I thought about how to understand this, it was troubling in my eyes
我思想要明白這事, 我就看為煩惱;

73:17 until I went into the sanctuary of God. Then I understood their fate.
直到我進了神的聖所, 才明白他們的結局.

73:18 Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.
你實在把他們安放在滑地, 使他們倒下,滅亡.

73:19 How they become a desolation in a moment! They come to a complete end by terrors.
他們忽然間成了多麼荒涼, 被突然的驚恐完全消滅.

73:20 Like a dream upon awakening, when you wake up, O Lord, you will despise their fleeting form.
人睡醒了怎樣看夢, 主啊！你睡醒了, 也要照樣輕看他們(“他們”原文作“他們的影像”).

73:21 When my heart was embittered and I felt stabbed in my kidneys,
我心中酸苦, 我肺腑刺痛的時候,

73:22 then I was brutish and ignorant. With you I was like the beasts.
我是愚昧無知的; 我在你面前就像畜類一般.

73:23 But I am continually with you; you have hold of my right hand.
但是, 我仍常與你同在; 你緊握著我的右手.

73:24 You will guide me with your advice, and afterward you will take me into honor.
你要以你的訓言引領我, 以後還要接我到榮耀裡去.

73:25 Whom do I have in the heavens except you? And with you I have no other desire on earth.
除你以外, 在天上, 我還有誰呢? 除你以外, 在地上, 我也無所愛慕.

73:26 My flesh and heart failed, but God is the strength of my heart and my reward forever.
我的肉身和我的內心雖然漸漸衰弱, 神卻永遠是我心裡的磐石, 是我的業分.

73:27 For indeed, those distancing themselves from you will be ruined. You destroy each who abandons you for harlotry.
看哪！遠離你的, 必定滅亡; 凡是對你不貞的, 你都要滅絕.

73:28 But as for me, the approach to God is for my good. I have set the Lord Yahweh as my refuge, in order to tell all your works.
對我來說, 親近神是美好的, 我以主耶和華為我的避難所; 我要述說你的一切作為.

Psalms - Chapter 74

74:1 A maskil of Asaph. Why, O God, have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?
神啊！你為甚麼永遠丟棄我們呢? 為甚麼你的怒氣向你草場上的羊群好像煙冒出呢? (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

74:2 Remember your congregation that you bought long ago, when you redeemed the tribe of your inheritance. Remember Mount Zion where you have dwelt.
求你記念你在古時買贖的會眾, 就是你贖回作你產業的民族; 求你記念你所居住的錫安山.

74:3 Lift your steps to the perpetual ruins, to all that the enemy has ruined in the sanctuary.
求你舉步去看那些長久荒涼的地方, 去看仇敵在聖所裡所行的一切惡事.

74:4 Your enemies have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they have set up their signs for signs.
你的敵人在敬拜你的聚會中吼叫, 他們豎起了自己的旗幟為記號.

74:5 They are known to be like those who wield axes in a thicket of trees.
他們好像那些舉起斧子, 在樹林中砍伐樹木的人.

74:6 And now its carved works altogether they have smashed with axe and hammer.
聖殿中的一切雕刻, 他們都用斧子和銃子打碎了.

74:7 They have set fire to your sanctuary. They have defiled to the ground, the dwelling place for your name.
他們用火把你的聖所燒成焦土, 他們褻瀆你名的居所.

74:8 They have said in their heart, “We will completely oppress them.” They burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
他們心裡說: “我們要把它們完全毀滅！”他們燒毀了地上一切敬拜神的聚會地方.

74:9 We do not see our signs, and there is no longer a prophet. No one with us knows how long.
我們看不見我們的記號, 也不再有先知; 我們中間也沒有人知道這災禍要到幾時.

74:10 How long, O God, will the adversary taunt? Will the enemy treat your name with contempt forever?
神啊！敵人辱罵你要到幾時呢? 仇敵褻慢你的名要到永遠嗎?

74:11 Why do you draw back your hand, even your right hand? Take it from your bosom; destroy them!
你為甚麼把你的手, 就是你的右手收回呢? 求你從懷中抽出來毀滅他們.

74:12 But God has been my king from long ago, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
神自古以來就是我的君王, 在地上施行拯救.

74:13 You split open the sea by your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
你曾用你的大能分開大海, 把海中怪獸的頭都打碎了.

74:14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food to the desert dwelling creatures.
你砸碎了利未亞坦(“利未亞坦”為原文音譯詞, 或譯: “海怪”〔伯3:8〕或“鱷魚”〔伯41:1〕)的頭, 把牠給住在曠野的人作食物.

74:15 You split open spring and wadi. You dried up ever-flowing rivers.
你曾開闢泉源和溪流, 又使長流不息的江河乾涸.

74:16 Yours is the day, yours is the night also. You established light and the sun.
白晝是你的, 黑夜也是你的, 月亮和太陽, 都是你設立的.

74:17 You defined all the boundaries of the earth; Summer and winter—you formed them.
地上的一切疆界都是你立定的, 夏天和冬天都是你制定的.

74:18 O Yahweh, remember this: the enemy taunts, and foolish people treat your name with contempt.
耶和華啊！仇敵辱罵你, 愚頑人褻瀆你的名, 求你記念這事.

74:19 Do not give to beasts the life of your dove; do not ever forget the life of your afflicted ones.
求你不要把你斑鳩的性命交給野獸, 不要永遠忘記你困苦人的性命.

74:20 Have regard for the covenant, because the dark places of the land are full of the haunts of violence.
求你顧念所立的約, 因為地上黑暗的地方充滿了強暴的居所.

74:21 Do not let the oppressed turn back humiliated; let the poor and needy praise your name.
不要使受欺壓的人蒙羞回去, 要使困苦,貧窮的人讚美你的名.

74:22 Rise up, O God, plead your cause; remember the reproaching of you by the foolish all day long.
神啊！求你起來, 為你的案件辯護, 要記得愚頑人終日對你的辱罵.

74:23 Do not forget the sound of your adversaries, the roar of those rising up against you ascending continually.
求你不要忘記你敵人的聲音, 不要忘記那些起來與你為敵的人不住加劇地喧鬧.

Psalms - Chapter 75

75:1 For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy. A psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, and your name is near. Your wonderful deeds are told.
神啊！我們稱謝你, 我們稱謝你, 因為你(“你”原文作“你的名”)接近人, 人都述說你奇妙的作為.

75:2 “I will indeed set an appointed time; I will judge fairly.
你說: “我選定了日期, 我要按公正施行審判.

75:3 The earth and all its inhabitants are shaking; I steady its columns. Selah
地和地上的居民都因懼怕而融化, 我卻使大地的柱子堅立. (細拉)

75:4 I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast!’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn!
我對狂傲的人說: ‘不要行事狂傲’; 對邪惡的人說: ‘不要舉角,

75:5 Do not lift up high your horn. Do not speak with arrogant pride.’ ”
不要高舉你們的角, 不要挺著傲慢的頸項說話. ’”

75:6 For it is not from the east or the west and not from the south that lifting up comes,
高升不是從東面來, 不是從西面來, 也不是曠野來,

75:7 rather God is the judge; one he brings low, and another he lifts up.
而是由神來決定; 他使這人降卑, 使那人升高.

75:8 For there is a cup in the hand of Yahweh with wine that foams, fully mixed, and he pours out from this. Surely all the wicked of the land will quaff it down to its dregs.
原來耶和華的手裡有杯, 裝滿了起沫和混雜各種香料的酒; 他把酒從杯裡倒出來, 地上所有的惡人都必定要喝, 甚至連酒的渣滓都要喝盡.

75:9 But as for me, I will proclaim forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
至於我, 我要永遠傳揚, 我要向雅各的神歌唱.

75:10 “And all the horns of the wicked I will cut off. The horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”
所有惡人的角, 我都要砍斷, 只有義人的角必被高舉.

Psalms - Chapter 76

76:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah. His name is great in Israel.
在猶大, 神是人人所認識的, 在以色列, 他的名被尊為大.

76:2 His den has been in Salem, his lair in Zion.
他的帳棚是在撒冷, 他的居所是在錫安.

76:3 There he broke the flames of the bow, the shield and sword and battle. Selah
在那裡他折斷了弓上的火箭, 拆毀了盾牌,刀劍和爭戰的兵器. (細拉)

76:4 Radiant you are, majestic, from the mountains of prey.
你滿有光華和榮美, 勝過獵物豐富的群山.

76:5 The stouthearted are plundered; they sleep their sleep, and all the able men cannot use their hands.
心裡勇敢的人都被搶掠, 他們長睡不起; 所有大能的勇士都無力舉手.

76:6 At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse slumber.
雅各的神啊！因你的斥責, 坐車的和騎馬的都沉睡了.

76:7 You, indeed, are to be feared, and who can stand before you when you are angry?
唯有你是可畏的, 你的烈怒一發出, 誰能在你面前站立得住呢?

76:8 From heaven you proclaimed judgment. The earth feared and was still
神啊！你起來施行審判, 要拯救地上所有困苦的人. 那時, 你從天上宣告審判, 地上的人就懼怕, 並且靜默無聲. (細拉)

76:9 when God rose for justice, to save all the afflicted of the land. Selah
神啊！你起來施行審判, 要拯救地上所有困苦的人. 那時, 你從天上宣告審判, 地上的人就懼怕, 並且靜默無聲. (細拉)

76:10 For the anger of humankind will praise you. You will put on the remnant of anger.
人的忿怒必使你得稱讚, 人的餘怒必成為你的裝飾.

76:11 Make vows and fulfill them to Yahweh, your God; let all surrounding him bring tribute to the one to be feared.
你們許願, 總要向耶和華你們的神償還; 所有在他周圍的人, 都要把貢物帶來獻給那可敬畏的神.

76:12 He cuts off the spirit of leaders. He is to be feared by the kings of the earth.
他必挫折眾領袖的傲氣, 他必使地上的君王畏懼他.

Psalms - Chapter 77

77:1 For the music director, on Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm. I cry out with my voice to God; with my voice to God, that he may hear me.
我要向神發聲呼求, 我向神發聲, 他必留心聽我.

77:2 In the day I have trouble, I seek the Lord. At night my hand stretches out continually; my soul refuses to be comforted.
我在患難的日子尋求主, 我整夜舉手禱告, 總不倦怠, 我的心不肯受安慰.

77:3 I remember God and I groan loudly; I meditate and my spirit grows faint.
我想到神, 就哀怨唉哼; 我沉思默想, 心靈就煩亂. (細拉)

77:4 You hold open my eyelids. I am troubled and cannot speak.
你使我不能合眼, 我煩躁不安, 連話也說不出來.

77:5 I think about the days from long ago, the years of ancient times.
我回想過往的日子, 上古的年代;

77:6 I remember my song in the night. With my heart I meditate, and my spirit searches to understand.
我想起我夜間的詩歌. 我的心沉思默想, 我的靈仔細探究.

77:7 Will the Lord reject us forever, and will he never be pleased with us again?
主要永遠丟棄我, 不再施恩嗎?

77:8 Has his loyal love ceased forever? Is his promise ended throughout generations?
他的慈愛永遠消失, 他的應許永久廢去嗎?

77:9 Has God forgotten to have compassion? Or has he closed off his mercies in anger? Selah
神忘記施恩, 因忿怒而止住他的憐憫嗎? (細拉)

77:10 So I said, “This pierces me— the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
因此我說: “這是我的憂傷: 至高者的右手已經改變了(“至高者的右手已經改變了”或譯: “但我要追念至高者顯出右手的年代”)！”

77:11 I will remember the deeds of Yah. Surely I will remember your wonders from long ago.
我要述說耶和華的作為, 我要記念你古時所行的奇事.

77:12 I will also muse on all your work, and meditate on your deeds.
我要默想你一切所行的, 思想你的作為.

77:13 O God, your way is distinctive. Who is a great god like our God?
神啊！你的道路是聖潔的, 有哪一位神好像我們的神這樣偉大呢?

77:14 You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.
你是行奇事的神, 你在萬民中顯明你的能力.

77:15 With your arm you redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
你曾用你的膀臂救贖你的子民, 就是雅各和約瑟的子孫. (細拉)

77:16 Waters saw you, O God; waters saw you and they trembled. Surely the deeps shook.
神啊！眾水看見你, 眾水看見你就懼怕, 深淵也都戰抖.

77:17 The clouds poured out water. The skies thundered. Your arrows also flew about.
密雲傾降雨水, 天空發出響聲, 你的箭閃射四方.

77:18 The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind; lightnings lit the world; the earth shook and quaked.
你的雷聲在旋風中響起來, 閃電照亮了世界, 大地戰抖震動.

77:19 Your way was through the sea, and your path through many waters. Yet your footprints were not discerned.
你的道路經過海洋, 你的路徑穿過大水, 但你的腳蹤無人知道.

77:20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
你曾藉著摩西和亞倫的手, 帶領你的子民如同帶領羊群一樣.

Psalms - Chapter 78

78:1 A maskil of Asaph. Listen, O my people, to my teaching. Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
我的民哪！你們要留心聽我的教訓, 側耳聽我口中的言語. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

78:2 I will offer a parable with my mouth. I will pour out riddles from long ago,
我要開口用比喻, 把古時隱祕的事說出來,

78:3 that we have heard and known, and our ancestors have told us.
就是我們所聽過所知道的, 也是我們的列祖告訴我們的,

78:4 We will not hide them from their children, telling the next generation the praises of Yahweh, and his power and his wonders that he has done.
我們不把這些事向他們的子孫隱瞞, 卻要把耶和華應得的讚美,他的能力, 和他所行的奇事, 都向後代的人述說.

78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach to their children,
他在雅各設立法度, 在以色列中制訂律法, 就是他吩咐我們的列祖, 去教訓他們的子孫的,

78:6 so that the next generation might know— children yet to be born— that they might rise up and tell their children,
好使後代的人, 包括將要出生的兒女, 都可以知道; 他們也要起來, 告訴他們的子孫,

78:7 that they might set their confidence in God, and not forget the deeds of God, but keep his commandments,
使他們信靠神, 不忘記神的作為, 謹守他的誡命;

78:8 and not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not make ready its heart, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
免得他們像他們的列祖, 成了頑梗悖逆的一代, 心不堅定的一代, 他們的心對神不忠.

78:9 The sons of Ephraim, armed with archers, turned back on the day of battle.
以法蓮的子孫, 雖然備有弓箭, 在爭戰的日子, 卻轉身逃走.

78:10 They did not keep the covenant of God and refused to go in his law.
他們不謹守神的約, 不肯遵行他的律法.

78:11 They also forgot his deeds, and his wonders that he had shown them.
他們忘記了神的作為, 和他顯給他們看的奇事.

78:12 In front of their ancestors he did a wonder, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
他在埃及地, 在瑣安的田野, 在他們列祖的眼前, 行了奇事.

78:13 He split the sea and caused them to go over, and he caused waters to stand like a heap.
他把海分開, 領他們走過去, 又使海水直立像一道堤壩.

78:14 And he led them with the cloud by day, and all night with a fiery light.
白日他用雲彩, 夜間他用火光引導他們.

78:15 He caused rocks to split in the wilderness and provided drink abundantly as from the depths.
他在曠野使磐石裂開, 給他們水喝, 多如深淵的水.

78:16 And he brought streams out of the rock and caused water to flow down like rivers.
他使水從磐石中湧出來, 使水好像江河一般流下.

78:17 But they sinned still further against him by rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
但他們仍然犯罪頂撞他, 在乾旱之地仍然悖逆至高者.

78:18 And they tested God in their heart by asking food for their craving.
他們心裡試探神, 隨著自己的慾望要求食物.

78:19 And they spoke against God. They said, “Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
他們妄論神, 說: “神可以在曠野擺設筵席嗎?

78:20 Yes, he struck the rock and water flowed and streams gushed out, but can he also give food or provide meat for his people?”
他雖曾擊打磐石, 使水湧出來, 好像江河氾濫, 他還能賜糧食嗎? 他還能為自己的子民預備肉食嗎? ”

78:21 Therefore Yahweh heard and he was very angry, and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and his anger also rose up against Israel,
因此耶和華聽見了, 就大怒; 有烈火在雅各燒起, 有怒氣向以色列發作.

78:22 because they did not believe God, and they did not trust his salvation.
因為他們不相信神, 不倚靠他的拯救.

78:23 Nevertheless, he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,
然而, 他吩咐天上的雲彩, 打開天上的門戶.

78:24 and rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.
他降嗎哪給他們吃, 把天上的食物賜給他們.

78:25 Humankind ate the bread of angels. He sent them food enough to be satisfied.
於是人吃了天使的食物, 是神賜下的食糧, 使他們飽足.

78:26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens and drove along the south wind by his strength.
他從天空颳起東風, 施能力領出南風.

78:27 Then he rained meat on them like dust, even winged birds like the sand of the seas.
他降肉食給他們, 多如塵土; 又降飛鳥給他們, 多如海沙.

78:28 He caused them to fall in the midst of his camp, all around his dwellings.
他使飛鳥落在他們的營中, 在他們住處的四圍.

78:29 So they ate and were well filled, and he brought about what they craved.
他們吃了, 而且吃得很飽, 這樣, 神把他們所願的都賜給他們了.

78:30 They had not yet turned aside from their craving, while their food was still in their mouth,
他們還沒有因所願的滿足, 食物仍在他們口中的時候,

78:31 the anger of God rose against them, and he killed some of the stoutest of them, even the young men of Israel he caused to bow down in death.
神的怒氣就向他們發作, 殺了他們中間最肥壯的人, 擊倒了以色列的年輕人.

78:32 In spite of all this they sinned further and did not believe his wonders.
雖然經歷了這一切, 他們仍然犯罪; 儘管看見這些奇事, 他們仍不相信.

78:33 And he consumed their days with futility their years with terror.
所以神使他們的日子在虛空中消逝, 使他們的歲月在驚恐中完結.

78:34 When he killed some of them, then they sought him, and repented and earnestly sought God.
神擊殺他們的時候, 他們就尋求他; 他們回轉過來, 切切求問神.

78:35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and God Most High their redeemer.
他們也想起神是他們的磐石, 至高的神是他們的救贖主.

78:36 But they enticed him with their mouth and lied to him with their tongue.
但他們仍然用口欺騙他, 用舌頭向他說謊.

78:37 For their heart was not steadfast with him, nor were they faithful to his covenant.
他們的心對他不堅定, 也不忠於和他所立的約.

78:38 But he was compassionate; he pardoned their guilt and did not destroy them. And many times he turned back his anger and did not stir up all his wrath,
他卻有憐憫, 赦免罪孽, 沒有把他們滅絕, 並且多次抑制自己的怒氣, 沒有完全宣洩他的烈怒.

78:39 for he remembered that they were flesh, a passing wind that does not return.
他顧念他們不過是人, 是一陣吹去不再返回的風.

78:40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and vexed him in the wasteland!
他們多少次在曠野悖逆他, 在沙漠使他擔憂;

78:41 So they again tested God and distressed the Holy One of Israel.
他們再三試探神, 使以色列的聖者憂傷.

78:42 And they did not remember his power when he redeemed them from the enemy,
他們忘記了他的能力, 就是他救贖他們脫離敵人的日子,

78:43 how he performed his signs in Egypt and his wonders in the region of Zoan,
他怎樣在埃及顯神蹟, 在瑣安的田野行奇事.

78:44 when he turned their rivers to blood so they could not drink from their streams.
他把他們的江河都變為血, 使他們不能喝河流的水.

78:45 He sent among them flies that devoured them and frogs that destroyed them.
他使成群的蒼蠅到他們中間來, 吞吃他們; 又使青蛙來毀滅他們.

78:46 And he gave their crop to the locusts and their labor to the locust.
他把他們的農產交給蚱蜢, 把他們辛勞的收穫交給蝗蟲.

78:47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore trees with sleet.
他用冰雹摧毀他們的葡萄樹, 用嚴霜凍壞他們的桑樹.

78:48 He also handed their cattle over to the hail and their livestock to the lightning bolts.
又把他們的牲畜交給冰雹, 把他們的群畜交給閃電.

78:49 He sent against them his fierce anger, rage and indignation and trouble, a band of destroying angels.
他使猛烈的怒氣,忿怒,憤恨,患難, 好像一群降災的使者, 臨到他們中間.

78:50 He cleared a path for his anger. He did not spare them from death but handed their life over to the plague.
他為自己的怒氣修平了路, 不惜使他們死亡, 把他們的性命交給瘟疫.

78:51 And he struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the first of their virility in the tents of Ham.
他在埃及擊殺了所有的長子, 在含的帳棚中擊殺了他們強壯時生的頭胎子.

78:52 Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them like a herd in the wilderness.
他卻把自己的子民領出來好像領羊群, 在曠野引導他們像引導群畜一樣.

78:53 And he led them safely and they were not afraid, but the sea covered their enemies.
他帶領他們平平安安地走過去, 所以他們不懼怕; 海卻淹沒了他們的仇敵.

78:54 So he brought them to his holy territory, this mountain his right hand acquired.
他領他們進入自己聖地的境界, 到他右手所得的這山地.

78:55 And he drove out nations before them and allocated them for an inheritance by boundary line, and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
他在他們面前把外族人趕出去, 用繩子量地, 分給他們作為產業, 又使以色列眾支派的人居住在自己的帳棚裡.

78:56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High and did not keep his statutes.
但他們仍然試探和悖逆至高的神, 不謹守他的法則.

78:57 And they turned and were treacherous like their ancestors. They twisted like a crooked bow.
他們背信不忠, 像他們的列祖一樣; 他們改變了, 如同不可靠的弓.

78:58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and made him jealous with their images.
因他們的邱壇, 惹起他的怒氣, 因他們雕刻的偶像, 激起他的憤恨.

78:59 God heard and he was very angry and rejected Israel utterly.
神聽見就大怒, 完全棄絕了以色列.

78:60 So he abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh, the tent he had placed among humankind.
他丟棄了在示羅的居所, 就是他在世人中間居住的帳棚.

78:61 And he gave his strength into captivity and his splendor into the hand of the enemy.
他又把象徵他權能的約櫃交給人擄去, 把他的榮美交在敵人的手裡,

78:62 He also handed his people over to the sword, and he was very angry with his inheritance.
並且把自己的子民交給刀劍, 向自己的產業大發烈怒.

78:63 Fire devoured his young men, and his young women were not praised.
他們的青年被火吞滅, 他們的少女也聽不見結婚的喜歌.

78:64 His priests fell by the sword, and his widows did not weep.
他們的祭司倒在刀下, 他們的寡婦卻不能哀哭.

78:65 Then the Lord awoke like one who had been asleep, awoke like a warrior who had been drunk with wine.
那時主好像從睡眠中醒過來, 如同勇士酒後清醒一樣.

78:66 And he beat back his enemies; he gave them over to perpetual scorn.
他擊退了他的敵人, 使他們永遠蒙羞受辱.

78:67 And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and did not chose the tribe of Ephraim,
他棄絕約瑟的帳棚, 不揀選以法蓮支派,

78:68 but chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion that he loved.
卻揀選了猶大支派, 他所愛的錫安山.

78:69 And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
他建造了自己的聖所好像在高天之上, 又像他所建立永存的大地.

78:70 And he chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds.
他揀選了自己的僕人大衛, 把他從羊圈中召出來;

78:71 He brought him from following nursing ewes to shepherd Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
他領他出來, 使他不再跟著那些母羊, 卻要牧養他的子民雅各, 和他的產業以色列.

78:72 And he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skillfulness of his hands.
於是大衛以正直的心牧養他們, 靈巧地引導他們.

Psalms - Chapter 79

79:1 A psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have entered your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have reduced Jerusalem to ruins.
神啊！外族人侵入你的產業, 污穢了你的聖殿, 使耶路撒冷成為廢墟. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

79:2 They have given the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the heavens, the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.
他們把你僕人的屍首, 給空中的飛鳥啄食; 把你聖民的肉, 給地上的野獸吞噬.

79:3 They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them.
他們在耶路撒冷的周圍把聖民的血像水一般倒出, 沒有人埋葬他們.

79:4 We have become a taunt to our neighbors, a derision and a scorn to those around us.
我們成為鄰國羞辱的對象, 成為四周的人嗤笑和譏刺的目標.

79:5 How long, O Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
耶和華啊！要到幾時呢? 你要永遠懷怒嗎? 你的憤恨要像火焚燒嗎?

79:6 Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call on your name,
願你把你的烈怒, 傾倒在不認識你的外族人, 和不求告你名的列國身上.

79:7 because they have devoured Jacob and have laid waste his habitation.
因為他們吞吃了雅各, 使他的住處荒涼.

79:8 Do not remember against us former iniquities; let your mercies meet us quickly because we are brought very low.
求你不要記住我們祖先的罪孽; 願你的憐憫快快臨到我們, 因為我們落到極卑微的地步.

79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; and deliver us and forgive our sins for the sake of your name.
拯救我們的神啊！求你因你名的榮耀幫助我們; 為你名的緣故, 搭救我們, 赦免我們的罪.

79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let it be known among the nations before our eyes, by the avenging of the blood of your servants that was poured out.
為甚麼容外族人說: “他們的神在哪裡呢? ”願我們親眼看見你在列邦中, 使人知道你要為你僕人所流的血伸冤.

79:11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, spare the children appointed to death.
願被囚的人的唉哼, 達到你面前; 願你用你的大能, 使那些已定死罪的人可以存留.

79:12 And return to our neighbors sevenfold upon them their taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord.
主啊！願你把我們鄰國羞辱你的羞辱, 七倍歸還在他們身上.

79:13 Then we, your people and the flock of your pasture, we will give thanks to you forever. Generation after generation we will tell of your praise.
這樣, 我們作你的子民, 作你牧場上的羊的, 要永遠稱謝你; 我們要世世代代述說你可稱頌的事.

Psalms - Chapter 80

80:1 For the music director, according to The Lilies. A testimony. Of Asaph. A psalm. Give ear, O shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock. Shine forth, you who sits enthroned above the cherubim.
以色列的牧者啊！帶領約瑟好像帶領羊群的啊！求你留心聽; 坐在基路伯上面的啊！求你顯出榮光.

80:2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your power and come for our salvation.
在以法蓮,便雅憫和瑪拿西面前, 求你施展你的大能, 前來拯救我們.

80:3 O God, restore us, and cause your face to shine that we may be saved.
神啊, 求你使我們復興！願你的臉光照我們, 我們就可以得救.

80:4 O Yahweh God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
耶和華萬軍之神啊！你因你子民的禱告發怒, 要到幾時呢?

80:5 You have fed them the bread of tears; you have given them tears to drink in full measure.
你使他們以眼淚當餅吃, 使他們喝滿杯的淚水.

80:6 You have made us an object of strife to our neighbors, and our enemies mock among themselves.
你使我們的鄰國因我們紛爭, 我們的仇敵也譏笑我們.

80:7 O God of hosts, restore us and cause your face to shine that we may be saved.
萬軍的神啊！求你使我們復興; 願你的臉光照我們, 我們就可以得救.

80:8 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
你從埃及帶走一棵葡萄樹, 你趕出外族人, 把這樹栽上.

80:9 You prepared a place before it, and it took deep root and filled the land.
你為它預備了地土, 它就深深扎根, 充滿全地.

80:10 The mountains were covered with its shade, and the mighty cedars with its boughs.
它的蔭影遮蓋了群山, 它的枝條遮蓋了高大的香柏樹.

80:11 It spread its branches to the sea and its shoots to the river.
它的枝條伸展, 直到大海; 它的幼苗, 直到大河.

80:12 Why have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass on the road pluck fruit from it?
你為甚麼拆毀它的籬笆, 任由所有過路的人採摘呢?

80:13 Swine from the forests devour it and creatures of the field feed on it.
從樹林中出來的野豬踐踏它, 田野的走獸把它吃了.

80:14 Please return, O God of hosts. Observe from heaven and see, and pay attention to this vine,
萬軍的神啊！求你回心轉意, 從天上垂看鑒察, 眷顧這葡萄樹,

80:15 eventhe stalk that your right hand planted, and concerning the shoot you strengthened for yourself.
眷顧你右手栽種的根, 和你為自己培育的兒子.

80:16 It is burned with fire, cut down. They perish at the rebuke of your face.
這樹已被火燒, 被砍下; 他們因你臉上的怒容滅亡.

80:17 Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of humankind whom you made strong for yourself.
願你的手護庇你右邊的人, 就是你為自己培育的人.

80:18 Then we will not turn back from you. Restore us to life, and we will proclaim your name.
這樣, 我們就不退後離開你; 求你救活我們, 我們就要求告你的名.

80:19 O Yahweh God of hosts, restore us; cause your face to shine that we may be saved.
耶和華萬軍的神啊！求你使我們復興; 願你的臉光照我們, 我們就可以得救.

Psalms - Chapter 81

81:1 For the music director; on the Gittith. Of Asaph. Shout out to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.
要向神我們的力量歡呼, 要向雅各的神大聲呼叫.

81:2 Lift up a song and strike the tambourine, the pleasant lyre, together with the harp.
要唱詩歌, 打手鼓, 彈奏美好的琴瑟.

81:3 Blow the horn at new moon, at full moon, for our feast day,
要在月朔, 在月望, 在我們守節的日子吹角.

81:4 because it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
因為這是給以色列的律例, 是雅各的神的典章.

81:5 He made it a statute in Joseph when he went out against the land of Egypt, where I heard a language I did not know.
約瑟從埃及地出來(“約瑟從埃及地出來”或譯: “神出去攻擊埃及地”)的時候, 神為約瑟立了這法規. 我聽見了我不曉得的言語.

81:6 “I removed his shoulder from a burden. His hands were freed from the basket.
神說: “我要除去你(“你”原文作“他”)肩頭的重擔, 使你(“你”原文作“他”)的手放下筐子.

81:7 In this trouble you called, and I rescued you. Within the secret place of thunder I answered you; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
你在患難中呼求, 我就搭救你; 我在打雷的密雲中回答你, 在米利巴的水邊試驗你. ”(細拉)

81:8 Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would but listen to me.
“我的子民哪！你要聽, 我要勸戒你; 以色列啊！但願你肯聽從我.

81:9 There shall be no strange god among you, and you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
在你中間不可有別的神, 外族人的神你也不可敬拜.

81:10 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
我是耶和華你的神, 曾把你從埃及地領出來. 你要大大張口, 我就要給它充滿.

81:11 But my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel did not yield to me.
我的子民卻不聽我的話, 以色列不肯服從我.

81:12 So I let them go in the stubbornness of their heart; they walked in their counsels.
因此, 我就任憑他們心裡剛硬, 隨著自己的計謀行事.

81:13 Oh that my people would listen to me; that Israel would walk in my ways.
只要我的子民聽從我, 以色列肯遵行我的道,

81:14 I would subdue their enemies quickly, and turn my hand against their adversaries.
我就迅速制伏他們的仇敵, 把手轉回來攻擊他們的敵人.

81:15 Those who hate Yahweh would cringe before him, and their fate would be forever.
憎恨耶和華的人必向他假意歸順, 他們的刑期必永無止境.

81:16 But he would feed him from the choicest wheat, and I would satisfy you with honey from a rock.”
但我(“我”原文作“他”)必把上好的麥子給你們(“你們”原文作“他”)吃, 又用磐石裡的蜂蜜使你們飽足. ”

Psalms - Chapter 82

82:1 A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the divine assembly; he administers judgment in the midst of the gods.
神站在大能者的會中, 在眾神之中施行審判, 說: (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

82:2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah
“你們不按公義審判, 偏袒惡人, 要到幾時呢? (細拉)

82:3 Judge on behalf of the helpless and the orphan; provide justice to the afflicted and the poor.
你們要為貧寒的人和孤兒伸冤, 為困苦和窮乏的人伸張正義.

82:4 Rescue the helpless and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
要搭救貧寒和窮困的人, 救他們脫離惡人的手. ”

82:5 They do not know or consider. They go about in the darkness, so that all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
他們沒有知識, 也不明白, 在黑暗中走來走去; 大地的一切根基都搖動了.

82:6 I have said, “You are gods, and sons of the Most High, all of you.
我曾說過: “你們都是神, 是至高者的兒子.

82:7 However, you will die like men, and you will fall like one of the princes.”
然而, 你們要像世人一樣死亡, 像世上任何一位領袖一樣倒斃. ”

82:8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth, because you shall inherit all the nations.
神啊！求你起來, 審判大地, 因為萬國都是你的產業.

Psalms - Chapter 83

83:1 A song. A psalm of Asaph. O God, do not rest silently. Do not keep silent or be still, O God.
神啊！求你不要靜默; 神啊！求你不要閉口, 也不要一言不發.

83:2 For look, your enemies roar, and those who hate you have lifted their head.
看哪！你的仇敵喧嘩, 恨你的人都抬起頭來.

83:3 They devise cunning schemes against your people, and consult together against your protected ones.
他們密謀奸詐, 陷害你的子民; 他們彼此商議, 攻擊你所寶貴的人.

83:4 They say, “Come, let us annihilate them from being a nation, so that the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”
他們說: “來吧！我們來把他們除滅, 使他們不再成國, 使以色列的名不再被人記念. ”

83:5 For they have consulted together with a unified purpose. They have made a covenant against you:
他們同心商議, 彼此結盟, 要和你對抗.

83:6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
他們就是住帳棚的以東人和以實瑪利人, 摩押人和夏甲人,

83:7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the inhabitants of Tyre.
迦巴勒,亞捫,亞瑪力,非利士和推羅的居民.

83:8 Assyria also has joined with them. They provide help to the children of Lot. Selah
亞述也和他們聯合起來, 作了羅得子孫的幫手. (細拉)

83:9 Do to them as you did with Midian, as with Sisera, as with Jabin at the wadi of Kishon.
求你待他們好像待米甸人, 像在基順河待西西拉和耶賓一樣;

83:10 They were destroyed at En-dor; they became dung for the ground.
他們都在隱．多珥被消滅, 成了地上的糞土.

83:11 Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their chiefs like Zebah and Zalmunna,
求你使他們的貴族像俄立和西伊伯, 使他們的王子像西巴和撒慕拿.

83:12 who said, “Let us take as our possession the pastures of God.”
他們曾說: “我們要得著神的牧場作自己的產業. ”

83:13 O my God, make them like the tumbleweed, like the chaff before wind.
我的神啊！求你使他們像旋風捲起的草, 像風前的碎秸.

83:14 As fire burns a forest, and as a flame sets afire mountains,
火怎樣焚燒樹林, 火燄怎樣燃燒群山,

83:15 so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.
求你也照樣用狂風追趕他們, 藉暴風雨驚嚇他們.

83:16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O Yahweh.
耶和華啊！求你使他們滿面羞愧, 好使他們尋求你的名.

83:17 Let them be ashamed and terrified forever, and let them be humiliated and perish
願他們永遠受辱驚惶, 願他們抱愧滅亡.

83:18 that they may know that you, whose name is Yahweh, you alone, are the Most High over the whole earth.
使他們知道只有你的名是耶和華, 唯有你是掌管全地的至高者.

Psalms - Chapter 84

84:1 For the music director; on the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. How lovely are your dwelling places, O Yahweh of hosts!
萬軍之耶和華啊！你的居所多麼可愛.

84:2 My soul longs and even fails for the courtyards of Yahweh. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
我的靈渴想切慕耶和華的院子, 我的心身向永活的神歡呼.

84:3 Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, near your altars, O Yahweh of hosts, my king and my God.
萬軍之耶和華, 我的王我的神啊！在你的祭壇那裡, 麻雀找到了住處, 燕子也為自己找到了安置幼雛的巢.

84:4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they can ever praise you. Selah
住在你殿中的, 都是有福的, 他們還要不斷讚美你. (細拉)

84:5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in you; in their heart are the highways to Zion.
靠你有力量, 心中嚮往通到聖殿大道的, 這人是有福的.

84:6 Passing through the Valley of Baca, they make it a spring. The early rain covers it with blessings as well.
他們經過乾旱的山谷, 使這谷變為泉源之地, 更有秋雨使這谷到處都是水池.

84:7 They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
他們行走, 力上加力, 直到各人在錫安朝見神.

84:8 O Yahweh, God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
耶和華萬軍的神啊！求你聽我的禱告; 雅各的神啊！求你留心聽. (細拉)

84:9 Look at our shield, O God, and have regard for the face of your anointed one.
神啊！求你垂顧我們的盾牌, 求你看顧你的受膏者.

84:10 Because better is a day in your courtyards than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
在你院子裡住一日, 勝過在別處住千日; 寧願站在我神殿中的門檻上, 也不願住在惡人的帳棚裡.

84:11 Because Yahweh God is a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.
因為耶和華神是太陽, 是盾牌, 耶和華賜下恩惠和光榮; 他沒有留下一樣好處, 不給那些行為正直的人.

84:12 O Yahweh of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts you.
萬軍之耶和華啊！倚靠你的人是有福的.

Psalms - Chapter 85

85:1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. O Yahweh, you favored your land. You restored the fortunes of Jacob.
耶和華啊！你恩待了你的地, 恢復了雅各的產業(“恢復了雅各的產業”或譯: “領回了雅各被擄的”).

85:2 You took away the guilt of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah
你赦免了你子民的罪孽, 遮蓋了他們的一切罪惡. (細拉)

85:3 You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your burning anger.
你收回了你的一切忿怒, 使你猛烈的怒氣轉消.

85:4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and annul your vexation with us.
拯救我們的神啊！求你復興我們, 求你止住你向我們所發的忿怒.

85:5 Will you be angry against us forever? Will you prolong your anger generation after generation?
你要永遠向我們發怒嗎? 你要延長你的怒氣到萬代嗎?

85:6 Will you not again revive us, that your people might rejoice in you?
你不使我們再活過來, 以致你的子民可以因你歡喜嗎?

85:7 Show us, O Yahweh, your loyal love, and grant us your salvation.
耶和華啊！求你使我們得見你的慈愛, 又把你的救恩賜給我們.

85:8 I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, because he will speak peace to his people, even his faithful ones, but let them not return to folly.
我要聽神耶和華所要說的話; 因為他應許賜平安給他的子民, 給他的聖民; 但願他們不要轉向愚妄.

85:9 Surely his salvation is near for those who fear him, that glory may abide in our land.
他的救恩的確臨近敬畏他的人, 使他的榮耀住在我們的地上.

85:10 Loyal love and faithfulness will meet one another; righteousness and peace will kiss.
慈愛和信實彼此相遇, 公義和平安互相親嘴.

85:11 Faithfulness will sprout from the ground, and righteousness will look down from heaven.
信實從地上生出, 公義從天上俯視.

85:12 Yes, Yahweh will give what is good, and our land will give its produce.
耶和華也必賜下好處, 我們的地要多出土產.

85:13 Righteousness will go before him, and it will make his steps a pathway.
公義必行在他面前, 為他的腳步預備道路.

Psalms - Chapter 86

86:1 A prayer of David. Incline, O Yahweh, your ear and answer me, because I am poor and needy.
耶和華啊！求你留心聽我,應允我, 因為我是困苦貧窮的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

86:2 Watch over my life because I am faithful. You are my God; save your servant. I am the one who trusts you.
求你保護我的性命, 因為我是虔誠的人; 我的神啊！求你拯救這倚靠你的僕人.

86:3 Be gracious to me, O Lord, because I call to you all day long.
主啊！求你恩待我, 因為我終日向你呼求.

86:4 Make glad the soul of your servant, because I desire you, O Lord.
主啊！求你使你的僕人心裡歡喜, 因為我的心仰望你.

86:5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.
主啊！你是良善, 又樂意饒恕人的, 向你呼求的, 你都以豐盛的慈愛待他們.

86:6 Heed, O Yahweh, my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.
耶和華啊！求你側耳聽我的禱告, 留心聽我的懇求.

86:7 In the day of my trouble I call to you, because you answer me.
在我遭難的日子, 我要求告你, 因為你必應允我.

86:8 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like yours.
主啊！在眾神之中, 沒有能和你相比的, 你的作為也是無可比擬的.

86:9 All the nations that you have made will come and bow down before you, O Lord, and glorify your name.
主啊！你所造的萬國都要來, 在你面前下拜, 他們必榮耀你的名.

86:10 For you are great and doing wondrous things; you alone are God.
因為你是偉大的, 並且行奇妙的事, 只有你是神.

86:11 Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, that I may walk in your truth. Unite my heart to fear your name.
耶和華啊！求你把你的道路指教我, 使我行在你的真理中, 專心敬畏你的名.

86:12 I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and glorify your name forever,
主我的神啊！我要滿心稱讚你, 我要永遠榮耀你的名.

86:13 because your loyal love is great toward me, and you will have delivered my life from Sheol below.
因為你向我大施慈愛, 你救了我的命, 免入陰間的深處.

86:14 O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, even a gang of ruthless men seek my life, but they do not set you before them.
神啊！驕傲的人起來攻擊我, 一群強暴的人尋索我的性命, 他們不把你放在眼內.

86:15 But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abundant in loyal love and faithfulness.
但是, 主啊！你是有憐憫有恩典的神, 你不輕易發怒, 並且有極大的慈愛和信實.

86:16 Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant, and grant victory to the son of your maidservant.
求你轉向我, 恩待我; 把你的能力賜給你的僕人, 拯救你婢女的兒子.

86:17 Do a sign that benefits me, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame, because you, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.
求你向我顯出恩待我的記號, 好使恨我的人看見了, 就覺得羞愧; 因為你耶和華幫助了我, 安慰了我.

Psalms - Chapter 87

87:1 Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. A song. His foundation is on the holy mountains.
耶和華所立的根基在聖山上. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

87:2 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
耶和華愛錫安的城門, 勝過雅各的一切居所.

87:3 Glorious things are spoken about you, O city of God. Selah
神的城啊！有很多榮耀的事, 都是指著你說的. (細拉)

87:4 I will record those who know me in Rahab and Babylon, behold in Philistia and Tyre with Cush, “This one was born there.”
“在認識我的人中, 我提到拉哈伯和巴比倫, 看哪！還有非利士,推羅和古實, 我說: ‘這一個是生在那裡的. ’”

87:5 But with respect to Zion it shall be said, “Each one was born in her,” for the Most High himself will establish her.
論到錫安, 必有話說: “這一個,那一個都是生在錫安的. ”至高者必親自堅立這城.

87:6 Yahweh will record in writing the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah
耶和華登記萬民的時候, 必記著: “這一個是生在那裡的. ”(細拉)

87:7 And while dancing, singers will sing, “All my springs are in you.”
他們跳舞歌唱的時候, 要說: “我的泉源都在你裡面. ”

Psalms - Chapter 88

88:1 A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the music director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Yahweh, God of my salvation, I cry out by day and through the night before you.
耶和華,拯救我的神啊！我晝夜都在你面前哀求.

88:2 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.
願我的禱告達到你面前, 求你留心聽我的呼求.

88:3 For my soul is full with troubles, and my life approaches Sheol.
因為我飽經憂患, 我的性命臨近陰間.

88:4 I am reckoned with those descending to the pit. I am like a man without strength,
我被列在下坑的人中, 就像一個沒有氣力的人一樣.

88:5 set free among the dead, like the slain lying in the grave, whom you no longer remember, even those cut off from your hand.
我被棄在死人之中, 好像被殺的人躺在墳墓裡; 你不再記念他們, 他們也和你(“你”原文作“你的手”)隔絕了.

88:6 You have set me in the pit below, in dark places, in the depths.
你把我放在最深的坑裡, 把我放在黑暗的地方和深淵裡.

88:7 Your wrath presses upon me, and you afflict me with all your waves. Selah
你的烈怒重重地壓著我, 你的波浪從四方八面把我淹蓋. (細拉)

88:8 You have removed my acquaintances far from me. You have made me detestable to them. I am confined and cannot go out.
你使我的知己都遠離我, 使我成為他們所厭惡的. 我被囚禁, 不能外出.

88:9 My eye languishes from misery. I call on you, O Yahweh, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
我的眼睛因困苦而昏花; 耶和華啊, 我天天向你呼求, 向你舉手禱告.

88:10 Do you work wonders for the dead? Or do the departed spirits rise up to praise you? Selah
你要為死人行奇事嗎? 陰魂會起來稱謝你嗎? (細拉)

88:11 Is your loyal love told in the grave, or your faithfulness in the underworld?
在墳墓裡有人述說你的慈愛嗎? 在滅亡之地(“滅亡之地”原文作“亞巴頓”)有人述說你的信實嗎?

88:12 Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
你的奇事在黑暗裡有人知道嗎? 你的公義在那遺忘之地有人知道嗎?

88:13 But as for me, I cry for help to you, O Yahweh, and in the morning my prayer comes before you.
耶和華啊！我卻向你呼求, 我的禱告在早晨達到你面前.

88:14 Why do you reject my soul, O Yahweh? Why do you hide your face from me?
耶和華啊！你為甚麼丟棄我? 為甚麼掩面不顧我?

88:15 I am afflicted and perishing from my youth. I bear your terrors. I am distraught.
我自幼受苦, 幾乎死亡; 我受了驚嚇, 以致困惑不安(“困惑不安”原文意義難確定).

88:16 Your burning anger has passed over me; your sudden fears have destroyed me.
你的烈怒把我淹沒, 你的驚嚇把我除滅.

88:17 They surround me like water all the day; they circle about me altogether.
這些終日像水一樣環繞我, 一起把我圍困.

88:18 You have removed loved one and friend far from me, my acquaintances far from my darkness.
你使我摯愛的和同伴都遠離我, 黑暗成了我的知己.

Psalms - Chapter 89

89:1 A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing forever of Yahweh’s acts of loyal love. From generation to generation I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.
我要永遠歌唱耶和華的慈愛, 世世代代用口傳揚你的信實.

89:2 For I say, “Forever your loyal love is built up. The heavens you have established with your faithfulness in them.”
我要說: “你的慈愛必永遠建立; 你的信實, 你必堅立在天上.

89:3 “I made a covenant with my chosen one; I swore an oath to David my servant:
你曾說: ‘我和我所揀選的人立了約, 向我的僕人大衛起了誓, 說:

89:4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever, and I will build up your throne from generation to generation.’ ” Selah
我必永遠堅立你的後裔, 也必世世代代建立你的王位. ’”(細拉)

89:5 And so the heavens will praise your wonderful deed, O Yahweh, even your faithfulness, in the assembly of the holy ones.
耶和華啊！諸天要稱頌你的奇事; 在聖者的會中, 你的信實也要被稱頌.

89:6 For who in the sky is equal to Yahweh? Who is like Yahweh among the sons of God,
在天上, 誰能和耶和華相比呢? 在全能者的眾子中, 誰能像耶和華呢?

89:7 a God feared greatly in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all surrounding him?
在聖者的議會中, 神是令人驚懼的, 比一切在他周圍的都更為可畏.

89:8 O Yahweh God of hosts, who is mighty like you, O Yah, with your faithfulness surrounding you?
耶和華萬軍之神啊！有誰像你? 耶和華啊！你是大能的, 你的信實在你的周圍.

89:9 You are ruling the surging of the sea. When its waves rise, you yourself still them.
你管轄海洋的狂濤, 波浪翻騰的時候, 你使它們平息.

89:10 You yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain; you scattered your enemies with your strong arm.
你打碎了拉哈伯, 好像已遭刺殺的人; 你用有力的膀臂, 趕散了你的仇敵.

89:11 The heavens are yours, the earth yours as well, the world with its fullness, because you founded them.
天是你的, 地也是你的; 世界和世界充滿的, 都是你建立的.

89:12 North and south, you created them; Tabor and Hermon shout joyfully over your name.
南北都是你創造的, 他泊和黑門都因你的名歡呼.

89:13 You have a mighty arm; Your hand is strong; your right hand reaches high.
你有大能的膀臂, 你的手強而有力, 你的右手高舉.

89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness come before your face.
公義和公正是你寶座的基礎, 慈愛和信實行在你前面.

89:15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful shout; O Yahweh, they walk about in the light of your countenance.
曉得向你歡呼的人民是有福的, 耶和華啊！他們在你的臉光中行走.

89:16 In your name they rejoice all the day, and in your righteousness they rise up.
他們因你的名終日歡呼, 因你的公義被高舉.

89:17 For you are the glory of their strength, and by your favor our horn rises up,
因為你是他們的榮耀和力量; 因你的恩惠, 我們的角得以高舉.

89:18 because our shield belongs to Yahweh, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
因為我們的盾牌是耶和華, 我們的君王是以色列的聖者.

89:19 Formerly you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones, and said, “I have bestowed help on a mighty man; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
那時, 你在異象中告訴你的聖民說: “我幫助了一位勇士, 我從民中興起了一位青年(“我從民中興起了一位青年”或譯: “我興起那從民中所揀選的”).

89:20 I have found David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him,
我找到我的僕人大衛, 用我的聖膏油膏他.

89:21 with whom my hand will be steadfast. Surely my arm will strengthen him.
我的手必堅立他, 我的膀臂必堅固他.

89:22 The enemy will not deceive him, and no evil man will afflict him.
仇敵必不能欺騙他, 兇惡的人必不能壓迫他.

89:23 But I will crush his adversaries before him, and I will strike those who hate him.
我要在他的面前擊碎他的敵人, 擊殺那些恨他的人.

89:24 And so my faithfulness and my loyal love will be with him, and in my name his horn will rise up.
我的信實和慈愛必與他同在, 他的角必因我的名被高舉.

89:25 And I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
我必使他的左手伸到大海, 使他的右手伸到大河.

89:26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
他必呼叫我, 說: ‘你是我的父,我的神,拯救我的磐石. ’

89:27 I will also make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
我也要立他為長子, 為世上最高的君王.

89:28 Forever I will keep my loyal love for him, and my covenant will be reliable for him.
我要永遠保持我對他的慈愛, 我和他所立的約必堅立.

89:29 I will also establish his offspring forever, and his throne as the days of the heavens.
我要使他的後裔存到永遠, 使他的王位好像天一樣長久.

89:30 If his sons forsake my law and do not walk in my judgments,
如果他的子孫離棄我的律法, 不照著我的典章而行;

89:31 if they defile my statutes and do not keep my commandments,
如果他們違背我的律例, 不遵守我的誡命,

89:32 then I will punish their transgression with a rod, and their guilt with wounds.
我就用杖責罰他們的過犯, 用鞭責罰他們的罪孽.

89:33 But I will not break off my loyal love from him, and I will not be false against my faithfulness.
但我必不把我的慈愛從他身上收回, 也必不背棄我的信實.

89:34 I will not defile my covenant, or alter what proceeded from my lips.
我必不違背我的約, 也不改變我口中所出的話.

89:35 Once I have sworn by my holiness, ‘I will surely not lie to David,
我斷然指著自己的聖潔起誓, 說: ‘我決不向大衛說謊.

89:36 His offspring will endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
他的後裔必存到永遠, 他的王位在我面前必像太陽長存,

89:37 Like the moon it will be steadfast forever, and like an enduring witness in the sky.’ ” Selah
又像月亮永遠堅立, 作天上確實的見證. ’”(細拉)

89:38 But you have spurned and rejected; you are very angry with your anointed one.
你卻惱怒你的受膏者, 丟掉棄絕他.

89:39 You have repudiated the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dirt.
你捨棄了和你僕人所立的約, 把他的冠冕玷污在地.

89:40 You have broken down all his walls; you have made his fortifications a ruin.
你拆毀了他的一切城牆, 使他的堡壘成廢堆.

89:41 All passing along the road plunder him; he has become a taunt to his neighbors.
過路的都搶掠他, 他成了鄰國的人羞辱的對象.

89:42 You have raised the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all his enemies rejoice.
你高舉了他敵人的右手, 使他所有的仇敵歡喜.

89:43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword and have not helped him stand his ground in the battle.
你使他的刀劍捲刃, 使他在戰場上站立不住.

89:44 You have made his splendor to cease, and cast his throne to the ground.
你使他的光輝消失, 把他的王位推翻(“推翻”原文作“推倒在地”).

89:45 You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah
你減少了他青春的日子, 使他披上恥辱. (細拉)

89:46 How long, O Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire forever?
耶和華啊！這要到幾時呢? 你要永遠隱藏自己嗎? 你的烈怒像火一般焚燒, 要到幾時呢?

89:47 Remember what my lifespan is. Remember for what vanity you have created all the children of humankind.
求你記念我的一生多麼短暫, 你創造的世人是多麼虛幻呢！

89:48 What man can live on and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of Sheol? Selah
有哪一個人能長活不死, 能救自己的性命脫離陰間的權勢呢? (細拉)

89:49 Where are your former acts of loyal love, O Lord, that you swore to David by your faithfulness?
主啊！你從前指著你的信實向大衛起誓要施的慈愛, 現今在哪裡呢?

89:50 Remember, O Lord the taunting of your servants, how I bear in my bosom the taunts of all the many peoples,
主啊！求你記念你僕人所受的羞辱, 記念我心裡(“我心裡”原文作“我在我的懷裡”)承擔著萬民的羞辱.

89:51 by which your enemies taunt, O Yahweh, by which they taunt the steps of your anointed one.
耶和華啊！你的仇敵用這羞辱羞辱了你的僕人, 羞辱了你受膏者的腳蹤.

89:52 Blessed be Yahweh forever. Amen and Amen.
耶和華是應當稱頌的, 直到永遠！阿們, 阿們！

Psalms - Chapter 90

90:1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our help in all generations.
主啊！你世世代代作我們的居所. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

90:2 Before the mountains were born and you brought forth the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
群山尚未生出, 大地和世界你未曾造成, 從永遠到永遠, 你是神.

90:3 You return man to the dust, saying, “Return, O sons of man.”
你使人歸回塵土, 說: “世人哪！你們要歸回塵土. ”

90:4 For a thousand years in your eyes are like yesterday when it passes, or like a watch in the night.
在你看來, 千年好像剛過去了的昨天, 又像夜裡的一更.

90:5 You sweep them away like a flood. They fall asleep. In the morning they are like grass that sprouts anew.
你使世人消逝, 像被洪水沖去; 他們好像睡了一覺; 他們又像在早晨生長的草,

90:6 In the morning it blossoms and sprouts anew; by evening it withers and dries up.
早晨發芽生長, 晚上就凋萎枯乾.

90:7 For we are brought to an end by your anger, and we hasten off by your wrath.
我們因你的怒氣而消滅, 因你的烈怒而驚恐.

90:8 You have put our iniquities before you, our hidden sins into the light of your countenance.
你把我們的罪孽擺在你面前, 把我們的隱惡擺在你臉光之中.

90:9 For all of our days dwindle away in your rage; we complete our years like a sigh.
我們一生的日子都在你的震怒中消逝, 我們度盡的年歲好像一聲歎息.

90:10 As for the days of our years, within them are seventy years or if by strength eighty years, and their pride is trouble and disaster, for it passes quickly and we fly away.
我們一生的年日是七十歲, 如果強壯, 可到八十歲, 但其中可誇耀的, 不過是勞苦愁煩; 我們的年日轉眼即逝, 我們也如飛而去了.

90:11 Who knows the strength of your anger, and your rage consistent with the fear due you?
誰曉得你怒氣的威力, 誰按著你該受的敬畏曉得你的忿怒呢?

90:12 So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
求你教導我們怎樣數算自己的日子, 好使我們得著智慧的心.

90:13 Return, O Yahweh. How long? And have compassion on your servants.
耶和華啊！要到幾時呢? 求你回心轉意, 求你憐恤你的僕人.

90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
求你使我們早晨飽嘗你的慈愛, 好使我們一生一世歡呼喜樂.

90:15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen calamity.
你使我們受苦和遭難的年日有多久, 求你使我們喜樂的日子也有多久.

90:16 Let your work be visible to your servants, and your majesty to their children.
願你的作為向你的僕人彰顯, 願你的威嚴向他們的子孫顯明.

90:17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish for us the work of our hands, yes, the work of our hands, establish it.
願主我們的神的恩慈臨到我們身上; 願你為我們的緣故, 堅立我們手所作的工; 我們手所作的工, 願你堅立.

Psalms - Chapter 91

91:1 One who lives in the secret place of the Most High will lodge in the shadow of Shaddai.
住在至高者的隱密處的, 必在全能者的蔭庇下安居.

91:2 I will say to Yahweh, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
我要對耶和華說: “你是我的避難所, 我的保障, 你是我的神, 我所倚靠的. ”

91:3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, from the plague of destruction.
他必救你脫離捕鳥的人的網羅, 脫離致命的瘟疫.

91:4 With his feathers he will cover you, and under his wings you can take refuge. His faithfulness will be a shield and a buckler.
他必用自己的羽毛遮蓋你, 你要投靠在他的翅膀底下; 他的信實像盾牌, 像堅壘.

91:5 You need not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,
你不必害怕黑夜的驚恐, 或是白日的飛箭;

91:6 or the plague that spreads in the darkness, or the destruction that devastates at noon.
也不必害怕黑暗中流行的瘟疫, 或是在正午把人毀滅的毒病.

91:7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
雖有千人仆倒在你的左邊, 萬人仆倒在你的右邊, 但災害必不臨近你.

91:8 You will only look with your eyes, and see the punishment of the wicked.
不過你要親眼觀看, 看見惡人遭報.

91:9 For you, O Yahweh, are my refuge. You have made the Most High your dwelling place.
你既然把耶和華當作自己的避難所, 把至高者當作自己的居所,

91:10 No harm will befall you, and no plague will come near your tent.
禍患必不臨到你, 災害必不臨近你的帳棚.

91:11 For he will command his angels concerning you, to watch over you in all your ways.
因為他為了你, 會吩咐自己的使者, 在你所行的一切路上保護你.

91:12 In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
他們必用手托住你, 免得你的腳碰到石頭.

91:13 You will tread on lion and viper; you will trample young lion and serpent.
你必踐踏獅子和虺蛇. 你必踏碎少壯獅子和大蛇.

91:14 Because he loves me, therefore I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows my name.
耶和華說: “因為他戀慕我, 我必搭救他; 因為他認識我的名, 我必保護他.

91:15 He will call upon me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue and honor him.
他求告我, 我必應允他; 他在患難中, 我必與他同在; 我必拯救他, 使他得尊榮.

91:16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
我必使他得享長壽, 又向他顯明我的救恩. ”

Psalms - Chapter 92

92:1 A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;
稱謝耶和華, 歌頌你至高者的名;

92:2 to declare in the morning your loyal love and your faithfulness in the night,
早晨傳揚你的慈愛, 夜間傳講你的信實;

92:3 on the ten string, and on the harp, with a melody on the lyre.
彈奏十弦的樂器和瑟, 又用琴彈出美妙的聲音, 這是多麼美的事(“這是多麼美的事”原文是在第1節; 第1至第3節是一個整體).

92:4 For you, O Yahweh, have made me glad by your work; by the deeds of your hands I sing for joy.
耶和華啊！你藉著你的作為使我歡喜, 我要因你手的工作歡呼.

92:5 How great are your deeds, O Yahweh; how very deep are your thoughts.
耶和華啊！你的工作多麼偉大, 你的心思極為深奧.

92:6 The brutish man does not know, and the fool cannot understand this.
無理性的人不曉得, 愚昧的人不明白這事:

92:7 When the wicked flourish like grass and all the workers of evil blossom, it is so they can be destroyed forever.
惡人雖好像草一樣繁茂, 所有作孽的人雖然興旺, 他們都要永遠滅亡.

92:8 But you are on high forever, O Yahweh.
但你耶和華永遠是至高的.

92:9 For behold, your enemies, O Yahweh, for behold, your enemies will perish. All the workers of evil will be scattered.
耶和華啊！你的仇敵必滅亡, 你的仇敵必定滅亡; 所有作孽的都必被分散.

92:10 But you have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; you have anointed me with fresh oil.
你卻高舉了我的角, 像野牛的角; 你用新油膏抹我.

92:11 And so my eye looks on my enemies. My ears hear those evildoers who rise up against me.
我親眼看見那些窺伺我的人遭報, 我親耳聽見那些起來攻擊我的惡人受罰.

92:12 The righteous will flourish like the date palm. They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
義人必像棕樹一樣繁茂, 像黎巴嫩的香柏樹一樣高聳.

92:13 Planted in the house of Yahweh, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
他們栽在耶和華的殿中, 在我們神的院子裡繁茂生長.

92:14 They will still prosper in old age. They will be fat and luxuriant,
他們年老的時候仍要結果子, 經常保持茂盛青翠,

92:15 to declare that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no injustice in him.
好顯明耶和華是正直的; 他是我的磐石, 在他裡面沒有不義.

Psalms - Chapter 93

93:1 Yahweh is king; he clothes himself with majesty. Yahweh clothes himself; he girds himself with might. Yes, the world is established so that it will not be moved.
耶和華作王, 他以威嚴為衣; 耶和華以威嚴為衣, 以能力束腰, 世界就得以堅立, 永不動搖.

93:2 Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.
你的寶座自古就立定, 你從亙古就存在.

93:3 The rivers have lifted up, O Yahweh; the rivers have lifted up their rumbling; the rivers have lifted up their pounding.
耶和華啊！大水揚起了, 大水揚起了聲音, 大水揚起了澎湃的波浪.

93:4 Mightier than the rumblings of many waters, mightier than the mighty breakers of the sea, Yahweh on high is mighty.
耶和華在高處大有能力, 勝過大水的響聲, 勝過海中的巨浪.

93:5 Your testimonies are fully reliable. Holiness is fitting for your house, O Yahweh, forever.
耶和華啊！你的法度極為確定; 你的殿永遠被稱為聖是合宜的.

Psalms - Chapter 94

94:1 O Yahweh, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.
耶和華啊！你是伸冤的神; 伸冤的神啊！求你顯出榮光.

94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth. Repay upon the proud what is their rightful due.
審判大地的主啊！求你起來, 使驕傲的人得到應得的報應.

94:3 How long will the wicked, O Yahweh, how long will the wicked exult?
耶和華啊！惡人得意要到幾時呢? 惡人歡樂要到幾時呢?

94:4 They gush words unrestrained. All the evildoers boast.
他們不住地說驕傲的話, 所有作孽的人都誇耀自己.

94:5 They crush your people, O Yahweh; they oppress your inheritance.
耶和華啊！他們欺壓你的子民, 苦害你的產業.

94:6 They kill widow and stranger, and they murder orphans,
他們殺死寡婦和寄居的, 又殺害孤兒.

94:7 while they say, “Yah does not see,” and “The God of Jacob does not pay attention.”
他們還說: “耶和華必看不見, 雅各的神並不留意. ”

94:8 You pay attention, O brutes among the people. And you fools, when you will show insight?
民間的愚昧人哪！你們要留心; 愚頑人哪！你們要到幾時才能明白呢?

94:9 Will the one who planted the ear not hear? Will the one who formed the eye not see?
那造耳朵的, 自己不能聽見嗎? 那造眼睛的, 自己不能看見嗎?

94:10 Will the one who instructs nations not rebuke, the one who teaches humankind knowledge?
那管教萬國的, 不施行審判嗎? 那教導人的, 自己沒有知識嗎?

94:11 Yahweh knows the thoughts of humankind, that they are to no purpose.
耶和華知道人的意念是虛妄的.

94:12 Blessed is the man, O Yah, whom you instruct and teach from your law,
耶和華啊！你所管教, 用律法教導的人, 是有福的.

94:13 to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
在患難的日子, 你使他得享平安, 直到為惡人所預備的坑挖好了.

94:14 For Yahweh will not abandon his people, nor forsake his inheritance.
因為耶和華必不丟棄他的子民, 必不離棄他的產業.

94:15 For judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow after it.
因為審判必再轉向公義, 所有心裡正直的都必順從.

94:16 Who rose up for me against the wicked? Who stood up for me against the workers of iniquity?
誰肯為我起來攻擊作惡的人呢? 誰肯為我挺身而起對抗作孽的人呢?

94:17 If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.
如果不是耶和華幫助我, 我早就不在人世了(“我早就不在人世了”原文作“我早就住在寂靜中”).

94:18 When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Yahweh, supported me.
我說: “我失了腳”, 耶和華啊！那時你的慈愛就扶持我.

94:19 When my troubled thoughts were many within me, your consolations cheered my soul.
我心裡充滿憂慮的時候, 你就安慰我, 使我的心歡樂.

94:20 Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction, one that forms trouble based on statute?
憑著律例製造奸惡, 藉著權位行毀滅的, 怎能和你相交呢?

94:21 They band together against the life of the righteous, and declare the blameless guilty of blood.
他們集結起來攻擊義人, 把無辜的人定了死罪.

94:22 But Yahweh has become my high stronghold, and my God has become my rock of refuge.
但耶和華作了我的高臺, 我的神作了我避難的磐石.

94:23 And he will repay on them their iniquity, and by their evil he will destroy them. Yahweh our God will destroy them.
他必使他們的罪孽歸到他們身上, 他必因他們的罪惡滅絕他們; 耶和華我們的神必把他們滅絕.

Psalms - Chapter 95

95:1 Come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh; let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
來吧, 我們來向耶和華歌唱, 向拯救我們的磐石歡呼.

95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; with songs let us shout joyfully to him.
我們要來到他面前稱謝他, 用詩歌向他歡呼.

95:3 For Yahweh is the great God, and the great king over all gods,
因為耶和華是偉大的神, 是超越眾神的大君王.

95:4 in whose hand are the unexplored places of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his,
地的深處在他手中, 山的高峰也都屬他.

95:5 to whom belongs the sea that he made, and the dry land that his hands formed.
海洋屬他, 因為是他創造的, 陸地也是他的手造成的.

95:6 Come in, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Yahweh, our maker.
來吧, 我們來俯伏敬拜, 在造我們的耶和華面前跪下.

95:7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Today if you will hear his voice:
因為他是我們的神, 我們是他草場上的子民, 是他手下的羊群. 如果你們今天聽從他的聲音,

95:8 “Do not harden your heart as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness,
就不要硬著心, 好像在米利巴, 就是在曠野的瑪撒的日子一樣.

95:9 when your ancestors tried me. They put me to the test, even though they had seen my work.
在那裡你們的祖先雖曾見過我的作為, 還是試探我, 考驗我.

95:10 For forty years I loathed that generation, and said, ‘They are a people whose heart wanders. And my ways they do not know.’
四十年之久, 我厭惡那個世代的人; 我曾說: “他們是心裡迷誤的人民, 不認識我的道路. ”

95:11 Therefore I swore in my anger, ‘They shall surely not enter into my rest.’ ”
所以我在忿怒中起誓, 說: “他們絕不可進入我的安息. ”

Psalms - Chapter 96

96:1 Sing to Yahweh a new song; sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
你們要向耶和華唱新歌, 全地都要向耶和華歌唱.

96:2 Sing to Yahweh; bless his name. Announce his salvation from day to day.
要向耶和華歌唱, 稱頌他的名, 天天傳揚他的救恩.

96:3 Tell his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
要在列國中述說他的榮耀. 在萬民中述說他奇妙的作為.

96:4 For Yahweh is great and very worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
因為耶和華是偉大的, 該受極大的讚美, 他當受敬畏, 過於眾神之上.

96:5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but Yahweh made the heavens.
因為萬民的神都是虛空的偶像, 但耶和華創造了諸天.

96:6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
尊榮和威嚴在他面前, 能力和華美在他聖所之中.

96:7 Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of the peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
列國的萬族啊！你們要歸給耶和華, 要把榮耀和能力歸給耶和華.

96:8 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
要把耶和華的名當得的榮耀歸給他, 帶著禮物進入他的院子.

96:9 Worship Yahweh in holy array; tremble before him, all the earth.
要以聖潔的裝束敬拜耶和華(“要以聖潔的裝束敬拜耶和華”或譯: “在耶和華顯現的時候, 要敬拜他”, 或“要在耶和華聖潔的光輝中敬拜他”), 全地都要在他面前戰慄.

96:10 Say among the nations, “Yahweh is king! Yes, the world is established so that it will not be moved. He will judge the peoples fairly.”
你們要在萬國中宣告: “耶和華作王！”世界就堅定, 必不動搖; 他必按著公正審判萬民.

96:11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice. Let the sea with its fullness roar.
願天歡喜, 願地快樂; 願海和海中充滿的, 都翻騰響鬧;

96:12 Let the field with all that is in it exult. Then all the trees of the forests will sing for joy
願田野和其中的一切都歡樂, 那時林中的一切樹木都必歡呼.

96:13 before Yahweh, for he is coming; for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his faithfulness.
它們都要在耶和華面前歡呼, 因為他來了; 他來要審判全地. 他要按著公義審判世界, 憑著他的信實審判萬民.

Psalms - Chapter 97

97:1 Yahweh is king! Let the earth rejoice; let many coastlands be glad.
耶和華作王, 願地快樂, 願眾海島都歡喜.

97:2 Cloud and thick darkness are surrounding him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
密雲和幽暗在他的四圍, 公義和公正是他寶座的根基.

97:3 Fire goes before him, and devours his enemies round about.
有火走在他的前面, 燒盡他四圍的敵人.

97:4 His lightnings light the world; the earth sees and trembles.
他的閃電照亮世界, 大地看見了就戰慄.

97:5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh, at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
在耶和華面前, 就是在全地的主面前, 群山都像蠟一般融化.

97:6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
諸天傳揚他的公義, 萬民得見他的榮耀.

97:7 Let all who serve an image be ashamed, those who boast about idols. Worship him, all you gods.
願所有事奉雕刻的偶像的, 以虛無的偶像為誇口的, 都蒙羞; 眾神哪！你們都要拜他.

97:8 Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, O Yahweh.
耶和華啊！錫安聽見你的判斷就歡喜, 猶大的各城(“各城”原文作“女子”)也都快樂.

97:9 For you, O Yahweh, are most high over all the earth. You are highly exalted above all gods.
耶和華啊！因為你是全地的至高者; 你被尊崇, 遠超過眾神之上.

97:10 You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He protects the lives of his faithful; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
你們愛耶和華的, 都要恨惡罪惡; 耶和華保護聖民的性命, 救他們脫離惡人的手.

97:11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
有亮光照耀(“照耀”有古抄本作“散播”)義人, 心裡正直的人得享喜樂.

97:12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name.
義人哪！你們要靠耶和華歡喜, 要稱讚他的聖名.

Psalms - Chapter 98

98:1 A psalm. Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done wonders. His right hand and his holy arm have secured his victory.
你們要向耶和華唱新歌, 因為他行了奇妙的事; 他的右手和他的聖臂, 為他施行拯救.

98:2 Yahweh has made known his salvation; to the eyes of the nations he has revealed his righteousness.
耶和華顯明了他的救恩, 在列國眼前顯示了他的公義.

98:3 He has remembered his loyal love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
他記念他向以色列家所應許的慈愛和信實, 地的四極都看見我們神的救恩.

98:4 Shout joyfully to Yahweh, all the earth. Be cheerful and sing for joy and sing praises.
全地都要向耶和華歡呼, 要發聲歡唱, 要歌頌.

98:5 Sing praises to Yahweh with lyre, with lyre and melodious sound.
要彈琴歌頌耶和華, 要用琴和歌聲歌頌他;

98:6 With trumpets and sound of horn, shout joyfully before the king, Yahweh.
要用號筒和號角的聲音, 在大君王耶和華面前歡呼.

98:7 Let the sea with its fullness roar, the world and those who live in it.
願海和海中充滿的, 都翻騰響鬧, 願世界和住在世上的也都發聲;

98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the hills sing joyfully together
願江河拍手, 願群山一起歡呼;

98:9 before Yahweh, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
它們都要在耶和華面前歡呼, 因為他來是要審判全地, 他要按著公義審判世界, 憑著公正審判萬民.

Psalms - Chapter 99

99:1 Yahweh is king; let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned between the cherubim. Let the earth shake.
耶和華作王, 萬民都要戰慄; 他坐在兩個基路伯之上, 大地也要震動.

99:2 Yahweh is great in Zion, and he is exalted over all the peoples.
耶和華在錫安是至大的, 他崇高, 超過萬民.

99:3 Let them praise your great and fearful name. He is holy.
願他們稱讚你偉大可畏的名. 他是聖潔的.

99:4 And the strength of the king loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
王有能力(“王有能力”原文作“王的能力”), 喜愛公正; 你堅立正義; 你在雅各家施行公正和公義.

99:5 Exalt Yahweh our God, and worship at his footstool. He is holy.
你們要尊崇耶和華我們的神, 在他的腳凳前敬拜; 他是聖潔的.

99:6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also was among those who called on his name. They called to Yahweh, and he answered them.
在他的祭司中有摩西和亞倫, 在求告他名的人中有撒母耳; 他們求告耶和華, 他就應允他們.

99:7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies and the statute he gave to them.
他從雲柱中對他們說話; 他們謹守耶和華賜給他們的法度和律例.

99:8 O Yahweh our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrong deeds.
耶和華我們的神啊！你應允了他們; 你雖然按照他們所行的報應他們, 但對他們來說, 你是一位赦免人的神.

99:9 Exalt Yahweh our God, and worship at his holy mountain, for Yahweh our God is holy.
你們要尊崇耶和華我們的神, 在他的聖山上敬拜, 因為耶和華我們的神是聖潔的.

Psalms - Chapter 100

100:1 A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout in triumph to Yahweh, all the earth.
全地應當向耶和華歡呼. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

100:2 Serve Yahweh with joy; come into his presence with exultation.
應當歡歡喜喜事奉耶和華, 歡唱著到他的面前.

100:3 Know that Yahweh, he is God; he made us and we are his. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
要知道耶和華是神; 他創造了我們, 我們是屬他的(“我們是屬他的”有古抄本作“不是我們自己”); 我們是他的子民, 也是他草場上的羊.

100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him; bless his name.
應當充滿感恩進入他的殿門, 滿口讚美進入他的院子; 要感謝他, 稱頌他的名.

100:5 For Yahweh is good; his loyal love is forever, and his faithfulness is from generation to generation.
因為耶和華本是美善的, 他的慈愛存到永遠, 他的信實直到萬代.

Psalms - Chapter 101

101:1 Of David. A psalm. I will sing of loyal love and justice; I will sing praises to you, O Yahweh.
我要歌唱慈愛和公正; 耶和華啊！我要向你歌頌. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

101:2 I will give attention to the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will walk in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my house.
我要小心謹慎行正直的路; 你甚麼時候才到我這裡來呢? 我要在我的家中, 以正直的心行事.

101:3 I will not set before my eyes any wicked thing. I hate the work of those who fall away; it will not cling to me.
邪惡的事, 我都不擺在眼前; 離開正路的人所作的事, 我都恨惡, 決不容這些沾染我.

101:4 A perverse heart will depart from me; I will not know evil.
狡詐的心思, 我要遠離; 邪惡的事, 我不參與.

101:5 One who slanders his neighbor in secret, him I will destroy. One haughty of eyes and arrogant of heart, him I will not endure.
暗中誹謗鄰舍的, 我必把他滅絕; 眼目高傲, 心裡驕橫的, 我必不容忍他.

101:6 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may live with me. He who walks in the way of integrity, he shall minister to me.
我的眼目必看顧國中的誠實人, 使他們與我同住; 行為正直的, 必要侍候我.

101:7 There will not live in the midst of my house a worker of deceit. One who speaks lies will not remain before my eyes.
行詭詐的, 必不得住在我的家裡; 說謊話的, 必不能在我眼前堅立.

101:8 Each morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, cutting off from the city of Yahweh all evildoers.
我每日早晨必滅絕國中所有的惡人, 好把所有作孽的人都從耶和華的城裡剪除.

Psalms - Chapter 102

102:1 A prayer of one afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before Yahweh. O Yahweh, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.
耶和華啊！求你聽我的禱告; 願我的呼求達到你那裡.

102:2 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my trouble. Incline your ear to me. In the day I call, answer me quickly,
我在患難的日子, 求你不要向我掩面; 我呼求的時候, 求你留心聽我, 並且迅速應允我.

102:3 for my days vanish in smoke, and my bones are charred like a hearth.
因為我的年日好像煙一般消散; 我的骨頭燒焦像爐中的炭.

102:4 My heart is struck like grass and withers. Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
我的心受創傷, 好像草一般枯乾, 以致我連飯也忘了吃.

102:5 Because of the sound of my groaning my bones cling to my skin.
因我唉哼的聲音, 我就漸漸消瘦(“我就漸漸消瘦”原文作“我的骨頭緊貼著肉”).

102:6 I am like an owl of the wilderness; I am like a little owl of the ruins.
我像曠野的鵜鶘, 又像廢墟裡的貓頭鷹.

102:7 I lie awake and I am like a lone bird on a roof.
我躺在床上警醒著, 就像屋頂上孤單的麻雀.

102:8 All the day my enemies reproach me; those who mock me swear oaths against me.
我的仇敵終日辱罵我; 嘲弄我的指著我賭咒.

102:9 Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears
我吃爐灰像吃飯一樣; 我所喝的與眼淚混和.

102:10 because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.
這都是因為你的憤恨和烈怒; 你把我舉起來, 又把我摔下去.

102:11 My days are like a lengthened shadow, and I wither like grass.
我的年日好像日影偏斜, 我也好像草一般枯乾.

102:12 But you, O Yahweh, abide forever, and your remembrance from generation to generation.
耶和華啊！你卻永遠坐著為王, 你可記念的名也必存到萬代.

102:13 You rise up and take pity on Zion, because it is time to favor it, for the appointed time has come.
你要起來, 憐憫錫安, 因為現在是恩待錫安的時候; 所定的日期已經到了.

102:14 Your servants take pleasure in her stones, and show favor to its dust.
因為你的眾僕人喜愛它的石頭, 愛惜它的塵土.

102:15 Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh, and all the kings of the earth your glory.
萬國都必敬畏耶和華的名; 世上列王都敬畏你的榮耀.

102:16 For Yahweh will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory.
因為耶和華必建造錫安, 在他自己的榮耀裡顯現.

102:17 He will turn his attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
他要垂顧困苦人的禱告, 必不藐視他們的祈求.

102:18 Let this be written for the next generation, so that a people yet to be created may praise Yah,
這些事要記下來, 傳給後代, 好使將來出生的人民可以讚美耶和華.

102:19 that he looked down from his holy height. Yahweh looked from heaven over the earth
因為耶和華從他至高的聖所裡垂看, 從天上觀看大地,

102:20 to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to liberate those destined to die,
為要垂聽被囚的人的歎息, 解救定了死罪的人;

102:21 so that they may make known in Zion the name of Yahweh, and his praise in Jerusalem,
使人在錫安傳揚耶和華的名, 在耶路撒冷傳揚讚美他的話.

102:22 when the peoples assemble, together with kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.
那時, 萬民和萬國必一同聚集, 要事奉耶和華.

102:23 He has broken my strength along the way; he has cut short my days.
耶和華在我壯年的時候, 使我的力量衰弱, 縮短我的年日.

102:24 I say, “My God, do not carry me off from my life in the middle of my days.” Your years continue throughout all generations.
所以我說: “我的神啊！求你不要使我中年去世, 你的年數萬代無疆.

102:25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
你起初立了地的根基; 天也是你手的工作.

102:26 They will perish, but you will endure. And like a garment they will all wear out, you will replace them like clothing, and they will be set aside.
天地都要毀滅, 你卻長存; 天地都要像衣服一樣漸漸殘舊; 你要更換天地如同更換衣物一樣, 天地就被更換.

102:27 But you are the same, and your years do not end.
只有你永不改變, 你的年數也沒有窮盡.

102:28 The children of your servants will continue, and their descendants will be established before you.
你僕人的子孫必安然居住; 他們的後裔必在你面前堅立. ”

Psalms - Chapter 103

103:1 Of David. Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and all within me, bless his holy name.
我的心哪！你要稱頌耶和華; 在我裡面的一切, 都要稱頌他的聖名. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

103:2 Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits:
我的心哪！你要稱頌耶和華; 不可忘記他的一切恩惠.

103:3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
他赦免你的一切罪孽, 醫治你的一切疾病;

103:4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with loyal love and mercies,
他救贖你的性命脫離死亡, 以慈愛和憐憫作你的冠冕;

103:5 who satisfies your life with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
他以福樂使你的心願滿足, 以致你好像鷹一般恢復青春的活力.

103:6 Yahweh does deeds of justice and judgments for all who are oppressed,
耶和華施行公義, 為所有受欺壓的人主持公道.

103:7 who made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel.
他向摩西指示自己的道路, 向以色列人顯明自己的作為.

103:8 Yahweh is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in loyal love.
耶和華有憐憫, 有恩典, 不輕易發怒, 並且有豐盛的慈愛.

103:9 He does not dispute continually, nor keep his anger forever.
他不長久責備, 也不永遠懷怒.

103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us according to our iniquities.
他沒有按著我們的罪過待我們, 也沒有照著我們的罪孽報應我們.

103:11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.
天離地有多高, 他的慈愛向敬畏他的人也有多大.

103:12 As far as east is from west, so he has removed far from us the guilt of our transgressions.
東離西有多遠, 他使我們的過犯離我們也有多遠.

103:13 As a father pities his children, so Yahweh pities those who fear him.
父親怎樣憐恤兒子, 耶和華也照樣憐恤敬畏他的人;

103:14 For he knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust.
因為他知道我們的本體, 記得我們不過是塵土.

103:15 As for man, his days are like the grass. As the flower of the field, so he blossoms.
至於世人, 他的年日好像草一般; 他又像野地繁茂的花.

103:16 When the wind passes over it, it is no more, and its place knows it no longer.
經風一吹, 就歸無有; 他原來的地方再不認識他.

103:17 But the loyal love of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to their children’s children,
但從亙古到永遠, 耶和華的慈愛臨到敬畏他的人; 他的公義也歸於他們的子子孫孫,

103:18 to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his precepts.
就是那些謹守他的約, 記住他的訓詞, 並且遵行的人.

103:19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
耶和華在天上立定寶座, 他的王權統管萬有.

103:20 Bless Yahweh, you his angels, you mighty heroes who do his word by obeying the sound of his word.
你們作他天使的, 就是那些大有能力, 行他所吩咐, 以及聽從他命令的, 都要稱頌耶和華.

103:21 Bless Yahweh, all you his hosts, you his attendants who do his will.
你們作他的眾軍, 作他的僕役, 遵行他旨意的, 都要稱頌耶和華.

103:22 Bless Yahweh, all his works, in all the places of his dominion. Bless Yahweh, O my soul.
你們一切被他所造的, 在他統治的各處, 都要稱頌耶和華. 我的心哪, 你要稱頌耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 104

104:1 Bless Yahweh, O my soul. O Yahweh my God, you are very great. You clothe yourself with splendor and majesty,
我的心哪！你要稱頌耶和華; 耶和華我的神啊！你真偉大; 你以尊榮和威嚴為衣服.

104:2 you who cover yourself with light as with a garment, who stretch out the heavens like a tent curtain,
你披上亮光好像披上外袍; 展開諸天好像鋪張帳幔.

104:3 the one who sets beams in the waters for his upper chambers, who makes clouds his chariot, who rides on the wings of the wind,
你在水上立起你樓閣的棟梁; 你以雲彩為戰車; 乘駕風的翅膀而行.

104:4 who makes his messengers the winds, his attendants a flame of fire.
你用風作你的使者, 用火燄作你的僕役.

104:5 He established the earth on her foundations, so that it will not be moved forever and ever.
你把大地堅立在根基上, 使地永永遠遠不動搖.

104:6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment. The waters stood above the mountains.
你用深水像衣服一般覆蓋大地, 使眾水高過群山.

104:7 At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they ran off.
因你的斥責, 水就退去; 因你的雷聲, 水就奔逃.

104:8 They ascended the mountains and drained though the valleys to the place that you established for them.
眾水流經群山, 向下流往眾谷, 流到你為它們指定的地方.

104:9 You set a boundary that they may not cross over, so that they would not return to cover the earth.
你定了界限, 使眾水不能越過; 它們不再轉回掩蓋大地.

104:10 You are the one who sends forth springs into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
你使泉源在山谷中湧流, 流經群山中間.

104:11 They give drink for every beast of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
使野地所有的走獸有水喝, 野驢得以解渴.

104:12 Along them the birds of the heavens abide. From among the branches they sing.
天上的飛鳥在水邊住宿, 在樹枝上鳴叫.

104:13 You are the one who waters the mountains from his upper chambers. The earth is full with the fruit of your labors:
你從自己的樓閣中澆灌群山, 因你所作的事的果效, 大地就豐足.

104:14 who causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,
你為了牲畜使青草滋生, 為了人的需用使蔬菜生長, 使糧食從地裡生出;

104:15 and wine that makes glad the heart of man, so that their faces shine from oil, and bread that strengthens the heart of man.
又有酒使人心歡喜, 有油使人容光煥發, 有糧加添人的心力.

104:16 The trees of Yahweh drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,
耶和華的樹, 就是他所栽種的黎巴嫩香柏樹, 都得到了充分的灌溉.

104:17 where birds make their nest. The stork has its home in the fir trees.
雀鳥在上面築巢; 至於鶴, 松樹是牠的家.

104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.
高山是野山羊的住所; 巖石是石獾藏身的地方.

104:19 He made the moon for appointed times; the sun knows its time for setting.
你造月亮為定節令; 太陽知道何時沉落.

104:20 You make darkness, and it is night, when all the animals of the forest creep about.
你安設黑暗, 有了晚上, 林中的百獸就都爬出來.

104:21 The young lions are roaring for the prey and seeking their food from God.
少壯獅子吼叫覓食, 要尋求從神而來的食物.

104:22 When the sun rises, they gather together and lie down in their dens.
太陽升起的時候, 牠們就躲避, 回到自己的洞穴躺臥.

104:23 Humankind goes out to its work, and to its labor until evening.
人出去作工, 勞碌直到晚上.

104:24 How many are your works, O Yahweh; all of them you have done in wisdom. The earth is full of your creatures.
耶和華啊！你所造的真是眾多. 它們都是你用智慧造成的; 全地充滿你所造的東西.

104:25 This is the great and wide sea, in which are moving animals without number, living things small and great.
那裡有海, 又大又廣; 海裡有無數的活物, 大小活物都有.

104:26 There the ships sail. Leviathan is there that you formed to play with.
那裡有船隻往來航行, 有你所造的大魚, 在海裡嬉戲.

104:27 They all wait for you to give them their food at the proper time.
這些活物都仰望你, 仰望你按時賜給牠們食物.

104:28 You give to them; they gather it. You open your hand, they are filled with what is good.
你賜給牠們, 牠們就拾取; 你張開你的手, 牠們就飽享美物.

104:29 You hide your face, they are terrified. You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
你向牠們掩面, 牠們就驚慌; 你收回牠們的氣息, 牠們就死亡, 歸回塵土.

104:30 You send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
你發出你的靈, 萬物就被造成; 你也使地面更換一新.

104:31 May the glory of Yahweh endure forever. May Yahweh be glad in his works,
願耶和華的榮耀存到永遠; 願耶和華喜悅他自己所作的.

104:32 the one who looks at the earth and it quakes, and touches the mountains and they smoke.
他注視大地, 地就震動; 他觸摸群山, 山就冒煙.

104:33 I will sing to Yahweh throughout my life; I will sing praise to my God while I remain alive.
我一生要向耶和華歌唱; 我還在世的時候, 我要向我的神歌頌.

104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to him. I will be glad in Yahweh.
願我的默想蒙他喜悅; 我要因耶和華歡喜.

104:35 Let sinners perish completely from the earth, and the wicked not remain alive. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise Yah.
願罪人從世上滅絕, 也不再有惡人存在. 我的心哪！你要稱頌耶和華. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 105

105:1 Give thanks to Yahweh; proclaim his name; make known his deeds among the peoples.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 求告他的名; 在萬民中傳揚他的作為.

105:2 Sing to him; sing praises concerning him; tell of all his wonderful works.
你們要向他歌唱, 歌頌他, 講論他一切奇妙的作為.

105:3 Boast about his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
你們要以他的聖名誇耀; 願尋求耶和華的人都心裡歡喜.

105:4 Make supplication to Yahweh and his might; seek his face continually.
你們要追求耶和華與他的能力, 常常尋求他的面.

105:5 Remember his wonders that he has done, his signs and the judgments of his mouth,
記念他所作的奇事,他的神蹟, 和他口裡的判詞.

105:6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
他僕人亞伯拉罕的後裔啊！他所揀選的人, 雅各的子孫哪！

105:7 He is Yahweh our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
他是耶和華我們的神, 他的判詞充滿全地.

105:8 He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
他永遠記念他的約, 他記念他所吩咐的話, 直到千代,

105:9 that he made with Abraham, and by his oath swore to Isaac.
就是與亞伯拉罕所立的約, 向以撒所起的誓.

105:10 He then confirmed it to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
他把這約向雅各定為律例, 向以色列堅立為永遠的約,

105:11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment that is your inheritance.”
說: “我必把迦南地賜給你們, 作你們產業的分. ”

105:12 When they were few in number— a trifle—and were sojourners in it,
那時, 他們人數不多, 實在很少, 而且是在那地寄居的.

105:13 and they wandered about among the nations, from one kingdom to another people,
他們從這邦飄流到那邦, 從這國飄流到另一國.

105:14 he allowed no one to oppress them, and he rebuked kings on account of them,
他不容任何人欺壓他們, 為了他們的緣故, 他曾指責君王, 說:

105:15 “Do not touch my anointed ones, nor harm my prophets.”
“不可傷害我的受膏者, 也不可惡待我的先知. ”

105:16 Then he called for a famine upon the land; he broke every supply of bread.
他命令饑荒臨到那地, 斷絕了一切糧食的供應.

105:17 He sent a man on ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
在他們之前, 他差遣一個人去, 就是被賣為奴的約瑟.

105:18 They clamped his feet in fetters. His neck went into irons.
人用腳鐐弄傷他的腳, 他的頸項被鐵鍊鎖著,

105:19 Until the time his word came about, the word of Yahweh tested him.
直到他的話應驗, 耶和華的話為他證實的時候.

105:20 The king sent and he freed him; the ruler of the peoples sent and let him loose.
王就派人去釋放他, 統治眾民的把他釋放了.

105:21 He made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
王立他執掌朝政, 管理王一切所有的,

105:22 to obligate his officials as he saw fit and teach his elders wisdom.
使他可以隨意捆綁王的群臣, 把智慧教導王的長老.

105:23 Then Israel came to Egypt, and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Ham.
後來以色列到了埃及, 雅各在含地寄居.

105:24 And he made his people very fruitful. He also made them stronger than their enemies.
耶和華使他的子民生育眾多, 使他們比他們的敵人更強盛.

105:25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal deceitfully against his servants.
他改變敵人的心去憎恨他的子民, 用詭詐待他的眾僕人.

105:26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron whom he had chosen.
他差派了他的僕人摩西, 和他揀選的亞倫.

105:27 They set before them the words concerning his signs and portents in the land of Ham.
他們在敵人中間施行他的神蹟, 在含地顯明他的奇事.

105:28 He sent darkness and made it dark, and they did not rebel against his words.
他命黑暗降下, 使那地黑暗; 他的話是不能違背的.

105:29 He turned their waters into blood and it killed their fish.
他使埃及的水都變成血, 使他們的魚都死掉.

105:30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
在他們的地上, 以及君王的內室, 青蛙多多滋生.

105:31 He spoke, and there came flies and gnats throughout all their territory.
他一發命令, 蒼蠅就成群而來, 並且虱子進入他們的四境.

105:32 He gave hail for their rains and the fire of lightning in their land.
他給他們降下冰雹為雨, 又在他們的地上降下火燄.

105:33 And he struck their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their territory.
他擊打他們的葡萄樹和無花果樹, 又毀壞他們境內的樹木.

105:34 He spoke and there came locusts and young locusts without number.
他一發命令, 蝗蟲就來, 蚱蜢也來, 多得無法數算,

105:35 And they ate up all the vegetation in their land, and they ate up the fruit of their ground.
吃盡了他們地上的一切植物, 吃光了他們土地的出產.

105:36 And he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first of all their virility.
他擊殺了他們境內所有的長子, 就是他們強壯的時候所生的頭生子.

105:37 Then he brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
他領自己的子民帶著金銀出來; 他們眾支派中沒有一個畏縮的.

105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed, because the fear of them had fallen upon them.
他們出來的時候, 埃及人很歡喜, 因為埃及人都懼怕他們.

105:39 He spread out a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.
他展開雲彩作遮蓋, 夜間有火光照.

105:40 They asked, and he brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
他們一求, 他就使鵪鶉飛來, 並且用天上的糧食使他們飽足.

105:41 He opened the rock and waters flowed; they coursed through the dry places like a river.
他裂開磐石, 水就湧流出來; 在乾旱之處水流成河.

105:42 For he remembered his holy promise; he remembered Abraham his servant.
因為他記念他向自己的僕人亞伯拉罕應許的聖言.

105:43 And so he brought out his people with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing.
他帶領自己的子民歡歡樂樂出來, 帶領自己的選民歡呼著出來.

105:44 And he gave to them the lands of the nations, and they inherited the labor of the peoples,
他把多國的地土賜給他們, 他們就承受眾民勞碌的成果,

105:45 so that they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise Yah.
為要使他們謹守他的律例, 遵守他的律法. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 106

106:1 Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
你們要讚美耶和華. 你們要稱謝耶和華, 因為他是美善的; 他的慈愛永遠長存.

106:2 Who can utter the mighty deeds of Yahweh, or proclaim all his praise?
誰能述說耶和華大能的作為, 誰能說盡讚美他的話?

106:3 Blessed are those who observe justice, he who does righteousness at all times.
謹守公正, 常行公義的人, 都是有福的.

106:4 Remember me, O Yahweh, when you show favor to your people. Look after me when you deliver,
耶和華啊！你恩待你子民的時候, 求你記念我; 你拯救他們的時候, 求你眷念我;

106:5 that I may see the good done your chosen ones, to be glad in the joy of your nation, to glory together with your inheritance.
使我得見你選民的福樂, 因你國民的歡樂而歡樂, 與你的產業一同誇耀.

106:6 We have sinned along with our ancestors. We have committed iniquity; we have incurred guilt.
我們和我們的列祖都犯了罪, 我們作了孽, 也行了惡.

106:7 Our ancestors in Egypt did not understand your wonderful works. They did not remember your many acts of loyal love, and so they rebelled by the sea at the Red Sea.
我們的列祖在埃及的時候, 不明白你的奇事, 也不記念你豐盛的慈愛, 反倒在紅海的海邊悖逆了你.

106:8 Yet he saved them for the sake of his name, to make known his might.
但他因自己的名的緣故拯救他們, 為要彰顯他的大能.

106:9 So he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
他斥責紅海, 海就乾了; 他領他們走過海底, 像經過曠野一樣.

106:10 Thus he saved them from the hand of the hater and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
他拯救他們脫離憎恨他們的人的手, 從仇敵的手中救贖了他們.

106:11 But waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.
海水淹沒了他們的敵人, 連一個也沒有留下.

106:12 Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
那時他們才相信他的話, 唱歌讚美他.

106:13 They quickly forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
可是他們很快就忘記了他的作為, 不仰望他的意旨,

106:14 And they craved intensely in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert.
反而在曠野大起貪慾, 在沙漠試探神.

106:15 So he gave to them their request, but he sent leanness into their souls.
神把他們所求的賜給他們, 卻使災病臨到他們身上.

106:16 And they were jealous of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron, the holy one of Yahweh.
他們在營中嫉妒摩西, 以及歸耶和華為聖的亞倫.

106:17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and it covered over the gang of Abiram.
於是地裂開, 吞下了大坍, 把亞比蘭一夥的人也掩埋了.

106:18 Also fire burned in their assembly; the flame devoured the wicked.
有火在他們的黨羽中燃燒起來, 烈燄焚毀了惡人.

106:19 They made a calf at Horeb and bowed down to a cast image.
他們在何烈山做了牛犢, 敬拜鑄成的偶像.

106:20 And so they exchanged their glory for an image of an ox that eats grass.
這樣, 他們用吃草的牛的像, 代替了他們的榮耀的神.

106:21 They forgot God their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
他們竟忘記了拯救他們的神; 他曾在埃及行了大事,

106:22 wonders in the land of Ham, awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
在含地行了奇事, 在紅海邊行了可畏可懼的事.

106:23 So he said he would exterminate them, had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to reverse his wrath from destroying them.
所以他說要滅絕他們, 不是有他揀選的摩西, 在他面前站在破口上, 使他的怒氣轉消, 恐怕他早已毀滅他們了.

106:24 Then they refused the desirable land; they did not believe his word,
他們又輕視那美地, 不信他的應許.

106:25 but grumbled in their tents. They did not obey the voice of Yahweh.
他們在自己的帳棚裡發怨言, 不聽從耶和華的話.

106:26 So he made an oath against them, to make them drop in the wilderness,
所以他對他們起誓, 必使他們倒在曠野,

106:27 and to disperse their descendants among the nations and to scatter them among the lands.
使他們的後裔四散在萬國中, 使他們分散在各地.

106:28 They also attached themselves to Baal of Peor, and they ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
他們又歸附巴力．毗珥, 吃了祭過死神的祭物.

106:29 Thus they provoked to anger by their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
他們的行為觸怒了耶和華, 於是有瘟疫在他們中間發生.

106:30 Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and so the plague was stopped,
那時非尼哈站起來, 執行刑罰, 瘟疫才止息.

106:31 and it was reckoned to him as righteousness throughout all generations.
這就算為他的義, 世世代代直到永遠.

106:32 They also angered God at the waters of Meribah, and it went badly for Moses on account of them,
他們在米利巴水邊惹耶和華發怒, 以致摩西因他們的緣故也受了懲罰.

106:33 because they rebelled against his Spirit, and he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.
因為他們抗拒神的靈(“他們抗拒神的靈”或譯: “他們激動摩西的心”), 摩西用嘴說出冒失的話.

106:34 They did not exterminate the peoples, as Yahweh had commanded them,
他們沒有照著耶和華吩咐他們的, 滅絕外族的人民,

106:35 but they mingled with the nations and learned their works,
反而和外族人混居雜處, 學習他們的風俗習慣.

106:36 and served their idols, which became a snare to them.
他們又事奉外族人的偶像, 這就成了他們的網羅.

106:37 They even sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons,
他們把自己的兒女祭祀鬼魔.

106:38 and they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and so the land was defiled with the blood.
他們流了無辜人的血, 就是他們自己兒女的血, 把他們祭祀迦南的偶像; 那地就被血污穢了.

106:39 And they became unclean by their works, and were unfaithful in their deeds.
這樣, 他們因自己所作的成了不潔, 他們的行為使他們犯了邪淫.

106:40 So Yahweh’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.
所以耶和華的怒氣向他的子民發作; 他厭惡自己的產業,

106:41 Then he gave them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
把他們交在外族人的手裡, 恨惡他們的人就管轄他們.

106:42 And their enemies oppressed them, and they were subdued under their hand.
他們的仇敵壓迫他們, 他們就屈服在仇敵的手下.

106:43 Many times he delivered them, but they rebelled in their counsel, and were brought low by their iniquity.
神曾多次搭救他們, 他們卻故意悖逆, 以致因自己的罪孽降為卑微.

106:44 Yet he looked upon their distress when he heard their cry.
可是他聽到了他們哀叫的時候, 就垂顧他們的苦難.

106:45 And he remembered his covenant with them, and relented based on the abundance of his loyal love.
他為他們的緣故記念他自己的約, 照著他豐盛的慈愛回心轉意.

106:46 And he let them find compassion before all their captors.
他又使他們在所有擄掠他們的人面前, 得蒙憐恤.

106:47 Save us, O Yahweh our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and boast in your praise.
耶和華我們的神啊！求你拯救我們, 把我們從萬國中招聚回來, 我們好稱謝你的聖名, 以讚美你為誇耀.

106:48 Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise Yah.
耶和華以色列的神是應當稱頌的, 從永遠到永遠. 願眾民都說: “阿們. ”你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 107

107:1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他本是良善的; 他的慈愛永遠長存.

107:2 Let the redeemed of Yahweh declare it, those whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
願耶和華救贖的子民這樣稱謝他; 這民就是他從敵人的手裡救贖出來,

107:3 and gathered from the lands, from east and from west, from north and from south.
把他們從各地, 就是從東從西,從南(“南”原文作“海”)從北, 招聚回來的.

107:4 They wandered in the wilderness, in a desert. They could find no way to a city to inhabit.
他們有些人在曠野,在荒漠飄流, 尋不見路往可居住的城巿.

107:5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul grew faint within them.
他們又飢又渴, 心靈疲弱.

107:6 Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble. He delivered them from their distresses
他們在急難中呼求耶和華, 耶和華就救他們脫離困苦;

107:7 and led them by a straight way to get to a city to inhabit.
領他們走正直的路, 使他們去到可居住的城巿.

107:8 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
願人因耶和華的慈愛, 和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他.

107:9 for he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good.
因為他使乾渴的人得到滿足, 又使飢餓的人飽享美物.

107:10 Those who sat in darkness and gloom, prisoners of misery and iron—
他們有些人坐在黑暗和死蔭裡, 被困苦和鐵鍊捆鎖著;

107:11 because they rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High,
因為他們違背了神的話, 藐視了至高者的旨意.

107:12 he therefore humbled their heart with trouble. They stumbled and there was no helper.
所以神用苦難治服他們的心; 他們跌倒, 也沒有人幫助.

107:13 Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble; he saved them from their distresses.
他們在急難中呼求耶和華, 耶和華就拯救他們脫離困苦.

107:14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom, and tore off their bonds.
他從黑暗裡和死蔭中把他們領出來, 弄斷他們的鎖鍊.

107:15 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
願人因耶和華的慈愛, 和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他.

107:16 for he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts through the bars of iron.
因為他打破了銅門, 砍斷了鐵閂.

107:17 Fools, because of their rebellious way and their iniquities, were afflicted.
他們有些人因自己的過犯成了愚妄人, 有人受苦是因為自己的罪孽.

107:18 Their soul abhorred all food, and they approached the gates of death.
他們厭惡各樣食物, 就臨近死門.

107:19 Then they called to Yahweh for help in their trouble. He saved them from their distresses.
於是他們在急難中呼求耶和華, 他就拯救他們脫離困苦.

107:20 He sent his word and healed them, and he delivered them from their pits.
他發出說話醫治他們, 搭救他們脫離死亡.

107:21 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
願人因耶和華的慈愛, 因他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他.

107:22 and let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his works with rejoicing.
願他們以感謝為祭獻給他, 歡欣地述說他的作為.

107:23 Those who went down to the sea into ships, doing business on the high seas,
他們有些人坐船出海, 在大海上往來經商.

107:24 they saw the works of Yahweh, and his wonderful deeds in the deep.
他們見過耶和華的作為, 和他在深海中所行的奇事.

107:25 For he spoke and raised up a stormy wind, and it whipped up its waves.
他一吩咐, 狂風就颳起, 海中的波浪也高揚.

107:26 They rose to the heavens; they plunged to the depths. Their soul melted in their calamity.
他們上到天上, 下到深淵, 他們的心因危難而驚慌.

107:27 They reeled and staggered like a drunkard, and they were at their wits’ end.
他們搖搖晃晃, 東倒西歪, 好像醉酒的人; 他們的一切智慧都沒有用了.

107:28 Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distresses.
於是他們在急難中呼求耶和華, 他就拯救他們脫離困苦.

107:29 He made the storm be still and their waves became calm.
他使狂風止息, 海浪就平靜無聲.

107:30 Then they were glad because they grew silent, so he guided them to their desired harbor.
風平浪靜了, 他們就歡喜; 他引領他們到他們所願去的港口.

107:31 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love and his wonderful deeds for the children of humankind,
願人因耶和華的慈愛, 和他向世人所行的奇事稱謝他.

107:32 and let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
願他們在眾民的會中尊崇他, 在長老的集會中讚美他.

107:33 He turns rivers into a wilderness and springs of water into thirsty ground,
他使江河變為曠野, 使水泉變為乾旱無水之地.

107:34 a fruitful land into a salty place, because of the evil of its inhabitants.
他使肥沃的土地變為鹹田, 都因住在那裡的居民的邪惡.

107:35 He turns a wilderness into a pool of water and a dry land into springs of water.
他使曠野變為池塘, 使旱地變為水泉.

107:36 And he settles the hungry there, so that they may establish a city to inhabit,
他使飢餓的人住在那裡, 好讓他們建造可以居住的城巿.

107:37 and sow fields and plant vineyards, that they may yield fruit at harvest.
他們耕種田地, 栽種葡萄園, 得到豐盛的收成.

107:38 And he blesses them and they multiply greatly, and he does not let their cattle become few.
他又賜福給他們, 使他們人口眾多, 也沒有使他們的牲畜減少.

107:39 When they become few and they are bent down from the oppression of calamity and grief,
以後他們因為壓迫,患難,愁苦, 就人數減少, 降為卑微.

107:40 he pours contempt on princes and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
他使權貴受羞辱, 使他們在荒廢無路的地方飄流.

107:41 But he protects the needy from misery, and he makes their families like a flock.
他卻把貧窮的人安置在高處, 免受苦難, 使他的家族繁衍, 好像羊群.

107:42 The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
正直的人看見了, 就歡喜; 但所有邪惡的人都必閉口無言.

107:43 Whoever is wise, then let him observe these things, and let them consider Yahweh’s acts of loyal love.
凡有智慧的, 願他留意這些事; 願他思想耶和華的慈愛.

Psalms - Chapter 108

108:1 A song. A psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
神啊！我的心堅定; 我要用我的靈(“靈”或譯: “榮耀”或“肝”; 與16:9, 30:12, 57:8同)歌唱和頌讚.

108:2 Awake, harp and lyre. I will awake the dawn.
琴和瑟啊！你們都要醒過來; 我也要喚醒黎明.

108:3 I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Yahweh; I will give you praise among the nations,
耶和華啊！我要在萬民中稱謝你, 在萬族中歌頌你.

108:4 because your loyal love is great above the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
因為你的慈愛偉大, 高及諸天; 你的信實上達雲霄.

108:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and let your glory be above all the earth,
神啊！願你被尊崇, 過於諸天; 願你的榮耀遍及全地.

108:6 so that your beloved ones may be rescued. Save by your right hand and answer me.
求你用右手拯救我們, 應允我們, 使你喜愛的人得拯救.

108:7 God has spoken in his holiness, “I will exult, I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the valley of Succoth.
神在自己的聖所(“神在自己的聖所”或譯: “神指著自己的聖潔”)說: “我必誇勝, 我必分開示劍, 我必量度疏割谷.

108:8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. And Ephraim is the helmet for my head. Judah is my scepter;
基列是我的, 瑪拿西是我的; 以法蓮是我的頭盔; 猶大是我的權杖,

108:9 Moab is my washing pot. Over Edom I will cast my sandal; Over Philistia I will shout in triumph.”
摩押是我的洗腳盆; 我要向以東拋鞋, 我要因戰勝非利士歡呼. ”

108:10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
誰能帶我進堅固城? 誰能領我到以東地去呢?

108:11 Have you not rejected us, O God, and not gone out with our armies, O God?
神啊！你不是把我們丟棄了嗎? 神啊！你不和我們的軍隊一同出戰嗎?

108:12 Give us help against the enemy, for the help of humankind is futile.
求你幫助我們抵擋敵人, 因為人的援助是沒有用的.

108:13 Through God we will do valiantly, and it is he who will tread down our enemies.
我們靠著神奮勇作戰, 因為他必踐踏我們的敵人.

Psalms - Chapter 109

109:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. O God of my praise, do not keep silent,
我所讚美的神啊！求你不要緘默無聲, (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

109:2 for wicked and deceitful mouths have opened against me. They speak to me with a lying tongue.
因為邪惡的人的嘴和詭詐的人的口, 已經張開攻擊我; 他們用虛謊的舌頭對我說話.

109:3 They also surround me with words of hate, and fight me without cause.
他們說毒恨的話圍攻我, 無緣無故攻擊我.

109:4 In return for my love they accuse me, though I am in prayer.
他們以敵對的態度來回報我的愛; 至於我, 我只有禱告.

109:5 So they inflicted evil against me in return for good and hatred in return for my love.
他們對我以惡報善, 以憎恨回報我的愛.

109:6 Appoint over him a wicked man, and let an accuser stand at his right hand.
求你派一個惡人對付他; 派一個對頭站在他的右邊.

109:7 When he is judged, let him come out guilty, and let his prayer become as sin.
他受審判的時候, 願他被判為有罪; 願他的禱告成為罪.

109:8 Let his days be few; let another take his office.
願他的年日短少, 願別人取代他的職分.

109:9 Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow,
願他的兒女成為孤兒; 願他的妻子成為寡婦.

109:10 and let his children wander aimlessly and beg, and let them plead from their ruins.
願他的兒女流離失所, 到處求乞; 願他們從他們破毀的家中被趕逐出去.

109:11 Let the creditor seize all that is his, and let strangers plunder his property.
願債主奪去他一切所有的; 願外人都劫掠他勞碌得來的.

109:12 Let there be none who extend to him loyal love, nor any who pities his orphans.
願無人對他施仁慈; 願無人恩待他的孤兒.

109:13 Let his descendants be cut off. Let their name be blotted out in the next generation.
願他的後人被除滅, 願他們的名字在下一代被塗抹.

109:14 Let the iniquity of his ancestors be remembered before Yahweh, and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.
願他列祖的罪孽被耶和華謹記; 願他母親的罪惡不被塗抹.

109:15 Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth,
願這些罪常在耶和華面前, 好使他們的名號從地上被除掉.

109:16 because he did not remember to show loyal love, but he pursued anyone, poor or needy or brokenhearted, to slay them.
因為他從沒有想起要施慈愛, 只知道迫害困苦,貧窮和傷心的人, 要把他們置於死地.

109:17 Because he loved cursing, let it come upon him. Because he did not delight in blessing, let it be far from him.
他愛咒詛, 願咒詛臨到他; 他不喜愛祝福, 願福樂遠離他.

109:18 Because he wore a curse as his robe, let it enter his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
他以咒詛當作衣服穿上, 咒詛就像水一般進入他的內臟, 像油一樣進入他的骨頭.

109:19 May it be for him like a garment in which he wraps, and a belt he continually wears.
願這咒詛像衣服一般給他披上, 並當作他常常束上的腰帶.

109:20 Let this be the punishment for my accusers from Yahweh, even those who speak evil against my life.
願敵對我和用惡言攻擊我的, 都從耶和華那裡得到這報應.

109:21 But you, O Yahweh my Lord, deal with me for your name’s sake. Because your loyal love is good, deliver me,
至於你, 主耶和華啊！求你為你名的緣故恩待我; 按著你美好的慈愛拯救我.

109:22 for I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
因為我困苦貧窮, 我的內心傷痛.

109:23 Like a lengthening shadow I am passing away; I am shaken off like a locust.
我像日影傾斜, 漸漸消逝, 又像蝗蟲被抖掉.

109:24 My knees buckle from fasting, and my body grows lean without fat.
我因禁食, 雙膝軟弱無力; 我的身體消瘦枯乾.

109:25 And so I am a disgrace to them; when they see me, they shake their heads.
我成了他們羞辱的對象; 他們一看見我, 就搖頭.

109:26 Help me, O Yahweh my God; save me according to your loyal love,
耶和華我的神啊！求你幫助我; 求你按著你的慈愛拯救我,

109:27 that they may know that this is your hand, that you, O Yahweh, you have done it.
好讓人知道這是出於你的手, 是你耶和華所作的事.

109:28 Let them curse, but you bless. When they arise, let them be put to shame, that your servant may be glad.
任憑他們咒詛, 只願你賜福; 願起來攻擊我的都蒙羞, 你的僕人卻要歡喜.

109:29 Let my accusers put on disgrace, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a robe.
願敵對我的披戴羞辱; 願他們以自己的恥辱為外袍披在身上.

109:30 I will give thanks to Yahweh exceedingly with my mouth, and in the midst of many I will praise him,
我要用口極力稱謝耶和華; 我要在眾人中間讚美他.

109:31 for he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those judging his life.
因為他必站在貧窮人的右邊, 拯救他脫離定他死罪的人.

Psalms - Chapter 110

110:1 Of David. A psalm. A declaration of Yahweh to my lord, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
耶和華對我主說: “你坐在我的右邊, 等我使你的仇敵作你的腳凳. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

110:2 Yahweh will send out your mighty scepter from Zion; rule in the midst of your enemies.
耶和華必使你從錫安伸出能力的權杖, 你要在你的仇敵中掌權.

110:3 Your people will volunteer in the day of your power. In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, you will have the dew of your youth.
在你征戰的日子, 你的人民都樂意投身; 你的少年人以聖潔為裝飾, 好像清晨的甘露, 到你那裡.

110:4 Yahweh has sworn and he will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever according to the manner of Melchizedek.”
耶和華起了誓, 就決不反悔; 他說: “你永遠作祭司, 是照著麥基洗德的體系. ”

110:5 O Lord, at your right hand he will shatter kings in the day of his anger.
主在你右邊, 在他發怒的日子, 必剿滅列王.

110:6 He will judge among the nations; he will fill them with corpses. He will shatter the rulers of many countries.
他必在列國中施行審判, 屍首就遍滿各處; 他要剿滅地上各處的首領.

110:7 He will drink from the stream by the road; therefore he will lift up his head.
王要喝路旁的河水, 因此他必挺胸昂首.

Psalms - Chapter 111

111:1 Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart, in the assembly of the upright and the congregation.
你們要讚美耶和華. 在正直人的議會中和大會裡, 我要全心稱謝耶和華.

111:2 The works of Yahweh are great, studied by all who delight in them.
耶和華的作為偉大, 喜愛他作為的人都努力查究.

111:3 Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.
他的作為滿有尊榮和威嚴, 他的公義永遠長存.

111:4 He has made his wonders to be remembered; Yahweh is gracious and compassionate.
他使人記念他所行的奇事; 耶和華有恩典, 有憐憫.

111:5 He gives food to those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
他賜糧食給敬畏他的人; 他永遠記念自己的約.

111:6 He has declared the power of his works for his people, by giving to them the inheritance of the nations.
他向自己的子民彰顯大能的作為, 把列國賜給他們為業.

111:7 The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable.
他手所作的都是誠實和公正; 他的訓詞都是可信靠的.

111:8 They are sustained forever and ever, done with faithfulness and uprightness.
他的訓詞是永遠確定的, 是按著信實和正直制訂的.

111:9 He has sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever; holy and fearful is his name.
他向自己的子民施行救贖; 他命定自己的約, 直到永遠; 他的名神聖可畏.

111:10 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom; all who do them have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.
敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端; 凡是這樣行的都是明智的. 耶和華該受讚美, 直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 112

112:1 Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh; he takes great delight in his commands.
你們要讚美耶和華. 敬畏耶和華,熱愛他的誡命的, 這人是有福的.

112:2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
他的後裔在地上必強盛, 正直人的後代必蒙福.

112:3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
他家中有財富, 有金錢, 他的仁義存到永遠.

112:4 His light rises in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious and compassionate and righteous.
正直人在黑暗中有光照亮他, 他滿有恩慈, 好憐恤, 行公義.

112:5 It goes well for a man who is gracious and lends, who conducts his business properly.
恩待人, 借貸給別人, 按公正處理自己事務的, 這人必享福樂.

112:6 For he will not be shaken forever; the righteous will be remembered forever.
因為他永遠不會動搖, 義人必永遠被記念.

112:7 He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is steadfast, secure in Yahweh.
他必不因壞消息懼怕; 他的心堅定, 倚靠耶和華.

112:8 His heart is sustained; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his enemies.
他的心堅決, 毫不懼怕, 直到他看見他的敵人遭報.

112:9 He gives lavishly to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
他廣施錢財, 賙濟窮人; 他的仁義存到永遠; 他的角必被高舉, 大有榮耀.

112:10 The wicked sees it and is vexed. He gnashes his teeth and becomes weak. The desire of the wicked perishes.
惡人看見就惱怒, 他必咬牙切齒, 身心耗損; 惡人的心願必幻滅.

Psalms - Chapter 113

113:1 Praise Yah! Praise, O servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh.
你們要讚美耶和華. 耶和華的僕人哪！你們要讚美, 要讚美耶和華的名.

113:2 Let the name of Yahweh be blessed, from now until forever.
耶和華的名是應當稱頌的, 從現在直到永遠.

113:3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, let the name of Yahweh be blessed.
從日出之地到日落之處, 耶和華的名都該受讚美.

113:4 Yahweh is high above all nations; his glory is above the heavens.
耶和華高過萬國, 他的榮耀超越諸天.

113:5 Who is like Yahweh our God, who is enthroned on high,
誰像耶和華我們的神呢? 他坐在至高之處,

113:6 who condescends to look at what is in the heavens and in the earth?
他俯首垂顧天上和地下的事.

113:7 He raises the helpless from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap,
他從灰塵中抬舉貧寒人, 從糞堆中提拔窮乏人,

113:8 to seat them with princes, with the princes of his people.
使他們和權貴同坐, 就是和他子民中的權貴同坐,

113:9 He causes the barren woman of the house to dwell as the happy mother of children. Praise Yah!
他使不能生育的婦人安居家中, 成了有許多兒女的快樂母親. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 114

114:1 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of a strange language,
以色列出了埃及, 雅各家離開了說外國語言的人民的時候,

114:2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
猶大就成了主的聖所, 以色列成了他的王國.

114:3 The sea looked and fled; the Jordan turned back.
大海看見就奔逃, 約旦河也倒流.

114:4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
大山跳躍像公羊, 小山蹦跳像小羊.

114:5 What’s with you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you turned back?
大海啊！你為甚麼奔逃? 約旦河啊！你為甚麼倒流?

114:6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams? O hills, like lambs?
大山啊！你們為甚麼跳躍像公羊? 小山啊！你們為甚麼蹦跳像小羊?

114:7 At the presence of the Lord writhe, O earth, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
大地啊！你在主的面前, 在雅各的神面前要戰抖.

114:8 who turned the rock into a pool of water, flinty stone into a spring of water.
他使磐石變為水池, 使堅石變為水泉.

Psalms - Chapter 115

115:1 Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your loyal love, because of your faithfulness.
耶和華啊！不要把榮耀歸給我們, 不要歸給我們; 要因你的慈愛和信實把榮耀歸在你的名下.

115:2 Why should the nations say, “Where, pray tell, is their God?”
為甚麼容列國的人說: “他們的神在哪裡呢? ”

115:3 But our God is in the heavens; all that he desires, he does.
我們的神在天上; 他喜歡甚麼, 就作甚麼.

115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
列國的偶像是金的,銀的, 是人手所做的.

115:5 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
它們有口, 卻不能說話; 有眼, 卻不能看;

115:6 they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;
有耳, 卻不能聽; 有鼻, 卻不能聞;

115:7 they have their hands, but they cannot feel, their feet, but they cannot walk; they cannot utter a sound in their throats.
有手, 卻不能摸; 有腳, 卻不能行; 也不能用喉嚨發聲.

115:8 Those who make them become like them, as does everyone who trusts in them.
做偶像的必和偶像一樣; 凡是倚靠它們的, 都必這樣.

115:9 O Israel, trust Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
以色列啊！你們要倚靠耶和華; 他是你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)的幫助,你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)的盾牌.

115:10 O house of Aaron, trust in Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
亞倫家啊！你們要倚靠耶和華; 他是你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)的幫助,你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)的盾牌.

115:11 You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh; he is their help and their shield.
敬畏耶和華的啊！你們要倚靠耶和華; 他是你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)的幫助,你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)的盾牌.

115:12 Yahweh remembers us; he will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
耶和華顧念我們, 必賜福給我們; 他必賜福給以色列家, 賜福給亞倫家.

115:13 He will bless those who fear Yahweh, the small with the great.
敬畏耶和華的, 無論大小尊卑, 他都必賜福.

115:14 May Yahweh give you increase, you and your children.
願耶和華使你們增多, 使你們和你們的子孫增多.

115:15 May you be blessed by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
願你們蒙創造天地的耶和華賜福.

115:16 The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of humankind.
天屬於耶和華, 地, 他卻賜給了世人.

115:17 The dead do not praise Yah, nor any descending into silence.
死人不能讚美耶和華, 下到陰間的不能讚美他.

115:18 It is we, we will bless Yah from now until forever. Praise Yah!
至於我們, 我們要稱頌耶和華, 從現在直到永遠. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 116

116:1 I love him, because Yahweh has heard the voice of my supplications.
我愛耶和華, 因為他聽了我的聲音,我的懇求.

116:2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call all my days.
因為他留心聽我的懇求, 我一生一世要求告他.

116:3 The ropes of death encircled me, and the distresses of Sheol found me. I found trouble and grief.
死亡的繩索纏繞著我, 陰間的痛苦抓住我; 我遭遇患難和愁苦.

116:4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh: “O Yahweh, please save my life!”
那時, 我呼求耶和華的名, 說: “耶和華啊！求你拯救我. ”

116:5 Gracious is Yahweh and righteous, and our God is merciful.
耶和華有恩典, 有公義, 我們的神滿有憐憫.

116:6 Yahweh watches over the simple. I was brought low, but he gave me victory.
耶和華保護愚蒙人, 我落到卑微的地步, 他拯救了我.

116:7 Return, O my soul, to your repose, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
我的心哪！你要回復安寧, 因為耶和華用厚恩待你.

116:8 For you have rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
主啊！你救了我的性命脫離死亡, 你使我的眼睛不致流淚, 使我的雙腳不致跌倒.

116:9 I will walk before Yahweh in the land of the living.
我要在活人之地, 行在耶和華面前.

116:10 I believed when I spoke, “I am afflicted greatly.”
我雖然說: “我受了極大的痛苦”, 但我仍然相信.

116:11 I said in my haste, “Everyone is a liar.”
我在驚惶之中曾說: “人都是說謊的. ”

116:12 What shall I give back to Yahweh for all his benefits to me?
我拿甚麼報答耶和華向我所施的一切厚恩呢?

116:13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and proclaim the name of Yahweh.
我要舉起救恩的杯, 稱揚耶和華的名.

116:14 I will pay my vows made to Yahweh in the presence of all his people.
我要在耶和華的眾民面前, 向他還我所許的願.

116:15 Costly in Yahweh’s view is the death of his faithful ones.
在耶和華的眼中看來, 聖民的死極為寶貴.

116:16 Ah, Yahweh, I am indeed your servant; I am your servant, the child of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.
耶和華啊！我真是你的僕人; 我是你僕人, 你婢女的兒子; 我的鎖鍊你給我解開了.

116:17 I will offer to you a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and proclaim the name of Yahweh.
我要把感恩祭獻給你, 我要稱揚耶和華的名.

116:18 I will pay my vows made to Yahweh in the presence of all his people,
我要在耶和華的眾民面前, 向他還我所許的願.

116:19 in the courts of the house of Yahweh, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise Yah!
耶路撒冷啊！就是在你的中間, 在耶和華殿的院子裡, 我要還我所許的願. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 117

117:1 Praise Yahweh, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
萬國啊！你們要讚美耶和華; 萬民哪！你們要頌讚他.

117:2 For his loyal love is mighty on our behalf, and the faithfulness of Yahweh is forever. Praise Yah!
他向我們所施的慈愛極大; 耶和華的信實永遠長存. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 118

118:1 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他本是良善的; 他的慈愛永遠長存.

118:2 Let Israel say, “His loyal love is forever.”
願以色列說: “他的慈愛永遠長存. ”

118:3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His loyal love is forever.”
願亞倫家說: “他的慈愛永遠長存. ”

118:4 Let those who fear Yahweh say, “His loyal love is forever.”
願敬畏耶和華的說: “他的慈愛永遠長存. ”

118:5 Out of my distress I called to Yah. Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.
我在急難中求告耶和華, 他就應允我, 使我站在寬闊之地.

118:6 Yahweh is for me; I do not fear. What can mere humans do to me?
耶和華是我的幫助, 我決不害怕, 人能把我怎麼樣呢?

118:7 Yahweh is for me as my helper, and so I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
耶和華是我的幫助, 我必看見恨我的人遭報.

118:8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in humans.
投靠耶和華, 勝過倚靠人.

118:9 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust princes.
投靠耶和華, 勝過倚靠王子.

118:10 All nations surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
列國圍困著我, 我靠著耶和華的名必除滅他們.

118:11 They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
他們圍繞著我, 把我圍困, 我靠著耶和華的名必除滅他們.

118:12 They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire of thorns. In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
他們如同蜜蜂圍繞著我, 但他們要像燒荊棘的火熄滅; 我靠著耶和華的名必除滅他們.

118:13 You pushed me hard to make me fall, but Yahweh helped me.
他們(“他們”原文作“你”)極力推我, 要我跌倒, 耶和華卻幫助了我.

118:14 Yah is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.
耶和華是我的力量, 我的詩歌; 他也成了我的拯救.

118:15 The sound of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
在義人的帳棚裡, 有歡呼和得勝的聲音, 說: “耶和華的右手行了大能的事.

118:16 The right hand of Yahweh has exalted; the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.
耶和華的右手高高舉起; 耶和華的右手行了大能的事. ”

118:17 I will not die but live, and tell of the works of Yah.
我必不至於死, 我要活下去, 並且要述說耶和華的作為.

118:18 Yah has disciplined me severely, but he did not consign me to death.
耶和華雖嚴厲地管教我, 卻沒有把我置於死地.

118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to Yah.
請你們為我打開正義的門, 我要進去, 稱謝耶和華.

118:20 This is the gate of Yahweh, through which the righteous will enter.
這是耶和華的門, 義人才可以進去.

118:21 I will give thanks to you for you have answered me, and you have become my salvation.
我要稱謝你, 因為你應允了我, 又成了我的拯救.

118:22 The stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
建築工人所棄的石頭, 成了房角的主要石頭;

118:23 This is from Yahweh; it is wonderful in our eyes.
這是耶和華作的, 在我們眼中看為希奇.

118:24 This is the day Yahweh has worked; let us rejoice and be glad in him.
這是耶和華所定的日子, 我們要在這一日歡喜快樂.

118:25 O Yahweh, please save; O Yahweh, please grant success.
耶和華啊！求你施行拯救; 耶和華啊！求你使我們亨通.

118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh. We bless you from the house of Yahweh.
奉耶和華的名來的是應當稱頌的, 我們從耶和華的殿中給你們祝福.

118:27 Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
耶和華是神, 他光照了我們. 你們要用繩索把祭牲拴住, 帶到祭壇的角那裡(“你們要用繩索把祭牲拴住, 帶到祭壇的角那裡”或譯: “你們要手拿樹枝, 開始向祭壇列隊前行”).

118:28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God; I will exalt you.
你是我的神, 我要稱謝你; 你是我的神, 我要尊崇你.

118:29 Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his loyal love is forever.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他本是良善的; 他的慈愛永遠長存.

Psalms - Chapter 119

119:1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
行為完全, 遵行耶和華律法的, 都是有福的.

119:2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies; they seek him with a whole heart.
謹守他的法度, 全心尋求他的, 都是有福的.

119:3 They also do no wrong; they walk in his ways.
他們不作不義的事; 他們遵行他的道.

119:4 You have commanded your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
你曾把你的訓詞吩咐我們, 要我們殷勤遵守.

119:5 Oh that my ways were steadfast, to keep your statutes!
但願我的道路堅定, 為要遵守你的律例.

119:6 Then I would not be ashamed when I look to all your commands.
我重視你的一切誡命, 就不至於羞愧.

119:7 I will give you thanks with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous laws.
我學會了你公義的法則, 就以正直的心稱謝你.

119:8 I will heed your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
我必遵守你的律例, 求你不要把我棄絕.

119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed according to your word.
少年人用甚麼潔淨自己的行為呢? 就是要遵守你的話.

119:10 With my whole heart I have sought you; do not let me stray from your commands.
我一心尋求你, 求你不要容我偏離你的誡命.

119:11 In my heart I have hidden your word, so that I may not sin against you.
我把你的話藏在心裡, 免得我得罪你.

119:12 Blessed are you, O Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
耶和華啊！你是該受稱頌的; 求你把你的律例教導我.

119:13 With my lips I have told of all the ordinances of your mouth.
我用嘴唇傳揚從你口中所出的一切典章.

119:14 In the way of your testimonies I have rejoiced as I would over all riches.
我喜歡你法度定下的道路, 如同喜歡一切財富.

119:15 I will meditate on your precepts and look at your ways.
我要默想你的訓詞, 重視你的道路.

119:16 I will take delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
我喜愛你的律例, 我不會忘記你的話.

119:17 Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and heed your word.
求你恩待你的僕人, 使我可以活著, 也可以謹守你的話.

119:18 Uncover my eyes, that I may look at wonderful things from your law.
求你開我的眼睛, 使我能看出你律法的奇妙.

119:19 I am a sojourner on the earth; do not hide your commands from me.
我是在世上作寄居的, 求你不要向我隱瞞你的命令.

119:20 My soul is crushed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
我常常切慕你的典章, 以致我心力交瘁.

119:21 You rebuke the arrogant, the accursed, who stray from your commands.
那些受咒詛的傲慢人, 和那些偏離了你誡命的人, 你必斥責他們.

119:22 Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
求你除去我所受的羞辱和藐視, 因為我遵守你的法度.

119:23 Even though princes sit and speak against me, your servant meditates on your statutes.
雖有作領袖的坐著毀謗我, 你的僕人卻默想你的律例.

119:24 Your testimonies are my delight, my counselors.
你的法度是我的喜樂, 是我的謀士.

119:25 My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word.
我快要歸回塵土, 求你按著你的話把我救活過來.

119:26 I told of my ways, and you answered me; teach me your statutes.
我陳明我所行的, 你就應允了我; 求你把你的律例教導我.

119:27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful things.
求你使我明白你的訓詞, 我就默想你的奇妙.

119:28 My soul weeps because of grief; strengthen me according to your word.
我因愁苦而流淚, 求你照著你的話使我堅強.

119:29 Remove from me the deceptive way, and graciously give me your law.
求你使我離開虛謊的路, 施恩把你的律法賜給我.

119:30 I have chosen the faithful way; I have set your ordinances before me.
我揀選了信實的道路, 我把你的典章擺在我面前.

119:31 I cling to your testimonies; O Yahweh, do not let me be put to shame.
我緊守你的法度, 耶和華啊！求你不要使我蒙羞.

119:32 I will run the way of your commands, for you will enlarge my heart.
因為你使我的心舒暢, 我就跑在你誡命的路上.

119:33 Teach me, O Yahweh, the way of your statutes, and I will keep it to the end.
耶和華啊！求你把你的律例指教我, 我必遵守到底.

119:34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and heed it with my whole heart.
求你賜我悟性, 我好遵守你的律法, 我必一心謹守.

119:35 Cause me to walk in the path of your commands, for I delight in it.
求你領我走在你誡命的路上, 因為這是我喜悅的.

119:36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to dishonest gain.
求你使我的心傾向你的法度, 不傾向不義之財.

119:37 Turn away my eyes from looking at what is worthless; revive me in your ways.
求你使我轉眼不看虛空的事; 又使我在你的道中存活.

119:38 Fulfill your word to your servant, which is to bring about a reverence for you.
求你向你的僕人實踐你的諾言, 就是你向敬畏你的人所應許的.

119:39 Turn away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.
求你使我所怕的羞辱離開我, 因為你的典章都是美好的.

119:40 Look, I have longed for your precepts; revive me in your righteousness.
我切慕你的訓詞, 求你使我活在你的公義中.

119:41 Let your acts of loyal love also come to me, O Yahweh, your salvation according to your word.
耶和華啊！願你照著你的應許, 使你的慈愛,你的救恩臨到我.

119:42 Then I will have an answer for the one who taunts me, for I trust your word.
我就有話回答那羞辱我的, 因為我倚靠你的話.

119:43 And do not snatch the word of truth utterly from my mouth, for I hope in your ordinances.
求你使真理的話總不離開我的口, 因為我仰望你的典章.

119:44 So I will heed your law continually, forever and ever.
我要常常謹守你的律法, 直到永遠.

119:45 And I will go about freely, for I have sought your precepts.
我必行在寬闊之處, 因為我一向尋求你的訓詞.

119:46 And I will speak of your testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
我在君王面前講論你的法度, 也不以為恥.

119:47 And I will take delight in your commands, which I love.
我要以你的誡命為樂, 這些誡命是我所愛的.

119:48 And I will lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
我又要向你的誡命舉手, 這些誡命是我所愛的; 我也要默想你的律例.

119:49 Remember your word to your servant, upon which you have caused me to hope.
求你記念你向你僕人應許的話, 因為你使我有盼望.

119:50 This is my comfort in my misery: that your word preserves my life.
你的應許使我存活; 這就是我在困苦中的安慰.

119:51 The arrogant utterly deride me; I have not turned aside from your law.
驕傲的人苛刻地譏誚我, 我卻沒有偏離你的律法.

119:52 I remember your ordinances of old, O Yahweh, and I take comfort.
耶和華啊！我思念你在古時賜下的典章, 我就得了安慰.

119:53 Rage seizes me because of the wicked, those who forsake your law.
因為惡人離棄你的律法, 我就非常忿怒.

119:54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.
在我寄居的住所裡, 你的律例成了我的詩歌.

119:55 I remember your name in the night, O Yahweh, and I heed your law.
耶和華啊！我在夜間記念你的名, 我要謹守你的律法.

119:56 This has been mine, that I have kept your precepts.
我這樣作, 是因為我遵守你的訓詞.

119:57 Yahweh is my portion; I intend to heed your words.
耶和華啊！你是我的業分, 我曾說我要謹守你的話.

119:58 I seek your favor with my whole heart; be gracious to me according to your word.
我曾一心向你乞恩, 願你照著你的應許恩待我.

119:59 I think about my ways, and turn my feet to your testimonies.
我思想我所行的道路, 就轉回腳步歸向你的法度.

119:60 I hurry and do not delay to heed your commands.
我趕快謹守你的命令, 不敢耽延.

119:61 The cords of the wicked surround me, but I do not forget your law.
惡人的繩索雖然捆綁我, 我卻不忘記你的律法.

119:62 In the middle of the night I rise to give you thanks, because of your righteous ordinances.
因你公義的典章, 我半夜起來稱謝你.

119:63 I am a companion of all who fear you and heed your precepts.
凡是敬畏你, 謹守你訓詞的, 我都與他們為友.

119:64 The earth, O Yahweh, is full of your loyal love. Teach me your statutes.
耶和華啊！你的慈愛遍滿大地; 求你把你的律例教導我.

119:65 You have dealt well with your servant, O Yahweh, according to your word.
耶和華啊！你向來照著你的話, 善待你的僕人.

119:66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.
求你把聰明和知識指教我, 因為我信靠你的命令.

119:67 Before I was afflicted, I was going astray, but now I heed your word.
我受苦以先, 犯了錯誤; 現在我謹守你的話.

119:68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
你本是良善的, 你所行的也是良善的; 求你把你的律例教導我.

119:69 The arrogant smear me with lies; I keep your precepts with my whole heart.
傲慢人用謊言中傷我, 我卻一心遵守你的訓詞.

119:70 Their heart is insensitive like fat; As for me, I take delight in your law.
他們的心麻木如同脂油, 我卻喜歡你的律法.

119:71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I might learn your statutes.
我受苦是對我有益的, 為要使我學習你的律例.

119:72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver coins.
你口中的律法對我有益, 勝過千千萬萬的金銀.

119:73 Your hands have made me and established me; give me understanding that I may learn your commands.
你的手造了我, 建立了我; 求你使我有悟性, 可以學習你的命令.

119:74 Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I hope in your word.
願敬畏你的人看見我就歡喜, 因為我仰望你的話.

119:75 I know, O Yahweh, that your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness you afflicted me.
耶和華啊！我知道你的判語是公義的, 為了你的信實, 你使我受苦.

119:76 Please let your loyal love comfort me, according to your word to your servant.
求你按著你給你僕人的應許, 以你的慈愛安慰我.

119:77 Let your mercies come to me, that I may live, for your law is my delight.
願你的憐憫臨到我, 使我活著, 因為我喜歡你的律法.

119:78 Let the arrogant be put to shame, because they have wronged me with lies. As for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
願傲慢人蒙羞, 因為他們以詭詐誣衊我; 至於我, 我卻要默想你的訓詞.

119:79 Let those who fear you turn to me, even those who know your testimonies.
願敬畏你,知道你法度的人, 都歸向我;

119:80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes, so that I may not be ashamed.
願我的心在你的律例上無可指摘, 使我不至蒙羞.

119:81 My soul languishes for your salvation; I hope in your word.
我渴望你的救恩以致心力衰竭, 但我仍仰望你的話.

119:82 My eyes long for your word, saying, “When will you comfort me?”
我仰望你的應許以致眼睛昏花, 我說: “你甚麼時候才安慰我呢? ”

119:83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
我雖然好像煙薰的皮袋, 我卻沒有忘記你的律例.

119:84 How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute justice against those who persecute me?
你僕人的日子還有多少? 你甚麼時候才向那些逼迫我的人施行審判呢?

119:85 The arrogant have dug pits for me, which is not according to your law.
傲慢人為我掘了坑, 他們就是那些不按著你律法而行的人.

119:86 All your commands are faithful. They persecute me deceitfully; help me!
你的一切命令都是可信靠的; 他們以詭詐逼迫我, 求你幫助我.

119:87 They have almost destroyed me on the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
他們幾乎把我從世上除滅了; 至於我, 我卻沒有離棄你的訓詞.

119:88 According to your loyal love preserve me alive, so that I may heed the testimony from your mouth.
求你照著你的慈愛使我存活, 我就必謹守你口中的法度.

119:89 Forever, O Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven.
耶和華啊！你的話存到永遠, 堅立在天上.

119:90 Your faithfulness endures throughout all generations. You have established the earth and it stands.
你的信實存到萬代; 你堅立了地, 地就長存.

119:91 By your ordinances they stand today, for all are your servants.
天地照著你的安排存到今日, 因為萬有都是你的僕役.

119:92 Unless your law had been my delight, then I would have perished in my misery.
如果我不是喜歡你的律法, 就早已在苦難中滅亡了.

119:93 I will not ever forget your precepts, for by them you revive me.
我永遠不會忘記你的訓詞, 因為你用這些訓詞使我存活.

119:94 I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
我是屬於你的, 求你拯救我, 因為我尋求你的訓詞.

119:95 For me the wicked lie in wait to destroy me. I give attention to your testimonies.
惡人等待著要把我毀滅, 我卻思考你的法度.

119:96 I have seen a limit to every perfection; your command is very broad.
我看一切圓滿的事都有盡頭, 只有你的命令是廣闊無邊的.

119:97 How I love your law! The whole day it is my meditation.
我多麼愛慕你的律法, 終日不住地默想.

119:98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, because they are ever with me.
你的命令使我比我的仇敵更有智慧, 因為你的命令常存在我裡面.

119:99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
我比我所有的老師明智, 因為我默想你的法度.

119:100 I understand more than the elders, for I keep your precepts.
我比老年人更明理, 因為我遵守你的訓詞.

119:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, so that I may heed your word.
我制止我的腳不走任何邪惡的路, 為要謹守你的話.

119:102 I have not turned aside from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
我沒有偏離你的典章, 因為你親自教導了我.

119:103 How smooth are your words to my palate, more than honey in my mouth.
你的話語在我的上膛多麼甜美, 在我的口中比蜂蜜更甜.

119:104 From your precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way.
我藉著你的訓詞, 得以明白事理; 因此, 我恨惡一切虛謊的道.

119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
你的話是我腳前的燈, 是我路上的光.

119:106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to heed your righteous ordinances.
我曾起誓, 並且堅守誓言, 我必遵守你公義的典章.

119:107 I am very much afflicted; O Yahweh, revive me according to your word.
我受苦極重; 耶和華啊！求你照著你的應許使我存活.

119:108 Please accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh, and teach me your ordinances.
耶和華啊！求你悅納我口中的甘心祭, 又把你的典章教導我.

119:109 My life is in danger continually, yet I do not forget your law.
我的性命常在危險中, 我卻沒有忘記你的律法.

119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I do not wander from your precepts.
惡人雖然設下陷阱要害我, 我卻沒有偏離你的訓詞.

119:111 I have taken as my own your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
我以你的法度為我永遠的產業; 因為它們是我心中的喜樂.

119:112 I have inclined my heart to do your statutes forever, to the end.
我專心遵行你的律例, 永不改變, 遵行到底.

119:113 I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.
我恨惡心懷二意的人, 我卻喜愛你的律法.

119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
你是我的避難所, 我的盾牌; 我仰望你的話.

119:115 Turn aside from me, you evildoers, for I will keep the commands of my God.
作惡的人哪！你們離開我吧, 好讓我遵守我神的命令.

119:116 Sustain me according to your word, that I may live, and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
求你照著你的應許扶持我, 使我存活; 不要使我因仰望你而蒙羞.

119:117 Uphold me, that I may be delivered, and have regard for your statutes continually.
求你扶持我, 我就必得救; 我必常常重視你的律例.

119:118 You reject all who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is a breach of faith.
偏離你的律例的, 你都把他們棄絕; 他們的詭詐是徒然的.

119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.
世上所有的惡人, 你都把他們除滅, 如同除去渣滓, 因此我喜愛你的法度.

119:120 My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.
我因懼怕你而戰慄; 我畏懼你的審判.

119:121 I have done justice and righteousness; do not leave me to my oppressors.
我曾秉公行義; 求你不要把我撇下, 交給欺壓我的人.

119:122 Pledge good for your servant; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
求你作你僕人的保證人, 確保我的好處; 不要容傲慢人欺壓我.

119:123 My eyes long for your salvation, and your righteous word.
因盼望你的救恩和你公義的應許, 我的眼睛都昏花了.

119:124 Deal with your servant according to your loyal love, and teach me your statutes.
求你按著你的慈愛待你的僕人, 把你的律例教導我.

119:125 I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your statutes.
我是你的僕人, 求你賜我悟性, 使我可以明白你的法度.

119:126 It is time for Yahweh to act, for they have broken your law.
現在是耶和華行動的時候; 因為人都違犯了你的律法.

119:127 Therefore I love your commands more than gold, even fine gold.
因此我愛你的命令, 勝過金子, 甚至勝過精金.

119:128 Therefore all your precepts of everything I regard as right; I hate every false way.
在一切事上, 你所有的訓詞我都視為正直; 我恨惡一切虛謊的道.

119:129 Your testimonies are miracles, therefore my soul keeps them.
你的法度奇妙, 所以我必遵守你的法度,

119:130 The unfolding of your words gives light, giving understanding to the simple.
你的話一解開, 就發出亮光, 使愚人有悟性.

119:131 I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.
我張口喘氣, 因為我切慕你的命令.

119:132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is proper for those who love your name.
求你轉向我, 恩待我; 像你素常對待那些愛你名的人那樣.

119:133 Direct my steps in your word, and do not let any iniquity gain power over me.
求你用你的話引導我的腳步, 不容甚麼罪孽轄制我.

119:134 Redeem me from the oppression of humankind, that I may heed your precepts.
求你救贖我脫離人的欺壓, 好讓我謹守你的訓詞.

119:135 Shine your face on your servant, and teach me your statutes.
求你用你的臉光照你的僕人, 把你的律例教導我.

119:136 Streams of water flow down from my eyes, because people do not heed your law.
我的眼淚像河水湧流, 因為人都不謹守你的律法.

119:137 You are righteous, O Yahweh, and your ordinances are upright.
耶和華啊！你是公義的, 你的判詞也是正直的.

119:138 You have ordained your testimonies in righteousness, and in exceeding faithfulness.
你以公義和至誠, 命定了你的法度.

119:139 My zeal consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
我心中迫切如同火燒, 因為我的敵人忘記了你的話.

119:140 Your word is very pure, and your servant loves it.
你的話語十分精煉, 因此你的僕人喜愛你的話語.

119:141 I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.
我雖然微小, 被人藐視, 我卻沒有忘記你的訓詞.

119:142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is truth.
你的公義是永遠的公義, 你的律法是可信可靠的.

119:143 Trouble and anguish have found me; your commands delight me.
我遭遇患難和困苦, 但你的命令仍是我歡喜的.

119:144 The righteousness of your testimonies is forever; give me understanding that I may live.
你的法度永遠是公義的, 求你賜我悟性, 好讓我存活.

119:145 I call with my whole heart; answer me, O Yahweh. I will keep your statutes.
耶和華啊！我一心呼求你, 求你應允我; 我必遵守你的律例.

119:146 I call to you. Save me, and I will heed your testimonies.
我向你呼求, 求你救我; 我必謹守你的法度.

119:147 I rise early in the dawn and cry for help; I hope in your word.
天還未亮我就呼求救助, 我所仰望的就是你的話.

119:148 My eyes anticipate the night watches, that I may meditate on your word.
我整夜睜開眼睛, 為要默想你的話語.

119:149 Hear my voice according to your loyal love; O Yahweh, preserve my life according to your justice.
耶和華啊！求你照著你的慈愛垂聽我的聲音, 求你按著你的公正使我存活.

119:150 Those who pursue a wicked purpose draw near; they are far from your law.
追求奸惡的人臨近了, 他們遠離你的律法.

119:151 You are near, O Yahweh, and all your commands are truth.
耶和華啊！你和我十分接近, 你的一切命令都是可信可靠的.

119:152 Concerning your testimonies, I knew long ago that you have established them forever.
我從你的法度早已知道, 這些法度是你立定, 存到永遠的.

119:153 See my misery and rescue me, for I do not forget your law.
求你察看我的苦難, 搭救我; 因為我沒有忘記你的律法.

119:154 Plead my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your word.
求你為我的案件申辯, 救贖我; 按著你的應許使我存活.

119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
救恩遠離惡人, 因為他們不尋求你的律例.

119:156 Your mercies are great, O Yahweh; preserve my life according to your ordinances.
耶和華啊！你的憐憫浩大; 求你照著你的公正使我存活.

119:157 My persecutors and enemies are many, yet I do not turn aside from your testimonies.
逼迫我的和敵擋我的很多, 但我沒有偏離你的法度.

119:158 I see the treacherous and I feel disgust, because they do not heed your word.
我看見詭詐的人就討厭, 因為他們不遵守你的話語.

119:159 Consider that I love your precepts; O Yahweh, according to your loyal love preserve my life.
你看我多麼愛你的訓詞; 耶和華啊！求你按著你的慈愛使我存活.

119:160 The whole of your word is truth, and your every righteous judgment endures forever.
你的話的總綱就是真理, 你一切公義的典章要存到永遠.

119:161 Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles because of your word.
領袖們無緣無故迫害我, 我的心卻畏懼你的話.

119:162 I am rejoicing over your word, like one who finds great spoil.
我因你的話語歡喜, 像得了許多戰利品的人一樣.

119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood; I love your law.
虛偽是我憎恨厭惡的, 你的律法卻是我所愛的.

119:164 I praise you seven times in the day for your righteous ordinances.
我因你公義的典章, 一天七次讚美你.

119:165 Great peace is for those who love your law, and they do not have a cause for stumbling.
喜愛你律法的必有豐盛的平安, 甚麼都不能絆倒他們.

119:166 I hope for your salvation, O Yahweh, and do your commands.
耶和華啊！我要等候你的救恩, 我要遵行你的命令.

119:167 My soul heeds your testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
我的心謹守你的法度, 這些法度是我熱愛的.

119:168 I heed your precepts and testimonies, because all my ways are before you.
我謹守你的訓詞和法度, 因我所行的一切都在你面前.

119:169 Let my cry come before you, O Yahweh; give me understanding according to your word.
耶和華啊！願我的呼求達到你面前; 求你照著你的話賜我悟性.

119:170 Let my plea come before you; Deliver me according to your word.
願我的懇求達到你面前; 求你照著你的應許拯救我.

119:171 Let my lips pour out praise, because you teach me your statutes.
願我的嘴唇湧出讚美的話, 因為你把你的律例教導了我.

119:172 Let my tongue sing of your word, because all your commands are right.
願我的舌頭歌唱你的話語, 因為你的一切命令都是公義的.

119:173 Let your hand be my help, because I have chosen your precepts.
願你的手幫助我, 因為我選擇了你的訓詞.

119:174 I long for your salvation, O Yahweh, and your law is my delight.
耶和華啊！我渴慕你的救恩, 我喜歡你的律法.

119:175 Let my soul live that it may praise you, and let your ordinances help me.
求你容我活著, 可以讚美你; 願你的典章幫助我.

119:176 I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek your servant, because I do not forget your commands.
我像亡羊走迷了路; 求你尋找你的僕人, 因為我沒有忘記你的命令.

Psalms - Chapter 120

120:1 A song of ascents. In my distress I called to Yahweh, and he answered me.
我在急難中呼求耶和華, 他就應允我. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

120:2 “Deliver my life, O Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.”
耶和華啊！求你救我脫離說謊的嘴唇, 救我脫離詭詐的舌頭.

120:3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, deceitful tongue?
詭詐的舌頭啊！他要給你甚麼呢? 他要加給你甚麼呢?

120:4 The sharpened arrows of a warrior, with burning charcoals from broom trees.
就是勇士的利箭, 和羅騰木燒的炭火.

120:5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar.
我寄居在米設, 住在基達的帳棚中, 有禍了.

120:6 Too long my soul has had its dwelling near one who hates peace.
我和恨惡和平的人, 同住得太久.

120:7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
我希望有和平, 但我一說話, 他們就要爭戰.

Psalms - Chapter 121

121:1 A song for the ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains; whence will my help come?
我要向群山舉目, 我的幫助從哪裡來呢? (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

121:2 My help is from Yahweh, maker of heaven and earth.
我的幫助是從造天地的耶和華而來.

121:3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; he who protects you will not slumber.
他必不使你的腳滑倒; 保護你的必不打盹.

121:4 Look, he will not slumber and he will not sleep— he who protects Israel.
看哪！保護以色列的, 必不打盹, 也不睡覺.

121:5 Yahweh is your protector; Yahweh is your shade at your right hand.
保護你的是耶和華, 耶和華在你的右邊蔭庇你.

121:6 The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
白天太陽必不傷你, 夜裡月亮必不害你.

121:7 Yahweh will protect you from all evil; he will protect your life.
耶和華要保護你脫離一切災禍, 他要保護你的性命.

121:8 Yahweh will protect your going out and your coming in from now until forever.
你出你入, 耶和華要保護你, 從現在直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 122

122:1 A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced in those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of Yahweh.”
人對我說: “我們到耶和華的殿那裡去”, 我就歡喜. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

122:2 Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem—
耶路撒冷啊！我們的腳正站在你的門內.

122:3 Jerusalem that is built as a city that is joined together,
耶路撒冷被建造, 好像一座結構完整的城巿.

122:4 where the tribes go up, the tribes of Yah as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
眾支派, 就是耶和華的支派, 都上那裡去; 照著以色列的定例, 稱頌耶和華的名.

122:5 For there the thrones sit for judgment, thrones of David’s house.
因為在那裡設有審判的寶座, 就是大衛家的寶座.

122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be at ease.
你們要為耶路撒冷求平安, 說: “耶路撒冷啊！願愛你的人都亨通.

122:7 May peace be within your walls, security within your palaces.”
願你的城牆內有平安, 願你的宮殿中有安穩. ”

122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
為了我的兄弟和朋友的緣故, 我要說: “願你中間有平安. ”

122:9 For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.
為了耶和華我們神的殿的緣故, 我要為你求福樂.

Psalms - Chapter 123

123:1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, the one enthroned in the heavens.
坐在天上的主啊！我向你舉目. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Yahweh our God, until he is gracious to us.
僕人的眼睛怎樣望著主人的手, 婢女的眼睛怎樣望著主母的手, 我們的眼睛也照樣望著耶和華我們的神, 直到他向我們施恩.

123:3 Be gracious to us, O Yahweh, be gracious to us, for long enough we have had our fill of contempt.
耶和華啊！求你向我們施恩, 求你向我們施恩; 因為我們飽受藐視, 到了極點.

123:4 For long enough our soul has had its fill of the derision of the self-confident, the contempt of the arrogant.
我們飽受那些安逸的人的嘲笑, 和驕傲的人的藐視, 到了極點.

Psalms - Chapter 124

124:1 A song of ascents. Of David. “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,” do let Israel say,
願以色列人說: 如果不是耶和華幫助我們, (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

124:2 “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
如果不是耶和華幫助我們; 那麼, 人起來攻擊我們,

124:3 then they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger was kindled against us.
向我們發怒的時候, 就把我們活活吞下去了.

124:4 Then the waters would have flooded over us, the torrent would have passed over our soul.
那時, 洪水漫過我們, 急流淹沒我們;

124:5 Then over our soul would have passed the raging waters.”
洶湧的洪水把我們淹沒.

124:6 Blessed be Yahweh, who has not made us prey for their teeth.
耶和華是應當稱頌的, 他沒有容讓敵人把我們當作獵物撕裂.

124:7 Our soul has escaped like a bird from the snare of fowlers. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
我們像雀鳥從捕鳥的人的網羅裡逃脫; 網羅破裂, 我們就逃脫了.

124:8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh, maker of heaven and earth.
我們的幫助在於耶和華的名, 他是造天地的主.

Psalms - Chapter 125

125:1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in Yahweh are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
倚靠耶和華的人好像錫安山, 總不動搖, 永遠屹立. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

125:2 As mountains are round about Jerusalem, so Yahweh is round about his people, from now until forever.
群山怎樣圍繞著耶路撒冷, 耶和華也照樣圍繞著他的子民, 從現在直到永遠.

125:3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wickedness.
惡人的杖不會常留在義人的地業上, 免得義人伸手作惡.

125:4 Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to those upright in their hearts.
耶和華啊！求你善待那些良善, 和心裡正直的人.

125:5 But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
至於那些偏行彎曲道路的人, 耶和華必把他們和作惡的人一同除去. 願平安歸於以色列.

Psalms - Chapter 126

126:1 A song of ascents. When Yahweh restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like dreamers.
耶和華使被擄的人歸回錫安的時候, 我們好像在作夢的人. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

126:2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing. Then they said among the nations, “Yahweh has done great things for these people.”
那時, 我們滿口喜笑, 滿舌歡呼; 那時列國中有人說: “耶和華為他們行了大事. ”

126:3 Yahweh has done great things for us; we are glad.
耶和華為我們行了大事, 我們就歡喜.

126:4 Restore, O Yahweh, our fortunes like the streams in the Negeb.
耶和華啊, 求你使我們被擄的人歸回, 像南地的河水復流一樣.

126:5 Those who sow with tears shall reap with rejoicing.
那些流淚撒種的, 必歡呼收割.

126:6 He who diligently goes out with weeping, carrying the seed bag, shall certainly come in with rejoicing, carrying his sheaves.
那帶著種子流著淚出去撒種的, 必帶著禾捆歡呼快樂地回來.

Psalms - Chapter 127

127:1 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds a house, its builders labor at it in vain. Unless Yahweh guards a city, a guard watches in vain.
如果不是耶和華建造房屋, 建造的人就徒然勞苦; 如果不是耶和華看守城池, 看守的人就徒然警醒. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

127:2 It is in vain for you who rise early and sit late, eating the bread of anxious toil, when thus he provides for his beloved in his sleep.
你們清早起來, 很晚才歇息, 吃勞碌得來的飯, 都是徒然; 因為主必使他所愛的安睡.

127:3 Look, children are the heritage of Yahweh; the fruit of the womb is a reward.
兒女是耶和華所賜的產業, 腹中的胎兒是他的賞賜.

127:4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.
年輕時所生的兒女, 好像勇士手中的箭.

127:5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them. They shall not be put to shame when they speak with enemies at the gate.
箭袋裝滿了箭的人是有福的, 他們在城門口和仇敵說話的時候, 必不至於羞愧.

Psalms - Chapter 128

128:1 A song of ascents. Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.
敬畏耶和華, 遵行他的道的人, 是有福的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

128:2 You will indeed eat of the labor of your hands; you will be happy and it will be well with you.
你必吃你親手勞碌得來的, 你必享福, 事事順利.

128:3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house. Your children will be like olive shoots about your table.
你的妻子在你的內室, 好像多結果子的葡萄樹; 你的兒女環繞著你的桌子, 好像橄欖樹的枝條.

128:4 Look, for thus shall a man be blessed who fears Yahweh.
看哪！敬畏耶和華的人必這樣蒙福.

128:5 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, that you may see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
願耶和華從錫安賜福給你; 願你一生一世得見耶路撒冷的繁榮.

128:6 and that you may see your children’s children. May peace be upon Israel.
願你得見你兒女的兒女. 願平安歸於以色列.

Psalms - Chapter 129

129:1 A song of ascents. “Too often they have attacked me from my youth.” Let Israel say,
願以色列說: “從我幼年以來, 敵人就多次苦害我. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

129:2 “Too often they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
從我幼年以來, 敵人雖然多次苦害我, 卻沒有勝過我.

129:3 On my back plowmen have plowed. They have made their furrows long.”
他們好像犁田的人犁在我的背上, 所犁的溝甚長.

129:4 Yahweh is righteous. He has cut the ropes of the wicked.
但耶和華是公義的, 他砍斷了惡人的繩索. ”

129:5 Let all be put to shame and repulsed who hate Zion.
願所有恨惡錫安的, 都蒙羞退後.

129:6 Let them be like grass on the housetops, that withers before it grows up,
願他們像屋頂上的草, 尚未長大, 就枯乾了;

129:7 with which a reaper cannot fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his arms,
收割的不夠一把, 捆禾的不夠滿懷.

129:8 so that passersby do not say, “The blessing of Yahweh be upon you. We bless you in the name of Yahweh.”
過路的人也不說: “願耶和華所賜的福臨到你們; 我們奉耶和華的名祝福你們. ”

Psalms - Chapter 130

130:1 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I call to you, O Yahweh.
耶和華啊！我從深處向你呼求. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

130:2 “O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
主啊！求你聽我的聲音, 求你留心聽我懇求的聲音.

130:3 If you, O Yah, should keep track of iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
耶和華啊！如果你究察罪孽, 主啊！誰能站立得住呢?

130:4 But with you is forgiveness, so that you may be feared.”
但你有赦免之恩, 為要使人敬畏你.

130:5 I await Yahweh; my soul awaits, and I wait for his word.
我等候耶和華, 我的心等候他, 我仰望他的話.

130:6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning. Yes, more than watchmen for the morning.
我的心等候主, 比守夜的等候天亮還迫切, 比守夜的等候天亮還迫切.

130:7 O Israel, wait for Yahweh. For with Yahweh there is loyal love, and with him there is abundant redemption.
以色列啊！你要仰望耶和華, 因為耶和華有慈愛, 也有豐盛的救恩.

130:8 And he will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
他必救贖以色列, 脫離一切罪孽.

Psalms - Chapter 131

131:1 A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not haughty nor my eyes arrogant. And I do not concern myself with things too great and difficult for me.
耶和華啊！我的心不驕傲, 我的眼不自高; 重大和超過我能力的事, 我都不敢作. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

131:2 Rather I have soothed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother, like the weaned child is my soul with me.
我的心平靜安穩, 像斷過奶的孩子躺在他母親的懷中, 我的心在我裡面真像斷過奶的孩子.

131:3 O Israel, hope in Yahweh from now until forever.
以色列啊！你要仰望耶和華, 從現在直到永遠.

Psalms - Chapter 132

132:1 A song of ascents. O Yahweh, remember with regard to David all his affliction.
耶和華啊！求你記念大衛, 記念他的一切苦難. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

132:2 How he swore to Yahweh, he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
他怎樣向耶和華起誓, 向雅各的大能者許願, 說:

132:3 “I will not enter into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed,
“我必不進我的家(“家”原文作“家的帳棚”), 也必不上我的床榻.

132:4 I will give no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids,
我必不容我的眼睛睡覺, 也不容我的眼瞼打盹;

132:5 until I find a place for Yahweh, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
直到我為耶和華找著一個地方, 為雅各的大能者找到居所. ”

132:6 Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found her in the fields of Jaar.
我們聽說約櫃在以法他; 我們在雅珥的田間找到它.

132:7 Let us go to his dwelling places; Let us worship at his footstool.
“我們要進入他的居所, 在他的腳凳前下拜.

132:8 Arise, O Yahweh, to your resting place, you and your mighty ark.
耶和華啊, 求你起來, 求你和你有能力的約櫃同入安息的居所.

132:9 Let your priests clothe themselves with righteousness, and let your faithful sing for joy.
願你的祭司都披上公義, 願你的聖民都歡呼.

132:10 For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of your anointed one.
求你因你僕人大衛的緣故, 不要轉臉不理你的受膏者. ”

132:11 Yahweh swore in truth to David; he will not turn back from it. “One from the fruit of your body I will set on your throne.
耶和華實實在在向大衛起了誓, 他必不會收回, 他說: “我要從你的後裔中, 立一位坐在你的王位上.

132:12 If your sons will heed my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons also forever will sit on your throne.”
如果你的子孫謹守我的約, 和我教訓他們的法度, 他們的子孫也必永遠坐在你的王位上. ”

132:13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.
因為耶和華揀選了錫安, 定意把它當作自己的居所. 他說:

132:14 “This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
“這是我永遠安息的居所; 我要住在這裡, 因為我定意這樣作.

132:15 I will bless its provisions abundantly; I will satisfy its poor with bread.
我要賜給錫安豐盛的糧食, 我要使城中的窮人飽足.

132:16 I will also clothe its priests with salvation, and its faithful will shout exuberantly for joy.
我要使祭司都披上救恩, 使聖民都大大歡呼.

132:17 There I will cause a horn to grow for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed one.
我要在那裡使大衛的角長起來, 我要為我的受膏者安排明燈.

132:18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on him his crown will flourish.”
我要使他的仇敵都披上羞辱, 但他的冠冕必在他頭上發光. ”

Psalms - Chapter 133

133:1 A song of ascents. Of David. Look, how good and how pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity.
看哪！弟兄和睦共處, 是多麼的善, 多麼的美. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

133:2 It is like the fragrant oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, that runs down upon the edges of his robes.
這好比那珍貴的油澆在亞倫的頭上, 流到鬍鬚, 又從亞倫的鬍鬚, 流到他的衣領上.

133:3 It is like the dew of Hermon that runs down upon the mountains of Zion, because there Yahweh commanded the blessing— life forever.
又好比黑門的甘露落在錫安的眾山上, 在那裡有耶和華命定的福, 就是永遠的生命.

Psalms - Chapter 134

134:1 A song of ascents. Look, bless Yahweh, all you the servants of Yahweh, who serve in the house of Yahweh by night.
耶和華的眾僕人哪！你們要稱頌耶和華; 夜間在耶和華殿中侍候的, 你們要稱頌耶和華. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless Yahweh.
你們要向聖所舉手禱告, 稱頌耶和華.

134:3 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth.
願造天地的耶和華, 從錫安賜福給你們.

Psalms - Chapter 135

135:1 Praise Yah! Praise the name of Yahweh. Praise him, O servants of Yahweh,
你們要讚美耶和華, 你們要讚美耶和華的名; 耶和華的眾僕人哪！你們都要讚美他.

135:2 who stand in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of the house of our God.
在耶和華殿中侍候的, 在我們神殿的院裡侍候的, 你們要讚美他.

135:3 Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good. Sing praises concerning his name, for it is pleasant.
你們要讚美耶和華, 因耶和華本是良善的; 你們要歌頌他的名, 因為他的名是美好的.

135:4 For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his special possession.
因為耶和華揀選了雅各歸他自己, 揀選了以色列作他自己的產業.

135:5 For I know that Yahweh is great, and our Lord is greater than all gods.
我確實知道耶和華是偉大的, 我們的主超越萬神之上.

135:6 All that Yahweh desires, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the depths.
在天上, 在地上, 在海中, 在一切深處, 耶和華喜歡甚麼, 就作甚麼.

135:7 He causes clouds to rise from the edge of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain; he brings out the wind from his storehouses.
他使雲霧從地極上升, 發出閃電隨雨而來, 又從他的府庫吹出風來.

135:8 Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of humans and animals.
他把埃及頭生的, 無論人或牲畜都擊殺了.

135:9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
埃及啊！他在你當中施行神蹟和奇事, 懲罰法老和他所有的臣僕.

135:10 Who struck many nations and killed mighty kings—
他擊殺了多國的民, 殺戮了強悍的王,

135:11 Sihon the king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan—
就是亞摩利王西宏,巴珊王噩, 和迦南列國的王.

135:12 and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance for his people Israel.
他把他們的地賜給了自己的子民以色列作產業.

135:13 O Yahweh, your name endures forever, your renown throughout all generations,
耶和華啊！你的名存到永遠; 耶和華啊！你可記念的名留存萬代.

135:14 for Yahweh will plead the cause of his people and will have compassion on his servants.
因為耶和華要為自己的子民伸冤, 他要憐憫自己的僕人.

135:15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of the hands of humankind.
列國的偶像是金的銀的, 是人手所做的.

135:16 They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
有口卻不能說話, 有眼卻不能看,

135:17 they have ears, but cannot hear; there is not even breath in their mouths.
有耳卻不能聽, 口中也沒有氣息.

135:18 Those who make them become like them, as does everyone who trusts in them.
做偶像的必和它們一樣, 所有倚靠它們的也必這樣.

135:19 O house of Israel, bless Yahweh. O house of Aaron, bless Yahweh.
以色列家啊！你們要稱頌耶和華; 亞倫家啊！你們要稱頌耶和華;

135:20 O house of Levi, bless Yahweh. You who fear Yahweh, bless Yahweh.
利未家啊！你們要稱頌耶和華; 敬畏耶和華的, 你們要稱頌耶和華.

135:21 Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise Yah!
從錫安來的耶和華, 就是住在耶路撒冷的, 是應當稱頌的. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 136

136:1 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loyal love endures forever.
你們要稱謝耶和華, 因他本是良善的, 他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love endures forever.
你們要稱謝萬神之神, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love endures forever.
你們要稱謝萬主之主, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:4 To him who alone does great wonders, for his loyal love endures forever.
要稱謝那獨行大奇事的, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:5 To him who made the heavens with skill, for his loyal love endures forever.
要稱謝那用智慧造成諸天的, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:6 To him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his loyal love endures forever.
要稱謝那鋪張大地在水上的, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:7 To him who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures forever.
要稱謝那造成大光的, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:8 The sun to rule the day, for his loyal love endures forever.
他造太陽管白晝, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:9 The moon and stars to rule the night, for his loyal love endures forever.
他造月亮和星星管黑夜, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:10 To him who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his loyal love endures forever.
要稱謝那擊殺埃及所有頭生的, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:11 And he brought Israel out from among them, for his loyal love endures forever.
他領以色列人從他們中間出來, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:12 With a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures forever.
他用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂領他們出來, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:13 To him who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures forever.
要稱謝那分開紅海的, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:14 And he let Israel cross over through the midst of it, for his loyal love endures forever.
他領以色列人從海中經過, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:15 But he tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures forever.
他把法老和他的軍兵都抖落在紅海裡, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:16 To him who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures forever.
要稱謝那引導自己的子民走過曠野的, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:17 To him who struck great kings, for his loyal love endures forever.
要稱謝那擊殺大君王的, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:18 And he killed mighty kings, for his loyal love endures forever.
他殺戮了強盛的君王, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:19 Sihon the king of the Amorites, for his loyal love endures forever.
他殺了亞摩利王西宏, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:20 And Og the king of Bashan, for his loyal love endures forever.
他殺了巴珊王噩, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:21 And he gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures forever.
他把他們的地賜給了自己的子民作產業, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:22 An inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures forever.
他把他們的地賜給他的僕人以色列作產業, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:23 Who remembered us in our low estate, for his loyal love endures forever.
他在我們卑微的時候顧念我們, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:24 And he rescued us from our enemies, for his loyal love endures forever.
他救我們脫離了敵人, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:25 The one who gives food to all flesh, for his loyal love endures forever.
他把糧食賜給全人類, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loyal love endures forever.
你們要稱謝天上的神, 因為他的慈愛永遠長存.

Psalms - Chapter 137

137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
我們曾坐在巴比倫的河畔, 在那裡我們一想起錫安就哭了.

137:2 On the willows in her midst, we hung up our lyres.
我們把我們的琴掛在那裡的柳樹上.

137:3 For there our captors asked of us words of a song, and our tormentors asked of us jubilation, “Sing for us from a song of Zion.”
因為在那裡, 擄掠我們的人要我們唱歌, 苦待我們的人要我們娛樂他們; 他們說: “為我們唱一首錫安歌吧！”

137:4 How could we sing the song of Yahweh in a foreign land?
我們怎能在異族之地唱耶和華的歌呢?

137:5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget.
耶路撒冷啊！如果我忘記你, 情願我的右手忘記技巧(“忘記技巧”或譯: “枯乾”).

137:6 Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if do not I exalt Jerusalem above my highest joy.
如果我不記念你, 如果我不高舉耶路撒冷超過我最大的喜樂, 情願我的舌頭緊貼上膛.

137:7 Remember, O Yahweh, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem, the ones who said, “Lay it bare! Lay it bare to its foundation!”
耶和華啊！求你記念以東人在耶路撒冷遭難的日子所行的, 他們說: “拆毀它, 拆毀它, 直拆到根基. ”

137:8 O daughter of Babylon, about to be devastated, happy shall be he who pays back to you what you paid out to us.
將要被毀滅的(“將要被毀滅的”有古譯本作“毀滅者”)巴比倫城(“城”原文作“女子”)啊！照著你待我們的行為報復你的, 那人有福了.

137:9 Happy shall be he who seizes and smashes your children against the rock.
抓住你的嬰孩摔在磐石上的, 那人有福了.

Psalms - Chapter 138

138:1 Of David. I give you thanks with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise.
我要一心稱謝你, 我要在眾神面前歌頌你. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

138:2 I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have magnified your word according to all your name.
我要向你的聖殿下拜, 我要因你的慈愛和信實稱謝你的名; 因為你使你的名和應許顯為大, 超過一切(“因為你使你的名和應許顯為大, 超過一切”原文作“因為你使你的應許顯為大, 超過你的一切名字”).

138:3 When I called and you answered me, you emboldened me in my soul with strength.
我呼求的日子, 你就應允我; 你使我剛強, 心裡有力.

138:4 All the kings of the earth will praise you, O Yahweh, when they have heard the words of your mouth,
耶和華啊！世上的君王都要稱謝你, 因為他們聽見了你口中的言語.

138:5 and they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, because Yahweh’s glory is great.
他們要歌頌耶和華的作為, 因為耶和華大有榮耀.

138:6 Though Yahweh is high, yet he sees the lowly, but the proud he perceives at a distance.
耶和華雖然高高在上, 仍然看顧卑微的人; 他卻從遠處認出驕傲的人.

138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve me alive. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my enemies, and you save me with your right hand.
我雖然處身在患難之中, 你仍使我存活; 我仇敵的怒氣, 你必伸手抵擋; 你的右手必拯救我.

138:8 Yahweh accomplishes things for my benefit. O Yahweh, your loyal love endures forever; do not abandon the works of your hands.
耶和華必成全關乎我的事; 耶和華啊！你的慈愛永遠長存, 求你不要離棄你手所造的.

Psalms - Chapter 139

139:1 For the music director. Of David. A psalm. O Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.
耶和華啊！你鑒察了我, 你認識我. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

139:2 You know my sitting down and my rising up. You understand my thought from afar.
我坐下, 我起來, 你都知道; 你在遠處就明白我的意念.

139:3 You search out my wandering and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
我行路, 我躺臥, 你都細察; 我的一切行為, 你都熟悉.

139:4 For there is not a word yet on my tongue, but behold, O Yahweh, you know it completely.
耶和華啊！我的舌頭還沒有發言, 你已經完全知道了.

139:5 You barricade me behind and in front, and set your hand upon me.
你在我前後圍繞著我, 你的手按在我身上.

139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is set high; I cannot prevail against it.
這樣的知識奇妙, 是我不能理解的; 高超, 是我不能達到的.

139:7 Where I can go from your Spirit, or where can I flee from your presence?
我到哪裡去躲避你的靈? 我往哪裡去逃避你的面呢?

139:8 If I ascend to heaven, there you are, and if I make my bed in Sheol, look! There you are.
如果我升到天上, 你在那裡; 如果我在陰間下榻, 你也在那裡.

139:9 If I lift up the wings of the dawn, and I alight on the far side of the sea,
如果我展開清晨的翅膀, 飛到海的極處居住,

139:10 even there your hand would lead me, and your right hand would hold me fast.
就是在那裡, 你的手仍必引導我, 你的右手也必扶持我.

139:11 And if I should say, “Surely darkness will cover me, and the light around me will be as night,”
如果我說: “願黑暗遮蓋我, 願我周圍的亮光變成黑夜. ”

139:12 even the darkness is not too dark for you, and the night shines as the day— the darkness and the light are alike for you.
但對你來說, 黑暗也不算是黑暗, 黑夜必如同白晝一樣發亮, 黑暗和光明, 在你看來都是一樣的.

139:13 Indeed you created my inward parts; you wove me in my mother’s womb.
我的臟腑是你所造的, 在我母腹中你塑造了我.

139:14 I praise you, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works, and my soul knows it well.
我要稱謝你, 因為我的受造奇妙可畏; 你的作為奇妙, 這是我深深知道的.

139:15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was created secretly, and intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
我在隱密處被造, 在地的深處被塑造, 那時, 我的形體不能向你隱藏.

139:16 Your eyes saw my embryo, and in your book they all were written— days fashioned for me when there was not one of them.
我未成形的身體, 你的眼睛早已看見; 為我所定的日子, 我還未度過一日, 都完全記在你的冊上了.

139:17 And to me, how precious are your thoughts, O God; how vast is their sum.
神啊！你的意念對我多麼珍貴(“珍貴”或譯: “深奧”), 數目何等眾多.

139:18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. I awaken, and I am still with you.
如果我數點, 它們比海沙更多; 我睡醒的時候, 仍然與你同在.

139:19 If only you would kill the wicked, O God— so get away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
神啊！甚願你殺戮惡人; 你們流人血的啊, 離開我去吧！

139:20 who speak against you deceitfully. Your enemies take your name in vain.
他們惡意說話頂撞你, 你的仇敵妄稱你的名.

139:21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O Yahweh? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
耶和華啊！恨惡你的, 我怎能不恨惡他們呢? 起來攻擊你的, 我怎能不厭惡他們呢?

139:22 I hate them with a complete hatred; they have become my enemies.
我極度恨惡他們, 把他們視為我的仇敵.

139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
神啊！求你鑒察我, 知道我的心思; 試驗我, 知道我的意念.

139:24 And see if there is in me the worship of false gods, and lead me in the way everlasting.
看看我裡面有甚麼惡行沒有, 引導我走永恆的道路.

Psalms - Chapter 140

140:1 For the music director. A psalm of David. Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men,
耶和華啊！求你拯救我脫離惡人, 求你保護我脫離強暴的人.

140:2 who plan evil things in their heart. They stir up wars continually.
他們心中圖謀惡事, 整天挑啟爭端.

140:3 They sharpen their tongue as sharp as a snake’s; the venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah
他們使自己的舌頭尖利, 如同蛇的舌頭; 他們嘴裡有虺蛇的毒. (細拉)

140:4 Protect me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from violent men, who have planned to make me stumble.
耶和華啊！求你保護我脫離惡人的手, 保護我脫離強暴的人, 因為他們圖謀推倒我.

140:5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords. They have spread out a net along the side of the path. They have set snares for me. Selah
驕傲的人暗中布下陷阱害我, 他們在路旁張開繩索作網, 設下圈套陷害我. (細拉)

140:6 I say to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.
我曾對耶和華說: “你是我的神; 耶和華啊！求你留心聽我懇求的聲音！”

140:7 O Yahweh, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
主耶和華, 拯救我的力量啊, 在爭戰的日子, 你保護了我的頭.

140:8 Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked. Do not allow them to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah
耶和華啊！求你不要容惡人的心願得償, 不要使他們的計謀成功, 免得他們自高自大. (細拉)

140:9 With respect to the head of those who surround me, may the harm of their lips cover them.
至於那些圍困我的人, 願他們的頭被自己嘴唇的奸惡遮蓋.

140:10 Let burning coals fall on them; let them be dropped into the fire, into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.
願炭火落在他們身上; 願他們掉在深坑裡, 不能再起來.

140:11 Do not let a slanderer be established in the land; as for the man of violence, let evil hunt him quickly.
願搬弄是非的人在地上站立不住; 願災禍連連獵取強暴的人.

140:12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.
我知道耶和華必為困苦人伸冤, 必替窮乏人辨屈.

140:13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name; the upright will dwell in your presence.
義人必稱讚你的名, 正直的人必住在你面前.

Psalms - Chapter 141

141:1 A psalm of David. I call on you, O Yahweh; hasten to me. Listen to my voice when I call to you.
耶和華啊！我呼求你, 求你快來幫助我; 我呼求你的時候, 求你留心聽我的聲音. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

141:2 Let my prayer be set before you as incense, the lifting up of my palms as the evening offering.
願我的禱告好像香安放在你面前; 願我的手高舉好像獻晚祭.

141:3 Set a guard, O Yahweh, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.
耶和華啊！求你看守我的口, 把守我的嘴.

141:4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with men who do iniquity; and do not let me eat of their delicacies.
求你不要容我的心偏向惡事, 免得我和作孽的人一同行惡, 也不要使我吃他們的美食.

141:5 Let a righteous one strike me in kindness, and let him chasten me. It is oil for my head; let not my head refuse. For still my prayer is against their evil deeds.
願義人擊打我, 這是出於慈愛; 願他責備我, 這是膏我頭的膏油, 我的頭不會拒絕. 我仍要為惡人的惡行禱告.

141:6 When their judges are thrown down the sides of a cliff, then they will understand that my words were pleasant.
他們的官長被摔在山崖下的時候, 他們就要聽我的話, 因為我的話甘美.

141:7 As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
他們說: “我們的骨頭被拋散在墓旁, 好像人犁田鋤地時掘起的土塊. ”

141:8 But my eyes are toward you, O Yahweh, my Lord; I have taken refuge in you. Do not lay bare my soul.
主耶和華啊！我的眼睛仰望你; 我投靠你, 求你不要使我喪命.

141:9 Protect me from the grasp of the trap they have laid for me, and from the snares of evildoers.
求你保護我脫離惡人為我所設的網羅, 和作孽的人的圈套.

141:10 Let the wicked fall into their nets, while I escape altogether.
願惡人都落在自己的網羅裡, 我卻得以安然逃脫.

Psalms - Chapter 142

142:1 A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry out with my voice to Yahweh; I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh.
我大聲向耶和華呼求, 高聲向耶和華懇求.

142:2 I pour out my complaint before him; I declare my trouble before him.
我在他面前傾吐我的苦情, 在他面前陳述我的患難.

142:3 When my spirit faints within me, you know my way. On the path where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me;
我的靈在我裡面軟弱的時候, 你知道我的道路. 在我所行的路上, 敵人暗設網羅陷害我.

142:4 look to my right and see. There is no one looking out for me; there is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul.
求你向我右邊觀看, 沒有人關心我; 我沒有逃難的地方, 也沒有人照顧我.

142:5 I cry out to you, O Yahweh. I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
耶和華啊！我向你呼求; 我說: “你是我的避難所, 是我在活人之地的業分.

142:6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.
求你留心聽我的呼求, 因為我落到極卑微的地步; 求你救我脫離逼迫我的人, 因為他們比我強大.

142:7 Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will encircle me, because you will deal bountifully with me.
求你把我從牢獄中領出來, 好讓我稱讚你的名; 義人必環繞著我, 因為你以厚恩待我. ”

Psalms - Chapter 143

143:1 A psalm of David. O Yahweh, hear my prayer; listen to my supplications. In your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness.
耶和華啊！求你聽我的禱告, 留心聽我的懇求, 憑你的信實和公義應允我. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

143:2 And do not enter into judgment with your servant, because no one alive is righteous before you.
求你不要審判你的僕人, 因為凡活著的人, 在你面前沒有一個是義的.

143:3 For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground. He has made me dwell in dark places like those long dead.
仇敵逼迫我, 把我壓倒在地, 使我住在黑暗之處, 像死了很久的人一樣.

143:4 And so my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is desolate.
因此我的靈在我裡面軟弱, 我的心在我裡面戰慄.

143:5 I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your doings. I muse on the labor of your hands.
我追念以往的日子, 默想你的一切作為, 沉思你手所作的.

143:6 I stretch out my hands to you; my soul longs for you like a dry land. Selah
我向你伸出雙手, 我的心渴想你, 好像乾旱的地盼望雨水一樣. (細拉)

143:7 Quickly answer me, O Yahweh; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will become like those descending to the pit.
耶和華啊！求你快快應允我, 我的心靈已經衰竭, 求你不要向我掩面, 免得我像那些下坑的人一樣.

143:8 Cause me to hear your loyal love in the morning, for I trust you. Cause me to know the way that I should go, for I lift up my soul to you.
求你使我清晨得聞你的慈愛, 因為我倚靠你. 求你指示我當走的路, 因為我的心仰望你.

143:9 Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh. I take refuge in you.
耶和華啊！求你救我脫離我的仇敵, 我往你那裡藏身.

143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; your Spirit is good. Lead me onto level ground.
求你教我遵行你的旨意, 因為你是我的神; 願你至善的靈引導我到平坦的地.

143:11 For your name’s sake, O Yahweh, preserve my life; in your righteousness bring me out of trouble.
耶和華啊！求你為你名的緣故使我存活, 按著你的公義把我從患難中領出來.

143:12 And in your loyal love destroy my enemies, and exterminate all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.
求你因你的慈愛使我的仇敵滅絕, 求你消滅所有苦害我的人, 因為我是你的僕人.

Psalms - Chapter 144

144:1 Of David. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, the one who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war—
耶和華我的磐石是應當稱頌的. 他教導我的手作戰, 訓練我的指頭打仗. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)

144:2 my loyal love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, and one in whom I take refuge, the one who subdues peoples under me.
他是我慈愛的神,我的堡壘,我的高臺,我的救主,我的盾牌,我所投靠的, 他使我的人民服在我以下.

144:3 O Yahweh, what is humankind that you take knowledge of him, or the son of man that you take thought of him?
耶和華啊！人算甚麼, 你竟關懷他, 世人算甚麼, 你竟眷念他.

144:4 Humankind is like a breath, his days like a passing shadow.
人不過像一口氣, 他的年日仿佛影子消逝.

144:5 O Yahweh, bow the heavens and come down; touch the mountains so that they smoke.
耶和華啊！求你使天下垂, 親自降臨; 求你觸摸群山, 使山冒煙.

144:6 Flash forth lightning and scatter them; dispatch your arrows and rout them.
求你發出閃電, 使仇敵四散; 求你射出你的箭, 使他們潰亂.

144:7 Stretch out your hands from on high; Rescue me and deliver me from many waters, from the hand of foreigners,
求你從高天伸手救拔我, 從大水之中, 從外族人的手裡拯救我.

144:8 whose mouth speaks falsely, and their right hand is a false right hand.
他們的口說虛謊的話, 他們舉起右手起假誓.

144:9 O God, I will sing a new song to you. With a lyre of ten strings I will sing praise to you,
神啊！我要向你唱新歌, 我要用十弦琴向你歌唱.

144:10 who gives victory to kings, who rescues David his servant from the evil sword.
你是那使君王得勝的, 是那救拔你(“你”原文作“他”)僕人大衛脫離殺人的刀的.

144:11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaks falsely, and whose right hand is a false right hand,
求你救拔我, 從外族人的手裡拯救我; 他們的口說虛謊的話, 他們舉起右手起假誓.

144:12 that our sons may be like plants, full grown in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars, carved in the style of a palace,
願我們的兒子, 在幼年時都像旺盛的樹木; 願我們的女兒如同殿四角的柱子, 為建造殿宇而鑿成的.

144:13 that our granaries may be full, providing produce of all kinds, that our sheep may produce by the thousands, by the tens of thousands in our open fields,
願我們的倉庫滿溢, 各種糧食不缺; 願我們牧場上的羊群, 孳生千萬.

144:14 that our cattle may be pregnant; that there be no breach in our walls, and no going out in exile, and no outcry in our plazas.
願我們的牛群滿馱貨物; 城牆沒有缺口, 沒有人出去爭戰(“願我們……出去爭戰”或譯: “願我們的牛群多生多養, 沒有流產, 沒有死掉”), 在我們的街上也沒有呼叫的聲音.

144:15 Blessed are the people who have it thus. Blessed are the people whose God is Yahweh.
得享這樣景況的人民, 是有福的, 有耶和華作他們神的, 這人是有福的.

Psalms - Chapter 145

145:1 A praise of David. I will exalt you, my God, O king, and I will bless your name forever and ever.
我的神, 我的王啊！我要尊崇你, (本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)我要永永遠遠稱頌你的名.

145:2 Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.
我要天天稱頌你, 我要永永遠遠讚美你的名.

145:3 Great is Yahweh, and very worthy of praise, and his greatness is unsearchable.
耶和華是至大的, 配受極大的讚美, 他的偉大無法測度.

145:4 One generation will laud your works to another, and will declare your mighty deeds.
世世代代的人都要頌讚你的作為, 他們要傳揚你大能的作為.

145:5 On the splendor of the glory of your majesty, and on your wonderful deeds, I will meditate.
他們要講述你威嚴的尊榮, 我也要默想你奇妙的作為.

145:6 And they will speak of the power of your awesome deeds, and I will tell of your greatness.
他們要述說你所行可畏的事的能力, 我也要宣揚你的偉大.

145:7 They will utter the renown of your abundant goodness, and they will proclaim with joy your righteousness.
他們要傳述你可記念,至善的名, 也要歌唱你的公義.

145:8 Yahweh is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loyal love.
耶和華有恩典有憐憫, 不輕易發怒, 大有慈愛.

145:9 Yahweh is good to all, and his mercies are over all his works.
耶和華善待萬有, 他的憐憫臨到他一切所造的.

145:10 All your works will praise you, O Yahweh, and your faithful ones will bless you.
耶和華啊！你一切所造的都要稱謝你, 你的聖民也要稱頌你.

145:11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power,
他們要講論你國的榮耀, 也要述說你大能的作為.

145:12 to make known to the children of humankind his mighty deeds, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
好使世人知道你大能的作為, 和你國威嚴的尊榮.

145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
你的國是永遠的國, 你的王權存到萬代.

145:14 Yahweh upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.
跌倒的, 耶和華都扶持他們; 被壓迫的, 他都扶他們起來.

145:15 The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due time,
萬人的眼睛都仰望你, 你按時把糧食賜給他們.

145:16 opening your hand, and satisfying the desire of every living creature.
你把手張開, 使所有生物都隨願得到飽足.

145:17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and loyal in all his works.
耶和華在他一切所行的事上, 都是公義的, 他對他一切所造的, 都存著慈愛的心.

145:18 Yahweh is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
凡是求告耶和華的, 耶和華都和他們接近, 就是和所有真誠求告他的人接近.

145:19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.
敬畏他的, 他必成就他們的心願, 也必聽他們的呼求, 拯救他們.

145:20 Yahweh protects all those who love him, but all the wicked he will exterminate.
耶和華保護所有愛他的人, 卻要消滅所有惡人.

145:21 My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
我的口要說讚美耶和華的話; 願所有的人都永永遠遠稱頌他的聖名.

Psalms - Chapter 146

146:1 Praise Yah. Praise Yahweh, O my soul.
你們要讚美耶和華. 我的心哪！要讚美耶和華.

146:2 I will praise Yahweh while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I am still alive.
我還活著的時候, 我要讚美耶和華; 我還在世上的時候, 我要歌頌我的神.

146:3 Do not place trust in princes, in a son of humankind with whom there is no deliverance.
你們不要倚靠權貴, 不要倚靠世人, 他們一點都不能救助你們.

146:4 His breath departs; he returns to his plot; on that day his plans perish.
他們的氣一斷, 就歸回塵土; 他們所計劃的, 當天就幻滅了.

146:5 Blessed is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is on Yahweh as his God,
以雅各的神為自己的幫助, 仰望耶和華他的神的, 這人就是有福的.

146:6 who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, the one who keeps faith forever,
耶和華造天,地,海, 和其中的萬物; 他持守信實, 直到永遠.

146:7 who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food for the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free;
他為受欺壓的人伸冤, 賜食物給飢餓的人, 耶和華使被囚的得自由.

146:8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind; Yahweh raises up those bowed down; Yahweh loves the righteous;
耶和華開了瞎子的眼睛, 耶和華扶起被壓迫的人, 耶和華喜愛義人.

146:9 Yahweh protects the strangers. He helps up the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
耶和華保護寄居的, 扶持孤兒寡婦, 卻使惡人的行動挫敗.

146:10 Yahweh will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Praise Yah.
願耶和華作王, 直到永遠！錫安哪！願你的神作王, 直到萬代. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 147

147:1 Praise Yah. For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant; praise is fitting.
你們要讚美耶和華. 歌頌我們的神, 這是多麼美善, 讚美他, 這是美好的, 是合宜的.

147:2 Yahweh is building Jerusalem; he gathers the scattered ones of Israel.
耶和華重建耶路撒冷, 召聚被趕散的以色列人.

147:3 He is the one who heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
他醫好傷心的人, 裹好他們的傷處.

147:4 He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them.
他數點星辰的數目, 一一給它們起名.

147:5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is unlimited.
我們的主偉大, 大有能力; 他的智慧無法測度.

147:6 Yahweh helps the afflicted up; he brings the wicked down to the ground.
耶和華扶持謙卑的人, 卻把惡人丟棄在地.

147:7 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving; sing praises to our God with lyre,
你們要以感謝的心向耶和華歌唱, 用琴向我們的神歌頌.

147:8 who covers the heavens with clouds, who provides rain for the earth, who causes grass to grow on the mountains.
他以密雲遮蓋天空, 為大地預備雨水, 使群山長滿青草.

147:9 He gives to the animal its food, and to the young ravens that cry.
他把食物賜給走獸, 也賜給啼叫的小烏鴉.

147:10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of the man.
他喜歡的不是馬的力大, 他喜悅的不是人的腿快.

147:11 Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, the ones who hope for his loyal love.
耶和華喜悅敬畏他的人, 喜悅仰望他慈愛的人.

147:12 Laud Yahweh, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion,
耶路撒冷啊！你要頌讚耶和華; 錫安哪！你要讚美你的神.

147:13 for he strengthens the bars of your gates. He blesses your children within you;
因為他堅固了你城門的門閂, 賜福在你中間的兒女.

147:14 he makes your border peaceful; he satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
他使你的邊界平靖; 用上好的麥子使你飽足.

147:15 He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
他向地發出命令, 他的話迅速頒行.

147:16 He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes;
他降下像羊毛一樣的雪, 撒下像爐灰一樣的霜.

147:17 he throws his hail like crumbs. Who can stand before his cold?
他拋下像碎屑一樣的冰雹; 面對他發出的寒冷, 誰能抵受得住呢?

147:18 He sends out his word and melts them; he blows his breath, the water flows.
他發出命令, 這一切就都融化; 他使風颳起, 水就流動.

147:19 He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
他把自己的話向雅各頒布, 把自己的律例和典章向以色列頒布.

147:20 He has not done so for any nation, and they do not know his ordinances. Praise Yah.
他從沒有這樣對待其他各國; 他們都不知道他的典章. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 148

148:1 Praise Yah. Praise Yahweh from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
你們要讚美耶和華. 你們要從天上讚美耶和華, 在高天讚美他.

148:2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.
他的眾使者啊！你們要讚美他; 他的眾軍啊！你們也要讚美他.

148:3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light.
太陽和月亮啊！你們要讚美他; 光亮的星星啊！你們都要讚美他.

148:4 Praise him, highest heavens, and waters above the heavens.
天上的天啊！你們要讚美他. 天上的水啊！你們要讚美他.

148:5 Let them praise the name of Yahweh, because he commanded and they were created.
願這一切都讚美耶和華的名, 因為他一發令, 它們就都造成.

148:6 And he put them in place forever and ever, by a decree he gave that will not pass away.
他把它們立定, 直到永永遠遠; 他立了定律, 永不廢去(“廢去”或譯: “越過”).

148:7 Praise Yahweh from the earth— great sea creatures and all deeps,
你們要從地上讚美耶和華. 海怪和一切深海,

148:8 fire and hail, snow and cloud, stormy wind doing his bidding,
火和冰雹, 雪和雲霧, 執行他命令的狂風,

148:9 the mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
大山和一切小山, 果樹和一切香柏樹,

148:10 beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds,
野獸和一切牲畜, 爬行動物和飛鳥,

148:11 kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,
地上的君王和萬族的人民, 領袖和地上所有的審判官,

148:12 young men and young women as well, the old together with the young—
少男和少女, 老年人和孩童,

148:13 let them praise the name of Yahweh, because his name alone is is exalted. His splendor is above earth and heavens.
願這一切都讚美耶和華的名, 因為獨有他的名被尊崇, 他的榮耀超越天地.

148:14 And he has raised high a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful— for the children of Israel, a people close to him. Praise Yah.
他使自己子民的角得以高舉(“他使自己子民的角得以高舉”或譯: “他為自己的子民興起一個君王”; “君王”原文作“角”), 他所有的聖民, 就是和他接近的以色列人, 都讚美他. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 149

149:1 Praise Yah. Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
你們要讚美耶和華, 要向耶和華唱新歌, 在聖民的會中讚美他.

149:2 Let Israel be glad in its maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
願以色列因造他的主歡喜, 願錫安的居民因他們的王快樂.

149:3 Let them praise his name with dancing; let them sing praises to him with tambourine and lyre.
願他們一邊跳舞, 一邊讚美他的名, 擊鼓彈琴歌頌他.

149:4 For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies the afflicted with salvation.
因為耶和華喜悅自己的子民, 以救恩給謙卑的人作裝飾.

149:5 Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.
願聖民因所得的榮耀高興, 願他們在床上歡呼.

149:6 Let the extolling of God be in their throat, and a double-edged sword in their hand,
願稱讚神的話常在他們口中; 願他們手裡拿著兩刃的劍,

149:7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
為要報復列國, 懲罰萬民;

149:8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron,
用鎖鍊捆住他們的君王, 用鐵鐐鎖住他們的權貴,

149:9 to execute on them the judgment that is decreed. This will be honor for all his faithful ones; Praise Yah.
要在他們身上施行記錄在冊上的審判. 這就是他所有聖民的尊榮. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Psalms - Chapter 150

150:1 Praise Yah. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament.
你們要讚美耶和華. 要在神的聖所讚美他, 要在他顯能力的穹蒼下讚美他.

150:2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.
要因他大能的作為讚美他, 要因他無限的偉大讚美他.

150:3 Praise him with blast of horn; praise him with harp and lyre.
要吹角讚美他, 要鼓瑟彈琴讚美他.

150:4 Praise him with tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flute.
要擊鼓跳舞讚美他, 要彈奏絲弦的樂器和吹簫讚美他.

150:5 Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with clashing cymbals.
要用聲音洪亮的鈸讚美他, 要用聲音鏗鏘的鈸讚美他.

150:6 Every breathing thing, let it praise Yah. Praise Yah.
凡有氣息的, 都要讚美耶和華. 你們要讚美耶和華.

Proverbs (箴言)

Proverbs - Chapter 1

1:1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
大衛的兒子以色列王所羅門的箴言:

1:2 To know wisdom and instruction, to understand sayings of understanding,
要使人曉得智慧和教訓, 了解充滿哲理的言語;

1:3 to gain insightful instruction, righteousness and justice and equity,
使人領受明慧的教訓, 就是公義,公正和正直;

1:4 to give shrewdness to the simple, knowledge and purpose to the young,
使愚蒙人變成精明, 使少年人獲得知識和明辨的能力;

1:5 may the wise hear and increase learning, and the one who understands gain direction,
使智慧人聽了, 可以增長學問, 使聰明人聽了, 可以獲得智謀;

1:6 to understand a proverb and an expression, words of wisdom and their riddles.
使人明白箴言和譬喻, 懂得智慧人的言詞和他們的隱語.

1:7 Fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction, fools despise.
敬畏耶和華是知識的開端, 但愚妄人藐視智慧和教訓.

1:8 My child, may you keep your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teachings,
我兒, 要聽從你父親的教訓, 不可離棄你母親的訓誨.

1:9 for they are a garland of favor for your head, and pendants for your neck.
因為這些要作你頭上的華冠, 作你頸上的金鍊.

1:10 My child, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
我兒, 如果壞人引誘你, 你不可隨從他們.

1:11 If they say, “Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause.
如果他們說: “你跟我們來吧！我們要埋伏流人的血, 我們要無故地潛伏傷害無辜的人;

1:12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive and whole, like those who descend to the pit.
我們要好像陰間一般, 把他們活生生吞下, 他們整個被我們吞下, 如同下坑的人一樣;

1:13 We shall find all precious wealth, we shall fill our houses with booty,
這樣, 我們必得著各樣貴重的財物, 把掠物裝滿我們的房子.

1:14 you shall throw your lot in our midst, there will be one purse for all of us.”
加入我們的行列吧！我們大家共用一個錢袋. ”

1:15 My child, do not walk in their way. Keep your foot from their paths,
我兒, 不可和他們走在一起, 禁止你的腳走他們的路;

1:16 for their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed blood,
因為他們的腳奔向邪惡, 他們急於流人的血.

1:17 for “in vain is the net scattered, in the sight of any winged bird.”
在飛鳥眼前張設網羅, 是徒勞無功的.

1:18 They lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives.
他們埋伏, 是自流己血; 他們潛伏, 是自害己命.

1:19 Thus are the ways of all who are greedy for gain— it will take the life of its possessors.
凡是貪愛不義之財的, 所走的路都是這樣; 那不義之財奪去了貪財者的性命.

1:20 Wisdom calls out in the streets, in the squares she raises her voice.
智慧在街上呼喊, 在廣場上揚聲;

1:21 On a busy corner she cries out, at the entrances of the gates in the city, she speaks her sayings:
在鬧市中心呼叫, 在城門口發出言語, 說:

1:22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? And how long will scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
“你們愚蒙人喜愛愚蒙, 好譏笑的人喜歡譏笑, 愚昧人恨惡知識, 要到幾時呢?

1:23 May you turn to my argument! Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you; I will make my words known to you.
你們要因我的責備回轉, 我就把我的心意(“心意”或譯: “靈”)向你們傾吐, 把我的話指示你們.

1:24 Because I called out and you refused me, I stretched out my hand, yet there is none who heeds.
我呼喚, 你們不肯聽從; 我伸手, 沒有人理會.

1:25 You have ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you are not willing to accept.
你們既輕忽我的一切勸告, 不肯接受我的責備;

1:26 I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic comes upon you.
所以你們遭難的時候, 我就發笑; 驚恐臨到你們的日子, 我就嗤笑.

1:27 When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you,
驚恐臨到你們好像風暴, 災難如同颶風來臨, 患難困苦臨到你們身上.

1:28 then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.
那時, 他們必呼求我, 我卻不回答; 他們切切尋找我, 卻尋不見;

1:29 Since they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
因為他們恨惡知識, 不選擇敬畏耶和華;

1:30 they were not willing to accept my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
不接受我的勸告, 輕視我的一切責備;

1:31 They shall eat from the fruit of their way, and they shall be sated from their own schemes,
所以, 他們必自食其果, 必飽嘗自己所設計謀的傷害.

1:32 for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
愚蒙人的背道必殺害他們自己, 愚昧人的安逸必毀滅他們自己;

1:33 Whoever listens to me will dwell in security and rest securely from dread and disaster.”
唯有聽從我的, 必安然居住, 得享安寧, 免受災禍的驚恐. ”

Proverbs - Chapter 2

2:1 My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,
我兒, 如果你接受我的話, 把我的誡命珍藏在心裡,

2:2 in order to incline your ear toward wisdom, then you shall apply your heart to understanding.
留心聽智慧, 致力求聰明;

2:3 For if you cry out for understanding, if you lift your voice for insight,
如果你為求哲理而呼喊, 為求聰明而揚聲;

2:4 if you seek her like silver and search her out like treasure,
如果你尋找它如同尋找銀子, 搜尋它好像搜尋寶藏;

2:5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.
你就明白怎樣敬畏耶和華, 並且獲得對神的認識.

2:6 For Yahweh will give wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
因為耶和華賜人智慧, 知識和聰明都出自他的口.

2:7 For the upright, he stores sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,
他為正直人珍藏大智慧, 給行為完全的人作盾牌;

2:8 in order to guard paths of justice and keep the way of his faithful ones.
為要看顧正直人的路徑, 護衛虔誠人的道路.

2:9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness—every good course—
這樣, 你就明白公義,公正,正直, 以及一切善道.

2:10 for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.
智慧必進入你的心, 知識必使你歡悅.

2:11 Discretion will watch over you; understanding will protect you,
明辨的能力必護衛你, 聰明必看顧你;

2:12 in order to deliver you from the way of evil, from a man who speaks devious things—
要救你脫離邪惡的道路, 脫離說話乖謬的人.

2:13 those who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in ways of darkness,
那些人離棄正道, 走上黑暗的道路.

2:14 those who are happy to do evil, for they delight in the deviousness of evil,
他們喜歡行惡, 喜悅惡人的乖謬.

2:15 who are crooked in their ways, and devious in their paths;
他們的道路彎曲, 他們的行徑偏離正道.

2:16 in order to deliver you from a strange woman, from a foreign woman who flatters with her sayings,
智慧要救你脫離淫亂的婦人, 脫離說諂媚話的妓女(“妓女”原文作“外國女子”).

2:17 she who forsakes the partner of her youth and has forgotten the covenant of her God,
她離棄年輕的配偶, 忘記了神的約;

2:18 for her house sinks to death, and to the dead are her paths.
她的家陷入死地, 她的路徑下落陰間.

2:19 Of all who go to her, none shall return, nor do they reach paths of life.
凡是進到她那裡去的, 都不能轉回, 必得不著生路.

2:20 So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.
因此, 智慧必使你走在良善人的道上, 持守義人的路.

2:21 For those who are upright will dwell in the land, and those who are blameless will remain in it.
因為正直人必在地上安居, 完全人必在世上存留;

2:22 And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land, and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.
但惡人必從地上除滅, 行事奸詐的必從世上拔除.

Proverbs - Chapter 3

3:1 My child, do not forget my instruction, and may your heart guard my commands.
我兒, 不可忘記我的訓誨, 你的心要謹守我的誡命;

3:2 For length of days, years of life, and peace they shall add to you.
因為它們必把長久的日子,生命的歲數和平安, 加給你.

3:3 May loyal love and truth not forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them upon your heart.
不可讓慈愛誠實離開你, 要繫在你的頸項上, 刻在你的心版上.

3:4 And you shall find favor and good sense in the eyes of God and humankind.
這樣, 你在神和世人眼前, 必蒙恩寵, 得著美名(“名”原文作“明慧”).

3:5 Trust Yahweh with all your heart; do not lean toward your own understanding.
你要一心仰賴耶和華, 不可倚靠自己的聰明;

3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.
在你一切所行的路上, 都要承認他, 他必使你的路徑平坦正直.

3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.
不可自以為有智慧, 要敬畏耶和華, 遠離惡事.

3:8 There shall be healing for your flesh, and refreshment for your body.
這必使你的身體(“身體”原文作“臍帶”)健康, 使你的骨頭滋潤.

3:9 Honor Yahweh from your substance, and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,
你要把你的財物, 和一切初熟的農作物, 敬奉耶和華.

3:10 and your barns shall be full of plenty, and your vats shall burst with new wine.
這樣, 你的倉庫必充滿有餘, 你的榨酒池也必盈溢新酒.

3:11 Do not despise the discipline of Yahweh, my child. Do not be weary of his reproof
我兒, 不可輕看耶和華的管教, 也不可厭惡他的責備;

3:12 because whomever Yahweh will love, he will rebuke, as a father delights in his son.
因為耶和華所愛的, 他必責備, 正如父親責備他喜愛的兒子一樣.

3:13 Happy is the one who finds wisdom, and one who obtains understanding.
得著智慧, 獲致聰明的人, 是有福的.

3:14 For her income is better than the income of silver, and her revenue than that of gold.
因為智慧的利潤勝過銀子的利潤, 智慧的收益勝過黃金的收益.

3:15 She is more precious than rubies, and all your desires shall not compare with her.
智慧比紅寶石更寶貴; 你一切所喜愛的, 都不足與智慧比較.

3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
智慧的右手有長壽, 左手有財富和尊榮.

3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
智慧的道路盡是歡悅, 智慧的路徑全是平安.

3:18 She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.
對緊握智慧的人來說, 智慧是生命樹, 凡是緊抓智慧的, 都是有福的.

3:19 Yahweh in wisdom founded the earth; he established the heavens in understanding.
耶和華以智慧奠定大地, 以聰明堅立高天.

3:20 With his knowledge, depths broke open, and clouds dropped dew.
因他的知識, 深淵就裂開, 天空也滴下甘露.

3:21 My child, may they not escape from your sight; may you keep sound wisdom and prudence.
我兒, 要謹守大智慧和明辨的態度, 不可讓它們離開你的眼目.

3:22 They shall be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
這樣, 它們就必作你的生命, 作你頸上的華飾.

3:23 Then you will walk in the confidence of your ways, and your foot will not stumble.
你就可以安然走路, 你的腳必不致絆倒.

3:24 If you sit down, you will not panic, and if you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.
你躺下的時候, 必不會驚恐; 你躺臥的時候, 必睡得香甜.

3:25 Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or the storm of wickedness that will come.
忽然而來的驚恐, 你不要懼怕; 惡人的毀滅臨到, 你也不要恐懼;

3:26 Yahweh will be your confidence and guard your foot from capture.
因為耶和華是你的倚靠, 他必護衛你的腳不陷入網羅.

3:27 Do not withhold good from its owner when it is in the power of your hand to do.
如果你的手有行善的力量, 就不可推辭, 要向那些需要幫助的人行善.

3:28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and return and tomorrow I will give it,” when it is with you.
你那裡如果有現成的, 就不可對鄰舍說: “你先回去, 明天再來吧, 到時, 我必給你！”

3:29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor who dwells in confidence beside you.
你的鄰舍在你旁邊安居, 你不可設計害他.

3:30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when he did not do you harm.
如果人沒有加害於你, 你不可無故與他相爭.

3:31 Do not envy a man of violence, and do not choose any of his ways,
不要嫉妒強暴的人, 也不可選擇他所行的一切道路;

3:32 for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh, but those who are upright are his confidence.
因為偏離正道的人, 是耶和華所厭惡的, 正直人卻是他所親愛的.

3:33 The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked, and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses.
耶和華咒詛惡人的家, 卻賜福給義人的居所.

3:34 With those who scorn, he is scornful, but to those who are humble, he gives favor.
他譏笑那些好譏笑的人, 卻賜恩給謙卑的人.

3:35 They will inherit the honor of the wise, but stubborn fools, disgrace.
智慧人必承受尊榮, 愚昧人必蒙受羞辱(“必蒙受羞辱”原文作“高升成為羞辱”).

Proverbs - Chapter 4

4:1 Children, listen to the instruction of a father, and be attentive in order to know insight.
孩子們, 要聽父親的教訓, 留心學習哲理;

4:2 For I have given you good instruction; do not forsake my teaching.
因為我授予你們的, 是美好的學問, 我的訓誨, 你們不可離棄.

4:3 When I was a son to my father, tender and alone before my mother,
我在我父親面前還是小孩子, 在我母親面前是獨一的嬌兒的時候,

4:4 he taught me and said to me, “May your heart hold fast to my words; guard my commandments and live.
父親教導我, 對我說: “你的心要持守我的話, 你要遵守我的誡命, 就可以存活;

4:5 Get wisdom and insight; do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.
要求取智慧和哲理, 不可忘記, 也不可偏離我口中的話.

4:6 Do not forsake her—then she will guard you; love her and she will keep you.
不可離棄智慧, 智慧就必護衛你; 喜愛智慧, 智慧就必看顧你.

4:7 The beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom! With all that is in your possession, gain insight.
智慧的開端(“智慧的開端”或譯: “智慧是首要的”)是求取智慧, 要用你所得的一切換取哲理.

4:8 Cherish her and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
你要高舉智慧, 智慧就必使你高升; 你要懷抱智慧, 智慧就必使你得尊榮.

4:9 She will give a garland for your head; she shall bestow a crown of glory upon you.”
智慧必把華冠加在你頭上, 把榮冕賜給你. ”

4:10 Listen, my child, take my sayings, and the years of your life shall be great.
我兒, 你要聽, 並要接受我所說的, 這樣, 你就必延年益壽.

4:11 In the way of wisdom I have instructed you; I have led you in the path of uprightness.
我指教你走智慧的道, 引導你行正直的路.

4:12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.
你行走的時候, 腳步必不會受阻礙; 你奔跑的時候, 也不會跌倒.

4:13 Seize the instruction! Do not let go! Guard her, for she is your life.
你要堅守教訓, 不可放鬆; 要謹守教訓, 因為那是你的生命.

4:14 In the path of the wicked do not go; do not walk in the way of those who do evil.
不可走進惡人的路徑, 不可踏上壞人的道路.

4:15 Avoid it; do not transgress it; turn away from it and pass by.
要躲避, 不可從那裡經過, 要轉身離去.

4:16 For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.
因為他們不行惡, 就不能入睡; 不使人跌倒, 就要失眠.

4:17 For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence.
他們吃的, 是奸惡的飯; 他們喝的, 是強暴的酒.

4:18 But the path of the righteous ones is like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day is full.
義人的路徑卻像黎明的曙光, 越來越明亮, 直到日午.

4:19 The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.
惡人的道路幽暗, 他們不知道自己因甚麼跌倒.

4:20 My child, be attentive to my words; to my sayings incline your ear.
我兒, 要留心聽我的話, 側耳聽我所說的.

4:21 May they not escape from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart.
不可讓它們離開你的眼目, 要謹記在你的心中.

4:22 For they are life to those who find them and healing to the entire body.
因為得著它們就是得著生命, 整個人也得著醫治.

4:23 With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it comes the source of life.
你要謹守你的心, 勝過謹守一切, 因為生命的泉源由此而出.

4:24 Remove from yourself deceitful speech, and abolish devious talk from yourself.
你要除掉欺詐的口, 遠離乖謬的嘴唇.

4:25 May your eyes look forward and your gaze be straight before you.
你雙眼要向前正視, 你的眼睛要向前直望.

4:26 May the path of your foot be balanced and all your ways be sure.
你要謹慎你腳下的路徑, 你一切所行的就必穩妥.

4:27 Do not swerve right or left; remove your foot from evil.
不可偏左偏右, 要使你的腳遠離惡事.

Proverbs - Chapter 5

5:1 My child, be attentive to my wisdom, and to my understanding incline your ear;
我兒, 要留心聽我的智慧, 側耳聽我的哲理,

5:2 in order to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips.
好讓你持守明辨的態度, 你的嘴唇謹守知識.

5:3 For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey, and smoother than oil is her mouth.
因為淫婦的嘴唇滴下蜂蜜, 她的口比油更滑;

5:4 But her end is bitter as the wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
至終卻苦似苦菫, 快如兩刃的劍.

5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold of Sheol.
她的腳走下死地, 她的腳步踏向陰間.

5:6 She does not observe the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.
她不理會生命之路, 她的路徑變遷無定, 自己也不知道.

5:7 Now, O children, listen to me; do not depart from the sayings of my mouth.
孩子們, 現在要聽從我, 不可離棄我口中的話.

5:8 Keep your paths far from her, and do not go near to the door of her house,
你的道路要遠離她, 不可走近她的家門;

5:9 lest you give your honor to the others, and your years to the merciless,
免得你的精力給了別人, 你的年日交給了殘忍的人;

5:10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,
免得外人飽享你的財物, 你勞碌得來的歸入別人的家.

5:11 and you groan at your end, when your flesh and body are consumed,
在你生命終結, 你的肉體和身軀衰殘的時候, 你就悲歎,

5:12 and say “How I hated discipline, and I despised reproof!”
說: “我為甚麼恨惡管教, 我的心為甚麼輕視責備,

5:13 and “I did not listen to the voice of my teachers, and I did not incline my ear to my instructors!
不聽從我老師的話, 也不留心聽那些教導我的人.

5:14 I was almost at utter ruin in the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
在眾民的集會中, 我幾乎落在萬劫不復之地. ”

5:15 Drink water from your own cistern and flowing waters from inside your own well.
你要喝自己池中的水, 飲自己井裡的活水.

5:16 Shall your springs be scattered outward? In the streets, shall there be streams of water?
你的泉源怎麼可以外溢? 你的河水怎麼可以流在街上?

5:17 May they be yours alone, and not for strangers who are with you.
它們要獨歸你一人所有, 不要讓外人與你共享.

5:18 May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.
要使你的泉源蒙福, 要喜悅你年輕時所娶的妻子.

5:19 She is a deer of love and a doe of grace; may her breasts satisfy you always; by her love may you be intoxicated continually.
她像可愛的母鹿, 人所喜悅的母山羊, 願她的乳房時常使你滿足, 願她的愛情常常使你戀慕.

5:20 Why should you be intoxicated, my child, by a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
我兒, 為甚麼戀慕淫婦? 為甚麼擁抱妓女的胸懷呢?

5:21 For before the eyes of Yahweh are human ways, and all his paths he examines.
因為人的道路都在耶和華眼前, 他也審察人的一切路徑.

5:22 His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer, and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.
惡人必被自己的罪孽捉住, 他必被自己罪惡的繩索纏住.

5:23 He shall die for lack of discipline, and in the greatness of his folly he shall be lost.
他必因不受管教而死亡, 又因自己過分愚妄而走進歧途.

Proverbs - Chapter 6

6:1 My child, if you have pledged to your neighbor, if you have bound yourself to the stranger,
我兒, 如果你作朋友的保證人, 替外人擊掌擔保;

6:2 if you are snared by the sayings of your mouth, if you are caught by the sayings of your mouth,
如果你給自己口裡的話纏累, 給你口裡的話綁住;

6:3 do this, then, my child, and save yourself, for you have come into the palm of your neighbor’s hand: Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor.
我兒, 既然你落在你朋友的手中, 就要這樣行, 好解救你自己, 你要自己降卑, 去懇求你的朋友.

6:4 Do not give sleep to your eyes, or slumber to your eyelids.
不要讓你的眼睛睡覺, 不要容你的眼瞼打盹;

6:5 Save yourself like a gazelle from a hand, or like a bird from the hand of a fowler.
要解救自己, 像羚羊脫離獵人的手, 像飛鳥脫離捕鳥人的手.

6:6 Go to the ant, lazy! Consider its ways and be wise.
懶惰人哪！你去看看螞蟻, 察看牠們所行的, 就可得著智慧.

6:7 It has no chief, officer, or ruler.
螞蟻沒有元帥, 沒有官長, 也沒有統治者,

6:8 In the summer, it prepares its food; in the harvest, it gathers its sustenance.
尚且在夏天預備食物, 在收割的時候積聚糧食.

6:9 How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep?
懶惰人哪, 你要睡到幾時呢? 你甚麼時候才睡醒呢?

6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest—
再睡片時, 打盹片時, 抱著手躺臥片時,

6:11 like a robber shall your poverty come, and what you lack like an armed man.
你的貧窮就必像強盜來到, 你的缺乏就必像拿兵器的人來到.

6:12 A worthless man, an evil man, goes around with deceitful speech.
無賴漢,壞人到處使用欺詐的口;

6:13 Winking in his eye, shuffling in his foot, pointing in his fingers,
他以眼傳神, 用腳示意, 用指頭指點,

6:14 perversion in his heart, he devises evil; at all times he will send out discord.
心存乖謬, 圖謀惡事, 常常散布紛爭.

6:15 Upon such a man, suddenly shall his calamity come; in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.
因此, 災難必忽然臨到, 他必突然毀滅, 無法挽救.

6:16 There are six things Yahweh hates, and seven things are abominations of his soul:
耶和華恨惡的事有六樣, 連他心裡厭惡的, 共有七樣,

6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
就是高傲的眼,說謊的舌頭,流無辜人血的手,

6:18 a devising heart, plans of deception, feet that hurry to run to evil,
圖謀惡事的心,快跑行惡的腳,

6:19 a false witness who breathes lies and sends out discord between brothers.
說謊的假證人, 和在弟兄中散布紛爭的人.

6:20 My child, keep the commandment of your father, and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.
我兒, 要謹守你父親的誡命, 不可離棄你母親的訓誨.

6:21 Bind them on your heart continually; tie them upon your neck.
要把它們常常繫在你的心上, 綁在你的頸項上.

6:22 When you walk, she will lead you, When you lie down, she will watch over you, and when you awake, she will converse with you.
你行走的時候, 它們必引導你; 你睡覺的時候, 它們必保護你; 你醒來的時候, 它們必和你交談.

6:23 For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light, and the way of life is the reproof of discipline,
因為誡命是燈, 訓誨是光, 出於管教的責備是生命之道,

6:24 in order to preserve you from an evil woman, from the smoothness of the tongue of an adulteress.
能保護你遠離邪惡的女人, 遠離妓女諂媚的舌頭.

6:25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart; may she not capture you with her eyelashes.
你心裡不要貪戀她的美色, 也不要給她的媚眼勾引.

6:26 For the price of a woman, a prostitute, is the price of a loaf of bread, but the woman belonging to a man hunts precious life.
因為妓女使人只剩一塊餅, 通姦的婦人獵取人寶貴的生命.

6:27 Can a man carry fire in his lap, and his clothes not burn?
如果人把火藏在懷裡, 他的衣服怎能不燒著呢?

6:28 If a man walks upon the hot coals, will his feet not be burned?
如果人在火炭上行走, 他的腳怎能不灼傷呢?

6:29 Thus, he who goes to the wife of his neighbor, any who touches her shall not go unpunished.
凡是和別人的妻子通姦的, 也是這樣; 凡是親近她的, 都必不免受罰.

6:30 People do not despise a thief when he steals to fill himself when he is hungry.
盜賊因飢餓偷竊充飢, 人不會鄙視他.

6:31 But if he is found, he will pay sevenfold, every possession of his house he shall give.
但如果他被捉住, 就要七倍償還, 要把他家裡所有的財物都交出來.

6:32 He who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, he destroys himself who does it.
和婦人通姦的, 實在無知; 行這事的, 是自我毀滅.

6:33 A wound and dishonor he will find, and his disgrace will not be wiped out.
他必遭受擊打, 被凌辱, 他的恥辱永不能塗抹.

6:34 For jealousy is the fury of a husband, and he will not show restraint on the day of revenge.
因為嫉妒激起了丈夫的烈怒, 使他在報仇的時候, 必不留情.

6:35 He will not accept any compensation, and he will not be willing, though the bribe is large.
任何賠償, 他都不接受, 縱使你餽送許多禮物, 他也不肯罷休.

Proverbs - Chapter 7

7:1 My child, guard my sayings; store my commandments with you.
我兒, 要遵守我的話, 把我的誡命珍藏在心裡;

7:2 Keep my commands and live, and my teaching like the apple of your eye.
遵守我的誡命, 你就可以存活; 遵守我的訓誨, 好像護衛你眼中的瞳人.

7:3 Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
要把它們繫在你的指頭上, 刻在你的心版上.

7:4 Say to wisdom, “you are my sister,” and you shall call insight, “intimate friend.”
要對智慧說: “你是我的姊妹”, 要稱呼聰明為親人;

7:5 In order to guard yourself from an adulteress, from the foreigner who makes her words smooth.
這樣行就可以保護你脫離淫亂的婦人, 脫離說諂媚話的妓女.

7:6 For at the window of my house, through my lattice, I looked down.
我在我家的窗戶內, 透過窗櫺往外觀看,

7:7 And I saw among the simple, I observed among the youth, a young man lacking sense,
看見在愚蒙人中間, 在少年人(“少年人”原文作“眾子”)裡面, 我發覺有一個無知的少年人,

7:8 passing on the street at her corner, and he takes the road to her house,
在街上經過, 走近淫婦的住處, 向著她的家走去,

7:9 at twilight, at the day’s evening, in the midst of night and the darkness.
那時是黃昏,傍晚, 是在夜裡, 天黑的時候.

7:10 Then behold! A woman comes to meet him with the garment of a prostitute and a secret heart.
看哪！有一個婦人來迎接他, 是妓女的打扮, 心存詭詐.

7:11 She is loud and stubborn; her feet do not stay at her house.
這婦人喧嘩不停, 不受約束; 她在家裡停不住腳.

7:12 Now in the street, now in the square, at every corner she lies in wait.
她有時在街上, 有時在廣場上, 或在任何角落旁邊藏伏.

7:13 She took hold of him and kissed him. Her face was impudent, and she said to him,
她緊拉著那少年人, 和他親嘴, 厚顏無恥地對他說:

7:14 “Sacrifices of peace offerings are upon me; today I completed my vows.
“我曾許願要獻平安祭, 今天我剛還了我所許的願.

7:15 So I have come out to meet you, to seek your face, and I have found you.
因此, 我出來迎接你, 切切尋找你, 終於找到你.

7:16 With coverings I have adorned my couch, spreads of the linen of Egypt;
我已用毯子, 埃及線織成的花紋布, 鋪了我的床;

7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
又用沒藥,沉香和桂皮, 薰了我的榻.

7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love making, until the morning let us delight in love.
來吧！我們來飽享愛情, 直到天亮, 我們來在愛中盡情享樂.

7:19 For there is no man in his home; he has gone on a long journey.
因為我丈夫不在家, 遠行去了.

7:20 The bag of money he took in his hand, for on the day of the full moon he will come home.”
他手裡帶著錢袋, 要到月圓的時候才回家. ”

7:21 She persuades him with the greatness of her teachings; with her smooth lips she compels him.
淫婦用許多花言巧語引誘他, 用諂媚的嘴唇勾引他.

7:22 He goes after her suddenly; like an ox to the slaughter he goes, and like a stag to the instruction of a fool,
少年人就立刻跟隨她, 好像牛走向屠房, 又像愚妄人帶著鎖鍊去受刑罰,

7:23 until an arrow pierces his entrails, like a bird rushing into a snare, but he does not know that it will cost him his life.
直到箭矢射透他的肝; 他仿佛飛鳥投入網羅, 並不知道會喪失性命.

7:24 And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the sayings of my mouth.
孩子們, 現在你們要聽從我, 留心聽我口中的話.

7:25 May your heart not turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her path.
你的心不可偏向淫婦的道路, 也不要迷戀她的路徑.

7:26 For many slain she has laid low, and countless are all of her killings.
因為她使許多人倒斃, 被她殺害的實在無數.

7:27 The ways of Sheol are her house, descending to chambers of death.
她的家是通往陰間的路, 是下到死亡的宮房.

Proverbs - Chapter 8

8:1 Does not wisdom call, and understanding raise its voice?
智慧不是在呼喚, 聰明不是在發聲嗎?

8:2 Atop the heights beside the road, at the crossroads she stands.
它在路旁高處的最高點, 在十字路口站著;

8:3 Beside gates, before towns, at the entrance of doors, she cries out:
在城門旁, 在城門口, 在進城門的空地上大聲呼喊:

8:4 “To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind.
“眾人哪！我向你們呼喚, 對世人發聲.

8:5 Learn prudence, O simple ones; fools, learn intelligence.
愚蒙人哪！你們要學習精明; 愚昧人哪！你們心裡要明白事理.

8:6 Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips.
你們聽著, 因為我要講論極美的事, 我要開口說正直的事;

8:7 My mouth will utter truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
我的口要論述真理, 我的嘴唇厭惡邪惡.

8:8 All sayings of my mouth are in righteousness; none of them are twisted and crooked.
我口裡的一切話都是公義的, 毫無彎曲欺詐.

8:9 All of them are straight to him who understands, and upright to those who find knowledge.
我的話對明理的人, 都是對的; 對得著知識的人, 都是正直的.

8:10 Take my teaching and not silver; may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.
你們要接受我的教訓, 不要銀子; 寧願得著知識, 勝過精金;

8:11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all desires shall not compare with her.
因為智慧比紅寶石更好, 你一切所喜愛的都不能和智慧比較.

8:12 I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
我──智慧──和精明同住, 我又獲得知識和謀略.

8:13 The fear of Yahweh is hatred of evil, pride, and arrogance and an evil way. And I hate a mouth of perversity.
敬畏耶和華就是恨惡邪惡; 驕傲,狂妄,邪惡的行為,乖謬的口, 我都恨惡.

8:14 Advice and sound judgment are mine; I am understanding, strength is mine.
我有才智和大智慧, 我有聰明, 我有能力.

8:15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree righteousness.
君王藉我掌權, 統治者藉我制定法紀.

8:16 By me rulers rule, and nobles—all judges of righteousness.
領袖,貴族和所有公義的審判官, 都藉我治國.

8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me.
愛我的, 我必愛他; 殷切尋找我的, 必定尋見.

8:18 Fortune and glory are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
財富和尊榮是我的, 恆久的財產和公義也是我的.

8:19 My fruit is better than gold, even refined gold, and my yield than choice silver.
我的果實勝過黃金, 勝過精金, 我的出產勝過純銀.

8:20 In the way of righteousness I walk, in the midst of paths of justice,
我走在公義的道上, 行在公正的路上,

8:21 in order to endow those who love me with wealth, and I will fill their treasuries.
使愛我的承受財產, 使他們的府庫滿溢.

8:22 “Yahweh possessed me, the first of his ways, before his acts of old.
在耶和華創造的開始, 在太初創造一切以先, 就有了我.

8:23 From eternity, I was set up from the first, from the beginning of the earth.
在亙古,在太初, 在未有大地之前, 我已經被立;

8:24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs of abounding water.
沒有深淵, 沒有大水的泉源以先, 我已經出生.

8:25 Before mountains had been shaped, before hills, I was brought forth.
大山未曾奠定, 小山未有以先, 我已經出生.

8:26 When he had not yet made earth and fields, or the first dust of the world,
那時, 耶和華還沒有造大地和田野, 也沒有造地上的泥土.

8:27 when he established the heavens, there I was, when he drew a circle upon the face of the deep,
他立定諸天的時候, 我在那裡; 他在淵面上界劃地平線的時候, 我在那裡;

8:28 when he made skies from above, when he founded fountains of the deep,
他上使穹蒼堅固, 下使深淵的水泉穩定;

8:29 when he assigned his limits to the sea, that waters shall not transgress his command, when he marked the foundations of the earth,
他為海洋定出界限, 海水不能越過他的命令, 他又劃定大地的根基;

8:30 I was beside him, a master workman, and I was delighting day by day, rejoicing before him always,
那時, 我在他身邊作工匠, 每天都充滿喜樂, 時常在他面前歡笑,

8:31 rejoicing in the world of his earth, and my delight was with the children of humankind.
在他的大地上歡笑, 和世人一同喜樂.

8:32 “And now, children, listen to me; happy are those who will keep my ways.
孩子們, 現在你們要聽從我; 持守我道路的, 是有福的.

8:33 Hear teaching and be wise; do not neglect it.
你們要聽從教訓, 要作智慧人, 不可離棄教訓.

8:34 Happy is the person who listens to me, in order to keep watch at my doors day by day, in order to guard the frames of my entrances.
聽從我, 天天在我門口警醒仰望, 在我門框旁邊守候的人, 是有福的.

8:35 For he who finds me is he who finds life, and he obtains favor from Yahweh.
因為找到我的, 就找到生命, 他也必得著耶和華的恩惠.

8:36 But he who misses me injures himself. All those who hate me love death.”
得罪我的, 是傷害自己; 凡是恨惡我的, 就是喜愛死亡. ”

Proverbs - Chapter 9

9:1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
智慧建造自己的房屋, 鑿成七根柱子.

9:2 She has slaughtered her slaughtering, mixed her wine, and also set her table.
它宰殺牲口, 調配美酒, 擺設筵席.

9:3 She has sent her servant girls, she calls upon the wings of the high places of town,
它差派幾個使女出去, 自己又在城裡的高處呼喊:

9:4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn here.” As for the one who lacks sense, she says to him,
“誰是愚蒙人, 可以到這裡來！”又對無知的人說:

9:5 “Come, eat with my bread; drink with the wine I have mixed.
“你們都來, 吃我的餅, 喝我調配的酒.

9:6 Lay aside simplicity and live; walk in the way of understanding.”
愚蒙人哪！你們要丟棄愚蒙, 就可以存活, 並且要走在智慧的道路上. ”

9:7 He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked gets hurt.
糾正好譏笑人的, 必自招恥辱; 責備惡人的, 必遭受羞辱.

9:8 Do not rebuke a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke the wise and he will love you.
你不要責備好譏笑人的, 免得他恨你; 要責備智慧人, 他必愛你.

9:9 Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; teach a righteous one and he will increase learning.
教導智慧人, 他就越有智慧; 指教義人, 他就增加學問.

9:10 The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh, and knowledge of the Holy One, insight.
敬畏耶和華是智慧的開端, 認識至聖者就是聰明.

9:11 For by me your days shall increase, and years of life shall multiply for you.
因為藉著我, 你的日子就必增多, 你一生的年歲也必加添.

9:12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and if you scoff, alone you shall bear it.
如果你有智慧, 你的智慧必使你得益; 如果你譏笑人, 你就必獨自擔當一切後果.

9:13 A woman of foolishness is loud, simple, and does not know it.
愚昧的婦人喧嘩不停, 她是愚蒙, 一無所知.

9:14 She sits at the door of her house, upon a throne at the high places of town,
她坐在自己的家門口, 坐在城中高處的座位上,

9:15 in order to call to those who pass by the road, those who go straight on their way:
向過路的人呼叫, 就是向往前直行的人呼叫:

9:16 “Whoever is simple, may he turn here!” As for he who lacks sense, she says to him,
“誰是愚蒙人, 可以到這裡來！”又對無知的人說:

9:17 “Stolen waters are sweet, and bread of secrecy is pleasant.”
“偷來的水是甜的, 在暗中吃的餅是美味的. ”

9:18 But he does not know that the dead are there, in the depths of Sheol are her guests.
人卻不知道她那裡充滿陰魂, 她的客人是在陰間的深處.

Proverbs - Chapter 10

10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
所羅門的箴言: 智慧的兒子使父親歡樂, 愚昧的兒子使母親憂愁.

10:2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
不義之財毫無益處, 唯有公義能救人脫離死亡.

10:3 Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.
耶和華不容許義人抵受飢餓, 惡人的慾念卻無法得著.

10:4 A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
遊手好閒的, 招致貧窮, 勤力工作的, 得到富足.

10:5 He who gathers in the summer is a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest is a child who brings shame.
夏天收聚的, 是明慧的人, 收割時沉睡的, 是貽羞的人.

10:6 Blessings belong to the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
福祉臨到義人頭上, 強暴遮蓋惡人的口.

10:7 The memory of righteousness is like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
義人的名必蒙稱讚, 惡人的名字卻必腐朽.

10:8 A heart of wisdom will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
心存智慧的, 必接受誡命; 嘴唇愚妄的, 必自招滅亡.

10:9 Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.
行為完全的, 步步安穩; 行事彎曲的, 終必敗露.

10:10 The winking of an eye causes trouble, and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
以眼傳神的, 使人受害; 嘴唇愚妄的, 必自招滅亡.

10:11 A fountain of life is a mouth of righteousness, and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.
義人的口是生命的泉源, 強暴遮蓋惡人的口.

10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.
恨能挑起紛爭, 愛能遮掩一切過失.

10:13 On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.
聰明人嘴裡有智慧, 無知人背上受刑杖.

10:14 Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but to the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.
智慧人積存知識, 愚妄人的口招致毀滅.

10:15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
富翁的財物是他的堅城, 窮人的貧乏是他滅亡的因由.

10:16 The wage of the righteous leads to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.
義人的工價就是生命, 惡人所得的卻是刑罰.

10:17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction, but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.
遵守教訓的, 走在生命的路上; 離棄責備的, 卻是走上錯路.

10:18 He who conceals hatred has lips of deceit, and he who utters slander—he is a fool.
隱藏怨恨的, 嘴裡必出謊言; 散播謠言的, 是愚昧人.

10:19 In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
多言多語難免有過失; 約束自己嘴唇的, 是明慧人.

10:20 Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart of wickedness is of little worth.
義人的舌頭好像純銀, 惡人的心思毫無價值.

10:21 Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
義人的嘴唇培育多人, 愚妄人因無知死亡.

10:22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich, and he does not increase sorrow with it.
耶和華所賜的福使人富足, 並不加上愁煩.

10:23 It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.
愚昧人以行惡為嬉戲, 聰明人卻以智慧為樂.

10:24 The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
惡人所怕的, 必臨到他身上; 義人所願的, 必蒙應允.

10:25 With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness, but the righteous have a foundation forever.
暴風一過, 惡人就歸於無有, 義人卻有永遠的根基.

10:26 Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus is the lazy to one who employs him.
醋怎樣使牙酸倒, 煙怎樣薰目, 懶惰人也怎樣使差他的人難受.

10:27 The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
敬畏耶和華可以延年益壽, 惡人的年歲必被減少.

10:28 The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
義人的盼望使他們喜樂, 惡人的希望終必幻滅.

10:29 A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin belongs to evildoers.
耶和華的道是完全人的保障, 卻是作孽的人滅亡的因由.

10:30 The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.
義人永不動搖, 惡人卻不得安居在地上.

10:31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.
義人的口結出智慧的果子, 乖謬的舌頭必被割除.

10:32 The lips of the righteous know the acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.
義人的嘴使人喜悅, 惡人的口說乖謬的話.

Proverbs - Chapter 11

11:1 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh, but an accurate weight delights him.
詭詐的天平是耶和華所厭惡的, 準確的法碼是他所喜悅的.

11:2 Pride comes, then disgrace comes, but wisdom is with the humble.
傲慢來, 羞辱也來; 謙卑的人卻有智慧.

11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
正直人的純正必引導他們自己, 奸詐人的奸惡卻毀滅自己.

11:4 Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death.
在神發怒的日子, 財物毫無益處; 唯有公義能救人脫離死亡.

11:5 The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.
完全人的公義, 必使自己的路平坦正直, 但惡人必因自己的邪惡跌倒.

11:6 The righteousness of the upright will save them, but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.
正直人的公義必拯救自己, 但奸詐人必陷溺於自己的惡慾中.

11:7 With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.
惡人一死, 他的希望就幻滅; 有能力的人的盼望也消滅了.

11:8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, but the wicked enters into it.
義人得蒙拯救脫離患難, 惡人卻來代替他.

11:9 With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
不敬虔的人用口敗壞鄰舍, 義人卻因知識免受其害.

11:10 When good is with the righteous, the city rejoices, and with the perishing of the wicked, jubilation.
義人亨通, 全城歡樂; 惡人滅亡, 大家歡呼.

11:11 By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.
因正直人的祝福, 城的地位就提高; 因惡人的口, 城就傾覆.

11:12 He who lacks sense belittles his neighbor, but a person of intelligence will remain silent.
藐視鄰舍的, 真是無知; 聰明人卻緘默不言.

11:13 A gossip walks about telling a secret, but the trustworthy in spirit keeps the matter.
到處搬弄是非的, 洩露祕密, 心裡誠實的, 遮隱事情.

11:14 Where there is no guidance, a nation shall fall, but there is safety in an abundance of counsel.
沒有智謀, 國家敗落; 謀士眾多, 就能得勝.

11:15 He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger, but he who refuses a pledge is safe.
為外人作保證人的, 必受虧損; 厭惡替人擊掌擔保的, 卻得著安穩.

11:16 A woman of grace receives honor, but the ruthless gets wealth.
賢德的婦女得著尊榮, 強暴的男子只得著財富.

11:17 A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
仁慈的人自己獲益, 殘忍的人自己受害.

11:18 The wicked earns deceptive gain, but he who sows righteousness, a true reward.
惡人賺得的工價是虛假的, 播種公義的得著實在的賞賜.

11:19 He who is steadfast in righteousness is to life as he who pursues evil is to death.
恆心行義的必得生命; 追隨邪惡的必致死亡.

11:20 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart, but his delight are those with blameless ways.
欺詐的心是耶和華厭惡的; 行為完全是他所喜悅的.

11:21 Rest assured, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
惡人必不免受罰, 但義人的後裔必蒙解救.

11:22 A ring of gold in the snout of a pig is a woman who is beautiful but without discretion.
婦女美麗而無見識, 就像金環帶在豬鼻上一樣.

11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.
義人的願望, 盡是美好, 惡人的希望, 必招致忿怒.

11:24 There is one who gives yet grows richer, but he who withholds what is right only finds need.
有人慷慨好施, 財富卻更增添; 有人吝嗇過度, 反招致貧窮.

11:25 A person of blessing will be enriched, and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
樂善好施的人, 必得豐裕; 施惠於人的, 自己也必蒙施惠.

11:26 He who withholds grain, the people curse him, but a blessing is for the head of him who sells.
屯積五穀的, 必被人民咒詛; 出售糧食的, 福祉必臨到他的頭上.

11:27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
殷切求善的, 必得到愛顧; 追求邪惡的, 邪惡必臨到他.

11:28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall, but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.
倚賴自己財富的, 必然衰落; 義人卻必繁茂, 好像綠葉.

11:29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind, and a fool will serve the wise of heart.
禍害自己家庭的, 必承受清風; 愚妄人必作心思智慧的人的僕人.

11:30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, and he who captures souls is wise.
義人所結的果子就是生命樹; 智慧人必能得人.

11:31 If the righteous on earth will be repaid, how much more the wicked and sinner.
義人在世上尚且受報應, 何況惡人和罪人呢?

Proverbs - Chapter 12

12:1 He who loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates rebuke is stupid.
喜愛教訓的, 就是喜愛知識; 厭惡責備的, 卻是愚頑人.

12:2 The good obtains favor from Yahweh, but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
良善的人必得到耶和華的恩寵; 圖謀奸計的人, 耶和華必把他定罪.

12:3 A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
人不能恃憑惡行堅立; 但義人的根必不動搖.

12:4 A woman of strength is the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
有才德的婦人是丈夫的冠冕, 貽羞的婦人, 如同丈夫骨中的朽爛.

12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
義人的籌算是公平, 惡人的計謀卻是詭詐.

12:6 The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
惡人的言語等著要流人的血, 正直人的口能拯救人.

12:7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
惡人傾覆, 就不再存在; 義人的家卻必站立得住.

12:8 For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse mind will be despised.
人因著自己的明慧必得稱讚, 但心中乖謬的必被藐視.

12:9 It is better to be lowly and a servant to someone than self-glorifying and lacking food.
被人輕看卻有僕人的人, 勝過自尊自大卻缺少食物的人.

12:10 The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
義人連自己牲畜的性命也顧惜; 但惡人的憐憫也是殘忍.

12:11 He who works his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows worthless things lacks sense.
耕種自己田地的, 也有充足的糧食; 追求虛幻的, 實在無知.

12:12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
惡人貪慕壞人的網羅; 義人的根得以結果.

12:13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
壞人嘴裡的過失, 是自己的網羅; 但義人必脫離患難.

12:14 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good, and the reward of a man’s labor will return to him.
人因口所結的果子必飽嘗美物; 人手所作的必歸到他身上.

12:15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes, but he who listens to advice is wise.
愚妄人所行的, 在自己眼中看為正直, 只有智慧人肯聽勸告.

12:16 As for a fool, on that very day he makes his anger known, but he who ignores an insult is prudent.
愚妄人的惱怒立時顯露, 精明的人卻能忍受羞辱.

12:17 He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness, but the witness of falsehood, deceit.
吐露真情的, 彰顯正義, 作假見證的卻是詭詐.

12:18 There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
有人說話不慎, 好像利刀刺人, 智慧人的舌頭卻能醫治人.

12:19 A lip of truth endures forever, but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.
說實話的嘴唇, 永遠堅立; 撒謊的舌頭, 眨眼間消失.

12:20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plan evil, but to those who plan peace, there is joy.
圖謀惡事的, 心存詭詐; 使人和睦的, 心中喜樂.

12:21 No evil will happen to the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
義人不會遭遇災禍, 惡人卻飽經禍患.

12:22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit, but they who act faithfully are his delight.
撒謊的嘴唇是耶和華憎惡的; 行事誠實是他所喜悅的.

12:23 A clever person conceals knowledge, but the heart of a fool announces folly.
精明的人隱藏自己的知識, 愚昧人的心卻顯出愚妄.

12:24 The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
殷勤人的手必掌權, 懶惰人的手必作苦工.

12:25 Anxiety in the heart of a man will weigh him down, but a good word will cheer him.
心中憂慮, 使人消沉; 一句良言使他歡喜.

12:26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.
義人作自己鄰舍的引導; 惡人的道路, 卻使別人走迷.

12:27 The lazy will not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
懶惰的人不去燒烤他的獵物, 殷勤的人卻得寶貴的財物(“殷勤的人卻得寶貴的財物”或譯: “人寶貴的財物是殷勤”).

12:28 On the road of righteousness is life, and on the way of the path, may there be no death.
在公義的路上有生命, 這路徑之上沒有死亡(“這路徑之上沒有死亡”有古譯本作“邪惡的路, 引到死亡”).

Proverbs - Chapter 13

13:1 A wise child hears the discipline of a father, but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.
智慧的兒子聽從父親的教訓, 好譏笑人的不聽責備.

13:2 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
人因口所結的果子, 必得嘗美物, 奸詐人的慾望卻是強暴.

13:3 He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin belongs to him.
謹慎口舌的, 可保性命; 口沒遮攔的, 自取滅亡.

13:4 The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
懶惰人渴求, 卻一無所得; 殷勤人必得豐裕.

13:5 The righteous hates a word of falsehood; the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.
義人恨惡虛假, 惡人行事, 遺臭貽羞.

13:6 Righteousness will guard the upright of way, but wickedness will overthrow sin.
正義護衛行為完全的人; 邪惡卻使犯罪的人傾覆.

13:7 There is one who acts rich but has nothing; another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.
有人自充富足, 卻一無所有; 有人假裝貧窮, 財物卻極多.

13:8 The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth, but the poor does not receive a threat.
人的財富是他性命的贖價, 窮人卻聽不見威嚇的話.

13:9 The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.
義人的光必明亮, 惡人的燈必熄滅.

13:10 Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom is with those who take advice.
傲慢只能引起爭端; 接受勸告的卻有智慧.

13:11 Wealth gained from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
不勞而獲的財物, 必快減少; 慢慢積蓄的, 必然增多.

13:12 Hope that is deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
所盼望的遲延未得, 令人心憂; 所願的來到, 好比生命樹.

13:13 He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.
藐視訓言的, 必自取滅亡; 敬畏誡命的, 必得善報.

13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, in order to avoid the snares of death.
智慧人的訓誨是生命的泉源, 能使人避開死亡的網羅.

13:15 Good sense grants favor, but the way of the faithless is coarse.
聰穎的明慧使人蒙恩, 奸詐人的道路崎嶇難行.

13:16 Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence, but the fool will display folly.
精明的人都按知識行事, 愚昧人卻顯露自己的愚妄.

13:17 A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble, but an envoy of the faithful brings healing.
奸惡的使者, 必陷在禍患裡(“必陷在禍患裡”或譯: “必使人陷在禍患裡”); 忠心的使臣, 使人復原.

13:18 Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction, but he who guards reproof will be honored.
輕忽管教的, 必致窮乏受辱; 看重責備的, 必得尊榮.

13:19 A desire fulfilled will be sweet to the soul, but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.
所願的成功, 使人心裡甘甜; 遠離惡事, 卻為愚昧人憎惡.

13:20 Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.
與智慧人同行的, 必得智慧; 與愚昧人為友的, 必受虧損.

13:21 Misfortune will pursue sinners, but the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
禍患追趕罪人, 義人必得善報.

13:22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren, and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
善人給子孫留下產業, 罪人的財富, 卻是為義人積藏.

13:23 There is much food in the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.
窮人的耕地可產大量糧食, 卻因不義都被摧毀了.

13:24 He who withholds his rod hates his child, but he who loves him gives him discipline.
不用杖責打兒子的, 是恨惡他; 愛兒子的, 必對他勤加管教.

13:25 The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.
義人必吃得飽足, 惡人卻空著肚子.

Proverbs - Chapter 14

14:1 The wisest of women builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.
智慧婦人建立家室, 愚妄婦人親手拆毀.

14:2 He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious in his ways displeases him.
行事正直的, 敬畏耶和華; 行為乖僻的, 卻藐視他.

14:3 In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
愚妄人的口中長出驕傲的枝子; 智慧人的嘴唇, 能保障自己.

14:4 When there are no oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops comes by the strength of an ox.
沒有耕牛, 槽頭乾淨; 出產豐盛, 卻是憑著牛的力量.

14:5 A faithful witness does not lie, but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.
誠實的證人不說謊話; 虛偽的證人吐出謊言.

14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.
好譏笑人的尋找智慧, 卻尋不著; 聰明人尋找知識, 卻輕易得著.

14:7 Leave the presence of a foolish man, for you will not come to know words of knowledge.
你當離開愚昧人, 因為你不會從他的嘴裡曉得知識.

14:8 The wisdom of the clever is understanding his ways, but the folly of fools is deceit.
精明人的智慧能分辨自己的道路; 愚昧人的愚妄卻欺騙自己.

14:9 Fools mock the guilt offering, but among the upright, it is favorable.
愚妄人譏笑贖愆祭, 正直人中間卻有恩寵.

14:10 The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, but in its joy, it will not share itself with a stranger.
人的苦楚, 只有自己心裡知道; 心中的喜樂, 外人也不能分享.

14:11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
惡人的家必毀壞, 正直人的帳棚卻必興盛.

14:12 There is a way that seems upright to a man, but its end is the way of death.
有一條路, 人以為是正路, 走到盡頭卻是死亡之路.

14:13 Even in laughter, a heart may be sad, and the end of joy may be grief.
人在喜笑中, 心裡也會有痛苦; 歡樂的結局, 會是愁苦.

14:14 From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied, and from his own, so shall a good man.
心中背道的, 必飽嘗自己行為的惡果; 善人也因自己所行的, 得到善報.

14:15 The simple will believe every word, but the clever will consider his step.
愚蒙人凡話都信; 精明的人卻步步謹慎.

14:16 The wise is cautious and turns from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
智慧人敬畏耶和華(“智慧人敬畏耶和華”或譯: “智慧人恐懼戰兢”), 遠離惡事; 愚昧人卻驕傲自恃.

14:17 He who is short of temper will act foolishly, and the man who schemes will be hated.
輕易動怒的, 行事愚妄; 心懷詭計的人, 被人恨惡.

14:18 The simple are adorned with folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.
愚蒙人得愚妄為產業; 精明的人以知識為冠冕.

14:19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
壞人必俯伏在好人面前, 惡人必俯伏在義人門口.

14:20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the lovers of the rich are many.
窮人連鄰舍也厭惡他; 財主卻有很多人愛他.

14:21 He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but he who has mercy on the poor blesses him.
藐視鄰舍的, 是為有罪; 恩待貧窮人的, 是為有福.

14:22 Have they not erred, those who plan evil? But loyalty and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
圖謀惡事的, 不是走錯了嗎? 謀求善事的, 必得慈愛和誠實.

14:23 In all toil, there is profit, but the talk of lips leads only to poverty.
一切勞苦都有益處, 嘴上空談引致貧窮.

14:24 The crown of the wise is their wealth; the folly of fools is folly.
智慧人的冠冕是他們的財富; 愚昧人的愚妄, 始終是愚妄.

14:25 He who saves lives is a witness of truth, but he who utters lies is a betrayer.
作真見證的, 救人性命; 吐出謊言的, 以詭詐害人.

14:26 In the fear of Yahweh, there is confidence of strength, and for his children, there will be refuge.
敬畏耶和華的, 大有倚靠; 他的子孫也有避難所.

14:27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, in order to turn from the snares of death.
敬畏耶和華是生命的泉源, 能使人避開死亡的網羅.

14:28 In the multitude of people is the glory of the king, but without a population, a prince is ruined.
君王的榮耀在於人民眾多, 帝王的沒落由於國民寡少.

14:29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the hasty of spirit exalts folly.
不輕易動怒的, 十分聰明; 輕易動怒的, 大顯愚妄.

14:30 A heart of tranquility is life to the flesh, but causes bones of passion to rot.
心裡平靜, 可使身體健康; 但嫉妒能使骨頭朽爛.

14:31 He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him, but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.
欺壓貧寒的, 就是辱罵造他的主; 恩待窮苦人的, 就是尊敬造他的主.

14:32 By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown, and the righteous will find refuge in his death.
惡人必因自己所行的惡事被推倒, 義人死的時候仍有所倚靠.

14:33 In the heart of him who has understanding, wisdom rests, but even in the midst of fools it becomes known.
智慧居於聰明人的心中; 愚昧人心裡所存的, 人所周知(“愚昧人心裡所存的, 人所周知”有古譯本作“愚昧人心中一無所知”).

14:34 Righteousness will exalt a nation, but sin is a reproach to a people.
正義使國家興盛, 罪惡是人民的羞辱.

14:35 The favor of a king is for the servant who deals wisely, but his wrath will be on him who acts shamefully.
明慧的臣僕, 為王喜悅; 貽羞的僕人, 遭王震怒.

Proverbs - Chapter 15

15:1 A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir anger.
柔和的回答使烈怒消退, 暴戾的話激動怒氣.

15:2 The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.
智慧人的舌頭闡揚知識; 愚昧人的口發出愚妄.

15:3 In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.
耶和華的眼目無所不在; 壞人好人他都鑒察.

15:4 Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it causes a break in spirit.
說安慰話的舌頭是生命樹; 奸惡的舌頭使人心碎.

15:5 A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent.
愚妄人藐視父親的管教; 看重責備的是精明的人.

15:6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
義人家中財寶豐富; 惡人的收入卻帶來擾害.

15:7 The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.
智慧人的嘴唇散播知識; 愚昧人的心並不是這樣.

15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
惡人的祭物是耶和華厭惡的; 正直人的禱告卻是他所喜悅的.

15:9 An abomination of Yahweh is the way of the wicked, but he who pursues righteousness he will love.
惡人的道路是耶和華厭惡的; 追求公義的人卻是他所愛的.

15:10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way; he who hates a rebuke will die.
離棄正路的必受嚴厲的管教; 恨惡責備的必致死亡.

15:11 Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh, how much more the hearts of the children of men!
陰間和滅亡展露在耶和華面前, 何況世人的心呢?

15:12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke; to the wise he will not go.
好譏笑人的不喜愛責備他的人, 也不到智慧人那裡去.

15:13 A heart of gladness will make good countenance, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.
喜樂的心使人臉上容光煥發; 心中愁苦使人精神頹喪.

15:14 The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
聰明人的心尋求知識, 愚昧人的口只吃愚妄.

15:15 All the days of the poor are hard, but goodness of heart is a continuous feast.
困苦人的日子盡是艱難; 心中暢快的好像常享豐筵.

15:16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.
財物雖少而敬畏耶和華, 勝過財物豐富卻煩惱不安.

15:17 Better is a dinner of vegetables when love is there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
吃素菜而彼此相愛, 勝過吃肥牛卻彼此憎恨.

15:18 A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow to anger, he will calm contention.
脾氣暴烈的人常引起紛爭; 不輕易動怒的可平息爭執.

15:19 The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
懶惰人的道路好像荊棘籬笆; 正直人的路徑是平坦的大道.

15:20 A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a foolish person, he despises his mother.
智慧的兒子使父親快樂; 愚昧人卻藐視自己的母親.

15:21 Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, and a person of understanding will walk upright.
無知的人以愚妄為樂; 聰明人卻行事正直.

15:22 Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed.
不經商議, 計劃必定失敗; 謀士眾多, 計劃就可成功.

15:23 Joy belongs to a man with answers in his mouth, and a word in its time, how good it is!
應對得當, 自己也覺喜樂; 合時的話, 多麼美好！

15:24 The path of life leads upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below.
生命之路領明慧人向上, 因此他可以離開在下面的陰間.

15:25 The house of the proud, Yahweh will tear it down, but he will maintain the property line of the widow.
耶和華必拆毀驕傲人的家, 卻要立定寡婦的地界.

15:26 Plans of evil are an abomination of Yahweh, but gracious words are pure.
邪惡的思想是耶和華厭惡的; 恩慈的話卻是純淨的.

15:27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.
貪愛不義之財的禍害自己的家; 恨惡賄賂的必可以存活.

15:28 A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.
義人的心思想怎樣回答; 惡人的口發出惡言.

15:29 Yahweh is far from the wicked, but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.
耶和華遠離惡人, 卻垂聽義人的禱告.

15:30 From the light of the eyes, the heart will rejoice, and good news will enliven the bones.
眼中的光采使人心快樂; 好消息使骨頭滋潤.

15:31 The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life, in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
聽從有關生命之責備的, 必住在智慧人中間.

15:32 He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who hears admonition gains heart.
輕忽管教的是藐視自己; 聽從責備的卻得著智慧(“智慧”原文作“心”).

15:33 Fear of Yahweh is the instruction of the wise, and before honor comes humility.
敬畏耶和華是智慧的教訓; 尊榮以先, 必有謙卑.

Proverbs - Chapter 16

16:1 To mortals belong the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh comes the answer of the tongue.
心裡的籌劃在於人, 舌頭的應對卻出於耶和華.

16:2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit.
人看自己一切所行的, 都是清潔的; 耶和華卻衡量人心.

16:3 Commit your work to Yahweh, and your plans will be established.
當把你所作的交託耶和華, 你的計劃就必成功.

16:4 All Yahweh has made is for his purpose, and even the wicked for the day of trouble.
耶和華所造的各有目的, 連惡人也是為禍患的日子而造的.

16:5 An abomination of Yahweh are all who are arrogant of heart; rest assured, he will not go unpunished.
心裡驕傲的人都是耶和華厭惡的; 他們必不免受罰.

16:6 By loyalty and faithfulness, iniquity will be covered over, and by fear of Yahweh one turns from evil.
因著憐憫和信實, 罪孽得到遮蓋; 因為敬畏耶和華, 人可以避開罪惡.

16:7 When the ways of a man are pleasing to Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.
人所行的, 若是蒙耶和華喜悅, 耶和華也使他的仇敵與他和好.

16:8 Better is little with righteousness than great income with no justice.
收入少而有公義, 勝過收入多卻毫無正義.

16:9 The mind of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.
人心計劃自己的道路, 他的腳步卻由耶和華指引.

16:10 A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.
王的嘴裡有神的判語, 審判的時候, 他的口必不差錯.

16:11 A balance and scales of justice belong to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag are his work.
公正的秤和天平都屬耶和華, 囊中的一切法碼都是他所造的.

16:12 An abomination to kings is doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established.
作惡是君王所厭惡的, 因為王位是靠賴公義建立的.

16:13 The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love.
公義的嘴唇是君王所喜悅的; 他喜愛說話正直的人.

16:14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it.
君王的烈怒好像死亡的使者, 唯有智慧人能平息君王的怒氣.

16:15 In the light of the face of the king there is life, and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.
君王臉上欣悅的光采, 使人得生命; 君王的恩寵好像春日雨雲.

16:16 Getting wisdom: how much better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.
得智慧勝過得金子, 選擇哲理, 勝過選擇銀子.

16:17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.
正直人的大道遠離罪惡; 謹守自己道路的, 保全自己的性命.

16:18 Before destruction comes pride, and before a fall, a haughty spirit.
在滅亡以先, 必有驕傲; 在跌倒以前, 心中高傲.

16:19 Better a lowly spirit with the poor than dividing the spoil with the proud.
存謙卑的心與窮乏人在一起, 勝過與驕傲人同分戰利品.

16:20 He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness, and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.
留心聽訓言的必定得益; 倚靠耶和華的是有福的人.

16:21 The wise of heart is called perceptive, but he who is pleasant of lips will increase persuasiveness.
心中有智慧的必稱為聰明人; 動聽的話能增加說服力.

16:22 A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.
明慧人的明慧是他生命的泉源; 愚妄人的懲罰就是愚妄.

16:23 The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.
智慧人的心教導自己的口, 使自己口中的話增加說服力.

16:24 Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.
恩慈的話好像蜂巢中的蜂蜜, 使人心裡甘甜, 骨頭健壯.

16:25 There is a way that seems upright to a man, but its end is the way of death.
有一條路, 人以為是正路, 走到盡頭卻是死亡之路.

16:26 The life of a worker works for him, for his hunger urges him.
勞力的人身體的需要促使他勞力; 因為他的飢餓催逼著他.

16:27 A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips are like a scorching fire.
無賴之徒挖出邪惡, 他口裡的話好像灼熱的火.

16:28 A person of perversity will spread dissent, and he who whispers separates a close friend.
乖謬的人散播紛爭, 搬弄是非的離間親密的朋友.

16:29 A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way that is not good.
強暴的人引誘鄰舍, 領他走邪惡的道路.

16:30 He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
瞇著眼睛的, 圖謀乖謬的事; 緊抿著嘴唇的, 作成惡事.

16:31 A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.
白髮是榮耀的冠冕, 在公義的路上, 必能得著.

16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
不輕易動怒的, 勝過勇士; 克服己心的, 勝過把城攻取的人.

16:33 The lot will be cast into the lap, but all of its decisions are from Yahweh.
籤拋在人的懷中, 一切決斷卻在於耶和華.

Proverbs - Chapter 17

17:1 Better a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house filled with feasts of strife.
平靜相安地吃一塊乾餅, 勝過筵席滿屋, 吵鬧相爭.

17:2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.
明慧的僕人, 必管轄主人貽羞的兒子; 又可以在眾兒子中同分產業.

17:3 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace is for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
用鍋煉銀, 用爐煉金; 唯有耶和華鍛煉人心.

17:4 He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness, and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
作惡的人留心聽邪惡的話; 說謊的人側耳聽攻擊人的話.

17:5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
嘲笑窮人的就是辱罵造他的主; 幸災樂禍的必難免受懲罰.

17:6 The crown of the elderly are grandchildren, and the glory of children is their fathers.
兒孫是老人的冠冕, 父親是兒女的榮耀.

17:7 Fine speech is not becoming a fool, still less is false speech for a ruler.
愚頑人說佳美的話是不相稱的, 何況尊貴的人說虛謊的話呢！

17:8 The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.
在餽送的人看來, 賄賂有如靈符(“靈符”原文作“恩惠寶石”); 無論他到哪裡, 都必順利.

17:9 He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
遮掩別人過犯的, 得到人的喜愛; 屢次提起別人過錯的, 離間親密的朋友.

17:10 A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.
對聰明人說一句責備的話, 勝過責打愚昧人一百下.

17:11 An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
悖逆的人只求惡事, 必有殘忍的使者奉派去對付他.

17:12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
寧願遇見失掉幼子的母熊, 也不願遇見正在行愚妄事的愚昧人.

17:13 For he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
以惡報善的, 災禍必不離開他的家.

17:14 Like the release of water is the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
紛爭的開始, 如同決堤的水; 所以在爭執發生以前, 就要制止.

17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh.
宣判惡人為義, 裁定義人有罪, 二者都是耶和華所厭惡的.

17:16 Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool, in order to buy wisdom where there is no sense.
愚昧人既是無知, 為甚麼手裡拿著價銀要買智慧呢?

17:17 The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.
朋友常顯愛心, 兄弟為患難而生.

17:18 A person who lacks sense pledges; he becomes security before his neighbor.
為鄰舍擊掌作保證人的, 是無知的人.

17:19 He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
喜愛爭競的就是喜愛過犯; 把家門建高的自取滅亡.

17:20 He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
心存欺詐的得不著益處; 舌頭搬弄是非的必陷在禍患中.

17:21 He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.
生下愚昧的兒子, 使父親憂愁; 愚頑人的父親毫無喜樂.

17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
心裡喜樂就是良藥; 心靈憂鬱使骨頭枯乾.

17:23 The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, in order to pervert the ways of justice.
惡人暗中(“暗中”原文作“從懷裡”)接受賄賂, 為要歪曲公正.

17:24 He who understands sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.
聰明人面前有智慧, 愚昧人卻眼望地極.

17:25 A grief to his father is the child of a fool, and bitterness to her who bore him.
愚昧的兒子使父親愁煩, 使母親痛苦.

17:26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good, nor to flog nobles for uprightness.
懲罰義人, 已是不當; 擊打正直的官長, 更是不妥.

17:27 He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
有知識的約束自己的言語; 聰明人心平氣和.

17:28 Even a fool who keeps silent shall be considered wise; he who closes his lips is intelligent.
愚妄人默不作聲, 也算是智慧; 閉口不言, 也算是聰明.

Proverbs - Chapter 18

18:1 He who is selfish seeks a craving; against all sound judgment he shows contempt.
離群獨處的, 只顧自己的心願; 他抗拒一切大智慧.

18:2 A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.
愚昧人不喜歡明白事理, 只喜歡顯露自己的心意.

18:3 With the coming of wickedness comes contempt also, and with dishonor, disgrace.
惡人來, 也帶來藐視; 羞恥的事也引致羞辱.

18:4 Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.
人口中的言語如同深水, 智慧的泉源好像湧流的河水.

18:5 Being partial to faces of evil is not good, nor to subvert the righteous at the judgment.
在審判時, 偏袒惡人,屈枉義人, 是不對的.

18:6 The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
愚昧人的嘴引起紛爭, 他的口招來責打.

18:7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
愚昧人的口自取滅亡, 他的嘴唇是自己性命的網羅.

18:8 The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.
搬弄是非的人的言語, 如同美食, 深入人的臟腑.

18:9 Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
工作懶惰的, 是滅亡者的兄弟.

18:10 A tower of strength is the name of Yahweh; into him the righteous will run and be safe.
耶和華的名是堅固的高臺, 義人投奔, 就得安全.

18:11 The wealth of the rich is his strong city, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.
富翁的財物是他們的堅城; 在他們的想像中, 有如高牆.

18:12 In the presence of destruction, the heart of a man will be haughty, but in the presence of honor, humble.
滅亡以先, 人心高傲; 尊榮以先, 必有謙卑.

18:13 He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself belongs to him as well as shame.
不先聆聽就回答的, 這就是他的愚妄和羞辱.

18:14 The spirit of a man will endure his sickness, but a broken spirit, who may bear it?
人的心靈能忍受疾病, 心靈憂鬱, 誰能承受呢?

18:15 An intelligent mind will acquire knowledge, and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.
聰明人的心獲得知識; 智慧人的耳朵尋求知識.

18:16 The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.
人的禮物能為他開路, 引他到大人物面前.

18:17 The first in his dispute is deemed righteous, but his neighbor will come and examine him.
首先陳述情由的, 似乎有理, 等他的鄰舍來到, 才可以查明實情.

18:18 The lot will put an end to disputes, and between powerful contenders it will decide.
抽籤能止息紛爭, 排解二強之間的糾紛.

18:19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.
觸怒兄弟, 要勸他和解, 比取堅城還難; 這樣的紛爭, 如同堡壘的門閂.

18:20 From the fruit of a man’s mouth, his stomach will be satisfied, as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy.
人口中所結的果子, 必使自己的肚腹飽足; 他嘴裡所出的, 必使他飽足.

18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love her will eat of her fruit.
生與死都在舌頭的權下; 愛把弄這權柄的, 必自食其果.

18:22 He who finds a wife finds good, and he will obtain favor from Yahweh.
覓得賢妻的, 就是覓得幸福, 也是蒙了耶和華的恩寵.

18:23 The poor may speak entreaties, but the rich will answer roughly.
窮人乞恩哀求, 財主卻聲色俱厲地回答.

18:24 A man of many friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
朋友眾多的人, 終必彼此破裂, 但有一位朋友, 比兄弟更親密.

Proverbs - Chapter 19

19:1 Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
行為完全的窮人, 勝過說話欺詐的愚昧人.

19:2 Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.
一個人沒有知識是不好的, 腳步匆忙的, 難免失足.

19:3 As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.
人的愚妄毀滅自己的道路; 他的心卻惱怒耶和華.

19:4 Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.
財富使朋友增多, 但窮人連他的一個朋友也與他分離.

19:5 A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will not escape.
作假見證的必難免受懲罰; 吐出謊言的必不能逃脫.

19:6 Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.
尊貴的人, 很多人求他的情面; 慷慨施贈的, 人人都作他的朋友.

19:7 All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues them with words, and they are gone.
貧窮人的兄弟都恨他; 他的朋友更疏遠他. 雖然他多多懇求他們, 他們卻不理會.

19:8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding loves to find good.
得著智慧的, 愛惜自己的性命; 保持明達的, 必得益處.

19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.
作假見證的必難免受懲罰; 吐出謊言的終必滅亡.

19:10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.
愚昧人生活奢侈是不相稱的, 何況奴僕管轄領袖呢！

19:11 The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger, and his glory overlooks offense.
人的明慧使他不輕易動怒; 寬恕別人過失的, 是自己的榮耀.

19:12 The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
王的忿怒, 好像獅子的吼叫, 他的恩寵, 如同草上的朝露.

19:13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.
愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患, 吵鬧的妻子好像雨水不停地滴漏.

19:14 A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but from Yahweh comes a woman who is prudent.
房屋與財富是祖宗遺留的產業; 唯有明慧的妻子是耶和華所賜的.

19:15 Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
懶惰使人沉睡, 閒懶的人必受飢餓.

19:16 He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
謹守誡命的, 保全自己的性命; 輕忽自己道路的, 必致死亡.

19:17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.
恩待窮人的, 等於借錢給耶和華; 他所行的, 耶和華必償還.

19:18 Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.
趁著還有指望的時候, 要管教你的兒子; 不可存心任他死亡.

19:19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty; if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.
常發烈怒的人, 必須受罰, 如果你幫助他, 就必須一而再幫助他.

19:20 Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your future.
你要聽勸告, 受管教, 好使你將來作個有智慧的人.

19:21 Many plans are in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
人心裡的謀算很多, 唯有耶和華的計劃能實現.

19:22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
人所渴望的, 就是忠誠; 作窮人比作撒謊的人還好.

19:23 Fear of Yahweh leads to life; he who is filled with it will rest—he will not suffer harm.
敬畏耶和華的, 得著生命; 他必安居知足, 不會遭受禍患.

19:24 A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
懶惰人把手放在盤子裡, 連拿食物送回口邊, 也不願意.

19:25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence, and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
責打好譏笑人的, 愚蒙人就會變得精明; 責備聰明人, 他就會明白知識.

19:26 He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother, is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
虐待父親, 趕走母親的, 是貽羞可恥的兒子.

19:27 Cease to listen to instruction, my child, and you will stray from sayings of knowledge.
我兒, 你若是停止聽受管教, 就會偏離知識的言語.

19:28 A worthless witness will mock justice, and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.
無賴作見證, 嘲笑公平, 惡人的口, 吞吃罪孽.

19:29 Judgments are prepared for the scoffers, and flogging for the back of fools.
刑罰是為好譏笑人的預備的, 鞭打是為愚昧人的背預備的.

Proverbs - Chapter 20

20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.
酒能使人狂放, 烈酒能使人喧嘩; 所有因醉酒而犯錯的, 都沒有智慧.

20:2 Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.
王的震怒好像獅子的吼叫; 觸怒他的是自害己命.

20:3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
平息紛爭就是人的榮耀; 只有愚妄人個個都愛爭執.

20:4 The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.
懶惰人冬天不耕種; 到收割的時候, 出去求食, 必一無所得.

20:5 Deep waters are like purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out.
人心裡的謀略如同深水, 唯有聰明人能汲引出來.

20:6 Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself, but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?
很多人自稱忠誠, 但信實的人, 誰能遇著呢?

20:7 He who walks in his integrity is righteous; happy are his children who follow him.
行為完全的義人, 他的後代是有福的.

20:8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
君王坐在審判的位上, 他的眼目查察一切惡事.

20:9 Who will say “I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”?
誰能說: “我潔淨了我的心, 我是清潔無罪的”?

20:10 Stone and stone, measure and measure, both of them are an abomination of Yahweh.
不同的法碼, 不同的量器, 兩樣都是耶和華所厭惡的.

20:11 Even by his acts, a young man will make himself known, whether his acts are pure and upright.
孩童的行動是否清潔正直, 憑他的行為就可以把他自己顯明出來.

20:12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees, Yahweh has made them both.
能聽的耳朵和能看的眼睛, 兩樣都是耶和華所造的.

20:13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes and have plenty bread.
不要貪睡, 免得你貧窮; 睜開眼睛, 你才有飽餐.

20:14 “Bad, bad,” the buyer will say, but when one goes to him, then he will boast.
買東西的說: “不好, 不好！”離去以後, 他就自誇.

20:15 There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.
雖有金子,許多紅寶石和寶器, 但充滿知識的嘴唇比這一切更寶貴.

20:16 Take his garment, for he has given security to a stranger, and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.
誰為陌生人作保證人, 就拿去誰的衣服; 誰替妓女作保證人, 誰就要作擔保.

20:17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man, but afterward, his mouth will be filled with gravel.
欺騙得來的食物, 人總覺得甘甜; 事後他的口必充滿沙石.

20:18 A plan will be established by advice, and with guidance make war.
計劃要有籌算才能確立; 作戰也要倚靠智謀.

20:19 He reveals a secret, he who walks about with gossip, and do not associate with a babbler’s lips.
到處搬弄是非的, 洩露祕密; 好說閒言的, 不可與他結交.

20:20 He who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
咒罵父母的, 他的燈必在漆黑的幽暗中熄滅.

20:21 An inheritance acquired hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at its end.
起初迅速得來的產業, 最後卻不是福氣.

20:22 Do not say “I will repay evil”; wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.
你不要說: “我要以惡報惡”; 要等候耶和華, 他必拯救你.

20:23 An abomination of Yahweh is a stone and a weight, and scales of falsehood are not good.
不同的法碼是耶和華所厭惡的; 詭詐的天平, 也是邪惡的.

20:24 Away from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?
人的腳步是由耶和華所定, 人怎能明白自己的道路呢?

20:25 It is a snare to humankind to say rashly “It is holy,” and after vows, to scrutinize.
如果有人輕率地說: “這是歸神為聖之物”, 許願以後才重新考慮, 就是自陷網羅.

20:26 A wise king winnows the wicked, and he will drive a wheel over them.
智慧的王簸散惡人, 並用車輪碾他們.

20:27 The lamp of Yahweh is the spirit of humankind, he who searches every innermost part.
人的靈是耶和華的燈, 探照人的臟腑.

20:28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king, and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.
慈愛和信實保護君王, 他的王位也藉慈愛維持.

20:29 The glory of young men is their strength, but the beauty of the aged is gray hair.
氣力是年輕人的榮耀, 白髮是老年人的尊榮.

20:30 The blows of a wound will cleanse evil, as will beatings of the innermost part.
鞭傷能除淨人的邪惡, 責打能洗淨人的臟腑.

Proverbs - Chapter 21

21:1 Streams of water are the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; wherever he will desire, he will turn.
君王的心在耶和華手中, 好像水溝的水, 他可以隨意轉移.

21:2 Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs hearts.
人看自己一切所行的, 都是正直的; 耶和華卻衡量人心.

21:3 Doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
秉公行義, 比獻祭更蒙耶和華悅納.

21:4 Haughtiness of the eyes and pride of heart, the lamp of the wicked are sin.
高傲的眼,傲慢的心, 惡人的燈, 都是罪惡.

21:5 The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance, but all who are hasty, only to want.
殷勤人的籌劃必使他獲利; 行事急躁的必致貧窮.

21:6 He who makes treasure by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and seeker of death.
憑撒謊的舌頭得來的財寶, 是飄蕩的浮雲,死亡的追尋.

21:7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, for they refuse to do justice.
惡人的暴行必拖累自己; 因為他們不肯秉行公正.

21:8 Crooked is the way of a man and a foreigner, but the pure is upright in his conduct.
罪人的道路充滿狡詐, 清潔的人, 行為正直.

21:9 Better to dwell on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a woman of contention.
寧可住在房頂的一角, 也不跟吵鬧的婦人同住一間房屋.

21:10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.
惡人的心只求邪惡, 他的眼並不顧惜鄰舍.

21:11 With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise, and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.
好譏笑人的受刑罰的時候, 愚蒙人就得著智慧; 智慧人受訓誨的時候, 他就得著知識.

21:12 The righteous observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked to ruin.
公義的神留意惡人的家, 使惡人在禍患中毀滅.

21:13 He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
塞耳不聽貧窮人呼求的, 他將來呼求, 也得不到應允.

21:14 A gift in secret will avert anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
暗中送的禮物, 可以平息怒氣, 懷裡藏的賄賂, 能平息暴怒.

21:15 It is a joy to the righteous to do justice, but dismay to those who do evil.
秉行公正, 使義人喜樂, 卻使作孽的人恐懼.

21:16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding, in the assembly of the dead he will rest.
偏離明慧之道的人, 必住在陰魂的會中.

21:17 A man of want is he who loves pleasure; he who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
貪愛享樂的, 必成為窮乏人; 好酒愛脂油的, 必不會富足.

21:18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked, and the faithless instead of the upright.
惡人作了義人的贖價, 奸詐人作了正直人的替身.

21:19 Better to live in a land of wilderness than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.
寧可住在野地, 也不跟吵鬧易怒的婦人同住.

21:20 Precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise, but the foolish person will devour them.
智慧人的居所中, 積存珍貴的財物和油; 愚昧人卻把他所有的揮霍耗盡.

21:21 He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
追求公義與慈愛的, 必得著生命,公義和榮耀.

21:22 To a city of warriors, the wise ascends, and he will bring down the stronghold—its object of trust.
智慧人登上勇士的城, 傾覆他倚靠的堅壘.

21:23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.
謹守口舌的, 保護自己免受患難.

21:24 The proud, haughty one: “scoffer” is his name; he acts with arrogance of pride.
驕傲自大的人, 他的名字是好譏笑人的; 他行事狂妄驕傲.

21:25 The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
懶惰人的願望害死自己, 因為他的手不肯工作.

21:26 All day he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.
他終日貪得無厭, 但義人施予毫不吝嗇.

21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!
惡人的祭物是耶和華所厭惡的, 更何況是懷著惡念來獻的呢?

21:28 A false witness will perish, but a man who listens will testify with success.
作假見證的必要滅亡, 聆聽真情的人, 他的話長存.

21:29 A wicked man is strong in his countenance, but the upright will appoint his paths.
惡人厚顏無恥, 正直人卻堅定他的道路.

21:30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel to oppose Yahweh.
任何智慧,聰明,謀略都不能敵擋耶和華.

21:31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but to Yahweh belongs the victory.
馬是為打仗之日預備的, 勝利卻在於耶和華.

Proverbs - Chapter 22

22:1 A reputation is to be chosen rather than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
名譽勝過多財, 恩寵勝過金銀.

22:2 Rich and poor have much in common; Yahweh is the maker of all of them.
世上有財主, 也有窮人, 兩者都是耶和華所造的.

22:3 The clever sees danger and hides, but the simple go on and suffer.
精明人看見災禍, 就躲藏起來; 愚蒙人卻往前走, 自取禍害.

22:4 The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh— wealth and honor and life.
謙卑和敬畏耶和華的賞賜, 就是財富,榮耀和生命.

22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.
奸詐人的道路, 滿布荊棘和網羅; 謹慎自己的, 必遠離這些.

22:6 Train the child concerning his way; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.
教養孩童走他當行的路, 就是到老, 他也不會偏離.

22:7 The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of the lender.
財主管轄窮人, 欠債的作債主的奴僕.

22:8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will fail.
散播邪惡的, 必收禍害; 他忿怒的杖終必毀掉.

22:9 He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his own bread.
心存良善看人的, 必蒙賜福; 因為他把自己的食物分給窮人.

22:10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out; quarrel and abuse will cease.
趕走好譏笑人的, 紛爭就除去; 爭執和恥辱也必止息.

22:11 He who loves purity of heart and hasgracious speech, his friend is the king.
喜愛內心潔淨, 嘴上有恩言的, 君王要作他的朋友.

22:12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.
耶和華的眼目護衛知識, 卻傾覆奸詐人的話.

22:13 A lazy person says “A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!”
懶惰人說: “外面有獅子, 我在街上必被殺害. ”

22:14 A deep pit is the mouth of an adulteress, he with whom Yahweh is angry will fall there.
淫婦的口是深坑, 耶和華所惱恨的必陷在其中.

22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy; the rod of discipline will drive it from him.
愚妄束縛孩童的心, 管教的杖可以把愚妄遠遠驅除.

22:16 He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself, or gives to the rich, will come to poverty.
欺壓窮人為要增加自己財富的, 送禮給財主的, 必致窮乏.

22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise; you shall apply your heart to my teaching.
你要留心聽智慧人的言語, 專心領受我的知識.

22:18 For it is pleasant if you guard them within you; together they will be ready upon your lips.
如果你心裡謹守, 嘴唇上常常誦念這一切, 自會覺得甘美.

22:19 In order for your trust to be in Yahweh, I have made them known to you today—even you.
我今日特別指教你, 為要使你倚靠耶和華.

22:20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings with admonitions and knowledge?
我不是曾經給你們寫下(“我不是曾經給你們寫下”或譯: “我不是給你們寫了三十條”)有關謀略和知識的事嗎?

22:21 In order to show you what is right—sayings of truth— in order to return a true saying to him who sent you.
要教你認識確實的真理, 使你把真理回覆那差派你來的人.

22:22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
你不可因為貧窮人窮乏, 就搶奪他的東西, 也不可在城門口欺壓窮苦人.

22:23 For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.
因為耶和華必為他們伸冤, 搶奪他們的, 耶和華也必奪取那人的性命.

22:24 Do not befriend an owner of anger, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;
容易發怒的人, 不要與他為友; 脾氣暴躁的人, 不要與他來往,

22:25 lest you learn his way and become entangled in a snare to yourself.
免得你效法他的行徑, 自己就陷在網羅裡.

22:26 Do not be with those who give a pledge by becoming surety.
不要替別人擊掌擔保, 也不可為欠債的作保證人.

22:27 If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?
如果你沒有甚麼可以償還, 何必使人連你睡覺的床也奪去呢?

22:28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made.
你的祖先立定古時的地界, 你不可遷移.

22:29 A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.
你見過辦事能幹的人嗎? 他必侍立在君王面前, 必不會侍立在低微的人面前.

Proverbs - Chapter 23

23:1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, you shall surely observe what is before you,
你與官長一起坐席吃飯的時候, 要特別留意在你面前的是誰.

23:2 and you shall put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite.
你若是個貪吃的人, 就當把刀子放在喉嚨上.

23:3 Do not desire his delicacies, for it is food of deception.
不可貪戀他的美食, 因為那是騙人的食物.

23:4 Do not tire in order to become rich; out of your understanding, may you desist.
不要勞碌求富, 你要明智地放下這企圖.

23:5 Your eyes will alight on it, but there is nothing to it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted in the heavens.
你的眼睛注視在錢財上, 錢財卻不見了, 因為錢財必長起翅膀, 如鷹飛往天上.

23:6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy, and do not desire his delicacies.
不可吃吝嗇人的飯, 也不可貪戀他的美食.

23:7 For, like hair in his throat, so it is. “Eat and drink!” he will say to you, but his heart will not be with you.
因為他心裡怎樣計算, 他的為人就是怎樣; 他雖然對你說: “請吃, 請喝！”他的心裡卻沒有你.

23:8 Your morsel you have eaten, you will vomit it up, and you will waste your pleasant words.
你所吃的那一點食物, 必要吐出來, 你道謝的美言, 也都白費了.

23:9 In the ears of a fool do not speak, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
不要說話給愚昧人聽, 因為他必藐視你明慧的言語.

23:10 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker, and on the fields of orphans do not encroach;
你不可遷移古時的地界; 也不可侵佔孤兒的田地.

23:11 For their redeemer is strong, he himself will plead their cause against you.
因為他們的救贖主大有能力, 他必向你為他們的案件伸冤.

23:12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ear to sayings of knowledge.
你要專心領受教訓, 留心聽知識的言語.

23:13 Do not withhold discipline from a child, if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
要管教孩童, 不可姑息, 你雖然用杖打他, 他也不會死;

23:14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him, and his life you will save from Sheol.
你要用杖打他, 就可以救他的靈魂免下陰間.

23:15 My child, if your heart is wise, my heart will be glad—even me!
我兒, 如果你的心有智慧, 我的心也就歡喜;

23:16 And my insides will rejoice when your lips speak what is upright.
你的嘴唇說正直話的時候, 我的內心就歡樂.

23:17 May your heart not envy the sinners, but live in fear of Yahweh all day.
你的心不要嫉妒罪人, 只要時常敬畏耶和華.

23:18 Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
因為萬事必有結局, 你的盼望也不會斷絕.

23:19 You, my child, hear and be wise, and direct your heart on the road.
我兒, 你要聽, 要有智慧, 要引導你的心走在正路上.

23:20 Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttonous eaters of their meat.
酗酒的人, 不可與他們來往; 暴食的人, 不要與他們為友.

23:21 For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.
因為酗酒暴食的人必致窮乏; 貪睡的人必穿破衣.

23:22 Listen to your father—he who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
你要聽從生你的父親; 也不可因為母親老了, 就藐視她.

23:23 Buy truth and do not sell it, wisdom and instruction and understanding.
你要買真理, 不可出賣; 要得智慧,教訓和哲理.

23:24 The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.
義人的父親必大有快樂; 生下智慧的兒子的, 必因兒子歡喜.

23:25 May your father and your mother be glad, and may she who bore you rejoice.
要使你的父母歡喜, 使生下你的快樂.

23:26 My child, may you give your heart to me, and may your eyes delight in my ways.
我兒, 把你的心給我; 你的眼目要關注我的道路.

23:27 For a deep pit is a prostitute, and a narrow well is an adulteress.
因為妓女是深坑, 淫婦是狹窄的井.

23:28 She is also like a robber lying in wait, and the faithless among mankind she increases.
她像強盜一樣埋伏, 使人間增添很多奸詐的人.

23:29 To whom is woe? To whom is sorrow? To whom are quarrels? To whom is complaint? To whom are wounds without cause? To whom is redness of the eyes?
誰有禍患? 誰有愁苦? 誰有紛爭? 誰有怨言? 誰無故受傷? 誰的眼睛赤紅?

23:30 To those who linger over wine, to those who come to try mixed wine.
就是那些沉湎於酒, 常去品嘗調和美酒的人.

23:31 Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles on the cup, going down smoothly.
你不要看酒怎樣發紅, 在杯中怎樣閃爍誘人, 喝下去怎樣舒暢,

23:32 In the end, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.
最後它卻像咬你的蛇,像刺你的毒蛇.

23:33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will speak perverse things.
你的眼睛必看見怪異的事, 你的心必說乖謬的話.

23:34 And you will be like him who lies down in the heart of the sea, and like him who lies down on top of a mast.
你必好像躺在海中, 又好像躺在桅杆頂上.

23:35 “They struck me; I was not hurt. They beat me; I did not know it. When I will awake, I will continue; I will seek it again.”
你必說: “人打我, 我不痛; 人鞭打我, 我不曉得; 我甚麼時候清醒? 我還要再去尋酒. ”

Proverbs - Chapter 24

24:1 Do not envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them.
你不要嫉妒惡人, 也不要祈望與他們共處.

24:2 For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.
因為他們的心圖謀強暴, 他們的嘴唇講論奸惡.

24:3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established.
房屋的建造是憑著智慧, 又藉著聰明得到堅立;

24:4 And by knowledge, rooms are filled with all riches, precious and pleasant.
並且藉著知識, 各房間充滿各樣寶貴和美好的財物.

24:5 The warrior of wisdom is in strength, and a man of knowledge is strong in power.
智慧人大有能力, 有知識的人力上加力.

24:6 For with wise guidance you shall make war for yourself, and victory is in an abundance of counsel.
你要憑著智謀去作戰; 謀士眾多, 就可得勝.

24:7 Wisdom is too high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.
智慧對愚妄人來說是太高超, 因此他在城門口啞口無言.

24:8 He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call him “master of mischief.”
計劃作惡的, 必稱為陰謀家.

24:9 Devising folly is a sin, and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.
愚妄人的計謀, 盡是罪惡; 好譏笑人的是人所厭惡的.

24:10 If you faint on the day of adversity, little is your strength.
你在患難的日子若是懈怠, 你的力量就微小.

24:11 Rescue those who are led away to the death and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
被拉到死地的人, 你要拯救; 將要被殺戮的人, 你要挽救.

24:12 if you say, “Look, we do not know this,” does not he who weighs hearts perceive it? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.
如果你說: “這事我不知道. ”那衡量人心的不明白嗎? 那看顧你性命的不曉得嗎? 他不按照各人的行為報應各人嗎?

24:13 My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the dripping of the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
我兒, 你要吃蜜, 因為這是好的; 吃蜂房下滴的蜜, 就覺甘甜.

24:14 Thus know wisdom for the sake of your soul, if you find it, then there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
要知道智慧對你的心也是這樣, 如果你得著智慧, 就必有好結局, 你的盼望也不會斷絕.

24:15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence to his dwelling place.
惡人哪！不要埋伏攻擊義人的住處, 不要毀壞他的居所.

24:16 For seven times the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.
因為義人雖然七次跌倒, 仍能再起來; 但惡人必在禍患中絆倒.

24:17 While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad
你的仇敵跌倒的時候, 你不要歡喜; 他絆倒的時候, 你心裡不可歡樂.

24:18 lest Yahweh see and it be evil in his eyes, and turn his anger away from him.
恐怕耶和華看見了, 就不喜悅, 把他的怒氣從仇敵的身上, 轉到你的身上.

24:19 Do not fret because of the evildoers; do not envy the wicked.
不要因作惡的人心懷不平, 也不要嫉妒惡人.

24:20 For there will not be a future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will die out.
因為惡人必沒有好結局, 惡人的燈必要熄滅.

24:21 Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.
我兒, 你要敬畏耶和華, 也要尊敬君王; 不要與叛逆的人結交.

24:22 For suddenly their disaster will come, and the ruin of both of them, who knows?
因為他們的刑罰必忽然臨到; 耶和華與君王要施行的毀滅, 誰能曉得呢?

24:23 These sayings are also for the wise: Partiality in judgment is not good.
以下也是智慧人的話: 審判的時候看人的情面是不對的.

24:24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are righteous,” the people will curse him; the nations will abhor him.
對壞人說“你是好人”的, 萬民都要咒罵他, 萬族都必憎惡他.

24:25 But they who rebuke will have delight, and upon them blessings of goodness will come.
指責壞人的, 必得歡悅; 美福必臨到他們.

24:26 He will kiss the lips, he who gives an honest answer.
應對誠實的, 如同親吻別人.

24:27 Prepare your work in the street and get it ready for yourself in the field; afterward, then you shall build your house.
你要在外面預備好你的工作, 在田間為自己準備妥當, 然後建造你的房屋.

24:28 Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor nor deceive with your lips.
不可無故作證指控你的鄰舍; 不可誣告他人.

24:29 Do not say, “Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him; I will pay back the man according to his deed.”
你不可說: “人怎樣待我, 我也怎樣待他; 我要照他所行的報復他. ”

24:30 I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking sense;
我經過懶惰人的田地, 無知人的葡萄園;

24:31 and behold, it was overgrown—all of it was covered with thorns, its surface with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
只見到處長滿蒺藜, 地面蓋滿刺草, 石牆也倒塌了.

24:32 Then I myself saw and my heart considered; I looked, and I took hold of instruction:
我看了, 就用心思想; 我見了, 就領受了教訓.

24:33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest,
再睡片時, 打盹片時, 抱著手躺臥片時,

24:34 and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.
你的貧窮就必像強盜來到, 你的缺乏就必像拿兵器的人來到.

Proverbs - Chapter 25

25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon which officials of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:
以下也是所羅門的箴言, 是猶大王希西家的人抄錄的:

25:2 The glory of God conceals things, but the glory of kings searches out things.
把事隱藏, 是神的榮耀; 把事察清, 是君王的光榮.

25:3 As heaven is to height and the earth is to depth, so is the heart of kings—there is no searching.
人不知天有多高, 地有多厚, 君王的心也照樣測不透.

25:4 Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.
除去銀子的渣滓, 銀匠就可以做出器皿;

25:5 Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
除去君王面前的壞人, 他的王位就可以靠公義堅立.

25:6 Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
你在君王面前, 不可妄自尊大; 也不可擅自站立在大人物中間.

25:7 For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,” than he humble you before a noble. What your eyes have seen,
寧可讓人對你說: “請上座！”勝過在你覲見的顯貴面前, 被人叫你退下去.

25:8 do not hastily bring out to court, for what will you do at its end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
不可輕率出去與人爭訟; 否則, 你的鄰舍若使你受辱, 結果你要怎麼辦呢?

25:9 Argue your argument with your neighbor himself, the secret of another do not disclose,
如果有紛爭, 只與你的鄰舍一人爭論好了; 不可揭發別人的祕密,

25:10 lest he who hears shame you and your ill repute will not end.
恐怕聽見的人辱罵你, 你的惡名就不能脫掉.

25:11 Apples of gold in a setting of silver is a matter spoken at its proper time.
一句話說得合宜, 就像金蘋果鑲在銀的器物上.

25:12 A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a rebuke of the wise to the ear of a listener.
智慧人的責備在聽從的人耳中, 好像金耳環和精金的飾物.

25:13 Like the cold of snow on a day of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, and the soul of his master is refreshed.
忠信的使者對那些差遣他的人來說, 好像在收割的時候, 有冰雪的涼氣, 使主人精神舒暢.

25:14 Like clouds and wind when there is no rain, so too is a man who boasts in a gift of deception.
空誇送禮卻沒有實行的人, 就像無雨的風雲.

25:15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
恆久忍耐可以勸服掌權的人, 柔和的舌頭, 可以折斷骨頭.

25:16 If you find honey, eat what is sufficient for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it out.
你找到蜂蜜, 吃夠就好了; 免得吃得過多, 就嘔吐出來.

25:17 Make your foot scarce in the house of your neighbor, lest he become weary of you and hate you.
你的腳要少進鄰舍的家; 免得他厭煩你, 就憎惡你.

25:18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
作假見證陷害鄰舍的人, 就像大鎚,快刀和利箭.

25:19 A bad tooth and a lame foot is the trust of a faithless person in a time of trouble.
遭遇災難的時候, 倚靠奸詐的人, 就像倚靠壞牙和不穩的腳.

25:20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on natron, is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
對著悲傷的心靈唱歌, 就像冷天脫衣服, 又像鹼上倒酸.

25:21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread, and if thirsty, let him drink water.
如果你的仇敵餓了, 就給他食物吃; 如果渴了, 就給他水喝,

25:22 For coals of fire you will heap upon his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
因為你這樣作, 就是把炭火堆在他的頭上, 耶和華必還報你.

25:23 The wind of the north produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.
北風帶來雨水; 暗中毀謗人的舌頭, 使人怒容滿面.

25:24 Better to live upon the corner of a roof than with a woman of contention and in a shared house.
寧可住在房頂的一角, 也不跟吵鬧的婦人同住一間房屋.

25:25 Like cold water upon a weary soul, so too is good news from a distant place.
來自遠方的好消息, 好像疲乏的人得喝涼水.

25:26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is the righteous who gives way before the wicked.
義人在惡人面前屈服, 好像混濁了的水泉,污染了的水井.

25:27 To eat much honey is not good, nor is seeking one’s honor honorable.
吃蜜過多是不好的; 追尋自己的榮耀, 也是不好的.

25:28 A breached city where there is no wall is like a man who has no self-control for his spirit.
人若不控制自己的心, 就像沒有城牆, 毀壞了的城一樣.

Proverbs - Chapter 26

26:1 Like snow in the summer and like rain at the harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
夏天落雪, 收割時下雨, 都不合宜; 照樣, 愚昧人獲得尊榮, 也不合宜.

26:2 Like the sparrow is to fluttering and like the swallow is to flying, so an undeserved curse does not go forth.
麻雀怎樣飛來飛去, 燕子怎樣翻飛; 照樣, 無故的咒詛也不會臨到人.

26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
鞭子是為了打馬, 嚼環是為了勒驢; 刑杖是為了打愚昧人的背.

26:4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him—even you.
不要照著愚昧人的愚妄回答他, 免得你像他一樣.

26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or else he will be wise in his own eyes.
要照著愚昧人的愚妄回答他, 免得他自以為有智慧.

26:6 Like cutting off feet or drinking violence, so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
藉愚昧人的手傳遞信息的, 是自斷己足, 自尋煩惱.

26:7 Like legs that hang limp from a lame person, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
箴言在愚昧人口中, 就像瘸子的腿, 虛懸無用.

26:8 Like binding a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
把榮耀給愚昧人的, 就像人把石子繫在投石器上.

26:9 Like a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
箴言在愚昧人口中, 就像荊棘在醉漢手裡.

26:10 Like an archer who wounds everyone, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires passersby.
雇用愚昧人和過路人的, 就像胡亂射傷眾人的弓箭手.

26:11 Like a dog returning to his vomit is a fool reverting to his folly.
愚昧人一再重複他的愚妄, 正像狗轉過來, 吃自己所吐的.

26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
你見過自以為有智慧的人嗎? 愚昧人比他更有指望.

26:13 A lazy person says “A lion is in the road! A lion among the streets!”
懶惰人說: “路上有獅子, 廣場上也有獅子. ”

26:14 The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed.
懶惰人在床上翻動, 就像門繞著門鉸轉動一樣.

26:15 A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is too tired to return it to his mouth.
懶惰人把手放在盤子裡, 連拿食物送回口邊也覺得勞累.

26:16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
懶惰人看自己, 比七個善於應對的人更有智慧.

26:17 Grabbing onto the ears of a dog passing by is one who meddles in a quarrel that is not his own.
過路的人被激怒, 去干涉與自己無關的爭執, 就像人揪住狗的耳朵.

26:18 Like a maniac who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
人欺騙了鄰舍, 卻說: “我不過是開玩笑罷了. ”他就像瘋狂的人, 投擲火把,利箭和殺人的武器.

26:19 so is a man who deceives his neighbor, but says “Am I not joking?”
人欺騙了鄰舍, 卻說: “我不過是開玩笑罷了. ”他就像瘋狂的人, 投擲火把,利箭和殺人的武器.

26:20 For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
沒有柴, 火就熄滅; 沒有搬弄是非的人, 紛爭就平息.

26:21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood is to fire, so a man of quarrels is to kindling strife.
好爭競的人, 煽動爭端, 就像餘燼上加炭, 火上加柴一樣.

26:22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels, and they go down to the inner parts of the body.
搬弄是非的人的言語如同美食; 深入人的臟腑.

26:23 Like impure silver which overlays an earthen vessel, so are smooth lips and an evil heart.
嘴唇火熱, 心卻奸惡, 就像包上銀渣的瓦器.

26:24 On his lips, an enemy will pretend, but inside he will harbor deceit.
憎惡人的用話語掩飾自己, 心裡卻存著詭詐.

26:25 When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him, for seven abominations are in his heart.
他的話語雖然動聽, 你不可信他, 因為他心裡有七樣可厭惡的事.

26:26 Though hatred is covered with guile, its evil will be exposed in the assembly.
他的怨恨雖然以詭詐掩飾, 但他的邪惡必在大會中顯露出來.

26:27 He who digs a pit, in it he will fall, and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
挖掘陷坑的, 自己必掉在其中; 輥石頭的, 石頭必輥回自己身上.

26:28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim, and a flattering mouth makes ruin.
虛謊的舌頭憎惡被它傷害的人; 諂媚的口造成敗壞.

Proverbs - Chapter 27

27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the day will bring.
不要為明日自誇, 因為今天要發生甚麼事, 你尚且不知道.

27:2 May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.
讓外人誇獎你, 不可自己誇獎自己; 讓別人稱讚你, 不可自己稱讚自己.

27:3 Heavy is a stone and weighty is sand, but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
石頭重, 沙土也重, 愚妄人的怒氣比這兩樣更重.

27:4 Cruel is wrath and overwhelming is anger, but who will stand before jealousy?
烈怒雖然兇殘, 暴怒又好像狂瀾, 人還可以抵受; 但面對嫉妒, 誰能站立得住呢?

27:5 Better a rebuke that is open than a love that is hidden.
坦白的責備, 勝過暗中的愛.

27:6 The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
愛你的人加的創傷是出於忠誠; 恨你的人卻與你連連親嘴.

27:7 An appetite that is sated spurns honey, but to an appetite that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.
吃飽的人連蜂房的蜜也厭惡; 飢餓的人連一切苦的東西都覺得甘甜.

27:8 Like a bird that strays from its nest, so is a man who strays from his place.
離家的人到處飄泊, 好像離巢的雀鳥到處遊飛一樣.

27:9 Perfume and incense will gladden a heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.
膏油和香料使人心暢快, 朋友真誠的勸勉也使人覺得甘甜.

27:10 As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them, and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
你的朋友和你父親的朋友, 你都不可離棄; 在你遭遇患難的日子, 不可進你兄弟的家. 在附近的鄰舍勝過在遠方的兄弟.

27:11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, and I will answer him who reproaches me with a word.
我兒, 你要作智慧人, 使我的心快樂, 我也可以回答那羞辱我的.

27:12 When the clever sees danger, he hides; the simple go on and suffer.
精明人看見災禍, 就躲藏起來; 愚蒙人反往前走, 自取禍害.

27:13 Take his garment, for he gives surety to a stranger, and to an adulteress—so take his pledge.
誰為陌生人作保證人, 就拿去誰的衣服; 誰替妓女作保證人, 誰就要作擔保.

27:14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, a curse will be reckoned to him.
清晨起來大聲為鄰舍祝福的, 就等於是咒詛他.

27:15 Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain and a woman of contention are alike.
下大雨的時候不斷滴漏; 就像吵鬧的婦人一樣;

27:16 In restraining her, he restrains wind, and his right hand will grasp oil.
誰要攔阻她, 就像攔阻風, 也像右手抓油.

27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
鐵磨鐵, 磨得鋒利; 朋友互相切磋, 才智(“才智”原文作“面”)也變得敏銳.

27:18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
照料無花果樹的, 必吃樹上的果子; 事奉主人的, 必得尊榮.

27:19 As the waters reflect face to face, so the heart of a person reflects the person.
水怎樣映照人面, 人的心思也怎樣反映其人.

27:20 Sheol and Abaddon will not be satisfied, and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.
陰間和滅亡不會滿足, 人的眼目也是一樣.

27:21 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace for the gold, but a man is tested by the mouth of him who praises him.
用鍋煉銀, 用爐煉金; 人的稱讚也試煉人.

27:22 If you crush a fool in the mortar with the pestle along with the crushed grain, it will not drive folly from upon him.
你雖然用杵把愚妄人與碎穀一同搗在臼中, 他的愚妄還是離不了他.

27:23 You will surely know the condition of your flock; your heart attends to the herds.
你要清楚知道你羊群的景況, 專心照料你的牛群.

27:24 For riches are not forever, nor a crown for generation after generation.
因為財富不是永恆的, 冠冕也不能存到萬代.

27:25 When the grass is gone, then green growth will appear, and the herbs of the mountains will be gathered.
乾草割去, 嫩草又出現, 山上的野草也都收集起來.

27:26 Lambs will be your clothing, and goats the price of the field.
羊羔的毛可以給你作衣服, 山羊可以作買田地的價銀.

27:27 And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and the nourishment of your maidservants.
山羊奶足夠作你的食物, 也足夠作你一家的食物, 並且足夠維持你眾婢女的生活.

Proverbs - Chapter 28

28:1 The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion.
惡人雖然沒有人追趕, 仍然逃跑; 義人卻像獅子, 放膽無懼.

28:2 By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
國家因有過犯, 領袖就經常更換; 依賴聰明知識俱備的人, 國家才可以長存.

28:3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished is a beating rain that leaves no food.
窮人欺壓貧寒人, 就像暴雨沖沒糧食.

28:4 Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked, but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
離棄律法的, 稱讚惡人; 遵守律法的, 卻與惡人相爭.

28:5 Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.
壞人不知公正是甚麼, 尋求耶和華的卻完全明白.

28:6 Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.
行為完全的窮人, 勝過行事狡詐的財主.

28:7 He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding, but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
謹守訓誨的, 是聰明的人; 與貪食的人作伴的, 卻使父親蒙羞.

28:8 He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
凡是藉著高息厚利增加自己財富的, 就是為那恩待窮人的人積蓄.

28:9 He who turns his ear from listening to instruction, even his prayer is an abomination.
轉身不聽訓誨的, 他的禱告也是可厭惡的.

28:10 He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall. But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.
誘惑正直人走上邪路的, 必掉在自己所挖的坑裡; 完全人卻必承受福氣.

28:11 A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.
財主自以為有智慧, 聰明的窮人卻能看透他.

28:12 When the righteous triumphs, great is the glory, but with the rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
義人得勝的時候, 有極大的榮耀; 惡人興起的時候, 人就躲避.

28:13 He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
遮掩自己過犯的, 必不亨通; 承認並離棄過犯的, 必蒙憐憫.

28:14 Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.
常存戒懼之心的, 這人就為有福; 心裡剛硬的, 必陷在禍患裡.

28:15 Like a roaring lion and a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
殘暴的統治者轄制貧民, 就像吼叫的獅子, 又像飢餓覓食的熊.

28:16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but those who hate unjust gain will have long days.
昏庸的君主必多行強暴, 憎惡不義之財的, 必享長壽.

28:17 A person who is burdened with the blood of another, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.
背負流人血之罪的, 必逃跑至死, 人不可幫助他.

28:18 He who walks in integrity will be safe, but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.
行為完全的, 必蒙拯救; 行事狡詐的, 必立刻跌倒.

28:19 He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty of poverty.
耕種自己田地的, 必有充足糧食; 追求虛幻的, 必飽受窮乏之苦.

28:20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
忠實的人必有大福; 急於發財的, 不免受罰.

28:21 Showing partiality is not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
看人的情面是不對的; 但有人為了一點食物, 竟然犯法.

28:22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
吝嗇的人急切求財, 卻不知窮乏快要臨到.

28:23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
責備人的, 終必得人喜悅, 勝過那用舌頭諂媚人的.

28:24 He who robs his father and his mother and says, “There is no crime,” is partner to a man who corrupts.
偷竊自己父母財物, 並說: “這不是罪過”的, 這人是與強盜一夥.

28:25 The greedy person will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
貪心的人, 必引起紛爭; 倚靠耶和華的, 必得豐裕.

28:26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be saved.
自恃聰明的, 是愚昧人; 憑著智慧行事的, 必蒙拯救.

28:27 For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but for he who turns his eyes, there are many curses.
賙濟窮人的, 必不致缺乏; 閉眼不理他們的, 必多受咒詛.

28:28 With the rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, the righteous will multiply.
惡人興起的時候, 人就躲避; 惡人滅亡的時候, 義人就增多.

Proverbs - Chapter 29

29:1 A man who is reproved, being stubborn of neck— suddenly he will be broken, and there will not be healing.
人屢次受責備, 仍然硬著頸項, 他必突然毀滅, 無法挽救.

29:2 When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.
義人增多的時候, 人民就喜樂; 惡人掌權的時候, 人民就歎息.

29:3 A man who loves wisdom will make his parents glad, but the friend of prostitutes will squander his wealth.
喜愛智慧的, 使父親喜樂; 親近妓女的, 耗盡家財.

29:4 By justice a king gives stability to a land, but a man of bribes will ruin it.
君王以公正使國堅立; 收受賄賂的, 使國覆亡.

29:5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
諂媚鄰舍的人, 是在他的腳下張設網羅.

29:6 In transgression, an evil man is a snare, but the righteous will sing and rejoice.
惡人因為過犯, 陷於網羅; 義人卻歡呼喜樂.

29:7 The righteous knows the case of the poor, but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
義人關注窮人的冤情; 惡人卻不分辨實情.

29:8 Men of scoffing set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
好譏笑人的煽動全城騷亂, 智慧人卻止息眾怒.

29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, then there is rankling and ridicule, but there is no relief.
智慧人與愚妄人爭訟, 愚妄人只會咆哮或嘲笑, 總不能安靜.

29:10 Men of blood hate the blameless, and they seek the life of the upright.
好流人血的恨惡完全人, 並尋索正直人的性命.

29:11 A fool gives all his breath, but the wise holds back in quiet.
愚昧人把怒氣盡情發洩, 智慧人卻抑制怒氣.

29:12 A ruler listening to a word of falsehood, all his officials are wicked.
如果掌權者聽信謊言, 他所有的臣僕必都是壞人.

29:13 The poor and a man of oppression have this in common: Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.
世上有窮人, 也有欺壓人的, 兩者的眼睛都蒙耶和華光照.

29:14 A king who judges with truthfulness to the poor, his throne will be established forever.
如果君王誠實地審判窮人; 他的國位必永遠堅立.

29:15 As for a rod and reproof, they will give wisdom, but a neglected child is disgraced by his mother.
杖責和管教能使人有智慧, 放縱的孩子使母親蒙羞.

29:16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase, but the righteous will look on his downfall.
惡人增多的時候, 過犯也必增多; 義人必看見他們傾覆.

29:17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest, and they will give delight to your soul.
管教你的兒子, 他必使你得安息; 也必使你的心得喜樂.

29:18 When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but as for he who guards instruction, happiness is his.
沒有啟示, 人民就沒有法紀; 遵守律法的, 就為有福.

29:19 By words, a servant is not disciplined, for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.
只用言語, 不能使奴僕受管教; 他雖然明白, 卻沒有反應.

29:20 You see a man who is hasty in his words: there is more hope for a fool than him.
你見過言語急躁的人嗎? 愚昧人比他更有指望.

29:21 He who pampers his servant from childhood, arrogance will be his end.
如果人從小嬌縱僕人, 結果必帶來憂愁.

29:22 A man of anger will stir strife, and the owner of anger, much transgression.
容易發怒的人, 引起紛爭; 脾氣暴烈的人, 多有過犯.

29:23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation, and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.
人的驕傲必使他卑微; 心裡謙卑的, 必得尊榮.

29:24 Being a partner with a thief is hating one’s life; a curse he will hear, but not disclose.
與盜賊分贓的, 是恨惡自己的性命; 他雖然聽見要他起誓作證的聲音, 卻不說話.

29:25 The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.
懼怕人的, 必陷入網羅; 倚靠耶和華的, 必得安全.

29:26 Many are those who seek the favor of a ruler, but from Yahweh one obtains justice.
很多人求掌權者的情面, 但各人的判決是出於耶和華.

29:27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous, but the upright is an abomination to the wicked.
不義的人是義人所厭惡的; 行為正直的人是惡人所厭惡的.

Proverbs - Chapter 30

30:1 The words of Agur, son of Yakeh, the oracle. Thus says the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel, and Ucal:
雅基的兒子亞古珥的話, 是神的默示. 這人對以鐵, 對以鐵和烏甲宣講:

30:2 Certainly I am more stupid than a man, and the understanding of humankind is not for me.
“我比眾人更愚頑, 也沒有聰明.

30:3 And I have not learned wisdom, nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.
我沒有學習智慧, 也不曉得有關至聖者的知識.

30:4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of his hand? Who has wrapped water in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what is the name of his child? For surely you know.
誰升上天, 又降下來呢? 誰收聚風在掌中呢? 誰包水在衣服裡呢? 誰立定地的四極呢? 他的名字叫甚麼? 他兒子的名字叫甚麼? 你知道嗎?

30:5 Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield for him who takes refuge in him.
神所說的話句句都是煉淨的, 投靠他的, 他就作他們的盾牌.

30:6 Do not add to his words lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
他的話語, 你不可增添; 恐怕他責備你, 你就表明是說謊的.

30:7 Two things I ask from you; do not deny me before I die:
我有兩件事求你, 在我死去以前, 求你答應我.

30:8 Keep falsehood and a lying word far from me; do not give me poverty or wealth; provide me with food only for my need.
求你使虛假和謊言遠離我; 不要使我貧窮, 也不要使我富裕, 只要給我需用的食物.

30:9 Or else I will be satisfied and will deny him and say “Who is Yahweh?” Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.
免得我吃飽了, 就不認你, 說: ‘耶和華是誰? ’又恐怕我貧窮, 就偷竊, 污瀆了我神的名.

30:10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.
“不要向主人誹謗他的僕人, 恐怕他咒詛你, 你就判為有罪.

30:11 There is a generation that will curse its father, and its mother it will not bless.
有一種人咒詛父親, 又不給母親祝福.

30:12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.
有一種人自以為清潔, 卻沒有洗去自己的污穢.

30:13 There is a generation—how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids they will lift.
有一種人眼目多麼高傲, 他們的眼睛, 長在頂上.

30:14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and its jawbones, knives, in order to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from humankind.
有一種人牙如劍, 齒如刀, 要吞滅地上的困苦人和世人中的貧窮人.

30:15 For the leech, there are two daughters; “Give, give!” they cry. As for three of these, they are not satisfied; as for four, they do not say enough.
水蛭有兩個女兒, 常說: ‘給我！給我！’不知足的東西有三樣, 連總不說‘夠了’的共有四樣,

30:16 Sheol and barrenness of womb, the land is not satisfied with water, and fire does not say “enough!”
就是陰間,不能生育的婦人,水源不足之地和總不說‘夠了’的火.

30:17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns the obedience of a mother— the ravens of the valley will peck it out, and the offspring of vultures will eat it.
嘲笑父親, 藐視年老母親的, 他的眼必被谷中的烏鴉啄出來, 給雛鷹所吃.

30:18 Three of these are too wonderful for me, and four, I do not understand them:
我測不透的奇事有三樣, 連我不知道的, 共有四樣:

30:19 the way of the eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.
就是鷹在空中飛翔之道, 蛇在磐石上爬行之道, 船在海中航行之道, 男與女交合之道.

30:20 This is the way of a woman committing adultery: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says “I have not done wrong.”
淫婦的行徑是這樣的: 她吃了, 把嘴一抹, 就說: ‘我沒有作錯事. ’

30:21 Under three things the earth trembles, and under four, it is not able to bear up:
使地震動的事有三樣, 連地也擔當不起的, 共有四樣:

30:22 under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is satisfied with food;
就是奴僕作王, 愚頑人吃得飽,

30:23 under an unloved woman when she gets married, and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.
被人厭惡的女子出嫁, 婢女接替主母的地位.

30:24 There are four small things on the earth, and they are exceedingly wise:
地上有四樣小東西, 非常聰明:

30:25 The ants are a people who are not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
螞蟻是微小的昆蟲, 卻能在夏天預備糧食.

30:26 the badgers are a people who are not mighty, yet they set their house on the rock;
石獾並不是強壯的動物, 卻能在巖石中做窟.

30:27 there is no king for the locust, yet it marches in rank;
蝗蟲沒有君王, 卻能成群列隊出發.

30:28 a lizard you can seize with hands, yet it is in palaces of kings.
壁虎雖可以用手捕捉, 卻住在王宮中.

30:29 There are three things that are magnificent of stride, and four that are magnificent when moving:
步伐威武的東西有三樣, 連行走威武的, 共有四樣:

30:30 a mighty lion among the beasts, but he will not turn back from any face;
就是在百獸中最威猛的獅子, 牠面對任何野獸, 也不會退縮;

30:31 a strutting rooster or he-goat, and a king whose army is with him.
還有高視闊步的(“高視闊步的”原文作“束著腰的”, 意義隱晦; 現參古譯本改譯. )雄雞和公山羊, 以及率領軍兵的君王.

30:32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself, and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
如果你行事愚昧, 自高自大, 或是心懷惡計, 就要用手掩口.

30:33 For pressing milk produces curd, and pressing the nose produces blood, so pressing anger produces strife.
攪動牛乳必生出乳酪, 緊壓鼻子必壓出血來, 激起怒氣必產生紛爭. ”

Proverbs - Chapter 31

31:1 The words of Lemuel, the king—an oracle that his mother taught him:
利慕伊勒王的話, 是神的默示, 是他母親教訓他的:

31:2 What, my son? And what, my son in my womb? And what, son of my vows?
“我兒, 我腹中生的兒啊！我許願所得的兒啊, 我要對你說甚麼呢?

31:3 Do not give your strength to the women, and your ways to destroy kings.
不要把你的精力給婦女, 也不要有敗壞君王的行為.

31:4 It is not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine is not for the kings, nor is strong drink for rulers.
利慕伊勒啊！君王不可喝酒; 君王千萬不可喝酒; 掌權的不可貪飲烈酒.

31:5 Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed, and he will pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
恐怕喝了酒, 就忘記律例, 把困苦人的一切案件都顛倒了.

31:6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress.
要把烈酒給將要滅亡的人喝; 把酒給心裡愁苦的人喝;

31:7 He will drink and forget his poverty, and his misery he will not remember any more.
讓他喝了, 就忘記自己的貧窮, 也不再記念自己的煩惱.

31:8 Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all the needy.
你要為不能自辯的人開口說話, 為所有貧苦的人伸冤.

31:9 Open your mouth, judge righteousness, and defend the poor and needy.
你要開口說話, 秉公審判, 為困苦和窮乏的人伸冤. ”

31:10 A woman of excellence, who will find? For her worth is far more than precious jewels.
有才德的婦人, 誰能得著呢? 她的價值遠勝過紅寶石.

31:11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and gain he will not lack.
她丈夫心裡倚靠她, 就不會缺少收入.

31:12 She does him good, but not harm all the days of her life.
她一生的年日, 只帶給丈夫益處, 沒有害處.

31:13 She seeks wool and flax, and she works with the diligence of her hands.
她搜求羊毛和細麻, 樂意親手作工.

31:14 She is like the ships of a merchant; from far off she brings her food;
她好像一隊商船, 從遠方運來食物.

31:15 And she arises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and tasks to her servant girls.
天還未亮, 她就起來, 把食物分給家人, 把當作的工分派眾婢女.

31:16 She considers a field and buys it, from the fruit of her hand she plants a vineyard.
她選擇了一塊田, 就把它買下來, 用自己雙手賺得的收入栽種葡萄園.

31:17 She girds her waist in strength, and makes her arms strong.
她以能力束腰, 使自己的膀臂有力.

31:18 She perceives that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out in the night.
她知道自己的經營獲利, 她的燈終夜不滅.

31:19 Her hands she puts onto the distaff, and her palms hold a spindle.
她伸手拿著捲線竿, 手掌握著紡錘.

31:20 Her palm she opens to the poor, and her hand she reaches out to the needy.
她張手賙濟困苦人, 伸手幫助窮乏人.

31:21 She does not fear for her house when it snows, for her entire household is clothed in crimson.
她不因下雪為自己的家人擔心, 因為她全家都穿著溫暖的朱紅色衣服.

31:22 She makes for herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
她為自己做床毯, 她的衣服是細麻和紫色布料做的.

31:23 Her husband is known at the gates, in his seat among the elders of the land.
她丈夫與本地的長老在城門口同坐, 是眾人都認識的.

31:24 Linen garments she makes and sells, and she supplies sashes for the merchants.
她做細麻布衣服出售, 又供應腰帶給商人.

31:25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the future.
她以能力和威儀為衣服, 想到日後的幸福就歡笑.

31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is upon her tongue.
她開口就說出智慧的話; 她的舌頭上充滿慈愛的訓誨.

31:27 She looks after the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she will not eat.
她監管一切家務, 從不白吃閒飯.

31:28 Her children rise and consider her happy, her husband also, and he praises her;
她的兒女都起來稱她是有福的, 她的丈夫也稱讚她, 說:

31:29 “Many daughters have done excellence, but you surpass all of them.”
“有才德的女子很多, 但你比她們更超卓. ”

31:30 Charm is deceit and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.
艷麗是虛假的, 美容是虛浮的; 唯有敬畏耶和華的婦女, 必得稱讚.

31:31 Give to her from the fruit of her hand, and may they praise her works in the city gates.
願她享受自己手所作的成果; 願她的工作在城門口使她受稱讚.

Ecclesiastes (傳道書)

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 1

1:1 The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
以下是傳道者, 就是在耶路撒冷作王,大衛的兒子所說的話.

1:2 “Vanity of vanities!” says the Teacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!”
傳道者說: 虛空的虛空. 虛空的虛空, 一切都是虛空.

1:3 What does a person gain in all his toil with which he toils under the sun?
人的一切勞碌, 就是他在日光之下的勞碌, 對自己有甚麼益處呢?

1:4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth stands forever.
一代過去, 一代又來, 地卻永遠存在.

1:5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down; to its place it hurries, and there it rises again.
太陽升起, 太陽落下, 匆忙回到它上升之處.

1:6 The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north; around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.
風向南颳, 又往北轉, 循環周行, 旋轉不息.

1:7 All the streams flow to the sea, but the sea is never full; to the place where the streams flow, there they continue to flow.
江河向海裡流, 海卻不滿溢; 江河之水歸回本源, 循環流轉.

1:8 All things toil continuously; no one can ever finish describing this. The eye is never satisfied with seeing, and the ear is never filled with hearing.
萬事都令人厭倦, 人說, 說不盡; 眼看, 看不飽; 耳聽, 聽不足.

1:9 What has been—it is what will be; what has been done—it is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.
已有的事必再有, 作過的事必再作; 日光之下並無新事.

1:10 There is a thing of which it is said, “Look at this! This is new!” But it already existed in ages past before us.
有甚麼事人可以說: “看啊！這是新的”? 其實, 很久之前已經有了, 在我們之前早就有了.

1:11 There is neither remembrance of former generations, nor will there be remembrance of future generations.
以前的事, 無人記念; 將來的事, 後來的人也不追憶.

1:12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
那時, 我傳道者在耶路撒冷作以色列的王.

1:13 I applied my mind to seek and to search by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. It is a grievous task God has given to humans.
我曾用智慧專心尋求查究天下所發生的一切事; 原來神給予世人的, 是勞苦的擔子, 叫他們為此煩惱.

1:14 I saw all the works that are done under the sun. Look! Everything is vanity and chasing wind.
我看過日光之下所發生的一切事, 不料, 一切都是虛空, 都是捕風.

1:15 What is twisted cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
彎曲的, 不能弄直; 缺少的, 不能數算.

1:16 I said to myself, “Look! I have become great and have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has preceded me over Jerusalem. I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge.”
我自己心裡說: “我得了極大的智慧, 勝過所有在我以前統治耶路撒冷的人; 我見識了許多智慧與知識. ”

1:17 So I dedicated myself to learn about wisdom and to learn about delusion and folly. However, I discovered that this also is chasing wind.
我又專心究察智慧和知識, 狂妄和愚昧, 才知道這也是捕風.

1:18 For in much wisdom is much frustration, and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.
因為多有智慧, 就多有煩惱; 加增知識, 就加增痛苦.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 2

2:1 I said to myself, “Come! I will test pleasure to see whether it is worthwhile.” But look, “This also is vanity!”
我自己心裡說: “來吧, 我用享樂試試你, 讓你看看有甚麼好處. ”想不到, 這也是虛空.

2:2 I said of laughter, “It is folly!” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
對嬉笑, 我說: “那是狂妄”; 對享樂, 我說: “這有甚麼作用呢? ”

2:3 I also explored the effects of indulging my flesh with wine. My mind guiding me with wisdom, I investigated folly so that I might discover what is good under heaven for humans to do during the days of their lives.
我心裡籌思, 怎樣用酒使我的身體暢快, 又保持愚昧, 但我的內心仍由智慧引導; 直到我看明世人, 在諸天之下一生有限的年日中所行的, 對他們有益的是甚麼.

2:4 I accomplished great things. I built for myself houses; I planted for myself vineyards.
我大事發展: 為自己建造房屋, 栽種葡萄園,

2:5 I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted all sorts of fruit trees in them.
修造園囿, 在園中栽種各類果樹,

2:6 I made for myself pools of water from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.
挖造水池, 用來澆灌培植樹木的林園.

2:7 I acquired male slaves and female slaves, as well as children born in my house. I also had livestock, cattle, and flocks more than anyone who was before me in Jerusalem.
我買了僕婢, 也有生在家中的奴僕; 又擁有大群牛羊, 勝過任何比我先在耶路撒冷的人所擁有的.

2:8 I also gathered to myself silver and gold—the royal and provincial treasuries. I acquired for myself male and female singers, as well as the delight of men, voluptuous concubines.
我又為自己積蓄金銀, 以及列王和各省的財寶. 我又為自己招募男女歌手, 收納許多妃嬪, 是世人所以為樂的.

2:9 Thus, I accomplished far more than anyone who was before me in Jerusalem—indeed, my wisdom stood by me.
於是我就日漸昌大, 超過任何比我先在耶路撒冷的人; 我的智慧仍然與我同在.

2:10 I neither withheld anything from my eyes that they desired, nor did I deprive any pleasure from my heart. My heart rejoiced in all my toil, for this was my reward from all my toil.
我眼中所求的, 我都不禁止; 我心所喜歡的, 我都沒抑制. 我的心因我的一切勞碌而快樂, 這就是我從一切勞碌中所得的分.

2:11 Yet when I considered all the effort which I expended and the toil with which I toiled to do, then behold, “Everything is vanity and chasing wind! There is nothing profitable under the sun!”
然後, 我省察我手所作的一切, 和我勞碌所成就的, 想不到一切都是虛空, 都是捕風, 在日光之下毫無益處.

2:12 Next, I considered wisdom, as well as delusion and folly. What can anyone do who will come after the king that has not already been done?
我轉過來觀察智慧,狂妄和愚昧. 王的繼承人還能作甚麼呢? 只不過作先前作過的罷了.

2:13 I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.
於是我看出智慧勝過愚昧, 如同光明勝過黑暗一樣.

2:14 The wise man can see where he is walking, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that both of them suffer the same fate.
智慧人的眼目明亮, 愚昧人卻走在黑暗中. 我也知道同一的命運要臨到這兩種人身上.

2:15 So I said to myself, “If I also suffer the same fate as the fool, what advantage is my great wisdom?” So I said to myself, “This also is vanity!”
我自己心裡說: “臨到愚昧人身上的, 也必臨到我身上; 那麼, 我為甚麼要更有智慧呢? ”於是我心裡說: “這也是虛空. ”

2:16 Certainly no one will remember the wise man or the fool in future generations. When future days come, both will have been forgotten already. How is it that the wise man dies the same as the fool?
因為智慧人和愚昧人一樣, 沒有人永遠記念他們, 在未來的日子裡, 都會被人遺忘. 可歎智慧人跟愚昧人一樣, 終必死亡.

2:17 So I hated life because the work done under the sun is grievous to me. For everything is vanity and chasing wind!
因此我恨惡生命, 因為在日光之下所發生的事, 都使我厭煩. 一切都是虛空, 都是捕風.

2:18 So I hated all my toil with which I have toiled under the sun, for I must leave it behind to someone who will be after me.
我恨惡我的一切勞碌, 就是我在日光之下的勞碌, 因為我不得不把勞碌的成果留給後人.

2:19 And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Yet he will exercise control of all the fruit of my toil with which I toiled wisely under the sun. This also is vanity!
那人將來是智是愚, 有誰曉得呢? 可是他竟要掌管一切我勞碌得來的, 就是我在日光之下用智慧得來的. 這又是虛空.

2:20 So I began to despair of all the toil with which I toiled under the sun.
於是我轉念, 對日光之下我所勞碌的一切, 心感絕望;

2:21 For although a person may toil with great wisdom and skill, he must leave his reward to someone who has not toiled for it. This also is vanity and a great calamity.
因為人用智慧,知識和技能所勞碌得來的, 卻必須留給未曾勞碌的人為分. 這也是虛空, 是極大的憾事.

2:22 For what does a person receive for all his toil and in the longing of his heart with which he toils under the sun?
人的一切勞碌和操心, 就是他在日光之下所勞碌的, 對自己有甚麼益處呢?

2:23 All his days are painful, his labor brings grief, and his heart cannot rest at night. This also is vanity!
其實終其一生, 他的擔子既痛苦又煩惱, 在夜間也不能安心. 這也是虛空.

2:24 There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and find delight in his toil. For I also realized that this is from the hand of God!
人最好是吃喝, 在自己的勞碌中自得其樂; 我看這也是出於神的手.

2:25 For who can eat and drink, and who can enjoy life apart from him?
離開了他(“他”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“我”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯), 誰能有吃的呢? 誰能享樂呢?

2:26 For to the person who is good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give it to him who is pleasing to him. This also is vanity and chasing wind!
神把智慧,知識和喜樂賜給他所喜悅的人, 卻使罪人作收集和積聚的差事, 把所得的歸給神所喜悅的人. 這也是虛空, 也是捕風.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 3

3:1 For everything there is an appointed time, a time for every matter under heaven:
萬事都有定期, 天下萬務都有定時:

3:2 a time to bear and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to root up what is planted;
生有時, 死有時; 栽種有時, 拔出所種的也有時;

3:3 a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build up;
殺戮有時, 醫治有時; 拆毀有時, 建造有時;

3:4 a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
哭有時, 笑有時; 哀慟有時, 踴躍有時;

3:5 a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
拋擲石頭有時, 堆聚石頭有時; 擁抱有時, 避免擁抱有時;

3:6 a time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away;
尋找有時, 捨棄有時; 保存有時, 拋棄有時;

3:7 a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;
撕裂有時, 縫補有時; 靜默有時, 講話有時;

3:8 a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.
愛有時, 恨有時; 戰爭有時, 和平有時.

3:9 What does the worker gain in his toil?
作工的人在自己的勞碌上得到甚麼益處呢?

3:10 I have seen the busyness God gives to humans to preoccupy them.
我看神給予世人的擔子, 是要他們為此煩惱.

3:11 He has made everything suitable in its time. He also has put the past in their hearts, yet no one can grasp what God does from the beginning to the end.
他使萬事各按其時, 成為美好; 他又把永恆的意識放在人的心裡; 雖然這樣, 人還是不能察覺神自始至終的作為.

3:12 So I realized that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy themselves during their lives.
我曉得人生最好是尋樂享福,

3:13 And for anyone to eat and drink, that is, to enjoy the fruit of all his toil, this also is a gift of God.
人人有吃有喝, 在自己的一切勞碌中自得其樂; 這就是神的恩賜.

3:14 I know everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing can be taken from it, for God so acts that humans might stand in awe before him.
我知道神所作的一切, 都必永存, 無可增添, 無可減少; 神這樣作, 為要使人在他面前存敬畏的心.

3:15 What is—it already was, and what will be—it already is, for God will do what he has done.
現在有的, 先前就有; 將來有的, 早已有了; 因為神使已過的事重新出現(“神使已過的事重新出現”原文作“神尋回已過的事”).

3:16 I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice there was evil; instead of righteousness there was wickedness.
我在日光之下又看見: 審判的地方有奸惡, 維護公義的地方也有奸惡.

3:17 So I said to myself, “God will surely judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time of judgment for every deed and every work.”
我自己心裡說: “神必審判義人和惡人, 因為各樣事務,各樣工作都有定時. ”

3:18 I said to myself concerning humans, “God sifts them in order to show them that they are like beasts.”
我自己心裡說: “至於世人, 神要試驗他們, 使他們看見自己與牲畜無異.

3:19 For the fate of humans and the fate of the beast is the same. The death of the one is like the death of the other, for both are mortal. Man has no advantage over the beast, for both are fleeting.
因為世人所遭遇的與牲畜所遭遇的, 都是一樣: 這個怎樣死, 那個也怎樣死, 兩者的氣息都是一樣, 所以人並不勝於牲畜. 一切都是虛空.

3:20 Both go to one place—both came from dust and both return to dust.
大家都到一個地方去, 都出於塵土, 也都歸回塵土.

3:21 For no one knows whether the spirit of a human ascends to heaven and whether the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!
有誰知道人的靈是往上升, 牲畜的魂(“魂”的原文與“靈”〔3:21〕和“氣息”〔3:19〕相同)是下降而入地呢? ”

3:22 So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy the fruit of his labor, for this is his lot in life. For no one knows what will happen in the future.
因此我看人最好是在自己所作的事上自得其樂, 因為這也是他的分; 誰能使他看見他自己死後的事呢?

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 4

4:1 I looked again, and I saw all the oppression that occurs under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed— no one comforts them! Those who oppress them are powerful— no one can comfort them!
我又看見日光之下所發生一切欺壓的事: 受欺壓的流淚, 卻無人安慰他們; 欺壓他們的, 手裡握著權柄, 因此無人安慰受欺壓的.

4:2 So I deemed the dead who have already died more fortunate than the living who are still alive.
我讚歎那已死的人, 勝過那還活著的人.

4:3 But better off than both of them is the one who has not yet been born and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.
那還沒生下來的, 就是還沒看過日光之下所行的惡事的, 比這兩種人更有福.

4:4 I also realized that all of the toil and all of the skillful work that is done—it is envy between one man and another. This also is vanity and chasing wind!
我看見各樣的勞碌和各樣精巧的工作, 都是出於人與人彼此的競爭. 這也是虛空, 也是捕風.

4:5 The fool refuses to work with his hands, so he has nothing to eat except his own skin!
愚昧人抱著手, 吃自己的肉.

4:6 Better is one handful with peace than two fists full with toil and chasing wind.
一掌盛滿安寧, 勝過兩手抓滿勞碌捕風.

4:7 I turned again and saw another vanity under the sun.
我又看到日光之下有一件虛空的事.

4:8 Sometimes a man is all alone with no companion; he also has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eye is not satisfied with wealth. He laments, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity—it is an unhappy business!
有人孤單無依, 沒有兒子, 沒有兄弟, 仍勞碌不休, 眼目也不以自己的財富為足. 他問: “我勞勞碌碌, 刻薄自己不去享受, 是為誰呢? ”這也是虛空, 是勞苦的擔子.

4:9 Two are better than the one, for they enjoy a better reward for their toil.
二人勝過一人, 因為他們一起的勞碌有美好的酬報.

4:10 For if one falls, his companion may help him up. But pity the one who falls and there is no one to help him up.
如果一個跌倒, 另一個可以把他的同伴扶起來. 但一人孤身跌倒, 沒有別人把他扶起來, 他就悲慘了.

4:11 Also if two lie together, they can keep each other warm. But how can one person be warm?
還有, 二人同睡, 就都暖和; 一人獨睡, 怎能暖和呢?

4:12 Although an assailant may overpower one person, two may withstand him. A threefold cord is not easily broken!
有人能制伏孤身一人, 如果有二人就擋得住他. 三股合成的繩子, 不容易扯斷.

4:13 A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.
貧窮但有智慧的年輕人, 勝過年老不再納諫的愚昧王.

4:14 For he came out of the prison house to reign, since he was born poor in his kingdom.
雖然他是從監獄出來, 在自己的國中, 又是出身貧寒, 卻起來作王.

4:15 I saw all the living who move about under the sun with the youth; the second who will stand in his place.
我看見所有在日光之下行走的活人, 都隨從那取代老王的年輕人.

4:16 There is no end to all the people, to all who were before him. Yet the later generation will not rejoice in him, for this also is vanity and chasing wind!
所有的人民, 就是他所統治的人民, 多得無數; 然而後來的人卻不喜歡他. 這實在也是虛空, 也是捕風.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 5

5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
你到神的殿, 腳步要謹慎; 近前聆聽, 勝於愚昧人獻祭, 因為他們不知道所作的是惡的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為4:17)

5:2 Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth; therefore, let your words be few.
在神面前不可冒失開口, 心急發言, 因為神在天上, 你在地上, 所以你的言語要寡少. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為5:1)

5:3 For a dream comes with many cares, and the voice of a fool with many words.
掛慮多就令人作夢, 言語多就顯出愚昧.

5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for he takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow!
你向神許了願, 就不可遲遲不還, 因為他不喜悅愚昧人; 所許的願必須償還.

5:5 It is better that you not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.
許願不還, 不如不許.

5:6 Do not let your mouth lead your flesh into sin, and do not tell the messenger that it was a mistake. Why anger God at your words, so that he destroys the work of your hands?
不可任你的口把自己陷於罪惡, 也不可在使者前面說是許錯了. 何必使神因你的聲音發怒, 破壞你手中的工作呢?

5:7 For with many dreams come vanities and numerous words. Therefore, fear God!
多夢和多話, 都是虛空的, 你只要敬畏神.

5:8 Do not be surprised if you see the poor being oppressed with violence or do not see justice and righteousness in the province. For one official is watched by a higher official, and there are even higher officials over them!
如果你在一省之中, 看到窮人遭受欺壓, 公正和公義被奪去, 也不必因此驚訝, 因為高位者之上有較高的照應, 在他們之上還有更高的.

5:9 The produce of the land is exploited by everyone; even the king profits from the field of the poor!
各人都從土地得著利益, 就是君王也得到田地的供應.

5:10 Whoever loves money is not satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is not satisfied with profit. This also is vanity!
貪愛銀子的, 不因有銀子滿足; 貪愛財富的, 也不因得利知足. 這也是虛空.

5:11 When prosperity increases, those who consume it increase. So its owner gains nothing, except to see his wealth before it is spent.
財物增加, 吃用的人也增加, 物主除了眼看以外, 還有甚麼益處呢?

5:12 The sleep of the laborer is pleasant, whether he eats little or much, but the wealth of the rich man does not allow him to rest.
勞力的人無論吃多吃少, 都睡得甜; 財主的豐足, 卻不容他安睡.

5:13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner to his harm.
我看見日光之下有一令人痛心的憾事, 就是財主積聚財富, 反受其害.

5:14 That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, he has nothing to leave to him.
遭遇禍患, 財富就盡失; 他即使生了兒子, 也沒有甚麼留給他.

5:15 Just as he came from his mother’s womb naked, he will depart just as he came; he will take nothing with him for his toil.
他怎樣從母胎赤身而來, 也必怎樣赤身而去; 在勞碌中得來的, 他的手也帶不走甚麼.

5:16 This also is a grievous illness. Exactly as he came, so he will go. What profit does he gain for all his toil for the wind?
他怎樣來, 也要怎樣去, 這也是令人痛心的憾事; 他為風勞碌, 有甚麼益處呢?

5:17 Also, he eats in darkness all his days; he is frustrated in much sickness and resentment.
他終生在黑暗中吃喝, 多有愁煩,疾病與憤怨.

5:18 Look! I have discovered what is good and fitting: to eat and to drink and to enjoy all the fruit of the toil with which one toils under the sun during the number of the days of his life that God gives to him—for this is his lot.
我認為既善又美的, 就是人在神所賜給他一生有限的年日中吃喝, 享受他在日光之下勞碌所得的一切, 因為這是他的分.

5:19 This indeed is a gift of God: everyone to whom God gives wealth and possessions, he also empowers him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in the fruit of his toil.
蒙神賜予財富與資產的人, 神都使他能夠享用, 並取自己的分, 在勞碌中自得其樂, 這是神的恩賜.

5:20 For he does not remember the brief days of his life, for God keeps his heart preoccupied with enjoyment of life.
他不多思念自己一生的年日, 因為神使喜樂充滿他的心.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 6

6:1 Here is another misfortune that I have seen under the sun, and it is prevalent among humankind.
我看見日光之下有一件憾事, 重壓在世人身上.

6:2 God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; yet God does not enable him to enjoy it—instead someone else ends up enjoying it. This is vanity—indeed, it is a grievous ill!
蒙神賜予財富,資產和榮譽的人, 心裡所願的, 都一無所缺, 可是神使他無力享用, 反而有外人來享用. 這是虛空, 也是禍患.

6:3 Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years so that the days of his years are many, if his heart is not satisfied with his prosperity and he does not receive a proper burial, I deem the stillborn better than him.
人如果生下百子, 活了許多歲數, 年日長久, 但是心裡不因美物滿足, 又得不到安葬, 我以為流產的胎比他還好.

6:4 For he comes into vanity and departs into darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness.
因為這胎虛虛而來, 暗暗而去, 黑暗把他的名字遮蔽了.

6:5 He has neither seen nor known the sun, yet he has more rest than him.
這胎既看不見天日, 又一無所知, 就比那人更得安息.

6:6 Even if a man lives a thousand years twice, if he does not enjoy prosperity, both suffer the same fate!
那人即使活了一千年, 再活一千年, 也享受不到甚麼; 他們兩者不是都歸一個地方嗎?

6:7 All of a man’s toil is for his mouth— yet his appetite is never satisfied.
人的一切勞碌都為口腹, 他的心卻還是填不滿.

6:8 So do the wise really have an advantage over fools? Can the poor really gain anything by knowing how to act in front of others?
智慧人比愚昧人有甚麼長處呢? 窮人在眾人面前知道怎樣行事為人, 又有甚麼長處呢?

6:9 Better to be content with what your eyes see than for your soul to constantly crave more. This also is vanity and chasing wind!
眼睛看見的, 勝過心中想望的. 這也是虛空, 也是捕風.

6:10 Whatever is—it was already determined, what will be—it has already been decided. As for man, he cannot argue against what is more powerful than him.
已經存在的, 早已有了名稱; 大家都知道人是怎樣的; 人絕對無法與比自己強的抗辯.

6:11 Increasing words only multiplies futility, how does that profit anyone?
因為話語增多, 虛空也增多, 這對人有甚麼益處呢?

6:12 For who knows what is good for a man in his life during the few days of his fleeting life, which are fleeting as a shadow? For who can tell anyone what will happen in the future under the sun?
在虛空,消逝如影的人生, 短暫的日子裡, 有誰知道甚麼是對人有益處呢? 誰能告訴人他死後在日光之下會發生甚麼事呢?

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 7

7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death is better than the day of one’s birth.
美名優於美好的膏油, 死亡的日子勝過誕生的日子.

7:2 Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for death is the end of every person, and the living should take it to his heart.
往服喪之家, 比往宴樂之家還好, 因為死是人人的結局, 活人要把這事放在心上.

7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made good.
憂愁勝於嬉笑, 因為面帶愁容, 能使內心得著好處.

7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
智慧人的心在服喪之家, 愚昧人的心在歡樂之家.

7:5 Better to listen to the rebuke of the wise than for a man to listen to the song of fools.
聽智慧人的斥責, 勝過聽愚昧人的歌唱.

7:6 Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also is vanity!
愚昧人的笑聲, 就像鍋底下荊棘的爆聲一樣. 這也是虛空.

7:7 Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
勒索會使智慧人變為愚妄, 賄賂能敗壞人心.

7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning; better to be slow to anger than hot-headed.
事情的結局勝於開端, 存心忍耐的, 勝過居心驕傲的.

7:9 Do not be quick in your spirit to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
你心裡不要輕易動怒, 因為惱怒留在愚昧人的胸懷中.

7:10 Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
你不要說: “為甚麼從前的日子勝過現在的呢? ”你這樣問, 不是出於智慧.

7:11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance; it benefits the living.
智慧與產業都是好的, 對得見天日的人是有益的.

7:12 For wisdom offers protection like money offers protection. But knowledge has an advantage—wisdom restores life to its possessor.
因為受智慧的庇護, 如同受銀子的庇護. 唯有智慧能保全智慧人的生命, 這就是知識的益處.

7:13 Consider the work of God. For who is able to make straight what he made crooked?
要觀察神的作為, 因為他所屈曲的, 誰能弄直呢?

7:14 In the day of prosperity, rejoice! But in the day of adversity, consider! For God made one in place of another so that mortals cannot find out what will happen in the future.
在亨通的日子, 應當享福; 遭遇患難的時候, 就當省察. 神使這兩樣並存, 為了叫人查不出未來的事.

7:15 I have seen all these things in my vain life: Sometimes a righteous man perishes in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked man lives a long life in spite of his evil.
在我虛空的日子裡, 我見過這兩件事: 有義人行義反而滅亡, 有惡人行惡倒享長壽.

7:16 Do not be excessively righteous, and do not act excessively wise, lest you destroy yourself.
不要過分公義, 也不要太過有智慧, 何必自取滅亡呢?

7:17 Do not act excessively wicked, and do not be a fool, lest you die before your time.
不要過分作惡, 也不要作愚昧人, 何必時候未到就死?

7:18 It is good to take hold of the one and also must not let go of the other; for whoever fears God will hold both of them secure.
持守這個是好的, 那個也不要放鬆, 因為敬畏神的人, 都必避免這兩個極端.

7:19 Wisdom gives more strength to the wise than ten rulers who are in the city.
智慧使智慧人比城中十個官長更有能力.

7:20 Surely there is no one righteous on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
世上實在沒有一個行善而不犯罪的義人.

7:21 Do not pay attention to everything people say, lest you hear your own servant curse you.
人所說的一切話, 都不要放在心上, 因你可能聽見僕人咒罵你.

7:22 For your heart knows that you also have cursed others many times.
其實你心裡明白, 自己也曾多次咒罵別人.

7:23 All this I have tested with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise!” but it was beyond my grasp.
這一切我都用智慧試驗過. 我說: “我要得智慧”, 智慧卻遠離我.

7:24 Whatever is—it is far beyond comprehension. Who can discover it?
那離得遠又極深奧的, 誰能找到呢?

7:25 I set my mind to try to seek wisdom and the plan, and to know that wickedness is foolishness and that folly is delusion.
我轉念, 一心去了解,考察並尋覓智慧和事理, 又要知道愚蒙是邪惡的, 狂妄是愚昧的.

7:26 I myself found that more bitter than death is the woman who is a trap, whose heart is a snare, and whose hands are bonds. The one who pleases God escapes from her, but the sinner is caught by her.
我發現一個比死亡更惡毒的婦人, 她有如羅網, 心如陷阱, 手如鎖鍊. 蒙神喜悅的人得以擺脫她, 罪人卻被她纏住.

7:27 “Look! I found this,” said the Teacher, “while trying to find how the plan fits together.
傳道者說: “看哪！我發現了這件事, 我一再揣摩, 要找出事情的道理.

7:28 What my heart sought, I did not find. Although I found one righteous man among one thousand, I did not find one upright woman among all these.
我的心仍在尋覓, 卻還找不到, 就是在一千個男人中, 我找到一個正直人, 但在所有的女人中, 連一個也找不到.

7:29 Look! This alone I found: God made mankind upright, but they have devised many schemes.”
我所明白的, 只有這件事: 神造人原是正直的, 他們卻找出許多巧計. ”

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 8

8:1 Who is like the sage? Who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
誰像智慧人, 誰知道事情的解釋呢? 人的智慧使他容光煥發, 使他臉上的戾氣轉消.

8:2 Keep the command of the king because of your oath to God.
我勸你, 因為你指著神起了誓, 你就要遵守王的命令.

8:3 Do not be terrified of his presence! Go at once and do not delay when a matter is unpleasant, for he can do anything that he desires.
不要輕率離開王的面前, 也不要參與惡事, 因為王可以隨己意作任何事.

8:4 Since the word of the king is supreme, no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”
既然王的話有權柄, 誰敢問他: “你在作甚麼? ”

8:5 Whoever obeys his command will not suffer disaster. The wise mind knows the proper time and the right procedure.
遵守命令的, 必不遭受災禍; 智慧人的心, 曉得時機, 懂得判斷.

8:6 For there is a proper time and right procedure for every matter, even though the trouble of man weighs heavy upon him.
各樣事務成就, 都有合宜的時機和定局, 儘管人的災禍重壓在自己身上.

8:7 Surely no one knows what will be, so who can tell anyone what will happen?
他不曉得未來的事, 將來要發生甚麼, 誰能告訴他呢?

8:8 Just as no one can control the wind to restrain the wind, so also no one can control the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not deliver the wicked.
沒有人能支配風(“風”或譯: “生命”), 把它留住; 沒有人能控制死期; 戰爭之時, 沒有人能免役; 邪惡救不了行邪惡的人.

8:9 I saw all this as I applied my heart to all the deeds done under the sun: sometimes those in authority harm others.
我看見了這一切, 又專心查究在日光之下所發生的一切事. 有這樣的一個時候: 有人管轄別人, 叫他受害.

8:10 Meanwhile, I saw the wicked being honorably buried, but those who came and went from the holy place were forgotten in the city, even though they had done so. This also is vanity!
然後我看見惡人得以埋葬, 他們生前在聖地往來, 而在他們這樣行的城中, 竟被人遺忘. 這也是虛空！(全節或譯: “然後我看見惡人得以埋葬, 他們生前在聖地往來, 並且在他們這樣行的城中, 受人稱讚. 這也是虛空！”或“然後我看見惡人得以埋葬, 歸入墳墓; 行正直的人卻與聖地隔離, 在城中被人遺忘. 這也是虛空！”)

8:11 Because sentence against an evil deed is not carried out quickly, the heart of humans fills up within them to do evil.
對惡行已判定的刑罰遲遲沒有執行, 世人的心就充滿行惡的意圖.

8:12 Although the sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will be good for those who fear God—because they fear his presence.
罪人既然作惡百次, 還享長壽, 那麼我知道敬畏神的人, 就是在他面前存敬畏的心的, 必享福樂.

8:13 But it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not prolong their days, like the shadow; because there is no fearing God’s presence.
惡人卻沒有福樂, 也得不到長壽; 他好像影子的短暫, 因為他在神面前不存敬畏的心.

8:14 There is a vanity that happens on earth: sometimes the righteous suffer what the wicked deserve, and sometimes the wicked receive what the righteous deserve. I said, “This also is vanity!”
在世上有一件虛空的事, 就是義人照惡人所行的受報應, 惡人照義人所行的得報償. 我說, 這也是虛空.

8:15 So I recommend enjoyment. For there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat and to drink and to rejoice. This will accompany him in his toil the days of his life that God gives to him under the sun.
於是我稱頌快樂, 因為人在日光之下最好是吃喝快樂. 這是人在日光之下, 神賜給他一生的年日裡, 從自己勞碌中所得的享受.

8:16 I applied my mind to know wisdom and to understand the business that is done on earth—how neither day nor night one’s eyes see sleep.
我專心認識智慧, 察看世上的勞碌──有人晝夜不眠──

8:17 Then I saw all the work of God—man is not able to discover the work that is done under the sun. Although man may toil in seeking, he cannot find it. Even if a wise man claims that he knows it, he cannot find it.
於是我看見了神的一切作為, 知道在日光之下所發生的事, 人不能查明; 儘管人勞碌尋查, 總是查不出來; 即使智慧人以為知道了, 還是查不出來.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 9

9:1 So all this I laid to my heart, and I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in the hand of God. So no one knows anything that will come to them, whether it will be love or hatred.
我留心這一切事, 並加以闡明: 就是義人,智慧人和他們所作的, 都在神手裡. 臨到他們的一切, 無論是愛是恨, 人都不領悟.

9:2 The same fate comes to everyone: to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the wicked, to the clean and to the unclean, to those who sacrifice and to those who do not sacrifice. As with the good man, so also to the sinner; as with those who swear an oath, so also those who fear oaths.
眾人的命運都是一樣的: 義人與惡人,好人與壞人,潔淨的與不潔淨的,獻祭的與不獻祭的, 所遭遇的都是一樣的; 好人怎樣, 罪人也怎樣; 起誓的怎樣, 怕起誓的也怎樣.

9:3 This is the injustice that is done under the sun: the same fate comes to everyone. Also the hearts of humans are full of evil; delusion is in their hearts during their lives, and then they die.
在日光之下所發生的一切事, 有一件令人遺憾的, 就是眾人的命運都是一樣的, 並且世人的心充滿邪惡, 一生心懷狂妄, 後來都歸到死人那裡去.

9:4 Whoever is joined to all the living has hope. After all, even a live dog is better than a dead lion!
凡有生命的(“凡有生命的”原文作“凡與所有活人有關聯的”), 就有盼望, 因為活狗比死獅更好.

9:5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything. They no longer have a reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.
活人還知道自己必死, 死人卻一無所知, 而且再得不到酬勞, 他們也被遺忘.

9:6 What they loved and hated, as well as what they desired, has already perished. They no longer have any share in what is done under the sun.
他們的愛, 他們的恨, 他們的嫉妒, 都早已消失了, 在日光之下所發生的一切事, 永遠也沒有他們的分了.

9:7 Go—eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart! For God already has approved your deeds.
你只管快快樂樂地去吃你的飯, 懷著高興的心去喝你的酒, 因為神已經悅納了你所作的.

9:8 Always be clothed in white garments, and never let your head lack oil!
你當經常穿著白色的衣袍, 頭上也不要缺少膏油.

9:9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which he gives you under the sun, because this is your lot in life and in the toil with which you toil under the sun.
在你一生虛空的年日中, 就是神在日光之下賜你虛空的年日中, 你要和你所愛的妻子享受人生, 因為那是你一生在日光之下從勞碌中所得的分.

9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do—do it with all your might; for in Sheol—where you are going—no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.
凡是你手可作的, 都當盡力去作; 因為在你所要去的陰間裡, 既沒有工作, 又沒有籌謀; 沒有知識, 也沒有智慧.

9:11 I looked again and saw under the sun that the race does not belong to the swift, the battle does not belong to the mighty, food does not belong to the wise, wealth does not belong to the intelligent, and success does not belong to the skillful, for time and chance befalls all of them.
我又看見在日光之下, 跑得快的未必得獎, 勇士未必戰勝, 智慧的未必得糧食, 精明的未必致富, 博學的未必得人賞識, 因為時機和際遇左右眾人.

9:12 For man does not know his time. Just as fish are caught in a cruel net and like birds who are seized in a snare, so also humans are ensnared at a cruel time when it falls suddenly upon them.
原來人並不知道自己的時機, 正像魚被惡網圈住, 鳥被網羅捉住, 險惡的時機忽然臨到世人身上的時候, 世人也照樣陷在其中.

9:13 I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.
在日光之下, 我又看見一樣智慧, 覺得很有意義:

9:14 There was a small city with few people in it. A great king came and besieged it, building great siege works against it.
有一座小城, 人數不多; 有一個大君王來進攻, 把它包圍, 建造巨大的高壘攻城.

9:15 Now, a poor wise man was found in it, and he delivered the city by his wisdom.
城裡有一個貧窮但有智慧的人, 用他的智慧救了那城. 然而, 卻沒有人記念那窮人.

9:16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, yet the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.
於是我說: “智慧勝過武力”, 但是那個窮人的智慧被藐視, 他的話也沒有人聽從.

9:17 The words of the wise are heard in peace more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among the fools.
聽智慧人安安靜靜說出來的話, 勝過聽管理愚昧者的人的喊叫.

9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
智慧勝於戰鬥的武器, 但一個罪人能破壞許多好事.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 10

10:1 Dead flies cause a bad smell and ruin the ointment of the perfumer. So also a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
幾隻死蒼蠅能使做香料者的膏油發霉變臭, 一點點愚昧比智慧和榮譽的影響更大.

10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to his right, but the heart of the fool inclines to his left.
智慧人的心向右, 愚昧人的心偏左.

10:3 Even when the fool walks along the road, he lacks sense; he tells everyone that he is a fool.
愚昧人連走路的時候, 也顯出無知; 他對每一個人表現出他是個愚昧人(“他對每一個人表現出他是個愚昧人”或譯: “他稱每一個人都是愚昧的”).

10:4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness can undo great offenses.
如果掌權者向你發怒, 你不要離開原位, 因為柔順能免大過.

10:5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun— it is an error that proceeds from a ruler!
在日光之下我看見一件憾事, 好像是出於官長無意的錯誤,

10:6 The fool is set in many high places, but the rich sit in lowly places.
就是愚昧人得居眾多高位, 富有的人卻處卑位.

10:7 I have even seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the earth!
我見過奴僕騎馬, 貴族卻像奴僕一樣在地上步行.

10:8 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. Whoever breaks through a wall, a snake will bite him.
挖陷阱的, 自己掉進去; 拆牆垣的, 有蛇來咬他.

10:9 Whoever quarries stones will be wounded by them. Whoever splits logs will be endangered by them.
採石的, 被石打傷; 劈柴的, 被柴損害.

10:10 If the ax is blunt but one does not sharpen its edge, he must exert more effort, but the advantage of wisdom is it brings success.
斧頭若鈍了, 還不把斧刃磨快, 就必多費力氣; 智慧的好處在於助人成功.

10:11 If the snake bites before the charming, the snake charmer will not succeed.
未行法術先被蛇咬, 那麼, 法術對行法術的人就毫無用處.

10:12 The wise man wins favor by the words of his mouth, but the fool is devoured by his own lips.
智慧人的口, 說出恩言; 愚昧人的嘴, 卻吞滅自己.

10:13 He begins by saying what is foolish and ends by uttering what is wicked delusion.
愚昧人的話開頭是愚昧, 結尾是邪惡狂妄.

10:14 The fool talks too much, for no one knows what will be. Who can tell anyone what will happen in the future?
愚昧人多言多語. 人不知道將來會有甚麼事, 誰能告訴他死後會發生甚麼事呢?

10:15 The fool is so worn out by a hard day’s work he cannot even find his way home at night.
愚昧人的勞碌徒使自己困乏, 他連怎樣進城也不知道.

10:16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.
邦國啊, 如果你的王是個孩童, 而你的大臣又一早吃喝宴樂, 你就有禍了.

10:17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is a son of nobility and your princes feast at the proper time— to gain strength and not to get drunk.
邦國啊, 如果你的王是貴冑之子, 而你的大臣又按時吃喝, 為要得力, 不為醉酒, 你就有福了.

10:18 Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.
房頂塌下是因為懶惰, 房屋滴漏是因為懶得動手.

10:19 Feasts are held for celebration, wine cheers the living, and money answers everything.
設宴是為歡笑, 酒能使人生快活, 金錢能解決萬事.

10:20 Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich even in your own bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice; a winged messenger may repeat your words.
不要在意念中咒罵君王, 也不要在臥房中咒罵財主, 因為空中的飛鳥會傳聲, 有翅膀的會述說這事.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 11

11:1 Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it.
要把你的糧食撒在水面上, 因為日久你必得回.

11:2 Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
你要分為七份, 或分為八份, 因為你不知道將來會有甚麼災禍在地上發生.

11:3 When the clouds are full, they empty rain on the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or whether it falls to the north, the place where the tree falls—there it will be.
雲若充滿水氣, 雨就傾倒在地上; 樹無論向南倒, 或向北倒, 倒在哪裡, 就橫在哪裡.

11:4 Whoever watches the wind will not sow; whoever watches the clouds will not reap.
看風的, 不撒種; 觀雲的, 不收割.

11:5 Just as you do not know how the path of the wind goes, nor how the bones of a fetus form in a mother’s womb, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
你不曉得風的路向, 不知道骨頭如何在孕婦胎中形成, 照樣, 創造萬物之神的作為, 你也不得而知.

11:6 Sow your seed in the morning, and do not let your hands rest in the evening, for you do not know what will prosper— whether this or that, or whether both of them alike will succeed.
早晨要撒你的種, 直到黃昏也不要歇手; 因為你不知道哪一樣種得成, 是早撒的, 或晚撒的, 或兩者都一樣好.

11:7 The light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
光是美好的, 眼睛得見天日, 也是好的.

11:8 For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in all of them! Let him remember that the days of the darkness will be many— all that is coming is vanity!
人無論多長壽, 都當樂在其中, 不過他要想到黑暗的日子, 因為這些日子將會很多; 要來的, 都是虛空的.

11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth! Follow the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes— but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
年輕人哪！你在幼年時要快樂, 在壯年的日子, 要使你的心歡暢; 順著你心所願的, 眼所見的去行. 不過, 你要知道, 為了這一切事, 神必審問你.

11:10 Banish anxiety from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and vigor are vanity.
所以你當除掉心中的煩惱, 除去肉體的疾苦, 因為無論是幼年或是壯年, 都是虛空的.

Ecclesiastes - Chapter 12

12:1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth— before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them!”
在你壯年的日子, 當記念你的創造主. 不要等到衰敗的日子, 就是你所說: “我毫無喜樂”的那些年日臨到,

12:2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars darken and the clouds return after the rain.
日頭,光明,月亮,星宿變暗, 雨後烏雲再現的時候.

12:3 When the guards of the house tremble, and the men of strength are bent; the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows see dimly.
那時, 看守房子的發抖, 強壯的彎腰, 推磨的稀少, 都停了工, 往窗外看的都昏暗了,

12:4 When the doors on the street are shut, when the sound of the grinding mill is low; one rises up to the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low.
當街的門口關閉, 推磨的聲音微弱. 雀鳥一叫, 人就起來. 唱歌的歌聲(“歌聲”原文作“女子”)都低微.

12:5 They are afraid of heights, and terrors are on the road. The almond tree blossoms, and the grasshopper draws itself along, and desire fails because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets.
人怕高處, 怕路上有驚嚇. 杏樹開花, 蚱蜢蹣跚而行, 催情果失效. 因為人歸他永遠的家, 哭喪的在街上遊行.

12:6 Before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is broken; and the jar at the foundation is broken, and the wheel at the cistern is broken.
銀鍊斷掉, 金碗破裂, 瓶子在泉旁破碎, 打水的輪子在井邊破爛.

12:7 And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it.
塵土要歸回原來之地, 靈要歸回賜靈的神.

12:8 “Vanity of vanity!” says the Teacher. “Everything is vanity!”
傳道者說: “虛空的虛空, 一切都是虛空. ”

12:9 The Teacher was full of wisdom, and he taught the people with knowledge. He carefully considered many proverbs and carefully arranged them.
傳道者不但有智慧, 還將知識教訓眾人; 他既揣摩, 又查考, 也編撰了許多箴言.

12:10 The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and he wrote what is upright—truthful words.
傳道者搜尋可喜悅的話, 正確地寫下真理.

12:11 The words of the wise are like cattle goads; the collections of the sages are like pricks inflicted by one shepherd.
智慧人的言語像刺棒, 他們所彙集的箴言像釘牢的釘子, 都是一位牧者所賜的.

12:12 My son, be careful about anything beyond these things. For the writing of books is endless, and too much study is wearisome.
我兒, 還有, 你當受勸勉: 著書多, 沒有窮盡; 讀書多, 身體疲倦.

12:13 Now that all has been heard, here is the final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
你們一切都聽見了, 總而言之, 應當敬畏神, 謹守他的誡命, 因為這是每一個人的本分.

12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
人所作的每一件事, 連一切隱藏的事, 無論是善是惡, 神都必審問.

Song of Solomon (雅歌)

Song of Solomon - Chapter 1

1:1 The Song of Songs, which is for Solomon.
所罗门的歌, 是歌中之歌.

1:2 May you kiss me passionately with your lips, for your love is better than wine.
愿他用口中的热吻与我亲嘴, 因为你的热爱比酒更美.

1:3 As fragrance, your perfumes are delightful; your name is poured out perfume; therefore young women love you.
你的膏油香气芬芳; 你的名字如同倒出来的膏油; 所以众童女都爱你.

1:4 Draw me after you, let us run! May the king bring me into his chambers! Let us be joyful and let us rejoice in you; let us extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you!
愿你吸引我, 我们必快跑跟随你. 王领我进入他的内室. 王啊！我们要因你欢喜快乐; 我们要提说你的爱, 胜过提说美酒; 她们爱你是合理的.

1:5 I am black but beautiful, O maidens of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
耶路撒冷的众女子啊！我虽然黑, 却是秀美, 如同基达的帐棚, 好像所罗门的幔幕.

1:6 Do not gaze at me because I am black, because the sun has stared at me. The sons of my mother were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own “vineyard” I did not keep.
你们不要因为我黑, 就盯着我, 因为太阳把我晒黑了. 我母亲的儿子生我的气; 他们叫我看守家里的葡萄园, 我自己私人的葡萄园, 我却没有看守.

1:7 Tell me, you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your flock, where do your sheep lie down at the noon? For why should I be like one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?
我心所爱的啊！求你告诉我, 你在哪里放羊? 中午你在哪里使羊群躺卧休息. 我为什么在你众同伴的羊群旁边, 好像蒙着脸的女人呢?

1:8 If you do not know, O fairest among women, follow the tracks of the flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.
你这女子中最美丽的啊！你若不知道, 可以出去, 跟随羊群的脚踪, 在牧人的帐棚边, 牧放你的山羊羔.

1:9 To a mare among the chariots of Pharaoh, I compare you, my beloved.
我的佳偶啊！我把你比作套在法老车上的骏马.

1:10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
你的两腮因耳环显得秀丽; 你的颈项因珠链显得华美.

1:11 We will make ornaments of gold for you with studs of silver.
我们要为你制金耳环, 用银珠点缀.

1:12 While the king was on his couch, my nard gave its fragrance.
王正坐席的时候, 我的哪达香膏散发芬芳的香味,

1:13 My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh, he spends the night between my breasts.
我以我的良人为一袋没药, 挂在我的胸怀之中.

1:14 My beloved is to me a cluster of blossoms of henna in the vineyards of En Gedi.
我以我的良人为一束凤仙花, 开放在隐．基底的葡萄园里.

1:15 Look! You are beautiful, my beloved. Look! You are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
我的佳偶啊！你很美丽; 你很美丽. 你的眼好像鸽子的眼睛.

1:16 Look! You are beautiful, my beloved, truly pleasant. Truly our couch is verdant;
我的良人, 你很英俊, 你很可爱. 我们的床榻是青绿的树木;

1:17 the beams of our house are cedar; our rafter is cypress.
我们房屋的栋梁是香柏树, 房屋的椽子是松树.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 2

2:1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
我是沙仑平原的水仙花, 是谷中的百合花.

2:2 Like a lily among the thorns, so is my love among the maidens.
我的佳偶在女子中, 正像荆棘里的百合花.

2:3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I sat down with delight, and his fruit was sweet to my palate.
我的良人在男子中, 好像树林里的一棵苹果树; 我欢欢喜喜地坐在它的荫下, 它的果子香甜合我口味.

2:4 He brought me to the house of the wine, and his intention was love toward me.
他带我进入酒室, 含情脉脉地望着我.

2:5 Sustain me with the raisins, refresh me with the apples, for I am lovesick.
求你们用葡萄饼增补我力, 用苹果恢复我的精神, 因为我因爱成病.

2:6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
他的左手托住我的头, 他的右手拥抱着我.

2:7 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!
耶路撒冷的众女子啊！我指着田野的羚羊,母鹿恳求你们, 不要惊动他, 不要挑起他的爱情, 等它自发吧.

2:8 The voice of my beloved! Look! Here he comes leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills!
听啊！这是我良人的声音, 他蹿山越岭而来.

2:9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! He is standing behind our wall, gazing through the window, looking through the lattice.
我的良人像羚羊, 像小鹿. 看哪！他站在我们的墙后; 从窗口观看, 从窗格往里面探视.

2:10 My beloved answered and said to me, “Arise, my beloved! Come, my beauty!
我的良人对我说: “我的佳偶啊！你起来吧. 我的佳丽啊！你来吧.

2:11 For look! The winter is over; the rainy season has turned and gone away.
因为冬天已过, 雨水止息, 已经过去了.

2:12 The blossoms appear in the land; the time of singing has arrived; the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
地上百花齐放, 百鸟齐鸣的时候已经来到; 斑鸠的声音在我们境内也听见了.

2:13 The fig tree puts forth her figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give fragrance. Arise, my beloved! Come, my beauty!”
无花果树的果子渐渐成熟, 葡萄树开花发香, 我的佳偶啊！你起来吧. 我的佳丽啊！你来吧.

2:14 My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secluded place in the mountain, Let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.
我的鸽子啊！在岩石的穴中, 在悬崖石的隐密处, 让我看看你的容貌; 让我听听你的声音; 因为你的声音甜美, 你的容貌秀丽.

2:15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes destroying vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom!
要为我们捉拿狐狸, 就是毁坏葡萄园的小狐狸, 因为我们的葡萄园正在开花. ”

2:16 My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
我的良人属我, 我也属他, 他在百合花中细赏.

2:17 Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or young stag on the cleft mountains.
我的良人啊！等到天起凉风, 日影消逝的时候, 愿你归来, 好像崎岖山上的羚羊或是小鹿.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 3

3:1 On my bed in the night, I sought him whom my heart loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
我夜间躺在床上, 寻找我心所爱的, 我寻找他, 却找不到他.

3:2 Now I will arise, and I will go about in the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my heart loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
我说: “我要起来, 走遍全城, 在街上, 在广场上, 寻找我心所爱的. ”我寻找他, 却找不到他.

3:3 The sentinels who go about in the city found me. “Have you seen the one whom my heart loves?”
城中的守卫巡逻的时候, 找着我; 我就问他们: “你们有没有看见我心所爱的? ”

3:4 Scarcely had I passed by them when I found him whom my heart loves. I held him and I would not let him go until I brought him to the house of my mother, into the bedroom chamber of she who conceived me.
我刚刚离开他们, 就遇见我心所爱的; 我把他拉住, 不让他走, 等到我带他到我母亲的家, 进到怀我者的内室.

3:5 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!
耶路撒冷的众女子啊！我指着羚羊,田间的母鹿恳求你们, 不要惊动他, 不要挑起他的爱情, 等它自发吧.

3:6 What is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense from all the fragrant powders of the merchant?
那从旷野上来, 好像烟柱; 用商人贩卖的各种香粉,没药和乳香熏过的, 是谁呢?

3:7 Look! It is Solomon’s portable couch! Sixty mighty men surround it, the mighty men of Israel.
看哪！是所罗门的御轿, 四周有六十个勇士, 都是以色列中的勇士.

3:8 All of them wield swords; they are trained in warfare, each with his sword at his thigh to guard against terror in the night.
个个手拿武器, 能征惯战; 各人腿上配有利剑, 以防夜间的袭击.

3:9 King Solomon made for himself a sedan chair from the wood of Lebanon.
所罗门王用黎巴嫩木, 为自己做了一乘华轿.

3:10 He made its column of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple; its interior is inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.
他用银子做轿柱, 用金子做轿底, 用紫色料子做轿的座垫; 内部所铺设的, 是耶路撒冷众女子的爱情.

3:11 Come out and look, O maidens of Zion, at King Solomon, at the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, on the day of the joy of his heart!
耶路撒冷的众女子啊！锡安的众女子啊！你们出来看看所罗门戴着的冠冕, 就是在他结婚的日子, 在他心里喜乐的时候, 他母亲给他戴上的.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 4

4:1 Oh my! You are beautiful, my beloved! Oh my! You are beautiful! Your eyes are doves from behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats that move down from the mountains of Gilead.
我的佳偶啊！你很美丽; 你很美丽. 你的眼在面纱后面好像鸽子的眼睛; 头发如同从基列山下来的山羊群.

4:2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that came up from the washing, all of them bearing twins, and there is none bereaved among them.
你的牙齿像新剪毛的一群母羊, 刚刚洗净那样洁白整齐; 它们成双成对, 没有单独一只的.

4:3 Your lips are like a thread of crimson, and your mouth is lovely. Your temple is like pomegranate from behind your veil.
你的嘴唇像一条朱红线, 你的小嘴美丽; 你的两颊在面纱后面, 如同切开的石榴.

4:4 Your neck is like the tower of David, built in courses; a thousand ornaments are hung on it, all the shields of the warriors.
你的颈项像大卫的城楼, 建造得十分整齐,雅观; 其上悬挂着一千个盾牌, 都是勇士的武器.

4:5 Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle that feed among the lilies.
你的两乳像双生的母羚羊, 是在百合花中吃草的一对小鹿.

4:6 Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of the myrrh, to the hill of the frankincense.
等到晚风徐来, 日影消逝的时候, 我要亲自到没药山, 要往乳香冈去.

4:7 You are completely beautiful, my beloved! You are flawless!
我的佳偶啊！你全然美丽, 毫无瑕疵.

4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride! Come with me from Lebanon! Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the dwelling places of the lions, from the mountains of leopard.
我的新妇啊！与我同去黎巴嫩山. 与我前往黎巴嫩山. 从亚玛拿山顶, 从示尼珥和黑门山顶, 从狮子洞, 从豹子山俯望.

4:9 You have stolen (my) heart, my sister bride! You have stolen my heart with one glance from your eyes, with one ornament from your necklaces.
我的妹妹, 我的新妇啊！你夺去了我的心. 你用你的眼神,用你项链上的一颗珍珠夺去了我的心.

4:10 How beautiful is your love, my sister bride! How better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
我的妹妹, 我的新妇啊！你的爱情多么美丽. 你的爱情多么美好, 比酒更美,更好. 你膏油的香气胜过一切香料.

4:11 Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your lips; the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.
我的新妇啊！你的嘴唇滴蜜, 好像蜂房滴蜜; 你的舌下有蜜有奶; 你衣服的香气好像黎巴嫩山的香气.

4:12 A garden locked is my sister bride, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
我的妹妹, 我的新妇, 是上了闩的园子, 是上了锁的水井, 是封闭了的泉源.

4:13 Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruit, henna with nard;
你所栽种的是一所石榴园, 有极美的果子, 有凤仙花和哪达树.

4:14 nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon spice with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes with all chief spices.
有哪达和番红花, 菖蒲和肉桂, 以及各种乳香树,没药和沉香, 与各样精选的香料.

4:15 A garden fountain, a well of living water, flowing (streams) from Lebanon.
你是园中的泉源, 是活水的井, 是从黎巴嫩山流下来的溪水.

4:16 Awake, O north wind! Come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden! Let its fragrances waft forth! Let my beloved come to his garden, let him eat his choice fruit!
北风啊！兴起. 南风啊！吹来. 吹进我的园里, 让其中的香气散播出来. 愿我的良人进入他自己的园中, 享用他佳美的果子.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 5

5:1 I have come to my garden, my sister bride, I have gathered my myrrh with my spice, I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk! Eat, O friends! Drink and become drunk with love!
我的妹妹, 我的新妇啊！我进了我的园中; 我采了我的没药与香料; 我吃了我的蜂房与蜂蜜; 我喝了我的酒和奶. 朋友们！你们要开怀吃喝; 亲爱的啊！你们要不醉无归.

5:2 I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved knocking! “Open to me, my sister, my beloved, my dove, my perfect one! For my head is full of dew, my hair drenched from the moist night air.”
我身虽然睡卧, 我心却醒. 这是我的良人的声音, 他敲着门说: “我的妹妹, 我的佳偶, 我的鸽子, 我的完全人哪！求你给我开门; 因为我的头满了露水, 头发给夜露滴湿. ”

5:3 I have taken off my tunic, must I put it on? I have bathed my feet, must I soil them?
我回答: “我脱了外衣, 怎能再穿上呢? 我洗了脚, 怎能再弄脏呢? ”

5:4 My beloved thrust his hand into the opening, and my inmost yearned for him.
我的良人从门孔里伸进手来, 我的心因他大为激动.

5:5 I myself arose to open to my beloved; my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh upon the handles of the bolt.
我起来, 要给我的良人开门; 我的两手滴下没药, 指头滴下没药, 滴在门闩上.

5:6 I opened myself to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone; my heart sank when he turned away. I sought him, but I did not find him; I called him, but he did not answer me.
我亲手给我的良人开门, 我的良人却已转身走了; 我发现他走了, 差点昏倒; 我到处找他, 却找不见, 我呼叫他, 他却不回答.

5:7 The sentinels making rounds in the city found me; they beat me, they wounded me; they took my cloak away from me— those sentinels on the walls!
城中的守卫巡逻的时候, 找着我; 他们打了我, 伤了我; 看守城墙的人夺去了我身上的外衣.

5:8 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick!
耶路撒冷的众女子啊！我嘱咐你们: 你们若遇见我的良人, 你们要告诉他什么呢? 你们要告诉他, 我患了相思病.

5:9 How is your beloved better than another lover, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another lover, that you adjure us thus?
你这女子中最美丽的啊！你的良人比别人的良人有什么更可爱之处呢? 你的良人比别人的良人有什么更可爱之处呢? 以致你这样嘱咐我们呢?

5:10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy, distinguished among ten thousand.
我的良人红光满面, 是万人中的表表者.

5:11 His head is gold, refined gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.
他的头像精金, 他的头发如棕树枝厚密, 像乌鸦那么黑.

5:12 His eyes are like doves beside springs of water, bathed in milk, set like mounted jewels.
他的眼好像溪水旁的鸽子, 在奶中洗净, 塑得合式.

5:13 His cheeks are like beds of spice, a tower of fragrances; his lips are lilies dripping liquid myrrh.
他的两颊如香花畦, 又如香草台; 他的嘴唇像百合花, 滴下没药汁.

5:14 His arms are rods of gold engraved with jewels; his belly is polished ivory covered with sapphires.
他的双手像金管, 镶嵌着水苍玉; 他的躯体如象牙块, 周围包着蓝宝石.

5:15 His legs are columns of alabaster, set on bases of gold; his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.
他的双腿像大理石柱, 安放在精金的座上; 他的容貌如黎巴嫩山, 像佳美的香柏树.

5:16 His mouth is sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved; this is my friend, O young women of Jerusalem.
他的口甜蜜; 他全然可爱. 耶路撒冷的众女子啊！这就是我的良人, 我的朋友.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 6

6:1 Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned that we may seek him with you?
你这女子中极美丽的啊！你的良人到哪里去了? 你的良人转到哪里去了? 让我们与你去寻找他吧！

6:2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the garden bed of the spice, to pasture his flock and to gather lilies in the garden.
我的良人下到自己的园中, 下到香花畦那里, 在园内细赏, 采摘百合花.

6:3 I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
我属我的良人, 我的良人也属我; 他在百合花中细赏.

6:4 You are beautiful, my beloved, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, overwhelming as an army with banners.
我的佳偶啊！你美丽如得撒, 秀丽如耶路撒冷, 威武如展开旗帜的军队.

6:5 Turn away your eyes from before me, for they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of the goats that moves down from Gilead.
请你转眼不要看我, 因为你的眼使我心动！你的头发如同从基列山下来的山羊群.

6:6 Your teeth are like a flock of the ewes that have come up from the washing, all of them bearing twins, and there is none bereaved among them.
你的牙齿像一群母羊, 刚刚洗净上来那样洁白整齐; 它们成双成对, 没有单独一只的.

6:7 Your cheeks behind your veil are like halves of a pomegranate.
你的两颊在面纱后面, 如同切开的石榴.

6:8 Sixty queens there are, eighty concubines, and maidens beyond number.
虽有六十位王后, 八十位妃嫔, 并有无数的宫女;

6:9 My dove, she is the one; my perfect, she is the only one; she is the favorite of her mother who bore her. Maidens see her and consider her fortunate; queens and concubines praise her:
唯独我的鸽子, 我的完全人, 是独一的; 是她母亲独一的宝贝, 是生养她者的宠儿. 众女子看见她, 都称她为有福; 王后妃嫔见了, 也都赞赏她, 说:

6:10 “Who is this that looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, overwhelming as an army with banners?”
“那出现如破晓的晨光, 美丽如月亮, 灿烂如日头, 威武有如展开旗帜的军队的是谁呢? ”

6:11 I went down to the orchard of the walnut trees to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines have sprouted, whether the pomegranates have blossomed.
我下到核桃园去, 看看谷中青绿的植物, 看看葡萄树发芽没有, 石榴树开花没有;

6:12 I did not know my heart set me in a chariot of my princely people.
不知不觉之间, 我的心把我置于我尊贵的民的车中.

6:13 Turn, turn, O Shulammite! Turn, turn so that we may look upon you! Why do you look upon the Shulammite as at a dance of the two armies?
回来吧, 回来吧, 书拉密女啊！回来吧, 回来吧, 让我们看看你. 你们为什么要看书拉密女, 像看两队兵跳舞呢? (本节在《马索拉抄本》为7:1)

Song of Solomon - Chapter 7

7:1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O royal princess! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a craftsman.
王女啊！你的脚在鞋中多么美丽; 你大腿的曲线美如珠玉, 是巧匠手里的杰作. (本节在《马索拉抄本》为7:2)

7:2 Your navel is a round wine-mixing bowl that does not lack mixed wine! Your belly is a heap of wheat encircled with lilies.
你的肚脐如圆杯, 永不缺乏调和的酒; 你的肚腹像一堆麦子, 周围有百合花.

7:3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
你的两乳像一对小鹿, 像双生的母羚羊.

7:4 Your neck is like a tower of ivory; your eyes are pools in Heshbon at the gate of Beth Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon looking out over Damascus.
你的颈项如象牙塔; 你的眼像希实本城内, 巴特．拉并门旁的水池; 你的鼻子好像黎巴嫩的高塔, 居高临下朝着大马士革.

7:5 Your head crowns you like Carmel; the flowing locks of your head are like purple tapestry; a king is held captive in the tresses!
你的头在你身上像迦密山; 你头上的秀发是紫黑色的; 君王的心竟给这些发绺系住了.

7:6 How beautiful you are and how pleasant, O loved one in the delights!
亲爱的啊！使人喜悦的啊！你多么美丽, 多么可爱.

7:7 Your stature is like the palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters.
你的身量像一棵棕树; 你的两乳如树上累累的果子.

7:8 I say, “I will climb up the palm tree; I will lay hold of its fruit clusters.” Let your breasts be pleasing like clusters of the vine and the scent of your breath like the apples.
我说: “我要爬上这棵棕树, 我要抓住它的果子. ”愿你的两乳如一挂一挂的葡萄串; 你鼻子的香气如苹果芬芳;

7:9 Your palate is like the best wine that goes down for my beloved, smoothly gliding over my lips and teeth.
你的口像美酒. 书拉密女说: “直流入我良人的口里, 轻轻流过唇齿之间. ”

7:10 I belong to my beloved, and he desires me!
我属我的良人, 他也恋慕我.

7:11 Come, my beloved, let us go out to the countryside; let us spend the night in the villages.
我的良人哪！来吧！让我们往田间去; 让我们在凤仙花丛中过夜吧.

7:12 Let us rise early to go to the vineyards; let us see whether the vine has budded, whether the grape blossom has opened, and whether the pomegranates are in bloom; there I will give my love to you.
我们早晨起来往葡萄园去, 去看葡萄树发芽没有, 花朵开放没有; 也看看石榴开花没有. 我在那里要把我的爱给你.

7:13 The mandrakes give off their fragrance, and over our doorway is every kind of delicious fruit; both fresh and dried fruit I have stored up for you, O my beloved.
风茄正在散发香气; 在我们的门旁有各样佳美的果子, 新的旧的都有. 我的良人哪, 这些都是我为你保存的.

Song of Solomon - Chapter 8

8:1 How I wish that you were my little brother, who nursed upon my mother’s breasts! If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me!
但願你像我的兄弟, 像吃我母親奶的兄弟. 這樣, 我在外面遇見你, 就可以吻你, 不會被人藐視.

8:2 I would surely bring you to the house of my mother, who would surely teach me; I would give you spiced wine to drink, the sweet wine of my pomegranates.
我要引領你, 領你到我母親家裡去; 從小她就教導我. 我要給你喝石榴汁釀的香酒.

8:3 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
他的左手托住我的頭, 他的右手擁抱著我.

8:4 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!
耶路撒冷的眾女子啊！我懇求你們, 不要激動, 不要挑動愛情, 等它自發吧.

8:5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you; there your mother conceived you; there she who was in labor gave birth to you.
那從曠野上來, 靠在她愛人身旁的是誰呢? 我在蘋果樹下喚醒了你; 在那裡你的母親懷了你; 在那裡生育你的為你受生產的痛苦.

8:6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death; passion is fierce as Sheol; its flashes are flashes of fire; it is a blazing flame.
求你把我放在你心上如印記, 把我帶在你臂上如戳印; 因為愛情像死亡一般的堅強; 嫉妒如陰間一般的堅穩; 它的烈燄是火的烈燄, 是非常猛烈的火燄.

8:7 Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
愛情, 眾水不能熄滅, 洪流不能淹沒; 如果有人拿自己家裡所有的財產去換取愛情, 就必被藐視.

8:8 We have a little sister, and she does not yet have any breasts. What should we do for our sister on the day when she is betrothed?
我們有一個小妹妹, 她的兩乳還未發育完全; 有人來提親的時候, 我們當為她怎樣辦理呢?

8:9 If she is a wall, we will adorn her with a turret of silver; but if she is a door, we will barricade her with boards of cedar.
她若是牆, 我們就要在她上面建造銀塔; 她若是門, 我們就要用香柏木板圍護她.

8:10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers, so my betrothed viewed me with great delight.
我是牆, 我的兩乳像其上的塔; 我在他的眼中像尋得安樂的人.

8:11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he entrusted his vineyard to the keepers; people paid a thousand silver pieces for its fruit.
所羅門在巴力．哈們有個葡萄園; 他把這葡萄園租給看守的人, 各人要為葡萄園所得的果子付一萬一千四百克銀子.

8:12 My own “vineyard” belongs to me; the “thousand” are for you, O Solomon, and “two hundred” for those who tend its fruit.
我自己的葡萄園卻在我面前, 所羅門哪, 一萬一千四百克歸給你, 二千二百八十克歸給那些看守果子的人.

8:13 O you who dwell in the garden, my companions are listening to your voice. Let me hear it!
你這住在園中的啊！ 我的同伴都在細聽你的聲音; 願你使我也聽見.

8:14 Flee, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag upon the perfumed mountains!
我的良人哪！願你快來, 像羚羊或小鹿, 在香草山上！

Isaiah (以賽亞書)

Isaiah - Chapter 1

1:1 The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
在烏西雅,約坦,亞哈斯和希西家作猶大王的時候, 亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞看見異象, 是關於猶大和耶路撒冷的:

1:2 Hear, heavens, and listen, earth, for Yahweh has spoken: “I reared children and I brought them up, but they rebelled against me.
諸天哪！要聽. 大地啊！要留心聽. 因為耶和華說: “我把孩子養育, 使他們成長, 他們卻背叛了我.

1:3 An ox knows its owner and a donkey the manger of its master. Israel does not know; my people do not understand.
牛認識主人, 驢認識主人的槽; 以色列卻不認識我, 我的子民不明白我. ”

1:4 Ah, sinful nation, a people heavy with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly. They have forsaken Yahweh; they have despised the holy one of Israel. They are estranged and gone backward.
嗐！犯罪的國, 罪孽深重的子民, 行惡的子孫, 敗壞的兒女！他們離棄了耶和華, 藐視以色列的聖者, 他們轉離了他.

1:5 Why do you want to be beaten again? You continue in rebellion. The whole of the head is sick, and the whole of the heart is faint.
你們為甚麼屢次悖逆, 還要受責打嗎? 你們整個頭都受了傷, 整個心都發昏了.

1:6 From the sole of the foot and up to the head there is no health in it; bruise and sore and bleeding wound have not been cleansed, and they have not been bound up and not softened with the oil.
從腳掌到頭頂, 沒有一處是完全的; 盡是創傷,鞭痕和流血的傷口; 沒有擠乾淨傷口, 沒有包紮, 也沒有用膏油滋潤.

1:7 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire; As for your land, aliens are devouring it in your presence, and it is desolate, like devastation by foreigners.
你們的土地荒涼, 你們的城鎮被火燒毀, 你們的田地, 在你們面前給外族人侵吞; 被外族人傾覆之後, 就荒涼了.

1:8 And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a shelter in a cucumber field, like a city that is besieged.
僅存的錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”), 好像葡萄園中的草棚, 瓜田裡的茅屋, 被圍困的城鎮.

1:9 If Yahweh of hosts had not left us survivors, we would have been as few as Sodom, we would have become like Gomorrah.
若不是萬軍之耶和華給我們留下一些生還者, 我們早已像所多瑪,蛾摩拉一樣了.

1:10 Hear the word of Yahweh, rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, people of Gomorrah!
你們這些所多瑪的官長啊！要聽耶和華的話; 你們這些蛾摩拉的人民啊！要側耳聽我們神的教訓.

1:11 What is the abundance of your sacrifices to me? says Yahweh. I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened animals and I do not delight in the blood of bulls and ram-lambs and goats.
耶和華說: “你們獻上眾多祭物, 對我有甚麼益處呢? 公綿羊的燔祭和肥畜的脂肪, 我已經夠了; 公牛,羊羔和公山羊的血, 我都不喜悅.

1:12 When you come to appear before me, who asked for this from your hand: you trampling my courts?
你們來朝見我的時候, 誰要求你們這樣踐踏我的院子呢?

1:13 You must not continue to bring offerings of futility, incense—it is an abomination to me; new moon and Sabbath, the calling of a convocation— I cannot endure iniquity with solemn assembly.
不要再帶沒有意義的供物來了, 燒獻祭物的香氣也是我厭惡的. 我厭煩月朔,安息日和集會; 作罪孽又守嚴肅會, 是我不能容忍的.

1:14 Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become to me like a burden, I am not able to bear them.
你們的月朔和制定的節期, 我心裡恨惡; 它們都成了我的重擔, 我已承擔得不耐煩了.

1:15 And when you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not be listening. Your hands are full of blood.
所以你們張開雙手的時候, 我必掩眼不看你們; 即使你們多多禱告, 我也不聽; 你們的手都沾滿血腥.

1:16 Wash! Make yourselves clean! Remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes! Cease to do evil!
你們要洗滌自己, 潔淨自己; 從我眼前除掉你們的惡行; 要停止作惡,

1:17 Learn to do good! Seek justice! Rescue the oppressed! Defend the orphan! Plead for the widow!
學習行善, 尋求公平, 指責殘暴的人, 替孤兒伸冤, 為寡婦辨屈. ”

1:18 “Come now, and let us argue,” says Yahweh. “Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; even though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
耶和華說: “你們來, 我們彼此辯論; 你們的罪雖像硃紅, 必變成雪白; 雖紅如丹顏, 必白如羊毛.

1:19 If you are willing and you are obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
你們若願意聽從, 就必得吃地上的美物;

1:20 But if you refuse and you rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword. For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
你們若不聽從, 反而悖逆, 就必被刀劍吞滅. ”這是耶和華親口說的.

1:21 How has a faithful city become like a whore? Full of justice, righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
那忠貞的城, 怎麼會變成妓女！她從前充滿公平, 有公義居在其中, 現在卻有兇手居住.

1:22 Your silver has become as dross; Your wine is diluted with waters.
你的銀子變成了渣滓, 你的酒用水攙混.

1:23 Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend the orphan and the legal dispute of the widow does not come before them.
你的官長存心悖逆, 與盜賊同夥; 人都貪愛賄賂, 追索私酬; 他們不替孤兒伸冤, 寡婦的案件也呈不到他們面前.

1:24 Therefore, the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: “Ah, I will be relieved of my enemies, and I will avenge myself on my foes.
因此, 主萬軍之耶和華, 以色列的大能者說: “哎！我要向我的對頭雪恨, 向我的仇敵報復.

1:25 And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all of your tin.
我必把手轉過來攻擊你; 我要煉除你的渣滓, 如同用鹼來煉一樣, 我要除去你的一切雜質.

1:26 And I will restore your judges, as at the first, and your counselors, as at the beginning. After this you will be called the city of righteousness, faithful city.
我必恢復你的審判官, 像起初一樣; 也必恢復你的謀士, 像起先一般; 以後, 你必稱為公義的城,忠貞的城. ”

1:27 Zion will be redeemed by justice, and those of her who repent, by righteousness.
錫安必因公平蒙救贖, 城中悔改的人也必因公義蒙救贖.

1:28 But the destruction of rebels and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh will perish.
但悖逆的和犯罪的, 必一同滅亡, 離棄耶和華的, 也必滅亡.

1:29 For you will be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighted, and you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen.
你們必因你們所喜愛的橡樹抱愧, 必因你們所選擇的園子蒙羞.

1:30 For you shall be like an oak withering its leaves, and like a garden where there is no water for her.
因為你們必像一棵葉子凋落的橡樹, 又如一個缺水的園子.

1:31 And the strong man shall become like tinder, and his work like a spark. And both of them shall burn together, and there is not one to quench them.”
有權勢的必如麻絮, 他所作的好像火星; 都要一同焚毀, 沒有人能撲滅.

Isaiah - Chapter 2

2:1 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞得到默示, 有關猶大和耶路撒冷:

2:2 And it shall happen in the future of the days the mountain of the house of Yahweh shall be established; it will be among the highest of the mountains, and it shall be raised from the hills. All of the nations shall travel to him;
在末後的日子, 耶和華殿的山, 必被堅立, 超乎眾山, 必被高舉, 過於萬嶺; 萬國都要流歸這山.

2:3 many peoples shall come. And they shall say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob, and may he teach us part of his ways, and let us walk in his paths.” For instruction shall go out from Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
必有多國的人前來, 說: “來吧！我們上耶和華的山, 登雅各神的殿; 他必把他的道指教我們, 我們也必遵行他的路. ”因為訓誨必出於錫安, 耶和華的話必來自耶路撒冷.

2:4 He shall judge between the nations and he shall arbitrate for many peoples. They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. A nation shall not lift up a sword against a nation, and they shall not learn war again.
他要在列國施行審判, 為多國的人斷定是非. 他們必把刀打成犁頭, 把矛槍打成鐮刀. 這國不舉刀攻擊那國, 他們也不再學習戰爭.

2:5 House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
雅各家啊, 來吧！我們要在耶和華的光中行走！

2:6 For you have forsaken your people, house of Jacob, because they are full from the east, and of soothsayers like the Philistines, and they make alliances with the offspring of foreigners.
耶和華啊！你離棄了你的子民雅各家, 是因為他們充滿了東方的迷信, 和占卜的人, 像非利士人一樣, 並且與外族人擊掌交易.

2:7 And its land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to its treasures; and its land is filled with horses, and there is no end to its chariots.
他們的地滿了金銀, 他們的財寶沒有窮盡, 他們的地滿了馬匹, 他們的車輛也無數.

2:8 Its land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what they made with their fingers.
他們的地滿了偶像; 他們敬拜自己雙手所做的, 就是他們的指頭所做的.

2:9 So humanity is humbled; everyone is humbled, and you must not forgive them.
卑賤人向偶像俯首, 尊貴人也降卑, 所以不可饒恕他們.

2:10 Enter into the rock and hide yourself in the dust from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty.
要進入巖洞, 藏在泥土中; 躲避耶和華的驚嚇和他威嚴的榮光.

2:11 The haughty eyes of humanity will be brought low, and the pride of everyone will be humbled, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.
到那日, 眼目高傲的人必降卑, 性情驕傲的人也必俯首, 唯獨耶和華被高舉.

2:12 For there is a day for Yahweh of hosts against all of the proud and the lofty and against all that is lifted up and humble,
因為萬軍之耶和華必有一日, 要攻擊一切驕傲的,狂妄的, 和所有高抬自己的, 他們都要降卑.

2:13 and against all the lofty and lifted up cedars of Lebanon, and against all the large trees of Bashan,
又要攻擊黎巴嫩所有高大的香柏樹, 和巴珊所有的橡樹.

2:14 and against all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills,
又攻擊所有的高山, 和所有的峻嶺;

2:15 and against every kind of high tower, and against every kind of fortified wall,
攻擊每一個高臺, 和每一道堅固的城牆;

2:16 and against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all the ships of desire.
攻擊所有他施的船隻, 和所有美麗的船.

2:17 And the haughtiness of the people shall be humbled, and the pride of everyone shall be brought low, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.
人的高傲必變為謙虛, 人的狂妄都必降為卑微, 在那日, 唯獨耶和華被高舉.

2:18 And the idols shall pass away entirely,
偶像卻必全然消逝.

2:19 and they will enter into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the ground from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty when he rises to terrify the earth.
耶和華起來, 使大地震動的時候, 人必進入石洞, 進入土穴, 躲避耶和華的驚嚇和他威嚴的榮光.

2:20 On that day humanity will throw away its idols of silver and its idols of gold, which they made for it to worship, to the rodents and to the bats—
到那日, 人必把那些自己所做,供自己敬拜的金偶像和銀偶像, 拋給田鼠和蝙蝠.

2:21 to enter into the crevices of the rocks and into the clefts of the crags from the presence of the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
這樣, 當耶和華起來, 大地震動的時候, 他們就能進入磐石縫中和巖石隙裡, 躲避耶和華的驚嚇和他威嚴的榮光.

2:22 Turn away from humanity, who has breath in its nostrils, for by what is it esteemed?
你們不要倚靠世人, 他的鼻孔裡只有一口氣息, 他實在算得甚麼呢?

Isaiah - Chapter 3

3:1 For look, the Lord Yahweh of hosts is removing every source of support from Jerusalem and from Judah: all of the supplies of bread and all of the supplies of water,
看哪！主萬軍之耶和華, 快要從耶路撒冷和猶大, 除掉人所倚靠的和所倚賴的, 就是眾人所倚靠的糧, 眾人所倚賴的水;

3:2 mighty warrior and man of war, judge and prophet, and diviner and elder,
除掉勇士和戰士,審判官和先知,占卜的和長老,

3:3 captain of fifty and the honorable men of rank, and counselor and skillful magicians and skillful enchanter.
五十夫長和尊貴的人,謀士和有技藝的工人, 以及精通法術的.

3:4 And I will make boys their princes, and children shall rule over them.
我必使孩童作他們的領袖, 使嬰孩管轄他們.

3:5 And the people will be oppressed by each other and a man by his neighbor. The boy will act arrogantly toward the elder, and the dishonorable toward the honorable.
人民必互相壓迫, 人欺壓人, 也欺壓自己的鄰舍; 年輕人要欺凌老年人, 卑賤人必欺凌尊貴人.

3:6 Indeed, a man will seize his brother in the house of his father: “You have a cloak; you shall be a leader for us, and this heap of ruins shall be under your hand!”
人若在父家裡, 拉住自己一個兄弟, 說: “你有一件外衣, 你就作我們的官長吧！這敗落的事就歸你的手處理. ”

3:7 He will lift up his voice on that day, saying, “I will not be a healer; in my house there is no bread and there is no cloak. You shall not make me the leader of the people!”
那時, 那人必高聲說: “我不作醫治你們的人, 因為我家裡沒有糧食, 也沒有外衣, 你們不要立我作人民的官長. ”

3:8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen because their speech and their deeds are against Yahweh, defying the eyes of his glory.
耶路撒冷敗落, 猶大傾倒, 是因為他們的舌頭和行為都敵對耶和華, 惹怒了他那充滿榮光的眼目.

3:9 The look on their faces testifies against them and they declare their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have dealt out evil to themselves.
他們面上的表情指證他們的不對; 他們像所多瑪一般宣揚自己的罪惡, 並不隱瞞; 他們有禍了, 因為他們自招禍害.

3:10 Tell the innocent that it is good for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
你們要告訴義人, 他們必得福樂, 因為他們必享自己行為所結的果子.

3:11 Woe to the wicked! It is bad! For what is done by his hands will be done to him.
惡人卻有禍了, 他們必遭災難, 因為他們必按自己手所作的得報應.

3:12 My people—children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders are misleading you, and they confuse the course of your paths.
至於我的子民, 孩童欺壓他們, 婦女管轄他們; 我的子民啊！那引導你們的, 使你們走錯了路, 並且混亂了你們所走的方向.

3:13 Yahweh takes his stand to conduct a legal case and takes his stand to judge the peoples.
耶和華起來辯論, 站著審判人民.

3:14 Yahweh enters into judgment with the elders of his people and its princes. “And you! You have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses!
耶和華必審問他子民中的長老和領袖, 說: “那吞盡葡萄園的, 就是你們; 從貧窮人那裡掠奪的, 都在你們家中. ”

3:15 Why do you crush my people and grind the face of the poor?” declares the Lord Yahweh of hosts.
主萬軍之耶和華說: “你們為甚麼壓迫我的子民, 搓磨貧窮人的臉呢? ”

3:16 And Yahweh said: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and they walk with outstretched neck, and they give flirting glances with their eyes, mincing along as they go, and with their feet they rattle their bangles,
耶和華又說: “因為錫安的女子高傲, 走路挺直頸項, 媚眼看人, 俏步徐行, 用腳發出叮噹聲.

3:17 the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion scabby, and Yahweh will lay their foreheads bare.”
因此, 主必使錫安的女子頭頂長出禿瘡; 耶和華又使她們露出前額. ”

3:18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets and the headbands and the crescent necklaces,
到那日, 主必除掉她們華美的腳釧,髮網,月牙圈,

3:19 the pendants and the bracelets and the veils,
耳墜,手鐲,蒙臉的帕子,

3:20 the headdresses and the armlets and the sashes, and the perfume boxes and the amulets,
頭飾,腳環,華帶,香盒,符囊,

3:21 the signet rings and the nose rings,
戒指,鼻環,

3:22 the festal robes and the mantles, and the cloaks and the handbags,
美服,外衣,錢袋,

3:23 and the mirrors and the linen garments, and the turbans and the wraps.
鏡子,細麻襯衣,頭巾,蒙身帕子.

3:24 And this shall happen: There will be a stench instead of perfume, and a rope instead of a sash, and baldness instead of a well-set hairdo, and a clothing wrap of sackcloth instead of a rich robe, branding instead of beauty.
必有腐臭代替馨香, 繩子代替腰帶, 光禿代替美髮, 麻衣繫腰代替美服, 烙痕代替美貌.

3:25 Your men shall fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.
你的男丁要倒在刀下, 你的勇士必死在戰場.

3:26 And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she shall be banished; she shall sit upon the ground.
錫安的城門必悲哀哭號, 錫安被掠奪, 成了一片荒涼後, 必坐在地上.

Isaiah - Chapter 4

4:1 And seven women shall grasp at one man on that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread, and we will wear our own clothing; only let us be called by your name! Take away our disgrace!”
到那日, 七個女人必拉住一個男人, 說: “我們吃自己的飯, 穿自己的衣服; 只求你讓我們歸在你名下, 使我們的羞辱可以除掉. ”

4:2 On that day the branch of Yahweh shall become beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall become the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel.
到那日, 從耶和華那裡發生的苗必華美榮耀; 那地的果實成為以色列那些逃脫的人的誇耀和光榮.

4:3 And this shall happen: He who is left in Zion and he who remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone written for life in Jerusalem,
那時, 錫安餘剩,仍留在耶路撒冷的人, 就是所有登記在耶路撒冷活人名冊上的, 都必稱為聖.

4:4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the blood of Jerusalem from her midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning.
主要用審判的靈和焚燒的靈把錫安女子的污穢洗去, 又把耶路撒冷中間的血腥洗淨.

4:5 Then Yahweh will create over all of the site of Mount Zion and over her assembly a cloud by day and smoke and the brightness of flaming fire by night. Indeed, over all the glory there will be a canopy,
然後, 耶和華必在錫安全山之上, 並會眾之上, 在日間創造雲和煙, 夜間創造有火燄的光亮, 因為在一切榮耀之上, 必有遮蓋.

4:6 and it will be a shelter for shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and a hiding place from rainstorm and from rain.
也必有亭子, 日間可以使人得陰涼,避炎熱, 也可以作避難時藏身之所, 或作躲避狂風暴雨之處.

Isaiah - Chapter 5

5:1 Let me sing for my beloved a song of my love concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
我要為我所愛的唱歌, 這歌是關於他的葡萄園: 我所愛的人有一個葡萄園, 在肥美的山岡上.

5:2 And he dug it and cleared it of stones, and he planted it with choice vines, and he built a watchtower in the middle of it, and he even hewed out a wine vat in it, and he waited for it to yield grapes— but it yielded wild grapes.
他把園子周圍的泥土挖鬆了, 撿去石頭, 栽種了上好的葡萄樹; 在園中建造了一座守望樓, 又鑿了一個榨酒池. 他期望結出好葡萄, 卻結出野葡萄.

5:3 And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.
耶路撒冷的居民和猶大人哪！現在請你們在我與我的葡萄園之間斷定是非吧！

5:4 What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? Why did I hope for it to yield grapes, and it yielded wild grapes?
我為我的葡萄園所作的以外, 還有甚麼要作的呢? 我期望它結出好葡萄, 它為甚麼倒結出野葡萄呢?

5:5 And now let me tell you what I myself am about to do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall become a devastation. I will break down its wall, and it shall become a trampling.
現在我告訴你們, 我要怎樣處理我的葡萄園: 我要把它的籬笆撤去, 使它被吞滅; 我要把它的圍牆拆毀, 使它被踐踏.

5:6 And I will make it a wasteland; it shall not be pruned and hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thornbushes. And concerning the clouds, I will command them not to send rain down upon it.
我要使它荒廢, 不再修剪, 也不再耕耘, 荊棘和蒺藜卻要長起來; 我也要吩咐雲不再降雨在園子上.

5:7 For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel, and the man of Judah is the plantation of his delight. And he waited for justice, but look! Bloodshed! For righteousness, but look! A cry of distress!
因為萬軍之耶和華的葡萄園就是以色列家, 他喜悅的樹就是猶大人; 他期望的是公平, 但看到的只是流血的事; 他期望的是公義, 聽到的只是哀叫聲.

5:8 Ah! Those who join house with house, they join field together with field until there is no place and you are caused to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
那些使房屋連接房屋, 使田地連接田地, 以致不留餘地的人, 有禍了！你們只可以獨居在境內.

5:9 Yahweh of hosts said in my ears: Surely many houses shall become a desolation, large and beautiful ones without inhabitant.
我聽聞萬軍之耶和華說: “必有許多房屋變成荒涼, 甚至那些又大又美的房屋也沒有人居住.

5:10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer will yield an ephah.
十公頃葡萄園只出二十二公升酒; 二百二十公升穀種只結二十二公升糧食. ”

5:11 Ah! Those who rise early in the morning, they pursue strong drink. Those who linger in the evening, wine inflames them.
那些清早起來, 追求濃酒, 留連到晚上, 以致因酒發燒的人, 有禍了！

5:12 And there will be lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts, but they do not look at the deeds of Yahweh, and they do not see the work of his hands.
在他們的筵席上, 有琴,瑟,手鼓,笛和酒, 但他們不理耶和華的作為, 也不留心他手所作的.

5:13 Therefore my people will go into exile without knowledge, and their nobles will be men of hunger, and their multitude is parched with thirst.
所以我的人民因無知被擄去; 他們的尊貴人十分飢餓; 他們的群眾極其乾渴.

5:14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat, and it has opened wide its mouth without limit, and her nobles will go down, and her multitude, her tumult and those who revel in her.
故此, 陰間擴張它的咽喉, 張大它的口, 沒有限量; 耶路撒冷城的榮耀,群眾,喧嚷的人和在城中作樂的人, 都要下到陰間.

5:15 And humankind is bowed down, and man is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are humiliated.
卑賤人俯首, 尊貴人降卑, 眼目高傲的也降卑.

5:16 But Yahweh of hosts is exalted by justice, and the holy God shows himself holy by righteousness.
唯獨萬軍之耶和華, 因公平被高舉; 至聖的神, 因公義顯為聖.

5:17 And then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and fatlings, kids will eat among the sites of ruins.
那時羊羔必來吃草, 像在自己的草場一樣; 富裕者的荒場被寄居者隨意吃用.

5:18 Ah! Those who drag iniquity along with the cords of falsehood and sin as with rope of the cart,
那些人虛假的繩索牽引罪孽, 又像用車繩拉罪惡的人, 有禍了！

5:19 those who say, “Let him make haste; let him hurry his work so that we may see it and let it draw near and let the plan of the holy one of Israel come so that we may know it!”
他們說: “願他趕快,迅速地成就他的作為, 給我們看看！願以色列的聖者所計劃的臨近！願它來到, 好讓我們知道！”

5:20 Ah! Those who call evil good and good evil, those who put darkness for light and light for darkness, those who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
那些稱惡為善, 稱善為惡, 以暗為光, 以光為暗, 以苦為甜, 以甜為苦的人, 有禍了！

5:21 Ah! Those who are wise in their own eyes and have understanding in their view!
那些自以為有智慧, 自視為聰明的人, 有禍了！

5:22 Ah! Heroes at drinking wine, and men of capability at mixing strong drink!
那些勇於喝酒, 又精於調和濃酒的人, 有禍了！

5:23 Those who acquit the guilty because of a bribe and remove the justice of the innocent from him.
他們因受了賄賂, 就稱惡人為義; 卻把義人的權益奪去.

5:24 Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will become like the stench, and their blossom will go up like the dust. For they have rejected the instruction of Yahweh of hosts, and they have treated the word of the holy one of Israel with contempt.
因此, 火舌怎樣吞滅碎秸, 乾草怎樣落在火燄之中, 照樣, 他們的根必像腐朽之物, 他們的花必像塵土飛揚; 因為他們棄絕萬軍之耶和華的訓誨, 藐視以色列聖者的話.

5:25 Therefore Yahweh’s wrath was kindled against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked, and their corpses were like refuse in the middle of the streets. In all of this his anger has not turned back, and still his hand is stretched out.
所以耶和華的怒氣向他的子民發作, 他伸出手來擊打他們, 群山都震動, 他們的屍體在街上好像糞土, 雖然這樣, 他的怒氣還未轉消, 他的手仍然伸出.

5:26 And he will raise a signal for a nation from afar, and he will whistle for it from the end of the earth. And look! It comes quickly, swiftly!
他必豎立旗幟, 招一國的人從遠方而來, 發出哨聲把他們從地極召來; 看！他們必急速快奔而來.

5:27 None is weary, and none among him stumbles; none slumbers and none sleeps. And no loincloth on his waist is opened, and no thong of his sandals is drawn away.
他們當中沒有疲倦的, 沒有絆倒的, 沒有打盹的, 也沒有睡覺的; 他們的腰帶沒有放鬆, 鞋帶也沒有折斷.

5:28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all of his bows are bent. The hoofs of his horses are reckoned like flint, and his wheels like the storm wind.
他們的箭銳利, 所有的弓都上了弦; 他們的馬蹄看來像火石, 車輛似旋風.

5:29 His roaring is like the lion, and he roars like young lions. And he growls and seizes his prey, and he carries it off, and not one can rescue it.
他們的吼叫像母獅, 他們的咆哮如幼獅; 他們咆哮, 攫取獵物, 把它叼去, 無人援救.

5:30 And he will roar over him on that day like the roaring of the sea, and if one looks to the land, look! Darkness! Distress! And the light grows dark with its clouds.
到那日, 他們要向以色列人咆哮, 像海浪的澎湃聲一樣; 人若望著這地, 就只見黑暗與災難; 光在雲中也成了黑暗.

Isaiah - Chapter 6

6:1 In the year of the death of Uzziah the king, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and raised throne, and the hem of his robe was filling the temple.
烏西雅王去世那年, 我看見主坐在高高的寶座上, 他的衣裳垂下, 充滿聖殿.

6:2 Seraphs were standing above him. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
在他上面有撒拉弗侍立, 各有六個翅膀; 用兩個翅膀遮臉, 兩個翅膀遮腳, 兩個翅膀飛翔.

6:3 And the one called to the other and said, “Holy, holy, holy is Yahweh of hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory.”
他們彼此高呼著說: “聖哉！聖哉！聖哉！萬軍之耶和華！他的榮光充滿全地. ”

6:4 And the pivots of the thresholds shook from the sound of those who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
因呼叫者的聲音, 門檻的根基震撼, 殿也充滿了煙雲.

6:5 And I said, “Woe to me! For I am destroyed! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I am living among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the king, Yahweh of hosts!”
那時我說: “我有禍了, 我滅亡了！因為我是個嘴唇不潔的人, 又住在嘴唇不潔的人民中間, 又因為我親眼看見了大君王萬軍之耶和華. ”

6:6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, and in his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs.
有一個撒拉弗飛到我面前, 手裡拿著燒紅的炭, 是用火鉗從祭壇上取來的.

6:7 And he touched my mouth, and he said, “Look! This has touched your lips and has removed your guilt, and your sin is annulled.”
他用炭沾我的口, 說: “看哪！這炭沾了你的嘴唇, 你的罪孽就除掉, 你的罪惡就赦免了. ”

6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “I am here! Send me!”
我又聽見主的聲音說: “我可以差遣誰呢? 誰肯為我們去呢? ”我說: “我在這裡, 請差遣我. ”

6:9 And he said, “Go and say to this people, ‘Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!’
他說: “你去告訴這子民, 說: ‘你們聽了又聽, 卻不明白; 看了又看, 卻不曉得. ’

6:10 Make the heart of this people insensitive, and make its ears unresponsive, and shut its eyes so that it may not look with its eyes and listen with its ears and comprehend with its mind and turn back, and it may be healed for him.”
你要使這子民的心思遲鈍, 耳朵不靈, 眼睛昏暗, 免得他們眼睛看見, 耳朵聽見, 心裡明白, 回轉過來, 得到醫治. ”

6:11 Then I said, “Until when, Lord?” And he said, “Until the cities lie wasted without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is ruined and a waste,
於是我說: “主啊, 這要到幾時為止呢? ”他回答說: “直到城鎮荒涼, 無人居住; 房屋空置無人, 地土廢棄荒涼.

6:12 and Yahweh sends the people far away, and the abandonment is great in the midst of the land.
耶和華要把人遷到遠方, 在這境內必有很多被撇下的地土.

6:13 And even if only a tenth part remain, again she will be destroyed like a terebinth or like an oak, which although felled, a tree stump remains in them. The seed of holiness will be her tree stump.”
境內剩下的人, 雖然只有十分之一, 也必被消滅. 但正如栗樹和橡樹, 雖然被砍下, 樹的餘幹還存留在那裡. 這聖潔的苗裔, 就是這國的餘幹. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 7

7:1 This happened in the days of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah. Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem for warfare against it, but he was not able to fight against it.
烏西雅的孫子,約坦的兒子猶大王亞哈斯在位的日子, 亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子以色列王比加, 上來攻打耶路撒冷, 卻不能把它攻陷.

7:2 When it was reported to the house of David, saying “Aram stands by Ephraim,” his heart and the heart of his people shook like the shaking of the trees of the forest because of the wind.
有人告訴大衛家說: “亞蘭已經在以法蓮地安營. ”王的心和人民的心就都震動, 像林中的樹被風搖動一樣.

7:3 Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the highway of the washer’s field.
耶和華對以賽亞說: “你和你的兒子施亞雅述出去, 在上池的水溝盡頭, 就是在漂布者田間的大路上, 去迎接亞哈斯,

7:4 And you must say to him, ‘Take heed and be quiet! You must not fear, and your heart must not be faint because of these two stumps of smoldering firebrands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah.
對他說: ‘你要謹慎, 要鎮定, 不要因亞蘭王利汛和利瑪利的兒子這兩個冒煙的火把頭所發的怒氣而害怕, 也不要心裡膽怯.

7:5 Because Aram has plotted evil against you with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying,
因為亞蘭,以法蓮和利瑪利的兒子, 設惡謀要害你, 說:

7:6 “Let us go up against Judah and let us tear her apart, and let us lay it open and so bring it unto ourselves, and let us install the son of Tabeel as king in her midst.”
“我們可以上去攻打猶大, 擾亂她, 把她攻佔過來, 歸我們所有, 又在其中立他比勒的兒子作王. ”

7:7 Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “It shall not stand, and it shall not come to pass.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: “這計謀必立不住, 也不能成就,

7:8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin, and in sixty-five years from now Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革, 大馬士革的首領是利汛; 六十五年之內, 以法蓮必定毀滅, 不再成為一族之民.

7:9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not believe then you will not endure.” ’ ”
以法蓮的首都是撒瑪利亞, 撒瑪利亞的首領是利瑪利的兒子; 你們若不相信, 就必定不得堅立. ”’”

7:10 And Yahweh continued to speak to Ahaz, saying,
耶和華又告訴亞哈斯說:

7:11 “Ask for a sign for yourself from Yahweh God; make it deep as Sheol or make it high as above.”
“你向耶和華你的神求一個兆頭, 或求顯在深處, 或求顯在高處. ”

7:12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put Yahweh to the test.”
但亞哈斯說: “我不求, 我不試探耶和華. ”

7:13 Then he said, “Hear, house of David! Is it too little for you to make men weary, that you should also make my God weary?
以賽亞說: “大衛家啊, 你們要聽！你們使人厭煩還算小事, 還要使我的神厭煩嗎?

7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look! the virgin is with child and she is about to give birth to a son, and she shall call his name ‘God with us.’
因此主自己必給你們一個兆頭: 看哪！必有童女懷孕生子; 她要給他起名叫‘以馬內利’.

7:15 He shall eat curds and honey until he knows to reject the evil and to choose the good.
到他曉得棄惡擇善的時候, 他必吃乳酪和蜂蜜.

7:16 For before the boy knows to reject the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.
因為在這孩子曉得棄惡擇善之先, 你所畏懼的那兩個王之地, 早就被棄絕了.

7:17 “Yahweh will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your ancestor days that have not come since the day Ephraim departed from Judah: the king of Assyria.”
“耶和華必使災難的日子臨到你和你的人民, 以及你的父家, 自從以法蓮脫離猶大以來, 未曾有過這樣的日子, 就是亞述王的入侵. ”

7:18 And this shall happen: On that day, Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the stream of Egypt and the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
到那時, 耶和華必發出哨聲, 把埃及河流盡頭的蒼蠅和亞述地的蜂子召來.

7:19 And all of them will come and settle in the rivers of the cliffs and in the clefts of the rocks and on all of the thornbushes and watering places.
牠們都必飛來, 落在荒谷中,巖石的穴裡,一切荊棘叢中和所有的草場上.

7:20 On that day, the Lord will shave the head and the hair of the feet with a razor of the one hired from beyond the river—with the king of Assyria—and it will even take off the beard.
到那日, 主必用大河那邊租來的剃刀, 就是亞述王, 剃去你們的頭髮和腳上的毛, 並且剃淨你們的鬍鬚.

7:21 And this shall happen: on that day, a young man will keep a young cow of the herd and two sheep alive.
到那時, 一個人只能養活一頭母牛犢和兩隻母綿羊.

7:22 And this shall happen: because of the abundance of milk production, he will eat curds, for every one that is left in the midst of the land will eat curds and honey.
因為出的奶多, 他就可以吃乳酪; 境內剩下的人, 都要吃乳酪和蜂蜜.

7:23 And this shall happen on that day: Every place where there are a thousand vines for a thousand silver pieces will become briers, and it will be thornbushes.
到那日, 從前種一千棵葡萄樹, 價值一萬一千四百克銀子的地方, 現在卻成為荊棘和蒺藜生長之處.

7:24 One will go there with arrows and bow, for all of the land will be briers and thornbushes.
人到那裡去, 必須攜帶弓和箭, 因為遍地都是荊棘和蒺藜.

7:25 And as for all of the hills that they hoed with the hoe, you will not go there, for fear of briers and thornbushes. And it will become like pastureland for cattle and overtrodden land for sheep.
以前所有用鋤頭挖掘的山地, 你因為懼怕荊棘和蒺藜, 都不敢上那裡去; 那裡就成了放牛之地, 羊群踐踏之處.

Isaiah - Chapter 8

8:1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Take yourself a large tablet and write on it with a common stylus pen: Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.
耶和華對我說: “你拿一塊大版, 用通用的文字寫上‘瑪黑珥．沙拉勒．哈施．罷斯’(“瑪黑珥．沙拉勒．哈施．罷斯”意即“趕快擄掠, 急速奪取”).

8:2 And I will require reliable witnesses as a witness for me: Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
我要叫兩個誠實的見證人, 就是烏利亞祭司和耶比利家的兒子撒迦利亞, 來為我作見證. ”

8:3 And I approached the prophetess, and she conceived, and she gave birth to a son. And Yahweh said to me, “Call his name Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.
我親近了女先知, 就是我妻子, 她就懷孕生子. 耶和華對我說: “給他起名叫‘瑪黑珥．沙拉勒．哈施．罷斯’,

8:4 For before the boy knows to call ‘my father’ and ‘my mother,’ one will carry away the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria in the presence of the king of Assyria.”
因為在這孩子曉得喊叫父母以先, 大馬士革的財寶和撒瑪利亞的擄物, 必在亞述王面前被搬了去. ”

8:5 And Yahweh continued to speak to me again, saying,
耶和華又再告訴我說:

8:6 “Because this people has refused the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
“這子民既然厭棄了西羅亞緩流的水, 卻喜悅利汛和利瑪利的兒子,

8:7 therefore look! The Lord is bringing up the waters of the great and mighty river against them, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And he will rise above all his channels, and he will flow over all his banks.
因此, 主必使大河又強又大的水臨到他們, 就是亞述王和他一切威榮, 水必漲起來, 高過所有的水道; 水要氾濫, 漫過所有的河岸;

8:8 And he will sweep into Judah; he will overflow and he will flood up to the neck. He will reach, and he will spread his wings out over your entire land, God with us.”
然後必沖入猶大, 漲溢氾濫, 直到頸項, 以馬內利啊！它展開的翅膀必遮遍你廣闊的地土. ”

8:9 Be broken, you peoples, and be dismayed. And listen, all distant parts of the earth; gird yourselves and be dismayed; gird yourselves and be dismayed!
列國之民啊！你們儘管作惡, 但你們終必毀滅！所有在遠處的人民啊, 要留心聽！你們儘管束腰吧, 你們終必毀滅！你們儘管束腰吧, 你們終必毀滅！

8:10 Make a plan, but it will be frustrated! Speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us!
你們儘管計劃陰謀吧, 這些終必失敗; 你們儘管提議吧, 這些終必不能成立, 因為神與我們同在.

8:11 For Yahweh said this to me while his hand weighed heavily on me, and he warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
耶和華以大能的手托住我, 教導我不要走這子民所走的道路; 他對我這樣說:

8:12 “You must not call conspiracy everything that this people calls conspiracy, and you must not share its fear, and you must not be in dread.
“這子民所稱為陰謀的, 你們都不要稱為陰謀; 他們所怕的, 你們不要怕, 也不要畏懼.

8:13 You shall regard Yahweh of hosts as holy, and he is your fear, and he is your dread.
你們要尊萬軍之耶和華為聖, 他是你們當怕的, 也是你們當畏懼的.

8:14 And he will become like a sanctuary and a stumbling-stone, and like a stumbling-rock for the two houses of Israel, like a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
他必向信靠他的人作聖所, 卻向以色列兩家作絆腳的石頭,跌人的磐石; 又向耶路撒冷的居民作陷阱和網羅.

8:15 And many shall stumble among them, and they shall fall and they shall be broken, and they shall be ensnared and they shall be caught.”
許多人必在其上絆跌,仆倒,跌碎, 並且陷入網羅被捉住. ”

8:16 Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples.
你要捲起律法書, 在我的門徒中間封住訓誨.

8:17 And I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will await him.
我要等候那掩面不顧雅各家的耶和華, 我要仰視他.

8:18 Look! I and the children whom Yahweh has given to me are like signs and portents in Israel from Yahweh of hosts, the one who dwells on the mountain of Zion.
看哪！我和耶和華賜給我的孩子, 在以色列中作預兆與奇蹟, 都是從住在錫安山的萬軍之耶和華來的.

8:19 Now if they tell you, “Consult the ghosts and the spirits, those who chirp and those who mutter. Should not a people consult its gods, the dead on behalf of the living,
有人對你們說: “要求問那些交鬼的和行巫術的, 就是那些喃喃細語的人. ”一族之民不應當求問自己的神嗎? 他們怎能為活人求問死人呢?

8:20 for teaching and for testimony?” surely they who speak like this have no dawn.
他們應當求問神的訓誨和法度; 他們若不照著這些準則說話, 就見不到曙光.

8:21 And it will pass through it distressed and hungry, and this shall happen: when it is hungry, it will be enraged, and it will curse its king and its gods, and it will face upwar
他們必經過這地, 受困迫,受飢餓; 他們飢餓的時候, 就惱怒, 咒罵自己的王和自己的神;

8:22 or look to the earth. But look! Distress and darkness, the gloom of affliction! And it will be thrust into darkness!
他們仰臉向天觀望, 又俯視大地, 只見困苦,黑暗,可怕的幽暗; 他們必被趕入幽黑的黑暗中.

Isaiah - Chapter 9

9:1 But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress. In former times he treated the land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
但那受過困苦的, 必不再見幽暗. 以前神使西布倫和拿弗他利地被輕視, 日後卻要使它們在沿海之路,約旦河外和外族人的加利利, 得著榮耀. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為8:23)

9:2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.
行在黑暗中的人民, 看見了大光; 住在死蔭之地的人, 有光照耀他們. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為9:1)

9:3 You have made the nation numerous; you have not made the joy great. They rejoice in your presence as with joy at the harvest, as they rejoice when they divide plunder.
你使這國之民增多, 又加添他們的歡樂; 他們在你面前歡樂, 好像收割時的歡樂一樣; 又像人在均分戰利品時的快樂一般.

9:4 For you have shattered the yoke of its burden and the stick of its shoulder, the rod of its oppressor, on the day of Midian.
因為他們所負的軛和肩頭上的杖, 以及欺壓他們的人的棍, 你都折斷了, 像在米甸的日子一樣.

9:5 For every boot that marches and shakes the earth and garment rolled in blood will be for burning—fire fuel.
因為戰士在戰爭喧嚷中所穿的靴, 和輥在血中的袍, 都必燒毀, 成了燒火的燃料.

9:6 For a child has been born for us; a son has been given to us. And the dominion will be on his shoulder, and his name is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
因為有一個嬰孩為我們而生, 有一個兒子賜給我們; 政權必擔在他的肩頭上; 他的名必稱為“奇妙的策士,全能的神,永恆的父,和平的君”.

9:7 His dominion will grow continually, and to peace there will be no end on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and sustain it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.
他的政權與平安必無窮無盡地增加, 他在大衛的寶座上治理他的國, 以公平和公義使國堅立穩固, 從現在直到永遠. 萬軍之耶和華的熱心必成全這事.

9:8 The Lord has sent out a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel.
主發出一個信息攻擊雅各家, 信息落在以色列家.

9:9 And all of the people knew it, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria in pride and arrogance of heart, saying,
所有的人民, 就是以法蓮和撒瑪利亞的居民, 都要知道這事; 他們憑著驕傲和自大的心說:

9:10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stone. The sycamore-fig trees were felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
“磚牆倒塌了, 我們就用鑿好的石頭來建築; 桑樹砍倒了, 我們就用香柏樹替換. ”

9:11 So Yahweh strengthened the adversaries of Rezin against him, and he provoked his enemies—
因此, 耶和華必興起利汛的敵人來攻擊以色列, 並且要激動以色列的仇敵.

9:12 Aram from the east and Philistines from the west— and they devoured Israel with the whole mouth. He has not turned away his anger in all of this, and his hand is still stretched out.
東有亞蘭人, 西有非利士人; 他們張開口來要吞滅以色列. 雖然這樣, 耶和華的怒氣還沒有轉消, 他的手仍然伸出.

9:13 And the people did not turn to the one who struck it, and they did not seek Yahweh of hosts.
這人民還沒有回轉,歸向那擊打他們的萬軍之耶和華, 也沒有尋求他.

9:14 So Yahweh cut off head and tail from Israel, palm branch and reed in one day.
因此, 耶和華在一日之間, 必從以色列中剪除頭和尾,棕枝與蘆葦.

9:15 Elders and the respectable are the head, and prophets who teach lies are the tail.
長老和尊貴人就是頭; 用謊言教導人的先知就是尾.

9:16 And the leaders of this people were misleading them, and those who were led were confused.
因為那些領導這人民的, 使他們走錯了路; 那些被領導的, 都必一片混亂.

9:17 Therefore the Lord did not rejoice over its young men, and he did not have compassion on its orphans and widows, for everyone was godless and an evildoer, and every mouth was speaking folly. In all of this his anger did not turn away, and still his hand is stretched out.
因此, 主不喜歡他們的年輕人, 也不憐恤他們的孤兒寡婦; 因為他們各人都是不敬虔的, 是邪惡的, 各人的口都說愚昧的話. 雖然這樣, 耶和華的怒氣還沒有轉消, 他的手仍然伸出.

9:18 For wickedness burned like fire; it consumed brier and thorn. And it kindled the thickets of the forest, and they swirled upward in a column of smoke.
邪惡像火一般焚燒, 吞滅荊棘蒺藜, 連樹林中的密叢也燒起火來, 它們旋轉上騰, 成了煙柱.

9:19 The land was burned through the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, and the people became like fire fuel. People had no compassion toward each other.
因著萬軍之耶和華的烈怒, 地被燒毀, 人民成了燒火的燃料一般, 沒有人顧惜自己的兄弟.

9:20 They devoured on the right but still were hungry and devoured on the left but they were not satisfied. Each one devoured the flesh of his arm,
有人在右邊切肉, 仍然飢餓; 在左邊吞吃, 仍然不飽足; 各人竟吃自己手臂的肉.

9:21 Manasseh devoured Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they were against Judah. In all of this his anger has not turned away, and still his hand is stretched out.
瑪拿西吞吃以法蓮, 以法蓮吞吃瑪拿西, 又一起攻擊猶大. 雖然這樣, 耶和華的怒氣還沒有轉消, 他的手仍然伸出.

Isaiah - Chapter 10

10:1 Ah! Those who decree decrees of evil, and writers who have written harm,
那些制定奸惡律例的, 和那些記錄詭詐判語的, 有禍了！

10:2 to guide the needy away from legal claims, and to rob the justice from the poor of my people, to make widows their spoil; and they plunder orphans.
他們想藉此屈枉窮乏人的公義, 剝奪我子民中困苦人的權利, 使寡婦作了他們的掠物, 使孤兒作了他們的擄物.

10:3 And what will you do at the day of punishment, and at calamity? It comes from afar! To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth,
到降罰的日子, 有災禍從遠方來到, 那時你們要怎樣行呢? 你們可以向誰逃奔求助呢? 你們可以把你們的財寶撇在哪裡呢?

10:4 save that they bow down under the prisoners and fall under the slain? In all of this his anger has not turned away, and still his hand is stretched out.
你們只能屈身在被擄的人中間, 或是仆倒在被殺的人中間. 雖然這樣, 耶和華的怒氣還沒有轉消, 他的手仍然伸出.

10:5 Ah! Assyria, the rod of my anger, and a staff is in their hand: my wrath!
亞述啊！我怒氣的棍子, 有禍了. 他們手中拿著我忿怒的杖.

10:6 I send him against a godless nation, and I command him against the people of my wrath, to capture spoil and to carry off plunder, and to make them a trampling place, like the clay of the streets.
我要差派他去攻擊一個不敬虔的國, 吩咐他去攻擊我惱怒的子民, 擄去掠物, 搶奪擄物, 把他們踐踏, 像街上的泥土一樣.

10:7 But he does not think this, and his heart does not plan this. For it is in his heart to destroy and to cut off not a few nations.
但亞述並沒有這樣想過, 他心裡也沒有這樣打算; 他心裡倒想毀滅,剪除多國.

10:8 For he says, “Are not my commanders altogether kings?
因為他說: “在我手下的眾領袖不都是王嗎?

10:9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
迦勒挪不是像迦基米施嗎? 哈瑪不是像亞珥拔嗎? 撒瑪利亞不是像大馬士革嗎?

10:10 As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols —and their images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
我的手伸展到這些充滿偶像的國, 他們雕刻的像比耶路撒冷和撒瑪利亞的還多.

10:11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and its idols what I have done to Samaria and her idols?”
我怎樣對待撒瑪利亞和其中的偶像, 不也照樣對待耶路撒冷和其中的偶像嗎? ”

10:12 And this shall happen: when the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, “I will punish the arrogance of the king of Assyria and his haughtiness.”
主在錫安山和耶路撒冷成全了他一切工作的時候, 他必說: 我要懲罰亞述王自大的心所結的果子, 和他眼目高傲的態度.

10:13 For he says, “I have done it by the strength of my hand and by my wisdom, for I have understanding, and I have removed the boundaries of peoples, and I have plundered their stores, and like a bull I have brought down the inhabitants.
因為他說: “我靠著我手的能力和我的智慧行事, 因為我很聰明; 我挪移了列國的地界, 搶奪了他們積蓄的財寶, 並且我像個勇士般使他們的居民全都俯伏下來.

10:14 And my hand has found, like a nest, the wealth of the peoples, and like the gathering of forsaken eggs, I myself have gathered all the earth. And there was no fluttering wing or open mouth or chirp.”
我的手伸到列國的財寶那裡, 好像抓到鳥窩一樣; 我取得了全地, 好像人拾起被棄的雀蛋; 沒有動翅膀的, 沒有張嘴的, 也沒有鳴叫的. ”

10:15 Does the ax boast against the one who cuts with it, or the saw magnify itself against the one who moves it to and fro? As if a rod should move the one who lifts it! As if a staff should lift up that which is not wood!
斧頭怎可以向用斧頭砍木的人自誇呢? 鋸子怎可以向拉鋸的人自大呢? 好比棍能揮動那舉起棍的, 又好比杖舉起那不是木頭的.

10:16 Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, will send leanness among his sturdy warriors, and a burning like the burning of fire will burn under his glory.
因此, 主萬軍之耶和華必打發令人消瘦的病臨到亞述王肥壯的軍人中間, 在他的榮耀之下必燃起火燄, 如同火燒一樣.

10:17 And the light of Israel will become like a fire, and his holy one like a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day.
以色列的光必變成火, 他的聖者必成為火燄; 在一日之間把亞述王的荊棘和蒺藜焚燒與吞滅.

10:18 And he will destroy the glory of his forest and orchard completely, and it will be like the wasting away of one who is sick.
又把他樹林和豐盛果園的榮美全部滅盡, 好像一個患病的人漸漸虛弱一樣.

10:19 And the rest of the trees of his forest will be a small number, and a boy can write them down.
他林中剩下的樹, 數目必定稀少, 連小孩子也能把它們的數目寫下來.

10:20 And this shall happen: on that day, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will not continue to lean on the one who struck it but will lean on Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, in truth.
到那日, 以色列的餘民和雅各家逃脫的人, 必不再倚靠那擊打他們的, 卻要誠實地倚靠耶和華以色列的聖者.

10:21 A remnant will return— the remnant of Jacob—to the mighty God.
那些餘民, 就是雅各家的餘民, 必回轉歸向大能的神.

10:22 For though your people Israel was like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of it will return. Annihilation is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
以色列啊！你的人民雖然像海沙那樣多, 卻只有餘剩的人可以歸回, 因為滅絕的事已經定了, 公義必如洪水氾濫.

10:23 For the Lord Yahweh of hosts is about to make a complete destruction and a determined end in the midst of all the earth.
主萬軍之耶和華必在全地之中, 作成已定的毀滅之事.

10:24 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh of hosts: “My people who live in Zion, you must not be afraid of Assyria. It beats you with the rod, and it lifts up its staff against you as the Egyptians did.
因此, 主萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “我的子民,錫安的居民哪！亞述人雖然用棍擊打你們, 又像埃及一樣舉杖攻擊你們, 你們卻不要怕他們.

10:25 My indignation will come to an end in just a very little while, and my anger will be directed to their destruction.”
因為還有短暫的時候, 我向你們發的惱怒就要完結, 我的怒氣要轉向他們, 使他們滅亡. ”

10:26 And Yahweh of hosts is going to swing a whip against him, as when Midian was defeated at the rock of Oreb; and his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift him up as he did in Egypt.
萬軍之耶和華必興起鞭子攻擊他們, 好像在俄立磐石那裡擊殺米甸人一樣; 他的杖要伸到海上, 他必把杖舉起, 像在埃及一樣.

10:27 And this shall happen: on that day, he will remove his burden from your shoulder and his yoke from your neck, and a yoke will be destroyed because of fat.
到那日, 亞述人的重壓必從你們的肩頭上挪開, 他們的軛必離開你們的頸項; 那軛必因肥壯的緣故折斷.

10:28 He has come to Aiath, he has passed through Migron; at Micmash he deposited his baggage.
亞述人來到亞葉, 經過米磯崙; 在密抹存放軍隊行裝.

10:29 They crossed over the pass; Geba is a place of overnight lodging for us. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
他們過了隘口, 在迦巴住宿; 拉瑪人戰兢, 掃羅的基比亞人逃跑.

10:30 Daughter of Gallim, cry out with your voice; Laishah, listen! Anathoth is poor.
迦琳的居民哪, 高聲叫喊吧！萊煞人和可憐的亞拿突啊, 留心聽吧！

10:31 Madmenah flees! The inhabitants of Gebim bring themselves into safety!
瑪得米那人逃跑, 基柄的居民避難.

10:32 This day taking a stand at Nob, he will shake his fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
就在今日, 亞述王要停留在挪伯; 他要揮拳攻擊錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的山, 就是耶路撒冷的山.

10:33 Look! The Lord Yahweh of hosts is about to lop off the branches with great power, and the towering trees will be felled, and the tall trees will be brought low.
看哪！主萬軍之耶和華在可怕的震撼聲中, 把樹枝削去; 身量高的必被砍下, 高大的必被伐倒.

10:34 And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with the axe, and Lebanon will fall by the mighty one.
樹林中的密叢, 他必用鐵器砍下; 黎巴嫩的樹木必被大能者伐倒.

Isaiah - Chapter 11

11:1 And a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from its roots will bear fruit.
從耶西的樹幹必生出一根嫩芽, 從他的根而出的枝條必結果子.

11:2 And the spirit of Yahweh shall rest on him— a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and might, a spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.
耶和華的靈必停留在他身上, 就是智慧的靈和聰明的靈, 謀略的靈和能力的靈, 知識的靈和敬畏耶和華的靈.

11:3 And his breath is in the fear of Yahweh. And he shall judge not by his eyesight, and he shall rebuke not by what he hears with his ears.
他必以敬畏耶和華為樂. 他不憑眼睛所見的施行審判, 也不憑耳朵所聽的斷定是非;

11:4 But he shall judge the poor with righteousness, and he shall decide for the needy of the earth with rectitude. And he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he shall kill the wicked person with the breath of his lips.
卻要以公義審判貧窮人, 以正直判斷地上的困苦人; 以口中的杖擊打世界, 以嘴裡的氣殺死惡人.

11:5 And righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.
公義必作他腰間的帶子, 信實必作他脅下的帶子.

11:6 And a wolf shall stay with a lamb, and a leopard shall lie down with a kid, and a calf and a lion and a fatling together as a small boy leads them.
豺狼必與綿羊羔同住, 豹子要與山羊羔同臥, 牛犢,幼獅和肥畜必同群; 小孩子要牽引牠們.

11:7 And a cow and a bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together. And a lion shall eat straw like the cattle.
牛必與母熊一同吃食, 牛犢必與小熊一起躺臥; 獅子就像牛一般吃草.

11:8 And an infant shall play over a serpent’s hole, and a toddler shall put his hand on a viper’s hole.
吃奶的嬰兒必在虺蛇的洞口玩耍, 斷奶的孩子必放他的手在毒蛇的穴上.

11:9 They will not injure and they will not destroy on all of my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
在我整個聖山上面, 這一切都不行傷害或毀滅之事; 因為認識耶和華的知識要充滿大地, 好像海水覆蓋海洋一般.

11:10 And this shall happen on that day: the nations shall inquire of the root of Jesse, which shall be standing as a signal to the peoples, and his resting place shall be glorious.
到那日, 耶西的根必豎立起來, 作萬族的旗幟; 列國的人必尋求他, 他安息之所必大有榮耀.

11:11 And this shall happen on that day: The Lord will again extend his hand a second time to acquire the remnant of his people that is left, from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coastlands of the sea,
到那日, 主必再用自己的手, 贖回他子民中的餘民, 就是從亞述,埃及,巴忒羅,古實,以攔,示拿和哈馬, 以及眾海島所剩下的.

11:12 and he will raise a signal for the nations. And he will gather the outcasts of Israel, and he will gather the scattered ones of Judah together from the four corners of the earth.
他必向列國豎起旗幟, 召聚以色列被擄去的人, 又從地的四方聚集分散了的猶大人.

11:13 And the jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and the enemies of Judah shall be cut off. Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not be an enemy of Ephraim.
以法蓮的嫉妒必消除, 那敵視猶大的必被剪除; 以法蓮必不再嫉妒猶大, 猶大也必不再敵視以法蓮.

11:14 But they shall swoop upon the Philistine shoulder, westward. Together they shall plunder the sons of the east. Edom and Moab will be under their command, and the sons of Ammon will be their subjugated people.
他們要向西飛, 撲在非利士人的山麓上, 一起擄掠東方人; 他們必把手伸到以東和摩押之上, 亞捫人必順服他們.

11:15 And Yahweh will divide the tongue of the sea of Egypt, and he will wave his hand over the river with his scorching wind; and he will strike it into seven streams, and he will make it passable by foot.
耶和華必使埃及的海灣乾涸; 他要用熱風在大河之上揮手, 他要擊打它, 使它分成七道支流, 使人走過去也不會把鞋弄濕.

11:16 So there shall be a highway from Assyria for the remnant of his people that remains, as there was for Israel when it went up from the land of Egypt.
為著神的餘民, 就是那些在亞述剩下歸回的, 必有一條大路給他們歸回, 正如以色列人從埃及地上來的日子一樣.

Isaiah - Chapter 12

12:1 And you will say on that day, “I will give you thanks, Yahweh, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, and you comforted me.
到那日, 你必說: “耶和華啊！我要稱謝你, 因為你雖曾向我發怒, 你的怒氣卻已轉消, 你又安慰了我.

12:2 Look! God is my salvation; I will trust, and I will not be afraid, for my strength and might is Yah, Yahweh; and he has become salvation for me.”
看哪！神是我的拯救; 我要倚靠他, 並不懼怕, 因為耶和華神是我的力量, 我的詩歌, 他也成了我的拯救. ”

12:3 And you will draw water from the wells of salvation in joy.
所以你們要快樂地從救恩的泉源打水.

12:4 And you will say on that day, “Give thanks to Yahweh; call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples; bring to remembrance that his name is exalted.
到那日, 你們必說: “要稱謝耶和華, 呼求他的名; 在萬民中傳揚他的作為, 使他們謹記他那至高的名.

12:5 Sing praises to Yahweh, for he has done a glorious thing; this is known in all the earth.
你們要唱歌讚美耶和華, 因為他作了極美的事; 願這事傳遍全地.

12:6 Inhabitant of Zion, shout out and sing for joy, for the holy one of Israel is great in your midst.”
錫安的居民哪, 當喊叫歡呼！因為以色列的聖者在你們中間是偉大的. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 13

13:1 The oracle of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞得到關於巴比倫的默示:

13:2 Raise a signal on a bare hill, lift up your voice to them; wave the hand and may they enter the gateways of the noblemen.
你要在光禿的山上豎起旗幟, 向眾人揚聲揮手, 叫他們進入權貴的門.

13:3 I myself I have commanded my consecrated ones, I have also summoned my mighty warriors concerning my anger, the ones who exalt over my majesty.
我向我特選的軍兵下了命令; 我也呼召了我的勇士, 就是那些驕傲自誇的人, 去執行我在怒氣中所要作的.

13:4 A sound, a noise is on the mountains, the likeness of many people! A sound of the roar of the kingdoms, of nations gathering! Yahweh of hosts is mustering an army for battle.
聽啊！山上有喧嘩的聲音, 好像是眾多的人民; 聽啊！有多國的人的嘈雜聲, 好像是列國聚集在一起. 萬軍之耶和華正在數點軍兵, 預備打仗.

13:5 They are coming from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, Yahweh and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole earth.
他們從遠地而來, 從天邊而來. 就是耶和華和他惱怒的工具, 要毀滅這全地.

13:6 Wail, for the day of Yahweh is near; it will come like destruction from Shaddai!
哀號吧！因為耶和華的日子近了, 這日子來到, 好像毀滅從全能者那裡來到一樣.

13:7 Therefore all hands will grow slack, and every human heart will melt,
因此, 各人的手都必發軟, 各人也必心驚膽戰.

13:8 and they will be dismayed. Pangs and labor pains will seize them; they will tremble like a woman giving birth. They will stare at one another, their faces flushing.
他們都要驚惶失措, 疼痛與痛苦必抓住他們; 他們必絞痛, 像生產中的婦人一樣. 他們在驚愕中彼此對望, 面色像火燄一般.

13:9 Look! The day of Yahweh is coming, cruel and wrath and the burning of anger, to make the earth a desolation, and he will destroy its sinners from it.
看哪！耶和華的日子快來到, 必有殘忍,憤恨與烈怒, 使這地荒涼, 使其中的罪人滅絕.

13:10 For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will keep back when it comes out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
天上的星星和眾星座不再發光; 太陽剛出來就變為黑暗, 月亮也不再發光.

13:11 And I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. And I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, and I will bring the haughtiness of tyrants low.
我必因世界的邪惡施行刑罰, 也必因惡人的罪孽懲罰他們; 我要使狂妄人的驕傲止息, 使強暴人的狂傲降卑.

13:12 I will make humanity more rare than gold and humankind more than the gold of Ophir.
我必使人比精金還少, 使人比俄斐的金更稀罕.

13:13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will quake from its place because of the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, and in the day his anger burns.
在萬軍之耶和華發怒的時候, 就是我大發烈怒的日子, 我要使天震動, 大地必搖撼, 離開本位.

13:14 And this shall happen: like a hunted gazelle or sheep with none to gather them, they will each turn to his own people, and they will each flee to his own land.
人必像被追獵的羚羊, 又像無人招聚的羊群, 各自歸向本族, 各自逃回本地.

13:15 Everyone who is found will be pierced through, and everyone who is carried away will fall by the sword.
凡被追上的, 必被刺死; 凡被捉住的, 必倒在刀下.

13:16 And their children will be dashed into pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be raped.
他們的嬰孩必在他們眼前被摔死; 他們的房屋必被搶掠, 他們的妻子必被污辱.

13:17 Look! I am stirring the Medes up against them, who do not value silver and do not delight in gold.
看哪！我要激動瑪代人來攻擊他們. 瑪代人不重視銀子, 也不喜愛金子.

13:18 And their bows will shatter young men. And they will not show mercy on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not look compassionately on children.
他們的弓箭必射倒年輕人, 他們不憐憫婦人腹中的嬰兒; 他們的眼也不顧惜小孩.

13:19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor of the Chaldeans’ pride, will be like when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
巴比倫本是列國中的華美, 是迦勒底人引以為傲的榮耀, 必像神傾覆的所多瑪,蛾摩拉一樣.

13:20 It will not be inhabited forever, and it will not be dwelled in forever; and no Arab will pitch a tent there, and shepherds will not allow their flocks to lie down there.
那地必永遠沒有居民, 世世代代無人居住; 阿拉伯人不在那裡搭帳幕; 牧羊人也不領羊群躺臥在那裡.

13:21 But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures, and the daughters of ostriches will live there, and goats will dance there.
躺臥在那裡的, 只有曠野的走獸; 充滿著他們房屋的, 只有吼叫著的野獸; 鴕鳥住在那裡, 野山羊在那裡跳躍.

13:22 And hyenas will answer in its palaces, and jackals in the pleasure palaces; and its time is coming soon, and its days will not be prolonged.
豺狼必在巴比倫的宮中呼號, 野狗必在他們華美的殿裡吠叫. 巴比倫受罰的時候臨近了, 它的日子必不長久.

Isaiah - Chapter 14

14:1 But Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and he will again choose Israel and set them on their land, and the immigrant will join himself to them, and they will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
耶和華憐憫雅各, 再揀選以色列, 使他們安居在自己的國土上的時候, 外族人必與他們聯合, 歸屬於雅各家.

14:2 And the nations will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will take possession of them in the land of Yahweh as slaves and female slaves. And this will happen: they will take their captors captive and rule over their oppressors.
以色列人必把他們帶回自己的國土去, 以色列家必在耶和華所賜的地上得著這些外族人作僕婢; 也要擄掠那些擄掠過他們的, 並且統治那些欺壓過他們的.

14:3 And it shall happen on the day Yahweh gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and hard labor which you had to perform,
耶和華使你脫離痛苦,愁煩,被迫作的苦工, 得享安息的日子,

14:4 that you will take this taunt against the king of Babylon, and you will say: “How the oppressor has ceased! his insolence has ceased.
你必唱出這首詩歌來諷刺巴比倫王, 說: “欺壓人的, 怎麼止息了呢！強暴怎麼止住了呢！

14:5 Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,
耶和華折斷了惡人的杖和統治者的棒,

14:6 that struck the peoples in wrath, a blow without ceasing, that ruled the nations in anger with unrestrained persecution.
就是那在忿怒中不住擊打眾民,在怒氣中管轄列國,毫無抑制地施行迫害的.

14:7 All of the earth rests and is quiet; they break forth into singing.
現在全地都平靜安息, 各人都發聲歡呼.

14:8 Even the cypresses rejoice over you, the cedars of Lebanon: ‘Since you were laid down, no wood cutter comes up against us.’
連松樹和黎巴嫩的香柏樹都因你歡樂, 說: ‘自從你躺下以後, 再沒有砍伐的人上來砍伐我們了. ’

14:9 Sheol below is getting excited over you, to meet you when you come; it arouses the dead spirits for you, all of the leaders of the earth. It raises all of the kings of the nations from their thrones.
地下的陰間因你震動, 並迎接你的來臨; 又因你而喚醒了所有曾在地上作過領袖的陰魂; 又使所有曾在列國中作君王的, 都離位站起來.

14:10 All of them will respond and say to you, ‘You yourself also were made weak like us! You have become the same as us!’
他們都必答話, 對你說: ‘你也變為衰弱, 像我們一樣嗎? 你也與我們相似嗎? ’

14:11 Your pride is brought down to Sheol, and the sound of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you like a bed, and your covering is worms.
你的威勢和你的琴瑟音樂, 都被帶下陰間了; 你下面鋪的是蟲, 上面蓋的是蛆.

14:12 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of dawn! You are cut down to the ground, conqueror of nations!
明亮之星,清晨之子啊！你怎麼從天上墜落? 你這傾覆列國的, 怎麼被砍倒在地上?

14:13 And you yourself said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise up my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit on the mountain of assembly on the summit of Zaphon;
你心裡曾說: ‘我要升到天上, 我要高舉我的寶座到神的眾星之上, 我要坐在聚會的山上, 在北方的極處.

14:14 I will ascend to the high places of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High.’
我要升到雲的高處, 我要使自己像那至高者一般. ’

14:15 But you are brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit.
然而, 你卻被拋下陰間, 落到坑中的極處.

14:16 Those who see you will stare at you, they will look closely at you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who caused kingdoms to shake,
那些看見你的, 都必定睛看你, 他們必注視著你, 說: ‘那使大地震動, 使列國搖撼,

14:17 who made the world like the desert and destroyed its cities, who would not let his prisoners go home?’
使世界如同荒野, 傾覆城鎮, 又不釋放囚犯的, 就是這人嗎? ’

14:18 All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in glory, each one in his house.
列國的君王都在榮耀中安睡, 各在自己的墳墓裡.

14:19 But as for you, you are thrown away from your grave, like an abhorrent shoot, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, those who go down to the stones of the pit, like a corpse that is trodden down.
但你要從你的墳墓中被逐出, 好像一根被厭棄的樹枝, 你被那些遭刀劍所殺的人掩蓋, 就是那些被拋到坑中石頭那裡的人. 你就像一具遭人踐踏的屍體.

14:20 You will not be united with them in burial because you have destroyed your land, you have killed your people. The descendants of evildoers will not be mentioned for eternity!
你必不得與別的君王同葬, 因為你敗壞了你的國, 殺戮了你的人民; 願那些惡人的後裔永遠不被人提說.

14:21 Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons because of the sin of their ancestors. Let them not rise and take possession of the earth or fill up the face of the world with cities.”
因為他們的祖宗犯了罪孽, 你們要為他的子孫預備屠殺之處; 不要讓他們興起來, 佔有地土, 在世上布滿城鎮. ”

14:22 “And I will rise up against them,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “and I will cut off name and a remnant from Babylon, and offspring and posterity,” declares Yahweh.
萬軍之耶和華說: “我必興起攻擊他們, 把巴比倫的名號,所剩餘的人, 以及後裔子孫, 都一同剪除. ”這是耶和華說的.

14:23 “And I will make her a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares Yahweh of hosts.
“我必使巴比倫被箭豬所佔, 又使它變為泥沼之地; 我必用毀滅的掃帚把它掃淨. ”這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

14:24 Yahweh of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely just as I have intended, so it shall be. And just as I have planned, it shall stand:
萬軍之耶和華起了誓, 說: “我怎樣想, 事就怎樣成就; 我怎樣計劃, 事就怎樣立定,

14:25 to break Assyria in my land, and I will trample him down on my mountains; and he shall remove his yoke from them, and he shall remove his burden from his shoulders.”
就是在我的地上粉碎亞述人, 在我的山上踐踏他們; 他們所加的軛必離開以色列人, 他們所加的重擔必離開以色列人的肩頭. ”

14:26 This is the plan that is planned concerning all of the earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out over all of the nations.
這就是對全地所定的旨意, 就是向列國伸出的手.

14:27 For Yahweh of hosts has planned, and who will frustrate it? And his hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?
因為萬軍之耶和華決定的事, 誰能阻攔呢? 他的手伸了出來, 誰能使他收回呢?

14:28 In the year of the death of king Ahaz there was this oracle:
亞哈斯王去世的那一年, 有以下的默示:

14:29 You must not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken, for a viper will come forth from the root of the snake, and its fruit will be a flying serpent.
非利士全地啊！不要因為那擊打你們的杖折斷了就歡喜, 因為從蛇的根必生出毒蛇來, 牠所生的, 是會飛的蛇.

14:30 And the firstborn of the poor will graze, and the needy will lie down in security; but I will cause your root to die in famine, and it will kill your remnant.
最貧寒的人必有食物吃, 貧乏人必安然躺臥; 我必用饑荒毀滅你的根, 你餘剩的人, 必被饑荒所殺.

14:31 Wail, gate! Cry, city! Melt, Philistia, all of you! For smoke is coming from the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
城門啊, 要哀號！城鎮啊, 要呼叫！非利士全地啊, 要戰慄發軟！因為有煙從北方來, 在他的行伍中沒有離隊逃走的.

14:32 And what will one answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and the needy of his people will take refuge in it.
人要怎樣回答外族的使者呢? 要說: “耶和華建立了錫安, 他子民中的困苦人必在其中避難. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 15

15:1 An oracle of Moab: Because Ar is devastated in a night, Moab is destroyed; because Kir of Moab is devastated in a night, it is destroyed.
關於摩押的默示: 一夜之間, 摩押的亞珥受到蹂躪, 就滅亡了！一夜之間, 摩押的基珥受到蹂躪, 也滅亡了！

15:2 It has gone up to the house, and Dibon to the high places for weeping over Nebo, and Moab wails over Medeba. Every head is bald, every beard is shaved.
他們進入房子, 又往底本, 上到高處去哭泣, 摩押人為尼波和米底巴哀號; 各人頭上都光禿, 鬍鬚剃淨.

15:3 They gird themselves with sackcloth in its streets; on its roofs and public squares everyone wails, going down in weeping.
他們在街上都腰束麻布; 在房頂上, 在廣場上, 各人都哀號, 流淚痛哭.

15:4 And Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voice is heard as far as Jahaz; therefore the armed ones of Moab cry out; its soul quivers for him.
希實本和以利亞利都呼喊, 他們的聲音達到雅雜, 因此摩押配帶武器的人大聲呼叫, 各人的心都戰兢.

15:5 My heart cries out for Moab; its fugitives flee up to Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the ascent of Luhith it goes up it with weeping; for on the road of Horonaim they raise up a cry of destruction.
我的心為摩押哀號, 它的逃民一直去到瑣珥, 如同一頭三歲大的牝牛, 要掙脫苦軛, 他們登上魯希的山坡, 隨走隨哭, 他們在何羅念的路上, 發出滅亡的哀號.

15:6 For the waters of Nimrim are wastelands; for the grass has withered, the vegetation has vanished, there is no greenness.
因為寧林的眾水都已荒涼, 青草枯乾, 嫩草滅沒, 完全沒有青綠之物.

15:7 Therefore they carry the abundance it has made and their store of goods over the river of the poplars.
所以, 他們把所得的和所積蓄的財富, 都帶過了柳樹溪.

15:8 For a cry for help has encircled the territory of Moab, her wailing is heard as far as Eglaim, and her wailing as far as Beer Elim.
哀號的聲音傳遍了摩押四境, 哀聲直達以基蓮, 又傳到比珥．以琳.

15:9 For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; but I will place added things upon Dimon: a lion for the survivors of Moab and for the remnant of the land.
底們的水充滿了血, 我還要把更多的災禍加給底們, 使獅子臨到摩押逃難的人和那地餘下的人中間.

Isaiah - Chapter 16

16:1 Send a ram to the ruler of the land, from Sela across the desert to the mountain of daughter Zion.
你們要把羊羔送給那地的掌權者, 從西拉經過曠野, 送到錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的山.

16:2 And this shall be: like a bird fleeing from a thrust away nest shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of Arnon.
摩押的居民在亞嫩渡口, 像遊蕩的飛鳥, 又像被趕出巢窩的鳥兒.

16:3 “Bring counsel, make a decision; make your shade like the night in the middle of noonday. Hide the outcasts; you must not betray the fugitive.
“求你給我們獻謀略, 作裁判！使你的影子在午間如同黑夜, 把被趕逐的人隱藏起來, 不可出賣逃亡的人.

16:4 Let my outcasts of Moab dwell as aliens among you; be a hiding place for them from the presence of the destroyer.” When the oppressor is no more, destruction has stopped, the one who tramples has disappeared from the land,
讓摩押那些被趕逐的人與你同住, 求你作他們的隱密處, 使他們脫離毀滅者的面. 勒索人的必要終止, 毀滅人的也將止息, 欺壓人的必從這地滅絕;

16:5 then a throne shall be established in steadfast love, and one shall sit on it in faithfulness, in the tent of David, judging and seeking justice and zealous for righteousness.
必有一個寶座在慈愛中建立; 必有一位憑信實坐在上面, 就是在大衛的帳棚裡; 他必施行審判, 尋求公平, 並且迅速行公義. ”

16:6 We have heard of the pride of Moab—exceedingly proud— of his arrogance, pride, and insolence; his boasting is not true.
我們聽說過摩押的驕傲, 十分驕傲; 也聽說過它的狂妄,驕傲和忿怒, 它那浮誇的話都是虛假.

16:7 Therefore Moab wails; all of it wails for Moab, for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth you moan, utterly devastated.
因此, 摩押人必哀哭, 各人一同為摩押哀哭, 摩押人又要為吉珥．哈列設的葡萄餅哀歎憂傷.

16:8 For Heshbon withers the fields, the vine of Sibmah; rulers of nations have broken down her tendrils, they reached up to Jazer, they wandered to the desert; her shoots spread abroad, they crossed over the sea.
因為希實本的田地和西比瑪的葡萄樹都衰殘了, 它們美好的枝子曾醉倒了列國的君主. 它的嫩枝直達雅謝, 蔓延到曠野, 又向外伸展, 越過鹽海.

16:9 Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah. I drench you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh, for a jubilant shout has fallen over your summer fruit and harvest.
因此, 我要為西比瑪的葡萄樹哀哭, 像雅謝人的哀哭一樣. 希實本和以利亞利啊！我要用眼淚浸透你; 因為有吶喊的聲音臨到你夏天的果子和你收割的莊稼.

16:10 And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful land, and in the vineyards no one exults, no one shouts for joy; no treader treads wine in the presses; I have put to an end to the jubilant shout.
歡喜快樂都從肥美的田地中被取去了; 葡萄園裡必再沒有歌唱, 也沒有歡呼; 踹酒的不能在榨酒池裡踹出酒來; 我止息了歡呼的聲音！

16:11 Therefore my heart moans like a harp for Moab and my inner parts for Kir-heres.
因此, 我的心腸為摩押哀鳴, 有如琴瑟; 我的肺腑也為吉珥．哈列設哀哭.

16:12 And this shall happen: when Moab appears, when it is weary upon the high place and it comes to its sanctuary to pray, it will not prevail.
到那時, 摩押人雖朝見他們的神, 雖在高處弄得疲乏不堪, 又到他們的聖所去禱告, 卻總不得亨通.

16:13 This was the word that Yahweh spoke to Moab in the past.
以上是耶和華從前論到摩押所說的話.

16:14 But now Yahweh speaks, saying, “In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will become contemptible, with all of the great multitude, and the remnant will be a few, small, not strong.
但現在耶和華宣告說: “三年之內, 按照雇工的年數, 摩押的榮耀和他所有的群眾, 都必被藐視; 餘下的人必稀少, 微不足道. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 17

17:1 An oracle of Damascus: “Look! Damascus will cease being a city and will become a heap of ruins.
關於大馬士革的默示: “看哪！大馬士革快要被廢棄, 不再是一個城市, 它必變作廢墟.

17:2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted; they will be for the flocks, and they will lie down and no one will frighten them.
亞羅珥的城市必被撇棄, 成為牧放羊群之處, 羊群必在那裡躺臥, 沒有人驚擾牠們.

17:3 And the fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the children of Israel,” declares Yahweh of hosts.
以法蓮的堡壘必失去, 大馬士革的國權也必消逝; 亞蘭的餘民必像以色列人的榮耀一般消滅. ”這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

17:4 “And this shall happen: On that day, the glory of Jacob will be brought low, and the fat of his flesh will become lean.
“到那日, 雅各的榮耀必衰落, 他肥胖的身體必消瘦.

17:5 And it shall be as when a reaper gathers standing grain and he reaps grain with his arm, and it shall be like one who gathers ears of grain in the valley of Rephaim.
就像收割的人收聚莊稼, 用手割取穗子; 又像人在利乏音谷, 拾取遺落的穗子.

17:6 And gleanings will be left over in it, as when an olive tree is beaten, two or three ripe olive berries in the top of a branch, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares Yahweh, the God of Israel.
雖然其中有少許遺下的穗子, 卻好像橄欖樹被打過一樣. 在樹頂上, 只剩下兩三個果子; 在那本是多結果子的果樹枝上, 只留下四五個果子. ”這是耶和華以色列的神說的.

17:7 On that day, mankind will look to its maker, and its eyes will look to the holy one of Israel;
到那日, 人必仰望他們的創造主, 他們必親眼看見以色列的聖者.

17:8 it will not look to the altars, the work of its hands, and it will not see what its fingers made and the poles of Asherah worship and the incense altars.
他們必不仰望自己雙手所做的祭壇, 也不再看著自己指頭所做的, 無論是亞舍拉, 或是香壇.

17:9 On that day, its fortified cities will be like the abandonment of the wooded place and the summit, which they deserted because of the children of Israel; and there will be desolation.
到那日, 他們那些因以色列人而撇棄的堅固城, 必像樹林中和山頂上被撇棄的地方, 這樣, 地就荒涼了.

17:10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and you have not remembered the rock of your refuge; therefore you plant plants of pleasantness, and you plant a vine of a foreigner.
因為你忘記了那拯救你的神, 又不記念那作你避難所的磐石, 所以你雖然栽下佳美的樹秧子, 種下異種的幼苗,

17:11 On your planting day you make them grow, and in the morning of your sowing you bring them into bloom, yet the harvest will flee in a day of sickness and incurable pain.
又在你栽種的日子裡, 細心地在周圍圈上籬笆, 到早晨, 又使你所栽種的開花, 但在愁苦與極度傷痛的日子裡, 所收割的就只有一小堆.

17:12 Ah! The noise of many peoples, they make a noise like the noise of the seas! And the roar of nations, they roar like the roar of mighty waters!
唉！許多民族在喧嘩, 他們喧嚷好像海浪澎湃; 列國在咆哮, 他們吼叫, 好像洪水奔流.

17:13 The nations roar like the roar of many waters, but he will rebuke him, and he will flee far away. And they are chased like chaff of the mountains before the wind and like tumbleweed before the storm.
萬族怒號, 好像眾水湧流, 但神必斥責他們, 使他們遠遠逃跑; 他們又被追趕, 如同山上風前的糠秕, 又像暴風前的塵土捲動.

17:14 At the time of evening, and look, terror! Before morning he is no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who plunder us.
在晚上有驚恐, 未到早晨, 他們就沒有了, 這是那些搶奪我們的人所得的分, 是那些掠劫我們的人應得的報應.

Isaiah - Chapter 18

18:1 Ah! land of the whirring of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Cush,
古實河外, 船隻彼此碰撞, 響聲四起之地, 有禍了！

18:2 that sends messengers by the sea and in vessels of papyrus on the surface of the waters! Go, swift messengers, to a tall and smooth nation, to a people feared near and far, a mighty, mighty and trampling nation, whose land rivers divide.
這就是那經常差派使者, 在水面上乘坐蒲草船渡海的地方. 去吧！快行的使者, 到那身軀高大,皮膚光滑的國去, 到一個遠近都為人所懼怕的民族那裡去, 這國是強盛和踐踏人的, 他們的地有河流把地分開.

18:3 All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a signal is raised on the mountains, you must look, and when a trumpet is blown, you must listen!
世上所有的居民, 住在全地上的人哪！山上豎起旗幟的時候, 你們要注意; 號角吹響的時候, 你們要聆聽.

18:4 For Yahweh said this to me: “I will be quiet, and I will look from my dwelling place like clear heat because of light, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
耶和華這樣對我說: “我要從我的居所安靜觀看, 像日光中閃爍的熱氣, 又像收割時的熱氣中有露水的雲彩. ”

18:5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is complete and a blossom becomes ripening fruit, and one cuts off the shoots with pruning hooks, and one removes, tears away the tendrils.
因為在收割以前, 花蕾開盡, 花朵也成了將熟的葡萄之時, 他就用鐮刀削去嫩枝, 又砍掉蔓延的枝子.

18:6 They shall all be left for birds of prey of the mountains and for the animals of the earth. And the birds of prey will pass the summer on it, and every animal of the earth will winter on it.
它們都要撇下, 給山間的鷙鳥, 和地上的野獸; 鷙鳥必吃它們來度過夏天, 地上的百獸必吃它們來度過冬天.

18:7 At that time, a gift will be brought to Yahweh of hosts from a tall and smooth people, and from a people feared near and far, a mighty, mighty and trampling nation, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Yahweh of hosts, the mountain of Zion.
到那時, 這個身軀高大,皮膚光滑的國, 就是遠近都為人所懼怕的民族, 強盛和踐踏人的國, 他們的地有河流把地分開, 他們必把禮物帶來給萬軍之耶和華, 就是奉到錫安山, 萬軍之耶和華立他名的地方.

Isaiah - Chapter 19

19:1 An oracle of Egypt: Look! Yahweh is riding on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. And the idols of Egypt will tremble in front of him, and the heart of Egypt melts in his inner parts.
關於埃及的默示: 看哪！耶和華駕著輕快的雲, 來到埃及; 埃及的偶像在他面前戰兢, 埃及人的心都驚怕.

19:2 “And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and each one will fight against his brother and each one against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
我要激動埃及人去攻擊埃及人, 他們就相爭起來, 各人攻擊自己的兄弟, 各人攻擊自己的鄰舍, 城攻擊城; 國攻擊國.

19:3 And the spirit of the Egyptians will be disturbed in his midst, and I will confuse his plans, and they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, and the ghosts and the spiritists.
埃及人的意志必消沉, 我要破壞他們的計謀; 他們必求問偶像,念咒的,交鬼的和行巫術的.

19:4 And I will hand over the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master, and a powerful king will rule over them,” declares the Lord Yahweh of hosts.
我必把埃及人交在殘暴的主人手中; 兇猛的君王要管轄他們; 這是主萬軍之耶和華說的.

19:5 And the waters will be dried up from the sea, and the river will be parched and dry.
海中的眾水必乾透, 河床必枯竭乾涸.

19:6 And the rivers will become foul-smelling; the branches of the Nile of Egypt will become little and dry up; reed and rush will wither.
河道必發臭, 埃及眾河流的水必消退乾涸; 葦子和蘆荻都必枯萎.

19:7 Bare places by the Nile will be dried up, by the edge of the Nile and all the sown land of the Nile; it will be driven about, and it will be no more.
尼羅河旁,尼羅河口的草田, 以及沿著尼羅河所種的田都必枯乾, 被吹散, 不再存在.

19:8 And the fishers will mourn, and all of those who cast fishhooks in the Nile will lament, and those who spread out fishing nets on the surface of the water will languish.
打魚的人必哀號; 所有在尼羅河上垂釣的必悲傷; 那些在水面上撒網的, 必灰心難過.

19:9 And the workers of combed flax will be ashamed, and those who weave white linen.
那些用梳好的麻來紡紗的, 和那些織白布的, 都必羞愧.

19:10 And her weavers will be crushed; all the hired workers will be grieved of heart.
埃及的柱石必被打碎, 所有受雇的工人也必心裡憂愁.

19:11 Surely the princes of Zoan are foolish; the wise of the counselors of Pharaoh give senseless counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I myself am a son of sages, a descendant of ancient kings”?
瑣安的領袖非常愚昧, 法老那些最有智慧的謀士所籌算的, 都成為愚昧. 你們怎能對法老說: “我是智慧人的兒子, 是古代君王的後裔”呢?

19:12 Where are your sages then? Now, let them tell you, and let them know what Yahweh of hosts has planned against Egypt.
你的智慧人在哪裡呢? 萬軍之耶和華向埃及所定的旨意是怎樣的? 就讓他們告訴你, 使你知道吧！

19:13 The princes of Zoan have become foolish; the princes of Memphis are deceived; the leaders of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
瑣安的領袖都變為愚昧, 挪弗的領袖都受了欺騙; 那些在埃及支派中作房角石的, 使埃及人走錯了路.

19:14 Yahweh has mixed a spirit of confusion into her midst, and they have caused Egypt to stagger in all of its doings, as when a drunkard staggers in his vomit.
耶和華讓歪曲的靈攙入埃及當中, 以致他們使埃及一切所作的都有謬誤, 好像醉酒的人嘔吐的時候, 東倒西歪一樣.

19:15 And there will be nothing for Egypt to do, head or tail, palm branch or reed.
無論是頭或尾,棕枝或蘆葦所作的, 都不能為埃及成就甚麼事.

19:16 On that day, Egypt will be like women, and will tremble and be afraid before the waving hand of Yahweh of hosts that he is waving against it.
到那日, 埃及人必像婦人一樣. 他們必因萬軍之耶和華在埃及之上揮手而戰兢恐懼.

19:17 And the land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt, everyone to whom one mentions it will be afraid in himself because of the plan of Yahweh of hosts that he is planning against him.
猶大地必使埃及驚恐; 無論誰向埃及人提起猶大地, 他們都懼怕, 因為這是萬軍之耶和華向埃及所定的旨意.

19:18 On that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear an oath to Yahweh of hosts. One will be called “City of the Sun.”
到那日, 埃及地必有五座城的人說迦南的方言, 又指著萬軍之耶和華起誓, 必有一座城稱為“毀滅城”(“毀滅城”或譯: “太陽城”).

19:19 On that day, there will be an altar for Yahweh in in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a stone pillar for Yahweh at her border.
到那日, 在埃及地必有一座獻給耶和華的祭壇; 在埃及的邊界上必有一根獻給耶和華的柱子.

19:20 And it will be a sign and a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt; when they cry out to Yahweh because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them.
這都要在埃及地作萬軍之耶和華的記號和證據. 埃及人因受人欺壓向耶和華哀求的時候, 他就差派一位拯救者和維護者到他們那裡, 他必拯救他們.

19:21 And Yahweh will make himself known to Egypt, and Egypt will know Yahweh on that day, and they will worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to Yahweh, and they will fulfill them.
耶和華必被埃及人認識. 到那日, 埃及人必認識耶和華; 他們也要用祭物和供物來敬拜他, 並且向耶和華許願,還願.

19:22 And Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and healing; and they will return to Yahweh, and he will respond to their prayer, and he will heal them.
耶和華必擊打埃及, 既擊打,又醫治, 他們就回轉歸向耶和華, 他必應允他們的禱告, 醫治他們.

19:23 On that day, there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and Egypt will worship together with Assyria.
到那日, 必有一條從埃及通到亞述的大道; 亞述人要進到埃及, 埃及人也要進入亞述; 埃及人要與亞述人一同敬拜耶和華.

19:24 On that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
到那日, 以色列必與埃及和亞述一起成為地上列國的祝福.

19:25 whom Yahweh of hosts blessed, saying, “May Egypt my people be blessed, and Assyria, the work of my hands, and my inheritance, Israel.”
萬軍之耶和華賜福給他們, 說: “我的子民埃及, 我手的工程亞述, 我的產業以色列, 都是有福的！”

Isaiah - Chapter 20

20:1 In the year the commander-in-chief came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and he took it,
亞述王撒珥根差派統帥去亞實突的那年, 那統帥就攻打亞實突, 把城佔領.

20:2 at that time, Yahweh had spoken by the hand of Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go and loosen the sackcloth from your loins, and take off your sandals from your feet,” and he had done so, walking naked and barefoot.
那時, 耶和華藉著亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞說: “你解開你腰間的麻布, 脫去你腳上的鞋. ”以賽亞就這樣作了, 露體赤足行走.

20:3 Then Yahweh said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,
耶和華說: “我的僕人以賽亞怎樣露體赤足行走了三年, 作攻擊埃及和古實的預兆和兆頭,

20:4 so shall the king of Assyria lead the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks, the shame of Egypt.
亞述王也必照樣把埃及的俘虜和古實被放逐的人帶走, 無論老少, 都露體赤足, 露出下體, 使埃及蒙羞.

20:5 And they shall be dismayed, and they shall be ashamed because of Cush, their hope, and because of Egypt, their pride.
以色列人必因他們所仰望的古實和他們所誇耀的埃及, 驚惶羞愧.

20:6 And the inhabitant of the coastland will say this on that day: ‘Look! This is our hope to whom we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?’ ”
到那日, 這沿海的居民必說: ‘看哪！我們所仰望的, 就是我們為著脫離亞述王, 逃往投靠的, 也不過是這樣. 我們又怎能逃脫呢? ’”

Isaiah - Chapter 21

21:1 The oracle of the wilderness of the sea: As storm winds passing over in the Negev, it comes from the desert, from a frightful land.
關於海旁曠野的默示: 有敵人從曠野, 從可怕之地而來, 好像南地的暴風猛烈掃過一般.

21:2 A hard revelation is told to me; the treacherous deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; lay siege, Media! I put an end to all of her sighing.
我被指示去看一個慘酷的異象: 那行詭詐的仍然行詭詐, 那行破壞的仍然行破壞. 以攔哪, 上去吧！瑪代啊, 圍攻吧！我要使一切歎息止住.

21:3 Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman giving birth. I am too bent to hear, I am too dismayed to see.
因此, 我滿腰疼痛, 痛苦抓住我, 好像產婦的痛苦一樣; 我絞痛彎腰至聽不見, 我驚惶至看不到.

21:4 My mind staggers; fear terrifies me; the twilight I desired brought me fear.
我的心迷糊, 驚恐威嚇著我; 我所愛慕的黃昏, 竟使我戰兢.

21:5 Set out the table in order! Spread out the rugs! Eat! drink! Rise up, commanders; smear the shield!
他們擺設筵席, 鋪張地氈, 又吃又喝. 領袖們, 起來吧！用油抹淨盾牌.

21:6 For the Lord said this to me: “Go, set a watchman in position. He must announce what he sees.
因為主這樣對我說: “你去設立守望的, 叫他把所看見的報告出來.

21:7 When he sees riders, a pair of horsemen, riders of donkeys, riders of camels, then he must listen attentively, paying attention, paying special attention.”
他一看見騎兵一對一對而來, 又有驢隊和駱駝隊, 他就要留意, 非常留意. ”

21:8 Then the watchman called, “Lord, I am standing on the watchtower continually by day, and I am standing at my post throughout the night.
後來, 守望者像獅子般吼叫著說: “主啊！我每日不斷站在守望樓上, 每夜立在我守望的崗位中.

21:9 And look at this! A man’s a chariot is coming, a pair of horsemen!” Then he responded and said, “It has fallen! Babylon has fallen! And all the images of her gods are smashed on the ground!”
看哪！有一隊騎兵來了, 馬兵一對一對而來. ”又有人答話說: “傾倒了, 巴比倫傾倒了！它所有雕刻的神像都被打碎在地上了. ”

21:10 My downtrodden people and the son of my threshing floor, I will announce to you what I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel.
我那被打的禾稼啊！我禾場上的穀啊！我從萬軍之耶和華, 以色列的神那裡聽見的, 都告訴你們了.

21:11 The oracle of Dumah: One is calling to me from Seir, “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
關於以東(“以東”原文作“度瑪”, 意即寂靜, 在這裡暗示以東的困境)的默示: 有人從西珥呼叫我說: “守望的啊！黑夜還有多長? 守望的啊！黑夜還有多長? ”

21:12 The watchman says, “Morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire; come back again.”
守望的說: “早晨到了, 黑夜也會再來; 你們若要問, 就儘管問; 也可以回頭再來問. ”

21:13 An oracle concerning Arabia: You will spend the night in the thicket in a desert-plateau, caravans of Dedanites.
關於阿拉伯的默示: 底但的商隊啊！你們必在阿拉伯的森林中住宿.

21:14 When you happen to meet the thirsty, bring water. Inhabitants of the land of Tema came to meet the fugitive with his bread.
提瑪地的居民哪！要拿水來給那些口渴的, 拿餅來接待那些逃難的.

21:15 For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword and the bent bow, and from the heaviness of the battle.
因為他們逃避了刀劍,已出鞘的刀劍和上了弦的弓, 以及嚴重的戰禍.

21:16 For the Lord said this to me: “In one more year, like the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.
主對我這樣說: “按照雇工的年數, 一年之內, 基達的一切光榮都必化為烏有.

21:17 And the remainder of the number of the bows of the warriors of the sons of Kedar will be few.” For Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken.
弓箭手剩餘的人數, 就是基達人的勇士, 必定很少; 這是耶和華以色列的神說的. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 22

22:1 The oracle of the valley of vision: What business do you have going up, all of you, to the roofs,
關於“異象谷”的默示: 你們發生了甚麼事, 以致你們都上了房頂呢?

22:2 noisy, tumultuous city, exultant town? Your slain are not slain by the sword, nor are they dead from battle.
你這充滿喧嘩, 繁囂,歡樂的城市啊！你們中間被殺的, 並不是被刀劍所殺, 也不是在戰場上陣亡.

22:3 All of your rulers have fled together without a bow; all of you who were found were captured. They were captured together; they had fled far away.
你們所有的官長都一起逃跑; 他們因沒有弓箭而被俘擄, 你們中間所有被找到的都一起被俘擄, 雖然他們已逃到遠方去.

22:4 Therefore I said, “Look away from me, let me weep bitterly; you must not insist on comforting me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
因此我說: “要轉開你們的眼, 不要望著我, 讓我痛哭吧！不要因我人民的毀滅, 而急急安慰我. ”

22:5 For the Lord Yahweh of hosts has a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the valley of vision, a tearing down of walls and a cry for help to the mountains.
因為主萬軍之耶和華使“異象谷”有驚恐,踐踏,混亂的日子: 城牆被拆毀, 哀聲傳到山上.

22:6 And Elam lifted up the quiver, with chariots of men and cavalry. And Kir uncovered the shield.
以攔拿著箭袋, 並有戰車,步兵和騎兵; 吉珥亮出盾牌.

22:7 And this happened: the choicest of your valleys were full of chariots, and the cavalry confidently stood at the gate.
你佳美的山谷都布滿戰車, 又有騎兵在城門前列陣.

22:8 And he uncovered the covering of Judah. And you looked, on that day, to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
他挪去猶大的屏障了. 到那日, 你就仰望“森林倉庫”裡的武器;

22:9 and you saw that the breaches in the walls of the city of David were many, and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.
你們看見大衛的缺口很多, 就儲存下池的水.

22:10 And you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
你們又數點耶路撒冷的房屋, 把房屋拆掉, 用來堅固城牆.

22:11 And you made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the old pool, but you did not look to its maker, and you did not see the one who created it long ago.
你們又在兩道城牆之間造一個水池, 用來盛載舊池的水, 你們卻不仰望作這事的主, 也不顧念遠古以來計劃這事的神.

22:12 And the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, called on that day for weeping and mourning, and for baldness and girding with sackcloth.
到那日, 主萬軍之耶和華叫人哭泣哀號, 剃光頭髮, 穿上麻布.

22:13 But look! Joy and gladness, the killing of oxen and the slaughtering of sheep, the eating of meat and the drinking of wine! “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
看哪！人還是歡喜快樂, 宰牛殺羊, 吃肉喝酒, 說: “我們吃喝吧！因為明天我們就要死了. ”

22:14 And it was revealed in my ears by Yahweh of hosts: “Surely this sin will not be atoned for you until you die!” says the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華親自啟示我說: “直到你們死的時候, 這罪孽也不得赦免. ”這是主萬軍之耶和華說的.

22:15 The Lord, Yahweh of hosts, says this: “Go! Go to this steward, to Shebna, who is over the house:
主萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “你去見這掌管庫房的, 就是總管舍伯那, 對他說:

22:16 ‘What business do you have here, and who do you have here, that you have cut a grave cutting here for yourself, carving his grave on the height, a dwelling place for him in the rock?
你在這裡有甚麼權利呢? 你在這裡有甚麼人, 竟在這裡為你自己鑿墳墓, 就是在高處為自己鑿墳墓, 在磐石中為自己鑿出安身之所呢?

22:17 Look! Yahweh is about to really hurl you, man! And he is about to grasp you firmly;
看哪, 勇士啊！耶和華將要猛烈地拋擲你; 他必把你緊緊抓住,

22:18 he will wind a winding tightly around you like a ball, to a wide land. There you shall die, and there the chariots of your splendor will be, disgrace to your master’s house!
把你捲了又捲, 捲成球狀, 然後擲到寬闊之地; 你必死在那裡, 你那華美的戰車也在那裡; 你成了你主人之家的恥辱.

22:19 And I will push you from your office, and he will throw you down from your position.
我必革除你的官職, 從你的原位上把你拉下來.

22:20 And this shall happen: On that day I will call to my servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah,
到那日, 我必召希勒家的兒子, 就是我的僕人以利亞敬來,

22:21 and I will clothe him with your tunic, and I will bind your sash firmly about him, and I will put your authority into his hand, and he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
我會把你的外袍給他穿, 把你的腰帶給他繫緊, 把你的權柄交在他的手中; 他要作耶路撒冷的居民和猶大家的父.

22:22 And I will put the key of the house of David on his shoulder, and he shall open and no one will be able to shut; and he shall shut and no one will be able to open.
我必把大衛家的鑰匙放在他肩頭上; 他開了, 就沒有人能關; 他關了, 就沒有人能開.

22:23 And I will drive him in like a peg into a secure place, and he will become like a throne of glory to the house of his father.
我必堅立他, 像釘子釘在穩固的地方; 他必作父家榮耀的寶座.

22:24 And they will hang all of the heaviness of his father’s house on him, the offspring and the offshoot, all of the small vessels, from the bowls to the jars.
他父家所有的榮耀, 他的兒女和子孫以及各樣小器皿, 從碗子到瓶子, 都掛在他身上.

22:25 On that day, declares Yahweh of hosts, the peg that was driven will move away into a secure place, and it will be cut down and fall, and the load that was on her will be cut off. For Yahweh has spoken.’ ”
萬軍之耶和華說: ‘到那日, 那釘在穩固地方的釘子必垂下來, 被砍斷墜落; 那掛在上面的擔子必被砍掉, 因為這是耶和華說的. ’”

Isaiah - Chapter 23

23:1 The oracle of Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for the house is destroyed so that no one can enter; it is announced to them from the land of Cyprus.
關於推羅的默示: 他施的船隻啊, 要哀號！因為推羅被毀滅了, 再沒有房屋, 也不能再作港口, 這消息是他們從塞浦路斯地得來的.

23:2 Be still, inhabitants of the coast, merchant of Sidon, who travels over the sea, they filled you.
沿海的居民, 就是靠航海致富的西頓商人哪！要靜默無言.

23:3 And on the great waters is the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile is its produce, and she was the merchandise of the nations.
在大水之上, 西曷的穀物,尼羅河的莊稼, 都是推羅的收益, 推羅成了列國的市場.

23:4 Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea, the fortress of the sea said, saying, “I was not in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not reared young men, brought up young women.”
西頓啊, 要慚愧！因為大海說過, 就是海上的保障說過: “我沒有受過產痛, 也沒有生產; 我沒有養大過男孩, 也沒有撫養過童女. ”

23:5 When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report about Tyre.
這消息傳到埃及時, 埃及人就為推羅這消息非常傷痛.

23:6 Cross over to Tarshish! Wail, inhabitants of the coast!
你們要過到他施去; 沿海的居民哪, 要哀號！

23:7 Is this your exultant one, her origin from the days of long ago? Her feet brought her to dwell afar as an alien.
這就是你們歡樂的城嗎? 它的起源溯自上古, 它的腳把其中的居民帶到遠方去寄居.

23:8 Who has planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, her traders the honored ones of the earth?
誰策劃這事來攻擊推羅呢? 它本是賜人冠冕的城, 它的商人是王子, 它的商賈是世上的尊貴人.

23:9 Yahweh of hosts has planned it: to defile the pride of all glory, to humble all the honored ones of the earth.
這是萬軍之耶和華所定的旨意, 要凌辱那些因榮美而有狂傲, 使地上所有的尊貴人被藐視.

23:10 Cross over your own land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.
他施的居民哪！要像尼羅河一般流遍你的地, 再沒有限制了.

23:11 He has stretched his hand out over the sea; he has made kingdoms shake. Yahweh has commanded concerning Canaan to destroy her fortresses.
耶和華已經向海伸手, 使列國震動; 耶和華又發出一個關於迦南的吩咐, 就是要毀壞其中的保障.

23:12 And he said, “You will not continue to exult, crushed one, virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus! There will be no rest for you even there.”
他又說: “受壓制的西頓居民哪, 你們不再有歡樂了！起來, 過到塞浦路斯去！就是在那裡, 你們也得不到安息. ”

23:13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans! This people no longer exists. Assyria destined it for wild animals. They erected its siege towers; they demolished its citadel fortresses. It made her like a ruin.
看哪！使推羅成為曠野, 走獸居住之處的, 是來自迦勒底地的人, 而不是亞述人; 他們要築起攻城的高塔, 拆毀推羅的城堡, 使它成為廢墟.

23:14 Wail, ships of Tarshish! For your fortress is destroyed.
他施的船隻啊, 要哀號！因為你們的保障已被毀滅了.

23:15 And this will happen on that day: And Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years, it will be for Tyre like the song of the prostitute:
到那日, 推羅必被忘記七十年, 正如一個王朝的年日; 七十年後, 推羅必像妓女所唱之歌:

23:16 “Take a harp, go around the city, forgotten prostitute! Do it well, playing a stringed instrument! Make numerous songs, that you may be remembered.”
“你被遺忘的妓女啊！拿起琴來, 走遍全城吧. 你要巧彈多唱, 使人再想起你！”

23:17 And this shall happen: at the end of seventy years, Yahweh will visit Tyre, and she will return to her harlot’s wages, and she will commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.
七十年後, 耶和華必眷顧推羅, 推羅就恢復繁榮, 可以與地上的萬國交易.

23:18 And this shall happen: her merchandise and her harlot’s wages will be set apart for Yahweh; it will not be stored up, and it will not be hoarded, but her merchandise will be for those who live before the presence of Yahweh, for eating to satiation and for fine clothing.
它的貨財和所得的利益要分別為聖歸給耶和華, 必不會積聚或儲藏起來; 因為它的貨財必歸給那些住在耶和華面前的人, 使他們吃得飽足, 穿得漂亮.

Isaiah - Chapter 24

24:1 Look! Yahweh is about to lay the earth waste and is about to devastate it, and he will twist her surface, and he will scatter her inhabitants.
看哪！耶和華使大地空虛, 變為荒涼; 他必翻轉地面, 使地上的居民四散.

24:2 And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the female slave, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the one to whom he lends.
人民和祭司, 僕人和主人, 婢女和主母, 購買的和販賣的, 借給人和向人借的, 放債的和借債的, 全都一樣被分散.

24:3 The earth shall be utterly laid waste, and it shall be utterly plundered, for Yahweh has spoken this word.
大地必完全倒空, 被劫掠淨盡, 這話是耶和華說的.

24:4 The earth dries up, it withers; the world languishes, it withers. The elevated of the people of the earth languish,
大地悲哀衰殘, 世界零落衰殘, 地上居高位的人也衰敗了.

24:5 and the earth is defiled beneath its inhabitants. For they have transgressed laws; they have passed by statutes; they have broken the everlasting covenant.
大地被其上的居民玷污, 因為他們犯了律法, 違了律例, 背了永遠的約.

24:6 Therefore a curse devours the earth, and the inhabitants in it suffer for their guilt. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth burn, and few men are left.
因此, 大地被咒詛吞滅, 地上的居民要承擔懲罰. 因此, 地上的居民被焚燒, 剩下的人很少.

24:7 The new wine dries up; the vine languishes. All the merry of heart sigh;
新酒悲哀, 葡萄樹衰殘, 心中歡樂的, 變為歎息.

24:8 the joy of the tambourine has stopped. The noise of the jubilant has ceased; the joy of the lyre has stopped.
擊鼓的喜樂止息, 宴樂者的喧嘩停止, 彈琴的喜樂也止息了.

24:9 They do not drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
他們不得再飲酒唱歌; 喝濃酒的, 必覺苦味.

24:10 The city of emptiness is broken; every house is shut so that no one can enter;
荒涼混亂的城破毀了, 各家關門閉戶, 使人不得進入.

24:11 there is an outcry over the wine in the streets. All joy turns into darkness; the joy of the earth disappears.
有人在街上因無酒呼喊; 一切喜樂都已過去, 地上的喜樂都消逝了.

24:12 Desolation is left in the city; the gate is crushed into a state of ruin.
城門所剩下的只有荒涼, 城門被撞得粉碎.

24:13 For it shall be like this in the midst of the earth, among the nations, like the beating of an olive tree, like gleanings when a grape harvest is at an end.
在地上的萬民, 都像搖過的橄欖樹, 又像被摘取完了的葡萄樹, 剩下無幾.

24:14 They lift up their voices; they sing for joy; they shout out from the west over the majesty of Yahweh.
剩餘的人必高聲歡呼, 在西邊的, 要宣揚耶和華的威嚴.

24:15 Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, the name of Yahweh the God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
在東方那邊的, 要榮耀耶和華, 要在沿海的眾島上, 榮耀耶和華以色列神的名.

24:16 We hear songs from the edge of the earth: “Glory to the righteous one!” But I say, “Ruin to me! Ruin to me! Woe to me! The treacherous ones deal treacherously, and the treacherous ones deal treacherously with treachery!”
我們聽見從地極有歌聲唱著: “榮耀歸於義人. ”我卻說: “我消瘦了, 我消瘦了！我有禍了！詭詐的仍在行詭詐, 詭詐的仍在大行詭詐. ”

24:17 Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, inhabitants of the earth!
地上的居民哪！恐懼,陷坑和網羅, 都臨近你們！

24:18 And this shall happen: The one who flees from the sound of the terror shall fall into the pit, and the one who goes up from inside the pit shall be caught in the snare, for the windows from heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
那逃避恐懼聲音的, 必墮入陷坑; 那從陷坑裡上來的, 必被網羅纏住; 因為天上的窗都開了, 地的根基也震動了.

24:19 The earth is utterly broken; the earth is torn asunder; the earth is shaken violently.
大地全然破壞, 盡都崩裂, 大大震動.

24:20 The earth staggers to and fro like the drunkard, and it sways like a hut, and its transgression is heavy upon it, and it falls and does not rise again.
大地東歪西倒, 像個醉酒的人, 又搖來搖去, 像座草棚; 大地被其上的罪孽重重壓著, 以致塌陷, 不能再起來.

24:21 And this shall happen on that day: Yahweh will punish the host of heaven in heaven, and the kings of the earth on the earth.
到那日, 耶和華必在高天之上懲罰天上的眾軍, 又在地上懲罰地上的列王.

24:22 And they will be gathered in a gathering, like a prisoner in a pit. And they will be shut in a prison and be punished after many days.
他們必被聚集, 像囚犯被聚集在牢獄裡一般; 他們要被關在監牢中, 多日以後, 他們要被懲罰.

24:23 And the full moon will be ashamed and the sun will be ashamed, for Yahweh of hosts will rule on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders in glory.
那時, 月亮必蒙羞, 日頭要慚愧, 因為萬軍之耶和華必在錫安山, 在耶路撒冷作王; 並且在他子民的眾長老面前, 大有榮耀.

Isaiah - Chapter 25

25:1 Yahweh, you are my God; I will exalt you. I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans of old, in faithfulness, trustworthiness.
耶和華啊！你是我的神, 我要尊崇你, 稱謝你的名, 因為你以信實真誠作成了奇妙的事, 就是你遠古以前所計劃的事.

25:2 For you have made the city a heap, the fortified city a ruin, the palace of foreigners is no longer a city; it will never be rebuilt.
你使城市變成廢堆, 使堅固城變為荒涼的地方, 使外族人的城堡不再為城, 永遠不得重建.

25:3 Therefore strong peoples will glorify you; a city of ruthless nations, they will fear you.
因此, 強大的民族必榮耀你; 強暴之國的城也要敬畏你.

25:4 For you have been a refuge to the poor, a refuge to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless was like a rainstorm against a wall,
你作了困乏人的保障,貧窮人急難中的保障,躲暴風雨的避難所,避炎熱的陰涼處; 因為強暴者所吹的氣, 如同直吹牆壁的暴風.

25:5 the noise of foreigners like heat in a dry land. You subdued the heat with the shade of a cloud; the song of the ruthless was silenced.
你抑制外族人的喧嘩, 好像減低乾旱之地的炎熱; 你禁止強暴者的凱歌, 好像熱氣因雲彩而消散.

25:6 And on this mountain Yahweh of hosts will make for all peoples a rich feast, a feast of aged wines, fat filled with marrow, filtered aged wine.
萬軍之耶和華必在這山上為萬民擺設豐盛美筵, 有陳酒,滿髓的肥甘和醇美好酒.

25:7 And on this mountain he will destroy the face of the shroud, the shroud over all peoples, and the woven covering over all nations.
他又必在這山上除滅那遮蓋萬民的面巾, 和那遮蓋列國的帕子.

25:8 He will destroy death forever, and the Lord Yahweh will wipe off the tears from all faces, and he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken.
他要吞滅死亡, 直到永遠; 主耶和華必擦去各人臉上的眼淚, 又從地上除掉他子民的羞辱; 這是耶和華說的.

25:9 And one will say, on that day, “Look! This is our God! We have waited for him and he saved us! This is Yahweh; we waited for him! Let us be glad, and let us rejoice in his salvation.”
到那日, 必有人說: “看哪！這是我們的神; 我們信靠他, 他必拯救我們. 這是耶和華, 我們所倚靠的, 我們要因他的拯救歡喜快樂.

25:10 For the hand of Yahweh will rest on this mountain, and Moab shall be trampled down under him as a heap of straw is trampled down in waters of a dung heap.
耶和華的手必放在這山上; 但摩押人在自己的地方必受踐踏, 好像乾草在糞坑中被踐踏一樣.

25:11 And it will spread out its hands in the midst of it, just as the swimmer spreads out to swim, and its pride will be brought low with the movement of its hands.
他們必在其中伸開手來, 好像游泳者伸開手來游泳一樣; 但耶和華要使他們的驕傲和他們手所行的詭計, 一同敗落.

25:12 And he will throw down the fortification of the high point of your walls; he will bring it low; he will send it to the ground, to the dust.
耶和華必使他們高聳而堅固的城牆傾倒下陷, 落在地面, 變作塵土. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 26

26:1 On that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up victory like walls and ramparts!
到那日, 在猶大地必有人唱這歌: “我們有座堅固的城; 耶和華把救恩作為城牆和外郭.

26:2 Open the gates so that the righteous nation who keeps faithfulness may enter!
打開城門吧！好讓公義和信實的國民, 可以進入.

26:3 You will protect a firm inclination in peace, in peace because he trusts in you.
專心倚靠你的, 你必保護他一切平安, 因為他倚靠你.

26:4 Trust in Yahweh forever, for in Yah, Yahweh you have an everlasting rock.
你們要倚靠耶和華, 直到永遠, 因為耶和華是永存的磐石.

26:5 For he has thrown down the inhabitants of the height, he lays low the lofty city. He lays it low to the ground; he throws her to the dust.
他使那些驕傲的降卑, 使那些高聳的城敗落; 把它拆毀, 散在地上, 變作塵土.

26:6 The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.”
它要被腳踐踏, 就是困苦人的腳和貧窮人的腳.

26:7 The way of the righteous is a straight path; you clear the level path of the righteous.
義人的路是正直的, 正直的主啊！你必修平義人的路.

26:8 Surely we wait for you in the path of your judgments, Yahweh, for your name and renown are the desire of the soul.
耶和華啊！我們等候你那審判的路徑; 你的名字和稱號, 都是我們心裡所愛慕的.

26:9 I desire you with all my soul in the night; also I seek you with my spirit within me, for when your judgments are upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
夜間我的心渴想你, 我裡面的靈切切尋求你, 因為你的審判臨到大地的時候, 世上的居民就會學習到甚麼是公義了.

26:10 Though the wicked person is shown compassion, he does not learn righteousness; he acts unjustly in the land of uprightness, and he does not see the majesty of Yahweh.
惡人雖然蒙了恩待, 他仍不知道甚麼是公義; 在公義的地上, 他仍然行惡, 也看不見耶和華的威嚴.

26:11 Yahweh, though your hand reaches high, they do not see it. Let them see, and let them be ashamed of the zeal of people. Indeed, let the fire of your enemies consume them.
耶和華啊！你的手高舉, 他們還是看不見. 願他們因看見你對子民的熱心而慚愧; 願那為你的敵人預備的火吞滅他們.

26:12 Yahweh, you will establish peace for us, for you have done even all of our works for us.
耶和華啊！你必使我們得平安, 因為我們所作的, 都是你為我們成就的.

26:13 Yahweh, our God, lords besides you ruled over us, but we praise your name alone.
耶和華我們的神啊！在你以外, 曾有別的主管轄我們, 但只有你, 我們要承認你的名.

26:14 The dead do not live; dead spirits do not rise because you have punished and destroyed them, and you have destroyed all memory of them.
死去的不能再活, 離世的不能再起來, 因為你懲罰他們, 消滅了他們, 使他們完全不再被記念.

26:15 You have added to the nation, Yahweh. You have added to the nation; you are honored. You have extended all the ends of the land.
耶和華啊！你增添國民; 你增添國民, 你得了榮耀, 又拓展了地的四境.

26:16 Yahweh, in distress they have visited you; they poured out an incantation; your discipline was on them.
耶和華啊！我們在急難中尋求你; 你的懲罰臨到我們身上的時候, 我們就傾心吐意低聲禱告.

26:17 Like a pregnant woman on the point of giving birth, she writhes; she cries in her labor pains. So we were because of your presence, Yahweh.
懷孕的婦人臨產時怎樣疼痛, 在絞痛中喊叫; 耶和華啊！我們在你面前也是這樣.

26:18 We became pregnant, we writhed; we gave birth to wind. We cannot bring about deliverance on the earth, and no inhabitants of the world are born.
我們也曾像懷孕一般疼痛, 但所生的像風; 我們未曾在地上行過拯救的事, 世上的居民也未曾因我們生下來.

26:19 Your dead shall live; their corpses shall rise. Wake up and sing for joy, dwellers of the dust, for your dew is celestial dew, and the earth will give birth to dead spirits.
屬你的死人要活過來, 他們的屍體要起來; 那些住在塵土裡的必醒起, 並且歡呼. 因為你的甘露像早晨的甘露般臨到, 使地交出離世的人來.

26:20 Go, my people, enter into your chambers and shut your doors behind you; hide for a very little while, until the wrath has passed over.
我的子民哪！快來, 進入你們的內室, 把你們的門關上; 隱藏片刻, 直到神的忿怒過去.

26:21 For look! Yahweh is about to come out from his place to punish the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth against him, and the earth will disclose her blood and will no longer cover her slain.
因為你看！耶和華從他的居所出來, 要懲罰地上居民的罪孽; 大地要露出其上所流的血, 不再遮蓋被殺的人. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 27

27:1 On that day, Yahweh will punish with his cruel, great and strong sword Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and Leviathan, the twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that is in the sea.
到那日, 耶和華要施用他銳利,巨大和有力的刀, 懲罰鱷魚, 就是那快行的蛇; 懲罰鱷魚, 就是那曲行的蛇; 並且要殺海中的大龍.

27:2 On that day: “A vineyard of beauty! Sing in praise of it!
到那日, 有個出酒的葡萄園, 你們必指著這園歌唱說:

27:3 I, Yahweh, am her keeper; I water it again and again. Lest one afflict harm on it, I guard it night and day;
“我耶和華是看守葡萄園的; 我時刻澆灌著它, 並且為免有人毀壞它, 我日夜都看守著.

27:4 I have no wrath. Whatever gives me thorns and briers, I will step forth against in battle. I will set it on fire altogether.
我再沒有忿怒, 若荊棘和蒺藜與我交戰, 我就上前踐踏它們, 把它們全部焚毀.

27:5 Or let it grasp at my protection; let it make peace with me; peace let it make with me.”
除非他們抓住我作他們的避難所, 與我和好, 與我和好. ”

27:6 Days are coming, let Jacob take root; Israel will blossom and send out shoots, and they will fill the face of the world with fruit.
在將來的日子裡, 雅各要扎根, 以色列要發芽開花, 他們的果實必遍布地面.

27:7 Does he strike him as he struck down those who struck him? Or is he killed as those who killed him were killed?
耶和華擊打以色列人, 豈像擊打那些擊打他們的呢? 主殺戮以色列人, 豈像殺戮那些殺戮他們的呢?

27:8 By expelling her, by her sending away, you argue with her. He removed them with his strong wind, in the day of the east wind.
不, 你只是漸漸地, 藉著他們被擄與他們相爭; 在吹東風的日子, 就用暴風把他們逐去.

27:9 Therefore by this he will make atonement for the guilt of Jacob, and this will be all of the fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the stones of the altar like crushed stones of chalk, no poles of Asherah worship or incense altars will stand.
藉此, 雅各的罪孽才得赦免; 他的罪過得以除掉的條件全都在於此, 就是他叫祭壇上所有的石頭都變為破碎的灰石, 使亞舍拉和香壇不再豎立.

27:10 For the fortified city is solitary, a settlement deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness; the calf grazes there, lies down there and destroys its branches.
堅固的城變為淒涼, 成了被撇下,被放棄的居所, 像曠野一樣; 牛犢必在那裡吃草, 在那裡躺臥, 並且吃盡那裡的樹枝.

27:11 When its branches are dry, they are broken; women are coming and setting light to it. For it is not a people of understanding; therefore his maker will not have compassion on him, and his creator will not show him favor.
枝條枯乾了, 就必被折斷; 婦女必來, 拿去生火, 因為這人民愚昧無知, 所以他們的創造主不憐憫他們, 那造成他們的, 不向他們施恩.

27:12 And this shall happen: on that day, Yahweh will thresh from the floodwaters of the Euphrates to the wadi of Egypt, and as for you, you will be gathered one by one, sons of Israel.
到那日, 耶和華要從幼發拉底的溪流, 直到埃及小河, 收集他的穀物; 以色列人哪！你們必一個一個被撿拾回來.

27:13 And this shall happen: on that day, a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were lost in the land of Assyria will come, and those who were scattered in the land of Egypt, and they will bow down to Yahweh on the holy mountain at Jerusalem.
到那日, 必有大號角吹響, 那些在亞述地快要滅亡的, 以及那些被趕散在埃及地的, 都要前來, 在耶路撒冷的聖山上敬拜耶和華.

Isaiah - Chapter 28

28:1 Ah! The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim and the withering flower of the glory of his beauty, which is at the head of the rich valley, ones overcome with wine!
以法蓮那些醉漢所戴的高傲冠冕, 有禍了！它在肥美谷山頂上的榮美, 有禍了！它必如將殘的花朵, 滿了喝醉酒的人.

28:2 Look! The Lord has a mighty and strong one, like a rainstorm of hail, a wind storm of destruction, like a rainstorm of mighty overflowing waters, he will put them to the earth with his hand.
看哪！主有一個大能大力的人, 像一陣冰雹,一陣毀滅的暴風, 像漲溢猛流的大水, 他必用手把它摔落地上.

28:3 The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trampled by feet,
以法蓮的醉漢所戴的高傲冠冕, 必被踐踏在腳下.

28:4 and the withering flower of the glory of its beauty which is at the head of the rich valley will be like its early fig before summer, which the one who sees it swallows while it is still in his hand.
它在肥美谷山頂上如將殘的花朵一般的榮美, 必像夏天以前初熟的無花果. 那些看見它的人, 都必注意; 一到手裡, 就把它吞吃了.

28:5 In that day, Yahweh of hosts will become a garland of glory and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of his people,
到那日, 萬軍之耶和華必作他余民的榮耀冠冕,

28:6 and a spirit of justice to the one who sits over judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
也必作在位上施行審判者公平的心靈, 並作在城門口擊退敵人者的力量.

28:7 And these also stagger because of wine and stagger because of strong drink; priest and prophet stagger because of strong drink; they are confused because of wine. They stagger because of strong drink; they err in vision. They stagger in the rendering of a decision,
就是這地的人, 也因酒搖晃不定, 因濃酒東倒西歪; 祭司和先知都因濃酒搖晃不定, 被酒弄至昏亂, 因濃酒東倒西歪. 他們見異象的時候, 搖晃不定, 他們判斷的時候, 也顛顛倒倒.

28:8 for all the tables are full of disgusting vomit, with no place left.
因為各席上都滿了污穢的嘔吐, 沒有一處是乾淨的.

28:9 To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from milk, those taken from the breast?
他們說: “他要把知識教導誰呢? 要使誰明白他所傳的信息呢? 是那些剛斷奶, 剛離開母懷的嗎?

28:10 For it is blah-blah upon blah-blah, blah-blah upon blah-blah, gah-gah upon gah-gah, gah-gah upon gah-gah, a little here, a little there.
因為他所說的, 只是些重複又重複的話, 和毫無意義的字母, 這裡一點, 那裡一點罷了. ”

28:11 For he will speak with stammering and another tongue to this people,
耶和華要藉著外族人的嘴唇和外族人的舌頭, 對這人民說話.

28:12 to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose”; yet they were not willing to hear.
他曾對他們說: “這就是安息之處, 你們若使疲乏的人得安息, 就必得著這安歇的地方. ”但他們不肯聽從.

28:13 And to them the word of Yahweh will be blah-blah upon blah-blah blah-blah upon blah-blah gah-gah upon gah-gah gah-gah upon gah-gah, a little here, a little there, so that they may go and stumble backward and be broken and ensnared and captured.
所以耶和華對他們所說的話, 就成了重複又重複的話, 和毫無意義的字母, 這裡一點, 那裡一點, 以致他們雖然往前走, 卻必仰面跌倒, 並且跌傷, 陷入網羅被纏住.

28:14 Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, men of mockery, rulers of these people in Jerusalem:
因此好譏笑人的人哪！就是管轄這些在耶路撒冷的人民的, 你們要聽耶和華的話.

28:15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and we have made an agreement with Sheol. The overwhelming flood, when it passes through, will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves in falsehood.”
因為你們曾說: “我們與死亡立了約, 與陰間結了盟; 刑罰的鞭子掃過的時候, 必不會碰到我們, 因為我們以謊言作遮蔽, 以虛假作庇護. ”

28:16 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: “Look! I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a founded foundation: ‘The one who trusts will not panic.’
所以主耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我在錫安放置一塊石頭, 是試驗過的石頭, 是穩固的基石, 寶貴的房角石; 信靠的人, 必不著急.

28:17 And I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will flood over the hiding place.
我要以公平為準繩, 以公義為線鉈; 冰雹必把謊言的遮蔽沖去, 大水必漫過庇護所. ”

28:18 And your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; you will become a trampling place for the overwhelming flood when it passes through.
你們與死亡所立的約要廢除, 你們與陰間所結的盟必立不住; 刑罰的鞭子掃過的時候, 你們就必被踐踏.

28:19 As often as it passes through, it will take you, for morning by morning it will pass through, in the day and in the night, and understanding the message will be only terror.”
每次掃過的時候, 都把你們抓去; 因為每早晨它必漫過, 白天與黑夜也是這樣; 人若明白所傳的, 必受驚恐.

28:20 For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the covering is too narrow when wrapping oneself.
床鋪太短, 人就不能伸直, 被窩太窄, 就蓋不住全身.

28:21 For Yahweh will rise up as at Mount Perazim; he will rave as in the valley at Gibeon to do his deed—his deed is strange— and to work his work—his work is alien!
耶和華必像在毗拉心山一樣興起, 又像在基遍谷一樣發怒, 為要作成他的工, 他那奇妙的工, 好成就他的事, 就是奇異的事.

28:22 And now you must not scoff, or your bonds will be strong, for I have heard from the Lord, Yahweh of hosts: complete destruction decreed upon all the land.
現在, 你們不可再譏笑了, 免得捆綁你們的繩索綁得更緊, 因為我從主萬軍之耶和華那裡聽到, 決定要在全地上施行毀滅的事.

28:23 Listen, and hear my voice! Listen attentively, and hear my word!
你們要側耳聽我的聲音, 留心聽我的話.

28:24 Is it all day that the plowman plows, opens to sow seed, harrows his ground?
農夫怎會不斷耕犁來撒種呢? 他怎會常常開墾耕地呢?

28:25 When he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter dill, and sow cumin seed, and plant wheat in planted rows, and barley in an appointed place, and spelt grain as its border?
他犁平了地面, 不就撒種小茴香, 播種大茴香, 按行列種小麥, 在指定的地方種大麥, 在田邊種粗麥嗎?

28:26 And his God instructs him about the prescription; he teaches him.
因為他的神教導他, 指教他正確的方法.

28:27 For dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a wheel of a utility cart rolled over cumin, but dill is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
打小茴香是不用尖耙的, 軋大茴香也不用碾輪; 而是用杖打小茴香, 用棍打大茴香.

28:28 Grain is crushed fine, but certainly one does not thresh it forever; and one drives the wheel of his cart, but his horses do not crush it.
做餅的穀粒怎麼要碾碎的呢? 從來沒有人碾碎它們, 雖然他讓車輪和馬匹輥過穀粒, 卻不會把他們碾碎.

28:29 This also comes forth from Yahweh of hosts. He is wonderful in advice; he makes great wisdom.
這也是出於萬軍之耶和華, 他的謀略奇妙, 他的智慧廣大.

Isaiah - Chapter 29

29:1 Ah! Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year, let festivals recur.
亞利伊勒,亞利伊勒(“亞利伊勒”意即“祭壇的爐”, 代表耶路撒冷), 大衛曾在此安營的城啊, 有禍了！雖然你一年又一年按時舉行節期,

29:2 Yet I will inflict Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lamentation, and it shall be to me like an altar hearth.
我卻要使亞利伊勒受困苦, 成了一座充滿悲傷哀號的城, 我要以它為亞利伊勒.

29:3 And I will encamp in a circle against you, and I will lay siege to you with towers and I will raise up siegeworks against you.
我必四面安營攻擊你, 築起攻城的臺來圍困你, 堆起高壘攻擊你.

29:4 Then you shall be low; you shall speak from the earth, and your words will be low, from dust. And your voice will be from the earth, like a ghost, and your word will whisper from the dust.
你必降低, 從地中說話; 你說的話必細微, 如同出於塵土; 你的聲音必像交鬼者的聲音, 從地裡出來; 你的言語必像耳語般低微, 如同出於塵土.

29:5 But the multitude of your strangers shall be like fine dust, and the multitude of tyrants like chaff that passes by. And it will happen in an instant, suddenly.
但你敵人的數量必多如灰塵, 那些強暴者的數量也多如被吹散的糠秕, 這必在頃刻之間, 突然發生.

29:6 You will be punished by Yahweh of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great sound, storm wind and tempest and the flame of a devouring fire.
萬軍之耶和華必用雷轟,地震,大聲,旋風,暴風和吞滅人的火燄來懲罰他們.

29:7 And the multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, all those who fight against her and her stronghold, and those who inflict her shall be like a dream, a vision of the night.
那時, 所有攻擊亞利伊勒的列國眾軍, 就是所有攻擊亞利伊勒和它的堡壘, 以及迫害它的, 必如夢景, 如夜間的異象.

29:8 And it shall be as when the hungry person dreams—look, he is eating! And he wakes up and his inner self is empty. Or as when the thirsty person dreams—look, he is drinking! And he wakes up and look, he is faint, and his inner self is longing for water. So shall be the multitude of all the nations who fight against Mount Zion.
又像飢餓的人在夢中吃飯, 醒了以後, 仍然覺得飢餓; 又像口渴的人在夢中喝水, 醒了以後, 仍然覺得口渴, 心裡還是想喝. 那攻打錫安山的列國眾軍, 也必這樣.

29:9 Be astonished and be amazed! Blind yourselves and be blinded! They are drunk but not from wine; they stagger but not from strong drink.
你們留連吧, 自我蒙蔽, 繼續盲目吧！你們醉了, 卻與酒無關, 你們東倒西歪, 也不是因為濃酒的緣故.

29:10 For Yahweh has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and he has shut your eyes, the prophets, and he has covered your heads, the seers.
因為耶和華把沉睡的靈, 傾倒在你們身上; 他緊閉你們的眼, 就是先知; 蒙蓋你們的頭, 就是先見.

29:11 And the vision of all this has become for you like the words of a sealed document. When they give it to one who knows the document, saying, “Read this now!” He says, “I am not able, for it is sealed.”
對你們來說, 整個異象就像密封的書卷的話, 人把這書卷交給識字的, 說: “請念吧！”他必回答: “我不能念, 因為它是密封的. ”

29:12 And if the document is given to one who does not know how to read, saying, “Read this now!” he says, “I do not know how to read.”
人又把這書卷交給不識字的人, 說: “請念吧！”他必回答: “我不識字. ”

29:13 And the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with its mouth, and with its lips it honors me, and its heart is far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught,
主說: “因為這子民只用言語來親近我, 用嘴唇尊崇我, 他們的心卻遠離我. 他們對我的敬畏, 只是遵從傳統的吩咐.

29:14 therefore look, I am again doing something spectacular and a spectacle with this spectacular people. And the wisdom of its wise men shall perish, and the discernment of its discerning ones shall keep itself hidden.”
因此, 看哪！我要再向這子民施行奇事, 就是奇妙又奇妙的事; 他們智慧人的智慧必要消沒, 他們聰明人的聰明必被隱藏. ”

29:15 Ah! Those who make a plan deep, to hide it from Yahweh, and their deeds are in a dark place. And they say, “Who sees us? And who knows us?”
那些向耶和華深藏謀略的人, 有禍了！他們在暗中行事, 說: “誰看見我們? 誰知道我們? ”

29:16 Your perversity! As if a potter shall be regarded as the clay! That the product of its maker says, “He did not make me,” and the thing made into shape says of its potter, “He has no understanding.”
你們顛倒事理了！窯匠怎能被看作泥土呢? 被造的怎能對造它的說: “他沒有造我”? 製成品怎可對製成它的說: “他不聰明”?

29:17 In a very little while shall not Lebanon change into a fruitful land, and the fruitful land be regarded as a forest?
不是還有一點點的時候, 黎巴嫩就要變為肥田, 肥田就要被看為樹林嗎?

29:18 And on that day, the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of gloom and darkness.
到那日, 聾子必聽見這書卷上的話; 瞎子的眼, 必在迷蒙黑暗中也能看見.

29:19 And the meek have joy after joy in Yahweh, and the needy of the people shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel.
困苦的必因耶和華增添喜樂; 貧窮的人必因以色列的聖者而快樂.

29:20 For the tyrant shall be no more, and the scoffer shall come to an end. And all those lying in wait for evil shall be cut off;
因為強暴人歸於無有, 好譏笑人的必被滅絕; 所有意圖行惡的, 必被剪除.

29:21 those who mislead a person into sin with a word and set a trap for the arbitrator in the gate and guide away the righteous by emptiness.
他們只用一句話就定了人的罪, 又設下網羅來陷害城門口那執行裁判的, 用毫無根據的事屈枉義人.

29:22 Therefore Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, says this to the house of Jacob: “Jacob will no longer be ashamed, and his face will no longer grow pale.
因此, 曾經救贖亞伯拉罕的耶和華, 論到雅各家時, 這樣說: “雅各今後必不再羞愧, 他的臉容也不再變為蒼白,

29:23 For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will treat my name as holy, and they will treat the holy one of Jacob as holy, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
因為他看見了他的子孫在他中間, 就是我手所作的. 他們必尊我的名為聖, 必尊雅各的聖者為聖, 也必敬畏以色列的神.

29:24 And those who err in spirit will acquire understanding, and those who grumble will learn instruction.
那些心中迷惑的, 必明白真理, 那些發怨言的, 必接受教訓. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 30

30:1 “Oh rebellious children!” declares Yahweh, “to make a plan, but not from me, and pour out a libation, but not from my Spirit, so as to add sin to sin.
耶和華說: “這些悖逆的兒女有禍了！他們實行計謀, 卻不是出於我的意思, 他們結盟, 卻不是出於我的靈, 以致罪上加罪.

30:2 Who go to go down to Egypt, but they do not ask of my mouth, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt.
他們起程下埃及去, 並沒有求問我, 卻要在法老的保護下, 作避難處, 投靠在埃及的蔭庇下.

30:3 And the protection of Pharaoh shall be shame to you, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, humiliation.
因此, 法老的保護必成為你們的羞恥, 投靠在埃及的蔭庇下, 變成你們的恥辱.

30:4 For his officials are at Zoan, and his envoys reach to Hanes.
他們的領袖雖然已在瑣安, 他們的使臣雖然已到達哈內斯,

30:5 Everyone will start to stink because of a people that cannot profit them, not for help and not for profiting, but for shame and also for disgrace.”
但他們都必因那對於他們毫無利益的人民而蒙羞, 那人民帶來的不是幫助或益處, 而是羞恥和凌辱. ”

30:6 An oracle of the animals of the Negev: Through a land of trouble and distress, of lioness and lion, among them are snake and flying serpent; they carry their wealth on the backs of male donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit them.
以下是論南地野獸的默示: 他們把財富馱在驢駒的背上, 把寶物馱在駱駝的峰上, 經過艱難困苦之地, 就是公獅,母獅,蝮蛇和會飛的火蛇出沒的地方, 到一個對他們毫無益處的民族那裡去.

30:7 For Egyptians help with vanity and emptiness, therefore I have called this one “Rahab, they are sitting.”
埃及的幫助是徒然的, 是虛幻的, 因此我稱它為“坐而不動的拉哈伯”.

30:8 Now go, write it on a tablet with them, and inscribe it on a scroll, that it may be for the time to come, forever, forever.
現在你去, 在他們面前把這話刻在版上, 記在書卷上, 作日後的證據, 直到永永遠遠.

30:9 For it is a people of rebellion, deceitful children, children who are not willing to hear the instruction of Yahweh,
因為這是悖逆的子民, 不忠心的兒女, 不肯聽從耶和華教導的兒女.

30:10 who say to those who do see, “You must not see!” and to the seers, “You must not see truth for us; speak smooth things to us, see illusions,
他們對先見說: “你們不要再看異象！”又對先知說: “你們不要再向我說真確的預言！倒要向我說動聽的話, 預言虛幻的事吧！

30:11 turn aside from the way, turn aside from the path, put an end to the holy one of Israel from our face.”
你們要離開正道, 轉離義路, 不要在我們面前再提以色列的聖者了！”

30:12 Therefore the holy one of Israel says this: “Because you are rejecting this word and you trust in oppression and cunning and you rely on it,
因此, 以色列的聖者這樣說: “因為你們棄絕了這話, 反而信賴欺壓和乖僻的手段, 更以此為倚靠,

30:13 therefore this iniquity shall come for you like a breach about to fall, bulging out on a high wall that breaks suddenly, in an instant.
所以這罪孽對於你們, 必像一道有了裂縫, 且凸了出來, 快要倒塌的高牆, 在頃刻之間, 就突然倒塌.

30:14 And he breaks it like a vessel of a potter breaks, that is crushed; he has no compassion, and no potsherd is found among its fragments to take fire from the hearth, or to skim water from the cistern.”
它的倒塌好像窯匠的瓦器破碎一般, 毫不顧惜被徹底粉碎, 甚至在碎塊中找不到一塊, 可以用來從爐裡取火, 或從池中舀水. ”

30:15 For the Lord Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, said this: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; your strength shall be in quietness and in trust.” But you were not willing,
因為主耶和華以色列的聖者這樣說: “你們得救在於悔改和安息, 你們得力在於平靜和信靠. ”但你們竟不願意.

30:16 and you said, “No! For we will flee on horses!” Therefore you shall flee! And, “We will ride on swift horses!” Therefore your pursuers shall be swift!
你們卻說: “不！我們要騎馬奔跑. ”所以你們真的要逃跑; 你們又說: “我們要騎快馬. ”所以那些追趕你們的, 也必快速！

30:17 One thousand because of a threat of one, because of a threat of five you shall flee, until you are left like a flagstaff on top of a mountain, and like a signal on a hill.
一個敵人就可以威嚇你們一千個人, 若五個敵人威嚇你們, 你們都要逃跑了！以致你們所剩下的, 必孤立如同山頂上的旗杆, 岡陵上的旗幟.

30:18 Therefore Yahweh waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he will rise up to show you mercy, for Yahweh is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
因此, 耶和華必等候要恩待你們; 他必興起來憐憫你們, 因為耶和華是公義的神. 等候他的, 都是有福的.

30:19 For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem, you will surely not weep. Surely he will be gracious to you; when he hears the sound of your cry, he will answer you.
錫安的人民,耶路撒冷的居民哪！你們必不再哭泣. 他必因你哀求的聲音恩待你; 他聽見的時候, 就必應允你.

30:20 And the Lord will give you the bread of distress and the water of oppression, but your teachers will not hide themselves any longer. And your eyes shall see your teachers.
主雖然以艱難給你們當食物, 以困迫給你們當水, 但你的教師必不再隱藏; 你必親眼看見你的教師.

30:21 And your ears shall hear a word from behind you, saying, “this is the way; walk in it,” when you go to your right and when you go to your left.
每當你偏左或偏右的時候, 你必聽見後面有聲音說: “這是正路, 要行在其中！”

30:22 And you will defile the plating of your silver idols and the covering of your gold image. You will scatter them like contaminated things; you will say to it, “Filth!”
你要拋棄你那些包著銀的雕像和鍍了金的鑄像, 如同污穢之物一般拋棄它們, 又對它們說: “去吧！”

30:23 And he will give rain for your seed with which you sow the ground, and grain, the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and fertile. On that day, your cattle will graze in broad pastures;
你撒在地裡的種子, 主必降雨在其上, 並且使你地裡所出產的糧食, 既豐盛又肥美. 到那日, 你的牲畜必在寬闊的草場上吃草.

30:24 and the oxen and the donkeys that till the ground will eat fodder, sorrel that has been winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.
耕地的牛和驢駒必吃加鹽的飼料, 就是用鏟和叉所揚淨的.

30:25 And there will be streams on every high mountain and elevated hill, watercourses of water, on a day of great slaughter, when towers fall.
在大行殺戮的日子, 高臺倒塌的時候, 各高山岡陵都必有溪水湧流.

30:26 And the light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, like the light of seven days, on the day when Yahweh binds up the breakage of his people, and he heals the wound of his blow.
耶和華包紮他子民的傷口, 醫治他們傷痕的日子, 月亮的光必像太陽的光; 太陽的光必增加七倍, 像七日的光一樣.

30:27 Look! The name of Yahweh comes from afar, burning with his anger and heaviness of cloud. His lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is like a devouring fire.
看哪！耶和華的名從遠方而來, 他的怒氣燒起, 濃煙上騰; 他的嘴唇充滿忿怒, 他的舌頭像吞滅的火.

30:28 And his breath is like an overflowing river; it reaches up to the neck to shake the nations with the sieve of worthlessness; and a bridle that leads astray is on the jawbones of the peoples.
他的氣息如漲溢的河水, 直漲到頸項, 並要用毀滅的篩把列國篩淨, 又在眾民口中放入使人步向滅亡的嚼環.

30:29 You shall have a song as in the night when a holy festival is kept, and a gladness of heart like one who goes with the flute, to go to the mountain of Yahweh, to the rock of Israel.
你們卻必歌唱, 好像守聖節的夜間一樣; 你們必心裡喜樂, 好像吹著笛行走的人, 必上耶和華的山, 到以色列的磐石那裡.

30:30 And Yahweh will cause the majesty of his voice to be heard, and he will cause the descent of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and a rainstorm and stones of hail.
耶和華必使人聽見他威嚴的聲音, 在烈怒,吞滅一切火燄,大雨,暴風和冰雹之中, 又使人看見他那降下來的膀臂.

30:31 Indeed, Assyria will be shattered by the voice of Yahweh; he strikes with the rod.
亞述人必因耶和華的聲音驚惶; 耶和華要用杖擊打他們.

30:32 And every stroke of the staff of foundation that Yahweh lays will be on it with timbrels and lyres, and he will fight against it with battles of brandishing.
耶和華必把刑罰的杖加在他們身上, 每打一下, 都有擊鼓和彈琴的聲音; 耶和華在爭戰的時候, 必揮動著手與他們爭戰.

30:33 For Topheth has been prepared from yesterday; indeed, it is made ready for the king. He makes its pile of wood deep and wide; he makes fire and wood abundant. The breath of Yahweh burns in it like a stream of sulfur.
因為陀斐特那燒著的火早已安排好了, 是為君王預備的, 又深又寬; 其中所堆的, 是火和許多的柴; 耶和華的氣像一股硫磺火, 把它燃點起來.

Isaiah - Chapter 31

31:1 Ah! Those who go down to Egypt for help! They rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very numerous, and they do not look to the holy one of Israel, and they do not consult Yahweh.
那些下埃及求幫助, 倚靠馬匹, 倚靠眾多戰車, 依靠十分強壯的馬兵, 卻不仰望以色列的聖者, 也不求問耶和華的, 有禍了！

31:2 And indeed, he is wise, and he brings disaster, and he does not remove his words, and he will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of workers of iniquity.
耶和華是智慧的, 他必降下災禍, 決不收回自己的話, 卻要起來攻擊作惡者之家, 又攻擊那些助人作孽的.

31:3 And the Egyptians are human and not God, and their horses are flesh and not spirit. And Yahweh stretches out his hand, and the helper will stumble, and the one being helped will fall, and together all of them will come to an end.
埃及人是人, 並不是神; 他們的馬匹是血肉, 並不是靈; 耶和華一伸手, 那幫助人的就絆倒, 那受幫助的也必仆倒, 並且一同滅亡.

31:4 For Yahweh said this to me: “As which a lion growls and a young lion over its prey when a full group of shepherds is called against him, it is not terrified by their voice, and to their noise it does not respond, so Yahweh of hosts will come down to fight upon Mount Zion and upon its hill.
因為耶和華對我這樣說: “獅子和少壯獅子怎樣因捕獲獵物而咆哮, 雖然召集了許多的牧人來攻擊牠們, 牠們並不因他們的聲音而驚慌, 也不因他們的喧嚷而蹲伏; 照樣, 萬軍之耶和華必降臨在錫安山和它的岡陵上爭戰. ”

31:5 Like birds flying overhead, so Yahweh of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; he will pass over and rescue it.
雀鳥怎樣搧翅護雛, 萬軍之耶和華也必照樣保護耶路撒冷, 他必保護和拯救, 他必越過和搭救.

31:6 Turn back to the one against whom the sons of Israel have made deep rebellion.
以色列人哪！你們是要回轉, 歸向那曾被你們徹底背棄的耶和華.

31:7 For on that day, each one will reject his idols of silver and his idols of gold which your hands have made in sin for you.
到那日, 各人都必拋棄自己的金偶像和銀偶像, 就是你們親手所做, 把自己陷在罪中的.

31:8 And Assyria shall fall by a sword not of a man, and a sword not of a human shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be put to forced labor.
亞述人必倒在刀下, 不是人的刀; 必有刀把他們吞滅, 也不是人的刀. 他們必不能逃避刀劍, 他們的年輕人必作苦工.

31:9 And his rock will pass over because of terror, and his officers will be terrified because of the flag,” declares Yahweh, who has a fire in Zion and has a furnace in Jerusalem.
他們的磐石必因驚慌而挪去, 他們的領袖必因見到以色列的旗幟而驚惶. 這是那有火在錫安, 有爐在耶路撒冷的耶和華說的.

Isaiah - Chapter 32

32:1 See, a king will rule according to righteousness, and princes will rule according to justice.
看哪！必有一王憑公義執政, 必有眾領袖按公平治理.

32:2 And each one will be like a hiding place from the wind and a covering from the rainstorm, like streams of water in a dry region, like the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
必有一人像避風所, 和避暴雨的隱密處, 像乾旱之地的溪水, 又像疲乏之地的磐石陰影.

32:3 And the eyes of those who see will not gaze, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
那時, 能看見事物者的眼睛, 必不再昏暗; 能聽到事物者的耳朵, 必然傾聽.

32:4 And the minds of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongues of stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
性急者的心必明白知識, 口吃者的舌頭必說話清楚.

32:5 A fool will no longer be called noble, and a scoundrel will not be said to be eminent.
愚頑人不再被稱為高尚, 惡棍也不再被稱為大方.

32:6 For a fool speaks folly, and his mind does iniquity: to behave wickedly, and to speak error concerning Yahweh, to leave the throat of the hungry empty, and he deprives the thirsty of drink.
因為愚頑人說的是愚頑話, 他心裡所想的是罪孽, 慣行褻瀆神的事, 說錯謬的話攻擊耶和華, 使飢餓的人仍空著肚子, 使口渴的人仍無水可喝.

32:7 And a scoundrel, his weapons are evil; he plans evil devices to ruin the poor with words of deception even when the speech of the needy is right.
至於惡棍, 他的手段是邪惡的, 他圖謀惡計, 用虛假的言語毀滅困苦的人, 即使在窮乏人講公理的時候, 他也是這樣.

32:8 But the nobleman plans noble things, and he stands upon noble things.
高尚的人卻籌謀高尚的事, 他也必堅持這些高尚的事.

32:9 Women who are at ease, rise up; hear my voice! Carefree daughters, listen to my word!
安逸的婦女啊！你們要起來, 聽我的聲音; 無憂無慮的女子啊！你們要側耳聽我的話.

32:10 In a year you will tremble, carefree ones, for the vintage will come to an end; the harvest will not come.
無憂無慮的女子啊！再過一年多, 你們就必受困擾, 因為沒有葡萄可摘, 收禾稼的日子也沒有來.

32:11 Tremble, you who are at ease; tremble, carefree ones; strip, and strip yourself, and gird yourself on your loins,
安逸的婦女啊！你們要受震驚. 無憂無慮的女子啊！你們要受困擾了, 脫去衣服, 赤著身子, 以麻布束腰吧.

32:12 mourning over breasts, over fields of delight, over the fruitful vine,
你們要為美好的田地和多結果子的葡萄樹搥胸哀哭.

32:13 over the soil of my people. It goes up in thorns and briers, indeed over all of the houses of joy in the jubilant city.
也為那些在我子民的土地上長起來的荊棘和蒺藜而哀哭, 為那歡樂的城和所有快樂的房屋, 也是這樣.

32:14 For the palace will be forsaken, the crowded city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become a cave forever, the joy of wild asses, a pasture for flocks.
因為宮殿必被丟棄, 熱鬧的城市也被撇下, 山岡和守望樓必永遠成為洞穴, 作了野驢喜歡的地方和羊群的草場.

32:15 Until a spirit is poured out on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is reckoned as the forest.
等到聖靈從高處傾倒在我們身上, 曠野變為肥田, 肥田被看為樹林的時候,

32:16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness will live in the fruitful field.
公平就必居在曠野中, 公義必住在肥田裡.

32:17 And the work of righteousness will be peace, and the work of righteousness, quietness and security forever.
公義的果效必是平安, 公義的效驗必是平靜與安穩, 直到永遠.

32:18 And my people will dwell in a settlement of peace and in a dwelling place of security and in undisturbed resting places.
那時, 我的子民必住在平安的居所, 安穩的住處, 不受騷擾的安息之處.

32:19 And it hails when the forest comes down, and the city will become low in humiliation.
但在敵人的國土中, 必有冰雹降下, 打倒他們的樹林, 他們的城必被夷平.

32:20 Happy are you who sow by all waters, who let the foot of the ox and the donkey go free.
你們這些在各水邊撒種, 又使牛驢隨意走動的, 是多麼有福啊！

Isaiah - Chapter 33

33:1 Ah, destroyer, and yourself not destroyed! And treacherous one, and no one has dealt treacherously with him! When you cease destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop dealing treacherously, one will deal treacherously with you.
你這毀滅人, 自己卻不被毀滅的; 你這行事詭詐, 別人倒不以詭詐待你的, 有禍了！你剛停止毀滅人的時候, 自己就要被毀滅; 你剛停止行詭詐的時候, 別人就必以詭詐待你.

33:2 Yahweh, be gracious to us, we wait for you. Be our arm in the mornings, indeed our salvation in the time of trouble.
耶和華啊！求你施恩給我們; 我們等候你. 每天早晨, 願你作我們的膀臂, 在遭難的時候, 作我們的拯救.

33:3 At the sound of tumult, peoples fled; because of your exaltation, nations scattered.
喧嚷的聲音一發, 眾民必逃跑; 你一興起, 列國就四散.

33:4 And your spoil is gathered, as the gathering of the locust, as a swarm of locusts storming on it.
列國啊！你們所擄掠的必被收取, 像螞蚱收取禾稼一樣; 蝗蟲怎樣為食物忙碌走動, 人也怎樣在擄物上忙亂.

33:5 Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high; he filled Zion with justice and righteousness,
耶和華必被尊崇, 因為他居住在高天; 他必以公平與公義充滿錫安.

33:6 and he will be the security of your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is his treasure.
他是你一生一世的保障,豐盛的救恩,智慧和知識; 敬畏耶和華就是你的至寶.

33:7 Look! Their heroes cry out in the street; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
看哪！他們的勇士在街上呼叫; 和平的使者在痛苦哭泣.

33:8 Highways are deserted; the traveler on the road ceases. One breaks a treaty, he rejects the cities, he does not hold man in high regard.
大路荒涼, 過路的人絕跡; 敵人背約, 藐視約章, 不尊重任何人.

33:9 The land mourns; it languishes. Lebanon feels abashed; it withers. Sharon is like the desert, and Bashan and Carmel are losing their leaves.
大地悲哀衰殘, 黎巴嫩羞慚枯乾; 沙崙好像荒原, 巴珊和迦密的樹木凋零.

33:10 “Now I will arise,” says Yahweh. “Now I will lift myself up proudly; now I will raise myself.
耶和華說: “現在我要起來, 現在我要興起, 現在我要被人尊崇.

33:11 You conceive dry grass, you bring forth stubble; your breath is a fire; it will consume you.
你們所懷的是糠秕, 所生的是碎秸; 我的氣息必像火一般吞滅你們.

33:12 And the peoples will be burning to lime— they are burned like thorns that have been cut down in the fire.
眾民必像燃燒的石灰, 又像被割下的荊棘, 在火中焚燒.

33:13 You who are far away, hear what I have done; and you who are near, know my might!”
遠方的人哪！你們要聽我所作的事; 近處的人哪！你們要承認我的大能. ”

33:14 Sinners are afraid in Zion; trembling has seized the godless: “Who of us can live with devouring fire? Who of us can live with everlasting consuming hearths?”
在錫安的罪人都恐懼; 戰兢抓住了不敬虔的人: “我們中間誰能與吞滅一切的火同住呢? 我們中間誰能與不斷燃燒的火同住呢? ”

33:15 He who walks in righteousness and speaks uprightness, who rejects the gain of extortion, who refuses a bribe, who stops up his ears from hearing bloodshed and shuts his eyes from seeing evil.
那行事公義, 說話正直, 拒絕不義的財利, 搖手不受賄賂, 塞耳不聽血腥的事, 閉眼不看邪惡的事的,

33:16 That one will live on the heights; the fortresses of rocks will be his refuge. His food will be given; his waters will endure.
這樣的人必居住在高處, 他的保障必在堅固的磐石上, 他的糧食必有供應, 他的水源永不斷絕.

33:17 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty; they will see a distant land.
你必親眼看見王的榮美, 必看見遼闊之地.

33:18 Your mind will meditate on the terror: “Where is the one who counted? Where is the one who weighed out? Where is the one who counted the towers?”
你的心必默想已往的恐懼, 說: “那記數目的在哪裡? 那稱貢銀的在哪裡? 那數點城樓的在哪裡呢? ”

33:19 You will not see the insolent people, the people whose language is too obscure to understand, whose stammering of tongue cannot be understood.
你必不再見那強暴的民了, 就是那說話深奧, 難以明白, 舌頭結巴, 難以聽懂的民.

33:20 Look on Zion, the city of our appointed festivals! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed settlement, a tent that is not moved. No one will ever pull out its tent pegs, and none of its ropes will be torn in two.
你要看著錫安, 就是我們舉行制定節期的城, 你必看見耶路撒冷, 是一個安全的居所, 一個不挪移的帳幕, 它的橛子永不會拔起來, 它的繩索也不會扯斷.

33:21 Rather, there Yahweh will be mighty for us, a place of rivers and broad streams, a galley ship with oars cannot go in it, and a mighty ship cannot pass through it.
在那裡, 威嚴的耶和華必作我們江河寬渠溢流之地. 必沒有盪槳搖櫓的船隻能在其上往來, 威武的戰船也不能經過.

33:22 For Yahweh is our judge; Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king; he is the one who will save us.
因為耶和華是我們的審判者, 耶和華是我們的立法者, 耶和華是我們的君王, 他必拯救我們.

33:23 Your riggings hang slack; they do not hold the base of their mast firm, they do not spread out the sail. Then the prey of spoil in abundance will be divided; the lame will take plunder.
現在你的繩索雖然鬆開, 不能綁緊桅杆, 也不能揚起帆來, 但到那時, 許多擄物必被你們瓜分, 甚至瘸腿的也能把掠物掠去.

33:24 And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; the people who live in it, their iniquity will be taken away.
以色列的居民必不再說: “我有病”; 因為在其中居住的, 罪孽必得赦免.

Isaiah - Chapter 34

34:1 Come near, nations, to hear; and peoples, listen attentively! Let the earth hear, and that which fills it; the world and all its offspring.
列國啊, 要近前來聽！眾民哪, 要留心聽！地和地上所充滿的, 世界和其中所出的一切, 都要聽！

34:2 For the anger of Yahweh is against all the nations, and his wrath is against all their armies; he has put them under a ban, he has given them up for slaughter.
因為耶和華向列國發怒, 向他們所有的軍隊發烈怒, 要把他們滅盡, 要把他們交出來受屠殺.

34:3 And their slain shall be cast out; as for their corpses, their stench shall go up. And the mountains shall melt with their blood,
他們被殺的必被拋棄在外面, 屍體的臭氣上騰, 眾山都被他們的血所溶化.

34:4 and all the host of heaven shall rot. And the skies shall roll up like a scroll, and all their host shall wither like the withering of a leaf from a vine, or like the withering from a fig tree.
天上的萬象都必消殘; 天也像書卷一般被捲起, 所有星宿也必衰殘, 像葡萄樹的葉子衰殘一樣, 又像無花果樹的葉子凋落一樣.

34:5 When my sword is drenched in the heavens, look! It will descend upon Edom, and upon the people of my ban, for judgment.
因為我的刀在天上已經喝足了, 看哪！它要落在以東, 以及我決定要滅絕的民身上, 為要施行審判.

34:6 Yahweh has a sword; it is full of blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams, for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
耶和華的刀染滿了血, 這刀因脂肪,羊羔和公山羊的血, 以及公綿羊腰子的脂肪而滋潤, 因為耶和華在波斯拉有殺牲獻祭的事, 在以東地有大屠殺.

34:7 And wild oxen shall go down with them, and steers with strong bulls. And their land shall be drenched with blood, and their soil shall be fattened with fat.
野牛,牛犢與壯牛要與他們一同倒下, 他們的地喝足了血, 他們的塵土因脂肪而肥潤.

34:8 For Yahweh has a day of vengeance, a year of retribution for the strife of Zion.
因為耶和華有報仇的日子, 為錫安的案件, 必有報應之年.

34:9 And its streams shall be changed to pitch and its soil to sulfur, and its land shall become like burning pitch.
以東的河水都要變成石油, 它的塵土必變成硫磺, 它的地土要變成燒著的石油,

34:10 Night and day it shall not be quenched; its smoke shall go up forever. From generation to generation it shall be in ruins; forever and ever there will be no one who passes through her.
晝夜不熄, 煙氣永遠上騰, 並且必世世代代變為荒涼, 永永遠遠無人經過.

34:11 But the large bird and the hedgehog shall take possession of it, and the owl and the raven shall live in it. And he shall stretch the measuring line of confusion out over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.
但鵜鶘與箭豬要佔據那地, 貓頭鷹和烏鴉必住在其中. 耶和華必把空虛的準繩,混沌的線鉈, 拉在其上.

34:12 Its nobles—but no kingdom is there—shall call, and all its princes shall be nothing.
它的顯貴一個也沒有了, 以致不能稱為一國, 所有的領袖也沒有了.

34:13 And thorns shall go up her citadel fortress, weeds and thistle plants in her fortresses; and it shall be the settlement of jackals, green grass for the daughters of an ostrich.
以東的宮殿必長荊棘, 它的堡壘必長蒺藜和刺草; 它要作野狗的住處, 作鴕鳥的居所.

34:14 And desert creatures shall meet with hyenas, and a goat-demon shall call to his neighbor; surely there Lilith shall repose, and she shall find a resting place for herself.
曠野的走獸必與豺狼相遇, 野山羊必呼喊牠的同伴; 連夜間的怪物也必在那裡棲身, 為自己尋找休息的地方.

34:15 There the owl shall nest and lay and hatch and care for her chicks in her shadow; surely there the birds of prey shall be gathered, each one with her mate.
箭蛇要在那裡築窩,下蛋,孵蛋, 並且聚子在牠的陰影下; 鷂鷹也各與自己的伴偶, 聚集在那裡.

34:16 Seek from the book of Yahweh and read; none of these shall be missing; none shall miss her mate. For my mouth is the one that has commanded, and his spirit is the one that has gathered them.
你們要查考和閱讀耶和華的書卷; 這些都無一缺少, 也沒有一個是沒有伴偶的, 因為他的口已吩咐了, 他的靈已把牠們聚集.

34:17 And he is the one that has cast the lot for them, and his hand has apportioned it to them with the measuring line; they shall take possession of it forever, they shall live in it from generation to generation.
他也為牠們抽籤, 他的手用準繩給牠們分地; 牠們必永遠得著那地, 也要世世代代住在其中.

Isaiah - Chapter 35

35:1 Wilderness and dry land shall be glad, and desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus.
曠野和乾旱之地必歡喜; 沙漠要快樂, 又像番紅花一般開花,

35:2 It shall blossom abundantly, and it shall rejoice indeed with rejoicing and exulting. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They are the ones who shall see the glory of Yahweh, the majesty of our God.
必茂盛地開花, 大大快樂, 並且歡呼. 黎巴嫩的榮耀,迦密和沙崙的華美也賜給它; 人們必看見耶和華的榮耀,我們神的華美.

35:3 Strengthen the weak hands and make the staggering knees firm.
你們要堅固無力的手, 穩固搖動的膝.

35:4 Say to those who are hasty of heart, “Be strong; you must not fear! Look! your God will come with vengeance, with divine retribution. He is the one who will come and save you.”
又對那些憂心的人說: “你們要剛強, 不要懼怕. 看哪！你們的神, 他要來報仇, 來施行報應, 他必來拯救你們. ”

35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be opened.
那時, 瞎子的眼必打開, 聾子的耳必暢通.

35:6 Then the lame shall leap like the deer, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing for joy, for waters shall break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
那時, 瘸子必像鹿一般跳躍, 啞巴的舌頭必大聲歡呼; 曠野必湧出大水, 沙漠必流出江河.

35:7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Her resting place is in a settlement of jackals; the grass shall become like reeds and rushes.
灼熱的沙地必變為水池, 乾旱之地必變成泉源; 在野狗的住處, 就是牠們躺臥之處, 必成為青草,蘆葦和蒲草生長的地方.

35:8 And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness. The unclean shall not travel through it, but it is for them, he who walks on the way; and fools shall not wander about.
那裡必有一條大路, 要稱為“聖路”; 不潔淨的人不能經過, 那是為那些行走正路的人預備的; 愚昧的人不會在路上留連.

35:9 No lion shall be there, and no ferocious wild beast shall go up it. It shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there.
那裡必沒有獅子, 猛獸也不會上去, 在那裡必遇不見牠們;

35:10 And the ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and they shall come to Zion with rejoicing. And everlasting joy shall be on their head; joy and gladness shall overtake them, and sorrow and sighing shall flee.
只有蒙救贖的人必歸回, 必歡呼地來到錫安; 永遠的喜樂必臨到他們的頭上; 他們必得著歡喜和快樂, 憂愁和歎息都必逃跑了.

Isaiah - Chapter 36

36:1 And this happened: In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria went up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and he captured them.
希西家王十四年, 亞述王西拿基立上來攻擊猶大所有的堅固城, 並且把城攻取.

36:2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a large army, and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway of the field of the washer.
亞述王從拉吉差派拉伯沙基, 帶領大軍往耶路撒冷, 到希西家王那裡去. 他站在上池的水溝旁, 就是在往漂布地之大路上的時候,

36:3 And Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, came out to him, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the reminder.
希勒家的兒子管家以利亞敬,書記舍伯那和亞薩的兒子史官約亞, 都出來見他.

36:4 And Rabshakeh said to them, “Now say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What is this confidence in which you trust?
拉伯沙基對他們說: “你們去對希西家說: ‘亞述大王這樣說: 你所倚靠的算得是甚麼倚靠呢?

36:5 I said, ‘Only a word of lips! War has power and a plan!’ Now, in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
我說: 你打仗所用的謀略和能力, 不過是虛話罷了. 你到底倚靠誰, 以致你背叛我呢?

36:6 Look, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, which if a man leans on it, goes into his hand and bores through it! Such is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all those who trust in him.
看哪！你所倚靠的埃及, 是那壓傷的蘆葦杖; 人若倚靠它, 它就會插進他的手, 把手刺透. 埃及王法老對所有倚靠他的人, 也是這樣.

36:7 And if you say to me, ‘We trust in Yahweh our God,’ was it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed? And he said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall bow down in the presence of this altar.’ ”
你若對我說: 我們倚靠耶和華我們的神, 這神所有的邱壇和祭壇豈不是都給希西家廢去了, 他還對猶大和耶路撒冷的人說: 你們只要在這祭壇面前敬拜嗎?

36:8 And now please make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, that is, if you are able put riders for yourself on them!
現在你可以與我的主人亞述王打賭: 我給你二千匹馬, 看你這一方面能否派出足夠騎馬的人來.

36:9 But how can you drive back one governor among the least of my master’s servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
若不能, 你怎能擊退我主的臣僕中最小的軍長呢? 你竟倚靠埃及的戰車和馬兵嗎?

36:10 And now was it without Yahweh that I have come up against this land to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, “Go up against this land and destroy it!” ’ ”
現在, 我上來攻打這地, 要把這地毀滅, 豈沒有耶和華的意思嗎? 耶和華曾對我說: 你要上去攻打這地, 把它毀滅. ’”

36:11 And Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we can understand it, and you must not speak to us in Judean in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
以利亞敬,舍伯那和約亞對拉伯沙基說: “請你用亞蘭語對你的僕人說話, 因為我們聽得懂; 不要用猶大語對我們說話, 免得城牆上的人民聽見. ”

36:12 But Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me to speak these words to your masters and you? Was it not for the people who sit on the wall, to eat their dung and drink their urine with you?”
但拉伯沙基說: “我主差派我來, 只是對你和你的主說這些話嗎? 不也是對那些坐在城牆上, 要和你們一同吃自己的糞,喝自己的尿的人說嗎? ”

36:13 Then Rabshakeh stood and called in a great voice in Judean and said, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
於是拉伯沙基站著, 用猶大語大聲呼喊說: “你們要聽亞述大王的話,

36:14 Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you!
王這樣說: ‘你們不要被希西家欺騙了, 因為他決不能拯救你們;

36:15 And do not let Hezekiah make you rely on Yahweh, saying, “Surely Yahweh will deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria!”
也不要給希西家說服你們倚靠耶和華, 說: 耶和華必定拯救我們, 這城也必不交在亞述王的手中. ’

36:16 You must not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria: “Make a blessing with me, and come out to me, and each one will eat from his vine and from his fig tree and drink water from his cistern,
不要聽希西家的話, 因為亞述王這樣說: ‘你們要與我和好, 出來向我投降, 這樣各人就可以吃自己葡萄樹和無花果樹的果子, 也可以喝自己井裡的水;

36:17 until I come and take you to a land like your land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards,
等到我來的時候, 就會把你們領到一個與你們本地一樣的地方; 就是一個有五穀和新酒的地方, 一個有糧食和葡萄園的地方.

36:18 lest Hezekiah mislead you, saying, ‘Yahweh will save us!’ Did the gods of the nations each save his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
你們要小心, 免得希西家慫恿你們說: 耶和華必拯救我們. 列國的神有哪一位曾拯救自己的國土脫離亞述王的手呢?

36:19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
哈馬和亞珥拔的神在哪裡呢? 西法瓦音的神在哪裡呢? 他們曾拯救撒瑪利亞脫離我的手嗎?

36:20 Who are there among all the gods of these countries who have saved their land from my hand, that Yahweh should save Jerusalem from my hand?” ’ ”
這些國所有的神中, 有哪一位曾拯救自己的國土脫離我的手呢? 難道耶和華能拯救耶路撒冷脫離我的手嗎? ’”

36:21 But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the command of the king was, “You must not answer him.”
眾人都默不作聲, 一句話也沒有回答他, 因為王的吩咐說: “不要回答他. ”

36:22 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the palace, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the reminder, came to Hezekiah with torn garments and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
於是希勒家的兒子管家以利亞敬,書記舍伯那和亞薩的兒子史官約亞, 都撕裂衣服, 來到希西家面前, 把拉伯沙基的話告訴了他.

Isaiah - Chapter 37

37:1 And this happened: When King Hezekiah heard, he tore his garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the temple of Yahweh.
希西家王聽見了, 就撕裂衣服, 披上麻布, 進了耶和華的殿.

37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth to Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet.
他差派管家以利亞敬,書記舍伯那和祭司中的長老, 都披上麻布, 去見亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知.

37:3 And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the cervical opening, and there is no strength to give birth.
他們對他說: “希西家這樣說: ‘今日是急難,責罰和凌辱的日子, 就像嬰孩快要出生的時候, 卻沒有氣力生出來一樣.

37:4 Maybe Yahweh your God heard the words of Rabshakeh whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to taunt the living God, and he will rebuke the words that Yahweh your God hears. And you must lift up a prayer for the benefit of the remnant that is found.’ ”
也許耶和華你的神聽見拉伯沙基的話, 就是他的主人亞述王派他來辱罵永活的神的話; 耶和華你的神會因他所聽見的話斥責他; 因此, 求你為餘剩下來的人獻上禱告. ’”

37:5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
希西家王的臣僕就去見以賽亞,

37:6 Isaiah said to them, “You must say this to your master: ‘Thus says Yahweh: “You must not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
以賽亞對他們說: “要對你們的主人這樣說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 你不要因為聽見亞述王的僕人褻瀆我的話而害怕.

37:7 Look! I am about to put a spirit in him so that he shall hear a rumor and he shall return to his land, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his land.” ’ ”
看哪！我必使靈進入他裡面, 以致他聽見風聲就歸回本地; 我必使他在那裡倒在刀下. ’”

37:8 And Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that he had left from Lachish.
拉伯沙基回去的時候, 正遇見亞述王攻打立拿; 原來他早已聽聞亞述王拔營離開了拉吉.

37:9 Now he heard concerning Tirhakah the king of Cush, saying, “He has set out to fight against you.” When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
亞述王聽到關於古實王特哈加的報告說: “他出來要與你爭戰”; 亞述王聽見了, 就差派使者去見希西家, 說:

37:10 “You shall say this to Hezekiah, king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust in him deceive you by saying, “Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
“你們要對猶大王希西家這樣說: 不要給你所倚靠的神欺騙你說: 耶路撒冷必不交在亞述王的手裡.

37:11 Look! you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands to destroy them, and you—shall you be delivered?
你必定聽過亞述列王向列國所行的, 就是把她們完全毀滅, 難道你還有救嗎?

37:12 Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed deliver them—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the sons of Eden who were in Telassar?
我列祖所毀滅的國, 有歌撒,哈蘭,利色和在提．拉撒的伊甸人, 這些國的神曾拯救她們嗎?

37:13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?’ ”
哈馬的王,亞珥拔的王,西法瓦音城的王,希拿和以瓦的王, 現在都在哪裡呢? ”

37:14 And Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread it out before the presence of Yahweh.
希西家從使者手裡接過信卷, 讀完了, 就上耶和華的殿, 在耶和華面前把信卷展開.

37:15 And Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying,
希西家向耶和華禱告說:

37:16 “Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel who is enthroned on the cherubim, you are the one, God by yourself, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you are the one who made the heavens and the earth.
“萬軍之耶和華, 以色列的神, 坐在二基路伯中間的啊！唯獨你是地上萬國的神; 你創造了天地.

37:17 Yahweh, extend your ear and hear! Yahweh, open your eyes and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to taunt the living God!
耶和華啊, 求你側耳而聽！耶和華啊, 求你開眼察看！要聽西拿基立的一切話, 就是那差派使者來辱罵永活的神的.

37:18 Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the lands and their land,
耶和華啊！亞述列王果然使列國和他們的土地變成荒涼,

37:19 to set their gods in the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone, and they destroyed them.
又把列國的神都扔進火中; 因為他們不是神, 只是人手所做的, 不過是木頭和石頭, 所以他們就滅絕了他們.

37:20 So now, Yahweh, our God, save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are Yahweh, you alone!”
耶和華我們的神啊！現在求你拯救我們脫離亞述王的手, 使地上萬國都知道唯有你耶和華是神. ”

37:21 And Isaiah son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib, king of Assyria,
亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞就派人去見希西家, 說: “耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘因為你向我禱告關於亞述王西拿基立的事,

37:22 this is the word that Yahweh has spoken concerning him: She shows contempt for you; she derides you, virgin daughter of Zion; she shakes her head behind you, daughter of Jerusalem.
耶和華就有以下的話攻擊他, 說: 錫安的處女藐視你, 嗤笑你; 耶路撒冷的女子在你背後搖頭.

37:23 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed, and against whom have you raised up your voice and lifted your eyes upward? To the holy one of Israel!
你辱罵誰,褻瀆誰? 你揚起聲音, 又高舉眼目, 要攻擊誰? 就是攻擊以色列的聖者.

37:24 By the hand of your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said, “With my many chariots, I myself have gone up the height of the mountains, to the remote areas of Lebanon. And I cut off its tall cedars, the choicest of its junipers. And I came to the height of its limit, the forest of its orchard.
你藉著你的臣僕辱罵主; 你又說: 我率領我眾多的戰車上了群山的高峰, 到了黎巴嫩極深之處. 我砍伐其中高大的香柏樹和佳美的松樹; 我去到極高之處, 進入肥田般的樹林.

37:25 I myself dug and drank waters, and I caused all the streams of Egypt to dry up by the sole of my feet.”
我挖井和喝水; 我用我的腳掌踏乾埃及的河流. ’

37:26 Have you not heard from a long time ago? I have made it from days of primeval time, and I formed it. Now I have brought it about, and it is for fortified cities to collapse into heaps of destroyed stones.
耶和華說: ‘難道你沒有聽見古時我所安排, 往昔所計劃的嗎? 現在我才使它成就, 使堅固的城鎮荒廢, 變作亂堆.

37:27 And their inhabitants are weak; they are dismayed, and they are ashamed; they have become like plants of the field, and like greens of grass, like grass on the roofs and a cultivated field before the standing grain.
因此, 其中的居民軟弱無力, 驚惶羞愧, 像田間的蔬菜和青綠的草, 又像房頂上的草, 還沒有長起來, 就乾焦了.

37:28 And I know your sitting down and your going out, and your coming in, and your raging against me.
你坐下, 你出, 你入, 你向我發烈怒, 我都知道.

37:29 Because you were enraged against me, and your noise has come up to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle on your lips, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.
因為你向我發烈怒, 又因你的狂傲達到我耳中, 我要把鉤子放進你的鼻孔, 把嚼環放進你的嘴裡, 使你從你來的路上回去.

37:30 And this shall be the sign for you: the eating of volunteer plants this year, and in the second year self-seeded plants, and in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
希西家啊！這要作你的兆頭: 今年你們要吃自生的, 明年還要吃自長的, 後年你們就要撒種, 要收割, 要栽種葡萄園, 吃園中的果子.

37:31 And the remnant of the house of Judah that remain shall grow roots downwards and make fruit upwards.
猶大家所逃脫的餘民, 必再向下扎根, 往上結果.

37:32 For a remnant shall go out from Jerusalem and survivors from mountain Zion. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.’
因為餘下的人必從耶路撒冷出來, 逃脫的人必從錫安山出來. 萬軍之耶和華的熱心必作成這事. ’

37:33 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria: ‘He shall not come to this city, and he shall not shoot an arrow there, and he shall not meet it with a shield, and he shall not heap a siege ramp up against her.
所以耶和華這樣論到亞述王, 說: ‘他必不會來到這城, 也不會在這裡射箭; 不會拿著盾牌來到城前, 也不會築土壘攻城.

37:34 He shall return by the way that he came, and he shall not come to this city,’ declares Yahweh.
他從哪條路來, 也必從那條路回去; 他必不得進入這城; 這是耶和華的宣告.

37:35 ‘And I will defend this city, to save it for my sake and for the sake of David, my servant.’ ”
因我為自己的緣故, 又為我僕人大衛的緣故, 必保護這城, 拯救這城. ’”

37:36 And the angel of Yahweh set out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When they rose in the morning, look! All of them were dead corpses.
於是耶和華的使者出去, 在亞述營中擊殺了十八萬五千人; 到了早晨, 有人起來, 所見的都是死屍.

37:37 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria left, went, and returned and lived at Nineveh.
亞述王西拿基立就拔營離去, 返回本地, 住在尼尼微.

37:38 And this happened: he was bowing in worship in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword. And they themselves escaped to the land of Ararat, and Esar-haddon his son reigned as king in his place.
他在自己的神尼斯洛廟裡叩拜的時候, 他的兒子亞得米勒和沙利色用刀殺了他, 然後逃到亞拉臘地. 他的兒子以撒哈頓接續他作王.

Isaiah - Chapter 38

38:1 In those days, Hezekiah became sick to death, and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, came to him and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Order your house, for you are about to die, and you shall not recover.’ ”
那時, 希西家患了重病, 快要死去. 亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知來見他, 對他說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你要把你的家整頓妥當, 因為你快要死去, 不能存活. ’”

38:2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,
希西家就轉臉向牆, 對耶和華禱告,

38:3 and he said, “O Yahweh, please remember how I have walked before your presence in faithfulness with a whole heart, and I have done the good in your eyes!” And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.
說: “耶和華啊！求你記念我在你面前怎樣誠誠實實,以純全的心來行事, 又作你眼中看為善的事. ”然後, 希西家就痛哭起來.

38:4 Then the word of Yahweh came to Isaiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到以賽亞說:

38:5 “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your ancestor: “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add fifteen years to your days.
“你去告訴希西家: ‘耶和華你祖先大衛的神這樣說: 我聽見了你的禱告, 看見了你的眼淚; 看哪！我必在你的壽數上加添十五年.

38:6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.” ’
我必救你和這城脫離亞述王的手; 我必保護這城. ’

38:7 And this is the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken:
以下就是耶和華給你的兆頭, 為要證明耶和華必成全他所說過的.

38:8 Look! I will cause the shadow of the steps, which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz with the sun, to turn backwards ten steps.” And the sun turned back ten steps on the steps which it had gone down.
看哪！我要使亞哈斯日晷上那向前進的日影往後退十度. ”於是那向前進的日影, 果然在日晷上往後退了十度.

38:9 A writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah, when he was sick and had recovered from his sickness:
猶大王希西家從病患中痊愈以後, 就寫了這詩:

38:10 I was the one who said, “I must go in the quiet of my days; I am summoned through the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.”
我曾說: 在我盛年之際, 我竟要進入陰間之門; 我餘剩的年日, 竟被奪去.

38:11 I said, “I shall not see Yah! Yah in the land of the living! I shall no more look at humankind among the inhabitants of the world.
我曾說: 在活人之地, 我必不得見耶和華; 在世間的居民中, 我必不再見到任何人.

38:12 My dwelling place is pulled up and removed from me like the tent of my shepherd; I have rolled up my life like a weaver. He cuts me off from the thrum; from day to night you bring me to an end.
我的住處被拔起, 遷離了我, 像牧人的帳棚一樣; 我捲起我的性命, 像織布的捲布一樣; 他把我從機頭剪斷; 一日之間, 他必使我生命終結.

38:13 I lie down until morning; like a lion, so he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end.
我不斷哀歎, 直到早晨, 他像獅子一般, 折斷我所有的骨頭; 一日之間, 他必使我生命終結.

38:14 Like a horse or a crane, so I chirp; I moan like a dove. My eyes are weak toward the height. Lord, I have oppression; lend me support!
我像燕子呻吟, 像白鶴鳴叫, 又像鴿子哀鳴. 我的眼睛因仰望高處而疲倦; 耶和華啊！我受欺壓, 求你作我的保障.

38:15 What can I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I will walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
我可說甚麼呢? 他應許我的, 已給我成全了; 因我的心曾受過苦楚, 所以我要謹慎地度我所有的年日.

38:16 Lord, they live by them, and the life of my spirit belongs to all among them. And restore me to health and keep me alive!
主啊！人活著是在於這些, 我的靈存活, 也在於這些. 所以求你使我恢復健康, 使我存活.

38:17 Look! Bitterness was bitter to me for peace. And you were the one who loved my life from the pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back.
看哪！我受盡苦楚, 為要使我得平安; 你保全我的性命, 脫離毀滅的坑, 因為你把我的一切罪都丟在你的背後.

38:18 For Sheol cannot praise you; death cannot praise you. Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.
陰間不能稱謝你, 死亡不能讚美你, 下坑的人都不能仰望你的信實.

38:19 The living, the living one praises you like me today; a father will make your faithfulness known to children.
只有活人才能稱謝你, 像我今日一樣; 作父親的, 要讓兒女知道你的信實.

38:20 Yahweh, save me, and we will play my music on stringed instruments all the days of our lives at the temple of Yahweh.”
耶和華必拯救我, 因此我們要一生一世在耶和華的殿中, 用絲弦的樂器彈奏我的詩歌.

38:21 And Isaiah said, “Let them take a lump of figs, and let them rub it on the boil so that he may recover.”
以賽亞說: “叫人拿一塊無花果餅來, 貼在瘡上, 王就必痊愈. ”

38:22 And Hezekiah said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the temple of Yahweh?”
希西家問: “我能上耶和華的殿去, 有甚麼兆頭呢? ”

Isaiah - Chapter 39

39:1 At that time, Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and recovered.
那時, 巴比倫王巴拉但的兒子米羅達．巴拉但, 聽說希西家病了, 又痊愈了, 就派人送信和禮物給希西家.

39:2 And Hezekiah rejoiced over them and showed them his house of aromatic gum, the silver, gold, spices, good oil, all the house of his weapons, and all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing that Hezekiah had not shown them in his house or in all his dominion.
希西家就十分高興, 並且把他的寶庫,銀子,金子,香料和貴重的油, 以及他整個武器庫裡和他府庫裡的一切物件, 都給使者們看; 他家裡和他全國裡的東西, 希西家沒有一樣不給他們看.

39:3 And Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah answered, “They came to me from a distant country, from Babylon.”
於是以賽亞先知來見希西家王, 問他說: “這些人說了些甚麼? 他們從哪裡來見你? ”希西家說: “他們是從遠方的巴比倫來見我的. ”

39:4 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?” And Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing that I have not shown them in my storehouses.”
以賽亞又問: “他們在你家裡看見了甚麼? ”希西家回答: “我家中所有的, 他們都看了; 我的財寶中, 沒有一樣不給他們看. ”

39:5 And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh of hosts:
以賽亞對希西家說: “你要聽萬軍之耶和華的話.

39:6 ‘Look! days are coming, and all that is in your house and that which your ancestors have stored up to this day shall be carried off to Babylon. Nothing shall be left,’ says Yahweh.
看哪！日子必到, 你家中所有的, 以及你列祖所積蓄到今日的, 都要被帶到巴比倫去, 一樣也不留, 這是耶和華說的.

39:7 ‘And some of your sons who go out from you, whom you fathered, shall be taken, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
從你所出的眾子, 就是你所生的, 其中必有被擄去的, 在巴比倫王宮裡作太監. ”

39:8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh that you have spoken is good,” for he thought, “Surely there will be peace and security in my days.”
希西家對以賽亞說: “你所說耶和華的話不錯呀！”因為他心裡想: “在我有生之日, 必有平安和穩固. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 40

40:1 “Comfort; comfort my people,” says your God.
你們的神說: “你們要安慰, 要安慰我的子民！

40:2 “Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for, that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins.”
你們要向耶路撒冷說慈愛的話, 又要向它宣告: 他們的苦難已經滿足了, 他們的罪孽已經還清了, 他們因著自己的一切罪, 已經從耶和華的手裡受到過重的刑罰. ”

40:3 A voice is calling in the wilderness, “Clear the way of Yahweh! Make a highway smooth in the desert for our God!
有聲音呼喊說: “你們要在曠野清理耶和華的路, 在沙漠修直我們神的大道.

40:4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill shall become low, And the rough ground shall be like a plain, and the rugged ground like a valley-plain.
一切深谷都要填滿, 一切山岡都要削平; 險峻的要改為平地, 崎嶇的要改為平原.

40:5 And the glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, and all humankind together shall see it, for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
耶和華的榮耀必要顯現, 所有的人都必一同看見, 因為這是耶和華親口說的. ”

40:6 A voice is saying, “Call!” And he said, “What shall I call?” All humankind are grass, and all his loyalty is like the flowers of the field.
有聲音說: “你呼喊吧！”他問: “我呼喊甚麼呢? ”“所有的人盡都如草; 他們的榮美都像野地的花.

40:7 Grass withers; the flower withers when the breath of Yahweh blows on it. Surely the people are grass.
草必枯乾, 花必凋謝; 因為耶和華的氣吹在上面; 真的, 這民的確是草！

40:8 Grass withers; the flower withers, but the word of our God will stand forever.
草必枯乾, 花必凋謝, 唯有我們神的道永遠長存. ”

40:9 Get yourself up to a high mountain, Zion, bringer of good news! Lift up your voice with strength, Jerusalem, bringer of good news! Lift it up; you must not fear! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
報好信息給錫安的啊！你要登上高山. 報好信息給耶路撒冷的啊！你要極力揚聲. 要揚聲, 不要懼怕！要對猶大的眾城說: “看哪, 你們的神！”

40:10 Look! The Lord Yahweh comes with strength, and his arm rules for him. Look! His reward is with him, and his recompense in his presence.
看哪！主耶和華必像大能者臨到, 他的膀臂要為他掌權; 看哪！他給予人的賞賜在他那裡, 他施予人的報應在他面前.

40:11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arm, and he will carry them in his bosom; he will lead those who nurse.
他必像牧人牧養自己的羊群, 像用膀臂聚集羊羔, 抱在自己的懷中, 慢慢引導乳養小羊的.

40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, comprehended the dust of the earth in a third of a measure and weighed out the mountains in the scales, and the hills in a balance?
誰曾用掌心量過海水, 用手掌測過蒼天呢? 誰曾用升斗量過大地的塵土, 用秤稱山嶺, 用天平稱岡陵呢?

40:13 Who has measured up the spirit of Yahweh or informed him as his counselor?
誰曾測度耶和華的靈, 或作過他的謀士教導他呢?

40:14 With whom has he consulted, that he enlightened him and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and made the way of understanding known to him?
他與誰商議, 誰使他有聰明? 誰把正確的路指教他, 把知識指教他, 又把明智的路教導他呢?

40:15 Look! The nations are like a drop from a bucket, and they are counted like dust of the balances! Look! He weighs the islands like a thin covering.
看哪！萬國都像水桶裡的一滴, 又被看作天平上的微塵. 看哪！他舉起眾海島, 好像微細之物.

40:16 And Lebanon is not enough to light a fire, and its animals not enough for a burnt offering.
黎巴嫩的樹林不夠當柴燒, 其中的走獸也不夠作燔祭.

40:17 All the nations are like nothing before him; they are counted by him as nothing and emptiness.
萬國在他跟前好像不存在, 在他看來, 只是烏有和虛空.

40:18 And to whom will you liken God? And to what likeness will you compare him?
你們把誰來跟神相比呢? 你們用甚麼形象來與神並列呢?

40:19 A craftsman pours out the idol, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and he smelts chains of silver.
至於偶像, 是匠人鑄造的, 鑄匠用金子把它包裹, 用銀子為它做銀鍊.

40:20 The one who is too impoverished for a gift chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to set up an image that will not be knocked over.
貧窮獻不起這供物的, 就揀選不朽壞的樹木, 為自己尋找巧匠, 立起不會動搖的偶像.

40:21 Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundation of the earth?
你們不曾知道嗎? 你們不曾聽見嗎? 不是從起初就已經告訴過你們嗎? 自從大地的根基立了以來, 你們還不曾明白嗎?

40:22 He is the one who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; the one who stretches out the heavens like a veil and spreads them out like a tent to live in,
神坐在大地的圓穹之上, 地上的居民好像蚱蜢, 他鋪張諸天如鋪張幔子, 展開眾天像展開可以居住的帳棚.

40:23 the one who brings princes to nothing; he makes rulers of the earth like nothing.
他使諸侯都歸於無有, 使地上的審判官成為虛空.

40:24 Indeed, hardly are they planted; indeed, hardly are they sown; indeed, hardly has their shoot taken root in the earth when he blows on them and they wither, and the tempest carries them like stubble.
他們才剛剛栽上, 剛剛種上, 他們的樹頭剛剛在地裡扎根, 他一吹在其上, 他們就枯乾了, 旋風把他們像碎秸一樣吹去.

40:25 “And to whom you will compare me, and am I equal?” says the holy one.
那聖者說: “你們把誰來跟我相比, 使他與我相等呢? ”

40:26 Lift your eyes up on high, and see! Who created these? The one who brings out their host by number. He calls all them by name. Because he is great of power and mighty of power, no man is missing.
你們向天舉目吧！看是誰創造了這些萬象? 是誰按著數目把萬象領出來, 一一指名呼喚? 因他的大能大力, 連一個也不缺少.

40:27 Why do you say, Jacob, and you speak, Israel, “My way is hidden from Yahweh, and my judgment is passed over by my God?”
雅各啊！你為甚麼這樣說; 以色列啊！你為甚麼埋怨說: “我的道路向耶和華隱藏, 我的案件被我的神忽略了”?

40:28 Have you not known, or have you not heard? Yahweh is the God of eternity, the creator of the ends of the earth! He is not faint, and he does not grow weary! There is no searching his understanding.
你不知道嗎? 你沒有聽過嗎? 永在的神,耶和華,地極的創造主既不疲乏, 也不困倦; 他的知識無法測度.

40:29 He gives power to the weary, and he increases power for the powerless.
疲乏的, 他賜氣力, 無力的, 他加力量.

40:30 Even young people will be faint and grow weary, and the young will stumble, exhausted.
就是年輕人也會疲乏困倦, 強壯的人也會全然跌倒.

40:31 But those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength. They shall go up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint.
但那些仰望耶和華的人, 必重新得力; 他們必像鷹一樣展翅上騰; 他們奔跑, 也不困倦, 他們行走, 也不疲乏.

Isaiah - Chapter 41

41:1 Listen to me in silence, coastlands, and let nations renew their strength. Let them approach, then let them speak; let us draw near together for judgment.
眾海島啊！你們要在我面前靜默, 願萬民重新得力. 讓他們近前來, 然後說話, 讓我們聚在一起辯論吧！

41:2 Who has roused salvation from the east, summoned him to his foot, gives nations in his presence, and subjugates kings? He makes them like the dust with his sword, like scattered stubble with his bow.
誰從東方激動了一個人, 憑公義把他召到自己的腳前來? 他把列國交在他面前, 他制伏眾王; 他使他們在他的刀下化作灰塵, 他使他們在他的弓下像碎秸一樣被吹散.

41:3 He pursues them and passes on in peace; he does not enter the path with his feet.
他追趕他們, 安然走過他的腳未曾走過的路.

41:4 Who has accomplished and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, am first; and I am the one with the last.
誰定這事並且作成? 誰從起初預定萬代呢? 就是我耶和華, 我是首先的, 與最後的人同在的, 也是我.

41:5 The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble. They have drawn near, and they have come.
眾海島看見了, 就都懼怕; 地極也都戰兢; 他們都近前來.

41:6 Each one helps his neighbor; he says to his brother, “Take courage!”
各人彼此幫助, 對自己的兄弟說: “要堅強！”

41:7 And the artisan encourages the goldsmith, the one who makes smooth with the hammer encourages the one who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good!” And they strengthen it with nails so it cannot be knocked over.
木匠堅固金匠, 用鎚打光金屬的, 鼓勵打砧的; 論銲工說: “銲得好！”又用釘子釘穩了. 使偶像不致動搖.

41:8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you, the offspring of Abraham my friend,
但你以色列, 我的僕人啊！雅各, 我所揀選,我朋友亞伯拉罕的後裔啊！

41:9 you whom I grasped from the ends of the earth and called from its remotest parts and told, “You are my servant; I have chosen you and I have not rejected you.”
你是我從地極抓來的, 我從地的遠方召你來, 對你說: “你是我的僕人, 我揀選了你, 並沒有棄絕你. ”

41:10 You must not fear, for I am with you; you must not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, indeed I will help you, indeed I will take hold of you with the right hand of my salvation.
不要懼怕, 因為我與你同在; 不要四處張望, 因為我是你的神, 我必堅固你, 我必幫助你; 我必用公義的右手扶持你.

41:11 Look! All those who are angry with you shall be ashamed and humiliated; your opponents shall be like nothing and shall become lost.
看哪！向你發怒的都必蒙羞受辱; 與你相爭的人, 都要如同無有, 並要滅亡.

41:12 You shall seek them, but you shall not find them; your opponents shall be like nothing, and the men of your war like nothing.
與你爭競的人, 你要尋找他們, 卻找不著; 與你交戰的人, 都必如同無有, 好像虛無.

41:13 For I, Yahweh your God, am grasping your right hand; it is I who say to you, “You must not fear; I myself, I will help you.
因為我, 耶和華你們的神, 緊握著你的右手, 對你說: “不要懼怕, 我必幫助你. ”

41:14 You must not fear, O worm of Jacob; people of Israel, I myself, I will help you,” declares Yahweh, “and your redeemer is the holy one of Israel.
蟲子雅各啊！以色列人哪！你不要懼怕. 我必幫助你; 這是耶和華說的. 你的救贖主, 就是以色列的聖者.

41:15 Look! I will make you into a new sharp threshing sledge, with sharp edges. You shall thresh and crush the mountains, and you shall make the hills like chaff.
看哪！我要使你成為打糧的器具, 又新, 又鋒利, 又有很多利齒; 你要揚淨群山, 把它們壓得粉碎, 又使岡陵變成糠秕.

41:16 You shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you yourself shall rejoice in Yahweh; you shall boast in the holy one of Israel.
你必簸揚它們, 風要把它們吹去, 旋風也要把它們吹散; 但你要靠耶和華喜樂, 以以色列的聖者誇耀.

41:17 The poor and the needy are seeking water and there is none; their tongue is dried up with thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
困苦和貧窮的人尋求水, 卻沒有水; 他們的舌頭因口渴而乾燥; 我耶和華必應允他們, 我以色列的神必不離棄他們.

41:18 I will open rivers on the barren heights and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness like a pool of water and the land of dryness like springs of water.
我要在光禿的高處開闢江河, 在山谷之間開闢泉源; 我要使曠野變為水池, 使乾地變成水泉.

41:19 I will put the cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive oil tree in the wilderness; I will set the cypress, elm, and box tree together in the desert
我要在曠野種上香柏樹,皂莢樹,番石榴樹和野橄欖樹; 我要在沙漠中栽種松樹,杉樹和黃楊樹,

41:20 so that they may see and know, and take to heart and understand together that the hand of Yahweh has done this, and the holy one of Israel has created it.”
好叫人看見了, 就知道; 思想過, 就都明白, 這是耶和華的手所作的, 是以色列的聖者所造的.

41:21 “Present your legal case,” says Yahweh. “Bring your evidence,” says the king of Jacob.
耶和華說: “呈上你們的案件吧！”雅各的王說: “把你們有力的證據拿來吧！”

41:22 Let them bring them, and let them tell us what will happen. Tell us what the former things are so that we may take them to our heart and know their outcome. Declare to us the things to come;
讓它們前來告訴我們將要發生的事. 以前的是甚麼事, 讓它們告訴我們, 好叫我們用心思想, 得知事情的結局. 或者向我們宣告那要來的事.

41:23 tell us the things coming hereafter, that we may know that you are gods. Indeed, do good or do evil, that we may be afraid and see together.
把以後要來的事告訴我們, 好叫我們知道你們是神; 你們作這些事, 或降福或降禍, 以致我們彼此對望, 一齊觀看.

41:24 Look! you are nothing, and your work is something worthless; whoever chooses you is an abomination.
看哪！你們屬於無有, 你們的作為都屬於虛空, 那選擇你們的是可厭惡的.

41:25 I stirred up one from the north, and he has come from the rising of the sun. He shall call on my name, and he shall come on officials as on mortar, and as the potter treads clay.
我從北方興起一人, 他就來了; 他從日出之地而來, 呼求我的名; 他必來踐踏掌權的, 好像踐踏灰泥, 又像陶匠踹泥一樣.

41:26 Who declared it from the beginning so that we might know, and beforehand so that we might say, “He is right!” Indeed, there was no one who declared it; Indeed, there was no one who proclaimed it. Indeed there was no one who heard your words.
誰從起初講說這事, 使我們知道呢? 誰從先前說明, 以致我們說“他沒有錯”呢? 誰也沒有說明, 誰也沒有宣告, 誰也沒有聽見你們的話！

41:27 First to Zion, look! Look at them! And I give a herald of good tidings to Jerusalem.
我首先對錫安說: “看哪, 看看這些！”我要把一位報好信息的賜給耶路撒冷.

41:28 But I look and there is no man, and I look among these and there is no counselor, that I might ask them and they might answer a word.
我看的時候, 卻沒有一個人; 他們中間也沒有謀士, 我問他們的時候, 可以回答一句話.

41:29 Look! All of them are deception; their works are nothing; their images are wind and emptiness.
看哪！他們都是無有, 他們所作的都是虛無; 他們所鑄的偶像都是風, 都是虛空.

Isaiah - Chapter 42

42:1 Look! here is my servant; I hold him, my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my spirit on him; he will bring justice forth to the nations.
看哪！這是我的僕人, 我扶持他; 我所揀選的, 我的心喜悅他; 我已經把我的靈賜給他, 他必把公理帶給萬國.

42:2 He will not cry out and lift up and make his voice heard in the street.
他不呼喊, 也不揚聲, 也不叫人在街上聽見他的聲音.

42:3 He will not break a broken reed, and he not will extinguish a dim wick. He will bring justice forth in faithfulness.
壓傷的蘆葦, 他不折斷; 將熄滅的燈火, 他不吹滅; 他忠實地傳出公理.

42:4 He will not grow faint, and he will not be broken until he has established justice in the earth. And the coastlands wait for his teaching.
他不灰心, 也不沮喪, 直到他在地上設立公理, 眾海島的人都等候他的教訓.

42:5 Thus says the God, Yahweh, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it.
那創造諸天, 展開穹蒼, 鋪張大地和大地所出的一切, 賜氣息給地上的眾人, 又賜靈性給在地上行的人的耶和華神這樣說:

42:6 “I am Yahweh; I have called you in righteousness, and I have grasped your hand and watched over you; and I have given you as a covenant of the people, as a light of the nations,
“我耶和華憑著公義呼召了你; 我必緊拉著你的手, 我必保護你, 立你作人民的約, 作列國的光,

42:7 to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoner out from the dungeon, those who sit in darkness from the house of imprisonment.
為要開瞎子的眼, 領被囚的出牢獄, 領住在黑暗中的出監牢.

42:8 I am Yahweh; that is my name, and I do not give my glory to another, nor my praise to the idols.
我是耶和華, 這是我的名; 我必不把我的榮耀歸給別人, 也不把我當受的稱讚歸給雕刻的偶像.

42:9 Look! the former things have come, and I declare new things. I announce them to you before they sprout up.”
看哪！先前預言過的事已經成就了, 現在我說明新的事; 它們還沒有發生以前, 我就先說給你們聽了. ”

42:10 Sing a new song to Yahweh; praise him from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea and that which fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants.
所有航海的和海中所充滿的, 眾海島和其上的居民哪！你們都要向耶和華唱新歌, 從地極向他發出讚美.

42:11 Let the desert and its towns lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy; let them shout loudly from the top of the mountains.
願曠野和其中的城鎮都揚聲; 願基達人居住的村莊都高呼; 願西拉的居民都歡呼, 在山頂上吶喊.

42:12 Let them give glory to Yahweh and declare his praise in the coastlands.
願他們把榮耀歸給耶和華, 在眾海島中宣揚對他的頌讚.

42:13 Yahweh goes forth like a mighty warrior; he stirs up zeal like a man of war. He raises the war cry, indeed he raises the battle shout; he prevails against his foes.
耶和華必像勇士出戰, 必像戰士激動熱心; 他要呼喊, 大聲吶喊, 要向仇敵顯出自己的威猛.

42:14 I have been silent for a long time; I have kept silent; I have restrained myself like one giving birth; I will moan, pant, and gasp together.
我已經很久緘默不言, 閉口不語, 但現在我要像待產的婦人一樣呼喊, 我要急速地喘氣.

42:15 I will cause mountains and hills to dry up, and I will cause all their herbage to wither; and I will make rivers like islands, and I will cause pools to dry up.
我必使大山小山都變為荒場, 使一切草木都枯乾; 我要使江河變為乾地, 使水池乾涸.

42:16 And I will lead the blind by a road they do not know; I will cause them to tread on paths they have not known. I will make darkness in their presence into light and rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them.
我必領瞎子走陌生的道, 帶他們走他們不知道的路. 我必在他們面前使黑暗變為光明, 使彎曲的地方變為平直. 這些事我都要作, 決不放棄.

42:17 They shall turn back; they shall be greatly ashamed, those who trust in an image, who say to a cast image, “You are our gods.”
那些倚靠偶像, 對鑄像說: “你們是我們的神”的, 必被趕逐, 全然蒙羞.

42:18 Deaf people, listen! And blind people, look to see!
聾子啊！你們要聽. 瞎子啊！你們要留心去看.

42:19 Who is blind but my servant or deaf like my messenger whom I sent? Who is blind like the one who is repaid or blind like the servant of Yahweh?
有誰比我的僕人更瞎呢? 有誰比我差派的使者更聾呢? 有誰瞎眼像那與我立了和約的呢? 有誰瞎眼像耶和華的僕人呢?

42:20 You see many things, but you do not observe. His ears are open, but he does not hear.
你們看見了許多的事, 卻沒有留心, 耳朵開著, 卻沒有聽見.

42:21 Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness; he showed his teaching to be great and proved it to be glorious.
耶和華為自己公義的緣故, 喜歡使律法為大為尊.

42:22 But this is a people plundered and looted; all of them are trapped in holes, and they are kept hidden in houses of imprisonment. They have become like plunder, and there is no one who saves; like booty, and there is no one who says, “Restore!”
但這人民是被搶劫和被掠奪的, 全都困陷在洞穴中, 被收藏在監牢裡; 他們作了掠物, 無人搭救; 他們成了擄物, 無人說: “要歸還！”

42:23 Who among you will heed this, will listen attentively and listen, for the time to come?
你們中間誰肯聽這話呢? 誰肯從今以後留心聽呢?

42:24 Who gave Jacob to a plunderer and Israel to those who plunder? Was it not Yahweh, against whom we have sinned? And they were not willing to walk in his ways, and they would not obey his law.
誰把雅各交出來給掠奪者? 誰把以色列交給搶劫的呢? 豈不是耶和華, 就是我們得罪的那位嗎? 因為他們不肯遵行他的道, 也不肯聽從他的律法.

42:25 So he poured the wrath of his anger upon him and the strength of war. And it set him afire all around, but he did not understand; and it burned him, but he did not take it to heart.
因此, 他把他猛烈的怒氣和慘酷的戰爭, 傾倒在他身上; 這在他四周如火燒起來, 他還不知道; 把他燒著了, 他也不放在心上.

Isaiah - Chapter 43

43:1 But now thus says Yahweh, he who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: “You must not fear, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name; you are mine.
但是, 雅各啊！那創造你的耶和華, 以色列啊！那塑造你的主, 現在這樣說: “不要懼怕, 因為我救贖了你; 我按著你的名呼召了你; 你是屬我的.

43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not flow over you. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not scorch you.
你從水中經過的時候, 我必與你同在; 你渡過江河的時候, 水必不淹沒你; 你從火中行走的時候, 必不會燒傷; 火燄也不會在你身上燒起來.

43:3 For I am Yahweh, your God, the holy one of Israel, your savior. I give you Egypt as ransom, Cush and Seba in place of you.
因為我是耶和華你的神, 是以色列的聖者, 你的拯救者; 我使埃及作你的贖價, 使古實和示巴作你的替身.

43:4 Because you are precious in my eyes, you are honored, and I myself love you, and I give people in place of you, and nations in place of your life.
因為你在我眼中非常寶貴和貴重, 所以我愛你; 我使別人作你的替身, 同別的民族交換你的性命.

43:5 You must not fear, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and I will gather you from the west.
你不要懼怕, 因為我與你同在; 我必把你的後裔從東方領回來, 又從西方招聚你.

43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Give!’ and to the south, ‘You must not withhold!’ Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the end of the earth—
我要對北方說: ‘把他們交出來！’又對南方說: ‘不要拘留他們！’要把我的眾子從遠方帶回來, 把我的女兒從地極領回來,

43:7 everyone who is called by my name, and whom I created for my glory, whom I formed, indeed whom I made.”
就是所有按著我的名被召的人, 是我為自己的榮耀創造的, 是我所塑造, 所作成的. ”

43:8 Bring out the people blind yet with eyes, and deaf, though they have ears.
你要把那些有眼卻看不見, 有耳卻聽不到的人民領出來.

43:9 Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples assemble. Who among them has declared this, and declared the former things to us? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be in the right, and let them hear and say, “It is true!”
列國都聚集在一起, 萬族都集合起來, 他們中間誰能說明這事呢? 誰能把先前的事說給我們聽呢? 讓他們帶出自己的見證人來, 好顯明自己為義; 讓別人聽見了, 就說: “這是真的. ”

43:10 “You are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and my servant whom I have chosen so that you may know and believe in me and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none shall be after me.
耶和華說: “你們就是我的見證人, 我所揀選的僕人, 為要使你們知道, 並且相信我, 又明白我就是‘那位’; 在我以前沒有神被造出來, 在我以後也必沒有.

43:11 I myself am Yahweh, and there is no savior besides me!
唯有我是耶和華; 除我以外, 並沒有拯救者.

43:12 I myself declared and saved, and I proclaimed. And there was no strange god among you. And you are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and I am God.
我曾預告, 我曾拯救, 我曾說給你們聽, 在你們中間沒有別的神. ”耶和華說: “你們是我的見證人, 我就是神.

43:13 Indeed, from this day I am the one, and no one can deliver from my hand. I perform, and who can cancel it?”
自頭一天以來, 我就是‘那位’; 誰也不能救人脫離我的手; 我要行事, 誰能攔阻呢? ”

43:14 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, the holy one of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon, and I will cause all of them to fall down as fugitives, and the Chaldeans, their rejoicing on the ships.
你們的救贖主,以色列的聖者,耶和華這樣說: “因為你們的緣故, 我已經派人到巴比倫去, 我要使所有的迦勒底人都像難民一樣下來, 都坐在他們素來自誇的船下來.

43:15 I am Yahweh, your holy one, the creator of Israel, your king.”
我就是耶和華, 你們的聖者, 是以色列的創造主,你們的王. ”

43:16 Thus says Yahweh, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters,
耶和華這樣說: 他在海中開了一條道, 在大水中闢了一條路;

43:17 who brings out chariot and horse, army and mighty one. Together they lie down; they cannot rise. They are extinguished, quenched like a wick.
他使戰車,馬匹,軍兵和勇士都一同出來, 他們都躺下去, 不能再起來; 他們都滅沒, 好像燈火熄滅一樣.

43:18 “You must not remember the former things, and you not must consider the former things.
“你們不要懷念先前的事, 也不要思念古時的事.

43:19 Look! I am about to do a new thing! Now it sprouts! Do you not perceive it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.
“看哪！我要作一件新的事; 現在它要發生了, 難道你們還不知道嗎? 我要在曠野開一條道路, 在荒地開挖江河.

43:20 The animals of the field will honor me, jackals and daughters of the ostrich, for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give a drink to my chosen people,
野地的走獸必尊重我, 野狗和鴕鳥也必這樣, 因為我使曠野有水, 使荒地有江河, 好使我揀選的子民有水喝,

43:21 this people whom I formed for myself, so they might make known my praise.
就是我為自己所造的子民, 好使他們述說讚美我的話.

43:22 But you did not call me, Jacob; for you have become weary of me, Israel.
然而, 雅各啊！你並沒有呼求我. 以色列啊！你竟厭煩我.

43:23 You have not brought me your sheep for a burnt offering nor honored me with your sacrifice. I have not made you serve with offerings, nor have I made you weary with frankincense.
作燔祭用的羊, 你沒有帶來給我; 也沒有用你的祭物來尊敬我; 我沒有因獻供物使你勞累; 也沒有因獻乳香使你厭煩.

43:24 You have not bought me spice reed with money or satisfied me with the fat of sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have made me weary with your iniquities.
你沒有用銀子為我買菖蒲, 也沒有用祭物的脂肪使我飽足; 相反地, 你用你的罪使我勞累, 你用你的罪孽使我厭煩.

43:25 I, I am the one who blots out your transgressions for my sake, and I will not remember your sins.
“唯有我為自己的緣故, 塗抹你的過犯, 我也不再記念你的罪.

43:26 Take me to court; let us enter into judgment together. You, make an account so that you may be in the right.
你可以提醒我, 我們可以一起辯論; 你儘管細說案情, 好使你自顯為義.

43:27 Your first ancestor sinned, and your representatives transgressed against me.
你的祖先犯了罪, 你的代表背叛了我.

43:28 And I profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and I gave Jacob to destruction, and Israel to reviling.
所以我要辱沒聖所裡的領袖, 使雅各遭受毀滅, 使以色列被凌辱. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 44

44:1 “But now hear, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
“但現在, 我的僕人雅各, 我所揀選的以色列啊！你要聽.

44:2 Thus says Yahweh, who made you, and who formed you in the womb and will help you: you must not fear, my servant Jacob, and Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
那創造你, 從母胎裡就塑造了你, 又要幫助你的耶和華這樣說: 我的僕人雅各啊！我所揀選的耶書崙啊！你不要懼怕.

44:3 For I will pour out water on a thirsty land and streams on dry ground. I will pour my spirit out on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.
因為我要把水澆灌乾渴之處, 把河水澆灌乾旱之地; 我必把我的靈澆灌你的後裔, 把我的福降給你的子孫.

44:4 And they shall sprout among the grass like willows by a watercourse of water.
他們要像從草中生長起來, 又像溪水旁的柳樹.

44:5 This one will say, ‘I belong to Yahweh!’ And that one will be called by the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand ‘Yahweh’s’ and take the name of Israel.”
這個必說: ‘我是屬耶和華的’; 那個也必以雅各的名稱呼自己; 另一個必親手寫上‘我是屬耶和華的’, 並且要以以色列的名字替自己命名. ”

44:6 Thus says Yahweh, the king of Israel, and its redeemer, Yahweh of hosts: “I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no god besides me.
耶和華以色列的王,以色列的救贖主,萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “我是首先的, 我是末後的; 除我以外, 再沒有真神.

44:7 And who is like me? Let him proclaim it! And let him declare it and set it in order for me since I established an eternal people and things that are to come, and let them tell them the things that are coming.
誰像我呢? 讓他宣告, 讓他述說, 又在我面前陳明吧！自從我設立古時的子民, 未來的事和將要發生的事, 讓他們把它們述說出來吧！

44:8 You must not tremble, and you must not be paralyzed with fear. Have I not made you hear from of old and declared it, and you are my witnesses? Is there a god besides me? And there is no rock! I know none!”
你們不要驚惶, 也不要懼怕. 我不是老早就說了給你們聽, 告訴了你們嗎? 你們就是我的見證人. 除我以外, 還有真神嗎? 沒有別的磐石; 我一個也不知道. ”

44:9 All those who form an idol are nothing, and their delightful things do not profit. And their witnesses do not see or know, so they will be ashamed.
製造偶像的人, 盡都是虛空的, 他們所喜愛的, 都沒有益處. 他們的見證人, 一無所見, 一無所知, 以致他們蒙羞.

44:10 Who would form a god and cast an image of which he cannot profit?
誰製造神像, 或鑄造偶像, 不想得到益處呢?

44:11 Look! all his companions shall be ashamed, and the artisans are human! Let all of them assemble; let them stand up. They shall tremble; they shall be ashamed together.
看哪！所有與它同夥的都必蒙羞; 工匠也不過是人罷了. 讓他們都集合起來, 都站立起來; 讓他們都懼怕, 都一同蒙羞.

44:12 The ironsmith works in the coals with his tool and forms it with hammers. And he makes it with his strong arm; indeed, he becomes hungry, and he lacks strength; he does not drink water, and he is faint.
鐵匠先用工具在鐵上雕刻, 然後在火炭中加工, 再用鎚子把鐵錘成形狀, 用他有力的膀臂錘成. 他若飢餓, 就沒有力量; 他若不喝水, 就疲乏.

44:13 The woodworker stretches out a line; he makes an outline of it with a marker. He makes it with a knife and makes an outline of it with a compass. He makes it like the image of a man, like the beauty of a human, to dwell in a temple.
木匠拉線, 用筆畫出輪廓, 用鉋子鉋平, 用圓規畫出模樣, 做成人的形狀, 有人一般的美麗, 好住在廟裡.

44:14 Cutting down cedars for himself, he chooses a holm tree and an oak, and he lets it grow strong for him among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar, and the rain makes it grow.
他為自己砍伐香柏樹, 或選取榆樹和橡樹, 讓它在樹林中長起來; 他栽種松樹, 讓雨水使它長大.

44:15 And it becomes fuel for a human, and he takes some of it and grows warm; also, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also, he makes a god and bows in worship; he makes himself an image and bows down to it!
人可以用這樹作燃料, 可以拿來生火取暖, 又可以燒著烤餅; 人竟然用它做神像敬拜, 他做了雕刻的偶像, 又向它叩拜.

44:16 He burns half of it in the fire; he eats meat over half of it; he roasts a roast and is satisfied. Also he grows warm and says, “Ah! I am warm! I see the fire!”
他把木頭的一半放在火裡燃燒; 在上面烤肉; 吃了烤肉, 並且吃飽了, 就自己烤火取暖, 說: “哈哈！我暖和了, 我看見火了. ”

44:17 And he makes the remainder of it into a god! He bows down to his idol, and he bows in worship and prays to him, and he says, “Save me, for you are my god!”
他用剩下來的一半做了一個神像, 就是他雕刻的偶像, 他向它俯伏, 向它敬拜, 又向它禱告, 說: “求你救我, 因為你是我的神. ”

44:18 They do not know, and they do not understand, for their eyes are besmeared so that they cannot see, their minds so that they have no insight.
他們並不知道, 也不明白; 因為耶和華閉住他們的眼睛, 使他們不能看見, 塞住他們的心, 使他們不能明白.

44:19 And no one takes it to heart, and there is no knowledge and no understanding to say, “I burned half of it in the fire and also I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat, and I have eaten. And I shall make the rest of it into an abomination! I shall bow down to a block of wood!”
沒有人細心思想, 也沒有人有知識有聰明說: “我把木頭的一半放在火裡燃燒, 我也在炭火上烘過餅, 烤過肉吃, 剩下的, 我卻用來做了一個可憎之物, 我要向木頭叩拜嗎? ”

44:20 He feeds on ashes; a deceived mind misleads him. And he cannot save himself, and he cannot say, “Is this not an illusion in my right hand?”
他所追求的只是灰塵, 被迷惑了的心使他偏離正道了; 他不能救自己, 也不會說: “在我的右手中不是有個假神嗎? ”

44:21 “Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant: I formed you; you are my servant; Israel, you will not be forgotten by me!
雅各和以色列啊！要記念這些話, 因為你是我的僕人. 我造了你, 是要你作我的僕人; 以色列啊！你必不會被我忘記.

44:22 I have wiped your transgressions out like a cloud and your sins like mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you!”
我塗抹了你的過犯, 像密雲消散; 我塗抹了你的罪惡, 如薄雲滅沒, 你當歸向我, 因為我救贖了你.

44:23 Sing for joy, heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, depths of the earth! Break forth, mountains, in rejoicing, forest and every tree in it, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and he will show his glory in Israel!
諸天啊！你們要歡呼, 因為耶和華作成了這事. 地的深處啊！你們要吶喊. 群山啊！你們要發聲歡呼. 樹林和其中所有的樹啊！你們都當這樣. 因為耶和華救贖了雅各, 他要藉著以色列使自己得榮耀.

44:24 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, and he who formed you in the womb: “I am Yahweh, who made everything, who stretched out the heavens alone, who spread out the earth—who was with me?—
你的救贖主, 就是那在母胎中就造了你的耶和華這樣說: “我耶和華是創造萬物的, 我是獨自展開諸天, 鋪張大地的.

44:25 who frustrates the signs of oracle priests and makes a fool of diviners, who drives the wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish,
我使說假話者的兆頭失效, 使占卜者都變成愚昧人; 我使有智慧的人後退, 使他們的知識變為愚拙.

44:26 who keeps the word of his servant and carries out the plan of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘It shall be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt, and I will restore its ruins’;
我使我僕人的話實現, 使我使者的謀算成就. 我對耶路撒冷說: ‘你必有人居住. ’對猶大的城鎮說: ‘你們要再被建造起來, 至於其中的廢墟, 我必重建它們. ’

44:27 who says to the deep, ‘Dry up! And I will cause your rivers to dry up’;
我對深淵說: ‘你乾了吧, 我必使你的江河乾涸！’

44:28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd,’ and he shall carry out all my wishes; and saying of Jerusalem, ‘It shall be rebuilt,’ and the temple, ‘It shall be founded.’ ”
我對古列說: ‘我的牧人; 他必成就我所喜悅的一切. ’他要對耶路撒冷說: ‘你必被重建起來！’他必對聖殿說: ‘你的根基要奠定！’”

Isaiah - Chapter 45

45:1 Thus says Yahweh to his anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subjugate nations before him, and I uncover the loins of kings to open doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
“我耶和華所膏立的古列, 我緊握著他的右手, 使列國降服在他面前; 我也鬆開列王的腰帶; 我使門戶在他面前敞開, 使城門不得關閉; 耶和華對古列這樣說:

45:2 “I myself will go before you, and I will level the mountains. I will break the doors of bronze and cut throughthe bars of iron.
我必親自領導你, 把高低不平的路修平; 銅門, 我必打破; 鐵門, 我必砍斷.

45:3 And I will give you the treasures of darkness and treasures of secret places so that you may know that I am Yahweh, the one who calls you by your name, the God of Israel,
我必把隱藏的寶物和在隱密處的財寶賜給你, 使你知道我就是按著你的名呼召了你的耶和華, 以色列的神.

45:4 for the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen one. And I call you by your name; I give you a name of honor, though you do not know me.
因我的僕人雅各和我所揀選的以色列的緣故, 我按著你的名呼召了你; 你雖然不認識我, 我卻給你這個尊貴的名號.

45:5 I am Yahweh, and there is none besides me; besides me there is no god. I gird you though you do not know me,
“我是耶和華, 再沒有別的神了; 除了我以外, 並沒有真神; 你雖然不認識我, 我必堅固你,

45:6 so that they may know from the rising of the sun and from the west that there is none besides me; I am Yahweh and there is none besides me.
為要叫從日出之地到日落之地的人都知道, 除了我以外, 沒有真神; 我是耶和華, 再沒有別的神了.

45:7 I form light and I create darkness; I make peace and I create evil; I am Yahweh; I do all these things.
我造光, 也造黑暗; 我賜平安, 也降災禍; 我耶和華是造成這一切事的.

45:8 Trickle, O heavens, from above, and let clouds trickle with righteousness; let the earth open so that salvation may be fruitful, and let it cause righteousness to sprout along with it. I myself, Yahweh, have created it.
諸天啊！你們要從上滴下公義, 讓雲層降下公義. 讓大地裂開, 生出救恩, 使公義一同生長, 是我耶和華創造了這事.

45:9 Woe to the one who strives with his maker, a potsherd among potsherds of earth! Does the clay say to the one who fashions it, ‘What are you making?’ and ‘Your work has no hands’?
那與他的創造主爭論的, 有禍了！他不過是地上瓦片中的一片瓦片, 泥土能對陶匠說: ‘你在作甚麼? ’或你所作成的說: ‘他沒有手’嗎?

45:10 Woe to the one who says to a father, ‘What you are begetting?’ or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’ ”
那對父親說: ‘你生的是甚麼’, 或對母親說: ‘你產的是甚麼’的, 有禍了！”

45:11 Thus says Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, and its maker: “Ask me of the things to come about my children, and you command me about the work of my hands.
以色列的聖者, 造以色列的主耶和華這樣說: “你們可以問我將要來的事, 關於我的眾子和我手所作的, 你們也可以吩咐我回答.

45:12 I myself made the earth, and I created humankind upon it. I, my hands, stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.
我造了地, 又造了人在地上; 我親手展開了諸天, 又命定了天上的萬象.

45:13 I myself have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his paths smooth. He himself shall build my city, and he shall set my exiles free, not for price or a gift,” says Yahweh of hosts.
我憑著公義興起了古列, 我必修平他的一切道路; 他必建造我的城, 釋放我被擄的子民, 不必用工價, 也不用賞賜, 這是萬軍之耶和華說的. ”

45:14 Thus says Yahweh: “The acquisition of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush and the Sabeans, tall men, shall pass over to you; they shall be yours, and they shall walk behind you. They shall pass over in chains, and they shall bow down to you; they will pray to you: ‘Surely God is with you, and there is no other. Besides him there is no God.’ ”
耶和華這樣說: “埃及勞碌得來的和古實所得之利, 以及身量高大的西巴人, 都必過來歸你, 也要屬你; 他們必帶著鎖鍊過來隨從你, 向你俯伏, 向你懇求, 說: ‘神真的在你們中間, 此外, 再沒有別的神, 沒有別的真神. ’”

45:15 Surely you are a God who keeps yourself hidden, God of Israel, the savior.
拯救者以色列的神啊！你實在是隱藏自己的神.

45:16 All of them are ashamed and indeed humiliated; the craftsmen of idols go together in insult.
製造偶像的都必蒙羞受辱, 都要一同歸於羞愧.

45:17 Israel is saved by Yahweh with everlasting salvation; you shall not be ashamed, and you shall not be humiliated to all eternity.
唯有以色列必靠著耶和華得救, 得著永遠的拯救; 你們必不蒙羞, 也不受辱, 直到永遠.

45:18 For thus says Yahweh, who created the heavens, he is God, who formed the earth and who made it. He himself established it; he did not create it as emptiness— he formed it for inhabiting. “I am Yahweh and there is none besides me.
因為創造諸天的耶和華, 他是神, 塑造大地, 把大地造成; 他堅立大地; 他創造大地, 不是荒涼的; 他塑造大地, 是要給人居住; 他這樣說: “我是耶和華, 再沒有別的神.

45:19 I have spoken not in secrecy, in a place, a land, of darkness, I have not said to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain!’ I, Yahweh, am speaking righteousness, declaring uprightness.
我沒有在隱密處,在黑暗之地說過話; 我沒有對雅各的後裔說過: ‘你們尋求我是徒然的. ’我耶和華講說公義, 宣揚正直.

45:20 Assemble and come; draw near together, survivors of the nations! They do not know, those who carry their wooden idols and pray to a god who cannot save.
“列國逃脫的人哪！你們要來集合, 一同近前來. 那些抬著木頭做的偶像, 向不能拯救人的神祈求的, 真是無知.

45:21 Declare and present your case, also let them consult together! Who made this known from former times, declared it from of old? Was it not I, Yahweh? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God besides me, and no savior besides me.
你們述說吧！提出理由吧！讓他們彼此商議吧！誰從古時使人聽見這事呢? 誰從上古把這事述說出來呢? 不是我耶和華嗎? 除了我以外, 再沒有神, 我是公義的神, 又是拯救者; 除了我以外, 並沒有別的神.

45:22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God and there is none besides me.
全地的人哪！你們都要歸向我, 都要得救. 因為我是神, 再沒有別的神.

45:23 I have sworn by myself; a word that shall not return has gone forth from my mouth in righteousness: ‘Every knee shall kneel down to me; every tongue shall swear.’
我指著自己起誓, 我的口憑著公義說出的話, 決不改變: ‘萬膝都必向我跪拜, 萬口都要指著我起誓. ’

45:24 ‘Only in Yahweh,’ one shall say to me, ‘are righteousness and strength.’ He shall come to him, and all those who were angry with him shall be ashamed.
人論到我必說: ‘只有在耶和華裡面才有公義和能力’; 向他發怒的, 都必來到他面前, 並且要蒙羞.

45:25 In Yahweh all the offspring of Israel shall be in the right, and they shall boast.”
以色列所有的後裔, 都必靠耶和華得稱為義, 並要誇勝. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 46

46:1 Bel bows down; Nebo is stooping. Their idols are on animals and on cattle; your cargo is carried as a burden on weary animals.
彼勒俯伏, 尼波彎腰; 巴比倫人的偶像馱在走獸和牲口上. 你們所抬的現在都成了重擔, 成了疲乏的牲畜身上的重負.

46:2 They stoop; they bow down together. They are not able to save the burden, but they themselves go in captivity.
它們一同彎腰,俯伏, 不能保護重負, 它們自己反倒被擄去了.

46:3 “Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel who have been carried from the belly, who have been carried from the womb:
“雅各家啊, 以色列家所有餘剩的人哪！你們都要聽我的話, 你們自出母腹, 就蒙我懷抱; 自出母胎, 就蒙我提攜.

46:4 Even to your old age I am he; even to your advanced age I myself will support you. I myself have made you, and I myself will carry you, and I myself will support you, and I will save you.
直到你們年老, 我還是一樣; 直到你們髮白, 我仍然懷抱你. 我以前既然這樣作了, 以後我仍必提攜你; 我必懷抱你, 也必拯救你.

46:5 To whom will you liken me, and count as equal, and compare with me, as though we were alike?
你們要把誰與我相比, 誰與我相似呢? 你們把誰與我比較, 好使我們同等呢?

46:6 Those who lavish gold from the purse and weigh out silver in the balance scales; hire a goldsmith and he makes him a god; they bow down, indeed they bow in worship.
那些從錢袋倒出金子, 用天平稱銀子的人, 雇用金匠製造神像; 他們向神像又俯伏又叩拜.

46:7 They carry it on their shoulder; they support it and they set it in its place, and it stands in position. It cannot be removed from its place; even when he cries out to it, it does not answer. It does not save him from his trouble.
他們把神像抬起來, 扛在肩頭上, 然後把它安置在固定的地方, 它就立在那裡, 總不離開它的本位. 雖然有人向它呼求, 它也不能回答; 它也不能救人脫離患難.

46:8 Remember this and pluck up courage! Call to mind, you transgressors!
“你們當記念這事, 要堅定不移; 悖逆的人哪！你們要留心思想.

46:9 Remember the former things from a long time ago, for I am God and there is none besides me, God and there is none like me,
你們當記念上古以前的事, 因為我是神, 再沒有別的神; 我是神, 沒有神像我.

46:10 who from the beginning declares the end, and from before, things that have not been done, who says, ‘My plan shall stand,’ and, ‘I will accomplish all my wishes,’
我從起初就宣告末後的事, 從古時就述說還未作成的事, 說: ‘我的計劃必定成功, 我所喜悅的, 我都必作成. ’

46:11 who calls a bird of prey from the east, the man of his plan from a country from afar. Indeed I have spoken; indeed I will bring it to being. I have formed it; indeed I will do it.
我把鷙鳥從日出之地召來, 就是把成就我計劃的人從遠方召來. 我不但說了, 而且也要使我的話實現; 我不但計劃好了, 而且也必實行.

46:12 Listen to me, strong of heart, far from righteousness!
心裡頑固的人哪！遠離公義的人哪！你們要聽我.

46:13 I bring my righteousness near; it is not far. And my salvation will not delay; and I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.”
我使我的公義臨近了, 必不遠離; 我的救恩必不遲延. 我要為以色列, 我的榮耀, 在錫安施行拯救. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 47

47:1 Come down and sit on the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of Chaldea! For they shall no longer call you tender and delicate.
巴比倫的處女啊！你下來, 坐在塵土中吧！迦勒底的女兒啊！你坐在地上吧！沒有寶座了, 因為你必不再被稱為柔弱嬌嫩的了.

47:2 Take the pair of mill stones and grind flour! Uncover your veil, strip off your skirt, uncover your thigh, pass through the rivers!
你要拿石磨去磨麵, 你要揭開你的帕子, 脫去長裙, 露出大腿, 渡過江河.

47:3 Your nakedness shall be exposed; indeed, your shame shall become visible. I will take vengeance and I will not spare a person.
你的下體必暴露出來, 你的羞恥要被人看見; 我必報仇, 不顧惜任何人.

47:4 Our redeemer, Yahweh of hosts is his name, the holy one of Israel.
我們的救贖主, 他的名字是萬軍之耶和華,以色列的聖者, 他說:

47:5 Sit silently and go into the darkness, daughter of Chaldea, for they shall no longer call you mistress of kingdoms.
“迦勒底的女子啊！你要靜靜坐下, 進到黑暗中去, 因為人不再稱你為列國之后了.

47:6 I was angry with my people; I profaned my inheritance, and I gave them into your hand. You did not give them mercy; on the aged you made your yoke very heavy.
我曾對我的子民發怒, 使我的產業被褻瀆, 我把他們交在你的手裡, 你卻對他們毫無憐憫. 你竟把你的軛, 重重壓在老年人的身上.

47:7 And you said, “I shall be an eternal mistress forever!” You did not set these things upon your heart; you did not remember its end.
你曾說: ‘我必永遠作王后！’所以你不把這些事放在心上, 也不思想這事的結局.

47:8 Therefore now hear this, luxuriant one who sits in security, who says in her heart, “I am, and besides me there is no one. I shall not sit as a widow, and I shall not know the loss of children.”
因此, 你這淫逸,安居的, 現在要聽這話. 你曾心裡說: ‘只有我, 除我以外再沒有別的; 我必不會寡居, 也不會經歷喪子的事. ’

47:9 And these two shall come to you in a moment, in one day: the loss of children and widowhood shall come on you completely, in spite of your many sorceries, in spite of the power of your great enchantments.
不料喪子和寡居這兩件事, 竟在忽然之間, 一日之內, 要臨到你身上！正在你多行邪術, 竭力施符咒的時候, 這兩件事就必都臨到你身上.

47:10 And you felt secure in your wickedness; you said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, “I am, and besides me there is no one.”
你向來倚靠自己的邪惡, 說: ‘沒有人看見我’; 你的智慧和知識把你引入了歧途. 你心裡說: ‘只有我, 除了我以外, 再沒有別的. ’

47:11 And evil shall come upon you, you will not know; it will be on the lookout for her. And disaster shall fall upon you; you will not be able to avert it. And ruin shall come on you suddenly; you do not know.
但災禍必臨到你身上, 你卻不知道它的來源; 禍患必落在你身上, 你卻不能把它除去; 毀滅必忽然臨到你身上, 你卻不知道.

47:12 Stand, now, in your enchantments, and in your many sorceries with which you have labored from your youth. Perhaps you may be able to benefit; perhaps you may scare away.
繼續使用你從幼年時就勞碌施行的符咒和許多的邪術吧！或者你可以得到益處, 也許你能叫人戰慄.

47:13 You struggle with your many consultations; let them stand, now, and save you— those who see the stars, divide the celestial sphere, who inform by new moons— from those things that are coming upon you.
你因你許多的計劃而勞累; 現在讓那些劃分天象的, 觀看星辰的, 在月朔時說預言的, 都站起來, 拯救你脫離要臨到你身上的事.

47:14 Look! They are like stubble; the fire burns them completely. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame; there is no coal for warming oneself, no fire before which to sit.
看哪！他們必像碎秸, 火必要焚燒他們; 他們不能救自己脫離火燄的威力; 這不是可以烤火取暖的火炭, 也不是可以坐在它面前的火.

47:15 So are to you those with whom you have labored, your traders from your youth. They wander, each to his side; there is no one who can save you.
你所勞碌的事, 都要這樣與你無益; 從你年幼時與你交易的, 也都必各奔各方, 四處飄流, 沒有人拯救你. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 48

48:1 Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and came out from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh, and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth and not in righteousness.
雅各家, 就是被稱為以色列的, 從猶大的水源出來的, 指著耶和華的名起誓, 卻不是出於誠實和公義, 提說以色列的神的啊！你們要聽這話.

48:2 For they call themselves after the holy city, and they lean on the God of Israel— Yahweh of hosts is his name.
他們被稱為聖城的人, 又倚靠以色列的神; 他的名字是萬軍之耶和華.

48:3 “I declared the former things from of old, and they went out from my mouth. And I announced them suddenly; I acted, and they came to pass,
主說: “先前的事, 我從古時就預言過了, 已經從我的口裡說出來了, 又說給人聽了; 我忽然行事, 事情就都成就了.

48:4 because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck an iron sinew, and your forehead bronze.
因為我知道你是頑固的, 你的頸項是鐵的, 你的額是銅的,

48:5 And I declared them to you from of old; I announced them to you before they came to pass so that you would not say, ‘My idol did them, and my image and my cast image commanded them.’
所以我從古時就告訴了你; 在事情還沒有發生以前, 我就說給你聽了, 免得你說: ‘這些事是我的偶像所作的, 是我的雕像和鑄像所命定的. ’

48:6 You have heard; see it all. And will you not declare it? I announce new things to you from this time and hidden things that you have not known.
你已經聽見了, 現在要注意這一切事. 難道你不述說嗎? 從今以後, 我要把新的事, 就是你不知道的隱祕的事, 告訴你.

48:7 Now they are created, and not from of old, and before today, and you have not heard them so that you could not say, “Look! I knew them.”
這些事是現在才造成的, 並不是從古時就有的; 在今天以前, 你還未曾聽見過, 免得你說: ‘看哪！這些事我早已知道了. ’

48:8 Neither have you heard, nor have you known, nor from of old has your ear been opened. For I knew you would deal treacherously, very treacherously, and you are called a rebel from the womb.
你從來沒有聽過, 也不知道; 你的耳朵從來未曾開通. 我原知道你行事非常詭詐; 你自出母胎以來, 就被稱為叛徒.

48:9 For the sake of my name I refrain from my anger, and for my praise I restrain it for you so as not to cut you off.
為了我的名的緣故, 我暫時不發怒; 為了我的名譽的緣故, 我向你忍耐; 不把你剪除.

48:10 Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of misery.
看哪！我熬煉了你, 卻不像熬煉銀子; 你在苦難的爐中, 我揀選了你.

48:11 For my own sake, for my own sake I do it; for why should it be defiled? And I will not give my glory to another.”
為了我自己的緣故, 我必作這事. 我的名怎能被褻瀆呢? 我必不把我的榮耀歸給別人.

48:12 “Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am he. I am the first; also I am the last.
“雅各, 我所呼召的以色列啊！你要聽我的話. 我就是‘那位’, 我是首先的, 也是末後的.

48:13 Indeed, my hand founded the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand in position together.
我的手奠定了大地的根基, 我的右手展開了諸天; 我一呼喚它們, 它們就一同站著侍候.

48:14 Assemble, all of you, and hear! Who among them declared these things? Yahweh loves him; he shall perform his wish against Babylon and his arm against the Chaldeans.
列國啊！你們都要集合起來聽. 他們中間有誰預言過這些事呢? 耶和華愛他, 他必向巴比倫行他所喜悅的; 他的膀臂也必擊打迦勒底人.

48:15 I, I myself, I have spoken! Indeed, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will be successful in his way.
我親自說過, 又呼召了他; 我帶領了他來, 他所行的就必亨通.

48:16 Draw near to me; hear this! I have not spoken in secrecy from the beginning; from the time it came to be, there I have been; And now the Lord Yahweh has sent me and his Spirit.”
你們要就近我, 當聽這話: ‘從起初我就沒有在隱密處說過話, 自從有這事情的存在, 我就在那裡. ’現在主耶和華差遣了我和他的靈.

48:17 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, the holy one of Israel: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, leads you in the way you should go.
耶和華你的救贖主, 以色列的聖者, 這樣說: ‘我是耶和華你的神, 是教導你, 使你得益處的, 是在你當行的道路上引導你的.

48:18 O that you had listened attentively to my commandments! Then your prosperity would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
但願你一向都留心聽從我的命令, 這樣你的平安就像河水滔滔, 你的公義就如海浪滾滾;

48:19 And your offspring would have been like the sand, and the descendants of your body like its grains. It would not be cut off, and its name would not be destroyed from my presence.”
你的後裔必像海沙那麼多, 你腹中的子孫要如沙粒這樣多; 他們的名字必不會被剪除, 也不會從我面前消滅.

48:20 Go out from Babylon! Flee from Chaldea! Proclaim it with a shout of rejoicing; proclaim this! Send it forth to the end of the earth; say, “Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob!”
“你們要從巴比倫出來, 從迦勒底人中逃出來, 你們要用歡呼的聲音宣告, 把這事說給人聽, 你們要把這事宣揚出去, 直到地極, 說: ‘耶和華救贖了他的僕人雅各了. ’

48:21 And when he led them through the deserts, they were not thirsty; he made water flow from the rock for them, and he split the rock, and the water gushed out.
耶和華領他們走過荒野的時候, 他們並不乾渴; 他為他們使水從磐石流出來. 他裂開磐石, 水就湧出來.

48:22 “There is no peace,” says Yahweh, “for the wicked.”
耶和華說: ‘惡人沒有平安. ’”

Isaiah - Chapter 49

49:1 Listen to me, coastlands, and listen attentively, peoples from far away! Yahweh called me from the womb; from the body of my mother he made my name known.
眾海島啊！你們要聽我的話. 遠方的萬族啊！你們要留心聽. 我在母胎的時候, 耶和華就呼召了我; 我出母腹的時候, 他就提了我的名.

49:2 And he made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand, and he made me like an sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver.
他使我的口如快刀, 把我藏在他手的陰影之下; 他又使我成為磨亮的箭, 把我藏在他的箭袋裡.

49:3 And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will show my glory.”
他對我說: “你是我的僕人以色列, 我要藉著你得榮耀. ”

49:4 But I myself said, “I have labored in vain; I have used up my strength for nothing and vanity! Nevertheless, my justice is with Yahweh, and my reward is with my God.”
但我說: “我勞碌是徒然的; 我用盡氣力, 是虛無虛空的; 然而我當得的公理是在耶和華那裡, 我的賞賜是在我的神那裡. ”

49:5 And now Yahweh says, who formed me from the womb as a servant for him, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might not be gathered, for I am honored in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength.
現在, 耶和華說: (他自我還在母胎的時候, 就造了我作他的僕人, 好使雅各回轉歸向他, 使以色列可以聚集到他那裡; 我在耶和華眼中被看為尊貴, 我的神是我的力量. )

49:6 And he says, “It is trivial for you to be a servant for me, to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel. I will give you as a light to the nations, to be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
“你作我的僕人, 使雅各眾支派復興, 使以色列中得保全的歸回, 只是小事, 我還要使你作列國的光, 使我的救恩傳到地極. ”

49:7 Thus says Yahweh, the redeemer of Israel, his holy one, to the one who despises life, to the one who abhors the nation, to the slave of rulers: “Kings shall see and stand up; princes, and they shall bow down, for the sake of Yahweh, who is faithful, the holy one of Israel, and he has chosen you.”
以色列的救贖主, 以色列的聖者耶和華, 對那被人藐視的,被本國憎惡的,被統治者奴役的, 這樣說: “君王看見了, 就必起立, 領袖看見了, 也要下拜, 都因信實的耶和華, 就是揀選了你的,以色列的聖者的緣故. ”

49:8 Thus says Yahweh: “I have answered you in a time of favor, and helped you on a day of salvation, and watched over you, and given you as a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to give the desolate hereditary property as an inheritance,
耶和華這樣說: “在悅納的時候, 我應允了你, 在拯救的日子, 我幫助了你; 我要保護你, 使你作人民的中保, 復興那地, 使人承受荒涼之地作產業,

49:9 saying to the prisoners, “Come out!” to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves!” they shall feed along the ways, and their pasturage shall be on all the barren heights.
對那些被囚的說: ‘你們出來吧！’對那些在黑暗中的人說: ‘你們現身吧！’他們沿途必得餵養, 一切光禿的高處必成為他們的草場.

49:10 They shall not be hungry or thirsty, and heat and sun shall not strike them, for he who takes pity on them will lead them, and he will guide them to springs of water.
他們必不飢餓, 也不口渴, 炎熱和太陽必不傷害他們, 因為那憐憫他們的, 要引領他們, 帶領他們到水泉的旁邊.

49:11 And I will make all my mountains like a road, and my highways shall lead up.
我必使我的眾山成為道路, 我的大道都必被修高.

49:12 Look! These shall come from afar, And look! These from the north and from the west and these from the land of Sinim.”
看哪！有些人從遠方而來; 看哪！有些從北方, 從西方而來, 還有些從色尼姆地而來. ”

49:13 Sing for joy, heavens, and rejoice, earth! Mountains must break forth in rejoicing! For Yahweh has comforted his people, and he will take pity on his afflicted ones.
諸天哪！你們要歡呼. 大地啊！你當快樂. 眾山啊！你們要發聲歡呼. 因為耶和華已經安慰了他的子民, 也必憐憫他受困苦的人.

49:14 But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me!”
但錫安說: “耶和華離棄了我, 我的主忘記了我. ”

49:15 Can a woman forget her suckling, refrain from having compassion on the child of her womb? Indeed, these may forget, but I, I will not forget you!
婦人怎能忘記她吃奶的嬰孩, 不憐憫她親生的兒子呢? 即使她們可能忘記, 我也不會忘記你.

49:16 Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
看哪！我已經把你刻在我的掌上; 你的城牆常常在我面前.

49:17 Your children hasten; your destroyers and those who laid you waste depart from you.
重建你的要急速歸回, 那些毀壞你的和那些使你荒廢的, 都必離你而去.

49:18 Lift your eyes up all around and see; all of them gather; they come to you. As surely as I live, declares Yahweh, surely you shall put on all of them like an ornament, and you shall bind them on like a bride.
你舉目向四周觀看吧！他們都集合到你那裡來. 耶和華說: “我指著我的永生起誓, 你要披戴他們, 如同披戴裝飾品; 你要以他們作華帶束腰, 像新婦一樣.

49:19 Surely your sites of ruins and desolate places and land of ruins, surely now you will be too cramped for your inhabitants, and those who engulfed you will be far away.
至於你那些被毀壞荒廢之處和你那些被拆毀之地, 現在給眾人居住必顯為太狹窄了, 那些吞滅你的都必遠離你.

49:20 Yet the children born when you were bereaved will say in your hearing, “The place is too cramped for me; make room for me so that I can dwell.”
你喪子以後所生的兒女還要說給你聽, 說: ‘這地方給我居住太狹窄了; 求你給我預備地方居住吧！’

49:21 Then you will say in your heart, “Who has borne me these?” And, “I was bereaved and barren, exiled and thrust away; so who raised these? Look at me! I was left alone; where have these come from?”
那時你心裡必說: ‘我既喪子, 又不能生育; 我是被擄的, 又是被放逐在外的, 誰給我生了這些孩子呢? 誰把這些孩子養大呢? 看哪！我獨自一人被撇下, 這些孩子是從哪裡來的呢? ’”

49:22 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I will lift my hand up to the nations, and I will raise my signal to the peoples, and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
主耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我必向列國舉手, 我要向萬民豎立我的旗幟; 他們要把你的兒子都抱在懷中帶來, 把你的女兒都放在肩上背來.

49:23 And kings shall be your guardians, and their queens your nurses. They shall bow down, faces to the ground, to you, and they will lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Yahweh; those who await me shall not be ashamed.
列國的君王要作你的養父, 他們的王后必作你的保姆; 他們必臉伏於地向你下拜, 舐你腳上的塵土. 那麼, 你就知道我是耶和華, 那些仰望我的決不會羞愧. ”

49:24 Can war-booty be taken from the mighty? or can a captive of a righteous person be rescued?
被搶去的怎能從勇士手中奪回呢? 被俘擄的怎能從強暴者的手裡救出來呢?

49:25 But thus says Yahweh: “Indeed a captive of the mighty shall be taken, and the war-booty of the tyrant shall be rescued, for I myself will dispute with your opponent, and I myself will save your children.
但耶和華這樣說: “就是勇士所俘擄的, 也可以奪回, 強暴者所搶去的, 也可以救出來; 與你相爭的, 我必與他們相爭; 你的兒女, 我卻要拯救.

49:26 And I will feed your oppressors their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am Yahweh, your savior and redeemer, the strong one of Jacob.”
我要使那些欺壓你的人, 吃自己的肉; 他們必喝自己的血醉倒, 好像喝了甜酒一樣; 那麼所有的人都必知道, 我耶和華是你的拯救者, 是你的救贖主, 是雅各的大能者. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 50

50:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Where is this divorce document of your mother’s divorce, with which I dismissed her? or to whom of my creditors did I sell you? Look! you were sold because of your sin, and your mother was dismissed because of your transgressions.
耶和華這樣說: “我離棄了你們的母親, 休書在哪裡呢? 或者我的債主中, 哪一個是我把你們賣了給他的呢? 看哪！你們被賣是因你們的罪孽; 你們的母親被離棄是因你們的過犯.

50:2 Why was there no man when I came, no one who answered when I called? Do I lack the strength to save? Or is there no power in me to deliver? Look! by my rebuke I dry up the sea; I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink because there is no water, and they die because of thirst.
為甚麼我來的時候, 沒有人在呢? 為甚麼我呼喚的時候, 沒有人答應呢? 難道我的手太軟弱不能救贖嗎? 或是我沒有能力拯救嗎? 看哪！我以斥責使海乾涸, 我使江河變成曠野, 江河的魚因無水發臭, 因乾渴而死.

50:3 I clothe the heavens with darkness, and I make their covering sackcloth.”
我使諸天以黑暗為衣服, 以麻布作它們的遮蓋. ”

50:4 The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of a pupil, to know how to help the weary with a word. He awakens morning by morning, awakens an ear for me to listen as do the pupils.
主耶和華賜給了我一個受教者的舌頭, 使我知道怎樣用言語扶助疲乏的人; 主每天清晨喚醒我, 他每天清晨喚醒我的耳朵, 使我能像受教者一樣靜聽.

50:5 The Lord Yahweh has opened an ear for me, and I, I was not rebellious. I did not turn backwards;
主耶和華開啟了我的耳朵, 我並沒有違抗, 也沒有後退.

50:6 I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spittle.
我把我的背給打我的人打, 把我的腮頰給拔我鬍鬚的人拔; 我並沒有掩面躲避人的羞辱和人的唾液.

50:7 And the Lord Yahweh helps me, therefore I have not been put to shame; therefore I have set my face like flint. And I know that I shall not be ashamed;
但主耶和華必幫助我, 所以我必不羞愧, 因此我板著臉好像堅硬的燧石, 我也知道我必不會蒙羞.

50:8 he who obtains rights for me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who is the master of my judgment? Let him approach me.
那稱我為義的, 與我相近; 誰與我爭訟呢? 讓我們一同站起來吧！誰是指控我的? 讓他就近我來.

50:9 Look! The Lord Yahweh helps me. Who is the one who will declare me guilty? Look! All of them will be worn out like a garment; the moth will eat them.
看哪！主耶和華幫助我, 誰能定我有罪呢? 看哪！他們都要像衣服漸漸破舊, 蛀蟲必把他們吃光.

50:10 Who among you is in fear of Yahweh, obeys the voice of his servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light, trusts in the name of Yahweh and depends on his God?
你們中間誰是敬畏耶和華, 聽從他僕人的聲音的? 誰是行在黑暗中, 沒有亮光的呢? 他該倚靠耶和華的名, 依賴他的神.

50:11 Look! All of you are kindlers of fire, who gird yourselves with flaming arrows. Walk in the light of your fire, and among the flaming arrows you have kindled! You shall have this from my hand: you shall lie down in a place of torment.
看哪！你們點火的, 用火把圍繞自己的, 都行在你們火燄的光裡, 都走在你們所燃點的火把中吧！這是你們從我手裡所要得的: 你們必躺臥在痛苦之中.

Isaiah - Chapter 51

51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, who seek Yahweh. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the excavation of the pit from which you were quarried.
追求公義,尋求耶和華的啊！你們要聽我的話. 你們要瞻仰那磐石, 你們就是從其上鑿出來的; 你們要瞻仰那採石坑, 你們就是從其中挖出來的.

51:2 Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah; she brought you forth. For I called him alone, but I blessed him and made him numerous.”
你們要瞻仰你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕, 他們也要瞻仰那生你們的撒拉. 亞伯拉罕獨自一人的時候, 我呼召了他, 賜福給他, 使他有很多子孫.

51:3 For Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all its sites of ruins. And he will make its wilderness like Eden, and its desert like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving and the sound of song.
耶和華必安慰錫安, 他要安慰它的一切荒場, 使它的曠野像伊甸園一樣, 使它的荒地像耶和華的園子一般, 在其中必有歡喜快樂,感謝和歌聲.

51:4 “Listen attentively to me, my people, and my nation, listen to me! For a teaching will go out from me, and I will cause my justice to rest for a light to the peoples.
我的子民哪！你們要留心聽我; 我的民族啊！你們要側耳聽我. 因為訓誨必從我而去; 我必堅立我的判詞為萬民之光.

51:5 My righteousness is near; my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The coastlands wait for me, and for my arm they wait.
我的公義臨近, 我的拯救已經發出了, 我的膀臂審判萬民, 眾海島的人都要等候我, 並且仰賴我的膀臂.

51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look to the earth beneath, for the heavens will be torn to pieces like smoke, and the earth will be worn out like a garment, and those who inhabit her will die like gnats. But my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be broken to pieces.
你們要仰觀天空, 俯視大地; 因為諸天必像煙雲消散, 大地要像衣服漸漸破舊; 其上的居民必像蠓蟲死亡, 但我的拯救卻永遠長存, 我的公義也不會廢去.

51:7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, people who have my teaching in their heart; you must not fear the reproach of men, or be terrified because of their abuse.
認識公義, 把我的訓誨存在心裡的人民哪！你們要聽我的話. 你們不要怕人的辱罵, 也不要因人的毀謗而驚惶.

51:8 For a moth will eat them like garments; a moth will devour them like wool, but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation for generation after generation.”
因為蛀蟲必吃他們, 像吃衣服一樣; 蟲子必吃他們, 像吃羊羢一樣. 但我的公義永遠長存. 我的拯救直到萬代.

51:9 Awake! Awake; put on strength, O arm of Yahweh! Awake as in days of long ago, the generations of a long time back! Are you not the one who cut Rahab in pieces, the one who pierced the sea-dragon?
耶和華的膀臂啊, 醒來吧！醒來吧！穿上能力吧！像古時的日子, 像上古的世代一樣醒來吧！從前砍碎了拉哈伯, 刺透了海龍的, 不是你嗎?

51:10 Are you not the one who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, the one who made the depths of the sea a way for those who are redeemed to cross over?
使海, 就是大淵的水乾涸, 使海的深處變為蒙救贖的人經過之路的, 不是你嗎?

51:11 So the redeemed ones of Yahweh shall return, and they shall come to Zion with singing, and everlasting joy shall be on their heads. Joy and gladness shall appear; sorrow and sighing shall flee away!
耶和華所贖的人必歸回; 他們必歡呼著進入錫安; 永遠的快樂要臨到他們的頭上. 他們必得著歡喜快樂, 憂愁歎息都必逃避.

51:12 “I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man? He dies! And of the son of humankind? He is sacrificed as grass!
“我, 我耶和華是安慰你們的; 你是誰, 竟怕那會死的人, 怕那被造如草的世人呢?

51:13 And you have forgotten Yahweh, your maker, who stretched out the heavens, and founded the earth. And you tremble continually, all day, because of the wrath of the oppressor when he takes aim to destroy. But where is the wrath of the oppressor?
你忘記了造你的耶和華, 就是那展開諸天, 奠定大地的根基的; 又因那欺壓者準備行毀滅的時候所發的烈怒, 你就終日不住懼怕呢? 其實那欺壓者的烈怒在哪裡呢?

51:14 The fettered one shall make haste to be freed. And he shall not die in the pit, and he shall not lack his bread.
被擄的快得釋放了, 他們必不會死, 必不會下到陰間裡, 他們的食物也必不會缺乏.

51:15 For I am Yahweh, your God, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar; Yahweh of hosts is his name.
我是耶和華你們的神, 就是那攪動大海, 使海中的波浪澎湃的; 萬軍之耶和華是他的名.

51:16 And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, to plant the heavens and to found the earth, saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”
我把我的話放在你的口裡, 用我的手影蔽護你, 好立定諸天, 奠定大地的根基, 對錫安說: ‘你是我的子民. ’”

51:17 Rouse yourself! Rouse yourself! Stand up, Jerusalem, who have drunk from the hand of Yahweh the cup of his wrath; you have drunk the goblet, the cup of staggering; you have drained it out.
耶路撒冷啊, 醒來！醒來！站起來吧！你從耶和華的手中喝了他烈怒的杯, 喝盡了那使人搖搖擺擺的爵.

51:18 There is no one who guides her among all the children she has borne, and there is no one who grasps her by the hand among all the children she raised.
她所生的眾子中, 沒有一個引導她的; 她養大的眾子中, 沒有一個扶持她的.

51:19 Two things here have happened to you—who will show sympathy for you?— devastation and destruction, famine and sword—who will comfort you?
荒涼與毀滅, 饑荒與刀劍, 這兩樣臨到你, 誰為你悲哀呢? 誰能安慰你呢?

51:20 Your children have fainted; they lie at the head of all the streets, like an antelope in a snare, those who are full of the wrath of Yahweh, the rebuke of your God.
你的眾子昏倒了, 在各街頭上躺臥, 好像羚羊在網羅之中; 他們飽嘗了耶和華的烈怒, 你的神的斥責.

51:21 Therefore hear now this afflicted one and drunken one but not from wine.
所以, 你這困苦的, 不是因酒而醉倒的, 要聽這話.

51:22 Thus says your Lord, Yahweh, and your God pleads the cause of his people: “Look! I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering. You shall not continue to drink the goblet, the cup of my wrath, any longer.
你的主耶和華, 就是為自己的子民爭辯的神, 這樣說: “看哪！我已經把那使人搖搖擺擺的杯, 就是我烈怒的爵, 從你的手裡挪去了; 你必不再喝這杯.

51:23 And I will put it in the hand of your tormenters, who have said to you, ‘Bow down that we may pass over you!’ And you have made your back like the ground, and like the street for those who pass over you.”
我必把這杯放在那些苦待你的人的手裡; 他們曾對你說: ‘你屈身俯伏, 讓我們走過去吧！’你就以你的背作陸地, 作街道, 任由他們踏過去. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 52

52:1 Awake! Awake; put on your strength, Zion! Put on the garments of your beauty, Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean shall not continue to enter you any longer.
錫安哪！你要醒來; 醒來, 披上你的力量. 聖城耶路撒冷啊！要穿上你華美的衣服. 因為未受割禮的和不潔淨的人, 都再不得進到你那裡去.

52:2 Shake yourself free from the dust! Rise up; sit, Jerusalem! Free yourselves from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion!
耶路撒冷啊！抖下塵土, 起來, 坐在位上吧！錫安被擄的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)哪！解開你頸項上的鎖鍊.

52:3 For thus says Yahweh: “You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.”
耶和華這樣說: “你們被賣是毫無代價的, 你們被贖回也必不用銀子. ”

52:4 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “My people went down to Egypt in the beginning, to dwell as aliens there, and Assyria oppressed him without cause.
主耶和華這樣說: “我的子民先前曾下到埃及, 在那裡寄居; 後來有亞述人無緣無故地欺壓了他們.

52:5 And now what do I have here?”declares Yahweh, “for my people is taken without cause. Its rulers howl,” declares Yahweh—“and my name is reviled continually, all day.
現在我在這裡作甚麼呢? ”耶和華說: “我的子民毫無代價被取去; 統治他們的人大肆咆哮. ”耶和華說: “我的名終日不住被藐視.

52:6 Therefore my people shall know my name, therefore in that day, that I am the one who speaks. Here am I.”
所以我的子民必認識我的名, 因此到了那日他們就必知道, 說這話的就是我. 看哪！是我. ”

52:7 How delightful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns as a king.”
那傳福音,宣布平安,傳美好的福音,宣布救恩, 又對錫安說“你的神作王了”的, 他的腳蹤在山上多麼的美！

52:8 The voices of your watchmen! They lift up their voices; together they sing for joy; for they clearly see Yahweh’s return to Zion.
聽啊！你守望者的聲音. 他們都揚起聲來, 一同歡呼, 因為耶和華歸回錫安的時候, 他們必親眼看見.

52:9 Break forth, sing for joy together, ruins of Jerusalem, for Yahweh has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.
耶路撒冷的廢墟啊！你們要發聲, 一同歡呼. 因為耶和華安慰了他的子民, 救贖了耶路撒冷.

52:10 Yahweh has bared his holy arm to the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
耶和華在萬國的眼前, 顯露他的聖臂, 地極的人必看見我們神的拯救.

52:11 Depart, depart, go out from there! You must not touch any unclean thing. Go out from the midst of it, keep clean, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
你們要離開, 要離開, 要從那裡出來, 不要觸摸不潔淨的東西. 扛抬耶和華器皿的啊！你們要從巴比倫城中出來, 要自潔.

52:12 For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for Yahweh is going before you, and your rear guard is the God of Israel.
你們出來, 不必著急; 你們行走, 也不必奔逃, 因為耶和華要走在你們前面, 以色列的神必作你們的後盾.

52:13 Look, my servant shall achieve success; he shall be exalted, and he shall be lifted up, and he shall be very high.
看哪！我的僕人必行事亨通, 他必受尊崇, 被高舉, 成為至高.

52:14 Just as many were appalled at you— such was his appearance beyond human disfigurement, and his form beyond the sons of mankind—
許多人怎樣因你而驚奇, (因為他的容貌毀損得不像人, 他的形狀毀損得不像世人);

52:15 so he shall sprinkle many nations; because of him, kings shall shut their mouths. For they shall see what has not been told them, and they shall consider with full attention what they have not heard.
照樣, 他也必使多國的人驚異, 君王要因他閉口不言, 因為從未向他們述說過的事, 他們必看見; 他們從未聽過的, 他們要明白.

Isaiah - Chapter 53

53:1 Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed?
誰會相信我們所傳的? 耶和華的膀臂向誰顯露呢?

53:2 For he went up like a shoot before him, and like a root from dry ground. He had no form and no majesty that we should see him, and no appearance that we should take pleasure in him.
他在耶和華面前如嫩芽生長起來, 像根出於乾旱之地; 他沒有佳形, 也沒有威儀, 好叫我們仰慕他; 他也沒有美貌, 使我們被他吸引.

53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering, and acquainted with sickness, and like one from whom others hide their faces, he was despised, and we did not hold him in high regard.
他被藐視, 被人拒絕, 是個多受痛苦, 熟悉病患的人. 他像個被人掩面不看的人一樣; 他被藐視, 我們也不重視他.

53:4 However, he was the one who lifted up our sicknesses, and he carried our pain, yet we ourselves assumed him stricken, struck down by God and afflicted.
原來他擔當了我們的病患, 背負了我們的痛苦; 我們卻以為他受責打, 被神擊打和苦待了.

53:5 But he was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon him, and by his wounds we were healed.
然而他是為了我們的過犯被刺透, 為了我們的罪孽被壓傷; 使我們得平安的懲罰加在他身上, 因他受了鞭傷, 我們才得醫治.

53:6 All of us have wandered about like sheep; we each have turned to his own way; and Yahweh let fall on him the iniquity of us all.
我們眾人都如羊走迷了路, 各人偏行己路; 耶和華卻把我們眾人的罪孽, 都歸在他身上.

53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was brought like a lamb to the slaughter, and like a sheep is dumb before its shearers, so he did not open his mouth.
他被虐待, 受痛苦的時候, 他並不開口; 他像羊羔被牽去屠宰, 又像羊在剪羊毛的人面前寂然無聲, 他也是這樣不開口.

53:8 He was taken by restraint of justice, and who concerned himself with his generation? For he was cut off from the land of the living; he received a blow because of the transgression of my people.
他受拘禁和審判以後被帶走; 至於他那個世代的人中, 有誰想到從活人之地被剪除, 被擊打, 是因我子民的過犯呢?

53:9 He made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.
雖然他從來沒有行過強暴, 他的口裡也沒有詭詐, 人還是使他與惡人同埋, 但死的時候與財主同葬.

53:10 Yet Yahweh was pleased to crush him; he made him sick. If she places his life a guilt offering, he will see offspring. He will prolong days, and the will of Yahweh will succeed in his hand.
耶和華卻喜悅把他壓傷, 使他受痛苦; 耶和華若以他的性命作贖罪祭, 他必看見後裔, 並且得享長壽; 耶和華所喜悅的, 必在他手中亨通.

53:11 From the trouble of his life he will see; he will be satisfied. In his knowledge, the righteous one, my servant, shall declare many righteous, and he is the one who will bear their iniquities.
他受了生命之苦以後, 必看見光明, 並且心滿意足; 我的義僕必使許多人因認識他而得稱為義, 他也必背負他們的罪孽.

53:12 Therefore, I will divide to him a portion among the many, and with the strong ones he will divide bounty, because he poured his life out to death and was counted with the transgressors; and he was the one who bore the sin of many and will intercede for the transgressors.
所以, 我要使他與偉大的人同分, 他必與強盛的均分擄物, 因為他把自己的性命傾倒, 以致於死. 他被列在罪犯之中, 卻擔當了多人的罪, 又為罪犯代求.

Isaiah - Chapter 54

54:1 “Sing for joy, barren woman; who has not borne! Burst forth into rejoicing and rejoice, she who has not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman,” says Yahweh.
不能生育,沒有生養過孩子的啊！你要歡呼. 沒有生產過的啊！你要發聲歡呼, 高聲呼喊. 因為棄婦比有夫之婦有更多兒子. 這是耶和華說的.

54:2 “Enlarge the site of your tent, and let them stretch out the tent curtains of your dwelling place. You must not spare; make your tent cords long and strengthen your pegs,
要擴張你帳幕的地方, 伸展你居所的幔子, 不要限制; 要拉長你的繩索, 堅固你的橛子.

54:3 for you will spread out to the right and to the left. And your descendants will be heir to the nations, and they will inhabit desolate towns.
因為你要向南向北擴展, 你的後裔必佔有列國之地, 又使荒廢了的城鎮有人居住.

54:4 You must not fear, for you will not be ashamed, and you must not be confounded, for you will not feel abashed, for you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.
不要懼怕, 因為你必不致蒙羞; 也不要抱愧, 因為你必不致受辱, 你必忘記你幼年時的羞愧, 也不再記念你寡居時的恥辱.

54:5 For your husband is your maker, his name is Yahweh of hosts; and your redeemer is the holy one of Israel, he is called the God of all of the earth.
因為造你的, 就是你的丈夫; 萬軍之耶和華是他的名; 救贖你的, 就是以色列的聖者; 他被稱為全地的神.

54:6 For Yahweh has called you like a wife forsaken and hurt of spirit, like the wife of childhood when she is rejected, says your God.
因為耶和華召喚你, 如同召喚被離棄,心靈憂傷的妻子, 就是幼年時所娶卻被棄絕的妻子; 這是你的神說的.

54:7 I abandoned you for a short moment, but I will gather you with great compassion.
我只是暫時離棄你, 卻以極大的憐憫把你招聚回來.

54:8 I hid my face from you for a moment, in the flowing of anger, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting faithfulness” says your redeemer, Yahweh.
在怒氣漲溢的時候, 我暫時向你掩面, 卻要以永遠的慈愛憐憫你; 這是耶和華你的救贖主說的.

54:9 “For this is like the waters of Noah to me, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again pass over the earth, so I swore that I would not be angry at you and rebuke you.
這事對我就好像挪亞時代的洪水一般; 我怎樣起誓不再使挪亞時代的洪水漫過大地, 我也照樣起誓不向你發怒, 也不斥責你.

54:10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills may sway, but my faithfulness shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not sway,” says Yahweh, who has compassion on you,
雖然大山可以挪開, 小山可以遷移, 但我的慈愛必不從你身上挪開, 我和平的約也必不遷移; 這是憐憫你的耶和華說的.

54:11 “O afflicted one, driven away, who is not consoled. Look! I am about to set your stones in hard mortar, and I will lay your foundation with sapphires.
受困苦,被風飄蕩,不得安慰的啊！你看, 我要用彩色的石頭安置你的基石, 以藍寶石奠定你的根基.

54:12 And I will make your battlements of ruby, and your gates of stones of beryl, and all your wall of precious stones.
又用紅寶石做你的城樓, 用紅玉做你的城門, 用各種寶石做你四周的圍牆.

54:13 And all your children shall be pupils of Yahweh, and the peace of your children shall be great.
你所有的兒女都必受耶和華的教導, 你的兒女必大享平安.

54:14 In righteousness you shall be established. Be far from oppression, for you shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
你必因公義得以堅立; 你必遠離欺壓, 你必無所懼怕; 你也必遠離驚嚇, 因為驚嚇必不會臨近你.

54:15 If indeed one attacks, it is not from me; whoever attacks you shall fall because of you.
看哪！必有人起來攻擊你, 但那不是出於我; 攻擊你的, 必因你仆倒.

54:16 Look! I myself have created the craftsman who blows the fire of coals, and who produces a weapon for his work; also I myself have created the destroyer to destroy.
看哪！那吹炭火,打造出合用武器的鐵匠, 是我創造的; 那殘害人,行毀滅的, 也是我創造的.

54:17 Every weapon formed against you shall not succeed, and you shall declare guilty every tongue that rises against you for judgment. This is the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh, and their legal right from me,” declares Yahweh.
為攻擊你而製成的武器, 都沒有效用; 在審判的時候興起來與你爭辯的舌頭, 你都必定它為有罪. 這是耶和華眾僕人的產業, 他們的義是從我而得; 這是耶和華說的.

Isaiah - Chapter 55

55:1 “Ho! Everyone thirsty, come to the waters! And whoever has no money, come, buy and eat, and come, buy without money, wine and milk without price!
唉！口渴的人哪！你們都就近水來吧. 沒有銀錢的, 你們也要來, 買了就吃. 你們要來, 買酒和奶, 不用銀子, 也不用付代價.

55:2 Why do you weigh out money for what is not food, and your labor for what cannot satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul take pleasure in rich food.
你們為甚麼用銀子去買那不是食物的呢? 為甚麼用你們勞碌得來的去買那不能使人飽足的呢? 你們要留心聽我的話, 就可以吃美物, 使你們的心靈享受肥甘.

55:3 Extend your ear, and come to me! Listen so that your soul may live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the enduring proofs of the mercies shown to David.
你們要側耳而聽, 要到我這裡來; 你們要聽, 就可以存活; 我必與你們立永遠的約, 就是應許賜給大衛的那確實的慈愛.

55:4 Look! I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and a commander for the peoples.
看哪！我已經立了他作萬族的見證人, 為萬族的首領和司令.

55:5 Look! You shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that does not know you shall run to you, because of Yahweh your God, and the holy one of Israel, for he has glorified you.”
看哪！你要召聚你不認識的國; 那些素來不認識你的國也必奔向你, 都因耶和華你的神,以色列的聖者的緣故, 因為他已經榮耀了你.

55:6 Seek Yahweh while he lets himself be found; call him while he is near.
你們要趁著耶和華可以尋找的時候, 尋找他, 趁著他靠近的時候, 呼求他.

55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of sin his thoughts. And let him return to Yahweh, that he may take pity on him, and to our God, for he will forgive manifold.
惡人要離棄自己的道路, 不義的人當除去自己的意念, 回轉過來歸向耶和華, 耶和華就必憐憫他. 你們當回轉過來歸向我們的神, 因為他大大赦免人的罪.

55:8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: “我的意念不是你們的意念, 你們的道路也不是我的道路.

55:9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
天怎樣高過地, 我的道路也怎樣高過你們的道路, 我的意念也怎樣高過你們的意念.

55:10 For just as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and they do not return there except they have watered the earth thoroughly and cause it to bring forth and sprout, and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
雨雪怎樣從天上降下來, 不再返回天上, 卻灌溉大地, 使地上的植物發芽結實, 使撒種的有種子, 吃的人有糧食;

55:11 so shall be my word that goes out from my mouth. It shall not return to me without success, but shall accomplish what I desire and be successful in the thing for which I sent it.
從我的口所出的話也必這樣, 必不徒然返回我這裡, 卻要作成我所喜悅的, 使它在我差遣它去作的事上必然亨通.

55:12 For you shall go out in joy, and you shall be led in peace. The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you, rejoicing and all the trees of the field shall clap hands.
你們必歡歡喜喜出來, 平平安安蒙引導; 大山小山都必在你們面前發聲歡呼, 田野所有的樹木也都拍掌.

55:13 Instead of the thorn bush, the juniper shall go up; instead of the brier, the myrtle shall go up, and it shall serve as a memorial to Yahweh, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
松樹要長起來代替荊棘, 番石榴要長起來代替蒺藜. 這要為耶和華留名, 作永遠不能廢掉的記號. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 56

56:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Observe justice and do righteousness, for my salvation is close to coming, and my justice to being revealed.
耶和華這樣說: “你們要持守公平, 實行公義; 因為我的拯救快要來到, 我的公義快要顯現了.

56:2 Happy is the man who does this, and the son of humankind who keeps hold of it, who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it, and who keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
謹守安息日, 不褻瀆這日, 保守自己的手不作任何惡事, 這樣行的人和堅持這樣作的人, 是有福的！”

56:3 And do not let the foreigner who joins himself to Yahweh say, “Surely Yahweh will separate me from his people.” And do not let the eunuch say, “Look! I am a dry tree!”
與耶和華聯合的外族人不要說: “耶和華必把我從他的子民中分別出來. ”被閹割了的人也不要說: “看哪！我是一棵枯樹. ”

56:4 For thus says Yahweh, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose that in which I delight, and who keep hold of my covenant.
因為耶和華這樣說: “那些謹守我的安息日, 揀選我所喜悅的事, 持守我的約,被閹割了的人,

56:5 And I will give them a monument and a name in my house and within my walls, better than sons and daughters; I will give him an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
在我的殿中和在我的牆內, 我要賜給他們有記念, 有名號, 比有兒女更好; 我必賜給他們永遠不能廢掉的名.

56:6 And the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him and to love the name of Yahweh, to become his servants, every one who keeps the Sabbath, so as not to profane it, and those who keep hold of my covenant,
至於那些與耶和華聯合的外族人, 為要事奉他, 愛耶和華的名, 作他的僕人的, 就是謹守安息日, 不褻瀆這日, 又持守我的約的,

56:7 I will bring them to my holy mountain; I will make them merry in my house of prayer. their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,”
我必領他們到我的聖山, 使他們在屬於我的禱告的殿中喜樂; 他們的燔祭和祭品, 在我的祭壇上必蒙悅納; 因為我的殿必稱為萬族禱告的殿. ”

56:8 declares the Lord Yahweh, who gathers the scattered ones of Israel (still I will gather to him, to his gathered ones).
主耶和華, 就是招聚以色列被趕散的人的, 說: “在以色列這些已經被招聚的人以外, 我還要招聚別的人歸給他們. ”

56:9 All wild animals in the field, come, to devour, all wild animals in the forest!
田野的百獸啊！你們都來吃吧. 林中的百獸啊！你們都要這樣.

56:10 His watchmen are blind, none of them know. They are all dumb dogs; they are unable to bark, panting, lying down, loving to slumber.
我的守望者都是瞎眼的, 都沒有知識; 他們都是啞巴狗, 不能吠; 只會作夢,躺臥, 貪愛睡覺.

56:11 And the dogs have a greedy appetite; they are never satisfied. And they are the shepherds! They do not have understanding. They all turn to their own way, each one for his own gain, every one of them.
這些狗十分貪吃, 不知飽足; 他們是牧人, 但甚麼都不明白; 他們都偏行自己的道路, 各從各方求自己的利益.

56:12 “Come, let me take wine, and let us carouse with intoxicating drink, and tomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”
他們說: “來吧！我去拿酒, 讓我們痛飲烈酒吧！明天必像今天一樣, 而且比今天還要盛大和豐盈. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 57

57:1 The righteous one perishes, and there is no one who takes it to heart. And men of faithfulness are gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness.
義人死亡, 沒有人放在心上; 虔誠人去世, 也沒有人明白; 義人去世, 是脫離了禍患.

57:2 he enters into peace; they will rest on their beds, walking straight ahead of him.
行事為人正直的, 死後必得進入平安, 在他們的墳墓裡享安息.

57:3 “But you, come near here, you children of a soothsayer, offspring of an adulterer and she who commits fornication.
但你們這些巫婦的兒子, 姦夫和妓女的後裔啊！你們都走近這裡行姦淫吧！

57:4 At whom do you make fun? At whom do you open your mouth and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deception,
你們戲弄誰呢? 你們張大嘴巴, 伸長舌頭戲弄誰呢? 你們不是悖逆的孩子嗎? 不是虛謊的後裔嗎?

57:5 who burn with lust among the oaks, under every leafy tree, who slaughter children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
你們在橡樹林中, 在青翠樹下慾火焚心; 在山谷間, 在巖穴裡, 宰殺自己的孩子作祭牲.

57:6 Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; they, they are your lot; indeed, to them you have poured out a drink offering, you have brought a food offering. Shall I relent concerning these things?
在山谷中光滑的石頭裡有你的分; 只有它們是你所要得的分！你也向它們澆了奠祭, 獻上了供物. 這些事我豈能容忍不報復呢?

57:7 You have set your bed upon a high and lofty mountain; indeed, you went up there to slaughter sacrifice.
你在高高的山上安設你的床榻, 又上到那裡去獻祭.

57:8 And you have set your symbol behind the door and the doorpost; for you depart from me, and you go up; you make your bed wide, and you make a deal with them, you have loved their bed; you have seen their genitals.
你在門後, 在門框後, 安設了外族神的記號; 你遠離了我, 裸露了自己, 就上床去, 又擴張你的床, 你也與他們立約; 你愛他們的床, 看他們的下體(“下體”原文作“手”).

57:9 And you climbed down to the king with oil, and you made your perfumes numerous, and you sent your envoys far away, and you sent down deep to Sheol.
你帶著油走到君王那裡, 並且加多了你的香料, 差派使者到遠方去, 你甚至自己下到陰間去！

57:10 You grow weary by the greatness of your way, but you did not say, ‘Despairing!’ You found the renewal of your strength, therefore you do not grow weak.
你因路途遙遠而困乏, 卻不說: “沒有希望了！”因為你找著了生命的力量, 所以你不覺得疲倦.

57:11 And of whom were you afraid and feared, that you deceived and did not remember me? Did you not place it on your heart? Have I not been silent, even from long ago, and so you do not fear me?
你怕誰? 你因誰而懼怕, 以致你對我說謊呢? 你不記念我, 也不把我放在心上, 是不是因為我長久緘默, 你就不懼怕我呢?

57:12 I myself will declare your righteousness and your works, but they will not benefit you.
我要說明你的公義和你所作的, 但它們都必與你無益.

57:13 When you cry, let your collection deliver you, and the wind will carry all of them away; a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall take possession of the land, and he shall inherit my holy mountain.”
你呼求的時候, 讓你所收集的偶像拯救你吧！但一陣風要把它們全都颳走, 一口氣要把它們全部吹去. 然而那投靠我的, 必承受地土, 得著我的聖山作產業.

57:14 And one shall say, “Build up, build up! Clear the way! Remove the obstacles from the way of my people!”
必有人說: “你們要填高, 要填高, 要修平道路; 把障礙物從我子民的路上除掉. ”

57:15 For thus says the high and lofty one who resides forever, and whose name is holy: “I reside in a high and holy place, and with the contrite and humble of spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
因為那至高無上,永遠存在,他名為聖的這樣說: “雖然我住在至高至聖的地方, 卻與心靈痛悔和謙卑的人同在, 要使謙卑人的靈甦醒, 也使痛悔人的心甦醒.

57:16 For I will not attack forever, and I will not be angry forever, for the spirit will grow faint before me, and the breaths that I myself I have made.
我必不永遠爭辯, 也不長久發怒, 因為這樣, 人的靈, 就是我所造的人, 在我面前就要發昏.

57:17 I was angry because of his sin of gain, and I struck him; I hid and I was angry, but he walked apostate, in the ways of his heart.
因他貪婪的罪孽, 我發怒了; 我擊打他, 向他掩面, 並且發怒, 他仍然隨著自己的心意背道.

57:18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; and I will lead him and give him and his mourners comfort as a recompense,
他的道路, 我看見了, 我卻要醫治他, 引導他, 把安慰賞賜他和他的哀悼者.

57:19 creating fruit of lips. Peace, peace to the far and near,” says Yahweh, “and I will heal him.
我創造嘴唇的果子: 平安, 平安, 歸給遠處的人, 也歸給近處的人. ”耶和華說: “我要醫治他. ”

57:20 But the wicked are like the churning sea, that is not able to keep quiet, and its waters toss up mire and mud.
惡人卻像翻騰的海, 不能平靜, 海中的水不住翻起污穢和淤泥來.

57:21 There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
我的神說: “惡人必沒有平安. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 58

58:1 “Call with the throat; you must not keep back! lift up your voice like a trumpet, and declare to my people their rebellion, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
你要張開喉嚨呼叫, 不可停止; 你要提高聲音, 像吹號角一樣; 你要向我子民宣告他們的過犯, 向雅各家陳明他們的罪惡.

58:2 Yet they seek me day by day, and they desire the knowledge of my ways like a nation that practiced righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of its God; they ask me for righteous judgments, they desire the closeness of God.
他們天天尋求我, 樂意明白我的道路, 好像行義的國民, 不離棄他們神的公理; 他們向我求問公義的判語, 又喜歡親近神.

58:3 ‘Why do we fast, and you do not see it? We humiliate our soul, and you do not notice it?’ Look! You find delight on the day of your fast, and you oppress all your workers!
他們說: “為甚麼我們禁食, 你不看呢? 為甚麼我們刻苦己身, 你不理會呢? ”看哪！你們在禁食的日子, 仍然追求自己喜歡作的事, 欺壓為你們作工的人.

58:4 Look! You fast to quarrel and strife, and to strike with a wicked fist. You shall not fast as you do today, to make your voice heard on the height.
看哪！你們禁食, 結果是吵鬧和打架, 用兇惡的拳頭打人; 你們不要像今天這樣的禁食, 使你們的聲音可以聽聞於天上.

58:5 Is the fast I choose like this, a day for humankind to humiliate himself? To bow his head like a reed, and make his bed on sackcloth and ashes; you call this a fast and a day of pleasure to Yahweh?
使人刻苦自己的日子, 這樣的禁食是我揀選的嗎? 難道只是叫人垂頭像一根葦子, 用麻布和爐灰鋪在下面嗎? 你可以稱這是禁食, 為耶和華所悅納的日子嗎?

58:6 Is this not the fast I choose: to release the bonds of injustice, to untie the ropes of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and tear every yoke to pieces?
我所揀選的禁食不是這樣嗎? 不是要鬆開兇惡的鎖鍊, 解開軛上的繩索, 使被壓迫的獲得自由, 折斷所有的軛嗎?

58:7 Is it not to break your bread for the hungry? You must bring home the poor, the homeless. When you see the naked, you must cover him, and you must not hide yourself from your relatives.
不是要把你的食物分給飢餓的人, 把流浪的窮困人接到你的家裡, 見到赤身露體的, 給他衣服蔽體, 不可逃避自己的骨肉而不顧恤嗎?

58:8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall grow quickly. And your salvation shall go before you; the glory of Yahweh will be your rear guard.
這樣, 你的光就必突然發出, 像黎明的曙光, 你的傷口就必快快復原; 你的公義就必行在你的前面, 耶和華的榮耀要作你的後盾.

58:9 Then you shall call, and Yahweh himself will answer. You shall cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am!’ If you remove from among you the yoke, the finger-pointing and evil speech,
那時, 你求告, 耶和華必應允; 你呼求, 他必說: “我在這裡！”你若從你中間除掉欺壓人的軛, 除去指責人的指頭和惡毒的言語,

58:10 if you offer your soul to the hungry, and you satisfy the appetite of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your darkness will be like noon.
你的心若顧念飢餓的人, 使困苦的人得到飽足, 你的光就必在黑暗中升起來, 你的幽暗必如日中天.

58:11 And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land, and he will strengthen your bones, and you shall be like a well-watered garden, and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.
耶和華必常常引導你, 在乾旱之地使你的心靈飽足, 使你的骨頭堅強有力; 你必像有水源澆灌的園子, 又像水流不絕的泉源.

58:12 And they shall rebuild ancient ruins from you; you shall erect the foundations of many generations, and you shall be called the bricklayer of the breach, the restorer of paths to live in.
你的子孫必重建久已荒廢之處, 你必重建歷代拆毀了的根基; 你要稱為修補破口的人, 重修路徑給人居住的人.

58:13 If you hold your foot back from the Sabbath, from doing your affairs on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a pleasure, the holy day of Yahweh honorable, if you honor him more than doing your ways, than finding your affairs and speaking a word,
“因安息日的緣故, 你若轉離你的腳步; 在我的聖日不作你喜歡作的; 你若稱安息日為可喜樂的, 稱耶和華的聖日為可尊重的; 你若尊重這日, 不作自己的事, 不尋求自己所喜悅的, 或不說無謂的話,

58:14 then you shall take your pleasure in Yahweh, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth, and I will feed you the heritage of Jacob your ancestor, for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”
你就必以耶和華為樂, 我要使你乘駕地的高處, 用你祖雅各的產業餵養你. ”這是耶和華親口說的.

Isaiah - Chapter 59

59:1 Look! The hand of Yahweh is not too short to save, and his ear is not too dull to hear.
看哪！耶和華的手不是縮短了, 以致不能拯救; 他的耳朵不是不靈, 不能聽見;

59:2 Rather, your iniquities have been barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, from hearing.
而是你們的罪孽使你們與你們的神隔絕; 你們的罪惡使他掩面不顧你們, 不聽你們的禱告.

59:3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, your tongue speaks wickedness.
因為你們的手沾滿了血, 你們的指頭被罪孽玷污, 你們的嘴唇說虛謊的話, 你們的舌頭講出兇言.

59:4 There is nobody who pleads with justice, and there is nobody who judges with honesty. They rely on nothing and speak vanity. They conceive trouble and beget iniquity;
沒有人按公義求告, 沒有人憑誠實爭辯; 他們都倚靠虛無, 說虛謊的話; 所懷的是毒害, 所生的是罪孽.

59:5 they hatch viper eggs, and they weave a spider web. One who eats their eggs dies, and that which is pressed is hatched as a serpent.
他們所孵化的是毒蛇的蛋, 他們所結的是蜘蛛的網, 吃了牠們的蛋, 就一定死; 蛋破了, 就孵出蝮蛇來.

59:6 Their webs cannot become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.
他們的網, 不能作衣服, 他們所作的, 也不能遮蓋自己; 他們所作的是罪孽的作為, 他們的手裡滿是強暴的行為.

59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they hasten to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; devastation and destruction are in their highways.
他們的腳奔跑行惡, 他們急於流無辜人的血; 他們的思想都是邪惡的思想, 他們的行徑全是破壞和毀滅.

59:8 They do not know the way of peace, and there is no justice in their firm paths. They have made their paths crooked for themselves; everyone who walks in it knows no peace.
平安的路, 他們不認識, 在他們的行徑中沒有公平; 他們為自己使道路彎曲, 行在其上的, 都不認識平安.

59:9 Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We wait for light, but look! there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
因此, 公平遠離我們, 公義趕不上我們, 我們指望亮光, 不料, 卻是黑暗. 我們指望光明, 卻行在幽暗中！

59:10 We grope like the blind along a wall, and we grope as without eyes. We stumble at noon as in the twilight; among the strong we are like the dead.
我們摸索牆壁, 好像瞎子一樣; 我們摸索, 如同沒有眼睛的人一般; 我們在中午跌倒, 有如在黃昏跌倒一樣; 我們在肥壯的人中, 好像死人一般.

59:11 We all groan like bears, and we coo mutteringly like doves. We wait for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.
我們都咆哮如熊, 悲鳴像鴿子; 我們等候公平, 卻沒有公平; 指望拯救, 拯救卻離我們很遠.

59:12 For our transgressions are numerous before you, and our sins testify against us. Indeed, our transgressions are with us, and we know our iniquities:
因為我們的過犯在你面前增多, 我們的罪作證控告我們, 我們的過犯與我們在一起; 我們知道我們的罪孽,

59:13 transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God; speaking oppression and falsehood, conceiving and uttering words of deception from the heart.
就是悖逆,否認耶和華, 轉去不跟從我們的神, 說欺壓和背道的話, 心裡懷著謊言, 隨即說出來;

59:14 And justice is pushed back, and righteousness stands afar; for truth stumbles in the public square, and straightforwardness is unable to enter,
公平被迫後退, 公義站在遠處; 誠實在街上跌倒, 正直不能進入.

59:15 and truth is missing, and he who turns aside from evil is plundered. And Yahweh saw, and it was displeasing in his eyes that there was no justice
誠實缺乏, 遠離惡事的人反成為掠物. 耶和華看見了, 就看這為惡事, 因為一點公平也沒有.

59:16 And he saw that there was no man, and he was appalled that there was no one who intercedes, so his arm came to assist him, and his righteousness was what sustained him.
他見無人行善, 無人代求, 就非常詫異, 所以他用自己的膀臂為他施行拯救, 以自己的公義扶持他.

59:17 And he put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head, and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a robe.
他穿上公義的鎧甲, 戴上救恩的頭盔, 穿上復仇的衣服, 披上熱心作外袍.

59:18 According to deeds, so he will repay; wrath to his enemies, requital to those who are his enemies. He will repay requital to the coastlands.
他要按照各人的行為施行報應, 把烈怒降與他的敵人, 把報應加給他的仇敵, 向眾海島的人施行報應.

59:19 So they shall fear the name of Yahweh from the west, and his glory from the sunrise, for he will come like a narrow stream; the wind of Yahweh drives it on.
這樣, 人從日落之處必敬畏耶和華的名, 從日出之地也必敬畏他的榮耀, 仇敵像河水沖來的時候, 耶和華的氣必向他催逼.

59:20 “And a redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn away from transgression,” declares Yahweh.
“必有一位救贖主來到錫安, 來到雅各家中那些轉離過犯的人那裡. ”這是耶和華說的.

59:21 “And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says Yahweh: my spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have placed in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children’s children,” says Yahweh, “from now on and forever.”
耶和華說: “至於我, 我與他們所立的約是這樣: 我加在你們身上的靈和我放在你口裡的話, 必不離開你的口, 不離開你後裔的口, 也不離開你後裔的後裔的口, 從現在直到永遠; 這是耶和華說的. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 60

60:1 “Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
錫安哪！起來, 發光, 因為你的光已經來到, 耶和華的榮耀已升起來照耀你.

60:2 For look! darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples, but Yahweh will rise on you, and his glory will appear over you.
看哪！黑暗遮蓋大地, 幽暗遮蔽萬民; 但耶和華要升起來照耀你, 他的榮耀要彰顯在你身上.

60:3 And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the bright light of your sunrise.
萬國要在你的光中行走, 列王必在你如旭日初升的光輝中行走.

60:4 Lift up your eyes all around and see! All of them gather; they come to you. Your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be looked after on the hip.
你舉目四面觀看吧！眾人都聚集, 來到你那裡; 你的兒子都要從遠方而來, 你的女兒都必被懷抱而來.

60:5 Then you shall see and you shall be radiant; and your heart shall tremble and open itself wide, because the abundance of the sea shall fall upon you; the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
那時, 你看見了, 就必有光彩, 你的心又驚訝又寬暢; 因為大海的財富都必轉來歸你, 列國的財富也都歸你.

60:6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young male camels of Midian and Ephah. All those from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and they shall proclaim the praise of Yahweh.
成群的駱駝必遮蓋你的地, 米甸和以法的小駱駝要蓋滿你的國境; 示巴的人都必帶著黃金和乳香來到, 並且宣揚讚美耶和華的話.

60:7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall serve you. They shall present a sacrifice for favor on my altar, and I will glorify my honorable house.
基達的羊群都必聚集到你那裡, 尼拜約的公羊要供你使用; 牠們必獻在我的祭壇上, 成為蒙悅納的祭品. 我要榮耀我榮耀的殿.

60:8 Who are these? They fly like a cloud, and like doves to their coops.
那些像雲彩飛來, 像鴿子飛回巢裡的, 是誰呢?

60:9 Because the coastlands wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish are first to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the holy one of Israel, because he has glorified you.
眾海島的人都必等候我, 他施的船隊領先, 把你的眾子, 連他們的金銀, 都一起從遠方帶來, 都為了耶和華你的神的名, 又為了以色列的聖者的緣故, 因為他已經榮耀了你.

60:10 And foreigners shall build your walls, and their kings shall serve you, for in my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have taken pity on you.
外族人要重建你的城牆, 他們的君王都必服事你. 雖然我曾經在烈怒中擊打了你, 現在我卻在恩典中憐憫你.

60:11 And your gates shall continually be open, day and night they shall not be shut, to bring you the wealth of nations, and their kings shall be led.
你的城門必常常開, 日夜都不關閉, 使人把列國的財富帶來歸你, 他們的君王也都被引導而來.

60:12 For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you shall perish, and the nations shall be utterly devastated.
不事奉你的邦或國, 都必滅亡; 那些邦國必全然荒廢.

60:13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you; the cypress, the plane, and the pine together, to glorify the place of my sanctuary, and I will do honor to the place of my feet.
黎巴嫩的榮耀必來歸你, 就是松樹,杉樹和黃楊樹, 都一起歸你, 為要裝飾我聖所之地, 我也要使我踏足之處得榮耀.

60:14 And the children of those who oppressed you shall come to you bending low, and all those who treated you disrespectfully shall bow down at the soles of your feet. And they shall call you the city of Yahweh, Zion of the holy one of Israel.
那些素來苦待你的人, 他們的子孫都必屈身來到你那裡; 所有藐視你的, 都要在你的腳下跪拜; 他們要稱你為耶和華的城,以色列聖者的錫安.

60:15 Instead of you being forsaken and hated with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting object of pride, a joy of coming generations.
你曾經被撇棄,被憎恨, 以致無人經過你那裡, 但我要使你成為永遠被誇耀的, 成為萬代的喜樂.

60:16 And you shall suck the milk of nations, and suck the breast of kings, and you shall know that I am Yahweh your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.
你要喝萬國的奶, 又吮列王的乳, 這樣, 你就知道我耶和華是你的拯救者, 是你的救贖主, 雅各的大能者.

60:17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver, and instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. And I will appoint peace as your overseer, and righteousness as your ruling body.
我要帶來黃金代替銅, 帶來銀子代替鐵, 銅代替木頭, 鐵代替石頭. 我要立和平作你的官長, 立公義作你的監督.

60:18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land; devastation or destruction on your borders. And you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates, Praise.
在你的國中必不再聽見強暴的事, 在你的境內, 也不再聽到荒廢和毀壞的事; 你必稱你的城牆為“拯救”, 稱你的城門為“讚美”.

60:19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day, and for bright light the moon shall not give you light, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God your glory.
白天太陽必不再作你的光, 晚上月亮也必不再發光照耀你, 耶和華卻要作你永遠的光, 你的神要作你的榮耀.

60:20 Your sun shall no longer go down, and your moon shall not wane, for Yahweh himself will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall come to an end.
你的太陽必不再下落, 你的月亮也必不退縮; 因為耶和華要作你永遠的光, 你悲哀的日子必要終止.

60:21 And all your people shall be righteous; they shall take possession of the land forever, the shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to show my glory.
你的人民都必成為義人, 永遠得地為業; 他們是我栽種的嫩芽, 我手所作的工作, 使我得榮耀.

60:22 The small one shall become a tribe, and the smallest one a mighty nation. I am Yahweh; I will hasten it in its time.”
最小的要成為一族, 微弱的要成為強盛的國, 我耶和華必按著定期速速作成這事.

Isaiah - Chapter 61

61:1 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and liberation to those who are bound,
主耶和華的靈在我身上, 因為耶和華膏了我, 叫我傳福音給困苦的人; 差遣我去醫治傷心的人, 向被擄的宣告自由, 向被囚的宣告釋放;

61:2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and our God’s day of vengeance, to comfort all those in mourning,
宣告耶和華悅納人的禧年, 和我們的神報仇的日子; 安慰悲哀的人,

61:3 to give for those in mourning in Zion, to give them a head wrap instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a faint spirit. And they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, to show his glory.
為錫安悲哀的人穿上裝飾, 賜給他們華冠代替灰塵, 喜樂油代替悲哀, 讚美衣代替沮喪的靈, 他們必稱為公義的橡樹, 是耶和華栽種的, 好使他自己得著榮耀.

61:4 And they shall build the ancient ruins, they shall erect the former deserted places. And they shall restore the devastated cities, the deserted places of many generations.
他們必重建久已廢棄的荒場, 建立先前荒涼之地; 重修荒廢了的城鎮, 就是歷代荒涼之處.

61:5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your farmers and vinedressers.
那時, 外人要服事你們, 牧放你們的羊群, 外族人要作你們的農夫和葡萄園丁.

61:6 But you shall be called the priests of Yahweh, you will be called servers of our God. You shall eat the wealth of the nations, and you shall boast in their riches.
至於你們, 卻要稱為耶和華的祭司, 人必稱你們為我們神的僕人; 你們要享用列國的財富, 因得著他們的榮耀而誇耀.

61:7 Instead of your shame, a double portion, and instead of insult, they will rejoice over their portion. Therefore they will take a double portion in their land; they shall possess everlasting joy.
你們必得加倍的分, 代替你們所受的羞愧, 他們因自己所得的分而歡呼, 代替羞辱, 所以在他們的境內, 他們必擁有加倍的產業, 他們必有永遠的喜樂.

61:8 For I, Yahweh, love justice, hate robbery and injustice, and I will faithfully give their reward, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
因為我耶和華喜愛公平, 恨惡不義的搶奪; 我要憑真理賞賜他們, 與他們立永遠的約.

61:9 And their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring in the midst of the peoples. All those who see them shall recognize them, that they are descendants whom Yahweh has blessed.
他們的後裔必在列國中被人認識, 他們的子孫在萬民中也必這樣; 看見他們的, 都必承認他們是耶和華賜福的後裔.

61:10 I will rejoice greatly in Yahweh; my being shall shout in exultation in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns himself with a head wrap like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewelry.
我因耶和華大大歡喜, 我的心靠著我的神快樂, 因為他給我穿上救恩的衣服, 給我披上公義的外袍, 好像新郎戴上華冠, 又像新娘佩戴裝飾.

61:11 For as the earth produces its sprout, and as a garden makes its plants sprout, so the Lord Yahweh will make righteousness sprout, and praise before all the nations.
地怎樣發生苗芽, 園子怎樣使所種的生長起來, 主耶和華也必怎樣使公義和讚美, 在萬國之前生長出來.

Isaiah - Chapter 62

62:1 For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not maintain a quiet attitude, until her righteousness goes out like the bright light, and her salvation burns like a torch.
為了錫安的緣故我必不緘默, 為了耶路撒冷的緣故我決不靜止, 直到它的公義如光輝發出, 它的救恩像明燈發亮.

62:2 And the nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you will be called a new name that the mouth of Yahweh will designate.
列國必看見你的公義, 眾王必看見你的榮耀; 人要給你起一個新名, 是耶和華親口指定的.

62:3 And you shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh, and a headband of royalty in the hand of your God.
你在耶和華的手中要作美麗的冠冕, 在你神的掌上要作君王的華冠.

62:4 It shall no longer be said of you, “Forsaken,” and it shall no longer be said of your land, “Desolation!” but you will be called “My Delight Is In Her,” and your land, “Married,” for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married.
你必不再稱為被撇棄的, 你的地也必不再稱為荒涼的, 你卻要稱為我所喜悅的, 你的地也要稱為有丈夫的, 因為耶和華喜悅你, 你的地也必有丈夫.

62:5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you, and as is the joy of the bridegroom over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
因為年輕人怎樣娶處女, 那建造你的也必怎樣娶你; 新郎怎樣因新娘歡樂, 你的神也必怎樣因你歡樂.

62:6 I have appointed watchmen upon your walls, Jerusalem; all day and all night they shall never be silent. You who profess Yahweh have no rest.
耶路撒冷啊！我在你的城牆上設立了守望的人; 他們晝夜都不緘默; 提耶和華之名的啊！你們不要靜止.

62:7 And you must not give him rest until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem an object of praise in the earth.
你們也不要讓神靜止, 直至他建立耶路撒冷, 等到他使耶路撒冷在地上成為受人讚美的城.

62:8 Yahweh has sworn by his right hand, and by his mighty arm, “Surely I will never again give your grain as food to your enemies, and surely foreigners shall not drink your new wine at which you have labored.”
耶和華指著自己的右手和他大能的膀臂起誓, 說: “我必不再把你的五穀給你的仇敵作食物, 外族人也必不再喝你勞碌所得的新酒;

62:9 But those who gather it shall eat it, and they shall praise Yahweh, and those who gather it shall drink it in my holy courts.
唯有那些收割的人可以吃五穀, 並且讚美耶和華; 那些收集的人可以在我聖所的院子裡喝新酒. ”

62:10 Pass through, pass through the gates! Make the way clear for the people! Pile up, pile up the highway; clear it of stones! Lift up an ensign over the peoples!
你們要經過, 要從城門經過, 預備人民的道路; 你們要填高, 要填高大道. 要撿去石頭,向萬民豎立旗幟.

62:11 Look! Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to daughter Zion, “Look, your salvation is coming! Look, his reward is with him, and his reward before him.
看哪！耶和華曾向地極的人宣告, 說: 你們要對錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)說: ‘看哪！你的拯救者來到了. 他給予人的賞賜在他那裡, 他施予人的報應在他面前. ’”

62:12 And they shall call them “The Holy People, The Redeemed Of Yahweh,” and you shall be called “Sought After, A City Is Not Forsaken.”
人必稱他們為聖潔的子民, 為耶和華買贖回來的人; 你也必稱為被愛慕的, 不被遺棄的城.

Isaiah - Chapter 63

63:1 Who is this, coming from Edom, from Bozrah in bright red garments? Who is this honored in his garment, lying down in his great strength? “It is I, speaking in justice, mighty to save!”
那從以東,從波斯拉而來, 身穿赤紅色的衣服, 裝扮華麗,能力強大,大步前行的, 是誰呢? “就是我, 是憑著公義說話, 有大能拯救的. ”

63:2 Why are your garments red, and your garments like he who treads in the winepress?
你的服裝為甚麼有紅色的呢? 你的衣服為甚麼像個踹壓酒池的人的衣服一樣呢?

63:3 “I have trodden the winepress alone, and there was no man from the peoples with me. And I trod them in my anger, and I trampled them in my wrath, and spattered their juice on my garments, and stained all my clothing,
“我獨自踹酒槽; 萬民之中沒有一人與我同在; 我在忿怒中把他們踹下, 在烈怒中把他們踐踏; 他們的血濺在我的衣服上, 我把我所有的衣裳都染污了.

63:4 for the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my blood-vengeance has come!
因為報仇的日子早已在我的心裡, 我救贖的年日早已經來到.

63:5 And I looked, but there was no helper, and I was appalled, but there was no one who sustains, so my arm came to assist me, and my wrath was what sustained me.
我觀看, 但沒有人幫助; 我詫異, 因沒有人扶持; 所以我用自己的膀臂為我施行了拯救, 我的烈怒扶持了我,

63:6 And I trampled peoples in my anger, and I made them drunk in my wrath, and I brought their juice down to the earth.”
我在忿怒中踐踏萬民, 在烈怒中使他們沉醉, 又把他們的血倒在地上. ”

63:7 I will mention the loyal love of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh, according to all that Yahweh has done for us, and the greatness of goodness to the house of Israel that he has done to them according to his mercy and the abundance of his loyal love.
我照著耶和華為我們所作的一切, 提說耶和華的慈愛, 耶和華可稱頌的事, 和他賜給以色列家的大福, 就是照著他的憐憫和豐盛的慈愛為他們作成的.

63:8 And he said, “Surely my people are children; they will not break faith.” And he became a Savior to them.
他曾說: “他們真是我的子民, 不行虛假的兒子”, 於是, 在他們的一切苦難中, 他就作了他們的拯救者.

63:9 In all their distress, there was no distress, and the messenger of his presence saved them, in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them, and he lifted them up, and he supported them all the days of old.
他不再是敵對者, 並且他面前的使者拯救了他們. 他以自己的愛和憐憫救贖了他們; 在古時的一切日子, 他背負他們, 懷抱他們.

63:10 But they were the ones who rebelled, and they grieved his Holy Spirit, so he became an enemy to them; he himself fought against them.
可是, 他們竟然悖逆, 使他的聖靈憂傷; 所以他轉作他們的仇敵, 親自攻擊他們.

63:11 Then his people remembered the days of old, of Moses. Where is the one who led up them from the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who puts his Holy Spirit inside him,
那時, 他們想起古時的日子, 就是摩西和他的人民的日子, 說: 那把人民和他羊群的牧者從海裡領上來的, 在哪裡呢? 那把自己的聖靈降在他們中間的, 在哪裡呢?

63:12 who made his magnificent arm move at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them, to make an everlasting name for himself,
那使自己榮耀的膀臂在摩西的右邊行走, 那在他們面前把水分開, 為要建立永遠的名的, 他在哪裡呢?

63:13 who led them through the depths? They did not stumble like a horse in the desert;
那帶領他們走過深海, 像馬走過曠野一樣, 使他們不致跌倒的, 在哪裡呢?

63:14 like cattle in the valley that goes down, the Spirit of Yahweh gave him rest, so you lead your people to make a magnificent name for yourself.
耶和華的靈使他們得了安息, 好像牲畜下到山谷; 你也這樣引導你的人民, 為要建立榮耀的名.

63:15 Look from heaven, and see from the lofty residence of your holiness and glory. Where are your zeal and strength? Your compassion and mercy to me hold themselves back.
求你從天上垂顧, 從你聖潔,榮耀的居所觀看. 你的熱心和你的大能在哪裡呢? 你愛心的同情和憐憫向我止住了.

63:16 For you are our father, although Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, Yahweh are our father, Our Redeemer from of old is your name.
亞伯拉罕雖然不認識我們, 以色列也不承認我們, 但你是我們的父. 耶和華啊！你是我們的父, 從亙古以來, 你的名字就是“我們的救贖主”.

63:17 Why do you make us wander, Yahweh? You harden our heart from your ways so that we do not fear you. Turn back for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance.
耶和華啊！你為甚麼使我們走錯, 離開你的道路? 使我們的心剛硬, 不敬畏你呢? 求你為你眾僕人的緣故, 為你產業的各支派的緣故, 回心轉意吧！

63:18 Your holy people took possession for a little while; our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
你的聖民不過暫時得著你的聖所, 我們的敵人已經踐踏了你的聖所.

63:19 We have been since antiquity; you did not rule them; they were not called by your name.
我們成了好像你從未治理過的人, 又像未曾得稱為你名下的人.

Isaiah - Chapter 64

64:1 Would that you would tear the heavens and come down; the mountains would quake before you,
願你裂天而降！(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為63:19)願群山都在你面前震動！

64:2 as fire kindles brushwood, the fire causes water to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations might tremble from your presence.
好像火燒著乾柴, 又像火把水燒開, 使你的敵人認識你的名, 使列國在你面前發顫. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為64:1)

64:3 When you did terrible deeds which we did not expect, you came down; the mountains quaked because of your presence.
你行了可畏的事, 是我們料想不到的, 那時你降臨, 群山都在你面前震動.

64:4 And since ancient times they have not heard, have not listened, no eye has seen a God except you; he acts for the one who waits for him.
從古時以來, 人未曾聽過, 耳未曾聞過, 眼未曾見過, 在你以外還有甚麼神, 能為等候他的人行事的.

64:5 You meet with the one who rejoices, one who does righteousness. In your ways they remember you. Look! You were angry and we sinned against them in ancient times and we were saved.
你善待那些喜歡行義, 在你的道路上記念你的人. 看哪！你曾發怒, 因為我們犯了罪; 這樣的情形已經很久, 我們還能得救嗎?

64:6 And we all have become like the unclean, and all our deeds of justice like a menstrual cloth, And we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities take us away like the wind.
我們眾人都像不潔淨的人, 我們所有的義, 都像污穢的衣服; 我們眾人都像葉子枯乾, 我們的罪孽好像風一般把我們吹去.

64:7 And there is no one who calls on your name, who pulls himself up to keep hold of you, for you have hidden your face from us, and melted us into the hand of our iniquity.
沒有人呼求你的名, 沒有人奮起抓著你; 因為你掩面不顧我們, 使我們在自己罪孽的權勢下融化.

64:8 Yet now Yahweh, you are our father; we are the clay and you are our potter, and we all are the work of your hand.
耶和華啊！現在你還是我們的父; 我們不過是泥土, 你才是陶匠; 我們眾人都是你手所作的.

64:9 You must not be exceedingly angry, Yahweh, and you must not remember iniquity forever! Look! Behold, now! We all are your people!
耶和華啊！求你不要大發烈怒. 不要永遠記念罪孽. 求你垂看我們, 我們眾人都是你的子民.

64:10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
你的聖城變了曠野, 錫安成了曠野, 耶路撒冷成了荒場.

64:11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our ancestors praised you has been burned by fire, and all our precious objects have become ruins.
我們那聖潔和榮美的殿, 就是我們的列祖讚美你的所在, 被火燒了. 我們所喜愛的一切, 都成了廢墟.

64:12 Will you control yourself because of these, Yahweh? Will you be silent? And will you oppress us exceedingly?
耶和華啊！對這些事你還忍得住嗎? 你仍然緘默不言, 使我們受苦到極點嗎?

Isaiah - Chapter 65

65:1 “I let myself be sought by those who did not ask; I let myself be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am; here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name;
沒有求問我的, 我讓他們尋著; 沒有尋找我的, 我讓他們遇見. 沒有呼求我名的國, 我對他們說: “我在這裡！我在這裡！”

65:2 I spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people, those who walk after their thoughts in the way that is not good,
我整天向著悖逆的子民伸開雙手, 他們隨著自己的意念行不善的道.

65:3 the people who provoke me to anger continually to my face, slaughtering for sacrifices in the garden, and making smoke offerings on bricks,
這人民常常當面惹我發怒, 在園中獻祭, 在磚壇上燒香,

65:4 who sit in graves and spend the night in secret places, who eat the flesh of swine with a fragment of impurity in their vessels,
坐在墳墓之間, 在隱密處過夜, 吃豬肉, 他們的器皿中有不潔之物作的湯,

65:5 who say, “Keep to yourself! You must not come near me, for I am too holy for you!” These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire burning all day.
並且對人說: “你站遠一點！不要挨近我, 因為我會使你聖潔. ”主說: “這些人是我鼻中的煙, 是整天燒著的火.

65:6 Look! It is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will repay; and I will repay in the fold of their garment
看哪！這都寫在我面前, 我必不緘默不言, 我非報應不可, 我必報應在他們的懷中.

65:7 your iniquities and the iniquities of your ancestors together, says Yahweh, because they made smoke offerings on the mountains and they taunted me on the hills, I will measure their punishment from the beginning into the fold of their garment.”
我要同時報應你們的罪孽和你們列祖的罪孽, 這是耶和華說的, 因為他們曾在山上燒過香, 在岡陵上譏笑過我, 我必把他們以前所行的量在他們的懷中. ”

65:8 Thus says Yahweh: “Just as the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say ‘You must not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,’ so I will do for the sake of my servants by not destroying everyone.
耶和華這樣說: “人怎樣發現纍纍葡萄中有新酒的時候, 就說: ‘不要毀滅它, 因為有好處在裡面’, 我因我的眾僕人的緣故也必照樣而行, 不把它們全都毀滅.

65:9 And I will bring descendant s out from Jacob, and a people from Judah to take possession of my mountain, and my chosen ones shall inherit it, and my servants shall settle there.
我要從雅各中領出後裔, 從猶大中領出承受我眾山的; 我揀選的人必承受那地為業, 我的眾僕人必在那裡居住.

65:10 And Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting place for herds for my people who have sought me.
沙崙平原必成為羊群的牧場, 亞割谷要成為牛群躺臥之處, 都為那些尋求我的子民所得.

65:11 But you who forsake Yahweh, forgetting my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune, and who pour out a jug of mixed wine for Destiny,
“但至於你們, 你們這些離棄耶和華的, 忘記我的聖山的, 為迦得神擺設筵席的, 給彌尼神盛滿調和之酒的,

65:12 and I will remit you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because I called, but you did not answer; I spoke, but you did not listen, but you did the evil in my eyes, and you chose that in which I do not delight.”
我要命定你們歸在刀下, 你們眾人都要屈身被殺; 因為我呼喚, 你們不回答; 我說話, 你們都不聽. 反倒行我眼中看為惡的事, 揀選我不喜悅的事. ”

65:13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! My servants shall eat but you, you shall be hungry. Look! My servants shall drink but you, you shall be thirsty. Look! My servants shall rejoice but you, you shall be ashamed.
因此主耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我的眾僕人必有吃的, 你們卻要飢餓; 看哪！我的僕人必有喝的, 你們卻要口渴; 看哪！我的僕人必要歡喜, 你們卻要蒙羞;

65:14 Look! My servants shall shout for joy, but you, you shall cry out for pain and howl for sadness.
看哪！我的僕人必因心裡高興而歡呼, 你們卻要因心中傷痛而哀叫, 因靈裡破碎而哀號.

65:15 And you shall leave your name to my chosen ones as a curse, and the Lord Yahweh will kill you, and he will give his servants another name.
你們必留下自己的名, 作我選民的咒語; 主耶和華必殺死你們, 必用另外的名去稱呼他自己的僕人.

65:16 Whoever blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of trustworthiness, and the one who swears an oath in the land shall swear by the God of trustworthiness, because the former troubles are forgotten, and they are hidden from my eyes.
所以, 在地上為自己求福的, 必憑著真實的神求福; 在地上起誓的, 必憑著真實的神起誓. 因為先前的患難都已經被人忘記了, 也從我的眼前隱藏了.

65:17 For look! I am about to create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, and they shall not come to mind.
“看哪！我要創造新天新地; 先前的事不再被人記念, 也不再湧上心頭了.

65:18 But rejoice and shout in exultation forever and ever over what I am about to create! For look! I am about to create Jerusalem as a source of rejoicing, and her people as a source of joy.
你們要因我所創造的永遠歡喜快樂; 因為我創造耶路撒冷成為快樂, 使她的居民歡樂.

65:19 And I will shout in exultation over Jerusalem, and I will rejoice over my people, and the sound of weeping shall no longer be heard in it, or the sound of a cry for help.
我必因耶路撒冷快樂, 因我的子民歡喜; 他們中間必不再聽到哭泣的聲音, 也不再聽到哀號的聲音.

65:20 There will no longer be a nursing infant who lives only a few days, or an old man who does not fill his days, for the boy will die a hundred years old, and the one who fails to reach a hundred years will be considered accursed.
那裡必再沒有數日夭折的嬰孩, 也沒有不滿壽數的老人; 因為百歲而死的人, 仍算是年輕人; 有活不到百歲而死的人算是被咒詛的.

65:21 And they shall build houses and inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
他們必建造房屋, 住在其中; 他們必栽種葡萄園, 吃其中的果子.

65:22 They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat. For the days of my people shall be like the days of a tree, and my chosen ones shall enjoy the work of their hands.
他們不建造由別人來居住的房屋; 他們不栽種由別人來享用的葡萄園; 因為我的子民的日子必像樹木的日子; 我的選民必充分享用他們親手作工得來的.

65:23 They shall not labor for nothing, and they shall not give birth to horror, for they shall be offspring blessed by Yahweh, and their descendants with them.
他們必不徒然勞碌, 他們生孩子不再受驚嚇, 因為他們都是蒙耶和華賜福的後裔, 他們的子孫也跟他們一樣.

65:24 And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer; while still they are speaking, I myself will hear.
那時, 他們還未呼求, 我就應允, 他們還在說話, 我就垂聽.

65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed like one, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox, but dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall do no evil, and they shall not destroy on all my holy mountain,” says Yahweh.
豺狼必與羊羔在一起吃東西, 獅子要像牛一樣吃草, 蛇必以塵土為食物. 在我聖山的各處, 牠們都必不作惡, 也不害物; 這是耶和華說的. ”

Isaiah - Chapter 66

66:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is the footstool for my feet. Where is this house that you would build for me? And where is this resting place for me?
耶和華這樣說: “天是我的寶座, 地是我的腳凳; 你們要在哪裡為我建造殿宇呢? 怎樣的地方才是我安息的所在呢? ”

66:2 And my hand has made all these things, and all these came to be,” declares Yahweh, “but I look to this one: to the humble and the contrite of spirit and the one frightened at my word.
耶和華說: “這一切都是我親手所造的, 所以它們就有了. 以下這種人是我要垂顧的, 就是謙卑,心靈傷痛,因我的話而戰兢的人.

66:3 The one who slaughters a bull strikes a man; the one who slaughters a lamb for sacrifice breaks the neck of a dog. The one who offers an offering, the blood of swine; the one who offers frankincense blesses an idol. Indeed, they themselves have chosen their ways, and their soul delights in their abhorrence.
宰牛獻祭, 又殺人, 獻羊羔為祭, 又打折狗的頸項; 獻上素祭, 又獻上豬血; 燒乳香作記念祭, 又稱頌虛無之神; 他們選擇他們自己的道路, 他們的心裡喜悅他們那些可憎惡的事.

66:4 Indeed, I myself I will choose their ill treatment, and I will bring them objects of their dread, because I called, and no one answered; I spoke and they did not listen, but they did the evil in my eyes, and they chose that in which I do not delight.”
所以, 我也必選擇迷惑他們的事, 使他們所懼怕的臨到他們身上; 因為我呼喚你們, 卻沒有人回答; 我說話, 你們都不聽, 反倒行我眼中看為惡的事, 選擇我所不喜悅的事. ”

66:5 Hear the word of Yahweh, you who are frightened at his word: Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for my name’s sake have said, “Let Yahweh be honored so that we may see your joy!” But they themselves shall be ashamed.
因耶和華的話而戰兢的人哪！你們要聽他的話. 他說: “你們的兄弟, 就是那些憎恨你們,因我的名趕走你們的, 曾說: ‘願耶和華得榮耀; 讓我們看見你們的喜樂. ’他們卻要蒙羞.

66:6 A voice, an uproar from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of Yahweh paying back his enemies!
聽啊！有喧嚷的聲音出自城中; 有聲音出於殿裡. 這是耶和華向他的仇敵施行報應的聲音！

66:7 Before she was in labor she gave birth; before labor pains came to her, she gave birth to a son.
錫安沒有絞痛就生產; 疼痛沒有臨到她身上, 就生了一個男孩.

66:8 Who has heard anything like this? Who has seen anything like these things? Can a land be born in one day? Or can a nation be born in a moment? Yet when she was in labor, Zion indeed gave birth to her children.
像以下這樣的事, 誰曾聽過呢? 像下面這些事, 誰曾見過呢? 一地之民能在一天之內就產生嗎? 一國的人能在一時之間就生下來嗎? 但錫安一絞痛, 就生下了兒女.

66:9 Shall I myself I break open and not deliver?” says Yahweh, “or I who delivers lock up the womb?” says your God.
耶和華說: ‘我既然使她臨盆, 又怎能不使她生產呢? ’你的神說: ‘我既然使她生產, 又怎能使她閉胎不生呢? ’

66:10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem and shout in exultation with her, all those who love her! Rejoice with her in joy, all those who mourn over her,
所有愛慕耶路撒冷的人哪！你們都要與她一同歡喜, 都要因她快樂; 所有為耶路撒冷哀悼的人哪！你們都要與她一同盡情歡樂.

66:11 so that you may suck and be satisfied from her consoling breast, so that you may drink deeply and refresh yourselves from her heavy breast.”
好使你們能在她那安慰人的懷裡吃奶得飽; 使你們能從她豐盛的榮耀裡擠奶而吃, 滿心喜樂. ”

66:12 For thus says Yahweh: “Look! I am about to spread prosperity out to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream, and you shall suck and be carried on the hip; and you shall you shall be played with on the knees.
因為耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我必使平安達到她那裡, 好像江河一樣, 使列國的財寶達到她那裡, 如同漲溢的河流一般; 你們要吮奶, 你們必被抱在懷中, 撫弄在膝上.

66:13 As a man whose mother comforts him, so I myself will comfort you, and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
人怎樣受他母親的安慰, 我也怎樣安慰你們; 你們要在耶路撒冷得安慰. ”

66:14 And you shall see and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the grass, and the hand of Yahweh shall make itself known to his servants, and he shall curse his enemies.
你們看見了, 就心裡快樂, 你們的骨頭必像嫩草一樣長起來, 耶和華的手必向他的僕人顯現, 他必向他的仇敵發怒.

66:15 For look! Yahweh will come in fire, and his chariots like the storm wind, to give back his anger in wrath, and his rebuke in flames of fire.
看哪！耶和華必在火中降臨, 他的戰車好像旋風; 他要以猛烈的怒氣施行報應, 用火燄施行斥責.

66:16 For Yahweh enters into judgment on all flesh with fire and his sword, and those slain by Yahweh shall be many.
因為耶和華必用火和刀劍, 在所有的人身上施行審判, 被耶和華所殺的人必定很多.

66:17 Those who sanctify themselves and those who cleanse themselves to go into the gardens after the one in the middle, eating the flesh of swine and detestable things and rodents together shall come to an end!” declares Yahweh.
那些自己分別為聖, 又潔淨自己, 進到園裡, 在園中一個跟一個, 吃豬肉,老鼠和可憎之物. 他們都必一同滅亡; 這是耶和華說的.

66:18 “And I—their works and thoughts!—am about to come to gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and see my glory.
我知道他們的行為和意念; 我要來, 聚集萬國萬族; 他們都必來看我的榮耀.

66:19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow; Tubal and Javan, the faraway coastlands that have not heard of my fame, and have not seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations,
我要在他們中間施行神蹟, 從他們中間差遣所有逃脫的人到列國去, 就是到他施,普勒,善於拉弓的路德,土巴和雅完, 以及從未聽過我的名聲,從未見過我的榮耀的遙遠眾海島; 他們必把我的榮耀傳揚在列國中.

66:20 and bring all your countrymen from all the nations as an offering to Yahweh on horses and chariots and in litters and on mules and camels, to my holy mountain, Jerusalem,” says Yahweh, “just as the sons of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of Yahweh.
他們要從萬國中用馬,用車,用轎,用騾子,用獨峰駝, 把你們所有的兄弟都送到我的聖山耶路撒冷來, 作供物獻給耶和華, 好像以色列人用潔淨的器皿把供物送到耶和華的殿一樣; 這是耶和華說的.

66:21 And indeed, I will take some of them as priests and the Levites,” says Yahweh.
耶和華說: “我也必從他們中間取些人作祭司和作利未人. ”

66:22 “For just as the new heavens and earth that I am about to make shall stand before me,” declares Yahweh, “so shall your descendants and your name stand.
耶和華說: “我所要造的新天新地怎樣在我面前留存, 你們的後裔和你們的名字也必怎樣長存.

66:23 And this shall happen: From new moon to new moon and from Sabbath to Sabbath all flesh shall come to bow in worship before me,” says Yahweh.
將來每逢月朔, 每逢安息日, 所有的人都必來在我面前敬拜; 這是耶和華說的.

66:24 “And they shall go out and look at the corpses of the people who have rebelled against me, for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”
他們要出去, 觀看那些悖逆我的人的屍體; 因為他們的蟲是不死的, 他們的火是不滅的; 他們必成為所有人恨惡的東西. ”

Jeremiah (耶利米書)

Jeremiah - Chapter 1

1:1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, among the priests who were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,
便雅憫地亞拿突城的一位祭司, 希勒家的兒子耶利米的話記在下面.

1:2 to whom the word of Yahweh came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, the king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
猶大王亞們的兒子約西亞作王第十三年, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米.

1:3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
從猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬年間, 直到猶大王約西亞的兒子西底家末年, 就是第十一年五月, 耶路撒冷人被擄的時候, 耶和華的話也常臨到耶利米.

1:4 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you came out from the womb I consecrated you; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
“我使你在母腹中成形以先, 就認識你; 你還未出母胎, 我已把你分別為聖, 立你作列國的先知. ”

1:6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Look, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth.”
我就說: “主耶和華啊！我不曉得說話, 因為我年輕. ”

1:7 But Yahweh said to me, “You must not say, ‘I am a youth,’ for to whomever I send you, you will go, and whatever I command you, you will speak.
耶和華對我說: “你不要說: ‘我年輕’, 因為無論我差你到誰那裡, 你都要去; 無論我吩咐你說甚麼, 你都要說.

1:8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.
你不要怕他們, 因為我與你同在, 要拯救你. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

1:9 Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and he touched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me, “Look, I have put my words in your mouth.
於是耶和華伸手按著我的口, 對我說: “看哪！我把我的話放在你口中.

1:10 See, I appoint you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, and to destroy and to tear down, to build and to plant.”
今日我立你在列邦列國之上, 為要拔出,拆毀,毀滅,傾覆, 又要建立和栽植. ”

1:11 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “What are you seeing, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I am seeing a branch of an almond tree.”
耶和華的話又臨到我, 說: “耶利米, 你看見甚麼? ”我說: “我看見一根杏樹枝子. ”

1:12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You did well to see, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”
耶和華對我說: “你看得不錯, 因為我要留意使我的話成就. ”

1:13 And the word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying, “What are you seeing?” And I said, “I am seeing a boiling pot, and its face is from the face of the north.”
耶和華的話再次臨到我, 說: “你看見甚麼? ”我說: “我看見一個沸騰的鍋, 鍋口從北面向南傾側. ”

1:14 Then Yahweh said to me, “From the north disaster will be unleashed on all the inhabitants of the land.
耶和華對我說: “必有災禍從北方發出, 臨到這地所有的居民.

1:15 For, look, I am calling to all the clans of the kingdoms of the north,” declares Yahweh, “and they will come and set each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its surrounding walls, and against all the cities of Judah.
看哪！我要呼召北方列國的眾族, 他們要來, 各人在耶路撒冷的城門口, 設立自己的座位, 攻擊耶路撒冷周圍的城牆, 又攻擊猶大各城鎮. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

1:16 And I will pass my judgments on them because of all their wickedness in that they have forsaken me, and they made sacrifices to other gods, and they bowed in worship to the works of their hands.
“為了他們的一切惡事, 就是離棄我, 向別神燒香, 叩拜自己手所做的, 我要宣判他們的罪.

1:17 But you, you must gird your loins, and stand, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be afraid of them, or I will shatter you before them.
“因此, 你要束腰, 你要起來, 把我吩咐你的一切話, 都告訴他們. 不要因他們驚惶, 不然我就使你在他們面前驚惶.

1:18 Now look, I have made you today as a fortified city and as an iron pillar and a bronze wall against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
看哪！今日我使你成為堅城,鐵柱,銅牆, 抵擋全地, 就是抵擋猶大的君王,首領,祭司和這地的眾民.

1:19 And they will fight against you but they will not prevail against you, for I am with you,” declares Yahweh, “to deliver you.”
他們必攻擊你, 卻不能勝過你, 因為我與你同在, 要拯救你. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 2

2:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

2:2 “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I remember concerning you the loyal love of your childhood, the love of your betrothal-time, your going after me in the desert, in the land not sown.
“你去在耶路撒冷人的耳中呼叫, 說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 你年輕時的恩愛, 新婚時的愛情, 你怎樣在曠野,在未曾耕種之地跟從我, 我都記得.

2:3 Israel was holy to Yahweh, the first fruit of his produce. All those who ate it were held guilty; disaster came to them,” declares Yahweh.’ ”
那時, 以色列歸耶和華為聖, 作他初熟的土產. 吞吃她的, 都算為有罪, 災禍必臨到他們. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

2:4 Hear the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel.
雅各家啊！以色列家的各族啊！你們要聽耶和華的話.

2:5 Thus says Yahweh: “What injustice did your ancestors find in me that they were far from me, and they went after the vanity, and they became vain?
耶和華這樣說: “你們列祖在我身上究竟發現了甚麼不義, 使他們遠離我, 隨從虛無的偶像, 自己也成了虛妄呢?

2:6 And they did not say, ‘Where is Yahweh, the one who brought us up from the land of Egypt, the one who led us in the desert, in a land of desert plains and gorges, in a land of dryness and deep darkness, in a land that no one passes through, and no human lives there?’
他們也不問: ‘那領我們從埃及地上來, 引導我們走過曠野, 走過荒漠有深坑之地,乾旱死蔭之地,無人經過,無人居住之地的耶和華在哪裡呢? ’

2:7 And I brought you to the land of the orchard, to eat its fruit, and its good things. But you entered and defiled my land, and my inheritance you made a detestable thing.
我領你們進入這肥美之地, 得吃其中的果子和美物; 可是你們一進來, 就玷污了我的地; 你們使我的產業成為可憎惡的.

2:8 The priests did not say, ‘Where is Yahweh?’ and those who handle the law did not know me, and the shepherds have rebelled against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and they went after things which do not profit.
眾祭司都不問: ‘耶和華在哪裡? ’律法師不認識我, 官長悖逆我, 先知奉巴力的名說預言, 跟從那無益的偶像.

2:9 Therefore I again bring a lawsuit against you,” declares Yahweh, “and with your children I bring a lawsuit.
因此, 我要再跟你們爭辯, 也要跟你們的子孫爭辯. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

2:10 For go over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, and send to Kedar and consider very closely, and see if there has been a thing like this:
“你們儘管過到基提海島察看, 派人去基達仔細查考, 看看曾有這樣的事沒有.

2:11 Has a nation exchanged gods? And they are not gods! But my people have exchanged their glory for that which does not profit.
有哪一國把自己的神換掉呢? 其實那些並不是神. 我的子民竟把他們的榮耀, 換了無益的偶像.

2:12 Be appalled, O heavens, at this, and shudder; be utterly desolate,” declares Yahweh.
諸天哪！你們要因此震驚, 要大大戰慄, 極其淒涼. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

2:13 “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the source of living water, to hew out for themselves cisterns, cracked cisterns that can hold no water.
“因為我的子民作了兩件惡事, 就是離棄了我這活水的泉源, 為自己鑿了池子, 是破裂不能存水的池子.

2:14 Is Israel a slave? Or a slave born in a house? Why has he become plunder?
“以色列豈是奴隸, 或是在家中生的奴僕呢? 為甚麼竟成了掠物呢?

2:15 The young lions have roared against him, they have raised their voices. And they have made his land as horror; his cities are destroyed, without an inhabitant.
幼獅都向他咆哮, 大聲吼叫, 使他的地荒涼, 城中破毀, 無人居住.

2:16 Moreover, people of Memphis and Tahpanhes will shave your skull.
挪弗人和答比匿人也剃光了你的頭頂.

2:17 Did you not do this to yourself, by forsaking Yahweh, your God, at the time of your leading in the way?
你這不是自作自受嗎? 耶和華你的神在路上引導你時, 你卻離棄了他.

2:18 And now why do you go the way of Egypt to drink the waters of the Shihor? And why do you go the way of Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
現在, 你為甚麼要到埃及去, 喝西曷的水呢? 你為甚麼要到亞述去, 喝幼發拉底河的水呢?

2:19 Your wickedness will chastise you, and your apostasies will reprove you. Therefore know and see that it is evil and bitter, your forsaking of Yahweh, your God, and fear of me is not in you,” declares the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
你自己的罪惡要懲罰你, 你背道的事必責備你. 你當知道, 也要明白, 離棄耶和華你的神, 沒有畏懼我的心, 是邪惡的, 是痛苦的. ”這是主萬軍之耶和華的宣告.

2:20 “For from long ago you have broken your yoke, you tore to pieces your bonds. And you said, ‘I will not serve!’ But on every high hill and under every leafy tree you were lying down as a prostitute.
“你從古時就折斷了自己的軛, 解開了自己的繩索, 說: ‘我不事奉你了. ’你在每個高岡上, 在每棵繁茂樹下, 蹲伏行淫.

2:21 Yet I planted you as a choice vine, all of it a seed of trustworthiness. How then have you altered before me into something that is degenerate, the foreign vine?
我栽你時原是上等的葡萄樹, 是絕對純種的; 你怎麼在我面前變為壞枝子, 成了野葡萄呢?

2:22 For if you wash with natron, and you use much soap, your guilt is sticking as a stain before me,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你雖然用鹼洗滌, 多加肥皂, 你罪孽的污漬仍留在我面前. ”這是主耶和華的宣告.

2:23 “How can you say, ‘I have not defiled myself, I have not gone after the Baals?’ Look at your way in the valley, know what you have done. You are a young she-camel, interweaving her ways.
“你怎麼能說: ‘我沒有玷污自己, 未曾跟從過巴力’呢? 看看你在谷中的行徑, 想想你所作過的！簡直像快捷的小雌駝, 在路上亂闖;

2:24 A wild ass accustomed to the desert, in the desire of her soul. She gasps for wind in her rutting time. Who can quell her lust? All those who seek her will not grow weary, in her month they will find her.
又像慣在曠野的野驢, 慾心一起就喘氣, 牠春情發動, 誰能抑制牠呢? 尋找牠的都不必費力, 在牠的交配期間, 必能找到牠.

2:25 Restrain your foot from being barefoot, and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is hopeless. No! For I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.’
不要使你的腳赤露, 你的喉嚨乾渴！你卻說: ‘沒用的！因為我愛外族人的神, 我要跟從他們！’

2:26 As the shame of a thief when he is caught in the act, so the house of Israel will be ashamed. They, their kings, their officials, and their priests, and their prophets.
“賊被捉拿時怎樣羞愧, 以色列家和他們的君王,領袖,祭司和先知, 也都怎樣羞愧.

2:27 Those who say to the tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to the stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. But in the time of their trouble they say, ‘Arise and save us.’
他們對木頭說: ‘你是我爸爸’; 對石頭說: ‘你是生我的’. 他們以背向我, 不以臉向我; 然而遭遇患難時卻說: ‘起來, 救救我們吧！’

2:28 But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise if they can save you in the time of your trouble. For according to the number of your towns are your gods, O Judah.
你為自己所做的神在哪裡? 你遭遇患難時, 如果他們能救你, 就讓他們起來吧！猶大啊！你的城有多少, 你的神也有多少！

2:29 Why do you complain to me? All of you have rebelled against me,” declares Yahweh.
你們為甚麼跟我爭辯呢? 你們都悖逆了我！”這是耶和華的宣告.

2:30 “For in vain I have struck your children. They accepted no discipline. Your sword devoured your prophets, like a ravening lion.
“我責打你們的兒女也是沒用, 因為他們不受管教. 你們的刀劍, 像滅命的獅子吞噬你們的先知.

2:31 O generation, you see the word of Yahweh. Have I been a desert to Israel? Or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We roam about freely, we will not come again to you’?
這世代的人哪！你們要注意耶和華的話: ‘對以色列人來說, 難道我是曠野, 或是黑暗的地方? 我的子民為甚麼說: 我們自由了, 不再到你那裡去了?

2:32 Can a young woman forget her ornaments? Or a bride her sashes? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
少女能忘記她的飾物嗎? 新婦能忘記她的華帶嗎? 我的子民卻忘記了我, 這些日子無法數算.

2:33 How well you do on your way to seek love! Therefore even to the wicked woman you can teach your ways.
你多麼通曉門路, 去尋求愛情！就連壞女人, 你也可以把門路指教她們.

2:34 Also on your skirts is found the blood of the life of the innocent, the poor. You did not find them in the act of breaking into a house. But in spite of all these things,
在你衣襟上又發現無辜窮人的血, 並且你不是發現他們在挖窟窿時殺他們的. 雖然這樣,

2:35 yet you say, ‘But I am innocent, surely his anger has turned away from me.’ Look, I am entering into judgment with you because of your saying, ‘I have not sinned.’
你還說: 我是無辜的, 他的怒氣必已離開我. 看哪！我要審判你, 因為你曾說: 我沒有犯罪！

2:36 How you go about so much changing your way! Also by Egypt you will be put to shame, just as you were put to shame by Assyria.
你為甚麼要東奔西跑, 改變你的路向呢? 你必因埃及蒙羞, 像你從前因亞述受辱一樣.

2:37 Also from there you will come out with your hands on your head, for Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust, and you will not prosper through them.
你必雙手抱頭從埃及出來, 因為耶和華棄絕了你所倚靠的, 你靠他們必不能成功. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 3

3:1 A saying: ‘Look, if a man divorces his wife, and she goes from him and she becomes another man’s wife, will he return to her again?’ Will not that land be greatly defiled? And you have prostituted yourself with many lovers, would you now return to me?” declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: “人若是休妻, 妻子離開了他, 又嫁了別人, 前夫怎能與她復合呢? 如果復合, 那地不是大大玷污了嗎? 你曾與許多情人行淫, 還想歸向我. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

3:2 “Lift up your eyes at the barren heights, and see where you have not been ravished. Beside the roads you sat for them like an Arab in the desert, and you have defiled the land with your fornication and with your wickedness.
“你向光禿的高岡舉目看看, 哪裡沒有你的淫跡? 你坐在路邊等候情人, 像阿拉伯人在曠野埋伏一樣. 你以淫亂和邪惡, 把這地玷污了.

3:3 Therefore rain showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come. Yet you have the forehead of a woman prostitute, you refuse to be ashamed.
所以甘霖停止, 春雨不降; 你還是一副妓女的面孔(“面孔”原文作“額”), 不顧羞恥.

3:4 Have you not just now called to me, ‘My father, you are the close friend of my youth?
你剛剛不是還呼叫我: ‘我父啊！你是我年輕時的良伴;

3:5 Will he be angry forever? Will he maintain it always’? Look, you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could.”
耶和華怎會永遠懷怒, 常存憤恨呢? ’你雖然這樣說了, 還是盡力去作惡. ”

3:6 Then Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah, the king, “Have you seen what apostate Israel has done? She has gone on every high hill and under every leafy tree and she has prostituted herself there.
約西亞王在位的日子, 耶和華對我說: “背道的以色列所作的, 她怎樣走上各高山, 在每棵繁茂的樹下行淫, 你看見了沒有?

3:7 And I thought, ‘After her doing all these things to me she will return,’ but she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
我以為她作了這些事以後, 就必回轉過來, 可是她沒有回轉. 她詭詐的妹妹猶大也看見了.

3:8 And I saw that for this very reason, that on account of apostate Israel committing adultery I divorced her and gave the letter of divorce to her. Yet her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid and she went and prostituted herself also.
因背道的以色列犯了淫亂, 我就給她休書, 把她休了. 我看見她詭詐的妹妹猶大還是不懼怕, 照樣行淫.

3:9 And it was because of the frivolity of her fornication that she defiled the land and committed adultery with the stone and with the tree.
因以色列把自己的淫行視作等閒, 去與石頭木頭行淫, 就把這地玷污了.

3:10 Yet even in all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares Yahweh.
雖然這樣, 她詭詐的妹妹猶大還沒有全心歸向我, 只是假意地歸我. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

3:11 Then Yahweh said to me, “Apostate Israel has proved herself more upright than treacherous Judah.
耶和華對我說: “背道的以色列, 比詭詐的猶大還顯得正義.

3:12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, apostate Israel,’ declares Yahweh. ‘I will not cause my anger to fall on you. For I am loyal,’ declares Yahweh. ‘I will not be angry forever.
你去, 把這些話向北方宣告, 說: ‘背道的以色列啊, 回轉吧！’這是耶和華的宣告. ‘我必不向你們變臉, 因為我是慈愛的, 我必不永遠懷怒. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

3:13 Only acknowledge your guilt, that against Yahweh your God you have rebelled, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,’ declares Yahweh.”
‘只要你承認自己的罪孽, 就是悖逆了耶和華你的神, 在每棵繁茂的樹下, 濫愛外族人的神, 沒有聽從我的話. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

3:14 “Return, apostate children,” declares Yahweh. “For I am your master, and I will take you one from a city and two from a clan, and I will bring you to Zion.
‘背道的人哪, 回轉吧！’這是耶和華的宣告. ‘因為我才是你們的主. 我要每城取一人, 每族取二人, 把你們帶到錫安.

3:15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart and they will feed you knowledge and insight.
“我必把合我心意的牧人賜給你們, 他們要用知識和智慧牧養你們.

3:16 And it will be when you have multiplied and become fruitful in the land in those days,” declares Yahweh, “they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of Yahweh.’ And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it, nor will they miss it, nor will it be made again.
當那些日子, 你們在這地繁殖增多的時候, 人必不再提說耶和華的約櫃, 不把它放在心上, 不思念它, 不覺得缺少, 也不再製造. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

3:17 At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The Throne of Yahweh,’ and all the nations will be gathered to it, to the name of Yahweh, to Jerusalem, and they will no longer go after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
‘那時, 人必稱耶路撒冷為耶和華的寶座, 萬國要聚集到她那裡, 因耶和華名的緣故來到耶路撒冷; 他們必不再隨從自己頑梗的惡心行事.

3:18 In those days the house of Judah will walk along with the house of Israel and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave as an inheritance to your ancestors.
在那些日子, 猶大家必與以色列家同行, 他們必從北方之地一同來到我賜給你們列祖為業的地方. ’”

3:19 Then I thought, ‘How I would set you among the children, and I would give you a land of desire, an inheritance of the glory of the hosts of nations.’ And I thought, ‘You would call me, “My father,” and you would not turn back from behind me.’
“我說: ‘我待你, 像待兒女一樣, 賜給你佳美之地, 就是列國中最美好的產業; 我以為你會稱我為父, 不再離去不跟從我了.

3:20 However, as a wife departs treacherously from her lover, so you have dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh.
以色列家啊！妻子怎樣行奸詐對丈夫不忠, 你也照樣以奸詐待我. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

3:21 “A voice is heard on the barren heights, the weeping of the pleas for mercy of the children of Israel, because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Yahweh their God.
在光禿的高岡聽到人聲, 就是以色列人哭泣懇求的聲音; 因為他們改轉了自己的道路, 忘記了耶和華他們的神.

3:22 Return, O apostate children, I will heal your backsliding. ‘Look, we come to you, for you are Yahweh our God.
“背道的人哪, 回轉吧！我必醫治你們背道的病. ”“看哪！我們來到你這裡, 因為你是耶和華我們的神！

3:23 Surely, an illusion comes from the hills, the turmoil on the mountains. Surely, in Yahweh our God is the salvation of Israel.
小山和大山上的喧嚷, 真是徒然的, 以色列的救恩誠然在於耶和華我們的神.

3:24 But the shameful thing has devoured the labor of our ancestors from our youth, their flocks, and their cattle, their sons and their daughters.
從我們幼年以來, 我們列祖勞苦得來的, 他們的牛羊, 他們的兒女, 都給那可恥的偶像吞掉了.

3:25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. For against Yahweh our God we have sinned, we and our ancestors, from our youth and until this day. and we have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh our God.’
但願我們躺臥在羞恥中, 讓慚愧遮蓋著我們！因為我們得罪了耶和華我們的神, 從我們幼年直到現在, 我們和列祖都沒有聽從耶和華我們的神的話. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 4

4:1 If you return, O Israel,” declares Yahweh, “you return to me. And if you remove your abominations from my presence, and you do not wander,
“以色列啊！你要是回轉, 就當回轉歸向我. ”這是耶和華的宣告. “如果你從我面前除掉你可憎的偶像, 不到處浪蕩;

4:2 and you swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast.”
如果你憑真理,公正,公義, 指著永活的耶和華起誓; 列國就必因耶和華蒙福, 也必以他為榮. ”

4:3 For thus says Yahweh to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Break up for yourselves prepared virgin soil, and you must not sow among thornbushes.
耶和華對猶大和耶路撒冷的人這樣說: “你們要為自己開墾未經耕耘之地, 卻不要撒種在荊棘中！

4:4 Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, lest my wrath goes forth like the fire and burns, and there is no one who extinguishes it, because of the evil of your deeds.”
猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民哪！你們要為了耶和華的緣故自行割禮, 除去心裡的污穢; 不然, 我的忿怒必因你們的惡行, 如火一般發出來, 無人能熄滅！”

4:5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say, “Blow a horn through the land, call with a loud voice and say, ‘Be gathered and let us go into the fortified cities.’
“你們應當在猶大宣告, 在耶路撒冷傳揚, 說: ‘要在境內吹號. ’高聲呼叫, 說: ‘你們要集合起來, 我們要進到堅固的城裡去！’

4:6 Lift up a signal toward Zion, bring yourselves to safety; you must not remain standing, for I am bringing evil from the north, and a great destruction.
要向錫安豎起旗號, 趕快逃命, 不可停留, 因為我必使災禍與嚴重的毀滅, 從北方而來. ”

4:7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has gone out from his place to make your land as a horror, your cities will go to ruin without inhabitant.
獅子從牠的密林中上來了, 毀壞列國的已經動身, 從他的本處出發, 為要使你的地荒涼, 使你的城市破毀, 無人居住.

4:8 Because of this gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament and wail, for the burning anger of Yahweh has not turned back from us.
因此, 你們應當披上麻布, 痛哭哀號, 因為耶和華的烈怒, 還沒有離開我們.

4:9 And then on that day,” declares Yahweh, “the heart of the king and the heart of the officials will be destroyed, and the priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be astonished.”
“到那日, 君王和首領的勇氣消失, 祭司也要驚惶, 先知都必詫異. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

4:10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It will be peace for you,’ while the sword reaches up to the throat.”
於是我說: “噢！主耶和華啊！你真的欺騙了這人民, 也欺騙了耶路撒冷, 說: ‘你們必平安無事’, 其實刀劍已經架在頸項上了！”

4:11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A hot wind from the barren heights in the desert, in the direction of the daughter of my people, not to winnow and not to cleanse,
到那時, 必有話對這人民和耶路撒冷說: “有一陣熱風從曠野光禿的高岡, 颳向我的子民(“我的子民”原文作“我子民的女子”), 不是為簸散, 也不是為揚淨;

4:12 a wind too strong for these will come for me, now also I speak judgments against them.”
這過強的風要為我颳來, 我就要向他們宣告我的判詞. ”

4:13 Look, he comes up like the clouds, and his chariots are like the whirlwind, his horses are swifter than eagles, woe to us, for we are devastated.
看哪！我必如密雲湧聚, 他的戰車如旋風, 他的馬比鷹還快. 我們有禍了, 我們滅亡了！

4:14 Cleanse your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will your thoughts of mischief dwell in your inner part?
耶路撒冷啊！洗淨你心中的邪惡, 使你可以得救！你心存惡念, 要到幾時呢?

4:15 For a voice is declaring from Dan, and is proclaiming disaster from the mountain of Ephraim.
因為有聲音從但宣告, 從以法蓮山傳出災禍的警報.

4:16 “Report to the nations, ‘Here they are!’ Proclaim against Jerusalem, ‘Besiegers are coming from a distant land, and they raise their voice against the cities of Judah.’
“要向列國提說, 向耶路撒冷宣揚: ‘圍攻的人從遠地而來, 向猶大的各城鎮大聲吶喊.

4:17 Like watchers of a field they were against her from all around, because she has rebelled against me,” declares Yahweh.
他們四面包圍耶路撒冷, 好像看守田地的人一樣, 因為耶路撒冷背叛了我. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

4:18 “You obtained this for yourself because of your way and your deeds. This is your doom, for it is bitter, yes, it has reached up to your heart.”
“你這一切災禍是你的所作所為作成的, 這就是你的惡果, 實在是苦, 直透心底. ”

4:19 My bowels, my bowels! I writhe! The walls of my heart! My heart is restless within me, I cannot keep silent, for I hear in my inner self the sound of a horn, the alarm of war.
我的肺腑, 我的肺腑啊！我絞痛欲絕. 我的心哪！我的心在我裡面顫抖, 我不能緘默不語. 我的靈啊！我聽見了號角的聲音, 也聽見了戰爭的吶喊.

4:20 Destruction on destruction is proclaimed, for all of the land is devastated. Suddenly my tents are devastated, my tent curtains in a moment.
毀滅的消息頻傳, 因為全國盡都毀壞, 我的帳棚忽然毀壞, 我的幔子轉瞬破裂.

4:21 How long must I see the banner, and hear the sound of a horn?
我看見旗號要到幾時呢? 我聽見號角的聲音要到幾時呢?

4:22 “For my people are foolish, they have not known me. They are foolish children, and they do not have insight. They are skillful at doing evil, and they do not know how to do good.”
“我的子民愚妄, 他們連我都不認識, 是無知的兒女, 沒有悟性; 他們有智慧行惡, 卻沒有知識行善. ”

4:23 I looked at the earth, and behold, it was wasteland and emptiness, and to the heavens, and they were without their light.
我觀看地, 地是空虛混沌; 我仰視天, 天上也全然無光.

4:24 I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, and all of the hills were jolted to and fro.
我觀看大山, 它們盡都震動, 小山也都搖來搖去.

4:25 I looked and behold, there was no person, and all of the birds of the sky had fled.
我觀看, 毫無人跡; 空中的飛鳥也逃掉了.

4:26 I looked and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, and all of its cities were ruined before Yahweh, before the face of his burning anger.
我觀看, 肥美田園變為荒野; 在耶和華面前, 就是在他烈怒之下, 所有的城市都被拆毀.

4:27 For thus says Yahweh, “All of the land will be a desolation, yet I will not make a complete desolation.
因為耶和華這樣說: “全國都必荒涼, 我卻不盡行毀滅.

4:28 Because of this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above will become dark. Because I have spoken, I have planned, and I have not relented, and I will not turn back from it.”
因此, 地要悲哀, 天必昏暗. 因為我說過, 就不後悔; 我定了意, 決不改變. ”

4:29 From the sound of a horseman and an archer every town flees, they enter in the thickets and among the rocks they climb. Every town is forsaken, and there is no person who lives in them.
因著騎兵和弓箭手的響聲, 各城的人盡都逃跑. 他們進入密林, 爬上巖穴; 各城都被撇下, 無人住在其中.

4:30 And you, O devastated one, what do you do, that you put on crimson, that you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, that you make your eyes look bigger with the eye make-up? In vain you beautify yourself. Your lovers reject you; they seek your life.
你這被毀壞的啊！你在幹甚麼? 即使你穿上朱紅色的服裝, 佩戴黃金飾物, 用顏料畫大你的眼睛, 你自炫漂亮, 也是白費的. 愛你的人仍然鄙視你, 他們都在尋索你的命！

4:31 For I heard a voice like an ill woman, anxiety like a woman who bears her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion. She is gasping for breath, she is spreading out her hands: “Woe is me, for I am becoming tired before killers.”
我聽到好像婦人產痛的叫聲, 正像生頭胎孩子的婦人疼痛的叫聲, 就是錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的聲音, 他們喘著氣, 伸開雙手, 說: “哎！我有禍了！在那些殺人者跟前, 我發昏了！”

Jeremiah - Chapter 5

5:1 “Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, and look please, and take note, and search at its public squares, if you can find a person who does justice, who seeks honesty, so that I may forgive it.
“你們去走遍耶路撒冷的街道, 到處觀察留意, 又在城的廣場上尋覓; 如果能找到一個行正義,求誠實的人, 我就赦免這城.

5:2 And though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ therefore they swear falsely.”
城裡的人雖然指著永活的耶和華起誓, 其實, 他們起的誓是假的. ”

5:3 O Yahweh, do not your eyes look for honesty? You have struck them, but they felt no pain, you have destroyed them, they refused to take discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, they have refused to turn back.
耶和華啊！你的眼目不是要看誠實的事嗎? 你擊打他們, 他們卻不覺得傷痛; 你摧毀他們, 他們仍不肯接受管教. 他們板著臉, 臉皮比磐石還硬, 總不肯回轉.

5:4 Then I said, “They are just simple people, they are foolish, for they know not the way of Yahweh, the law of their God.
我說: “這些人只是貧窮小民, 為人愚昧; 他們不曉得耶和華的道路, 也不明白他們神的法則.

5:5 Let me go to the great, and let me speak with them, for they know the way of Yahweh, the law of their God.” However, they together have broken the yoke, they have torn to pieces the bonds.
我要親自去見那些權貴領袖, 跟他們談談; 因為他們曉得耶和華的道路, 也明白他們神的法則. ”誰知他們竟一起把軛折斷, 掙脫繩索.

5:6 Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them, A wolf from the desert plains will devastate them. A leopard is watching their cities, everyone who goes out from there will be torn, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are numerous.
因此, 獅子必從林中出來襲擊他們, 曠野的豺狼要殺害他們, 豹子在他們的城邊窺伺, 出城的都必被撕碎; 因為他們的過犯眾多, 背道的事也無法數算.

5:7 “How can I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me, and they have sworn by those who are not gods. But I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and flocked to the house of a prostitute.
“為甚麼我要赦免你? 你的兒女離棄我, 指著那些不是神的起誓. 我使他們飽足, 他們卻去行淫, 一起擠在妓院裡.

5:8 They were well-fed lusty horses, they neighed each to the wife of his neighbor.
他們像飽食的馬, 情慾奔放, 各向別人的妻子嘶叫.

5:9 Because of these things shall I not punish?” declares Yahweh, “and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?
我因這些事怎能不施行懲罰呢? 像這樣的國家, 我怎能不親自報復呢? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

5:10 Go up through her vineyards and destroy, but you must not make complete destruction. Remove her branches, for they are not to Yahweh.
“你們要走進她的葡萄園(“葡萄園”原文作“葡萄樹的行列”)裡施行毀壞, 但不可毀滅她的枝子, 因為它們不屬耶和華.

5:11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt utterly treacherously with me,” declares Yahweh.
以色列家和猶大家, 待我實在太奸詐了. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

5:12 “They have denied Yahweh, and have said, ‘Not he, for evil will not come on us, we will see neither sword nor famine.
他們不信耶和華, 說: “他不會作甚麼, 災禍必不臨到我們, 我們也不會看見刀劍和饑荒.

5:13 And the prophets are like wind, and the word is not in them.’ Thus it will be done to them.”
先知不過是一陣風, 主的道也不在他們裡面; 他們所說的必臨到他們身上. ”

5:14 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, “Because you have spoken this word, look, I am making my words in your mouth like a fire, and this people wood, and it will devour them.
因此, 耶和華萬軍之神這樣說: “因他們說了這話, 我必使我的話在你口中成為火, 使這人民成為柴, 火要把他們吞滅.

5:15 Look, I am about to bring on you a nation from afar, O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh. “It is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation. A nation whose language you do not know, and you cannot understand what they speak.
以色列家啊！我必使一國從遠方來攻擊你們. ”這是耶和華的宣告. “那國歷久不衰, 從古就有; 他們的言語你們不懂得, 他們所說的你們不明白.

5:16 Their quiver is like an open tomb, all of them are warriors.
他們的箭囊像敞開的墳墓, 他們盡都是勇士.

5:17 And they will eat your harvest and your food, they will eat your sons and your daughters, they will eat your flock and your herd, they will eat your vine and your fig tree, they will smash with the sword your fortified cities, in which you trust.
他們必吞滅你們的莊稼和糧食, 吞滅你的兒女, 你們的羊群牛群, 以及你們的葡萄和無花果; 他們也必用刀劍毀壞你們所倚仗的堅固城.

5:18 “But even in those days,” declares Yahweh, “I will not make you a complete destruction.
就是到了那時, 我也不把你們完全毀滅. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

5:19 And then, when you people say, ‘Why has Yahweh our God done all of these things to us?’ Then you will say to them, ‘As you have forsaken me and have served gods of a foreign land in your land, so will you serve strangers in a land that does not belong to you.’
“將來如果有人問: ‘耶和華我們的神, 為甚麼向我們行這一切事呢? ’你就要對他們說: ‘你們怎樣離棄我, 在你們的土地上事奉外族人的神, 你們也要在不屬你們的土地上照樣服事外族人. ’”

5:20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob, and proclaim it in Judah, saying,
你們要在雅各家宣告這事, 在猶大傳揚, 說:

5:21 ‘Hear this please, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.’
“愚昧無知的民哪！你們有眼不能看, 有耳不能聽; 你們應當聽這話:

5:22 Do you not revere me?” declares Yahweh, “Do you not tremble before me? For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, as an everlasting limit, and it cannot pass over it, and they rise and fall loudly, but they cannot prevail, and its waves roar, but they cannot pass over it.
‘你們連我都不懼怕嗎? 在我面前你們也不戰兢嗎? ’這是耶和華的宣告. ‘我以沙作海的疆界, 作永遠的界限, 海就不能越過; 波浪翻騰, 卻不能漫過; 怒濤澎湃, 仍無法逾越.

5:23 But for this people is a stubborn and rebellious heart, they have turned aside and have gone away.
可是這人民, 竟存著頑梗悖逆的心; 背我而去. ’

5:24 And they do not say in their hearts, ‘Let us fear please Yahweh our God, the one who gives the autumn rain and the spring rain in its season, the set times of the harvest he keeps for us.’
他們心裡也不想想: ‘我們應當敬畏耶和華我們的神, 他按時賜雨, 就是秋雨春霖, 又為我們保存定時收割的節令. ’

5:25 Your iniquities have disturbed these, and your sins have kept away the good from you.
你們的罪孽使這些都離開了, 你們的罪惡剝奪了你們的幸福.

5:26 For wicked people are found among my people, they lie in wait like the hiding of fowlers, they set up a trap, they catch humans.
在我的子民中發現了惡人, 他們好像捕鳥的人蹲伏窺探, 裝置網羅捕捉人.

5:27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of fraud. Therefore they have become great, and they have become rich.
籠中怎樣滿了雀鳥, 他們的屋裡也滿了詭詐; 他們就因此財雄勢大.

5:28 They have grown fat, they have grown sleek, also, their evil deeds have no limit. They do not judge with justice, the legal cause of the orphan, or allow it to succeed, and the legal case of the poor, they do not defend.
他們肥胖光潤, 作盡各種壞事; 他們不為人辯護, 不替孤兒辨屈, 使他們獲益, 也不為窮人伸冤.

5:29 Because of these things shall I not punish?” declares Yahweh, “and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?
我因這些事怎能不施行懲罰呢? 像這樣的國家, 我怎能不親自報復呢? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

5:30 A horrific event and something horrible has happened in the land.
“恐怖駭人的事在國中發生了.

5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it so much. But what will you do when the end comes?
先知說假預言, 祭司憑己意把持權柄. 我的子民竟喜愛這樣, 到了結局你們怎麼辦呢? ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 6

6:1 Flee for safety, O children of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem. And in Tekoa blow a horn, and on Beth-haccherem lift up a signal, for evil looks down from the north, and a great destruction.
“便雅憫人哪！趕快逃命, 離開耶路撒冷. 你們要在提哥亞吹角, 在伯．哈基琳升烽火; 因為災禍和嚴重的毀滅, 已從北方迫近.

6:2 The lovely and the delicate, the daughter of Jerusalem, I will destroy.
美麗高貴的錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”), 我必除滅你們.

6:3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her, they will pitch their tents against her all around, they will pasture, each his portion.
牧人必帶著他們的羊群, 來到錫安那裡, 在城的四圍支搭帳棚, 各在自己的地方分別牧放羊群. ”

6:4 Sanctify war against her. Arise, and let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the day turns, for the shadows of evening are lengthened.
“你們要備戰攻擊她！起來！我們趁著正午上去. 唉！可惜日漸西沉, 暮影拖長了！

6:5 Arise, and let us attack by night, and let us destroy her citadel fortresses.”
起來！我們趁著夜間上去, 毀壞她的堡壘. ”

6:6 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Cut down trees and heap up a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This is the city that must be punished, its oppression is in its midst.
因為萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “砍下她的樹木, 築壘攻打耶路撒冷; 她是那該受懲罰的城, 其中盡是欺壓的事.

6:7 As a water well keeps its water cool, so she keeps cool her wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard within her, sickness and wounds are continually before me.
井怎樣湧出水來, 這城也怎樣湧出惡來; 城中常常聽到強暴和毀滅的事, 在我面前不斷有病患與創傷.

6:8 Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn away from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, a land that is not inhabited.”
耶路撒冷啊！應當受警戒, 免得我的心與你疏遠, 免得我使你荒涼, 成為無人居住之地. ”

6:9 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “They will thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine, turn back your hand over the branches like a grape-gatherer.
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “任憑他們像摘淨葡萄一樣對待以色列剩下的人; 你要像摘葡萄的人, 向枝子伸手, 摘了又摘. ”

6:10 To whom shall I speak and admonish, that they may hear? Look, their ears are closed, and they are not able to listen attentively. Look, the word of Yahweh is to them an object of scorn, they do not delight in it.
我可以向誰說話, 向誰警告, 使他們可以聽從呢? 他們的耳朵未受割禮, 不能聽聞; 看哪！他們以耶和華的話為羞辱, 一點也不喜歡.

6:11 But I am full with the wrath of Yahweh, I struggle to hold it in. Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the assemblies of young men at the same time. For even husband with wife will get trapped, the old with him who is full of days.
因此, 我心裡充滿耶和華的忿怒, 無法容忍. “你要把我的忿怒向街上的孩童傾倒, 又傾在聯群集結的年輕人身上. 夫妻一起被捉住, 年老的,壽高的也不例外.

6:12 And their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and their wives together. For I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares Yahweh.
他們的房屋,田地與妻子, 都要一起轉歸別人; 因為我要伸手, 攻擊這地的居民. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

6:13 “For from the smallest of them to the greatest of them, everyone makes profit for unlawful gain. And from the prophet to the priest, everyone practices deceit.
“他們從最小的到最大的, 個個都貪圖不義之財; 從先知到祭司, 全都行事詭詐.

6:14 And they have treated the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace.
他們草率地醫治我子民(“我子民”原文作“我子民的女子”)的損傷, 說: ‘平安了！平安了！’其實沒有平安. ”

6:15 Have they acted ashamed, for they have committed a detestable thing? Not at all, nor were they ashamed; they did not know to feel humiliated. Therefore they will fall among those who fall at the time I punish them, they will stumble,” says Yahweh.
耶和華說: “他們行了可憎的事, 本應覺得羞愧, 可是他們一點羞愧都沒有, 恬不知恥. 因此他們必仆倒在倒下的人中間, 我懲罰他們的時候, 他們必倒下來. ”

6:16 Thus says Yahweh: “Stand at the roads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the way of the good is, and walk in it, and find rest for your inner selves. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
耶和華這樣說: “你們要站在路上察看, 尋訪遠古的路徑, 看哪一條是美善的路, 就走在其中; 這樣, 你們心裡就必得安息. 他們卻說: ‘我們不走在其中. ’

6:17 And I raised up watchmen over you: ‘Listen attentively to the sound of a horn.’ But they said, ‘We will not listen attentively.’
我設立守望的人照管你們, 說: ‘你們要留心聽號角的聲音！’他們卻說: ‘我們不聽！’

6:18 Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O community, what will happen to them.
列國啊！因此你們要聽. 以色列會眾啊！要曉得他們將遭遇的.

6:19 Hear, O earth, look, I am about to bring disaster to this people, the fruit of their plans, because they have not listened attentively to my words, and my teaching, they have rejected it also.
大地啊, 要聽！我必使災禍臨到這人民, 這是他們的意圖帶來的結果; 因為他們沒有留心聽我的話, 我的律法他們也棄絕了.

6:20 What is this to me? Frankincense comes from Sheba, and the precious spice reed from a distant land. Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”
從示巴來的乳香, 從遠地出的菖蒲, 獻給我有甚麼益處呢? 你們的燔祭不蒙悅納, 你們的祭祀我不喜悅. ”

6:21 Therefore thus says Yahweh: “Look, I am about to put before this people stumbling blocks, and they will stumble against them, fathers and children together, neighbor and his friend will perish.”
因此, 耶和華這樣說: “我要把絆腳石放在這人民的前面, 他們父子一起在其上絆倒, 鄰舍與朋友也都滅亡. ”

6:22 Thus says Yahweh: “Look, a people is coming from the land of the north, a great nation is woken up from the farthest part of the earth.
耶和華這樣說: “看哪！有一個民族從北方之地而來, 有一大國被激動從地極來到.

6:23 The bow and the short sword they grasp are cruel, and they show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and on horses they ride, drawn up like a man for battle against you, O daughter of Zion.”
他們緊握弓和槍, 性情殘忍, 毫無憐憫; 他們的聲音像海洋怒吼; 錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)哪！他們騎著戰馬, 在戰場上如同一人, 列陣攻擊你們. ”

6:24 We have heard news of it, our hands grow slack, anxiety has grasped us, pain as a woman who gives birth.
我們聽到有關他們的消息, 手就發軟; 痛苦緊緊抓住我們, 我們疼痛好像正在生產的婦人.

6:25 You must not go out into the field, and you must not walk on the road, for the enemy has a sword, terror is all around.
你們不要出到田野去, 也不要在路上走, 因為四圍有仇敵的刀劍和驚嚇.

6:26 O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth, and roll about in the ashes in mourning, a mourning ceremony as for an only child. Make for yourself wailing of bitterness, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
我的同胞(“同胞”原文作“人民的女子”)啊！應當披上麻布, 在灰塵中打滾, 悲哀如喪獨生子, 號咷痛哭, 因為有行毀滅的會突然攻擊我們.

6:27 “I have made you an assayer among my people, a fortification, so that you may know and put to the test their ways.
“我使你在我子民中作鑒辨和試驗的, 好讓你查察,鑒別他們的行徑. ”

6:28 All of them are stubborn rebels, going about talking slander. They are bronze and iron, they are all behaving corruptly.
他們都是十分悖逆的人, 到處搬弄是非. 他們是銅是鐵, 他們都是敗壞的.

6:29 The bellows are burned up, lead is consumed by fire. In vain he keeps on refining, but the wicked are not torn apart.
風箱猛烈地吹, 鉛在火中銷熔; 他們煉而又煉, 徒勞無功, 因為邪惡的仍未除去.

6:30 They are called rejected silver, For Yahweh has rejected them.”
人要稱他們為被棄的銀渣, 因為耶和華把他們棄絕了.

Jeremiah - Chapter 7

7:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
耶和華有話臨到耶利米, 說:

7:2 “Stand in the gate of the house of Yahweh and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, all of Judah, those who enter through these gates to bow in worship to Yahweh.
“你要站在耶和華的殿門口, 在那裡宣告這話, 說: ‘所有進這些門來敬拜耶和華的猶大人哪！你們都要聽耶和華的話. ’”

7:3 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Make your ways and your deeds good and let me dwell with you in this place.
萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: “你們要改正自己的所作所為, 我就讓你們在這地方居住.

7:4 Do not trust in the deceitful words, saying, ‘The temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, they are the temple of Yahweh.’
你們不要倚靠虛謊的話, 說: ‘這是耶和華的殿, 是耶和華的殿, 是耶和華的殿. ’

7:5 For if you truly make your ways and your deeds good, if you truly do justice between a man and his neighbor,
如果你們實在改正自己的所作所為, 人與人之間認真施行公正;

7:6 you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow, you do not shed innocent blood in this place, and you do not go after other gods to your harm,
如果你們不欺壓寄居的, 不欺壓孤兒寡婦, 不在這地方流無辜人的血, 也不跟從別的神, 自招禍患;

7:7 then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your ancestors forever and ever.
我就讓你們在賜給你們列祖直到永遠的這地方居住.

7:8 Look, you are relying for yourselves on deceitful words without benefiting.
“可是, 你們竟然倚靠虛謊無益的話.

7:9 Will you steal? Will you murder? And will you commit adultery? And will you swear falsely? And will you make a smoke offering to the Baal? And will you go after other gods whom you have not known?
你們怎可偷盜,兇殺,姦淫,起假誓,向巴力燒香, 跟從你們素不認識的別神,

7:10 And then you come and you stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and you say, ‘we are safe to go on doing all of these detestable things.’
然後來到這稱為我名下的殿, 站在我面前, 說: ‘我們安全啦！’你們這樣就可以行這一切可憎的事嗎?

7:11 Has this house, which is called by my name, become a cave of robbers in your eyes? Look, I, even I, have seen it,” declares Yahweh.
這稱為我名下的殿, 難道在你們眼中看為賊窩嗎? 但我都看見了. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

7:12 “For go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell in the beginning, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.
“你們可以到示羅我的地方去, 就是先前我名的居所, 看看我因我子民以色列的邪惡, 對那地方所行的.

7:13 And now, because of your doing all these things,” declares Yahweh, “and I have spoken to you over and over again, and you have not listened, and I called you, and you have not answered,
現在, 因你們行了這一切事, 我不斷懇切告誡你們, 你們卻不聽; 我呼喚你們, 你們卻不答話. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

7:14 therefore I will do to the house that is called by my name, in which you are trusting, and to the place that I gave to you and to your ancestors what I did to Shiloh.
“所以我從前怎樣對待示羅, 將來也怎樣對待你們所倚靠的那稱為我名下的殿, 以及我賜給你們和你們列祖的地方.

7:15 And I will cast you out of my sight just as I cast out all of your blood relatives, all of the offspring of Ephraim.” ’
我必把你們從我面前趕出, 像我從前趕出你們的眾兄弟, 以法蓮所有的後裔一樣.

7:16 “And you, you must not pray for this people, and you must not lift up for them a cry of entreaty or a prayer, and you must not plead with me, for I will not hear you.
“至於你, 不要為這人民祈禱, 不要為他們呼求禱告, 也不要為他們向我懇求, 因為我不會聽你.

7:17 Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
他們在猶大的各城中, 在耶路撒冷的街道上所行的, 你沒有看見嗎?

7:18 The children are gathering wood, and the fathers are kindling the fire, and the women are kneading dough to make sacrificial cakes for the queen of heaven, and they pour out libations to other gods for the sake of provoking me to anger.
兒子撿柴, 父親生火, 婦女摶麵, 為天后做餅, 又向別的神澆奠祭, 惹我發怒.

7:19 Are they provoking me to anger? ” declares Yahweh, “Is it not themselves they hurt, for the sake of the shame of their faces?”
他們害的是我嗎? 豈不是他們自己, 以致臉上蒙羞嗎? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

7:20 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Look, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on the humankind, and on the animal, and on the tree of the field, and on the fruit of the ground, and it will not be extinguished.”
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我的怒氣和忿怒, 必倒在這地方, 也必倒在人口,牲畜,田野的樹木和地的出產上; 怒火燒起, 不能熄滅. ”

7:21 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: “你們儘管把燔祭加在平安祭上, 自己吃祭肉吧！

7:22 For I did not speak with your ancestors, nor did I command them in the day of bringing them out from the land of Egypt, concerning the matter of burnt offering and sacrifice.
因為我把你們列祖從埃及地領出來的那日, 燔祭和平安祭的事, 我並沒有向他們提說, 也沒有吩咐他們.

7:23 But I only commanded them this word, saying, ‘Obey my voice, and I will be to you God, and you will be to me people, and you must walk in all of the way that I command you, so that it goes well with you.’
我只吩咐他們這一件事, 說: ‘你們要聽從我的話, 我就作你們的神, 你們也作我的子民; 你們要遵行我所吩咐的一切道, 好使你們蒙福. ’

7:24 Yet they did not obey, and they did not incline their ear, but they walked in their own plans, in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and they became worse instead of better.
他們卻沒有聽從, 也不留心, 反倒按著他們的計謀, 隨從自己頑梗的惡心行事, 向後不向前.

7:25 From the day that your ancestors came out from the land of Egypt until this day I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, day after day, sending again and again.
自從你們列祖出埃及地的那日直到今日, 我差遣我的僕人眾先知到你們那裡去, 而且是每日不斷差遣.

7:26 Yet they have not listened to me and they have not inclined their ear, but they have hardened their neck, they did more evil than their ancestors.
你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)卻沒有聽從, 毫不留心, 反倒硬著頸項行惡, 比你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)的列祖還厲害.

7:27 So you shall speak to them all these words, but they will not listen to you, and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you.
“你要把這一切話告訴他們, 他們卻不聽從你; 你呼叫他們, 他們也不回應.

7:28 “And you shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the voice of Yahweh their God, and they have not accepted discipline. The truth has perished, and it is cut off from their mouths.
然而, 你要對他們說: ‘這就是不聽從耶和華他們神的話, 不受管教的國; 誠實喪盡, 並已從他們的口中斷絕了.

7:29 Shear your hair and throw it away, and lift up a lament on the barren heights, for Yahweh has rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.’
“‘你要剪去頭髮, 並且把它拋掉, 上到光禿的高岡舉哀, 因為耶和華擯斥,棄絕了他所憎恨的世代. ’”

7:30 For the people of Judah have done evil in my eyes,” declares Yahweh, “They have set their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it.
“因為猶大人行了我看為惡的事, 把他們可憎的偶像安放在稱為我名下的殿中, 污瀆了這殿. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

7:31 And they built the high place of Topheth, which is in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I have not commanded, and it did not come into my mind.
“他們在欣嫩子谷中, 建造了陀斐特的邱壇, 用火焚燒自己的兒女; 這不是我吩咐的, 我也沒有在心裡想過.

7:32 Therefore look, days are about to come,” declares Yahweh, “and it will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of the Slaughter, and they will bury in Topheth until there is no more place.
因此, 看哪！日子快到, 人必不再稱這地方為陀斐特或欣嫩子谷, 卻要稱它為‘殺戮谷’; 人必在陀斐特埋葬屍體, 甚至無處可容. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

7:33 And the dead bodies of this people will be as food for the birds of the heavens, and for the animals of the earth, without anyone to scare them away.
“這人民的屍體, 也必給空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸作食物, 沒有人來驅趕.

7:34 And I will cause to disappear from the towns of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the sound of jubilation, and the sound of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, for the land will become a site of ruins.
那時, 我必在猶大的城市中和耶路撒冷的街道上, 使歡欣和快樂的聲音,新郎和新婦的聲音止息, 因為這地必要變為荒場. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 8

8:1 “At that time,” declares Yahweh, “they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its officials, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Judah from their graves.
“到那一天(這是耶和華的宣告), 敵人要把猶大列王,首領,祭司,先知和耶路撒冷居民的骸骨, 都從他們的墳墓裡取出來,

8:2 And they shall spread them out before the sun, and before the moon, and before all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and which they have gone after, and which they have inquired about, and to which they have bowed in worship. They shall not be gathered, and they shall not be buried; they will be like dung on the surface of the ground.
拋散在太陽,月亮和天上的萬象之下, 就是他們從前所愛慕,服事,跟隨,求問,敬拜的. 這些骸骨必不再被收殮埋葬, 必在地面上成為糞肥.

8:3 And death will be preferred to life by all the remaining of this evil clan in all the remaining places where I have driven them away,” declares Yahweh.
這邪惡的家族剩下的餘民, 在我驅逐他們到的各地, 寧可選擇死, 也不要存活. ”這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告.

8:4 “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus asks Yahweh: “Do men fall and not stand up? If one turns away does he not return?
“你要對他們說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 人跌倒了, 不再起來嗎? 人偏離了, 不再回轉嗎?

8:5 Why has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in enduring apostasy? They have kept hold of deceit, they have refused to return.
這人民為甚麼背道, 耶路撒冷為甚麼長久偏離? 他們定意行詭詐, 不肯回轉.

8:6 I have listened attentively, and I have listened. They do not speak honestly, there is no man who regrets his wickedness, saying, ‘What have I done?’ All of them are turning to their ways of running, like a horse plunging into battle.
我留心聽, 但他們都不說真實的話. 沒有人為自己的惡行後悔, 說: “我究竟作了甚麼? ”他們各人繼續走自己偏差的路, 像戰馬直衝入戰場.

8:7 Even the stork in heaven knows its appointed time, and the turtledove, and the swallow, and the song bird, they observe the time of their coming. But my people do not know the ordinance of Yahweh.
連空中的鸛鳥也知道自己來去的季候; 斑鳩,燕子和白鶴也謹守遷移的時令; 我的子民卻不曉得耶和華的法則.

8:8 How can you say, ‘We are wise and the law of Yahweh is with us’? Look, surely the lying stylus of the scribes has made it a lie.
你們怎可以說: “我們是智慧人, 我們有耶和華的律法”呢? 事實上, 經學家虛假的筆已把律法變成謊言了.

8:9 The wise will be put to shame, they will be dismayed, and they will get taken. Look, they have rejected the word of Yahweh, and what is wisdom to them?
智慧人必蒙羞, 驚惶失措. 看哪！他們棄絕了耶和華的話, 他們還有甚麼智慧呢?

8:10 Therefore I will give their wives to others, their fields to conquerors, because from the smallest to the greatest, all of them make profit for unlawful gain, from prophet to priest, all of them practice deceit.
因此, 我必把他們的妻子給別人, 把他們的田地給別的主人, 因為他們從最小的到最大的, 個個都貪圖不義之財; 從先知到祭司, 全都行事詭詐.

8:11 And they have treated the wound of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace.
他們草率地醫治我子民(“我子民”原文作“我子民的女子”)的損傷, 說: “平安了！平安了！”其實沒有平安. ’

8:12 Were they ashamed, for they had committed a detestable thing? What’s worse, they were not ashamed at all, and they did not know to feel humiliated. Therefore they will fall among those who fall; at the time of their punishment they will stumble,” says Yahweh.
耶和華說: ‘他們行了可憎的事, 本應覺得羞愧, 可是他們一點羞愧都沒有, 恬不知恥. 因此他們必仆倒在倒下的人中間; 我懲罰他們的時候, 他們必倒下來.

8:13 “I will take away their harvest,” declares Yahweh. “There are no grapes on the vine, and there are no figs on the fig tree, and the leaves wither, and what I gave to them passed over them.” ’ ”
我要徹底除掉他們的莊稼; 葡萄樹上必沒有葡萄, 無花果樹上必沒有無花果, 葉子也必枯乾. 我賜給他們的, 都離開他們過去了. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

8:14 Why are we sitting? Gather, and let us go into the fortified cities, and let us perish there, for Yahweh our God has caused us to perish, and has provided drink for us, water of poison, because we have sinned against Yahweh.
我們為甚麼坐著不動呢? 你們要集合起來, 我們要進入堅固的城裡去, 在那裡滅亡吧！因為耶和華我們的神要我們滅亡, 又把毒水給我們喝, 因我們得罪了耶和華.

8:15 We hope for peace, but there is no good, for a time of healing, but there is terror.
我們期待平安, 卻得不到好處; 期待得醫治的時候, 不料, 只有驚慌.

8:16 “From Dan is heard the snorting of their horses, from the sound of the neighing of their stallions all the land quakes, for they come and devour the land, and that which fills the city, and those who live in it.
從但那裡聽見敵人戰馬的噴氣聲, 全地因聽見壯馬的嘶鳴聲震動. 他們來是要吞滅土地和地上所有的, 要吞滅城和城中的居民.

8:17 For look, I am letting loose among you snakes, adders for which there is no incantation, and they will bite you,” declares Yahweh.
“看哪！我要打發毒蛇到你們中間, 是沒有法術能制伏的, 牠們必咬你們. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

8:18 “My comfort is gone from me, sorrow is on me, my heart is sick.
我的愁苦無法醫治(本句按照《馬索拉抄本》意思難確定; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯), 我的心在我裡面悲痛欲絕.

8:19 Look, the sound of the cry for help of the daughter of my people from a distant land, ‘Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her king not in her?’ Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with idols of a foreign land?”
聽啊！我同胞(“同胞”原文作“人民的女子”)的呼救聲, 從遙遠之地傳來: “耶和華不在錫安嗎? 錫安的王不在其中嗎? ”“他們為甚麼以自己雕刻的偶像, 和列國虛無的偶像, 來惹我發怒呢? ”

8:20 The harvest has passed, the summer has come to an end, and we have not received help.
“收割期已過, 夏天也結束; 但我們仍未獲救. ”

8:21 “Because of the wound of the daughter of my people I am broken down, I mourn, horror has seized me.
因著我的同胞(“同胞”原文作“人民的女子”)被壓碎, 我的心破碎了; 我悲傷痛哭, 驚慌抓住了我.

8:22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no healer there? Why, then, has the healing of the daughter of my people not been restored?
難道基列沒有乳香嗎? 難道那裡沒有醫生嗎? 我的同胞(“同胞”原文作“人民的女子”)為甚麼總不痊愈呢?

Jeremiah - Chapter 9

9:1 Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I might weep day and night, for the slain of the daughter of my people.
但願我的頭是水井, 我的眼是淚的泉源; 我好為我同胞(“同胞”原文作“人民的女子”)中被殺的, 晝夜哭泣. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為8:23)

9:2 Oh that I had in the desert a place of overnight lodging for travelers, that I may leave my people and go from them, for all of them are adulterers, a band of traitors.
但願我在曠野有一個旅客住宿的地方, 好使我離開我的同胞, 可以離他們而去; 因為他們都是行姦淫的, 是行詭詐之徒. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為9:1)

9:3 And they bend their tongue like their bow, for falsehood and not truth is superior in the land, for they go forth from evil to evil, and they do not know me,” declares Yahweh.
“他們彎曲舌頭, 像彎弓一樣; 在這地得勢的是虛謊, 不是誠實; 因為他們變本加厲地作惡, 連我也不認識. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

9:4 “Let everyone be on your guard against his neighbor, and you must not trust in any brother, for everyone surely betrays, and every neighbor goes about with slander.
“你們各人要提防自己的鄰舍, 不要信靠兄弟; 因為每一個兄弟都在欺騙人, 每一個鄰舍都搬弄是非.

9:5 And everyone deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth, they have taught their tongues to speak lies, they are tired from going astray.
他們各人都欺騙自己的鄰舍, 不說誠實話. 他們訓練自己的舌頭說謊話, 竭力作孽, 以致他們不能回轉(本句按照《馬索拉抄本》意思難確定; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯).

9:6 Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit, upon deceit they refuse to know me,” declares Yahweh.
欺凌加上欺凌, 詭詐加上詭詐, 他們不肯認識我. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

9:7 Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Look, I am about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the presence of the daughter of my people?
因此, 萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我要熬煉他們, 試驗他們; 因我子民(“我子民”原文作“我子民的女子”)的罪惡, 我還可以作甚麼呢?

9:8 Their tongue is a murderous arrow, it speaks deceit. With his mouth he speaks peace with his neighbor, but in his inner parts he sets up his ambush.
他們的舌頭是殺人的利箭, 嘴裡說的是詭詐; 跟鄰舍說話滿口甜言蜜語, 心底裡卻設計陷害他.

9:9 Because of these things shall I not punish them?” declares Yahweh, “On a nation that is like this shall I not take revenge?
我因這些事怎能不懲罰他們呢? 像這樣的國家, 我怎能不親自報復呢? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

9:10 For the mountains I lift up weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the desert a lament, because they are laid waste so that no man passes through. And the sounds of cattle are not heard, from the birds of heaven to the animals they have fled, they are gone.
我要為眾山哭泣哀號, 為曠野的草場唱哀歌; 因為都已成為荒涼, 無人經過, 也聽不到牲畜的叫聲; 無論空中的飛鳥, 地上的走獸, 都逃走跑掉了.

9:11 And I will make Jerusalem as heaps of ruins, a lair of jackals, and the towns of Judah I will make a desolation, without inhabitants.
“我要使耶路撒冷變成亂堆, 成為野狗的巢穴; 我要使猶大的城市荒涼, 無人居住. ”

9:12 Who is the wise man that can understand this? And to whom has the mouth of Yahweh spoken, so that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed? It is laid waste like the desert so that no one passes through.”
誰是智慧人可以解明這事? 耶和華的口向誰說過, 以致他可以傳講這事? 為甚麼這地被毀壞, 像曠野般荒涼, 無人經過呢?

9:13 And Yahweh said, “Because of their forsaking my law that I set before them, and they have not obeyed my voice, and have not walked in it,
耶和華說: “這是因為他們離棄了我擺在他們面前的律法, 不聽從我的話, 沒有遵行我的律法;

9:14 but they went after the stubbornness of their heart, and after the Baals, which their ancestors taught them.”
反而隨從自己頑梗的心行事, 照他們列祖所教訓的, 隨從眾巴力. ”

9:15 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am feeding this people wormwood, and providing drink for them, water of poison,
因此, 萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: “看哪！我要使這人民吃苦堇, 喝毒水.

9:16 and I will scatter them among the nations that they have not known, they and their ancestors, and I will send the sword after them until I bring them to an end.”
我要把他們分散在列國中, 就是他們和他們的列祖都不認識的列國; 我要使刀劍追殺他們, 直到把他們滅絕. ”

9:17 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Consider closely, and call for the wailing women, so that they come, and for the skillful women, so that they come.
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “你們要思想, 要把唱哀歌的婦女召來, 把那些擅長哀哭的婦女請來;

9:18 And let them hasten, and let them lift up wailing over us, so that our eyes may melt with tears, and our eyelids may flow with water.
叫他們趕快為我們舉哀, 使我們的眼流下眼淚, 使我們的眼皮湧出淚水.

9:19 For a sound of wailing is heard from Zion, ‘How we are devastated! We are very ashamed because we have left the land, because they have overthrown our dwelling places.’
因為從錫安可以聽到哀聲, 說: ‘我們何等衰敗！我們多麼羞恥！因我們丟棄了這地, 我們的家園被拆毀了. ’”

9:20 For hear, O women, the word of Yahweh, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters a lamentation, and each woman her neighbor a lament.
婦女們哪！你們要聽耶和華的話, 你們的耳朵要領受他口中的話; 要教導你們的女兒舉哀, 各人要彼此學習哀歌.

9:21 For death has come into our windows, it has entered into our fortresses, to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the public squares.
因為死亡從窗戶上來, 進入我們的堡壘; 要從街上剪除孩童, 從廣場上剪除年輕人.

9:22 Speak, ‘thus declares Yahweh: “The dead body of the human will fall like dung upon the surface of the field, and like cut grain behind the reaper, and there is no one who gathers.” ’ ”
你要這樣說(這是耶和華的宣告): “人的屍體橫臥著, 像田野上的糞肥, 又像遺留在收割者後面的麥穗, 無人拾取. ”

9:23 Thus says Yahweh, “The wise man must not boast in his wisdom, and the warrior must not boast in his might, the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
耶和華這樣說: “智慧人不可誇耀自己的智慧, 勇士不可誇耀自己的勇力, 財主不可誇耀自己的財富.

9:24 But only in this must the one who boasts boast, that he has insight, and that he knows me, that I am Yahweh, showing loyal love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight,” declares Yahweh.
誇口的卻要因了解我, 認識我而誇口; 認識我是耶和華, 我在地上施行慈愛,公正,公義; 因為我喜悅這些事. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

9:25 “Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will call into account all those who are circumcised in the foreskin:
“看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 我必懲罰所有只在身體受過割禮, 內心卻未受割禮的人,

9:26 Egypt, Judah, and Edom, and the Ammonites, and Moab, and all those who are trimmed to the side, those who live in the desert, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.”
就是埃及,猶大,以東,亞捫,摩押和所有剃除鬢髮, 住在曠野的人; 因為列國的人都沒有受過割禮, 甚至以色列全家的內心也沒有受過割禮. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 10

10:1 Hear the word that Yahweh speaks to you, O house of Israel.
以色列家啊！你們要聽耶和華對你們所說的話.

10:2 Thus says Yahweh: “You must not learn the way of the nations, and you must not be dismayed by the signs of the heavens, for the nations are dismayed by them.
耶和華這樣說: “你們不要學習列國的行徑, 列國因天象驚惶, 你們卻不要因這些驚惶.

10:3 For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, for it is a tree cut down from the forest, the work of the hands of a craftsman with the tool.
因為萬民所信奉的都是虛空, 只是從林中砍下的樹木, 是匠人用鑿刀製成的產品.

10:4 He decorates it with silver and gold, they strengthen it with nails and hammers, so that it does not stagger.
他們用金銀把它修飾, 用釘子和鎚子把它釘牢, 使它不動搖.

10:5 They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, they cannot speak. Indeed, they must be carried, for they cannot march. You must not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; furthermore, to do good is not in them.”
它們像瓜田裡的稻草人, 不能說話; 它們必須要人抬著走, 因為它們不能走路. 你們不要害怕它們, 因它們不能降禍, 也不能降福. ”

10:6 There is none like you, O Yahweh, you are great and your name is great in might.
耶和華啊！沒有可以跟你相比的; 你是偉大的, 你的名大有能力.

10:7 Who would not revere you, O king of the nations? For you it is fitting. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like you.
萬國的王啊！誰敢不敬畏你呢? 這是你應得的. 因為在列國所有的智慧人中, 以及在他們的全國裡, 沒有可以跟你相比的.

10:8 At the same time they are stupid and foolish, in the instruction of idols, it is wood.
他們全是頑梗愚昧, 他們所領受的教導是來自那些虛無,木做的偶像.

10:9 Silver beaten from Tarshish is brought, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and the hands of the goldsmith. Blue and purple are their clothing, all of them are the work of skillful people.
那些偶像鑲有經過錘煉的銀片, 銀子是從他施運來的, 也有從烏法運來的金子, 都是匠人和金匠手作的產品. 它們穿著藍色和紫色的衣服, 全都是巧匠的作品.

10:10 But Yahweh is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king. Because of his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his anger.
只有耶和華是真神; 他是永活的神, 是永遠的君王. 他一發怒, 大地就震動, 萬國都不能抵受他的忿怒.

10:11 “Thus you shall say to them, ‘Gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under these heavens.
你們要對他們這樣說: “那些沒有創造天地的神, 必從地上,從天下消滅. ”

10:12 He is the maker of the earth by his power, who created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out heaven.
耶和華用自己的能力創造了大地, 用自己的智慧堅立了世界, 又用自己的聰明展開了諸天.

10:13 When he utters his voice there is a noise of water in the heavens, and he causes the mist to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he causes the wind to go out from his storehouses.
他一發聲, 空中眾水就澎湃; 他使雲霧從地極上騰; 他造了閃電和雷雨, 又使風從他的倉庫裡吹出來.

10:14 Everyone is stupid, without knowledge, every goldsmith is ashamed by his divine image, for his cast image is an illusion, and there is no breath in them.
人人都是頑梗無知; 所有的金匠都因偶像羞愧, 因為他們鑄造的像都是虛假,沒有氣息的.

10:15 They are vanity, a work of mockery, at the time of their punishment, they will perish.
偶像都是虛無的, 是荒謬可笑的作品; 到了討罪的時候, 它們必被除滅.

10:16 The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the creator of everything, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance, Yahweh of hosts is his name.
那作雅各產業的並不像這些偶像, 因為他是萬物的創造者; 以色列是屬他的民族, 萬軍之耶和華是他的名.

10:17 Gather your bundle from the ground, you who live under the siege.’ ”
住在被圍困的城中的人哪！你們從地上拾起自己的行囊.

10:18 For thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am about to sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and I will bring distress to them, so that they may feel it.”
因為耶和華這樣說: “看哪！在這時候, 我要把這地的居民投擲出去; 又使他們受困苦, 以致他們被壓倒. ”

10:19 Woe to me, because of my wound. My wound is incurable. But I said, “Surely this is my sickness, and I must bear it.”
因我的損傷, 我有禍了！我的創傷不能醫治; 但我說: “這是我的痛苦, 我必須忍受. ”

10:20 My tent is devastated, and all my tent cords are torn. My children have gone out from me, and they are not. There is no one who pitches my tent again, or one who puts up my tent curtains.
我的帳棚毀壞, 我的繩索都折斷了; 我的兒女都離我而去, 不在這裡了; 再沒有人支搭我的帳棚, 掛起我的幔子.

10:21 For the shepherds have become stupid, they do not seek Yahweh. Therefore they do not have insight, and all of their flock are scattered.
牧人都是頑梗的, 他們不求問耶和華; 因此, 他們不得亨通, 他們所有的羊群都四散.

10:22 Listen, news: Look, it is coming, a great roar from the land of the north, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals.
聽哪！有風聲傳來, 有大騷動從北方之地而來, 要使猶大的城市荒涼, 成為野狗的巢穴.

10:23 I know, O Yahweh, that to the human is not his own way, nor to a person is the walking and the directing of his own step.
耶和華啊！我知道人的道路是不由自己的; 人行走時, 也不能確定自己的腳步.

10:24 Chastise me, O Yahweh, but in moderation, not in your anger, lest you eradicate me.
耶和華啊！求你只按著公正懲治我, 不要按著你的忿怒施行懲治, 免得你使我衰微.

10:25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you, and on the peoples that do not call on your name, for they have devoured Jacob, they have devoured and consumed him, and they have caused his settlement to be desolate.
願你把你的烈怒傾倒在不認識你的列國, 和不求告你名的萬族身上; 因為他們吞吃了雅各, 他們吞吃了他, 把他消滅, 使他的住處荒涼.

Jeremiah - Chapter 11

11:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
耶和華有話臨到耶利米, 說:

11:2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
“你要告訴猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民: ‘你們要聽從這約的話. ’

11:3 and say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: “The man is cursed who does not obey the words of this covenant,
你要對他們說: ‘耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 不聽從這約的話的, 必受咒詛.

11:4 which I commanded your ancestors in the day of my bringing them from the land of Egypt, from the furnace of iron, saying, ‘Listen to my voice and do according to all that I command you, so will you be my people, and I will be your God.’
這約就是我把你們的列祖從埃及地,從鐵爐那裡領出來的那天所吩咐他們的, 說: 你們要聽從我的話, 照著我吩咐你們的一切話去行; 這樣, 你們就作我的子民, 我也作你們的神.

11:5 in order to keep the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.” ’ ” Then I answered and said, “Let it be so, O Yahweh.”
我好履行向你們列祖所起的誓, 就是把流奶與蜜之地賜給他們, 好像今天一樣. ’”於是我回答說: “耶和華啊！阿們. ”

11:6 And Yahweh said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Hear the words of this covenant and do them,
耶和華又對我說: “你要在猶大各城中和耶路撒冷的街道上, 宣告這一切話, 說: ‘你們要聽從,遵行這約的話.

11:7 for I solemnly admonished your ancestors in the day of my leading them out from the land of Egypt and up to this day, admonishing persistently, saying, “Obey my voice.”
因為自從我領你們的列祖出埃及地那一天, 我已鄭重警告他們, 直到今日, 我仍不斷警告他們, 說: “你們要聽從我的話. ”

11:8 But they did not obey and they did not incline their ear. Instead each one walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore, I brought on them all the words of this covenant which I commanded them to do, and they did not do it.’ ”
他們卻不聽從, 毫不留心, 各人隨從自己頑梗的惡心行事. 所以, 我使這約中一切咒詛的話臨到他們身上. 我曾吩咐他們遵行這約, 他們卻不遵行. ’”

11:9 And Yahweh said to me, “A conspiracy is found among the people of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
耶和華又對我說: “在猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民中間, 有背叛的陰謀.

11:10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their former ancestors, who refused to obey my words, and they have gone after other gods, to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their ancestors.”
他們回到他們祖先所犯的罪孽中. 他們的祖先不肯聽從我的話, 卻隨從事奉別的神. 以色列家和猶大家都違犯了我和他們列祖所立的約. ”

11:11 Therefore thus says Yahweh, “I am about to bring on them disaster from which they will not be able to escape. Though they cry out to me, yet I will not listen to them.
因此耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我必使災禍臨到他們身上, 是他們不能逃脫的; 他們雖然向我哀求, 我必不聽他們.

11:12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they are making smoke offerings, but they will certainly not save them in the time of their trouble.
那時, 猶大各城的人和耶路撒冷的居民, 都必去哀求他們燒香供奉的神, 只是在他們遭難的時候, 這些神卻完全不能拯救他們.

11:13 For the number of your towns are your gods, O Judah, and the number of the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the shameful things, to make smoke offerings to Baal.
猶大啊！你的城有多少, 你的神也有多少; 耶路撒冷的街道有多少, 你為那可恥的巴力所設立燒香的祭壇也有多少.

11:14 Therefore you must not pray for this people, and you must not lift up for them a cry of entreaty, or a prayer, for I will not listen in the time of their calling to me, in the time of their trouble.
“至於你, 不要為這人民祈禱, 不要為他們呼求禱告, 因為他們遭難向我呼求的時候, 我必不聽他們.

11:15 What rights has my beloved in my house when she has done many wicked things? Can the flesh of holiness pass over you? For you engage in your wickedness, then you exult.
“我所愛的既然行了罪大惡極的事, 還有甚麼資格在我的殿裡呢? 難道祭肉可以消除你的災禍, 使你得著歡樂嗎? ”

11:16 Yahweh called your name, ‘A leafy olive tree, beautiful with fine fruit.’ With the sound of a great storm he will set fire to it, and its branches will be good for nothing.
耶和華曾稱你的名字為壯麗,多結美果的青橄欖樹; 現在他必藉風暴雷轟, 把它燃點起來, 它的枝子也都折斷.

11:17 And Yahweh of hosts, the one who planted you, has spoken evil against you, because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, that they have done to themselves, to provoke me to anger by making smoke offerings to Baal.”
那栽種你的萬軍之耶和華, 已經宣布降災攻擊你, 是因以色列家和猶大家自己所行的惡; 他們向巴力燒香, 惹我發怒.

11:18 Moreover, Yahweh let it be made known to me, and I knew. Then you showed me their deeds.
耶和華把他們的陰謀指示我, 我就知道了; 那時, 你把他們所行的給我指明.

11:19 And I was like a gentle ram-lamb that is brought to slaughter, and I did not know that they planned plans against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will no longer be remembered.”
至於我, 我卻像一隻馴良的羊羔, 被牽到屠宰之地; 我並不知道他們設計謀害我. 他們說: “我們來把這樹和果子(“果子”原文作“它的食物”)都毀滅吧, 把它從活人之地剪除, 使它的名不再被人記念. ”

11:20 But O Yahweh of hosts, who judges in righteousness, who tests the inmost being, and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have revealed my legal case.
但萬軍之耶和華啊！你是憑公義審判人, 試驗人肺腑和心腸的. 求你讓我看見你在他們身上施行的報復, 因為我已經把我的案件向你陳明了.

11:21 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the people of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, “You shall not prophesy in the name of Yahweh or you will die by our hand.”
因此耶和華指責那些亞拿突人, 他們尋索你命, 向你恐嚇說: “不要奉耶和華的名說預言, 免得你死在我們手中. ”

11:22 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Look, I am about to punish them. The young men will die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters will die by the famine.
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我要懲罰他們; 他們的年輕人必死在刀下, 他們的兒女必因饑荒而死.

11:23 And a remnant will not be left for them, for I will bring disaster to the people of Anathoth, the year of their punishment.”
他們中間必沒有餘剩的, 因為在懲罰他們的年日, 我必使災禍臨到他們身上. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 12

12:1 You will be in the right, O Yahweh, when I complain to you. Even so, let me speak my claims with you. Why does the way of the wicked succeed? All those who deal treacherously with treachery are at ease.
耶和華啊！我跟你爭辯的時候, 總是你有理; 然而我還要跟你討論有關公正的問題. 惡人的道路為甚麼亨通? 所有行詭詐的為甚麼都得享安逸?

12:2 Not only do you plant them, they take root. They grow, but also they produce fruit. You are near in their mouths, but far from their inmost beings.
你栽種了他們, 他們也扎了根, 並且長大, 結出果實; 他們的口中有你, 心裡卻沒有你(“他們的口中有你, 心裡卻沒有你”原文作“你與他們的口很接近, 卻離他們的心很遠”).

12:3 But you, O Yahweh, you know me, you see me, and you test that my heart is with you. Tear them apart like sheep for the slaughtering, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.
但耶和華啊！你認識我, 了解我, 你察驗了我對你的心意. 求你把他們拉出來, 好像將宰的羊一般; 求你把他們分別出來, 留待宰殺的日子.

12:4 How long will the land mourn, and the vegetation of every field dry up, because of the wickedness of those who live in it? The animals and the birds are swept away, because they have said, “He does not see our future.”
這地悲哀, 田野的青草都枯乾, 要等到幾時呢? 由於這地居民的惡行, 走獸和飛鳥都滅絕了; 因為他們說: “神看不見我們的作為(“作為”一詞按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“結局”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯). ”

12:5 “If you run with foot soldiers and they have made you weary, then how will you compete with horses? If you have fallen in a peaceful land, then how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
耶和華說: “如果你與徒步的人同跑, 尚且覺得疲倦, 怎能跟馬賽跑呢? 你在平安穩妥之地, 尚且跌倒, 在約旦河邊的叢林怎麼辦呢?

12:6 For even your relatives, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you, even they call loudly after you. You must not trust in them, though they speak kindly to you.
因為連你的兄弟,你的父家, 都以詭詐待你, 連他們也在你後面高聲喊叫. 雖然他們對你說好話, 你也不可信他們. ”

12:7 I have forsaken my house, I have abandoned my inheritance. I have given the beloved one of my heart into the hand of her enemies.
“我撇下了我的家, 丟棄了我的產業; 我把我心愛的交在她仇敵的手中.

12:8 My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She has lifted up against me her voice; therefore I hate her.
我的產業對我, 就像樹林中的獅子向我咆哮, 因此我恨惡她.

12:9 The lair of the hyena is my inheritance to me, the birds of prey are all around her. Go, gather all of the animals of the field, bring them to come and devour.
我的產業對我, 不就像一隻帶斑點的鷙鳥, 其他的鷙鳥都四圍攻擊她? 你們去聚集田野各樣的走獸, 帶牠們來吃吧！

12:10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trampled down my plot of land. They have made my pleasant field like the desert of desolation.
許多牧人毀壞了我的葡萄園, 踐踏了我的田地; 他們使我美好的田地變為荒涼的曠野.

12:11 They have made it a desolation. Desolate, it mourns to me. All the land is made desolate, but there is no person taking it to heart.
他們使地荒涼, 在我面前一片荒涼悲哀; 全地荒涼, 卻無人關心. ”

12:12 Upon all the barren heights in the desert destroyers have come, for the sword of Yahweh devours, from one end of the land to the other end of the land, there is no peace for all flesh.
在曠野一切光禿的高岡上, 行毀滅的已經來到了; 因為耶和華的刀從地這邊直到地那邊, 要吞滅一切; 人人都沒有平安.

12:13 They have sown wheat and they have reaped thorns. They are exhausted, they do not profit. And they will be ashamed of your produce, because of the burning anger of Yahweh.”
他們種的是小麥, 收的卻是荊棘; 雖然筋疲力竭, 卻一無所獲. 因耶和華的烈怒, 他們必為自己的(“自己的”原文作“你們的”)出產羞愧(本句或譯: “你們必為你們的農穫羞愧”).

12:14 Thus says Yahweh concerning all of the evil neighbors who touch the inheritance that I gave as an inheritance to my people Israel: “Look, I am about to drive them out from their land, and the house of Judah I will drive out from among them.
耶和華這樣說: “至於所有邪惡的鄰國, 他們侵犯我賜給我子民以色列的產業; 看哪！我要把他們從本地拔出來, 也要把猶大家從他們中間拔出來.

12:15 And then after my driving them out, I will once again have compassion on them, and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance, and each one to his land.
但我把他們拔出來以後, 我必再憐憫他們, 把他們領回來, 各自歸回自己的產業, 自己的故鄉.

12:16 And then, if they diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘as Yahweh lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will live in the midst of my people.
如果那些鄰近的國家真的學習我子民的道路, 指著我的名起誓, 說: ‘我指著永活的耶和華起誓！’正如他們從前教導我的子民指著巴力起誓一樣, 他們就必在我的子民中間被建立起來.

12:17 But if they do not listen, then I will completely uproot and destroy that nation.” declares Yahweh.
他們如果有不聽從的, 我就把那國拔出來, 把她拔除消滅. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 13

13:1 Thus Yahweh said to me: “Go and buy for yourself a loincloth of linen and put it on your loins, but you must not place it in water.”
耶和華這樣對我說: “你去為自己買一根麻布腰帶, 束在腰上, 但不要把它放在水中. ”

13:2 So I bought the loincloth according to the word of Yahweh and I put it on my loins.
我就照著耶和華的話, 買了一根腰帶, 束在腰上.

13:3 Now the word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying,
耶和華的話第二次臨到我, 說:

13:4 “Take the loincloth that you bought, that is on your loins, and stand up, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in the cleft of the rock.”
“拿你買來束在腰上的腰帶, 起來, 往幼發拉底河去, 把腰帶藏在那裡的巖石縫中. ”

13:5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates just as Yahweh had commanded me.
我就照著耶和華所吩咐我的, 去把腰帶藏在幼發拉底河那裡.

13:6 And then, after a long time, then Yahweh said to me, “Stand up, go to the Euphrates and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”
過了多日, 耶和華對我說: “起來, 往幼發拉底河去, 把我吩咐你藏在那裡的腰帶取出來. ”

13:7 Then I went to the Euphrates and I dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it, and look, the loincloth was ruined; it was not good for anything.
於是我往幼發拉底河去, 在那裡挖掘, 把腰帶從我埋藏的地方取出來; 看哪！腰帶已經腐爛了, 完全沒用了.

13:8 And then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
那時, 耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

13:9 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘So I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
“耶和華這樣說: ‘我必照樣敗壞猶大的尊榮和耶路撒冷極大的尊榮.

13:10 This evil people, who refuse to listen to my words, who go in the stubbornness of their hearts, and have gone after other gods, to serve them, and to bow in worship to them, let them be like this loincloth which is not good for anything.
這邪惡的人民, 不肯聽從我的話, 他們隨著自己頑梗的心行事, 隨從別的神, 事奉敬拜他們; 所以他們必像這根腰帶, 毫無用處.

13:11 For as the loincloth clings to the loins of a person, so I caused to cling to me all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to be for me a people, and a name, and a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen.’
因為腰帶怎樣緊貼著人的腰, 我也曾怎樣使以色列全家和猶大全家緊貼著我, 好使他們作我的子民, 叫我得名聲, 得讚美, 得榮耀; 可是他們卻不聽從. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

13:12 “Therefore, you shall say to them this word, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: “Every jar must be filled with wine.” ’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every jar should be filled with wine?’
“你要對他們說這話: ‘耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 每一個酒瓶都要盛滿酒. ’如果他們對你說: ‘難道我們不清楚知道每一個酒瓶都要盛滿酒嗎? ’

13:13 Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Look, I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings who sit on David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with drunkenness.
你就要對他們說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要使這地所有的居民, 就是那些坐大衛王位的君王, 以及祭司,先知和耶路撒冷所有的居民, 都完全醉倒.

13:14 And I will smash them, each one against his brother, and the fathers and the sons together,” declares Yahweh. “I will not have compassion, and I will not take pity, and I will not show compassion from destroying them.” ’ ”
我要使他們彼此碰撞, 連父子也要互相碰撞; 我必不愛惜,不可憐, 也不憐憫他們, 我必把他們滅絕. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

13:15 Listen, and pay attention, you must not be haughty, for Yahweh has spoken.
你們要聽, 要留心聽, 不要驕傲; 因為是耶和華說的.

13:16 Give glory to Yahweh your God before he brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the mountains at twilight. And you will hope for light, but he makes it as gloom, he makes it as thick darkness.
耶和華你們的神還沒有使黑暗臨到以前, 你們的腳還沒有在昏暗的山上絆倒之前, 你們要把榮耀歸給他. 你們期待光明, 他卻把光明變為死蔭, 使光明變成黝黑.

13:17 But if you will not listen to it, my inner self will weep in secret places, because of the presence of your pride. And my eyes will weep bitterly, and they will melt in tears, because the flock of Yahweh has been taken captive.
如果你們不聽從, 我必因你們的驕傲暗暗哭泣; 我的眼必痛哭流淚, 因為耶和華的羊群被擄去了.

13:18 “Say to the king and to the queen mother, ‘Take a lower seat, for your beautiful crown has come down from your head.’
你要對君王和太后說: “你們應從寶座下來, 因為華麗的冠冕已經從你們的頭上脫下來了. ”

13:19 The towns of the Negev are shut up, and there is no one who opens them. All of Judah is deported; it is deported in completeness.
南地的城市已被圍困, 沒有人能解圍; 整個猶大都被擄走, 全被擄去了.

13:20 Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your magnificent flock?
耶路撒冷啊！你要舉目觀看那些從北方來的人. 從前交給你的羊群, 就是你引以為榮的群羊, 現今在哪裡呢?

13:21 What will you say when he sets over you— and you have taught them—allies as head over you? Will not labor pains take hold of you, like a woman giving birth?
耶和華立你自己結交(“結交”原文作“教導”)的盟友為首領管轄你, 那時, 你還有甚麼話說呢? 痛苦豈不把你抓住, 好像婦女生產時的痛苦一樣嗎?

13:22 And if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ Because of the greatness of your iniquity your skirts are uncovered; your heels have endured violence.
如果你心裡問: “這些事為甚麼發生在我身上呢? ”這是由於你極大的罪孽; 你的袍子被掀起, 你的下體(“下體”原文作“腳跟”)暴露出來.

13:23 Can a Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Then you also will be able to do good, who are accustomed to doing evil.
古實人怎能改變他的膚色? 花豹怎能改變牠的斑點? 你們這些慣作壞事的人, 又怎能行善呢?

13:24 And I will scatter them like stubble scattered by the wind of the desert.
“因此, 我要使你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)四散, 像被曠野的風吹走的碎秸一樣.

13:25 This is your lot, the portion of your measure from me,” declares Yahweh, “because you have forgotten me, and you have trusted in the lie.
這是你應得的, 是我量給你的分. ”這是耶和華的宣告. “因為你忘記了我, 去倚靠虛假的偶像;

13:26 So in turn I will bare your skirts over your face, and your shame will become visible.
所以, 我必把你的袍子掀到你的臉上, 使人看見你的醜態.

13:27 Your adulteries, and your neighings, the shameful behavior of your fornications on the hills in the countryside, I have seen your abominations. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you continue to be unclean?”
你的姦淫, 你淫蕩的叫聲, 你邪淫的惡行, 在山上, 在田野間, 你那些可憎的事我都看見了. 耶路撒冷啊, 你有禍了！你這樣不潔淨要到幾時呢? ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 14

14:1 That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah concerning the matter of the severe drought.
耶和華的話臨到耶利米, 是關於旱災的事:

14:2 “Judah mourns, and her gates languish, they are in mourning on the ground, and the cry of lament of Jerusalem goes up.
“猶大悲哀, 她的城鎮(“城鎮”原文作“城門”)衰落, 人人都坐在地上悲傷痛哭; 耶路撒冷的哀聲上達於天.

14:3 And their nobles send their servants for water. They come to the pits, they find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are ashamed, and they are confounded, and they cover their heads.
他們的顯貴差派童僕去打水; 童僕來到池邊, 卻找不到水, 就拿著空的器皿回來; 他們失望難過, 蒙著自己的頭.

14:4 Because of the ground, which is cracked because there was no rain on the ground. The farmers are ashamed, they cover their heads.
土地乾裂, 因為地上沒有雨水; 農夫失望, 都蒙著自己的頭.

14:5 For even the doe in the field gives birth and forsakes her young, because there is no green growth.
甚至母鹿在田野生產了小鹿, 也得把牠丟棄, 因為沒有青草.

14:6 And wild asses stand on the barren heights, they gasp for breath like the jackals. Their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.”
野驢站在光禿的高岡上, 像野狗喘著氣; 牠們雙目發呆, 因為沒有青草. ”

14:7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O Yahweh, act for the sake of your name. Yes, our apostasies are many; we have sinned against you.
“耶和華啊！即使我們的罪孽指證我們, 還求你因你名的緣故施行拯救. 我們實在多次背道, 得罪了你.

14:8 You are the hope of Israel, its savior in time of distress. Why should you be like an alien in the land, or like a traveler who spreads out his tent to spend the night?
以色列的盼望啊！以色列遭難時的拯救者啊！你為甚麼在本地像一個寄居的人, 又像個只住宿一夜的旅客呢?

14:9 Why should you be like a confused man, like a warrior who is not able to help? Yet you are in our midst, O Yahweh, and your name is called upon us. You must not leave us!
你為甚麼像個受驚的人, 又像個不能拯救人的勇士呢? 耶和華啊！你是在我們中間, 我們是稱為你名下的人, 求你不要離棄我們. ”

14:10 Thus says Yahweh concerning this people: “They have loved so much to wander, they have not spared their feet. Therefore Yahweh is not favorable to them, now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”
耶和華論到這人民這樣說: “他們喜愛這樣流蕩, 不約束自己的腳; 因此耶和華不悅納他們, 現在就要記念他們的罪孽, 並要懲罰他們的罪惡. ”

14:11 So Yahweh said to me, “You must not pray for this people, for their happiness.
耶和華對我說: “不要為這人民祈求好處;

14:12 Although they fast, I am not listening to their cry of entreaty. And although they present burnt offering and grain offering, I am not favorable to them. But by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague, I am about to destroy them.”
即使他們禁食, 我也不會聽他們的呼求; 即使他們獻上燔祭和素祭, 我也不會悅納; 我卻要用刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫去滅盡他們. ”

14:13 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, look, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You will not see the sword, and famine will not be yours, but reliable peace I will give to you in this place.’ ”
我就說: “唉, 主耶和華啊！你看, 那些先知常對他們說: ‘你們必不會看見刀劍, 也必不會有饑荒; 因為我耶和華要在這地方賜給你們恆久的平安. ’”

14:14 And Yahweh said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them, and I have not commanded them, and I have not spoken to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, and a divination, worthless, and the deceitfulness of their minds.”
耶和華對我說: “那些先知借我的名說假預言; 我並沒有差遣他們, 沒有吩咐他們, 也沒有向他們說話. 他們對你們所預言的, 是虛假的異象,占卜的預兆,虛無的事, 和他們自己心裡的詭詐. ”

14:15 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who prophecy in my name though I have not sent them, yet they are saying, “Sword and famine will not be in this land.” “By the sword and by the famine those prophets will perish.
因此, 耶和華這樣說: “關於那些借我名說預言的先知, 我並沒有差遣他們, 他們竟說: ‘這地必不會有刀劍和饑荒. ’那些先知必被刀劍和饑荒滅絕.

14:16 And the people to whom they are prophesying will be cast out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. And there will be no one who buries them, their wives, or their sons, or their daughters. And I will pour out on them their wickedness.
至於那些聽他們說預言的人民, 必因刀劍和饑荒被拋棄在耶路撒冷的街上, 沒有人埋葬他們, 也沒有人埋葬他們的妻子和兒女. 我必要把他們作惡應得的報應倒在他們身上.

14:17 “And you shall say to them this word, ‘Let my eyes melt with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for with a great wound the virgin daughter of my people is broken, with a very incurable wound.
“你要對他們說這話: ‘願我的眼淚直流, 日夜不停; 因為我的同胞(“同胞”原文作“人民的處女”)遭受極大的毀滅, 受到很嚴重的打擊.

14:18 If I go out into the field, then look, those slain by the sword. And if I enter the city, then look, the sickness of the famine. For both prophet and priest wander around through the land, they do not know what is going on.’ ”
如果我出到田間, 就看見那些被刀劍所殺的人; 如果我走進城裡, 就看見因饑荒而來的各種疾病. 連先知和祭司也流亡到他們素不認識的地方. ’”

14:19 Have you completely rejected Judah? Or has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us so that there is no healing for us? We hope for peace, but there is no good, and for a time of healing, but look, there is terror.
你真的棄絕猶大嗎? 你真的討厭錫安嗎? 你為甚麼擊打我們, 使我們無法醫治呢? 我們期待平安, 卻得不到好處; 期待得醫治的時候, 不料, 只有驚慌.

14:20 We know, O Yahweh, our wickedness, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you.
耶和華啊！我們承認我們的罪惡, 和我們列祖的罪孽; 我們實在得罪了你.

14:21 You must not spurn us for the sake of your name, you must not dishonor your glorious throne. Remember us! You must not break your covenant with us.
求你為你名的緣故, 不要厭棄我們！不要叫你榮耀的寶座蒙羞！求你記念你和我們所立的約, 不要廢除！

14:22 Are there any among the idols of the nation who cause rain to pour? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not you, O Yahweh our God? Therefore, we hope in you, for you do all these things.
列國虛無的偶像中, 有可以降雨的嗎? 天能自降甘霖嗎? 耶和華我們的神啊！能夠這樣作的, 不是只有你嗎? 所以我們仰望你, 因為這一切都是你所作的.

Jeremiah - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me, my heart would not be to this people. Send them away from my sight, and let them go out.
耶和華對我說: “即使摩西和撒母耳站在我面前代求, 我的心也不會轉向這人民. 你把他們從我面前趕走, 叫他們出去！

15:2 And then if they say to you, ‘Where shall we go?’ Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Those who are destined for the plague, to the plague, and those who are destined for the sword, to the sword, and those who are destined for the famine, to the famine, and those who are destined for the captivity, to the captivity.” ’
如果他們問你: ‘我們要去哪裡? ’你就告訴他們: ‘耶和華這樣說: 該死亡的, 就死亡; 該被刀劍所殺的, 就被刀劍所殺; 該遭遇饑荒的, 就遭遇饑荒; 該被擄的, 就被擄去！’

15:3 “And I will summon over them four types of calamity,” declares Yahweh, “the sword to kill, and the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and the wild animals of the earth to devour and to destroy.
我要命定四種刑罰對付他們, 就是刀劍殺戮, 屍體被野狗拖走, 被空中的飛鳥和地上的走獸吞吃與毀滅. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

15:4 And I will make them a terror to all of the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, because of what he did in Jerusalem.
“因猶大王希西家的兒子瑪拿西在耶路撒冷的所作所為, 我必使地上萬國看見他們的遭遇就驚恐. ”

15:5 “For who will have compassion on you, O Jerusalem, or who will show sympathy to you, or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
“耶路撒冷啊！誰會可憐你呢? 誰會為你悲傷呢? 誰會轉身向你問安呢?

15:6 You have forsaken me,” declares Yahweh. “You go backward, so I have stretched my hand against you, and I have destroyed you. I am tired of becoming remorseful.
你離棄了我, 你轉身背著我; 因此我要伸手攻擊你, 毀滅你, 我不會再回心轉意. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

15:7 And I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork in the gates of the land. I am bereaved. I have destroyed my people. They did not turn back from their ways.
“我在這地的城門口, 用簸箕簸了我的子民, 使他們喪掉兒女, 使他們滅亡; 他們仍不轉離自己所行的路.

15:8 Their widows will be more numerous before me than the sand of the seas. I have brought to them, against the mothers of young men, a destroyer at noon. I will suddenly drop on her anguish and horror.
我使他們寡婦的數目比海沙還多; 我使行毀滅的在午間臨到我的子民, 打擊年輕人的母親, 使痛苦的驚恐忽然臨到她們身上.

15:9 She who gave birth to seven has withered away. She gasps her breath. Her sun set while still day. She has been put to shame and disgraced. And the remainder of them I will give to the sword before their enemies,” declares Yahweh.
那生過七個子女的母親衰竭疲弱, 幾乎氣絕; 還在白晝, 她的太陽已經西落, 她必慚愧蒙羞. 我必使他們餘剩的人在敵人面前死於刀下. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

15:10 Woe to me, O my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man of contention and quarreling to the whole land. I have not lent out and I have not borrowed. All of them are cursing me.
我母親哪！我有禍了, 因為你生了我, 這個跟全地相爭相鬥的人. 我從沒有借錢給人, 也沒有向人借錢, 可是人人都咒罵我.

15:11 Yahweh said, “Surely I will set you free to be good for you, surely I will cause the enemy to intercede with you in a time of trouble, and in a time of distress.
耶和華說: “我必為你的好處釋放你; 在遭遇禍患和災難的時候, 我必叫你的仇敵懇求你.

15:12 Can anyone break iron, iron from the north, or bronze?
誰可以折斷鐵, 就是從北方來的鐵和銅呢?

15:13 I will give your wealth and your treasures as plunder without price, even because of all your sins, and throughout all your territories.
因你在四境之內所犯的一切罪, 我必把你的財產和寶物, 白白給敵人作掠物.

15:14 And I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for a fire will kindle in my anger. Upon you it will be kindled.”
我必使你在你不認識的地方, 服事你的仇敵(有古抄本作“我必使你的仇敵過去, 到你所不認識的地方”); 因為我的怒火燃燒起來, 要燒滅你們. ”

15:15 You who know, O Yahweh, remember me, and attend to me, and take revenge for me against my persecutors in your forbearance. You must take me away. Know that I am carrying disgrace because of you.
耶和華啊！你知道這一切; 求你記念我, 看顧我, 替我向那些逼迫我的人報復. 求你忍怒, 不要取去我的性命; 要知道, 我為你的緣故受了侮辱.

15:16 Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became to me as jubilation, even as the joy of my heart, for your name is called on me, O Yahweh God of hosts.
我一得到你的話, 就把它們吃了; 你的話成了我心中的歡喜快樂; 耶和華萬軍的神啊！因為我是稱為你名下的人.

15:17 I sat not in the assembly of jokers, nor did I exult. Because of the presence of your hand I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation.
我沒有坐在歡笑者的集會中一同歡樂; 因為你的手在我身上, 你使我滿了忿怒, 我就獨自靜坐.

15:18 Why is my pain endless, and my wound incurable? It refuses to become healed. Truly you are to me like a deceitful brook, waters that are not trustworthy.
我的痛苦為甚麼長久不止呢? 我的創傷為甚麼無法醫治, 不得痊愈呢? 你對我真的像叫人失望,靠不住的溪流嗎?

15:19 Therefore thus says Yahweh, “If you turn back, then I will take you back. You will stand before me. And if you utter what is precious and not what is worthless, you will be as my mouth. They will turn back to you, and you will not turn back to them.
因此, 耶和華這樣說: “如果你回轉, 我必讓你回來, 你就可以侍立在我面前. 如果你說寶貴的話, 不說無價值的話, 就必作我的口. 他們要歸向你, 你卻不要歸向他們.

15:20 And I will make you to this people a wall of fortified bronze, and they will fight against you, but they will not prevail over you, for I am with you, to save you, and to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.
我要使你成為堅固的銅牆抵擋這人民, 他們必攻擊你, 卻不能勝過你; 因為我與你同在, 要拯救你, 搭救你. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

15:21 “And I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you from the hand of the tyrant.”
“我必搭救你脫離惡人的手, 救贖你脫離強暴人的掌握(“掌握”原文作“手掌”). ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 16

16:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

16:2 “You shall not take for yourself a wife, there shall not be for you sons and daughters in this place.”
“在這地方你不可娶妻, 不可生兒育女. ”

16:3 For thus says Yahweh concerning the sons and concerning the daughters born in this place, and concerning their mothers who gave birth to them, and concerning their fathers who fathered them in this land:
因為論到這地方出生的兒女, 和在這地生養他們的父母, 耶和華這樣說:

16:4 “They will die by diseases, they will not be mourned, and they will not be buried. They will be as dung on the face of the earth. And they will perish by the sword and they will perish by the famine. And their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air, and for the wild animals of the earth.”
“他們都必死於致命的疫症, 沒有人為他們哀哭, 他們的屍體也沒有人埋葬, 必在地面上成為糞肥. 他們必被刀劍和饑荒所滅, 他們的屍體成了空中飛鳥和地上走獸的食物. ”

16:5 For thus says Yahweh, “You must not enter the house of the funeral meal, and you must not go to lament, and you must not show sympathy for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people,” declares Yahweh, “the loyal love and the compassion.
耶和華這樣說: “你不可進入喪家, 也不可去為他們哀哭悲傷; 因為我已經從這人民身上收回我的平安,慈愛和憐憫. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

16:6 Both the great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried, and they will not mourn for them, and no one will cut himself with a blade, and no one will shave himself for them.
“尊大的和卑微的都必死在這地; 沒有人埋葬他們, 沒有人為他們哀哭, 也沒有人為他們割傷自己, 剃光頭髮.

16:7 And they will not break bread for the mourning ceremony for them, to comfort him because of the dead. And they will not give drink to them, the cup of desolation, for their fathers, or for their mothers.
沒有人為哀悼的人擘餅, 為死者安慰他們; 喪父或喪母的人, 都沒有人給他們喝一杯安慰酒.

16:8 And you shall not enter the house of the banquet, to sit with them, to eat and drink.”
你也不可進入歡宴之家, 跟他們同坐, 一起吃喝.

16:9 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am about to cause to disappear from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of jubilation, and the voice of joy, and the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
因為萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘看哪！我必在你們眼前, 在你們還活著的日子, 使歡笑和快樂的聲音, 新郎和新娘的聲音, 都從這地方止息了. ’”

16:10 And then when you tell this people all these words and they ask you, ‘Why has Yahweh pronounced against us all this great evil, and what is our iniquity, and what is our sin that we have sinned against Yahweh our God?’
“你向這人民傳講這一切時, 如果他們問你: ‘耶和華為甚麼宣告這一切嚴重的災禍對付我們呢? 我們有甚麼罪孽? 我們犯了甚麼罪, 得罪了耶和華我們的神呢? ’

16:11 Then you shall say to them, ‘Because your ancestors have forsaken me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and they have gone after other gods, and they have served them, and they have bowed down in worship to them, and they have forsaken me, and they have not kept my laws.
你就要回答他們: ‘因為你們的列祖離棄了我(這是耶和華的宣告), 他們隨從別的神, 事奉敬拜他們; 他們離棄了我, 不遵守我的律法.

16:12 And you have behaved badly more than your ancestors, and look, you are going each one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, without listening to me.
至於你們, 你們作壞事比你們的列祖更厲害; 看哪！你們各人都隨從自己頑梗的惡心行事, 不聽從我.

16:13 So I will throw you from this land to the land that you have not known, you or your ancestors, and there you will serve other gods day and night, for I will not show you favor.
因此, 我要把你們從這地趕出去, 去到你們和你們列祖所不認識的地; 你們在那裡必晝夜事奉別的神, 因為我不再向你們施恩. ’

16:14 Therefore look, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and it will no longer be said, “As Yahweh lives, who led up the Israelites from the land of Egypt,”
“看哪！日子快到, 人必不再指著那領以色列人從埃及地上來的永活的耶和華起誓. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

16:15 but only “As Yahweh lives, who led up the Israelites from the land of the north, and from all the lands where he had driven them,” for I will bring them back to their ground that I gave to their ancestors.
“他們卻要指著那領以色列人從北方之地, 從他們被趕逐到的各國上來的永活的耶和華起誓. 因我要領他們回到自己的土地, 就是我從前賜給他們列祖的.

16:16 Look, I am sending for many fishermen,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and they will fish them out, and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and from the clefts of the cliffs.
“看哪！我要差人去叫許多漁夫來, 捕捉以色列人; 然後我要差人去叫許多獵人來, 從各大山,小山和巖石的裂縫裡, 獵取他們. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

16:17 For my eyes are on all their ways, they are not hidden from before me, and their iniquity is not concealed from before my eyes.
“因為我的眼察看他們所行的一切; 在我面前這一切都無法隱藏, 他們的罪孽不能從我眼前遮掩起來.

16:18 And I will first doubly repay their iniquity and their sin because of their profaning my land with the dead bodies of their abhorrences, and with their abominations they have filled up my inheritance.’ ”
首先我要加倍報應他們的罪孽和罪惡, 因為他們用自己那些毫無生氣,可憎的偶像(“毫無生氣,可憎的偶像”原文作“可憎的偶像的屍體”)玷污了我的土地, 他們那些可厭之物充滿了我的產業. ”

16:19 O Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our ancestors have inherited only lies, vanity, and there is no profit in them.
耶和華, 我的力量,我的堡壘,我遭難時的避難所啊！萬國要從地極前來朝見你, 說: “我們列祖所承受的只是虛假的偶像, 是虛空,一無用處的.

16:20 Can a human make for himself gods? Yet they are not gods!”
人豈能為自己製造神呢? 其實這些偶像並不是神. ”

16:21 “Therefore look, I am about to let them know, this time I am going to let them know my power and my might, and they will know that my name is Yahweh.”
“因此, 看哪！我要使他們知道, 這一次我必叫他們認識我的手和我的能力, 他們就知道我的名是耶和華. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 17

17:1 “The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars.
“猶大的罪是用鐵筆銘記的, 是用金鋼鑽刻在他們的心版上, 和他們(“他們”有古抄本作“你們”)祭壇的角上.

17:2 As the remembering of their children, so is the remembering of their altars and their poles of Asherah worship beside the leafy trees on the high hills.
他們的兒女也懷念著那些在各高岡上,在繁茂樹旁的祭壇和亞舍拉.

17:3 O my mountain in the open country, I will give your wealth, all your treasures, for spoil, your high places, because of your sin, throughout all your territories.
我在田野的山哪！因你在四境之內所犯的罪, 我必把你的財產,一切寶物和你的邱壇, 給敵人作掠物. (本節或譯: “因你在四境之內所犯的罪, 我必把我在田野的山,你的財產,一切寶物和你的邱壇, 給敵人作掠物. ”)

17:4 And you will let go your hand from your inheritance that I gave to you, and I will make you serve your enemies in the land that you do not know, for you kindled a fire in my anger, until eternity it will be kindled.”
因你自己的緣故, 我賜給你的產業, 你必失掉; 我必使你在你不認識的地方, 服事你的仇敵; 因為你們惹起我的怒火, 我的怒火必燃燒到永遠. ”

17:5 Thus says Yahweh, “Cursed is the person who trusts in humankind and makes flesh his strength, and turns aside his heart from Yahweh.
耶和華這樣說: “倚靠世人, 恃憑肉體為自己的力量, 心裡偏離耶和華的, 這人該受咒詛.

17:6 And he will be like a juniper in the wilderness, and he will not see when good comes, and he will dwell in the parched places in the desert, in a land of salt flats, where no one lives.
他必像沙漠中的灌木, 福樂來到, 他也必看不見, 卻要住在曠野乾旱之地,無人居住的鹹地.

17:7 Blessed be the person who trusts in Yahweh, and Yahweh is his trust.
但倚靠耶和華, 以耶和華為他所信賴的, 這人是有福的.

17:8 For he will be like a tree planted by water, and to the stream it sends its roots, and it will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves will be luxuriant, and in the year of drought it will not be anxious, and it will not cease from the bearing of fruit.
他必像一棵樹, 栽種在水邊, 樹根伸進河裡; 炎熱來到, 並不害怕, 樹葉仍然繁茂; 在荒旱之年, 它不掛慮, 並且不斷結果子. ”

17:9 The heart is deceitful more than anything else, and it is disastrous. Who can understand it?
人心比萬物都詭詐, 無法醫治; 誰能識透呢?

17:10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind, I test the heart, and give to each one according to his way, according to the fruit of his deeds.
“我耶和華是察透人心, 試驗人肺腑的, 要照著各人的行為, 和各人所作的事應得的結果報應各人. ”

17:11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay is one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will prove to be a fool.”
使用不公正的方法發財的, 就像一隻鷓鴣孵了不是自己所生的蛋; 到了中年, 那財富必離開他, 最後他必成為一個愚昧人.

17:12 A lofty throne of glory from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
我們的聖所是榮耀的寶座, 從起初就矗立在高處.

17:13 O Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all those who forsake you will be put to shame, and those who turn aside from you in the earth will be recorded, for they have forsaken the fountain of living water, Yahweh.
耶和華以色列的盼望啊！離棄你的, 都必蒙羞; 偏離你(“你”原文作“我”)的, 他們的名字必寫在沙土上, 因為他們離棄了耶和華這活水的源頭.

17:14 Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed, save me, and I will be saved, for you are my praise.
耶和華啊！求你醫治我, 我就得醫治; 求你拯救我, 我就得拯救; 因為你是我所讚美的.

17:15 Look, they are saying to me, “Where is the word of Yahweh? Please let it come.”
看哪！他們常常對我說: “耶和華的話在哪裡? 使它應驗(“應驗”原文作“來”)吧！”

17:16 But I, I have not run away from being a shepherd who follows you, and I have not desired the disastrous day. You, you know the pronouncement of my lips, it was before your face.
至於我, 我沒有急忙離棄那跟從你作牧人的職分(“我沒有急忙離棄那跟從你作牧人的職分”有古譯本作“我沒有催逼你降災禍”), 也沒有想望災難的日子, 這是你知道的; 我嘴裡所出的話都在你面前.

17:17 You must not become to me a terror, you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
求你不要使我因你驚恐, 在災禍的日子, 你是我的避難所.

17:18 Let my persecutors be put to shame, but as for me, do not let me be put to shame. Let them be dismayed, but as for me, do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of disaster, and with double destruction, destroy them.
願那些迫害我的蒙羞, 卻不要叫我蒙羞; 願他們驚恐, 卻不要使我驚恐; 求你使災禍的日子臨到他們, 加倍毀滅他們.

17:19 Thus said Yahweh to me, “Go, and you must stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter, and through which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
耶和華對我這樣說: “你去站在猶大列王出入的城門(“城門”原文作“人民城門”), 又站在耶路撒冷的各城門口,

17:20 And you must say to them, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates.
對他們說: ‘耶路撒冷諸王,猶大眾民和所有進入這些城門的猶大居民哪！你們要聽他耶和華的話.

17:21 Thus says Yahweh, “Be on your guard for the sake of yourselves, that you must not carry a burden on the day of the Sabbath, and you must not bring it through the gates of Jerusalem.
耶和華這樣說: 為了自己的性命, 你們要謹慎, 不可在安息日挑擔子, 不可挑進耶路撒冷的城門.

17:22 And you must not carry a burden from your houses on the day of the Sabbath, and you must not do any work. But you must declare holy the day of Sabbath, just as I commanded your ancestors.
也不可在安息日從你們家裡挑擔子出來; 甚麼工都不可作, 卻要守安息日為聖日, 正如我吩咐你們列祖的.

17:23 Yet they did not listen, and they did not incline their ear, and they hardened their neck so as to not hear, nor to receive discipline.
你們的列祖卻沒有聽從, 毫不在意, 反而硬著頸項不肯聽, 不受管教. ’”

17:24 “And it will happen, if you carefully listen to me,” declares Yahweh, “to bring no burden through the gates of this city on the day of the Sabbath, but to declare holy the day of Sabbath, not to do on it any work,
耶和華宣告說: “但如果你們真心聽從我, 不在安息日挑擔子進入這城的城門, 並且守安息日為聖日, 在那日不作任何工作;

17:25 then kings and officials who sit on the throne of David will enter through the gates of this city riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their officials, the people of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
這樣, 就必有坐大衛王位的列王, 並有眾領袖隨著, 進入這城的城門; 列王和眾領袖乘著車, 騎著馬, 跟猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民一同進入這城. 這城必永遠有人居住.

17:26 And they will come from the towns of Judah, and from all around Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the Shephelah, and from the hill country, and from the Negev, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings, and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of Yahweh.
必有人從猶大的各城和耶路撒冷周圍的各處, 從便雅憫地,低地,山地和南地而來; 他們帶著燔祭,平安祭,素祭,乳香和感恩祭到耶和華的殿裡去.

17:27 But if you do not listen to me, to declare holy the day of the Sabbath, and to not carry a burden and enter through the gates of Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it will not be quenched.” ’ ”
但如果你們不聽從我, 不守安息日為聖日, 仍在安息日挑擔子, 進入耶路撒冷的城門; 這樣, 我就必在耶路撒冷的各城門點起火來, 燒毀耶路撒冷的堡壘, 沒有人能夠撲滅. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 18

18:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
耶和華有話臨到耶利米, 說:

18:2 “Stand up and go down to the house of the potter, and there I will let you hear my words.”
“起來, 下到陶匠的家裡去, 在那裡我要使你聽到我的話. ”

18:3 So I went down to the house of the potter and look, there he was doing work at the potter’s wheels.
我就下到陶匠的家裡去, 見他正在轉盤旁工作.

18:4 And the vessel that he was making with the clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter, so he made again another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make.
陶匠用他手中的泥所做的器皿壞了, 他就用這泥再做別的器皿, 照著自己的意思去作.

18:5 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
於是耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

18:6 “Like this potter, am I not able to do to you, O house of Israel?” declares Yahweh. “Look, like the clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
“以色列家啊！難道我不能待你們像這陶匠所作的一樣嗎? ”這是耶和華的宣告. “看哪！泥在陶匠的手中怎樣, 以色列家啊！你們在我的手中也必怎樣.

18:7 One moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to uproot, and to tear down, and to destroy it.
我甚麼時候宣布要拔出,拆毀,毀滅一邦或一國,

18:8 But if that nation turns back from its evil that I have threatened against it, then I will relent concerning the disaster that I planned to do to it.
如果我論到的那一邦轉離他們的惡行, 我就必回心轉意, 不把我原定的災禍降給他們.

18:9 And the next moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to build, and to plant it.
同樣, 我甚麼時候宣布要建立,栽植一邦或一國,

18:10 But if it does evil in my sight, to not listen to my voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I said I would do to it.
如果他們行我眼中看為惡的事, 不聽從我的話, 我就必回心轉意, 不把我應許的好處賜給他們.

18:11 “So now then, say, please, to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am preparing evil against you, and I am planning a plan against you. Please turn back, each one from his evil way, and walk rightly in your ways and your deeds.” ’
“現在你要對猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我正在製造災禍對付你們, 擬定計劃懲罰你們. 你們各人要回轉, 離開自己的惡道, 改正你們的行徑和作為. ’

18:12 But they will say, ‘It is hopeless, for we will go after our own plans, and each one of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’
他們卻說: ‘沒用的！我們要隨著自己的計劃而行, 各人要按著自己頑梗的惡心行事. ’”

18:13 “Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘Please ask among the nations, “Who has heard the like of this?” The virgin of Israel has done something very horrible.
因此耶和華這樣說: “你們問一問列國, 有誰聽見過像這樣的事呢? 童女以色列竟行了一件非常駭人的事.

18:14 Does the snow of Lebanon leave from the crags of Sirion? Or are the cold waters flowing from distant mountains dried up?
黎巴嫩山上巖石的積雪融化過嗎? 從遠處流下清涼的溪水乾涸過嗎?

18:15 But my people have forgotten me. They make smoke offerings to the idols, and they caused them to stumble in their ways, the ancient ways, to go into bypaths, not one that is built up.
但我的子民竟忘記我, 向虛無的偶像燒香, 以致他們在自己的路上,在古道上絆倒, 行走小路, 不是修建過的大道.

18:16 To make their land a horror, an object of whistling for eternity. All who pass by it will be appalled, and he will shake his head.
他們的土地變為荒涼, 成為永遠被人嗤笑的對象; 經過這地的, 都必驚駭搖頭.

18:17 Like the wind from the east I will scatter them before the enemy. I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster.’ ”
在他們的敵人面前, 我要像東風吹散他們; 在他們遭難的日子, 我必使他們只見我的背, 不見我的面. ”

18:18 Then they said, “Come and let us plan plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will not be lost from the priest, nor advice from the wise man, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us bring charges against him, and let us not listen attentively to any of his words.”
他們說: “來吧！我們來設計對付耶利米; 因為祭司的律法,智慧人的謀略,先知的話都不會斷絕. 來吧！我們用舌頭攻擊他, 不理會他的一切話. ”

18:19 Listen attentively to me, O Yahweh, and listen to the voice of my opponents.
耶和華啊！求你傾聽我的申訴, 聽那些指控我的人的聲音.

18:20 Should good be repaid in place of evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember my standing before you to speak good for them, to avert your wrath from them.
良善的應得惡報嗎? 他們竟然挖陷坑害我. 求你記念我怎樣站在你面前, 為他們說好話, 使你的烈怒離開他們.

18:21 Therefore give their children to the famine, and hand them over to the power of the sword, and let their wives be bereaved and widows, and let their men be killed by death, their young men struck dead by the sword in the battle.
因此, 願你使他們的兒女遭受饑荒, 把他們交給刀劍(“刀劍”原文作“刀劍的手”); 願他們的妻子喪夫失子; 願他們的男人被殺死, 他們的壯丁在戰場上被刀劍擊殺.

18:22 Let a cry for help be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring upon them the raiding band, for they have dug a pit to catch me, and they have fixed secretly a trap for my feet.
你使侵略者忽然臨到他們的時候, 願人從他們的屋裡聽見呼救聲; 因為他們挖陷坑要捉拿我, 埋藏網羅要絆我的腳.

18:23 But you, O Yahweh, you know all their plans of assassination against me. You must not make atonement for their iniquity, and you must not cause their sin to be blotted out from before you. But let them be overthrown before you. Deal with them in the time of your anger.
耶和華啊！至於你, 你知道他們要殺我的一切計謀. 求你不要赦免他們的罪孽, 不要從你面前塗抹他們的罪！使他們在你面前絆倒; 求你在發怒的時候, 對付他們.

Jeremiah - Chapter 19

19:1 Thus said Yahweh, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people, and some of the leaders of the priests,
耶和華這樣說: “你去跟陶匠買一個瓦瓶, 要帶著幾位人民的長老和年長的祭司,

19:2 and go out to the Valley of Ben Hinnom, which is at the entrance of the Gate of the Potsherd, and proclaim there the words that I speak to you.
出到欣嫩子谷, 哈珥西(“哈珥西”意即“瓦片”)門的入口, 在那裡你要宣告我將對你說的話.

19:3 And you shall say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Look, I am about to bring disaster upon this place so that everyone who hears it, his ears will ring.
你要說: ‘猶大列王和耶路撒冷的居民哪！你們要聽耶和華的話. 萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 看哪！我必使災禍臨到這地方; 凡聽見的, 都必耳鳴.

19:4 Because they have forsaken me, and they have defaced this place, and they have made smoke offerings in it to other gods whom they have not known, they, nor their ancestors, nor the kings of Judah, and they have filled up this place with the blood of the innocent,
因為他們離棄了我, 把這地方玷污了, 在這地方向列神燒香. 這些神是他們和他們的列祖, 以及猶大列王所不認識的; 他們又使這地方灑滿無辜人的血.

19:5 and they have built the high places of Baal, to burn their children in the fire, burnt offerings to Baal, which I commanded not, and I ordered not, and it did not come to my mind.
他們築了巴力的邱壇, 好用火焚燒自己的兒女, 作燔祭獻給巴力. 這不是我吩咐的, 我沒有提說過, 也沒有在我心裡想過.

19:6 “Therefore look, days are about to come,” declares Yahweh, “when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of the Slaughter.
因此, 看哪！日子快到, 這地方必不再稱為陀斐特或欣嫩子谷, 而要稱為殺戮谷. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

19:7 And I will lay waste the plans of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I will bring them to ruin by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life, and I will give their dead bodies as food to the birds of heaven and to the animals of the earth.
‘我要在這地方使猶大和耶路撒冷的計謀失敗, 也必使他們在仇敵面前倒斃於刀下, 死在尋索他們性命的人手中. 我要把他們的屍體給空中的飛鳥和地上的野獸作食物.

19:8 And I will make this city a horror, and an object of hissing, everyone who passes by it will be appalled, and will hiss because of all its wounds.
我要使這城變為荒涼, 成為被人嗤笑的對象; 每一個經過這裡的, 都必因這城所遭受的一切創傷而驚駭, 並且嗤笑她.

19:9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons, and the flesh of their daughters, and each one will eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress which their enemies and those who seek their life inflict on them.” ’
在他們被圍困和受壓迫之中, 就是在仇敵和尋索他們性命的人壓迫他們的時候, 我必使他們吞吃自己的兒女的肉, 各人也彼此吃對方的肉. ’

19:10 “Then you shall break the jar before the eyes of the men who go with you.
“然後你要在跟你同去的人眼前, 把那瓶子打碎,

19:11 And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “So I will break this people and this city as one breaks the vessel of the potter, so that it is not able to be repaired again. And in Topheth they will bury until there is no room to bury.
並對他們說: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 我必照樣打碎這人民和這城, 好像人打碎陶匠的瓦器一樣, 不能再修補. 人必在陀斐特埋葬屍體, 甚至無處可埋葬.

19:12 Thus will I do to this place,” declares Yahweh, “and to its inhabitants, to make this city like Topheth.
我必照樣對待這地方和這地方的居民, 使這城像陀斐特一樣. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

19:13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be unclean like the place of Topheth, all the houses where they made smoke offerings upon their roofs to all the host of heaven, and where they poured out libations to other gods.” ’ ”
‘耶路撒冷的房屋和猶大列王的宮殿, 都要像陀斐特一樣成為不潔; 人曾在這一切房屋宮殿的屋頂上, 向天上的萬象燒香, 向別神澆奠祭. ’”

19:14 Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where Yahweh had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh and said to all the people,
耶利米從陀斐特, 就是從耶和華差遣他去說預言的地方回來, 他站在耶和華殿的院中, 對眾民說:

19:15 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Look, I am about to bring to this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their neck to not hear my words.’ ”
“萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘看哪！我必使我宣告攻擊這城的一切災禍, 臨到這城和她附近的一切城鎮, 因為他們硬著頸項, 不聽從我的話. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 20

20:1 Now Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest who was officer in charge in the temple of Yahweh, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
音麥的兒子巴施戶珥祭司, 就是耶和華殿的總管, 他聽見了耶利米預言這些事,

20:2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the temple of Yahweh.
就毆打耶利米先知, 把他枷鎖在耶和華殿裡, 朝向便雅憫的上門內.

20:3 And then on the next day, when Pashhur brought Jeremiah out from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “Yahweh will not call your name Pashhur, but Terror From All Around.
次日, 巴施戶珥把耶利米從枷鎖上解下來, 耶利米就對他說: “耶和華不再稱你的名為巴施戶珥, 卻要稱你為瑪歌珥．米撒畢(“瑪歌珥．米撒畢”意即“四圍驚慌”).

20:4 For thus says Yahweh, ‘Look, I am making you a terror to yourself and to all your friends, and they will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will be seeing it. And all Judah I will give into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will deport them to Babylon, and he will strike them with the sword.
因為耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我要使你自己和你所有的朋友都驚惶失措; 他們必倒在他們仇敵的刀下, 你也必親眼看見. 我要把全猶大交在巴比倫王手中; 他要把他們擄到巴比倫去, 或用刀擊殺他們.

20:5 And I will give all the wealth of this city, and all its acquisitions, and all its precious items, and all of the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies, and they will plunder them, and they will seize them, and they will bring them to Babylon.
我要把這城的一切財物,一切勞碌得來的,一切珍寶和猶大列王的一切寶物, 都交在他們仇敵的手中; 仇敵要把這一切搶劫掠奪, 帶回巴比倫去.

20:6 And you, Pashhur, and all those who live in your house will go into captivity, and you will go to Babylon, and there you will die, and there you will be buried, you, and all your friends to whom you have prophesied falsely.’ ”
巴施戶珥啊！你和所有住在你家裡的人, 都要被擄去; 你和你所有的朋友, 就是你向他們說假預言的, 都要到巴比倫去, 死在那裡, 也葬在那裡. ’”

20:7 You have persuaded me, O Yahweh, and I was persuaded. You have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long. Everyone is mocking me.
耶和華啊！你愚弄了我, 我受了愚弄; 你比我強大, 你勝了我. 我整天成了別人譏笑的對象, 人人都嘲弄我.

20:8 For as often as I speak, I must cry out violence and destruction. I must shout, for the word of Yahweh has become for me a disgrace and derision all day long.
因為我每次發言, 都大聲呼叫; 我呼喊, 說: “有強暴和毀滅！”耶和華的話使我整天受人辱罵和譏諷.

20:9 But if I say, “I will not mention him and I will no longer speak in his name,” then it becomes in my heart like a fire burning, locked up in my bones, and I struggle to contain it, and I am not able.
如果我說: “我不再提起他, 也不再奉他的名說話”, 他的話就像火在我心中焚燒, 被困在我的骨裡; 我不能再抑制, 實在不能了.

20:10 For I hear the rumor of many, “Terror is from all around, denounce him, yes, let us denounce him!” All my close friends are watchers of my stumbling, saying, “perhaps he can be persuaded, and we can prevail over him, and we can take our revenge on him.”
我聽見許多人耳語: “瑪歌珥．米撒畢！告發他, 我們要告發他！”我所有的知己朋友都等著看我行差踏錯, 他們說: “希望他會上當, 我們就可以勝過他, 向他報復. ”

20:11 But Yahweh is with me like a powerful warrior. Therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. They will be very ashamed, for they will not achieve success. Their everlasting insult will not be forgotten.
但耶和華與我同在, 像一個威武可畏的勇士, 因此, 逼迫我的都必跌倒, 不能得勝. 他們必大大蒙羞, 因為他們失敗了; 這永遠的恥辱是人不能忘記的.

20:12 Yet, O Yahweh of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have revealed my legal case.
萬軍之耶和華啊！你試驗義人, 察看人的心腸肺腑; 求你讓我看見你在他們身上施行的報復, 因為我已經把我的案件向你陳明了.

20:13 Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh, for he has delivered the life of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
你們要歌頌耶和華, 讚美耶和華; 因為他救了窮乏人的性命, 脫離惡人的手.

20:14 Cursed be the day on which I was born, let not the day on which my mother gave birth to me be blessed.
願我生的那一天受咒詛！願我母親生我的那一天不蒙祝福！

20:15 Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, “A child is born to you, a son!” and he made him very glad.
那向我父親報喜信: “你得了一個男孩”, 叫我父親十分高興的, 願那人受咒詛！

20:16 And let that man be like the cities that Yahweh demolished without regret, and let him hear a cry for help in the morning, and an alarm at the time of noon.
願那人像耶和華所傾覆而不顧惜的城市, 願他早晨聽見哀號, 午間聽見戰爭的吶喊.

20:17 Because he did not kill me in the womb, so that my mother would have been for me my grave, and her womb would be pregnant forever.
因為他沒有使我死於母腹, 好使我的母親成了我的墳墓, 我永遠留在母腹中.

20:18 Why did I come out from the womb, to see toil, and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
我為甚麼要出母胎, 經歷勞苦和憂傷, 並且我的年日都消逝在羞辱之中呢?

Jeremiah - Chapter 21

21:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
耶和華有話臨到耶利米. 那時, 西底家王差遣瑪基雅的兒子巴施戶珥, 和瑪西雅的兒子西番雅祭司去見耶利米, 說:

21:2 “Please inquire of Yahweh on behalf of us, for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon is fighting against us. Perhaps Yahweh will do with us according to all his miraculous acts, so that he may go up from against us.”
“請你替我們求問耶和華, 因為巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來攻擊我們; 也許耶和華會為我們行奇事, 使尼布甲尼撒離開我們回去. ”

21:3 Then Jeremiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah:
耶利米就對他們說: “你們要對西底家這樣說:

21:4 ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: “Look, I am about to turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you are fighting against them, the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are laying siege to you from outside the wall, and I will gather them into the center of this city.
‘耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 看哪！我必使你們手中的武器, 就是你們用來與城外圍困你們的巴比倫王和迦勒底人作戰的武器, 轉回堆積在這城的中心.

21:5 And I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand, and with strong arm, and in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
我必在怒氣,烈怒和忿怒中, 用伸出來的手和強有力的膀臂, 親自攻擊你們.

21:6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both humankind and animal; by a great plague they will die.
我要擊打住在這城的人和牲畜, 他們都要因極大的瘟疫而死.

21:7 And afterward,” declares Yahweh, “I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and those who remain in this city from the plague, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their lives, and he will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not take pity on them, and he will not have compassion, nor will he show compassion.” ’
然後, 我必把猶大王西底家和他的臣民, 就是在這城裡經過瘟疫,刀劍之災和饑荒而倖存的人, 都交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒和他們的仇敵, 以及尋索他們性命的人的手中. 尼布甲尼撒要用刀劍擊殺他們, 絕不顧惜, 不留情, 不憐憫. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

21:8 “And to this people you shall say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.
耶和華又吩咐耶利米: “你要對這人民說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我把生命的路和死亡的路擺在你們面前.

21:9 He who stays in this city will die by the sword, or by the famine, or by the plague. And he who goes out and goes over to the Chaldeans who are laying siege to you will live, and his life will be to him as booty.
凡留在這城裡的, 必因刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫而死; 但出去向圍困你們的迦勒底人投降的, 必可以活著, 撿回自己的性命.

21:10 For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good,” declares Yahweh. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.” ’
因為我已經決意向這城降禍不降福; 這城必交在巴比倫王的手中, 他必放火把城燒毀. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

21:11 “And to the house of the king of Judah, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh,
“你要對猶大王室說: ‘你們要聽耶和華的話.

21:12 O house of David, thus says Yahweh, “Execute judgment in the morning, justice, and deliver the one who has been seized from the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath goes forth like the fire and it burns, and there is no one who quenches it because of the evil of your deeds.
大衛家啊！耶和華這樣說: 你們每早晨應秉公審判, 解救被搶奪的脫離欺壓者的手; 免得我的烈怒因你們(“你們”有古抄本作“他們”)的惡行發作, 如火焚燒, 無人能熄滅.

21:13 Look, I am against you, O inhabitants of the valley, O rock of the plain,” declares Yahweh; “you who say, ‘Who can descend against us, or who can enter into our hiding place?’
看哪！在山谷上,在巖石平原上的耶路撒冷啊！我要攻擊你. ’這是耶和華的宣告. ‘你們說: 誰能下來攻擊我們, 誰能進入我們的住處呢?

21:14 And I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds,” declares Yahweh, “And I will kindle a fire in its forest, and it will devour all its surroundings.” ’ ”
我必照著你們所作的事應得的結果懲罰你們; 我要在耶路撒冷的樹林中放火, 吞滅她四圍的一切. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 22

22:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah and you must speak this word there.
耶和華這樣說: “你下到猶大王的宮中, 在那裡宣講這些話,

22:2 And you must say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter through these gates.
說: ‘坐大衛王位的猶大王啊！你和你的臣僕, 以及從這些門進來的人民, 都要聽耶和華的話.

22:3 Thus says Yahweh, “Act with justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been seized from the hand of the oppressor. And you must not oppress the immigrant, the orphan, and the widow. And you must not shed innocent blood in this place.
耶和華這樣說: 你們要施行公正和公義, 解救被搶奪的脫離欺壓者的手, 不可虐待或以強暴對待寄居的,孤兒和寡婦, 也不可在這地方流無辜人的血.

22:4 And if you indeed obey this word, then kings who sit for David on his throne will enter through the gates of this house, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
如果你們切實地行這些事, 就必有坐大衛王位的列王, 乘著車, 騎著馬, 與自己的臣僕和人民進入這王宮的各門.

22:5 But if you do not obey these words, I swear by myself,” declares Yahweh, “that this house will become a site of ruins.” ’ ”
如果你們不聽從這些話, 我指著自己起誓, 這宮殿必變為廢墟. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

22:6 For thus says Yahweh concerning the house of the king of Judah, “You are like Gilead to me, like the head of the Lebanon. Surely I will make you a desert, like cities that are not inhabited.
因為耶和華論到猶大王的宮殿這樣說: “雖然在我看來, 你好像基列, 好像黎巴嫩的山峰; 我卻要使你變為曠野, 變為無人居住的城市.

22:7 And I will consecrate against you destroyers, everyone with his weapons, and they will cut down your choicest cedars, and cast them on the fire.
我要指派毀滅者, 各有兵器攻擊你; 他們必砍下你最好的香柏樹, 丟進火裡.

22:8 And many nations will pass by this city and they will say each one to his neighbor, ‘Why has Yahweh done in this manner to this great city?’
多國的人必經過這城, 彼此發問: ‘耶和華為甚麼這樣對待這大城呢? ’

22:9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God, and bowed down in worship to other gods, and served them.’ ”
必有人說: ‘是因為他們離棄了耶和華他們神的約, 並且敬拜事奉別神. ’”

22:10 You must not weep for the dead person, and you must not show sympathy for him. Weep bitterly for the one who goes away, for he will not return, or see the land of his birth again.
不要為那已死的人哀哭, 不要為他悲傷; 卻要為那遠去的人大大哀哭, 因為他不得再回來, 也不能再見自己的國土.

22:11 For thus says Yahweh concerning Shallum, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, who reigned as king in place of Josiah his father, who went out from this place: “He will not return here again.
因為論到猶大王約西亞的兒子, 就是繼承他父親約西亞作王的沙龍, 耶和華這樣說: “他離開了這地方, 必不得再回來;

22:12 But in the place where they have deported him, there he will die, and he will not see this land again.
因為他要死在被擄去的地方, 不得再見這地.

22:13 Woe to the one who builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to him his wages.
“用不義的手段建造自己房屋,用不公正的方法建築自己樓房的, 有禍了！他使自己的同胞白白作工, 不把工資付給他們.

22:14 Who says ‘I will build for myself a spacious house with large upper rooms,’ and he cuts windows for it, and it is paneled with cedar, and he paints it with vermilion.
他說: ‘我要為自己建造宏偉的房屋,寬敞的樓房. ’他又為房屋裝設寬闊的窗戶, 用香柏木作鑲板, 並且漆上紅色.

22:15 Do you reign as king because you are competing in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and he did justice and righteousness, then it was well with him?
難道你是用香柏木爭勝來表明王的身分嗎? 你父親不是也吃也喝, 也施行公正和公義嗎? 那時他得享福樂.

22:16 He judged the legal cause of the needy and the poor, and then it was well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares Yahweh.
他為困苦和貧窮人伸冤, 那時他得享福樂. 這不是認識我的真義嗎? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

22:17 “But there is nothing in your eyes and your heart except your unlawful gain, and on shedding the blood of the innocent, and on committing oppression and extortion.”
“但你的眼你的心甚麼都不顧, 只顧你的不義之財, 只知流無辜人的血, 施行欺壓和迫害的事. ”

22:18 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah: “They will not lament for him, ‘Alas, my brother,’ or ‘Alas, sister.’ They will not lament for him, ‘Alas, lord,’ or ‘alas, his majesty.’
因此, 論到猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬, 耶和華這樣說: “人必不為他哀傷, 說: ‘哀哉, 我哥哥！’‘哀哉, 我姊姊！’人必不為他哀傷, 說: ‘哀哉, 主上！’‘哀哉, 尊榮的王！’

22:19 He will be buried with the burial of a donkey. He will be dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
他像驢子一樣被埋葬, 被拖走, 拋在耶路撒冷城門外. ”

22:20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out, and in Bashan lift up your voice, and cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are shattered.
“耶路撒冷啊, 上黎巴嫩哀叫吧！在巴珊揚聲吧！從亞巴琳哀叫吧！因為你的盟友都毀滅了.

22:21 I spoke to you in the times you were secure, and you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This was your way from your youth, for you have not obeyed my voice.
你安定的時候, 我曾警告過你, 你卻說: ‘我不聽！’從你幼年以來, 你就是這樣, 不聽從我的話.

22:22 All your shepherds will shepherd the wind, and your lovers will go into captivity. Yes, then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.
風要捲走你所有的牧人, 你的盟友要被擄去; 那時, 因你的一切惡行, 你必蒙羞受辱.

22:23 Inhabitants of Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when labor pains come to you, fear and pain as the woman who gives birth.
住在黎巴嫩, 在香柏林中搭窩的啊！有痛苦臨到你, 像產婦劇痛的時候, 你要怎樣呻吟呢? ”

22:24 “As I live,” declares Yahweh, “surely if Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were the seal on my right hand, surely from there I would wrench you off.
“我指著我的永生起誓(這是耶和華的宣告), 猶大王約雅敬的兒子哥尼雅, 雖然你是我右手上的印戒, 我也要把你從手上脫下來,

22:25 And I would give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of those from whom you are frightened by their presence, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
交在那些尋索你性命和你們懼怕的人手中, 就是交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒和迦勒底人手中.

22:26 And I will throw you and your mother who gave birth to you to another country where you were not born, and there you will die.
我要把你和生你的母親驅趕到異地去, 你們不是生在那裡, 卻要死在那裡.

22:27 As for the land to which they are longing to return, they will not return.
你們(“你們”原文作“他們”)渴望歸回本國, 卻不得回去. ”

22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered vessel? Or a vessel in which there is no delight? Why are he and his offspring thrown far, and cast away to the land that they do not know?”
哥尼雅這個人是被鄙視,被摔碎的瓶子, 是沒有人喜悅的器皿嗎? 他和他的後裔為甚麼被驅趕, 被拋棄到他們不認識的地去呢?

22:29 O land, land, land, hear the word of Yahweh.
大地啊！大地啊！大地啊！要聽耶和華的話.

22:30 Thus says Yahweh: “Record this man as childless, a man who will not succeed in his days, for no man from his offspring will succeed him, sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Judah.”
耶和華這樣說: “你們要寫下, 這人算為無子, 他的一生毫無成就; 因為他的後裔中沒有一人可以成功, 能坐在大衛的王位上, 再次統治猶大. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 23

23:1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the flock of my pasture,” declares Yahweh.
“那些殘殺和趕散我牧場上的羊群的牧人, 有禍了！”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:2 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people, “You yourselves have scattered my flock, and you have driven them away, and you do not attend to them. Look, I will punish you for the evil of your deeds,” declares Yahweh.
因此, 耶和華以色列的神論到牧養他(“他”原文作“我”)子民的牧人這樣說: “你們使我的羊群四散, 把牠們趕走, 並沒有看顧牠們; 看哪！我必因你們的惡行懲罰你們. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:3 “Then I myself will gather together the remnant of my flock from all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their grazing place, and they will be fruitful, and they will become numerous.
“我要親自把我羊群中餘剩的, 從我把牠們趕逐到的各地, 招聚出來, 領牠們歸回自己的羊圈, 使牠們繁殖增多.

23:4 And I will raise up over them shepherds, and they will shepherd them, and they will no longer fear, and they will not be dismayed, and they will not be missing,” declares Yahweh.
我要興起牧人, 牧養牠們; 牠們必不再恐懼驚慌, 一個也不會失掉. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:5 “Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous branch, and he will reign as king, and he will achieve success, and he will do justice and righteousness in the land.
“看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 我必給大衛興起一個公義的苗裔; 他必執政為王, 行事有智慧, 在地上施行公正和公義.

23:6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell in safety, and this is his name by which he will be called: ‘Yahweh is our righteousness.’
在他執政的日子, 猶大必得救, 以色列也必安然居住. 人要稱他的名字為‘耶和華我們的義’. ”

23:7 “Therefore look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when they will no longer say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who led up the Israelites from the land of Egypt,’
“因此, 看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 人不再指著那領以色列人從埃及地上來的永活的耶和華起誓,

23:8 but ‘As Yahweh lives, who led up, and who brought the offspring of the house of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where he had driven them.’ Then they will live in their land.”
卻要指著那領以色列家的後裔從北方之地,從他(“他”原文作“我”)把他們趕逐到的各地上來的,永活的耶和華起誓. 他們就必住在自己的地方. ”

23:9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken in my midst. All my bones tremble. I have become like a drunken man, even like a man over whom wine has passed, because of Yahweh, and because of his holy words.
論到那些先知, 我的心在我裡面破碎, 我全身的骨頭都發抖. 因為耶和華的緣故, 又因為他的聖言的緣故, 我就像一個醉酒的人, 像一個被酒灌醉的人.

23:10 For the land is full of adulterers; for the land mourns because of a curse. The pastures of the desert are dry, and their evil has been their way of running, and their power is not right.
因為這地滿了行淫的人; 因受咒詛, 地就悲哀, 曠野的草場都枯乾了; 他們走的路是邪惡的, 他們的權力誤用了.

23:11 “For both prophet as well as priest are godless, even in my temple I have found their wickedness,” declares Yahweh.
“先知和祭司都不敬虔, 甚至在我殿裡我也看見他們的邪惡. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:12 “Therefore their way will be to them like the slippery places, they will be pushed in the darkness, and they will fall into it, for I will bring disaster on them in the year of their punishment,” declares Yahweh.
“因此, 他們的路必像滑地; 他們必被趕逐到黑暗中, 必在那裡仆倒. 因為到了懲罰他們的年日, 我必使災禍臨到他們. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:13 “Now in the prophets of Samaria I saw a disgusting thing. They prophesied by Baal and they caused my people Israel to err.
“在撒瑪利亞的先知中, 我看見可厭的事: 他們竟奉巴力的名說預言, 使我的子民以色列走錯了路.

23:14 And in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible. They commit adultery, and they walk in lies, and they make strong the hands of evildoers, so that they have not turned back each from his wickedness. All of them have become to me like Sodom, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”
在耶路撒冷的先知中, 我看見可怕的事. 他們犯姦淫, 行事虛假, 堅固惡人的手, 以致沒有人離棄惡行; 在我看來, 他們都像所多瑪人, 耶路撒冷的居民也像蛾摩拉人一樣. ”

23:15 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets, “Look, I am going to let them eat wormwood and I will give them water of poison to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem went out ungodliness to all the land.”
因此, 論到這些先知, 萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我必使他們吃苦堇, 喝毒水, 因為有不敬虔的風氣, 從耶路撒冷的先知中散播出來, 遍及全地. ”

23:16 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “You must not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are deluding you with visions of their mind, They do not speak from the mouth of Yahweh.
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “不要聽從這些向你們說預言的先知所說的話, 他們使你們存有虛幻的希望; 他們所講的異象是出於自己的心思, 不是出於耶和華的口.

23:17 They are continually saying to those who disregard the word of Yahweh, ‘Peace it will be to you,’ and to each one who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say, ‘Calamity will not come upon you.’
他們不斷對那些藐視我的人說: ‘耶和華說: 你們必平安無事！’又對所有隨從自己頑梗的心行事的人說: ‘災禍必不臨到你們！’”

23:18 For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he has seen and heard his word? Who has listened attentively to his word and heard it?
可是他們中間有誰曾參與耶和華的議會, 看見或聽見他的話呢? 有誰曾留心聽他的話而實在聽見呢?

23:19 Look, the storm of Yahweh has gone forth in wrath, even a whirling tempest. It will whirl upon the head of the wicked.
看哪！耶和華的旋風, 在震怒中發出, 是旋轉的狂風, 必捲到惡人的頭上.

23:20 The anger of Yahweh will not turn back until his doing and until his keeping the plans of his mind. In latter days you will look closely at it with understanding.
耶和華的怒氣必不轉消, 直到他作成和實現他心中的計劃. 在末後的日子, 你們就會完全明白這事.

23:21 I have not sent the prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
“我沒有差派這些先知, 但他們自己到處跑; 我沒有對他們說話, 他們竟擅自說預言.

23:22 But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have caused them to turn from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.
如果他們曾參與我的議會, 就必向我的子民宣告我的信息, 使他們轉離他們的惡道, 離開他們的惡行.

23:23 Am I a God from near,” declares Yahweh, “and not a God from far?
難道我只是近處的神嗎? 不也是遠處的神嗎? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:24 Or can a person hide himself in secret places and I cannot see him?” declares Yahweh. “Do I not fill up the heaven and the earth?” declares Yahweh.
“人怎能躲藏在隱密處, 以致我看不見他呢? (這是耶和華的宣告). 我豈不是充滿天地嗎? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:25 “I have heard what the prophets who prophesy lies have said in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed! I have dreamed!’
“那些先知所說的話我都聽見了, 他們冒我的名說虛假的預言: ‘我作了夢！我作了夢！’

23:26 How long will this be in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceitfulness of their hearts,
那些先知心裡存著這樣的意念要到幾時呢? 他們說虛假的預言, 說出自己心中的詭詐;

23:27 who plan to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell each one to his neighbor, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal?
他們以為藉著互相傳述自己的夢, 就可以使我的子民忘記我的名, 好像他們的列祖因巴力忘記了我的名一樣.

23:28 The prophet who has with him a dream, let him tell the dream. But the prophet who has my word with him, let him speak my word faithfully. What is straw compared to wheat?” declares Yahweh.
作了夢的先知, 讓他把夢述說出來; 但得了我話語的先知, 該忠實地傳講我的話. 禾稈怎能和麥子相比呢? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:29 “Is not my word like fire?” declares Yahweh, “and like a blacksmith’s hammer that breaks a rock into pieces?
“我的話不是像火, 不是像能打碎巖石的大鎚嗎? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:30 “Therefore look, I am against the prophets,” declares Yahweh, “who steal my words each one from his neighbor.
“所以, 看哪！那些先知互相偷取對方的話, 當作我的話, 我要對付他們. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:31 Look, I am against the prophets,” declares Yahweh, “who take their tongues and declare as prophets, ‘Yahweh declares.’
“看哪！那些先知用自己的舌頭說: ‘這是耶和華的宣告’, 我要對付他們. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:32 Look, I am against those who prophesy dreams of lies,” declares Yahweh, “and tell them, and they caused my people to err through their lies, and in their recklessness, when I myself have not sent them nor commanded them, so they profit not this people at all,” declares Yahweh.
“看哪！那些藉虛假的夢說預言的, 我要對付他們. ”這是耶和華的宣告. “他們述說這些夢, 以虛謊和誇張的話使我的子民走錯了路. 我沒有差派他們, 也沒有吩咐他們; 他們對這人民毫無益處. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:33 “Now when this people, or a prophet, or a priest, ask you, saying, ‘What is the burden of Yahweh?’ then you shall say to them, ‘You are the burden, and I will forsake you,’ ” declares Yahweh.
“如果這人民,或先知,或祭司問你說: ‘耶和華有甚麼默示呢? ’你要回答他們: ‘你們就是重擔(“你們就是重擔”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作: “甚麼默示? ”現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯. “重擔”和“默示”原文是同一個字), 我要丟棄你們. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

23:34 “And the prophet, and the priest, and the people who say, ‘The burden of Yahweh,’ I will punish that man and his house.
“無論是先知,是祭司, 或是人民, 凡說‘這是耶和華的默示’的, 我都要懲罰那人和他的家. ”

23:35 Thus you shall say, each one to his neighbor and each one to his brother: ‘What has Yahweh answered?’ or, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’
你們各人對自己的鄰舍, 對自己的兄弟要這樣說: “耶和華回答了甚麼? 耶和華說了甚麼? ”

23:36 But you shall not mention the burden of Yahweh, for the burden is to each one his word, and so you twist the words of the living God, Yahweh of hosts, our God.
你們不可再提耶和華的默示, 你們各人所說的話將成為自己的重擔; 因為你們曲解永活的神萬軍之耶和華我們神的話了.

23:37 Thus you shall say to that prophet, ‘What has Yahweh answered you?’ or, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’
你們要對神的先知(“你們要對神的先知”或譯: “耶利米啊, 你要對那些先知”)說: “耶和華回答了你甚麼? 耶和華說了甚麼呢? ”

23:38 But if you say, ‘The burden of Yahweh,’ therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘because of your saying these words, “The burden of Yahweh,” then I will send to you, saying, “You shall not say, ‘The burden of Yahweh.’ ” ’
如果你們仍說: “這是耶和華的默示”, 耶和華就必這樣說: “你們既然說‘這是耶和華的默示’這句話, 而我又曾差派人去告訴你們不可再說‘這是耶和華的默示’;

23:39 Therefore look, here I am, and I will surely lift you up and forsake you and the city that I gave to you and to your ancestors from my presence,
因此, 看哪！我必把你們當作重擔舉起來(“我必把你們當作重擔舉起來”或譯: “我必定忘記你們”), 把你們連同我賜給你們和你們列祖的城都從我面前丟棄.

23:40 and I will bring upon you an everlasting disgrace and an everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.”
我必使你們蒙受永遠的凌辱,永遠的羞恥, 是不能忘記的. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 24

24:1 Yahweh showed me, and look, there were two baskets of figs placed before the temple of Yahweh—after Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had deported Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, with the officials of Judah, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon.
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒把猶大王約雅敬的兒子耶哥尼雅, 和猶大的眾領袖,工匠與鐵匠從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫去. 這事以後, 耶和華使我看見在耶和華的殿前面擺著兩筐無花果.

24:2 The one basket had very good figs, like early figs, and the other basket had very bad figs that could not be eaten because of their bad quality.
一筐是極好的無花果, 像初熟的無花果; 另一筐是極壞的無花果, 壞到不能吃.

24:3 And Yahweh asked me, “What are you seeing, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs—the good figs, very good, and the bad figs, very bad, that cannot be eaten because of their bad quality.”
於是耶和華問我: “耶利米啊, 你看見甚麼? ”我回答: “我看見無花果. 那些好的無花果極好, 壞的卻極壞, 壞到不能吃. ”

24:4 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

24:5 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles of Judah whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.
“耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘被擄去的猶大人, 就是我打發離開這地方到迦勒底人之地去的, 我必看他們如同這些好的無花果一樣, 眷顧他們.

24:6 For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. And I will build them and not annihilate them, and I will plant them and not uproot them.
我必關注他們, 眷顧他們, 領他們歸回這地. 我必建立他們, 必不拆毀; 我必栽植他們, 必不拔除.

24:7 And I will give to them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh, and they will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with the whole of their heart.
我必賜給他們一顆認識我的心, 知道我就是耶和華; 他們要作我的子民, 我要親自作他們的神, 因為他們必一心歸向我. ’”

24:8 But like the bad figs that cannot be eaten because of their bad quality—for thus says Yahweh—so I will treat Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who live in the land of Egypt.
“但耶和華這樣說: ‘我怎樣處置那些壞到不能吃的壞無花果, 我也必照樣對待猶大王西底家,他的眾領袖和耶路撒冷的餘民, 不論是餘剩在這地的, 或是住在埃及地的.

24:9 And I will make them as a terror, an evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, as a disgrace and a proverb, as a taunt and a curse, in all the places where I will drive them.
我必使他們成為地上萬國所驚恐,所討厭的; 在我趕逐他們到的各地方, 成為被人羞辱,譏笑,嘲弄,咒詛的對象.

24:10 And I will send among them the sword, the famine, and the plague, until they perish from the land that I gave to them and their ancestors.’ ”
我必打發刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫去攻擊他們, 直到他們從我賜給他們和他們列祖的土地上都消滅了. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 25

25:1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第四年, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒第一年, 有話臨到耶利米, 是關於猶大眾民的.

25:2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
耶利米先知就把這話告訴猶大眾民和耶路撒冷所有的居民, 說:

25:3 “From the thirteenth year of Josiah, the son of Amon, the king of Judah, even up to this day, these twenty-three years the word of Yahweh has come to me, and I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not listened.
“從猶大王亞們的兒子約西亞第十三年直到今日, 這二十三年來, 常有耶和華的話臨到我, 我也不斷對你們傳講, 你們卻不聽從.

25:4 And though Yahweh has sent all his servants the prophets to you over and over again you have not listened, and you have not inclined your ear to hear,
耶和華雖然不斷差遣他的僕人眾先知到你們那裡去; 但你們卻沒有聽從, 毫不留心.

25:5 saying, ‘Turn back please, each one from his evil way, and from the evil of your deeds, and live on the land that Yahweh has given to you and to your ancestors from a long time back and until forever,
他們對你們說: ‘你們各人要悔改, 離開自己的惡道和邪惡的行為, 就可以住在耶和華賜給你們和你們列祖的土地上, 直到永永遠遠. ’”

25:6 and you must not go after other gods to serve them, and to bow in worship to them, and you must not provoke me to anger with the work of your hands, then I will not do something bad to you.’
“你們不要隨從別的神, 不要事奉敬拜他們, 也不可容你們手所作的惹我發怒; 這樣, 我就不會使禍患臨到你們.

25:7 ‘Yet you have not listened to me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘so that you have provoked me to anger with the work of your hands for your own harm.’
但你們沒有聽從我, 竟容你們手所作的惹我發怒, 自招禍害. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

25:8 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed my words,
因此, 萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “因為你們沒有聽從我的話,

25:9 look, I am going to send and take all the clans of the north,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations all around, and I will destroy them, and I will make them a horror, and an object of hissing, and everlasting ruins.
看哪！我要打發人去徵召北方的眾族, 和我的僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒, 領他們來攻擊這地和這地的居民, 以及周圍的列國; 我要把他們徹底消滅, 使他們成為令人驚駭, 受人嗤笑的對象, 和永遠荒廢的地方. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

25:10 And I will exterminate from them the sound of jubilation, and the sound of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
“我要從他們中間除掉歡喜和快樂的聲音, 新郎和新婦的聲音, 推磨的聲音和燈的亮光.

25:11 And all this land will become a site of ruins, a desolation, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
這地要全變為荒廢, 令人驚駭; 這些國家要服事巴比倫王七十年.

25:12 And then when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,’ declares Yahweh, ‘for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and I will make it an everlasting waste.
“七十年滿了以後, 我要按著他們的罪孽懲罰巴比倫王和那國, 就是迦勒底人之地, 使它永遠荒涼. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

25:13 And I will bring upon that land all my words that I have spoken against it, everything that is written in this scroll which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations.
“我必使我所說攻擊那地的一切話應驗在那地; 我所說的, 就是一切記錄在這書上的, 是耶利米攻擊列國所說的預言.

25:14 For many nations and great kings will let them work, even them, and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.’ ”
因為許多國家和大君王將要奴役迦勒底人, 我必按著他們的作為和他們手所作的報應他們. ”

25:15 For thus said Yahweh, the God of Israel, to me, “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand, and you must give it to all the nations to whom I am sending you to drink.
耶和華以色列的神對我這樣說: “你從我的手中拿這杯烈怒的酒, 給列國喝, 就是我差遣你去的列國.

25:16 And they will drink, and they will stagger, and they will act like madmen because of the presence of the sword that I am sending among them.”
他們喝了, 就會東倒西歪, 瘋狂亂性, 因為我打發刀劍到他們中間去. ”

25:17 So I took the cup from the hand of Yahweh and I gave it to all the nations to whom Yahweh sent me to drink:
於是我從耶和華的手中接過這杯, 給列國喝, 就是耶和華差遣我去的列國,

25:18 Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, and its kings, and its officials, to make them a site of ruins, a horror, an object of hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
包括耶路撒冷,猶大的城鎮, 和她的君王,領袖, 使這些城鎮荒廢, 成為令人驚駭,被人嗤笑,咒罵的對象, 好像今天一樣.

25:19 Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and his servants, and his officials, and all his people;
又包括法老, 就是埃及王, 和他的臣僕,王侯, 以及全體人民,

25:20 and all the other people; and all the kings of the land of Uz; and all the kings of the land of the Philistines—Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
並所有外族的人; 還有烏斯地的眾王,非利士人之地的眾王, 就是亞實基倫,迦薩, 以革倫和亞實突餘剩的人的王;

25:21 Edom, and Moab, and the Ammonites;
並有以東,摩押,亞捫,

25:22 and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland that is across the sea;
推羅的列王,西頓的列王,海外島嶼的列王,

25:23 and Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all those who are trimmed to the side;
底但,提瑪,布斯, 所有剃除鬢髮的部落,

25:24 and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the other people who dwell in the desert;
阿拉伯的列王,住在沙漠的外族人的列王,

25:25 and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
心利的列王,以攔的列王,瑪代的列王,

25:26 and all the kings of the north, near and far, each one to his brother, and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the face of the earth; and the king of Sheshach, he will drink after them.
北方遠近的列王, 一個一個, 以及地上的萬國, 就是在這地面上的列國, 都喝了; 他們喝了以後, 示沙克王也要喝.

25:27 “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Drink and become drunk, and vomit, and fall, and you must not rise because of the presence of the sword that I am sending among you.” ’
“你要對他們說: ‘萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 你們要喝, 並要喝醉, 嘔吐, 以致跌倒, 不能再起來, 因為我打發刀劍到你們中間去. ’

25:28 And it will happen, if they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “You must certainly drink!
如果他們不肯從你的手中接過這杯來喝, 你就要對他們說: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 你們一定要喝.

25:29 For look, on the city that is called by my name I am beginning to inflict harm, and you indeed, will you go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth,” declares Yahweh of hosts.’
因為, 看哪！我既然在那稱為我名下的城中先降災禍, 你們真可免受懲罰嗎? 你們必不能免受懲罰, 因為我要呼喚刀劍來攻擊這地所有的居民. ’”這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告.

25:30 And you yourself shall prophesy against them all these words, and you shall say to them: ‘Yahweh will roar from on high, and from his holy dwelling place he will give his voice. He will roar mightily against his settlement, a jubilant shout like those who tread grapes, he will answer against all the inhabitants of the earth.
“因此你要對他們宣講這一切話, 對他們說: ‘耶和華必從高天吼叫, 從他的聖所發聲; 他必大聲吼叫攻擊自己的羊圈; 他要對地上所有的居民呼喊, 像那些踹葡萄的人呼喊一樣.

25:31 The rage of battle will resound to the end of the earth, for there is a lawsuit of Yahweh against the nations. He is entering into judgment with all wicked flesh, he will give them to the sword,’ declares Yahweh.”
吶喊的聲音要傳到地極, 因為耶和華要控告列國, 也要審判萬人; 至於惡人, 他必把他們交給刀劍. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

25:32 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Look, disaster is going out from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “看哪！必有災禍發出, 從這國直到那國; 必有大風暴從地極颳起. ”

25:33 And the slain ones of Yahweh will be on that day from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth, and they will not be mourned, and they will not be gathered, and they will not be buried. They will become like dung on the surface of the ground.
到那日, 從地的這邊到地的那邊, 都必有被耶和華刺死的人; 必沒有人為他們悲哀, 沒有人收殮他們,埋葬他們; 他們都必在地面上成為糞肥.

25:34 Wail, you shepherds, and cry out. And roll about in mourning in the dust, O leaders of the flock. For your days of slaughter and your dispersions have arrived, and you will fall like a vessel of desire.
牧人啊, 你們要哀號, 呼叫！羊群的領袖啊, 你們要在灰塵中打滾！因為你們被宰殺的日子已經到了; 我要粉碎你們, 你們要跌倒, 像珍貴的器皿跌碎一樣.

25:35 And flight will perish from the shepherds, and escape from the leaders of the flock.
牧人無處逃避, 羊群的領袖無法逃脫.

25:36 A sound, the cry of distress of the shepherds and the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for Yahweh is despoiling their pasture.
聽啊！牧人的哀叫, 羊群的領袖的悲號, 因為耶和華正在毀壞他們的牧場.

25:37 And the peaceful settlements are devastated because of the burning anger of Yahweh.
因為耶和華猛烈的怒氣, 平靜的羊圈毀壞了.

25:38 He has left his den like a lion, for their land has become a horror, because of the anger of the oppressors, and because of his burning anger.”
他像獅子離開了洞穴, 使他們的國土變成荒野, 因為殘酷的刀劍(“刀劍”有古抄本作“猛烈”), 和他猛烈的怒氣臨到他們.

Jeremiah - Chapter 26

26:1 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬開始執政的時候, 有這話從耶和華那裡臨到耶利米, 說:

26:2 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Stand in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh, and you must speak to all the cities of Judah that come to bow in worship in the house of Yahweh all the words that I command you to speak to them. You must not omit a word.
“耶和華這樣說: ‘你要站在耶和華殿的院子裡, 對來自猶大各城, 到耶和華殿敬拜的人, 把我吩咐你對他們說的一切話, 一字不漏告訴他們.

26:3 Perhaps they will listen and turn back each from his evil way, and I will relent of the disaster that I am planning to do to them because of their evil deeds.
或者他們肯聽從, 各人轉離自己的惡道, 我就回心轉意, 不把我因為他們的惡行原想要施行的災禍, 降給他們.

26:4 And you shall say to them, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set before you,
你要對他們說: 耶和華這樣說: 如果你們不聽從我, 不遵行我設立在你們面前的律法,

26:5 to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I have sent to you, over and over again, though you have not listened,
不聽從我差遣到你們那裡去的我的僕人眾先知的話(我不斷差遣他們, 但你們一直都不聽從),

26:6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse for all the nations of the earth.’ ” ’ ”
我就必使這殿像示羅一樣, 使這城成為地上列國咒詛的對象. ’”

26:7 And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the temple of Yahweh.
耶利米在耶和華殿裡所說的這些話, 眾祭司,眾先知和眾民都聽見了.

26:8 And then as Jeremiah finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You will die!
耶利米說完了耶和華吩咐他對眾民所說的一切話, 眾祭司,眾先知和眾民就抓住他, 說: “你必要死！

26:9 Why have you prophesied in the name of Yahweh, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be in ruins, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the temple of Yahweh.
你為甚麼奉耶和華的名預言, 說: ‘這殿必像示羅一樣, 這城必變為荒場, 沒有人居住呢? ’”於是眾民在耶和華的殿裡集合到耶利米那裡.

26:10 When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the house of the king to the temple of Yahweh, and they sat in the entrance of the New Gate of Yahweh’s temple.
猶大的領袖聽見了這些事, 就從王宮上到耶和華的殿, 坐在耶和華殿裡新門的入口.

26:11 Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, saying, “This man deserves the death sentence, because he has prophesied against this city as that which you have heard with your ears.”
祭司和先知對領袖和眾民說: “這人應該處死, 因為他說預言攻擊這城, 正如你們親耳聽見的. ”

26:12 Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and to all the people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
耶利米對眾領袖和眾民說: “耶和華差遣我預言你們所聽見, 一切攻擊這殿和這城的話.

26:13 Now therefore amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of Yahweh your God, and Yahweh will relent of the disaster that he has spoken over you.
現在, 你們要改善你們所行所作的, 聽從耶和華你們的神的話, 耶和華就必回心轉意, 不把所說的災禍降給你們.

26:14 But as for me, look, I am in your hand, do to me what is good and right in your eyes.
至於我, 我在你們手中; 你們看怎樣好, 怎樣對, 就怎樣待我吧！

26:15 Only you must certainly know that if you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves innocent blood, and on this city and on its inhabitants, for truly Yahweh sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”
不過你們要確實知道, 如果你們殺死我, 就必使無辜的人的血歸到你們和這城, 以及這城的居民頭上, 因為耶和華實在差遣了我到你們中間, 把這一切話傳到你們耳中. ”

26:16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “This man does not deserve a sentence of death, for in the name of Yahweh our God, he has spoken to us.”
於是眾領袖和眾民對祭司和先知說: “這人不應該處死, 因為他奉耶和華我們神的名對我們說話. ”

26:17 Then men from the elders of the land arose and said to all the assembly of the people, saying,
那地的長老中有幾個人起來, 對集合在場的全體人民說:

26:18 “Micah the Morashtite was prophesying in the days of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and he said to all the people of Judah, saying: ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Zion will be plowed, and Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple as high places of wood.” ’
“在猶大王希西家的日子, 摩利沙人彌迦對猶大的眾民說預言: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 錫安要像田地被耕犁, 耶路撒冷必成為廢墟, 這殿的山必變為雜樹叢生的高岡. ’

26:19 Did Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and all Judah actually put him to death? Was he not in fear of Yahweh? And he entreated the face of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster that he had spoken against them. But we are about to do great disaster to ourselves.”
猶大王希西家和猶大眾人可曾把他處死呢? 希西家不是敬畏耶和華, 求他開恩, 以致耶和華回心轉意, 沒有把他所說的災禍降在他們身上嗎? 但我們現在竟自招大禍. ”

26:20 Indeed, there also was a man prophesying in the name of Yahweh, Uriah, the son of Shemaiah, from Kiriath-Jearim, and he prophesied against this city and against this land like all the words of Jeremiah.
曾有一個人, 就是基列．耶琳人示瑪雅的兒子烏利亞, 他奉耶和華的名說預言, 攻擊這城和這地, 他的預言和耶利米所說的一樣.

26:21 And when King Jehoiakim, and all his warriors, and all the officials heard his words, then the king sought to put him to death. But Uriah heard, and he was afraid, and he fled and went to Egypt.
約雅敬王和他所有的勇士, 以及猶大的眾領袖聽見了烏利亞的話, 王就想要殺他. 烏利亞聽見了, 就懼怕, 就逃往埃及去.

26:22 Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt. Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and men with him went to Egypt.
約雅敬王打發人到埃及去, 就是派亞革波的兒子以利拿單和一些人同到埃及去.

26:23 And they brought out Uriah from Egypt and they brought him to King Jehoiakim, and he struck him down with the sword, and he threw his dead body into the burial sites of the sons of the people.
他們就把烏利亞從埃及帶出來, 送到約雅敬王那裡. 王用刀殺死他, 把他的屍體拋在平民的墳地裡.

26:24 However, the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that he was not given into the hand of the people to put him to death.
然而沙番的兒子亞希甘卻保護耶利米, 不許人把耶利米交在人民的手中處死.

Jeremiah - Chapter 27

27:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying—
猶大王約西亞的兒子西底家(“西底家”有古抄本作“約雅敬”)開始執政的時候, 有這話從耶和華那裡臨到耶利米, 說:

27:2 thus said Yahweh to me—“Make for yourself fetters and yokes and put them on your neck,
“耶和華對我這樣說: ‘你要用繩套和木頭做軛, 套在自己的頸上.

27:3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon in the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
然後藉著那些前來耶路撒冷朝見猶大王西底家的使臣的手, 把軛送到以東王,摩押王,亞捫王,推羅王,西頓王那裡.

27:4 And you must command them for their masters, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, this you shall say to your masters:
你要吩咐使臣對他們的王說: 萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 你們要這樣對你們的王說:

27:5 “I have made the earth with humankind and animals that are on the face of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and I give it to whomever is right in my eyes.
是我用大能和伸出來的膀臂創造了大地, 以及地面上的人和獸; 我看給誰適合, 就把地給誰.

27:6 And now I myself have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and also the animals of the field I have given to him to serve him.
現在我已經親自把這一切國家都交在我僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中, 連田野的走獸, 我也交給他, 供他奴役.

27:7 And all the nations will serve him, and his son, and his grandson, until the coming of the time of his own land. Then many nations and great kings will let him work.
列國都要服事他和他的兒子,孫子, 直到他本國遭報的時候來到; 那時, 許多國家和大君王都要奴役他.

27:8 “But it will be that the nation or kingdom that will not serve him, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put his neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, and with the famine, and with the plague,” declares Yahweh, “until I have destroyed it with my hand.
“‘無論哪一國,哪一邦, 不服事巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒, 不把頸項放在巴比倫王的軛下, 我必用刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫去懲罰那國, 直到我藉著巴比倫王的手把他們完全消滅. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

27:9 And you, you must not listen to your prophets, and to your diviners, and to your dreamers, and to your interpreters of signs, and to your sorcerers who are saying, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
‘至於你們, 不可聽從你們的先知, 也不可聽從占卜的,解夢的,算命的和行邪術的; 他們告訴你們說: 你們必不會服事巴比倫王.

27:10 For they are prophesying to you a lie, so that you will be removed from your land, and I will drive you away, and you will perish.
因為他們向你們說虛假的預言, 使你們遠離你們的土地; 我要趕逐你們, 你們必要滅亡.

27:11 But the nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and will serve him, yet will I leave it on its land,” declares Yahweh, “and they will till it, and they will live in it.” ’ ”
但哪一國肯把頸項放在巴比倫王的軛下, 服事他, 我就必使那國仍留在本土, 可以在那裡耕種和居住. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

27:12 And I spoke words like these to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
我照著這一切話對猶大王西底家說: “你們要把頸項放在巴比倫王的軛下, 服事他和他的人民, 就可以生存.

27:13 Why should you die—you and your people—by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
你和你的人民為甚麼要因刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫而死, 正如耶和華論到不肯服事巴比倫王的國家所說的一樣呢?

27:14 And you must not listen to the words of the prophets who are speaking to you, saying, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying a lie to you.
不要聽從那些對你們說‘你們必不會服事巴比倫王’的先知的話, 因為他們向你們說的是虛假的預言.

27:15 For I have not sent them,” declares Yahweh, “but they are prophesying in my name falsely, so that I will drive them away. And you will perish—you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”
我並沒有差遣他們(這是耶和華的宣告), 他們卻冒我的名說虛假的預言, 以致我趕逐你們, 使你們和那些向你們說虛假預言的先知都一同滅亡. ”

27:16 Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘You must not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, “Look, the vessels of the house of Yahweh are about to be quickly brought back from Babylon”, for they are prophesying a lie to you.
我又對眾祭司和這眾民說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘你們的先知對你們預言, 說: 耶和華殿中的器皿快要從巴比倫送回來了. 他們的話, 你們不要聽從, 因為他們對你們說的是虛假的預言.

27:17 And you must not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a site of ruins?
你們不要聽從他們, 只要服事巴比倫王, 就可以生存. 為甚麼要使這城變為廢墟呢?

27:18 But if they are prophets, and if there is with them the word of Yahweh, let them please plead with Yahweh of hosts, that the vessels that are left over in the temple of Yahweh, and the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, must not go to Babylon.’
如果他們是真先知, 如果他們有耶和華的話, 就讓他們向萬軍之耶和華祈求, 使那些留在耶和華殿中和猶大王宮中, 以及在耶路撒冷中的器皿, 不會被送到巴比倫去. ’

27:19 For thus says Yahweh of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the stands, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,
因為萬軍之耶和華這樣說, 論到這些柱子,銅海,盆座和留在這城其餘的器皿,

27:20 which Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, did not take when he deported Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒把猶大王約雅敬的兒子耶哥尼雅, 以及猶大和耶路撒冷所有的貴族, 從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫去的時候, 沒有拿走的器皿;

27:21 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of Yahweh, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
論到那些留在耶和華殿中和猶大王宮中, 以及在耶路撒冷中的器皿, 萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說:

27:22 ‘They will be brought to Babylon, and there they will stay until the day of my attending to them,’ declares Yahweh. ‘Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.’ ”
‘這些器皿必被送到巴比倫, 存在那裡, 直到我眷顧這些器皿的日子. 那時, 我必把它們帶上來, 放回這地方. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 28

28:1 And it was in that same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah, the son of Azzur, the prophet who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of Yahweh before the eyes of the priests and all the people, saying,
當年, 就是猶大王西底家開始執政的第四年五月, 基遍人押朔的兒子哈拿尼雅先知, 在耶和華殿中, 當著祭司和眾民的面前對我說:

28:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
“萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘我已經折斷了巴比倫王的軛.

28:3 Within two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the house of Yahweh which Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon took away from this place and brought to Babylon.
在兩年之內, 我必把耶和華殿中的一切器皿, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒從這地方掠到巴比倫去的, 都帶回這地方.

28:4 And Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, I will bring back to this place,’ declares Yahweh, ‘For I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
我也必把猶大王約雅敬的兒子耶哥尼雅, 和所有被擄到巴比倫去的猶大人, 都帶回這地方, 因為我必折斷巴比倫王的軛. ’這是耶和華的宣告. ”

28:5 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet before the eyes of the priests and before the eyes of all the people who were standing in the house of Yahweh,
耶利米先知當著祭司和站在耶和華殿裡的眾民面前, 對哈拿尼雅先知說:

28:6 and Jeremiah the prophet said, “Amen! May Yahweh do so; may Yahweh fulfill your words that you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the house of Yahweh and all the exiles from Babylon to this place.
“阿們！願耶和華這樣行, 願耶和華使你預言的話應驗, 把耶和華殿中的器皿和所有被擄的人, 都從巴比倫帶回這地方來.

28:7 Nevertheless listen please to this word that I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people,
不過, 你應該聽我向你和眾民耳中所說的這話.

28:8 The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many countries and against great kingdoms of war, and of disaster, and of plague.
自古以來, 在你我以前的先知, 已經預言有戰爭,災禍和瘟疫要臨到許多地方和強國.

28:9 The prophet who prophesies peace, at the coming of the word of the prophet, will become known as the prophet that Yahweh has truly sent.”
但預言平安的先知, 除非他的話應驗, 人才會承認他確實是耶和華所差遣的先知. ”

28:10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
於是哈拿尼雅先知把耶利米先知頸項上的軛取下來, 折斷了.

28:11 Then Hananiah said before the eyes of all the people, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘This is how I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, within two years, from the neck of all the nations.’ ” And Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.
哈拿尼雅又當著眾民面前說: “耶和華這樣說: ‘兩年之內, 我必這樣從列國的頸項上, 折斷巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的軛. ’”於是耶利米先知就走了.

28:12 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet broke the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
哈拿尼雅先知把耶利米先知頸項上的軛折斷了以後, 耶和華的話就臨到耶利米, 說:

28:13 “Go, and you must say to Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You have broken yoke bars of wood, but you have made in place of them yoke bars of iron.”
“你去告訴哈拿尼雅說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 你折斷了木軛, 卻要換來鐵軛.

28:14 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, to serve Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and they will serve him, and I have even given the animals of the open field to him.” ’ ”
因為萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 我要把鐵軛套在這些國家的頸項上, 使他們服事巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒; 他們要服事他, 連田野的走獸, 我也交給他了. ’”

28:15 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Please listen, Hananiah, Yahweh has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.
耶利米先知就對哈拿尼雅先知說: “哈拿尼雅啊！你要聽, 耶和華並沒有差遣你, 你竟使這人民信靠謊言.

28:16 Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘Look, I am going to send you from the face of the earth. This year you will die because you have spoken rebellion against Yahweh.’ ”
因此耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我必使你離開人世; 你今年一定死, 因為你說了悖逆耶和華的話. ’”

28:17 And Hananiah the prophet died in that same year in the seventh month.
這樣, 在當年七月, 哈拿尼雅先知就死了.

Jeremiah - Chapter 29

29:1 And these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the exiles, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had deported from Jerusalem to Babylon,
以下這一封信, 是耶利米先知從耶路撒冷寄給被擄的祭司,先知和眾民, 以及尚存的長老, 就是尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫去的.

29:2 after the going out of Jeconiah the king, and the queen mother, and the court officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, and the artisans, and the smiths from Jerusalem,
這是在耶哥尼雅王,太后,宮中的臣宰,猶大和耶路撒冷的領袖,工匠和鐵匠從耶路撒冷被擄走以後.

29:3 by the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah, the king of Judah, sent to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to Babylon, saying,
這封信是由沙番的兒子以利亞薩和希勒家的兒子基瑪利帶去的; 他們是猶大王西底家差往巴比倫, 去見巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的. 信上說:

29:4 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have deported from Jerusalem to Babylon,
“萬軍之耶和華以色列的神對所有被擄的, 就是耶和華(“耶和華”原文作“我”)把他們從耶路撒冷擄到巴比倫去的人, 這樣說:

29:5 ‘Build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.
‘你們要建造房屋, 定居下來; 要栽種園子, 吃園中的果子.

29:6 Take wives and father sons and daughters, and take for your sons wives, and give your daughters to men that they may bear sons and daughters, and multiply there, and you must not be few.
你們要娶妻, 生養兒女; 要為你們的兒子娶媳婦, 把你們的女兒出嫁, 好讓他們也生養兒女. 你們要在那裡增多, 不可減少.

29:7 And seek the prosperity of the city where I have deported you, and pray on behalf of it to Yahweh, for in its prosperity you will have prosperity.’
我把你們擄到的那城, 你們要為她求平安, 為她向耶和華祈禱; 因為她得平安, 你們也得平安. ’

29:8 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let your prophets who are in your midst, and your diviners, deceive you, and you must not listen to your dreams that you are causing them to dream.
“萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘不要被你們中間的先知和作占卜的欺騙, 也不要聽信自己所作的夢(“自己所作的夢”原文作“你們的夢, 就是你們所促使作的夢”, 有古本作“他們所作的夢”).

29:9 For they are prophesying falsely to you in my name; I have not sent them,’ declares Yahweh.
因為他們冒我名對你們說虛假的預言, 我並沒有差派他們. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

29:10 For thus says Yahweh, ‘As soon as the time has passed, seventy years for Babylon, I will attend to you, and I will fulfill my good word to you, to bring you back to this place.
“耶和華這樣說: ‘為巴比倫所定的七十年滿了以後, 我必眷顧你們, 向你們實行我滿有恩惠的諾言, 把你們帶回這地方來.

29:11 For I know the plans that I am planning concerning you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘plans for prosperity and not for harm, to give to you a future and a hope.
因我自己知道我為你們所定的計劃, 是使你們得平安, 而不是遭受災禍的計劃; 要賜給你們美好的前程和盼望. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

29:12 Then when you call me, and you come and pray to me, then I will listen to you.
‘你們要呼求我, 要來向我禱告, 我就必應允你們.

29:13 When you search for me, then you will find me, if you seek me with all your heart.
你們要尋找我, 只要一心尋求, 就必尋見.

29:14 And I will let myself be found by you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will restore your fortunes, and I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places to which I have driven you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from which I deported you.’
我必給你們尋見(這是耶和華的宣告); 我必使你們被擄的歸回, 從我趕逐你們去的各國各地, 把你們集合起來, 帶回我擄你們離開的地方去. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

29:15 Because you have said, ‘Yahweh has raised up prophets for us in Babylon’—
“你們既然說: ‘耶和華在巴比倫為我們興起了先知’,

29:16 for thus says Yahweh concerning the king who sits on the throne of David and concerning all the people who live in this city, your fellow kinsmen who did not go with you into the exile—
所以耶和華論到那坐大衛王位的君王和住在這城裡的眾民, 就是沒有和你們一同被擄去的眾兄弟, 這樣說:

29:17 thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Look, I am going to send among them the sword, the famine, and the plague, and I will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten because of their bad quality.
‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我必打發刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫臨到他們; 我必使他們像腐爛的無花果, 壞到不能吃.

29:18 And I will pursue them with the sword, with the famine, and with the plague, and I will make them a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, and a horror, and an object of hissing, and a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them,
我必用刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫追趕他們, 使他們成為地上萬國所驚懼的, 在我趕逐他們到的各國中, 成為令人驚駭,被人咒罵,嗤笑,羞辱的對象.

29:19 because they did not listen to my words,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I sent to them my servants the prophets, sending over and over again, and they would not listen,’ declares Yahweh.
因為他們不聽從我的話(這是耶和華的宣告), 就是我不斷差遣到他們那裡去, 我的僕人眾先知所說的話; 同樣, 你們也沒有聽從. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

29:20 And you, hear the word of Yahweh, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
“你們這所有被擄去的, 就是我從耶路撒冷趕逐到巴比倫去的, 要聽耶和華的話.

29:21 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you in my name a lie, ‘Look, I am going to give them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and he will strike them before your eyes.
“萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘論到冒我的名向你們說虛假預言的哥賴雅的兒子亞哈和瑪西雅的兒子西底家, 我要把他們交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中, 他要在你們眼前擊殺他們.

29:22 And a curse will be taken up because of them by all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, “May Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,”
所有被擄到巴比倫的猶大人, 都要因他們的遭遇這樣咒詛人, 說: “願耶和華使你像巴比倫王用火燒死的西底家和亞哈一樣. ”

29:23 because they have done a disgraceful thing in Israel, and they have committed adultery with the wives of their neighbors, and they have spoken words in my name, lies that I have not commanded them, and I am he who knows, and I am a witness,’ declares Yahweh.”
因為他們二人在以色列中行了無恥的事, 他們和鄰舍的妻子通姦, 又冒我的名說虛假的話, 是我沒有吩咐他們說的. 我知道一切, 也可以作證. ’這是耶和華的宣告. ”

29:24 And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall say, saying,
耶和華吩咐耶利米說: “你要對尼希蘭人示瑪雅說:

29:25 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Because you yourself sent a letter in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
‘萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 你曾用自己的名寄信給在耶路撒冷的眾民,瑪西雅祭司的兒子西番雅, 和眾祭司, 說:

29:26 “Yahweh made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there are overseers in the house of Yahweh over any mad man who exhibits the behavior of a prophet, and you must put him into the stocks and into the neck iron,
耶和華已經立了你西番雅為祭司, 代替耶何耶大, 作耶和華殿中的總管, 你就應把所有妄自說預言的人, 都帶上腳鐐枷鎖.

29:27 and so then why have you not rebuked Jeremiah the Anathothite who exhibits the behavior of a prophet for you?
現在, 亞拿突人耶利米向你們說預言, 你為甚麼不斥責他呢?

29:28 Because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘It will be a long time, build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’ ” ’ ”
因為他寄信給我們在巴比倫的人說: 被擄的時期必會長久, 所以你們要建造房屋, 定居下來, 也要栽植園子, 吃園中的果子. ’”

29:29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
(西番雅祭司卻把這封信念給耶利米先知聽. )

29:30 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到耶利米, 說:

29:31 “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, though I have not sent him, and he has made you trust in a lie,”
“你要寄信給所有被擄的人, 說: ‘論到尼希蘭人示瑪雅, 耶和華這樣說: 因為示瑪雅向你們說預言, 我並沒有差遣他, 他竟使你們信靠謊言.

29:32 therefore thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am going to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. There will not be for him a man who lives in the midst of this people, and he will not see the good that I am going to do to my people,” declares Yahweh, “For he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh.” ’ ”
所以耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我必懲罰尼希蘭人示瑪雅和他的後代; 他必不會有子孫住在這人民中間, 也必不能看見我要為我的子民所作的美事, 因為他說了悖逆耶和華的話. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 30

30:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
耶和華有話臨到耶利米, 說:

30:2 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Write for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you in a scroll.
“耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘你要把我對你說過的一切話都寫在書上.

30:3 For look, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah,’ says Yahweh, ‘and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors and they will take possession of it.’ ”
看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 我必使我的子民以色列和猶大被擄的人歸回. ’耶和華說: ‘我必使他們回到我賜給他們列祖之地, 他們要重得這地為業. ’”

30:4 Now these are the words that Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
以下是耶和華論到以色列和猶大所說的話:

30:5 “For thus says Yahweh: ‘We have heard a sound of trembling, terror, and there is no peace.
“耶和華這樣說: ‘我聽見了戰慄喊叫的聲音, 一片恐慌, 沒有平安.

30:6 Ask please and see whether a male can bear a child. Why do I see every strong man with his hands on his loins like a woman giving birth? And why are all their faces changed to paleness?
你們去問問, 去看看: 男人會生孩子嗎? 為甚麼我看見所有的壯漢, 都用手抱著腹部, 像正在生產的婦人, 每張臉都變成蒼白呢?

30:7 Alas! For that day is great, there is none like it. And it is a time of distress for Jacob, yet from it he will be delivered.
哀哉！那日大而可畏, 無可比擬; 這是雅各受苦的時期, 但他必被救出來. ’”

30:8 And it will happen on that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will break his yoke from your neck and your bonds I will tear to pieces. And strangers will no longer let him work as a slave.
“萬軍之耶和華宣告說: ‘當那日, 我必從他們(“他們”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“你”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯)的頸項上折斷仇敵的軛, 扯斷他們(“他們”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“你”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯)的繩套; 他們必不再作外族人的奴隸.

30:9 But they will serve Yahweh their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
他們卻要事奉耶和華他們的神, 和我為他們興起的大衛王.

30:10 But you must not fear, my servant Jacob,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and you must not be dismayed, Israel, for look, I am going to save you from far, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return, and he will be at rest, and he will be at ease, and there will be no one who makes him afraid.
所以, 我的僕人雅各啊！你不要懼怕. ’這是耶和華的宣告. ‘以色列啊！你不要驚慌. 因為我必拯救你從遠方回來, 必拯救你的後裔脫離他們被擄之地. 雅各必歸回, 得享平靜安逸, 沒有人可以使他害怕.

30:11 For I am with you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to save you. For I will make a complete destruction of all the nations to which I scattered you, but you I will not make a complete destruction. And I will chastise you to the measure, and I will not leave you entirely unpunished.’
因為我與你同在, 要拯救你; 我要消滅我趕散你去的列國, 卻必不消滅你. 我要按公正懲治你, 決不能免你受罰. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

30:12 For thus says Yahweh, ‘Your injury is incurable, your wound is overcome by sickness.
“耶和華這樣說: ‘你的損傷無法痊愈, 你的創傷不能醫治.

30:13 There is no one who pleads your cause, for your boil there is no healing for you.
沒有人為你申訴, 你的傷處無藥可救, 你不得醫治.

30:14 All your lovers have forgotten you, they do not care for you. I have struck you with the blow of an enemy, the punishment of the cruel, because of the greatness of your guilt, your sins are numerous.
你所有的盟友都忘記了你, 不再關心你; 我擊打了你, 好像仇敵擊打你, 又好像殘暴的人懲罰你一樣; 都因你的罪孽甚多, 你的罪惡無數.

30:15 Why do you cry because of your wound? Your pain is incurable. Because of the greatness of your guilt—your sins are vast— I have done these things to you.
你為甚麼因你的損傷哀叫呢? 你的病痛無法痊愈. 我這樣對你, 是因你的罪孽甚多, 你的罪惡無數.

30:16 Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured, and all your foes, all of them will go into captivity, and those who plunder you will be as plunder, and all those who plunder you I will make as plunder.
但是, 吞吃你的, 必被吞吃; 你所有的敵人全都要被擄走; 搶掠你的, 必成為被搶掠之物; 掠奪你的, 我必使他們成為被掠奪之物.

30:17 For I will present healing to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares Yahweh. ‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying, “It is Zion, there is no one who cares for her.” ’
雖然人都說你是被放逐的, 是沒有人關心的錫安; 我卻必使你康復, 醫治你的創傷. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

30:18 Thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob, and I will have compassion on his dwellings, and the city will be rebuilt upon its mound, and the citadel fortress will stand on its rightful site.
“耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我必復興雅各的帳棚, 也必憐憫他的居所; 城市必在廢墟上重建, 堡壘必立在原來的地點上.

30:19 And thanksgiving and the sound of merrymakers will come out from them, and I will make them numerous, and they will not be few. And I will make them honored, and they will not be lowly.
必有感謝的歌聲, 和歡笑的聲音從其中發出來. 我必使他們人數增多, 不會減少; 我必使他們得尊榮, 不再被人輕看.

30:20 And their children will be as of old, and their community will be established before me. And I will punish all their oppressors.
他們的子孫必像以前一樣蒙恩, 他們的國家必在我面前堅立; 我必懲罰所有壓迫他們的人.

30:21 And their noble will be from them, and their ruler will come out from their midst. And I will bring him near and he will approach me. For who is he that would pledge his heart to approach me?’ declares Yahweh.
他們的元首必是他們自己的人, 他們的統治者必出自他們中間; 我必使他近前來, 他也必親近我, 不然, 誰敢冒生命的危險來親近我呢? ’這是耶和華的宣告.

30:22 ‘And you will be to me a people, and I will be to you God.’ ”
‘你們要作我的子民, 我要作你們的神. ’”

30:23 Look, the storm of Yahweh! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest. It will whirl upon the head of the wicked.
看哪！耶和華的旋風, 在震怒中發出, 是橫掃的狂風, 必捲到惡人的頭上.

30:24 The burning anger of Yahweh will not turn back until his doing, and until his accomplishing the plans of his mind. In the last of the days you will understand it.
耶和華的烈怒必不轉消, 直到他作成和實現他心中的計劃. 在末後的日子, 你們就會明白這事.

Jeremiah - Chapter 31

31:1 “At that time,” declares Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they will be to me a people.”
“到那時, 我必作以色列各家族的神, 他們要作我的子民. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:2 Thus says Yahweh: “The people of the survivors of the sword found grace in the desert; Israel going to find their rest.”
耶和華這樣說: “在刀劍下倖存的人民, 在曠野蒙受了恩寵; 以色列來到她安息之處. ”

31:3 From afar Yahweh appeared to me, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loyal love.
耶和華在古時(“在古時”或譯: “從遠處”)曾向以色列(“以色列”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“我”, 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯)顯現, 說: “我以永遠的愛愛你, 因此, 我對你的慈愛延續不息(“我對你的慈愛延續不息”或譯: “我要以慈愛吸引你”).

31:4 I will again build you, and you will be built, O virgin Israel. You will again adorn yourself with your tambourines, and you will go forth in the dancing in a ring of the merrymakers.
童女以色列啊！我要再次建立你, 你就必被建立. 你要再次拿起鈴鼓, 出去和那些歡樂的人一同跳舞.

31:5 You will again plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. The planters will plant, and they will enjoy it.
你要再次在撒瑪利亞的眾山上栽種葡萄園, 栽種的人栽種了, 必可享用所結的果子.

31:6 For there will be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of Ephraim, ‘Stand up, and let us go up to Zion, to Yahweh our God.’ ”
因為有一天, 守望的人要在以法蓮山上呼叫, 說: ‘起來吧！我們上錫安去朝見耶和華我們的神. ’”

31:7 For thus says Yahweh, “Sing for joy for Jacob with gladness, and shout out for the head of the nations. Proclaim, praise, and say, ‘Save, O Yahweh, your people, the remnant of Israel.’
耶和華這樣說: “你們要為雅各喜樂歡呼, 要為那在列國為首的呼喊. 你們要宣告, 要頌讚, 說: ‘耶和華啊！求你拯救你的子民, 就是以色列的餘民. ’

31:8 Look, I am going to bring them from the land of the north, and I will gather them from the remotest part of the earth. Among them the blind, and the lame, those who are pregnant, and those who give birth, together, a great assembly, they will return here.
看哪！我必把他們從北方之地領回來, 把他們從地極招集起來; 在他們中間有瞎眼的,瘸腿的,孕婦,產婦, 都在一起; 他們成群結隊返回這裡.

31:9 With weeping they will come, and with pleas for mercy I will bring them; I will let them walk by streams of water in a straight path. They will not stumble in it, for I have become to Israel a father, and Ephraim, he is my firstborn.”
我引導他們的時候, 他們必哭著而來, 並且向我乞恩懇求. 我要使他們走在溪水旁, 行在平直的路上, 他們必不會絆跌; 因為我是以色列的父親, 以法蓮是我的長子.

31:10 Hear the word of Yahweh, O nations, and declare in the coastlands from afar, and say, “The scatterer of Israel will gather him, and he will keep him as a shepherd his flock.
“列國啊！你們要聽耶和華的話, 要在遠方的海島傳揚, 說: ‘那趕散以色列的神, 必再招集他們; 必看守他們, 像牧人看守自己的羊群一樣. ’

31:11 For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob, and he has redeemed him from the hand of the person stronger than he.
因為耶和華買贖了雅各, 從比他更強的人手中把他救贖了出來.

31:12 And they will come, and they will sing for joy on the height of Zion, and they will be radiant over the goodness of Yahweh, over the grain, and over the wine, and over the olive oil, and over the young ones of the flock, and over the cattle. And their life will become like a well-watered garden, and they will never languish again.”
他們必來到錫安的高處歡呼; 他們必容光煥發, 因為耶和華賜他們各樣的美物, 就是五穀,新酒和油, 還有羊羔和牛犢. 他們必像有水灌溉的園子, 永不再枯乾.

31:13 “Then the young woman will rejoice in the dancing in a ring, and the young men and the old men together. And I will turn their mourning to jubilation, and I will comfort them, and I will gladden them from their sorrow.
那時, 童女必歡樂跳舞, 年輕的和年老的一起歡樂. 我必使他們的悲哀變為喜樂, 我必安慰他們, 使他們從憂愁中得著歡樂.

31:14 And I will saturate the appetite of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” declares Yahweh.
我必用肥脂使祭司的心滿足; 我的子民必因我的美物飽足. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:15 Thus says Yahweh, “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, the weeping of bitterness. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted because of her children, for they are no more.”
耶和華這樣說: “在拉瑪聽見有聲音, 是痛哭哀號的聲音; 拉結為她的兒女哀哭, 不肯受安慰, 因為他們都不在了. ”

31:16 Thus says Yahweh: “Restrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work,” declares Yahweh, “and they will return from the land of the enemy.
耶和華這樣說: “止住你的聲音, 不要哭泣, 抑制你的眼睛不要再流淚, 因為你所作的必有果效; 他們必從仇敵之地回來. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:17 And there is hope for your future,” declares Yahweh, “and your children will return to their territory.
“你的前途必有希望; 你的兒女必返回自己的地方. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:18 Indeed I heard Ephraim pitying themselves, ‘You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like a calf that is not trained. Bring me back and let me return, for you are Yahweh my God.
“我清楚聽見以法蓮為自己哀歎, 說: ‘你管教了我, 我像一頭不馴服的牛犢受管教; 求你使我回轉, 我就得以回轉, 因為你是耶和華我的神.

31:19 For after my turning back I repented, and after coming to understand I struck my thigh. I was ashamed and also humiliated, because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
我回轉以後, 就深深悔悟; 我醒覺以後, 就拍腿悔恨. 因為我承受年幼時的恥辱, 我感到羞恥和慚愧. ’

31:20 Is Ephraim my dear son, or the child of my delight? For as often as I have earnestly spoken against him, I still remember him. Therefore my bowels are turbulent for him, surely I will have compassion on him,” declares Yahweh.
以法蓮是我親愛的兒子嗎? 是我喜悅的孩子嗎? 每逢我說話攻擊他, 我必再次記念他. 因此, 我的心戀慕他; 我必定憐憫他. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:21 “Set up for yourself road markers, make for yourself signposts, set your mind to the main road, the road by which you went. Return, O virgin of Israel, return to these your cities.
你要為自己設立路標, 豎立路牌; 你要留心大路, 就是你走過的路. 童女以色列啊, 回轉吧！回到你這些城市那裡.

31:22 How long will you waver, O unfaithful daughter? For Yahweh has created a new thing on the earth, a woman, she shelters a man.”
轉離正道的女兒哪, 你轉來轉去要到幾時呢? 因為耶和華在地上創造了一件新事, 就是女的要環繞男的.

31:23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “They will again say these words in the land of Judah and in its towns at my restoring their fortunes, ‘Yahweh bless you, O settlement of righteousness, O hill of holiness.’
萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: “我使被擄的人歸回的時候, 他們在猶大地, 在猶大的城鎮裡, 必再說這樣的話: ‘公義的居所啊, 聖山哪, 願耶和華賜福給你！’

31:24 And Judah and all of its towns together will live in it, farmers and those who travel with the flocks.
猶大各城的人,耕地的和領著群畜遊牧的, 都要一起住在猶大.

31:25 For I will saturate the thirst of the weary, and every person who languishes I will replenish.”
疲倦的人, 我必使他振作; 愁苦的人, 我必使他滿足. ”

31:26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.
這時, 我醒過來, 四周觀看; 我睡得很香甜.

31:27 “Look, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humankind, and with the seed of animals.
“看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 我必使以色列家和猶大家人口和牲畜繁殖.

31:28 And then as I have watched over them to pull up, and to tear down, and to annihilate, and to destroy, and to do evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares Yahweh.
我先前怎樣留意把他們拔出,拆毀,傾覆,毀滅和降災; 將來我也必照樣留意把他們建立和栽種起來. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:29 “In those days they will say no longer, ‘Parents have eaten unripe fruit, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’
“在那些日子, 人必不再說: ‘父親吃了酸葡萄, 兒子的牙齒酸倒了. ’

31:30 But each will die because of his iniquity, everyone who eats the unripe fruit, their teeth will be set on edge.
因為各人必因自己的罪孽死亡; 吃酸葡萄的, 那人的牙齒必酸倒.

31:31 Look, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
“看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 我要與以色列家和猶大家訂立新的約.

31:32 not like the covenant that I made with their ancestors on the day of my grasping them by their hand, bringing them out from the land of Egypt, my covenant that they themselves broke, though I myself was a master over them,” declares Yahweh.
這新約不像從前我拉他們祖先的手, 領他們出埃及地的日子, 與他們所立的約; 我雖然是他們的丈夫, 他們卻違背了我的約. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares Yahweh: “I will put my law in their inward parts and on their hearts I will write it, and I will be to them God, and they themselves will be to me people.
“但那些日子以後, 我要與以色列家所立的約是這樣(這是耶和華的宣告): 我要把我的律法放在他們裡面, 寫在他們的心裡. 我要作他們的神, 他們要作我的子民.

31:34 And they will no longer teach each one his neighbor, or each one his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh,’ for all of them will know me, from their smallest and up to their greatest,” declares Yahweh, “for I will forgive their iniquity and their sin I will no longer remember.”
他們各人必不再教導自己的鄰舍和自己的同胞, 說: ‘你們要認識耶和華. ’因為所有的人, 從最小到最大的都必認識我. 我也要赦免他們的罪孽, 不再記著他們的罪惡. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:35 Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for light by day, the regulations of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar—Yahweh of hosts is his name.
那使太陽白晝發光, 派定月亮和星辰照耀黑夜, 又攪動海洋, 使海浪澎湃的, 萬軍之耶和華是他的名, 他這樣說:

31:36 “If these rules would cease from before me,” declares Yahweh, “also the offspring of Israel would cease from being a nation before me forever.”
“這些定律若能從我面前廢掉, 以色列的後裔也就會在我面前斷絕, 永遠不再成為一個國家. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:37 Thus says Yahweh, “If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, also I will reject all the offspring of Israel because of all that they have done,” declares Yahweh.
耶和華這樣說: “人若能量度在上的諸天, 測透地下面的根基, 我也就會因以色列後裔所作的一切, 棄絕他們眾人. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

31:38 “Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and the city will be rebuilt for Yahweh, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
“看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 這城從哈楠業城樓直到角門, 必為耶和華重建起來.

31:39 And the measuring line will still go out immediately in front of it to the hill of Gareb, and it will turn to Goah.
量度的準繩還要往外量, 直到迦立山, 繞到歌亞.

31:40 And the whole of the valley of the corpses, and the ashes, and all the cultivated fields up to the wadi of Kidron, up to the corner of the Gate of the Horses toward the east will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be uprooted, and it will not be overthrown again forever.”
拋屍和倒灰的整個山谷, 以及從汲淪溪直到東邊馬門拐角一帶所有的墓地, 都必歸耶和華為聖, 永遠不再拔出, 不再傾覆. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 32

32:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of Zedekiah the king of Judah, that was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.
猶大王西底家第十年, 就是尼布甲尼撒第十八年, 從耶和華那裡有話臨到耶利米.

32:2 Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon was laying siege to Jerusalem and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the courtyard of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah,
那時, 巴比倫王的軍隊正在圍困耶路撒冷, 耶利米先知被囚禁在猶大王宮中衛兵的院子裡.

32:3 where Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had confined him, saying, “Why are you prophesying, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am going to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it,
因為猶大王西底家把他囚禁起來, 說: “你為甚麼預言: ‘耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我必把這城交在巴比倫王的手中, 他必攻取這城;

32:4 and Zedekiah, the king of Judah, will not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but surely he will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will speak face to face with him and he will see him eye to eye,
猶大王西底家必不能逃脫迦勒底人的手, 他必交在巴比倫王的手中; 他們必面對面彼此說話, 眼對眼互相對看.

32:5 and to Babylon he will bring Zedekiah, and there he will be until my attending to him,” declares Yahweh. “If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not be successful” ’?”
巴比倫王必把西底家帶到巴比倫去; 西底家必留在那裡, 直到我眷顧他的時候(這是耶和華的宣告). 即使你們和迦勒底人作戰, 你們必不能戰勝’? ”

32:6 And Jeremiah said, “The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶利米說: “耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

32:7 ‘Look, Hanamel, the son of Shallum, your uncle, is going to come to you, saying, “Buy for yourself my field that is at Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.” ’
‘看哪！你叔叔沙龍的兒子哈拿篾必來見你, 說: 請你買下我在亞拿突的那塊田地, 因為你有近親的權利和義務去買那田地. ’

32:8 Then Hanamel, the son of my uncle, came to me, to the courtyard of the guard according to the word of Yahweh, and he said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is at Anathoth, that is in the land of Benjamin, for to you is the claim of possession, and to you the redemption; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of Yahweh.
我叔叔的兒子哈拿篾果然照著耶和華的話, 到衛兵的院子裡來見我, 對我說: ‘請你買下我在便雅憫境內亞拿突的那塊田地, 因為你有那產業的繼承權, 以及近親的權利和義務; 請你把它買下吧. ’於是我知道這是耶和華的話.

32:9 And I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle, that was at Anathoth. And I weighed out to him the money, seventeen silver shekels.
我就向我叔叔的兒子哈拿篾, 買下了在亞拿突的那塊田地, 稱了一百九十三克銀子給他.

32:10 And I signed on the letter and sealed it, and I called witnesses as witness, and I weighed out the money on a set of scales.
“我在契約上簽了名, 把契封好了, 又請了證人作證, 就用天平把銀子稱給他.

32:11 Then I took the deed of the purchase, the sealed copy containing the commandments and the rules, together with the one that was open.
然後我取了買賣契約, 一份是封好的, 一份是沒有加封的, 上面都有各種細則和條件.

32:12 And I gave the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel, the son of my uncle, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, in the presence of the Judeans who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
當著我叔叔的兒子哈拿篾眼前, 當著那些在買賣契約上簽名作證的人眼前, 以及當著所有坐在衛兵院子裡的猶大人眼前, 我把買賣契約交給了瑪西雅的孫子,尼利亞的兒子巴錄.

32:13 And I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying,
我當著這些人眼前吩咐巴錄說:

32:14 ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, the sealed one, and this opened deed, and you must put them in an earthenware jar so that they may be kept preserved many days.”
‘萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 你要拿這兩份買賣契約, 就是那封好的和沒有加封的, 放在一個瓦器裡, 使它們可以長久保存.

32:15 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Houses and fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.” ’
因為萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 將來在這地必再有人買房屋,田地和葡萄園. ’

32:16 And I prayed to Yahweh—after giving my deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah—saying,
“我把買賣契約交給尼利亞的兒子巴錄以後, 就向耶和華禱告, 說:

32:17 ‘Ah Lord Yahweh! Look, you made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you,
‘主耶和華啊！你看, 你曾用大能和伸出來的膀臂創造了天地; 在你並沒有難成的事.

32:18 showing loyal love to the thousands, and repaying the guilt of parents into the laps of their children after them. Powerful, great, mighty, his name is Yahweh of hosts,
你向千萬人施慈愛, 又把父親的罪孽都報應在他們的兒女身上. 你是偉大,有能力的神, 萬軍之耶和華是你(“你”原文作“他”)的名.

32:19 great in counsel and great in deed, whose eyes are opened to all the ways of the children of humankind, to give to each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds,
你的計劃偉大, 你的作為滿有能力; 你的眼睛睜開, 察看世人一切所行的, 要照著各人的行為, 和各人所作的事應得的結果來報應各人.

32:20 who accomplished signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, up to this day, and in Israel, and among humankind, and you have made for yourself a name, as it is this day.
你曾在埃及地行神蹟奇事, 你在以色列和全人類中間直到今日也是這樣, 使你自己得了名聲, 好像今日一樣.

32:21 And you brought out your people Israel from the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an arm stretched out, and with great terror.
你曾用神蹟奇事,有力的手,伸出來的膀臂, 和大而可畏的事, 把你的子民以色列從埃及地領出來.

32:22 And you gave to them this land, which you swore to their ancestors to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
你把這地賜給他們, 就是你向他們列祖起誓, 要賜給他們的流奶與蜜之地.

32:23 And they entered and took possession of it, but they did not listen to your voice, and they did not follow your law. They did nothing of all that you commanded to them to do, and you caused to happen to them all this disaster.
他們進去, 得到這地為業, 卻不聽從你的話, 也不遵行你的律法; 你吩咐他們行的一切事, 他們都沒有行, 因此你使這一切災禍臨到他們身上.

32:24 Look, the siege ramps have come up to the city to capture it, and the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it, because of the sword, the famine, and the plague, and what you spoke happened, and look, you are seeing it.
看哪！敵人已經迫近, 築壘攻取這城. 這城要因刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫的緣故, 交在攻擊他們的迦勒底人手中; 你所說的都實現了, 你也親眼看見了.

32:25 Yet you have said to me, Lord Yahweh, “Buy for yourself the field with the money, and call witnesses as witness,” though the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ ”
但主耶和華啊！是你對我說: “你要用銀子買下那塊田地, 請證人作證. ”其實這城已經交在迦勒底人的手中了. ’”

32:26 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米, 說:

32:27 “Look, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for me?”
“看哪！我是耶和華, 是全人類的神; 在我有難成的事嗎?

32:28 Therefore thus says Yahweh: “Look, I am going to give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.
因此耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我必把這城交在迦勒底人的手中, 交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中, 他必攻取這城.

32:29 And the Chaldeans, who are fighting against this city, will come and set this city on fire, and they will burn it, and the houses where they have made smoke offerings on their roofs to Baal, and where they have devoted libations to other gods, in order to provoke me to anger.
攻打這城的迦勒底人必進來, 放火燒城, 城中的房屋都必燒光, 因為這城的居民曾在那些房屋的屋頂上向巴力燒香, 向別神澆奠祭, 惹我發怒.

32:30 For the people of Israel and the people of Judah were doing only evil in my eyes from their youth, for the people of Israel were only provoking me to anger by the work of their hands,” declares Yahweh.
事實上, 以色列人和猶大人自幼以來, 就專行我眼中看為惡的事; 以色列人的手所作的, 無不惹我發怒. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

32:31 “For this city has been for me a cause of my anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even until this day, so I will remove it from my sight,
‘因為這城自從建造的那天, 直到今日, 都不斷惹起我的怒氣和烈怒, 以致我要把她從我面前除掉.

32:32 because of all the evil of the people of Israel and the people of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
這是因為以色列人和猶大人的一切惡行, 就是他們和他們的君王,領袖,祭司,先知, 以及猶大每一個人和耶路撒冷居民所行的, 都惹我發怒.

32:33 And they have turned to me their backs and not their faces, though I have taught them over and over again, but they were not listening to accept discipline.
他們以背向我, 不以臉向我; 我不斷教導他們, 他們卻不肯聽從, 不接受管教;

32:34 And they set up their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it.
竟把他們可憎的偶像安放在稱為我名下的殿中, 污穢了這殿.

32:35 And they built the high places of Baal that are in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to present as offerings their sons and their daughters to Molech, which I had not commanded them, and it had not come to my mind to do this detestable thing in order to cause Judah to sin.”
他們在欣嫩子谷中, 建造了巴力的邱壇, 使自己的兒女經火獻給摩洛. 這不是我吩咐的, 也沒有在我心裡想過; 他們竟行了這可憎惡的事, 使猶大犯罪. ’

32:36 “So now therefore, thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning this city, of which you are saying, ‘It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague’:
“論到這城, 就是你們說: ‘因為刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫的緣故, 交在巴比倫王手中的’, 現在耶和華以色列的神卻這樣說:

32:37 Look, I am going to gather them from all the lands to which I driven them in my anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath, and I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell in safety.
‘看哪！我曾在怒氣,烈怒和大忿怒中, 把以色列人趕逐到各地, 將來我必從那裡把他們招聚出來, 領他們回到這地方, 使他們安然居住.

32:38 And they will be for me a people, and I will be for them God.
他們必作我的子民, 我也必作他們的神.

32:39 And I will give to them one heart and one way, to revere me forever, for good to them, and to their children after them.
我要使他們有同一的心志和同一的行為, 終生敬畏我, 使他們和他們的子孫都得到福樂.

32:40 And I will make with them an everlasting covenant that I will not turn away from them, my doing good to them, and my reverence I will put in their hearts so that they will not turn aside from me.
我要和他們立永遠的約, 我必不離開他們, 必使他們得到福樂; 我也必把敬畏我的心賜給他們, 使他們不會離開我.

32:41 And I will rejoice over them to do good to them, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness with all my heart, and with all my inner self.”
我必喜歡他們, 使他們得到福樂; 我必全心全意,真誠地把他們栽種在這地上. ’

32:42 “For thus says Yahweh, ‘Just as I have brought to this people all this great disaster, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise to them.
“因為耶和華這樣說: ‘我怎樣使這一切大災禍臨到這人民, 我也必照樣使我應許他們的福樂臨到他們.

32:43 And the fields will be bought in this land of which you are saying, “It is a desolation, without humankind or animals. It has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.”
你們說: “這地荒涼, 沒有人煙, 也沒有牲畜, 是交在迦勒底人手中的. ”但將來在這地上, 必有人買賣田地.

32:44 They will buy fields with money, and they will sign the deeds, and they will seal them, and they will call witnesses as witness in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the Shephelah, and in the cities of the Negev, for I will restore their fortunes,’ declares Yahweh.”
在便雅憫地, 在耶路撒冷周圍的各處, 在猶大各城, 以及在山地,高地和南地的各城, 人必用銀子買賣田地, 在地契上簽名, 把契封好, 又請證人作證; 因為我必使他們被擄的人歸回. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 33

33:1 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still held back in the courtyard of the guard, saying,
耶利米還監禁在衛兵院子裡的時候, 耶和華的話第二次臨到他, 說:

33:2 “Thus says Yahweh who made the earth, Yahweh who formed it to establish it, Yahweh is his name:
“那創造,塑造和堅定大地的是耶和華, 耶和華是他的名. 他這樣說:

33:3 ‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great things and inaccessible things that you have not known.’
‘你呼求我, 我就應允你, 並且把你所不知道的那些偉大奧祕的事告訴你. ’

33:4 For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, that were torn down to make a defense against the siege ramps and against the sword:
論到這城裡的房屋和猶大王的宮殿, 就是為了抵擋敵人的攻城土壘和刀劍而拆毀的, 耶和華以色列的神這樣說:

33:5 ‘They are coming to fight against the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the corpses of the people whom I will strike in my anger and in my wrath, for whom I have hidden my face from this city because of all their wickedness.
‘這城的居民出去和迦勒底人爭戰, 就必使這些房屋充滿死屍, 就是我在怒氣和烈怒中擊殺的. 因為他們的一切惡行, 我掩面不顧這城.

33:6 Look, I am going to bring healing and health to it, and I will heal them, and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and reliability.
看哪！我必使這城的傷口痊愈康復, 我必醫治城中的居民, 並且使他們享有十分的平安和穩妥.

33:7 And I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and I will rebuild them as in the beginning.
我必使猶大被擄的和以色列被擄的都歸回, 並且建立他們像起初一樣.

33:8 And I will cleanse them from all their guilt that they sinned against me, and I will forgive all their iniquities that they sinned against me, and that they rebelled against me.
我必潔淨他們得罪我的一切罪孽, 並且赦免他們得罪我和悖逆我的一切罪孽.

33:9 And it will be to me a name of jubilation, a praise, and a glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear all the good that I will do for them, and they will fear, and they will tremble because of all the good, and because of all the prosperity that I will provide for it.’
這城必在地上萬國面前使我得名聲, 得喜樂(“得名聲, 得喜樂”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“得喜樂的名聲”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯), 得頌讚, 得榮耀, 因為萬國必聽見我向這城的人所施的一切福樂. 他們因我向這城所施的一切福樂和平安, 就都恐懼戰兢. ’

33:10 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Again will be heard in this place, of which you are saying, “It is a waste, without people and without animals,” in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without people and without inhabitants and without animals,
“耶和華這樣說: ‘論到這地方, 你們說: “這地荒廢, 沒有人煙, 也沒有牲畜. ”但在這荒涼,沒有人煙,沒有居民,也沒有牲畜的猶大各城和耶路撒冷的街上, 必再聽見

33:11 the voice of jubilation, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who say, “Praise Yahweh of hosts, for Yahweh is good, for his loyal love is forever,” the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of Yahweh, for I will restore the fortunes of the land as in the beginning,’ says Yahweh.
歡喜和快樂的聲音, 新郎和新婦的聲音; 還要聽見那些帶著感恩祭到耶和華殿的人的聲音說: “你們要稱謝萬軍之耶和華, 因為耶和華是至善的, 他的慈愛永遠長存. ”因為我必使這地被擄的歸回, 像起初一樣. ’”這是耶和華說的.

33:12 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Again there will be in this waste place, without people and animals, and in all its towns, pasture for shepherds allowing their flock to lie down.
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘在這荒廢,沒有人煙,沒有牲畜的地方, 和這地所有城中, 必再有牧人放羊的牧場.

33:13 In the towns of the hill country, in the towns of the Shephelah, and in the towns of the Negev, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the surroundings of Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hands of the counter,’ says Yahweh.
在山地,高地和南地的各城, 在便雅憫地, 在耶路撒冷周圍的各處, 以及在猶大的各城裡, 必再有牧人數點經過手下的羊群. ’”這是耶和華說的.

33:14 ‘Look, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will fulfill the good promise that I promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
“看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 我必實踐我向以色列家和猶大家應許賜福的諾言.

33:15 In those days and in that time I will make a branch of righteousness sprout for David, and he will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
在那些日子,那時候, 我必使大衛公義的苗裔長起來; 他必在地上施行公正和公義.

33:16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely, and this is what they shall call it: “Yahweh is our righteousness.” ’
在那些日子, 猶大必得救, 耶路撒冷必安然居住; 這城必被稱為‘耶和華是我們的公義’.

33:17 For thus says Yahweh: ‘A man who sits on the throne of the house of Israel will not be cut off for David.
因為耶和華這樣說: ‘大衛家必不斷有人坐在以色列家的王位上.

33:18 And for the priests, a man from the Levites who offers burnt offerings and who burns grain offerings and who brings sacrifices will not be cut off before me forever.’ ”
利未人的祭司也必不斷有人在我面前獻上燔祭和燒素祭; 獻祭的事永不止息. ’”

33:19 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華說的話臨到耶利米, 說:

33:20 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘If you could break my covenant with the day, and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their time,
“耶和華這樣說: ‘你們若能廢掉我所立白晝和黑夜的約, 使白晝和黑夜不按時更替,

33:21 then my covenant could be broken with David my servant, from having a son who could rule on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, my ministers.
就能廢掉我和我僕人大衛所立的約, 使他沒有兒子在他的王位上作王; 也能廢掉我和那些事奉我的利未支派的祭司所立的約.

33:22 As the host of heaven cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will make numerous the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.’ ”
我卻必使我僕人大衛的後裔和事奉我的利未人增多, 像天上的萬象不能數算,海邊的沙粒不能斗量. ’”

33:23 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米, 說:

33:24 “Have you not seen how these people speak, saying, ‘The two clans whom Yahweh chose, he has also rejected them’? Thus they spurn my people from being a nation before them any longer.
“你沒有留意列國的人民說甚麼嗎? 他們說: ‘耶和華所揀選的這兩個家族, 他已經棄絕了. ’他們藐視我的子民, 不再把他們看為一個國家.

33:25 Thus says Yahweh: ‘If my covenant with day and with night, the regulations of heaven and earth, I had not established,
耶和華這樣說: ‘我若沒有設立白晝和黑夜的約, 或立定天地的定律,

33:26 then the offspring of Jacob and David my servant I would reject, from choosing rulers from his offspring over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for I will restore their fortunes and I will have compassion on them.’ ”
我就會棄絕雅各的後裔, 和我僕人大衛的後裔, 不從大衛的後裔中選人出來統治亞伯拉罕,以撒和雅各的後裔. 我卻必使他們被擄的人歸回, 也必憐憫他們. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 34

34:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and all his army, with all the kingdoms of the earth under the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying,
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領他的全軍, 以及他統治的地上各國各族, 攻打耶路撒冷和周圍一切城鎮的時候, 從耶和華那裡有話臨到耶利米, 說:

34:2 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘Go and say to Zedekiah the king of Judah, now you must say to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, I am going to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
“耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘你去告訴猶大王西底家說: 耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要把這城交在巴比倫王的手中, 他要用火燒城.

34:3 And you will not escape from his hand, but surely you will be captured, and into his hand you will be given, and you will see the king of Babylon eye to eye, and you will speak face to face with him, and to Babylon you will go.’
你必逃不出他的手, 必被拿住, 交在他的手中. 你必親眼看見巴比倫王, 他必親口和你說話; 你也必到巴比倫去. ’

34:4 However, hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah, the king of Judah. Thus says Yahweh concerning you: ‘You will not die by the sword.
但猶大王西底家啊, 你還要聽耶和華的話！耶和華論到你這樣說: ‘你必不會死在刀下;

34:5 In peace you will die, and as there was burning for your ancestors, the former kings who were before you, so they will burn for you, and they will lament for you, “Alas, lord!” For the word I have spoken,’ declares Yahweh.” ’ ”
你必平平安安死去. 人怎樣為你的列祖, 就是在你以前的君王, 焚燒香料, 也必照樣為你焚燒香料; 人必為你哀悼, 說: “哀哉, 主上！”’這話是我說的. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

34:6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Zedekiah the king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem
於是耶利米先知在耶路撒冷把這一切話都告訴了猶大王西底家.

34:7 when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left over—Lachish and Azekah, for these remained among the cities of Judah, the cities of fortification.
那時, 巴比倫王的軍隊正在攻打耶路撒冷和猶大剩下的城鎮, 就是拉吉和亞西加, 因為在猶大的各城中, 只剩下這兩座堅固的城了.

34:8 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after king Zedekiah made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim release to them,
西底家王和在耶路撒冷的眾民立了約, 要向奴僕宣告自由. 人人都要釋放自己的希伯來奴婢; 誰也不可使自己的一位猶大兄弟作奴僕. (這事以後, 從耶和華那裡有話臨到耶利米. )

34:9 to let go each one his male slave and each one his female slave, the Hebrew and the free Hebrew, so that no one among the Judeans should enslave his fellow countryman.
西底家王和在耶路撒冷的眾民立了約, 要向奴僕宣告自由. 人人都要釋放自己的希伯來奴婢; 誰也不可使自己的一位猶大兄弟作奴僕. (這事以後, 從耶和華那裡有話臨到耶利米. )

34:10 And all the officials and all the people obeyed, who had entered into the covenant to let go each one his male slave and each one his female slave, not enslaving them again, and they obeyed and they let them go.
所有立了約的領袖和眾民都同意釋放各人自己的奴婢, 誰也不再使他們作奴僕. 他們都同意了, 並且把奴婢釋放了.

34:11 But afterward they turned back and they brought back the male slaves and the female slaves whom they had let go free, and they subdued them as male slaves and female slaves.
但後來他們反悔, 把他們釋放了的奴婢叫回來, 強迫他們再作奴婢.

34:12 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
於是耶和華有話臨到耶利米, 說:

34:13 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘I made a covenant with your ancestors on the day of my bringing them out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves, saying,
“耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘我把你們的列祖從埃及地為奴之家領出來的那日子, 就和他們立了約, 說:

34:14 “At the end of seven years you must let go each one his fellow countryman, the Hebrew who has been sold to you and who has served you six years, and you must let him go free from you.” But your ancestors did not listen to me, and they did not incline their ears.
“一個希伯來兄弟賣了身給你, 服事了你六年, 到第七年, 你們各人就應釋放他, 容他自由離去. ”但你們的列祖不聽從我, 毫不在意.

34:15 And you turned back recently and you did right in my eyes, to proclaim release each one to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name.
現今你們悔改, 行我眼中看為正的事, 各人向自己的同胞宣告自由, 並且在稱為我名下的殿中, 在我面前立了約.

34:16 But you turned back and you profaned my name when you brought back each one his male slave and each one his female slave, whom you had let go free according to their desire, and you subdued them to be to you as male slaves and as female slaves.’
你們卻又反悔, 褻瀆我的名; 各人把得了釋放隨意離去的奴婢叫回來, 強迫他們再作奴婢. ’

34:17 “Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘You have not listened to me to proclaim release each one to his fellow countryman and each one to his neighbor. Look, I am going to proclaim to you a release,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to the sword, to the plague, and to the famine, and I will make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
“所以, 耶和華這樣說: ‘你們各人沒有聽從我, 向兄弟,同胞宣告自由; 看哪！我現在向你們宣告自由, 容讓你們遭受刀劍,瘟疫和饑荒, 使你們成為地上萬國所驚懼的. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

34:18 And I will make the men who transgressed my covenant, who have not kept the words of the covenant that they made before me, like the calf which they cut in two and they passed between its parts—
‘我必把那些違犯我的約的人交出去; 他們沒有履行在我面前和我立約的誓言, 就是他們把牛犢劈開兩半, 並且從兩半中間走過去時立下的.

34:19 the officials of Judah, and the officials of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf—
那些從牛犢兩半中間走過去的人, 就是猶大的領袖,耶路撒冷的領袖,宮中的臣宰,祭司和這地的眾民.

34:20 and I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of the seekers of their lives, and their dead bodies will become as food for the birds of the heavens and for the animals of the earth.
我必把他們交在他們仇敵的手中, 和那些尋索他們性命的人的手中; 他們的屍體必給空中的飛鳥和地上的走獸作食物.

34:21 And Zedekiah the king of Judah and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of the seekers of their lives, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, who retreated from you.
我也必把猶大王西底家和眾領袖交在他們仇敵的手中, 和那些尋索他們性命的人的手中, 以及那些從你們面前暫時撤退的巴比倫王的軍隊的手中.

34:22 Look, I am going to command,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will bring them back to this city, and they will fight against it, and they will capture it, and they will burn it with fire, and the towns of Judah I will make a desolation without an inhabitant.’ ”
看哪！我必下令, 使他們回到這城來; 他們必攻打,奪取這城, 用火焚燒; 我必使猶大的城鎮都荒涼, 沒有人居住. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 35

35:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying,
在猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬作王的日子, 耶和華有話臨到耶利米, 說:

35:2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them to the house of Yahweh into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.”
“你去見利甲族的人, 和他們交談, 領他們進入耶和華殿裡的一個房間, 給他們酒喝. ”

35:3 So I took Jaazaniah, the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole of the house of the Rechabites,
於是我把哈巴洗尼雅的孫子,雅利米雅的兒子雅撒尼亞, 以及他的兄弟,他的眾子和利甲全族的人,

35:4 and I brought them to the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was beside the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah, the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.
都領進耶和華的殿裡, 進了神人伊基大利的兒子哈難眾子的房間; 這房間是在眾領袖的房間旁邊, 在沙龍的兒子守衛殿門的瑪西雅的房間上面.

35:5 Then I set before the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine and cups, and I said to them, “Drink wine.”
然後我把盛滿酒的酒壺和酒杯, 擺放在利甲族人的面前, 對他們說: “請喝酒！”

35:6 But they answered, “We will not drink wine, for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our ancestor, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall not drink wine, you or your children, forever.
但他們說: “我們不喝酒, 因為我們的祖先利甲的兒子約拿達曾吩咐我們說: ‘你們和你們的子孫永遠都不可喝酒.

35:7 And you shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed, and you shall not plant a vineyard, and it shall not be for you, but in tents you shall live all your days, so that you may live many days on the surface of the land where you are dwelling as aliens.’
你們也不可建造房屋, 不可撒種, 不可栽種或擁有葡萄園; 你們一生的日子只可住帳棚, 使你們在寄居的地上活得長久. ’

35:8 And we obeyed the voice of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our ancestor, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,
我們的祖先利甲的兒子約拿達吩咐我們的一切話, 我們都聽從了; 我們和我們的妻子兒女, 終生都不喝酒,

35:9 and not to build houses for our living, and there is not vineyard, or field, or seed for us.
不建造房屋居住, 也沒有葡萄園,田地和種子.

35:10 But we have lived in tents, and we have obeyed, and we have done all that Jehonadab, our ancestor, commanded us.
我們只住帳棚; 我們聽從祖先約拿達吩咐我們的一切話, 並且照著去行.

35:11 But then at the coming up against the land of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, then we said, ‘Come and let us go to Jerusalem before the army of the Chaldeans, and before the army of the Arameans.’ That is why we are living in Jerusalem.”
但是, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒上來攻打這地的時候, 我們就說: ‘來吧！為了迦勒底和亞蘭人的軍隊的緣故, 我們到耶路撒冷去. ’這樣, 我們才住在耶路撒冷. ”

35:12 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,
耶和華的話臨到耶利米, 說:

35:13 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Go and say to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Can you not learn a lesson to listen to my words?” declares Yahweh.
“萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 你去對猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民說: ‘你們不接受管教, 不聽我的話嗎? ’這是耶和華的宣告.

35:14 “The words of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, that he commanded his descendants to not drink, have been carried out, and they have not drunk until this day, for they have obeyed the command of their ancestor. But I have spoken to you over and over again, and you have not listened to me.
‘利甲的兒子約拿達吩咐他的子孫不可喝酒的話, 他們已經實行了, 他們直到今日都不喝酒, 因為他們聽從了他們祖先的吩咐. 至於我, 我不斷告誡你們, 你們卻不聽從我.

35:15 And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, I have sent them over and over again, saying, ‘Turn back please each one from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and you must not go after other gods to serve them, so that you may live on the land that I gave to you and to your ancestors.’ But you did not incline your ear and you did not listen to me.
我不斷差遣我的僕人眾先知到你們那裡去, 對你們說: 你們各人要悔改, 離開自己的惡道, 改正你們的行為, 不可隨從事奉別神; 這樣, 你們就可以住在我賜給你們和你們列祖的土地上. 只是你們毫不在意, 也沒有聽從我.

35:16 For the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, have carried out the command of their ancestor that he commanded them, but this people did not listen to me.”
利甲的兒子約拿達的子孫實行了他們祖先吩咐他們的命令, 但這人民沒有聽從我. ’

35:17 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am going to bring to Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem every disaster that I have spoken against them, because I have spoken to them and they have not listened, and I have called to them and they have not answered.” ’ ”
因此, 耶和華萬軍的神,以色列的神這樣說: ‘看哪！我必使我對他們預告過的一切災禍, 臨到猶大人和耶路撒冷所有的居民, 因為我對他們說話, 他們卻不聽從; 我呼喚他們, 他們卻不回應. ’”

35:18 But to the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said, “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Because you have listened to the command of Jonadab your ancestor, and you have kept all his commands, and you have done all that he commanded you,’
耶利米對利甲族人說: “萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘因為你們聽從了你們祖先約拿達的吩咐, 謹守他的一切命令, 又照著他吩咐你們的一切去行. ’

35:19 therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘A man will not be cut off for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, to stand before me always.’ ”
所以, 萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘利甲的兒子約拿達必永遠不斷有人在我面前侍立. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 36

36:1 And then in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第四年, 耶和華那裡有這話臨到耶利米, 說:

36:2 “Take for yourself a scroll and you must write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day that I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, and until this day.
“你取一卷書卷來, 在上面寫下我在約西亞作王的時候開始, 直到今日, 對你所說論到以色列和猶大, 以及列國的一切話.

36:3 Perhaps when the house of Judah hears all the disasters that I am planning to do to them, then they may turn back each one from his evil way, and I will forgive their guilt and their sin.”
或者猶大家聽見我想要降給他們的一切災禍, 各人就回轉, 離開自己的惡道, 我就赦免他們的罪孽和罪惡. ”

36:4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of Yahweh that he had spoken to him on a scroll.
於是耶利米把尼利亞的兒子巴錄叫了來, 巴錄就從耶利米口中, 把耶和華向耶利米所說的一切話, 都寫在書卷上.

36:5 And Jeremiah instructed Baruch, saying, “I am held back, I am not able to enter the temple of Yahweh.
耶利米吩咐巴錄說: “我被阻止, 不能進耶和華的殿裡去.

36:6 So you must go and you shall read aloud from the scroll that you have written from my mouth the words of Yahweh in the hearing of the people in the temple of Yahweh on a day of fast, and also you shall read aloud in the hearing of all those of Judah who came from their towns.
所以你要進去, 趁禁食的日子, 在耶和華的殿裡, 向眾人宣讀書卷上的話, 就是你從我口中所錄下耶和華的話. 你要向從猶大各城來的人宣讀.

36:7 Perhaps their plea will fall before Yahweh and each one will turn away from his evil way, for great is the anger and wrath that Yahweh pronounced against this people.”
也許他們會向耶和華懇求, 各人回轉, 離開自己的惡道, 因為耶和華向這人民所說要發的怒氣和烈怒是很大的. ”

36:8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did all that Jeremiah the prophet instructed him, to read aloud from the scroll the words of Yahweh in the temple of Yahweh.
尼利亞的兒子巴錄就照著耶利米先知吩咐的一切去行, 在耶和華的殿裡宣讀書上耶和華的話.

36:9 And then in the fifth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the towns of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before Yahweh.
猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第五年九月, 耶路撒冷的眾民, 和所有從猶大各城來到耶路撒冷的人民, 都在耶和華面前宣告禁食.

36:10 Then Baruch read aloud from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the temple of Yahweh, in the chamber of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, the secretary, in the upper courtyard at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple of Yahweh in the hearing of all the people.
巴錄就在耶和華的殿裡, 向眾民宣讀書上耶利米的話. 那時他是在沙番的兒子書記基瑪利雅的房間裡, 這房間是在上院, 靠近耶和華殿裡新門的入口.

36:11 When Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of Yahweh from the scroll,
沙番的孫子基瑪利雅的兒子米該亞, 聽見了書上耶和華的一切話,

36:12 he went down to the house of the king, to the chamber of the secretary, and look, all the officials were sitting there: Elishama the secretary, and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
就下到王宮, 進入書記的房間裡; 所有領袖都在那裡坐著, 他們是書記以利沙瑪,示瑪雅的兒子第萊雅,亞革波的兒子以利拿單,沙番的兒子基瑪利雅,哈拿尼雅的兒子西底家和所有其餘的領袖.

36:13 And Micaiah told them all the words that he had heard at the reading aloud of Baruch from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
米該亞就把所聽見的一切都告訴他們, 就是巴錄向眾人宣讀那書的時候, 他所聽見的.

36:14 Then all the officials sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, “The scroll that you read aloud from in the hearing of the people, take it in your hand and come.” And Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and he came to them.
於是所有的領袖差派古示的曾孫,示利米雅的孫子,尼探雅的兒子猶底, 去見巴錄, 說: “請你把向眾人宣讀的那書卷親自拿來. ”尼利亞的兒子巴錄就把書卷親自帶到他們那裡.

36:15 And they said to him, “Sit please and read it aloud in our hearing.” So Baruch read aloud in their hearing.
他們對他說: “請坐下, 念給我們聽. ”巴錄就向他們宣讀.

36:16 And then, the moment of their hearing all the words, they turned to one another in alarm and they said to Baruch, “We must certainly report all these words to the king!”
他們聽見這一切話, 就驚懼起來, 面面相覷, 對巴錄說: “我們必須把這一切話稟告王. ”

36:17 Then they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us please, how did you write all these words, from his mouth?”
他們向巴錄說: “請告訴我們, 你怎樣寫下這一切話, 是耶利米親口說的嗎? ”

36:18 And Baruch said to them, “From his mouth. He dictated to me all these words and I was writing on the scroll with the ink.”
巴錄對他們說: “這一切話是他親口向我講述的, 我就用墨寫在書上. ”

36:19 Then the officials said to Baruch, “Go, hide yourself, you and Jeremiah, and let not a man know where you are.”
眾領袖對巴錄說: “你和耶利米都要去躲藏起來; 不要給人知道你們在甚麼地方. ”

36:20 And they went to the king, to the courtyard, and they put the scroll for safe-keeping in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and they reported all the words in the hearing of the king.
眾領袖把書卷存在書記以利沙瑪的房間裡, 然後進內院去見王, 把這一切話都稟告給王聽.

36:21 Then the king sent Jehudi to take the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and Jehudi read it aloud in the hearing of the king, and in the hearing of all the officials who stood next to the king.
於是王差派猶底去把書卷拿來; 猶底就從書記以利沙瑪的房間裡把書卷取來, 向王和所有侍立在王左右的領袖宣讀.

36:22 Now the king was sitting in the quarters of the winter in the ninth month, and a fire-pot was burning before him.
那時正是九月, 王坐在冬宮裡, 在他面前有一盆炭火燒著.

36:23 And then, as Jehudi read three or four columns, he would cut it up in pieces with the knife of the scribe, and he would throw it into the fire that was in the fire-pot until the whole of the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the fire-pot.
每逢猶底宣讀完三四段, 王就用書記的小刀把書割破, 丟進盆中的火裡, 直到全卷都在盆中的火裡燒盡了.

36:24 And the king and any of his servants who heard all these words were not startled, and they did not tear their garments.
王和他所有聽見這一切話的臣僕, 都不驚懼, 也不撕裂衣服.

36:25 And even when Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.
雖然以利拿單,第萊雅和基瑪利雅懇求王不要燒這書卷, 王卻不聽他們,

36:26 And the king commanded Jerahmeel, the son of the king, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to arrest Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but Yahweh hid them.
更吩咐王子耶拉篾,亞次列的兒子西萊雅和亞伯疊的兒子示利米雅, 去捉拿文士巴錄和耶利米先知; 但耶和華把他們隱藏起來.

36:27 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah after the king burned the scroll and the words that Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
王燒了那載有巴錄從耶利米口中錄下的話的書卷以後, 耶和華的話又臨到耶利米, 說:

36:28 “Take again for yourself another scroll and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll which Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, has burned.
“你再取一書卷來, 把猶大王約雅敬燒掉的前一書卷裡原來的一切話, 都寫在書卷上面.

36:29 And concerning Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, you shall say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written in it, saying, “The king of Babylon will certainly come and he will destroy this land, and he will cause to disappear from it humankind and animals”?’ ”
論到猶大王約雅敬你要說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 你燒了那書卷, 說: 你為甚麼在上面寫著說: 巴比倫王一定來, 毀滅這地, 使地上的人畜都滅絕呢?

36:30 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, “There will not be for him one who sits on the throne of David. And his dead body will be thrown out to the heat in the day and to the frost in the night.
因此, 耶和華論到猶大王約雅敬這樣說: 他的後代必沒有人坐在大衛的王位上; 他的屍體必拋棄在外, 日間受炎熱, 夜間受寒霜.

36:31 And I will punish him, and his offspring, and his servants for their guilt, and I will bring on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the people of Judah all the disaster with which I have threatened them, but they would not listen.” ’ ”
我必懲罰他和他的後裔, 以及他臣僕的罪孽; 我必使我對他們預告過的一切災禍, 臨到他們和耶路撒冷的居民, 以及猶大人的身上; 他們卻不聽從. ’”

36:32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the son of Neriah, the secretary, and he wrote on it from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, had burned in the fire, and furthermore was added to them many words like these.
於是耶利米取了另一卷書卷, 交給尼利亞的兒子文士巴錄; 巴錄就從耶利米的口中, 把猶大王約雅敬在火中燒掉的那書上的一切話, 都寫在書卷上, 還加上很多類似的話.

Jeremiah - Chapter 37

37:1 And king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had made king, reigned as king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim.
約西亞的兒子西底家代替約雅敬的兒子哥尼雅作王; 西底家是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒所立在猶大地作王的.

37:2 But he and his servants and the people of the land did not listen to the words of Yahweh that he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.
西底家和他的臣僕, 以及那地的人民, 都不聽從耶和華藉耶利米先知所傳的話.

37:3 And king Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to Yahweh our God.”
西底家王差派示利米雅的兒子猶甲和瑪西雅祭司的兒子西番雅, 去見耶利米先知, 說: “請你為我們向耶和華我們的神禱告. ”

37:4 Now Jeremiah was coming and going out in the midst of the people and they had not put him in the house of imprisonment.
那時, 耶利米還可以在民眾中間自由行動, 因為他們還沒有把他關進監獄裡.

37:5 And the army of Pharaoh had come out from Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who were laying siege to Jerusalem, heard their report and they withdrew from Jerusalem.
法老的軍隊已經從埃及出來; 那些圍困耶路撒冷的迦勒底人聽見了他們的風聲, 就從耶路撒冷撤退了.

37:6 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
那時, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米先知,

37:7 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘This is what you shall say to the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me, “Look, the army of Pharaoh, which set out to help you, is going to return to his land Egypt.
“耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 你們要對差派你們來求問我的猶大王這樣說: ‘看哪！那出來幫助你們的法老的軍隊, 必回到他們的埃及本地去.

37:8 And the Chaldeans will return, and they will fight against this city, and they will capture it, and they will burn it with fire.” ’
迦勒底人必回來, 攻擊這城, 佔領這城, 放火燒毀這城. ’

37:9 Thus says Yahweh: ‘You must not deceive yourselves, saying, “Surely the Chaldeans will go from us,” for they will not go.
耶和華這樣說: 你們不要自己欺騙自己, 說: ‘迦勒底人必定離開我們！’因為他們必不離開.

37:10 For even if you struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and only men pierced through remained among them, each one in his tent, they would rise up and they would burn this city with fire.’ ”
即使你們擊敗了那攻打你們的迦勒底全軍, 他們中間只剩下一些受重傷的人, 他們也必各從自己的帳棚裡起來, 放火燒毀這城. ’”

37:11 And then, at the withdrawing of the army of the Chaldeans from Jerusalem before the army of Pharaoh,
迦勒底人的軍隊因懼怕法老的軍隊而從耶路撒冷撤退的時候,

37:12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive a portion from there in the midst of the people.
耶利米離開耶路撒冷, 往便雅憫地去, 要在那裡, 在同鄉中間, 取得自己的產業.

37:13 And when he was at the Gate of Benjamin, there was a sentry on duty whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
他到了便雅憫門, 那裡有一個守衛的長官, 名叫伊利雅, 是哈拿尼雅的孫子,示利米雅的兒子; 他拿住耶利米先知, 說: “你想去投降迦勒底人！”

37:14 And Jeremiah said, “That is a lie! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But he would not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.
耶利米說: “這是謊話！我並不是去投降迦勒底人. ”但伊利雅不聽他, 仍拿住他, 把他帶到眾領袖那裡.

37:15 And the officials were angry at Jeremiah and they struck him. And they put him in prison, in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for they had converted it to the prison.
眾領袖都惱怒耶利米, 就吩咐人打他, 並且把他關進監裡, 就是在書記約拿單的房子裡, 因為他們已把這房子改作監獄.

37:16 So Jeremiah came to the dungeon, even to the vaulted cells, and Jeremiah stayed there many days.
耶利米進了地牢裡的一個囚房, 在那裡監禁了多日.

37:17 Then King Zedekiah sent and fetched him. And the king questioned him in secrecy in his house, and he said, “Is there a word from Yahweh?” And Jeremiah said, “There is.” And he said, “You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.”
後來, 西底家王派人去把他帶出來; 王在自己的宮中私下問他, 說: “從耶和華那裡有話來嗎? ”耶利米回答: “有！”又說: “你必交在巴比倫王的手中. ”

37:18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What did I do wrong to you, or to your servants, or to this people, that you have put me in prison?
耶利米再對西底家王說: “我有甚麼得罪你, 或你的臣僕, 或這人民, 你竟然把我送進監獄裡呢?

37:19 And where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land’?
你們的先知曾向你們預言說: ‘巴比倫王必不會來攻擊你們和這地. ’他們現今在哪裡呢?

37:20 Now then, my lord the king, please let my plea fall before you. You must not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, so that I will not die there.”
我主我王啊！現在求你垂聽, 求你容我向你懇求！不要把我送回書記約拿單的房子去, 免得我死在那裡. ”

37:21 So King Zedekiah commanded, and they handed Jeremiah over in the courtyard of the guard, and they gave to him a round loaf of bread from the street of the bakers every day until the finishing of all the bread from the city. And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.
於是西底家王下令, 把耶利米拘留在衛兵的院子裡; 他們每天從餅鋪街拿一個餅給他, 直到城裡的餅都吃光了. 耶利米就這樣留在衛兵的院子裡.

Jeremiah - Chapter 38

38:1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people, saying,
瑪坦的兒子示法提雅,巴施戶珥的兒子基大利,示利米雅的兒子猶甲,瑪基雅的兒子示巴戶珥, 聽見耶利米對眾民宣講以下的話:

38:2 “Thus says Yahweh, ‘The one who stays in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague. But the one who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. And his life will be for him as booty, and he will live.’
“耶和華這樣說: ‘凡留在這城裡的, 必因刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫而死; 但出去向迦勒底人投降的, 必可以活著; 他們必撿回自己的性命, 得以生存. ’

38:3 Thus says Yahweh, ‘Surely this city will be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.’ ”
耶和華這樣說: ‘這城必交在巴比倫王軍隊的手中, 巴比倫王必攻取這城. ’”

38:4 Then the officials said to the king, “Please, this man must be killed, because he is making slack the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking to them words like these, for this man is not seeking for welfare to this people, but only for harm.”
於是眾領袖對王說: “這人應該處死, 因為他向這城裡剩下的軍兵和眾民說了這樣的話, 使他們的手都軟弱無力. 這人不是為這人民求平安, 卻是惹來災禍的. ”

38:5 And Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand, for the king is not able to do a thing against you.”
西底家王說: “看哪！他在你們手中; 王不能作甚麼反對你們. ”

38:6 So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the pit of Malchiah, the son of the king, which was in the courtyard of the guard. And they let Jeremiah down by ropes. Now in the pit there was no water, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
他們就拿住耶利米, 把他丟在王子瑪基雅的井裡, 那井是在衛兵的院子裡的; 他們用繩子把耶利米縋下去. 井裡沒有水, 只有淤泥; 耶利米就陷在淤泥中.

38:7 When Ebed-melech the Cushite, a eunuch who was in the house of the king, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the pit—now the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin—
宮中的臣宰古實人以伯．米勒, 在王宮裡聽見他們把耶利米關在井裡的消息(那時, 王正在便雅憫門坐著),

38:8 Ebed-melech went out from the house of the king and spoke to the king, saying,
以伯．米勒就從王宮裡出來, 稟告王說:

38:9 “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, in that they have thrown him into the pit, and he will die there because of starvation, for there is no longer any bread in the city.”
“我主我王啊！這些人對耶利米先知所作的一切真是惡毒, 他們把他丟在井裡; 在那地方他必餓死, 因為城裡再沒有糧食了. ”

38:10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, “Take with you these thirty men and pull Jeremiah the prophet up from the pit before he dies.”
於是王吩咐古實人以伯．米勒說: “你從這裡帶三十個人, 在耶利米先知未死以前, 把他從井裡拉上來. ”

38:11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the palace of the king, to a place beneath the storehouse, and he took from there rags and worn-out clothes. And he let them down into the pit by ropes to Jeremiah.
以伯．米勒就帶人進王宮去, 到儲物室下面的一個房間, 從那裡取了些破布爛衣, 用繩子縋下井裡給耶利米.

38:12 Then Ebed-melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Please put the rags and worn-out clothes under the joints of your arms under the ropes,” and Jeremiah did so.
古實人以伯．米勒對耶利米說: “把這些破布爛衣墊在你的腋下, 然後束上繩子. ”耶利米就這樣作了.

38:13 And they pulled Jeremiah by the ropes and brought him up from the pit. And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.
於是他們用繩子把耶利米從井裡拉出來; 這樣, 耶利米可以住在衛兵的院子裡.

38:14 And Zedekiah the king sent and made someone bring Jeremiah the prophet to him, to the third entrance that was at the temple of Yahweh. And the king said to Jeremiah, “I am asking you something, you must not hide anything from me.”
後來, 西底家王派人去把耶利米先知帶到耶和華殿中的第三道門那裡去見他. 王對耶利米說: “我要問你一件事, 你甚麼都不可以向我隱瞞. ”

38:15 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, will you not surely kill me? Besides, if I advise you, you will not listen to me.
耶利米對西底家說: “我若告訴你, 你不是要殺死我嗎? 我若向你建議, 你必不聽從我. ”

38:16 So Zedekiah the king swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As Yahweh lives, who has made for us this life, I will not kill you and I will not give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”
於是西底家王私下向耶利米起誓, 說: “我指著那創造我們生命的永活的耶和華起誓: 我決不殺死你, 也不把你交在這些尋索你性命的人的手裡. ”

38:17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘If only you will go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then you will live, and this city will not be burned with fire, and you will live, you and your house.
耶利米對西底家說: “耶和華萬軍的神,以色列的神這樣說: ‘你若出去歸降巴比倫王的將領, 你的性命就可以存活; 這城也不會被火焚燒, 你和你一家都可以存活.

38:18 But if you do not go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire, and you will not escape from their hand.’ ”
但你若不出去歸降巴比倫王的將領, 這城就必交在迦勒底人的手中; 他們必放火燒毀這城, 你自己也不能從他們的手裡逃脫. ’”

38:19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand and they abuse me.”
西底家王對耶利米說: “我害怕那些已向迦勒底人投降的猶大人, 恐怕迦勒底人把我交在他們手中, 他們就會凌辱我. ”

38:20 And Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Please obey the voice of Yahweh with regard to what I am saying to you, and it will go well with you, and you will live.
耶利米說: “迦勒底人必不會把你交給他們. 求你聽從我對你所說的耶和華的話; 這樣, 你就可以平安無事, 你的性命也可以存活.

38:21 But if you are refusing to surrender, this is the thing that Yahweh has shown me.
你若拒絕出去投降, 耶和華指示我的話就是這樣:

38:22 Now look, all the women who remain in the house of the king of Judah are being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon. And look, they are saying, ‘Your trusted friends have misled you, and they have prevailed against you. Your feet are stuck in the mud, so they turned backward.’
看哪！猶大王宮裡所有剩下的婦女, 都必被帶出來, 去到巴比倫王的將領那裡. 那些婦女必對你說: ‘你的盟友煽惑了你, 左右了你; 現在你的腳陷在泥沼中, 他們就都離棄你. ’

38:23 And all your wives and your children will be led out to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hand, but by the hand of the king of Babylon you will be seized, and this city will burn with fire.”
你所有的后妃和你的兒女, 都必被帶出來, 去到迦勒底人那裡; 你自己也不能從他們的手裡逃脫, 因為你必被巴比倫王的手抓住; 這城也必被火燒毀(“這城也必被火燒毀”有古抄本作“你必放火燒毀這城”). ”

38:24 And Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “No man must know about these words so that you will not die.
西底家對耶利米說: “不要給人知道這些話, 這樣你就不會死.

38:25 And if the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come to you and say to you, ‘Please tell us what you said to the king. You must not conceal it from us so that we will not kill you. And what did the king say to you?’
眾領袖若聽見了我和你說過話, 就會來見你, 對你說: ‘告訴我們, 你對王說了些甚麼? 不可向我們隱瞞, 我們就不會殺死你. 王又對你說了些甚麼? ’

38:26 Then you shall say to them, ‘I was presenting my plea before the king, to not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’ ”
你就要對他們說: ‘我只是把我的懇求呈到王面前, 求他不要把我送回約拿單的房子去, 免得我死在那裡. ’”

38:27 And all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, and he informed them like all these words that the king commanded. So they fell silent, for the conversation was not heard.
所有的領袖果然來見耶利米, 查問他; 他就照著王所吩咐的這一切話告訴他們. 於是他們不再追問他, 因為王和他說話的內容沒有給人聽見.

38:28 And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was captured. And it happened that Jerusalem was captured.
這樣, 耶利米留在衛兵的院子裡, 直到耶路撒冷被攻取的那一天.

Jeremiah - Chapter 39

39:1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and laid siege to it.
猶大王西底家第九年十月, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領他的全軍來攻擊耶路撒冷, 把城圍困起來.

39:2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was taken by assault.
西底家第十一年四月九日, 城被攻破.

39:3 And all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim the chief officer, Nergal-sharezer the high official, with all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
巴比倫王所有的將領: 尼甲．沙利薛,三甲．尼波,大臣(“大臣”的本意不明確)撒西金,術士長(“術士長”的本意不明確)尼甲．沙利薛, 以及巴比倫王所有其餘的將領, 都進城, 坐在中門.

39:4 And then when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the soldiers with him, they fled and went out at night from the city by the way of the garden of the king through the gate between the walls. And they went out toward the Jordan Valley.
猶大王西底家和所有的軍兵看見了他們, 就逃跑, 在夜間逃出城外, 經過王的花園, 穿過兩道城牆中間的門, 直往亞拉巴的路上走去.

39:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And they took him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. And he pronounced sentence on him.
但迦勒底人的軍隊追趕他們, 在耶利哥的原野上追上了西底家, 把他拿住, 帶到哈馬地的利比拉去見巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒; 尼布甲尼撒就宣判他的罪狀.

39:6 And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes. The king of Babylon also slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.
巴比倫王在利比拉, 當著西底家眼前殺了他的眾子; 巴比倫王也殺了猶大所有的顯貴,

39:7 Then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and tied him up with bronze fetters to bring him to Babylon.
並且把西底家的眼睛弄瞎了, 用銅鍊鎖住他, 把他帶到巴比倫去.

39:8 And the Chaldeans burned the palace of the king and the houses of the people with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
迦勒底人放火焚燒王宮和民房, 又拆毀了耶路撒冷的城牆.

39:9 Then the rest of the people who were left in the city, and those deserting who had deserted to him, and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, deported to Babylon.
城裡剩下的人民, 和那些已經向巴比倫王投降的人, 以及其餘的人民, 都被護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄到巴比倫去.

39:10 And some of the poor people, who had nothing, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and fields on that day.
但護衛長尼布撒拉旦把民中一些一無所有的窮人留在猶大地, 同時把葡萄園和田地分給他們.

39:11 And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon commanded concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying,
巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒提到耶利米, 吩咐護衛長尼布撒拉旦說:

39:12 “Take him and set your eyes on him. And you must not do something bad to him, but only that which he speaks to you, so do with him.”
“你把他帶去, 好好照顧他, 切不可傷害他; 他對你怎樣說, 你就給他照辦. ”

39:13 So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, sent word, along with Nebushazban the chief officer, and Nergal-sharezer the high official, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon.
於是護衛長尼布撒拉旦,大臣(“大臣”的本意不明確)尼布沙斯班,術士長(“術士長”的本意不明確)尼甲．沙利薛, 以及巴比倫王所有的大臣都派人去,

39:14 And they sent and took Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and gave him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to the house, so he stayed in the midst of the people.
把耶利米從衛兵的院子裡提出來, 交給沙番的孫子,亞希甘的兒子基大利, 叫他帶耶利米回家去. 這樣, 耶利米就住在人民中間.

39:15 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah at his confinement in the courtyard of the guard, saying,
耶利米還監禁在衛兵的院子裡的時候, 耶和華的話臨到他, 說:

39:16 “Go and say to Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Look, I am about to bring my words to pass against this city for evil and not for good. And they will be before you on that day.
“你去告訴古實人以伯．米勒說: ‘萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 看哪！我必在這城實現我的話, 降禍不降福; 到那日, 這一切都必在你面前實現.

39:17 But I will rescue you on that day,” declares Yahweh, “and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are frightened.
但到了那日, 我必拯救你; 你必不至交在你所懼怕的人手裡. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

39:18 For surely I will save you, and you will not fall by the sword. But your life will be for you as booty because you have trusted in me,” declares Yahweh.’ ”
‘因為我必定搭救你; 你必不會倒在刀下, 必可以撿回自己的性命, 因為你信靠我. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 40

40:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had let him go from Ramah, where he had been taken bound in chains in the midst of all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being deported to Babylon.
護衛長尼布撒拉旦在拉瑪釋放了耶利米以後, 從耶和華那裡有話臨到耶利米. 耶利米被提出來的時候, 還被鐵鍊鎖著, 在所有從耶路撒冷和猶大被擄到巴比倫去的人中間.

40:2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God threatened this disaster to this place,
護衛長把耶利米提出來, 對他說: “耶和華你的神曾說要降這災禍在這地方;

40:3 and now he has brought it about, and Yahweh has done just as he threatened. Because you sinned against Yahweh and did not listen to his voice, so this thing has happened to you.
現在耶和華使災禍臨到, 照他所說的行了; 因為你們得罪了耶和華, 沒有聽從他的話, 所以這事才臨到你們.

40:4 And so then look, I have released you today from the chains that were on your hands. If it is good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it is bad in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, then refrain. Look, the whole land is before you. To wherever it is good and right in your eyes to go, then go there.”
我現在解開你手上的鐵鍊. 你若認為與我一同到巴比倫去好, 就一起去, 我必好好照顧你; 你若認為與我一同到巴比倫去不好, 就不必去. 看, 全地都在你面前, 你認為去哪裡好,哪裡合宜, 就到哪裡去吧！”

40:5 While he still had not turned back, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed in an official position over the towns of Judah, and stay with him in the midst of the people. Or to wherever it is right in your eyes to go, then go there.” Then the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of provisions and a present, and let him go.
耶利米還沒有回答, 護衛長又說(“耶利米還沒有回答, 護衛長又說”原文意思難確定, 有譯本改作“你若認為回去好”): “你可以回到沙番的孫子,亞希甘的兒子基大利那裡去！基大利是巴比倫王指派管理猶大各城的. 你可以和他一起住在人民中間; 或是你認為去哪裡合宜, 就到哪裡去吧！”於是護衛長給他糧食和禮物, 就釋放他走了.

40:6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah and stayed with him in the midst of the people who were left in the land.
耶利米就到米斯巴去見亞希甘的兒子基大利, 和他一同住在那地剩下的人民中間.

40:7 When all the commanders of the armies who were in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam in an official position in the land, and that he had put him in charge of men, and women, and little children, and of the poor of the land, of all those who had not been deported to Babylon,
在田野的眾將領和他們的士兵, 聽見巴比倫王委派了亞希甘的兒子基大利管理那地, 也委派他管理那些沒有被擄到巴比倫去的男人,婦女,孩童, 和那地最貧窮的人,

40:8 then they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan, and Jehonathan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
他們就來到米斯巴去見基大利; 其中有尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利,加利亞的兩個兒子約哈難和約拿單,單戶篾的兒子西萊雅,尼陀法人以斐的眾子, 和瑪迦人的兒子耶撒尼亞, 以及他們的士兵.

40:9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “You must not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
沙番的孫子,亞希甘的兒子基大利向他們和他們的士兵起誓, 說: “你們不要懼怕服事迦勒底人, 只管住在這地, 服事巴比倫王, 就可以平安無事.

40:10 As for me, look, I am staying at Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. But you, gather wine and summer fruit and oil, and put them in your vessels, and live in your towns that you have seized.”
至於我, 我要留在米斯巴, 侍候那些來到我們這裡的迦勒底人. 你們只管收存酒,夏天的果子和油, 放在器皿裡, 並且住在你們所佔有的城中. ”

40:11 And also all the Judeans who were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and who were in all the lands, when they heard that the king of Babylon had given a remnant to Judah and that he had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, in an official position over them,
那些在摩押,亞捫,以東和各地所有的猶大人, 聽見了巴比倫王在猶大留下一些餘民, 並且指派沙番的孫子,亞希甘的兒子基大利管理他們,

40:12 then all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they were scattered. And they came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and they gathered wine and summer fruit that yielded in great abundance.
所有的猶大人就從被趕逐到的各地方回來, 到猶大地的米斯巴去見基大利, 並且收存了許多的酒和夏天的果子.

40:13 And Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
加利亞的兒子約哈難和在田野的眾將領, 都到米斯巴去見基大利,

40:14 and said to him, “Are you at all aware that Baalis, the king of the Ammonites, has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, to kill you?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam would not believe them.
對他說: “亞捫王巴利斯派尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利來殺你, 你知道嗎? ”亞希甘的兒子基大利不相信他們.

40:15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah said to Gedaliah in secrecy at Mizpah, saying, “Please let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and nobody will know. Why should he kill you, so that all of Judah who are gathered to you will be scattered, and the remnant of Judah will perish?”
後來加利亞的兒子約哈難在米斯巴私下告訴基大利說: “請容我去把尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利殺了, 必沒有人知道; 為甚麼要讓他殺你, 以致集合到你那裡來的所有猶大人都分散, 猶大餘剩的人都滅亡呢? ”

40:16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You must not do this thing, for you are telling a lie about Ishmael.”
但亞希甘的兒子基大利對加利亞的兒子約哈難說: “你不可作這事, 因為你所說關於以實瑪利的事都是謊話！”

Jeremiah - Chapter 41

41:1 And then in the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, from the offspring of the kingship, and one of the chief officers of the king, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam at Mizpah, along with ten men. And they ate bread together there at Mizpah.
但在七月的時候, 王裔以利沙瑪的孫子,尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利, 也是王的一位大臣, 帶了十個人和他一起到米斯巴去見亞希甘的兒子基大利; 他們在米斯巴一起吃飯的時候,

41:2 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah got up, along with the ten men who were with him, and they struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and killed him whom the king of Babylon had appointed in an official position over the land.
尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利和與他一起的那十個人就起來, 用刀襲擊沙番的孫子,亞希甘的兒子基大利, 就是巴比倫王指派管理那地的, 把他殺掉.

41:3 Then Ishmael killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, along with the Chaldeans who were found there, the soldiers.
以實瑪利也擊殺了所有在米斯巴和基大利一起的猶大人, 以及在那裡所遇見的迦勒底軍兵.

41:4 And then on the second day of the killing of Gedaliah—and no one knew—
他殺了基大利以後, 沒有人知道; 第二天,

41:5 then men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men with shaven beards and torn garments, who had cut themselves with blades, having grain offerings and frankincense in their hands to bring to the temple of Yahweh.
有八十個人從示劍,示羅和撒瑪利亞前來, 鬍鬚剃去, 衣服撕裂, 身體割破, 手裡拿著素祭和乳香, 要帶到耶和華的殿裡去.

41:6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out to meet them from Mizpah, weeping as he came. And then as he was meeting them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.”
尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利從米斯巴出來迎接他們, 邊走邊哭, 遇見了他們, 就對他們說: “請你們來見亞希甘的兒子基大利！”

41:7 And then, the moment of their coming to the middle of the city, then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, along with the men who were with him, slaughtered them and threw them to the middle of the pit.
他們到了城中, 尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利和與他一起的人, 就把他們殺了, 扔在坑裡.

41:8 But ten men were found among them, and they said to Ishmael, “You must not kill us, for we have hidden treasures in the field, wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. So he refrained and he did not kill them in the midst of their fellow countrymen.
只是他們中間有十個人卻對以實瑪利說: “請不要殺死我們！因為我們有許多小麥,大麥,油和蜜, 埋藏在田間. ”他就住了手, 沒有把這十個人在他們的兄弟中一同殺死.

41:9 Now the pit into which Ishmael threw all the corpses of the men whom he had killed along with Gedaliah was the same one that King Asa had made because of Baasha the king of Israel, who was against him. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain ones.
以實瑪利把他們所擊殺的人的屍體全部扔在坑裡(他殺這些人是因為基大利的緣故); 這坑是從前亞撒王為了防禦以色列王巴沙而挖掘的. 尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利用那些被殺的人的屍體填滿了那坑.

41:10 Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the daughters of the king and all the people who were left at Mizpah, over whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.
以實瑪利還擄去所有留在米斯巴的餘民, 包括王的眾公主和所有留在米斯巴的人民; 這些人都是護衛長尼布撒拉旦交給亞希甘的兒子基大利管理的. 尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利把他們擄走, 往亞捫那裡去.

41:11 When Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him, heard all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
加利亞的兒子約哈難和與他一起的眾將領, 聽見了尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利所行的一切惡事,

41:12 then they took all the men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. And they met him at the great pool that is in Gibeon.
就率領所有的人, 去攻打尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利, 在基遍的大水池邊追上他.

41:13 And then, the moment that all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him, they were glad.
在以實瑪利那裡的眾民, 看見了加利亞的兒子約哈難和與他一起的眾將領, 就都歡喜.

41:14 So all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and returned and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.
於是以實瑪利從米斯巴擄去的眾民都轉身, 歸到加利亞的兒子約哈難那裡.

41:15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped with eight men from Johanan, and they went to the Ammonites.
尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利帶著八個人逃脫了約哈難的手, 到亞捫那裡去.

41:16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies who were with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, strong men, soldiers, and women, and little children, and eunuchs whom he brought back from Gibeon.
加利亞的兒子約哈難和與他一起的眾將領, 就奪回了全部餘民, 包括軍兵,婦女,孩童和宮中的臣宰, 就是尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利在刺殺亞希甘的兒子基大利以後, 從米斯巴擄走的. 約哈難把這些人都從基遍帶回來.

41:17 And they set out and stayed at the lodging place of Chimham that is near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt
他們去到伯利恆附近的基羅特金罕, 停留在那裡, 想要往埃及去,

41:18 because of the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed in an official position over the land.
躲避迦勒底人. 他們懼怕迦勒底人, 因為尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利殺了巴比倫王指派管理那地的亞希甘的兒子基大利.

Jeremiah - Chapter 42

42:1 Then all the commanders of the armies, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the smallest to the greatest, approached
所有的將領, 包括加利亞的兒子約哈難和何沙雅的兒子耶撒尼亞, 以及全體人民, 從最小的到最大的, 都上前來,

42:2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “May our plea please fall before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes are seeing us.
對耶利米先知說: “求你容我們向你懇求, 請為我們這餘剩的民向耶和華你的神禱告; 因為我們從前人數眾多, 現在剩下的極少, 就像你現在親眼所見的一樣.

42:3 And let Yahweh your God inform us the way in which we should go and the thing that we should do.”
請為我們求耶和華你的神指示我們當走的路和該作的事. ”

42:4 And Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Look, I am going to pray to Yahweh your God according to your words, and then all the words that Yahweh answers you I will tell you; I will not withhold from you a word.”
耶利米先知對他們說: “我聽見了！我必照著你們的話禱告耶和華你們的神. 耶和華回答你們所說的一切話, 我必告訴你們, 一句也不會向你們隱瞞. ”

42:5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be against us as a true and faithful witness if we do not do according to all the words that Yahweh sends you for us.
於是他們對耶利米說: “我們若不照著耶和華你的神差遣你到我們這裡來所說的一切話去作, 願耶和華作真實和誠信的見證, 指控我們.

42:6 Whether good or bad, we will listen to the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of Yahweh our God.”
不論是甜是苦, 我們都願聽從耶和華我們神的話, 因為是我們委派你向他祈求的; 我們聽從耶和華我們神的話, 就必凡事亨通. ”

42:7 And then at the end of ten days the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah.
過了十天, 耶和華的話臨到耶利米.

42:8 And he summoned Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the commanders of the armies who were with him, and all the people from the smallest to the greatest,
耶利米就把加利亞的兒子約哈難, 和所有與他一起的將領, 以及全體人民, 從最小的到最大的, 都叫了來,

42:9 and said to them, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to cause your plea to fall before him:
對他們說: “耶和華以色列的神, 就是你們委派我去為你們向他懇求的那位, 這樣說:

42:10 ‘If only you will stay in this land, then I will build you and I will not tear you down, and I will plant you and I will not pluck you up, for I relent of the disaster that I have brought to you.
‘你們若決意住在這地, 我就建立你們, 必不拆毀; 栽植你們, 必不拔除; 因我為那已經降在你們身上的災禍回心轉意.

42:11 You must not be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you are afraid of. You must not be afraid of him,’ declares Yahweh, ‘for I am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
你們所怕的巴比倫王, 你們不要懼怕他; 你們不要懼怕他(這是耶和華的宣告), 因為我與你們同在, 要拯救你們, 要搭救你們脫離他的手.

42:12 And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and will restore you to your soil.
我要向你們施憐憫, 他也會憐憫你們, 使你們歸回自己的土地. ’

42:13 But if you are saying, “We will not stay in this land,” so as to not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God,
但是, 你們若說: ‘我們不住在這地’, 不聽從耶和華你們的神的話,

42:14 saying, “No, for we will go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war, and we will not hear the sound of a horn, and we will not be hungry for bread, and there we will stay,”
或說: ‘不！我們要去埃及地, 在那裡看不到戰爭, 聽不見號角的聲音, 也不會因缺乏糧食而飢餓; 我們要留在那裡. ’

42:15 then therefore hear the word of Yahweh, O remnant of Judah. Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “If you are determined to go to Egypt, and you go to dwell as aliens there,
這樣, 猶大餘剩的人哪, 你們現在要聽耶和華的話！萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘你們若決意去埃及, 到那裡寄居,

42:16 then it will be that the sword that you are in fear of will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine that you are anxious of will pursue after you there into Egypt, and there you will die.
你們懼怕的刀劍必在埃及地追上你們; 你們恐懼的饑荒必在埃及緊隨著你們; 你們必死在那裡.

42:17 So all the people who are determined to go to Egypt to dwell as aliens there will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague, and there will not be for them an escapee or a survivor from the disaster that I am bringing upon them.”
所有決意去埃及, 在那裡寄居的人, 必因刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫而死; 他們沒有一人能倖存, 或避過我降在他們身上的災禍. ’

42:18 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “As my anger and my wrath were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will pour out on you at your going to Egypt, and you will become a curse, and a horror, and a curse formula, and a disgrace, and you will no longer see this place.” ’
“因為萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘我從前怎樣把我的怒氣和烈怒傾倒在耶路撒冷的居民身上, 現在你們進入埃及的時候, 我也必照樣把我的烈怒傾倒在你們身上. 你們就必成為令人驚駭,被人咒罵,咒詛和羞辱的對象. 你們必不能再看見這地方.

42:19 Yahweh has spoken to you, O remnant of Judah, ‘You must not go to Egypt.’ You must certainly know that I have warned you today
猶大餘剩的人哪, 耶和華曾對你們說: ‘你們不要去埃及. ’你們要確實知道, 我今天已經警告你們了.

42:20 that you have made a fatal mistake, for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to Yahweh our God, and all that Yahweh our God says, so tell us and we will do it.’
你們實在自己欺騙自己, 因為是你們委派我去見耶和華你們的神, 你們說: ‘請為我們向耶和華我們的神禱告; 無論耶和華我們的神說甚麼, 你都要告訴我們, 我們就必照著去作. ’

42:21 So I have told you today, and you have not listened to the voice of Yahweh your God, or of anything that he sent me for you.
我今天告訴了你們, 你們卻不聽從耶和華你們的神派我來告訴你們的一切話.

42:22 Now then, certainly you must know that by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague you will die in the place where you desire to go, to dwell as aliens there.”
現在你們要確實知道, 在你們想去寄居的那地方, 你們必因刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫而死. ”

Jeremiah - Chapter 43

43:1 And then, when Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of Yahweh their God, for which Yahweh their God had sent him to them with all these words,
耶利米向眾民說完了耶和華他們的神吩咐他的一切話, 就是耶和華他們的神差遣他去對他們說的一切話.

43:2 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the insolent men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie! Yahweh our God did not send you, saying, ‘You must not go to Egypt to dwell as aliens there.’
何沙雅的兒子亞撒利雅, 和加利亞的兒子約哈難, 以及所有狂傲的人, 就對耶利米說: “你在說謊！耶和華我們的神並沒有差遣你來說: ‘你們不可去埃及, 在那裡寄居. ’

43:3 But Baruch the son of Neriah is inciting you against us in order to give us into the hand of the Chaldeans, to kill us and to deport us to Babylon.”
只是尼利亞的兒子巴錄慫恿你來反對我們, 為要把我們交在迦勒底人的手中, 好使我們被殺害, 或被擄到巴比倫去. ”

43:4 So Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies, and all the people did not listen to the voice of Yahweh to stay in the land of Judah.
於是加利亞的兒子約哈難和眾將領, 以及眾民, 都不聽從耶和華要他們留在猶大地的命令.

43:5 But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies took all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations to which they had been scattered to dwell as aliens in the land of Judah—
相反地, 加利亞的兒子約哈難和眾將領卻率領猶大所有餘剩的人, 就是那些從被趕逐到各國回來住在猶大地的,

43:6 the men, and the women, and the little children, and the daughters of the king, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah—
包括男人,女人,孩童和王的眾公主, 以及護衛長尼布撒拉旦留給沙番的孫子,亞希甘的兒子基大利管理的眾人, 還有耶利米先知和尼利亞的兒子巴錄,

43:7 and they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh. And they came up to Tahpanhes.
把他們都帶進埃及地, 去到答比匿, 沒有聽從耶和華的話.

43:8 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
在答比匿耶和華的話臨到耶利米, 說:

43:9 “Take in your hands large stones and bury them in the mortar in the clay floor that is at the entrance of the palace of Pharaoh in Tahpanhes before the eyes of the people of the Judeans,
“你要在猶大人眼前親手拿幾塊大石頭, 埋藏在答比匿法老宮殿門前磚窯的灰泥中;

43:10 and say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Look, I am going to send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden. And he will spread out his canopy over them.
然後對他們說: ‘萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: 看哪！我要派人去領我的僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來; 我要在我所埋藏的這些石頭上安設他的王位; 他必在上面張開他的帳篷.

43:11 And he will come and ravage the land of Egypt, and deliver those who are appointed for the plague, to the plague, and those who are appointed for the captivity, to the captivity, and those who are appointed for the sword, to the sword.
他必來攻打埃及地; 那些注定死亡的, 必要死亡; 那些注定被擄的, 必要被擄; 那些注定被刀殺的, 必被刀殺.

43:12 Then he will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. And he will wrap up the land of Egypt just as the shepherd wraps up his cloak. And he will go forth from there in peace.
他(“他”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“我”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯)必焚燒埃及的神廟, 把它們燒毀, 並且擄掠; 他必得著埃及地, 好像牧人披上衣服那麼容易; 他必安然離開那裡.

43:13 And he will break the stone pillars of Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt. And he will burn the temples of the gods of Egypt with fire.” ’ ”
他必打碎埃及地伯．示麥(“伯．示麥”或譯: “太陽神廟”)的神柱, 放火燒毀埃及神廟. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 44

44:1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who were living in the land of Egypt, who were living at Migdol, and Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, saying,
以下的話臨到耶利米, 論到所有住在埃及地的猶大人, 就是那些住在密奪,答比匿,挪弗和巴忒羅地的人, 說:

44:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen all the disaster that I have brought on Jerusalem, and on all the towns of Judah. And look, they are a site of ruins this day, and there is not in them an inhabitant,
“萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘你們都親眼看見我降在耶路撒冷和猶大各城的一切災禍. 看哪！那些城鎮今天仍然荒涼, 沒有人居住,

44:3 because of their wickedness that they committed to provoke me to anger by going to make smoke offerings, serving other gods whom they had not known, neither they, you, or your ancestors.
這是因為他們所行的惡事的緣故; 他們向別神燒香, 事奉它們, 惹我發怒. 這些神是他們和你們, 以及你們的列祖所不認識的.

44:4 And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending over and over again, saying, “Please, you must not do this detestable thing that I hate.”
雖然我不斷差遣我的僕人眾先知到你們那裡去, 說: 你們千萬不可行我所恨惡, 這可憎的事！

44:5 But they did not listen and they did not incline their ears to turn back from their wickedness, to not make smoke offerings to other gods.
他們卻不聽從, 毫不留心, 不肯離開他們的惡行, 仍向別神燒香.

44:6 So my wrath and my anger were poured out and burned in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, and they became as a site of ruins, as a desolation, as they are this day.’
因此, 我必傾出我的烈怒和怒氣, 在猶大的各城鎮和耶路撒冷的街上燒起, 以致它們都荒涼廢棄, 像今天一樣. ’

44:7 So then, thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Why are you doing great harm to yourselves, to cut off for yourselves man and woman, child and suckling, from the midst of Judah, to not leave over for yourselves a remnant,
現在, 耶和華萬軍的神以色列的神這樣說: ‘你們為甚麼自己招來這樣的大災禍, 使你們的男人,女人,孩童和嬰兒都從猶大中除滅, 一個餘剩的人也不留下呢?

44:8 provoking me to anger with the works of your hands, to make smoke offerings to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have come to dwell as aliens, so as to cut off yourselves, and so that you are becoming as a curse, and as a disgrace among all the nations of the earth?
為甚麼因你們手所作的, 在你們來寄居的埃及地向別神燒香, 惹我發怒, 以致你們被除滅, 成為地上萬國咒詛和羞辱的對象呢?

44:9 Have you forgotten the wicked things of your ancestors, and the wicked things of the kings of Judah, and the wicked things of their wives, and your wicked things, and the wicked things of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
你們列祖的惡行,猶大列王的惡行,他們妻子的惡行,你們自己的惡行和你們妻子的惡行, 就是在猶大地和耶路撒冷街上所行的, 你們忘記了嗎?

44:10 They have not shown contrition up to this day, and they have not shown reverence, and they have not walked in my law and in my statutes that I set before you and before your ancestors.’
直到今日, 他們還沒有痛悔, 沒有畏懼, 也沒有遵行我在你們和你們列祖面前所立的律法和條例. ’

44:11 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Look, I am determined to bring disaster on you, even to exterminate all Judah.
“因此萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘看哪！我決意向你們降下災禍, 把全猶大都除滅.

44:12 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who are determined to come to the land of Egypt to dwell as aliens there, and everyone will perish. They will fall in the land of Egypt by the sword; they will perish by the famine, from the smallest to the greatest. By the sword and by the famine they will die and become as a curse, as a horror, and as a curse, and as a disgrace.
那些決意去埃及地, 在那裡寄居的猶大餘剩的人, 我必把他們除去; 他們必在埃及地滅絕; 他們必倒在刀下, 必因饑荒滅亡; 他們從最小的到最大的都必因刀劍和饑荒而死, 以致成了令人驚駭,被人咒罵,咒詛和羞辱的對象.

44:13 So I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt just as I have punished Jerusalem, with the sword, with the famine, and with the plague.
我必用刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫懲罰那些住在埃及地的人, 好像懲罰耶路撒冷一樣.

44:14 And there will not be a survivor or an escapee of the remnant of Judah, those who have come to dwell as an alien there in the land of Egypt, to return to the land of Judah where they are longing to return to dwell there, for they will not turn back, but only some survivors.’ ”
那些去埃及地, 在那裡寄居的猶大餘剩的人, 必不能逃脫, 不能倖存, 不能返回他們心裡渴望回去居住的猶大地; 除了一些逃脫了的人以外, 一個都不能返回. ’”

44:15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were making smoke offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, and all the people who lived in the land of Egypt in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
那些知道自己的妻子曾向別神燒香的眾人, 和一大群站在那裡的婦女, 以及住在埃及地巴忒羅的眾民, 回答耶利米說:

44:16 “Concerning the word that you have spoken to us in the name of Yahweh, we are not going to listen to you!
“你奉耶和華的名對我們所說的話, 我們不聽從.

44:17 But certainly we will do everything that went out from our mouths, to make smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out to her libations just as we did, we, and our ancestors, our kings, and our officials, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, for then we had enough to eat, and we were well-off, and we did not see disaster.
我們口中說過的一切話, 我們一定去作, 我們要向天后燒香, 澆奠祭, 好像我們自己和我們的列祖, 以及我們的君王和領袖, 在猶大的各城和耶路撒冷的街上所行的一樣. 那時我們吃得飽, 得享福樂, 不見災禍.

44:18 But since we stopped making smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out libations to her, we have lacked everything, and by the sword and by the famine we have perished.
但是, 自從我們停止向天后燒香和澆奠祭以後, 我們就樣樣都缺乏, 又因刀劍和饑荒滅亡. ”

44:19 And indeed, when we were making smoke offerings to the queen of heaven and pouring out to her libations, was it not with the consent of our husbands that we made for her sacrificial cakes marked with her image, and we poured out to her libations?”
那些婦女又說: “我們不錯是向天后燒香和澆奠祭, 難道我們的丈夫不知道我們照著天后的形象製餅供奉她, 向她澆奠祭嗎? ”

44:20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and to the women, and to all the people who answered him a word, saying,
耶利米對全體人民, 對那些用這話答覆他的男人,女人和眾民說:

44:21 “The offering that you made, smoke offerings in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you, and your ancestors, your kings, and your officials, and the people of the land, did not Yahweh remember them, and did it not come to his mind?
“你們和你們的列祖, 以及你們的君王,領袖, 和全國的人民, 在猶大的各城和耶路撒冷的街上燒的香, 耶和華怎能忘記, 他心裡怎能不想起呢?

44:22 And Yahweh was no longer able to bear it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the detestable things that you committed. Thus your land became as a site of ruins, and as a horror, and as a curse, without inhabitants, as it is this day.
耶和華再不能容忍你們邪惡的行為, 和你們所行可憎的事; 故此, 你們的土地荒涼, 成了令人驚駭,被人咒詛的對象, 沒有人居住, 好像今天一樣.

44:23 Because of the fact that you made smoke offerings, and that you sinned against Yahweh, and you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you have not walked in his law, and in his statute, and in his legal provisions, therefore this disaster has happened to you, as it is this day.”
因為你們向別神燒香, 得罪了耶和華, 不聽從耶和華的話, 不遵行他的律法,條例和法度, 所以這災禍臨到你們, 好像今天一樣. ”

44:24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women, “Hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
耶利米又對眾民和眾婦女說: “在埃及地所有的猶大人哪, 要聽耶和華的話！

44:25 Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, ‘You and your wives have promised with your mouths and with your hands you have fulfilled, saying, “We certainly will carry out our vows that we vowed, to make smoke offerings to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out to her libations.” You must certainly keep your vows and you must certainly carry out your vows.’
萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: ‘你們和你們的妻子親口說過: 我們一定要實行我們的願, 向天后燒香, 澆奠祭. 你們果然親手作了. 現在你們只管持定你們所許的願, 只管實行你們的誓言吧！’

44:26 Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, all Judah, those who live in the land of Egypt: ‘Look, I hereby swear by my great name,’ says Yahweh, ‘surely my name will no longer be called in the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, “as the Lord Yahweh lives,” in all the land of Egypt.
但所有住在埃及地的猶大人哪, 你們要聽耶和華的話！耶和華說: ‘看哪！我指著我偉大的名起誓: 在埃及全地每一個猶大人的口中, 再不會呼喚我的名, 說: 我指著永活的主耶和華起誓.

44:27 Look, I am going to watch over them for harm and not for good, and all people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will perish by the sword and by the famine until their perishing.
看哪！我要留意向他們降禍不降福; 在埃及地所有的猶大人都必因刀劍和饑荒滅亡, 直到滅絕.

44:28 And the survivors of the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah few in number. And all the remnant of Judah who have come to the land of Egypt to dwell as aliens there will know whose word will endure, from me or from them.
那些逃脫刀劍的, 必從埃及地返回猶大地; 他們人數很少. 這樣, 所有去埃及地在那裡寄居的猶大餘剩的人, 就知道誰的話實現: 我的, 還是他們的.

44:29 And this will be to you the sign,’ declares Yahweh, ‘that I am going to punish you in this place, so that you may know that surely my words will endure against you for evil.’
“‘我要在這地方懲罰你們, 這是給你們的徵兆, 好使你們知道我說要降禍給你們的話, 一定實現. ’這是耶和華的宣告.

44:30 Thus says Yahweh: ‘Look, I am going to give Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt, into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave Zedekiah the king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, his enemy and the one who sought his life.’ ”
耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我必把埃及王法老合弗拉交在他仇敵的手中, 和那些尋索他性命的人的手中, 像我把猶大王西底家交在他仇敵, 那尋索他性命的巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手中一樣. ’”

Jeremiah - Chapter 45

45:1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch, the son of Neriah, at his writing these words on a scroll from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying,
以下是猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第四年, 耶利米先知對尼利亞的兒子巴錄所說的話(巴錄從耶利米口中把這些話寫在書卷上):

45:2 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
“巴錄啊！耶和華以色列的神這樣說:

45:3 ‘You said, “Woe please to me, for Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary in my groaning and I do not find rest.” ’
‘你曾說: 我有禍了！因為耶和華在我的痛苦上加添憂愁. 我因唉哼而困乏, 得不著安寧. ’”

45:4 Thus you will say to him: ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Look, what I have built I am about to tear down, and what I have planted I am about to pluck up, it is all the land.
耶和華對耶利米說: “你要這樣對他說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我所建立的, 我必拆毀; 我所栽種的, 我必拔除. 我必這樣對待全地.

45:5 And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek great things, for look, I am about to bring disaster upon all flesh,” declares Yahweh, “but to you I will give your life as booty in all the places where you may go.” ’ ”
你要為自己圖謀大事嗎? 不要圖謀！看哪！我必使災禍降在全人類身上, 但無論你到甚麼地方去, 我必使你撿回自己的性命. ’”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 46

46:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
耶和華論到列國的話臨到耶利米先知.

46:2 Concerning Egypt: Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, the king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah.
以下的話是關於埃及, 論到埃及王法老尼哥的軍隊, 這軍隊在猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬第四年, 被巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒在靠近幼發拉底河的迦基米施擊敗.

46:3 “Prepare small shield and shield, and approach for the battle!
“要準備好大小的盾牌, 踏上戰場.

46:4 Harness the horses and mount the steeds! And take your stand with helmets! Polish the spears! Put on the body armor!
要裝備馬匹, 騎上戰馬; 站好崗位, 戴上頭盔; 磨快槍矛, 穿上鐵甲.

46:5 Why do I see them terrified? They are turning back and their warriors are beaten down. And they have fled to a place of refuge and they do not turn back. Terror is from all around,” declares Yahweh.
但為甚麼我看見他們驚惶, 轉身退後呢? 他們的勇士被擊敗了, 他們急速奔逃, 不敢回轉. 四圍都是驚慌. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

46:6 The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape. They have stumbled and they have fallen, by the bank of the Euphrates River.
“快跑的跑不掉, 勇士也不能逃脫; 他們在北方,在幼發拉底河邊, 都絆跌仆到.

46:7 Who is this that rises like the Nile, like the rivers whose waters surge?
那像尼羅河上漲, 像江河的水翻騰的是誰呢?

46:8 Egypt rises like the Nile, even like the rivers whose waters surge. And he says, “Let me rise, let me cover the earth, let me destroy cities, and the inhabitants in them.”
埃及像尼羅河上漲, 像江河的水翻騰; 它說: ‘我要上漲, 淹蓋大地; 我要毀滅城鎮和城裡的居民. ’

46:9 Go up, O horses, and drive madly, O chariots, and let the warriors go forth; Cush and Put, who wield the small shield, and Lud, who wield and bend the bow.
馬匹啊, 上前吧！戰車啊, 狂奔吧！勇士啊, 就是緊握盾牌的古實人和弗人, 以及拉弓的呂底亞人哪, 上陣吧！

46:10 For that day is to the Lord Yahweh of hosts a day of retribution, to take revenge on his foes. And the sword will devour and be satisfied, and it will drink its fill of their blood, for a sacrifice is for the Lord Yahweh of hosts in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.
那是主萬軍之耶和華的日子, 是報仇的日子, 他要向自己的敵人報仇; 刀劍必吞噬,飽餐他們的肉, 痛飲他們的血. 因為在北方, 靠近幼發拉底河之地, 主萬軍之耶和華要屠宰敵人像殺祭牲一樣.

46:11 Go up to Gilead and take balm, O virgin of the daughter of Egypt. In vain you make use of many medicines; there is no healing for you.
埃及的人民哪, 上基列去取乳香吧！你雖多用藥物都是無效, 你必不得醫治.

46:12 The nations have heard your shame, and your cry of lament fills the earth. For warrior has stumbled against warrior, together they have fallen, the two of them.
列國聽見你的羞恥, 大地滿了你的哀號; 因為勇士和勇士相碰, 雙方一同仆倒. ”

46:13 The word that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon to attack the land of Egypt:
以下是耶和華對耶利米先知所說的話, 論到巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒要來攻打埃及地.

46:14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol, and proclaim in Memphis and in Tahpanhes, say, ‘Take your stand and be prepared, for the sword will devour those all around you.’
“你們要在埃及傳揚, 在密奪宣告, 在挪弗和答比匿宣揚, 說: ‘要站好崗位, 作好準備, 因為刀劍要吞滅你周圍的人！’

46:15 Why are your bulls defeated? He did not stand because Yahweh thrust him down.
你的壯士為甚麼俯伏? 他們站立不住(“你的壯士為甚麼俯伏? 他們站立不住”或可參照《七十士譯本》譯作“為甚麼亞比士神逃跑? 你的牛神站立不住”), 是因耶和華把他們推倒了.

46:16 He multiplied the ones stumbling. Furthermore, each one fell to his neighbor, and said, ‘Stand up, and let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, because of the presence of the sword of the oppressor.’
他使眾人絆跌, 倒在一起; 他們說: ‘起來！我們要回到我們本族, 和我們出生之地那裡去, 躲避欺壓者的刀劍. ’

46:17 They will call there, ‘Pharaoh, the king of Egypt is but a roar, he missed the opportunity.’
他們在那裡喊叫: ‘埃及王法老不過是喧嘩的聲音; 他已失去機會. ’”

46:18 As I live,” declares the king, Yahweh of hosts is his name, “one will come like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
名叫萬軍之耶和華的王宣告說: “我指著我的永生起誓, 必有一位要來, 像群山中的他泊山, 像海邊的迦密山一樣.

46:19 Pack your baggage for exile, O inhabitants of the daughter of Egypt, for Memphis will become as a horror, and it will be destroyed, without inhabitant.
住在埃及的人民哪！要為自己預備被擄時所需的器物; 因為挪弗必成為荒場, 必被燒毀, 無人居住.

46:20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north will come against her.
埃及是一頭肥美的母牛, 但北方的牛蟲已經來到牠身上(“牠身上”有古卷作“來到了”).

46:21 Even her mercenaries in her midst are like calves of fattening, for they also have turned away, they have fled together. They stand not, for the day of their calamity has come, the time of their punishment.
它中間的雇傭兵像棚裡的肥牛犢, 他們一同轉身逃跑, 沒有一個站立得住; 因為他們遭災的日子,受懲罰的時候, 已經臨到他們身上.

46:22 Her sound is like a snake that glides away, for they march in force. And with axes they come to her like those who chop trees.
它逃走的聲音像蛇行的響聲, 因為敵人要成隊而來, 像砍伐樹木的, 拿著斧子前來攻擊它.

46:23 They will cut down her forest,” declares Yahweh, “for it is impenetrable. Yes, they are more numerous than locusts, and they are without number.
他們要砍伐它的森林. 這是耶和華的宣告; 它的森林雖然茂密難以通過, 但敵人比蝗蟲還多, 無法數算.

46:24 The daughter of Egypt will be ashamed, she will be given into the hand of the people of the north.”
埃及的人民必蒙羞受辱, 必交在北方的民族的手中. ”

46:25 Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, said, “Look, I am going to punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, and her gods, and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who trust in him.
萬軍之耶和華以色列的神說: “看哪！我必懲罰挪的亞捫神,法老和那些倚靠法老的人.

46:26 And I will give them into the hand of the seekers of their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of his troops. But afterward it will be inhabited, as in days of old,” declares Yahweh.
我必把他們交在那些尋索他們性命的人的手裡, 就是交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒和他的臣僕的手中. 但以後, 埃及必再有人居住, 像從前一樣. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

46:27 “But as for you, my servant Jacob, you must not be afraid, and Israel, you must not be dismayed, for look, I am going to save you from far, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return, and he will be quiet, and he will be at ease, and without one who makes him afraid.
“至於你, 我的僕人雅各啊！你不要懼怕. 以色列啊！你不要驚慌. 因為我必從遠方拯救你回來, 從被擄之地必拯救你的後裔脫離他們被擄之地. 雅各必歸回, 得享平靜安逸, 沒有人可以使他害怕.

46:28 You must not be afraid, my servant Jacob,” declares Yahweh, “for I am with you. For I will make a complete destruction in all the nations where I scattered you, but you I will not make a complete destruction, though I will chastise you to the measure, and I will certainly not leave you unpunished.”
我的僕人雅各啊！你不要懼怕. 因為我與你同在; 我要消滅我趕逐你去的列國. 卻必不消滅你. 我要按公正懲治你, 決不能免你受罰. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 47

47:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.
在法老攻擊迦薩以先, 耶和華論到非利士人的話臨到耶利米先知.

47:2 Thus says Yahweh: “Look, waters are rising from the north, and they will become as a raging torrent, and they will overflow the land, and that which fills it, the city and those who live in it. And the people will cry out, and every inhabitant of the land will wail,
耶和華這樣說: “看哪！有水從北方漲起, 成為一股氾濫的洪流, 淹沒大地和地上的一切, 淹沒城鎮和住在城中的居民. 人必呼喊, 地上所有的居民必哀號.

47:3 from the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions, from the clattering of his chariots, the noise of their wheels. Fathers do not turn to their children because of the slackness of their hands.
因為聽見戰馬的蹄聲, 還有戰車轔轔和車輪轆轆的響聲, 作父親的雙手酸軟無力, 不能照顧他們的兒女.

47:4 Because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and from Sidon every survivor who could help, for Yahweh is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
日子將到, 非利士人必全遭毀滅, 所有曾援助推羅和西頓仍然倖存的人必被剪除, 因為耶和華要毀滅非利士人, 就是迦斐託島餘剩的人.

47:5 Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is destroyed. O remnant of their valley, how long will you cut yourself with a blade?
迦薩成了禿頭的, 亞實基倫靜默無聲(“靜默無聲”或譯: “被毀壞了”), 在它們的平原上(“在它們的平原上”或參照《七十士譯本》譯作“亞衲族”﹝參書11:21 22﹞)餘剩的人哪, 你們劃傷自己的身體要到幾時呢? ”

47:6 Ah, sword of Yahweh, how long will you not be quiet? Gather to your sheath, keep quiet and stand still.
耶和華的刀劍哪, 你要到幾時才可停下來呢? 請你入鞘吧！休息靜止吧！

47:7 How can you be quiet when Yahweh has given an order to it? Against Ashkelon and against the shore of the sea, there he has appointed it.”
但耶和華既吩咐了它, 又怎能停下來呢? 他指派了它去攻擊亞實基倫和沿海一帶.

Jeremiah - Chapter 48

48:1 Concerning Moab, thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is devastated. It is ashamed, Kiriathaim is captured. Misgab is ashamed, and it is filled with terror.
論到摩押, 萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: “尼波有禍了！因為它變為荒涼; 基列亭蒙受羞辱, 被佔領了; 這城堡(“這城堡”或譯: “米斯迦”)蒙受羞辱, 被毀壞.

48:2 The glory of Moab is no longer. In Heshbon they planned evil against her. Come and let us cut her off from being a nation. Also, Madmen, you will be silent. After you will go the sword.
摩押不再被人稱讚; 敵人在希實本計謀害它, 說: ‘來吧！我們要把它剪除, 使它不再成國！’瑪得緬哪！你也要靜默無聲; 刀劍必追趕你.

48:3 The sound of a cry of distress arises from Horonaim, devastation and great destruction.
從何羅念傳出哀號的聲音, 說: ‘荒涼了, 大大毀滅了！’

48:4 Moab is broken, her little ones make heard a cry for help.
摩押毀滅了, 它的孩童發出哀叫(“它的孩童發出哀叫”或參照《七十士譯本》譯作“哀叫之聲直達瑣珥”).

48:5 For the ascent of Luhith, in weeping they go weeping, For on the slope of Horonaim they have heard the distresses of the cry of distress of the destruction.
在上魯希的路上, 摩押人隨走隨哭; 從何羅念下來的途中, 聽見他們因城被毀發出淒慘的哀號聲. ”

48:6 Flee! Save your life! For you must not be like the juniper tree in the desert.
你們要逃跑, 趕快逃命吧！你們好像曠野的灌木.

48:7 For because of your trusting in your works and in your treasures, even you yourselves will be taken, and Chemosh will go out into the exile, his priests and his officials together.
你因為倚靠你的成就和財富, 就必被攻取; 基抹必被擄去, 事奉它的祭司和領袖都必一同被擄去.

48:8 And the destroyer will come to every town, and a town will not escape. And the valley will be destroyed, and the plain will be destroyed, as Yahweh has spoken.
行毀滅的必來攻擊一切城鎮, 沒有一座城可以倖免; 山谷必被蹂躪, 平原必受破壞, 正如耶和華所說的.

48:9 Give salt for Moab, for certainly she will go to ruin, and her towns will become as a desolation, without an inhabitant in them.
你們要在摩押上面撒鹽, 因為它必成為廢墟(“你們要在摩押上面撒鹽, 因為它必成為廢墟”或譯: “你們要把翅膀給摩押, 因為它必飛去”); 它的城鎮必成為荒涼, 沒有人在裡面居住.

48:10 The one who does the work of Yahweh with slackness is cursed, and the one who keeps away blood from his sword is cursed.
不努力去作耶和華的工作的, 該受咒詛; 不使自己的刀劍見血的, 應受咒詛.

48:11 Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has been quiet on his dregs, and he has not been poured out from vessel to vessel, and he has not gone into exile. Therefore his taste has remained unchanged, and his fragrance has not changed.
摩押自年幼以來常享安逸, 像不受攪擾的酒在缸裡澄清, 從沒有倒進另一個缸裡去, 它也從沒有被人擄去. 因此它仍保留著原味, 它的芬芳沒有改變失去.

48:12 Therefore look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will send to him decanters, and they will decant him, and his vessels they will empty out, and their jars they will smash.
“看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 我必差派倒酒的人到它那裡去, 把它倒出來, 直至倒空, 又把酒缸打碎.

48:13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel were ashamed of Bethel, their trust.
摩押必因基抹羞愧, 好像以色列家因他們可倚靠的伯特利的神像羞愧一樣.

48:14 How can you say, ‘we are warriors, and men of might for the battle.’
你們怎麼說: ‘我們是勇士, 是善戰的武士’?

48:15 Moab is destroyed, and his towns have gone up, and the choice of his young men have gone down to the slaughtering,” declares the King, Yahweh of hosts is his name.
摩押被毀滅; 敵人上來攻擊它的城鎮; 摩押最精銳的少年下去被屠殺. ”這是君王的宣告, 他的名是萬軍之耶和華.

48:16 “The disaster of Moab is near to come, and his disaster approaches very quickly.
“摩押的災難已經臨近了, 它的禍患迅速來到.

48:17 Mourn for him, all his surroundings, and all those who knew his name. Say, ‘How the staff of might is broken, the staff of glory.’
所有在它四圍的, 所有認識它名的, 你們都要為它哀悼, 說: ‘那有能力的權杖,華美的杖竟然折斷了！’

48:18 Come down from glory and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant, daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, he has destroyed your fortifications.
住在底本的人民哪！要從你們榮耀的位上下來, 坐在乾旱的地上(“乾旱的地上”原文作“乾渴”), 因為毀滅摩押的要上來攻擊你們, 摧毀你們的堅固城.

48:19 Stand by the road and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer. Ask the man who is fleeing and the woman who is escaping, say, ‘What has happened?’
亞羅珥的居民哪！要站在路旁觀望, 詢問那些正在逃跑的男女, 說: ‘發生了甚麼事? ’

48:20 Moab is ashamed, for it is filled with terror. Wail and cry out, tell it by Arnon that Moab is devastated.
摩押蒙受羞辱, 因為它已被毀滅了. 你們要哀號喊叫, 要在亞嫩河宣告: ‘摩押毀滅了. ’

48:21 Judgment has also come to the land of the plain, to Holon, and to Jahaz, and on Mephaath,
審判臨到了平原之地, 就是何倫,雅雜,米法押,

48:22 and on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth-diblathaim,
底本,尼波,伯．低比拉太音,

48:23 and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-gamul, and on Beth-meon,
基列亭,伯．迦末,伯．米恩,

48:24 and on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the towns of the land of Moab, the far and the near.
加略,波斯拉和摩押地遠近所有城市.

48:25 The horn of Moab is cut off and his arm is broken,” declares Yahweh.
摩押的角被砍下, 它的膀臂被折斷了. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

48:26 “Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against Yahweh, and let Moab wallow in his vomit. And he also will become a laughingstock.
你們要使摩押沉醉, 因為它向耶和華妄自尊大; 摩押必跌在自己所吐之物上面, 也必成為被人譏笑的對象.

48:27 Now was not Israel the laughingstock to you? Or was he found among thieves? For as often as you spoke over him you shook your head.
摩押啊, 以色列不是曾經成為你譏笑的對象嗎? 它豈是被捕獲的強盜, 以致你每逢提到它, 總是搖頭嘲笑.

48:28 Leave the towns and dwell on the rock, O inhabitants of Moab, and be like the dove, it nests on the sides of the mouth of a ravine.
摩押的居民哪！你們要離棄城鎮, 住在山巖裡, 像鴿子在峽谷的邊上築巢.

48:29 We have heard of the pride of Moab —he is very proud— his height, and his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.
我們聽說摩押的驕傲, 它非常驕傲; 我們聽到它的狂妄,驕傲,傲慢和心裡的自高.

48:30 I know his insolence,” declares Yahweh, “and his boastings are false; they act falsely.
“我洞悉它的狂傲(這是耶和華的宣告), 它的狂傲毫無根據, 它的誇耀不能成事.

48:31 Therefore over Moab I wail, and for all of Moab I cry out, for the people of Kir-heres I moan.
因此我要為摩押哀號, 為全摩押喊叫, 為吉珥．哈列設人(“為吉珥．哈列設人”有古抄本作“他為吉珥．哈列設人”)唉哼.

48:32 More than the weeping of Jazer I weep for you, O vine Sibmah. Your branches cross over the sea, up to the sea of Jazer they reach. Upon your summer fruit and upon your vintage the destroyer has fallen.
西比瑪的葡萄樹啊！我要你哀哭比人為雅謝哀哭更厲害. 你的枝子伸展過海, 延伸到雅謝(“雅謝”有古抄本作“雅謝海”); 那行毀滅的要來摧毀你夏天的果子和你的葡萄.

48:33 And joy and rejoicing have been taken away from the fruitful land, even from the land of Moab. And the wine from the wine presses I have caused to disappear. He will not tread with exuberant shouts. Exuberant shouts will not be exuberant shouts.
摩押肥沃的土地上不再有歡喜和快樂; 我使榨酒池不再流出酒; 再沒有人歡呼踹酒; 有人呼喊, 卻不是踹酒的歡呼聲.

48:34 From the cry for help of Heshbon, up to Elealeh, up to Jahaz, they give their voice, from Zoar up to Horonaim, up to Eglath-shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim have become as a desolation.
“希實本的哀叫傳到以利亞利, 他們發出的聲音傳到雅雜, 從瑣珥達到何羅谷和伊基拉．施利施亞; 因為連寧林的河水也都乾涸了.

48:35 And I will cause to disappear for Moab,” declares Yahweh, “the one who presents a sacrifice at a high place, and the one who burns a smoke offering to his gods.
我要滅絕在摩押那些邱壇上獻祭和向他們的神燒香的. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

48:36 Therefore my heart moans for Moab like the flute. It moans for the people of Kir-heres like the flute. Therefore the wealth they gained has perished.
“因此, 我的心為摩押嗚咽, 好像人用笛吹輓歌; 我的心為吉珥．哈列設人嗚咽, 好像人用笛吹輓歌; 因為他們所得的財寶都失掉了.

48:37 For on every head is baldness, and every beard is trimmed. On all the hands, slashes, and on the loins, sackcloth.
他們各人的頭都剃光了, 鬍鬚也剃掉了, 他們割傷了自己的手, 腰束麻布.

48:38 On all the roofs of Moab, and in its public squares, there is wailing everywhere. For I have broken Moab like a vessel, there is no delight in it,” declares Yahweh.
摩押境內一切房頂上和廣場上, 處處都有哀哭的聲音; 因為我擊碎了摩押, 好像打碎沒有人要的器皿. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

48:39 “How it is filled with terror! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back! He is disgraced! So Moab has become as a derision, and as a terror for all his surrounding peoples.”
摩押的毀滅多麼厲害, 他們的哀號多麼悽慘！摩押怎樣蒙羞轉背！這樣摩押就成了它四圍眾人譏笑和驚駭的對象. ”

48:40 For thus says Yahweh, “Look, like an eagle he will swoop down, and he will spread out his wings against Moab.
因為耶和華這樣說: “看哪！必有一人像大鷹疾飛, 展開翅膀攻擊摩押.

48:41 Kerioth will be taken, and the strongholds will be conquered, and the hearts of the warriors of Moab will be on that day like the heart of a woman who is in labor.
城市被攻取, 堅壘被佔領; 在那日, 摩押勇士的心必驚慌, 像臨產婦人的心一樣.

48:42 And Moab will be destroyed from being a people, because against Yahweh he magnified himself.
摩押必被摧毀, 不再成為一個民族, 因為它向耶和華妄自尊大.

48:43 Dread, and pit, and a trapping net are against you, O inhabitant of Moab,” declares Yahweh.
摩押的居民哪！恐懼,陷阱,圈套都落在你們身上了. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

48:44 “He who flees before the dread will fall into the pit, and the one who climbs up from the pit will be caught in the trapping net, for I will bring on Moab the year of their punishment,” declares Yahweh.
“那逃避恐懼的, 必跌進陷阱; 那從陷阱中出來的, 必被圈套困著. 因為我必使摩押受懲罰的年日臨到它. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

48:45 “In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stand without strength, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, and a flame from Sihon. And it has eaten the forehead of Moab, and the skulls of the people of tumult.
“在希實本的隱蔽處, 難民精疲力盡地站著; 因為有火從希實本發出, 有火燄從西宏的宮中冒出來, 吞滅了摩押的前額, 和吵鬧的人的頭頂.

48:46 Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished. For your sons have been taken into captivity, and your daughters into captivity.
摩押啊, 你有禍了！基抹的人民滅亡了！因為你的眾子都被擄去了, 你的眾女兒也都被擄去了.

48:47 Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the last of the days,” declares Yahweh. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
但日後, 我必使被擄的摩押人歸回. ”這是耶和華的宣告. 有關摩押的宣判到這裡為止.

Jeremiah - Chapter 49

49:1 Concerning the Ammonites: Thus says Yahweh, “Are there no sons for Israel? Or is there no heir for him? Why has Milcom taken possession of Gad, and his people dwelled in its towns?
論到亞捫, 耶和華這樣說: “以色列沒有子孫嗎? 沒有後嗣嗎? 為甚麼米勒公竟承受了迦得為業呢?

49:2 Therefore look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will sound against Rabbah, the Ammonites, the alarm of the war, and it will become as a mound of desolation, and its daughters will burn in the fire. Then Israel will dispossess his dispossessors,” says Yahweh.
因此, 看哪！日子快到(這是耶和華的宣告), 我必使戰爭的吶喊聲響起, 有敵人來攻擊亞捫的拉巴; 拉巴必成為一片廢墟, 屬它的鄉鎮(“鄉鎮”原文作“女子”)必被火焚燒. 那時以色列人必從侵略他們的人的手中收回土地. ”這是耶和華說的.

49:3 “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, put on sackcloth. Lament and run back and forth among the walls. For Milcom will go into exile, his priests and his officials together.
“希實本哪, 你要哀號！因為艾城已被毀滅. 拉巴的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”), 你們要呼喊, 要腰束麻布, 要哀哭, 要在城牆內跑來跑去. 因為米勒公, 以及事奉它的祭司和領袖, 都必一同被擄去.

49:4 Why do you boast in your valleys? Your valleys are ebbing. O unfaithful daughter, who trusted in her treasures, who said, ‘Who will come against me?’
背道的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)哪！你們為甚麼因有山谷, 就是你們那肥沃的山谷而誇口呢? 你們十分倚靠自己的財寶, 說: ‘有誰敢來攻擊我們呢? ’

49:5 Look, I am going to bring dread on you,” declares Lord Yahweh of hosts, “from all your surrounding neighbors. And you will be scattered, each one before it, and there is no one who gathers the fugitives.
看哪！我必使你們因四圍的列國而恐慌, 這是主萬軍之耶和華的宣告; 你們必被趕逐, 各自逃命, 沒有人把四散奔逃的人聚集起來.

49:6 Yet afterward I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites,” declares Yahweh.
但我日後必使被擄的亞捫人歸回. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

49:7 Concerning Edom, thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel become lost from those who understand? Is their wisdom rotting?
論到以東, 萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “提幔再沒有智慧嗎? 聰明人已經計窮才盡嗎? 他們的智慧都消失了嗎?

49:8 Flee! Turn back! Get down low! O inhabitants of Dedan. For I will bring upon him the disaster of Esau at the time when I will punish him.
底但的居民哪！你們要轉身逃跑, 藏在隱蔽的地方, 因為我懲罰以掃的時候, 必使災禍臨到他身上.

49:9 If grape-gatherers come to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves in the night, they destroy only enough for them.
收取葡萄的若來到你那裡, 豈不剩下一些葡萄嗎? 盜賊若在夜間來到你那裡, 豈不是只偷他們所要的嗎(“豈不是只偷他們所要的嗎”或譯: “豈不毀壞直到夠了嗎”)?

49:10 But I have stripped Esau bare. I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to hide himself. His offspring are devastated, along with his brothers, and his neighbors, and he is no more.
但是我要使以掃赤裸, 揭露他藏匿的地方, 以致他不能隱藏. 他的後裔,他的兄弟和他的鄰居都必滅亡,

49:11 Leave your orphans. I will let them live. And your widows, let them trust in me.”
沒有人會說: ‘你撇下你的孤兒, 我必使他們存活; 你的寡婦可以倚靠我. ’”

49:12 For thus says Yahweh, “Look, those who are not condemned to drink the cup must certainly drink it. And are you the one who will go entirely unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must certainly drink it.
耶和華這樣說: “看哪！原不該喝那杯的, 尚且一定要喝, 難道你可以完全免受刑罰嗎? 你必不能免受刑罰, 你一定要喝那杯.

49:13 For I have sworn by myself,” declares Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become as a horror, as a disgrace, as a waste, and as a curse. And all her towns will be everlasting sites of ruins.”
因為我曾指著自己起誓, 波斯拉必成為令人驚駭,被人羞辱和咒詛的對象; 它必變成荒野, 它一切的城鎮都必永遠變成荒場. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

49:14 I have heard a message from Yahweh, and a messenger has been sent among the nations. “Gather and come against her, and rise for the battle.”
我從耶和華那裡聽見了一個信息, 有一位使者被派往列國去, 說: “你們要聚集去攻擊以東, 要起來爭戰！”

49:15 “For look, I will make you small among the nations, despised by the humankind.
“看哪！我必使你在列國中成為弱小的, 在世人中被藐視.

49:16 Your terror has deceived you, the pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, you who seize the height of the hill. Though you make your nest high like the eagle, from there I will bring you down,” declares Yahweh.
你那令人戰慄的威風, 你心中的傲氣欺騙了你; 你這住在巖石的隱密處, 雄據山嶺高處的啊！你雖如鷹在高處搭窩, 我也必把你從那裡拉下來. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

49:17 “And Edom will become as a horror, everyone who passes by it will be appalled, and will hiss because of all its blows.
“以東必成為令人驚駭的地方; 每一個經過那裡的, 都必因這地所遭受的一切創傷而驚駭, 並且嗤笑它.

49:18 As the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors,” says Yahweh, “no one will live there, and the son of humankind will not dwell as an alien in it.
以東必傾覆, 像所多瑪,蛾摩拉, 和它們的城鎮一樣(這是耶和華說的), 必沒有人住在那裡, 也必沒有人在那裡寄居.

49:19 Look, like a lion he comes up from the thickets of the Jordan to a pastureland by a constantly flowing stream. So I will chase him away hurriedly from it. And whoever is chosen I will appoint over it. For who is like me, and who can summon me? And who is this, the shepherd who can stand before me?”
看哪！獅子怎樣從約旦河邊的叢林走上來, 攻擊常綠的牧場, 照樣, 我必在眨眼之間把以東趕走, 使它離開這地; 誰蒙揀選, 我就派誰治理這地. 誰能和我相比呢? 誰可以把我傳來審訊呢? 哪一個牧人能在我面前站立得住呢? ”

49:20 Therefore hear the plan of Yahweh that he has planned against Edom, and his plans that he has planned against the inhabitants of Teman. Surely they will drag them away, the little ones of the flock. Surely he will cause to be desolated over them their grazing place.
因此, 你們要聽耶和華籌謀對付以東的計劃, 和他為了提幔的居民所定下的策略. 他們羊群中最小的也必被拉去, 他們的牧場也必因臨到它們的災禍而荒廢.

49:21 The earth will quake from the sound of their falling. A cry of distress! Their voice will be heard at the Red Sea.
因他們倒下的響聲, 地就震動; 並且有哀叫的聲音, 在紅海那裡也聽得到.

49:22 Look, like an eagle he will go up and he will swoop down, and he will spread out his wings against Bozrah. And the heart of the warriors of Edom will be in that day like the heart of a woman who is in labor.
看哪！必有一人像大鷹飛撲而來, 展開翅膀攻擊波斯拉; 在那日, 以東勇士的心必驚慌, 像臨產婦人的心一樣.

49:23 Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are ashamed, for they have heard bad news; they melt. There is concern in the sea. It is not able to keep quiet.
論到大馬士革, 耶和華說: “哈馬和亞珥拔紛亂不安, 因為他們聽到了壞消息; 他們的心融化, 焦慮慌張, 像不能平靜的海洋.

49:24 Damascus has grown slack. She has turned away to flee and panic. Anxiety has seized her, and labor pains have grasped her, like a woman in labor.
大馬士革失去勇氣, 轉身逃跑; 但恐慌抓住它, 憂慮痛苦把它捉住, 像正在生產的婦人的痛苦一樣.

49:25 How the city of praise has not been abandoned! The city of my joy!
著名的城市, 我所歡喜的市鎮, 怎麼竟被撇棄呢！

49:26 Therefore her young men will fall in her public squares, and all the soldiers will perish in that day,” declares Yahweh of hosts.
它的年輕人必仆倒在它的街道上, 到那日, 所有的戰士都必被消滅. ”這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告.

49:27 “And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Ben-hadad.”
“我要焚燒大馬士革的城牆, 燒毀便．哈達的堡壘. ”

49:28 Concerning Kedar and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon defeated. Thus says Yahweh: “Rise up, go up against Kedar and destroy the people of the east.
論到巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒所擊敗的基達, 以及夏瑣諸國, 耶和華這樣說: “起來, 上去攻擊基達, 消滅東方人！

49:29 They will take their tents, and their flocks, their tent curtains, and all their equipment, and their camels they will carry away for themselves, and they will call to them, ‘Terror is from all around.’
奪去他們的帳棚和羊群, 帶走他們的幔子,一切器具和駱駝; 人必向他們呼叫: ‘四圍都是驚慌. ’

49:30 Flee! Wander far away! Get down low! O inhabitants of Hazor,” declares Yahweh. “For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has planned a plan against you. And he has schemed a scheme against you.
夏瑣的居民哪！你們要逃跑, 快快逃命, 藏在隱蔽的地方, 因為巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒籌謀計劃對付你們, 定下策略攻擊你們. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

49:31 Rise up, go up against a nation which is at ease, living securely,” declares Yahweh. “There are no gates and there are no bars for them, they dwell alone.
“起來！上去攻打那安逸無慮的國家(這是耶和華的宣告); 這國沒有城門, 也沒有門閂; 他們是獨自居住的.

49:32 And their camels will become as plunder, and the multitude of their livestock as spoil. And I will scatter to every wind those who are trimmed to the side, and from every side I will bring their disaster,” declares Yahweh.
他們的駱駝必成為掠物, 他們無數的牲畜必成為擄物. 我必把那些剃除了鬢髮的人分散到四方去, 我必使災禍從四面八方臨到他們. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

49:33 “And Hazor will become as a lair of jackals, a waste forever; no one will live there, and no son of humankind will dwell as an alien in it.”
“夏瑣必成為野狗的巢穴, 永遠荒涼; 必沒有人住在那裡, 也必沒有人在那裡寄居. ”

49:34 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the king of Judah, saying,
猶大王西底家開始執政的時候, 耶和華論到以攔的話臨到耶利米先知, 說:

49:35 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Look, I am going to break the bow of Elam, the first and best of their might.
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要折斷以攔的弓, 就是他們戰鬥力強的武器.

49:36 And I will bring to Elam four winds, from the four corners of heaven, and I will scatter them to all these winds, and there will not be a nation where the scattered people of Elam will not go.
我要使四風從天的四邊颳到以攔身上, 把他們分散到四方, 以致沒有一個國家沒有以攔難民的蹤跡.

49:37 So I will shatter Elam before their enemies, and before the seekers of their life. And I will bring disaster upon them, my burning anger,’ declares Yahweh. ‘And I will send after them the sword until I have destroyed them.
我必使以攔人在他們的仇敵面前驚慌, 在尋索他們性命的人面前恐懼; 我必使災禍, 就是我的烈怒, 臨到他們身上; 我必差遣刀劍追趕他們, 直到把他們滅絕. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

49:38 And I will set my throne in Elam and I will destroy from there king and officials,’ declares Yahweh.
“我必在以攔設立我的寶座, 除滅那裡的君王和領袖(這是耶和華的宣告).

49:39 ‘And then in the last of the days I will restore the fortunes of Elam,’ declares Yahweh.”
但日後我必使被擄的以攔人歸回. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

Jeremiah - Chapter 50

50:1 The word that Yahweh spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet:
以下是耶和華藉耶利米先知論到巴比倫, 就是迦勒底人的地所說的話.

50:2 “Declare among the nations and proclaim, and lift up a banner. Proclaim, you must not conceal it. Say, ‘Babylon is captured, Bel is ashamed, Merodach is filled with terror, her idols are ashamed, her idols are filled with terror.
“你們要在列國中傳揚和宣告, 要豎起旗幟宣揚, 不可隱瞞, 說: ‘巴比倫被攻取了！彼勒蒙羞, 米羅達驚慌; 巴比倫的神像都蒙羞, 它的偶像都驚慌. ’

50:3 For a nation will come up against her from the north. It will make her land as a horror, and an inhabitant will not be in her. From humans to animals they all will wander off. They will go away.
因為有一個國家從北方來攻擊它, 使它的地荒涼; 沒有人在那裡居住, 人畜都逃跑無蹤.

50:4 In those days and in that time,’ ” declares Yahweh, “the people of Israel will come, they and the people of Judah together. Weeping as they go, they will go, and Yahweh their God they will seek.
到那些日子,那時候(這是耶和華的宣告), 以色列人必和猶大人一同來, 邊走邊哭, 要尋找耶和華他們的神.

50:5 They will ask the way to Zion, turning their faces there. They will come and join themselves to Yahweh by an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
他們要詢問往錫安的路, 又面向錫安, 說: ‘來吧！我們要以那永不可忘記的約與耶和華連合. ’

50:6 My people have become lost sheep, their shepherds have caused them to go astray. They led them away to the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone, they have forgotten their resting place.
我的子民成了迷失的羊, 他們的牧人使他們走錯了路, 使他們在山上徘徊; 他們從大山走到小山, 忘記了他們安歇之處.

50:7 All those who found them have devoured them. And their foes have said, ‘We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Yahweh, the true pasture, even Yahweh, the hope of their ancestors.’
所有遇見他們的都吞吃他們; 他們的敵人說: ‘我們沒有罪, 因為他們得罪了耶和華, 那真正的居所; 耶和華是他們列祖的盼望. ’

50:8 Flee from the midst of Babylon, and from the land of the Chaldeans. Go out and be like he-goats before the flock.
我的子民哪！你們要從巴比倫中間逃跑, 從迦勒底人的地出來; 要像公山羊走在羊群前面.

50:9 For look, I am going to stir up, and I am going to bring against Babylon a contingent of great nations from the land of the north. And they will draw up a battle formation against her, from there she will be captured. Their arrows are like a warrior who has achieved success, he does not return without success.
因為, 看哪！我必激動強國從北方之地聯群而來, 攻擊巴比倫; 他們要列陣攻打巴比倫; 巴比倫就必被攻取. 他們的箭必像善戰的勇士, 不會空手而回.

50:10 And Chaldea will be as booty, all those who plunder her will be satisfied,” declares Yahweh.
迦勒底必成為掠物, 擄掠它的都必心滿意足. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

50:11 “Though you rejoice, though you exult, O plunderers of my inheritance, though you frisk about like a heifer on the grass, and you neigh like the powerful stallions,
“搶奪我產業的啊！你們雖然歡喜快樂, 像踹穀的小牛跳躍, 像雄壯的馬嘶叫;

50:12 your mother will be very ashamed. She who gave birth to you will be humiliated. Look, she will be the least of the nations, a desert, dry land, and wilderness.
但你們的母親必極度羞愧, 生你們的必受恥辱. 看哪！她要在列國中淪為最弱小的, 成為曠野,旱地,沙漠. ”

50:13 Because of the anger of Yahweh she will not be inhabited, but she will be a wasteland, all of her. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will hiss because of all her wounds.
因耶和華的烈怒, 巴比倫必沒有人居住, 完全荒廢; 每一個住過巴比倫的, 都必因這地遭受的一切創傷而驚駭, 並且嗤笑它.

50:14 Draw up a battle formation at Babylon all around, all those who bend the bow, shoot at her. You must not spare arrows, for she has sinned against Yahweh.
所有拉弓的啊！你們要在巴比倫四圍列陣; 射箭攻擊它, 不要吝嗇箭枝, 因為它得罪了耶和華.

50:15 Raise a war cry against her on all sides. She has surrendered. Her towers have fallen, her walls are ruined. For this is the vengeance of Yahweh. Take revenge on her. As she has done to others, so do to her.
你們要在它的四周吶喊攻擊它; 它投降了, 它城牆的支柱倒塌了, 它的城牆拆毀了. 因為這是耶和華的報復; 你們要向巴比倫報復, 它怎樣待人, 你們也要怎樣待它.

50:16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who uses the sickle in the time of harvest. Because of the sword of the oppressor each one will turn to their people, and each one will flee to their land.
你們要把播種的, 和在收割的時候手持鐮刀的, 都從巴比倫剪除; 因為欺壓者的刀劍, 他們各人必歸回自己的本族, 各自逃回自己的故鄉.

50:17 Israel is a sheep scattered, lions drove them away. The first who devoured it was the king of Assyria, and now at the end Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, gnawed its bones.”
以色列是被趕散的羊, 它被獅子趕逐. 先是亞述王把它吞滅, 現在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒要咬碎它的骨頭.

50:18 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Look, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria.
因此, 萬軍之耶和華神這樣說: “看哪！我必懲罰巴比倫王和他的國土, 像我以前懲罰亞述王一樣,

50:19 And I will restore Israel to its pasture, and it will feed on Carmel, and in Bashan, and on the hills of Ephraim, and in Gilead its hunger will be satisfied.
我必領以色列回到它的牧場, 它必在迦密和巴珊吃草, 又在以法蓮山地和基列地吃得飽足.

50:20 In those days and at that time,” declares Yahweh, “the guilt of Israel will be sought, but there is none, and the sins of Judah, but they will not be found, for I will forgive those I left behind.
到那些日子, 那時候, 人要尋查以色列的罪孽, 卻無所發現; 要查究猶大的罪惡, 卻一無所見; 因為我必赦免我留下的那些人. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

50:21 To the land of Merathaim, go up against her, and against the inhabitants of Pekod, massacre and destroy them,” declares Yahweh, “and do according to all that I have commanded you.
“你們要攻擊米拉大翁的地, 上去攻擊她, 又攻擊比割的居民, 屠殺他們, 把他們徹底消滅, 照著我吩咐你們的一切執行. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

50:22 The sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
境內有戰爭的聲音, 和極大的毀滅.

50:23 How the blacksmith’s hammer of all the earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become as a horror among the nations!
擊打全地的大鎚, 怎麼被砍斷毀掉！巴比倫在列國中, 怎麼成了令人驚駭的對象呢！

50:24 I laid a bird snare for you, and you were caught, O Babylon. But you yourself did not know. You were discovered and seized, because with Yahweh you measured yourself.
“巴比倫哪！我設下網羅捉拿你, 你被捉住, 仍不自覺; 你被發現, 也被抓住, 因為你和耶和華爭鬥. ”

50:25 Yahweh has opened his armory, and he has brought out the weapons of his wrath, for it is a word for my Lord Yahweh of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
耶和華打開了自己的軍械庫, 拿出他忿怒的武器; 因為主萬軍之耶和華在迦勒底人的地有事要作.

50:26 Come against her from the end, open her granaries. Pile her up like heaps and destroy her. Let there be no remnant for her.
你們要從四面八方攻擊巴比倫, 打開它的穀倉, 把它堆起來好像堆穀物一樣; 把它徹底消滅, 甚麼都不留下.

50:27 Massacre all her bulls, let them go down to the slaughtering. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
要擊殺它所有的公牛, 使他們下去被屠殺！他們有禍了！因為他們的日子, 就是他們受懲罰的時候, 來到了.

50:28 There is the sound of fugitives and survivors from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Yahweh our God, the vengeance for his temple.
聽哪！從巴比倫的地逃出得以脫險的人, 在錫安述說耶和華我們神的報復, 就是為他的殿而施行的報復.

50:29 Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp all around her, there must not be for her an escape. Take revenge on her according to her deeds. According to all that she has done, so do to her. For against Yahweh she has behaved insolently, against the Holy One of Israel.
“要召集弓箭手去攻擊巴比倫, 要召集所有拉弓的; 要在巴比倫的四圍安營攻擊它, 不容一人逃脫. 要照著它的所作所為報應它, 它怎樣待人, 你們也要怎樣待它; 因它狂傲地敵對耶和華, 與以色列的聖者為敵.

50:30 Therefore her young men will fall in her public squares, and all her soldiers will perish on that day,” declares Yahweh.
所以, 它的年輕人必仆倒在它的街道上, 到那一天, 它所有的戰士都必被消滅. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

50:31 “Look, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares Lord Yahweh of hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
“傲慢的人哪！我必敵對你(這是主萬軍之耶和華的宣告), 因為你的日子, 就是我懲罰你的時候, 來到了.

50:32 And the arrogant one will stumble and fall, and there is no one who raises him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour everything around him.”
那傲慢的必絆跌仆倒, 沒有人扶他起來; 我必在他的城鎮中放火, 吞滅他四圍的一切. ”

50:33 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah likewise, for all their captors have seized them, they refuse to let them go free.
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “以色列人被壓迫, 猶大人也一樣受到欺壓; 所有俘擄他們的都緊緊抓住他們, 不肯釋放他們.

50:34 Their redeemer is strong, his name is Yahweh of hosts. Surely he will plead their case, in order to make peace for the earth, but to cause unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
但他們的救贖主大有能力, 萬軍之耶和華是他的名; 他必認真地為他們的案件申辯, 好使那地得到安寧, 卻使巴比倫的居民惶亂不安.

50:35 A sword against the Chaldeans,” declares Yahweh, “and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and against her officials, and against her wise men.
刀劍必攻擊迦勒底人, 攻擊巴比倫的居民, 攻擊它的領袖和智慧人. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

50:36 A sword against the oracle priests, and they will become foolish. A sword against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
“刀劍必攻擊胡說八道的假先知, 他們必變成愚昧; 刀劍必攻擊它的勇士, 他們必驚惶失措;

50:37 A sword against his horses, and against his chariots, and against all the foreign troops who are in the midst of her, so that they may become as women. A sword against her treasures, so that they may be plundered.
刀劍必攻擊它的馬匹和戰車, 攻擊它境內所有外族的人, 他們必像婦女一樣柔弱; 刀劍必攻擊它的一切寶庫, 它們必被搶掠;

50:38 A drought will come against her waters, and they will dry up, for it is a land of images, and because of the frightful objects, they act like madmen.
刀劍(“刀劍”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“乾旱”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯)必攻擊它的河流, 它們必乾涸; 因為這是偶像的地, 人必因可怕的偶像迷失本性.

50:39 Therefore desert creatures will live there with jackals, and daughters of ostriches will inhabit her. And she will not be inhabited again forever, and she will not be dwelt in for all generations.
曠野的走獸和豺狼必住在那裡, 鴕鳥也必住在其中; 那地永遠再沒有人居住, 世世代代不再有人住在那裡,

50:40 As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors,” declares Yahweh, “no one will live there, and the son of humankind will not dwell as an alien in her.
就像神傾覆的所多瑪,蛾摩拉, 和它們鄰近的城鎮一樣; 必沒有人住在那裡, 也必沒有人在那裡寄居. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

50:41 Look, a people is about to come from the north, and a great nation and many kings are woken up from the remotest part of the earth.
“看哪！有一個民族從北方而來, 有一大國和許多君王被激動, 從地極來到.

50:42 They keep hold of bow and short sword. They are cruel and they have no mercy. Their sound is like the sea, it roars, and upon horses they ride. Drawn up for battle as a man for the battle, against you, O daughter of Babylon.
他們緊握弓和槍, 性情殘忍, 毫無憐憫; 他們的聲音像海洋怒吼; 巴比倫的居民哪！他們騎著戰馬, 在戰場上如同一人, 列陣攻擊你們.

50:43 The king of Babylon heard their report and his hands grew slack. Anxiety has seized him, fear and pain like the woman who gives birth.
巴比倫王聽了有關他們的消息, 手就發軟; 痛苦緊緊抓住他, 他疼痛好像正在生產的婦人.

50:44 Look, like a lion he comes up from the thickets of the Jordan against a pastureland by a constantly flowing stream, so I will chase them away quickly from her, and I will appoint whoever is chosen over her. For who is like me, and who can summon me, and who is this shepherd who can stand before me?
看哪！獅子怎樣從約旦河邊的叢林走上來, 攻擊常綠的牧場, 照樣, 我必在眨眼之間把巴比倫趕走, 使它離開這地; 誰蒙揀選, 我就派誰治理這地. 誰能和我相比呢? 誰可以把我傳來審訊呢? 哪一個牧人能在我面前站立得住呢? ”

50:45 Therefore hear the plan of Yahweh that he has planned against Babylon, and his plans that he has planned against the land of the Chaldeans. Surely they will drag them away, the little ones of the flock. Surely he will cause their grazing place to be desolate over them.
因此, 你們要聽耶和華籌謀對付巴比倫的計劃, 和他為了攻擊迦勒底人的地所定下的策略. 他們羊群中最小的也必被拉去, 他們的牧場也必因臨到它們的災禍而荒廢.

50:46 At the sound, ‘Babylon has been captured,’ the earth will quake, and a cry for help among the nations will be heard.”
因巴比倫陷落的響聲, 地就震動; 列國都聽見它的哀叫聲.

Jeremiah - Chapter 51

51:1 Thus says Yahweh: “Look, I am going to stir up against Babylon and against the inhabitants of Leb-qamai a destructive wind.
耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我必激動毀滅者的心, 去攻擊巴比倫和住在立加米的人.

51:2 And I will send winnowers to Babylon, and they will winnow her, and they will lay waste her land, for they will be against her from all sides on the day of disaster.
我必打發外族人去巴比倫簸揚它, 揚淨它的地; 在它遭禍的日子, 他們必從四圍攻擊它.

51:3 Let not him who bends the bow shoot his bow, and let him not rise high in his body armor. And you must not spare her young men; destroy her whole army.
不要容拉弓的拉他的弓, 也不要容戰士穿上盔甲站起來; 不要顧惜巴比倫的年輕人, 要把它的全軍滅絕.

51:4 And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and pierced through in her streets.
它的全軍必在迦勒底人的地被殺倒下, 在它的街道上被刺死. ”

51:5 For neither Israel nor Judah is a widower from their God, from Yahweh of hosts, though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.”
雖然以色列和猶大境內(“以色列和猶大境內”或譯: “巴比倫境內”)充滿了違背以色列聖者的罪惡, 以色列和猶大卻不會被他們的神萬軍之耶和華遺棄.

51:6 Flee from the midst of Babylon and save each one his life. You must not perish because of her guilt. For this is the time of vengeance for Yahweh, he will repay her what is deserved.
你仍要從巴比倫境內逃出來, 各自逃命！不要因它的罪孽滅亡; 因為這是耶和華報復的時候, 他必向巴比倫施行應得的報應.

51:7 Babylon was a cup of gold in the hand of Yahweh, making drunk all the earth. The nations drank of her wine. Therefore the nations acted like madmen.
巴比倫曾是耶和華手中的金杯, 使全地都喝醉; 列國喝了它的酒, 就都瘋狂亂性.

51:8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and she is shattered. Wail over her! Take balm for her wounds, perhaps she may be healed.
巴比倫必突然傾覆毀滅, 你們要為它哀號！拿乳香來消除它的痛楚, 也許可以治好它.

51:9 We tried to heal Babylon, and she was not healed. Forsake her and let us go each one to his country, for her judgment has reached to the heavens, and it has been lifted up to the skies.
我們本想醫治巴比倫, 但它沒有治好. 我們離開它, 各歸本地去吧！因為它的刑罰極大, 上達於天, 直到雲霄.

51:10 Yahweh has brought forth our vindication. Come and let us make known in Zion the work of Yahweh our God.
耶和華已為我們伸冤; 來吧！我們要在錫安宣揚耶和華我們神的作為.

51:11 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. Because his plan concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance for his temple.
你們要磨尖箭頭, 拿起盾牌(“拿起盾牌”《七十士譯本》譯作“裝滿箭袋”); 耶和華定意要毀滅巴比倫, 所以激動瑪代諸王的心; 這是耶和華的報復, 就是為他的殿而施行的報復.

51:12 Against the walls of Babylon raise a banner; post a strong watch, post watchmen, prepare the ambushes, for Yahweh has both planned as well as performed what he has spoken concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
你們要豎起旗幟, 攻擊巴比倫的城牆, 並要加強防衛, 設立防哨, 布下埋伏; 因為耶和華不但定意, 也必作成他攻擊巴比倫居民的話.

51:13 O you who live by mighty waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your life.
你這住在眾水旁, 多有財寶的啊！你的結局到了, 你被剪除的時刻到了.

51:14 Yahweh of hosts has sworn by himself, “Surely I will fill you with troops like the creeping locusts, and they will sing over you a war cry.”
萬軍之耶和華指著自己起誓, 說: “我必使敵人充滿你, 像蝗蟲一樣布滿你的全地, 他們必對你發出勝利的吶喊. ”

51:15 He is the one who made the earth by his power, the one who created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.
耶和華用自己的能力創造了大地, 用自己的智慧堅立了世界, 又用自己的聰明展開了諸天.

51:16 At the giving of his voice there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the patches of mist to go up from the end of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings out the wind from his storehouses.
他一發聲, 空中諸水就澎湃; 他使雲霧從地極上騰; 他造了閃電和雷雨, 又使風從他的倉庫裡吹出來.

51:17 All humankind turns out to be stupid, without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by the divine image. For his cast image is a lie, and there is no breath in them.
人人都是頑梗無知; 所有的金匠都因偶像羞愧, 因為他們鑄造的像都是虛假, 沒有氣息.

51:18 They are worthless, a work of mockery. At the time of their punishment, they will perish.
偶像都是虛無的, 是荒謬可笑的作品; 到了討罪的時候, 它們必被除滅.

51:19 The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the creator of everything, and the tribe of his inheritance. Yahweh of hosts is his name.
那作雅各產業的並不像這些偶像, 因為他是萬物的創造者; 以色列是屬他的民族, 萬軍之耶和華是他的名.

51:20 He says, “You are a war club for me, a weapon of battle, and I smash nations with you, and I destroy kingdoms with you.
耶和華說: “你是我的鐵鎚, 作我的兵器; 我用你們打碎列國, 用你毀滅萬邦.

51:21 And I smash the horse with you, and its rider, and I smash the chariot with you, and its rider.
我用你打碎戰馬和騎馬的, 用你打碎戰車和坐戰車的.

51:22 And I smash man and woman with you, and I smash the old man and the boy with you, and I smash the young man and the young woman with you.
我用你打碎男人和婦女, 用你打碎老年人和少年人, 用你打碎少男和少女.

51:23 And I smash the shepherd and his flock with you, and I smash the farmer and his team with you, and I smash the governors and the officials with you.
我用你打碎牧人和他的羊群, 用你打碎農夫和他的耕牛, 用你打碎省長和總監.

51:24 And I will repay Babylon, and all the inhabitants of Chaldea, all their wickedness that they have done in Zion before your eyes,” declares Yahweh.
“但我必在你們眼前報復巴比倫和迦勒底所有的居民在錫安所作的一切惡事. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

51:25 “Look, I am against you, O mountain of the destruction,” declares Yahweh, “the one that destroys the whole earth. And I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will roll you down from the cliffs, and I will make you as a mountain burned away.
“行毀滅的山哪, 就是毀滅全地的山哪！我要和你作對, 我要伸手攻擊你, 使你從山巖上滾下來, 使你成為燒毀了的山. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

51:26 They will not take from you a stone for a corner, and a stone for a foundation, for you will be an everlasting desolation,” declares Yahweh.
“人必不從你那裡取石頭作房角石, 也不從你那裡取石頭作基石, 因為你必永遠荒涼. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

51:27 Raise a banner in the land; blow a horn among the nations; prepare for holy war against her; summon the nations against her, the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; summon against her an official; bring up horses like bristling creeping locusts.
“你們要在地上豎起旗幟, 在列國中吹號角, 使列國作好準備攻擊巴比倫, 把亞拉臘,米尼,亞實基拿等國召來攻擊她, 又指派元帥來攻擊她, 使馬匹像蝗蟲洶湧上來.

51:28 Prepare the nations for holy war against her, the kings of the Medes, with their governors and all their officials, and every land of their dominion.
你們要使列國作好準備攻擊她, 使瑪代諸王, 和她的省長,總監, 以及他們轄下各地的人民都作好準備攻擊她.

51:29 And the land quakes and writhes, for the plans of Yahweh against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon as a horror, without inhabitant.
大地震動翻騰, 因為耶和華攻擊巴比倫所定的旨意立定不移, 要使巴比倫的地荒涼, 沒有人居住.

51:30 The warriors of Babylon have ceased to fight, they remain in the strongholds, their power has dried up, they have become as women. Her dwelling places are set on fire, her bars are broken.
巴比倫的勇士停止作戰, 留在堡壘裡面; 他們的勇士消退, 變成像婦人一樣軟弱. 巴比倫的房屋被火焚燒, 她的門閂都被折斷.

51:31 one runner runs to meet another runner, and one messenger to meet another messenger, to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been captured, from end to end.
驛卒一個接一個跑來, 報信的也相繼而至, 向巴比倫王報告, 他的京城已經完全被攻取了.

51:32 And the fords have been seized, and the reed marshes have been burned with fire, and the soldiers are horrified.
渡口已經被佔據了, 生滿蘆葦的沼澤也被火燒了, 軍兵都驚慌失措. ”

51:33 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trodden down, just a little while and the time of the harvest will come for her.”
因為萬軍之耶和華以色列的神這樣說: “巴比倫城(“城”原文作“女子”)好像正被踹平的禾場, 再過片時, 她被收割的時候就到了. ”

51:34 Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me and sucked me dry; he has made me an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like the sea monster; he has filled his belly with my delicacies; he has rinsed me.
以色列人說: “巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒吞滅了我們, 使我們十分混亂, 又使我們成為空的器皿; 他像怪獸把我們吞下, 他的肚塞滿了我們的美物, 他卻把我們吐出去. ”

51:35 “May the violence done to me and to my flesh be on Babylon,” the inhabitants of Zion will say; and “My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” Jerusalem will say.
錫安的居民要說: “願巴比倫以強暴待我們(“我們”或譯: “我和我骨肉之親”)的罪歸到巴比倫身上. ”耶路撒冷要說: “願流我血的罪歸到迦勒底的居民身上. ”

51:36 Therefore thus says Yahweh, “Look, I am going to contend your case, and I will avenge your vengeance, and I will cause her sea to dry up, and I will cause her fountain to dry up.
因此, 耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我必為你的案件申訴, 為你報仇; 我必使巴比倫的河水枯竭, 使它們的水源乾涸.

51:37 And Babylon will become as a heap of stones, a lair of jackals, an object of horror, and an object of hissing, without inhabitants.
巴比倫必變成亂堆, 成為野狗的巢穴, 成為令人驚駭和嗤笑的對象, 沒有人居住.

51:38 They will roar together like the young lions, they will growl like the cubs of lions.
巴比倫人必像少壯獅子一起吼叫, 又像幼獅咆哮.

51:39 At their becoming hot I will set their banquets, and I will make them drunk, so that they will fall into a swoon, and they will sleep an everlasting sleep, and they will not wake up,” declares Yahweh.
他們食慾大動的時候, 我必為他們擺設筵席, 使他們喝醉, 狂歡亂叫, 然後永遠沉睡, 不再醒來(這是耶和華的宣告).

51:40 “I will bring them down like young rams to slaughter, like rams and goats.
我必使他們像羊羔, 像公綿羊和公山羊一樣下到屠宰之地.

51:41 How Sheshach is captured, and the glory of all the earth is seized! How Babylon has become as an object of horror among the nations!
示沙克怎麼竟被攻取！全地所稱讚的怎麼竟被佔領！巴比倫在列國中怎麼竟成了令人驚駭的對象！

51:42 The sea has risen over Babylon, she has been covered by the roar of its waves.
大海上漲漫過巴比倫, 它被洶湧的波浪淹沒.

51:43 Her cities have become as an object of horror, a dry land and a wilderness, a land in which no person lives, nor does a son of humankind pass through it.
它的城鎮變為荒涼, 成為乾旱的地和沙漠, 沒有人住在裡面, 也沒有人經過.

51:44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will wrench out from his mouth what he has swallowed. And the nations will not stream towards him any longer what’s worse, the wall of Babylon has fallen.
我必懲罰巴比倫的彼勒, 使它從口中吐出它所吞噬的; 列國必不再歸附它, 巴比倫的城牆也倒塌了.

51:45 Come out from her midst, my people, and save each one his life from the burning anger of Yahweh.
我的子民哪！你們要從它那裡出來, 各自逃命, 躲避耶和華的烈怒.

51:46 Now so that you are not fainthearted, and you are afraid at the rumors that are heard in the land— and in the year the rumor comes, and in the year after it the rumor, and violence is in the land, with ruler against ruler—
你們不要心驚膽怯, 也不要因在境內聽到的謠言懼怕; 因為今年有謠言傳來, 明年也會有謠言傳來, 境內有強暴的事, 官長互相攻擊.

51:47 therefore look, days are coming, and I will punish the images of Babylon, and all her land will be put to shame, and all her slain ones will fall in the midst of her.
因此, 你看, 日子快到, 我必懲罰巴比倫的偶像; 巴比倫全地都必蒙羞, 所有被刺殺的人都必倒在境內.

51:48 Then the heaven and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, for from the north the destroyers will come to it,” declares Yahweh.
那時天地和其中的一切, 都必因巴比倫的傾覆歡呼, 因為行毀滅的要從北方來攻擊她. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

51:49 Babylon must fall not only because of the slain ones of Israel, but also because of Babylon the slain ones of all the earth have fallen.
“巴比倫必因以色列被刺殺的人而倒下, 就如全地被刺殺的人因巴比倫而倒下.

51:50 Survivors of the sword, go! You must not linger! Remember Yahweh from far away, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.
那些已逃脫了刀劍的人哪！走吧！不要站著, 要從遠方記念耶和華, 心中惦念耶路撒冷.

51:51 We are ashamed, for we have heard taunts, disgrace covers our faces, for strangers have come to the holy places of the house of Yahweh.
我們因聽見辱罵而蒙羞, 滿面慚愧; 因為外族人進入了耶和華殿的聖所.

51:52 “Therefore look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will punish her images, and the fatally wounded will sigh through all her land.
因此, 看哪！日子快到, 這是耶和華的宣告. 我必懲罰巴比倫的偶像, 在巴比倫全境到處都有被刺傷的人在唉哼.

51:53 Though Babylon goes up to the heavens, and though she fortifies the high place of her strength, from me destroyers will come to her,” declares Yahweh.
即使巴比倫升到天上, 即使它在高處建造難以進侵的堡壘, 但必有行毀滅的從我這裡去攻擊它. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

51:54 The sound of a cry for help from Babylon, and a great collapse from the land of the Chaldeans.
“聽啊！有哀號的聲音從巴比倫傳出, 有大毀滅的聲音從迦勒底人的地發出.

51:55 For Yahweh is devastating Babylon, and he obliterates her loud noise from her. Their waves roar like mighty waters, the roar of their voices resounds.
因為耶和華正在毀滅巴比倫, 使城中喧鬧的聲音滅絕. 敵軍好像洪水, 波浪澎湃, 發出吶喊的聲音.

51:56 For a destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, and her warriors are captured. Their bows are broken; for Yahweh is a God of recompense, certainly he will repay.
因為有一位行毀滅的來攻擊巴比倫, 巴比倫的勇士被擒住, 他們的弓弩折斷了, 因為耶和華是報應的神, 他必報復巴比倫.

51:57 “And I will make drunk her officials, and her wise men, her governors, and her officials, and her warriors, and they will sleep an everlasting sleep, and they will not wake up,” declares the King, Yahweh of hosts is his name.
我必使巴比倫的領袖和智慧人, 省長,總監和勇士都喝醉, 永遠沉睡, 不再醒來. ”這是君王的宣告, 萬軍之耶和華是他的名.

51:58 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “The broad walls of Babylon will be utterly demolished, and her high gates will burn with fire, and the peoples will labor for nothing, and the nations for fire, and they will grow weary.”
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “巴比倫寬闊的城牆必被夷為平地, 它高大的城門必被焚燒; 萬民所勞碌的都必成空, 萬族所辛勞的都付諸一炬. ”

51:59 The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, at his going with Zedekiah, the king of Judah, to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was the quartermaster.
猶大王西底家執政的第四年, 瑪西雅的孫子,尼利亞的兒子西萊雅和王同去巴比倫的時候, 耶利米先知有話吩咐西萊雅, 他是掌管住宿事務的官員.

51:60 And Jeremiah wrote all the disasters that would come on Babylon in one scroll, all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
耶利米把一切將要臨到巴比倫的災禍, 就是這一切論到巴比倫的話, 都寫在一卷書上.

51:61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “At your coming to Babylon, then you must see that you read aloud all these words.
耶利米對西萊雅說: “你到了巴比倫以後, 一定要宣讀這一切話,

51:62 And you must say, ‘Yahweh, you yourself spoke against this place, to destroy it, so that there will not be in it anything living, from humankind to animals, for it will be an everlasting desolation.’
然後你要說: ‘耶和華啊！論到這地方, 你曾經親自說過要把它剪除, 使這地永遠荒涼, 沒有人畜居住. ’

51:63 And then when you finish reading aloud this scroll, you must tie a stone on it, and you must throw it into the middle of the Euphrates.
你宣讀完這書卷以後, 要把一塊石頭和書拴在一起, 丟進幼發拉底河裡,

51:64 And you must say, ‘Babylon will sink, and she will not rise, because of the face of the disasters that I am bringing on her, and they will grow weary.’ ” Thus far the words of Jeremiah.
然後說: ‘巴比倫必因耶和華(“耶和華”原文作“我”)所要降給它的災禍, 照樣沉下去, 不再浮上來; 它的人民也必滅沒. ’”耶利米的話到此為止.

Jeremiah - Chapter 52

52:1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old at his beginning to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
西底家登基的時候是二十一歲, 他在耶路撒冷作王十一年; 他母親名叫哈慕他, 是立拿人耶利米的女兒.

52:2 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh like all that Jehoiakim had done.
他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事, 像約雅敬一切所行的.

52:3 For because of the anger of Yahweh this happened in Jerusalem and Judah until his casting them from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
因為耶和華的怒氣向耶路撒冷和猶大發作, 直到他把他們從自己的面前趕走. 後來, 西底家背叛了巴比倫王.

52:4 And then in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came against Jerusalem, he and all his army. And they laid siege to it, and built siege works against it all around.
西底家作王第九年十月十日, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領他的全軍來攻打耶路撒冷; 他們在城外安營, 又在四周築壘攻城.

52:5 So the city came under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
於是, 城被圍困, 直到西底家王第十一年.

52:6 In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine in the city became severe and there was no food for the people of the land.
四月九日, 城裡饑荒非常嚴重, 甚至那地的人民都斷了糧食.

52:7 Then the city was breached, and all the soldiers fled and went out from the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls that are at the garden of the king, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And they went in the direction of the Jordan Valley.
城終於被攻破了, 所有的戰士就在夜間從靠近王的花園的兩牆中間的那門, 逃跑出城. 那時迦勒底人在四圍攻城; 他們就往亞拉巴的方向逃走.

52:8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king and they overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him.
迦勒底人的軍隊追趕, 在耶利哥的原野上把西底家追上了; 他的全軍都離開他四散了.

52:9 Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.
他們把王擒住, 把他解到哈馬地的利比拉巴比倫王那裡; 他就宣判他的罪.

52:10 And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah.
巴比倫王在利比拉, 當著西底家眼前殺了他的眾子, 也殺了猶大所有的領袖,

52:11 Then he made blind the eyes of Zedekiah, and they tied him up with bronze fetters, and the king of Babylon brought him to Babylon. And he put him in prison until the day of his death.
並且把西底家的眼睛弄瞎, 然後用銅鍊鎖住他. 巴比倫王把他帶到巴比倫去, 關在牢裡, 直到他去世的日子.

52:12 Now in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, entered into Jerusalem.
五月十日, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒第十九年, 侍立在巴比倫王面前的護衛長尼布撒拉旦來到耶路撒冷.

52:13 And he burned the temple of Yahweh, and the palace of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house he burned with fire.
他放火焚燒耶和華的殿和王宮, 以及耶路撒冷一切房屋, 一切高大的房屋, 他都放火燒了.

52:14 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.
跟隨護衛長的迦勒底人全軍拆毀了耶路撒冷周圍所有的城牆.

52:15 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard deported some of the poor of the people, and the rest of the people who were left in the city, and the deserters who deserted to the king of Babylon, along with the rest of the craftsmen.
至於人民中最貧窮的,城中剩下的人民, 和已經向巴比倫王投降的人, 以及剩下的技工, 護衛長尼布撒拉旦都擄了去.

52:16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land to serve as vinedressers and farmers.
至於那地最貧窮的人, 護衛長尼布撒拉旦把他們留下, 去修理葡萄園和耕種田地.

52:17 And the Chaldeans broke the pillars of bronze that were in the temple of Yahweh, and the kettle stands and the sea of bronze that were in the temple of Yahweh, and they carried all their bronze to Babylon.
耶和華殿的銅柱, 以及耶和華殿的銅座和銅海, 迦勒底人都打碎了, 把所有的銅都運到巴比倫去.

52:18 And they took with them the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the sprinkling bowls, and the pans, and all the vessels of bronze which were used in temple service.
他們又把鍋,鏟子,燭剪,碗,碟子, 和敬拜用的一切銅器都拿去了.

52:19 And the captain of the guard took the bowls, and the firepans, and the sprinkling bowls, and the pots, and the lampstands, and the pans, and the libation bowls, those made of solid gold and those made of solid silver.
此外, 碗盆,火鼎,碗,鍋,燈臺,碟子和奠酒的爵, 無論是金的或是銀的, 護衛長都拿去了.

52:20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze oxen that were under the kettle stands which King Solomon had made for the temple of Yahweh—there was not a weight for the bronze of all these vessels!
所羅門王為耶和華的殿所做的兩根銅柱,一個銅海,銅海下面的十二頭銅牛, 和十個銅座, 這一切器皿的銅, 重得無法可稱.

52:21 Now the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a thread of twelve cubits surrounded it, and its thickness was four fingers, hollowed out.
至於那些柱子, 每根高八公尺, 圓周是五公尺三公分, 柱子是空心的. 銅的厚度有七十五公釐.

52:22 And a capital upon it was bronze and the height of the one capital was five cubits, and latticework and pomegranates were on the capital on all sides, all of bronze. And like these was the second pillar with pomegranates.
柱上有銅柱頭, 柱頭高兩公尺三十公分, 柱頭四周有網子和石榴都是銅的; 另一根柱子同樣也有石榴.

52:23 And there were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates on the latticework on all sides were a hundred.
每個網子周圍共有一百個石榴, 明顯可見的有九十六個.

52:24 Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and three keepers of the threshold.
護衛長拿住祭司長西萊雅,副祭司長西番亞和三個守門的;

52:25 And from the city he took one high official who was chief officer over the soldiers, and seven men of the king’s advisors who were found in the city, and the secretary of the commander of the army who levied for military service the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city.
又從城裡拿住一個管理軍兵的官長, 並且在城裡搜獲常見王面的七個人, 和一個負責召募當地人民的軍長書記, 又在城中搜獲六十個當地的人民.

52:26 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
護衛長尼布撒拉旦把他們拿住, 帶到利比拉巴比倫王那裡.

52:27 And the king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah left from its land.
巴比倫王擊打他們, 在哈馬地的利比拉把他們處死. 這樣, 猶大人被擄, 離開了他們的國土.

52:28 This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar deported: in the seventh year, three thousand twenty-three Judeans;
以下是尼布甲尼撒擄去的人民的數目: 在他執政第七年, 有猶大人三千零二十三名;

52:29 in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, eight hundred and thirty-two persons from Jerusalem;
尼布甲尼撒第十八年, 從耶路撒冷擄去的, 有八百三十二人;

52:30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, deported seven hundred and forty-five Judean persons; there were four thousand six hundred persons in all.
尼布甲尼撒第二十三年, 護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去猶大人七百四十五名. 總數是四千六百人.

52:31 And then in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach, the king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, and brought him out from prison.
猶大王約雅斤被擄後第三十七年, 就是巴比倫王以未．米羅達登基的那一年, 十二月二十五日, 他恩待(“恩待”原文作“使抬起頭來”)猶大王約雅斤, 把他從獄中領出來,

52:32 Then he spoke with him kindly and gave his seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
並且安慰他, 使他的地位高過和他一起在巴比倫的眾王.

52:33 So he changed the garments of his imprisonment and he ate food before him continually all the days of his life.
又換下他的囚衣, 賜他終生常在王面前吃飯.

52:34 And his allowance, a continual allowance was given to him by the king of Babylon on a daily basis all the days of his life up to the day of his death.
他的生活費用, 在他一生的年日中, 每日不斷由巴比倫王供應, 直到他去世的日子.

Lamentations (耶利米哀歌)

Lamentations - Chapter 1

1:1 How desolate the city sits that was full of people! She has become like a widow, once great among the nations! Like a woman of nobility in the provinces, she has become a forced laborer.
從前人煙稠密的城中, 現在怎麼竟然孤獨地坐在那裡. 從前在列國中為大的, 現在怎麼竟然像個寡婦. 從前在眾省分中為王后的, 現在怎麼竟然成了奴隸.

1:2 She weeps bitterly in the night, her tears are on her cheeks; she has no comforter among all her lovers. All her friends have been unfaithful to her; they have become her enemies.
她在夜間痛哭, 淚流滿面. 在她所有親愛的人中, 沒有一個安慰她的. 她所有的朋友都以詭詐待她, 都成了她的仇敵.

1:3 Judah has gone into exile with misery and under hard servitude; she lives among the nations, she has not found a resting place; all her pursuers have overtaken her amidst her distress.
猶大受盡痛苦, 飽經勞役, 更遭流徙異地. 她住在列國中, 找不著安居之所. 在困境之中, 追趕她的人把她追上了.

1:4 The roads of Zion are mourning because no one comes to the festival. All her gates are desolate, her priests groan; her young women are worried, and she herself suffers bitterly.
通往錫安道路悲哀, 因為沒有人去守節. 錫安一切的城門冷落, 祭司唉哼, 處女憂傷, 錫安也受盡痛苦.

1:5 Her foes have become her master, her enemies are at ease; Yahweh has made her suffer because of the greatness of her transgressions. Her children have gone away, captive before the foe.
錫安的敵人成為主人; 她的仇敵亨通. 因為她的過犯眾多, 耶和華就使她受苦. 她的孩童在敵人面前被擄去.

1:6 All her majesty has gone away from the daughter of Zion; her princes have become like young stags that have not found pasture; they have gone away without strength, before the pursuer.
錫安(“錫安”原文作“錫安的女子”)所有的尊榮, 都離開了她的居民. 她的眾領袖都像找不著牧場的鹿; 在追趕的人面前無力逃走.

1:7 Jerusalem remembers the days of her misery and wanderings, all her treasures that were from the days of long ago. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, there was no one helping her; the enemies saw her, they mocked at her destruction.
耶路撒冷在困苦飄流的日子, 就追念她昔日的一切珍寶. 她的人民落在敵人手裡的時候, 沒有人幫助她. 敵人看見她, 就譏笑她的滅亡.

1:8 Jerusalem sinned grievously, thus she became an objection of derision; all those who honored her despise her because they have seen her nakedness. She herself groans and turns away.
耶路撒冷犯了大罪, 因此成了不潔之物. 素來尊敬她的現在都藐視她, 因為看見她赤身露體; 她自己也唉哼, 轉身退避.

1:9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts; she did not remember her future, she has descended beyond understanding, there is no comforter for her. See, O Yahweh, my persecution! My enemy has been made great!
她的污穢沾滿了衣裙; 她從不思想自己的結局. 所以她令人驚異地敗落了; 沒有人安慰她. 她說: “耶和華啊！求你看看我的苦難, 因為仇敵顯為大. ”

1:10 The enemy has stretched out his hand over all her treasures; for she has seen the nations, they entered her sanctuary, those whom you commanded not to enter in your assembly.
敵人伸手奪取她的一切珍寶, 她看著外族人闖入她的聖所: 你曾禁止他們進入你的會中.

1:11 All her people groan, they are searching for bread. They give their treasures for food, to bring back life. See, O Yahweh, and look, how I am despised.
她所有的人民都在唉哼, 到處尋覓食物; 他們為了維持生命, 拿自己的珍寶去換取糧食. 她說: “耶和華啊！求你垂看, 求你鑒察, 因為我被人藐視. ”

1:12 Is it nothing to you, all who pass by? Look and see if there is sorrow like my sorrow, which was dealt to me, which Yahweh inflicted on the day of his wrath.
所有過路的人啊！你們毫不在意嗎? 你們要細察要觀看, 有沒有痛苦像我所受的痛苦, 就是耶和華在他發烈怒的日子使我所受的痛苦.

1:13 From heaven he sent fire, into my bones he let it descend. He spread out a net for my feet; he turned me back, he gave me devastation, fainting all day.
他從高天降火, 使火進入我的骨頭裡. 他設置網羅絆我的腳, 使我退去. 他使我孤單淒涼, 終日愁煩.

1:14 My rebellion was bound as a yoke, with his hand it was fastened together; it was put on my neck and caused my strength to fail. The Lord gave me into the hands of those whom I cannot withstand.
我的過犯像軛一樣被綁好; 是他親手纏綁的. 我的過犯加在我的頸上, 他使我的氣力衰弱. 主把我交在我不能對抗的人手中.

1:15 The Lord has rejected all my mighty ones in my midst. He called an assembly against me, to crush my young men; like in a wine press, the Lord has trodden on the virgin daughter of Judah.
主丟棄我中間的所有勇士; 他招聚了一大群人來攻擊我, 要打碎我的青年人. 主踐踏猶大女兒中的處女, 像踐踏壓酒池一樣.

1:16 For these things, I am weeping, my eyes flow with tears; because a comforter is far from me, one to restore my life. My sons are desolate because the enemy has prevailed.
為了這些事我不住哭泣, 我的眼不住流下淚水; 因為那安慰我,使我重新振作的, 都遠離了我. 我的兒女孤單淒涼, 因為仇敵得勝了.

1:17 Zion stretches out her hands; there is no one to comfort her. Yahweh has commanded against Jacob, that those surrounding him should be his enemies; Jerusalem has become a defilement among them.
錫安伸出雙手, 但沒有人安慰她. 論到雅各, 耶和華已經下令, 使他四圍的人都與他為敵; 耶路撒冷在他們中間, 已經成了不潔的東西.

1:18 Yahweh is righteous; I have rebelled against his word. Please hear, all the nations, And see my pain; My young women and young men went into captivity.
耶和華是公義的, 他這樣待我, 是因為我違背了他的命令. 萬民哪！請你們聽我的話！看看我的痛苦！我的少女和青年人都已經被擄去了.

1:19 I have called to my lovers, they themselves deceived me; my priests and elders perished in the city when they sought food for themselves to revive their life.
我向我所愛的人呼求, 他們卻欺騙我. 我的祭司和長老為了延續生命, 尋找糧食的時候, 就在城中氣絕身亡了.

1:20 See, O Yahweh, that I am in distress; my stomach is in torment, my heart has turned inside me because I have certainly rebelled. From outside a sword brings bereavement, inside the house it is like death.
耶和華啊！你看, 患難臨到我！我的心腸激動, 我的心在我裡面翻轉, 因為我曾經非常悖逆. 街上有刀劍使人喪子, 屋裡也有死亡.

1:21 They hear that I was groaning; there is no comforter for me. All my enemies have heard my misery, they are pleased that you have done it. Bring that day that you have proclaimed, And let them be like me.
有人聽見我的唉哼, 卻沒有人安慰我, 我所有的仇敵都聽見我的災難; 你作了這事, 他們就歡樂. 願你使你所宣告的日子來臨那時, 他們就必像我一樣.

1:22 Let all their evil come before you; and deal with them just as you have dealt with me because of all my crimes; for my groaning is much and my heart is faint.
願他們的一切惡行都擺在你面前, 願你對付他們, 好像你因我的一切過犯對付我一樣. 因為我唉哼甚苦, 我心裡愁煩.

Lamentations - Chapter 2

2:1 How, in his anger, the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion in a cloud! He has thrown down from heavens to earth the splendor of Israel, and he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
主在烈怒中, 怎麼竟然使黑雲遮蓋錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)！他把以色列的榮美, 從天上拋到地上; 他在發怒的日子, 竟不記念自己的腳凳.

2:2 The Lord has devoured; he has not shown mercy to all the dwellings of Jacob; he has broken down in his wrath the fortifications of the daughter of Judah; he has leveled to the ground, he has dishonored the kingdom and its commanders.
主吞滅了雅各所有住處, 毫不顧惜; 他在忿怒中, 把猶大居民的堅固城拆毀; 他使國家和國中眾領袖都倒在地上, 受盡羞辱.

2:3 He has cut down in fierce anger all the might of Israel; he has withdrawn his right hand from the faces of the enemy, and he has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire, it has consumed all around.
他在烈怒中砍斷以色列所有的角; 他從仇敵面前, 收回自己的右手. 他像吞滅四周物件的火燄, 在雅各中間焚燒.

2:4 He has bent his bow like an enemy; he has set his right hand like a foe, and he has slain all the treasures of the eye; in the tent of the daughter of Zion, he has poured out his anger like fire.
他像仇敵拉弓, 他的右手已經預備好. 他像敵人把一切悅人眼目的都殺滅了; 他如火的忿怒倒在錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的帳棚上.

2:5 The Lord has become like an enemy; he has destroyed Israel; he has destroyed all its citadel fortresses; he has ruined all its fortifications and multiplied lamentation and mourning in the daughter of Judah.
主好像成了仇敵; 他吞滅了以色列和她所有的宮殿, 毀壞了她的堅固城. 他在猶大居民的中間, 增添了悲哀和哭號.

2:6 He has broken down his dwelling place like the garden; he has ruined his appointed feasts; Yahweh has made them forget in Zion festival and Sabbath, and he has despised in his anger king and priest.
他把自己的住所破壞, 好像園子一樣; 他毀壞了屬他的聚會之處. 耶和華使節期和安息日都在錫安被忘記; 他在他的盛怒中棄絕了君王和祭司.

2:7 The Lord has rejected his altar; he has rejected his sanctuary; he has delivered into the hands of the enemy the walls of its citadel fortresses. They have cried out in the house of Yahweh like a day of an appointed feast.
主丟棄了自己的祭壇, 厭棄了自己的聖所. 他把宮殿的圍牆, 交付在仇敵的手裡; 他們在耶和華的殿中喧嚷, 好像慶祝節日一樣.

2:8 Yahweh has planned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He measured with a line; he has not restrained his hand from destroying; he caused rampart and wall to mourn; together they have languished away.
耶和華定意要拆毀錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的城牆; 他拉了準繩, 決不停手, 務要把它吞滅. 他使堡壘和城牆都悲哀, 一同受痛苦.

2:9 Her gates have sunk into the earth; he has ruined and broken her bars, her kings and its princes are among the nations; there is no more law. Also, her prophets have not found a revelation from Yahweh.
錫安的眾城門已經陷入地裡; 耶和華把錫安的門閂都毀壞折斷了. 錫安的君王和領袖都身在列國中; 錫安再沒有律法了; 它的眾先知也得不到從耶和華而來的異象.

2:10 They sit on the ground, the elders of the daughter of Zion are silent. They cast dust on their head, they have put on sackcloth; the young women of Jerusalem have bowed their head down to the ground.
錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的長老都坐在地上, 默默無聲; 他們把塵灰撒在頭上, 腰束麻布. 耶路撒冷的處女都垂頭至地.

2:11 My eyes have spent all their tears; my stomach is in torment, my heart is poured out on the earth because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, because child and babe faint in the public squares of a city.
我的眼睛因流淚而失明, 我的心腸激動, 我的肝膽傾倒在地, 都因我的子民(“我的子民”原文作“我子民的女子”)遭毀滅, 孩童和嬰兒在城裡的街上昏倒.

2:12 To their mothers they say, “Where is the bread and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the public squares of a city, as their life is being poured out onto the bosom of their mothers.
他們像被刺傷的人昏倒在城裡街上的時候, 他們在母親的懷裡快要喪命的時候, 他們就問母親: “五穀和酒在哪裡呢? ”

2:13 What can I say for you? What can I compare to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you so that I can comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your destruction is as vast as the sea; who can heal you?
耶路撒冷的居民哪, 我怎樣向你說明呢? 用甚麼與你比較呢? 錫安的居民哪, 我們用甚麼跟你相比, 好安慰你呢? 你的裂口像海那樣大, 誰能醫治你呢?

2:14 Your prophets had a vision for you, false and worthless; they have not exposed your sin, to restore your fortune; they have seen oracles for you, false and misleading.
你的假先知為了你所見的異象, 盡是虛謊和愚昧; 他們沒有顯露你的罪孽, 使你的命運得以挽回; 他們為你所得的默示, 全是虛謊, 是引人走錯路的.

2:15 They clap hands over you, all who pass along the way; they hiss and they shake their head, at the daughter of Jerusalem. Is this the city of which it is said, “A perfection of beauty, a joy for all the earth?”
所有過路的人, 都拍掌嘲笑你; 他們嗤笑耶路撒冷的居民, 並搖頭說: “被人稱為最完美, 為全地所喜悅的, 就是這城嗎? ”

2:16 They have opened their mouths against you, all your enemies. They hiss and gnash a tooth, and they say, “We have destroyed her! Surely this is the day we have hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it!”
你所有的仇敵都張開口攻擊你, 他們嗤笑你, 又咬牙切齒, 說: “我們吞滅它了！這真是我們期待的日子！我們等到了！親眼看見了！”

2:17 Yahweh has done what he has planned; he has fulfilled his promise that he ordained from the days of old; he has demolished and not shown mercy; he has made an enemy rejoice over you, he has exalted the might of your foes.
耶和華作成了他定意去作的, 成就了他的話, 就是他昔日所宣告的, 他把你拆毀, 並不憐惜, 他使仇敵因勝過你而高興, 他高舉你敵人的角.

2:18 Their heart cried to the Lord, “O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears stream down like a river; day and night, do not give yourself relief, do not give your eyes rest.
錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的城牆啊, 你要一心向主哀求; 願你的眼淚像江河般湧流, 晝夜不息; 願你得不著歇息, 願你眼中的瞳人不能休息.

2:19 “Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches; pour out your heart like water, before the face of the Lord. Lift to him your hands, for the life of your children, who faint in starvation, at the head of all streets.”
夜裡每到交更的時分, 你要起來呼喊; 在主面前你要傾心如水！你的孩童在各街頭上因飢餓而昏倒, 你要為他們的性命向主舉手禱告.

2:20 See, Yahweh, and take note! With whom have you dealt thus? Should women eat their young children of tender care? Should priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
“耶和華啊, 求你觀看！求你鑒察！你曾這樣對待過誰呢? 難道婦人應該吃掉自己所生的, 就是自己所撫養的嬰孩嗎? 難道祭司和先知應該在主的聖所裡被殺害嗎? ”

2:21 They lie in the soil of the streets, young and old; my young women and young men, they have fallen by the sword; you have slain on the day of your anger, you have slaughtered and not shown mercy.
少年人和老年人都在街上倒臥在地死了; 我的年輕男女都倒斃於刀下; 在你忿怒的日子, 你殺了他們, 你屠殺了他們, 毫不憐惜.

2:22 You have summoned my horror from all around, as if for a feast day; no one on the day of Yahweh’s anger is a fugitive and a survivor; whoever I have cared for and reared, my enemy has destroyed.
你從四圍招聚驚嚇我的, 好像招聚人過節的日子一樣. 在耶和華忿怒的日子, 沒有人可以逃脫, 可以生存. 我所撫育,所養大的, 我的仇敵都滅盡了.

Lamentations - Chapter 3

3:1 I am a man who has seen misery, under the rod of his wrath.
我是在耶和華忿怒的杖下受過苦的人.

3:2 He has driven me along, he brought darkness and not light.
他領我, 使我行在黑暗中, 不行在光明裡.

3:3 Surely he has turned his hand against me, all day long.
他真是終日不停地反手攻擊我.

3:4 He has worn out my flesh and skin, he has broken my bones.
他使我的肌膚衰殘, 折斷我的骨頭.

3:5 He has besieged and engulfed me with bitterness and hardship.
他築壘圍困我, 使毒害和艱難環繞我.

3:6 In darkness he has let me dwell like the dead of long ago.
他使我住在黑暗之處, 好像死了許久的人一樣.

3:7 He has built a wall around me, I cannot go out; he has made my bronze fetters heavy.
他築牆圍住我, 使我不能逃出去; 他又加重我的鋼鍊.

3:8 Though I cry out for help, he shuts out my prayers.
甚至我哀求呼救的時候, 他也掩耳不聽我的禱告.

3:9 He has blocked my ways with dressed stones; he has made my paths crooked.
他用砍鑿好的石頭堵塞我的道路, 他使我的路徑曲折.

3:10 To me he is like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
他像熊埋伏著, 又像獅子在藏匿的地方, 等候攻擊我.

3:11 He has forsaken my way and torn me to pieces; he has caused me desolation.
他把我拖離大路, 把我撕碎, 棄我於荒野.

3:12 He has bent his bow and set me as the target for the arrow.
他拉開了他的弓, 立我作箭靶子.

3:13 He shot the arrows of his quiver into my kidneys.
他把他箭囊中的箭, 射進我的肺腑.

3:14 I have become a laughingstock for all the people, their mocking song all day long.
我成了眾民譏笑的對象, 他們終日以我為歌嘲諷我.

3:15 He has filled me with bitterness, he has drenched me with wormwood.
他使我飽嘗苦菜, 飽享苦堇.

3:16 He has broken my teeth on grit, he has trampled me down in ash.
他用沙石使我的牙齒破碎, 把我踐踏在灰塵中.

3:17 My life has been removed from peace, I have forgotten goodness.
你使我失去了平安, 我已忘記了福樂是甚麼.

3:18 And I have said, “My glory is ruined, my expectation from Yahweh.”
所以我說: “我的力量已消失了, 我從耶和華所得的盼望也沒有了. ”

3:19 Remember my misery and bitterness, the wormwood and venom!
回憶起我的困苦飄流, 就像是苦堇和毒草.

3:20 Surely my soul remembers and bows down within me.
每逢我的心想起往事, 我的心就消沉.

3:21 This I have reminded myself, therefore I will hope.
但我的心一想起下面這件事, 我就有指望.

3:22 The loyal love of Yahweh does not cease; his compassions do not come to an end.
耶和華的慈愛永不斷絕, 他的憐憫永不止息.

3:23 They are new in the morning, great is your faithfulness.
每天早晨都是新的; 你的信實多麼廣大！

3:24 “Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul, “Thus I will hope on him.”
我心裡說: “耶和華是我的業分, 所以, 我必仰望他. ”

3:25 Yahweh is good to those who wait on him, to the person that seeks him.
耶和華善待等候他的和心裡尋求他的人.

3:26 It is good to wait in silence for the salvation of Yahweh.
安靜等候耶和華的救恩, 是多麼的美好！

3:27 It is good for a man who carries the yoke of his childhood.
人在幼年時就負軛, 是多麼的美好！

3:28 Let him sit alone and be silent when he has laid it on him.
他要無言獨坐, 因為這是耶和華加在他身上的.

3:29 Let him put his mouth in the dust; perhaps there is hope.
他要把自己的口埋於塵土中, 或者還有盼望.

3:30 Let him give a cheek to his smiter, let him be filled with disgrace.
他要讓人打他的臉頰, 要飽受凌辱.

3:31 For the Lord will not reject forever.
主必不會永遠丟棄人.

3:32 For even though he causes grief he has compassion according to the greatness of his royal love.
他雖然使人憂愁, 卻必照著他豐盛的慈愛施憐憫.

3:33 He does not afflict willingly, or grieve anyone.
因為他心裡本不是要人受困苦, 或是要世人愁苦.

3:34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth;
人把地上所有被囚的, 都踐踏在腳下,

3:35 to deprive one of justice before the face of the Most High;
或在至高者面前, 屈枉正直,

3:36 to subvert a person in a legal dispute —the Lord has not found delight in these things.
或在訴訟的事上顛倒是非, 主不都看見嗎?

3:37 Who can speak and it will happen if the Lord has not commanded it?
除非主命定, 誰能說成, 就成了呢?

3:38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that disaster and good will come?
或禍或福, 不都是出於至高者的口嗎?

3:39 Why should any living person complain about his sin?
人活在世上, 因自己的罪受懲罰, 為甚麼發怨言呢?

3:40 Let us test and examine our ways; let us return to Yahweh.
我們要檢討和省察自己的行為, 然後歸向耶和華.

3:41 Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to God in the heavens.
我們要向天上的神, 誠心舉手禱告:

3:42 We ourselves have transgressed and rebelled, you have not forgiven.
“我們犯罪悖逆, 你並不赦免.

3:43 You have covered yourself in anger and pursued us, you have slain and not shown mercy.
你被怒氣籠罩著, 你追趕我們, 殺戮我們, 毫不顧惜.

3:44 You have covered yourself in a cloud so that prayer cannot pass through.
你用密雲把自己遮蔽起來, 以致我們的禱告不能達到你那裡.

3:45 You have made us scum and refuse in the midst of the nations.
你使我們在萬族中, 成了渣滓和廢物.

3:46 All our enemies have opened their mouth against us.
我們所有的仇敵, 都張開口攻擊我們.

3:47 Fear and a pit have come upon us, desolation and destruction.
我們遭遇的, 只是恐懼,陷阱,毀壞和滅亡. ”

3:48 Channels of water run down my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
我的眼淚像江河流下, 都因我的人民的滅亡.

3:49 My eyes have poured down unceasingly without respite,
我的眼淚湧流不停, 總不止息,

3:50 until Yahweh looks down and sees from heaven.
直到耶和華垂顧, 從天上關注.

3:51 My eyes inflict my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
因眼見我城中眾民的遭遇, 我的心很痛苦.

3:52 My enemies hunt me without cause, like a bird.
那些無故與我為敵的人追捕我, 像追捕雀鳥一樣.

3:53 They have silenced me in a pit, they have thrown a stone at me.
他們把我投在坑中要結束我的性命, 又把石頭拋在我身上;

3:54 Water has flown over my head, I said, “I am cut off.”
水淹過我的頭, 我說: “我要死了！”

3:55 I have called your name, O Yahweh, from the depths of the pit.
耶和華啊, 我從坑的最深處呼求你的名,

3:56 You have heard my cry, “Do not shut your ear to my cry for help, for my relief!”
你曾經垂聽我的聲音, 現在求你不要掩耳不聽我求救的呼聲.

3:57 You came near on a day when I called you, you said, “Do not fear!”
我每逢呼求你的時候, 你就靠近我, 說: “不要懼怕！”

3:58 O Lord, you have pleaded for my cause, you have redeemed my life.
主啊！你為我的案件申辯, 贖回了我的性命.

3:59 You have seen my injustice, O Yahweh; judge my case.
耶和華啊, 你看見了我的冤屈, 求你為我主持公道.

3:60 You have seen all their vengeance, all there plans against me.
你已看見了他們種種的仇恨, 以及所有害我的陰謀.

3:61 You have heard their disgrace, O Yahweh, all their plans against me.
耶和華啊！你已聽見了他們的辱罵, 以及所有害我的計謀;

3:62 The lips and meditation of my assailants are against me all day long.
你也聽見了那些起來攻擊我的人嘴裡的話, 以及他們終日要攻擊我的企圖.

3:63 Look at their sitting and their standing, I am their mocking song.
你看, 他們或坐下或起來, 我都成了他們歌唱嘲笑的對象.

3:64 Return to them what is deserved, O Yahweh, according to the work of their hands.
耶和華啊！求你按著他們手所作的, 報應他們！

3:65 Give them a stubborn heart; curse them!
求你使他們的心頑梗, 願你的咒詛臨到他們.

3:66 Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of Yahweh.
求你在烈怒中追趕他們, 從耶和華管治的普天之下除滅他們.

Lamentations - Chapter 4

4:1 How the gold has grown dim, the pure gold has changed. The stones of holiness are scattered at the head of every street.
黃金怎麼竟然失去光澤, 純金怎麼竟然變色? 聖殿的石頭都被拋棄在各街頭上.

4:2 The precious sons of Zion weighed against fine gold, how they are thought of as earthen vessels of clay, the work of the potter’s hands.
錫安尊貴的眾民, 本來和精金一樣貴重; 現在怎麼竟被看為瓦器, 好像陶匠手中所作的呢?

4:3 Even the jackal bears the beast and nurses their cubs; but the daughter of my people has become ruthless, like ostriches in the wilderness.
野狗尚且用乳房哺養牠們的幼兒; 但我的眾民變得多麼殘忍, 像曠野的鴕鳥一樣.

4:4 The tongue of the nursling cleaves to its palate in thirst. Children beg for food, no one lays it out before them.
嬰兒的舌頭因乾渴而緊貼上膛; 孩童求餅, 卻沒有人分給他們.

4:5 The ones who eat delicacies, they are ruined in the streets; the ones nurtured in purple lie on piles of trash.
那些從前吃美食的, 現今都在街上孤單淒涼; 那些從前在豪奢生活中長大的, 現今卻在垃圾堆中打滾.

4:6 The iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom; it was overthrown in a moment and no hands were laid on her.
我眾民(“我眾民”原文作“我子民的女子”)的罪孽比所多瑪的罪惡更大; 所多瑪在轉眼之間傾覆了, 儘管無人攻擊它.

4:7 Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, sapphire their appearance.
錫安的貴族素來比雪更明亮, 比奶更潔白; 他們的身體比紅寶石更紅潤, 他們的樣貌像藍寶石一樣美麗.

4:8 Now their appearance is blacker than soot, they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has shriveled on their bones, it has become dry like wood.
現在他們的面貌比煤炭還黑, 在街上再沒有人認得他們; 他們皮包骨頭, 枯瘦如柴.

4:9 Happier were the victims of the sword than the victims of famine; they have pined away, very hungry for the crops of my field.
那些死於刀下的比餓死的還好; 餓死的因缺乏田間的出產, 就日漸消瘦而死亡.

4:10 The hands of compassionate women, have cooked their children; they became as something to eat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
慈心的婦人親手烹煮自己所生的孩子; 在我眾民(“我眾民”原文作“我子民的女子”)遭毀滅的時候, 孩子竟成了母親的食物.

4:11 Yahweh has completed his anger, he has poured out his fierce anger; he has kindled a fire in Zion, it consumed her foundations.
耶和華大發震怒, 傾倒他的烈怒; 他在錫安放火, 吞滅了錫安的根基.

4:12 The kings of the earth did not believe, and all the inhabitants of the world, that a foe and an enemy could enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
地上的君王, 以及世上所有的居民都不相信, 會有任何敵人攻進耶路撒冷的城門.

4:13 Because of the sins of her prophets, the guilt of her priests, who shed blood in her midst, of righteous people.
因為錫安先知的罪惡, 和祭司的罪孽, 就是他們在城中流了義人的血,

4:14 They wander blindly in the streets; they were defiled with the blood, their clothes could not be touched.
所以, 他們像瞎子在街上流蕩, 他們被血玷污, 沒有人可以觸摸他們的衣服.

4:15 “Go away! Defiled!” they shout to them. “Go away! Go away! Do not touch!” so they left, they left; it was said among the nations, “They will no longer dwell with us.”
有人向他們喊叫: “走開！你們不潔的人; 走開！走開！不要觸摸我. ”他們到處逃亡飄流的時候, 列國的人就說: “他們再不能在這裡寄居. ”

4:16 The presence of Yahweh has scattered them, he will no longer watch over them; they did not honor the priests, they did not show mercy to elders.
耶和華親臨分散他們, 不再看顧他們; 人不再尊重祭司, 也不厚待長老.

4:17 Still our eyes failed, looking for our help in vain; in our watchtower, we kept watch for a nation that could not save.
我們徒然等待幫助, 等到雙目失去視力; 我們在瞭望臺上期望一個不能拯救我們的國家來臨.

4:18 They hunted our steps, from walking in our streets; our end has come near, our days are finished, our end has come.
敵人追蹤我們, 使我們不敢在自己的街道上行走. 我們的結局近了, 我們的日子滿了; 我們的結局已經到了.

4:19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they have set an ambush for us in the desert.
追趕我們的比空中的鷹還快; 他們在山上追趕我們, 在曠野埋伏攻擊我們.

4:20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed one of Yahweh, was captured in their pits; of whom we said, “In his shadow we will live among the nations.”
耶和華所膏立的, 我們鼻孔的氣息, 在他們的陷坑中被捉住; 我們論到他曾說: “我們要在他的蔭庇之下, 在列國中存活. ”

4:21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup will pass, you will become drunk and strip yourself bare.
以東人哪, 烏斯地的居民哪, 歡喜快樂吧！這杯也要傳到你那裡, 你必喝醉以致赤身露體.

4:22 The punishment of your iniquity is completed, O daughter of Zion, your exile will not continue; but he will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will reveal your sins.
錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)哪！你的刑罰已經受夠了, 耶和華必不再使你流亡; 以東的居民哪！他必懲罰你的罪孽, 揭露你的罪惡.

Lamentations - Chapter 5

5:1 Remember, O Yahweh, what has become of us; take note, and see our disgrace!
耶和華啊！求你記念我們所遭遇的！垂顧關注我們的恥辱.

5:2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses, to foreigners.
我們的產業轉歸外人, 我們的房屋歸給異族.

5:3 We have become orphans, fatherless, our mothers are like widows.
我們成為孤兒, 沒有父親, 我們的母親好像寡婦一樣.

5:4 We pay for water with money, our wood comes to us at a price.
我們所喝的水要用銀子買, 我們的柴也付代價而得.

5:5 We are driven on our necks; we are weary, there is no rest for us.
我們被人追趕, 頸項帶上重軛; 我們疲乏, 得不著歇息.

5:6 We have made a deal with Egypt and Assyria to be satisfied with food.
我們臣服埃及和亞述, 為要得著糧食充飢.

5:7 Our fathers have sinned, they are no more; we bear their iniquity.
我們的先祖犯了罪, 現在他們不在了; 我們卻要擔負他們的罪孽.

5:8 Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hand.
奴僕轄制我們; 沒有人救我們脫離他們的手.

5:9 We risk our life for food because of the sword of the desert.
因為曠野有刀劍的威脅, 我們要冒生命的危險才得到糧食.

5:10 Our skin is hot like an oven because of the scorching famine.
我們因飢餓而發燒, 我們的皮膚好像火爐一般的熱.

5:11 They raped women in Zion, young women in the cities of Judah.
婦女在錫安被污辱, 處女在猶大的城鎮被強暴.

5:12 They hang princes by their hand; they do not show respect before elders.
眾領袖被敵人吊起來; 長老也不受人尊敬.

5:13 Young men must carry a hand-mill and boys stumble under the wood.
青年人推磨吃苦; 孩童因背木柴而跌倒.

5:14 Elders are no longer at the gate, young men no longer play stringed instruments.
眾長老不再坐在城門口; 青年人不再唱歌作樂.

5:15 The joy of our hearts has stopped; our circle-dancing has changed to a mourning ceremony.
我們心裡不再歡樂; 我們的舞蹈變為哀哭.

5:16 The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!
冠冕從我們的頭上掉下來. 我們有禍了; 因為我們犯了罪.

5:17 Because of this, our heart has become faint, because of these, our eyes have become dim.
為了這事, 我們心裡愁煩; 為了這事, 我們的眼睛昏花;

5:18 Because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, foxes tread on it.
因為錫安山荒涼, 野狗就在山上到處出沒.

5:19 You, O Yahweh, will sit forever on your throne for generation to generation.
但耶和華啊, 你永遠坐著為王; 你的寶座代代長存.

5:20 Why have you forgotten us forever? Why have you forsaken us for so long?
你為甚麼永遠忘記我們? 為甚麼長久離棄我們?

5:21 Restore us to you, O Yahweh, that we will be restored; renew our days as of old.
耶和華啊！除非你真的棄絕我們, 你向我們所發的怒氣難收, 不然, 求你使我們歸向你, 好使我們回轉過來; 求你更新我們的日子, 像古時一樣.

5:22 Unless you have utterly rejected us, unless you are angry with us beyond measure.
但是您完全拒絕了我們. 你對我們很生氣.

Ezekiel (以西結書)

Ezekiel - Chapter 1

1:1 And it was in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, and I was in the midst of the exiles by the Kebar River. The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
第三十年四月五日, 我正在迦巴魯河邊的時候, 天開了, 我就看見神的異象; 那時, 我是在被擄的人中間.

1:2 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of the king Jehoiachin—
(當天是約雅斤王被擄後第五年四月五日.

1:3 the word of Yahweh came clearly to Ezekiel the son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans at the Kebar River, and the hand of Yahweh was on him there.
在迦勒底人的地方, 迦巴魯河邊, 耶和華的話確實臨到布西的兒子以西結祭司. 耶和華的手在那裡臨到他身上. )

1:4 And I looked, and look! A storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire flashing back and forth, and brightness around and within it, and from its midst it was like the outward appearance of amber stone from the midst of the fire.
我觀望, 看見有狂風從北方颳來, 並有一塊閃耀著火燄的很大的雲, 雲的周圍有光芒, 在雲中的火燄裡, 好像有發光的金屬.

1:5 And from its midst was the likeness of four living creatures, and this was their appearance: a human form,
在火中又有四個活物的形狀, 牠們的樣子是這樣: 牠們都有人的形狀.

1:6 and each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.
牠們各有四個臉孔,四個翅膀.

1:7 And their legs were straight legs, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of the foot of a calf, and they were sparkling like the outward appearance of polished bronze.
牠們的腿是直的, 腳掌像牛犢的蹄, 都很燦爛, 像擦亮了的銅.

1:8 And under their wings were human hands on their four sides. And their faces and their wings for the four of them were as follows:
在牠們四邊的翅膀下都有人的手. 牠們四個活物的臉孔和翅膀是這樣的:

1:9 their wings were touching one another; each of them went straight forward, without turning right or left.
牠們的翅膀互相接觸, 走動的時候, 不必轉身, 都是朝著臉孔的方向行走.

1:10 The likeness of their faces was the face of a human in front, and the face of a lion on the right of each of them, and the face of an ox on the left of each of them, and the face of an eagle for each of them.
至於牠們臉孔的形狀, 四個活物都各有一個人的臉孔, 在右邊各有一個獅子的臉孔, 在左邊各有一個牛的臉孔, 此外各有一個鷹的臉孔;

1:11 So were their faces; their wings were spread out upward; each had two touching one another and two covering their bodies.
牠們的臉孔就是這樣. 牠們向上展開翅膀, 各自用兩個翅膀互相接觸, 用兩個翅膀遮蔽身體.

1:12 And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit went they went, and they did not turn as they went.
牠們都是朝著臉孔的方向行走. 靈往哪裡去, 牠們就往哪裡去. 牠們走動的時候, 都不必轉身.

1:13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. It was moving to and fro between the living creatures, and the fire was very bright and lightning was going out from the fire.
至於四個活物的形狀, 樣子像燒著的火炭, 又像火把. 火在四活物中間到處閃耀. 這火很明亮, 有閃電從火中發出.

1:14 And the living creatures were speeding to and fro like the appearance of lightning.
四個活物往來奔走, 好像閃電.

1:15 And I saw the living creatures, and look! A wheel was on the earth beside each of the living creatures that had four faces.
我觀看那些活物的時候, 看見四個活物的旁邊都有一個觸地的輪子.

1:16 The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like the appearance of beryl, and they all looked alike, and their appearance and their construction was like a wheel within a wheel.
四個輪子的樣子與構造都是一個形狀, 它們好像閃耀的水蒼玉, 又好像輪子套著輪子.

1:17 When they moved, they went toward their four sides; they did not veer at all as they went.
輪子可以向四方移動, 移動的時候, 不必轉向.

1:18 And their rims were high and awesome, and all four of their rims were full of eyes all around.
輪輞很高, 十分可畏, 四個輪輞都布滿了眼睛.

1:19 And at the going of the living creatures, the wheels next to them also went, and when the creatures were lifted from the ground the wheels also rose.
活物走動的時候, 牠們旁邊的輪子也隨著移動. 活物從地上升起的時候, 輪子也隨著升起.

1:20 Wherever the spirit went they would go there, and the wheels rose, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
靈往哪裡去, 活物就往哪裡去, 輪子也隨著牠們升起, 因為活物的靈是在輪子裡面.

1:21 At their going, they go, and at their standing, they stood, and at their being lifted up from on the earth, the wheels rose, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
活物走動, 輪子也隨著移動; 活物站著不動, 輪子也不動; 活物從地上升起, 輪子也隨著升起, 因為活物的靈是在輪子裡面.

1:22 Now the likeness above the heads of the living creatures was an expanse like the outward appearance of awesome ice spread out above their heads upward.
在活物的頭頂上面, 有穹蒼的形狀, 好像閃耀的水晶, 十分可畏, 在活物的頭頂上面張開.

1:23 And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight one toward the other; each had two wings covering them, and each had two wings covering their bodies.
在穹蒼下面, 活物的翅膀伸直張開, 互相接觸; 各自用兩個翅膀遮蔽身體.

1:24 And I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the voice of Shaddai, and when they moved there was a sound of tumult like the sound of an army; when they stood still they lowered their wings.
活物走動的時候, 我聽見牠們翅膀的響聲, 像洪水的聲音, 也像全能者的聲音, 又像軍隊喧嚷的聲音. 牠們站著不動的時候, 翅膀就垂下來.

1:25 And there was a sound from above the expanse that was above their heads, and when they stood they lowered their wings.
有聲音從牠們頭頂上面的穹蒼發出來; 牠們站著不動的時候, 翅膀就垂下來.

1:26 And from above the expanse that was above their heads there was the likeness of a throne, looking like a sapphire, and above the likeness of the throne was a likeness similar to the appearance of a human on it, but above it.
在牠們頭頂的穹蒼上面, 有寶座的形狀, 好像藍寶石的樣子. 在寶座上面, 有一個樣子像人的形象.

1:27 And I saw something like the outward appearance of amber, something like the appearance of fire, with a covering around it, from the likeness of his loins and upward. And from the likeness of his loins and downward I saw something like the appearance of fire, and it was radiant all around.
我看見在那仿佛是他腰部以上, 好像閃耀的金屬, 又好像有火四面包圍. 在那仿佛是他腰部以下, 我又看見好像有火, 光芒環繞著他.

1:28 Like the appearance of a bow that is in the cloud on a rainy day, such was the radiance around it; thus was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. And I saw, and I fell on my face, and I heard a voice speaking.
下雨的日子, 雲中彩虹的樣子怎樣, 環繞他的光芒的樣子也怎樣. 這就是耶和華榮耀的形狀的樣子. 我一看見, 就俯伏在地上, 跟著聽見有說話的聲音.

Ezekiel - Chapter 2

2:1 And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, so that I can speak with you.”
他對我說: “人子啊！站起來, 我要跟你說話. ”

2:2 And the Spirit came into me as he was speaking to me, and it set me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me.
他對我說話的時候, 靈就進到我裡面, 使我站立起來; 我又聽見對我說話的聲音.

2:3 And he said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to nations who are rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors, they transgressed against me until this very day.
他對我說: “人子啊！我差派你到以色列人那裡去, 就是到那背叛我的叛逆國民那裡去！他們和他們的列祖都得罪了我, 直到今日.

2:4 And the children are impudent and stubborn, and so I am sending you to them, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh!’
這人民十分頑固, 心裡剛硬, 我差派你到他們那裡去. 你要對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說. ’

2:5 And they, whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are a rebellious house, they will know that a prophet was in their midst.
他們或聽或不聽(他們原是叛逆的民族), 也必知道在他們中間有一位先知.

2:6 And you, son of man, you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because briers and thorns are with you, and you are sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
“人子啊！至於你, 雖然荊棘和蒺藜在你周圍, 你又住在蠍子群中, 你不要怕他們, 也不要怕他們講的話. 他們原是叛逆的民族, 你總不要怕他們講的話, 在他們面前, 也不要驚惶.

2:7 And you must speak my words to them whether they listen or whether they fail to listen, for they are rebellious.
他們或聽或不聽, 你只要把我的話告訴他們, 他們原是叛逆的.

2:8 And you, son of man, hear what I am speaking to you: you must not be rebellious like the house of rebellion. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving to you.”
“人子啊！至於你, 你要聽我對你講的話. 不要叛逆我, 像那叛逆的民族一樣. 張開你的口, 把我賜給你的吃下去！”

2:9 And I looked, and look! There was a hand stretched out to me, and look! In it was a scroll with writing.
我觀看, 看見一隻手向我伸過來, 手中有一卷書卷.

2:10 And he rolled it out before me, and it was written on the front and back, and there were written on it laments and mourning and wailing.
他把書卷在我面前展開, 書卷內外都寫上字, 寫的是哀歌,悲歎和災禍.

Ezekiel - Chapter 3

3:1 And he said to me, “Son of man, what you find, eat! Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”
他對我說: “人子啊, 把你得到的吃下去吧！吃下這書卷, 然後去向以色列家說話. ”

3:2 And I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat,
於是我把口張開, 他就給我吃下那書卷.

3:3 and he said to me, “Son of man, you must give your stomach this to eat, and you must fill your belly with this scroll that I am giving to you.” And I ate, and it became like sweet honey in my mouth.
他又對我說: “人子啊！把我賜給你的那書卷吃下去, 填滿你的肚子. ”於是我吃了, 這書卷在我口裡像蜜糖一樣甘甜.

3:4 And he said to me, “Son of man, come! Go to the house of Israel, and you must speak to them with my words.
他對我說: “人子啊, 你去！到以色列家那裡, 把我的話告訴他們.

3:5 For you are sent to the house of Israel, not to a people of obscure speech and of a difficult language,
你受差派不是到一個說話難明,言語難懂的民族那裡去, 而是到以色列家去;

3:6 and not to many nations of obscure speech and a difficult language whose words you do not understand, for if I had sent you to them they would have listened to you.
不是到說話難明,言語難懂的眾多民族那裡去, 他們的話是你聽不懂的. 但是, 如果我差派你到他們那裡去, 他們必聽從你.

3:7 And the house of Israel, they are not willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me, for all of the house of Israel is hard of forehead, and they are hard of heart.
以色列家卻不肯聽從你, 因為他們不肯聽從我, 整個以色列家都是額堅心硬的.

3:8 But look, I have made your face hard against their faces and your forehead hard against their forehead.
看哪！我要使你的臉硬過他們的臉, 使你的額硬過他們的額.

3:9 Like a diamond harder than flint I have made your forehead; you must not fear them, and you must not be dismayed on account of them, for they are a rebellious house.
我要使你的額好像最堅硬的寶石, 比火石更硬. 他們雖然是叛逆的民族, 你卻不要怕他們, 在他們面前, 也不要驚惶. ”

3:10 And he said to me, “Son of man, all of my words that I shall speak to you, receive into your heart and hear with your ears.
他又對我說: “人子啊！我對你說的一切話, 你都要留心聽, 記在心裡.

3:11 And come, go to the exiles, to the children of your people, and you must speak to them, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh!’ whether they listen or whether they fail to listen.”
你去, 到被擄的人民那裡, 向他們宣講; 他們或聽或不聽, 你只要對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說. ’”

3:12 And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake when the glory of Yahweh rose from its place.
那時, 靈使我升起, 我就聽見後面有轟轟的響聲: “耶和華的居所顯現出來的榮耀是應當稱頌的！”

3:13 And it was the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching lightly one against the other, and the sound of the wheels beside them and the sound of a great earthquake.
我又聽見那些活物的翅膀彼此相碰的聲音和活物旁邊的輪子的聲音, 以及轟轟的響聲.

3:14 And the Spirit lifted me and took me, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Yahweh was strong on me.
靈使我升起, 把我提去. 那時我心靈忿激,愁苦. 耶和華的手強而有力臨到我身上.

3:15 And I went to the exiles at Tel Abib, who were dwelling near the Kebar River, and I sat where they were dwelling. I sat there seven days in the midst of them, stunned.
於是我來到提勒．亞畢被擄的人那裡, 他們住在迦巴魯河邊. 我在他們居住的地方坐了七天, 在他們中間震驚得不知所措.

3:16 And then it happened at the end of seven days, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
過了七天, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

3:17 “Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me.
“人子啊, 我立了你作以色列家守望的人, 所以你要聆聽我口中的話, 替我警告他們.

3:18 When I say to the wicked, ‘Surely you will die,’ and you do not warn him and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way so that he may live, that wicked person will die because of his guilt, and from your hand I will seek his blood.
如果我對惡人說: ‘你必定死亡！’你卻不警告他, 也不警戒他離開惡行, 好救他的性命, 這惡人就必因自己的罪孽死亡. 但我要因他的死追究你.

3:19 And you, if you do warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness and from his wicked way, on account of his guilt he will die, and you yourself will have saved your life.
如果你警告惡人, 他仍不離開他的罪惡和他的惡行, 他就必因自己的罪孽死亡, 你卻救了自己的性命.

3:20 And when the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, and I place a stumbling block before him, he will die, for you did not warn him. Because of his sin he will die, and his righteousness that he did will not be remembered, and his blood I shall seek from your hand.
如果義人偏離正義, 行事邪惡, 我必把絆腳石放在他面前, 他必定死亡; 因為你沒有警告他, 他必因自己的罪死亡. 他素常所行的義, 也必不被記念. 但我要因他的死追究你.

3:21 And if you warn him, the righteous, not to sin, and the righteous does not sin, surely he will live, for he heeded a warning. And you will have saved your life.”
如果你警告義人不要犯罪, 他就不犯罪. 他因為接受警告, 就必存活, 你也救了自己的性命. ”

3:22 And the hand of Yahweh was on me there, and he said to me, “Rise up, go out to the valley, and there I will speak with you.”
耶和華的手在那裡臨到我身上, 他對我說: “你起來, 出到平原去, 在那裡我要向你說話. ”

3:23 And I rose up, and I went to the valley, and, look, there the glory of Yahweh was standing, like the glory that I saw near the Kebar River, and I fell on my face.
於是, 我起來, 出到平原去, 看見耶和華的榮耀停在那裡, 這榮耀就像我在迦巴魯河邊看見的一樣. 於是我俯伏在地.

3:24 And the Spirit came into me, and it made me stand on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Come, shut yourself inside your house,
靈進到我裡面, 使我站立起來, 耶和華對我說: “你進去, 把自己關在家裡.

3:25 and you, son of man, look, they will place cords on you, and they will tie you up with them. Then you will not go out into the midst of them.
人子啊！人要用繩子把你捆綁起來, 使你不能出到他們中間去.

3:26 And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silenced, and you will not be a reproving man for them, for they are a rebellious house.
我要使你的舌頭貼住上膛, 使你變成啞巴, 不能作責備他們的人, 因為他們是叛逆的民族.

3:27 And when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The one hearing him, let him hear, and the one failing to hear, let him fail,” ’ for they are a rebellious house.
但我對你說話的時候, 我必開你的口, 你就要對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說. ’肯聽的就讓他聽, 不肯聽的, 就由他不聽吧, 因為他們是叛逆的民族. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 4

4:1 “Now, son of man, take for yourself a brick, and you must put it before you, and you must portray on it a city, Jerusalem.
“人子啊！你要拿一塊磚頭, 放在你面前, 在上面刻一座城, 代表耶路撒冷.

4:2 And you must build against it siege works, and you must build against it a bulwark, and you must heap against it a siege ramp, and you must set up against it camps and put against it a battering ram all around.
然後安放圍城設施, 建造圍城高牆, 築起攻城土壘, 擺列兵營, 四周架起攻城鎚.

4:3 And take for yourself a plate of iron, and you must place it as a wall of iron between you and the city, and you must set your face against it, and it must be under siege, and you must lay the siege against it; it is a sign for the house of Israel.
你又要拿一個鐵的煎盤, 放在你和城的中間當作鐵牆. 你要面向著城, 象徵城要被圍困, 你就是圍攻那城的. 這要作以色列家的預兆.

4:4 And you, lie down on your left side, and you must put the guilt of the house of Israel on it. You will carry their guilt the number of days that you will lie on it.
“你要向左邊側臥, 承擔以色列家的罪孽. 你向左邊側臥多少日子, 你擔當他們的罪孽也是多少日子.

4:5 And I will give to you the years of their guilt according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days, and you must bear the guilt of the house of Israel.
我已經給你定了日子的數目, 就是三百九十天, 等於他們作孽的年數, 你要在這些日子擔當以色列家的罪孽.

4:6 When you have completed these, then you must lie a second time on your right side; and you must bear the guilt of the house of Judah forty days, a day for each year, a day for each year I give it to you.
這些日子滿了以後, 你要再向右邊側臥, 擔當猶大家的罪孽, 我已經給你定了四十天, 一天等於一年.

4:7 And toward the siege of Jerusalem you must set your face and your bared arm; then you must prophesy against it.
你要面向著被圍困的耶路撒冷, 赤露著膀臂, 說預言攻擊這城.

4:8 Now look! I will put on you cords, and you may not turn yourself from one side to your other side until you complete the days of your siege.
我要用繩子把你捆綁起來, 使你不能轉身, 直等到你圍困城的日子滿了.

4:9 “And you, take for yourself wheat and barley and beans and lentils and millet and spelt, and you must put them in one vessel, and you must make them for yourself into a food during the number of days that you are lying on your side; three hundred and ninety days you shall eat it.
“你要拿小麥,大麥,豆子,扁豆,粟米和粗麥, 放在一個器皿裡, 給自己做餅. 在你側臥的三百九十天裡, 你都要吃這些餅.

4:10 And your food that you will eat will be according to weight; twenty shekels for each day at fixed times you shall eat it.
你所吃的食物要有一定分量, 每天二百三十克, 要在指定的時候吃.

4:11 And an amount of water you shall drink, a sixth of a hin; at fixed times you shall drink it.
你喝的水也要有一定分量, 每天半公升, 要在指定的時候喝.

4:12 And as a bread-cake of barley you shall eat it, and with human excrement you shall bake it before their eyes.”
你吃這些餅, 要像吃烙的大麥餅一樣, 但要用人糞在眾人面前燒烤. ”

4:13 And Yahweh said, “Thus shall the Israelites eat their unclean food among the nations where I will scatter them.”
耶和華說: “以色列人在我趕他們去的列國中, 也要這樣吃不潔淨的食物. ”

4:14 And I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Look! I have not been defiling myself, and a dead body and mangled carcass I have not eaten from my childhood until now, and unclean meat has not come into my mouth!”
我說: “主耶和華啊！我從來沒有玷污過自己. 我從小到現在都沒有吃過已經死去的, 或是野獸撕裂的動物, 不潔淨的肉從沒有進過我的口. ”

4:15 And he said to me, “See I will give you cattle manure in the place of the feces of a human, and you may prepare your food on it.”
於是他對我說: “你看, 我准你用牛糞代替人糞, 你可以在牛糞上烤你的餅. ”

4:16 And he said to me, “Son of man, look, I am going to break the supply of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight, anxiously, and rationed water, and they will drink with horror,
他又對我說: “人子啊, 我要斷絕耶路撒冷的糧食. 他們要滿心憂慮, 吃配給的口糧; 十分驚惶, 喝配給的水.

4:17 so that they will lack food and water, and they will be appalled with one another, and they will waste away because of their guilt.
他們缺糧缺水, 各人都必驚惶, 因自己的罪孽衰弱而死. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 5

5:1 “And you, son of man, take for yourself a sword, sharp as a barber’s razor. Take it for yourself, and you must cause it to pass over your head and over your beard, and you must take for yourself a set of scales for weighing, and you must divide them.
“人子啊！你要拿一把利劍, 當作理髮匠的剃刀, 剃你的頭和刮你的鬍子, 把鬚髮放在天平上稱, 然後把它們分成幾分.

5:2 A third you must burn with fire in the midst of the city at the completion of the days of the siege, and you must take a third, and you must strike it with the sword around it, and a third you must scatter to the wind, and I will draw a sword behind them.
圍困這城的日子滿了, 你要拿鬚髮的三分之一在城中用火燒掉, 又拿三分之一在城的周圍用刀剁碎, 三分之一撒在風中, 我還要拔刀追趕它們.

5:3 And you must take from these a few in number, and you must tuck them in your hem.
你要在這些鬚髮中取幾根, 用你的衣角把它們包起來.

5:4 And from them again you shall take some, and you must throw them in the middle of the fire, and you must burn them with fire; from it a fire will go out to all of the house of Israel.
再從這幾根鬚髮中取一部分投在火裡焚燒; 火必從那裡蔓延到以色列全家. ”

5:5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This is Jerusalem in the midst of the nations where I have put her, and countries are around her.
主耶和華這樣說: “這就是耶路撒冷！我曾把她安置在列國中間, 萬邦環繞著她.

5:6 But she has rebelled against my regulations to the point of wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are around her; for they rejected my regulations, and as for my statutes, they did not walk in them.
但她違背我的典章, 行惡勝過列國; 觸犯我的律例, 比環繞著她的萬邦更壞. 她棄絕我的典章, 不遵行我的律例. ”

5:7 Therefore, thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because of your commotion more than the nations that are around you—you did not walk in my statutes, and you did not do my regulations, and according to the regulations of the nations that are around you, you did not do.
主耶和華這樣說: “你們比你們四圍的列國更叛逆, 不遵行我的律例, 不遵守我的典章, 連你們四圍列國的法規你們也不遵守. ”

5:8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Look! I, even I, am against you, and I will execute judgment in the midst of you before the eyes of the nations,
所以, 主耶和華這樣說: “看哪！我要敵對你. 我要在你中間, 在列國的眼前, 施行審判.

5:9 and I will do with you that which I have not done, and which I will not do again, because of all of your detestable things.
我要因你一切可憎的事在你中間施行我未曾行過, 以後也不會這樣施行的審判.

5:10 Therefore parents will eat children in the midst of you, and children will eat their parents, and I will execute judgment in you, and I will scatter your entire remnant to every wind.
因此, 在你中間, 父親要吃兒子, 兒子要吃父親. 我要向你施行審判, 把你餘剩的眾人分散到四方去.

5:11 Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord Yahweh, Surely because you have defiled my sanctuary with all of your vile idols and with all of your detestable things, now indeed I will reduce, and my eye will not take pity, and surely I will show no compassion.
“我指著我的永生起誓(這是主耶和華的宣告), 你既然用你一切可憎的偶像和一切可厭的事來玷污我的聖所, 我必收回對你的恩寵, 我的眼必不顧惜你, 我也不憐恤你.

5:12 A third of you will die because of the plague, and because of the famine they will perish in the midst of you, and a third will fall through the sword around you, and a third I will scatter to every direction of the wind, and I will draw the sword behind them.
你的人民三分之一必在你中間因瘟疫死亡, 因饑荒消滅; 三分之一必在你周圍因刀劍倒斃; 三分之一, 我要分散到四方去, 我還要拔刀追趕他們.

5:13 And my anger will come to an end, and I will place my rage on them, and I will relent, and they will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken in my passion when I fully vent my rage against them.
“這樣我的怒氣才可以發盡, 我向他們所發的烈怒才可以平息, 自己才得到舒暢. 我向他們所發的烈怒完全發盡的時候, 他們就知道我耶和華說過的話是出於嫉恨的心.

5:14 And I will make you into a desolate place and into a disgrace among the nations that surround you before the eyes of every one who passes by.
我要使你變成荒地, 使你在你四圍的列國中和在所有路過的人眼前, 成為羞辱的對象.

5:15 And it will be an object of taunting and an object of mockery, a warning and a horror to the nations that are around you whenever I execute judgments against you in anger and in wrath and in furious punishments! I, Yahweh, have spoken!
我以怒氣,烈怒和忿怒的責備向你施行審判的時候, 你就必在你四圍的列國中成為羞辱,譏諷和令人驚駭的對象, 也成了他們的警戒. 這是我耶和華說的.

5:16 When I send my arrows of deadly famine against them, which will be as destruction that I will send in order to destroy you, I will increase famine against you, and I will break the supply of food for you.
我射出饑荒和毀滅的毒箭的時候, 是為了毀滅你們. 我要使你們的饑荒加劇, 斷絕你們糧食的供應.

5:17 And I will send against you famine and fierce animals, and they will make you childless; and plague and blood will pass through you, and I will bring the sword upon you. I, Yahweh, I have spoken!”
我要差遣饑荒和惡獸到你們那裡去, 使你喪掉兒女; 在你中間必到處發生瘟疫和流血的事; 我也必使刀劍臨到你. 這是我耶和華說的. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 6

6:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

6:2 “Son of man, set your face to the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,
“人子啊！你要面向以色列的群山說預言,

6:3 and you must say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh, thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys: “Look, I am bringing upon you the sword, and I will destroy your high places,
說: ‘以色列的群山, 當聽主耶和華的話！主耶和華對大山,小山,溪澗和山谷這樣說: 看哪！我必使刀劍臨到你, 毀滅你們的邱壇.

6:4 and your altars will be desolate, and your incense altars will be broken, and I will throw down your slain ones before your idols,
你們的祭壇必然荒廢, 你們的香壇要被打碎; 我要使你們被殺的人倒在你們的偶像面前.

6:5 and I will place the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
我要把以色列人的屍體放在他們的偶像面前, 又把你們的骸骨拋散在你們祭壇的周圍.

6:6 In all of your dwellings, the cities will be desolate and the high places will be ruined, so that your altars will be desolate and will suffer punishment. Your idols will be broken and will come to an end, and your incense altars will be cut down, and your works will be destroyed,
在你們居住的一切地方, 城鎮都必荒涼, 邱壇都必荒廢, 以致你們的祭壇荒廢被棄, 你們的偶像被打碎,被消滅, 你們的香壇要被砍下, 你們所製造的要被除滅;

6:7 and the slain one will fall in the midst of you, and then you will know that I am Yahweh.
被殺的人必倒在你們中間, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

6:8 But I will spare some, so there will be for you fugitives from the sword among the nations when you are scattered in the countries.
“‘但我要保留一些餘剩的人, 你們分散在各地的時候, 你們必有人在列國中從刀劍下逃出來.

6:9 And your fugitives will remember me among the nations to which they were taken captive, that I was shattered by their adulterous heart which departed from me, and by their adulterous eyes which went after their idols, and they will feel loathing for themselves, for the evil that they did, for all of their detestable things.
那時, 逃脫的人必在被擄去的列國中想起我怎樣為了他們而傷痛, 因為他們動了淫亂的心離棄我, 他們邪淫的眼戀慕偶像; 那時他們必為了自己所行的惡事和他們一切可憎的事厭惡自己.

6:10 And they will know that I am Yahweh; not in vain I spoke to bring to them this evil.” ’
他們必知道我是耶和華, 我說要降這災禍在他們身上的話並不是空話. ’”

6:11 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Clap your hand and stamp with your foot, and say, “Alas, for all of the detestable things of the evil of the house of Israel, because of which they will fall with the sword, with the famine, and with the plague.
主耶和華這樣說: “你要拍手頓足, 說: ‘哀哉！因以色列家一切可憎的惡事, 他們必倒在刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫之下. ’

6:12 The one who is far away will die by the plague, and the one who is near will fall by the sword, and the one who is being left behind and being spared will die by the famine, and I will complete my rage on them.
在遠處的必因瘟疫死亡, 在近處的必倒在刀劍之下, 那餘下被圍困的也必因饑荒死亡. 我必這樣在他們身上完全發盡我的烈怒.

6:13 And you will know that I am Yahweh when their slain ones are in the midst of their idols around their altars at every high hill, on the tops of all the mountains and under every green tree and under every leafy oak—the place at which they gave a pleasing scent for all of their idols.
他們被殺的人倒在他們偶像的中間, 在他們祭壇的周圍, 就是在各高岡各山頂上, 在每一棵翠綠的樹下和茂盛的橡樹下, 就是他們獻馨香的祭給一切偶像的地方. 那時, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

6:14 And I will stretch out my hand against them, and I will make the land a desolation and a wasteland from the desert to Riblah in all of their dwellings, and they will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
我必伸手攻擊他們, 使他們一切居住的地方, 從曠野到第伯拉他, 都變成非常荒涼, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 7

7:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

7:2 “And you, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh to the land of Israel: ‘The end comes, the end on the four corners of the land.
“人子啊！主耶和華對以色列地這樣說: ‘終局到了！終局臨到這地的四境了！

7:3 Now the end is on you, and I will send my anger on you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring on you all your detestable things.
現在終局已經臨到你了. 我要發怒攻擊你, 按著你的行為審判你, 照著你一切可憎的事報應你.

7:4 And my eye will not take pity on you, and I will not show compassion for your ways; on you I will bring your detestable things; they will be in the midst of you, and you will know that I am Yahweh.’
我的眼必不顧惜你, 我也不憐恤你, 我卻要按著你的行為, 照著你中間可憎的事報應你, 你們就知道我是耶和華. ’

7:5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! Disaster after disaster is coming!
主耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪, 獨特的災禍, 臨到了！

7:6 The end comes, comes the end! It has awakened against you! Look! It comes!
終局到了, 終局臨到了, 它已經起來跟你作對. 看哪, 它臨到了！

7:7 Doom is coming against you, the dweller of the land; the time comes, the day is near, panic and not joy is on the mountains.
這地的居民哪, 災害臨到你了！時候到了, 日子近了, 是混亂喧嚷的日子, 不是山上歡呼的日子.

7:8 Soon I will pour out my rage on you, and I will fully vent my anger on you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring on you all of your detestable things.
現在我快要把我的烈怒倒在你身上, 向你完全發盡我的怒氣. 我要按著你的行為審判你, 照著你一切可憎的事報應你.

7:9 And my eye will not take pity, and I will not show compassion. According to your ways I will deal with you, and your detestable things will be in the midst of you, and you will know that I am Yahweh who strikes.
我的眼必不顧惜, 我也不憐恤. 我卻要按著你的行為, 照著你中間可憎的事報應你, 你們就知道擊打你們的是我耶和華.

7:10 Look! The day is coming; doom goes out, the staff blossoms, pride sprouts.
“‘看哪, 這日子到了！災害已經發出, 杖已經開花, 狂傲已經發芽.

7:11 Violence has grown to become a staff of wickedness; none from them will remain, and none from their abundance nor from their wealth; and prominence will not be among them.
強暴興起, 成了懲罰邪惡的杖, 他們無一存留, 他們的群眾都不在了. 他們的財富沒有了, 他們中間也沒有尊榮.

7:12 The time has come, the day has arrived; let not the buyer rejoice, and let the seller not mourn, for anger is on all their multitude.
時候到了, 日子近了, 買的不必歡喜, 賣的不用憂愁; 因為烈怒要臨到眾人身上.

7:13 For the seller will not return to the merchandise while they are still alive, for the vision is about all of its multitude; it will not change, and a man because of his guilt will not be able to hold onto his life.
賣的人雖然還活著, 卻不能得回所賣的. 因為這個關乎眾人的異象必不更改. 因為罪孽的緣故, 沒有人能保全自己的性命.

7:14 They shall blow on the trumpet and prepare everything, but there is no one going to the battle, for my anger is on all of their multitude.
“‘他們吹了號角, 準備了一切, 卻沒有人出去作戰; 因為我的烈怒要臨到眾人身上.

7:15 The sword is outside, and the plague and the famine are inside; the one who is in the field will die by the sword, and the one who is in the city, famine and plague will devour him.
城外有刀劍, 城內有瘟疫和饑荒; 在田野的必死在刀下, 在城裡的必被饑荒和瘟疫吞滅.

7:16 And if their survivors will escape, they will be on the mountains, like the doves of the valley, all of them groaning, each because of his guilt.
他們中間逃脫的, 必因自己的罪孽在山上發出哀聲, 像谷中的鴿子哀鳴一樣.

7:17 All of the hands will hang limp, and all of the knees will be wet with urine.
他們的手都發軟, 他們的膝像水一般軟弱.

7:18 And they will wear sackcloth, and horror will cover them, and on all of the faces will be shame, and baldness on all of their heads.
他們必用麻布束腰, 戰兢把他們遮蓋, 各人的臉上滿是羞愧, 各人的頭上都光禿.

7:19 Their silver they will discard on the streets, and filth will be their gold; their silver and their gold will not be able to rescue them on the day of the wrath of Yahweh. They will not satisfy their hunger and their stomachs they will not fill, for their guilt will be their stumbling block.
他們要把自己的銀子拋在街上, 把自己的金子當作污穢之物. 在耶和華發怒的日子, 他們的金銀不能拯救他們, 不能滿足他們的心, 也不能填滿他們的肚腹, 因為這些金銀都成了叫他們落在罪孽裡的絆腳石.

7:20 “ ‘And the beauty of its ornament he made into a prideful thing and made with it their detestable things and their vile idols; therefore I will make it into an impure thing for them.
他們以美麗的飾物為誇耀, 又用這些來鑄造可憎可厭的偶像, 因此我要使它們成為污穢之物.

7:21 And I will give it into the hand of strangers as plunder and to the wicked people of the earth as spoil, and they will defile it.
我要把它們交在外族人的手裡作掠物, 給地上的惡人作戰利品, 他們必褻瀆這些東西.

7:22 And I will turn my face from them, and they will defile my treasured place, and violent ones will enter and defile it.
我必轉臉不看他們, 讓他們褻瀆我的聖所. 強盜要進那裡去, 褻瀆那地方.

7:23 Make a chain for the land; it is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
你要製造鎖鍊, 因為這地滿了血腥(“血腥”或譯: “流血的審判”), 這城滿了強暴.

7:24 And I will bring the worst of the nations, and they will take possession of their houses, and I will put to an end the pride of the mighty ones, and their sanctuaries will be defiled.
我要使列國中最兇惡的人來佔領他們的房屋; 我要止息強盛者的驕傲, 他們的聖所都被褻瀆.

7:25 Anguish comes, and they will seek peace, and there will be none.
驚恐臨到, 他們就求平安, 卻得不著.

7:26 Calamity upon calamity will come, and rumor will be upon rumor. And they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction will perish from the priest and counsel from the elders.
災禍加上災禍, 壞消息加上壞消息, 不絕而來, 他們要向先知求異象, 但是, 祭司的教訓,長老的指導, 都必斷絕,

7:27 The king will mourn, and the prince will be dressed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. According to their way I will do to them, and according to their judgments I will judge them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
君王要悲哀, 官長要把淒涼當作衣服穿上, 那地人民的手都要發顫. 我要按著他們的行為待他們, 按著他們審判的法則審判他們, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 8

8:1 And then in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me. And the hand of the Lord Yahweh fell on me there,
第六年六月五日, 我坐在家中, 猶大的眾長老也坐在我面前, 在那裡主耶和華的靈降在我身上.

8:2 and I saw, and look! A figure like the appearance of a man; from the appearance of his waist and below was fire, and from his waist and upward was like the appearance of brightness, like the outward appearance of amber.
我觀看, 見有一形狀好像人的樣子, 在那仿佛是他腰部以下, 有火的樣子, 在那仿佛是他腰部的以上有光輝的樣子, 好像閃耀的金屬.

8:3 And he sent out the form of a hand, and he took me by a lock of hair of my head, and the Spirit lifted me between earth and heaven, and it brought me to Jerusalem in visions of God to the doorway of the inner gate that faced north, at which there was the seat of the image of jealousy, which was making jealous.
他伸出一隻形狀像手的東西, 抓住我的一綹頭髮; 靈就把我提到天地之間, 在神的異象中, 他把我帶往耶路撒冷, 到聖殿北門內院的入口處, 在那裡有令神憤恨的偶像的座位.

8:4 And look! There was the glory of the God of Israel like the vision that I saw in the valley.
不料, 在那裡有以色列神的榮耀, 形狀與我在平原所見的一樣.

8:5 And he said to me, “Son of man, lift up now your eyes toward the north.” And I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and, look, there was to the north of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy at the entrance.
他對我說: “人子啊！舉目向北觀看. ”我就舉目向北觀看, 見祭壇門的北面, 在入口的地方, 有令神憤恨的偶像.

8:6 And he said to me, “Son of man, “Do you see what they are doing—great detestable things that the house of Israel is committing here so as to drive me from my sanctuary, and yet you will see again greater detestable things.”
他又對我說: “人子啊！以色列家在這裡所行的, 就是他們行這極其可憎的事, 使我遠離我的聖所, 你看見了嗎? 但你還要看見更加可憎的事. ”

8:7 And he brought me to the doorway of the courtyard, and I saw, and look! A hole in the wall.
他領我到院子的門口; 我觀看, 見牆上有一個洞.

8:8 And he said to me, “Son of man, dig now through the wall.” And I dug through the wall, and look! There was a doorway.
他對我說: “人子啊, 挖牆吧！”我就挖牆, 不料, 見有一道門.

8:9 And he said to me, “Come and see the detestable things, the evil that they are doing here.
他對我說: “你進去, 看看他們在那裡所行可憎的惡事. ”

8:10 And I came, and I saw, and look, all kinds of creatures and detestable beasts; and all of the idols of the house of Israel were carved on the wall all around.
於是我進去觀看, 見四圍的牆上刻著各種形狀的爬行物, 和可憎惡的走獸, 以及以色列家所有的偶像.

8:11 And seventy men from the elders of the house of Israel, and Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, was standing in the midst of them, and they were standing before them. Each one had his censer in his hand, and the fragrance of the cloud of the incense was going up.
站在這些像面前的有以色列家的七十個長老, 沙番的兒子雅撒尼亞也站在他們中間; 各人手裡拿著自己的香爐, 香的煙往上升.

8:12 And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the inner rooms of his idol, for they are saying, ‘Yahweh is not seeing us; Yahweh has abandoned the land.’ ”
他對我說: “人子啊！以色列家的眾長老各在自己偶像的房間裡暗中所行的, 你看見了嗎? 他們說: ‘耶和華看不見我們, 耶和華已經離開這地了. ’”

8:13 And he said to me, “Still you will see again greater detestable things that they are doing.”
他又對我說: “你還要看見他們行更加可憎的事. ”

8:14 And he brought me to the doorway of the gate of the house of Yahweh that is toward the north, and look! There were the women sitting weeping for Tammuz.
他領我到耶和華殿朝北的門口, 在那裡有些婦女坐著, 為搭模斯哭泣.

8:15 And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man? Still you will see again greater detestable things than these.”
他對我說: “人子啊, 你看見了嗎? 你還要看見比這些更可憎的事. ”

8:16 And he brought me to the inner courtyard of the house of Yahweh, and look, at the doorway of the temple of Yahweh, between the portico and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of Yahweh and their faces toward the east, and they were bowing down toward the east before the sun.
他又領我到耶和華殿的內院, 在耶和華殿的門口, 就是在走廊和祭壇中間, 約有二十五個人, 背向耶和華的殿, 面向著東方; 他們正在朝著東面叩拜太陽.

8:17 And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man? Was it too small a thing for the house of Judah to do the detestable things that they did here? For they filled up the land with violence, and they provoked me to anger again, and look! They are putting the branch to their nose.
他對我說: “人子啊, 你看見了嗎? 猶大家在這裡行這可憎的事, 還算小事嗎? 他們使這地充滿了強暴, 再三惹我發怒; 看哪！他們把樹枝拿到自己的鼻前.

8:18 And so I will act in rage, and my eye will not take pity, and I will not have compassion, and they will cry in my ear with a loud voice, and I will not hear them.”
因此我要以烈怒待他們; 我的眼必不顧惜, 我也不憐恤; 他們雖然在我耳中大聲呼求, 我還是不聽他們. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 9

9:1 And he called in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “They have come near, the punishers of the city, and each with his weapon of destruction in his hand.
我聽見他大聲呼叫說: “懲罰這城的啊！你們要近前來, 各人手裡拿著滅命的武器. ”

9:2 And look! Six men coming from the way of the upper gate that faced northward, and each with his weapon for shattering in his hand; and one man was in the midst of them, dressed in linen, and the writing case of the scribe was at his side. And they came and stood beside the bronze altar.
忽然, 有六個人從朝北的上門那邊走來, 各人手裡拿著殺人的武器; 他們中間有一個人身穿細麻布衣服, 腰間帶著墨盒子; 他們進來, 站在銅祭壇旁邊.

9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel lifted itself up from upon the cherub that he was on and went to the threshold of the house, and he called to the man who was clothed in linen with a scribal writing case at his side.
以色列神的榮耀本來是在基路伯上面的, 現在從那裡移到殿的門檻; 耶和華把那身穿細麻布衣服, 腰間帶著墨盒子的人召來,

9:4 And Yahweh said to him, “Go through in the midst of the city, in the midst of Jerusalem, and you must place a mark on the foreheads of the men who are groaning and lamenting about all of the detestable things that are being done in the midst of her.”
對他說: “你要走遍耶路撒冷全城, 那些因城中所行的一切可憎的事而歎息悲哀的人, 你要在他們的額上畫個記號. ”

9:5 And to the others he said in my hearing, “Go through the city behind him and kill! Your eyes shall not take pity, and you shall not have compassion.
我又聽見他對其餘的人說: “你們要跟隨他走遍那城, 進行殺戮; 你們的眼不要顧惜, 你們也不要憐恤.

9:6 You must kill totally old man, young man and young woman, and little children and women, but concerning every man with the mark on him you must not approach; and from my sanctuary you must begin.” And they began with the old men who were before the house.
你們要從我的聖所開始, 把老年人,少年人,少女,孩童和婦女都殺盡滅絕, 只是那些額上有記號的人, 你們都不可傷害. ”於是他們從殿前那些長老開始殺戮.

9:7 And he said to them, “Defile the house and fill the courtyards with the dead; go out! And they went out, and they killed in the city.
他又對他們說: “你們要玷污這殿, 使這些院子充滿被殺的人; 你們出去吧！”於是他們出去, 在城中進行殺戮.

9:8 And then as they were striking, and I was left behind, I fell on my face, and I cried out, and I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! “Will you be destroying all of the remnant of Israel while you pour out your rage on Jerusalem?”
他們殺戮的時候, 只留下我一個人, 我就臉伏在地, 呼叫說: “哎, 主耶和華啊！難道你要向耶路撒冷傾倒你的烈怒, 使所有以色列餘剩的人都滅絕麼? ”

9:9 And he said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is filled with bloodguilt, and the city is full of injustice. For they say Yahweh abandoned the land, and Yahweh does not see.
他對我說: “以色列家和猶大家罪大惡極, 地上充滿血腥, 城內充滿不義, 因為他們說: ‘耶和華已經離開這地, 他看不見我們了！’

9:10 And I, my eye will not take pity, and I will not have compassion; their way I will bring on their head.”
因此, 我的眼必不顧惜, 我也必不憐恤; 我要把他們所行的報應在他們的頭上. ”

9:11 And look! The man clothed in linen and with a writing case at his side was bringing back a word, saying, “I have done all that you commanded me.”
那身穿細麻布衣服, 腰間帶著墨盒子的人回報這事, 說: “我已經照著你所吩咐我的行了. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 10

10:1 And I looked, and look! On the expanse that was above the head of the cherubim something like a stone of sapphire, and like the appearance of the shape of a throne it appeared above them.
我觀看, 見基路伯頭頂以上的穹蒼, 有好像藍寶石寶座的形狀, 顯現出來.

10:2 And he spoke to the man clothed in linen and said, “Go in among the wheel area under the cherubim and fill the hollow of your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and toss them on the city.” And he went right before my eyes.
主對那身穿細麻布衣服的人說: “你進到基路伯以下的輪子之間那裡去; 從基路伯之間, 用兩手捧滿火炭, 然後把它們撒在城上. ”他就在我眼前進去了.

10:3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south of the temple when the man went, and the cloud filled the inner courtyard.
那人進去的時候, 基路伯站在殿的右邊, 雲彩充滿了內院.

10:4 And the glory of Yahweh rose up from on the cherub toward the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the glory of Yahweh.
耶和華的榮耀從基路伯上面升到殿的門檻那裡; 殿裡充滿了雲彩, 院子也充滿了耶和華榮耀的光輝.

10:5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer courtyard; it was like the voice of God Shaddai when he speaks.
基路伯的翅膀發出的聲音在外院也可以聽到, 好像全能的神說話的聲音.

10:6 And then at his command to the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from among the wheel area from among the cherubim,” he went and stood beside the wheel.
他吩咐那身穿細麻布衣服的人說: “你要從輪子之間, 就是從基路伯之間取火. ”那人就進去, 站在一個輪子的旁邊.

10:7 Then the cherub stretched out his hand from among the cherubim toward the fire that was among the cherubim, and he lifted up and gave it into the hollow of the hand of the man clothed with linen, and he took it, and he went out.
有一個基路伯從眾基路伯之間, 伸手到他們中間的火那裡去, 取了些火, 放在那身穿細麻布衣服的人手中; 那人拿了火, 就出去了.

10:8 And there appeared for the cherubim the form of a human hand under their wings.
在那些基路伯的翅膀下面, 可以看見人手的形狀.

10:9 And I saw, and look, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like the outward appearance of turquoise stone.
我觀看, 見眾基路伯旁邊有四個輪子; 每一個基路伯旁邊都有一個輪子; 輪子的樣子好像閃耀的水蒼玉.

10:10 Their appearance was the same for each of the four of them, as if the wheel was in the midst of a wheel.
四個輪子的樣子, 都是一個形狀, 好像輪子套著輪子.

10:11 When they went to the four of their directions that they went, they did not change direction when they went, for the place to which the head turned, they went behind him; they did not change direction at their going.
輪子可以向四方移動, 移動的時候, 不必轉向; 基路伯面向哪一個方向走, 它們就跟著移動; 移動的時候, 不必轉向.

10:12 And their whole body, and their rims, and their spokes, and their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the wheels for the four of them.
基路伯的全身,背,手和翅膀, 以及那些輪子, 都布滿了眼睛; 四個基路伯的輪子都是這樣.

10:13 Concerning the wheels, he was calling them “the wheelwork” in my hearing.
至於那些輪子, 我聽見它們稱為“旋轉的輪子”.

10:14 And each one had four faces; the face of the one was the face of a cherub, and the face of the second was the face of a human, and the face of the third was the face of a lion, and the fourth was the face of an eagle.
每一個基路伯各有四個臉孔: 第一是基路伯的臉孔, 第二是人的臉孔, 第三是獅子的臉孔, 第四是鷹的臉孔.

10:15 And the cherubim rose; that is, the living creatures that I saw at the Kebar River.
後來基路伯也升起(這些就是我在迦巴魯河邊所看見的活物).

10:16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels beside them went; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to rise up from the earth, the wheels also did not turn aside from beside them.
基路伯移動的時候, 輪子也在他們旁邊移動; 基路伯展開翅膀飛離地面的時候, 輪子也不離開他們.

10:17 When they stood, they stood, and at their rising, they rose with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
他們站著不動, 輪子也不動; 他們升起的時候, 輪子也與他們一同上升, 因為活物的靈是在輪子裡面.

10:18 And the glory of Yahweh went out from the threshold of the temple, and it stood above the cherubim.
以後, 耶和華的榮耀離開殿的門檻, 停在基路伯上面.

10:19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and they rose from the earth before my eyes. At their going out, the wheels were beside them. And he stood at the doorway of the eastern gate of the temple of Yahweh, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
基路伯離開的時候, 他們在我眼前展開翅膀, 飛離地面, 輪子也與他們一起; 他們停在耶和華殿的東門口, 在他們上面有以色列神的榮耀.

10:20 This was the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel at the Kebar River, and I knew that they were cherubim.
這些是我在迦巴魯河邊所看見,在以色列神榮耀下面的活物, 我就知道他們是基路伯.

10:21 Each one had four faces, and there were four wings for each, and the likeness of human hands was under their wings.
四個基路伯各有四個臉孔, 四個翅膀; 在翅膀下面有人手的形狀.

10:22 And the likeness of their faces, they were the faces that I saw at the Kebar River; thus was their appearance, and they each went straight ahead.
至於他們臉孔的形狀, 就像我從前在迦巴魯河邊所看見的一樣. 他們每個都是朝著臉孔的方向行走.

Ezekiel - Chapter 11

11:1 And the Spirit lifted me up, and it brought me to the eastern gate, the one facing east, of the temple of Yahweh. And look, there were twenty-five men in the doorway of the gate, and I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur in the midst of them, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, the commanders of the people.
靈把我提起來, 帶到耶和華殿朝東的東門; 在門口那裡有二十五個人; 我看見他們中間有人民的領袖押朔的兒子雅撒尼亞和比拿雅的兒子毗拉提.

11:2 And he said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise mischief, and who are offering bad counsel in this city,
耶和華對我說: “人子啊！這些就是圖謀罪孽, 在這城裡設惡謀的人.

11:3 who are saying, “The building of houses is not near; the city is the pot, and we are the flesh.
他們說: ‘建造房屋的時候還沒有到; 這城是鍋, 我們是肉. ’

11:4 Therefore prophesy against them! Prophesy, son of man!”
因此, 人子啊！你要說預言, 要說預言攻擊他們. ”

11:5 And the Spirit of Yahweh fell on me, and he said to me, “Say, ‘thus says Yahweh: “This is what you think, house of Israel, and I myself know them, the thoughts of your spirit.
耶和華的靈降在我身上, 他對我說: “你要說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 以色列家啊！你們口裡所說,心中所想的, 我都知道.

11:6 You made your slain ones numerous in this city, and you have filled its streets with slain ones.” ’
你們在這城裡殺了許多人, 使街道滿了死人.

11:7 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Your slain ones whom you put in its midst, they are the flesh, and it is the pot, and I will bring you out from its midst.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 你們棄置在城中的死人就是肉, 這城就是鍋; 至於你們, 卻要從城中被趕出去.

11:8 The sword you have feared, and the sword I will bring against you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你們懼怕刀劍, 我就使刀劍臨到你們, 這是主耶和華的宣告.

11:9 “And I will bring you out from its midst, and I will give you into the hand of strangers, and I will execute judgments against you.
我要把你們從城中趕出去, 交在外族人的手裡; 我要向你們施行審判.

11:10 By the sword you will fall at the border of Israel; I will judge you, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
你們必倒在刀下, 我必審判你們, 直到以色列的邊境; 你們就知道我是耶和華.

11:11 It will not be as a pot to you, and so you would be in the midst of it as flesh, for at the border of Israel I will judge you.
這城必不作你們的鍋, 你們也必不作其中的肉. 我必審判你們直到以色列的邊境;

11:12 And you will know that I am Yahweh, whose rules you did not follow, and whose regulations you did not do, but according to the regulations of the nations that are around you, you acted.” ’
你們就知道我是耶和華. 這是因為你們沒有遵行我的律例, 也沒有遵守我的典章, 卻效法你們周圍列國的習俗去行. ’”

11:13 And it happened that as I was prophesying, Pelatiahu the son of Benaiahu died! And I fell on my face, and I cried with a loud voice, and I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, you are making a complete destruction of the remnant of Israel!”
我正在說預言的時候, 比拿雅的兒子毗拉提死了. 於是我臉伏在地, 大聲呼叫, 說: “哎, 主耶和華啊！難道你要把以色列餘剩的人都盡行毀滅嗎? ”

11:14 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

11:15 “Son of man, your brothers, your brothers, the men of your redemption, and all of the house of Israel, all of it, who said concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, ‘They are far from Yahweh, therefore to us this land was given as a possession.’
“人子啊！論到你的兄弟,你的親屬和以色列全家, 耶路撒冷的居民曾經這樣說: ‘他們遠離了耶和華, 這地是賜給我們作產業的. ’

11:16 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Though I have removed them far away among the nations and though I have scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary to them for a little while in the countries to which they have gone.’ ”
因此你要說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 我雖然把他們遠遠地遷到列國之中, 使他們分散在各地, 我還要在他們所到的各地暫作他們的聖所. ’

11:17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will assemble you from the peoples, and I will gather you from the countries to which you were scattered among them, and I will give the land of Israel to you.
因此你要說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 我要從萬族中招聚你們, 從你們被分散到的各地聚集你們, 把以色列地賜給你們. ’

11:18 And when they come there, then they will remove all of its vile idols and all of its detestable things from it.
他們必回到那裡, 也必除掉那裡所有可厭的偶像和所有可憎之物.

11:19 And I will give to them one heart, and a new spirit I will give in their inner parts. And I will remove their heart of stone from their body, and I will give to them a heart of flesh,
“我要把一顆心賜給他們, 把新的靈放在他們裡面; 我要從他們肉體中除掉石心, 賜給他們肉心,

11:20 so that they may walk in my statutes, and they will keep my regulations, and they will do them, and they will be to me a people, and I myself will be to them as God.
使他們遵從我的律例, 謹守遵行我的典章, 這樣, 他們就必作我的子民, 我必作他們的神.

11:21 But to the heart of their abominations and the detestable things their heart is going. I will bring their way on their head,” declares the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
至於那些心中隨從可厭的偶像和可憎之物的人, 我要把他們所行的, 報應在他們的頭上. ”這是主耶和華的宣告.

11:22 Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and their wheels were beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
以後, 基路伯展開翅膀, 輪子都在他們旁邊; 在他們以上有以色列神的榮耀.

11:23 And the glory of Yahweh went up from the midst of the city, and it stood still on the mountain that is to the east of the city.
耶和華的榮耀從城中升起, 停在城東的那座山上.

11:24 And the Spirit lifted me up, and it brought me to Chaldea, to the exiles, in the vision by the spirit of God; and the vision that I had seen left me.
靈把我提起來, 在異象中藉著神的靈, 領我到迦勒底被擄的人那裡去; 我看見的異象就離開我上升去了.

11:25 And I spoke to the exiles all of the words of Yahweh that he had shown me.
我就把耶和華指示我的一切事都說給被擄的人聽.

Ezekiel - Chapter 12

12:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

12:2 “Son of man, you are dwelling in the midst of the house of rebellion who has eyes to see and they do not see; they have ears to hear, and they do not hear, for they are a house of rebellion.
“人子啊！你是住在叛逆的民族之中; 他們有眼睛可以看, 卻看不見; 他們有耳朵可以聽, 卻聽不見, 因為他們是叛逆的民族.

12:3 And you, son of man, prepare for yourself the baggage of an exile, and go into exile by day before their eyes. And you must go into exile from your place to another place before their eyes; perhaps they will see that they are a house of rebellion.
因此, 人子啊！你要為自己預備被擄時所需的東西, 在日間當著他們眼前離去, 從你所住的地方移居別處; 他們雖然是叛逆的民族, 或者他們可以看得明白.

12:4 And you must bring out your baggage like the baggage of an exile by day before their eyes, and you must go out in the evening before their eyes like those who go into exile.
你要在日間當著他們眼前, 把你的東西(好像被擄時所需的物件)搬出來, 到了晚上, 你要當著他們眼前出去, 像被擄的人出去一樣.

12:5 Before their eyes dig through for yourself, through the wall, and you must bring the baggage out through it.
你要當著他們眼前把牆挖穿, 把你的東西從那裡帶出去.

12:6 Before their eyes, on your shoulder, you must lift up the baggage in the dusk, and your face you must cover, so that you may not see the land, for I make you as a sign to the house of Israel.”
到了天黑, 你要當著他們眼前把這些東西扛在肩頭上帶出去; 你要蒙住你的臉, 使你看不見這地, 因為我已經立你作以色列家的一個兆頭. ”

12:7 And I did just as I was commanded; my baggage, like the baggage of an exile, I brought out by day, and in the evening I dug through for myself into the wall with my hand in the dusk; I brought the baggage on my shoulder; I carried it before their eyes.
於是我照著所吩咐的去行, 在日間我把我的東西(好像被擄時所需的物件)搬出來; 到了晚上, 我用手把牆挖穿; 天黑的時候, 我就當著他們眼前把這些東西扛在肩頭上帶出去.

12:8 And the word of Yahweh came to me in the morning, saying,
到了早晨, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

12:9 “Son of man, did not they, the house of Israel, the house of rebellion, say to you, ‘What are you doing?’
“人子啊！以色列家, 就是叛逆的民族, 不是問你: ‘你在作甚麼呢? ’

12:10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “This oracle is about the prince in Jerusalem and the entire house of Israel who are among them.” ’
你要對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 這默示(“默示”原文作“擔子”)是關乎耶路撒冷的君王, 和以色列全家. ’

12:11 Say, ‘I am your sign, and just as I did, so will it be done to them in the exile; into captivity they will go.’
你要說: ‘我作你們的一個兆頭, 我怎樣行, 他們的遭遇也必怎樣; 他們必被擄去. ’

12:12 And the prince who is in the midst of them, on his shoulder he will carry the baggage in the dusk, and he will go out; the wall will be dug through to bring him through it; and he will cover his face so that he will not see the land with his eye.
他們中間的君王必在天黑的時候, 把東西扛在肩頭上, 從他們挖穿的牆帶出去; 他必蒙住自己的臉, 不能看見這地.

12:13 And I will spread out my net on him, and he will be captured in my hunting snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die.
我要把我的網撒在他身上, 他必被我的網羅網住; 我要把他帶到巴比倫, 就是迦勒底人之地; 他不會看見那地, 卻要死在那裡.

12:14 And all who are around him, his help and all of his troops I will scatter in every direction, and I will draw the sword behind them.
我要把他周圍所有的人, 就是所有幫助他的和他所有的軍隊, 分散到四方去, 也要拔出刀來追趕他們.

12:15 And they will know that I am Yahweh when I scatter them among the nations and I scatter them in the countries.
我使他們四散到列邦中, 分散在各地的時候, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

12:16 But I will spare from them a few men from the sword, from the famine and from the plague, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations to which they will go, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
然而我卻要留下他們少數的人, 免受刀劍,饑荒和瘟疫之害, 好使他們在所到的列國中, 述說他們一切可憎惡的事, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

12:17 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

12:18 “Son of man, you must eat your food with trembling, and your water with shuddering, and with anxiety you must drink.
“人子啊！你要戰戰兢兢地吃你的飯, 滿心憂慮地喝你的水.

12:19 And you must say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the inhabitants of Jerusalem about the land of Israel: “They will eat their food with anxiety and their water they will drink with horror, because their land will be desolate from its fullness because of all the violence of those who are dwelling in it.
你要對這地的人民說: ‘論到耶路撒冷的居民和以色列地, 主耶和華這樣說: 他們要滿心憂慮地吃他們的飯, 十分驚惶地喝他們的水; 因為所有居民的強暴, 這地必全然荒涼.

12:20 And the inhabited cites will be desolate, and the land will be a desolation, and you will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
有人居住的城市必成為荒場, 這地必然荒涼, 你們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

12:21 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

12:22 “Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision has come to nothing.’
“人子啊！你們在以色列地怎麼有這一句俗語說: ‘日子一天一天過去, 所有異象都落空了’呢?

12:23 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I will put an end to this proverb, and they will not quote it as a proverb again in Israel.” ’ But say to them, ‘The days are near, and also the word of every vision.’
因此, 你要對他們說: 主耶和華這樣說: ‘我必使這一句俗語不再流行, 在以色列中, 人必不再引用這句俗語. ’你卻要對他們說: ‘日子臨近了, 所有異象都必應驗. ’

12:24 For there will not be any longer any false vision or flattering divination in the midst of the house of Israel.
從此, 在以色列家中必不再有虛假的異象和奉承的占卜.

12:25 For I, Yahweh, I will speak what I will speak as a word, and it will be done. It will not prolong itself any longer, for in your days, house of rebellion, I will speak a word and I will fulfill it!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我耶和華所說的, 是我要說的話, 我所說的必定成就, 不再耽延. 叛逆的民族啊！我所說的話必在你們還活著的日子成就. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

12:26 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

12:27 “Son of man, look! The house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he is seeing is for many days from now, and for distant times he is prophesying.’
“人子啊！以色列家說: ‘這人所見的異象是關乎許多年日以後的事, 他所說的預言是指著遙遠的將來. ’

12:28 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “None of my words will be prolonged any longer that I speak as a word, and it will be fulfilled!” ’ ” declares the Lord Yahweh.
因此, 你要對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 我所有的話, 必沒有一句再耽延; 我所說的, 都必成就. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 13

13:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

13:2 “Son of man, prophesy to the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and you must say to those who are prophets out of their own imagination, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh!’
“人子啊！你要說預言攻擊那些在以色列中說預言的先知, 對那些隨著自己心意說預言的人說: ‘你們要聽耶和華的話. ’”

13:3 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Alas, for the foolish prophets who are going after their own spirit, and they did not see anything!
主耶和華這樣說: “愚頑的先知有禍了, 他們只是隨從自己的靈說預言, 卻沒有看見過甚麼異象.

13:4 Your prophets have been like foxes among ruins.
以色列啊！你的先知好像廢墟中的狐狸.

13:5 You did not go up into the breaches and repair a wall for the house of Israel to stand firm in the battle on the day of Yahweh.
他們沒有上去堵塞破口, 也沒有為以色列家重修牆垣, 使它在耶和華的日子, 在戰爭中可以站立得住.

13:6 They saw falseness and a lying divination, the ones saying, ‘Declaration of Yahweh!’ and Yahweh did not send them, and they wait for the confirmation of their word.
他們所見的是虛假的異象, 是騙人的占卜; 他們說: ‘這是耶和華的宣告. ’其實耶和華並沒有差遣他們, 他們卻希望自己的話能夠應驗.

13:7 Have you not seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination, and you said, ‘Declaration of Yahweh!’ but I myself did not speak.
你們不是見了虛假的異象, 不是說了騙人的占卜嗎? 你們還說: ‘這是耶和華的宣告. ’其實我並沒有說過. ”

13:8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because of your speaking falseness and because you envisioned a lie, therefore, look! I am against you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: “因為你們所說的是虛假, 所見的是欺詐, 因此我就攻擊你們. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

13:9 “And it will be my hand against the prophets who are seeing falseness and who are practicing lying divination. They will not be in the council of my people, and they will not be written down in the record book of the house of Israel, and into the land of Israel they will not come, and then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
我的手必攻擊那些看見虛假異象,以占卜騙人的先知, 他們必不得列在我子民的會中, 不得被記錄在以色列家的名冊上, 也不得進入以色列地; 你們就知道我是主耶和華.

13:10 Because, yes, because they led my people astray, saying ‘Peace!’ And there is not peace. And when anyone builds a flimsy wall, look, they coat it with whitewash.
因為他們迷惑了我的子民, 說: ‘平安了. ’其實沒有平安. 有人築起薄牆的時候, 他們就用灰泥粉刷那牆.

13:11 Say to those covering it with whitewash that it will fall; there will be a torrent of rain, and I will give stones of hail; they will fall! And a windstorm will burst forth!
所以你要對那些用灰泥粉刷那牆的人說: ‘那牆要倒塌, 必有暴雨漫過. 大冰雹啊！你們要降下, 狂風也必暴颳. ’

13:12 And look! When the wall falls, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’
那牆倒塌以後, 人豈不會問你們: ‘你們所粉刷的在哪裡呢? ’”

13:13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘And so I will let burst forth a windstorm in my rage, and there will be a torrent of rain in my anger, and hailstones in my rage for complete destruction.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: “我要在我的烈怒中使狂風暴颳; 在我的忿怒中有暴雨漫過; 在烈怒中有大冰雹降下毀滅這牆.

13:14 And I will break down the wall that you covered with whitewash, and I will knock it to the ground, and its foundation will be revealed, and it will fall, and you will come to an end in the midst of it, and you will know that I am Yahweh!
我要拆毀你們用灰泥粉刷的牆. 使它傾倒在地, 以致根基露出來; 牆必倒塌, 你們必在其中滅亡; 你們就知道我是耶和華.

13:15 And I will fully vent my rage against the wall and against those covering it with whitewash, and I will say to you, “The wall is no more, and the people covering it are no more,
我必這樣向牆, 和向那些用灰泥粉刷這牆的人發盡我的烈怒. 我要對他們說: ‘牆沒有了！粉刷那牆的人也沒有了！’

13:16 that is, the prophets of Israel, the ones prophesying concerning Jerusalem and the ones seeing visions of peace, and there is not peace!’ ” ” declares the Lord Yahweh.
粉刷那牆的人, 就是以色列的眾先知; 他們指著耶路撒冷說預言, 在沒有平安的時候, 為這城見平安的異象. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

13:17 “And you, son of man, place your face toward the daughters of your people who prophesy from their imagination, and prophesy against them!
“人子啊！你要面向民中那些隨著自己心意說預言的女子, 說預言攻擊她們. 你要說:

13:18 And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to those who sew magic charm bands on all the wrists of the hands of my people and those who make the veils that are on the head of people of every height, to ensnare people’s lives! Will you ensnare the lives of my people and keep yourselves alive?
‘主耶和華這樣說: 這些女子有禍了, 她們替眾人的手腕縫製符咒的帶子, 又替眾人製造不同長度的頭巾, 為要獵取人的性命. 難道你們獵取我子民的性命, 就能保全自己的性命嗎?

13:19 And you defiled me among my people for a handful of barley and for morsels of bread to kill persons who should not die and to keep alive persons who should not live by means of your lies to my people who are listening to your lies.” ’
你們為了幾把大麥, 為了幾塊餅, 就在我的子民中間褻瀆我; 你們向我那些願聽謊言的子民說謊, 不該死的人, 你們殺死了; 不該活的人, 你們卻保全他們的性命.

13:20 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am against your magic charm bands with which you are ensnaring persons as birds; I will tear them from your arms, and I will release the persons that you are ensnaring, treating persons as birds.
“‘因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 我要與你們符咒的帶子作對. 你們用它們來獵取人的性命, 好像獵取飛鳥一樣. 我必把它們從你們的膀臂上扯下來, 釋放那些被你們像飛鳥一樣獵取的性命.

13:21 And I will tear off your veils, and I will deliver my people from your hand, and they will not any longer be in your hand as prey, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
我必扯下你們的頭巾, 救我的子民脫離你們的手, 使他們不再被你們的手獵取; 你們就知道我是耶和華.

13:22 Because you disheartened the heart of the righteous by deception, and I have not caused him pain, and strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he did not turn from his wicked way to save his life.
我沒有使義人灰心, 你們卻用謊言使他們灰心, 又堅固惡人的手, 使他們不轉離惡道而得拯救.

13:23 Therefore falseness you will not see, and divination you will not practice any longer, and I will rescue my people from your hand, and you will know that I am Yahweh!’ ”
因此, 你們不得再見虛假的異象, 也不得再行占卜的事; 我要救我的子民脫離你們的手. 你們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 14

14:1 And men from the elders of Israel came to me, and they sat before me.
有幾個以色列的長老來見我, 在我面前坐下.

14:2 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話就臨到我說:

14:3 “Son of man, these men took up their idols into their heart and they placed before themselves a stumbling block of their guilt. Should I really let myself be consulted by them?
“人子啊！這些人已經把他們的偶像接到心裡去, 把那陷他們在罪孽中的絆腳石放在自己面前, 我怎能讓他們向我求問呢?

14:4 Therefore speak with them, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Every person from the house of Israel who brings up his idols into his heart and places before himself a stumbling block of his guilt and yet he comes to the prophet, I Yahweh, I will respond to him through this act with respect to the multitude of his idols,
因此, 你要告訴他們, 對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 以色列家的人中, 凡把他的偶像接到心裡去, 把那陷自己在罪孽中的絆腳石放在自己面前, 卻又來見先知的, 我耶和華必按他拜眾多偶像的罪報應他,

14:5 so that I may take hold of the house of Israel by their heart, those who are estranged from me, all of them, through their idols.’
好奪回以色列家的心. 他們眾人因自己的偶像, 與我疏遠. ’

14:6 Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Return, and turn away from your idols and from all of your detestable things! Turn away your faces!” ’
“因此, 你要對以色列家說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 回轉吧！轉離你們的偶像！轉臉離棄你們一切可憎之物吧！

14:7 For each person from the house of Israel, and from the alien who dwells as an alien in Israel, who separates himself from following me and brings up his idols into his heart and places before himself a stumbling block of his guilt, and yet he comes to the prophet to consult him concerning me, I Yahweh will answer him myself.
因為以色列家的人中, 或是在以色列寄居的外族人中, 凡與我疏遠, 把他們的偶像接到心裡去, 把那陷自己在罪孽中的絆腳石放在自己面前, 卻又來見先知, 要為自己求問我的, 我耶和華必親自報應他;

14:8 And I will set my face against that person, and I will make him to be a sign and make him into the subject of proverbs; and I will cut him off from the midst of my people, and you will know I am Yahweh.
我必向那人變臉, 使他成為別人的鑒戒和譏笑的對象; 我要把他從我子民中剪除; 你們就知道我是耶和華.

14:9 And the prophet, if he is deceived and he speaks a word, I Yahweh, I have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him, and I will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
如果有先知被欺騙說一句話, 是我耶和華任那先知受欺騙的; 我必伸手攻擊他, 把他從我子民以色列中除滅.

14:10 And they will bear their guilt, like the guilt of the inquirer so the guilt of the prophet will be,
他們必擔當自己的罪孽; 求問的人的罪孽怎樣, 先知的罪孽也必怎樣.

14:11 so that the house of Israel will not go astray again from me, and they will not make themselves unclean again with all of their transgressions, and they will be for me a people, and I will be for them as God,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
這樣, 以色列家必不再走迷路離開我, 也不再因他們的一切過犯玷污自己; 他們要作我的子民, 我要作他們的神. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

14:12 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

14:13 “Son of man, when a land sins against me by acting very unfaithfully, then I will stretch out my hand against it, and I will break for it the supply of food, and I will send against it famine, and I will cut it off, both human and animal.
“人子啊！如果一國行了不忠的事得罪我, 我就必伸手攻擊那國, 斷絕那地的糧食, 使饑荒臨到那地, 使人和牲畜都從那地剪除,

14:14 And if even the three of these men were in the midst of it—Noah, Daniel, and Job—they, through their righteousness, would save only themselves!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
即使有挪亞,但以理和約伯這三個人, 他們也只能因自己的義救自己的性命. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

14:15 “If a fierce animal I should let cross through the land, and it should make it childless and it will be a desolation, so that there will not be one crossing over the land due to the presence of the animal,
如果我使猛獸經過那地, 蹂躪那地, 使它荒涼, 以致因為這些獸的緣故, 沒有人敢經過;

14:16 even if these three men were in the midst of it, as surely as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “surely they will not save sons and daughters; they themselves alone, they will be saved, but the land will be a desolation.
即使有這三個人在其中, 我指著我的永生起誓, 他們只能救自己, 連兒女也不能救, 那地卻仍然荒涼. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

14:17 Or, if I bring a sword over that land, and I say, ‘Sword, let it cross over into the land!’ And I will cut off from it both human and animal.
如果我使刀劍臨到那地, 說: ‘願刀劍經過那地, 好讓我把人和牲畜從那地剪除. ’

14:18 And if these three men were in the midst of it, as surely as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “they will not save sons and daughters, but they alone will be saved.
即使有這三個人在其中, 我指著我的永生起誓, 他們只能救自己, 連兒女也不能救.

14:19 And if I were to send a plague to that land, and I pour out my rage on it with blood to cut it off, both human and animal,
如果我使瘟疫流行那地, 藉著流血的事把我的烈怒傾倒在那地上, 使人和牲畜都從那地剪除;

14:20 and if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in the midst of her, as surely as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “surely not a son, surely not a daughter will they save by their righteousness; they would save themselves.”
即使當中有挪亞,但以理和約伯, 我指著我的永生起誓, 他們只能因自己的義救自己的性命, 連兒女也不能救. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

14:21 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “How much more when I send my four punishments—the evil sword, and famine, and a fierce animal, and a plague—to Jerusalem to cut it off, both human and animal!
主耶和華這樣說: “我打發刀劍,饑荒,猛獸和瘟疫這四樣可怕的刑罰臨到耶路撒冷, 要把人和牲畜從那裡剪除的時候, 那情況豈不更嚴重嗎?

14:22 But look! A remnant will be left over in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out. Look! They are coming out to you, and you will see their way, and with their deeds you will be consoled with respect to the evil that I brought over Jerusalem, all of it that I brought over it.
其中將有剩下逃脫的人, 連同兒女被帶出來, 他們來到你們那裡, 你們看見他們的所行所為, 就會因我降給耶路撒冷的一切災禍, 得了安慰.

14:23 And they will console you when you see their way and their deeds, and you will know that not for nothing I did all that I did in it,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你們看見了他們的所行所為, 就必得安慰, 因為你們知道我在耶路撒冷所行的一切, 並不是無緣無故的. 這是耶和華的宣告. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 15

15:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

15:2 “Son of man, how will the wood of the vine be better than any of the wood of the branch which is among the trees of the forest?
“人子啊！葡萄樹的木料怎能勝過樹林中的枝子呢?

15:3 Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can they take a tent peg from it to hang on it any object?
人可以從葡萄樹上取木料製造物件嗎? 可以從葡萄樹上取木料做釘子掛器皿嗎?

15:4 Look! It is given to the fire as fuel. The fire will consume two of its ends, and its middle will be charred. Is it useful for anything?
看哪！已經拋在火裡當作燃料, 火既燒毀了兩端, 連中間也燒焦了, 它還可以用來製造物件嗎?

15:5 Look! When it is in perfect condition, it will not be used for anything, how much less when the fire has consumed it and it is charred; and then can it be used again for anything?
看哪！它完整的時候, 尚且不能用來製造物件, 何況它被火燒毀和燒焦了, 它還能用來做甚麼呢? ”

15:6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Just like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest which I gave to the fire for fuel, so I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: “我怎樣把樹林中的葡萄樹拋在火裡當作燃料, 也必照樣對待耶路撒冷的居民.

15:7 And I will set my face against them. From the fire they mayescape, but the fire will yet consume them, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I set my face against them.
我必變臉攻擊他們; 他們雖然從火裡逃出來, 火仍要吞滅他們; 我變臉攻擊他們的時候, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

15:8 And I will make the land a desolation because they acted very unfaithfully!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必使這地荒涼, 因為他們行了不忠的事. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 16

16:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

16:2 “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem its detestable things,
“人子啊！你要使耶路撒冷知道她那些可憎之事;

16:3 and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were from the land of the Canaanites, your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite.
你要說: ‘主耶和華對耶路撒冷這樣說: 你的根源和出生地是在迦南地; 你的父親是亞摩利人, 你的母親是赫人.

16:4 And as for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, and you were not thoroughly washed clean with water, and you were not thoroughly rubbed with salt, and you were not carefully wrapped in strips of cloth.
在你生下來的日子, 沒有人替你斷臍帶, 沒有人用水洗你, 使你潔淨, 沒有人撒鹽在你身上, 也沒有人用布包裹你.

16:5 No eye took pity on you to do to you one of these things to show compassion for you, and you were thrown into the open field in their despising of you on the day you were born.
沒有人顧惜可憐你, 願意為你作上述任何一件事; 你卻被人拋棄在田野, 因為你出生的時候, 你是被人厭惡的.

16:6 “ ‘And I passed by you, and I saw you kicking about in your blood, and I said to you in your blood, “Live!
“‘但我從你身旁經過, 見你在血中掙扎. 那時, 你躺在血中, 我對你說: 要活下去.

16:7 Grow up; I will make you like a plant of the field.” And you grew up, and you became tall and reached full womanhood. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown, but you were naked and bare.
我使你生長起來, 像田間的植物. 於是你生長起來, 漸漸長大, 好像最美麗的珠寶, 你的兩乳長成, 頭髮秀長; 但你仍是赤身露體.

16:8 “ ‘And I passed by you, and I saw you, and look, your time of lovemaking had come, and so I spread out my hem over you, and I covered your nakedness, and I swore to you, and I entered into a covenant with you,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘and you became mine.
我又從你身旁經過, 見你已經到了談情說愛的時候, 我就用我的衣襟搭在你身上, 遮蓋你赤裸的身體; 我又向你起誓, 與你立約, 於是你就屬於我了. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

16:9 And I washed you with water, and I rinsed off your blood from on you, and I anointed you with oil.
那時我用水洗你, 洗淨你身上的血, 又用油抹你.

16:10 And I clothed you with beautiful finished cloth, and I put sandals on you of fine leather, and I bound you in fine linen, and I covered you with costly fabric.
我使你身穿刺繡的衣裳, 腳穿海狗皮鞋; 用細麻布給你裹頭; 又用絲綢給你披在身上.

16:11 And I adorned you with ornaments, and I put a bracelet on your arms and a necklace on your neck.
我用珠寶給你打扮, 把手環戴在你手上, 把項鍊戴在你頸上,

16:12 And I put an ornamental ring on your nose and earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.
又把鼻環戴在你鼻子上, 把耳環戴在你耳朵上, 把美麗的冠冕戴在你頭上.

16:13 And you adorned yourself with gold and silver, and your clothing was fine linen and costly fabric and beautiful finished cloth; you ate finely milled flour and honey and olive oil, and you became exceedingly beautiful; you were fit to be a queen.
這樣你就有了金銀的裝飾, 你穿的是細麻,絲綢和刺繡的衣服; 你吃的是細麵,蜂蜜和油; 你實在非常美麗, 配登王后的位.

16:14 And a name went out for you among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect because of my majesty that I bestowed on you,’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
你的名聲因你的美麗傳遍列國, 你全然美麗, 是因為我加在你身上的榮美. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

16:15 ‘And you trusted in your beauty, and you prostituted on account of your name, and you poured out your fornication on every one passing by, saying, “Let it be his.”
“‘可是你倚仗你的美麗, 又憑著你的名聲去行淫; 你向每一個過路的人縱情淫亂.

16:16 And you took from your clothes and you made for yourself colorful shrines, and you prostituted on them; this had not happened before, and it will not continue to happen.
你拿了你的一些衣服, 為自己建造色彩繽紛的邱壇, 又在那裡行淫. 這樣的事不應發生, 將來也不會再出現.

16:17 And you took your beautiful jewelry made from my gold and from my silver that I had given to you, and you made for yourself male images, and you prostituted with them.
你又拿了我送給你那些美麗的金器銀器, 為自己鑄造男人的像, 與那些像行淫.

16:18 And you took the clothes of your beautiful finished cloth, and you covered them and my oil and my incense you set before them.
你又拿你的刺繡衣服, 蓋在它們身上, 並且把我的油和香料都擺在它們面前.

16:19 And my bread that I gave to you, finely milled flour and oil and honey with which I fed you, then you set it before them as a pleasing odor, and so it was,’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
你把我賜給你的食物, 就是我給你吃的細麵,油和蜂蜜, 都擺在它們面前作馨香的祭物. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

16:20 ‘And you took your sons and your daughters whom you had borne for me, and you sacrificed them to them to be eaten, as if your whorings were not enough.
你更把你的兒女, 就是你給我所生的兒女, 獻給它們作食物; 你所行的淫亂還算是小事嗎?

16:21 And you slaughtered my children, and you gave them to be sacrificed to them.
你竟宰殺了我的兒女, 使他們經火, 獻給它們.

16:22 And in all of your detestable things and your fornication you did not remember the days of your childhood when you were naked and bare, when you were kicking about in your blood.
你行這一切可憎和淫亂的事, 並沒有想過你年幼的日子, 那時你赤身露體, 在血中掙扎.

16:23 “ ‘And then after all of your evil! Woe, woe, to you!’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
“‘你有禍了, 有禍了！這是主耶和華的宣告. 你行了這一切惡事以後,

16:24 ‘And then you built for yourself a mound, and you made for yourself a high place in every public square.
你又為自己建造高岡, 在各廣場上築起高壇.

16:25 At the head of every street you built your high place and you disgraced your beauty and you spread your feet for every passerby, and you increased your whoring.
你在各路口建造高壇, 使你的美麗變為可憎的, 又向每一個過路的人張開兩腿, 多行淫亂.

16:26 And you prostituted with the Egyptians, your neighbors who were sexually aroused, and you increased your fornication to provoke me.
你也與放縱情慾的鄰居埃及人行淫, 多行淫亂, 惹我發怒.

16:27 And look! I stretched out my hand against you, and I reduced your portion, and I gave you into the desire of your haters, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed because of your lewd conduct.
因此, 我伸手攻擊你, 減少你的糧食(“糧食”或譯: “領土”), 又把你交給那些恨你的非利士女子, 使她們任意待你; 她們對你邪蕩的行為也感到羞愧.

16:28 And you prostituted with the Assyrians on account of your insatiable lust, and you prostituted with them, and still you were not satisfied.
可是, 因為你還不滿足, 又與亞述人行淫; 你與他們行淫之後, 還是不滿足.

16:29 And you increased your fornication to the land of traders, to Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied.
於是你增多你的淫亂, 與貿易之地迦勒底行淫, 你還是不滿足.

16:30 How hot with fever was your heart!’ declares the Lord Yahweh. ‘When you did all of these actions of a headstrong female prostitute,
“‘你行的這一切事, 簡直是任性無恥的妓女所為, 可見你的意志是多麼的薄弱. 這是耶和華的宣告.

16:31 when you built your mound at the head of every street and your high place you made on every street, yet you were not like a prostitute, as you were scorning your harlot’s wages.
你在各路口建造你的高岡, 又在各廣場上築起你的高壇; 然而你並不像一個妓女, 因為你藐視賣淫所得的賞賜.

16:32 O, adulterous woman! In the place of her husband she received strangers.
你這淫亂的妻子啊！你竟接外人而不接自己的丈夫.

16:33 To all prostitutes they give a fee, but you, you gave your gifts to all of your lovers, and you bribed them to come to you from all around in your whorings!
人都把禮物送給妓女, 你卻把你的禮物送給你的愛人, 賄賂他們從四面來與你行淫.

16:34 And it was the opposite with you from the other women in your whorings; no one solicited you as a prostitute. You gave a harlot’s wages, and a harlot’s wages were not given to you, and so it was just the opposite.
你的淫行與別的婦女不同, 因為不是人把禮物送給你, 要求與你行淫, 是你把禮物送給人, 所以你是不同的.

16:35 “ ‘Therefore, prostitute, hear the word of Yahweh.
“‘因此, 你這妓女啊, 要聽耶和華的話！

16:36 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because of the pouring out of your shame and because your nakedness was revealed in your whoring with your lovers, and on account of all of the idols of your detestable things, and according to the blood of your children whom you gave to them,
主耶和華這樣說: 因為你的情慾傾注出來, 你與你的愛人行淫, 露出你的下體, 又因為你拜一切可憎的偶像, 流兒女的血, 把血獻給偶像,

16:37 therefore, look! I am gathering all of your lovers whom you were pleased about, and all of whom you loved in addition to all of whom you hated, and I will gather them against you from everywhere, and I will uncover your nakedness to them, and they will see all of your nakedness.
所以我要把所有與你歡合的愛人, 就是所有你所愛的和你所恨的, 都聚集起來; 我要把他們從四圍聚集起來攻擊你; 我要在他們面前露出你的下體, 使他們看見你全身赤裸.

16:38 And I will judge you with the judgment of women committing adultery and shedding blood, and I will give you the blood of rage and jealousy.
我要審判你, 像審判行姦淫和流人血的婦人一樣; 我要因我的烈怒和妒忿, 使流人血的罪歸在你身上.

16:39 And I will give you into their hand, and they will demolish your mound, and they will break down your high places, and they will strip you of your clothes, and they will take your beautiful jewelry, and they will leave you naked and bare.
我要把你交在他們手裡, 他們要拆毀你的高岡, 破壞你的高壇, 剝去你的衣服, 奪去你美麗的珠寶, 只留下你赤露的身軀.

16:40 And they will bring up against you a crowd, and they will stone you with stones, and they will cut you to pieces with their swords.
他們必帶一大群人上來攻擊你, 用石頭打死你, 用他們的刀把你砍碎.

16:41 And they will burn your houses with fire, and they will execute against you judgments before many women, and I will stop you from prostitution, and also a harlot’s wages you will not give again.
他們也要用火燒你的房屋, 在許多婦人面前向你施行審判. 我必止住你的淫行, 也必使你不再把誘人行淫的禮物送給人.

16:42 And I will satisfy my rage on you, and my jealousy will turn away from you, and I will be calm, and I will not be angry any longer.
這樣我向你發的烈怒就可以平息, 我的妒忿也可以離開你; 我可以安靜, 不再惱怒了.

16:43 Because you did not remember the days of your childhood and you made me angry with all of these. And in turn I, look, I will return your way upon your head,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘and did you not do wickedness in addition to all of your detestable things?
因為你不追念你年幼的日子, 反而在這一切事上惹我發怒; 看哪！我必照著你所行的報應在你頭上, 這是主耶和華的宣告. 在你一切可憎的事以外, 你豈不是還行了這淫亂的醜事嗎?

16:44 Look! Everyone quoting a proverb against you, he will quote, saying, ‘Like her mother is her daughter!’
“‘凡引用俗語的, 必用這俗語指著你說: 有其母, 必有其女.

16:45 You are a daughter of your mother who abhorred her husband and her children, and you are a sister of your sisters who abhorred their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father was an Amorite.
你實在是你母親的女兒, 她厭棄自己的丈夫和兒女; 你實在是你姊妹的姊妹, 她們厭棄她們的丈夫和兒女; 你們的母親是赫人, 你們的父親是亞摩利人.

16:46 And your elder sister, she is Samaria, and her daughters, who are dwelling on your north, and your younger sister is the one dwelling on your south; she is Sodom and her daughters.
你的姊姊是撒瑪利亞, 她和她的女兒們住在你的北面; 你的妹妹是所多瑪, 她和她的女兒們住在你的南面.

16:47 And you have not only gone in their ways, but you also did according to their detestable things. In such a short time you behaved more corruptly than they in all of your ways.
你不但行她們所行的, 作她們所作的可憎之事, 而且你還以那些事為小, 你一切所行的比她們更壞.

16:48 As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely your sister Sodom and her daughters did not do as you and your daughters did.
我指著我的永生起誓, 你的妹妹所多瑪和她的女兒們, 都沒有行過像你和你女兒們所行的事. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

16:49 Look! This was the iniquity of Sodom, your sister: Pride, abundance of food, and prosperous ease was to her and to her daughters, and she did not sustain the needy and the poor.
你妹妹所多瑪的罪孽是這樣: 她和她的女兒們都驕傲自大, 糧食豐足, 生活安逸, 卻沒有幫助困苦和貧窮的人.

16:50 And they were proud, and they did a detestable thing before me, and I removed them because I saw it.
她們自高自傲, 在我面前行了可憎的事; 我看見了, 就把她們除掉.

16:51 And Samaria did not sin according to even half of your sins, and you caused your detestable things to increase more than they, and you made your sister righteous in comparison with all of your detestable things that you did.
撒瑪利亞所犯的罪還不及你所犯的一半; 你所行的可憎之事比她更多, 以致你的姊妹因你所行的一切可憎之事而顯為義.

16:52 Also, you bear your disgrace, by which you furnished justification to your sisters through your sins by which you acted more abominably than they; they were more righteous than you, and also, you be ashamed and bear your disgrace through your making your sister righteous.
你既然使你的姊妹較顯為義, 你就要承擔自己的恥辱; 因為你所犯的罪比她們所犯的更可憎, 她們比你更顯為義. 你使你的姊妹較顯為義, 所以你就要慚愧, 承擔自己的恥辱了.

16:53 And I will restore their fortune, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and even the fortunes of your captivity in the midst of them,
“‘我要使所多瑪和她的女兒們, 撒瑪利亞和她的女兒們從苦境中轉回, 我也要使你們跟她們一起轉回,

16:54 in order that you may bear your disgrace and you may be put to shame because of all that you did at your consoling them.
好使你擔當自己的恥辱, 並且因你一切所行的使她們得了安慰, 你就自覺慚愧.

16:55 And as for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, they will return to their former state, and Samaria and her daughters, they will return to their former state, and you and your daughters will return to your former state.
你的妹妹所多瑪和她的女兒們必回復原來的狀況; 撒瑪利亞和她的女兒們必回復原來的狀況; 你和你的女兒們也必回復原來的狀況.

16:56 And was not Sodom, your sister, a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride
在你驕傲自大的日子, 你妹妹所多瑪在你口中不是成了笑柄嗎?

16:57 before your evil was uncovered? It was like the time of the scorn of the daughters of Aram and all those around her, and of the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who are despising you.
那時你的惡行還沒有顯露出來, 現在你卻成了以東的女兒們和以東四圍的眾人, 以及非利士的女兒們譏笑的對象. 你周圍的人都輕視你.

16:58 Your wickedness and your detestable things, you, you must bear them,’ declares Yahweh.
你要承擔你那些淫亂和可憎之事的後果. 這是耶和華的宣告.

16:59 ‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh: And I will do it to you according to what you have done, who despised the oath to break covenant.
主耶和華這樣說: 你這藐視誓言,背棄盟約的, 我必照著你所行的報應你.

16:60 And I, I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish with you an everlasting covenant.
“‘但我仍要記念在你年幼的時候與你所立的約, 也要與你堅立永遠的約.

16:61 And you will remember your ways, and you will be ashamed when you take your sisters, both the older and the younger, and I give them to you as daughters, but not on account of your covenant.
你接納你姊姊和你妹妹回來的時候, 你就會想起你所行的, 並要自覺慚愧; 我要把她們賜給你作女兒, 但這並不是出於我與你所立的約.

16:62 And I, I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am Yahweh,
我要堅立我與你所立的約, 你就知道我是耶和華,

16:63 in order that you will remember, and you will be ashamed, and you will not open your mouth again because of your disgrace when I forgive you for all that you have done!’ ” declares the Lord Yahweh.
好使你在我赦免你所行的一切時, 就會回想, 自覺慚愧, 並且因你所受的羞辱不再開口. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 17

17:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

17:2 “Son of man, tell a riddle and quote a proverb to the house of Israel,
“人子啊！你要向以色列家出謎語, 設比喻,

17:3 and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The great eagle with great wings and long feathers and full of variegated plumage came to Lebanon and he took the treetop of the cedar.
說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 有一隻大鷹, 翅膀大, 翎毛長, 羽毛豐富, 彩色繽紛, 來到黎巴嫩, 把香柏樹的樹梢取去;

17:4 He plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan and put it in a city of merchants,
牠啄斷樹頂的嫩枝, 把它帶到貿易之地, 栽種在商人的城裡.

17:5 and he took from the seed of the land and placed it in fertile soil on many waters; like a willow he planted it.
牠又把以色列地的種子取去, 栽種在肥沃的地土,水流的旁邊, 好像栽種柳樹一樣;

17:6 And it sprouted, and it became a vine spreading out, low of height, turning its branches to him, and its roots were under it, and it became a vine, and it made branches, and it sent out foliage.
它生長起來, 成了一棵矮小而蔓延的葡萄樹; 樹上的枝子向著那鷹, 樹根在牠以下. 這樣, 它就成了一棵葡萄樹, 生出枝子, 長出嫩芽.

17:7 “ ‘ “And there was another great eagle, great of wings and with abundant plumage, and look! This vine stretched out its roots toward him and extended its branches to him to water it from the garden bed where it was planted.
“‘另有一隻大鷹, 翅膀大, 羽毛多; 這葡萄樹從它栽種的苗床上, 把樹根向這鷹彎過去, 又向這鷹長出枝子, 好得牠的澆灌.

17:8 It was planted in a good field by many waters to produce branches and to bear fruit to become a beautiful vine.” ’
其實, 這樹早已栽種在肥沃的地土,水流的旁邊, 可以長枝子,結果子, 成為佳美的葡萄樹. ’

17:9 Say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Will it prosper? Will he not tear out its roots, and will he not make its fruit scaly, and it will wither, and all of the freshness of its vegetation will dry up? And to lift it from its roots will not require great strength or many people.
你要說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 這葡萄樹怎能茂盛呢? 鷹不是要拔出它的根來, 啄光它的果子, 使它和它長出的一切嫩葉都枯乾嗎? 其實, 要把它連根拔起, 並不需要很多人或很大的氣力.

17:10 And look! Though it is planted, will it prosper? When the east wind strikes it, will it not dry up completely? On the garden bed of its vegetation it will dry up!” ’ ”
看哪！葡萄樹被栽種了, 但它能發旺嗎? 東風吹襲它的時候, 它不是必然枯乾嗎? 它必在生長的苗床上枯乾. ’”

17:11 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

17:12 “Say now to the rebellious house of Israel, ‘Do you not know what these are?’ Say, ‘Look! The king of Babylon will come to Jerusalem, and he will take its king and its officials, and he will bring them to himself, to Babylon.
“你要對那叛逆的民族說: ‘你們不知道這些事是甚麼意思嗎? ’你要告訴他們: ‘看哪！巴比倫王曾到耶路撒冷來, 把其中的王和眾領袖擄去, 帶他們到巴比倫那裡去.

17:13 And he took from the seed of the kingship, and he made with him a covenant, and he brought him under oath, and he took the rulers of the land,
他從以色列王室後裔中選出一人, 與他立約, 叫他起誓, 並且把國中那些有勢力的人擄去,

17:14 so that they would be a humble kingdom and not lift itself up to keep his covenant in order for it to stand.
使國衰微, 不能再興盛, 唯有謹守條約他才可以繼續存在.

17:15 But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt to give to him horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he escape doing these things, and can he break the covenant and escape?
可是這人背叛了巴比倫王, 差遣使者到埃及去, 要得戰馬和大軍. 他能亨通嗎? 行這樣事的人, 怎能逃脫呢? 他破壞條約, 怎能逃脫呢?

17:16 As I live,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely in the place of the king who made him king, who despised his oath and who broke his covenant with him—in the midst of Babylon he will die.
我指著我的永生起誓: 他藐視了自己所起的誓, 背棄了與王所立的約, 因此他必死在巴比倫, 就是巴比倫王立他作王的地方. 這是耶和華的宣告.

17:17 And not with a great army and with a great crowd will Pharaoh work with him in the war, at the pouring out of a siege ramp and the building of siege works to destroy many lives.
敵人建造圍城的高牆, 築起攻城土壘要剪除多人的時候, 法老率領大軍和大隊人馬, 還是不能幫助他作戰.

17:18 And he despised the oath to break covenant. And, look, he gave his hand in pledge, and yet he did all of these things. He will not escape.’
他藐視誓言, 背棄條約; 他已宣誓效忠, 卻又行了這一切事, 所以他必不能逃脫.

17:19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘As I live, surely my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke I will return upon his head.
因此主耶和華這樣說: 我指著我的永生起誓: 他既然藐視我的誓言, 背棄我的約, 我必使這罪歸到他的頭上.

17:20 And I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my hunting net, and I will bring him to Babylon, and I will enter into judgment with him there about his infidelity that he displayed against me.
我要把我的網撒在他身上, 他必在我的網羅中被捕獲; 我要把他帶到巴比倫去, 並且要在那裡因他對我不忠的罪審判他.

17:21 And all of his choice troops, among all of his troops, they will fall by the sword, and those who are remaining, they will be scattered to all the directions of the wind, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have spoken.’
他軍中所有的精兵, 都必倒在刀下; 剩下的也必分散到四方; 你們就知道說這話的是我耶和華.

17:22 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘And I will take, even I, from the treetop of the high cedar, and I will plant it, from the head of its new plant shoot I will pluck a tender one, and I will plant it, even I, on a high and lofty mountain.
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 我要從高大香柏樹的樹梢上取去一根樹枝, 把它栽上; 我要從樹頂的嫩枝中折下一根枝子, 把它栽種在高聳的山上;

17:23 On the height of the mountain of Israel I will plant it, and it will carry branches, and it will bear fruit, and it will become a noble cedar, and all of the birds of all wings will dwell under it in the shade of its branches.
我要把它栽種在以色列的高山上, 它要長出枝子, 結出果子, 成為佳美的香柏樹; 各種各類的飛鳥都必在樹下棲宿, 就是棲宿在枝子的蔭下.

17:24 And all of the trees of the field will know that I, Yahweh, I will bring low a high tree, and I will exalt a low, fresh tree, and I will make a dry tree flourish. I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”
田野所有的樹木都必知道我耶和華使高大的樹矮小, 矮小的樹高大; 使青綠的樹枯乾, 枯乾的樹茂盛. 我耶和華怎樣說了, 就必怎樣行. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 18

18:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

18:2 “What do you mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers, they ate unripe fruit, and the teeth of the child became blunt.’
“論到以色列地, 你們為甚麼引用這俗語說: ‘父親吃了酸葡萄, 兒子的牙酸倒了’呢?

18:3 As I live, declares the Lord Yahweh, it will surely not any longer be appropriate for you to quote this proverb in Israel!
我指著我的永生起誓: 你們在以色列中必不再引用這俗語了. 這是主耶和華的話.

18:4 Look! All lives are mine. The lives of father and son alike are mine. The person sinning will die.
看哪！所有的人都是屬我的, 作父親的怎樣屬我, 作兒子的也怎樣屬我, 唯獨犯罪的, 才會滅亡.

18:5 And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,
“人若是公義, 又行公道和正直的事:

18:6 and on the mountains he does not eat and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he does not defile and he does not approach a woman of menstruation,
他不在山上吃祭肉, 眼目也不仰望以色列家的偶像, 不玷污鄰舍的妻子, 不親近在經期中的婦人;

18:7 and he oppresses no one and he returns a pledge for his loan and he commits no robbery and he gives his bread to the hungry and he covers a naked person with a garment,
不欺壓任何人, 把欠債人的抵押歸還; 他不搶奪人的物件, 卻把自己的食物給飢餓的人, 把衣服給赤身的人穿著;

18:8 and he does not charge interest and he takes no usury, and he holds back his hand from injustice and he executes a judgment of fairness between persons,
他借東西給人不取利息, 也不多要, 他使自己的手遠離罪惡, 在人與人之間施行誠實的判斷;

18:9 and in my statutes he goes about and my regulations he keeps, performing faithfully —then he is righteous, and certainly he will live,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
他遵行我的律例, 謹守我的典章, 行事誠實, 這人是個義人, 他必定存活. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

18:10 “And now he has a son, a violent one, who sheds blood and does any of these things
“他若是生一個兒子, 是個強暴的人, 流人的血, 又向兄弟行上述任何一件惡事

18:11 (though he did not do all of these things), for the son also eats on the mountains and he defiles the wife of his neighbor.
(雖然他父親並沒有作這樣的事): 他在山上吃祭肉, 又玷污鄰舍的妻子;

18:12 He oppresses the needy and the poor, and he commits robbery, and he does not return a pledge for a loan, and he lifts his eyes to the idols so he does a detestable thing.
他欺壓困苦和貧窮的人, 搶奪人的物件, 沒有把抵押品歸還, 眼目仰望偶像, 並行可憎的事;

18:13 He charges interest and takes usury. Then, shall he live? He shall not live, for he did all of these detestable things. Surely he will die! His blood will be on him.
他借東西給人要收利息, 也向人多要, 這樣的人能存活嗎? 他必不能存活; 他行了這一切可憎的事, 必要滅亡; 他的罪(“罪”原文作“血”)要歸到他身上.

18:14 “And look! He has a son, and he sees all of the sin of his father that he did, and he sees it, but he does not do it.
“他若生一個兒子, 這兒子看見他父親所犯的一切罪, 他雖然看見了, 卻不照樣去作:

18:15 On the mountains he does not eat, and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he does not defile.
他不在山上吃祭肉, 眼目不仰望以色列家的偶像, 不玷污鄰舍的妻子;

18:16 And he oppresses no one; he requires no pledge for a loan, and he does not commit robbery; he gives his bread to the hungry, and he covers the naked person with a garment.
不欺壓任何人, 不索取抵押品, 不搶奪人的物件, 卻把自己的食物給飢餓的人, 把衣服給赤身的人穿著;

18:17 He brings back his hand from iniquity; he does not take interest and usury; he does my regulations; he goes in my statutes. He will not die because of the guilt of his father; he will surely live!
他不伸手欺壓困苦人, 借東西給人不取利息, 也不多要; 他遵守我的典章, 遵行我的律例, 這人就必不因他父親的罪孽而滅亡; 他必要存活.

18:18 Because his father oppressed severely; he stole from his brother; that which is not good he did in the midst of his people, and look! He will die through his guilt.
至於他的父親, 因為他勒索, 搶奪兄弟的物件, 在自己的同胞中行不善的事, 所以他必因自己的罪孽而滅亡.

18:19 “Yet you say, ‘Why does the son not bear the guilt of the father?’ And since the son does justice and righteousness and he keeps all of my statutes and does them, he shall surely live!
“你們還問: ‘兒子為甚麼不擔當父親的罪孽呢? ’兒子若行正直和公義的事, 謹守遵行我的一切律例, 就必存活.

18:20 The person, the one sinning, will die. A son shall not bear the guilt of the father, and a father shall not bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him; the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
唯獨犯罪的, 才會滅亡; 兒子必不擔當父親的罪孽, 父親也必不擔當兒子的罪孽; 義人的義必歸他自己, 惡人的惡也必歸他自己.

18:21 But if the wicked returns from all of his sins that he has done and he keeps all of my statutes and he does justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die!
“惡人若回轉, 離開他所犯的一切罪, 謹守我的一切律例, 行正直和公義的事, 就必存活, 不致滅亡.

18:22 All of his transgressions that he committed will not be remembered against him. Through his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
他所犯的一切罪過都不會被記念, 作控訴他的理由; 他必因自己所行的義而存活.

18:23 Have I delight by any means in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord Yahweh, and not at his turning from his way, so that he lives?
難道我喜悅惡人死亡嗎? 我不是喜悅他回轉離開他所行的而存活嗎? 這是主耶和華的宣告.

18:24 And when the righteous turns from his righteousness, so that he does injustice, and does all of the detestable things that the wicked do, then will he live because of all of his righteousness that he did? Those things will not be remembered because of his infidelity that he displayed, and because of his sin that he committed. Through them he shall die.
“義人若轉離他的義去行惡, 照著惡人所行一切可憎的事而行, 他能存活嗎? 他所行的一切義都不會被記念; 他必因他所行不忠的事和他所犯的罪而滅亡.

18:25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair!’ Listen, now, house of Israel, is my way not fair? Is it not your ways that are not fair?
“你們還說: ‘主所行的不公平. ’以色列家啊, 你們要聽！我所行的哪裡不公平呢? 豈不是你們所行的不公平嗎?

18:26 When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and he does injustice, then he will die because of them; because of his injustice that he did he will die!
義人若轉離他的義去行惡, 他就必因此滅亡; 他必因著他所行的不義滅亡.

18:27 And when the wicked turns from his wickedness that he did and he does justice and righteousness, he will preserve his life.
還有, 惡人若回轉離開他所行的惡, 行正直公義的事, 他就可以使自己的性命存活.

18:28 And if he sees and he returns from all of his transgressions that he did, surely he will live; he will not die!
因為他思量了, 就轉離他所犯的一切罪過, 所以他必然存活, 不致滅亡.

18:29 And yet they, the house of Israel, say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair!’ Are not my ways fair, house of Israel? Are not your ways unfair?
但以色列家還說: ‘主所行的不公平. ’以色列家啊, 我所行的哪裡不公平呢? 豈不是你們所行的不公平嗎?

18:30 “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each one according to his ways,” declares the Lord Yahweh. “Repent and turn around from all of your transgression, and it will not be as a stumbling block of iniquity to you.
“因此, 以色列家啊, 我必照著你們各人所行的審判你們. 你們回轉吧！離開你們的一切罪過吧！免得罪孽成為你們的絆腳石. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

18:31 Throw away from yourselves all of your transgressions that you committed, and make for yourselves a new heart and new spirit, and so why will you die, house of Israel?
你們要把你們所犯的一切罪過棄掉, 為自己造一個新的心和新的靈. 以色列家啊, 你們為甚麼要滅亡呢?

18:32 For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” declares the Lord Yahweh. “And so repent and live!”
“我不喜悅任何人滅亡, 所以你們要回轉, 得以存活. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 19

19:1 “And you, raise a lament about the leaders of Israel,
“你當為以色列的眾領袖作一首哀歌,

19:2 and you must say, ‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions. She lay down in the midst of young lions, and she reared her lion cubs.
說: ‘你的母親是甚麼? 是獅子群中的母獅, 牠臥在少壯獅子群中, 養育牠的小獅子.

19:3 And she raised up one from her cubs; he became a fierce lion, and he learned to tear prey; he ate humans.
牠養大其中一隻小獅子, 這幼獅成了一隻少壯的獅子, 學會了撕碎獵物, 把人吃掉.

19:4 And nations heard about him; in their pit he was caught, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
列國聽見了, 就把牠困在他們的坑中; 他們用鉤子把牠帶到埃及地去.

19:5 And she saw that she was waiting in vain; her hope was destroyed, and she took one from her cubs, and she made him a fierce lion.
母獅見自己所等候的落空了, 所希望的幻滅了, 就從牠的小獅子中另取出一隻, 使牠成為少壯的獅子.

19:6 And he walked about in the midst of lions; he became a fierce lion, and he learned to tear prey; he ate humans.
牠在獅子群中行走; 牠已成了一隻少壯的獅子, 牠學會了撕碎獵物, 把人吃掉.

19:7 And he knew their widows, and he devastated their cities, and the land was appalled, and everyone in it at the sound of his roar.
牠拆毀了他們的城堡, 使他們的城市荒涼; 因牠吼叫的聲音, 地和其中所充滿的都驚恐.

19:8 And nations set out against him from the surrounding provinces, and they spread their net over him, and he was caught in their pit.
於是四圍的列國從各地來攻擊牠, 把他們的網撒在牠身上, 把牠困在他們的坑中.

19:9 And they put him in a collar with hooks, and they brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into a prison, so that his voice would not be heard any longer on the mountains of Israel.
他們把牠放進籠裡, 用鉤子帶到巴比倫王那裡, 囚在獄中, 使牠的聲音在以色列眾山上不再聽見.

19:10 Your mother was like the vine in your vineyard; planted fruitfully beside water, and it was full of branches from many waters.
“‘你的母親像葡萄園裡的一棵葡萄樹, 栽種在水邊; 因為水源充足, 結果纍纍,枝葉茂盛.

19:11 And she produced branches of strength to scepters of rulers; its height became tall between thick foliage, and it was seen because of its tallness among the abundance of its branches.
它有粗壯的樹枝可作掌權者的杖; 它樹身高大, 超乎其他茂密枝葉之上; 因為它樹身高大, 枝子眾多, 遠遠就可以看見.

19:12 But it was uprooted in rage; it was thrown to the earth, and the east wind dried up its fruit; they were stripped off, and its strong branch dried up; fire consumed it.
但這葡萄樹因神的烈怒被拔起, 摔在地上; 東風使它的果子枯乾散掉, 粗壯的樹枝枯槁, 被火吞滅.

19:13 And now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and thirsty land.
現在它被栽種在曠野, 在乾旱無水之地.

19:14 And so fire has gone out from the stem of its branches; its fruit it has consumed, and there was not in it a strong branch, a scepter for ruling.’ ” This is a lament, and it will be used as a lament.
有火從樹枝中的一根發出, 吞滅樹的果子, 以致樹上再沒有粗壯的樹枝, 可以作掌權者的杖. ’這是一首哀歌, 是一首流行的哀歌. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 20

20:1 And then in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, men from the elders of Israel came to consult Yahweh, and they sat before me.
第七年五月十日, 有幾個以色列的長老來求問耶和華, 他們坐在我的面前.

20:2 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

20:3 “Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Are you coming to consult me? As I live, I will surely not allow myself to be consulted by you!” ’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
“人子啊！你要告訴以色列的長老, 對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 你們來求問我嗎? 我指著我的永生起誓, 我必不讓你們求問我. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’

20:4 Will you judge them? Will you judge them, son of man? Make known to them the detestable things of their ancestors.
人子啊, 你要審問他們嗎? 要審問他們嗎? 你要使他們知道他們列祖那些可憎的事,

20:5 And you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “On the day of my choosing Israel I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, and I made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, and I swore to them, saying, ‘I am Yahweh your God.’
對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 在我揀選以色列的日子, 我向雅各家的後裔舉手起誓, 又在埃及地向他們顯現. 我向他們舉手起誓說: 我是耶和華你們的神.

20:6 On that day I swore to them to bring them out from the land of Egypt to the land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey—it is the most beautiful of all of the lands.
那日, 我向他們舉手起誓, 要把他們從埃及地領出來, 到我為他們所選定的流奶與蜜之地, 就是萬邦中最榮美的地.

20:7 Then I said to them, ‘Let each one throw away the detestable things of his eyes, and you must not make yourselves unclean with the idols of Egypt! I am Yahweh your God.’
我對他們說: 你們各人要拋棄你們眼中那些可憎的像, 不可因埃及的偶像玷污自己: 我是耶和華你們的神.

20:8 But they rebelled against me, and they were not willing to listen to me; each one did not throw away the detestable things of their eyes; and they did not abandon the idols of Egypt, and I decided to pour out my rage on them, to fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
但是他們背叛了我, 不肯聽從我; 他們各人沒有拋棄他們眼中那些可憎的像, 沒有離棄埃及的偶像. “‘那時我說, 我要把我的烈怒傾倒在他們身上, 在埃及地向他們完全發盡我的怒氣.

20:9 “But I acted for the sake of my name to keep it from being profaned before the eyes of the nations among whom they lived, where I made known to them before their eyes, to bring them out from the land of Egypt.
然而我為了我名的緣故沒有這樣作, 免得我的名在他們寄居的列國的人眼中被褻瀆, 我把他們從埃及地領出來, 在列國的人眼前向他們顯現.

20:10 And I brought them out from the land of Egypt, and I brought them to the desert,
“‘這樣我把他們從埃及地領了出來, 帶到曠野.

20:11 and I gave my statutes to them, and my regulations I made known to them, which, if a person does them, then he will live by them.
我把我的律例賜給他們, 把我的典章指示他們; 人如果遵行, 就必因此活著.

20:12 And also my Sabbaths I gave to them to be a sign between me and between them so they would know that I, Yahweh, am the one sanctifying them.
我又把我的安息日賜給他們, 作我與他們之間的憑據, 使他們知道我是使他們分別為聖的耶和華.

20:13 “But in the desert the house of Israel rebelled against me; they did not walk in my statutes, and they rejected my regulations, which, if a person does them, he will live by them, and they greatly profaned my Sabbaths, and I decided to pour out my rage on them in the desert to destroy them,
可是以色列家在曠野背叛了我, 沒有遵行我的律例, 棄絕了我的典章(人如果遵行這些, 就必因此活著), 大大褻瀆了我的安息日, 那時我說我要把我的烈怒倒在他們身上, 在曠野把他們滅絕.

20:14 and I acted for the sake of my name, that it not be profaned before the eyes of the nations before whom I brought them out.
然而我為了我名的緣故沒有這樣作, 免得我的名在列國的人眼中被褻瀆; 我曾在他們眼前把以色列人領出來.

20:15 And also I myself swore to them in the desert not to bring them into the land that I had given to them, flowing with milk and honey—it is the most beautiful of all of the lands—
我在曠野也曾經向他們舉手起誓, 必不領他們到我賜給他們的流奶與蜜之地, 就是萬邦中最榮美的地.

20:16 because they despised my judgments, and they did not walk in my statutes, and my Sabbaths they profaned, for their heart was going after their idols.
因為他們棄絕了我的典章, 沒有遵行我的律例, 褻瀆了我的安息日; 他們的心隨從自己的偶像.

20:17 But my eye took pity on them by not destroying them, and I did not completely destroy them in the desert.
雖然這樣, 我的眼還是顧惜他們, 不毀滅他們; 我沒有在曠野把他們滅絕.

20:18 “And I said to their children in the desert, ‘You must not go in the statutes of your parents; you must not keep their regulations, and you must not make yourself unclean with their idols.
“‘我在曠野對他們的兒女說: 不要遵行你們祖先的律例, 不要謹守他們的典章, 也不要因他們的偶像玷污自己.

20:19 I, Yahweh, am your God, so go in my statutes and keep my regulations and do them.
我是耶和華你們的神; 你們要遵行我的律例, 謹守我的典章, 把它們實行出來.

20:20 And treat my Sabbaths as holy, and they will be a sign between me and between you that you may know that I, Yahweh, am your God.’
你們要把我的安息日分別為聖, 作我與你們之間的憑據, 使你們知道我是耶和華你們的神.

20:21 But the children rebelled against me; they did not walk in my statutes, and they did not observe my regulations, which if a person does them, then he will live by them. My Sabbaths they desecrated, and I decided to pour out my rage on them, to finish my anger against them in the desert.
可是他們的兒女背叛了我, 沒有遵行我的律例, 也沒有謹守實行我的典章(人如果遵行這些律例典章, 就必因此活著), 褻瀆了我的安息日; 那時我說我要把我的烈怒倒在他們身上, 在曠野向他們發盡我的怒氣.

20:22 But I withheld my hand, and I acted for the sake of my name not to be profaned before the eyes of the nations before whom I had brought them out before their eyes.
然而我為了我名的緣故縮手, 沒有這樣作, 免得我名在列國的人眼中被褻瀆; 我曾在他們眼前把以色列人領出來.

20:23 What is more, I swore to them in the desert to scatter them among the nations and to disperse them in the lands,
我在曠野也曾經向他們舉手起誓, 要把他們分散在列國, 四散在萬邦;

20:24 because they did not do my regulations, and my statutes they despised, and my Sabbaths they profaned, and their eyes were after the idols of their ancestors.
因為他們沒有遵守我的典章, 棄絕了我的律例, 褻瀆了我的安息日, 他們的眼目注視著他們祖先的偶像.

20:25 And in turn I gave to them rules that were not good and regulations by which they will not live.
因此, 我也把不好的律例和不能藉以存活的典章賜給他們;

20:26 And I defiled them through their gifts in sacrificing all of the first offspring of the womb, in order that I will cause them to be stunned, so that they will know that I am Yahweh.
他們使所有頭生的都經火作供物, 所以我讓他們玷污自己, 好叫他們驚惶, 知道我是耶和華. ’

20:27 “Therefore speak to the house of Israel, son of man, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Again in this your ancestors blasphemed me at their display of infidelity toward me.” ’
“因此, 人子啊！你要告訴以色列家, 對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 你們的列祖在對我不忠的這事上褻瀆了我.

20:28 And I brought them to the land that I swore to give to them, and they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, and they offered their sacrifices, and they presented there the provocation of their offering, and they gave there their fragrant incense offering, and they poured out their libations there.
我領他們到了我曾經舉手起誓要賜給他們的那地, 他們看見各高山和茂盛的樹林, 就在那裡獻祭, 在那裡奉上惹我發怒的供物, 也在那裡獻上馨香的祭, 並且在那裡澆上他們的奠祭. ’

20:29 And I said to them, ‘What is the high place to which you are going?’ And it is called Bamah until this day.
我問他們: ‘你們所去的那高處是甚麼地方? ’於是那高處的名字叫巴麻, 直到今日.

20:30 Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “In the way of your ancestors will you defile yourself, and after their vile idols will you prostitute yourselves?
因此, 你要對以色列家說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 你們還照著你們祖先所行的玷污自己嗎? 仍隨著他們可憎的偶像行邪淫嗎?

20:31 And when you lift up your gifts, sacrificing your children through the fire, you are defiling yourself through all of your idols until today, and will I let myself be consulted by you, house of Israel?” ’ As I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “I will not let myself be consulted by you!
你們奉上供物, 使你們的兒子經火, 用你們的一切偶像玷污自己, 直到今日. 以色列家啊, 我怎能讓你們向我求問呢? 主耶和華說: 我指著我的永生起誓: 我決不讓你們向我求問. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

20:32 And what you are planning, surely it will not be—that you are saying, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the clans of the lands, serving wood and stone!’
你們說: 我們要像列國的人, 像列邦的各族一樣去事奉木頭和石頭. 你們心裡所起的這意念, 必不能成就.

20:33 “As I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “surely with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with rage pouring forth I will reign as king over you!
“‘我指著我的永生起誓: 我必用大能的手, 伸出來的膀臂, 以及倒出來的烈怒, 統治你們. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

20:34 And I will bring you from the peoples, and I will gather you from the countries to which you were scattered with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with rage poured out.
我必用大能的手, 伸出來的膀臂, 以及倒出來的烈怒, 把你們從萬族中領出來, 從你們所分散到的列邦招聚你們.

20:35 Then I will bring you to the desert of the peoples, and I will execute justice on you there face to face.
我要把你們帶到萬族的曠野, 在那裡當面審判你們.

20:36 Just as I executed justice on your ancestors in the desert of the land of Egypt, likewise I will execute justice on you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我怎樣在埃及地的曠野審判你們的祖先, 也必怎樣審判你們. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

20:37 “And I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
我必使你們從牧人的杖下經過, 使你們進入盟約的約束.

20:38 And I will purge the rebels from among you and the ones transgressing against me; I will bring them out from the land where they are living as aliens, but into the land of Israel they will not come, and then you will know that I am Yahweh.
我必從你們中間除淨那些背叛和得罪我的人, 我雖把他們從寄居之地領出來, 可是他們不得進入以色列地; 這樣, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

20:39 And you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Let each one go serve his idols now and after, if you are not listening to me, but my holy name you will not profane any longer with your gifts and with your idols.
以色列家啊, 至於你們, 主耶和華這樣說: 你們各人去事奉自己的偶像吧！只是將來你們必要聽從我, 不可再以你們的供物和偶像褻瀆我的聖名.

20:40 “For on my holy mountain, on the mountain of the height of Israel,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “there all of the house of Israel will serve me, all of them, in the land. I will take pleasure in them, and there I will accept your contributions and the best of your portions with all of your holy objects.
在我的聖山, 就是在以色列的高山, 以色列全家所有的人都要在那地事奉我; 我要在那裡悅納他們; 在那裡向你們要舉祭和初熟的土產, 以及一切聖物. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

20:41 I will accept you as a fragrant incense offering when I bring you out from the peoples and I gather you from the lands to which you were scattered, and I will show myself holy among you before the eyes of the nations.
我從萬族中把你們領出來, 從你們所分散到的列邦召集你們的時候, 我必悅納你們, 好像悅納馨香的祭一樣. 我要在列國的人眼前, 在你們中間顯為聖.

20:42 And you will know that I am Yahweh when I bring you to the land of Israel, to the land that I swore to give to your ancestors.
我領你們進入以色列地, 就是進入我曾經舉手起誓要賜給你們祖先的地以後, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

20:43 And you will remember there your ways, and all of your deeds by which you were made unclean, and you will feel a loathing for yourself for all of your evils that you have done.
在那裡你們要想起你們玷污自己的所作所為, 又要為了自己所行的一切惡事而厭惡自己.

20:44 And you will know that I am Yahweh when I deal with you for the sake of my name and not according to your evil ways or according to your corrupted deeds, house of Israel,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
以色列家啊！為了我名的緣故, 我沒有照著你們的惡行和敗壞的行為待你們, 這樣, 你們就知道我是耶和華. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

20:45 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

20:46 “Son of man, set your face toward the way of the south, and preach to the south, and prophesy against the forest of the territory of the Negev.
“人子啊！你要面向南方, 向南面發言, 說預言攻擊南地田野的樹林,

20:47 And you must say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am kindling against you a fire, and it will devour in you every fresh tree and every dry tree; the blaze of the flame will not be quenched, and all the surfaces from the south to the north will be scorched by it.
對南地的樹林說: ‘你要聽耶和華的話, 主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要在你中間點起火來, 吞滅你中間所有青綠和枯乾的樹; 猛烈的火燄必不熄滅; 從南到北遍地都要燒焦.

20:48 And all creatures will see that I, Yahweh, I kindled it—it will not be quenched!” ’ ”
所有的人都必看見是我耶和華使這火燃起來; 這火必不熄滅. ’”

20:49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, they are saying about me, ‘Is he not posing a parable?’ ”
於是我說: “啊, 主耶和華啊！人都指著我說: ‘這人不是在說比喻嗎? ’”(本章第45 49節在《馬索拉抄本》為21:1 5)

Ezekiel - Chapter 21

21:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說: (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為21:6)

21:2 “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach to the sanctuaries, and prophesy to the land of Israel.
“人子啊！你要面向耶路撒冷, 向聖所發言, 說預言攻擊以色列地,

21:3 And you must say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, and I will draw out my sword from its sheath, and I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
你要對以色列地說: ‘耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要攻擊你; 我要拔刀出鞘, 把義人和惡人都從你那裡剪除.

21:4 Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword will go out from its sheath to all creatures from south to north.
我既然要把義人和惡人都從你那裡剪除, 所以我的刀必要出鞘, 從南到北攻擊所有的人;

21:5 And they will know, all creatures, that I, Yahweh, I will bring out my sword from its sheath; it will not return again!” ’
所有的人就知道我耶和華已經拔刀出鞘, 刀必不再入鞘了. ’

21:6 And you, son of man, groan with shaking hips, and you must groan with bitterness before their eyes.
人子啊！至於你, 你要歎息, 在他們眼前彎著腰, 苦苦歎息.

21:7 And then when they say to you, ‘On account of what are you groaning?’ then you must say, ‘On account of the report, for it is coming, and every heart will be weak and all hands will hang limp and every spirit will be disheartened, and all knees will go like water.’ Look! It is coming, and it will happen!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
他們如果問你: ‘你為甚麼歎息呢? ’你就要回答: ‘是因為那將要來到的消息; 人人都必心慌意亂, 手都發軟, 精神衰頹, 他們的膝都像水一般的柔弱. 看哪！它要來到了. 這事一定要成就. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

21:8 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

21:9 “Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord,’ say, ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened and is also polished.
“人子啊！你要預言, 說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 有一把刀, 有一把磨利了的刀, 是擦亮了的刀;

21:10 It is sharpened to slaughter a slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Or will we rejoice? A rod, my son, is despising every tree.
磨利, 是為要大行殺戮, 擦亮, 是為要閃爍發光！我們怎能快樂呢? 我的兒子藐視管教的杖和一切勸告(“勸告”原文作“木頭”).

21:11 And he gives it to be polished, to be seized by the hand. It is sharpened—a sword—and it is polished to give it into the hand of the killer.
這刀已經交給人擦亮, 可以握在手中使用; 這刀已經磨利擦亮了, 可以交在行殺戮的人手中. ’

21:12 Cry and wail, son of man, for it is against my people; it is against all of the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword with my people; therefore strike your thigh.
人子啊！你要呼喊,哀號. 因為這刀要臨到我的子民, 以及以色列所有的領袖; 他們與我的子民都要交在刀下; 所以你要拍腿悲歎,

21:13 For examine! And what if also the rod will not be despising?’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
因為考驗必要來到, 你為甚麼要藐視那管教的杖呢? 這事必不得成功. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

21:14 And you, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands. And the sword will strike twice; let it happen a third time. It is a sword of the dead, the sword of the great dead that is surrounding them,
“人子啊！至於你, 你要拍手說預言, 要接二連三地使用這殺人的刀, 就是導致極大死傷的刀, 把它們圍困,

21:15 so that a heart melts, and the fallen multiply at all of their gates. I gave a sword for slaughter, and alas! It is made for flashing, it is grasped for slaughtering.
好使他們心慌意亂, 多人跌倒, 我在他們所有的城門那裡布下了殺戮(“殺戮”原文意思不詳, 這譯法參古譯本)的人; 啊！這刀做得閃爍發光, 磨得尖利, 可以殺戮.

21:16 Gather together, strike to the right; cause to go to the left, where your edge is directed.
刀啊, 向右邊斬吧！向左邊刺吧！無論你面向哪一方, 就向哪一方殺戮吧！

21:17 And also I myself will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my rage! I, Yahweh, I have spoken.”
我也要拍手, 並且要使我的烈怒止息; 這是我耶和華說的. ”

21:18 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

21:19 “And you, son of man, mark out for yourself two roads for the coming of the sword of the king of Babylon; they must both go out from the same land. And hew out a signpost; hew it at the head of the road of the city.
“人子啊！至於你, 你要定出兩條路, 給巴比倫王的刀前來; 這兩條路都從同一個地方出來; 你要在通往城去的路口上做一個路標.

21:20 You must mark a road for the coming of the sword to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, in Jerusalem the fortified.
你要定出一條路, 使刀臨到亞捫的拉巴, 又要定出另一條路, 使刀臨到猶大, 攻擊堅固城耶路撒冷.

21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork of the road at the head of the two roads to practice divination. He shakes the arrows, he inquires with the teraphim, he examines the liver.
因為巴比倫王站在分叉路口, 在兩條路口上占卜,搖籤,求問神像, 察看動物的肝.

21:22 In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem, to put up battering rams, to open a mouth for slaughter, to raise the battle cry, to put up battering rams against gates, to build a siege ramp, to build siege works.
他右手中拿著耶路撒冷的籤, 要在那裡架起攻城鎚, 下令屠殺, 揚聲吶喊; 架起攻城鎚, 攻打城門; 築起土壘, 建造圍城的高牆.

21:23 And it will be to them like practicing divination falsely in their eyes; they have sworn oaths for themselves. But he will bring their guilt to remembrance so as to seize them.
在那些曾經向巴比倫起誓效忠的猶大人看來, 這是虛假的占卜, 但巴比倫王要使他們想起自己的罪孽, 把他們擄去.

21:24 “Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because you have brought to remembrance your guilt by the uncovering of your transgressions, so that your sins in all of your deeds appear—because of your being remembered, you will be captured in the hand.’
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: ‘你們的過犯顯露, 你們的罪在你們的一切行為上給人看見; 以致你們的罪孽被想起. 你們既被想起, 就要被人用手擄去.

21:25 And as for you, profane one, wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come with the time of the punishment of the end,
你這該死,邪惡的以色列王啊！你的日子到了, 最後懲罰的時刻到了. ’

21:26 thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Remove the turban and lift off the crown; things are no longer the same. Exalt the low and bring low the high.
主耶和華這樣說: ‘你當除去頭巾, 脫下冠冕！現在情形不同了, 卑微的要升高, 位高的要降卑！

21:27 A ruin, a ruin, a ruin I will make it! Also this has not ever happened; it will remain until the coming of the one to whom the judgment belongs and I have given it to him.’
傾覆, 傾覆, 我要傾覆這國, 這國不再存在, 直等到那統治的人來到, 我就把國賜給他. ’

21:28 And you, son of man, prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the Ammonites and concerning their disgrace,’ and you must say, ‘A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughtering; it is polished for holding, for flashing like lightning,
“人子啊！你要說預言: 論到亞捫人和他們的侮辱, 主耶和華這樣說: ‘你要說: 有一把刀, 有一把刀拔出來, 是為要殺戮; 擦亮, 是為要毀滅, 為要閃爍發光.

21:29 when seeing a false vision for you in vain, when practicing divination for you falsely, to give you on the neck of the profane ones of the wicked, whose day has come, the time of final punishment.
人為你所見的異象是虛假的, 為你所占的卜是虛謊的, 使你倒在該死的惡人的頸項上; 他們受懲罰的日子到了, 最後懲罰的時刻到了.

21:30 Return it to its sheath in the place where you were created. In the land of your origin I will judge you!
收刀入鞘吧！我必在你被造之地, 根源之處, 審判你.

21:31 And I will pour out my anger on you; I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and I will give you into the hand of brutal men, skilled craftsmen of destruction.
我必把我的忿怒倒在你身上, 把我的怒火噴在你身上, 又把你交在那些慣於毀滅的野蠻人手中.

21:32 You will be as fuel for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the earth. You will not be remembered, for I, Yahweh, I have spoken.’ ”
你必當作燃料被火焚燒; 你的血要流在你的國中; 你必不再被記念, 因為這是我耶和華說的. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 22

22:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

22:2 “And you, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then you must make known to her all of her detestable things!
“人子啊, 你要審判嗎? 你要審判這流人血的城嗎? 你要使這城知道它一切可憎的事.

22:3 And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “A city pouring out blood in the midst of her; its time has come, and it made idols for itself, becoming unclean.
你要說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 這城中有流人血的事, 它製造偶像, 玷污自己, 以致它受審判的時候來到.

22:4 By your blood that you poured out you have become guilty, and by your idols that you made you have become unclean, and you have brought your days near, and your appointed years have come. Therefore I have made you a disgrace for the nations and a laughingstock to all of the countries.
因你流了人的血, 你就有罪了; 因你做了偶像, 你就玷污了自己; 這樣, 你使你受罰的日子臨近, 遭報的年日來到, 我使你成為列國辱罵,列邦譏笑的對象.

22:5 The people near and the people far from you will make fun of you, the unclean and the terrified.
你這混亂喧嚷,名被玷污的城啊！那些離你近的和離你遠的, 都必譏笑你.

22:6 Look! The princes of Israel, each one according to his strength, they are in you for the shedding of blood.
看哪！以色列的領袖們恃著自己的能力, 在你裡面流人的血.

22:7 They have treated father and mother with contempt in you; they violated the alien with extortion; in the midst of you they mistreated the orphan and widow.
在你裡面輕視父母的; 在你中間有壓迫寄居的和欺負孤兒寡婦的.

22:8 You despised my holy objects; my Sabbaths you profaned.
你藐視了我的聖物, 褻瀆了我的安息日.

22:9 Slanderous men are among you to shed blood, and they, among you, eat upon the mountains; they do wickedness in the midst of you.
在你裡面有好讒謗的人, 他們要流人的血; 在你的山上吃祭肉; 又在你中間行淫亂的事.

22:10 They uncover the nakedness of a father among you; they violate a woman unclean of menstruation among you.
在你裡面有暴露父親下體的; 有污辱在經期中不潔的婦人的.

22:11 And a man does a detestable thing with the wife of his neighbor, and a man defiles his daughter-in-law in wickedness, and a man sexually violates among you his sister, the daughter of his father.
在你裡面, 這人與鄰舍的妻子行可憎的事; 那人行淫亂, 玷污自己的兒媳; 還有人污辱自己的同胞姊妹.

22:12 They take a bribe among you in order to shed blood; and you take usury, and you make gain from your neighbors by extortion, and so you have forgotten me, declares the Lord Yahweh.
在你裡面有接受賄賂而流人血的; 你借錢給人, 收取利息, 並且多要; 你用欺壓手段向你的鄰舍榨取不義之財; 你更忘記了我. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

22:13 And look! I strike my hand for your ill-gotten gain that you have made and at your blood that was in the midst of you.
“‘看哪！因你所得的不義之財, 又因在你中間所流的血, 我就拍掌.

22:14 Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong at the days in which I am dealing with you? I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act!
到了我懲治你的日子, 你的心還能受得住嗎? 你的手還有力嗎? 我耶和華說了, 就必實行.

22:15 I will scatter you among the nations, and I will disperse you through the countries, and I will purge your uncleanness from you.
我要把你分散在列國, 四散在萬邦; 我要從你中間消除你的污穢.

22:16 And I will be profaned by you before the eyes of the nations, and you will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
你在列國眼前被玷污的時候, 你就知道我是耶和華. ’”

22:17 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

22:18 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become as silver dross to me; all of them are as bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of a furnace, even as silver dross, silver dross they became!
“人子啊！以色列家在我看來已成了渣滓; 他們都是爐中的銅,錫,鐵和鉛; 就是銀的渣滓.

22:19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because all of you have become as silver dross, therefore look! I am gathering you to the midst of Jerusalem,
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: ‘你們既然都成了渣滓, 所以, 我要把你們集合在耶路撒冷城中.

22:20 like the gathering of silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin to the middle of a furnace to blow fire on it for melting. Thus I will gather in my anger and in my rage, and I will deposit you, and I will melt you.
人怎樣把銀,銅,鐵,鉛,錫, 集合在爐中, 吹火使它們熔化, 我也照樣在我的怒氣,我的烈怒中, 把你們集合起來, 放在城中, 使你們熔化.

22:21 And I will gather you, and I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and so I will melt you in the midst of her.
我必集合你們, 把我烈怒的火吹在你們身上, 你們就必在城中熔化.

22:22 Thus you will be melted like the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have poured out my rage on you.’ ”
銀子怎樣在爐中熔化, 你們也必照樣在城中熔化; 你們就知道我耶和華把我的烈怒倒在你身上. ’”

22:23 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

22:24 “Son of man, say to her, ‘You are a land not cleansed; it is not rained upon in the day of indignation.’
“人子啊！你要對這地說: ‘在忿怒的日子, 你是沒有雨水(“沒有雨水”這譯法根據古譯本, 原文作“未得潔淨”), 沒有甘霖之地’.

22:25 The conspiracy of its prophets in the midst of her is like a roaring lion that is tearing prey. They devour people, and they take wealth and treasure; they make its widows numerous in the midst of her.
其中的先知叛逆, 像吼叫的獅子撕碎獵物; 他們把人吞吃, 搶奪財物和珍寶, 使其中寡婦的數目增多.

22:26 Its priests treat my law violently, and they profane my holy objects; they do not distinguish between a holy object and what is unholy, or between the clean and the unclean. They do not teach the difference, and they hide their eyes from my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned in the midst of them.
這地的祭司違反我的律法, 褻瀆我的聖物; 他們不分別聖俗, 也不教導人分辨甚麼是潔淨的和不潔淨的, 又掩目不理我的安息日, 以致我在他們中間被褻瀆.

22:27 Its officials are like wolves tearing prey in its midst, to pour out blood, to destroy people, to make dishonest gain.
其中的官長好像撕碎獵物的豺狼, 流人的血, 滅人的命, 為要得不義之財.

22:28 And for them its prophets plaster whitewash; they are seeing falseness and are practicing divination for them by lying, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh,’ and Yahweh has not spoken.
這地的先知用灰泥給他們粉刷牆壁, 為他們見虛假的異象, 行騙人的占卜, 說: ‘主耶和華這樣說’, 其實當時耶和華並沒有說話.

22:29 They severely oppress the people of the land, and they committed robbery, and they mistreated the needy and the poor, and they oppressed the alien without justice.
這地的人民常常欺壓人, 慣行搶掠, 虧待困苦窮乏的人, 毫無公理地去欺壓寄居的人.

22:30 And so I sought for them somebody, one repairing the wall and standing in the breach before me on behalf of the land not to destroy it, but I did not find anyone,
我在他們中間尋找一人重修牆垣, 在我面前為這地站在破口之處, 使我不毀滅這地, 我卻找不到一個.

22:31 and so I poured out my indignation on them. With the fire of my wrath I destroyed them; I returned their way upon their head,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
所以我把我的忿怒倒在他們身上, 用我烈怒之火消滅他們, 把他們所行的報應在他們的頭上. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 23

23:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

23:2 “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother,
“人子啊！有兩個女人, 都是同一個母親生的.

23:3 and they prostituted themselves in Egypt in their childhood; they were prostituting themselves there, and their breasts were fondled, and there they caressed the bosoms of their virginity.
她們在埃及行邪淫, 在幼年的時候行了邪淫, 在那裡她們的胸被人撫摩; 在那裡她們處女的乳房被人撫弄.

23:4 Now as for their names, the older was Oholah, and Oholibah was her sister. And they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters, and their names are Samaria for Oholah, and Jerusalem for Oholibah.
姊姊的名字是阿荷拉, 妹妹的名字是阿荷利巴; 她們都嫁了給我, 並且生了兒女. 論到她們的名字, 阿荷拉就是撒瑪利亞, 阿荷利巴就是耶路撒冷.

23:5 And Oholah prostituted herself while she was still mine, and she lusted for her lovers, for Assyria who was nearby,
“阿荷拉嫁了我以後仍行邪淫, 戀慕她的愛人, 就是亞述的戰士.

23:6 clothed in blue cloth, governors and prefects, handsome young men and all of them horsemen, experts on horseback.
他們穿著紫色衣服, 是作總督和省長的; 他們都是英俊的年輕人, 是騎著馬的騎兵.

23:7 And she bestowed her fornication on them, on the choice ones of the Assyrians, all of them, and with every one after which she lusted; with all of their idols she defiled herself.
阿荷拉與這些亞述人中最美的男子行邪淫; 她因自己所戀慕的每一個人和這些人的偶像玷污了自己.

23:8 And her whorings from the time of Egypt she did not abandon, for they slept with her in her childhood, and they caressed the bosoms of her virginity, and they poured out their fornication on her.
她沒有離棄在埃及時的淫亂; 那時她年幼, 人與她同睡, 撫弄她處女的乳房, 把他們的情慾發洩在她身上.

23:9 Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians after whom she lusted.
因此我把她交在她的愛人手裡, 就是她所戀慕的亞述人手裡.

23:10 They uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters, and they killed her with the sword. And she became a name for the women, and they executed judgments against her.
這些人露出她的下體, 擄去她的兒女, 用刀殺了她, 使她在婦女中有了臭名, 因為他們向她施行懲罰.

23:11 “And though Oholibah her sister saw, yet in her lust she behaved more corruptly than her, and her whoring was more than the prostitution of her sister.
“她妹妹阿荷利巴雖然看見了, 卻在自己情慾的事情上比姊姊更腐敗, 她的淫亂比姊姊的淫亂更甚.

23:12 She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and prefects, warriors clothed in perfection, expert horsemen, all of them handsome young men.
她貪戀亞述人, 就是作總督和省長, 穿著華美衣服的戰士, 騎著馬的騎兵, 全都是英俊的年輕人.

23:13 And I saw that she was defiled; they had both taken the same path!
我看見她被玷污了; 她們姊妹兩人所行的路都是一樣.

23:14 And she increased her whorings, and she saw men carved on the wall, images of Chaldeans carved in red,
阿荷利巴又繼續行淫; 她看見畫在牆上的人像, 就是用鮮紅的顏料所畫的迦勒底人像,

23:15 belted with a belt at their waist with turbans on their heads, all of them giving the appearance of adjutants, the image of the Babylonians; Chaldea was the land of their birth.
這些像的腰間束著腰帶, 頭上有下垂的裹頭巾, 他們看來像官長, 有巴比倫人的樣子, 迦勒底是他們出生之地.

23:16 And she lusted for them when her eyes saw them, and she sent messengers to them at Chaldea.
阿荷利巴的眼一看見, 就戀慕他們, 派遣使者到迦勒底去見他們.

23:17 And so the Babylonians came to her for the bed of lovemaking; and they defiled her with their fornication, and she was defiled by them, and she turned from them.
於是巴比倫人來, 上了她愛情的床, 與她行淫玷污了她; 她被他們玷污以後, 心就與他們疏遠.

23:18 And she revealed her whorings, and she revealed her nakedness, and so I turned from her just as I turned from her sister.
她既然顯露了她的淫行, 露出了自己的下體, 我的心就與她疏遠, 好像我的心從前與她姊姊疏遠一樣.

23:19 Yet she increased her whorings, recalling the days of her childhood when she was prostituted in the land of Egypt.
她還加倍行淫, 懷念她幼年在埃及地行淫的日子.

23:20 And she lusted after her male lovers whose genitalia were the genitalia of male donkeys and their seminal emission was the seminal emission of horses.
她戀慕她的情人, 他們的下體像驢的下體; 他們射精像馬一樣.

23:21 And you longed after the obscene conduct of your youth when your bosom was caressed by Egypt, fondling your young breasts.
這樣, 你就渴想你幼年時的淫蕩; 那時, 埃及人撫弄過你的乳房, 撫摩你年幼時的胸.

23:22 “Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am stirring up your lovers against you concerning whom you turned away, and I will bring them against you from all around:
“因此, 阿荷利巴啊！主耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我必激動你的愛人攻擊你, 就是你心所疏遠的人; 我必帶他們來從四面攻擊你.

23:23 the Babylonians and all of the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, all of the Assyrians along with them, handsome young men, governors and prefects, all of them adjutants and excellent horsemen.
他們就是巴比倫人,迦勒底人,比割人,書亞人,哥亞人, 與他們一起的還有亞述人, 他們都是英俊的年輕人, 是作總督和省長的, 作長官和戰士的, 全部都是騎馬的.

23:24 And they will come against you with an army chariot and wagon and with a crowd of peoples; they will set themselves against you from all around with large shield and small shield and helmet. And I will give before them judgment, and they will judge you with their judgments.
他們必帶著兵器,馬車,戰車和大隊人來攻擊你; 他們要拿著大小盾牌, 戴著頭盔, 從四面擺陣攻擊你; 我要把審判的事交給他們, 他們必按著自己的慣例來審判你.

23:25 And I will direct my zeal against you, and they will deal with you in anger; your nose and your ears they will remove, and those who are left, they will fall by the sword, and they will take your sons and your daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.
我必向你發洩我的妒忿, 他們必以烈怒待你; 割去你的鼻子和耳朵; 你餘下的人必倒在刀下; 他們要擄去你的兒女; 你餘下的人必被火吞吃.

23:26 And they will strip you of your clothes, and they will take your splendid jewelry.
他們必剝去你的衣服, 奪去你華麗的飾物.

23:27 And I will put an end to your obscene conduct coming from you and your fornication from the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them; and you will not remember Egypt again.’
這樣, 我必使你的淫蕩和你從埃及地沾染的淫亂離開你, 你的眼必不仰望他們, 你也必不再懷念埃及.

23:28 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am giving you into the hand of those you hated, into the hand of those from whom you turned away.
因為主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我必把你交在你所恨的人手裡, 就是交在你的心所疏遠的人手裡.

23:29 And they will deal with you in hatred, and they will take all of your acquisitions, and they will leave you naked and in bareness; and the nakedness of your fornication and your obscene conduct and your whorings will be exposed.
他們必以憎恨待你, 奪去你一切勞碌得來的, 留下你赤身露體; 你行淫的下體,你的淫蕩和淫亂, 都必顯露出來.

23:30 These things are accomplished against you since you prostituted yourself after the nations, and on account of that, you defiled yourself by their idols.
這些事要行在你身上, 因為你隨從列國行淫, 被他們的偶像玷污了自己.

23:31 You went in the same way of your sister, and I will give her cup into your hand.” ’
你走了你姊姊所走的路, 所以我必把她的杯交在你手裡.

23:32 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “You will drink the deep and wide cup of your sister; you will be as laughter and as scorn; the cup holds so much!
主耶和華這樣說: 你必喝你姊姊所喝的杯, 那杯又深又闊, 容量甚大, 必使你成為嗤笑和譏諷的對象.

23:33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, for a cup of horror and desolation is the cup of your sister, Samaria.
你必酩酊大醉, 充滿愁苦, 那是驚慌和荒涼的杯, 就是你姊姊撒瑪利亞的杯.

23:34 And you will drink it, and you will drain it, and its potsherds you will gnaw, and you will tear out your breasts, for I myself spoke,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你要喝這杯, 並且喝盡; 然後把這杯摔成碎塊, 又抓傷自己的胸. 因為這是我曾說過的. ’這是主耶和華的宣告.

23:35 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because you have forgotten me, and you threw me behind your back, now in turn you bear your obscene conduct and your whorings.”
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: ‘因為你忘記了我, 把我丟在背後, 所以你要擔當你淫蕩和淫亂的後果. ’”

23:36 And Yahweh said to me, “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah and declare their abominable deeds to them?
耶和華又對我說: “人子啊, 你要審判阿荷拉和阿荷利巴嗎? 你要把她們可憎的事向她們說明,

23:37 For they committed adultery, and blood is on their hands, and they committed adultery with their idols, and even their children that they had borne for me—they sacrificed them as food!
因為她們行了姦淫, 手中染血, 與自己的偶像行姦淫, 他們甚至使自己給我所生的兒女經火, 獻給偶像作食物.

23:38 Also they did this to me: they defiled my sanctuary on that day, and they profaned my Sabbaths,
此外, 同一天, 她們還向我作了這事, 就是玷污我的聖所, 又褻瀆我的安息日.

23:39 and when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they came to my sanctuary on that day to profane it. And look, this is what they did in my house!
她們宰殺了自己的兒女獻給偶像, 同一天又進了我的聖所, 把聖所褻瀆. 這就是她們在我殿中所行的.

23:40 What is worse, they sent for men who come from a distant place, to whom a messenger was sent to them, and look! They came! Men for whom you bathed and painted your eyes, and you adorned yourself with an ornament.
況且你們打發使者去請人從遠方來; 使者到了他們那裡, 他們就來了. 為了他們, 你們洗澡,替眼部化妝,佩戴珠寶,

23:41 And you sat on a magnificent couch and a table prepared before her, and my incense and my olive oil you put on her.
你們坐在華麗的床上, 床前放置了一張桌子, 把我的香料和膏油放在上面.

23:42 And a sound of a carefree crowd was with it, and in addition to these men, a crowd of drunken men was brought in from the desert, and they put bracelets on their arms and a crown of splendor on their heads.
在那裡有安逸無憂的群眾發出喧嘩的聲音, 有粗俗的人和酒徒從曠野而來, 他們把手環戴在兩個婦人的手上, 把美麗的冠冕戴在她們頭上.

23:43 And I said to the one worn out with adulteries, ‘Now they will prostitute her concerning her fornication, even her.’
“我論到這個因行淫而衰頹的婦人說: 現在讓人與她行淫吧, 因為她本來就是妓女.

23:44 And so they went to her like going to a female prostitute; and thus they went to Oholah and to Oholibah, the women of obscene conduct.
他們與她同睡; 人怎樣與妓女同睡, 也怎樣與阿荷拉和阿荷利巴那兩個淫蕩的婦人同睡.

23:45 But righteous men, they will judge them with the judgment of committing adultery, and with the judgment of shedding blood; for they were committing adultery, and blood was on their hands.”
然而必有義人判她們受淫婦和流人血的婦人所受的刑罰, 因為她們是淫婦, 她們手中染血.

23:46 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Bring up against them an assembly, and make them as a thing of horror and as plunder.
“因為主耶和華這樣說: 我必使一大群人上來攻擊她們, 使她們驚慌, 被人搶掠.

23:47 And an assembly must stone them with stones, and they must cut them down. With their swords they shall kill their sons and their daughters, and with fire they shall burn their houses.
這些人必用石頭打她們, 用刀劍砍她們, 又殺戮她們的兒女, 放火燒毀她們的房屋.

23:48 And I will cause obscene conduct to cease from the land, and all of the women will be warned, and they will not do according to your wickedness.
這樣, 我必使淫蕩從這地止息, 好叫所有的婦人都受到警戒, 不敢照著她們的淫蕩而行.

23:49 And they will repay your obscene conduct upon you, and the guilt of your idols you will bear, and you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
人要把你們行淫的報應歸在你們身上; 你們要擔當你們拜偶像的罪; 你們就知道我是主耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 24

24:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying,
第九年十月十日, 耶和華的話又臨到我說:

24:2 “Son of man, write for yourself the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem on exactly this day!
“人子啊！你要記下今天的日子, 因為巴比倫王就是在這一天圍困耶路撒冷.

24:3 And deliver a proverb to the rebellious house, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Place the pot! Place it and also pour water into it.
你要向這叛逆的民族設比喻, 對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 把鍋放在火上, 放好了, 就把水倒在鍋裡;

24:4 Gather its pieces to it, every good piece, thigh and shoulder, fill it with choice bones;
把肉塊, 就是所有肥美的肉塊, 腿肉和肩肉, 都放進鍋裡; 用上好的骨頭把鍋裝滿.

24:5 take the choicest of the flock, and also pile the bones under it; boil it vigorously; indeed, its bones boiled in the midst of it.” ’ ”
要選用羊群中最好的, 把柴堆放在鍋底下, 使鍋沸騰, 把骨頭煮在鍋中.

24:6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the city of bloodguilt! A pot that has its rust in it; its rust did not go out from it. Bring it out piece by piece; one is as good as another.
“‘因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 流人血的城, 就是長鏽的鍋, 有禍了！它的鏽未曾除掉, 要把鍋裡的東西一塊一塊取出來, 不必為它們抽籤.

24:7 For her blood was in the midst of her; she put it on a bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
因為她所流的血還在城中; 她把血潑在光滑的磐石上, 不是倒在地上, 被塵土掩蓋.

24:8 To stir up rage, to avenge myself through vengeance, I placed its blood on the barrenness of a rock, so that it may not be covered.”
我為了發烈怒, 好施行報應, 就把她的血倒在光滑的磐石上, 以致不得掩蓋.

24:9 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the city of bloodguilt! I, even I, will make the pile of wood great!
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 流人血的城, 有禍了！我也必把柴堆加大.

24:10 Pile up the logs; kindle the fire; finish cooking the meat, and mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned.
你要多加柴枝, 點上火, 混和香料, 把肉煮爛, 使骨頭燒焦;

24:11 And make it stand empty upon its burning coals so that it may become hot, and its copper may become molten and be melted in the midst of it, so that its uncleanness and its rust be consumed.
然後把空鍋放在炭火上, 使鍋燒熱, 使銅燒紅, 使其中的污穢熔化, 使它的鏽得以除淨.

24:12 Through effort she has caused weariness; its thick rust went not out of it. Its rust! Into the fire with its rust!
這鍋真叫人疲累！它厚厚的鏽總沒法除掉, 就是用火也不能除掉.

24:13 In your uncleanness is obscene conduct, because I cleansed you, but you were not clean from your uncleanness; you will not be clean again until I fully vent my rage on you.
你的污穢就是淫蕩. 我想要潔淨你, 你卻不願意潔淨, 所以你的污穢再不能得到潔淨, 直等到我向你發的烈怒止息.

24:14 I, Yahweh, I have spoken. It is coming, and I did it; I will not disregard, and I will not take pity, and I will not reconsider. According to your ways and according to your deeds they will judge you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我耶和華已經說了. 時候到了, 我必成就; 我必不退縮, 必不顧惜, 也不改變心意; 我必照著你的所作所為審判你. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

24:15 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

24:16 “Son of man, look! I am taking from you what is pleasing to your eyes with a plague, but you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not run down.
“人子啊！我要打擊你, 把你眼中所喜愛的奪去, 你卻不可悲哀, 不可哭泣, 也不可流淚.

24:17 Sigh in silence for the dead; you shall not make a mourning ceremony. Bind your turban on you, and you must put your sandals on your feet. You must not cover your upper lip, and the bread of mourners you shall not eat.”
只可靜默地歎息, 不可為死人哀悼; 你的頭上仍要纏著頭巾, 腳上仍要穿著鞋子; 你不可蒙著臉, 也不可吃為喪家預備的食物. ”

24:18 And I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening, and I did in the morning just as I was commanded.
於是我在早上對眾人說了這事, 晚上我的妻子就死了; 次日早晨我就照著所吩咐我的行了.

24:19 And the people said to me, “Will you not make known to us what these things that you are doing mean for us?”
眾人問我: “你不告訴我們你這樣行與我們有甚麼關係嗎? ”

24:20 And I said to them that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
我回答他們: “耶和華的話臨到我說:

24:21 “Say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I will be profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength and the delight of your eyes and the object of your own affection; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword,
‘你要告訴以色列家, 主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我必使我的聖所被褻瀆, 這聖所就是你們所誇耀的勢力, 眼所喜愛的, 心中所愛惜的. 你們遺下的兒女, 都必倒在刀下.

24:22 and you shall do just as I did: You shall not cover your upper lip, and you shall not eat the bread of mourners.
那時你們要照著我所行的去行; 你們不可蒙著臉, 也不可吃為喪家預備的食物.

24:23 And your turban must be on your heads, and your sandals must be on your feet. You shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, but you shall waste away because of your iniquities, and you shall groan to one another.
你們的頭上仍要纏著頭巾, 腳上仍要穿著鞋子; 你們不可悲哀, 不可哭泣; 但你們必因自己的罪孽相對歎息, 衰弱而死.

24:24 And Ezekiel will be to you as a sign; everything that he did you shall do; and when it comes you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
以西結必成為你們的一個兆頭; 凡他所行的, 將來你們也要照樣行. 這事來到, 你們就知道我是主耶和華. ’

24:25 “And you, son of man, will it not be that on the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the delight of their eyes, and the longing of their inner self, their sons and daughters—
“人子啊！我從他們中間奪去他們的堡壘,他們所喜歡的榮耀,他們眼所喜愛的,心所崇尚的和他們的兒女的時候,

24:26 on that day a survivor will come to you with the news.
豈沒有逃脫的人來到你那裡, 使你聽見這事嗎?

24:27 On that day your mouth shall be opened at the arrival of the fugitive, and you shall speak, and you shall not be silent any longer, and you shall be to them as a sign, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
那時, 你要向逃脫的人開口說話, 不再作啞巴. 你必成為他們的一個兆頭. 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 25

25:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

25:2 “Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them,
“人子啊！你要面對亞捫人, 說預言攻擊他們.

25:3 and you must say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord Yahweh! Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of your saying, ‘Ah!’ to my sanctuary when it was profaned, and to the land of Israel when it was desolate, and to the house of Judah when they went into the exile,
你要對亞捫人說: ‘你們要聽主耶和華的話. 主耶和華這樣說: 我的聖所被褻瀆, 以色列地荒涼, 猶大家被擄去的時候, 你說: “哈哈！”

25:4 therefore look! I am giving you to the people of the East as a possession, and they will set up their encampments in you, and they will make in you their dwelling places; they themselves will eat your fruit and they themselves will drink your milk.
所以我要把你交給東方人作產業; 他們必在你那裡安營, 在你那裡設立居所; 他們必吃你的果子, 喝你的奶.

25:5 And I will make Rabbah as a pasture of camels and the Ammonites as a haunt of flocks, and they will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
我必使拉巴成為牧放駱駝的地方, 使亞捫人之地成為羊群躺臥之處. 你們就知道我是耶和華.

25:6 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of clapping your hand and stamping with your foot, and because you rejoiced in yourself with all of your malice over the land of Israel,
主耶和華這樣說: 因為你手舞足蹈, 心存輕蔑, 因以色列地的遭遇而歡喜.

25:7 therefore look! I stretched out my hand against you, and I will give you as plunder to the nations, and I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will destroy you from the countries, and I will wipe you out, and you will know that I am Yahweh.”
所以我必伸手攻擊你, 把你交給列國作掠物; 我必從萬族中剪除你, 使你從列邦中滅亡; 我必消滅你, 你就知道我是耶和華. ’”

25:8 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of Moab and Seir saying, ‘The house of Judah is like all of the nations,’
主耶和華這樣說: “因為摩押和西珥說: ‘看哪！猶大家與列國毫無分別’,

25:9 therefore, look! I am opening the side of Moab from the cities on its frontier, the glory of the land: Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.
所以我必除去摩押一面的防守, 從邊界的城市開始, 就是他們看為那地之榮美的伯．耶西末,巴力．免和基列亭.

25:10 I will give it to the people of the East in addition to the Ammonites as a possession, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered among the nations.
我必把摩押連同亞捫人一起交給東方人作產業, 使亞捫不再在列國中被記念.

25:11 And on Moab I will execute punishments, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
我要向摩押施行審判, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

25:12 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of the doings of Edom in avenging himself with vengeance for the house of Judah, and so they became very guilty and they avenged themselves on them,”
主耶和華這樣說: “因為以東向猶大家報仇雪恨. 他們這樣作, 就犯了大罪.

25:13 therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “so I will stretch out my hand against Edom and I will cut off from it both human and animal, and I will make it a ruin from Teman and Dedan; they will fall by the sword.
所以主耶和華這樣說: 我必伸手攻擊以東, 把人和牲畜都從其中剪除; 我必使以東荒涼; 從提幔直到底但, 他們都要倒斃在刀下.

25:14 And I will exact my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will do in Edom according to my anger and according to my rage, and they will know my vengeance,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必藉著我子民以色列的手報復以東; 以色列人必照著我的怒氣, 按著我的烈怒對待以東, 以東人就知道這是我的報復. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

25:15 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of the acting of the Philistines in vengeance, so that they avenged themselves relentlessly with malice in themselves for destruction with everlasting hostility,
主耶和華這樣說: “因為非利士人向猶大人報仇雪恨, 心存輕蔑報仇雪恨, 他們永遠懷恨, 要毀滅猶大,

25:16 therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am stretching out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites, and I will destroy the remainder of the seacoast.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要伸手攻擊非利士人, 剪除基利提人, 消滅沿海剩下的人.

25:17 And I will execute on them great vengeance with punishments of rage, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I exact my vengeance on them!”
我必怒責他們, 向他們大施報復; 我向他們報復的時候, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 26

26:1 And it was in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
第十一年某月初一日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

26:2 “Son of man, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem, ‘Ah! The gates of the peoples are broken; it has swung open to me; I shall be filled, for it lies in ruins!’
“人子啊！因為推羅論到耶路撒冷說: ‘哈哈！那萬族的門已經破壞了, 向我打開了; 我必得豐滿, 她卻成了荒場！’

26:3 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring up against you many nations like the stirring up of the sea stirring up its waves.
所以主耶和華這樣說: ‘推羅啊！我要與你為敵; 我必叫多國上來攻擊你, 好像海使波浪湧上來一樣.

26:4 And I will destroy the walls of Tyre, and they will demolish its towers, and I will scrape away its earthen dirt from it, and I will make it into a bare rock.
他們必毀壞推羅的城牆, 拆毀它的城樓; 我必刮淨它的塵土, 使它成為光滑的磐石.

26:5 It will become a place for spreading out dragnets in the midst of the sea; for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord Yahweh. ‘And it will become as plunder for the nations,
它必在海中作曬網的地方, 因為我已經說了. 這是耶和華的宣告. 它必成為列國的掠物,

26:6 and its daughters who are in the field with the sword, they will be killed; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
那些在陸地居住的推羅人必被刀劍所殺; 然後, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

26:7 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am bringing to Tyre Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, from the north, the king of kings, with horse and with chariot and with horsemen and his assembly and many people.
“‘因為主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要使諸王之王, 就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒, 率領馬匹,戰車,騎兵和一支大軍, 從北方來攻擊推羅.

26:8 Your daughters he will kill in the field with the sword, and he will place against you siege works, and he will build against you a siege ramp, and he will raise against you a shield,
他必用刀劍殺戮你那些在陸地居住的人; 他必建造圍城的高牆, 築起土壘, 舉起盾牌攻擊你.

26:9 and the thrust of his battering ram he will direct against your walls, and your towers he will break down with his weapons.
他必用攻城鎚攻擊你的城牆, 用武器拆毀你的城樓.

26:10 From the abundance of his horses he will cover you with their fine dust; at the sound of horseman and wheel and chariot your walls will shake, at his coming into your gates like the entrance of a city that is being broken through.
因為他的馬匹眾多, 牠們揚起的塵土必遮蓋你; 他進入你的城門, 好像人進入已有破口的城, 那時, 你的城牆必因騎兵,車輪和戰車的響聲而震動.

26:11 With the hooves of his horses he will trample all of your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong stone pillars will tumble down to the earth.
他的馬蹄必踐踏你所有的街道; 他必用刀殺戮你的人民; 你堅固的柱子必倒在地上.

26:12 And they will plunder your wealth, and they will loot your merchandise, and they will break down your walls, and the houses of your delight they will break down, and your stones and your timbers and your earthen dirt they will cast into the midst of the water.
他們必擄去你的財富, 以你的貨財為掠物; 他們必破壞你的城牆, 拆毀你華麗的房屋, 把你的石頭,木頭和瓦礫都投在水中.

26:13 And, I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your lyres will not be heard any longer.
我必使你唱歌的喧聲止息; 人也再聽不到你的琴聲.

26:14 And I will make you into a bare rock, a place for the spreading out of dragnets. You will not be built again, for I, Yahweh, I have spoken,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必使你成為光滑的磐石; 你必成為曬網的地方; 你必不再被建造, 因為我耶和華已經說了. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’

26:15 Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Tyre, “Will not the coastlands shake from the sound of your downfall, at the groaning of the wounded, at people being killed in the midst of you?
“主耶和華對推羅這樣說: ‘殺戮在你中間發生, 受傷的人都在唉哼的時候, 眾海島豈不因你傾倒的聲音而震動嗎?

26:16 And all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones, and they will remove their robes, and their beautiful garments of finished cloth they will take off. With terror they will be clothed, and on the ground they will sit, and they will tremble continually, and they will be appalled over you.
那時所有沿海的君王都必由王座下來, 除去朝服, 脫下刺繡的衣服; 披上戰兢, 坐在地上, 不停發抖, 因你而驚駭.

26:17 And they will raise a lament over you, and they will say to you, ‘How you have been lost who was inhabited from the seas; the city that was praised, that was strong. It is located on the sea, and its inhabitants imposed their terror on all of its inhabitants.
他們必為你作一首哀歌說: 你這著名的城, 航海之人的居所, 在海上堅固有力的啊！你和你的居民素來使驚恐臨到所有住在那裡的人身上, 你怎麼絕了跡呢?

26:18 Now the coastlands will tremble at the day of your downfall, and the islands that are in the sea will be horrified because of your departure.’ ”
現在海島的居民在你傾倒的日子, 都必戰兢; 眾海島因你的毀滅而驚惶.

26:19 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when bringing up over you the deep, the great surging waters will cover you.
因為主耶和華這樣說: 我使你成為荒廢的城市, 像沒有人居住的城鎮; 我使深淵的水上升漫過你, 使大水淹沒你,

26:20 And I will bring you down with those who are going down to the grave, an ancient people, and I will cause you to dwell in the world of the depths, in the ruins from of old with those who are going down to the grave, so that you will not be inhabited and have a place in the land of the living.
那時, 我要使你與那些下到陰府的人一起, 下到古時的人那裡去; 我要使你住在地的深處, 就是住在久而荒廢之地, 與那些下到陰府的人在一起, 以致你不再在活人的境界重現(“不再在活人的境界重現”, 這譯法參考古譯本, 原文作“不再返回, 我卻要在活人境地顯出榮耀”).

26:21 Sudden terrors I will bring on you, and you shall no longer exist; and you will be sought, and you will not be found again forever,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必使你遭遇可怕的災禍, 你就不再存在了; 人雖然尋找你, 卻永不再尋得著. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 27

27:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

27:2 “And you, son of man, raise a lament against Tyre.
“人子啊！你要為推羅作一首哀歌.

27:3 And you must say to Tyre, the one who sits at the entrance of the sea as the merchant of the peoples to the many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Tyre, you yourself said “I am perfect in beauty!”
要對那位於海口, 跟沿海邦國通商的推羅說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 推羅啊！你曾經說過: 我是全然美麗的.

27:4 In the heart of the seas are your boundaries; your builders perfected your beauty.
你的疆界在眾海中心, 建造你的使你全然美麗.

27:5 They built with pine trees from Senir all of your boards for you; they took cedars from Lebanon to make a sailing mast for you.
他們用示尼珥的松樹做你所有的木板; 用黎巴嫩的香柏樹做你的桅杆;

27:6 They made your oars with oaks from Bashan; your deck they made with inlaid ivory, with cypress trees from the coastlands of Cyprus.
用巴珊的橡樹做你的槳; 用基提沿岸的黃楊木鑲嵌著象牙, 做你的艙板.

27:7 Your sail was fine linen with colorful weaving from Egypt to serve as a banner for you; blue and purple cloth from the coastlands of Cyprus was your awning.
你的帆是用埃及刺繡的細麻布做的, 可作你的旗幟; 你的篷是用以利沙沿岸的藍色和紫色布做的.

27:8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvan were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were from your own people, and they were your seamen.
西頓和亞發的居民給你蕩槳; 推羅啊！你中間的技師作你的舵手.

27:9 The elders of Gebal and its skilled men were among you as the repairers of the seam of your boat; all of the ships of the sea and their mariners were among you to barter your wares.
迦巴勒的技師和老練的工匠都在你那裡修補裂縫; 所有海上的船隻和水手都在你那裡, 與你進行貿易.

27:10 Persia and Lud and Put were among your soldiers; small shield and helmet hung among you and gave to you your adornment.
波斯人,路德人,弗人都在你的軍隊中作戰士; 他們在你那裡掛起盾牌和頭盔, 彰顯你的光榮.

27:11 The people of Arvan and Helech were on your walls all around, and Gammadites were in your towers. They hung their quivers on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
在你四圍的城牆上有亞發人和赫勒克人(“赫勒克人”或譯: “你的軍兵”); 在你的城樓上有歌瑪底人(“歌瑪底人”或譯: “勇士”). 他們把自己的盾牌掛在你四圍的城牆上, 使你全然美麗.

27:12 “ ‘Tarshish was your trader; from the abundance of all of their wealth, with silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your merchandise.
“他施人因你各樣豐富的財物, 就作你的貿易夥伴; 他們用銀,鐵,錫和鉛來換取你的貨物.

27:13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders; in exchange for people and an object of bronze they gave you your wares.
雅完人,土巴人和米設人都與你通商; 他們用奴隸和銅器來換取你的商品.

27:14 From Beth Togarmah they exchanged horses and war horses and mules for your wares.
伯陀迦瑪人用馬,戰馬和騾子來換取你的貨物.

27:15 The people of Dedan were trading with you, many coastlands composed the region of your influence; they brought back horns of ivory and ebony as your payment.
底但人與你通商, 沿海許多地方都作你貿易的市場; 他們用象牙和烏木支付給你.

27:16 Edom was trading with you because of the abundance of your products, trading with malachite, purple wool yarn and colorful weaving, and fine white fabric and black corals and rubies; all these they exchange for your merchandise.
亞蘭人因你的產品很多, 就作你的貿易夥伴; 他們用綠寶石,紫色布,刺繡,細麻布,珊瑚,紅寶石, 來換取你的貨物.

27:17 Judah and the land of Israel were trading with you with wheat from Minnith and millet and honey and olive oil and balm; all these they gave for your wares.
猶大和以色列地都與你通商; 他們用米匿的麥子,餅,蜜,油和乳香來換取你的商品.

27:18 Damascus was trading with you because of the abundance of your products, because of the abundance of all of your wealth, trading with the wine of Helbon and white wool.
大馬士革人因你產品很多, 又因你各樣豐富的財物, 就用黑本酒和白羊毛(“白羊毛”或譯: “察哈爾羊毛”)來與你交易,

27:19 Vedan and Javan from Uzal, they exchanged wrought iron, cinnamon, and reed spice for your merchandise; all this was for your wares.
威但人用烏薩出的酒(“用烏薩出的酒”原文作“和從烏薩來的雅完人”)來換取你的貨物; 他們用鍛鐵,桂皮和菖蒲, 來交換你的商品.

27:20 Dedan was trading with you, with garments of woven material for riding.
底但人用馬鞍毯子來與你交易.

27:21 Arabia and all of the leaders of Kedar were your customers; with young rams and adult rams and goats they were trading with them with you.
阿拉伯人和基達所有的領袖都作你通商的顧客; 他們用羊羔,綿羊和山羊, 來與你交易.

27:22 The traders of Sheba and Raamah were trading with you, with the finest of every spice and with every precious stone and gold; they exchanged all these for your merchandise.
示巴和拉瑪的商人都與你交易; 他們用各樣上等的香料, 各種寶石和黃金, 來換取你的貨物.

27:23 Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Assyria, and Kilmad were trading with you.
哈蘭人,干尼人,伊甸人,示巴的商人,亞述人和基抹人, 都與你交易.

27:24 They were trading with you in finery, in mantles of blue cloth and colorful embroidered work and with rugs of variegated cloth in twisted cords and knotted tightly; these were among your merchandise.
他們用美麗的衣服,藍色刺繡的袍子,色彩繽紛的地毯, 用繩子綁得結實, 在你的市場上與你交易.

27:25 The ships of Tarshish were carrying for you your wares, and you were filled, and you became very heavy in the heart of the seas.
他施的船隻運載你的商品, 你在海的中心, 滿載貨物, 極其沉重.

27:26 “ ‘Into many waters the rowers brought you; but the east wind wrecked you in the heart of the seas.
給你蕩槳的已經把你蕩到水深之處; 東風在海的中心把你吹破.

27:27 Your wealth and your merchandise, your wares, your mariners, and your seamen, your shipwrights and the barterers of your wares and all of your soldiers who are in you, along with all of your crew who are in the midst of you, they will fall in the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.
你的財富,貨物,商品,水手,舵手,修補裂縫的,與你進行貿易的, 在你那裡所有的戰士, 並在你中間所有聚集的人,在你傾覆的日子, 都必在海的中心沉下去.

27:28 At the sound of the shout of your seamen, the pasturelands will shake.
因你舵手的呼叫聲, 郊野都必震動.

27:29 And they will go down from their ships, all of those holding an oar, mariners, all of the seamen of the sea will stand on the land,
所有蕩槳的,水手和航海的舵手, 都必離開他們的船隻, 站在陸上.

27:30 and they will lament over you with their voice, and they will cry out bitterly, and they will throw dust on their heads, and they will roll in the dust.
他們必為你放聲痛哭, 把塵土撒在自己的頭上, 在灰中打滾.

27:31 They will shave themselves bald for your sake, and they will dress themselves in sackcloth, and they will weep over you with a bitterness of soul and with bitter wailing.
他們必因你把頭剃光, 腰束麻布, 為你痛心哭泣, 苦苦悲哀.

27:32 And they will raise over you with their wailing a lament, and they will chant a lament over you: ‘Who is like Tyre, like this destruction in the midst of the sea?’
他們為你哀悼的時候, 必為你作一首哀歌: 有哪一座城, 像在海中沉寂的推羅呢?

27:33 When your merchandise went out from the seas, you satisfied many peoples with the abundance of your wealth, and by your wares you made rich the kings of the world.
你的貨物從海上運出去的時候, 曾使多國的人飽足; 因你豐富的財物和商品, 你使地上的君王都富裕.

27:34 Now you are broken by seas in the depths of waters; your wares and all of your crew in the midst of you have sunk.
如今你在深水的地方, 被海水沖破; 你的商品和所有在你那裡聚集的人, 都沉下去了.

27:35 All of the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled over you, and their kings shudder in horror; they distort their faces!
沿海地帶所有的居民都因你驚駭; 他們的君王都極其恐慌, 面容扭曲.

27:36 The traders among the peoples hiss over you; you have become a horror, and you shall be no more forever!’ ”
各族的商人都嗤笑你; 你必遭遇可怕的災禍, 你就永遠不再存在了. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 28

28:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

28:2 “Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because your heart was haughty, and you said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of the gods, I sit in the heart of the seas!’ But you are a human, not a god, and you gave your heart to be like the heart of a god.
“人子啊！你要對推羅的君王說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 因為你心裡高傲, 說: 我是神; 我在海的中心,坐在神的寶座上. 其實你不過是人, 並不是神, 你心裡卻自以為是神.

28:3 Look, are you wiser than Daniel, so that no secret is hidden from you?
你比但以理更有智慧！任何祕密的事都不能隱瞞你！

28:4 By your wisdom and by your understanding you have gained for yourself wealth, and you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
你靠著自己的智慧和聰明, 為自己得了財富, 把所得的金銀放進自己的府庫裡.

28:5 By the abundance of your wisdom in your trading you have increased your wealth and your heart was proud in your wealth.” ’ ”
你靠著自己在貿易上的大智慧, 增添你的財富, 你又因自己的財富心裡高傲.

28:6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of your regarding your mind like the mind of a god,
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 因為你心裡自以為是神,

28:7 therefore look! I am bringing strangers over you, the most ruthless of the peoples, and they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they will defile your splendor.
所以我要使外族人, 就是列國中最強橫的人, 來攻擊你; 他們要拔出刀來, 攻擊你用智慧得來的美物, 玷污你的光彩.

28:8 They will thrust you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
他們必使你下到坑中, 你必被殺害, 死在海的中心.

28:9 Will you indeed still say “I am a god!” before the face of your killers? And in fact you are a human and not a god in the hand of those who pierce you.
在殺戮你的人面前, 你還能說: 我是神嗎? 在那些殺害你的人手裡, 你不過是人, 並不是神.

28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers, for I myself have spoken!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你必死在外族人手裡, 與未受割禮的人一樣, 因為這是我曾說過的, 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

28:11 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

28:12 “Son of man, raise a lament over the king of Tyre, and you must say to him, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh: “You were a perfect model of an example, full of wisdom and perfect of beauty.
“人子啊！你要為推羅王作一首哀歌, 對他說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 你是完美的典範, 滿有智慧, 全然美麗.

28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God, and every precious stone was your adornment: carnelian, topaz and moonstone, turquoise, onyx and jasper, sapphire, malachite and emerald. And gold was the craftsmanship of your settings and your mountings in you; on the day when you were created they were prepared.
你曾在伊甸,神的園中, 有各樣的寶石作你的衣服, 就是紅寶石,紅璧璽,金鋼石,水蒼玉,紅瑪瑙,碧玉,藍寶石,綠寶石和紅玉; 寶石座是用金製造的, 這些都是在你被造的日子就預備好了的.

28:14 You were an anointed guardian cherub, and I placed you on God’s holy mountain; you walked in the midst of stones of fire.
你是護衛寶座的,受膏的基路伯; 我安置你在神的聖山上, 你在閃耀如火的寶石中間行走.

28:15 You were blameless in your ways from the day when you were created, until wickedness was found in you.
從你被造的日子起, 你的行為都無可指摘, 直到在你中間有了罪孽為止.

28:16 In the abundance of your trading, they filled the midst of you with violence, and you sinned; and I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and I expelled you, the guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
因你的貿易昌盛, 你中間就充滿了強暴的事, 你也犯了罪, 所以我把你當作污穢之物, 從神的山把你拋棄. 護衛寶座的基路伯啊！我要把你從閃耀如火的寶石中除掉.

28:17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor. I threw you on the ground before kings; I have exposed you for viewing.
你因自己的美麗心裡高傲, 又因你的光彩敗壞了你的智慧. 所以我把你拋在地上; 放在列王面前, 好讓他們觀看.

28:18 From the abundance of your iniquities in the dishonesty of your trading, I profaned your sanctuaries and I brought fire from your midst; it consumed you, and I have turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of everyone who sees you.
你因罪孽眾多, 又因貿易上的罪惡, 玷污了你的聖所, 因此我使火從你中間出來, 這火要吞滅你. 我要在所有觀看你的人眼前, 把你變為地上的灰燼.

28:19 All who know you among the peoples are appalled over you; you have become as horrors, and you shall cease to exist forever.” ’ ”
萬族中認識你的, 都必因你驚駭; 你必遭遇可怕的災禍, 你就永遠不再存在了. ’”

28:20 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

28:21 “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it,
“人子啊！你要面向西頓, 說預言攻擊它,

28:22 and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, Sidon, and I display my glory in the midst of you, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I execute my judgments, and I will show myself holy within it.
你要說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 西頓啊, 我要與你為敵！我要在你中間得榮耀. 我在它身上施行審判, 彰顯我的聖潔的時候人就知道我是耶和華.

28:23 And I will send into it a plague, and blood will be in its streets. And the dead will fall in the midst of her by the sword that is against it from all around; and they will know that I am Yahweh.
我必使瘟疫進入西頓, 使血流在它的街上; 必有刀劍四圍攻擊它, 使被殺的人倒在城中, 人就知道我是耶和華.

28:24 And there will not be any longer a painful thorn and a sharp thornbush for the house of Israel from anywhere around them from those who are despising them, and they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.” ’ ”
四圍一切恨惡以色列家的人, 必不再向他們作刺人的荊棘,使人痛苦的蒺藜. 人就知道我是主耶和華.

28:25 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples to which they were scattered about in them, and I show myself holy in them before the eyes of the nations, then they will live on their soil, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 我把以色列家從他們所分散到的萬族中招聚回來的時候, 我必在他們身上向列國顯為聖, 以色列家必在自己的地方, 就是賜給我僕人雅各的地.

28:26 And they will live on it in safety, and they will build houses, and they will plant vineyards, and they will live in safety when I execute my judgments on all those who despise them from all around them, and then they will know that I am Yahweh their God.”
他們必安然居住, 建造房屋, 栽種葡萄園; 我向四圍所有恨惡他們的人施行審判以後, 他們必安然居住; 人就知道我是耶和華他們的神. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 29

29:1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
第十年十月十二日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

29:2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against Egypt, all of it.
“人子啊！你要面向埃及王法老, 說預言攻擊他和埃及全地.

29:3 Speak, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great sea monster, the one lying down in the midst of his Nile streams, who says to me, “It is my Nile, and I made it for myself.”
你要說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 埃及王法老啊！我要與你為敵, 你這臥在自己河中的大海怪, 你曾經說過: “這河是我的, 是我自己造的. ”

29:4 And so I will put hooks in your jawbones, and I will make the fish of your Nile streams stick to your scales, and I will bring you up from the midst of your Nile streams, and all of the fish of your Nile streams which cling to your scales.
但我耶和華必用鉤子鉤住你的腮頰, 使你河中的魚都緊貼著你的鱗甲, 我必把你和你河中所有緊貼著你的鱗甲的魚, 都從你河中拉上來.

29:5 And I will fling you to the desert, you and all the fish of your Nile streams. On the surface of the field you will fall; you will not be gathered, and you will not be assembled. To the animals of the field and to the birds of the heavens I will give you as food.
我必把你和你河中所有的魚, 都丟在曠野; 你必倒在田間, 無人收殮, 無人埋葬. 我已經把你給了地上的走獸和空中的飛鳥作食物.

29:6 And all of the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because of their being a staff of reed for the house of Israel.
埃及所有的居民就都知道我是耶和華. 因為你作了以色列家蘆葦的杖.

29:7 When they took hold of you with the hand, you snapped, and you split their every shoulder. And when they leaned on you, you broke, and you caused all of their loins to wobble.”
他們用手抓住你的時候, 你就斷裂, 傷了他們的肩頭; 他們倚靠你, 你就折斷,扭傷了他們的腰.

29:8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am bringing on you a sword, and I will cut off from you human and animal.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我必使刀劍攻擊你, 把人和牲畜都從你那裡剪除.

29:9 And the land of Egypt will become a desolation and ruins, and they will know that I am Yahweh because he said, ‘The Nile is mine! And I, I made it!’
埃及地必荒涼廢棄, 人就知道我是耶和華. “‘因為法老曾說: “這河是我的, 是我自己做的. ”

29:10 Therefore look! I am against you and against your Nile streams, and I will make the land of Egypt into ruins, a pile of rubble, a desolation from Migdol to Syene and up to the boundary of Cush.
所以我必與你和你的河為敵; 我必使埃及地, 從密奪到色弗尼, 直到古實邊界, 都全然荒涼廢棄.

29:11 A foot of a human will not pass over it, and a foot of an animal will not pass over it, and so it will not be inhabited for forty years.
人的腳必不經過那裡, 獸的蹄也不經過那裡; 四十年之久, 無人居住.

29:12 And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated countries, and its cities to be in the midst of ruined cities. They will be a desolation for forty years, and I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them among the countries.”
我必使埃及成為荒地中的荒地, 四十年之久, 它的城必成為廢城中的廢城. 我必把埃及人分散到列邦, 四散在各地.

29:13 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 滿了四十年, 我必把埃及人從他們所分散到的萬族中招聚回來.

29:14 And I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and I will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and they will be a lowly kingdom there.
我必使埃及被擄的人歸回, 使他們歸回自己根源之地巴忒羅, 在那裡他們必成為低微的國.

29:15 Of all the kingdoms it will be the most lowly, and it will not exalt itself again over the nations, and I will make them small so as not to rule over the nations.
這國必成為列國中最低微的, 也必不能再攀到列國之上; 我必使他們弱小, 以致他們不能再管轄列國.

29:16 And it will not be again for the house of Israel an object of trust, bringing to remembrance their guilt when they turned back to them, and they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”
埃及必不再作以色列家的倚靠; 每逢以色列家轉去仰賴埃及人的時候, 他們就想起自己的罪孽. 這樣, 他們就知道我是主耶和華. ’”

29:17 And then in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
二十七年正月初一日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

29:18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, he made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was rubbed bare, and every shoulder was rubbed raw, but a wage was not paid for him and for his army from Tyre for the labor that he did against it.”
“人子啊！巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒使他的軍兵千辛萬苦攻打推羅, 以致各人都頭禿肩破; 但是他和他的軍兵攻打推羅所付出的辛勞, 並沒有從那裡得到甚麼報酬.

29:19 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am giving to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon the land of Egypt, and he will carry its wealth away, and he will plunder its plunder, and he will loot its loot, and it will be a wage for his army.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我必把埃及地賜給巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒, 他把埃及的財富帶走, 搶其中的財為擄物, 奪其中的貨為掠物, 作他軍兵的報酬.

29:20 As his wages that he worked for, I will give to him the land of Egypt, because they worked for me,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我把埃及地賜給他, 作辛勞的報酬, 因為他們都是為我效力的. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

29:21 “On that day I will cause power to grow up for the house of Israel, and for you I will give an opening of your mouth in the midst of them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
到了那天, 我必使以色列家的角生出來, 我也必使你以西結在他們中間開口. 他們就知道我是耶和華. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 30

30:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

30:2 “Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Wail, alas! For the day!
“人子啊！你要說預言: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 你們要哀號: 那一天有禍了！

30:3 For a day is near; indeed, a day is near for Yahweh. A day of cloud, a time of the nations it will be.
因為那一天臨近了, 耶和華的日子臨近了, 就是密雲的日子, 列國受罰的時候.

30:4 And a sword will come in Egypt, and anguish will be in Cush, at the falling of the slain in Egypt. And they will take its wealth, and its foundation will be demolished.
必有刀劍臨到埃及, 被殺的人倒在埃及的時候, 在古實就有痛苦; 埃及的財富必被奪去, 它的根基必被拆毀.

30:5 Cush and Put and Lud and all of Arabia and Kub and the people of the land of the treaty with them—by the sword they will fall.”
古實人,弗人,路德人,所有外族的人,呂彼亞(“呂彼亞”原文作“古巴”)人, 以及與埃及結盟的人, 都必與埃及人一起倒在刀下.

30:6 Thus says Yahweh: “And the supporters of Egypt will fall, and the majesty of its strength will go down from Migdol to Syene; by the sword they will fall in it,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
“‘耶和華這樣說: 那些支持埃及的必傾倒, 埃及所誇耀的勢力必衰落. 從密奪到色弗尼, 他們都必倒在刀下; 這是主耶和華說的:

30:7 “And they will be desolate in the midst of desolate countries, and its cities will be in the midst of ruined cities.
埃及必成為荒地中的荒地, 它的城必成為廢城中的廢城.

30:8 And they will know that I am Yahweh when I put my fire in Egypt, and all of its helpers are broken.
我在埃及點起火來的時候, 所有幫助埃及的都必滅亡; 那時他們就知道我是耶和華.

30:9 On that day messengers will go down from before me in the ships to terrify unsuspecting Cush, and anguish will be in them on the day of Egypt; for look, it is coming!”
那一天, 必有使者從我面前乘船出去, 使安逸無慮的古實人驚慌; 在埃及遭難的日子, 必有痛苦臨到他們. 看哪！這事來到了！

30:10 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will put an end to the crowds of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon.
主耶和華這樣說: “‘我必藉著巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒的手, 消滅埃及的財富.

30:11 He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations, will be brought to destroy the land. And they will draw their swords against Egypt, and they will fill the land with the slain,
他和跟隨他的人, 就是列國中最強橫的人, 必被領進來, 毀滅這地; 他們必拔出刀來攻擊埃及, 使遍地滿了被殺的人.

30:12 and I will make the Nile streams dry land, and I will sell the land into the hand of bad people, and I will lay waste the land and its fullness by the hand of strangers. I, Yahweh, I have spoken.”
我必使江河乾涸, 把這地賣給惡人; 我必藉著外族人的手, 使這地和其中所充滿的, 都變成荒涼. 我耶和華已經說了.

30:13 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will destroy the idols, and I will put an end to the worthless idols from Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt, and I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
主耶和華這樣說: “‘我必毀滅偶像, 使虛無的神像從挪弗滅絕. 必不再有君王從埃及地而出; 我也必使懼怕臨到埃及地.

30:14 And I will lay waste Pathros, and I will set fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments in No.
我必使巴忒羅荒涼, 也必在瑣安點起火來, 又向挪施行審判.

30:15 I will pour out my rage over Sin, the stronghold of Egypt, and I will cut off the crowd of No.
我必把我的烈怒倒在訓上, 就是埃及的保障, 並要剪除挪的眾民.

30:16 And I will set fire in Egypt, certainly Sin will writhe, and No will be breached, and Memphis will face enemies daily.
我必在埃及點起火來; 訓必有大痛苦; 挪必被攻破; 挪弗必終日受難.

30:17 The young men of On and Pi Beseth will fall by the sword, and they will go into captivity.
亞文和比伯實的年輕人都必倒在刀下; 這些城的人必被擄去.

30:18 And at Tahpanhes the day will become dark when I break the yoke of Egypt, and in it the majesty of its strength will come to an end. A cloud will cover it, and its daughters will go into captivity.
我在答比匿折斷埃及眾軛的時候, 白晝就必變為黑暗; 埃及所誇耀的勢力必在其中止息; 這城必有密雲遮蓋, 城中的居民必被擄去.

30:19 And I will execute judgments in Egypt, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
我必這樣向埃及施行審判, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

30:20 And then in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
十一年正月初七日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

30:21 “Son of man, the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, I have broken. And look, it has not been bound up for giving of a remedy, or for the placing of a splint to bind it up to make it strong to take hold of the sword.”
“人子啊！我折斷了埃及王法老的膀臂; 看哪！沒有人把它包紮治療, 沒有人用繃帶把它纏裹, 好讓它有力量拿起刀來.

30:22 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and I will break his strong arm and the broken arm, and I will let the sword fall from his hand.
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我與埃及王法老為敵; 我必打斷他有力的膀臂, 和已經折了的膀臂, 使刀從他的手中掉下.

30:23 And I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them among the countries.
我必把埃及人分散到列邦, 四散在各地.

30:24 And I will strengthen the arm of the king of Babylon, and I will give my sword into his hand, and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan with the groaning of the mortally wounded before him.
“‘我必使巴比倫王的膀臂有力量, 把我的刀交在他手中; 我要折斷法老的膀臂, 使他在巴比倫王面前呻吟, 像一個受傷快死的人一樣.

30:25 And I will strengthen the arm of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh will fall. And they will know that I am Yahweh when I give my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will stretch it out to the land of Egypt.
我必使巴比倫王的膀臂有力量, 法老的膀臂卻要下垂. 我把我的刀交在巴比倫王手裡, 使他舉刀攻擊埃及地的時候, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

30:26 And I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them into the countries, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
我必把埃及人分散到列邦, 四散在各地; 他們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 31

31:1 And then in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
十一年三月初一日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

31:2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his crowd, ‘To whom are you like in your greatness?
“人子啊！你要對埃及王法老和他的眾民說: ‘論到你的偉大, 誰能與你相比呢?

31:3 Look! Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and a forest giving shade, and very high, and its treetop was between the clouds.
看哪！亞述曾是黎巴嫩的香柏樹, 枝條秀美, 林影茂密, 樹身高大, 樹頂在茂密的枝葉之上.

31:4 Waters made it great, the deep made it grow high; its rivers were going all around its planting area, and its channels it sent out to all of the trees of the field.
眾水使它長大, 深淵使它長高; 有江河從深淵流出環繞它栽種之地, 又有支流延到田間的眾樹.

31:5 Therefore it became tall, with its height more than all of the trees of the field, and its branches became numerous, and its branches became long from its sending its shoots from abundant water.
因此, 它樹身高大, 高過田間的眾樹; 它發旺生長的時候, 因為水源豐足, 所以枝子繁多, 枝條長長.

31:6 In its branches all the birds of the heaven made their nest, and under its branches all the animals of the field gave birth, and in its shadow all the many nations lived.
空中的飛鳥都在枝上搭窩; 田野的走獸都在枝條下生產; 所有大國都在它的樹蔭下居住.

31:7 And it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root was toward much water.
它樹身高大, 枝條長長而顯得秀美, 因為它的根扎在水多的地方.

31:8 Cedars in the garden of God could not be equal to it; fir trees could not resemble its branches, and plane trees were not even like its branches; any tree even in the garden of God could not resemble it in its beauty.
神園中的香柏樹不能與它相比, 松樹比不上它的枝子; 楓樹也不及它的枝條; 神園中所有的樹木都比不上它的秀美.

31:9 I made it beautiful with the abundance of its branches, and all of the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God envied it.’ ”
我使它因枝條繁多而顯得秀美, 以致在神的園中, 伊甸所有的樹木都嫉妒它.

31:10 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because it was tall in height and it set its treetop between thick clouds, and he took pride in his tallness,
“‘因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 因為它樹身高大, 樹頂在茂密的枝葉之上, 又因它高大而心驕氣傲,

31:11 then I gave it into the hand of the leader of nations; he dealt thoroughly with it according to its wickedness. I drove it out.
我就把它交在列國中為首的人手中, 他必定對付它; 因著它的罪惡, 我就把它驅逐出去.

31:12 And strangers cut it off, the most ruthless of nations, and they abandoned it. On the mountains and in all of the valleys its branches fell, and its branches were broken in all the river channels of the land, and all the peoples of the world went out from its shadow, and they abandoned it.
必有外族人, 就是列國中最強暴的, 把它砍下丟棄. 它的枝葉落在山上和所有的谷中; 它的枝子折斷, 落在地上所有的水溝裡; 地上的萬族都必走離它的蔭下, 把它丟棄.

31:13 On its fallen trunk all the birds of the heaven now dwell, and all the animals of the field were on its branches.
空中的飛鳥都住在倒下的樹身上, 田野的走獸都臥在它的枝條間.

31:14 This occurred so that all of the trees with abundant water will not become tall, and they will not set their treetop between their thick foliage, and so thatall of the trees that are abundantly watered will not stand up to them in their tallness, for all of them, they have been given over to death, to the world below in the midst of mortals, to the people going down to the grave.”
好使水旁所有的樹木都不會因樹身高大而自高, 也不會使樹頂長到茂密的枝葉上, 又使一切有水滋潤的樹都不會高傲地屹立; 因為他們在世人中, 與那些下到陰府的人一起, 都交與死亡,交與地的深處了.

31:15 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “On the day of its going down to Sheol, I caused mourning; I covered over it with the deep, and I withheld its rivers, and many waters were restrained, and I brought gloom over it; Lebanon and all of the trees of the field, they had fainted because of it.
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 它下陰間的日子, 我就因它以悲哀遮蓋深淵, 阻塞深淵的江河, 使大水停流; 我要使黎巴嫩為它悲傷,田野所有的樹木都因它枯乾.

31:16 From the sound of its downfall I caused nations to shake when I made it go down to Sheol, with the people going down to the grave, and so in the world below all of the trees of Eden, the choice and the best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees were comforted!
我把它扔下陰間, 與那些下到陰府的人一起的時候, 我就使列國因它墜落的響聲而震驚. 伊甸所有的樹木, 就是黎巴嫩有水滋潤,最佳最美的樹, 都在地的深處得到安慰.

31:17 They also went down with it to Sheol to those who died by the sword, and its army who had lived in its shadow in the midst of nations.
這些樹與它一同下到陰間, 往那些被刀劍所殺的人那裡去. 他們作過它的膀臂, 曾在列國中住在它的蔭下.

31:18 To whom could you be compared, whether in glory or in majesty among the trees of Eden? And yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below; in the midst of the uncircumcised you will lie with those who died by the sword. That is Pharaoh and his entire crowd!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
在伊甸所有的樹木中, 有誰的榮美和高大能與你相比呢? 然而你卻要與伊甸的樹木一同下到地的深處. 你要在沒有受割禮的人中, 與被刀劍所殺的人一同躺臥. 這樹就是法老和他的眾民. 這是主耶和華說的. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 32

32:1 And then in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
十二年十二月初一日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

32:2 “Son of man, raise a lament over Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and you must say to him, ‘With a fierce, strong lion among nations you compared yourself, and you are like the sea monster in the seas, and you thrash about in your rivers, and you make water turbid with your feet, and you make your rivers muddy.
“人子啊！你要為埃及王法老作一首哀歌, 對他說: ‘你像列國中的少壯獅子, 又像海中的海怪, 你在河中翻騰, 用你的爪攪動河水, 使江河渾濁.

32:3 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Now I will spread my net over you in the assembly of many peoples, and I will bring you up in my dragnet.
主耶和華這樣說: 我必用多國的群眾, 把我的網撒在你身上, 他們必用我的網把你拉上來.

32:4 And I will throw you on the ground; on the surface of the open field I will hurl you, and I will cause every bird of the heaven to dwell on you, and I will satisfy the animals of all of the world from you.
我必把你丟棄在地上, 拋擲在田野, 使空中的飛鳥都住在你身上, 使地上所有的野獸都吃你而得飽足.

32:5 And I will put your flesh on the mountains, and I will fill the valleys with your carcass.
我必把你的肉丟在山上, 把你高大的屍體填滿山谷.

32:6 And I will water the land with your discharge from your blood on the mountains, and valleys will be filled from you.
我必用你流出的血澆灌地面, 直到山上, 水溝都必充滿你的血.

32:7 And I will cover you at extinguishing your heavens, and I will make dark their stars, and I will cover the sun with the cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
我毀滅你的時候, 必把天遮蔽, 使天上的星昏暗, 用密雲遮蓋太陽; 月亮也必不發光.

32:8 All sources of light in the heavens, I will make them dark over you, and I will put darkness on your land,’ ” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必使天上所有的光體都在你以上變為昏暗; 我必使黑暗籠罩你的地; 這是主耶和華的宣告.

32:9 “And I will disturb the hearts of many peoples at my bringing about your captivity among the nations, to countries that you do not know.
我使你在列國中滅亡的消息, 傳到你所不認識的列邦的時候, 我必使萬族的心感到不安.

32:10 And I will cause many peoples to be awestruck over you, and their kings will shudder over you in horror, at my brandishing my sword before their faces, and they will tremble continually, each person for his life, on the day of your downfall.”
我在他們面前向你揮動刀劍的時候, 他們必因你驚駭, 他們的君王也必因你非常恐慌; 在你傾覆的日子, 他們各人都必為自己的性命時刻戰兢.

32:11 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The sword of the king of Babylon, it will come to you.
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 巴比倫王的刀必臨到你.

32:12 By the swords of warriors I will cause to fall your hordes by the most ruthless of the nations, all of them, and they will devastate the majesty of Egypt, and all of its hordes will be destroyed.
我必藉著勇士的刀使你的眾民倒下, 這些勇士都是列國中最強橫的人. 他們必毀滅埃及所誇耀的; 埃及的眾民都必消滅.

32:13 And I will destroy all her domestic livestock beside many waters. The feet of humans will not make them turbid again, and the hooves of domestic livestock will not make them turbid.
我必從眾水的旁邊, 除滅埃及所有的牲畜; 人的腳必不再攪濁這些水, 牲畜的蹄也不這樣作.

32:14 Then I will make their waters settle, and their rivers as the olive oil I will let flow,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
那時, 我必使眾水澄清, 使江河的水像油一樣緩流; 這是主耶和華的宣告.

32:15 “Then I make the land of Egypt a desolation, so that the land will be stripped from its fullness when I strike all of those dwelling in it, and they will know that I am Yahweh.
我使埃及地荒涼, 使這地失去它所充滿的, 又擊殺其中所有的居民. 那時, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

32:16 This is a lament, and they will chant it as a lament; the daughters of the nations will chant it as a lament over Egypt, and over all of its hordes they will chant it as a lament,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
這就是人為埃及所唱的哀歌, 列國的女子必唱這哀歌; 她們必為埃及和它的眾民唱這哀歌. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

32:17 And then in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
十二年十二月十五日, 耶和華的話臨到我說:

32:18 “Son of man, mourn over the hordes of Egypt, and make her go down, and with her the daughters of mighty nations, down to the deep underworld with the people going down to the grave.
“人子啊！你要為埃及的眾民哀號, 要把埃及和強國的女子, 與下坑的人一同送到地府那裡.

32:19 You are more lovely than whom? Go down and be laid in rest with the uncircumcised.
你要對埃及說: ‘你比誰更優越呢? 你下去與那些沒有受割禮的人一起長眠吧！’

32:20 In the midst of the people slain by the sword it is given they will fall to a sword; they carried her off and all of her hordes.
他們必倒在那些被刀所殺的人中間; 刀既拔出, 埃及和它的眾民都要被拉下去.

32:21 The chiefs of the warriors will speak to him from the middle of Sheol; with his helpers they have gone down; the uncircumcised lie still, those slain by the sword.
勇士中最強的必在陰間論到埃及和幫助埃及的說: ‘他們已經下來了, 他們與沒有受割禮的, 就是被刀所殺的人, 一起長眠. ’

32:22 Assyria is there and all of its assembly; all around it are its graves, all of them killed, those fallen by the sword,
“亞述和它的軍隊都在那裡; 他們的墳墓在它周圍; 他們都是被殺死的, 是倒在刀下的.

32:23 who will be given its graves in the remote areas of the pit, and its assembly will be all around its grave, all of them killed, fallen by the sword, those who spread terror in the land of the living.
他們的墳墓是放在坑中極深之處, 亞述的眾軍都在它墳墓的周圍, 全是被殺死的, 是倒在刀下的; 他們曾使驚恐散布在活人之地.

32:24 Elam is there and all of its hordes, all around its grave, all of them dead who fell by the sword, those who went down uncircumcised to the depths of the underworld, those who spread their terror to the land of the living, and now they bear their disgrace with the people going down to the grave.
“以攔也在那裡, 它的眾民都在它墳墓的周圍, 全是被殺死的, 是倒在刀下的; 他們沒有受割禮而下到地府去; 他們曾使驚恐散布在活人之地, 現在他們與下坑的人一同擔當自己的羞辱.

32:25 In the midst of the slain they made a bed for her with all of her hordes all around its graves, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, for their terror was spread in the land of the living, and they now bear their disgrace with the people going down to the grave; in the midst of the slain it was placed.
在被殺的人中, 有床為它和它的眾民安設; 他們的墳墓都在它周圍; 他們都是沒有受割禮的, 是被刀所殺的; 他們曾使驚恐散布在活人之地. 現在他們與下坑的人一同擔當自己的羞辱; 以攔被安置在被殺的人中間.

32:26 Meshech and Tubal are there and all of its hordes, all around him its graves, all of them uncircumcised and killed by the sword, for they gave their terror in the land of the living.
“米設,土巴和它們所有的人民都在那裡; 他們的墳墓都在米設和土巴的周圍; 他們都是沒有受割禮的, 是被刀所殺的; 他們曾使驚恐散布在活人之地.

32:27 And they do not lie with warriors fallen from long ago, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, and they placed their sword under their heads, and their shields were on their bones, for the terror of the warriors was in the land of the living.
他們不都是與那些沒有受割禮而倒斃的勇士一起長眠嗎? 這些勇士都帶著兵器下到陰間, 刀劍都放在自己的頭下. 他們的罪孽是在自己的骨頭上. 他們曾使驚恐散布在活人之地.

32:28 And you too in the midst of uncircumcised people will be broken, and you will lie with those slain by the sword.
法老啊！至於你, 你必在沒有受割禮的人中被毀滅, 與那些被刀所殺的人一起長眠.

32:29 There is Edom, its kings and all of its leaders who are laid along with their might with those killed by the sword; they will lie with the uncircumcised and with the people going down to the grave.
“以東也在那裡, 以東的眾王和所有首領雖然英勇, 還是與被刀所殺的人列在一起. 他們必與沒有受割禮而下坑的人一起長眠.

32:30 There are also the princes of the north, all of them, all of the Sidonians who have gone down, being ashamed to lie with the slain because of their terror that they caused from their might, and they lie uncircumcised with those killed by the sword, and they bear their disgrace along with the people going down to the grave.
“在那裡有北方的眾首領和所有西頓人; 他們都與被殺死的人一同下去, 他們雖然英勇, 使人驚恐, 還是蒙受了羞辱; 他們沒有受割禮而與那些被刀所殺的人一起長眠, 與那些下坑的人一同擔當羞辱.

32:31 Pharaoh will see them, and he will be comforted over all of his hordes killed by the sword, Pharaoh and all of his army,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
“法老看見他們, 就必為被刀所殺的眾民, 就是法老自己和他的全軍, 得了安慰. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

32:32 “For he spread my terror in the land of the living, and so he will be laid down in the midst of the uncircumcised with those killed by the sword: Pharaoh and all of his hordes,”declares the Lord Yahweh.
雖然我任憑法老使驚恐散布在活人之地, 他和他的眾民必在沒有受割禮的人中, 與被刀所殺的人一起長眠. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 33

33:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

33:2 “Son of man, speak to your people, and you must say to them, ‘A land, if I bring over it a sword and the people of the land take a man, one from their number, and they appoint him for them as a watchman,
“人子啊！你要告訴你本國的人, 說: ‘我使刀劍臨到一地, 那地的人民從他們中間選出一個人, 作他們的守望者;

33:3 and he sees the sword coming against the land, and he blows on the horn and he warns the people,
這人見刀劍臨到那地, 就吹響號角, 警告眾人;

33:4 and anyone who listens hears the sound of the horn and he does not take warning and the sword comes and it takes him, his blood will be on his own head.
凡聽見號角聲而不接受警告的, 刀劍若來把他除滅, 他的罪(“罪”原文作“血”)就要歸到自己的頭上;

33:5 For he heard the sound of the horn and he did not take warning; his blood will be on him. But if he took warning, he saved his life.
他既然聽見號角聲而不接受警告, 所以他的罪(“罪”原文作“血”)要歸到自己的身上; 他若接受警告, 就可以救回自己的性命了.

33:6 And as for the watchman, if he sees the sword coming and he does not blow the horn, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and it takes their lives, he will be taken through his guilt, but his blood from the hand of the watchman I will seek.’
但是, 那守望的人若見刀劍臨到, 卻不吹響號角, 以致人民沒有受到警告, 刀劍來把他們中間的一個人除滅; 那人雖然因自己的罪孽被除滅, 我卻要因他的死追究守望的人. ’

33:7 “And you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; if you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me.
“人子啊！我立了你作以色列家守望的人, 所以你要聆聽我口中的話, 替我警告他們.

33:8 When I say to the wicked, ‘Wicked one, you will certainly die,’ and you did not speak to warn the wicked from his way, he, the wicked, will die by his guilt, but his blood I will seek from your hand.
如果我對惡人說: ‘惡人啊, 你必定死亡！’你以西結卻不出聲警告惡人離開他所行的, 這惡人就必因自己的罪孽死亡, 我卻要因他的死追究你.

33:9 But, you, if you warn the wicked from his way, to turn from it, and he does not turn from his way, he will die by his guilt, and you will have saved your life.
如果你警告惡人, 叫他離開他所行的, 他仍不轉離, 他就必因自己的罪孽死亡, 你卻救了自己的性命.

33:10 “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, saying, ‘So you said, saying, “Indeed, our transgressions and our sins are on us, and because of them we are rotting, and how can we live?” ’
“人子啊！你要對以色列家說: ‘你們這樣說: 我們的過犯和罪惡常在我們身上; 我們必因此衰弱而死, 怎能存活呢? ’

33:11 Say to them, ‘As I live,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘Surely I have no delight in the death of the wicked, except in the wicked returning from his way, and he lives. Turn back! Turn back from your ways, O evil ones, for why should you die, house of Israel?’
你要對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣宣告: 我指著我的永生起誓, 我絕不喜悅惡人死亡, 卻喜悅惡人離開他所行的, 得以存活. 以色列家啊, 回轉吧！離開你們所行的, 何必死亡呢? ’

33:12 “So you, son of man, say to your people that the righteousness of the righteous shall not save him in the day of his transgression, and the wickedness of the wicked will not cause him to stumble on the day of his returning from his wickedness; and the righteous will not be able to live by it on the day when he returns to his sin.
人子啊！你要對你本國的人說: ‘義人的義在他犯罪的日子, 不能救他; 惡人的惡在他離開惡行的日子, 也不會絆倒他; 義人在他犯罪的日子, 也不能因他的義存活. ’

33:13 When I say to the righteous, ‘Certainly he will live,’ and he trusted in his righteousness, and he turns and he does injustice, all of his righteousness will not be remembered, and because of his injustice that he did, because of it he will die.
我雖然對義人說他必定生存, 但是他若恃著自己的義而行惡, 他的一切義都必不被記念; 他必因所行的惡死亡.

33:14 And when I say to the wicked, ‘Certainly you will die,’ but he returns from his sin and he does justice and righteousness—
我雖然對惡人說: ‘你必定死亡’, 但是他若離開他的罪, 行公平和正直的事,

33:15 for example, the wicked returns a pledge for a loan, he restores stolen property, he goes in the statutes of life so as not to do injustice—certainly he will live; he will not die.
把抵押歸還, 把搶奪人的物件償還, 遵行賜生命的律例, 不作惡事, 他就必存活, 不致死亡;

33:16 All of his sins that he committed, they will not be remembered against him, and he did justice and righteousness; certainly he will live.
他所犯的一切罪, 必不被記念; 他行了公平和正直的事, 就必存活.

33:17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair!’ yet their way is not fair.
“你本國的人還說: ‘主所行的不公平. ’其實他們所行的才是不公平.

33:18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, then he will die because of it.
義人若離開他的義, 去行惡事, 他就必因此死亡;

33:19 And when the wicked turns from his wickedness, and he does justice and righteousness, because of it he will certainly live!
惡人若離開他的惡, 去行公平和正直的事, 他就必因此存活.

33:20 Yet you said, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair!’ I will judge you, house of Israel, each person according to his ways.”
你們還說: ‘主所行的不公平. ’以色列家啊！我必照著你們各人所行的審判你們. ”

33:21 And then it was in the twelfth year, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month of our exile, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “The city was destroyed!”
在我們被擄以後的第十二年十月初五日, 有人從耶路撒冷逃到我這裡來, 說: “城已經被攻陷了. ”

33:22 And the hand of Yahweh was on me on the evening before the coming of the survivor, and he opened my mouth before the survivor came to me in the morning, and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer dumb.
那人來到的前一天晚上, 耶和華的手按在我身上, 開了我的口. 到了早晨, 那人來到我這裡, 我的口已經開了, 不再作啞巴.

33:23 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

33:24 “Son of man, the inhabitants of these ruins on the soil of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was one man, and he took possession of the land, and we are many; the land has been given for us as a possession.’
“人子啊！那些住在以色列地廢墟裡的人常說: ‘亞伯拉罕一個人就得了這地為業; 我們人數眾多, 這地更應該給我們為業. ’

33:25 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “You eat blood in your meat, and you raise your eyes to your idols and you pour out blood, and yet you want to take possession of the land?
因此, 你要對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 你們吃帶血的祭肉, 舉目仰望你們的偶像, 並且流人的血, 你們還可以得這地為業嗎?

33:26 You rely on your sword, you do a detestable thing, and each man defiles the wife of his neighbor, and yet you want to take possession of the land?” ’
你們倚仗自己的刀劍, 行可憎惡的事, 人人玷污鄰舍的妻子, 你們還可以得這地為業嗎? ’

33:27 “Thus you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “As I live, surely whoever is in the ruins, by the sword they will fall, and whoever is on the surface of the open field, I will give him to the animals to eat him, and whoever is in the stronghold and in the cave, they will die by the plague.
你要對他們這樣說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 我指著我的永生起誓, 那些在廢墟裡的, 必倒在刀下; 在田間的, 我必交給野獸吞吃; 在堡壘和山洞裡的, 必因瘟疫而死.

33:28 And I will make the land a desolation and a wasteland, and the pride of its strength will come to an end, and the mountains of Israel will be desolate with no one traveling through them.” ’
我必使這地非常荒涼, 它因勢力而有的驕傲必止息; 以色列的山都必荒涼, 無人經過.

33:29 And they will know that I am Yahweh when I make my land a desolation and a wasteland, because of all of their detestable things that they have done.
我必因他們所行一切可憎惡的事, 使這地非常荒涼, 那時他們就知道我是耶和華. ’

33:30 “And you, son of man, your people, the ones talking together concerning you beside the walls and in the doorways of the houses, each one with his brother saying, ‘Please come and hear what is the word that is going out from Yahweh.’
“人子啊！你本國的人在城牆旁邊和各家的門口正在談論你; 他們彼此說: ‘來吧！聽聽有甚麼話從耶和華那裡出來. ’

33:31 And they come to you as people do, and they sit before you, and my people hear your words, and they do not do them, for they are showing passion in their mouth, but their heart is going after ill-gotten gain.
他們成群來到你那裡, 坐在你面前, 像是我的子民一樣. 其實他們聽了你的話, 卻不去行; 他們只是用口表示愛慕, 他們的心卻是追隨不義之財.

33:32 Now, look! You are to them like a sensual song, beautiful of voice and played well on an instrument, and they hear your words, but they are not doing them.
在他們眼中, 你不過是首情歌, 唱得美妙, 彈得悅耳, 他們聽了你的話, 卻不去行.

33:33 So when it comes, look! It is coming! And then they will know that a prophet was in the midst of them.”
看哪！這事必定應驗, 到那時候, 他們就知道在他們中間有先知了. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 34

34:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

34:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and you must say to them, to the shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who were feeding themselves! Must not the shepherds feed the flock?
“人子啊！你要說預言攻擊以色列眾牧者; 你要對他們說預言: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 以色列眾牧者有禍了！他們只顧牧養自己. 牧者豈不應當牧養羊群嗎?

34:3 The fat you eat, and you clothe yourself with the wool; the well-nourished animals you slaughter, but you do not feed the flock.
你們吃脂油,穿羊毛, 宰肥壯的羊, 卻不牧養羊群.

34:4 The weak you have not strengthened, and the sick you have not healed, and with respect to the hurt you have not bound them up, and you have not brought back the scattered, and you have not sought the lost, but rather you ruled over them with force and with ruthlessness.
瘦弱的, 你們沒有養壯; 患病的, 你們沒有醫治; 受傷的, 你們沒有包紮; 被趕散的, 你們沒有領回; 迷失的, 你們沒有尋找; 你們反而用強暴嚴嚴地管轄牠們.

34:5 And they were scattered without a shepherd, and they were as food for all the animals of the field when they were scattered.
牠們沒有牧人, 就分散了, 作了田野一切走獸的食物.

34:6 My flock went astray upon all of the mountains and on every high hill, and so upon all the surface of the world my flock were scattered, and there was no one seeking them, and there was no one searching for them.”
我的羊在眾山和各高岡上流離; 牠們分散在全地上, 沒有人去尋, 也沒有人去找.

34:7 Therefore, hear, O shepherds, the word of Yahweh:
“‘因此, 你們這些作牧者的, 要聽耶和華的話:

34:8 “As I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “Surely because my flock have become as plunder, and my flock became as food to all the animals of the field, since there was not a shepherd, since my shepherds have not sought my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and they fed not my flock,’ ”
我指著我的永生起誓, 我的羊因沒有牧人, 就成了獵物, 作了田野一切走獸的食物. 我的眾牧者不尋找我的羊; 他們只顧牧養自己, 卻不牧養我的羊. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

34:9 therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh,
因此, 你們這些作牧者的, 要聽耶和華的話.

34:10 ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against the shepherds, and I will seek my flock from their hand, and I will put an end to them from shepherding flocks, and the shepherds will no longer feed themselves, and I will deliver my flocks from their mouth, so that they will not be as food for them.”
主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要與眾牧者為敵; 我必向他們追討我的羊, 使他們不再牧養羊群, 也不再牧養自己. 我必救我的羊脫離他們的口, 不再作他們的食物.

34:11 “ ‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I, even I, will seek my flock, and I will look after them,
“‘因為主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我必親自尋覓我的羊, 把牠們找出來.

34:12 just like the caring of a shepherd for his herd on the day when he is in the midst of his scattered flock. Thus I will look after my flock, and I will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on the day of storm and stress.
牧人在他的羊群四散的時候, 怎樣尋找他的羊, 我也必照樣尋找我的羊. 這些羊在密雲幽暗的日子四散到各處, 我要把牠們從那裡救回來.

34:13 And I will bring them out from the peoples, and I will gather them from the countries, and I will bring them to their soil, and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys, and in all of the settlements of the land.
我必把牠們從萬族中領出來, 從列邦中聚集牠們, 領牠們歸回故土. 我必在以色列的群山上, 在眾溪水旁, 在國內一切居住的地方, 牧養牠們.

34:14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their pasture will be on the mountains of the heights of Israel; there they will lie down in good pasture, and on lush pasture they will feed on the mountains of Israel.
我必在美好的草場上牧養牠們, 以色列的高山必作牧放牠們的地方. 在那裡牠們必躺臥在美好的牧場上, 牠們必在以色列群山肥美的草場上吃草.

34:15 I myself will feed my flock and I myself will allow them to lie down,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我必親自牧養我的羊, 親自使牠們躺臥. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

34:16 “I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the scattered, and I will bind up the one hurt, and I will strengthen the sick; and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed her with justice.”
迷失的, 我必尋找; 被趕散的, 我必領回; 受傷的, 我必包紮; 患病的, 我必養壯; 肥壯的, 我卻要除滅. 我也必按著公正牧養牠們.

34:17 “ ‘And you, my flock, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am judging between one sheep and another, between the rams and between the he-goats.
“‘我的羊啊！論到你們, 主耶和華這樣說: 我要在羊與羊之間, 在公綿羊與公山羊之間, 施行審判.

34:18 Is it not enough for you that you feed on the good pasture? And still you must trample the remainder of your pasture with your feet, and clear water you drink, and the leftover water you must make muddy with your feet.
你們在美好的草場上吃草, 還不知足嗎? 剩下的草, 你們竟用腳踐踏; 你們喝了清水, 剩下的你們竟用腳攪濁.

34:19 And my flock must graze the pasture treaded upon by your feet, and must drink the mud puddle stirred up by your feet.”
我的羊, 就只能吃你們用腳踐踏過的, 喝你們用腳攪濁了的.

34:20 “ ‘Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh to them: “Look! I, even I will judge between fat sheep and between lean sheep,
“‘因此, 主耶和華對牠們這樣說: 看哪！我必親自在肥羊與瘦羊之間施行審判.

34:21 because with your flank and with your shoulder you shoved, and with your horns you pushed all of the sick animals until you scattered it to the outside.
因為你們用腰用肩擁擠所有瘦弱的, 又用角牴觸牠們, 直到把牠們驅散到外面,

34:22 And so I will save my flock, and they will no longer be for plunder, and I will judge between one sheep and another.
所以我必拯救我的羊, 使牠們不再作獵物. 我要在羊與羊之間施行審判.

34:23 And I will set up over them one shepherd, and he will feed them; that is, my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be for them as a shepherd.
“‘我必立一個牧人, 就是我的僕人大衛, 看管牠們, 牧養牠們. 他必牧養牠們, 作牠們的牧人.

34:24 And I, Yahweh, I will be for them as God, and my servant David will be a leader in the midst of them. I, Yahweh, I have spoken.
我耶和華必作牠們的神, 我的僕人大衛要在牠們中間作領袖. 我耶和華已經說了.

34:25 And I will make them a covenant of peace, and I will put an end to wild animals from the land, and they will dwell in the desert safely, and they will sleep in the forest.
“‘我必與牠們立平安的約, 使惡獸從境內滅絕, 牠們就可以在曠野安居, 在樹林中躺臥.

34:26 And I will make them and the area all around my hill a blessing, and I will let the rain go down at its appointed time; they will be rains of blessing.
我必使他們和我的山四圍都蒙福; 我必按時降雨, 這就是賜福的雨.

34:27 And the tree of the field will give its fruit, and the land will give its produce, and they will be on their land safely, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I break their yoke, and I will deliver them from the hand of the ones enslaving them.
田野的樹木必結果子, 地也必有出產; 他們必在自己的土地上安居. 我打斷他們所負的軛, 救他們脫離奴役者的手的時候, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

34:28 And they will not be any longer plunder to the nations, and the animals of the land will not eat them, and they will dwell in safety, and there will not be anyone frightening them.
他們必不再作列國的獵物, 地上的野獸也不再吞吃他們; 他們必安然居住, 沒有人驚嚇他們.

34:29 And I will raise for them a garden plot of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land, and they will not bear any more the insult of the nations.
我必給他們興起一個以種植聞名的地方, 使他們在境內不再被饑荒消滅, 也不再擔當列國的羞辱.

34:30 And they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am with them and they are my people, the house of Israel,” declares the Lord Yahweh,
那時, 他們就知道我耶和華他們的神與他們同在, 並且知道他們以色列家是我的子民. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

34:31 “and you are my flock, the flock of my pasture. You are my people; I am your God,” declares the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
你們是我的羊, 是我草場上的羊; 我是你們的神. 這是耶和華的宣告. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 35

35:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

35:2 “Son of man, set your face against the mountain of Seir and prophesy against it,
“人子啊！你要面向西珥山, 說預言攻擊它,

35:3 and you must say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, mountain of Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you a desolation and a wasteland.
對它說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 西珥山啊！我要與你為敵, 伸手攻擊你, 使你非常荒涼.

35:4 Your cities I will make ruins, and you will be a desolation, and then you will know that I am Yahweh,
我要使你的城市變為廢墟, 你必然荒涼, 那時, 你就知道我是耶和華.

35:5 because there has been to you an ancient hostility, and you handed over the Israelites to the power of the sword at the time of their disaster, at the time of their final punishment.
因為你永遠懷恨, 在以色列人遭遇災難, 刑罰到了頂點的時候, 你把他們交在刀劍之下,

35:6 Therefore as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “Certainly to blood guilt I will prepare you and blood will pursue; since you did not hate blood, it will pursue you.
所以我指著我的永生起誓, 我必使你遭受流血的報應, 這血必追趕你; 你既不恨惡流人的血, 這血必追趕你. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

35:7 And I will make the mountain of Seir into a desolation and ruin, and I will cut off from it both he who is crossing over and he who is returning.
我必使西珥山非常荒涼, 我必從那裡剪除來往的人.

35:8 And I will fill its mountains with its slain; your hills and your valleys and all of your watercourses, the slain by the sword will fall in them.
我必使西珥的眾山布滿了被殺的人; 被刀劍所殺的人必倒在你的小山,山谷和所有的溪澗中.

35:9 An everlasting desolation I will make you, and your cities will not return, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
我必使你永遠荒涼, 你的城市必沒有人居住; 你們就知道我是耶和華.

35:10 I do this because of your saying, ‘The two nations and the two lands, they will be mine, and we will take possession of it,’ and yet Yahweh was there.
“‘因為你曾說: 這兩國這兩邦都必歸我, 我必得它們為業, 但其實耶和華還是在那裡.

35:11 Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “so I will deal with you according to your anger and according to your jealousy that you did, because of your hatred against them, and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.
所以我指著我的永生起誓: 我必照著你因仇恨而向他們所發的忿怒和嫉妒對待你. 我審判你的時候, 必把自己顯明在他們中間. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

35:12 And you will know that I, Yahweh, I have heard all of your contemptible words that you said against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They will be desolate; they are given to us as food.’
這樣, 你就必知道我耶和華聽見了你的一切毀謗, 就是你攻擊以色列眾山的話, 說: “這些山都已經荒涼了！已經給我們吞吃了！”

35:13 And you magnified yourself against me with your insolent speech, and you spoke voluminously against me with your words—I heard!
你們用口說誇大的話攻擊我, 說出許多話來與我作對, 我都聽見了.

35:14 Thus the Lord Yahweh says, ‘As the whole world rejoices, I will make you a desolation.
主耶和華這樣說: 全地都歡樂的時候, 我卻要使你荒涼.

35:15 Like your rejoicing over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, I will do to you; you will be a desolation, mountain of Seir and all of Edom, indeed all of it; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ” ’
你怎樣因以色列家的產業荒涼而歡樂, 我也必照樣待你. 西珥山啊！你和以東全地都必荒涼. 他們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 36

36:1 “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel; and so you must say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Yahweh;
“人子啊！你要向以色列的眾山說預言: ‘以色列的眾山啊！你們要聽耶和華的話.

36:2 thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because the enemy said concerning you, ‘Ah, and the ancient high places will be to us as a possession!’ ” ’
主耶和華這樣說: 因為仇敵攻擊你們說: 哈哈！那悠久的山岡都歸給我們為業了.

36:3 Therefore prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because indeed when you were desolate, then they crushed you from all around, so that you became a possession to the remainder of the nations, and you became a byword and object of slander for the people.”
所以你要說預言: 主耶和華這樣說: 因為敵人使你們荒涼, 四圍踐踏你們, 好使你們歸給列國中餘剩的人為業, 成為人們提說和嘲笑的對象,

36:4 Therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh; thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the river channels and to the valleys and to the ruins that are desolate and to the cities that are abandoned and that have become as plunder and as scorn for the remainder of the nations that are from all around.
因此, 以色列的眾山啊！你們要聽主耶和華的話; 主耶和華對大山,小岡,溪澗,山谷,荒涼的廢墟, 被棄的城, 就是曾被四圍列國中餘剩的人所劫掠,所譏笑的, 這樣說:

36:5 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Certainly in the fire of my passion I spoke against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who made my land as a possession, because of its pastureland for plunder, for themselves in all of the joy of their whole heart and in their inner disdain.”
主耶和華這樣說: 我在妒火中說話攻擊列國中餘剩的人和以東眾人, 因為他們全心歡喜, 滿懷恨惡, 把我的地歸給自己為業, 好佔有它為掠物.

36:6 Therefore prophesy against the land of Israel, and you must say to the mountains and to the hills, to the river channels and to the valleys, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I spoke in my passion and in my anger the insult of the peoples you have endured.”
因此, 你要向以色列地說預言, 對大山,小岡,溪澗和山谷說: 主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我在嫉妒和烈怒中說話, 因為你們擔當了列國的羞辱.

36:7 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I swear certainly that the nations that are all around you, they indeed will endure their disgrace.
所以主耶和華這樣說: 我舉手起誓說: 你們四圍的列國必親自擔當自己的羞辱.

36:8 “ ‘ “But you, mountains of Israel, your branch you will shoot, and your fruit you will carry for my people Israel, for they are soon to come.
“‘以色列的眾山啊！你們必長出枝條, 為我的子民以色列結出果子, 因為他們快要回來了.

36:9 For look! I am for you, and I will turn you, and you will be tilled, and you will be planted.
看哪！我是幫助你們的, 我必轉向你們, 使人可以在你們上面耕種和撒種.

36:10 And I will cause your population to increase for you, all of the house of Israel, all of it, and the towns will be inhabited, and the ruins will be built.
我要使以色列全家的人數在你們上面增多; 城市有人居住, 廢墟可以重建.

36:11 And I will cause your population to increase for you, and domestic animals, even they will be numerous, and they will be fruitful, and I will cause you to be inhabited like your ancient times, and I will do good things more than in your former times, and you will know that I am Yahweh.
我必使人和牲畜都在你們上面增多; 他們必繁殖增多; 我必使你們有人居住, 像從前一樣, 並要使你們比先前更蒙福. 你們就知道我是耶和華.

36:12 And I will send over you my people Israel, and they will take possession of you, and you will be for them as an inheritance, and you will no longer bereave them of their children.”
我必使人, 就是我的子民以色列, 在你上面行走; 他們必得你為業; 你必作他們的產業, 也不再使他們喪失子女.

36:13 “ ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, because they are saying to you, “You are an eater of humans, and you are one who makes childless your people.”
主耶和華這樣說: 因為人對你說: 你是吞吃人的, 又是使你的國民喪失子女的.

36:14 Therefore humans you will not eat any longer, and your nation you will not make childless any longer,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
所以你必不再吞吃人, 也必不再使你的國民喪失子女. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

36:15 “And I will not let you hear any longer the insult of the nations, and the disgrace of the peoples you will not bear any longer; you yourself will not cause your nation to stumble,” declares the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
我必使你不再聽見列國的羞辱, 你必不再受萬族的辱罵, 也不再使你的國民跌倒. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

36:16 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

36:17 “Son of man, the house of Israel, they were dwelling on their soil, and they defiled it with their way and with their deeds; like the uncleanness of menstruation was their way before me.
“人子啊！以色列家住在他們本土的時候, 他們的所作所為玷污了那地. 他們所行的在我面前, 就像在經期中的婦人那樣污穢.

36:18 And I poured out my rage on them for the blood that they poured on the land and for their idols with which they defiled it.
所以我因他們在那地上流人的血, 又因他們以自己可憎的像玷污那地, 就把我的烈怒倒在他們身上.

36:19 And I scattered them among the nations, and I dispersed them in the countries according to their way, and according to their deeds I judged them.
我使他們分散在列邦, 四散在各地; 我按著他們的所作所為審判他們.

36:20 And they came into the nations to which they went, and they profaned my holy name when they said to them, ‘These are the people of Yahweh, and from his land they went out.’
他們到了所去的列邦那裡, 我的聖名就被褻瀆, 因為人總是談論他們說: ‘這些是耶和華的子民, 他們卻要從耶和華的地出來. ’

36:21 And I was concerned for my holy name, which, the house of Israel defiled among the nations to which they went.
我卻顧惜我的聖名, 就是以色列家在他們所去的列邦那裡所褻瀆的.

36:22 “Therefore thus say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Not for your sake am I about to act, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you defiled among the nations to which you went.
“因此, 你要對以色列家說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 以色列家啊！我作這事, 不是為了你們, 而是為了我自己的聖名, 就是在你們所去的列邦那裡所褻瀆的,

36:23 And I will consecrate my great name, which was profaned among the nations and which you have profaned in the midst of them, and the nations will know that I am Yahweh!” ’ a declaration of the Lord Yahweh, when I show myself holy before their eyes.
我要使我的大名顯為聖, 這名在列邦中已經被褻瀆了, 是你們在他們中間所褻瀆的. 我在你們身上向他們顯為聖的時候, 他們就知道我是耶和華. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

36:24 “ ‘And I will take you from the nations, and I will gather you from all of the lands, and I will bring you to your land.
我必從列國中領你們出來, 從萬邦中聚集你們, 把你們帶回故土.

36:25 And I will sprinkle on you pure water, and you will be clean from all of your uncleanness, and I will cleanse you from all of your idols.
我必用潔淨的水灑在你們身上, 你們就潔淨了; 我必潔淨你們的一切污穢, 使你們遠離所有可憎的像.

36:26 And I will give a new heart to you, and a new spirit I will give into your inner parts, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh, and I will give to you a heart of flesh.
“‘我必把新心賜給你們, 把新靈放在你們裡面; 我必從你們的肉體中除去石心, 把肉心賜給你們.

36:27 And I will give my spirit into your inner parts, and I will make it so that you will go in my rules, and my regulations you will remember, and you will do them.
我必把我的靈放在你們裡面, 使你們遵行我的律例, 謹守遵行我的典章.

36:28 And you will dwell in the land that I gave to your ancestors, and you will be to me as a people, and I will be to you as God.
你們要住在我賜給你們列祖的地; 你們要作我的子民, 我要作你們的神.

36:29 And I will save you from all of your uncleanness, and I will call to the grain, and I will cause it to increase, and I will not bring famine upon you.
我必拯救你們脫離你們的一切污穢; 我必叫五穀豐收, 不使你們遇見饑荒.

36:30 And I will cause the fruit of the tree and the crop of the field to increase, so that you will not suffer again the disgrace of famine among the nations.
我必使樹木的果子和田地的出產增多, 好使你們在列國中不再因饑荒而遭受恥辱.

36:31 And you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourself over your iniquities and over your detestable things.
那時, 你們必想起你們的惡行和不好的作為, 就必因你們的罪孽和可憎惡的事厭惡自己.

36:32 But not for your sake am I acting,” declares the Lord Yahweh. “Let it be known to you, be ashamed, and be put to shame because of your ways, house of Israel.
你們要知道我這樣行, 不是為了你們的緣故; 以色列家啊！你們要因自己的行為抱愧蒙羞. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

36:33 “Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘On the day when I cleanse you from all of your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 我潔淨你們, 使你們脫離一切罪孽的日子, 我必使城市有人居住, 廢墟可以重建.

36:34 And the land that was desolate will be cultivated in the very place that it was desolate before the eyes of all of the persons crossing over.
從前所有路過的人都看為荒涼之地, 現在卻必再可以耕種.

36:35 And they will say, “This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden, and the wasted and desolate and destroyed cities, now being refortified, are inhabited.”
他們必說: “先前這荒涼之地, 現在竟像伊甸園一樣; 這些廢棄,荒涼,毀壞了的城市, 現在卻成了堅固城, 有人居住了. ”

36:36 And the nations who are left all around, you will know that I, Yahweh, I built that which was destroyed; I planted the desolate land; I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act.’
那時, 在你們四圍所餘剩的列國, 就必知道我是耶和華, 是我重建了那些毀壞的地方, 栽植了那些荒涼之地. 我耶和華說了, 就必實行.

36:37 “Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Again this time I will let myself be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do something for them; I will cause them to increase their population like a flock.
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 我還要讓以色列家求我為他們增加人數, 多如羊群.

36:38 Like the flock of the sanctuary, like the flock of Jerusalem at its festival, so the desolate cities will be filled with flocks of people; and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
守節的時候, 在耶路撒冷作祭牲的羊群是怎樣多, 那些荒廢了的城市也必照樣滿了人群. 他們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 37

37:1 The hand of Yahweh was upon me, and he brought me by the Spirit of Yahweh, and he let me rest in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones.
耶和華的手按在我身上; 耶和華藉著他的靈領我出去, 把我放在平原上, 這平原布滿了骸骨.

37:2 And he led me all around over them, and look, very many on the surface of the valley, and look, very dry.
他帶我在骸骨的四圍經過; 我看見平原上面有很多骸骨, 都非常枯乾.

37:3 And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I said, “Lord Yahweh, you know.”
他問我: “人子啊！這些骸骨能活過來嗎? ”我回答: “主耶和華啊！唯有你才知道. ”

37:4 And he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and you must say to them, to the dry bones, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh!
他又對我說: “你要向這些骸骨說預言, 對它們說: ‘枯乾的骸骨啊！你們要聽耶和華的話.

37:5 Thus says the Lord Yahweh to these bones: “Look! I am bringing into you breath, and you will live!
主耶和華對這些骸骨這樣說: 看哪！我必使氣息進入你們裡面, 你們就活過來了.

37:6 And I will lay on you sinews, and I will let flesh come upon you, and I will cover you over with skin, and I will put breath into you, and you will live, and you will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
我必使你們生筋長肉, 給你們包上皮, 又把氣息放入你們裡面, 你們必活過來; 你們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

37:7 And I prophesied just as I had been commanded, and there was a sound at my prophesying, and look! A rattling, and they came together—the bones! Bone to its bone!
於是我遵命說預言; 我正在說預言的時候, 就聽見有響聲, 骨頭與骨頭互相結合起來, 格格作響.

37:8 And I looked, and indeed, sinews were on them, and flesh went up, and skin covered over them upward, but breath was not in them.
我觀看, 見骸骨生了筋, 長了肉, 又有皮包在上面, 只是它們裡面還沒有氣息.

37:9 And he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and you must say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh from the four winds, “Come, O spirit and breath, on these dead ones, so that they may live!” ’ ”
他對我說: “你要向氣息說預言. 人子啊！你要說預言. 你要向氣息說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 氣息啊！你要從四方(“四方”原文作“四風”)而來, 吹在這些被殺的人身上, 使它們活過來. ’”

37:10 And I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they became alive, and they stood on their feet, a very, very large group.
於是我遵命說預言, 氣息就進入骸骨裡面, 骸骨就活過來, 並且站起, 成了一支極大的軍隊.

37:11 And he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all of the house of Israel; look! they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is destroyed; we are cut off as far as we are concerned.’
他對我說: “人子啊！這些骸骨就是以色列全家; 他們常說: ‘我們的骸骨枯乾了, 我們的盼望消失了; 我們都滅亡了. ’

37:12 Therefore prophesy, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am opening your graves, and I will bring you up from your graves, my people, and I will bring you to the land of Israel!
因此, 你要說預言, 對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 我的子民哪！我要打開你們的墳墓, 把你們從墳墓中領上來, 帶你們回以色列地去.

37:13 And you will know that I am Yahweh when I open your graves when I bring you up from your graves, my people!
我的子民哪！我打開你們的墳墓, 把你們從墳墓中領上來的時候, 你們就知道我是耶和華.

37:14 And I will put my breath into you so that you may live, and I will cause you to rest on your soil, and you will know that I, Yahweh, I have spoken, and I will act!” ’ declares Yahweh.”
我要把我的靈放在你們裡面, 你們就活過來; 我要把你們安頓在你們的土地上, 你們就知道我耶和華說了, 就必實行. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’”

37:15 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

37:16 “And you, son of man, take for yourself a piece of wood, and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the Israelites his associates,’ and take another piece of wood, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the piece of wood of Ephraim and all of the house of Israel his associates.’
“人子啊！你要拿一根木杖, 在上面寫‘猶大和那些與他一起的以色列人’; 又拿另一根木杖, 在上面寫‘以法蓮的木杖, 就是約瑟和與他一起的以色列全家’.

37:17 And join them one to the other with respect to you as one piece of wood, so that they may become one in your hand.
你要把這兩根木杖連接在一起, 使它們在你手裡成為一根.

37:18 When your people say to you, saying, ‘Will you not inform us as to what these actions mean for you?’
如果你本國的人民問你: ‘你不告訴我們這些木杖是甚麼意思嗎? ’

37:19 Then speak to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am taking the piece of wood for Joseph that is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel its associates, and I will put them on it, the piece of wood of Judah, and I will make them into one piece of wood, so that they be one in my hand.’ ”
你就要回答他們: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要拿約瑟和與他一起的以色列眾支派的木杖, 就是在以法蓮手裡的, 跟猶大的木杖連接在一起, 使它們在我手裡成為一根. ’

37:20 And the pieces of wood on which you wrote will be in your hand before their eyes.
你寫上了字的那兩根木杖, 要在他們眼前握在手裡;

37:21 And speak to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am taking the Israelites from among the nations to which they went, and I will gather them from everywhere, and I will bring them to their own soil.
你要對他們說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我要把以色列人從他們所到的列國中領出來, 又從四圍聚集他們, 把他們領回故土.

37:22 And I will make them into one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel, and they will all have one king as their king, and they will not again be two nations and will not again divide into two kingdoms again.
我要使他們在那地上, 在以色列的眾山上, 成為一國; 必有一王統治他們眾人; 他們不再是兩個國, 不再分為兩個邦.

37:23 And they will not defile themselves again with their idols and with vile idols and with all of their transgressions, and I will save them from all of their apostasy by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them and they will be for me as a people and I, I will be for them as God.
他們必不再因自己的偶像和可憎的像, 以及一切過犯, 而玷污自己; 我必拯救他們脫離一切背道的罪(“背道的罪”有古卷作“他們在其中犯罪的住處”); 我必潔淨他們, 他們就必作我的子民, 我必作他們的神.

37:24 “ ‘ “And my servant David will be king over them, and one shepherd will be for all of them, and in my regulations they will go, and my statutes they will observe, and they will do them.
“‘我的僕人大衛必作他們的王; 他們眾人只有一個牧者. 他們必遵行我的典章, 謹守實行我的律例.

37:25 And they will dwell on the land that I gave to my servant, to Jacob, in which your ancestors dwelled, and they will dwell on it, they and their children and the children of their children forever, and my servant David will be a leader for them forever.
他們必住在我所賜給我僕人雅各的地上, 就是你們列祖所住的地. 他們和他們的子孫, 以及子孫的子孫, 都必永遠住在那裡; 我的僕人大衛必永遠作他們的領袖.

37:26 And I will make with them a covenant of peace; an everlasting covenant it will be with them. And I will establish them, and I will cause them to increase, and I will put my sanctuary in the midst of them forever.
我要與他們立平安的約, 是一個永遠的約; 我必堅立他們, 使他們人數增多, 又在他們中間設立我的聖所, 直到永遠.

37:27 And my tabernacle will be with them, and I will be for them as God, and they will be to me as a nation.
我的居所必在他們當中; 我要作他們的神, 他們要作我的子民.

37:28 And the nations will know that I, Yahweh, am consecrating Israel when my sanctuary is in the midst of them forever.” ’ ”
我的聖所必永遠在他們中間, 列國就知道我是耶和華, 是我使以色列成聖的. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 38

38:1 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我說:

38:2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the head leader of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.
“人子啊！你要面向瑪各地的歌革, 就是羅施,米設和土巴的首領, 說預言攻擊他,

38:3 And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you, Gog, the head leader of Meshach and Tubal,
說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 羅施,米設和土巴的首領, 我要與你為敵.

38:4 and I will turn you around, and I will place hooks in your cheeks, and I will bring you out and all of your horses and horsemen fully armed, all of them, a great crowd, holding a shield, and small shield, and holding swords, all of them.
我必使你轉過來, 用鉤子鉤住你的腮頰, 把你和你的全軍,馬匹和騎兵, 都領出來, 他們都穿著全副軍裝, 成為大隊人馬, 配備大小盾牌, 各人緊握刀劍.

38:5 Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them, with a small shield and helmet.
還有波斯人,古實人和弗人與他們在一起, 各人都配備盾牌和頭盔;

38:6 Gomer and all of its troops, Beth Togarmah, the remote areas of the north, and with all of its troops and many peoples with them.
又有歌篾人和他們的全軍, 北方極處的陀迦瑪族和他們的全軍, 這許多民族都與你在一起.

38:7 Be ready, and prepare yourselves, you and all of your assembly, the assembling around you, and you must be for them as a guard.
“‘你要準備好, 你和那聚集到你那裡的各隊都要準備好; 你要作他們的大帥.

38:8 After many days you will be mustered; in the last years you will come to a restored land from the sword, gathered from many peoples on the mountains of Israel which were as permanent ruins but from peoples it was brought out, and they will dwell in safety, all of them.
過了許多日子, 你必被徵點出戰; 在以後的年間, 你必來攻擊那脫離刀劍的地, 就是那從列邦聚集回來的人所住的地; 你必來攻擊以色列這些久已荒涼的山; 他們是從萬族中領出來的, 都在那裡安然居住.

38:9 And you will advance like a storm; you will come, and you will be like a cloud covering the land, and all of your troops and many nations along with you.”
你和你的軍隊, 以及與你在一起的許多民族, 都必像暴風上來, 像密雲遮蓋那地.

38:10 “ ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And then on that day, things will come up on your mind, and you will devise evil plans.
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 到那日你心中必起意念, 圖謀惡計,

38:11 And you will say, ‘I will go up against a land of open country; I will come to the people being at rest in safety, all of them dwelling without a wall and crossbars and without doors,
說: 我要上去攻擊那些沒有城牆的鄉村; 我要來攻擊那些生活平靜的人, 他們都安然居住, 沒有城牆, 沒有門閂.

38:12 to loot loot, and to plunder plunder, to assail inhabited ruins and a people gathered together from various peoples and who are acquiring livestock and goods and dwelling at the center of the world.
你要搶奪財物, 擄掠貨物, 伸手攻擊那些從前荒廢,現在有人居住的地方, 攻擊那些從列邦招聚出來, 得了牲畜財物, 又住在世界中心的人民.

38:13 Sheba and Dedan and traders of Tarshish and all its strong lions, they will ask you, ‘To loot loot are you coming? To plunder plunder have you summoned your assembly, to take away silver and gold, to take livestock and goods, to loot great amounts of loot?” ’
示巴人,底但人和他施各城鎮的商人都必問你: 你來是要搶奪財物嗎? 你聚集軍隊是要擄掠貨物嗎? 是要搬走金銀,擄去牲畜財物嗎? 是要大肆搶掠嗎? ’

38:14 “Therefore prophesy, son of man, and you must say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Will you not realize on that day when my people Israel are dwelling in safety,
“因此, 人子啊！你要對歌革說預言: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 到那日, 我的子民以色列安然居住的時候, 你豈不會留意嗎?

38:15 and so you will come from your place, from the remote areas of the north, you and many people with you, horsemen all of them, a great crowd and a vast army,
你必從你的地方, 從北方的極處, 與許多民族一起而來, 都騎著馬, 成為一大隊強盛的軍兵.

38:16 and you will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land; it will be in the last days, and I will bring you against my land, so that the nations know me, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes, O Gog!” ’
你必上來攻擊我的子民以色列, 像密雲遮蓋那地一樣. 歌革啊！在以後的日子, 我必領你來攻擊我的地, 好叫列國在我藉著你向他們顯為聖的時候, 能認識我.

38:17 “Thus says the Lord Yahweh, ‘Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by the hand of my servants the prophets of Israel who were prophesying in those days for years that I would bring you against them?
“‘主耶和華這樣說: 我從前藉著我的眾僕人以色列的先知所說的, 豈不是你嗎? 在那些年間, 他們曾預言我必領你來攻擊以色列人.

38:18 And so then in that day, on the day of the coming of God against the land of Israel,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘my rage will come up in my anger.
歌革來攻擊以色列地的日子, 我的怒氣必從我的鼻孔中發出來. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

38:19 And in my passion, in the fire of my wrath, I spoke that certainly on that day a great earthquake will be on the land of Israel.
我在妒恨和怒火之中說: 到那日, 以色列地必有大地震.

38:20 And the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the animals of the field and all of the creeping things that creep on the earth and all of the humans who are on the surface of the earth will shake at my presence; and the mountains will be demolished, and the steep mountain sides will fall, and every wall on the earth will fall.
海裡的魚,空中的飛鳥,田野的走獸,在地上爬行的各種動物, 以及地上的眾人, 都要在我面前震動. 眾山必崩裂, 懸崖必塌陷, 所有的牆垣都必倒在地上.

38:21 And I will call against him in all of my mountains a sword,’ declares the Lord Yahweh, ‘And the sword of each person will be against his brother.
我必呼喚刀劍在我的眾山上攻擊歌革, 各人的刀劍必攻擊自己的兄弟. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

38:22 And I will execute justice with him with a plague and with blood and torrents of rain, and hailstones; fire and sulfur I will cause to fall on him and on his troops and on many peoples who are with him.
我必用瘟疫和血腥懲罰他; 我必把暴雨,大冰雹,火和硫磺降在他和他的軍隊, 以及與他在一起的許多民族身上.

38:23 And so I will exalt myself, and I will show myself holy, and I will make myself known before the eyes of many nations, and they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”
我必顯為大,顯為聖, 在列國的人眼前顯現自己. 這樣, 他們就知道我是耶和華. ’”

Ezekiel - Chapter 39

39:1 “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against you Gog, the head leader of Meshech and Tubal,
“人子啊！你要向歌革說預言: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 羅施,米設和土巴的首領歌革啊！我要與你為敵.

39:2 and I will turn you around, and I will drag you along, and I will bring you up from the remote areas of the north, and I will bring you against the mountains of Israel,
我要使你轉過來, 帶你從北方的極處上來, 領你去攻擊以色列的眾山.

39:3 and I will strike your bow from your left hand, and your arrows from your right hand I will cause to fall.
然後, 我要擊落你左手的弓, 打落你右手的箭.

39:4 On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all of your troops, and the peoples who are with you, to birds of prey, birds of every wing, and animals of the field I will give you as food.
你必倒在以色列的眾山之上, 你所有的軍隊和跟你在一起的萬族, 都必這樣; 我要把你給各種食肉的飛鳥和田野的走獸作食物.

39:5 On the surface of the field you will fall, for I myself have spoken,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
你必倒在田野, 因為我已經說過了. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

39:6 “And I will send fire against Magog and among the people inhabiting the coastlands in safety, and they will know that I am Yahweh.
我必降火在瑪各和安居在沿海地帶的人身上, 他們就知道我是耶和華.

39:7 And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let the name of my holiness be profaned anymore, and the nations will know that I am Yahweh, the holy one in Israel.
“‘我要在我子民以色列中彰顯我的聖名, 我必不再讓我的聖名被褻瀆; 這樣, 列國就知道我是耶和華, 是以色列中的聖者.

39:8 Look! it is coming, and it will happen,” declares the Lord Yahweh. “It is the day about which I have spoken.
看哪！那日子臨近了, 事情必定應驗, 這就是我所說過的那一天. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

39:9 “ʻ“And the inhabitants of the towns of Israel will go out, and they will set ablaze, and they will kindle a fire with a weapon and a small shield and a shield, with a bow and with arrows, and with hand clubs and with spears, and so they will light a fire with them, a fire lasting seven years.
“‘那時, 以色列各城的居民必出來, 把武器當柴焚燒, 就是大小的盾牌,弓,箭,槍和矛, 都當柴焚燒, 足有七年的時間.

39:10 And they will not carry trees from the field, and they will not chop wood from the forests, for with the weapons they will light a fire; and they will plunder those plundering them, and they will plunder those plundering them,” ’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
他們不必從田野撿柴, 也不必從樹林裡伐木, 因為他們必把武器當柴燒; 他們必搶劫那些曾搶劫他們的人, 掠奪那些掠奪他們的人. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

39:11 “ ‘ “And then on that day I will give to Gog a grave there in Israel, The Valley of the Travelers, east of the sea, and it will block the travelers and Gog and all of his hordes they will bury there, and they will call it the Valley of Hamon-Gog.
“‘到那日, 我必在以色列給歌革一塊墳地, 就是那些朝東往死海去的人所經過的谷. 這墳地使過路之人無法通過, 因為那裡埋葬了歌革和他的眾軍. 因此, 那地必稱為哈們．歌革谷.

39:12 And the house of Israel will bury them for seven months to cleanse the land.
以色列家要用七個月的時間去埋葬他們, 為要潔淨那地.

39:13 All of the people of the land will bury them, and it will be an honor for them on the day when I appear,” ’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
那地所有的人民都必埋葬他們. 這是我得榮耀的日子, 以色列人也必因此得享美名. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

39:14 ʻ“And they will set apart men to continually go through the land burying the travelers, the ones left over on the surface of the land to cleanse it; for the whole of seven months they will explore it.
他們必分派人經常遍行那地, 與過路的人一起埋葬那些還留在地面上的屍體, 為要潔淨那地; 過了七個月, 他們還要繼續搜索.

39:15 And the ones going through, they will go through within the land, and if anyone sees the bones of a person, then he will build beside it a sign to remain until the buriers have buried him in the Valley of Hamon-Gog.
他們遍行那地, 見有人的骸骨, 就在旁邊立個標記, 等埋葬的人來把骸骨葬在哈們．歌革谷.

39:16 And furthermore the name of the city there is Hamonah, and thus they will cleanse the land.” ’
那裡也有一座城名叫哈摩那. 他們必這樣潔淨那地. ’

39:17 “And you, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Say to all kinds of birds and animals of the field, “Be gathered, come be gathered from everywhere to my sacrifice that I am sacrificing for you, a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, and you will eat flesh, and you will drink blood.
“人子啊！主耶和華這樣說: 你要對各類的飛鳥和田野的走獸說: ‘你們集合起來, 從四圍聚集來吃我為你們所預備的祭肉. 以色列眾山上要獻大祭, 好叫你們吃肉喝血.

39:18 Flesh of warriors you will eat, and the blood of leaders of the land you will drink; rams, young rams and goats, bulls, and the fattened animals of Bashan—all of them!
你們要吃勇士的肉, 喝那地眾領袖的血, 就如吃公綿羊,羊羔,公山羊和公牛, 全部都是巴珊的肥畜.

39:19 And you will eat fat until you are satiated, and you will drink blood until you are drunk from my sacrifice that I sacrifice for you,
你們吃我為你們所預備的祭, 必吃飽脂油, 喝醉了血.

39:20 and you will be satisfied at my table with horse and horsemen and warriors and every man of war,” ’ declares the Lord Yahweh.
你們必在我的筵席上吃飽馬匹,騎兵,勇士和所有的戰士. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ’

39:21 “And I will display my glory among the nations, and all of the nations will see my judgment that I have executed and my hand that I have laid upon them.
“我必在列國中彰顯我的榮耀, 萬邦必看見我施行的審判, 和我加在他們身上的手.

39:22 “And the house of Israel will know that I am Yahweh their God from that day and beyond,
這樣, 從那日起, 以色列家就必知道我是耶和華他們的神.

39:23 and the nations will know that because of their guilt the house of Israel went into exile, because they acted unfaithfully against me, and I hid my face from them, and I gave them into the hand of their foes, and they fell by the sword, all of them.
列國也必知道以色列家是因自己的罪孽被擄去. 他們對我不忠, 所以我掩面不顧他們, 把他們交在敵人手中, 他們就都倒在刀下.

39:24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgression I dealt with them, and I hid my face from them.
我是照著他們的污穢和過犯對待他們, 並且掩面不顧他們.

39:25 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob, and I will have compassion on all of the house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.
“因此, 主耶和華這樣說: 現在我要使雅各被擄的歸回; 我要憐憫以色列全家, 又為我的聖名大發熱心.

39:26 And they will forget their disgrace and all of their infidelity that they displayed against me when they dwelt on their soil in safety with nobody making them afraid.
他們在自己的土地上安然居住,無人驚嚇的時候, 就要擔當自己的羞辱和向我所犯一切不忠的罪;

39:27 When I restore them from the nations and I gather them from the countries of their enemies, then I will show myself holy through them before the eyes of many nations.
我把他們從萬族中領回來, 從仇敵之地召回來的時候, 我必在他們身上向列國顯為聖.

39:28 And they will know that I am Yahweh their God, because of when I deported them into the nations, and I reassembled them to their soil, and I will not let any of them remain there any longer.
我使他們被擄到列國去, 後來又聚集他們到自己的土地, 連一個也不再留在列國那裡. 這樣, 他們就知道我是耶和華他們的神.

39:29 And I will not hide my face again from them when I pour out my Spirit over the house of Israel,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
我也不再掩面不顧他們, 因為我已經把我的靈澆灌在以色列家. 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 40

40:1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was destroyed, in this day exactly, the hand of Yahweh was on me, and he brought me there
我們被擄後第二十五年, 耶路撒冷城被攻陷後第十四年的年初; 那月的初十日, 耶和華的手按在我身上; 他把我帶到那裡去.

40:2 in visions from God. He brought me to the land of Israel and put me on a very high mountain, and on it was something like a structure of a city to the south.
在神的異象中, 他帶我到以色列地, 把我安置在一座很高的山上; 在山上的南面, 有好像是一座城的建築物.

40:3 And he brought me there, and look, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, and a cord of linen was in his hand and a reed for measurement; he was standing in the gate.
他把我帶到那裡, 我見有一個人, 他看來像銅, 手裡拿著麻繩和測量竿, 站在門口.

40:4 And the man spoke to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes and listen with your ears and apply your heart to all that I am showing you, for you were brought here in order to show you this; tell all that you are seeing to the house of Israel.”
那人對我說: “人子啊！我所要指示你的, 你都要用眼看, 用耳聽, 並要放在心上, 因為我帶你到這裡來, 為的是要指示你; 你所看見的, 你都要告訴以色列家. ”

40:5 And there was a wall on the outside of the temple all the way around it, and in the hand of the man the reed for measurement was six long cubits, according to the cubit and a handbreadth, and he measured the width of the outer wall as one reed, and the height as one reed.
我見殿四圍有牆, 那人手裡的測量竿長三公尺. 他量了那建築物, 牆厚三公尺,高三公尺.

40:6 And then he went toward the gate whose face was to the east. And he went up by its steps, and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide.
他到了朝東的門, 上了門的臺階, 量度門檻, 厚三公尺; 又量另一個門檻, 厚三公尺.

40:7 And the alcove was one reed long and one reed wide, and between the alcoves was five cubits, and the threshold of the gate along the side of the portico of the gate on the inside was one reed.
又有守衛室, 長三公尺,寬三公尺; 守衛室與守衛室之間, 相隔兩公尺半; 朝向殿內, 在門廊旁邊的門檻, 厚三公尺.

40:8 And then he measured the portico of the gate on the inside as one reed.
他又量朝向殿內的門廊(有古卷加“厚三公尺”).

40:9 And he measured the portico of the gate as eight cubits, and its pilaster was two cubits thick, and he measured the portico of the gate on the inside.
門廊深四公尺; 牆柱厚一公尺; 門廊是朝向殿內的.

40:10 And the alcoves of the gate toward the way eastward were three on each side; the same measurements applied to all three of them; and the same measurement applied to the pilaster on each side.
東門的守衛室, 這邊有三間, 那邊有三間; 三間都是一樣的長寬; 兩邊的牆柱都是一樣的厚.

40:11 And he measured the width of the doorway of the gate as ten cubits and the length of the gateway was thirteen cubits.
他量了東門, 入口寬五公尺, 通道寬六公尺半.

40:12 And a wall was before the alcoves; one cubit on either side was the wall from here. And the alcove was six cubits on each side.
每個守衛室前面都有矮牆, 高五十公分, 兩邊守衛室都是一樣. 守衛室長三公尺, 兩邊都是一樣.

40:13 And he measured the gate from the top slab of the alcove to its opposite top slab as twenty-five cubits in width, from one entrance to the other one opposite it.
他量了東門, 從這邊房頂到那邊房頂, 就是從這邊守衛室後面的門到那邊守衛室後面的門, 寬十二公尺半.

40:14 And he made the pilasters sixty cubits, and to the pilaster of the courtyard all the way around the gate.
又沿著裡面各牆柱量度, 直到朝向院子的牆柱, 共長三十公尺(原文意思不詳, 有古譯本作“又量了門廊, 寬十公尺, 牆柱外面周圍是院子”).

40:15 And from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the portico of the inner gate was fifty cubits.
從東門前面的入口到後面的門廊, 共二十五公尺.

40:16 And there were narrow windows for the alcoves and for their pilasters to the inside of the gate all the way around it. And likewise with respect to the porticos and windows were all the way around to the inside, and on a pilaster there were images of palm trees.
守衛室和東門裡面周圍的牆柱, 以及門廊, 都有小窗; 裡面周圍都有小窗; 牆柱上還刻有棕樹.

40:17 And he brought me to the outer courtyard, and there were chambers and a pavement made for the courtyard all around it, and thirty chambers were facing to the pavement.
他帶我到了外院, 我見有些房子, 院子周圍有鋪石地, 鋪石地上有三十間房子.

40:18 And the pavement flanked the side of the gates and all along the gates; this describes the lower pavement.
鋪石地在各大門的旁邊, 比門矮一點, 寬度與門的長度相同.

40:19 And he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the outside of the inner courtyard as a hundred cubits to the east and to the north.
他從下面的大門量到內院的外牆, 共寬五十公尺; 東面,北面, 都是一樣.

40:20 And as for the gate that had its face toward the north of the outer courtyard, he measured its length and its width.
他又量了外院朝北大門的長度和寬度.

40:21 And its alcoves were three on each side, and its pilasters and its porticos had the same measurement as the first gate: its length was fifty cubits, and its width was twenty-five cubits.
裡面的守衛室, 這邊有三間, 那邊有三間; 牆柱和門廊的尺寸都與東門的一樣; 北門全長二十五公尺, 寬十二公尺半.

40:22 And its windows and its porticos and its palm tree images were like the measurement of the gate that was facing toward the east; and it had seven steps that go up it, and there were porticos before them.
它的窗子,門廊和雕刻的棕樹, 都與東門的一樣; 人要登七級臺階才到這門, 前面盡頭是門廊.

40:23 And a gate led to the inner courtyard, opposite the gate to the north and to the east, and he measured from gate to gate as a hundred cubits.
內院有門與這門相對; 北面,東面, 都是一樣; 他從這門量到那門, 共有五十公尺.

40:24 And then he took me toward the south, and look, a gate toward the south, and he measured its pilasters and its porticos; they had measurements just like the others.
他領我向南走, 我就看見朝南的門. 他量了牆柱和門廊, 大小與先前的一樣.

40:25 And there were for it windows and for its porticos all the way around it like these windows; fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
門的裡面和門廊周圍都有窗子, 與先前的窗子一樣. 南門全長二十五公尺, 寬十二公尺半.

40:26 And seven steps were going up to it and its porticos before them. And it had palm tree images all along its pilasters.
人要登七級臺階才到這門, 前面盡頭是門廊, 牆柱上兩邊都刻有棕樹.

40:27 And there was to the way of the south a gate for the inner courtyard, and he measured from gate to the gate on the way of the south, a hundred cubits.
內院南面也有門; 他從這門量到南門, 共有五十公尺.

40:28 And he brought me to the inner courtyard through the gate of the south, and he measured the south gate, and it had measurements like the others.
他領我從內院的南門進到內院, 量了這門, 大小與先前的一樣.

40:29 And its alcoves and its pilasters and its porticos were just like these measurements. And it had windows for it and for its porticos all the way around, fifty cubits along its length, and twenty-five cubits wide.
守衛室,牆柱和門廊的尺寸都與先前的一樣; 門的裡面和門廊周圍都有窗子. 這門全長二十五公尺, 寬十二公尺半(有古卷加“周圍有門廊, 長十二公尺半, 寬兩公尺半”之句).

40:30 And there were porticos all the way around its length, twenty-five cubits; and its width was five cubits.
守衛室,牆柱和門廊的尺寸都與先前的一樣; 門的裡面和門廊周圍都有窗子. 這門全長二十五公尺, 寬十二公尺半(有古卷加“周圍有門廊, 長十二公尺半, 寬兩公尺半”之句).

40:31 And its porticos were to the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters, and eight steps were for its stairs.
門廊朝向外院; 牆柱刻有棕樹; 臺階共有八級.

40:32 And he brought me to the inner courtyard by way of the east gate, and he measured the gate as just like the other measurements.
他領我到內院的東門, 他量了那門, 大小與先前的一樣.

40:33 And its alcoves and its pilasters and its porticos were also like these measurements, and windows were for it and for its porticos all around; its length was fifty cubits, and it was twenty-five cubits wide.
守衛室,牆柱和門廊的尺寸都與先前的一樣; 門的裡面和門廊的周圍都有窗子. 這門全長二十五公尺, 寬十二公尺半.

40:34 And its porticos were toward the outer courtyard, and palm tree images were on its pilasters one each side, and eight steps served as it stairs.
門廊朝著外院; 牆柱上兩邊都刻有棕樹; 臺階共有八級.

40:35 And he brought me to the gate of the north, and he measured it; and he measured the same measurements as these others,
他領我到內院的北門, 量了那門, 大小與先前的一樣;

40:36 its alcoves, its pilasters and porticos, and its windows all the way around, and a length of fifty cubits and twenty-five cubits wide.
守衛室,牆柱和門廊, 都是一樣. 門的裡面周圍都有窗戶; 這門全長二十五公尺, 寬十二公尺半.

40:37 And its pilasters faced the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree images on its pilasters on each side; and eight steps served as its stairs.
門廊(這譯法參古譯本, “門廊”原文作“牆柱”)朝向外院; 牆柱上兩邊都刻有棕樹, 臺階共有八級.

40:38 And a chamber with its doorway was in the pilasters at the gates, and there they rinsed off the burnt offering.
在各門的牆柱旁邊都有一間有門的房子; 那裡是洗燔祭牲的地方.

40:39 And in the portico of the gate were two tables on each side to slaughter the burnt offering on them and the sin offering and the guilt offering.
在門廊裡, 這邊有兩張桌子, 那邊也有兩張桌子, 在上面可以宰殺燔祭牲,贖罪祭牲和贖愆祭牲.

40:40 And on the outer side as one goes up to the doorway of the gate to the north were two tables, and on the other side, which is toward the portico of the gate, were two tables.
在北門入口的臺階那裡, 朝向外面的一邊有兩張桌子, 朝向門廊的另一邊也有兩張桌子.

40:41 On each side of the gate were four tables, eight tables in all, and on them they slaughtered sacrifices.
在大門兩邊, 這邊有四張桌子, 那邊也有四張桌子, 共有八張, 供宰殺祭牲之用.

40:42 And four tables were for the burnt offering, and made of dressed stones, one cubit and a half long and one cubit and a half wide and one cubit high was their measurements, and they placed the objects with which they slaughtered the burnt offering on them and the sacrifice.
另有四張桌子供燔祭使用, 是用鑿好的石頭做的, 長七十五公分, 寬七十五公分, 高五十公分, 宰殺燔祭牲和其他祭牲所用的器皿是放在那裡的.

40:43 And there were double-pronged hooks, one handbreadth in width, put in place in the house all around, and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.
周圍的牆上釘有鉤子, 各長七公分半. 桌子上放有獻祭的肉.

40:44 And on the outside of the inner gate, there were chambers for singers in the inner courtyard, which was to the side of the north gate, and their faces were to the south with respect to one, and on the side of the east gate one facing to the north.
內院的門外有兩間(這譯法參古譯本, “兩間”原文作“供歌唱的人使用的”)房子: 一間在北門旁邊, 朝向南面; 一間在南門旁邊, 朝向北面.

40:45 And he said to me, “This chamber with its face toward the south is for the priests who are taking care of the responsibility of the temple.
他對我說: “這間朝向南面的房子是給那些負責聖殿職事的祭司使用的.

40:46 And the chamber with its face to the north is for the priests who are taking care of the responsibility of the altar. They are the descendants of Zadok, the ones who approach from among the descendants of Levi to Yahweh to serve him.”
那間朝向北面的房子是給那些負責祭壇職事的祭司使用的. 這些祭司都是撒督的子孫, 在利未人中只有他們可以近前來事奉耶和華. ”

40:47 And he measured the courtyard as to its length, a hundred cubits, and a hundred cubits wide, squared, and the altar is in front of the temple.
他又量了內院, 長五十公尺, 寬五十公尺, 是正方形的; 祭壇就在殿的前面.

40:48 And he brought me to the portico of the temple, and he measured the pilaster of the portico, five cubits on each side, and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side.
他領我到聖殿的門廊, 量了門廊的牆柱, 這邊厚兩公尺半, 那邊厚兩公尺半. 門口寬七公尺(這譯法參古譯本, 原文沒有“七公尺”), 門的內牆, 這邊一公尺半, 那邊一公尺半.

40:49 The length of the portico was twenty cubits and its width eleven cubits, and with ten steps they went up to it, and the pilasters had pillars, one on each side.
門廊寬十公尺, 深六公尺(這譯法參古譯本, “六公尺”原文作“七公尺”); 人要登臺階才上到門廊; 牆柱旁邊有柱子, 這邊一根, 那邊一根.

Ezekiel - Chapter 41

41:1 And he brought me to the temple sanctuary, and he measured the pilasters, six cubits wide on each side; this was the width of the tent.
他領我到外殿, 量了牆柱, 這邊厚三公尺, 那邊厚三公尺, 寬窄與會幕相同.

41:2 And the width of the doorway was ten cubits, and the sidewall of the doorway was five cubits on each side, and he measured its length as forty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits.
外殿的入口寬五公尺, 門的兩邊內牆, 這邊兩公尺半, 那邊兩公尺半; 他量了外殿, 長二十公尺, 寬十公尺.

41:3 And he went into the inner room, and he measured the pilaster of the doorway as two cubits and the doorway as six cubits and the width of the doorway seven cubits.
他進了內殿, 量了門口的牆柱, 各厚一公尺; 入口寬三公尺, 門的內牆各寬三公尺半.

41:4 And he measured its length as twenty cubits and its width as twenty cubits to the front of the temple, and he said to me, “This is the most holy place.
他量了內殿, 長十公尺, 寬十公尺, 貼著外殿. 他對我說: “這是至聖所. ”

41:5 And he measured the wall of the temple as six cubits, and the width of the side room as four cubits all along the outside wall for the temple all around the wall.
他又量了聖殿的牆, 厚三公尺; 殿的周圍有多間廂房, 各寬二公尺.

41:6 And the side rooms were side by side in three stories and a total of thirty rooms, and there were offsets in the wall, which was for the temple for the side rooms, all the way around to be supports, and so they were not supports extending into the wall of the temple.
廂房共有三層, 一層疊在一層之上, 每層有三十間. 殿牆的周圍有牆坎子, 支撐著廂房, 免得廂房的梁木嵌入殿牆.

41:7 And each level widened, and it went around upward to the side rooms for the structure that surrounds the temple upward all the way around, therefore the width increased to the temple upward, and thus the lower level goes up to the upper level by means of the middle story.
這些圍繞著殿的廂房越高越寬. 殿四圍的內牆一級比一級薄, 所以廂房越上越寬; 有樓梯從下層經過中層上到上層.

41:8 And I saw for the temple a platform all the way around the foundations of the side rooms; it was the length of a full reed, six cubits long.
我又看見一個高臺圍繞著殿, 作為廂房的根基, 臺高三公尺.

41:9 The width of the outside wall, which was for the side room to the outside, was five cubits, and a space that was set between the side rooms, which was for the temple
廂房的外牆厚兩公尺半; 聖殿的廂房與祭司的房子之間有空地, 繞著殿的四周, 寬十公尺.

41:10 and between the chambers was the width of twenty cubits all around the temple, all the way around it.
廂房的外牆厚兩公尺半; 聖殿的廂房與祭司的房子之間有空地, 繞著殿的四周, 寬十公尺.

41:11 And the doorway of the side room faced the open area; one doorway faced the north, and one doorway was to the south, and the width of the place of the open area was five cubits all around.
廂房有門通向空地, 一門向北, 一門向南. 廂房與空地之間相隔兩公尺半, 周圍都是一樣.

41:12 And the building that faced the courtyard was toward the west, and its width was seventy cubits, and the wall of the building was five cubits wide all the way around, and its length was ninety cubits.
在西邊有一座朝向殿院空地的房子, 深三十五公尺, 長四十五公尺; 屋子四周的牆厚兩公尺半.

41:13 And he measured the temple, and its length was a hundred cubits, and the courtyard and the building and its walls, their length was a hundred cubits.
他量了聖殿, 長五十公尺; 又量了殿院的空地, 那屋子和它的牆, 共長五十公尺.

41:14 And the width of the front of the temple and the courtyard to the east was a hundred cubits.
在東面, 聖殿前面的空地, 寬五十公尺.

41:15 And he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear and its galleries, a hundred cubits on each side, and also the temple, the court, and the porticos of the courtyard,
他量了殿院空地後面的屋子, 連同屋子兩邊的走廊, 共長五十公尺. 外殿,內殿,朝向內院的門廊,

41:16 the thresholds and the framed windows and the galleries around the three of them. Before the threshold was a covering of wood all around, and from the ground up to the windows, and all around the windows, they were covered.
門檻,小窗和對著門檻的三層走廊, 周圍都鑲上木板, 從地面直到窗口. 窗戶都是遮蔽的;

41:17 Above the doorway and up to the inner temple and on the outside, and on all of the wall all the way around in the inner and in the outer areas were patterns,
在內殿門口上面的外牆, 以及內殿和外殿周圍的牆上, 按著尺寸,

41:18 and it was made of cherubim and palm tree images; a palm tree image between cherub and cherub, and the cherub had two faces.
都刻上基路伯和棕樹. 基路伯和棕樹相間並排, 每個基路伯都有兩個臉孔.

41:19 And the face of a human was toward the palm tree image on the one side, and the face of a fierce strong lion faced the palm tree image on the other side; this work was executed for the entire temple all the way around.
這邊有人的臉向著棕樹, 那邊有獅子的臉向著棕樹. 全殿周圍的雕刻都是這樣.

41:20 From the ground up to above the doorway, the cherubim and the palm tree images were made, and also the outer wall of the temple.
外殿的牆, 從地面直到門口上面, 都刻有基路伯和棕樹.

41:21 As far as the temple is concerned its doorframe was squared, and before the sanctuary was the appearance as it were the appearance of
外殿的門框是正方形的; 在至聖所前面的門框, 也是一樣.

41:22 a wooden altar that was three cubits high, and its length was two cubits, and its corners for it and its length and its walls were of wood. And he spoke to me, “This is the table that is before Yahweh.”
祭壇是木做的, 高一公尺半, 長一公尺; 壇角(有古譯本加“壇的座”)和壇的四邊, 全都是木做的. 他對我說: “這是擺在耶和華面前的桌子. ”

41:23 And the two doors were for the temple and for the sanctuary.
外殿和至聖所各有一個門.

41:24 And two leaves of a door were for each of the doors, two hinged leaves of a door: two were for the first door, and two leaves of a door were for the other door.
每個門分兩扇, 每扇門分為兩頁, 可以摺疊.

41:25 And cherubim were made on them, that is, on the doors of the temple and palm tree images like the ones prepared for the walls; and an overhang of wood was on the surface of the porticos on the outside.
在外殿的門扇上, 刻有基路伯和棕樹, 像那些刻在牆上的一樣; 在外邊門廊前面, 有木做的飛簷.

41:26 And narrow windows and palm tree images were on either side, and on the side walls of the portico, and the side rooms of the temple and their overhang.
門廊兩邊都有小窗和棕樹. 殿的廂房也有飛簷.

Ezekiel - Chapter 42

42:1 And he brought me out to the outer courtyard to the north, and he brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and which is opposite the building to the north.
他領我出來, 向著北面的外院去; 帶我到了祭司的房子. 這些房子一排對著殿院的空地, 一排對著北面的建築物.

42:2 As to the face of the length of the building with the doorway to the north, it was a hundred cubits, and its width was fifty cubits.
房子共長五十公尺, 寬二十五公尺, 有朝北的門.

42:3 Opposite the twenty cubits of the inner courtyard, and opposite the pavement that was to the outer courtyard was a gallery facing a gallery in the three stories.
這些房子一排對著內院十公尺寬的空地, 一排對著外院的鋪石地, 在三層樓上, 都有走廊對著走廊.

42:4 And in front of the chambers was a passageway ten cubits in width toward the inside, a walkway of one cubit, and their doorways were to the north.
房子前面有一條夾道, 寬五公尺, 長五十公尺. 房子的門都朝向北面.

42:5 And the upper chambers narrowed, for the galleries took away space from them more than they took from the lower levels and more than they took from the middle level in the building.
上層的房子最窄, 因為上層的走廊所佔的地方, 比下層和中層的為多.

42:6 For they were three stories and they had no pillars like the pillars of the courtyards; therefore they were smaller than the lower stories and than the middle stories from the ground up.
第三層房子沒有柱子, 不像外院的房子有柱子. 因此, 上層比下層和中層較窄.

42:7 And there was a wall that was to the outside alongside the chambers on the walkway to the outer courtyard in front of the chambers; its length was fifty cubits.
在外面有一道牆, 在房子的前面, 與房子和外院平行, 長二十五公尺.

42:8 For the length of the chambers which were to the outer courtyard was fifty cubits, and look! The chambers on the front of the temple were a hundred cubits.
朝著外院的房子, 長二十五公尺; 朝著聖殿的房子, 長五十公尺.

42:9 And from under these chambers was the entrance from the east for them when one enters from the outer courtyard.
下層的房子在東面有一個入口, 人從外院進入房子裡.

42:10 All along the width of the wall of the courtyard eastward in front of the courtyard to the front of the building were chambers.
在南面(這譯法參古譯本, “在南面”原文作“在東面”), 沿著內院的牆也有房子, 一排對著殿院的空地, 一排對著南面的建築物.

42:11 And a walkway was before them like the appearance of the chambers which were on the north, just like them in their length, and so was their width and all their exits, and they were built like their arrangements and like their doorways,
這些房子前面有一條夾道, 跟北面的一樣, 長寬相同. 出口之處, 也與北面的一樣.

42:12 and like the doorways of the chambers which were on the way of the south was a doorway at the head of the way before the stone wall, projecting on the way of the east at their coming.
南邊的房子的門, 也與北面的一樣. 在東面夾道的開端, 與牆相對的地方, 有門可以進入.

42:13 And he said to me, “The chambers of the north and the chambers of the south which are before the courtyard, they are the holy chambers in which the priests, who are near to Yahweh, will eat the most holy objects. There they shall put the most holy objects, and the grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering, for the place is holy.
他對我說: “在南北兩面, 朝著殿院空地的房子, 都是聖潔的房子; 親近耶和華的祭司們要在那裡吃至聖之物, 也要在那裡存放至聖之物, 就是素祭,贖罪祭和贖愆祭的祭物, 因為那地方是聖的.

42:14 When the priests enter, then they shall not go out from the sanctuary to the outer courtyard; and there they must put their garments in which they serve because they are holy. They must put on other garments and then they may approach the area that is for the people.
祭司進了去, 不可從聖所出來到外院去; 他們要在房子裡放下供職時所穿的衣服, 因為那些衣服是聖的; 他們要穿上別的衣服, 才可以到民眾的地方. ”

42:15 And he completed the measurements of the inner temple, and he brought me to the walkway of the gate that faces toward the east and he measured it all the way around.
他量了內院, 就領我出朝東的門, 又量了整個殿的周圍.

42:16 He measured the east side with the reed for measuring, five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement, he measured it all around.
他用測量竿量了東面, 按著測量竿計算, 共長二百五十公尺.

42:17 He measured the north side as five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement all around.
他又量了北面, 按著測量竿計算, 共長二百五十公尺.

42:18 Then he measured the south side as five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement.
他又量了南面, 按著測量竿計算, 共長二百五十公尺.

42:19 He went around the west side and he measured five hundred cubits, with respect to reeds with the reed for measurement.
他又轉去量了西面, 按著測量竿計算, 共長二百五十公尺.

42:20 Toward the four sides he measured it; there was a wall for it all the way around. Its length was five hundred cubits and its width was five hundred cubits, in order to make a separation between what is holy and what is common.
這樣, 他量了四面. 聖殿長二百五十公尺, 寬二百五十公尺, 四圍都有牆, 為要分開聖地和俗地.

Ezekiel - Chapter 43

43:1 And he brought me to the gate which was facing east.
以後, 他領我到朝東的門去.

43:2 And, look! The glory of the God of Israel, it came from the way of the east, and its sound was like the sound of many waters and the land radiated due to his glory!
看哪！以色列神的榮耀從東面而來; 他的聲音好像洪水的聲音, 大地因他的榮耀而發光.

43:3 And the appearance of the vision which I saw was as the vision which I saw at his coming to destroy the city, and these visions were also as the vision which I saw by the Kebar River, and I fell on my face.
我所見的異象, 好像我在他來毀滅那城的時候所見的異象一樣, 又像我在迦巴魯河邊所見的異象一般, 我就俯伏在地上.

43:4 And then the glory of Yahweh came to the temple by the way of the gate facing east.
耶和華的榮耀, 從朝東的門進入殿中.

43:5 And the Spirit lifted me and it brought me to the inner courtyard and, look! The glory of Yahweh filled the temple!
靈把我提起來, 領我進了內院. 我看見耶和華的榮耀充滿了殿.

43:6 And I heard someone speaking to me from the house, and a man was standing beside me.
那人站在我旁邊的時候, 我聽見主從殿中對我說話.

43:7 And he said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet where I will dwell in the midst of the Israelites to eternity, and they, the house of Israel, they and their kings, will not again defile my holy name with their fornication and with their offerings for the dead of their kings on their high places.
他對我說: “人子啊！這是我寶座之地, 是我腳掌所踏之地; 我要住在那裡, 在以色列人中間, 直到永遠. 以色列家和他們的諸王, 都必不再以他們的淫亂和諸王在邱壇上的石碑玷污我的聖名.

43:8 When they placed their threshold with my threshold, their doorframe beside my doorframe and the wall was between me and between them, then they defiled my holy name, with their detestable things that they did, and so I consumed them in my anger.
他們的門檻靠近我的門檻, 他們的門框靠近我的門框, 我與他們只有一牆之隔的時候; 他們以自己所行的可憎之事玷污了我的聖名, 所以我在怒氣中滅絕他們.

43:9 Now let them send their fornication far away and the offerings for the dead of their kings away from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.
現在他們要從我面前除去淫亂和他們諸王的石碑, 我就住在他們中間, 直到永遠.

43:10 You, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple and let them be ashamed of their iniquities and let them measure the pattern.
“人子啊！你要把這殿指示以色列家, 使他們因自己的罪孽而羞愧, 又要他們量度殿的尺寸.

43:11 And if they are ashamed of all that they did, then the plan of the temple and its arrangement and its exits and its entrances and all of its plans and all of its statutes. And all of its plans and all of its laws make known to them and write them before their eyes, so that they may remember all of its plans and all of its statutes, so that they do them!
他們若因自己所行的羞愧, 你就要把殿的設計,結構,出入之處, 以及一切設計,規條,禮儀,法則, 都指示他們, 在他們眼前寫下來, 使他們遵著殿的一切設計和規條去作.

43:12 This is the law of the temple: On the top of the mountain, all of its territory, all the way around it, will be most holy. Look, this is the law of the temple.
殿的法則是這樣: 殿在山頂上周圍的界限都是至聖的. 這就是殿的法則.

43:13 And these are the measurements of the altar in the cubits (a cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): now its gutter is a cubit in depth by a cubit in width and its rim along its edge all around is one span, and this is also the height of the altar.
“祭壇的尺寸是: 底座高五十公分, 邊緣寬五十公分, 四圍另有邊高二十五公分. 這是祭壇的座.

43:14 And from the gutter at the ground up to the lower ledge is two cubits, and its width is one cubit, and from the small ledge up to the large ledge is four cubits, and its width is one cubit.
從底座到下層的臺座, 高一公尺, 邊緣寬五十公分; 從小臺座到大臺座, 高二公尺, 邊緣寬五十公分.

43:15 And the altar hearth was four cubits, and from the altar hearth and upwards were the four horns of the altar.
祭壇的供臺高二公尺, 從供臺向上突出四個角,

43:16 And the altar hearth was twelve cubits in length and twelve cubits in width; it was squared on its four sides.
供臺長六公尺, 寬六公尺, 四面見方.

43:17 And the ledge was fourteen cubits in length with fourteen cubits its width to all four of its sides, and a rim was all around it of one-half cubit. And the gutter for it was a cubit all around, and its steps were facing east.”
大臺座長七公尺, 寬七公尺, 四面見方; 四圍有邊高二十五公分; 底座四圍的邊緣寬五十公分. 另有臺階朝向東面. ”

43:18 And he said to me, “Son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘These are the statutes of the altar on the day when it is made, to sacrifice a burnt offering on it and to sprinkle blood on it.
他對我說: “人子啊！主耶和華這樣說: 祭壇的規條是這樣: 做成了祭壇, 在上面獻燔祭,灑上血的時候,

43:19 And you must give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, the ones coming near me,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “to serve me, a bull, a calf as a sin offering.
你要把一頭公牛犢給那些親近我,事奉我的祭司利未人作贖罪祭, 他們是撒督的後裔. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

43:20 You must take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, and the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim all around; thus you must purify it and make atonement for it.
你要取些公牛犢的血, 抹在祭壇的四角和臺座的四角, 以及四圍那些突起的邊上. 你這樣潔淨祭壇, 祭壇就潔淨了.

43:21 And you must take the bull, the sin offering, and you must burn it in the designated place of the temple outside of the holy place.
你又要把那作贖罪祭的公牛犢, 燒在聖所外面, 在聖殿指定的地方.

43:22 And on the second day you must offer a he-goat without defect as a sin offering, and they must purify the altar like they purified with the bull.
第二天, 你要獻一隻沒有殘疾的公山羊作贖罪祭, 為要潔淨祭壇, 像用公牛犢潔淨祭壇一樣.

43:23 When you are finished from purifying, you must offer a bull, a calf, without defect, and a ram from the flock without defect.
你潔淨了祭壇之後, 就要獻一頭沒有殘疾的公牛犢和羊群中一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊.

43:24 And you must bring them near before Yahweh, and the priests must throw salt on them, and they must offer them as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
你要在耶和華面前把牠們獻上, 祭司們要把鹽撒在牠們身上, 作燔祭獻給耶和華.

43:25 For seven days you must provide a goat of sin offering for the day and a bull, a calf, and a ram from the flock without defect; you must provide them.
一連七天, 每天你都要預備一頭公山羊為贖罪祭, 也要預備一頭公牛犢和羊群中的一隻公綿羊, 都要沒有殘疾的.

43:26 Seven days they must purify the altar and they must cleanse it and so they will consecrate it.
一連七天, 祭司們都要潔淨祭壇, 祭壇就潔淨了. 這樣, 他們就把祭壇分別為聖了.

43:27 And they will finish the days, and then on the eighth day and beyond that the priests will offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, and then I will be pleased with you,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
滿了七天, 從第八天起, 祭司們要在祭壇上獻你們的燔祭和平安祭. 我那時必悅納你們; 這是主耶和華的宣告. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 44

44:1 And he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary that is facing east, and it was shut.
他又領我回到聖所朝東的外門, 這門關閉著.

44:2 And Yahweh said to me, “This gate will be shut. It shall not be opened, and no one will go through it, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered it, and it will be shut.
耶和華對我說: “這門必須關閉, 不可打開; 任何人也不得從那裡進入; 因為耶和華以色列的神已經從那裡進入, 所以這門必須關閉.

44:3 The prince, he may sit in it to eat food before Yahweh; he will come from the way of the portico of the gate and by means of its way he will also go out.”
只有君王可以坐在裡面, 在耶和華面前吃餅; 他必須從門廊進入, 也必須從原路出來. ”

44:4 Then he brought me by the way of the gate of the north to the front of the temple, and I looked, and look! The glory of Yahweh filled the temple of Yahweh, and I fell on my face.
他又領我經過北門來到殿前; 我觀看, 見耶和華的榮耀充滿耶和華的殿, 我就臉伏在地.

44:5 And Yahweh said, “Son of man, set your heart and look with your eyes and with your ears hear everything I am saying to you concerning all the statutes of the temple of Yahweh and concerning all its laws, and you must listen with your heart concerning the entrance of the temple with all of the exits of the sanctuary.
耶和華對我說: “人子啊！我所告訴你耶和華殿的一切規條和法則, 你都要留心, 用眼看, 用耳聽, 並要留心聖殿的入口和聖所的所有出口.

44:6 And you must say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Enough for you, house of Israel, of all of your detestable things!
你要對悖逆的以色列家說: ‘主耶和華這樣說: 以色列家啊！你們所行一切可憎的事, 該夠了吧！

44:7 At your bringing foreigners who are uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh to be in my sanctuary to profane it, my temple, as you offered my food, fat, and blood, so you broke my covenant by all of your detestable things.
你們除了行這一切可憎的事之外, 還在你們把脂肪和血獻給我作食物的時候, 把身心都未受割禮的外族人帶進我的聖所, 玷污了我的殿, 違背了我的約.

44:8 And you did not observe the responsibility of my sanctuary, but you appointed them as the keepers of my responsibility in my sanctuary for you.”
你們自己沒有看守我的聖物, 卻委派別人在我的聖所裡代你們看守. ’”

44:9 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Every foreigner uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh shall not come into my sanctuary—not any of the foreigners who are in the midst of the Israelites.
主耶和華這樣說: “以色列人中一切身心都未受割禮的外族人, 都不可進入我的聖所.

44:10 But the Levites who removed themselves from me at the going astray of Israel, who went astray from me and went after their idols, as a result they will bear their guilt.
以色列人走迷了路的時候, 有利未人遠離我, 走迷了路. 他們離開我去隨從他們的偶像, 他們必擔當自己的罪孽.

44:11 Then they will be in my sanctuary, those serving in my sanctuary, as sentries at the gates of the temple and as those serving the temple; they will slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they will stand before them to serve them,
他們要在我的聖所作僕役, 看管殿門, 在聖殿中供職; 他們要為人民宰殺燔祭牲和其他祭牲, 又要站在人民面前侍候他們.

44:12 because they used to serve them before their idols and they were for the house of Israel like a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore I swore concerning them,” declares the Lord Yahweh, “that they will bear their iniquity.
因為這些利未人曾在他們的偶像前侍候這人民, 成了陷以色列家在罪孽中的絆腳石. 因此, 我向他們舉手起誓, 他們必要擔當自己的罪孽. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

44:13 And they shall not approach me to serve as a priest for me and to come near to all of my holy objects, to the most holy objects, and they will bear their disgrace and the results of their detestable things they have done.
他們不可親近我, 作我的祭司, 也不可親近我的一切聖物, 或至聖之物. 他們必要擔當自己的羞辱和他們所行可憎之事的報應.

44:14 And I will appoint them as the keepers of the responsibility of the temple, for all of its work and everything which will be done in it.
然而我要委派他們看守聖殿, 辦理聖殿的一切事務, 作一切當作的工.

44:15 But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok, who cared for the responsibility of my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, they will approach me to serve me, and they will stand before me to offer to me fat and blood,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
“以色列人走迷了路, 離開我的時候, 有祭司利未人, 就是撒督的子孫, 仍然看守我的聖所; 只有他們可以親近我, 事奉我, 侍立在我面前, 把脂肪和血獻給我. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

44:16 “They shall come to my sanctuary, and they shall approach my table to serve me, and they will observe my requirement.
他們可以進入我的聖所, 可以走近我的桌前來事奉我, 守我所吩咐的職責.

44:17 And then when they come to the gates of the inner courtyards, they shall put on their inner linen garments and not wear wool garments when they serve in the gates of the inner courtyard and inside the temple.
每逢他們進入內院的門, 必須穿上細麻衣; 每逢他們在內院的門和聖殿裡供職, 他們不可穿上羊毛的衣服.

44:18 Linen turbans shall be on their head and linen undergarments shall be on their waists; they shall not gird themselves with material causing perspiration.
他們頭上要戴細麻布的頭巾, 腰間要穿細麻布的褲子; 不可穿上使身體容易出汗的衣服.

44:19 When they go out to the outer courtyard to the people, they must take off their garment in which they were serving, and they must place them in the holy chambers, and they must put on other garments, so that they will not make the people holy with their garments.
每逢他們出到外院民眾那裡, 就要把供職的衣服脫下, 存放在聖殿的房子裡, 然後穿上別的衣服, 免得因自己的聖衣使人民成聖.

44:20 And their head they shall not shave, or long hair they shall not let grow; short they shall clip their heads.
他們不可剃頭, 也不可留長頭髮, 只可剪短頭髮.

44:21 And no priest shall drink wine when they come into the inner courtyard.
所有祭司進入內院的時候, 都不可喝酒.

44:22 And a widow or divorced woman they shall not take for themselves as wives, but only a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or the widow who is a widow for a priest they may take.
他們不可娶寡婦或被休的婦人; 只可娶以色列後裔中的處女, 或是祭司留下的寡婦.

44:23 And they will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is unholy, and the difference between unclean and clean they must show them.
他們要教導我的子民分別聖俗, 使他們分辨潔淨的和不潔淨的.

44:24 And at a legal dispute they themselves shall stand to judge; employing my judgments they shall judge it, and with respect to my laws and my statutes. All my festivals they shall keep and my Sabbaths they shall consecrate.
他們要在爭訟的事上作判斷, 要按著我的典章判斷. 他們要在我所有的節期裡謹守我的律法和條例, 守我的安息日為聖日.

44:25 And near a dead person he shall not come to be defiled, but only for a father and for a mother and for a son and for a daughter, for a brother and for a sister who was not married may they defile themselves.
他們不可接近死人, 玷污自己, 但如果死人是他們的父親,母親,兒子,女兒,兄弟或是未嫁的姊妹, 他們就可以玷污自己.

44:26 And, after his cleansing, they shall count for him seven days,
祭司潔淨以後, 還要再等七天.

44:27 and then on the day of his coming into the sanctuary to the inner courtyard to serve in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
他進入內院, 到聖所去, 在聖所供職的時候, 他要獻上贖罪祭. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

44:28 And thus it will be to them as regards inheritance, that I am their inheritance, and so you shall not give to them property in Israel; I am their property.
“祭司必有產業; 我就是他們的產業. 你們不可在以色列中給他們基業; 我就是他們的基業.

44:29 The grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering, they themselves may eat them, and also all the consecrated possessions in Israel will be theirs.
素祭,贖罪祭和贖愆祭, 他們都可以吃. 以色列中所有獻給耶和華之物, 都要歸給他們.

44:30 And also what is first of all of the firstfruits of everything, and of all of the contribution of everything from all of your contributions, to the priest it belongs, and what is first of your dough you shall give to the priest, so that a blessing may rest on your house.
所有初熟之物中最好的和你們獻上的一切供物, 都要歸給祭司; 你們也要把最先磨好的麵給祭司, 好讓福氣臨到你的家.

44:31 Any dead body or mangled carcass from the birds or from the animals, the priests shall not eat.”
無論是飛鳥或是走獸, 凡是自然死的, 或是被撕裂的, 祭司都不可吃.

Ezekiel - Chapter 45

45:1 And when you allocate the land as an inheritance, you shall provide a contribution for Yahweh as a holy portion from the land, its length being twenty-five thousand cubits and its width ten thousand cubits; it is holy in all its territory, all around.
“你們抽籤分地為業的時候, 要獻上一份給耶和華作聖區, 長十二公里半, 寬十公里(此譯法參古譯本, “十公里”原文作“五公里”); 整個地區都是聖的.

45:2 And there shall be from this area five hundred cubits by five hundred cubits, squared all around, for the sanctuary; and fifty cubits of open space shall be for it all around it.
其中要有一塊作為聖所之地, 長二百五十公尺, 寬二百五十公尺, 四面見方; 周圍再有二十五公尺作空地.

45:3 And from this measured area you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand cubits and a width of ten thousand cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the most holy place.
你們要從所量的聖區量出一塊地來, 長十二公里半, 寬五公里, 其中要有聖所, 是至聖的地方.

45:4 It is a holy portion from the land; it will be for the priests, the servants of the sanctuary who approach to serve Yahweh, and it will be for them a place for houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.
這是整個地區中的一塊聖地, 要歸給那些在聖所裡供職, 親近事奉耶和華的祭司, 作他們房屋之地和聖所之聖地.

45:5 And an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width will be for the Levites, the servants of the temple. It will serve as property for them as cities to dwell in.
其餘的一塊地, 長十二公里半, 寬五公里, 要歸給在聖殿裡供職的利未人, 作為二十間房屋的基業.

45:6 And as property of the city, you must set apart alongside the contribution of the sanctuary a portion five thousand cubits in width and twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and it shall be for the entire house of Israel.
“你們要劃分一塊地作城的基業, 寬兩公里半, 長十二公里半, 在所獻的聖區旁邊, 歸給以色列全家.

45:7 And a portion will be for the prince on both sides of the holy district, and both sides of the property of the city, and alongside the property of the city on the west, and alongside the property on the east. And also its length corresponds to one of the tribal portions to the west running to the eastern border.
“歸給君王之地要在所獻的聖區和城的基業兩旁, 一塊對著所獻的聖區, 一塊對著城的基業, 從西邊那塊地的西面邊界, 到東邊那塊地的東面邊界, 長度與每支派所分得的地一樣長.

45:8 This shall be to him with respect to the land as property in Israel; and so my princes shall not again oppress my people, but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”
這地在以色列中要歸給君王作基業. 我所立的君王都不可再欺壓我的子民, 卻要按支派把地分給以色列家. ”

45:9 Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Enough of this for you, the princes of Israel; put away violence and destruction and do justice and righteousness; revoke your acts of dispossession from upon my people!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
主耶和華這樣說: “以色列的君王啊！你們所作的該夠了吧. 你們要除掉強暴和毀滅的事, 施行公平和公義. 不要再掠奪我子民的產業. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

45:10 There shall be for you an honest set of scales and an honest ephah and an honest bath.
你們要用公道的天秤,公道的量器.

45:11 The ephah and the bath shall be one unit of measurement; the tenth part of the homer is the bath, and the tenth of the homer is the ephah; so the homer shall be its unit of measurement.
量液體的‘罷特’和量固體的‘伊法’的容量要相同: 一‘罷特’等於‘賀梅珥’的十分之一; 一‘伊法’也等於‘賀梅珥’的十分之一, 都以‘賀梅珥’的容量為準.

45:12 And the shekel shall weigh twenty gerahs, twenty shekels and five and twenty shekels and ten and five shekels, that shall make the mina for you.
重量單位的一‘舍客勒’是二十‘季拉’; 二十‘舍客勒’, 加二十五‘舍客勒’和十五‘舍客勒’,就是你們的一‘彌那’.

45:13 This is the contribution offering which you shall present: a sixth of the ephah from a homer of wheat, and a sixth of the ephah from a homer of barley.
“你們所當獻的供物是這樣: 一‘賀梅珥’小麥, 要獻一‘伊法’的六分之一; 一‘賀梅珥’大麥, 要獻一‘伊法’的六分之一.

45:14 And the quota of the olive oil, the bath of the olive oil, is the tenth part of a bath from a kor, which is ten baths, or a homer—for ten baths are equal to a homer.
獻油的規定是這樣: 要用‘罷特’來量, 一‘柯珥’要獻一‘罷特’的十分之一. 原來一‘柯珥’等於十‘罷特’或是一‘賀梅珥’, 因為十‘罷特’就是一‘賀梅珥’.

45:15 And one sheep from the flock from among two hundred from the pastures of Israel will be taken as a grain offering and as a burnt offering and as a fellowship offering to make atonement for them,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
從以色列肥沃的草場上, 每二百隻羊中要獻一隻羊羔. 這些供物要作素祭,燔祭和平安祭, 為他們贖罪. 這是主耶和華的宣告.

45:16 “All of the people of the land shall join in to this contribution with the prince in Israel.
國中所有的人民都要奉上供物給以色列的君王.

45:17 “But on the prince shall be the responsibility for the burnt offerings, and the grain offering, and the libation at the feasts, and at the New Moon festivals, and at the Sabbaths at all of the assemblies of the house of Israel; he shall provide the sin offering, and the grain offering, and the burnt offering, and the fellowship offering to make atonement for the house of Israel.
君王要在節期,月朔,安息日, 就是在以色列家一切規定的節日上, 奉上燔祭,素祭和奠祭. 他要預備贖罪祭,素祭,燔祭和平安祭, 為以色列家贖罪. ”

45:18 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘On the first month on the first day of the month, you shall take a bull, a calf without defect, and you shall purify the sanctuary.
主耶和華這樣說: “正月初一日, 你要取一頭無殘疾的公牛犢, 潔淨聖所.

45:19 And the priest shall take from the blood of the sin offering, and he shall put it on the doorframe of the temple and on the four corners of the ledge of the altar and on the doorframe of the gate of the inner courtyard.
祭司要取些贖罪祭牲的血, 抹在殿的門框,祭壇臺上的四角, 以及內院的門框上.

45:20 And so you shall do on the seventh day in the month for anyone doing wrong inadvertently or due to ignorance, and so you must make atonement for the temple.
正月初七日, 你也要為犯了誤殺罪的或因愚蒙而犯罪的人這樣行, 為聖殿贖罪.

45:21 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall have the Passover, a feast lasting for seven days, when you shall eat unleavened breads.
“正月十四日, 你們要守逾越節, 節期共七天, 期間你們要吃無酵餅.

45:22 And the prince shall provide on that day for himself and for all of the people of the land a bull as a sin offering.
在那一天, 君王要為自己和國中所有的人民預備一頭公牛作贖罪祭.

45:23 And during the seven days of the religious feast he shall provide as a burnt offering to Yahweh seven bulls and seven rams without defect for each of the seven days, and as a sin offering a he-goat for each day.
這節期的七天, 每天他都要為耶和華預備無殘疾的公牛七頭和公綿羊七隻作燔祭; 他每天又要預備公山羊一隻作贖罪祭.

45:24 And as a grain offering, an ephah for the bull and an ephah for the ram he must provide, and a hin of olive oil for each ephah.
他也要預備素祭, 每一頭公牛要與十七公升細麵一同獻上, 每一隻公綿羊要與十七公升細麵一同獻上; 每份十七公升的細麵加油三公升.

45:25 In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month, during the feast, he shall provide just as he has for these seven days, as he did for the sin offering, as he did for the burnt offering, and as he did for the grain offering, and as he did for the olive oil.’ ”
七月十五日, 守節的時候, 他也要這樣行, 照著逾越節的贖罪祭,燔祭,素祭和油的條例去作. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 46

46:1 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “The gate of the inner courtyard facing east must be shut on the six of the days for work, but on the day of the Sabbath it must be opened and on the day of the new moon it must be opened.
主耶和華這樣說: “內院朝東的門, 在工作的六天裡, 必須關閉, 在安息日卻要打開, 在月朔之日也要打開.

46:2 And the prince shall come by way of the portico of the gate from the outside, and he shall stand at the doorframe of the gate and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his fellowship offerings, and he shall bow down at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be closed until the evening.
君王要從外面經這門的門廊進入, 站在門框旁邊. 祭司們要為他預備燔祭和平安祭. 他要在門檻那裡敬拜, 然後出去. 這門不可關閉, 直到晚上.

46:3 And the people of the land will bow down at the doorway of that gate on the Sabbaths and on the new moons before Yahweh.
每逢安息日和月朔, 國中的人民要在這門口, 在耶和華面前敬拜.

46:4 And the burnt offering which the prince will offer to Yahweh on the Sabbath day must be six male lambs without defect and a ram without defect.
君王在安息日所獻給耶和華的燔祭, 是六隻無殘疾的羊羔和一隻無殘疾的公綿羊.

46:5 And the grain offering he will give shall be an ephah for each ram, and for the male lambs the grain offering shall be as much as he wants to give and a hin of olive oil for each ephah.
所獻的素祭是這樣: 公綿羊要與十七公升細麵一同獻上, 他要按著自己的能力, 隨同那些羊羔獻上若干份細麵, 但每份細麵加油三公升.

46:6 And on the day of the new moon he will offer a bull, a calf without defect and six male lambs and a ram; they must be without defect.
他要在月朔獻一頭無殘疾的公牛犢,六隻羊羔和一隻公綿羊, 都是無殘疾的.

46:7 And an ephah for each bull and an ephah for the ram he must provide as a grain offering, and also for the male lambs as much as he can afford and a hin of olive oil for each ephah.
他要預備素祭, 公牛要與十七公升細麵一同獻上, 公綿羊要與十七公升細麵一同獻上, 他要按著自己的能力, 隨同那些羊羔獻上若干份細麵, 但每份細麵加油三公升.

46:8 And when the prince comes, on the way of the portico of the gate he shall come and by this way he shall go out.
君王進入的時候, 要經這門的門廊進入, 也要從原路出去.

46:9 And when the people of the land come before Yahweh at the festivals, the one coming by way of the gate of the north to bow down must go out by the way of the gate of the south, and the one coming by way of the gate of the south must go out by the way of the gate of the north, so he must not return by the way of the gate by which he came, but before it he shall go out opposite it.
“在各指定的節日中, 國中的人民來朝見耶和華的時候, 那從北門進來敬拜的, 要從南門出去; 那從南門進來的, 要從北門出去; 誰也不可從他進來的門回去, 卻要從對面的門出去.

46:10 And the prince will be in the midst of them; he will come in when they come in, and when they go out he will go out.
君王要在人民當中, 人民進入的時候, 他也進入; 人民出去的時候, 他也出去.

46:11 And at the festivals and at the appointed times, the grain offering will be an ephah with a bull and an ephah with the ram and with the male lambs, as much as he wants to give, and a hin of olive oil for each ephah.
在節期和指定的節日中, 所獻的素祭是這樣: 每一頭公牛要與十七公升細麵一同獻上, 每一隻公綿羊要與十七公升細麵一同獻上, 每一隻羊羔要按著他的能力, 與細麵一同獻上, 每份十七公升的細麵加油三公升.

46:12 And when the prince makes a freewill offering, a burnt offering, or a fellowship offering as a freewill offering to Yahweh, the gate facing east will be open for him. And he must offer his burnt offering and his fellowship offering just as he does on the day of the Sabbath, and then he must go out and the gate will shut after he goes out.
君王把甘心獻的燔祭或平安祭獻給耶和華的時候, 朝東的門要為他打開. 他就獻上他的燔祭和平安祭, 正如他在安息日所獻上的一樣. 他獻完了就出去; 他出去以後, 門就要關上.

46:13 And a male lamb, a yearling without defect, he must provide as a burnt offering daily for Yahweh; every morning he must provide it.
“每天你要預備一隻一歲無殘疾的羊羔, 獻給耶和華作燔祭, 每天早晨都要獻上.

46:14 And a grain offering he must provide in addition to it every morning, a sixth of an ephah and a third of a hin of olive oil to moisten the finely milled flour as a grain offering to Yahweh as a perpetual statute.
每天早晨也要預備同獻的素祭, 細麵兩公斤, 並調和細麵所用的油一公升, 作常獻給耶和華的素祭, 這是永遠的定例.

46:15 So they must provide the male lamb and the grain offering and the olive oil every morning as a regular burnt offering.”
所以每天早晨要這樣預備羊羔,素祭和油, 作常獻的燔祭. ”

46:16 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “If the prince gives a gift to any one from among his sons, it is his inheritance and it will belong to his sons; it is their possession as an inheritance.
主耶和華這樣說: “君王如果把自己一部分的產業作禮物賜給他的一個兒子, 這產業就要歸給他的子孫; 那是他們所承受的基業.

46:17 And if he give a gift from his inheritance to one from among his servants, then it will belong to him until the year of release, and then it will return to the prince. His inheritance with respect to his sons will be only for them.
君王如把自己的一部分產業作禮物賜給他的一個臣僕, 這產業就要歸給那臣僕直到自由之年, 然後要歸還給君王. 君王的產業, 至終只可歸兒子所有.

46:18 But the prince shall not take from the inheritance of the people to rob them, separating them from their property; from his own property he shall bestow an inheritance on his sons, so that my people will not be driven away, any one, from his property.”
君王不可奪取人民的產業, 把他們趕離他們的基業. 他要從自己的基業中把產業賜給自己的兒子, 免得我的子民因被趕離自己的基業而四散. ”

46:19 Then he brought me through the entrance which was on the side of the gate to the holy chambers to the priests; the chambers were facing northwards and, look, there was a place at the extreme end westwards.
那帶領我的, 領我從門旁的入口, 進到那些朝向北面, 供祭司使用, 聖潔的房子. 在西邊的盡頭有一塊地方.

46:20 And he said to me, “This is the place where the priests will boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering in order not to bring them out to the outer courtyard to make the people holy.
他對我說: “這就是祭司煮贖愆祭牲和贖罪祭牲, 以及烤素祭的地方, 免得祭物帶出外院, 使人民成聖. ”

46:21 And he brought me to the outer courtyard and led me past the four corners of the courtyard; and look, there was a courtyard in each corner of the courtyard.
他又領我出到外院, 使我經過院子的四個角落; 院子的每個角落都有一個小院子.

46:22 In the four corners of the courtyard were small courtyards forty cubits in length and thirty cubits in width, each with the same measurements for the four of them with corners.
院子四個角落的小(“小”字原文不詳)院子, 每個長二十公尺, 寬十五公尺; 四個角落的院子, 大小都是一樣.

46:23 And a row was all around inside them, and cooking-places were made under the rows of stones all around.
在四個小院子裡面, 每個四邊都有一排石牆; 在這四排石牆下面, 都有爐灶.

46:24 And he said to me, “These are the houses for cooking, where the ones serving the temple shall cook the sacrifices of the people.”
他對我說: “這些都是廚房, 在聖殿裡供職的要在這裡煮人民的祭物. ”

Ezekiel - Chapter 47

47:1 And he brought me back to the doorway of the temple and, look! There was water coming out from under the threshold of the temple eastward, because the face of the temple was eastwards; and the water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, from south of the altar.
然後, 他帶我回到聖殿的門口. 有水正從殿的門檻往下流出來, 向東流去, 因為聖殿是朝東的. 這水從殿的右邊, 從祭壇的南邊下面流出來.

47:2 And he brought me out by the way of the north gate and he led me around by the way leading to the outside of the outer gate by way of the gate facing east, and look, there was water trickling from the south side.
他又帶我從北門出來, 再領我從外面繞到朝東的外門. 有水正從右邊流出來.

47:3 As the man went eastward a measuring line was in his hand, and he measured a thousand cubits. And he led me through on into the water; it was ankle deep.
那人手裡拿著一根準繩向東走出去的時候, 量了五百公尺的距離, 然後領我從水中走過去, 那裡的水到了腳踝.

47:4 And he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me over into the waters and it was knee deep. And he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me over into the waters and it was waist deep.
他又量了五百公尺, 然後領我從水中走過去, 水到了膝蓋. 他又量了五百公尺, 然後領我走過去, 水到了腰.

47:5 And he measured a thousand cubits, and it became a stream that I was not able to cross, because the water rose, waters a person could swim in, and became a stream that could not be crossed.
他再量了五百公尺, 水已成了一條河, 以致我不能走過去, 因為水勢高漲, 成為只可供游泳的水, 而不能走過去的河.

47:6 And he asked me, “Son of man, did you see this?” And he made me go, and he brought me back along the bank of the stream.
他對我說: “人子啊！你看到了嗎? ”他就領著我, 帶我回到河邊.

47:7 When I returned, then look! On the bank of the river were many trees on both sides.
我回來以後, 看見河這邊和那邊的岸上有很多樹木.

47:8 And he said to me, “These waters are going out to the eastern region, and they go down to the Jordan Valley, and they come to the sea and flow into the sea where they issue out, and the waters in the sea will be healed.
他又對我說: “這水要向東方的地區流出去, 下到亞拉巴, 流入死海. 這水流入死海, 就使海裡的水變淡(“變淡”原文作“得醫治”).

47:9 And then every living creature with which it teems, to every place the waters come it will live; and very many fish will live because these waters came there, and so the water will be healed and everything will be alive everywhere that the stream will come.
那時, 這河流過的地方, 所有滋生的動物都可以存活. 這水流到哪裡, 哪裡就有許多魚; 因為這河流到哪裡, 海水就變淡, 一切都可以存活.

47:10 And then fishers from En Gedi and on up to En Eglaim will stand beside it, a sea-girt drying yard for nets; their fish for the dragnets will be of every kind, like the fish of the great sea, and very many.
必有漁夫站在河邊, 從隱．基底直到隱．以革蓮, 都是曬網的地方. 各類的魚都像大海裡的魚那樣多.

47:11 But its marshes and its swamps will not be cured, for they were given for salt.
只有沼澤和窪地的水不能變淡, 留作產鹽之用.

47:12 And along the stream will go up on its banks from both sides every tree producing food; its leaf will not wither and it will not cease producing its fruit. Every month it will bear early fruit, for its waters are going out from the sanctuary, and its fruit will be as food, and its leaf for healing.”
在河這邊和那邊的岸上, 都必有各種果樹生長, 可作食物, 樹上的葉子不枯乾, 果子也不斷絕. 每月必結出新果子, 因為樹所需的水是從聖所裡流出來的. 樹上的果子可作食物, 葉子可以治病. ”

47:13 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “This is the boundary by which you shall distribute the land for the twelve tribes of Israel: Two shares shall be for Joseph.
主耶和華這樣說: “你們按著以色列十二支派分地為業, 要照著這些地界: 約瑟要得雙份.

47:14 And you must take possession of it, each one a share like his brother, of this land which I swore to give it to your fathers, and so this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.
你們要均分這地為業, 因為我曾舉手要把這地賜給你們的列祖, 這地必歸給你們為業.

47:15 And this is the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethlon until you come to Zedad,
“這地的邊界是: 北邊從大海經希特倫的路, 到西達達的入口,

47:16 Hamath to Berothath to Sibraim, which is between the boundary of Damascus and the boundary of Hamath, on to Hazer Hatticon, which is on the boundary of Hauran.
又經哈馬,比羅他和位於大馬士革邊界與哈馬邊界之間的西伯蓮, 直到浩蘭的邊界的哈撒．哈提干.

47:17 And so the boundary will be from the sea to Hazar Enan at the boundary of Damascus northwards and the boundary of Hamath to the north, and this is the boundary on the side of the north.
這邊界從海到哈薩．以難, 北邊有大馬士革的邊界, 再北有哈馬的邊界. 這是北面的地界.

47:18 And the eastern boundary will be between Hauran and Damascus, and from between Gilead and the land of Israel along the Jordan River from the boundary on the eastern sea to Tamar. And this is the border on the east.
東面的地界是在浩蘭和大馬士革之間, 基列和以色列地之間的約旦河. 你們要從北面的地界量到東海, 這是東面的地界.

47:19 And on the south side the border will run from Tamar up to the waters of Meribot Kadesh and along the wadi to the Great Sea. And this is the boundary to the south.
南面的地界, 從他瑪到米利巴．加低斯水, 經埃及小河, 到大海. 這是南面的地界.

47:20 And on the west side the Great Sea shall be the boundary up to opposite Lebo-Hamath. This is the western boundary.
西面的地界是大海, 從南面的地界到哈馬口的對面. 這是西面的地界.

47:21 You shall divide this land for yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
“你們要按著以色列的支派分這地.

47:22 And then you shall allocate it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens dwelling as aliens in the midst of you who have children in the midst of you, and so they shall be to you just like full citizens among the Israelites. With you they shall be allotted with an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel.
將來你們要抽籤分這地為業, 歸給你們和你們中間的外族人. 他們在你們中間生兒育女. 你們應該看他們如同本地生的以色列人, 他們要在以色列支派中與你們一起抽籤分地為業.

47:23 And then in the tribe in which an alien who is with you dwells, there you shall give his inheritance,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
將來無論在哪一支派裡, 若有外族人寄居, 你們就要在那裡把他的產業分給他. ”這是主耶和華的宣告.

Ezekiel - Chapter 48

48:1 And these are the names of the tribes: At the end of the north, along the way to Hethlon from Lebo-hamath to Hazar Enan on the boundary of Damascus beside Hamath northward, there will be one portion for Dan from the eastern border to the west.
“各支派名下的產業是這樣: 在北邊盡頭的地界起, 沿著希特倫的路, 經哈馬口到大馬士革邊界上的哈薩．以難, 北邊靠著哈馬地, 從東到西, 是但的一份.

48:2 And next to the territory of Dan, from the eastern border up to the western border, one portion for Asher.
沿著但的邊界, 從東到西, 是亞設的一份.

48:3 And next to the territory of Asher, from the eastern border and up to the western border, one portion for Naphtali.
沿著亞設的邊界, 從東到西, 是拿弗他利的一份.

48:4 And next to the territory of Naphtali, from the eastern border up to the western border, one portion for Manasseh.
沿著拿弗他利的邊界, 從東到西, 是瑪拿西的一份.

48:5 And next to the territory of Manasseh, from the eastern border up to the western border, one portion for Ephraim.
沿著瑪拿西的邊界, 從東到西, 是以法蓮的一份.

48:6 And next to the territory of Ephraim, from the eastern border and up to the western border, one portion for Reuben.
沿著以法蓮的邊界, 從東到西, 是流本的一份.

48:7 And next to the territory of Reuben, from the eastern border up to the western border, one portion for Judah.
沿著流本的邊界, 從東到西, 是猶大的一份.

48:8 And next to the territory of Judah, from the eastern border up to the western border, shall be located the contribution that you set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and its length just like one of the portions from the eastern border up to the western border, and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
“沿著猶大的邊界, 從東到西, 就是你們所要獻出的聖區, 長十二公里半, 從東到西的長度與其他各份的一樣, 聖所要在其中.

48:9 The contribution that you shall set apart for Yahweh, its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and its width ten thousand cubits.
你們獻給耶和華的地區, 要長十二公里半, 寬十公里.

48:10 And to these shall be the holy district: to the priests northwards twenty-five thousand cubits, and westwards its width ten thousand cubits, and eastwards its width ten thousand cubits, and southwards its length twenty-five thousand cubits, and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the midst of it.
獻給祭司的聖地, 北邊長十二公里半, 西邊寬五公里, 東邊寬五公里, 南邊長十二公里半.

48:11 To the priests, the ones being consecrated from the descendants of Zadok, who took care of my service and who did not go astray when the Israelites went astray, just as the Levites went astray.
這地要歸給祭司, 就是撒督子孫中分別為聖的. 他們守我所吩咐的職責; 以色列人走迷路的時候, 他們不像利未人那樣走迷路.

48:12 And it will be for them a special gift from the contribution of the land as a most holy object next to the territory of the Levites.
因此, 從所獻的聖區要有一塊地獻給祭司, 作為至聖之地. 這地沿著利未人的地界.

48:13 And the Levites alongside the territory of the priests shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and in width ten thousand cubits, its full length, twenty-five thousand cubits and its full width, ten thousand cubits.
沿著祭司的地界要有一塊地獻給利未人, 長十二公里半, 寬五公里. 祭司的地也是長十二公里半, 寬五公里.

48:14 And they shall not sell any part from it, and shall not exchange, and shall not transfer the best of the land, for it is holy to Yahweh.
這地的任何部分不可變賣, 不可交換, 也不可轉讓給別人, 因為它是這地中最好的一份, 是歸耶和華為聖的.

48:15 And the remaining part of five thousand cubits in the width by twenty-five thousand cubits, is unholy; it is for the city as dwelling and as pastureland; and the city will be located in the middle of it.
“所剩下的地, 寬兩公里半, 長十二公里半, 要作俗地, 供城市,居民和郊野之用. 城要在其中.

48:16 And these shall be its measurements: on its side to the north, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on its side to the south, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on the eastern side, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on the western side, four thousand five hundred cubits.
城的大小是這樣: 北邊二千二百五十公尺, 南邊二千二百五十公尺, 東邊二千二百五十公尺, 西邊二千二百五十公尺.

48:17 And a pastureland shall be for the city northwards, two hundred and fifty cubits, southwards two hundred and fifty cubits, and eastwards two hundred and fifty cubits, and westwards two hundred and fifty cubits.
城要有郊野, 北邊一百二十五公尺, 南邊一百二十五公尺, 東邊一百二十五公尺, 西邊一百二十五公尺.

48:18 And the rest in its length alongside the holy district, ten thousand cubits eastwards and ten thousand westwards; and it shall be alongside the holy district and its yield shall be as food for the workers of the city.
這俗地兩旁剩下的地, 沿著所獻的聖區的長度計算, 東邊五公里, 西邊五公里. 這些地的出產要給城裡的工人作食物.

48:19 And the workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel shall cultivate it.
城裡的工人來自以色列各支派, 耕種這地.

48:20 All of the contribution, twenty-five thousand by twenty five thousand cubits square, you shall set apart as the holy district along with the property of the city.
所獻的整個地區, 長十二公里半, 寬十二公里半, 是見方的. 你們要把所獻的聖區, 連同城的基業, 一起獻上.

48:21 And the rest shall be to the prince, on both sides of the holy district and of the property of the city extending from twenty-five thousand cubits of the contribution up to the boundary of the east, and westwards extending twenty-five thousand cubits to the boundary of the sea alongside the tribal portions. They shall be for the prince, and it shall be the holy district, and the sanctuary of the temple will be in its middle.
“所獻的聖區和城的基業, 兩旁所剩下的都要歸給君王, 從那寬十二公里半的獻地以東至東面的邊界, 以及從那寬十二公里半的獻地以西至西邊的邊界沿著其他各分地, 都要歸給君王. 這樣所獻的聖地和殿的聖所, 都在這兩塊地的中間.

48:22 And also the property of the Levites and the property of the city will be in the midst of the property which is for the prince; between the territory of Judah and between the territory of Benjamin the land will be for the prince.
利未人的基業和城的基業都位於君王的地中間. 君王的地是在猶大的邊界和便雅憫的邊界中間.

48:23 And for the remainder of the tribes: From the side on the east up to the side on the west, Benjamin one portion;
“至於其餘的支派, 從東到西, 是便雅憫的一份.

48:24 and next to the territory of Benjamin, from the side on the east up to the side of the sea, Simeon one portion;
沿著便雅憫的邊界, 從東到西, 是西緬的一份.

48:25 and next to the territory of Simeon, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Issachar one portion;
沿著西緬的邊界, 從東到西, 是以薩迦的一份.

48:26 and next to the territory of Issachar, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Zebulun one portion;
沿著以薩迦的邊界, 從東到西, 是西布倫的一份.

48:27 and next to the territory of Zebulun, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Gad one portion;
沿著西布倫的邊界, 從東到西, 是迦得的一份.

48:28 and next to the territory of Gad, to the side of the south, southward; and the territory will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, toward the wadi, on to the Great Sea.
迦得南面的邊界, 是從他瑪到米利巴．迦底斯水, 經埃及小河到大海.

48:29 This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” declares the Lord Yahweh.
這就是你們要抽籤分給以色列各支派為業的地. 這些分地就是他們所得的分. ”這是主耶和華的宣告.

48:30 And these shall be the exits of the city: From the north side, four thousand and five hundred cubits by measurement.
“城北面的長度是二千二百五十公尺. 城的出口是這樣:

48:31 And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates to the north, the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
城門要按以色列各支派取名. 北面有三個門口, 一個是流本門, 一個是猶大門, 一個是利未門.

48:32 And on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, and three gates, and so the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
東面的長度是二千二百五十公尺, 有三個門口, 一個是約瑟門, 一個是便雅憫門, 一個是但門.

48:33 And on the south side, four thousand five hundred cubits by measurement, and so three gates, the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
南面的長度是二千二百五十公尺, 有三個門口, 一個是西緬門, 一個是以薩迦門, 一個是西布倫門.

48:34 And on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits, and their gates three, the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
西面的長度是二千二百五十公尺, 也有三個門口, 一個是迦得門, 一個是亞設門, 一個是拿弗他利門.

48:35 All around the city is eighteen thousand cubits, and the name of the city from that day is “Yahweh Is There”!
城的周圍共長九千公尺. 從此以後, 這城的名字要稱為‘耶和華的所在’. ”

Daniel (但以理書)

Daniel - Chapter 1

1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
猶大王約雅敬在位第三年, 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來到耶路撒冷, 把城圍困.

1:2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim the king of Judah into his hand and some of of the utensils of the temple of God, and he brought them to the land of Shinar to the temple of his gods, and he brought the utensils to the treasury of his gods.
主把猶大王約雅敬和神殿中的一部分器物交在尼布甲尼撒手裡, 他就把這些器物帶到示拿地的神廟那裡, 存放在廟中的寶庫裡.

1:3 And the king ordered Ashpenaz, the commander of his court officials, to bring some of the Israelites from the royal family and from the lords,
王吩咐他的太監長亞施毗拿說: “你要從以色列人中, 把一些王室的後裔和貴族帶進來;

1:4 youths who have no physical defect, and who are handsome, and who are prudent in all wisdom and endowed with knowledge, and who understand insight, and who have the ability in them to serve in the palace of the king. And the king ordered him to teach them the literature and the language of the Chaldeans.
這些年輕人必須沒有殘疾,英俊,足智多才,有高度學習能力,明察事理, 而且他們必須有能力可以在王宮裡工作. 你要教他們學習迦勒底的文學和語言. ”

1:5 And the king assigned to them his daily portion from the fine food of the king, and from the wine that he drank, and instructed that they were to be educated for three years. And at the end of their training, they were to be stationed before the king.
王指定每日給他們一份御用的佳餚美酒; 又教養他們三年. 期滿以後, 他們就侍立在王面前.

1:6 Now there was among them from the Judeans, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
他們中間有猶大人但以理,哈拿尼雅,米沙利,亞撒利雅.

1:7 And the commander of the court officials gave them names, and he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego.
太監長給他們起了新的名字, 稱但以理為伯提沙撒, 哈拿尼雅為沙得拉, 米沙利為米煞, 亞撒利雅為亞伯尼歌.

1:8 Now Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the fine food of the king, and with the wine that he drank, and so he requested from the commander of the court officials permission so that he would not defile himself.
但以理決心不讓御用的佳餚美酒玷污自己, 所以求太監長幫助他, 使他不用玷污自己.

1:9 And God gave Daniel favor and compassion before the commander of the court officials,
於是神使但以理在太監長面前得著恩惠和同情.

1:10 and the commander of the court officials said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord, the king, who has determined your food and your drink, for why should he see your face having a worse appearance than the young men who are your age? Then you will endanger my head with the king.”
只是太監長對但以理說: “我懼怕我主我王, 他已指定了你們應用的飲食; 如果他見到你們的面色比你們同歲的年輕人憔悴難看, 你們就使我的頭在王面前保不住了. ”

1:11 Then Daniel asked the guard whom the commander of the court officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
後來但以理對太監長分派看管但以理,哈拿尼雅,米沙利,亞撒利雅的人說:

1:12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us some of the vegetables, and let us eat and let us drink water.
“請你試試僕人十天, 容我們只吃素菜,喝清水.

1:13 Then let our appearances and the appearance of the young men who are eating the fine food of the king be compared before you, and then deal with your servants according to what you see.”
然後, 請你觀察我們的容貌, 和那些享用王的佳餚的年輕人的容貌, 就照著你觀察的結果, 待你的僕人吧！”

1:14 So he agreed to this proposal with them, and he tested them for ten days.
看管他們的人就允准他們的這個要求, 試試他們十天.

1:15 And at the end of ten days their appearances appeared better and they were healthier of body than all the young men who were eating the fine food of the king.
過了十天, 見他們的容貌比所有享用王的佳餚的年輕人, 更加俊美健壯.

1:16 So the guard continued to withhold their fine food and the wine of their drink, and he gave them vegetables.
看管他們的人就撤去指定給他們享用的佳餚美酒, 讓他們吃素菜.

1:17 And as for these four young men, God gave to them knowledge and insight into all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had insight into all visions and dreams.
這四個年輕人在各種文字和學問上, 神都賜他們知識和聰明; 但以理並且能明白一切異象和異夢.

1:18 And at the end of the time the king had set to bring them, the commander of the court officials brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
到了王吩咐帶所有年輕人進宮的日子, 太監長就領他們到尼布甲尼撒王面前.

1:19 And the king spoke with them, and among all of them no one was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; then they stood before the king.
王和他們談話, 發現他們所有的人中, 沒有一個比得上但以理,哈拿尼雅,米沙利,亞撒利雅的; 他們四人就侍立在王面前.

1:20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired from them, he found them ten times better than all of the magicians and conjurers that were in his entire kingdom.
王考問他們一切智慧和聰明的事, 就發現他們比全國所有的術士和用法術的更勝十倍.

1:21 And Daniel was there until the first year of Cyrus the king.
直到古列王元年, 但以理還在.

Daniel - Chapter 2

2:1 Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.
尼布甲尼撒在位第二年, 他作了夢, 因此心裡煩亂, 不能入睡.

2:2 So the king said to call the magicians and the conjurers and the sorcerers and the astrologers to tell to the king his dreams. And they came in and they stood before the king.
於是王吩咐人把術士,用法術的,行邪術的和迦勒底人都召來, 要他們把王的夢告訴王. 他們來了, 站在王面前.

2:3 And the king said to them, “I have had a dream and my spirit is anxious to know the dream.”
王對他們說: “我作了一個夢, 心裡煩亂, 我要知道這是甚麼夢. ”

2:4 And the astrologers said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants and we will reveal the explanation.”
迦勒底人用亞蘭話對王說: “願王萬歲！請把那夢告訴僕人, 我們好解釋夢的意思. ”

2:5 The king answered and said to the astrologers, “The command from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its explanation, then you will be broken into pieces and your houses will be laid in ruins.
王回答迦勒底人說: “我已經定旨: 如果你們不把那夢和夢的意思向我說明, 就必被碎屍萬段, 你們的家必成為廢墟.

2:6 But if you tell me the dream and its explanation, you will receive gifts and rewards and great honor from me. Therefore, tell me the dream and its explanation.”
如果你們能把那夢和夢的意思向我解釋, 就必從我這裡得禮物,獎賞和大尊榮, 所以你們要把夢和夢的意思向我解釋. ”

2:7 They answered once more and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants and we will make the explanation known.”
他們第二次回答王說: “請王把夢告訴僕人, 我們好解釋夢的意思. ”

2:8 The king answered and said, “Certainly I know that you are trying to gain time because you have seen that this matter is firmly decreed by me,
王回答說: “我清楚知道你們企圖拖延時間, 因為你們看出我已經定旨.

2:9 for if you do not make the dream known to me, your verdict is fixed, and you have conspired to say a lying and deceitful word to me until the circumstances will change. Therefore, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can tell me its explanation.”
如果你們不把那夢向我說明, 只有一個辦法對付你們. 你們串通在我面前胡言亂語, 希望時勢有所改變. 你們現在要把夢告訴我, 好使我知道你們真能把夢的意思向我解釋. ”

2:10 The astrologers answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth that is able to reveal the word of the king; in fact, no great and powerful king has ever asked a thing like this of any magician or conjurer or astrologer.
迦勒底人在王面前回答說: “世上沒有人能把王所問的事說出來, 因為從來沒有一個偉大和有權勢的君王向術士,用法術的和迦勒底人詢問過這樣的事.

2:11 And the thing that the king is asking is too difficult and there is no one who can reveal it to the king except the gods whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
王所問的事很難答, 除了那不和世人同住的神明以外, 沒有人能在王面前把這事說出來. ”

2:12 Because of this the king became angry, and he became very much enraged, and he said that all the wise men of Babylon are to be destroyed.
因此, 王大發烈怒, 下令殺絕巴比倫所有的智慧人.

2:13 And the decree was issued, and the wise men were on the verge of being executed, and they searched for Daniel and his companions to be executed.
於是王的御旨發出, 要把智慧人都殺死; 人就尋找但以理和他的同伴, 要殺死他們.

2:14 Then Daniel responded prudently and discretely to Arioch, the commander of the imperial guard of the king, who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.
那時, 王的護衛長亞略出來, 要殺死巴比倫的智慧人, 但以理就婉轉機敏地向他詢問;

2:15 He asked and said to Arioch, the royal official of the king, “Why is the decree from the king so severe?” Then Arioch explained the matter to Daniel.
但以理對王的護衛長亞略說: “王的命令為甚麼這樣嚴厲呢? ”亞略就把這事告訴但以理.

2:16 And Daniel went in and requested from the king that he would give him time, and he would tell the king the explanation.
但以理就進去, 求王寬限, 使他可以把那夢的意思為王解釋.

2:17 Then Daniel went to his home, and he made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, his companions,
但以理回到自己的家裡, 把這事告訴他的同伴哈拿尼雅,米沙利和亞撒利雅,

2:18 and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions, along with the remainder of the wise men of Babylon, would not be killed.
要他們為這隱祕的事祈求天上的神憐憫, 免得但以理和他的同伴與巴比倫其餘的智慧人一同滅亡.

2:19 Then in a vision of the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel; then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
於是這隱祕的事在夜間的異象中給但以理顯明了. 但以理就稱頌天上的神.

2:20 Daniel said: “Let his name, the name of God, be blessed throughout the ages, for the wisdom and the power are his.
但以理說: “願神的名得稱頌, 從永遠直到永遠, 因為智慧和能力都是屬他的.

2:21 And he changes the times and the seasons, and he deposes kings and he sets up kings; he gives wisdom to wise men and knowledge to men who know understanding.
他改變時間,季節; 他廢王,立王; 他賜智慧給智慧人, 賜知識給聰明人.

2:22 He reveals the deep and the hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
他顯明深奧和隱密的事, 他洞悉暗中的一切, 因為光明與他同住.

2:23 To you, O God of my ancestors, I give thanks and I give praises, for the wisdom and the power you gave to me, and now you have made known to me what we have asked from you, for you have made known to us the matter of the king.”
我列祖的神啊！我感謝你, 讚美你！你把智慧和能力賜了給我; 我們向你所求的, 現在你已向我顯明, 把王的事告訴了我們. ”

2:24 Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and thus he said to him: “You must not destroy the wise men of Babylon; take me in before the king and I will give the explanation to the king.”
於是但以理進去見亞略, 就是王委派去殺絕巴比倫的智慧人的, 對他這樣說: “不要殺絕巴比倫的智慧人; 請把我帶到王面前, 我要把夢的意思向王解釋. ”

2:25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel in before the king and thus he said to him: “I have found a man among the exiles of Judah who can relate the explanation to the king.
亞略就急忙把但以理帶到王面前, 對王這樣說: “我在被擄的猶大人中找到一個能把夢的意思向王說明的人. ”

2:26 The king then asked and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its explanation?”
王問稱為伯提沙撒的但以理說: “你能向我說明我所見的夢和夢的意思嗎? ”

2:27 Daniel answered the king and said, “The mystery that the king asks, no wise men, conjurers, magicians, or diviners are able to make known to the king.
但以理在王面前回答說: “王所問的那隱祕的事, 沒有智慧人,用法術的,術士和占星家能向王解釋;

2:28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what it is that will be at the end of days. This is your dream and the visions of your head on your bed.
只有一位在天上的神能把一切隱祕的事顯明; 他已經把日後將要發生的事告訴你尼布甲尼撒王了. 你的夢和你躺在床上時腦海中出現的異象就是這樣:

2:29 “As for you, king, your thoughts on your bed turned to what it was that would be in the future, and the revealer of mysteries has made known to you what that would be.
王啊！你躺在床上時, 想到日後將要發生的事, 那顯明隱祕事的神就把將要發生的事向你說明了.

2:30 And as for me, it is not because of wisdom that is in me more than any other living person that this mystery is revealed to me, but in order that the explanation may be made known to the king and you will understand the thoughts of your mind.
現在這隱祕的事向我顯明, 並不是因為我的智慧勝過所有的人, 而是要使王知道夢的意思和你心想明白的事.

2:31 “You, O king, were looking and, look, there was one great statue. This statue was huge and its brilliance extraordinary, standing there before you, and its appearance was frightening.
“王啊！你正在觀看, 看見有一座大像, 那像甚高, 非常光耀, 豎立在你面前, 樣貌十分可怕.

2:32 The head of this statue was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
這像的頭是純金的, 胸膛和手臂是銀的, 腹和腰是銅的,

2:33 its legs of iron, its feet, part of them of iron and part of them of clay.
腿是鐵的, 腳是鐵和泥混雜的.

2:34 You were looking on until a stone was chiseled out—that not by hands—and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and it broke them in pieces.
你正觀看的時候, 有一塊非人手鑿成的石頭, 擊在那座大像鐵和泥混雜的腳上, 把腳砸碎了.

2:35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold all at once broke into pieces and they became like chaff from the summer threshing floor, and the wind carried them away and any trace of them could not be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and it filled the whole earth.
於是鐵,泥,銅,銀,金都一同砸得粉碎, 好像夏天禾場上的糠秕, 被風吹散, 無處可尋; 那打碎這像的石頭卻變成一座大山, 充滿全地.

2:36 “This was the dream, and now we will tell its interpretation to the king.
“這就是那夢, 現在我們要在王面前講解那夢的意思.

2:37 You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power and the might and the glory,
王啊！你是萬王之王, 天上的神已經把國度,權柄,能力和尊榮都賜給你;

2:38 and also human beings wherever they dwell, the animals of the field and the birds of heaven—he has given into your hand and made you ruler over all of them—you are the head of gold.
也把散居在各處的世人,田野的走獸和空中的飛鳥, 都交在你手裡, 使你管理這一切. 你就是那金頭.

2:39 And after you another kingdom inferior to yours will arise, and another third kingdom of bronze that will rule over the whole earth.
在你以後, 另一國將興起, 不及於你. 後有第三國, 就是那銅的, 要統治全地.

2:40 And a fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, and just as iron crushes and smashes everything, and as iron shatters all of these other metals, so it will crush and it will shatter these nations.
還有第四國, 堅強如鐵, 因為鐵能砸碎擊破萬物; 鐵怎樣壓碎一切, 那國也要照樣砸碎一切.

2:41 And just as you saw the feet and the toes, partly potter’s clay and partly iron, it will be a divided kingdom; and some hardness of the iron will be in it, just as you have seen the iron mixed with the wet clay.
正如你看見那像的腳和腳趾是窯匠的泥和鐵混雜的, 那國也必分裂; 正如你看見鐵和陶泥混合在一起, 那國也必有鐵的堅硬.

2:42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so part of the kingdom will be strong and partly brittle.
那些腳趾是鐵和泥混雜的, 那國也必是部分堅強, 部分脆弱.

2:43 And in that you saw the iron was mixed with wet clay, so they will mix in marriage and they will not cling to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
你怎樣看見鐵和陶泥混合在一起, 那國的人也必和列國的人通婚混雜, 卻不能彼此聯合, 正如鐵和泥不能混雜一樣.

2:44 And in the day of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and the kingdom will not be left for another nation, and it will bring an end to all these kingdoms, but it will stand forever.
那些王在位的時候, 天上的神必興起另一個永不滅亡的國, 國權必不歸給別族的人. 這國必砸碎毀滅其他各國; 並且這國必存到永遠.

2:45 Inasmuch as you saw that a stone from the mountain was chiseled out but not by hands, and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, thereby the great God made known to the king what will be in the future, and the dream is certain and its explanation trustworthy.”
正如你看見那塊從山而出, 非人手鑿成的石頭, 把鐵,銅,泥,銀和金都砸碎了, 偉大的神已把日後必有的結局都告訴王了. 這夢是確實的, 夢的意思也是準確的. ”

2:46 Then the king, Nebuchadnezzar, fell on his face and he paid homage to Daniel; and he commanded them to offer a grain offering and incense offering to him.
尼布甲尼撒王俯伏在地, 向但以理下拜, 又下令向但以理獻上供物和香品.

2:47 The king answered Daniel and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings, and he reveals mysteries, for you are able to reveal this mystery.”
王對但以理說: “你們的神真是萬神之神, 萬王之王, 又是顯明隱祕事的, 因為你能把這隱祕的事顯明出來. ”

2:48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and the chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
於是王提升但以理, 賜他許多貴重的禮物, 使他管理巴比倫全省, 又立他為總長, 管理巴比倫所有的智慧人.

2:49 And Daniel made a request from the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the court of the king.
但以理求王, 王就委派沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌管理巴比倫省的政務; 但以理卻在朝中侍立.

Daniel - Chapter 3

3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold. Its height was sixty cubits and its width was six cubits; he set it up in the valley of Dura in the province of Babylon.
尼布甲尼撒王造了一座金像, 高二十七公尺, 寬三公尺, 豎立在巴比倫省的杜拉平原上.

3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent directions to assemble the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates and all of the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
尼布甲尼撒王派人召集總督,總監,省長,參謀,財政大臣,法官,裁判官和各省所有的官員, 要他們參加尼布甲尼撒王為所立的像舉行的揭幕典禮.

3:3 Then the satraps, the prefects, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the province were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up, and were standing before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
於是總督,總監,省長,參謀,財政大臣,法官,裁判官和省內所有其他的官員, 都聚集起來, 參加尼布甲尼撒王為所立的像舉行的揭幕典禮; 他們都站在尼布甲尼撒所立的像前.

3:4 Then the herald proclaimed aloud, “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations and people of all languages,
那時, 傳令官大聲呼叫說: “各國,各族,說各種語言的人哪！這是傳給你們的命令:

3:5 that at the time that you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp, the drum and all kinds of music, you must fall down and you must worship the statue of gold that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
你們一聽見角,笛,琵琶,弦琴,豎琴,風笛和各種樂器的聲音, 就要俯伏, 向尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像下拜.

3:6 And whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown immediately into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire.”
凡不俯伏下拜的, 就必立刻扔在烈火的窯中. ”

3:7 Therefore, at that time, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations and people of all languages were falling down and were worshiping the statue of gold that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
因此, 各國,各族和說各種語言的人, 一聽見角,笛,琵琶,弦琴,豎琴和各種樂器的聲音, 就都俯伏, 向尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像下拜.

3:8 Therefore at this time some astrologers came forward and they denounced the Jews.
那時, 有幾個迦勒底人前來, 誣衊控告猶大人.

3:9 They responded and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, may you live forever!
他們對尼布甲尼撒王說: “願王萬歲！

3:10 You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp and the drum and all kinds of music, he shall fall down and shall worship the statue of gold.
王啊, 你曾下令, 凡聽見角,笛,琵琶,弦琴,豎琴,風笛和各種樂器聲音的人, 都要俯伏, 向金像下拜.

3:11 And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire.
凡不俯伏下拜的, 就必被扔在烈火的窯中.

3:12 However there are Judean men whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—these men, O king, pay you no heed and were not serving your god, and the statue of gold that you set up they are not worshiping.”
但有幾個猶大人, 就是王所派管理巴比倫省政務的沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌, 王啊！這些人不理會你的命令, 不事奉你的神, 也不向你所立的金像下拜. ”

3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar said in rage and anger to bring in Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; then they brought in these men before the king.
當時尼布甲尼撒勃然大怒, 吩咐人把沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌帶來; 他們就被帶到王面前.

3:14 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you are not serving my god, and you are not worshiping the statue of gold that I have set up?
尼布甲尼撒問他們說: “沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌啊！你們真的不事奉我的神, 也不向我所立的金像下拜嗎?

3:15 Now if you are ready so that when you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp and the drum and all kinds of music, you fall down and you worship the statue that I have made, that will be good. But if you do not worship it, immediately you will be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire, and who is the god who will rescue you from my hands?”
現在, 如果你們想清楚, 一聽見角,笛,琵琶,弦琴,豎琴,風笛和各種樂器的聲音, 就俯伏向我所做的像下拜, 那還可以. 如果你們不下拜, 就必立刻扔在烈火的窯中. 哪裡有神能救你們脫離我的手呢? ”

3:16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answered and said to the king, Nebuchadnezzar, “We have no need on this matter to present a defense to you.
沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌回答王說: “尼布甲尼撒啊！這件事我們無需回答你.

3:17 If it is so, our God, whom we serve, is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire. And from your hand, O king, let him rescue us.
如果我們被扔在火窯裡, 我們所事奉的神必能拯救我們; 王啊！他必拯救我們脫離烈火的窯和你的手. (本節或譯: “如果我們所事奉的神能拯救我們, 王啊！他必拯救我們脫離烈火的窯和你的手. ”)

3:18 And if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, and the statue of gold that you have set up we will not worship.”
即或不然, 王啊！你要知道, 我們決不事奉你的神, 也不向你所立的金像下拜. ”

3:19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with anger and the image of his face was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, so he ordered and said to heat up the one furnace seven times what was usual to heat it up.
當時尼布甲尼撒向沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌大發烈怒, 連臉色也變了, 吩咐人把窯燒熱, 比平常猛烈七倍.

3:20 And he commanded the strongest men of the guards who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.
又吩咐他軍隊中幾個最精壯的士兵, 把沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌綁起來, 扔在烈火的窯中.

3:21 Then these men were bound with their garments, their trousers and their turbans and their other clothing, and they were thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire.
於是這三個人穿著外袍,長褲,頭巾和身上其他的衣服, 被綁起來, 扔在烈火的窯中.

3:22 Therefore because the word of the king was severe and the furnace was exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed these men who lifted up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
由於王的命令緊急, 窯又燒得非常猛烈, 那些把沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌抬起來的人, 都被火燄燒死了.

3:23 But these men, the three of them, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, fell down into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire, and they were bound.
而沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌這三個人仍被綁著, 落入烈火的窯中.

3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and he rose up in haste and he asked, saying to his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, bound, into the midst of the fire? They answered, saying to the king, “Certainly, O king!”
那時尼布甲尼撒王非常驚奇, 急忙起來, 問他的謀臣說: “我們綁起來扔在火裡的, 不是三個人嗎? ”他們回答王說: “王啊！是的. ”

3:25 He answered, saying, “Look, I see four men unbound walking in the midst of the fire and there is no damage to them, and the appearance of the fourth man resembles the son of a god.”
王說: “但我見有四個人, 並沒有綁著, 在火中走來走去, 也沒有受傷, 並且那第四個的樣貌好像神子. ”

3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire, and he called out, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!”
於是尼布甲尼撒走近烈火的窯口, 說: “至高神的僕人沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌啊！你們出來, 到這裡來吧. ”沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌就從火中出來.

3:27 And the satraps, the prefects, the governors and the advisors of the king were assembling, and they saw these men, that the fire had no power over their bodies, and the hair of their heads was not singed, and their garments were not harmed, and the smell of fire did not come from them.
那些總督,總監,省長和王的謀臣, 都聚攏來看這三個人, 見火無力傷他們的身體; 他們的頭髮沒有燒焦, 衣服沒有燒壞, 身上也沒有火燒的氣味.

3:28 Nebuchadnezzar responded, saying, “Blessed be their God, the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants who trusted in him, and the command of the king they disobeyed, and they gave their bodies so that they did not serve and did not worship any god except their God.
尼布甲尼撒說: “沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌的神是應當稱頌的, 他差遣使者拯救那些倚靠他的僕人; 他們違抗王的命令, 寧願捨命, 除了自己的神以外, 不肯事奉敬拜任何其他的神.

3:29 And from me is set forth a decree that any people, nation, or language that may utter criticism against their God—the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—will be broken into pieces and their house will be made like ruins. For there is not another God who is able to rescue like this God.”
我現在下令: 無論各國,各族,說各種語言的人, 凡說話得罪沙得拉,米煞,亞伯尼歌的神的, 必被碎屍萬段, 他的家也必成為廢墟, 因為沒有別的神能這樣施行拯救. ”

3:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
於是王在巴比倫省提升了沙得拉,米煞和亞伯尼歌.

Daniel - Chapter 4

4:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king to all of the nations, the peoples and languages that live in the whole earth: “May your prosperity increase!
尼布甲尼撒王向住在全地的各國,各族和說各種語言的人宣告說: “願你們大享平安！

4:2 It is pleasing to me to recount the signs and wonders that the Most High God worked for me.
我樂意把至高的神向我所行的神蹟奇事宣揚出來.

4:3 How great are his signs and wonders, how strong is his kingdom, an everlasting kingdom; and his sovereignty is from generation to generation.
他的神蹟多麼偉大, 他的奇事多麼有力; 他的國是永遠的國, 他的統治直到萬代！(本章第1 3節在《馬索拉抄本》為3:31 33)

4:4 “I, Nebuchadnezzar, was content in my house and prospering in my palace.
“我尼布甲尼撒安逸地住在家中, 在宮裡享受榮華富貴. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為4:1)

4:5 And I saw a dream and a revelation on my bed and it frightened me, and the visions of my head terrified me.
我作了一個夢, 這夢使我懼怕; 我在床上所見的夢幻和我腦海中出現的異象, 都使我驚惶.

4:6 And a decree was sent out, ordering that all the wise men of Babylon were to be brought in before me so that they may make known to me the explanation of the dream.
我就下令把巴比倫所有的智慧人, 都帶到我面前來, 要他們把夢的意思向我說明.

4:7 Then the magicians, the conjurers, the astrologers and the diviners came in and I told them the dream, but they could not make known to me its explanation.
於是術士,用法術的,迦勒底人和占星家都進來; 我當面把那夢告訴了他們, 可是他們卻不能把夢的意思向我說明.

4:8 Then at last Daniel came before me whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom was the spirit of the holy gods, and I related the dream to him.
“最後, 那照著我神的名, 稱為伯提沙撒的但以理, 來到我面前, 他裡面有聖神的靈, 我就把夢告訴他:

4:9 “ ‘O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I myself know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Now tell me the visions of my dream that I saw, and its explanation.
‘術士的領袖伯提沙撒啊！因為我知道你裡面有聖神的靈, 沒有甚麼隱祕的事能難倒你; 因此, 你要把我夢中所見的異象和夢的意思告訴我.

4:10 Now these were the visions of my head as I was lying on my bed: I was gazing and, look, a tree was in the midst of the earth, and its height was exalted.
我躺在床上時腦海中所見的異象是這樣: 我看見大地中間, 有一棵樹, 十分高大.

4:11 The tree grew and it became strong, and its height reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.
那樹漸長, 而且堅強, 高達於天, 地極所有的人都看得到.

4:12 Its foliage was beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was provision for all. Under it the animals of the field sought shade, and in its branches the birds of heaven nested, and from it all the living beings were fed.
它的葉子美麗, 果實繁多, 所有的生物都從它得到食物; 野地的走獸在它下面歇息, 空中的飛鳥棲宿在它的枝頭上; 各種生物都從它得著供養.

4:13 “ ‘I was looking in the vision of my head as I lay on my bed, and look, a watcher, and a holy one, came down from heaven.
“‘我躺在床上, 在我腦海出現的異象中, 我看見有一位守望者, 就是聖者, 從天上下來,

4:14 He cried aloud and so he said: “Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; shake off its foliage and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.
大聲呼叫, 這樣說: 你們要砍下這樹, 削斷枝子, 搖落葉子, 打散果子, 把樹下的走獸趕散, 把樹枝上的飛鳥趕走.

4:15 But the stump of its roots leave in the earth, along with a band of iron and bronze; leave it in the grass of the field. And in the dew of heaven let it be watered, and with the animals let his lot be in the grass of the earth.
然而, 樹根的餘幹卻要留在地上, 用鐵和銅的鍊子圍住, 留在野地的青草中, 使他被天露滴濕; 使他像走獸一樣在地上的草叢中得他的分.

4:16 Let his mind be changed from that of a human, and let the mind of an animal be given to him, and let seven times pass over him.
使他的心改變, 不再是人的心, 給他一個獸心, 使他經過七年的時期.

4:17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the decision by the command of the holy ones, in order that the living will know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of humankind, and to whomever he wills he gives it, and he even sets the humblest of men over it.”
這是守望者宣告的裁決, 是聖者頒布的決定, 好使世人都知道: 至高者在世人的國中掌權, 他喜歡把國賜給誰, 就賜給誰, 甚至立最卑微的人執掌國權.

4:18 “ ‘This is the dream that I, Nebuchadnezzar the king, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its explanation, for all of the wise men of my kingdom were not able to make the explanation known to me, but you are able because the spirit of holy gods is in you.’
“‘這就是我尼布甲尼撒王所作的夢. 伯提沙撒啊！你要把這夢的意思告訴我, 因為我國中所有的智慧人都不能把夢的意思向我說明; 只有你能, 因為你裡面有聖神的靈. ’”

4:19 “Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was distressed for some time, and his thoughts disturbed him. The king answered and he said, ‘Belteshazzar, let the dream and its explanation not disturb you.’ Belteshazzar answered and said, ‘My lord, may the dream and its explanation be for those who hate you and for your enemies.
於是那稱為伯提沙撒的但以理驚愕片時, 他想到的事使他驚惶. 王對他說: “伯提沙撒啊！別讓這夢和夢的意思使你驚惶. ”伯提沙撒回答說: “我主啊！願這夢歸給憎恨你的人, 夢的意思歸給你的敵人.

4:20 The tree that you saw, which grew and became strong and its height reached to heaven and it was visible to the end of the whole earth,
你所見的樹漸長, 而且堅強, 高達於天, 全地的人都看得到.

4:21 and its foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, and so there was provision for all in it, and the animals of the field lived under it and in its branches nest the birds of heaven,
它的葉子美麗, 果實繁多, 所有的生物都從它得到食物; 野地的走獸住在它下面, 空中的飛鳥棲在它的枝頭上.

4:22 —it is you, O king, who have grown great and you have grown strong, and so your greatness has increased and it has reached to heaven and your sovereignty to the end of the earth.
王啊！你就是那樹, 越來越偉大堅強; 你的威勢漸長, 高達於天; 你的權柄直到地極.

4:23 And inasmuch that the king saw the watcher, a holy one coming down from heaven and he said, “Cut down the tree and destroy it, but the stump of its root in the earth leave with a band of iron and bronze in the grass of the field, and let it be watered with the dew of heaven and let his lot be with the animals of the field until seven times have passed over him.”
王既然看見一位守望者, 就是聖者, 從天上下來, 說: ‘你們要砍下毀壞這樹, 樹根的餘幹卻要留在地上, 用鐵和銅的鍊子圍住, 留在野地的青草中, 使他被天露滴濕; 使他的分和野地的走獸一樣, 直到他經過那七年的時期. ’

4:24 This is the explanation, O king, and it is a decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:
王啊！夢的意思就是這樣: 這臨到我主我王的事, 是至高者的裁決.

4:25 you will be driven away from human society and you will dwell with the animals of the field, and you will be caused to graze grass like the oxen yourself, and you will be watered with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time will pass over you until that you have acknowledged that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of humankind, and to whom he wills he gives it.
你必被趕逐, 離開人群, 和野地的走獸同住; 你必像牛一樣吃草, 被天露滴濕, 要經過七年的時期; 等到你承認至高者在世人的國中掌權, 他喜歡把國賜給誰, 就賜給誰.

4:26 And in that they said to leave alone the stump of the tree’s root, so your kingdom will be restored for you when you acknowledge that heaven is sovereign.
守望者既然吩咐要留下樹根的餘幹, 所以, 等到你承認上天的至高者是掌權的, 你的國就必再歸給你.

4:27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you and your sin remove with righteousness and your iniquity with having mercy on the oppressed, in case there might be a prolongation of your prosperity.’ ”
因此, 王啊！請你接納我的勸告, 施行公義, 斷絕罪過, 憐憫受欺壓者, 斷絕罪孽, 你的平安或者可以延長. ”

4:28 All this happened to Nebuchadnezzar the king.
這一切事都在尼布甲尼撒王身上實現了.

4:29 At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon.
過了十二個月, 王在巴比倫王宮的平頂上散步的時候,

4:30 And the king answered and said, “Is this not the great Babylon which I have built as a royal palace by the strength of my own power, and for the glory of my own majesty?”
他說: “這大巴比倫城不是我用大能大力建造作我的京都, 為顯我威嚴的榮耀嗎? ”

4:31 While the words were still in the mouth of the king, a voice from heaven came, saying, ‘To you, King Nebuchadnezzar, it is declared that the kingdom has departed from you,
這話在王的口中還沒有說完, 就有聲音從天上傳下來, 說: “尼布甲尼撒王啊！你的王權被褫奪了.

4:32 and you will be driven away from human society and your dwelling will be with the animals of the field and they will cause you to graze the grass like oxen, and seven times will pass over you, until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of humankind and that he gives it to whom he wills.’
你必被趕逐, 離開人群, 和野地的走獸同住; 你必像牛一樣吃草, 要經過七年的時期; 等到你承認至高者在世人的國中掌權, 他喜歡把國賜給誰, 就賜給誰. ”

4:33 Immediately the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar, and he was expelled from human society and he ate grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven until his hair was like the hair of an eagle and his nails grew like a bird’s claws.
這話立刻就應驗在尼布甲尼撒身上; 他被趕逐, 離開人群, 像牛一樣吃草, 身體被天露滴濕, 直到他的頭髮長得像鷹毛, 指甲像鳥爪.

4:34 “But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and then my reason returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and the one who lives forever I praised and I honored. “For his sovereignty is an everlasting sovereignty, and his kingdom continues from generation to generation.
“七年的日子滿了, 我尼布甲尼撒舉目望天, 我的理智恢復過來, 我就稱頌至高者, 讚美尊崇活到永遠的神. 他的統治永無窮盡, 他的國度直到萬代.

4:35 And all the dwellers of the earth are regarded as nothing, and he does according to his desire in the host of heaven and among the dwellers of earth, and there is not one who can hold back his hand, or ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
地上所有的居民, 在他來說都是虛無; 在天上的萬軍中, 他憑自己的意旨行事; 在地上的居民中, 也是這樣; 沒有人能攔住他的手, 或問他說: ‘你作甚麼? ’

4:36 “At that time my reason returned to me, and also the glory of my kingdom and my majesty and splendor returned to me, and my advisers and my lords searched me out, and I was established over my kingdom and abundant greatness was added to me.
“那時, 我的理智恢復過來後, 為著我國的光榮, 我的威嚴和光輝也都恢復過來了. 我的謀臣和官員仍來求見我, 我的王權重新堅立, 我的權勢越發增加.

4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and honor the king of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways are justice and that he is able to humble those who walk in pride.”
現在我尼布甲尼撒讚美,尊崇,榮耀天上的王, 因為他所作的一切都正確, 他所行的也都公平; 行為驕傲的, 他都能貶低. ”

Daniel - Chapter 5

5:1 Belshazzar the king made a great festival for a thousand of his lords, and in the presence of the thousand lords he was drinking wine.
伯沙撒王為他的一千大臣大擺筵席, 他和他們一同喝酒.

5:2 When he tasted the wine, Belshazzar commanded that they bring the vessels of gold and silver that Nebuchadnezzar his predecessor had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines may drink from them.
伯沙撒喝酒歡暢的時候, 下令把他先祖尼布甲尼撒從耶路撒冷聖殿裡掠取的金銀器皿拿來, 好讓他和他的大臣,妻妾,妃嬪用這些器皿來喝酒.

5:3 Then they brought in the vessels of gold that they took from the temple, the house of God that was in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines drank from them.
於是人把從耶路撒冷聖殿裡, 就是神的殿裡, 掠來的金銀器皿拿來; 王和他的大臣,妻妾,妃嬪就用這些器皿來喝酒.

5:4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood and stone.
他們喝酒, 讚美那些用金,銀,銅,鐵,木,石所做的神.

5:5 Immediately human fingers appeared and they wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king, and the king was watching the palm of the hand that was writing.
當時, 忽然有人手的指頭出現, 在王宮裡燈臺對面的粉牆上寫字; 王看見了那隻正在寫字的手掌,

5:6 Then his face changed and his thoughts terrified him, and his hip joints gave way and his knees knocked together.
就臉色大變, 心意驚惶, 兩腳無力, 雙膝彼此相碰.

5:7 The king cried aloud to bring in the conjurers, the astrologers and the diviners; the king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man that can read this writing and can tell me its explanation will be clothed in purple and will have a necklace of gold hung around his neck and he will rule as third in authority in the kingdom.”
王大聲呼叫, 吩咐人把那些用法術的和迦勒底人, 以及占星家都領進來; 王對巴比倫的智慧人說: “誰能讀這文字, 又能向我解釋它的意思, 他必身穿紫袍, 頸戴金鍊, 在國中掌權, 位列第三. ”

5:8 Then all the wise men of the king came in, but they were not able to read the writing or to make known its explanation.
於是王所有的智慧人都進來, 卻不能讀那文字, 也不能把意思向王說明.

5:9 Then the king, Belshazzar, became greatly terrified, and his facial features changed upon him, and his lords were perplexed.
伯沙撒王就非常驚惶, 臉色大變; 他的大臣也都不知所措.

5:10 Because of the words of the king and his lords, the queen came into the banqueting hall and the queen spoke up and said, “O king, live forever, and let not your thoughts terrify you and do not let your facial expressions grow pale.
太后因王和他的大臣所說的話, 就進入宴會的大廳, 對王說: “願王萬歲！你的心意不要驚惶, 也不要臉色大變.

5:11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. And in the days of your predecessor, enlightenment and insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods was found in him; and, O king, Nebuchadnezzar your predecessor appointed him as chief of the magicians, the conjurers, the astrologers, and the diviners. Your predecessor the king did this
在你國中有一個人, 他裡面有聖神的靈; 你先祖在世的日子, 發現這人有灼見, 有聰明, 有智慧, 好像神的智慧一樣. 你先祖尼布甲尼撒王, 就是王的先祖, 曾立他為術士,用法術的, 以及迦勒底人和占星家的領袖.

5:12 because there was found in him an excellent spirit and understanding and insight for interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; that is, in Daniel whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation.”
這都因為在這但以理裡面有美好的靈性, 有知識, 有聰明, 能解夢, 釋謎語, 能解答難題; 這人尼布甲尼撒王曾給他起名叫伯提沙撒. 現在可以把但以理召來, 他必能解釋牆上文字的意思. ”

5:13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king, and the king spoke and said to Daniel, “You are Daniel who are one of the exiles of Judah whom my predecessor, the king, brought from Judah.
於是但以理被帶到王面前, 王問但以理說: “你就是我先王從猶大擄來的猶大人但以理嗎?

5:14 And I have heard that a spirit of the gods is in you and enlightenment and insight and excellent wisdom was found in you.
我聽說你裡面有神的靈, 有灼見, 有聰明, 有高超的智慧.

5:15 And now the wise men and the conjurers were brought in before me so that they could read this writing in order to make its explanation known to me, but they were not able to disclose the explanation of the matter.
現在智慧人和用法術的都被帶到我面前了, 我要他們讀這文字, 把文字的意思向我說明, 可是他們都不能解釋這文字的意思.

5:16 But I have heard concerning you that you are able to produce interpretations and to solve riddles; now if you are able to read the writing and to make known its explanation to me, you will be clothed in purple and a necklace of gold will be placed around your neck and you will rule as third in command in the kingdom.”
我聽說你能解釋異夢, 也能解答難題. 現在你若能讀這文字, 把它的意思向我說明, 就必身穿紫袍, 頸戴金鍊, 在國中掌權, 位列第三. ”

5:17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself or your rewards give to another; nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and I will make known to him the explanation.
但以理在王面前回答說: “你的禮物可以歸你自己, 你的賞賜可以歸給別人; 我卻要為王讀這文字, 也要把意思向王說明.

5:18 O king, the Most High God gave the kingdom and the greatness and the glory and the majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your predecessor.
王啊！至高的神曾把國位,權勢,光榮和威嚴賜給你先祖尼布甲尼撒.

5:19 And because of the greatness that he gave to him, all the peoples, the nations and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wanted he killed, and whomever he wanted he let live, and whomever he wanted he honored, and whomever he wanted he humbled.
因神所賜給他的權勢, 各國,各族和說各種語言的人, 都在他面前戰兢恐懼; 他要殺誰, 就殺誰; 要誰活著, 誰就可以活著; 要提升誰, 就提升誰; 要貶低誰, 就貶低誰.

5:20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit became hard so as to act proudly, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom and the glory was taken away from him.
但他心高氣傲,妄自尊大的時候, 就從國位上被趕下來, 他的尊榮也被奪去.

5:21 And he was driven away from human society and his mind was made like the animals and his dwelling was with the wild asses; and he was given grass like oxen to eat, and with the dew of heaven his body was bathed, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over the kingdom of humankind, and whoever he wants he sets over it.
他被趕逐, 離開人群, 他的心變如獸心, 他和野驢同住, 像牛一樣吃草, 身體被天露滴濕; 等到他承認至高的神在世人的國中掌權, 他喜歡誰, 就立誰執掌國權.

5:22 “But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart even though you knew all this.
伯沙撒啊！你是他的子孫, 你雖然知道這一切, 你的心仍不謙卑,

5:23 And now you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of his temple you have brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have been drinking wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone that do not see and do not hear and do not know, but the God who holds your life in his hand and all of your ways come from him, you have not honored.
竟高抬自己, 敵對天上的主, 使人把他殿中的器皿拿到你面前來, 你和你的大臣,妻妾,妃嬪用這些器皿喝酒; 你又讚美那些不能看見,不能聽見,甚麼都不能知道, 用金,銀,銅,鐵,木,石所做的神, 卻沒有把榮耀歸給那手中有你的氣息, 和那掌管你一切命途的神.

5:24 So then the palm of the hand was sent out from his presence and this writing was inscribed.
因此, 有手從神那裡伸出來, 寫了這文字.

5:25 “Now this was the writing that was inscribed: ‘Mene, Mene, Tekel and Parsin.’
“所寫的文字是: ‘彌尼, 彌尼, 提客勒, 烏法珥新. ’

5:26 “This is the explanation of the matter: ‘Mene’—God has numbered your kingdom and brought an end to it.
這文字的意思是這樣: ‘彌尼’就是神已數算了你國度的年日, 使國終止;

5:27 “ ‘Tekel’—you have been weighed on scales and you have been found wanting.
‘提客勒’就是你被稱在天平上, 顯出你的缺欠;

5:28 “ ‘Peres’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.’ ”
‘毗勒斯’(“毗勒斯”即“烏法珥新”的單數式)就是你的國要分裂, 歸給瑪代人和波斯人. ”

5:29 Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple and placed a necklace of gold around his neck, and they made a proclamation concerning him that he would be the third ruler in authority in the kingdom.
於是伯沙撒下令, 人就把紫袍給但以理穿上, 把金鍊戴在他的頸上, 又宣告他在國中掌權, 位列第三.

5:30 That same night Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
當夜, 迦勒底人的王伯沙撒被殺.

5:31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.
瑪代人大利烏奪取了迦勒底國; 那時他六十二歲. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為6:1)

Daniel - Chapter 6

6:1 It pleased Darius, and he set up one hundred and twenty satraps over the kingdom, that they were throughout the whole kingdom,
大利烏按自己的心意, 立了一百二十個總督, 治理全國; (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為6:2)

6:2 and over them were three administrators, of whom Daniel was one, so that these satraps were giving account to them, and the king would not be suffering loss.
他又在這些總督之上, 設立三位監察司(但以理是其中之一), 監管總督的工作, 免得王受虧損.

6:3 Then Daniel began distinguishing himself above the administrators and the satraps because an exceptional spirit was in him, and so the king planned to appoint him over the whole kingdom.
因為但以理裡面有美好的靈性, 所以各方面都比其他的監察司和總督優勝; 王有意立他治理全國.

6:4 Then the other administrators and satraps began to seek to find a pretext against Daniel in connection with the kingdom, but they were not able to find any pretext and corruption because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption could be found in him.
於是這些監察司和總督在但以理治國的事上, 尋找把柄控告他, 只是不能找到任何的把柄和過失, 因為他忠心可靠, 他們找不到他的任何錯誤和過失.

6:5 Then these men said, “We will not find any pretext against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”
那些人就說: “如果我們要控告這但以理, 就只有在他神的律法中去找把柄. ”

6:6 So the administrators and the satraps conspired with respect to the king and so they said to him, “Darius, O king, live forever!
這些監察司和總督就相約前來見王, 對他說: “願大利烏王萬歲！

6:7 All of the administrators of the kingdom, and the prefects, the satraps, the counselors and the governors took counsel and have agreed to establish an edict of the king and to enforce a decree that whoever will seek a prayer from any god or human except from you for up to thirty days will be thrown into the lion pit.
國中所有的監察司,總監,總督,謀臣和省長, 一同商議, 請王立一條法例, 實施一道禁令: 無論何人, 在三十天內, 王啊！除了向你以外, 若向任何神或任何人求甚麼, 就必扔在獅子坑中.

6:8 Now, O king, establish the edict and you must sign the document so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked.”
王啊！現在求你立這禁令, 簽署這份文告, 使禁令不能更改. 按照瑪代和波斯的律法, 這樣的禁令是不能廢除的. ”

6:9 So the king, Darius, signed the writing and the interdict.
於是大利烏王簽署了這禁令文告.

6:10 Now when Daniel realized that the document was signed, he went to his house (now he had windows in his upper room that were open toward Jerusalem), and three times daily he knelt on his knees and prayed and gave praise before his God, just as he had been doing previously.
但以理知道這文告簽署了以後, 就上到自己家裡樓頂上的房間, 這房間的窗戶朝向耶路撒冷開著; 他一日三次雙膝跪下, 在他的神面前禱告稱謝, 像往日一樣.

6:11 Then these men came as a group and they found Daniel praying and pleading for mercy before his God.
那些人相約前來, 看見但以理在他的神面前祈禱懇求.

6:12 Then they approached and spoke with the king concerning the edict of the king, “Did you not sign an edict that any person who would seek anything from any God or human within thirty days except from you, O king, would be thrown into the lion pit?” The king answered and said, “The matter as you have just stated is certain according to the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked.”
他們就來到王面前, 提起王的禁令, 說: “你豈不是簽署了禁令, 無論何人, 在三十天內, 王啊！除了向你以外, 若向任何神或任何人求甚麼, 就必扔在獅子坑中? ”王回答說: “確有此事. 按照瑪代和波斯的律法, 這樣的禁令是不能廢除的. ”

6:13 Then they responded and said before the king, “Daniel, who is from the exiles of Judah, is not paying any attention to you, O king, or to the decree that you have signed, and three times daily he says his prayer.”
於是他們對王說: “王啊, 在被擄的猶大人中的但以理不理會你的命令, 也不理會你簽署的禁令, 竟仍一日三次向他的神祈求. ”

6:14 Then the king, when he heard that report, he was extremely distressed over it; and concerning Daniel he was determined to rescue him. And until the setting of the sun he was making every effort to deliver him.
王聽見了這話, 就非常愁煩; 他定意要搭救但以理, 直到日落的時候, 他還在設法營救但以理.

6:15 Then these men came as a group to the king and said, “Recall, O king, that with respect to the law of the Medes and Persians that any decree or edict that the king establishes cannot be changed.”
那些人就相約前來見王, 對他說: “王啊, 你該知道, 根據瑪代和波斯的律法, 王所立的禁令和法例, 都是不能更改的. ”

6:16 Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought in and they threw him into the lion pit. The king said to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve faithfully, may he rescue you!”
於是王下令, 人就把但以理帶來, 扔在獅子坑中. 王對但以理說: “你常常事奉的神, 他必搭救你！”

6:17 And a stone was brought and it was put on the entrance of the pit, and the king sealed it with his signet ring and with the signet rings of his lords, so that nothing would be changed concerning Daniel.
有人搬了一塊石頭, 放在坑口, 王又蓋上自己的印鑒和眾大臣的印鑒, 使懲辦但以理的事不得更改.

6:18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night in fasting, and no food was brought in before him and his sleep fled from him.
王回到宮裡, 整夜沒有吃東西, 也不要任何娛樂解悶, 並且睡不著覺.

6:19 Then the king got up at daybreak, at first light, and he went in haste to the lion pit.
次日黎明, 天一亮, 王就起來, 急忙到獅子坑那裡去.

6:20 And when he came near to the pit, he cried out to Daniel with a distressed voice, and the king spoke and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, your God whom you serve faithfully, was he able to rescue you from the lions?”
他走近坑邊的時候, 就用哀痛的聲音呼叫但以理, 對但以理說: “永活神的僕人但以理啊！你常常事奉的神能搭救你脫離獅子嗎? ”

6:21 Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever!
但以理對王說: “願王萬歲！

6:22 My God sent his angel and he shut the mouth of the lions and they did not hurt me, because before him I was found blameless, and also before you, O king, I have not done any wrong.”
我的神差遣了他的使者, 封住獅子的口, 使牠們沒有傷害我, 因為我在神面前是清白的; 王啊！在你面前我也沒有作過任何錯事. ”

6:23 Then the king was exceedingly glad over it and commanded that Daniel be lifted up from the pit; and there was not any wound found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
王就非常高興, 吩咐人把但以理從坑裡拉上來. 於是但以理從坑裡被拉上來, 他身上一點損傷也沒有, 因為他信靠他的神.

6:24 The king then commanded, and these men were brought who had accused Daniel, and they threw them and their children and their wives into the lion pit, and they had not reached the floor of the pit before the lions had overpowered them and they had crushed all of their bones.
王下令, 人就把那些誣衊控告但以理的人, 連同他們的妻子和兒女都一起帶來, 扔在獅子坑中; 他們還沒有下到坑底, 獅子就抓住他們, 把他們所有的骨頭都咬碎了.

6:25 Then Darius the king wrote to all the people, the nations, and the languages living in the whole earth, “May your prosperity become great!
後來大利烏王寫信給住在全地的各國,各族和說各種語言的人, 說: “願你們大享平安！

6:26 I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom people will be trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God and endures forever and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed and his dominion has no end.
現在我下令, 我所統治的全國人民都要在但以理的神面前戰兢恐懼. “他是永活的神, 他永遠長存; 他的國度永不滅亡, 他的統治直到永遠.

6:27 He is rescuing, delivering, and working signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
他搭救人, 拯救人; 他在天上地下施行神蹟奇事; 他搭救了但以理脫離獅子的爪. ”

6:28 So this Daniel prospered during the kingdom of Darius and during the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
於是這但以理在大利烏作王的時候, 和在波斯人古列作王的時候(本句或譯: “於是這但以理在大利烏﹝即波斯人古列﹞作王的時候”), 事事亨通.

Daniel - Chapter 7

7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar the king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay on his bed; then he wrote down the dream and the summary of the words as follows:
巴比倫王伯沙撒第一年, 但以理躺在床上時, 他作了一個夢, 腦海中出現了異象; 他就把那夢記錄下來, 把事情的重點述說出來.

7:2 Daniel explained and said, “I was looking in my vision in the night, and look, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
但以理說: “在夜間的異象中, 我看見天的四風, 攪動大海.

7:3 And four great beasts were coming up from the sea, differing from one another.
“有四隻巨獸從海中上來, 形狀各不相同.

7:4 The first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I was watching until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the earth and it was raised on its feet like a human, and a human heart was given to it.
第一隻獸像獅子, 卻有鷹的翅膀. 我一直在觀看, 看見牠的翅膀被拔去, 牠從地上被舉起來, 兩腳像人一樣直立在地上; 又有人的心給了牠.

7:5 And look, another beast, a second one, looking like a bear. And it was raised up on one side and three tusks were in its mouth between its teeth, and so it was told, “Arise, eat much flesh!”
我又看見另一隻獸, 就是第二隻獸; 牠和熊相似, 挺起一邊的身軀, 口中的牙齒銜著三根肋骨. 有人這樣對牠說: ‘起來, 吃多量的肉吧！’

7:6 After this I was watching and look, another beast like a leopard; it had four wings of a bird on its back, and the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
此後, 我繼續觀看, 看見另一隻獸像豹, 背上有鳥的四個翅膀; 這獸有四個頭, 又有權柄給了牠.

7:7 After this in the visions of the night I was looking and there was a fourth beast, terrifying and frightful and exceedingly strong, and it had great iron teeth, and it was devouring and crushing, and it stamped the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the other beasts that preceded it and it had ten horns.
後來, 我在夜間的異象中繼續觀看, 看見有第四隻獸, 非常恐怖, 十分可怕, 極其強壯. 牠有大鐵牙; 牠吞吃咬碎, 又把剩餘的用腳踐踏; 這獸和前面的各獸都不相同; 牠有十個角.

7:8 I was considering the horns, and look, another little horn came up among them, and three of the earlier horns were rooted out from before it, and there were eyes like the eyes of a human in this horn and also a mouth that was speaking boastfully.
我正在究察這些角的時候, 看見角的中間長出另一個小角來. 在這小角前面, 有三個先前的角連根被拔起來. 這小角有眼, 像人的眼, 又有一張說誇大話的嘴.

7:9 “I continued watching until thrones were placed and an Ancient of Days sat; his clothing was like white snow and the hair of his head was like pure wool and his throne was a flame of fire and its wheels were burning fire.
“我一直在觀看, 看見有些寶座安放好了, 萬古常存者就坐上去; 他的衣服潔白如雪, 他的頭髮純淨像羊毛. 他的寶座是火燄, 寶座的輪子是烈火.

7:10 A stream of fire issued forth and flowed from his presence; thousands upon thousands served him and ten thousand upon ten thousand stood before him. The judge sat, and the books were opened.
有火像河湧出, 烈火從他面前冒出; 事奉他的有千千, 侍立在他面前的有萬萬. 審判已經開始, 案卷都展開了.

7:11 “I continued watching then because of the noise of the boastful words of the horn who was speaking; I continued watching until the beast was slain and its body was destroyed, and it was given over to burning with fire.
“那時, 因那小角說誇大話的聲音, 我繼續觀看, 看見那獸被殺, 屍體被毀, 扔在烈火中.

7:12 And as for the remainder of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but a prolongation of their life was given to them for a season and a time.
至於其餘的三獸, 牠們的權柄都被奪去, 牠們的生命卻得著延長, 直到所定的時候和日期.

7:13 “I continued watching in the visions of the night, and look, with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man was coming, and he came to the Ancient of Days, and was presented before him.
“我在夜間的異象中繼續觀看, 看見有一位像人子的, 駕著天雲而來, 到萬古常存者那裡, 被引領到他面前,

7:14 And to him was given dominion and glory and kingship that all the peoples, the nations, and languages would serve him; his dominion is a dominion without end that will not cease, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.
得了權柄,尊榮和國度; 各國,各族和說各種語言的人都事奉他. 他的權柄是永遠的權柄, 是不能廢去的; 他的國度是永不毀滅的.

7:15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was troubled within me, and the visions of my head terrified me.
“至於我但以理, 我的靈在我裡面憂傷, 我腦海中出現的異象使我驚惶.

7:16 So I approached one of the attendants and I asked him about the truth concerning all this; and he told me that he would make known to me the explanation of the matter.
於是我走近其中一位侍立者, 問他有關這一切事的實情; 他就告訴我, 使我知道這些事的意思, 他說:

7:17 ‘These great beasts which are four in number are four kings who will arise from the earth.
‘這四隻巨獸就是將要在世上興起的四個王.

7:18 But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and they will take possession of the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’
但至高者的聖民必要得國, 擁有這國, 直到永永遠遠. ’

7:19 “Then I desired to make certain concerning the fourth beast that was different from all the others—exceedingly terrifying, with its iron teeth and its claws of bronze; it devoured and crushed and stamped the remainder with its feet—
那時我想知道有關第四隻獸的實情, 牠和其他三獸不相同, 十分恐怖, 有鐵牙銅爪; 牠吞吃咬碎, 又把剩餘的用腳踐踏.

7:20 and concerning the horns that were on its head, and concerning the other horn that came up and before which three horns fell, and this horn had eyes and a mouth speaking boastfully, and its appearance was larger than its companions.
我又想知道有關牠頭上的十角, 和那另長出來的小角, 以及那三個在這小角前面倒下的角的實情. 這小角有眼, 有說誇大話的嘴; 牠的形狀比牠的同類更威猛.

7:21 I continued watching, and this horn made war with the holy ones and it prevailed over them,
我繼續觀看, 看見這小角和聖民爭戰, 戰勝了他們,

7:22 until the Ancient of Days came and gave judgment to the holy ones of the Most High; and the time arrived and the holy ones took possession of the kingdom.
直到萬古常存者來到, 為至高者的聖民伸張正義; 聖民擁有國度的時候就到了.

7:23 “And he said, ‘The fourth beast is the fourth kingdom that will be on the earth that will be different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth and it will trample it and it will crush it.
“那位侍立者這樣說: ‘那第四隻獸就是世上必有的第四國, 和其他各國都不相同; 牠必吞吃全地, 踐踏咬碎全地.

7:24 And as for the ten horns coming from it, from this kingdom ten kings will arise, and another will arise after them. And he will be different from the earlier ones, and he will subdue three kings.
至於那十角, 就是從這國中將要興起的十個王, 在他們以後, 必有另一個王興起, 和先前的王都不相同; 他必制伏三個王.

7:25 And he will speak words against the Most High, and he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, and he will attempt to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand for a time and two times and half a time.
他必說話, 敵擋至高者; 他必折磨至高者的聖民, 又想改變節期和律法; 聖民必交在他的手中, 一載,二載,半載(“一載,二載,半載”或譯: “一個時期,多個時期,半個時期”).

7:26 Then the court will sit, and his dominion will be removed, to be eradicated and to be destroyed totally.
但審判要開始, 他的權柄必被奪去, 他必被毀壞滅絕, 直到永遠.

7:27 And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the nation of the holy ones of the Most High; his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey him.’
那時, 國度,權柄, 和普天之下萬國的大權, 都必賜給至高者的聖民. 他的國是永遠的國; 所有掌權的都必事奉他, 順從他. ’

7:28 This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel—my thoughts terrified me greatly and my face changed over me, but I kept the matter in my heart.”
這事到此完畢. 我但以理心中十分驚惶, 臉色也變了, 但我把這事存放在心裡. ”

Daniel - Chapter 8

8:1 In the third year of the kingdom of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that appeared to me previously.
伯沙撒王在位第三年, 在先前顯給我的異象之後, 再有一個異象向我但以理顯現.

8:2 And I saw in the vision, and when I saw, I was in Susa, the citadel that was in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I myself was at the stream of Ulai.
我在異象中觀看, 看見自己在以攔省書珊城堡裡; 我在異象中繼續觀看, 看見自己在烏萊河的岸邊.

8:3 And I lifted up my eyes and I saw, and look! A ram standing before the stream, and it had two horns, and the horns were long, but the one was longer than the second, and the longer one came up after the other one.
我舉目觀看, 看見一隻公綿羊, 站在河邊; 牠有兩個角, 兩角都很高, 但高低不一; 那較高的角是較遲長出來的.

8:4 I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward, and none of the beasts stood before it, and there was no rescuing from its power, and it did what it wanted and it became strong.
我看見那公綿羊向西,向北,向南撞去, 沒有走獸能在牠面前站立得住, 也沒有能拯救脫離牠手的; 牠任意而行, 狂妄自大.

8:5 And I was considering this, and look, a he-goat coming from the west across the face of the whole earth, and it was not touching the ground; and the he-goat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes.
我正在思考的時候, 忽然有一隻公山羊從西而來, 走遍全地, 快得腳不沾塵; 這山羊兩眼之間有一個顯眼的角.

8:6 Then it came toward the ram that had the two horns that I saw standing before the stream, and it ran at it with the rage of its power.
牠走到我先前所看見站在河邊,那有兩個角的公綿羊那裡去, 忿怒地向公綿羊猛力衝去.

8:7 And I saw it approaching the ram and it was furious at it, and it struck the ram, and it broke its two horns, and there was not strength in the ram to stand before him, and he threw it down to the ground and trampled it, and there was no one who could rescue the ram from its power.
我看見公山羊走近公綿羊, 向牠發怒, 撞擊牠, 折斷牠的兩個角; 公綿羊在牠面前站立不住, 牠把公綿羊撞倒在地上, 又用腳踐踏牠, 沒有能拯救公綿羊脫離牠手的.

8:8 And the he-goat grew exceedingly great, and at the height of its power the great horn was broken, and four conspicuous horns came up in place of it toward the four winds of heaven.
這公山羊非常狂妄自大; 但在牠強盛的時候, 那大角被折斷了; 在大角原來的地方, 有四個顯眼的角向天的四方長出來.

8:9 And from one of them came forth a horn, a little one, and it grew exceedingly toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beautiful land.
從這四個角中的一個角, 又長出一個小角來, 這小角向南,向東和向榮美之地, 不斷強大起來.

8:10 And it grew up to the host of heaven, and it threw down to the ground some of the host and some of the stars and trampled them.
牠漸漸長大, 高及天象, 把一些天象和星星摔落在地上, 用腳踐踏.

8:11 Even against the prince of the hosts it acted arrogantly and took away from him the regular burnt offering, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.
牠狂妄自大, 要高及天象之君; 牠除掉獻給天象之君的常獻祭, 又拆毀他的聖所.

8:12 And on account of transgression, the host was given over to the horn in addition to the regular burnt offering. And it cast down truth to the ground, and it acted, and it had success.
因罪過的緣故, 聖民(“聖民”和8:10,11的“天象”原文是同一個字)連同常獻的祭都交給牠; 牠把真理丟在地上, 任意而行, 凡事順利.

8:13 And I heard a certain holy one speaking, and a certain other holy one said to the specific one who was speaking, “For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, and the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and the host to trampling?”
我聽見一位聖者在說話, 又有一位聖者問他: “這個關於除掉常獻的祭, 和引致毀壞的罪過, 以及踐踏聖所和聖民(“聖民”和8:10,11的“天象”原文是同一個字)的異象, 要到幾時呢? ”

8:14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be restored.”
他對我說: “要到二千三百個晚上和早晨, 聖所才得潔淨. ”

8:15 And then when I, Daniel, saw the vision, and I was seeking understanding, there was one standing before me with the appearance of a man.
我但以理看見了這異象以後, 就想明白它的意義; 忽然有一位外貌像人的, 站在我面前.

8:16 And I heard the voice of a human at the Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
我又聽見從烏萊河兩岸之間, 有人的聲音呼叫著說: “加百列啊！你要使這人明白這異象. ”

8:17 And he came beside where I was standing, and when he came I became terrified and I fell prostrate on my face. And he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”
他就來到我所站的地方; 他來到的時候, 我就害怕, 臉伏在地; 他對我說: “人子啊, 你要明白！這異象是關於末後的時期的. ”

8:18 And when he spoke with me I fell into a trance with my face to the ground, and he touched me and made me stand on by feet.
他和我說話的時候, 我沉睡了, 臉伏在地; 他撫摩我, 使我兩腳站起來.

8:19 And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what will happen in the period of wrath, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.
他說: “看哪！我要告訴你在神忿怒審判的後期必要發生的事, 因為這是有關那末後的定期的.

8:20 “The ram that you saw who had two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.
你所看見那有兩個角的公綿羊, 就是瑪代和波斯王.

8:21 “And the hairy he-goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes—he is the first king.
那多毛的公山羊就是希臘王; 那兩眼之間的大角就是第一個王.

8:22 And the horn that was broken, and then there arose four horns in place of it—these are four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, but not with his power.
至於代替那折斷了的角, 在牠原來的地方長出來的四個角, 就是四個要從他的國中興起的王國, 只是沒有他的權勢.

8:23 And at the end of their kingdom, when the transgressions are completed, a king will arise, fierce in countenance and skilled in riddles.
“在這四國的後期, 犯罪的人惡貫滿盈的時候, 必有一個面貌兇惡的王興起, 他詭計多端.

8:24 And his power will grow, but not by his own power, and he will cause fearful destruction, and he will succeed and he will act, and he will destroy the mighty and the people of the holy ones.
他的權勢強大, 卻不是出於自己的能力; 他必造成驚人的毀滅; 他任意而行, 凡事順利; 他必毀滅有強力的, 又毀滅聖民.

8:25 And by his planning he will make a success of deceit by his hand, and in his mind he will boast, and in their ease he will destroy many, and even against the prince of princes he will rise up, and he will be broken, but not by human hands.
他運用詭計, 行騙無往而不利; 他心裡狂妄自大; 他必乘人不備的時候, 毀滅許多人; 他要起來攻擊萬君之君, 最後卻非因人的手被毀滅.

8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning that has been described, it is true; and you, seal up the vision, for it refers to many days to come.”
關於所說二千三百個晚上和早晨的異象是真的, 但你要把這異象封住, 因為那是關於將來許多的年日的. ”

8:27 And I, Daniel, was overcome, and I became ill for some days, and I performed the business of the king, and I was dismayed over the vision and I did not understand it.
我但以理精疲力竭, 病了幾天, 後來我起來, 辦理王的事務, 但我仍因這異象驚駭不已, 不明白它的意思.

Daniel - Chapter 9

9:1 In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, from the offspring of the Medes, who became king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
瑪代人亞哈隨魯的兒子大利烏被立為王, 統治迦勒底國的第一年,

9:2 in the first year of his kingship I, Daniel, observed in the scrolls the number of the years that it was that were to be fulfilled according to the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet for the devastation of Jerusalem—seventy years.
就是他作王的第一年, 我但以理從經書上留意到耶和華臨到耶利米先知的話, 指出耶路撒冷荒廢的年數必滿七十年.

9:3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God to seek him by prayer and pleas for mercy, in fasting and in sackcloth and ashes.
於是我轉向主神, 禁食, 披麻蒙灰, 藉祈禱和懇求尋求他.

9:4 And I prayed to Yahweh my God, and I made confession and I said, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, keeping the covenant and loyal love with those who love him and with those who keep his commandments,
我向耶和華我的神禱告,認罪, 說: “主啊！偉大可畏的神, 你向那些愛你, 遵守你誡命的人守約施慈愛.

9:5 we have sinned and we have done wrong and we acted wickedly and we rebelled and have been turning aside from your commandments and from your ordinances.
我們犯了罪, 行了不義, 作了惡, 背叛了你, 偏離了你的誡命典章;

9:6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors and to all the people of the land.
沒有聽從你的僕人眾先知, 他們奉你的名向我們的君王,領袖,列祖和國中所有的人民說話.

9:7 “Righteousness belongs to you, O Lord, and on us is open shame, just as it is this day to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far off in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of their infidelity which they displayed against you.
主啊！你是公義的; 我們滿面羞愧, 正如今日的光景; 我們猶大人,耶路撒冷的居民, 和被你趕逐到遠近各地的以色列眾人, 都因對你不忠而滿面羞愧.

9:8 Yahweh, on us is open shame, on our kings, on our princes, and on our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.
耶和華啊！我們和我們的君王,領袖,列祖, 都滿面羞愧, 因為我們得罪了你.

9:9 Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord, our God, for we have rebelled against him,
雖然我們背叛了主我們的神, 他仍是滿有憐憫和饒恕.

9:10 and we have not listened to the voice of Yahweh our God, by following his law which he placed before us by the hand of his servants the prophets.
我們沒有聽從耶和華我們神的話, 沒有遵行他藉著他的僕人眾先知向我們頒布的律法.

9:11 “And all Israel transgressed your law and turned aside so as not to listen to your voice, and so the curse and the oath which was written in the law of Moses, the servant of God, has been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against him.
以色列眾人都違背了你的律法, 偏離了你, 不聽從你的話, 因此, 神的僕人摩西的律法書上所記載的咒詛和審判, 都傾倒在我們身上; 我們實在得罪了神.

9:12 And so he has carried out his words which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, to bring upon us a great calamity which was not done under all of heaven as it was done in Jerusalem.
他實現了他的預言, 按著他向我們和那些治理我們的官長所說過的話, 使大災禍臨到我們身上; 耶路撒冷所遇的災禍是在普天之下從未發生過的.

9:13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses, all of this calamity has come upon us, and we have not implored the face of Yahweh our God so as to turn from our iniquities and to attend closely to your faithfulness.
這一切災禍是按著摩西的律法書上所記載的, 臨到了我們身上, 但我們仍沒有懇求耶和華我們的神施恩, 使我們離開罪孽, 明白你的真理.

9:14 So Yahweh has kept watch over the calamity, and now he has brought it upon us. Indeed, Yahweh our God is righteous concerning all his works that he has done, but we have not listened to his voice.
所以耶和華留意使這災禍臨到我們身上, 因為耶和華我們的神在他所行的一切事上都是公義的, 我們卻沒有聽從他的話.

9:15 “And now, Lord our God, who have brought your people out from the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and you have made for yourself a name until this day—we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.
主我們的神啊！你曾用強而有力的手把你的子民從埃及地領出來, 使你自己得了名, 好像今天一樣. 現在, 我們犯了罪, 作了惡.

9:16 Lord, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your rage turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain, because through our sins and through the iniquities of our ancestors Jerusalem and your people have become an object of mockery among all of our neighbors.
主啊！求你按著你的一切公義, 使你的怒氣和忿怒轉離你的城耶路撒冷, 就是你的聖山; 因我們的罪和我們列祖的罪孽的緣故, 耶路撒冷和你的子民成了在我們四圍的人羞辱的對象.

9:17 “And now, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy. Shine your face upon your desolate sanctuary for your sake, O Lord.
現在, 我們的神啊！求你垂聽你僕人的禱告和懇求; 主啊！為了你自己的緣故, 使你的臉光照你這荒涼了的聖所.

9:18 Incline your ear, my God, and listen; open your eyes and look at our desolation and the city that is called by your name, for we are not presenting our pleas for mercy before you because of our righteousness, but rather because of your great compassion.
我的神啊！求你側耳而聽, 睜眼垂顧我們的荒涼, 和那稱為你名下的城; 因為我們向你懇求, 並不是因著自己的義, 而是因著你的大憐憫.

9:19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay heed and act! You must not delay for your sake, my God; because your city and your people are called by your name.”
主啊！求你垂聽. 主啊！求你赦免. 主啊！求你應允而行. 我的神啊！為了你自己的緣故, 求你不要耽延. 因為你的城和你的子民都是稱為你名下的. ”

9:20 Now I was still speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before Yahweh my God, on behalf of the holy mountain of my God.
我還在說話,禱告,承認我的罪和我同胞以色列人的罪, 為我神的聖山, 向耶和華我的神懇求的時候;

9:21 And I was still speaking in prayer, and the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, in my weariness touched me at the time of the evening offering.
我還在禱告說話的時候, 我先前在異象中所見的那位樣貌像人的加百列, 約在獻晚祭的時候, 快速地飛(“快速地飛”原文意思難確定, 或譯: “在精疲力竭時”)到我面前來.

9:22 And he instructed me and he spoke with me and he said, “Daniel I have now come out to teach you understanding.
他向我解釋, 說: “但以理啊！現在我來, 要使你有智慧, 有聰明.

9:23 At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, a word went out, and now I have come to declare it, for you are highly esteemed, and so consider the word and understand the vision.
你開始懇求的時候, 就有命令發出. 因為你是大蒙眷愛的, 所以我來告訴你; 你要留意這信息, 明白這異象.

9:24 “Seventy weeks is decreed for your people and for your holy city, to put an end to the transgression and to seal up sin and to make atonement for guilt and to bring in everlasting righteousness and to seal vision and prophet and to anoint the most holy place.
“為你的同胞和你的聖城, 已經定了七十個七, 要結束過犯, 終止罪惡, 遮蓋罪孽, 引進永義, 封住異象和預言, 並且膏抹至聖所(“至聖所”或譯: “至聖者”).

9:25 And you must know and you must understand that from the time of the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem until an anointed one—a leader—will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be restored and will be built with streets and a moat, but in a time of oppression.
你要知道, 也要明白, 從發出命令恢復和重建耶路撒冷, 直到受膏君的時候, 必有七個七; 又有六十二個七(“必有七個七; 又有六十二個七”或譯: “必有七個七和六十二個七”), 耶路撒冷連廣場和濠溝, 都必重新建造起來; 那是一段困苦的時期.

9:26 “And after the sixty and two weeks an anointed one shall be cut off, and he shall have nothing, and the people of the coming leader will destroy the city and the sanctuary, and its end will be with the flood and on to the end there shall be war; these desolations are determined.
六十二個七以後, 受膏者必被剪除, 一無所有(“一無所有”或譯: “不再存在”); 那將要來的領袖的人民必毀滅這城和聖所. 結局必像洪水而來; 必有爭戰直到末了; 荒涼的事已經定了.

9:27 And he will make a strong covenant with the many for one week, but in half of the week he will let cease sacrifice and offering and in its place a desolating abomination comes even until the determined complete destruction is poured out on the desolator.”
一七之內, 他必和許多人堅立盟約; 一七之半, 他必使獻祭和供物終止; 他必在殿裡(“殿裡”原文作“翼上”); 設立那使地荒涼的可憎的像(“可憎的像”原文是複數), 直到指定的結局傾倒在那造成荒涼的人身上. ”

Daniel - Chapter 10

10:1 In the third year of Cyrus the king of the Persians, a word was revealed to Daniel, who was called by his name Belteshazzar, and the word was reliable and it concerned a great tribulation, and he understood the word and he received understanding.
波斯王古列第三年, 有一個信息啟示給那稱為伯提沙撒的但以理. 這信息是真的, 是關於一場大戰爭; 但以理明白這信息, 了解這異象.

10:2 In those days, I, Daniel, I myself was in mourning for three whole weeks.
那時, 我但以理悲傷了三個星期.

10:3 I had not eaten any choice food, and meat and wine did not enter my mouth, and I did not use any ointment until the end of three whole weeks.
美味的食物我沒有吃, 肉和酒沒有入我的口, 我也沒有用膏油抹身, 整整三個星期.

10:4 And then on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I myself was on the bank of the great river; that is, the Tigris.
正月二十四日, 我在底格里斯大河邊的時候,

10:5 And I lifted up my eyes and I saw, and there was a man, and he was dressed in linen, and his waist was girded with the gold of Uphaz.
我舉目觀看, 看見有一個人身穿細麻衣, 腰束烏法純金的帶.

10:6 Now his body was like turquoise, and his face was like the appearance of lightning, and his eyes were like torches of fire, and his arms and his legs were like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words was like the sound of a multitude.
他的身像碧玉, 面貌像閃電的樣子, 眼睛像火把, 手臂和腿像擦亮的銅那麼閃耀, 說話的聲音像群眾喊叫的聲音.

10:7 And I saw, I, Daniel alone, the vision; and the people who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great trembling fell upon them and they fled in order to hide themselves.
獨有我但以理看見這異象, 那些和我在一起的人都沒有看見, 不過他們卻大大驚慌, 逃跑躲藏起來了.

10:8 And I myself, Daniel, alone saw this great vision, and as a result no strength was left in me and my complexion grew deathly pale, and I did not retain any strength.
因此, 只有我一人留下來; 我看見了這大異象, 就全身無力, 臉色大變, 一點力氣都沒有.

10:9 And I heard the sound of his words, and when I heard the sound of his words I myself began falling into a trance on my face, with my face to the ground.
我卻仍聽見他說話的聲音; 我一聽見他說話的聲音, 就沉睡了, 臉伏在地.

10:10 And look, a hand touched me and it roused me to my knees and the palms of my hands.
忽然有一隻手按在我身上, 使我用膝和手掌勉強支持著要站起來.

10:11 And he said to me, “Daniel, a man beloved, pay attention to the words that I am speaking to you and stand upright where you are, for I have now been sent to you.” And while he was speaking with me this word, I stood up trembling.
他對我說: “大蒙眷愛的但以理啊！你應當留意我要對你說的話. 你只管站起來, 因為我現在奉差遣到你這裡來. ”他和我說這話的時候, 我就戰戰兢兢地站起來.

10:12 And he said to me, “You must not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I myself have come because of your words.
他又對我說: “但以理啊！不要懼怕, 因為自從你第一天決心要明白這些事, 又在你的神面前謙卑自己, 你禱告的話已蒙垂聽了; 我就是因你禱告的話而來的.

10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia stood before me for twenty-one days. And look, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to assist me, and I left him there beside the king of the Persians.
但波斯國的護衛天使攔阻我二十一天; 後來有護衛天使長中的一位米迦勒來幫助我, 我就留他在那裡(“我就留他在那裡”按照《馬索拉抄本》應作“我就被留在那裡”; 現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯), 和波斯眾王在一起.

10:14 And I have come to instruct you about what will happen to your people in the future, for there is a further vision here for the future.
現在我來是要使你明白日後所要發生在你的同胞身上的事, 因為這異象是關於將來許多的年日的. ”

10:15 And while he was speaking with me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and I was speechless.
他和我說這些話的時候, 我就臉伏在地, 默默無聲.

10:16 Then look, there was one in the form of a human; he touched my lips and I opened my mouth and I spoke and I said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision my anxieties fell upon me and I have not retained my strength.
忽然有一位像人的, 摸我的嘴唇, 我就開口和那站在我面前的交談, 說: “我主啊！因著這異象, 我非常痛苦, 毫無氣力.

10:17 So how am I, a servant of my lord to speak with you, my lord, and I just now have no strength in me?”
我主的僕人怎能和我主說話呢? 我現在全身無力, 沒有氣息. ”

10:18 And he again touched me, the one in the form of a human, and he strengthened me.
那位像人的再摸我, 使我有力量.

10:19 And he said, “You must not fear, O beloved man. Peace be to you; be strong and be courageous!” And when he spoke with me, I was strengthened and I said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”
他說: “大蒙眷愛的人哪！不要懼怕, 願你平安, 你要大大剛強. ”他和我說話的時候, 我就剛強起來; 於是我說: “我主請說, 因為你剛強了我. ”

10:20 Then he asked, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I return to fight against the prince of Persia and I myself am going, and look, the prince of Javan will come.
他說: “現在我要回去和波斯的護衛天使作戰; 我一離去, 希臘的護衛天使就要來. 但你知道我為甚麼到你這裡來嗎?

10:21 However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth, and there is not one who contends with me against these beings except Michael, your prince.”
我來是要把那記錄在真理書上的事告訴你. 除了你們的護衛天使米迦勒之外, 沒有一個幫助我, 和我一起抵擋他們. ”

Daniel - Chapter 11

11:1 “And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood as a support and as a protection for him.
“瑪代人大利烏王第一年, 我曾經起來幫助米迦勒, 使他堅強.

11:2 And now I will reveal the truth to you. Look! Still three kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will get abundance and great wealth, even more than all of them, and when he becomes strong through his wealth, then he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Javan.
現在我要把真理告訴你. 看哪！在波斯還有三個王要興起; 第四個王必非常富有, 遠超過所有的王; 他因富足成為強盛以後, 就必煽動眾民攻擊希臘國.

11:3 And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great dominion, and he will do as he pleases.
後來必有一個英勇的王興起, 他必執掌大權, 任意而行.

11:4 But as he rises in power, his kingdom will be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, and not according to his dominion by which he ruled, for his kingdom will be uprooted and be given to others besides them.
他興起的時候, 他的國就破裂, 向天的四方(“四方”原文作“四風”)分開, 卻不歸給他的後代, 國勢也不及他掌權的時候; 因為他的國必被拔出, 歸給他後代以外的人.

11:5 “Then the king of the south will grow strong and also one of his officials, and he will grow stronger than him and he will rule a dominion greater than his dominion.
“南方的王必強盛, 他的將領中必有一個比他更強盛的, 這人必掌權, 他的權勢很大.

11:6 And at the end of some years they will make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make a peace treaty, but she will not retain her position of power, and his offspring will not endure, and she will be given up, she and her attendants and her child supporting her, in those times.
過了多年, 南方王的女兒必到北方王那裡去修好, 他們必互相結盟. 但這女子的勢力必存留不住; 王和他的勢力也站立不住; 她連同那些帶她來的,那生她的, 和那幫助她的, 都被交出處死.

11:7 And a branch from her roots will rise up in his place, and he will come against the army and he will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and he will take action against them and he will prevail.
但這女子的本家(“本家”原文作“根”)必另有一個兒子(“兒子”原文作“枝子”)興起, 繼承父位; 他必來攻擊北方王的軍隊, 進入北方王的堡壘, 攻打他們, 而且得勝.

11:8 And also their gods with their idols and with the precious vessels, silver and gold he will take to Egypt into captivity, and for years he will leave the king of the north alone.
他又把他們的神像,鑄成的偶像, 連同金銀的寶器, 都一起擄掠到了埃及去. 此後數年之久, 他不再去攻擊北方王.

11:9 And then he will come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he will return to his land.
後來北方王必侵入南方王的國土, 然後撤退歸回本國.

11:10 “But his sons will wage war and they will gather a multitude of great forces and he will advance with great force, and he will overflow like a flood and he will pass through and he will return, and they will wage war up to his fortress.
“北方王的眾子必備戰, 招集大軍; 這大軍前進, 如洪水氾濫, 橫掃南方王的國土; 之後他又再去爭戰, 直到南方王的堡壘.

11:11 And the king of the south will become furious, and he will go and he will battle against him, against the king of the north; and he will muster a great multitude, and the multitude will be given into his hand.
南方王必發大怒, 出來和北方王交戰; 北方王必擺列大軍, 但這大軍必交在南方王的手裡.

11:12 When the multitude is carried off, his heart will be exalted and he will overthrow tens of thousands, but he will not prevail.
這大軍被掃除以後, 南方王就心高氣傲; 他雖然使千萬人倒斃, 他的勝利卻不能持久.

11:13 And the king of the north will again raise a multitude, greater than the former, and at the end of some years he will surely come with a great army and with great supplies.
北方王必再招聚大軍, 比先前的更多; 時機成熟的時候, 他就率領裝備好了的大軍而來.

11:14 “And in these times many will rise up against the king of the south, and the violent ones of your people will lift themselves to fulfill the vision, but they will fall.
“那時, 必有許多人起來攻擊南方王, 並且你同胞中的強暴人必挺身而起, 要使那異象應驗, 但他們必失敗.

11:15 And the king of the north will come, and he will throw up siege ramps and capture a city of fortifications and the military forces of the south and his choice troops will not stand, for there is no strength left to resist.
北方王必來, 堆土築壘攻取堅固城. 南方的軍力必抵擋不住, 甚至精銳的部隊也無力抵抗.

11:16 And the one coming to him will act according to his pleasure, and there is no one who will stand before him, and he will stand in the beautiful land and complete destruction will be in his power.
那來攻擊南方王的, 必任意而行; 沒有人能在他面前站立得住; 他必站在那榮美之地, 手握毀壞之權.

11:17 And he will set his face to come with the authority of his whole kingdom and will form an agreement; and he will act, and the daughter of women he will give to him to destroy it, but the ploy will not succeed and she will not support him.
他決意傾全國的力量而來, 但他先和南方王修好, 把自己的女兒給南方王為妻, 好毀滅南國; 可是他的計劃沒有成功, 他自己也得不到甚麼好處.

11:18 And he will turn his face to the coastlands, and he will capture many, but a commander will end his insults to him so that instead his insults will turn back upon him.
後來他必轉向沿海的島嶼, 奪取了許多海島. 但有一個將領要制止他的驕橫, 並且使他的驕橫歸回他身上.

11:19 And he will turn back his face toward the strongholds of his land, but he will stumble and he will fall and will not be found.
於是他轉向自己國中的堡壘, 終於絆跌仆倒, 不再存在了.

11:20 “Then in his place will arise one sending an official throughout the glory of his kingdom, and in a few days he will be broken, but not in anger and not in battle.
“那時, 必有一個人興起來代替他; 這人要派一個橫征暴斂的人, 為了王國的榮華, 走遍全地; 可是不多幾日, 這人就必被毀滅, 不是因為忿怒, 也不是因為戰爭.

11:21 And in his place a despicable person will arise on whom they have not conferred the majesty of the kingdom, and he will come in without warning and he will seize the kingdom by deceit.
必另有一個卑鄙的人興起來代替他; 雖然人未曾把王國的尊榮給這人, 這人卻乘人不備的時候來到, 用奉承的話奪得了王國.

11:22 And before him mighty military forces will be utterly swept away, and they will be broken, and also the leader of the covenant.
必有無數的軍兵在他面前像洪水沖沒, 並且潰敗; 立約的君也必這樣.

11:23 And after an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully, and he will rise and he will become powerful with few people backing him.
他結盟以後, 就必行詭詐; 他雖然只有少數的國民, 卻漸漸強盛起來.

11:24 In a time of ease and in the rich parts of the province, he will come and he will do what his predecessors did not do; he will distribute plunder and spoil and possessions to them, and he will devise his plans against fortifications, but only for a time.
他必乘人不備的時候, 侵入省內最富庶的地區, 行他列祖和他列祖的祖先所未曾行過的; 他把擄掠之物和財物分給自己的部屬; 又必設下計謀攻打堡壘, 只是這都是暫時的.

11:25 And he will stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south and with a much greater and stronger army; but he will not succeed, for they will devise plans against him.
他必竭盡己力, 鼓起勇氣, 率領大軍攻擊南方王; 南方王也必帶領極強大的軍隊奮起還擊, 卻抵擋不住, 因為有人設下計謀陷害南方王.

11:26 And those who eat of his royal rations will break him and his army will be overwhelmed, and many will fall, slain.
那些吃王膳的必毀滅他; 他的軍隊必被沖沒, 受重傷而倒斃的很多.

11:27 And two of the kings will bend their hearts to evil. And at the same table they will speak lies, but what is discussed will not succeed, for still an end is coming at the appointed time.
至於那兩個王, 他們都存心不良; 他們同桌吃飯, 也彼此說謊; 他們的陰謀卻不成功, 因為要到了指定的時候, 結局才會來到.

11:28 Then he will return to his land with many possessions, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and he will take action and he will return to his land.
“北方王必帶著大批財物返回自己的國土去; 他的心既然反對聖約, 必任意而行, 然後返回自己的國土去.

11:29 “At the appointed time he will return and he will come into the south, but it will not be as it was before.
“到了指定的時候, 他必回來, 再侵入南方的王國, 不過這次的情況卻不像前一次.

11:30 And the ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart, and he will turn back, and he will be enraged against the holy covenant, and he will take action, and he will turn back, and he will pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.
因為基提的戰船必來攻擊他, 他就喪膽而回; 他又惱恨聖約, 任意而行; 他必回來, 聽取那些背棄聖約的人的建議.

11:31 And military forces from him will occupy and will profane the sanctuary stronghold, and they will abolish the regular burnt offering, and they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.
他的軍隊必起來, 褻瀆聖殿, 就是那堡壘, 廢除常獻祭, 又在殿裡設立了那使地荒涼的可憎的像.

11:32 “And those who violate the covenant he will seduce with flattery, but the persons who know their God will stand firm and will take action.
那些作惡違背聖約的人, 他必用奉承的話敗壞他們; 但認識神的人民, 必剛強行事.

11:33 And those who have insight will instruct the many, but they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for some time.
民中的智慧人必使許多人明白是非; 但他們必有很多日子倒在刀劍之下, 或被火燒, 或被擄去, 或被搶掠.

11:34 And when they fall they will receive little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy.
他們仆倒的時候, 必得到一些援助, 必有許多人用奉承的話要和他們聯盟.

11:35 And even some of those who have insight will fall in order for them to be refined by it, and to be purified and cleansed until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come.
智慧人中有些仆倒的, 為要鍛煉他們, 潔淨他們, 使他們成為雪白, 直到末了, 因為要到了指定的時候, 結局才會來到.

11:36 “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and will consider himself above any god, and he will speak horrendous things against the God of gods, yet he will succeed until the period of anger is finished, for what is determined will be done.
“那王必任意而行, 自高自大, 超過所有的神, 又說一些怪誕的話攻擊萬神之神. 他必行事順利, 直到神的忿怒完畢; 因為所定的事必會實現.

11:37 He will not pay respect to the gods of his ancestors, or to the darling of women, and not to any god will he pay respect, for he will consider himself great over all gods.
他必不尊重他列祖所拜的神, 也不尊重婦女所愛慕的神, 無論甚麼神他都不尊重, 因為他必自大, 高過一切.

11:38 But instead he will honor the god of fortresses, a god whom his ancestors did not know. He will honor him with gold, and with silver, and with precious stones and with costly gifts.
他倒要敬拜堡壘的神, 用金銀寶石和各樣珍寶去敬拜他列祖所不認識的神.

11:39 And he will deal with the fortified strongholds with the help of a foreign god; and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge him, and he will cause them to rule over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.
他必得著外族神的幫助, 攻破堅固的堡壘; 凡承認他的, 他必使他們大得尊榮, 又使他們管轄許多人, 並且把土地分給他們作賞賜.

11:40 “And at the time of the end the king of the south will attack him, and the king of the north will storm against him with chariots and with horsemen and with many ships, and he will advance against the countries and he will sweep through like a flood.
“到了末期, 南方王要和他交戰; 北方王必帶著戰車,騎兵和大批戰船, 像暴風一般來到他那裡; 他必侵入列國, 如洪水氾濫, 橫掃而過.

11:41 And he will come into the beautiful land and many will fall victim, but these will escape from his power: Edom and Moab and the best part of the Ammonites.
他也必侵入那榮美之地; 必有許多國傾覆; 但那些以東人,摩押人和亞捫人的首領, 必被拯救脫離他的手.

11:42 And he will stretch out his hand against countries and the land of Egypt will not escape.
他必伸手攻擊列國, 埃及地也不能逃脫.

11:43 And he will rule over the treasures of gold and the silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Cushites will follow in his footsteps.
他必掌管埃及的金銀寶藏和一切珍寶; 呂彼亞人和古實人都必追隨他.

11:44 But reports will terrify him from the east and from the north, and he will go out with great fury to destroy and to exterminate many.
但從東方和北方必有消息傳來, 使他驚惶, 他就在烈怒之下出兵, 要把許多人殺盡滅絕.

11:45 And then he will pitch the tents of his palace between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, and he will come to his end, and there is no one helping him.”
他必在海和榮美的聖山之間支搭如宮殿一般的帳幕; 然而他們的結局來到, 必沒有人能幫助他. ”

Daniel - Chapter 12

12:1 “Now at that time, Michael, the great prince, will arise, the protector over the sons of your people, and it will be a time of distress that has not been since your people have been a nation until that time. And at that time your people will escape, everyone who is found written in the scroll.
“那時保護你同胞的偉大護衛天使米迦勒必站起來; 並且必有患難的時期, 是立國以來直到那時未曾有過的. 那時你的同胞中名字記錄在冊上的, 都必得拯救.

12:2 And many from those sleeping in the dusty ground will awake, some to everlasting life and some to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
必有許多睡在塵土中的人醒過來, 有的要得永生, 有的要受羞辱, 永遠被憎惡.

12:3 But the ones having insight will shine like the brightness of the expanse, and the ones providing justice for the many will be like the stars forever and ever.
那些使人有智慧的必發光, 好像天上的光體; 那些使許多人歸義的必發光, 如同星星, 直到永永遠遠.

12:4 But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the scroll until the time of the end; many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase.”
但以理啊！你要隱藏這些話, 把這書密封, 直到末期, 必有許多人來往奔跑, 知識增多. ”

12:5 Then I looked, I myself, Daniel, and look, there were two others standing: one on this bank of the stream and one on the other.
我但以理觀看, 看見另有兩個天使, 一個站在河岸的這邊, 一個站在河岸的那邊.

12:6 Then he said to the man who was clothed in linen who was above the water of the stream, “How long until the end of the wonders?”
有一個問那身穿細麻衣,站在河水以上的人, 說: “這些奇異的事的結局幾時才到呢? ”

12:7 And I heard the man who was clothed in linen who was above the water of the stream, and he raised his right hand and his left hand to heaven and he swore by the one who lives forever that an appointed time, appointed times, and half an appointed time would pass when the shattering of the power of the holy people would be completed; then all these things will be accomplished.
我聽見那身穿細麻衣,站在河水以上的人, 向天舉起左右手, 指著活到永遠的主起誓, 說: “要經過一載,二載,半載(“一載,二載,半載”或譯: “一個時期,多個時期,半個時期”); 在他們完全粉碎聖民的勢力的時候, 這一切事就都要完成. ”

12:8 Now I myself heard, but I did not understand, and I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
我聽見, 卻不明白, 我就問: “我主啊, 這些事的結局是怎樣呢? ”

12:9 And he said, “Go, Daniel, for the words are secret and are sealed up until the time of the end.
他回答: “但以理啊！你只管去吧, 因為這些話已經隱藏密封, 直到末期.

12:10 Many will be purified and will be cleansed and will be refined, but the wicked will act wickedly and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.
許多人必潔淨自己, 使自己潔白, 並且被熬煉. 可是惡人仍然作惡. 所有惡人都不明白, 只有那些使人有智慧的才能明白.

12:11 And from the time the regular burnt offering is removed and the abomination that causes desolation is set up there will be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
從廢除常獻祭, 並設立那使地荒涼的可憎的像的時候起, 必有一千二百九十天.

12:12 Happy is the one who is persevering, and attains to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
等候到一千三百三十五日的, 那人是有福的.

12:13 But you, go on to the end and rest, and you will arise for your allotted inheritance at the end of the days.”
你應去等待結局！你必安歇; 到了末日, 你必起來, 承受你的分. ”

Hosea (何西阿書)

Hosea - Chapter 1

1:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
猶大王烏西雅,約坦,亞哈斯,希西家在位的時候, 也是約阿施的兒子以色列王耶羅波安執政的時候, 耶和華的話臨到備利的兒子何西阿.

1:2 At the beginning when Yahweh spoke through Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife and children of whoredom, because the land commits great whoredom forsaking Yahweh.”
耶和華初次藉著何西阿說話. 耶和華對何西阿說: “你去娶一個像娼妓一樣的女人, 生養像娼妓一樣的兒女, 因為這地盛行淫亂, 離開了耶和華. ”

1:3 So he went and took Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
於是他就去娶了滴拉音的女兒歌瑪. 後來, 她懷了孕, 給他生了一個兒子.

1:4 And Yahweh said to him, “Name him Jezreel; because in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
耶和華就對何西阿說: “給他起名叫耶斯列; 因為不久我就要懲罰耶戶家在耶斯列流人血的罪, 我要滅絕以色列家的國.

1:5 On that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
“到那日, 我要在耶斯列平原折斷以色列的弓. ”

1:6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter, and he said to him, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have pity on the house of Israel or forgive them.
後來, 歌瑪又懷孕, 生了一個女兒. 耶和華對何西阿說: “給她起名叫羅．路哈瑪(“羅．路哈瑪”意即“不蒙憐恤”); 因為我必不再憐恤以色列家, 我決不赦免他們.

1:7 But I will have pity on the house of Judah and I will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not deliver them by bow, sword, war, horses, or horsemen.
“但我要憐恤猶大家, 使他們靠耶和華他們的神得救. 我要拯救他們, 並不是靠弓,靠刀,靠兵器, 也不是靠戰馬,靠騎兵. ”

1:8 And when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.
羅．路哈瑪斷奶之後, 歌瑪又懷孕生了一個兒子.

1:9 And he said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not my people and I am not your God.
耶和華說: “給他起名叫羅．阿米(“羅．阿米”意即“非我民”); 因為你們不是我的子民, 我也不是你們的神.

1:10 The number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea that cannot be measured or counted; and in the place where it is said to them, “You are not my people,” it will be said to them, “Children of the living God.”
“然而, 以色列人的數目, 必多如海邊的沙, 量不盡, 數不完. 從前在甚麼地方對他們說: ‘你們不是我的子民’, 將來要在那裡對他們說: ‘你們是永活的神的兒子. ’

1:11 Then the children of Judah and Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one head; and they will take possession of the land, for great is the day of Jezreel.
猶大人和以色列人要聚集在一起, 為自己立一位首領, 並離開那地上去, 因為耶斯列的日子必為大日. ”(本章第10 11節在《馬索拉抄本》為2:1 2)

Hosea - Chapter 2

2:1 Say to your brother, “Ammi,” and to your sister, “Ruhamah.”
“你們要對你們的兄弟說: ‘我的子民’; 要對你們的姊妹說: ‘蒙憐憫的’.

2:2 Plead with your mother, plead— because she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her put away her whoring from before her, and her adultery from between her breasts.
要與你們的母親爭論, 你們要爭論, 因為她不是我的妻子, 我也不是她的丈夫; 好讓她除掉臉上的淫相, 和乳間的淫態,

2:3 Lest I strip her naked and expose her like the day when she was born; I will make her like the desert and turn her into parched land; I will kill her with thirst.
免得我把她剝光, 赤身露體, 使她像剛生下來的那天一樣; 又使她像曠野, 像無水的旱地一般, 叫她因乾渴而死.

2:4 And I will not have pity on her children, because they are children of whoredom.
我必不憐恤她的兒子, 因為他們是像娼妓的兒女;

2:5 Because their mother was unfaithful; she who conceived them has acted shamefully, for she said: “I will go after my lovers, the ones who give me my bread, my water, my wool, and my flax, my oil, and my drink.”
因為他們的母親賣了淫, 懷他們的作了羞恥的事; 因為她曾說: ‘我要跟隨我那些愛人. 我的餅和水, 羊毛和麻布, 油和我所喝的, 都是他們給的. ’

2:6 Therefore, Look! I am going to hedge her path with thorns, and I will build a stone wall, a stone wall against her, and she will not find her paths.
因此, 我要用荊棘堵塞她的通道, 我要築牆圍住她, 使她找不著出路.

2:7 Then she will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; she will seek them and not find them; and she will say, “I will go and return to my first husband because it was better for me then than now.”
她要追趕她那些愛人, 卻追不上; 要尋找他們, 卻找不著. 她就說: ‘我要回去, 回到前夫那裡, 因為從前比現在好得多了. ’

2:8 But she did not know that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, and who gave her silver in abundance, and gold which they made into a Baal.
其實她不知道, 是我把五穀,新酒,橄欖油賜給了她; 甚至他們用來製造巴力的金銀, 也是我大量給她的;

2:9 Therefore I will take again my grain in its time, and my wine in its season; and I will take away my wool and my flax, which were to cover her nakedness.
因此, 到了收割的時候, 到了出酒的季節, 我必收回五穀和新酒; 用來給她遮蔽裸體的羊毛和麻布, 我也必奪回.

2:10 And now I will uncover her nakedness before the eyes of her lovers, and no one will rescue her from my hand.
那時, 我要在她那些愛人眼前, 暴露她的下體; 也沒有人能救她脫離我的手.

2:11 And I will put an end to all her mirth, her festivals, her new moons, and her Sabbaths, and all her appointed festivals;
我必使她的一切歡樂,節期,新月,安息日, 或任何盛會都終止.

2:12 and I will lay waste to her vines and her fig trees, of which she said, “They are my payment for prostitution, which my lovers gave to me.” I will make them a forest, and the wild animals of the field will devour them.
我必毀壞她的葡萄樹和無花果樹, 就是她曾說: ‘這是我作妓女所賺的, 是我那些愛人給我的. ’我必使這些果樹成為荒林, 任由田野的走獸吃掉.

2:13 I will punish her for the days of the Baals, to whom she burns incense, and she decked herself with her ornamental ring and jewelry, and she went after her lovers, and forgot me —a declaration of Yahweh.
她在拜眾巴力的日子, 向他們燒香, 佩戴耳環首飾, 打扮自己, 跟隨她那些愛人, 卻把我遺忘, 所以我必懲罰她. ”這是耶和華說的.

2:14 Therefore, Look! I am going to allure her and bring her into the desert, and I will speak tenderly to her.
“因此, 我要誘導她, 領她到曠野, 對她說安慰的話.

2:15 From there I will give her her vineyards, and the Valley of Achor as a doorway of hope. And there she will respond, as in the days of her youth, just as in the day of her coming out of the land of Egypt.
在那裡我要把葡萄園歸還給她, 使亞割谷變成‘希望之門’. 她必在那裡回應, 像她少年的時候一樣, 也像她從埃及地上來的那天一般. ”

2:16 And on that day— a declaration of Yahweh— you will call me, “My husband;” you will no longer call me, “My Baal.”
耶和華說: “到那日, 你必稱呼我‘伊施’(“伊施”意即“我夫”), 不再稱呼我‘巴力’(“巴力”意即“我主”).

2:17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they will no longer be mentioned by their name.
我要把‘巴力’的名字從她口中除掉; 他們的名字沒有人再提起.

2:18 I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the animals of the field, with the birds of the heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground; the bow, the sword, and the war I will abolish from the land, and I will let them lie down in safety.
到那日, 為了他們, 我必和田野的走獸,空中的飛鳥,地上的爬蟲立約; 我必從這地折斷弓弩,刀劍和兵器; 使他們安然居住.

2:19 And I will take you as my wife forever; I will take you as a wife for myself in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.
我必聘你永遠歸我, 以公義,正直,忠信和憐憫聘你歸我.

2:20 I will take you as my wife in faithfulness, and you will know Yahweh.
我必以信實聘你歸我; 這樣, 你就必認識耶和華. ”

2:21 On that day I will answer, declares Yahweh, I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth.
耶和華說: “到那日, 我必應允, 我必應允天, 天必應允地,

2:22 And the earth will answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they will answer Jezreel.
地必應允五穀,新酒和油. 這些必應允耶斯列(“耶斯列”意即“栽種”).

2:23 I will sow her for myself in the land; I will have pity on Lo-ruhama; I will say to Lo-ammi, “You are my people,” and he himself will say, “you are my God.”
我必為了自己把她栽種在這地. 我必憐恤那些不蒙憐恤的. 我必對那些不是我的子民說: ‘你是我的子民’, 他們必說: ‘你是我們的神. ’”

Hosea - Chapter 3

3:1 And Yahweh said to me again, “Go, love a woman who has a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of Yahweh for the children of Israel, but they are turning to other gods and love raisin cakes.”
耶和華對我說: “你再去愛一個婦人, 這婦人是為情人所愛, 又是個淫婦, 就像耶和華愛以色列人, 雖然他們轉去跟隨別神, 喜愛葡萄餅. ”

3:2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer of barely and a measure of wine.
於是, 我用一百七十一克銀子, 一百五十公斤大麥, 買她回來歸我.

3:3 And I said to her, “You must remain as mine for many days, and you will not play the whore; you will not belong to a man, and I will belong to you.”
我對她說: “你要給我獨居多日, 不要行淫, 不要有別的男人, 我也必不與你同房. ”

3:4 The children of Israel will remain for many days without a king and prince, without sacrifice and stone pillar, ephod and teraphim.
因為以色列人也要獨居多日; 沒有君王, 沒有領袖, 沒有祭祀, 沒有柱像, 沒有以弗得, 也沒有家中的神像.

3:5 Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek Yahweh their God and David their king. They will come in fear to Yahweh and to his goodness at the end of days.
後來以色列人必歸回, 尋求耶和華他們的神, 尋求大衛他們的王. 在末後的日子, 他們必戰戰兢兢來到耶和華那裡, 接受他的恩惠.

Hosea - Chapter 4

4:1 Hear the word of Yahweh, O children of Israel, for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, there is no knowledge of God in the land.
以色列人哪！你們要聽耶和華的話. 耶和華要與這地的居民爭辯, 因為在這地上沒有誠實, 沒有慈愛, 也沒有認識神的知識;

4:2 Swearing and lying, murdering and stealing, and adultery break out, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
只有起假誓,撒謊,殘殺,偷盜,姦淫,行強暴, 以至流人血事件相繼而來.

4:3 Therefore the land mourns, and all those living in it languish with the animals of the field, and the birds of the heaven, and even the fish of the sea are being swept away.
因此, 這地必悲哀, 地上所有的居民,田野的走獸,空中的飛鳥都必衰微,枯萎, 連海裡的魚也要滅亡.

4:4 Yet, let no one contend, and let no one accuse, for with you, O priest, is my contention.
雖然這樣, 人人都不必爭論, 不要彼此指責. 祭司啊！要與你辯論的是我.

4:5 You will stumble by day, and the priest also will stumble with you at night. And I will destroy your mother;
白天你要跌倒, 晚上先知也必與你一同跌倒; 我要毀滅你的母親.

4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from acting as a priest for me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
我的子民因無知識而滅亡; 因為你拒絕了知識, 我必拒絕你, 不讓你作我的祭司; 因為你忘掉了你神的律法, 我也必忘記你的子孫.

4:7 When they became many, their sin increased against me; they changed their glory into shame.
祭司越增多, 就越發得罪我, 我必把他們的尊榮變為恥辱.

4:8 They feed on the sin of my people, they are greedy for their iniquity.
他們藉著我的子民犯罪來養活自己, 渴望他們多有罪孽.

4:9 And it will be like people, like priest; I will punish them for their ways, and I will requite them for their deeds.
所以, 祭司怎樣, 人民也怎樣. 我必按他們的行為懲罰他們, 照他們的行為報應他們.

4:10 They will eat and not be satisfied; they will play the whore and not multiply, because they have forsaken Yahweh to devote themselves to
他們吃, 卻吃不飽; 行淫, 人數卻不會增多; 因為他們離棄了耶和華, 不遵守他的命令.

4:11 whoredom. Wine and new wine take away the understanding.
淫行,陳酒和新酒, 把人的心奪走了.

4:12 My people, consult their wooden idols, and their divining rod gives them oracles; because a spirit of whoredom led them astray, and they played the whore from under their God.
我的子民求問木頭, 由木杖引導他們, 因為淫蕩的心使他們走迷了路, 他們就行淫不順從神.

4:13 On the tops of the mountains they sacrifice, and on the hills they make offerings, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the whore, and all your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
他們在山頂上獻祭, 在岡陵上的橡樹,楊樹和栗樹之下獻上燒香, 因為樹蔭美好. 所以你們的女兒行淫亂, 你們的兒媳犯姦淫.

4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore, or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; because they go aside with whores, and they sacrifice with temple prostitutes, a people that does not understand comes to ruin.
我卻不因你們的女兒行淫亂, 也不因你們的兒媳犯姦淫而懲罰她們, 因為你們男人自己離群與娼妓在一起, 又與廟妓一同獻祭. 這無知的人民必遭毀滅.

4:15 Even though you, O Israel, are playing the whore, do not let Judah become guilty; do not enter Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven; and do not swear, “As Yahweh lives!”
以色列啊！你雖然行淫, 猶大卻不可犯罪, 不要往吉甲去, 不要上到伯．亞文, 也不要指著永活的耶和華起誓.

4:16 Indeed, like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; Now Yahweh will feed them, like a lamb in broad pasture.
以色列倔強, 好像倔強的母牛, 現在耶和華怎樣牧放他們, 好像牧放寬闊草場上的羊羔呢?

4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.
以法蓮和偶像連在一起, 任憑他吧！

4:18 When their drinking has ended, they surely indulge in sexual orgies. They love lewdness more than their glory.
他們醉意全消以後, 就不斷行淫; 他們的官長最喜愛恥辱的事.

4:19 A wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they will be ashamed because of their altars.
風要把他們裹在翅膀裡捲去, 他們必因自己所獻的祭祀而蒙受羞辱.

Hosea - Chapter 5

5:1 Hear this, O priests! Give heed, O house of Israel! Listen, O house of the king! Because the judgment applies to you; because you have been a snare for Mizpah, and a net spread out on Tabor;
祭司啊, 你們要聽這話！以色列家啊, 你們要留心聽！王的家啊, 你們要側耳而聽！因為審判必臨到你們, 因你們曾是米斯巴地的捕鳥機, 是他泊山上張開的網羅.

5:2 they dug a deep pit in Shittim, but I am a punishment for all of them.
他們在什亭掘深了陷阱, 但我要懲治他們所有的人.

5:3 I myself know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; because now you have played the whore, O Ephraim— Israel is defiled.
我認識以法蓮, 以色列也瞞不住我; 以法蓮啊！現在你竟行淫, 以色列竟玷污了自己.

5:4 Their deeds do not permit them to return them to God. Because a spirit of whoredom is in their midst, they do not know Yahweh.
他們所行的使他們不能回轉, 歸回自己的神; 因為在他們當中有淫亂的心; 他們也不認識耶和華.

5:5 The pride of Israel testifies against him, and Israel and Ephraim stumble in their guilt, and Judah stumbles with them.
以色列的驕傲當面指證自己, 以色列和以法蓮因自己的罪孽跌倒, 猶大也與他們一同跌倒.

5:6 With their flocks and herds they will go to seek Yahweh, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.
雖然他們帶著牛群羊群去尋求耶和華, 卻尋不見; 他已經離開他們遠去了.

5:7 They have dealt faithlessly with Yahweh because they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.
他們以詭詐待耶和華, 因為他們生了私生子. 現在新月(“新月”或譯: “侵略者”)要吞滅他們和他們的地業.

5:8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm in Beth-aven; look behind you, Benjamin.
你們要在基比亞吹角, 在拉瑪吹號, 在伯．亞文大聲吶喊: “便雅憫啊！敵人就在你背後. ”

5:9 Ephraim will be a desolation in the day of punishment; among the tribes of Israel I will reveal what is true.
在責罰的日子, 以法蓮必成為荒場. 我要在以色列各支派中宣告一定會發生的事情.

5:10 The princes of Judah have become like those who remove a landmark; on them I will pour out my wrath like water.
“猶大的領袖, 好像挪移地界的人, 我要把我的忿怒傾倒在他們身上, 如同倒水一樣.

5:11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after filth.
以法蓮受欺壓, 被審判壓碎; 因為他們樂意隨從人的命令.

5:12 But I am like a maggot to Ephraim and like rottenness to the house of Judah.
因此我要成為以法蓮的蛀蟲, 成為猶大家的朽爛.

5:13 And when Ephraim saw his illness, and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria, he sent to the great king. But he was unable to cure you and heal your wound.
以法蓮看見自己的疾病, 猶大家看見自己的創傷, 以法蓮就往亞述去, 派人去見亞述的大王. 可是他卻不能醫治你們, 也不能醫好你們的創傷.

5:14 Because I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and I will go; I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers.
因為我對以法蓮要像隻猛獅, 對猶大家必像頭少壯獅子. 我要親自撕裂他們, 然後離去; 我把他們帶走, 沒有人能搭救.

5:15 I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will search me.
我要回到自己的地方去; 直到他們承認自己的罪過, 尋求我的面. 在痛苦中必懇切尋求我. ”

Hosea - Chapter 6

6:1 Come, let us return to Yahweh; because it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck us down and will bind us up.
“來吧！讓我們回轉歸向耶和華; 因為, 他雖然撕裂了我們, 但必定醫治我們; 他雖然擊傷了我們, 卻必替我們裹傷.

6:2 He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live in his presence.
兩天以後, 他要使我們復原; 第三天, 他使我們起來, 我們就可以活在他的面前.

6:3 Let us know, let us press on to know Yahweh; his rising is sure like the dawn. He will come like the showers to us, like the spring rain that waters the earth.
讓我們認識, 竭力追求認識耶和華. 他必定出現, 像晨光一樣, 他必臨到我們, 如雨水一般, 又像滋潤大地的春雨.

6:4 What will I do with you, O Ephraim? What will I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early in the morning.
“以法蓮啊！我要怎樣待你呢? 猶大啊, 我要怎樣待你呢? 你們的愛心像早晨的雲霧; 又像瞬即消逝的朝露.

6:5 Therefore, I have hewn them by the prophets; I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth like the light.
因此, 我藉眾先知砍碎他們, 用我口中的話殺戮他們; 我的審判必如光一般發出.

6:6 Because I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
我喜愛憐恤, 不喜愛祭祀; 我喜愛人認識神的知識, 勝過人獻的燔祭.

6:7 But like Adam, they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.
可是他們卻在亞當城背約, 在那裡向我行詭詐.

6:8 Gilead is a city of evil, a cunning city because of blood.
基列是作孽之人的城, 他們的腳蹤染滿了血漬.

6:9 Like bandits lying in wait, so is a band of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem; indeed, they commit a monstrous crime.
在往示劍的路上, 祭司結黨殺害人, 就像埋伏路旁的強盜; 他們行了邪惡的事.

6:10 In the house of Israel I have seen something horrible; Ephraim’s unfaithfulness is there. Israel is defiled.
在以色列家！我看見了可怕的事; 那裡有以法蓮的淫行, 以色列被玷污了.

6:11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore the fortunes of my people,
猶大啊！我使我的子民歸回的時候, 必有為你定下的一個收割時期. ”

Hosea - Chapter 7

7:1 when I would heal Israel, and the corruption of Ephraim is revealed, and the wicked deeds of Samaria; because they deal in falsehood, the thief breaks in, and the bandit raids the outside.
“我醫治以色列的時候, 以法蓮的罪孽, 和撒瑪利亞的罪惡就顯露出來; 因為他們行欺詐, 小偷入屋偷竊, 強盜在外搶劫.

7:2 But they did not consider that I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.
他們心裡並未想到, 我記得他們的一切罪惡. 他們所作的一切, 現在都圍繞他們, 都在我面前.

7:3 By their wickedness they make the king glad, and the officials by their treacheries.
他們以自己的惡行討王歡喜, 用自己的虛謊叫領袖快樂.

7:4 All of them commit adultery, like a burning oven whose baker has stopped from stirring the fire, and from kneading the dough until it is leavened.
他們全是犯姦淫的, 像一個被烤餅的人燒熱的火爐, 從摶麵, 直到全團發酵的時候, 烤餅的人暫停使火發旺.

7:5 On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers.
在我們王喜慶的日子, 領袖們因酒的烈性而生病, 王就與褻慢人聯手.

7:6 Because they are kindled like an oven, their heart burns within them; all night their anger smolders, in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
他們陰謀埋伏的時候, 心中燒得熱如火爐. 他們整夜抑制怒氣, 一到早晨, 卻像發出火燄的火燃燒起來.

7:7 All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings have fallen; there is none who calls to me amongst them.
所有的人都熱如火爐, 吞滅他們的官長. 他們所有的君王都倒斃了, 他們中間沒有一人向我呼求.

7:8 Ephraim mixes himself with the nations; Ephraim is a bread cake not turned over.
“以法蓮與外族混雜, 以法蓮是沒有翻過的餅.

7:9 Foreigners devour his strength, and he does not know it; mold is also sprinkled upon him, and he does not know it.
外族人吞吃了他的力量, 他卻不知道; 他頭上滿是白髮, 他也不曉得.

7:10 The pride of Israel testifies against him— they do not return to Yahweh their God; they do not seek him for all of this.
雖然以色列的驕傲當面指證自己, 他們卻不回轉歸向耶和華他們的神, 也不因此尋求他.

7:11 Ephraim was like a dove, silly, without sense; they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
以法蓮好像一隻愚蠢無知的鴿子. 他們向埃及求助, 投奔亞述.

7:12 Just as they go, I will cast my net over them; I will bring them down like the birds of the heavens; I will discipline them according to a report to their assembly.
但他們去的時候, 我要把我的網撒在他們身上; 我要把他們如同空中的飛鳥打下來. 我要按著他們會眾所聽見的, 懲罰他們.

7:13 Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I myself would redeem them, but they speak lies against me.
他們有禍了, 因為他們離棄了我; 他們遭毀滅, 因為他們背叛了我. 我雖然想救贖他們, 他們卻對我說謊.

7:14 They do not cry out to me from their heart, but they wail on their beds; because of grain and new wine they lacerate themselves; they depart from me.
他們並沒有真心向我呼求, 只是在床上哀慟罷了. 他們為了五穀和新酒割傷自己, 仍然悖逆我.

7:15 And I myself trained and strengthened their arms; but they plan evil against me.
我雖然鍛煉他們的手臂, 使它們有力, 他們卻圖謀惡計攻擊我.

7:16 They turn, not to the Most High, like a slack bow; their officials will fall by the sword because of the anger of their tongue. This is their scorn in the land of Egypt.
他們轉向巴力, 成了不可靠的了. 他們的領袖因自己舌頭上的狂傲倒在刀下, 這在埃及地必成為被人譏笑的對象. ”

Hosea - Chapter 8

8:1 Put to your lips the trumpet like a vulture over the house of Yahweh, because they have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.
“你要把號角放在你的嘴上, 敵人如鷹一般來攻擊耶和華的家; 因為他們違背了我的約, 干犯了我的律法.

8:2 They cry out to me, “My God! We, Israel, know you!”
他們必向我哀求: ‘我的神啊！我們以色列認識你. ’

8:3 Israel has spurned the good; the enemy will pursue him.
以色列棄絕了良善, 所以仇敵必追趕他.

8:4 They appointed kings, but not through me; they made officials, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves for their own destruction.
“他們立了君王, 卻不是出於我; 他們立了首領, 我卻不知道. 他們用自己的金銀為自己做了偶像, 以致他們被剪除.

8:5 Your calf is rejected, O Samaria; my anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
撒瑪利亞啊！我要除掉你的牛犢, 我的怒氣要向撒瑪利亞人發作, 他們要到幾時才能無罪免罰呢?

8:6 Because it is from Israel, an artisan made it, it is not a god; for the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.
這牛犢是出於以色列, 是匠人所做的, 它並不是神, 撒瑪利亞的牛犢必被粉碎.

8:7 Because they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind. The standing grain does not have heads; it will not yield flour. And if it would yield, strangers would devour it.
他們播種的是風, 收成的是暴風. 生出來的苗沒有麥穗, 不能做成麵粉; 即或做成麵粉, 也必被別國的人吞吃.

8:8 Israel is swallowed up; now they are among the nations, like an object that no one desires.
以色列被吞吃, 如今在萬國中, 好像沒有人喜悅的器皿.

8:9 For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey alone to itself; Ephraim has sold itself for lovers.
他們上去投奔亞述, 像一隻獨行的野驢, 以法蓮賄買愛人.

8:10 Even though they have sold themselves to the nations, now I will gather them. They will soon writhe from the burden of kings and princes.
他們雖然在列國中賄買人, 我現在卻要招聚他們. 他們因著君王和領袖所加的重擔, 逐漸衰微.

8:11 When Ephraim multiplied altars to expiate sins, they became to him altars to sin on.
以法蓮增添好些祭壇去犯罪, 這些就成了他們犯罪的祭壇.

8:12 I write for him myriads of my instruction; they are regarded as a strange thing.
我雖然為他們寫了律法萬條, 他們卻看作是為外族人寫的, 與他們毫無關係一般.

8:13 They offer sacrifices of my choice and they eat flesh; Yahweh does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they will return to Egypt.
他們喜愛獻祭, 獻肉為祭, 又拿來吃; 耶和華卻不喜悅他們. 他必記得他們的罪孽, 追討他們的罪惡; 他們必回到埃及去.

8:14 Israel has forgotten his maker and built palaces, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send fire on his cities and it will devour her strongholds.
以色列忘記了造他的主, 建造了很多宮殿; 猶大也增添了很多堅固城. 我卻要降火在他的眾城中, 吞滅他的堡壘. ”

Hosea - Chapter 9

9:1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, do not exult like the nations! For you played the whore, departing from your God; you loved a harlot’s wage on all the threshing floors of grain.
以色列啊！不要歡喜; 不要像外族人一樣快樂, 因為你行了邪淫, 離開你的神, 在各打穀場上喜愛賣淫的賞賜.

9:2 Threshing floor and wine vat will not feed them, and new wine will fail her.
打穀場和榨酒池不能餵養他們, 新酒也必使他們失望.

9:3 They will not remain in the land of Yahweh. But Ephraim will return to Egypt, and in Assyria they will eat unclean food.
他們必不得住在耶和華之地; 以法蓮要回到埃及去, 要在亞述吃不潔之物.

9:4 They will not pour drink offerings of wine to Yahweh, and their sacrifices will not please him. They are like mourners’ bread for them; all those who eat it will be defiled. For their bread will be for their hunger; it will not come to the house of Yahweh.
他們必不得向耶和華奠酒, 他們的祭物也不能使他喜悅. 他們的餅好像喪家的餅, 凡吃這餅的, 都必被玷污; 因為他們的餅只可自己吃, 不可帶進耶和華的殿.

9:5 What will you do on the day of the appointed time, and on the day of the festival of Yahweh?
那麼, 在規定集會的日子和耶和華節期的時候, 你們能作甚麼?

9:6 For look! If they flee from the destruction, Egypt will gather them; Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their precious things of silver; thorns will be in their tents.
看哪！他們逃到亞述去, 埃及要收殮他們, 摩弗要埋葬他們. 他們珍貴的銀器必為蒺藜所佔有, 他們的帳棚必長滿荊棘.

9:7 The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have come; Israel knows! The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is acting like a madman. Because of the greatness of your sin, your hostility is great.
懲罰的日子臨近, 報應的時候來到, 以色列必定知道, 因著你們眾多的罪孽和深仇大恨, 先知被看為愚昧, 受靈感動的人被當作瘋子.

9:8 The prophet keeps watch over Ephraim for my God; the snare of a fowler is on all his ways, and hostility in the house of his God.
先知與神一同作以法蓮的守望者, 在他所行的一切路上, 都滿有捕鳥人的網羅, 在他神的家中只有仇恨.

9:9 They deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; he will remember their sin, he will punish their sins.
以法蓮深深敗壞, 如同在基比亞的日子一般. 神必記得他們的罪孽, 懲罰他們的罪惡.

9:10 Like the grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel. Like early ripened fruit on the fig tree in the first season, I saw your ancestors. They themselves came to Baal Peor, and they consecrated themselves to shame. And they became detestable things, like the thing they love.
“我遇見以色列, 好像在曠野裡遇見葡萄. 我看見你們的列祖, 像看見無花果樹初熟的果子. 他們卻來到巴力．毗珥, 專作羞恥的事, 成為可憎惡的, 像他們所愛的偶像一樣.

9:11 Ephraim’s glory is like a bird; it will fly away— no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
至於以法蓮, 他們的榮耀必如鳥兒飛逝; 沒有生育, 沒有懷胎, 沒有成孕.

9:12 Even though they bring up their children, I will bereave them before maturity. Woe to them indeed, when I depart from them!
即使他們把兒女養大, 我也必使他們喪子, 一個不留. 我離棄他們的時候, 他們就有禍了. ”

9:13 Ephraim, as I see it, is like a palm in a meadow; but Ephraim must bring out his children to the slayer.
在我看來, 以法蓮的兒女註定被當作獵物; 以法蓮要把自己的兒女帶出來, 交給施行殺戮的人.

9:14 Give them, O Yahweh— what will you give them? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
耶和華啊, 求你賜給他們; 你要賜給他們甚麼呢? 求你使他們墜胎小產, 乳房萎縮.

9:15 Every evil of theirs began at Gilgal, so I began to hate them there; because of the evil of their deeds I will drive them out from my house. I will love them no more; all their officials are rebels.
“他們的一切罪惡都在吉甲, 我在那裡憎恨他們, 因他們的惡行, 我要把他們從我的家裡趕出來; 我不再愛他們, 他們的領袖都是叛徒.

9:16 Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall not bear fruit. Even if they give birth, I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.
以法蓮被擊打, 他們的根枯乾了, 必不能再結果子. 即使他們生產, 我必殺死他們所生的愛子. ”

9:17 My God will reject them because they did not listen to him, and they will be wanderers among the nations.
我的神必棄絕他們, 因為他們不聽從他; 他們必在列國中飄流.

Hosea - Chapter 10

10:1 Israel is a luxuriant vine; he yields fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he made numerous altars. The more his land prospered, the more he improved his stone pillars.
以色列最茂盛的葡萄樹, 自己能結果子. 他的果子越多, 他就越增添祭壇; 他的土地越肥美, 他就使柱像越美麗.

10:2 Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. He himself will break down their altars; he will destroy their stone pillars.
他們心懷詭詐, 現在要承擔這罪的懲罰. 耶和華必拆毀他們的祭壇, 毀壞他們的柱像.

10:3 For now they will say, “We have no king; indeed, we did not fear Yahweh, and what can a king do for us?”
那時他們必說: “我們沒有君王, 因為我們不敬畏耶和華. 至於君王, 他能為我們作甚麼呢? ”

10:4 They utter words of vain oaths when making covenants, and judgment blossoms like a poisonous plant on the furrows of the field.
他們說很多話, 起假誓, 又立盟約; 所以審判像毒草一般在田間的犁溝中生長起來.

10:5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, his people will mourn for it, and his idolatrous priests will wail over it— over its glory because it has departed from it.
撒瑪利亞的居民必因伯．亞文的牛犢而懼怕; 拜牛犢的人民必為它哀慟. 拜牛犢的祭司必為它哀號, 都因它的榮耀離開它而被擄去了.

10:6 It will also be brought to Assyria, as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will obtain disgrace and Israel will be ashamed from his advice.
人要把它帶到亞述去, 作貢物獻給那裡的大王. 以法蓮必受羞辱, 以色列必因自己的計謀蒙羞.

10:7 Samaria will be destroyed; her king is like a chip on the surface of the water.
至於撒瑪利亞, 她與她的君王必被剪除; 好像浮在水面的枯枝一般.

10:8 The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed. Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars. They will say to the mountains, “Cover us,” and to the hills, “Fall on us.”
伯．亞文的邱壇, 就是以色列的罪惡, 都要被拆毀; 荊棘和蒺藜必在他們的祭壇上面長起來. 那時人要對大山說: “遮蓋我們！”對小山說: “倒在我們身上！”

10:9 From the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel; there they have remained. Will not war in Gibeah overtake them against the children of evil?
以色列啊！從基比亞的日子以來, 你就犯罪, 他們仍然留在那裡, 難道攻擊惡人的戰禍不能在基比亞趕上他們嗎?

10:10 In my desire I will punish them; nations will be gathered against them when they are punished for their double iniquities.
我必來懲罰他們; 他們被自己那雙重的罪孽捆綁的時候, 列國就集結起來攻擊他們.

10:11 Ephraim was a trained heifer, that loved to thresh grain, and I myself spared the fairness of her neck; I will make Ephraim break the ground, Judah will plow, Jacob must till for himself.
以法蓮是一頭馴服的母牛, 喜愛踹穀; 我卻要把軛扣在牠肥美的頸項上, 我要使以法蓮拖犁; 猶大要耕田, 雅各必耙地.

10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap loyal love. Break up for yourself fallow ground; it is time to seek Yahweh so he will come and rain righteousness upon you.
你們要為自己撒種公義, 就能收割慈愛的果子, 你們要翻鬆荒地. 現在是尋求耶和華的時候, 直等到他來, 降下公義的雨在你們身上.

10:13 You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, you have eaten the fruit of lies, because you have trusted in your strength, in the multitude of your warriors.
你們耕種奸惡, 收割不義, 自吃謊言的果子; 因為你倚靠自己的戰車和眾多的勇士.

10:14 The tumult of war will rise up against your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel; on the day of war mothers were dashed to pieces with their children.
所以必有鬨嚷之聲攻擊你的眾民, 你的一切城堡都必被毀壞, 正如沙勒幔在爭戰的日子毀壞伯．亞比勒一般, 有母親與兒女一同在那裡被摔死.

10:15 So it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of the evil of your wickedness; at dawn, the king of Israel will be utterly destroyed.
以色列家啊, 因你們的罪大惡極, 我必這樣待你們. 在風暴中, 以色列的王必全然被除滅.

Hosea - Chapter 11

11:1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
“以色列年幼的時候, 我就愛他. 我從埃及召我的兒子出來.

11:2 When I called them, they went from my face. They sacrificed to the Baals, and they sacrificed to idols.
可是我越發呼喚他們, 他們越發走開; 他們給巴力獻祭, 向偶像燒香.

11:3 And I myself taught Ephraim to walk; I took them in my arms, but they did not know that I healed them.
然而是我教導以法蓮走路的; 我用雙臂抱他們, 他們卻不知道是我醫治了他們.

11:4 I drew them with human ties, with the bands of love. I was to them like one who lifted up a yoke on their jaws, though I bent down to them and let them eat.
我用慈繩愛索牽引他們, 我待他們像人拉高牛的軛在兩顎之上, 又向他們俯身, 餵養他們.

11:5 He will return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria will be his king, because they refused to return.
“他們必返回埃及地, 亞述要作他們的王; 因為他們不肯回來歸我.

11:6 The sword rages in his cities; it consumes his false prophets and devours because of their plans.
刀劍必在他們的城中飛舞, 毀壞他們的門閂, 因著他們自己的計謀, 吞滅他們.

11:7 My people are bent on backsliding from me. To the Most High they call, he does not raise them at all.
我的子民決要背道離開我, 他們因著所負的軛而呼求, 卻沒有人給他們卸下.

11:8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is disturbed within me; all my compassions are aroused.
“以法蓮啊, 我怎能捨棄你！以色列啊, 我怎能把你交出來！我怎能對你如同押瑪, 待你好像洗扁呢！我的心腸翻轉, 我的憐憫發動.

11:9 I will not execute my fierce anger, I will not again destroy Ephraim; because I am God and not a mortal, the Holy One in your midst; and I will not come in wrath.
我必不讓我的烈怒發作, 必不再毀滅以法蓮; 因為我是神, 不是世人; 我是你們中間的聖者, 必不會含怒而來.

11:10 They will go after Yahweh; he roars like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the sea.
他們必跟隨耶和華; 耶和華要像獅子吼叫; 他一吼叫, 他們就從西方戰戰兢兢而來.

11:11 They will tremble like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria; and I will let them return to their homes— a declaration of Yahweh.
他們必戰戰兢兢而來, 像從埃及趕來的飛鳥, 如從亞述地趕來的鴿子, 我要使他們住在自己的房子裡. 這是耶和華說的.

11:12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; and Judah is still wandering with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
以法蓮用虛謊, 以色列家用詭詐包圍著我; 猶大還是與神對抗, 就是對抗那可信可靠的至聖者. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為12:1)

Hosea - Chapter 12

12:1 Ephraim herds the wind and is pursuing the east wind all day long; he multiplies deception and violence and he makes a treaty with Assyria, and oil is brought to Egypt.
“以法蓮吃風, 整天追趕東風, 增添虛謊和強暴. 他們與亞述結盟, 又給埃及送油. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為12:2)

12:2 Yahweh has a quarrel with Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
耶和華與猶大爭辯; 他必照雅各所行的懲罰他, 按他所作的報應他.

12:3 In the womb he deceived his brother, and in his manhood he struggled with God.
他在母腹中抓住他哥哥的腳跟, 壯年的時候又與神角力.

12:4 He struggled with the angel and prevailed; he pleaded for his mercy. He met him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him.
他與天使角力, 並且得勝; 他哀哭, 向他求恩. 他在伯特利遇見神, 神在那裡對他說話.

12:5 Yahweh the God of hosts, Yahweh is his renowned name!
耶和華是萬軍的神, 耶和華是他的名號.

12:6 But you, you must return to your God; keep love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
所以你要靠著你的神歸回, 謹守忠信和公平, 常常等候你的神.

12:7 The trader, in his hand are scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
以色列是個商人, 手裡拿著詭詐的天平, 喜愛欺壓別人.

12:8 And Ephraim said, “Surely, I am rich, I gained wealth for myself; in all my toil they have not found guilt in me that is sin.
以法蓮說: “我成了富翁, 我為自己發了財; 在我所有的收益中, 人不能找出我有甚麼罪孽, 可算為罪惡的. ”

12:9 But I am Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, like the days of the appointed festival.
“自從你出埃及地以來, 我就是耶和華你的神; 我必使你再住在帳棚裡, 像在節日的日子一樣,

12:10 I spoke to the prophets; I myself multiplied revelations and through the hand of the prophets I will destroy.
我曾對先知說話, 加添許多異象; 又藉先知說比喻.

12:11 If in Gilead there is evil, surely they will come to nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, also their altars will be like stone heaps on furrows of the field.
在基列仍有罪孽, 他們實在是沒有價值的. 他們在吉甲獻牛犢為祭, 他們的祭壇好像田間犁溝中的石堆. ”

12:12 Jacob fled to the open field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he watched over sheep.
從前雅各逃到亞蘭地, 以色列為得妻子而作工, 為得妻子而替人放羊.

12:13 And by a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was watched over.
後來, 耶和華藉著一位先知把以色列從埃及領上來, 也藉著一位先知, 以色列得蒙看顧.

12:14 Ephraim has caused bitter provocation, and his Lord will hold him responsible for his crimes and pay back to him his insults.
以法蓮大大地惹了主的烈怒, 所以, 他的主把他流人血的罪歸到他身上, 把他當受的羞辱歸給他.

Hosea - Chapter 13

13:1 When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
從前以法蓮一說話, 人都戰兢. 他原在以色列中居高位, 但後來因事奉巴力犯了罪, 就死了.

13:2 And now they sin again, and they make for themselves a molten idol, idols from their silver metal according to their understanding, all of them the work of skilled craftsmen. To these they say, “Sacrifice!” People are kissing bull calves.
現在他們犯罪越來越多, 為自己做鑄像, 按著自己的技巧, 用自己的銀子做偶像; 這些都是匠人的手工. 他們論到這些說: “向偶像獻祭的人, 可以與牛犢親嘴. ”

13:3 Therefore, they will be like the morning cloud, and like the dew of early morning going away, like chaff swirling from the threshing floor, or like smoke from a window.
因此, 他們必像早晨的雲霧, 又如易逝的朝露, 又像打穀場上的糠秕被旋風吹去, 又像煙氣從煙窗上騰.

13:4 I am Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt; you know no god except me, and no one saves besides me.
“自從你出埃及地以來, 我就是耶和華你的神. 除我以外, 你不可有別的神; 除我以外, 再沒有拯救者.

13:5 I fed you in the desert, in the land of drought.
我曾在曠野, 在乾旱之地, 認識你.

13:6 When I fed them, they were satisfied; they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.
但他們得了餵養, 飽足以後, 就心高氣傲, 因此忘記了我.

13:7 And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside the way, like a leopard.
所以我要像獅子臨到他們, 像豹子埋伏在路旁.

13:8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, like an animal of the field would mutilate them.
我要襲擊他們, 像一隻失掉幼熊的母熊, 撕裂他們的胸膛; 在那裡我必像一隻母獅吞吃他們; 野獸必撕裂他們.

13:9 I will destroy you, O Israel; who will help you?
“以色列啊, 我要毀滅你, 誰能幫助你呢?

13:10 Where now is your king that he may save you? Where in all your cities are your judges, of whom you said, “Give to me a king and rulers?”
現在你的王在哪裡? 讓他拯救你吧！你所有的領袖在哪裡? 讓他們治理你吧！因為論到他們你曾請求: ‘把王和領袖賜給我. ’

13:11 I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him in my wrath.
我在忿怒中把王賜給你, 又在烈怒中把他廢去.

13:12 The sin of Ephraim is wrapped up; his sin is concealed.
以法蓮的罪孽是封著的, 他的罪惡貯藏起來.

13:13 The labor pains of childbirth come for him; he is an unwise son because at the proper time, he does not present himself at the mouth of the womb.
生產的疼痛要臨到他身上, 他卻是沒有智慧的人, 因為產期到了, 他還遲延不破胎而出.

13:14 Should I redeem them from the power of Sheol? Should I deliver them from death? Where are your plagues, O Death? Where is your destruction, O Sheol? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
我要救贖他們脫離陰間的權勢嗎? 救贖他們脫離死亡嗎? 死亡啊, 你的災害在哪裡? 陰間啊, 你的毀滅在哪裡? 憐憫必從我眼前隱藏起來.

13:15 Although he may flourish among reeds, the east wind will come, a wind of Yahweh rising from the desert; his fountain will dry up, his spring will be parched. It will plunder his treasury, every object of desire.
他雖然在蘆葦中長得茂盛, 但東風必要來到, 耶和華的風要從曠野上來, 他的水泉就乾涸, 他的泉源就枯竭. 他所貯藏的一切珍貴器皿, 都被掠奪去了.

13:16 Samaria will be guilty, because she has rebelled against her God; they will fall by the sword, their children will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.
撒瑪利亞必承擔自己罪的刑罰, 因為他背叛了他的神. 他們必倒在刀下. 他們的嬰孩被摔死, 他們的孕婦必被剖開肚腹. ”(本節在《馬索拉抄本》為14:1)

Hosea - Chapter 14

14:1 Return to Yahweh your God, O Israel, for you have stumbled because of your sin.
以色列啊, 回轉吧！回到耶和華你的神那裡, 因為你是因自己的罪孽跌倒的. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為14:2)

14:2 Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.
你們預備好要說的話, 歸向耶和華, 對他說: “除去我們一切罪孽, 悅納我們的禱告. 這樣我們就把嘴唇的果子獻上.

14:3 Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses, and we will say no more, “Our God,” to the work of our hands because in you the fatherless child finds mercy.
亞述不能救我們, 我們必不再騎埃及的馬; 我們親手所做的, 我們必不再稱為‘我們的神’; 因為在你那裡, 孤兒才得著憐憫. ”

14:4 I will heal their disloyalty; I will love them freely because my anger has turned back from them.
“我必醫治他們背道的病, 甘心樂意愛他們, 因為我的怒氣已經遠離他們了.

14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily plant, and he will strike his roots like the trees of Lebanon.
我對以色列要像甘露, 他必像百合花開放; 他要扎根, 如黎巴嫩的香柏樹.

14:6 His new plant shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his scent like the trees of Lebanon.
他的幼枝必伸展, 他的榮美要像橄欖樹, 他的香氣必如黎巴嫩的香柏樹.

14:7 They will again dwell in my shadow; they will grow grain and they will blossom like the plant vine; his fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
他們必再住在我的蔭下, 使五穀生長. 他們必發旺像葡萄樹, 他們的名聲要像黎巴嫩的酒.

14:8 O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? I myself have answered and looked after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress; your fruit comes from me.
以法蓮與偶像還有甚麼關係呢? 答允他的是我, 看顧他的也是我. 我像一棵青翠的松樹, 你的果子是從我而得. ”

14:9 Who is wise that he can understand these things? Who is discerning that he knows them? The ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; but transgressors stumble in them.
誰是智慧人, 讓他明白這些事吧！誰是有見識的人, 讓他領會這一切吧！因為耶和華的道路是正直的, 義人要行在其中, 惡人卻必在其上絆倒.

Joel (約珥書)

Joel - Chapter 1

1:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Joel son of Pethuel.
耶和華的話臨到毗土珥的兒子約珥:

1:2 Hear this, O elders, and give ear, all the inhabitants of the land. Has this happened in your days? Or the days of your ancestors?
老年人哪！你們要聽這話. 這地所有的居民啊！你們要留心聽. 在你們的日子, 或在你們祖先的日子, 曾有這樣的事嗎?

1:3 Tell it to your children, and your children to their children, and their children to the following generation.
你們要把這事傳與子, 子傳與孫, 孫傳與後代.

1:4 What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten. And what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten.
剪蟲剩下的, 蝗蟲吃了; 蝗蟲剩下的, 蝻子吃了; 蝻子剩下的, 螞蚱吃了.

1:5 Wake up, drunkards, and weep! Wail, all drinkers of wine, over the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
酒醉的人哪！你們要醒過來; 要哀哭！所有嗜酒的人哪！你們都要為甜酒哀號, 因為甜酒從你們的口裡斷絕了.

1:6 Because a nation has invaded my land, strong and beyond counting. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are those of a lioness.
因為有一民族上來侵犯我的國土, 他們強大又無數; 他們的牙齒像獅子的牙齒, 他們有母獅的大牙.

1:7 It has made my vine a desolation, and my fig tree a completely splintered stump. It has stripped them bare and thrown them down; their branches have turned white.
他們使我的葡萄樹荒涼, 折斷了我的無花果樹, 把樹皮剝盡, 丟在一旁, 使枝條露白.

1:8 Lament like a virgin girded in sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
你們要哀號, 像少女腰束麻布, 為她幼年時許配的丈夫哀號一樣.

1:9 The offering and libation are withheld from the house of Yahweh. The priests mourn, the ministers of Yahweh.
素祭和奠祭都從耶和華的殿裡斷絕了, 事奉耶和華的祭司也都悲哀.

1:10 The field is destroyed; the earth mourns because the grain is destroyed, the new wine dries up, the olive oil languishes.
田野荒廢, 土地淒涼, 因為五穀毀壞, 新酒乾竭, 油也缺乏.

1:11 Be ashamed, farmers; Wail, vinedressers, over the wheat and over the barley, because the harvest of the field is ruined.
農夫啊！你們要為大麥和小麥羞愧. 修理葡萄園的啊！你們要哀號, 因為田間的莊稼都破壞了.

1:12 The vine withers and the fig tree droops. The pomegranate tree, and also the palm tree, the apple tree —all the trees of the field—are dried up. Indeed, joy is dried up among the sons of men.
葡萄樹枯乾, 無花果樹衰殘; 石榴樹,棕樹,蘋果樹, 田野所有的樹木都枯乾, 因此歡樂從人間消失了.

1:13 Gird yourselves and lament, O priests! Wail, O ministers of the altar! Come spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because offering and libation are withheld from the house of your God.
祭司啊！你們要腰束麻布, 並且痛哭. 在祭壇侍候的啊！你們要哀號. 事奉我的神的啊！你們披上麻布進去過夜吧, 因為素祭和奠祭, 都從你們的神的殿中止息了.

1:14 Solemnize a fast! Call an assembly! Gather the elders, all of the inhabitants of the land in the house of Yahweh your God, and cry out to Yahweh.
你們要把禁食的日子分別為聖, 召開嚴肅會, 聚集眾長老和國中所有的居民, 到你們的神耶和華的殿裡, 向耶和華呼求.

1:15 Ah! For the day! For the day of Yahweh is near. It will come like destruction from Shaddai.
哀哉那日！因為耶和華的日子臨近了; 那日來到, 好像毀滅從全能者臨到一樣.

1:16 Is not food cut off before our eyes, from the house of our God, joy and gladness?
糧食不是在我們的眼前斷絕了嗎? 歡喜與快樂不是從我們的神的殿中止息了嗎?

1:17 The seeds shrivel under their clods; the storehouses are desolate. The grain storage places are destroyed because grain has dried out.
穀種在土塊底下朽爛, 倉庫荒涼, 穀倉破爛被拆毀, 因為五穀都枯乾了.

1:18 How the beasts groan; the herds of cattle wander around because there is no pasture for them; the flocks of sheep are in distress.
牲畜發出哀鳴, 牛群到處流蕩, 因為沒有草場給牠們, 羊群也同樣受苦.

1:19 To you, O Yahweh, I cry out, because fire has devoured the pastures of the desert, and flames burned all the trees of the field.
耶和華啊！我向你呼求, 因為火吞滅了曠野的草場, 火燄燒盡了田間所有的樹木.

1:20 Also, the beasts of the field long for you, because the courses of water are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the desert.
田野的走獸也向你發喘, 因為溪水都乾涸了, 火吞滅了曠野的草場.

Joel - Chapter 2

2:1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh is coming —it is indeed near.
你們要在錫安吹號, 並在我的聖山發出警訊, 讓國中所有的居民都戰慄, 因為耶和華的日子快到, 必然臨近了.

2:2 A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness, like the dawn spreads on the mountains, a great and strong army! There has been nothing like it from old, and after it nothing will be again for generations to come.
那日是黑暗幽冥的日子, 是密雲漆黑的日子. 有一隊眾多強盛的民來到, 好像晨光滿布群山; 這樣的事從前沒有發生過, 以後直到萬代, 也不會發生.

2:3 Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame burns. Like the garden of Eden is the land before them, and after them it is like a desolate desert, and nothing can escape them.
在他們前面有吞滅的火, 在他們後面有燃燒的火燄; 他們未到以前, 大地像伊甸園, 他們過去以後, 大地成了荒涼的曠野, 沒有一樣能逃避他們的.

2:4 Like the appearance of horses is their appearance, and like horsemen they run;
他們的形狀像馬的形狀, 戰馬怎樣奔跑, 他們也怎樣奔跑.

2:5 like the sound of chariots on the tops of the mountains, they leap about; like the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble; like a strong army arranged in rows for battle.
他們在群山頂上跳躍的聲音, 如戰車的響聲, 又如火燄吞滅碎秸的響聲, 像強盛的民擺陣預備作戰.

2:6 From before them nations writhe, all faces turn pale.
在他們面前, 萬民苦惱, 人人臉紅耳赤.

2:7 They run like mighty warriors, they scale the wall like men of war; each goes on its own way, and they do not swerve from their paths.
他們奔跑像勇士, 又像戰士爬上城牆; 他們各按自己的路前行, 並不偏離路線.

2:8 They do not jostle one another; each goes on its own trail; and through the falling weapons, they are not halted.
他們彼此不擁擠, 各按自己的道前行; 甚至他們持著兵器跌倒, 也不會被剪除.

2:9 In the city they rush forth; on the walls they run. Into the houses they climb up; through the windows they enter like a thief.
他們衝入城鎮, 奔上城牆, 爬進房屋, 像盜賊一樣從窗戶爬進去.

2:10 Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars have withheld their splendor
在他們面前, 大地震動, 諸天搖撼, 日月昏暗, 星星無光.

2:11 And Yahweh utters his voice before his army, because his encampment is very large; strong is the one who carries out his decree, for great is the day of Yahweh and exceedingly fearful. Who can endure it?
耶和華在他的軍隊前頭發出聲音; 他的隊伍極大, 成就他話語的, 是強盛的人. 耶和華的日子偉大, 非常可畏, 誰能忍受得住呢?

2:12 “And even now,” declares Yahweh, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and wailing.”
耶和華說: “現在雖然如此, 你們仍要全心全意, 以禁食,哭泣,哀號, 歸向我. ”

2:13 Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm.
你們要撕裂你們的心腸, 不要撕裂你們的衣服. 並要歸向耶和華你們的神, 因為他有恩典有憐憫, 不輕易發怒, 並且有豐盛的慈愛, 隨時轉意不降災禍.

2:14 Who knows whether he will turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, an offering and a libation, for Yahweh your God?
有誰知道或許他會轉意, 並且施慈愛, 留下餘福, 就是留下獻給耶和華你們的神的素祭和奠祭.

2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call an assembly;
你們要在錫安吹號角, 把禁食的日子分別為聖, 召開嚴肅會.

2:16 gather the people, consecrate the assembly; assemble the elders, gather the children, even those who are breast-feeding; let the bridegroom come out from his private room, and the bride from her canopy.
你們要召集民眾, 使會眾分別為聖; 招聚老人, 聚集孩童, 和在懷中吃奶的嬰孩; 讓新郎從新房出來, 新婦從內室出來.

2:17 Between the colonnade and the altar, let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep. And let them say, “Take pity, Yahweh, on your people. Do not make your inheritance a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the nations, ‘Where is their God?’ ”
讓事奉耶和華的祭司在聖殿的廊子和祭壇之間哭泣, 讓他們說: “耶和華啊！求你憐恤你的子民. 不要使你的產業受羞辱, 使他們在列國中成為笑談. 為甚麼容人在萬民中譏笑說: ‘他們的神在哪裡呢? ’”

2:18 Then Yahweh became jealous for his land and took pity on his people.
於是耶和華為了自己的地發熱心, 憐恤他的子民.

2:19 And Yahweh answered and said to his people, “Look at me, I am sending to you grain, new wine, and olive oil, and you will be satisfied by it. I will not give you over any more as a disgrace among the nations.
耶和華應允他的子民, 對他們說: “看哪！我必賜給你們五穀,新酒和新油, 你們必吃得飽足, 我必不再使你們成為列國中的羞辱.

2:20 The northerners I will remove from you; I will drive them to a desert and desolate land, its front to the eastern sea, and its rear into the western sea; its stench and odor will rise up because he has done great things.
我要使北方來的軍隊遠離你們; 我要把他們驅逐到乾旱荒涼之地, 他們的前隊趕入東海, 他們的後隊趕入西海; 並且他們的臭氣上升, 他們的腥味上騰, 因為耶和華行了大事.

2:21 Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad, because Yahweh has done great things.
地土啊！你不要懼怕; 你要歡喜快樂, 因為耶和華行了大事.

2:22 Do not fear, wild animals of the field, because the pastures of the desert have put forth new green shoots, because the tree has produced its fruit, the fig tree and the vine have yielded their produce.
田野的走獸啊, 你們不要懼怕, 因為曠野的草場又發青了, 樹木又結果子了, 無花果樹和葡萄樹也都效力了.

2:23 Be glad, O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Yahweh your God, because he has given for you the autumn rains for your righteousness, and he has poured down for you rainwater, the autumn and spring rains, as before.
錫安的人民哪！你們要歡喜, 要靠耶和華你們的神快樂, 因為他賜給了你們合時的秋雨. 他給你們降下時雨, 就是秋雨春雨, 像以前一樣.

2:24 The threshing floors will be full with grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
禾場上必滿了五穀; 榨酒池與油醡必溢出新酒與新油.

2:25 I will repay you the years that the locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my mighty troops that I sent against you.
我差遣到你們中間去的, 我的大軍隊, 就是蝗蟲,蝻子,螞蚱和剪蟲, 在那些年間吃盡的, 我必補給你們.

2:26 And you will eat abundantly and be satisfied, and praise the name of Yahweh your God, who has dealt with you wondrously. My people will never be ashamed.
你們必吃得豐富, 並且飽足, 你們就讚美耶和華你們的神的名, 因為他為你們行了奇妙的事. 我的子民必永遠不會羞愧.

2:27 And you will know that I am in the midst of Israel, and I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no other. My people will never be ashamed again.
這樣, 你們必知道我是在以色列中間, 又知道我是耶和華你們的神, 除了我再沒有別的神. 我的子民必永遠不會羞愧.

2:28 And it will happen afterward thus: I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your elders will dream dreams; your young men shall see visions.
“以後, 我要把我的靈澆灌所有的人. 你們的兒女要說預言, 你們的老年人要作異夢, 你們的少年人要見異象.

2:29 And also on the male slaves and on the female slaves, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
在那些日子, 我也要把我的靈澆灌我的僕人和婢女.

2:30 And I will set wonders in the heavens, and on earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
我要在天上地下顯出神蹟奇事, 有血,有火,有煙柱.

2:31 The sun will be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh.
太陽將變為黑暗, 月亮將變為血紅. 在耶和華偉大可畏的日子臨到以前, 這一切都要發生.

2:32 And it will happen—everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be rescued, because on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh said, and among the survivors whom Yahweh is calling.
那時, 求告耶和華的名的, 都必得救; 因為正如耶和華所說的, 在錫安山和耶路撒冷必有得救的人, 在劫後餘生的人中, 必有耶和華所呼召的. ”(本章第28 32節在《馬索拉抄本》為3:1 5)

Joel - Chapter 3

3:1 For look! In those days, and in that time, when I will return the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
“看哪！到了那些日子, 在那個時期, 我使猶大和耶路撒冷被擄的人歸回, (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為4:1)

3:2 I will gather all the nations, and I will bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will argue a case against them there concerning my people and my inheritance Israel whom they have scattered among the nations, and my land that they have divided.
我必招聚列國, 領他們下到約沙法谷, 為了我的子民, 就是我的產業以色列, 我要在那裡親臨審判他們, 因為他們把我的子民分散在列國中, 又分取了我的地土.

3:3 For my people they cast lots, and they traded the male child for the prostitute, and the female child they sold for wine and they drank it.
他們為我的子民抽籤, 用男童交換妓女, 女童被賣換酒喝.

3:4 What are you to me, O Tyre and O Sidon, and all of the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying to me what is deserved? If you are recompensing me, I will return swiftly and quickly what you deserve on your head!
“推羅,西頓和非利士四境的人哪！你們想對我作甚麼呢? 你們想向我報復嗎? 你們若向我報復, 我很快就使報應歸在你們的頭上.

3:5 For you have taken my silver and my gold, and my beautiful treasures you have carried into your temples.
你們拿去了我的金銀, 又把我的珍寶帶進了你們的廟宇.

3:6 And the sons of Judah and Jerusalem you sold to the sons of the Greeks, in order to remove them from their border.
你們把猶大人和耶路撒冷人賣給希臘人, 使他們遠離自己的境界.

3:7 Look! I am rousing them from the place where you have sold them, and I will return what you deserve on your head!
看哪！我要激動他們離開被你們賣到的地方, 我也要使報應歸到你們的頭上.

3:8 I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans and to a nation far away, for Yahweh has spoken.
我必把你們的兒女賣在猶大人的手中, 猶大人必把他們賣給遠方示巴國的人, 因為這是耶和華說的. ”

3:9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty warriors; let them approach and come up; let all the men of war approach.
你們要在列國中宣告以下這話: “你們要預備爭戰, 要激動勇士. 讓所有的戰士都近前來, 讓他們都上去攻擊.

3:10 Beat your cutting tools of iron into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weakling say, ‘I am a mighty warrior!’
要把犁頭打成刀劍, 把鐮刀打成矛槍; 軟弱的要說: ‘我是勇士. ’

3:11 Hurry and come, all the nations, from all around, and gather yourselves there. Bring down your mighty warriors, O Yahweh!
四圍的列國啊！你們快來幫助, 在那裡一同聚集. 耶和華啊！求你叫你的勇士下來吧.

3:12 Let the nations be roused and let them come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations from all around.
“萬國都當奮起, 上到約沙法谷去. 因為我必坐在那裡, 審判四圍的列國.

3:13 Send forth the sickle, for the harvest is ripe! Go tread, for the winepress is full! The vats overflow, because their evil is great!
你們要伸出鐮刀, 因為莊稼已經熟了. 來踐踏吧, 因為壓酒池滿了, 酒池盈溢, 因為他們的罪惡極大.

3:14 Commotion, commotion in the valley of decision! For the day of Yahweh is near in the valley of decision!
無數的人群齊集在判決谷, 因為耶和華的日子臨近了判決谷.

3:15 The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars have withheld their splendor.
日月昏暗, 星星無光.

3:16 And Yahweh roars from Zion; from Jerusalem he utters his voice, and the heavens and the earth shake. But Yahweh is a refuge for his people, and a protection for the children of Israel.
耶和華從錫安吼叫, 並從耶路撒冷發聲, 天地就震動. 耶和華卻要作他子民的避難所, 作以色列眾子的保障.

3:17 And you will know that I, Yahweh your God, am dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem will be a place of holiness, and strangers will pass through it no longer.
你們知道我是耶和華你們的神, 是住在錫安我的聖山上. 那時, 耶路撒冷必成為聖. 外族人必不得從其中經過.

3:18 And it will happen on that day; the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk, and all the channels of Judah will flow with water. A spring from the house of Yahweh will come forth, and it will water the valley of Acacia Trees.
到那日, 大山都必滴下甜酒, 小山都必流出奶, 猶大的一切溪流, 都必水流不息. 必有泉源從耶和華的殿裡流出來, 灌溉河谷.

3:19 Egypt will become a desolation, and Edom will become a desolate desert, because of the violence they did against the children of Judah, in whose land they have shed innocent blood.
埃及將會荒涼, 以東必變成淒涼的曠野, 都因為他們向猶大人所行的強暴, 又因為在他們的國中流了無辜人血.

3:20 But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem for all generations.
“但猶大必存到永遠, 耶路撒冷也必存到萬代.

3:21 I will cleanse their bloodguilt that I did not cleanse, for Yahweh is dwelling in Zion.
現在我要追討我還未有追討的流人血的罪. 耶和華在錫安居住. ”

Amos (阿摩司書)

Amos - Chapter 1

1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah the king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Jehoash, two years before the earthquake.
提哥亞的牧人阿摩司, 在猶大王烏西雅和以色列王約阿施的兒子耶羅波安作王的日子, 大地震前二年所見的異象, 就是有關以色列的話, 記在下面.

1:2 And he said, “Yahweh roars from Zion and he utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds wither and the top of Carmel dries up.”
他說: “耶和華從錫安吼叫, 從耶路撒冷發聲; 牧人的草場因此乾旱, 迦密的山頂枯乾.

1:3 Thus says Yahweh, “For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron!
“耶和華這樣說: ‘大馬士革三番四次犯罪, 我必不收回懲罰他的命令; 因為他用打穀的鐵器蹂躪基列.

1:4 So I will send fire against Hazael’s house and it will consume the citadel fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
我必降火在哈薛的王宮, 燒毀便．哈達的堡壘.

1:5 I will break the gate bars of Damascus and I will cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven and the one who takes hold of the scepter of Beth Eden, and the people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,” says Yahweh.
我必折斷大馬士革的門閂, 剪除亞文平原的居民, 以及伯．伊甸掌權的首領; 亞蘭的人民也必被擄至吉珥. ’這是耶和華說的.

1:6 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom!
“耶和華這樣說: ‘迦薩三番四次犯罪, 我必不收回懲罰他的命令; 因為他帶走全部的俘虜, 交給以東.

1:7 So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses.
我必降火在迦薩的城牆, 燒毀他的堡壘;

1:8 And I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod and the one who takes hold of the scepter of Ashkelon. I will also turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord Yahweh.
我必剪除亞實突的居民, 以及亞實基倫掌權的領袖; 我必伸手攻擊以革倫, 把餘剩的非利士人都滅絕. ’這是主耶和華說的.

1:9 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up a whole community to Edom and they did not remember the covenant of brotherhood!
“耶和華這樣說: ‘推羅三番四次犯罪, 我必不收回懲罰他的命令; 因為他把全部的俘虜交給以東, 並不記念與兄弟所立的盟約.

1:10 So I will send a fire against the wall of Tyre and it will devour its citadel fortresses.”
我必降火在推羅的城牆, 燒毀他的堡壘. ’

1:11 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword! He stifled his compassion and his anger tore them apart continually, and he kept his rage forever.
“耶和華這樣說: ‘以東三番四次犯罪, 我必不收回懲罰他的命令; 因為他拿刀追殺他的兄弟, 沒有絲毫憐憫; 他的怒氣不斷爆發, 他的忿怒永不止息.

1:12 So I will send a fire against Teman and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Bozrah.”
我必降火在提幔, 燒毀伯斯拉的堡壘. ’

1:13 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Ammon and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory!
“耶和華這樣說: ‘亞捫三番四次犯罪, 我必不收回懲罰他的命令; 因為他為了擴張疆界, 甚至剖開基列孕婦的肚腹.

1:14 So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah and it will devour its citadel fortresses with a war cry on the day of battle, with a storm on the day of the violent tempest.
在戰爭之日的吶喊中, 在風雨天的暴風中; 我必在拉巴的城牆放火, 燒毀他的堡壘.

1:15 And their king will go into exile, he and his commanders together,” says Yahweh.
他的君王必被擄走, 君王和官員一同被擄. ’這是耶和華說的. ”

Amos - Chapter 2

2:1 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.
“耶和華這樣說: ‘摩押三番四次犯罪, 我必不收回懲罰他的命令; 因為他把以東王的骸骨焚燒成灰.

2:2 So I will send a fire against Moab and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Kerioth, and Moab will die amid uproar, amid war cries and amid the sound of a horn.
我必降火在摩押, 燒毀加略的堡壘; 在擾攘,吶喊,吹角聲中, 摩押必被消滅.

2:3 And I will cut off the ruler from its midst and I will kill all of its officials with him,” says Yahweh.
我必剪除他的掌權者, 也把他所有的領袖一同殺死. ’這是耶和華說的.

2:4 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of Yahweh and have not kept his rules, and their lies have led them astray, after which their ancestors walked!
“耶和華這樣說: ‘猶大三番四次犯罪, 我必不收回懲罰他的命令; 因為他棄絕耶和華的律法, 不遵守他的典章; 反被他們列祖跟從的偶像, 使他們走錯了路.

2:5 So I will send a fire against Judah and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Jerusalem.
我必降火在猶大, 燒毀耶路撒冷的堡壘. ’

2:6 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for money and the poor for a pair of sandals!
“耶和華這樣說: ‘以色列三番四次犯罪, 我必不收回懲罰他的命令; 因為他為了銀子賣義人, 為了一雙鞋賣窮人.

2:7 Those who trample the heads of the powerless into the dust of the ground and turn aside the way of the destitute, a man and his father have sexual relations with the same girl, so that they profane my holy name.
他們踐踏窮人的頭, 好像踐踏地面的塵土; 他們把困苦人應有的權益奪去; 兒子和父親與同一個女子親近, 故意褻瀆我的聖名.

2:8 They stretch themselves out beside every altar on clothing taken in pledge and they drink wine, bought with fines imposed, in the house of their God.
他們在各祭壇旁, 躺臥在別人抵押的衣服上面; 在他們神的殿中, 飲用拿剝削回來的錢所買的酒.

2:9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, who was as tall as cedars and was as strong as the oaks. I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.
我不是在他們面前把亞摩利人消滅了嗎? 亞摩利人雖像香柏樹高大, 像橡樹那樣堅固; 我卻要滅絕它樹上的果子, 拔除樹下的根.

2:10 And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the wilderness forty years to take possession of the land of the Amorite.
我不是帶你們出埃及地, 領你們在曠野度過四十年, 叫你們得著亞摩利人的地為業嗎?

2:11 And I raised up some of your sons to be prophets and some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is it not so, O people of Israel? This is the declaration of Yahweh!
我從你們子孫中興起先知, 從年輕人中興起拿細耳人; 以色列人哪！這不是事實嗎? ’這是耶和華的宣告.

2:12 But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
‘但你們迫使拿細耳人喝酒, 吩咐先知說: 不要說預言.

2:13 Look! I am going to press you down in your place just as a utility cart full of mature stalks of grain is pressed down.
看哪！我要使你腳下的地搖蕩, 好像滿載禾捆的車子搖蕩一樣.

2:14 Flight will perish from the swift and the strong person will not muster his strength and the warrior will not save his life.
行動迅速的不能逃走, 強而有力的不能施展他的勇力, 勇士也不能救自己;

2:15 And the one who takes hold of the bow will not stand and the one who is swift on his feet will not save himself, nor will the one who rides the horse save his life.
拿弓的人站立不住, 跑得快的不能逃走, 騎馬的也不能救自己.

2:16 Even those who are strong of heart among the mighty will flee away naked from the city on that day. This is the declaration of Yahweh!”
到那日, 最勇敢的戰士, 也是赤身逃跑. ’這是耶和華的宣告. ”

Amos - Chapter 3

3:1 Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole clan that I brought up from the land of Egypt:
以色列人哪！要聽耶和華攻擊你們的這些話, 就是攻擊他從埃及地領上來的以色列全家, 說:

3:2 “You only have I chosen of all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
“地上萬族中, 我只揀選了你; 因此, 我必追討你們的一切罪. ”

3:3 Do two walk together unless they have met?
二人如果沒有約定, 怎會同行呢?

3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a fierce, young lion cry out from his den unless he has caught something?
獅子如果不是捕獲獵物, 怎會在林中吼叫? 少壯獅子如果沒有捕獲甚麼, 怎會在洞中咆哮呢?

3:5 Does a bird fall into a trapping net on the earth when there is no snare for it? Does a trapping net spring up from the ground unless it has certainly caught something?
如果沒有餌, 雀鳥怎會掉在地上的網羅中? 網羅如果沒有捕獲雀鳥, 怎會從地上翻起呢?

3:6 Or is a horn blown in a city and people are not afraid? Or does a disaster occur in the city and Yahweh has not done it?
城中如果吹起號角, 居民怎會不驚慌呢? 災禍如果臨到某城, 不是耶和華所降的嗎?

3:7 Surely my Lord does not do anything unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.
如果主耶和華不先把計劃向他的僕人眾先知顯示, 他就不會作任何事.

3:8 A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy?
獅子吼叫, 誰不害怕; 主耶和華宣告, 誰敢不代他傳話?

3:9 Proclaim to the citadel fortresses in Ashdod and the citadel fortresses in the land of Egypt and say: “Gather on the mountains of Samaria and see the great panic in her midst and the oppression in her midst!”
要向亞實突和埃及的堡壘宣告: “你們要在撒瑪利亞山上聚集; 觀看城裡極大的騷亂和城中的暴虐. ”

3:10 “They do not know how to do right,” declares Yahweh, “those who store up violence and destruction in their citadel fortresses.”
“這些人不知道怎樣行正直的事, 只管在他們的堡壘中積聚暴行和欺壓. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

3:11 Therefore, thus says my Lord Yahweh, “A foe shall surround the land and bring down your strongholds, and your citadel fortresses shall be plundered.”
因此, 主耶和華這樣說: “敵人必圍攻這地, 使你們的勢力傾覆, 搶掠你們的堡壘. ”

3:12 Thus says Yahweh, “Just as the shepherd rescues two legs or a piece of an ear from the mouth of the lion, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria, with the corner of a couch and the damask of a bed.”
耶和華這樣說: “牧人從獅子口中, 只能奪回一雙羊腿和一角耳朵; 住在撒瑪利亞的以色列人獲救也是這樣, 他們只剩下一角床榻, 半邊褥子(“他們只剩下一角床塌, 半邊褥子”, 這句原文意義不詳, 或譯: “他們躺臥在華麗的床上, 睡在鋪上繡花毯子的榻上”).

3:13 “Listen and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares my Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
你們要聽, 要向雅各家作證. (這是主耶和華萬軍之神的宣告. )

3:14 “For on the day I punish Israel for its transgression, I will also punish the altars of Bethel and the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
我追討以色列的悖逆時, 必要懲罰伯特利的祭壇; 壇角必砍下, 跌落在地.

3:15 I will ruin the winter house as well as the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish and the great houses shall come to an end,” declares Yahweh.
我必毀壞冬天和夏天的別墅, 用象牙裝飾的房子必破爛, 宏偉的樓宇必歸於無有. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

Amos - Chapter 4

4:1 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the powerless, who crush the poor, who say to their husbands, “Bring something so that we may drink!”
撒瑪利亞山上的巴珊母牛啊！要聽這話; 你們欺負貧窮人, 壓迫窮苦人, 又對自己的丈夫說: “拿酒來, 給我們飲用. ”

4:2 My Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that, “Behold, the days are coming upon you when they will take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishing hooks.
主耶和華指著自己的聖潔起誓: “看哪！對付你們的日子快到, 人必用鉤子把你們鉤走, 最後一個也必被人用魚鉤鉤去.

4:3 And you shall leave through breaches in the wall, each one in front of her. You will be dragged off toward Harmon,” declares Yahweh.
你們一個一個經過城牆的破口出去, 被丟棄在哈門. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

4:4 “Come to Bethel and transgress; to Gilgal and multiply transgression! Bring your sacrifices in the morning and your tithes on the third day.
“你們去伯特利犯罪, 在吉甲增加過犯吧！每早獻上你們的祭物, 每三日獻上你們的十分之一吧！

4:5 And bring a thank offering of unleavened bread, and proclaim freewill offerings, pronounce them, for so you love to do, O people of Israel,” is the declaration of my Lord Yahweh.
以色列人哪！把有酵的餅作感謝祭獻上, 高聲宣揚你們自願獻的祭吧！這原是你們喜愛行的. ”這是主耶和華的宣告.

4:6 “And I in turn gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities and lack of bread in all your places. Yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
“雖然我使你們各城的人牙齒乾淨, 各處都缺乏糧食; 但你們仍不歸向我. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

4:7 “And I also withheld the rain from you when there were still three months to the harvest. And I would send rain on one city and send no rain on another city. One tract of land will be rained on, and the tract of land on which it does not rain will dry up.
“我曾在收割前三個月, 不降雨給你們; 我降雨給一個城, 在另一個城卻不降雨; 我在一塊地降雨, 另一塊地沒有雨水就枯乾了.

4:8 So two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water and they were not satisfied, yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
兩三個城的居民擠到一個城去找水喝, 卻沒有足夠的水喝; 但你們仍不歸向我. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

4:9 “I struck you with blight and with mildew. Frequently the cutting locust devoured your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees, yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
“我曾多次用熱風和霉爛擊打你們的園子和葡萄園, 叫蝗蟲吃光你們的無花果樹和橄欖樹; 但你們仍不歸向我. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

4:10 “I sent among you a plague in the manner of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with the captivity of your horses. And I made the stench of your camps go up into your nostrils, yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
“我在你們中間降下瘟疫, 正如臨到埃及的瘟疫一樣; 我用刀殺掉你們的年輕人, 你們被擄去的馬匹也遭殺戮; 我使你們營裡死屍的臭氣撲鼻, 但你們仍不歸向我. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

4:11 “I overthrew some of you as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a stick snatched from the fire, and yet you did not return to me,” is the declaration of Yahweh.
“我傾覆你們, 就像傾覆所多瑪和蛾摩拉一樣; 你們像一根木柴, 從火裡抽出來; 但你們仍不歸向我. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

4:12 “Therefore, thus I will do to you, O Israel. Because I will do this to you, O Israel, prepare to meet your God!
“因此, 以色列啊！我必這樣對付你. 以色列啊！因我必這樣對付你, 你應當預備迎見你的神. ”

4:13 Yes, here is the one who forms the mountains, and the one who creates the wind, and the one who reveals to humans what his thoughts are, and the one who treads on the heights of the earth; Yahweh, the God of hosts, is his name!”
看哪！他造了山, 創造了風, 把他的心意告訴人; 他造了晨光和黑暗, 他的腳踏在地的高處, 耶和華萬軍的神就是他的名.

Amos - Chapter 5

5:1 Hear this word that I am going to intone over you as a lament, O house of Israel!
以色列家啊！要聽這話, 就是我為你們唱的輓歌:

5:2 Virgin Israel has fallen and will not rise again. She is deserted on her land; there is no one to raise her up.
“童貞女以色列, 跌倒了, 不能再起來; 她被拋棄在自己的地上, 沒有人扶她起來. ”

5:3 For thus says my Lord Yahweh, “The city that marches out with a thousand will only have a hundred left. And the one that marches out with a hundred will only have ten left for the house of Israel.”
因為主耶和華論以色列家這樣說: “這城派兵一千, 剩下的只有一百; 出兵一百, 只剩下十個. ”

5:4 For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel, “Seek me so that you may live.”
耶和華對以色列家這樣說: “尋求我, 就必存活;

5:5 But do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba, for Gilgal will certainly go into exile and Bethel will come to disaster.”
不要去伯特利尋求我, 不要去吉甲, 也不要過去別是巴. 因為吉甲必被擄掠, 伯特利必化為烏有. ”

5:6 Seek Yahweh so that you may live, so that he will not break out like a fire against the house of Joseph! And it will devour, with none to quench it for Bethel.
尋求耶和華, 就必存活, 免得他像火在約瑟家猛烈蔓延, 吞滅他們; 沒有人能把伯特利的火撲滅.

5:7 Ah, you who turn justice into wormwood and hurl righteousness to the ground!
他們使公正變為苦堇, 把公義棄於地上.

5:8 The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day into night, the one who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name!
那創造昴星和參星, 把幽暗變為黎明, 把白日轉為黑夜; 又吩咐海水, 把海水倒在地上的; 耶和華就是他的名.

5:9 The one who makes destruction flash upon the fierce, so that destruction comes upon the fortification.
是他使毀滅像閃電臨到堡壘, 使毀滅臨到堅固的城.

5:10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and they abhor the one who speaks honestly.
你們討厭那在城門口主持公道的人, 恨惡說正直話的.

5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and you take a grain tax from them, you built houses of dressed stone, but you will not live in them. You built vineyards of delightfulness, but you will not drink their wine.
你們欺壓窮人, 強徵他們的五穀; 因此, 你們用琢磨過的石頭建造房屋, 卻不能住在其中; 你們栽種美好的葡萄園, 卻不能喝園中的酒.

5:12 For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous, you foes of the righteous, those who take a bribe, and those who push aside the poor ones in the gate!
因為我知道你們的過犯眾多, 罪大惡極; 你們迫害義人, 收受賄賂, 在城門口屈枉窮乏人;

5:13 Therefore, whoever has insight will keep silent in that time, for it is a time of evil.
為此, 聰明人在這時代緘默無聲, 因這時代邪惡.

5:14 Seek good and not bad in order that you may live, and so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
你們要尋求良善, 不要尋求邪惡, 這樣才可以存活. 耶和華萬軍的神就必與你們同在, 正如你們所說的.

5:15 Hate evil and love good and establish justice in the gate; perhaps Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
你們要喜愛良善, 恨惡邪惡, 在城門口伸張正義; 這樣, 耶和華萬軍的神或會恩待約瑟的餘民.

5:16 Therefore, thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, my Lord, “In all of the public squares there will be wailing, and in all of the streets they will say, ‘Alas, alas, alas!’ They shall call the farmers to mourning and to wailing, to those who are skilled in lamentation.
因此, 主耶和華萬軍的神這樣說: “各廣場充滿哀慟的聲音, 街上只聽見‘苦啊！苦啊！’的喊聲; 人要召農夫來哀哭, 召善於哭喪的人來哀喊.

5:17 And in all of the vineyards there will be wailing, because I will pass in your midst,” says Yahweh.
所有葡萄園充滿哀慟的聲音, 因為我必在你們中間經過. ”這是耶和華說的.

5:18 Alas, those who desire the day of Yahweh, why is this for you the day of Yahweh? It will be darkness and not light!
渴望耶和華日子來臨的人, 你們有禍了！耶和華的日子對你們有甚麼好處呢? 那日是黑暗, 沒有光明的日子.

5:19 It will be as if a man fled from a lion and a bear met him; or he went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall and a snake bit him.
那日就像一個人避過了獅子, 卻遇上了熊; 回到家裡, 手靠在牆上, 卻被蛇咬.

5:20 Is not the day of Yahweh darkness and not light, and pitch dark with no brightness in it?
耶和華的日子不是黑暗, 沒有光明, 只有幽暗, 全無光輝嗎?

5:21 “I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your assemblies.
我憎恨,厭惡你們的節期, 也不喜愛你們的節日.

5:22 Yes, even if you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them, and I will not look at the fellowship offerings of your fattened animals.
雖然你們給我獻上燔祭和素祭, 我卻不接受. 你們獻上肥美的牲畜作平安祭, 我也不悅納.

5:23 Remove from me the noise of your songs, and I do not want to hear the melody of your harps!
你們唱歌的吵聲要遠離我, 我不想聽見你們的琴聲.

5:24 But let justice roll on like the water, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
但願公正好像潮水滾流, 公義好像河水長流.

5:25 Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings those forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?
以色列家啊！你們在曠野四十年, 有獻燔祭和素祭給我嗎?

5:26 And you will take up Sikkuth, your king, and Kaiwan, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves.
你們抬著你們的神“撒固”王, 和你們的星神“迦溫”的神像, 就是你們為自己所做的.

5:27 And I will deport you beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh—the God of hosts is his name.
我必使你們被擄, 流亡到大馬士革以外. 這是耶和華說的, 萬軍的神就是他的名.

Amos - Chapter 6

6:1 Alas for those being at ease in Zion, and those who feel secure on Mount Samaria, the notables of the best of the nations! The house of Israel resorts to them.
那些在錫安平靜安逸的, 安穩在撒瑪利亞山上的, 有禍了！你們是這列國中為首之大國的領袖, 是以色列家所歸向的.

6:2 Cross over to Calneh and see, and go from there to Hamath Rabbah and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms, or is their territory greater than your territory?
你們要過去甲尼看看, 從那裡往哈馬大城去, 然後下到非利士的迦特; 看你們是否比這些國家勝一籌? 他們的領土是否比你們的領土還大?

6:3 You that put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of violence!
你們認為災禍的日子離開很遠, 你們的行為卻招致殘暴的審判.

6:4 Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory and lounge on their couches, and those eating young rams from the sheep and goats, and bull-calves from the middle of the animal stall.
你們臥在象牙床上, 躺在榻上; 你們吃羊群中的羊羔, 和牛棚裡的牛犢.

6:5 Alas for those who sing to the tune of the harp; like David they improvise on instruments of music.
你們閒逸地彈琴奏樂, 又為自己製造樂器, 像大衛一樣.

6:6 Alas for those who drink from sprinkling bowls of wine and anoint themselves with the best of olive oils and are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.
你們用大碗喝酒, 用最貴重的膏油抹身; 但你們並沒有為約瑟的敗落而痛心.

6:7 Therefore, they shall now go into exile at the head of the exiles and the feast of lounging shall pass away.
因此, 你們將是最先被擄去的人, 宴樂享受的日子必要消逝.

6:8 My Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself, declares Yahweh, the God of hosts: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and I hate his citadel fortresses and I will deliver the city and its fullness!”
主耶和華指著自己起誓說: “我痛恨雅各所誇耀的, 憎惡他的堡壘; 我要把城市和城中的一切, 都交給敵人. ”這是耶和華萬軍的神的宣告.

6:9 And then if ten people remain in one house, they too will die.
如果在一間房子裡剩下十個人, 他們都必死亡.

6:10 And if one’s relative, who burns the body, lifts it up and brings the body out of the house and he will say to someone in the innermost part of the house, “Are there any more with you?” and he will say, “None,” then he will say, “Silence,” because we must not invoke the name of Yahweh.
死者的親屬和殮葬的人把屍體從房子抬走, 並問那躲在屋內深處的人: “還有人嗎? ”那人回答: “沒有, 不要再說話, 不可再提耶和華的名. ”

6:11 Look, Yahweh is going to command and the great house will be destroyed to bits and the little house to pieces.
看哪！耶和華下令, 大樓就粉碎, 小屋也要破裂.

6:12 Do horses run on rocks, or does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood!
馬能在懸崖奔馳嗎? 人可在那裡用牛耙地嗎? 但你使公正變為毒草, 使公義的果子轉為苦堇.

6:13 You who rejoice over Lo-Debar, who say, “Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves by our strength?”
你們以奪取羅底巴為誇耀, 說: “我們奪取加寧不是靠自己的力量嗎? ”

6:14 Indeed, I am going to raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, declares Yahweh, the God of hosts. And they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath up to the wadi of the Arabah.
“看哪！以色列家, 我要興起一國攻擊你們, 這國要欺壓你們, 從哈馬關口直至亞拉巴河. ”這是萬軍耶和華神的宣告.

Amos - Chapter 7

7:1 This is what my Lord Yahweh showed me, and look, he is going to form locusts at the beginning of the sprouting of the second crop, and look, after the mowings of the king.
主耶和華向我這樣顯示: 看哪！替王收割之後, 田產又開始生長時, 主造出一群蝗蟲.

7:2 And then when they finished eating the vegetation of the land, I said, “O Lord Yahweh, please forgive! How can Jacob stand, because he is small?”
蝗蟲吃盡地上的農產時, 我說: “主耶和華啊！求你寬恕, 因雅各太弱小, 怎能站立得住呢? ”

7:3 Yahweh relented concerning this. “It will not be,” said Yahweh.
耶和華對這事改變心意, 耶和華說: “這事不會發生. ”

7:4 This is what my Lord Yahweh showed me, and look, my Lord Yahweh was going to call for a legal case with fire, and it devoured the great deep and it ate up the plots of ground.
主耶和華向我這樣顯示: 看哪！主耶和華召來刑罰的火, 燒毀廣大的深淵和以色列的地業.

7:5 Then I said, “O Lord Yahweh, please stop! How can Jacob stand, because he is small?”
因此我對主耶和華說: “求你停止吧！因雅各太弱小, 怎能站立得住呢? ”

7:6 Yahweh also relented concerning this. “This also will not be,” said my Lord Yahweh.
耶和華對這事改變心意. 主耶和華說: “這事也不會發生. ”

7:7 This is what he showed me: Behold, my Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plummet, and a plummet was in his hand.
他向我這樣顯示: 看哪！主站在一道按準繩建造的牆旁邊, 手裡拿著準繩.

7:8 And Yahweh said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “A plummet.” And my Lord said, “Look, I am going to set a plummet in the midst of my people, Israel. I will not pass them by again.
耶和華對我說: “阿摩司, 你看見甚麼? ”我回答: “我看見準繩. ”主又說: “看哪！我把準繩放在我民以色列中間, 必不再放過他們.

7:9 The high places of Isaac shall become desolate and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. And I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
以撒的各邱壇必荒廢, 以色列所有的聖所必廢棄; 我必起來用刀擊殺耶羅波安家. ”

7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam the king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to endure all of his words.
伯特利的祭司亞瑪謝派人向以色列王耶羅波安報告: “阿摩司在以色列家中圖謀背叛你, 這國家不能容忍他說的話;

7:11 For this Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go into exile away from his land.’ ”
因為阿摩司這樣說: ‘耶羅波安必死在刀下, 以色列必被擄, 離開本國. ’”

7:12 And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee to the land of Judah and earn food there and prophesy there!”
亞瑪謝對阿摩司說: “你這個先見, 走吧！滾回猶大地去; 在那裡你可以找食, 在那裡你可以說預言.

7:13 But do not prophesy again at Bethel, because this is a sanctuary of a king and this is a temple of a kingdom.”
但不要再在伯特利說預言, 因為這裡是王的聖所, 是王國的聖殿. ”

7:14 And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet and I am not a son of a prophet, but I am a herdsman and I am one taking care of sycamore trees.
阿摩司回答亞瑪謝說: “我原不是先知, 也不是先知的門徒; 我本是牧人, 是修理桑樹的,

7:15 And Yahweh took me from following behind the sheep and goats and Yahweh said to me, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel!
但耶和華選召我, 叫我不再跟隨羊群; 他對我說: ‘你去, 向我民以色列說預言. ’

7:16 And so then, hear the word of Yahweh! You are saying, ‘You must not prophesy against Israel and you must not preach against the house of Isaac!’
現在你要聽耶和華的話; 因為你說: ‘不要說預言攻擊以色列, 不要說攻擊以撒家的話. ’

7:17 Therefore, thus says Yahweh, ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword and your land will be divided with a line, and you will die in an unclean land and Israel will surely go into exile from this land.’ ”
所以, 耶和華這樣說: ‘你妻子必在城中作妓女, 你的兒女必倒在刀下; 你的土地必被人量度瓜分, 你自己必死在不潔之地; 以色列必被擄, 離開本國. ’”

Amos - Chapter 8

8:1 My Lord Yahweh showed me this, and there was a basket of summer fruit.
主耶和華向我顯示, 我就看見一籃夏天的果子.

8:2 And he said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” And Yahweh said to me, “The end has come upon my people Israel. I will not pass by them again!”
耶和華說: “阿摩司, 你看見甚麼? ”我回答: “一籃夏天的果子. ”他跟著對我說: “我民以色列的結局到了, 我不再放過他們.

8:3 “And the songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,” declares my Lord Yahweh. “The corpses are numerous; he throws them in every place. Be quiet!”
“到那日, 聖殿的歌聲必變為哀號; 屍首眾多, 拋棄各處; 你們要肅靜. ”這是主耶和華的宣告.

8:4 Hear this, those who trample on the poor and who annihilate the afflicted of the land,
踐踏窮乏人又除掉國中困苦人的, 你們要聽這話.

8:5 saying, “When will the new moon be over, so that we can sell grain? And the Sabbath, so that we can open the grain bins, that we can make the ephah small and make the shekel large, and can practice deceit with a set of scales of deceit?
你們說: “月朔甚麼時候過去, 好讓我們可以賣五穀; 安息日甚麼時候結束, 好讓我們可以開市賣穀物. 我們賣東西就把升斗弄小, 收銀子卻用加重了的法碼, 我們要用假秤欺騙人.

8:6 That we can buy the powerless with silver and the poor for the sake of a pair of sandals, and we can sell the waste of the grain?”
我們用銀子買窮人, 用一雙鞋換取窮乏人; 連麥碎也賣掉. ”

8:7 Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, “Surely I will never forget any of their deeds!
耶和華指著雅各所誇耀的起誓說: “我必永遠記著他們所作的一切;

8:8 On account of this, will not the land tremble and will not every living thing in it mourn? And all of it will rise like the Nile and it will be tossed about and subside like the Nile of Egypt.
“這地不應為此震動, 所有住在地上的不應悲哀嗎? 這地必像尼羅河高漲翻騰, 像埃及的大河退落.

8:9 And then in that day,” declares my Lord Yahweh, “I will make the sun go down at noon and I will darken the land on a day of light.
“到那日, 這是耶和華的宣告: 我必使太陽在正午落下, 在白晝使地變成昏暗.

8:10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning and all of your songs into lament, and I will put sackcloth on all loins and baldness on every head. And I will make it like the mourning for an only child, and its end like a bitter day.
“我必使你們歡樂的節期變為悲哀的日子, 把你們的歌聲都變為哀哭. 我必使你們各人腰束麻帶, 頭都剃光了; 我必使你們悲哀, 好像喪了獨生子, 自始至終都是痛苦的.

8:11 Look, the days are coming,” declares my Lord Yahweh, “when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine for bread and not a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Yahweh!
“看哪！日子快到, 這是主耶和華的宣告. 我必使饑荒臨到這地, 這饑荒不是因為沒有食物, 這乾渴不是因為沒有水; 而是因為聽不見耶和華的話.

8:12 And they will wander from sea to sea and from the north and to the east. They will roam about to seek the word of Yahweh, but they will not find it!
他們從這海飄流到那海, 從北到東, 到處奔走, 要尋求耶和華的話, 卻尋不見.

8:13 In that day the beautiful young women and the young men will faint because of thirst.
“到那日, 美麗的少女和勇士都因乾渴昏倒.

8:14 These are those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘By the life of your gods, O Dan,’ and ‘By the life of the way of Beersheba,’ they will fall and they will not rise again.”
那些指著撒瑪利亞亞示瑪女神(“亞示瑪女神”原文作“罪”)起誓, 或是那些指著但的神, 或別是巴的神(“別是巴的神”原文作“別是巴的道”)起誓的, 他們要倒下, 再不能起來. ”

Amos - Chapter 9

9:1 I saw my Lord standing by the altar and he said, “Strike the capitals so that the thresholds will shake, and shatter them on the head of all of them, and I will kill the rest of them with the sword. A fugitive belonging to them will not run away, and a survivor belonging to them will not escape.
我見主站在祭壇旁, 他說: “擊打聖殿的柱頂, 使門檻都震動. 砍掉它們, 落在眾人的頭上, 剩下的人我必用刀殺死; 沒有一個能逃走, 沒有一人逃脫.

9:2 If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them, and even if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
如果他們下到陰間, 就是在那裡, 我的手必把他們揪上來; 如果他們升到天上, 就是在那裡, 我必把他們拉下來;

9:3 And even if they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, from there I will search and will take them, and even if they hide from before my eyes at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the sea serpent and it will bite them.
如果他們躲在迦密山頂, 就是在那裡, 我必搜尋他們, 抓他們出來; 如果他們要躲避我, 藏在海底, 就是在那裡, 我必命令蛇去咬他們;

9:4 And even if they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword and it will kill them, and I will fix my eyes on them for harm and not for good.”
如果他們被仇敵擄去, 就是在那裡, 我必命令刀劍殺死他們; 我必定睛在他們身上, 降禍不降福. ”

9:5 And thus will do the Lord Yahweh of hosts, who touches the earth and it melts, and all of those living in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile and it sinks down like the Nile of Egypt,
萬軍之主耶和華摸地, 地就融化, 住在地上的都要悲哀. 這地必像尼羅河高漲, 像埃及的大河退落.

9:6 who builds his upper chambers in the heavens and lays the foundation of his vault on the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them on the surface of the earth—Yahweh is his name.
他在天上建立樓閣, 在大地之上奠立穹蒼; 他召喚海水, 把海水澆在地上; 耶和華是他的名.

9:7 “Are you not like the Cushites to me, O people of Israel?” declares Yahweh. “Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?
“以色列人哪！在我看來, 你們不是與古實人一樣嗎? 我帶領以色列人出埃及地, 不是也領非利士人出迦斐託, 領亞蘭人出吉珥嗎? ”這是耶和華的宣告.

9:8 Look, the eyes of my Lord Yahweh are on the kingdom of sin, and I will destroy it from the surface of the earth. However, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares Yahweh.
“看哪！耶和華的眼目察看這有罪的國, 我要把它從地上除滅; 卻必不把雅各家完全除滅. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

9:9 “Yes, look, I am going to command and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations like one who shakes with a sieve, but not a pebble will fall to the ground.
耶和華說: “看哪！我必下令, 我必在列國中篩以色列家, 好像人用篩子篩穀, 但穀粒不會落在地上.

9:10 All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil will not overtake or confront us.’
我民中所有犯罪的人, 就是那些說: ‘災禍必不臨近,追上我們’的人, 他們必死在刀下.

9:11 On that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen, and I will repair its breaches and will raise up its ruins and will build it like the days of old.
“到那日, 我必豎立大衛倒塌的帳幕, 修補它們的破口; 我必重建它的廢墟, 使它像往日一樣建立起來.

9:12 Thus they may take possession of the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name,” declares Yahweh, who does this.
好使他們獲得以東所餘剩的, 以及所有稱為我名下的國. ”這是行這些事的耶和華的宣告.

9:13 “Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when the one who plows will overtake the one who reaps, the one who treads grapes will catch up with the one who sows the seed. And the mountains will drip sweet wine and all of the hills will flow with it.
“日子快到, 這是耶和華的宣告. 耕地的必緊接著收割的, 踹葡萄的必緊接著撒種的; 大山必滴下新酒, 小山必融化.

9:14 And I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they will rebuild the desolated cities and will inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards and will drink their wine, and they will make gardens and will eat their fruit.
我必使我的子民以色列被擄的人回歸, 他們必重建荒廢的城, 住在其中; 他們必栽種葡萄園, 喝園中的酒; 建造果園, 吃園中的果子.

9:15 And I will plant them on their land and they will not be uprooted again from their land that I have given to them,” says Yahweh your God.
我必把他們栽於他們自己的土地, 他們再不會從我賜給他們的土地上被拔除. ”這是耶和華你的神說的.

Obadiah (俄巴底亞書)

Obadiah - Chapter 1

1:1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says my Lord Yahweh concerning Edom: We have heard a report from Yahweh, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up and let us rise against it for battle.”
俄巴底亞所見的異象. 主耶和華指著以東這樣說: 我們從耶和華那裡聽見了一個信息, 有一位使者被派往列國去, 說: “起來吧！我們起來與以東爭戰. ”

1:2 “Look, I will make you insignificant among the nations. You will be utterly despised!
看哪！我必使你在列國中成為弱小的, 你必大受藐視.

1:3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of a rock, the heights of its dwelling, you who say in your heart: ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
你心中的傲氣欺騙了你; 你這住在巖石的隱密處, 居所在高處的啊！你心裡說: “誰能把我拉下地呢? ”

1:4 Even if you soar like the eagle, even if your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down!” declares Yahweh:
你雖如鷹高飛, 在星宿之間搭窩, 我也必從那裡把你拉下來. 這是耶和華的宣告.

1:5 “If thieves came to you, if plunderers of the night—How you have been destroyed!—would they not steal what they wanted? If grape gatherers came, would they not leave gleanings?
竊賊若來到你那裡, 強盜若夜間來到, 豈不會偷竊直到夠了呢? 你將會怎樣被滅絕！摘葡萄的若來到你那裡, 豈不只剩下幾粒葡萄嗎?

1:6 How Esau has been pillaged; his treasures have been ransacked!
以掃要怎樣被搜索, 他收藏的寶物被搜查出來.

1:7 All of your allies have driven you up to the boundary; your confederates have deceived you and have prevailed against you. Those who eat your bread have set an ambush for you, there is no understanding of it.
曾與你結盟的, 都把你送到邊界; 本來與你友好的, 卻欺騙你, 勝過你; 與你同席的, 在你腳下暗設網羅, 你卻毫不曉得.

1:8 On that day,” declares Yahweh, “will I not destroy the wise men from Edom, and understanding from the mountain of Esau?
耶和華宣告說: 到那日, 我豈不從以東滅絕智慧人嗎? 豈不從以掃山除掉聰明人嗎?

1:9 And your warriors will be shattered, O Teman, so that everyone from the mountain of Esau will be cut off because of the slaughter!
提幔哪！你的勇士要驚惶, 因此在以掃山上人人被殺戮剪除.

1:10 “Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you and you will be cut off forever.
因你對兄弟雅各行強暴, 你必受羞辱, 永被剪除.

1:11 On the day you stood nearby, on the day strangers took his wealth, and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots over Jerusalem, you were also like one of them.
外地人劫掠雅各財物的日子, 外族人進入他的城門, 為耶路撒冷抽籤; 那時你竟袖手旁觀, 甚至好像他們中間的一分子！

1:12 But you should not have gloated over your brother’s day, on the day of his misfortune, and you should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah on the day of their perishing, and you should not have opened your mouth wide on the day of distress.
你兄弟遭遇禍患的日子, 你不該看著不理; 猶大人被滅的日子, 你不該幸災樂禍; 他們遭難的日子, 你不該張口狂傲;

1:13 You should not have entered the gate of my people on the day of their disaster. You also should not have gloated over his misery on the day of his disaster, and you should not have stretched out your hands on the day of his disaster.
我子民遭災的日子, 你不該進入他們的城門; 他們遭災的日子, 你不該看著他們受苦; 他們遭災的日子, 你不該搶奪他們的財物.

1:14 And you should not have stood at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives and you should not have handed over his survivors on the day of distress.
你不該站在岔路口, 剪除他們中間逃脫的人; 他們遭難的日子, 你不該把他們生還的人交出來.

1:15 “For the day of Yahweh is near against all the nations! Just as you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return on your own head.
耶和華的日子臨近萬國了, 人必照你所行的向你施行, 你的報應必歸到你的頭上.

1:16 For just as you have drunk on my holy mountain, all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and they will slurp, and they will be as if they had never been.
你們怎樣在我的聖山上喝過苦杯, 萬國也必照樣不住地喝, 他們要喝, 並且要吞下去, 他們就不再存在了.

1:17 But on Mount Zion there will be an escape, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will take possession of their dispossessors.
但在錫安山上必有逃脫的人, 那山必成為聖; 雅各家必得回他們原有的產業.

1:18 And the house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; and they will set them on fire and will consume them. And there will not be a survivor for the house of Esau,” for Yahweh has spoken.
雅各家必成為火, 約瑟家必成為火燄; 以掃家卻像碎秸, 被它們焚燒吞滅, 以掃家再沒有生還的人了. 因為耶和華已經說了.

1:19 Those of the Negev will take possession of the mountain of Esau, and those of the Shephelah will possess the land of the Philistines, and they shall take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, and Benjamin will take possession of Gilead.
南地的人必佔有以掃山, 低地的人必佔有非利士人之地; 他們必佔有以法蓮的田野和撒瑪利亞的田野; 便雅憫人必佔有基列.

1:20 And the exiles of this army of the people of Israel will possess Canaan up to Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will take possession of the cities of the Negev.
被擄到哈臘的以色列人, 必佔有迦南人的地, 直到撒勒法; 被擄到西法拉的耶路撒冷的人, 要佔有南地眾城.

1:21 And those who have been saved will go up on Mount Zion to rule the mountain of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to Yahweh.
必有拯救者登錫安山, 審判以掃山, 國權就屬於耶和華了.

Jonah (約拿書)

Jonah - Chapter 1

1:1 And the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
耶和華的話臨到亞米太的兒子約拿, 說:

1:2 “Get up! Go to the great city Nineveh and cry out against her, because their evil has come up before me.”
“起來！到尼尼微大城去, 警告其中的居民, 因為他們的惡行已經達到我面前. ”

1:3 But Jonah set out to flee toward Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. And he went down to Joppa and found a merchant ship going to Tarshish, and paid her fare, and went on board her to go with them toward Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.
可是約拿卻起來, 要逃往他施去, 躲避耶和華; 他下到約帕, 找到了一隻要開往他施去的船; 他給了錢, 就上船(“上船”原文作“下船”), 要和他們同往他施去, 離開耶和華.

1:4 And Yahweh hurled a great wind upon the sea, and it was a great storm on the sea, and the merchant ship was in danger of breaking up.
但是耶和華在海上忽然颳起大風, 於是海中狂風大作, 船幾乎要破裂了.

1:5 And the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they threw the contents that were in the merchant ship into the sea to lighten it for them. And meanwhile Jonah went down into the hold of the vessel and lay down and fell asleep.
水手都很懼怕, 各人向自己的神大聲呼求; 他們為了減輕船的重量, 就把船上的東西拋在海裡, 可是約拿卻下了船艙, 躺著熟睡了.

1:6 And the captain of the ship approached him and said to him, “Why are you sound asleep? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps your god will take notice of us and we won’t perish!”
船長走到他面前, 對他說: “你怎麼啦！睡得那麼熟? 快起來, 求告你的神吧！或者神會記念我們, 使我們不至於喪命！”

1:7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots so that we may know on whose account this disaster has come on us!” And they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
水手就彼此說: “來吧！讓我們抽籤, 好知道這場災禍臨到我們, 是因誰的緣故. ”於是他們抽籤, 結果抽中了約拿.

1:8 So they said to him, “Please tell us whoever is responsible that this disaster has come upon us! What is your occupation? And from where do you come? What is your country? And from which people are you?”
他們就對約拿說: “請告訴我們, 這場災禍臨到我們, 是因誰的緣故? 你是作甚麼的? 你從哪裡來? 你是哪一國的人? 哪一族的人? ”

1:9 And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
他回答說: “我是希伯來人, 我敬畏耶和華天上的神, 就是那創造海洋和陸地的. ”

1:10 Then the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him, “What is this you have done?” because they knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh (because he had told them).
眾人就大大懼怕, 對他說: “你為甚麼這樣作呢? (“你為甚麼這樣作呢? ”或譯: “你作的是甚麼呢? ”)”那些人知道他躲避耶和華, 原來約拿告訴了他們.

1:11 So they said to him, “What shall we do to you so that the sea may quiet down for us?” because the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.
因為海浪越來越洶湧, 他們又對他說: “我們該怎樣處置你, 才能叫海浪平靜呢? ”

1:12 And he said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea so that the sea may quiet down for you, because I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you all.”
他回答說: “你們把我抬起來, 投在海裡, 海浪就會平靜, 因為我知道, 這場大風暴臨到你們, 是為了我的緣故. ”

1:13 But the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to the dry land, and they could not do so because the sea was growing more and more tempestuous against them.
那些人雖然破浪掙扎, 要把船靠岸, 卻是不能, 因為海浪不斷洶湧撲來.

1:14 So they cried out to Yahweh, and they said, “O Yahweh! Please do not let us perish because of this man’s life, and do not make us guilty of innocent blood, because you, O Yahweh, did what you wanted.”
他們就呼求耶和華, 說: “耶和華啊！我們懇求你, 不要因這人叫我們喪命; 不要把無辜人的血歸在我們身上, 因為你耶和華是照自己所喜悅的行事. ”

1:15 And they picked Jonah up and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.
於是他們把約拿抬起來, 投在海裡, 怒濤就平息了.

1:16 So the men feared Yahweh greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.
那些人就大大敬畏耶和華, 向他獻祭和許願.

1:17 And Yahweh provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
耶和華卻安排了一條大魚, 把約拿吞下. 約拿就在魚腹中三日三夜. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為2:1)

Jonah - Chapter 2

2:1 And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish
約拿從魚腹中向耶和華他的神禱告,

2:2 and said, “I called from my distress to Yahweh, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried for help— you heard my voice.
說: “我從患難中求告耶和華, 他就應允我; 我從陰間的深府呼求, 你就垂聽我的聲音.

2:3 And you threw me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the sea currents surrounded me; all your breakers and your surging waves passed over me.
你把我投入深海, 在海洋的深處, 大水環繞我; 你的洪濤,你的波浪, 都漫過我.

2:4 And I said, ‘I am banished from your sight; how will I continue to look on your holy temple?’
我說: ‘我雖從你眼前被趕逐, 我仍要仰望你的聖殿. ’

2:5 The waters encompassed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
眾水包圍我, 幾乎置我於死地; 深淵環繞我; 海草纏裹我的頭.

2:6 I went down to the foundations of the mountains; the Underworld—its bars were around me forever. But you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.
我下沉直到山麓, 大地的門閂把我永遠關閉; 耶和華我的神啊！你卻把我的性命從坑中拉上來.

2:7 When my life was ebbing away from me, I remembered Yahweh, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
當我心靈疲弱時, 我就思念耶和華; 我的禱告直達你面前, 進入你的聖殿.

2:8 Those who worship vain idols forsake their loyal love.
那敬奉虛妄之偶像的人, 實在是離棄了憐愛他們的神(“憐愛他們的神”原文作“他們的恩典”).

2:9 But I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you; I will fulfill what I have vowed. Deliverance belongs to Yahweh!”
至於我, 我要帶著感謝的聲音向你獻祭; 我所許的願, 我必償還. 救恩是屬於耶和華的. ”

2:10 And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out on the dry land.
於是耶和華吩咐那魚, 魚就把約拿吐在陸地上.

Jonah - Chapter 3

3:1 And the word of Yahweh came to Jonah a second time, saying,
耶和華的話再次臨到約拿, 說:

3:2 “Get up! Go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the message that I am telling you.”
“起來！到尼尼微大城去, 向其中的居民宣告我所吩咐你的話. ”

3:3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was an extraordinarily great city—a journey of three days across.
約拿就動身, 照耶和華的話往尼尼微去了, 這尼尼微是一座極大的城(“是一座極大的城”或譯: “在神面前是一座大城”), 要三天才能走完.

3:4 And Jonah began to go into the city a journey of one day, and he cried out and said, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be demolished!”
約拿進城, 走了一天, 就宣告說: “再過四十天, 尼尼微就要毀滅了. ”

3:5 And the people of Nineveh believed in God, and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least important.
尼尼微人信了(“信了”或譯: “信服”)神, 就宣告禁食, 從大到小, 都穿上麻衣.

3:6 And the news reached the king of Nineveh, and he rose from his throne and removed his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
這事傳到尼尼微王那裡, 他就起來, 離開寶座, 脫去王袍, 披上麻衣, 坐在爐灰中.

3:7 And he had a proclamation made, and said, “In Nineveh, by a decree of the king and his nobles: “No human being or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything! They must not eat, and they must not drink water!
他又傳諭全尼尼微, 說: “王和大臣有令: ‘人,畜,牛,羊, 都不准嘗甚麼, 不准吃, 也不准喝.

3:8 And the human beings and the animals must be covered with sackcloth! And they must call forcefully to God, and each must turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.
不論人畜, 都要披上麻衣; 各人要懇切呼求神, 悔改, 離開惡行, 摒棄手中的強暴.

3:9 Who knows? God may relent and change his mind and turn from his blazing anger so that we will not perish.”
或者神回心轉意, 不發烈怒, 使我們不致滅亡. ’”

3:10 And God saw their deeds—that they turned from their evil ways—and God changed his mind about the evil that he had said he would bring upon them, and he did not do it.
神看見他們所作的, 就是悔改離開惡行, 神就轉意, 不把所說的災禍降在他們身上了.

Jonah - Chapter 4

4:1 And this was greatly displeasing to Jonah, and he became furious.
約拿對這事非常不高興, 並且發起怒來,

4:2 And he prayed to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh, was this not what I said while I was in my homeland? Therefore I originally fled to Tarshish, because I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and having great steadfast love, and one who relents concerning calamity.
就向耶和華禱告, 說: “耶和華啊！我還在本國的時候, 不是這樣說過嗎? 我知道你是有恩典有憐憫的神, 不輕易發怒, 並且有豐盛的慈愛, 轉意不降災禍, 所以我才急忙逃往他施去.

4:3 And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because for me death is better than life!”
耶和華啊！現在求你取去我的性命吧, 因為我死了比活著還好. ”

4:4 And Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
耶和華回答說: “你這樣發怒對不對呢? ”

4:5 And Jonah went out from the city and sat down east of the city, and he made for himself a shelter there. And he sat under it in the shade, waiting to see what would happen with the city.
約拿出了城, 在城東坐下; 他在那裡搭了一座棚, 坐在棚蔭之下, 要看看那城究竟怎樣.

4:6 And Yahweh God appointed a plant, and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. And Jonah was very glad about the plant.
耶和華神安排一棵蓖麻, 使它長起來高過約拿, 成了陰影遮蓋他的頭, 免他受苦; 約拿因這棵蓖麻, 就大大歡暢.

4:7 So God appointed a worm at daybreak the next day, and it attacked the plant, and it withered.
次日黎明的時候, 神安排一條蟲子, 蛀蝕這棵蓖麻, 蓖麻就枯槁了.

4:8 And when the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head and he grew faint. And he asked that he could die and said, “My death is better than my life!”
日出的時候, 神又安排炎熱的東風. 烈日曬在約拿的頭上, 以致發昏, 他就為自己求死, 說: “我死了比活著還好. ”

4:9 So God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” And he said, “It is right for me to be angry enough to die!”
神問約拿: “你因這棵蓖麻這樣發怒, 對不對呢? ”約拿說: “我發怒以至於死都是對的. ”

4:10 But Yahweh said, “You are troubled about the plant, for which you did not labor nor cause it to grow. It grew up in a night and it perished in a night!
耶和華說: “這棵蓖麻, 不是你栽種的, 也不是你使它長大的, 一夜長成, 一夜死去, 你尚且愛惜它,

4:11 And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand people who do not know right from left, plus many animals?”
何況這尼尼微大城, 其中不曉得分辨左右手的有十二萬多人, 並且有許多牲畜, 我怎能不愛惜呢? ”

Micah (彌迦書)

Micah - Chapter 1

1:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings of Judah, that he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem:
在猶大王約坦,亞哈斯,希西家執政的時候, 耶和華的話臨到摩利沙人彌迦, 是關於撒瑪利亞和耶路撒冷的話.

1:2 Hear, all you peoples; give heed, O earth and its fullness. And let the Lord Yahweh be against you as a witness, the Lord from his holy temple.
萬民哪！你們都要聽; 地和地上所遍滿的, 你們要聆聽; 主耶和華要指證你們的不是, 主必從他的聖殿指證你們的不是.

1:3 For behold, Yahweh is coming out from his place, and he will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.
看哪！耶和華離開自己的地方, 他降下來, 踏在地的高處.

1:4 The mountains will melt under him and the valleys will burst open, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
群山在他腳下融化, 眾谷裂開, 如蠟在火前一般, 像水沖下斜坡一般,

1:5 All this is for the rebellion of Jacob, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the rebellion of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?
這都是因為雅各的過犯, 以色列家的罪惡. 雅各的過犯是甚麼呢? 不就是撒瑪利亞嗎? 猶大家的罪惡是甚麼呢? 不就是耶路撒冷嗎?

1:6 So I will make Samaria as a heap of rubble in the field, a place for planting a vineyard. And I will pour down her stones into the valley and uncover her foundations.
所以我必使撒瑪利亞變成田間的廢堆, 作栽種葡萄之處; 我必把撒瑪利亞的石頭倒在谷中, 連它的根基都露出來.

1:7 Then all her idols will be broken in pieces, and all her prostitution wages will be burned in the fire, and all her idols I will make a desolation, For from the wage of a prostitute she gathered them, and to the wage of a prostitute they will return.
它一切雕刻的偶像必被打碎; 它全部的錢財, 都要用火燒盡; 它所有的偶像, 我都要毀滅; 因為從妓女錢財榨取的, 最後也必歸為妓女的錢財.

1:8 On account of this I will lament and wail. I will go about barefoot and naked. I will make a lamentation like the jackals, and a mourning ceremony like the ostriches.
為此我要痛哭哀號, 赤膊光腳而行; 又要哀號如豺狼, 悲鳴像鴕鳥.

1:9 For her wounds are incurable, because it has come to Judah. It has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.
因為撒瑪利亞的創傷無法醫治, 並且殃及猶大, 直逼我子民的城門, 就是耶路撒冷.

1:10 Do not tell it in Gath; you must not weep at all. In Beth-le-Aphrah roll yourself in dust.
不要在迦特報信, 不要在巴歌哭泣; 卻要在伯．亞弗拉打滾於塵土中.

1:11 Pass on, you inhabitants of Shaphir, in naked shame. The inhabitants of Zaanan do not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ha-Ezel will take its protection from you.
沙斐的居民哪！你們赤身羞愧走過去吧. 撒南的居民不敢出來(“不敢出來”或譯: “也逃不掉”); 伯．以薛人的哀號, 要把你們立足之地奪去.

1:12 For the inhabitants of Maroth writhed for good, because disaster has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
瑪律的居民, 急待得著幸福, 因有災禍從耶和華那裡降下, 臨到耶路撒冷的城門.

1:13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses, O inhabitants of Lachish; it is the beginning of sin for the daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
拉吉的居民哪！要用快馬套車, 這就是錫安子民(“子民”原文作“女子”)罪惡的開端; 因為以色列的過犯, 都在你那裡找到了.

1:14 Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth-Gath; the houses of Achzib will be a deception to the kings of Israel.
因此要把妝奩, 送給摩利設．迦特; 亞革悉的各家, 必用詭詐對待以色列的眾王.

1:15 I will again bring the conqueror upon you, O inhabitants of Mareshah; the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
瑪利沙的居民哪！我要再使那征服你的來到你那裡; 以色列的榮耀, 必去到亞杜蘭.

1:16 Make yourselves bald and cut off your hair for the children of your pleasure. Expand your baldness as the eagle, for they will go into exile away from you.
猶大啊！為你所喜愛的兒女, 你要剃頭, 使你的頭光禿, 完全光禿如同禿鷹; 因為他們都從你那裡被擄去了.

Micah - Chapter 2

2:1 Woe to those who plan wickedness and evil deeds upon their beds! In the light of the morning they did it, because they have power in their hands.
那些在床上圖謀不義, 並且行惡的人有禍了！因為他們的手有力量, 天一亮, 就作出來了.

2:2 They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and they take them away. They oppress a man and his house; a man and his inheritance.
他們要田地, 就去搶奪; 想要房屋, 就去強取. 他們欺壓人和他的家眷, 取人和人的產業.

2:3 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: Look! I am planning disaster against this family from which you will not be able to remove your necks. You will not walk proudly, for it is a time of disaster.
因此耶和華這樣說: 看哪！我策劃災禍攻擊這家族, 你們無法縮起頸項避開這災禍. 你們不能昂首而行(“昂首而行”或譯: “高視闊步”); 因為這是個災難的時代.

2:4 In that day they will raise a proverb against you, and will wail a bitter wailing, saying, “We are utterly ruined; he exchanges the portion of my people. How he removes it from me; he apportions our field to an apostate.”
到那日, 必有人作歌諷刺你們, 唱悲傷的哀歌, 說: “我們徹底被毀滅了, 我子民分內的產業, 他竟轉給別人了; 他怎可從我這裡挪去, 把我們的田地分給擄掠我們的人(“分給擄掠我們的人”或譯: “分給背道的人”)！”

2:5 Therefore you will have no one casting a line by lot in the assembly of Yahweh.
因此你在耶和華的會眾中, 必沒有抽籤拉準繩的人了.

2:6 “Do not preach!” they are preaching. They should not preach to these; disgrace will not overtake us.
有人預言說: “你們不要說預言; 人不可預言這些事; 羞恥不會臨到我們. ”

2:7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob? Is the patience of Yahweh shortened? Are these his deeds? Are my words not pleasing to him who walks upright?
雅各家啊！人怎可說: “耶和華的心著急, 不能忍耐呢? 這些是他的作為嗎? ”我耶和華的話對行事正直的人不是有益的嗎?

2:8 But recently my people have risen up as an enemy; from before the cloak you strip off the robe from those passing by in confidence, returning from war.
你們卻像仇敵一樣, 起來攻擊我的子民(“你們卻像仇敵一樣, 起來攻擊我的子民”或譯: “然而, 我的子民竟興起來像仇敵一樣”); 你們竟從安詳過路的人身上剝去衣服, 從不願作戰的人身上剝去外衣.

2:9 You have driven out the women of my people from the houses of their pleasure. From their children you have taken away my glory forever.
你們把我民中的婦女趕逐, 離開歡樂的家園; 你們把我的尊榮, 從她們的嬰孩身上奪去, 直到永遠.

2:10 Arise and go, for this is no resting place, on account of uncleanness that destroys with painful destruction.
起來, 走吧！這不是你們安息之地; 你們因為不潔淨的緣故, 必被毀滅, 是不可挽救的毀滅.

2:11 If a man walks about in a spirit of deception and lies, saying “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” then he would be a preacher for this people!
若有人隨從虛假的心, 撒謊說: “我要向你們說清酒和烈酒的預言. ”那人就是這民的預言家了.

2:12 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely gather together the remainder of Israel. I will set them like sheep of Bozrah. Like a herd in the midst of their pasture they will be in tumult from people.
雅各家啊！我必召集你們所有的人, 聚集以色列的餘民; 我要把他們安置在一起, 像羊在羊圈裡, 像群羊遠離了人, 在草場上喧嘩.

2:13 The one who breaks out before them goes up; they break through and pass the gate, going out through it. Their king passes before them, Yahweh at their head.
開路的人領先上去; 他們開路, 闖門進入, 又從門裡出來; 他們的王在他們面前走過, 耶和華領導他們.

Micah - Chapter 3

3:1 And I said, “Listen, O heads of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?
我說: “雅各的首領, 你們要聽, 以色列家的官長, 你們也要聽; 難道你們不知道公平嗎?

3:2 Those of you who are haters of good and lovers of evil, who tear their skin from them and their flesh from their bones,
然而, 你們恨惡良善, 喜愛邪惡, 從人身上剝皮, 從人骨頭上剔肉.

3:3 and who eat the flesh of my people, and strip their skin from them, and break their bones, and chop them like meat in the pot, and like flesh in the midst of a cooking pot.”
你們吃我民的肉, 剝他們的皮, 打斷他們的骨頭, 切成像鍋裡的塊, 像釜中的肉塊.

3:4 Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, when they have made their deeds evil.
那時, 他們要向耶和華呼求, 耶和華卻不應允他們. 到那時, 耶和華必掩面不顧他們, 因為他們行了惡事. ”

3:5 Thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who are leading my people astray, who are biting with their teeth and proclaim, “Peace,” but whoever puts nothing into their mouths they declare war against.
關於那些使我民走迷路的先知, 耶和華這樣說: “他們的牙齒有所咀嚼的時候, 就大叫‘平安’; 誰不把食物給他們吃, 他們就攻擊那人. ”

3:6 Therefore it will be as night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without divination. And the sun will set on the prophets, and the day will grow dark over them.
因此你們只有黑夜, 沒有異象, 只有黑暗, 沒有默示. 對先知, 日頭要下落, 為他們, 白日變為黑暗.

3:7 Then the seers will be disgraced, and those practicing divination will be put to shame. All of them will cover their lips, for there is no reply from God.
先見必抱愧, 得默示的人要蒙羞; 他們都必掩著上唇, 因為沒有神的答覆.

3:8 But I, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of Yahweh, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his rebellion, and to Israel his sin.
至於我, 我卻藉著耶和華的靈, 滿有力量,公平和能力, 可以向雅各述說他的過犯, 向以色列指出他的罪惡.

3:9 Hear this, O rulers of the house of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel, those detesting justice and perverting all that is right,
雅各家的首領, 你們要聽這個, 以色列家的官長, 你們也要聽; 你們厭惡公平, 屈枉正直,

3:10 he who builds Zion with blood and Jerusalem with wickedness.
用人血建錫安, 以罪孽造耶路撒冷.

3:11 Its rulers judge for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money. But they lean on Yahweh, saying, “Is not Yahweh in our midst? Disaster will not come upon us.”
城中的首領為賄賂而審判, 祭司為薪俸而教導, 先知為銀子說默示, 他們竟倚靠耶和華, 說: “耶和華不是在我們中間嗎? 災禍必不會臨到我們身上. ”

3:12 Therefore on account of you Zion will be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will be a heap of rubble, and the temple mount as a high place in a forest.
所以, 為你們的緣故, 錫安必像被耕種的田地, 耶路撒冷必變為亂堆, 這殿的山要成為叢林中的高岡.

Micah - Chapter 4

4:1 And it will be that at the end of those days, the mountain of Yahweh will be established as the highest of the mountains, and it will be lifted up above the hills, and people will stream to it.
到末後的日子, 耶和華殿的山, 必矗立在萬山之上, 高舉過於萬嶺; 萬民都要流歸這山.

4:2 And many nations will come and say, “Come! Let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, and to the temple of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways, and that we may walk in his paths,” for the law will go out from Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
必有多國的人前來說: “來吧！我們上耶和華的山, 登雅各神的殿; 他必把他的道路指示我們, 我們也要遵行他的道; 因為教訓必出於錫安. 耶和華的話要來自耶路撒冷.

4:3 And he will judge between many peoples and will arbitrate for strong nations far away; and they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation will not lift up a sword against a nation, and they will no longer learn war.
“他要在多族中施行審判, 為遠方的強國斷定是非. 他們必把刀劍打成犁頭, 把矛槍打成鐮刀; 這國不舉刀攻擊那國, 他們也不再學習戰事.

4:4 But they will sit, each under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the mouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken.
各人都要坐在自己的葡萄樹, 和無花果樹下, 無人驚嚇他們, 因為萬軍之耶和華親口說過了.

4:5 For all the nations walk, each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God, forever and ever.
雖然, 萬民各奉自己神的名行事, 我們卻要永遠奉耶和華我們神的名而行. ”

4:6 “In that day,” declares Yahweh, “I will assemble the one who limps, and I will gather the one who has been scattered, and those whom I have mistreated.
耶和華說: “到那日, 我必召聚瘸腿的, 集合被趕散的, 和我所苦待的.

4:7 And I will make the one who limps a remnant, and the one driven far away a strong nation, and Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion from now to forever.
我必使瘸腿的作餘民; 使軟弱疲乏的成為強國; 耶和華必在錫安山作王統治他們, 從現在直到永遠.

4:8 And you, O Migdal-Eder, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, and the former dominion will come, the reign of the daughter of Jerusalem.
你這羊群的守望樓啊！錫安女子的俄斐勒啊！從前的權柄, 必歸給你, 就是耶路撒冷女子的國權, 要歸還給你.

4:9 So then, why do you shout a loud shout? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished that pangs like a woman in labor have seized you?
現在你為甚麼大聲呼喊? 難道你們中間沒有君王嗎? 或是你的謀士滅亡了, 以致疼痛抓緊你, 好像臨產的婦人呢?

4:10 Writhe and groan, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will go forth from the city, and you will camp in the field; you will go to Babylon. There you will be rescued; there Yahweh will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
錫安的女子啊！你要疼痛劬勞, 好像臨產的婦人; 因為現在你要從城裡出來, 住在田野, 一定要到巴比倫去; 在那裡你要蒙拯救, 在那裡耶和華必救贖你, 脫離仇敵的掌握.

4:11 And now, many nations are gathered against you who are saying, ‘Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.’
現在多國的民集合起來, 攻擊你, 說: ‘願錫安被蹂躪, 願我們親眼看見錫安遭報應. ’”

4:12 But they do not know the thoughts of Yahweh, and they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to his threshing floor.
但是, 他們卻不知道耶和華的意念, 也不明白他的謀略; 他收集他們, 好像把禾捆收集到禾場一樣.

4:13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for your horn I will make as iron and your hooves as bronze. And you will break many peoples in pieces, and their gain you will devote to destruction to Yahweh, and their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.”
錫安的女子啊！起來踹穀吧！因為我必使你的角成為鐵, 使你的蹄成為銅; 你必粉碎許多民族, 把他們所得的, 作為當滅之物獻與耶和華, 把他們的財寶獻給全地的主.

Micah - Chapter 5

5:1 Now muster troops, O daughter of troops; a siege he puts against us. They strike the ruler of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
女子啊！現在你要聚集成隊; 仇敵正在圍攻我們; 他們用杖擊打以色列執政的臉頰. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為4:14)

5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you one will go out for me, to be ruler in Israel; and his origins are from of old, from ancient days.
伯利恆以法他啊！你在猶大諸城中雖然細小(“伯利恆……細小”有古卷作“以法他家啊, 你在猶大諸族中雖然細小”), 必有一位從你那裡出來, 為我作以色列的統治者; 他的根源從太初, 從亙古就有了. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為5:1)

5:3 Therefore he will give them up until the time of she who is with child has given birth. And the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
因此, 耶和華必把以色列人交給敵人, 直到那要生產的婦人生下兒子來; 那時, 他其餘的兄弟, 就必歸回以色列人那裡.

5:4 And he will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God. And they will live, for now he will be great unto the ends of the earth.
他必站立起來, 靠著耶和華的能力, 靠著耶和華他神之名的威嚴, 牧養他的羊群; 他們必然安居, 因為那時他必尊大, 直到地極.

5:5 And this one will be peace. As for the Assyrian, when he comes into our land and when he treads on our fortresses, then we will raise up against him seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.
這就是那帶來太平的. 亞述人入侵我們的國土, 踐踏我們宮殿的時候, 我們就要興起七個牧者; 八個作領袖的人攻擊他.

5:6 And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances. And he will rescue us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land, and when they tread upon our border.
他們必用刀劍治理亞述地, 必用劍鋒治理寧錄地; 亞述人入侵我們的國土, 踐踏我們境界的時候, 他必拯救我們脫離亞述人的手.

5:7 And the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many nations, like dew from Yahweh, like showers upon the grass which does not wait for a man, nor delays for the children of humankind.
那時, 雅各的餘民, 必在許多民族中, 像從耶和華那裡降下的露水, 又像甘霖降在草上, 不期望於人, 也不等候世人.

5:8 And the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the wild animals of the forest, like a young lion among the herds of sheep which, when it passes through and treads down and tears in pieces, there is none who can deliver.
那時雅各的餘民, 必在萬國中, 在許多民族裡, 像樹林裡百獸中的獅子, 又像幼獅在羊群中; 他若經過, 就必踐踏,撕碎, 沒有人可以拯救.

5:9 Your hand will be lifted high over your enemies, and all your foes will be cut off.
願你的手舉起高過你的敵人, 願你的一切仇敵都被剪除.

5:10 “And it will happen that in that day,” declares Yahweh, “then I will cut off your horses from among you, and I will destroy your chariots.
耶和華說: “到那日, 我必從你中間剪除你的馬匹, 毀滅你的車輛,

5:11 And I will cut off the cities of your land, and I will demolish all your fortifications.
拆毀你國中的城市, 傾覆你的一切保障;

5:12 And I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you will not have soothsayers.
我必從你的手中除掉巫術, 你那裡就不再有占卜的;

5:13 And I will cut off your idols and your stone pillars from among you, and you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.
我必從你中間除掉你雕刻的偶像和柱像, 你就不再跪拜你手所做的;

5:14 And I will uproot your Asherahs from among you, and I will destroy your cities.
我必從你中間除滅你的亞舍拉, 毀滅你的偶像.

5:15 And in anger and in wrath I will execute vengeance on the nations who did not obey.”
我必在忿怒和烈怒中, 向那些不聽從的列國施行報復. ”

Micah - Chapter 6

6:1 Hear now what Yahweh says: “Arise! Plead your case with the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.”
你們當聽耶和華所說的話: “你要起來, 向大山爭辯, 讓小山可以聽見你的聲音.

6:2 Hear, O mountains, the indictment of Yahweh, and you eternal foundations of the earth, for Yahweh has an indictment against his people, and against Israel he contends.
大山啊！你們要聽耶和華的爭辯. 大地永久的根基啊！你們要聽, 因為耶和華與他的子民爭辯, 和以色列爭論.

6:3 “O my people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you? Answer me!
我的子民啊, 我向你作了甚麼呢? 我在甚麼事上叫你厭煩呢? 你可以回答我.

6:4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and from the house of slavery I redeemed you. And I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam before you.
我曾經把你從埃及地領上來, 把你從為奴之家贖出來; 我也差派了摩西,亞倫和米利暗在你前面行.

6:5 O my people, remember what Balak the king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you might know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”
我的民哪！你們要追念, 摩押王巴勒圖謀過甚麼, 比珥的兒子巴蘭又答應了他甚麼, 以及你們從什亭到吉甲所發生的事, 好使你們知道耶和華公義的作為. ”

6:6 With what shall I approach Yahweh, and bow down to God on high? Shall I approach him with burnt offerings, with bull calves a year old?
我朝見耶和華, 在至高的神面前叩拜, 當獻上甚麼呢? 我朝見他的時候, 當獻上燔祭, 當獻上一歲的牛犢嗎?

6:7 Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriads of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
耶和華喜悅千千的公羊, 或是萬萬的油河嗎? 為我的過犯, 我可以獻上我的長子嗎? 為我的罪惡, 獻上我親生的孩子嗎?

6:8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does Yahweh ask from you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
世人哪！耶和華已經指示你甚麼是善, 他向你所要的又是甚麼; 無非是要你行公義, 好憐憫, 謙虛謹慎與你的神同行.

6:9 The voice of Yahweh calls to the city (it is sound judgment to fear your name): “Hear, O staff! Now who has appointed it?
聽啊！耶和華向這城呼叫, 敬畏你的名就是智慧; 支派和城裡的會眾啊！你們要聽.

6:10 Is there any longer a man in the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the ephah of scarcity which is accursed?
我怎能忘記惡人家中的不義之財, 和那些可咒詛的小升斗呢?

6:11 Shall I regard as pure the one with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
用不義的天平, 和袋中詐騙的法碼的人, 我怎能算他為清潔呢?

6:12 Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
城裡的財主充滿了強暴, 其中的居民也說假話; 他們口中的舌頭是詭詐的.

6:13 And I also have made you sick by striking you down, making you desolate because of your sins.
因此我擊打你, 使你生病, 因你的罪惡, 使你荒涼.

6:14 You yourself will eat but not be satisfied; your hunger will be in your midst, and you will put away, but you will not save, and what you save I will hand over to the sword.
你要吃, 卻吃不飽; 因你的腹中常有疾病. 你要懷孕, 卻不能生下來; 你生下來的, 我都要交給刀劍.

6:15 You yourself will sow, but you will not reap; you will tread olives, but you will not anoint yourself with oil; you will tread grapes, but you will not drink wine.
你要撒種, 卻不得收割, 你要榨橄欖油, 卻不得油抹身; 你要榨葡萄汁, 卻不得酒喝.

6:16 For you have observed the regulations of Omri and all the works of the house of Ahab. And you have walked in their counsels, so that I am making you a desolation and your inhabitants an object of scorn. So you will bear the scorn of my people.
你跟隨了暗利的規例和亞哈家一切所行的, 順從了他們的計謀; 因此, 我必使你荒涼, 使你(“你”原文作“她”)的居民被嗤笑; 你們也必擔當我民的羞辱.

Micah - Chapter 7

7:1 Woe is me! For I have become like the gatherings of summer, like the gleanings of the grape harvest, when there is no cluster of grapes to eat or early ripened fruit that my soul desires.
我有禍了！因為我好像夏天採摘的果子, 又像摘剩的葡萄, 沒有一掛可吃的, 也沒有我心所想望早熟的無花果.

7:2 The faithful person has perished from the land, and there is none who is upright among humankind. All of them lie in wait; each hunts his brother with a net.
虔敬的人從地上滅絕了, 人間也沒有正直的人, 人人都埋伏著要流人的血, 各人都用網羅獵取自己的兄弟.

7:3 Their hands are upon evil, to do it well; the official and the judge ask for the bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; and they weave it together.
他們雙手善於作惡, 官長和審判官都要求報酬; 達官貴人說出心裡的慾望; 他們歪曲了一切.

7:4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchman, your punishment, has come; now their confusion will come.
他們中最好的, 也不過像荊棘, 最正直的, 也不過是有刺的籬笆. 你的守望者所預言的日子, 和你被鑒察的時候, 已經來到; 現在他們必要慌亂不安.

7:5 Do not put faith in a friend; put no trust in a close friend. Guard the doorways of your mouth from the one who lies in your lap.
不可信靠鄰舍, 也不可信任朋友, 要守住你的嘴唇, 不可向躺在你懷中的妻子透露.

7:6 For a son treats a father with contempt; a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; the enemies of a man are the men of his own house.
兒子藐視父親, 女兒抗拒母親, 媳婦與婆婆作對; 人的仇敵就是自己的家人.

7:7 But as for me, I will look to Yahweh; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
至於我, 我卻要仰望耶和華, 我要等候那拯救我的神; 我的神必應允我.

7:8 You should not rejoice over me, O my enemy! When I fall I will stand up; when I sit in darkness Yahweh will be a light for me.
我的仇敵啊！不要因我的遭遇而高興; 我雖然跌倒了, 卻必起來; 我雖然坐在黑暗裡, 耶和華卻必作我的光.

7:9 I will bear the rage of Yahweh, for I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes my justice. He will bring me out to the light; I will see his righteousness.
我要擔當耶和華的忿怒, 因為我得罪了他, 直到他審斷我的案件, 為我主持公道; 他必把我領出來, 到光明中去, 我就得見他的公義.

7:10 Then my enemy will see, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is Yahweh your God?” My eyes will look upon her; now she will become a trampling place, like mud in the streets.
我的仇敵看見了, 就必蒙羞, 就是那曾經對我說: “耶和華你的神在哪裡”的人, 我必親眼看見他遭報; 那時, 他必被人踐踏, 好像街上的泥土.

7:11 A day for building your walls; on that day he will extend your boundary.
必有一天, 你要重建你的城牆; 到那日, 你的地界必擴展到遠方.

7:12 On that day he will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt to the River, and from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
那日, 必有人來歸你, 從亞述到埃及, 從埃及到大河, 從這海到那海, 從這山到那山, 必有人來歸你.

7:13 But the earth will be a desolation because of its inhabitants, for the fruit of their deeds.
然而, 大地因其中居民的緣故, 又因他們行為的惡果, 必一片荒涼.

7:14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, those dwelling alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
求你用你的杖牧放你的子民, 就是你產業的羊群, 他們安然獨居在樹林裡, 在佳美的田園中; 願他們在巴珊和基列得著牧養, 像古時一樣.

7:15 As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt I will show him wondrous things.
就像你從埃及地出來的時候一樣, 把奇事顯給我們看.

7:16 The nations will see and be ashamed because of all their might. They will lay the hand on the mouth; their ears will be deaf.
願萬國看見, 就為自己的一切勢力而慚愧; 願他們用手掩口, 耳朵變聾.

7:17 They will lick the dust like the serpent, like the crawling things of the earth. They will come trembling from their strongholds to Yahweh our God. Let them fear and be afraid of you.
願他們舔土像蛇, 又像在地上腹行的動物. 願他們戰戰兢兢地從他們的要塞出來, 帶著驚慌的心來到耶和華我們的神那裡, 因你的緣故而懼怕.

7:18 Who is a God like you, forgiving sin and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, for he delights in loyal love.
有何神像你, 赦免罪孽, 不追究產業之餘民的過犯呢? 他不永遠懷怒, 因為他喜愛憐憫.

7:19 He will again have compassion on us; he will trample our iniquities. And you will hurl all their sins in the depths of the sea.
他必再憐愛我們, 把我們的罪孽都踐踏在腳下, 又把我們的一切罪惡都投在深海裡.

7:20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and loyal love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.
你必向雅各顯誠實, 向亞伯拉罕施慈愛, 就是古時, 你起誓應許我們列祖的.

Nahum (那鴻書)

Nahum - Chapter 1

1:1 The oracle concerning Nineveh— the scroll of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
以下是對尼尼微的宣判, 就是伊勒歌斯人那鴻的異象錄.

1:2 Yahweh is a jealous God and avenging; Yahweh is avenging and full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance against his enemies; he rages against his adversaries.
耶和華是嫉惡和施行報復的神; 耶和華施行報復, 並且滿懷烈怒; 耶和華向他的對頭施行報復, 向他的仇敵懷怒.

1:3 Yahweh is slow to anger but great in power; he will certainly not allow the guilty to go unpunished. He marches in storm wind and in gale; storm clouds are the dust of his feet.
耶和華不輕易發怒, 可是大有能力; 他絕不以有罪的為無罪. 耶和華乘著狂風暴雨而來, 雲彩是他腳下的塵土.

1:4 He rebukes the sea and he dries up the rivers; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossom of Lebanon languishes.
他一斥責海, 海就乾了; 他使一切江河枯乾. 巴珊和迦密的樹林枯槁, 黎巴嫩的花卉凋殘.

1:5 Mountains quake before him; the hills shake apart. The earth heaves before him— the world and all her inhabitants.
大山在他面前震動, 小山也都融化; 大地在他面前廢去, 世界和所有住在世上的, 也都這樣.

1:6 His indignation—who can stand before it? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; rocks are shattered before him.
在他盛怒之下, 誰能站得住呢? 他的烈怒誰能受得了呢? 他的忿怒像火一般噴出來, 磐石在他面前都崩裂了.

1:7 Yahweh is good—a refuge in the day of distress; he knows those who take refuge in him.
耶和華是良善的; 在患難的時候, 他作人的避難所; 信靠他的人, 他都認識.

1:8 But with a rushing torrent he will bring Nineveh to an end; he will chase his enemies into darkness.
但他必用氾濫的洪水, 盡行毀滅尼尼微之地, 把他的仇敵趕入黑暗之中.

1:9 What do you plot against Yahweh? He will completely destroy it; trouble will not rise up a second time!
尼尼微人哪, 你們對耶和華還有甚麼企圖? 他必盡行毀滅; 患難必不再次來臨.

1:10 For like entangled thorns, and like their drink which is drunk, they will be consumed like fully dry chaff.
他們像纏結著的荊棘, 像喝醉了的酒徒, 又像枯乾的禾秸, 全都被吞滅了.

1:11 From you goes out one who plots evil against Yahweh, one who plans wickedness.
有人從你那裡出來, 就是籌劃奸惡的人, 圖謀惡事攻擊耶和華.

1:12 Yahweh says this: “Even though they are powerful and likewise many, even so they will be cut off and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no longer.
耶和華這樣說: 尼尼微人雖然裝備完整, 人數眾多, 他們仍必被剪除, 這樣就完了. 我既然使你受過苦, 就一定不再叫你受苦了.

1:13 And now, I will break his yoke from upon you; I will snap your bonds.”
猶大啊！現在我必粉碎他在你身上的軛, 打斷你的鎖鍊.

1:14 Yahweh has commanded concerning you: “Your name will no longer be sown. I will cut off the idols and images from the temple of your gods; I will send you to the grave because you are worthless.”
尼尼微啊！耶和華已經向你下了命令: 你的名字必不再傳於後世; 我必從你的神廟中, 除掉雕刻和鑄造的偶像; 我必為你預備墳墓, 因為你沒有存在的價值.

1:15 Look! On the mountains! The feet of the one who brings good tidings, the one who proclaims peace! “Celebrate a festival, O Judah, Fulfill your vows! For he will not invade you again; the wicked one is cut off completely!”
看哪！那傳報佳音,宣告和平之人的腳, 已經站在山上, 說: 猶大啊！守你的節期, 還你的願吧！因為那奸惡的人永不會再從你中間經過; 他已被徹底除滅了. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為2:1)

Nahum - Chapter 2

2:1 One who shatters has come up against you! Guard the fortification! Watch the road! Gird your loins! Muster all your strength!
尼尼微啊！那分散邦國的必上來攻擊你, 你要固守堡壘, 嚴防要道, 束緊你的腰, 大大增強你的力量. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為2:2)

2:2 For Yahweh will restore the majesty of Jacob like the majesty of Israel; for ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their branches.
然而, 耶和華必恢復雅各的光榮, 好像以色列的光榮一樣; 因為劫掠的人曾把他們劫掠一空, 又把他們的葡萄枝子毀壞了.

2:3 The shields of his warriors are dyed red; The powerful men are dressed in scarlet. The metal of the chariots shines like fire on the day of battle, and their spears quiver.
他勇士的盾牌是紅的, 戰士的衣服是朱紅的. 在他預備出擊的時候, 戰車的鋼鐵閃爍如火, 騎兵疾馳.

2:4 The chariots race madly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the public squares. Their appearance like lightning bolts, they dart about like flashes of lightning.
戰車在街上狂奔, 在廣場上東奔西馳; 它們看起來像火把, 跑起來像閃電.

2:5 He calls his officers; they stumble as they march; they rush to her wall; they set the covering in place.
亞述王召集他的權臣, 他們碰碰跌跌而來, 急急忙忙走上城牆, 豎起了防禦的擋牌.

2:6 The gates of the river are opened; the palace trembles.
河閘都被打開, 宮殿也給摧毀了.

2:7 Her goddess is taken out and taken into exile; her maidservants moan like doves; they beat on their breasts.
王后赤身被擄去; 她的宮女都哀哭, 聲如鴿子, 各人搥胸痛哭.

2:8 Nineveh is like a pool of water without its water. As they flee, she cries, “Stop! Stop!” But there is no one who turns back.
自古以來, 尼尼微一直都像個水池, 池水不斷流出; 雖然有人呼叫: “止住！止住！”卻沒有回轉的.

2:9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! There is no end to the spoils, an abundance of everything one could want!
你們劫掠銀子, 搶奪金子吧！積蓄的財寶無窮無盡, 珍貴的器皿不可勝數.

2:10 Emptiness and plundering and devastation! Their hearts faint and their knees tremble, All their loins shake and all their faces turn pale.
現在卻空虛,荒涼, 一無所有; 人心驚惶, 兩膝發抖, 全身疼痛, 面無血色.

2:11 Where now is the den of the lions and the cave of the fierce lions? There the lioness, the cub, and the lion once prowled, and no one disturbed them.
獅子的洞穴在哪裡? 餵養幼獅的地方在哪裡? 公獅,母獅和幼獅不受驚嚇之處, 可以閒遊的地方又在哪裡呢?

2:12 The lion tore apart enough prey for his cubs, he strangled prey for his lioness; he filled his lair with prey and his den with mangled carcass.
公獅為幼獅撕碎足夠的食物, 為母獅掐死活物; 把獵物塞滿了牠的洞, 把撕碎的填滿了牠的穴.

2:13 “Look! I am against you!” declares Yahweh of hosts. “I will burn her chariots with fire; the sword will devour fierce lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth; the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
萬軍之耶和華說: 看哪！我必攻擊你, 我要把你的戰車焚燒成煙, 刀劍必吞滅你的幼獅; 我必從地上除去你的獵物, 你使者的聲音也必不再有人聽見.

Nahum - Chapter 3

3:1 Woe to the city that has shed much blood! She is a deceiver, She is filled with plunder, She has hoarded her spoils of war.
這流人血的城, 有禍了！全城欺詐, 充滿劫掠; 搶奪的事總不止息.

3:2 The crack of the whip! The rumbling of the chariot wheel! The galloping of the horse! The racing of the chariot!
鞭聲颼颼, 輪聲轔轔, 駿馬奔馳, 戰車顛簸跳動.

3:3 Chariots charge! Swords flash! Spears glitter! Many corpses are piled high! There is no end to the slain! They stumble over their dead!
騎兵騰躍衝鋒; 刀劍爍爍發亮, 槍矛閃閃生光; 被殺的人眾多, 死屍成堆; 屍體無數, 眾人都被屍體絆倒.

3:4 “Because of the many idolatries of the prostitute, the beautiful charm of a mistress of witchcraft, she who enslaves nations by her harlotries, and peoples by her sorceries,
都因妓女多有淫行, 施邪術的美麗女巫, 藉著她的淫行誘惑列國, 藉著她的邪術欺騙萬族.

3:5 “Look! I am against you!” declaresYahweh. “I will strip up your skirts over your face; I will let nations look at your nakedness and your shame.
萬軍之耶和華說: 看哪！我必攻擊你; 我要把你的裙子掀到你的臉上, 使萬國看見你赤身露體, 使列邦看見你的羞恥.

3:6 “I will throw filth upon you, I will treat you with contempt, I will make you a spectacle.
我要把污穢可憎之物拋在你身上, 侮辱你, 使你成為眾人觀看的對象.

3:7 “And it will be that everyone who sees you will flee from you, And they will say, ‘Nineveh is destroyed!’ Who will mourn for her? From whence shall I seek comforters for you?”
看見你的都必逃避你, 說: “尼尼微荒涼了; 有誰為她悲哀呢? ”我在哪裡可以找到安慰你的人呢?

3:8 Are you better than Thebes? She who sits at the Nile, surrounded by her waters, her rampart was the sea and water was her wall.
你比挪亞們還強嗎? 挪亞們位於尼羅河流域, 周圍有水環繞; 海是她的屏障, 水作她的牆垣.

3:9 Cush was her strength, Egypt without end; Put and Libya were among your allies.
古實和埃及, 是她無窮的力量, 弗人和路比族, 是她的助手.

3:10 Yet she went into captivity as an exile; her children were dashed to pieces at the head of the streets; they cast lots for all of her nobles; all of her dignitaries were bound with chains.
然而她卻被遷徙, 被擄去了; 她的嬰孩在各街頭被摔死; 人們為她的尊貴人抽籤. 她所有的達官貴人都被鎖鍊捆著.

3:11 You also will behave like a drunkard; You also will hide yourself; You also will seek refuge from the enemy.
至於你, 你必喝醉, 必被隱藏; 你必因仇敵的緣故, 尋找避難所.

3:12 All of your fortifications are like fig trees with ripe firstfruits— if they are shaken, they will fall into the mouth of the eater.
你一切堡壘, 如同無花果樹上初熟的果子, 若被搖撼, 就必落在想吃的人口中.

3:13 Look! Your troops are like women in your midst. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars of your gates.
看哪！在你裡面的人都是婦女, 你境內的門戶, 都向仇敵敞開; 你的門閂被火燒毀.

3:14 Draw water for a siege! Strengthen your fortifications! Go to the mud pit! Trample the clay! Grasp the brick mold!
你要打水, 以備圍困, 鞏固你的堡壘, 踹泥踏土, 緊握磚模.

3:15 There fire will consume you; the sword will cut you off. It will consume you like the locust. Multiply yourself like the locust! Multiply yourself like the grasshopper!
在那裡火要燒滅你, 刀劍要除滅你, 吞吃你, 好像吞吃蚱蜢一樣, 你只管增多如蚱蜢, 加添像蝗蟲,

3:16 You have increased your merchants more than the stars of heaven; like the locust they will shed their skin and fly away.
你增加了你的商人, 多過天上的星辰. 蚱蜢退了殼, 就飛去了.

3:17 Your officials are like locusts; your commanders are like a swarm of locusts. They encamp on the walls on a cold day; when the sun rises, they fly away— no one knows where they have gone.
你的領袖多如蝗蟲, 你的軍長像一群群的螞蚱; 天涼的時候, 停留在籬笆上; 太陽一出, 就都飛走了; 沒有人知道牠們在甚麼地方.

3:18 Your shepherds are sleeping, O king of Assyria! Your nobles slumber. Your people are scattered on the mountains; no one can gather them.
亞述王啊！你的牧人睡覺, 你的貴族安歇, 你的子民分散在各山上, 沒有人招聚他們.

3:19 There is no healing for your wound; your injury is fatal. All who hear the report of you will clap their hands for joy concerning you, For who has not suffered at the hands of your endless cruelty?
你的創傷無法醫治; 你受的打擊非常嚴重. 聽見你這消息的, 都必向你鼓掌; 因為你不斷行惡, 誰沒有受過害呢?

Habakkuk (哈巴谷書)

Habakkuk - Chapter 1

1:1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
哈巴谷先知所得的默示.

1:2 O Yahweh, how long shall I cry for help and you will not listen? How long will I cry out to you, “Violence!” and you will not save?
耶和華啊！我懇求, 你不垂聽, 要到幾時呢? 我向你呼叫“有狂暴的事”, 你卻不拯救.

1:3 Why do you cause me to see evil while you look at trouble? Destruction and violence happen before me; contention and strife arise.
你為甚麼使我看見惡行? 有奸惡的事, 你為甚麼見而不理? 毀滅和強暴在我面前, 紛爭和相鬥常常發生.

1:4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice does not go forth perpetually. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
因此律法不能生效(“律法不能生效”原文作“律法鬆懈”), 公理無法彰顯. 因為惡人把義人包圍, 所以公理顛倒.

1:5 “Look among the nations and see; be astonished and astounded. For a work is about to be done in your days that you will not believe if it is told.
你們當看列國, 要定睛觀看, 就會大大驚奇, 因為在你們的日子, 我要作一件事, 即使有人說了出來, 你們也不會相信.

1:6 For look! I am raising up the Chaldeans, the bitter and impetuous nation, the one who walks through the spacious places of earth to take possession of dwellings not belonging to it.
就是要興起迦勒底人, 那殘忍兇暴的民; 他們遍行全地, 佔領別人的家園.

1:7 They are dreadful and awesome; their justice and their dignity proceed from themselves.
他們恐怖可怕, 自以為義, 趾高氣揚.

1:8 Their horses are more swift than leopards; they are more menacing than wolves at dusk. Their horsemen gallop; their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle that is swift to devour.
他們的馬比豹更快, 比晚上的豺狼更猛. 他們的騎兵奔馳, 自遠而來; 他們如鷹飛翔, 迅速吞噬.

1:9 All of them come for violence, their faces pressing forward. They gather captives like the sand.
他們定著臉面向前, 齊來行暴, 擄獲戰俘多如塵沙.

1:10 And they themselves scoff at kings and rulers are a joke to them. They laugh at every fortification, and they heap up earth and take it.
他們戲弄君王, 以掌權的為笑柄; 他們嗤笑一切城堡, 築壘攻取;

1:11 Then they sweep like the wind and pass on; they become guilty, whose might is their god!”
然後掃蕩如風吹過. 他們是有罪的, 因他們以自己的勢力為神.

1:12 Are you not from of old, O Yahweh my God, my Holy One? You shall not die. O Yahweh, you have marked them for judgment; O Rock, you have established them for reproof.
耶和華我的神, 我的聖者啊！你不是自古就有的嗎? 我們不會死的. 耶和華啊！你派他們行審判. 磐石啊！你立他們施懲罰.

1:13 Your eyes are too pure to see evil, and you are not able to look at wrongdoing. Why do you look at the treacherous? Why are you silent when the wicked swallows up someone more righteous than him?
你的眼目純潔, 不看邪惡, 不能坐視奸惡; 為甚麼見行詭詐的人而不理? 惡人吞滅比自己公義的人, 你為甚麼緘默呢?

1:14 You make humankind like fish of the sea, like crawling creatures that have no ruler among them.
你竟使人像海裡的魚, 像無人管轄的爬蟲類.

1:15 He brings up all of them with a fishhook; he drags them up with a fishnet; he gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore, he rejoices and exults.
迦勒底人既用鉤把他們釣起來, 用網拖走, 用魚網收聚在一處, 就歡喜快樂,

1:16 Therefore he sacrifices to his fishnet and makes offerings to his dragnet, for by them he makes a good living and his food is rich.
向自己的網獻祭, 對魚網燒香, 因他們藉此收穫豐富, 飲食充裕.

1:17 Will he therefore empty his fishnet and continually kill nations without showing mercy?
這樣, 他們倒空自己的網, 毫不留情地繼續殺戮列國.

Habakkuk - Chapter 2

2:1 I will stand at my post, and station myself on the rampart. And I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint.
我要站在哨崗, 立在城樓, 留心看耶和華在我裡面說甚麼, 怎樣使我答覆自己的怨訴.

2:2 Then Yahweh answered me and said, “Write the vision and make it plain on the tablet so that it might be read quickly.
耶和華回答我說: “把異象寫下, 記在泥版上, 使讀的人容易明白,

2:3 For there is yet a vision for the appointed time; it will give witness to the end, and it will not lie. If it tarries, wait for it, for it will surely come and not delay.
因這異象關乎一定的日期, 很快就要實現, 決不徒然; 縱有遲延, 仍當等候, 因為它一定會來到, 絕不耽誤. ”

2:4 Look! His spirit within him is puffed up; it is not upright. But the righteous shall live by his faithfulness.
迦勒底人自高自大, 心不正直; 然而義人必因信得生(“必因信得生”或譯: “必因他的信實得生”).

2:5 How much less the defiant; the arrogant, treacherous man? He who broadens his throat like Sheol, and who, like death, is not satisfied, and who gathers to himself all the nations, and harvested for himself all the peoples, will not succeed.
財富(傳統作“酒”, 今照死海古卷譯作“財富”)使人奸詐狂傲, 不得安寧; 擴張慾望, 如同陰間; 又像死亡, 永不滿足. 他們招聚萬國, 集合萬民, 都歸自己.

2:6 Shall not all of these take up a taunt against him, with ridicule and riddles against him, saying, ‘Woe to him who heaps up what is not his’? For how long? And, ‘Woe to him who makes himself heavy with pledges’?
這些國民豈不都用譬喻,諷刺,暗語指著他們說: “那些濫得他人財物的, 滿載別人抵押品的, 有禍了！他們這樣要到幾時呢? ”

2:7 Will not your creditors suddenly rise up and awaken those who make you tremble? Then you shall be as plunder for them.
你的債主(“你的債主”或譯: “咬你的”)豈不忽然起來? 擾亂你的豈不醒起? 你就成了他們的擄物.

2:8 Because you plundered many nations, all the remaining nations will plunder you on account of the blood of humanity and violence against the land, and against cities and all who live in them.
因你搶掠多國, 殺人流血, 向全地各城施行暴力, 所以剩下的人也必搶掠你.

2:9 Woe to him who obtains profit from evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be saved from the hand of misfortune!
你這為自己的家積聚不義之財, 在高處搭窩, 以逃避災害的, 有禍了！

2:10 You have plotted shame for your house, cutting off many peoples and sinning against your life.
你剪除多國的民, 反害了自己; 你所謀算的, 使你的家蒙羞.

2:11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the plaster from the wood will answer it.
石頭必從牆裡呼叫, 梁木必在樹中應聲.

2:12 Woe to him who builds a city by bloodguilt, and who founds a city by wickedness!
你這用人血做城, 憑邪惡立鎮的, 有禍了！

2:13 Look! Is it not from Yahweh of hosts that people labor for mere fire, and nations exhaust themselves for mere vanity?
眾民勞碌得來的, 被火焚燒; 列國辛勞而得的, 終歸無有. 這不都出於萬軍之耶和華嗎?

2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, like the waters covering the sea.
認識耶和華之榮耀的知識, 必充滿全地, 好像眾水遮蓋海洋一樣.

2:15 Woe to him who gives a drink to his neighbors, pouring out your wrath and also making them drunk in order to see their nakedness!
你這請鄰舍喝酒, 卻把毒物混入, 使他醉倒, 為要見他赤裸的, 有禍了！

2:16 You will be sated with shame rather than glory. Drink also yourself, and expose yourself! The cup of the right hand of Yahweh will come around upon you and disgrace upon your glory.
你滿有羞辱, 沒有尊榮, 你也喝到露出下體來吧！耶和華右手的杯必傳回來給你, 使極大的羞辱取代你的尊榮.

2:17 For the violence of Lebanon will cover you, and the destruction of wild animals will shatter them on account of the blood of humanity, and the violence against the land, against a city and all the inhabitants in it.
因你向黎巴嫩使用暴力, 殺滅驚嚇野獸; 又殺人流血, 向全地各城居民施行暴力, 就必受到報應(“報應”原文作“遮蓋”).

2:18 What value is an idol when its carver has fashioned it, a molten idol, a teacher of lies? For he who fashioned his creation trusts in it, though making mute idols!
雕刻的像有甚麼用處呢? 不過是匠人雕刻出來的; 鑄造的像,虛假的教師, 有甚麼用處呢? 匠人竟倚靠自己所做, 那不能說話的假神.

2:19 Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Wake up!’ And to a lifeless stone, ‘Arise!’ Can he teach? Look, it is covered with gold and silver, and there is no breath within it.
你這對木頭說“起來”, 對啞石說“醒吧”的人, 有禍了！它怎能教導你呢? 看哪！它包金鑲銀, 裡面卻全無氣息.

2:20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.”
然而耶和華在他的聖殿裡, 全地當在他面前肅靜.

Habakkuk - Chapter 3

3:1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.
哈巴谷先知的禱告, 配激動的音調.

3:2 O Yahweh, I have heard the report of you; O Yahweh, I stand in awe of your works. In the midst of the years, revive it! In the midst of the years, make it known! In wrath, may you remember to show compassion.
耶和華啊！我聽見你的聲音, 懼怕你的作為; 求你在這些年間復興, 在這些年間彰顯, 發怒的時候以憐憫為懷.

3:3 God came from Teman; the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens, and his praise fills the earth.
神由提幔而來, 聖者從巴蘭山臨到. (細拉)他的榮光瀰漫穹蒼, 讚美他的聲音響徹寰宇.

3:4 And his brightness was like the light; flashing rays came from his hand for him; And there is the covering of his strength.
他的輝煌如光, 手中四射光芒, 就在其中隱藏著能力.

3:5 Before him went Disease, and Pestilence went out at his feet.
瘟疫在他面前行走, 災病在他腳下發出.

3:6 He stood and measured the earth; he looked and made the nations tremble. Then the mountains of old were shattered; the hills of old collapsed. The ways of old belong to him.
他站立, 震撼全地; 他觀看, 驚散列國. 永在的山崩裂, 長存的嶺塌陷; 他的道路存到永遠.

3:7 Under affliction I saw the tents of Cushan; the tent curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
我看見古珊的帳棚遭難, 米甸地的帳幕驚惶.

3:8 Was the anger of Yahweh against the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers, or your fury against the sea, when you mounted upon your horses, upon your victory chariot?
耶和華啊！你騎上你的馬, 乘駕得勝的戰車, 難道是向江河發怒? 是向海洋洩憤?

3:9 You laid bare the nakedness of your bow, swearing oaths with the arrows of your word. You split the earth with rivers.
你的弓顯露, 你的箭上弦. (原文意義不明, 這句參考RSV,JB等譯本翻譯)(細拉)你裂開大地為江河.

3:10 When the mountains saw you they writhed; a torrent of waters swept by; the deep gave its voice; it raised its hands on high.
諸山見你而顫抖, 眾水暴流而過; 深淵發聲, 舉手高揚.

3:11 Sun and moon stood still in their place; at the light of your arrows they moved about; at the gleam of the flashing of your spear.
日月停在本位, 你的箭發射如光; 你的矛閃爍輝耀.

3:12 In fury you marched through the earth; in anger you trampled the nations.
你激憤踐踏全地, 你懷怒打碎列國.

3:13 You went forth for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of wickedness, laying bare from the foundation to the top.
你出來救拔子民, 拯救你所膏立的. 你擊打惡人的房頂, 使根基全然顯露(原文作“直到頸項”, 這是閃族語言慣用語, 意即“到了極點”﹝參賽8:8; 詩75:5﹞; 另一可能是“大石”,“磐石”的意思). (細拉)

3:14 You pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows; they came like a whirlwind to scatter me, their exultation like one who devours the afflicted in ambush.
你用他的槍, 刺透他戰士的頭. 他們來如暴風, 把我們驅散. 他們的喜好, 是暗中吞噬窮人.

3:15 You trampled upon the sea with your horses, the churning of many waters.
你乘馬馳騁海上, 大水洶湧翻騰.

3:16 I hear and my stomach shakes; my lips quiver at the sound; infection enters my bones; that which is beneath me trembles; I wait quietly for the day of trouble to come upon the people attacking us.
我一聽見, 就全身發抖; 因這聲音, 我嘴唇震顫. 腐爛侵蝕我骨, 我在站立之地戰兢. 我靜候災難之日, 犯境的民上來.

3:17 Though the fig tree does not blossom, nor there be fruit on the vines; the yield of the olive tree fails, and the cultivated fields do not yield food; the flock is cut off from the animal pen, and there is no cattle in the stalls,
無花果樹縱不發芽, 葡萄樹不結果, 橄欖樹無所出, 田裡無收成, 圈內沒有羊, 棚裡也沒有牛,

3:18 Yet I will rejoice in Yahweh; I will exult in the God of my salvation.
我卻要因耶和華歡喜, 以救我的神為樂.

3:19 Yahweh, my Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer; he causes me to walk on my high places. To the choirmaster with stringed instruments.
主耶和華是我的力量, 他使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄, 在高地上行走. 交詩班長, 用絲弦的樂器伴奏.

Zephaniah (西番雅書)

Zephaniah - Chapter 1

1:1 The word of Yahweh that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
猶大王亞們的兒子約西亞在位的時候, 耶和華的話臨到希西家的玄孫,亞瑪利雅的曾孫,基大利的孫子,古示的兒子西番雅.

1:2 “I will surely destroy everything from the face of the earth”—a declaration of Yahweh.
耶和華說: “我必把萬物從地上完全除滅. ”

1:3 “I will destroy humanity and beast; I will destroy the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked. And I will cut off humankind from the face of the earth”—a declaration of Yahweh.
耶和華說: “我必除滅人類,牲畜,空中飛鳥,海裡的魚. 我必使惡人跌倒, 我必把人類從地上剪除.

1:4 “And I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal, and the name of idolatrous priests with the priests,
我必伸手攻擊猶大, 攻擊耶路撒冷所有的居民. 我必從這地方除掉巴力所餘下的, 除掉拜偶像的祭司的名字, 以及耶和華的祭司;

1:5 and those who bow down on the rooftops to the host of heaven, and those who bow down, swearing to Yahweh but also swearing by Milkom,
就是那些在房頂上敬拜天上萬象的, 那些敬拜耶和華, 指著他起誓, 又指著瑪勒公起誓的,

1:6 and those who turned back from following Yahweh, and who did not seek Yahweh, and did not inquire of him.”
那些轉離不跟從耶和華的, 不尋找耶和華, 也不求問他的. ”

1:7 Be silent before the Lord Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh draws near, for Yahweh has provided a sacrifice and has consecrated his guests.
你要在我主耶和華面前肅靜！因為耶和華的日子臨近了, 因為耶和華已經預備了祭物, 把自己所請來的人分別為聖.

1:8 And it shall be that on the day of the sacrifice of Yahweh, I will punish the officials and the sons of the king and those who dress in foreign clothing.
“到了我耶和華獻祭的日子, 我必懲罰首領和王子, 懲罰所有穿外族衣服的人.

1:9 And on that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill up the house of their master with violence and deceit.
到那日, 我必懲罰所有跳過門檻的, 所有使強暴和欺詐充滿主人房屋的. ”

1:10 “And there shall be on that day”—a declaration of Yahweh— “a loud outcry from the Fish Gate, and a wailing from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
耶和華說: “到那日, 必有呼叫的聲音從魚門發出來, 必有哀號從新區發出來, 必有崩裂巨響從山間發出來.

1:11 The inhabitants of the Mortar shall wail, for all the traders have perished; all who trade with silver have been cut off.
瑪革提施的居民哪！你們要哀號, 因為所有的商人都滅亡了; 所有稱銀子的都被剪除了.

1:12 And it shall be that at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men whose senses are dulled from drinking, who say in their hearts, ‘Yahweh will not do good, nor will he do evil.’
那時, 我必提燈搜查耶路撒冷, 懲罰那些沉澱在酒渣上的人. 這些人心裡說: ‘耶和華必不賜福, 也不降禍. ’

1:13 Then their wealth shall be as plunder, and their homes as desolation. And they shall build their houses and not inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards and not drink their wine.”
他們的財寶必成為掠物, 他們的房屋必變為廢墟. 他們建造房屋, 卻不得住在其中; 他們栽植葡萄園, 卻不得喝所出的酒. ”

1:14 The great day of Yahweh draws near; it is near and coming very swiftly. The sound of the day of Yahweh is bitterness; there, a warrior cries out!
耶和華的大日子臨近了, 臨近了, 來得非常快速. 聽！耶和華的日子的聲音. 在那日, 勇士要哀痛地號叫.

1:15 That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of disaster and ruination, a day of darkness and deep gloom, a day of clouds and thick clouds,
那日是忿怒的日子, 是困苦艱難的日子, 是荒廢淒涼的日子, 是黑暗幽冥的日子, 是密雲漆黑的日子,

1:16 a day of trumpet and trumpet blast against the fortified cities and against the high corner towers.
是吹號吶喊, 要攻打堅城, 進擊城樓的日子.

1:17 And I will bring distress to all humankind, and they shall walk about like the blind, for they sinned against Yahweh; their blood shall be poured out like dust and their entrails like dung.
我要使人受困苦, 以致他們像瞎子行走, 因為他們得罪耶和華. 他們的鮮血必倒出, 如倒灰塵一樣, 他們的身體必被遺棄像糞土一般.

1:18 Moreover, their silver and their gold will not be able to save them on the day of the wrath of Yahweh. And in the fire of his zeal, the whole land shall be consumed, for a terrifying end he shall make for all the inhabitants of the land.
在耶和華發怒的日子, 他們的金銀也不能救他們, 全地都要被他的妒火吞滅; 因為他要徹底毀滅地上所有的居民, 真是可怕的毀滅.

Zephaniah - Chapter 2

2:1 Gather yourselves together! Now gather together, O nation having no shame!
無恥的國民哪！你們要聚集, 要聚集起來.

2:2 Before the birth of the decree, the day flies away like chaff; before the fierce anger of Yahweh overtakes you; before the day of the anger of Yahweh overtakes you.
趁命令還沒有發出, 日子還沒有像風前的糠秕一般吹過, 耶和華的烈怒還沒有臨到你們, 耶和華忿怒的日子還沒有臨到你們以前, 你們要聚集起來！

2:3 Seek Yahweh, all you afflicted of the land who have fulfilled his law; seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the anger of Yahweh.
地上所有謙卑的人, 就是遵守耶和華典章的人哪！你們要尋求耶和華, 你們要尋求公義, 尋求謙卑. 在耶和華忿怒的日子, 你們或許得以隱藏起來.

2:4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon as a desolation. As for Ashdod, at noon they will drive her away, and Ekron shall be uprooted.
因為迦薩必被拋棄, 亞實基倫必成荒場, 亞實突的居民必在晌午被趕走; 以革倫必連根拔起來.

2:5 Woe to you, inhabitants of the region of the sea, people of the Kerethites! The word of Yahweh is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines. I will destroy you until there is no inhabitant.
住在沿海地帶的人, 基列提的國民哪！你們有禍了. 這是耶和華攻擊你們的話: “非利士人之地迦南啊！我必毀滅你, 使你那裡沒有人居住.

2:6 And you, O region of the sea, shall become pastures and meadows for shepherds and sheep pens for the flocks.
沿海的地必成為草場,牧人的洞穴,羊群的圈欄.

2:7 And it shall become a region for the remnant of the house of Judah; upon them they shall graze, and in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down in the evening. For Yahweh their God shall be mindful of them, and he will restore their fortunes.
這地必歸給猶大家的餘民; 他們要在那裡放牧, 晚上他們躺臥在亞實基倫的房舍中; 因為耶和華他們的神必眷顧他們, 使他們從被擄之地歸回. ”

2:8 I have heard the reproaches of Moab and the scorning of the Ammonites, with which they have taunted my nation and made boasts against their territory.
我聽見了摩押人的辱罵之言, 聽見了亞捫人的毀謗之語, 他們辱罵我的子民, 又自誇自大侵犯他們的境界.

2:9 “Therefore, as I live”—a declaration of Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel— “Moab shall be as Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a place of weeds and salt pits and a desolation forever. The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the remainder of my nation shall possess them.”
因此, 萬軍之耶和華以色列的神說: “我指著我的永生起誓: 摩押人必要像所多瑪, 亞捫人必定像蛾摩拉, 成為刺草和鹽坑之所, 永遠荒涼之地. 我餘下的子民必擄掠他們, 我國中所餘的要得著他們為業. ”

2:10 This shall be for them in place of their pride because they mocked and boasted against the people of Yahweh of hosts.
由於他們的狂傲, 這事就臨到他們; 因為他們自誇自大, 辱罵萬軍之耶和華的子民.

2:11 Yahweh will be awesome against them, for he will destroy all the gods of the earth and all the lands of the nations; each in its place will bow down to him.
對於他們, 耶和華是可畏懼的, 因為他要消滅地上一切神祇; 那時, 列國海島上的居民, 都各在自己的地方敬拜他.

2:12 You also, O Cushites, they shall be killed by my sword.
古實人哪！你們也必被我的刀劍所殺.

2:13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and he will destroy Assyria and will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry wasteland like the desert.
耶和華必伸手攻擊北方, 毀滅亞述, 使尼尼微變成荒場, 乾旱像曠野.

2:14 Herds shall lie down in her midst, every wild animal of a nation; even the desert owl and the screech owl shall lodge on her capitals. A voice shall hoot in the window; rubble on the threshold; for the cedar is laid bare.
群畜和各類的走獸必躺臥在其中; 鵜鶘和箭豬棲宿在柱頂上; 窗內有鳴叫的聲音, 門檻上必有荒涼; 因為香柏木都要暴露出來.

2:15 This is the city of rejoicing that lived securely; the one saying in her heart, “I am, and there is none besides me.” How she has become a desolation, a lair for wild animals! Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
這就是那歡樂安居之城, 她心裡曾說: “只有我, 除我以外, 再沒有別的了. ”現在怎麼竟成了荒場,走獸躺臥之處呢！凡從那裡經過的, 都必舞手嗤笑.

Zephaniah - Chapter 3

3:1 Woe to you, O rebellious and defiled one! The oppressing city!
這叛逆,污穢,欺壓人的城有禍了！

3:2 She listens to no voice; she does not accept correction. In Yahweh she does not trust; to her God she does not draw near.
她不聽話, 也不受管教; 她不倚靠耶和華, 也不親近她的神.

3:3 Her officials in her midst are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing until the morning.
城中的領袖都是咆哮的獅子, 城中的審判官是夜間的豺狼, 甚麼都不留到早晨.

3:4 Her prophets are arrogant men of treachery; her priests have defiled that which is holy; they do violence to the law.
城中的先知都是輕浮詭詐的人; 城中的祭司褻瀆聖物, 違犯律法.

3:5 Yahweh is righteous in her midst; he does not do wickedness. Morning by morning he renders his judgment; at dawn he does not fail, but an evil one knows no shame.
耶和華在城中是公義的, 決不行不義的事; 他每日早晨都顯明公正, 永不止息. 不公義的人卻不知廉恥.

3:6 “I have cut off nations; their strongholds are deserted. I have laid waste their streets, so that none pass through. Their cities have been destroyed and are without a man, without an inhabitant.
我耶和華已經剪除列國, 他們的城樓被毀; 我已經使他們的街道荒涼, 以致杳無人跡; 他們的城市荒廢, 以致無人存留, 無人居住.

3:7 I have said, ‘Surely she will fear me; she will accept discipline. Then her dwelling place will not be cut down, nor all that I have brought upon her.’ Surely they rise early; they make all their deeds corrupt.
我說: “她定要敬畏我, 接受管教. ”這樣, 她的住所必不會照著我原定對她的懲罰被剪除. 可是他們殷勤行惡, 敗壞了自己一切所作的.

3:8 “Therefore, wait for me”—a declaration of Yahweh— “for the day of my rising as a witness. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out my wrath upon them, all my burning anger. For by the fire of my anger all the land shall be consumed.
耶和華說: “因此, 你們要等候我, 等候我起來指證的日子, 我已經決定集合萬邦, 召聚列國, 把我的盛怒, 就是我的一切烈怒, 都傾倒在他們身上; 因為全地都必被我的妒火吞滅.

3:9 Because then I will make the speech of the nations pure; that all of them might call on the name of Yahweh, to serve him in unison.
那時我要使萬民有潔淨的嘴唇, 他們全都可以呼求耶和華的名, 同心合意事奉耶和華.

3:10 From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers and the daughter of my scattered ones shall bring my offering.
敬拜我的人, 就是我所分散的人, 必從古實河外而來, 給我獻上禮物.

3:11 On that day you shall not be humiliated on account of all your deeds by which you have rebelled against me. For then I shall remove from your midst those exulting in your pride, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain.
到了那日, 你必不因你背叛我所作的一切感到羞愧, 因為那時我必從你中間除掉那些自高自大的人. 在我的聖山上, 你必不再高傲.

3:12 And I will leave in your midst a people afflicted and poor, and they shall take refuge in the name of Yahweh.
但我要在你中間留下謙虛卑微的人; 他們必投靠耶和華的名.

3:13 The remnant of Israel shall not do wickedness; they shall not speak deception, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth. For they shall graze and lie down, and none shall frighten them.”
以色列的餘民必不再行不義, 也必不說謊; 他們的口裡也沒有詭詐的舌頭. 他們吃喝躺臥, 沒有人驚嚇他們. ”

3:14 Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! Cry aloud, O Israel! Rejoice and be jubilant with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)哪！你們要高歌. 以色列啊！你們要歡呼. 耶路撒冷的居民哪！你們要滿心歡喜快樂.

3:15 Yahweh has annulled your judgments; he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst; you shall no longer fear misfortune.
耶和華已經除去你們的刑罰, 趕走你們的仇敵. 以色列的王, 耶和華在你們中間, 你們必不再懼怕災禍.

3:16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, “Fear not, O Zion; your hands shall not hang limp.
到了那日, 必有人對耶路撒冷說: “錫安哪！不要懼怕; 你的手不要下垂.

3:17 Yahweh your God is in your midst; a mighty warrior who saves. He shall rejoice over you with joy; he renews you in his love; he will exult over you with singing.
耶和華你的神在你中間, 他是施行拯救的大能者, 必因你歡欣快樂, 必默然愛你, 而且必因你喜樂歡唱. ”

3:18 I will gather those of you grieving on account of the feast; they were raising against her a reproach.
“那些屬你, 為了切慕大會而憂愁的人, 他們擔當了羞辱; 我必招聚他們.

3:19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors; I will save the lame and gather the outcast. I will change them from shame to glory and renown throughout the whole world.
看哪！那時我必對付一切苦待你的人; 我必拯救那些瘸腿的, 聚集那些被趕散的; 在全地受羞辱的, 我必使他們得稱讚, 有名聲.

3:20 At that time I will bring you in; at the time of my gathering you together. For I will make you renowned and praised among all the nations of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your eyes,” says Yahweh.
那時我必把你們領回, 那時我必把你們齊集; 我使你們被擄的人歸回的時候, 必在你們眼前, 叫你們在地上的萬民中得稱讚, 有名聲. ”這是耶和華說的.

Haggai (哈該書)

Haggai - Chapter 1

1:1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day, the word of Yahweh came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
大利烏王第二年六月一日, 耶和華的話藉著哈該先知臨到撒拉鐵的兒子,猶大省長所羅巴伯, 和約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞, 說:

1:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘This people says, “The time has not come to rebuild the temple of Yahweh.’ ”
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘這民說, 重建耶和華殿宇的時候還沒有到. ’”

1:3 And the word of Yahweh came through Haggai the prophet, saying,
於是, 耶和華的話臨到哈該先知說:

1:4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your houses that have been paneled while this house is desolate?”
“這殿宇仍然荒廢, 豈是你們住在有天花板的房屋的時候嗎? ”

1:5 And so then, thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Consider your ways!
現在萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “你們要反省自己的行為.

1:6 You have sown much but have harvested little. You have eaten without being satisfied; you have drunk without being satiated; you have worn clothes without being warm; the one who earns wages puts it in a pouch with holes.’
你們撒的種多, 收割的卻少; 你們吃, 卻吃不飽; 你們喝, 卻喝不足; 你們穿衣服, 卻穿不暖; 得工錢的, 卻把工錢放在破袋裡. ”

1:7 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Consider your ways!
萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “你們要反省自己的行為.

1:8 Go up the mountain and bring wood and build the house so that I may be pleased with it and honored,’ says Yahweh.
你們要上山取木材, 建造殿宇; 我必因此喜悅, 並且得榮耀. ”耶和華說:

1:9 ‘You have looked for much, and look! It came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?’ declares Yahweh of hosts. ‘Because my house is desolate and you are running each to your own house!
“你們期望豐收, 反倒歉收; 你們收到家裡的, 我就吹去. ”為甚麼呢? 萬軍之耶和華說: “因為我的殿宇荒廢, 你們各人卻為自己的房屋奔馳.

1:10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld the dew and the earth has withheld its produce.
所以, 因你們的緣故, 天就不降甘露, 地也不出土產.

1:11 I have called for a drought on the land and the hills, on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, on what the soil produces, on human beings and wild animals, and on all their labor.’ ”
我叫乾旱臨到大地,群山,五穀,新酒,新油,地上的出產,人畜和人手勞碌得來的一切. ”

1:12 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people gave heed to the voice of Yahweh their God and to the words of Haggai the prophet, as Yahweh their God had sent him, and the people feared Yahweh.
那時, 撒拉鐵的兒子所羅巴伯,約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞和所有餘剩的子民, 都聽從了耶和華他們神的話, 聽從了耶和華他們神所差來的哈該先知的話. 眾民在耶和華面前都存著敬畏的心.

1:13 And Haggai the messenger of Yahweh spoke to the people with the message of Yahweh, saying, “ ‘I am with you’ declares Yahweh.”
耶和華的使者哈該, 奉耶和華的命, 對眾民說: “耶和華說: ‘我與你們同在. ’”

1:14 And Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and did the work on the house of Yahweh of hosts, their God,
於是耶和華激發了撒拉鐵的兒子,猶大省長所羅巴伯的心, 和約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞的心, 以及所有餘剩子民的心, 他們就來興工建造萬軍之耶和華他們神的殿宇.

1:15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius.
那時是大利烏王第二年六月二十四日.

Haggai - Chapter 2

2:1 In the seventh month on the twenty-first day, the word of Yahweh came through Haggai the prophet, saying,
七月二十一日, 耶和華的話臨到哈該先知說:

2:2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
“你要對撒拉鐵的兒子猶大省長所羅巴伯, 和約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞, 以及所有餘剩的子民, 說:

2:3 ‘Who among you is left that saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it seem like nothing to you?
‘你們中間剩下的人, 有誰見過這殿宇從前的榮耀呢? 現在你們又看它怎樣? 豈不是視如無物一樣嗎? ’”

2:4 ‘But now take courage, Zerubbabel,’ declares Yahweh. ‘Take courage, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and take courage, all the people of the land,’ declares Yahweh. ‘Do the work, because I am with you,’ declares Yahweh of hosts,
耶和華說: “所羅巴伯啊！現在你要剛強. ”耶和華說: “約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞啊！你要剛強; 這地的一切子民啊！你們也要剛強, 並且要作工. ”萬軍之耶和華說: “因為我與你們同在.

2:5 ‘according to the promise that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit is with you; do not be afraid.’
這就是你們從埃及出來的時候, 我與你們立約的話. 現在我的靈住在你們中間; 你們不要懼怕. ”

2:6 For thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and dry land.
因為萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “再過不多的時候, 我要震動天,地,海洋和旱地. ”

2:7 I will shake all the nations so that the treasure of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “我要震動萬國, 萬國的珍寶就必運來; 我要使這殿宇充滿榮耀. ”

2:8 ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “銀子是我的, 金子也是我的. ”

2:9 ‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of hosts, ‘and in this place I will give peace’ declares Yahweh of hosts.’ ”
萬軍之耶和華說: “這殿宇後來的榮耀, 必大過先前的榮耀. ”萬軍之耶和華說: “在這地方, 我必賜下平安. ”

2:10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Haggai, saying,
大利烏王第二年九月二十四日, 耶和華的話臨到哈該先知說:

2:11 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Ask now the priests for a ruling:
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 你要向祭司詢問有關律法的事說:

2:12 If a man carries consecrated meat in the hem of his garment, and his hem touches bread, or stew, or wine, or olive oil, or any kind of food, will it become holy?’ ” The priests answered, “No.”
人若用自己的衣襟盛載聖肉, 後來又使自己的衣襟觸著餅,湯,酒,油或別的食物, 這就算為聖嗎? ”祭司都回答說: “不算為聖. ”

2:13 Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean from contact with a corpse touches any of these, will it become unclean?” The priests answered, “Yes, it will be become unclean.”
哈該又說: “人若因觸著屍體而成為不潔, 又觸著這些東西的任何一樣, 這就算為不潔嗎? ”祭司都回答說: “要算為不潔淨. ”

2:14 And Haggai answered and said, “ ‘So it is with this people, and with this nation before me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and so it is with every kind of work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.
於是哈該回答, 說: “耶和華說: ‘這民也是這樣, 這國在我面前也是這樣; 他們手裡的一切工作, 都是這樣; 他們在那裡所獻的, 都是不潔淨的. ’

2:15 But now, please consider from this day forward, before one stone was placed on another in the temple of Yahweh,
“現在你們要反省, 從今日起回想過往, 就是在耶和華的殿還沒有一塊石頭疊在另一塊石頭上面以前,

2:16 from that time when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten, and when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures, there were only twenty.
那時你們怎樣呢? 有人到穀堆來, 想得兩百公斤穀, 卻只得一百公斤; 有人到榨酒池去, 想從酒槽得一百公升酒, 卻只得四十公升.

2:17 I struck you with blight, and with plant mildew, and hail, all the work of your hands. But you did not come back to me,’ declares Yahweh.
耶和華說: ‘我用旱風,霉爛和冰雹擊打你們, 和你們手裡的一切工作, 你們還是不歸向我.

2:18 ‘Please consider from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was laid, consider:
你們要反省, 從今日起回想過往, 就是自九月二十四日起, 從耶和華殿的奠基日開始, 你們要反省:

2:19 Is there still seed in the store chamber? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still produce nothing? From this day forward I will bless you.’ ”
倉裡還有種子嗎? 葡萄樹,無花果樹,石榴樹和橄欖樹, 豈是還沒有結果子嗎? 從今日起, 我必賜福. ’”

2:20 And the word of Yahweh came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month saying,
同月二十四日, 耶和華的話再次臨到哈該, 說:

2:21 “Say to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth,
“你要向猶大省長所羅巴伯說: ‘我要震動天地,

2:22 and I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the military strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, every one by the sword of another!
我必傾覆列國的寶座, 消滅外族萬國的勢力, 我必推翻戰車和駕車的人; 馬匹和騎馬的都必跌倒; 各人必死在自己兄弟的刀下. ’

2:23 ‘On that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will make you a signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares Yahweh of hosts.”
萬軍之耶和華說: ‘撒拉鐵的兒子, 我的僕人所羅巴伯啊！到那日我必提拔你. ’耶和華說: ‘我必以你為印記. ’萬軍之耶和華說: ‘因為我揀選了你. ’”

Zechariah (撒迦利亞)

Zechariah - Chapter 1

1:1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying,
大利烏王第二年八月, 耶和華的話臨到易多的孫子,比利家的兒子撒迦利亞先知, 說:

1:2 “Yahweh was very angry with your ancestors.
“耶和華曾對你們的列祖大發烈怒,

1:3 You must say to them: ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Return to me,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of hosts.
所以, 你要對眾民說: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 你們要轉向我(這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告), 我就必轉向你們(這是萬軍之耶和華說的).

1:4 “Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Return from your evil ways and your evil deeds!” ’ But they did not hear and they did not pay attention to me,” declares Yahweh.
不要效法你們的列祖那樣, 從前的先知呼喚他們: 萬軍之耶和華這樣說, 你們要回轉, 離開你們的惡道和惡行. 他們卻不聽從, 也不理會我(這是耶和華的宣告).

1:5 “Your ancestors, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?
你們的列祖在哪裡呢? 那些先知能永遠活著嗎?

1:6 However, did not my words and my regulations which I commanded my servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? And they repented and said, ‘Yahweh of hosts planned to do with us according to our ways, and according to our deeds so he has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”
然而我吩咐我的僕人眾先知的話與條例, 不是已報應在你們的列祖身上嗎? 所以他們就回轉, 說: 萬軍之耶和華定意按著我們所作所行的對付我們, 他已經這樣行了. ’”

1:7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the prophet, son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying,
大利烏王第二年十一月(就是細罷特月)二十四日, 耶和華的話臨到易多的孫子,比利家的兒子撒迦利亞先知, 實情如下:

1:8 I had a vision in the night, and look, a man riding on a red horse. And he was standing between the myrtle shrubs that were in the ravine, and behind him were red, reddish-brown, and white horses.
我夜間觀看, 看見有一個人騎著紅馬, 站在低窪地上的石榴樹中間; 在他後面還有些紅色,栗色和白色的馬.

1:9 And I asked, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel who was talking with me said, “I will show you what these are.”
我就問: “我主啊, 這些是甚麼? ”那與我說話的天使對我說: “我會指示你這些是甚麼. ”

1:10 And the man standing between the myrtle shrubs answered and said, “These are those whom Yahweh has sent to patrol the earth.”
那站在石榴樹中間的人回答: “這些就是耶和華所差遣在遍地巡邏的. ”

1:11 And they answered the angel of Yahweh who was standing between the myrtle shrubs, and they said, “We have patrolled the earth, and look, all the earth is dwelling in peace.”
那些騎士回報那站在石榴樹中間的耶和華使者, 說: “我們已經在遍地巡邏; 看見全地都安定, 一片平靜. ”

1:12 The angel of Yahweh answered and said, “O Yahweh of hosts, how long will you have no compassion on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which you showed fury these seventy years?”
於是耶和華的使者說: “萬軍之耶和華啊！你不憐憫耶路撒冷和猶大的城鎮, 要到幾時呢? 這七十年來, 你一直惱怒它們. ”

1:13 With gracious and comforting words Yahweh answered the angel who was talking with me.
耶和華就用滿有恩慈和安慰的話回答那與我說話的天使.

1:14 And the angel who was talking with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “I am very jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion!
那與我說話的天使對我說: “你要宣告: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 我為耶路撒冷和錫安心裡充滿嫉恨.

1:15 And I am extremely angry with the nations that are at ease, for while I was a little angry, they furthered disaster.”
我向那些安逸的列國大大惱怒, 因為我只是稍微惱怒我的子民, 他們卻加深他們的禍害.

1:16 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: “I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion. My temple will be built in it,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’
因此, 耶和華這樣說: 我要懷著憐憫的心回到耶路撒冷, 我的殿必在城中重建(這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告). 繩子必拉在耶路撒冷之上. ’

1:17 Proclaim again, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “My cities shall again overflow from prosperity, and Yahweh will comfort Zion again, and he will choose Jerusalem again.” ’ ”
你要再宣告: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 我的城鎮必再昌盛繁榮, 耶和華必再憐憫錫安, 必再揀選耶路撒冷. ’”

1:18 And I looked up and I saw, and look, there were four horns!
我又舉目觀看, 看見有四個角.

1:19 And I said to the angel who was talking with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
於是我問那與我說話的天使: “這些是甚麼? ”他對我說: “這些就是把猶大,以色列和耶路撒冷趕散的角. ”

1:20 Then Yahweh showed me four skilled craftsmen,
耶和華又使我看見四個匠人.

1:21 and I asked, “What are these coming to do?” And he answered, saying, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these have come to frighten them, to strike down the horns of the nations that lifted a horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
於是我說: “這些人來作甚麼? ”那天使回答: “他們就是把猶大趕散的角, 以致沒有一人可以抬起頭來; 但這些匠人要來驚嚇列國, 打掉他們的角; 這些列國就是曾經舉起他們的角攻擊猶大地, 把猶大地的人趕散的. ”(本章第18 21節在《馬索拉抄本》為2:1 4)

Zechariah - Chapter 2

2:1 And I looked up and I saw, and look, a man, and in his hand was a measuring rope!
我又舉目觀看, 看見一人手裡拿著量度用的繩子. (本節在《馬索拉抄本》為2:5)

2:2 And I asked, “Where are you going?” And he answered me, “To measure Jerusalem to see what is its width and what is its length.”
我問他: “你到哪裡去? ”他對我說: “我要去量度耶路撒冷, 看看有多寬, 有多長. ”

2:3 And look, the angel who was talking to me was coming forward, and another angel was coming forward to meet him.
那與我說話的天使離去的時候, 另有一位天使迎著他來,

2:4 And he said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited like villages without walls because of the multitude of people and animals in its midst.
對他說: “你快跑去告訴那年輕人: ‘耶路撒冷必有人居住, 像沒有城牆規限的田野, 因為城中的人和牲畜很多.

2:5 And I will be for it a wall of fire all around,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will be the glory in its midst.’ ”
耶和華說: 我要作耶路撒冷四圍的火牆和城中的榮耀. ’”

2:6 “Woe! Woe! Flee from the land of the north,” declares Yahweh, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of the heavens,” declares Yahweh.
“嗨！嗨！你們要從北方之地逃走(這是耶和華的宣告), 因為我過去曾把你們分散在天的四方. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

2:7 “Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!”
耶和華說: “嗨！與巴比倫的居民同住的錫安的人民哪！逃跑吧！”

2:8 For thus said Yahweh of hosts, after glory he sent me against the nations plundering you: Truly, the one touching you is touching the apple of his eye.
萬軍之耶和華這樣說, 得了榮耀之後, 他差遣我去攻擊那些劫掠你們的列國, 因為凡觸摸你們的, 就是觸摸他眼中的瞳人.

2:9 “Yes, look! I am going to wave my hand against them, and they will become plunder for their servants, and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me.
看哪！我要向他們揮動我的手, 他們就必成了自己奴僕的掠物. 這樣, 你們就知道萬軍之耶和華差遣了我.

2:10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for look, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst,” declares Yahweh.
“錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)哪！你們要歡呼快樂, 因為我要來住在你們中間. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

2:11 “Many nations will join themselves to Yahweh on that day, and they will be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.
到那日, 許多國家要歸附耶和華, 作他的(“他的”原文作“我的”)子民, 他要(“他要”原文作“我要”)住在你們中間. 你們就知道萬軍之耶和華差遣了我到你們那裡去.

2:12 And Yahweh will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem.
耶和華必再得著猶大作他在聖地的業分, 他必再揀選耶路撒冷.

2:13 Be silent, all people, before Yahweh, for he is roused from his holy dwelling.”
全人類都當在耶和華面前肅靜, 因為他從自己聖潔的居所被激動起來了.

Zechariah - Chapter 3

3:1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Yahweh; and Satan was standing on his right to accuse him.
耶和華又使我看見大祭司約書亞站在耶和華的使者面前, 撒但也站在約書亞右邊控告他.

3:2 But Yahweh said to Satan, “Yahweh rebukes you, O Satan! Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebukes you! Is this not a stick snatched from the fire?”
耶和華對撒但說: “撒但哪！耶和華斥責你, 那揀選了耶路撒冷的耶和華斥責你. 這個人不是從火中抽出來的一根柴嗎? ”

3:3 And Joshua was clothed in filthy garments and was standing before the angel.
那時, 約書亞穿著污穢的衣服, 站在使者的面前.

3:4 And he answered and said to the ones standing before him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And he said to him, “See, I have taken away your guilt from you, and will clothe you with rich garments.”
使者吩咐那些侍立在他面前的說: “你們要脫去他污穢的衣服. ”又對約書亞說: “看哪！我已經除去了你的罪孽, 要給你穿上華美的禮服. ”

3:5 And I said, “Let them put a clean headband on his head.” And they put a clean headband on his head, and they clothed him with garments. And the angel of Yahweh was standing by.
我說: “你們要把潔淨的冠冕戴在他的頭上. ”他們就把潔淨的冠冕戴在他的頭上, 又給他穿上華美的衣服. 那時, 耶和華的使者正在旁邊站著.

3:6 And the angel of Yahweh assured Joshua, saying,
耶和華的使者勸戒約書亞說:

3:7 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my requirements, then you will judge my house, and you will also guard my courtyards, and I will give to you passageways among these that are standing here.
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘你若遵行我的道, 謹守我的吩咐, 你就必治理我的家, 看守我的院子, 我必賜你特權, 可以在這些侍立在我面前的使者中間自由出入.

3:8 Listen, please, O Joshua the high priest, you and your companions that are sitting before you. For the men are a sign that, look, I am going to bring my servant the Branch.
大祭司約書亞啊！你和坐在你面前的眾同伴都要聽, (他們都是預表將來奇事的人, )我必使我的僕人, 就是大衛的苗裔出生.

3:9 For consider, the stone that I set before Joshua, on one stone are seven eyes. Look, I am going to engrave an inscription on it,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘and I will remove the guilt of that land in a single day.
看我在約書亞面前所立的石頭, 在這一塊石頭上有七眼. 看哪！我要親自雕琢這石頭(這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告). 在一日之內, 我要除去這地的罪孽.

3:10 On that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘you will invite one another under the vine and under the fig tree.’ ”
到那日(這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告), 你們各人要邀請自己的鄰舍來, 坐在葡萄樹下和無花果樹下. ’”

Zechariah - Chapter 4

4:1 And the angel who was talking with me returned, and he wakened me as one who is wakened from his sleep.
那與我說話的天使回來喚醒我, 我好像人在睡眠中被人喚醒一樣.

4:2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and look, a lampstand all of gold, and a bowl was on its top, and its seven lamps on it, and seven lips on each of the lamps that are on its top.
他對我說: “你看見了甚麼? ”我回答: “我看見一個金燈臺, 整個是金的, 頂上有一個盆子, 並有七盞燈; 頂上的燈有七個燈嘴.

4:3 And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”
盆子旁邊有兩棵橄欖樹, 一棵在右邊, 一棵在左邊. ”

4:4 And I answered and said to the angel who was talking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
我問那與我說話的天使, 說: “我主啊, 這些是甚麼? ”

4:5 And the angel who was talking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
那與我說話的天使回答我說: “你不知道這些是甚麼意思嗎? ”我說: “我主啊, 我不知道. ”

4:6 And he answered and said to me, “This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by strength and not by power, but only by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of hosts.
他對我說: “這是耶和華對所羅巴伯所說的話: ‘不是倚靠權勢, 不是倚靠能力, 而是倚靠我的靈. ’這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

4:7 ‘Who are you O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground, and he will bring out the top stone amid the shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”
大山啊！你算得甚麼? 你在所羅巴伯面前必夷為平地！他必安放那塊平頂的石頭, 必有歡呼的聲音說: ‘願恩惠,恩惠歸與這殿(“這殿”原文作“她”). ’”

4:8 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到我說:

4:9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have founded this house, and his hands will finish it. And you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.
“所羅巴伯的手奠立了這殿的根基, 他的手也必完成這工; 這樣, 你就知道萬軍之耶和華差遣了我到你們這裡來.

4:10 For whoever has despised the day of small things will rejoice and will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.” These seven are the eyes of Yahweh which are ranging throughout the whole earth.
誰藐視這日子, 以為所作的是小事呢? 他們看見所羅巴伯手裡拿著測錘, 就必歡喜. ”是耶和華的這七眼, 遍察全地.

4:11 And I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”
我又再問那天使: “在這燈臺左右的兩棵橄欖樹是甚麼意思? ”

4:12 And I replied a second time and asked him, “What are these two twigs of olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”
我又問他: “在兩根流出金色油的金管子旁邊的兩根橄欖樹枝, 究竟是甚麼意思? ”

4:13 And he replied to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
他回答我: “你不知道這些是甚麼意思嗎? ”我說: “我主啊, 我不知道. ”

4:14 And he said, “These are the two anointed ones standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”
他說: “這是兩位受膏者(“受膏者”或譯: “供應新油的人”), 是服事全地之主的. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 5

5:1 I looked up again, and I saw, and look!—a flying scroll!
我又舉目觀看, 看見有一卷飛行的書卷.

5:2 And he asked me, “What are you seeing?” And I said, “I am seeing a flying scroll twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
他問我: “你看見甚麼? ”我回答: “我看見一卷飛行的書卷, 長十公尺, 寬五公尺. ”

5:3 And he said to me, “This is the curse going out over the surface of the whole earth. For everyone who steals has gone unpunished according to it, and likewise everyone who swears falsely has gone unpunished according to it.
他對我說: “這是向全地發出的咒詛: 凡偷盜的必照著書卷這面所寫的被清除; 凡起假誓的必照著那面所記的被清除.

5:4 ‘I have sent it out,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of the one swearing falsely by my name, and it will spend the night in that house and will destroy it, with its timber and its stone.’ ”
萬軍之耶和華說: ‘我要使這書卷出去, 進入盜賊的家和指著我的名起假誓之人的家, 這書卷必留在他的家中, 要把他家裡的木料和石頭都毀滅(這是萬軍之耶和華說的). ’”

5:5 And the angel who was speaking to me went out, and he said to me, “Please look up! See what this is going out.”
那與我說話的天使又出來對我說: “你要舉目觀看, 看看這出來的是甚麼? ”

5:6 And I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “This is a basket going out. And he said, “This is their iniquity throughout all the earth.
我說: “這是甚麼? ”他回答: “這出來的是個量器. ”他又說: “這是他們在全地上的罪孽(“罪孽”有抄本作“樣子”). ”

5:7 And look, the lead cover was lifted and a woman was sitting inside the basket.
看哪！量器的圓形鉛蓋被揭開, 有一個婦人坐在量器裡面.

5:8 And he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her back down into the basket, and threw the lead cover on top of it.
天使說: “這是罪惡. ”然後他把那婦人擲回量器中, 又把那鉛蓋丟在量器的口上.

5:9 And I looked up and saw, and look!—two women coming forward, and the wind was in their wings, and they had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between the earth and the sky.
我又舉目觀看, 看見有兩個婦人出來. 她們有翅膀, 好像鸛鳥的翅膀; 她們的翅膀之下有風. 她們把那量器抬起, 抬到天地之間.

5:10 And I asked the angel who was talking to me, “Where are they taking the basket?”
我問那與我說話的天使: “她們要把量器帶到哪裡去呢? ”

5:11 And he said to me, “To build for it a house in the land of Shinar, and when it is put in place, it will be placed there on its site.”
他回答我: “要在示拿地為那量器建造房子; 房子預備好了, 就在那裡把它安放在它自己的地方. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 6

6:1 I looked up again, and I saw, and look!—four chariots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
我又舉目觀看, 看見有四輛戰車從兩座山中間出來, 那兩座山是銅山.

6:2 With the first chariot there were red horses, and with the second chariot there were black horses.
第一輛戰車套著紅馬, 第二輛套著黑馬,

6:3 And with the third chariot there were white horses, and with the fourth chariot there were strong dappled horses.
第三輛套著白馬, 第四輛套著有斑點的馬; 這些馬都很雄壯.

6:4 And I answered and said to the angel that was talking to me, “What are these, my lord?”
於是我問那與我說話的天使: “我主啊, 這些是甚麼意思? ”

6:5 And the angel answered and said to me, “These are the four winds of the heavens going out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.
天使回答我: “這些是天的四風(“風”或譯: “靈”), 是從侍立在全地之主面前出來的. ”

6:6 The one with the black horses is going out to the north country, and the white horses go after them, while the dappled ones go to the south country.”
套著黑馬的車出來, 往北方之地去; 套著白馬的車出來, 跟在牠們後面(“跟在牠們後面”或譯: “往西方去”); 套著有斑點的馬的車出來, 往南方之地去.

6:7 When the strong horses went out, they were anxious to go to patrol the earth. And he said, “Go, patrol the earth.” And they patrolled the earth.
這些雄壯的馬出來, 切望在全地走遍各處; 天使說: “你們去吧, 只管在全地走遍各處. ”牠們就在全地走遍各處.

6:8 And he cried out to me and said to me, “See those going out to the north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country.”
他又呼喚我, 對我說: “你看, 那些出來往北方之地去的, 已經在北方之地使我心靈的忿怒平息下來. ”

6:9 And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

6:10 “Collect from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and from Jedaiah, all of whom came from Babylon—and go on that day, go to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
“你要從黑玳,多比雅和耶大雅手中收取被擄的人奉獻的金銀; 他們已經從巴比倫回來了. 你要即日去, 進入西番雅的兒子約西亞的家裡.

6:11 Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
你要拿這金銀來做冠冕, 戴在約撒答的兒子大祭司約書亞的頭上,

6:12 And say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Look, here is a man whose name is Branch, and from his place he will sprout, and he will build the temple of Yahweh.
告訴他說: ‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說: 看哪！有一個人名叫大衛的苗裔, 他必從自己的地方生長起來, 並要建造耶和華的殿.

6:13 And he will build the temple of Yahweh, and he will bear majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two of them.” ’
他必建造耶和華的殿, 必得尊榮; 他必坐在寶座上執掌王權, 又必在他的寶座上作祭司, 使兩者之間和諧共濟. ’”

6:14 And the crown will be for Helem, for Tobijah, for Jedaiah, and for Hen son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of Yahweh.
這冠冕要在耶和華的殿中給希連(“希連”有古譯本作“黑玳”),多比雅,耶大雅和西番雅的兒子賢(“賢”有古譯本作“約西亞”)作記念.

6:15 And those who are far off will come and build the temple of Yahweh, and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you. And it will happen if you will listen diligently to the voice of Yahweh your God.”
遠方的人也要來建造耶和華的殿, 你們就知道萬軍之耶和華差遣了我到你們這裡來. 你們若留心聽從耶和華你們神的話, 這事必定成就.

Zechariah - Chapter 7

7:1 And then, in the fourth year of King Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Kislev.
大利烏王第四年九月, 就是基斯流月初四日, 耶和華的話臨到撒迦利亞.

7:2 And the people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Yahweh,
那時, 伯特利人差派了沙利色,利堅米勒和他的隨從, 去懇求耶和華施恩.

7:3 saying to the priests of the house of Yahweh of hosts and to the prophets, “Should I mourn in the fifth month and keep myself separate as I have done for these many years?”
他們詢問萬軍之耶和華殿裡的眾祭司, 以及眾先知說: “我們還要在五月哭泣和禁食, 像我們這許多年來所行的嗎? ”

7:4 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
萬軍之耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

7:5 “Say to all the people of the land and to the priests: ‘When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me?
“你要告訴這地的人民和祭司說: ‘這七十年來, 你們在五月和七月禁食哀哭, 豈是真的為我禁食呢?

7:6 And when you eat and drink, are you not eating and drinking for yourselves?
你們吃, 你們喝, 豈不是為你們自己吃, 為你們自己喝嗎?

7:7 Are not these the words that Yahweh proclaimed through the former prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were inhabited and at ease, and the Negev and the Shephelah were inhabited?’ ”
這些話耶和華不是曾藉著從前的先知宣告了嗎? 那時, 耶路撒冷和四圍的城鎮都有人居住, 很是興旺, 南地和高地都有人居住. ’”

7:8 And the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,
耶和華的話又臨到撒迦利亞說:

7:9 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Judge with trustworthy justice, and show steadfast love and compassion to one another.
“萬軍之耶和華曾這樣告訴你們的列祖說: ‘你們要執法公正, 各人要以慈愛和憐憫待自己的兄弟.

7:10 You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, and the needy. You must not devise evil in your heart against one another.’
寡婦,孤兒,寄居的和貧窮人, 你們都不可欺壓, 也不可各自心裡圖謀惡事, 陷害自己的兄弟. ’

7:11 But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from listening.
但他們不肯聽從, 反而硬著頸項, 充耳不聞.

7:12 They made their hearts adamant in order not to hear the law and the words that Yahweh of hosts had sent by his spirit through the former prophets; therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of hosts.
他們使自己的心剛硬如金鋼石, 不肯聽從律法和萬軍之耶和華藉著他的靈,透過從前的先知所說的話. 因此, 萬軍之耶和華非常忿怒.

7:13 ‘Thus, just as I called and they would not hear, so they will call and I will not hear,’ says Yahweh of hosts.
我曾呼喚他們, 他們不聽; 照樣, 將來他們呼求我, 我也不聽. 這是萬軍之耶和華說的.

7:14 ‘And I scattered them with a wind among all the nations that they had not known; the land was made desolate behind them— no one crossing through it or returning—and they made the desirable land a desolation.’ ”
我用旋風把他們吹散到他們不認識的列國去, 他們留下的地就荒涼了, 以致無人來往經過, 因為他們使這美好之地變為荒涼了. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 8

8:1 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came, saying,
萬軍之耶和華的話臨到我說:

8:2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘I am exceedingly jealous for Zion; I am jealous for it with great wrath.’
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘我十分熱愛錫安; 我為錫安大發烈怒. ’

8:3 Thus says Yahweh: ‘I have returned to Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be called the faithful city, and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts will be called the holy mountain.’
耶和華這樣說: ‘我要返回錫安, 住在耶路撒冷裡面; 耶路撒冷必稱為“信實之城”, 萬軍之耶和華的山必稱為“聖山”. ’

8:4 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Old men and old women shall again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age.
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘年老的男女必再坐在耶路撒冷的街上; 他們因為年紀老邁, 各人都手拿拐杖.

8:5 And the public squares of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its public squares.’
城裡的街上必滿了男孩女孩, 在街上嬉戲. ’

8:6 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Even if it seems impossible to the remnant of this people in those days, should it also seem impossible to me?’ declares Yahweh of hosts.
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘在那些日子, 這事在這餘剩的子民眼中被視為不可能的奇蹟, 在我眼中也視為不可能嗎? ’這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告.

8:7 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Look! I am going to save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the west,
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘看哪！我必從日出之地和日落之地拯救我的子民.

8:8 and I will bring them and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people and I will be their God in faithfulness and in righteousness.’
我要把他們領回來, 讓他們住在耶路撒冷; 他們要作我的子民, 我也要憑著信實和公義作他們的神. ’

8:9 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Let your hands be strong, you who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day the foundation was laid for the rebuilding of the temple, the house of Yahweh of hosts.
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘在萬軍之耶和華的殿奠立了根基, 預備建造的日子, 你們這些在當時聽過眾先知親口宣告這些話的人, 現在你們的手務要剛強.

8:10 For before those days there was no wage for people or for animals, and there was no safety from the enemy for those who went out or those who came in, and I sent each person against one another.
因為在那些日子以前, 人作工是沒有工價的, 牲畜也是這樣, 並且因有敵人的緣故, 人出入就沒有平安, 我也使眾人互相攻擊.

8:11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ declares Yahweh of hosts.
但現在我待這些餘剩的子民必不像從前的日子那樣(這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告).

8:12 ‘For there will be a sowing of peace; the vine will give its fruit, and the soil will give its produce, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
因為五穀必生長繁茂, 葡萄樹必結果子, 地土必出土產, 天也必降下甘露, 我要使這些餘剩的子民承受這一切.

8:13 And then, just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. You must not be afraid; let your hands be strong!’ ”
猶大家和以色列家啊！你們從前在萬國中成為可咒詛的, 將來, 我要拯救你們, 使你們成為賜福的器皿. 你們不要懼怕, 你們的手務要剛強. ’

8:14 For thus says Yahweh of hosts: “Just as I planned to bring disaster on you when your ancestors provoked me to anger,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and I did not regret it,
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘你們的列祖惹我發怒的時候, 我曾定意降禍在你們身上, 並沒有改變心意(這是萬軍之耶和華說的);

8:15 so again I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Do not be afraid!
照樣, 在這些日子裡, 我定意恩待耶路撒冷和猶大家. 你們不要懼怕.

8:16 These are the things that you must do: speak truth, each of you, with his neighbor; practice trustworthy judgment and peace in your gates.
你們應當行這些事: 你們各人要與鄰舍說真話, 在你們的城門口要憑著誠實和公正施行審判.

8:17 Do not devise evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love a false oath, because all these are things I hate,” declares Yahweh.
你們各人不要心裡圖謀惡事, 彼此陷害, 也不可好起假誓, 因為這些都是我所恨惡的. ’這是耶和華的宣告. ”

8:18 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying
萬軍之耶和華的話臨到我, 說:

8:19 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘The fast of the fourth month, the fifth month, the seventh month, and the tenth month will be for the house of Judah jubilation and joy and merry festivals; therefore love truth and peace.’
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘四月的禁食,五月的禁食,七月的禁食和十月的禁食都要變為猶大家歡喜快樂的日子和歡樂的節期. 所以, 你們要喜愛誠實與和平. ’

8:20 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘It will happen again that nations and the inhabitants of many cities will come.
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘將來還有萬族的人和多個城市的居民要來.

8:21 And the inhabitants of one city will go to another city, saying, “Let us go immediately to entreat the favor of Yahweh, to seek Yahweh of hosts—I also will go!”
一城的居民到另一城去, 對他們說: 我們快去懇求耶和華施恩, 求告萬軍之耶和華; 我們自己也去.

8:22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.’
必有很多的民族和強大的國家前來, 在耶路撒冷求告萬軍之耶和華, 懇求他施恩. ’

8:23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from all the nations of every language will take hold of the hem of a Judean man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you!” ’ ”
“萬軍之耶和華這樣說: ‘在那些日子, 必有十個說不同方言, 來自列國的人, 緊抓住一個猶大人的衣襟, 說: 讓我們與你們同去吧, 因為我們聽見神與你們同在. ’”

Zechariah - Chapter 9

9:1 An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place. For to Yahweh belongs the eye of humankind, and all the tribes of Israel,
以下是耶和華的默示: 耶和華的話臨到哈得拉地, 落在大馬士革(世人的眼睛和以色列各支派都仰望耶和華),

9:2 and also Hamath, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon—yes, they are very wise!
又臨到大馬士革邊界的哈馬, 還有推羅,西頓, 儘管她們有極大的智慧.

9:3 Tyre has built a fortification for itself, and it heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the mud of the streets.
推羅為自己建造了堡壘, 堆積銀子, 多如塵沙, 積聚精金, 多如街上的泥土.

9:4 Look! The Lord will drive it out and will hurl its outer ramparts into the sea, and it will be consumed by fire.
看哪！主必奪去她的一切, 摧毀她海上的勢力, 她必被火吞滅.

9:5 Ashkelon will see and will be afraid, and Gaza will writhe exceedingly, and Ekron also, because its hope is ruined. And the king from Gaza will perish, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
亞實基倫看見了, 就必害怕; 迦薩看見了也必非常痛苦; 以革倫因失去盼望而蒙羞. 迦薩的王必滅亡, 亞實基倫必不再有人居住.

9:6 A mongrel people will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut down the pride of the Philistines.
混雜的種族必住在亞實突, 我必除掉非利士人的驕傲.

9:7 I will remove its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth. And it too will be a remnant for our God; and it will be like a tribal chief in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusite.
我必除去他們口中的血, 和他們牙齒間可憎之物. 餘剩下來的人要歸於我們的神, 像猶大的一族; 以革倫人也必像耶布斯人一樣.

9:8 But I will encamp at my temple like a guard, against those crossing through and returning; no oppressor will cross through them again, for now I have seen with my own eyes.
我必在我的家四圍安營, 不容敵軍出入往來; 欺壓人的不能再侵犯我的子民, 因我現在親眼看顧他們.

9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king comes to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a male donkey, the foal of a female donkey!
錫安的居民哪！要大大喜樂. 耶路撒冷的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)哪！應當歡呼. 看哪！你的王來到你這裡了, 他是公義的, 是得勝的. 他又是溫柔的, 他騎著驢, 騎的是小驢.

9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; the battle bow will be cut down, and he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
我必從以法蓮除掉戰車, 從耶路撒冷除掉戰馬. 爭戰的弓必被除掉, 他要向列國宣講和平. 他的統治權必從這海延伸到那海, 從幼發拉底河直到地極.

9:11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
錫安哪！至於你, 因著我與你立約的血, 我把你中間被囚禁的人從無水的坑裡釋放出來.

9:12 Return to the fortress, O prisoners of hope; today I am declaring that I will repay you double.
你們被囚仍有盼望的人哪！要歸回保障. 今天我要宣告: 我必加倍補償給你.

9:13 For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have set Ephraim as an arrow. I will set in motion your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Javan. I will wield you like the sword of a warrior.
我把猶大作我手上拉開的弓, 把以法蓮作我弓上的箭. 錫安哪！我必激動你的眾子, 去攻擊希臘的眾子; 我必使你像勇士的刀劍.

9:14 Then Yahweh will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and my Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and he shall go out in the storm winds of the south.
耶和華必在他子民頭上顯現, 他的箭必像閃電一般射出; 主耶和華必吹起號角, 乘著南方的暴風而行.

9:15 Yahweh of hosts will defend them, and they will devour and subdue the slingstones; they will drink, they will make noise like wine, and they will be full like the sacrificial basin, drenched like the corners of an altar.
萬軍之耶和華必護衛他們, 他們要用投石器投石吞滅和制伏敵人; 他們必喝血, 並且喧嚷, 像喝醉了酒一樣; 他們必像獻祭用的碗盛滿了血, 又像祭壇的角, 沾滿了血.

9:16 And Yahweh their God will save them on that day, as the flock of his people; for they are like the stones of a diadem, glittering on his land.
到那日, 耶和華他們的神必拯救他們, 待他的子民好像羊群一樣, 因為他們必像冠冕上的寶石, 閃耀在他的地上.

9:17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.
他們將是多麼的善, 多麼的美; 五穀和新酒使少男少女生氣蓬勃.

Zechariah - Chapter 10

10:1 Ask rain from Yahweh in the season of the spring rain— Yahweh, who makes storm clouds, and he gives showers of rain to them, to everyone vegetation in the field.
在春雨的季節, 你們要向耶和華求雨. 耶和華閃發雷電, 給人降雨, 使各人的田地生長蔬菜.

10:2 Because the household gods speak deceit, and those who practice divination see a lie, and the dreamers of vanity speak in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted because there is no shepherd.
因為偶像所說的是空言, 占卜者所見的是虛謊, 他們所說的是假夢, 只給人空洞的安慰. 因此, 眾人都如羊沒有牧人, 流離困苦.

10:3 My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders, because Yahweh of hosts watches over his flock, the house of Judah; and he will make them like his majestic horse in war.
“我的怒氣要向這些牧人發作, 我要懲罰那些公山羊. (因為萬軍之耶和華眷顧他的羊群猶大家, 使他們像戰場上雄赳赳的戰馬. )

10:4 From them the cornerstone will go out, from them the tent peg, from them the battle bow, from them every ruler, all together.
房角石,帳棚樁,作戰的弓和所有的統治者, 都從猶大而出.

10:5 And they will be like warriors, trampling in the mud of the streets in the battle. They will fight, because Yahweh is with them, and they will put to shame the riders on horses.
他們必像勇士, 在戰場上把仇敵踐踏在街上的泥土中, 他們必爭戰, 因為耶和華與他們同在, 他們必使敵方的騎士羞愧.

10:6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and the house of Joseph I will save. And I will bring them back, because I have compassion on them, and they will be as if I had not rejected them, for I am Yahweh their God, and I will answer them.
我要使猶大家強盛起來, 我必拯救約瑟家. 我要使他們歸回, 因為我憐憫他們; 他們好像未遭我棄絕一樣, 因為我是耶和華他們的神, 我必應允他們.

10:7 And the people of Ephraim will be like a warrior, and their heart will be glad as with wine. And their children will see and rejoice; their heart will shout in exultation in Yahweh.
以法蓮人必像勇士, 他們心中快樂, 好像飲了酒一樣; 他們的子孫看見了, 也必快樂; 他們的心必因耶和華歡樂.

10:8 I will whistle to them and gather them, for I have redeemed them, and they will become numerous as they have been numerous before.
我要向他們吹哨子, 招聚他們, 因為我救贖了他們. 他們的人數要增多, 像從前一樣.

10:9 Though I sow them among the nations, in the distant places they will remember me, and they will stay alive with their children, and they will return.
雖然我把他們散播在萬民中, 他們仍要在遠方記念我; 他們與他們的子孫都要存活, 並且歸回.

10:10 And I will bring them back from the land of Egypt, and from Assyria I will gather them. To the land of Gilead and Lebanon I will bring them, until no room will be found for them there.
我要使他們從埃及地歸回, 從亞述地招聚他們, 帶他們到基列地和黎巴嫩山, 卻仍不夠容納他們.

10:11 And he will pass through the sea of distress, and he will strike the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought low, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
他必經過苦難的海, 擊打海中的波浪, 尼羅河的深處也都要乾涸; 亞述的驕傲必降為卑; 埃及的權勢要過去.

10:12 I will make them strong in Yahweh, and in his name they will walk, declares Yahweh.
我必使我的子民因耶和華而強盛, 他們要奉耶和華的名行事為人. ”這是耶和華的宣告.

Zechariah - Chapter 11

11:1 Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire will devour your cedars!
黎巴嫩哪！敞開你的門戶, 好讓火吞滅你的香柏樹.

11:2 Wail, O juniper, for the cedar has fallen, for the magnificent trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the impenetrable forest has come down!
松樹啊！哀號吧, 因為香柏樹已經倒下, 雄壯的樹木都毀壞了; 巴珊的橡樹啊！哀號吧, 因為茂密的樹林被砍下來了.

11:3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their splendor is ruined! Listen to the roar of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are ruined!
聽牧人們哀號的聲音, 因為他們榮美的草場毀壞了; 聽少壯獅子吼叫的聲音, 因為約旦河邊的叢林毀壞了.

11:4 Thus says Yahweh my God: “Shepherd the flock doomed to slaughter.
耶和華我的神這樣說: “你要牧養這將被宰殺的羊群.

11:5 The ones buying them kill them and go unpunished, and the ones selling them say, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, for I have become rich.’ Their own shepherds have no compassion for them.
那些買了牠們的宰殺牠們, 也不算為有罪; 那些賣牠們的說: ‘耶和華是應當稱頌的, 因我成了富足的人. ’牠們的牧人並不憐恤牠們.

11:6 For I will no longer have compassion on the inhabitants of the land,” declares Yahweh. “Look, I am going to cause humankind to fall, each into the hand of his neighbor, and into the hand of his king; and they will devastate the land, and I will not deliver anyone from their hand.”
因此我必不再憐恤這地的居民(這是耶和華的宣告). 看哪！我把他們各人交在他的鄰舍和君王的手中. 他們必摧毀這地, 我必不救這地的居民脫離他們的手. ”

11:7 And I shepherded the flock doomed to slaughter, even the afflicted of the flock. I took two staffs, one I called Kindness, and the other I called Unity, and I shepherded the flock.
於是, 我牧養這將被宰殺的羊群, 就是羊群中最困苦的; 我取了兩根杖, 一根我稱為“恩寵”, 另一根稱為“聯合”. 這樣我就牧養了羊群.

11:8 And I got rid of three shepherds in one month, for I grew impatient with them, and they also became tired of me.
在一個月之內我除滅了三個牧人. 我的心厭煩他們, 他們的心也討厭我.

11:9 So I said, “I will not shepherd you! The one dying will die, and the one to be destroyed will be destroyed. And the ones remaining, let them devour the flesh of each other.”
我就說: “我不再牧養你們了; 那將要死的, 讓他死吧！那將要被除滅的, 讓他被除滅吧; 那些餘剩的, 讓他們彼此吞食對方的肉吧！”

11:10 And I took my staff Kindness and broke it, to break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
然後, 我拿起我那根稱為“恩寵”的杖, 把它折斷, 表示要廢除我與萬民所立的約;

11:11 And it was broken on that day. Then the afflicted of the flock, the ones who were watching me, knew that it was the word of Yahweh.
那約就在當日廢除了. 這樣, 那些仰望我的困苦羊群, 就知道這是耶和華的話.

11:12 And I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages, but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out my wages, thirty silver shekels.
我對他們說: “你們若看為美, 就給我工資; 不然, 就算了. ”於是, 他們稱了三十塊銀子作我的工資.

11:13 And Yahweh said to me, “Throw it to the potter,” this noble price at which I was valued by them!” So I took the thirty silver shekels and I threw them to the potter in the house of Yahweh.
那時, 耶和華對我說: “你要把銀子丟給陶匠. ”那銀子就是他們認為我應得的高價. 我就拿了那三十塊銀子, 在耶和華的殿裡丟給陶匠了.

11:14 Then I broke my second staff Unity to break the family ties between Judah and Israel.
我又折斷那稱為“聯合”的另一根杖, 表示要廢除猶大和以色列之間的手足之情.

11:15 And Yahweh said to me, “Take again the implements of a foolish shepherd.
耶和華又對我說: “你去取愚昧牧人的裝備來.

11:16 For look, I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will not attend to the ones that are perishing; he will not seek the young man, he will not heal the ones that are crushed and he will not sustain the healthy ones; he will devour the flesh of the fattened ones and tear apart even their hoofs.
因為我要在這地興起一個牧人; 那些快要喪亡的他不看顧, 失散的他不尋找, 受傷的他不醫治, 強壯的他不餵養, 他卻要吃肥羊的肉, 撕掉牠們的蹄子.

11:17 “Woe, my worthless shepherd who deserts the flock! May a sword fall on his arm and on his right eye! May his arm wither completely and his right eye be utterly blinded!”
“那丟棄羊群的無用牧人有禍了！願刀劍落在他的膀臂和他的右眼上; 願他的膀臂全然枯槁, 願他的右眼完全失明！”

Zechariah - Chapter 12

12:1 An oracle. The word of Yahweh concerning Israel. “Thus declares Yahweh, who stretches out the heavens, founds the earth, and forms the spirit of humankind in its midst:
以下是耶和華的默示, 這是耶和華論到以色列的話(是耶和華的宣告, 他鋪張諸天, 奠定大地的根基, 造成人裡面的靈):

12:2 ‘Look, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations; it will also be against Judah in the siege against Jerusalem.
“看哪！我要使耶路撒冷成為令周圍萬族喝醉的杯; 耶路撒冷被圍困的時候, 猶大也必受到攻擊.

12:3 And then on that day I will make Jerusalem a stone weight for all the peoples. All those lifting it up will grievously hurt themselves, and all the nations of the earth will assemble against it.
到那日, 我要使耶路撒冷對萬族來說像一塊沉重的石頭, 舉起它的必受重傷; 地上的列國必聚集起來攻擊耶路撒冷.

12:4 On that day,’ declares Yahweh, ‘I will strike every horse with confusion, and the one riding it with madness; but over the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, and I will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
到那日(這是耶和華的宣告), 我要擊打所有的馬匹, 使牠們驚恐, 擊打騎馬的人, 使他們瘋狂; 我必開眼看顧猶大家, 我要擊打萬族所有的馬匹, 使牠們瞎眼.

12:5 And the clans of Judah will say to themselves, “The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a strength to us, through Yahweh of hosts, their God.”
那時, 猶大的族長必心裡說: ‘耶路撒冷的居民, 靠萬軍之耶和華他們的神得著力量. ’

12:6 “ ‘On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a pan of fire among sticks of wood, and like a torch of fire among stalks of grain, and they will devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, and Jerusalem will be inhabited again in its place, in Jerusalem.
“到那日, 我必使猶大的族長好像木柴中的火盆, 又好像禾捆中的火把; 他們必向左右吞滅周圍的萬族, 但耶路撒冷的人必仍在城中原處安居.

12:7 And Yahweh will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not be exalted over Judah.
“耶和華必先拯救猶大的帳棚, 免得大衛家的榮耀和耶路撒冷居民的榮耀勝過猶大.

12:8 On that day Yahweh will put a shield around the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who stumbles among them on that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of Yahweh, before them.
到那日, 耶和華必保護耶路撒冷的居民; 他們中間最軟弱的, 到那日必好像大衛, 大衛家必好像神, 好像行在他們前面的耶和華使者.

12:9 And then on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem.
到那日, 我必殲滅所有前來攻打耶路撒冷的列國.

12:10 “ ‘I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication, and they will look to me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn over him, as one wails over an only child, and they will grieve bitterly over him as one grieves bitterly over a firstborn.
“我必把那恩慈與懇求的靈傾注在大衛家和耶路撒冷居民的身上. 他們必仰望我, 就是他們所刺的; 他們要為他哀哭, 好像喪獨生子; 他們必為他悲痛, 好像喪長子.

12:11 On that day the wailing will be great in Jerusalem, like the wailing for Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
到那日, 耶路撒冷必有極大的哀哭, 像在米吉多平原的哈達臨門的哀哭一樣.

12:12 And the land shall mourn, each clan by itself; the clan of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the clan of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;
全地都要哀哭, 一家一家獨在一處哀哭. 大衛家獨在一處, 他們的婦女也獨在一處; 拿單家獨在一處, 他們的婦女也獨在一處;

12:13 the clan of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the clan of the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves;
利未家獨在一處, 他們的婦女也獨在一處; 示每家獨在一處, 他們的婦女也獨在一處;

12:14 and all those clans remaining, each clan by itself, and their wives by themselves.’ ”
其餘的各家都是一家一家獨在一處, 他們的婦女也獨在一處. ”

Zechariah - Chapter 13

13:1 “ ‘On that day a well will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and from impurity.
“到那日, 必有一個泉源, 為大衛家和耶路撒冷的居民開放, 洗除他們的罪惡和不潔.

13:2 And then, on that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered; and also the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness I will banish from the land.
“到那日(這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告), 我必從這地除掉偶像的名號, 它們不再被人記念; 我也必從這地除去假先知和污穢的靈.

13:3 And then, if anyone prophesies again, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him, “You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of Yahweh!” And his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through when he prophesies.
如果有人再說預言, 他的親生父母必對他說: ‘你不該活著, 因為你奉耶和華的名說謊. ’他說預言的時候, 他的親生父母必把他刺死.

13:4 And then on that day, each of the prophets will be ashamed because of his vision when he was prophesying, and they will not put on a cloak of hair in order to deceive,
“到那日, 假先知說預言的時候, 每一個都必因自己所論的異象而羞愧; 他們必不再穿獸毛衣服欺騙人.

13:5 but he will say, “I am not a prophet; I am a tiller of the soil, for a man has acquired me since my youth.”
那時他必說: ‘我不是先知, 只是耕地的人; 因為我自幼以來, 就被賣為奴. ’

13:6 And someone shall say to him, “What are these wounds between your arms?” and he will say, “Those I have received in the house of the ones who love me.” ’ ”
如果有人問他: ‘怎麼在你胸口上(“胸口上”原文作“兩手之間”)有這些傷痕呢? ’他就必回答: ‘這些是在愛我的人家裡所受的傷. ’

13:7 “O sword, awake against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate,” declares Yahweh of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, so that the sheep may be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the small ones.
“刀劍哪, 醒來吧！攻擊我的牧人, 我的同伴, (這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告. )要擊打牧人, 羊群就分散; 我也要轉過手來, 攻擊小羊.

13:8 And then in all the land,” declares Yahweh, “two thirds will be cut off and perish, and one third will be left alive in it.
全地的人必有三分之二被除滅, 只有三分之一存留下來. (這是耶和華的宣告. )

13:9 And I will bring the remaining third into the fire, and I will refine them like one refines silver, and I will test them like one tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’ ”
我必使這三分之一經火試煉. 我要煉淨他們, 像煉淨銀子一樣; 我要試煉他們, 像試煉金子一樣. 他們必呼求我的名, 我必應允他們. 我要說: ‘他們是我的子民. ’他們也要說: ‘耶和華是我們的神. ’”

Zechariah - Chapter 14

14:1 Look! A day is coming for Yahweh, when your plunder will be divided in your midst.
看哪！耶和華的日子快到, 人要在你中間分取你的掠物.

14:2 I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, and they will loot the houses, and the women will be raped; half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be cut off from the city.
因為我必招聚列國與耶路撒冷作戰, 城必被佔領, 房屋被搶掠, 婦女被強姦. 城中的居民必有半數被擄去, 剩下的人民必不會從這城裡被剪除.

14:3 Then Yahweh will go forth and fight against those nations, like when he fights on a day of battle.
那時, 耶和華要出去, 與那些國家作戰, 像他以前在戰爭的日子作戰一樣.

14:4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in half, from east to west, by a very great valley; and half of the mountain will withdraw toward the north, and the other half toward the south.
到那日, 他的腳必站在對著耶路撒冷, 在東面的橄欖山上; 這橄欖山必從中間裂開, 由東至西成為極大的山谷. 山的一半向北挪移, 一半向南挪移.

14:5 And you will flee by the valley of my mountains, because the valley of the mountains will reach to Azal, and you will flee like you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. And Yahweh my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
你們要經由我的山谷逃跑, 因為山谷必伸展到亞薩; 你們要逃跑, 好像在猶大王烏西雅年間逃避大地震一樣. 耶和華我的神必來臨, 所有的聖者都與他(“與他”《馬索拉抄本》作“與你”)同來.

14:6 And then on that day there will not be light, the precious things will congeal.
到那日, 必沒有光,寒冷和嚴霜.

14:7 There shall be continuous day—it is known to Yahweh—not day and not night; and at evening time there will be light.
那將是獨特的一天, 只有耶和華知道; 那天不再分白晝和黑夜, 因為在晚上仍有光明.

14:8 And then on that day, living waters will flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea, and the other half to the western sea; it will happen both in the summer and in the winter.
到那日, 必有活水從耶路撒冷流出來; 一半流往東海, 另一半流往西海; 冬天夏天都是這樣.

14:9 And Yahweh will be king over all the earth; on that day Yahweh will be one and his name one.
耶和華必作全地的王; 到那日, 人人都承認耶和華是獨一無二的, 他的名也是獨一無二的.

14:10 All the land will be transformed into a desert plateau from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But it will rise up high and it will stay in its place from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, up to the Corner Gate and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.
全地, 從迦巴直到耶路撒冷南方的臨門, 都要變成平原; 但耶路撒冷仍必屹然聳立, 從便雅憫門到第一門的地方, 到角門, 又從哈楠業樓到王的榨酒池, 都在原處.

14:11 And they will dwell in it, and there will be no more ban imposed, and Jerusalem will dwell in security.
城中必有人居住, 必不再有毀滅的咒詛, 耶路撒冷的人必安然居住.

14:12 And this will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples that fight against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are standing on their feet; their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
這是耶和華用來擊打那些與耶路撒冷爭戰的萬族的災疫: 他們雙腳仍然站地的時候, 他們的肌肉必腐爛, 他們的眼球必在眼眶裡腐爛, 他們的舌頭必在口腔中腐爛.

14:13 And then on that day a great panic from Yahweh will fall on them, and they will seize one another’s hand, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of another.
到那日, 耶和華必使他們大大慌亂, 他們各人互相抓住對方的手, 並舉起手來互相攻擊.

14:14 And Judah also will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold and silver, and garments in great abundance.
猶大也必在耶路撒冷爭戰; 四圍列國的財物都必被收聚起來, 有極多的金子,銀子和衣服.

14:15 Like this plague will be the plague on the horse, the mule, the camel, and the donkey, and every kind of animal in those camps.
照樣, 像這類的災疫也必臨到馬匹,騾子,駱駝,驢和在營中的一切牲畜身上.

14:16 And then every survivor from all those nations coming against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the king, Yahweh of hosts, and celebrate the Feast of Booths.
所有前來攻擊耶路撒冷的列國中剩下的人, 必年年上來敬拜大君王萬軍之耶和華, 並且守住棚節.

14:17 And then whoever of the clans of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the king, Yahweh of hosts, it will not rain on them.
地上的萬族中, 凡是不上耶路撒冷敬拜大君王萬軍之耶和華的, 就必沒有雨降給他們.

14:18 And if the clan of Egypt will not go up and come in, on them will be that plague Yahweh inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
埃及族若不上來參加, 就必沒有雨降給他們, 這就是耶和華用來擊打那些不上來守住棚節的列國的災禍.

14:19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
這就是埃及的刑罰, 也是所有不上來守住棚節的列國的懲罰.

14:20 On that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “Holy to Yahweh.” And the cooking pots in the house of Yahweh will be holy like the sacrificial basins before the altar.
到那日, 馬的鈴鐺上必有“歸耶和華為聖”這句話; 耶和華殿裡的鍋必好像祭壇前獻祭用的碗一樣.

14:21 And every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to Yahweh of hosts, and all those who sacrifice will come and will take from them, and will cook in them, and there will be no longer a trader in the house of Yahweh of hosts on that day.
耶路撒冷和猶大所有的鍋都必歸萬軍之耶和華為聖; 獻祭的, 都必來取這些鍋, 用來煮祭肉. 到那日, 在萬軍之耶和華的殿中, 必不再有商人(“商人”或譯: 迦南人”).

Malachi (瑪拉基書)

Malachi - Chapter 1

1:1 An oracle. The word of Yahweh to Israel through Malachi.
以下是耶和華藉瑪拉基對以色列宣判的話.

1:2 “I have loved you,” says Yahweh, but you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is Esau not Jacob’s brother?” declares Yahweh. “I have loved Jacob,
耶和華說: “我愛你們. ”你們卻說: “你怎樣愛了我們呢? ”耶和華說: “以掃不是雅各的哥哥嗎? 我卻愛雅各,

1:3 but Esau I have hated. I have made his mountain ranges a desolation, and given his inheritance to the jackals of the desert.”
惡以掃. 我使以掃的山地荒涼, 把他的產業給了曠野的豺狼. ”

1:4 If Edom says, “We are shattered, but we will return and rebuild the ruins,” Yahweh of hosts says this: “They may build, but I will tear down; and they will be called a territory of wickedness, and the people with whom Yahweh is angry forever.”
如果以東說: “我們雖然遭破壞, 但仍要把廢墟重建起來. ”萬軍之耶和華這樣說: “他們只管建造, 我卻要拆毀. 人要稱他們為罪惡的境地, 為耶和華永遠惱怒的子民. ”

1:5 Your eyes will see this, and you will say, “Yahweh is great beyond the borders of Israel.”
你們要親眼看見, 也要親自說: “耶和華在以色列的境地以外, 必被尊為大. ”

1:6 “A son honors his father, and a slave his master; but if I am a father, where is my honor, and if I am a master, where is my reverence?” says Yahweh of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. “But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’
萬軍之耶和華對你們說: “藐視我名的祭司啊！兒子尊敬父親, 僕人敬畏主人. 我若是父親, 我該受的尊敬在哪裡呢? 我若是主人, 我應得的敬畏在哪裡呢? ”你們卻說: “我們怎樣藐視了你的名呢? ”

1:7 You are presenting defiled food on my altar! But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’ By saying that the table of Yahweh is despised!
“你們把污穢的食物獻在我的壇上, 你們竟說: ‘我們怎樣污穢了你的壇呢? ’因你們以為耶和華的桌子是可以藐視的. ”

1:8 When you offer a blind animal for sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and the one who is ill, is that not wrong? Present it, please, to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Will he show you favor?” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “你們把瞎眼的獻為祭, 這不是惡嗎? 你們把瘸腿的和有病的獻上, 這不是罪嗎? 你把這樣的禮物獻給你的省長, 他會喜歡你或是悅納你的禮物嗎? ”

1:9 So then, implore the favor of God so that he will be gracious to us. “This is what you have done. Will he show favor to any of you?” says Yahweh of hosts.
現在, 你們要向神求情, 好使他恩待我們. 這污穢的祭物, 既是你們經手獻的, 他還能悅納你們嗎? 萬軍之耶和華說:

1:10 “Who also among you will shut the temple doors so that you will not kindle fire in vain on my altar? I take no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and I will not accept an offering from your hand.
“真願你們當中有人把殿門關上, 免得你們在我的壇上徒然點火. ”萬軍之耶和華說: “我不喜歡你們, 也不從你們手中收納禮物. ”

1:11 From the rising of the sun to its setting, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is being presented to my name, and a pure offering. For my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “從日出到日落的地方, 我的名在列國中為大; 在各處都有人向我的名燒香, 獻上潔淨的禮物, 因為我的名在列國中為大. ”

1:12 “But you are profaning it by saying the table of the Lord is defiled, and its fruit—its food—is despised!
萬軍之耶和華說: “你們卻褻瀆了我, 因你們以為主的桌子是污穢的, 桌上的食物也是可藐視的.

1:13 And you say, ‘Look! This is a weariness,’ and you sniff with disdain at it,” says Yahweh of hosts. “And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the one that is sick—this you bring as the offering! Should I accept it from your hand?” says Yahweh.
你們又說: ‘唉, 真麻煩！’你們就嗤之以鼻. ”耶和華說: “你們把搶來的,瘸腿的和有病的帶來作禮物, 我怎能從你們的手中收受呢? ”

1:14 “Cursed is the one who cheats, who has in his flock a male and vows it, but instead sacrifices a blemished one to the Lord! For I am a great king,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
萬軍之耶和華說: “凡以家畜中公的許了願, 卻又詭詐地拿有殘疾的獻給主, 那人當受咒詛; 因為我是大君王, 我的名在列國中是可敬畏的. ”

Malachi - Chapter 2

2:1 “And so then, O priests, this command is for you:
祭司啊！現在這命令是給你們的.

2:2 If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart to give glory to my name,” says Yahweh of hosts, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings; moreover I have already cursed them because you are not taking it to heart.
萬軍之耶和華說: “你們若不聽從, 若不放在心上, 不把榮耀歸給我的名, 我就使咒詛臨到你們中間, 我要咒詛你們應得的福分, 並且已經咒詛了, 因為你們沒有把這命令放在心上.

2:3 Look! I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will scatter offal on your faces, the offal of your religious feasts, and you will be carried to it.
我要斥責你們的子孫, 也要把糞塗抹在你們的臉上, 就是節期祭牲的糞; 人要把你們抬到糞堆去. ”

2:4 “Then you will know that I have sent to you this command, that my covenant with Levi continues,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “這樣, 你們就知道是我把這命令給你們, 使我與利未所立的約得以存留.

2:5 “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. This required reverence, and he revered me and stood in awe before my name.
我與他所立的是生命和平安的約, 也把這些賜給了他. 我要使他敬畏我, 又畏懼我的名.

2:6 The instruction of truth was in his mouth, and wickedness was not found on his lips. In peace and in uprightness he walked with me, and he brought back many from sin.
在他的口中有真理的教訓, 在他的嘴裡也沒有不義; 他以平安和正直與我同行, 使許多人回頭離開罪孽. ”

2:7 For the lips of the priest should guard knowledge, and they should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of Yahweh of hosts.
祭司的嘴當保存知識, 人要從他的口中尋求教訓, 因為他是萬軍耶和華的使者.

2:8 But you, you have turned from the way; you have caused many to stumble by your instruction; you have ruined the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “你們卻偏離了正路, 使許多人在律法上跌倒; 你們也破壞了我與利未所立的約.

2:9 “And in turn I have made you despised and humbled before all the people, inasmuch as you are not keeping my way, but are favoring your own instruction.”
因此, 我也使你們在眾人面前被藐視,受輕看, 因為你們不遵守我的道, 在律法上徇人的情面. ”

2:10 Do we not all have one father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we unfaithful to one another, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?
我們不是同有一位父嗎? 不是同一位神創造我們嗎? 為甚麼我們各人對自己的兄弟不忠, 褻瀆我們列祖的約呢?

2:11 Judah has been faithless, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the sanctuary of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
猶大人行了詭詐, 在以色列和耶路撒冷中作了可憎的事; 因為猶大人褻瀆耶和華所愛的聖所, 娶了事奉外族神的女子為妻.

2:12 May Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, the one who is awake and who answers, and the one who brings an offering to Yahweh of hosts!
行這事的, 無論是主動的, 或是附從的, 連那獻禮物給萬軍耶和華的, 耶和華必把那人從雅各的帳棚中除掉.

2:13 And this you do as well: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.
你們又行了這事: 使眼淚,哀哭和呻吟蓋滿了耶和華的壇, 因為耶和華不再垂看禮物, 也不喜悅從你們手中收納.

2:14 But you ask, “For what reason?” Because Yahweh stands as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been unfaithful, even though she is your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.
你們還問: “為甚麼呢? ”因為耶和華在你和你年輕時所娶的妻子中間作證; 她是你的伴侶, 是你立約的妻子, 你竟對她不忠！

2:15 Did not one God make them? But a remnant of the spirit is his. And what does the one God desire? An offspring of God. You must be attentive to your spirit, and you must not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
一個還有靈性的人, 是不會這樣作的. 他會作甚麼呢? 他會尋求神的子孫. 所以要謹守你們的靈性, 不可對年輕時所娶的妻子不忠.

2:16 “For I hate divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and he who covers his clothing with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “You must be attentive to your spirit and you must not be unfaithful.”
耶和華以色列的神說: “我恨惡休妻和以強暴待妻子. ”萬軍之耶和華說: “所以要謹守你們的靈性, 不可行詭詐的事. ”

2:17 You have wearied Yahweh with your words, but you ask, “With what have we wearied him?” You have done so when you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of Yahweh, and in them he delights,” or “Where is the God of justice?”
你們用自己的言語使耶和華厭煩, 你們還說: “我們怎樣使他厭煩呢? ”因為你們說: “作惡的, 耶和華都看為善, 並且喜悅他們. ”或說: “公義的神在哪裡呢? ”

Malachi - Chapter 3

3:1 “Look! I am going to send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you are seeking will come suddenly to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you are taking pleasure—look!—he is about to come,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “看哪！我派我的使者, 在我前面預備道路; 你們所尋求的主, 必忽然進入他的殿; 你們所愛慕立約的使者, 就要來到. ”

3:2 And who can endure the day of his coming? And who is the one who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, like launderers’ alkali.
可是, 他來的日子, 誰能當得起呢? 他顯現的時候, 誰能站立得住呢? 因為他像煉金之人的火, 又像漂布之人的鹼.

3:3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
他必坐著, 像熬煉和潔淨銀子的人; 他必潔淨利未人, 煉淨他們像煉淨金銀一樣. 這樣, 他們就會憑公義獻禮物給耶和華.

3:4 And the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to Yahweh, like in the days of old and like in former years.
那時, 猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的禮物, 必蒙耶和華悅納, 正如古時的日子, 也像往昔之年一樣.

3:5 “Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear falsely, and against the oppressors of the hired worker with his wages, the widow and the orphan, and the abusers of the alien, and yet do not fear me,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “我必臨近你們施行審判; 我要快快指證那些行邪術的,犯姦淫的,起假誓的,在工錢上欺壓雇工的,欺壓孤兒寡婦的,屈枉寄居的和不敬畏我的. ”

3:6 “For I, Yahweh, have not changed, and you, O children of Jacob, have not perished.
萬軍之耶和華說: “因為我耶和華是不改變的, 所以你們雅各的子孫也不會滅沒.

3:7 From the days of your ancestors you have turned aside from my rules, and have not kept them! Return to me and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of hosts, “but you say, ‘How shall we return?’
“從你們列祖的日子以來, 你們就偏離了我的律例而不遵守. 現在你們要轉向我, 我就必轉向你們. 你們還問: ‘我們要怎樣回轉呢? ’

3:8 Will a human dare to rob God? Yet you are robbing me! And you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In the tithes and the contributions!
人怎可搶奪神之物呢? 你們卻搶奪屬我之物, 竟還問: ‘我們搶奪了你的甚麼呢? ’就是搶奪了當納的十分之一和當獻的祭物.

3:9 You are being cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you!
你們要受嚴厲的咒詛, 因你們全國的人都搶奪了屬我之物. ”

3:10 Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse, so that there will be food in my house, and test me please in this,” says Yahweh of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour forth for you an overflowing blessing.
萬軍之耶和華說: “你們要把當納的十分之一, 全部送入倉庫, 使我家中有糧; 藉此試驗我, 看我是不是為你們敞開天窗, 把福氣倒給你們, 直到充足有餘呢. ”

3:11 I will rebuke the devourer for you; it will not destroy the fruit of your soil; your vine in the field will not be unfruitful,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “我必為你們斥責那吞吃者, 不容他毀壞你們地上的果實, 也不讓你們田間的葡萄在未熟以先就掉下來. ”

3:12 “And all the nations will call you blessed, because you will be a land in which one takes joy,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “萬國都要稱你們為有福, 因為你們的地必成為喜樂之地. ”

3:13 “Your words have been harsh against me,” says Yahweh. “But you say, ‘How have we spoken together against you?’
耶和華說: “你們用無禮的話頂撞我. 你們還問: ‘我們用甚麼話頂撞了你呢? ’

3:14 You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God! What is the gain if we keep his requirements, and if we walk as mourners before Yahweh of hosts?
你們說: ‘事奉神是白費的; 遵守他的吩咐, 在萬軍之耶和華面前哀痛而行, 有甚麼益處呢?

3:15 And now we are calling the arrogant blessed! Not only do those who do wickedness prosper; they also test God and they escape!’ ”
現在我們稱驕傲的人為有福, 作惡的人得建立; 他們雖然試探神, 卻得以逃脫. ’”

3:16 Then those who revered Yahweh spoke with one another. And Yahweh listened attentively and heard, and a scroll of remembrance was written before him of those who revere Yahweh and ponder his name.
那時, 敬畏耶和華的人彼此談論, 耶和華也留意細聽; 在他面前有記錄冊, 記錄那些敬畏耶和華和思念他名的人.

3:17 “They will be mine,” says Yahweh of hosts, “on the day that I am acting, my treasured possession. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.
萬軍之耶和華說: “在我施行作為的日子, 他們要屬我, 作特別的產業; 我必憐恤他們, 好像人憐恤那服事自己的兒子一樣.

3:18 You will return and see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not serve him.
那時, 你們就要再看出義人與惡人,事奉神的人和不事奉他的人之間有甚麼分別. ”

Malachi - Chapter 4

4:1 “For look! The day is about to come, burning like an oven, and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says Yahweh of hosts. “It will not leave behind for them root or branch.
萬軍之耶和華說: “看哪！那日來到, 像燒著的火爐一樣; 驕傲的和作惡的, 都必成為碎秸; 那要來的日子, 必把他們燒盡, 不給他們留下一根一枝.

4:2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise, with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like fattened calves.
可是, 對你們敬畏我名的人, 必有公義的太陽升起來; 它的光線有醫治的功能; 你們必出來跳躍, 像欄裡的肥牛犢. ”

4:3 You will trample down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I am going to act,” says Yahweh of hosts.
萬軍之耶和華說: “你們必踐踏惡人; 在我施行作為的日子, 他們必在你們腳掌之下成為塵土.

4:4 “Remember the instruction of my servant Moses, which I commanded him at Horeb to all Israel, the rules and regulations.
“你們要謹記我僕人摩西的律法, 就是我在何烈山為以色列眾人所吩咐他的律例和典章.

4:5 Look! I am going to send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh!
“看哪！在耶和華大而可畏的日子來到以先, 我必差派以利亞先知到你們那裡去.

4:6 And he will bring back the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the hearts of the sons to their fathers, so that I will not come and strike the land with a ban.”
他要使父親的心轉向兒女, 兒女的心轉向父親, 免得我來擊打這地, 以至完全毀滅. ”(本章第1 6節在《馬索拉抄本》為3:19 24)

NEW TESTAMENT (新約)

Matthew (馬太福音)

Matthew - Chapter 1

1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
大衛的子孫, 亞伯拉罕的後裔, 耶穌基督的家譜:

1:2 Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers,
亞伯拉罕生以撒, 以撒生雅各, 雅各生猶大和他的兄弟,

1:3 and Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez became the father of Hezron, and Hezron became the father of Aram,
他瑪給猶大生了法勒斯和謝拉, 法勒斯生希斯崙, 希斯崙生亞蘭,

1:4 and Aram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
亞蘭生亞米拿達, 亞米拿達生拿順, 拿順生撒門,

1:5 and Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed became the father of Jesse,
喇合給撒門生了波阿斯, 路得給波阿斯生了俄備得, 俄備得生耶西,

1:6 and Jesse became the father of David the king. And David became the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
耶西生大衛王. 烏利亞的妻子給大衛生了所羅門,

1:7 and Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam became the father of Abijah, and Abijah became the father of Asa,
所羅門生羅波安, 羅波安生亞比雅, 亞比雅生亞撒,

1:8 and Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram, and Joram became the father of Uzziah,
亞撒生約沙法, 約沙法生約蘭, 約蘭生烏西雅,

1:9 and Uzziah became the father of Jotham, and Jotham became the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah,
烏西雅生約坦, 約坦生亞哈斯, 亞哈斯生希西家,

1:10 and Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh became the father of Amon, and Amon became the father of Josiah,
希西家生瑪拿西, 瑪拿西生亞們, 亞們生約西亞,

1:11 and Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
猶太人被擄到巴比倫的時候, 約西亞生耶哥尼雅和他的兄弟.

1:12 And after the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel,
被擄到巴比倫以後, 耶哥尼雅生撒拉鐵, 撒拉鐵生所羅巴伯,

1:13 and Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud, and Abiud became the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim became the father of Azor,
所羅巴伯生亞比玉, 亞比玉生以利亞敬, 以利亞敬生亞所,

1:14 and Azor became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Achim, and Achim became the father of Eliud,
亞所生撒督, 撒督生亞金, 亞金生以律,

1:15 and Eliud became the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar became the father of Matthan, and Matthan became the father of Jacob,
以律生以利亞撒, 以利亞撒生馬但, 馬但生雅各,

1:16 and Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary by whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
雅各生約瑟, 就是馬利亞的丈夫; 那稱為基督的耶穌, 是馬利亞所生的.

1:17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ are fourteen generations.
這樣, 從亞伯拉罕到大衛, 一共是十四代; 從大衛到被擄到巴比倫的時候, 也是十四代; 從被擄到巴比倫的時候到基督, 又是十四代.

1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
耶穌基督的降生是這樣的: 耶穌的母親馬利亞許配了約瑟, 他們還沒有成親, 馬利亞就從聖靈懷了孕.

1:19 So Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wanting to disgrace her, intended to divorce her secretly.
她丈夫約瑟是個義人, 不願張揚使她受辱, 就打算暗中與她解除婚約.

1:20 But as he was considering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
他一直想著這些事, 主的使者就在夢中向他顯現, 說: “大衛的子孫約瑟, 只管放膽把你的妻子馬利亞迎娶過來, 因為她懷的孕是從聖靈來的.

1:21 And she will give birth to a son, and you will call his name ‘Jesus,’ because he will save his people from their sins.”
她必生一個兒子, 你要給他起名叫耶穌, 因為他要把自己的子民從罪惡中拯救出來. ”

1:22 Now all this happened in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,
這整件事的發生, 是要應驗主藉著先知所說的:

1:23 “Behold, the virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
“必有童女懷孕生子, 他的名要叫以馬內利. ”以馬內利就是“神與我們同在”的意思.

1:24 And Joseph, when he woke up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and he took his wife
約瑟睡醒了, 就照著主的使者所吩咐的, 把妻子迎娶過來;

1:25 and did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
只是在孩子出生以前, 並沒有與她同房. 約瑟給孩子起名叫耶穌.

Matthew - Chapter 2

2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
希律王執政的時候, 耶穌生在猶太的伯利恆. 那時, 有幾個占星家從東方來到耶路撒冷,

2:2 saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him.”
說: “那生下來作猶太人的王的在哪裡? 我們看見他的星出現, 特來朝拜他. ”

2:3 And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,
希律王聽見了就心裡不安, 全耶路撒冷的居民也是這樣.

2:4 and after calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.
他就召集所有的祭司長和民間的經學家, 問他們基督應該生在哪裡.

2:5 So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,
他們回答: “在猶太的伯利恆. 因為有先知在經上這樣說:

2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”
‘猶大地的伯利恆啊！你在猶大的領袖中, 並不是最小的, 因為必有一位領袖從你那裡出來, 牧養我的子民以色列. ’”

2:7 Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and determined precisely from them the time when the star appeared.
希律暗中把占星家召來, 仔細查問他們, 那顆星甚麼時候出現,

2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found him, report to me so that I also may come and worship him.”
然後派他們到伯利恆去, 說: “你們去細心尋訪那小孩, 找到了就向我報告, 好叫我也去拜他. ”

2:9 After they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising led them until it came and stood above the place where the child was.
他們聽命去了. 他們在東方看見的那顆星, 忽然在他們前頭, 領他們到那小孩所在的地方, 就在上頭停住了.

2:10 Now when they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.
他們看見那顆星, 歡喜極了;

2:11 And when they came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
進了房子, 看見小孩和他母親馬利亞, 就俯伏拜他, 並且打開寶盒, 把黃金,乳香,沒藥作禮物獻給他.

2:12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.
後來他們在夢中得著指示不要回到希律那裡去, 就從別的路回鄉去了.

2:13 Now after they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.”
他們走了以後, 主的使者在夢中向約瑟顯現, 說: “起來, 帶著孩子和他母親逃到埃及去, 留在那裡, 直到我再指示你, 因為希律要尋找這孩子, 把他殺掉. ”

2:14 So he got up and took the child and his mother during the night and went away to Egypt.
約瑟就起來, 連夜帶著孩子和他母親往埃及去,

2:15 And he was there until the death of Herod, in order that what was said by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
住在那裡, 直到希律死了, 為的是要應驗主藉先知所說的: “我從埃及召我的兒子出來. ”

2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent soldiers and executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region around it from the age of two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.
希律見自己被占星家愚弄了, 就大怒, 於是照著他從占星家所問得的日子, 下令把伯利恆和附近地方, 兩歲以下的小孩全都殺死.

2:17 Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying,
這就應驗了耶利米先知所說的:

2:18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they exist no longer.”
“在拉瑪聽見有聲音, 是痛哭,極大哀號的聲音; 拉結為她的兒女哀哭, 不肯受安慰, 因為他們都不在了. ”

2:19 Now after Herod had died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
希律死後, 在埃及, 主的使者在夢中向約瑟顯現,

2:20 saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead.”
說: “那些要殺害這孩子的人已經死了. 起來, 帶著孩子和他母親回以色列地去吧. ”

2:21 So he got up and took the child and his mother and entered the land of Israel.
約瑟就起來, 帶著小孩子和他母親回到以色列地.

2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream, he took refuge in the regions of Galilee.
只是聽見亞基老接續他父親希律作了猶太王, 他就不敢到猶太地去; 又在夢中得了指示, 於是往加利利境去,

2:23 And he came and lived in a town called Nazareth, in order that what was said by the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
來到拿撒勒城住下, 這樣就應驗了先知所說的: “他必稱為拿撒勒人. ”

Matthew - Chapter 3

3:1 Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness
那時, 施洗的約翰出來, 在猶太的曠野傳道,

3:2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!”
說: “天國近了, 你們應當悔改. ”

3:3 For this is the one who was spoken about by the prophet Isaiah, saying, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ”
以賽亞先知所說: “在曠野有呼喊者的聲音: ‘預備主的道, 修直他的路！’”就是指著這約翰說的.

3:4 Now John himself had his clothing made from camel’s hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
約翰身穿駱駝毛的衣服, 腰束皮帶, 吃的是蝗蟲和野蜜.

3:5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan were going out to him,
耶路撒冷,猶太全地和約旦河一帶的人都出來到他那裡去,

3:6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
承認自己的罪, 在約旦河裡受了他的洗.

3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
約翰看見許多法利賽人和撒都該人也來受他的洗, 就對他們說: “毒蛇所生的啊, 誰指示你們逃避那將要來的忿怒呢?

3:8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
應當結出果子來, 與悔改的心相稱.

3:9 And do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
你們心裡不要以為: ‘我們有亞伯拉罕作我們的祖宗. ’我告訴你們, 神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起後裔來.

3:10 Already now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
現在斧頭已經放在樹根上, 所有不結好果子的樹, 就砍下來, 丟在火裡.

3:11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is more powerful than I am, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
我用水給你們施洗, 表示你們悔改; 但在我以後要來的那一位, 能力比我更大, 我就是替他提鞋也沒有資格. 他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗.

3:12 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
他手裡拿著簸箕, 要揚淨麥場, 把麥子收進倉裡, 卻用不滅的火把糠秕燒盡. ”

3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John in order to be baptized by him.
那時, 耶穌從加利利來到約旦河約翰那裡, 要受他的洗.

3:14 But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
約翰想要阻止他, 說: “我應該受你的洗, 你卻到我這裡來嗎? ”

3:15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted him.
耶穌回答: “暫且這樣作吧. 我們理當這樣履行全部的義. ”於是約翰答應了他.

3:16 Now after he was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.
耶穌受了洗, 立刻從水中上來; 忽然, 天為他開了, 他看見神的靈, 好像鴿子降下來, 落在他身上;

3:17 And behold, there was a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
又有聲音從天上來, 說: “這是我的愛子, 我所喜悅的. ”

Matthew - Chapter 4

4:1 Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil,
隨後, 耶穌被聖靈帶到曠野, 受魔鬼的試探.

4:2 and after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, then he was hungry.
耶穌禁食了四十晝夜, 就餓了,

4:3 And the tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread.”
試探者前來對他說: “你若是神的兒子, 就吩咐這些石頭變成食物吧！”

4:4 But he answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.”
耶穌回答: “經上記著: ‘人活著, 不是單靠食物, 更要靠神口裡所出的一切話. ’”

4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the highest point of the temple
隨後, 魔鬼帶耶穌進了聖城, 使他站在殿頂上,

4:6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
對他說: “你若是神的兒子, 就跳下去吧！因為經上記著: ‘神為了你, 會吩咐自己的使者用手托住你, 免得你的腳碰到石頭. ’”

4:7 Jesus said to him, “On the other hand it is written, ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”
耶穌對他說: “經上又記著: ‘不可試探主你的神. ’”

4:8 Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
最後, 魔鬼帶耶穌上了一座極高的山, 把世界各國和各國的榮華都指給他看.

4:9 and he said to him, “I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
並且對他說: “你只要跪下來拜我, 我就把這一切都給你. ”

4:10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan, for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
但耶穌說: “撒但, 走開！經上記著: ‘當拜主你的神, 單要事奉他. ’”

4:11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.
於是魔鬼離開了耶穌, 有天使前來服事他.

4:12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
耶穌聽見約翰被捕, 就往加利利去.

4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
他又離開拿撒勒, 往西布倫和拿弗他利境內近海的迦百農去, 住在那裡,

4:14 in order that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
為了要應驗以賽亞先知所說的:

4:15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, toward the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
“西布倫地,拿弗他利地, 沿海之路, 約旦河外, 外族人的加利利啊！

4:16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and the ones who sit in the land and shadow of death, a light has dawned on them.”
住在黑暗中的人民, 看見了大光; 死亡幽暗之地的居民, 有光照亮他們. ”

4:17 From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
從那時起, 耶穌就開始傳道, 說: “天國近了, 你們應當悔改. ”

4:18 Now as he was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
耶穌在加利利海邊行走的時候, 看見兄弟二人, 就是名叫彼得的西門和他的弟弟安得烈, 正在把網撒到海裡去; 他們是漁夫.

4:19 And he said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of people.”
耶穌就對他們說: “來跟從我, 我要使你們作得人的漁夫. ”

4:20 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
他們立刻撇下網, 跟從了他.

4:21 And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.
耶穌又往前走, 看見另一對兄弟, 就是西庇太的兒子雅各和約翰, 正和父親西庇太在船上整理魚網, 他就呼召他們.

4:22 And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
他們立刻離了船, 別了父親, 跟從了耶穌.

4:23 And he went around through all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
耶穌走遍加利利, 在各會堂裡教導人, 宣揚天國的福音, 醫治民間各種疾病,各種病症.

4:24 And a report about him went out throughout Syria, and they brought to him all those who were sick with various diseases and afflicted by torments, demon-possessed and epileptics and paralytics, and he healed them.
他的名聲傳遍了敘利亞全地, 人們就把一切患病的, 就是患各種疾病,疼痛,鬼附,癲癇,癱瘓的, 都帶到他面前, 他就醫好他們.

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from the other side of the Jordan.
於是有許多人從加利利,低加波利,耶路撒冷,猶太和約旦河東來跟從耶穌.

Matthew - Chapter 5

5:1 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain and after he sat down, his disciples approached him.
耶穌看見群眾, 就上了山; 他坐下之後, 門徒來到他跟前,

5:2 And opening his mouth he began to teach them, saying,
他就開口教訓他們:

5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“心靈貧乏的人有福了, 因為天國是他們的.

5:4 Blessed are the ones who mourn, because they will be comforted.
哀痛的人有福了, 因為他們必得安慰.

5:5 Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.
溫柔的人有福了, 因為他們必承受地土.

5:6 Blessed are the ones who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be satisfied.
愛慕公義如飢如渴的人有福了, 因為他們必得飽足.

5:7 Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
憐憫人的人有福了, 因為他們必蒙憐憫.

5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God.
內心清潔的人有福了, 因為他們必看見神.

5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.
使人和平的人有福了, 因為他們必稱為神的兒子.

5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
為義遭受迫害的人有福了, 因為天國是他們的.

5:11 Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.
人若因我的緣故辱罵你們, 迫害你們, 並且捏造各樣壞話毀謗你們, 你們就有福了.

5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
你們應該歡喜快樂, 因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的; 在你們以前的先知, 他們也曾這樣迫害.

5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, by what will it be made salty? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown outside and trampled under foot by people.
“你們是地上的鹽; 如果鹽失了味, 怎能使它再鹹呢? 結果毫無用處, 唯有丟在外面任人踐踏.

5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on top of a hill cannot be hidden,
你們是世上的光. 建在山上的城是無法隱藏的;

5:15 nor do they light a lamp and place it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines on all those in the house.
人點了燈, 不會放在量器底下, 而是放在燈臺上, 就照亮一家人.

5:16 In the same way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
照樣, 你們的光也應當照在人前, 讓他們看見你們的好行為, 又頌讚你們在天上的父.

5:17 “Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I have not come to destroy them but to fulfill them.
“你們不要以為我來是要廢除律法和先知; 我來不是要廢除, 而是要完成.

5:18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one tiny letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all takes place.
我實在告訴你們, 就算天地過去, 律法的一點一畫也不會廢去, 全部都要成就.

5:19 Therefore whoever abolishes one of the least of these commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever keeps them and teaches them, this person will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
因此, 無論誰廢除誡命中最小的一條, 又這樣教導人, 他在天國中必稱為最小的; 但若有人遵行這些誡命, 並且教導人遵行, 他在天國中必稱為大.

5:20 For I say to you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.
我告訴你們, 你們的義若不勝過經學家和法利賽人的義, 就必不能進天國.

5:21 “You have heard that it was said to the people of old, ‘Do not commit murder,’ and ‘whoever commits murder will be subject to judgment.’
“你們聽過有這樣吩咐古人的話: ‘不可殺人, 殺人的必被判罪. ’

5:22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry at his brother will be subject to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Stupid fool!’ will be subject to the council, and whoever says, ‘Obstinate fool!’ will be subject to fiery hell.
可是我告訴你們, 凡是向弟兄發怒的, 必被判罪. 人若說弟兄是‘拉加’, 必被公議會審判; 人若說弟兄是‘摩利’, 必難逃地獄的火.

5:23 Therefore if you present your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
所以你在祭壇上獻供物的時候, 如果在那裡想起你的弟兄對你不滿,

5:24 leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your gift.
就當在壇前放下供物, 先去與弟兄和好, 然後才來獻你的供物.

5:25 Settle the case quickly with your accuser while you are with him on the way, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
趁著你和你的對頭還在路上的時候, 要趕快與他和解, 免得他抓你去見法官, 法官把你交給獄警, 關在監裡.

5:26 Truly I say to you, you will never come out of there until you have paid back the last penny!
我實在告訴你, 除非你還清最後一分錢, 否則決不能從那裡出來.

5:27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’
“你們聽過有這樣的吩咐: ‘不可姦淫. ’

5:28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
可是我告訴你們, 凡是看見婦女就動淫念的, 心裡已經犯了姦淫.

5:29 And if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it from you! For it is better for you that one of your members be destroyed than your whole body be thrown into hell.
如果你的右眼使你犯罪, 就把它挖出來丟掉; 寧可失去身體的一部分, 勝過全身被丟進地獄裡.

5:30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it from you! For it is better for you that one of your limbs be destroyed than your whole body go into hell.
如果你的右手使你犯罪, 就把它砍下來丟掉; 寧可失去身體的一部分, 勝過全身進到地獄裡去.

5:31 “And it was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
“又有這樣的吩咐: ‘人若休妻, 就應當給她休書. ’

5:32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for a matter of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
可是我告訴你們, 凡休妻的, 如果不是因她不貞, 就是促使她犯姦淫; 無論誰娶了被休的婦人, 也就是犯姦淫了.

5:33 “Again you have heard that it was said to the people of old, ‘Do not swear falsely, but fulfill your oaths to the Lord.’
“你們又聽過有這樣吩咐古人的話: ‘不可背約, 向主許的願都要償還. ’

5:34 But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
可是我告訴你們, 總不可發誓, 不可指著天發誓, 因為天是神的寶座;

5:35 or by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king.
不可指著地發誓, 因為地是神的腳凳; 不可指著耶路撒冷發誓, 因為它是大君王的京城;

5:36 And do not swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
也不可指著自己的頭發誓, 因為你不能使一根頭髮變白或變黑.

5:37 But let your statement be ‘Yes, yes; no, no,’ and anything beyond these is from the evil one.
你們的話, 是就說‘是’, 不是就說‘不是’; 如果再多說, 就是出於那惡者.

5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
“你們聽過有這樣的吩咐: ‘以眼還眼, 以牙還牙. ’

5:39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer, but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also.
可是我告訴你們, 不要與惡人對抗, 有人打你的右臉, 把另一邊也轉過來讓他打;

5:40 And the one who wants to go to court with you and take your tunic, let him have your outer garment also.
有人要告你, 想拿你的襯衫, 就連外套也讓他拿去.

5:41 And whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
有人要強迫你走一里路, 就陪他走兩里.

5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
有求你的, 就給他; 想借貸的, 也不可拒絕.

5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
“你們聽過有這樣的吩咐: ‘當愛你的鄰舍, 恨你的仇敵. ’

5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
可是我告訴你們, 當愛你們的仇敵, 為迫害你們的祈禱,

5:45 in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust.
好叫你們成為你們天父的兒子; 因為他使太陽照惡人, 也照好人; 降雨給義人, 也給不義的人.

5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not the tax collectors also do the same?
如果你們只愛那些愛你們的人, 有甚麼賞賜呢? 稅吏不也是這樣作嗎?

5:47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing that is remarkable? Do not the Gentiles also do the same?
如果你們單問候你們的弟兄, 有甚麼特別呢? 教外人不也是這樣作嗎?

5:48 Therefore you be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
所以你們要完全, 正如你們的天父是完全的. ”

Matthew - Chapter 6

6:1 “And take care not to practice your righteousness before people to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
“你們小心, 不要在眾人面前行你們的義, 讓他們看見; 如果這樣, 就得不到你們天父的賞賜.

6:2 Therefore whenever you practice charitable giving, do not sound a trumpet in front of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
因此你施捨的時候, 不可到處張揚, 好像偽君子在會堂和街上所作的一樣, 以博取眾人的稱讚. 我實在告訴你們, 他們已經得了他們的賞賜.

6:3 But you, when you practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
你施捨的時候, 不要讓左手知道右手所作的,

6:4 in order that your charitable giving may be in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
好使你的施捨是在隱密中行的. 你父在隱密中察看, 必定報答你.

6:5 And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
“你們祈禱的時候, 不可像偽君子; 他們喜歡在會堂和路口站著祈禱, 好讓人看見. 我實在告訴你們, 他們已經得了他們的賞賜.

6:6 But whenever you pray, enter into your inner room and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
但你祈禱的時候, 要進到密室裡去, 關上門, 向在隱密中的父祈禱. 你父在隱密中察看, 必定報答你.

6:7 “But when you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.
你們祈禱的時候, 不可重複無意義的話, 像教外人一樣, 他們以為話多了就蒙垂聽.

6:8 Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
你們不可像他們, 因為在你們祈求以先, 你們的父已經知道你們的需要了.

6:9 Therefore you pray in this way: “Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy.
所以你們要這樣祈禱: ‘我們在天上的父, 願你的名被尊為聖,

6:10 May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
願你的國降臨, 願你的旨意成就在地上, 如同在天上一樣.

6:11 Give us today our daily bread,
我們每天所需的食物, 求你今天賜給我們;

6:12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
赦免我們的罪, 好像我們饒恕了得罪我們的人;

6:13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
不要讓我們陷入試探, 救我們脫離那惡者. ’(有些後期抄本在此有“因為國度,權柄,榮耀, 全是你的, 直到永遠. 阿們”一句)

6:14 For if you forgive people their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
如果你們饒恕別人的過犯, 你們的天父也必饒恕你們.

6:15 But if you do not forgive people, neither will your Father forgive your sins.
如果你們不饒恕別人, 你們的父也必不饒恕你們的過犯.

6:16 “Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!
“你們禁食的時候, 不可像偽君子那樣愁眉苦臉, 他們裝成難看的樣子, 叫人看出他們在禁食. 我實在告訴你們, 他們已經得了他們的賞賜.

6:17 But when you are fasting, put olive oil on your head and wash your face
可是你禁食的時候, 要梳頭洗臉,

6:18 so that you will not be seen by people as fasting, but to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
不要叫人看出你在禁食, 只讓在隱密中的父看見. 你父在隱密中察看, 必定報答你.

6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and consuming insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
“不可為自己在地上積聚財寶, 因為地上有蟲蛀, 有鏽侵蝕, 也有賊挖洞來偷.

6:20 but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor consuming insect destroy and where thieves do not break in or steal.
要為自己積聚財寶在天上, 那裡沒有蟲蛀鏽蝕, 也沒有賊挖洞來偷.

6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
你的財寶在哪裡, 你的心也在哪裡.

6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. Therefore if your eye is sincere, your whole body will be full of light.
“眼睛就是身體的燈. 如果你的眼睛健全, 全身就都明亮;

6:23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. Therefore if the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
如果你的眼睛有毛病, 全身就都黑暗. 如果你裡面的光變成黑暗, 這是多麼的黑暗！

6:24 “No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.
“一個人不能服事兩個主人; 他若不是恨這個愛那個, 就是忠於這個輕視那個. 你們不能服事神, 又服事金錢.

6:25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, and not for your body, what you will wear. Is your life not more than food and your body more than clothing?
所以我告訴你們, 不要為生命憂慮吃甚麼喝甚麼, 也不要為身體憂慮穿甚麼. 難道生命不比食物重要嗎? 身體不比衣服重要嗎?

6:26 Consider the birds of the sky, that they do not sow or reap or gather produce into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they are?
你們看天空的飛鳥: 牠們不撒種, 不收割, 也不收進倉裡, 你們的天父尚且養活牠們; 難道你們不比牠們更寶貴嗎?

6:27 And who among you, by being anxious, is able to add one hour to his life span?
你們中間誰能用憂慮使自己的壽命延長一刻呢?

6:28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin,
何必為衣服憂慮呢? 試想田野的百合花怎樣生長, 它們不勞苦, 也不紡織.

6:29 but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.
但我告訴你們, 就是所羅門最威榮的時候所穿的, 也比不上這花中的一朵.

6:30 But if God dresses the grass of the field in this way, although it is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not do so much more for you, you of little faith?
田野的草, 今天還在, 明天就投進爐裡, 神尚且這樣妝扮它們; 小信的人哪, 何況你們呢?

6:31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?,’
所以不要憂慮, 說: ‘我們該吃甚麼? 喝甚麼? 穿甚麼? ’

6:32 for the pagans seek after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
這些都是教外人所尋求的, 你們的天父原知道你們需要這一切.

6:33 But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
你們要先求他的國和他的義, 這一切都必加給你們.

6:34 Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, because tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
所以不要為明天憂慮, 因為明天自有明天的憂慮, 一天的難處一天當就夠了. ”

Matthew - Chapter 7

7:1 “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.
“不可判斷人, 免得你們被判斷.

7:2 For by what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and by what measure you measure out, it will be measured out to you.
你們怎樣判斷人, 也必怎樣被判斷; 你們用甚麼標準衡量人, 也必照樣被衡量.

7:3 And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam of wood in your own eye?
為甚麼看見你弟兄眼中的木屑, 卻不理會自己眼中的梁木呢?

7:4 Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Allow me to remove the speck from your eye,’ and behold, the beam of wood is in your own eye?
你自己眼中有梁木, 怎能對弟兄說: ‘讓我除掉你眼中的木屑’呢?

7:5 Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your own eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye!
偽君子啊！先除掉你眼中的梁木, 才可以看得清楚, 去除掉弟兄眼中的木屑.

7:6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls in front of pigs, lest they trample them with their feet, and turn around and tear you to pieces.
不要把聖物給狗, 也不要把你們的珍珠丟在豬前, 免得牠們用腳把珍珠踐踏, 又轉過來猛噬你們.

7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
“你們祈求, 就給你們; 尋找, 就尋見; 叩門, 就給你們開門.

7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
因為凡祈求的就得著, 尋找的就尋見, 叩門的就給他開門.

7:9 Or what man is there among you, if his son will ask him for bread, will give him a stone?
你們中間哪一個人, 兒子向他要餅, 反給他石頭;

7:10 Or also if he will ask for a fish, will give him a snake?
要魚, 反給他蛇呢?

7:11 Therefore if you, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?
你們雖然邪惡, 尚且知道把好東西給兒女, 何況你們在天上的父, 難道不更把好東西賜給求他的人嗎?

7:12 Therefore in all things, whatever you want that people should do to you, thus also you do to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
你們願意人怎樣待你們, 你們也要怎樣待人, 這是律法和先知的總綱.

7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,
“你們當進窄門, 因為引到滅亡的門是寬的, 路是大的, 進去的人也多;

7:14 because narrow is the gate and constricted is the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it!
但引到生命的門是窄的, 路是小的, 找著的人也少.

7:15 “Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.
“提防假先知！他們披著羊皮到你們當中, 裡面卻是殘暴的狼.

7:16 You will recognize them by their fruits: they do not gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, do they?
憑著他們的果子就可以認出他們來: 荊棘裡怎能摘到葡萄? 蒺藜裡怎能摘到無花果呢?

7:17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.
照樣, 好樹結好果子, 壞樹結壞果子;

7:18 A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, nor a bad tree to produce good fruit.
好樹不能結壞果子, 壞樹也不能結好果子.

7:19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
凡是不結好果子的樹, 就被砍下來, 丟在火中.

7:20 As a result, you will recognize them by their fruits.
因此你們憑著他們的果子就可以認出他們來.

7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
“不是每一個對我說: ‘主啊, 主啊！’的人, 都能進入天國, 唯有遵行我天父旨意的人, 才能進去.

7:22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many miracles in your name?’
到那日, 必有許多人對我說: ‘主啊, 主啊！難道我們沒有奉你的名講道, 奉你的名趕鬼, 奉你的名行過許多神蹟嗎? ’

7:23 And then I will say to them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who practice lawlessness!’
但我必向他們聲明: ‘我從來不認識你們; 你們這些作惡的人, 離開我去吧！’

7:24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
“所以, 凡聽見我這些話又遵行的, 就像聰明的人, 把自己的房子蓋在磐石上.

7:25 And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not collapse, because its foundation was laid on the rock.
雨淋,水沖,風吹, 搖撼那房子, 房子卻不倒塌, 因為建基在磐石上.

7:26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
凡聽見我這些話卻不遵行的, 就像愚蠢的人, 把自己的房子蓋在沙土上.

7:27 And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and its fall was great.”
雨淋,水沖,風吹, 搖撼那房子, 房子就倒塌了, 並且倒塌得很厲害. ”

7:28 And it happened when Jesus finished these words the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
耶穌講完了這些話, 群眾都驚奇他的教訓.

7:29 because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.
因為耶穌教導他們, 像一個有權柄的人, 不像他們的經學家.

Matthew - Chapter 8

8:1 And when he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
耶穌下了山, 許多人跟隨著他.

8:2 And behold, a leper approached and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
有一個患痲風的人前來向他跪拜, 說: “主啊！如果你肯, 必能使我潔淨. ”

8:3 And extending his hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing, be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
耶穌伸手摸他, 說: “我肯, 你潔淨了吧！”他的痲風立刻潔淨了.

8:4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
耶穌對他說: “你千萬不可告訴別人, 只要去給祭司檢查, 並且照著摩西所規定的獻上供物, 好向大家作證. ”

8:5 Now when he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him
耶穌到了迦百農, 有一個百夫長前來懇求他,

8:6 and saying, “Lord, my slave is lying paralyzed in my house, terribly tormented!”
說: “主啊！我的僕人癱瘓了, 躺在家裡非常痛苦. ”

8:7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
耶穌對他說: “我去醫治他. ”

8:8 And the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed.
百夫長回答: “主啊, 要你到舍下來, 實在不敢當. 只要你說一句話, 我的僕人就必好了.

8:9 For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
我自己是在別人的權下, 也有兵在我以下; 我對這個說‘去！’他就去, 對另一個說‘來！’他就來; 對僕人說‘作這個！’他就作. ”

8:10 Now when Jesus heard this, he was astonished, and said to those who were following him, “Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel.
耶穌聽了, 就很驚奇, 對跟隨的人說: “我實在告訴你們, 這樣的信心, 我在以色列中從來沒有見過.

8:11 But I say to you that many will come from east and west and be seated at the banquet with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
我告訴你們, 必有許多人從東從西來到, 和亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各在天國裡一起吃飯.

8:12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!”
但本來要承受天國的人, 反被丟在外面黑暗裡, 在那裡必要哀哭切齒. ”

8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go, as you have believed it will be done for you.” And the slave was healed at that hour.
於是耶穌對百夫長說: “回去吧！事情必照你所信的給你成就. ”他的僕人就在那時痊愈了.

8:14 And when Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down and suffering with a fever.
耶穌來到彼得家裡, 看見他的岳母發燒, 病在床上.

8:15 And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.
耶穌一摸她的手, 熱就退了; 她就起來服事耶穌.

8:16 Now when it was evening, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he expelled the spirits with a word. And he healed all those who were sick,
到了黃昏, 有些人帶了許多被鬼附的人來見耶穌, 他只用一句話就把污靈趕出去, 並且醫好了所有患病的人.

8:17 in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said, “He himself took away our sicknesses, and carried away our diseases.”
這樣正應驗了以賽亞先知所說的: “他親自除去我們的軟弱, 擔當我們的疾病. ”

8:18 Now when Jesus saw many crowds around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.
耶穌看見許多人圍著他, 就吩咐往對岸去.

8:19 And a scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!”
有一位經學家前來對他說: “老師, 你無論往哪裡去, 我都要跟從你！”

8:20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
耶穌回答: “狐狸有洞, 天空的飛鳥有窩, 但人子卻沒有棲身(“棲身”原文作“枕頭”)的地方. ”

8:21 And another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
另一個門徒對他說: “主啊！請准我先回去安葬我的父親吧. ”

8:22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!”
耶穌對他說: “跟從我吧！讓死人去埋葬他們的死人. ”

8:23 And as he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
耶穌上了船, 門徒跟著他.

8:24 And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being inundated by the waves, but he himself was asleep.
忽然海上起了狂風, 甚至船都被波濤掩蓋, 但耶穌卻睡著了.

8:25 And they came and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
他們走來把他叫醒, 說: “主啊！救命啊！我們沒命了！”

8:26 And he said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm.
耶穌卻對他們說: “小信的人哪！為甚麼害怕呢? ”他就起來斥責風和海, 風浪就平靜了.

8:27 And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
眾人都驚奇, 說: “這是甚麼人, 連風和海也聽從他? ”

8:28 And when he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.
耶穌過到對岸加大拉人的地區, 遇見兩個被鬼附著的人從墓地出來; 他們十分兇暴, 甚至沒有人敢從那條路經過.

8:29 And behold, they cried out, saying, “What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
他們喊叫: “神的兒子, 我們跟你有甚麼關係呢? 時候還沒有到, 你就來這裡叫我們受苦嗎? ”

8:30 Now a long way from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.
那時遠遠有一大群豬正在吃東西.

8:31 So the demons implored him, saying, “If you are going to expel us, send us into the herd of pigs.”
那些鬼就求耶穌, 說: “如果要趕我們出來, 就准我們進到豬群裡去吧. ”

8:32 And he said to them, “Go!” So they departed and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and drowned in the water.
耶穌對他們說: “出去吧！”他們就出來, 進了豬群. 那一群豬忽然闖下山崖, 掉在海裡淹死了.

8:33 Now the herdsmen fled and went into the town and reported everything, including the things concerning the demon-possessed men.
放豬的人逃進城裡, 把被鬼附的人的遭遇和一切事情, 都報告出來.

8:34 And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they implored him that he would depart from their region.
全城的居民都出來要見耶穌, 看見了他, 就求他離開他們的地區.

Matthew - Chapter 9

9:1 And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own town.
耶穌上了船, 過到自己的城來.

9:2 And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven.”
有人把一個躺在床上的癱子帶到他那裡. 耶穌看見他們的信心, 就對癱子說: “孩子, 放心！你的罪赦了. ”

9:3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
有幾位經學家彼此說: “這個人在說僭妄的話. ”

9:4 And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
耶穌看出他們所想的, 就說: “你們心裡為甚麼存著惡念呢?

9:5 For which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
說‘你的罪赦了’, 或說‘起來行走’, 哪一樣容易呢?

9:6 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home.”
然而為了要使你們知道人子在地上有赦罪的權柄, (他就對癱子說: )起來, 拿起你的床, 回家去吧. ”

9:7 And he got up and went to his home.
他就起來回家去了.

9:8 But when the crowds saw this, they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
群眾看見, 就起了敬畏的心, 頌讚那把這樣的權柄賜給人的神.

9:9 And as Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, “Follow me!” And he stood up and followed him.
耶穌從那裡往前走, 看見一個人, 名叫馬太, 坐在稅關那裡, 就對他說: “來跟從我！”他就起來跟從了耶穌.

9:10 And it happened as he was dining in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners were coming and dining with Jesus and his disciples.
耶穌在屋裡吃飯的時候, 有很多稅吏和罪人來與他和門徒一起吃飯.

9:11 And when they saw it, the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
法利賽人看見了, 就對他的門徒說: “你們的老師為甚麼跟稅吏和罪人一起吃飯呢? ”

9:12 And when he heard it, he said, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.
耶穌聽見了, 就說: “健康的人不需要醫生, 有病的人才需要,

9:13 But go and learn what it means, “I want mercy and not sacrifice.” For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
‘我喜愛憐憫, 不喜愛祭祀’, 你們去想一想這話的意思吧. 我來不是要召義人, 而是要召罪人. ”

9:14 Then the disciples of John approached him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”
那時, 約翰的門徒前來問耶穌: “為甚麼我們和法利賽人常常禁食, 你的門徒卻不禁食呢? ”

9:15 And Jesus said to them, “The bridegroom’s attendants are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
耶穌回答: “新郎跟賓客在一起的時候, 賓客怎能哀痛呢? 但到了時候, 新郎就要從他們中間被取去, 那時他們就要禁食了.

9:16 But no one puts a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment, for its patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear becomes worse.
沒有人會拿一塊新布補在舊衣服上, 因為補上的會把衣服扯破, 裂的地方就更大了.

9:17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wineskins burst and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved.”
也沒有人會把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡, 如果這樣, 皮袋就會脹破, 酒就漏出來, 皮袋也損壞了. 人總是把新酒裝在新皮袋裡, 這樣, 兩樣都可以保全. ”

9:18 As he was saying these things to them, behold, one of the rulers came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!”
耶穌對他們說話的時候, 有一位會堂的主管走來跪在他面前, 說: “我的女兒剛死了, 但請你來按手在她身上, 她必活過來. ”

9:19 And Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
於是耶穌和門徒起來跟著他去了.

9:20 And behold, a woman who had been suffering with a hemorrhage twelve years approached from behind and touched the edge of his cloak,
有一個女人, 患了十二年的血漏病, 她走到耶穌背後, 摸他衣服的繸子,

9:21 for she said to herself, “If only I touch his cloak I will be healed.”
因為她心裡說: “只要摸到他的衣服, 我就必痊愈. ”

9:22 But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, “Have courage, daughter! Your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that hour.
耶穌轉過來看見她, 就說: “女兒, 放心！你的信心使你痊愈了. ”從那時起, 那女人就好了.

9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,
耶穌進了那主管的家, 看見有吹笛的人和喧嘩的群眾,

9:24 he said, “Go away, because the girl is not dead, but is sleeping.” And they ridiculed him.
就說: “出去！這女孩不是死了, 只是睡了. ”他們就嘲笑他.

9:25 But when the crowd had been sent out, he entered and took her hand, and the girl got up.
耶穌趕走眾人之後, 進去拉著女孩的手, 女孩就起來了.

9:26 And this report went out into that whole region.
這消息傳遍了那一帶.

9:27 And as Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
耶穌離開那裡的時候, 有兩個瞎子跟著他, 喊著說: “大衛的子孫, 可憐我們吧！”

9:28 And when he came into the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
耶穌進了房子, 他們來到他那裡. 耶穌問他們: “你們信我能作這些事嗎? ”他們回答: “主啊, 我們信. ”

9:29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done for you.”
於是耶穌摸他們的眼睛, 說: “照你們的信心給你們成就吧. ”

9:30 And their eyes were opened, and Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one finds out.”
他們的眼睛就看見了. 耶穌嚴嚴地囑咐他們: “千萬不可讓人知道. ”

9:31 But they went out and spread the report about him in that whole region.
他們卻出去, 把他所作的事傳遍了那一帶.

9:32 Now as they were going away, behold, they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak.
他們出去的時候, 有人帶著一個被鬼附著的啞巴來見耶穌.

9:33 And after the demon had been expelled, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished, saying, “This has never been seen before in Israel!”
耶穌把鬼趕走之後, 啞巴就說話了. 眾人都很驚奇, 說: “這樣的事, 在以色列從來沒有見過. ”

9:34 But the Pharisees were saying, “By the ruler of demons he expels the demons!”
但法利賽人說: “他不過是靠鬼王趕鬼罷了. ”

9:35 And Jesus was going around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.
耶穌走遍各城各鄉, 在各會堂裡教導人, 宣揚天國的福音, 醫治各種疾病,各種病症.

9:36 And when he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were weary and dejected, like sheep that did not have a shepherd.
他看見群眾, 就憐憫他們, 因為他們困苦無依, 像沒有牧人的羊一樣.

9:37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
他就對門徒說: “莊稼多, 工人少;

9:38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that he send out workers into his harvest.”
所以你們應當求莊稼的主派工人去收割. ”

Matthew - Chapter 10

10:1 And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could expel them and could heal every disease and every sickness.
耶穌叫了十二門徒來, 賜給他們勝過污靈的權柄, 可以趕出污靈和醫治各種疾病,各種病症.

10:2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,
十二使徒的名字如下: 為首的是西門(又名彼得), 西門的弟弟安得烈, 西庇太的兒子雅各, 雅各的弟弟約翰,

10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
腓力, 巴多羅邁, 多馬, 稅吏馬太, 亞勒腓的兒子雅各, 達太,

10:4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot—the one who also betrayed him.
激進派的西門, 和出賣耶穌的加略人猶大.

10:5 Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them saying, “Do not go on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of the Samaritans,
耶穌差遣這十二個人出去, 並且囑咐他們: “外族人的路, 你們不要走, 撒瑪利亞人的城, 你們也不要進;

10:6 but go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
卻要到以色列家的迷羊那裡去.

10:7 And as you are going, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near!’
你們要一邊走一邊宣揚說: ‘天國近了. ’

10:8 Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, expel demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
要醫治有病的, 叫死人復活, 潔淨患痲風的, 趕出污鬼. 你們白白地得來, 也應當白白地給人.

10:9 Do not procure gold or silver or copper for your belts.
你們腰袋裡不要帶金,銀,銅錢;

10:10 Do not take a traveler’s bag for the road, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff, for the worker is deserving of his provisions.
路上不要帶行囊, 也不要帶兩件衣裳, 不要帶鞋或手杖, 因為作工的理當得到供應.

10:11 And into whatever town or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you depart.
你們無論進哪一座城哪一個村, 都要打聽誰配接待你們, 就住在那裡, 直到離去.

10:12 And when you enter into the house, greet it.
到他家裡的時候, 要向他們問安;

10:13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
如果這家是配得的, 你們的平安就必臨到他們; 如果這家不配得, 你們的平安仍歸你們.

10:14 And whoever does not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you are going out of that house or that town.
如果有人不接待你們, 不聽你們的話, 你們離開那一家那一城的時候, 就要把腳上的灰塵跺下去.

10:15 Truly I say to you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!
我實在告訴你們, 在審判的日子, 所多瑪和蛾摩拉所受的, 比那城還輕呢.

10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
“現在, 我差派你們出去, 好像羊進到狼群中間; 所以你們要像蛇一樣機警, 像鴿子一樣純潔.

10:17 But beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils, and they will flog you in their synagogues.
你們要小心, 因為有人要把你們送交公議會, 並要在會堂裡鞭打你們;

10:18 And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.
你們為我的緣故, 也要被帶到統治者和君王面前, 向他們和外族人作見證.

10:19 But whenever they hand you over, do not be anxious how to speak or what you should say, for what you should say will be given to you at that hour.
你們被捕的時候, 用不著擔心說甚麼和怎麼說, 因為那時你們必得著當說的話;

10:20 For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who is speaking through you.
因為說話的不是你們, 而是你們的父的靈, 是他在你們裡面說話.

10:21 “And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his children, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death,
弟兄要出賣弟兄, 父親要出賣兒子, 甚至把他們置於死地; 兒女要悖逆父母, 害死他們.

10:22 and you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end—this one will be saved.
你們為我的名, 要被眾人恨惡, 然而堅忍到底的必然得救.

10:23 And whenever they persecute you in this town, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will never finish going through the towns of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
如果有人在這城迫害你們, 就逃到別的城去. 我實在告訴你們, 你們還沒有走遍以色列的各城, 人子就來到了.

10:24 “A disciple is not superior to his teacher, nor a slave superior to his master.
“學生不能勝過老師, 奴僕也不能勝過主人.

10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household?
學生若能像老師一樣, 奴僕若能像主人一樣, 也就夠了. 如果一家之主也被稱為別西卜(“別西卜”是鬼王的名字), 何況他的家人呢?

10:26 “Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known.
“所以不要怕他們. 沒有甚麼掩蓋的事不被揭露, 也沒有甚麼祕密是人不知道的.

10:27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
我在暗處告訴你們的, 你們要在明處講出來; 你們聽見的耳語, 要在房頂上宣揚出來.

10:28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
那些殺身體卻不能殺靈魂的, 不要怕他們; 倒要怕那位能把靈魂和身體都投入地獄裡的.

10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father.
兩隻麻雀不是賣一個大錢嗎? 但你們的父若不許可, 一隻也不會掉在地上.

10:30 And even the hairs of your head are all numbered!
甚至你們的頭髮都一一數過了.

10:31 Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
所以不要怕, 你們比許多麻雀貴重得多呢.

10:32 “Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge him before my Father who is in heaven.
“凡在人面前承認我的, 我在我天父面前也要承認他;

10:33 But whoever denies me before people, I also will deny him before my Father who is in heaven.
在人面前不認我的, 我在我天父面前也要不認他.

10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth! I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
“你們不要以為我來了, 是要給地上帶來和平; 我並沒有帶來和平, 卻帶來刀劍,

10:35 For I have come to turn a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
因為我來了是要叫人分裂: 人與父親作對, 女兒與母親作對, 媳婦與婆婆作對,

10:36 And the enemies of a man will be the members of his household.
人的仇敵就是自己的家人.

10:37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
愛父母過於愛我的, 不配作屬我的; 愛兒女過於愛我的, 不配作屬我的;

10:38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
凡不背起自己的十字架來跟從我的, 也不配作屬我的.

10:39 The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.
顧惜自己生命的, 必要喪掉生命; 但為我犧牲生命的, 必要得著生命.

10:40 “The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.
“接待你們的, 就是接待我; 接待我的, 就是接待那差我來的.

10:41 The one who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
因先知的名接待先知的, 必得先知所得的賞賜; 因義人的名接待義人的, 必得義人所得的賞賜.

10:42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward.”
無論誰因門徒的名, 只把一杯涼水給這些微不足道的人中的一個喝, 我實在告訴你們, 他決不會得不到他的賞賜. ”

Matthew - Chapter 11

11:1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished giving orders to his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and to preach in their towns.
耶穌吩咐完了十二門徒, 就離開那裡, 在各城裡施教傳道.

11:2 Now when John heard in prison the deeds of Christ, he sent word by his disciples
約翰在監獄裡聽見基督所作的, 就派門徒去問他:

11:3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
“你就是那位要來的, 還是我們要等別人呢? ”

11:4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see:
耶穌回答他們: “你們回去, 把聽見和看見的都告訴約翰,

11:5 the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to them.
就是瞎的可以看見, 瘸的可以走路, 患痲風的得到潔淨, 聾的可以聽見, 死人復活, 窮人有福音聽.

11:6 And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.”
那不被我絆倒的, 就有福了. ”

11:7 Now as these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
他們走了之後, 耶穌對群眾講起約翰來, 說: “你們到曠野去, 是要看甚麼? 被風吹動的蘆葦嗎?

11:8 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings.
你們出去到底要看甚麼? 身穿華麗衣裳的人嗎? 那些穿著華麗衣裳的人, 是在王宮裡的.

11:9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!
那麼, 你們出去要看甚麼? 先知嗎? 我告訴你們, 是的. 他比先知重要得多了.

11:10 It is this man about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
經上所記: ‘看哪, 我差遣我的使者在你面前, 他必在你前頭預備你的道路. ’這句話是指著他說的.

11:11 Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen one greater than John the Baptist. But the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
我實在告訴你們, 婦人所生的, 沒有一個比施洗的約翰更大; 然而天國裡最小的比他還大.

11:12 But from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven is treated violently, and the violent claim it.
從施洗的約翰的時候直到現在, 天國不斷遭受猛烈的攻擊, 強暴的人企圖把它奪去.

11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John,
所有的先知和律法, 直到約翰為止, 都說了預言.

11:14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.
如果你們肯接受, 約翰就是那要來的以利亞.

11:15 The one who has ears, let him hear!
有耳的, 就應當聽.

11:16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,
“我要把這世代比作甚麼呢? 它好像一些小孩子坐在市中心, 呼叫別的小孩子,

11:17 saying, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we sang a lament and you did not mourn.’
說: ‘我們給你們吹笛子, 你們卻不跳舞; 我們唱哀歌, 你們也不捶胸. ’

11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
約翰來了, 不吃也不喝, 人說他是鬼附的;

11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a man who is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
人子來了, 又吃又喝, 人卻說: ‘你看, 這人貪食好酒, 與稅吏和罪人為友. ’但智慧藉著它所作的, 就證實是公義的了. ”

11:20 Then he began to reproach the towns in which the majority of his miracles had been done, because they did not repent:
那時, 耶穌責備那些他曾在那裡行過許多神蹟的城, 因為它們不肯悔改:

11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
“哥拉遜啊, 你有禍了！伯賽大啊, 你有禍了！在你們那裡行過的神蹟, 如果行在推羅和西頓, 它們早已披麻蒙灰悔改了.

11:22 Nevertheless I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and for Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!
但我告訴你們, 在審判的日子, 推羅和西頓所受的, 比你們還輕呢.

11:23 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.
迦百農啊！你會被高舉到天上嗎? 你必降到陰間. 在你那裡行過的神蹟, 如果行在所多瑪, 那城還會存留到今天.

11:24 Nevertheless I tell you that it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!”
但我告訴你們, 在審判的日子, 所多瑪那地方所受的, 比你還輕呢. ”

11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.
就在那時候, 耶穌說: “父啊, 天地的主, 我讚美你, 因為你把這些事向智慧和聰明的人隱藏起來, 卻向嬰孩顯明.

11:26 Yes, Father, for to do so was your gracious will.
父啊, 是的, 這就是你的美意.

11:27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wants to reveal him.
我父已經把一切交給我; 除了父沒有人認識子, 除了子和子所願意啟示的人, 沒有人認識父.

11:28 Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
你們所有勞苦擔重擔的人哪, 到我這裡來吧！我必使你們得安息.

11:29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
我心裡柔和謙卑, 你們應當負我的軛, 向我學習, 你們就必得著心靈的安息;

11:30 For my yoke is easy to carry and my burden is light.”
我的軛是容易負的, 我的擔子是輕省的. ”

Matthew - Chapter 12

12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat them.
安息日那天, 耶穌從麥田經過; 他的門徒餓了, 就摘了些麥穗來吃.

12:2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!”
法利賽人看見了, 就對他說: “你看, 你的門徒作了安息日不可作的事. ”

12:3 So he said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him,
耶穌對他們說: “大衛和跟他在一起的人, 在飢餓的時候所作的, 你們沒有念過嗎?

12:4 how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
他不是進了神的殿, 吃了他和跟他在一起的人不可以吃, 只有祭司才可以吃的陳設餅嗎?

12:5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the sanctity of the Sabbath and are guiltless?
律法書上記著: 安息日, 祭司在殿裡供職, 觸犯了安息日, 也不算有罪; 你們也沒有念過嗎?

12:6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!
我告訴你們, 這裡有一位是比聖殿更大的.

12:7 And if you had known what it means, ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
如果你們明白‘我喜愛憐憫, 不喜愛祭祀’這句話的意思, 就不會把無罪的定罪了.

12:8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
因為人子是安息日的主. ”

12:9 And going on from there he came into their synagogue.
耶穌離開那裡, 來到他們的會堂.

12:10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying, “Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?” in order that they could accuse him.
會堂裡有一個人, 他的一隻手枯乾了. 有人問耶穌: “在安息日治病, 可以嗎? ”目的是要控告耶穌.

12:11 But he said to them, “What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
耶穌回答: “你們當中有哪一個, 他僅有的一隻羊在安息日跌進坑裡, 會不把羊抓住拉上來呢?

12:12 Then to what degree is a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.”
人比羊貴重得多了！所以, 在安息日行善是可以的. ”

12:13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand,” and he stretched it out, and it was restored as healthy as the other one.
於是對那人說: “伸出手來！”他把手一伸, 就復原了, 好像另一隻手一樣.

12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him in order that they could destroy him.
法利賽人出去, 商議怎樣對付耶穌, 好殺掉他.

12:15 Now Jesus, when he learned of it, withdrew from there, and many followed him, and he healed them all.
耶穌知道了, 就離開那裡. 有很多人跟隨他, 他醫好他們所有的病人,

12:16 And he warned them that they should not reveal his identity,
又囑咐他們不可替他張揚.

12:17 in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
這就應驗了以賽亞先知所說的:

12:18 “Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
“看哪！我所揀選的僕人, 我所愛, 心裡所喜悅的; 我要把我的靈賜給他, 他必向萬國宣揚公理.

12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
他不爭吵, 也不喧嚷, 人在街上聽不見他的聲音.

12:20 A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not extinguish, until he brings justice to victory.
壓傷的蘆葦, 他不折斷, 將殘的燈火, 他不吹滅; 直到他施行公理, 使公理得勝.

12:21 And in his name the Gentiles will hope.
萬民都要寄望於他的名. ”

12:22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the man who was mute could speak and see.
有人帶了一個被鬼附著,又瞎又啞的人到耶穌那裡. 耶穌醫好了他, 那啞巴就能說話, 也能看見了.

12:23 And all the crowds were amazed and began saying, “Perhaps this one is the Son of David!”
群眾都很驚奇, 說: “難道他就是大衛的子孫? ”

12:24 But the Pharisees, when they heard it, said, “This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!”
法利賽人聽見了, 說: “這個人趕鬼, 只不過是靠鬼王別西卜罷了. ”

12:25 But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
耶穌知道他們的心思, 就對他們說: “如果一個國家自相紛爭, 就必定荒涼; 一城一家自相紛爭, 必站立不住.

12:26 And if Satan expels Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
如果撒但趕逐撒但, 就會自相紛爭. 那麼, 他的國怎能站立得住呢?

12:27 And if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel them? For this reason they will be your judges!
我若靠別西卜趕鬼, 你們的子孫又靠誰呢? 這樣, 他們就要斷定你們的不是.

12:28 But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!
我若靠神的靈趕鬼, 神的國就已經臨到你們了.

12:29 Or how can someone enter into the house of a strong man and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he can thoroughly plunder his house.
如果不先把壯漢綁起來, 怎能進到他的家裡, 搶奪財物呢? 如果綁起來了, 就可以搶劫他的家了.

12:30 The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
不站在我這一邊的就是反對我的, 不跟我一起收聚的, 就是分散的.

12:31 For this reason I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven!
因此, 我告訴你們, 人的一切罪和褻瀆的話, 都可以赦免; 可是, 褻瀆聖靈就得不著赦免.

12:32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him either in this age or in the coming one!
無論誰說話得罪了人子, 還可以赦免; 但說話得罪了聖靈的, 今生來世都得不著赦免.

12:33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit is good, or make the tree bad and its fruit is bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
“你們種好樹就結好果子, 種壞樹就結壞果子; 憑著果子就能認出樹來.

12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things when you are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
毒蛇所生的啊, 你們既然是邪惡的, 怎能說出良善的話? 因為心中所充滿的, 口裡就說出來.

12:35 The good person from his good treasury brings out good things, and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil things.
良善的人從他良善的心(“心”原文作“庫房”)發出良善, 邪惡的人從他邪惡的心(“心”原文作“庫房”)發出邪惡.

12:36 But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!
我告訴你們, 人所說的閒話, 在審判的日子, 句句都要供出來,

12:37 For by your words you will be vindicated, and by your words you will be condemned.”
因為你要照你的話被稱為義, 或定為有罪. ”

12:38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you!”
當時, 有一些經學家和法利賽人對耶穌說: “老師, 我們想請你顯個神蹟看看. ”

12:39 But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!
但耶穌說: “邪惡和淫亂的世代尋求神蹟, 除了約拿先知的神蹟以外, 再沒有神蹟給你們了.

12:40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
約拿怎樣三日三夜在大魚的腹中, 人子也要照樣三日三夜在地裡.

12:41 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here!
審判的時候, 尼尼微人要和這個世代一同起來, 定這個世代的罪, 因為他們聽了約拿所傳的就悔改了. 你看, 這裡有一位是比約拿更大的.

12:42 The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here!
審判的時候, 南方的女王要和這個世代一同起來, 定這個世代的罪, 因為她從地極來到, 要聽所羅門智慧的話. 你看, 這裡有一位是比所羅門更大的.

12:43 “Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it.
“有一個污靈離開了一個人, 走遍乾旱之地, 尋找棲身的地方, 卻沒有找到.

12:44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it arrives it finds the house unoccupied and swept and put in order.
他就說: ‘我要回到我從前離開了的那房子. ’到了之後, 看見裡面空著, 已經打掃乾淨, 粉飾好了,

12:45 Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!”
他就去帶了另外七個比自己更惡的污靈來, 一齊進去住在那裡; 那人後來的情況, 比以前更壞了. 這邪惡的世代也會這樣. ”

12:46 And while he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.
耶穌還在對群眾講話的時候, 他的母親和弟弟站在外面, 要找他講話.

12:47 And someone told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing there outside desiring to speak to you.”
有人告訴耶穌: “你的母親和弟弟站在外面, 有話要跟你說. ”

12:48 But he answered and said to the one who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
他回答那人: “誰是我的母親? 誰是我的弟兄? ”

12:49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Behold my mother and my brothers!
他伸手指著門徒說: “你看, 我的母親, 我的弟兄！

12:50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
凡是遵行我天父旨意的, 就是我的弟兄,姊妹和母親了. ”

Matthew - Chapter 13

13:1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
那一天, 耶穌從房子裡出來, 坐在海邊.

13:2 And large crowds gathered close around him, so that he got into a boat to sit down, and all the crowd was standing on the shore.
有很多人聚集到他那裡. 於是, 他上船坐下來, 眾人都站在岸上.

13:3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow,
他用比喻對眾人講了許多事, 說: “有一個撒種的出去撒種.

13:4 and while he was sowing, some seed fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
撒的時候, 有的落在路旁, 小鳥飛來就吃掉了.

13:5 And other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once because it did not have any depth of soil.
有的落在泥土不多的石地上, 因為泥土不深, 很快就長起來.

13:6 But when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have enough root, it withered.
但太陽一出來, 就把它曬乾, 又因為沒有根就枯萎了.

13:7 And other seed fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it.
有的落在荊棘裡, 荊棘長大了, 就把它擠住.

13:8 But other seed fell on the good soil and produced grain, this one a hundred times as much and this one sixty and this one thirty.
有的落在好土裡, 結出果實, 有一百倍的, 有六十倍的, 有三十倍的.

13:9 The one who has ears, let him hear!”
有耳的, 就應當聽. ”

13:10 And the disciples came up and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
門徒上前問耶穌: “你對他們講話, 為甚麼用比喻呢? ”

13:11 And he answered and said to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those people it has not been granted.
他回答: “天國的奧祕, 只給你們知道, 卻不給他們知道.

13:12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
因為凡是有的, 還要給他, 他就充足有餘; 凡是沒有的, 就連他有甚麼也要拿去.

13:13 For this reason I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand,
因此, 我用比喻對他們講話, 因為他們看卻看不見, 聽也聽不到, 也不明白.

13:14 and with reference to them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says, “You will listen carefully and will never understand, and you will look closely and will never perceive.
以賽亞的預言, 正應驗在他們身上, 他說: ‘你們聽是聽見了, 總是不明白; 看是看見了, 總是不領悟.

13:15 For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”
因為這人民的心思遲鈍, 用不靈的耳朵去聽, 又閉上了眼睛; 免得自己眼睛看見, 耳朵聽見, 心裡明白, 回轉過來, 我就醫好他們. ’

13:16 But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.
“你們的眼睛是有福的, 因為可以看見; 你們的耳朵是有福的, 因為可以聽見.

13:17 For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it!
我實在告訴你們, 曾經有許多先知和義人想看你們所看見的, 卻沒有看到, 想聽你們所聽見的, 卻沒有聽到.

13:18 “You, therefore, listen to the parable of the sower:
“所以你們要聽這撒種人的比喻.

13:19 When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.
凡是聽了天國的道卻不明白的, 那惡者就來把撒在他心中的奪去. 這就是撒在路旁的.

13:20 And what was sown on the rocky ground—this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
那撒在石地上的, 就是人聽了道, 立刻歡歡喜喜地接受,

13:21 But he does not have a root in himself, but lasts only a little while, and when affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away.
可是他裡面沒有根, 只是暫時的; 一旦為道遭遇患難, 受到迫害, 就立刻跌倒了.

13:22 And what was sown into the thorn plants—this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
那撒在荊棘裡的, 就是人聽了道, 有今世的憂慮和財富的迷惑把道擠住, 結不出果實來.

13:23 But what was sown on the good soil—this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, this one a hundred times as much, and this one sixty, and this one thirty.”
那撒在好土裡的, 就是人聽了道, 又明白了, 結出果實來, 有一百倍的, 有六十倍的, 有三十倍的. ”

13:24 He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
耶穌對他們另外講了一個比喻, 說: “天國好像人把好的種子撒在田裡.

13:25 But while his people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat and went away.
人們睡了的時候, 他的仇敵來把稗子撒在麥子中間, 就走了.

13:26 So when the wheat sprouted and yielded grain, then the darnel appeared also.
到了發苗吐穗的時候, 稗子也顯出來.

13:27 So the slaves of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?’
僕人都前來問家主: ‘主人, 你不是把好的種子撒在田裡嗎? 那些稗子是從哪裡來的呢? ’

13:28 And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ So the slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’
他回答: ‘這是仇敵所作的. ’僕人問他: ‘你要我們去拔掉它嗎? ’

13:29 But he said, “No, lest when you gather the darnel you uproot the wheat together with it.
他說: ‘不用, 因為拔稗子的時候, 恐怕也把麥子連根拔出來.

13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the season of the harvest I will tell the reapers, “First gather the darnel and tie it into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my storehouse.” ’ ”
收割之前, 讓它們一同生長. 到了收割的時候, 我會吩咐收割的工人先拔掉稗子, 捆起來, 留著焚燒, 卻要把麥子收進我的倉裡. ’”

13:31 He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
耶穌又對他們講了另外一個比喻, 說: “天國好像一粒芥菜種, 人拿去把它種在田裡.

13:32 It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is larger than the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches.”
它是種子中最小的, 但長大了, 卻比其他的蔬菜都大, 成為一棵樹, 甚至天空的飛鳥也來在它的枝頭搭窩. ”

13:33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
他對他們講了另一個比喻: “天國好像麵酵, 婦女拿去放在三斗麵裡, 直到全團發起來. ”

13:34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables, and he was saying nothing to them without a parable,
耶穌用比喻向群眾講了這一切, 他所講的, 沒有不用比喻的.

13:35 in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation.”
這就應驗了先知所說的: “我要開口用比喻, 把創世以來隱祕的事說出來. ”

13:36 Then he left the crowds and came into the house, and his disciples came to him saying, “Explain the parable of the darnel in the field to us.”
耶穌離開群眾, 進到屋裡, 門徒前來問他: “請你給我們解釋田裡稗子的比喻. ”

13:37 So he answered and said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
他回答: “那撒好種子的是人子,

13:38 and the field is the world. And the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.
田就是世界, 好種子就是屬天國的人, 稗子就是屬那惡者的人,

13:39 And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
撒稗子的仇敵是魔鬼, 收割的時候是這世代的終結, 收割的工人是天使.

13:40 Thus just as the darnel is gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
稗子怎樣被拔掉用火焚燒, 在這世代終結的時候, 也是一樣.

13:41 The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and those who do lawless deeds,
那時, 人子要差派他的使者, 把一切使人犯罪的事和不法之徒, 從他的國中拔掉,

13:42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
丟進火爐, 在那裡必要哀哭切齒.

13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear!
那時, 義人在他們父的國中, 要像太陽一樣的照耀. 有耳的, 就應當聽.

13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found and concealed, and in his joy he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field.
“天國好像藏在田裡的寶貝, 有人發現了, 就把它藏起來, 高高興興地離去, 變賣了他的一切, 來買那田地.

13:45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
“天國好像一個商人, 搜羅寶貴的珍珠.

13:46 And when he found one very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything that he possessed and purchased it.
他發現了一顆極貴重的珍珠, 就離去, 變賣了他的一切, 來買那顆珍珠.

13:47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind,
“天國又好像一個網, 撒在海裡, 網到各樣的魚.

13:48 which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down and collected the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw out.
網滿了之後, 人就把網拉上岸, 坐下來把好的揀出, 收藏起來, 不好的就丟在外面.

13:49 Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the righteous
這世代終結的時候, 也是一樣. 那時天使要出去, 把惡人從義人中分別出來.

13:50 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
丟進火爐, 在那裡必要哀哭切齒.

13:51 “Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.”
“這一切你們明白嗎? ”他們回答: “明白. ”

13:52 And he said to them, “For this reason every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new things and old things.”
耶穌說: “所以, 每一個作天國門徒的經學家, 就像家主從寶庫中拿出新和舊的東西來. ”

13:53 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables he went away from there.
耶穌講完了這些比喻, 就離開那地方.

13:54 And he came to his hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, “From where did this man get this wisdom and these miracles?
他回到自己的家鄉, 在會堂裡教導人, 眾人都驚奇, 說: “這個人的智慧和能力是從哪裡來的呢?

13:55 Is not this one the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
他不是木匠的兒子嗎? 他母親不是馬利亞, 他弟弟不是雅各,約瑟,西門和猶大嗎?

13:56 And are not all his sisters with us? From where then did this man get all these things?”
他妹妹不是都在我們這裡嗎? 他這一切是從哪裡來的呢? ”

13:57 And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own hometown and in his own household.”
他們就厭棄耶穌. 耶穌對他們說: “先知除了在本鄉本家之外, 沒有不受人尊敬的. ”

13:58 And he did not perform many miracles in that place because of their unbelief.
因為他們不信, 他就不在那裡多行神蹟了.

Matthew - Chapter 14

14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
那時, 分封王希律聽見耶穌的名聲,

14:2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and for this reason miraculous powers are at work in him.”
就對臣僕說: “這人是施洗的約翰, 他從死人中復活, 所以他身上有行神蹟的能力. ”

14:3 For Herod, after arresting John, bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,
原來希律為了他弟弟腓力的妻子希羅底的緣故, 拘捕了約翰, 把他捆綁, 關在監裡,

14:4 because John had been saying to him, “It is not permitted for you to have her.”
因為約翰多次告訴他: “你佔有她是不合理的. ”

14:5 And although he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.
他想殺約翰, 但又害怕群眾, 因為他們都認為約翰是個先知.

14:6 But when Herod’s birthday celebration took place, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst of them and pleased Herod.
到了希律生日的那天, 希羅底的女兒在眾人面前跳舞, 希律非常高興,

14:7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
就起誓答應她, 無論求甚麼都給她.

14:8 And coached by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!”
她在母親的慫恿之下, 說: “請把施洗的約翰的頭放在盤子上給我. ”

14:9 And although the king was distressed, because of his oaths and his dinner guests he commanded the request to be granted.
王就憂愁, 但因為誓言和在座的賓客, 就下令給她.

14:10 And he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison,
他派人去, 在監裡斬了約翰的頭,

14:11 and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
把頭放在盤子上, 拿來給那女孩子, 她又帶給母親.

14:12 And his disciples came and took away the corpse and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
約翰的門徒前來, 領了屍體, 把它埋葬, 然後去告訴耶穌.

14:13 Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place by himself. And when the crowds heard it, they followed him by land from the towns.
耶穌聽見了, 就離開那裡, 獨自坐船到曠野去. 群眾聽見了, 就從各城步行來跟隨他.

14:14 And as he got out, he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them and healed their sick.
耶穌上了岸, 看見一大群人, 就憐憫他們, 醫好了他們的病人.

14:15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him saying, “The place is desolate and the hour is late. Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages and purchase food for themselves.”
黃昏的時候, 門徒前來對他說: “這是曠野的地方, 時間也不早了, 請叫群眾散開, 好讓他們往村裡去, 買自己的食物吧. ”

14:16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
耶穌回答: “他們用不著離開, 你們給他們吃吧！”

14:17 And they said to him, “We do not have anything here except five loaves and two fish.”
但門徒說: “我們這裡除了五個餅和兩條魚, 甚麼也沒有. ”

14:18 So he said, “Bring them here to me.”
他說: “拿過來給我. ”

14:19 And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And after breaking them, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
於是吩咐群眾坐在草地上, 拿起那五個餅兩條魚, 望著天, 祝謝了; 然後把餅擘開, 遞給門徒, 門徒又分給群眾.

14:20 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
大家都吃了, 並且吃飽了, 他們把剩下的零碎拾起來, 裝滿了十二個籃子.

14:21 Now those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.
吃的人, 除了婦女和孩子, 約有五千.

14:22 And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.
耶穌立刻催門徒上船, 叫他們先到對岸去, 他卻留下來叫群眾散開.

14:23 And after he sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So when evening came, he was there alone.
他解散了群眾, 就獨自上山去禱告. 到了晚上, 他還是獨自一人在那裡.

14:24 But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against it.
那時門徒的船已經離岸數公里, 因為逆風, 被波浪沖擊.

14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
天快亮的時候(“天快亮的時候”原文作“夜裡四更天”), 耶穌在海面上向他們走過去.

14:26 But the disciples, when they saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.
門徒見他在海面上行走, 就很驚慌, 說: “有鬼啊！”並且恐懼得大叫起來.

14:27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Have courage, I am he! Do not be afraid!”
耶穌立刻對他們說: “放心吧！是我, 不要怕. ”

14:28 And Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water!”
彼得對他說: “主啊, 如果是你, 讓我在水面上到你那裡去. ”

14:29 So he said, “Come!” And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
他說: “來吧！”彼得就從船上下來, 行在水面上, 走向耶穌那裡去.

14:30 But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
但他一見風浪就害怕, 快要沉下去的時候, 就呼叫: “主啊！救我！”

14:31 And immediately Jesus extended his hand and caught him and said to him, “You of little faith! Why did you doubt?”
耶穌馬上伸手拉住他, 對他說: “小信的人哪, 為甚麼疑惑? ”

14:32 And when they got into the boat, the wind abated.
他們上了船, 風就平靜了.

14:33 So those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”
船上的人都拜他, 說: “你真是神的兒子. ”

14:34 And after they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
他們過到對岸, 來到革尼撒勒的地區.

14:35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into that whole surrounding region, and they brought to him all those who were sick.
那地的人認出是耶穌, 就把消息傳遍了那一帶. 眾人把一切有病的人都帶來,

14:36 And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge of his cloak, and all those who touched it were cured.
求耶穌讓他們只摸一摸他衣服的繸子, 摸著的人就都痊愈了.

Matthew - Chapter 15

15:1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
有法利賽人和經學家從耶路撒冷前來, 問耶穌:

15:2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat a meal.”
“你的門徒為甚麼違背古人的傳統, 在飯前不洗手呢? ”

15:3 So he answered and said to them, “Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?
耶穌回答: “你們又為甚麼因你們的傳統, 違背神的誡命呢?

15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die.’
神說: ‘當孝敬父母’, 又說: ‘咒罵父母的必被處死’.

15:5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or his mother, “Whatever benefit you would have received from me is a gift to God,”
你們卻說: ‘人若對父母說: “我應該給你們的, 已經作了獻給神的禮物”,

15:6 need not honor his father,’ and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
他就可以不孝敬父母了. ’你們因為你們的傳統, 就廢棄了神的話.

15:7 Hypocrites! Isaiah correctly prophesied about you saying,
偽君子啊, 以賽亞指著你們說的預言說得好:

15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me,
‘這人民用嘴唇尊敬我, 心卻遠離我;

15:9 and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
他們把人的規條當作道理去教導人, 所以拜我也是徒然. ’”

15:10 And summoning the crowd, he said to them, “Hear and understand:
耶穌叫群眾前來, 對他們說: “你們要聽, 也要明白.

15:11 It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles a person.”
進到口裡的不能使人污穢, 只有從口裡出來的, 才能使人污穢. ”

15:12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
門徒前來告訴他: “法利賽人聽了這話很生氣, 你知道嗎? ”

15:13 And he answered and said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
耶穌說: “所有不是我天父栽種的植物, 都要連根拔起來.

15:14 Let them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
由得他們吧！他們是瞎眼的, 卻作了嚮導; 如果瞎子領瞎子, 二人都會跌進坑裡. ”

15:15 But Peter answered and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
彼得說: “請你給我們解釋這個比喻吧. ”

15:16 But he said, “Are you also still without understanding?
耶穌說: “你們還是不明白嗎?

15:17 Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the stomach and is evacuated into the latrine?
難道不知道一切進到口裡的, 是進到肚腹, 然後排泄到外面去嗎?

15:18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.
但從口裡出來的, 是發自內心, 才會使人污穢.

15:19 For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.
因為從心裡出來的, 有惡念,兇殺,姦淫,淫亂,偷盜,假見證和毀謗.

15:20 These are the things that defile a person. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person!”
這些才會使人污穢, 不洗手吃飯卻不會這樣. ”

15:21 And departing from there, Jesus went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
耶穌離開那裡, 來到推羅,西頓境內.

15:22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that district came and cried out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
有一個迦南的婦人從那地區出來, 喊著說: “主啊, 大衛的子孫, 可憐我吧！我的女兒被鬼附得很苦. ”

15:23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up and asked him, saying, “Send her away, because she is crying out after us!”
耶穌一句話也不回答她. 門徒上前求他說: “請叫她走吧, 她一直跟在我們後面喊叫. ”

15:24 But he answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
耶穌回答: “我被差遣, 只是到以色列家的迷羊那裡去. ”

15:25 But she came and knelt down before him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
她來跪在耶穌面前說: “主啊, 求你幫助我！”

15:26 And he answered and said, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs!”
耶穌回答: “拿兒女的餅丟給小狗吃是不好的. ”

15:27 So she said, “Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
她說: “主啊, 是的, 不過小狗也吃主人桌子上掉下來的碎渣. ”

15:28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you want.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
於是耶穌對她說: “婦人, 你的信心真大, 照你所想的給你成就吧！”從那時起, 她的女兒就好了.

15:29 And departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up on the mountain and was sitting there.
耶穌離開那裡, 來到加利利海邊, 就上山坐下.

15:30 And large crowds came to him, having with them the mute, blind, lame, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet, and he healed them.
有許多人來到他那裡, 把瘸腿的,瞎眼的,殘廢的,啞的和許多別的病人, 都帶到耶穌跟前, 他就醫好他們.

15:31 So then the crowd was astonished when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.
群眾看見啞巴說話, 殘廢的復原, 瘸腿的行走, 瞎眼的看見, 就十分驚奇, 於是頌讚以色列的神.

15:32 And Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way.”
耶穌叫門徒前來, 說: “我憐憫這一群人, 因為他們跟我在一起已經有三天, 也沒有甚麼吃的; 我不想叫他們餓著肚子回去, 恐怕他們在路上暈倒. ”

15:33 And the disciples said to him, “Where in this desolate place can we get so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?”
門徒對他說: “我們在這曠野地方, 哪裡有足夠的食物給這許多的人吃飽呢? ”

15:34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” So they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
耶穌問他們: “你們有多少餅? ”他們說: “七個餅和幾條小魚. ”

15:35 And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground,
他就吩咐群眾坐在地上,

15:36 he took the seven loaves and the fish and after he had given thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
拿起那七個餅和那些魚, 祝謝了, 擘開遞給門徒, 門徒又分給眾人.

15:37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
大家都吃了, 並且吃飽了. 他們把剩下的零碎拾起來, 裝滿了七個大籃子.

15:38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
吃的人, 除了婦女和孩子, 共有四千.

15:39 And after he sent away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
耶穌解散了群眾, 就上了船, 來到馬加丹地區.

Matthew - Chapter 16

16:1 And when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test him, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
法利賽人和撒都該人前來試探耶穌, 求他顯個從天上來的神蹟給他們看.

16:2 So he answered and said to them, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather because the sky is red,’
耶穌回答: “黃昏的時候, 你們說: ‘天色通紅, 明天一定是晴天. ’

16:3 and early in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy weather, because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able to evaluate the signs of the times.
早上的時候, 你們說: ‘天色又紅又暗, 今天一定有風雨. ’你們知道分辨天色, 卻不能分辨時代的徵兆嗎?

16:4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!” And he left them and went away.
邪惡和淫亂的世代要尋求神蹟, 除了約拿的神蹟之外, 不會有甚麼神蹟給它了. ”耶穌就離開他們走了.

16:5 And when the disciples arrived at the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
門徒到了對岸, 忘記了帶餅.

16:6 And Jesus said to them, “Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
耶穌對他們說: “你們要小心, 提防法利賽人和撒都該人的酵. ”

16:7 So they were discussing this among themselves, saying, “It is because we did not take bread.”
他們就彼此議論說: “這是因為我們沒有帶餅吧. ”

16:8 But knowing this, Jesus said, “Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, you of little faith?
耶穌知道了, 就說: “小信的人, 為甚麼議論沒有餅這件事呢?

16:9 Do you not yet understand or do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
你們還不明白嗎? 你們是不是忘記了那五個餅分給五千人, 又裝滿了多少個籃子呢?

16:10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?
還是忘記了那七個餅分給四千人, 又裝滿了多少個大籃子呢?

16:11 How do you not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
我對你們講的不是餅的事, 你們為甚麼不明白? 你們要提防法利賽人和撒都該人的酵. ”

16:12 Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
這時他們才領會耶穌說的不是要提防餅酵, 而是要提防法利賽人和撒都該人的教訓.

16:13 Now when Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he began asking his disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
耶穌來到該撒利亞．腓立比的地區, 就問自己的門徒: “人說人子是誰? ”

16:14 And they said, Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
他們回答: “有人說是施洗的約翰, 有人說是以利亞, 也有人說是耶利米, 或是先知裡的一位. ”

16:15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
他問他們: “你們說我是誰? ”

16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!”
西門．彼得回答: “你是基督, 是永生神的兒子. ”

16:17 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
耶穌對他說: “約拿的兒子西門, 你是有福的, 因為這不是人(“人”原文作“肉和血”)指示你的, 而是我在天上的父啟示你的.

16:18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!
我告訴你, 你是彼得, 我要在這磐石上建立我的教會, 死亡的權勢(“死亡的權勢”原文作“陰間的門”)不能勝過他.

16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.”
我要把天國的鑰匙給你, 你在地上捆綁的, 在天上也被捆綁; 你在地上釋放的, 在天上也被釋放. ”

16:20 Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.
於是耶穌吩咐門徒不可對人說他就是基督.

16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.
從那時起, 耶穌開始向門徒指出, 他必須往耶路撒冷去, 受長老,祭司長和經學家許多的苦害, 並且被殺, 第三天復活.

16:22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, God forbid, Lord! This will never happen to you!”
彼得就把他拉到一邊, 責怪他說: “主啊, 千萬不可這樣, 這事一定不會發生在你身上的. ”

16:23 But he turned around and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!”
耶穌轉過來對彼得說: “撒但！退到我後面去！你是絆倒我的, 因為你不思念神的事, 只思念人的事. ”

16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
於是耶穌對門徒說: “如果有人願意跟從我, 就當捨己, 背起他的十字架來跟從我.

16:25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.
凡是想救自己生命的, 必喪掉生命; 但為我犧牲生命的, 必得著生命.

16:26 For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?
人若賺得全世界, 卻賠上自己的生命, 有甚麼好處呢? 人還能用甚麼換回自己的生命呢?

16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to what he has done.
人子要在父的榮耀裡和眾天使一同降臨, 那時他要照各人的行為報應各人.

16:28 Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
我實在告訴你們, 站在這裡的, 有人在沒有嘗過死味以前, 必要看見人子帶著他的國降臨. ”

Matthew - Chapter 17

17:1 And after six days Jesus took along Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
過了六天, 耶穌帶著彼得,雅各和雅各的弟弟約翰, 領他們悄悄地上了高山.

17:2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.
耶穌在他們面前改變了形象, 臉好像太陽一樣照耀, 衣服潔白像光.

17:3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.
忽然, 摩西和以利亞向他們顯現, 跟耶穌談話.

17:4 So Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
彼得對耶穌說: “主啊, 我們在這裡真好. 如果你願意, 我就在這裡搭三個帳棚, 一個為你, 一個為摩西, 一個為以利亞. ”

17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
彼得還說話的時候, 有一朵明亮的雲彩籠罩他們, 雲中有聲音說: “這是我的愛子, 我所喜悅的, 你們要聽他. ”

17:6 And when the disciples heard this, they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.
門徒聽見了, 就俯伏在地上, 非常害怕.

17:7 And Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up and do not be afraid.”
耶穌前來, 摸著他們說: “起來, 不用怕. ”

17:8 And when they lifted up their eyes they saw no one except him—Jesus alone.
他們抬起頭來, 看見只有耶穌自己, 沒有別的人.

17:9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, “Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”
他們下山的時候, 耶穌吩咐他們: “人子從死人中復活以前, 你們不要把所看見的異象告訴人. ”

17:10 And the disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
門徒就問他: “那麼經學家為甚麼說, 以利亞必須先來呢? ”

17:11 And he answered and said, “Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all things.
他回答: “以利亞當然要來, 並且復興一切.

17:12 But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the same way also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
但我告訴你們, 以利亞已經來了, 可是人們卻不認識他, 反而任意待他. 照樣, 人子也要這樣被他們苦待. ”

17:13 Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
這時門徒才領悟, 耶穌是指著施洗的約翰說的.

17:14 And when they came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him
耶穌和門徒來到群眾那裡, 有一個人前來, 跪下對耶穌說:

17:15 and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers severely, for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.
“主啊, 可憐我的兒子吧, 他患了癲癇病, 非常痛苦, 好幾次掉進火裡和水中.

17:16 And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.”
我帶他去見你的門徒, 他們卻不能醫好他. ”

17:17 And Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!”
耶穌說: “唉！這又不信又乖謬的世代啊！我要跟你們在一起到幾時呢? 我要忍受你們到幾時呢? 把孩子帶到我這裡來吧. ”

17:18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour.
耶穌斥責那鬼, 鬼就從孩子身上出來; 從那時起, 孩子就好了.

17:19 Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, Why were we not able to expel it?”
門徒悄悄地前來問耶穌: “為甚麼我們不能把鬼趕出去呢? ”

17:20 And he said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
他說: “因為你們的信心太小了. 我實在告訴你們, 只要你們的信心像一粒芥菜種, 就是對這山說: ‘從這裡移到那裡’, 它也必移開. 沒有甚麼是你們不能作的. ”

17:21
(有些抄本有第21節: “這一類的鬼, 如果不靠禱告和禁食, 是趕不出來的. ”)

17:22 Now as they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,
他們聚集在加利利的時候, 耶穌對門徒說: “人子將要被交在人的手裡,

17:23 and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they were extremely distressed.
他們要殺害他, 第三天他要復活. ”他們就很憂愁.

17:24 Now when they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma tax came up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the double drachma tax?”
他們來到迦百農, 收殿稅的人前來對彼得說: “你們的老師不納稅嗎? ”

17:25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes—from their own sons, or from foreigners?”
他說: “納. ”他進到屋子裡, 耶穌先問他: “西門, 你認為怎樣? 地上的君王向誰徵收關稅和丁稅? 向自己的兒子還是外人呢? ”

17:26 And when he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
他回答: “外人. ”耶穌對他說: “這樣, 兒子就可以免稅了.

17:27 But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast a line with a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. And when you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”
但為了避免觸犯他們, 你要到海邊去釣魚; 把第一條釣上來的魚拿起來, 打開魚的嘴, 你就會找到一個大銀幣. 你可以拿去交給他們作你我的殿稅. ”

Matthew - Chapter 18

18:1 At that time the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
那時, 門徒前來問耶穌: “天國裡誰是最大的呢? ”

18:2 And calling a child to himself, he had him stand in their midst
耶穌叫了一個小孩子站在他們當中, 說:

18:3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!
“我實在告訴你們, 如果你們不回轉, 變成像小孩子一樣, 一定不能進天國.

18:4 Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child, this person is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,
所以, 凡謙卑像這小孩子的, 他在天國裡是最大的.

18:5 and whoever welcomes one child such as this in my name welcomes me.
凡因我的名接待一個這樣的小孩子的, 就是接待我;

18:6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him that a large millstone be hung on his neck and he be drowned in the depths of the sea.
但無論誰使一個信我的小弟兄犯罪, 倒不如拿一塊大磨石拴在他的頸項上, 把他沉在深海裡.

18:7 Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for it is a necessity that causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.
“這世界有禍了, 因為充滿使人犯罪的事. 這些事是免不了的, 但那使人犯罪的有禍了！

18:8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!
如果你的一隻手或一隻腳使你犯罪, 就把它砍下來丟掉; 你一隻手或一隻腳進永生, 總比有兩隻手或兩隻腳被投進永火裡好.

18:9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it from you! It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be thrown into fiery hell!
如果你的一隻眼睛使你犯罪, 就把它挖出來丟掉; 你一隻眼睛進永生, 總比有兩隻眼睛被投進地獄的火裡好.

18:10 “See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
“你們要小心, 不要輕視這些小弟兄中的一個. 我告訴你們, 他們的使者在天上, 常常見到我天父的面.

18:11
(有些抄本有第11節: “人子來, 是要拯救失喪的人. ”)

18:12 What do you think? If a certain man has a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go and look for the one that wandered away?
你們認為怎樣? 有一個人, 他有一百隻羊, 如果失了一隻, 他會不把九十九隻留在山上, 去尋找那迷失的嗎?

18:13 And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.
我實在告訴你們, 他若找到了, 就為這一隻羊歡喜, 勝過為那九十九隻沒有迷失的.

18:14 In the same way it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.
照樣, 你們在天上的父是不願意這些小弟兄中有一個失喪的.

18:15 “Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
“如果你的弟兄犯了罪(“犯了罪”有些抄本作“得罪你”), 你趁著和他單獨在一起的時候, 要去指出他的過失來. 如果他肯聽, 你就得著你的弟兄.

18:16 But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two others, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.
如果他不肯聽, 就另外帶一兩個人同去, 好使一切話, 憑兩三個證人的口, 可以確定.

18:17 And if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses to listen to the church also, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
如果他再不聽, 就告訴教會; 如果連教會他也不聽, 就把他看作教外人和稅吏吧.

18:18 “Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.
“我實在告訴你們, 你們在地上捆綁的, 在天上也被捆綁; 你們在地上釋放的, 在天上也被釋放.

18:19 Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask, it will be done for them from my Father who is in heaven.
我又告訴你們, 你們當中若有兩個人, 在地上同心為甚麼事祈求, 我在天上的父必為他們成全.

18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there in the midst of them.”
因為無論在哪裡, 有兩三個人奉我的名聚會, 我就在他們中間. ”

18:21 Then Peter came up to him and said, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?”
那時, 彼得前來問耶穌: “主啊, 如果我的弟兄得罪我, 我要饒恕他多少次? 七次嗎? ”

18:22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!
耶穌對他說: “我告訴你, 不是七次, 而是七十個七次.

18:23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
因此, 天國好像一個王, 要和他的僕人算帳,

18:24 And when he began to settle them, someone was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.
剛算的時候, 有人帶了一個欠下六千萬銀幣的人來.

18:25 And because he did not have enough to repay it, the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.
他沒有錢償還, 主人就下令叫人把他和他的妻子兒女, 以及一切所有的都賣掉, 用來償還.

18:26 Then the slave threw himself to the ground and began to do obeisance to him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything to you!’
那僕人就跪下拜他, 說: ‘請寬容我, 我會把一切還給你的. ’

18:27 So the master of that slave, because he had compassion, released him and forgave him the loan.
主人動了慈心, 把那僕人放了, 並且免了他的債.

18:28 But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back everything that you owe!’
那僕人出來, 遇見一個欠了他一百個銀幣的僕人, 就抓住他, 扼著他的喉嚨, 說: ‘把你欠我的錢還給我. ’

18:29 Then his fellow slave threw himself to the ground and began to implore him, saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will repay you!’
那和他一同作僕人的就跪下求他, 說: ‘請寬容我, 我會還給你的. ’

18:30 But he did not want to, but rather he went and threw him into prison until he would repay what was owed.
他卻不肯, 反而把他帶走, 關在監裡, 等他把所欠的還清.

18:31 So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were extremely distressed, and went and reported to their master everything that had happened.
其他的僕人看見這事, 非常難過, 就去向主人報告這一切事情.

18:32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me!
於是主人叫他來, 對他說: ‘你這個惡僕, 你求我, 我就免了你欠我的一切.

18:33 Should you not also have shown mercy to your fellow slave as I also showed mercy to you?’
難道你不應該憐憫你的同伴, 好像我憐憫你一樣嗎? ’

18:34 And because he was angry, his master handed him over to the merciless jailers until he would repay everything that was owed.
於是主人大怒, 把他送去服刑, 等他把所欠的一切還清.

18:35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from your hearts!”
如果你們各人不從心裡饒恕你的弟兄, 我的天父也必這樣待你們. ”

Matthew - Chapter 19

19:1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.
耶穌講完了這些話, 就離開加利利, 來到約旦河東的猶太境內.

19:2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
有許多人跟著他; 他在那裡醫好了他們.

19:3 And Pharisees came up to him in order to test him, and asked if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any cause.
法利賽人前來試探耶穌, 說: “人根據某些理由休妻, 可以嗎? ”

19:4 And he answered and said, “Have you not read that the one who created them from the beginning made them male and female
他回答: “造物者從起初‘造人的時候, 就造男造女’. ‘因此人要離開父母, 與妻子連合, 二人成為一體. ’這些話你們沒有念過嗎?

19:5 and said, ‘On account of this a man will leave his father and his mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
他回答: “造物者從起初‘造人的時候, 就造男造女’. ‘因此人要離開父母, 與妻子連合, 二人成為一體. ’這些話你們沒有念過嗎?

19:6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
這樣, 他們不再是兩個人, 而是一體的了. 所以神所配合的, 人不可分開. ”

19:7 They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a document—a certificate of divorce—and to divorce her?”
他們就問: “為甚麼摩西卻吩咐‘人若給了休書, 就可以休妻’呢? ”

19:8 He said to them, “Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this.
他說: “摩西因為你們的心硬, 才准許你們休妻, 但起初並不是這樣.

19:9 Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
我告訴你們, 凡休妻另娶的, 如果不是因為妻子不貞, 就是犯姦淫了. ”

19:10 The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!”
門徒對他說: “夫妻的關係既然是這樣, 倒不如不結婚了. ”

19:11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can accept this saying but those to whom it has been given.
耶穌對他們說: “這話不是每個人都能領受的, 只有賜給誰, 誰才能領受.

19:12 For there are eunuchs who were born as such from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”
有些人是生來就不能結婚的, 有些人不能結婚是因為人使他們這樣, 也有些人是為了天國的緣故自願這樣的. 誰能領受就領受吧！”

19:13 Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
那時, 有人帶了小孩子到耶穌面前, 求他給他們按手祈禱, 門徒就責備那些人.

19:14 But Jesus said, “Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
但耶穌說: “讓小孩子到我這裡來, 不要禁止他們, 因為天國是屬於這樣的人的. ”

19:15 And he laid his hands on them and traveled on from there.
於是他給他們按手, 然後離開那裡.

19:16 And behold, someone came up to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will have eternal life?”
有一個人前來見耶穌, 說: “老師, 我要作甚麼善事, 才可以得著永生? ”

19:17 And he said to him, “Why are you asking me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!”
耶穌說: “為甚麼問我關於善的事呢? 只有一位是善的. 如果你想進入永生, 就應當遵守誡命. ”

19:18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
他問: “甚麼誡命? ”耶穌回答: “就是‘不可殺人, 不可姦淫, 不可偷盜, 不可作假證供;

19:19 honor your father and your mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
當孝敬父母, 當愛人如己’. ”

19:20 The young man said to him, “All these I have observed. What do I still lack?”
那青年對他說: “這一切我都遵守了, 還缺少甚麼呢? ”

19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give the proceeds to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”
耶穌對他說: “如果你想要完全, 就去變賣你所有的, 分給窮人, 你就必定有財寶在天上, 而且你要來跟從我. ”

19:22 But when the young man heard the statement, he went away sorrowful, because he was one who had many possessions.
那青年聽見這話, 就憂憂愁愁地走了, 原來他的財產很多.

19:23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven!
耶穌對門徒說: “我實在告訴你們, 有錢的人是很難進天國的.

19:24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person into the kingdom of God.”
我又告訴你們, 駱駝穿過針眼, 比有錢的人進神的國還容易呢！”

19:25 So when the disciples heard this, they were extremely amazed, saying, “Then who can be saved?”
門徒聽見了, 十分驚奇, 就問他: “這樣, 誰可以得救呢? ”

19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
耶穌看著他們說: “在人這是不能的, 在神卻凡事都能. ”

19:27 Then Peter answered and said to him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?”
那時彼得對他說: “你看, 我們已經捨棄一切跟從了你, 我們會得到甚麼呢? ”

19:28 And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that in the renewal of the world, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me—you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
耶穌對他們說: “我實在告訴你們, 到了萬物更新, 人子坐在他榮耀的寶座上的時候, 你們這些跟從我的人, 也會坐在十二個寶座上, 審判以色列的十二個支派.

19:29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields on account of my name will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life.
凡為我的名撇下房屋,兄弟,姊妹,父母,兒女或田地的, 他必得著百倍, 並且承受永生.

19:30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
然而許多在前的將要在後, 在後的將要在前. ”

Matthew - Chapter 20

20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man—the master of the house—who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
“天國好像一個家主, 清早出去雇請工人到他的葡萄園工作.

20:2 And after coming to an agreement with the workers for a denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard.
他和工人講定了一天的工錢是一個銀幣, 然後派他們到葡萄園去.

20:3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
大約九點鐘, 他又出去, 看見還有人閒站在街市上,

20:4 And to those people he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever is right.’
就對他們說: ‘你們也到葡萄園來吧, 我會給你們合理的工錢. ’

20:5 So they went. Going out again about the sixth and ninth hour he did the same thing.
他們就去了. 約在正午和下午三點鐘, 他又出去, 也是這樣作.

20:6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing there and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here the whole day unemployed?’
下午五點鐘左右, 他再出去, 看見還有人站著, 就問他們: ‘你們為甚麼整天站在這裡不去作工? ’

20:7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go also into the vineyard.’
他們回答: ‘沒有人用我們. ’他說: ‘你們也到葡萄園來吧. ’

20:8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last up to the first.’
到了黃昏, 園主對管工說: ‘把工人叫來, 給他們工錢, 從最後的開始, 到最先來的. ’

20:9 And when the ones hired about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius apiece.
那些下午五點鐘才開始作工的人來了, 每個人都領到一個銀幣.

20:10 And when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, and they also received a denarius apiece.
最先作工的人也來了, 以為會多得一點, 但每個人也是領到一個銀幣.

20:11 And when they received it, they began to complain against the master of the house,
他們領到之後, 就埋怨家主, 說:

20:12 saying, ‘These last people worked one hour and you made them equal to us who have endured the burden of the day and the burning heat!’
‘我們整天在烈日之下勞苦, 這些後來的人只工作了一個小時, 你卻給他們跟我們一樣的工錢. ’

20:13 But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am not doing you wrong. Did you not come to an agreement with me for a denarius?
家主回答他們當中的一個, 說: ‘朋友, 我並沒有虧待你. 你我不是講定了一個銀幣嗎?

20:14 Take what is yours and go! But I want to give to this last person the same as I gave to you also.
拿你的工錢走吧！我給那後來的和給你的一樣, 是我的主意.

20:15 Is it not permitted for me to do whatever I want with what is mine? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?’
難道我不可以照自己的主意用我的財物嗎? 還是因為我仁慈你就嫉妒呢? ’

20:16 Thus the last will be first and the first last.”
因此, 在後的將要在前, 在前的將要在後. ”

20:17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples by themselves and said to them on the way,
耶穌上耶路撒冷去的時候, 把十二門徒帶到一邊, 對他們說:

20:18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
“我們現在上耶路撒冷去, 人子要被交給祭司長和經學家, 他們要定他死罪,

20:19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock him and flog him and crucify him, and on the third day he will be raised.”
把他交給外族人凌辱,鞭打, 並且釘在十字架上. 然而第三天他要復活. ”

20:20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked something from him.
那時, 西庇太的兒子的母親, 帶著她的兩個兒子前來見耶穌. 她跪在耶穌面前求他.

20:21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom.”
耶穌問她: “你想要甚麼? ”她說: “求你下令, 使我這兩個兒子在你的國裡, 一個坐在你的右邊, 一個坐在你的左邊. ”

20:22 But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”
耶穌回答: “你們不知道你們求的是甚麼. 我將要喝的杯, 你們能喝嗎? ”他們說: “能. ”

20:23 He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
他對他們說: “我的杯你們固然要喝, 只是坐在我的左右, 不是我可以賜的; 我父預備賜給誰, 就賜給誰. ”

20:24 And when the ten heard this, they were indignant concerning the two brothers.
其他十個門徒聽見了, 就向他們兄弟二人生氣.

20:25 But Jesus called them to himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions exercise authority over them.
耶穌把他們叫過來, 說: “你們知道各國都有元首統治他們, 也有官長管轄他們.

20:26 It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
但你們中間卻不要這樣; 誰想在你們中間成為大的, 就要作你們的僕役;

20:27 and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave—
誰想在你們中間為首的, 就要作你們的奴僕.

20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
正如人子來, 不是要受人的服事, 而是要服事人, 並且要捨命, 作許多人的贖價. ”

20:29 And as they were going out of Jericho, a large crowd followed him.
他們從耶利哥出來的時候, 有許多人跟著耶穌.

20:30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
有兩個瞎眼的人坐在路旁, 聽說耶穌經過, 就喊叫: “主啊, 大衛的子孫, 可憐我們吧！”

20:31 And the crowd rebuked them so that they would be quiet. But they called out all the more, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
群眾責備他們, 叫他們不要出聲, 他們卻更加放聲喊叫: “主啊, 大衛的子孫, 可憐我們吧！”

20:32 And Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”
耶穌就站住, 叫他們過來, 說: “要我為你們作甚麼呢? ”

20:33 They said to him, “Lord, that our eyes be opened!”
他們說: “主啊, 求你開我們的眼睛. ”

20:34 And having compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately they received their sight and followed him.
耶穌就憐憫他們, 摸他們的眼睛. 他們立刻能看見, 就跟從了耶穌.

Matthew - Chapter 21

21:1 And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
耶穌和門徒走近耶路撒冷, 來到橄欖山的伯法其那裡. 耶穌派了兩個門徒,

21:2 saying to them, “Go into the village before you, and right away you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
對他們說: “你們往對面的村子裡去, 立刻就會看見一頭驢拴在那裡, 還有小驢跟牠在一起. 把牠們解開, 牽來給我.

21:3 And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”
如果有人問你們, 就要說: ‘主需要牠們. ’他會立刻讓你們牽走. ”

21:4 Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,
這件事應驗了先知所說的:

21:5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.’ ”
“要對錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)說: ‘看哪, 你的王來到你這裡了; 他是溫柔的, 他騎著驢, 騎的是小驢. ’”

21:6 So the disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them,
門徒照著耶穌的吩咐去作.

21:7 and brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
牽了驢和小驢來, 把衣服搭在牠們上面, 耶穌就騎上.

21:8 And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.
有一大群人把自己的衣服鋪在路上, 也有人從樹上把樹枝砍下來, 鋪在路上.

21:9 And the crowds who went ahead of him and the ones who followed were shouting, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
前呼後擁的群眾喊叫著: “‘和散那’歸於大衛的子孫, 奉主名來的是應當稱頌的, 高天之上當唱‘和散那’. ”

21:10 And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”
耶穌進了耶路撒冷, 全城都震動起來, 他們問: “這人是誰? ”

21:11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee!”
大家都說: “這就是那先知耶穌, 是從加利利的拿撒勒來的. ”

21:12 And Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.
耶穌進了聖殿, 把殿裡所有作買賣的人趕走, 並推倒找換銀錢的人的桌子, 和賣鴿子的人的凳子;

21:13 And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”
又對他們說: “經上記著: ‘我的殿要稱為禱告的殿. ’你們竟把它弄成賊窩了. ”

21:14 And the blind and the lame came up to him in the temple courts and he healed them.
殿裡的瞎子和瘸腿的都走過來, 耶穌就醫好他們.

21:15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children shouting in the temple courts and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant.
祭司長和經學家看見耶穌所行的奇事, 又看見小孩子在殿中喊叫“‘和散那’歸於大衛的子孫”, 就很忿怒,

21:16 And they said to him, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” So Jesus said to them, “Yes, have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing babies you have prepared for yourself praise’?”
對耶穌說: “你聽見他們說甚麼嗎? ”耶穌說: “我聽見了. ‘你從小孩和嬰兒的口中, 得著了讚美. ’這話你們沒有念過嗎? ”

21:17 And leaving them, he went outside of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.
於是離開他們, 出了城, 來到伯大尼, 在那裡過了一夜.

21:18 Now early in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry.
耶穌清早回城的時候, 覺得餓了.

21:19 And seeing a single fig tree by the road, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May there be no more fruit from you forever, and the fig tree withered at once.
他看見路旁有一棵無花果樹, 就走過去; 但他在樹上甚麼也找不到, 只有葉子, 就對樹說: “你永遠不再結果子了. ”那棵樹就立刻枯萎.

21:20 And when they saw it, the disciples were astonished, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?”
門徒看見了, 十分驚奇, 說: “這棵無花果樹是怎樣立刻枯萎的呢? ”

21:21 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will do not only what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,” it will happen!
耶穌回答他們: “我實在告訴你們, 如果你們有信心, 不懷疑, 不但能作我對無花果樹所作的, 就是對這座山說‘移開, 投到海裡去’, 也必成就.

21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”
你們禱告, 無論求甚麼, 只要相信, 都必得著. ”

21:23 And after he arrived at the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him while he was teaching, saying, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?”
耶穌進了聖殿, 正在教導人的時候, 祭司長和民間的長老前來問他: “你憑甚麼權柄作這些事? 誰給你這權柄? ”

21:24 And Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one question. If you tell the answer to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
耶穌回答他們: “我也要問你們一句話, 如果你們告訴我, 我就告訴你們我憑甚麼權柄作這些事.

21:25 From where was the baptism of John—from heaven or from men?” And they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
約翰的洗禮是從哪裡來的呢? 是從天上來的, 還是從人來的呢? ”他們就彼此議論: “如果我們說‘是從天上來的’, 他會問我們‘那你們為甚麼不信他呢? ’

21:26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet.”
如果我們說‘是從人來的’, 我們又怕群眾, 因為他們都認為約翰是先知. ”

21:27 And they answered and said to Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
於是回答耶穌: “我們不知道. ”耶穌也對他們說: “我也不告訴你們, 我憑甚麼權柄作這些事.

21:28 “Now what do you think? A man had two sons. He approached the first and said, ‘Son, go work in the vineyard today.’
“你們認為怎樣? 有一個人, 他有兩個兒子. 他去對大兒子說: ‘孩子, 你今天到葡萄園去工作吧. ’

21:29 And he answered and said, ‘I do not want to!’ But later he changed his mind and went.
他說: ‘我不想去. ’但後來他改變主意, 就去了.

21:30 And he approached the second and said the same thing. So he answered and said, ‘I will, sir,’ and he did not go.
父親又照樣去吩咐小兒子. 小兒子說: ‘父親, 我會去的. ’後來卻沒有去.

21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
這兩個兒子, 哪一個聽父親的話呢? ”他們說: “大兒子. ”耶穌對他們說: “我實在告訴你們: 稅吏和娼妓比你們先進神的國.

21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him. And when you saw it, you did not even change your minds later so as to believe in him.
約翰來到你們那裡, 指示你們行義路(或譯: “約翰在義路中, 來到你們這裡”), 你們不信他; 稅吏和娼妓卻信了他. 你們看見了之後, 還是沒有改變心意去信他.

21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was a man—a master of a house—who planted a vineyard, and put a fence around it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.
“你們再聽一個比喻: 有一個家主, 栽種了一個葡萄園, 四面圍上籬笆, 在園子裡挖了一個壓酒池, 蓋了一座瞭望臺, 然後把園子租給佃戶, 就遠行去了.

21:34 And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the tenant farmers to collect his fruit.
到了收成的時候, 園主派了僕人到佃戶那裡, 收取應該納給他的果子.

21:35 And the tenant farmers seized his slaves, one of whom they beat, and one of whom they killed, and one of whom they stoned.
佃戶卻抓住他的僕人, 打傷一個, 殺了一個, 又用石頭打死一個.

21:36 Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first ones, and they did the same thing to them.
於是園主再派其他的僕人去, 人數比前一次更多, 但佃戶也是同樣對付他們.

21:37 So finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
最後, 他派了自己的兒子去, 說: ‘他們必尊敬我的兒子. ’

21:38 But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance!’
佃戶看見他的兒子, 就彼此說: ‘這是繼承產業的; 來, 我們殺了他, 佔有他的產業吧！’

21:39 And they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
於是他們抓住他, 把他推出葡萄園外殺了.

21:40 Now when the master of the vineyard arrives, what will he do to those tenant farmers?”
那麼, 葡萄園的主人來到的時候, 會怎樣對待那些佃戶呢? ”

21:41 They said to him, “He will destroy those evil men completely and lease the vineyard to other tenant farmers who will give him the fruits in their season.”
他們回答: “他會毫不留情地除掉那些惡人, 把葡萄園租給按時繳納果子的佃戶. ”

21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
耶穌對他們說: “經上記著: ‘建築工人所棄的石頭, 成了房角的主要石頭; 這是主所作的, 在我們眼中看為希奇. ’這話你們沒有念過嗎?

21:43 For this reason, I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a people who produce its fruits.
因此我告訴你們, 神的國要從你們那裡取去, 賜給那結果子的外族人.

21:44 And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls—it will crush him!”
誰跌在這石頭上, 就必摔碎; 這石頭掉在誰的身上, 就必把他壓得粉碎. ”

21:45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them,
祭司長和法利賽人聽了耶穌這些比喻, 知道是指著他們說的.

21:46 and although they wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they looked upon him as a prophet.
他們想要逮捕他, 但又怕群眾, 因為他們都認為耶穌是先知.

Matthew - Chapter 22

22:1 And continuing, Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
耶穌又用比喻對他們說:

22:2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who gave a wedding celebration for his son.
“天國好像一個王, 為兒子擺設婚筵.

22:3 And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.
他派僕人去叫被邀請的人來參加婚筵. 但他們不肯來.

22:4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding celebration!” ’
他再派另一些僕人去, 說: ‘你們告訴被邀請的人, 我已經預備好了筵席, 公牛和肥畜已經宰了, 一切都預備妥當. 來參加婚筵吧！’

22:5 But they paid no attention and went away—this one to his own field, that one to his business.
但那些人卻不理會就走了; 有的去耕田, 有的去作買賣,

22:6 And the others, seizing his slaves, mistreated them and killed them.
其餘的抓住王的僕人, 凌辱他們, 並且把他們殺了.

22:7 And the king was angry and sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
王就發怒, 派兵消滅那些兇手, 焚毀他們的城.

22:8 Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding celebration is ready, but those who had been invited were not worthy.
然後對僕人說: ‘婚筵已經預備好了, 只是被邀請的人不配.

22:9 Therefore, go out to the places where the roads exit the city and invite to the wedding celebration as many people as you find.’
所以你們要到大路口, 凡遇見的, 都請來參加婚筵. ’

22:10 And those slaves went out into the roads and gathered everyone whom they found, both evil and good, and the wedding celebration was filled with dinner guests.
“那些僕人就走到街上, 把所有遇見的, 不論好人壞人, 都招聚了來, 婚筵上就坐滿了人.

22:11 But when the king came in to see the dinner guests, he saw a man there not dressed in wedding clothes.
王進來與赴筵的人見面, 看見有一個人沒有穿著婚筵的禮服,

22:12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?’ But he could say nothing.
就對他說: ‘朋友, 你沒有婚筵的禮服, 怎能進到這裡來呢? ’他就無話可說.

22:13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
於是王對侍從說: ‘把他的手和腳都綁起來, 丟到外面的黑暗裡, 在那裡必要哀哭切齒. ’

22:14 For many are called but few are chosen.”
因為被召的人多, 選上的人少. ”

22:15 Then the Pharisees went and consulted so that they could entrap him with a statement.
法利賽人就去商量, 怎樣找耶穌的話柄來陷害他.

22:16 And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and you do not care what anyone thinks, because you do not regard the opinion of people.
他們派了自己的門徒和希律黨的人一同去問耶穌: “老師, 我們知道你為人誠實, 照著真理把神的道教導人, 不顧忌任何人, 因為你不徇情面.

22:17 Therefore tell us what you think. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
請把你的意見告訴我們, 納稅給凱撒, 可不可以呢? ”

22:18 But because he knew their maliciousness, Jesus said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
耶穌看出他們的惡意, 就說: “虛偽的人, 為甚麼試探我呢?

22:19 Show me the coin for the tax!” So they brought him a denarius.
拿納稅的錢幣給我看看. ”他們就拿了一個銀幣給他.

22:20 And he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
耶穌問他們: “這是誰的像, 誰的名號? ”

22:21 They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!”
他們回答: “凱撒的. ”他就對他們說: “凱撒的應當歸給凱撒, 神的應當歸給神. ”

22:22 And when they heard this, they were astonished, and they left him and went away.
他們聽了, 十分驚奇, 就離開他走了.

22:23 On that day Sadducees—who say there is no resurrection—came up to him and asked him,
撒都該人向來認為沒有復活的事. 那一天, 他們前來問耶穌:

22:24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said if someone dies without having children, his brother is to marry his wife and father descendants for his brother.
“老師, 摩西說: ‘如果一個人死了, 沒有兒女, 他的弟弟應該娶他的妻子, 為哥哥立後. ’

22:25 Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died after getting married, and because he did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.
從前我們這裡有兄弟七人, 頭一個結了婚, 沒有孩子就死了, 留下妻子給他的弟弟.

22:26 So also the second and the third, up to the seventh.
第二個,第三個直到第七個都是這樣.

22:27 And last of all the woman died.
最後, 那女人也死了.

22:28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her as wife.”
那麼, 復活的時候, 她是這七個人中哪一個的妻子呢? 因為他們都娶過她. ”

22:29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!
耶穌回答他們: “你們錯了, 因為你們不明白聖經, 也不曉得神的能力.

22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.
復活的時候, 人們也不娶也不嫁, 而是像天上的使者一樣.

22:31 Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said,
關於死人復活的事, 神對你們講過: ‘我是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神’, 你們沒有念過嗎? 神不是死人的神, 而是活人的神. ”

22:32 “I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob”? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living!”
關於死人復活的事, 神對你們講過: ‘我是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神’, 你們沒有念過嗎? 神不是死人的神, 而是活人的神. ”

22:33 And when the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.
群眾聽了他的教訓, 就十分詫異.

22:34 Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same place.
法利賽人聽見耶穌使撒都該人無話可說, 就聚集在一起.

22:35 And one of them, a legal expert, put a question to him to test him:
他們中間有一個律法家, 試探耶穌說:

22:36 “Teacher, which commandment is greatest in the law?”
“老師, 律法中哪一條誡命是最重要的呢? ”

22:37 And he said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
他回答: “你要全心,全性,全意愛主你的神.

22:38 This is the greatest and first commandment.
這是最重要的第一條誡命.

22:39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
第二條也和它相似, 就是要愛人如己.

22:40 On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”
全部律法和先知書, 都以這兩條誡命作為根據. ”

22:41 Now while the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,
法利賽人聚在一起的時候, 耶穌問他們:

22:42 saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David’s.”
“你們對基督的看法怎樣? 他是誰的子孫呢? ”他們回答: “大衛的子孫. ”

22:43 He said to them, “How then does David, by the Spirit, call him ‘Lord,’ saying,
耶穌就說: “那麼大衛被聖靈感動, 怎麼會稱他為主呢? 他說:

22:44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet” ’?
‘主對我的主說: 你坐在我的右邊, 等我把你的仇敵放在你的腳下. ’

22:45 If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how is he his son?”
“大衛既然稱他為主, 他怎麼又是大衛的子孫呢? ”

22:46 And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask him any more questions.
沒有人能夠回答他. 從那天起, 也沒有人敢再問他.

Matthew - Chapter 23

23:1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
那時, 耶穌對群眾和他的門徒說:

23:2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses.
“經學家和法利賽人坐在摩西的座位上,

23:3 Therefore do and observe everything that they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they tell others to do something and do not do it themselves.
所以凡他們吩咐你們的, 你們都要遵守, 但不可效法他們的行為, 因為他們只會說而不去作.

23:4 And they tie up heavy burdens and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing with their finger to move them.
他們把重擔捆起來, 壓在人的肩頭上, 但自己連一個指頭也不肯動.

23:5 And they do all their deeds in order to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries broad and make their tassels long.
他們所作的一切, 都是要作給人看: 他們把經文的匣子做大了, 衣服的繸子做長了;

23:6 And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
他們喜歡筵席上的首位,會堂裡的高位;

23:7 and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by people.
又喜歡人在市中心向他們問安, 稱呼他們‘拉比’.

23:8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ because one is your teacher, and you are all brothers,
然而你們不要被人稱為‘拉比’, 因為只有一位是你們的老師, 你們都是弟兄.

23:9 And do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your heavenly Father.
不要稱呼地上的人為父, 因為只有一位是你們的父, 就是天父.

23:10 And do not be called teachers, because one is your teacher, the Christ.
你們也不要被人稱為師傅, 因為只有一位是你們的師傅, 就是基督.

23:11 And the greatest among you will be your servant.
你們中間最大的, 必作你們的僕人.

23:12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
凡高抬自己的, 必被降卑; 凡自己謙卑的, 必被升高.

23:13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.
“虛偽的經學家和法利賽人哪, 你們有禍了！你們在人面前關了天國的門, 自己不進去, 連正要進去的人, 你們也不准他們進去.

23:14
(有些抄本有第14節: “虛偽的經學家和法利賽人哪, 你們有禍了！你們吞沒了寡婦的房產, 假裝作冗長的禱告, 所以你們必受更重的刑罰. ”)

23:15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you travel around the sea and the dry land to make one convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are!
“虛偽的經學家和法利賽人哪, 你們有禍了！你們走遍海洋陸地, 要使一個人入教; 當他入了教, 你們卻使他淪為地獄之子, 比你們更甚.

23:16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.’
“你們這些瞎眼的嚮導有禍了！你們說: ‘凡指著聖所而起的誓, 是沒有用的; 但指著聖所的金子而起的誓, 就必須遵守. ’

23:17 Fools and blind people! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?
你們這些瞎眼的愚昧人哪, 到底是金子大, 還是使金子成聖的聖所大呢?

23:18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’
你們又說: ‘凡指著祭壇所起的誓, 是沒有用的; 但指著壇上的祭物所起的誓, 就必須遵守. ’

23:19 Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?
瞎眼的人哪！到底是祭物大, 還是使祭物成聖的祭壇大呢?

23:20 Therefore the one who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything that is on it.
所以, 凡指著祭壇起誓的, 他就是指著祭壇和壇上的一切起誓;

23:21 And the one who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
指著聖所起誓的, 就是指著聖所和住在那裡的神起誓;

23:22 And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.
指著天起誓的, 就是指著神的寶座和坐在寶座上的起誓.

23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you pay a tenth of mint and dill and cumin, and neglect the more important matters of the law—justice and mercy and faithfulness! It was necessary to do these things while not neglecting those.
“虛偽的經學家和法利賽人哪, 你們有禍了！你們把薄荷,茴香,芹菜, 獻上十分之一, 卻忽略律法上更重要的, 就如正義,憐憫和信實; 這些更重要的是你們應當作的, 但其他的也不可忽略.

23:24 Blind guides who filter out a gnat and swallow a camel!
你們這些瞎眼的嚮導啊, 你們把蚊蟲濾出來, 卻把駱駝吞下去.

23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!
“虛偽的經學家和法利賽人哪, 你們有禍了！你們洗淨杯盤的外面, 裡面卻裝滿了搶奪和放蕩.

23:26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.
瞎眼的法利賽人哪, 先把杯和盤的裡面洗淨, 好使外面也可以乾淨.

23:27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean!
“虛偽的經學家和法利賽人哪, 你們有禍了！你們好像粉飾了的墳墓, 外面好看, 裡面卻裝滿了死人的骨頭和各樣的污穢;

23:28 In the same way, on the outside you also appear righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
照樣, 你們外面看來像義人, 裡面卻充塞著虛偽和不法.

23:29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,
“虛偽的經學家和法利賽人哪, 你們有禍了！你們建造先知的墓, 修飾義人的碑,

23:30 and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in the blood of the prophets!’
並且說: ‘我們若活在我們祖先的時代, 決不會與他們一同流先知的血. ’

23:31 Thus you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets!
這樣, 你們就指證自己是殺害先知的人的子孫了.

23:32 And you—fill up the measure of your fathers!
那麼, 去完成你們祖先的罪孽吧！

23:33 Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How will you escape from the condemnation to hell?
你們這些蛇, 這些毒蛇所生的啊, 你們怎能逃脫地獄的刑罰呢?

23:34 For this reason, behold, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and will pursue from town to town,
因此, 我差派先知,智慧人和經學家到你們那裡; 有些你們要殺害又釘在十字架上, 有些你們要在會堂裡鞭打, 從一個城趕逐到另一個城.

23:35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of righteous Abel up to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
所以, 從義人亞伯的血起, 到巴拉加的兒子撒迦利亞的血為止, 他就是你們在聖所和祭壇中間所殺的, 所有義人在地上所流的血, 都要歸在你們身上.

23:36 Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation!
我實在告訴你們, 這一切都必臨到這個世代.

23:37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her young together under her wings, and you were not willing!
“耶路撒冷, 耶路撒冷啊, 你殺害先知, 又用石頭把奉派到你們那裡的人打死. 我多次想招聚你的兒女, 好像母雞招聚小雞到翅膀底下, 只是你們不願意.

23:38 Behold, your house has been left to you desolate!
你看, 你們的家必成為荒場, 留給你們.

23:39 For I tell you, you will never see me from now on until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”
我告訴你們, 從今以後, 你們一定見不到我, 直等到你們說: ‘奉主名來的, 是應當稱頌的. ’”

Matthew - Chapter 24

24:1 And as Jesus went out of the temple courts he was going along, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
耶穌出了聖殿, 往前走的時候, 門徒前來把聖殿的建築指給他看.

24:2 But he answered and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
他對門徒說: “你們不是看見了這一切嗎? 我實在告訴你們, 將來在這裡必沒有一塊石頭留在另一塊石頭上面, 每一塊都要拆下來. ”

24:3 And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
耶穌坐在橄欖山上, 門徒暗中前來問他: “請告訴我們, 甚麼時候會有這些事呢? 你的降臨和這世代的終結, 有甚麼預兆呢? ”

24:4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you!
耶穌回答他們: “你們要小心, 不要被人迷惑;

24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will deceive many.
因為許多人要假冒我的名而來, 說: ‘我就是基督’, 並且要迷惑許多的人.

24:6 And you are going to hear about wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.
你們要聽見戰爭, 也聽見戰爭的風聲; 你們要小心, 不要驚慌, 因為這是免不了的, 不過結局還沒有到.

24:7 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
一個民族要起來攻打另一個民族, 一個國家要起來攻打另一個國家, 到處都有饑荒和地震,

24:8 But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
這一切不過是痛苦的開始.

24:9 “Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
那時人要把你們送去受苦, 也要殺害你們, 你們要因我的名被萬民恨惡.

24:10 And then many will be led into sin and will betray one another and will hate one another,
那時許多人會失去信仰, 彼此出賣, 互相恨惡;

24:11 and many false prophets will appear and will deceive many,
也有許多假先知出現, 要迷惑許多人.

24:12 and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
因為不法的事增加, 許多人的愛心就冷淡了.

24:13 But the one who endures to the end—this person will be saved.
唯有堅忍到底的, 必然得救.

24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
這天國的福音要傳遍天下, 向萬民作見證, 然後結局才來到.

24:15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken about by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place” (let the one who reads understand),
“當你們看見但以理先知所說的‘那造成荒涼的可憎者’, 站在聖地的時候(讀者必須領悟),

24:16 “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!
那時, 住在猶太的應當逃到山上;

24:17 The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,
在房頂的不要下來拿家裡的東西;

24:18 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.
在田裡的也不要回去取衣服.

24:19 And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!
當那些日子, 懷孕的和乳養孩子的有禍了！

24:20 But pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.
你們應當祈求, 叫你們逃難的時候, 不是在冬天或安息日,

24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.
因為那時必有大災難, 這是從世界的開始到現在未曾有過的, 以後也必不會再有.

24:22 And unless those days had been shortened, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
如果那些日子不減少, 沒有一個人可以存活; 但是為了選民, 那些日子必會減少.

24:23 “At that time if anyone should say to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here he is,’ do not believe him!
那時, 如果有人對你們說: ‘看哪, 基督在這裡！’或說: ‘他在那裡！’你們不要信,

24:24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
因為必有假基督和假先知出現, 顯大神蹟和奇事; 如果可以的話, 他們連選民也要迷惑.

24:25 Behold, I have told you ahead of time!
你們看！我已經事先告訴你們了.

24:26 Therefore if they say to you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it!
如果他們對你們說: ‘看！基督在曠野裡. ’你們不要出去; 或說: ‘看！他在房子裡. ’也不要相信.

24:27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
電光怎樣從東方閃出來, 一直照到西方, 人子降臨的時候, 也是這樣.

24:28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
屍首在哪裡, 鷹也必聚在哪裡.

24:29 “And immediately after the tribulation of those days, ‘the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.’
“那些日子的災難剛過去: 太陽就變黑了, 月亮也不發光, 眾星從天墜落, 天上的萬象震動.

24:30 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
“那時, 人子的徵兆要顯在天上, 地上的萬族都要哀號, 並且看見人子帶著能力, 滿有榮耀, 駕著天上的雲降臨.

24:31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other end of it.
當號筒發出響聲, 他要差派使者, 把他的選民從四方, 從天這邊到天那邊都招聚來.

24:32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
“你們應該從無花果樹學個功課: 樹枝長出嫩芽生出葉子的時候, 你們就知道夏天近了;

24:33 So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, at the door.
同樣, 當你們看見這一切, 就知道人子已經近在門口了.

24:34 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these things take place!
我實在告訴你們, 這一切都必要發生, 然後這世代才會過去.

24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
天地都要過去, 但我的話決不會廢去.

24:36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone.
“至於那日子和時間, 沒有人知道, 連天上的使者和子也不知道, 只有父知道.

24:37 For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
挪亞的時代怎樣, 人子降臨的時候也是這樣.

24:38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.
洪水之前的時代, 人們吃喝嫁娶, 直到挪亞進入方舟的那一天;

24:39 And they did not know anything until the deluge came and swept them all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.
等到洪水來到, 把他們沖去, 他們才明白過來; 人子降臨的時候也是這樣.

24:40 Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.
那時, 兩個人在田裡工作, 一個被接去, 一個撇下來;

24:41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.
兩個女人在磨坊推磨, 一個被接去, 一個撇下來.

24:42 Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming!
因此, 你們要警醒, 因為不知道你們的主甚麼時候要來.

24:43 But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
你們都知道, 家主若曉得竊賊晚上甚麼時候會來, 就會提高警覺, 不讓他摸進屋裡.

24:44 For this reason you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.
所以, 你們也要準備妥當, 因為在想不到的時候, 人子就來了.

24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their food at the right time?
“誰是忠心和精明的僕人, 被主人指派管理全家, 按時分派糧食的呢?

24:46 Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he comes back.
主人來到, 看見他這樣作, 那僕人就有福了.

24:47 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
我實在告訴你們, 主人要指派他管理自己的一切財產.

24:48 But if that evil slave should say to himself, ‘My master is staying away for a long time,’
如果他是個壞的僕人, 心裡說‘我的主人不會那麼快回來’,

24:49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with drunkards,
就動手打其他的僕人, 又和醉酒的人吃喝.

24:50 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know,
在他想不到的日子, 不知道的時間, 那僕人的主人要來,

24:51 and will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
嚴厲地處罰他, 使他和虛偽的人同在一起; 在那裡必要哀哭切齒. ”

Matthew - Chapter 25

25:1 “Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
“那時, 天國好像十個童女, 拿著她們的燈出去迎接新郎.

25:2 Now five of them were foolish and five were wise.
她們中間有五個是愚蠢的, 五個是聰明的.

25:3 For when the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take olive oil with them.
那些愚蠢的拿著燈, 卻沒有帶油;

25:4 But the wise ones took olive oil in flasks with their lamps.
但那些聰明的拿著燈, 也把油裝在瓶裡帶來.

25:5 And when the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
新郎很晚還沒有到, 她們都打瞌睡, 而且睡著了.

25:6 But in the middle of the night there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
半夜, 有人喊叫: ‘新郎來了, 快出來迎接他. ’

25:7 Then all those virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
那些童女都醒過來, 整理她們的燈.

25:8 And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us some of your olive oil, because our lamps are going out!’
愚蠢的對聰明的說: ‘請把你們的油分一點給我們, 我們的燈快要滅了. ’

25:9 But the wise ones answered saying, “Certainly there will never be enough for us and for you! Go instead to those who sell olive oil and buy some for yourselves.’
聰明的回答: ‘這些恐怕不夠我們大家用, 不如你們自己到賣油的地方去買吧！’

25:10 But while they had gone away to buy it the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding celebration, and the door was shut.
她們去買油的時候, 新郎來了; 準備好了的童女就和他一同進去參加婚筵, 門就關上了.

25:11 And later the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
後來, 其餘的童女也來到, 說: ‘主啊, 主啊, 給我們開門吧！’

25:12 But he answered and said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you!’
新郎卻回答: ‘我實在告訴你們, 我不認識你們. ’

25:13 Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know the day or the hour!
所以你們要警醒, 因為不知道那日子和那時間.

25:14 For it is like a man going on a journey. He summoned his own slaves and handed over his property to them.
“天國又像一個人要出外遠行, 就叫自己的僕人來, 把產業交給他們.

25:15 And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each one according to his own ability, and he went on a journey immediately.
他按照各人的才幹, 一個給三萬個銀幣, 一個給一萬二千個銀幣, 一個給六千個銀幣(原文作“五個, 二個, 一個他連得”; 一個他連得等於六千個銀幣), 然後就遠行去了.

25:16 The one who had received the five talents went out and traded with them and gained five more.
那領了三萬的馬上去做生意, 另外賺了三萬.

25:17 In the same way the one who had the two gained two more.
那領了一萬二千的也是這樣, 另賺了一萬二千.

25:18 But the one who had received the one went away and dug up the ground and hid his master’s money.
但那領了六千的, 卻去把地挖開, 把主人的錢藏起來.

25:19 Now after a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.
過了很久, 那些僕人的主人回來了, 要和他們算帳.

25:20 And the one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents. See, I have gained five more talents!’
那領了三萬個銀幣的, 帶著另外的三萬前來, 說: ‘主啊, 你交了三萬給我, 你看, 我又賺了三萬. ’

25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
主人對他說: ‘又良善又忠心的僕人哪, 你作得好！你既然在不多的事上忠心, 我要派你管理許多的事. 進來, 享受你主人的快樂吧！’

25:22 And the one who had the two talents also came up and said, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents. See, I have gained two talents more!’
那領了一萬二千的也前來, 說: ‘主啊, 你交了一萬二千給我, 你看, 我又賺了一萬二千. ’

25:23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
主人對他說: ‘又良善又忠心的僕人哪, 你作得好！你既然在不多的事上忠心, 我要派你管理許多的事. 進來, 享受你主人的快樂吧！’

25:24 And the one who had received the one talent came up also and said, ‘Master, because I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter seed.
那領了六千的也前來, 說: ‘主啊, 我知道你是個嚴厲的人, 沒有撒種的地方, 你要收割; 沒有散播的地方, 你要收聚.

25:25 And because I was afraid, I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours!’
所以, 我就害怕起來, 去把你的錢藏在地裡. 你看, 你的錢還在這裡. ’

25:26 But his master answered and said to him, ‘Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter seed.
可是主人對他說: ‘你這個又可惡又懶惰的僕人, 你既然知道我要在沒有撒種的地方收割, 在沒有散播的地方收聚,

25:27 Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and when I returned I would have gotten back what was mine with interest!
那你就應該把我的錢存入銀行, 到我回來的時候, 可以連本帶利收回.

25:28 Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
你們把他的六千銀幣拿去, 交給那個有六萬的.

25:29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
因為凡是有的, 還要給他, 他就充足有餘; 凡是沒有的, 就算他有甚麼也要拿去.

25:30 And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness—in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
把這沒有用的僕人丟在外面的黑暗裡, 在那裡必要哀哭切齒. ’

25:31 Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
“當人子在他的榮耀裡, 帶著所有的使者降臨的時候, 他要坐在榮耀的寶座上.

25:32 And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
萬族要聚集在他面前, 他要把他們彼此分開, 好像牧羊人把綿羊和山羊分開一樣:

25:33 And he will place the sheep on his right and the goats on the left.
把綿羊放在右邊, 山羊放在左邊.

25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world!
那時, 王要對右邊的說: ‘蒙我父賜福的, 來承受創世以來為你們預備好的國吧.

25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me as a guest,
因為我餓了, 你們給我吃; 我渴了, 你們給我喝; 我作旅客, 你們接待我;

25:36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
我赤身露體, 你們給我衣服穿; 我病了, 你們看顧我; 我在監裡, 你們來看我. ’

25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
義人就回答: ‘主啊, 我們甚麼時候見你餓了就給你吃, 渴了就給你喝呢?

25:38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you as a guest, or naked and clothe you?
又甚麼時候見你作旅客就接待你, 赤身露體就給你衣服穿呢?

25:39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’
或者甚麼時候見你病了, 或在監裡就來看你呢? ’

25:40 And the king will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did it to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.’
王要回答他們: ‘我實在告訴你們, 你們所作的, 只要是作在我一個最小的弟兄身上, 就是作在我的身上了. ’

25:41 Then he will also say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
“王也要對左邊的說: ‘你們這被咒詛的, 離開我, 到為魔鬼和他的使者所預備的永火裡去吧！

25:42 For I was hungry and you did not give me anything to eat, I was thirsty and you did not give me anything to drink,
因為我餓了, 你們沒有給我吃; 我渴了, 你們沒有給我喝;

25:43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not care for me.’
我作旅客, 你們沒有接待我; 我赤身露體, 你們沒有給我衣服穿; 我病了, 我在監裡, 你們沒有看顧我. ’

25:44 Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not serve you?’
他們就回答: ‘主啊, 我們甚麼時候見你餓了,渴了,作旅客,赤身露體,病了, 或在監裡, 卻沒有服事你呢? ’

25:45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’
王要回答他們: ‘我實在告訴你們, 這些事你們既然沒有作在一個最小的身上, 就是沒有作在我的身上了. ’

25:46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
他們要進入永遠的刑罰, 義人卻要進入永生. ”

Matthew - Chapter 26

26:1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,
耶穌說完了這一切話, 就對門徒說:

26:2 “You know that after two days the Passover takes place, and the Son of Man will be handed over in order to be crucified.”
“你們知道兩天之後就是逾越節, 人子將要被交給人, 釘在十字架上. ”

26:3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,
那時, 祭司長和民間的長老聚集在大祭司該亞法的官邸,

26:4 and plotted in order that they could arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
商議怎樣用詭計逮捕耶穌, 把他殺害.

26:5 But they were saying, “Not during the feast, so that there will not be an uproar among the people.”
不過他們說: “不可在節期下手, 免得引起民眾暴動. ”

26:6 Now while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
耶穌在伯大尼, 在患痲風的西門家裡的時候,

26:7 a woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured it out on his head while he was reclining at table.
有一個女人拿著一瓶珍貴的香膏, 前來把它澆在耶穌的頭上.

26:8 And when the disciples saw it they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?
門徒看見了, 就很生氣, 說: “為甚麼這樣浪費呢?

26:9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor!”
這香膏可以賣很多錢, 賙濟窮人. ”

26:10 But Jesus, knowing this, said to them, “Why do you cause trouble for the woman? For she has done a good deed for me.
耶穌知道了, 就說: “為甚麼難為這個女人呢? 她為我作了一件美事.

26:11 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.
你們常常有窮人跟你們在一起, 然而卻不常有我.

26:12 For when this woman poured this ointment on my body, she did it in order to prepare me for burial.
她把這香膏澆在我身上, 是為了安葬我而作的.

26:13 Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”
我實在告訴你們, 這福音無論傳到世界上甚麼地方, 這女人所作的都要傳講, 來記念她. ”

26:14 Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
那時, 十二門徒中的一個, 就是加略人猶大, 去見祭司長, 說:

26:15 and said, “What are you willing to give me if I in turn deliver him to you?” So they set out for him thirty silver coins.
“如果我把他交給你們, 你們願意給我甚麼呢? ”他們就給了他三十塊銀子.

26:16 And from that time on, he began seeking a favorable opportunity in order that he could betray him.
從那時起, 他就找機會把耶穌交給他們.

26:17 Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
除酵節的第一天, 門徒前來問耶穌: “你要我們在哪裡為你預備逾越節的晚餐呢? ”

26:18 And he said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I am celebrating the Passover with you with my disciples.” ’
他說: “你們到城裡去見某人, 對他說, 老師說: ‘我的時候快到了; 我要到你那裡和我的門徒守逾越節. ’”

26:19 And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and they prepared the Passover.
門徒照耶穌的指示去作, 預備好了逾越節的晚餐.

26:20 And when it was evening, he was reclining at table with the twelve disciples.
到了晚上, 耶穌和十二門徒一同吃晚餐.

26:21 And while they were eating he said, “Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me.”
他們吃的時候, 耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 你們中間有一個人要出賣我. ”

26:22 And greatly distressed, each one began to say to him, “Surely I am not he, am I, Lord?”
他們就很憂愁, 一個一個地問他: “主啊, 是我嗎? ”

26:23 And he answered and said, “The one who dips his hand in the bowl with me—this one will betray me.
他回答: “那和我一同把手蘸在盤子裡的人, 他要出賣我.

26:24 The Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if that man had not been born.”
正如經上指著人子所說的, 他固然要離世, 但出賣人子的那人有禍了！他沒有生下來倒好. ”

26:25 And Judas, the one who was betraying him, answered and said, “Surely I am not he, am I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said it.”
那出賣耶穌的猶大說: “拉比, 是我嗎? ”他說: “這是你說的. ”

26:26 Now while they were eating Jesus took bread and, after giving thanks, he broke it, and giving it to the disciples, he said, “Take, eat, this is my body.”
他們吃的時候, 耶穌拿起餅來, 祝謝了就擘開, 遞給門徒, 說: “你們拿去吃吧, 這是我的身體. ”

26:27 And after taking the cup and giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,
耶穌又拿起杯來, 祝謝了就遞給他們, 說: “你們都喝吧,

26:28 for this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
這是我的血, 是為立約的, 為許多人流出來, 使罪得赦.

26:29 But I tell you, from now on I will never drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.”
我告訴你們, 從今以後我必不再喝這葡萄酒, 直到我和你們在我父的國裡喝新酒的那一天. ”

26:30 And after they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
他們唱完了詩, 就出來往橄欖山去.

26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me during this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
那時, 耶穌對他們說: “今天晚上, 你們因我的緣故都要後退, 因為經上記著: ‘我要擊打牧人, 羊群就分散了. ’

26:32 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
我復活以後, 要比你們先到加利利去. ”

26:33 But Peter answered and said to him, “If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!”
彼得對他說: “就算所有的人都因你的緣故後退, 我卻永不後退. ”

26:34 Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that during this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times!”
耶穌對他說: “我實在告訴你, 今天晚上雞叫以前, 你會三次不認我. ”

26:35 Peter said to him, “Even if it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the disciples said the same thing.
彼得對他說: “就算必須與你一同死, 我也決不會不認你. ”門徒也都這樣說.

26:36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
耶穌和門徒來到一個地方, 名叫客西馬尼, 就對門徒說: “你們坐在這裡, 我要到那邊去禱告. ”

26:37 And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be distressed and troubled.
他帶了彼得和西庇太的兩個兒子一起去, 心裡憂愁難過,

26:38 Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”
對他們說: “我的心靈痛苦得快要死了; 你們留在這裡, 與我一同警醒吧. ”

26:39 And going forward a little he fell down on his face, praying and saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
他稍往前走, 把臉俯伏在地上, 禱告說: “我的父啊！可能的話, 求你使這杯離開我; 但不要照我的意思, 只要照你的旨意. ”

26:40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “So, were you not able to stay awake with me one hour?
耶穌回到門徒那裡, 看見他們都睡著了, 就對彼得說: “你們連一個小時也不能同我警醒嗎?

26:41 Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!”
應當警醒,禱告, 免得陷入試探; 你們心靈雖然願意, 肉體卻是軟弱的. ”

26:42 Again for the second time he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will must be done.”
他又再次走開, 禱告說: “我的父啊！如果這杯不能離開我, 一定要我喝, 就願你的旨意成全. ”

26:43 And he came again and found them sleeping, for they could not keep their eyes open.
他再回來的時候, 看見門徒睡著了, 因為他們十分疲倦.

26:44 And leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing again.
他又離開他們, 第三次去禱告, 說的也是同樣的話.

26:45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
然後, 他回到門徒那裡, 對他們說: “你們還在睡覺休息嗎? 看哪, 時候到了, 人子要被交在罪人的手裡了.

26:46 Get up, let us go! Behold, the one who is betraying me is approaching!”
起來, 我們走吧！出賣我的人來了. ”

26:47 And while he was still speaking, behold, Judas—one of the twelve—arrived, and with him a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
耶穌還在說話的時候, 十二門徒中的猶大, 帶著一大群拿著刀棒的人來到, 他們是祭司長和民間的長老派來的.

26:48 Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one. Arrest him!”
出賣耶穌的人給他們一個暗號, 說: “我跟誰親嘴, 誰就是他; 你們可以抓住他. ”

26:49 And he came up to Jesus immediately and said, “Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him.
他立刻前來對耶穌說: “拉比, 你好. ”跟著就與他親嘴.

26:50 And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do that for which you have come.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.
耶穌對他說: “朋友, 你來要作的事, 快作吧！”於是那些人上前來, 動手拿住耶穌, 逮捕了他.

26:51 And behold, one of those with Jesus extended his hand and drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear.
有一個與耶穌在一起的人, 伸手拔出刀來, 砍了大祭司的僕人一刀, 削掉他的一隻耳朵.

26:52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place! For all who take up the sword will die by the sword.
耶穌對他說: “把你的刀收回原處！凡動刀的必死在刀下.

26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he would put at my disposal at once more than twelve legions of angels?
你以為我不能求我的父, 他就馬上給我派十二營以上的天使下來嗎?

26:54 How then would the scriptures be fulfilled that it must happen in this way?”
如果這樣, 經上預言這事必須發生, 怎能應驗呢? ”

26:55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me? Every day in the temple courts I sat teaching, and you did not arrest me!
那時, 耶穌對眾人說: “你們帶著刀棒出來, 把我當作強盜捉拿嗎? 我天天坐在殿裡教導人, 你們卻沒有逮捕我.

26:56 But all this has happened in order that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then the disciples all abandoned him and fled.
但這整件事的發生, 是要應驗先知書上的話. ”那時, 門徒都離開他逃跑了.

26:57 Now those who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.
那些逮捕了耶穌的人, 把他押去見大祭司該亞法. 那時經學家和長老已經聚集在那裡了.

26:58 But Peter was following him from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And he went inside and was sitting with the officers to see the outcome.
彼得遠遠地跟著耶穌, 直到大祭司的官邸. 他進到裡面, 和差役坐在一起, 要看事情怎樣了結.

26:59 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.
祭司長和公議會全體都想找假證供來控告耶穌, 好把他處死;

26:60 And they did not find it, although many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward
雖然有許多人前來作假證供, 卻找不著證據. 最後有兩個人前來說:

26:61 and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it within three days.’ ”
“這人說過: ‘我可以拆毀神的聖所, 三日之內又把它建造起來. ’”

26:62 And the high priest stood up and said to him, “Do you reply nothing? What are these people testifying against you?”
大祭司就站起來, 對耶穌說: “你為甚麼不回答? 這些人作證, 控告你的是甚麼呢? ”

26:63 But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, “I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!”
耶穌卻不作聲. 大祭司又對他說: “我指著永生的神要你起誓, 告訴我們你是不是基督,神的兒子. ”

26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
耶穌回答: “這是你說的; 但我告訴你們: 從今以後, 你們要看見人子, 坐在權能者的右邊, 駕著天上的雲降臨. ”

26:65 Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have just now heard the blasphemy!
大祭司就撕開衣服, 說: “他說了褻瀆的話, 我們還要甚麼證人呢? 你們現在聽見了這褻瀆的話,

26:66 What do you think?” And they answered and said, “He deserves death!”
認為怎樣呢? ”他們回答: “他是該死的. ”

26:67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists, and they slapped him,
於是他們吐唾沫在他的臉上, 用拳頭打他, 也有人用掌摑他, 說:

26:68 saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who is it who hit you?”
“基督啊, 向我們說預言吧！是誰打你呢? ”

26:69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”
彼得坐在外面的院子裡, 有一個婢女走過來對他說: “你也是和加利利人耶穌一夥的. ”

26:70 But he denied it in the presence of them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean!”
彼得卻當眾否認, 說: “我不知道你說甚麼. ”

26:71 And when he went out to the gateway, another female slave saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”
他出到門口, 又有一個婢女看見他, 就對那裡的人說: “這人是和拿撒勒人耶穌一夥的. ”

26:72 And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man!”
彼得再次否認, 並且發誓說: “我不認識那個人. ”

26:73 And after a little while those who were standing there came up and said to Peter, “You really are one of them also, because even your accent reveals who you are.”
過了一會, 站在那裡的人前來對他說: “你的確是他們中間的一個, 因為一聽你的口音就認出來了. ”

26:74 Then he began to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
彼得就發咒起誓說: “我不認識那一個人. ”立刻雞就叫了.

26:75 And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times,” and he went outside and wept bitterly.
彼得想起耶穌所說的話: “雞叫以前, 你會三次不認我”, 他就出去痛哭.

Matthew - Chapter 27

27:1 Now when it was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.
到了早上, 所有的祭司長和民間的長老商議怎樣對付耶穌, 好殺掉他.

27:2 And after tying him up, they led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
他們把他綁起來, 押去交給總督彼拉多.

27:3 Then when Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders,
那時, 出賣耶穌的猶大見耶穌定了罪, 就後悔了. 他把那三十塊銀子還給祭司長和長老, 說:

27:4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
“我有罪了！我出賣了無辜的人(“人”原文作“血”)！”他們說: “這是你的事, 跟我們有甚麼關係? ”

27:5 And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away and hanged himself.
猶大把銀子丟進聖所, 然後離開, 出去吊死了.

27:6 But the chief priests took the silver coins and said, “It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is blood money.”
祭司長把銀子拾起來, 說: “這是血錢, 不可放在殿庫裡. ”

27:7 And after taking counsel, they purchased with them the Potter’s Field, for a burial place for strangers.
他們商議之後, 就用那些錢買了“陶匠的田”, 用來作外國人的墳地.

27:8 (For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.)
所以那田稱為“血田”, 直到今日.

27:9 Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, “And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel,
這應驗了耶利米先知所說的: “他們拿了三十塊銀子, 就是以色列人給他估定的價錢,

27:10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, just as the Lord directed me.”
用它買了‘陶匠的田’, 正如主所指示我的. ”

27:11 So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You say so.”
耶穌站在總督面前, 總督問他: “你是猶太人的王嗎? ”耶穌回答: “這是你說的. ”

27:12 And when he was being accused by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.
祭司長和長老控告他的時候, 他卻不回答.

27:13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?”
彼拉多又問他: “他們作證指控你這麼多的事, 你沒有聽見嗎? ”

27:14 And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.
耶穌一句話也不回答他, 令總督非常驚奇.

27:15 Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd—the one whom they wanted.
每逢這節期, 總督有一個慣例, 就是給群眾釋放一個他們要求釋放的囚犯.

27:16 And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.
那時, 有個聲名狼藉的囚犯, 名叫耶數．巴拉巴.

27:17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you—Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?”
群眾聚集的時候, 彼拉多問他們: “你們要我給你們釋放誰? 耶數．巴拉巴或是稱為基督的耶穌呢? ”

27:18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.
他知道他們是因為嫉妒才把耶穌交了來.

27:19 And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.”)
彼拉多坐在審判臺上的時候, 他的夫人派人來說: “你不要干涉這個義人的事, 因為昨夜我在夢中因他受了很多的苦. ”

27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas and put Jesus to death.
祭司長和長老慫恿群眾, 叫他們去要求釋放巴拉巴, 除掉耶穌.

27:21 So the governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”
總督問他們: “這兩個人, 你們要我給你們釋放哪一個? ”他們說: “巴拉巴！”

27:22 Pilate said to them, “What then should I do with Jesus, the one who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let him be crucified!”
彼拉多對他們說: “那麼, 我怎樣處置那稱為基督的耶穌呢? ”他們齊聲說: “把他釘十字架！”

27:23 And he said, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they began to shout even louder, saying, “Let him be crucified!”
彼拉多說: “他作了甚麼惡事呢? ”眾人更加大聲喊叫: “把他釘十字架！”

27:24 So Pilate, when he saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to it!”
彼拉多見無濟於事, 反會引起騷動, 就拿水在群眾面前洗手, 說: “流這人的血, 與我無關, 你們自己負責吧. ”

27:25 And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
群眾回答: “流他的血的責任, 歸在我們和我們子孫的身上吧. ”

27:26 Then he released Barabbas for them, but after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over so that he could be crucified.
於是彼拉多給他們釋放了巴拉巴; 他把耶穌鞭打了, 就交給他們釘十字架.

27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort to him.
總督的士兵把耶穌帶到總督府, 召集全隊士兵到他面前.

27:28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet military cloak around him,
他們脫去他的衣服, 給他披上朱紅色的外袍,

27:29 and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
又用荊棘編成冠冕, 戴在他的頭上, 把一根蘆葦放在他的右手, 跪在他面前譏笑他說: “猶太人的王萬歲！”

27:30 And they spat on him and took the reed and repeatedly struck him on his head.
然後向他吐唾沫, 又拿起蘆葦打他的頭.

27:31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the military cloak and put his own clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify him.
戲弄完了, 就脫下他的外袍, 給他穿回衣服, 帶去釘十字架.

27:32 And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross.
他們出來的時候, 遇見一個古利奈人, 名叫西門, 就強迫他背耶穌的十字架.

27:33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),
到了一個地方, 名叫各各他, 就是“髑髏地”的意思,

27:34 they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and when he tasted it he did not want to drink it.
他們把苦膽調和的酒給他喝, 他嘗了卻不肯喝.

27:35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots.
士兵把他釘了十字架, 就抽籤分他的衣服,

27:36 And they sat down and were watching over him there.
然後坐在那裡看守他.

27:37 And they put above his head the charge against him in writing: “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
他們在耶穌的頭以上, 釘了一塊牌子, 寫著他的罪狀: “這是猶太人的王耶穌”.

27:38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
當時, 有兩個強盜和他一同釘十字架, 一個在右, 一個在左.

27:39 And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads
過路的人嘲笑他, 搖著頭說:

27:40 and saying, “The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
“你這個想拆毀聖所, 三日之內又把它建造起來的, 救救自己吧！如果你是神的兒子, 從十字架上下來吧！”

27:41 In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying,
祭司長,經學家和長老也同樣譏笑他, 說:

27:42 “He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him!
“他救了別人, 卻不能救自己. 如果他是以色列的王, 現在可以從十字架上下來, 我們就信他.

27:43 He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to, because he said, ‘I am the Son of God’!”
他信靠神; 如果神喜悅他, 就讓神現在救他吧, 因為他說自己是神的兒子. ”

27:44 And in the same way even the robbers who were crucified with him were reviling him.
和他一同釘十字架的強盜也都這樣侮辱他.

27:45 Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
從正午到下午三點鐘, 遍地都黑暗了.

27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)
大約三點鐘, 耶穌大聲呼叫: “以利, 以利, 拉馬撒巴各大尼? ”意思是“我的神, 我的神, 你為甚麼離棄我? ”

27:47 And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said, “This man is summoning Elijah!”
有幾個站在那裡的人, 聽見了就說: “這個人在呼叫以利亞呢. ”

27:48 And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink.
有一個人馬上跑去拿海綿蘸滿了酸酒, 用蘆葦遞給他喝.

27:49 But the others said, “Leave him alone! let us see if Elijah is coming to save him.”
但其他的人說: “等一等, 我們看看以利亞來不來救他. ”

27:50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit.
耶穌再大聲呼叫, 氣就斷了.

27:51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
忽然, 聖所裡的幔子從上到下裂成兩半; 地面震動, 石頭崩裂;

27:52 And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,
而且墳墓開了, 許多睡了的聖徒的身體也復活了,

27:53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
從墳墓裡出來; 到了耶穌復活之後, 他們進到聖城向許多人顯現.

27:54 Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
百夫長和跟他一起看守耶穌的士兵, 看見了地震和所發生的事情, 就十分懼怕, 說: “這個人真是神的兒子. ”

27:55 And there were many women there, observing from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him,
有許多婦女在那裡遠遠地觀看; 她們是從加利利開始跟隨耶穌服事他的.

27:56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
她們中間有抹大拉的馬利亞,雅各和約西的母親馬利亞, 以及西庇太的兒子的母親.

27:57 Now when it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself.
到了晚上, 有一個亞利馬太的富翁來到, 他名叫約瑟, 是耶穌的門徒.

27:58 This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
這個人去見彼拉多, 請求領取耶穌的身體, 彼拉多就吩咐給他.

27:59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
約瑟領了耶穌的身體, 用乾淨的細麻布裹好,

27:60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.
放在自己的新墳墓裡, 就是在磐石裡鑿出來的. 他輥了一塊大石頭來擋住墓門, 然後才離開.

27:61 Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.
抹大拉的馬利亞和另一個馬利亞都在那裡, 對著墳墓坐著.

27:62 Now on the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,
第二天, 就是過了“預備日”的那一天, 祭司長和法利賽人去見彼拉多, 說:

27:63 saying, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise.’
“大人, 我們想起那個騙子, 生前說過: ‘三天之後, 我要復活. ’

27:64 Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
所以請你下令把墳墓嚴密看守, 直到第三天, 免得他的門徒來把他偷去, 然後對民眾說: ‘他從死人中復活了. ’這樣, 日後的騙局比起初的就更大了. ”

27:65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you know how.”
彼拉多對他們說: “你們帶著衛兵, 盡你們所能的去嚴密看守吧. ”

27:66 So they went with the guard of soldiers and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
他們就去把墓前的石封好, 又派衛兵把守, 嚴密地守住墳墓.

Matthew - Chapter 28

28:1 Now after the Sabbath, at the dawning on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to view the tomb.
過了安息日, 在禮拜日天亮的時候, 抹大拉的馬利亞和另一個馬利亞來看墳墓.

28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came up and rolled away the stone and sat down on it.
忽然, 地震得很厲害; 主的使者從天上下來, 把石頭輥開, 坐在上面.

28:3 Now his appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.
他的樣子好像閃電, 衣服潔白如雪.

28:4 And the guards trembled from the fear of him and became like dead men.
看守的人因為害怕他, 就渾身戰抖, 好像死了一樣.

28:5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
那使者對婦女們說: “你們不要怕, 我知道你們在找被釘十字架的耶穌.

28:6 He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.
他不在這裡, 已經照他所說的復活了. 你們來看安放他的地方吧.

28:7 And go quickly, tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and behold, he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Behold, I have told you.”
快去告訴他的門徒: ‘他已經從死人中復活了. 他會比你們先到加利利去, 你們在那裡必看見他. ’現在我已經告訴你們了. ”

28:8 And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
她們立刻離開墳墓, 又害怕, 又十分歡喜, 跑去告訴耶穌的門徒.

28:9 And behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
忽然, 耶穌向她們迎面而來, 說: “你們好. ”她們就上前, 抱住他的腳拜他.

28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid! Go tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
耶穌對她們說: “不要怕, 去告訴我的弟兄, 叫他們到加利利去, 他們在那裡必看見我. ”

28:11 And while they were going, behold, some of the guard of soldiers went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
她們去的時候, 有些衛兵進了城, 把一切所發生的事向祭司長報告.

28:12 And after they had assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a rather large sum of money to the soldiers,
祭司長就和長老聚集在一起商量, 然後拿許多錢給士兵,

28:13 telling them, “Say ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him while we were sleeping.’
說: “你們要這樣說: ‘他的門徒晚上來了, 趁我們睡著的時候, 把他偷走了. ’

28:14 And if this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
如果總督知道了這件事, 我們會說服他, 不會牽連你們. ”

28:15 So they took the money and did as they were told, and spread abroad this report among the Jews until this very day.
士兵收了錢, 就照著祭司長和長老的指使去作. 這種說法直到今日還流傳在猶太人當中.

28:16 So the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated for them.
十一個門徒往加利利去, 到了耶穌指定的山上.

28:17 And when they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted.
他們看見耶穌就拜他, 但仍然有些人懷疑.

28:18 And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
耶穌上前來, 對他們說: “天上地上一切權柄都賜給我了.

28:19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
所以, 你們要去使萬民作我的門徒, 奉父子聖靈的名, 給他們施洗(“奉父子聖靈的名, 給他們施洗”或譯: “給他們施洗, 歸入父子聖靈的名”),

28:20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age.”
我吩咐你們的一切, 都要教導他們遵守. 這樣, 我就常常與你們同在, 直到這世代的終結. ”

Mark (馬可福音)

Mark - Chapter 1

1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
神的兒子(有些抄本無“神的兒子”一句)耶穌基督福音的開始.

1:2 Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,
正如以賽亞先知的書上寫著: “看哪, 我差遣我的使者在你面前, 預備你的道路;

1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!’ ”
在曠野有呼喊者的聲音: ‘預備主的道, 修直他的路！’”

1:4 John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
照這話, 施洗的約翰在曠野出現了, 傳講悔改的洗禮, 使罪得赦.

1:5 And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
猶太全地和全耶路撒冷的人, 都出來到他那裡去, 承認自己的罪, 在約旦河裡受了他的洗.

1:6 And John was dressed in camel’s hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
約翰身穿駱駝毛的衣服, 腰束皮帶, 吃的是蝗蟲和野蜜.

1:7 And he was preaching, saying, “One who is more powerful than I is coming after me, of whom I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.
他傳講說: “有一位在我以後來的, 能力比我大, 我就是彎腰給他解鞋帶都沒有資格.

1:8 I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
我用水給你們施洗, 他卻要用聖靈給你們施洗. ”

1:9 And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.
那時候耶穌從加利利的拿撒勒來, 在約旦河裡受了約翰的洗.

1:10 And immediately as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.
他從水裡一上來, 就看見天裂開了, 聖靈仿佛鴿子降在他身上.

1:11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
又有聲音從天上來說: “你是我的愛子, 我喜悅你. ”

1:12 And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
聖靈隨即催促耶穌到曠野去.

1:13 And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.
他在那裡四十天, 受撒但的試探, 和野獸在一起, 有天使來服事他.

1:14 And after John had been taken into custody, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God
約翰被捕以後, 耶穌來到加利利, 宣講神的福音,

1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
說: “時候到了, 神的國近了, 你們應當悔改, 相信福音. ”

1:16 And as he was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
耶穌沿著加利利海邊行走, 看見西門和他弟弟安得烈在海上撒網; 他們是漁夫.

1:17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you become fishers of people.”
耶穌就對他們說: “來跟從我, 我要使你們成為得人的漁夫. ”

1:18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
他們立刻撇下網, 跟從了他.

1:19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, and they were in the boat mending the nets.
耶穌稍往前走, 看見西庇太的兒子雅各, 和雅各的弟弟約翰, 正在船上整理魚網,

1:20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went away after him.
他立即呼召他們. 他們撇下父親西庇太和雇工在船上, 就跟從他去了.

1:21 And they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue.
他們到了迦百農, 耶穌隨即在安息日進入會堂教導人.

1:22 And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.
大家對他的教訓都很驚奇, 因為他教導他們, 像一個有權柄的人, 不像經學家.

1:23 And so then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
就在那時, 會堂裡有一個被污靈附著的人, 喊叫起來,

1:24 saying, “Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
說: “拿撒勒人耶穌, 我們跟你有甚麼關係呢? 你來毀滅我們嗎? 我知道你是誰, 你是神的聖者. ”

1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”
耶穌斥責他說: “住口！從他身上出來！”

1:26 And after convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him.
污靈使那人抽瘋, 大聲喊叫, 就從他身上出來了.

1:27 And they were all amazed, so that they began to discuss with one another, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”
眾人都很驚訝, 於是彼此對問說: “這是怎麼一回事? 是個有權能的新道理啊！他吩咐污靈, 污靈竟服從了他！”

1:28 And the report about him then went out everywhere in the whole surrounding region of Galilee.
耶穌的名聲立刻傳遍了加利利一帶.

1:29 And so then he departed from the synagogue and came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
他們一出會堂, 就和雅各,約翰到西門和安得烈的家裡去.

1:30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, suffering with a fever, and at once they told him about her.
西門的岳母正在發燒躺著, 他們立刻告訴耶穌.

1:31 And he came and raised her up by taking hold of her hand, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
耶穌走到她面前, 拉著她的手, 扶她起來, 熱就退了, 她就服事他們.

1:32 Now when it was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.
到了黃昏, 有人不斷把生病的和被鬼附的, 都帶到耶穌面前.

1:33 And the whole town was gathered together at the door.
全城的人都聚集在門口.

1:34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases and expelled many demons. And he did not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
耶穌醫好了各樣的病, 也趕出許多的鬼, 並且不許鬼說話, 因為鬼認識他.

1:35 And getting up early in the morning while it was very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.
次日凌晨, 天還沒有亮, 耶穌起身出去, 來到荒野的地方, 在那裡禱告.

1:36 And Simon and those who were with him searched diligently for him.
西門和那些跟他在一起的人就去尋找耶穌.

1:37 And they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you!”
他們找到了, 就對他說: “大家都在找你呢！”

1:38 And he said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this very reason.”
耶穌對他們說: “我們到鄰近的鄉鎮去吧, 我也好在那裡傳道, 因為我就是為這事而來的. ”

1:39 And he went into all Galilee preaching in their synagogues and expelling demons.
於是他走遍加利利全地, 在他們的會堂裡傳道, 並且趕鬼.

1:40 And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down, saying to him, “If you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
有一個患痲風的人, 來到耶穌跟前, 跪下求他說: “如果你肯, 必能使我潔淨. ”

1:41 And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be made clean.”
耶穌動了憐憫的心, 就伸手摸他, 說: “我肯, 你潔淨了吧！”

1:42 And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.
痲風立刻離開了他, 他就潔淨了.

1:43 And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once.
耶穌打發那人離開以前, 嚴厲地吩咐他,

1:44 And he said to him, “See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
說: “你千萬不可把這事告訴任何人, 你只要去給祭司檢查, 並且照著摩西所規定的, 為你得潔淨獻祭, 好向大家作證. ”

1:45 But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.
但那人出來, 竟任意傳講, 就把這事傳開了, 以致耶穌不能再公開進城, 只好留在外邊荒野的地方; 然而還是有人從各處到他那裡去.

Mark - Chapter 2

2:1 And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home.
過了些日子, 耶穌再回到迦百農. 一聽說他在屋子裡,

2:2 And many had gathered, so that there was no longer room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.
許多人就都來聚集, 甚至連門前都沒有地方了, 耶穌就對他們講道.

2:3 And they came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.
那時有人把一個癱子帶到耶穌那裡, 是由四個人抬來的.

2:4 And when they were not able to bring him to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And after digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.
因為人擠, 不能帶到他面前, 就對著耶穌所在的地方, 拆去房頂; 拆通了, 就把癱子連人帶褥子縋了下去.

2:5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”
耶穌看見他們的信心, 就對癱子說: “孩子, 你的罪赦了. ”

2:6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
當時有幾個經學家也坐在那裡, 心裡議論說:

2:7 “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?”
“這個人為甚麼這樣說話? 他說僭妄的話了. 除了神一位以外, 誰能赦罪呢? ”

2:8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, “Why are you considering these things in your hearts?
耶穌心裡立刻知道他們這樣議論, 就對他們說: “你們心裡為甚麼議論這事?

2:9 Which is easier to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say ‘Get up and pick up your stretcher and walk’?
對癱子說‘你的罪赦了’, 或說‘起來, 拿著你的褥子走’, 哪一樣容易呢?

2:10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—he said to the paralytic—
然而為了要你們知道人子在地上有赦罪的權柄, (他就對癱子說: )

2:11 “I say to you, get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home.”
我吩咐你, 起來, 拿起你的褥子, 回家去吧. ”

2:12 And he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
那人就起來, 立刻拿著褥子, 當眾出去了. 眾人都非常驚奇, 頌讚神, 說: “我們從來沒有見過這樣的事. ”

2:13 And he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach them.
耶穌又出去, 到了加利利海邊; 眾人都到他面前來, 他就教導他們.

2:14 And as he was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!” And he stood up and followed him.
他往前走的時候, 看見亞勒腓的兒子利未坐在稅關那裡, 就對他說: “來跟從我！”他就起來跟從了耶穌.

2:15 And it happened that he was dining in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many and they were following him.
後來耶穌在利未家裡吃飯, 有很多稅吏和罪人也來與他和門徒一起吃飯; 因為這樣的人很多, 並且他們已經跟隨了耶穌.

2:16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, began to say to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
法利賽派的經學家, 看見耶穌與罪人和稅吏一起吃飯, 就對耶穌的門徒說: “他跟稅吏和罪人一起吃飯嗎? ”

2:17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
耶穌聽見了, 就對他們說: “健康的人不需要醫生, 有病的人才需要; 我來不是要召義人, 而是要召罪人. ”

2:18 And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and said to him, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”
約翰的門徒和法利賽人正在禁食, 有人來問耶穌說: “為甚麼約翰的門徒和法利賽人的門徒常常禁食, 你的門徒卻不禁食呢? ”

2:19 And Jesus said to them, “The bridegroom’s attendants are not able to fast while the bridegroom is with them, are they? As long a time as they have the bridegroom with them, they are not able to fast.
耶穌回答: “新郎跟賓客在一起的時候, 賓客怎能禁食呢? 只要新郎還在, 就不能禁食.

2:20 But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
但日子到了, 新郎要被取去, 離開他們, 那一天他們就要禁食了.

2:21 No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment. Otherwise the patch pulls away from it—the new from the old—and the tear becomes worse.
沒有人會把一塊新布縫在舊衣服上, 如果這樣, 新的布就會把舊衣服扯破, 裂開的地方就更大了.

2:22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins and the wine is destroyed and the wineskins too. But new wine is put into new wineskins.”
也沒有人會把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡, 如果這樣, 酒就會把皮袋脹破, 酒和皮袋都損壞了; 新酒總該裝在新皮袋裡. ”

2:23 And it happened that he was going through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to make their way while plucking off the heads of grain.
有一次, 在安息日, 耶穌從麥田經過, 他的門徒一面走路, 一面摘麥穗.

2:24 And the Pharisees began to say to him, “Behold, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”
法利賽人對耶穌說: “你看, 他們為甚麼作安息日不可作的事? ”

2:25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he had need and he and those who were with him were hungry—
耶穌對他們說: “大衛和跟他一起的人在飢餓缺食的時候所作的, 你們沒有念過嗎?

2:26 how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests) and also gave it to those who were with him?”
他不是在亞比亞他作大祭司的時候, 進了神的殿, 吃了除祭司以外誰都不可以吃的陳設餅, 而且還給跟他在一起的人吃嗎? ”

2:27 And he said to them, “The Sabbath was established for people, and not people for the Sabbath.
耶穌又告訴他們: “安息日是為人設立的, 人並不是為安息日設立的.

2:28 So then, the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
這樣, 人子也是安息日的主. ”

Mark - Chapter 3

3:1 And he entered into the synagogue again, and a man who had a withered hand was there.
耶穌又進了會堂, 在那裡有一個人, 他的一隻手枯乾了.

3:2 And they were watching him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they could accuse him.
眾人窺探他會不會在安息日醫治那個人, 好去控告他.

3:3 And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come into the middle.”
耶穌對那一隻手枯乾了的人說: “起來, 站在當中！”

3:4 And he said to them, “Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.
又對他們說: “在安息日哪一樣是可以作的呢: 作好事還是壞事? 救命還是害命? ”他們一聲不響.

3:5 And looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
耶穌怒目環視他們, 因他們的心剛硬而難過, 就對那人說: “伸出手來！”他把手一伸, 手就復原了.

3:6 And the Pharisees went out immediately with the Herodians and began to conspire against him with regard to how they could destroy him.
法利賽人出來, 立刻和希律黨人商量怎樣對付耶穌, 好除掉他.

3:7 And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd from Galilee followed him. And from Judea
耶穌和門徒退到海邊去, 一大群從加利利來的人跟著他;

3:8 and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and the other side of the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great crowd came to him because they heard all that he was doing.
還有許多人聽見他所作的一切事, 就從猶太,耶路撒冷,以土邁,約旦河外和推羅,西頓一帶地方來到他跟前.

3:9 And he told his disciples that a small boat should stand ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not press upon him.
因為人多, 耶穌就吩咐門徒為他預備一隻小船, 免得眾人擁擠他.

3:10 For he had healed many, so that all those who were suffering from diseases pressed about him in order that they could touch him.
他醫好了許多人, 所以凡有病的都擠過來要摸他.

3:11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, were falling down before him and crying out, saying, “You are the Son of God!”
污靈每次看到他, 就仆倒在他面前, 大聲喊叫說: “你是神的兒子！”

3:12 And he warned them strictly that they should not make him known.
耶穌再三嚴厲地吩咐他們, 不要把他的身分張揚出去.

3:13 And he went up on the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted, and they came to him.
耶穌上了山, 呼召自己所要的人, 他們就來了.

3:14 And he appointed twelve, so that they would be with him and so that he could send them out to preach
他選立了十二個人, 稱他們為使徒(有些抄本無“稱他們為使徒”一句), 要他們跟自己常在一起, 好差遣他們去傳道,

3:15 and to have authority to expel demons.
又有權柄趕鬼.

3:16 And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter,
他選立的十二個人是: 西門(耶穌給他起名叫彼得),

3:17 and James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave to them the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”),
西庇太的兒子雅各, 和雅各的弟弟約翰(耶穌給他們二人起名叫半尼其, 就是“雷子”的意思),

3:18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,
安得烈,腓力,巴多羅邁,馬太,多馬,亞勒腓的兒子雅各,達太,激進派的西門,

3:19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
以及加略人猶大, 就是出賣耶穌的那個人.

3:20 And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.
耶穌進了屋子, 群眾又聚了來, 以致他們連飯都不能吃,

3:21 And when his family heard this, they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, “He has lost his mind!”
那些和他在一起的人聽見了, 就出來抓住他, 因為他們說他癲狂了.

3:22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul!” and “By the ruler of the demons he expels the demons!”
從耶路撒冷下來的經學家說: “他有別西卜附在身上！”又說: “他靠著鬼王趕鬼. ”

3:23 And he called them to himself and was speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan expel Satan?
耶穌把他們叫來, 用比喻對他們說: “撒但怎能趕逐撒但呢?

3:24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
一國若自相紛爭, 那國就站立不住;

3:25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
一家若自相紛爭, 那家就站立不住.

3:26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at an end!
如果撒但自相攻打紛爭, 不但站立不住, 而且還要滅亡.

3:27 But no one is able to enter into the house of a strong man and plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he can thoroughly plunder his house.
誰都不能進入壯漢的家, 搶奪他的財物, 除非先把壯漢捆綁起來, 才可以搶劫他的家.

3:28 “Truly I say to you that all the sins and the blasphemies will be forgiven the sons of men, however much they blaspheme.
我實在告訴你們, 世人的一切罪和一切褻瀆的話, 都可以得到赦免;

3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—
但褻瀆聖靈的, 就永世不得赦免, 他還要擔當罪惡到永遠. ”

3:30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
耶穌說這話, 是因為他們說他有污靈附在身上.

3:31 And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent word to him to summon him.
耶穌的母親和弟弟來了, 站在外面, 傳話給他, 叫他出來.

3:32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”
有許多人正圍坐在耶穌身邊, 他們告訴他: “你看, 你的母親和弟弟(有些抄本在此有“妹妹”一詞)在外面找你. ”

3:33 And he answered them and said, “Who is my mother or my brothers?”
耶穌回答他們: “誰是我的母親, 我的弟兄呢? ”

3:34 And looking around at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
於是四面觀看那些圍坐的人, 說: “你們看, 我的母親！我的弟兄！

3:35 For whoever does the will of God, this person is my brother and sister and mother.”
凡遵行神旨意的, 就是我的弟兄姊妹和母親了. ”

Mark - Chapter 4

4:1 And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat and sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.
耶穌又在海邊教導人. 有一大群人聚集到他那裡, 因此他上船坐下來. 船在海中, 群眾都朝著海站在岸上.

4:2 And he began to teach them many things in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,
他用比喻教訓他們許多事, 在教訓中他說:

4:3 “Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow.
“你們聽著！有一個撒種的出去撒種,

4:4 And it happened that while he was sowing, some seed fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
撒的時候, 有的落在路旁, 小鳥飛來就吃掉了.

4:5 And other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once, because it did not have any depth of soil.
有的落在泥土不多的石地上, 因為泥土不深, 很快就長起來.

4:6 And when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have enough root, it withered.
但太陽一出來, 就把它曬乾, 又因為沒有根就枯萎了.

4:7 And other seed fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.
有的落在荊棘裡, 荊棘長起來, 把它擠住, 它就結不出果實來.

4:8 And other seed fell on the good soil, and produced grain, coming up and increasing, and it bore a crop—one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred times as much.
有的落在好土裡, 就生長繁茂, 結出果實, 有三十倍的,有六十倍的,有一百倍的. ”

4:9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!”
耶穌又說: “有耳可聽的, 就應當聽. ”

4:10 And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.
耶穌獨自一人的時候, 那些經常跟著他的人和十二門徒, 來問這些比喻的意義.

4:11 And he said to them, “To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,
耶穌對他們說: “神的國的奧祕, 只給你們知道, 但對於外人, 一切都用比喻,

4:12 so that ‘they may look closely and not perceive, and they may listen carefully and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.’ ”
叫他們‘看是看見了, 卻不領悟, 聽是聽見了, 卻不明白, 免得他們回轉過來, 得到赦免. ’”

4:13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?
耶穌又對他們說: “你們不明白這個比喻, 怎能明白一切比喻呢?

4:14 The sower sows the word.
撒種的人所撒的就是道.

4:15 And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear it, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
那撒在路旁的, 就是人聽了道, 撒但立刻來, 把撒在他心裡的道奪去.

4:16 And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.
照樣, 那撒在石地上的, 就是人聽了道, 立刻歡歡喜喜地接受了;

4:17 And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then when affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.
可是他們裡面沒有根, 只是暫時的; 一旦為道遭遇患難, 受到迫害, 就立刻跌倒了.

4:18 And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants—these are the ones who hear the word,
那撒在荊棘裡的, 是指另一些人; 他們聽了道,

4:19 and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
然而今世的憂慮,財富的迷惑, 以及種種的慾望, 接連進來, 把道擠住, 就結不出果實來.

4:20 And those are the ones sown on the good soil, who hear the word and receive it and bear fruit—one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred times as much.”
那撒在好土裡的, 就是人聽了道, 接受了, 並且結出果實, 有三十倍的,有六十倍的,有一百倍的. ”

4:21 And he said to them, “Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not so that it may be put on a lampstand?
耶穌又對他們說: “燈難道是拿來放在量器底下或床底下的嗎? 它不是該放在燈臺上嗎?

4:22 For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.
因為沒有甚麼隱藏的事不被顯明出來, 沒有甚麼掩蓋的事不被揭露的.

4:23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
有耳可聽的, 就應當聽. ”

4:24 And he said to them, “Take care what you hear! With the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you, and will be added to you.
耶穌又對他們說: “要留心你們所聽到的, 你們用甚麼尺度量給人, 神也要用甚麼尺度量給你們, 並且要超過尺度給你們.

4:25 For whoever has, more will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
因為那有的, 還要給他; 那沒有的, 就算他有甚麼也要拿去. ”

4:26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
耶穌說: “神的國好像人在地裡撒種,

4:27 And he sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—he does not know how.
他夜裡睡覺, 白天起來, 種子發芽生長, 自己也不知道怎麼會這樣的.

4:28 By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head.
地生五穀是自然的, 先長苗, 後吐穗, 最後穗上結滿了子粒.

4:29 But when the crop permits, he sends in the sickle right away, because the harvest has come.”
莊稼熟了, 就派人用鐮刀割下, 因為收成的時候到了. ”

4:30 And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?
又說: “我們要把神的國比作甚麼呢? 我們可以用甚麼比喻來形容它呢?

4:31 It is like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, although it is the smallest of all the seeds that are on the ground,
它好像一粒芥菜種, 剛種下去的時候, 比地上的一切種子都小,

4:32 but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade.”
種下以後, 生長起來, 卻比一切蔬菜都大, 長出大枝子, 甚至天空的飛鳥都可以在它的蔭下搭窩. ”

4:33 And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
耶穌用許多這樣的比喻, 照著他們所能聽懂的, 向他們講道;

4:34 And he did not speak to them without a parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.
不用比喻, 就不對他們講. 只有單獨和自己的門徒在一起的時候, 才把一切解釋給他們聽.

4:35 And on that day, when it was evening, he said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.”
當天黃昏, 耶穌對門徒說: “我們渡到海那邊去吧. ”

4:36 And leaving the crowd, they took him along, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
門徒離開群眾, 耶穌已經在船上, 他們就載他過去, 也有別的船和他同去.

4:37 And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled with water.
忽然起了狂風, 波浪不斷地打進船來, 艙裡積滿了水.

4:38 And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, is it not a concern to you that we are perishing?”
耶穌卻在船尾靠著枕頭睡著了. 門徒把他叫醒, 對他說: “老師, 我們要死了, 你不管嗎? ”

4:39 And he woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Be quiet! Be silent!” And the wind abated and there was a great calm.
耶穌起來, 斥責了風, 又對海說: “不要作聲！安靜吧！”風就停止, 大大地平靜了.

4:40 And he said to them, “Why are you fearful? Do you not yet have faith?”
然後對他們說: “為甚麼這樣膽怯呢? 你們怎麼沒有信心呢? ”

4:41 And they were terribly frightened and began to say to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
門徒非常懼怕, 彼此說: “這到底是誰, 連風和海都聽從他? ”

Mark - Chapter 5

5:1 And they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.
他們到了海的那邊, 進入格拉森人的地區.

5:2 And as he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,
耶穌一下船, 就有一個被污靈附著的人, 從墓地裡迎面而來.

5:3 who lived among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any longer, not even with a chain,
那人經常住在墳墓中間, 從來沒有人能綁住他, 甚至用鎖鍊都不能.

5:4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the shackles had been shattered. And no one was strong enough to subdue him.
曾經有很多次, 人用腳鐐和鎖鍊捆綁他, 鎖鍊卻被他掙斷, 腳鐐也被他弄碎, 始終沒有人能制伏他.

5:5 And during every night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.
他晝夜在墳墓裡和山野間喊叫, 又用石頭砍自己.

5:6 And when he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before him.
他遠遠地看見耶穌, 就跑過去拜他,

5:7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, do not torment me!”
大聲呼叫, 說: “至高神的兒子耶穌, 我跟你有甚麼關係呢? 我指著神懇求你, 不要叫我受苦. ”

5:8 (For he was saying to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”)
因為當時耶穌吩咐他: “你這污靈, 從這人身上出來！”

5:9 And he was asking him “What is your name?” And he said to him, “My name is Legion, because we are many.”
耶穌問他: “你叫甚麼名字? ”他回答: “我名叫‘群’, 因為我們眾多. ”

5:10 And he was imploring him many times that he would not send them out of the region.
他再三央求耶穌, 不要把他們從那地方趕走.

5:11 Now a large herd of pigs was there at the hill feeding,
附近的山坡上有一大群豬正在吃東西;

5:12 and they implored him, saying, “Send us to the pigs so that we may enter into them.”
污靈求耶穌說: “打發我們到豬群那裡附在豬身上吧. ”

5:13 And he permitted them. And the unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs, and the herd—about two thousand—rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and were drowned in the sea.
耶穌准了他們. 污靈就出來, 進到豬群裡去, 於是那群豬闖下山崖, 掉在海裡淹死了, 豬的數目約有兩千.

5:14 And their herdsmen fled and reported it in the town and in the countryside, and they came to see what it was that had happened.
放豬的人都逃跑了, 到城裡和各鄉村去報告, 大家就來看發生了甚麼事.

5:15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there clothed and in his right mind—the one who had had the legion—and they were afraid.
他們來到耶穌跟前, 看見那被鬼附過的人, 就是曾被名叫‘群’的鬼附過的人, 坐在那裡, 穿上了衣服, 神志清醒, 他們就害怕.

5:16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man, and about the pigs.
看見的人把被鬼附過的人所遭遇的和那群豬的事, 告訴了他們.

5:17 And they began to urge him to depart from their region.
他們就要求耶穌離開他們的地區.

5:18 And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed began to implore him that he could go with him.
耶穌上船的時候, 那被鬼附過的人來求他, 要和他在一起.

5:19 And he did not permit him, but said to him, “Go to your home to your people and tell them all that the Lord has done for you, and that he has had mercy on you.”
耶穌不許, 卻對他說: “你回家到你的親屬那裡去, 把主為你作了多麼大的事, 並他怎樣憐憫你, 都告訴他們. ”

5:20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him, and they were all astonished.
那人就走了, 開始在低加波利傳講耶穌為他所作的大事, 眾人都希奇.

5:21 And after Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.
耶穌又坐船渡到那邊; 還在海邊的時候, 有一大群人向他圍攏過來.

5:22 And one of the rulers of the synagogue came—Jairus by name—and when he saw him, he fell down at his feet.
當時來了一位會堂的主管, 名叫葉魯. 他一看見耶穌, 就俯伏在他腳前,

5:23 And he was imploring him many times, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death! Come, lay your hands on her, so that she will get well and will live.”
迫切地求他說: “我的小女兒快要死了, 請你來按手在她身上, 把她救活. ”

5:24 And he went with him, and a large crowd was following him and pressing around him.
耶穌就和他一起去了. 一大群人跟著他, 擁擠著他.

5:25 And there was a woman who was suffering from hemorrhages twelve years.
有一個女人, 患了十二年的血漏病,

5:26 And she had endured many things under many physicians, and had spent all that she had and had received no help at all, but instead became worse.
在好些醫生手中受了許多痛苦, 又花盡了她一切所有的, 不僅毫無起色, 反而更加沉重.

5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind him and touched his cloak,
她聽見耶穌的事, 就從後面來雜在人群中間, 摸耶穌的衣服.

5:28 for she was saying, “If I touch just his clothing, I will be healed!”
因為她說: “只要摸到他的衣服, 我就必痊愈. ”

5:29 And immediately her hemorrhage stopped and she realized in her body that she was healed of her suffering.
於是她血漏的源頭立刻乾了, 她在身體上感覺到病已經得了醫治.

5:30 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothing?”
耶穌自己立刻覺得有能力從他裡面出去, 就轉過身來對群眾說: “誰摸了我的衣服? ”

5:31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing upon you, and you say ‘Who touched me?’ ”
門徒對他說: “你看, 這麼多人擁擠你, 你還問‘誰摸我’嗎? ”

5:32 And he was looking around to see the one who had done this.
耶穌周圍觀看, 要看作這事的女人.

5:33 So the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.
那女人知道在她身上所成就的事, 就恐懼戰兢地前來向耶穌俯伏, 把實情全告訴了他.

5:34 But he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be well from your suffering.”
耶穌對她說: “女兒, 你的信使你痊愈了, 平安地回去吧, 你的病已經好了. ”

5:35 While he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher further?”
耶穌還在說話的時候, 有人從會堂主管的家裡來說: “你的女兒已經死了, 何必還勞動老師呢? ”

5:36 But Jesus, ignoring what was said, told the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid—only believe!”
耶穌聽見所說的話, 就對會堂主管說: “不要怕！只要信！”

5:37 And he did not allow anyone to follow along with him except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.
於是他不許別人跟他一起去, 只帶了彼得,雅各和雅各的弟弟約翰.

5:38 And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and saw a commotion, and people weeping and wailing loudly.
他們來到會堂主管的家, 耶穌看見許多人哭泣哀號, 一片混亂,

5:39 And when he entered, he said to them, “Why are you agitated and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping.”
就走進去, 對眾人說: “為甚麼大哭大嚷呢? 孩子不是死了, 是睡著了. ”

5:40 And they began laughing at him. But he sent them all out and took along the father and mother of the child, and those who were with him, and went in to where the child was.
眾人就嘲笑他. 耶穌把眾人都趕出去, 帶著孩子的父母和跟隨他的門徒, 進入孩子所在的房間.

5:41 And taking hold of the child’s hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”),
耶穌拉著孩子的手, 對她說: “大利大, 古米！”翻譯出來就是: “小女孩, 我吩咐你起來！”

5:42 and immediately the girl stood up and began walking around (for she was twelve years old). And immediately they were utterly and completely astonished.
那女孩子就立刻起來行走; 那時她已經十二歲了. 眾人就非常驚奇.

5:43 And he commanded them strictly that no one should learn of this, and said to give her something to eat.
耶穌再三囑咐他們, 不要讓人知道這事, 又吩咐給她東西吃.

Mark - Chapter 6

6:1 And he went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
耶穌離開那裡, 來到自己的家鄉, 他的門徒跟著他.

6:2 And when the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed, saying, “Where did this man get these things? And what is this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?
到了安息日, 他開始在會堂裡教導人; 很多人聽見了, 都驚奇地說: “這個人從哪裡得來這一切呢? 所賜給他的是怎麼樣的智慧, 竟然藉著他的手行出這樣的神蹟?

6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they were offended by him.
這不是那木匠嗎? 不是馬利亞的兒子, 雅各,約西,猶大,西門的哥哥嗎? 他的妹妹們不也在我們這裡嗎? ”他們就厭棄耶穌.

6:4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own household.”
耶穌對他們說: “先知除了在自己的本鄉,本族,本家之外, 沒有不受人尊敬的. ”

6:5 And he was not able to do any miracle in that place except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
耶穌不能在那裡行甚麼神蹟, 只給幾個病人按手, 醫好了他們.

6:6 And he was astonished because of their unbelief. And he was going around among the villages teaching.
對於那些人的不信, 他感到詫異. 耶穌到周圍的鄉村去繼續教導人.

6:7 And he summoned the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
他把十二門徒叫來, 差遣他們兩個兩個地出去, 賜給他們勝過污靈的權柄;

6:8 And he commanded them that they take along nothing for the journey except only a staff—no bread, no traveler’s bag, no money in their belts—
吩咐他們說: “除了手杖以外, 路上甚麼都不要帶, 不要帶乾糧, 不要帶口袋, 腰袋裡也不要帶錢,

6:9 but to put on sandals and not to wear two tunics.
只穿一雙鞋, 不要穿兩件衣服. ”

6:10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.
又對他們說: “你們無論到哪裡, 進了一家就住在那家, 直到離開那個地方.

6:11 And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them.”
甚麼地方不接待你們, 不聽你們, 你們離開那地方的時候, 就要把腳上的灰塵跺下去, 作為反對他們的見證. ”

6:12 And they went out and proclaimed that people should repent.
門徒就出去傳道, 叫人悔改,

6:13 And they were expelling many demons and anointing many sick people with olive oil and healing them.
趕出許多鬼, 用油抹了許多病人, 醫好他們.

6:14 And King Herod heard it, because his name had become known. And they were saying, “John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him.”
當時耶穌的名聲傳揚出去, 希律王也聽到了. 有人說: “施洗的約翰從死人中復活了, 所以他身上有行神蹟的能力. ”

6:15 But others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and others were saying, “He is a prophet like one of the prophets.”
又有人說: “他是以利亞. ”還有人說: “他是先知, 像古時先知中的一位. ”

6:16 But when Herod heard it, he said, “John whom I beheaded—this one has been raised!”
希律聽見就說: “是約翰, 我砍了他的頭, 他又活了！”

6:17 For Herod himself had sent and arrested John and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.
原來希律曾親自派人去捉拿約翰, 把他捆鎖在監裡. 他這樣作, 是為了他弟弟的妻子希羅底的緣故, 因為他娶了希羅底為妻,

6:18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not permitted for you to have your brother’s wife.”
而約翰曾對希律說: “你佔有你兄弟的妻子是不合理的. ”

6:19 So Herodias held a grudge against him and was wanting to kill him, and was not able to do so.
於是希羅底懷恨在心, 想要殺他, 只是不能.

6:20 For Herod was afraid of John, because he knew him to be a righteous and holy man and protected him. And when he listened to him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he listened to him gladly.
因為希律懼怕約翰, 知道他是公義聖潔的人, 就保護他. 希律聽了約翰的話, 就非常困擾, 卻仍然喜歡聽他.

6:21 And a suitable day came when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers and military tribunes and the most prominent men of Galilee.
有一天, 機會來了. 在希律生日的那一天, 他為大臣,千夫長和加利利的要人擺設了筵席.

6:22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod and his dinner guests, the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”
希羅底的女兒進來跳舞, 使希律和在座的賓客都很開心. 王就對女孩子說: “你無論想要甚麼, 只管向我求, 我一定給你！”

6:23 And he swore to her, “Anything whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
並且對她再三起誓: “你無論向我求甚麼, 就是我國的一半, 我也一定給你！”

6:24 And she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the baptizer.”
於是她出去問母親: “我該求甚麼呢? ”希羅底告訴她: “施洗的約翰的頭！”

6:25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
她急忙到王面前, 向王要求說: “願王立刻把施洗的約翰的頭放在盤子上給我！”

6:26 And although he was deeply grieved, the king, because of his oaths and dinner guests, did not want to refuse her.
希律王非常憂愁, 但是因為他的誓言和在座的賓客, 就不願拒絕她.

6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner and ordered him to bring his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison.
希律王立刻差遣一個侍衛, 吩咐把約翰的頭拿來. 侍衛就去了, 在監裡斬了約翰的頭,

6:28 And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
把頭放在盤子上, 拿來交給那女孩子, 女孩子又交給她的母親.

6:29 And when his disciples heard this, they came and took away his corpse and placed it in a tomb.
約翰的門徒聽見了, 就來把他的屍體領去, 安放在墳墓裡.

6:30 And the apostles regathered to Jesus and reported to him everything that they had done and that they had taught.
使徒們回來聚集在耶穌跟前, 把他們所作和所教導的一切都報告給他聽.

6:31 And he said to them, “You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time.” For those who were coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.
耶穌對他們說: “來, 你們自己到曠野去休息一下. ”因為來往的人多, 他們甚至沒有時間吃飯.

6:32 And they went away in the boat to an isolated place by themselves.
他們就悄悄地上了船, 到曠野去了.

6:33 And many people saw them leaving and recognized them, and ran there together by land from all the towns, and arrived ahead of them.
群眾看見他們走了, 有許多人認出了他們, 就從各城出來, 跑到那裡, 比他們先趕到.

6:34 And getting out of the boat he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
耶穌一下船, 看見一大群人, 就憐憫他們, 因為他們好像羊沒有牧人一樣, 就開始教導他們許多事.

6:35 And the hour had already become late when his disciples came up to him, saying, “The place is desolate and the hour is already late.
天晚了, 門徒前來對他說: “這裡是曠野的地方, 天已經很晚了,

6:36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding farms and villages and purchase something to eat for themselves.”
請叫他們散開, 好讓他們往周圍的田舍村莊去, 自己買點東西吃. ”

6:37 But he answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Should we go and purchase bread for two hundred denarii and give it to them to eat?”
耶穌回答他們: “你們給他們吃吧！”門徒說: “要我們去買兩百銀幣的餅給他們吃嗎? ”

6:38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
耶穌說: “去看看你們有多少餅！”他們知道了, 就說: “五個餅, 還有兩條魚. ”

6:39 And he ordered them all to recline in groups on the green grass.
耶穌吩咐他們叫大家分組坐在青草地上.

6:40 And they reclined in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
他們就一排一排地坐了下來, 有一百的, 有五十的.

6:41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples so that they could set them before them. And he distributed the two fish to them all.
耶穌拿起這五個餅,兩條魚, 望著天, 祝謝了; 然後把餅擘開, 遞給門徒擺在群眾面前, 又把兩條魚也分給群眾.

6:42 And they all ate and were satisfied.
大家都吃了, 並且吃飽了.

6:43 And they picked up the broken pieces, twelve baskets full, and of the fish.
他們把剩下的零碎撿起來, 裝滿了十二個籃子,

6:44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
吃餅的人, 男人就有五千.

6:45 And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.
事後耶穌立刻催門徒上船, 叫他們先渡到對岸的伯賽大去, 等他自己叫眾人散開.

6:46 And after he had said farewell to them, he went away to the mountain to pray.
他離開了他們, 就上山去禱告.

6:47 And when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.
到了晚上, 船在海中, 耶穌獨自在岸上,

6:48 And he saw them being beaten in their rowing because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he was wanting to pass by them.
看見門徒辛辛苦苦地搖櫓, 因為風不順. 天快亮的時候(“天快亮的時候”原文作“夜裡四更天”), 耶穌在海面上向他們走去, 想要趕過他們.

6:49 But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out.
門徒看見他在海面上走, 以為是鬼怪, 就喊叫起來;

6:50 For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, “Have courage, I am he! Do not be afraid!”
因為他們都看見了他, 非常恐懼. 耶穌立刻對他們說: “放心吧！是我, 不要怕. ”

6:51 And he went up with them into the boat, and the wind abated. And they were extraordinarily astounded within themselves,
於是上了船, 和他們在一起, 風就平靜了. 門徒心裡十分驚奇,

6:52 because they did not understand concerning the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
因為他們還不明白分餅這件事的意義, 他們的心還是遲鈍.

6:53 And after they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.
他們渡過了海, 就在革尼撒勒靠岸,

6:54 And as they were getting out of the boat, people recognized him immediately.
一下船, 眾人立刻認出耶穌來,

6:55 They ran about through that whole region and began to carry around those who were sick on stretchers, wherever they heard that he was.
就跑遍那一帶地方, 把有病的人放在褥子上, 聽見他在哪裡, 就抬到哪裡.

6:56 And wherever he would go, into villages or into towns or to farms, they would put those who were sick in the marketplaces and would implore him that if they could touch even the edge of his cloak. And all those who touched it were healed.
耶穌無論到甚麼地方, 或村莊, 或城市, 或鄉野, 眾人都把病人放在街上, 求耶穌准他們摸他衣服的繸子, 摸著的人就都好了.

Mark - Chapter 7

7:1 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered to him.
有法利賽人和幾個經學家從耶路撒冷來, 聚集到耶穌那裡.

7:2 And they saw that some of his disciples were eating their bread with unclean—that is, unwashed—hands.
他們看見他的門徒有人用不潔的手, 就是沒有洗過的手吃飯,

7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, thus holding fast to the traditions of the elders.
(原來法利賽人和所有的猶太人都拘守古人的傳統, 如果不認真洗手, 就不吃東西;

7:4 And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions which they have received and hold fast to—for example, the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)
從街市回來, 不先洗手, 也不吃東西, 還有許多別的傳統, 他們都沿襲拘守, 例如洗杯,洗罐,洗銅器等等. )

7:5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?”
法利賽人和經學家問耶穌: “你的門徒為甚麼不遵行古人的傳統, 用不潔的手吃飯呢? ”

7:6 So he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me.
耶穌對他們說: “以賽亞指著你們這班偽君子所說的預言是對的, 經上記著: ‘這人民用嘴唇尊敬我, 心卻遠離我;

7:7 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
他們把人的規條當作道理去教導人, 所以拜我也是徒然. ’

7:8 Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold fast to the tradition of men.”
你們拘守著人的傳統, 卻離棄了神的誡命. ”

7:9 And he said to them, “You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep your tradition.
耶穌又對他們說: “你們為了堅守自己的傳統, 而巧妙地把神的誡命拒絕了.

7:10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die.’
因為摩西說: ‘當孝敬父母’, 又說: ‘咒罵父母的, 必被處死. ’

7:11 But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or to his mother, “Whatever benefit you would have received from me is corban” (that is, a gift to God),
你們倒說: ‘人對父母說, 我應該給你的供奉, 已經作了各耳板’(各耳板意思是奉給神的供物),

7:12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother,
你們就不讓那人再為父母作甚麼.

7:13 thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many similar things such as this.”
這樣, 你們藉著所領受的傳統, 把神的話廢棄了. 你們還作了許多這一類的事. ”

7:14 And summoning the crowd again, he said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand:
於是耶穌又把群眾叫過來, 對他們說: “你們大家都要聽我說, 也要明白:

7:15 There is nothing outside of a person that is able to defile him by going into him. But the things that go out of a person are the things that defile a person.”
從外面進去的, 不能使人污穢, 從裡面出來的, 才能使人污穢. ”

7:16
(有些抄本有第16節: “有耳可聽的, 就應該聽. ”)

7:17 And when he entered into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.
耶穌離開群眾, 進了屋子, 門徒就來問他這比喻的意思.

7:18 And he said to them, “So are you also without understanding? Do you not understand that everything that is outside that goes into a person is not able to defile him?
他對他們說: “連你們也是這樣不明白嗎? 難道不知道從外面進去的, 不能使人污穢嗎?

7:19 For it does not enter into his heart but into his stomach, and goes out into the latrine”—thus declaring all foods clean.
因為不是進到他的心, 而是進到他的肚腹, 再排泄到外面去. ”(他這樣說是表示各樣食物都是潔淨的. )

7:20 And he said, “What comes out of a person, that defiles a person.
接著他又說: “從人裡面出來的, 才會使人污穢.

7:21 For from within, from the heart of people, come evil plans, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,
因為從裡面, 就是從人的心裡, 發出惡念,淫亂,偷盜,兇殺,

7:22 adulteries, acts of greed, malicious deeds, deceit, licentiousness, envy, abusive speech, pride, foolishness.
姦淫,貪心,邪惡,詭詐,放蕩,嫉妒,毀謗,驕傲,愚妄;

7:23 All these evil things come from within and defile a person.”
這一切惡事, 是從人裡面出來的, 都能使人污穢. ”

7:24 And from there he set out and went to the region of Tyre. And when he entered into a house, he wanted no one to know, and yet he was not able to escape notice.
耶穌從那裡動身到推羅(有些抄本在此有“和西頓”)境內去. 進了一所房子, 本來不想讓人知道, 卻隱藏不住.

7:25 But immediately a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, when she heard about him, came and fell down at his feet,
有一個女人, 她的小女兒被污靈附著, 她聽見了耶穌的事, 就來俯伏在他腳前.

7:26 Now the woman was a Greek—a Syrophoenician by nationality—and she was asking him that he would expel the demon from her daughter.
這女人是外族人, 屬於敘利亞的腓尼基族. 她求耶穌把鬼從她女兒身上趕出去.

7:27 And he said to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs!”
耶穌對她說: “應該先讓兒女吃飽. 拿兒女的餅去丟給小狗吃是不好的. ”

7:28 But she answered and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
那女人回答他: “主啊, 是的, 不過小狗在桌子底下, 也可以吃孩子們掉下來的碎渣. ”

7:29 And he said to her, “Because of this statement, go! The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
耶穌對她說: “就憑這句話, 你回去吧, 鬼已經從你女兒身上出去了. ”

7:30 And when she went to her home, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone.
她回到家裡, 看見小孩子躺在床上, 鬼已經出去了.

7:31 And again he went away from the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis.
耶穌從推羅境內出去, 經過西頓, 回到低加波利地區的加利利海.

7:32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they were imploring him that he would place his hand on him.
有人帶著一個又聾又啞的人到他那裡, 求耶穌按手在他身上.

7:33 And he took him away from the crowd by himself and put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.
耶穌把他從人群中帶到一邊, 用指頭探他的耳朵, 吐唾沫抹他的舌頭,

7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”).
然後望著天, 長長地歎了一口氣, 對他說: “以法大！”意思是“開了吧”.

7:35 And his ears were opened and his difficulty in speaking was removed and he began to speak normally.
那人的耳朵就開了, 舌頭也鬆了, 說話也準確了.

7:36 And he ordered them that they should say nothing, but as much as he ordered them not to, they proclaimed it even more instead.
耶穌囑咐他們不要告訴人. 但他越是囑咐, 他們卻越發傳揚.

7:37 And they were amazed beyond all measure, saying, “He has done all things well! He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
眾人非常驚訝說: “他所作的一切事都好極了; 他竟然使聾子聽見, 又使啞巴說話. ”

Mark - Chapter 8

8:1 In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them,
那些日子, 又有一大群人聚集, 他們沒有甚麼東西吃. 耶穌叫門徒來, 對他們說:

8:2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat.
“我憐憫這一群人, 因為他們和我在一起已經有三天, 沒有甚麼吃的了.

8:3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away.”
如果我叫他們散開, 餓著肚子回家去, 他們會在路上暈倒, 因為有人是從很遠的地方來的. ”

8:4 And his disciples answered him, “Where is anyone able to feed these people with bread here in the desert?”
門徒回答: “在這曠野地方, 從哪裡能找食物叫這些人吃飽呢? ”

8:5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” So they said, “Seven.”
他問他們: “你們有多少餅? ”他們說: “七個. ”

8:6 And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, after he had given thanks he broke them and began giving them to his disciples so that they could set them before them. And they set them before the crowd.
耶穌吩咐群眾坐在地上; 拿起那七個餅, 祝謝了, 擘開遞給門徒, 叫他們擺開; 門徒就擺在眾人面前,

8:7 And they had a few small fish, and after giving thanks for them, he said to set these before them also.
他們還有幾條小魚, 耶穌祝了福, 就吩咐把這些也擺開.

8:8 And they ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces that were left, seven baskets full.
眾人都吃了, 並吃飽了. 他們把剩下的零碎收拾起來, 裝滿了七個大籃子.

8:9 Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.
當時人數約有四千. 耶穌解散了群眾,

8:10 And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
就立刻和門徒上了船, 來到大瑪努他地區.

8:11 And the Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding from him a sign from heaven in order to test him.
法利賽人出來, 跟耶穌辯論; 他們想試探他, 求他顯個從天上來的神蹟.

8:12 And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!”
耶穌靈裡深深地歎息, 說: “這世代為甚麼總是尋求神蹟? 我實在告訴你們, 決不會有神蹟顯給這個世代的！”

8:13 And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.
於是他離開他們, 又上船往對岸去了.

8:14 And they had forgotten to take bread, and except for one loaf, they did not have any with them in the boat.
門徒忘了帶餅, 船上除了一個餅, 身邊沒有別的了.

8:15 And he ordered them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!”
耶穌囑咐他們說: “你們要小心, 提防法利賽人的酵和希律的酵！”

8:16 And they began to discuss with one another that they had no bread.
門徒彼此議論說: “這是因為我們沒有餅吧? ”

8:17 And knowing this, he said to them, “Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?
耶穌知道了, 就說: “為甚麼議論沒有餅這件事呢? 你們還不知道, 還不明白嗎? 你們的心還是這麼遲鈍嗎?

8:18 Although you have eyes, do you not see? And although you have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?
你們有眼不能看, 有耳不能聽嗎? 你們不記得嗎?

8:19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”
我擘開那五個餅給五千人吃, 你們收拾的零碎裝滿了幾個籃子呢? ”他們說: “十二個. ”

8:20 “When I also broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”
“那七個餅分給四千人吃, 你們收拾的零碎裝滿了幾個大籃子呢? ”他們說: “七個. ”

8:21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
耶穌說: “你們還不明白嗎? ”

8:22 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought to him a blind man and implored him that he would touch him.
後來他們到了伯賽大, 有人帶了一個瞎眼的人到他跟前, 求耶穌摸他.

8:23 And he took hold of the blind man’s hand and led him outside the village, and after spitting in his eyes, he placed his hands on him and asked him, “Do you see anything?”
耶穌拉著他的手, 領他到村外, 吐唾沫在他的眼睛上, 又用雙手按在他的身上, 問他: “你看見甚麼沒有? ”

8:24 And looking up he said, “I see people, for I see them like trees walking around.”
他往上一看, 說: “我看見人了！看見他們好像樹走來走去. ”

8:25 Then he placed his hands on his eyes again, and he opened his eyes and was cured, and could see everything clearly.
於是耶穌再按手在他的眼睛上, 他定睛一看, 就復原了, 樣樣都看得清楚了.

8:26 And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”
耶穌叫他回家去, 說: “連這村子你也不要進去. ”

8:27 And Jesus and his disciples went out to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?”
耶穌和門徒出去, 要到該撒利亞．腓立比附近的村莊. 在路上他問門徒說: “人說我是誰? ”

8:28 And they told him, saying, “John the Baptist, and others Elijah, and others that you are one of the prophets.”
他們回答: “有人說是施洗的約翰; 有人說是以利亞; 還有人說是先知裡的一位. ”

8:29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to him, “You are the Christ!”
他又問他們說: “那麼你們呢? 你們說我是誰? ”彼得回答: “你就是基督. ”

8:30 And he warned them that they should tell no one about him.
耶穌鄭重地囑咐他們, 不要把他的事告訴人.

8:31 And he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.
於是他教導他們, 人子必須受許多苦, 被長老,祭司長和經學家棄絕,殺害, 三天後復活.

8:32 And he was speaking openly about the subject, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
耶穌坦白地說了這話, 彼得就把他拉到一邊, 責怪他.

8:33 But turning around and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan, because you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but the things of people!”
耶穌轉過身來, 望著門徒, 斥責彼得說: “撒但, 退到我後面去！因為你不思念神的事, 只思念人的事. ”

8:34 And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
於是把眾人和門徒都叫過來, 對他們說: “如果有人願意跟從我, 就應當捨己, 背起他的十字架來跟從我.

8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me and of the gospel will save it.
凡是想救自己生命的, 必喪掉生命; 但為我和福音犧牲生命的, 必救了生命.

8:36 For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
人就是賺得全世界, 卻賠上自己的生命, 有甚麼好處呢?

8:37 For what can a person give in exchange for his life?
人還能用甚麼換回自己的生命呢?

8:38 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
在淫亂罪惡的世代, 凡把我和我的道當作可恥的, 人子在他父的榮耀裡, 和聖天使一起降臨的時候, 也必把他當作可恥的. ”

Mark - Chapter 9

9:1 And he said to them, “Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”
耶穌又對他們說: “我實在告訴你們, 站在這裡的, 有人在沒有嘗過死味以前, 必定看見神的國帶著能力降臨. ”

9:2 And after six days, Jesus took along Peter and James and John, and led them to a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,
過了六天, 耶穌帶著彼得,雅各,約翰, 領他們悄悄地上了高山, 在他們面前改變了形象.

9:3 and his clothing became radiant—extremely white, like no cloth refiner on earth can make so white.
他的衣服閃耀發光, 極其潔白, 地上漂布的沒有能漂得這樣白的.

9:4 And Elijah appeared to them together with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
又有以利亞和摩西向他們顯現, 並且跟耶穌談話.

9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
彼得對耶穌說: “拉比, 我們在這裡真好！我們可以搭三個帳棚, 一個為你, 一個為摩西, 一個為以利亞. ”

9:6 (For he did not know what he should answer, because they were terrified.)
彼得不知道該說甚麼才好, 因為他們都非常害怕.

9:7 And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
有一片雲彩來, 籠罩他們, 又有聲音從雲中出來: “這是我的愛子, 你們要聽他. ”

9:8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus alone.
門徒立刻周圍觀看, 再也看不見別的人, 只見耶穌單獨和他們在一起.

9:9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he ordered them that they should tell no one the things that they had seen, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
他們下山的時候, 耶穌吩咐他們, 人子從死人中復活之前, 不要把所看見的告訴人.

9:10 And they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.
門徒把這句話記在心裡, 又彼此討論從死人中復活是甚麼意思.

9:11 And they asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
他們就問耶穌: “經學家為甚麼說以利亞必須先來呢? ”

9:12 And he said to them, “Elijah indeed does come first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
耶穌說: “以利亞固然要先來復興一切, 但聖經為甚麼又記載人子要受許多苦, 被人藐視呢?

9:13 But I tell you that indeed Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
其實我告訴你們, 以利亞已經來了, 他們卻任意待他, 正如經上指著他所說的. ”

9:14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them.
他們回到門徒那裡, 看見一大群人圍著他們, 又有經學家和他們辯論.

9:15 And immediately the whole crowd, when they saw him, were amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him.
眾人看見了耶穌, 都很驚奇, 就跑上前去向他問安.

9:16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”
他問他們: “你們和他們辯論甚麼? ”

9:17 And one individual from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought to you my son who has a spirit that makes him mute.
群眾當中有一個回答他: “老師, 我把我的兒子帶到你這裡來, 他被啞巴鬼附著.

9:18 And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes paralyzed. And I told your disciples that they should expel it, and they were not able to do so.
無論在哪裡, 鬼抓住他, 把他摔倒, 他就口吐白沫, 咬牙切齒, 渾身僵硬. 我請你的門徒把鬼趕出去, 他們卻辦不到. ”

9:19 And he answered them and said, “O unbelieving generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me!”
耶穌回答他們: “唉！不信的世代啊！我跟你們在一起到幾時呢? 我要忍受你們到幾時呢? 把他帶到我這裡來吧. ”

9:20 And they brought him to him. And when he saw him, the spirit immediately convulsed him, and falling on the ground, he began to roll around, foaming at the mouth.
他們就把孩子帶到他跟前. 那鬼一見耶穌, 就立刻使孩子抽了一陣瘋, 倒在地上, 流著唾沫打滾.

9:21 And he asked his father how long it was since this had been happening to him. And he said, “From childhood.
耶穌問他父親: “這事臨到他有多久了? ”他說: “從小就是這樣.

9:22 And often it has thrown him both into fire and into water, in order that it could destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us!”
鬼常常把他扔在火裡水中, 要毀滅他. 如果你能作甚麼, 求你可憐我們, 幫助我們. ”

9:23 But Jesus said to him, “If you are able! All things are possible for the one who believes!”
耶穌對他說: “‘如果你能’(“如果你能”有些抄本作“你若能信”)──對於信的人, 甚麼都能！”

9:24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe! Help my unbelief!”
孩子的父親立刻喊著說: “我信！但我的信心不夠, 求你幫助我. ”

9:25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!”
耶穌看見群眾圍攏了來, 就斥責那污鬼說: “聾啞的鬼, 我吩咐你從他身上出來, 不要再進去. ”

9:26 And it came out, screaming and convulsing him greatly, and he became as if he were dead, so that most of them said, “He has died!”
那鬼大聲喊叫, 使孩子重重地抽了一陣瘋, 就出來了. 孩子好像死了一樣, 所以許多人都說: “他死了！”

9:27 But Jesus took hold of his hand and raised him up, and he stood up.
但耶穌拉著他的手, 扶他起來, 他就站起來了.

9:28 And after he had entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why were we not able to expel it?”
耶穌進了屋子, 門徒私下問他說: “為甚麼我們不能把那污鬼趕出去呢? ”

9:29 And he said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer.”
耶穌對他們說: “這一類的鬼, 非用禱告是趕不出去的. ”

9:30 And from there they went out and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know,
他們從那裡出去, 經過加利利, 耶穌不想讓人知道,

9:31 for he was teaching his disciples and was telling them, “The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.”
因為他正在教導門徒. 他又對他們說: “人子將要被交在人的手裡, 他們要殺害他, 死後三天他要復活. ”

9:32 But they did not understand the statement, and they were afraid to ask him.
門徒不明白這話, 又不敢問他.

9:33 And they came to Capernaum. And after he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
他們來到迦百農. 在屋裡的時候, 耶穌問他們: “你們在路上爭論甚麼? ”

9:34 But they were silent, because they had argued with one another on the way about who was greatest.
門徒一聲不響, 因為他們在路上彼此爭論誰為大.

9:35 And he sat down and called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.”
耶穌坐下, 叫十二門徒來, 對他們說: “誰想為首, 就該作眾人中最末的一個, 作眾人的僕人. ”

9:36 And he took a young child and had him stand among them. And taking him in his arms, he said to them,
於是拉過一個小孩子來, 叫他站在門徒中間, 又把他抱起來, 對他們說:

9:37 “Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me.”
“凡因我的名接待一個這樣的小孩子的, 就是接待我; 凡接待我的, 不是接待我, 而是接待那差我來的. ”

9:38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.”
約翰對耶穌說: “老師, 我們看見有一個人奉你的名趕鬼, 就禁止他, 因為他不跟從我們. ”

9:39 But Jesus said, “Do not prevent him, because there is no one who does a miracle in my name and will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.
耶穌說: “不要禁止他, 因為沒有人能奉我的名行了神蹟, 又立刻毀謗我.

9:40 For whoever is not against us is for us.
不反對我們的, 就是贊成我們的.

9:41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name because you are Christ’s, truly I say to you that he will never lose his reward.
無論誰因你們有屬基督的名分, 給你們一杯水喝的, 我實在告訴你們, 他決不會失掉賞賜.

9:42 “And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it is better for him if instead a large millstone is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.
“如果有人使一個信我的小弟兄犯罪, 倒不如在他的頸項上拴一塊大磨石投在海裡.

9:43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell—into the unquenchable fire!
如果你的一隻手使你犯罪, 就把它砍下來. 你身體殘廢進永生, 總比有兩隻手下到地獄, 進入那不滅的火裡好得多.

9:44
(有些抄本有第44節: “在那裡蟲是不死的, 火是不滅的. ”)

9:45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life lame than, having two feet, to be thrown into hell!
如果你的一隻腳使你犯罪, 就把它砍下來. 你瘸腿進永生, 總比你有兩隻腳而被丟在地獄裡好得多.

9:46
(有些抄本有第46節: “在那裡蟲是不死的, 火是不滅的. ”)

9:47 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into hell,
如果你的一隻眼睛使你犯罪, 就把它挖出來. 你只有一隻眼睛進神的國, 總比你有兩隻眼睛而被丟在地獄裡好得多,

9:48 ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not extinguished.’
在那裡蟲是不死的, 火是不滅的.

9:49 For everyone will be salted with fire.
每一個人必被火當鹽來醃. (有些抄本在此有“各祭物必用鹽來醃”一句; 也有些抄本只有附註的一句, 而沒有正文的一句)

9:50 Salt is good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
鹽是好的, 但如果失了味, 可以用甚麼使它再鹹呢? 你們自己裡面應當有鹽, 彼此和睦. ”

Mark - Chapter 10

10:1 And from there he set out and came to the region of Judea and the other side of the Jordan, and again crowds came together to him. And again, as he was accustomed to do, he began to teach them.
耶穌從那裡動身, 來到約旦河東的猶太境內. 許多人又聚集到他那裡, 他像平常一樣教導他們.

10:2 And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife, in order to test him.
有法利賽人前來試探耶穌, 問他: “丈夫可以休妻嗎? ”

10:3 And he answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?”
耶穌回答: “摩西吩咐你們的是甚麼呢? ”

10:4 So they said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.”
他們說: “摩西准許‘人寫了休書就可以休妻’. ”

10:5 But Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
耶穌說: “因為你們的心硬, 摩西才寫這條例給你們.

10:6 But from the beginning of creation ‘he made them male and female.
但從起初創造的時候, 神是‘造男造女’.

10:7 Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife,
‘因此人要離開父母, 與妻子連合,

10:8 and the two will become one flesh,’ so that they are no longer two but one flesh.
二人成為一體了. ’這樣, 他們不再是兩個人, 而是一體的了.

10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
所以神所配合的, 人不可分開. ”

10:10 And in the house again the disciples began to ask him about this.
回到屋子裡, 門徒再提起這件事來問他.

10:11 And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
他對他們說: “誰休妻另娶, 誰就是犯姦淫, 得罪了妻子.

10:12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
如果妻子棄夫另嫁, 也是犯了姦淫. ”

10:13 And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.
有人帶著小孩子到耶穌跟前, 要他撫摩他們; 門徒卻責備那些人.

10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, “Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
耶穌看見了就生氣, 對門徒說: “讓小孩子到我這裡來, 不要禁止他們, 因為神的國是屬於這樣的人的.

10:15 Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it.”
我實在告訴你們, 凡是不像小孩子一樣接受神的國的, 絕對不能進去. ”

10:16 And after taking them into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.
於是耶穌把小孩子抱起來, 為他們按手祝福.

10:17 And as he was setting out on his way, one individual ran up and knelt down before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?”
耶穌又開始他的行程. 那時, 有一個人跑過來, 跪在他面前, 問他說: “良善的老師, 我當作甚麼, 才可以承受永生? ”

10:18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
耶穌對他說: “你為甚麼稱我是良善的? 除了神一位以外, 沒有良善的.

10:19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’ ”
誡命你是知道的: 不可殺人, 不可姦淫, 不可偷盜, 不可作假證供, 不可欺詐, 當孝敬父母. ”

10:20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth.”
他對耶穌說: “老師, 這一切我從小都遵守了. ”

10:21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all that you have, and give the proceeds to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”
耶穌看著他, 就愛他, 對他說: “你還缺少一件: 去變賣你所有的, 分給窮人, 就必定有財寶在天上, 而且你要來跟從我. ”

10:22 But he looked gloomy at the statement and went away sorrowful, because he had many possessions.
那人聽見這話, 就變了臉色, 憂憂愁愁地走了, 因為他的財產很多.

10:23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!”
耶穌周圍觀看, 對門徒說: “富有的人要進神的國, 是多麼難哪！”

10:24 And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered and said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God!
門徒都希奇他的話, 耶穌又對他們說: “孩子們哪, (有些抄本在此有“倚靠錢財的人”一句)要進神的國, 是多麼困難！

10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.”
駱駝穿過針眼, 比有錢的人進神的國還容易呢！”

10:26 And they were very astounded, saying to one another, “And who can be saved?”
門徒就更加驚奇, 彼此說: “這樣, 誰可以得救呢? ”

10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With human beings it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
耶穌看著他們, 說: “在人不能, 在神卻不然, 因為在神凡事都能. ”

10:28 Peter began to say to him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you.”
彼得對他說: “你看, 我們已經捨棄了一切, 而且來跟從你了. ”

10:29 Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel
耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 人為著我和福音捨棄了房屋,弟兄,姊妹,母親,父親,兒女,田地,

10:30 who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
沒有不在今生得百倍──就是房屋,弟兄,姊妹,母親,兒女,田地, 同時要受迫害──在來世還要得永生.

10:31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
然而許多在前的將要在後, 在後的將要在前. ”

10:32 Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following him were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:
在上耶路撒冷的路途中, 耶穌走在前面, 門徒希奇, 跟從的人也害怕. 耶穌又把十二門徒帶到一邊, 把自己將要遭遇的事告訴他們,

10:33 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles.
說: “我們現在上耶路撒冷去, 人子要被交給祭司長和經學家, 他們要定他的罪, 並且把他交給外族人.

10:34 And they will mock him and spit on him and flog him and kill him, and after three days he will rise.”
他們要凌辱他, 向他吐唾沫, 鞭打他, 殺害他, 三天以後, 他要復活. ”

10:35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you.”
西庇太的兒子雅各,約翰, 來到耶穌跟前, 對他說: “老師, 我們無論向你求甚麼, 願你為我們作成. ”

10:36 And he said to them, “What do you want that I do for you?”
耶穌說: “要我為你們作甚麼? ”

10:37 So they said to him, “Grant to us that we may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your glory.”
他們說: “在你的榮耀裡, 讓我們一個坐在你的右邊, 一個坐在你的左邊. ”

10:38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
耶穌說: “你們不知道你們求的是甚麼. 我喝的杯, 你們能喝嗎? 我受的洗, 你們能受嗎? ”

10:39 And they said to him, “We are able.” So Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup that I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with,
他們說: “能. ”耶穌說: “我喝的杯, 你們固然要喝; 我受的洗, 你們也要受.

10:40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
只是坐在我的左右, 不是我可以賜的, 而是神預備賜給誰, 就賜給誰. ”

10:41 And when they heard this, the ten began to be indignant about James and John.
其他十個門徒聽見了, 就向雅各,約翰生氣.

10:42 And Jesus called them to himself and said to them, “You know that those who are considered to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their people in high positions exercise authority over them.
耶穌把他們叫過來, 對他們說: “你們知道各國都有被尊為元首的統治他們, 也有官長管轄他們.

10:43 But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
但你們中間卻不要這樣; 誰想在你們中間為大的, 就要作你們的僕役,

10:44 and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be the slave of all.
誰想在你們中間為首的, 就要作大家的奴僕.

10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
因為人子來, 不是要受人服事, 而是要服事人, 並且要捨命, 作許多人的贖價. ”

10:46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was setting out from Jericho along with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
他們進了耶利哥. 耶穌,門徒和一大群人從耶利哥出來的時候, 有一個瞎眼的人, 是底買的兒子, 名叫巴底買, 坐在路旁討飯.

10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
他聽見是拿撒勒人耶穌, 就喊叫, 說: “大衛的子孫耶穌啊, 可憐我吧！”

10:48 And many people warned him that he should be quiet. But he was crying out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
許多人斥責他, 叫他不要出聲; 他卻更加放聲喊叫: “大衛的子孫啊, 可憐我吧！”

10:49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up! He is calling you.”
耶穌就站住, 說: “把他叫過來. ”他們就叫那瞎眼的人, 對他說: “放心吧, 起來, 他叫你了. ”

10:50 And he threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.
他就丟下衣服, 跳起來, 走到耶穌那裡.

10:51 And Jesus answered him and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may regain my sight.”
耶穌對他說: “你要我為你作甚麼呢? ”瞎眼的人對他說: “拉波尼, 我要能看見. ”

10:52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has healed you.” And immediately he regained his sight and began to follow him on the road.
耶穌說: “去吧, 你的信使你痊愈了. ”他立刻看見了, 就在路上跟隨耶穌.

Mark - Chapter 11

11:1 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
他們走近耶路撒冷, 到了伯法其和伯大尼, 來到橄欖山那裡, 耶穌派了兩個門徒,

11:2 and said to them, “Go into the village before you, and right away as you enter into it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
對他們說: “你們往對面的村子裡去, 一進去, 就會看見一頭小驢拴在那裡, 是沒有人騎過的, 把牠解開牽來.

11:3 And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say ‘The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.’ ”
如果有人問你們: ‘為甚麼這樣作? ’你們就說: ‘主需要牠, 並且很快會送還到這裡來. ’”

11:4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.
門徒去了, 就發現一頭小驢, 拴在門外的街上, 就把牠解開.

11:5 And some of those who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
站在那裡的人有的問他們說: “你們為甚麼解牠? ”

11:6 So they told them, just as Jesus had said, and they allowed them to take it.
門徒照著耶穌所說的話回答他們, 那些人就讓他們牽走了.

11:7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and he sat on it.
門徒把小驢牽到耶穌那裡, 把自己的衣服搭在上面, 耶穌就騎了上去.

11:8 And many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches they had cut from the fields.
許多人把衣服鋪在路上, 還有人從田野裡砍了些樹枝也鋪在路上.

11:9 And those who went ahead and those who were following were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
前行後隨的人都喊著說: “‘和散那’, 奉主名來的是應當稱頌的！

11:10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
那將要來臨的, 我們祖先大衛的國是應當稱頌的！高天之上當唱‘和散那’！”

11:11 And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and after looking around at everything, because the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
耶穌到了耶路撒冷, 進入聖殿, 察看了一切, 因為時候已經不早, 就和十二門徒出城往伯大尼去.

11:12 And on the next day as they were departing from Bethany, he was hungry.
第二天他們從伯大尼出來, 耶穌餓了.

11:13 And when he saw from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went to see if perhaps he would find anything on it. And when he came up to it he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
他遠遠看見一棵長滿了葉子的無花果樹, 就走過去, 看看是否可以在樹上找到甚麼. 到了樹下, 除了葉子甚麼也找不著, 因為這不是收無花果的時候.

11:14 And he responded and said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you any more forever!” And his disciples heard it.
耶穌對樹說: “永遠再沒有人吃你的果子了！”他的門徒也聽見了.

11:15 And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered into the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple courts, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.
他們來到耶路撒冷. 耶穌進了聖殿, 就把殿裡作買賣的人趕走, 又推倒找換銀錢的人的桌子, 和賣鴿子的人的凳子;

11:16 And he did not permit anyone to carry objects through the temple courts.
不許人拿著器皿穿過聖殿.

11:17 And he began to teach and was saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”
他又教訓眾人說: “經上不是寫著‘我的殿要稱為萬國禱告的殿’嗎? 你們竟把它弄成賊窩了. ”

11:18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and began considering how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.
祭司長和經學家聽見了, 就想辦法怎樣除掉耶穌, 卻又怕他, 因為群眾都希奇他的教訓.

11:19 And when evening came they went out of the city.
到了晚上, 他們就到城外去.

11:20 And as they passed by early in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
早晨, 他們經過的時候, 看見那棵無花果樹連根都枯萎了.

11:21 And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!”
彼得想起來就對耶穌說: “拉比, 請看, 你所咒詛的無花果樹, 已經枯萎了. ”

11:22 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God!
耶穌回答他們: “你們對神要有信心(“你們對神要有信心”有些抄本作“如果你們對神有信心”).

11:23 Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
我實在告訴你們, 無論甚麼人對這座山說‘移開, 投到海裡’, 只要他心裡不懷疑, 相信他所說的一定能夠成就, 就必給他成就.

11:24 For this reason I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be done for you.
所以我告訴你們, 凡是你們禱告祈求的, 只要相信能夠得到, 就必得到.

11:25 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”
你們站著禱告的時候, 如果有誰得罪了你們, 就該饒恕他, 好使你們的天父也饒恕你們的過犯. ”

11:26
(有些抄本有第26節: “如果你們不饒恕人, 你們的天父也必不饒恕你們的過犯. ”)

11:27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came up to him
他們又來到耶路撒冷. 耶穌在殿裡行走的時候, 祭司長,經學家和長老來到他跟前,

11:28 and said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority that you do these things?”
問他: “你憑甚麼權柄作這些事? 誰給你權柄作這些事? ”

11:29 So Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
耶穌對他們說: “我要問你們一句話, 你們回答了我, 我就告訴你們我憑甚麼權柄作這些事.

11:30 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer me!”
約翰的洗禮是從天上來的, 還是從人來的呢? 你們回答我吧. ”

11:31 And they began to discuss this with one another, saying, “What should we say? If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
他們就彼此議論: “如果我們說‘是從天上來的’, 他就會說‘那你們為甚麼不信他呢? ’

11:32 But if we say, ‘From men’ ”—they were afraid of the crowd, because they all looked upon John as truly a prophet.
如果我們說‘是從人來的’……”他們害怕群眾, 因為眾人都認為約翰的確是先知.

11:33 And they replied to Jesus saying, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
於是他們回答耶穌: “我們不知道. ”耶穌對他們說: “我也不告訴你們我憑甚麼權柄作這些事. ”

Mark - Chapter 12

12:1 And he began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence around it, and dug a trough for the winepress, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.
耶穌又用比喻對他們說: “有一個人栽種了一個葡萄園, 四面圍上籬笆, 挖了一個壓酒池, 蓋了一座瞭望臺, 然後租給佃戶, 就遠行去了.

12:2 And he sent a slave to the tenant farmers at the proper time, so that he could collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from the tenant farmers.
到了時候, 園主派了一個僕人到佃戶那裡, 向佃戶收取葡萄園一部分的果子.

12:3 And they seized him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
佃戶抓住他, 打了他, 放他空手回去.

12:4 And again he sent to them another slave, and that one they struck on the head and dishonored.
園主再派另外一個僕人到他們那裡, 他們打傷了他的頭, 並且侮辱他.

12:5 And he sent another, and that one they killed. And he sent many others, some of whom they beat and some of whom they killed.
園主又派另一個去, 他們就把他殺了. 後來又派去許多僕人, 有的給他們打了, 有的給他們殺了.

12:6 He had one more, a beloved son. Last of all he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
還有一個, 就是園主的愛子, 最後園主派他到那裡去, 說: ‘他們必尊敬我的兒子. ’

12:7 But those tenant farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours!’
那些佃戶卻彼此說: ‘這是繼承產業的; 來, 我們殺了他, 產業就是我們的了. ’

12:8 And they seized and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.
於是抓住他, 把他殺了, 扔在葡萄園外.

12:9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others.
這樣, 葡萄園的主人要怎麼辦呢? 他要來除掉那些佃戶, 把葡萄園租給別人.

12:10 Have you not read this scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone.
你們沒有念過這段聖經嗎: ‘建築工人所棄的石頭, 成了房角的主要石頭;

12:11 This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
這是主所作的, 在我們眼中看為希奇. ’”

12:12 And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him and went away.
他們知道他這比喻是針對他們說的, 就想要捉拿他, 但因為害怕群眾, 只好離開他走了.

12:13 And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement.
後來, 他們派了幾個法利賽人和希律黨的人到耶穌那裡去, 要找他的把柄來陷害他.

12:14 And when they came, they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you do not care what anyone thinks, because you do not regard the opinion of people but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?”
他們來到了, 就對他說: “老師, 我們知道你為人誠實, 不顧忌任何人, 因為你不徇情面, 只照著真理把神的道教導人. 請問納稅給凱撒可以不可以? 我們該納不該納呢? ”

12:15 But because he knew their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I can look at it!”
耶穌看出他們的假意, 就對他們說: “你們為甚麼試探我呢? 拿一個銀幣來給我, 讓我看看. ”

12:16 So they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” And they said to him, “Caesar’s.”
他們就拿來了. 耶穌問他們: “這是誰的像, 誰的名號? ”他們回答他: “凱撒的. ”

12:17 And Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!” And they were utterly amazed at him.
耶穌說: “凱撒的應當歸給凱撒, 神的應當歸給神. ”他們就對他十分驚奇.

12:18 And Sadducees—who say there is no resurrection—came up to him and began to ask him, saying,
撒都該人向來認為沒有復活的事, 他們來到耶穌那裡, 問他:

12:19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone’s brother dies and he leaves behind a wife and does not leave a child, that his brother should take the wife and father descendants for his brother.
“老師, 摩西曾寫給我們說: ‘如果一個人死了, 留下妻子, 沒有兒女, 他的弟弟就應當娶他的妻子, 為哥哥立後. ’

12:20 There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife. And when he died, he did not leave descendants.
從前有兄弟七人, 頭一個娶了妻子, 死了, 沒有留下孩子;

12:21 And the second took her, and he died without leaving descendants. And the third likewise.
第二個娶了她, 也沒有留下孩子, 就死了; 第三個也是這樣.

12:22 And the seven did not leave descendants. Last of all the woman also died.
那七個人都沒有留下孩子, 最後那女人也死了.

12:23 In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.
到了復活的時候, 他們都要復活, 她是哪一個的妻子呢? 因為七個人都娶過她. ”

12:24 Jesus said to them, “Are you not deceived because of this, because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God?
耶穌對他們說: “你們錯了, 不正是因為你們不明白聖經, 也不曉得神的能力嗎?

12:25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
因為人從死裡復活以後, 也不娶, 也不嫁, 而是像天上的天使一樣.

12:26 Now concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses in the passage about the bush how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’?
關於死人復活的事, 摩西的經卷中荊棘篇上, 神怎樣對他說: ‘我是亞伯拉罕的神, 以撒的神, 雅各的神’, 你們沒有念過嗎?

12:27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are very much mistaken!”
他不是死人的神, 而是活人的神. 你們是大錯特錯了！”

12:28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them debating. When he saw that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
有一個經學家, 聽到他們的辯論, 覺得耶穌回答得好, 就來問他: “誡命中哪一條是第一重要的呢? ”

12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
耶穌回答: “第一重要的是: ‘以色列啊, 你要聽！主我們的神是獨一的主.

12:30 And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole strength.’
你要全心,全性,全意,全力, 愛主你的神. ’

12:31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
其次是: ‘要愛人如己. ’再沒有別的誡命比這兩條更重要的了. ”

12:32 And the scribe said to him, “That is true, Teacher. You have said correctly that he is one and there is no other except him.
那經學家對耶穌說: “老師, 是的, 你說的很對, 神是獨一的, 除了他以外再沒有別的神.

12:33 And to love him from your whole heart and from your whole understanding and from your whole strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
我們要用全心,全意,全力去愛他, 並且要愛人如己, 這就比一切燔祭和各樣祭物好得多了. ”

12:34 And Jesus, when he saw that he had answered thoughtfully, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to put a question to him any longer.
耶穌見他回答得有智慧, 就對他說: “你距離神的國不遠了. ”從此再也沒有人敢問他了.

12:35 And continuing, Jesus said while teaching in the temple courts, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is David’s son?
耶穌在殿裡教訓人, 說: “經學家怎麼說基督是大衛的子孫呢?

12:36 David himself said by the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.” ’
大衛自己被聖靈感動卻說: ‘主對我的主說: 你坐在我的右邊, 等我把你的仇敵放在你的腳下(有些抄本作“等我使你的仇敵作你的腳凳”). ’

12:37 David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ and how is he his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.
大衛自己既然稱他為主, 他又怎麼會是大衛的子孫呢? ”群眾都喜歡聽他.

12:38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces
耶穌教導人的時候, 說: “你們要提防經學家, 他們喜歡穿長袍走來走去, 喜歡人在市中心向他們問安,

12:39 and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,
又喜歡會堂裡的高位, 筵席上的首座.

12:40 who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”
他們吞沒了寡婦的房產, 又假裝作冗長的禱告. 這些人必受更重的刑罰. ”

12:41 And he sat down opposite the contribution box and was observing how the crowd was putting coins into the contribution box. And many rich people were putting in many coins.
耶穌面對銀庫坐著, 看著大家怎樣把錢投入庫中. 許多有錢的人投入很多的錢.

12:42 And one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins (that is, a penny).
後來, 有一個窮寡婦來投入了兩個小錢, 就是一個銅錢.

12:43 And summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all those who put offerings into the contribution box.
耶穌把門徒叫過來, 對他們說: “我實在告訴你們, 這窮寡婦投入庫裡的, 比眾人投的更多.

12:44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in everything she had, her whole means of subsistence.”
因為他們都是把自己剩餘的投入, 這寡婦是自己不足, 卻把她一切所有的, 就是全部養生的, 都投進去了. ”

Mark - Chapter 13

13:1 And as he was going out of the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look! What great stones and what wonderful buildings!”
耶穌從殿裡出來的時候, 有一個門徒對他說: “老師, 請看, 這是多麼美好的石頭！多麼美好的建築！”

13:2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
耶穌對他說: “你看見這些偉大的建築嗎? 將來必沒有一塊石頭留在另一塊石頭上面, 每一塊都要拆下來. ”

13:3 And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
耶穌在橄欖山上, 面對聖殿坐著, 彼得,雅各,約翰和安得烈私下問他:

13:4 “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”
“請告訴我們, 甚麼時候會有這些事呢? 這一切事將要成就的時候有甚麼預兆呢? ”

13:5 So Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you!
耶穌就告訴他們說: “你們要小心, 不要被人迷惑.

13:6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will deceive many.
有許多人要來, 假冒我的名說‘我就是基督’, 並且要迷惑許多的人.

13:7 And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end is not yet.
你們聽見戰爭和戰爭的風聲, 也不要驚慌, 這是免不了的, 不過, 結局還沒有到.

13:8 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines. These things are the beginning of birth pains.
一個民族要起來攻打另一個民族, 一個國家要起來攻打另一個國家, 到處要有地震, 有饑荒, 這些不過是痛苦的開始.

13:9 “But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.
但你們要小心！因為人要把你們交給公議會, 你們要在會堂裡被鞭打, 又要為我的緣故站在總督和君王面前, 向他們作見證.

13:10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
然而福音必須先傳給萬民.

13:11 And when they arrest you and hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
人把你們捉去送官的時候, 用不著預先思慮要說甚麼, 到那時候賜給你們甚麼話, 你們就說甚麼, 因為說話的不是你們, 而是聖靈.

13:12 And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
弟兄要出賣弟兄, 父親要出賣兒子, 甚至把他們置於死地; 兒女要悖逆父母, 害死他們.

13:13 And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end—this one will be saved.
你們為我的名, 要被眾人恨惡, 然而堅忍到底的必然得救.

13:14 “But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be” (let the one who reads understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!
“當你們看見‘那造成荒涼的可憎者’, 站在不該站的地方(讀者必須領悟), 那時, 住在猶太的應當逃到山上;

13:15 The one who is on his housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house,
在房頂的不要下來, 也不要進到屋子裡拿甚麼東西;

13:16 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.
在田裡的也不要回去取衣服.

13:17 And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!
當那些日子, 懷孕的和乳養孩子的有禍了！

13:18 But pray that it will not happen in winter.
你們應當祈求, 不要讓這些事在冬天發生.

13:19 For in those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen.
因為那些日子必有災難, 這是從神創世的開始到現在未曾有過的, 以後也必不會再有.

13:20 And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.
如果不是主減少那些日子, 沒有一個人可以存活; 但是為了自己的選民, 他必使那些日子減少.

13:21 “And at that time if anyone should say to you, “Behold, here is the Christ,’ ‘Behold, there he is,’ do not believe him!
那時, 如果有人對你們說: ‘看哪, 基督在這裡！看哪, 他在那裡！’你們不要信.

13:22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.
因為必有假基督和假先知出現, 行神蹟和奇事, 如果可以的話, 連選民也要迷惑了.

13:23 But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!
所以你們應當小心！我已經事先把一切都告訴你們了.

13:24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, ‘the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,
“當那些日子, 在那災難以後, 太陽就變黑了, 月亮也不發光,

13:25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.’
眾星從天墜落, 天上的萬象震動.

13:26 And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.
那時, 他們要看見人子, 滿有能力和榮耀, 駕著雲降臨;

13:27 And then he will send out the angels, and will gather the elect together from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
他要差派天使, 把他的選民從四方, 從地極直到天邊, 都招聚來.

13:28 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
“你們應該從無花果樹學個功課: 樹枝發出嫩芽長出葉子的時候, 你們就知道夏天近了.

13:29 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, at the door.
同樣, 你們甚麼時候看見這些事發生, 就知道他已經近在門口了.

13:30 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these things take place!
我實在告訴你們, 這一切都必會發生, 然後這世代才會過去.

13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
天地都要過去, 但我的話決不會廢去.

13:32 “But concerning that day or hour no one knows—not even the angels in heaven nor the Son—except the Father.
“至於那日子和時間, 沒有人知道, 連天上的天使和子也不知道, 只有父知道.

13:33 Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!
你們要小心, 要警醒, 因為你們不知道那日期甚麼時候來到.

13:34 It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority—to each one his work—and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.
這就像一個人出外遠行, 把責任(“責任”原文作“權柄”)一一地交給他的僕人, 又吩咐看門的要警醒.

13:35 Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or early in the morning—
所以你們要警醒, 因為你們不知道家主甚麼時候來到, 也許在黃昏, 也許在半夜, 也許在雞叫時, 也許在清晨.

13:36 lest he arrive suddenly and find you sleeping.
恐怕他忽然來到, 發現你們正在睡覺.

13:37 And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be on the alert!”
我對你們所說的話, 也是對眾人說的, ‘你們要警醒’. ”

Mark - Chapter 14

14:1 Now after two days it was the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, after arresting him by stealth, they could kill him.
過兩天, 就是逾越節和除酵節了, 祭司長和經學家設法怎樣用詭計逮捕耶穌, 把他殺害.

14:2 For they said, “Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar by the people.”
不過他們說: “不可在節期下手, 免得引起民眾暴動. ”

14:3 And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining for a meal, a woman came holding an alabaster flask of very costly perfumed oil of genuine nard. After breaking the alabaster flask, she poured it out on his head.
耶穌在伯大尼, 在患痲風的西門家裡吃飯的時候, 有一個女人來了, 拿著一瓶珍貴的純哪噠香膏. 她打破了瓶, 把香膏澆在耶穌的頭上.

14:4 But some were expressing indignation to one another: “Why has there been this waste of perfumed oil?
有幾個人很生氣, 彼此說: “為甚麼這樣浪費香膏呢?

14:5 For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor!” And they began to scold her.
這香膏可以賣三百多個銀幣, 用來賙濟窮人. ”他們就向她發怒.

14:6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you cause trouble for her? She has done a good deed to me.
但耶穌說: “由她吧！為甚麼難為她呢? 她在我身上作的是一件美事.

14:7 For the poor you always have with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.
你們常常有窮人跟你們在一起, 只要你們願意, 隨時都可以向他們行善, 然而你們卻不常有我.

14:8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial.
她已經盡她所能的作了. 她預先用香膏膏了我的身體, 是為了我的安葬.

14:9 And truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.
我實在告訴你們, 福音無論傳到世界上甚麼地方, 都要傳講這女人所作的來記念她. ”

14:10 And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.
十二門徒中的一個, 就是加略人猶大, 去見祭司長, 要把耶穌交給他們.

14:11 And when they heard this, they were delighted, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how he could betray him conveniently.
他們聽見了就很歡喜, 答應給他銀子. 於是猶大就找機會出賣耶穌.

14:12 And on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare, so that you can eat the Passover?”
除酵節的第一天, 就是宰殺逾越節羊羔的那一天, 門徒問耶穌: “你要我們到哪裡去, 為你預備逾越節的晚餐呢? ”

14:13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him,
他就差派兩個門徒, 對他們說: “你們到城裡去, 必有一個拿著水瓶的人, 向你們迎面而來, 你們就跟著他,

14:14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’
無論他進入哪一家, 你們要對那家主說, 老師說: ‘我的客廳在哪裡? 我和門徒好在那裡吃逾越節的晚餐. ’

14:15 And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready, and prepare for us there.”
他必指給你們樓上一間布置整齊,預備妥當的大房間, 你們就在那裡為我們預備. ”

14:16 And the disciples went out and came into the city and found everything just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
門徒出去, 進了城, 所遇見的正如耶穌所說的, 就預備好了逾越節的晚餐.

14:17 And when it was evening, he arrived with the twelve.
到了晚上, 耶穌和十二門徒來了.

14:18 And while they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, that one of you who is eating with me will betray me.”
他們坐著吃飯的時候, 耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 你們中間有一個跟我一起吃飯的人要出賣我. ”

14:19 They began to be distressed and to say to him one by one, “Surely not I?”
他們就很憂愁, 一個一個地問他: “是我嗎? ”

14:20 But he said to them, “It is one of the twelve—the one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me.
耶穌對他們說: “他是十二門徒裡的一個, 和我一同把手蘸在盤子裡的.

14:21 For the Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if that man had not been born.”
正如經上指著人子所說的, 他固然要離世, 但出賣人子的那人有禍了！他沒有生下來還好. ”

14:22 And while they were eating, he took bread and, after giving thanks, he broke it and gave it to them and said, “Take it, this is my body.”
他們吃的時候, 耶穌拿起餅來, 祝謝了, 就擘開, 遞給門徒, 說: “你們拿去吃吧, 這是我的身體. ”

14:23 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
又拿起杯來, 祝謝了就遞給門徒, 他們都喝了.

14:24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many.
耶穌說: “這是我的血, 是為立約的, 為許多人流出來的.

14:25 Truly I say to you that I will never drink of the fruit of the vine any longer until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
我實在告訴你們, 我決不再喝這葡萄酒, 直到我在神的國裡喝新酒的那一天. ”

14:26 And after they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
他們唱完了詩, 就出來, 往橄欖山去.

14:27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.’
耶穌對他們說: “你們都要後退, 因為經上記著: ‘我要擊打牧人, 羊群就分散了. ’

14:28 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
但我復活以後, 要比你們先到加利利去. ”

14:29 But Peter said to him, “Even if they all fall away, certainly I will not!”
彼得對他說: “就算所有的人都後退, 我卻不會. ”

14:30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that today—this night—before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times!”
耶穌對他說: “我實在告訴你, 就在今天晚上, 雞叫兩遍以前, 你會三次不認我. ”

14:31 But he kept saying emphatically, “If it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!” And they all were saying the same thing also.
彼得更堅決地說: “就算必須與你一同死, 我也決不會不認你！”眾人也都這樣說.

14:32 And they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
他們來到一個地方, 名叫客西馬尼; 耶穌對門徒說: “你們坐在這裡, 我去禱告. ”

14:33 And he took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled.
他帶了彼得,雅各,約翰一起去, 就驚懼起來, 非常難過.

14:34 And he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.”
於是對他們說: “我的心靈痛苦得快要死了; 你們要留在這裡, 也要警醒. ”

14:35 And going forward a little he fell to the ground and began to pray that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from him.
耶穌稍往前走, 俯伏在地上禱告: 如果可能的話, 使那時刻不要臨到他.

14:36 And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you! Take away this cup from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
他說: “阿爸,父啊, 你凡事都能作, 求你叫這杯離開我. 但不要照我的意思, 只要照你的旨意. ”

14:37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to stay awake one hour?
耶穌回來, 看見門徒睡著了, 就對彼得說: “西門, 你睡覺嗎? 你連一個小時也不能警醒嗎?

14:38 Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!”
應當警醒,禱告, 免得陷入試探; 你們心靈雖然願意, 肉體卻是軟弱的. ”

14:39 And again he went away and prayed, saying the same thing.
耶穌又去禱告, 說的也是同樣的話.

14:40 And again he came and found them sleeping, for they could not keep their eyes open, and they did not know what to reply to him.
他再回來的時候, 看見門徒睡著了; 因為他們十分疲倦, 不知道該怎樣回答他.

14:41 And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
耶穌第三次回來, 對他們說: “你們還在睡覺休息嗎? 夠了, 時候到了, 看哪, 人子要被交在罪人手裡了.

14:42 Get up, let us go! Behold, the one who is betraying me is approaching!”
起來, 我們走吧！出賣我的人來了. ”

14:43 And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas—one of the twelve—arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
耶穌還在說話的時候, 十二門徒中的猶大和一群拿著刀棒的人來到了; 他們是祭司長,經學家和長老派來的.

14:44 Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, “The one whom I kiss—he is the one. Arrest him and lead him away under guard!”
出賣耶穌的人給他們一個暗號, 說: “我跟誰親嘴, 誰就是他. 你們把他逮捕, 小心帶去. ”

14:45 And when he arrived, he came up to him immediately and said, “Rabbi,” and kissed him.
猶大來到, 立刻上前對耶穌說: “拉比！”就跟他親嘴.

14:46 So they laid hands on him and arrested him.
他們就動手拿住耶穌, 逮捕了他.

14:47 But a certain one of the bystanders, drawing his sword, struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
站在旁邊的人中有一個拔出刀來, 砍了大祭司的僕人一刀, 削掉了他的一隻耳朵.

14:48 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me?
耶穌對他們說: “你們帶著刀棒出來, 把我當作強盜捉拿嗎?

14:49 Every day I was with you in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me! But this has happened in order that the scriptures would be fulfilled.
我天天在殿裡教導人, 跟你們在一起, 你們卻沒有捉拿我; 但這是為了要應驗經上的話. ”

14:50 And they all abandoned him and fled.
門徒都離開他逃跑了.

14:51 And a certain young man was following him, clothed only in a linen cloth on his naked body. And they attempted to seize him,
有一個青年, 赤身披著一塊麻布, 跟著耶穌. 眾人捉住他的時候,

14:52 but he left behind the linen cloth and fled naked.
他就丟掉麻布, 赤身逃跑了.

14:53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.
他們把耶穌押到大祭司那裡, 所有的祭司長,長老和經學家都聚集在一起.

14:54 And Peter followed him from a distance, right inside, into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the officers and warming himself by the fire.
彼得遠遠地跟著耶穌, 直到大祭司的官邸, 和差役一同坐著烤火.

14:55 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find it.
祭司長和公議會全體都尋找證據控告耶穌, 要把他處死, 卻沒有找著.

14:56 For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony was not consistent.
有許多人作假證供控告他, 但他們的證供各不相符.

14:57 And some stood up and began to give false testimony against him, saying,
有幾個人站起來, 作假證供控告他說:

14:58 “We heard him saying, ‘I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands.”
“我們聽他說過: ‘我要拆毀這座人手所造的聖所, 三日之內要另建一座不是人手所造的聖所. ’”

14:59 And their testimony was not even consistent about this.
就是這樣的見證, 他們也不一致.

14:60 And the high priest stood up in the midst of them and asked Jesus, saying, “Do you not reply anything? What are these people testifying against you?”
大祭司站起來, 走到中間, 問耶穌: “這些人作證控告你的是甚麼呢? 你怎麼不回答呢? ”

14:61 But he was silent and did not reply anything. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
耶穌卻不作聲, 甚麼也不回答. 大祭司又問他: “你是那受稱頌者的兒子基督嗎? ”

14:62 And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
耶穌說: “我是. 你們要看見人子, 坐在權能者的右邊, 駕著天上的雲降臨. ”

14:63 And the high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?
大祭司就撕開自己的衣服, 說: “我們還要甚麼證人呢?

14:64 You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” And they all condemned him as deserving death.
你們都聽見這褻瀆的話了. 你們認為怎麼樣? ”眾人都定他該死的罪.

14:65 And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him with their fists, and to say to him “Prophesy!” And the officers received him with slaps in the face.
於是有些人就向他吐唾沫, 蒙住他的臉. 用拳頭打他, 對他說: “你說預言吧！”差役把他拉去, 用手掌打他.

14:66 And while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the female slaves of the high priest came up
彼得在下邊院子的時候, 大祭司的一個婢女來了,

14:67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked intently at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.”
看見彼得烤火, 就瞪著他說: “你也是和拿撒勒人耶穌一夥的！”

14:68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean!” And he went out into the gateway, and a rooster crowed.
彼得卻否認說: “我不知道, 也不明白你在說甚麼！”他就走出去, 到了前院, 雞就叫了(有些抄本無“雞就叫了”一句).

14:69 And the female slave, when she saw him, began to say again to the bystanders, “This man is one of them!”
那婢女看見他, 又對站在旁邊的人說: “這個人也是他們一夥的. ”

14:70 But he denied it again. And after a little while, again the bystanders began to say to Peter, “You really are one of them, because you also are a Galilean, and your accent shows it!”
彼得還是不承認. 過了一會, 站在旁邊的人也對彼得說: “你真是他們一夥的, 因為你也是加利利人. ”

14:71 And he began to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know this man whom you are talking about!”
彼得就發咒起誓說: “我不認得你們說的這個人！”

14:72 And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the statement, how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times,” and throwing himself down, he began to weep.
立刻雞就叫了第二遍. 彼得想起耶穌對他說過的話: “雞叫兩遍以前, 你要三次不認我. ”他一想起來, 就哭了(“他一想起來, 就哭了”或譯: “他就奪步而出, 痛哭起來”).

Mark - Chapter 15

15:1 And as soon as morning came, after formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
一到清晨, 祭司長和長老,經學家以及公議會全體一致議決, 把耶穌綁起來, 押去交給彼拉多.

15:2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And he answered him and said, “You say so.”
彼拉多問他: “你是猶太人的王嗎? ”耶穌回答: “你說的是. ”

15:3 And the chief priests began to accuse him of many things.
祭司長控告了他許多事.

15:4 So Pilate asked him again, saying, “Do you not answer anything? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
彼拉多又問他: “你看, 他們控告你這麼多的事！你甚麼都不回答嗎? ”

15:5 But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished.
耶穌還是一言不答, 使彼拉多非常驚奇.

15:6 Now at each feast he customarily released for them one prisoner whom they requested.
每逢這節期, 彼拉多按著眾人所要求的, 照例給他們釋放一個囚犯.

15:7 And the one named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the rebellion.
有一個人名叫巴拉巴, 和作亂的人囚禁在一起, 他們作亂的時候, 曾殺過人.

15:8 And the crowd came up and began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them.
群眾上去, 要求彼拉多援例給他們辦理.

15:9 So Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
彼拉多回答他們: “你們要我給你們釋放這個猶太人的王嗎? ”

15:10 (For he realized that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.)
他知道祭司長是因為嫉妒才把耶穌交了來.

15:11 But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release for them Barabbas instead.
祭司長卻煽動群眾, 寧可要總督釋放巴拉巴給他們.

15:12 So Pilate answered and said to them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one whom you call the king of the Jews?”
彼拉多又對他們說: “那麼, 你們稱為猶太人的王的, 你們要我怎樣處置他呢? ”

15:13 And they shouted again, “Crucify him!”
他們就喊著說: “把他釘十字架！”

15:14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
彼拉多說: “他作了甚麼惡事呢? ”眾人卻更加大聲喊叫: “把他釘十字架！”

15:15 So Pilate, because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over so that he could be crucified.
彼拉多有意討好群眾, 就釋放了巴拉巴給他們, 把耶穌鞭打了, 交給他們釘十字架.

15:16 So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort.
士兵把耶穌帶進總督府的院子裡, 召集了全隊士兵.

15:17 And they put a purple cloak on him, and after weaving a crown of thorns they placed it on him.
他們給他披上紫色的外袍, 又用荊棘編成冠冕給他戴上;

15:18 And they began to greet him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
就向他祝賀說: “猶太人的王萬歲！”

15:19 And they repeatedly struck him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and they knelt down and did obeisance to him.
又用一根蘆葦打他的頭, 向他吐唾沫, 並且跪下來拜他.

15:20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him.
他們戲弄完了, 就把他的紫色的外袍脫下, 給他穿回自己的衣服, 帶他出去, 要釘十字架.

15:21 And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross.
有一個古利奈人西門, 就是亞歷山大和魯孚的父親, 從鄉下來到, 經過那裡, 士兵就強迫他背著耶穌的十字架.

15:22 And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated “Place of a Skull”).
他們把耶穌帶到各各他地方(這地名譯出來就是“髑髏地”),

15:23 And they attempted to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
拿沒藥調和的酒給他, 他卻不接受.

15:24 And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots for them to see who should take what.
他們就把他釘了十字架; 又抽籤分他的衣服, 看誰得著甚麼.

15:25 Now it was the third hour when they crucified him.
他們釘他十字架的時候, 是在上午九點鐘.

15:26 And the inscription of the charge against him was written, “The king of the Jews.”
耶穌的罪狀牌上寫著“猶太人的王”.

15:27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.
他們又把兩個強盜和他一同釘十字架, 一個在右, 一個在左.

15:28
(有些抄本有第28節: “這就應驗了經上所說的: ‘他和不法者同列. ’”)

15:29 And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
過路的人譏笑他, 搖著頭說: “哼, 你這個要拆毀聖所, 三日之內又把它建造起來的,

15:30 save yourself by coming down from the cross!”
從十字架上把自己救下來吧！”

15:31 In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he is not able to save himself!
祭司長和經學家也同樣譏笑他, 彼此說: “他救了別人, 卻不能救自己;

15:32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe! Even those who were crucified with him were reviling him.
以色列的王基督啊, 現在可以從十字架上下來, 讓我們看見就信吧. ”那和他同釘十字架的人也侮辱他.

15:33 And when the sixth hour came, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
從正午到下午三點鐘, 遍地都黑暗了.

15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)
下午三點的時候, 耶穌大聲呼號: “以羅伊, 以羅伊, 拉馬撒巴各大尼? ”這句話譯出來就是: “我的神, 我的神, 你為甚麼離棄我? ”

15:35 And some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is summoning Elijah!”
有些站在旁邊的人聽見了就說: “看, 他呼叫以利亞呢. ”

15:36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.”
有一個人跑去拿海綿浸滿了酸酒, 綁在蘆葦上, 遞給他喝, 說: “等一等, 我們看看以利亞來不來救他. ”

15:37 But Jesus uttered a loud cry and expired.
耶穌大叫一聲, 氣就斷了.

15:38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
聖所裡的幔子, 從上到下裂成兩半.

15:39 And when the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
站在他對面的百夫長, 看見他這樣斷氣, 就說: “這人真是神的兒子！”

15:40 And there were also women observing from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and Joses, and Salome,
也有些婦女遠遠地觀看, 她們之中有抹大拉的馬利亞, 小雅各和約西的母親馬利亞, 以及撒羅米.

15:41 who used to follow him and serve him when he was in Galilee, and many other women who went up with him to Jerusalem.
這些婦女, 當耶穌在加利利的時候, 就一直跟隨他,服事他. 此外, 還有許多和他一同上耶路撒冷的婦女.

15:42 And when it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
到了晚上, 因為是預備日, 就是安息日的前一日,

15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council who was also himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came acting courageously and went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
一個一向等候神國度的尊貴的議員, 亞利馬太的約瑟來了, 就放膽地進去見彼拉多, 求領耶穌的身體.

15:44 And Pilate was surprised that he was already dead, and summoning the centurion, asked him whether he had died already.
彼拉多驚訝耶穌已經死了, 就叫百夫長前來, 問他耶穌是不是死了很久.

15:45 And when he learned of it from the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
他從百夫長知道了實情以後, 就把屍體給了約瑟.

15:46 And after purchasing a linen cloth and taking him down, he wrapped him in the linen cloth and placed him in a tomb that had been cut from the rock. And he rolled a stone over the entrance of the tomb.
約瑟買了細麻布, 把耶穌取下, 用細麻布裹好, 安放在一個從磐石鑿出來的墳墓裡, 又輥過一塊石頭來擋住墓門.

15:47 Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was placed.
抹大拉的馬利亞和約西的母親馬利亞都看見安放他的地方.

Mark - Chapter 16

16:1 And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased fragrant spices so that they could go and anoint him.
過了安息日, 抹大拉的馬利亞,雅各的母親馬利亞和撒羅米, 買了香膏, 要去膏耶穌.

16:2 And very early in the morning on the first day of the week they came to the tomb after the sun had risen.
禮拜日的大清早, 出太陽的時候, 她們就來到墳墓那裡,

16:3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”
彼此說: “誰可以給我們輥開墓門的石頭呢? ”

16:4 And when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away (for it was very large).
原來那塊石頭非常大, 她們抬頭一看, 卻見石頭已經輥開了.

16:5 And as they were going into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
她們進了墳墓, 看見一位身穿白袍的青年, 坐在右邊, 就非常驚恐.

16:6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified. He has been raised, he is not here! See the place where they laid him!
那青年對她們說: “不要驚慌！你們尋找那釘十字架的拿撒勒人耶穌, 他不在這裡, 已經復活了; 請看他們安放他的地方.

16:7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”
你們去告訴他的門徒和彼得: 他要比你們先到加利利去, 你們在那裡必定看見他, 正如他從前告訴你們的. ”

16:8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, because trembling and amazement had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 〚So they promptly reported all the things they had been commanded to those around Peter. And after these things, Jesus himself also sent out through them from the east even as far as the west the holy and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.〛 〚
因為驚恐戰慄, 她們一從墳墓出來就逃跑; 由於害怕, 她們甚麼也沒有告訴人. (有些抄本無第9至20節)

16:9 Now early on the first day of the week, after he rose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had expelled seven demons.
禮拜日的清早, 耶穌復活了, 先向抹大拉的馬利亞顯現, 耶穌曾經從她身上趕出七個鬼.

16:10 She went out and announced it to those who were with him while they were mourning and weeping.
她就去告訴那些向來和耶穌在一起的人, 那時他們正在悲哀哭泣.

16:11 And those, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, refused to believe it.
他們聽見耶穌活了, 又被馬利亞看見了, 卻不相信.

16:12 And after these things, he appeared in a different form to two of them as they were walking, while they were going out into the countryside.
這事以後, 門徒中有兩個人往鄉下去, 正走路的時候, 耶穌用另外的形象, 向他們顯現,

16:13 And these went and reported it to the others, and they did not believe them.
他們就去告訴其他的人, 那些人也不相信.

16:14 And later, while they were reclining at table, he appeared to the eleven. And he reprimanded their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had been raised.
後來, 十一個門徒吃飯的時候, 耶穌向他們顯現, 責備他們的不信和心硬, 因為他們不信那些在他復活以後見過他的人.

16:15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
他又對他們說: “你們到全世界去, 向所有的人傳福音.

16:16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who refuses to believe will be condemned.
信而受洗的必定得救, 不信的必被定罪.

16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will expel demons, they will speak in new tongues,
信的人必有神蹟隨著他們, 就是奉我的名趕鬼, 用新方言說話,

16:18 they will pick up snakes. And if they drink any deadly poison it will never hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will get well.”
用手握蛇, 喝了甚麼毒物也不受害, 手按病人就必好了. ”

16:19 Then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
主耶穌向門徒講完了話, 就被接到天上, 坐在神的右邊.

16:20 And they went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord was working together with them and confirming the message through the accompanying signs.〛
門徒出去, 到處傳揚福音, 主和他們同工, 藉著相隨的神蹟, 證實所傳的道. (有少數抄本有〔較短的結語〕: 9“那些婦女把耶穌所吩咐的一切都告訴彼得和他的同伴. 10這些事以後, 耶穌藉著他們親自把那神聖不朽,永遠救恩的信息從東到西傳揚出去. 阿們. ”放在第8節之後; 另有少數抄本把它放在第20節之後. )

Luke (路加福音)

Luke - Chapter 1

1:1 Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us,
尊敬的提阿非羅先生, 因為有許多人, 已經把在我們中間成就了的事,

1:2 just as those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning passed on to us,
按照起初親眼看見的傳道人所傳給我們的, 編著成書;

1:3 it seemed best to me also—because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning—to write them down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,
我已經把這些事從頭考查過, 認為也應該按著次序寫給你,

1:4 so that you may know the certainty concerning the things about which you were taught.
讓你曉得所學到的道理, 都是確實的.

1:5 It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
猶太王希律在位的日子, 亞比雅班裡有一個祭司, 名叫撒迦利亞, 他妻子是亞倫的後代, 名叫以利沙伯.

1:6 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, living blamelessly in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.
他們在神面前都是義人, 遵行主的一切誡命規條, 無可指摘,

1:7 And they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren. And they were both advanced in years.
只是沒有孩子, 因為以利沙伯不生育, 二人又都上了年紀.

1:8 And it happened that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,
有一次, 撒迦利亞在神面前按著班次執行祭司的職務,

1:9 according to the custom of the priesthood he was chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
照祭司的慣例抽中了籤, 進入主的聖殿燒香.

1:10 And the whole crowd of the people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.
燒香的時候, 眾人都在外面祈禱.

1:11 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
有主的使者站在香壇右邊, 向他顯現.

1:12 And Zechariah was terrified when he saw the angel, and fear fell upon him.
撒迦利亞一見就驚慌起來, 十分害怕.

1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.
天使說: “撒迦利亞, 不要怕, 因為你的祈求已蒙垂聽, 你妻子以利沙伯要給你生一個兒子, 你要給他起名叫約翰.

1:14 And you will experience joy and exultation, and many will rejoice at his birth.
你必歡喜快樂, 許多人因他出生, 也必喜樂.

1:15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while he is still in his mother’s womb.
他在主面前要被尊為大, 淡酒濃酒都不喝, 未出母腹就被聖靈充滿.

1:16 And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.
他要使許多以色列人轉向主他們的神.

1:17 And he will go on before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready.”
他必有以利亞的靈和能力, 行在主的前面, 叫父親的心轉向兒女, 叫悖逆的轉向義人的意念, 為主安排那預備好了的人民. ”

1:18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years!”
撒迦利亞對天使說: “我怎麼能知道這事呢? 我已經老了, 我妻子也上了年紀. ”

1:19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.
天使回答: “我是站在神面前的加百列, 奉差遣向你說話, 報給你這好消息.

1:20 And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
看吧！到了時候我的話必要應驗; 因為你不信我的話, 你必成為啞巴, 直到這些事成就的那一天, 才能說話. ”

1:21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and began to wonder when he was delayed in the temple.
眾人等候撒迦利亞; 因他在聖殿裡遲遲不出來, 覺得奇怪.

1:22 And when he came out he was not able to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them, and remained unable to speak.
等到他出來, 卻不能講話, 竟成了啞巴, 不斷地向他們打手式, 他們就知道他在聖殿裡見了異象.

1:23 And it happened that when the days of his service came to an end, he went away to his home.
供職的日子滿了, 他就回家去.

1:24 Now after these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,
過了幾天, 他妻子以利沙伯懷了孕, 隱藏了五個月, 說:

1:25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days in which he has concerned himself with me, to take away my disgrace among people.”
“主在眷顧的日子, 這樣看待我, 要把我在人間的羞恥除掉. ”

1:26 Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth,
到了第六個月, 天使加百列奉神差遣, 往加利利的拿撒勒城去,

1:27 to a virgin legally promised in marriage to a man named Joseph of the house of David. And the name of the virgin was Mary.
到了一個童貞女那裡, 她已經和大衛家一個名叫約瑟的人訂了婚, 童貞女的名字是馬利亞.

1:28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”
天使進去, 對她說: “恭喜！蒙大恩的女子, 主與你同在！”

1:29 But she was greatly perplexed at the statement, and was pondering what sort of greeting this might be.
她卻因這話驚慌起來, 反覆思想這樣祝賀是甚麼意思.

1:30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
天使說: “馬利亞, 不要怕！因你已從神那裡蒙了恩.

1:31 And behold, you will conceive in the womb and will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus.
你將懷孕生子, 要給他起名叫耶穌.

1:32 This one will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
他將要被尊為大, 稱為至高者的兒子, 主神要把他祖大衛的王位賜給他,

1:33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
他要作王統治雅各家, 直到永遠, 他的國沒有窮盡. ”

1:34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?”
馬利亞對天使說: “我還沒有出嫁, 怎能有這事呢? ”

1:35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the one to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
天使回答: “聖靈要臨到你, 至高者的能力要覆庇你, 因此那將要出生的聖者, 必稱為神的兒子.

1:36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth—she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.
你看, 你親戚以利沙伯, 被稱為不生育的, 在老年也懷了男胎, 現在已是第六個月了,

1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
因為在神沒有一件事是不可能的. ”

1:38 So Mary said, “Behold, the Lord’s female slave! May it happen to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
馬利亞說: “我是主的婢女, 願照你的話成就在我身上！”天使就離開她去了.

1:39 Now in those days Mary set out and traveled with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,
後來, 馬利亞就起身, 急忙向山地去, 來到猶大的一座城,

1:40 and entered into the house of Zechariah, and greeted Elizabeth.
進了撒迦利亞的家, 向以利沙伯問安.

1:41 And it happened that when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby in her womb leaped and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
以利沙伯一聽見馬利亞的問安, 腹中的胎兒就跳動, 以利沙伯也被聖靈充滿,

1:42 And she cried out with a loud shout and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
就高聲說: “你在女子中是有福的！你腹中的胎兒也是有福的！

1:43 And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
我主的母親竟然到我這裡來. 這事怎會臨到我呢?

1:44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy!
你看, 你問安的聲音一進我的耳朵, 我腹中的胎兒就歡喜跳躍.

1:45 And blessed is she who believed that there will be a fulfillment to what was spoken to her from the Lord!”
這相信主傳給她的話必要成就的女子是有福的. ”

1:46 And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord,
馬利亞說: “我心尊主為大,

1:47 and my spirit has rejoiced greatly in God my Savior,
我靈以神我的救主為樂,

1:48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave, for behold, from now on all generations will consider me blessed,
因為他垂顧他使女的卑微, 看哪！今後萬代都要稱我為有福.

1:49 because the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
全能者為我行了大事, 他的名為聖;

1:50 And his mercy is for generation after generation to those who fear him.
他的憐憫世世代代歸與敬畏他的人.

1:51 He has done a mighty deed with his arm; he has dispersed the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
他用膀臂施展大能, 驅散心裡妄想的狂傲人.

1:52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.
他使有權能的失位, 叫卑微的升高,

1:53 He has filled those who are hungry with good things, and those who are rich he has sent away empty-handed.
讓飢餓的得飽美食, 使富足的空手回去.

1:54 He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy,
他扶助了他的僕人以色列, 為要記念他的憐憫,

1:55 just as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
正如他向我們列祖所說的, 恩待亞伯拉罕和他的後裔, 直到永遠. ”

1:56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her home.
馬利亞和以利沙伯同住約有三個月, 就回家去了.

1:57 Now the time came for Elizabeth that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
以利沙伯的產期到了, 生了一個兒子.

1:58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
鄰里親戚, 聽見主向她大施憐憫, 都和她一同歡樂.

1:59 And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him after his father Zechariah.
到了第八天, 他們來給孩子行割禮, 要照他父親的名字, 叫他撒迦利亞.

1:60 And his mother answered and said, “No, but he will be named John.”
但他母親說: “不可, 要叫他約翰. ”

1:61 And they said to her, “There is no one of your relatives who is called by this name.”
他們說: “你親族裡沒有叫這名字的. ”

1:62 So they made signs to his father asking what he wanted him to be named,
他們就向孩子的父親打手式, 看他要叫他甚麼.

1:63 and he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, saying, “John is his name.” And they were all astonished.
他要了一塊寫字版, 寫上說: “他的名字是約翰. ”眾人都希奇.

1:64 And his mouth and his tongue were opened immediately, and he began to speak, praising God.
撒迦利亞的口舌立刻開了, 就出聲稱頌神.

1:65 And fear came on all those who lived near them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these events were discussed.
住在周圍的人都害怕, 這一切事傳遍了整個猶太山地,

1:66 And all those who heard kept these things in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be? For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him!”
凡聽見的就把這些事放在心裡, 說: “這孩子將會成為怎樣的人呢? 因為主的手與他同在. ”

1:67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
他的父親撒迦利亞被聖靈充滿, 預言說:

1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited to help and has redeemed his people,
“主, 以色列的神, 是應當稱頌的, 因他眷顧自己的子民, 施行救贖,

1:69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
在他僕人大衛家中, 為我們興起救恩的角,

1:70 just as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times—
正如主自古以來藉聖先知口中所說的,

1:71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all those who hate us,
救我們脫離仇敵, 和恨我們的人的手;

1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
向我們列祖施憐憫, 記念他的聖約,

1:73 the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us
就是他對我們祖先亞伯拉罕所起的誓,

1:74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, could serve him without fear
把我們從仇敵手中救拔出來, 叫我們可以坦然無懼, 用聖潔公義, 在他面前一生一世敬拜他.

1:75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
把我們從仇敵手中救拔出來, 叫我們可以坦然無懼, 用聖潔公義, 在他面前一生一世敬拜他.

1:76 And so you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways,
孩子啊, 你要稱為至高者的先知, 因為你要行在主的面前, 預備他的路,

1:77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins,
使他的子民, 因罪得赦, 就知道救恩.

1:78 because of the merciful compassion of our God by which the dawn will visit to help us from on high,
因我們神的憐憫, 使清晨的陽光從高天臨到我們,

1:79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.”
光照那坐在黑暗中死蔭裡的人, 引導我們的腳, 走上平安的路. ”

1:80 And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
這孩子漸漸長大, 心靈健壯, 住在曠野, 直到他在以色列人中公開露面的日子.

Luke - Chapter 2

2:1 Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire.
那時, 有諭旨從凱撒奧古士督頒發下來, 叫普天下的人登記戶口.

2:2 (This first registration took place when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
這是第一次戶口登記, 是在居里紐作敘利亞總督的時候舉行的.

2:3 And everyone went to be registered, each one to his own town.
眾人各歸各城去登記戶口.

2:4 So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,
約瑟本是大衛家族的人, 也從加利利的拿撒勒上猶太去, 到了大衛的城伯利恆,

2:5 to be registered together with Mary, who was legally promised in marriage to him and was pregnant.
與所聘之妻馬利亞一同登記戶口. 那時馬利亞的身孕已經重了.

2:6 And it happened that while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
他們在那裡的時候, 馬利亞的產期到了,

2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
生了頭胎兒子, 用布包著, 放在馬槽裡, 因為客店裡沒有地方.

2:8 And there were shepherds in the same region, living out of doors and keeping watch, guarding over their flock by night.
在伯利恆的郊外, 有一些牧人在夜間看守羊群.

2:9 And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terribly frightened.
主的一位使者站在他們旁邊, 主的榮光四面照著他們, 他們就非常害怕.

2:10 And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring good news to you of great joy which will be for all the people:
天使說: “不要怕！看哪！我報給你們大喜的信息, 是關於萬民的:

2:11 that today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you in the city of David.
今天在大衛的城裡, 為你們生了救主, 就是主基督.

2:12 And this will be the sign for you: you will find the baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”
你們要找到一個嬰孩, 包著布, 臥在馬槽裡, 那就是記號了. ”

2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and saying,
忽然有一大隊天兵, 同那天使一起讚美神說:

2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”
“在至高之處, 榮耀歸與神！在地上, 平安歸與他所喜悅的人！”

2:15 And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!”
眾天使離開他們升天去了, 那些牧人彼此說: “我們往伯利恆去, 看看主所指示我們已經成就的事. ”

2:16 And they went hurrying and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby who was lying in the manger.
他們急忙去了, 找到馬利亞,約瑟和那臥在馬槽裡的嬰孩.

2:17 And when they saw it, they made known the statement that had been told to them about this child.
他們見過以後, 就把天使對他們論這孩子的話傳開了.

2:18 And all who heard it were astonished concerning what had been said to them by the shepherds.
聽見的人, 都希奇牧人所說的事.

2:19 But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart.
馬利亞把這一切放在心裡, 反覆思想.

2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.
牧人因為聽見的和看見的, 正像天使對他們所說的一樣, 就回去了, 把榮耀讚美歸與神.

2:21 And when eight days were completed so that he could be circumcised, he was named Jesus, his name that he was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
滿了八天, 替孩子行割禮的時候, 就給他起名叫耶穌, 就是他成胎之前, 天使所起的.

2:22 And when the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
滿了潔淨的日子, 他們就按著摩西的律法, 帶孩子上耶路撒冷去, 奉獻給主.

2:23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord”)
正如主的律法所記: “所有頭生的男孩, 都當稱為聖歸給主. ”

2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what was stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
又照著主的律法所說的獻上祭物, 就是一對斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿.

2:25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
在耶路撒冷有一個人, 名叫西面, 這人公義虔誠, 一向期待以色列的安慰者來到, 又有聖靈在他身上.

2:26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he would see the Lord’s Christ.
聖靈啟示他, 在死前必得見主所應許的基督,

2:27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under the law,
他又受聖靈感動進了聖殿. 那時, 耶穌的父母抱著孩子進來, 要按著律法的規矩為他行禮.

2:28 he took him in his arms and praised God and said,
西面就把他接到手上, 稱頌神說:

2:29 “Now dismiss your slave in peace, Lord, according to your word.
“主啊, 現在照你的話, 釋放僕人平平安安地去吧！

2:30 For my eyes have seen your salvation
因我的眼睛已經看見你的救恩,

2:31 that you have prepared in the presence of all the peoples,
就是你在萬民面前所預備的,

2:32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory to your people Israel.”
為要作外族人啟示的光, 和你民以色列的榮耀. ”

2:33 And his father and mother were astonished at what was said about him.
他父母因論到他的這些話而希奇.

2:34 And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed—
西面給他們祝福, 對他母親馬利亞說: “看哪！這孩子被立, 要叫以色列中許多人跌倒, 許多人興起, 又要成為反對的目標,

2:35 and a sword will pierce your own soul also, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed!”
(你自己的心也會被刀刺透, )這樣, 許多人心中的意念就要被揭露出來. ”

2:36 And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher (she was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
又有一個女先知, 就是亞拿, 是亞設支派法內利的女兒. 她已經上了年紀, 從童女出嫁, 和丈夫住了七年,

2:37 and herself as a widow up to eighty-four years) who did not depart from the temple with fastings and prayers, serving night and day.
就寡居了, 直到八十四歲(“就寡居了, 直到八十四歲”或譯: “就寡居了八十四年”). 她沒有離開過聖殿, 以禁食和禱告晝夜事奉主.

2:38 And at that same hour she approached and began to give thanks to God, and to speak about him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
就在那時候, 她前來稱謝神, 並且向期待耶路撒冷蒙救贖的眾人, 講論孩子的事.

2:39 And when they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
他們按著主的律法辦完一切, 就回加利利, 到自己的城拿撒勒去了.

2:40 And the child was growing and becoming strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
孩子漸漸長大, 強壯起來, 充滿智慧, 有神的恩典在他身上.

2:41 And his parents went every year to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover.
每年逾越節, 他父母都上耶路撒冷去.

2:42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the feast.
當他十二歲時, 他們按著節期的慣例, 照常上去.

2:43 And after the days were completed, while they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. And his parents did not know it,
過完了節, 他們回去的時候, 孩童耶穌仍留在耶路撒冷, 他父母卻不知道,

2:44 but believing him to be in the group of travelers, they went a day’s journey. And they began searching for him among their relatives and their acquaintances,
還以為他在同行的人中間. 走了一天, 就在親戚和熟人中找他,

2:45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.
沒有找到, 就轉回耶路撒冷找他.

2:46 And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them questions.
過了三天, 才發現他在聖殿裡, 坐在教師中間, 一面聽, 一面問.

2:47 And all who heard him were amazed at his insight and his answers.
所有聽見他的人, 都希奇他的聰明和應對.

2:48 And when they saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!”
他父母見了, 非常驚奇, 他母親說: “孩子, 為甚麼這樣對待我們呢? 你看, 你父親和我都很擔心地在找你呢！”

2:49 And he said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in the house of my Father?”
他說: “為甚麼找我呢? 你們不知道我必須在我父的家裡嗎? (“在我父的家裡嗎? ”或譯: “以我父的事為念嗎? ”)”

2:50 And they did not understand the statement that he spoke to them.
但他們不明白他所說的話.

2:51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was submitting to them. And his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
他就同他們下去, 回到拿撒勒, 並且順從他們. 他母親把這一切事, 都存在心裡.

2:52 And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and with people.
耶穌的智慧和身量, 以及神和人對他的喜愛, 都不斷增長.

Luke - Chapter 3

3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
凱撒提庇留執政第十五年, 本丟．彼拉多作猶太總督, 希律作加利利的分封王, 他兄弟腓力作以土利亞和特拉可尼地區的分封王, 呂撒尼亞作亞比利尼的分封王,

3:2 in the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
亞那和該亞法作大祭司的時候, 神的話臨到撒迦利亞的兒子, 在曠野的約翰.

3:3 And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
他就來到約旦河一帶地方, 宣講悔改的洗禮, 使罪得赦.

3:4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight!
正如以賽亞先知的書上寫著: “在曠野有呼喊者的聲音: ‘預備主的道, 修直他的路！

3:5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled, and the crooked will become straight, and the rough road will become smooth,
一切窪谷都當填滿, 大小山岡都要削平！彎彎曲曲的改為正直, 高高低低的修成平坦！

3:6 and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’ ”
所有的人都要看見神的救恩. ’”

3:7 Therefore he was saying to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
約翰對那出來要受他洗禮的群眾說: “毒蛇所生的啊, 誰指示你們逃避那將要來的忿怒呢?

3:8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
應當結出果子來, 與悔改的心相稱; 你們心裡不要說: ‘我們有亞伯拉罕作我們的祖宗. ’我告訴你們, 神能從這些石頭中給亞伯拉罕興起後裔來.

3:9 And even now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
現在斧頭已經放在樹根上, 所有不結好果子的樹, 就砍下來, 丟在火裡. ”

3:10 And the crowds were asking him, saying, “What then should we do?”
群眾問他: “那麼, 我們該作甚麼呢? ”

3:11 And he answered and said to them, “The one who has two tunics must share with the one who does not have one, and the one who has food must do likewise.”
他回答: “有兩件衣服的, 當分給那沒有的, 有食物的也當照樣作. ”

3:12 And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”
又有稅吏來要受洗, 問他: “老師, 我們當作甚麼呢? ”

3:13 And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you are ordered to.”
他說: “除了規定的以外, 不可多收. ”

3:14 And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, “What should we also do?” And he said to them, “Extort from no one, and do not blackmail anyone, and be content with your pay.”
兵丁也問他: “至於我們, 我們又應當作甚麼呢? ”他說: “不要恐嚇, 不要敲詐, 當以自己的糧餉為滿足. ”

3:15 And while the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he might be the Christ,
那時眾人正在期待, 人人心裡都在猜想會不會約翰就是基督.

3:16 John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than I am is coming, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
約翰對眾人說: “我用水給你們施洗, 但那能力比我更大的要來, 我就是給他解鞋帶都沒有資格. 他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗.

3:17 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
他手裡拿著簸箕, 要揚淨麥場, 把麥子收進倉裡, 卻用不滅的火把糠秕燒盡. ”

3:18 So with many other exhortations also he proclaimed good news to the people.
他還用許多別的話勸勉眾人, 向他們傳福音.

3:19 But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done,
分封王希律, 因他弟弟的妻子希羅底, 並因他自己所行的一切惡事, 受到約翰的責備.

3:20 added this also to them all: he also locked up John in prison.
他在這一切事以外, 再加上一件, 就是把約翰關在監裡.

3:21 Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he was praying, heaven was opened,
眾人受了洗, 耶穌也受了洗. 他正在禱告, 天就開了,

3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
聖靈仿佛鴿子, 有形體地降在他身上; 有聲音從天上來, 說: “你是我的愛子, 我喜悅你. ”

3:23 And Jesus, when he began his ministry, was himself about thirty years old, being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the son of Eli,
耶穌開始傳道, 年約三十歲, 人以為他是約瑟的兒子, 約瑟是希里的兒子,

3:24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
依次往上推, 是瑪塔,利未,麥基,雅拿,約瑟,

3:25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
瑪他提亞,亞摩斯,拿鴻,以斯利,拿該,

3:26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
瑪押,瑪他提亞,西美,約瑟,約大,

3:27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
約哈難,利撒,所羅巴伯,撒拉鐵,尼利,

3:28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
麥基,亞底,哥桑,以摩當,珥,

3:29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
耶書,以利以謝,約令,瑪塔,利未,

3:30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
西緬,猶大,約瑟,約南,以利亞敬,

3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
米利亞,買拿,馬達他,拿單,大衛,

3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
耶西,俄備得,波阿斯,撒門(“撒門”有些抄本作“撒拉”),拿順,

3:33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
亞米拿達,亞當民(有些抄本無“亞當民”一詞),亞蘭(“亞蘭”有些抄本作“亞珥尼”),希斯崙,法勒斯,猶大,

3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
雅各,以撒,亞伯拉罕,他拉,拿鶴,

3:35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
西鹿,拉吳,法勒,希伯,沙拉,

3:36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
該南,亞法撒,閃,挪亞,拉麥,

3:37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
瑪土撒拉,以諾,雅列,瑪勒列,該南,

3:38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
以挪士,塞特,亞當, 亞當是神的兒子.

Luke - Chapter 4

4:1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness
耶穌被聖靈充滿, 從約旦河回來, 聖靈引他到曠野, 四十天受魔鬼的試探.

4:2 forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was hungry.
那些日子他甚麼也沒有吃, 日子滿了他就餓了.

4:3 So the devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!”
魔鬼對他說: “你若是神的兒子, 就吩咐這塊石頭變成食物吧！”

4:4 And Jesus replied to him, “It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone.’ ”
耶穌回答: “經上記著: ‘人活著不是單靠食物. ’”

4:5 And he led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
魔鬼引他上到高處, 霎時間把天下萬國指給他看,

4:6 And the devil said to him, “I will give you all this domain and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I can give it to whomever I want.
對他說: “這一切權柄,榮華, 我都可以給你; 因為這些都交給了我, 我願意給誰就給誰.

4:7 So if you will worship before me, all this will be yours.”
所以, 只要你在我面前拜一拜, 這一切就全是你的了. ”

4:8 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’ ”
耶穌回答: “經上記著: ‘當拜主你的神, 單要事奉他. ’”

4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and had him stand on the highest point of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,
魔鬼又引他到耶路撒冷, 叫他站在殿頂上, 對他說: “你若是神的兒子, 就從這裡跳下去吧！

4:10 for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’
因為經上記著: ‘他為了你, 會吩咐自己的使者保護你. ’

4:11 and ‘on their hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
又記著: ‘用手托住你, 免得你的腳碰到石頭. ’”

4:12 And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You are not to put to the test the Lord your God.’ ”
耶穌回答: “經上說: ‘不可試探主你的神. ’”

4:13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a favorable time.
魔鬼用盡了各種試探, 就暫時離開了耶穌.

4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him went out throughout all the surrounding region.
耶穌帶著聖靈的能力, 回到加利利. 他的名聲傳遍了周圍各地.

4:15 And he began to teach in their synagogues, and was praised by all.
他在各會堂裡教導人, 很受眾人的尊崇.

4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and according to his custom he entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath and stood up to read.
耶穌來到拿撒勒自己長大的地方, 照著習慣在安息日進入會堂, 站起來要讀經.

4:17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll he found the place where it was written,
有人把以賽亞先知的書遞給他, 他展開書卷找到一處, 上面寫著:

4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,
“主的靈在我身上, 因為他膏我去傳福音給貧窮的人, 差遣我去宣告被擄的得釋放, 瞎眼的得看見, 受壓制的得自由,

4:19 to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
又宣告主悅納人的禧年. ”

4:20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking intently at him.
他把書卷捲好, 交還侍役, 就坐下. 會堂裡眾人都注視他.

4:21 And he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
他就對他們說: “這段經文今天應驗在你們中間(“中間”原文作“耳中”)了. ”

4:22 And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, “Is this man not the son of Joseph?”
眾人稱讚他, 希奇他口中所出的恩言, 並且說: “這不是約瑟的兒子嗎? ”

4:23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!”
他說: “你們必向我說這俗語: ‘醫生, 治好你自己吧！’也必說: ‘我們聽見你在迦百農所行的一切事, 也該在你本鄉這裡行啊！’”

4:24 And he said, “Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his own hometown.
他又說: “我實在告訴你們, 沒有先知在他本鄉是受歡迎的.

4:25 But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.
我對你們說實話, 當以利亞的時候, 三年六個月不下雨(“不下雨”原文作“天閉塞”), 遍地大起饑荒, 那時以色列中有許多寡婦,

4:26 And Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
以利亞沒有奉差遣往他們中間任何一個那裡去, 只到西頓撒勒法的一個寡婦那裡.

4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was made clean except Naaman the Syrian.”
以利沙先知的時候, 以色列中有許多患痲風的人, 其中除了敘利亞的乃縵, 沒有一個得潔淨的. ”

4:28 And all those in the synagogue were filled with anger when they heard these things.
會堂裡的眾人聽見這話, 都怒氣填胸,

4:29 And they stood up and forced him out of the town and brought him up to the edge of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
起來趕他出城(這城原來建在山上), 他們拉他到山崖, 要把他推下去.

4:30 But he passed through their midst and went on his way.
耶穌卻從他們中間走過, 就離去了.

4:31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath.
耶穌下到加利利的迦百農城, 在安息日教導人.

4:32 And they were astounded at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.
他們對他的教訓都很驚奇, 因為他的話帶著權柄.

4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
會堂裡有一個被污鬼附著的人, 大聲喊叫:

4:34 “Ha! Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
“哎！拿撒勒人耶穌, 我們跟你有甚麼關係呢? 你來毀滅我們嗎? 我知道你是誰, 你是神的聖者. ”

4:35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And after throwing him down in their midst, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all.
耶穌斥責他說: “住口！從他身上出來！”鬼把那人摔倒在眾人中間, 就從他身上出來了, 沒有傷害他.

4:36 And amazement came upon them all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, “What word is this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!”
眾人都驚駭, 彼此談論說: “這是怎麼回事? 他用權柄能力吩咐污靈, 污靈竟出來了. ”

4:37 And news about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
耶穌的名聲, 傳遍了周圍各地.

4:38 And after he set out from the synagogue, he went into Simon’s house. And Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a high fever, and they asked him on behalf of her.
他起身離開會堂, 進入西門的家. 西門的岳母正在發高熱, 他們為她求耶穌.

4:39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she got up and began to serve them.
耶穌站在她旁邊, 斥責那熱病, 熱就退了; 她立刻起身服事他們.

4:40 Now as the sun was setting, all who had those who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and placing his hands on every one of them, he healed them.
日落的時候, 不論害甚麼病的人, 都被帶到耶穌那裡; 他一一為他們按手, 醫好他們.

4:41 And demons also were coming out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” And he rebuked them and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
又有鬼從好些人身上出來, 喊著說: “你是神的兒子. ”耶穌斥責他們, 不許他們說話, 因為他們知道他是基督.

4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went to an isolated place. And the crowds were seeking him, and came to him and were trying to prevent him from departing from them.
天一亮, 耶穌出來, 到曠野地方去. 眾人尋找他, 一直找到他那裡, 要留住他, 不要他離開他們.

4:43 But he said to them, “It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.
他卻說: “我也必須到別的城去傳神國的福音, 因為我是為了這緣故奉差遣的. ”

4:44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
於是他往猶太的各會堂去傳道.

Luke - Chapter 5

5:1 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,
耶穌站在革尼撒勒湖邊, 眾人擁擠他, 要聽神的道.

5:2 and he saw two boats there beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
他看見兩隻船停在湖邊, 漁夫離開船洗網去了.

5:3 And he got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out from the land a little. And he sat down and began to teach the crowds from the boat.
他上了西門的那一隻船, 請他撐開, 離岸不遠, 就坐下, 從船上教導眾人.

5:4 And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
講完了, 就對西門說: “把船開到水深的地方, 下網打魚！”

5:5 And Simon answered and said, “Master, although we worked hard through the whole night, we caught nothing. But at your word I will let down the nets.”
西門說: “主啊, 我們整夜勞苦, 毫無所得, 不過, 我願照你的話下網. ”

5:6 And when they did this, they caught a very large number of fish, and their nets began to tear.
他們下了網, 就圈住很多魚, 網幾乎裂開,

5:7 And they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both the boats so that they began to sink.
就招呼另外那隻船上的同伴來幫助, 他們就來把兩隻船裝滿, 甚至船要下沉.

5:8 And when he saw it, Simon Peter fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man!”
西門．彼得看見這種情景, 就俯伏在耶穌膝前, 說: “主啊, 離開我, 因為我是個罪人. ”

5:9 For amazement had seized him and all those who were with him at the catch of fish that they had caught,
他和跟他在一起的人, 因這網所打的魚, 都十分驚駭.

5:10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were business partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid! From now on you will be catching people!”
西門的夥伴, 西庇太的兒子雅各,約翰也是這樣. 耶穌對西門說: “不要怕！從今以後, 你要作得人的漁夫了. ”

5:11 And after they brought their boats to the land, they left everything and followed him.
他們把兩隻船攏了岸, 撇下一切, 跟從了耶穌.

5:12 And it happened that while he was in one of the towns, there was a man covered with leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell down on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
有一次, 耶穌在一個城裡, 突然有一個滿身痲風的人看見他, 就把臉伏在地上, 求他說: “主啊！如果你肯, 必能使我潔淨. ”

5:13 And extending his hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy went away from him.
耶穌伸手摸他, 說: “我肯, 你潔淨了吧！”痲風立刻離開了他.

5:14 And he ordered him, “Tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest and bring the offering for your cleansing just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
耶穌囑咐他不可告訴任何人, “你只要去給祭司檢查, 並且照著摩西所規定的, 為你得潔淨獻祭, 好向大家作證. ”

5:15 But the report about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering to hear him and to be healed of their illnesses.
但他的名聲卻越發傳揚出去, 成群的人來聚集, 要聽道, 並且要使他們的疾病痊愈.

5:16 But he himself was withdrawing in the wilderness and praying.
耶穌卻退到曠野去禱告.

5:17 And it happened that on one of the days as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was there in order for him to heal.
有一天, 耶穌正在教導人, 法利賽人和律法教師也坐在那裡, 他們是從加利利和猶太各鄉村, 並耶路撒冷來的; 主的能力與他同在, 叫他能醫病.

5:18 And behold, men came carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and place him before him.
有人用床抬著一個癱子, 想送進去, 放在耶穌跟前.

5:19 And when they did not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the roof tiles with the stretcher into the midst of them, in front of Jesus.
因為人多, 沒有辦法進去, 就上了房頂, 從瓦間把癱子和床往當中縋下去, 正在耶穌跟前.

5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”
他看見他們的信心, 就說: “朋友(“朋友”原文作“人”), 你的罪赦了. ”

5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?”
經學家和法利賽人就議論起來, 說: “這人是誰, 竟然說僭妄的話? 除神一位以外, 誰能赦罪呢? ”

5:22 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
耶穌知道他們的議論, 就對他們說: “你們心裡為甚麼議論呢?

5:23 Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
說: ‘你的罪赦了’, 或說: ‘起來行走’, 哪一樣容易呢?

5:24 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the one who was paralyzed, “I say to you, ‘Get up and pick up your stretcher and go to your home.’ ”
然而為了要你們知道, 人子在地上有赦罪的權柄, (他就對癱子說: )我吩咐你, 起來, 拿起你的床, 回家去吧. ”

5:25 And immediately he stood up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went away to his home, glorifying God.
那人立刻當眾起來, 拿著他躺過的床, 頌讚神, 回家去了.

5:26 And amazement seized them all, and they began to glorify God. And they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen wonderful things today!”
眾人都驚奇, 頌讚神, 並且十分懼怕, 說: “我們今天看見了不平常的事. ”

5:27 And after these things, he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!”
事後, 耶穌出去, 看見一個稅吏, 名叫利未, 坐在稅關那裡, 就對他說: “來跟從我！”

5:28 And leaving everything behind, he got up and began to follow him.
他就撇下一切, 起來跟從了耶穌.

5:29 And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining for the meal with them.
利未在自己家裡, 為他大擺筵席, 有許多稅吏和別的人一起吃飯.

5:30 And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”
法利賽人和經學家埋怨他的門徒, 說: “你們為甚麼跟稅吏和罪人一起吃喝呢? ”

5:31 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.
耶穌回答: “健康的人不需要醫生, 有病的人才需要.

5:32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
我來不是要召義人, 而是要召罪人悔改. ”

5:33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make prayers—likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees—but yours are eating and drinking!”
他們說: “約翰的門徒常常禁食,祈禱, 法利賽人的門徒也是這樣, 而你的門徒卻又吃又喝. ”

5:34 So he said to them, “You are not able to make the bridegroom’s attendants fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, are you?
耶穌說: “新郎跟賓客在一起的時候, 你們怎麼可以叫賓客禁食呢?

5:35 But days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”
但日子到了, 新郎要被取去, 離開他們, 那一天他們就要禁食了. ”

5:36 And he also told a parable to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. Otherwise, he will have torn the new also, and the old will not match the patch that is from the new.
他又對他們設個比喻說: “沒有人會從新衣服撕下一塊布, 補在舊衣服上, 如果這樣, 不但新衣服撕破了, 而且新撕下的布, 也和舊的不調和.

5:37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will be spilled and the wineskins will be destroyed.
也沒有人會把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡; 如果這樣, 新酒就會把皮袋脹破, 不但酒漏掉, 皮袋也損壞了;

5:38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins.
人總是把新酒裝在新皮袋裡.

5:39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new, because he says, ‘The old is just fine!’ ”
喝慣陳酒的人, 就不想喝新酒, 他總說陳的好. ”

Luke - Chapter 6

6:1 Now it happened that on a Sabbath he went through the grain fields, and his disciples were picking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.
有一個安息日, 耶穌從麥田經過, 他的門徒摘了麥穗, 用手搓著吃.

6:2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?
有幾個法利賽人說: “你們為甚麼作安息日不可作的事呢? ”

6:3 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you not read this, what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—
耶穌回答: “大衛和跟他在一起的人, 在飢餓的時候所作的, 你們沒有念過嗎?

6:4 how he entered into the house of God and took the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests alone), and ate it and gave it to those with him?”
他不是進了神的殿, 吃了陳設餅, 也給跟他在一起的人吃嗎? 這餅除了祭司以外, 別的人是不可以吃的. ”

6:5 And he said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
他又對他們說: “人子是安息日的主. ”

6:6 Now it happened that on another Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there, and his right hand was withered.
另一個安息日, 耶穌進入會堂教導人, 在那裡有一個人, 右手枯乾,

6:7 So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they could find a reason to accuse him.
經學家和法利賽人要看他會不會在安息日治病, 好找把柄控告他.

6:8 But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand in the middle,” and he got up and stood there.
耶穌知道他們的意念, 就對那一隻手枯乾了的人說: “起來, 站在當中！”那人就起來站著.

6:9 And Jesus said to them, “I ask you whether it is permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”
耶穌對他們說: “我問你們: 在安息日哪一樣是可以作的呢: 作好事還是壞事? 救命還是害命? ”

6:10 And after looking around at them all, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand,” and he did, and his hand was restored.
他環視周圍所有的人, 就對那人說: “伸出你的手來！”他把手一伸, 手就復原了.

6:11 But they were filled with fury, and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
他們卻大怒, 彼此商議怎樣對付耶穌.

6:12 Now it happened that in these days he went away to the mountain to pray, and was spending the whole night in prayer to God.
在那些日子, 有一次耶穌出去到山上禱告, 整夜禱告神.

6:13 And when day came, he summoned his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:
天亮以後, 他把門徒叫來, 從他們中間挑選了十二個人, 稱他們為使徒,

6:14 Simon (whom he also named Peter) and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
就是西門(又給他起名叫彼得), 和他弟弟安得烈, 以及雅各,約翰,腓力,巴多羅邁,

6:15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
馬太,多馬,亞勒腓的兒子雅各,稱為激進派的西門,

6:16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
雅各的兒子猶大, 和出賣主的加略人猶大.

6:17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, and a large crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all of Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon,
耶穌和他們下了山, 站在平地上, 有一大群門徒同他在一起, 又有一大批從猶太全地,耶路撒冷和推羅,西頓海邊來的人.

6:18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were cured.
他們要聽他講道, 也要他們的疾病得醫好. 還有一些被污靈纏擾的也痊愈了.

6:19 And the whole crowd was seeking to touch him, because power was going out from him and healing them all.
群眾都設法摸他, 因為有能力從他身上出來, 治好眾人.

6:20 And he lifted up his eyes to his disciples and said, “Blessed are the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.
耶穌抬頭看著門徒, 說: “貧窮的人有福了, 因為神的國是你們的.

6:21 Blessed are those who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. Blessed are those who weep now, Because you will laugh.
飢餓的人有福了, 因為你們要得飽足. 哀哭的人有福了, 因為你們將要喜樂.

6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.
世人為人子的緣故憎恨你們,排斥你們,辱罵你們, 棄絕你們的名好像棄絕惡物, 你們就有福了.

6:23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to do the same things to the prophets.
那時你們應該歡喜跳躍, 因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的, 他們的祖先對待先知也是這樣.

6:24 “But woe to you who are rich, because you have received your comfort.
“然而你們富有的人有禍了, 因為你們已經得了你們的安慰.

6:25 Woe to you who are satisfied now, because you will be hungry. Woe, you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep.
你們飽足的人有禍了, 因為你們將要飢餓. 你們喜樂的人有禍了, 因為你們將要痛哭.

6:26 Woe whenever all people speak well of you, for their fathers used to do the same things to the false prophets.
人都說你們好的時候, 你們就有禍了, 因為你們的祖先對待假先知也是這樣.

6:27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
“只是我告訴你們聽道的人: 當愛你們的仇敵, 善待恨你們的人.

6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
咒詛你們的, 要為他們祝福, 凌辱你們的, 要為他們禱告.

6:29 To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the one who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic also.
有人打你一邊的臉, 把另一邊也轉給他打; 有人拿你的外衣, 連內衣也讓他拿去.

6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and from the one who takes away your things, do not ask for them back.
向你求的, 就給他; 有人拿去你的東西, 不用再要回來.

6:31 And just as you want people to do to you, do the same to them.
你們願意人怎樣待你們, 你們就應當怎樣待人.

6:32 “And if you love those who love you, what kind of credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them!
如果單愛那些愛你們的人, 那有甚麼好處呢? 罪人也愛那些愛他們的人.

6:33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what kind of credit is that to you? Even the sinners do the same!
如果只善待那些善待你們的人, 那有甚麼好處呢? 罪人也會這樣行.

6:34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive back, what kind of credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may get back an equal amount!
如果借給人, 又指望向人收回, 那有甚麼好處呢? 罪人也借給罪人, 要如數收回.

6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
你們要愛仇敵, 善待他們; 借出去, 不要指望償還; 這樣你們的賞賜就大了, 你們也必作至高者的兒子, 因為神自己也寬待忘恩的和惡人.

6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful!
你們要仁慈像你們的父仁慈一樣.

6:37 “And do not judge, and you will never be judged. And do not condemn, and you will never be condemned. Pardon, and you will be pardoned.
“你們不要判斷人, 就必不受判斷; 不要定人的罪, 就必不被定罪; 要饒恕人, 就必蒙饒恕;

6:38 Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure—pressed down, shaken, overflowing—they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return.”
要給人, 就必有給你們的; 並且要用十足的升斗, 連按帶搖, 上尖下流地倒在你們懷裡; 因為你們用甚麼升斗量給人, 就必用甚麼升斗量給你們. ”

6:39 And he also told them a parable: “Surely a blind person cannot lead the blind, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?
耶穌又用比喻對他們說: “瞎子怎能給瞎子領路呢? 兩個人不都要掉在坑裡嗎?

6:40 A disciple is not superior to his teacher, but everyone, when he is fully trained, will be like his teacher.
學生不能勝過老師, 所有學成的, 不過和老師一樣.

6:41 And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam of wood that is in your own eye?
為甚麼看得見你弟兄眼中的木屑, 卻想不到自己眼中的梁木呢?

6:42 How are you able to say to your brother, “Brother, allow me to remove the speck that is in your eye,” while you yourself do not see the beam of wood in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye!
你不看見自己眼中的梁木, 怎能對你弟兄說: ‘弟兄, 容我除去你眼中的木屑’呢? 偽君子啊！先去掉自己眼中的梁木, 才能看得清楚, 好去掉弟兄眼中的木屑.

6:43 “For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit,
“因為好樹不能結壞果子, 壞樹不能結好果子.

6:44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorn plants, nor are grapes harvested from thorn bushes.
憑著果子就可以認出樹來. 人不能從荊棘上採無花果, 也不能從蒺藜裡摘葡萄.

6:45 The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
良善的人從心中所存的良善發出良善, 邪惡的人從心中所存的邪惡發出邪惡; 因為心中所充滿的, 口裡就說出來.

6:46 “And why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?
“你們為甚麼稱呼我‘主啊！主啊！’卻不遵行我的吩咐呢?

6:47 “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and does them—I will show you what he is like:
每一個到我跟前, 聽我的話並且去行的, 我要指示你們他像甚麼人.

6:48 he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.
他像一個人建造房屋, 挖深了地, 把根基建在磐石上. 大水氾濫的時候, 急流沖擊那房屋, 不能使它動搖, 因為它建造得好.

6:49 But the one who hears my words and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed—and the collapse of that house was great!”
但那聽見而不遵行的, 就像人在地上建屋, 沒有根基, 急流一沖, 就立刻倒塌, 毀壞得很厲害. ”

Luke - Chapter 7

7:1 After he had finished all his statements in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
耶穌向群眾講完這一切話, 就進了迦百農.

7:2 Now a certain centurion’s slave, who was esteemed by him, was sick and was about to die.
有百夫長所重用的一個奴僕, 病得快要死了.

7:3 So when he heard about Jesus, he sent Jewish elders to him, asking him that he would come and cure his slave.
百夫長聽見耶穌的事, 就打發猶太人中幾個長老到他那裡, 求他去醫治他的奴僕.

7:4 And when they came to Jesus, they began imploring him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy that you grant this for him,
長老們就來見耶穌, 懇切地求他說: “你給他行這事, 是他配得的,

7:5 because he loves our nation and he himself built the synagogue for us.”
因為他愛我們的人民, 給我們建造會堂. ”

7:6 So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, and the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof.
耶穌就和他們同去. 離那家不遠的時候, 百夫長派幾個朋友來說: “主啊, 不必勞駕, 因為你到舍下來, 我實在不敢當,

7:7 For this reason neither did I consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my slave must be healed.
我也覺得沒有資格去見你; 只要你說一句話, 我的僕人就必好了.

7:8 For I also am a man placed under authority, who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
因為我自己是在別人的權下, 也有兵在我以下; 我對這個說: ‘去！’他就去; 對另一個說: ‘來！’他就來; 對我的僕人說: ‘作這個！’他就作. ”

7:9 And when Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning around to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!”
耶穌聽見這些話, 就很驚奇, 轉身對跟隨的眾人說: “我告訴你們, 這樣的信心, 我在以色列中從來沒有見過. ”

7:10 And when they returned to the house, those who had been sent found the slave healthy.
奉派的人回到家裡, 見那奴僕已經好了.

7:11 And it happened that on the next day he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
後來耶穌往拿因城去, 與他同去的有門徒和一大群人.

7:12 And as he approached the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
他走近城門的時候, 有人把一個死人抬出來, 是個獨生子, 他母親又是個寡婦. 城裡有一大群人陪著她.

7:13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep!”
主看見了, 就憐憫她, 對她說: “不要哭！”

7:14 And he came up and touched the bier, and those who were carrying it stopped. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”
於是上前按著槓子, 抬的人就站住. 他說: “青年人, 我吩咐你起來！”

7:15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.
那死人就坐起來, 開口說話, 耶穌就把他交給他母親.

7:16 And fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and “God has visited to help his people!”
眾人都驚懼, 頌讚神說: “有偉大的先知在我們中間興起來了！”又說: “神眷顧他的子民了！”

7:17 And this report about him went out in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.
於是這話傳遍了猶太和周圍各地.

7:18 And his disciples reported to John about all these things. And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John
約翰的門徒把這一切事告訴約翰. 他就叫了兩個門徒,

7:19 sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
差他們往主那裡去, 說: “你就是那位要來的, 還是我們要等別人呢? ”

7:20 And when the men came to him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’ ”
兩人來到耶穌跟前, 說: “施洗的約翰差我們來問你: ‘你就是那位要來的, 還是我們要等別人呢? ’”

7:21 In that hour he healed many people of diseases and suffering and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people.
就在那時候, 耶穌治好許多患疾病的,遭災難的,身上有污鬼附著的, 並且施恩給瞎眼的, 使他們看見.

7:22 And he answered and said to them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear; the dead are raised, the poor have good news announced to them.
耶穌回答他們: “你們回去, 把看見和聽見的都告訴約翰, 就是瞎的可以看見, 跛的可以走路, 患痲風的得到潔淨, 聾的可以聽見, 死人復活, 窮人有福音聽.

7:23 And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.”
那不被我絆倒的, 就有福了. ”

7:24 And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
約翰差來的人走了以後, 耶穌對群眾講起約翰來, 說: “你們到曠野去, 是要看甚麼? 被風吹動的蘆葦嗎?

7:25 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and luxury are in the royal palaces.
你們出去到底要看甚麼? 身穿華麗衣服的人嗎? 這些衣服華麗, 生活奢侈的人, 是在王宮裡的.

7:26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!
那麼, 你們出去要看甚麼? 先知嗎? 我告訴你們, 是的. 他比先知重要得多了.

7:27 It is this man about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
聖經所記: ‘看哪, 我差遣我的使者在你面前, 他必在你前頭預備你的道路’, 這句話是指著他說的.

7:28 I tell you, there is no one greater among those born of women than John, but the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
我告訴你們, 婦人所生的, 沒有一個比約翰更大, 然而在神的國裡最小的比他還大. ”

7:29 (And all the people, when they heard this—even the tax collectors—affirmed the righteousness of God, because they had been baptized with the baptism of John,
眾人和稅吏受過約翰的洗禮, 聽見這話, 就稱神為義.

7:30 but the Pharisees and the legal experts rejected the purpose of God for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.)
但法利賽人和律法師, 未受過約翰的洗禮, 就拒絕神對他們的美意.

7:31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
耶穌又說: “我要把這世代的人比作甚麼呢? 他們好像甚麼呢?

7:32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who say, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we sang a lament and you did not weep.’
他們好像小孩子坐在巿中心, 彼此呼叫, 說: ‘我們給你們吹笛子, 你們卻不跳舞; 我們唱哀歌, 你們也不啼哭. ’

7:33 For John the Baptist has come not eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
因為施洗的約翰來了, 不吃飯, 不喝酒, 你們說他是鬼附的.

7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a man who is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
人子來了, 又吃又喝, 你們說: ‘你看, 這人貪食好酒, 與稅吏和罪人為友. ’

7:35 And wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
但神的智慧, 藉著他的兒女就證實是公義的了. ”

7:36 Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he entered into the house of the Pharisee and reclined at the table.
有一個法利賽人, 請耶穌同他吃飯, 他就到法利賽人家去赴席.

7:37 And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner, when she learned that he was dining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of perfumed oil,
那城裡有一個女人, 是個罪人, 知道他在法利賽人家裡吃飯, 就拿著一瓶香膏,

7:38 and standing behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and was wiping them with the hair of her head and was kissing his feet and anointing them with the perfumed oil.
站在耶穌背後, 挨近他的腳哭, 眼淚滴濕他的腳, 又用自己的頭髮擦乾, 不住地吻他的腳, 並且抹上香膏.

7:39 Now when the Pharisee who invited him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
請他的法利賽人看見了, 心裡說: “這人若是先知, 必定知道摸他的是誰, 是怎樣的女人, 因為她是個罪人！”

7:40 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he said, “Teacher, say it.”
耶穌對他說: “西門, 我有句話要對你說. ”他說: “老師, 請說. ”

7:41 “There were two debtors who owed a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.
耶穌說: “一個債主有兩個債戶, 一個欠五百銀幣, 一個欠五十.

7:42 When they were not able to repay him, he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
他們都無力償還, 債主就把兩人豁免了. 他們之中哪一個更愛他呢? ”

7:43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose that it is the one to whom he forgave more.” And he said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
西門回答: “我想是那個多得恩免的. ”耶穌說: “你判斷對了. ”

7:44 And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house. You did not give me water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
於是轉身向著那女人, 對西門說: “你看見這女人嗎? 我進了你的家, 你沒有給我水洗腳, 但這女人用眼淚濕了我的腳, 用頭髮擦乾.

7:45 You did not give me a kiss, but from the time I entered, she has not stopped kissing my feet.
你沒有和我親嘴; 但這女人, 自從我進來, 就不住地親我的腳.

7:46 You did not anoint my head with olive oil, but she anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
你沒有用油抹我的頭; 但這女人用香膏抹我的腳.

7:47 For this reason I tell you, her sins—which were many—have been forgiven, for she loved much. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little.”
所以我告訴你, 她許多罪都蒙赦免了, 因為她的愛多; 那赦免少的, 愛就少. ”

7:48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
耶穌就對她說: “你的罪赦免了. ”

7:49 And those who were reclining at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
跟他一起吃飯的人心裡說: “這是誰, 竟然赦罪呢? ”

7:50 And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
耶穌對那女人說: “你的信救了你, 平安地去吧！”

Luke - Chapter 8

8:1 And it happened that afterward also he was going about from one town and village to another preaching and proclaiming the good news concerning the kingdom of God, and the twelve were with him,
不久, 耶穌周遊各城各村講道, 宣揚神的國的福音, 和他在一起的有十二個門徒,

8:2 and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (who was called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,
還有幾個蒙了醫治,脫離污鬼與疾病的婦女, 其中有稱為抹大拉的馬利亞, 曾有七個鬼從她身上趕出來;

8:3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza (Herod’s household manager), and Susanna, and many others who were helping to support them from their possessions.
有希律的管家古撒的妻子約亞拿, 又有蘇珊娜, 和許多別的婦女, 她們都用自己的財物供給耶穌和門徒.

8:4 And while a large crowd was gathering and they were going to him from town after town, he spoke by means of a parable:
當時有許多人聚在一起, 還有人從各城來到耶穌那裡, 他就用比喻說:

8:5 “The sower went out to sow his seed, and while he was sowing, some seed fell on the side of the path and was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.
“有一個撒種的出去撒種, 撒的時候, 有的落在路旁, 被人踐踏, 或給空中的小鳥吃掉.

8:6 And other seed fell on the rock, and when it came up, it withered, because it did not have moisture.
有的落在石頭地上, 一長出來就枯萎了, 因為得不著滋潤.

8:7 And other seed fell in the midst of the thorn plants, and the thorn plants grew up with it and choked it.
有的落在荊棘叢中, 荊棘也一齊生長, 把它擠住了.

8:8 And other seed fell on the good soil, and when it came up, it produced a hundred times as much grain.” As he said these things, he called out, “The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
有的落在好土裡, 就生長起來, 結出百倍的果實. ”他說了這些話, 就大聲說: “有耳可聽的, 就應當聽！”

8:9 And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
門徒問他這比喻是甚麼意思.

8:10 And he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are in parables, so that ‘Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
他說: “神的國的奧祕, 只給你們知道, 對別人就用比喻, 叫他們看卻看不見, 聽卻聽不明白.

8:11 Now the parable means this: the seed is the word of God,
“這比喻是說, 種子是神的道,

8:12 and those beside the path are the ones who have heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved.
那落在路旁的, 就是人聽了, 魔鬼隨即來到, 從他們心裡把道奪去, 恐怕他們相信就得救了.

8:13 And those on the rock are those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, and these do not have enough root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away.
那落在石頭地上的, 就是人聽了, 歡歡喜喜地接受, 但是沒有根, 不過是暫時相信, 一旦遭遇試煉, 就倒退了.

8:14 And the seed that fell into the thorn plants—these are the ones who hear and as they go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.
那落在荊棘裡的, 就是人聽了, 走開以後, 被今世的憂慮,財富和宴樂擠住了, 結不出成熟的子粒來.

8:15 But the seed on the good soil—these are the ones who, after hearing the word, hold fast to it with a noble and good heart, and bear fruit with patient endurance.
但那落在好土裡的, 就是人用誠實良善的心來聽, 把道持守住, 忍耐著結出果實.

8:16 “And no one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.
“沒有人點燈用器皿蓋上, 或放在床底下, 而是放在燈臺上, 叫進來的人都看得見光.

8:17 For nothing is secret that will not become evident, and nothing hidden that will never be known and come to light.
因為沒有甚麼隱藏的事不被顯明, 也沒有甚麼掩蓋的事不被人知道而暴露出來.

8:18 Therefore consider how you listen, for whoever has, to him more will be given, and whoever does not have, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away from him.”
所以你們應當留心怎樣聽, 因為凡是有的, 還要給他; 凡是沒有的, 連他自以為有的, 也要拿去. ”

8:19 Now his mother and brothers came to him, and they were not able to meet with him because of the crowd.
耶穌的母親和弟弟來到他那裡, 因為人多, 不能到他跟前.

8:20 And it was reported to him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to see you.”
有人轉告耶穌: “你母親和弟弟站在外面要見你. ”

8:21 But he answered and said to them, “These are my mother and my brothers—the ones who hear the word of God and do it.
他回答他們: “聽了神的道而遵行的人, 才是我的母親, 我的弟兄. ”

8:22 Now it happened that on one of the days both he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they set sail,
有一天, 耶穌和門徒上了船, 他對他們說: “我們渡到海那邊去吧. ”他們就開了船.

8:23 and as they were sailing, he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in danger.
船行的時候, 他睡著了. 海上忽然起了狂風, 他們全身濕透, 非常危險.

8:24 And they came and woke him up, saying, “Master, master! We are perishing!” So he got up and rebuked the wind and the billowing waves of water and they ceased, and it became calm.
門徒來叫醒耶穌, 說: “主啊！主啊！我們沒命了！”他醒過來, 斥責風浪, 風浪就止息,平靜了.

8:25 And he said to them, “Where is your faith?” But they were afraid and were astonished, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water and they obey him?”
耶穌對他們說: “你們的信心在哪裡? ”他們又懼怕,又希奇, 彼此說: “這到底是誰? 他吩咐風浪, 連風浪也聽從他. ”

8:26 And they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
船到了格拉森人的地區, 正在加利利對面,

8:27 And as he got out on the land, a certain man from the town met him who had demons and for a considerable time had not worn clothes and did not live in a house, but among the tombs.
耶穌一上岸, 就有城裡一個被鬼附著的人, 迎面而來. 這人已經很久不穿衣服, 不住在家裡, 只住在墳墓裡.

8:28 And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!”
他一見耶穌, 就俯伏喊叫, 大聲說: “至高神的兒子耶穌, 我跟你有甚麼關係呢? 求你不要使我受苦. ”

8:29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, and he was bound with chains and shackles and was guarded, and breaking the bonds he would be driven by the demon into the deserted places.)
因為耶穌已經吩咐這污靈從那人身上出來. 原來這污靈屢次抓住那人; 那人被鐵鍊和腳鍊捆鎖, 而且有人看管, 他竟掙斷鎖鍊, 被鬼趕入曠野.

8:30 So Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered into him.
耶穌問他: “你叫甚麼名字? ”他說: “群. ”因為進到那人裡面的鬼很多.

8:31 And they began imploring him that he would not order them to depart into the abyss.
他們求耶穌, 不要趕他們進入無底坑.

8:32 Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there on the hill, and they implored him that he would permit them to enter into those pigs. And he permitted them.
那裡有一大群豬正在山上吃東西. 他們求耶穌准他們進入豬群. 耶穌准許了,

8:33 So the demons came out of the man and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.
鬼就從那人身上出來, 進入豬群, 豬群闖下山崖, 掉在海裡淹死了.

8:34 And when the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and reported it in the town and in the countryside.
放豬的看見所發生的事就逃跑, 到城裡和各鄉村把這事傳開.

8:35 So they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting there clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid.
眾人就出來看發生了甚麼事. 來到耶穌那裡, 看見鬼已經離開的那人, 穿著衣服, 神志清醒, 坐在耶穌腳前, 他們就害怕.

8:36 And those who had seen it reported to them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.
當時看見的人, 把被鬼附過的人怎樣得到醫治, 說給他們聽.

8:37 And all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, because they had been seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.
格拉森一帶的人, 都要求耶穌離開他們, 因為他們大大懼怕. 他就上船回去了.

8:38 And the man from who the demons had gone out was begging him to stay with him, but he sent him away, saying,
鬼已經離開的那人求耶穌, 要跟他在一起; 但耶穌打發他回去, 說:

8:39 “Return to your home and tell all that God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.
“你回家去, 述說神為你作了怎樣的事. ”他就走遍全城, 傳講耶穌為他作了怎樣的事.

8:40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.
耶穌回來的時候, 眾人歡迎他, 因為大家都在等著他.

8:41 And behold, a man who was named Jairus came, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus and began imploring him to come to his house,
那時, 有一個人來了, 名叫葉魯, 他是一位會堂主管. 他俯伏在耶穌腳前, 求他往他家裡去,

8:42 because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. Now as he was going, the crowds were pressing against him.
因為他的獨生女, 約十二歲, 快要死了. 耶穌去的時候, 群眾擁擠著他.

8:43 And a woman who was suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years (who, although she had spent all her assets on physicians, was not able to be healed by anyone)
有一個女人, 患了十二年的血漏病, 在醫生手裡花盡了全部養生的(有些抄本無“在醫生手裡花盡了全部養生的”一句), 沒有一個能醫好她.

8:44 came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her hemorrhaging stopped.
她從後面擠來, 一摸耶穌的衣裳繸子, 血就立刻止住.

8:45 And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched me?” And when they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are pressing you hard and crowding you!”
耶穌說: “摸我的是誰? ”眾人都不承認. 彼得說: “主啊, 眾人都擁擠著你. ”

8:46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, because I know power has gone out from me.”
耶穌說: “必定有人摸我, 因為我覺得有能力從我身上出去. ”

8:47 And when the woman saw that she did not escape notice, she came trembling and falling down before him. In the presence of all the people, she told for what reason she had touched him, and that she was healed immediately.
那女人見不能隱瞞, 就戰戰兢兢地過來, 向他俯伏, 把摸他的緣故, 和怎樣立刻得到醫治, 在眾人面前說出來.

8:48 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
耶穌對她說: “女兒, 你的信使你痊愈了, 平安地去吧！”

8:49 While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue ruler’s house, saying, “Your daughter is dead! Trouble the Teacher no longer!”
耶穌還在說話的時候, 有人從會堂主管家裡來, 說: “你的女兒死了, 不必再勞動老師了. ”

8:50 But Jesus, when he heard this, replied to him, “Do not be afraid! Only believe, and she will be healed.”
耶穌聽見就對他說: “不要怕, 只要信, 她必得痊愈. ”

8:51 Now when he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him except Peter and John and James and the father and mother of the child.
到了那家, 除了彼得,約翰,雅各和女孩的父母以外, 他不准任何人同他進屋裡去.

8:52 And they were all weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep! For she is not dead, but is sleeping.”
眾人都在痛哭哀號, 他說: “不要哭！她不是死了, 而是睡著了. ”

8:53 And they began laughing at him, because they knew that she was dead.
他們明知女孩已經死了, 就嘲笑他.

8:54 But he took her hand and called, saying, “Child, get up.”
他進去拉著女孩的手, 叫她說: “孩子, 起來！”

8:55 And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately, and he ordered something to be given to her to eat.
她的靈魂回來了, 她就立刻起來. 耶穌吩咐給她東西吃.

8:56 And her parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one what had happened.
她父母非常驚奇. 耶穌囑咐他們不要把他所作的事告訴人.

Luke - Chapter 9

9:1 And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases,
耶穌召齊十二門徒, 給他們能力,權柄, 制伏一切鬼魔, 醫治各樣的疾病,

9:2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
差遣他們去宣講神的國和醫治病人,

9:3 And he said to them, “Take along nothing for the journey—neither a staff, nor a traveler’s bag, nor bread, nor money, nor to have two tunics apiece.
對他們說: “不要帶著甚麼上路, 不要帶手杖, 不要帶口袋, 不要帶食物, 不要帶銀錢, 也不要帶兩件衣服.

9:4 And into whatever house you enter, stay there and depart from there.
無論進哪一家, 就住在那裡, 直到離開.

9:5 And as for all those who do not welcome you—when you depart from that town, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”
凡不接待你們的, 你們離開那城的時候, 當把腳上的灰塵跺下去, 作為反對他們的表示. ”

9:6 So they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.
於是他們就出去, 走遍各鄉, 傳講福音, 到處醫治病人.

9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised from the dead,
分封王希律聽見所發生的一切事, 猶豫不定, 因為有人說: “約翰從死人中復活了. ”

9:8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet of ancient times had risen.
又有人說: “以利亞顯現了. ”還有人說: “古時的一位先知復活了. ”

9:9 And Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he was wanting to see him.
希律說: “約翰已經斬頭了, 但這是誰, 我怎麼會聽到他這些事呢? ”就設法要見他.

9:10 And when they returned, the apostles described to him all that they had done. And he took them along and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.
使徒們回來, 把所作的事報告耶穌. 他帶著他們, 悄悄地退往伯賽大城去.

9:11 But when the crowds found out, they followed him, and welcoming them, he began to speak to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing.
群眾知道了, 也跟了去. 他接待他們, 向他們講論神的國, 醫好需要醫治的人.

9:12 Now the day began to be far spent, and the twelve came up and said to him, “Send away the crowd so that they can go into the surrounding villages and farms to obtain lodging and find provisions, because we are here in a desolate place.
天將晚的時候, 十二門徒來到他跟前, 說: “請解散眾人, 好讓他們往周圍的田舍村莊, 去找地方住, 找東西吃, 因為我們這裡是曠野. ”

9:13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and purchase food for all these people.”
他說: “你們給他們吃吧！”他們說: “我們所有的, 不過是五個餅兩條魚, 除非去為這些人另買食物. ”

9:14 (For there were about five thousand men.) So he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
原來男人就約有五千. 他對門徒說: “叫他們一組一組地坐下, 每組約五十人. ”

9:15 And they did so, and had them all sit down.
門徒就照他的話, 叫眾人坐下.

9:16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
耶穌拿起這五個餅, 兩條魚, 望著天, 祝謝了, 擘開遞給門徒, 擺在眾人面前.

9:17 And they all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up by them—twelve baskets of broken pieces.
他們都吃飽了, 把剩下的零碎拾起來, 裝滿了十二個籃子.

9:18 And it happened that while he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
有一次耶穌獨自祈禱的時候, 只有門徒和他在一起. 他問他們: “人說我是誰? ”

9:19 And they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but others, Elijah, and others, that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”
他們回答: “有人說是施洗的約翰, 有人說是以利亞, 還有人說是古時的一位先知復活了. ”

9:20 And he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”
他又問他們: “你們說我是誰? ”彼得回答: “是神的基督！”

9:21 But he warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,
耶穌鄭重地囑咐他們, 不要把這事告訴人.

9:22 saying, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised on the third day.
又說: “人子必須受許多苦, 被長老,祭司長, 和經學家棄絕,殺害, 第三日復活. ”

9:23 And he said to them all, “If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.
耶穌又對眾人說: “如果有人願意跟從我, 就當捨己, 天天背起他的十字架來跟從我.

9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it.
凡是想救自己生命的, 必喪掉生命; 但為我犧牲自己生命的, 必救了生命.

9:25 For what is a person benefited if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
人若賺得全世界, 卻喪失自己, 或賠上自己, 有甚麼好處呢?

9:26 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of this person when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
凡是把我和我的道當作可恥的, 人子在他與父並聖天使的榮耀裡降臨的時候, 也必把他當作可恥的.

9:27 But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God.”
我實在告訴你們, 站在這裡的, 有人在沒有嘗過死味以前必定要看見神的國. ”

9:28 Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
說了這些話以後約有八天, 耶穌帶著彼得,約翰和雅各, 上山去禱告.

9:29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing became white, gleaming like lightning.
正禱告的時候, 他的面貌就改變了, 衣服潔白發光.

9:30 And behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
忽然有兩個人和他談話, 就是摩西和以利亞.

9:31 who appeared in glory and were speaking about his departure which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.
他們在榮光裡顯現, 談論他去世的事, 就是他在耶路撒冷將要完成的.

9:32 Now Peter and those with him were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.
彼得和同伴都在打盹. 醒過來之後, 就看見他的榮光, 並與他站在一起的那兩個人.

9:33 And it happened that as they were going away from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he was saying.
二人正要離開他的時候, 彼得對耶穌說: “主啊, 我們在這裡真好！我們可以搭三個帳棚, 一個為你, 一個為摩西, 一個為以利亞. ”他根本不知道自己在說甚麼.

9:34 And while he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
他說這話的時候, 有一片雲彩籠罩他們, 他們入了雲彩, 門徒就害怕起來.

9:35 And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”
有聲音從雲彩裡出來, 說: “這是我的兒子, 我所揀選的(“這是我的兒子, 我所揀選的”有些抄本作“這是我的愛子”), 你們要聽從他！”

9:36 And after the voice had occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
聲音過了, 只見耶穌獨自在那裡. 在那些日子, 門徒保持緘默, 不把所看見的告訴任何人.

9:37 Now it happened that on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
第二天, 他們下了山, 有一大群人迎面而來.

9:38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look with concern on my son, because he is my only son!
在人群中有一個人喊叫說: “老師, 求你憐憫我的兒子, 因為他是我的獨生子.

9:39 And behold, a spirit seizes him and suddenly he screams, and it convulses him with foam and rarely withdraws from him, battering him severely.
你看, 污靈一抓住他, 他就忽然喊叫, 並且抽瘋, 口吐白沫; 污靈又折磨糟踐他, 不肯放過他.

9:40 And I begged your disciples that they would expel it, and they were not able to do so.”
我求過你的門徒, 把他趕出去, 他們卻辦不到. ”

9:41 So Jesus answered and said, “O unbelieving and perverted generation! How long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!”
耶穌說: “唉！這不信又乖謬的世代啊！我跟你們在一起, 忍受你們, 要到幾時呢? 把你兒子帶到這裡來吧！”

9:42 And while he was still approaching, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
那孩子正走過來的時候, 污鬼把他摔倒, 使他重重地抽瘋. 耶穌斥責那污靈, 把孩子醫好, 交給他父親.

9:43 And they were all astounded at the impressiveness of God. But while they were all marveling at all the things that he was doing, he said to his disciples,
眾人都驚奇神的大能. 眾人還在希奇耶穌所作的這一切時, 他對門徒說:

9:44 “You take these words to heart, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”
“你們要把這些話存在心裡: 人子將要被交在人的手裡. ”

9:45 But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they could not understand it. And they were afraid to ask him about this statement.
門徒不明白這話, 因為這話的意思是隱藏的, 不讓他們明白, 他們也不敢問.

9:46 And an argument developed among them as to who of them might be greatest.
後來, 門徒起了意見, 爭論誰是最大的.

9:47 But Jesus, because he knew the thoughts of their hearts, took hold of a child and had him stand beside him
耶穌看出他們的心意, 就領了一個小孩子來, 叫他站在自己旁邊,

9:48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all—this one is great.”
對他們說: “凡因我的名接待這小孩子的, 就是接待我; 凡接待我的, 就是接待那差我來的. 誰是你們中間最小的, 那人就是最大的. ”

9:49 And John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow in company with us.”
約翰說: “主, 我們看見有一個人奉你的名趕鬼, 就禁止他, 因為他不和我們一起跟從你. ”

9:50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not prevent him, because whoever is not against you is for you.”
耶穌說: “不要禁止他, 因為不反對你們的, 就是贊成你們的. ”

9:51 Now it happened that when the days were approaching for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
耶穌被接上升的日子快到了, 他就決意向耶路撒冷去,

9:52 And he sent messengers before him, and they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.
並且差遣使者走在前頭; 他們去了, 進入撒瑪利亞的一個村莊, 要為他預備.

9:53 And they did not welcome him because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
那裡的人不接待他, 因為他面向著耶路撒冷走.

9:54 Now when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
他的門徒雅各,約翰看見了, 就說: “主啊, 你要我們吩咐火從天降下來, 燒滅他們嗎? ”

9:55 But he turned around and rebuked them,
耶穌就轉過身來, 責備他們,

9:56 and they proceeded to another village.
然後他們就往別的村莊去了.

9:57 And as they were traveling on the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go!”
他們走路的時候, 有一個人對他說: “你無論往哪裡去, 我都要跟從你！”

9:58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
耶穌說: “狐狸有洞, 天空的飛鳥有窩, 人子卻沒有棲身的地方. ”

9:59 And he said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, first allow me to go and bury my father.”
他對另一個人說: “你跟從我吧！”那人說: “主啊, 請准我先回去安葬我的父親吧. ”

9:60 But he said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
耶穌說: “讓死人去埋葬他們的死人, 你應該去傳揚神的國. ”

9:61 And another person also said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house.”
又有一個人說: “主, 我要跟從你, 但容我先回去, 向家人道別. ”

9:62 But Jesus said, “No one who puts his hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!”
耶穌說: “手扶著犁向後看的, 不適合進神的國. ”

Luke - Chapter 10

10:1 And after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy-two others and sent them out two by two before him into every town and place where he was about to go.
這些事以後, 主又另外指派了七十二個人(“七十二個人”有些抄本作“七十個人”), 差遣他們兩個兩個地, 在他前面, 到他自己將要到的各城各地去.

10:2 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that he send out workers into his harvest.
耶穌對他們說: “莊稼多, 工人少, 所以你們應當求莊稼的主, 派工人出去收他的莊稼.

10:3 Go! Behold, I am sending you out like lambs in the midst of wolves!
你們去吧！我差你們去, 如同羊羔進入狼群.

10:4 Do not carry a money bag or a traveler’s bag or sandals, and greet no one along the road.
不要帶錢囊, 不要帶口袋, 不要帶鞋, 不要在路上問候人.

10:5 And into whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace be to this household!”
無論進哪一家, 先說: ‘願平安歸與這家！’

10:6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him. But if not, it will return to you.
那裡若有配得平安的人(“配得平安的人”原文作“平安之子”), 你們的平安就必臨到他, 不然, 就歸給你們.

10:7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the worker is worthy of his pay. Do not move from house to house.
你們要住在那家, 吃喝他們所供給的, 因為作工的理當得工資; 不必從這家搬到那家.

10:8 And into whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you,
無論進哪一城, 人若接待你們, 擺上甚麼, 就吃甚麼.

10:9 and heal the sick in it, and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you.”
要醫治城中的病人, 對他們宣講: ‘神的國臨近你們了. ’

10:10 But into whatever town you enter and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
無論進哪一城, 人若不接待你們, 你們就出來到街上, 說:

10:11 “Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! Nevertheless know this: that the kingdom of God has come near!”
‘連你們城裡那黏在我們腳上的塵土, 我們也要當著你們擦去. 雖然這樣, 你們應該知道: 神的國臨近了！’

10:12 I tell you that it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!
我告訴你們, 當那日, 所多瑪所受的, 比那城所受的還輕呢.

10:13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!
“哥拉遜啊, 你有禍了！伯賽大啊, 你有禍了！因為在你們那裡行過的神蹟, 如果行在推羅和西頓, 他們早已披麻蒙灰, 坐在地上悔改了.

10:14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and for Sidon in the judgment than for you!
在審判的時候, 推羅和西頓所受的, 比你們所受的還輕呢.

10:15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No! You will be brought down to Hades!
還有你, 迦百農啊！你會被高舉到天上嗎? 你必降到陰間.

10:16 The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me. But the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
聽從你們的, 就是聽從我; 棄絕你們的, 就是棄絕我; 棄絕我的, 就是棄絕那差我來的. ”

10:17 And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”
那七十二個人歡歡喜喜地回來, 說: “主啊, 因你的名, 連鬼也服了我們. ”

10:18 So he said to them, “I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven.
耶穌說: “我看見撒但, 像閃電一樣從天墜落.

10:19 Behold, I have given you the authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will ever harm you.
我已經給你們權柄, 去踐踏蛇和蠍子, 勝過仇敵的一切能力. 絕對沒有甚麼能傷害你們了.

10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are inscribed in heaven.”
然而不要因為鬼服了你們就歡喜, 卻要因為你們的名字記錄在天上而歡喜. ”

10:21 At that same time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.
就在這時候, 耶穌因聖靈而歡樂, 說: “父啊, 天地的主, 我讚美你, 因為你把這些事向智慧和聰明的人隱藏起來, 卻向嬰孩顯明. 父啊, 是的, 這就是你的美意.

10:22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wants to reveal him.”
我父已經把一切交給我; 除了父沒有人知道子是誰, 除了子和子所願意啟示的人, 也沒有人知道父是誰. ”

10:23 And turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see!
耶穌轉過身來, 悄悄地對門徒說: “看見你們所看見的, 那眼睛有福了！

10:24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”
我告訴你們, 曾經有許多先知和君王, 想看你們所看見的, 卻沒有看到; 想聽你們所聽見的, 卻沒有聽到. ”

10:25 And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?”
有一個律法師起來試探耶穌, 說: “老師, 我應該作甚麼, 才可以承受永生呢? ”

10:26 And he said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
耶穌對他說: “律法上寫的是甚麼? 你怎麼念的呢? ”

10:27 And he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
他回答: “你要全心,全性,全力,全意愛主你的神, 並且要愛鄰舍如同自己. ”

10:28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”
耶穌說: “你答得對, 你這樣行, 就必得生命. ”

10:29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
那人想證明自己有理, 就對耶穌說: “誰是我的鄰舍呢? ”

10:30 And Jesus replied and said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat him. After inflicting blows on him, they went away, leaving him half dead.
耶穌回答: “有一個人從耶路撒冷下耶利哥去, 落在強盜手中. 他們剝去他的衣服, 把他打得半死, 撇下他一個人就走了.

10:31 Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
正好有一個祭司, 從那條路下來, 看見他, 就從旁邊走過去了.

10:32 And in the same way also a Levite, when he came down to the place and saw him, passed by on the opposite side.
又有一個利未人, 來到那裡, 看見他, 也照樣從旁邊走過去了.

10:33 But a certain Samaritan who was traveling came up to him and, when he saw him, had compassion.
只有一個撒瑪利亞人, 旅行來到他那裡, 看見了, 就動了憐憫的心,

10:34 And he came up and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine, and he put him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
上前用油和酒倒在他的傷處, 包裹好了, 把他扶上自己的牲口, 帶他到客店裡照顧他.

10:35 And on the next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him, and whatever you spend in addition, I will repay to you when I return.
第二天, 他拿出兩個銀幣交給店主, 說: ‘請你照顧他, 額外的開支, 我回來的時候必還給你. ’

10:36 Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?”
你想, 這三個人, 誰是那個落在強盜手中的人的鄰舍呢? ”

10:37 So he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “You go and do likewise.”
他說: “是那憐憫他的. ”耶穌說: “你去, 照樣作吧. ”

10:38 Now as they traveled along, he entered into a certain village. And a certain woman named Martha welcomed him.
他們走路的時候, 耶穌進了一個村莊. 有一個名叫馬大的女人, 接他到家裡.

10:39 And she had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus and was listening to his teaching.
她有一個妹妹, 名叫馬利亞, 坐在主的腳前聽道.

10:40 But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached and said, “Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!”
馬大被許多要作的事, 弄得心煩意亂, 就上前來, 說: “主啊, 我妹妹讓我一個人侍候, 你不理嗎? 請吩咐她來幫助我. ”

10:41 But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things!
主回答她: “馬大, 馬大, 你為許多事操心忙碌,

10:42 But few things are necessary, or only one thing, for Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
但是最需要的只有一件, 馬利亞已經選擇了那上好的分, 是不能從她奪去的. ”

Luke - Chapter 11

11:1 And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
有一天, 耶穌在一個地方祈禱, 祈禱完了, 有一個門徒對他說: “主啊, 求你教導我們禱告, 像約翰教導他的門徒一樣. ”

11:2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say, “Father, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come.
耶穌說: “你們禱告的時候, 要說: ‘父啊, 願你的名被尊為聖, 願你的國降臨(有些抄本在此有“願你的旨意行在地上, 如同行在天上”一句);

11:3 Give us each day our daily bread.
我們需用的食物, 求你每天賜給我們;

11:4 And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation.”
赦免我們的罪, 因為我們也饒恕所有虧負我們的人; 不要讓我們陷入試探(有些抄本在此有“救我們脫離那惡者”一句). ’”

11:5 And he said to them, “Who of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,
耶穌又對他們說: “你們當中, 誰有朋友半夜去找他, 說: ‘請你借給我三個餅,

11:6 because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I do not have anything to set before him.’
因為我有一個朋友旅行來到我這裡, 我沒有甚麼可以招待他. ’

11:7 And that one will answer from inside and say, ‘Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you anything.’
而他卻在裡面回答: ‘不要麻煩我, 門已經關好了, 孩子也跟我在床上了, 我不能起來拿給你. ’

11:8 I tell you, even if he does not give him anything after he gets up because he is his friend, at any rate because of his impudence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
我告訴你們, 即使不因為他是朋友而起來給他, 也會因為他厚顏地直求, 而起來照他所需要的給他.

11:9 And I tell you, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
我又告訴你們, 你們祈求, 就給你們; 尋找, 就尋見; 叩門, 就給你們開門.

11:10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
因為所有祈求的就得著, 尋找的就尋見, 叩門的就給他開門.

11:11 But what father from among you, if his son will ask for a fish, instead of a fish will give him a snake?
你們中間作父親的, 哪有兒子求魚, 反拿蛇給他呢?

11:12 Or also, if he will ask for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
或求雞蛋, 反給他蠍子呢?

11:13 Therefore if you, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
你們雖然不好, 尚且知道把好東西給自己的兒女, 何況天父, 豈不更把聖靈賜給求他的人嗎? ”

11:14 And he was expelling a mute demon. Now it happened that when the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished.
耶穌趕出一個啞巴鬼, 鬼既出去, 啞巴就說起話來, 眾人都希奇.

11:15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!”
有人說: “他靠鬼王別西卜趕鬼. ”

11:16 And others, in order to test him, were demanding from him a sign from heaven.
又有人試探他, 向他求一個從天上來的神蹟.

11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.
耶穌知道他們的心意, 就對他們說: “如果一個國家自相紛爭, 就必定荒涼; 如果一個家庭自相為敵, 就必然敗落.

11:18 So if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I expel demons by Beelzebul.
如果撒但自相紛爭, 他的國怎能站立得住呢? 你們說我靠別西卜趕鬼,

11:19 But if I expel demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons expel them? For this reason they will be your judges!
我若靠別西卜趕鬼, 你們的子孫趕鬼又靠誰呢? 因此, 他們必要作你們的審判官.

11:20 But if I expel demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!
我若靠神的能力趕鬼, 這就是神的國臨到你們了.

11:21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.
一個壯漢拿著武器, 看守自己的家園, 他的家財就平安無事.

11:22 But when a stronger man attacks him and conquers him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted and distributes his plunder.
但是一個比他更強的人來了, 勝過了他, 奪去他所倚靠的武器, 就把他的家財當作掠物分了.

11:23 The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
不站在我這一邊的就是反對我的; 不跟從一起收聚的就是分散的.

11:24 “Whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it. It says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’
“一個污靈離開了一個人, 走遍乾旱之地, 尋找棲身的地方, 卻沒有找到, 就說: ‘我要回到我從前離開了的那房子. ’

11:25 And when it arrives it finds the house swept and put in order.
到了之後, 看見裡面已經打掃乾淨, 粉飾好了,

11:26 Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first!”
他就去帶了另外七個比自己更惡的污靈來, 進去住在那裡; 那人後來的情況, 比以前更壞了. ”

11:27 Now it happened that as he said these things, a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!”
耶穌正說這些話的時候, 群眾中有一個女人高聲對他說: “懷你胎的和哺養你的有福了！”

11:28 But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it!”
他說: “是的, 卻還不如聽神的道而遵守的人有福. ”

11:29 And as the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation! It demands a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah!
眾人聚集的時候, 耶穌就說: “這世代是個邪惡的世代. 這世代尋求神蹟, 可是除了約拿的神蹟以外, 再沒有神蹟給他們了.

11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
約拿怎樣成了尼尼微人的神蹟, 人子也照樣成為這個世代的神蹟.

11:31 The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here!
審判的時候, 南方的女王要和這世代的人一同起來, 她要定他們的罪, 因為她從地極來到, 要聽所羅門智慧的話. 你看, 這裡有一位是比所羅門更大的.

11:32 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here!
審判的時候, 尼尼微人要和這世代的人一同起來, 他們要定這個世代的罪, 因為尼尼微人聽了約拿所傳的就悔改了. 你看, 這裡有一位是比約拿更大的.

11:33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a bushel basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.
“沒有人點了燈, 把它放在地窖裡, 或量器底下, 卻放在燈臺上, 叫進來的人看得見光.

11:34 Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is sincere, your whole body is full of light also. But when it is evil, your body is dark also.
你的眼睛就是你身體的燈, 你的眼睛健全, 全身就明亮; 如果不健全, 全身就黑暗.

11:35 Therefore pay careful attention that the light in you is not darkness!
所以要謹慎, 免得你裡面的光黑暗了.

11:36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, not having any part dark, it will be completely full of light, as when the lamp with its light gives light to you.”
你若全身明亮, 沒有一點黑暗, 你就完全明亮, 好像明亮的燈光照你一樣. ”

11:37 And as he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to have a meal with him, and he went in and reclined at table.
耶穌說話的時候, 有一個法利賽人請耶穌和他一起吃飯; 他就進去坐席.

11:38 And the Pharisee, when he saw it, was astonished that he did not first wash before the meal.
這個法利賽人見耶穌吃飯之前不洗手, 覺得奇怪.

11:39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inside is full of greediness and wickedness.
主對他說: “你們法利賽人把杯盤的外面洗淨, 但你們裡面卻充滿了搶奪和邪惡.

11:40 Fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?
無知的人哪, 那造外面的, 不也造裡面嗎?

11:41 But give as charitable giving the things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
只要把裡面的施捨出去, 你們的一切就都潔淨了.

11:42 “But woe to you, Pharisees, because you pay a tenth of mint and rue and every garden herb, and neglect justice and love for God! But it was necessary to do these things without neglecting those things also.
然而你們法利賽人有禍了！因為你們把薄荷,茴香和各樣菜蔬獻上十分之一, 卻把公義和愛神的事疏忽了; 這些是你們應當作的, 但其他的也不可疏忽.

11:43 Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces!
你們法利賽人有禍了！因為你們喜愛會堂裡的高位和人在巿中心的問安.

11:44 Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, and the people who walk over them do not know it!
你們有禍了！因為你們好像不顯露的墳墓, 走在上面的人並不知道. ”

11:45 And one of the legal experts answered and said to him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also!”
律法師中有一個回答他: “老師, 你這樣說, 把我們也侮辱了！”

11:46 So he said, “Woe to you also, legal experts, because you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers!
耶穌說: “你們律法師也有禍了, 因為你們把難擔的擔子叫人擔, 自己連一個指頭也不動.

11:47 Woe to you, because you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them!
你們有禍了！因為你們修造先知的墳墓, 而那些先知正是你們祖先所殺的,

11:48 As a result you are witnesses, and you approve of the deeds of your fathers, because they killed them and you build their tombs!
這樣, 你們就成了證人, 對你們祖先的作為表示同意; 他們殺害先知, 你們修造先知的墳墓.

11:49 For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
所以, 神的智慧說: ‘我要差遣先知和使徒到他們那裡去, 有的他們要殺害, 有的他們要迫害,

11:50 so that the blood of all the prophets that has been shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
為要使創世以來眾先知所流的血, 從亞伯的血起, 直到在祭壇和聖所之間受害的撒迦利亞的血為止, 都向這一代追討. ’是的, 我告訴你們, 都要向這一代追討.

11:51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation!
為要使創世以來眾先知所流的血, 從亞伯的血起, 直到在祭壇和聖所之間受害的撒迦利亞的血為止, 都向這一代追討. ’是的, 我告訴你們, 都要向這一代追討.

11:52 Woe to you, legal experts, because you have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering!”
你們律法師有禍了！因為你們拿去知識的鑰匙, 自己不進去, 又阻止要進去的人. ”

11:53 And when he departed from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly hostile, and to question him closely about many things,
耶穌從那裡出來, 經學家和法利賽人非常敵視他, 質問他很多問題,

11:54 plotting to catch him with reference to something he might say.
等機會從他的口中找把柄.

Luke - Chapter 12

12:1 During this time when a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware for yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
那時有成千上萬的人聚在一起, 甚至彼此踐踏. 耶穌就先對門徒說: “你們要提防法利賽人的酵, 就是虛偽.

12:2 But nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and secret that will not be made known.
沒有甚麼掩蓋的事不被揭露, 也沒有甚麼隱藏的事不被人知道.

12:3 Therefore everything that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
所以, 你們在暗處所說的, 必在明處被人聽見; 在內室附耳所談的, 必在房頂上宣揚出來.

12:4 “And I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after these things do not have anything more to do.
“我的朋友, 我告訴你們, 那殺身體以後不能再作甚麼的, 不要怕他們.

12:5 But I will show you whom you should fear: fear the one who has authority, after the killing, to throw you into hell! Yes, I tell you, fear this one!
我要指示你們當怕的是誰: 當怕那殺身體以後, 有權把人投入地獄裡的; 我告訴你們, 應當怕他.

12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
五隻麻雀, 不是賣兩個大錢嗎? 但在神面前, 一隻也不被忘記.

12:7 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered! Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
甚至你們的頭髮都一一數過了. 不要怕, 你們比許多麻雀貴重得多呢.

12:8 “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God,
“我告訴你們, 凡在人面前承認我的, 人子在神的使者面前也承認他;

12:9 but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.
在人面前不認我的, 我在神的使者面前也不認他.

12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him, but to the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
凡說話得罪人子的, 還可以赦免; 但褻瀆聖靈的, 必不得赦免.

12:11 But when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you should speak in your own defense or what you should say,
人把你們拉到會堂,官長和當權者的面前, 你們不要思慮怎樣申辯或說甚麼話.

12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what it is necessary to say.”
到了時候, 聖靈必把當說的話教導你們. ”

12:13 Now someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!”
群眾中有一個人對耶穌說: “老師, 請吩咐我的兄弟和我分家業. ”

12:14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
耶穌說: “你這個人, 誰立我作你們的審判官和分家業的人呢? ”

12:15 And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not even when someone has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
於是他對眾人說: “你們要謹慎, 遠離一切貪心, 因為人的生命並不在於家道豐富. ”

12:16 And he told a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
就對他們講了一個比喻, 說: “有一個富翁的田地豐收.

12:17 And he reasoned to himself, saying, ‘What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.’
他自己心裡說: ‘怎麼辦呢? 因為我沒有足夠的地方收藏出產了！’

12:18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions.
又說: ‘我要這樣辦: 我要拆掉這些倉房, 建造更大的, 好在那裡收藏我的一切糧食和貨物.

12:19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!” ’
然後, 我要對我的靈魂說: 靈魂啊, 你擁有許多好東西, 足夠多年享用, 只管安安逸逸地吃喝快樂吧！’

12:20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and the things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
神卻對他說: ‘無知的人哪, 今天晚上, 你擁有的就要取去你的靈魂, 你所預備的要歸給誰呢? ’

12:21 So is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!”
凡為自己積財, 在神面前卻不富足的, 也是這樣. ”

12:22 And he said to his disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, or for your body, what you will wear.
耶穌又對門徒說: “所以我告訴你們, 不要為生命憂慮吃甚麼, 也不要為身體憂慮穿甚麼.

12:23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
因為生命比飲食重要, 身體比衣服重要.

12:24 Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; to them there is neither storeroom nor barn, and God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
你們想想烏鴉: 牠們不種也不收, 無倉又無庫, 神尚且養活牠們; 你們比飛鳥貴重得多了.

12:25 And which of you by being anxious is able to add an hour to his life span?
你們中間誰能用憂慮使自己的壽命延長一刻呢?

12:26 If then you are not even able to do a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest?
既然連這極小的事都不能作, 為甚麼還憂慮其他的事呢?

12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.
你們想想百合花, 怎樣不勞苦, 也不紡織. 但我告訴你們, 就是所羅門最榮華的時候所穿的, 也比不上這花中的一朵呢.

12:28 But if God clothes the grass in the field in this way, although it is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he do so for you, you of little faith?
小信的人哪, 田野的草, 今天還在, 明天就投進爐裡, 神尚且這樣給它裝飾, 何況你們呢?

12:29 And you, do not consider what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious.
你們不要求吃甚麼, 喝甚麼, 也不要憂慮,

12:30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need these things.
因為這一切都是世上不信的人所尋求的. 你們的父原知道你們需要這一切.

12:31 But seek his kingdom and these things will be added to you.
你們只管求他的國, 這些東西都必加給你們.

12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
你們這小群, 不要怕, 因為你們的父樂意把國賜給你們.

12:33 Sell your possessions and give charitable gifts. Make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven where thief does not approach or moth destroy.
當變賣你們所有的施捨給人, 為自己製造不朽壞的錢囊, 積蓄用不盡的財寶在天上, 就是賊不能近,蟲不能蛀的地方.

12:34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
因為你們的財寶在哪裡, 你們的心也在哪裡.

12:35 “You must be prepared for action and your lamps burning.
“你們的腰當束起來, 燈也該點著,

12:36 And you, be like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that when he comes back and knocks, they can open the door for him immediately.
像等候自己的主人從婚筵回來一樣, 好叫你們在主人回來敲門時, 立刻給他開門.

12:37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he returns! Truly I say to you that he will dress himself for service and have them recline at the table and will come by and serve them.
主人來到了, 看見僕人警醒, 這些僕人就有福了. 我實在告訴你們, 主人必親自束腰, 招待他們吃飯, 進前來侍候他們.

12:38 Even if he should come back in the second or in the third watch of the night and find them like this, blessed are they!
主人也許半夜之前, 或天亮之前回來, 看見他們這樣, 這些僕人就有福了.

12:39 But understand this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
你們都知道, 家主若曉得竊賊甚麼時候來, 就不會讓他摸進屋裡.

12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.”
你們也要準備妥當, 因為在想不到的時候, 人子就來了. ”

12:41 And Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us, or also for everyone?”
彼得說: “主啊, 你說這比喻, 是為我們還是為眾人呢? ”

12:42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful wise manager whom the master will put in charge over his servants to give them their food allowance at the right time?
主說: “誰是那忠心精明的管家, 被主人指派管理家裡的僕人, 按時分糧呢?

12:43 Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he comes back.
主人來到的時候, 看見他這樣作, 那僕人就有福了.

12:44 Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
我實在告訴你們, 主人要指派他管理主人的一切財產.

12:45 But if that slave should say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time to return,’ and he begins to beat the male slaves and the female slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk,
如果那僕人心裡說: ‘我的主人不會那麼快回來’, 就動手打其他的僕人使女, 並且吃喝醉酒;

12:46 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in two and assign his place with the unbelievers.
在他想不到的日子,不知道的時間, 那僕人的主人要來, 嚴厲地處罰他, 使他和不信的人同在一起.

12:47 And that slave who knew the will of his master and did not prepare or do according to his will will be given a severe beating.
那僕人知道主人的意思, 卻不預備, 也不照他的意思行, 必多受責打;

12:48 But the one who did not know and did things deserving blows will be given a light beating. And from everyone to whom much has been given, much will be demanded, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will ask him for even more.
但那不知道的, 雖然作了該受責打的事, 也必少受責打. 多給誰就向誰多取, 多託誰就向誰多要.

12:49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish that it had been kindled already!
“我來要把火投在地上, 如果燒了起來, 那是我所願意的.

12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am distressed until it is accomplished!
我有應當受的洗, 我是多麼迫切地期待這事完成.

12:51 Do you think that I have come to grant peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!
你們以為我來是要地上有和平嗎? 不是的, 我告訴你們, 是要有紛爭.

12:52 For from now on there will be five in one household, divided three against two and two against three.
從今以後, 一家五口將起紛爭, 三個反對兩個, 兩個反對三個.

12:53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
他們將起紛爭: 父親反對兒子, 兒子反對父親, 母親反對女兒, 女兒反對母親, 婆婆反對媳婦, 媳婦反對婆婆. ”

12:54 And he also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud coming up in the west, you say at once, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens.
耶穌又對眾人說: “你們一看見西邊有雲彩升起來, 就說: ‘要下大雨’, 果然這樣;

12:55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be burning heat,’ and it happens.
起了南風, 就說: ‘天要熱了’, 也果然這樣.

12:56 Hypocrites! You know how to evaluate the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it you do not know how to evaluate this present time?
偽君子啊！你們知道分辨天地的氣象, 怎麼不知道分辨這個時代呢?

12:57 And why do you not also judge for yourselves what is right?
“你們為甚麼自己不能判斷甚麼是對的呢?

12:58 For as you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to come to a settlement with him on the way, so that he will not drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison.
你和你的對頭去見官長, 還在路上的時候, 應當盡力向他求和, 免得他把你拉到法官面前, 法官把你交給差役, 差役把你關在監裡.

12:59 I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back even the last cent!”
我告訴你, 除非你還清最後的一個小錢, 否則決不能從那裡出來. ”

Luke - Chapter 13

13:1 Now at the same time some had come to tell him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
就在那時候, 有幾個在那裡的人, 把加利利人的事告訴耶穌, 就是彼拉多把他們的血和他們的祭物攙在一起的事.

13:2 And he answered and said to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were sinners worse than all the Galileans, because they suffered these things?
他回答: “你們以為這些加利利人比其他的加利利人更有罪, 才這樣受害嗎?

13:3 No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as well!
不是的, 我告訴你們, 你們若不悔改, 都要這樣滅亡.

13:4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were sinners worse than all the people who live in Jerusalem?
你們以為從前西羅亞樓倒塌的時候, 壓死的那十八個人, 比一切在耶路撒冷的居民更有罪嗎?

13:5 No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!”
不是的, 我告訴你們, 你們若不悔改, 也都要這樣滅亡. ”

13:6 And he told this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.
耶穌講了這樣一個比喻: “有一個人把一棵無花果樹栽在自己的葡萄園裡. 他來到樹那裡找果子, 卻找不到.

13:7 So he said to the gardener, ‘Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and did not find any. Cut it down! Why should it even exhaust the soil?’
他對管園的說: ‘你看, 這三年, 我來到這棵無花果樹那裡找果子, 卻找不到, 把它砍了吧！何必白佔地土呢? ’

13:8 But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put manure on it.
管園的說: ‘主人, 今年且留著它, 等我把周圍的泥土挖鬆, 加上肥料;

13:9 And if indeed it produces fruit in the coming year, so much the better, but if not, you can cut it down.’ ”
以後結果子就罷, 不然, 再把它砍了. ’”

13:10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
安息日的時候, 耶穌在會堂裡教導人.

13:11 And behold, a woman was there who had a spirit that had disabled her for eighteen years, and she was bent over and not able to straighten herself up completely.
有一個女人被邪靈附著, 病了十八年, 彎腰曲背, 完全直不起來.

13:12 And when he saw her, Jesus summoned her and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability!”
耶穌看見了, 就叫她過來, 對她說: “婦人, 你脫離這疾病了. ”

13:13 And he placed his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and glorified God.
耶穌用雙手按在她身上, 她立刻直起腰來, 頌讚神.

13:14 But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, answered and said to the crowd, “There are six days on which it is necessary to work. Therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the day of the Sabbath!”
會堂的主管, 因為耶穌在安息日治病, 就氣忿忿地對群眾說: “有六天是應當作工的, 你們可以在這六天裡來求醫, 但在安息日卻不可以. ”

13:15 But the Lord answered and said to him, “Hypocrites! Does not each one of you untie his ox or his donkey from the feeding trough on the Sabbath and lead it away to water it?
主說: “偽君子啊, 你們哪一個人在安息日, 不從槽那裡解開牛,驢, 牽去喝水呢?

13:16 And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound eighteen long years—is it not necessary that she be released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”
何況這個女人是亞伯拉罕的後裔, 已經被撒但捆綁了十八年, 不應當在安息日解開她的捆綁嗎? ”

13:17 And when he said these things, all those who opposed him were humiliated, and the whole crowd was rejoicing at all the splendid things that were being done by him.
他說完了這些話, 那些與他為敵的人都慚愧; 群眾卻都因他所行一切榮耀的事歡喜.

13:18 Therefore he said, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
耶穌說: “神的國好像甚麼呢? 我要把它比作甚麼呢?

13:19 It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”
它好像一粒芥菜種, 人拿去種在自己的園子裡. 它長大了, 成為一棵樹, 甚至天空的飛鳥也在它的枝頭搭窩. ”

13:20 And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?
他又說: “我要把神的國比作甚麼呢?

13:21 It is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”
它好像麵酵, 女人拿去放在三斗麵裡, 直到全團發起來. ”

13:22 And he was going throughout towns and villages, teaching and making his journey toward Jerusalem.
耶穌經過各城各鄉, 往耶路撒冷去, 沿途教導人.

13:23 And someone said to him, “Lord, are there only a few who are saved?” And he said to them,
有一個人問他: “主啊, 是不是只有很少的人得救呢? ”他對眾人說:

13:24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,
“你們應當竭力進窄門！我告訴你們, 將來許多人要進去, 卻是不能.

13:25 when once the master of the house has gotten up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ And he will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from!’
等到家主起來關上門, 你們站在門外叩門說: ‘主啊, 給我們開門！’他要回答你們: ‘我不知道你們是從哪裡來的. ’

13:26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets!’
那時, 你們要說: ‘我們在你面前吃過喝過, 你也在我們街上教導過人. ’

13:27 And he will reply, saying to you, ‘I do not know where you are from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’
他要說: ‘我告訴你們, 我不曉得你們是從哪裡來的; 你們所有作惡的人, 離開我去吧！’

13:28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown outside!
當你們看見亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各和眾先知都在神的國裡的時候, 你們卻被趕到外面去, 在那裡必要哀哭切齒.

13:29 And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
從東從南, 從西從北, 將有人來, 在神的國裡吃飯.

13:30 And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
在後的將要在前, 在前的將要在後. ”

13:31 At that same hour some Pharisees came up and said to him, “Go out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill you!”
就在那時候, 有幾個法利賽人來對耶穌說: “你離開這裡走吧！因為希律想要殺你. ”

13:32 And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I am expelling demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.’
他說: “你們去告訴那個狐狸, 今天明天我趕鬼醫病, 第三天我的事就完成了.

13:33 Nevertheless, it is necessary for me to be on the way today and tomorrow and on the next day, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.
然而, 今天明天後天, 我必須前行, 因為先知不能在耶路撒冷以外喪命.

13:34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
耶路撒冷啊, 耶路撒冷, 你殺害先知, 又用石頭把奉派到你那裡的人打死. 我多次想招聚你的兒女, 好像母雞招聚小雞到翅膀底下, 只是你們不願意.

13:35 Behold, your house has been left to you! And I tell you, you will never see me until the time will come when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”
你看, 你們的家必成為荒場留給你們. 我告訴你們, 從今以後, 你們一定見不到我, 直等到你們說: ‘奉主名來的, 是應當稱頌的. ’”

Luke - Chapter 14

14:1 And it happened that when he came to the house of a certain one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat a meal, they were watching him closely.
在安息日, 耶穌進了一個法利賽人領袖的家裡吃飯, 眾人都在窺探他.

14:2 And behold, a certain man was in front of him, suffering from edema.
正好在他面前有一個患水臌病的人;

14:3 And Jesus answered and said to the legal experts and Pharisees, saying, “Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath, or not?”
耶穌對律法師和法利賽人說: “在安息日治病, 可以不可以呢? ”

14:4 But they remained silent. And he took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away.
他們卻不出聲. 耶穌扶著病人, 治好他, 叫他走了,

14:5 And he said to them, “Who among you, if your son or your ox falls into a well on the day of the Sabbath, will not immediately pull him out?”
就對他們說: “你們中間誰的兒子或牛在安息日掉在井裡, 不立刻把他拉上來呢? ”

14:6 And they were not able to make a reply to these things.
他們不能回答這些話.

14:7 Now he told a parable to those who had been invited when he noticed how they were choosing for themselves the places of honor, saying to them,
耶穌看見被邀請的客人選擇高位, 就用比喻對他們說:

14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline at the table in the place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you has been invited by him,
“你被邀請參加婚筵的時候, 不要自己坐在高位上, 恐怕有比你更尊貴的客人也被請來;

14:9 and the one who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give the place to this person,’ and then with shame you will begin to take the last place.
那請你又請他的人過來對你說: ‘請你讓位給這個人. ’那時你就慚愧地退居末位了.

14:10 But when you are invited, go and recline at the table in the last place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then it will be an honor to you in the presence of all those who are reclining at the table with you.
你被邀請的時候, 要坐在末位上, 等請你的人過來對你說: ‘朋友, 請上座. ’那時你在同席的人面前才有光彩.

14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
因為凡高抬自己的, 必要降卑; 自己謙卑的, 必要升高. ”

14:12 And he also said to the one who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or wealthy neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and repayment come to you.
耶穌又對邀請他的人說: “你設午餐或晚宴, 不要請你的朋友,弟兄,親戚或富裕的鄰舍, 恐怕他又回請你, 你就得了報答.

14:13 But whenever you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
你擺筵席的時候, 總要邀請那貧窮的,殘廢的,瘸腿的,瞎眼的,

14:14 and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous.”
那你就有福了. 因為他們沒有甚麼可以報答你, 義人復活的時候, 你必定得著報答. ”

14:15 Now when one of those reclining at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!”
一起吃飯的人中有一個, 聽了這些話, 就對耶穌說: “在神的國裡吃飯的人有福了. ”

14:16 But he said to him, “A certain man was giving a large banquet and invited many.
耶穌對他說: “有一個人大擺筵席, 請了許多客人.

14:17 And he sent his slave at the hour of the banquet to say to those who have been invited, ‘Come, because now it is ready!’
到了開席的時候, 他打發僕人去對所請的人說: ‘請來吧！樣樣都準備好了. ’

14:18 And they all alike began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, ‘I have purchased a field, and I must go out to look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.’
眾人一致推辭, 頭一個說: ‘我買了一塊地, 不得不去看一看, 請原諒我. ’

14:19 And another said, ‘I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you, consider me excused.’
另一個說: ‘我買了五對牛, 要去試一試, 請原諒我. ’

14:20 And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and for this reason I am not able to come.’
又一個說: ‘我剛結了婚, 不能去. ’

14:21 And the slave came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame!’
僕人回來把這些事告訴他主人, 家主就發怒, 對僕人說: ‘快到城裡大街小巷去, 把貧窮的,殘廢的,瞎眼的,瘸腿的, 都領到這裡來. ’

14:22 And the slave said, ‘Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
僕人說: ‘主啊, 你所吩咐的已經辦了, 還有空位. ’

14:23 And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges and press them to come in, so that my house will be filled!
主人就對僕人說: ‘你出去到路邊籬畔, 勉強人進來, 好把我的屋子坐滿.

14:24 For I say to you that none of those persons who were invited will taste my banquet!’ ”
我告訴你們, 先前請的那些人, 一個也不得嘗我的筵席. ’”

14:25 Now large crowds were going along with him, and he turned around and said to them,
有許多人與耶穌同行, 他轉身對他們說:

14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
“如果有人到我這裡來, 愛我不超過愛(“愛我不超過愛”原文作“不恨”)自己的父母,妻子,兒女,兄弟,姊妹, 甚至自己的性命, 就不能作我的門徒.

14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
凡不背著自己的十字架跟隨我的, 也不能作我的門徒.

14:28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
你們當中有誰要蓋一座樓, 不先坐下計算費用, 能不能蓋成呢?

14:29 Otherwise after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who see it will begin to ridicule him,
恐怕安了地基, 而不能完成, 所有看見的人都譏笑他,

14:30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’
說: ‘這個人開了工, 卻不能完工. ’

14:31 Or what king, going out to engage another king in battle, does not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand.
或者一個王去和別的王打仗, 哪有不先坐下想想, 能否用一萬兵去抵抗那領兩萬來攻打他的呢?

14:32 But if not, while the other is still far away, he sends an ambassador and asks for terms of peace.
如果不能, 就該趁對方還遠的時候, 派使者去談判和平的條件.

14:33 In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.
這樣, 你們中間不論誰, 如果不撇下一切所有的, 就不能作我的門徒.

14:34 “Now salt is good, but if salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be made salty?
“鹽本來是好的, 但如果失了味, 怎能使它再鹹呢?

14:35 It is usable neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; they throw it out. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
或用在田裡, 或放在糞裡, 都不合適; 只好扔在外面. 有耳可聽的, 就應當聽. ”

Luke - Chapter 15

15:1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were drawing near to hear him.
眾稅吏和罪人, 都接近耶穌, 要聽他講道.

15:2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes were complaining, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!”
法利賽人和經學家, 紛紛議論說: “這個人接待罪人, 又和他們一起吃飯. ”

15:3 So he told them this parable, saying,
耶穌就對他們講了這個比喻, 說:

15:4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the grassland and go after the one that was lost until he finds it?
“你們中間誰有一百隻羊, 失去一隻, 不把九十九隻留下在曠野, 去尋找那失落的, 直到找著呢?

15:5 And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
既找著了, 就歡歡喜喜地放在肩上,

15:6 And when he returns to his home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!’
回到家裡, 請朋友鄰舍來, 對他們說: ‘請大家和我一同歡樂, 因為我失去的羊已經找到了！’

15:7 I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
我告訴你們, 因為一個罪人悔改, 天上也要這樣為他歡樂, 比為九十九個不用悔改的義人歡樂更大.

15:8 Or what woman who has ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
“或是一個女人, 有十個銀幣, 失去一個, 哪能不點上燈, 打掃屋子, 細細地找, 直到找著呢?

15:9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the drachma that I had lost!’
既找著了, 就請朋友鄰舍來, 說: ‘請大家和我一同歡樂, 因為我失去的那個銀幣, 已經找到了. ’

15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
我告訴你們, 因為一個罪人悔改, 神的使者也必這樣為他歡樂. ”

15:11 And he said, “A certain man had two sons.
耶穌又說: “某人有兩個兒子.

15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that is coming to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.
小兒子對父親說: ‘爸爸, 請把我應得的家業給我. ’父親就把財產分給他們兩兄弟.

15:13 And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth by living wastefully.
過了不多幾天, 小兒子收拾一切, 到遠方去了, 在那裡生活放蕩, 浪費錢財.

15:14 And after he had spent everything, there was a severe famine throughout that country, and he began to be in need.
他花盡了一切所有的, 那地方又遇上了嚴重的饑荒, 就窮困起來;

15:15 And he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to tend pigs.
於是他去投靠當地的一個居民. 那人打發他到田裡去放豬,

15:16 And he was longing to fill his stomach with the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.
他恨不得吃豬所吃的豆莢, 可是沒有人給他.

15:17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have an abundance of food, and I am dying here from hunger!
他醒悟過來, 說: ‘我父親有那麼多雇工, 又有豐富的食物, 我卻要在這裡餓死嗎?

15:18 I will set out and go to my father and will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight!
我要起來, 到我父親那裡去, 對他說: 爸爸, 我得罪了天, 也得罪了你,

15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son! Make me like one of your hired workers.’
不配再稱為你的兒子, 把我當作一個雇工吧！’

15:20 And he set out and came to his own father. But while he was still a long way away, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
於是他起來往父親那裡去. 他還在遠處時, 他父親看見了他, 就動了慈心, 跑過去抱著他, 連連與他親嘴.

15:21 And his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight! I am no longer worthy to be called your son!’
兒子說: ‘爸爸, 我得罪了天, 也得罪了你, 不配再稱為你的兒子. ’

15:22 But his father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!
父親卻吩咐僕人說: ‘快把那最好的袍子拿來給他穿, 把戒指戴在他手上, 把鞋穿在他腳上,

15:23 And bring the fattened calf—kill it and let us eat and celebrate,
把肥牛犢牽來宰了, 我們要吃喝快樂,

15:24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.
因為我這兒子是死而復活,失而又得的. ’他們就歡樂起來.

15:25 “Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
“那時, 大兒子正在田裡. 他回來離家不遠的時候, 聽見音樂跳舞的聲音,

15:26 And he summoned one of the slaves and asked what these things meant.
就叫了一個僕人來, 問他這是怎麼一回事.

15:27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has gotten him back healthy.’
僕人說: ‘你弟弟回來了, 你父親因為他平安無恙地回來, 就宰了肥牛犢. ’

15:28 But he became angry and did not want to go in. So his father came out and began to implore him.
大兒子就生氣, 不肯進去; 父親出來勸他.

15:29 But he answered and said to his father, ‘Behold, so many years I have served you, and have never disobeyed your command! And you never gave me a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!
他對父親說: ‘你看, 我服事你這麼多年, 從來沒有違背過你的命令, 可是你沒有給我一隻山羊羔, 叫我和朋友一同歡樂.

15:30 But when this son of yours returned—who has consumed your assets with prostitutes—you killed the fattened calf for him!’
但你這個兒子, 常常跟娼妓在一起, 花盡了你的財產, 他一回來, 你倒為他宰殺肥牛犢！’

15:31 But he said to him, ‘Child, you are always with me, and everything I have belongs to you.
父親對他說: ‘孩子, 你常跟我在一起, 我的一切都是你的.

15:32 But it was necessary to celebrate and to rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead, and is alive, and was lost, and is found!’ ”
只是因為你這個弟弟是死而復活,失而又得的, 我們應該歡喜快樂. ’”

Luke - Chapter 16

16:1 And he also said to the disciples, “A certain man was rich, who had a manager. And charges were brought to him that this person was squandering his possessions.
耶穌又對門徒說: “有一個財主的管家, 有人在他主人面前告他浪費主人的財物.

16:2 And he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give the account of your management, because you can no longer manage.’
主人把他叫來, 對他說: ‘我聽見關於你的是怎麼一回事呢? 把你管理的帳目交代清楚, 因為你不能再作管家了. ’

16:3 And the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, because my master is taking away the management from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
那管家心裡說: ‘主人不要我再作管家了, 我作甚麼才好呢? 鋤地吧, 沒有力氣！討飯吧, 怕羞！

16:4 I know what I should do, so that when I am removed from the management they will welcome me into their homes!’
我知道要怎麼作了, 好使人在我離開管家的職務以後, 接我到他們家裡去. ’

16:5 And he summoned each one of his own master’s debtors and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
於是把欠他主人債的人, 一個一個地叫來, 問頭一個說: ‘你欠我主人多少? ’

16:6 And he said, ‘A hundred measures of olive oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your promissory note and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
他說: ‘四千公升油. ’管家說: ‘拿你的欠單去, 快坐下寫二千. ’

16:7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your promissory note and write eighty.’
又問一個說: ‘你欠多少? ’他說: ‘四萬公升麥子. ’管家說: ‘拿你的欠單去, 寫三萬. ’

16:8 And the master praised the dishonest manager, because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder than the sons of light with regard to their own generation.
主人就誇獎這不義的管家作事機警; 因為在應付自己的世事上, 今世之子比光明之子更精明.

16:9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it runs out they will welcome you into the eternal dwellings.
我告訴你們, 要用不義的錢財去結交朋友, 好叫錢財無用的時候, 他們可以接你們到永恆的帳棚裡.

16:10 “The one who is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in very little is also dishonest in much.
在最小的事上忠心的, 在大事上也忠心; 在最小的事上不義的, 在大事上也不義.

16:11 If then you have not been faithful with unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
如果你們在不義的錢財上不忠心, 誰還把真實的錢財託付給你們呢?

16:12 And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you your own?
如果你們在別人的東西上不忠心, 誰還把你們自己的東西交給你們呢?

16:13 No domestic slave is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.”
“一個家僕不能服事兩個主人; 他若不是恨這個愛那個, 就是忠於這個輕視那個. 你們不能服事神, 又服事金錢. ”

16:14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
貪財的法利賽人聽見這些話, 就嗤笑耶穌.

16:15 And he said to them, “You are the ones who justify themselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts! For what is considered exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
耶穌對他們說: “你們在人面前自稱為義, 神卻知道你們的心; 因為人所高舉的, 神卻看作是可憎惡的.

16:16 “The law and the prophets were until John; from that time on the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently pressed into it.
律法和先知到約翰就結束了. 從此, 神的國的福音就傳開了, 人人都要努力進去.

16:17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the law to become invalid.
天地過去, 要比律法的一點一畫失效還容易呢.

16:18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
凡休妻另娶的, 就犯了姦淫; 娶被丈夫所休的, 也是犯了姦淫.

16:19 “Now a certain man was rich, and dressed in purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.
“有一個財主, 身穿紫色袍和細麻衣, 天天奢華宴樂.

16:20 And a certain poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate,
又有一個乞丐, 名叫拉撒路, 滿身是瘡, 被人放在財主門口,

16:21 and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came and licked his sores.
想得財主桌子上掉下來的零碎充飢; 並且有狗來舔他的瘡.

16:22 Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
後來乞丐死了, 被天使送到亞伯拉罕的懷裡. 那財主也死了, 並且埋葬了.

16:23 And in Hades he lifted up his eyes as he was in torment and saw Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus at his side.
財主在陰間受痛苦, 舉目遠遠望見亞伯拉罕, 和他懷裡的拉撒路,

16:24 And he called out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!’
就喊著說: ‘我祖亞伯拉罕啊, 可憐我吧！打發拉撒路來用指頭蘸點水, 涼涼我的舌頭吧！因為我在這火燄裡非常痛苦. ’

16:25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good things during your life, and Lazarus likewise bad things. But now he is comforted here, but you are suffering pain.
亞伯拉罕說: ‘孩子, 你應該回想你生前享過福, 同樣拉撒路受過苦, 現在他在這裡得安慰, 你卻要受苦了.

16:26 And in addition to all these things, a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able to do so, nor can they cross over from there to us.’
不但這樣, 我們與你們之間, 有深淵隔開, 人想從這邊過到你們那裡是不可能的, 從那邊過到我們這邊也是不可能的. ’

16:27 So he said, ‘Then I ask you, father, that you send him to my father’s house,
那人說: ‘我祖啊, 那麼求你差遣拉撒路到我家裡去,

16:28 for I have five brothers, so that he could warn them, in order that they also should not come to this place of torment!’
因為我有五個兄弟, 他可以警告他們, 免得他們也到這受苦的地方來. ’

16:29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must listen to them.’
亞伯拉罕說: ‘他們有摩西和先知可以聽從. ’

16:30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent!’
他說: ‘不然, 我祖亞伯拉罕啊, 如果有人從死人中復活, 到他們那裡去, 他們必定會悔改. ’

16:31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone rises from the dead.’ ”
亞伯拉罕說: ‘如果他們不聽從摩西和先知, 就算有一個從死人中復活的人, 他們也不會接受勸告. ’”

Luke - Chapter 17

17:1 And he said to his disciples, “It is impossible for causes for stumbling not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!
耶穌又對門徒說: “使人犯罪的事是免不了的, 但那使人犯罪的人有禍了！

17:2 It would be better for him if a millstone is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he causes one of these little ones to sin.
就算拿一塊大磨石拴在他的頸項上, 把他沉在深海裡, 比他使這小子中的一個犯罪還好.

17:3 “Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
你們應當謹慎. 如果你弟兄得罪你, 就勸戒他; 他若懊悔, 就饒恕他.

17:4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times he returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
如果他一天七次得罪你, 又七次回轉, 對你說: ‘我懊悔了！’你總要饒恕他. ”

17:5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
使徒對主說: “請你加添我們的信心. ”

17:6 So the Lord said, “If you have faith like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
主說: “如果你們有信心像一粒芥菜種, 就是對這棵桑樹說: ‘拔起根來, 栽到海裡去！’它也必聽從你們.

17:7 “And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding sheep who comes in from the field will say to him, ‘Come here at once and recline at the table’?
“你們中間誰有僕人去耕地或是放羊, 從田裡回來, 你就對他說: ‘快過來坐下吃飯’;

17:8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something that I may eat, and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink.’
而不對他說: ‘給我預備晚餐, 束起腰來服事我, 等我吃喝完了, 你才吃喝’呢?

17:9 He will not be grateful to the slave because he did what was ordered, will he?
僕人作了所吩咐的事, 主人還謝謝他嗎?

17:10 Thus you also, when you have done all the things you were ordered to do, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done what we were obligated to do.’ ”
你們也是這樣, 作完一切吩咐你們的事, 應該說: ‘我們是無用的僕人, 我們只作了應分作的. ’”

17:11 And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through the region between Samaria and Galilee.
耶穌往耶路撒冷去, 經過撒瑪利亞和加利利的邊境.

17:12 And as he was entering into a certain village, ten men met him—lepers, who stood at a distance.
他走進一個村莊, 有十個痲風病人迎面而來, 遠遠地站著,

17:13 And they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
大聲說: “主耶穌啊, 可憐我們吧！”

17:14 And when he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed.
他看見了, 就對他們說: “你們去給祭司檢查吧. ”他們去的時候就潔淨了.

17:15 But one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.
內中有一個人見自己已經好了, 就回來大聲頌讚神,

17:16 And he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him. And he was a Samaritan.
在耶穌腳前把臉伏在地上感謝他. 他是一個撒瑪利亞人.

17:17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were not ten cleansed? And where are the nine?
耶穌說: “潔淨了的不是有十個人嗎? 那九個在哪裡?

17:18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
除了這外族人, 再沒有一個回來頌讚神嗎? ”

17:19 And he said to him, “Get up and go your way. Your faith has saved you.”
耶穌就對他說: “起來, 走吧, 你的信使你痊愈了. ”

17:20 Now when he was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with things that can be observed,
法利賽人問耶穌: “神的國甚麼時候來到呢? ”他回答: “神的國來到, 是眼睛看不見的.

17:21 nor will they say, ‘Behold, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
人不能說: ‘看哪！在這裡’, 或說: ‘在那裡’; 因為神的國就在你們裡面. ”

17:22 And he said to the disciples, “Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
他又對門徒說: “日子將到, 你們渴望看見人子的一個日子, 卻見不到.

17:23 And they will say to you, ‘Behold, there!’ ‘Behold, here!’ Do not go out or run after them!
有人會對你們說: ‘看哪, 在那裡; 看哪, 在這裡！’你們不要出去, 也不要追隨他們.

17:24 For just as the lightning shines forth, flashing from one place under heaven to another place under heaven, so the Son of Man will be in his day.
電光怎樣從天這邊一閃, 直照到天那邊, 人子在他的日子也是這樣.

17:25 But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.
但他必須先受許多苦, 被這個世代棄絕.

17:26 And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man—
挪亞的時代怎樣, 人子的時代也是怎樣.

17:27 they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
當時人們吃喝嫁娶, 直到挪亞進入方舟的那一天, 洪水來了, 把他們全都滅掉.

17:28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building.
在羅得的時代也是這樣, 人們吃喝買賣, 耕種建造,

17:29 But on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed them all.
直到羅得離開所多瑪的那一天, 火與硫磺從天上降下來, 把他們全都滅掉.

17:30 It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
人子顯現的日子也是這樣.

17:31 On that day, whoever is on the housetop and his goods are in the house must not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back
當那日, 人在房頂上, 器具在屋裡, 不要下來拿; 在田裡的, 照樣不要回家.

17:32 Remember Lot’s wife!
應當記著羅得的妻子的教訓.

17:33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will keep it.
凡是想保全生命的, 必喪掉生命; 凡是犧牲生命的, 卻必保全生命.

17:34 I tell you that in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.
我告訴你們, 當那夜, 兩個人在一張床上, 一個被接去, 一個被撇下.

17:35 There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.”
兩個女人一起推磨, 一個被接去, 一個被撇下. ”

17:36
(有些抄本有第36節: “兩個人在田裡, 一個被接去, 一個撇下來. ”)

17:37 And they answered and said to him, “Where, Lord?” So he said to them, “Where the dead body is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”
門徒問耶穌: “主啊, 這些事會在哪裡發生呢? ”主說: “屍首在哪裡, 鷹也會聚集在哪裡. ”

Luke - Chapter 18

18:1 And he told them a parable to show that they must always pray and not be discouraged,
耶穌對他們講一個比喻, 論到人必須常常祈禱, 不可灰心.

18:2 saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.
他說: “某城裡有一個法官, 不懼怕神, 也不尊敬人.

18:3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary!’
那城裡有一個寡婦, 常常來到他那裡, 說: ‘求你給我伸冤, 使我脫離我的對頭！’

18:4 And he was not willing for a time, but after these things he said to himself, ‘Even if I do not fear God or respect people,
他多次不肯, 後來心裡說: ‘我雖然不懼怕神, 也不尊敬人,

18:5 yet because this widow is causing trouble for me, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me down in the end by her coming back!’ ”
只是因為這寡婦常常來麻煩我, 就給她伸冤吧, 免得她不斷地來纏擾我. ’”

18:6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge is saying!
主說: “你們聽聽這不義的法官所說的話吧.

18:7 And will not God surely see to it that justice is done to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?
難道神不會為晝夜呼籲他的選民伸冤嗎? 難道神會耽誤他們嗎?

18:8 I tell you that he will see to it that justice is done for them soon! Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, then will he find faith on earth?”
我告訴你們, 他要快快地給他們伸冤. 然而人子來的時候, 在世上找得到這種信心嗎? ”

18:9 And he also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on everyone else:
耶穌向那些自恃為義,輕視別人的人, 講了這個比喻:

18:10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
“有兩個人上聖殿去祈禱, 一個是法利賽人, 一個是稅吏.

18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed these things with reference to himself: ‘God, I give thanks to you that I am not like other people—swindlers, unrighteous people, adulterers, or even like this tax collector!
法利賽人站著, 禱告給自己聽, 這樣說: ‘神啊, 我感謝你, 我不像別人, 勒索,不義,姦淫, 也不像這個稅吏.

18:12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all that I get.’
我一個禮拜禁食兩次, 我的一切收入都奉獻十分之一. ’

18:13 But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
稅吏卻遠遠站著, 連舉目望天也不敢, 只捶著胸說: ‘神啊, 可憐我這個罪人！’

18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that one! For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
我告訴你們, 這個人回去, 比那個倒算為義了. 因為高抬自己的, 必要降卑; 自己謙卑的, 必要升高. ”

18:15 Now they were bringing even their babies to him so that he could touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
有人抱著嬰孩到耶穌面前, 要他撫摩他們. 門徒看見了, 就責備那些人.

18:16 But Jesus called them to himself, saying, “Allow the children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
耶穌卻叫他們過來, 說: “讓小孩子到我這裡來, 不要禁止他們, 因為神的國正屬於這樣的人.

18:17 Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it.”
我實在告訴你們, 凡不像小孩子一樣接受神的國的, 決不能進去. ”

18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, by doing what will I inherit eternal life?”
有一個官長問耶穌: “良善的老師, 我當作甚麼, 才可以承受永生? ”

18:19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
耶穌對他說: “你為甚麼稱我是良善的呢? 除了神一位以外, 沒有良善的.

18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ ”
誡命你是知道的: 不可姦淫, 不可殺人, 不可偷盜, 不可作假證供, 當孝敬父母. ”

18:21 And he said, “All these I have observed from my youth.”
他說: “這一切我從小都遵守了. ”

18:22 And when he heard this, Jesus said to him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have, and distribute the proceeds to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”
耶穌聽了, 就告訴他: “你還缺少一件, 應當變賣你一切所有的, 分給窮人, 你就必定有財寶在天上, 而且你還要來跟從我. ”

18:23 But when he heard these things he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
他聽見這話, 非常憂愁, 因為他十分富有.

18:24 And Jesus took notice of him and said, “How difficult it is for those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!
耶穌見他這樣, 就說: “富有的人要進神的國, 是多麼難哪！

18:25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.
駱駝穿過針眼, 比有錢的人進神的國還容易呢. ”

18:26 So those who heard this said, “And who can be saved?”
聽見的人說: “這樣, 誰可以得救呢? ”

18:27 But he said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”
耶穌說: “人所不能的, 在神卻是可能的. ”

18:28 And Peter said, “Behold, we have left all that is ours and followed you.”
彼得說: “你看, 我們已捨棄自己所有的, 跟從你了！”

18:29 And he said to them, “Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,
耶穌說: “我實在告訴你們, 人為神的國撇下房屋,妻子,弟兄,父母或兒女,

18:30 who will not receive many times more in this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”
沒有不在今世得許多倍, 來世得永生的. ”

18:31 And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets with reference to the Son of Man will be accomplished.
耶穌把十二門徒帶到一邊, 對他們說: “我們現在上耶路撒冷去, 先知所寫的一切, 都要成就在人子身上.

18:32 For he will be handed over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and mistreated and spit on,
他要被交給外族人, 受戲弄, 被凌辱, 他們要向他吐唾沫,

18:33 and after flogging him they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.”
鞭打他, 殺害他; 第三日他要復活. ”

18:34 And they understood none of these things, and this saying was concealed from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.
這些話的含義對門徒是隱藏的. 他們聽了, 一點也不明白, 不知道他說的是甚麼.

18:35 Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging.
耶穌走近耶利哥的時候, 有一個瞎眼的人坐在路旁討飯,

18:36 And when he heard a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant.
他聽見人群經過, 就問是甚麼事.

18:37 And they told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”
別人告訴他, 是拿撒勒人耶穌經過.

18:38 And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
他就喊叫說: “大衛的子孫耶穌啊, 可憐我吧！”

18:39 And those who were in front rebuked him, that he should be silent, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
在前頭走的人責備他, 叫他不要出聲; 但他越發喊叫: “大衛的子孫, 可憐我吧！”

18:40 So Jesus stopped and ordered him to be brought to him. And when he approached, he asked him,
耶穌站住, 吩咐領他過來. 等他走近, 就問他:

18:41 “What do you want me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, that I may regain my sight.
“你要我為你作甚麼? ”他說: “主啊, 叫我能看見！”

18:42 And Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight! Your faith has saved you.”
耶穌說: “你就看見吧！你的信使你痊愈了. ”

18:43 And immediately he regained his sight and began to follow him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
他立刻看見了, 就跟隨耶穌, 頌讚神. 眾人看見這事, 也讚美神.

Luke - Chapter 19

19:1 And he entered and traveled through Jericho.
耶穌進了耶利哥, 正經過的時候,

19:2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
有一個人名叫撒該, 是稅吏長, 又很富有.

19:3 And he was seeking to see Jesus—who he was—and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.
他想看看耶穌是怎麼樣的, 因為人多, 他又身材矮小, 就看不見.

19:4 And he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because he was going to go through that way.
於是他跑到前頭, 爬上一棵桑樹, 要看看耶穌, 因為耶穌就要從那裡經過.

19:5 And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because it is necessary for me to stay at your house today!”
耶穌到了那裡, 往上一看, 對他說: “撒該, 快下來, 今天我要住在你家裡. ”

19:6 And he came down quickly and welcomed him joyfully.
他就趕快下來, 歡歡喜喜地接待耶穌.

19:7 And when they saw it, they all began to complain, saying, “He has gone in to find lodging with a man who is a sinner!”
眾人看見就紛紛議論說: “他竟到罪人家裡去住宿！”

19:8 And Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am paying it back four times as much!”
撒該站著對主說: “主啊, 請看, 我要把家財的一半分給窮人, 我若敲詐了誰, 就還他四倍. ”

19:9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.
耶穌說: “今天救恩到了這家, 他也是亞伯拉罕的子孫.

19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost.”
因為人子來, 是要尋找拯救失喪的人. ”

19:11 Now while they were listening to these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
眾人聽這些話的時候, 因為耶穌已經接近耶路撒冷, 又因他們以為神的國快要出現, 他就講了一個比喻,

19:12 Therefore he said, “A certain nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
說: “有一個貴族往遠方去要接受王位, 然後回來.

19:13 And summoning ten of his own slaves, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business until I come back.’
他叫了自己的十個僕人來, 給他們一千銀幣, 說: ‘你們拿去作生意, 等到我回來. ’

19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’
他本國的人卻恨他, 就派使者跟著去說: ‘我們不願意這個人作王統治我們. ’

19:15 And it happened that when he returned after receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading.
他得了王位回來, 就吩咐把那些領了錢的僕人召來, 要知道他們作生意賺了多少.

19:16 So the first arrived, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more!’
第一個走過來說: ‘主啊, 你的一百銀幣, 已經賺了一千. ’

19:17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small thing, have authority over ten cities.’
主人說: ‘好, 良善的僕人, 你既然在最小的事上忠心, 可以有權管理十座城. ’

19:18 And the second came, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’
第二個來說: ‘主啊, 你的一百銀幣, 已經賺了五百. ’

19:19 So he said to this one also, ‘And you be over five cities.’
主人說: ‘你可以管理五座城. ’

19:20 And another came, saying, ‘Sir, behold your mina, which I had put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.
另一個來說: ‘主啊, 你看, 你的一百銀幣, 我一直保存在手巾裡,

19:21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man—you withdraw what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow!’
因為我怕你, 你一向是嚴厲的人, 沒有存的要提取, 沒有種的要收割. ’

19:22 He said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, wicked slave! You knew that I am a severe man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.
主人說: ‘可惡的僕人！我要憑你的口定你的罪. 你知道我是嚴厲的人, 沒有存的要提取, 沒有種的要收割嗎?

19:23 And why did you not give my money to the bank, and I, when I returned, would have collected it with interest?’
那你為甚麼不把我的錢存入銀行, 等我回來的時候, 把它連本帶利取回來呢? ’

19:24 And to the bystanders he said, ‘Take away from him the mina and give it to the one who has the ten minas!’
他就對侍衛說: ‘奪過他的一百銀幣, 給那有一千的. ’

19:25 And they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas.’
他們說: ‘主啊, 他已經有一千銀幣了. ’

19:26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
主人說: ‘我告訴你們, 凡是有的, 還要給他; 沒有的, 就算他有甚麼也要拿去.

19:27 But these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and slaughter them in my presence!’ ”
至於我那些仇敵, 就是不願意我作王統治他們的, 把他們拉到這裡來, 在我面前殺掉！’”

19:28 And after he had said these things, he traveled on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
耶穌講完這些話, 就往前走, 上耶路撒冷去.

19:29 And it happened that when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,
將到伯法其和伯大尼, 就在橄欖山那裡, 他差派兩個門徒,

19:30 saying, ‘Go into the village in front of you, in which as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no person has ever sat, and untie it and bring it.
說: “你們往對面的村子裡去, 就會看見一頭從來沒有人騎過的小驢, 拴在那裡, 把牠解開牽來.

19:31 And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you will say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ”
如果有人問為甚麼解開牠, 你們要這樣說: ‘主需要牠. ’”

19:32 So those who were sent went and found it just as he had told them.
被差的人去了, 發現和主所說的一樣.

19:33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’
他們解開小驢的時候, 主人問他們: “你們為甚麼解開牠? ”

19:34 So they said, ‘The Lord has need of it.’
他們說: “主需要牠. ”

19:35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they put Jesus on it.
他們把小驢牽到耶穌那裡, 把自己的衣服搭在上面, 扶著耶穌上去.

19:36 And as he was going along, they were spreading out their cloaks on the road.
耶穌前行的時候, 眾人把自己的衣服鋪在路上.

19:37 Now as he was drawing near by this time to the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,
他走近耶路撒冷, 快要下橄欖山的時候, 全體門徒因為所看見的一切神蹟, 就歡樂起來, 大聲讚美神,

19:38 saying, “Blessed is the king, the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
說: “奉主名來的王, 是應當稱頌的！在天上有和平, 在至高之處有榮耀！”

19:39 And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
群眾中有幾個法利賽人對他說: “先生, 責備你的門徒吧！”

19:40 And he answered and said, “I tell you that if these keep silent, the stones will cry out!”
耶穌說: “我告訴你們, 他們若不出聲, 石頭都要呼叫了. ”

19:41 And when he approached and saw the city, he wept over it,
耶穌走近耶路撒冷的時候, 看見了城, 就為城哀哭,

19:42 saying, “If you had known on this day—even you—the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
說: “巴不得你在這日子, 知道關於你平安的事, 但現在這事在你眼前是隱藏的.

19:43 For days will come upon you and your enemies will put up an embankment against you, and will surround you and press you hard from all directions.
日子將到, 你的仇敵必築壘攻擊你, 周圍環繞你, 四面困住你,

19:44 And they will raze you to the ground, you and your children within you, and will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
要摧毀你和你裡面的兒女, 沒有一塊石頭留在另一塊石頭上面, 因為你不知道那眷顧你的時期. ”

19:45 And he entered into the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling,
耶穌進了聖殿, 就趕走作買賣的人,

19:46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘And my house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”
對他們說: “經上記著: ‘我的殿是禱告的殿’, 你們竟把它弄成賊窩了. ”

19:47 And he was teaching every day in the temple courts, and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him.
他天天在聖殿裡教導人, 祭司長,經學家和民間的首領, 都想殺害他;

19:48 And they did not find anything they could do, because all the people were paying close attention to what they were hearing from him.
但他們不知道要怎樣下手, 因為眾人都圍著他, 聽他的教訓.

Luke - Chapter 20

20:1 And it happened that on one of the days while he was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes approached together with the elders
有一天, 耶穌在殿裡教導人, 宣講福音, 眾祭司長,經學家和長老上前來,

20:2 and said, saying to him, “Tell us, by what authority you are doing these things, or who is the one who gave you this authority?
對他說: “告訴我們, 你憑著甚麼權柄作這些事? 給你這權柄的是誰? ”

20:3 And he answered and said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and you tell me:
他回答他們: “我也要問你們一句話, 你們告訴我:

20:4 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men?
約翰的洗禮是從天上來的, 還是從人來的呢? ”

20:5 And they discussed this with one another, saying, “If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
他們就彼此議論說: “如果我們說: ‘是從天上來的’, 他就會問: ‘那你們為甚麼不相信他呢? ’

20:6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
如果我們說: ‘是從人來的’, 眾人都會用石頭打我們, 因為他們都認定約翰是先知. ”

20:7 And they replied that they did not know where it was from.
於是他們回答耶穌: “我們不知道是從哪裡來的. ”

20:8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
耶穌說: “我也不告訴你們, 我憑著甚麼權柄作這些事. ”

20:9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
於是耶穌向眾人講了這個比喻: “有一個人栽種了一個葡萄園, 租給佃戶, 就遠行去了很久.

20:10 And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed after beating him.
到了時候, 園主派了一個僕人到佃戶那裡, 叫他們把葡萄園當納的果子交給他. 佃戶卻打了他, 放他空手回去.

20:11 And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, and sent him away empty-handed.
園主又派另一個僕人去, 佃戶又打了他, 並且侮辱他, 也叫他空手回去.

20:12 And he proceeded to send a third, but they wounded and threw out this one also.
於是他又派第三個去, 佃戶把他打傷, 趕他走了.

20:13 So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’
葡萄園的主人說: ‘怎麼辦呢? 我要派我的愛子去, 也許這一個他們會尊敬的. ’

20:14 But when the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!’
佃戶一看他, 就彼此商議說: ‘這是繼承產業的, 讓我們殺了他, 那麼, 產業就成為我們的了. ’

20:15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
於是他們把園主的愛子推出葡萄園外殺了. 主人要怎樣對待他們呢?

20:16 He will come and destroy those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard this, they said, “May this never happen!”
他要來除掉這些佃戶, 把葡萄園租給別人. ”他們聽見了就說: “千萬不要有這樣的事發生！”

20:17 But he looked intently at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the cornerstone.’
耶穌看著他們, 說: “那麼, ‘建築工人所棄的石頭, 成了房角的主要石頭’, 這經文是甚麼意思呢?

20:18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls—it will crush him!”
凡是跌在那石頭上的, 就必摔碎; 那石頭掉在誰的身上, 就必把他壓得粉碎. ”

20:19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay their hands on him at that same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.
經學家和祭司長知道這比喻是針對他們說的, 當時就想動手拿他, 可是又害怕群眾.

20:20 And they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor.
經學家和祭司長差派奸細偽裝好人去窺探耶穌, 要抓著他的把柄, 好把他交由總督全權裁決.

20:21 And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not show partiality, but teach the way of God in truth.
奸細問他: “老師, 我們知道你所說所教的都對, 並且不講情面, 只照著真理把神的道教導人.

20:22 Is it permitted for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
我們納稅給凱撒可以不可以? ”

20:23 But seeing through their craftiness, he said to them,
耶穌看透他們的詭計, 就對他們說:

20:24 “Show me a denarius! Whose image and inscription does it have?” And they answered and said, “Caesar’s.”
“給我一個銀幣看看, 上面是誰的像, 誰的名號? ”他們說: “凱撒的. ”

20:25 So he said to them, “Well then, give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!”
耶穌說: “這樣, 凱撒的應當歸給凱撒, 神的應當歸給神. ”

20:26 And they were not able to catch him in a statement in the sight of the people, and astonished at his answer, they became silent.
他們在群眾面前, 不能抓住耶穌的把柄, 又希奇他的回答, 就沉默下來.

20:27 Now some of the Sadducees—who deny that there is a resurrection—came up and asked him,
撒都該人向來否認有復活的事, 他們當中有幾個人來問耶穌:

20:28 saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us if someone’s brother dies having a wife, and this man is childless, that his brother should take the wife and father descendants for his brother.
“老師, 摩西曾寫給我們說: ‘如果一個人娶了妻子, 還沒有兒女就死了, 他弟弟就應當娶他的妻子, 為哥哥立後. ’

20:29 Now there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife and died childless,
從前有兄弟七人, 頭一個娶了妻子, 沒有孩子就死了.

20:30 and the second,
第二個,

20:31 and the third took her, and likewise also the seven did not leave children and died.
第三個, 也娶過她; 七個都是這樣, 都沒有留下孩子就死了.

20:32 Finally the woman also died.
後來那女人也死了.

20:33 Therefore in the resurrection, the woman—whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”
那麼, 這女人在復活的時候, 要作哪一個的妻子呢? 因為七個人都娶過她. ”

20:34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
耶穌說: “這世界的人又娶又嫁,

20:35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,
但配得那世界的, 又配從死人中復活的人, 也不娶也不嫁.

20:36 for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, because they are sons of the resurrection.
他們和天使一樣, 不能再死; 既然是復活了的人, 就是神的兒女了.

20:37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed in the passage about the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.
至於死人復活的事, 摩西在荊棘篇上提過, 他稱主是亞伯拉罕的神,以撒的神,雅各的神;

20:38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him!”
神不是死人的神, 而是活人的神, 因為在他那裡的人都是活的. ”

20:39 And some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”
經學家中有幾個說: “老師, 你說得好. ”

20:40 For they no longer dared to ask him anything.
從此他們再不敢問他甚麼了.

20:41 But he said to them, “In what sense do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
耶穌問他們: “人怎麼能說基督是大衛的子孫呢?

20:42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
大衛自己在詩篇上說: ‘主對我的主說: 你坐在我的右邊,

20:43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” ’
等我使你的仇敵作你的腳凳. ’

20:44 David therefore calls him ‘Lord,’ and how is he his son?”
大衛既然稱他為主, 他又怎會是大衛的子孫呢? ”

20:45 And while all the people were listening, he said to the disciples,
眾人聽著的時候, 耶穌對門徒說:

20:46 “Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,
“你們要提防經學家, 他們好穿長袍走來走去, 喜歡人在巿中心向他們問安, 並且喜歡會堂裡的高位,筵席上的首座.

20:47 who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”
他們吞沒了寡婦的房產, 又用冗長的禱告作掩飾. 這等人必受更重的刑罰. ”

Luke - Chapter 21

21:1 And he looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the contribution box,
耶穌抬眼看見有錢的人把奉獻投入奉獻箱.

21:2 and he saw a certain poor widow putting in there two small copper coins.
他又看見一個窮寡婦, 投入兩個小錢,

21:3 And he said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all of them.
就說: “我實在告訴你們, 這個窮寡婦所投的, 比眾人投的更多.

21:4 For these all put gifts into the offering out of their abundance, but this woman out of her poverty put in all the means of subsistence that she had.”
因為這些人都是把自己剩餘的投進去作奉獻, 這寡婦是自己不足, 卻把所有養生的都投進去了. ”

21:5 And while some were speaking about the temple, that it was adorned with precious stones and votive offerings, he said,
有人在談論聖殿, 是用美麗的石頭和供物裝飾的. 耶穌說:

21:6 “As for these things that you see—days will come in which not one stone will be left on another stone that will not be thrown down!”
“你們看見的這些, 到了日子, 必沒有一塊石頭留在另一塊石頭上面, 每一塊都要拆下來. ”

21:7 And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”
那些人問他: “老師, 甚麼時候會有這些事呢? 這些事要發生的時候, 有甚麼預兆呢? ”

21:8 And he said, Watch out that you are not deceived! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them!
他說: “你們要小心, 不要被人迷惑. 因為有許多人要來, 假冒我的名說: ‘我就是基督’, 又說: ‘時候近了. ’你們不要跟從這些人.

21:9 And when you hear about wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not be at once.”
你們要聽見戰亂和暴動, 但不要驚慌, 因為這些事是必先發生的, 不過結局卻不會立刻就到. ”

21:10 Then he said to them, “nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom.
過了一會兒, 耶穌又對他們說: “一個民族要起來攻打另一個民族, 一個國家要起來攻打另一個國家.

21:11 There will be great earthquakes and famines and plagues in various places. There will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.
到處必有大地震,饑荒和瘟疫, 天上必有又恐怖又巨大的預兆.

21:12 “But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
但在這一切以先, 人必為我的名, 下手拘捕,迫害你們, 把你們交給會堂, 下在監裡, 甚至押到君王和總督面前,

21:13 This will turn out to you for a time of witness.
結果卻成了你們見證的機會.

21:14 Therefore make up your minds not to prepare in advance to speak in your own defense,
所以, 你們應當心裡鎮定, 用不著預先思慮怎樣申辯.

21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.
因為我必賜給你們口才,智慧, 是你們所有的敵人不能抵抗, 也不能駁倒的.

21:16 And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death some of you.
你們也會被父母,弟兄,親戚,朋友出賣, 他們又要害死你們一些人.

21:17 And you will be hated by all because of my name.
你們要因我的名, 被眾人恨惡,

21:18 Even a hair of your head will never perish!
然而連你們的一根頭髮, 也必不失落.

21:19 By your patient endurance you will gain your lives.
你們要以堅忍的心志, 贏取自己的靈魂.

21:20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
“當你們看見耶路撒冷被軍隊圍困的時候, 就知道它荒涼的日子近了.

21:21 Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside it must depart, and those in the fields must not enter into it,
那時, 住在猶太的, 應該逃到山上; 住在城裡的, 要離開; 住在鄉下的, 不要進城.

21:22 because these are days of vengeance, so that all the things that are written can be fulfilled.
因為這是報仇的日子, 使經上的一切話都得應驗.

21:23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people,
當那些日子, 懷孕的和乳養孩子的有禍了！因為大災難要臨到這地, 烈怒要臨到這民.

21:24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
他們將倒在刀下, 被擄到各國, 耶路撒冷必被外族人踐踏, 直到外族人的日期滿足.

21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity from the noise of the sea and its surging,
“日月星辰將有異兆; 在地上, 各國也要因著海洋波濤的咆哮而困苦不安.

21:26 people fainting from fear and expectation of what is coming on the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
天上的萬象震動, 人因為等待即將臨到世界的事, 都嚇昏了.

21:27 And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.
那時, 他們要看見人子, 帶著能力, 滿有榮耀, 駕著雲降臨.

21:28 But when these things begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!”
一有這些事, 你們就當挺身昂首, 因為你們的救贖近了. ”

21:29 And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
耶穌又給他們講了一個比喻: “你們看看無花果樹和各樣的樹.

21:30 When they put out foliage, now you see for yourselves and know that by this time the summer is near.
它們甚麼時候發芽, 你們看見了, 就知道夏天近了.

21:31 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
同樣, 你們甚麼時候看見這些事發生, 也應該知道神的國近了.

21:32 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all things take place!
我實在告訴你們, 這一切都必定發生, 然後這世代才會過去.

21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
天地都過去, 但我的話決不會廢去.

21:34 “But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly
“你們應當自己小心, 免得在貪食醉酒和生活的掛慮壓住你們的心的時候, 那日子突然臨到你們,

21:35 like a trap. For it will come upon all who reside on the face of the whole earth.
正如網羅臨到全地的所有居民.

21:36 But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
你們要時刻警醒, 常常祈求, 好讓你們能逃避這一切要發生的事, 可以站在人子面前. ”

21:37 So throughout the days he was teaching in the temple courts, and throughout the nights he was going out and spending the night on the hill that is called the Mount of Olives.
耶穌白天在殿裡教導人, 晚上就到橄欖山上去過夜.

21:38 And all the people were getting up very early in the morning to come to him in the temple courts to listen to him.
群眾清早起來上聖殿, 到他那裡要聽他講道.

Luke - Chapter 22

22:1 Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near.
除酵節又名逾越節近了.

22:2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.
祭司長和經學家設法怎樣殺害耶穌, 因為他們懼怕群眾.

22:3 And Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.
那時, 撒但已經進入加略人猶大的心, 他原是十二門徒中的一個.

22:4 And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard how he could betray him to them.
他去與祭司長和守殿官商量怎樣把耶穌交給他們.

22:5 And they were delighted, and came to an agreement with him to give him money.
他們很高興, 約定了給他銀子.

22:6 And he agreed, and began looking for a favorable opportunity to betray him to them apart from the crowd.
他答應了, 就尋找機會, 要趁群眾不在的時候, 把耶穌交給他們.

22:7 And the day of the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which it was necessary for the Passover lamb to be sacrificed.
除酵日到了, 在這一天應當宰殺逾越節的羊羔.

22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.
耶穌差派彼得和約翰, 說: “你們去為我們預備逾越節的晚餐給我們吃. ”

22:9 So they said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”
他們說: “你要我們在哪裡預備呢? ”

22:10 And he said to them, “Behold, when you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters.
他說: “你們進了城, 必有一個人頂著水罐, 迎面而來, 你們就跟著他, 到他所進的那一家,

22:11 And you will say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’
對家主說, 老師問你: ‘客廳在哪裡? 我和門徒好在那裡吃逾越節的晚餐. ’

22:12 And he will show you a large furnished upstairs room. Make preparations there.”
他必指示你們樓上一間布置整齊的大房子, 你們就在那裡預備. ”

22:13 So they went and found everything just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
他們去了, 所遇見的正像耶穌所說的一樣, 就預備好了逾越節的晚餐.

22:14 And when the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him.
到了時候, 耶穌和使徒一同吃飯.

22:15 And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
他說: “我十分願意在受難以前, 跟你們吃這逾越節的晚餐.

22:16 For I tell you that I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
我告訴你們, 我決不再吃這晚餐, 直到它成就在神的國裡. ”

22:17 And he took in hand a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.
耶穌接過杯來, 感謝了, 說: “你們拿這個, 大家分著喝.

22:18 For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
我告訴你們, 從今以後, 我決不再喝這葡萄酒, 直到神的國來臨. ”

22:19 And he took bread, and after giving thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
他拿起餅來, 感謝了, 擘開遞給他們, 說: “這是我的身體, 為你們捨的, 你們應當這樣行, 為的是記念我. ”

22:20 And in the same way the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.
飯後, 他照樣拿起杯來, 說: “這杯是用我的血所立的新約, 這血是為你們流的.

22:21 “But behold, the hand of the one who is betraying me is with me on the table!
你看, 出賣我的人的手和我一同在桌子上,

22:22 For the Son of Man is going according to what has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”
人子固然要照所預定的離世, 但出賣人子的那人有禍了！”

22:23 And they began to debate with one another who then of them it could be who was going to do this.
於是, 門徒彼此對問, 他們中間誰要作這事.

22:24 And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.
門徒中間又起了爭論: 他們中間誰是最大的.

22:25 So he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called benefactors.
耶穌對他們說: “各國都有君王統治他們, 他們的掌權者稱為恩主,

22:26 But you are not to be like this! But the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
但你們卻不要這樣; 你們中間最大的, 應當像最小的; 作首領的, 應當像服事人的.

22:27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am in your midst as the one who serves.
哪一個大呢? 是坐著吃喝的還是服事人的呢? 不是坐著吃喝的嗎? 然而我在你們中間, 如同服事人的.

22:28 “And you are the ones who have remained with me in my trials,
我在磨煉之中, 常常和我同在的就是你們.

22:29 and I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred on me,
父怎樣把王權賜給我, 我也照樣賜給你們,

22:30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
叫你們在我的國裡坐在我的席上吃喝, 又坐在寶座上審判以色列的十二支派.

22:31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you like wheat,
“西門, 西門, 撒但設法要得著你們, 好篩你們像篩麥子一樣;

22:32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. And you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
但我已經為你祈求, 叫你的信心不至失掉. 你回頭的時候, 要堅固你的弟兄. ”

22:33 But he said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”
彼得說: “主啊！我已經準備好要跟你一同下監, 一同死. ”

22:34 And he said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me!”
耶穌說: “彼得, 我告訴你, 今天雞叫以前, 你會三次說不認得我. ”

22:35 And he said to them, “When I sent you out without a money bag and a traveler’s bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” And they said, “Nothing.”
耶穌又對他們說: “從前我差你們出去, 沒有帶錢囊,口袋,鞋子, 你們缺乏甚麼沒有? ”他們說: “沒有. ”

22:36 And he said to them, “But now the one who has a money bag must take it, and likewise a traveler’s bag. And the one who does not have a sword must sell his cloak and buy one.
耶穌說: “但現在, 有錢囊的應當帶著, 有口袋的也是這樣; 沒有刀的, 要賣掉衣服去買刀.

22:37 For I tell you that this that is written must be fulfilled in me: ‘And he was counted with the criminals.’ For indeed, what is written about me is being fulfilled.”
我告訴你們, ‘他被列在不法者之中’這句經文, 必定應驗在我身上, 因為關於我的事必然成就. ”

22:38 So they said, “Lord, behold, here are two swords!” And he said to them, “It is adequate.”
他們說: “主啊, 請看, 這裡有兩把刀. ”耶穌說: “夠了. ”

22:39 And he went away and proceeded, according to his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.
耶穌照常到橄欖山去, 門徒也跟著他.

22:40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
到了那裡, 他對門徒說: “你們應當禱告, 免得陷入試探. ”

22:41 And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw and knelt down and began to pray,
於是耶穌離開他們約有扔一塊石頭那麼遠, 跪下禱告說:

22:42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, take away this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done.” 〚
“父啊, 如果你願意, 就把這杯拿走！但不要成就我的意思, 只要成就你的旨意. ”

22:43 And an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.
(有些抄本有第43,44節: “有一位天使從天上顯現, 加給他力量. 耶穌非常傷痛, 禱告更加懇切, 汗如大血點滴在地上. ”)

22:44 And being in anguish, he began praying more fervently and his sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.〛
(有些抄本有第43,44節: “有一位天使從天上顯現, 加給他力量. 耶穌非常傷痛, 禱告更加懇切, 汗如大血點滴在地上. ”)

22:45 And when he got up from the prayer and came to the disciples, he found them sleeping from sorrow,
他禱告完了, 就起來到門徒那裡, 看見他們因為憂愁都睡著了,

22:46 and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not enter into temptation!”
就說: “你們為甚麼睡覺呢? 起來禱告！免得陷入試探. ”

22:47 While he was still speaking, behold, there came a crowd, and the one named Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. And he approached Jesus to kiss him.
耶穌還在說話的時候, 來了一群人, 十二門徒中的猶大走在前頭, 到了耶穌跟前要用嘴親他.

22:48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
耶穌對他說: “猶大, 你用親嘴作暗號出賣人子嗎? ”

22:49 And when those around him saw what was about to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?”
左右的人見了, 就說: “主啊, 我們用刀砍好嗎? ”

22:50 And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.
他們中間有一個人砍了大祭司的僕人一刀, 削掉他的右耳.

22:51 But Jesus answered and said, “Stop! No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him.
耶穌說: “由他們吧！”就摸那人的耳朵, 醫好了他.

22:52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come out against him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber?
耶穌對那些前來捉拿他的祭司長,守殿官和長老說: “你們帶著刀棒出來, 把我當作強盜捉拿嗎?

22:53 Every day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not stretch out your hands against me! But this is your hour and the domain of darkness!”
我天天跟你們在殿裡, 你們不向我下手; 但現在是你們的時候了, 也是黑暗掌權的時候了. ”

22:54 And they arrested him and led him away and brought him into the house of the high priest. But Peter was following at a distance.
他們拿住耶穌, 押到大祭司家裡, 彼得遠遠地跟著.

22:55 And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
他們在院內生了火, 一同坐著, 彼得也坐在他們中間.

22:56 And a certain female slave, seeing him sitting in the light and looking intently at him, said, “This man also was with him!”
有一個使女, 見他面向火光坐著, 就注視他, 說: “這人是和他一夥的. ”

22:57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him!”
彼得卻否認, 說: “你這個女人, 我不認得他. ”

22:58 And after a short time another person saw him and said, “You also are one of them!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”
不久, 另一個人看見他, 就說: “你也是他們中間的一個. ”彼得說: “你這個人, 我不是. ”

22:59 And after about one hour had passed, someone else was insisting, saying, “In truth this man also was with him, because he is also a Galilean!”
大約過了一小時, 又有一個人肯定地說: “這人真是和他一夥的, 因為他也是加利利人. ”

22:60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
彼得說: “你這個人, 我不知道你說的是甚麼！”他還在說話的時候, 雞就叫了.

22:61 And the Lord turned around and looked intently at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.”
主轉過身來看彼得, 彼得就想起主對他說過的話: “今天雞叫以前, 你要三次說不認得我. ”

22:62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.
他就出去痛哭.

22:63 And the men who were guarding him began to mock him while they beat him,
看管耶穌的人戲弄他,

22:64 and after blindfolding him they repeatedly asked him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?”
蒙住他的眼睛問他: “你說預言吧, 說打你的是誰. ”

22:65 And they were saying many other things against him, reviling him.
他們還說了許多別的辱罵他的話.

22:66 And when day came, the council of elders of the people gathered, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away to their Sanhedrin,
天一亮, 民間的長老,祭司長和經學家就都聚集, 把他帶到他們的公議會裡, 說:

22:67 saying, “If you are the Christ, tell us!” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will never believe,
“你若是基督, 就告訴我們吧. ”耶穌說: “就算我告訴你們, 你們也決不相信.

22:68 and if I ask you, you will never answer!
如果我問你們, 你們也決不回答.

22:69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
從今以後, 人子要坐在神權能的右邊. ”

22:70 So they all said, “Are you then the Son of God?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.”
他們說: “那麼你是神的兒子嗎? ”耶穌說: “你們說了, 我是. ”

22:71 And they said, “Why do we have need of further testimony? For we ourselves have heard it from his mouth!”
他們說: “我們還需要甚麼證供呢? 我們親自聽見他所說的話了. ”

Luke - Chapter 23

23:1 And the whole assembly of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.
眾人都起來, 把耶穌押到彼拉多那裡,

23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying he himself is Christ, a king!”
控告他說: “我們查出這個人煽惑我們的同胞, 阻止納稅給凱撒, 並且自稱是基督, 是王. ”

23:3 And Pilate asked him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And he answered him and said, “You say so.”
彼拉多問他: “你是猶太人的王嗎? ”耶穌回答: “這是你說的. ”

23:4 So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
彼拉多對祭司長和眾人說: “我在這人身上, 查不出有甚麼罪. ”

23:5 But they insisted, saying, “He incites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea and beginning from Galilee as far as here.”
但他們極力說: “他在猶太全地教導人, 煽動群眾, 從加利利直到這裡. ”

23:6 Now when Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
彼拉多聽見了, 就問耶穌是不是加利利人.

23:7 And when he found out that he was from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him over to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem in those days.
既然知道他是從希律管轄下來的, 就把他送回希律那裡; 那時希律正在耶路撒冷.

23:8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by him.
希律看見耶穌, 非常歡喜, 因為他曾經聽過耶穌的事, 早就想要見他, 希望看他行個神蹟.

23:9 So he questioned him at considerable length, but he answered nothing to him.
於是他問了耶穌許多話, 但耶穌甚麼也不回答.

23:10 And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there vehemently accusing him.
祭司長和經學家站著, 猛烈地控告他.

23:11 And Herod with his soldiers also treated him with contempt, and after mocking him and dressing him in glistening clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.
希律和他的侍衛就藐視耶穌, 戲弄他, 給他穿上華麗的衣服, 把他送回彼拉多那裡.

23:12 And both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that same day, for they had previously been enemies of one another.
希律和彼拉多從前原是彼此為仇, 在那一天就成了朋友.

23:13 So Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people
彼拉多召集了祭司長,官長和民眾,

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people, and behold, when I examined him before you, I found nothing in this man as basis for the accusation which you are making against him.
對他們說: “你們把這人押到我這裡來, 說他煽惑群眾, 我已經在你們面前審訊過, 在他身上一點也找不到你們控告他的罪狀,

23:15 But neither did Herod, because he sent him back to us. And behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him.
連希律也找不到, 又把他送回我這裡, 可見他沒有作過該死的事.

23:16 Therefore I will punish him and release him.”
我要責打他, 然後把他釋放. ”

23:17
(有些抄本有第17節: “每逢節期, 他必須照例給他們釋放一個囚犯. ”也有些抄本把這句放在第19節後)

23:18 But they all cried out in unison, saying, “Take this man away, and release for us Barabbas!”
眾人齊聲喊叫: “除掉這個人, 給我們釋放巴拉巴！”

23:19 (who had been thrown in prison because of a certain insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder).
這巴拉巴是因為在城作亂殺人而入獄的.

23:20 And Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again,
彼拉多再向他們說明, 願意釋放耶穌.

23:21 but they kept crying out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
然而他們高聲呼叫: “把他釘十字架, 把他釘十字架！”

23:22 So he said to them a third time, “Why? What wrong has this man done? I found no basis for an accusation deserving death in him. Therefore I will punish him and release him.”
彼拉多第三次對他們說: “這人作過甚麼惡事呢? 我在他身上找不出甚麼該死的罪. 所以我要責打他, 然後把他釋放. ”

23:23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he be crucified. And their cries prevailed.
但他們大聲吵鬧, 要他把耶穌釘十字架, 他們的聲音就得了勝.

23:24 And Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
彼拉多就宣判, 照他們的要求,

23:25 And he released the one who had been thrown into prison because of insurrection and murder, whom they were asking for, but Jesus he handed over to their will.
把他們所求那作亂殺人入獄的釋放了, 卻把耶穌交出來, 隨他們的意思處理.

23:26 And as they led him away, they seized Simon, a certain man of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and placed the cross on him, to carry it behind Jesus.
他們把耶穌帶走的時候, 抓住了一個從鄉下來的古利奈人西門, 把十字架放在他身上, 叫他背著跟在耶穌後面.

23:27 And a great crowd of the people were following him, and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.
一大群人跟隨他, 有些婦女為他捶胸痛哭.

23:28 But turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children!
耶穌轉過身來對她們說: “耶路撒冷的女兒啊, 不要為我哭, 卻要為你們自己和你們的兒女哭.

23:29 For behold, days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that did not give birth, and the breasts that did not nurse!’
日子將到, 人必說: ‘不生育的和沒有懷過胎的, 也沒有哺養過嬰兒的有福了. ’

23:30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
那時人要對大山說: ‘倒在我們身上！’對小山說: ‘遮蓋我們！’

23:31 For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
他們在青綠的樹上, 既然這樣作; 在枯乾的樹上, 又會怎樣呢? ”

23:32 And two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.
他們另外帶來兩個犯人, 和耶穌一同處死,

23:33 And when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” there they crucified him, and the criminals, the one on his right and the other on his left.
到了那名叫“髑髏”的地方, 就把耶穌釘在十字架上, 也釘了那兩個犯人, 一左一右.

23:34 〚But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”〛 And they cast lots to divide his clothes.
耶穌說: “父啊, 赦免他們！因為他們不知道自己所作的是甚麼. ”士兵抽籤, 分了他的衣服.

23:35 And the people stood there watching, but the rulers also ridiculed him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if this man is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!”
群眾站著觀看, 官長們嗤笑說: “他救了別人, 如果他是基督, 是神所揀選的, 讓他救自己吧！”

23:36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine
士兵也上前戲弄他, 拿酸酒給他喝,

23:37 and saying, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
說: “如果你是猶太人的王, 救你自己吧！”

23:38 And there was also an inscription over him, “This is the king of the Jews.”
在耶穌的頭以上有一個牌子寫著: “這是猶太人的王. ”

23:39 And one of the criminals who were hanged there reviled him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself—and us!”
懸掛著的犯人中, 有一個侮辱他說: “你不是基督嗎? 救你自己和我們吧！”

23:40 But the other answered and rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, because you are undergoing the same condemnation?
另一個就應聲責備他說: “你是同樣受刑的, 還不懼怕神嗎?

23:41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for what we have done. But this man has done nothing wrong!”
我們是罪有應得的. 我們所受的與所作的相稱, 然而這個人並沒有作過甚麼不對的事. ”

23:42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!”
他又對耶穌說: “耶穌啊, 你得國降臨的時候, 求你記念我. ”

23:43 And he said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
耶穌對他說: “我實在告訴你, 今天你必定同我在樂園裡了. ”

23:44 And by this time it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour
從正午直到下午三點鐘, 遍地都黑暗了.

23:45 because the light of the sun failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn apart down the middle.
太陽沒有光, 聖所的幔子從當中裂開.

23:46 And Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit!” And after he said this, he expired.
耶穌大聲呼叫: “父啊, 我把我的靈魂交在你手裡. ”說了這話, 氣就斷了.

23:47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began to praise God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous!”
百夫長看見所發生的事, 就頌讚神, 說: “這真是個義人！”

23:48 And all the crowds that had come together for this spectacle, when they saw the things that had happened, returned home beating their breasts.
聚集觀看的群眾, 看見所發生的事, 都捶著胸回去了.

23:49 And all his acquaintances, and the women who had followed him from Galilee who saw these things, stood at a distance.
與耶穌熟悉的人, 和從加利利跟隨他來的婦女, 都遠遠地站著, 看這些事.

23:50 And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
有一個人名叫約瑟, 是個議員, 為人良善公義,

23:51 (this man was not consenting to their plan and deed), from Arimathea, a Judean town, who was looking forward to the kingdom of God.
是猶太地亞利馬太城的人, 一向等候神的國, 並不附和眾人的計謀和行為.

23:52 This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
這人去見彼拉多, 求領耶穌的身體.

23:53 And he took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth and placed him in a tomb cut into the rock where no one had ever been placed.
他把身體取下來, 用細麻布裹好, 放在從石頭鑿出來的墳墓裡, 這墳墓是從來沒有葬過人的.

23:54 And it was the day of preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.
那天是預備日, 安息日就要開始,

23:55 And the women who had been accompanying him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was placed.
那些從加利利和耶穌一起來的婦女, 跟著來了. 她們看見了墳墓, 和他的身體怎樣安葬,

23:56 And they returned and prepared fragrant spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
就回去預備香料和香膏. 安息日, 她們遵著誡命安息.

Luke - Chapter 24

24:1 Now on the first day of the week, at very early dawn, they came back to the tomb bringing the fragrant spices which they had prepared.
禮拜日大清早的時候, 婦女們帶著預備好的香料, 來到墳墓那裡,

24:2 And they found the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
發現石頭已經從墳墓輥開了,

24:3 but when they went in, they did not find the body.
就進去, 卻找不著主耶穌的身體.

24:4 And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men in gleaming clothing stood near them.
她們正為此事猜疑的時候, 忽然有兩個人, 穿著閃爍耀目的衣服, 站在她們旁邊.

24:5 And as they were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?
她們害怕, 把臉伏在地上. 那兩個人對她們說: “為甚麼在死人中找活人呢?

24:6 He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he spoke to you while he was still in Galilee,
他不在這裡, 已經復活了. 你們應當記得他還在加利利的時候, 怎樣告訴你們,

24:7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of men who are sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise?”
說: ‘人子必須被交在罪人手裡, 釘在十字架上, 第三日復活. ’”

24:8 And they remembered his words,
她們就想起他的話,

24:9 and when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
於是從墳地回去, 把這一切事告訴十一個使徒和其餘的人.

24:10 Now Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the others with them were telling these things to the apostles.
那些婦女就是抹大拉的馬利亞, 約亞拿和雅各的母親馬利亞, 以及其他在一起的婦女, 她們把這些事向使徒說了.

24:11 And these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they refused to believe them.
使徒以為這些話是無稽之談, 就不相信.

24:12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb, and bending over to look, he saw only the strips of linen cloth, and he went away to his home wondering what had happened.
彼得卻起來跑到墳墓那裡, 屈身往裡觀看, 只見細麻布在那裡, 就回去了, 對所發生的事非常驚奇.

24:13 And behold, on that same day, two of them were traveling to a village named Emmaus that was sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem,
同一天, 門徒中有兩個人往一個叫以馬午斯的村子去, 那村子距耶路撒冷約十一公里;

24:14 and they were conversing with one another about all these things that had happened.
他們彼此談論所發生的這一切事.

24:15 And it happened that while they were conversing, and discussing, Jesus himself also approached and began to go along with them,
正在交談議論的時候, 耶穌親自走近他們, 與他們同行,

24:16 but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
但他們的眼睛卻給蒙蔽了, 認不出他來.

24:17 And he said to them, “What are these matters that you are discussing with one another as you are walking along?” And they stood still, looking sad.
耶穌說: “你們走路的時候, 彼此討論的是甚麼事呢? ”他們就站住, 面帶愁容;

24:18 And one of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to him, “Are you the only one living near Jerusalem and not knowing the things that have happened in it in these days?”
一個名叫革流巴的回答他: “在耶路撒冷作客的, 難道只有你不知道這幾天在那裡所發生的事嗎? ”

24:19 And he said to them, “What things?” So they said to him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people,
他說: “甚麼事呢? ”他們說: “就是拿撒勒人耶穌的事. 他是先知, 在神和眾人面前, 說話行事都有大能.

24:20 and how our chief priests and rulers handed him over to a sentence of death, and crucified him.
我們的祭司長和官長, 竟把他交出去, 判了死罪, 釘在十字架上.

24:21 But we were hoping that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. But in addition to all these things, this is the third day since these things took place.
但我們素來盼望要救贖以色列的就是他. 不但這樣, 這些事發生到今天, 已經是第三天了.

24:22 But also some women from among us astonished us, who were at the tomb early in the morning,
而且我們中間有幾個婦女使我們驚奇, 她們清早到墳墓那裡去,

24:23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying they had seen even a vision of angels, who said that he was alive!
卻找不到他的身體. 她們回來說看見天使顯現, 天使說他活了.

24:24 And some of those with us went out to the tomb and found it like this, just as the women had also said, but him they did not see.”
又有我們中間的幾個人到墳墓那裡去, 所看見的正如婦女們所說的, 只是沒有看見他. ”

24:25 And he said to them, “O foolish and slow in heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
耶穌說: “無知的人哪, 先知所說的一切話, 你們心裡信得太遲鈍了！

24:26 Was it not necessary that the Christ suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
基督這樣受害, 然後進入他的榮耀, 不是應當的嗎? ”

24:27 And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things concerning himself in all the scriptures.
於是他從摩西和眾先知起, 把所有關於自己的經文, 都給他們解釋明白了.

24:28 And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he acted as though he was going farther.
他們走近要去的村子, 他好像還要往前行,

24:29 And they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening, and by this time the day is far spent.” And he went in to stay with them.
他們強留他說: “天晚了, 太陽下山了, 請與我們同住吧！”他就進去與他們同住.

24:30 And it happened that when he reclined at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks, and after breaking it, he gave it to them.
到了吃飯的時候, 他拿起餅來, 感謝了, 擘開遞給他們,

24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became invisible to them.
他們的眼睛開了, 才認出是耶穌來; 他卻從他們面前不見了.

24:32 And they said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?”
他們彼此說: “在路上他對我們說話, 給我們解釋聖經的時候, 我們的心不是火熱的嗎? ”

24:33 And they got up that same hour and returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven and those with them assembled,
他們就立時起來回耶路撒冷去. 在那裡遇見十一個使徒和跟他們聚在一起的人,

24:34 saying, “The Lord has really been raised, and has appeared to Simon!”
說: “主果然復活了, 已經向西門顯現了. ”

24:35 And they began describing what happened on the road, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
兩個人就把在路上的事, 和擘餅的時候他們怎樣認出耶穌來的事, 都述說了一遍.

24:36 And while they were saying these things, he himself stood there among them.
正說這話的時候, 耶穌親自站在他們當中, 說: “願你們平安. ”

24:37 But they were startled and became terrified, and thought they had seen a ghost.
他們非常驚怕, 以為看見了靈.

24:38 And he said to them, “Why are you frightened? And for what reason do doubts arise in your hearts?
他說: “你們為甚麼驚慌, 為甚麼心裡疑惑呢?

24:39 Look at my hands and my feet, that I am I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”
你們看我的手,我的腳, 就知道我是誰. 摸我看看, 靈沒有骨, 沒有肉; 你們看, 我是有的. ”

24:40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
說了這話, 就把手和腳給他們看.

24:41 And while they were still disbelieving because of joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Do you have anything to eat here?”
他們歡喜到不敢相信, 並且很驚奇. 耶穌說: “你們這裡有甚麼吃的沒有? ”

24:42 So they gave him a piece of broiled fish,
他們就給了他一片燒魚.

24:43 and he took it and ate it in front of them.
他接過來, 在他們面前吃了.

24:44 And he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything that is written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.”
主對他們說: “這就是我從前與你們同在的時候, 對你們說過的話: 摩西的律法,先知書和詩篇上所記關於我的一切事, 都必定應驗. ”

24:45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,
於是他開他們的心竅, 使他們明白聖經;

24:46 and said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,
又說: “經上這樣記著: 基督必須受害, 第三天從死人中復活.

24:47 and repentance and the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
人要奉他的名, 傳講悔改與赦罪的道, 從耶路撒冷起, 直傳到萬國.

24:48 You are witnesses of these things.
你們就是這些事的見證.

24:49 And behold, I am sending out what was promised by my Father upon you, but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
我要使我父的應許臨到你們身上, 你們當在城裡等候, 直到得著從上面來的能力. ”

24:50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
主帶他們出去, 到了伯大尼附近, 舉手給他們祝福.

24:51 And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven.
正在祝福的時候, 他就離開他們, 被接到天上去了.

24:52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
他們就敬拜他, 歡歡喜喜地回到耶路撒冷,

24:53 And they were continually in the temple courts praising God.
常常在殿裡稱頌神.

John (約翰福音)

John - Chapter 1

1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
太初有道, 道與神同在, 道就是神.

1:2 This one was in the beginning with God.
這道太初與神同在.

1:3 All things came into being through him, and apart from him not one thing came into being that has come into being.
萬有是藉著他造的; 凡被造的, 沒有一樣不是藉著他造的.

1:4 In him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.
在他裡面有生命, (有些抄本第3,4節或譯: “萬有是藉著他造的, 沒有一樣不是藉著他造的; 凡被造的, 都在他裡面有生命……”)這生命就是人的光.

1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
光照在黑暗中, 黑暗不能勝過光.

1:6 A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.
有一個人, 名叫約翰, 是神所差來的.

1:7 This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him.
他來是要作見證, 就是為光作見證, 使眾人藉著他可以相信.

1:8 That one was not the light, but came in order that he could testify about the light.
他不是那光, 而是要為那光作見證.

1:9 The true light, who gives light to every person, was coming into the world.
那光來到世界, 是普照世人的真光.

1:10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him.
他在世界, 世界也是藉著他造的, 世界卻不認識他.

1:11 He came to his own things, and his own people did not receive him.
他到自己的地方來, 自己的人卻不接受他.

1:12 But as many as received him—to those who believe in his name—he gave to them authority to become children of God,
凡接受他的, 就是信他名的人, 他就賜給他們權利, 成為神的兒女.

1:13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.
他們不是從血統生的, 不是從肉身的意思生的, 也不是從人意生的, 而是從神生的.

1:14 And the Word became flesh and took up residence among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.
道成了肉身, 住在我們中間, 滿有恩典和真理. 我們見過他的榮光, 正是從父而來的獨生子的榮光.

1:15 John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This one was he about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ ”
約翰為他作見證, 大聲說: “這一位就是我所說的: ‘那在我以後來的, 位分比我高, 因為他本來是在我以前的. ’”

1:16 For from his fullness we have all received, and grace after grace.
從他的豐盛裡我們都領受了, 而且恩上加恩.

1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
律法是藉著摩西頒布的, 恩典和真理卻是藉著耶穌基督而來的.

1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father—that one has made him known.
從來沒有人見過神, 只有在父懷裡的獨生子把他彰顯出來.

1:19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, “Who are you?”
以下是約翰的見證: 猶太人從耶路撒冷派祭司和利未人到約翰那裡, 問他: “你是誰? ”

1:20 And he confessed—and he did not deny, and confessed—“I am not the Christ!”
約翰並不否認, 坦白地承認說: “我不是基督. ”

1:21 And they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not!” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No!”
他們又問: “那麼你是誰? 是以利亞嗎? ”他說: “我不是. ”“是那位先知嗎? ”他回答: “不是. ”

1:22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
於是他們再問: “你是誰? 好讓我們回覆派我們來的人. 你說你自己是誰? ”

1:23 He said, “I am ‘the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of the Lord,” ’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
他說: “我就是在曠野呼喊者的聲音: ‘修直主的路！’正如以賽亞先知所說的. ”

1:24 (And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
這些人是法利賽人派來的.

1:25 And they asked him and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
他們問約翰: “你既然不是基督, 不是以利亞, 也不是那位先知, 那麼你為甚麼施洗呢? ”

1:26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water. In your midst stands one whom you do not know—
約翰回答: “我是用水施洗, 但有一位站在你們中間, 是你們不認識的;

1:27 the one who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!”
他是在我以後來的, 我就是給他解鞋帶也不配. ”

1:28 These things took place in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
這些事發生在約旦河東的伯大尼, 約翰施洗的地方.

1:29 On the next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
第二天, 約翰見耶穌迎面而來, 就說: “看哪, 神的羊羔, 是除去世人的罪孽的！

1:30 This one is the one about whom I said, ‘After me is coming a man who is ahead of me, because he existed before me.’
這一位就是我所說的: ‘有一個人, 是在我以後來的, 位分比我高, 因為他本來是在我以前的. ’

1:31 And I did not know him, but in order that he could be revealed to Israel, because of this I came baptizing with water.”
我本來不認識他, 但為了要把他顯明給以色列人, 因此我來用水施洗. ”

1:32 And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and remaining upon him.
約翰又作見證說: “我曾看見聖靈, 好像鴿子從天上降下來, 停留在他的身上.

1:33 And I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me, ‘The one upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him—this one is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
我本來不認識他, 但那差我來用水施洗的對我說: ‘你看見聖靈降下來, 停留在誰身上, 誰就是用聖靈施洗的. ’

1:34 And I have seen and testify that this one is the Chosen One of God.
我看見了, 就作見證說: ‘這就是神的兒子. ’”

1:35 On the next day again John was standing there, and two of his disciples,
過了一天, 約翰和他的兩個門徒又站在那裡.

1:36 and looking at Jesus as he was walking by, he said, “Look! The Lamb of God!”
約翰看見耶穌走過的時候, 就說: “看哪, 神的羊羔！”

1:37 And the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
那兩個門徒聽見他的話, 就跟從了耶穌.

1:38 And Jesus, turning around and seeing them following him, said to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means when translated “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
耶穌轉過身來, 看見他們跟著, 就問: “你們要甚麼? ”他們說: “拉比, 你在哪裡住? ”(“拉比”的意思就是“老師”. )

1:39 He said to them, “Come and you will see!” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day (it was about the tenth hour).
他說: “你們來看吧！”於是他們就去看他所住的地方. 那一天他們就和耶穌住在一起; 那時大約是下午四點鐘.

1:40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed him.
聽了約翰的話而跟從耶穌的那兩個人, 一個是西門．彼得的弟弟安得烈.

1:41 This one first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is translated “Christ”).
他先找到自己的哥哥西門, 告訴他: “我們遇見彌賽亞了！”(“彌賽亞”的意思就是“基督”. )

1:42 He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is interpreted “Peter”).
安得烈就帶他到耶穌那裡. 耶穌定睛看著他, 說: “你是約翰的兒子西門, 你要稱為磯法. ”(“磯法”翻譯出來就是“彼得”. )

1:43 On the next day he wanted to depart for Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
再過一天, 耶穌決定往加利利去; 他遇見腓力, 就對他說: “來跟從我！”

1:44 (Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)
腓力是伯賽大人, 與安得烈和彼得同鄉.

1:45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the one whom Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets wrote about—Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth!”
腓力找到拿但業, 告訴他: “摩西在律法書上所寫的, 和眾先知所記的那位, 我們已經遇見了, 他就是約瑟的兒子拿撒勒人耶穌. ”

1:46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see!”
拿但業說: “拿撒勒還能出甚麼好的嗎? ”腓力說: “你來看！”

1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Look! A true Israelite in whom is no deceit!”
耶穌看見拿但業向他走過來, 就論到他說: “看哪, 這的確是個以色列人, 他心裡沒有詭詐. ”

1:48 Nathanael said to him, “From where do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
拿但業問他: “你怎麼認識我呢? ”耶穌回答: “腓力還沒有招呼你, 你在無花果樹下的時候, 我就看見你了. ”

1:49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the king of Israel!”
拿但業說: “拉比, 你是神的兒子, 你是以色列的王！”

1:50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these!”
耶穌說: “因為我告訴你‘我看見你在無花果樹下’, 你就信了嗎? 你還要看見比這些更大的事. ”

1:51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly I say to all of you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
又對他說: “我實實在在告訴你們, 你們要看見天開了, 神的眾使者在人子的身上, 上去下來. ”

John - Chapter 2

2:1 And on the third day, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
第三天, 在加利利的迦拿有婚筵, 耶穌的母親在那裡;

2:2 And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding.
耶穌和門徒也被邀請參加婚筵.

2:3 And when the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine!”
酒用盡了, 耶穌的母親對他說: “他們沒有酒了. ”

2:4 And Jesus said to her, “What does your concern have to do with me, woman? My hour has not yet come.”
耶穌說: “母親(“母親”原文作“婦人”), 我跟你有甚麼關係呢? 我的時候還沒有到. ”

2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it!”
他母親告訴僕人說: “他吩咐你們甚麼, 就作甚麼. ”

2:6 Now six stone water jars were set there, in accordance with the ceremonial cleansing of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.
在那裡有六口石缸, 每口可盛兩三桶水, 是為猶太人行潔淨禮用的.

2:7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the water jars with water.” And they filled them to the brim.
耶穌吩咐僕人: “把缸都倒滿水！”他們就倒滿了, 直到缸口.

2:8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward. So they took it.
耶穌又吩咐他們: “現在舀出來, 送給筵席的總管！”他們就送去了.

2:9 Now when the head steward tasted the water which had become wine and did not know where it was from—but the servants who had drawn the water knew—the head steward summoned the bridegroom
總管嘗了那水變的酒, 不知道是從哪裡來的, 只有舀水的僕人知道. 總管就叫新郎來,

2:10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and whenever they are drunk, the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”
對他說: “人人都是先擺上好酒, 等到親友喝夠了, 才擺上次等的, 你倒把好酒留到現在. ”

2:11 This beginning of signs Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee, and revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
這是耶穌所行的第一件神蹟, 是在加利利的迦拿行的. 他顯出了自己的榮耀, 他的門徒就信了他.

2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum, and his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
這事以後, 耶穌和母親,弟弟,門徒, 都下到迦百農去, 在那裡住了沒有幾天.

2:13 And the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
猶太人的逾越節近了, 耶穌就上耶路撒冷去.

2:14 And he found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated.
他在聖殿的外院裡看見有賣牛羊鴿子的, 和坐在那裡兌換銀錢的,

2:15 And he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, both the sheep and the oxen, and he poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
就用繩索做了一條鞭子, 把眾人連牛帶羊都從外院趕出去, 倒掉兌換銀錢的人的錢, 推翻他們的桌子;

2:16 And to the ones selling the doves he said, “Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
又對賣鴿子的說: “把這些東西搬出去, 不要把我父的殿當作巿場. ”

2:17 His disciples remembered that it is written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
他的門徒就想起經上記著: “我為你的殿心中迫切, 如同火燒. ”

2:18 So the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign do you show to us, because you are doing these things?”
猶太人就問他: “你可以顯甚麼神蹟給我們看, 證明你有權作這些事呢? ”

2:19 Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up!”
耶穌回答: “你們拆毀這殿, 我三天之內要把它建造起來. ”

2:20 Then the Jews said, “This temple has been under construction forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?”
猶太人說: “這殿建了四十六年, 你三天之內就能把它建造起來嗎? ”

2:21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
但耶穌所說的殿, 就是他的身體.

2:22 So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.
所以當耶穌從死人中復活以後, 門徒想起了他說過這話, 就信了聖經和耶穌所說的話.

2:23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name because they saw his signs which he was doing.
耶穌在耶路撒冷過逾越節的時候, 許多人看見他所行的神蹟, 就信了他的名.

2:24 But Jesus himself did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people,
耶穌卻不信任他們, 因為他知道所有的人,

2:25 and because he did not need anyone to testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.
也不需要誰指證人是怎樣的, 因為他知道人心裡存的是甚麼.

John - Chapter 3

3:1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
有一個法利賽人, 名叫尼哥德慕, 是猶太人的官長.

3:2 This man came to him at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one is able to perform these signs that you are performing unless God were with him.”
他夜間來到耶穌那裡, 對他說: “拉比, 我們知道你是從神那裡來的教師, 因為如果沒有神同在, 你所行的這些神蹟, 就沒有人能行. ”

3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
耶穌回答: “我實實在在告訴你, 人若不重生, 就不能見神的國. ”

3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is an old man? He is not able to enter into his mother’s womb for the second time and be born, can he?”
尼哥德慕說: “人老了, 怎能重生呢? 難道他能再進母腹生出來嗎? ”

3:5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
耶穌回答: “我實實在在告訴你, 人若不是從水和聖靈生的, 就不能進神的國.

3:6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
從肉身生的就是肉身, 從靈生的就是靈.

3:7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘It is necessary for you to be born from above.’
你不要因為我對你說‘你們必須重生’而感到希奇.

3:8 The wind blows wherever it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
風隨意而吹, 你聽見它的響聲, 卻不知道它從哪裡來, 往哪裡去; 凡從聖靈生的, 也是這樣. ”

3:9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can these things be?”
尼哥德慕說: “怎能有這事呢? ”

3:10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and you do not understand these things?
耶穌說: “你是以色列人的教師, 還不明白這事嗎?

3:11 Truly, truly I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony!
我實實在在告訴你, 我們知道的, 才講論; 見過的, 就作證, 然而你們卻不接受我們的見證.

3:12 If I tell you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
我對你們講地上的事, 你們尚且不信, 如果講天上的事, 怎能相信呢?

3:13 And no one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
除了那從天上降下來的人子(有些抄本作“除了那從天上降下來仍舊在天上的人子”), 沒有人升過天.

3:14 And just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, thus it is necessary that the Son of Man be lifted up,
摩西在曠野怎樣把銅蛇舉起, 人子也必照樣被舉起來,

3:15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.”
使所有信他的人都得永生.

3:16 For in this way God loved the world, so that he gave his one and only Son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.
“神愛世人, 甚至把他的獨生子賜給他們, 叫一切信他的, 不至滅亡, 反得永生.

3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world in order that he should judge the world, but in order that the world should be saved through him.
因為神差他的兒子到世上來, 不是要定世人的罪, 而是要使世人藉著他得救.

3:18 The one who believes in him is not judged, but the one who does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
信他的, 不被定罪; 不信的, 罪已經定了, 因為他不信神獨生子的名.

3:19 And this is the judgment: that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
光來到世上, 世人因為自己的行為邪惡, 不愛光倒愛黑暗, 定他們罪的原因, 就在這裡.

3:20 For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.
凡作惡的都恨光, 不來接近光, 免得他的惡行暴露出來.

3:21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, in order that his deeds may be revealed, that they are done in God.
凡行真理的, 就來接近光, 好顯明他所作的都是靠著神而作的. ”

3:22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.
這事以後, 耶穌和門徒來到猶太地, 他和他們住在那裡, 並且施洗.

3:23 Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and they were coming and were being baptized.
約翰也在靠近撒冷的艾嫩施洗, 因為那裡水多; 眾人都去受洗.

3:24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
那時約翰還沒有入獄.

3:25 So a dispute occurred on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew concerning purification.
約翰的門徒和一個猶太人為潔淨禮發生辯論.

3:26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, about whom you testified—look, this one is baptizing, and all are coming to him!”
他們來到約翰那裡, 對他說: “拉比, 你看, 從前和你在約旦河東, 你為他作見證的那一位, 他也在施洗, 眾人都到他那裡去了. ”

3:27 John answered and said, “A man can receive not one thing unless it is granted to him from heaven!
約翰回答: “除了從天上賜下來給他的, 人就不能得到甚麼.

3:28 You yourselves testify about me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I am sent before that one.’
你們自己可以為我作證: 我曾說, 我不是基督, 不過是奉差遣作他的先鋒的.

3:29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.
娶新娘的是新郎. 新郎的好友站在那裡聽著, 聽見新郎的聲音就非常喜樂. 因此, 我這喜樂滿溢了！

3:30 It is necessary for that one to increase, but for me to decrease.”
他必興旺, 我必衰微.

3:31 The one who comes from above is over all. The one who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks from the earth; the one who comes from heaven is over all.
“那從天上來的, 是在萬有之上; 從地上來的, 是屬於地, 所講的也是屬於地. 那從天上來的, 是超越萬有之上.

3:32 What he has seen and heard, this he testifies, and no one accepts his testimony.
他把所見所聞的見證出來, 可是沒有人接受他的見證.

3:33 The one who accepts his testimony has attested that God is true.
那接受他的見證的, 就確認神是真的.

3:34 For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit by measure.
神所差來的那一位講神的話, 因為神把聖靈無限地賜給他.

3:35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
父愛子, 已經把萬有交在他手裡.

3:36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life—but the wrath of God remains on him.
信子的, 有永生; 不信從子的, 必不得見永生, 神的震怒卻常在他身上. ”

John - Chapter 4

4:1 Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
主知道法利賽人聽見他收門徒和施洗比約翰更多

4:2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples),
(其實不是耶穌親自施洗, 而是他的門徒施洗),

4:3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee.
就離開了猶太, 再往加利利去.

4:4 And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
他必須經過撒瑪利亞.

4:5 Now he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
於是到了撒瑪利亞的一座城, 名叫敘加; 這城靠近雅各給他兒子約瑟的那塊地.

4:6 And Jacob’s well was there, so Jesus, because he had become tired from the journey, simply sat down at the well. It was about the sixth hour.
在那裡有雅各井. 耶穌因為旅途疲倦了, 就坐在井旁; 那時大約正午.

4:7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me water to drink.”
有一個撒瑪利亞婦人來打水. 耶穌對她說: “請給我水喝. ”

4:8 (For his disciples had gone away into the town so that they could buy food.)
那時, 他的門徒都進城買食物去了.

4:9 So the Samaritan woman said to him, “How do you, being a Jew, ask from me water to drink, since I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
撒瑪利亞婦人對耶穌說: “你是猶太人, 怎麼向我, 一個撒瑪利亞婦人要水喝呢? ”(原來猶太人和撒瑪利亞人不相往來. )

4:10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you had known the gift of God and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
耶穌回答她: “你若知道神的恩賜, 和對你說‘請給我水喝’的是誰, 你必早已求他, 他也必早把活水賜給你了. ”

4:11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket and the well is deep! From where then do you get this living water?
婦人說: “先生, 你沒有打水的器具, 井又深, 你從哪裡得活水呢?

4:12 You are not greater than our father Jacob, are you, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, and his sons and his livestock?”
我們的祖先雅各把這口井留給我們, 他自己和子孫以及牲畜都喝這井的水, 難道你比他還大嗎? ”

4:13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again.
耶穌回答: “凡喝這水的, 還要再渴;

4:14 But whoever drinks of this water which I will give to him will never be thirsty for eternity, but the water which I will give to him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
人若喝我所賜的水, 就永遠不渴. 我所賜的水要在他裡面成為湧流的泉源, 直湧到永生. ”

4:15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or come here to draw water!”
婦人說: “先生, 請把這水賜給我, 使我不渴, 也不用來這裡打水. ”

4:16 He said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.”
耶穌說: “你去, 叫你的丈夫, 然後回到這裡來. ”

4:17 The woman answered and said to him, “I do not have a husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have said rightly, ‘I do not have a husband,’
婦人對他說: “我沒有丈夫. ”耶穌說: “你說‘沒有丈夫’是不錯的.

4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you have now is not your husband; this you have said truthfully!”
你以前有五個丈夫, 現在有的並不是你的丈夫; 你說這話是真的. ”

4:19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
婦人說: “先生, 我看出你是先知.

4:20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.”
我們的祖先在這山上敬拜神, 而你們卻說, 敬拜的地方必須在耶路撒冷. ”

4:21 Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, that an hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
耶穌說: “婦人, 你應當信我, 時候將到, 那時你們敬拜父, 不在這山上, 也不在耶路撒冷.

4:22 You worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews.
你們敬拜你們所不知道的, 我們卻敬拜我們所知道的, 因為救恩是從猶太人出來的.

4:23 But an hour is coming—and now is here—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for indeed the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.
然而時候將到, 現在就是了, 那用心靈按真理敬拜父的, 才是真正敬拜的人; 因為父在尋找這樣敬拜他的人.

4:24 God is spirit, and the ones who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
神是靈, 敬拜他的必須用心靈按真理敬拜他. ”

4:25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (the one called Christ); “whenever that one comes, he will proclaim all things to us.”
婦人說: “我知道那稱為基督的彌賽亞要來; 他來了, 要把一切都告訴我們. ”

4:26 Jesus said to her, “I, the one speaking to you, am he.
耶穌說: “我這現在跟你說話的就是他. ”

4:27 And at this point his disciples came, and they were astonished that he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said, “What do you seek?” or “Why are you speaking with her?”
正在這時候, 門徒回來了, 見耶穌和一個婦人說話, 就很希奇; 但是沒有人問: “你要甚麼? ”或說: “你為甚麼跟她說話? ”

4:28 So the woman left her water jar and went away into the town and said to the people,
那婦人撇下了她的水罐, 進到城裡去, 對眾人說:

4:29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I have ever done! Perhaps this one is the Christ?”
“你們來, 看看一個人, 他把我所作的一切都說出來, 難道這人就是基督嗎? ”

4:30 They went out from the town and were coming to him.
眾人就出城, 往耶穌那裡去.

4:31 In the meanwhile the disciples were asking him, saying, “Rabbi, eat something!”
當時, 門徒對耶穌說: “拉比, 請吃. ”

4:32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
耶穌說: “我有食物吃, 是你們所不知道的. ”

4:33 So the disciples began to say to one another, “No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”
門徒就彼此說: “難道有人拿東西給他吃了嗎? ”

4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is that I do the will of the one who sent me and complete his work.
耶穌說: “我的食物就是遵行差我來者的旨意, 並且完成他的工作.

4:35 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months and the harvest comes’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.
你們不是說‘還有四個月才到收穫的時候’嗎? 我告訴你們, 舉目向田觀看, 莊稼已經熟了, 可以收割了.

4:36 The one who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit for eternal life, in order that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.
收割的人得到工資, 也積儲五穀直到永生, 使撒種的和收割的一同快樂.

4:37 For in this instance the saying is true, ‘It is one who sows and another who reaps.’
‘這人撒種, 那人收割’, 這話是真的.

4:38 I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have worked, and you have entered into their work.”
我派你們去收割你們所沒有勞苦的; 別人勞苦, 你們卻享受他們勞苦的成果. ”

4:39 Now from that town many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me everything that I have done.”
因著那婦人作見證的話: “他把我所作的一切都說出來了”, 那城裡就有許多撒瑪利亞人信了耶穌.

4:40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. And he stayed there two days.
於是他們來到耶穌那裡, 求他和他們同住, 耶穌就在那裡住了兩天.

4:41 And many more believed because of his word,
因著耶穌的話, 信他的人就更多了.

4:42 And they were saying to the woman, “No longer because of what you said do we believe, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this one is truly the Savior of the world!”
他們就對那婦人說: “現在我們信, 不再是因為你的話, 而是因為我們親自聽見了, 知道這位真是世人的救主. ”

4:43 And after the two days he departed from there into Galilee.
兩天之後, 耶穌離開那裡, 往加利利去.

4:44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own homeland.
耶穌自己說過: “先知在本鄉是不受尊敬的. ”

4:45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast (for they themselves had also come to the feast).
耶穌到了加利利的時候, 加利利人都歡迎他, 因為他們曾經上耶路撒冷去過節, 見過他所行的一切.

4:46 Now he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was at Capernaum a certain royal official whose son was sick.
耶穌又到了加利利的迦拿, 就是他變水為酒的地方. 有一個大臣, 他的兒子在迦百農患病.

4:47 This man, when he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, went to him and asked that he come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
他聽見耶穌從猶太到了加利利, 就來見他, 求他下去醫治他的兒子, 因為他的兒子快要死了.

4:48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe!”
耶穌對他說: “你們若看不見神蹟奇事, 總是不肯信. ”

4:49 The royal official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
大臣說: “先生, 求你趁我的孩子還沒有死就下去吧！”

4:50 Jesus said to him, “Go, your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he departed.
耶穌告訴他: “回去吧, 你的兒子好了. ”那人信耶穌對他說的話, 就回去了.

4:51 Now as he was going down, his slaves met him, saying that his child was alive.
正下去的時候, 他的僕人迎著他走來, 說他的孩子好了.

4:52 So he inquired from them the hour at which he had gotten better. Then they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
他就向僕人查問孩子是甚麼時候好轉的. 他們告訴他: “昨天下午一點鐘, 熱就退了. ”

4:53 So the father knew that it was that same hour at which Jesus said to him, “Your son will live,” and he himself believed, and his whole household.
這父親就知道, 那正是耶穌告訴他“你的兒子好了”的時候, 他自己和全家就信了.

4:54 Now this is again a second sign Jesus performed when he came from Judea into Galilee.
這是耶穌從猶太回到加利利以後所行的第二件神蹟.

John - Chapter 5

5:1 After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
這些事以後, 到了猶太人的一個節期, 耶穌就上耶路撒冷去.

5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool called in Aramaic Bethzatha, which has five porticoes.
在耶路撒冷靠近羊門有一個水池, 希伯來話叫作畢士大, 池邊有五處走廊.

5:3 In these were lying a large number of those who were sick, blind, lame, paralyzed.
在那裡躺著許多病人, 有瞎眼的,瘸腿的和癱瘓的.

5:4
(有些抄本有以下一段: “他們等候水動, 4因為有主的使者按時下去攪動池水, 水動之後, 誰先下去, 無論甚麼病, 必得痊愈. ”)

5:5 And a certain man was there who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness.
那裡有一個人, 病了三十八年.

5:6 Jesus, when he saw this one lying there and knew that he had been sick a long time already, said to him, “Do you want to become well?”
耶穌看見他躺著, 知道他病了很久, 就問他: “你要痊愈嗎? ”

5:7 The one who was sick answered him, “Sir, I do not have anyone that, whenever the water is stirred up, could put me into the pool. But while I am coming, another goes down before me.”
病人回答: “先生, 水動的時候, 沒有人把我放在池裡; 自己想去的時候, 總是給別人搶先. ”

5:8 Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk!”
耶穌對他說: “起來, 拿著你的褥子走吧. ”

5:9 And immediately the man became well and picked up his mat and began to walk. (Now it was the Sabbath on that day.)
那人立刻痊愈, 就拿起褥子走了. 那天正是安息日.

5:10 So the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permitted for you to pick up the mat!”
因此猶太人對那醫好了的人說: “今天是安息日, 你拿著褥子是不可以的. ”

5:11 But he answered them, “The one who made me well—that one said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’ ”
他卻回答: “那使我痊愈的對我說: ‘拿起你的褥子走吧’. ”

5:12 So they asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk?’ ”
他們就問: “那對你說‘拿起來走吧’的是誰? ”

5:13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn while a crowd was in the place.
那醫好了的人不知道他是誰, 因為那裡人很多, 耶穌已經避開了.

5:14 After these things Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well! Sin no longer, lest something worse happen to you.”
後來, 耶穌在殿裡遇見那人, 對他說: “你已經痊愈了, 不可再犯罪, 免得招來更大的禍患. ”

5:15 The man went and reported to the Jews that Jesus was the one who made him well.
那人就去告訴猶太人, 使他痊愈的就是耶穌.

5:16 And on account of this the Jews began to persecute Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
從此猶太人就迫害耶穌, 因為他常常在安息日作這些事.

5:17 But he answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”
耶穌卻對他們說: “我父作工直到現在, 我也作工. ”

5:18 So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.
因此猶太人就更想殺耶穌, 因為他不但破壞安息日, 而且稱神為自己的父, 把自己與神當作平等.

5:19 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, the Son can do nothing from himself except what he sees the Father doing. For whatever that one does, these things also the Son does likewise.
耶穌又對他們說: “我實實在在告訴你們, 子靠著自己不能作甚麼, 只能作他看見父所作的; 因為父所作的事, 子也照樣作.

5:20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself is doing. And greater works than these he will show him, so that you will be astonished.
父愛子, 把自己所作的一切指示給他看, 還要把比這些更大的事指示給他看, 使你們驚奇.

5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and makes them alive, thus also the Son makes alive whomever he wishes.
父怎樣叫死人復活, 使他們得生命, 子也照樣隨自己的意思使人得生命.

5:22 For the Father does not judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
父不審判人, 卻已經把審判的權柄完全交給子,

5:23 in order that all people will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
使所有的人尊敬子好像尊敬父一樣. 不尊敬子的, 就是不尊敬那差他來的父.

5:24 Truly, truly I say to you that the one who hears my word and who believes the one who sent me has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
我實實在在告訴你們, 那聽見我的話又信那差我來的, 就有永生, 不被定罪, 而是已經出死入生了.

5:25 “Truly, truly I say to you, that an hour is coming—and now is here—when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and the ones who hear will live.
我實實在在告訴你們, 時候將到, 現在就是了, 死人要聽見神兒子的聲音, 聽見的人就要活了.

5:26 For just as the Father has life in himself, thus also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself.
就如父是生命的源頭, 照樣他也使子成為生命的源頭,

5:27 And he has granted him authority to carry out judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
並且把執行審判的權柄賜給他, 因為他是人子.

5:28 “Do not be astonished at this, because an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear his voice
你們不要把這事看作希奇, 因為時候將到, 那時所有在墳墓裡的都要聽見他的聲音,

5:29 and they will come out—those who have done good things to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil things to a resurrection of judgment.
並且都要出來; 行善的復活得生命, 作惡的復活被定罪.

5:30 I am able to do nothing from myself. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.
“我靠著自己不能作甚麼, 我怎樣聽見, 就怎樣審判. 我的審判是公義的, 因為我不尋求自己的意思, 只求那差我來者的旨意.

5:31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
我若為自己作證, 我的見證就不真.

5:32 There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true.
然而另有一位為我作證的, 我知道他為我作的見證是真的.

5:33 You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.
你們曾經派人到約翰那裡, 他為真理作過見證.

5:34 (And I do not receive testimony from people, but I say these things in order that you may be saved.)
我不接受從人而來的見證, 但我說這些事, 是要你們得救.

5:35 That one was the lamp which was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for an hour in his light.
約翰是一盞點亮的燈, 你們情願暫時在他的光中歡樂.

5:36 “But I have a testimony greater than John’s, for the works which the Father has given to me that I should complete them—the very works which I am doing—these testify about me, that the Father has sent me.
但我有比約翰更大的見證, 因為父賜給我要我完成的工作, 就是我所要作的, 證明我是父所差來的.

5:37 And the Father who sent me, that one has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form.
差我來的父親自為我作了見證. 他的聲音, 你們從沒有聽過; 他的容貌, 你們從沒有見過;

5:38 And you do not have his word residing in yourselves, because the one whom that one sent, in this one you do not believe.
他的道, 你們也不放在心裡, 因為你們不信他所差來的那一位.

5:39 You search the scriptures because you think that you have eternal life in them, and it is these that testify about me.
你們研究聖經, 因為你們認為聖經中有永生, 其實為我作證的就是這聖經,

5:40 And you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.
然而你們卻不肯到我這裡來得生命.

5:41 “I do not accept glory from people,
“我不接受從人而來的稱讚;

5:42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
我知道你們心裡沒有神的愛.

5:43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If another should come in his own name, you would accept that one!
我奉我父的名而來, 你們不接待我; 如果有別人以自己的名義而來, 你們倒接待他.

5:44 How are you able to believe, if you accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is from the only God?
你們彼此接受稱讚, 卻不尋求從獨一的神而來的稱讚, 怎麼能信呢?

5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father! The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope!
不要以為我要向父控告你們, 有一位控告你們的, 就是你們所仰賴的摩西.

5:46 For if you had believed Moses, you would believe me, for that one wrote about me.
你們若信摩西, 也必信我, 因為他所寫的書曾論及我.

5:47 But if you do not believe that one’s writings, how will you believe my words?”
你們若不信他所寫的, 怎能信我的話呢? ”

John - Chapter 6

6:1 After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee (that is, Tiberias).
這些事以後, 耶穌渡過加利利海, 就是提比里亞海.

6:2 And a large crowd was following him because they were observing the signs that he was doing on those who were sick.
有一大群人, 因為看見了他在病人身上所行的神蹟, 就跟隨了他.

6:3 So Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down there with his disciples.
耶穌上了山, 同門徒坐在那裡.

6:4 (Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.)
那時猶太人的逾越節近了.

6:5 Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread so that these people can eat?”
耶穌舉目觀看, 見一大群人向他走過來, 就對腓力說: “我們從哪裡買餅給這些人吃呢? ”

6:6 (Now he said this to test him, because he knew what he was going to do.)
他說這話, 是要試驗腓力, 因他自己早已知道要怎樣作.

6:7 Philip replied to him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for them, in order that each one could receive a little.”
腓力回答: “就算二百銀幣買的餅, 每人分一點, 也是不夠的. ”

6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
有一個門徒, 就是西門．彼得的弟弟安得烈, 對耶穌說:

6:9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?”
“這裡有個小孩子, 帶著五個大麥餅,兩條魚; 只是分給這麼多人, 有甚麼用呢? ”

6:10 Jesus said, “Make the people recline.” (Now there was a lot of grass in the place.) So the men reclined, approximately five thousand in number.
耶穌吩咐他們: “你們叫眾人坐下. ”原來那地方的草很多, 眾人就坐下, 單是男人的數目約有五千.

6:11 Then Jesus took the bread, and after he had given thanks, he distributed it to those who were reclining—likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.
耶穌拿起餅來, 祝謝了, 就分給坐著的人; 分魚也是這樣, 都是隨著他們所要的.

6:12 And when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, “Gather the remaining fragments so that nothing is lost.”
他們吃飽了之後, 耶穌對門徒說: “把剩下的零碎收拾起來, 免得浪費. ”

6:13 So they gathered them, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.
門徒就把眾人吃剩那五個大麥餅的零碎收拾起來, 裝滿了十二個籃子.

6:14 Now when the people saw the sign that he performed, they began to say, “This one is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
眾人看見耶穌所行的神蹟, 就說: “這真是那要到世上來的先知. ”

6:15 Then Jesus, because he knew that they were about to come and seize him in order to make him king, withdrew again up the mountain by himself alone.
耶穌知道群眾要來強迫他作王, 就獨自又退到山上去了.

6:16 Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea.
到了晚上, 他的門徒下到海邊去.

6:17 And getting into a boat, they began to go to the other side of the sea, to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
他們上了船, 要渡海往迦百農去. 那時天已經黑了, 耶穌還沒有到他們那裡.

6:18 And the sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.
忽然海上起了狂風, 波浪翻騰.

6:19 Then when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.
門徒搖櫓約行了五六公里, 看見耶穌在海面上行走, 漸漸靠近船, 就害怕起來.

6:20 But he said to them, “It is I! Do not be afraid!”
耶穌對他們說: “是我, 不要怕. ”

6:21 So they were wanting to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land to which they were going.
他們這才把他接上船, 船就立刻到了他們要去的地方.

6:22 On the next day, the crowd that was on the other side of the sea saw that other boats were not there (except one), and that Jesus had not entered with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had departed alone.
第二天, 站在海那邊的群眾, 看見只有一隻小船留在那裡, 並且知道耶穌沒有和他的門徒一同上船, 門徒是自己去的;

6:23 Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
不過有幾隻從提比里亞來的船停在那裡, 靠近他們在主祝謝以後吃餅的地方.

6:24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
群眾見耶穌和門徒都不在那裡, 就上船往迦百農去找耶穌.

6:25 And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
他們在對岸找到了耶穌, 就問他: “拉比, 你幾時到這裡來的? ”

6:26 Jesus replied to them and said, “Truly, truly I say to you, you seek me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied!
耶穌回答: “我實實在在告訴你們, 你們找我, 不是因為看見了神蹟, 而是因為吃了餅又吃飽了.

6:27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has set his seal on this one.”
不要為那必朽壞的食物操勞, 卻要為那存到永生的食物操勞, 就是人子所要賜給你們的, 因為人子是父神所印證的. ”

6:28 So they said to him, “What shall we do that we can accomplish the works of God?”
眾人又問他: “我們應該作甚麼, 才算是作神的工作呢? ”

6:29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God: that you believe in the one whom that one sent.”
耶穌回答: “信神所差來的, 就是作神的工了. ”

6:30 So they said to him, “Then what sign will you perform, so that we can see it and believe you? What will you do?
於是他們就說: “你要行甚麼神蹟, 讓我們看了就信你呢? 你到底能作甚麼呢?

6:31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’
我們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪, 正如經上所記: ‘他把從天上來的食物賜給他們吃. ’”

6:32 Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, Moses did not give you bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven!
耶穌對他們說: “我實實在在告訴你們, 不是摩西把那從天上來的食物賜給你們, 而是我父把天上來的真食物賜給你們;

6:33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
因為神的食物就是從天上降下來, 把生命賜給世人的那一位. ”

6:34 So they said to him, “Sir, always give us this bread!”
他們對耶穌說: “主啊, 求你常把這食物賜給我們. ”

6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty again.
耶穌說: “我就是生命的食物, 到我這裡來的, 必定不餓; 信我的, 永遠不渴.

6:36 But I said to you that you have seen me and do not believe.
但我告訴你們, 你們雖然見了我, 還是不信.

6:37 Everyone whom the Father gives to me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never throw out,
凡是父賜給我的人, 必到我這裡來; 到我這裡來的, 我決不丟棄他,

6:38 because I have come down from heaven not that I should do my will, but the will of the one who sent me.
因為我從天上降下來, 不是要行自己的意思, 而是要行那差我來者的旨意.

6:39 Now this is the will of the one who sent me: that everyone whom he has given me, I would not lose any of them, but raise them up on the last day.
那差我來者的旨意就是: 他所賜給我的人, 我連一個也不失落, 並且在末日我要使他們復活.

6:40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks at the Son and believes in him would have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
因為我父的旨意, 是要使所有看見了子而信的人有永生, 並且在末日我要使他們復活. ”

6:41 Now the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven,”
猶太人因為耶穌說“我是從天上降下來的食物”, 就紛紛議論他.

6:42 and they were saying, “Is this one not Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
他們說: “這不是約瑟的兒子耶穌嗎? 他的父母我們不都認識嗎? 他現在怎麼說‘我是從天上降下來的’呢? ”

6:43 Jesus answered and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves!
耶穌回答: “你們不要彼此議論.

6:44 No one is able to come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.
如果不是差我來的父吸引人, 就沒有人能到我這裡來; 到我這裡來的, 在末日我要使他復活.

6:45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who hears from the Father and learns comes to me.
先知書上記著: ‘眾人都必受神的教導. ’凡聽見從父那裡來的教訓而又學習的, 必到我這裡來.

6:46 (Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God—this one has seen the Father.)
這不是說有人見過父; 只有從神那裡來的那一位, 他才見過父.

6:47 Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes has eternal life.
我實實在在告訴你們, 信的人有永生.

6:48 I am the bread of life.
我就是生命的食物,

6:49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and they died.
你們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪, 還是死了.

6:50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that someone may eat from it and not die.
這是從天上降下來的食物, 使人吃了就不死.

6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
我就是從天上降下來生命的食物, 人若吃了這食物, 就必活到永遠. 我要賜的食物就是我的肉, 是為了世人的生命而賜的. ”

6:52 So the Jews began to quarrel among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
於是, 猶太人彼此爭論, 說: “這個人怎能把他的肉給我們吃呢? ”

6:53 Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves!
耶穌就對他們說: “我實實在在告訴你們, 你們若不吃人子的肉, 不喝人子的血, 就沒有生命在你們裡面.

6:54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
吃我肉,喝我血的, 就有永生, 在末日我要使他復活;

6:55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
因為我的肉是真正的食物, 我的血是真正的飲料.

6:56 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me and I in him.
吃我肉,喝我血的人, 就住在我裡面, 我也住在他裡面.

6:57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also the one who eats me—that one will live because of me.
正如永活的父差遣了我, 我也因父活著; 照樣, 吃我肉的人也必因我而活.

6:58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”
這就是從天上降下來的食物, 不像嗎哪, 你們的祖宗吃過, 還是死了; 吃這食物的, 必活到永遠. ”

6:59 He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
這些話是耶穌在迦百農會堂裡教導人的時候說的.

6:60 Thus many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This saying is hard! Who can understand it?”
他的門徒中, 有許多人聽了, 就說: “這話很難, 誰能接受呢? ”

6:61 But Jesus, because he knew within himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Does this cause you to be offended?
耶穌心裡知道門徒為了這事議論紛紛, 就對他們說: “這話使你們動搖嗎?

6:62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
如果你們看見人子升到他原來所在的地方, 又怎樣呢?

6:63 The Spirit is the one who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
使人活的是靈, 肉體是無濟於事的. 我對你們所說的話是靈,是生命.

6:64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)
然而你們中間卻有不信的人. ”原來從起初耶穌就知道那些不信的是誰, 那要把他出賣的又是誰.

6:65 And he said, “Because of this I said to you that no one can come to me unless it has been granted to him by the Father.”
耶穌跟著說: “所以我對你們說過, 如果不是父所賜的, 沒有人能到我這裡來. ”

6:66 For this reason many of his disciples drew back and were not walking with him any longer.
從此, 他的門徒中有許多人退去了, 不再與他同行.

6:67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?”
於是耶穌對十二門徒說: “你們也想離去嗎? ”

6:68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
西門．彼得回答: “主啊, 你有永生之道, 我們還跟從誰呢?

6:69 And we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
我們已經相信, 並且知道你是神的聖者. ”

6:70 Jesus replied to them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is the devil?”
耶穌說: “我不是揀選了你們十二個人嗎? 但你們中間有一個是魔鬼. ”

6:71 (Now he was speaking about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, because this one—one of the twelve—was going to betray him.)
耶穌這話是指著加略人西門的兒子猶大說的, 因為他雖然是十二門徒之一, 卻要出賣耶穌.

John - Chapter 7

7:1 And after these things Jesus was going about in Galilee. For he did not want to go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.
這事以後, 耶穌周遊加利利, 不願在猶太往來, 因為猶太人想要殺他.

7:2 Now the feast of the Jews—the feast of Tabernacles—was near.
猶太人的住棚節快到了,

7:3 So his brothers said to him, “Depart from here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also can see your works that you are doing.
耶穌的弟弟就對他說: “你應當離開這裡上猶太去, 好讓你的門徒也可以看見你所行的事;

7:4 For no one does anything in secret and yet he himself desires to be publicly recognized. If you are doing these things, reveal yourself to the world!”
因為沒有人想引人注目, 卻在暗處行事的. 你既然行這些事, 就應該向世人顯明自己. ”

7:5 (For not even his brothers believed in him.)
原來連他的弟弟也不信他.

7:6 So Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
耶穌就對他們說: “我的時候還沒有到, 你們的時候卻常常是方便的.

7:7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it, that its deeds are evil.
世人不能恨你們, 卻憎恨我, 因為我指證他們的行為是邪惡的.

7:8 You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, because my time is not yet completed.
你們上去過節吧！我現在不上去, 因為我的時機還沒有成熟. ”

7:9 And when he had said these things, he remained in Galilee.
他說了這些話以後, 仍然住在加利利.

7:10 But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not openly, but (as it were) in secret.
然而, 他的弟弟上去過節以後, 他也上去過節, 不是公開地去, 卻是暗中地去.

7:11 So the Jews were looking for him at the feast, and were saying, “Where is he?”
過節的時候, 猶太人尋找耶穌, 說: “那人在哪裡呢? ”

7:12 And there was a lot of grumbling concerning him among the crowds; some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others were saying, “No, but he deceives the crowd.”
群眾因他紛紛議論, 有的說: “他是好人. ”有的說: “不, 他是欺騙眾人的. ”

7:13 However, no one was speaking openly about him for fear of the Jews.
但沒有人敢公開講論他, 因為怕猶太人.

7:14 Now when the feast was already half over, Jesus went to the temple courts and began to teach.
節期當中, 耶穌上聖殿去教導人.

7:15 Then the Jews were astonished, saying, “How does this man possess knowledge, because he has not been taught?”
猶太人就希奇, 說: “這個人沒有學過, 怎會通曉經書呢? ”

7:16 So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but is from the one who sent me.
耶穌說: “我的教訓不是我自己的, 而是出於那差我來的.

7:17 If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself.
人若願意遵行神的旨意, 就會知道這教訓是出於神, 還是我憑著自己的意思說的.

7:18 The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But the one who seeks the glory of the one who sent him—this one is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
那憑著自己的意思說的, 是求自己的榮譽; 但那尋求差他來者的榮耀的, 才是真誠的人, 在他裡面沒有不義.

7:19 Has not Moses given you the law, and none of you carries out the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
摩西不是曾經把律法傳給你們嗎? 你們竟然沒有一個人遵行律法. 你們為甚麼想要殺我呢? ”

7:20 The crowd replied, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?”
群眾回答: “你是鬼附的, 誰想要殺你呢? ”

7:21 Jesus answered and said to them, “I performed one work, and you are all astonished.
耶穌說: “我行了一件事, 你們都以為希奇.

7:22 Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.
摩西曾經把割禮傳給你們(其實割禮不是從摩西開始的, 而是從列祖開始的), 因此, 你們在安息日也給人行割禮.

7:23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses would not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a whole man well on the Sabbath?
如果人在安息日行割禮, 為的是要遵守摩西的律法, 那麼我在安息日使一個人痊愈, 你們就向我生氣嗎?

7:24 Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!”
不要按外貌判斷人, 總要公公平平地判斷人. ”

7:25 Then some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem began to say, “Is this not the one whom they are seeking to kill?
當時, 有些耶路撒冷人說: “這不是他們想要殺的人嗎?

7:26 And behold, he is speaking openly and they are saying nothing to him! Can it be that the rulers truly know that this man is the Christ?
你看, 他還在公開地講話, 竟然沒有人對他說甚麼, 難道官長們真的認為這個人就是基督嗎?

7:27 Yet we know where this man is from, but the Christ, whenever he comes—no one knows where he is from!”
可是我們知道這個人是從哪裡來的, 只是基督來的時候, 沒有人知道他是從哪裡來的！”

7:28 Then Jesus cried out in the temple courts, teaching and saying, “You both know me and you know where I am from! And I have not come from myself, but the one who sent me is true, whom you do not know.
當時耶穌在殿裡教導人, 大聲說: “你們以為認識我, 也知道我從哪裡來, 其實我不是憑著自己的意思來的, 但那差我來的是真實的, 你們卻不認識他.

7:29 I know him, because I am from him and he sent me.”
然而我認識他, 因為我從他那裡來, 也是他差我來的. ”

7:30 So they were seeking to seize him, and no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
於是他們想逮捕他, 只是沒有人下手, 因為他的時候還沒有到.

7:31 But from the crowd many believed in him and were saying, “Whenever the Christ comes, he will not perform more signs than this man has done, will he?”
群眾中有許多人信了他. 他們說: “基督來的時候, 他所行的神蹟, 能比這人所行的更多嗎? ”

7:32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers in order to take him into custody .
法利賽人聽見群眾紛紛議論這些關於耶穌的事, 祭司長和法利賽人就派差役去逮捕耶穌.

7:33 Then Jesus said, “Yet a little time I am with you, and I am going to the one who sent me.
於是耶穌說: “我跟你們在一起的時候不多了, 我要回到那差我來的那裡去.

7:34 You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am, you cannot come.”
你們要尋找我, 卻找不著; 我所在的地方, 你們是不能去的. ”

7:35 So the Jews said to one another, “Where is this one going to go, that we will not find him? He is not going to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?
猶太人彼此說: “這個人要到哪裡去, 使我們找不著他呢? 難道他要到散居在希臘人中的猶太人那裡, 去教導希臘人嗎?

7:36 What is this saying that he said, ‘You will seek me and will not find me, and where I am, you cannot come’?”
他說‘你們要尋找我, 卻找不著; 我所在的地方, 你們是不能去的’這話, 是甚麼意思呢? ”

7:37 Now on the last day of the feast—the great day—Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and let him drink,
節期的最後一天, 就是最隆重的那一天, 耶穌站著高聲說: “人若渴了, 可以到我這裡來喝！

7:38 the one who believes in me. Just as the scripture said, ‘Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
信我的人, 就像聖經所說的, 從他的腹中要湧流出活水的江河來. ”

7:39 Now he said this concerning the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were about to receive. For the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
他這話是指著信他的人要接受聖靈說的; 那時聖靈還沒有降臨, 因為耶穌還沒有得著榮耀.

7:40 Then, when they heard these words, some from the crowd began to say, “This man is truly the Prophet!”
群眾中有人聽了這些話, 就說: “這真是‘那位先知’！”

7:41 Others were saying, “This man is the Christ!” But others were saying, “No, for the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he?
另有人說: “他是基督. ”還有人說: “基督是從加利利出來的嗎?

7:42 Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
聖經不是說基督是大衛的後裔, 是從大衛本鄉伯利恆出來的嗎? ”

7:43 So there was a division in the crowd because of him.
群眾因為耶穌的緣故, 就起了紛爭.

7:44 And some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.
他們中間有人想逮捕耶穌, 只是沒有人下手.

7:45 So the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And they said to them, “Why did you not bring him?”
差役回到祭司長和法利賽人那裡. 他們就問差役: “你們為甚麼沒有把他帶來? ”

7:46 The officers replied, “Never has a man spoken like this!”
差役回答: “從來沒有人像他這樣講話的！”

7:47 Then the Pharisees replied to them, “You have not also been deceived, have you?
法利賽人說: “連你們也受了欺騙嗎?

7:48 None of the rulers or of the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?
官長或法利賽人中間有誰是信他的呢?

7:49 But this crowd who does not know the law is accursed!”
至於這群不明白律法的人, 他們是可咒詛的. ”

7:50 Nicodemus, the one who came to him previously—who was one of them—said to them,
他們當中有一個人, 就是以前來見耶穌的尼哥德慕, 對他們說:

7:51 “Our law does not condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”
“如果不先聽取人的口供, 查明他所作的事, 我們的律法怎能把他定罪呢? ”

7:52 They answered and said to him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you? Investigate and see that a prophet does not arise from Galilee!” 〚
他們回答: “你也是從加利利出來的嗎? 你去考查一下, 就知道先知是不會從加利利興起的. ”

7:53 And each one went to his own house.
於是各人都回家去了. (後期抄本才加上7:53 8:11)

John - Chapter 8

8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
耶穌往橄欖山去.

8:2 Now early in the morning he came again to the temple courts. And all the people were coming, and he sat down and began to teach them.
黎明的時候, 他又到聖殿去, 眾人都來到他那裡, 他就坐下教導他們.

8:3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And standing her in their midst,
經學家和法利賽人帶了一個行淫時被抓到的婦人來, 叫她站在中間,

8:4 they said to him, testing him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery!
就對耶穌說: “先生, 這婦人是正在犯姦淫的時候被抓到的.

8:5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?”
摩西在律法上吩咐我們把這樣的婦人用石頭打死, 你怎樣說呢? ”

8:6 (Now they were saying this to test him, so that they would have an occasion to bring charges against him.) But Jesus, bending down, began to write with his finger on the ground, taking no notice.
他們說這話是要試探耶穌, 要找把柄來控告他. 耶穌卻彎下身, 用指頭在地上寫字.

8:7 And when they persisted in asking him, straightening up he said to them, “The one of you without sin, let him throw the first stone at her!”
他們不住地問耶穌, 他就挺起身來, 說: “你們中間誰是沒有罪的, 他就可以先拿起石頭打她. ”

8:8 And bending down again, he wrote on the ground.
於是又彎下身在地上寫字.

8:9 Now when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, they began to depart, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone—and the woman who was in their midst.
他們聽了這話, 就從年老的開始, 一個一個地都離開了, 留下的只有耶穌和那個還站在那裡的婦人.

8:10 So Jesus, straightening up and seeing no one except the woman, said to her, “Where are those accusers of yours? Does no one condemn you?”
耶穌挺起身來, 問她: “婦人, 他們在哪裡? 沒有人定你的罪嗎? ”

8:11 And she said, “No one, Lord.” So Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and sin no more.”〛
她說: “主啊！沒有. ”耶穌說: “我也不定你的罪. 走吧, 從現在起不要再犯罪了. ”

8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
耶穌又對眾人說: “我是世界的光, 跟從我的, 必定不在黑暗裡走, 卻要得著生命的光. ”

8:13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You testify concerning yourself! Your testimony is not true.”
法利賽人對他說: “你為自己作證, 你的見證不是真實的. ”

8:14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I testify concerning myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I have come from and where I am going. But you do not know where I have come from or where I am going.
耶穌回答: “即使我為自己作證, 我的見證還是真實的, 因為我知道我從哪裡來, 往哪裡去, 但你們卻不知道我從哪裡來, 往哪裡去.

8:15 You judge according to externals; I do not judge anyone.
你們按著外貌判斷人, 我卻不判斷人.

8:16 But even if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.
即使我判斷人, 我的判斷也是正確的, 因為我不是獨自一人, 而是差我來的父和我在一起.

8:17 And even in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.
你們的律法上也寫著: ‘兩個人的見證才是真的. ’

8:18 I am the one who testifies concerning myself, and the Father who sent me testifies concerning me.”
我為自己作證, 差我來的父也為我作證. ”

8:19 So they were saying to him, “Where is your father?” Jesus replied, “You know neither me nor my Father! If you had known me, you would have known my Father also.”
他們問: “你的父在哪裡? ”耶穌回答: “你們不認識我, 也不認識我的父; 如果你們認識我, 也就認識我的父了. ”

8:20 He spoke these words by the treasury while teaching in the temple courts, and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
這些話是耶穌在殿裡教導人的時候, 在銀庫的院中說的. 當時沒有人逮捕他, 因為他的時候還沒有到.

8:21 So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me and will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come!”
耶穌又對他們說: “我要去了, 你們要尋找我, 並且要在自己的罪中死亡; 我去的地方, 你們不能到. ”

8:22 Then the Jews began to say, “Perhaps he will kill himself, because he is saying, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ ”
於是猶太人說: “他說‘我去的地方, 你們不能到’, 難道他要自殺嗎? ”

8:23 And he said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are from this world; I am not from this world.
耶穌說: “你們是從地上來的, 我是從天上來的; 你們屬這世界, 我卻不屬這世界,

8:24 Thus I said to you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins.”
所以我對你們說, 你們要在自己的罪中死亡; 你們若不信我就是‘那一位’, 就要在自己的罪中死亡. ”

8:25 So they began to say to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “What I have been saying to you from the beginning.
他們就問: “你是誰? ”耶穌說: “我不是從起初就告訴你們嗎?

8:26 I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but the one who sent me is true, and the things which I heard from him, these things I say to the world.”
關於你們, 我有許多事要說, 要判斷; 但那差我來的是真實的, 我從他那裡聽見的, 就告訴世人. ”

8:27 (They did not know that he was speaking to them about the Father.)
他們不明白耶穌是對他們講論父的事.

8:28 Then Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will recognize that I am he, and I do nothing from myself, but just as the Father taught me, I say these things.
所以耶穌說: “你們舉起了人子以後, 必定知道我就是‘那一位’, 並且知道我不憑著自己作甚麼事; 我說的這些話, 是照著父所教導我的.

8:29 And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
那差我來的和我同在, 他沒有留下我獨自一人, 因為我常作他喜悅的事. ”

8:30 While he was saying these things, many believed in him.
耶穌說這些話的時候, 就有許多人信了他.

8:31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word you are truly my disciples,
於是耶穌對信了他的猶太人說: “你們若持守我的道, 就真是我的門徒了;

8:32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
你們必定認識真理, 真理必定使你們自由. ”

8:33 They replied to him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have not been enslaved to anyone at any time. How do you say, ‘You will become free’?”
他們說: “我們是亞伯拉罕的後裔, 從來沒有被誰奴役過, 你怎麼說‘你們必得自由’呢? ”

8:34 Jesus replied to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
耶穌說: “我實實在在告訴你們, 凡犯罪的都是罪的奴隸.

8:35 And the slave does not remain in the household forever; the son remains forever.
奴隸不能永遠住在家裡, 唯有兒子才可以永遠住在家裡.

8:36 So if the son sets you free, you will be truly free.
所以, 神的兒子若使你們自由, 你們就真的得自由了.

8:37 I know that you are descendants of Abraham. But you are seeking to kill me, because my word makes no progress among you.
我知道你們是亞伯拉罕的後裔; 但你們想殺我, 因為你們心裡不能容納我的道.

8:38 I speak the things that I have seen with the Father; so also you do the things that you have heard from the Father.”
我所說的, 是我在父那裡看見的; 但你們所作的, 卻是從你們的父那裡聽見的. ”

8:39 They answered and said to him, “Abraham is our father!” Jesus said to them, “If you are children of Abraham, do the deeds of Abraham!
他們說: “我們的祖宗是亞伯拉罕. ”耶穌說: “你們若是亞伯拉罕的子孫, 就必作亞伯拉罕所作的.

8:40 But now you are seeking to kill me, a man who spoke to you the truth which I heard from God. This Abraham did not do.
現在我把從神那裡聽見的真理告訴了你們, 你們竟然想殺我, 這不是亞伯拉罕所作的.

8:41 You are doing the deeds of your father!” They said to him, “We were not born from sexual immorality! We have one father, God!”
你們要作的, 正是你們的父要作的. ”他們說: “我們不是從淫亂生的; 我們只有一位父, 就是神. ”

8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I have come forth from God and have come. For I have not come from myself, but that one sent me.
耶穌說: “如果神是你們的父, 你們就必愛我, 因為我是從神那裡來的; 我已經來到這裡. 我不是憑著自己來的, 而是神差了我來.

8:43 Why do you not understand my way of speaking? Because you are not able to listen to my message.
你們為甚麼不明白我的話呢? 因為我的道你們聽不進去.

8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father! That one was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he speaks the lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
你們是出於你們的父魔鬼, 喜歡按著你們的父的私慾行事. 他從起初就是殺人的兇手, 不守真理, 因為他心裡沒有真理. 他說謊是出於本性, 因為他本來就是說謊者, 也是說謊的人的父.

8:45 But because I am telling the truth, you do not believe me.
我講真理, 你們卻因此不信我.

8:46 Who among you convicts me concerning sin? If I am telling the truth, why do you not believe me?
你們中間有誰能指證我有罪呢? 我既然講真理, 你們為甚麼不信我呢?

8:47 The one who is from God listens to the words of God. Because of this you do not listen—because you are not of God.”
出於神的, 就聽神的話; 你們不聽, 因為你們不是出於神的. ”

8:48 The Jews answered and said to him, “Do we not correctly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
猶太人對耶穌說: “我們說你是撒瑪利亞人, 並且是鬼附的, 不是很對嗎? ”

8:49 Jesus replied, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me!
耶穌回答: “我不是鬼附的. 我尊敬我的父, 你們卻侮辱我.

8:50 But I do not seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges!
我不求自己的榮耀, 但有一位是為我求榮耀, 並且是審判人的.

8:51 Truly, truly I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never experience death forever.”
我實實在在告訴你們, 人若遵守我的道, 必定永遠不見死亡. ”

8:52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death forever.’
猶太人對他說: “現在我們知道你的確是鬼附的. 亞伯拉罕死了, 先知們也死了, 你還說‘人若遵守我的道, 必定永遠不嘗死味’,

8:53 You are not greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself to be?”
難道你比我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕還大嗎? 他死了, 先知們也死了; 你把自己當作甚麼人呢? ”

8:54 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
耶穌回答: “如果我榮耀自己, 我的榮耀就算不得甚麼; 那使我得榮耀的是我的父, 就是你們說是你們的神的那一位.

8:55 And you have not known him, but I know him. And if I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you! But I know him and I keep his word.
可是你們不認識他, 我卻認識他. 如果我說我不認識他, 我就像你們一樣是說謊的; 然而我認識他, 也遵守他的道.

8:56 Abraham your father rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”
你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕, 因為可以看見我的日子就歡喜, 既然看見了, 他就很快樂. ”

8:57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”
猶太人對他說: “你還不到五十歲, 怎會見過亞伯拉罕呢? ”

8:58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!”
耶穌說: “我實實在在告訴你們, 亞伯拉罕出生以前, 我已經存在了. ”

8:59 Then they picked up stones in order to throw them at him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple courts.
於是他們拿起石頭要打他. 耶穌卻躲起來, 從殿裡出去了.

John - Chapter 9

9:1 And as he went away, he saw a man blind from birth.
耶穌走路的時候, 看見一個生下來就瞎眼的人.

9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?”
他的門徒問他: “拉比, 這人生下來就瞎眼, 是誰犯了罪? 是他呢, 還是他的父母呢? ”

9:3 Jesus replied, “Neither this man sinned nor his parents, but it happened so that the works of God could be revealed in him.
耶穌回答: “不是他犯了罪, 也不是他的父母犯了罪, 而是要在他身上彰顯神的作為.

9:4 It is necessary for us to do the deeds of the one who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work!
趁著白晝, 我們必須作那差我來者的工; 黑夜一到, 就沒有人能作工了.

9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
我在世上的時候, 是世界的光. ”

9:6 When he had said these things, he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes.
說了這話, 就吐唾沫在地上, 用唾沫和了一點泥, 把泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上,

9:7 And he said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated “sent”). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
對他說: “你去西羅亞池洗一洗吧. ”(西羅亞就是“奉差遣”的意思. )於是他就去了, 洗完了, 走的時候, 就看見了.

9:8 Then the neighbors and those who saw him previously (because he was a beggar) began to say, “Is this man not the one who used to sit and beg?”
那時, 鄰居和以前常常見他討飯的人說: “這不是那一向坐著討飯的人嗎? ”

9:9 Others were saying, “It is this man”; others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” That one was saying, “I am he!”
有的說: “是他. ”有的說: “不是他, 只是像他. ”他自己說: “是我. ”

9:10 So they began to say to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
他們就問他: “你的眼睛是怎樣開的呢? ”

9:11 He replied, “The man who is called Jesus made clay and smeared it on my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash!’ So I went, and I washed, and I received sight.”
他回答: “那名叫耶穌的人和了一點泥, 抹在我的眼上, 對我說: ‘你去西羅亞池洗一洗吧. ’我去一洗, 就看見了. ”

9:12 And they said to him, “Where is that man?” He said, “I do not know.”
他們說: “那人在哪裡? ”他說: “我不知道. ”

9:13 They brought him—the one formerly blind—to the Pharisees.
他們就把那個從前瞎眼的人帶到法利賽人那裡.

9:14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes was the Sabbath.)
耶穌和了泥開他眼睛的那一天, 正是安息日.

9:15 So the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received sight. And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
法利賽人又問他是怎樣可以看見的. 他告訴他們: “耶穌把泥抹在我的眼上, 我一洗就看見了. ”

9:16 So some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath!” Others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.
有幾個法利賽人說: “那個人不是從神那裡來的, 因為他不守安息日. ”另外有些人說: “一個罪人怎能行這樣的神蹟呢? ”他們就起了紛爭.

9:17 So they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”
他們再對瞎子說: “他既然開了你的眼睛, 你說他是甚麼人? ”他說: “他是個先知. ”

9:18 So the Jews did not believe concerning him that he had been blind and received sight, until they summoned the parents of the one who received sight.
猶太人不信他從前是瞎眼, 現在才能看見的, 於是把他的父母叫來,

9:19 And they asked them, saying, “Is this man your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
問他們: “這是你們所說那生下來就瞎眼的兒子嗎? 現在他怎麼又能看見呢? ”

9:20 So his parents answered and said, “We know that this man is our son, and that he was born blind.
他的父母回答: “我們知道他是我們的兒子, 生下來就瞎眼;

9:21 But how he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him! He is a mature adult; he will speak for himself!”
現在他是怎樣可以看見的, 我們不知道; 誰開了他的眼睛, 我們也不知道. 你們問他吧; 他已經長大成人, 可以替自己講話了. ”

9:22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already decided that if anyone should confess him to be Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue.
他的父母這樣說, 是因為怕猶太人, 原來猶太人已經定好了, 不論誰承認耶穌是基督, 就要把那人趕出會堂.

9:23 Because of this his parents said, “He is a mature adult; ask him.”)
因此他的父母說: “他已經長大成人, 你們問他吧. ”

9:24 So they summoned the man who had been blind for the second time and said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner!”
於是法利賽人第二次把那從前瞎眼的人叫來, 對他說: “你應當歸榮耀給神, 我們知道這人是個罪人. ”

9:25 Then that man replied, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I know—that although I was blind, now I see!”
那人回答: “他是不是個罪人, 我不知道; 我只知道一件事, 就是我本來是瞎眼的, 現在能看見了. ”

9:26 So they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
他們就問: “他向你作了甚麼呢? 他怎樣開了你的眼睛呢? ”

9:27 He replied to them, “I told you already and you did not listen! Why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become his disciples also, do you?”
他回答: “我已經告訴你們, 但是你們不聽; 為甚麼現在又想聽呢? 你們也想成為他的門徒嗎? ”

9:28 They reviled him and said, “You are his disciple! But we are disciples of Moses!
他們就罵他, 說: “你才是他的門徒, 我們是摩西的門徒.

9:29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
我們知道神曾對摩西說話; 只是這個人, 我們不知道他從哪裡來. ”

9:30 The man answered and said to them, “For the remarkable thing is this, that you do not know where he is from, and he opened my eyes!
那人對他們說: “這就奇怪了, 他開了我的眼睛, 你們竟然不知道他從哪裡來.

9:31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if someone is devout and does his will, he listens to this one.
我們知道神不聽罪人的祈求, 只聽那敬畏神, 遵行他旨意的人.

9:32 From time immemorial it has not been heard that someone opened the eyes of one born blind.
自古以來, 沒有人聽過生下來就是瞎眼的, 有人可以開他們的眼睛.

9:33 If this man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything!”
這人若不是從神那裡來的, 他就不能作甚麼. ”

9:34 They answered and said to him, “You were born completely in sin, and are you attempting to teach us?” And they threw him out.
他們說: “你的確是在罪中生的, 還敢教訓我們嗎? ”就把他趕出去.

9:35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
耶穌聽見他們把他趕出去, 後來遇見他的時候, 就對他說: “你信人子嗎? ”

9:36 He answered and said, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
他說: “先生, 誰是人子, 好讓我信他呢? ”

9:37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you.” 〚
耶穌說: “你已經見過他, 現在跟你說話的就是他. ”

9:38 And he said, “I believe, Lord!” and he worshiped him.
那人說: “主啊, 我信. ”就向他下拜.

9:39 And Jesus said,〛 “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind!”
耶穌說: “我到這世上來是為了審判, 使那看不見的能夠看見, 能看見的反而成了瞎眼的. ”

9:40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and said to him, “We are not also blind, are we?”
有些和耶穌在一起的法利賽人聽了這話, 就說: “難道我們也是瞎眼的嗎? ”

9:41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
耶穌對他們說: “如果你們是瞎眼的, 就沒有罪了; 但現在你們說‘我們能看見’, 所以你們還是有罪的. ”

John - Chapter 10

10:1 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up at some other place—that one is a thief and a robber.
“我實實在在告訴你們, 那不從門進羊圈, 倒從別處爬進去的, 那人就是賊, 就是強盜;

10:2 But the one who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
那從門進去的, 才是羊的牧人.

10:3 For this one the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
看門的給他開門, 羊也聽他的聲音; 他按著名字呼叫自己的羊, 領牠們出來.

10:4 Whenever he sends out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
他把自己的羊領出來以後, 就走在前頭, 羊也跟隨他, 因為認得他的聲音.

10:5 And they will never follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
牠們決不會跟隨陌生人, 反而逃避他, 因為不認得陌生人的聲音. ”

10:6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what it was that he was saying to them.
耶穌對他們說了這個譬喻, 他們卻不明白他所說的是甚麼.

10:7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
於是耶穌又說: “我實實在在告訴你們, 我就是羊的門.

10:8 All those who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep do not listen to them.
所有在我以先來的, 都是賊和強盜; 羊卻不聽從他們.

10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and will go out and will find pasture.
我就是門, 如果有人藉著我進來, 就必定得救, 並且可以出,可以入, 也可以找到草場.

10:10 The thief comes only so that he can steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
賊來了, 不過是要偷竊,殺害,毀壞; 我來了, 是要使羊得生命, 並且得的更豐盛.

10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
我是好牧人, 好牧人為羊捨命.

10:12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away—and the wolf seizes them and scatters them—
那作雇工不是牧人的, 羊也不是自己的, 他一見狼來, 就把羊撇下逃跑, 狼就抓住羊群, 把他們驅散了;

10:13 because he is a hired hand and he is not concerned about the sheep.
因為他是個雇工, 對羊群漠不關心.

10:14 “I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me,
我是好牧人, 我認識我的羊, 我的羊也認識我,

10:15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
好像父認識我, 我也認識父一樣; 並且我為羊捨命.

10:16 And I have other sheep which are not from this fold. I must bring these also, and they will hear my voice, and they will become one flock—one shepherd.
我還有別的羊, 不在這羊圈裡; 我必須把牠們領來, 牠們也要聽我的聲音, 並且要合成一群, 歸於一個牧人.

10:17 Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again.
父愛我, 因為我把生命捨去, 好再把它取回來.

10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father.”
沒有人能奪去我的生命, 是我自己捨去的. 我有權把生命捨去, 也有權把它取回來; 這是我從我的父所領受的命令. ”

10:19 Again there was a division among the Jews because of these words.
猶太人因著這些話又起了紛爭.

10:20 And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind! Why do you listen to him?”
他們當中有許多人說: “他是鬼附的, 他發瘋了; 為甚麼要聽他呢? ”

10:21 Others were saying, “These are not the words of one who is possessed by a demon! A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”
另外有人說: “這話不是鬼附的人所說的. 鬼怎能使瞎子的眼睛開了呢? ”

10:22 Then the feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
在耶路撒冷, 獻殿節到了, 那時是冬天.

10:23 and Jesus was walking in the temple in the Portico of Solomon.
耶穌在殿的所羅門廊上走過,

10:24 So the Jews surrounded him and began to say to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly!”
猶太人圍著他, 對他說: “你使我們心裡懸疑不定, 要到幾時呢? 如果你是基督, 就公開地告訴我們吧！”

10:25 Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe! The deeds that I do in the name of my Father, these testify about me.
耶穌對他們說: “我已經告訴你們, 你們卻不相信; 我奉我父的名所作的事, 可以為我作證.

10:26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep!
只是你們不信, 因為你們不是我的羊.

10:27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
我的羊聽我的聲音, 我也認識他們, 他們也跟隨我.

10:28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish forever, and no one will seize them out of my hand.
我賜給他們永生, 他們永不滅亡, 誰也不能把他們從我手裡奪去.

10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can seize them from the Father’s hand.
那位把羊群賜給我的父比一切都大, 也沒有人能把他們從我父的手裡奪去.

10:30 The Father and I are one.”
我與父原為一. ”

10:31 Then the Jews picked up stones again so that they could stone him.
猶太人又拿起石頭要打他.

10:32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?”
耶穌對他們說: “我把許多從父那裡來的善事顯給你們看, 你們因哪一件要用石頭打我呢? ”

10:33 The Jews answered him, “We are not going to stone you concerning a good deed, but concerning blasphemy, and because you, although you are a man, make yourself to be God!”
猶太人對他說: “我們不是因為善事用石頭打你, 而是因為你說了僭妄的話; 又因為你是個人, 竟然把自己當作神. ”

10:34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’?
耶穌說: “你們的律法上不是寫著‘我說你們是神’嗎?

10:35 If he called them ‘gods’ to whom the word of God came—and the scripture cannot be broken—
聖經是不能廢除的, 如果那些承受神的道的人, 神尚且稱他們是神,

10:36 do you say about he whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
那麼父所分別為聖又差到世上來的, 他自稱是神的兒子, 你們就說他說了僭妄神的話嗎?

10:37 If I do not do the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.
我若不作我父的事, 你們就不必信我;

10:38 But if I am doing them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
我若作了, 你們縱然不信我, 也應當信這些事, 好使你們確實知道, 我父是在我裡面, 我也在父裡面. ”

10:39 So they were seeking again to seize him, and he departed out of their hand.
他們又要逮捕耶穌, 他卻從他們的手中逃脫了.

10:40 And he went away again on the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.
耶穌又往約旦河東去, 到約翰從前施洗的地方, 住在那裡.

10:41 And many came to him and began to say, “John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true!”
許多人到他那裡去, 說: “約翰沒有行過一件神蹟, 但約翰指著這人所說的一切話, 都是真實的. ”

10:42 And many believed in him there.
在那裡就有許多人信了耶穌.

John - Chapter 11

11:1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
有一個患病的人, 名叫拉撒路, 住在伯大尼, 就是馬利亞和她姊姊馬大的村莊.

11:2 (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
這馬利亞就是後來用香膏抹主, 並且用頭髮把主的腳擦乾的那人; 患病的拉撒路是她的兄弟.

11:3 So the sisters sent word to him, saying, “Lord, behold, the one whom you love is sick.”
姊妹二人派人到耶穌那裡去, 說: “主啊, 你所愛的人病了. ”

11:4 And when he heard it, Jesus said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
耶穌聽見, 就說: “這病不至於死, 而是為了神的榮耀, 使神的兒子因此得到榮耀. ”

11:5 (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)
耶穌向來愛馬大和她的妹妹馬利亞, 以及拉撒路.

11:6 So when he heard that he was sick, then he remained in the place where he was two days.
他聽說拉撒路病了, 仍然在原來的地方住了兩天,

11:7 Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
然後對門徒說: “我們再到猶太去吧. ”

11:8 The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were seeking just now to stone you, and are you going there again?”
門徒對他說: “拉比, 近來猶太人要拿石頭打你, 你還到那裡去嗎? ”

11:9 Jesus replied, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks around in the daylight, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
耶穌說: “白晝不是有十二小時嗎? 人若在白晝行走, 就不會跌倒, 因為他看見這世上的光;

11:10 But if anyone walks around in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.
人若在夜間行走, 就會跌倒, 因為他沒有光. ”

11:11 He said these things, and after this he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I can awaken him.”
耶穌說完了這些話, 跟著又對他們說: “我們的朋友拉撒路睡了, 我要去喚醒他. ”

11:12 So the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.”
門徒說: “主啊, 如果他睡了, 就會好過來的. ”

11:13 (Now Jesus had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was speaking about real sleep.)
其實耶穌是指著拉撒路的死說的, 門徒卻以為他是指正常的睡眠說的.

11:14 So Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus has died,
於是, 耶穌公開地告訴他們: “拉撒路死了.

11:15 and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
我為你們歡喜, 因為我不在那裡, 是要使你們相信. 現在我們到他那裡去吧. ”

11:16 Then Thomas (the one who is called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go also, so that we may die with him.”
那稱為“雙生子”的多馬, 對其他的門徒說: “我們也去跟他一同死吧！”

11:17 So when he arrived, Jesus found he had already been four days in the tomb.
耶穌到了, 知道拉撒路在墳墓裡已經四天了.

11:18 (Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia.
伯大尼靠近耶路撒冷, 相距約有三公里.

11:19 So many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary in order to console them concerning their brother.)
有許多猶太人來到馬大和馬利亞那裡, 為了拉撒路的死來安慰她們.

11:20 Now Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.
馬大聽見耶穌來了, 就去迎接他, 馬利亞卻仍然坐在家裡.

11:21 So Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
馬大對耶穌說: “主啊, 如果你早在這裡, 我的兄弟就不會死了！

11:22 Even now I know that whatever you ask God, God will grant you.”
就是現在, 我也知道無論你向神求甚麼, 神必賜給你. ”

11:23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
耶穌對她說: “你的兄弟必會復活. ”

11:24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
馬大說: “我知道在末日復活的時候, 他必會復活. ”

11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
耶穌說: “我就是復活和生命; 信我的人, 雖然死了, 也要活著.

11:26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?”
所有活著又信我的人, 必定永遠不死, 你信這話嗎? ”

11:27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I have believed that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who comes into the world.”
她說: “主啊, 我信; 我已經信了, 你是基督, 是神的兒子, 是那要到世上來的. ”

11:28 And when she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary privately, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
馬大說了這些話, 就回去暗暗地叫她妹妹馬利亞, 說: “老師來了, 他叫你. ”

11:29 So that one, when she heard it, got up quickly and went to him.
馬利亞一聽見, 就急忙起來, 到耶穌那裡去.

11:30 (Now Jesus has not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha went to meet him.)
那時, 耶穌還沒有進入村子, 仍然在馬大迎接他的地方.

11:31 So the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw Mary—that she stood up quickly and went out—followed her, because they thought that she was going to the tomb in order to weep there.
那些在房子和馬利亞在一起安慰她的猶太人, 見她匆忙地起來出去, 就跟著她, 以為她要到墳墓那裡去哭.

11:32 Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw him, fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
馬利亞來到耶穌那裡, 一看見他, 就俯伏在他腳前, 說: “主啊, 如果你早在這裡, 我的兄弟就不會死了！”

11:33 Then Jesus, when he saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her weeping, was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled within himself.
耶穌看見她在哭, 和她一同來的猶太人也在哭, 就心裡激動, 難過起來,

11:34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”
說: “你們把他安放在哪裡? ”他們說: “主啊, 請來看. ”

11:35 Jesus wept.
耶穌哭了.

11:36 So the Jews were saying, “See how he loved him!”
於是猶太人說: “你看, 他多麼愛這個人！”

11:37 But some of them said, “Was not this man who opened the eyes of the blind able to do something so that this man also would not have died?”
他們中間有人說: “他既然開了瞎子的眼睛, 難道不能使這個人不死嗎? ”

11:38 Then Jesus, deeply moved within himself again, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying on it.
耶穌又再心裡激動, 來到墳墓前面. 那墳墓是一個洞穴, 洞口有塊石頭堵住.

11:39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the one who had died, said to him, “Lord, he is stinking already, because it has been four days.”
耶穌說: “把這塊石頭挪開！”死者的姊姊馬大對他說: “主啊, 已經四天了, 他必定臭了. ”

11:40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
耶穌說: “我不是對你說過‘如果你信, 就必定看見神的榮耀’嗎? ”

11:41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes above and said, “Father, I give thanks to you that you hear me.
於是他們把石頭挪開. 耶穌舉目向天, 說: “父啊, 我感謝你, 因為你垂聽了我,

11:42 And I know that you always hear me, but for the sake of the crowd standing around I said it, so that they may believe that you sent me.”
我知道你常常聽我, 但我說這話, 是為了周圍站著的群眾, 叫他們信是你差了我來. ”

11:43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
說了這話, 就大聲呼喊: “拉撒路, 出來！”

11:44 The one who had died came out, his feet and his hands bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped with a facecloth. Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.”
那死了的人就出來, 他的手腳都纏著布, 臉上裹著巾. 耶穌說: “解開他, 讓他走！”

11:45 Then many of the Jews who had come with Mary and saw the things which he did believed in him.
有許多到馬利亞那裡去的猶太人, 看見了耶穌所作的事, 就信了他.

11:46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.
但他們中間有些人到法利賽人那裡去, 把耶穌所作的事都告訴他們.

11:47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called together the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs!
於是祭司長和法利賽人召開公議會, 說: “這個人行了許多神蹟, 我們怎麼辦呢?

11:48 If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
我們若讓他這樣, 所有的人都會信他, 羅馬人就會來, 奪取我們的聖地, 除滅我們的民族. ”

11:49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas (who was high priest in that year), said to them, “You do not know anything at all!
他們當中有一位該亞法, 是那年作大祭司的, 對他們說: “你們甚麼都不知道,

11:50 Nor do you consider that it is profitable for you that one man should die for the people, and the whole nation not perish.”
也不去想想, 一個人代替人民死, 免得整個民族滅亡, 這對你們是有益的. ”

11:51 (Now he did not say this from himself, but being high priest in that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,
他說這話不是由於自己, 而是因為他是那年的大祭司, 所以預言耶穌要替猶太民族死;

11:52 and not for the nation only, but also that the children of God who are scattered would be gathered into one.)
不但替猶太民族死, 也要把散居各地的神的兒女招聚成為一體.

11:53 So from that day they resolved that they should kill him.
從那天起, 他們就想殺害耶穌.

11:54 So Jesus was no longer walking openly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.
因此, 耶穌不再在猶太人中間公開活動, 卻離開那裡, 到曠野附近的地方去; 到了一座名叫以法蓮的城, 就和門徒住在那裡.

11:55 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the surrounding country before the Passover, so that they could purify themselves.
猶太人的逾越節快到了, 有許多人在過節前從各鄉上耶路撒冷去, 要在那裡潔淨自己.

11:56 So they were looking for Jesus, and were speaking with one another while standing in the temple courts, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast?”
他們到處找尋耶穌, 站在聖殿裡的時候, 彼此說: “你們認為怎樣? 他不會來過節吧? ”

11:57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it, in order that they could arrest him.)
祭司長和法利賽人早已下了命令: 如果有人知道耶穌在哪裡, 就要前來報告, 好去逮捕他.

John - Chapter 12

12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
逾越節前六天, 耶穌到了伯大尼, 就是拉撒路所住的地方; 耶穌曾經使這拉撒路從死人中復活.

12:2 So they made him a dinner there, and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of the ones reclining at table with him.
有人在那裡為耶穌預備了筵席. 馬大在那裡侍候, 拉撒路也和一些人與耶穌一同吃飯.

12:3 Then Mary took a pound of ointment of very valuable genuine nard and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
馬利亞拿了半公斤珍貴純正的哪噠香膏, 抹耶穌的腳, 又用自己的頭髮去擦; 屋裡就滿了香膏的香氣.

12:4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was going to betray him) said,
耶穌的一個門徒, 就是那要出賣他的加略人猶大, 說:

12:5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
“為甚麼不把這香膏賣三百銀幣, 賙濟窮人呢? ”

12:6 (Now he said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)
他說這話, 並不是因為他關懷窮人, 而是因為他是個賊, 又帶著錢囊, 常取其中所存的.

12:7 So Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my preparation for burial.
耶穌就說: “由她吧, 這香膏是她留下來為我安葬的日子用的.

12:8 For you have the poor with you always, but you do not always have me.”
你們常常有窮人跟你們在一起, 卻不常有我. ”

12:9 Now a large crowd of Jews found out that he was there, and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they could see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the dead.
有一大群猶太人知道耶穌在那裡, 就都來了, 然而他們不單是為了耶穌的緣故, 也是要看看耶穌使他從死人中復活的拉撒路.

12:10 So the chief priests decided that they would kill Lazarus also,
於是祭司長想把拉撒路也殺掉,

12:11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going and believing in Jesus.
因為有許多猶太人為了拉撒路的緣故, 離開他們, 信了耶穌.

12:12 On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
第二天, 有一大群上來過節的人, 聽見耶穌要來耶路撒冷,

12:13 took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and began crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel!”
就拿著棕樹枝出去迎接他, 歡呼說: “和散那, 奉主名來的以色列王, 是應當稱頌的！”

12:14 So Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
耶穌找到一頭小驢, 就騎在上面, 正如經上所記的:

12:15 “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion! Behold, your king is coming, seated on the foal of a donkey!”
“錫安的居民哪, 不要懼怕; 看哪, 你的王來了, 他騎著小驢來了. ”

12:16 (His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and they did these things to him.)
門徒起初不明白這些事, 可是到耶穌得了榮耀以後, 他們才想起這些話是指著他說的, 並且人們果然向他這樣行了.

12:17 So the crowd who was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify.
那些和耶穌在一起, 看見他叫拉撒路從墳墓出來, 又使他從死人中復活的群眾, 都為這事作見證.

12:18 Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard that he had performed this sign.
群眾因為聽見他行了這神蹟, 就去迎接他.

12:19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing! Behold, the world has gone after him.”
於是法利賽人彼此說: “你們看, 你們都是徒勞無功, 世人都去跟隨他了！”

12:20 Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up in order to worship at the feast.
上去過節作禮拜的人中, 有些是希臘人.

12:21 So these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and began asking him saying, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
他們來到加利利的伯賽大人腓力那裡, 請求他, 說: “先生, 我們想見耶穌. ”

12:22 Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
腓力去告訴安得烈, 安得烈就和腓力去告訴耶穌.

12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man will be glorified.
耶穌對他們說: “人子得榮耀的時候到了！

12:24 Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
我實實在在告訴你們, 一粒麥子若不落在地裡死了, 仍舊是一粒; 如果死了, 就結出許多果實來.

12:25 The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world preserves it for eternal life.
愛惜自己生命的, 就喪掉生命; 在這世上恨惡自己生命的, 必會保全生命到永遠.

12:26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
如果有人服事我, 就應當跟從我; 我在哪裡, 服事我的人也會在哪裡; 如果有人服事我, 我父必尊重他.

12:27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? But for this reason I have come to this hour!
“我現在心裡煩亂, 我應該說甚麼呢? 說‘父啊, 救我脫離這時刻’嗎? 然而我正是為了這個緣故來的, 要面對這時刻.

12:28 Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have both glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
父啊, 願你榮耀你的名！”當時有聲音從天上來, 說: “我已經榮耀了我的名, 還要再榮耀. ”

12:29 Now the crowd that stood there and heard it said it had thundered. Others were saying, “An angel has spoken to him!”
站在旁邊的群眾聽見了, 就說: “打雷了. ”另外有人說: “有天使對他說話. ”

12:30 Jesus answered and said, “This voice has not happened for my sake, but for your sake.
耶穌說: “這聲音不是為了我, 而是為了你們發出的.

12:31 Now is the judgment of this world! Now the ruler of this world will be thrown out!
現在是這世界受審判的時候了, 現在這世界的王要被趕出去.

12:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
我若從地上被舉起來, 就要吸引萬人歸向我. ”

12:33 (Now he said this to indicate by what sort of death he was going to die.)
他說這話, 是指著自己將要怎樣死說的.

12:34 Then the crowd replied to him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever! And how do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
於是群眾對他說: “我們從律法上知道基督是永遠常存的, 你怎麼說‘人子必須被舉起來’呢? 這人子是誰呢? ”

12:35 So Jesus said to them, “Yet a little time the light is with you! Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness does not overtake you! And the one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
耶穌說: “光在你們中間的時間不多了. 你們應當趁著有光的時候行走, 免得黑暗追上你們. 在黑暗中行走的人, 不知道往哪裡去.

12:36 While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said these things, and then he went away and was hidden from them.
你們應當趁著有光的時候信從這光, 使你們成為光明的兒女. ”耶穌說完了這些話, 就離開他們隱藏起來.

12:37 But as many signs as he had performed before them, they did not believe in him,
耶穌在他們面前行了許多神蹟, 但是他們仍然不信他.

12:38 in order that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said, “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
這是要應驗以賽亞先知所說的話: “主啊, 我們所傳的, 有誰信呢? 主的膀臂向誰顯露呢? ”

12:39 For this reason they were not able to believe, because again Isaiah said,
他們不能相信, 因為以賽亞又說:

12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their hearts and turn, and I heal them.”
“神使他們瞎了眼, 硬了心, 免得他們眼睛看見, 心裡明白而回轉過來; 我就醫好他們. ”

12:41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory, and he spoke about him.
以賽亞說這些話, 是因為看見了他的榮耀, 就指著他說的.

12:42 Yet despite that, even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue.
雖然這樣, 官長當中也有許多人信了耶穌. 但是因為法利賽人的緣故, 他們不敢公開承認, 免得被趕出會堂;

12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than praise from God.
因為他們愛人的榮耀, 過於愛神的榮耀.

12:44 But Jesus cried out and said, “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,
耶穌大聲說: “信我的, 不單是信我, 也是信那差我來的.

12:45 and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me.
看見我的, 就是看見那差我來的.

12:46 I have come as a light into the world, in order that everyone who believes in me will not remain in the darkness.
我是光, 我到世上來, 叫所有信我的不住在黑暗裡.

12:47 And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I will not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
人若聽見我的話卻不遵守的, 我不審判他, 因為我來不是要審判世人, 而是要拯救世人.

12:48 The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has one who judges him; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
棄絕我又不接受我的話的人, 自有審判他的. 我所講的道在末日要定他的罪;

12:49 For I have not spoken from myself, but the Father himself who sent me has commanded me what I should say and what I should speak.
因為我沒有憑著自己說話, 而是差我來的父給了我命令, 要我說甚麼, 講甚麼.

12:50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. So the things that I say, just as the Father said to me, thus I say.”
我知道他的命令就是永生. 所以, 我所講的, 正是父吩咐我要我講的. ”

John - Chapter 13

13:1 Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, and having loved his own in the world, loved them to the end.
逾越節以前, 耶穌知道自己離開這世界回到父那裡去的時候到了. 他既然愛世上屬於自己的人, 就愛他們到底.

13:2 And as a dinner was taking place, when the devil had already put into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot that he should betray him,
吃晚飯的時候(魔鬼已經把出賣耶穌的意念放在西門的兒子加略人猶大的心裡),

13:3 because he knew that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he had come forth from God and was going away to God,
耶穌知道父已經把萬有交在他手中, 並且知道自己從神而來, 又要回到神那裡去,

13:4 he got up from the dinner and took off his outer clothing, and taking a towel, tied it around himself.
就起身離席, 脫去外衣, 拿一條手巾束腰.

13:5 Then he poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them dry with the towel which he had tied around himself.
然後他倒了一盆水, 洗門徒的腳, 並且用束腰的手巾擦乾.

13:6 Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
輪到西門．彼得, 彼得就說: “主啊, 你要洗我的腳嗎? ”

13:7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand after these things.”
耶穌回答: “我所作的, 你現在不知道, 以後就會明白. ”

13:8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet forever!” Jesus replied to him, “Unless I wash you, you do not have a share with me.”
彼得說: “不行, 你千萬不可洗我的腳！”耶穌說: “如果我不洗你的腳, 你就與我沒有關係了. ”

13:9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
西門．彼得說: “主啊, 那就不單洗我的腳, 連我的手和頭都洗吧！”

13:10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed only needs to wash his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not all of you.”
耶穌說: “洗過澡的人, 全身都潔淨, 只需要洗腳就可以了. 你們是潔淨的, 但不是人人都是這樣. ”

13:11 (For he knew the one who would betray him; because of this he said, “Not all of you are clean.”)
原來耶穌知道誰要出賣他, 所以他說“你們不是人人都是潔淨的”.

13:12 So when he had washed their feet and taken his outer clothing and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you?
耶穌洗完了門徒的腳, 就穿上外衣, 再坐下來, 對他們說: “我給你們作的, 你們明白嗎?

13:13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you speak correctly, for I am.
你們稱呼我‘老師, 主’, 你們說得對, 我本來就是.

13:14 If then I—your Lord and Teacher—wash your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
我是主, 是老師, 尚且洗你們的腳, 你們也應當彼此洗腳.

13:15 For I have given you an example, that just as I have done for you, you also do.
我作了你們的榜樣, 是要你們也照著我所作的去行.

13:16 Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
我實實在在告訴你們, 僕人不能大過主人, 奉差遣的也不能大過差他的人.

13:17 If you understand these things, you are blessed if you do them.
你們既然知道這些事, 如果去實行, 就有福了.

13:18 “I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’
我這話不是指著你們全體說的; 我認識我所揀選的人, 但是經上的話: ‘那吃我飯的, 用他的腳踢我’, 必須應驗.

13:19 From now on I am telling you before it happens, in order that when it happens you may believe that I am he.
現在, 事情還沒有發生, 我就告訴你們, 使你們到時可以信我就是‘那一位’.

13:20 Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.”
我實實在在告訴你們, 那接待我所差遣的, 就是接待我; 接待我的, 就是接待那差我來的. ”

13:21 When he had said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray me.”
耶穌說了這話, 心裡很難過, 就明明地說: “我實實在在告訴你們, 你們中間有一個人要出賣我. ”

13:22 The disciples began looking at one another, uncertain about whom he was speaking.
門徒面面相覷, 不知道他是指著誰說的.

13:23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining close beside Jesus.
門徒中有一個人, 是耶穌所愛的, 他坐在耶穌旁邊.

13:24 So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking.
西門．彼得向他示意, 叫他問耶穌是指著誰說的.

13:25 He leaned back accordingly against Jesus’ chest and said to him, “Lord, who is it?”
於是那個門徒貼近耶穌的胸懷, 問他: “主啊, 是誰呢? ”

13:26 Jesus replied, “It is he to whom I dip the piece of bread and give it to him.” Then after dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
耶穌回答: “我蘸一小塊餅給誰, 誰就是了. ”於是他蘸了一小塊餅, 遞給加略人西門的兒子猶大.

13:27 And after the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you are doing, do quickly!”
猶大接過餅以後, 撒但就進入他的心. 耶穌對他說: “你要作的, 快去作吧. ”

13:28 (Now no one of those reclining at table knew for what reason he said this to him.
在座的人, 沒有一個知道耶穌為甚麼對猶大說這話.

13:29 For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Purchase what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.)
猶大是管錢的, 所以有人以為耶穌叫他去買過節用的東西, 或是吩咐他拿點東西去賙濟窮人.

13:30 So after he had taken the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.
猶大吃了餅, 立刻就出去; 那時是黑夜了.

13:31 Then, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
他出去以後, 耶穌就說: “現在人子得了榮耀, 神也在人子身上得了榮耀,

13:32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him immediately.
(神既然在人子身上得了榮耀, )(有些抄本無此句)也要在自己身上榮耀人子, 並且要立刻榮耀他.

13:33 Children, yet a little time I am with you. You will seek me and just as I said to the Jews, “Where I am going you cannot come,” now I say also to you.
孩子們啊, 我跟你們在一起的時候不多了. 你們要尋找我, 但是我對猶太人說過, 現在也照樣對你們說: ‘我去的地方, 是你們不能去的. ’

13:34 “A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another—just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
我給你們一條新命令, 就是要你們彼此相愛; 我怎樣愛你們, 你們也要怎樣彼此相愛.

13:35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another.”
如果你們彼此相愛, 眾人就會認出你們是我的門徒了. ”

13:36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”
西門．彼得對耶穌說: “主啊, 你往哪裡去? ”耶穌回答: “我去的地方, 你現在不能跟著我去, 但後來卻要跟著我去. ”

13:37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”
彼得說: “主啊, 為甚麼我現在不能跟著你去? 為了你, 我捨命也願意！”

13:38 Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!
耶穌說: “你願意為我捨命嗎? 我實實在在告訴你, 雞叫之前, 你必定三次不認我. ”

John - Chapter 14

14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
“你們心裡不要難過, 你們應當信神, 也應當信我.

14:2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places; but if not, I would have told you, because I am going away to prepare a place for you.
在我父的家裡, 有許多住的地方; 如果沒有, 我怎麼會告訴你們我去是要為你們預備地方呢? (下半節或譯: “如果沒有, 我早就對你們說了, 因為我去是為你們預備地方. ”)

14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am, you may be also.
我若去為你們預備地方, 就必再來接你們到我那裡去, 好使我在哪裡, 你們也在哪裡.

14:4 And you know the way where I am going.”
我去的地方, 你們知道那條路. ”

14:5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How are we able to know the way?”
多馬說: “主啊, 我們不知道你去的地方, 怎能知道那條路呢? ”

14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
耶穌對他說: “我就是道路,真理,生命, 如果不是藉著我, 沒有人能到父那裡去.

14:7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you know him and have seen him.”
如果你們認識我, 就必認識我的父; 從今以後, 你們認識他, 並且看見了他. ”

14:8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”
腓力說: “主啊, 請把父顯示給我們, 我們就滿足了. ”

14:9 Jesus said to him, “Am I with you so long a time and you have not known me, Philip? The one who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
耶穌說: “腓力, 我跟你們在一起這麼久了, 你還不認識我嗎? 那看見了我的就是看見了父, 你怎麼還說‘把父顯示給我們’呢?

14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from myself, but the Father residing in me does his works.
你不信我是在父裡面, 父是在我裡面嗎? 我對你們說的話, 不是憑著自己說的, 而是住在我裡面的父作他自己的事.

14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if not, believe because of the works themselves.
你們應當信我是在父裡面, 父是在我裡面; 不然, 也要因我所作的而相信.

14:12 Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in me, the works that I am doing he will do also, and he will do greater works than these because I am going to the Father.
我實實在在告訴你們, 我所作的事, 信我的人也要作, 並且要作比這些更大的, 因為我往父那裡去.

14:13 And whatever you ask in my name, I will do this, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
你們奉我的名無論求甚麼, 我必定成全, 使父在子的身上得著榮耀.

14:14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
你們若奉我的名向我求甚麼, 我必定成全.

14:15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
“如果你們愛我, 就要遵守我的命令.

14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, in order that he may be with you forever—
我要請求父, 他就會賜給你們另一位保惠師, 使他跟你們永遠在一起.

14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it does not see him or know him. You know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.
這保惠師就是真理的靈, 世人不能接受他, 因為看不見他, 也不認識他. 你們卻認識他, 因為他跟你們住在一起, 也要在你們裡面.

14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.
我不會撇下你們為孤兒, 我要回到你們這裡來.

14:19 Yet a little time and the world will see me no longer, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live.
不久以後, 世人不再看見我, 你們卻要看見我, 因為我活著, 你們也要活著.

14:20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
到那日, 你們就知道我是在我父裡面, 你們是在我裡面, 我也在你們裡面.

14:21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them—that one is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.”
那領受我的命令, 並且遵守的, 就是愛我的; 愛我的, 我父必定愛他, 我也要愛他, 並且要親自向他顯現. ”

14:22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, why is it that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”
猶大(不是加略人猶大)對耶穌說: “主啊, 你為甚麼要親自向我們顯現, 不向世人顯現呢? ”

14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and will take up residence with him.
耶穌回答: “人若愛我, 就要遵守我的話, 我父必定愛他, 並且我們要到他那裡去, 跟他住在一起.

14:24 The one who does not love me does not keep my words, and the word that you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.
不愛我的, 就不會遵守我的話. 你們所聽見的道, 不是我的, 而是那差我來的父的道.

14:25 These things I have spoken to you while residing with you.
“我還跟你們在一起的時候, 就對你們講了這些事.

14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name—that one will teach you all things, and will remind you of everything that I said to you.
但保惠師, 就是父因我的名要差來的聖靈, 他要把一切事教導你們, 也要使你們想起我對你們所說過的一切話.

14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you—not as the world gives, I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
我留下平安給你們, 我把自己的平安賜給你們; 我給你們的, 不像世界所給的. 你們心裡不要難過, 也不要恐懼.

14:28 You have heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.
你們聽見我對你們說過: ‘我去, 但還要回到你們這裡來. ’你們若愛我, 就要喜樂, 因為我到父那裡去, 又因為父是比我大的.

14:29 And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe.
現在事情還沒有發生, 我就已經告訴你們, 使你們在事情發生的時候可以相信.

14:30 I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has no power over me.
我不會再跟你們講很多的事, 因為這世界的統治者將到; 他在我身上毫無作用,

14:31 But so that the world may know that I love the Father, and just as the Father has commanded me, thus I am doing. Get up, let us go from here!
但這些事是要使世人知道我愛父, 並且知道父怎樣吩咐了我, 我就怎樣作. 起來, 我們走吧！”

John - Chapter 15

15:1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
“我是真葡萄樹, 我父是培植的人.

15:2 Every branch that does not bear fruit in me, he removes it, and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes it in order that it may bear more fruit.
所有屬我而不結果子的枝子, 他就剪去; 所有結果子的, 他就修剪乾淨, 讓它結更多的果子.

15:3 You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
現在你們因著我對你們所講的道, 已經乾淨了.

15:4 Remain in me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit from itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
你們要住在我裡面, 我也就住在你們裡面. 枝子若不連在葡萄樹上, 自己就不能結果子; 你們若不住在我裡面, 也是這樣.

15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him—this one bears much fruit, for apart from me you are not able to do anything.
我是葡萄樹, 你們是枝子. 住在我裡面的, 我也住在他裡面, 他就結出很多果子; 因為離開了我, 你們就不能作甚麼.

15:6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and dries up, and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
人若不住在我裡面, 就像枝子丟在外面枯乾了, 人把它們拾起來, 丟在火裡燒掉了.

15:7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.
你們若住在我裡面, 我的話也留在你們裡面; 無論你們想要甚麼, 祈求, 就給你們成就.

15:8 My Father is glorified by this: that you bear much fruit, and prove to be my disciples.
這樣, 你們結出很多果子, 我父就因此得榮耀, 你們也就是我的門徒了.

15:9 “Just as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.
父怎樣愛我, 我也怎樣愛你們; 你們要住在我的愛裡.

15:10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
如果你們遵守我的命令, 就必定住在我的愛裡, 正像我遵守了我父的命令, 住在他的愛裡一樣.

15:11 I have spoken these things to you in order that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be made complete.
“我把這些事告訴了你們, 好讓我的喜樂存在你們心裡, 並且使你們的喜樂滿溢.

15:12 This is my commandment: that you love one another just as I have loved you.
你們要彼此相愛, 像我愛你們一樣, 這就是我的命令.

15:13 No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.
人為朋友捨命, 人間的愛沒有比這個更大的了.

15:14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
你們若行我所吩咐你們的, 就是我的朋友了.

15:15 No longer do I call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything that I have heard from my Father I have revealed to you.
我不再稱你們為僕人, 因為僕人不知道主人所作的事; 我已經稱你們為朋友了, 因為我從我父那裡聽見的一切, 都已經告訴你們了.

15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and your fruit should remain, in order that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
不是你們揀選了我, 而是我揀選了你們, 並且分派你們去結果子, 就是結常存的果子, 使你們奉我的名, 無論向父求甚麼, 他必定賜給你們.

15:17 These things I command you: that you love one another.
我把這些事吩咐你們, 是要你們彼此相愛.

15:18 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
“如果世人恨你們, 你們要知道他們在恨你們以先, 已經恨我了.

15:19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
你們若屬於這世界, 世人必定愛屬自己的; 但因為你們不屬於世界, 而是我從世界中揀選了你們, 所以世人就恨你們.

15:20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
你們要記住我對你們說過的話: ‘僕人不能大過主人. ’他們若迫害我, 也必定迫害你們; 他們若遵守我的話, 也必定遵守你們的話.

15:21 But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
但他們因著我的名, 要向你們行這一切, 因為他們不認識那差我來的.

15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin. But now they do not have a valid excuse for their sin.
如果我沒有來, 也沒有對他們講過甚麼, 他們就沒有罪; 但現在他們的罪是無可推諉的了.

15:23 The one who hates me hates my Father also.
恨我的, 也恨我的父.

15:24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.
如果我沒有在他們中間作過別人沒有作過的事, 他們就沒有罪; 但現在我和我的父, 他們都看見了, 也都恨惡.

15:25 But this happened so that the word that is written in their law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated me without a reason.’
這就應驗了他們律法上所寫的話: ‘他們無故地恨我. ’

15:26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father—that one will testify about me.
“我從父那裡要差來給你們的保惠師, 就是從父那裡出來的真理的靈, 他來到的時候, 要為我作見證.

15:27 And you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
你們也要作見證, 因為從開始你們就是跟我在一起的. ”

John - Chapter 16

16:1 “I have said these things to you so that you will not fall away.
“我把這些事告訴了你們, 使你們不致後退.

16:2 They will expel you from the synagogue, but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God.
人要把你們趕出會堂; 並且時候要到, 所有要殺害你們的人, 以為這樣就是事奉神.

16:3 And they will do these things because they do not know the Father or me.
他們要作這些事, 因為他們不認識父, 也不認識我.

16:4 But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them. “And I have not said these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
我把這些事告訴了你們, 讓你們到了那個時候, 可以想起我告訴過你們了. 我起初沒有把這些事告訴你們, 因為我跟你們在一起.

16:5 But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and none of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’
“現在我要到那差我來的那裡去, 你們中間並沒有人問: ‘你到哪裡去? ’

16:6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.
然而因為我把這些事告訴了你們, 你們心裡就充滿憂愁.

16:7 But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
但我要把實情告訴你們, 我去是對你們有益的. 如果我不去, 保惠師就不會到你們這裡來; 我若去了, 就會差他到你們這裡來.

16:8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment:
他來了, 就要在罪,在義,在審判各方面指證世人的罪.

16:9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me,
在罪方面, 是因為他們不信我;

16:10 and concerning righteousness, because I am going away to the Father and you will see me no more,
在義方面, 是因為我到父那裡去, 你們就再看不見我;

16:11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.
在審判方面, 是因為這世界的統治者已經受了審判.

16:12 I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now.
“我還有許多事要告訴你們, 可是你們現在擔當不了;

16:13 But when he—the Spirit of truth—comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will proclaim to you the things to come.
只等真理的靈來了, 他要引導你們進入一切真理. 他不是憑著自己說話, 而是把他聽見的都說出來, 並且要把將來的事告訴你們.

16:14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and will proclaim it to you.
他要榮耀我, 因為他要把從我那裡所領受的告訴你們.

16:15 Everything that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he takes from what is mine and will proclaim it to you.
父所有的一切, 都是我的; 所以我說, 他要把從我那裡所領受的告訴你們.

16:16 “A little while and you will see me no more, and again a little while and you will see me.
“不久, 你們不會再看見我; 再過不久, 你們還要看見我. ”

16:17 So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he is saying to us, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going away to the Father’?”
於是他的門徒中有幾個彼此說: “他對我們說: ‘不久, 你們不會看見我; 再過不久, 你們還要看見我. ’又說: ‘因為我到父那裡去. ’這是甚麼意思呢? ”

16:18 So they kept on saying, “What is this that he is saying, ‘A little while’? We do not understand what he is speaking about!”
他們又說: “他所說的‘不久’, 是甚麼意思呢? 我們不曉得他在講甚麼. ”

16:19 Jesus knew that they were wanting to ask him, and he said to them, “Are you deliberating with one another about this—that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’?
耶穌知道他們想問他, 就說: “我所說的‘不久, 你們不會看見我; 再過不久, 你們還要看見我’, 你們為了這話彼此議論嗎?

16:20 Truly, truly I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will change to joy.
我實實在在告訴你們, 你們要痛哭哀號, 世人卻要歡喜; 你們要憂愁, 但你們的憂愁要變為喜樂.

16:21 A woman, when she gives birth, experiences pain because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the affliction, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.
婦人生產的時候會有憂愁, 因為她的時候到了; 但生了孩子以後, 就不再記住那痛苦了, 因為歡喜有一個人生到世上來.

16:22 So you also are experiencing sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.
現在你們也有憂愁; 但我要再見你們, 你們的心就會喜樂, 你們的喜樂是沒有人能夠奪去的.

16:23 And on that day you will ask me nothing. Truly, truly I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
到了那天, 你們甚麼也不會問我了. 我實實在在告訴你們, 你們奉我的名無論向父求甚麼, 他必定賜給你們.

16:24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
你們向來沒有奉我的名求甚麼; 現在你們祈求, 就必定得著, 讓你們的喜樂滿溢.

16:25 “I have said these things to you in figurative sayings. An hour is coming when I will speak to you in figurative sayings no longer, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
“我用譬喻對你們說了這些事, 時候要到, 我不再用譬喻對你們說了, 而是把關於父的事明明白白告訴你們.

16:26 On that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
到了那天, 你們要奉我的名祈求, 我不是說我要為你們請求父;

16:27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
父自己愛你們, 因為你們已經愛我, 並且信我是從神那裡來的.

16:28 I have gone out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father.”
我從父那裡來, 到了這世界; 我又離開這世界, 到父那裡去. ”

16:29 His disciples said, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly and are telling us no figurative saying!
門徒說: “你看, 現在你是明說, 不是用譬喻說了.

16:30 Now we know that you know everything and do not need for anyone to ask you questions. By this we believe that you have come from God.”
現在我們知道你是無所不知的, 不需要人向你發問. 因此, 我們信你是從神那裡來的. ”

16:31 Jesus replied to them, “Now do you believe?
耶穌對他們說: “現在你們信嗎?

16:32 Behold, an hour is coming—and has come—that you will be scattered each one to his own home, and you will leave me alone. And I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
看哪, 時候要到, 而且已經到了, 你們要分散, 各人到自己的地方去, 只留下我獨自一個人. 其實我不是獨自一個人, 因為有父與我同在.

16:33 I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world.”
我把這些事告訴你們, 是要使你們在我裡面有平安. 在世上你們有患難, 但你們放心, 我已經勝了這世界. ”

John - Chapter 17

17:1 Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven he said, “Father, the hour has come! Glorify your Son, in order that your Son may glorify you—
耶穌講完了這些話, 就舉目望天, 說: “父啊, 時候到了, 求你榮耀你的兒子, 讓兒子也榮耀你,

17:2 just as you have given him authority over all flesh, in order that he would give eternal life to them—everyone whom you have given him.
正如你把管理全人類的權柄給了他, 使他賜永生給你所賜給他的人.

17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
認識你是獨一的真神, 並且認識你所差來的耶穌基督, 這就是永生.

17:4 I have glorified you on earth by completing the work that you have given me to do.
我在地上已經榮耀了你, 你交給我要作的工, 我已經完成了.

17:5 And now, Father, you glorify me at your side with the glory that I had at your side before the world existed.
父啊, 現在讓我在你自己面前得著榮耀, 就是在創世以前我與你同享的榮耀.

17:6 “I have revealed your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me, and they have kept your word.
“你從世上分別出來賜給我的人, 我已經把你的名顯明給他們了. 他們是你的, 你把他們賜給了我, 他們也遵守了你的道.

17:7 Now they understand that all the things that you have given me are from you,
現在他們知道, 你所給我的, 無論是甚麼, 都是從你那裡來的;

17:8 because the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they received them and know truly that I have come from you, and they have believed that you have sent me.
因為你賜給我的話, 我已經給了他們, 他們也領受了, 又確實知道我是從你那裡來的, 並且信你差了我來.

17:9 I am asking on behalf of them. I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you have given me, because they are yours,
我為他們求; 我不為世人求, 而是為你賜給我的人求, 因為他們是你的.

17:10 and all my things are yours, and your things are mine, and I have been glorified in them.
我的一切都是你的, 你的一切也是我的, 並且我因著他們得了榮耀.

17:11 And I am no longer in the world, and they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given to me, so that they may be one, just as we are.
我不再在這世上, 他們卻在這世上, 我要到你那裡去. 聖父啊, 求你因你賜給我的名, 保守他們, 使他們合而為一, 好像我們一樣.

17:12 When I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given to me, and guarded them, and none of them has perished except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled.
我跟他們在一起的時候, 因你賜給我的名, 我保守了他們, 也護衛了他們; 他們中間除了那滅亡的人以外, 沒有一個是滅亡的, 這就應驗了經上的話.

17:13 And now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world so that they may have my joy completed in themselves.
現在我到你那裡去, 我在世上說這些話, 是要他們心裡充滿我的喜樂.

17:14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world just as I am not of the world.
我把你的道賜給了他們; 世人恨他們, 因為他們不屬於這世界, 像我不屬於這世界一樣.

17:15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you protect them from the evil one.
我不求你使他們離開世界, 只求你保守他們脫離那惡者.

17:16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
他們不屬於這世界, 像我不屬於這世界一樣.

17:17 Sanctify them in the truth—your word is truth.
求你用真理使他們成聖; 你的道就是真理.

17:18 Just as you sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
你怎樣差我到世上來, 我也怎樣差他們到世上去.

17:19 And for them I sanctify myself, so that they themselves also may be sanctified in the truth.
我為了他們的緣故, 自己分別為聖, 使他們也因著真理成聖.

17:20 “And I do not ask on behalf of these only, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word,
“我不但為他們求, 也為那些因他們的話而信我的人求,

17:21 that they all may be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, that they also may be in us, in order that the world may believe that you sent me.
使他們都合而為一, 像父你在我裡面, 我在你裡面一樣; 使他們也在我們裡面, 讓世人相信你差了我來.

17:22 And the glory that you have given to me, I have given to them, in order that they may be one, just as we are one—
你賜給我的榮耀, 我已經賜給了他們, 使他們合而為一, 像我們合而為一.

17:23 I in them, and you in me, in order that they may be completed in one, so that the world may know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.
我在他們裡面, 你在我裡面, 使他們完完全全合而為一, 讓世人知道你差了我來, 並且知道你愛他們, 好像愛我一樣.

17:24 “Father, those whom you have given to me—I want that those also may be with me where I am, in order that they may see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
父啊, 我在哪裡, 願你賜給我的人也和我同在哪裡, 讓他們看見你賜給我的榮耀, 因為在創立世界以前, 你已經愛我了.

17:25 Righteous Father, although the world does not know you, yet I have known you, and these men have come to know that you sent me.
公義的父啊, 世人雖然不認識你, 我卻認識你, 這些人也知道你差了我來.

17:26 And I made known to them your name, and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I may be in them.”
我已經把你的名指示他們, 還要再指示, 使你愛我的愛在他們裡面, 我也在他們裡面. ”

John - Chapter 18

18:1 When Jesus had said these things, he went out with his disciples to the other side of the ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples entered.
耶穌說完了這些話, 就和門徒出去, 過了汲淪溪. 在那裡有一個園子, 耶穌和門徒進去了.

18:2 (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, also knew about the place, because Jesus often gathered there with his disciples.)
出賣耶穌的猶大也知道那地方, 因為耶穌和門徒常常在那裡聚集.

18:3 So Judas, taking the cohort and officers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
那時, 猶大帶著一隊兵, 還有祭司長和法利賽人的差役, 拿著燈籠,火把,武器, 來到園子裡.

18:4 Then Jesus, because he knew all the things that were coming upon him, went out and said to them, “Who are you looking for?”
耶穌知道快要臨到他身上的一切事, 就出來對他們說: “你們找誰? ”

18:5 They replied to him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He said to them, “I am he.” (Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was also standing with them.)
他們回答: “拿撒勒人耶穌！”耶穌說: “我就是. ”出賣耶穌的猶大和他們站在那裡.

18:6 So when he said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
耶穌一說“我就是”, 他們就往後退, 倒在地上.

18:7 Then he asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”
他再問他們: “你們找誰? ”他們說: “拿撒勒人耶穌！”

18:8 Jesus replied, “I said to you that I am he! So if you are looking for me, let these men go,”
耶穌回答: “我已經告訴你們, 我就是了. 如果你們來找我, 就讓這些人走吧. ”

18:9 in order that the word that he had spoken would be fulfilled: “Those whom you have given to me—I have not lost anyone of them.”
這應驗了耶穌說過的話: “你賜給我的人, 我一個也沒有失落. ”

18:10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. (Now the name of the slave was Malchus.)
西門．彼得帶著一把刀, 就拔出來, 向大祭司的僕人馬勒古砍去, 削掉他的右耳.

18:11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into its sheath! The cup that the Father has given me—shall I not drink it?”
耶穌對彼得說: “把刀收入鞘裡去！父給我的杯, 我怎能不喝呢? ”

18:12 Then the cohort and the military tribune and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and tied him up,
於是那一隊兵和千夫長, 以及猶太人的差役拿住耶穌, 把他綁起來,

18:13 and brought him to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
先帶到亞那面前. 亞那是當年的大祭司該亞法的岳父.

18:14 (Now it was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was better that one man die for the people.)
該亞法就是從前向猶太人提議說“一個人代替人民死, 這是有益的”那個人.

18:15 So Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. (Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.)
西門．彼得和另一個門徒跟著耶穌; 那門徒是大祭司認識的. 他跟耶穌一起進了大祭司的院子,

18:16 But Peter was standing by the door outside. So the other disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.
彼得卻站在門外. 大祭司所認識的那門徒出來, 對看門的婢女說了一聲, 就帶了彼得進去.

18:17 Then the female slave who was the doorkeeper said to Peter, “You are not also one of the disciples of this man, are you?” He said, “I am not!”
那看門的婢女對彼得說: “你不也是這個人的門徒嗎? ”他說: “我不是. ”

18:18 (Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire because it was cold, and they were warming themselves. And Peter was also standing there with them and warming himself.)
因為天氣寒冷, 僕人和差役就生了炭火, 站著取暖; 彼得也和他們站在一起取暖.

18:19 So the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.
那時, 大祭司查問耶穌有關他的門徒和他的教訓的事.

18:20 Jesus replied to him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple courts where all the Jews assemble, and I have said nothing in secret.
耶穌對大祭司說: “我向來對世人講話都是公開的, 我常常在會堂和聖殿裡, 就是在所有猶太人聚集的地方教導人, 暗地裡我並沒有講甚麼.

18:21 Why are you asking me? Ask those who heard what I have said to them! Behold, these people know what I said.”
你為甚麼查問我呢? 問問那些聽過我講話的人吧, 他們知道我講過甚麼. ”

18:22 Now when he had said these things, one of the officers who was standing by gave a slap in the face to Jesus, saying, “Do you reply to the high priest in this way?”
耶穌說了這些話, 站在旁邊的一個差役, 就打他一巴掌, 說: “你竟敢這樣回答大祭司嗎? ”

18:23 Jesus replied to him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify about what is wrong! But if I have spoken correctly, why do you strike me?”
耶穌對他說: “如果我講錯了, 你可以指證錯在哪裡; 如果我講對了, 你為甚麼打我呢? ”

18:24 Then Annas sent him, tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.
亞那仍然綁著耶穌, 把他押到大祭司該亞法那裡去.

18:25 Now Simon Peter was standing there and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not also one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not!”
西門．彼得仍然站在火旁取暖. 有人對他說: “你不也是他的門徒嗎? ”彼得否認說: “我不是. ”

18:26 One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?”
有一個大祭司的僕人, 就是彼得削掉耳朵的那個人的親戚, 說: “我不是看見你跟他在園子裡嗎? ”

18:27 So Peter denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
彼得又否認, 立刻雞就叫了.

18:28 Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s residence. Now it was early, and they did not enter into the governor’s residence so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
清早的時候, 猶太人把耶穌從該亞法那裡押往總督的官邸. 他們自己沒有進到官邸裡去, 恐怕沾染了污穢, 不能吃逾越節的晚餐.

18:29 So Pilate came outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”
於是彼拉多走到外面見他們, 說: “你們控告這個人甚麼呢? ”

18:30 They answered and said to him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!”
他們回答: “如果這個人沒有作惡, 我們就不會把他交給你. ”

18:31 So Pilate said to them, “You take him and judge him according to your law!” The Jews said to him, “It is not permitted for us to kill anyone,”
彼拉多對他們說: “你們自己把他帶去, 按著你們的律法審問他吧. ”猶太人說: “我們沒有權去判人死罪. ”

18:32 in order that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled that he had spoken, indicating by what sort of death he was going to die.
這就應驗了耶穌預先說到自己將要怎樣死的那句話.

18:33 Then Pilate entered again into the governor’s residence and summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
彼拉多又進了官邸, 把耶穌叫來, 問他說: “你是猶太人的王嗎? ”

18:34 Jesus replied, “Do you say this from yourself, or have others said this to you about me?”
耶穌回答: “這話是你自己說的, 還是別人對你說到我的呢? ”

18:35 Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your people and the chief priests handed you over to me! What have you done?”
彼拉多說: “難道我是猶太人嗎? 你本國的人和祭司長把你交給我, 你究竟作了甚麼事? ”

18:36 Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here.”
耶穌回答: “我的國不屬於這世界; 如果我的國屬於這世界, 我的臣僕就要作戰, 使我不至被交給猶太人. 不過, 我的國不是這世上的. ”

18:37 Then Pilate said to him, “So then you are a king!” Jesus replied, “You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I have come into the world: in order that I can testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.”
於是彼拉多問他: “那麼, 你是王嗎? ”耶穌說: “我是王, 這是你說的. 我要為真理作見證, 我為此而生, 也為此來到世上. 凡是屬於真理的人, 都聽我的聲音. ”

18:38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, “I find no basis for an accusation against him.
彼拉多問他: “真理是甚麼? ”彼拉多說了這話, 又出來見猶太人, 對他們說: “我查不出他有甚麼罪.

18:39 But it is your custom that I release for you one prisoner at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
“你們有個慣例, 每逢逾越節, 要我給你們釋放一個囚犯. 你們願意我給你們釋放這個猶太人的王嗎? ”

18:40 Then they shouted again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
他們又喊叫說: “不要他！要巴拉巴！”這巴拉巴是個強盜.

John - Chapter 19

19:1 So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.
那時, 彼拉多吩咐人把耶穌拉去鞭打.

19:2 And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, and put a purple robe on him,
士兵用荊棘編成冠冕, 戴在他的頭上, 又給他披上紫色的外袍,

19:3 and were coming up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were giving him slaps in the face.
然後來到他面前, 說: “猶太人的王萬歲！”並且用手掌打他.

19:4 And Pilate came outside again and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing him outside to you, so that you will know that I find no basis for an accusation against him.”
彼拉多再次出到外面, 對猶太人說: “看！我把他帶出來給你們, 讓你們知道我查不出他有甚麼罪. ”

19:5 Then Jesus came outside wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and he said to them, “Behold the man!”
於是耶穌出來, 戴著荊棘的冠冕, 披著紫色的外袍. 彼拉多對他們說: “看, 這個人！”

19:6 So when they saw him, the chief priests and the officers shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate said to them, “You take him and crucify him! For I do not find a basis for an accusation against him.”
祭司長和差役看見耶穌, 就喊叫說: “把他釘十字架！把他釘十字架！”彼拉多對他們說: “你們自己把他帶去釘十字架吧！我查不出他有甚麼罪. ”

19:7 The Jews replied to him, “We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself out to be the Son of God!”
猶太人回答: “我們有律法, 根據那律法, 他是該死的, 因為他自命為神的兒子. ”

19:8 So when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
彼拉多聽見這話, 就更加害怕,

19:9 and he entered into the governor’s residence again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer.
又進了官邸, 問耶穌: “你究竟是從哪裡來的? ”耶穌卻不回答他.

19:10 So Pilate said to him, “Will you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you, and I have authority to crucify you?”
彼拉多對他說: “你不對我說話嗎? 你不知道我有權釋放你, 也有權把你釘十字架嗎? ”

19:11 Jesus replied to him, “You would not have any authority over me unless it was given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has greater sin.”
耶穌說: “如果不是從天上給你權柄, 你就無權辦我; 因此, 把我交給你的那人, 罪更重了. ”

19:12 From this point on Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews shouted, saying, “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar! Everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar!”
從那時起, 彼拉多想釋放耶穌; 可是猶太人卻喊叫說: “如果你釋放這個人, 就不是凱撒的忠臣了. 凡是自命為王的, 就是與凱撒為敵. ”

19:13 So Pilate, when he heard these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat, in the place called The Stone Pavement (but Gabbatha in Aramaic).
彼拉多聽了這些話, 就把耶穌帶到外面, 到了一個名叫“鋪石地”(希伯來話叫加巴大)的地方, 就在那裡開庭審問.

19:14 (Now it was the day of preparation of the Passover; it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, “Behold your king!”
那天是逾越節的預備日, 約在正午的時候. 彼拉多對猶太人說: “看, 你們的王！”

19:15 Then those shouted, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests replied, “We do not have a king except Caesar!”
他們就喊叫起來: “除掉他！除掉他！把他釘十字架！”彼拉多問他們: “我可以把你們的王釘十字架嗎? ”祭司長回答: “除了凱撒, 我們沒有王！”

19:16 So then he handed him over to them in order that he could be crucified. So they took Jesus,
於是彼拉多把耶穌交給他們去釘十字架.

19:17 and carrying for himself the cross, he went out to the place called The Place of a Skull (which is called Golgotha in Aramaic),
他們把耶穌帶去了. 耶穌自己背著十字架出來, 到了一個名叫“髑髏”的地方, 希伯來話叫各各他.

19:18 where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle.
他們就在那裡把耶穌釘在十字架上; 和他一同釘十字架的, 還有兩個人, 一邊一個, 耶穌在中間.

19:19 And Pilate also wrote a notice and placed it on the cross, and it was written: “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”
彼拉多寫了一個牌子, 放在十字架上頭, 寫的是: “猶太人的王拿撒勒人耶穌. ”

19:20 So many of the Jews read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek.
有許多猶太人念了這牌子上所寫的, 因為耶穌釘十字架的地方離城不遠, 而且那牌子是用希伯來文,拉丁文和希臘文寫的.

19:21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The king of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, I am king of the Jews.’ ”
猶太人的祭司長對彼拉多說: “不要寫‘猶太人的王’, 要寫‘這個人自稱: 我是猶太人的王’. ”

19:22 Pilate replied, “What I have written, I have written.”
彼拉多說: “我所寫的, 我已經寫了！”

19:23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his clothing and made four shares—for each soldier a share—and the tunic. (Now the tunic was seamless, woven from the top in a single piece.)
士兵把耶穌釘了十字架之後, 就把他的衣服拿來, 分成四分, 每個兵一分. 他們又拿他的內衣; 這內衣是沒有縫的, 是從上到下整件織成的.

19:24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it apart, but cast lots for it, to see whose it will be,” so that the scripture would be fulfilled that says, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.” Thus the soldiers did these things.
因此, 他們彼此說: “我們不要把它撕開, 我們來抽籤吧, 看看是誰的. ”這就應驗了經上所說的: “他們分了我的外衣, 又為我的內衣抽籤. ”士兵果然這樣作了.

19:25 Now his mother and the sister of his mother, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene were standing near the cross of Jesus.
站在耶穌十字架旁邊的, 有他母親和他母親的姊妹, 還有高羅巴的妻子馬利亞, 和抹大拉的馬利亞.

19:26 So Jesus, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing there, said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son!”
耶穌看見母親, 又看見他所愛的那門徒站在旁邊, 就對母親說: “母親(“母親”原文作“婦人”), 看！你的兒子. ”

19:27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
然後他對那門徒說: “看！你的母親. ”從那時起, 那門徒就把她接到自己的家裡去了.

19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that now at last everything was completed, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, said, “I am thirsty.”
這事以後, 耶穌知道一切都已經成就了, 為了要使經上的話應驗, 就說: “我渴了. ”

19:29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop and brought it to his mouth.
在那裡有一個罈子, 盛滿了酸酒, 他們就拿海綿浸了酸酒, 綁在牛膝草上, 送到他的口裡.

19:30 Then when he had received the sour wine, Jesus said, “It is completed,” and bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.
耶穌嘗了那酸酒, 說: “成了！”就低下頭, 斷了氣.

19:31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away.
因為那天是預備日, 為了要避免屍體在安息日留在十字架上(因為那安息日是個重要的日子), 猶太人就請求彼拉多打斷那些被釘十字架的人的腿, 把他們拿下來.

19:32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him.
於是士兵來了, 把和耶穌一同釘十字架的那兩個人的腿都先後打斷了.

19:33 But when they came to Jesus, after they saw he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
他們來到耶穌那裡, 看見他已經死了, 就沒有打斷他的腿.

19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately.
但是有一個士兵用槍刺他的肋旁, 立刻有血和水流出來.

19:35 And the one who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true, and that person knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
那看見這事的人已經作證了, 他的見證是真實的, 他也知道自己所說的是實在的, 使你們也相信.

19:36 For these things happened in order that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not a bone of his will be broken.”
這些事的發生, 是要應驗經上所說的: “他的骨頭, 一根也不可折斷. ”

19:37 And again another scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”
另有一處經文說: “他們要仰望自己所刺的人. ”

19:38 And after these things, Joseph who was from Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but a secret one for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed it, so he came and took away his body.
這些事以後, 有一個亞利馬太人約瑟來求彼拉多, 要領耶穌的身體; 他因為怕猶太人, 就暗暗地作耶穌的門徒. 彼拉多批准了, 他便把耶穌的身體領去.

19:39 And Nicodemus—the one who had come to him formerly at night—also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about a hundred pounds.
從前夜間來見耶穌的尼哥德慕也來了, 帶著沒藥和沉香混合的香料, 約有三十二公斤.

19:40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in strips of linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews’ custom to prepare for burial.
他們領取了耶穌的身體, 照著猶太人的葬禮的規例, 用細麻布和香料把他裹好.

19:41 Now there was a garden at the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one was yet buried.
在耶穌釘十字架的地方, 有一個園子, 園裡有一個新的墓穴, 是從來沒有葬過人的.

19:42 So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.
因為那天是猶太人的預備日, 又因為那墓穴就在附近, 他們就把耶穌葬在那裡.

John - Chapter 20

20:1 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
禮拜日清早, 天還沒有亮的時候, 抹大拉的馬利亞來到墓旁, 看見石頭已經從墳墓移開了.

20:2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord from the tomb and we do not know where they have put him!”
她就跑去見西門．彼得, 和耶穌所愛的那個門徒, 對他們說: “有人把主從墳墓裡搬走了, 我們不知道他們把他放在哪裡. ”

20:3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out and were going to the tomb.
彼得和那門徒就動身, 到墳墓那裡去.

20:4 And the two were running together, and the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first.
兩個人一齊跑, 那門徒比彼得跑得快, 先到了墳墓,

20:5 And bending over to look, he saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, though he did not go in.
屈身向裡面觀看, 看見細麻布還在那裡, 但他卻沒有進去.

20:6 Then Simon Peter also came following him, and he went into the tomb and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,
西門．彼得隨後也到了; 他進入墳墓, 看見細麻布還放在那裡,

20:7 and the facecloth that was on his head—not lying with the strips of linen cloth, but folded up separately in one place.
也看見耶穌的裹頭巾, 沒有和細麻布放在一起, 而是捲著放在一邊.

20:8 So then the other disciple who had come to the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed.
那時, 先到墳墓的那門徒也進去, 他看見, 就信了.

20:9 (For they did not yet know the scripture that it was necessary for him to rise from the dead.)
他們還不明白經上所說“他必須從死人中復活”這句話的意思.

20:10 Then the disciples went away again to their own homes.
於是兩個門徒就回家去了.

20:11 But Mary stood outside at the tomb, weeping. Then, while she was weeping, she bent over to look into the tomb,
馬利亞站在墳墓外面哭泣. 她哭的時候, 屈身往裡面觀看,

20:12 and she saw two angels in white, seated one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been lying.
看見兩個身穿白衣的天使, 坐在安放耶穌身體的地方, 一個在頭那邊, 一個在腳那邊.

20:13 And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him!”
天使問她: “婦人, 你為甚麼哭? ”她說: “有人把我的主搬走了, 我不知道他們把他放在哪裡. ”

20:14 When she had said these things, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and she did not know that it was Jesus.
馬利亞說了這話, 就轉過身來, 看見耶穌站在那裡, 卻不知道他就是耶穌.

20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” She thought that it was the gardener, and said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.”
耶穌對她說: “婦人, 你為甚麼哭? 你找誰呢? ”馬利亞以為耶穌是園丁, 就對他說: “先生, 如果是你把他挪去了, 請告訴我你把他放在甚麼地方, 我好去搬回來. ”

20:16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned around and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni” (which means “Teacher”).
耶穌對她說: “馬利亞！”她轉過身來, 用希伯來話對他說: “拉波尼！”(就是“老師”的意思. )

20:17 Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.’ ”
耶穌說: “你不要拉住我, 因為我還沒有上去見父. 你要到我的弟兄們那裡去, 告訴他們我要上去見我的父, 也是你們的父; 見我的神, 也是你們的神. ”

20:18 Mary Magdalene came and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and he had said these things to her.
抹大拉的馬利亞就去, 向門徒報信說: “我已經看見主了！”她又把主對她所說的話告訴他們.

20:19 Now when it was evening on that day—the first day of the week—and the doors had been shut where the disciples were because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace to you.”
禮拜日黃昏的時候, 門徒聚在一起, 因為怕猶太人, 就把門戶都關上. 耶穌來了, 站在他們中間, 說: “願你們平安. ”

20:20 And when he had said this, he showed his hands and his side to them. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
說了這話, 就把手和肋旁給他們看. 門徒看見主, 就歡喜了.

20:21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
耶穌又對他們說: “願你們平安. 父怎樣差遣了我, 我也怎樣差遣你們. ”

20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
說了這話, 就向他們吹一口氣, 說: “你們領受聖靈吧！

20:23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
你們赦免誰的罪, 誰的罪就得赦免; 你們不赦免誰的罪, 誰的罪就不得赦免. ”

20:24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
十二個門徒中, 有一個稱為“雙生子”的多馬. 耶穌來的時候, 他沒有和門徒在一起.

20:25 So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe!”
其他的門徒對他說: “我們已經見過主了. ”多馬對他們說: “除非我親眼看見他手上的釘痕, 用我的指頭探入那釘痕, 又用我的手探入他的肋旁, 我決不相信. ”

20:26 And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Although the doors had been shut, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said, “Peace to you.”
過了八天, 門徒又在屋子裡, 多馬也和他們在一起. 門戶都關上了. 耶穌來了, 站在他們中間, 說: “願你們平安. ”

20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Place your finger here and see my hands, and place your hand and put it into my side. And do not be unbelieving, but believing!”
然後對多馬說: “把你的指頭放在這裡, 看看我的手吧！伸出你的手來, 探探我的肋旁！不要疑惑, 只要信！”

20:28 Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
多馬對他說: “我的主！我的神！”

20:29 Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, have you believed? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
耶穌說: “你因為看見我才信嗎? 那些沒有看見就信的人, 是有福的. ”

20:30 Now Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of the disciples which are not recorded in this book,
耶穌在門徒面前還行了許多別的神蹟, 沒有記在這書上.

20:31 but these things are recorded in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
但把這些事記下來, 是要你們信耶穌是基督, 是神的兒子, 並且使你們信了, 可以因他的名得生命.

John - Chapter 21

21:1 After these things Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now he revealed himself in this way:
這些事以後, 耶穌在提比里亞海邊再次向門徒顯現. 他顯現的經過是這樣的:

21:2 Simon Peter and Thomas (who was called Didymus) and Nathanael from Cana in Galilee and the sons of Zebedee and two others of his disciples were together.
當時西門．彼得,稱為“雙生子”的多馬,加利利的迦拿人拿但業,西庇太的兩個兒子, 和另外兩個門徒都聚在一起.

21:3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing!” They said to him, “We also are coming with you.” They went out and got into the boat, and during that night they caught nothing.
西門．彼得對他們說: “我要打魚去. ”他們說: “我們也跟你一起去. ”於是他們出去, 上了船, 可是那一夜他們並沒有打到甚麼.

21:4 Now when it was already early morning, Jesus stood on the beach. However, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
清早的時候, 耶穌站在岸邊; 門徒卻不知道他就是耶穌.

21:5 So Jesus said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish to eat, do you? They answered him, “No.”
耶穌對他們說: “孩子們, 打到魚沒有? ”他們回答: “沒有. ”

21:6 And he said to them, “Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw it, and were no longer able to haul it in from the large number of the fish.
耶穌說: “把網撒在船的右邊, 就可以得著. ”他們就把網撒下去, 可是拉不上來, 因為魚太多.

21:7 Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tied around himself his outer garment (for he was naked) and threw himself into the sea.
耶穌所愛的那門徒對彼得說: “是主！”西門．彼得一聽見是主, 就立刻束上外衣(因為他當時赤著身子), 縱身跳進海裡.

21:8 But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net of fish, because they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away.
其他的門徒, 因為離岸不遠(約有一百公尺), 就坐在小船上, 把那網魚拖過來.

21:9 So when they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire laid there, and a fish lying on it, and bread.
他們上了岸, 就看見那裡有一堆炭火, 上面有魚有餅.

21:10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just now caught.”
耶穌對他們說: “把你們剛才打的魚拿幾條來. ”

21:11 So Simon Peter got into the boat and hauled the net to the land, full of large fish—one hundred fifty-three—and although there were so many, the net was not torn.
西門．彼得就上船, 把網拉到岸上; 那網滿了大魚, 共有一百五十三條. 魚雖然這麼多, 網卻沒有破.

21:12 Jesus said to them, “Come, eat breakfast!” But none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew that it was the Lord.
耶穌對他們說: “你們來, 吃早飯吧. ”門徒中沒有一個人敢問他: “你是誰? ”因為知道他是主.

21:13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
耶穌走過來, 拿餅遞給他們, 又照樣拿魚遞給他們.

21:14 This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he had been raised from the dead.
這是耶穌從死人中復活之後, 第三次向門徒顯現.

21:15 Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs!”
他們吃了早飯, 耶穌問西門．彼得: “約翰的兒子西門, 你愛我比這些更深嗎? ”他回答: “主啊, 是的, 你知道我愛你. ”耶穌說: “你餵養我的小羊. ”

21:16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Shepherd my sheep!”
耶穌第二次又問他: “約翰的兒子西門, 你愛我嗎? ”他回答: “主啊, 是的, 你知道我愛你. ”耶穌說: “你牧養我的羊. ”

21:17 He said to him a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed because he said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything! You know that I love you!” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep!
耶穌第三次問他: “約翰的兒子西門, 你愛我嗎? ”彼得因為耶穌第三次問他: “你愛我嗎? ”就憂愁起來, 對耶穌說: “主啊, 你是無所不知的, 你知道我愛你. ”耶穌說: “你餵養我的羊.

21:18 Truly, truly I say to you, when you were young, you tied your clothes around yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will tie you up and carry you where you do not want to go.
我實實在在告訴你, 你年輕的時候, 自己束上腰帶, 隨意往來; 但到了年老的時候, 你要伸出手來, 別人要把你綁著, 帶你到你不願意去的地方. ”

21:19 (Now he said this to indicate by what kind of death he would glorify God.) And after he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me!”
耶穌說這話, 是指明彼得將怎樣死, 來榮耀神. 說了這話, 就對彼得說: “你跟從我吧！”

21:20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them (who also leaned back on his chest at the dinner and said, “Lord, who is the one betraying you?”)
彼得轉過身來, 看見耶穌所愛的那門徒跟著, 就是在晚飯的時候, 靠著耶穌的胸膛, 問“主啊, 出賣你的是誰? ”的那個人.

21:21 So when he saw this one, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, but what about this one?”
彼得看見他, 就問耶穌: “主啊, 這個人將來怎麼樣? ”

21:22 Jesus said to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”
耶穌回答他: “如果我要他活到我來的時候, 跟你有甚麼關係呢? 你只管跟從我吧！”

21:23 So this saying went out to the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”
於是這話流傳在弟兄中間, 說那門徒不會死. 其實耶穌並沒有說他不會死, 只是說: “如果我要他活到我來的時候, 跟你有甚麼關係呢? ”

21:24 This is the disciple who is testifying about these things, and who has written down these things. And we know that his testimony is true.
為這些事作證, 並且記述這些事的, 就是這門徒; 我們知道他的見證是真實的.

21:25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did, which—if they were written down one after the other—I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written.
耶穌所行的, 還有許多其他的事; 如果都一一寫下來, 所要寫成的書, 我想就是這個世界也容不下了.

Acts (使徒行傳)

Acts - Chapter 1

1:1 I produced the former account, O Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
提阿非羅先生: 我已經寫了前書, 敘述耶穌開始所行所教的一切,

1:2 until the day he was taken up, after he had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,
一直到他藉著聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒之後, 被接上升的日子為止.

1:3 to whom he also presented himself alive after he suffered, with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
他受難以後, 用許多憑據向使徒顯示自己是活著的. 他向使徒顯現, 並且講論神的國的事, 有四十天之久.

1:4 And while he was with them, he commanded them, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised by the Father, which you heard about from me.
耶穌和他們一同吃飯的時候, 吩咐他們不要離開耶路撒冷, 說: “你們要等候父的應許, 就是你們聽我講過的,

1:5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
約翰是用水施洗, 但再過幾天, 你們要受聖靈的洗. ”

1:6 So when they had come together, they began asking him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
他們聚集的時候, 問耶穌說: “主啊, 你要在這時候使以色列復國嗎? ”

1:7 But he said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority.
耶穌說: “父憑著自己的權柄所定的時間或日期, 你們不必知道.

1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth.”
可是聖靈降臨在你們身上, 你們就必領受能力, 並且要在耶路撒冷,猶太全地,撒瑪利亞, 直到地極, 作我的見證人. ”

1:9 And after he had said these things, while they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.
說完了, 他們還在看的時候, 他被接上升, 有一朵雲把他接去, 就看不見他了.

1:10 And as they were staring into the sky while he was departing, behold, two men in white clothing stood by them
當他往上升, 他們定睛望天的時候, 忽然有兩個人, 身穿白衣, 站在他們旁邊, 說:

1:11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand there looking into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!”
“加利利人哪, 為甚麼站著望天呢? 這位被接升天離開你們的耶穌, 你們看見他怎樣往天上去, 他也要怎樣回來. ”

1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain that is called Olive Grove which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
後來, 他們從橄欖山回到耶路撒冷. 那山靠近耶路撒冷, 有一安息日可走的路程.

1:13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying—Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas son of James.
他們進了城, 上了一間樓房, 就是彼得,約翰,雅各,安得烈,腓力,多馬,巴多羅邁,馬太,亞勒腓的兒子雅各,激進派的西門,雅各的兒子猶大等人所住的.

1:14 All these were busily engaged with one mind in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.
這些人和幾個婦女, 耶穌的母親馬利亞, 還有他的兄弟們, 都在一起, 同心地恆切禱告.

1:15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (and it was a crowd of persons of about one hundred twenty at the same place) and said,
那時, 約有一百二十人聚會, 彼得在眾弟兄中間站起來說:

1:16 “Men and brothers, it was necessary that the scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit proclaimed beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,
“弟兄們, 經上的話, 就是聖靈藉著大衛的口, 預言那領人捉拿耶穌的猶大的事, 是一定會應驗的.

1:17 because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry.”
他本是我們中間的一個, 一同領受了這職分.

1:18 (Now this man acquired a field for the wages of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out.
他用不義的酬勞買了一塊田, 結果倒頭栽了下去, 腹破腸流.

1:19 And it became known to all who live in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own language “Akeldama,” that is, “Field of Blood.”)
這事住在耶路撒冷的人全都知道, 所以按當地的話, 那塊地稱為亞革大馬, 意思就是‘血田’.

1:20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his residence become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and, ‘Let another person take his position.’
因為詩篇上寫著: ‘願他的住處變為荒場, 無人居在其中. ’又說: ‘願別人取代他的職分. ’

1:21 Therefore it is necessary for one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
所以, 從約翰施洗起, 直到主離開我們被接上升的那天為止, 當他在我們中間來往的時候, 那些跟我們常在一起的人中, 應該有一個人出來與我們一同作耶穌復活的見證人. ”

1:22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us—one of these men must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”
所以, 從約翰施洗起, 直到主離開我們被接上升的那天為止, 當他在我們中間來往的時候, 那些跟我們常在一起的人中, 應該有一個人出來與我們一同作耶穌復活的見證人. ”

1:23 And they proposed two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was called Justus) and Matthias.
於是他們提出兩個人: 約瑟(號稱巴撒巴, 又名猶士都)和馬提亞,

1:24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen
就禱告說: “主啊！你知道萬人的心, 求你從這兩個人中, 指明你要揀選誰,

1:25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place.”
來承擔這使徒的職位和工作. 這職位猶大已經放棄, 往他自己的地方去了. ”

1:26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to serve with the eleven apostles.
大家就為他們抽籤, 結果抽中了馬提亞, 他就與十一使徒同列.

Acts - Chapter 2

2:1 And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in the same place.
五旬節到了, 他們都聚集在一起.

2:2 And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
忽然有一陣好像強風吹過的響聲, 從天而來, 充滿了他們坐在裡面的整間屋子.

2:3 And divided tongues like fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
又有火燄般的舌頭顯現出來, 分別落在他們各人身上.

2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them ability to speak out.
他們都被聖靈充滿, 就照著聖靈所賜給他們的, 用別種的語言說出話來.

2:5 Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.
那時住在耶路撒冷的, 有從天下各國來的虔誠的猶太人.

2:6 And when this sound occurred, the crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.
這聲音一響, 許多人都聚了來, 人人都聽見門徒講出聽眾各人本鄉的話, 就莫名其妙.

2:7 And they were astounded and astonished, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
他們又驚訝,又驚奇, 說: “你看, 這些說話的, 不都是加利利人嗎?

2:8 And how do we hear, each one of us, in our own native language?
我們各人怎麼聽見他們講我們從小所用的本鄉話呢?

2:9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those residing in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
我們帕提亞人,瑪代人,以攔人和住在美索不達米亞,猶太,加帕多家,本都,亞西亞,

2:10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and the Romans who were in town,
弗呂家,旁非利亞,埃及, 並靠近古利奈的利比亞一帶地方的人, 客居羅馬的猶太人和歸信猶太教的人,

2:11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages the great deeds of God!”
克里特人以及阿拉伯人, 都聽見他們用我們的語言, 講說神的大作為. ”

2:12 And all were amazed and greatly perplexed, saying to one another, “What can this mean?”
眾人還在驚訝迷惘的時候, 彼此說: “這是甚麼意思? ”

2:13 But others jeered and said, “They are full of sweet new wine!”
另有些人譏笑說: “他們是給新酒灌醉了. ”

2:14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them, “Judean men, and all those who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words!
彼得和十一使徒站起來, 他高聲對眾人說: “猶太人和所有住在耶路撒冷的人哪, 你們應當明白這件事, 也應該留心聽我的話.

2:15 For these men are not drunk, as you assume, because it is the third hour of the day.
這些人並不是照你們所想的喝醉了, 現在不過是上午九點鐘罷了.

2:16 But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
這正是約珥先知所說的:

2:17 ‘And it will be in the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
‘神說: 在末後的日子, 我要把我的靈澆灌所有的人, 你們的兒女要說預言, 你們的青年人要見異象, 你們的老年人要作異夢.

2:18 And even on my male slaves and on my female slaves I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
在那些日子, 我也要把我的靈澆灌我的僕人和使女, 他們就要說預言.

2:19 And I will cause wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
我要在天上顯出奇事, 在地上顯出神蹟, 有血,有火,有煙霧;

2:20 The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
太陽將變為黑暗, 月亮將變為血紅, 在主偉大顯赫的日子臨到以前, 這一切都要發生.

2:21 And it will be that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.’
那時, 凡求告主名的, 都必得救. ’

2:22 “Israelite men, listen to these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—
“以色列人哪, 請聽聽這幾句話: 正如你們所知道的, 神已經藉著拿撒勒人耶穌在你們中間施行了大能,奇事,神蹟, 向你們證明他是神所立的.

2:23 this man, delivered up by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing to a cross through the hand of lawless men.
他照著神的定旨和預知被交了出去, 你們就藉不法之徒的手, 把他釘死了.

2:24 God raised him up, having brought to an end the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
神卻把死的痛苦解除, 使他復活了, 因為他不能被死亡拘禁.

2:25 For David says with reference to him, ‘I saw the Lord before me continually, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.
大衛指著他說: ‘我時常看見主在我面前, 因他在我右邊, 我必不會動搖.

2:26 For this reason my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced greatly, furthermore also my flesh will live in hope,
為此我的心快樂, 我的口舌歡呼, 我的肉身也要安居在盼望中.

2:27 because you will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will you permit your Holy One to experience decay.
因你必不把我的靈魂撇在陰間, 也必不容你的聖者見朽壞.

2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with gladness with your presence.’
你已經把生命之路指示了我, 必使我在你面前有滿足的喜樂. ’

2:29 “Men and brothers, it is possible to speak with confidence to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us until this day.
“弟兄們, 關於祖先大衛的事, 我不妨坦白告訴你們, 他死了, 葬了, 直到今日他的墳墓還在我們這裡.

2:30 Therefore, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,
他是先知, 既然知道神向他起過誓, 要從他的後裔中立一位, 坐在他的寶座上,

2:31 by having foreseen this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he abandoned in Hades nor did his flesh experience decay.
又預先看見了這事, 就講論基督的復活說: ‘他不會被撇在陰間, 他的肉身也不見朽壞. ’

2:32 This Jesus God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.
這位耶穌, 神已經使他復活了, 我們都是這事的見證人.

2:33 Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this that you see and hear.
他既然被高舉到神的右邊, 從父領受了所應許的聖靈, 就把他澆灌下來, 這就是你們所看見所聽見的.

2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
大衛並沒有升到天上, 他卻說: ‘主對我主說: 你坐在我的右邊,

2:35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” ’
等我使你的仇敵作你的腳凳. ’

2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified!”
因此, 以色列全家應當確實知道, 你們釘在十字架上的這位耶穌, 神已經立他為主為基督了. ”

2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What should we do, men and brothers?”
他們聽了以後, 覺得扎心, 就對彼得和其餘的使徒說: “弟兄們, 我們應當作甚麼呢? ”

2:38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
彼得說: “你們應當悔改, 並且每一個人都要奉耶穌基督的名受洗, 使你們的罪得赦, 就必領受所賜的聖靈.

2:39 For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those who are far away, as many as the Lord our God calls to himself.”
這應許原是給你們和你們的兒女, 以及所有在遠方的人, 就是給凡是我們主神召來歸他的人. ”

2:40 And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation!”
彼得還用許多別的話, 鄭重作證, 並且勸勉他們, 說: “你們應當救自己脫離這彎曲的世代！”

2:41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.
於是接受他話的人都受了洗, 那一天門徒增加了約三千人.

2:42 And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.
他們恆心遵守使徒的教訓, 彼此相通,擘餅和祈禱.

2:43 And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles.
使徒行了許多奇事神蹟, 眾人就都懼怕.

2:44 And all who believed were in the same place, and had everything in common.
所有信的人都在一起, 凡物公用,

2:45 And they began selling their possessions and property, and distributing these things to all, to the degree that anyone had need.
並且變賣產業和財物, 按照各人的需要分給他們.

2:46 And every day, devoting themselves to meeting with one purpose in the temple courts and breaking bread from house to house, they were eating their food with joy and simplicity of heart,
他們天天同心在殿裡恆切地聚集, 一家一家地擘餅, 存著歡樂和誠懇的心用飯,

2:47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total of those who were being saved.
又讚美神, 並且得到全民的喜愛. 主將得救的人, 天天加給教會.

Acts - Chapter 3

3:1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
在下午三點禱告的時辰, 彼得和約翰上聖殿去.

3:2 And a certain man was being carried who was lame from birth. He was placed every day at the gate of the temple called “Beautiful,” so that he could ask for charitable gifts from those who were going into the temple courts.
有一個生來瘸腿的人被人抬來. 他們天天把他放在那名叫美門的殿門口, 讓他好向進殿的人討飯.

3:3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he began asking to receive alms.
他看見彼得和約翰將要進殿, 就向他們討飯.

3:4 And Peter looked intently at him, together with John, and said, “Look at us!”
彼得和約翰定睛看著他, 彼得說: “你看我們！”

3:5 So he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.
那人就留意看著他們, 希望從他們得些甚麼.

3:6 But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not possess, but what I have, this I give to you—in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!”
彼得卻說: “金銀我都沒有, 只把我有的給你: 我奉拿撒勒人耶穌基督的名, 吩咐你行走！”

3:7 And taking hold of him by the right hand, he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
於是拉著他的右手, 扶他起來; 他的腳和踝骨立刻強壯有力,

3:8 And leaping up, he stood and began walking around and entered into the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
他一跳就站了起來, 並且行走. 他連走帶跳, 讚美神, 同他們進入殿中.

3:9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God,
群眾看見他一邊走一邊讚美神;

3:10 And they recognized him, that this one was the one who used to sit asking for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.
他們一認出他就是那平時坐在聖殿美門口討飯的, 就因所經歷的事, 滿心希奇, 驚訝不已.

3:11 And while he was holding fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s, utterly astonished.
那人拉著彼得和約翰的時候, 群眾都很驚奇, 跑到他們那裡, 就是所羅門廊的下面.

3:12 And when he saw it, Peter replied to the people, “Men and Israelites, why are you astonished at this? Or why are you staring at us, as if by our own power or godliness we have made him walk?
彼得看見了, 就對群眾說: “以色列人哪, 為甚麼因這事希奇呢? 為甚麼瞪著我們, 好像我們是憑著自己的能力和虔誠, 使這人行走呢?

3:13 The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, after he had decided to release him.
亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各的神, 就是我們祖宗的神, 榮耀了他的僕人耶穌. 這位耶穌, 你們把他送交官府. 彼拉多本來定意要放他, 你們卻當著彼拉多的面拒絕他.

3:14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and demanded that a man—a murderer—be granted to you.
你們把那聖者義者拒絕了, 反而要求給你們釋放一個殺人犯.

3:15 And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses!
你們殺了那‘生命的源頭’, 神卻使他從死人中復活. 我們就是這件事的見證人.

3:16 And on the basis of faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith that is through him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
是他的名(因信他的名)使你們所看見所認識的這個人強壯了. 這從耶穌而來的信心, 當著你們眾人面前, 把他完全醫好了.

3:17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also.
弟兄們, 我知道你們所作的, 是出於無知, 你們的官長也是這樣.

3:18 But the things which God foretold through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he has fulfilled in this way.
但神曾經藉著眾先知的口, 預先宣告他所立的基督將要受害的事, 就這樣應驗了.

3:19 Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be blotted out,
所以你們應當悔改歸正, 使你們的罪得著塗抹.

3:20 so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send the Christ appointed for you—Jesus,
這樣, 那安樂的日子, 必從主面前來到, 並且他必把為你們預先選定的基督(耶穌)差來.

3:21 whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all things, about which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times.
他必留在天上, 直到萬物復興的時候, 就是神自古藉著聖先知的口所說的.

3:22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You will listen to him in everything that he says to you.
摩西曾說: ‘你們的主神要從你們弟兄中間, 給你們興起一位先知像我; 無論他對你們說甚麼, 你們都應當聽從.

3:23 And it will be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet will be destroyed utterly from the people.’
無論誰不聽從那位先知, 必定從民中滅絕. ’

3:24 And indeed, all the prophets from Samuel and all those who followed him have spoken about and proclaimed these days.
所有從撒母耳起, 以及相繼興起來講話的先知, 都曾經宣告這些日子.

3:25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’
你們是先知的子孫, 也是承受神向你們祖先所立之約的人. 神曾經對亞伯拉罕說: ‘地上萬族, 都要因你的後裔得福. ’

3:26 God, after he had raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each of you back from your wickedness!”
神先給你們興起他的僕人, 差他來祝福你們, 使你們各人回轉, 離開邪惡. ”

Acts - Chapter 4

4:1 And while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees approached them,
使徒們正對群眾講話的時候, 祭司,聖殿的守衛, 和撒都該人來到他們那裡.

4:2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
因為使徒教訓群眾, 並且傳揚耶穌復活, 證明有死人復活這件事, 他們就非常惱怒,

4:3 And they laid hands on them and put them in custody until the next day, because it was already evening.
於是下手拿住使徒. 那時天已經晚了, 就把他們拘留到第二天.

4:4 But many of those who listened to the message believed, and the number of the men was approximately five thousand.
然而有許多聽道的人信了, 男人的數目, 約有五千.

4:5 And it happened that on the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes came together in Jerusalem,
第二天, 猶太人的官長,長老,經學家, 都聚集在耶路撒冷,

4:6 and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all those who were from the high priest’s family.
還有大祭司亞那和該亞法,約翰,亞歷山大, 以及大祭司的家人, 所有的人都在那裡.

4:7 And they made them stand in their midst and began to ask, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”
他們叫使徒都站在當中, 查問說: “你們憑甚麼能力, 奉誰的名作這事? ”

4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,
當時彼得被聖靈充滿, 對他們說: “民眾的領袖和長老啊！

4:9 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a sick man—by what means this man was healed—
我們今天受審, 如果是為了在那殘疾人身上所行的善事, 就是這個人怎麼會好的,

4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man stands before you healthy!
那麼, 你們各位和以色列全民都應當知道, 站在你們面前這人好了, 是因拿撒勒人耶穌基督的名. 這位耶穌基督, 你們把他釘死在十字架上, 神卻使他從死人中復活.

4:11 This one is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.
他是你們‘建築工人所棄的石頭, 成了房角的主要石頭. ’

4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among people by which we must be saved.”
除了他以外, 別無拯救, 因為在天下人間, 沒有賜下別的名, 我們可以靠著得救. ”

4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were astonished, and recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.
他們看見彼得和約翰的膽量, 也知道這兩個人是沒有學問的平民, 就很驚奇; 同時認出他們是跟耶穌一夥的,

4:14 And because they saw the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in return.
又看見那醫好了的人, 和他們一同站著, 就沒有話可辯駁.

4:15 But after they had ordered them to go outside the Sanhedrin, they began to confer with one another,
於是吩咐他們到公議會外面去, 彼此商議說:

4:16 saying, “What should we do with these men? For that a remarkable sign has taken place through them is evident to all those who live in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it!
“對這些人我們應該怎麼辦呢? 因為有一件人所共知的神蹟, 藉著他們行了出來, 所有住在耶路撒冷的人都知道, 我們也無法否認.

4:17 But in order that it may not spread much further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more in this name to anyone at all.”
為了避免這件事在民間越傳越廣, 我們應該警告他們, 不許再奉這名向任何人談道. ”

4:18 And they called them back and commanded them not to speak or to teach at all in the name of Jesus.
於是叫了他們來, 嚴禁他們再奉耶穌的名講論施教.

4:19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God, you decide!
彼得和約翰回答: “聽從你們過於聽從神, 在神面前對不對, 你們自己說吧！

4:20 For we are not able to refrain from speaking about the things that we have seen and heard.”
我們看見的聽見的, 不能不說！”

4:21 So after threatening them further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.
眾人因著所發生的事, 都頌讚神, 於是公議會為了群眾的緣故, 也因為找不到藉口懲罰他們, 就恐嚇一番, 把他們放了.

4:22 For the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than forty years old.
原來藉著神蹟醫好的那人, 有四十多歲了.

4:23 And when they were released, they went to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
彼得和約翰被釋放了之後, 回到自己的人那裡去, 把祭司長和長老說的一切, 都告訴他們.

4:24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices with one mind to God and said, “Master, you are the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them,
他們聽了, 就同心向神高聲說: “主啊, 你是那創造天地,海洋和其中萬物的主宰.

4:25 the one who said by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of our father David, your servant, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples conspire in vain?
你曾以聖靈藉著你僕人我們祖先大衛的口說: ‘列國為甚麼騷動? 萬民為甚麼空謀妄想?

4:26 The kings of the earth stood opposed, and the rulers assembled together at the same place, against the Lord and against his Christ.’
地上的君王都起來, 首領聚在一起, 敵對主和他的受膏者. ’

4:27 For in truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed,
希律和本丟．彼拉多, 外族人和以色列民, 真的在這城裡聚集, 反對你所膏立的聖僕耶穌,

4:28 to do all that your hand and plan had predestined to take place.
行了你手和你旨意所預定要成就的一切.

4:29 And now, Lord, concern yourself with their threats and grant your slaves to speak your message with all boldness,
主啊, 他們恐嚇我們, 現在求你鑒察, 也賜你僕人們大有膽量, 傳講你的道.

4:30 as you extend your hand to heal and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
求你伸手醫治, 藉著你聖僕耶穌的名, 大行神蹟奇事. ”

4:31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
他們禱告完了, 聚會的地方震動起來, 他們都被聖靈充滿, 放膽傳講神的道.

4:32 Now the group of those who believed were one heart and soul, and no one said anything of what belonged to him was his own, but all things were theirs in common.
全體信徒一心一意, 沒有一個人說自己的財物是自己的, 他們凡物公用.

4:33 And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.
使徒大有能力, 為主耶穌的復活作見證, 眾人都蒙了大恩.

4:34 For there was not even anyone needy among them, because all those who were owners of plots of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds of the things that were sold
他們中間沒有一個有缺乏的, 因為凡有田產房屋的都賣了, 把得到的錢拿來,

4:35 and placing them at the feet of the apostles. And it was being distributed to each as anyone had need.
放在使徒腳前, 照著各人的需要來分配.

4:36 So Joseph, who was called Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated “son of encouragement”), a Levite of Cyprus by nationality,
有一個人名叫約瑟, 使徒稱他為巴拿巴, 就是“安慰者”的意思, 他是個利未人, 生在塞浦路斯.

4:37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the feet of the apostles.
他賣掉了自己的田地, 把錢拿來, 放在使徒的腳前.

Acts - Chapter 5

5:1 Now a certain man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,
有一個人名叫亞拿尼亞, 同他妻子撒非拉, 把田產賣了.

5:2 and he kept back for himself some of the proceeds, and his wife was aware of it. And he brought a certain part and placed it at the feet of the apostles.
他私底下把錢留了一部分, 妻子也知道這件事. 他把其餘的一部分帶來, 放在使徒的腳前.

5:3 But Peter said, “Ananias, for what reason has Satan filled your heart, that you lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourself some of the proceeds of the piece of land?
彼得說: “亞拿尼亞, 為甚麼撒但充滿了你的心, 使你欺騙聖靈, 私底下把賣地的錢留了一部分呢?

5:4 When it remained to you, did it not remain yours? And when it was sold, was it at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God!”
田地還沒有賣, 不是你自己的嗎? 既然賣了, 所得的錢不是由你作主嗎? 你為甚麼存心這樣作呢? 你這不是欺騙人, 而是欺騙神. ”

5:5 And when Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came on all those who heard about it.
亞拿尼亞一聽見這話, 就仆倒斷了氣. 所有聽見的人都十分害怕.

5:6 So the young men stood up, wrapped him up, and carried him out and buried him.
有幾個青年人來把他包好, 抬出去埋了.

5:7 And it happened that there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
大約三小時之後, 亞拿尼亞的妻子進來, 還不知道發生了甚麼事.

5:8 And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you both were paid this much for the piece of land.” And she said, “Yes, this much.”
彼得問她: “你告訴我, 你們賣田地的錢, 就是這麼多嗎? ”她說: “是的, 就是這麼多. ”

5:9 So Peter said to her, “How is it that it was agreed by you two to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
彼得說: “你們為甚麼串同試探主的靈呢? 你看, 埋你丈夫的人的腳, 已經到了門口, 他們也要把你抬出去. ”

5:10 And immediately she fell down at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and carried her out and buried her with her husband.
她立刻就仆倒在彼得腳前, 斷了氣. 那些青年人進來, 發現她死了, 把她也抬出去, 埋在她丈夫旁邊.

5:11 And great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard about these things.
全體會眾和所有聽見這事的人, 都很害怕.

5:12 Now many signs and wonders were being performed among the people through the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico.
主藉著使徒的手, 在民間行了許多神蹟奇事. 他們都同心聚集在所羅門廊下,

5:13 And none of the rest dared to join them, but the people spoke highly of them.
其餘的人, 沒有一個敢接近他們, 可是民眾都很敬重他們.

5:14 And even more believers in the Lord were being added, large numbers of both men and women,
信主的男男女女越來越多,

5:15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and put them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow would fall on some of them.
甚至有人把病人抬到街上, 放在小床和褥子上, 好讓彼得經過時, 他的身影可以落在一些人身上.

5:16 And the people of the towns around Jerusalem also came together, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, who were all being healed.
耶路撒冷周圍城市的人, 也帶著病人和受污靈纏擾的, 蜂擁而來, 結果病人全都醫好了.

5:17 Now the high priest rose up and all those who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
大祭司和他的同黨撒都該人, 滿心忌恨,

5:18 And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
於是下手拿住使徒, 把他們押在公共拘留所裡.

5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them out and said,
夜間有一位天使, 打開監門, 把他們領出來, 說:

5:20 “Go and stand in the temple courts and proclaim to the people all the words of this life.”
“你們去, 站在殿裡, 把一切有關這生命的話, 都講給眾民聽. ”

5:21 And when they heard this, they entered at daybreak into the temple courts and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin—even the whole council of elders of the sons of Israel—and sent to the prison to have them brought.
使徒聽完了, 就在黎明的時候, 進到殿裡去施教. 大祭司和他的同黨來到了, 就召齊了公議會, 就是以色列人的眾長老, 派人到監牢去帶使徒出來.

5:22 But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported,
差役到了監裡, 找不到他們, 回來報告說:

5:23 saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
“我們發現監門緊閉, 獄卒也守在門外; 等到開了門, 裡面連一個人也找不到. ”

5:24 Now when both the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed concerning them, as to what this might be.
聖殿的守衛和祭司長聽了這些話, 覺得很困惑, 不知道這件事將來會怎樣.

5:25 But someone came and reported to them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”
忽然有人來報告說: “你們押在監裡的那些人, 正站在殿裡教導眾民呢！”

5:26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, not with force (for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned by them).
於是守衛和差役去帶使徒來, 不過沒有用暴力, 因為怕眾民用石頭打他們.

5:27 And when they had brought them, they made them stand in the Sanhedrin, and the high priest put a question to them,
既然帶來了, 就叫他們站在公議會前. 大祭司問他們:

5:28 saying, “We strictly commanded you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! And you are intending to bring upon us the blood of this man!”
“我們嚴厲地吩咐過你們, 不准再奉這名施教. 看, 你們卻把你們的道理傳遍了耶路撒冷, 想要把流這人的血的責任推到我們身上. ”

5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “It is necessary to obey God rather than men!
彼得和眾使徒回答: “服從神過於服從人, 是應當的.

5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
你們掛在木頭上親手殺害的耶穌, 我們祖先的神已經使他復活了.

5:31 This one God has exalted to his right hand as Leader and Savior to grant repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
神把他高舉在自己的右邊, 作元首作救主, 把悔改的心賜給了以色列人, 使他們罪得赦免.

5:32 And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”
我們為這些事作證, 神賜給順從的人的聖靈也為這些事作證. ”

5:33 Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and were wanting to execute them.
公議會的人聽了, 非常惱怒, 就想要殺他們.

5:34 But a certain man stood up in the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people, and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.
但有一個法利賽人, 名叫迦瑪列, 是民眾所尊敬的律法教師. 他在公議會中站起來, 吩咐人把使徒暫時帶出去,

5:35 And he said to them, “Men and Israelites, take care for yourselves what you are about to do to these men!
然後對大家說: “以色列人哪, 你們應當小心處理這些人！

5:36 For before these days, Theudas rose up saying he was somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was executed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
從前有個丟大, 自命不凡, 附從他的人約有四百. 他一被殺, 跟從他的人盡都星散, 一敗塗地.

5:37 After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and caused people to follow him in revolt. And that one perished, and all who followed him were scattered.
這人之後, 在戶口登記的時候, 又有一個加利利人猶大, 拉攏人們來跟從他. 後來他也喪命, 跟從他的人也就煙消雲散了.

5:38 And now I tell you, keep away from these men, and leave them alone, because if this plan or this matter is from people, it will be overthrown.
至於目前的事, 我勸你們不要管這些人, 由他們吧！因為這計劃或這行動, 如果是出於人意, 終必失敗;

5:39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.
如果是出於神, 你們就不能破壞他們, 恐怕你們是與神作對了. ”他們接受了他的勸告,

5:40 And they summoned the apostles, beat them, commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
就傳使徒進來, 鞭打一頓, 禁止他們奉耶穌的名傳講, 就把他們釋放了.

5:41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin rejoicing, because they had been considered worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the name.
使徒歡歡喜喜從公議會裡出來, 因為他們算是配得為主的名受辱.

5:42 Every day, both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that the Christ was Jesus.
他們天天在殿裡並在各人的家中, 不斷地施教, 傳講耶穌是基督.

Acts - Chapter 6

6:1 Now in these days, as the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
門徒不斷增加的時候, 講希臘話的猶太人, 埋怨本地的希伯來人, 因為在日常的供給上, 忽略了他們的寡婦.

6:2 So the twelve summoned the community of disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we neglect the word of God to serve tables.
於是十二使徒召集了眾門徒, 說: “要我們放下神的道, 去管理伙食, 是不合適的.

6:3 So, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we will put in charge of this need.
所以弟兄們, 應當從你們中間選出七個有好見證,滿有聖靈和智慧的人, 我們就派他們負責這事.

6:4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
至於我們, 我們要專心祈禱,傳道. ”

6:5 And the statement pleased the whole group, and they chose Stephen (a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit), and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus (a convert from Antioch),
這個意見全會眾都很滿意, 於是選出司提反, 他是一位滿有信心和聖靈的人, 還有腓利,伯羅哥羅,尼加挪,提門,巴米拿, 以及歸信猶太教的安提阿人尼哥拉,

6:6 whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed and placed their hands on them.
叫他們站在使徒面前. 使徒禱告後, 就為他們按手.

6:7 And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying the faith.
神的道傳開了; 在耶路撒冷, 門徒人數大大增加, 有很多祭司也信從了真道.

6:8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
司提反滿有恩惠能力, 在民間施行大奇事和神蹟.

6:9 But some of those from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and disputed with Stephen.
當時有幾個稱為“自由人”會堂的人, 就是從古利奈和亞歷山太來的人, 另外還有基利家人和亞西亞人, 他們出面與司提反辯論,

6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
但司提反靠著聖靈和智慧說話, 他們就抵擋不住.

6:11 Then they secretly instigated men who said, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!”
於是他們唆使眾人, 說: “我們聽過他說謗瀆摩西和神的話. ”

6:12 And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came up and seized him and brought him to the Sanhedrin.
又煽動民眾,長老,經學家, 這些人就來捉拿他, 把他帶到公議會,

6:13 And they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against the holy place and the law!
並且造了假的證供說: “這人不斷抨擊聖地和律法.

6:14 For we have heard him saying that this Nazarene Jesus will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
我們聽他說過: ‘這拿撒勒人耶穌要毀壞這地方, 改變摩西傳給我們的規例. ’”

6:15 And as they looked intently at him, all those who were sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face was like the face of an angel.
當時, 坐在公議會裡的人, 都注視他, 見他的面貌像天使一樣.

Acts - Chapter 7

7:1 And the high priest said, “Is it so concerning these things?”
大祭司說: “真有這些事嗎? ”

7:2 So he said, “Men—brothers and fathers—listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
司提反說: “各位父老兄弟請聽！我們的祖宗亞伯拉罕, 在美索不達米亞, 還沒有住在哈蘭的時候, 榮耀的神向他顯現,

7:3 and said to him, ‘Go out from your land and from your relatives and come to the land that I will show you.’
對他說: ‘你要離開本地本族, 到我指示你的地方去. ’

7:4 Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. And from there, after his father died, he caused him to move to this land in which you now live.
他就離開迦勒底人的地方, 住在哈蘭. 他父親死後, 神又叫他從那裡遷到你們現在所住的地方.

7:5 And he did not give him an inheritance in it—not even a footstep—and he promised to give it to him for his possession, and to his descendants after him, although he did not have a child.
在這裡神並沒有賜他產業, 連立足之地也沒有. 但神應許把這地賜給他和他的後裔為業, 雖然那時他還沒有兒子.

7:6 But God spoke like this: ‘His descendants will be foreigners in a foreign land, and they will enslave them and mistreat them four hundred years,
神就這樣說: ‘你的後裔必在外地寄居, 人要奴役,虐待他們四百年. ’

7:7 and the nation that they will serve as slaves, I will judge,’ God said, ‘and after these things they will come out and will worship me in this place.’
神又說: ‘奴役他們的那個國家, 我要親自懲罰. 以後, 他們要出來, 在這地方事奉我. ’

7:8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac did so with Jacob, and Jacob did so with the twelve patriarchs.
神也賜他割禮為約. 這樣, 亞伯拉罕生了以撒, 第八天就給他行了割禮. 後來, 以撒生雅各, 雅各生了十二位祖先.

7:9 And the patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. And God was with him,
“祖先妒忌約瑟, 把他賣到埃及去, 然而神與他同在,

7:10 and rescued him from all his afflictions and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
救他脫離一切苦難, 使他在埃及王法老面前, 有智慧,得恩寵. 法老立他為首相, 管理埃及和法老的全家.

7:11 And a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan and great affliction, and our fathers could not find food.
後來埃及和迦南全地遭遇饑荒,大災難, 我們的祖先找不到糧食.

7:12 So when Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
雅各聽見埃及有穀糧, 就派我們的祖先去, 這是第一次.

7:13 And on the second visit Joseph was made known to his brothers, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.
第二次的時候, 約瑟就向哥哥們表露自己的身世, 法老才知道約瑟的家世.

7:14 So Joseph sent and summoned his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five persons in all.
約瑟就派人去把他父親雅各和全家七十五人都接來.

7:15 And Jacob went down to Egypt and died, he and our fathers.
於是雅各下了埃及. 後來他和我們祖先都死了,

7:16 And they were brought back to Shechem and buried in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
運到示劍, 埋葬在亞伯拉罕用銀子向哈抹子孫買來的墳地裡.

7:17 “But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
“神給亞伯拉罕的應許快要實現的時候, 以色列人在埃及人口繁盛增多;

7:18 until another king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
但是, 到了另一位不認識約瑟的君王興起統治埃及的時候,

7:19 This man deceitfully took advantage of our people and mistreated our ancestors, causing them to abandon their infants so that they would not be kept alive.
他就謀害我們的同胞, 虐待我們的祖先, 逼他們拋棄自己的嬰孩, 不容嬰孩存活.

7:20 At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. He was brought up for three months in his father’s house,
就在那時候, 摩西出生了, 他非常俊美, 在父親的家中撫養了三個月.

7:21 and when he was abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up and brought him up as her own son.
他被拋棄的時候, 法老的女兒把他拾起來, 當作兒子撫養.

7:22 And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was powerful in his words and deeds.
摩西學盡了埃及人的一切學問, 說話行事都有能力.

7:23 “But when he was forty years old, it entered in his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
“到了四十歲, 他心中起了一個念頭, 要去看望自己的同胞以色列人.

7:24 And when he saw one of them being unjustly harmed, he defended him and avenged the one who had been oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.
當他看見有一個人受欺負, 就去護衛, 為那受屈的抱不平, 打死了那個埃及人.

7:25 And he thought his brothers would understand that God was granting deliverance to them by his hand, but they did not understand.
他以為同胞們都必知道神要藉著他的手拯救他們, 事實上他們卻不知道.

7:26 And on the following day, he made an appearance to them while they were fighting and was attempting to reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men and brothers, why are you doing wrong to one another?’
第二天, 有人在打架, 摩西就出面調解, 說: ‘你們是弟兄, 為甚麼彼此欺負呢? ’

7:27 But the one who was doing wrong to his neighbor pushed him aside, saying, ‘Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
那欺負人的把他推開, 說: ‘誰立了你作我們的領袖和審判官呢?

7:28 You do not want to do away with me the same way you did away with the Egyptian yesterday, do you?’
難道你想殺我, 像昨天殺那個埃及人一樣嗎? ’

7:29 And at this statement, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
摩西因為這句話, 就逃到米甸地寄居, 在那裡生了兩個兒子.

7:30 “And when forty years had been completed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of a burning bush.
“過了四十年, 在西奈山的曠野, 有一位使者, 在荊棘中的火燄裡, 向摩西顯現.

7:31 And when Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight, and when he approached to look at it, the voice of the Lord came:
他見了這個異象, 十分驚奇; 他正上前察看的時候, 就有主的聲音說:

7:32 ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob!’ So Moses began trembling and did not dare to look at it.
‘我是你祖宗的神, 就是亞伯拉罕,以撒,雅各的神. ’摩西戰戰兢兢, 不敢觀看.

7:33 And the Lord said to him, ‘Untie the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.
主對他說: ‘把你腳上的鞋脫掉, 因為你所站的地方是聖地.

7:34 I have certainly seen the mistreatment of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
我的子民在埃及所受的痛苦, 我實在看見了; 他們的歎息我也聽見了, 我下來是要救他們. 你來, 我要派你到埃及去. ’

7:35 This Moses whom they had repudiated, saying, ‘Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
他們拒絕了這位摩西, 說: ‘誰立了你作領袖和審判官呢? ’但神藉著在荊棘中向他顯現的使者的手, 派他作領袖和救贖者.

7:36 This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.
這人領他們出來, 並且在埃及地,紅海和曠野, 行奇事神蹟四十年.

7:37 “This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
以前那位對以色列人說‘神要從你們弟兄中間, 給你們興起一位先知像我’的, 就是這摩西.

7:38 This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and who with our fathers received living oracles to give to us,
那曾經在曠野的大會中, 和那在西奈山上對他說話的使者同在, 也與我們的祖先同在的, 就是他. 他領受了活的聖言, 傳給我們.

7:39 to whom our fathers were not willing to become obedient, but rejected him and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
我們的祖先不肯聽從他, 反而把他推開, 他們的心已經轉向了埃及,

7:40 saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go on before us! For this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt—we do not know what has happened to him!’
就對亞倫說: ‘給我們做一些神像, 可以走在我們前頭. 因為把我們從埃及地領出來的那個摩西, 我們不知道他遭遇了甚麼事. ’

7:41 And they manufactured a calf in those days, and offered up a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.
在那些日子裡, 他們做了一個牛犢, 把祭物獻給那偶像, 並且因自己手所做的而歡樂.

7:42 But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘You did not bring offerings and sacrifices to me for forty years in the wilderness, did you, house of Israel?
於是神轉身離開, 任憑他們事奉天象, 正如先知書所說: ‘以色列家啊, 你們在曠野四十年, 豈是將祭牲和祭物獻給我呢?

7:43 And you took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, the images that you made, to worship them, and I will deport you beyond Babylon!’
你們抬著摩洛的帳幕, 和理番神的星, 就是你們做來敬拜的像. 所以我要把你們放逐到巴比倫那一邊去. ’

7:44 The tabernacle of the testimony belonged to our fathers in the wilderness, just as the one who spoke to Moses directed him to make it according to the design that he had seen,
“我們的祖先在曠野有作證的帳幕, 就是跟摩西談話的那位指示他, 依照他看見的樣式做的.

7:45 and which, after receiving it in turn, our fathers brought in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out from the presence of our fathers, until the days of David,
我們的祖先相繼承受了這帳幕, 神把外族人從他們面前趕走以後, 他們就同約書亞把帳幕帶進所得為業的地方, 直到大衛的日子.

7:46 who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
大衛在神面前蒙了恩, 就求為雅各的神找個居所,

7:47 But Solomon built a house for him.
而由所羅門為他建造殿宇.

7:48 But the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, just as the prophet says,
其實至高者並不住人手所造的, 正如先知說:

7:49 ‘Heaven is my throne and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
‘主說: 天是我的寶座, 地是我的腳凳, 你們要為我建造怎樣的殿呢? 哪裡是我安息的地方呢?

7:50 Did not my hand make all these things?’
這一切不都是我手所造的嗎? ’

7:51 “You stiff-necked people and uncircumcised in hearts and in your ears! You constantly resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so also do you!
“你們頸項剛硬,心和耳都未受割禮的人哪！你們時常抗拒聖靈, 你們的祖先怎樣, 你們也怎樣.

7:52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand about the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become,
有哪一個先知, 你們的祖先不迫害呢? 你們殺了那些預先宣告那義者要來的人, 現在又把那義者出賣了, 殺害了.

7:53 you who received the law by directions of angels and have not observed it!”
你們領受了由天使傳達的律法, 卻不遵守. ”

7:54 Now when they heard these things, they were infuriated in their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.
眾人聽了這些話, 心中非常惱怒, 就向著司提反咬牙切齒.

7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
但司提反被聖靈充滿, 定睛望著天, 看見神的榮耀, 並且看見耶穌站在神的右邊,

7:56 And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
就說: “看哪！我看見天開了, 人子站在神的右邊. ”

7:57 But crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears and rushed at him with one purpose.
眾人大聲喊叫, 掩著耳朵, 一齊向他衝過去,

7:58 And after they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
把他推出城外, 用石頭打他. 那些證人把自己的衣服, 放在一個名叫掃羅的青年人腳前.

7:59 And they kept on stoning Stephen as he was calling out and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
他們用石頭打司提反的時候, 他呼求說: “主耶穌啊, 求你接收我的靈魂！”

7:60 And falling to his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” And after he said this, he fell asleep.
然後跪下來大聲喊著說: “主啊, 不要把這罪歸給他們！”說了這話, 就睡了.

Acts - Chapter 8

8:1 And Saul was agreeing with his murder. Now there happened on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
司提反被害, 掃羅也欣然同意. 從那天起, 耶路撒冷的教會大受迫害; 除了使徒以外, 所有的人都分散到猶太和撒瑪利亞各地.

8:2 And devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.
有些虔誠的人安葬了司提反, 為他大大悲痛一番.

8:3 But Saul was attempting to destroy the church. Entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and delivered them to prison.
掃羅卻殘害教會, 逐家進去, 連男帶女拉去坐監.

8:4 Now those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the good news of the word.
那些分散的人, 經過各地, 傳揚福音真道.

8:5 And Philip came down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.
腓利下到撒瑪利亞城, 宣講基督.

8:6 And the crowds with one mind were paying attention to what was being said by Philip, as they heard him and saw the signs that he was performing.
群眾聽了腓利所講的, 看見他所行的神蹟, 就同心聽從了他的話.

8:7 For many of those who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
許多人有污靈附在他們身上, 污靈大聲喊叫了之後, 就出來了; 還有許多癱子瘸子都醫好了.

8:8 And there was great joy in that city.
在那城裡, 就大有歡樂.

8:9 Now a certain man named Simon had been in the city practicing magic and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying he was someone great.
有一個人名叫西門, 從前在城裡行過邪術, 使撒瑪利亞的居民驚奇, 他又自命不凡,

8:10 They were all paying attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’ ”
城裡大大小小都聽從他, 說: “這就是那稱為‘神的大能’的人. ”

8:11 And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had astonished them with his magic.
他們聽從他, 因為他長久用邪術, 使他們驚奇.

8:12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.
等到腓利向他們傳了神的國的福音, 和耶穌基督的名, 他們就信了腓利, 連男帶女都受了洗.

8:13 And Simon himself also believed, and after he was baptized he was keeping close company with Philip. And when he saw the signs and great miracles that were taking place, he was astonished.
連西門自己也信了, 他受洗之後, 常和腓利在一起, 看見所發生的神蹟和大能的事, 就覺得很驚奇.

8:14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
在耶路撒冷的使徒, 聽見撒瑪利亞居民領受了神的道, 就差派彼得和約翰到他們那裡去.

8:15 who went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
二人到了, 就為大家禱告, 要讓他們接受聖靈.

8:16 (For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
因為聖靈還沒有降在他們任何一個身上, 他們只是受了洗歸入主耶穌的名下.

8:17 Then they placed their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.
於是使徒為他們按手, 他們就受了聖靈.

8:18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,
西門看見使徒一按手, 就有聖靈賜下來, 就拿錢給他們,

8:19 saying, “Give to me also this power, so that whomever I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit!”
說: “請把這權柄也給我, 叫我為誰按手, 誰就可以受聖靈. ”

8:20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could acquire the gift of God by means of money!
彼得對他說: “你的銀子跟你一同滅亡吧！因為你以為神的恩賜, 是可以用錢買的.

8:21 You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
你和這件事是毫無關係的, 因為你在神面前存心不正.

8:22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and ask the Lord if perhaps the intent of your heart may be forgiven you!”
所以, 你要悔改離棄這罪惡, 要祈求主, 也許你心中的意念可以得到赦免.

8:23 For I see you are in a state of bitter envy and bound by unrighteousness.”
我看出你正在苦膽之中, 邪惡捆綁著你. ”

8:24 But Simon answered and said, “You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me.”
西門回答: “請你們為我求主, 好讓你們所說的, 沒有一樣臨到我身上. ”

8:25 So when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they turned back toward Jerusalem, and were proclaiming the good news to many villages of the Samaritans.
使徒作了見證, 講了主的道, 就回耶路撒冷去, 一路上在撒瑪利亞人的許多村莊裡傳揚福音.

8:26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get up and go toward the south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)
有主的一位使者對腓利說: “起來, 向南走, 往那從耶路撒冷下迦薩的路上去. ”那條路在曠野裡.

8:27 And he got up and went, and behold, there was a man, an Ethiopian eunuch (a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury) who had come to worship in Jerusalem
他就動身去了. 有一個衣索匹亞人, 是衣索匹亞女王干大基有權力的太監, 掌管女王全部國庫. 他上耶路撒冷去禮拜.

8:28 and was returning and sitting in his chariot, and reading aloud the prophet Isaiah.
他回去的時候, 坐在車上讀以賽亞先知的書.

8:29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Approach and join this chariot.”
聖靈對腓利說: “你往前去, 靠近那車子！”

8:30 So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading aloud Isaiah the prophet and said, “So then, do you understand what you are reading?”
腓利就跑過去, 聽見他讀以賽亞先知的書, 就問他: “你所讀的, 你明白嗎? ”

8:31 And he said, “So how could I, unless someone will guide me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
他說: “沒有人指導我, 怎能明白呢? ”於是請腓利上車, 同他坐在一起.

8:32 Now the passage of scripture that he was reading aloud was this: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
他所讀的那段經文, 就是: “他像羊被牽去宰殺, 又像羊羔在剪毛的人面前無聲, 他總是這樣不開口.

8:33 In his humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his descendants? For his life was taken away from the earth.”
他受屈辱的時候, 得不到公平的審判, 誰能說出他的身世呢? 因為他的生命從地上被奪去. ”

8:34 And the eunuch answered and said to Philip, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this—about himself or about someone else?”
太監對腓利說: “請問先知這話是指誰說的? 指他自己呢? 還是指別人? ”

8:35 So Philip opened his mouth and beginning from this scripture, proclaimed the good news to him about Jesus.
腓利就開口, 從這段經文開始, 向他傳講耶穌.

8:36 And as they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?”
他們一路走, 到了有水的地方, 太監說: “你看, 這裡有水, 有甚麼可以阻止我受洗呢? ”

8:37
(有些抄本在此有第37節: “腓利說: ‘你若全心相信, 就可以受洗. ’他回答說: ‘我信耶穌基督是神的兒子. ’”)

8:38 And he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water—Philip and the eunuch—and he baptized him.
於是太監吩咐停車, 腓利和他兩人下到水中, 腓利就給他施洗.

8:39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
他們從水裡上來的時候, 主的靈就把腓利提去了, 太監再也看不見他, 就歡歡喜喜地上路.

8:40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
後來有人在亞鎖都遇見腓利. 他走遍各城, 傳講福音, 直到該撒利亞.

Acts - Chapter 9

9:1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
掃羅仍向主的門徒發恐嚇兇殺的話. 他到大祭司那裡,

9:2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he could bring them tied up to Jerusalem.
要求他發公函給大馬士革各會堂, 如果發現奉行這道的人, 准他連男帶女緝拿到耶路撒冷.

9:3 Now as he proceeded, it happened that when he approached Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
他快到大馬士革的時候, 忽然有光從天上向他四面照射.

9:4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
他仆倒在地, 聽見有聲音對他說: “掃羅, 掃羅！你為甚麼迫害我? ”

9:5 So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting!
他說: “主啊, 你是誰? ”主說: “我就是你所迫害的耶穌.

9:6 But get up and enter into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do.”
起來, 進城去！你應當作的事, 一定有人告訴你. ”

9:7 (Now the men who were traveling together with him stood speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
同行的人, 聽見聲音, 卻看不見人, 只是目瞪口呆地站在那裡.

9:8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open he could see nothing. And leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
掃羅從地上爬起來, 睜開眼睛, 卻甚麼也看不見. 他們牽著他的手, 領他進大馬士革.

9:9 And he was unable to see for three days, and he did not eat or drink.
他三天都不能看見甚麼, 不吃也不喝.

9:10 Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” And he said, “Behold, here I am, Lord!”
在大馬士革, 有一個門徒名叫亞拿尼亞, 主在異象中對他說: “亞拿尼亞！”他說: “主啊, 我在這裡. ”

9:11 And the Lord said to him, “Get up, go to the street called ‘Straight’ and in the house of Judas look for a man named Saul from Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
主說: “起來, 到那叫直街的路上去, 要在猶大家裡找一個大數人, 名叫掃羅. 你看, 他正在禱告,

9:12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and placing hands on him so that he may regain his sight.”
在異象中他看見一個人, 名叫亞拿尼亞, 進來為他按手, 使他可以再看得見. ”

9:13 But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
但亞拿尼亞回答: “主啊, 我聽見許多人說起這個人, 他在耶路撒冷作了許多苦害你聖徒的事;

9:14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up all who call upon your name!”
並且他在這裡得到祭司長的授權, 要捆綁所有求告你名的人. ”

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel.
主對他說: “你去吧！這人是我揀選的器皿, 為要把我的名傳給外族人,君王和以色列人.

9:16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
我要指示他, 為了我的名他必須受許多的苦. ”

9:17 So Ananias departed and entered into the house, and placing his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
亞拿尼亞就去了, 進了那家, 為掃羅按手, 說: “掃羅弟兄, 在你來的路上向你顯現的耶穌, 就是主, 差我來使你可以看見, 又被聖靈充滿. ”

9:18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight and got up and was baptized,
立刻有鱗狀的東西, 從掃羅的眼裡掉下來, 他就能看見了. 於是起來, 受了洗,

9:19 and after taking food, he regained his strength. And he was with the disciples in Damascus several days.
吃過了飯, 就有氣力了. 他和大馬士革的門徒一同住了幾天,

9:20 And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “This one is the Son of God!”
隨即在各會堂傳講耶穌, 說他是神的兒子.

9:21 And all who heard him were amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem on those who call upon this name, and had come here for this reason, that he could bring them tied up to the chief priests?”
聽見的人都很驚奇, 說: “在耶路撒冷殘害求告這名的, 不是這個人嗎? 他來這裡不是要緝拿他們交給祭司長嗎? ”

9:22 But Saul was increasing in strength even more, and was confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this one is the Christ.
然而掃羅更加有能力, 駁倒住在大馬士革的猶太人, 證明耶穌是基督.

9:23 And when many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted to do away with him.
過了許多日子, 猶太人商議要殺掉掃羅;

9:24 But their plot became known to Saul, and they were also watching the gates both day and night so that they could do away with him.
但他們的計謀給掃羅知道了. 他們就在各城門日夜把守, 要殺掉他.

9:25 But his disciples took him at night and let him down through the wall by lowering him in a basket.
於是他的門徒就漏夜用大籃子把他從城牆上縋下去.

9:26 And when he arrived in Jerusalem, he was attempting to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.
掃羅到了耶路撒冷, 想要接近門徒, 但大家都怕他, 不信他是個門徒.

9:27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
只有巴拿巴接待他, 帶他去見使徒, 把他怎樣在路上看見主, 主向他說話, 和他怎樣在大馬士革奉耶穌的名放膽講道, 都講了出來.

9:28 And he was going in and going out among them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
於是掃羅在耶路撒冷和門徒一同出入, 奉主的名放膽講道,

9:29 And he was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to do away with him.
並且與講希臘話的猶太人談論辯駁, 那些人卻想下手殺他.

9:30 And when the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
弟兄們知道了, 就送他到該撒利亞, 差他往大數去.

9:31 Then the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being strengthened. And living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing in numbers.
那時猶太,加利利,撒瑪利亞各處的教會, 都得到平安, 被建立起來, 存著敬畏主的心過生活, 並且因著聖靈的激勵, 人數增多起來.

9:32 Now it happened that as Peter was traveling through all the places, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
彼得周遊各地的時候, 也到了住在呂大的聖徒那裡.

9:33 And he found there a certain man named Aeneas who was paralyzed, who had been lying on a mat for eight years.
他遇見一個人, 名叫以尼雅, 害了癱瘓病, 在床上躺臥了八年.

9:34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and make your bed yourself!” And immediately he got up.
彼得對他說: “以尼雅, 耶穌基督醫好你了！起來, 收好你的褥子！”他就立刻起來.

9:35 And all those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, who all indeed turned to the Lord.
所有住在呂大和沙崙的人, 看見了他就歸向主.

9:36 Now in Joppa there was a certain female disciple named Tabitha (which translated means “Dorcas”). She was full of good deeds and charitable giving which she was constantly doing.
在約帕有一個女門徒, 名叫戴比莎, 希臘話叫多加; 她為人樂善好施.

9:37 Now it happened that in those days after becoming sick, she died. And after washing her, they placed her in an upstairs room.
那時, 她因病死了; 有人把她洗淨了, 停放在樓上.

9:38 And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, when they heard that Peter was in Lydda, sent two men to him, urging, “Do not delay to come to us!”
呂大靠近約帕, 門徒聽說彼得在那邊, 就派兩個人去求他, 說: “請到我們那邊去, 不要耽延！”

9:39 So Peter got up and accompanied them. When he arrived, they brought him up to the upstairs room, and all the widows came to him, weeping and showing him tunics and other clothing that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
彼得就動身, 跟他們一同去. 到了之後, 他們領他上樓. 所有寡婦站在彼得旁邊哭, 把多加和她們在一起的時候所做的內衣外衣拿給他看.

9:40 But Peter sent them all outside, and, falling to his knees, he prayed. And turning toward the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
彼得叫大家出去之後, 就跪下來禱告, 然後轉過身來對著屍體說: “戴比莎, 起來！”她就睜開眼睛, 一看見彼得, 就坐了起來.

9:41 And he gave her his hand and raised her up. And he called the saints and the widows and presented her alive.
彼得伸手扶她起來, 叫聖徒們和寡婦都進來, 把多加活活地交給他們.

9:42 And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
這事傳遍了約帕, 就有很多人信了主.

9:43 And it happened that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.
此後, 彼得在約帕一個製皮工人西門的家裡住了許多日子.

Acts - Chapter 10

10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Cohort,
在該撒利亞有一個人, 名叫哥尼流, 是意大利營的百夫長.

10:2 devout and fearing God together with all his household, doing many charitable deeds for the people and praying to God continually.
他是一個虔誠的人, 他和全家都敬畏神, 對人民行過許多善事, 常常向神禱告.

10:3 About the ninth hour of the day, he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, “Cornelius.”
有一天, 大約下午三點鐘, 他在異象中, 清清楚楚看見神的一位天使來到他那裡, 對他說: “哥尼流！”

10:4 And he stared at him and became terrified and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.
他定睛一看, 害怕起來, 說: “主啊, 甚麼事? ”天使說: “你的禱告和善行, 已經達到神面前, 蒙他記念了.

10:5 And now, send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is also called Peter.
現在你要派人到約帕去, 請那個名叫彼得的西門來.

10:6 This man is staying as a guest with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
他在一個製皮工人西門的家裡作客, 房子就在海邊. ”

10:7 And when the angel who spoke to him departed, he summoned two of the household slaves and a devout soldier from those who attended him,
和他說話的天使走了之後, 他就叫了兩個家僕和侍候他的一個虔誠的士兵來,

10:8 and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
把一切事向他們講明, 然後派他們到約帕去.

10:9 And the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about the sixth hour.
第二天, 大約正午, 他們走近那座城的時候, 彼得上了房頂去禱告.

10:10 And he became hungry and wanted to eat. But while they were preparing the food, a trance came over him.
那家人正在預備飯的時候, 彼得覺得餓了, 很想吃飯. 這時候他魂遊象外,

10:11 And he saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down to the earth by its four corners,
看見天開了, 有一件東西, 好像一塊大布, 綁著四角, 降在地上.

10:12 in which were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of the sky.
裡面有地上的各樣四足牲畜, 還有昆蟲和天空的飛鳥.

10:13 And a voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!”
有聲音對他說: “彼得, 起來, 宰了吃！”

10:14 But Peter said, “Certainly not, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common and unclean!”
彼得說: “主啊, 千萬不可！我從來不吃俗物和不潔的東西. ”

10:15 And the voice came again to him for the second time: “The things which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!”
第二次又有聲音對他說: “神所潔淨的, 你不可當作俗物. ”

10:16 And this happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
這樣一連三次, 那件東西就立刻收回天上去了.

10:17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed within himself as to what the vision that he had seen might be, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having found the house of Simon by asking around, stood at the gate.
彼得猶豫不定, 不明白所看見的異象是甚麼意思, 恰好哥尼流派來的人, 找到西門的家, 站在門口,

10:18 And they called out and asked if Simon who was also called Peter was staying there as a guest.
大聲問: “有沒有一個名叫彼得的西門在這裡作客? ”

10:19 And while Peter was reflecting about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, men are looking for you.
彼得還在思量那異象, 聖靈對他說: “你看, 有三個人來找你！

10:20 But get up, go down, and go with them—not hesitating at all, because I have sent them.”
起來, 下去吧, 跟他們一起去, 不要疑惑, 因為是我差他們來的. ”

10:21 So Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am he whom you are looking for! What is the reason for which you have come?”
於是彼得下樓到他們那裡, 說: “看, 我就是你們所要找的人. 你們是為甚麼來的? ”

10:22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man—and well spoken of by the whole nation of the Jews—was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear words from you.”
他們說: “百夫長哥尼流是個義人, 敬畏神, 全猶太族都稱讚他. 他得到一位聖天使的指示, 請你到他家裡, 要聽你的話. ”

10:23 So he invited them in and entertained them as guests, and on the next day he got up and went away with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
彼得就請他們進去, 留他們住下. 第二天, 彼得動身跟他們一同去, 另有約帕的幾位弟兄同行.

10:24 And on the next day he entered into Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.
第三天, 他們到了該撒利亞. 哥尼流已經招聚了自己的親戚好友在恭候他們.

10:25 So it happened that when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
彼得一進去, 哥尼流就迎接他, 俯伏在他腳前叩拜.

10:26 But Peter helped him up, saying, “Get up! I myself am also a man!”
彼得扶起他, 說: “起來, 我也是人. ”

10:27 And as he conversed with him, he went in and found many people gathered.
彼得和他說了話, 就進去, 看見許多人聚集在那裡,

10:28 And he said to them, “You know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or to approach a foreigner. And to me God has shown that I should call no man common or unclean.
就對他們說: “你們知道, 猶太人本來是不准和外國人接近來往的, 但神已經指示了我, 不可把任何人當作凡俗或不潔的.

10:29 Therefore—and without raising any objection—I came when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you sent for me.”
所以我一被邀請, 就毫不推辭地來了. 現在請問: 你們請我來是為甚麼事? ”

10:30 And Cornelius said, “Four days ago at this hour, the ninth, I was praying in my house. And behold, a man in shining clothing stood before me
哥尼流說: “四天以前下午三點鐘, 我在家裡禱告的時候, 忽然有一位身穿光明衣服的人, 站在我面前,

10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charitable deeds have been remembered before God.
說: ‘哥尼流, 你的禱告已蒙垂聽, 你的善行在神面前已蒙記念.

10:32 Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon who is also called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.
你要派人到約帕去, 請那個名叫彼得的西門來. 他在海邊一個製皮工人西門的家作客. ’

10:33 Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord.”
所以我立刻派人去請你, 現在你來了, 好極了！我們都在神面前, 要聽主吩咐你的一切話. ”

10:34 So Peter opened his mouth and said, “In truth I understand that God is not one who shows partiality,
彼得就開口說: “我實在看出神是不偏待人的.

10:35 but in every nation the one who fears him and who does what is right is acceptable to him.
原來在各民族中, 凡敬畏他而行義的, 都蒙他悅納.

10:36 As for the message that he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ—this one is Lord of all—
神藉著耶穌基督(他是萬有的主)傳和平的福音, 把這道傳給以色列人.

10:37 you know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism that John proclaimed:
你們知道: 在約翰傳講洗禮之後, 這道從加利利傳遍了猶太,

10:38 Jesus of Nazareth—how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
並且知道神怎樣用聖靈和能力膏立拿撒勒人耶穌. 他到各處行善事, 醫好所有被魔鬼壓制的人, 因為神與他同在.

10:39 And we are witnesses of all the things that he did both in the land of the Judeans and in Jerusalem, whom they also executed by hanging him on a tree.
我們就是他在猶太人之地和耶路撒冷所行一切事的見證人; 他們竟然把他掛在木頭上, 殺了他.

10:40 God raised this one up on the third day and granted that he should become visible,
神叫他第三天復活, 並且使他顯現,

10:41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen beforehand by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
不是顯現給所有的人看, 而是給神預先揀選的見證人看, 就是我們這些在他從死人中復活之後, 與他一同吃喝的人.

10:42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify solemnly that this one is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and of the dead.
他吩咐我們向人民傳講, 鄭重證明他是神所立, 審判活人死人的主.

10:43 To this one all the prophets testify, that through his name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.”
所有先知都為他作見證: 所有信他的, 都必藉著他的名, 罪得赦免. ”

10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who were listening to the message.
彼得還在說話的時候, 聖靈降在所有聽道的人身上,

10:45 And those believers from the circumcision who had accompanied Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
那些受了割禮,跟彼得一同來的信徒, 因為聖靈的恩賜也澆灌在外族人的身上, 都很驚訝;

10:46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter said,
原來聽見他們講方言, 尊神為大. 於是彼得說:

10:47 “Surely no one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did!”
“這些人既然領受了聖靈, 跟我們一樣, 誰能禁止他們受水的洗禮呢? ”

10:48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.
就吩咐他們奉耶穌基督的名受洗. 後來, 他們請彼得住了幾天.

Acts - Chapter 11

11:1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had accepted the word of God.
使徒和在猶太的弟兄們, 聽說外族人也接受了神的道.

11:2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision took issue with him,
彼得上到耶路撒冷的時候, 那些守割禮的人與他爭論,

11:3 saying, “You went to men who were uncircumcised and ate with them!”
說: “你竟然到未受割禮的人那裡, 跟他們一起吃飯！”

11:4 But Peter began and explained it to them in an orderly sequence, saying,
彼得就按著次序向他們講解, 說:

11:5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision—an object something like a large sheet coming down, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.
“我在約帕城禱告的時候, 魂遊象外, 見到異象: 有一件東西, 好像一塊大布, 綁著四角, 從天上降下來, 一直來到我面前.

11:6 As I looked intently into it, I was considering it, and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild animals and the reptiles and the birds of the sky.
我定睛觀察, 看見裡面有地上的四足牲畜,走獸, 還有昆蟲和天空的飛鳥.

11:7 And I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!’
我也聽見有聲音對我說: ‘彼得, 起來, 宰了吃！’

11:8 But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth!’
我說: ‘主啊, 千萬不可, 因為俗物或不潔的東西, 從來沒有進過我的口. ’

11:9 But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, ‘The things which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!’
第二次又有聲音從天上回答: ‘神所潔淨的, 你不可當作俗物. ’

11:10 And this happened three times, and everything was pulled up into heaven again.
這樣一連三次之後, 所有的東西都拉回天上去了.

11:11 And behold, at once three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea approached the house in which we were staying.
就在那個時候, 有三個從該撒利亞派到我這裡來的人, 站在我住的房子門前.

11:12 And the Spirit told me to accompany them, not hesitating at all. So these six brothers also went with me, and we entered into the man’s house.
聖靈吩咐我跟他們一起去, 一點也不要疑惑. 這六位弟兄也跟我一起去, 我們就進了那人的家.

11:13 And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter,
他告訴我們, 他怎樣看見天使站在他家裡說: ‘派人到約帕去, 請那個名叫彼得的西門來,

11:14 who will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’
他有話要告訴你, 使你和你全家都可以得救. ’

11:15 And as I was beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as also on us at the beginning.
我一開始講話, 聖靈就降在他們身上, 正像當初降在我們身上一樣.

11:16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
我就想起主所說的話: ‘約翰用水施洗, 但你們要受聖靈的洗. ’

11:17 Therefore if God gave them the same gift as also to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?”
神既然把同樣的恩賜給他們, 像給我們這些信了主耶穌基督的人一樣, 我是誰, 我能夠阻止神嗎? ”

11:18 And when they heard these things, they became silent and praised God, saying, “Then God has granted the repentance leading to life to the Gentiles also!”
眾人聽見這些話, 就默然無聲, 把榮耀歸給神, 說: “這樣看來, 神也把悔改的心賜給外族人, 使他們得生命. ”

11:19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, proclaiming the message to no one except Jews alone.
那些因司提反事件遭受苦難而四散的門徒, 一直走到腓尼基,塞浦路斯,安提阿; 他們不對別人傳講, 只對猶太人傳講.

11:20 But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they came to Antioch, began to speak to the Hellenists also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
但其中有些塞浦路斯人和古利奈人, 來到安提阿, 也對希臘人傳講主耶穌.

11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
主的手與他們同在, 信而歸主的人就多起來.

11:22 And the report came to the attention of the church that was in Jerusalem about them, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch,
這事傳到耶路撒冷教會的耳中, 他們就派巴拿巴到安提阿去.

11:23 who, when he arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
他到了那裡, 看見神所施的恩, 就很歡喜, 勸勉眾人堅心靠主.

11:24 because he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large number were added to the Lord.
巴拿巴是個好人, 滿有聖靈和信心, 於是許多人歸了主.

11:25 So he departed for Tarsus to look for Saul.
後來他到大數去找掃羅,

11:26 And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened to them also that they met together for a whole year with the church and taught a large number of people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.
找到了, 就帶他來安提阿. 足足有一年, 他們一同在教會聚集, 教導了許多人. 門徒稱為基督徒, 是從安提阿開始的.

11:27 Now in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
那時, 有幾位先知從耶路撒冷下到安提阿.

11:28 And one of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine was about to come over the whole inhabited earth (which took place in the time of Claudius).
其中有一個名叫亞迦布的站起來, 藉著聖靈指出天下將要有大饑荒; 這事在革老丟時期果然發生了.

11:29 So from the disciples, according to their ability to give, each one of them determined to send financial aid for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,
於是門徒決定按著各人的力量捐款, 好送給住在猶太的弟兄.

11:30 which they also did, sending the aid to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
他們就這樣行了, 由巴拿巴和掃羅經手送到長老們那裡.

Acts - Chapter 12

12:1 Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them.
那時, 希律王下手苦害教會中的幾個人,

12:2 So he executed James the brother of John with a sword.
用刀殺了約翰的哥哥雅各.

12:3 And when he saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (Now this was during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)
他見這事博得了猶太人的歡心, 就在除酵節期間, 再次捉拿彼得.

12:4 After he had arrested him, he also put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.
捉到了, 就把他關在監裡, 交給四班士兵看守, 每班四個人, 打算過了逾越節, 把他提出來交給民眾.

12:5 Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.
彼得就這樣被拘留在監裡; 但教會卻為他迫切地祈求神.

12:6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison.
希律要提他出來的前一夜, 彼得被兩條鎖鍊鎖住, 睡在兩個士兵中間, 還有衛兵守在門前.

12:7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood near him, and a light shone in the prison cell. And striking Peter’s side, he woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And his chains fell off of his hands.
忽然, 有主的一位使者出現, 屋就光芒四射. 天使拍拍彼得的肋旁, 喚醒他, 說: “快起來！”他手上的鎖鍊就脫落了.

12:8 And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals!” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”
天使對他說: “束上帶子, 穿上鞋！”他就這樣作了. 天使又說: “披上外衣, 跟我走！”

12:9 And he went out and was following him. And he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but was thinking he was seeing a vision.
他就出來跟著天使走, 但他不知道天使所作的事是真的, 還以為是見了異象.

12:10 And after they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened for them by itself, and they went out and went forward along one narrow street, and at once the angel departed from him.
他們經過第一,第二兩個崗位, 來到通往城內的鐵門, 那門自動給他們開了. 他們出來, 往前走了一條街, 天使立刻離開了他.

12:11 And when Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know truly that the Lord has sent out his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and all that the Jewish people expected!”
彼得清醒過來, 說: “現在我確實知道, 主差他的天使來, 救我脫離希律的手和猶太人所期望的一切. ”

12:12 And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John (who is also called Mark), where many people were gathered together and were praying.
他明白了之後, 就到約翰(別名馬可)的母親馬利亞家裡去; 有許多人聚集在那裡禱告.

12:13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a female slave named Rhoda came up to answer.
彼得敲了大門, 有一個名叫羅大的使女, 出來應門.

12:14 And recognizing Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gate.
她認出是彼得的聲音, 歡喜到顧不得開門, 就跑進去報告, 說彼得站在門外.

12:15 But they said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting it was so. And they kept saying, “It is his angel!”
大家說: “你瘋了！”她卻堅持地說這是真的. 他們說: “一定是他的天使. ”

12:16 But Peter was continuing to knock, and when they opened the door they saw him and were astonished.
彼得繼續敲門; 他們打開了, 一見是他, 就非常驚訝.

12:17 But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and to the brothers,” and he departed and went to another place.
彼得作了一個手勢, 要他們安靜, 然後對他們述說主怎樣領他出監, 又說: “你們把這些事告訴雅各和眾弟兄. ”就離開那裡, 到別的地方去了.

12:18 Now when day came, there was not a little commotion among the soldiers as to what then had become of Peter.
天亮的時候, 士兵們非常慌亂, 不知彼得出了甚麼事.

12:19 And when Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. And he came down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
希律搜索他, 卻找不到, 就審問衛兵, 下令把他們帶出去處死. 後來希律離開猶太, 到該撒利亞去, 住在那裡.

12:20 Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and after persuading Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king’s country.
當時希律對推羅和西頓人懷怒在心. 這兩地的人因為他們的地區都需要從王的領土得到糧食, 就先拉攏了王的內侍臣伯拉斯都, 然後同心地去見希律, 要向他求和.

12:21 So on an appointed day Herod, after putting on royal clothing and sitting down on the judgment seat, began to deliver a public address to them.
到了定好的日期, 希律穿上王服, 坐在高臺上, 向他們演講.

12:22 But the people began to call out loudly, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
群眾大聲說: “這是神的聲音, 不是人的聲音！”

12:23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.
他不歸榮耀給神, 所以主的使者立刻擊打他, 他被蟲咬, 就斷了氣.

12:24 But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.
神的道日漸興旺, 越發廣傳.

12:25 So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their service, having taken along with them John (who is also called Mark).
巴拿巴和掃羅完成了送交捐項的任務, 就帶著名叫馬可的約翰, 從耶路撒冷回來.

Acts - Chapter 13

13:1 Now there were prophets and teachers in Antioch in the church that was there: Barnabas, and Simeon (who was called Niger), and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
安提阿教會中, 有幾位先知和教師, 就是巴拿巴,名叫尼結的西面,古利奈人路求,與分封王希律一同長大的馬念, 和掃羅.

13:2 And while they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
他們事奉主, 並且禁食的時候, 聖靈說: “要為我把巴拿巴和掃羅分別出來, 去作我呼召他們作的工. ”

13:3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them away.
於是他們禁食禱告, 為兩人按手, 就派他們去了.

13:4 Therefore, sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed away to Cyprus.
他們既然奉聖靈差遣, 就下到西流基, 從那裡坐船往塞浦路斯.

13:5 And when they came to Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as assistant.
他們到了撒拉米, 就在猶太人的各會堂裡宣講神的道, 還有約翰作他們的助手.

13:6 And when they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,
他們走遍全島, 到了帕弗, 遇見一個猶太人, 名叫巴．耶穌, 是個術士, 又是個假先知.

13:7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wished to hear the word of God.
他常常和省長士求．保羅在一起; 省長是個聰明人, 他請了巴拿巴和掃羅來, 要聽聽神的道.

13:8 But Elymas the magician (for his name is translated in this way) opposed them, attempting to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
但術士以呂馬(以呂馬就是“術士”的意思)與使徒作對, 要使省長轉離真道.

13:9 But Saul (also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
掃羅, 也就是保羅, 卻被聖靈充滿, 定睛看著他,

13:10 and said, “O you who are full of all deceit and of all unscrupulousness, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord!
說: “你這充滿各樣詭詐和各樣奸惡的人, 魔鬼的兒子, 公義的仇敵！你歪曲了主的正路, 還不停止嗎?

13:11 And now behold, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a while. And immediately mist and darkness fell over him, and he was going around looking for people to lead him by the hand.
你看, 現在主的手臨到你, 你要瞎了眼睛, 暫時看不見陽光. ”他就立刻被霧和黑暗籠罩著, 周圍找人牽他的手, 給他領路.

13:12 Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was astounded at the teaching about the Lord.
那時, 省長看見了所發生的事, 就信了, 因為他驚奇主的教訓.

13:13 Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
保羅和同伴從帕弗開船, 來到旁非利亞的別加, 約翰卻離開他們, 回耶路撒冷去了.

13:14 And they went on from Perga and arrived at Pisidian Antioch. And they entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath and sat down.
他們從別加往前走, 到了彼西底的安提阿, 在安息日進了會堂, 就坐下來.

13:15 So after the reading from the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Men and brothers, if there is any message of exhortation by you for the people, say it.”
宣讀了律法和先知書以後, 會堂的理事們派人到他們那裡來, 說: “弟兄們, 如果有甚麼勸勉眾人的話, 請說吧！”

13:16 So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, he said, “Israelite men, and those who fear God, listen!
保羅就站起來, 作了一個手勢, 說: “以色列人和敬畏神的人, 請聽！

13:17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
以色列民的神, 揀選了我們的祖先; 當他們在埃及地寄居的時候, 神抬舉這民, 用大能(“大能”原文作“高”)的膀臂, 把他們從那地領出來;

13:18 And for a period of time of about forty years, he put up with them in the wilderness.
又在曠野容忍(“容忍”有些抄本作“養育”)他們, 約有四十年之久;

13:19 And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave their land to his people as an inheritance.
滅了迦南地的七族之後, 就把那地分給他們為業;

13:20 This took about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
這一切歷時約四百五十年. 後來神賜給他們士師, 直到撒母耳先知為止.

13:21 And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
那時, 他們要求立一個王, 神就把便雅憫支派中一個人, 基士的兒子掃羅, 賜給他們作王, 共四十年之久.

13:22 And after removing him, he raised up David for their king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man in accordance with my heart, who will carry out all my will.’
廢去掃羅之後, 又為他們興起大衛作王, 並且為他作證說: ‘我找到耶西的兒子大衛, 他是合我心意的人, 必遵行我的一切旨意. ’

13:23 From the descendants of this man, according to his promise, God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus.
神照著應許, 已經從這人的後裔中, 給以色列帶來了一位救主, 就是耶穌.

13:24 Before his coming John had publicly proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
在他來臨之前, 約翰早已向以色列全民宣講悔改的洗禮.

13:25 But while John was completing his mission, he said, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he! But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of his feet!’
約翰快要跑完他的路程的時候, 說: ‘你們以為我是誰? 我不是基督. 他是在我以後來的, 我就是給他解腳上的鞋帶也不配. ’

13:26 “Men and brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who fear God—to us the message of this salvation has been sent!
“弟兄們, 亞伯拉罕的子孫, 和你們中間敬畏神的人哪, 這救恩之道是傳給我們的.

13:27 For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize this one, and the voices of the prophets that are read on every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
住在耶路撒冷的人和他們的官長, 因為不認識基督, 也不明白每逢安息日所讀的先知的話, 就把他定了罪, 正好應驗了先知的話.

13:28 And although they found no charge worthy of death, they asked Pilate that he be executed.
他們雖然找不出該死的罪狀, 還是要求彼拉多殺害他.

13:29 And when they had carried out all the things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.
他們把所記載一切關於他的事作成了, 就把他從木頭上取下來, 放在墳墓裡.

13:30 But God raised him from the dead,
但神卻使他從死人中復活了.

13:31 who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem—who are now his witnesses to the people.
有許多日子, 他向那些跟他一同從加利利上耶路撒冷的人顯現, 現在這些人在民眾面前作了他的見證人,

13:32 And we proclaim the good news to you: that the promise that was made to the fathers,
我們報好信息給你們: 神給列祖的應許,

13:33 this promise God has fulfilled to our children by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’
藉著耶穌的復活, 向我們這些作子孫的應驗了. 就如詩篇第二篇所記的: ‘你是我的兒子, 我今日生了你. ’

13:34 But that he has raised him from the dead, no more going to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the reliable divine decrees of David.’
至於神使他從死人中復活, 不再歸於朽壞, 他曾這樣說: ‘我必把應許大衛的,神聖可靠的恩福賜給你們. ’

13:35 Therefore he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.’
所以他在另一篇說: ‘你必不容你的聖者見朽壞. ’

13:36 For David, after serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was buried with his fathers, and experienced decay.
“大衛在他自己的世代裡, 遵行了神的計劃, 就睡了, 歸回他列祖那裡, 見了朽壞.

13:37 But he whom God raised up did not experience decay.
唯獨神所復活的那一位, 沒有見過朽壞.

13:38 “Therefore let it be known to you, men and brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and from all the things from which you were not able to be justified by the law of Moses,
所以弟兄們, 你們當知道, 赦罪之道是由這位耶穌傳給你們的. 在你們靠摩西律法不能稱義的一切事上,

13:39 by this one everyone who believes is justified!
信靠他的人就得稱義了.

13:40 Watch out, therefore, lest what is stated by the prophets come upon you:
你們要小心, 免得先知書上所說的臨到你們:

13:41 ‘Look, you scoffers, and be astonished and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work that you would never believe even if someone were to tell it to you.’ ”
‘傲慢的人哪！你們要看,要驚奇,要滅亡, 因為在你們的日子, 我要作一件事, 就算有人告訴你們, 你們總是不信. ’”

13:42 And as they were going out, they began urging that these things be spoken about to them on the next Sabbath.
保羅和巴拿巴出來的時候, 眾人請求他們下一個安息日再對他們講這些話.

13:43 And after the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
散會以後, 許多猶太人和歸信猶太教的虔誠人, 跟從了保羅和巴拿巴. 兩人對他們談話, 勉勵他們要恆久住在神的恩典中.

13:44 And on the coming Sabbath, nearly the whole city came together to hear the word of the Lord.
下一個安息日, 幾乎全城的人都聚了來, 要聽主的道.

13:45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul by reviling him.
猶太人看見這麼多人, 就滿心嫉妒, 反駁保羅所講的, 並且毀謗他們.

13:46 Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you, since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life! Behold, we are turning to the Gentiles!
保羅和巴拿巴卻放膽說: “神的道, 先講給你們聽, 是應該的. 但因為你們棄絕這道, 斷定自己不配得永生, 所以我們現在就轉向外族人去了.

13:47 For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, that you would bring salvation to the end of the earth.’
因為主曾這樣吩咐我們說: ‘我已立你作外族人的光, 使你把救恩帶到地極去. ’”

13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and to glorify the word of the Lord. And all those who were designated for eternal life believed.
外族人聽見了就歡喜, 讚美主的道, 凡指定得永生的都信了.

13:49 So the word of the Lord was carried through the whole region.
於是主的道傳遍那地.

13:50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high social standing and the most prominent men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their district.
但猶太人唆使虔誠尊貴的婦女和城內的顯要, 煽動大家迫害保羅和巴拿巴, 把他們驅逐出境.

13:51 So after shaking off the dust from their feet against them, they went to Iconium.
兩人當眾跺掉腳上的塵土, 往以哥念去了.

13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
門徒滿有喜樂, 又被聖靈充滿.

Acts - Chapter 14

14:1 Now it happened that in Iconium they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
保羅和巴拿巴在以哥念照樣進猶太的會堂講道, 結果一大群猶太人和希臘人都信了.

14:2 But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.
但不順從的猶太人, 煽動外族人, 激起他們仇恨的心, 來反對弟兄們.

14:3 So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.
兩人卻仍住了很久, 靠著主放膽講論, 主也藉著他們的手行神蹟奇事, 證實他恩惠的道.

14:4 But the population of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles.
城裡眾人就分裂了, 有的附從猶太人, 也有的附從使徒.

14:5 So when an inclination took place on the part of both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
當時, 外族人,猶太人, 和他們的首領, 蠢蠢欲動, 想要侮辱使徒, 用石頭打他們.

14:6 they became aware of it and fled to the Lycaonian cities—Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.
兩人知道了, 就逃往呂高尼的路司得和特庇兩城, 以及周圍的地方,

14:7 And there they were continuing to proclaim the good news.
在那裡傳福音.

14:8 And in Lystra a certain man was sitting powerless in his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked.
路司得城有一個雙腳無力的人, 坐在那裡. 他生來就是瘸腿的, 從來沒有走過路.

14:9 This man listened while Paul was speaking. Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
他聽保羅講道; 保羅注視他, 見他有信心, 可以治好,

14:10 said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” And he leaped up and began walking.
就大聲說: “你起來, 兩腳站直！”他就跳起來, 並且走起路來.

14:11 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us!”
眾人看見保羅所作的事, 就用呂高尼話大聲說: “有神明成了人形, 降到我們這裡來了！”

14:12 And they began calling Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the principal speaker.
於是他們稱巴拿巴為宙斯, 稱保羅為漢密士, 因為保羅帶頭講話.

14:13 And the priest of the temple of Zeus that was just outside the city brought bulls and garlands to the gates and was wanting to offer sacrifice, along with the crowds.
城門前宙斯廟的祭司, 牽著幾頭公牛, 拿著一些花圈來到門口, 要同群眾一起獻祭.

14:14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothing and rushed out into the crowd, shouting
巴拿巴和保羅兩個使徒聽見了, 就撕裂衣服, 跳進群眾中間, 喊著說:

14:15 and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things that are in them—
“各位, 為甚麼這樣作呢? 我們也是人, 性情和你們一樣, 我們傳福音給你們, 正是要你們遠離這些虛妄的事, 歸向永活的神, 就是那創造天,地,海和其中萬物的神.

14:16 who in generations that are past permitted all the nations to go their own ways.
在從前的世代裡, 他容忍萬國各行其道,

14:17 And yet he did not leave himself without witness by doing good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with gladness.”
然而卻未嘗不為自己留下明證, 就如常常行善事, 從天上降下雨來, 常常賞賜豐年, 使你們吃喝充足, 滿心歡樂. ”

14:18 And although they said these things, only with difficulty did they dissuade the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
兩人說完了這些話, 這才阻止群眾, 不向他們獻祭.

14:19 But Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium, and when they had won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.
但有些猶太人, 從安提阿,以哥念來, 挑唆群眾, 用石頭打保羅, 以為他死了, 就拖到城外去.

14:20 But after the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went into the city. And on the next day he departed with Barnabas for Derbe.
門徒正圍著他的時候, 他竟然站起來, 走進城裡去了. 第二天, 他跟巴拿巴一同到特庇去.

14:21 And after they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,
他們在那城裡傳福音, 使許多人作了門徒, 然後回到路司得,以哥念,安提阿,

14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith and saying, “Through many persecutions it is necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God.”
堅固門徒的心, 勸他們恆守所信的道, 又說: “我們進入神的國, 必須經歷許多苦難. ”

14:23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, after praying with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
兩人在各教會為他們指派了長老; 禁食祈禱之後, 就把他們交託給所信的主.

14:24 And they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
兩人經過彼西底, 來到旁非利亞,

14:25 And after they proclaimed the message in Perga, they went down to Attalia,
在別加講道以後, 就下到亞大利.

14:26 and from there they sailed away to Antioch where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had completed.
從那裡坐船往安提阿. 從前眾人就是在這地方, 把他們交託在神的恩典中, 派他們去工作, 現在他們已經完成了.

14:27 And when they arrived and called the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
他們到了那裡, 就召集了會眾, 報告神跟他們一起所行的一切, 並且他為外族人開了信道的門.

14:28 And they stayed no little time with the disciples.
兩人同門徒住了不少日子.

Acts - Chapter 15

15:1 And some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved.”
有幾個人從猶太下來, 教導弟兄們說: “你們若不照摩西的規例受割禮, 就不能得救. ”

15:2 And after there was no little strife and debate by Paul and Barnabas against them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.
保羅和巴拿巴, 與他們大大地爭執辯論起來. 大家就派保羅,巴拿巴和他們中間的幾個人, 為這個問題上耶路撒冷去見使徒和長老.

15:3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
於是教會給他們送行, 他們就經過腓尼基,撒瑪利亞, 述說外族人怎樣歸主的事, 使弟兄們大大喜樂.

15:4 And when they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and reported all that God had done with them.
到了耶路撒冷, 他們受到教會,使徒和長老的接待, 就報告神同他們一起所行的一切.

15:5 But some of those who had believed from the party of the Pharisees stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to observe the law of Moses!”
然而有幾個法利賽派的信徒站起來, 說: “我們必須給外族人行割禮, 吩咐他們遵守摩西的律法. ”

15:6 Both the apostles and the elders assembled to deliberate concerning this matter.
使徒和長老聚集在一起, 商議這件事.

15:7 And after there was much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Men and brothers, you know that in the early days God chose among you through my mouth that the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe.
經過了很多的辯論, 彼得站起來對他們說: “弟兄們, 你們知道, 前些時候神在你們中間揀選了我, 使外族人從我的口中聽見福音的道, 而且信了.

15:8 And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us.
知道人心的神也為他們作證──賜聖靈給他們, 像給我們一樣;

15:9 And he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
而且他待他們和我們沒有分別, 因為藉著信, 他潔淨了他們的心.

15:10 So now why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
現在你們為甚麼試探神, 把我們祖先和我們所不能負的軛, 放在門徒的頸上呢?

15:11 But we believe we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way those also are.”
我們相信, 我們得救是藉著主耶穌的恩, 和他們也是一樣. ”

15:12 And the whole group became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
大家都靜默無聲, 聽巴拿巴和保羅述說神藉著他們在外族人中所行的神蹟奇事.

15:13 And after they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, “Men and brothers, listen to me!
他們講完了, 雅各說: “弟兄們, 請聽我說！

15:14 Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
剛才西門述說神當初怎樣關懷外族人, 從他們中間揀選了眾人, 歸在自己的名下.

15:15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
眾先知的話, 也符合這個意思, 正如經上所記:

15:16 ‘After these things I will return and build up again the tent of David that has fallen, and the parts of it that had been torn down I will build up again and will restore it,
‘此後我要回來, 重建大衛倒塌了的帳幕, 重建它損壞之處, 把它重新豎立起來,

15:17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things
使餘下的人, 就是所有稱為我名下的外族人, 都尋求主,

15:18 known from of old.’
這是自古以來就顯明了這些事的主所說的. ’

15:19 Therefore I conclude we should not cause difficulty for those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,
“所以我認為不可難為這些歸服神的外族人,

15:20 but we should write a letter to them to abstain from the pollution of idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.
只要寫信叫他們禁戒偶像的污穢,淫亂, 勒死的牲畜和血.

15:21 For Moses has those who proclaim him in every city from ancient generations, because he is read aloud in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
因為自古以來, 在各城裡都有人宣講摩西的書, 每逢安息日, 在各會堂裡都有人誦讀. ”

15:22 Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas—Judas who was called Barsabbas and Silas, men who were leaders among the brothers—
當時, 使徒,長老和全教會都認為好, 就從他們中間選出人來, 差他們和保羅,巴拿巴一同到安提阿去, 所選的就是別號巴撒巴的猶大和西拉, 他們是弟兄中的領袖.

15:23 writing this letter to be delivered by them: The apostles and the elders, brothers. To the brothers who are from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. Greetings!
於是寫信給他們帶去, 信上說: “使徒和作長老的弟兄們, 向安提阿,敘利亞,基利家的外族眾弟兄問安.

15:24 Because we have heard that some have gone out from among us—to whom we gave no orders—and have thrown you into confusion by words upsetting your minds,
我們聽說有人從我們這裡出去, 說了一些話攪擾你們, 使你們心裡不安, 其實我們並沒有吩咐他們.

15:25 it seemed best to us, having reached a unanimous decision, and having chosen men, to send them to you together with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
因此, 我們一致同意, 選派一些人跟我們親愛的巴拿巴和保羅去見你們,

15:26 men who have risked their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
這兩個人為了我們主耶穌基督的名, 曾經把性命置之度外.

15:27 Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, and they will report the same things by word of mouth.
我們派了猶大和西拉一同去, 他們也會親口述說這些事.

15:28 For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us to place on you no greater burden except these necessary things:
聖靈和我們都同意, 不把別的重擔加在你們身上, 然而有幾件事是重要的,

15:29 that you abstain from food sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these things you will do well. Farewell.
就是禁戒祭過偶像的食物,血,勒死的牲畜和淫亂. 這些事你們若能保守自己不作, 那就好了. 祝你們平安！”

15:30 So when they were sent off, they came down to Antioch, and after calling together the community, they delivered the letter.
他們受了差派, 下安提阿去, 集合了眾人, 就把書信交上.

15:31 And when they read it aloud, they rejoiced at the encouragement.
眾人讀了, 因信上的勸勉, 就感到欣慰.

15:32 Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers by a long message.
猶大和西拉也是先知, 說了許多話勸勉弟兄, 堅固他們.

15:33 And after spending some time, they were sent away in peace from the brothers to those who had sent them.
住了一段時間, 弟兄們就給他們送行, 祝一路平安; 他們就回到差派他們的人那裡去.

15:34
(有些抄本在此有第34節: “但西拉認為自己應當在那裡住下來, 只有猶大回到耶路撒冷. ”)

15:35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others also.
保羅和巴拿巴卻住在安提阿, 跟許多別的人一同教導, 傳講主的道.

15:36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, “Come then,let us return and visit the brothers in every town in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
過了一些時候, 保羅對巴拿巴說: “我們要回到我們傳過主道的各城, 探望弟兄們, 好知道他們的情形怎麼樣. ”

15:37 Now Barnabas wanted to take John who was called Mark along also,
巴拿巴有意要帶別號馬可的約翰一同去,

15:38 but Paul held the opinion they should not take this one along, who departed from them in Pamphylia and did not accompany them in the work.
但保羅認為不應帶他去, 因為他從前在旁非利亞離開過他們, 不跟他們一起去作工.

15:39 And a sharp disagreement took place, so that they separated from one another. And Barnabas took along Mark and sailed away to Cyprus,
他們各持己見, 以致彼此分手. 巴拿巴帶著馬可, 坐船到塞浦路斯去;

15:40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.
保羅卻選了西拉, 眾弟兄把他交託在主的恩典中之後, 他就出發了.

15:41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
他走遍了敘利亞,基利家, 堅固眾教會.

Acts - Chapter 16

16:1 And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman but of a Greek father,
保羅來到了特庇, 又到了路司得. 在那裡有一個門徒, 名叫提摩太, 是一個信主的猶太婦人的兒子, 父親卻是希臘人.

16:2 who was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.
路司得和以哥念的弟兄們都稱讚他.

16:3 Paul wanted this one to go with him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
保羅有意要他一同出去, 但為了那些地方的猶太人, 就給他行了割禮, 因為他們都知道他父親是希臘人.

16:4 And as they went through the towns, they passed on to them to observe the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
他們經過各城, 把耶路撒冷的使徒和長老所定的規條, 交給門徒遵守.

16:5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were growing in number every day.
於是眾教會信心越發堅固, 人數天天增加.

16:6 And they traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia.
聖靈既然禁止他們在亞西亞傳道, 他們就走遍弗呂家,加拉太地區.

16:7 And when they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
他們來到每西亞邊境, 想要去庇推尼, 耶穌的靈也不許.

16:8 So going through Mysia, they went down to Troas.
他們經過每西亞, 下到特羅亞.

16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing there and imploring him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
夜間有一個異象向保羅顯現: 有一個馬其頓人站著求他說: “請你到馬其頓來, 幫助我們！”

16:10 And when he had seen the vision, we wanted at once to go away to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
保羅見了這異象, 我們就認定是神呼召我們去傳福音給他們, 於是立刻設法前往馬其頓.

16:11 So putting out to sea from Troas, we sailed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis,
我們從特羅亞開船, 直航撒摩特拉, 第二天到達尼亞波利,

16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. And we were staying in this city for some days.
從那裡來到腓立比, 就是馬其頓地區的首要城市, 是羅馬的殖民地. 我們在這城裡住了幾天.

16:13 And on the day of the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate beside the river, where we thought there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women assembled there.
安息日我們出了城門, 來到河邊, 以為那裡是個祈禱的地方. 我們坐下, 對聚集的婦女講論.

16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul.
有一位敬畏神的婦女, 名叫呂底亞, 是推雅推拉城賣紫色布的商人, 她一直在聽, 主開啟她的心, 使她留心聽保羅所講的.

16:15 And after she was baptized, and her household, she urged us, saying, “If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
她和她一家受了洗以後, 就請求說: “你們若認為我是對主忠實的, 就請到我家來住. ”於是她強留我們.

16:16 And it happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain female slave who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing a large profit to her owners by fortune-telling.
有一次, 我們到祈禱的地方去的時候, 一個被巫鬼附著的婢女迎面而來; 她行占卜使主人們發了大財.

16:17 She followed Paul and us and was crying out, saying, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
她跟著保羅和我們, 喊叫說: “這些人是至高神的僕人, 向你們傳講得救的道路. ”

16:18 And she was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed and turning around, said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out immediately.
她一連多日這樣喊叫, 保羅覺得厭煩, 就轉身對那鬼說: “我奉耶穌基督的名, 命令你從她身上出來！”那鬼就立刻出來了.

16:19 But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
她的主人們看見發財的希望完了, 就揪住保羅和西拉, 拉到市中心去見官長,

16:20 And when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,
又帶到裁判官面前, 說: “這些人是猶太人, 擾亂我們的城市,

16:21 and are proclaiming customs that are not permitted for us to accept or to practice, because we are Romans!”
傳我們羅馬人不准接受,不准實行的規例. ”

16:22 And the crowd joined in attacking them, and the chief magistrates tore off their clothing and gave orders to beat them with rods.
群眾一齊起來攻擊他們, 裁判官就剝去他們的衣服, 下令用棍子打他們.

16:23 And after they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely.
打了很多棍, 就把他們放在監牢裡, 吩咐獄吏嚴密看守.

16:24 Having received such an order, he put them in the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
獄吏領了命令, 就把他們押入內監, 兩腳拴了木狗.

16:25 Now about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
約在半夜, 保羅和西拉祈禱歌頌神, 囚犯們都側耳聽著.

16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bonds were unfastened.
忽然發生了大地震, 以致監牢的地基都搖動起來, 所有的監門立刻開了, 囚犯的鎖鍊都鬆了.

16:27 And after the jailer was awake and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
獄吏醒過來, 看見監門全開, 以為囚犯都已經逃脫了, 就拔出刀來想要自刎.

16:28 But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, “Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!”
保羅大聲呼叫說: “不要傷害自己, 我們都在這裡！”

16:29 And demanding lights, he rushed in and, beginning to tremble, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.
獄吏叫人拿了燈來, 就衝進去, 戰戰兢兢地俯伏在保羅和西拉面前,

16:30 And he brought them outside and said, “Sirs, what must I do so that I can be saved?”
隨後領他們出來, 說: “先生, 我應該作甚麼才可以得救? ”

16:31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household!”
他們說: “當信主耶穌, 你和你一家人都必定得救. ”

16:32 And they spoke the message of the Lord to him, together with all those in his house.
他們就把主的道, 講給他和他全家的人聽.

16:33 And he took them at that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and he himself was baptized at once, and all those of his household.
就在當夜的那個時候, 獄吏領他們去洗傷, 獄吏和他家人都受了洗,

16:34 And he brought them up into his house and set a meal before them, and rejoiced greatly that he had believed in God with his whole household.
就帶他們到家裡, 擺上飯食, 他和全家因信了神就大大喜樂.

16:35 And when it was day, the chief magistrates sent the police officers, saying, “Release those men.”
到了天亮, 裁判官派法警來, 說: “放了這些人！”

16:36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The chief magistrates have sent an order that you should be released. So come out now and go in peace!”
獄吏就把這話告訴保羅, 說: “裁判官派人來釋放你們, 現在可以出來, 平平安安地去吧！”

16:37 But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without due process—men who are Roman citizens—and threw us into prison, and now they are wanting to release us secretly? Certainly not! Rather let them come themselves and bring us out!”
保羅對他們說: “我們是羅馬人, 還沒有定罪, 他們就公開打我們, 又放在監裡; 現在要私下趕我們出去嗎? 不行！他們應當親自來, 領我們出去！”

16:38 So the police officers reported these words to the chief magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.
法警把這番話回報裁判官, 裁判官聽說他們是羅馬人, 就害怕起來,

16:39 And they came and apologized to them, and after they brought them out they asked them to depart from the city.
於是來請求他們, 領他們出監之後, 就請他們離開那城.

16:40 And when they came out of the prison, they went to Lydia and when they saw them, they encouraged the brothers and departed.
兩人出了監, 就到呂底亞的家裡去, 見了弟兄們, 勸勉他們一番, 就離開了.

Acts - Chapter 17

17:1 Now after they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
保羅和西拉經過暗非波里,亞波羅尼亞, 來到帖撒羅尼迦, 在那裡有猶太人的會堂.

17:2 And as was his custom, Paul went in to them and on three Sabbath days he discussed with them from the scriptures,
保羅照他的習慣進去, 一連三個安息日, 根據聖經與他們辯論,

17:3 explaining and demonstrating that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”
講解證明基督必須受害, 從死人中復活, 說: “我所傳給你們的這位耶穌, 就是基督. ”

17:4 And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, and also a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not a few of the prominent women.
他們中間有人給說服了, 就附從了保羅和西拉; 還有一大群虔誠的希臘人, 和不少顯要的婦女.

17:5 But the Jews were filled with jealousy and, taking along some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace and forming a mob, threw the city into an uproar. And attacking Jason’s house, they were looking for them to bring them out to the popular assembly.
但猶太人嫉妒起來, 招聚了一些市井流氓, 糾合成群, 騷動全城, 衝進了耶孫的家, 搜索保羅和西拉, 要把他們交給民眾.

17:6 And when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here also,
搜索不到他們, 就把耶孫和幾個弟兄, 拉到地方長官那裡, 喊叫著說: “這些擾亂天下的人, 也到這裡來了,

17:7 whom Jason has entertained as guests! And these people are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king, Jesus!”
耶孫卻收留他們. 這些人都違背凱撒的法令, 說另外還有一個王耶穌. ”

17:8 And they threw the crowd into confusion, and the city officials who heard these things.
群眾和地方長官聽見這話, 就驚慌起來,

17:9 And after taking money as security from Jason and the rest, they released them.
取得耶孫和其餘的人簽保後, 才放了他們.

17:10 Now the brothers sent away both Paul and Silas at once, during the night, to Berea. They went into the synagogue of the Jews when they arrived.
弟兄們當夜立刻送保羅和西拉往比里亞去. 二人到了, 就進入猶太人的會堂.

17:11 Now these were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. They accepted the message with all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day to see if these things were so.
這裡的人, 比帖撒羅尼迦人開明, 熱切接受主的道, 天天考查聖經, 要知道所聽的是否與聖經相符.

17:12 Therefore many of them believed, and not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
結果他們中間有很多人信了, 也有高貴的希臘婦女, 男的也不少.

17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that the message of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea also, they came there too, inciting and stirring up the crowds.
但帖撒羅尼迦的猶太人, 知道保羅又在比里亞宣講神的道, 就到那裡去, 煽動挑撥群眾.

17:14 So then the brothers sent Paul away at once to go to the sea, and both Silas and Timothy remained there.
弟兄們立刻把保羅送到海邊去; 西拉和提摩太仍然留在比里亞.

17:15 And those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible, they went away.
護送保羅的人帶他到了雅典; 保羅吩咐他們叫西拉和提摩太趕快去見他, 於是他們就回去了.

17:16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he observed the city was full of idols.
保羅在雅典等候他們的時候, 看見滿城都是偶像, 心靈十分忿激.

17:17 So he was discussing in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
於是在會堂裡, 同猶太人和虔誠的人辯論; 並且天天在市中心和所遇見的人辯論.

17:18 And even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were saying, “What does this babbler want to say?” But others said, “He appears to be a proclaimer of foreign deities,” because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
還有伊壁鳩魯派和斯多亞派的哲學家也同他爭論, 有的說: “這個拾人牙慧的人要說甚麼呢? ”有的說: “他似乎是一個宣傳外地鬼神的人. ”這是因為保羅傳揚耶穌和復活的道理.

17:19 And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we learn what is this new teaching being proclaimed by you?
他們拉著保羅, 把他帶到亞略．巴古那裡, 說: “你所講的這個新道理, 我們可以知道嗎?

17:20 For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean.”
因為你把一切新奇的事, 傳到我們耳中, 我們願意知道這些事是甚麼意思. ”

17:21 (Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who stayed there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling something or listening to something new.)
原來所有雅典人和外僑, 專好談論和打聽新奇的事, 來打發時間.

17:22 So Paul stood there in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see you are very religious in every respect.
保羅站在亞略．巴古當中, 說: “各位雅典人, 我看你們在各方面都非常敬畏鬼神.

17:23 For as I was passing through and observing carefully your objects of worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed, ‘To an unknown God.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you—
我走路的時候, 仔細看你們所敬拜的, 發現有一座壇, 上面寫著‘獻給不認識的神’. 我現在把你們不認識而敬拜的這位神, 傳給你們.

17:24 the God who made the world and all the things in it. This one, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,
創造宇宙和其中萬有的神, 既然是天地的主, 就不住在人手所造的殿宇,

17:25 nor is he served by human hands as if he needed anything, because he himself gives to everyone life and breath and everything.
也不受人手的服事, 好像他缺少甚麼; 他自己反而把生命,氣息和一切, 賜給萬人.

17:26 And he made from one man every nation of humanity to live on all the face of the earth, determining their fixed times and the fixed boundaries of their habitation,
他從一個本源造出了萬族來, 使他們住在整個大地上, 並且定了他們的期限和居住的疆界,

17:27 to search for God, if perhaps indeed they might feel around for him and find him. And indeed he is not far away from each one of us,
要他們尋求神, 或者可以摸索而找到他. 其實他離我們各人不遠,

17:28 for in him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said: ‘For we also are his offspring.’
因著他我們可以生存,活動,存在, 就如你們有些詩人說: ‘原來我們也是他的子孫. ’

17:29 Therefore, because we are offspring of God, we ought not to think the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and thought.
我們既然是神的子孫, 就不應該以為他的神性是好像人用手藝,心思所雕刻的金銀石頭一樣.

17:30 Therefore although God has overlooked the times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,
過去那無知的時代, 神不加以追究; 現在, 他卻吩咐各處的人都要悔改,

17:31 because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man who he has appointed, having provided proof to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
因為他已經定好了日子, 要藉著他所立的人, 按公義審判天下, 並且使他從死人中復活, 給萬人作一個可信的憑據. ”

17:32 Now when they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some scoffed, but others said, “We will hear you about this again also.”
眾人一聽到死人復活的事, 就譏笑他, 但有的說: “我們要再聽聽你講這件事！”

17:33 So Paul went out from the midst of them.
這樣, 保羅就離開他們.

17:34 But some people joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
但有幾個人接近他, 並且信了主, 其中有亞略．巴古的議員丟尼修, 一個名叫戴馬里的女子, 還有其他的人.

Acts - Chapter 18

18:1 After these things he departed from Athens and went to Corinth.
此後, 保羅離開雅典, 來到哥林多,

18:2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus who had arrived recently from Italy along with Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome, and he went to them.
遇見一個生在本都的猶太人, 名叫亞居拉. 因為革老丟下令所有的猶太人都要離開羅馬, 所以亞居拉最近同他的妻子百基拉從意大利來了, 保羅就去找他們.

18:3 And because he was practicing the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.
他們是以做帳棚為業的, 因為是同業, 保羅就與他們同住, 一同工作.

18:4 And he argued in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
每逢安息日, 保羅在會堂辯論, 勸導猶太人和希臘人歸主.

18:5 Now when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began to be occupied with the message, solemnly testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.
西拉和提摩太從馬其頓下來的時候, 保羅就專心傳揚主的道, 向猶太人極力證明耶穌是基督.

18:6 And when they resisted and reviled him, he shook out his clothes and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”
但是他們抗拒,褻瀆, 保羅就抖著衣服, 對他們說: “你們的罪你們自己承擔, 這與我無關. 從今以後, 我要到外族人那裡去了. ”

18:7 And leaving there, he entered into the house of someone named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God whose house was next door to the synagogue.
他離開那裡, 到了提多．猶士都的家去. 這人是敬拜神的, 他的家靠近會堂.

18:8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household. And many of the Corinthians, when they heard about it, believed and were baptized.
會堂主管基利司布和他全家都信了主, 許多哥林多人也聽了道, 信了主, 而且受了洗.

18:9 And the Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not keep silent,
夜裡, 主藉著異象對保羅說: “不要怕, 只管講, 不要閉口！

18:10 because I am with you and no one will attack you to harm you, because many people are mine in this city.”
有我與你同在, 必定沒有人能害你, 因為在這城裡有許多屬我的人. ”

18:11 So he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
保羅在那裡住了一年零六個月, 把神的道教導他們.

18:12 Now when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one purpose against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
當迦流作亞該亞省長的時候, 猶太人一致起來攻擊保羅, 拉他到審判臺前,

18:13 saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law!”
說: “這個人勸人不照著律法去敬拜神. ”

18:14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it was some crime or wicked villainy, O Jews, I would have been justified in accepting your complaint.
保羅剛要開口, 迦流就對猶太人說: “猶太人啊, 如果有犯法或邪惡的罪行, 我當然要耐心聽你們;

18:15 But if it is questions concerning a word and names and your own law, see to it yourselves! I do not wish to be a judge of these things.”
但所爭論的若是關於字句,名稱和你們的律法, 你們就應當自己處理. 我不願意審判這件事！”

18:16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
於是就把他們從審判臺前趕出去.

18:17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. And none of these things was a concern to Gallio.
眾人揪住會堂主管蘇提尼, 在審判臺前打他. 這些事迦流一概不理.

18:18 So Paul, after remaining many days longer, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head at Cenchrea, because he had taken a vow.
保羅住了許多日子, 然後辭別弟兄們, 坐船去敘利亞, 同行的有百基拉和亞居拉. 他因為許過願, 現在期滿了, 就在堅革里剃了頭髮.

18:19 So they arrived at Ephesus, and those he left behind there, but he himself entered into the synagogue and discussed with the Jews.
到了以弗所, 保羅留他們在那裡, 自己卻到會堂去, 跟猶太人辯論.

18:20 And when they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not give his consent,
眾人請他多住些時候, 他沒有答應,

18:21 but saying farewell and telling them, “I will return to you again if God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.
卻辭別他們說: “神若許可, 我還要回到你們這裡來. ”於是從以弗所開船去了.

18:22 And when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
保羅在該撒利亞登岸, 上耶路撒冷問候教會, 然後下安提阿去.

18:23 And after spending some time there, he departed, traveling through one place after another in the Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
住了一些時候, 他又動身, 先後經過加拉太地區和弗呂家, 堅固眾門徒.

18:24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, arrived in Ephesus—an eloquent man who was well-versed in the scriptures.
有一個生在亞歷山太的猶太人, 名叫亞波羅, 來到了以弗所. 他很有口才, 擅長講解聖經.

18:25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being enthusiastic in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
這人在主的道上受過訓練, 心靈火熱, 很準確地講論, 並且教導人關於耶穌的事, 但他只曉得約翰的洗禮.

18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.
這人在會堂裡放膽講論起來; 百基拉和亞居拉聽了, 就把他接來, 把神的道更準確地向他講解.

18:27 And when he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed through grace.
亞波羅有意要到亞該亞去, 弟兄們就鼓勵他, 又寫信請門徒接待他. 他到了那裡, 對那些蒙恩信主的人幫助很多,

18:28 For he was vigorously refuting the Jews in public, demonstrating through the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
因為他當眾有力地駁倒猶太人, 引用聖經證明耶穌是基督.

Acts - Chapter 19

19:1 And it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions and came to Ephesus and found some disciples.
亞波羅在哥林多的時候, 保羅經過內地一帶, 來到以弗所. 他遇見幾個門徒,

19:2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “But we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit!”
問他們說: “你們信的時候, 受了聖靈沒有? ”他們說: “沒有, 連聖靈賜下來這件事, 我們也沒有聽過. ”

19:3 And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And they said, “Into the baptism of John.”
保羅問: “那麼你們受的是甚麼洗呢? ”他們說: “是約翰的洗禮. ”

19:4 And Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who was to come after him—that is, in Jesus.”
保羅說: “約翰施的是悔改的洗禮, 他告訴人民當信在他以後要來的那一位, 就是耶穌. ”

19:5 And when they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
他們聽見了, 就受洗歸入主耶穌的名下.

19:6 And when Paul laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
保羅為他們按手, 聖靈就降在他們身上, 他們就用各種的語言講話, 並且說預言.

19:7 (Now the total number of men was about twelve.)
他們一共約有十二人.

19:8 So he entered into the synagogue and was speaking boldly for three months, discussing and attempting to convince them concerning the kingdom of God.
一連三個月, 保羅都到會堂裡去, 放膽宣講, 辯論神的國的事, 勸導人.

19:9 But when some became hardened and were disobedient, reviling the Way before the congregation, he departed from them and took away the disciples, leading discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
可是有些人心裡剛硬, 不受勸化, 在群眾面前毀謗這道, 保羅就離開他們, 也叫門徒與他們分開. 他每天在推喇奴學院跟人辯論.

19:10 And this took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
這樣過了兩年, 全亞西亞的居民, 無論猶太人或希臘人, 都聽見了主的道.

19:11 And God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
神藉著保羅的手, 行了一些不平凡的神蹟.

19:12 so that even handkerchiefs or work aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to those who were sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
甚至有人把保羅貼身的手巾圍巾拿去, 放在病人身上, 病就好了, 邪靈也出來了.

19:13 But some itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches!”
那時, 有幾個趕鬼的猶太人, 周遊各處, 擅自用主耶穌的名, 向身上有邪靈的人說: “我奉保羅所傳的耶穌的名, 命令你們出來. ”

19:14 (Now seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.)
有一個猶太人士基瓦, 是祭司長, 他的七個兒子都作這事.

19:15 But the evil spirit answered and said to them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are you?”
邪靈回答他們: “耶穌我認識, 保羅我也知道; 你們是誰? ”

19:16 And the man who had the evil spirit leaped on them, subdued all of them, and prevailed against them, so that they ran away from that house naked and wounded.
邪靈所附的那人就撲到他們身上, 制伏了兩人, 勝過了他們, 使他們赤著身帶著傷, 從那房子逃了出來.

19:17 And this became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was exalted.
所有住在以弗所的猶太人和希臘人, 都知道這件事; 大家都懼怕, 尊主耶穌的名為大.

19:18 And many of those who had believed came, confessing and disclosing their practices,
也有許多信了的人, 來承認和述說自己行過的事.

19:19 and many of those who practiced magic brought together their books and burned them up in the sight of everyone. And they counted up their value and found it was fifty thousand silver coins.
又有許多行巫術的人, 把他們的書帶來, 當眾燒掉. 他們估計書價, 才知道共值五萬塊銀子.

19:20 In this way the word of the Lord was growing in power and was prevailing.
這樣, 主的道大有能力地興旺起來, 而且得勝.

19:21 Now when these things were completed, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, it is necessary for me to see Rome also.”
這些事以後, 保羅心裡定意要經過馬其頓,亞該亞, 往耶路撒冷去. 他說: “我到了那邊以後, 也該去羅馬看看. ”

19:22 So after sending two of those who were assisting him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed some time in Asia.
於是從服事他的人中, 派了提摩太和以拉都兩人去馬其頓, 自己暫時留在亞西亞.

19:23 Now there happened at that time no little disturbance concerning the Way.
那時, 因這道起了大擾亂,

19:24 For someone named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen.
有一個銀匠, 名叫低米丟, 是製造亞底米女神銀龕的. 他讓技工們作了不少的生意.

19:25 These he gathered together, and the workers occupied with such things, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we get our prosperity,
他把這些人和同業的工人聚集起來, 說: “各位, 你們知道, 我們是靠這生意賺錢的.

19:26 and you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this man Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd by saying that the gods made by hands are not gods.
現在你們看見了, 也聽見了, 這個保羅不單在以弗所, 而且幾乎在整個亞西亞, 說服了, 也帶壞了許多人, 說: ‘人手所做的, 都不是神. ’

19:27 So not only is there a danger this line of business of ours will come into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as nothing—and she is about to be brought down even from her grandeur, she whom the whole of Asia and the entire world worship!”
這樣, 不只我們這一行要給人鄙視, 就是大女神亞底米的廟也會給人撇棄, 連全亞西亞和普天下所敬拜的女神也要垮臺, 威榮盡都失掉了. ”

19:28 And when they heard this and became full of rage, they began to shout, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
他們聽了, 怒氣沖沖喊著說: “以弗所人的女神, 偉大的亞底米啊！”

19:29 And the city was filled with the tumult, and with one purpose they rushed into the theater, seizing Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were traveling companions of Paul.
全城騷動起來, 他們捉住了保羅的旅伴馬其頓人該猶和亞里達古, 齊心衝進了劇場.

19:30 But when Paul wanted to enter into the popular assembly, the disciples would not let him.
保羅想要到人群當中去, 門徒卻不許.

19:31 And even some of the Asiarchs who were his friends sent word to him and were urging him not to risk himself by going into the theater.
還有幾位亞西亞的首長, 是保羅的朋友, 派人來勸他, 不要冒險到劇場裡去.

19:32 So some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and the majority did not know why they had assembled.
那時大家叫這個喊那個, 亂成一團, 大多數的人都不知道聚集的原因.

19:33 And some of the crowd advised Alexander, when the Jews put him forward. But Alexander, motioning with his hand, was wanting to defend himself to the popular assembly.
猶太人把亞歷山大推到前面, 群眾中有人把這事的因由告訴他. 亞歷山大作了一個手勢, 要向民眾申辯.

19:34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they were shouting with one voice from all of them for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
大家一認出他是猶太人, 就異口同聲高呼: “以弗所人的女神, 偉大的亞底米啊！”喊了約有兩個鐘頭.

19:35 And when the city secretary had quieted the crowd, he said, “Ephesian men, for who is there among men who does not know the Ephesian city is honorary temple keeper of the great Artemis and of her image fallen from heaven?
後來, 書記官安撫群眾說: “以弗所人哪！誰不知道你們的城, 是看守大亞底米的廟, 又是看守宙斯那裡降下的神像的呢?

19:36 Therefore because these things are undeniable, it is necessary that you be quiet and do nothing rash!
這些事既然是駁不倒的, 你們就應當平心靜氣, 不可輕舉妄動.

19:37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
你們帶來的這些人, 既沒有行劫廟宇, 也沒有褻瀆我們的女神.

19:38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against anyone, the court days are observed and there are proconsuls—let them bring charges against one another!
如果低米丟和同他一起的技工要控告誰, 大可以告上法庭, 或呈交總督; 讓他們彼此控告好了.

19:39 But if you desire anything further, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.
如果還有其他的事件, 可以在合法的集會裡, 謀求解決.

19:40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused of rioting concerning today, since there is no cause in relation to which we will be able to give an account concerning this disorderly gathering!” And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
今天的動亂, 本來是無緣無故的, 我們可能有被控告的危險; 關於這次的騷動, 我們實在無法解釋. ”

19:41
說了這些話, 就把群眾解散了.

Acts - Chapter 20

20:1 Now after the turmoil had ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed to travel to Macedonia.
騷亂平息以後, 保羅派人把門徒請了來, 勸勉一番, 就辭別起行, 往馬其頓去.

20:2 And after he had gone through those regions and encouraged them at length, he came to Greece
他走遍那一帶地方, 用許多話勸勉眾人, 然後來到希臘.

20:3 and stayed three months. Because a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he came to a decision to return through Macedonia.
他在那裡住了三個月, 正要坐船往敘利亞去的時候, 有些猶太人設計要害他, 他就決意路經馬其頓回去.

20:4 And Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, and Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia, were accompanying him.
與他同行的有比里亞人畢羅斯的兒子所巴特, 帖撒羅尼迦人亞里達古和西公都, 特庇人該猶和提摩太, 亞西亞人推基古和特羅非摩.

20:5 And these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.
這些人先走, 在特羅亞等候我們.

20:6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.
至於我們, 過了除酵節才從腓立比開船, 五天後到特羅亞他們那裡, 逗留了七天.

20:7 And on the first day of the week, when we had assembled to break bread, Paul began conversing with them, because he was going to leave on the next day, and he extended his message until midnight.
禮拜日, 我們聚會擘餅的時候, 保羅對大家講道, 他因第二天就要起行, 就一直講到半夜.

20:8 Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.
我們聚會的那座樓上, 有許多燈火.

20:9 And a certain young man named Eutychus who was sitting in the window was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul was conversing at length. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.
有一個少年人, 名叫猶推古, 坐在窗臺上, 因為保羅講得很長, 他很困倦, 沉沉地睡著了, 就從三樓跌下來; 把他扶起來的時候, 已經死了.

20:10 But Paul went down and threw himself on him, and putting his arms around him, said, “Do not be distressed, for his life is in him.”
保羅走下去, 伏在他身上; 把他抱住, 說: “你們不要驚慌, 他還活著. ”

20:11 So he went up and broke bread, and when he had eaten and talked for a long time, until dawn, then he departed.
隨即回到樓上, 擘餅吃了, 又講了很久, 直到天亮才走.

20:12 And they led the youth away alive, and were greatly comforted.
他們把活著的孩子帶走, 得到很大的安慰.

20:13 But we went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For having made arrangements in this way, he himself was intending to travel by land.
我們先上船, 開往亞朔, 照著保羅的安排, 要在那邊接他, 因為他自己要走陸路去.

20:14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.
他在亞朔與我們會合, 我們接他上船, 去到米推利尼.

20:15 And we sailed from there on the next day, and arrived opposite Chios. And on the next day we approached Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
從那裡開船, 第二天到了基阿對面, 過了一天就在撒摩靠岸, 再過一天到了米利都.

20:16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not be having to spend time in Asia. For he was hurrying if it could be possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
原來保羅決定越過以弗所, 免得在亞西亞耽擱時間, 因為他希望能在五旬節趕到耶路撒冷.

20:17 And from Miletus he sent word to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church.
他從米利都派人去以弗所, 請教會的長老來.

20:18 And when they came to him, he said to them, “You know from the first day on which I set foot in Asia how I was the whole time with you—
他們到了, 保羅說: “你們知道, 自從我到了亞西亞的第一天, 我一直怎樣跟你們相處, 怎樣服事主,

20:19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews—
凡事謙卑, 常常流淚, 忍受猶太人謀害的試煉.

20:20 how I did not shrink from proclaiming to you anything that would be profitable, and from teaching you in public and from house to house,
你們也知道, 我從來沒有留下一件有益的事, 不在眾人面前或在家裡告訴你們, 教導你們.

20:21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks with respect to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
我對猶太人和希臘人都作過見證, 要他們悔改歸向神, 信靠我們的主耶穌.

20:22 “And now behold, bound by the Spirit I am traveling to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there,
現在, 我的心靈受到催逼, 要去耶路撒冷, 我不知道在那裡會遭遇甚麼事,

20:23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in town after town, saying that bonds and persecutions await me.
只知道在各城裡聖靈都向我指明, 說有捆鎖和患難在等著我.

20:24 But I consider my life as worth nothing to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
但我並不珍惜自己的性命, 只求跑完我的路程, 完成我從主耶穌所領受的職分, 為神恩惠的福音作見證.

20:25 “And now behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more.
“我曾在你們那裡走遍各地, 宣揚神的國. 現在, 我知道你們眾人不會再見我的面了.

20:26 Therefore I testify to you on this very day that I am guiltless of the blood of all of you,
所以我今天向你們作證, 我是清白的, 與眾人的罪(“罪”原文作“血”)無關.

20:27 for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the whole purpose of God.
因為神的全部計劃, 我已經毫無保留地傳給你們了.

20:28 Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own Son.
聖靈既然立你們為全群的監督, 牧養神用自己的血所贖來的教會, 你們就應當為自己謹慎, 也為全群謹慎.

20:29 I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
我知道在我離開之後, 必有兇暴的豺狼進入你們中間, 不顧惜羊群.

20:30 And from among you yourselves men will arise, speaking perversions of the truth in order to draw away the disciples after them.
你們自己中間也必有人起來, 講些歪曲悖謬的話, 引誘門徒跟從他們.

20:31 Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.
所以你們應當警醒, 記念我三年之久, 晝夜不停地帶著眼淚勸戒你們各人.

20:32 “And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
現在我把你們交託給神和他恩惠的道; 這道能建立你們, 也能在所有成聖的人中賜基業給你們.

20:33 I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing!
我從來沒有貪圖任何人的金銀或衣服.

20:34 You yourselves know that these hands served to meet my needs and the needs of those who were with me.
我這兩隻手, 供應了我和同伴的需要, 這是你們自己知道的.

20:35 I have shown you with respect to all things that by working hard in this way it is necessary to help those who are in need, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
我凡事以身作則, 你們必須照樣辛勞, 扶助軟弱的人, 並且記念主耶穌的話: ‘施比受更為有福. ’”

20:36 And when he had said these things, he fell to his knees and prayed with them all.
他說了這些話, 就跪下來同大家一起禱告.

20:37 And there was considerable weeping by all, and hugging Paul, they kissed him,
眾人都痛哭, 伏在保羅的頸上, 與他親嘴.

20:38 especially distressed at the statement that he had said, that they were going to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
他們最傷心的, 是保羅說他們不會再見他的面那句話. 最後他們送他上了船.

Acts - Chapter 21

21:1 And it happened that after we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and running a straight course we came to Cos and on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
我們離別了他們以後, 船就直航到了哥士, 第二天到羅底, 從那裡開往帕大拉;

21:2 And finding a ship that was crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and put out to sea.
遇見了一艘開往腓尼基的船, 就上船起行.

21:3 And after we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on the port side, we sailed to Syria and arrived at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.
我們遠遠看見塞浦路斯, 就從南邊駛過, 直航敘利亞, 在推羅靠了岸, 因為船要在那裡卸貨.

21:4 And we stayed there seven days after we found the disciples, who kept telling Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.
我們找到了一些門徒, 就在那裡住了七天. 他們憑著聖靈的指示告訴保羅不要上耶路撒冷去.

21:5 And it happened that when our days were over, we departed and went on our way, while all of them accompanied us, together with their wives and children, as far as outside the city. And after falling to our knees on the beach and praying,
過了這幾天, 我們就啟程前行, 他們眾人帶著妻子兒女送我們到城外. 我們跪在海灘上禱告, 互相道別.

21:6 we said farewell to one another and embarked in the ship, and they returned to their own homes.
我們上了船, 他們就回家去了.

21:7 And when we had completed the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. And after we greeted the brothers, we stayed one day with them.
我們從推羅繼續航行, 到了多利買, 問候那裡的弟兄, 與他們同住了一天.

21:8 And on the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
第二天我們離開那裡, 來到該撒利亞, 到了傳福音的腓利家裡, 與他住在一起. 他是那七位執事中的一位.

21:9 (Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.)
他有四個女兒, 都是童女, 是會說預言的.

21:10 And while we were staying there many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
我們住了幾天之後, 有一位先知, 名叫亞迦布, 從猶太下來.

21:11 And he came to us and took Paul’s belt. Tying up his own feet and hands, he said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”
他來見我們, 把保羅的腰帶拿過來, 綁住自己的手腳, 說: “聖靈說, 猶太人在耶路撒冷要這樣捆綁這腰帶的主人, 把他交在外族人的手裡. ”

21:12 And when we heard these things, both we and the local residents urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
我們聽了這些話, 就和當地的人勸保羅不要去耶路撒冷.

21:13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus!”
保羅卻回答: “你們為甚麼哭, 使我心碎呢? 我為主耶穌的名, 不但被捆綁, 就算死在耶路撒冷我也都準備好了. ”

21:14 And because he would not be persuaded, we remained silent, saying, “The will of the Lord be done.”
他既然不聽勸, 我們只說了“願主的旨意成就”, 就不出聲了.

21:15 So after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
過了幾天, 我們收拾行裝, 上耶路撒冷去.

21:16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea also traveled together with us, bringing us to a certain Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to be entertained as guests.
有該撒利亞的幾個門徒同我們在一起, 領我們到一個塞浦路斯人拿孫家裡住宿; 他作了門徒已經很久了.

21:17 And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
我們到了耶路撒冷, 弟兄們歡歡喜喜接待我們.

21:18 And on the next day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
第二天, 保羅和我們一同去見雅各, 長老們也都在座.

21:19 And after greeting them, he began to relate one after the other the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
保羅問候了他們, 就把神藉著他的工作在外族人中所行的事, 一一述說出來.

21:20 And when they heard this, they began to glorify God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many ten thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealous adherents of the law.
他們聽了, 就讚美神, 對保羅說: “弟兄, 你看, 猶太人中信主的有好幾萬, 都是對律法很熱心的人.

21:21 And they have been informed about you that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles the abandonment of Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to live according to our customs.
他們聽說, 你教導所有在外族人中的猶太人背棄摩西, 叫他們不要給孩子行割禮, 也不要遵守規例.

21:22 What then is to be done? Doubtless they will all hear that you have come!
他們總會聽見你來了, 那怎麼辦呢?

21:23 Therefore do this that we tell you: we have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves.
你就照我們的話作吧, 我們這裡有四個人, 都有願在身.

21:24 Take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses so that they can shave their heads, and everyone will know that the things which they had been informed about you are nothing, but you yourself also agree with observing the law.
你把他們帶去, 和他們一同行潔淨禮, 並且替他們付錢, 讓他們剃去頭髮, 這樣大家就知道以前所聽見關於你的事, 都不是真實的, 也知道你是遵守律法循規蹈矩而行的人.

21:25 But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter after deciding they should avoid food sacrificed to idols and blood and what has been strangled and sexual immorality.”
至於信主的外族人, 我們已經寫了信, 吩咐他們要禁戒祭偶像的食物,血,勒死的牲畜和淫亂. ”

21:26 Then Paul took along the men on the next day, and after he had purified himself together with them, he entered into the temple courts, announcing the completion of the days of purification until the time the offering would be presented on behalf of each one of them.
保羅就把那幾個人帶走了, 第二天和他們一同行了潔淨禮. 他們進了殿, 報明了他們潔淨期滿的日子, 以及各人獻祭的時間.

21:27 But when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia who had seen him in the temple courts stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,
七日將完的時候, 從亞西亞來的猶太人看見保羅在殿裡, 就煽動群眾, 並且捉住他,

21:28 shouting, “Israelite men, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place! And furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”
喊叫著說: “以色列人哪, 快來幫忙！這個人到處教人反對人民, 反對律法和這個地方, 他甚至把希臘人也帶進殿裡, 污穢了這聖地. ”

21:29 (For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they thought that Paul had brought into the temple.)
原來他們看見過以弗所人特羅非摩同保羅在城裡, 就以為保羅帶他進了殿.

21:30 And the whole city was stirred up, and the people came running together, and they seized Paul and dragged him outside of the temple courts, and immediately the doors were shut.
於是全城震動, 民眾一齊跑來, 捉住保羅, 拉出殿外, 殿門就立刻關起來了.

21:31 And as they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the military tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
他們正想殺他的時候, 有人報告營部的千夫長, 說: “整個耶路撒冷都亂了！”

21:32 He immediately took along soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the military tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
千夫長立刻帶著士兵和百夫長跑到他們那裡. 眾人一看見千夫長和士兵, 就停止毆打保羅.

21:33 Then the military tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what it was that he had done.
於是千夫長上前捉住保羅, 吩咐人用兩條鐵鍊捆住他, 問他是甚麼人, 作過甚麼事.

21:34 But some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others another, and because he was not able to find out the truth on account of the commotion, he gave orders to bring him into the barracks.
那時眾人叫這個喊那個, 吵吵鬧鬧, 以致千夫長沒有辦法知道真相, 只好下令把保羅帶到營樓去.

21:35 And when he came to the steps, it happened that he had to be carried by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd,
保羅到了臺階下面的時候, 士兵把他抬起來, 因為群眾猛擠,

21:36 for the crowd of people was following them, shouting, “Away with him!”
而且有一群人跟在後面叫喊: “幹掉他！”

21:37 And as he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the military tribune, “Is it permitted for me to say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?
他們帶著保羅快到營樓的時候, 保羅對千夫長說: “我可以跟你講一句話嗎? ”千夫長說: “你懂希臘話嗎?

21:38 Then you are not the Egyptian who before these days raised a revolt and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”
難道你不就是不久以前作亂的,帶領四千個殺手到曠野去的那個埃及人嗎? ”

21:39 But Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no unimportant city. Now I ask you, allow me to speak to the people.”
保羅說: “我是猶太人, 是基利家的大數人, 並不是無名小城的公民, 求你准我向民眾講幾句話. ”

21:40 So when he permitted him, Paul, standing there on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Aramaic language, saying,
千夫長准許了他, 保羅就站在臺階上, 向民眾作了一個手勢. 大家安靜下來了, 保羅就用希伯來語講話, 說:

Acts - Chapter 22

22:1 “Men—brothers and fathers—listen to my defense to you now!”
“各位父老弟兄, 請聽聽我現在對你們的申辯. ”

22:2 And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Aramaic language, they became even more silent. And he said,
他們聽見保羅用希伯來語說話, 就更加安靜了. 保羅說:

22:3 “I am a Jewish man born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law received from our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
“我是猶太人, 生在基利家的大數, 在城裡長大, 按照我們祖宗律法的嚴格要求, 在迦瑪列門下受教, 我為神熱心, 好像你們大家今天一樣.

22:4 I persecuted this Way to the death, tying up and delivering to prison both men and women,
我曾經迫害信奉這道的人直至死地, 把男男女女都捆綁起來, 送進監獄,

22:5 as indeed the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me, from whom also I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and was traveling there to lead away those who were there also tied up to Jerusalem so that they could be punished.
這是大祭司和全公議會都可以給我作證的. 我也從他們那裡得到了寫給眾弟兄的信, 就去大馬士革, 要把那裡的人捆綁起來, 帶到耶路撒冷接受懲罰.

22:6 “And it happened that as I was traveling and approaching Damascus around noon, suddenly a very bright light from heaven flashed around me,
“約在正午, 當我走近大馬士革的時候, 忽然有大光從天上向我四面照射,

22:7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
我仆倒在地上, 聽見有聲音對我說: ‘掃羅, 掃羅, 你為甚麼迫害我? ’

22:8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you are persecuting.’
我回答: ‘主啊, 你是誰? ’他說: ‘我就是你所迫害的拿撒勒人耶穌. ’

22:9 (Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.)
跟我在一起的人, 只看見那光, 卻聽不清楚那位對我說話的聲音.

22:10 So I said, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and proceed to Damascus, and there it will be told to you about all the things that have been appointed for you to do.’
我說: ‘主啊, 我應當作甚麼呢? ’主說: ‘起來, 進大馬士革去, 在那裡有人會把指定給你作的一切事告訴你. ’

22:11 And as I could not see as a result of the brightness of that light, I arrived in Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.
因為那光太強烈, 我的眼睛就瞎了, 跟我在一起的人就牽著我的手, 進了大馬士革.

22:12 And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,
“有一個人名叫亞拿尼亞的, 他是一個虔誠而遵守律法的人, 當地所有的猶太人都稱讚他.

22:13 came to me and stood by me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that same time I looked up at him and saw him.
他來見我, 站在我旁邊, 對我說: ‘掃羅弟兄, 你現在可以看見了. ’我立刻往上一看, 看見了他.

22:14 And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth,
他又說: ‘我們祖先的神選派了你, 讓你明白他的旨意, 看見那義者, 聽見他口中的聲音.

22:15 because you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
因為你要把所看見所聽見的, 向萬人為他作見證.

22:16 And now why are you delaying? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name!’
現在你為甚麼還耽擱呢? 起來受洗, 求告他的名, 洗淨你的罪吧. ’

22:17 “And it happened that when I returned to Jerusalem and I was praying in the temple courts, I was in a trance,
“後來, 我回到耶路撒冷, 在殿裡禱告的時候, 魂遊象外,

22:18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and depart quickly from Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
看見主對我說: ‘你要快快離開耶路撒冷, 因為你為我作的見證, 他們是不會接受的. ’

22:19 And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that from synagogue to synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those who believed in you.
我說: ‘主啊, 他們知道我曾把信你的人監禁起來, 又在各會堂拷打他們,

22:20 And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself also was standing near and was approving, and was guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’
並且你的見證人司提反受害流血的時候, 我也親自在場, 表示同意, 並且為殺他的人看守衣服. ’

22:21 And he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’ ”
他對我說: ‘你走吧, 我要派你到遠方的外族人那裡去. ’”

22:22 Now they were listening to him until this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Away with such a man from the earth! For it is not fitting for him to live!”
眾人聽見他說到這句話, 就高聲說: “這樣的人應該從地上除掉, 不應該活著！”

22:23 And while they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and throwing dust into the air,
大家正在喊叫著, 拋擲衣服, 向空中揚灰撒土的時候,

22:24 the military tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying he was to be examined with a lash so that he could find out for what reason they were crying out against him in this way.
千夫長下令把保羅帶到營樓去, 吩咐人用鞭子拷問他, 要知道群眾為甚麼這樣向他喊叫.

22:25 But when they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it permitted for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?”
士兵正用皮帶綁他的時候, 保羅對站在旁邊的百夫長說: “你們鞭打一個還沒有定罪的羅馬公民, 是合法的嗎? ”

22:26 And when the centurion heard this, he went to the military tribune and reported it, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen!”
百夫長聽了, 就去報告千夫長, 說: “這個人是羅馬公民, 你要怎麼辦呢? ”

22:27 So the military tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.”
千夫長就來問保羅: “告訴我, 你是羅馬公民嗎? ”他說: “是的. ”

22:28 And the military tribune replied, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I indeed was born a citizen.
千夫長說: “我花了一大筆錢, 才取得羅馬籍. ”保羅說: “我生下來就是羅馬公民. ”

22:29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman citizen and that he had tied him up.
於是那些要拷問他的人, 立刻離開他走了. 千夫長既知道他是羅馬公民, 又因捆綁過他, 就害怕起來.

22:30 But on the next day, because he wanted to know the true reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble, and he brought down Paul and had him stand before them.
第二天, 千夫長為要知道猶太人控告保羅的真相, 就解開他, 召集了祭司長和公議會全體在一起, 把保羅帶下來, 叫他站在他們面前.

Acts - Chapter 23

23:1 And looking intently at the Sanhedrin, Paul said, “Men and brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience before God to this day.”
保羅定睛看著公議會的各人, 說: “各位弟兄, 我在神面前, 行事為人一向都是憑著良心的. ”

23:2 So the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike his mouth.
大祭司亞拿尼亞就吩咐站在他旁邊的人打保羅的嘴巴.

23:3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! And are you sitting there judging me according to the law, and acting contrary to the law do you order me to be struck?”
保羅對他說: “你這粉飾的牆啊, 神要擊打你！你坐堂要按著律法審問我, 現在你竟然違背律法吩咐人打我嗎? ”

23:4 And those who stood nearby said, “Are you reviling the high priest of God?”
站在旁邊的人民說: “你敢辱罵神的大祭司嗎? ”

23:5 And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”
保羅說: “弟兄們, 我不知道他是大祭司. 經上說: ‘不可咒詛你人民的領袖. ’”

23:6 Now when Paul realized that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted out in the Sanhedrin, “Men and brothers! I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am being judged concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead!”
保羅看出其中一部分是撒都該人, 另一部分是法利賽人, 就在公議會中大聲說: “我是法利賽人, 也是法利賽人的子孫, 我現在受審, 是為了盼望死人復活！”

23:7 And when he said this, a dispute developed between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
他說了這話, 法利賽人和撒都該人就起了爭論, 會眾也分裂了, 成為兩派.

23:8 (For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angel or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)
原來撒都該人說沒有復活, 沒有天使, 也沒有鬼靈, 法利賽人卻認定這些都有.

23:9 And there was loud shouting, and some of the scribes from the party of the Pharisees stood up and contended sharply, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man! But what if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
於是眾人大嚷大鬧, 有幾個法利賽派的經學家站起來辯論說: “我們看不出這個人作過甚麼壞事; 說不定有靈或天使對他說過話. ”

23:10 And when the dispute became severe, the military tribune, fearing lest Paul be torn apart by them, ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from their midst, and bring him into the barracks.
爭論越來越大, 千夫長怕保羅被他們撕碎了, 就吩咐士兵下去, 把他從人群中搶救出來, 帶到營樓去.

23:11 And the next night the Lord stood by him and said, “Have courage, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
當天晚上, 主站在保羅身邊, 說: “你要壯起膽來, 你怎樣在耶路撒冷作見證, 也必照樣在羅馬為我作見證. ”

23:12 And when it was day, the Jews made a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, saying they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
到了天亮, 猶太人在一起祕密計謀, 並且發誓說, 不殺保羅, 就不吃不喝.

23:13 Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy,
一同策劃這項陰謀的有四十多人.

23:14 who went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a curse to partake of nothing until we have killed Paul.
他們來見眾祭司長和長老, 說: “我們已經發了誓, 不殺保羅, 就不吃東西.

23:15 Therefore, now you along with the Sanhedrin explain to the military tribune that he should bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine more accurately the things concerning him. And we are ready to do away with him before he comes near.”
現在你們和公議會要通知千夫長, 帶保羅到你們這裡來, 裝作要詳細審查他. 我們已經預備好了, 不等他走近, 就把他殺了. ”

23:16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered into the barracks and reported it to Paul.
但保羅的外甥聽見這項埋伏的詭計, 就到營樓去, 告訴保羅.

23:17 So Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the military tribune, because he has something to report to him.”
保羅請了一個百夫長來, 說: “請你帶這個青年人去見千夫長, 他有事要報告. ”

23:18 So he took him and brought him to the military tribune and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
百夫長就帶保羅的外甥去見千夫長, 說: “囚犯保羅請了我去, 求我帶這個青年人來見你, 他有事要向你報告. ”

23:19 And the military tribune, taking hold of his hand and withdrawing privately, asked, “What is it that you have to report to me?”
千夫長拉著他的手, 走到一邊, 私下問他: “你有甚麼事要向我報告? ”

23:20 And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that you bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
他說: “猶太人已經約好了, 要求你明天把保羅帶到公議會裡去, 裝作要詳細審查他.

23:21 You therefore do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty men of their number are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have done away with him. And now they are ready, waiting for you to agree.”
你不要聽他們, 因為他們有四十多人正在埋伏起來等著保羅; 他們發了誓, 不殺保羅, 就不吃不喝. 現在他們已經準備好了, 只等你答應. ”

23:22 So the military tribune sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
千夫長囑咐那青年人: “不要告訴人你把這事告訴了我. ”然後就打發他走了.

23:23 And he summoned two of the centurions and said, “Make ready from the third hour of the night two hundred soldiers and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, in order that they may proceed as far as Caesarea.
千夫長叫了兩個百夫長來, 說: “預備兩百個步兵, 七十個騎兵,兩百個長槍手, 晚上九點鐘往該撒利亞去.

23:24 And provide mounts so that they can put Paul on them and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”
也要預備好牲口, 好讓保羅騎上, 護送他安全到達腓力斯總督那裡. ”

23:25 He wrote a letter that had this form:
千夫長寫了一封信, 大意如下:

23:26 Claudius Lysias. To his excellency Governor Felix. Greetings!
“革老丟．呂西亞問候總督腓力斯大人.

23:27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the detachment and rescued him, because I learned that he was a Roman citizen.
這個人被猶太人捉住, 快要遭害的時候, 我聽說他是羅馬公民, 就帶兵去把他救出來.

23:28 And because I wanted to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
為要知道猶太人控告他的原因, 我就帶他到他們的公議會那裡去.

23:29 I found he was accused concerning controversial questions of their law, but having no charge deserving death or imprisonment.
我發現他被控告, 是為了他們律法上的問題, 並沒有甚麼該死該綁的罪名.

23:30 And when it was made known to me there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, also ordering his accusers to speak against him before you.
後來我接到密報, 得知害他的陰謀, 就立刻把他送到你那裡去, 並且吩咐原告到你面前來控告他. ”

23:31 Therefore the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.
於是士兵照著吩咐, 把保羅提出來, 連夜帶到安提帕底.

23:32 And on the next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.
第二天, 他們把保羅交給騎兵隊護送, 就回營樓去了.

23:33 The horsemen, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.
騎兵到了該撒利亞, 把信呈上總督, 同時把保羅也交給他.

23:34 So after reading the letter and asking what province he was from, and learning that he was from Cilicia,
總督讀了信, 就問保羅是哪一省的人; 知道了他是基利家人,

23:35 he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be guarded in the praetorium of Herod.
就說: “等到原告也來了, 我才審問你. ”於是吩咐人把他拘留在希律的王府裡.

Acts - Chapter 24

24:1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor.
過了五天, 大祭司亞拿尼亞同幾個長老, 和一個律師帖土羅來了, 他們向總督控告保羅.

24:2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “We have experienced much peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight.
保羅傳來了之後, 帖土羅就控訴他說: “腓力斯大人, 因著你的緣故, 我們大大地享受著太平; 因著你的遠見, 本國大事改革;

24:3 Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude.
我們隨時隨地感激不盡.

24:4 But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
現在我不想多煩擾你, 只求你寬容一下, 聽我們講幾句話.

24:5 For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
我們看這個人就像瘟疫一樣, 是煽動普天下猶太人生亂的人, 又是拿撒勒派的首領.

24:6 who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him.
他還意圖污穢聖殿, 我們就把他捉住.

24:7
(有些抄本在此有以下一段: “我們想按照我們的律法審問他. 7可是千夫長呂西亞來了, 用武力把他從我們手中搶走, 8還吩咐原告到你這裡來. ”)

24:8 When you yourself examine him you will be able to find out from him about all these things of which we are accusing him.”
你親自審問之後, 就必清楚知道我們告他的一切事了. ”

24:9 And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these things were so.
猶太人也都跟他一同控告保羅, 證實事情確是這樣.

24:10 And when the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully with respect to the things concerning myself.
總督向保羅示意, 叫他說話, 他就說: “我知道你在本國審案多年, 所以樂意為自己申辯.

24:11 You can ascertain that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
你清楚知道, 自從我上耶路撒冷去禮拜, 到現在還沒有十二天;

24:12 And neither did they find me arguing with anyone or making a crowd develop in the temple courts nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city.
無論在殿裡,會堂中或城裡, 他們都沒有看見我跟人辯論, 或煽動群眾作亂,

24:13 Nor can they prove the things to you concerning which they are now accusing me.
也不能向你證明他們現在控告我的事.

24:14 But I do confess this to you, that according to the Way (which they call a sect), so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things that are in accordance with the law and that are written in the prophets,
但有一件事我要向你承認, 他們所稱為異端的這道, 我正是根據這道來敬拜我祖先的神的. 一切律法和先知所記的, 我都相信.

24:15 having a hope in God which these men also themselves await: that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
我靠著神所存的盼望, 也是他們自己所期待的, 就是義人和不義的人都要復活;

24:16 For this reason also I myself always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.
因此, 我常常勉勵自己, 對神對人要常存無虧的良心.

24:17 So after many years, I came to practice charitable giving and offerings to my people,
過了幾年我帶著捐款回來賙濟本國, 同時也帶了祭物,

24:18 in which they found me purified in the temple courts, not with a crowd or with a disturbance.
他們看見我在殿裡的時候, 我已經行完了潔淨禮, 並沒有和一大群人在一起, 也沒有生亂,

24:19 But there are some Jews from Asia who ought to be present before you and bring charges against me, if they have anything against me,
只有幾個從亞西亞來的猶太人而已. 他們若有事要控告我, 就應該到你面前來控告.

24:20 or these men themselves should say what crime they found when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
要不然, 當我站在公議會中受審的時候, 這些人若發現我有甚麼罪行, 早就親自說出來了.

24:21 other than concerning this one declaration that I shouted while standing there before them: ‘I am being judged before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead!’ ”
如果有的話, 就是我站在他們中間所喊的: ‘我今天在你們面前受審, 是為了死人復活的事’那一句話. ”

24:22 But Felix, because he understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the military tribune comes down, I will decide your case.”
腓力斯本來就詳細曉得這道, 卻故意拖延他們, 說: “等千夫長呂西亞來了, 再斷定你們的事. ”

24:23 He ordered the centurion for him to be guarded and to have some freedom, and in no way to prevent any of his own people from serving him.
於是吩咐百夫長看守保羅, 但要寬待他, 不可阻止親友來照料他.

24:24 And after some days, when Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and listened to him concerning faith in Christ Jesus.
過了幾天, 腓力斯和他的猶太妻子土西拉一同來到, 他又傳見保羅, 聽聽他對基督耶穌的信仰.

24:25 And while he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Go away for the present, and when I have an opportunity, I will summon you.”
保羅講到公義,自制和將來的審判的時候, 腓力斯就害怕起來, 說: “你先走吧, 等我有空的時候再叫你來. ”

24:26 At the same time he was also hoping that money would be given to him by Paul. For this reason also he sent for him as often as possible and talked with him.
同時他也希望保羅送錢給他, 所以又多次傳見他, 和他談話.

24:27 And when two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And because he wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind as a prisoner.
過了兩年, 波求．非斯都接了腓力斯的任; 腓力斯為要討好猶太人, 就把保羅留在監裡.

Acts - Chapter 25

25:1 Now when Festus set foot in the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
非斯都到任三天之後, 就從該撒利亞去耶路撒冷.

25:2 And the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought charges against Paul to him, and were urging him,
祭司長和猶太人的首領, 到他面前控告保羅. 他們為了對付保羅,

25:3 asking for a favor against him, that he summon him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to do away with him along the way.
就要求非斯都恩准, 把保羅解來耶路撒冷, 他們好埋伏在路上殺死他.

25:4 Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself was about to go there in a short time.
非斯都回答: “保羅現今押在該撒利亞, 我就要回到那裡去. ”

25:5 So he said, “Let those among you who are prominent go down with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them bring charges against him.”
又說: “你們中間有權勢的, 和我一同去吧！那人若有甚麼不是, 他們就可以告他. ”

25:6 And after he had stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. On the next day he sat down on the judgment seat and gave orders for Paul to be brought.
非斯都在他們那裡大約逗留了不過十天八天, 就回到該撒利亞去. 第二天就開庭, 吩咐把保羅帶來.

25:7 And when he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges that they were not able to prove,
保羅一到, 那些從耶路撒冷來的猶太人, 就站在他周圍, 提出許多嚴重的控告, 可是所控告的他們都不能證實.

25:8 while Paul said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned with reference to anything!”
保羅申辯說: “無論對猶太人的律法,聖殿或凱撒, 我都沒有罪. ”

25:9 But Festus, because he wanted to do a favor for the Jews, answered and said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there concerning these things?”
但非斯都為要討好猶太人, 就問保羅: “你願意去耶路撒冷, 讓我在那裡審問這事嗎? ”

25:10 But Paul said, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where it is necessary for me to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
保羅說: “我現在站在凱撒的審判臺前, 這裡是我應當受審的地方. 我對猶太人並沒有作過甚麼不對的事, 這是你清楚知道的.

25:11 If then I am doing wrong and have done anything deserving death, I am not trying to avoid dying. But if there is nothing true of the things which these people are accusing me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
我若作過不對的事, 犯過甚麼該死的罪, 就是死我也不推辭. 不過, 如果這些人告我的事不是真的, 誰也不可以把我送給他們. 我要向凱撒上訴. ”

25:12 Then Festus, after discussing this with his council, replied, “You have appealed to Caesar—to Caesar you will go!”
非斯都同議會商量後, 答覆說: “你既然要向凱撒上訴, 可以到凱撒那裡去. ”

25:13 Now after some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus.
過了一些日子, 亞基帕王和百尼基到該撒利亞來, 問候非斯都.

25:14 And while they were staying there many days, Festus laid out the case against Paul to the king, saying, “There is a certain man left behind by Felix as a prisoner,
他們在那裡逗留了許多天, 非斯都把保羅的案情向王陳明, 說: “這裡有一個囚犯, 是腓力斯留下來的.

25:15 concerning whom when I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented evidence, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
我在耶路撒冷的時候, 祭司長和猶太人的長老控告他, 要求把他定罪.

25:16 To them I replied that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up any man before the one who had been accused met his accusers face to face and received an opportunity for a defense concerning the accusation.
我答覆他們說, 被告還沒有和原告當面對證, 又沒有機會為所控的罪申辯, 就被送給對方, 羅馬人沒有這個規例.

25:17 Therefore, when they had assembled here, I made no delay; on the next day I sat down on the judgment seat and gave orders for the man to be brought.
後來他們到了這裡, 我沒有耽延時間, 第二天就開庭, 吩咐把那人提出來.

25:18 When they stood up, his accusers began bringing no charge concerning him of the evil deeds that I was suspecting,
原告都站在那裡, 他們所控訴他的, 並不是我所意料的惡事.

25:19 but they had some issues with him concerning their own religion, and concerning a certain Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.
他們與他爭辯的, 只是他們的宗教問題; 還論到一位已經死了的耶穌, 保羅卻說他是活著的.

25:20 And because I was at a loss with regard to the investigation concerning these things, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and to be judged there concerning these things.
關於這些爭論, 我不知道怎樣處理, 就問他願不願意上耶路撒冷去為這些事在那裡受審.

25:21 But when Paul appealed that he be kept under guard for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I gave orders for him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.”
但保羅要求把他留下, 等待皇上裁判, 我就下令把他押起來, 等候解往凱撒那裡. ”

25:22 So Agrippa said to Festus, “I want to hear the man myself also.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you will hear him.”
亞基帕對非斯都說: “我也願意聽聽這人說些甚麼. ”非斯都說: “明天就請你來聽. ”

25:23 So on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pageantry and entered into the audience hall, along with military tribunes and the most prominent men of the city. And when Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.
第二天, 亞基帕和百尼基威風凜凜地來了, 同千夫長和城中的顯要進了廳堂. 非斯都吩咐一聲, 就有人把保羅提出來.

25:24 And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole population of the Jews appealed to me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he must not live any longer.
非斯都說: “亞基帕王和在座的各位, 請看這個人. 耶路撒冷和本地的猶太人都向我請求, 嚷著說這個人不該活著.

25:25 But I understood that he had done nothing deserving death himself, and when this man appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.
我查明他沒有犯甚麼該死的罪, 但是他自己既然要向皇上上訴, 我就決定把他解去.

25:26 I do not have anything definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all—and especially before you, King Agrippa—so that after this preliminary hearing has taken place, I may have something to write.
關於這個人, 我沒有甚麼可以呈奏主上的. 所以把他帶到你們面前, 特別是你亞基帕王面前, 為要在審查之後, 有所陳奏.

25:27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not to indicate the charges against him.”
因為我認為解送囚犯, 不指明他的罪狀, 是不合理的. ”

Acts - Chapter 26

26:1 So Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.” Then Paul extended his hand and began to defend himself:
亞基帕對保羅說: “准你為自己申辯. ”於是保羅伸手辯護說:

26:2 “Concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that before you I am about to defend myself today,
“亞基帕王啊, 猶太人控告我的事, 今天我可以在你面前辯護, 實在是萬幸;

26:3 because you are especially acquainted with both all the customs and controversial questions with respect to the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me with patience.
特別是你熟悉猶太人的一切規例和爭論, 所以求你耐心聽我申訴:

26:4 “Now all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem,
我從幼年到現在, 在本國,在耶路撒冷為人怎樣, 猶太人都知道.

26:5 having known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that in accordance with the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
如果他們肯作證的話, 他們是早就知道, 我是按著我們祖宗最嚴格的教派, 過著法利賽人的生活.

26:6 And now I stand here on trial on the basis of hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,
現在我站著受審, 是為了對神向我們祖先的應許存著盼望.

26:7 to which our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Concerning this hope I am being accused by the Jews, O king!
我們十二支派晝夜切切地事奉神, 都是盼望這應許實現. 王啊, 我被猶太人控告, 正是為了這個盼望.

26:8 Why is it thought incredible by you people that God raises the dead?
神使死人復活, 你們為甚麼認為是不可信的呢?

26:9 Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many things opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
從前, 我也認為應該多方敵對拿撒勒人耶穌的名.

26:10 which I also did in Jerusalem, and not only did I lock up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being executed, I cast my vote against them.
後來就在耶路撒冷這樣作了. 我得到了眾祭司長授權, 把許多聖徒關在監裡, 並且他們被殺的時候, 我也表示同意.

26:11 And throughout all the synagogues I punished them often and tried to force them to blaspheme, and because I was enraged at them beyond measure, I was pursuing them even as far as to foreign cities.
我在各會堂裡多次用刑強迫他們說褻瀆的話; 我非常憤恨他們, 甚至追到國外的城巿去迫害他們.

26:12 In this activity I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and full power of the chief priests.
“那時候, 我得到祭司長的授權和准許, 去大馬士革.

26:13 In the middle of the day along the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven, more than the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
王啊, 就在中午的時候, 我在路上看見一道光, 比太陽更明亮, 從天上四面照著我和同行的人.

26:14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Aramaic language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads!’
我們都仆倒在地上, 我聽見有聲音用希伯來話對我說: ‘掃羅！掃羅！你為甚麼迫害我? 你要踢刺是難的. ’

26:15 So I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
我說: ‘主啊, 你是誰? ’主說: ‘我就是你所迫害的耶穌.

26:16 But get up and stand on your feet, because for this reason I have appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and witness both to the things in which you saw me and to the things in which I will appear to you,
你起來, 站著, 我向你顯現, 是要指派你為我工作. 你要為你所見過的事, 和我將要向你顯明的事作見證.

26:17 rescuing you from the people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you,
我要救你脫離這人民和外族人, 差遣你到他們那裡去,

26:18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
開他們的眼睛, 使他們從黑暗中歸向光明, 從撒但的權下歸向神, 使他們的罪惡得到赦免, 並且在那些因信我而成聖的人中同得基業. ’

26:19 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
“亞基帕王啊, 因此, 我沒有違背這從天上來的異象,

26:20 but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance.
先向大馬士革,耶路撒冷,猶太全地的人宣講, 後向外族人宣講, 叫他們悔改, 歸向神, 行事與悔改的心相稱.

26:21 On account of these things the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were attempting to kill me.
猶太人就是為了這緣故在殿裡捉住我, 想要殺我.

26:22 Therefore I have experienced help from God until this day, and I stand here testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what both the prophets and Moses have said were going to happen,
然而, 我得到神的幫助, 直到今日還是站得穩, 向尊卑老幼作見證, 我所講的都是眾先知和摩西所論的將來必成的事,

26:23 that the Christ was to suffer and that as the first of the resurrection from the dead, he was going to proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.”
就是基督必須受難, 並且從死人中首先復活, 把光明的信息傳報給這人民和外族人. ”

26:24 And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “You are out of your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
保羅申訴到這裡, 非斯都大聲說: “保羅！你瘋了; 你的學問太大, 使你瘋了！”

26:25 But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking words of truth and rationality.
保羅說: “非斯都大人, 我沒有瘋, 我說的都是真實的話, 清醒的話.

26:26 For the king knows about these things, to whom also I am speaking freely, for I am not convinced that these things in any way have escaped his notice, because this was not done in a corner.
因為王知道這些事, 所以我對王坦白直說. 我確信這些事沒有一件能瞞得過他, 因為這不是在背地裡作的.

26:27 Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.”
亞基帕王啊, 你信先知嗎? 我知道你是信的. ”

26:28 But Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?”
亞基帕對保羅說: “你想用這樣短短的時間就可以說服我作基督徒嗎！”

26:29 And Paul replied, “I pray to God, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all those who are listening to me today may become such people as I also am, except for these bonds!”
保羅說: “無論時間短也好, 時間長也好, 我向神所求的, 不單是你, 而且是今天所有的聽眾, 都能像我一樣作基督徒, 只是不要有這些鎖鍊. ”

26:30 Both the king and the governor got up, and Bernice and those who were sitting with them.
亞基帕王,總督和百尼基, 還有在座的人都站起來,

26:31 And as they were going out, they were talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”
退到一邊, 彼此談論, 說: “這個人並沒有犯過甚麼該死該綁的罪. ”

26:32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
亞基帕對非斯都說: “這個人若沒有向凱撒上訴, 早就可以釋放了. ”

Acts - Chapter 27

27:1 And when it was decided that we would sail away to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan Cohort.
他們決定要我們坐船往意大利去, 就把保羅和別的囚犯, 交給皇家軍營裡的一個百夫長, 名叫猶流.

27:2 And we went aboard a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to the places along the coast of Asia and put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
有一艘亞大米田來的船, 要開往亞西亞沿岸一帶的地方, 我們上去, 船就開了. 跟我們在一起的, 還有馬其頓的帖撒羅尼迦人亞里達古.

27:3 And on the next day, we put in at Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends to be cared for.
第二天到了西頓, 猶流寬待保羅, 准他去看看朋友, 接受他們的招待.

27:4 And from there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
我們又從那裡開船, 因為逆風, 就沿著塞浦路斯背風而行.

27:5 And after we had sailed across the open sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.
渡過基利家和旁非利亞對開的海面, 就到了呂家的每拉.

27:6 And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board it.
百夫長在那裡找到一艘亞歷山太來的船, 要開往意大利去, 就叫我們上了那船.

27:7 And sailing slowly, in many days and with difficulty we came to Cnidus. Because the wind did not permit us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
一連幾天, 船都走得很慢, 好不容易才到了革尼土的對面. 因為有風阻擋著我們, 就沿著克里特背風而行, 從撒摩尼對面經過,

27:8 And sailing along its coast with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.
沿著海岸行駛, 航程很艱難, 後來才到了靠近拉西亞城一個名叫美港的地方.

27:9 And because considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul strongly recommended,
過了相當的時候, 連禁食節也過去了, 所以航行很危險, 保羅就勸告他們, 說:

27:10 saying to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to end with disaster and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives!”
“各位, 我看這次航行, 不單貨物和船隻要遭到損失, 大受破壞, 連我們的性命也難保. ”

27:11 But the centurion was convinced even more by the shipmaster and the shipowner than by what was said by Paul.
但百夫長寧願相信船長和船主的話, 卻不相信保羅所說的.

27:12 And because the harbor was unsuitable for spending the winter in, the majority decided on a plan to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing toward the southwest and toward the northwest, to spend the winter there.
而且這港口不適宜過冬, 所以大多數人主張離開那裡, 也許可以到非尼基去過冬. 非尼基是克里特的一個港口, 一面向西南, 一面向西北.

27:13 And when a southwest wind began to blow gently, because they thought they could accomplish their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close along Crete.
這時南風徐徐地吹來, 他們以為風勢有利, 就起錨沿著克里特航行.

27:14 But not long afterward a wind like a hurricane, called the northeaster, rushed down from it.
可是過了不久, 有一股名叫“友拉革羅”(“友拉革羅”意即“東北風”)的颶風, 向島上吹襲.

27:15 And when the ship was caught and was not able to head into the wind, we gave way and were driven along.
船給風困住了, 不能迎風前行, 只好隨著風向飄流.

27:16 And running under the lee of a certain small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.
有一個小島名叫高達, 我們就在這島的背風岸急航, 好不容易才把救生艇拉住.

27:17 After hoisting it up, they made use of supports to undergird the ship. And because they were afraid lest they run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and thus were driven along.
水手把艇拉上來, 用纜索繞過船身捆好. 他們怕船在賽耳底擱淺, 就收下船帆, 任船飄流.

27:18 And because we were violently battered by the storm, on the next day they began jettisoning the cargo,
風浪把我們顛簸得很厲害, 第二天他們就把貨物拋在海裡,

27:19 and on the third day they threw overboard the gear of the ship with their own hands.
第三天又親手把船上的用具扔掉.

27:20 But when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and with not a little bad weather confronting us, finally all hope was abandoned that we would be saved.
好幾天, 都看不見星星和太陽, 狂風大浪催逼著我們, 這樣看來, 我們連生還的希望都沒有了.

27:21 And because many were experiencing lack of appetite, at that time Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you ought to have followed my advice not to put out to sea from Crete, and thus avoided this damage and loss!
大家很久沒有吃飯了, 保羅就站在他們中間, 說: “各位, 你們本來應該聽我的話不離開克里特, 就不會遭受這場損失和破壞了.

27:22 And now I urge you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life from among you, but only of the ship.
現在我勸你們放心. 除了這艘船以外, 你們沒有一個人會喪命的.

27:23 For this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve came to me,
因為我所歸屬所事奉的神, 他的使者昨天夜裡站在我的旁邊, 說:

27:24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar, and behold, God has graciously granted you all who are sailing with you.’
‘保羅, 不要怕. 你必定可以站在凱撒面前; 神已經把那些和你同船的人賜給你了. ’

27:25 Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will be like this—according to the way it was told to me.
所以, 各位請放心. 我相信神對我怎樣說, 也必怎樣成就.

27:26 But it is necessary that we run aground on some island.”
不過我們必會擱淺在一個海島上. ”

27:27 And when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven in the Adriatic Sea about the middle of the night, the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.
到了第十四天的晚上, 我們在亞得里亞海飄來飄去. 約在半夜的時候, 水手以為接近了陸地,

27:28 And taking soundings, they found twenty fathoms. So going on a little further and taking soundings again, they found fifteen fathoms.
就探測一下, 深三十六公尺; 稍往前行, 再探測一下, 深二十七公尺.

27:29 And because they were afraid lest somewhere we run aground against rough places, they threw down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.
他們怕我們會在亂石上擱淺, 就從船尾拋下四個錨, 期待著天亮.

27:30 And when the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending as if they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,
水手們想要離船逃走, 就把救生艇放在海上, 假裝要從船頭拋錨的樣子.

27:31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved!”
保羅對百夫長和士兵說: “這些人若不留在船上, 你們就性命難保！”

27:32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.
於是士兵砍斷救生艇的繩子, 任它掉下去.

27:33 And until the day was about to come, Paul was urging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have waited anxiously, and you have continued without eating, having taken nothing.
天快亮的時候, 保羅勸大家吃飯, 說: “你們一直不吃東西, 挨餓苦候, 到今天已經十四天了！

27:34 Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is necessary for your preservation. For not a hair from your head will be lost.”
所以, 我勸你們吃點飯, 這可以維持你們的性命！因為你們沒有人會失掉一根頭髮. ”

27:35 And after he said these things and took bread, he gave thanks to God in front of them all, and after breaking it, he began to eat.
保羅說了這話, 就拿起餅來, 在眾人面前感謝神, 然後擘開來吃.

27:36 So they all were encouraged and partook of food themselves.
於是大家都安心吃飯了.

27:37 (Now we were in all two hundred seventy six persons on the ship.)
我們在船上的共有二百七十六人,

27:38 And when they had eaten their fill of food, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.
大家吃飽了, 把麥子拋在海裡, 好減輕船的負荷.

27:39 Now when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they decided to run the ship ashore if they could.
天亮的時候, 他們不認得那個地方, 只看見一個可以登岸的海灣, 就有意儘可能把船攏岸.

27:40 And slipping the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes of the steering oars. And hoisting the foresail to the wind that was blowing, they held course for the beach.
於是把錨砍掉, 丟在海裡, 同時又鬆開舵繩, 拉起前帆, 順風向岸駛去.

27:41 But falling into a place of crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground. And the bow stuck fast and stayed immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence.
但在海水夾流的地方, 船就擱了淺, 船頭膠著不動, 船尾被海浪沖擊, 就損壞了.

27:42 Now the plan of the soldiers was that they would kill the prisoners lest any escape by swimming away,
士兵想把囚犯都殺掉, 免得有人游泳逃脫.

27:43 but the centurion, because he wanted to save Paul, prevented them from doing what they intended, and gave orders that those who were able to swim should jump in first to get to the land,
但百夫長想要救保羅, 就阻止他們這樣行. 他吩咐會游泳的跳下水去, 先到岸上,

27:44 and then the rest, some of whom floated on planks and some of whom on anything that was from the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to the land.
其餘的人可以用木板, 或船上的器具上岸. 這樣, 大家都安全地上岸了.

Acts - Chapter 28

28:1 And after we were brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.
我們脫險之後, 才知道那島名叫馬爾他.

28:2 And the local inhabitants showed extraordinary kindness to us, for they lit a fire and welcomed us all, because of the rain that had begun and because of the cold.
當地的人對我們非常友善; 因為下過一場雨, 天氣又冷, 他們就生了火來招待我們.

28:3 And when Paul had gathered a large number of sticks and was placing them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
保羅拾了一捆乾柴, 放在火上的時候, 有一條毒蛇, 受不住熱, 爬了出來, 纏住他的手.

28:4 And when the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Doubtless this man is a murderer whom, although he was rescued from the sea, Justice has not permitted to live!”
當地的人看見那條蛇懸在他手上, 就彼此說: “這個人一定是兇手, 雖然從海裡脫險, 天理也不容他活著！”

28:5 He, in turn, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
但是保羅卻把那條蛇抖在火裡, 自己一點也沒有受傷.

28:6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly to fall down dead. So after they had waited for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began saying that he was a god.
他們等著看他發腫, 或者忽然暴斃. 但等了很久, 見他平安無事, 就轉念說, 他是個神明.

28:7 Now in the regions around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
那地附近有些田產, 是島上的首領部百流所擁有的. 他歡迎我們, 善意招待我們三天.

28:8 And it happened that the father of Publius was lying down, afflicted with fever and dysentery. Paul went to him and after praying, he placed his hands on him and healed him.
那時, 部百流的父親患了痢疾, 發熱臥病在床, 保羅到他那裡, 為他祈禱按手, 醫好了他.

28:9 And after this had taken place, the rest of those on the island who had diseases were coming and being healed also.
這麼一來, 島上其他有病的都來了, 也都治好了.

28:10 They also honored us with many honors, and when we were putting out to sea, they gave us the things we needed.
他們多方面尊敬我們; 到開船的時候, 又把我們所需要的東西送來.

28:11 Now after three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered at the island, an Alexandrian one with the twin gods Castor and Pollux as its insignia.
過了三個月, 我們上了一艘亞歷山太來的船. 這船在島上過冬, 船的名字是“宙斯雙子”.

28:12 And putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
到了敘拉古, 我們停留了三天.

28:13 From there we got underway and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind came up and on the second day we came to Puteoli,
從那裡繞道航行, 來到利基翁. 過了一天, 起了南風, 第二天到達部丟利.

28:14 where we found brothers, and were implored to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.
我們在那裡遇見一些弟兄, 他們邀請我們一同住了七天. 這樣, 我們就來到了羅馬.

28:15 And from there the brothers, when they heard the news about us, came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. When he saw them, Paul gave thanks to God and took courage.
弟兄們聽到了我們的消息, 就從羅馬出來, 在亞比烏和三館迎接我們. 保羅見了他們, 就感謝神, 膽子也壯了起來.

28:16 And when we entered into Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.
我們到了羅馬, 保羅獲准獨自與看守他的士兵居住.

28:17 Now it happened that after three days, he called together those who were the most prominent of the Jews. And when they had assembled, he said to them, “Men and brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, from Jerusalem I was delivered as a prisoner into the hands of the Romans,
過了三天, 保羅請猶太人的首領來. 他們都到了, 保羅說: “各位弟兄, 我雖然沒有作過甚麼事反對人民或者反對祖先的規例, 卻被捆綁起來, 從耶路撒冷交到羅馬人的手裡.

28:18 who, when they had examined me, were wanting to release me, because there was no basis for an accusation worthy of death with me.
他們審訊之後, 因為在我身上沒有甚麼該死的罪, 就想要釋放我.

28:19 But because the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar (not as if I had any charge to bring against my own people).
可是猶太人反對, 我迫不得已才上訴凱撒, 並不是有甚麼事要控告我的國民.

28:20 Therefore for this reason I have requested to see you and to speak with you, for because of the hope of Israel I am wearing this chain!”
因此, 我請你們來見面談談. 我原是為了以色列的盼望, 才帶上這條鎖鍊的. ”

28:21 And they said to him, “We have received no letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers come and reported or spoken anything evil about you.
他們說: “我們沒有收到猶太來的信, 是提到你的, 弟兄中也沒有人來報告, 或說你甚麼壞話.

28:22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.”
但我們覺得應該聽聽你本人的意見, 因為關於這教派, 我們知道是到處遭人反對的. ”

28:23 And when they had set a day with him, many more came to him at his lodging place, to whom he was explaining from early in the morning until evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and attempting to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
他們和保羅約好了一個日子, 到那日有很多人到他的住所來見他. 他從早到晚向他們講解, 為神的國竭力作見證, 引用摩西的律法和先知的話勸他們信耶穌.

28:24 And some were convinced by what was said, but others refused to believe.
他所說的話, 有人信服, 也有人不信.

28:25 So being in disagreement with one another, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,
他們彼此不合, 就分散了. 未散以前, 保羅說了幾句話: “聖靈藉以賽亞先知對你們祖先所說的, 一點不錯.

28:26 saying, ‘Go to this people and say, “You will keep on hearing and will never understand, and you will keep on seeing and will never perceive.
他說: ‘你去告訴這人民: 你們聽是聽見了, 總是不明白; 看是看見了, 總是不領悟.

28:27 For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” ’
因為這人民的心思遲鈍, 用不靈的耳朵去聽, 又閉上了眼睛; 免得自己眼睛看見, 耳朵聽見, 心裡明白, 回轉過來, 我就醫好他們. ’

28:28 Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles. They also will listen!”
所以你們應當知道, 神這救恩, 已經傳給外族人, 他們也必聽從. ”

28:29
(有些抄本在此有第29節: “他說了這話, 猶太人中間大起爭論, 就走了. ”)

28:30 So he stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and welcomed all who came to him,
保羅在自己所租的房子裡, 住了兩年. 凡來見他的人, 他都接待,

28:31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.
並且放膽地傳講神的國, 教導有關主耶穌基督的事, 沒有受到甚麼禁止.

Romans (羅馬書)

Romans - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
基督耶穌的僕人保羅, 蒙召作使徒, 奉派傳神的福音.

1:2 which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
這福音是神藉著眾先知在聖經上預先所應許的,

1:3 concerning his Son, who was born a descendant of David according to the flesh,
就是論到他的兒子我們的主耶穌基督: 按肉身說, 他是從大衛的後裔生的;

1:4 who was declared Son of God in power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ our Lord,
按聖潔的靈說, 因為從死人中復活, 顯明他是大有能力的,神的兒子(“顯明他是大有能力的,神的兒子”或譯: “以大能顯明他是神的兒子”).

1:5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name,
我們從他領受了恩典和使徒的職分, 在萬族中使人因他的名相信而順服,

1:6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ.
其中也有你們這蒙耶穌基督所召的人.

1:7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God, called to be saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
我寫信給各位住在羅馬, 為神所愛, 蒙召作聖徒的人. 願恩惠平安從我們的父神和主耶穌基督臨到你們.

1:8 First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.
首先, 我靠著耶穌基督, 為你們大家感謝我的神, 因為你們的信心傳遍天下.

1:9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, is my witness, how constantly I make mention of you,
我在傳揚他兒子福音的事上, 用心靈事奉的神, 可以作證我是怎樣不斷地記念你們,

1:10 always asking in my prayers if somehow now at last I may succeed to come to you in the will of God.
常常在禱告中懇切祈求, 也許我可以照著他的旨意, 終於能夠順利地到你們那裡去.

1:11 For I desire to see you, in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to strengthen you,
因為我很想見你們, 好把一些屬靈的恩賜分給你們, 使你們可以堅定;

1:12 that is, to be encouraged together with you through our mutual faith, both yours and mine.
也使我在你們中間, 藉著你我彼此的信心, 大家一同得到安慰.

1:13 Now I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that often I intended to come to you, and was prevented until now, in order that I might have some fruit among you also, just as also among the rest of the Gentiles.
弟兄們, 我不願意你們不知道, 我好幾次預先定好了要到你們那裡去, 為了要在你們中間也得一些果子, 像在其他的民族中間一樣, 可是直到現在還有阻礙.

1:14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
無論是希臘人或是未開化的人, 聰明的人或是愚笨的人, 我都欠他們的債.

1:15 Thus I am eager to proclaim the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
所以, 對我來說, 我隨時都願意把福音也傳給你們在羅馬的人.

1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
我不以福音為恥; 這福音是神的大能, 要救所有相信的, 先是猶太人, 後是希臘人.

1:17 For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith to faith, just as it is written, “But the one who is righteous by faith will live.”
神的義就是藉著這福音顯明出來, 本於信而歸於信, 正如經上所記: “義人必因信得生. ”

1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
神的震怒, 從天上向所有不虔不義的人顯露出來, 就是向那些以不義壓制真理的人顯露出來.

1:19 because what can be known about God is evident among them, for God made it clear to them.
神的事情, 人所能知道的, 在他們裡面原是明顯的, 因為神已經向他們顯明了.

1:20 For from the creation of the world, his invisible attributes, both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created, so that they are without excuse.
其實自從創世以來, 神那看不見的事, 就如他永恆的大能和神性, 都是看得見的, 就是從他所造的萬物中可以領悟, 叫人沒有辦法推諉.

1:21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasoning, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
因為他們雖然知道神, 卻不尊他為神, 也不感謝他, 反而心思變為虛妄, 愚頑的心就迷糊了.

1:22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
他們自以為是聰明的, 卻成了愚蠢的.

1:23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God with the likeness of an image of mortal human beings and birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.
他們用必朽壞的人,飛禽,走獸和昆蟲的形象, 取代了永不朽壞的神的榮耀.

1:24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to immorality, that their bodies would be dishonored among themselves,
因此, 神就任憑他們順著心中的私慾去作污穢的事, 以致羞辱自己的身體.

1:25 who exchanged the truth of God with a lie, and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed for eternity. Amen.
他們用虛謊取代了神的真理, 敬拜事奉受造之物, 卻不敬拜事奉造物的主. 他是永遠可稱頌的, 阿們.

1:26 Because of this, God gave them over to degrading passions, for their females exchanged the natural relations for those contrary to nature,
因此, 神就任憑他們放縱可恥的情慾: 他們的女人把原來的性的功能, 變成違反自然的功能;

1:27 and likewise also the males, abandoning the natural relations with the female, were inflamed in their desire toward one another, males with males committing the shameless deed, and receiving in themselves the penalty that was necessary for their error.
同樣地, 男人也捨棄了女人原來的性功能, 彼此慾火攻心, 男人與男人作出可恥的事. 他們這樣妄為, 就在自己身上受到應該受的報應.

1:28 And just as they did not see fit to recognize God, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do the things that are not proper,
他們既然故意不認識神, 神就任憑他們存著敗壞的心, 去作那些不正當的事.

1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greediness, malice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence. They are gossipers,
這些人充滿了各樣的不義,邪惡,貪心,陰險; 滿懷嫉妒,兇殺,好鬥,欺詐,幸災樂禍; 又是好說讒言的,

1:30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boasters, contrivers of evil, disobedient to parents,
毀謗人的,憎恨神的,凌辱人的,傲慢的,自誇的,製造惡事的,忤逆父母的,

1:31 senseless, faithless, unfeeling, unmerciful,
冥頑不靈的,不守信用的,冷酷無情的,沒有惻隱之心的.

1:32 who, although they know the requirements of God, that those who do such things are worthy of death, not only do they do the same things, but also they approve of those who do them.
他們雖然明明知道行這些事的人, 神判定他們是該死的, 然而他們不單自己去行, 也喜歡別人去行.

Romans - Chapter 2

2:1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, every one of you who passes judgment. For in that which you pass judgment on someone else, you condemn yourself, for you who are passing judgment are doing the same things.
你這判斷人的啊！無論你是誰, 都沒有辦法推諉. 你在甚麼事上判斷人, 就在甚麼事上定自己的罪; 因為你所作的, 正是你所判斷的事.

2:2 Now we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who do such things.
我們知道, 神必照著真理審判行這些事的人.

2:3 But do you think this, O man who passes judgment on those who do such things, and who does the same things, that you will escape the judgment of God?
你這個人, 你判斷行這些事的人, 自己所行的卻是一樣, 你以為能逃脫神的審判嗎?

2:4 Or do you despise the wealth of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
還是你藐視神豐富的恩慈,寬容和忍耐, 不曉得他的恩慈是要領你悔改的嗎?

2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
可是你一直硬著心腸, 不肯悔改, 為自己積蓄神的忿怒, 就是他彰顯公義審判的那天所要發的忿怒.

2:6 who will reward each one according to his works:
神必照各人所作的報應各人:

2:7 to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,
以永生報答那些耐心行善,尋求榮耀尊貴和不朽的人,

2:8 but to those who act from selfish ambition and who disobey the truth, but who obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger.
卻以震怒和憤恨報應那些自私自利,不順從真理而順從不義的人;

2:9 There will be affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, of the Jew first and of the Greek,
把患難和愁苦加給所有作惡的人, 先是猶太人, 後是希臘人,

2:10 but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and to the Greek.
卻把榮耀,尊貴與平安賜給所有行善的人, 先是猶太人, 後是希臘人.

2:11 For there is no partiality with God.
因為神並不偏待人.

2:12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
凡不在律法之下犯了罪的, 將不按律法而滅亡; 凡在律法之下犯了罪的, 將按律法受審判.

2:13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be declared righteous.
因為在神面前, 不是聽律法的為義, 而是行律法的得稱為義.

2:14 For whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things of the law, these, although they do not have the law, are a law to themselves,
沒有律法的外族人, 如果按本性行律法上的事, 他們雖然沒有律法, 自己就是自己的律法;

2:15 who show the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts one after another accusing or even defending them
這就表明律法的作用是刻在他們的心裡, 有他們的良心一同作證, 他們的思想互相較量, 或作控告,或作辯護.

2:16 on the day when God judges the secret things of people, according to my gospel, through Christ Jesus.
這也要照著我所傳的福音, 在神藉著耶穌基督審判各人隱情的那一天, 彰顯出來.

2:17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God
你身為猶太人, 倚靠律法, 仗著神誇口,

2:18 and know his will and approve the things that are superior, because you are instructed by the law,
而且明白他的旨意, 又從律法得了教導, 能夠辨別甚麼是好的,

2:19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,
自信是瞎子的嚮導, 在黑暗中的人的光,

2:20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
愚昧人的導師, 小孩子的教師, 在律法上得了整套的知識和真理;

2:21 Therefore, the one who teaches someone else, do you not teach yourself? The one who preaches not to steal, do you steal?
你既然教導別人, 難道不教導自己嗎? 你傳講不可偷竊, 自己卻偷竊嗎?

2:22 The one who says not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? The one who abhors idols, do you rob temples?
你說不可姦淫, 自己卻姦淫嗎? 你憎惡偶像, 自己卻劫掠廟宇嗎?

2:23 Who boast in the law, by the transgression of the law you dishonor God!
你既然以律法誇口, 自己卻因犯律法而羞辱神嗎?

2:24 For just as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
正如經上所說的: “神的名, 因你們的緣故在列邦中被褻瀆. ”

2:25 For circumcision is of value if you do the law, but if you should be a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
你若遵行律法, 割禮固然有益處; 但你若是犯律法的, 你的割禮就不是割禮了.

2:26 Therefore, if the uncircumcised person follows the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be credited for circumcision?
這樣, 沒有受割禮的人, 如果遵守律法所規定的, 他雖然沒有受過割禮, 不也算是受過割禮的嗎?

2:27 And the uncircumcised person by nature who carries out the law will judge you who, though provided with the precise written code and circumcision are a transgressor of the law.
那本來沒有受割禮卻遵守律法的人, 就要審判你這有儀文和割禮而犯律法的人.

2:28 For the Jew is not one outwardly, nor is circumcision outwardly, in the flesh.
因為表面上作猶太人的並不是猶太人, 在肉身上表面的割禮也不是割禮.

2:29 But the Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter, whose praise is not from people but from God.
唯有在內心作猶太人的才是猶太人; 割禮也是心裡的, 是靠著聖靈而不是靠著儀文. 這樣的人所受的稱讚, 不是從人來的, 而是從神來的.

Romans - Chapter 3

3:1 Therefore, what is the advantage of the Jew, or what is the use of circumcision?
這樣說來, 猶太人獨特的地方在哪裡呢? 割禮又有甚麼益處呢?

3:2 Much in every way. For first, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
從各方面來說, 的確很多. 最重要的, 是神的聖言已經託付了他們.

3:3 What is the result if some refused to believe? Their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
即使有人不信, 又有甚麼關係呢? 難道他們的不信會使神的信實無效嗎?

3:4 May it never be! But let God be true but every human being a liar, just as it is written, “In order that you may be justified in your words, and may prevail when you are judged.”
絕不可能！神總是誠實的, 人卻是虛謊的, 正如經上所記: “你在話語上, 顯為公義; 你被論斷時, 必然得勝. ”

3:5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? God, who inflicts wrath, is not unjust, is he? (I am speaking according to a human perspective.)
我且照著人的見解來說, 我們的不義若彰顯神的義, 我們可以說甚麼呢? 難道降怒的神是不義的嗎?

3:6 May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?
絕對不是！如果是這樣, 神怎能審判世界呢?

3:7 But if by my lying, the truth of God abounded to his glory, why am I also still condemned as a sinner?
但是神的誠實, 如果因我的虛謊而更加顯出他的榮耀來, 為甚麼我還要像罪人一樣受審判呢?

3:8 And why not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say), “Let us do evil, in order that good may come of it? Their condemnation is just!
為甚麼不說: “我們去作惡以成善吧！”(有人毀謗我們, 說我們講過這話. )這種人被定罪是理所當然的.

3:9 What then? Do we have an advantage? Not at all. For we have already charged both Jews and Greeks are all under sin,
那又怎麼樣呢? 我們比他們強嗎? 絕不是的. 因為我們已經控訴過, 無論是猶太人或是希臘人, 都在罪惡之下,

3:10 just as it is written, “There is no one righteous, not even one;
正如經上所說: “沒有義人, 連一個也沒有,

3:11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
沒有明白的, 沒有尋求神的;

3:12 All have turned aside together; they have become worthless; There is no one who practices kindness; there is not even one.
人人都偏離了正道, 一同變成污穢; 沒有行善的, 連一個也沒有.

3:13 Their throat is an opened grave; they deceive with their tongues; the venom of asps is under their lips,
他們的喉嚨是敞開的墳墓, 他們用舌頭弄詭詐, 他們嘴裡有虺蛇的毒,

3:14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
滿口是咒罵和惡毒;

3:15 Their feet are swift to shed blood;
為了殺人流血, 他們的腳步飛快,

3:16 destruction and distress are in their paths,
在經過的路上留下毀滅和悲慘.

3:17 and they have not known the way of peace.
和睦之道, 他們不曉得,

3:18 The fear of God is not before their eyes.”
他們的眼中也不怕神. ”

3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law, in order that every mouth may be closed and the whole world may become accountable to God.
然而我們曉得, 凡律法所說的, 都是對在律法之下的人說的, 好讓每一個人都沒有話可講, 使全世界的人都伏在神的審判之下.

3:20 For by the works of the law no person will be declared righteous before him, for through the law comes knowledge of sin.
沒有一個人可以靠行律法, 在神面前得稱為義, 因為藉著律法, 人對於罪才有充分的認識.

3:21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified about by the law and the prophets—
現在, 有律法和先知的話可以證明: 神的義在律法之外已經顯明出來,

3:22 that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. For there is no distinction,
就是神的義, 因著信耶穌基督, 毫無區別地臨到所有信的人.

3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
因為人人都犯了罪, 虧缺了神的榮耀,

3:24 being justified as a gift by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,
但他們卻因著神的恩典, 藉著在基督耶穌裡的救贖, 就白白地稱義.

3:25 whom God made publicly available as the mercy seat through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of previously committed sins,
神設立了耶穌為贖罪祭(“贖罪祭”原文作“蔽罪所”), 是憑著他的血, 藉著人的信, 為的是要顯明神的義; 因為神用忍耐的心寬容了人從前所犯的罪,

3:26 in the forbearance of God, for the demonstration of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just and the one who justifies the person by faith in Jesus.
好在現今顯明他的義, 使人知道他自己為義, 又稱信耶穌的人為義.

3:27 Therefore, where is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
這樣, 有甚麼可誇的呢? 沒有可誇的了. 憑甚麼準則說沒有的呢? 憑行為嗎? 不是的, 而是以信心為準則說的.

3:28 For we consider a person to be justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
因為我們認定, 人稱義是由於信, 並不是靠行律法.

3:29 Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, also of the Gentiles,
難道神只是猶太人的神嗎? 不也是外族人的神嗎? 是的, 他也是外族人的神.

3:30 since God is one, who will justify those who are circumcised by faith and those who are uncircumcised through faith.
神既然只有一位, 他就以信為準則稱受割禮的為義, 也要以信為準則稱沒有受割禮的為義.

3:31 Therefore, do we nullify the law through faith? May it never be! But we uphold the law.
這樣說來, 我們以信廢掉了律法嗎? 絕對不是, 倒是鞏固了律法.

Romans - Chapter 4

4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has found?
那麼, 論到在血統(“血統”原文作“肉身”)上作我們祖先的亞伯拉罕所經驗的, 我們可以說甚麼呢?

4:2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
亞伯拉罕若是因行為稱義, 就有可誇的, 只是不能在神面前誇口.

4:3 For what does the scripture say? “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness.”
經上怎麼樣說呢? “亞伯拉罕信神, 這就算為他的義. ”

4:4 Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited according to grace, but according to his due.
作工的得工資, 不算是恩典, 是他應得的.

4:5 But to the one who does not work, but who believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited for righteousness,
可是, 那不作工而只信那稱不敬虔的人為義的神的, 他的信就算為義了.

4:6 just as David also speaks about the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
大衛也是這樣說, 那不靠行為而蒙神算為義的人是有福的！

4:7 “Blessed are they whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins are covered over.
“過犯得蒙赦免, 罪惡得到遮蓋的人, 是有福的;

4:8 Blessed is the person against whom the Lord will never count sin.”
主不算為有罪的, 這人是有福的. ”

4:9 Therefore, is this blessing for those who are circumcised, or also for those who are uncircumcised? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.”
這樣看來, 那有福的人, 是指受割禮的呢, 還是指沒有受割禮的呢? 因為我們說: “亞伯拉罕的信算為他的義. ”

4:10 How then was it credited? While he was circumcised or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised but while uncircumcised!
那麼, 是怎樣算的呢? 是在他受割禮以後呢, 還是在他受割禮之前呢? 不是在他受割禮以後, 而是他受了割禮以前.

4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness by faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he could be the father of all who believe although they are uncircumcised, so that righteousness could be credited to them,
他領受了割禮為記號, 作他受割禮之前因信稱義的印證, 使他作所有沒有受割禮而信之人的父, 使他們也被算為義;

4:12 and the father of those who are circumcised to those who are not only from the circumcision, but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.
又作受割禮之人的父, 就是作那些不僅受割禮, 並且照著我們祖宗亞伯拉罕未受割禮時就信的那腳蹤而行之人的父.

4:13 For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants, that he would be heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness by faith.
原來神給亞伯拉罕和他後裔承受世界的應許, 並不是因著律法, 而是藉著因信而來的義.

4:14 For if those of the law are heirs, faith is rendered void and the promise is nullified.
如果屬於律法的人才能成為後嗣, 信就沒有作用, 應許也就落空了.

4:15 For the law produces wrath, but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
因為律法帶來刑罰, 沒有律法, 就沒有違背律法的事.

4:16 Because of this, it is by faith, in order that it may be according to grace, so that the promise may be secure to all the descendants, not only to those of the law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
所以, 成為後嗣是因著信, 為的是要按著神的恩典, 使給所有後裔的應許堅定不移, 不但臨到那屬於律法的人, 也臨到那效法亞伯拉罕而信的人. 亞伯拉罕在神面前作我們眾人的父,

4:17 (just as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”) before God, in whom he believed, the one who makes the dead alive and who calls the things that are not as though they are,
如經上所記: “我已經立了你作萬國的父. ”他所信的, 是叫死人得生命,使無變為有的神.

4:18 who against hope believed in hope, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was said, “so will your descendants be.”
在他沒有盼望的時候, 仍然懷著盼望去信, 因此就成了萬國的父, 正如神所說: “你的後裔將要這樣眾多. ”

4:19 And not being weak in faith, he considered his own body as good as dead, because he was approximately a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
他快到一百歲的時候, 想到自己的身體好像已經死了, 撒拉也不能生育, 他的信心還是不軟弱,

4:20 And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God
也沒有因著不信而疑惑神的應許, 反倒堅信不移, 把榮耀歸給神,

4:21 and being fully convinced that what he had promised, he was also able to do.
滿心相信神所應許的, 神必能成就.

4:22 Therefore it was credited to him for righteousness.
因此, 這就算為他的義.

4:23 But it was not written for the sake of him alone that it was credited to him,
“算為他的義”這一句話, 不是單為他寫的,

4:24 but also for the sake of us to whom it is going to be credited, to those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
也是為我們這將來得算為義的人寫的, 就是為我們這信神使我們的主耶穌從死人中復活的人寫的.

4:25 who was handed over on account of our trespasses, and was raised up in the interest of our justification.
耶穌為我們的過犯被交去處死, 為我們的稱義而復活.

Romans - Chapter 5

5:1 Therefore, because we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
所以, 我們既然因信稱義, 就藉著我們的主耶穌基督與神和好;

5:2 through whom also we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
我們也憑著信, 藉著他可以進入現在所站的這恩典中, 並且以盼望得享神的榮耀為榮.

5:3 And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces patient endurance,
不但這樣, 我們更以患難為榮; 知道患難產生忍耐,

5:4 and patient endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope,
忍耐產生毅力, 毅力產生盼望;

5:5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
盼望是不會令人蒙羞的, 因為神藉著所賜給我們的聖靈, 把他的愛澆灌在我們的心裡.

5:6 For while we were still helpless, yet at the proper time Christ died for the ungodly.
當我們還軟弱的時候, 基督就照所定的日期, 為不敬虔的人死了.

5:7 For only rarely will someone die on behalf of a righteous person (for on behalf of a good person possibly someone might even dare to die),
為義人死, 是少有的; 為好人死, 或有敢作的;

5:8 but God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
唯有基督在我們還作罪人的時候為我們死, 神對我們的愛就在此顯明了.

5:9 Therefore, by much more, because we have been declared righteous now by his blood, we will be saved through him from the wrath.
所以, 我們現在既然因他的血稱義, 就更要藉著他免受神的忿怒.

5:10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, by much more, having been reconciled, we will be saved by his life.
我們作仇敵的時候, 尚且藉著神兒子的死與他復和, 既然復和了, 就更要因他的生得救了！

5:11 And not only this, but also we are boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
不但這樣, 我們現在已經藉著我們的主耶穌基督與神復和, 也藉著他以神為榮.

5:12 Because of this, just as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death spread to all people because all sinned.
正好像罪藉著一個人入了世界, 死又是從罪來的, 所以死就臨到全人類, 因為人人都犯了罪.

5:13 For until the law, sin was in the world, but sin is not charged to one’s account when there is no law.
沒有律法以前, 罪已經在世界上了; 不過, 沒有律法的時候, 罪也不算罪.

5:14 But death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who is to come.
可是, 從亞當到摩西, 死就掌權了, 甚至那些不像亞當那樣犯罪的人, 也在死的權下; 亞當正是要來的那一位的預表.

5:15 But the gift is not like the trespass, for if by the trespass of the one, the many died, by much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, multiply to the many.
但恩賞和過犯是截然不同的; 如果因著那一人的過犯, 眾人都死了, 神的恩典和這一人耶穌基督在恩典裡的賞賜, 對眾人就更加豐盛了.

5:16 And the gift is not as through the one who sinned, for on the one hand, judgment from the one sin led to condemnation, but the gift, from many trespasses, led to justification.
這賞賜和那一人犯罪的後果也是不同的; 因為審判是由一人而來, 以致定罪, 恩賞卻由許多過犯而來, 以致稱義.

5:17 For if by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through the one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
如果因著那一人的過犯, 死就因那一人而掌權, 那些蒙豐富的恩典並且得公義為賞賜的, 就更要因這一位耶穌基督在生命中掌權了.

5:18 Consequently therefore, as through one trespass came condemnation to all people, so also through one righteous deed came justification of life to all people.
這樣看來, 因一次的過犯, 全人類都被定罪; 照樣, 因一次的義行, 全人類都被稱義得生命了.

5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous.
因著那一人的悖逆, 眾人就被列為罪人; 照樣, 因著這一人的順服, 眾人也被列為義人了.

5:20 Now the law came in as a side issue, in order that the trespass could increase, but where sin increased, grace was present in greater abundance,
律法的出現, 是要叫過犯增多; 然而罪在哪裡增多, 恩典就更加增多了.

5:21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
罪藉著死掌權; 照樣, 恩典也藉著義掌權, 使人藉著我們的主耶穌基督進入永生.

Romans - Chapter 6

6:1 What therefore shall we say? Shall we continue in sin, in order that grace may increase?
這樣, 我們可以說甚麼呢? 我們可以常在罪中, 叫恩典增多嗎?

6:2 May it never be! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
絕對不可！我們向罪死了的人, 怎麼可以仍然活在罪中呢?

6:3 Or do you not know that as many as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
難道你們不曉得我們這受洗歸入基督耶穌的人, 是受洗歸入他的死嗎?

6:4 Therefore we have been buried with him through baptism into death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we may live a new way of life.
所以我們藉著洗禮歸入死, 與他同葬, 為的是要我們過新生命的生活, 像基督藉著父的榮耀從死人中復活一樣.

6:5 For if we have become identified with him in the likeness of his death, certainly also we will be identified with him in the likeness of his resurrection,
我們若在他死的樣式上與他聯合, 也要在他復活的樣式上與他聯合.

6:6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified together with him, in order that the body of sin may be done away with, that we may no longer be enslaved to sin.
我們知道, 我們的舊人已經與基督同釘十字架, 使罪身喪失機能, 使我們不再作罪的奴僕,

6:7 For the one who has died has been freed from sin.
因為死了的人已經脫離罪了.

6:8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him,
我們既然與基督同死, 就信也必與他同活.

6:9 knowing that Christ, because he has been raised from the dead, is going to die no more, death no longer being master over him.
我們知道, 基督既然從死人中復活, 就不再死, 死也不再轄制他了.

6:10 For that death he died, he died to sin once and never again, but that life he lives, he lives to God.
他死, 是向罪死了, 只有這一次; 他活, 是向神活著.

6:11 So also you, consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
你們也應當這樣, 向罪算自己是死的, 在基督耶穌裡, 向神卻是活的.

6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires,
所以, 不要容罪在你們必死的肉身上掌權, 使你們順從肉身的私慾,

6:13 and do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness.
也不要把你們的肢體獻給罪, 作不義的用具; 倒要像出死得生的人, 把自己獻給神, 並且把你們的肢體獻給神作義的用具.

6:14 For sin will not be master over you, because you are not under law, but under grace.
罪必不能轄制你們, 因為你們不是在律法之下, 而是在恩典之下.

6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!
那卻怎麼樣呢? 我們不在律法之下, 而在恩典之下, 就可以犯罪嗎? 絕對不可！

6:16 Do you not know that to whomever you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to whomever you obey, whether sin, leading to death, or obedience, leading to righteousness?
難道你們不知道你們自願作奴僕去順從人, 順從誰就作誰的奴僕, 或作罪的奴僕以致於死, 或作順從的奴僕以致於義嗎?

6:17 But thanks be to God that you were slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted,
感謝神, 你們雖然作過罪的奴僕, 現在卻從心裡順從了傳授給你們的教義的規範.

6:18 and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
你們既然從罪裡得了釋放, 就作了義的奴僕.

6:19 (I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you presented your members as slaves to immorality and lawlessness, leading to lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification.
因為你們肉體的弱點, 我就按一般人的話來說, 你們從前怎樣把你們的肢體獻給不潔和不法作奴僕, 以致於不法, 現在也要照樣把你們的肢體獻給義作奴僕, 以致於成聖.

6:20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness.
你們作罪的奴僕的時候, 就不受義的約束.

6:21 Therefore what sort of fruit did you have then, about which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
那麼, 你們在現今以為羞恥的事上, 當時得了甚麼呢? 那些事的結局就是死.

6:22 But now, having been set free from sin and having been enslaved to God, you have your fruit leading to sanctification, and its end is eternal life.
現在你們既然從罪裡得了釋放, 作了神的奴僕, 就有成聖的果子, 那結局就是永生.

6:23 For the compensation due sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
因為罪的工價就是死, 但神的恩賞, 在我們的主基督耶穌裡, 卻是永生.

Romans - Chapter 7

7:1 Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is master of a person for as long a time as he lives?
弟兄們, 我對懂得律法的人說, 你們不曉得律法管轄人, 是在他活著的期間嗎?

7:2 For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the husband.
一個已婚的婦人, 在丈夫活著的時候, 她是受律法約束歸屬丈夫; 丈夫若死了, 她就脫離丈夫在律法上的約束.

7:3 Therefore as a result, if she belongs to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress if she belongs to another man.
所以, 當丈夫還活著的時候, 如果她歸屬別的男人, 就稱為淫婦; 丈夫若死了, 她就脫離了律法的約束, 如果她歸屬別的男人, 也不是淫婦.

7:4 So then, my brothers, you also were brought to death with respect to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
這樣, 我的弟兄們, 你們藉著基督的身體, 對律法來說也已經死了, 使你們歸屬另一位, 就是那從死人中復活的, 為的是要我們結果子給神.

7:5 For when we were in the flesh, sinful desires were working through the law in our members, to bear fruit for death.
我們從前屬肉體的時候, 罪惡的情慾藉著律法在我們的肢體裡發動, 就結出死亡的果子.

7:6 But now we have been released from the law, because we have died to that by which we were bound, so that we may serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter of the law.
但現在, 我們既然向那捆綁我們的律法死了, 就脫離了律法的約束, 好讓我們用心靈的新樣子, 而不用儀文的舊方式來服事主.

7:7 What then shall we say? Is the law sin? May it never be! But I would not have known sin except through the law, for I would not have known covetousness if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
這樣, 我們可以說甚麼呢? 難道律法是罪嗎? 絕對不是. 不過, 如果不是藉著律法, 我就不知道甚麼是罪; 如果不是律法說“不可貪心”, 我就不知道甚麼是貪心.

7:8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
但罪趁著機會, 藉著誡命在我裡面發動各樣的貪心, 因為沒有律法, 罪是死的.

7:9 And I was alive once, apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life
在沒有律法的時候, 我是活的; 但誡命一來, 罪就活了,

7:10 and I died, and this commandment which was to lead to life was found with respect to me to lead to death.
我就死了, 那本來使人活的誡命, 反而使我死了;

7:11 For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.
因為罪藉著誡命把握著機會來欺騙我, 並且殺了我.

7:12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
這樣, 律法是聖潔的, 誡命也是聖潔,公義和良善的.

7:13 Therefore, did that which is good become death to me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be recognized as sin, producing death through what is good for me, in order that sin might become sinful to an extraordinary degree through the commandment.
既是這樣, 那良善的反而使我死嗎? 絕對不是！但罪藉著那良善的使我死, 就顯出真是罪, 為了要使罪藉著誡命變成更加邪惡.

7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold into slavery to sin.
我們知道律法是屬靈的, 我卻是屬肉體的, 已經賣給罪了.

7:15 For what I am doing I do not understand, because what I want to do, this I do not practice, but what I hate, this I do.
因為我所作的, 我不明白; 我所願意的, 我沒有去作, 我所恨惡的, 我倒去作.

7:16 But if what I do not want to do, this I do, I agree with the law that it is good.
如果我所不願意的, 我倒去作, 我就不得不承認律法是好的.

7:17 But now I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that lives in me.
既是這樣, 那就不是我作的, 而是住在我裡面的罪作的.

7:18 For I know that good does not live in me, that is, in my flesh. For the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.
我知道在我裡面, 就是在我肉體之中, 沒有良善, 因為立志行善由得我, 行出來卻由不得我.

7:19 For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but the evil that I do not want to do, this I do.
所以我願意行的善, 我沒有去行; 我不願意作的惡, 我倒去作了.

7:20 But if what I do not want to do, this I am doing, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that lives in me.
我若作自己不願意作的事, 那就不是我作的, 而是住在我裡面的罪作的.

7:21 Consequently, I find the principle with me, the one who wants to do good, that evil is present with me.
因此, 我發現了一個律, 就是我想向善的時候, 惡就在我裡面出現.

7:22 For I joyfully agree with the law of God in my inner person,
按著我裡面的人來說, 我是喜歡神的律,

7:23 but I observe another law in my members, at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that exists in my members.
但我發覺肢體中另有一個律, 和我心中的律爭戰, 把我擄去附從肢體中的罪律.

7:24 Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
我這個人真是苦啊！誰能救我脫離這使我死亡的身體呢?

7:25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself with my mind am enslaved to the law of God, but with my flesh I am enslaved to the law of sin.
感謝神, 藉著我們的主耶穌基督就能脫離了. 可見, 一方面我自己心裡服事神的律, 另一方面我的肉體卻服事罪的律.

Romans - Chapter 8

8:1 Consequently, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
所以現在, 那些在耶穌基督裡的人就不被定罪了;

8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
因為生命之靈的律在基督耶穌裡使我自由, 脫離了罪和死的律.

8:3 For what was impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
律法因肉體的軟弱所作不到的, 神作到了: 他差遣自己的兒子成為罪身的樣式, 為了除掉罪, 就在肉體中把罪判決了,

8:4 in order that the requirement of the law would be fulfilled in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
使律法所要求的義, 可以在我們這些不隨從肉體而隨從聖靈去行的人身上實現出來.

8:5 For those who are living according to the flesh are intent on the things of the flesh, but those who are living according to the Spirit are intent on the things of the Spirit.
隨從肉體的人, 以肉體的事為念; 隨從聖靈的人, 以聖靈的事為念.

8:6 For the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace,
以肉體為念就是死, 以聖靈為念就是生命,平安;

8:7 because the mindset of the flesh is enmity toward God, for it is not subjected to the law of God, for it is not able to do so,
因為以肉體為念就是與神為仇, 既不服從神的律法, 也的確不能夠服從;

8:8 and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.
屬肉體的人不能得神的喜悅.

8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, this person does not belong to him.
神的靈既然住在你們裡面, 你們就不是屬於肉體, 而是屬於聖靈的了. 如果人沒有基督的靈, 就不是屬於基督的.

8:10 But if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
基督若在你們裡面, 你們的身體因著罪的緣故是死的, 而聖靈卻因著義的緣故賜給你們生命.

8:11 And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also make alive your mortal bodies through his Spirit who lives in you.
如果那使耶穌從死人中復活者的靈住在你們裡面, 那使基督從死人中復活的, 也必藉著住在你們裡面的聖靈, 使你們必死的身體活過來.

8:12 So then, brothers, we are obligated not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
弟兄們, 可見我們並不是欠肉體的債, 隨著肉體而活.

8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
如果隨著肉體而活, 你們必定死; 如果靠著聖靈治死身體的惡行, 你們就必活著.

8:14 For all those who are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
因為蒙神的靈引導的, 都是神的兒子.

8:15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
你們接受的, 不是奴僕的靈, 使你們仍舊懼怕; 你們接受的, 是使人成為嗣子的靈, 使我們呼叫“阿爸,父”.

8:16 The Spirit himself confirms to our spirit that we are children of God,
聖靈親自和我們的靈一同證明我們是神的兒女.

8:17 and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer together with him so that we may also be glorified together with him.
既然是兒女, 就是後嗣; 是神的後嗣, 也和基督一同作後嗣. 我們既然和他一同受苦, 就必和他一同得榮耀.

8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us.
我看現在的苦難, 與將要向我們顯出的榮耀, 是無法相比的.

8:19 For the eagerly expecting creation awaits eagerly the revelation of the sons of God.
被造的萬物都熱切渴望神的眾子顯現出來.

8:20 For the creation has been subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it, in hope
因為被造的萬物服在虛空之下, 不是自己願意這樣, 而是由於使它屈服的那一位;

8:21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its servility to decay, into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
被造的萬物盼望自己得著釋放, 脫離敗壞的奴役, 得著神兒女榮耀的自由.

8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now.
我們知道被造的萬物直到現在都一同在痛苦呻吟.

8:23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves while we await eagerly our adoption, the redemption of our body.
不但這樣, 連我們這些有聖靈作為初熟果子的人, 自己也在內心歎息, 熱切期待成為嗣子, 就是我們的身體得贖.

8:24 For in hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he sees?
我們得救時就存著這盼望; 但是看得見的盼望不是盼望, 因為誰會盼望自己看見了的呢?

8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we await it eagerly with patient endurance.
但如果我們盼望沒有看見的, 就會耐心地熱切期待.

8:26 And likewise also, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as one ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with unexpressed groanings.
照樣, 聖靈也在我們的軟弱上幫助我們. 原來我們不曉得應當怎樣禱告, 但聖靈親自用不可言喻的歎息, 替我們祈求.

8:27 And the one who searches our hearts knows what the mindset of the Spirit is, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God.
那鑒察人心的, 曉得聖靈的心意, 因為聖靈照著神的旨意替聖徒祈求.

8:28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose,
我們知道, 為了愛神的人, 就是按他旨意蒙召的人的益處, 萬事都一同效力.

8:29 because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers.
因為神預先知道的人, 他就預先命定他們和他兒子的形象一模一樣, 使他的兒子在許多弟兄中作長子,

8:30 And those whom he predestined, these he also called, and those whom he called, these he also justified, and those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
他預先命定的人, 又呼召他們; 所召來的人, 又稱他們為義; 所稱為義的人, 又使他們得榮耀.

8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
既是這樣, 我們對這一切還有甚麼話說呢? 神若這樣為我們, 誰能敵對我們呢?

8:32 Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, together with him, freely give us all things?
他連自己的兒子都捨得, 為我們眾人把他交出來, 難道不也把萬有和他一同白白地賜給我們嗎?

8:33 Who will bring charges against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies.
誰能控告神揀選的人呢? 有神稱我們為義了.

8:34 Who is the one who condemns? Christ is the one who died, and more than that, who was raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
誰能定我們的罪呢? 有基督耶穌死了, 而且復活了, 現今在神的右邊, 也替我們祈求.

8:35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will affliction or distress or persecution or hunger or lack of sufficient clothing or danger or the sword?
誰能使我們與基督的愛隔絕呢? 是患難嗎? 是困苦嗎? 是迫害嗎? 是飢餓嗎? 是赤身露體嗎? 是危險嗎? 是刀劍嗎?

8:36 Just as it is written, “On account of you we are being put to death the whole day long; we are considered as sheep for slaughter.”
正如經上所記: “為你的緣故, 我們終日面對死亡, 人看我們像待宰的羊. ”

8:37 No, but in all these things we prevail completely through the one who loved us.
但靠著愛我們的那一位, 我們在這一切事上就得勝有餘了.

8:38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
因為我深信: 無論是死,是生, 是天使,是掌權的, 是現在的事, 是將來的事, 是有能力的,

8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
是高天的,是深淵的, 或是任何別的被造之物, 都不能叫我們與神的愛隔絕, 這愛是在我們的主耶穌基督裡的.

Romans - Chapter 9

9:1 I am telling the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears witness to me in the Holy Spirit—
我在基督裡說的是實話, 並沒有撒謊, 因為我的良心在聖靈裡一同為我作證;

9:2 that my grief is great and there is constant distress in my heart.
我大大憂愁, 心裡常常傷痛.

9:3 For I could wish myself to be accursed from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my fellow countrymen according to the flesh,
為我的同胞, 就是我骨肉之親, 就算自己受咒詛, 與基督隔絕, 我也甘心.

9:4 who are Israelites, to whom belong the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the temple service, and the promises,
他們是以色列人: 嗣子的名分,榮耀,眾約,律法,敬拜的禮儀和各樣的應許, 都是他們的.

9:5 to whom belong the patriarchs, and from whom is the Christ according to human descent, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.
蒙揀選的列祖也是他們的祖宗; 按肉身來說, 基督也是出自他們這一族. 其實, 他是在萬有之上, 永遠受稱頌的神. 阿們.

9:6 But it is not as if the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,
當然, 這不是說神的話落了空, 因為出自以色列的, 不都是以色列人;

9:7 nor are they all children because they are descendants of Abraham, but “In Isaac will your descendants be named.”
也不因為他們是亞伯拉罕的後裔, 就都成為他的兒女, 只有“以撒生的, 才可以稱為你的後裔”,

9:8 That is, it is not the children by human descent who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.
這就是說, 肉身生的兒女並不是神的兒女, 只有憑著應許生的兒女才算是後裔.

9:9 For the statement of the promise is this: “At this time I will return and Sarah will have a son.”
因為所應許的話是這樣: “明年這個時候我要來, 撒拉必定生一個兒子. ”

9:10 And not only this, but also when Rebecca conceived children by one man, Isaac our father—
不但如此, 利百加也是這樣: 既然從一個人, 就是從我們的祖宗以撒懷了孕,

9:11 for although they had not yet been born, or done anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God according to election might remain,
雙生子還沒有生下來, 善惡也沒有行出來(為要堅定神揀選人的旨意,

9:12 not by works but by the one who calls—it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger,”
不是由於行為, 而是由於那呼召者), 神就對她說: “將來大的要服事小的. ”

9:13 just as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
正如經上所記的: “我愛雅各, 卻惡以掃. ”

9:14 What then shall we say? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be!
既是這樣, 我們可以說甚麼呢? 神不公平嗎? 絕對不會！

9:15 For to Moses he says, “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”
因為他對摩西說: “我要憐憫誰, 就憐憫誰; 我要恩待誰, 就恩待誰. ”

9:16 Consequently therefore, it does not depend on the one who wills or on the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy.
這樣看來, 既不是出於人意, 也不是由於人為, 只在於那憐憫人的神.

9:17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very reason I have raised you up, so that I may demonstrate my power in you, and so that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
經上有話對法老說: “我把你興起來, 是要藉著你顯出我的大能, 並且使我的名傳遍全地. ”

9:18 Consequently therefore, he has mercy on whomever he wishes, and he hardens whomever he wishes.
這樣看來, 他願意憐憫誰就憐憫誰, 願意誰剛硬就使誰剛硬.

9:19 Therefore you will say to me, “Why then does he still find fault? For who has resisted his will?
這樣, 你會對我說: “那麼他為甚麼責怪人呢? 有誰抗拒他的旨意呢? ”

9:20 On the contrary, O man, who are you who answers back to God? Will what is molded say to the one who molded it, “Why did you make me like this”?
你這個人哪, 你是誰, 竟敢跟神頂嘴呢? 被造的怎麼可以對造他的說: “你為甚麼把我做成這個樣子呢? ”

9:21 Or does the potter not have authority over the clay, to make from the same lump a vessel that is for honorable use and one that is for ordinary use?
陶匠難道沒有權用同一團的泥, 又做貴重的,又做卑賤的器皿嗎?

9:22 And what if God, wanting to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?
如果神有意要顯明他的忿怒, 彰顯他的大能, 而多多容忍那可怒,預備遭毀滅的器皿,

9:23 And he did so in order that he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory,
為了要使他豐盛的榮耀, 彰顯在那蒙恩,早已預備要得榮耀的器皿上, 這又有甚麼不可呢?

9:24 us whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
這器皿就是我們這些不但從猶太人中, 也從外族人中蒙召的人.

9:25 As he also says in Hosea, “I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and those who were not loved, ‘Loved.’
就如神在何西阿書上說的: “我要稱那不是我子民的為我的子民, 那不蒙愛的為蒙愛的;

9:26 And it will be in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ ”
從前在甚麼地方對他們說: 你們不是我的子民, 將來就在那裡稱他們為永活神的兒子. ”

9:27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Even if the number of the sons of Israel is like the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved,
以賽亞指著以色列人大聲說: “以色列子孫的數目雖然多如海沙, 得救的不過是剩下的餘數;

9:28 for the Lord will execute his sentence thoroughly and decisively upon the earth.”
因為主必在地上迅速而徹底地成就他的話. ”

9:29 And just as Isaiah foretold, “If the Lord of hosts had not left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom and would have resembled Gomorrah.”
又如以賽亞早已說過的: “如果不是萬軍之主給我們存留後裔, 我們早就像所多瑪和蛾摩拉一樣了. ”

9:30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness—even the righteousness that is by faith.
既是這樣, 我們還有甚麼可說的呢? 那不追求義的外族人卻得了義, 就是因信而得的義.

9:31 But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, did not attain to the law.
但以色列人追求律法的義(“律法的義”原文作“義的律法”), 卻達不到律法的要求.

9:32 Why that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if by works. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble,
這是甚麼緣故呢? 因為他們不憑信心, 只靠行為. 他們絆倒在那絆腳石上,

9:33 just as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble, and a rock that causes them to fall, and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
正如經上所記: “看哪, 我在錫安放了一塊絆腳石, 是絆倒人的磐石; 信靠他的人, 必不致失望. ”

Romans - Chapter 10

10:1 Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God on behalf of them is for their salvation.
弟兄們, 我心裡切切盼望的, 並且為以色列人向神祈求的, 是要他們得救.

10:2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
我可以為他們作證, 他們對神有熱心, 但不是按著真見識;

10:3 For ignoring the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
他們既然不明白神的義, 而又企圖建立自己的義, 就不服神的義了.

10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
因為律法的終極就是基督, 使所有信的人都得著義.

10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: “The person who does this will live by it.”
論到出於律法的義, 摩西寫著說: “遵行這些事的人就必因這些事而活. ”

10:6 But the righteousness from faith speaks like this: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down),
但那出於信心的義卻這樣說: “你心裡不要說: ‘誰要升到天上去呢? ’(就是要把基督領下來, )

10:7 or “Who will descend into the abyss?” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).
或是說: ‘誰要下到深淵去呢? ’(就是要把基督從死人中領上來. )”

10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),
然而那出於信心的義還說甚麼呢? “這話與你相近, 在你口裡, 也在你心裡. ”這話就是我們所傳信心的信息.

10:9 that if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
你若口裡認耶穌為主, 心裡信神使他從死人中復活, 就必得救;

10:10 For with the heart one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses, resulting in salvation.
因為心裡相信就必稱義, 用口承認就必得救.

10:11 For the scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
經上說: “所有信靠他的人, 必不致失望. ”

10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who is rich to all who call upon him.
其實並不分猶太人和希臘人, 因為大家同有一位主; 他厚待所有求告他的人,

10:13 For “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”
因為“凡求告主名的, 都必得救. ”

10:14 How then will they call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in him about whom they have not heard? And how will they hear about him without one who preaches to them?
然而, 人還沒有信他, 怎能求告他呢? 沒有聽見他, 怎能信他呢? 沒有人傳揚, 怎能聽見呢?

10:15 And how will they preach, unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How timely are the feet of those who bring good news of good things.”
如果沒有蒙差遣, 怎能傳揚呢? 如經上所記: “那些傳美事報喜訊的人, 他們的腳蹤多麼美！”

10:16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
但並不是所有的人都順從福音, 因為以賽亞說: “主啊, 我們所傳的, 有誰信呢? ”

10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word about Christ.
可見信心是從所聽的道來的, 所聽的道是藉著基督的話來的.

10:18 But I say, they have not heard, have they? On the contrary, “Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.”
但是我要說, 他們沒有聽見嗎? 他們的確聽見了, 如經上所記: “他們的聲音傳遍全地, 他們的言語傳到地極. ”

10:19 But I say, Israel did not know, did they? First, Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation; by a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”
我再說: 以色列人真的不明白嗎? 首先, 摩西說: “我要使你們對那不是子民的生嫉妒, 對那無知的民族起忿怒. ”

10:20 And Isaiah is very bold and says, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became known to those who did not ask for me.”
後來, 以賽亞也放膽地說: “沒有尋找我的, 我讓他們找到; 沒有求問我的, 我向他們顯現. ”

10:21 But about Israel he says, “The whole day long I held out my hands to a disobedient and resistant people.”
論到以色列人, 他卻說: “我整天向那悖逆頂嘴的子民伸開雙手. ”

Romans - Chapter 11

11:1 Therefore I say, God has not rejected his people, has he? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, from the descendants of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
那麼我要說, 難道神丟棄了他的子民嗎? 絕對沒有！因為我自己也是以色列人, 是亞伯拉罕的後裔, 屬於便雅憫支派的.

11:2 God has not rejected his people, whom he foreknew! Or do you not know, in the passage about Elijah, what the scripture says—how he appeals to God against Israel?
神並沒有丟棄他預先知道的子民. 難道你們不知道在經上以利亞的話是怎樣說的嗎? 他向神控訴以色列人:

11:3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life!”
“主啊, 他們殺了你的眾先知, 拆毀了你的祭壇, 只剩下我一個人, 他們還在尋索我的性命. ”

11:4 But what does the divine response say to him? “I have left for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.”
但神怎樣回答他呢? “我為自己留下了七千人, 是沒有向巴力屈膝的. ”

11:5 So in this way also at the present time, there is a remnant selected by grace.
因此, 現在也是這樣, 按著恩典的揀選, 還有剩下的餘數.

11:6 But if by grace, it is no longer by works, for otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
既然是靠著恩典, 就不再是由於行為了; 不然的話, 恩典就不再是恩典了.

11:7 What then? What Israel was searching for, this it did not obtain. But the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened,
那又怎麼樣呢? 以色列人懇切尋找的, 他們沒有得到, 蒙揀選的人倒得著了. 其餘的人都成了頑固的,

11:8 just as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear, until this very day.”
正如經上所記: “神給了他們麻木的靈, 有眼睛卻看不見, 有耳朵卻聽不到, 直到今日. ”

11:9 And David says, “Let their table become a snare and a trap, and a cause for stumbling and a retribution to them;
大衛也說: “願他們的筵席成為他們的網羅,陷阱,絆腳石和報應;

11:10 let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and cause their backs to bend continually.”
願他們的眼睛昏暗, 不能看見; 願他們的背脊常常彎曲. ”

11:11 I say then, they did not stumble so that they fell, did they? May it never be! But by their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy.
那麼我要說, 他們失足是要倒下去嗎? 絕對不是！反而因為他們的過犯, 救恩就臨到外族人, 為了要激起他們奮發.

11:12 And if their trespass means riches for the world and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fullness mean?
既然他們的過犯可以使世人富足, 他們的失敗可以使外族人富足, 何況他們的豐盛呢?

11:13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Therefore, inasmuch as I am apostle to the Gentiles, I promote my ministry,
我現在對你們外族人說話, 因為我是外族人的使徒, 所以尊重我的職分,

11:14 if somehow I may provoke my people to jealousy and save some of them.
這樣也許可以激起我骨肉之親奮發, 使他們中間有一些人得救.

11:15 For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean except life from the dead?
如果他們被捨棄, 世人就可以與神復和; 他們蒙接納, 不就等於從死人中復活嗎?

11:16 Now if the first fruits are holy, so also is the whole batch of dough, and if the root is holy, so also are the branches.
如果首先獻上的生麵是聖的, 整團麵也是聖的; 如果樹根是聖的, 樹枝也是聖的.

11:17 Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although you were a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them and became a sharer of the root of the olive tree’s richness,
如果把幾根樹枝折下來, 讓你這野橄欖可以接上去, 一同分享那橄欖樹根的汁漿,

11:18 do not boast against the branches. But if you boast against them, you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
你就不可向那些樹枝誇口. 你若要誇口, 就應當想想: 不是你支持著樹根, 而是樹根支持著你.

11:19 Then you will say, “Branches were broken off in order that I could be grafted in.”
那麼你會說, 那些樹枝被折下來, 就是要把我接上去.

11:20 Well said! They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand firm because of faith. Do not think arrogant thoughts, but be afraid.
不錯, 他們因為不信而被折下來, 你因著信才站立得住. 只是不可心高氣傲, 倒要存畏懼的心.

11:21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
神既然不顧惜那本來的樹枝, 也不會顧惜你.

11:22 See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity upon those who have fallen, but upon you the kindness of God—if you continue in his kindness, for otherwise you also will be cut off.
所以要留意神的恩慈和嚴厲: 對跌倒的人, 他是嚴厲的; 對你, 只要你繼續在他的恩慈裡, 他是恩慈的; 不然的話, 你也會被砍下來.

11:23 And those also, if they do not persist in unbelief, will be grafted in, because God is able to graft them in again.
至於他們, 如果不是繼續不信, 他們仍然會被接上去, 因為神能夠把他們再接上去.

11:24 For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?
你這從野生的橄欖樹上砍下來的, 尚且可以不自然地接在栽種的橄欖樹上, 那些本來就有的樹枝, 不是更能夠接在原來的橄欖樹上嗎?

11:25 For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you will not be wise in your own sight, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
弟兄們, 我不願意你們對這奧祕一無所知, 免得你們自以為聰明. 這奧祕就是以色列人當中有一部分是硬心的, 直到外族人的全數滿了;

11:26 and so all Israel will be saved, just as it is written, “The deliverer will come out of Zion; he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
這樣, 全以色列都要得救, 如經上所記: “拯救者必從錫安出來, 除掉雅各家的不敬虔的心;

11:27 And this is the covenant from me with them when I take away their sins.”
我除去他們罪惡的時候, 就與他們立這樣的約. ”

11:28 With respect to the gospel, they are enemies for your sake, but with respect to election, they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.
就福音來說, 因你們的緣故, 他們是仇敵; 就揀選來說, 因祖宗的緣故, 他們是蒙愛的.

11:29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
因為神的恩賞和呼召是決不會反悔的.

11:30 For just as you formerly were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of the disobedience of these,
正如你們從前不順服神, 現在卻因著他們的不順服, 你們倒蒙了憐憫;

11:31 so also these have now been disobedient for your mercy, in order that they also may now be shown mercy.
照樣, 他們因著你們所蒙的憐憫, 現在也不順服, 使他們現在也可以蒙憐憫.

11:32 For God confined them all in disobedience, in order that he could have mercy on them all.
因為神把所有的人都圈在不順服之中, 為了要憐憫所有的人.

11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how incomprehensible are his ways!
神的豐富,智慧和知識, 是多麼高深啊！他的判斷是多麼難測, 他的道路是多麼難尋！

11:34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?
“誰知道主的心意, 誰作過他的參謀? ”

11:35 Or who has given in advance to him, and it will be paid back to him?”
“誰先給了他, 以致他要償還呢? ”

11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory for eternity! Amen.
因為萬有都是本於他, 倚靠他, 歸於他. 願榮耀歸給他, 直到永遠. 阿們.

Romans - Chapter 12

12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.
所以弟兄們, 我憑著神的仁慈勸你們, 要把身體獻上, 作聖潔而蒙神悅納的活祭; 這是你們理所當然的事奉.

12:2 And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.
不要模仿這個世代, 倒要藉著心意的更新而改變過來, 使你們可以察驗出甚麼是神的旨意, 就是察驗出甚麼是美好的,蒙他悅納的和完全的事.

12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone who is among you not to think more highly of yourself than what one ought to think, but to think sensibly, as God has apportioned a measure of faith to each one.
我憑著所賜給我的恩典, 對你們各人說, 不可自視太高, 高於所當看的, 反而應該照著神分給各人信心的大小, 看得適中.

12:4 For just as in one body we have many members, but all the members do not have the same function,
就像一個身體有許多肢體, 各肢體都有不同的功用;

12:5 in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,
照樣, 我們大家在基督裡成為一個身體, 也是互相作肢體.

12:6 but having different gifts according to the grace given to us: if it is prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith;
照著所賜給我們的恩典, 我們各有不同的恩賜: 說預言的, 就應當照著信心的程度去說;

12:7 if it is service, by service; if it is one who teaches, by teaching;
服事人的, 就應當照著恩賜去服事; 教導的, 就應當照著恩賜教導;

12:8 if it is one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
勸慰的, 就應當照著恩賜勸慰; 把財物分給人的要真誠; 領導的要殷勤; 行善的要樂意.

12:9 Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; be attached to what is good,
愛, 不可虛偽; 惡, 要厭惡; 善, 要持守.

12:10 being devoted to one another in brotherly love, esteeming one another more highly in honor,
要以手足之愛彼此相親, 用恭敬的心互相禮讓.

12:11 not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord,
殷勤不可懶惰, 心靈要火熱, 常常服事主;

12:12 rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, being devoted to prayer,
在盼望中要喜樂, 在患難中要堅忍, 禱告要恆切.

12:13 contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.
聖徒有缺乏的, 就要接濟; 客旅要熱誠地款待.

12:14 Bless those who persecute, bless and do not curse them.
迫害你們的, 要為他們祝福; 只可祝福, 不可咒詛.

12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
要與喜樂的人一同喜樂, 與哀哭的人一同哀哭.

12:16 Think the same thing toward one another; do not think arrogantly, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own sight.
要彼此同心, 不可心高氣傲, 倒要俯就卑微的. 不可自以為聰明.

12:17 Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for what is good in the sight of all people.
不可以惡報惡. 大家以為美的事, 要努力去作.

12:18 If it is possible on your part, be at peace with all people.
可能的話, 總要盡你們的所能與人和睦.

12:19 Do not take revenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
親愛的啊, 不要為自己伸冤, 寧可等候主的忿怒, 因為經上記著, 主說: “伸冤在我, 我必報應. ”

12:20 But “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing this, you will heap up coals of fire upon his head.”
相反地, “如果你的仇敵餓了, 就給他吃; 如果渴了, 就給他喝. 因為你這樣作, 就是把炭火堆在他的頭上. ”

12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
不可被惡所勝, 反要以善勝惡.

Romans - Chapter 13

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except by God, and those that exist are put in place by God.
政府的權柄, 人人都應當服從. 因為沒有一樣權柄不是從神來的; 掌權的都是神設立的.

13:2 So then, the one who resists authority resists the ordinance which is from God, and those who resist will receive condemnation on themselves.
所以抗拒掌權的, 就是反對神所設立的; 反對的人必自招刑罰.

13:3 For rulers are not a cause of terror for a good deed, but for bad conduct. So do you want not to be afraid of authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from it,
執政的不是要使行善的懼怕, 而是要使作惡的懼怕. 你想不怕掌權的嗎? 只要行善, 就會得到稱讚;

13:4 for it is God’s servant to you for what is good. But if you do what is bad, be afraid, because it does not bear the sword to no purpose. For it is God’s servant, the one who avenges for punishment on the one who does what is bad.
因為他是神的僕役, 是對你有益的. 但如果你作惡, 就應當懼怕; 因為他佩劍, 不是沒有作用的. 他是神的僕役, 是向作惡的人施行刑罰的.

13:5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.
所以你們必須服從, 不但是為了刑罰, 也是因為良心的緣故.

13:6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are servants of God, busily engaged in this very thing.
因此, 你們也當納稅, 因為他們是神的差役, 專責處理這事的.

13:7 Pay to everyone what is owed: pay taxes to whom taxes are due; pay customs duties to whom customs duties are due; pay respect to whom respect is due; pay honor to whom honor is due.
你們要向各人清還所欠的; 應當納稅的, 就要給他納稅; 應當進貢的, 就給他進貢; 應當敬畏的, 就敬畏他; 應當尊敬的, 就尊敬他.

13:8 Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another, for the one who loves someone else has fulfilled the law.
不要欠人的債; 但在彼此相愛的事上, 要覺得是欠了人的債. 愛別人的, 就成全了律法.

13:9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, you shall not commit murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
那“不可姦淫, 不可殺人, 不可偷盜, 不可貪心”等等的誡命, 都包括在“愛人如己”這一句話裡面了.

13:10 Love does not commit evil against a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
愛是不加害於人的, 所以愛是成全律法的.

13:11 And do this because you know the time, that it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we believed.
還有, 你們知道這是甚麼時期了, 現在正是你們應該睡醒的時候, 因為我們得救, 現在比初信的時候更加接近了.

13:12 The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. Therefore let us throw off the deeds of darkness and put on the weapons of light.
黑夜已深, 白晝近了, 所以我們要除掉暗昧的行為, 帶上光明的武器.

13:13 Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.
行事為人要光明磊落, 好像行在白晝. 不可荒宴醉酒, 不可放蕩縱慾, 不可紛爭嫉妒.

13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.
總要披戴主耶穌基督, 不要為肉體安排, 去放縱私慾.

Romans - Chapter 14

14:1 Now receive the one who is weak in faith, but not for quarrels about opinions.
你們要接納信心軟弱的人, 不要論斷引起爭論的事.

14:2 One believes he may eat all things, but the one who is weak eats only vegetables.
有人相信所有的食物都可以吃, 信心軟弱的人卻只吃蔬菜.

14:3 The one who eats must not despise the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, because God has accepted him.
吃的人不要輕看不吃的人, 不吃的人也不要批評吃的人, 因為神已經接納他了.

14:4 Who are you, who passes judgment on the domestic slave belonging to someone else? To his own master he stands or falls, and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
你是誰, 竟然批評別人的家僕呢? 他或站穩或跌倒, 只和自己的主人有關; 但他必定站穩, 因為主能夠使他站穩.

14:5 One person prefers one day over another day, and another person regards every day alike. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind.
有人認為這日比那日好, 也有人認為日日都是一樣; 只要各人自己心意堅定就可以了.

14:6 The one who is intent on the day is intent on it for the Lord, and the one who eats eats for the Lord, because he is thankful to God, and the one who does not eat does not eat for the Lord, and he is thankful to God.
守日的人是為主守的, 吃的人是為主吃的, 因為他感謝神; 不吃的人是為主不吃, 他也感謝神.

14:7 For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself.
我們沒有一個人為自己活, 也沒有一個人為自己死. 我們若活著, 是為主而活;

14:8 For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
我們若死了, 是為主而死. 所以, 我們無論活著或是死了, 總是屬於主的人.

14:9 For Christ died and became alive again for this reason, in order that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
為了這緣故, 基督死了, 又活過來, 就是要作死人和活人的主.

14:10 But why do you judge your brother? Or also, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
這樣, 你為甚麼批評你的弟兄呢? 為甚麼又輕看你的弟兄呢? 我們都要站在神的審判臺前;

14:11 For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will praise God.”
因為經上記著: “主說, 我指著我的永生起誓: 萬膝必向我跪拜, 萬口必稱頌神. ”

14:12 So each one of us will give an account concerning himself.
這樣看來, 我們各人都要把自己的事向神交代.

14:13 Therefore, let us no longer pass judgment on one another, but rather decide this: not to place a cause for stumbling or a temptation before a brother.
所以, 我們不要再彼此批評了; 倒要立定主意, 決不作絆倒弟兄或使他跌倒的事.

14:14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean of itself, except to the one who considers something to be unclean; to that person it is unclean.
我知道, 並且在主耶穌裡深信, 沒有一樣東西的本身是不潔的, 但如果有人認為是不潔的, 對他來說那東西就成為不潔了.

14:15 For if because of food, your brother is grieved, you are no longer living according to love. Do not destroy by your food that person for whom Christ died.
如果你為了食物使你的弟兄憂愁, 你就不再是憑著愛心行事了. 你不可因著你的食物, 使基督已經替他死了的人滅亡.

14:16 Therefore do not let your good be slandered.
所以, 不可使你們看為好的被人毀謗;

14:17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
因為神的國不在於吃喝, 而在於公義,和睦, 以及聖靈裡的喜樂.

14:18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is well-pleasing to God and approved by people.
這樣服事基督的人, 必蒙神喜悅, 又得眾人嘉許.

14:19 So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what edifies one another.
所以, 我們總要追求和睦的事, 與彼此造就的事.

14:20 Do not destroy the work of God on account of food. All things are clean, but it is wrong for the person who eats and stumbles in the process.
不可因食物的緣故拆毀神的工作. 一切都是潔淨的, 但人若因食物絆倒弟兄, 對他來說, 這就是惡事了.

14:21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine or to do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is weakened.
無論是吃肉, 是喝酒, 或是甚麼使你的弟兄跌倒的事, 一律不要作才好.

14:22 The faith that you have, have with respect to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not pass judgment on himself by what he approves.
你所信的, 你自己要在神面前持守. 人在經自己考驗後認可的事上能夠不自責, 他就有福了.

14:23 But the one who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.
但如果有人存著疑惑的心去吃, 他就被定罪了, 因為他不是出於信心. 凡不是出於信心的, 都是罪.

Romans - Chapter 15

15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
我們堅強的人, 應該擔當不堅強的人的軟弱, 不應該求自己的喜悅.

15:2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for his good, for the purpose of edification.
我們各人務要叫鄰舍喜悅, 好讓他得到益處,得到造就.

15:3 For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
因為連基督也不求自己的喜悅; 反而像經上所記的: “辱罵你的人的辱罵, 都落在我的身上. ”

15:4 For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, in order that through patient endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
從前經上所寫的, 都是為教訓我們而寫的, 好使我們藉著忍耐和聖經中的安慰得著盼望.

15:5 Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you to be in agreement with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,
願賜忍耐和安慰的神, 使你們彼此同心, 效法基督耶穌,

15:6 so that with one mind you may glorify with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
同心一致地榮耀我們主耶穌基督的父神.

15:7 Therefore accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, to the glory of God.
因此, 你們應當彼此接納, 就像基督接納了你們一樣, 使榮耀歸於神.

15:8 For I say, Christ has become a servant of the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises to the fathers,
我說, 基督為了神的真理, 成了受割禮的人的僕人, 為的是要證實對祖先的應許,

15:9 and that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, just as it is written, “Because of this, I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name.”
使外族人因著所蒙的憐憫榮耀神; 如經上所記: “因此我要在列邦中稱讚你, 歌頌你的名. ”

15:10 And again it says, “Rejoice, Gentiles, with his people.”
又說: “列邦啊, 當與他的子民一同快樂. ”

15:11 And again, “Praise the Lord, all the Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.”
又說: “萬國啊, 你們當讚美主; 願萬民都頌讚他. ”

15:12 And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
以賽亞也說: “將來必有耶西的根, 就是那興起來治理列邦的; 列邦都寄望於他. ”

15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
願那賜盼望的神, 因著你們的信, 把一切喜樂平安充滿你們, 使你們靠著聖靈的大能滿有盼望.

15:14 Now I myself also am convinced about you, my brothers, that you yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to instruct one another.
我的弟兄們, 我個人深信你們自己也滿有良善, 充滿豐富的知識, 也能夠彼此勸導.

15:15 But I have written to you more boldly on some points, so as to remind you again because of the grace that has been given to me by God,
但有些地方, 我寫得稍為大膽一點, 是要提醒你們; 我因著神賜給我的恩典,

15:16 with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
為外族人作了基督耶穌的僕役, 作了神福音的祭司, 使所獻上的外族人得蒙悅納, 靠著聖靈成為聖潔.

15:17 Therefore I have a reason for boasting in Christ Jesus regarding the things concerning God.
所以, 在神的事上, 我在基督耶穌裡倒有可以引以為榮的.

15:18 For I will not dare to speak about anything except that which Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
別的我不敢說, 我只說基督藉著我所作的事, 就是用言語行為, 藉著神蹟和奇事的大能, 以及聖靈的大能, 使外族人順服; 這樣, 我從耶路撒冷直到以利里古, 把基督的福音都傳開了.

15:19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit, so that from Jerusalem and traveling around as far as Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
別的我不敢說, 我只說基督藉著我所作的事, 就是用言語行為, 藉著神蹟和奇事的大能, 以及聖靈的大能, 使外族人順服; 這樣, 我從耶路撒冷直到以利里古, 把基督的福音都傳開了.

15:20 And so, having as my ambition to proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, in order that I will not build on the foundation belonging to someone else,
我立定主意, 不在宣揚過基督的地方傳福音, 免得建立在別人的根基上,

15:21 but just as it is written, “Those to whom it was not announced concerning him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
反而照經上所記: “那對他一無所聞的, 將要看見; 那沒有聽過的, 將要明白. ”

15:22 For this reason also I was hindered many times from coming to you,
因此, 我多次受到攔阻, 不能到你們那裡去.

15:23 and now, no longer having a place in these regions, but having a desire for many years to come to you
但現在這一帶再沒有可傳的地方, 而我多年來又很想去見你們,

15:24 whenever I travel to Spain. For I hope while I am passing through to see you and to be sent on my way by you, whenever I have first enjoyed your company for a while.
所以, 無論我甚麼時候到西班牙去, 都希望趁我路過時和你們見面, 先稍微滿足我的心願, 然後由你們給我送行到那裡去.

15:25 But now I am traveling to Jerusalem, serving the saints.
不過, 我現在為了供應聖徒的事要往耶路撒冷去;

15:26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
因為馬其頓和亞該亞人樂意捐了一些錢, 給耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人.

15:27 For they were pleased to do so, and they are obligated to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they ought also to serve them in material things.
他們是樂意的, 而且那也是他們的本分(“本分”原文作“債”), 因為外族人既然分享了猶太人屬靈的好處, 就應該供應他們肉身的需要.

15:28 Therefore, after I have accomplished this and sealed this fruit for delivery to them, I will depart by way of you for Spain,
等我辦好這件事, 把這筆款項安全地交了給他們, 我就要路過你們那裡到西班牙去.

15:29 and I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
我知道我到你們那裡去的時候, 一定會帶著基督豐盛的福分.

15:30 Now I exhort you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to contend along with me in your prayers on my behalf to God,
弟兄們, 我靠著我們的主耶穌基督, 憑著聖靈的慈愛, 勸你們和我一同竭力為我向神祈禱,

15:31 that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
求神救我脫離猶太地不信從的人, 使我帶到耶路撒冷的捐款, 可以得到聖徒的悅納;

15:32 so that, coming to you with joy by the will of God, I may rest with you.
也使我照著神的旨意, 高高興興地到你們那裡去, 好和你們一同得到安息.

15:33 Now may the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
願賜平安的神與你們眾人同在. 阿們.

Romans - Chapter 16

16:1 Now I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is also a servant of the church in Cenchrea,
我向你們推薦我們的姊妹非比; 她是堅革里教會的執事.

16:2 in order that you may welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever task she may have need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, even me myself.
請你們在主裡用合乎聖徒身分的態度去接待她. 無論她在甚麼事上有需要, 請你們都幫助她; 因為她曾經幫助許多人, 也幫助了我.

16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
問候在基督耶穌裡與我同工的百基拉和亞居拉;

16:4 who risked their own necks for my life, for which not only I am thankful, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;
他們為了我的性命, 置生死於度外, 不但我感激他們, 連外族的眾教會也感激他們.

16:5 also greet the church in their house. Greet Epenetus my dear friend, who is the first convert of Asia for Christ.
也問候他們家裡的教會. 問候我親愛的以拜尼妥, 他是亞西亞省第一個歸入基督的人.

16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
問候馬利亞, 她為你們多多勞苦.

16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my compatriots and my fellow prisoners, who are well known to the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.
問候曾經與我一同被囚的親族安多尼古和猶尼亞; 他們在使徒中是有名望的, 也比我先在基督裡.

16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
問候在主裡我親愛的暗伯利.

16:9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.
問候在基督裡與我們同工的珥巴努和我親愛的士達古.

16:10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those of the household of Aristobulus.
問候在基督裡蒙稱許的亞比利. 問候亞里斯多博家裡的人.

16:11 Greet Herodion my compatriot. Greet those of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
問候我的親族希羅天. 問候拿其舒家中在主裡的人.

16:12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, the laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis, the dear friend who has worked hard in the Lord.
問候在主裡勞苦的土非拿和土富撒. 問候親愛的彼息; 她在主裡多多勞苦.

16:13 Greet Rufus, the chosen one in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
問候在主裡蒙揀選的魯孚和他的母親; 她也是我在主裡的母親.

16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
問候亞遜其都,弗勒干,赫米,百羅巴,赫馬, 以及和他們在一起的弟兄們.

16:15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
問候非羅羅哥和猶利亞, 尼利亞與他的姊妹和阿林巴, 以及同他們在一起的眾聖徒.

16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
你們要用聖潔的親嘴彼此問安. 基督的眾教會都問候你們.

16:17 Now I exhort you, brothers, to look out for those who cause dissensions and temptations contrary to the teaching which you learned, and stay away from them.
弟兄們, 我勸你們要提防那些離間你們,絆倒你們,使你們違反你們所學的教義的人. 你們也要避開他們,

16:18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
因為這樣的人不服事我們的主基督, 只服事自己的肚腹, 用花言巧語欺騙老實人的心.

16:19 For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, and I want you to be wise toward what is good, but innocent toward what is evil.
你們的順服已經名聞各處, 所以我為你們高興. 我願你們在善事上有智慧, 在惡事上毫不沾染.

16:20 And in a short time the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
賜平安的神快要把撒但踐踏在你們腳下. 願我們主耶穌的恩惠與你們同在.

16:21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my compatriots.
我的同工提摩太和我的親族路求,耶遜和所西巴德都問候你們.

16:22 I, Tertius, the one who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.
(我──代筆寫這封信的德圖──也在主裡問候你們. )

16:23 Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus the brother.
那接待我也接待全教會的該猶, 問候你們. 本城的司庫以拉都和夸圖弟兄問候你們.

16:24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.
(有些抄本有第24節: “願我們主耶穌基督的恩惠, 與你們眾人同在. 阿們. ”)

16:25
神能依照我所傳的福音和耶穌基督所傳的信息, 照著他奧祕的啟示, 堅定你們.

16:26
這奧祕自古以來祕而不宣, 但現在藉著眾先知所寫的, 照著永恆的神的諭旨, 已經向萬國顯明出來, 使他們相信而順服.

16:27
願榮耀藉著耶穌基督, 歸給獨一全智的神, 直到永遠. 阿們.

I Corinthians (歌林多前書)

I Corinthians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
奉神旨意蒙召作基督耶穌使徒的保羅, 和蘇提尼弟兄,

1:2 to the church of God sanctified in Christ Jesus that is in Corinth, called to be saints, together with all those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their Lord and ours.
寫信給在哥林多神的教會, 就是在基督耶穌裡已經被分別為聖, 蒙召為聖徒的人, 和所有在各地呼求我們主耶穌基督的名的人. 基督是他們的主, 也是我們的主.

1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠平安從我們的父神和主耶穌基督臨到你們.

1:4 I give thanks to my God always concerning you, because of the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus,
我因著神在基督耶穌裡賜給你們的恩典, 常常為你們感謝我的神,

1:5 that in everything you were made rich in him, in all speech and all knowledge,
因為你們在他裡面凡事都富足, 很有口才, 知識豐富,

1:6 just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed in you,
就如我們為基督所作的見證在你們中間得到堅立一樣,

1:7 so that you do not lack in any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
以致你們在恩賜上一無所缺, 殷切盼望著我們主耶穌基督的顯現;

1:8 who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
他也必堅定你們到底, 使你們在我們主耶穌基督的日子無可指摘.

1:9 God is faithful, by whom you were called to fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
神是信實的, 他呼召了你們, 是要你們與他的兒子我們主耶穌基督連合在一起.

1:10 Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same thing and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.
弟兄們, 我憑著我們主耶穌基督的名, 勸你們大家要同心, 在你們中間不要分黨, 只要在同一的心思,同一的意念上團結起來.

1:11 For it has been made clear to me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you.
我的弟兄們, 革來氏家裡的人向我提到你們, 說你們中間有紛爭.

1:12 But I say this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” and “I am with Apollos,” and “I am with Cephas,” and “I am with Christ.”
我的意思就是, 你們各人說, 我是保羅派的, 我是亞波羅派的, 我是磯法派的, 我是基督派的.

1:13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
基督是分開的嗎? 保羅為你們釘了十字架嗎? 你們受洗是歸入保羅的名下嗎?

1:14 I give thanks that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
我感謝神, 除了基利司布和該猶以外, 我沒有給你們任何人施過洗,

1:15 lest anyone should say that you were baptized in my name.
所以你們沒有人可以說是受洗歸入我名下的.

1:16 (Now I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Beyond that I do not know if I baptized anyone else.)
我也給司提反一家的人施過洗; 此外, 有沒有給別人施過洗, 我就不記得了.

1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to proclaim the gospel, not with clever speech, lest the cross of Christ be emptied.
基督差遣我, 不是要我去施洗, 而是去傳福音; 不是靠著智慧的言論去傳, 免得基督的十字架失去了效力.

1:18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
因為十字架的道理, 對走向滅亡的人來說是愚笨的, 但對我們這些得救的人, 卻是神的大能.

1:19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will confound.”
因為經上記著說: “我要滅絕智慧人的智慧, 廢棄聰明人的聰明. ”

1:20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
智慧人在哪裡? 經學家在哪裡? 今世的辯士在哪裡? 神不是使屬世的智慧變成了愚笨嗎?

1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.
因為在神的智慧裡, 世人憑自己的智慧, 既然不能認識神, 神就樂意藉著所傳的愚笨的道理, 去拯救那些信的人.

1:22 For indeed, Jews ask for sign miracles and Greeks seek wisdom,
猶太人要求神蹟, 希臘人尋找智慧,

1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a cause for stumbling, but to the Gentiles foolishness,
我們卻傳揚釘十字架的基督; 在猶太人看來是絆腳石, 在外族人看來是愚笨的,

1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
但對那些蒙召的人, 不論是猶太人或希臘人, 基督是神的能力, 神的智慧.

1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
因為神的愚笨總比人智慧, 神的軟弱總比人剛強.

1:26 For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise according to human standards, not many were powerful, not many were well born.
弟兄們, 你們想想, 你們這些蒙召的, 按人來看有智慧的不多, 有權勢的不多, 出身尊貴的也不多.

1:27 But the foolish things of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world God chose in order that he might put to shame the strong,
但是神卻揀選了世上愚笨的, 使那些有智慧的羞愧. 他也揀選了世上軟弱的, 使那些剛強的羞愧.

1:28 and the insignificant of the world, and the despised, God chose, the things that are not, in order that he might abolish the things that are,
他也揀選了世上卑賤的和被人輕視的, 以及算不得甚麼的, 為了要廢棄那些自以為是的,

1:29 so that all flesh may not boast before God.
使所有的人在神面前都不能自誇.

1:30 But from him you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
你們因著神得以在基督耶穌裡, 他使基督成了我們的智慧; 就是公義,聖潔和救贖,

1:31 so that, just as it is written, “The one who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
正如經上所說的: “誇口的應當靠著主誇口. ”

I Corinthians - Chapter 2

2:1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
弟兄們, 我從前到你們那裡去, 並沒有用高言大智向你們傳講神的奧祕.

2:2 For I decided not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
因為我曾立定主意, 在你們中間甚麼都不想知道, 只知道耶穌基督和他釘十字架的事.

2:3 And I came to you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling,
我在你們那裡的時候, 又軟弱又懼怕, 而且戰戰兢兢;

2:4 and my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,
我說的話,講的道, 都不是用智慧的話去說服人, 而是用聖靈和能力來證明,

2:5 in order that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
使你們的信不是憑著人的智慧, 而是憑著神的能力.

2:6 Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but wisdom not of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing,
然而在信心成熟的人中間, 我們也講智慧, 但不是這世代的智慧, 也不是這世代將要滅亡的執政者的智慧.

2:7 but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery, which God predestined before the ages for our glory,
我們所講的, 是從前隱藏的,神奧祕的智慧, 就是神在萬世以前, 為我們的榮耀所預定的;

2:8 which none of the rulers of this age knew. For if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
這智慧, 這世代執政的人沒有一個知道, 如果他們知道, 就不會把榮耀的主釘在十字架上了.

2:9 But just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love him.”
正如經上所記: “神為愛他的人所預備的, 是眼睛未曾見過, 耳朵未曾聽過, 人心也未曾想到的. ”

2:10 For to us God has revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
但神卻藉著聖靈把這些向我們顯明了, 因為聖靈測透萬事, 連神深奧的事也測透了.

2:11 For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man that is in him? Thus also no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
除了在人裡面的靈, 誰能知道人的事呢? 同樣, 除了神的靈, 也沒有人知道神的事.

2:12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, in order that we may know the things freely given to us by God,
我們所領受的, 不是這世界的靈, 而是從神來的靈, 使我們能知道神開恩賜給我們的事.

2:13 things which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.
我們也講這些事, 不是用人的智慧所教的言語, 而是用聖靈所教的言語, 向屬靈的人解釋屬靈的事(“向屬靈的人解釋屬靈的事”或譯: “用屬靈的話解釋屬靈的事”).

2:14 But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
然而屬血氣的人不接受神的靈的事, 因為他以為是愚笨的; 而且他也不能夠明白, 因為這些事, 要有屬靈的眼光才能領悟.

2:15 Now the spiritual person discerns all things, but he himself is judged by no one.
屬靈的人能看透萬事, 卻沒有人能看透他,

2:16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord; who has advised him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
如經上所記: “誰曾知道主的心意, 能夠指教他呢? ”但我們已經得著基督的心意了.

I Corinthians - Chapter 3

3:1 And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual people, but as to fleshly people, as to infants in Christ.
弟兄們, 我從前對你們說話, 還不能把你們看作屬靈的人, 只能看作屬肉體的, 看作在基督裡的嬰孩.

3:2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able to eat it. But now you are still not able,
我餵給你們吃的是奶, 不是飯, 因為那時你們不能吃, 就是現在還是不能,

3:3 for you are still fleshly. For where there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not live like unregenerate people?
因為你們仍然是屬肉體的. 在你們當中既然有嫉妒紛爭, 你們不還是屬肉體, 照著世人的方式而行嗎?

3:4 For whenever anyone says, “I am with Paul,” and another, “I am with Apollos,” are you not merely human?
有人說“我是保羅派的”, 又有人說“我是亞波羅派的”, 你們不是和世人一樣嗎?

3:5 Therefore, what is Apollos and what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave.
亞波羅算甚麼? 保羅算甚麼? 我們不過是神的僕人, 你們藉著我們信了主; 按著主所賜給各人的,

3:6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing it to grow.
我栽種了, 亞波羅澆灌了, 唯有神使它生長.

3:7 So then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who is causing it to grow.
所以, 栽種的算不得甚麼, 澆灌的也算不得甚麼, 只在乎那使它生長的神.

3:8 Now the one who plants and the one who waters are one, but each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
栽種的和澆灌的都是一樣, 只是各人要照著自己的勞苦得著自己的報酬.

3:9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
我們是神的同工, 你們是神的田地, 神的房屋.

3:10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon it.
我照著神賜給我的恩典, 就像一個聰明的工程師, 立好了根基, 別人在上面建造. 各人要注意怎樣在上面建造,

3:11 For no one is able to lay another foundation than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
因為除了那已經立好的根基以外, 沒有人能立別的根基. 那根基就是耶穌基督.

3:12 Now if anyone builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
如果有人用金,銀,寶石,草,木,禾秸, 在這根基上建造,

3:13 the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is.
各人的工程將來必要顯露, 因為那日子必把它顯明出來. 有火要把它顯露出來, 那火要考驗各人的工程是怎樣的.

3:14 If anyone’s work that he has built upon it remains, he will receive a reward.
如果有人在這根基上建造的工程存得住, 他就要得到賞賜;

3:15 If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.
如果有人的工程被燒毀, 他就要受虧損; 自己卻要得救, 只是要像從火裡經過一樣.

3:16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you?
難道不知道你們是神的殿, 神的靈住在你們裡面嗎?

3:17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy this one. For God’s temple is holy, which you are.
如果有人毀壞神的殿, 神必要毀壞這人, 因為神的殿是聖潔的, 這殿就是你們.

3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks himself to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.
誰也不要自欺. 如果你們當中有人以為自己在這世代裡是有智慧的, 他就應該變為愚笨, 好讓他有智慧.

3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, “The one who catches the wise in their craftiness,”
因為這世界的智慧, 在神看來是愚笨的, 如經上所記: “他使有智慧的人中了自己的詭計. ”

3:20 and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”
又說: “主知道智慧人的意念是虛妄的. ”

3:21 So then, let no one boast in people. For all things are yours,
所以, 誰都不可拿人來誇耀, 因為一切都是你們的.

3:22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come, all things are yours,
無論是保羅, 是亞波羅, 是磯法, 是世界, 是生, 是死, 是現在的事, 是將來的事, 都是你們的.

3:23 and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
你們是屬基督的, 基督是屬神的.

I Corinthians - Chapter 4

4:1 Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries.
這樣, 人應該把我們看作基督的僕人, 神奧祕的事的管家.

4:2 In this case, moreover, it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful.
對於管家的要求, 就是要他忠心.

4:3 But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not even judge myself.
我被你們論斷, 或被人間法庭審判, 我都認為是極小的事, 連我自己也不論斷自己.

4:4 For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but not by this am I vindicated. But the one who judges me is the Lord.
我雖然問心無愧, 卻不能因此自以為義, 因為判斷我的是主.

4:5 Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord should come, who will both enlighten the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of hearts, and then praise will come to each one from God.
所以時候還沒有到, 你們不要批評, 直等到主來; 他要照出黑暗中的隱情, 顯明人心裡的動機. 那時, 各人要從神那裡得著稱讚.

4:6 Now I have applied these things, brothers, to myself and Apollos for your sake, in order that in us you may learn not to go beyond what is written, lest someone be inflated with pride on behalf of one person against the other.
弟兄們, 我為你們的緣故, 拿了這些事來比擬自己和亞波羅, 讓你們在我們身上學到的, 不會超過聖經所記的, 免得你們中間有人自高自大, 看重這個輕視那個.

4:7 For who concedes you superiority? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if indeed you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
使你與人不同的是誰呢? 你有甚麼不是領受的呢? 既然是領受的, 為甚麼要自誇, 好像不是領受的呢?

4:8 Already you are satiated! Already you are rich! Apart from us you reign as kings! And would that indeed you reigned as kings, in order that we also might reign as kings with you!
你們已經滿足了, 已經豐富了, 不需要我們, 自己作王了. 我恨不得你們真的作了王, 讓我們也可以跟你們一同作王！

4:9 For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to people.
我想神是把我們作使徒的列在最後, 好像定了死刑的人, 因為我們成了一臺戲給宇宙觀看, 就是給天使和世人觀看！

4:10 We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!
我們為基督的緣故, 成了愚笨的; 你們在基督裡, 倒成了聰明的. 我們軟弱, 你們倒強壯; 你們受人尊敬, 我們倒被輕視.

4:11 Until the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty and poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless,
直到現在, 我們還是又飢又渴, 衣不蔽體, 又挨打, 又沒有棲身的地方,

4:12 and we toil, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;
並且勞苦, 親手作工. 被人咒罵, 我們就祝福; 遭受迫害, 我們就忍受;

4:13 when we are slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now.
被人毀謗, 我們卻好好地勸導; 直到現在, 人還是把我們當作世上的垃圾, 萬物的渣滓.

4:14 I am not writing these things to shame you, but admonishing you as my dear children.
我寫這些話, 不是要叫你們羞愧, 而是把你們當作我親愛的兒女一樣勸戒你們.

4:15 For if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I fathered you through the gospel.
縱然你們在基督裡有上萬的啟蒙教師, 可是父親卻不多, 因為是我在基督耶穌裡藉著福音生了你們.

4:16 Therefore I exhort you, become imitators of me.
所以我勸你們要效法我.

4:17 Because of this, I have sent to you Timothy, who is my dear and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church.
因此, 我打發提摩太到你們那裡去. 他是我在主裡親愛又忠心的兒子, 他要提醒你們我在基督裡是怎樣行事為人, 正如我在各處教會中所教導的一樣.

4:18 But some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
有人以為我不會到你們那裡去, 就自高自大.

4:19 But I am coming to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk of the ones who have become arrogant, but the power.
然而主若願意, 我很快就要到你們那裡去; 到時我要知道的, 不是那些自高自大的人所講的, 而是他們的能力.

4:20 For the kingdom of God is not with talk, but with power.
因為神的國不在乎言語, 而在乎權能.

4:21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
你們願意怎麼樣呢? 要我帶著刑杖到你們那裡去, 還是以溫柔的靈, 帶著愛心去呢?

I Corinthians - Chapter 5

5:1 It is reported everywhere that there is sexual immorality among you, and sexual immorality of such a kind which does not even exist among the Gentiles, so that someone has the wife of his father.
聽說你們中間竟然有淫亂的事, 這樣的淫亂在教外人中間都沒有, 就是有人和他的繼母同居.

5:2 And you are inflated with pride, and should you not rather have mourned, so that the one who has done this deed would be removed from your midst?
你們還是自高自大！難道你們不該覺得痛心, 把作這件事的人從你們中間趕出去嗎?

5:3 For although I am absent in body but present in spirit, I have already passed judgment on the one who has done this in this way, as if I were present.
我身體雖然不在你們那裡, 心靈卻與你們在一起, 好像我親身在那裡審判了作這件事的人,

5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and my spirit, together with the power of our Lord Jesus,
就是當你們奉我們主耶穌的名聚集在一起, 我的靈在那裡, 我們主耶穌的權能也同在的時候,

5:5 I have decided to hand over such a person to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
要把這樣的人交給撒但, 敗壞他的身體, 使他的靈魂在主的日子可以得救.

5:6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough?
你們這樣自誇是不好的. 你們不知道一點麵酵能使全團麵發起來嗎?

5:7 Clean out the old leaven in order that you may be a new batch of dough, just as you are unleavened. For Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.
你們既是無酵的麵, 就應當把舊酵除淨, 好讓你們成為新的麵團; 因為我們逾越節的羊羔基督已經被殺獻祭了.

5:8 So then, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old leaven or with the leaven of wickedness and sinfulness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
所以我們守這節, 不可用舊酵, 也不可用又邪又惡的酵, 而是要用純潔真實的無酵餅.

5:9 I wrote to you in the letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
我以前寫信告訴你們, 不可與淫亂的人來往.

5:10 By no means did I mean the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people and swindlers or idolaters, since then you would have to depart out of the world.
這話當然不是指這世上行淫亂的,貪心的,勒索的, 或拜偶像的人; 如果是這樣, 你們就非脫離這世界不可.

5:11 But now I have written to you not to associate with any so-called brother, if he is a sexually immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater or an abusive person or a drunkard or a swindler—with such a person not even to eat.
但現在我寫信告訴你們, 如果有稱為弟兄, 卻是行淫亂,貪心,拜偶像,辱罵人,醉酒或勒索的, 這樣的人, 不可和他來往, 連和他吃飯都不可.

5:12 For what is it to me to judge those outside? Should you not judge those inside?
審判教外的人, 跟我有甚麼關係? 教內的人不是你們審判的嗎?

5:13 But those outside God will judge. Remove the evil person from among yourselves.
至於教外的人, 神會審判他們. 你們要把那惡人從你們中間趕出去.

I Corinthians - Chapter 6

6:1 Does anyone among you, if he has a matter against someone else, dare to go to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
你們中間有人和弟兄起了爭執, 怎敢告到不義的人面前, 卻不告在聖徒面前呢?

6:2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if by you the world is judged, are you unworthy of the most insignificant courts?
你們不知道聖徒要審判世界嗎? 既然世界要由你們來審判, 難道你們不配審判這些最小的事嗎?

6:3 Do you not know that we will judge angels, not to mention ordinary matters?
你們不知道我們要審判天使嗎? 何況今生的事呢?

6:4 Therefore, if you have courts with regard to ordinary matters, do you seat these despised people in the church?
你們既然要審判今生的事, 為甚麼讓教會不重視的人來審判呢?

6:5 I say this to your shame. So is there not anyone wise among you who will be able to render a decision between his brothers?
我說這話, 是要使你們羞愧. 難道你們中間沒有一個有智慧的人, 能夠審判弟兄之間的事嗎?

6:6 But brother goes to court with brother, and this before unbelievers!
你們竟然是弟兄告弟兄, 而且告到不信的人面前去嗎?

6:7 Therefore it is already completely a loss for you that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
你們彼此告狀, 已經是你們的失敗了. 為甚麼不寧願受委屈呢? 為甚麼不甘心吃虧呢?

6:8 But you wrong and defraud, and do this to brothers!
但你們反倒使人受委屈, 叫人吃虧, 而且他們就是你們的弟兄.

6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor passive homosexual partners, nor dominant homosexual partners,
你們不知道不義的人不能承受神的國嗎? 不要自欺, 無論是行淫亂的,拜偶像的,姦淫的,作孌童的,親男色的,

6:10 nor thieves, nor greedy persons, not drunkards, not abusive persons, not swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
偷竊的,貪心的,醉酒的,辱罵人的或勒索的, 都不能承受神的國.

6:11 And some of you were these things, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
你們有些人從前也是這樣的, 但現在藉著我們主耶穌基督的名, 靠著我們神的靈, 都已經洗淨了, 聖潔了, 稱義了.

6:12 All things are permitted for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be controlled by anything.
甚麼事我都可以作, 但不是都有益處. 甚麼事我都可以作, 但我不要受任何事的轄制.

6:13 Food is for the stomach, and the stomach for food, but God will abolish both of them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
食物是為了肚腹, 肚腹是為了食物; 但神卻要把這兩樣都廢掉. 身體不是為了淫亂, 而是為了主, 主也是為了身體.

6:14 And God both raised up the Lord and will raise us up by his power.
神不但使主復活了, 也要用他的能力使我們復活.

6:15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Therefore, shall I take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!
你們不知道你們的身體就是基督的肢體嗎? 這樣, 我們可以把基督的肢體當作娼妓的肢體嗎? 當然不可以！

6:16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For it says, “The two will become one flesh.”
你們不知道那跟娼妓苟合的, 就是與她成為一體了嗎? 因為經上說: “二人要成為一體. ”

6:17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with him.
但那與主聯合的, 就是與他成為一靈了.

6:18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a person commits is outside his body, but the one who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
你們要逃避淫亂的事. 人所犯的, 無論是甚麼罪, 都是在身體以外, 唯有行淫亂的, 是觸犯自己的身體.

6:19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
你們不知道你們的身體就是那位住在你們裡面的聖靈的殿嗎? 這聖靈是你們從神那裡領受的. 你們不是屬於自己的,

6:20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God with your body.
因為你們是用重價買來的. 所以你們務要用自己的身體榮耀神.

I Corinthians - Chapter 7

7:1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”
關於你們信上所提的事, 我認為男人不親近女人倒好.

7:2 But because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife and let each woman have her own husband.
但為了避免淫亂的事, 男人應當各有自己的妻子, 女人也應當各有自己的丈夫.

7:3 The husband must fulfill his obligation to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
丈夫對妻子應該盡他的本分, 妻子對丈夫也應當這樣.

7:4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. And likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but his wife does.
妻子對自己的身體沒有主權, 權在丈夫; 照樣, 丈夫對自己的身體也沒有主權, 權在妻子.

7:5 Do not defraud one another, except perhaps by agreement, for a time, in order that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and then you should be together again, lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self control.
夫妻不可彼此虧負, 除非為了要專心禱告, 雙方才可以同意暫時分房. 以後仍要同房, 免得撒但趁著你們情不自禁的時候誘惑你們.

7:6 But I say this as a concession, not as a command.
我說這話是容許你們, 並不是命令.

7:7 I wish all people could be like myself, but each one has his own gift from God, one in this way and another in that way.
我願人人都像我一樣; 只是各人有各人從神得來的恩賜, 有人是這樣, 有人是那樣.

7:8 Now I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.
我現在要對未婚的人和寡婦說, 他們若保持像我這樣就好了;

7:9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.
但如果不能自制, 就應當結婚, 因為結婚總比慾火焚身好.

7:10 To the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife must not separate from her husband.
我要吩咐已婚的人(其實不是我, 而是主吩咐的), 妻子不可離開丈夫.

7:11 But if indeed she does separate, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
如果離開了, 就不可再嫁, 不然, 就要跟丈夫復合. 丈夫也不可離棄妻子.

7:12 Now to the rest I say—not the Lord—if any brother has an unbelieving wife and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.
我要對其餘的人說(是我說的, 不是主說的), 倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子, 而她也情願和他住在一起, 他就不要離棄她.

7:13 And if any wife has an unbelieving husband and he consents to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.
如果妻子有不信的丈夫, 而他也情願和她住在一起, 她也不要離棄丈夫.

7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the brother, since otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
因為不信的丈夫因著妻子成為聖潔, 不信的妻子也因著那個弟兄成為聖潔了. 不然, 你們的兒女就是不潔淨的, 但現在他們都是聖潔的了.

7:15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. The brother or the sister is not bound in such cases. But God has called us in peace.
如果那不信的要離去, 就由他離去吧; 在這種情形之下, 信主的弟兄或姊妹都不必勉強. 神呼召你們, 是要你們和睦.

7:16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
你這作妻子的, 你怎麼知道不能救你的丈夫呢? 你這作丈夫的, 你怎麼知道不能救你的妻子呢?

7:17 But to each one as the Lord has apportioned. As God has called each one, thus let him live—and thus I order in all the churches.
不過, 主怎樣分給各人, 神怎樣呼召各人, 各人就要照著去行事為人. 我也這樣吩咐各教會.

7:18 Was anyone called after being circumcised? He must not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called in uncircumcision? He must not become circumcised.
有人受了割禮而蒙召的嗎? 他就不要遮掩割禮的記號. 有人未受割禮而蒙召的嗎? 他就不要受割禮.

7:19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
割禮算不得甚麼, 沒有割禮也算不得甚麼, 要緊的是遵守神的命令.

7:20 Each one in the calling in which he was called—in this he should remain.
各人蒙召的時候怎樣, 他就應當保持原來的情況.

7:21 Were you called while a slave? Do not let it be a concern to you. But if indeed you are able to become free, rather make use of it.
你蒙召的時候是作奴僕的嗎? 不要為此煩惱. 但如果你能夠得到自由, 就要把握這機會.

7:22 For the one who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord’s freedperson. Likewise the one who is called while free is a slave of Christ.
因為作奴僕的蒙了主的呼召, 就是屬於主的自由人了; 照樣, 自由的人蒙了呼召, 他就是基督的奴僕了.

7:23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
你們是用重價買來的, 不要作人的奴僕.

7:24 Each one in the situation in which he was called, brothers—in this he should remain with God.
弟兄們, 你們各人蒙召的時候怎樣, 就應當在神面前保持這原來的情況.

7:25 Now concerning virgins I do not have a command from the Lord, but I am giving an opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.
關於守獨身的女子, 我沒有主的命令, 但我既然蒙了主的憐憫, 成為可信靠的人, 就把我的意見提出來.

7:26 Therefore, I consider this to be good because of the impending distress, that it is good for a man to be thus.
為了目前的困難, 我認為人最好能保持現狀.

7:27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek release. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
你已經有了妻子嗎? 就不要想擺脫. 你還沒有妻子嗎? 就不要去找妻子.

7:28 But if you marry, you have not sinned, and if the virgin marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have affliction in the flesh, and I would spare you.
如果你娶妻子, 這不是犯罪; 如果處女出嫁, 也不是犯罪. 不過, 這樣的人要受肉體上的苦難, 我卻不願你們受這苦難.

7:29 But I say this, brothers: the time is shortened, that from now on even those who have wives should be as if they do not have wives,
弟兄們, 我是說時候不多了. 從今以後, 有妻子的要像沒有妻子的,

7:30 and those who weep as if they do not weep, and those who rejoice as if they do not rejoice, and those who buy as if they do not possess,
哀哭的要像不哀哭的, 快樂的要像不快樂的, 買了東西的要像一無所得的,

7:31 and those who make use of the world as if they do not make full use of it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
享用世上百物的要像沒有享用的一樣, 因為這世上的情況都要過去.

7:32 But I want you to be free from care. The unmarried person cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
我願你們無所掛慮. 沒有娶妻子的人, 掛念的是主的事, 想怎樣去得主喜悅;

7:33 But the one who is married cares for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
但娶了妻子的人是為世上的事掛慮, 想怎樣去討妻子的歡心,

7:34 and he is divided. And the unmarried woman or the virgin cares for the things of the Lord, in order that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But the married woman cares for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
這樣他就分心了. 沒有結婚的婦女和守獨身的女子, 掛念的是主的事, 好讓身體和心靈都成為聖潔; 但結了婚的婦女是為世上的事掛慮, 想怎樣去討丈夫的歡心.

7:35 Now I am saying this for your own benefit, not that I may put a restriction on you, but to promote appropriate and devoted service to the Lord without distraction.
我說這話, 是為了你們自己的益處; 我不是要限制你們, 而是要你們作合宜的事, 一心一意地對主忠誠.

7:36 But if anyone thinks he is behaving dishonorably concerning his virgin, if she is past her prime and it ought to be thus, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin. Let them marry.
如果有人認為是虧待了自己的女朋友, 她也過了結婚的年齡, 而他覺得應當結婚, 他就可以照著自己的意思去作, 這不是犯罪; 他們應該結婚.

7:37 But he who stands firm in his heart, not having necessity, but has authority concerning his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin, he will do well.
但如果他心裡堅決, 沒有甚麼不得已的原因, 又可以控制自己的意志, 決心讓女朋友持守獨身; 這樣作也是好的.

7:38 So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, and the one who does not marry her will do better.
所以, 那跟自己的女朋友結婚的, 作得好, 那不結婚的, 作得更好. (或譯: “36如果有人認為待自己的女兒不合適, 她也過了結婚的年齡, 而且應當這樣行, 他就可以照著自己的意思去作, 讓她們結婚, 這不是犯罪. 37但如果他心裡堅定, 沒有甚麼不得已的原因, 又有權作主, 決心留下自己的女兒, 這樣作也是好的. 38所以, 那讓自己女兒出嫁的, 作得好, 那不讓女兒出嫁的, 作得更好. ”)

7:39 A wife is bound for as long a time as her husband lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only in the Lord.
丈夫活著的時候, 妻子是受約束的; 丈夫若死了, 她就可以自由地嫁給她願意嫁的人, 只是要嫁給主裡的人.

7:40 But she is happier if she remains thus, according to my opinion—and I think I have the Spirit of God.
然而照我的意見, 倘若她能守節, 就更有福了. 我想我這話也是神的靈感動的.

I Corinthians - Chapter 8

8:1 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols, we know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
關於祭過偶像的食物, 我們曉得我們都有知識. 但知識會使人自高自大, 唯有愛心能造就人.

8:2 If anyone thinks he knows anything, he has not yet known as it is necessary to know.
如果有人自以為知道些甚麼, 那麼, 他應該知道的, 他還是不知道.

8:3 But if anyone loves God, this one is known by him.
如果有人愛神, 這人是神所知道的.

8:4 Therefore, concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world” and that “there is no God except one.”
關於吃祭過偶像的食物, 我們知道世上的偶像算不得甚麼, 也知道神只有一位, 沒有別的神.

8:5 For even if after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many gods and many lords,
雖然有被稱為神的, 無論在天上或在地上(就如有許多的“神”許多的“主”),

8:6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we are for him, and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we are through him.
然而我們只有一位神, 就是父; 萬物都是從他而來, 我們也為了他而活. 我們也只有一位主, 就是耶穌基督; 萬物都是藉著他而有的, 我們也是藉著他而有的.

8:7 But this knowledge is not in everyone. But some, being accustomed until now to the idol, eat this food as food sacrificed to idols, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.
不過, 這種知識不是人人都有的. 有些人直到現在習慣了拜偶像的事, 因此他們吃的時候, 就把這些食物看作是真的獻過給偶像的; 他們的良心既然軟弱, 就被污穢了.

8:8 But food does not bring us close to God. For neither if we eat do we have more, nor if we do not eat do we lack.
其實食物不能使我們親近神, 我們不吃也無損, 吃也無益.

8:9 But watch out lest somehow this right of yours becomes a cause for stumbling to the weak.
然而你們要謹慎, 免得你們這自由成了軟弱的人的絆腳石.

8:10 For if someone should see you who has knowledge reclining for a meal in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, because it is weak, be strengthened so that he eats the food sacrificed to idols?
因為如果有人看見你這有知識的人, 在偶像的廟裡吃飯, 他的良心若是軟弱, 他不就放膽去吃那祭過偶像的食物嗎?

8:11 For the one who is weak—the brother for whom Christ died—is destroyed by your knowledge.
因此, 基督已經為他死了的那軟弱的弟兄, 就因你的知識而滅亡了.

8:12 Now if you sin in this way against the brothers and wound their conscience, which is weak, you sin against Christ.
你們這樣得罪弟兄, 傷了他們軟弱的良心, 就是得罪基督了.

8:13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat forever, in order that I may not cause my brother to sin.
所以, 如果食物使我的弟兄跌倒, 我就永遠不再吃肉, 免得使我的弟兄跌倒了.

I Corinthians - Chapter 9

9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
我不是自由的嗎? 我不是使徒嗎? 我不是見過我們的主耶穌嗎? 你們不是我在主裡面的工作嗎?

9:2 If to others I am not an apostle, yet indeed I am to you, for you are my seal of apostleship in the Lord.
對別人來說, 我或許不是使徒, 但對你們來說, 我總是使徒, 因為你們就是我在主裡作使徒的印記.

9:3 My defense to those who examine me is this:
對那些盤問我的人, 這就是我的答辯.

9:4 Do we not have the right to eat and drink?
難道我們沒有權利吃喝嗎?

9:5 Do we not have the right to take along a sister as wife, like the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
難道我們沒有權利, 像其餘的使徒,主的弟兄和磯法一樣, 帶著信主的妻子往來嗎?

9:6 Or do only I and Barnabas not have the right to refrain from working?
難道只有我和巴拿巴沒有權利不作工嗎?

9:7 Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Who shepherds a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?
有誰當兵要自備糧餉呢? 有誰栽種葡萄園, 不吃園裡的果子呢? 有誰牧養羊群, 不喝羊的奶呢?

9:8 I am not saying these things according to a human perspective. Or does the law not also say these things?
我說這話, 不是照著人的意見, 律法不也是這樣說嗎?

9:9 For in the law of Moses it is written, “You must not muzzle an ox while it is threshing.” It is not about oxen God is concerned, is it?
就在摩西的律法上記著說: “牛踹穀的時候, 不可籠住牠的嘴. ”難道神關心的只是牛嗎?

9:10 Or doubtless does he speak for our sake? For it is written for our sake, because the one who plows ought to plow in hope and the one who threshes ought to do so in hope of a share.
這不全是為我們說的嗎? 當然是為我們說的, 因為耕種的應當存著希望去耕種, 收割的也應當存著希望去分享收穫.

9:11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too great a thing if we reap material things from you?
我們既然在你們中間撒了屬靈的種子, 如果要從你們那裡收穫一些物質的供應, 這算是過分嗎?

9:12 If others share this right over you, do we not do so even more? Yet we have not made use of this right, but we endure all things, in order that we may not cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
如果別人在你們身上享有這種權利, 我們不是更可以享有嗎? 然而我們沒有用過這種權利, 反而凡事容忍, 免得我們攔阻了基督的福音.

9:13 Do you not know that those performing the holy services eat the things from the temple, and those attending to the altar have a share with the altar?
難道你們不知道, 在聖殿供職的, 就吃殿中的供物; 侍候祭壇的, 就分領壇上的祭物嗎?

9:14 In the same way also the Lord ordered those who proclaim the gospel to live from the gospel.
主也曾這樣吩咐, 叫傳福音的人靠福音為生.

9:15 But I have not made use of any of these rights. And I am not writing these things in order that it may be thus with me. For it would be better to me rather to die than for anyone to deprive me of my reason for boasting.
但這種權利, 我一點也沒有用過. 我寫這些話, 並不是想叫人這樣待我, 因為我寧可死, 也不讓人使我所誇耀的落了空.

9:16 For if I proclaim the gospel, it is not to me a reason for boasting, for necessity is imposed on me. For woe is to me if I do not proclaim the gospel.
我傳福音原是沒有可誇的, 因我不能不傳. 如果不傳福音, 我就有禍了.

9:17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if I do so unwillingly, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.
如果我甘心作這事, 就有賞賜; 即使不甘心, 這職責還是託付我了.

9:18 What then is my reward? That when I proclaim the gospel, I may offer the gospel free of charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
那麼, 我的賞賜是甚麼呢? 就是我傳福音時, 叫人免費得著福音. 這樣, 我就沒有用過傳福音可以享有的權利了.

9:19 For although I am free from all people, I have enslaved myself to all, in order that I may gain more.
我雖然自由, 不受任何人管轄, 但我自願成為眾人的奴僕, 為的是要多得一些人.

9:20 I have become like a Jew to the Jews, in order that I may gain the Jews. To those under the law I became as under the law (although I myself am not under the law) in order that I may gain those under the law.
對猶太人, 我就作猶太人, 為了要得著猶太人; 對律法以下的人, 雖然我自己不在律法之下, 還是作了律法以下的人, 為了要得著律法以下的人.

9:21 To those outside the law I became as outside the law (although I am not outside the law of God, but subject to the law of Christ) in order that I may gain those outside the law.
對沒有律法的人, 我就作了沒有律法的人, 其實我不是在神的律法以外, 而是在基督的律法之下, 為了要得著沒有律法的人.

9:22 To the weak I became weak, in order that I may gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, in order that by all means I may save some.
對軟弱的人, 我就成了軟弱的人, 為了要得著軟弱的人. 對怎麼樣的人, 我就作怎麼樣的人; 無論如何, 總要救一些人.

9:23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, in order that I may become a participant with it.
我所作的一切, 都是為了福音的緣故, 好讓我與別人同享福音的好處.

9:24 Do you not know that those who run in the stadium all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
難道你們不知道, 在場上賽跑的人, 雖然大家都跑, 但得獎的只有一個人嗎? 你們都應當這樣跑, 好叫你們可以得獎.

9:25 And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things. Thus those do so in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.
凡參加運動比賽的, 在一切事上都有節制; 他們這樣作, 不過要得到能壞的冠冕, 我們卻是要得不朽的冠冕.

9:26 Therefore I run in this way, not as running aimlessly; I box in this way, not as beating the air.
所以我奔跑, 不是沒有目標的; 我鬥拳, 不是打空氣的.

9:27 But I discipline my body and subjugate it, lest somehow after preaching to others, I myself should become disqualified.
我要克制自己的身體, 叫身體服我, 免得我傳了給別人, 自己反而落選了.

I Corinthians - Chapter 10

10:1 For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all went through the sea,
弟兄們, 我不願意你們不知道, 我們的祖宗都曾經在雲下, 都曾經從海中經過,

10:2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
都曾經在雲裡在海裡受洗歸於摩西.

10:3 and all ate the same spiritual food,
他們都吃了一樣的靈糧,

10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
都喝了一樣的靈水; 他們所喝的, 是從那隨著他們的靈磐石那裡來的, 這磐石就是基督.

10:5 But God was not pleased with the majority of them, for they were struck down in the desert.
但他們大多數的人, 都得不到神的喜悅, 因此他們都死在曠野.

10:6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we should not be desirers of evil things, just as those also desired them,
這些事都是我們的鑒戒, 叫我們不要貪戀惡事, 像他們那樣.

10:7 and not become idolaters, as some of them did, just as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play,”
你們也不可拜偶像, 像他們有些人那樣; 正如經上所記: “人民坐下吃喝, 起來玩樂. ”

10:8 nor commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed sexual immorality, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day,
我們也不可淫亂, 像他們有些人那樣, 一天就死了二萬三千人.

10:9 nor put Christ to the test, as some of them tested him, and were destroyed by snakes,
我們也不可試探主, 像他們有些人那樣, 結果就被蛇咬死了.

10:10 nor grumble, just as some of them grumbled, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
你們也不可發怨言, 像他們有些人那樣, 就被那毀滅者所滅.

10:11 Now these things happened to those people as an example, but are written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
這些事發生在他們身上, 作為鑒戒, 並且記下來, 為了要警戒我們這些末世的人.

10:12 Therefore, the one who thinks that he stands must watch out lest he fall.
所以, 那自以為站得穩的, 應當謹慎, 免得跌倒.

10:13 Temptation has not come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will also make a way out together with the temptation, so that you may be able to endure it.
你們所受的試探, 無非是人受得起的; 神是信實的, 他必不容許你們受試探過於你們抵受得住的, 而且在受試探的時候, 必定給你們開一條出路, 使你們能忍受得住.

10:14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
所以, 我所親愛的, 你們要遠避拜偶像的事.

10:15 I am speaking as to sensible people; you judge what I am saying.
我是對明白事理的人說的, 我所說的你們要自己判斷.

10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
我們為福杯祝禱的時候, 難道不是共享基督的血嗎? 我們擘餅的時候, 難道不是共享基督的身體嗎?

10:17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share from the one bread.
因為事實上只有一個餅, 我們人數雖多, 還是一個身體, 因為我們都是分享同一個餅.

10:18 Consider Israel according to the flesh: are not the ones who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?
你們看看以色列人, 那些吃祭物的不就是與祭壇有分嗎?

10:19 Therefore, what am I saying? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
我說的是甚麼意思呢? 偶像算得甚麼, 還是祭過偶像的食物算得甚麼?

10:20 No, but that the things which they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become sharers with demons.
我是說, 教外人所祭的是鬼, 不是獻給神; 我卻不願意你們與鬼來往.

10:21 You are not able to drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You are not able to share the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
你們不能喝主的杯又喝鬼的杯, 你們不能參加主的筵席又參加鬼的筵席.

10:22 Or are we attempting to provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than he is, are we?
難道我們要激起主的忿怒嗎? 我們比他更強嗎?

10:23 All things are permitted, but not all things are profitable. All things are permitted, but not all things build up.
甚麼事情都可以作, 但不是都有益處. 甚麼事情都可以作, 但不是都能造就人.

10:24 Let no one seek his own good but the good of the other.
人不要求自己的好處, 卻要求別人的好處.

10:25 Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for the sake of the conscience,
肉食市場所賣的一切, 你們只管吃, 不要為了良心的緣故問甚麼,

10:26 for “the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”
因為地和地上所充滿的都是屬於主的.

10:27 If any of the unbelievers invites you, and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of the conscience.
如果有不信的人邀請你們吃飯, 你們也願意去, 凡擺在你們面前的, 都可以吃, 不要為了良心的緣故問甚麼.

10:28 But if someone says to you, “This is offered to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of that one who informed you and the conscience.
但是如果有人告訴你們: “這是獻過祭的食物. ”那麼, 為了那告訴你們的人, 也為了良心的緣故, 就不要吃.

10:29 Now I am not speaking about your own conscience, but the conscience of the other person. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?
我說的良心, 不是你的, 而是他的. 為甚麼我的自由要受別人的良心論斷呢?

10:30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
我若存著感恩的心吃了, 為甚麼我因著我所感恩的食物被人毀謗呢?

10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or you drink or whatever you do, do all things for the glory of God.
所以, 你們或吃喝, 或作甚麼, 一切都要為神的榮耀而行.

10:32 Give no offense both to Jews and to Greeks and to the church of God,
無論是猶太人, 是希臘人, 是神的教會, 你們總不可使他們跌倒;

10:33 just as I also please all people in all things, not seeking my own benefit, but the benefit of the many, in order that they may be saved.
就好像我所作的一切, 都是要使大家喜悅, 不是要求自己的好處, 而是要求別人的好處, 為了要使他們得救.

I Corinthians - Chapter 11

11:1 Become imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
你們應該效法我, 好像我效法基督一樣.

11:2 Now I praise you that you remember me in all things, and just as I handed over to you the traditions, you hold fast to them.
我稱讚你們, 因為你們在一切事上都記念我, 又持守我傳交給你們的教訓.

11:3 But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and the head of Christ is God.
但是我願意你們知道, 基督是男人的頭, 男人是女人的頭(“男人是女人的頭”或譯: “丈夫是妻子的頭”), 神是基督的頭.

11:4 Every man who prays or prophesies while having something on his head dishonors his head,
男人禱告或講道的時候, 如果蒙著頭, 就是羞辱自己的頭.

11:5 but every woman who prays or prophesies with uncovered head dishonors her head, for she is one and the same with the one whose head is shaved.
女人禱告或講道的時候, 如果不蒙著頭, 就是羞辱自己的頭, 因為這就好像剃了頭髮一樣.

11:6 For if a woman does not cover herself, let her hair be shorn off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her head shorn or shaved, let her cover her head.
女人要不蒙著頭, 她就應當把頭髮剪了; 如果女人以為剪髮或剃頭是羞恥的事, 她就應當蒙著頭.

11:7 For indeed a man ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
男人不應蒙著頭, 因為他是神的形象和榮耀, 而女人是男人的榮耀.

11:8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man.
因為男人不是由女人而出, 女人卻是由男人而出,

11:9 For indeed man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.
並且男人不是為了女人而造的, 女人卻是為了男人而造的.

11:10 Because of this, the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, on account of the angels.
因此, 為天使的緣故, 女人應當在頭上有服權柄的記號.

11:11 Nevertheless, neither is woman anything apart from man, nor is man anything apart from woman in the Lord.
然而在主裡面, 女人不可以沒有男人, 男人也不可以沒有女人.

11:12 For just as the woman is from the man, thus also the man is through the woman. But all things are from God.
因為正如女人是由男人而出, 照樣, 男人是藉著女人而生; 萬有都是出於神.

11:13 You judge for yourselves: is it fitting for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
你們自己判斷一下, 女人向神禱告的時候不蒙頭, 是合適的嗎?

11:14 And does not nature itself teach you that a man, if he wears long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
人的本性不是也教導你們, 如果男人有長頭髮, 就是他的羞恥嗎?

11:15 But a woman, if she wears long hair, it is her glory, because her hair is given for a covering.
如果女人有長頭髮, 不就是她的榮耀嗎? 因為頭髮是給她作蓋頭的.

11:16 But if anyone is disposed to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.
如果有人想要強辯, 我們卻沒有這種習慣, 神的眾教會也沒有.

11:17 But in giving this instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
我現在要吩咐你們, 不是要稱讚你們, 因為你們聚集在一起, 並沒有得到益處, 反而有害處.

11:18 For in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
首先, 我聽說你們在聚會的時候, 你們中間起了分裂, 這話我也稍微相信.

11:19 For indeed it is necessary that there be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may become evident among you.
你們中間會有分黨結派的事, 這是必然的, 為的是要使那些經得起考驗的人顯明出來.

11:20 Therefore, when you come together in the same place, it is not to eat the Lord’s supper.
你們聚集在一起, 不是吃主的晚餐,

11:21 For when you eat it, each one of you goes ahead to take his own supper, and one is hungry and another is drunk.
因為吃的時候, 各人都先吃自己的晚餐, 結果有人飢餓, 有人醉了.

11:22 For do you not have houses for eating and drinking? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who do not have anything? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you!
難道你們沒有家可以吃喝嗎? 還是你們藐視神的教會, 使那些沒有的羞愧呢? 我向你們可以說甚麼呢? 稱讚你們嗎? 在這事上我不能稱讚.

11:23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was betrayed, took bread,
我當日傳交給你們的, 原是從主領受的, 就是主耶穌被出賣的那一夜, 他拿起餅來,

11:24 and after he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
祝謝了, 就擘開, 說: “這是我的身體, 為你們擘開的; 你們應當這樣行, 為的是記念我. ”

11:25 Likewise also the cup, after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
飯後, 照樣拿起杯來, 說: “這杯是用我的血所立的新約, 你們每逢喝的時候, 應當這樣行, 為的是記念我. ”

11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
你們每逢吃這餅, 喝這杯, 就是宣揚主的死, 直等到他來.

11:27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
因此, 無論甚麼人若用不合適的態度吃主的餅, 喝主的杯, 就是得罪主的身體,主的血了.

11:28 But let a person examine himself, and in this way let him eat from the bread and let him drink from the cup.
所以人應當省察自己, 然後才吃這餅, 喝這杯.

11:29 For the one who eats and drinks, if he does not recognize the body, eats and drinks judgment against himself.
因為那吃喝的人, 如果不辨明是主的身體, 就是吃喝定在自己的身上的罪了.

11:30 Because of this, many are weak and sick among you, and quite a few have died.
因此, 你們中間有許多人是軟弱的, 患病的, 而且死了的也不少.

11:31 But if we were evaluating ourselves, we would not be judged.
我們若仔細省察自己, 就不會受審判了.

11:32 But if we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined, in order that we will not be condemned with the world.
然而我們被主審判的時候, 是受他的管教, 免得和世人一同被定罪.

11:33 So then, my brothers, when you come together in order to eat the Lord’s supper, wait for one another.
所以, 我的弟兄們, 你們聚集在一起吃的時候, 要彼此等待.

11:34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And I will give directions about the remaining matters whenever I come.
如果有人餓了, 就應當在家裡先吃, 免得你們聚集在一起的時候受到審判. 其餘的事, 我來的時候再作安排.

I Corinthians - Chapter 12

12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.
弟兄們, 關於屬靈的恩賜, 我不願意你們不明白.

12:2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the speechless idols, however you were led.
你們知道, 你們還是教外人的時候, 總是受迷惑被引誘, 去拜那不能說話的偶像.

12:3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed,” and no one is able to say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.
所以我要你們知道, 被神的靈感動而說話的人, 沒有一個會說“耶穌是可咒詛的”; 除非是被聖靈感動, 也沒有人能說“耶穌是主”.

12:4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit,
恩賜有許多種, 卻是同一位聖靈所賜的;

12:5 and there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord,
服事的職分有許多種, 但是同一位主;

12:6 and there are varieties of activities, but the same God, who works all things in all people.
工作的方式也有許多種, 但仍是一位神, 是他在眾人裡面作成一切.

12:7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is beneficial to all.
聖靈顯現在各人的身上, 為的是要使人得著益處.

12:8 For to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge by the same Spirit,
有人藉著聖靈領受了智慧的言語, 又有人靠著同一位聖靈領受了知識的言語,

12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
又有人因著同一位聖靈領受了信心, 還有人因著這位聖靈領受了醫病的恩賜,

12:10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing of spirits, to another kinds of tongues, to another interpretation of tongues.
另有人可以行神蹟, 另有人可以講道, 另有人可以辨別諸靈, 也有人能說各種的方言, 也有人能翻譯方言.

12:11 But in all these things one and the same Spirit is at work, distributing to each one individually just as he wishes.
這一切都是這同一位聖靈所作的, 他按照自己的意思個別地分給各人.

12:12 For just as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, although they are many, are one body, thus also Christ.
正如身體是一個, 卻有許多肢體, 而且肢體雖然很多, 身體仍是一個; 基督也是這樣.

12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free persons, and all were made to drink one Spirit.
我們無論是猶太人, 是希臘人, 是作奴隸的, 是自由的, 都在那一位聖靈裡受了洗, 成為一個身體, 都飲了那一位聖靈.

12:14 For the body is not one member, but many.
原來身體有許多肢體, 並不是只有一個肢體.

12:15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” not because of this is it not a part of the body.
假如腳說: “我不是手, 所以我不屬於身體. ”它不能因此就不屬於身體.

12:16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body, not because of this is it not a part of the body.
假如耳朵說: “我不是眼睛, 所以我不屬於身體. ”它也不能因此就不屬於身體.

12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
假如整個身體只是眼睛, 怎樣聽呢? 假如整個身體只是耳朵, 怎樣聞味呢?

12:18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body just as he wanted.
但現在神按照自己的意思, 把肢體一一放在身體上.

12:19 And if they all were one member, where would the body be?
假如所有的只是一個肢體, 怎能算是身體呢?

12:20 But now there are many members, but one body.
但現在肢體雖然很多, 身體卻只是一個.

12:21 Now the eye is not able to say to the hand, “I do not have need of you,” or again, the head to the feet, “I do not have need of you.”
眼睛不能對手說: “我不需要你. ”頭也不能對腳說: “我不需要你們. ”

12:22 But by much more the members of the body which are thought to be weaker are necessary,
相反地, 身體上那些似乎比較軟弱的肢體, 更是不可缺少的.

12:23 and the parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, these we clothe with more abundant honor, and our unpresentable parts come to have more abundant presentability,
我們認為身體上不大體面的部分, 就更加要把它裝飾得體面; 不大美觀的部分, 就更加要使它美觀.

12:24 but our presentable parts do not have need of this. Yet God composed the body by giving more abundant honor to the part which lacked it,
我們身體上美觀的部分, 就不需要這樣了. 但神卻這樣把身體組成了: 格外地把體面加給比較有缺欠的肢體,

12:25 in order that there not be a division in the body, but the members would have the same concern for one another.
好使肢體能夠互相照顧, 免得身體上有了分裂.

12:26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; if a member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
如果一個肢體受苦, 所有的肢體就一同受苦; 如果一個肢體得榮耀, 所有的肢體就一同快樂.

12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members of it individually,
你們就是基督的身體, 並且每一個人都是作肢體的.

12:28 and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
神在教會裡所設立的, 第一是使徒, 第二是先知, 第三是教師, 其次是行神蹟的, 再其次是有醫病恩賜的, 幫助人的, 治理事的, 說各種方言的.

12:29 Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all are workers of miracles, are they?
難道都是使徒嗎? 都是先知嗎? 都是教師嗎? 都是行神蹟的嗎?

12:30 Not all have gifts of healing, do they? Not all speak with tongues, do they? Not all interpret, do they?
都是有醫病恩賜的嗎? 都是說方言的嗎? 都是翻譯方言的嗎?

12:31 But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.
你們卻要熱切地追求那些更大的恩賜. 現在我要把更高的道路指示你們.

I Corinthians - Chapter 13

13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a ringing brass gong or a clashing cymbal.
我若能說世人和天使的方言, 卻沒有愛, 我就成了鳴的鑼,響的鈸一樣.

13:2 And if I have the gift of prophecy and I know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
我若有先知講道的恩賜, 也明白各樣的奧祕, 各樣的知識; 並且有全備的信, 叫我能夠移山, 卻沒有愛, 我就算不得甚麼.

13:3 And if I parcel out all my possessions, and if I hand over my body in order that I will be burned, but do not have love, it benefits me nothing.
我若把一切所有的分給人, 又捨己身被人焚燒, 卻沒有愛, 對我仍然毫無益處.

13:4 Love is patient, love is kind, love is not jealous, it does not boast, it does not become conceited,
愛是恆久忍耐, 又有恩慈. 愛是不嫉妒, 不自誇, 不張狂;

13:5 it does not behave dishonorably, it is not selfish, it does not become angry, it does not keep a record of wrongs,
不作失禮的事, 不求自己的益處, 不輕易動怒, 不計較人的過犯;

13:6 it does not rejoice at unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth,
不喜歡不義, 只喜歡真理.

13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
愛是凡事包容, 凡事相信, 凡事盼望, 凡事忍耐.

13:8 Love never ends. But if there are prophecies, they will pass away. If there are tongues, they will cease. If there is knowledge, it will pass away.
愛是永存不息的. 先知的講道終必過去, 方言終必停止, 知識終必消失.

13:9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
因為我們現在所知道的, 只是一部分; 所講的道也只是一部分;

13:10 but whenever the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.
等那完全的來到, 這部分的就要過去了.

13:11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside the things of a child.
我作孩子的時候, 說話像孩子, 心思像孩子, 想法像孩子, 既然長大了, 就把孩子的事都丟棄了.

13:12 For now we see through a mirror indirectly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known.
我們現在是對著鏡子觀看, 模糊不清, 到那時就要面對面了. 我現在所知道的只是一部分, 到那時就完全知道了, 好像主完全知道我一樣.

13:13 And now these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
現在常存的有信,望,愛這三樣, 其中最大的是愛.

I Corinthians - Chapter 14

14:1 Pursue love, and strive for spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
你們要追求愛, 也要熱切地渴慕屬靈的恩賜, 特別是先知講道的恩賜.

14:2 For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, because no one understands, but by the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
原來那說方言的不是對人說, 而是對神說, 因為沒有人能聽得懂; 他是在靈裡講奧祕的事.

14:3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people edification and encouragement and consolation.
但那講道的是對人講說, 使他們得著造就,安慰和勸勉.

14:4 The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
那說方言的是造就自己, 但那講道的是造就教會.

14:5 Now I want you all to speak with tongues, but even more that you may prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, in order that the church may receive edification.
我願意你們都說方言, 但我更願意你們都講道; 因為那說方言的, 如果不翻譯出來使教會得著造就, 就遠不如那講道的了.

14:6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with tongues, how do I benefit you, unless I speak to you either with a revelation or with knowledge or with a prophecy or with a teaching?
弟兄們, 你們想想, 如果我到你們那裡去, 只說方言, 不向你們講有關啟示,知識,預言, 或教訓的話, 那我對你們有甚麼益處呢?

14:7 Likewise, the inanimate things which produce a sound, whether flute or lyre, if they do not produce a distinction in the tones, how will it be known what is played on the flute or on the lyre?
甚至那些沒有生命卻能發聲的東西, 例如簫或琴, 如果音調不分, 怎能使人知道所彈所奏的是甚麼呢?

14:8 For indeed, if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare for battle?
又如果軍號所發的聲音不清楚, 誰會準備作戰呢?

14:9 And so you through the tongue, unless you produce a clear message, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.
你們也是這樣, 如果用舌頭發出人聽不懂的話來, 人怎會知道你所講的是甚麼呢? 這樣, 你們就是向空氣說話了.

14:10 There are probably so many kinds of languages in the world, and none without meaning.
世上有那麼多種語言, 但沒有一種是沒有意義的.

14:11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a barbarian to the one who is speaking, and the one who is speaking will be a barbarian in my judgment.
我若不明白某一種語言的意思, 在那講的人來看, 我就是個外國人; 在我來說, 那講話的人也是個外國人.

14:12 In this way also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek for the edification of the church, in order that you may abound.
你們也是這樣, 你們既然熱切地渴慕屬靈的恩賜, 就應當追求多多得著造就教會的恩賜.

14:13 Therefore the one who speaks in a tongue must pray that he may interpret.
所以, 說方言的應當祈求, 使他能把方言翻譯出來.

14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.
我若用方言禱告, 是我的靈在禱告, 我的理智並沒有作用.

14:15 Therefore what should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will also sing praise with my mind.
那麼我應當怎樣行呢? 我要用靈禱告, 也要用理智禱告; 我要用靈歌唱, 也要用理智歌唱.

14:16 For otherwise, if you praise in your spirit, how will the one who fills the place of the outsider say the “amen” at your thanksgiving, because he does not know what you are saying?
不然, 如果你用靈讚美, 在場那些不明白的人, 因為不知道你在說甚麼, 怎能在你感謝的時候說“阿們”呢?

14:17 For indeed you are giving thanks well, but the other person is not edified.
你感謝固然是好, 但別人卻得不著造就.

14:18 I give thanks to God that I speak with tongues more than all of you,
我感謝神, 我說方言比你們大家都多.

14:19 but in the church I prefer to speak five words with my mind, in order that I may instruct other people, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
但在教會中, 我寧願用理智說五句話去教導人, 勝過用方言說萬句話.

14:20 Brothers, do not become children in your understanding, but with respect to wickedness be as a child, and in your understanding be mature.
弟兄們, 你們在思想上不要作小孩子, 卻要在惡事上作嬰孩, 在思想上作成年人.

14:21 In the law it is written: “By those who speak a foreign language and by the lips of others I will speak to this people, and not even in this way will they obey me,” says the Lord.
律法上記著說: “主說: 我要藉著說別種話的人, 用外國人的嘴唇, 對這人民說話; 雖然這樣, 他們還是不聽我. ”

14:22 So then, tongues are for a sign not to those who believe, but to unbelievers, but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe.
可見說方言不是要給信主的人作記號, 而是要給未信的人; 講道不是要給未信的人, 而是要給信主的人作記號.

14:23 Therefore, if the whole church comes together at the same time and all speak with tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
所以, 如果全教會聚在一起的時候, 大家都說方言, 有不明白的人或未信的人進來, 不是要說你們瘋了嗎?

14:24 But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all,
如果大家都講道, 有未信的人或不明白的人進來, 他就會被眾人勸服而知罪, 被眾人審問了.

14:25 the secret things of his heart become evident, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
他心裡隱祕的事被顯露出來, 他就必俯伏敬拜神, 宣告說: “神真的是在你們中間了. ”

14:26 Therefore what should you do, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. All things must be done for edification.
弟兄們, 那麼應該怎麼辦呢? 你們聚集在一起的時候, 各人或有詩歌, 或有教訓, 或有啟示, 或有方言, 或有翻譯出來的話, 一切都應該能造就人.

14:27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, it must be on one occasion two or at most three, and one after the other, and one must interpret.
如果有人說方言, 只可以有兩個人, 或最多三個人, 並且要輪流說, 同時要有一個人翻譯.

14:28 But if there is no interpreter, he must be silent in the church, but let him speak to himself and to God.
如果沒有人翻譯, 他就應當在會中閉口, 只對自己和對神說好了.

14:29 Let two or three prophets speak, and the others evaluate.
講道的, 也只可以兩三個人講, 其餘的人要衡量他們所講的.

14:30 And if something is revealed to another who is seated, the first must be silent.
在座的有人得了啟示, 那先講的人就應當住口.

14:31 For you are all able to prophesy in turn, in order that all may learn and all may be encouraged,
因為你們都可以輪流講道, 好讓大家都可以學習, 都可以得到勉勵.

14:32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
先知的靈是受先知控制的,

14:33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
因為神不是混亂的, 而是和平的.

14:34 the women must be silent in the churches, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be in submission, just as the law also says.
婦女在聚會中應當閉口, 好像在聖徒的眾教會中一樣, 因為她們是不准講話的; 就如律法所說的, 她們應該順服.

14:35 But if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.
如果她們想要學甚麼, 可以在家裡問自己的丈夫, 因為婦女在聚會中講話原是可恥的.

14:36 Or has the word of God gone out from you, or has it come to you only?
難道神的道是從你們出來的嗎? 是單單臨到你們的嗎?

14:37 If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, he should recognize that the things which I am writing to you are of the Lord.
如果有人自以為是先知或是屬靈的, 他就應該知道我寫給你們的是主的命令;

14:38 But if anyone ignores this, he is ignored.
如果有人不理會, 別人也不必理會他.

14:39 So then, my brothers, desire to prophesy, and do not prevent speaking with tongues.
所以我的弟兄們, 你們要熱切地追求講道的恩賜, 也不要禁止說方言.

14:40 But let all things be done decently and according to proper procedure.
凡事都要規規矩矩地按著次序行.

I Corinthians - Chapter 15

15:1 Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed to you, which you have also received, in which you also stand,
弟兄們, 我要把我從前傳給你們的福音向你們講明. 這福音你們已經領受了, 並且靠著它站立得穩.

15:2 by which you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the message I proclaimed to you, unless you believed to no purpose.
你們若持守我所傳給你們的道, 就必靠這福音得救, 不然就是徒然相信了.

15:3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
我從前領受了又傳交給你們那最要緊的, 就是基督照著聖經所記的, 為我們的罪死了,

15:4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised up on the third day according to the scriptures,
又埋葬了, 又照著聖經所記的, 第三天復活了;

15:5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,
並且曾經向磯法顯現, 然後向十二使徒顯現.

15:6 then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, the majority of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.
以後又有一次向五百多個弟兄顯現. 他們中間大多數到現今還在, 也有些已經睡了.

15:7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
以後也向雅各顯現, 再後又向眾使徒顯現,

15:8 and last of all, as it were to one born at the wrong time, he appeared also to me.
最後也向我顯現; 我好像一個未到產期而生的人.

15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
我原是使徒中最小的, 本來沒有資格稱為使徒, 因為我曾經迫害神的教會.

15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain, but I labored even more than all of them, and not I, but the grace of God with me.
然而靠著神的恩典, 我得以有了今天, 而且他賜給我的恩典並沒有落空; 我比眾使徒格外勞苦, 其實不是我, 而是神的恩典與我同在.

15:11 Therefore whether I or those, in this way we preached, and in this way you believed.
因此, 不論是我, 或是眾使徒, 我們這樣傳, 你們也這樣信了.

15:12 Now if Christ is preached as raised up from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
我們既然傳基督從死人中復活了, 你們中間怎麼有人說沒有死人復活呢?

15:13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, Christ has not been raised either.
倘若沒有死人復活的事, 基督也就沒有復活了.

15:14 But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is in vain.
如果基督沒有復活, 我們所傳的就是枉然, 你們的信也是枉然,

15:15 And also we are found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if after all, then, the dead are not raised.
我們也會被人認為是替神作假見證的了, 因為我們為神作過見證說, 他使基督復活了. 如果死人沒有復活, 神也就沒有使基督復活了.

15:16 For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised either.
因為如果死人沒有復活, 基督也就沒有復活.

15:17 But if Christ has not been raised, your faith is empty; you are still in your sins.
基督若沒有復活, 你們的信就是徒然, 你們仍在你們的罪裡.

15:18 And as a further result, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
那麼, 在基督裡睡了的人也就滅亡了.

15:19 If we have put our hope in Christ in this life only, we are of all people most pitiable.
如果我們在基督裡只在今生有盼望, 就比所有人更可憐了.

15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
現在基督已經從死人中復活, 成為睡了的人初熟的果子.

15:21 For since through a man came death, also through a man came the resurrection of the dead.
死既藉著一人而來, 死人復活也藉著一人而來.

15:22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
在亞當裡眾人都死了, 照樣, 在基督裡眾人也都要復活;

15:23 But each in his own group: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming,
只是各人要按著自己的次序: 初熟的果子是基督, 以後, 在他來的時候, 是那些屬基督的人.

15:24 then the end, when he hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when he has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
再後, 末期到了的時候, 基督把所有的統治者,掌權者和有能者都毀滅了, 就把國度交給父神.

15:25 For it is necessary for him to reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
因為基督必要作王, 直到神把所有的仇敵都放在他的腳下.

15:26 The last enemy to be abolished is death.
最後要毀滅的仇敵就是死,

15:27 For “he subjected all things under his feet.” But when it says “all things” are subjected, it is clear that the one who subjected all things to him is not included.
因為經上記著說: “他使萬物都服在他腳下. ”既然說萬物都服了他, 顯然那使萬物服他的就不包括在內了.

15:28 But whenever all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who subjected all things to him, in order that God may be all in all.
等到萬物都服了他, 那時子自己也要服那位叫萬物服他的, 好使神在萬有之上.

15:29 Otherwise, why do they do it, those who are being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why indeed are they being baptized on behalf of them?
不然, 那些為死人受洗的, 是為了甚麼呢? 如果死人根本不會復活, 那麼為甚麼要為他們受洗呢?

15:30 And why are we in danger every hour?
我們又為甚麼時刻冒險呢?

15:31 I die every day—yes indeed, by my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord!
弟兄們, 我是天天冒死的, 這是我憑著我在我們的主耶穌基督裡, 因你們而誇口說的.

15:32 If according to a human perspective I fought wild beasts at Ephesus, what benefit is it to me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
我在以弗所和野獸搏鬥, 如果照著人的意思來看, 那對我有甚麼益處呢? 如果死人不會復活, “我們就吃吃喝喝吧, 因為我們明天就要死了. ”

15:33 Do not be deceived! “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
你們不要自欺, “濫交朋友是會敗壞品德的. ”

15:34 Sober up correctly and stop sinning, for some have no knowledge of God—I say this to your shame.
你們理當醒悟過來, 不要犯罪, 因為你們中間有人不認識神; 我說這話是要你們羞愧.

15:35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what sort of body do they come?”
但有人會說: “死人怎樣復活呢? 要帶著怎麼樣的身體來呢? ”

15:36 Foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
無知的人哪, 你所種的若不死去, 就不能生.

15:37 And what you sow is not the body which it will become, but you sow the bare seed, whether perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest.
你們所種的, 不是那將來要長成的形體, 只不過是一粒種子, 也許是麥子或別的種子.

15:38 But God gives to it a body just as he wishes, and to each one of the seeds its own body.
但神隨著自己的意思給它一個形體, 給每一樣種子各有自己的形體.

15:39 Not all flesh is the same, but there is one flesh of human beings, and another flesh of animals, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish,
而且各種身體也都不一樣, 人有人的身體, 獸有獸的身體, 鳥有鳥的身體, 魚有魚的身體.

15:40 and heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the glory of the heavenly bodies is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly bodies is of another kind.
有天上的形體, 也有地上的形體; 天上形體的榮光是一樣, 地上形體的榮光又是一樣.

15:41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.
太陽有太陽的榮光, 月亮有月亮的榮光, 星星有星星的榮光, 而且每一顆星的榮光也都不同.

15:42 Thus also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.
死人復活也是這樣. 所種的是必朽壞的, 復活的是不朽壞的;

15:43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
所種的是卑賤的, 復活的是榮耀的; 所種的是軟弱的, 復活的是有能力的;

15:44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
所種的是屬血氣的身體, 復活的是屬靈的身體. 既然有屬血氣的身體, 也會有屬靈的身體.

15:45 Thus also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
經上也是這樣記著說: “第一個人亞當成了有生命的人, 末後的亞當成了使人活的靈. ”

15:46 But the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.
但那首先的不是屬靈的, 而是屬血氣的, 然後才有屬靈的.

15:47 The first man is from the earth, made of earth; the second man is from heaven.
第一個人是出於地, 是屬土的; 第二個人是出於天.

15:48 As the one who is made of earth, so also are those who are made of earth, and as the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly.
那屬土的怎樣, 所有屬土的也都怎樣; 屬天的怎樣, 所有屬天的也都怎樣.

15:49 And just as we have borne the image of the one who is made of earth, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
我們既然有了屬土的形象, 將來也必有屬天的形象.

15:50 But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruptibility.
弟兄們, 我告訴你們, 血肉之體不能承受神的國, 必朽壞的也不能承受那不朽壞的.

15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,
我現在把一個奧祕告訴你們: 我們不是都要睡覺, 而是在一剎那, 眨眼之間, 就是號角最後一次吹響的時候, 我們都要改變; 因為號角要吹響, 死人要復活, 成為不朽壞的, 我們也要改變.

15:52 in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
我現在把一個奧祕告訴你們: 我們不是都要睡覺, 而是在一剎那, 眨眼之間, 就是號角最後一次吹響的時候, 我們都要改變; 因為號角要吹響, 死人要復活, 成為不朽壞的, 我們也要改變.

15:53 For it is necessary for this perishable body to put on incorruptibility, and this mortal body to put on immortality.
這必朽壞的必須穿上不朽壞的, 這必死的必須穿上不死的;

15:54 But whenever this perishable body puts on incorruptibility and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will take place: “Death is swallowed up in victory.
這必朽壞的既穿上了不朽壞的, 這必死的既穿上了不死的, 那時, 經上的話就應驗了: “勝利了！死亡已經被吞滅.

15:55 Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
死亡啊！你的勝利在哪裡? 死亡啊！你的毒刺在哪裡? ”

15:56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
死的毒刺就是罪, 罪的權勢就是律法.

15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
感謝神, 他藉著我們的主耶穌基督, 把勝利賜給我們.

15:58 So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
所以, 我親愛的弟兄們, 你們務要堅固, 不可動搖, 常常竭力多作主工, 因為知道你們的勞苦, 在主裡面不是徒然的.

I Corinthians - Chapter 16

16:1 Now concerning the collection for the saints: just as I gave directions about it to the churches of Galatia, so you do also.
關於捐獻給聖徒的事, 從前我怎樣吩咐加拉太的眾教會, 你們也要照著去行.

16:2 On the first day of the week, each one of you put aside something, saving up to whatever extent he has prospered, in order that whenever I come, at that time collections do not take place.
每逢七日的第一日, 你們各人要按著自己的收入抽一些出來留著, 免得我來的時候才現湊.

16:3 And whenever I arrive, whomever you approve by letters, I will send these to take your gift to Jerusalem.
我來到之後, 你們選中了甚麼人, 我就派他們帶著書信, 把你們的捐款送到耶路撒冷去.

16:4 And if it is worthwhile for me to go also, they will travel with me.
如果我也應該去, 他們就可以和我一同去.

16:5 But I will come to you whenever I go through Macedonia (for I am going through Macedonia),
我現在正要路過馬其頓. 過了馬其頓, 我就會到你們那裡去.

16:6 and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I may go.
我也許會和你們同住一些時候, 甚至和你們一同過冬; 這樣, 我無論要到哪裡去, 你們都可以給我送行.

16:7 For I do not want to see you now in passing, for I hope to remain some time with you, if the Lord allows it.
我不願意只是順路見見你們, 主若許可, 我盼望和你們同住一個時期.

16:8 But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost,
不過我要在以弗所住到五旬節,

16:9 for a great and effective door has opened for me, and there are many opponents.
因為這裡有又寬大又有果效的門為我開了, 同時反對的人也很多.

16:10 But if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without cause to fear, for he is carrying out the Lord’s work, as I also am.
如果提摩太來了, 你們務要使他在你們那裡不會懼怕, 因為他像我一樣是作主的工作的.

16:11 Therefore do not let anyone disdain him, but send him on his way in peace in order that he may come to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.
所以, 誰也不要小看他. 你們要送他平平安安地前行, 使他到我這裡來, 因為我正在等著他和弟兄們一同來.

16:12 Now concerning Apollos our brother, I urged him many times that he should come to you with the brothers, and he was not at all willing that he should come now, but he will come whenever he has an opportunity.
至於亞波羅弟兄, 我曾再三勸他要和弟兄們一同到你們那裡去; 但他不願意現在就去, 機會到了, 他是會去的.

16:13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act courageously, be strong.
你們要警醒, 要在信仰上站立得穩, 要作大丈夫, 要剛強.

16:14 All your actions must be done in love.
你們所作的一切, 都要憑愛心去作.

16:15 Now I urge you, brothers—you know about the household of Stephanas, that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the ministry for the saints—
弟兄們, 你們知道司提反一家人是亞該亞初結的果子, 他們專心地服事聖徒.

16:16 that you also be subject to such people, and to all those who work together and labor.
我勸你們要順服這樣的人, 和所有與他們一同工作一同勞苦的人.

16:17 Now I rejoice over the arrival of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these make up for your absence,
司提反,福徒拿都和亞該古都來了, 所以我很快樂, 因為他們補上了你們的不足,

16:18 for they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such people.
使我和你們的心都得著暢快. 這樣的人你們要敬重他們.

16:19 The churches of the province of Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you in the Lord many times, together with the church in their house.
亞西亞的眾教會都問候你們. 亞居拉和百基拉, 以及他們家裡的教會在主裡再三問候你們.

16:20 All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
所有的弟兄都問候你們. 你們要用聖潔的親嘴彼此問安.

16:21 The greeting is by my hand—Paul’s.
我保羅親筆問候你們.

16:22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!
如果有人不愛主, 他就該受咒詛. 主啊, 願你來！

16:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
願主耶穌基督的恩惠與你們同在.

16:24 My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus.
我的愛在基督耶穌裡也與你們同在. (有古卷加“阿們”. )

II Corinthians (歌林多後書)

II Corinthians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, together with all the saints who are in all Achaia.
奉神旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅, 和提摩太弟兄, 寫信給在哥林多神的教會, 和全亞該亞所有的聖徒.

1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠平安從我們的父神和主耶穌基督臨到你們.

1:3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
我們主耶穌基督的父神是應當稱頌的. 他是滿有憐憫的父, 賜各樣安慰的神.

1:4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in all affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
我們在一切患難中, 神都安慰我們, 使我們能用他所賜的安慰, 去安慰那些在各樣患難中的人.

1:5 For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, thus through Christ our comfort overflows also.
我們既然多受基督所受的痛苦, 就靠著基督多得安慰.

1:6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that is at work in the patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.
如果我們遭遇患難, 那是要使你們得著安慰, 得著拯救; 如果我們得到安慰, 也是要使你們得到安慰. 這安慰使你們能夠忍受我們所受那樣的痛苦.

1:7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that as you are sharers in the sufferings, so also you will be sharers in the comfort.
我們對你們的盼望是堅定的, 因為知道你們既然一同受痛苦, 也必照樣同得安慰.

1:8 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning our affliction that happened in the province of Asia, that we were burdened to an extraordinary degree, beyond our strength, so that we were in despair even of living.
弟兄們, 我們在亞西亞遭受的患難, 我們很想讓你們知道. 那時我們受到了過於我們所能忍受的壓力, 甚至活下去的希望都沒有了,

1:9 But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we would not be putting confidence in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
而且斷定自己是必死的了; 然而, 這正是要我們不倚靠自己, 只倚靠那叫死人復活的神.

1:10 who delivered us from so great a risk of death, and will deliver us, in whom we have put our hope that he will also deliver us again,
他救我們脫離了那極大的死亡, 而且他還要救我們, 我們希望他將來仍要救我們.

1:11 while you also join in helping on our behalf by prayer, so that thanks may be given on our behalf by many persons for this gracious gift given to us through the help of many.
請你們一同用禱告支持我們, 好使許多人為著我們所蒙的恩獻上感謝. 這恩是藉著許多人的代求而得到的.

1:12 For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, in holiness and purity of motive from God, not in merely human wisdom, but by the grace of God.
我們引以為榮的, 就是我們處世為人, 是本著神的聖潔和真誠, 不是靠著人的聰明, 而是靠著神的恩典, 對你們更是這樣, 這是我們的良心可以作證的.

1:13 For we are not writing anything else to you except what you can read or also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely,
我們現在寫給你們的, 不外是你們可以宣讀,可以明白的.

1:14 just as you have also understood us in part, that we are your reason for boasting, just as you are also ours in the day of our Lord Jesus.
正如你們對我們已經有些認識, 我盼望你們可以徹底明白: 在我們的主耶穌的日子, 我們是你們的光榮, 你們也是我們的光榮.

1:15 And with this confidence, I was wanting to come to you previously, in order that you may have a second proof of my goodwill,
我既然有這樣的信念, 就打算先到你們那裡, 使你們再一次得到恩惠,

1:16 and through you to go to Macedonia, and to come to you again from Macedonia, and to be sent on my way by you to Judea.
然後經過你們那裡, 往馬其頓去, 再從馬其頓回到你們中間, 讓你們給我送行往猶太去.

1:17 Therefore, when I was wanting to do this, perhaps then was I making use of vacillation? Or was I deciding what I was deciding according to the flesh, in order that with me my “yes” may be “yes” and my “no” may be “no” at the same time?
我這樣決定, 難道是反覆不定嗎? 我所決定的, 難道是體貼肉體而定, 使我忽是忽非嗎?

1:18 But God is faithful, so that our word to you is not “yes” and “no.”
神是信實的, 我們向你們所傳的道並不是“是”而又“非”的,

1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, did not become “yes” and “no,” but has become “yes” in him.
因為我,西拉和提摩太, 在你們中間所宣揚的耶穌基督, 神的兒子, 並不是“是”而又“非”的, 在他總是“是”的.

1:20 For as many as are the promises of God, in him they are “yes”; therefore also through him is the “amen” to the glory of God through us.
因為神的一切應許, 在基督裡都是“是”的, 為此我們藉著他說“阿們”, 使榮耀歸於神.

1:21 Now the one who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anoints us is God,
那在基督裡堅定我們和你們, 又膏抹我們的, 就是神.

1:22 who also sealed us and gave the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
他在我們身上蓋了印, 就是賜聖靈在我們心裡作憑據.

1:23 But I call upon God as witness against my life, that in order to spare you, I did not come again to Corinth.
我呼求神給我作證, 我沒有再到哥林多來, 是要寬容你們.

1:24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
我們並不是要轄制你們的信仰, 而是要作你們的同工, 使你們喜樂, 因為你們在信仰上已經站穩了.

II Corinthians - Chapter 2

2:1 For I have decided this for myself, not to come to you again in sorrow.
我自己決定了, 到你們那裡去的時候, 不再是憂愁的.

2:2 For if I cause you sorrow, then who will make me glad except the one who is caused to be sad by me?
如果我使你們憂愁, 除了那因我而憂愁的人以外, 誰能使我快樂呢?

2:3 And I wrote this very thing in order that when I came, I would not experience sorrow from those who ought to have made me glad, because I have confidence about you all, that my joy belongs to all of you.
我寫了這樣的信, 免得我來的時候, 應該使我快樂的人反而使我憂愁; 我深信你們眾人都以我的喜樂為你們的喜樂.

2:4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not so that you may be caused to be sad, but so that you may know the love that I have especially for you.
我從前心裡痛苦難過, 流著眼淚寫信給你們, 並不是要使你們憂愁, 而是要你們知道我是多麼愛你們.

2:5 But if anyone has caused sorrow, he has not caused me sorrow, but to some degree—in order not to say too much—to all of you.
如果有人使人憂愁, 他不是使我憂愁, 而是使你們眾人都有一點憂愁; 我只說有一點, 是避免說得過分.

2:6 This punishment by the majority is sufficient for such a person.
這樣的人受了許多人的責備, 也就夠了,

2:7 So then, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest somehow this person should be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
倒不如饒恕他, 安慰他, 免得他因憂愁過度而受不了.

2:8 Therefore I urge you to confirm your love for him.
所以, 我勸你們要向他確實顯明你們的愛心.

2:9 Because for this reason also I wrote, in order that I could know your proven character, whether you are obedient in everything.
為這緣故, 我寫了那封信, 要考驗你們是不是凡事都順從.

2:10 Now to whomever you forgive anything, I also do; for indeed, whatever I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, it is for your sake in the presence of Christ,
你們饒恕誰, 我也饒恕誰; 我所饒恕了的(如果我饒恕過甚麼), 是為了你們在基督面前饒恕的,

2:11 in order that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
免得撒但有機可乘, 因為我們並不是不曉得他的詭計.

2:12 Now when I arrived in Troas for the gospel of Christ and a door was opened for me by the Lord,
從前我為基督的福音到了特羅亞, 雖然主給我開了門,

2:13 I did not experience rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother, but saying farewell to them, I departed for Macedonia.
我心裡仍然沒有安寧, 因為見不到提多弟兄. 於是我辭別了那裡的人, 到馬其頓去了.

2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ, and who reveals the fragrance of the knowledge of him through us in every place.
感謝神, 他常常在基督裡, 使我們這些作俘虜的, 列在凱旋的隊伍當中, 又藉著我們在各地散播香氣, 就是使人認識基督.

2:15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,
因為無論在得救的人或滅亡的人中間, 我們都是基督的馨香, 是獻給神的.

2:16 to those on the one hand an odor from death to death, and to those on the other hand a fragrance from life to life. And who is qualified for these things?
對於滅亡的人, 這是死亡的氣味叫人死; 對於得救的人, 這卻是生命的香氣使人活. 這些事誰夠資格作呢?

2:17 For we are not like the majority who peddle the word of God, but as from pure motives—but as from God—we speak before God in Christ.
我們不像那許多的人, 為了圖利而謬講神的道. 相反地, 我們講話, 是出於真誠, 出於神, 是在神面前,在基督裡的.

II Corinthians - Chapter 3

3:1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we, like some, need letters of recommendation to you or from you?
難道我們又在自我推薦嗎? 難道我們像有些人, 要拿薦信給你們, 或向你們拿薦信嗎?

3:2 You are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by all people,
你們就是我們的薦信, 寫在我們的心裡, 是眾人所認識所誦讀的,

3:3 revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, inscribed not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.
顯明你們自己是基督的書信, 是藉著我們寫成的, 不是用墨, 而是用永活神的靈寫的; 不是寫在石版上, 而是寫在心版上.

3:4 Now we possess such confidence through Christ toward God.
我們在神面前, 藉著基督才有這樣的信心.

3:5 Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
我們不敢以為自己有資格作甚麼, 我們所能夠作的是出於神.

3:6 who also makes us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
他使我們有資格作新約的僕役, 這新約不是從儀文來的, 而是從聖靈來的; 因為儀文會使人死, 而聖靈卻使人活.

3:7 But if the ministry of death in letters carved on stone came with glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look intently into the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, which was transitory,
如果那以文字刻在石上使人死的律法的工作, 尚且帶有榮光, 以致以色列人因著摩西臉上短暫的榮光, 不能注視他的臉,

3:8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be even more with glory?
那出於聖靈的工作不是更有榮光嗎?

3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, by much more will the ministry of righteousness overflow with glory.
如果那定人有罪的工作尚且有榮光, 那使人稱義的工作就更有榮光了！

3:10 For indeed what had been glorified has not been glorified in this case, on account of the glory that surpasses it.
那從前有榮光的, 現在因那超越的榮光, 就算不得有榮光;

3:11 For if what was transitory came with glory, by much more what remains is with glory.
如果那短暫的有榮光, 那長存的就更有榮光了.

3:12 Therefore, because we have such a hope, we use much boldness,
所以, 我們既然有這樣的盼望, 就大大地放膽行事,

3:13 and not as Moses used to place a veil over his face, in order that the sons of Israel would not stare at the end of what was transitory.
不像摩西那樣, 把帕子蒙在臉上, 使以色列人看不見那短暫的榮光的結局.

3:14 But their minds were hardened. For until this very day, the same veil remains upon the reading of the old covenant, not being uncovered, because it is done away with in Christ.
但是他們的心思遲鈍, 因為直到今日, 他們誦讀舊約的時候, 這帕子仍然存在, 沒有揭開, 唯有在基督裡才能把這帕子廢掉.

3:15 But until today, whenever Moses is read aloud, a veil lies upon their heart,
可是直到今日, 他們每逢誦讀摩西的書的時候, 這帕子還蓋在他們的心上.

3:16 but whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
但他們甚麼時候歸向主, 這帕子就甚麼時候除掉了.

3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
主就是那靈; 主的靈在哪裡, 哪裡就有自由.

3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory into glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
我們眾人臉上的帕子既然已經揭開, 反映主的榮光(“反映主的榮光”或譯: “對著鏡子看見主的榮光”), 就變成主那樣的形象, 大有榮光. 這是主所作成的, 他就是那靈.

II Corinthians - Chapter 4

4:1 Because of this, since we have this ministry, just as we have been shown mercy, we do not lose heart,
所以, 我們既然蒙了憐憫, 得著這職分, 就不沮喪,

4:2 but we have renounced shameful hidden things, not behaving with craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but with the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person’s conscience before God.
卻把暗昧可恥的事棄絕了; 不行詭詐, 不摻混神的道, 反而藉著顯揚真理, 在神面前把自己推薦給眾人的良心.

4:3 But if indeed our gospel is veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing,
如果我們的福音被蒙蔽了, 那是對滅亡的人才蒙蔽的.

4:4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they would not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
這些不信的人被這世代的神弄瞎了他們的心眼, 使他們看不見基督榮耀的福音的光; 基督就是神的形象.

4:5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.
我們並不是傳揚自己, 而是傳揚耶穌基督是主, 並且為了耶穌的緣故成了你們的僕人.

4:6 For God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” is the one who has shined in our hearts for the enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
因為那說“要有光從黑暗裡照出來”的神, 已經照在我們的心裡, 要我們把神的榮光照出去, 就是使人可以認識那在基督臉上的榮光.

4:7 But we have this treasure in earthenware jars, in order that the extraordinary degree of the power may be from God and not from us.
我們有這寶貝在瓦器裡, 是要顯明這極大的能力是屬於神, 不是出於我們.

4:8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
我們雖然四面受壓, 卻沒有壓碎; 心裡作難, 卻不至絕望,

4:9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
受到迫害, 卻沒有被丟棄; 打倒了, 卻不至死亡.

4:10 always carrying around the death of Jesus in our body, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
我們身上常常帶著耶穌的死, 好讓耶穌的生也在我們的身上顯明出來.

4:11 For we who are alive are continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
我們這些活著的人, 為耶穌的緣故常常被人置於死地, 好讓耶穌的生也在我們必死的身上顯明出來.

4:12 So then, death is at work in us, but life in you.
這樣看來, 死在我們身上運行, 生卻在你們的身上運行.

4:13 But because we have the same spirit of faith in accordance with what is written, “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak,
經上記著說: “我信, 所以我說話. ”我們既然有同樣的信心(“信心”原文作“信心的靈”), 也就信, 所以也說話,

4:14 because we know that the one who raised Jesus will also raise us together with Jesus and present us together with you.
因為知道那使主耶穌復活的, 也必定使我們與耶穌一同復活, 並且把我們和你們呈獻在他的面前.

4:15 For all these things are for your sake, in order that the grace that is increasing through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
這一切都是為了你們, 好使恩惠既然因著許多人而增多, 感恩的心也更加增多了, 使榮耀歸給神.

4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outer person is being destroyed, yet our inner person is being renewed day after day.
所以, 我們並不沮喪, 我們外面的人雖然漸漸朽壞, 但裡面的人卻日日更新,

4:17 For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure and proportion,
因為我們短暫輕微的患難, 是要為我們成就極大無比,永遠的榮耀.

4:18 because we are not looking at what is seen, but what is not seen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is not seen is eternal.
我們所顧念的, 不是看得見的, 而是看不見的; 因為看得見的是暫時的, 看不見的是永遠的.

II Corinthians - Chapter 5

5:1 For we know that if our earthly house, the tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens.
我們知道, 如果我們在地上的帳棚拆毀了, 我們必得著從神而來的居所. 那不是人手所造的, 而是天上永存的房屋.

5:2 For indeed, in this house we groan, because we desire to put on our dwelling from heaven,
我們現今在這帳棚裡面歎息, 渴望遷到那天上的住處, 好像換上新的衣服;

5:3 if indeed, even after we have taken it off, we will not be found naked.
如果穿上了, 就不會赤身出現了.

5:4 For indeed we who are in this tent groan, being burdened for this reason, that we do not want to be unclothed, but to be clothed, in order that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
我們這些在帳棚裡面的人, 勞苦歎息, 是由於不願意脫去這個, 卻願意穿上那個, 使這必死的被生命吞滅.

5:5 Now the one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the down payment, the Spirit.
那在我們身上完成了工作, 使我們達成這目標的, 就是神. 他已經把聖靈賜給我們作憑據.

5:6 Therefore, although we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—
我們既然一向都是坦然無懼的, 又知道住在身內就是與主分開

5:7 for we live by faith, not by sight—
(因為我們行事是憑著信心, 不是憑著眼見),

5:8 so we are confident and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
現在還是坦然無懼, 寧願與身體分開, 與主同住.

5:9 Therefore indeed we have as our ambition, whether at home in the body or absent from the body, to be acceptable to him.
因此, 我們立定志向, 無論住在身內或是與身體分開, 都要討主的喜悅.

5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, in order that each one may receive back the things through the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
因為我們眾人都必須在基督的審判臺前顯露出來, 使各人按著本身所行的, 或善或惡, 受到報應.

5:11 Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we are attempting to persuade people, but we are revealed to God, and I hope to be revealed in your consciences.
我們既然知道主是可畏的, 就勸勉眾人. 我們在神面前是顯明的, 我盼望在你們的良心裡也是顯明的.

5:12 We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to boast about us, in order that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.
我們不是又再向你們推薦自己, 而是給你們機會以我們為樂, 使你們可以應付那些只誇外貌不誇內心的人.

5:13 For if we are out of our senses, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
如果我們瘋狂, 那是為了神; 如果我們清醒, 那是為了你們.

5:14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one died for all; as a result all died.
原來基督的愛催逼著我們, 因為我們斷定一個人替眾人死了, 眾人就都死了.

5:15 And he died for all, in order that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.
他替眾人死了, 為的是要使活著的人不再為自己活著, 卻為那替他們死而復活的主而活.

5:16 So then, from now on we know no one from a human point of view, if indeed we have known Christ from a human point of view, but now we know him this way no longer.
所以, 從今以後, 我們不再按照人的看法認識人; 雖然我們曾經按照人的看法認識基督, 但現在不再這樣了.

5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.
如果有人在基督裡, 他就是新造的人, 舊事已經過去, 你看, 都變成新的了！

5:18 And all these things are from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
這一切都是出於神, 他藉著基督使我們與他自己和好, 並且把這和好的職分賜給我們,

5:19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
就是神在基督裡使世人與他自己和好, 不再追究他們的過犯, 並且把和好的道理託付了我們.

5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as if God were imploring you through us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
因此, 我們就是基督的使者, 神藉著我們勸告世人. 我們代替基督請求你們: 跟神和好吧！

5:21 He made the one who did not know sin to be sin on our behalf, in order that we could become the righteousness of God in him.
神使那無罪的替我們成為有罪的, 使我們在他裡面成為神的義.

II Corinthians - Chapter 6

6:1 Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
我們這些與神同工的, 也勸你們不要白受神的恩典.

6:2 For he says, “At the acceptable time I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation!
因為他說: “在悅納的時候, 我應允了你; 在拯救的日子, 我幫助了你. ”看哪！現在就是悅納的時候, 現在就是拯救的日子.

6:3 We are giving no one an occasion for taking offense in anything, in order that our ministry will not have fault found with it,
我們凡事都沒有妨礙人, 不讓這職分受到毀謗,

6:4 but commending ourselves as servants of God in every way, in much endurance, in afflictions, in distresses, in difficulties,
反而在各樣的事上, 表明自己是神的僕人, 就如持久的忍耐,患難,貧乏,困苦,

6:5 in beatings, in prisons, in disturbances, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in going hungry,
鞭打,監禁,擾亂,勞苦,不睡覺,禁食,

6:6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love without hypocrisy,
純潔,知識,容忍,恩慈,聖靈,無偽的愛心,

6:7 in the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and left hand,
真理的道,神的大能等事上; 並且是藉著左右兩手中公義的武器,

6:8 through glory and dishonor, through slander and good repute, regarded as deceivers and yet truthful,
藉著榮耀和羞辱,壞名聲和好名譽. 我們好像是騙人的, 卻是真誠的,

6:9 as unknown and yet known completely, as dying, and behold, we go on living, as disciplined, and yet not put to death,
好像是人所不知的, 卻是人所共知的; 好像是必死的, 你看, 我們卻是活著的; 好像是受懲罰的, 卻沒有處死;

6:10 as grieving, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and possessing everything.
好像憂愁, 卻是常常喜樂的; 好像貧窮, 卻使很多人富足; 好像是甚麼都沒有, 卻是樣樣都有.

6:11 We have spoken freely and openly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.
哥林多人哪！我們對你們, 口是坦率的, 心是寬宏的.

6:12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your affections.
並不是我們對你們器量小, 而是你們自己心胸狹窄.

6:13 Now the same way in exchange (I am speaking as to children), you open wide your hearts also.
你們也要照樣以寬宏的心對待我們, 這話正像是我對兒女說的.

6:14 Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers, for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
你們和不信的人不可共負一軛, 義和不法有甚麼相同呢? 光明和黑暗怎能相通呢?

6:15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what share does a believer have with an unbeliever?
基督和彼列(“彼列”是撒但的別名)怎能和諧呢? 信的和不信的有甚麼聯繫呢?

6:16 And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, “I will live in them and will walk about among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people.”
神的殿和偶像怎能協調呢? 我們就是永生神的殿, 正如神說: “我要住在他們中間, 在他們中間來往; 我要作他們的神, 他們要作我的子民. ”

6:17 Therefore “come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord, “and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,
所以, “主說: 你們要從他們中間出來, 和他們分開, 不可觸摸不潔淨的東西, 我就收納你們. ”

6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me,” says the all-powerful Lord.
“我要作你們的父親, 你們要作我的兒女. 這是全能的主說的. ”

II Corinthians - Chapter 7

7:1 Therefore since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of body and spirit, accomplishing holiness in the fear of God.
所以, 親愛的, 我們有了這些應許, 就應該潔淨自己, 除去身體和心靈上的一切污穢, 存著敬畏神的心, 達到成聖的地步.

7:2 Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have defrauded no one.
你們的心要容得下我們. 我們沒有虧負過誰, 沒有損害過誰, 也沒有佔過誰的便宜.

7:3 I do not say this to condemn you, because I have already said that you are in our hearts, so that we die together and we live together.
我這樣說, 不是要定你們的罪, 因為我從前說過, 你們常在我們心裡, 甚至可以同生共死.

7:4 Great is my confidence toward you; great is my boasting on your behalf; I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.
我對你們大有信心, 因你們而感到十分光榮; 我心裡滿有安慰, 在我們的一切患難中, 格外充滿喜樂.

7:5 For even when we arrived in Macedonia, our body had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way—quarrels outside, fears within.
我們從前到了馬其頓的時候, 身體一點安寧也沒有, 反而處處遭受患難, 外面有爭戰, 裡面有恐懼.

7:6 But God, who comforts the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
但那安慰灰心的人的神, 藉著提多來到, 安慰了我們;

7:7 and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted among you, because he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
不但藉著他來, 也藉著他從你們所得的安慰, 安慰了我們. 他把你們的渴望,你們的哀慟和你們對我的熱誠, 都告訴了我們, 因此我就更加歡喜了.

7:8 For if indeed I grieved you by my letter, I do not regret it. Even if I did regret it (I see that that letter grieved you, even though for a short time),
雖然我在那封信上使你們憂傷, 但我現在並不後悔; 其實我曾經有點後悔, 因為知道那封信使你們憂傷, 雖然只是暫時的.

7:9 now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved according to the will of God, so that you suffered loss in no way through us.
現在我快樂, 不是因為你們憂傷, 而是因為你們的憂傷帶來了悔改. 你們依照神的意思憂傷, 凡事就不會因我們受到虧損.

7:10 For grief according to the will of God brings about a repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted, but worldly grief brings about death.
因為依照神的意思而有的憂傷, 可以生出沒有懊悔的悔改, 以致得救; 世俗的憂傷卻會招致死亡.

7:11 For behold how much diligence this very thing, being grieved according to the will of God, has brought about in you: what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! In everything you have demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
看哪, 你們依照神的意思憂傷, 在你們中間就產生了怎樣的熱情,申訴,憤慨,戰兢,渴望,熱誠,正義; 你們在各方面都表明了自己在那事上是清白的.

7:12 Consequently, even if I wrote to you, it was not because of the one who did wrong or because of the one who had been wronged, but in order that your diligence on our behalf might be revealed to you before God.
因此, 從前我雖然寫過信給你們, 卻不是為了那虧負人的, 也不是為了那受害的, 而是在神面前把你們對我們的熱情, 向你們顯現出來.

7:13 Because of this we have been encouraged, and in addition to our encouragement, we rejoiced much more over the joy of Titus, because his spirit had been refreshed by all of you.
因此, 我們得了安慰. 在這安慰之外, 我們因提多的喜樂就更加歡喜, 因為他的心從你們眾人那裡得到暢快.

7:14 For if I have boasted anything to him about you, I have not been put to shame, but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, thus also our boasting to Titus has proven to be true.
我若對他誇獎過你們甚麼, 也不覺得慚愧. 我們對你們所說的是真話, 照樣, 我們在提多面前誇獎你們的也是真的.

7:15 And his affection for you is all the more when he remembers the obedience of all of you as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
並且他想起你們眾人的服從, 怎樣恐懼戰兢地接待他, 他懷念你們的心就更加熱切了.

7:16 I rejoice, because in everything I am completely confident in you.
現在我很歡喜, 因為在一切事上我對你們都有信心.

II Corinthians - Chapter 8

8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
弟兄們, 我現在把神賜給馬其頓眾教會的恩典告訴你們:

8:2 that with a great ordeal of affliction, the abundance of their joy and the extreme depth of their poverty have overflowed to the wealth of their generosity.
他們在患難中受到極大的考驗的時候, 他們滿溢的喜樂和極度的貧乏, 匯流出豐厚的慷慨來.

8:3 I testify that they gave according to their ability, and beyond their ability, by their own choice,
我可以作證, 他們是按著能力, 並且是超過了能力,

8:4 requesting of us with much exhortation the favor and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints,
自動地再三懇求我們, 准許他們在供應聖徒的事上有分.

8:5 and not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, by the will of God.
他們超過了我們所期望的, 照著神的旨意, 先把自己獻給主, 然後獻給我們.

8:6 So we urged Titus that, just as he had previously begun it, thus he would also complete for you this act of grace.
因此, 我們勉勵提多, 既然開始了這慈善的事, 就應當在你們那裡把這事辦好.

8:7 But just as you excel in everything—in faith and in speaking and in knowledge and with all diligence and in the love from us that is in you—so may you excel in this grace also.
你們在一切事上, 就如信心,口才,知識,熱情和愛我們的心, 既然都是富足的, 那麼, 在這慈善的事上, 也要顯出你們是富足的.

8:8 I am not saying this as a command, but proving the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.
我這樣說, 不是吩咐你們, 而是藉著別人的熱心來考驗你們的愛心是否真實.

8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, for your sake he became poor, in order that you, by his poverty, may become rich.
你們是知道我們的主耶穌基督的恩典的: 他本來富足, 卻為你們成了貧窮, 要使你們因他的貧窮成為富足.

8:10 And I am giving an opinion in this matter, because this is profitable for you who not only began previously, a year ago, to do something, but also to want to do it.
我在這裡表示我的意見, 這對你們是有益的: 你們不僅一年前就在辦這事, 而且早就想這樣作了,

8:11 So now also complete the doing of it, in order that just as you have the eagerness to want to do it, thus also you may complete it from what you have.
現在就應當把這事辦好; 這樣, 你們既然有願意作的心, 因著你們盡了自己所能的, 就可以完成.

8:12 For if the eagerness is present according to what one has, it is acceptable not according to what one does not have.
因為人要是有願意作的心, 按照他所有的, 必蒙悅納, 不是按照他所沒有的.

8:13 For this is not that for others there may be relief, and for you difficult circumstances, but as a matter of equality.
這不是要別人輕省, 你們受累, 而是要大家都均等.

8:14 At the present time your abundance will be for their need, in order that their abundance may also be for your need, so that there may be equality,
現在你們富裕, 就要補助他們的缺乏, 到了他們富裕的時候, 也可以補助你們的缺乏, 這樣就均等了;

8:15 just as it is written, “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”
正如經上所記: “多的, 沒有剩餘, 少的, 也不缺乏. ”

8:16 But thanks be to God, who has put in the heart of Titus the same devotion on your behalf,
感謝神, 他把我對你們那樣的熱情, 放在提多的心裡.

8:17 because he not only welcomed our request, but being very earnest, by his own choice he went out to you.
提多一方面接受了勸勉, 但他自己更加熱心, 自願到你們那裡去.

8:18 And we have sent at the same time with him the brother whose praise in the gospel has become known throughout all the churches.
我們還派了一位弟兄和他同去, (這人在福音的事工上, 得到了眾教會的稱讚.

8:19 And not only this, but he was also chosen by the churches as our traveling companion together with this gift that is being administered by us to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help.
不但這樣, 眾教會更選派了他作我們的旅伴. 我們辦理這慈善的事, 是為了主的榮耀, 也是為了我們的心願. )

8:20 We are trying to avoid this, lest anyone should find fault with us in this abundant gift that is being administered by us.
免得有人因為我們經管的捐款太多, 就毀謗我們.

8:21 For we are taking into consideration what is honorable not only before the Lord, but also before people.
因為我們努力去作的, 不僅是主認為是美的事, 也是眾人認為是美的事.

8:22 And we are sending with them our brother whom we have tested many times in many things that he is diligent, but now much more diligent because of his great confidence in you.
我們還派了另一位弟兄與他們同去; 我們在許多的事上多次考驗過他, 知道他很熱心; 現在他對你們大有信心, 就更加熱心了.

8:23 If there is a question concerning Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. If there is a question concerning our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
至於提多, 他是我的同伴, 為你們的緣故作了我的同工; 還有我們那兩位弟兄, 他們是眾教會所派的, 是基督的榮耀.

8:24 Therefore show to them the proof of your love and our boasting about you openly before the churches.
所以, 你們要在眾教會面前, 向他們證明你們的愛心和我們所誇耀你們的.

II Corinthians - Chapter 9

9:1 For it is unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the ministry to the saints,
關於供應聖徒的事, 我本來沒有寫信給你們的必要,

9:2 because I know your readiness to help, concerning which I keep on boasting to the Macedonians about you, that Achaia has been ready to help since last year, and your zeal has stirred up the majority of them.
因為我知道你們有這個心願. 我對馬其頓人稱讚你們, 說: “亞該亞人去年已經預備好了. ”你們的熱心就激勵了許多的人.

9:3 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you would not prove to be empty in this case, so that you may be prepared just as I was saying,
我派了那幾位弟兄前來, 為了要使我們在這事上對你們的稱讚不至落空, 好讓你們可以照著我所說的準備妥當,

9:4 lest somehow if Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to speak of you—would be humiliated in connection with this project.
免得一旦馬其頓人和我一同來到的時候, 見你們還沒有準備好, 我們就因為這樣信任你們而感到羞愧, 你們就更不用說了.

9:5 Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers that they should go on ahead to you and make arrangements in advance for your generous gift that was promised previously, so this would be prepared as a generous gift and not as grudgingly granted.
因此, 我認為必須勸那幾位弟兄先到你們那裡去, 使你們事先籌足從前所答應的捐款. 那麼, 你們這樣的準備, 就是出於樂意的, 不是勉強的.

9:6 Now the point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
還有, 少種的少收, 多種的多收.

9:7 Each one should give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
各人要照著心裡所決定的捐輸, 不要為難, 不必勉強, 因為捐得樂意的人, 是神所喜愛的.

9:8 And God is able to cause all grace to abound to you, so that in everything at all times, because you have enough of everything, you may overflow in every good work.
神能把各樣的恩惠多多地加給你們, 使你們凡事常常充足, 多作各樣的善事.

9:9 Just as it is written, “He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.”
如經上所說: “他廣施錢財, 賙濟窮人; 他的仁義, 存到永遠. ”

9:10 Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed, and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow,
但那賜種子給撒種的, 又賜食物給人吃的神, 必定把種子加倍地供給你們, 也必增添你們的義果.

9:11 being made rich in every way for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
你們既然凡事富裕, 就可以慷慨地捐輸, 使眾人藉著我們, 對神生出感謝的心.

9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but also is overflowing through many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
因為這供應的事, 不僅補足了聖徒的缺乏, 也使許多人對神感謝的心格外增多.

9:13 Through the proven character of this service they will glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your participation toward them and toward everyone,
眾聖徒因為你們承認和服從了基督的福音, 並且慷慨地捐輸給他們和眾人, 藉著你們在這供應的事上所得的憑據, 就把榮耀歸給神.

9:14 and they are longing for you in their prayers for you, because of the surpassing grace of God to you.
因著神在你們身上的厚恩, 他們就為你們禱告, 切切地想念你們.

9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
感謝神, 他的恩賜難以形容.

II Corinthians - Chapter 10

10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you myself by the humility and gentleness of Christ, who when I am present in person am humble among you, but when I am absent am bold toward you—
我保羅與你們見面的時候是謙卑的, 不在你們那裡的時候, 卻是放膽的. 現在我親自以基督的謙遜溫柔勸你們,

10:2 now I ask when I am present that I will not need to be bold with the confidence with which I propose to show boldness toward some who consider us as behaving according to the flesh.
求你們使我在你們那裡的時候, 不要滿有自信地放膽對你們, 我認為要以這樣的自信, 勇敢地對付那些以為我們是照著世俗的標準(“世俗的標準”原文作“肉體”)行事的人.

10:3 For although we are living in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh,
我們雖然在世上行事, 卻不是按照世俗的方式作戰,

10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but powerful to God for the tearing down of fortresses, tearing down arguments
因為我們作戰所用的兵器, 不是屬於這世界的, 而是在神面前有能力的, 可以攻陷堅固的堡壘,

10:5 and all pride that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
攻破詭辯, 和做來阻擋人認識神的一切高牆, 並且把一切心意奪回來, 順服基督.

10:6 And we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is completed.
我們已經準備好了, 等你們完全順服的時候, 就懲罰所有不順從的人.

10:7 You are looking at things according to appearance. If anyone is convinced he himself is Christ’s, he should consider this concerning himself again: that just as Christ himself is, so also are we.
你們看事情, 只看表面. 如果有人自信是屬於基督的, 他就應該再想一想: 他是屬於基督的, 同樣, 我們也是屬於基督的.

10:8 For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame,
主把權柄賜給我們, 是為了要造就你們, 不是要破壞你們, 就算我為這權柄誇口過分了一點, 也不會覺得慚愧.

10:9 so that I do not want to appear as if I were terrifying you by my letters,
不要以為我寫信是用來嚇你們.

10:10 because it is said, “His letters are severe and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”
因為有人說: “他的信又嚴厲又強硬, 他本人卻氣貌不揚, 言語粗俗. ”

10:11 Let such a person consider this: that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, we will also be in actions when we are present.
說這話的人要想一想, 我們不在你們那裡的時候, 信上怎樣寫, 我們來到的時候也會怎樣作.

10:12 For we do not dare to classify or to compare ourselves with some who commend themselves, but they themselves, when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, do not understand.
我們不敢和那些自我推薦的人相提並論; 他們拿自己來量自己, 拿自己來比自己, 實在不大聰明.

10:13 But we will not boast beyond limits, but according to the measure of the assignment that God has assigned to us as a measure to reach even as far as you.
我們所誇的, 並沒有越過範圍, 而是在神量給我們的界限之內; 這界限一直延伸到你們那裡.

10:14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, because we have reached even as far as you with the gospel of Christ,
如果我們沒有到過你們那裡, 現在就自誇得過分了; 但事實上, 我們早就把基督的福音傳到你們那裡了.

10:15 not boasting beyond limits in the labors of others, but having hope that as your faith is growing to be enlarged greatly by you according to our assignment,
我們並沒有越過範圍, 拿別人的勞苦來誇口. 我們盼望隨著你們信心的增長, 我們的界限就因你們而大大擴展,

10:16 so that we may proclaim the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast in the things accomplished in the area assigned to someone else.
使我們可以把福音傳到你們以外的地方. 別人在他的界限以內所完成的工作, 我們不會拿來誇口的.

10:17 But “the one who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
誇口的應當靠著主誇口,

10:18 For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
因為蒙悅納的, 不是自我推薦的人, 而是主所推薦的人.

II Corinthians - Chapter 11

11:1 I wish that you would put up with me in something a little foolish—but indeed you are putting up with me.
請你們容忍我這一點點的愚昧, 其實你們本來就是容忍我的.

11:2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
我以神的熱愛愛你們, 因為我把你們獻給基督, 好像把貞潔的童女許配給一個丈夫.

11:3 But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of devotion to Christ.
我只怕你們的心受到引誘, 失去對基督的單純和貞潔, 好像蛇用詭計騙了夏娃一樣.

11:4 For if the one who comes proclaims another Jesus whom we have not proclaimed, or you receive a different spirit which you did not receive, or a different gospel which you did not accept, you put up with it well enough!
如果有人來傳講另一位耶穌, 不是我們傳過的, 或者你們接受另一個不同的靈, 不是你們領受過的, 又或者接受另一個不同的福音, 不是你們接受過的, 你們倒可以容忍得下！

11:5 For I consider myself in no way to be inferior to the preeminent apostles.
但我認為自己沒有一點比不上那些“超等使徒”;

11:6 But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not in knowledge; certainly in everything we have made this clear to you in every way.
雖然我不善於辭令, 卻是有學問的, 我們在各方面, 已經向你們清楚顯明了.

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself in order that you may be exalted, because I proclaimed the gospel of God to you without payment?
我貶低自己, 使你們高升, 把神的福音白白地傳給你們, 我這樣是犯罪嗎?

11:8 I robbed other churches by accepting support from them for the ministry to you.
我為了服事你們, 就接受了別的教會的供應, 也可以說是剝削了他們.

11:9 And when I was present with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need, and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will keep myself from being a burden.
我在你們那裡有缺乏的時候, 並沒有連累任何人, 因為從馬其頓來的弟兄們, 補足了我的缺乏. 我在各方面都不讓自己成為你們的重擔, 將來也是一樣.

11:10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.
我有基督的真理在我裡面, 在亞該亞一帶沒有人能阻止我這樣誇口.

11:11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
為甚麼呢? 是我不愛你們嗎? 神是知道的.

11:12 But what I am doing, I will also do, in order that I may remove the opportunity of those who want an opportunity, that they may be found just as also we are in what they are boasting about.
我現在所作的, 將來還要作, 為了要斷絕那些投機分子的機會, 不讓他們在所誇的事上, 被人認為是跟我們一樣的.

11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
這樣的人是假使徒, 是詭詐的工人, 裝成基督的使徒.

11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of light.
這並不希奇, 因為撒但自己也裝作光明的天使,

11:15 Therefore it is not a great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
所以, 撒但的僕役裝成公義的僕役, 也不必大驚小怪. 他們的結局必按他們所作的而定.

11:16 Again I say, do not let anyone think I am foolish. But indeed, if you do, accept me even as foolish, in order that I also may boast a little.
我再說, 誰也不要以為我是愚昧的; 就算這樣, 也要接納我這個愚昧的人, 使我可以稍微地誇口.

11:17 What I am saying in this project of boasting, I am not saying as the Lord would say, but as in foolishness.
我這樣滿有自信地誇口, 不是照著主所吩咐的, 而是好像愚昧人在說話.

11:18 Since many are boasting according to human standards, I also will boast.
既然有許多人按著世俗的標準誇口, 我也要誇口.

11:19 For because you are wise, you put up with foolish people gladly!
你們那麼精明, 竟然樂意容忍愚昧的人.

11:20 For you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone is presumptious toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.
如果有人奴役你們, 侵吞,榨取你們, 向你們趾高氣揚, 打你們的臉, 你們就容忍吧！

11:21 I say this to my shame, namely, that we have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares to boast—I am speaking in foolishness—I also dare to boast.
說來慚愧, 我們太軟弱了. 說句愚昧的話, 如果有人在甚麼事上是勇敢的, 我也是勇敢的.

11:22 Are they Hebrews? I am also! Are they Israelites? I am also! Are they descendants of Abraham? I am also!
他們是希伯來人嗎? 我也是. 他們是以色列人嗎? 我也是. 他們是亞伯拉罕的後裔嗎? 我也是.

11:23 Are they servants of Christ?—I am speaking as though I were beside myself—I am more so, with far greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with beatings to a much greater degree, in danger of death many times.
他們是基督的僕人嗎? 說句狂話, 我更是. 我受更多的勞苦, 更多的坐監, 受了過量的鞭打, 常常有生命的危險.

11:24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews forty lashes less one.
我被猶太人打過五次, 每次四十下減去一下,

11:25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I received a stoning. Three times I was shipwrecked. A day and a night I have spent in the deep water.
被棍打過三次, 被石頭打過一次, 三次遇著船壞, 在深海裡飄了一晝一夜;

11:26 I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own people, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers because of false brothers,
多次行遠路, 遇著江河的危險,強盜的危險,同族的危險,外族的危險,城中的危險,曠野的危險,海上的危險,假弟兄的危險;

11:27 with toil and hardship, often in sleepless nights, with hunger and thirst, often going hungry, in cold and poorly clothed.
勞碌辛苦, 多次不得睡覺, 又飢又渴, 多次缺糧, 赤身挨冷.

11:28 Apart from these external things, there is the pressure on me every day of the anxiety about all the churches.
除了這些外面的事, 還有為各教會掛心的事, 天天壓在我的身上.

11:29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to sin, and I do not burn with indignation?
有誰軟弱, 我不軟弱呢? 有誰陷在罪裡, 我不焦急呢?

11:30 If it is necessary to boast, I will boast about the things related to my weakness.
如果必須誇口, 我就誇自己的弱點.

11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
主耶穌的父神是應當永遠受稱頌的, 他知道我沒有說謊.

11:32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to take me into custody,
在大馬士革, 亞里達王手下的總督把守著大馬士革城, 要拘捕我,

11:33 and I was lowered through a window through the wall in a rope-basket, and I escaped his hands.
我就被人放在一個大籃子裡, 從城牆的窗戶縋下來, 逃脫了他的手.

II Corinthians - Chapter 12

12:1 It is necessary to boast; it is not profitable, but I will proceed to visions and revelations of the Lord.
誇口固然無益, 卻也是必要的. 現在我要說說主的異象和啟示.

12:2 I know a man in Christ fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or outside the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven,
我認識一個在基督裡的人, 他十四年前被提到第三層天上去. (是帶著身體被提的呢? 我不知道, 是離開了身體呢? 我也不知道, 只有神知道. )

12:3 and I know this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows—
我認識這個人, (是帶著身體被提, 還是在身體以外被提, 我都不知道, 只有神知道. )

12:4 that he was caught up to paradise and heard words not to be spoken, which it is not permitted for a person to speak.
他被提到樂園裡去, 聽見了難以言喻的話, 那是人不可以說的.

12:5 On behalf of such a person I will boast, but on behalf of myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
為了這個人, 我要誇口, 但為了我自己, 除了我的軟弱以外, 我沒有可誇的.

12:6 For if I want to boast, I will not be foolish, because I will be telling the truth, but I am refraining, so that no one can credit to me more than what he sees in me or hears anything from me,
即使我想誇口, 也不算愚妄, 因為我要說的是真話. 但我閉口不提, 免得有人把我看得太高, 過於他在我身上所見所聞的.

12:7 even because of the extraordinary degree of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, in order that it would torment me so that I would not exalt myself.
又因為我所得的啟示太大, 恐怕會高抬自己, 所以就有一根刺加在我的身上, 就是撒但的差役來攻擊我, 免得我高抬自己.

12:8 Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would depart from me.
為了這事, 我曾經三次求主, 使這根刺離開我.

12:9 And he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, because the power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore rather I will boast most gladly in my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may reside in me.
他卻對我說: “我的恩典是夠你用的, 因為我的能力在人的軟弱上顯得完全. ”所以, 我更喜歡誇自己的軟弱, 好讓基督的能力臨到我的身上.

12:10 Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
因此, 我為基督的緣故, 就以軟弱,凌辱,艱難,迫害,困苦為喜樂, 因為我甚麼時候軟弱, 甚麼時候就剛強了.

12:11 I have become a fool! You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the preeminent apostles, even if I am nothing.
我成了愚妄的人, 是你們逼成的. 其實你們應該稱讚我, 因為我雖然算不得甚麼, 卻沒有一點比不上那些“超等使徒”.

12:12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle have been done among you with all patient endurance, both signs and wonders and deeds of power.
我在你們中間, 以各種忍耐, 用神蹟,奇事和大能, 作為使徒的憑據.

12:13 For in what respect are you made worse off more than the rest of the churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
除了我自己沒有成為你們的重擔以外, 你們還有甚麼比不上別的教會呢? 這一點委屈, 請原諒我吧！

12:14 Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you. For I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
好了, 我打算第三次到你們那裡去, 這一次也不會成為你們的重擔, 因為我所要的不是你們的東西, 而是你們自己. 兒女不需要為父母積財, 父母卻應該為兒女積財.

12:15 But I will spend and be expended most gladly for your lives. If I love you much more, am I to be loved less?
至於我, 我甘心樂意為你們的靈魂付上一切, 鞠躬盡瘁. 難道我越愛你們, 就越得不到你們的愛嗎?

12:16 But let it be. I have not been a burden to you, but because I was crafty, I took you by cunning.
算了！我沒有成為你們的重擔, 卻是個狡猾的人, 用詭計牢籠你們.

12:17 I have not taken advantage of you through anyone whom I sent to you, have I?
我派到你們那裡去的人, 我藉著誰佔過你們的便宜?

12:18 I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same footsteps?
我勸提多到你們那裡去, 又派了那位弟兄一同去. 提多佔過你們的便宜嗎? 我們行事, 不是同一個心靈嗎? 不是同樣的步伐嗎?

12:19 Have you been thinking all this time that we are defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and all these things, dear friends, are for your edification.
你們一直以為我們是在向你們申辯嗎? 我們是在基督裡, 當著神面前說話的. 親愛的, 一切事都是為了建立你們.

12:20 For I am afraid lest somehow when I arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. I am afraid lest somehow there will be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.
我怕我來的時候, 見你們不如我所想的, 你們見我也不如你們所想的. 又怕有紛爭,嫉妒,惱怒,自私,毀謗,讒言,狂傲,混亂的事.

12:21 I am afraid lest when I come again my God will humiliate me in your presence, and I will grieve over many of those who sinned previously and have not repented because of their impurity and sexual immorality and licentiousness that they have practiced.
又怕我再來的時候, 我的神使我在你們面前羞愧; 並且我要為許多從前犯罪的人哀痛, 因為他們行了污穢,姦淫,邪蕩的事, 卻不肯悔改.

II Corinthians - Chapter 13

13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every word will be established.
這是我第三次到你們那裡去, 各樣事情必須憑兩三個證人的口, 才能確定.

13:2 I have already said when I was present the second time, and although I am absent now I also say in advance to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,
我第二次到你們那裡去的時候說過, 現今不在你們那裡, 再預先對那些從前犯了罪的和其餘的人說: 我若再來, 必不寬容,

13:3 since you are demanding proof that Christ, who is not weak toward you, but is powerful among you, is speaking in me.
因為你們在找基督藉著我說話的憑據. 基督對你們不是軟弱的, 相反地, 在你們身上是有能力的.

13:4 For indeed, he was crucified because of weakness, but he lives because of the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him because of the power of God toward you.
他因著軟弱被釘死了, 卻靠著神的大能活著. 我們在他裡面也是軟弱的, 但靠著神向你們所顯的大能, 也必與他一同活著.

13:5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are unqualified?
你們應當察驗自己是不是持守著信仰, 也應當考驗自己. 難道不曉得基督耶穌是在你們裡面嗎? (除非你們是經不起考驗的人. )

13:6 And I hope that you will recognize that we are not unqualified!
我盼望你們曉得, 我們不是經不起考驗的人.

13:7 Now we pray to God that you not do wrong in any way, not that we are seen as approved, but that you do what is good, even though we are seen as though unqualified.
我們祈求神, 使你們不作甚麼惡事. 這並不是要顯明我們是經得起考驗的, 而是要你們行善; 我們呢, 就讓我們作經不起考驗的人好了！

13:8 For we are not able to do anything against the truth, but rather only for the truth.
我們不能作甚麼事違背真理, 只能維護真理.

13:9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong, and we pray for this: your maturity.
當我們軟弱,你們剛強的時候, 我們就歡喜; 我們所求的, 就是要你們完全.

13:10 Because of this, I am writing these things although I am absent, in order that when I am present I may not have to act severely according to the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
因此, 我趁著不在你們那裡的時候, 把這些話寫給你們, 到我來了, 就不必憑著主所給我的權柄嚴厲地對待你們. 這權柄不是要拆毀你們, 而是要建立你們.

13:11 Finally, brothers, rejoice, be restored, be encouraged, be in agreement, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
最後, 弟兄們, 你們要喜樂, 要完全, 要受安慰, 要同心, 要和睦. 這樣, 施慈愛賜平安的神必與你們同在.

13:12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
你們要用聖潔的親嘴彼此問安.

13:13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
眾聖徒都問候你們.

13:14
願主耶穌基督的恩惠, 神的慈愛, 聖靈的契通, 常與你們眾人同在.

Galatians (加拉太書)

Galatians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle not from men nor by men but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead,
作使徒的保羅(不是由於人, 也不是藉著人, 而是藉著耶穌基督和那使他從死人中復活的父神),

1:2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
和所有與我在一起的弟兄, 寫信給加拉太的眾教會.

1:3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
願恩惠平安從我們的父神和主耶穌基督臨到你們.

1:4 who gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
基督照著我們父神的旨意, 曾經為我們的罪捨己, 為的是要救我們脫離現在這邪惡的世代.

1:5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
願榮耀歸給他, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們.

1:6 I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel,
我很驚奇, 你們這麼快就離開了藉著基督的恩呼召你們的那一位, 去歸向別的福音.

1:7 not that there is a different gospel, except there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
其實那並不是另一個福音, 只是有些攪擾你們的人, 想把基督的福音改變了.

1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim a gospel to you contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let him be accursed!
但無論是我們, 或是從天上來的使者, 如果傳給你們的和我們以前傳給你們的福音不同, 他就該受咒詛.

1:9 As we said before, and now I say again, if anyone is proclaiming a gospel to you contrary to what you have received, let him be accursed!
我們已經說過, 現在我要再說, 如果有人傳給你們的和你們以前所領受的福音不同, 他就該受咒詛.

1:10 For am I now making an appeal to people or to God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
我現在是要得人的歡心, 還是要得神的歡心呢? 難道我想討人歡喜嗎? 如果我仍然要討人歡喜, 就不是基督的僕人了.

1:11 For I make known to you, brothers, the gospel that has been proclaimed by me, that it is not of human origin.
弟兄們, 我要你們知道, 我所傳的福音, 並不是照著人的意思,

1:12 For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
因為這福音我不是從人領受的, 也不是人教導我的, 而是藉著耶穌基督的啟示來的.

1:13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism, that to an extraordinary degree I was persecuting the church of God, and trying to destroy it,
你們聽過我從前在猶太教中所行的: 怎樣極力逼迫殘害神的教會,

1:14 and was progressing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, because I was a far more zealous adherent of the traditions handed down by my forefathers.
怎樣在猶太教中比許多本族同輩的人更激進, 為我祖先的傳統分外熱心.

1:15 But when the one who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace was pleased
然而, 當我在母腹裡就把我分別出來, 又用他的恩呼召我的那一位,

1:16 to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel about him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,
既然樂意把自己的兒子啟示給我, 使我可以在外族人中傳揚他, 我就沒有和任何人(“人”直譯“肉和血”)商量,

1:17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and I returned again to Damascus.
也沒有上耶路撒冷見那些比我先作使徒的, 卻去了阿拉伯, 然後再回到大馬士革.

1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days,
過了三年, 我才上耶路撒冷去見磯法, 和他住了十五天.

1:19 but I did not see any others of the apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.
至於其餘的使徒, 除了主的弟弟雅各以外, 我都沒有見過.

1:20 (Now the things which I am writing to you, behold, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
在神面前我敢說, 我寫給你們的都不是謊話.

1:21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,
後來, 我到了敘利亞和基利家一帶的地方.

1:22 but I was unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ,
那時, 在基督裡的猶太眾教會還沒有見過我的面,

1:23 and they were only hearing, “The one formerly persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith that formerly he was attempting to destroy,”
不過聽說“那個從前迫害我們的, 現在竟然傳揚他以前所殘害的信仰”,

1:24 and they were glorifying God because of me.
他們就因著我的緣故頌讚神.

Galatians - Chapter 2

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking along Titus also.
過了十四年, 我再次上耶路撒冷去, 這次是和巴拿巴, 並且帶著提多一同去的.

2:2 Now I went up there because of a revelation and laid out to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles, but in private to the influential people, lest somehow I was running, or had run, in vain.
我是順從啟示去的; 在那裡我對他們說明我在外族人中所傳的福音, 私下講了給那些有名望的人聽, 免得我從前或現在都白跑了.

2:3 But not even Titus who was with me, although he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
與我同行的提多, 雖然是希臘人, 也沒有強迫他受割禮;

2:4 Now this was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order that they might enslave us,
這是因為有些混進來的假弟兄, 暗暗地來偵查我們在基督耶穌裡享有的自由, 為的是要轄制我們.

2:5 to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, in order that the truth of the gospel might remain continually with you.
對這些人, 我們一點也沒有讓步妥協, 為了要使福音的真理存留在你們中間.

2:6 But from those who were influential (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me, God does not show partiality)—for those who were influential added nothing to me.
至於那些被認為有名望的人(無論他們從前怎麼樣, 都與我無關; 神不以外貌取人), 他們並沒有給我增加甚麼;

2:7 But these, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcision, just as Peter to the circumcision
反而因為看見我受託傳福音給沒有受割禮的人, 就像彼得受託傳福音給受割禮的人一樣,

2:8 (for the one who was at work through Peter for his apostleship to the circumcision was at work also through me for the Gentiles),
(因為運行在彼得裡面, 使他作受割禮者的使徒的那一位, 也運行在我裡面, 使我作外族人的使徒, )

2:9 and when James and Cephas and John—those thought to be pillars—acknowledged the grace given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, in order that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcision.
又知道我蒙了神的恩, 那幾位被譽為柱石的雅各,磯法和約翰, 就向我和巴拿巴伸出右手互相許諾, 我們要到外族人那裡去傳福音, 他們要到受割禮的人那裡去傳福音;

2:10 They asked only that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.
只是要我們記念窮人, 這本來也是我一向熱心作的.

2:11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was condemned.
可是, 磯法到了安提阿的時候, 因為他有該責備的地方, 我就當面反對他.

2:12 For before certain people came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, because he was afraid of those who were of the circumcision,
從雅各那裡來的人還沒有到以前, 他和外族人一同吃飯; 但他們來到了, 他因為怕那些守割禮的人, 就從外族人中退出來, 和他們分開.

2:13 and the rest of the Jews also joined in this hypocrisy with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with them in their hypocrisy.
其餘的猶太人也和他一同裝假, 甚至連巴拿巴也受了影響, 跟著他們裝假.

2:14 But when I saw that they were not being straightforward with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of them all, “If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
但我一見他們所行的不合福音的真理, 就當眾對磯法說: “你是猶太人, 生活既然像外族人而不像猶太人, 怎麼還勉強外族人跟隨猶太人的規矩呢? ”

2:15 We are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles,
我們生來是猶太人, 不是外族中的罪人;

2:16 but knowing that a person is not justified by the works of the law, if not by faith in Jesus Christ, and we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.
既然知道人稱義不是靠行律法, 而是因信耶穌基督, 我們也就信了基督耶穌, 使我們因信基督稱義, 不是靠行律法; 因為沒有人能靠行律法稱義.

2:17 But if while seeking to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also have been found to be sinners, then is Christ an agent of sin? May it never be!
如果我們尋求在基督裡稱義, 卻仍然是罪人, 難道基督是使人犯罪的嗎? 絕對不是.

2:18 For if I build up again these things which I destroyed, I show myself to be a transgressor.
我若重建我所拆毀的, 就證明自己是個有過犯的人.

2:19 For through the law I died to the law, in order that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ,
我藉著律法已經向律法死了, 使我可以向神活著.

2:20 and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
我已經與基督同釘十字架; 現在活著的, 不再是我, 而是基督活在我裡面; 如今在肉身中活著的我, 是因信神的兒子而活的; 他愛我, 為我捨己.

2:21 I do not declare invalid the grace of God, for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died to no purpose.
我不廢棄神的恩; 如果義是藉著律法而來的, 基督就白白地死了.

Galatians - Chapter 3

3:1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as having been crucified?
無知的加拉太人哪！耶穌基督釘十字架, 已經活現在你們眼前, 誰又迷惑了你們呢?

3:2 I want only to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
我只想問你們這一點: 你們接受了聖靈, 是靠著行律法, 還是因為信所聽見的福音呢?

3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now trying to be made complete by the flesh?
你們是這樣的無知嗎? 你們既然靠著聖靈開始, 現在還要靠著肉體成全嗎?

3:4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing—if indeed also it was for nothing?
你們受了這麼多的苦, 都是白受的嗎? 恐怕真是白受的了.

3:5 Therefore does the one who gives you the Spirit and who works miracles among you do so by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
那麼, 神賜聖靈給你們, 又在你們中間行神蹟, 是因為你們行律法, 還是因為你們信所聽見的福音呢?

3:6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,
正如亞伯拉罕信神, 這就算為他的義.

3:7 then understand that the ones who have faith, these are sons of Abraham.
所以你們要知道, 有信心的人, 就是亞伯拉罕的子孫.

3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news in advance to Abraham: “In you all the nations will be blessed.”
聖經既然預先看見神要使外族人因信稱義, 就預先把好信息傳給亞伯拉罕: “萬國都必因你得福. ”

3:9 So then, the ones who have faith are blessed together with Abraham who believed.
這樣看來, 有信心的人, 必定和有信心的亞伯拉罕一同得福.

3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things that are written in the book of the law to do them.”
凡是靠行律法稱義的, 都在咒詛之下, 因為經上記著: “凡不常常照著律法書上所寫的一切去行的, 都被咒詛. ”

3:11 Now it is clear that no one is justified in the sight of God by the law, because “the one who is righteous will live by faith.”
很明顯, 在神面前, 沒有一個人可以靠著律法稱義, 因為“義人必因信得生”(“義人必因信得生”或譯: “因信稱義的人, 必定得生”).

3:12 But the law is not from faith, but “the one who does these things will live by them.”
律法本來不是出於信, 而是說: “遵行這些事的人, 就必因這些事而活. ”

3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”
基督替我們受了咒詛, 就救贖我們脫離了律法的咒詛, 因為經上記著: “凡掛在木頭上的, 都是受咒詛的. ”

3:14 in order that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
這樣, 亞伯拉罕所蒙的福, 就在耶穌基督裡臨到外族人, 使我們因著信, 可以領受所應許的聖靈.

3:15 Brothers, I am speaking according to a human perspective. Nevertheless, when the covenant of a man has been ratified, no one declares it invalid or adds additional provisions to it.
弟兄們, 我照著人的常理說: 一個立好了的約, 雖然是人所立的, 卻沒有人可以廢棄或增加.

3:16 Now to Abraham and to his descendant the promises were spoken. It does not say, “and to descendants,” as concerning many, but as concerning one, “and to your descendant,” who is Christ.
那些應許本來是給亞伯拉罕和他的後裔的. 神並沒有說“給眾後裔”, 好像指著多數; 而是說“給你的一個後裔”, 指著一個, 就是基督.

3:17 Now I am saying this: the law, that came after four hundred and thirty years, does not revoke a covenant previously ratified by God, in order to nullify the promise.
我要這樣說, 神預先立好的約, 那四百三十年後才有的律法, 不能把它廢掉, 使那應許落空.

3:18 For if the inheritance is from the law, it is no longer from the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.
因為所承受的, 如果是出於律法, 就不是出於應許; 但神是憑著應許賜給了亞伯拉罕.

3:19 Why then the law? It was added on account of transgressions, until the descendant should come to whom it had been promised, having been ordered through angels by the hand of a mediator.
那麼, 為甚麼要有律法呢? 是為了過犯的緣故才加上的, 直到那得應許的後裔來到. 律法是藉著天使經中保的手設立的;

3:20 Now the mediator is not for one, but God is one.
中保不是為單方面的, 但神卻是一位.

3:21 Therefore is the law opposed to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, certainly righteousness would have been from the law.
這樣, 律法和神的應許是對立的嗎? 絕對不是. 如果所賜下的律法能使人得生命, 義就真的是出於律法了.

3:22 But the scripture imprisoned all under sin, in order that the promise could be given by faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.
但聖經把所有的人都圈在罪中, 好把那因信耶穌基督而來的應許, 賜給相信的人.

3:23 But before faith came, we were detained under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed.
但信的道理還沒有來到以前, 我們在律法下被囚禁,被圍困, 直到那要來的信的道理顯明出來.

3:24 So then, the law became our guardian until Christ, in order that we could be justified by faith.
這樣, 律法成了我們的啟蒙教師, 領我們到基督那裡, 使我們可以因信稱義.

3:25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
但信的道理既然來到, 我們就不再在啟蒙教師之下了.

3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,
你們因著信, 在基督耶穌裡都作了神的兒子.

3:27 for as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
你們所有受洗歸入基督的人, 都是披戴基督的,

3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
並不分猶太人或希臘人, 作奴僕的或自由人, 男的或女的, 因為你們在基督耶穌裡都成為一體了.

3:29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.
如果你們屬於基督, 就是亞伯拉罕的後裔, 是按照應許承受產業的了.

Galatians - Chapter 4

4:1 Now I say, for as long a time as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is master of everything,
我說, 那承受產業的, 雖然是全部產業的主人, 但在孩童的時期, 卻和奴僕沒有分別.

4:2 but he is under guardians and managers until the time set by his father.
他是在監護人和管家之下, 直到父親預先指定的時候.

4:3 So also we, when we were children, we were enslaved under the elemental spirits of the world.
我們也是這樣, 作孩童的時候, 被世俗的言論所奴役;

4:4 But when the fullness of time came, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
但到了時機成熟, 神就差遣他的兒子, 由女人所生, 而且生在律法之下,

4:5 in order that he might redeem those under the law, in order that we might receive the adoption.
要把律法之下的人救贖出來, 好讓我們得著嗣子的名分.

4:6 And because you are sons, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba! (Father!),”
你們既然是兒子, 神就差遣他兒子的靈進入我們心裡, 呼叫“阿爸,父！”

4:7 so that you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, also an heir through God.
這樣, 你不再是奴僕, 而是兒子; 既然是兒子, 就靠著神承受產業了.

4:8 But at that time when you did not know God, you were enslaved to the things which by nature are not gods.
從前你們不認識神的時候, 是給那些本來不是神的作奴僕;

4:9 But now, because you have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental spirits? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
現在你們既然認識神, 更可以說是神所認識的, 怎麼還回到那些軟弱貧乏的言論, 情願再作它們的奴僕呢?

4:10 You carefully observe days and months and seasons and years.
你們嚴守日子,月份,節期,年份;

4:11 I am afraid for you, lest perhaps I have labored for you in vain!
我為你們擔心, 恐怕我在你們身上的勞苦是白費了.

4:12 I ask you, brothers, become like me, because I also have become like you. You have done me no wrong!
弟兄們, 我請求你們要像我一樣, 因為我也像你們一樣. 你們並沒有虧負過我.

4:13 But you know that because of an illness of the flesh I proclaimed the gospel to you the first time.
你們知道, 我第一次傳福音給你們, 是因為身體有病.

4:14 And you did not despise or disdain what was a trial for you in my flesh, but you welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus.
雖然我的身體對你們是個試煉, 你們卻沒有輕看, 也沒有厭棄, 反而接納我, 好像神的天使, 也好像基督耶穌.

4:15 So where is your blessing? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me!
現在, 你們的歡樂在哪裡呢? 我可以為你們作證, 那時如果可能, 你們甚至願意把你們的眼睛剜出來給我哩！

4:16 So then, have I become your enemy by being truthful to you?
現在我把真理告訴你們, 反而成了你們的仇敵嗎?

4:17 They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them zealously.
那些人熱心待你們, 並不是出於好意, 而是想你們和我疏遠, 好使你們熱心待他們.

4:18 But it is good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
常常在善事上熱心, 總是好的; 只是不要我在你們那裡的時候才是這樣.

4:19 My children, for whom I am having birth pains again, until Christ is formed in you!
我的孩子們, 為了你們我再受生產的痛苦, 直到基督在你們裡面成形.

4:20 But I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone because I am perplexed about you.
我恨不得現今就在你們那裡, 改變我的語氣, 因為我為你們十分困擾.

4:21 Tell me, you who are wanting to be under the law, do you not understand the law?
你們這願意在律法之下的人哪！請告訴我, 你們沒有聽過律法嗎?

4:22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the female slave and one by the free woman.
經上記著說, 亞伯拉罕有兩個兒子, 一個出於婢女, 一個出於自由的婦人.

4:23 But the one by the female slave was born according to human descent, and the one by the free woman through the promise,
但那出於婢女的, 是按著肉體生的; 那出於自由的婦人的, 是憑著應許生的.

4:24 which things are spoken allegorically, for these women are two covenants, one from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery, who is Hagar.
這都是寓意的說法: 那兩個婦人就是兩個約, 一個是出於西奈山, 生子作奴僕, 這是夏甲.

4:25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is a slave with her children.
這夏甲是指著阿拉伯的西奈山, 相當於現在的耶路撒冷, 她和她的兒女都是作奴僕的.

4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.
那在上面的耶路撒冷是自由的, 她是我們的母親,

4:27 For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren woman, who does not give birth to children; burst out and shout, you who do not have birth pains, because many are the children of the desolate woman, even more than those of the one who has a husband.”
因為經上記著說: “不能生育,沒有生養的啊, 你要歡欣！沒有受過生產痛苦的啊, 你要呼喊, 大聲呼叫！因為棄婦比有夫之婦有更多兒子. ”

4:28 But you, brothers, are children of the promise, just as Isaac.
可是, 弟兄們, 你們是按著應許作兒女的, 好像以撒一樣.

4:29 But just as at that time the child born according to human descent persecuted the child born according to the Spirit, so also now.
不過, 當時那按著肉體生的, 迫害那按著聖靈生的, 現在也是這樣.

4:30 But what does the scripture say? “Drive out the female slave and her son, for the son of the female slave will never inherit with the son” of the free woman.
然而經上怎樣說呢? “把婢女和她的兒子趕出去, 因為婢女的兒子, 絕對不可以和自由的婦人的兒子一同承受產業. ”

4:31 Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the female slave but of the free woman.
所以, 弟兄們, 我們不是婢女的兒女, 而是自由的婦人的兒女了.

Galatians - Chapter 5

5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.
基督釋放了我們, 為了要使我們得自由. 所以你們要站立得穩, 不要再被奴役的軛控制.

5:2 Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing!
我保羅現在告訴你們, 如果你們受割禮, 基督對你們就毫無益處了.

5:3 And again I testify to every man who becomes circumcised, that he is under obligation to keep the whole law.
我再對所有受割禮的人鄭重聲明: 他有責任遵行全部的律法.

5:4 You are estranged from Christ, you who are attempting to be justified by the law; you have fallen from grace.
你們這些靠律法稱義的人, 是和基督隔絕, 從恩典中墜落了.

5:5 For through the Spirit by faith we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.
我們靠著聖靈, 憑著信, 熱切等候所盼望的義.

5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
因為在基督耶穌裡, 受割禮或不受割禮, 都沒有用處, 唯有那藉著愛表達出來的信, 才有用處.

5:7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
你們向來跑得好, 誰攔阻了你們, 使你們不順從真理呢?

5:8 This persuasion is not from the one who calls you!
這種勸誘不是出於那召你們的.

5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough.
一點麵酵能使全團麵發起來.

5:10 I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will think nothing different, but the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.
我在主裡深信你們不會存別的意念; 但那攪擾你們的, 無論是誰, 必定要受刑罰.

5:11 Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.
弟兄們, 如果我仍舊傳割禮, 我為甚麼還受迫害呢? 若是這樣, 十字架絆倒人的地方就沒有了.

5:12 I wish that the ones who are disturbing you would also castrate themselves!
我恨不得那些擾亂你們的人把自己閹割了！

5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
弟兄們, 你們蒙召得了自由; 只是不可把這自由當作放縱情慾的機會, 總要憑著愛心互相服事.

5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
因為全部的律法, 都在“愛人如己”這一句話裡面成全了.

5:15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
你們要謹慎, 如果相咬相吞, 恐怕彼此都要毀滅了.

5:16 But I say, live by the Spirit, and you will never carry out the desire of the flesh.
我是說, 你們應當順著聖靈行事, 這樣就一定不會去滿足肉體的私慾了.

5:17 For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, for these are in opposition to one another, so that whatever you want, you may not do these things.
因為肉體的私慾和聖靈敵對, 聖靈也和肉體敵對; 這兩樣互相敵對, 使你們不能作自己願意作的.

5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
但你們若被聖靈引導, 就不在律法以下了.

5:19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are sexual immorality, impurity, licentiousness,
肉體所行的都是顯而易見的, 就如淫亂,污穢,邪蕩,

5:20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, factions,
拜偶像,行邪術,仇恨,爭競,忌恨,忿怒,自私,分黨,結派,

5:21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, things which I am telling you in advance, just as I said before, that the ones who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
嫉妒,醉酒,荒宴, 和類似的事. 我從前早就告訴過你們, 現在又事先告訴你們: 行這些事的人, 必定不能承受神的國.

5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
但聖靈的果子是仁愛,喜樂,平安,忍耐,恩慈,良善,信實,

5:23 gentleness, self control. Against such things there is no law.
溫柔,節制; 這樣的事, 是沒有律法禁止的.

5:24 Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh together with its feelings and its desires.
屬基督耶穌的人, 是已經把肉體和邪情私慾都釘在十字架上了.

5:25 If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.
如果我們靠聖靈活著, 就應該順著聖靈行事.

5:26 We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
我們不可貪圖虛榮, 彼此觸怒, 互相嫉妒.

Galatians - Chapter 6

6:1 Brothers, even if a person is caught in some trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of humility, looking out for yourself, lest you also be tempted.
弟兄們, 如果有人陷在一些過犯裡, 你們屬靈的人, 要用溫柔的心使他回轉過來, 自己卻要小心, 免得也被引誘.

6:2 Carry the burdens of one another, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
你們各人的重擔要互相擔當, 這樣就成全了基督的律法.

6:3 For if anyone thinks he is something although he is nothing, he is deceiving himself.
如果有人本來沒有甚麼了不起, 卻自以為是了不起的, 就是欺騙自己.

6:4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in someone else.
各人應該省察自己所作的, 這樣, 他引以為榮的, 就只在自己而不在別人了;

6:5 For each one will carry his own burden.
因為各人的擔子, 是要自己擔當的.

6:6 Now the one who is taught the word must share in all good things with the one who teaches.
在聖道上受教的, 應該和施教的人分享自己的一切美物.

6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked, for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap,
不要自欺, 神是不可輕慢的. 人種的是甚麼, 收的也是甚麼:

6:8 because the one who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
順著自己的肉體撒種的, 必定從肉體收取敗壞; 順著聖靈撒種的, 必定從聖靈收取永生.

6:9 And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give up.
我們行善, 不要覺得厭煩; 如果不鬆懈, 到了適當的時候, 就有收成.

6:10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
所以, 我們一有機會, 就應該對眾人行善, 對信徒更要這樣.

6:11 See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.
請看, 我親手寫給你們的字是多麼的大.

6:12 As many as are wanting to make a good showing in the flesh, these are attempting to compel you to be circumcised, only so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
那些在外表上要體面的人, 他們勉強你們受割禮, 不過是怕為了基督的十字架受迫害.

6:13 For not even those who are circumcised observe the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised in order that they may boast in your flesh.
那些受割禮的人, 自己也不遵守律法, 反而要你們受割禮, 為的是要藉著你們的肉身誇口.

6:14 But as for me, may it never be that I boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
至於我, 我絕不以別的誇口, 只誇我們主耶穌基督的十字架. 藉著這十字架, 在我來說, 世界已經釘在十字架上了; 就世界來說, 我也已經釘在十字架上了.

6:15 For neither is circumcision anything nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
受割禮或不受割禮, 都算不得甚麼, 要緊的是作新造的人.

6:16 And all those who follow this rule, peace and mercy be on them and on the Israel of God.
所有照這準則而行的人, 願平安憐憫臨到他們, 就是臨到神的以色列.

6:17 Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I carry on my body the marks of Jesus.
從今以後, 誰也不要攪擾我, 因為我身上帶著耶穌的烙痕.

6:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
弟兄們, 願我們主耶穌基督的恩惠與你們同在(“與你們同在”原文作“與你們的心靈同在”). 阿們.

Ephesians (以弗所書)

Ephesians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus:
奉神旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅, 寫信給住在以弗所, 在基督耶穌裡忠心的聖徒.

1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠平安從我們的父神和主耶穌基督臨到你們.

1:3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
我們主耶穌基督的父神是應當稱頌的. 他在基督裡, 曾經把天上各種屬靈的福分賜給我們:

1:4 just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love,
就如創立世界以前, 他在基督裡揀選了我們, 使我們因著愛, 在他面前成為聖潔, 沒有瑕疵.

1:5 having predestined us to adoption through Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will,
他又按著自己旨意所喜悅的, 預定我們藉著耶穌基督得兒子的名分,

1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace that he bestowed on us in the beloved,
好使他恩典的榮耀得著頌讚. 這恩典是他在愛子裡賜給我們的.

1:7 in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,
我們在他愛子裡, 藉著他的血蒙了救贖, 過犯得到赦免, 都是按著他豐盛的恩典.

1:8 that he caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight,
這恩典是他用各樣的智慧和聰明, 充充足足地賜給我們的;

1:9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in him,
他照著自己在基督裡預先安排的美意, 使我們知道他旨意的奧祕,

1:10 for the administration of the fullness of times, to bring together all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him
到了所計劃的時機成熟, 就使天上地上的萬有, 都在基督裡同歸於一.

1:11 in whom also we were chosen, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
那憑著自己旨意所計劃而行萬事的, 按著他預先所安排的, 預定我們在基督裡得基業(“得基業”或譯: “成為神的產業”),

1:12 that we who hoped beforehand in Christ should be for the praise of his glory,
藉著我們這在基督裡首先有盼望的人, 使他的榮耀得著頌讚.

1:13 in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also when you believed you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
你們既然聽了真理的道, 就是使你們得救的福音, 也信了基督, 就在他裡面受了所應許的聖靈作為印記.

1:14 who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.
這聖靈是我們得基業的憑據, 直到神的產業得贖, 使他的榮耀得著頌讚.

1:15 Because of this I also, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
因此, 我聽到你們在主耶穌裡的信心, 和對眾聖徒的愛心,

1:16 do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers,
就不住地為你們獻上感謝. 我禱告的時候, 常常提到你們,

1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him
求我們主耶穌基督的神, 榮耀的父, 賜給你們智慧和啟示的靈, 使你們充分地認識他,

1:18 (the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints,
並且使你們心靈的眼睛明亮, 可以知道他的呼召有怎樣的盼望; 他基業的榮耀, 在聖徒中是多麼的豐盛;

1:19 and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength
神照著他強大的力量, 向我們信他的人顯出的能力, 是何等的浩大.

1:20 which he has worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
這力量運行在基督身上, 使他從死人中復活, 並且在天上坐在自己的右邊,

1:21 above all rule and authority and power and lordship and every name named, not only in this age but also in the coming one,
遠超過一切執政的,掌權的,有能的,作主的, 和今生來世所能舉出的一切名銜.

1:22 and he subjected all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
神又使萬有都歸服在他的腳下, 並且使他作教會至高的元首.

1:23 which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
教會是他的身體, 是那充滿萬有者所完全充滿的.

Ephesians - Chapter 2

2:1 And you, although you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
你們因著自己的過犯和罪惡, 原是死的.

2:2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience,
那時你們在過犯和罪惡中行事為人, 隨著時代的潮流, 也服從空中掌權的首領, 就是現今在悖逆的人身上運行的靈.

2:3 among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and we were children of wrath by nature, as also the rest of them were.
我們從前也都和他們在一起, 放縱肉體的私慾, 隨著肉體和心意所喜好的去行; 我們與別人一樣, 生來都是可怒的兒女.

2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
然而神滿有憐憫, 因著他愛我們的大愛,

2:5 and we being dead in trespasses, he made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),
就在我們因過犯死了的時候, 使我們與基督一同活過來, (你們得救是靠著恩典, )

2:6 and raised us together and seated us together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
又使我們在基督耶穌裡, 與他一同復活, 一同坐在天上,

2:7 in order that he might show in the coming ages the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.
為的是要在將來的世代中, 顯明他在基督耶穌裡賜給我們的恩典, 是多麼的豐盛.

2:8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
你們得救是靠著恩典, 藉著信心. 這不是出於自己, 而是神所賜的;

2:9 it is not from works, so that no one can boast.
這也不是出於行為, 免得有人自誇.

2:10 For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, so that we may walk in them.
我們原是神所作成的, 是在基督耶穌裡創造的, 為的是要我們行各樣的善事, 就是神預先所安排的.

2:11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, the so-called uncircumcision by the so-called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands,
你們應當記得, 你們從前按肉體來說是外族人; 那些所謂在肉體上受過人手所行的割禮的人, 稱你們為未受割禮的.

2:12 that you were at that time apart from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, not having hope, and without God in the world.
那時, 你們是在基督以外, 與以色列國無分, 在帶有應許的約上是外人, 在世上沒有盼望, 沒有神.

2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you, the ones who once were far away, have become near by the blood of Christ.
你們從前遠離的人, 現今在基督耶穌裡, 靠著他的血已經可以親近了.

2:14 For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the enmity, in his flesh,
基督就是我們的和平: 他使雙方合而為一, 拆毀了隔在中間的牆, 就是以自己的身體除掉雙方的仇恨,

2:15 invalidating the law of commandments in ordinances, in order that he might create the two in himself into one new man, thus making peace,
並且廢掉了律法的規條, 使兩者在他裡面成為一個新人, 這樣就締造了和平.

2:16 and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, killing the enmity in himself.
基督既然藉著十字架消滅了仇恨, 就藉著十字架使雙方與神和好, 成為一體,

2:17 And coming, he proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to the ones who were near,
並且他來把和平的福音傳給你們在遠處的人, 也給在近處的人.

2:18 because through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
我們雙方都藉著他, 在同一位聖靈裡, 可以進到父面前.

2:19 Consequently, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God,
這樣看來, 你們不再是外人和客旅, 而是與聖徒一同作國民, 是神家裡的人了,

2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
並且建造在使徒和先知的根基上, 基督耶穌自己就是奠基石,

2:21 in whom the whole building, joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
整座建築都靠著他連接配合, 漸漸增長成為在主裡面的聖所.

2:22 in whom you also are built up together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
你們在他裡面也一同被建造, 成為神藉著聖靈居住的所在.

Ephesians - Chapter 3

3:1 On account of this I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles
因此, 我這為你們外族人的緣故, 作了為基督耶穌被囚禁的保羅, 為你們祈求──

3:2 —if indeed you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace given to me for you.
想必你們聽過神恩惠的計劃, 他為你們的緣故賜恩給我,

3:3 According to revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief,
藉著啟示使我可以知道這奧祕, 就像我以前在信中略略提過的.

3:4 so that you may be able when you read to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ
你們讀了, 就可以知道我深深地明白基督的奧祕.

3:5 (which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit):
這奧祕在以前的世代並沒有讓世人知道, 不像現在藉著聖靈啟示了聖使徒和先知那樣.

3:6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
這奧祕就是外族人在基督耶穌裡, 藉著福音可以同作後嗣, 同為一體, 同蒙應許.

3:7 of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace given to me, according to the working of his power.
我作了福音的僕役, 是照著神的恩賜; 這恩賜是按著他大能的作為賜給我的.

3:8 To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles,
我本來比聖徒中最小的還小, 神還是賜給我這恩典, 要我把基督那測不透的豐富傳給外族人,

3:9 and to enlighten everyone as to what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all things,
並且使眾人明白那奧祕的救世計劃是甚麼(這奧祕是歷代以來隱藏在創造萬有的神裡面的),

3:10 in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places through the church,
為了要使天上執政的和掌權的, 現在藉著教會都可以知道神各樣的智慧.

3:11 according to the purpose of the ages which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
這都是照著神在我們主基督耶穌裡所成就的永恆的旨意.

3:12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith in him.
我們因信基督, 就在他裡面坦然無懼, 滿有把握地進到神面前.

3:13 Therefore I ask you not to be discouraged at my afflictions on behalf of you, which are your glory.
因此, 我懇求你們, 不要因著我為你們所受的苦難而沮喪, 這原是你們的光榮.

3:14 On account of this, I bend my knees before the Father,
因此, 我在父面前屈膝,

3:15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
(天上地上所有的家族都是由他命名的, )

3:16 that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
求他按著他榮耀的豐盛, 藉著他的靈, 用大能使你們內在的人剛強起來,

3:17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),
使基督藉著你們的信, 住在你們心裡, 使你們既然在愛中扎根建基,

3:18 in order that you may be strong enough to grasp together with all the saints what is the breadth, and length, and height, and depth,
就能和眾聖徒一同領悟基督的愛是多麼的長闊高深,

3:19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, in order that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
並且知道他的愛是超過人所能理解的, 使你們被充滿, 得著神的一切豐盛.

3:20 Now to the one who is able to do beyond all measure more than all that we ask or think, according to the power that is at work in us,
願榮耀歸給神, 就是歸給那能照著運行在我們裡面的大能, 充充足足地成就一切, 超過我們所求所想的.

3:21 to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
願榮耀在教會中和基督耶穌裡歸給他, 直到萬代, 永世無窮. 阿們.

Ephesians - Chapter 4

4:1 Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to live in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called:
因此, 我這為主被囚禁的勸你們: 行事為人, 要配得上你們所蒙的呼召,

4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,
凡事謙虛,溫柔,忍耐, 用愛心彼此寬容;

4:3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;
以和睦聯繫, 竭力持守聖靈所賜的合一.

4:4 one body and one Spirit (just as also you were called with one hope of your calling),
身體只有一個, 聖靈只有一位, 就像你們蒙召只是藉著一個盼望.

4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
主只有一位, 信仰只有一個, 洗禮只有一種;

4:6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
神只有一位, 就是萬有的父. 他超越萬有, 貫徹萬有, 並且在萬有之中.

4:7 Now to each one of us was given this grace, according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
我們各人蒙恩, 是照著基督量給我們的恩賜.

4:8 Therefore it says, “Ascending on high he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men.”
所以他說: “他升上高天的時候, 擄了許多俘虜, 把賞賜給了人. ”

4:9 Now “he ascended,” what is it, except that he also descended to the lower regions of the earth?
(“他升上”這句話是甚麼意思呢? 他不是也曾降到地上嗎?

4:10 The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all things.
那降下的, 就是那升到諸天之上的, 為了要使他充滿萬有. )

4:11 And he himself gave some as apostles and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as pastors and teachers
他所賜的, 有作使徒的, 有作先知的, 有作傳福音的, 也有作牧養和教導的,

4:12 for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
為的是要裝備聖徒, 去承擔聖工, 建立基督的身體;

4:13 until we all reach the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to a measure of the maturity of the fullness of Christ,
直到我們眾人對神的兒子都有一致的信仰和認識, 可以長大成人, 達到基督豐盛長成的身量;

4:14 so that we may no longer be infants, tossed about by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people, by craftiness with reference to the scheming of deceit.
使我們不再作小孩子, 中了人的詭計和騙人的手段, 給異教之風搖撼, 飄來飄去,

4:15 But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow into him with reference to all things, who is the head, Christ,
卻要在愛中過誠實的生活, 在各方面長進, 達到基督的身量. 他是教會的頭,

4:16 from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.
全身靠著他, 藉著每一個關節的支持, 照著每部分的功用, 配合聯繫起來, 使身體漸漸長大, 在愛中建立自己.

4:17 This therefore I say and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the Gentiles walk: in the futility of their mind,
所以, 我要這樣說, 並且要在主裡肯定地說: 你們行事為人不要再像教外人, 存著虛妄的意念.

4:18 being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
他們的心思昏昧, 因為自己無知, 心裡剛硬, 就與神所賜的生命隔絕了.

4:19 who, becoming callous, gave themselves over to licentiousness, for the pursuit of all uncleanness in greediness.
他們既然麻木不仁, 就任憑自己放縱情慾, 貪行各樣污穢的事.

4:20 But you did not learn Christ in this way,
但是你們從基督所學的, 卻不是這樣.

4:21 if indeed you have heard about him, and you were taught by him (just as truth is in Jesus),
如果你們聽了他, 在他裡面受過教導, (因為真理是在耶穌裡的, )

4:22 that you take off, according to your former way of life, the old man, who is being destroyed according to deceitful desires,
就要除去你們那照著從前生活方式而活的舊人. 這舊人是隨著迷惑人的私慾漸漸敗壞的.

4:23 be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
你們要把心靈更換一新,

4:24 and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.
並且穿上新人. 這新人是照著神的形象, 在公義和真實的聖潔裡創造的.

4:25 Therefore, putting aside the lie, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
所以, 你們要除掉謊言, 各人要與鄰舍說真話, 因為我們彼此是肢體.

4:26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger,
生氣卻不要犯罪; 含怒不可到日落.

4:27 nor give place to the devil.
不可給魔鬼留地步.

4:28 The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands what is good, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.
偷竊的, 不要再偷, 卻要作工, 親手作正當的事, 使自己可以把所得到的, 分給缺乏的人.

4:29 No rotten word must proceed from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,
一句壞話也不可出口, 卻要適當地說造就人的好話, 使聽見的人得益處.

4:30 and do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
不可讓神的聖靈憂傷, 因為你們受了他的印記, 等候得贖的日子.

4:31 All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.
一切苛刻,惱怒,暴戾,嚷鬧,毀謗, 連同一切惡毒, 都應當從你們中間除掉.

4:32 Become kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ has forgiven you.
要互相友愛, 存溫柔的心, 彼此饒恕, 就像神在基督裡饒恕了你們一樣.

Ephesians - Chapter 5

5:1 Therefore become imitators of God, as beloved children,
因此, 你們既然是蒙愛的兒女, 就應當效法神.

5:2 and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.
要憑著愛心行事, 好像基督愛我們, 為我們捨己, 當作馨香的供品和祭物獻給神.

5:3 But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or greediness, must not even be named among you (as is fitting for saints),
至於淫亂和任何污穢或貪心的事, 在你們中間連提都不可提, 才合聖徒的體統.

5:4 and obscenity, and foolish talk, or coarse jesting (which are not proper), but rather thanksgiving.
更不要講淫穢和愚妄的話, 或下流的笑話, 這些都與你們不相稱; 卻要說感謝的話.

5:5 For this you know for certain, that every sexually immoral person, or unclean person, or greedy person (who is an idolater), does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
因為你們確實知道, 無論是淫亂的,污穢的或貪心的(貪心就是拜偶像), 都得不到在基督和神的國裡的基業.

5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
不要給別人用空言欺騙了你們, 正因為這些事, 神的震怒必定臨到那些悖逆的人.

5:7 Therefore do not be sharers with them,
所以, 不要與他們同流合污.

5:8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light
你們從前是黑暗的, 現今在主裡卻是光明的, 行事為人就應當像光明的兒女.

5:9 (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
光明所結的果子, 就是一切良善,公義,誠實.

5:10 trying to learn what is well-pleasing to the Lord.
你們要察驗甚麼是主所喜悅的.

5:11 And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose them.
不要參與暗昧無益的事, 倒要把它揭露出來,

5:12 For it is shameful even to speak about the things being done by them in secret,
因為他們暗中所作的事, 連提起來也是羞恥的.

5:13 but all things exposed by the light are made visible,
凡被光揭露的, 都是顯而易見的.

5:14 for everything made visible is light. Therefore it says, Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
因為一切顯露出來的就是光, 所以有話說: “睡了的人哪, 醒過來, 從死人中起來吧！基督必要照亮你. ”

5:15 Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,
所以, 你們行事為人要謹慎, 不要像愚昧人, 卻要像聰明人.

5:16 making the most of the time because the days are evil.
要把握時機, 因為這時代邪惡.

5:17 Because of this do not become foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
因此, 不要作糊塗人, 要明白甚麼是主的旨意.

5:18 And do not be drunk with wine (in which is dissipation), but be filled by the Spirit,
不要醉酒, 醉酒能使人放蕩亂性, 卻要讓聖靈充滿.

5:19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and singing praise in your heart to the Lord,
應當用詩章,聖詩,靈歌, 彼此呼應, 口唱心和地讚美主.

5:20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father,
凡事要奉我們主耶穌基督的名, 常常感謝父神,

5:21 being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ
還要存敬畏基督的心, 彼此順服.

5:22 —wives to their own husbands as to the Lord,
你們作妻子的, 要順服自己的丈夫, 好像順服主一樣,

5:23 because the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is the head of the church (he himself being the Savior of the body).
因為丈夫是妻子的頭, 好像基督是教會的頭; 基督又是教會全體的救主.

5:24 But as the church is subject to Christ, thus also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything.
教會怎樣順服基督, 妻子也要照樣凡事順服丈夫.

5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for her;
你們作丈夫的, 要愛妻子, 好像基督愛教會, 為教會捨己,

5:26 in order that he might sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word;
為的是要用水藉著道把教會洗淨, 成為聖潔,

5:27 in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she may be holy and blameless.
可以作榮耀的教會歸給自己, 甚麼污點皺紋等也沒有, 而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的.

5:28 Thus also husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. The one who loves his own wife loves himself.
丈夫也應當這樣愛妻子, 好像愛自己的身體一樣. 愛妻子的, 就是愛自己了.

5:29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ does the church,
從來沒有人恨惡自己的身體, 總是保養顧惜, 好像基督對教會一樣,

5:30 because we are members of his body.
因為我們是他身上的肢體.

5:31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
為了這緣故, 人要離開父母, 與妻子結合, 二人成為一體.

5:32 (This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.)
這是極大的奧祕, 但我是指著基督和教會說的.

5:33 Only you also, each one of you, must thus love his own wife as himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
無論怎樣, 你們各人都要愛自己的妻子, 好像愛自己一樣. 妻子也應當敬重丈夫.

Ephesians - Chapter 6

6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
你們作兒女的, 要在主裡聽從父母, 因為這是理所當然的.

6:2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
“要孝敬父母, 使你得福, 在世長壽. ”這是第一條帶著應許的誡命.

6:3 “in order that it may be well with you, and you may live a long time on the earth.”
“要孝敬父母, 使你得福, 在世長壽. ”這是第一條帶著應許的誡命.

6:4 And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
你們作父親的, 不要激怒兒女, 卻要照著主的教訓和勸戒, 養育他們.

6:5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,
你們作僕人的, 要存著敬畏,戰兢和真誠的心, 聽從世上的主人, 好像聽從基督一樣.

6:6 not while being watched, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
作事不要只作給人看, 像那些討人歡心的一樣, 卻要像基督的僕人, 從心裡遵行神的旨意,

6:7 serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people,
甘心服務, 像是服事主, 不是服事人.

6:8 because you know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
你們知道, 無論是奴僕或自由的人, 如果作了甚麼善事, 都必從主那裡得到賞賜.

6:9 And masters, do the same things to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
你們作主人的, 也要照樣對待僕人, 不要威嚇他們; 你們知道, 他們和你們在天上同有一位主, 他並不偏待人.

6:10 Finally, become strong in the Lord and in the might of his strength.
最後, 你們要靠主的大能大力, 在他裡面剛強.

6:11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,
要穿戴神所賜的全副軍裝, 使你們能抵擋魔鬼的詭計.

6:12 because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
因為我們的爭戰, 對抗的不是有血有肉的人, 而是執政的,掌權的,管轄這黑暗世界的和天上的邪靈.

6:13 Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.
所以要穿起神所賜的全副軍裝, 使你們在這邪惡的時代裡可以抵擋得住, 並且在作完了一切之後, 還能站立得穩.

6:14 Stand therefore, girding your waist with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness,
因此, 你們要站穩, 用真理當帶子束腰, 披上公義的胸甲,

6:15 and binding shoes under your feet with the preparation of the good news of peace,
把和平的福音預備好了, 當作鞋子, 穿在腳上,

6:16 in everything taking up the shield of faith, with which you are able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one,
拿起信心的盾牌, 用來撲滅那惡者所有的火箭;

6:17 and receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
並且要戴上救恩的頭盔, 拿起聖靈的寶劍, 就是神的道,

6:18 with all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and to this end being alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
藉著各樣的禱告和祈求, 隨時在聖靈裡祈禱, 並且要在這事上恆久警醒, 為眾聖徒祈求.

6:19 and for me, that a word may be given to me at the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
也要為我祈求, 使我傳講的時候, 得著當說的話, 可以坦然無懼地講明福音的奧祕,

6:20 for the sake of which I am an ambassador in chains, that in them I may speak freely, as it is necessary for me to speak.
(我為這奧祕作了被捆鎖的使者), 也使我按著應當說的, 放膽宣講這福音的奧祕.

6:21 Now, so that you also may know my circumstances, what I am doing, Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things,
親愛的推基古弟兄是主裡忠心的僕人, 他會把我的一切都告訴你們, 使你們可以知道我的景況.

6:22 whom I have sent to you for this very reason, that you may know our circumstances, and he may encourage your hearts.
為了這緣故, 我就差他到你們那裡去, 好讓你們明白我們的近況, 並且叫他安慰你們的心.

6:23 Peace to the brothers and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願平安,慈愛,信心, 從父神和主耶穌基督臨到眾弟兄.

6:24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruptibility.
願一切以不朽的愛愛我們主耶穌基督的人, 都蒙恩惠.

Philippians (腓利比書)

Philippians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons.
基督耶穌的僕人保羅和提摩太, 寫信給所有住在腓立比, 在基督耶穌裡的聖徒,監督和執事.

1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠平安從我們的父神和主耶穌基督臨到你們.

1:3 I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of you,
我每逢想到你們, 就感謝我的神;

1:4 always in my every prayer for all of you, making the prayer with joy,
每次為你們大家祈求的時候, 總是歡歡喜喜地祈求.

1:5 because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now,
為了你們從頭一天直到現在都在福音的事工上有分, 我就感謝我的神.

1:6 convinced of this same thing, that the one who began a good work in you will finish it until the day of Christ Jesus,
我深信那在你們中間開始了美好工作的, 到了基督耶穌的日子, 必成全這工作.

1:7 just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you are sharers of grace with me.
為你們眾人我有這樣的意念是很恰當的, 因為你們常常在我的心裡, 無論我是在捆鎖之中, 或是在辯護和證實福音的時候, 你們都和我一同分享神的恩典.

1:8 For God is my witness, that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
我是怎樣以基督耶穌的心腸, 切切地想念你們眾人, 這是神可以為我作證的.

1:9 And this I pray: that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
我所禱告的, 是要你們的愛心, 在充足的知識和各樣的見識上, 多而又多,

1:10 so that you may approve what is superior, in order that you may be sincere and blameless in the day of Christ,
使你們可以辨別是非, 成為真誠無可指摘的人, 直到基督的日子,

1:11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
靠著耶穌基督結滿了公義的果子, 使神得著榮耀和讚美.

1:12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have happened instead for the progress of the gospel,
弟兄們, 我願意你們知道, 我所遭遇的反而使福音更加興旺了,

1:13 so that my imprisonment in Christ has become known in the whole praetorium and to all the rest,
以致宮裡的衛隊和其餘的人, 都知道我是為了基督才受捆鎖的;

1:14 and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, dare even more to speak the word without fear.
而且大多數主內的弟兄, 因我所受的捆鎖, 就篤信不疑, 毫無畏懼, 更勇敢地傳講神的道.

1:15 Some even because of envy and strife preach Christ, but some also because of good will.
有些人傳揚基督是出於嫉妒和紛爭, 但也有些人是出於好意.

1:16 The latter do so from love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
這些人是出於愛心, 知道我是派來為福音辯護的.

1:17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction in my imprisonment.
那些人傳講基督卻是出於自私, 動機並不純正, 只想加重我在捆鎖中的煩惱.

1:18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. But also I will rejoice,
那有甚麼關係呢? 真心也好, 假意也好, 無論怎麼樣, 基督總被傳開了, 為此我就歡喜; 並且我還要歡喜,

1:19 for I know that this will turn out to me for deliverance through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
因為我知道, 藉著你們的祈求和耶穌基督的靈的幫助, 我一定會得到釋放.

1:20 according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death.
我所熱切期待和盼望的, 就是在凡事上我都不會羞愧, 只要滿有膽量, 不論生死, 總要讓基督在我身上照常被尊為大.

1:21 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
因為我活著就是基督, 我死了就有益處.

1:22 But if it is to live in the flesh, this is fruitful work for me, and which I will prefer I do not know.
但如果我仍在世上活著, 能夠使我的工作有成果, 我就不知道應該怎樣選擇了！

1:23 But I am hard pressed between the two options, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, for this is very much better.
我處於兩難之間, 情願離世與基督同在, 因為那是好得無比的.

1:24 But to stay on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
可是為了你們, 我更需要活在世上.

1:25 And because I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
我既然這樣深信, 就知道還要活下去, 並且要繼續和你們大家在一起, 使你們在信心上有長進, 有喜樂,

1:26 so that what you can be proud of may increase in Christ Jesus because of me through my return again to you.
以致你們因為我要再到你們那裡去, 就在基督耶穌裡更加以我為榮.

1:27 Only lead your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent I hear your circumstances, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
不過, 你們行事為人應當和基督的福音相配. 這樣, 無論我來見你們或是不在你們中間, 都可以聽到你們的情況, 就是你們有同一的心志, 站立得穩, 為了福音的信仰齊心努力,

1:28 and not letting yourselves be intimidated in anything by your opponents, which is a sign of destruction to them, but of your salvation, and this from God,
甚麼事都不怕有反對你們的人, 這就證明他們要滅亡, 你們要得救, 這都是出於神.

1:29 because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
因為神為了基督的緣故賜恩給你們, 使你們不單是信基督, 也是要為他受苦;

1:30 having the same struggle which you saw in me and now hear about in me.
你們面對的爭戰, 和你們在我身上所見過, 現在又聽到的是一樣的.

Philippians - Chapter 2

2:1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
所以, 你們在基督裡若有甚麼勸勉, 有甚麼愛心的安慰, 有甚麼靈裡的契通, 有甚麼慈悲和憐憫,

2:2 complete my joy, so that you are in agreement, having the same love, united in spirit, having one purpose.
就應當有同樣的思想, 同樣的愛心, 要心志相同, 思想一致, 使我充滿喜樂.

2:3 Do nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves,
不要自私自利, 也不要貪圖虛榮, 只要謙卑, 看別人比自己強;

2:4 each of you not looking out for your own interests, but also each of you for the interests of others.
各人不要單顧自己的事, 也要顧別人的事.

2:5 Think this in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
你們應當有這樣的意念, 這也是基督耶穌的意念. (全節或譯: “你們當以基督耶穌的心為心. ”)

2:6 who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal with God something to be grasped,
他本來有神的形象, 卻不堅持自己與神平等的地位,

2:7 but emptied himself by taking the form of a slave, by becoming in the likeness of people. And being found in appearance like a man,
反而倒空自己, 取了奴僕的形象, 成為人的樣式;

2:8 he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, that is, death on a cross.
既然有人的樣子, 就自甘卑微, 順服至死, 而且死在十字架上.

2:9 Therefore also God exalted him and graciously granted him the name above every name,
因此神把他升為至高, 並且賜給他超過萬名之上的名.

2:10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven and of those on earth and of those under the earth,
使天上,地上和地底下的一切, 因著耶穌的名, 都要屈膝,

2:11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
並且口裡承認耶穌基督為主, 使榮耀歸給父神.

2:12 Therefore my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
這樣看來, 我所親愛的, 你們素來是順服的, (不但我在你們那裡的時候是這樣, 現今我不在, 你們更要順服, )就應當恐懼戰兢地作成自己的救恩.

2:13 For the one at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure, is God.
神為了成全自己的美意, 就在你們裡面動工, 使你們可以立志和行事.

2:14 Do all things without grumbling and disputing,
無論作甚麼, 都不要發怨言,起爭論,

2:15 in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world,
好使你們無可指摘,純真無邪, 在這彎曲乖謬的世代中, 作神沒有瑕疵的兒女; 你們要在這世代中發光, 好像天上的光體一樣,

2:16 holding fast to the word of life, for a source of pride to me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
把生命的道顯揚出來, 使我在基督的日子可以誇耀我沒有空跑, 也沒有徒勞.

2:17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and rejoice with all of you.
即使把我澆奠在你們信心的祭物和供奉上, 我也喜樂, 並且和你們大家一同喜樂.

2:18 And in the same way also you rejoice and rejoice with me.
照樣, 你們也要喜樂, 並且要和我一同喜樂.

2:19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be encouraged when I know your circumstances.
我靠著主耶穌, 希望不久就會差提摩太到你們那裡去, 使我們知道你們的情況, 可以得到鼓勵.

2:20 For I have no one like-minded who will sincerely be concerned about your circumstances.
沒有人與我同心, 真正關心你們的事,

2:21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
因為大家只顧自己的事, 而不理耶穌基督的事.

2:22 But you know his proven character, that like a child with a father he served with me for the gospel.
不過, 提摩太的為人是你們知道的, 他和我一同為了福音服事主, 就像兒子跟父親一樣.

2:23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see my circumstances.
所以, 等我看出自己的事會怎樣了結之後, 我希望立刻差他去;

2:24 And I am convinced in the Lord that I myself will arrive shortly also.
而且靠著主, 我相信自己不久也會去.

2:25 But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, but your messenger and servant of my need,
然而我認為必須差以巴弗提到你們那裡去, 他是我的弟兄, 與我一同作工一同作戰的, 也是你們為我的需要差來服事我的.

2:26 because he was longing for all of you and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.
他一直在想念你們眾人, 並且因為你們聽見他病了, 他就非常難過.

2:27 For indeed he was sick, coming near to death, but God had mercy on him and not on him only, but also on me, so that I would not have grief upon grief.
事實上他病得幾乎要死, 然而神憐憫了他; 不但憐憫他, 也憐憫我, 免得我憂上加憂.

2:28 Therefore I am sending him with special urgency, in order that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
所以, 我更急著差他去, 讓你們再見到他, 就可以喜樂, 也可以減少我的掛慮.

2:29 Therefore welcome him in the Lord with all joy, and consider such people highly honored,
因此, 你們要在主裡歡歡喜喜地接待他, 也要尊重這樣的人,

2:30 because on account of the work of Christ he came near to the point of death, risking his life in order that he might make up for your inability to serve me.
因他為了基督的工作, 冒著生命的危險, 差一點喪了命, 為的是要補滿你們服事我不足的地方.

Philippians - Chapter 3

3:1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, but is a safeguard for you.
最後, 我的弟兄們, 你們要靠著主喜樂. 我寫這些話給你們, 在我並不困難, 對你們卻是妥當的.

3:2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the mutilation.
你們要提防那些“狗”, 提防作惡的, 提防行割禮的.

3:3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and do not put confidence in the flesh,
其實我們這些靠神的靈來敬拜, 在基督耶穌裡誇口而不倚靠肉體的人, 才是受割禮的,

3:4 although I could have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks to put confidence in the flesh, I can do so more:
雖然我有理由可以倚靠肉體. 如果別人認為可以倚靠肉體, 我就更加可以了;

3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, from the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born from Hebrews, according to the law a Pharisee,
我第八天受割禮, 屬於以色列民族便雅憫支派, 是希伯來人所生的希伯來人. 按著律法來說, 我是個法利賽人;

3:6 according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.
按著熱誠來說, 我是迫害教會的; 按著律法上的義來說, 我是無可指摘的.

3:7 But whatever things were gain to me, these things I have considered loss because of Christ.
然而以前對我有益的, 現在因著基督的緣故, 我都當作是有損的.

3:8 More than that, I even consider all things to be loss because of the surpassing greatness of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and consider them dung, in order that I may gain Christ
不但這樣, 我也把萬事當作是有損的, 因為我以認識我主基督耶穌為至寶. 為了他, 我把萬事都拋棄了, 看作廢物, 為了要得著基督.

3:9 and may be found in him, not having my righteousness which is from the law, but which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith,
並且得以在他裡面, 不是有自己因律法而得的義, 而是有因信基督而得的義, 就是基於信心, 從神而來的義,

3:10 so that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
使我認識基督和他復活的大能, 並且在他所受的苦上有分, 受他所受的死;

3:11 if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
這樣, 我也許可以從死人中復活.

3:12 Not that I have already received this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ.
這並不是說我已經得著了, 已經完全了, 而是竭力追求, 好使我可以得著基督耶穌要我得著的.

3:13 Brothers, I do not consider myself to have laid hold of it. But I do one thing, forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead,
弟兄們, 我不以為自己已經得著了, 我只有一件事, 就是忘記背後, 努力面前,

3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
向著目標竭力追求, 為要得著神在基督耶穌裡召我往上去得的獎賞.

3:15 Therefore as many as are perfect, let us hold this opinion, and if you think anything differently, God will reveal this also to you.
所以, 我們中間凡是成熟的人, 都應當這樣想. 即使你們不是這樣想, 神也會把這事指示你們.

3:16 Only to what we have attained, to the same hold on.
不過, 我們到了甚麼程度, 就要照著甚麼程度去行.

3:17 Become fellow imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who walk in this way, just as you have us as an example.
弟兄們, 你們要一同效法我, 也要留意那些照著我們的榜樣而行的人.

3:18 For many live, of whom I spoke about to you many times, but now speak about even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
我常常告訴你們, 現在又流著淚說, 有許多人行事為人, 是基督十字架的仇敵,

3:19 whose end is destruction, whose God is the stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, the ones who think on earthly things.
他們的結局是滅亡, 他們的神是自己的肚腹, 他們以自己的羞辱為榮耀, 所想的都是地上的事.

3:20 For our commonwealth exists in heaven, from which also we eagerly await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
但我們是天上的公民, 切望救主, 就是主耶穌基督, 從天上降臨;

3:21 who will transform our humble body to be conformed to his glorious body, in accordance with the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
他要運用那使萬有歸服自己的大能, 改變我們這卑賤的身體, 和他榮耀的身體相似.

Philippians - Chapter 4

4:1 So then, my beloved and greatly desired brothers, my joy and crown, thus stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.
我所想念親愛的弟兄們, 你們就是我的喜樂,我的冠冕. 所以, 親愛的, 你們應當靠著主站立得穩.

4:2 I appeal to Euodia and I appeal to Syntyche to be in agreement in the Lord.
我勸友阿嫡, 也勸循都基, 要在主裡意念相同.

4:3 Yes, I ask also you, true yokefellow, help them, who struggled along with me in the gospel with both Clement and the rest of my fellow workers whose names are in the book of life.
我真誠的同道啊, 我也求你幫助她們. 這兩個女人, 還有革利免和其餘的同工, 都跟我在福音的事工上一同勞苦, 他們的名字都在生命冊上.

4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.
你們要靠著主常常喜樂, 我再說, 你們要喜樂.

4:5 Let your gentleness be made known to all people. The Lord is near.
要使大家看出你們謙和的心. 主已經近了.

4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
應當毫無憂慮, 只要凡事藉著禱告祈求, 帶著感恩的心, 把你們所要的告訴神.

4:7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
這樣, 神所賜超過人能了解的平安, 必在基督耶穌裡, 保守你們的心思意念.

4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are pleasing, whatever things are commendable, if there is any excellence of character and if anything praiseworthy, think about these things.
最後, 弟兄們, 凡是真實的,莊重的,公正的,純潔的,可愛的,聲譽好的, 無論是甚麼美德, 甚麼稱讚, 這些事你們都應當思念.

4:9 And the things which you have learned and received and heard about and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
你們在我身上所學習,所領受,所聽見,所看見的, 這些事你們都應當實行; 那麼, 賜平安的神就必與你們同在.

4:10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last you have renewed your concern for me, for whom also you were thinking, but you had no opportunity to express it.
我在主裡大大地喜樂, 因為你們現在又再想起我來; 其實你們一向都在想念我, 只是沒有機會表示.

4:11 Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
我並不是因為缺乏才這樣說: 我已經學會了, 無論在甚麼情況之下都可以知足.

4:12 I know how both to make do with little and I know how to have an abundance. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to have an abundance and to go without.
我知道怎樣處卑賤, 也知道怎樣處富裕; 我已經得了祕訣, 無論在任何情況之下, 或是飽足, 或是飢餓, 或是富裕, 或是缺乏, 都可以知足.

4:13 I am able to do all things by the one who strengthens me.
我靠著那加給我能力的, 凡事都能作.

4:14 Nevertheless you have done well by sharing with me in my affliction.
然而, 你們一同分擔了我的患難, 實在是好的.

4:15 Now you also know, Philippians, that at the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone,
腓立比的弟兄們, 你們也知道, 在我傳福音的初期, 離開馬其頓的時候, 除了你們以外, 我沒有收過任何教會的供給.

4:16 because even in Thessalonica on more than one occasion you sent for my need.
我在帖撒羅尼迦的時候, 你們還是一而再把我所需用的送來.

4:17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek for the profit that increases to your account.
我並不求禮物, 只求你們的果子不斷增加, 歸在你們的帳上.

4:18 But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am well supplied because I received from Epaphroditus what you had sent, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
你們所送的我都全數收到了, 而且綽綽有餘; 我已經足夠了, 因我從以巴弗提收到你們所送的, 好像馨香之氣, 是神所接納所喜悅的祭物.

4:19 And my God will fulfill your every need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
我的神必照他在基督耶穌裡榮耀的豐富, 滿足你們的一切需要.

4:20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
願榮耀歸給我們的父神, 直到永遠. 阿們.

4:21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers with me greet you.
問候在基督耶穌裡的各位聖徒. 同我在一起的弟兄們問候你們.

4:22 All the saints greet you, and especially those of Caesar’s household.
眾聖徒, 特別是凱撒家裡的人, 都問候你們.

4:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
願主耶穌基督的恩惠與你們同在(“與你們同在”原文作“與你們的心靈同在”).

Colossians (歌羅西書)

Colossians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
奉神旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅, 和提摩太弟兄,

1:2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
寫信給在歌羅西的聖徒, 和在基督裡忠心的弟兄. 願恩惠平安從我們的父神臨到你們.

1:3 We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you,
我們為你們祈禱的時候, 常常感謝神我們主耶穌基督的父,

1:4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,
因為聽見你們在基督耶穌裡的信心, 和對眾聖徒的愛心.

1:5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel,
這都是由於那給你們存在天上的盼望, 這盼望是你們從前在福音真理的道上聽過的.

1:6 that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day you heard about and understood the grace of God in truth,
這福音傳到你們那裡, 也傳到全世界; 你們聽了福音, 因著真理確實認識了神的恩典之後, 這福音就在你們中間不斷地結果和增長, 在全世界也是一樣.

1:7 just as you learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
這福音也就是你們從我們親愛的,一同作僕人的以巴弗那裡學到的. 他為你們作了基督忠心的僕役,

1:8 who also made clear to us your love in the Spirit.
也把你們在聖靈裡的愛心告訴了我們.

1:9 Because of this also we, from the day we heard about it, did not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual insight,
因此, 我們從聽見的那天起, 就不停地為你們禱告祈求, 願你們藉著一切屬靈的智慧和悟性, 可以充分明白神的旨意,

1:10 so that you may live in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good deed and increasing in the knowledge of God,
使你們行事為人對得起主, 凡事蒙他喜悅; 在一切善事上多結果子, 更加認識神;

1:11 enabled with all power, according to his glorious might, for all steadfastness and patience with joy,
依照他榮耀的大能得著一切能力, 帶著喜樂的心, 凡事忍耐寬容;

1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,
並且感謝父, 他使你們有資格分享聖徒在光明中的基業.

1:13 who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
他救我們脫離了黑暗的權勢, 把我們遷入他愛子的國裡.

1:14 in whom we have the redemption, the forgiveness of sins,
我們在愛子裡蒙了救贖, 罪得赦免.

1:15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
這愛子是那看不見的神的形象, 是首先的, 在一切被造的之上.

1:16 because all things in the heavens and on the earth were created by him, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers, all things were created through him and for him,
因為天上地上的萬有: 看得見的和看不見的, 無論是坐王位的, 或是作主的, 或是執政的, 或是掌權的, 都是本著他造的; 萬有都是藉著他, 又是為著他而造的.

1:17 and he himself is before all things, and in him all things are held together,
他在萬有之先; 萬有也一同靠著他而存在.

1:18 and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,
他是身體的頭, 這身體就是教會. 他是元始, 是死人中首先復生的, 好讓他在凡事上居首位;

1:19 because he was well pleased for all the fullness to dwell in him,
因為神樂意使所有的豐盛都住在愛子裡面,

1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
並且藉著他在十字架上所流的血成就了和平, 使萬有, 無論是地上天上的, 都藉著他與神和好了.

1:21 And although you were formerly alienated and enemies in attitude, because of your evil deeds,
雖然你們從前也是和神隔絕, 心思上與他為敵, 行為邪惡,

1:22 but now you have been reconciled by his physical body through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
但現今神在愛子的肉身上, 藉著他的死, 使你們與神和好了, 為了要把你們這些聖潔,無瑕疵,無可指摘的人, 呈獻在他面前.

1:23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and steadfast and not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
只是你們要常存信心, 根基穩固, 不受動搖偏離福音的盼望. 這福音你們聽過了, 也傳給了天下萬民; 我保羅也作了這福音的僕役.

1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,
現在我為你們受苦, 我覺得喜樂; 為了基督的身體, 就是為了教會, 我要在自己的肉身上, 補滿基督苦難的不足.

1:25 of which I became a minister, according to God’s stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,
我照著神為你們而賜給我的管家職分, 作了教會的僕役, 要把神的道, 就是歷世歷代隱藏的奧祕, 傳得完備. 現在這奧祕已經向他的眾聖徒顯明了.

1:26 the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been revealed to his saints,
我照著神為你們而賜給我的管家職分, 作了教會的僕役, 要把神的道, 就是歷世歷代隱藏的奧祕, 傳得完備. 現在這奧祕已經向他的眾聖徒顯明了.

1:27 to whom God wanted to make known what is the glorious wealth of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
神願意使他們知道這奧祕在外族人中有多麼榮耀的豐盛, 這奧祕就是基督在你們裡面成了榮耀的盼望.

1:28 whom we proclaim, by admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature in Christ,
我們傳揚他, 是用各樣的智慧, 勸戒各人, 教導各人, 為了要使各人在基督裡得到完全.

1:29 for which purpose also I labor, striving according to his working which is at work powerfully in me.
我也為了這事勞苦, 按著他用大能在我心中運行的動力, 竭力奮鬥.

Colossians - Chapter 2

2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on behalf of you, and those in Laodicea, and all those who have not seen my face in person,
我願意你們知道, 我為你們和在老底嘉的人, 以及所有沒有跟我見過面的人, 是怎樣竭力奮鬥,

2:2 so that their hearts may be encouraged, united in love and into all the wealth of the full assurance of insight into the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ,
為的是要他們的心得著勉勵, 在愛中彼此聯繫, 可以得著憑悟性,因確信而來的一切豐盛, 也可以充分認識神的奧祕, 這奧祕就是基督;

2:3 in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
一切智慧和知識的寶庫都蘊藏在基督裡面.

2:4 I say this in order that no one will deceive you with persuasive speech,
我說這些話, 免得有人用花言巧語欺騙你們.

2:5 for even if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
我雖然不在你們那裡, 心卻與你們同在. 我看見你們循規蹈矩, 並且對基督有堅定的信心, 就歡喜了.

2:6 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, live in him,
你們怎樣接受了基督耶穌為主, 就當照樣在他裡面行事為人,

2:7 firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness.
按著你們所學到的, 在他裡面扎根,建造, 信心堅定, 滿有感謝的心.

2:8 Beware lest anyone take you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,
你們要謹慎, 免得有人不照著基督, 而照著人的傳統, 和世俗的言論, 藉著哲學和騙人的空談, 把你們擄去.

2:9 because in him all the fullness of deity dwells bodily,
因為神本性的一切豐盛, 都有形有體地住在基督裡面,

2:10 and you are filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority,
你們也是在他裡面得了豐盛. 他是一切執政掌權者的元首.

2:11 in whom also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made by hands, by the removal of the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
你們也在他裡面受了不是由人手所行的割禮, 而是受了基督的割禮, 就是除掉你們的罪身.

2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which also you were raised together with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
你們在洗禮中已經與他一同埋葬, 也在洗禮中, 因信那使基督從死人中復活的神所運行的動力, 與他一同復活了.

2:13 And although you were dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
你們因著過犯和肉體未受割禮, 原是死的, 然而神赦免了我們的一切過犯, 使你們與基督一同活過來,

2:14 having destroyed the certificate of indebtedness in ordinances against us, which was hostile to us, and removed it out of the way by nailing it to the cross.
塗抹了那寫在規條上反對我們,與我們為敵的字句, 並且把這字句從我們中間拿去, 釘在十字架上.

2:15 When he had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a display of them in public, triumphing over them by it.
他既然靠著十字架勝過了一切執政掌權的, 廢除了他們的權勢, 就在凱旋的行列中, 把他們公開示眾.

2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with reference to eating or drinking or participation in a feast or a new moon or a Sabbath,
所以不要讓人因著飲食,節期,月朔,安息日批評你們,

2:17 which are a shadow of what is to come, but the reality is Christ.
這些不過是將來的事的影子, 那真體卻是屬於基督的.

2:18 Let no one condemn you, taking pleasure in humility and the worship of angels, going into detail about the things which he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
不要讓人奪去你們的獎賞, 他們以故意謙卑, 敬拜天使為樂; 迷於自己所見過的; 憑著肉體的意念, 無故地自高自大;

2:19 and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.
不與頭緊密相連. 其實全身都是藉著關節和筋絡從頭得著供應和聯繫, 就照著神所要求的, 生長起來.

2:20 If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as if living in the world?
你們若與基督一同死了, 脫離了世俗的言論, 為甚麼仍然好像活在世俗中一樣,

2:21 “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch,”
拘守那“不可摸,不可嘗,不可觸”的規條呢?

2:22 which things are all meant for destruction by consuming according to human commandments and teachings,
(這一切東西, 一經使用, 就都朽壞了. )這些規條是照著人的命令和教訓而定的,

2:23 which things although they have, to be sure, an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and humility and unsparing treatment of the body, do not have any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
在隨著己意敬拜, 故作謙卑, 和苦待己身等事上, 似乎是智慧之言, 其實只能叫人放縱肉體, 再沒有任何價值.

Colossians - Chapter 3

3:1 Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
所以, 你們既然與基督一同復活, 就應當尋求天上的事, 那裡有基督坐在神的右邊.

3:2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things on earth.
你們要思念的, 是天上的事, 不是地上的事.

3:3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
因為你們已經死了, 你們的生命與基督一同隱藏在神裡面.

3:4 When Christ, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
基督就是你們的生命, 他顯現的時候, 你們也要和他一同在榮耀裡顯現.

3:5 Therefore put to death what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustful passion, evil desire, and greediness, which is idolatry,
所以要治死你們在地上的肢體, 就如淫亂,污穢,邪情,惡慾和貪心, 貪心就是拜偶像.

3:6 because of which the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
因著這些事, 神的忿怒必要臨到悖逆的人(有些抄本無“悖逆的人”).

3:7 in which also you once lived, when you used to live in them.
你們從前在其中生活的時候, 也曾經這樣行過.

3:8 But now you also lay aside all these things: anger, rage, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
但現在你們要除去忿怒,惱怒,惡毒,毀謗, 以及粗言穢語這一切事.

3:9 Do not lie to one another, because you have taken off the old man together with his deeds,
不要彼此說謊, 因為你們已經脫去了舊人和舊人的行為,

3:10 and have put on the new man that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created him,
穿上了新人. 這新人照著他的創造者的形象漸漸更新, 能夠充分認識主.

3:11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all, and in all.
在這一方面, 並不分希臘人和猶太人, 受割禮的和未受割禮的, 未開化的人和西古提人, 奴隸和自由人, 唯有基督是一切, 也在一切之內.

3:12 Therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and dearly loved, put on affection, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,
所以, 你們既然是神所揀選的, 是聖潔,蒙愛的人, 就要存憐憫的心腸,恩慈,謙卑,溫柔和忍耐.

3:13 putting up with one another and forgiving one another. If anyone should have a complaint against anyone, just as also the Lord forgave you, thus also you do the same.
如果有人對別人有嫌隙, 總要彼此寬容, 互相饒恕; 主怎樣饒恕了你們, 你們也要照樣饒恕人.

3:14 And to all these things add love, which is the bond of perfection.
在這一切之上, 還要有愛心, 愛心是聯繫全德的.

3:15 And the peace of Christ must rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
又要讓基督的平安在你們心裡作主; 你們蒙召歸為一體, 也是為了這個緣故. 你們要有感謝的心.

3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God,
你們要讓基督的道豐豐富富地住在你們心裡, 以各樣的智慧, 彼此教導, 互相勸戒, 用詩章,聖詩,靈歌, 懷著感恩的心歌頌神.

3:17 and everything whatever you do in word or in deed, giving thanks for all things in the name of the Lord Jesus to God the Father through him.
凡你們所作的, 無論是言語或行為, 都要奉主耶穌的名, 藉著他感謝父神.

3:18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
你們作妻子的, 要順服丈夫, 這在主裡是合宜的.

3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
你們作丈夫的, 要愛妻子, 不可苦待她們.

3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
你們作兒女的, 要凡事聽從父母, 因為這在主裡是可喜悅的.

3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they will not become discouraged.
你們作父親的, 不要激怒兒女, 免得他們灰心喪志.

3:22 Slaves, obey your human masters in everything, not while being watched, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
你們作僕人的, 要凡事聽從世上的主人, 作事不要只作給人看, 像那些討人歡心的一樣, 卻要以真誠的心敬畏主.

3:23 Whatever you do, accomplish it from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to people,
無論你們作甚麼, 都要從心裡去作, 像是為主作的, 不是為人作的,

3:24 because you know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.
因為你們知道, 你們一定會從主那裡得到基業為賞賜. 你們應當服事主基督,

3:25 For the one who does wrong will receive back whatever wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
但那些不義的人, 必按他所行的不義受報應. 主並不偏待人.

Colossians - Chapter 4

4:1 Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.
你們作主人的, 要公平地對待僕人, 因為知道你們也有一位主在天上.

4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving,
你們要恆切禱告, 在禱告的時候存著感恩的心警醒;

4:3 praying at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door of the message, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which also I am a prisoner,
也要為我們禱告, 求神為我們開傳道的門, 宣講基督的奧祕(我就是為了這個緣故被捆鎖),

4:4 so that I may reveal it, as it is necessary for me to speak.
使我照著我所應當說的, 把這奧祕顯明出來.

4:5 Live with wisdom toward those outside, making the most of the time.
你們要把握時機, 用智慧與外人來往.

4:6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.
你們的話要常常溫和, 好像是用鹽調和的, 使你們知道應當怎樣回答各人.

4:7 Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all my circumstances,
我的一切景況, 推基古會告訴你們. 他是我所愛的弟兄, 是忠心的僕役, 也是在主裡同作僕人的.

4:8 whom I have sent to you for this very reason, in order that you may know our circumstances and he may encourage your hearts,
我派他到你們那裡去, 使你們知道我們的景況, 並且安慰你們的心.

4:9 together with Onesimus, my faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all the circumstances here.
他是跟歐尼西慕一同去的. 歐尼西慕是忠心的親愛的弟兄, 是你們那裡的人. 他們會把這裡的一切告訴你們.

4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions—if he should come to you, welcome him),
與我一同坐監的亞里達古, 和巴拿巴的表弟馬可, 問候你們. (關於馬可, 你們已經受了吩咐: 他若到你們那裡, 你們要接待他. )

4:11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only ones who are fellow workers for the kingdom of God from the circumcision, who have been a comfort to me.
別號猶士都的耶數, 也問候你們. 在受過割禮的人中, 只有這幾位是為神的國與我同工的, 他們也成了我的安慰.

4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, greets you, a slave of Christ always struggling on behalf of you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
以巴弗問候你們, 他是你們那裡的人, 是基督耶穌的僕人; 他禱告的時候, 常常竭力為你們祈求, 好使你們在神的一切旨意中完全站穩, 滿有堅定的信念.

4:13 For I testify to him that he is working hard on behalf of you and those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.
我可以為他作證, 他為了你們和在老底嘉,希拉波立的人, 多受勞苦.

4:14 Luke the physician, our dear friend, greets you, as does Demas.
親愛的路加醫生和底馬問候你們.

4:15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, and Nympha and the church in her house.
請問候在老底嘉的弟兄和寧法, 以及在她家裡的教會.

4:16 And whenever this letter is read among you, see to it that it is read also among the Laodicean church, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
這封信你們宣讀了以後, 也要交給老底嘉的教會宣讀; 你們也要讀老底嘉的那封信.

4:17 And tell Archippus, “Direct your attention to the ministry that you received in the Lord, in order that you may complete it.”
你們要對亞基布說: “你要留心在主裡領受的職分, 好把它完成. ”

4:18 The greeting is by my hand, Paul’s. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
我保羅親筆問候你們. 你們要記念我的捆鎖. 願恩惠與你們同在.

I Thessalonians (帖撒羅尼迦前書)

I Thessalonians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.
保羅,西拉和提摩太, 寫信給帖撒羅尼迦,在父神和主耶穌基督裡的教會. 願恩惠平安臨到你們.

1:2 We give thanks to God always concerning all of you, making mention constantly in our prayers,
我們常常為你們眾人感謝神, 禱告的時候提到你們,

1:3 because we remember your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
在我們的父神面前, 不住地記念你們信心的工作, 愛心的勞苦和因盼望我們主耶穌基督而有的堅忍.

1:4 knowing, brothers dearly loved by God, that he has chosen you,
神所愛的弟兄們, 我們知道你們是蒙揀選的,

1:5 because our gospel did not come to you with word only, but also with power and with the Holy Spirit and with much certainty, just as you know what sort of people we became among you for your sake.
因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡, 不單是藉著言語, 也是藉著權能, 藉著聖靈和充足的信心. 為了你們的緣故, 我們在你們中間為人怎樣, 這是你們知道的.

1:6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
你們效法了我們, 也效法了主, 在大患難中, 帶著聖靈的喜樂接受了真道.

1:7 so that you became an example to all those who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia,
這樣, 你們就成了馬其頓和亞該亞所有信徒的榜樣.

1:8 for from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything.
因為不單主的道從你們那裡傳遍了馬其頓和亞該亞, 就是你們對神的信心也傳遍了各處, 所以我們不用再說甚麼了.

1:9 For they themselves report about us, what sort of welcome we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
他們都述說你們是怎樣接待我們, 而且怎樣離棄偶像歸向神, 要服事這位又真又活的神,

1:10 and to await his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, the one who delivers us from the coming wrath.
並且等候他的兒子從天降臨. 這就是神使他從死人中復活, 救我們脫離將來的忿怒的那位耶穌.

I Thessalonians - Chapter 2

2:1 For you yourselves know, brothers, our reception with you, that it was not in vain,
弟兄們, 你們都知道, 我們進到你們那裡, 並不是白費工夫的.

2:2 but after we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, just as you know, we had the courage in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.
我們從前在腓立比雖然受了苦, 又被凌辱, 可是靠著我們的神, 在強烈的反對之下, 仍然放膽向你們述說神的福音, 這是你們知道的.

2:3 For our exhortation is not from error or from impurity or with deceit,
我們的呼籲, 不是錯謬的, 不是污穢的, 也沒有詭詐.

2:4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.
相反地, 神既然考驗過我們, 把福音委託給我們, 我們就傳講, 不像是討人歡心的, 而是討那察驗我們心思的神的喜悅.

2:5 For never did we come with a word of flattery, just as you know, nor with a pretext of greediness (God is witness),
我們從來不說奉承的話, 這是你們知道的, 神可以作證, 我們並沒有藉故起貪心,

2:6 nor seeking glory from people, neither from you nor from others.
也沒有向你們或別人求取人的榮譽.

2:7 Although we could have insisted on our own importance as apostles of Christ, yet we became infants in your midst, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
我們身為基督使徒的, 雖然有權利受人尊敬, 但我們在你們中間卻是謙和的, 就像母親乳養自己的孩子.

2:8 Longing for you in this way, we determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls, because you had become dear to us.
我們這樣疼愛你們, 不但樂意把神的福音傳給你們, 連自己的性命也樂意給你們, 因為你們是我們所愛的.

2:9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and hardship: working by night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
弟兄們, 你們應該記得我們的辛苦和勞碌; 我們把神的福音傳給你們的時候, 怎樣晝夜作工, 免得你們有人受累.

2:10 You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we became to you who believe,
我們對你們信的人是多麼聖潔,公義,無可指摘, 這是你們和神都可以作證的.

2:11 just as you know how we treated each one of you, like a father his own children,
正如你們知道的, 我們是怎樣好像父親對待兒女一樣對待你們各人:

2:12 exhorting and consoling you and insisting that you live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
勸勉你們, 鼓勵你們, 叮囑你們, 要你們行事為人, 配得上那召你們進入他的國和榮耀的神.

2:13 And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that when you received God’s word that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
我們也為這緣故不住感謝神, 因為你們接受了我們所傳的神的道, 不認為這是人的道, 而認為這確實是神的道. 這道也運行在你們信的人裡面.

2:14 For you became imitators, brothers, of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because you also suffered the same things at the hands of your own people, just as they themselves did also at the hands of the Jews,
弟兄們, 你們好像猶太地在基督耶穌裡神的眾教會一樣, 他們怎樣遭受猶太人的迫害, 你們也照樣遭受同族人的迫害.

2:15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and who persecuted us, and who are not pleasing to God and are opposed to all people,
這些猶太人殺了主耶穌和眾先知, 又把我們趕出來. 他們得不到神的喜悅, 並且和所有的人作對,

2:16 hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved, so that they always fill up their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the end.
阻撓我們向外族人傳道, 不讓他們得救, 以致惡貫滿盈. 神的忿怒終必臨到他們身上.

2:17 But when we were made orphans by separation from you, brothers, for a short time (in face, not in heart), we were even more eager with great desire to see your face,
弟兄們, 我們被迫暫時離開你們, 不過是身體離開, 心卻沒有離開. 我們非常渴望再見到你們.

2:18 because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, on more than one occasion—and Satan hindered us.
因此, 我們很想到你們那裡去, 我保羅也一再想去, 只是撒但阻擋了我們.

2:19 For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?
我們主耶穌再來的時候, 我們在他面前的盼望,喜樂或所誇耀的冠冕是甚麼呢? 不就是你們嗎?

2:20 For you are our glory and joy.
是的, 你們就是我們的榮耀, 我們的喜樂.

I Thessalonians - Chapter 3

3:1 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we determined to be left behind in Athens alone,
我們既然不能再忍下去, 就決定留在雅典,

3:2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, in order to strengthen and to encourage you about your faith,
派我們的弟兄, 就是在基督的福音上和神同工的提摩太去, 為了要在你們的信仰上堅定你們, 勸慰你們,

3:3 so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed for this,
免得有人在各樣的患難中動搖了. 你們自己知道, 我們受患難原是命定的.

3:4 for indeed when we were with you we told you beforehand that we were about to be afflicted, just as indeed it happened, and you know.
我們在你們那裡的時候, 早已對你們說過, 我們將會遭受患難. 後來應驗了, 這是你們知道的.

3:5 Because of this, I also, when I could endure it no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.
因此, 我既然不能再忍下去, 就派人去打聽你們的信心怎樣; 恐怕那試探人的誘惑了你們, 以致我們的勞苦白費了.

3:6 But now, because Timothy has come to us from you and has brought good news to us of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, desiring to see us just as also we desire to see you,
提摩太剛剛從你們那裡回來, 把你們信心和愛心的好消息帶給我們. 他還說, 你們常常懷念我們, 切切想見我們, 好像我們想見你們一樣.

3:7 because of this, brothers, we have been comforted because of you in all our distress and affliction through your faith,
所以弟兄們, 我們在這一切困苦患難中, 因著你們的信心就得了安慰.

3:8 because now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.
如果你們在主裡站立得穩, 我們就可以活下去了.

3:9 For what thanks can we repay to God concerning you, because of all the joy with which we rejoice because of you before our God,
我們因你們的緣故, 在我們的神面前滿有喜樂; 為這一切喜樂, 我們可以為你們向神獻上怎麼樣的感謝呢！

3:10 night and day praying beyond all measure that we may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith?
我們晝夜迫切祈求, 要見你們的面, 並且要補滿你們信心的不足.

3:11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you,
願我們的父神自己和我們的主耶穌為我們開路, 使我們可以到你們那裡去.

3:12 and may the Lord cause you to increase and to abound in love for one another and for all, just as also we do for you,
又願主叫你們彼此相愛的心, 和愛眾人的心, 都充充足足, 多而又多, 好像我們愛你們一樣.

3:13 so that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
也願他堅定你們的心, 好叫你們在我們主耶穌和眾聖徒再來的時候, 在我們的父神面前, 完全聖潔, 無可指摘.

I Thessalonians - Chapter 4

4:1 Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you and appeal to you in the Lord Jesus that, just as you have received from us how it is necessary for you to live and to please God, just as indeed you are living, that you progress even more.
此外, 弟兄們, 我們在主耶穌裡求你們, 勸你們, 你們既然接受了我們的教訓, 知道應該怎樣行事為人, 並且怎樣討神喜悅, 就要照你們現在所行的更進一步.

4:2 For you know what commands we gave to you through the Lord Jesus.
我們憑著主耶穌傳給你們的是甚麼命令, 你們是知道的.

4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;
神的旨意是要你們聖潔, 遠避淫行;

4:4 that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
要你們各人曉得怎樣用聖潔尊貴的方法保守自己的身體(“身體”原文作“器皿”);

4:5 not in lustful passion, just as also the Gentiles who do not know God;
不要放縱邪情私慾, 像那些不認識神的外族人一樣;

4:6 not to transgress and to exploit his brother in the matter, because the Lord is the one who avenges concerning all these things, just as also we told you beforehand and testified solemnly.
誰也不要在這事上越軌, 佔弟兄的便宜, 因為這一類的事, 主必報應. 這是我們從前告訴過你們, 又嚴嚴警戒過你們的.

4:7 For God did not call us to impurity, but in holiness.
神呼召我們, 不是要我們沾染污穢, 而是要我們聖潔.

4:8 Therefore the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
所以那棄絕這命令的, 不是棄絕人, 而是棄絕把他自己的聖靈賜給你們的那位神.

4:9 But concerning brotherly love, I do not have need to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
論到弟兄相愛, 用不著人寫甚麼給你們, 因為你們自己受了神的教導, 要彼此相愛.

4:10 for indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to progress even more,
其實, 你們向全馬其頓所有的弟兄, 已經這樣行了. 但是, 弟兄們, 我們勸你們要更加彼此相愛;

4:11 and to aspire to live a quiet life, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
又要立志過安靜的生活, 辦自己的事, 親手作工, 正如我們從前吩咐過你們,

4:12 so that you may live decently toward those outside, and may have need of nothing.
使你們行事為人可以得到外人的尊敬, 自己也不會有甚麼缺乏了.

4:13 Now we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve as also the rest, who have no hope.
弟兄們, 論到睡了的人, 我們不願意你們不知道, 免得你們憂傷, 像那些沒有盼望的人一樣.

4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, thus also God will bring those who have fallen asleep through Jesus together with him.
我們若信耶穌死了, 又復活了, 照樣, 也應該相信那些靠著耶穌已經睡了的人, 神必定把他們和耶穌一同帶來.

4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain until the Lord’s coming, will not possibly precede those who have fallen asleep.
我們現在照著主的話告訴你們: 我們這些活著存留到主再來的人, 絕不能在那些睡了的人以先.

4:16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
因為主必親自從天降臨, 那時, 有發令的聲音, 有天使長的呼聲, 還有神的號聲, 那些在基督裡死了的人必先復活;

4:17 Then we who are alive, who remain, will be snatched away at the same time together with them in the clouds for a meeting with the Lord in the air, and thus we will be together with the Lord always.
然後, 我們還活著存留的人, 必和他們一同被提到雲裡, 在空中與主相會. 這樣, 我們就要和主常常同在.

4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
所以, 你們應該用這些話彼此勸慰.

I Thessalonians - Chapter 5

5:1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need of anything to be written to you,
弟兄們, 論到時候和日期, 不用寫甚麼給你們了.

5:2 for you yourselves well know that the day of the Lord is coming in the same way as a thief in the night.
因為你們自己清楚知道, 主的日子來到, 就像夜間的賊來到一樣.

5:3 Whenever they say “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will overtake them like the birth pains of a pregnant woman, and they will not possibly escape.
人正在說平安穩妥的時候, 毀滅性的災禍就突然臨到他們, 好像生產的痛苦臨到懷胎的婦人一樣, 他們絕不能逃脫.

5:4 But you, brothers, are not in the darkness, so that the day should catch you like a thief,
但是弟兄們, 你們不在黑暗裡, 以致那日子會臨到你們像賊來到一樣.

5:5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
你們都是光明之子,白晝之子; 我們不是屬於黑夜的, 也不是屬於黑暗的.

5:6 So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled.
所以, 我們不要沉睡像別人一樣, 總要警醒謹慎.

5:7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
因為睡覺的人是在晚上睡, 醉酒的人是在晚上醉;

5:8 But because we are of the day, we must be sober, by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet the hope of salvation,
但我們既然屬於白晝, 就應當謹慎, 披上信和愛的胸甲, 戴上救恩的盼望作頭盔.

5:9 because God did not appoint us for wrath, but for the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
因為神不是定意要我們受刑罰(“刑罰”原文作“忿怒”), 而是要我們藉著我們的主耶穌基督得著救恩.

5:10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live at the same time with him.
基督替我們死, 使我們無論是醒著或睡著, 都和他一同活著.

5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as indeed you are doing.
所以, 你們應該彼此勸慰, 互相造就, 正如你們一向所行的.

5:12 Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and rule over you in the Lord and admonish you,
弟兄們, 我們求你們要敬重那些在你們中間勞苦的人, 就是在主裡面治理你們,勸戒你們的人.

5:13 and to esteem them beyond all measure in love, because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
又因為他們的工作, 你們要用愛心格外尊重他們. 你們應當彼此和睦.

5:14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, console the discouraged, help the sick, be patient toward all people.
弟兄們, 我們勸你們, 要警戒遊手好閒的人, 勉勵灰心喪志的人, 扶助軟弱無力的人, 也要容忍所有的人.

5:15 See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all people.
你們要注意, 不管是誰都不要以惡報惡, 卻要在彼此相處和對待眾人這方面, 常常追求良善.

5:16 Rejoice always,
要常常喜樂,

5:17 pray constantly,
不住禱告,

5:18 give thanks in everything; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
凡事謝恩; 這就是神在基督耶穌裡給你們的旨意.

5:19 Do not quench the Spirit.
不要熄滅聖靈的感動.

5:20 Do not despise prophecies,
不要藐視先知的話語.

5:21 but examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
凡事都要察驗, 好的要持守,

5:22 Abstain from every form of evil.
各樣的惡事要遠離.

5:23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
願賜平安的神親自使你們完全成聖, 又願你們整個人: 靈,魂和身體都得蒙保守, 在我們的主耶穌基督再來的時候, 無可指摘.

5:24 The one who calls you is faithful, who also will do this.
那呼召你們的是信實的, 他必成就這事.

5:25 Brothers, pray for us.
弟兄們, 請為我們禱告.

5:26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
要用聖潔的親嘴問候眾弟兄.

5:27 I adjure you by the Lord, have this letter read aloud to all the brothers.
我憑著主吩咐你們, 要把這封信讀給眾弟兄聽.

5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
願我們主耶穌基督的恩惠與你們同在.

II Thessalonians (帖撒羅尼迦後書)

II Thessalonians - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
保羅,西拉和提摩太, 寫信給帖撒羅尼迦,在我們的父神和主耶穌基督裡的教會.

1:2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠平安從父神和主耶穌基督臨到你們.

1:3 We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing
弟兄們, 我們應該常常為你們感謝神, 這是合適的. 因為你們的信心格外長進, 你們眾人彼此相愛的心也在增加.

1:4 so that we ourselves boast in you in the churches of God about your patient endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring,
所以我們在神的眾教會裡, 親自誇獎你們, 因為你們在所受的一切迫害患難中, 仍然存著堅忍和信心.

1:5 a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering,
這正是神公義判斷的明證, 使你們可以算是配得上他的國; 你們也是為了神的國而受苦.

1:6 since it is righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,
神既然是公義的, 主耶穌和他有能力的天使從天上顯現在火燄中的時候, 就使你們這些受災難的人, 可以和我們同享安息; 卻以災難報應那些把災難加給你們的人.

1:7 and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,
神既然是公義的, 主耶穌和他有能力的天使從天上顯現在火燄中的時候, 就使你們這些受災難的人, 可以和我們同享安息; 卻以災難報應那些把災難加給你們的人.

1:8 with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus,
又要報應那些不認識神,不聽從我們主耶穌的福音的人.

1:9 who will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
當主來的時候, 他們要受永遠沉淪的懲罰, 就是離開主的面和他權能的榮光. 在那一天, 他要在聖徒身上得著榮耀, 又要在所有信徒身上受到尊崇(你們也在他們當中, 因為你們信了我們向你們所作的見證).

1:10 whenever he should come to be glorified on that day by his saints and to be marveled at by all who believe, because our testimony was believed among you,
當主來的時候, 他們要受永遠沉淪的懲罰, 就是離開主的面和他權能的榮光. 在那一天, 他要在聖徒身上得著榮耀, 又要在所有信徒身上受到尊崇(你們也在他們當中, 因為你們信了我們向你們所作的見證).

1:11 for which purpose we also pray always for you, that you may be considered worthy of the calling of our God, and he might fulfill every desire for goodness and work of faith with power,
因此, 我們常常為你們禱告, 願我們的神看你們是配得上所蒙的召, 又用大能成就你們所羨慕的一切良善和信心的工作,

1:12 in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
使我們主耶穌的名, 照著我們的神和主耶穌基督的恩, 在你們身上得著榮耀, 你們也在他身上得著榮耀.

II Thessalonians - Chapter 2

2:1 Now we ask you, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to him,
弟兄們, 關於我們主耶穌基督的再來, 和我們到他那裡聚集的事, 我們求你們:

2:2 that you not be easily shaken from your composure, nor be troubled either by a spirit or by a message or by a letter alleged to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has arrived.
無論有靈,有話,有冒我們的名的書信, 說主的日子現在到了, 你們都不要輕易動心, 也不要驚慌.

2:3 Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
不要讓人用任何方法迷惑了你們, 因為主的日子來到以前, 必定有背道的事, 並且那不法的人, 就是那沉淪之子, 必定顯露出來.

2:4 who opposes and who exalts himself over every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits down in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.
他抵擋神, 抬舉自己, 高過一切稱為神和受人敬拜的, 甚至坐在神的殿中, 自稱為神.

2:5 Do you not remember that while we were still with you, we were saying these things to you?
我還在你們那裡的時候, 曾經把這些事告訴你們, 你們不記得嗎?

2:6 And you know that which restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his own time.
現在你們也知道, 那箝制他, 使他到了時候才可以顯露出來的是甚麼.

2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is at work already; only the one who now restrains will do so until he is out of the way,
因為那不法的潛力已經發動, 只是現在有一個箝制他的在那裡, 直等到那箝制解除了,

2:8 and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth, and wipe out by the appearance of his coming,
那時, 這不法的人必要顯露出來. 主耶穌要用自己口中的氣除掉他, 以自己再來所顯現的光輝消滅他.

2:9 whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,
這不法的人來到, 是照著撒但的行動, 行各樣的異能奇蹟和荒誕的事,

2:10 and with every unrighteous deception against those who are perishing, in place of which they did not accept the love of the truth, so that they would be saved.
並且在那些沉淪的人身上, 行各樣不義的欺詐, 因為他們不領受愛真理的心, 使他們得救.

2:11 And because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie,
因此, 神就使錯謬的思想運行在他們當中, 讓他們相信虛謊,

2:12 in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth, but delighted in unrighteousness.
叫所有不信真理倒喜愛不義的人, 都被定罪.

2:13 But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers dearly loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,
主所愛的弟兄們, 我們應該常常為你們感謝神, 因為他從起初就揀選了你們, 藉著聖靈成聖的工作, 和你們對真道的信心, 使你們可以得救.

2:14 for which purpose he called you through our gospel for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
因此, 神藉著我們所傳的福音呼召你們, 使你們得著我們主耶穌基督的榮耀.

2:15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions which you were taught, whether by spoken word or by letter from us.
所以弟兄們, 你們要站立得穩; 你們所領受的教訓, 無論是我們口傳的, 或是信上寫的, 都要持守.

2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
願我們的主耶穌基督自己, 和那愛我們,開恩把永遠的安慰和美好的盼望賜給我們的父神,

2:17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.
安慰你們的心, 並且在一切善行善言上, 堅定你們.

II Thessalonians - Chapter 3

3:1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may progress and be honored, just as also it was with you,
最後, 弟兄們, 請為我們禱告, 好叫主的道也像在你們那裡一樣快快傳開, 得著榮耀,

3:2 and that we may be delivered from evil and wicked people, for not all have the faith.
也使我們能夠脫離那些不講理的惡人, 因為不是人人都有信心.

3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
主是信實的, 他必堅定你們, 保護你們脫離那惡者.

3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are both doing and you will do the things that we are commanding.
我們靠著主深深相信, 你們現在以及將來都會遵行我們所吩咐的,

3:5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and toward the patient endurance of Christ.
願主引導你們的心, 使你們有神的愛和基督的堅忍.

3:6 But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
弟兄們, 我們奉主耶穌基督的名吩咐你們, 凡是遊手好閒的弟兄, 不按著你們從我們所領受的教訓去行, 就應當遠離他.

3:7 For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,
你們自己本來就知道應當怎樣效法我們, 因為我們在你們中間並沒有遊手好閒,

3:8 nor did we eat bread from anyone without paying, but with toil and labor, we were working night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you,
也沒有白吃過誰的飯, 反而辛苦勞碌, 晝夜作工, 免得加重你們任何一人的負擔.

3:9 not that we do not have the right, but so that we may give ourselves as an example to you, so that you may imitate us.
這不是因為我們沒有權利, 而是要給你們作榜樣, 好讓你們效法我們.

3:10 For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he eat.
我們在你們那裡的時候, 曾經吩咐過你們, 如果有人不肯作工, 就不可吃飯.

3:11 For we hear that some among you are living irresponsibly, working at nothing, but being busybodies.
因為我們聽說, 你們中間有人遊手好閒, 甚麼工也不作, 反倒專管閒事.

3:12 Now we command and we exhort such people in the Lord Jesus Christ that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.
我們靠著主耶穌基督, 吩咐勸戒這樣的人, 要安靜作工, 自食其力.

3:13 But as for you, brothers, do not be discouraged while doing what is right.
弟兄們, 你們行善不可灰心.

3:14 But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note not to associate with him, in order that he may be put to shame.
如果有人不聽從我們這封信上的訓勉, 要把這個人記下來, 不可和他來往, 好叫他自己覺得慚愧.

3:15 And do not consider him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
但不要把他看作仇敵, 卻要勸他好像勸弟兄一樣.

3:16 Now may the Lord of peace himself grant you peace through everything in every way. May the Lord be with all of you.
願賜平安的主親自隨時隨地賜平安給你們. 願主與你們眾人同在.

3:17 The greeting is by my hand, Paul’s, which is a sign of genuineness in every letter: this is how I write.
我保羅親筆問候你們. 這是我每一封信的記號; 我的筆跡就是這樣.

3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
願我們主耶穌基督的恩惠與你們眾人同在.

I Timothy (提摩太前書)

I Timothy - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
奉我們的救主神, 和我們的盼望基督耶穌的命令, 作基督耶穌使徒的保羅,

1:2 to Timothy, my true child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
寫信給因信主而作我真兒子的提摩太. 願恩惠,憐憫,平安從父神和我們的主基督耶穌臨到你.

1:3 Just as I urged you when I traveled to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus, so that you may instruct certain people not to teach other doctrine,
我往馬其頓去的時候, 曾經勸你留在以弗所, 為要囑咐某些人, 不可傳別的教義,

1:4 and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause useless speculations rather than God’s plan that is by faith.
也不可沉迷於無稽之談和無窮的家譜; 這些事只能引起爭論, 對於神在信仰上所定的計劃是毫無幫助的.

1:5 But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a faith without hypocrisy,
這囑咐的目的是出於愛; 這愛是發自純潔的心,無愧的良心和無偽的信心.

1:6 from which some have deviated, and have turned away into fruitless discussion,
有些人偏離了這些, 就轉向無意義的辯論,

1:7 wanting to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand either the things which they are saying or the things concerning which they are speaking confidently.
想要作律法教師, 卻不明白自己講的是甚麼, 主張的又是甚麼.

1:8 But we know that the law is good, if anyone makes use of it lawfully,
我們知道律法是好的, 只要應用得恰當.

1:9 knowing this, that the law is not given for a righteous person but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and totally worldly, for the one who kills his father and the one who kills his mother, for murderers,
要知道律法本來不是為義人設立的, 而是為那些無法無天和放蕩不羈的,不敬虔和犯罪的,不聖潔和世俗的,弒父母和殺人的,

1:10 sexually immoral people, homosexuals, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching,
淫亂的,親男色的,拐帶人口的,說謊話的,發假誓的, 以及為其他抵擋純正教訓的人設立的.

1:11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God that I was entrusted with.
這是照著可稱頌的,榮耀的神所交託我的福音說的.

1:12 I give thanks to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing me into ministry,
我感謝那賜我能力的,我們的主基督耶穌, 因為他認為我有忠心, 派我服事他.

1:13 although I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,
我從前是褻瀆神的,迫害人的,凌辱人的, 然而我還蒙了憐憫, 因為我是在不信的時候, 由於無知而作的.

1:14 and the grace of our Lord abounded with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
我們主的恩典, 隨著在基督耶穌裡的信心和愛心, 在我身上越發增加.

1:15 The saying is trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
“基督耶穌降世, 為要拯救罪人. ”這話是可信的, 是值得完全接納的. 在罪人中我是個罪魁.

1:16 But because of this I was shown mercy, in order that in me foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his total patience, for an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
可是, 我竟然蒙了憐憫, 好讓基督耶穌在我這個罪魁身上, 顯明他完全的忍耐, 給後來信他得永生的人作榜樣.

1:17 Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, to the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
但願尊貴榮耀歸給萬世的君王, 就是那不朽壞,人不能見,獨一的神, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們.

1:18 I am setting before you this instruction, Timothy my child, in accordance with the prophecies spoken long ago about you, in order that by them you may fight the good fight,
我兒提摩太啊！我照著從前關於你的預言, 把這命令交託你, 為的是要叫你藉著這些預言打那美好的仗.

1:19 having faith and a good conscience, which some, because they have rejected these, have suffered shipwreck concerning their faith,
常常存著信心和無愧的良心. 有些人丟棄良心, 就在信仰上失落了.

1:20 among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, in order that they may be taught not to blaspheme.
他們當中有許米乃和亞歷山大, 我已經把他們交給撒但, 使他們受管教不再褻瀆.

I Timothy - Chapter 2

2:1 Therefore, I urge first of all that petitions, prayers, requests, and thanksgiving be made on behalf of all people,
因此, 我勸你最重要的是要為萬人,君王和一切有權位的懇求,禱告,代求和感恩, 好讓我們可以敬虔莊重地過平靜安穩的日子.

2:2 on behalf of kings and all those who are in authority, in order that we may live a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
因此, 我勸你最重要的是要為萬人,君王和一切有權位的懇求,禱告,代求和感恩, 好讓我們可以敬虔莊重地過平靜安穩的日子.

2:3 This is good and acceptable before God our Savior,
在我們的救主神看來, 這是美好的, 可蒙悅納的.

2:4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
他願意萬人得救, 並且充分認識真理.

2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and human beings, the man Christ Jesus,
因為神只有一位, 在神和人中間也只有一位中保, 就是降世為人的基督耶穌.

2:6 who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony at the proper time,
他捨了自己作萬人的贖價, 到了適當的時候, 這事就證實了.

2:7 for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am speaking the truth, I am not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
為了這事, 我也被派作傳道的和使徒(我說的是真話, 不是謊言), 在信仰和真理上作外族人的教師.

2:8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and dispute.
因此, 我願意男人沒有忿怒, 沒有爭論, 舉起聖潔的手隨處禱告.

2:9 Likewise also the women should adorn themselves in appropriate clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold jewelry or pearls or expensive clothing,
照樣, 我也願意女人以端正,嫻淑,自律為裝飾; 不要以鬈髮,金飾,珠寶, 或名貴衣裳為裝飾,

2:10 but with good deeds which are fitting for women who profess godliness.
卻要以善行作裝飾, 這才配稱為敬畏神的女人.

2:11 A woman must learn in quietness with all submission.
女人應該安靜而又完全順服地學習.

2:12 But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
我不准女人教訓男人, 轄制男人; 女人總要安靜.

2:13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve,
因為先造的是亞當, 後造的是夏娃;

2:14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was deceived, came into transgression.
不是亞當受了引誘, 而是女人受了引誘, 陷在過犯裡面.

2:15 But she will be saved through the bearing of children, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.
然而女人要是常常存著信心,愛心,聖潔自律, 在她生育的事上必定得救.

I Timothy - Chapter 3

3:1 The saying is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.
“如果有人渴慕監督的職分, 他就是愛慕善工. ”這話是可信的.

3:2 Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,
所以作監督的, 必須無可指摘, 只作一個妻子的丈夫, 有節制, 自律, 莊重, 樂意接待客旅, 善於教導,

3:3 not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,
不好酒, 不打人, 只要溫和, 與人無爭, 不貪財,

3:4 managing his own household well, having children in submission with all dignity
好好管理自己的家, 使兒女凡事敬重順服.

3:5 (but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
(人若不知道怎樣管理自己的家, 怎能照料神的教會呢? )

3:6 not newly converted, lest he become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
初信主的不可作監督, 恐怕他驕傲, 就落在魔鬼所受的刑罰裡.

3:7 But he must also have a good testimony from those outside, in order that he may not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
作監督的也必須在教外有好聲譽, 免得他被人毀謗, 就落在魔鬼的陷阱裡.

3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,
照樣, 執事也必須莊重, 不一口兩舌, 不酗酒, 不貪不義之財,

3:9 holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience,
用清潔的良心持守信仰的奧祕.

3:10 and these also must be tested first; then let them serve if they are above reproach.
他們也必須先受考驗, 若沒有可責之處, 然後才讓他們作執事.

3:11 The wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all things.
照樣, 他們的妻子(“他們的妻子”可解作“女執事”)也要莊重, 不說讒言, 有節制, 凡事忠心.

3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
執事只可以作一個妻子的丈夫, 善於管理兒女和自己的家.

3:13 For those who have served well acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
那善於作執事的, 就為自己得了好的位分, 也因著相信基督耶穌得到大大的膽量.

3:14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you in a short time.
我把這些事寫給你, 希望不久可以到你那裡去;

3:15 But if I am delayed, I am writing in order that you may know how one must conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.
假如我來遲了, 你也可以知道在神的家裡應該怎樣行. 這家就是永活神的教會,真理的柱石和根基.

3:16 And most certainly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
敬虔的奧祕真偉大啊, 這是眾人所公認的, 就是: “他在肉身顯現, 在聖靈裡稱義, 被天使看見; 被傳於列國, 被世人信服, 被接到榮耀裡. ”

I Timothy - Chapter 4

4:1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
聖靈明明地說, 日後必有人離棄信仰, 跟從虛謊的邪靈和鬼魔的教訓.

4:2 by the hypocrisy of liars, who are seared in their own conscience,
這教訓是出於說謊的人的虛偽, 他們的良心好像被燒紅的鐵烙了一般.

4:3 who forbid marrying and insist on abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth,
他們禁止嫁娶, 禁戒食物. 食物本是神所造的, 是給信主和認識真理的人存感謝的心領受的.

4:4 because everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thankfulness,
因為凡神所造的, 都是好的, 只要存感謝的心領受, 沒有一樣是可以棄絕的;

4:5 for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
都因著神的道和人的祈求成為聖潔了.

4:6 By teaching these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed faithfully.
你若把這些事提醒弟兄們, 就是基督耶穌的好僕役, 常在信仰的話語上, 和你所遵從美善的教訓上得著培養.

4:7 But reject those worthless myths told by elderly women, and train yourself for godliness.
總要棄絕世俗以及老婦的無稽之談; 要操練自己達到敬虔的地步.

4:8 For the training of the body is somewhat profitable, but godliness is profitable for everything, because it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.
因為操練身體, 益處還少; 唯獨操練敬虔, 凡事有益, 享有今生和來世的應許.

4:9 The statement is trustworthy and deserving of complete acceptance.
這話是可信的, 是值得完全接納的.

4:10 For to this end we labor and suffer reproach, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.
我們也是為這緣故勞苦努力, 因為我們的盼望在於永活的神. 他是萬人的救主, 更是信徒的救主.

4:11 Command these things and teach them.
這些事你要囑咐人, 教導人.

4:12 Let no one look down on your youth, but be an example for the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
不要叫人小看你年輕, 總要在言語,行為,愛心,信心和純潔上, 都作信徒的榜樣.

4:13 Until I come, pay attention to the public reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
在我來以前, 你要專心宣讀聖經,勸勉和教導.

4:14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, that was granted to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.
不要忽略你所得的恩賜, 就是眾長老按手時藉著預言賜給你的.

4:15 Practice these things. Be diligent in these things, in order that your progress may be evident to everyone.
這些事你要認真實行, 專心去作, 使眾人看出你的長進來.

4:16 Fix your attention on yourself and on your teaching. Continue in them, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
你要謹慎自己, 留心自己的教訓. 在這些事上要有恆心, 因為你這樣作, 不但能救自己, 也能救那些聽你的人.

I Timothy - Chapter 5

5:1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as a father, younger men as brothers,
不要嚴厲責備老年人, 卻要勸他好像勸父親; 勸青年人好像勸弟兄;

5:2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
勸年老的婦人好像勸母親; 存著純潔的心, 勸青年女子好像勸姊妹.

5:3 Honor widows who are truly widows.
要敬重供養那些無依無靠的寡婦.

5:4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to show profound respect for their own household first, and to pay back recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
寡婦若有兒孫, 就應當讓兒孫先在自己家裡學習孝道, 報答親恩, 因為這在神面前是蒙悅納的.

5:5 But the widow who is one truly, and is left alone, has put her hope in God and continues in her petitions and prayers night and day.
那無依無靠獨居的寡婦, 她們仰望神, 晝夜不住地祈求禱告.

5:6 But the one who lives for sensual pleasure is dead even though she lives.
寡婦若奢侈宴樂, 雖然活著也是死的.

5:7 And command these things, in order that they may be irreproachable.
這些事你要囑咐她們, 使她們無可指摘.

5:8 But if someone does not provide for his own relatives, and especially the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
人若連自己的家人也不供養, 就是背棄信仰, 比不信的人還不如.

5:9 Let a widow be put on the list if she is not less than sixty years old, the wife of one husband,
寡婦登記, 年紀必須到達六十歲, 只作過一個丈夫的妻子,

5:10 being well-attested by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has helped those who are oppressed, if she has devoted herself to every good work.
並且要有善行的見證: 就如養育兒女, 接待客旅, 替聖徒洗腳, 救濟困苦的人, 盡力行各樣的善事等.

5:11 But refuse younger widows, for whenever their physical desires lead them away from Christ, they want to marry,
至於年輕的寡婦, 不要給她們登記, 因為她們一旦情慾衝動而背棄基督的時候, 就想結婚.

5:12 thus incurring condemnation because they have broken their former pledge.
她們被定罪, 是因為丟棄了起初的信誓.

5:13 And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn to be idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things that are not necessary.
同時, 她們懶惰慣了, 挨家閒遊; 不但懶惰, 而且好說閒話, 好管閒事, 說不該說的話.

5:14 Therefore I want younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage a household, to give the adversary no opportunity for reproach.
因此, 我願年輕的寡婦結婚, 生兒育女, 管理家務, 不給敵人有辱罵的機會;

5:15 For already some have turned away and followed after Satan.
因為有些人已經轉去跟從撒但了.

5:16 If any believing woman has widows, she must help them, and the church must not be burdened, in order that it may help those who are truly widows.
如果信主的婦女家中有寡婦, 她就應該救濟她們, 不要讓教會受累. 這樣, 教會就可以救濟那些無依無靠的寡婦了.

5:17 The elders who lead well must be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor by speaking and teaching.
那些善於治理教會的長老, 尤其是那些在講道和教導上勞苦的長老, 你們應當看他們是配受加倍的敬重和供奉的.

5:18 For the scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox while it is threshing,” and “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
因為經上說: “牛踹穀的時候, 不可籠住牠的嘴. ”又說: “作工的配得工價. ”

5:19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
控訴長老的事, 除非有兩三個證人, 否則不要受理.

5:20 Reprove those who sin in the presence of all, in order that the rest also may experience fear.
常常犯罪的, 你要當眾責備他們, 使其餘的人也有所懼怕.

5:21 I testify solemnly before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.
我在神和基督耶穌以及蒙揀選的天使面前叮囑你, 要毫無成見地持守這些話, 行事也不要偏心.

5:22 Lay hands on no one hastily, and do not participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
不要匆匆忙忙地替別人按手, 也不要在別人的罪上有分, 要保守自己清潔.

5:23 (No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach and your frequent illnesses.)
因為你的胃不好, 而且身體常常軟弱, 不要單單喝水, 可以稍微用點酒.

5:24 The sins of some people are evident, preceding them to judgment, but for some also they follow after them.
有些人的罪是明顯的, 就先受審判; 有些人的罪是後來才顯露出來的.

5:25 Likewise also good works are evident, and those considered otherwise are not able to be hidden.
照樣, 善行也是明顯的, 就算不明顯, 也不能隱藏.

I Timothy - Chapter 6

6:1 All those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, lest the name of God and the teaching be slandered.
凡負軛作奴僕的, 應當看自己的主人是配受十分的敬重, 免得神的名和道理被人褻瀆.

6:2 And those who have believing masters must not look down on them because they are brothers, but rather they must serve, because those who benefit by their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach and encourage these things.
奴僕有信主的主人, 不可因為他們是弟兄而輕看他們; 倒要加意服事他們, 因為這些受到服事的益處的, 是信主蒙愛的人. 你要把這些事教導人, 勸勉人.

6:3 If anyone teaches other doctrine and does not devote himself to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness,
如果有人傳別的教義, 不接受我們的主耶穌基督純正的話語, 和那敬虔的道理,

6:4 he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,
他是自高自大, 一無所知, 反而專好問難爭辯, 由此產生妒忌,紛爭,毀謗,惡意的猜疑,

6:5 constant wrangling by people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who consider godliness to be a means of gain.
就和那些心術敗壞, 喪失真理的人不斷地爭競. 他們視敬虔為得利的門路.

6:6 But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain.
其實敬虔而又知足, 就是得大利的途徑,

6:7 For we have brought nothing into the world, so that neither can we bring anything out.
因為我們沒有帶甚麼到世上來, 也不能帶甚麼去.

6:8 But if we have food and clothing, with these things we will be content.
只要有衣有食, 就應當知足.

6:9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction.
但那些想要發財的人, 就落在試探中和陷阱裡; 又落在許多無知而有害的私慾裡, 使人沉淪在敗壞和滅亡中;

6:10 For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, because they desire it, have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.
因為貪財是萬惡之根. 有人貪愛錢財, 就被引誘離開真道, 用許多痛苦把自己刺透了.

6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.
但你這屬神的人啊, 應該逃避這些事, 要追求公義,敬虔,信心,愛心,忍耐和溫柔.

6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
要為信仰打那美好的仗, 持定永生; 你是為這永生而蒙召的, 又在許多的證人面前承認過美好的信仰.

6:13 I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
我在賜生命給萬物的神面前, 並那在本丟．彼拉多面前見證過美好的信仰的基督耶穌面前囑咐你,

6:14 that you observe the commandment without fault, irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
你當毫無玷污, 無可指摘地持守這命令, 直到我們主耶穌基督的顯現.

6:15 which he will make known in his own time, the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of those who reign as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords,
到了適當的時候, 那可稱頌的,獨一的全能者, 萬王之王, 萬主之主, 必把基督的顯現表明出來.

6:16 the one who alone possesses immortality, who lives in unapproachable light, whom no human being has seen nor is able to see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
只有他永遠不死, 住在不能接近的光裡, 沒有人見過他, 人也不能看見他. 願尊榮和永遠的權能都歸給他. 阿們.

6:17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be proud and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who provides us all things richly for enjoyment,
你要囑咐那些今世富有的人, 叫他們不要心高氣傲, 也不要寄望在浮動的財富上, 卻要仰望那厚賜百物給我們享用的神.

6:18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing freely,
又要囑咐他們行善, 在善事上富足, 慷慨好施.

6:19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, in order that they may take hold of what is truly life.
這樣, 就為自己在來世積聚財富, 作美好的基礎, 好叫他們能夠得著那真正的生命.

6:20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Turn away from pointless empty talk and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge,
提摩太啊, 你要保守所交託你的, 避免世俗的空談和冒稱是知識的那種反調;

6:21 which some, by professing it, have deviated concerning the faith. Grace be with you all.
有些人自稱有這知識, 就偏離了真道. 願恩惠與你們同在.

II Timothy (提摩太后書)

II Timothy - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
奉神旨意, 憑著在基督耶穌裡的生命的應許, 作基督耶穌使徒的保羅,

1:2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
寫信給親愛的兒子提摩太, 願恩惠,憐憫,平安從父神和我們的主基督耶穌臨到你.

1:3 I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day,
我感謝神, 就是我像我祖先一樣, 以清潔的良心所事奉的神, 在禱告中晝夜不斷地記念你;

1:4 longing to see you as I remember your tears, so that I may be filled with joy,
一想起你流的眼淚, 我就渴望見你, 好叫我滿有喜樂.

1:5 remembering the sincere faith in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that is in you also,
我記得你心裡無偽的信心, 這信心原先是在你外祖母羅以和你母親友尼基心裡的, 我深信也在你的心裡.

1:6 for which reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.
為了這緣故, 我提醒你, 要把神藉著我按手給你的恩賜, 像火一樣再挑旺起來.

1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.
因為神所賜給我們的, 不是膽怯的靈, 而是有能力,仁愛,自律的靈.

1:8 Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor me his prisoner, but suffer along with me for the gospel, according to the power of God,
所以, 不要以給我們的主作見證當作羞恥, 也不要以我這為主被囚的當作羞恥, 卻要為了福音的緣故, 靠著神的大能, 與我同受磨難.

1:9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
神救了我們, 以聖召呼召我們, 不是按照我們的行為, 卻是按照他自己的計劃和恩典; 這恩典是在永世之先, 在基督耶穌裡賜給了我們的,

1:10 but has now been disclosed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought to light life and immortality through the gospel,
但現在藉著我們救主基督耶穌的顯現, 才表明出來. 他廢掉了死亡, 藉著福音把生命和不朽彰顯出來.

1:11 for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle and a teacher,
為這福音, 我被派作傳道的,使徒和教師.

1:12 for which reason also I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know in whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted until that day.
為了這緣故, 我也受這些苦, 但我不以為恥, 因為我知道我所信的是誰, 也深信他能保守我所交託他的, 直到那日.

1:13 Hold fast to the pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
你要靠著在基督耶穌裡的信心和愛心, 常常堅守從我這裡聽過的話, 作為純正話語的模範;

1:14 Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
又要靠著那住在我們裡面的聖靈, 保守所交託你的善道.

1:15 You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
你知道所有在亞西亞的人都離棄了我, 他們當中有腓吉路和黑摩其尼.

1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he refreshed me many times, and was not ashamed of my imprisonment,
願主賜憐憫給阿尼色弗一家的人, 因為他多次使我暢快, 也不以我的鎖鍊為恥;

1:17 but when he was in Rome, he diligently sought me and found me.
他竟然來到羅馬, 迫切地尋找我, 結果找到了.

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! And how much he served me in Ephesus you know very well.
(願主在那日使他從主那裡得著憐憫. )你也清楚知道他在以弗所是怎樣多方服事我.

II Timothy - Chapter 2

2:1 You, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
所以, 我兒啊, 你應當在基督耶穌的恩典裡剛強起來,

2:2 and the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these things to faithful people who will be competent to teach others also.
又應當把你在許多見證人面前從我這裡聽見的, 交託給那些又忠心又能夠教導別人的人.

2:3 Suffer together with me as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
你應當和我同受磨難, 好像基督耶穌的精兵.

2:4 No one who serves as a soldier is entangled in the activities of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
當兵的人不讓世務纏身, 為要使那招兵的人歡喜.

2:5 And also if anyone competes he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
競賽的人若不遵守規則, 就不能得冠冕.

2:6 The farmer who works hard must be the first to receive a share of the crops.
勞力的農夫理當先嘗果實.

2:7 Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will grant you understanding in all these things.
你要想想我的話, 因為凡事主必給你領悟力.

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David according to my gospel,
你要記得那從死人中復活的耶穌基督, 他是大衛的後裔所生的, 這就是我所傳的福音.

2:9 in connection with which I suffer misfortune to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but the word of God is not bound.
我為了這福音受了磨難, 甚至像犯人一樣被捆綁起來; 可是, 神的話卻不被捆綁.

2:10 Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the chosen, in order that they also may obtain salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
因此, 我為了選民忍受一切, 好叫他們也可以得著在基督耶穌裡的救恩, 和永遠的榮耀.

2:11 The saying is trustworthy: For if we died with him, we will also live with him;
“我們若與基督同死, 就必與他同活;

2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
我們若能堅忍, 就必與他一同作王; 我們若不認他, 他必不認我們;

2:13 if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful—he cannot deny himself.
我們縱然不信, 他仍然是信實的, 因為他不能否定自己. ”這話是可信的.

2:14 Remind people of these things, solemnly urging them before the Lord not to dispute about words. This is in no way beneficial and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
你要在神面前把這些事提醒眾人, 叮囑他們不要作無益的爭辯; 這只能敗壞聽見的人.

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, a worker having no need to be ashamed, guiding the word of truth along a straight path.
你應當竭力在神面前作一個蒙稱許,無愧的工人, 正確地講解真理的道.

2:16 But avoid pointless chatter, for it will progress to greater ungodliness,
總要遠避世俗的空談, 因為這些必會引人進到更不敬虔的地步.

2:17 and their message will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
他們的話好像毒瘤一樣蔓延; 他們當中有許米乃和腓理徒.

2:18 who have deviated concerning the truth by saying the resurrection has already taken place, and they are upsetting the faith of some.
他們偏離了真道, 說復活的事已經過去了, 於是毀壞了一些人的信心.

2:19 However, the solid foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “Everyone who names the name of the Lord must abstain from unrighteousness.”
然而, 神堅固的根基已經立定, 上面刻著這樣的印: “主認識屬於他的人”和“凡稱呼主名的人都應當離開不義”.

2:20 Now in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wooden and earthenware ones, some of which are for honorable use, and some of which are for ordinary use.
在富貴人的家裡(“富貴人的家裡”原文作“大房子”), 不但有金器,銀器, 也有木器,瓦器; 有貴重的, 也有卑賤的.

2:21 Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
人若自潔, 離開卑賤的事, 就必作貴重的器皿, 成為聖潔, 合主使用, 預備行各樣的善事.

2:22 But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.
你應當逃避年輕人的私慾, 要和那些以清潔的心求告主的人, 一同追求公義,信心,愛心,和平.

2:23 But avoid foolish and uninformed controversies, because you know that they produce quarrels.
你要拒絕愚蠢無知的問難; 你知道這些事會引起爭論.

2:24 And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,
但主的僕人卻不可爭論, 總要待人溫和, 善於教導, 存心忍耐,

2:25 correcting those who are opposed with gentleness, seeing whether perhaps God may grant them repentance to a knowledge of the truth,
以溫柔勸導那些對抗的人, 或許神給他們悔改的心, 可以認識真理.

2:26 and they will come to their senses again and escape from the trap of the devil, being held captive by him to do his will.
他們雖然曾經被魔鬼擄去, 隨從他的意思而行, 或許也能醒悟過來, 脫離魔鬼的陷阱.

II Timothy - Chapter 3

3:1 But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come,
你應當知道, 末後的日子必有艱難的時期來到.

3:2 for people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
那時, 人會專愛自己,貪愛錢財,自誇,高傲,褻瀆,悖逆父母,忘恩負義,不聖潔,

3:3 hardhearted, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, with no interest for what is good,
沒有親情,不肯和解,惡言中傷,不能自律,橫蠻兇暴,不愛良善,

3:4 traitors, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God,
賣主賣友,容易衝動,傲慢自大,愛享樂過於愛神,

3:5 maintaining a form of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid these people.
有敬虔的形式, 卻否定敬虔的能力; 這些人你應當避開.

3:6 For from these are those who slip into houses and captivate foolish women loaded down with sins, led by various kinds of desires,
他們中間有人潛入別人的家裡, 操縱無知的婦女. 這些婦女被罪壓住, 又被各種私慾拖累,

3:7 always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
雖然常常學習, 總不能充分明白真理.

3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these oppose the truth, people corrupted in mind, disqualified concerning the faith.
從前雅尼和楊蓓怎樣反對摩西, 這些人也怎樣反對真理. 他們的心思敗壞, 信仰也經不起考驗.

3:9 But they will not progress to a greater extent, for their folly will be quite evident to everyone, as also the folly of those two was.
然而他們不能再這樣下去了, 因為他們的愚昧終必在眾人面前顯露出來, 好像那兩個人一樣.

3:10 But you have faithfully followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
但是, 你已經了解我的教訓,品行,志向,信心,寬容,愛心和忍耐,

3:11 persecutions, and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra, what sort of persecutions I endured, and the Lord delivered me from all of them.
以及我在安提阿,以哥念,路司得所受的苦和迫害. 我所忍受的是怎樣的迫害; 這一切主都救我脫離了.

3:12 And indeed, all those who want to live in a godly manner in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
其實, 所有立志在基督耶穌裡過敬虔生活的, 都必遭受迫害.

3:13 But evil people and imposters will progress to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.
但惡人和騙子必越來越壞, 他們欺騙人, 也必受欺騙.

3:14 But you continue in the things which you have learned and are convinced of, because you know from whom you learned them,
你應當遵守所學和確信的; 你知道是跟誰學的,

3:15 and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
並且知道自己從小就明白聖經, 這聖經能夠使你有智慧, 可以因信基督耶穌得著救恩.

3:16 All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,
全部聖經都是神所默示的, 在教訓,責備,矯正和公義的訓練各方面, 都是有益的,

3:17 in order that the person of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
為要使屬神的人裝備好, 可以完成各樣的善工.

II Timothy - Chapter 4

4:1 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,
我在神面前, 並且在那將要審判活人死人的基督耶穌面前, 憑著他的顯現和國度叮囑你:

4:2 preach the word, be ready in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.
務要傳道; 無論時機是否適合, 都要常作準備; 要以多方的忍耐和教訓責備人,警戒人,勸勉人.

4:3 For there will be a time when they will not put up with sound teaching, but in accordance with their own desires, they will accumulate for themselves teachers, because they have an insatiable curiosity,
因為時候快要到了, 人必容不下純正的道理, 反而耳朵發癢, 隨著自己的私慾, 增添許多教師,

4:4 and they will turn away from the hearing of the truth, but will turn to myths.
而且轉離不聽真理, 反倒趨向無稽之談.

4:5 But you, be self-controlled in all things, bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
你卻要凡事謹慎, 忍受磨難,作傳福音者的工作, 完成你的職務.

4:6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is imminent.
我已經被澆奠; 我離世的時候也到了.

4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith.
那美好的仗我已經打過了, 當跑的路我已經跑盡了, 所持的信仰我已經守住了.

4:8 Finally, the crown of righteousness is reserved for me, that the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing.
從此以後, 有公義的冠冕為我存留, 就是按公義審判的主在那日要賞給我的; 不但賞給我, 也賞給所有愛慕他顯現的人.

4:9 Make haste to come to me quickly.
你要盡快到我這裡來.

4:10 For Demas deserted me, because he loved the present age, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia; Titus went to Dalmatia.
因為底馬貪愛現今的世界, 就離棄我到帖撒羅尼迦去了. 革勒士去了加拉太, 提多去了達馬太.

4:11 Luke alone is with me. Take along Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me for ministry.
只有路加在我這裡. 你找到了馬可, 就把他帶來, 因為他在聖工上對我有益.

4:12 But I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
我差派了推基古到以弗所去.

4:13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left behind in Troas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments.
我在特羅亞留在加布那裡的外衣, 你來的時候要把它帶來, 還有那些書卷, 特別是那些羊皮卷, 也要帶來.

4:14 Alexander the metalworker did me much harm; may the Lord pay back to him according to his deeds,
銅匠亞歷山大作了許多惡事陷害我, 主必按著他所行的報應他.

4:15 against whom you also be on guard, because he vehemently opposed our words.
你也要提防他, 因為他極力抵擋我們的話.

4:16 At my first defense, no one came to my aid, but they all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.
我第一次申辯的時候, 沒有一個人支持我, 反而離棄我. 但願這罪不要歸在他們身上.

4:17 But the Lord helped me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fulfilled and all the Gentiles might hear, and he rescued me from the lion’s mouth.
然而主站在我旁邊, 加給我力量, 使福音的信息藉著我盡都傳開, 萬國的人都可以聽見; 他並且把我從獅子口中救出來.

4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will save me for his heavenly kingdom, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
主必救我脫離一切邪惡的事, 也必救我進入他天上的國. 願榮耀歸給他, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們.

4:19 Greet Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.
問候百基拉,亞居拉和阿尼色弗一家的人.

4:20 Erastus remained in Corinth, but Trophimus I left behind in Miletus because he was sick.
以拉都在哥林多住下了. 特羅非摩病了, 我就留他在米利都.

4:21 Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers greet you.
你要趕緊在冬天以前到我這裡來. 友布羅,布田,利奴,革老底亞和眾弟兄都問候你.

4:22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
主與你同在. 願恩惠與你們同在.

Titus (提多書)

Titus - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of the chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness,
神的僕人,耶穌基督的使徒保羅(這是為著神選民的信心, 和那合乎敬虔真理的知識;

1:2 in the hope of eternal life which God, who does not lie, promised before eternal ages,
這都是根據永生的盼望, 這永生就是沒有謊言的神在萬世以前所應許的.

1:3 but at the proper time has disclosed his message in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the command of God our Savior,
到了適當的時候, 神就藉著福音的宣講, 把他的道顯明出來. 照著神我們救主的命令, 這宣講的使命交託了我),

1:4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
寫信給提多, 就是那在共同的信仰上作我真兒子的. 願恩惠平安從父神和我們的救主基督耶穌臨到你.

1:5 On account of this, I left you behind in Crete, in order that what remains may be set in order and you may appoint elders in every town, as I ordered you.
我從前留你在克里特島, 是要你辦好沒有辦完的事, 並且照我所吩咐的, 在各城設立長老.

1:6 If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of dissipation or rebellious.
如果有人無可指摘, 只作一個妻子的丈夫, 兒女都信主, 也沒有人控告他們放蕩或不受約束, 才可以作長老.

1:7 For it is necessary for the overseer to be blameless as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,
因為監督是神的管家, 所以必須無可指摘,不任性,不隨便動怒,不好酒,不打人,不貪不義之財;

1:8 but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,
卻要接待客旅,喜愛良善,自律,公正,聖潔,自制,

1:9 holding fast to the faithful message according to the teaching, in order that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to reprove those who speak against it.
堅守那合乎教義,可靠的真道, 好使他能夠用純正的道理勸勉人, 並且能夠折服反對的人.

1:10 For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
因為有許多不受約束,好講空話和欺騙人的, 尤其是那些守割禮的人,

1:11 whom it is necessary to silence, whoever are ruining whole families by teaching things which must not be taught for the sake of dishonest gain.
他們為了可恥的利益, 教訓一些不應該教導的事, 敗壞人的全家, 你務要堵住他們的嘴.

1:12 A certain one of them, one of their own prophets, has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
有一個克里特本地的先知說過: “克里特人是常常說謊的, 是惡獸, 好吃懶作. ”

1:13 This testimony is true, for which reason reprove them severely, in order that they may be sound in the faith,
這見證是真的. 為了這緣故, 你要嚴厲地責備他們, 好使他們在信仰上健全,

1:14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who turn away from the truth.
不再理會猶太人的無稽之談和偏離正道的人的規條.

1:15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.
在清潔的人, 一切都是清潔的; 但在污穢和不信的人, 沒有一樣是清潔的, 連他們的意念和良心都污穢了.

1:16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny him, because they are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for every good deed.
他們聲稱認識神, 卻在行為上否認他. 他們是可憎的,悖逆的, 在各樣的善事上, 是毫無用處的.

Titus - Chapter 2

2:1 But you, speak the things which are fitting for sound instruction.
至於你, 你應當講合乎純正的道理.

2:2 Older men are to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
勸老年人要有節制,莊重,自律, 在信心,愛心,忍耐上都要健全.

2:3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,
照樣, 勸年老的婦女要生活敬虔, 不說讒言, 不被酒奴役, 用善道教導人,

2:4 in order that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,
好提醒年輕的婦女愛丈夫愛兒女,

2:5 to be self-controlled, pure, busy at home, good, being subject to their own husbands, in order that the word of God may not be slandered.
並且自律,貞潔,理家,善良,順從自己的丈夫, 免得神的道受毀謗.

2:6 Likewise, exhort the young men to be self-controlled,
照樣, 勸年輕的男子要自律.

2:7 concerning everything showing yourself to be an example of good deeds, in your teaching demonstrating soundness, dignity,
無論在甚麼事上你都要顯出好行為的榜樣, 在教導上要純全, 要莊重,

2:8 a sound message beyond reproach, in order that an opponent may be put to shame, because he has nothing bad to say concerning us.
言詞要純正, 無可指摘, 使反對的人因為無從毀謗, 就自覺慚愧.

2:9 Slaves must be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back,
勸僕人要凡事順服自己的主人, 討他歡喜, 不要頂嘴.

2:10 not stealing, but demonstrating all good faith, in order that they may do credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.
不要私取財物, 卻要顯示絕對的誠實, 好使我們救主神的道理, 在凡事上都得著尊榮.

2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people,
神拯救萬人的恩典已經顯明出來了.

2:12 training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,
這恩典訓練我們除去不敬虔的心, 和屬世的私慾, 在今生過著自律,公正,敬虔的生活,

2:13 looking forward to the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
等候那有福的盼望, 就是我們偉大的神, 救主耶穌基督榮耀的顯現.

2:14 who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.
他為我們捨己, 為的是要救贖我們脫離一切不法的事, 並且潔淨我們作他自己的子民, 熱心善工.

2:15 Speak these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
你要傳講這些事, 運用各樣的權柄去勸戒人, 責備人; 不要讓人輕看你.

Titus - Chapter 3

3:1 Remind them to be subject to the rulers and to the authorities, to obey, to be prepared for every good work,
你要提醒他們服從執政的和掌權的, 聽從他們, 隨時準備作各種善工.

3:2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.
不可毀謗人, 要與人無爭, 謙恭有禮, 向眾人表現充分溫柔的心.

3:3 For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in wickedness and envy, despicable, hating one another.
我們從前也是無知,不順服,受了迷惑,被各種私慾和逸樂所奴役, 生活在惡毒和嫉妒之中, 是可憎可惡的, 並且互相仇視.

3:4 But when the kindness and love for mankind of God our Savior appeared,
然而, 到了神我們的救主顯明他的恩慈和憐愛的時候,

3:5 he saved us, not by deeds of righteousness that we have done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
他就救了我們, 並不是由於我們所行的義, 而是照著他的憐憫, 藉著重生的洗和聖靈的更新.

3:6 whom he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
聖靈就是神藉著我們的救主耶穌基督豐豐富富澆灌在我們身上的,

3:7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
使我們既然因著他的恩典得稱為義, 就可以憑著永生的盼望成為後嗣.

3:8 The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist concerning these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.
這話是可信的, 我願你確實地強調這些事, 使信神的人常常留心作善工; 這些都是美事, 並且是對人有益的.

3:9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and contentions and quarrels about the law, for they are useless and fruitless.
你要遠避愚昧的辯論,家譜,紛爭和律法上的爭執, 因為這都是虛妄無益的.

3:10 Reject a divisive person after a first and second admonition,
分門結黨的人, 警戒一兩次之後, 就要和他絕交.

3:11 knowing that such a person is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.
你知道這種人已經背道, 常常犯罪, 定了自己的罪.

3:12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make haste to come to me in Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
我派亞提馬或推基古到你那裡去的時候, 你要趕快到尼哥波立來見我, 因為我已決定在那裡過冬.

3:13 Diligently send on their way Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they may lack nothing.
你要盡力資助西納律師和亞波羅的旅程, 使他們不致缺乏.

3:14 But also our people must learn to engage in good deeds for necessary needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.
我們自己的人也應當學習作善工, 供應日常的需要, 免得不結果子.

3:15 All those with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
同我在一起的人都向你問安. 請你問候那些因信而愛我們的人. 願恩惠與你們眾人同在.

Philemon (腓利門書)

Philemon - Chapter 1

1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker,
為基督耶穌被囚禁的保羅, 和提摩太弟兄, 寫信給我們所愛的, 又一同作工的腓利門,

1:2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house.
和亞腓亞姊妹, 並我們的戰友亞基布, 以及在你家裡的教會.

1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
願恩惠平安從我們的父神和主耶穌基督臨到你們.

1:4 I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,
我聽見你對主耶穌和眾聖徒有愛心和信心, 我每逢禱告提到你的時候, 就常常感謝我的神.

1:5 because I hear about your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.
我聽見你對主耶穌和眾聖徒有愛心和信心, 我每逢禱告提到你的時候, 就常常感謝我的神.

1:6 I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing that is in us for Christ.
願你與眾人分享你的信心的時候, 會產生功效, 使我們可以知道在我們中間的一切善事, 都是為基督作的.

1:7 For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
弟兄啊, 眾聖徒的心既然從你得到舒暢, 我也因你的愛心, 得到更大的喜樂和安慰.

1:8 Therefore, although I have great confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper,
我在基督裡雖然可以放膽吩咐你作應作的事,

1:9 instead I appeal to you because of love, since I am such a one as Paul, now an old man and also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
然而像我這上了年紀的保羅, 現在又是為基督耶穌被囚禁的, 寧願憑著愛心請求你,

1:10 I am appealing to you concerning my child whom I became the father of during my imprisonment, Onesimus.
就是為我在囚禁時所生的兒子歐尼西慕求你;

1:11 Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful to you and to me,
他從前對你沒有甚麼好處, 但現在對你我都有好處.

1:12 whom I have sent back to you himself, that is, my heart,
我現在打發他親自回到你那裡去; 他是我所心愛的.

1:13 whom I wanted to keep with me, in order that he might serve me on behalf of you during my imprisonment for the gospel.
我本來想把他留在我這裡, 使他在我為福音被囚禁時, 可以替你服事我.

1:14 But apart from your consent, I wanted to do nothing, in order that your good deed might be not as according to necessity, but according to your own free will.
但還沒有得到你的同意, 我就不願意這樣作, 好叫你的善行不是出於勉強, 而是出於甘心.

1:15 For perhaps because of this, he was separated from you for a time, in order that you might have him back forever,
也許他暫時離開你, 正是為了使你永遠得著他,

1:16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
不再是奴僕, 而是高過奴僕, 是親愛的弟兄. 對我固然是這樣, 對你來說, 不論按肉身或在主內的關係, 更是這樣.

1:17 If therefore you consider me a partner, receive him as you would me.
所以, 你要是把我看作同伴, 就接納他好像接納我一樣.

1:18 But if in anything he has caused you loss or owes you anything, charge this to my account.
如果他使你受了損失, 或欠你甚麼, 都記在我的帳上.

1:19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will pay it back, lest I mention to you that you owe me even your very self besides.
“我必償還”, 這是我保羅親手寫的. 用不著我說, 甚至你的生命, 你也是欠我的.

1:20 Yes, brother, I ought to have some benefit of you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
所以弟兄啊！讓我在主裡得到你的幫助, 使我的心在基督裡得著暢快.

1:21 Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you because I know that you will do even beyond what I say.
我深信你會聽從, 也知道你所作的必超過我所說的, 因此才寫信給你.

1:22 At the same time also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
同時, 還請你為我預備住的地方, 因為我盼望藉著你們的禱告, 可以獲得釋放到你們那裡去.

1:23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
為基督耶穌的緣故和我一同坐監的以巴弗,

1:24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
以及我的同工馬可,亞里達古,底馬,路加都問候你.

1:25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
願主耶穌基督的恩惠常與你們同在. (“與你們同在”原文作“與你們的心靈同在”; 好些抄本在這書末有“阿們”一詞. )

Hebrews (希伯來書)

Hebrews - Chapter 1

1:1 Although God spoke long ago in many parts and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets,
神在古時候, 曾經多次用種種方法, 藉著先知向我們的祖先說話;

1:2 in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the world,
在這末後的日子, 卻藉著他的兒子向我們說話. 神已經立他作萬有的承受者, 並且藉著他創造了宇宙(“宇宙”或譯: “諸世界”或“眾世代”).

1:3 who is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, sustaining all things by the word of power. When he had made purification for sins through him, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
他是神榮耀的光輝, 是神本質的真象, 用自己帶有能力的話掌管萬有; 他作成了潔淨罪惡的事, 就坐在高天至尊者的右邊.

1:4 having become by so much better than the angels, by as much as he has inherited a more excellent name than theirs.
他所承受的名比天使的名更尊貴, 所以他遠比天使崇高.

1:5 For to which of the angels did he ever say, “You are my son, today I have begotten you,” and again, “I will be his father, and he will be my son”?
神曾對哪一個天使說過: “你是我的兒子, 我今日生了你”呢? 或者說: “我要作他的父親, 他要作我的兒子”呢?

1:6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “And let all the angels of God worship him.”
神差遣長子到世上來的時候, 又說: “神所有的天使都要拜他. ”

1:7 And concerning the angels he says, “The one who makes his angels winds, and his servants a flame of fire,”
論到天使, 說: “神用風作他的使者, 用火燄作他的僕役. ”

1:8 but concerning the Son, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of righteous is the scepter of your kingdom.
但是論到兒子, 卻說: “神啊！你的寶座是永永遠遠的, 你國的權杖, 是公平的權杖.

1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; because of this God, your God, has anointed you with the olive oil of joy more than your companions.
你喜愛公義, 恨惡不法, 所以, 神, 就是你的神, 用喜樂的油膏抹你, 勝過膏抹你的同伴. ”

1:10 And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the works of your hands;
又說: “主啊！你起初立了地的根基, 天也是你手的工作.

1:11 they will perish, but you continue, and they will all become old like a garment,
天地都要毀滅, 你卻長存; 天地都要像衣服一樣漸漸殘舊,

1:12 and like a robe you will roll them up, and like a garment they will be changed; but you are the same, and your years will not run out.”
你要把天地像外套一樣捲起來, 天地就像衣服一樣被更換; 只有你永不改變, 你的年數也沒有窮盡. ”

1:13 But to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit down at my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
神可曾向哪一個天使說: “你坐在我的右邊, 等我使你的仇敵作你的腳凳”呢?

1:14 Are they not all spirits engaged in special service, sent on assignment for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?
天使不都是服役的靈, 奉差遣為那些要承受救恩的人效勞嗎?

Hebrews - Chapter 2

2:1 Because of this, it is all the more necessary that we pay attention to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
因此, 我們必須更加密切注意所聽過的道理, 免得我們隨流失去.

2:2 For if the word spoken through angels was binding and every transgression and act of disobedience received a just penalty,
那透過天使所傳講的信息既然是確定的, 所有干犯和不聽從的, 都受了應得的報應.

2:3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation which had its beginning when it was spoken through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard,
如果我們忽略了這麼大的救恩, 怎麼能逃罪呢? 這救恩起初是由主親自宣講的, 後來聽見的人給我們證實了.

2:4 while God was testifying at the same time by signs and wonders and various miracles and distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.
神又照著自己的旨意, 用神蹟,奇事和各樣異能, 以及聖靈的恩賜, 與他們一同作見證.

2:5 For he did not subject to angels the world to come, about which we are speaking.
神並沒有把我們所說的“將來的世界”, 交給天使管轄;

2:6 But someone testified somewhere, saying, “What is man, that you remember him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
但是有人在聖經上某一處證實說: “人算甚麼, 你竟記念他? 世人算甚麼, 你竟眷顧他?

2:7 You made him for a short time lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor;
你使他比天使稍低微一點, 卻賜給他榮耀尊貴作冠冕, (有些古卷在此有“並立他統管你手所造的一切”一句)

2:8 you subjected all things under his feet. For in subjecting all things, he left nothing that was not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him,
使萬物都服在他的腳下. ”既然萬有都服了他, 就沒有剩下一樣不服他的了. 但是現在我們還沒有看見萬有都服他.

2:9 but we see Jesus, for a short time made lower than the angels, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that apart from God he might taste death on behalf of everyone.
不過, 我們看見那位暫時成了比天使卑微的耶穌, 因為受了死的痛苦, 就得了榮耀尊貴作冠冕, 好叫他因著神的恩典, 為萬人嘗了死味.

2:10 For it was fitting for him for whom are all things and through whom are all things in bringing many sons to glory to perfect the originator of their salvation through sufferings.
萬有因他而有,藉他而造的那位, 為了要帶領許多兒子進入榮耀裡去, 使救他們的元首藉著受苦而得到成全, 本是合適的.

2:11 For both the one who sanctifies and the ones who are sanctified are all from one, for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
因為那位使人成聖的, 和那些得到成聖的, 同是出於一個源頭; 所以他稱他們為弟兄也不以為恥.

2:12 saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will sing in praise of you.”
他說: “我要向我的弟兄宣揚你的名, 我要在聚會中歌頌你. ”

2:13 And again, “I will trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
又說: “我要信靠他. ”又說: “看哪, 我和神所賜給我的孩子們. ”

2:14 Therefore, since the children share in blood and flesh, he also in like manner shared in these same things, in order that through death he could destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
孩子們既然同有血肉之體, 他自己也照樣成為血肉之體, 為要藉著死, 消滅那掌握死權的魔鬼,

2:15 and could set free these who through fear of death were subject to slavery throughout all their lives.
並且要釋放那些因為怕死而終身作奴僕的人.

2:16 For surely he is not concerned with angels, but he is concerned with the descendants of Abraham.
其實, 他並沒有救援天使, 只救援亞伯拉罕的後裔.

2:17 Therefore he was obligated to be made like his brothers in all respects, in order that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in the things relating to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
所以, 他必須在各方面和他的弟兄們相同, 為了要在神的事上, 成為仁慈忠信的大祭司, 好為人民贖罪.

2:18 For in that which he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
因為他自己既然經過試探, 受了苦, 就能夠幫助那些被試探的人.

Hebrews - Chapter 3

3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, sharers in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
因此, 同蒙天召的聖潔的弟兄啊！你們應該想想耶穌, 就是作使徒,作我們所宣認的大祭司的那一位.

3:2 who was faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses also was in his household.
他忠於那位委派他的, 好像摩西在神的全家盡忠一樣.

3:3 For this one is considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as the one who builds it has greater honor than the house.
他比摩西配得更大的榮耀, 好像建造房屋的人比房屋配得更大的尊貴一樣.

3:4 For every house is built by someone, but the one who built all things is God.
因為每一間房屋都是人建造的, 只有萬物是神建造的.

3:5 And Moses was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken,
摩西不過是個僕人, 在神的全家盡忠, 為以後要傳講的事作證;

3:6 but Christ was faithful as a son over his house, whose house we are, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.
但是基督卻是兒子, 管理自己的家. 如果我們把坦然無懼的心和可誇的盼望持守到底, 我們就是他的家了.

3:7 Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice,
所以, 就像聖靈所說的: “如果你們今天聽從他的聲音,

3:8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
就不要硬著心, 好像在曠野惹他發怒,試探他的日子一樣;

3:9 where your fathers tested me by trial and saw my works
在那裡, 你們的祖先以試驗來試探我, 觀看我的作為有四十年之久.

3:10 for forty years. Therefore I was angry with this generation, and I said, ‘They always go astray in their heart, and they do not know my ways.’
所以, 我向那個世代的人發怒, 說: ‘他們心裡常常迷誤, 不認識我的道路. ’

3:11 As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter into my rest.’ ”
我就在烈怒中起誓, 說: ‘他們絕不可進入我的安息. ’”

3:12 Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, with the result that you fall away from the living God.
弟兄們, 你們要小心, 免得你們中間有人存著邪惡,不信的心, 以致離棄了永活的神;

3:13 But encourage one another day by day, as long as it is called “today,” so that none of you become hardened by the deception of sin.
趁著還有叫作“今天”的時候, 總要天天互相勸勉, 免得你們中間有人受了罪惡的誘惑, 心裡就剛硬了.

3:14 For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of our commitment steadfast until the end,
如果我們把起初的信念堅持到底, 就是有分於基督的人了.

3:15 while it is said, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
經上說: “如果你們今天聽從他的聲音, 就不要硬著心, 像惹他發怒的時候一樣. ”

3:16 For who, when they heard it, were disobedient? Surely it was not all who went out from Egypt through Moses?
那時, 聽了他的話而惹他發怒的是誰呢? 不就是摩西從埃及領出來的那些人嗎?

3:17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness?
四十年之久, 神向誰發怒呢? 不就是向那些犯了罪陳屍曠野的人嗎?

3:18 And to whom did he swear they would not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?
他又向誰起誓說, 他們絕對不可以進入他的安息呢? 不就是向那些不順從的人嗎?

3:19 And so we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.
這樣看來, 他們不能進入安息, 是因為不信的緣故.

Hebrews - Chapter 4

4:1 Therefore let us fear, while there remains a promise of entering into his rest, that none of you appear to fall short of it.
所以, 那進入安息的應許, 既然還給我們留著, 我們就應該戰戰兢兢, 恐怕我們中間有人像是被淘汰了.

4:2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as those also did, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united with those who heard it in faith.
因為有福音傳給我們, 像傳給他們一樣, 只是他們所聽見的道, 對他們沒有益處, 因為他們沒有用信心與所聽見的打成一片(“沒有用信心與所聽見的打成一片”, 有古卷作“沒有用信心與聽從這道的人打成一片”).

4:3 For we who have believed enter into rest, just as he has said, “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter into my rest.’ ” And yet these works have been accomplished from the foundation of the world.
然而我們信了的人, 就可以進入那安息. 正如神所說: “我在烈怒中起誓說, 他們絕不可進入我的安息！”其實神的工作, 從創立世界以來已經完成了.

4:4 For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works,”
因為論到第七日, 他在聖經某一處說: “在第七日神歇了他的一切工作. ”

4:5 and in this passage again, ‘They will never enter into my rest.’ ”
但在這裡又說: “他們絕不可進入我的安息. ”

4:6 Since therefore it remains for some to enter into it, and the ones to whom the good news was proclaimed previously did not enter because of disobedience,
既然這安息還留著要讓一些人進去, 但那些以前聽過福音的人, 因為不順從不得進去;

4:7 again he ordains a certain day, today, speaking by David after so long a time, just as had been said before, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
所以神就再定一個日子, 就是過了很久以後, 藉著大衛所說的“今天”, 就像前面引用過的: “如果你們今天聽從他的聲音, 就不要硬著心. ”

4:8 For if Joshua had caused them to rest, he would not have spoken about another day after these things.
如果約書亞已經使他們享受了安息, 神後來就不會再提到別的日子了.

4:9 Consequently a sabbath rest remains for the people of God.
這樣看來, 為了神的子民, 必定另外有一個“安息日”的安息保留下來.

4:10 For the one who has entered into his rest has also himself rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.
因為那進入神安息的人, 就歇了自己的工作, 好像神歇了自己的工作一樣.

4:11 Therefore, let us make every effort to enter into that rest, in order that no one may fall in the same pattern of disobedience.
所以, 我們要竭力進入那安息, 免得有人隨著那不順從的樣子就跌倒了.

4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, both joints and marrow, and able to judge the reflections and thoughts of the heart.
神的道是活的, 是有效的, 比一切兩刃的劍更鋒利, 甚至可以刺入剖開靈與魂, 關節與骨髓, 並且能夠辨明心中的思想和意念.

4:13 And no creature is hidden in the sight of him, but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of him to whom we must give our account.
被造的在神面前沒有一樣不是顯明的, 萬有在他的眼前都是赤露敞開的; 我們必須向他交帳.

4:14 Therefore, because we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
我們既然有一位偉大的,經過了眾天的大祭司, 就是神的兒子耶穌, 就應該堅持所宣認的信仰.

4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is not able to sympathize with our weaknesses, but who has been tempted in all things in the same way, without sin.
因為我們的大祭司並不是不能同情我們的軟弱, 他像我們一樣, 也曾在各方面受過試探, 只是他沒有犯罪.

4:16 Therefore let us approach with confidence to the throne of grace, in order that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
所以, 我們只管坦然無懼地來到施恩的寶座前, 為的是要領受憐憫, 得到恩惠, 作為及時的幫助.

Hebrews - Chapter 5

5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in the things relating to God, in order that he can offer both gifts and sacrifices on behalf of sins,
每一個大祭司都是從人間選出來, 奉派替人辦理與神有關的事, 為的是要獻上禮物和贖罪的祭物.

5:2 being able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself also is surrounded by weakness,
他能夠溫和地對待那些無知和迷誤的人, 因為他自己也被軟弱所困.

5:3 and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself also, as well as for the people.
因此, 他怎樣為人民的罪獻祭, 也應該怎樣為自己的罪獻祭.

5:4 And someone does not take for himself the honor, but is called by God, just as Aaron also was.
沒有人可以自己取得這大祭司的尊榮, 只有像亞倫一樣, 蒙神選召的才可以.

5:5 Thus also Christ did not glorify himself to become high priest, but the one who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you,”
照樣, 基督也沒有自己爭取作大祭司的尊榮, 而是曾經對他說: “你是我的兒子, 我今日生了你”的神榮耀了他;

5:6 just as also in another place he says, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek,”
就像他在另一處說: “你是照著麥基洗德的體系, 永遠作祭司的. ”

5:7 who in the days of his flesh offered up both prayers and supplications, with loud crying and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard as a result of his reverence.
基督在世的時候, 曾經流淚大聲禱告懇求那位能救他脫離死亡的神; 因著他的敬虔, 就蒙了應允.

5:8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered,
他雖然是兒子, 還是因著所受的苦難學會了順從.

5:9 and being perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation to all those who obey him,
他既然順從到底, 就成了所有順從他的人得到永遠救恩的根源;

5:10 being designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
而且蒙神照著麥基洗德的體系, 稱他為大祭司.

5:11 Concerning this we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.
論到這些事, 我們有很多話要說, 可是很難解釋; 因為你們已經遲鈍了, 聽不進去.

5:12 For indeed, although you ought to be teachers by this time, you have need of someone to teach you again the beginning elements of the oracles of God, and you have need of milk, not solid food.
到這個時候, 你們應該已經作老師了; 可是你們還需要有人再把神道理的初步教導你們. 你們成了只能吃奶而不能吃乾糧的人！

5:13 For everyone who partakes of milk is unacquainted with the message of righteousness, because he is an infant.
凡是吃奶的, 還是個嬰孩, 對公義的道理沒有經歷;

5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have trained their faculties for the distinguishing of both good and evil.
只有長大成人的, 才能吃乾糧, 他們的官能因為操練純熟, 就能分辨是非了.

Hebrews - Chapter 6

6:1 Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
所以, 我們應當離開基督初步的道理, 努力進到成熟的地步, 不必在懊悔死行, 信靠神, 洗禮, 按手禮, 死人復活, 和永遠審判的教訓上再立根基.

6:2 teaching about baptisms and laying on of hands, and resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
所以, 我們應當離開基督初步的道理, 努力進到成熟的地步, 不必在懊悔死行, 信靠神, 洗禮, 按手禮, 死人復活, 和永遠審判的教訓上再立根基.

6:3 And this we will do, if God permits.
只要神允許, 我們就這樣作.

6:4 For it is impossible concerning those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and become sharers of the Holy Spirit,
因為那些曾經蒙了光照, 嘗過屬天的恩賜的滋味, 與聖靈有分,

6:5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age,
並且嘗過神美善的道和來世的權能的人,

6:6 and having fallen away, to renew them again to repentance, because they have crucified again for themselves the Son of God and held him up to contempt.
如果偏離了正道, 就不可能再使他們重新悔改了. 因為他們親自把神的兒子再釘在十字架上, 公然羞辱他.

6:7 For ground that drinks the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth vegetation usable to those people for whose sake it is also cultivated, shares a blessing from God.
這就像一塊地, 吸收了常常下在它上面的雨水, 如果長出對種植的人有用的菜蔬, 就從神那裡得福.

6:8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to a curse, whose end is for burning.
但如果這塊地長出荊棘和蒺藜來, 就被廢棄, 近於咒詛, 結局就是焚燒.

6:9 But even if we are speaking in this way, dear friends, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and belonging to salvation.
不過, 親愛的弟兄們, 我們雖然這樣說, 但對於你們, 我們卻深信你們有更好的表現, 結局就是得救.

6:10 For God is not unjust, so as to forget your work and the love which you demonstrated for his name by having served the saints, and continuing to serve them.
因為神並不是不公義, 以致忘記了你們的工作, 和你們為他的名所表現的愛心, 就是你們以前服事聖徒, 現在還是服事他們.

6:11 And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end,
我們深願你們各人都表現同樣的熱誠, 一直到底, 使你們的盼望可以完全實現,

6:12 in order that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and patience.
並且不要懶惰, 卻要效法那些憑著信心和忍耐承受應許的人.

6:13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,
神應許亞伯拉罕的時候, 因為沒有比自己更大的可以指著起誓, 他就指著自己起誓,

6:14 saying, “Surely I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.”
說: “我必定賜福給你, 必定使你的後裔繁多. ”

6:15 And so, by persevering, he obtained the promise.
這樣, 亞伯拉罕耐心等待, 終於獲得了所應許的.

6:16 For people swear by what is greater than themselves, and the oath for confirmation is the end of all dispute for them.
因為人起誓都是指著比自己大的起誓. 這誓言就了結了他們中間的一切糾紛, 作為保證.

6:17 In the same way God, because he wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed it with an oath,
照樣, 神定意向那些承受應許的人, 更清楚地表明他的旨意是不更改的, 就用起誓作保證.

6:18 in order that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge may have powerful encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us,
這兩件事是不能更改的, 因為神是決不說謊的. 因此, 我們這些逃進避難所的人, 就大得安慰, 抓緊那擺在我們面前的盼望.

6:19 which we have like an anchor of the soul, both firm and steadfast, and entering into the inside of the curtain,
我們有這盼望, 就像靈魂的錨, 又穩當又堅固, 通過幔子直進到裡面.

6:20 where Jesus, the forerunner for us, entered, because he became a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
耶穌已經為我們作先鋒進入了幔子裡面; 他是照著麥基洗德的體系, 成了永遠的大祭司.

Hebrews - Chapter 7

7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
這麥基洗德就是撒冷王, 又是至高神的祭司. 亞伯拉罕殺敗眾王回來的時候, 麥基洗德迎接他, 並且給他祝福.

7:2 to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth of everything—in the first place, his name is translated “king of righteousness,” and then also “king of Salem,” that is, “king of peace”;
亞伯拉罕也把自己得來的一切, 拿出十分之一來給他. 麥基洗德這名字翻譯出來, 頭一個意思就是“公義的王”; 其次是“撒冷王”, 就是“平安的王”的意思.

7:3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God—he remains a priest for all time.
他沒有父親, 沒有母親, 沒有族譜, 也沒有生死的記錄, 而是與神的兒子相似, 永遠作祭司.

7:4 But see how great this man was, to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth from the spoils!
你們想一想這人是多麼偉大啊！祖先亞伯拉罕也要從上等的擄物中, 拿出十分之一來給了他.

7:5 And indeed those of the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a commandment to collect a tenth from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, although they are descended from Abraham.
那些領受祭司職分的利未子孫, 奉命按照律法向人民, 就是自己的弟兄, 收取十分之一; 雖然他們都是出於亞伯拉罕的.

7:6 But the one who did not trace his descent from them collected tithes from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.
可是那不與他們同譜系的麥基洗德, 反而收納了亞伯拉罕的十分之一, 並且給這蒙受應許的人祝福.

7:7 Now without any dispute the inferior is blessed by the more prominent.
向來都是位分大的給位分小的祝福, 這是毫無疑問的.

7:8 And in this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case it is testified that he lives.
在這裡, 收取十分之一的, 都是必死的; 但在那裡, 收納十分之一的, 卻被證實是一位活著的.

7:9 And, so to speak, even Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through Abraham.
並且可以這樣說, 連那收取十分之一的利未, 也透過亞伯拉罕繳納了十分之一.

7:10 For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
因為麥基洗德迎接亞伯拉罕的時候, 利未還在他祖先的身體裡面.

7:11 Thus if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood, for on the basis of it the people received the law, what further need is there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek and not said to be according to the order of Aaron?
這樣看來, 如果藉著利未人的祭司制度能達到完全的地步(人民是在這制度下領受律法的), 為甚麼還需要照著麥基洗德的體系, 另外興起一位祭司, 而不照著亞倫的體系呢?

7:12 For when the priesthood changes, of necessity there is a change of the law also.
祭司的制度既然更改了, 律法也必須更改.

7:13 For the one about whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe from which no one has officiated at the altar.
因為這些話所指的那位, 原是屬於另外一個支派的, 這支派向來沒有人在祭壇前供職.

7:14 For it is evident that our Lord is a descendant of Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses said nothing concerning priests.
我們的主明明是從猶大支派出來的, 關於這個支派, 摩西並沒有提及祭司的事.

7:15 And it is still more clear, if another priest according to the likeness of Melchizedek arises,
如果有另一位像麥基洗德那樣的祭司興起來, 那麼, 這裡所說的就更明顯了.

7:16 who has become a priest not according to a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.
他成了祭司, 不是按著律法上肉身的條例, 卻是按著不能毀壞的生命的大能.

7:17 For it is testified, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
因為有為他作證的說: “你永遠作祭司, 是照著麥基洗德的體系. ”

7:18 For on the one hand a preceding commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness
一方面, 從前的條例因為軟弱, 沒有用處, 就廢棄了;

7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect), but on the other hand there is the introduction of a better hope through which we draw near to God.
(因為律法從來沒有使甚麼得到完全, )另一方面, 它卻帶來了更美的盼望, 藉著這盼望, 我們就可以親近神.

7:20 And by as much as this was not without an oath (for these on the one hand have become priests without an oath,
此外, 還有關於誓言的事. 其他成為祭司的, 並不是用誓言立的;

7:21 but he with an oath by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’ ”),
只有耶穌是用誓言立的, 因為那立他的對他說: “主已經起了誓, 決不改變, 你永遠作祭司. ”

7:22 by so much more Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
耶穌既然是用誓言立的, 就成了更美好的約的保證.

7:23 And indeed many have become priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,
一方面, 從前那些作祭司的, 因為受死亡的限制, 不能長久留任, 所以人數眾多.

7:24 but he, because he continues forever, holds the priesthood permanently.
另一方面, 因為耶穌是永遠長存的, 就擁有他永不更改的祭司職位.

7:25 Therefore also he is able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, because he always lives in order to intercede on their behalf.
因此, 那些靠著他進到神面前的人, 他都能拯救到底; 因為他長遠活著, 為他們代求.

7:26 For a high priest such as this indeed is fitting for us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become exalted above the heavens,
這樣的一位大祭司, 對我們本是合適的. 他是聖潔,沒有邪惡,沒有玷污,從罪人中分別出來,高過眾天的.

7:27 who does not need every day like the former high priests to offer up sacrifices for his own sins and then for the sins of the people, because he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
他不必像那些大祭司, 天天先為自己的罪獻祭, 然後為人民的罪獻祭; 因為他獻上了自己, 就把這事一次而永遠的成全了.

7:28 For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the statement of the oath, after the law, appoints a Son, who is made perfect forever.
律法所立的大祭司, 都是軟弱的人; 可是在律法以後, 用誓言所立的兒子, 卻是成為完全直到永遠的.

Hebrews - Chapter 8

8:1 Now this is the main point in what has been said: we have a high priest such as this, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
我們所講論的重點, 就是我們有這樣的一位大祭司, 他已經坐在眾天之上至尊者的寶座右邊,

8:2 a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord set up, not man.
在至聖所和真會幕裡供職; 這真會幕是主支搭的, 不是人支搭的.

8:3 For every high priest is appointed in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices; therefore it was necessary for this one also to have something that he offers.
所有大祭司都是為了獻禮物和祭品而設立的, 所以這位大祭司, 也必須有所獻上的.

8:4 Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, because there are those who offer the gifts according to the law,
如果他在地上, 就不會作祭司, 因為已經有按照律法獻禮物的祭司了.

8:5 who serve a sketch and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tabernacle, for he says, “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern which was shown to you on the mountain.”
這些祭司所供奉的職事, 不過是天上的事物的副本和影像, 就如摩西將要造會幕的時候, 神曾經警告他說: “你要留心, 各樣物件, 都要照著在山上指示你的樣式去作. ”

8:6 But now he has attained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is also mediator of a better covenant which has been enacted upon better promises.
但是現在耶穌得了更尊貴的職分, 正好像他是更美的約的中保, 這約是憑著更美的應許立的.

8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, occasion would not have been sought for a second.
如果頭一個約沒有缺點, 就沒有尋求另一個約的必要了.

8:8 For in finding fault with them he says, “Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, when I will complete a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
可是神指責他們, 說: “看哪, 主說, 日子要到了, 我要與以色列家和猶大家訂立新約.

8:9 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I took hold of them by my hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant and I disregarded them, says the Lord.
這新約不像從前我拉他們祖先的手, 領他們出埃及的日子與他們所立的約. 因為他們沒有遵守我的約, 我就不理會他們. 這是主說的.

8:10 For this is the covenant that I will decree with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I am putting my laws in their minds and I will write them on their hearts, and I will be their God and they will be my people.
主說: ‘因為在那些日子以後, 我要與以色列家所立的約是這樣: 我要把我的律法放在他們的心思裡面, 寫在他們的心上. 我要作他們的神, 他們要作我的子民.

8:11 And they will not teach each one his fellow citizen and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
他們各人必不用教導自己的鄰居, 和自己的同胞, 說: 你要認識主. 因為所有的人, 從最小到最大的, 都必認識我.

8:12 For I will be merciful toward their wrongdoings, and I will not remember their sins any longer.”
我也要寬恕他們的不義, 決不再記著他們的罪惡. ’”

8:13 In calling it new, he has declared the former to be old. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is near to disappearing.
神既然說到新的約, 就是把前約當作舊的了; 那變成陳舊衰老的, 就快要消逝了.

Hebrews - Chapter 9

9:1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and the earthly sanctuary.
前約也有它敬拜的規例, 和屬世界的聖所.

9:2 For a tent was prepared, the first one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the holy place.
因為有一個支搭好了的會幕, 第一進叫作聖所, 裡面有燈臺,桌子和陳設餅.

9:3 And after the second curtain was a tent called the holy of holies,
在第二層幔子後面還有一個會幕, 叫作至聖所,

9:4 containing the golden incense altar and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar containing the manna and the rod of Aaron that budded and the tablets of the covenant.
裡面有金香壇, 有全部包金的約櫃, 櫃裡有盛著嗎哪的金罐,亞倫那發過芽的杖和兩塊約板.

9:5 And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, about which it is not now possible to speak in detail.
櫃的上面有榮耀的基路伯罩著施恩座, 關於這一切, 現在不能一一細說了.

9:6 Now these things having been prepared in this way, the priests enter into the first tent continually as they accomplish their service,
這一切物件都這樣預備好了, 祭司就常常進入第一進會幕, 執行敬拜的事.

9:7 but only the high priest enters into the second tent once a year, not without blood, which he offers on behalf of himself and the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
至於第二進會幕, 只有大祭司一年一次獨自進去, 並且非帶著血不可, 好為自己和人民的愚妄把血獻上.

9:8 The Holy Spirit was making this clear, that the way into the holy place was not yet revealed, while the first tent was still in existence,
聖靈藉著這事表明, 當第一進會幕存在的時候, 進入至聖所的路, 還沒有顯明出來.

9:9 which was a symbol for the present time, in which both the gifts and sacrifices which were offered were not able to perfect the worshiper with respect to the conscience,
這第一進會幕是現今的時代的預表, 其實所獻的禮物和祭品, 都不能使敬拜的人在良心上得到完全.

9:10 concerning instead only food and drink and different washings, regulations of outward things imposed until the time of setting things right.
這些只是關於飲食和各樣潔淨的禮儀, 是在“更新的時候”來到之前, 為肉體立的規例.

9:11 But Christ has arrived as a high priest of the good things to come. Through the greater and more perfect tent not made by hands, that is, not of this creation,
但基督已經來了, 作了已經實現的美好事物的大祭司; 他經過更大,更完備的會幕(不是人手所做的, 也就是不屬於這被造的世界的).

9:12 and not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered once for all into the most holy place, obtaining eternal redemption.
他不是用山羊和牛犢的血, 而是用自己的血, 只一次進了至聖所, 就得到了永遠的救贖.

9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled sanctify them for the ritual purity of the flesh,
如果山羊和公牛的血, 以及母牛犢的灰, 灑在不潔的人身上, 尚且可以使他們成為聖潔, 身體潔淨,

9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?
何況基督的血呢? 他藉著永遠的靈, 把自己無瑕無疵的獻給神, 他的血不是更能潔淨我們的良心脫離死行, 使我們可以事奉永活的神嗎?

9:15 And because of this, he is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that, because a death has taken place for the redemption of transgressions committed during the first covenant, those who are the called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
因此, 他作了新約的中保, 藉著他的死, 使人在前約之下的過犯得到救贖, 就叫那些蒙召的人, 得著永遠基業的應許.

9:16 For where there is a will, it is a necessity for the death of the one who made the will to be established.
凡有遺囑(“遺囑”或譯: “約”, 與17節同), 必須證實立遺囑的人死了;

9:17 For a will is in force concerning those who are dead, since it is never in force when the one who made the will is alive.
因為人死了, 遺囑才能確立, 立遺囑的人還活著的時候, 遺囑決不生效.

9:18 Therefore not even the first covenant was ratified without blood.
因此, 前約並不是沒有用血立的:

9:19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people,
當日摩西按照律法, 向所有人民宣布了各樣的誡命, 就拿牛犢(好些抄本在此有“和山羊”)的血和水, 用朱紅色的羊毛與牛膝草, 灑在律法書上和人民身上,

9:20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded for you.”
說: “這就是神規定你們立約的血. ”

9:21 And likewise he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the utensils of service with the blood.
他照樣把血灑在會幕和各樣應用的器皿上.

9:22 Indeed, nearly everything is purified with blood according to the law, and apart from the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
按著律法, 幾乎所有都是用血潔淨的, 如果沒有流血, 就沒有赦免.

9:23 Therefore it was necessary for the sketches of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves to be purified with better sacrifices than these.
照著天上樣式作的既然必須這樣去潔淨, 天上物體的本身, 就應該用更美的祭品去潔淨了.

9:24 For Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf,
因為基督不是進了人手所做的聖所(那不過是真聖所的表象), 而是進到天上, 現在替我們顯露在神的面前.

9:25 and not in order that he can offer himself many times, as the high priest enters into the sanctuary year by year with blood not his own,
他不必多次把自己獻上, 好像大祭司每年帶著不是自己的血進入至聖所一樣.

9:26 since it would have been necessary for him to suffer many times from the foundation of the world, but now he has appeared once at the end of the ages for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of himself.
如果這樣, 他從創世以來, 就必須受許多次的苦了. 可是現在他在這世代的終結, 只顯現一次, 把自己作為祭品獻上, 好除掉罪.

9:27 And just as it is destined for people to die once, and after this, judgment,
按著定命, 人人都要死一次, 死後還有審判.

9:28 thus also Christ, having been offered once in order to bear the sins of many, will appear for the second time without reference to sin to those who eagerly await him for salvation.
照樣, 基督為了擔當許多人的罪, 也曾經一次把自己獻上; 將來他還要再一次顯現, 不是為擔當罪, 而是要向那些熱切期待他的人成全救恩.

Hebrews - Chapter 10

10:1 For the law, possessing a shadow of the good things that are about to come, not the form of things itself, is never able year by year by means of the same sacrifices which they offer without interruption to make perfect those who draw near.
律法既然是以後要來的美好事物的影子, 不是本體的真象, 就不能憑著每年獻同樣的祭品, 使那些進前來的人得到完全.

10:2 For otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the ones who worship, having been purified once and for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?
如果敬拜的人一次得潔淨, 良心就不再覺得有罪, 那麼, 獻祭的事不是早就停止了嗎?

10:3 But in them there is a reminder of sins year by year.
可是那些祭品, 卻使人每年都想起罪來,

10:4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
因為公牛和山羊的血不能把罪除去.

10:5 Therefore, when he came into the world, he said, “Sacrifice and offering you did not want, but a body you prepared for me;
所以, 基督到世上來的時候, 就說: “祭品和禮物不是你所要的, 你卻為我預備了身體.

10:6 you did not delight in whole burnt offerings and offerings for sins.
燔祭和贖罪祭, 不是你所喜悅的;

10:7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— in the roll of the book it is written about me— to do your will, O God.’
那時我說: ‘看哪！我來了, 經卷上已經記載我的事, 神啊！我來是要遵行你的旨意. ’”

10:8 When he says above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin you did not want, nor did you delight in,” which are offered according to the law,
前面說: “祭品和禮物, 燔祭和贖罪祭, 不是你所要的, 也不是你所喜悅的. ”這些都是按照律法獻的;

10:9 then he has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second,
接著又說: “看哪！我來了, 是要遵行你的旨意. ”可見他廢除那先前的, 為要建立那後來的.

10:10 by which will we are made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
我們憑著這旨意, 藉著耶穌基督一次獻上他的身體, 就已經成聖.

10:11 And every priest stands every day serving and offering the same sacrifices many times, which are never able to take away sins.
所有的祭司都是天天站著事奉, 多次獻上同樣的祭品, 那些祭品永遠不能把罪除去.

10:12 But this one, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,
唯有基督獻上了一次永遠有效的贖罪祭, 就在神的右邊坐下來.

10:13 from now on waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.
此後, 只是等待神把他的仇敵放在他的腳下, 作他的腳凳.

10:14 For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.
因為他獻上了一次的祭, 就使那些成聖的人永遠得到完全.

10:15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
聖靈也向我們作見證, 因為後來他說過:

10:16 “This is the covenant that I will decree for them after those days, says the Lord: I am putting my laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”
“主說: ‘在那些日子以後, 我要與他們所立的約是這樣: 我要把我的律法放在他們的心思裡面, 寫在他們的心上. ’”

10:17 He also says, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will never remember again.”
又說: “我決不再記著他們的罪惡, 和不法的行為. ”

10:18 Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.
這一切既然都赦免了, 就不必再為罪獻祭了.

10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence for the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
所以, 弟兄們！我們憑著耶穌的血, 可以坦然無懼地進入至聖所.

10:20 by the new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, his flesh,
這進入的路, 是他給我們開闢的, 是一條通過幔子,又新又活的路, 這幔子就是他的身體.

10:21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
我們既然有一位偉大的祭司治理神的家,

10:22 let us approach with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
我們良心的邪惡既然被灑淨, 身體也用清水洗淨了, 那麼, 我們就應該懷著真誠的心和完備的信, 進到神面前;

10:23 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for the one who promised is faithful.
又應該堅持我們所宣認的盼望, 毫不動搖, 因為那應許我們的是信實的.

10:24 And let us think about how to stir one another up to love and good works,
我們又應該彼此關心, 激發愛心, 勉勵行善.

10:25 not abandoning our meeting together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging each other, and by so much more as you see the day drawing near.
我們不可放棄聚會, 好像有些人的習慣一樣; 卻要互相勸勉. 你們既然知道那日子臨近, 就更應該這樣.

10:26 For if we keep on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
如果我們領受了真理的知識以後, 還是故意犯罪, 就再沒有留下贖罪的祭品了;

10:27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that is about to consume the adversaries.
只好恐懼地等待著審判, 和那快要吞滅眾仇敵的烈火.

10:28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
如果有人干犯了摩西的律法, 憑著兩三個證人, 他尚且得不到憐憫而死;

10:29 How much worse punishment do you think the person will be considered worthy of who treats with disdain the Son of God and who considers ordinary the blood of the covenant by which he was made holy and who insults the Spirit of grace?
何況是踐踏神的兒子, 把那使他成聖的立約的血當作俗物, 又侮辱施恩的聖靈的人, 你們想想, 他不是應該受更嚴厲的刑罰嗎?

10:30 For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
因為我們知道誰說過: “伸冤在我, 我必報應. ”又說: “主必定審判他自己的子民. ”

10:31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
落在永活的神手裡, 真是可怕的.

10:32 But remember the former days in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings,
你們要回想從前的日子, 那時, 你們蒙了光照, 忍受了許多痛苦的煎熬;

10:33 sometimes being publicly exposed both to insults and to afflictions, and sometimes becoming sharers with those who were treated in this way.
有時在眾人面前被辱罵, 遭患難; 有時卻成了遭遇同樣情形的人的同伴.

10:34 For you both sympathized with the prisoners and put up with the seizure of your belongings with joy because you knew that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
你們同情那些遭監禁的人; 你們的家業被搶奪的時候, 又以喜樂的心接受, 因為知道自己有更美長存的家業.

10:35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has great reward.
所以, 你們不可丟棄坦然無懼的心, 這樣的心是帶有大賞賜的.

10:36 For you have need of endurance, in order that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
你們還需要忍耐, 好使你們行完了神的旨意, 可以領受所應許的.

10:37 For yet “a very, very little while, and the one who is coming will come and will not delay.
因為: “還有一點點的時候, 那要來的就來, 並不遲延.

10:38 But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him.”
我的義人必因信得生, 如果他後退, 我的心就不喜悅他. ”

10:39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith to the preservation of our souls.
但我們不是那些後退以致滅亡的人, 而是有信心以致保全生命的人.

Hebrews - Chapter 11

11:1 Now faith is the realization of what is hoped for, the proof of things not seen.
信就是對所盼望的事的把握, 是還沒有看見的事的明證.

11:2 For by this the people of old were approved.
因著這信心, 古人得到了稱許.

11:3 By faith we understand the worlds were created by the word of God, in order that what is seen did not come into existence from what is visible.
因著信, 我們就明白宇宙(“宇宙”或譯: “諸世界”或“眾世代”)是因著神的話造成的. 這樣, 那看得見的就是從那看不見的造出來的.

11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, by which he was approved that he was righteous, because God approved him for his gifts, and through it he still speaks, although he is dead.
因著信, 亞伯比該隱獻上更美的祭品給神; 藉著這信心, 他被神稱許為義人, 這是神指著他的禮物所作的見證; 他雖然死了, 卻藉著信仍然說話.

11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up, so that he did not experience death, and he was not found, because God took him up. For before his removal, he had been approved as having been pleasing to God.
因著信, 以諾被遷去了, 使他不至於死, 人也找不著他, 因為神把他遷去了. 原來在遷去以前, 他已經得了神喜悅他的明證.

11:6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and is a rewarder of those who seek him.
沒有信, 就不能得到神的喜悅; 因為來到神面前的人, 必須信神存在, 並且信他會賞賜那些尋求他的人.

11:7 By faith Noah, having been warned about things not yet seen, out of reverence constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family, by which he pronounced sentence on the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
因著信, 挪亞在還沒有看見的事上, 得了神的警告, 就動了敬畏的心, 做了一艘方舟, 使他全家得救. 藉著這信心, 他就定了那世代的罪, 自己也承受了那因信而來的義.

11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to a place that he was going to receive for an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.
因著信, 亞伯拉罕在蒙召的時候, 就聽命往他將要承受為業的地方去; 他出去的時候, 還不知道要往哪裡去.

11:9 By faith he lived in the land of promise as a stranger, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise.
因著信, 他在應許之地寄居, 好像是在異鄉, 與承受同樣應許的以撒,雅各一樣住在帳棚裡.

11:10 For he was expecting the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
因為他等待那座有根基的城, 就是神所設計所建造的.

11:11 By faith also, with Sarah, he received the ability to procreate even past the normal age, because he regarded the one who had promised to be faithful.
因著信, 甚至撒拉, 她雖然過了生育的年齡, 還是能夠懷孕, 因為她認為那應許她的是信實的.

11:12 And therefore these were fathered from one man, and he being as good as dead, as the stars of heaven in number and like the innumerable sand by the shore of the sea.
所以從一個好像已死的人, 竟然生出許多子孫來, 仿佛天上的星那麼眾多, 海邊的沙那麼無數.

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the promises, but seeing them from a distance and welcoming them, and admitting that they were strangers and temporary residents on the earth.
這些人都是存著信心死了的, 還沒有得著所應許的, 只不過是從遠處看見, 就表示歡迎, 又承認他們在世上是異鄉人, 是客旅.

11:14 For those who say such things make clear that they are seeking a homeland.
因為說這樣話的人, 是表明他們在尋求一個家鄉.

11:15 And if they remember that land from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.
如果他們懷念已經離開了的地方, 還有可以回去的機會.

11:16 But now they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
但是現在他們所嚮往的, 是一個更美的,在天上的家鄉. 所以, 神不以他們稱他為神而覺得羞恥; 因為他已經為他們預備了一座城.

11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac, and the one who received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
因著信, 亞伯拉罕在受試驗的時候, 就把以撒獻上; 這就是那歡喜領受應許的人, 獻上了自己的獨生子;

11:18 with reference to whom it was said, “In Isaac your descendants will be named,”
論到這個兒子, 曾經有話說: “以撒生的, 才可以稱為你的後裔. ”

11:19 having reasoned that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which he received him back also as a symbol.
亞伯拉罕認定, 神能使人從死人中復活, 因此, 就喻意說, 他的確從死裡得回他的兒子.

11:20 By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things that were going to happen.
因著信, 以撒給雅各和以掃祝福, 論到將來的事.

11:21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
因著信, 雅各臨死的時候, 分別為約瑟的兒子祝福, 又倚著杖頭敬拜神.

11:22 By faith Joseph, as he was dying, mentioned about the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his bones.
因著信, 約瑟臨終的時候, 提到以色列子民出埃及的事, 並且為自己的骸骨留下遺言.

11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw the child was handsome, and they were not afraid of the edict of the king.
因著信, 摩西的父母在摩西生下來以後, 因為看見孩子俊美, 就把他藏了三個月, 不怕王的命令.

11:24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
因著信, 摩西長大了以後, 就拒絕被稱為法老女兒的兒子.

11:25 choosing instead to be mistreated with the people of God rather than to experience the transitory enjoyment of sin,
他寧願選擇和神的子民一同受苦, 也不肯享受罪惡中暫時的快樂.

11:26 considering reproach endured for the sake of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
在他看來, 為著基督受的凌辱, 比埃及的財物更寶貴, 因為他注視將來的賞賜.

11:27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as if he saw the invisible one.
因著信, 他離開了埃及, 不怕王的忿怒; 因為他堅定不移, 就像看見了人不能看見的神.

11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, in order that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.
因著信, 他立了逾越節和灑血的禮, 免得那滅命的侵犯以色列人的長子.

11:29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land; the Egyptians, when they made the attempt, were drowned.
因著信, 他們走過了紅海, 好像走過旱地一樣; 埃及人也試著要過去, 就被淹沒了.

11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been marched around for seven days.
因著信, 耶利哥的城牆被圍繞了七天, 就倒塌了.

11:31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.
因著信, 妓女喇合和和平平接待了偵察的人, 就沒有和那些不順從的人一起滅亡.

11:32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, and Samuel and the prophets,
我還要再說甚麼呢? 如果再要述說基甸,巴拉,參孫,耶弗他,大衛,撒母耳和眾先知的事, 時間就不夠了.

11:33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, accomplished justice, obtained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions,
他們藉著信, 就戰勝了敵國, 伸張了正義, 得到了應許, 堵住了獅子的口,

11:34 extinguished the effectiveness of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, became mighty in battle, put to flight enemy battle lines.
消滅了烈火的威力, 逃脫了刀劍的鋒刃, 軟弱變成剛強, 在戰爭中顯出大能, 把外國的軍隊擊退.

11:35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. But others were tortured, not accepting release, in order that they might gain a better resurrection.
有些婦女得回從死裡復活的親人; 但也有些人忍受了酷刑, 不肯接受釋放, 為的是要得著更美的復活.

11:36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and in addition bonds and imprisonment.
又有些人遭受了戲弄,鞭打, 甚至捆鎖,監禁;

11:37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they died by murder with a sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, impoverished, afflicted, mistreated,
被石頭打死, 被鋸鋸死, (後期抄本在此加上“受試探”)被刀殺死. 他們披著綿羊山羊的皮到處奔跑,受窮乏,遭患難,被虐待;

11:38 of whom the world was not worthy, wandering about on deserts and mountains and in caves and in holes in the ground.
原是這世界不配有的人. 他們飄流無定, 在曠野,山嶺,石洞和地穴棲身.

11:39 And although they all were approved through their faith, they did not receive what was promised,
所有這些人都藉著信得了稱許, 卻還沒有得著所應許的;

11:40 because God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
因為神已經為我們預備了更美的事, 使他們若不跟我們在一起, 就不能完全.

Hebrews - Chapter 12

12:1 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, putting aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, let us run with patient endurance the race that has been set before us,
所以, 我們既然有這麼多的見證人, 像雲彩圍繞著我們, 就應該脫下各樣的拖累, 和容易纏住我們的罪, 以堅忍的心奔跑那擺在我們面前的賽程;

12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
專一注視耶穌, 就是我們信心的創始者和完成者. 他因為那擺在面前的喜樂, 就忍受了十字架, 輕看了羞辱, 現在就坐在神寶座的右邊.

12:3 For consider the one who endured such hostility by sinners against himself, so that you will not grow weary in your souls and give up.
這位忍受罪人那樣頂撞的耶穌, 你們要仔細思想, 免得疲倦灰心.

12:4 You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood as you struggle against sin.
你們與罪惡鬥爭, 還沒有對抗到流血的地步;

12:5 And have you completely forgotten the exhortation which instructs you as sons? “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, or give up when you are corrected by him.
你們又忘記了那勸你們好像勸兒子的話, 說: “我兒！你不可輕看主的管教, 受責備的時候也不要灰心;

12:6 For the Lord disciplines the one whom he loves, and punishes every son whom he accepts.”
因為主所愛的, 他必管教, 他又鞭打所收納的每一個兒子. ”

12:7 Endure it for discipline. God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?
為了接受管教, 你們要忍受, 因為神待你們好像待兒子一樣; 哪有兒子不受父親管教的呢?

12:8 But if you are without discipline, in which all legitimate sons have become participants, then you are illegitimate and not sons.
作兒子的都受過管教. 如果你們沒有受管教, 就是私生子, 不是兒子了.

12:9 Furthermore, we have had our earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Will we not much rather subject ourselves to the Father of spirits and live?
還有, 肉身的父親管教我們, 我們尚且敬重他們; 何況那萬靈的父, 我們不是更要順服他而得生嗎?

12:10 For they disciplined us for a few days according to what seemed appropriate to them, but he does so for our benefit, in order that we can have a share in his holiness.
肉身的父親照著自己的意思管教我們, 只有短暫的日子; 唯有神管教我們, 是為著我們的好處, 使我們在他的聖潔上有分.

12:11 Now all discipline seems for the moment not to be joyful but painful, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.
但是一切管教, 在當時似乎不覺得快樂, 反覺得痛苦; 後來卻為那些經過這種操練的人, 結出平安的果子來, 就是義.

12:12 Therefore strengthen your slackened hands and your weakened knees,
所以, 你們要把下垂的手和發軟的腿挺直起來;

12:13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
也要把你們所走的道路修直, 使瘸子不至於扭腳, 反而得到復原.

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
你們要竭力尋求與眾人和睦, 並且要竭力追求聖潔. 如果沒有聖潔, 誰也不能見主.

12:15 Take care that no one falls short of the grace of God; that no one growing up like a root of bitterness causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
你們要小心, 免得有人失去了神的恩典; 免得有苦根長起來纏繞你們, 因而污染了許多人;

12:16 that no one be a sexually immoral or totally worldly person like Esau, who for one meal traded his own birthright.
又免得有人成為淫亂的和貪戀世俗的, 好像以掃一樣, 為了一點點食物, 竟把自己長子的名分出賣了.

12:17 For you know that also afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, because he did not find an occasion for repentance, although he sought it with tears.
你們知道, 後來以掃想要承受祝福, 卻被拒絕了; 他雖然帶著眼淚尋求, 還是沒有反悔的餘地.

12:18 For you have not come to something that can be touched, and to a burning fire, and to darkness, and to gloom, and to a whirlwind,
你們不是來到那座摸得著的山. 那裡有烈火,密雲,幽暗,暴風,

12:19 and to the noise of a trumpet, and to the sound of words which those who heard begged that not another word be spoken to them.
號筒的響聲和說話的聲音; 那些聽見這聲音的人, 都請求神不要再向他們多說話;

12:20 For they could not endure what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
因為他們擔當不起那命令: “就是走獸挨近這山, 也要用石頭把牠打死. ”

12:21 And the spectacle was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”
當時, 顯出的景象是那麼可怕, 連摩西也說: “我非常恐懼戰兢. ”

12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels, to the festal gathering
你們卻是來到錫安山和永活的神的城, 就是天上的耶路撒冷; 在那裡有千萬的天使聚集,

12:23 and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,
有名字登記在天上眾長子的教會, 有審判眾人的神, 有被成全的義人的靈魂,

12:24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better than Abel’s does.
有新約的中保耶穌, 還有他所灑的血. 這血所傳的信息比亞伯的血所傳的更美.

12:25 Watch out that you do not refuse the one who is speaking! For if those did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, much less will we escape, if we reject the one who warns from heaven,
你們要謹慎, 不要棄絕那位說話的, 因為從前的人棄絕了那位在地上警戒他們的, 尚且不能逃罪; 何況現在我們背棄那位從天上警戒我們的呢?

12:26 whose voice shook the earth at that time, but now he has promised, saying, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven.”
當時他的聲音震動了地; 現在他卻應許說: “下一次, 我不但要震動地, 還要震動天. ”

12:27 Now the phrase “yet once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, namely, things that have been created, in order that the things that are not shaken may remain.
“下一次”這句話, 是表明那些被震動的, 要像被造之物那樣被除去, 好使那些不能震動的可以留存,

12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be thankful, through which let us serve God acceptably, with awe and reverence.
因此, 我們既然領受了不能震動的國, 就應該感恩, 照著神所喜悅的, 用虔誠敬畏的心事奉他;

12:29 For indeed our God is a consuming fire.
因為我們的神是烈火.

Hebrews - Chapter 13

13:1 Brotherly love must continue.
你們總要保持弟兄的愛.

13:2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through this some have received angels as guests without knowing it.
不要忘了用愛心接待人, 有人就是這樣作, 在無意中就款待了天使.

13:3 Remember the prisoners, as though you were fellow-prisoners; remember the mistreated, as though you yourselves also are being mistreated in the body.
你們要記念那些被囚禁的人, 好像跟他們一起被囚禁; 也要記念那些受虐待的人, 好像你們也親自受過.

13:4 Marriage must be held in honor by all, and the marriage bed be undefiled, because God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
人人都應該尊重婚姻, 婚床也不要玷污, 因為神一定審判淫亂的和姦淫的人.

13:5 Your lifestyle must be free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, “I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you.”
你們為人不要貪愛錢財, 要以現在所有的為滿足; 因為神親自說過: “我決不撇下你, 也不離棄你. ”

13:6 So then, we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?”
所以我們可以放膽說: “主是我的幫助, 我決不害怕, 人能把我怎麼樣呢? ”

13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; considering the outcome of their way of life, imitate their faith.
你們要記念那些領導過你們, 把神的道傳給你們的人; 你們要觀察他們一生的成果, 要效法他們的信心.

13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
耶穌基督昨天,今天,一直到永遠都是一樣的.

13:9 Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods by which those who participate have not benefited.
你們不要被各樣怪異的教訓勾引去了. 人心靠著恩典, 而不是靠著食物得到堅定, 才是好的; 因為那些拘守食物的人, 從來沒有得過益處.

13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle do not have the right to eat.
我們有一座祭壇, 壇上的祭物, 是那些在會幕中供職的人沒有權利吃的.

13:11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sins are burned up outside the camp.
那些祭牲的血, 由大祭司帶進聖所作贖罪祭, 祭牲的身體卻要在營外焚燒.

13:12 Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the gate, in order that he might sanctify the people by his own blood.
所以耶穌也是這樣在城門外受苦, 為的是要藉著自己的血使人民成聖.

13:13 So we must go out to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.
那麼, 讓我們也出到營外到他那裡去, 擔當他的凌辱.

13:14 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we seek the city that is to come.
因為在這裡我們沒有長存的城, 我們卻是尋求那將要來的城.

13:15 Therefore through him let us offer up a sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
所以, 我們要藉著耶穌, 常常把頌讚的祭品獻給神, 這就是承認他的名的人嘴唇的果子.

13:16 And do not neglect doing good and generosity, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
你們也不要忘記行善和捐輸, 這樣的祭是神所喜悅的.

13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.
你們要聽從那些領導你們的人, 也要順服他們; 因為他們為你們的靈魂警醒, 好像要交帳的人一樣. 你們要使他們交帳的時候快快樂樂, 不至於歎息; 如果他們歎息, 對你們就沒有好處了.

13:18 Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, and want to conduct ourselves commendably in every way.
請為我們禱告, 因為我們深信自己良心無虧, 願意凡事遵行正道.

13:19 And I especially urge you to do this, so that I may be restored to you more quickly.
我更加要求你們為我們禱告, 好使我們能夠快點回到你們那裡去.

13:20 Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
願賜平安的神, 就是那憑著永約的血, 把群羊的大牧人我們的主耶穌, 從死人中領出來的那一位,

13:21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, carrying out in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever. Amen.
在一切善事上成全你們, 好使你們遵行他的旨意; 又藉著耶穌基督在我們裡面, 行他所喜悅的事. 願榮耀歸給他, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們.

13:22 Now I urge you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for indeed I have written to you briefly.
弟兄們, 我勸你們耐心接受我這勸勉的話, 因為我只是簡略地寫給你們.

13:23 Know that our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I will see you, if he comes quickly enough.
你們要知道, 我們的弟兄提摩太已經釋放了; 如果他來得早, 我就跟他一起去看你們.

13:24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
請問候所有領導你們的人和所有聖徒. 從意大利來的人也問候你們.

13:25 Grace be with all of you.
願恩惠與你們眾人同在.

James (雅各書)

James - Chapter 1

1:1 James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion. Greetings!
神和主耶穌基督的僕人雅各, 向散居各地的十二支派問安.

1:2 Consider it all joy, my brothers, whenever you encounter various trials,
我的弟兄們, 你們遭遇各種試煉的時候, 都要看為喜樂;

1:3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
因為知道你們的信心經過考驗, 就產生忍耐.

1:4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.
但忍耐要堅持到底(“堅持到底”原文作“有完全的功效”), 使你們可以完全, 毫無缺乏.

1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask for it from God, who gives to all without reservation and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.
你們中間若有人缺少智慧, 就當向那厚賜眾人, 而且不斥責人的神祈求, 他就必得著.

1:6 But let him ask for it in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed about.
可是, 他應該憑著信心祈求, 不要有疑惑; 因為疑惑的人, 就像被風吹蕩翻騰的海浪.

1:7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
那樣的人, 不要想從主得到甚麼;

1:8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
因為三心兩意的人, 在他的一切道路上, 都搖擺不定.

1:9 Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position,
卑微的弟兄應當以高升為榮;

1:10 but the rich person in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of the grass.
富足的也不應該以降卑為辱; 因為他如同草上的花, 必要過去.

1:11 For the sun rises with its burning heat and dries up the grass, and its flower falls off, and the beauty of its appearance is lost. So also the rich person in his pursuits will wither away.
太陽一出, 熱風一吹, 草必枯乾, 花必凋謝, 它的美容就消失了; 富足的人也必在他的奔波經營中這樣衰落.

1:12 Blessed is the person who endures testing, because when he is approved he will receive the crown of life that he has promised to those who love him.
能忍受試煉的人, 是有福的; 因為他經過考驗之後, 必得著生命的冠冕, 這冠冕是主應許給愛他的人的.

1:13 No one who is being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
人被試探, 不可說“我被神試探”; 因為神不能被惡試探, 他也不試探任何人.

1:14 But each one is tempted when he is dragged away and enticed by his own desires.
每一個人受試探, 都是被自己的私慾所勾引誘惑的.

1:15 Then desire, after it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is brought to completion, gives birth to death.
私慾懷了胎, 就生出罪; 罪長成了, 就產生死亡.

1:16 Do not be deceived, my dear brothers.
我親愛的弟兄們, 不要看錯了.

1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of change.
各樣美好的賞賜, 各樣完備的恩賜, 都是從上面,從眾光之父降下來的, 他本身並沒有改變, 也沒有轉動的影子.

1:18 By his will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
他憑著自己的旨意, 藉著真理的道生了我們, 使我們作他所造的萬物中初熟的果子.

1:19 Understand this, my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
我親愛的弟兄們, 你們要知道, 人人都應該快快地聽, 慢慢地說, 慢一點動怒;

1:20 for human anger does not accomplish the righteousness of God.
因為人的忿怒並不能成全神的義.

1:21 Therefore, putting aside all moral uncleanness and wicked excess, welcome with humility the implanted message which is able to save your souls.
所以你們應當擺脫一切污穢和所有的邪惡, 以溫柔的心領受神栽種的道; 這道能救你們的靈魂.

1:22 But be doers of the message and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
你們應該作行道的人, 不要單作聽道的人, 自己欺騙自己;

1:23 because if anyone is a hearer of the message and not a doer, this one is like someone staring at his own face in a mirror,
因為人若只作聽道的人, 不作行道的人, 他就像一個人對著鏡子看自己本來的面貌,

1:24 for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
看過走開以後, 馬上就忘記自己的樣子.

1:25 But the one who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues to do it, not being a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts, this one will be blessed in what he does.
唯有詳細察看那使人自由的全備的律法, 並且時常遵守的人, 他不是聽了就忘記, 而是實行出來, 就必因自己所作的蒙福.

1:26 If anyone thinks he is religious, although he does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
如果有人自以為虔誠, 卻不約束他的舌頭, 反而自己欺騙自己, 這人的虔誠是沒有用的.

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
在父神看來, 純潔無玷污的虔誠, 就是照顧患難中的孤兒寡婦, 並且保守自己不被世俗所污染.

James - Chapter 2

2:1 My brothers, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
我的弟兄們, 你們既然對我們榮耀的主耶穌基督有信心, 就不應該憑外貌待人.

2:2 For if someone enters into your assembly in fine clothing with a gold ring on his finger, and a poor person in filthy clothing also enters,
如果有一個手戴金戒指,身穿華麗衣服的人, 進入你們的會堂; 又有一個衣衫襤褸的窮人, 也進去了.

2:3 and you look favorably on the one wearing the fine clothing and you say, “Be seated here in a good place,” and to the poor person you say, “You stand or be seated there by my footstool,”
你們就看重那穿華麗衣服的人, 說: “請坐在這好位上. ”又對那個窮人說: “你站在那裡. ”或說: “坐在我的腳凳下邊. ”

2:4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
這不是你們對人有歧視, 成了心懷惡意的審判官嗎?

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?
我親愛的弟兄們, 請聽: 神不是揀選了在世上被認為貧窮的人嗎? 這些人卻在信心上富足, 而且是承受神的國的人. 這國是神應許賜給愛他的人的.

2:6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich exploiting you and they themselves dragging you into the courts?
然而你們卻侮辱窮人. 其實, 那些欺壓你們, 拉你們上法庭的, 不就是富足的人嗎?

2:7 Do they themselves not blaspheme the good name of the one to whom you belong?
難道不是他們褻瀆那召你們的尊名嗎? (或譯: “難道不是他們毀謗你們蒙召的美名嗎? ”)

2:8 However, if you carry out the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
你們若照著聖經所說“要愛人如己”這話, 去完成這至尊的律法, 你們就作對了.

2:9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and thus are convicted by the law as transgressors.
如果你們憑外貌待人, 就是犯罪, 律法就要裁定你們是犯法的.

2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one point only has become guilty of all of it.
因為凡是遵守全部律法的, 只要在一條上失足, 就違犯所有的了.

2:11 For the one who said “Do not commit adultery” also said “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
就像那說“不可姦淫”的, 也說“不可殺人”; 你縱然不姦淫, 卻殺人, 還是犯法的.

2:12 Thus speak and thus act as those who are going to be judged by the law of liberty.
你們既然按著使人自由的律法受審判, 就應照著這律法說話行事.

2:13 For judgment is merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
因為對不行憐憫的人, 審判他們的時候就沒有憐憫; 憐憫勝過審判.

2:14 What is the benefit, my brothers, if someone says that he has faith but does not have works? That faith is not able to save him, is it?
我的弟兄們, 人若說他有信心, 卻沒有行為, 有甚麼益處呢? 這信心能救他嗎?

2:15 If a brother or a sister is poorly clothed and lacking food for the day,
如果有弟兄或姊妹缺衣少食,

2:16 and one of you should say to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but does not give them what is necessary for the body, what is the benefit?
而你們中間有人對他們說: “平平安安地去吧！願你們穿得暖, 吃得飽. ”卻不給他們身體所需用的, 那有甚麼用處呢?

2:17 Thus also faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself.
照樣, 如果只有信心, 沒有行為, 這信心就是死的.

2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
也許有人要說, 你有信心, 我有行為; 請把你沒有行為的信心指給我看, 我就藉著我的行為, 把我的信心指給你看.

2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder!
你信神只有一位, 你信的不錯; 就連鬼魔也信, 卻是戰兢.

2:20 But do you want to know, O foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
愚昧的人哪, 你願意知道沒有行為的信心是沒有用的嗎?

2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
我們的祖先亞伯拉罕, 把他的兒子以撒獻在祭壇上, 不是因行為稱義嗎?

2:22 You see that faith was working together with his works, and by the works the faith was perfected.
你看, 他的信心與行為是一致的, 信心就因著行為得到完全了;

2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
這正應驗了經上所說的: “亞伯拉罕信神, 這就算為他的義. ”他也被稱為神的朋友.

2:24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
可見人稱義是因著行為, 不僅是因著信心.

2:25 And likewise was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by a different route?
照樣, 妓女喇合接待了探子, 又從另一條路把他們送走, 不也是因行為稱義嗎?

2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
身體沒有靈魂是死的, 照樣, 信心沒有行為也是死的.

James - Chapter 3

3:1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will receive a greater judgment.
我的弟兄們, 你們不應該有太多人作教師, 因為知道我們作教師的將受更嚴厲的審判.

3:2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to hold in check his whole body also.
我們在許多的事上都有過錯, 假如有人在言語上沒有過錯, 他就是完全的人, 也能夠控制全身.

3:3 And if we put bits in the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.
我們若把嚼環扣入馬嘴, 使牠們馴服, 就能駕馭牠們的全身.

3:4 Behold also ships: although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot wishes.
試看, 船隻雖然甚大, 又被狂風催逼, 舵手只用小小的舵, 就可以隨意操縱.

3:5 So also the tongue is a small member of the body and boasts great things. Behold how small a fire sets ablaze how great a forest!
照樣, 舌頭雖然是個小肢體, 卻會說誇大的話. 試看, 星星之火, 可以燎原;

3:6 And the tongue is a fire! The world of unrighteousness, the tongue, is set among our members, defiling the whole body and setting on fire the course of human existence, being set on fire by hell.
舌頭就是火, 在我們百體中, 是個不義的世界, 能污穢全身, 把整個生命在運轉中焚燒起來, 而且是被地獄之火點燃的.

3:7 For every species of animals and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is being tamed and has been tamed by the human species,
各類飛禽,走獸,昆蟲,水族, 都可以馴服, 而且都已經被人類制伏了;

3:8 but no human being is able to tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
可是沒有人能夠制伏舌頭; 它是喋喋不休的惡物, 充滿了致命的毒素.

3:9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.
我們用它來稱頌我們的主和天父, 又用它來咒詛照神的形象被造的人.

3:10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!
同一張嘴竟然又稱頌主, 又咒詛人; 我的弟兄們, 這是不應該的！

3:11 A spring does not pour forth from the same opening fresh and bitter water, does it?
同一泉眼裡能夠湧出甜水和苦水來嗎?

3:12 A fig tree is not able, my brothers, to produce olives, or a grapevine figs. Neither can a saltwater spring produce fresh water.
我的弟兄們, 無花果樹能結橄欖嗎? 葡萄樹能長無花果嗎? 鹹水也不能發出甜水來.

3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.
你們中間誰是有智慧,有見識的呢? 他就應當有美好的生活, 用明智的溫柔, 把自己的行為表現出來.

3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
如果你們心中存著刻薄的嫉妒和自私, 就不可誇口, 也不可說謊抵擋真理.

3:15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
這種智慧不是從天上來的, 而是屬地的,屬血氣的和屬鬼魔的.

3:16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.
因為凡有嫉妒和自私的地方, 就必有擾亂和各樣的壞事.

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, nonjudgmental, without hypocrisy,
至於從天上來的智慧, 首先是純潔的, 其次是和平的, 溫柔的, 謙遜的, 滿有恩慈和善果, 沒有偏袒, 沒有虛偽.

3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace among those who make peace.
這是締造和平的人, 用和平所培植出來的義果.

James - Chapter 4

4:1 From where are conflicts and from where are quarrels among you? Is it not from this, from your pleasures that wage war among your members?
你們中間的爭執和打鬥是從哪裡來的呢? 不是從你們肢體中好鬥的私慾來的嗎?

4:2 You desire and do not have; you murder and are filled with envy, and are not able to obtain; you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.
你們放縱貪慾, 如果得不到, 就殺人; 你們嫉妒, 如果一無所得, 就打鬥爭執. 你們得不到, 因為你們不求;

4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, in order that you may spend it on your pleasures.
你們求也得不到, 因為你們的動機不良, 要把所得的耗費在你們的私慾上.

4:4 Adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
淫亂的人哪, 你們不知道與世俗為友, 就是與神為敵嗎? 所以與世俗為友的, 就成了神的仇敵.

4:5 Or do you think that in vain the scripture says, “The spirit which he caused to dwell in us desires jealously”?
聖經說: “神愛他那安置在我們裡面的靈, 愛到嫉妒的地步”(或譯: “神安置在我們裡面的靈, 愛到嫉妒的地步”), 你們想這話是徒然的嗎?

4:6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
但神所賜的恩更大; 所以聖經上說: “神抵擋驕傲的人, 賜恩給謙卑的人. ”

4:7 Therefore subject yourselves to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
你們應當順服神, 抵擋魔鬼, 魔鬼就逃避你們.

4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!
你們應當親近神, 神就親近你們. 罪人啊, 要潔淨你們的手; 三心兩意的人哪, 要清潔你們的心.

4:9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloominess.
你們要愁苦,悲哀,哭泣, 把歡笑變為傷痛, 把快樂變為憂愁.

4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
你們務要在主面前謙卑, 他就使你們高升.

4:11 Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of the law.
弟兄們, 不要互相毀謗; 人若毀謗弟兄, 或判斷弟兄, 就是毀謗律法,判斷律法了. 如果你判斷律法, 就不是實行律法的人, 而是審判官了.

4:12 There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
立法的, 審判的, 只有一位, 就是那能拯救人, 也能毀滅人的神; 你這判斷鄰舍的, 你是誰呢?

4:13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there, and carry on business and make a profit,”
你們說: “今天或明天, 我們要到某城去, 在那裡住一年, 作生意賺錢. ”

4:14 you who do not know what will happen tomorrow, what your life will be like. For you are a smoky vapor that appears for a short time and then disappears.
其實明天怎樣, 你們並不知道. 你們的生命是甚麼呢? 你們本來是過眼雲煙, 轉瞬之間就消逝了.

4:15 Instead you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
你們倒不如說: “主若願意, 我們就可以活著, 作這事或作那事. ”

4:16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
但現在你們竟然張狂自誇; 這一切自誇, 都是邪惡的.

4:17 Therefore, to the one who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
人若知道該行善事, 卻不去行, 這就是他的罪了.

James - Chapter 5

5:1 Come now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming upon you!
你們富有的人哪, 應當為那將要臨到你們的災禍哭泣哀號.

5:2 Your wealth has rotted, and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
你們的財物朽壞了, 你們的衣服給蛀了,

5:3 Your gold and silver have become corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you, and it will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days.
你們的金銀生鏽, 這鏽要成為控告你們的鐵證, 又要像火一樣吞吃你們的肉. 你們竟然在這末世積聚財寶.

5:4 Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.
看哪, 工人為你們收割莊稼, 你們竟然剋扣他們的工資; 那工資必為他們呼冤; 收割者的呼聲, 已經達到萬軍之主的耳中了.

5:5 You have lived self-indulgently on the earth and have lived luxuriously. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
你們在世上窮奢極侈, 養肥了自己, 竟不知屠宰的日子到了.

5:6 You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous person; he does not resist you.
你們把義人定罪殺害, 但他並沒有反抗.

5:7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil, being patient concerning it until it receives the early and late rains.
所以, 弟兄們, 你們應當忍耐, 直到主來. 看哪, 農夫等待著地裡寶貴的出產, 為它忍耐, 直到獲得秋霖春雨.

5:8 You also be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.
你們也應當忍耐, 堅定自己的心; 因為主再來的日子近了.

5:9 Brothers, do not complain against one another, in order that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors!
弟兄們, 不要彼此抱怨, 免得你們受審判. 看哪, 審判的主已經站在門前了.

5:10 Brothers, take as an example of perseverance and endurance the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
弟兄們, 你們應當效法奉主的名說話的先知, 以他們為受苦忍耐的榜樣.

5:11 Behold, we consider blessed those who have endured. You have heard about the patient endurance of Job, and you saw the outcome from the Lord, that the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
看哪, 那些忍耐的人, 我們稱他們是有福的; 你們聽過約伯的忍耐, 也看見了主賜給他的結局, 知道主是滿有憐憫和仁慈的.

5:12 Now above all, my brothers, do not swear either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no, in order that you may not fall under judgment.
我的弟兄們, 最要緊的是不可起誓: 不可指著天起誓, 也不可指著地起誓, 任何的誓都當禁絕. 你們的話, 是就說是, 不是就說不是; 免得你們落在審判之下.

5:13 Is anyone among you suffering misfortune? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praise.
你們中間有人受苦嗎? 他就應該禱告. 有人心情愉快嗎? 他就應該歌頌.

5:14 Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the elders of the church and they should pray over him, anointing him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.
你們中間有人患病嗎? 他就應該請教會的長老來, 讓他們奉主的名為他抹油祈禱.

5:15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins he will be forgiven.
出於信心的祈禱, 可以使病人康復, 主必叫他起來; 他若犯了罪, 也必蒙赦免.

5:16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person accomplishes much.
所以你們應當彼此認罪, 互相代求, 這樣你們就可以痊愈. 義人祈禱所發出的力量, 是大有功效的.

5:17 Elijah was a human being with the same nature as us, and he prayed fervently for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
以利亞是與我們性情相同的人; 他懇切祈求不要下雨, 地上就三年零六個月沒有雨;

5:18 And he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.
他又祈禱, 天就下雨, 地就生出土產來.

5:19 My brothers, if anyone among you should wander away from the truth and someone turns him back,
我的弟兄們, 你們中間若有人被騙離開了真道, 如果有人使他回頭,

5:20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save that person’s soul from death, and will cover over a great number of sins.
你們應該知道, 那使罪人從歧途上轉回的, 就會拯救他的靈魂脫離死亡, 也會遮蓋許多罪惡.

I Peter (彼得前書)

I Peter - Chapter 1

1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen who are residing temporarily in the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
耶穌基督的使徒彼得, 寫信給那分散在本都,加拉太,加帕多家,亞西亞,庇推尼寄居的人,

1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
就是照著父神的預知蒙揀選, 藉著聖靈得成聖潔, 因而順服, 並且被耶穌基督的血灑過的人. 願恩惠平安多多地加給你們.

1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
我們主耶穌基督的父神是應當稱頌的. 他照著自己的大憐憫, 藉著耶穌基督從死人中復活, 重生了我們, 使我們有永活的盼望,

1:4 into an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and unfading, reserved in heaven for you
可以得著不能朽壞,不能玷污,不能衰殘, 為你們存留在天上的基業,

1:5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,
就是你們這因信蒙神能力保守的人, 得著預備在末世要顯現的救恩.

1:6 in which you rejoice greatly, although now for a short time, if necessary, you are distressed by various trials,
因此, 你們要喜樂. 然而, 你們現今在各種試煉中或許暫時會難過,

1:7 so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
是要叫你們的信心經過試驗, 就比那被火煉過, 仍會朽壞的金子更寶貴, 可以在耶穌基督顯現的時候, 得著稱讚,榮耀和尊貴.

1:8 whom, although you have not seen, you love; in whom now you believe, although you do not see him, and you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
你們雖然沒有見過他, 卻愛他; 現在雖然不能看見他, 卻信他. 因此, 你們就有無法形容,滿有榮耀的大喜樂,

1:9 obtaining the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
得到你們信心的效果, 就是靈魂得救.

1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace meant for you sought and made careful inquiry,
論到這救恩, 那預言你們要得恩典的眾先知, 都尋求考察過,

1:11 investigating for what person or which time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he testified beforehand to the sufferings with reference to Christ and the glories after these things,
就是把他們心裡基督的靈所預先見證, 關於基督要受苦難後來得榮耀, 是在甚麼時候和怎樣的情況加以考察.

1:12 to whom it was revealed that they were serving not themselves but you with reference to the same things which now have been announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels desire to look.
他們蒙了啟示, 為這些事效力, 並不是為自己, 而是為你們. 現在, 藉著傳福音給你們的人, 靠著從天上差來的聖靈, 把這些事傳給了你們; 甚至天使也很想詳細察看這些事.

1:13 Therefore, when you have prepared your minds for action by being self-controlled, put your hope completely in the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
所以要準備好你們的心, 警醒謹慎, 專心盼望耶穌基督顯現的時候所要帶給你們的恩典.

1:14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former desires you used to conform to in your ignorance,
你們既是順服的兒女, 就不要再效法從前無知的時候放縱私慾的生活.

1:15 but as the one who called you is holy, you yourselves be holy in all your conduct,
那召你們的既是聖潔的, 你們在一切所行的事上也要聖潔.

1:16 for it is written, “You will be holy, because I am holy.”
因為聖經上記著說: “你們要聖潔, 因為我是聖潔的. ”

1:17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves with fear during the time of your temporary residence,
你們既稱那不偏待人,按各人行為審判的主為父, 就當存敬畏的心, 過你們寄居的日子;

1:18 because you know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold,
因為知道你們得贖, 脫去你們祖先傳下的妄行, 不是憑著能壞的金銀等物,

1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb
而是憑著基督的寶血, 就像無瑕疵無玷污的羊羔的血.

1:20 who was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has been revealed in these last times for you
基督是在創立世界以前, 是神所預知的, 卻在這末後的世代才為你們顯現出來.

1:21 who through him are believing in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
藉著他, 你們信那使他從死人中復活,又給他榮耀的神, 叫你們的信心和盼望都在於神.

1:22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from the heart,
你們既因順從真理, 潔淨了自己的心靈, 以致能真誠地愛弟兄, 就應當從清潔的心裡彼此切實相愛.

1:23 because you have been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
你們得了重生, 並不是由於能壞的種子, 卻是由於不能朽壞的, 就是藉著神永活長存的道.

1:24 For “all flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers and the flower falls off,
因為“所有的人(“人”原文作“肉體”), 盡都如草, 他們的榮美, 都像草上的花; 草必枯乾, 花必凋謝,

1:25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that has been proclaimed to you.
唯有主的道, 永遠長存. ”所傳給你們的福音就是這道.

I Peter - Chapter 2

2:1 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,
所以要除去一切惡毒,一切詭詐,虛偽,嫉妒和一切毀謗的話,

2:2 like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
像初生嬰孩愛慕那純淨的靈奶, 好叫你們靠它長大, 進入救恩;

2:3 if you have tasted that the Lord is kind,
因為你們已經體驗過主是美善的.

2:4 to whom you are drawing near, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in the sight of God.
主是活石, 雖然被人棄絕, 卻是神所揀選所珍貴的; 你們到他面前來,

2:5 And you yourselves, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
也就像活石, 被建造成為靈宮, 作聖潔的祭司, 藉著耶穌基督獻上蒙神悅納的靈祭.

2:6 For it stands in scripture, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
因為經上記著: “看哪, 我在錫安放了一塊石頭, 就是所揀選所珍貴的房角石, 信靠他的人, 必不致失望. ”

2:7 Therefore the honor is for you who believe, but for those who refuse to believe, “The stone that the builders rejected, this one has become the cornerstone,”
所以這石頭, 對你們信的人是寶貴的, 但對那不信的人, 卻是“建築工人所棄的石頭, 成了房角的主要石頭. ”

2:8 and “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,” who stumble because they disobey the word to which also they were consigned.
它又“作了絆腳的石頭, 使人跌倒的磐石. ”他們跌倒是因為不順從這道, 他們這樣是必然的.

2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
然而你們是蒙揀選的族類, 是君尊的祭司, 是聖潔的國民, 是屬神的子民, 為要叫你們宣揚那召你們出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德.

2:10 who once were not a people, but now are the people of God, the ones who were not shown mercy, but now are shown mercy.
“你們從前不是子民, 現在卻是神的子民; 從前未蒙憐恤, 現在卻蒙了憐恤. ”

2:11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires which wage war against your soul,
親愛的, 我勸你們作客旅和寄居的人, 要禁戒肉體的私慾, 這私慾是與靈魂爭戰的.

2:12 maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in the things in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.
你們在教外人中, 應當品行端正, 使那些人, 雖然毀謗你們是作惡的, 但因為看見你們的好行為, 就要在鑒察的日子頌讚神.

2:13 Subject yourselves to every human authority for the sake of the Lord, whether to a king as having supreme authority,
你們為主的緣故, 要順服人的一切制度, 無論是至尊的君王,

2:14 or to governors as those sent out by him for the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good.
或是君王所派賞善罰惡的官員;

2:15 For the will of God is as follows: by doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
因為這是神的旨意, 要藉著你們的善行, 塞住糊塗無知人的口.

2:16 Live as free persons, and not using your freedom as a covering for evil, but as slaves of God.
你們是自由的人, 但不要用自由來掩飾邪惡, 總要像神的僕人.

2:17 Honor all people, love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.
要尊重眾人, 愛護弟兄, 敬畏神, 尊敬君王.

2:18 Domestic slaves, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unjust.
你們作僕人的, 要凡事敬畏順服主人, 不單是對善良溫和的, 就是乖僻的也要順服.

2:19 For this finds favor, if because of consciousness of God someone endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
因為人若在神面前為良心的緣故, 忍受冤屈的苦楚, 是有福的.

2:20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if you endure when you do good and suffer for it, this finds favor with God.
你們若因犯罪受責打而能忍耐, 有甚麼可誇的呢? 但你們若因行善而受苦, 能忍耐, 在神看來, 這是有福的.

2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps,
你們就是為此蒙召, 因基督也為你們受過苦, 給你們留下榜樣, 叫你們跟隨他的腳蹤行.

2:22 who did not commit sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth,
“他從來沒有犯過罪, 口裡也找不到詭詐. ”

2:23 who when he was reviled, did not revile in return; when suffering, he did not threaten, but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly,
他被罵的時候不還嘴, 受苦的時候也不說恐嚇的話; 只把自己交託給那公義的審判者.

2:24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we may die to sins and live to righteousness, by whose wounds you were healed.
他在木頭上親身擔當了我們的罪, 使我們既然不活在罪中, 就可以為義而活. 因他受的鞭傷, 你們就得了醫治.

2:25 For you were going astray like sheep, but you have turned back now to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
你們從前好像迷路的羊, 但現在已經回到你們靈魂的牧人和監督那裡了.

I Peter - Chapter 3

3:1 In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives,
照樣, 你們作妻子的, 要順服自己的丈夫, 好使不信道的丈夫受到感動, 不是因著你們的言語, 而是因著你們的生活,

3:2 when they see your respectful, pure conduct.
因為他們看見了你們敬畏和純潔的生活.

3:3 Let your adornment not be the external kind, braiding hair and putting on gold jewelry or putting on fine clothing,
不要單注重外表的裝飾, 就如鬈頭髮,戴金飾,穿華麗衣服;

3:4 but the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is highly valuable in the sight of God.
卻要在裡面存著溫柔安靜的心靈, 作不能毀壞的裝飾, 這在神面前是極寶貴的.

3:5 For in the same way formerly the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves by being subject to their own husbands,
因為古時仰望神的聖潔婦女, 正是這樣裝飾自己, 順服丈夫,

3:6 like Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you have become when you do good and are not frightened with respect to any terror.
像撒拉聽從亞伯拉罕, 稱他為主一樣; 你們若行善, 不怕任何恐嚇, 就是撒拉的女兒了.

3:7 Husbands, in the same way live with your wives knowledgeably, as with the weaker female vessel, showing them honor as fellow heirs also of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
照樣, 你們作丈夫的, 也要合情合理的與妻子同住. 要體諒她比你軟弱, 要尊敬她, 因為她是和你一同承受生命的恩典的. 這樣, 就使你們的禱告不受攔阻.

3:8 And finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble,
總括來說, 你們要彼此同心, 互相體恤, 親愛像弟兄, 滿有溫柔, 存心謙卑.

3:9 not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the other hand blessing others, because for this reason you were called, so that you could inherit a blessing.
不要以惡報惡, 以辱罵還辱罵, 倒要祝福, 因為你們就是為此蒙召, 好叫你們承受福氣.

3:10 For “The one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips must not speak deceit.
因為“凡希望享受人生, 要看見好日子的, 就要禁止舌頭不出惡言, 嘴唇不說詭詐的話;

3:11 And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
也要離惡行善, 尋找並追求和睦.

3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
因為主的眼睛看顧義人, 他的耳朵垂聽他們的呼求; 但主的臉敵對作惡的人. ”

3:13 And who is the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good?
如果你們熱心行善, 有誰能害你們呢?

3:14 But even if you might suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not be afraid of their intimidation or be disturbed,
就算你們要為義受苦, 也是有福的. “不要怕人的恐嚇, 也不要畏懼. ”

3:15 but set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts, always ready to make a defense to anyone who asks you for an accounting concerning the hope that is in you.
只要心裡尊基督為聖, 以他為主; 常常作好準備, 去回答那些問你們為甚麼懷有盼望的人,

3:16 But do so with courtesy and respect, having a good conscience, so that in the things in which you are slandered, the ones who malign your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.
但要用溫柔敬畏的心回答. 當存無愧的良心, 使那些誣賴你們這在基督裡有好品行的人, 在毀謗你們的事上蒙羞.

3:17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil.
如果神的旨意是要你們受苦, 那麼為行善受苦, 總比為行惡受苦好.

3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, in order that he could bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,
因為基督也曾一次為你們的罪死了, 就是義的代替不義的, 為要領你們到神面前. 就肉體的方面說, 他曾死去; 就靈的方面說, 他復活了;

3:19 in which also he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,
他藉這靈也曾去向那些在監管中的靈宣講,

3:20 who were formerly disobedient, when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah, while an ark was being constructed, in which a few—that is, eight souls—were rescued through water.
他們就是挪亞建造方舟的日子,神容忍等待的時候, 那些不順從的人. 當時進入方舟,藉著水得救的人不多, 只有八個.

3:21 And also, corresponding to this, baptism now saves you, not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
這水預表的洗禮, 現在也拯救你們: 不是除去肉體的污穢, 而是藉著耶穌基督的復活, 向神許願常存純潔的良心.

3:22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, with angels and authorities and powers having been subjected to him.
基督已進到天上, 在神右邊, 眾天使,有權勢的,有能力的, 都服從了他.

I Peter - Chapter 4

4:1 Therefore, because Christ suffered in the flesh, you also equip yourselves with the same way of thinking, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
基督既然在肉身受過苦, 你們也應當以同樣的心志裝備自己(因為在肉身受過苦的, 就已經與罪斷絕了),

4:2 in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for the will of God.
好叫你們不再隨從人的私慾, 只順從神的旨意, 在世上度餘下的光陰.

4:3 For the time that has passed was sufficient to do what the Gentiles desire to do, having lived in licentiousness, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries,
因為你們過去隨從教外人的心意, 行邪淫,私慾,醉酒,荒宴,狂飲和可憎拜偶像的事, 時候已經夠了.

4:4 with respect to which they are surprised when you do not run with them into the same flood of dissipation, and so they revile you.
他們見你們不再與他們同奔那縱情放蕩的路, 就覺得奇怪, 毀謗你們.

4:5 They will give an account to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
他們必要向那位預備要審判活人死人的主交帳.

4:6 Because for this reason also the gospel was preached to those who are dead, so that they were judged by human standards in the flesh, but they may live in the spirit by God’s standards.
因此, 那些死人也曾有福音傳給他們, 好使他們的肉體受了人要受的審判, 他們的靈卻靠神活著.

4:7 Now the end of all things draws near. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for your prayers.
萬物的結局近了, 所以你們要謹慎警醒地禱告.

4:8 Above all, keep your love for one another constant, because love covers a large number of sins.
最重要的是要彼此切實相愛, 因為愛能遮蓋許多的罪.

4:9 Be hospitable to one another without complaining.
你們要互相接待, 不發怨言.

4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it for serving one another, as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
你們要作神各樣恩賜的好管家, 各人照著所領受的恩賜彼此服事.

4:11 If anyone speaks, let it be as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, let it be as by the strength that God provides, so that in all things God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
講道的, 應當按著神的聖言講; 服事的, 應當按著神所賜的力量服事, 為要在一切事上, 使神藉耶穌基督得榮耀. 榮耀,權能都是他的, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們.

4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, when it takes place to test you, as if something strange were happening to you.
親愛的, 有火煉的試驗臨到你們, 不要以為奇怪, 好像是遭遇非常的事,

4:13 But to the degree that you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice and be glad.
倒要歡喜, 因為你們既然在基督的受苦上有分, 就在他榮耀顯現的時候, 可以歡喜快樂.

4:14 If you are reviled on account of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
你們要是為基督的名受辱罵, 就有福了！因為神榮耀的靈, 住在你們身上.

4:15 By all means do not let anyone of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
你們中間不可有人因為殺人,或偷竊,或行惡,或好管閒事而受苦.

4:16 But if someone suffers as a Christian, he must not be ashamed, but must glorify God with this name.
如果因為作基督徒而受苦, 不要以為羞恥, 倒要藉著這名字榮耀神.

4:17 For it is the time for the judgment to begin out from the household of God. But if it begins out from us first, what will be the outcome for those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?
因為審判從神的家開始, 就在這時候了. 如果先從我們起頭, 那不信從神福音的人, 結局將要怎樣呢?

4:18 And if the righteous are saved with difficulty, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
“如果義人僅僅得救, 不敬虔和犯罪的人, 又會變成怎樣呢? ”

4:19 So then also those who suffer according to the will of God must entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.
所以那順著神的旨意而受苦的人, 要繼續地行善, 把自己的生命交託那信實的創造者.

I Peter - Chapter 5

5:1 Therefore I, your fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a sharer of the glory that is going to be revealed, exhort the elders among you:
我這同作長老, 也是為基督受苦作見證, 又是同享將來所要顯現的榮耀的, 勸你們當中作長老的:

5:2 shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,
務要牧養你們中間的羊群, 按著神的旨意照顧他們. 不是出於勉強, 而是出於甘心; 不是因為貪財, 而是出於熱誠;

5:3 and not as lording it over those under your care, but being examples for the flock.
也不是要轄制託付你們的羊群, 而是作他們的榜樣.

5:4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
到了牧長顯現的時候, 你們必定得著那永不衰殘的榮耀冠冕.

5:5 In the same way, younger men, be subject to the elders, and all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
照樣, 你們青年人要順服年長的. 就是你們各人也要彼此以謙卑為裝束, 因為“神敵擋驕傲的人, 賜恩給謙卑的人. ”

5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the right time,
所以你們要謙卑, 服在神大能的手下, 到了時候, 他必叫你們升高.

5:7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares for you.
你們要把一切憂慮卸給神, 因為他顧念你們.

5:8 Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
你們要謹守,警醒. 你們的仇敵魔鬼, 好像吼叫的獅子走來走去, 尋找可以吞吃的人;

5:9 Resist him, steadfast in your faith, because you know the same kinds of sufferings are being accomplished by your community of believers in the world.
你們要用堅強的信心抵擋他, 因為知道你們在世上的弟兄, 也經歷過同樣的苦難.

5:10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
但滿有恩典的神, 就是在基督裡召你們進入他永遠榮耀的那一位, 在你們受了短暫的苦難之後, 必定親自成全你們, 堅固你們, 賜力量給你們, 建立你們.

5:11 To him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
願權能歸給他, 直到永遠. 阿們.

5:12 Through Silvanus, the faithful brother (as I consider him), I have written to you briefly to encourage you and to attest that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
我藉著我認為忠心的弟兄西拉, 簡略地寫了這封信勸勉你們, 又向你們證實這是神真正的恩典; 你們要在這恩典上站立得住.

5:13 She who is in Babylon, chosen the same as you, greets you, and so does my son Mark.
在巴比倫與你們同蒙揀選的, 和我兒子馬可都問候你們.

5:14 Greet one another with a loving kiss. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
你們要用愛心彼此親嘴問安. 願平安歸與你們所有在基督裡的人.

II Peter (彼得後書)

II Peter - Chapter 1

1:1 Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith equal in value to ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.
耶穌基督的僕人和使徒西門．彼得, 寫信給那靠著我們的神和救主耶穌基督的義, 得著和我們同樣寶貴信心的人.

1:2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
願恩惠平安, 因你們確實認識神和我們的主耶穌, 多多加給你們.

1:3 because his divine power has bestowed on us all things that are necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character,
神以他神聖的能力, 因著我們確實認識那位用自己的榮耀和美善呼召我們的, 把一切有關生命和敬虔的事, 都賜給了我們.

1:4 through which things he has bestowed on us his precious and very great promises, so that through these you may become sharers of the divine nature after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire,
藉著這些, 他把又寶貴又極大的應許賜給了我們, 好叫你們既然逃脫世上因私慾而來的敗壞, 就可以分享神的本性.

1:5 and for this same reason, and by applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge,
正因這緣故, 你們要多多努力: 有了信心, 又要增添美德; 有了美德, 又要增添知識;

1:6 and with knowledge, self-control, and with self-control, patient endurance, and with patient endurance, godliness,
有了知識, 又要增添節制; 有了節制, 又要增添忍耐; 有了忍耐, 又要增添敬虔;

1:7 and with godliness, brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.
有了敬虔, 又要增添弟兄的愛; 有了弟兄的愛, 還要增添神聖的愛.

1:8 For if these things are yours and are increasing, this does not make you useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
因為你們有了這幾樣, 並且繼續增長, 就必叫你們在確實認識我們的主耶穌基督上, 不至於閒懶不結果子.

1:9 For the one for whom these things are not present is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the cleansing of his former sins.
人若沒有這幾樣, 就是近視, 簡直是瞎眼的, 忘記他過去的罪已經得了潔淨.

1:10 Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because if you do these things, you will never ever stumble.
所以弟兄們, 要更加努力, 使你們所蒙的呼召和揀選堅定不移; 你們若實行這幾樣, 就決不會跌倒.

1:11 For in this way entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied for you.
這樣, 你們就得著充分的裝備, 可以進入我們的主和救主耶穌基督永遠的國.

1:12 Therefore I intend to remind you continually concerning these things, although you know them and are established in the truth that you have.
因此, 你們雖然已經知道這些事, 又在你們已有的真道上得到堅固, 我還要時常提醒你們.

1:13 But I consider it right, for as long as I am in this habitation, to stir you up by a reminder,
趁著我還在世上(“在世上”原文作“在這帳棚”)的時候, 我認為應當提醒你們, 使你們常常警醒,

1:14 because I know that the removal of my habitation is imminent, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
因為我知道我離世(“離世”原文作“離開這帳棚”)的時候快到了, 正如我們的主耶穌基督清楚指示我的.

1:15 And I will also make every effort that you are able at any time, after my departure, to recall these things to mind.
我也要努力, 使你們在我去世以後, 還時常追念這些事.

1:16 For we did not make known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ by following ingeniously concocted myths, but by being eyewitnesses of that one’s majesty.
我們從前把我們主耶穌基督的大能和降臨的事告訴你們, 並不是隨從巧妙捏造傳奇的故事, 我們卻是親眼看見過他威榮的人.

1:17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when a voice such as this was brought to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
因為他從父神得著尊貴榮耀的時候, 在極顯赫的榮光中, 有這樣的聲音對他說: “這是我的愛子, 我所喜悅的. ”

1:18 And we ourselves heard this voice brought from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain,
這從天上發出來的聲音, 是我們和他同在聖山上的時候, 親自聽見過的.

1:19 and we possess as more reliable the prophetic word, to which you do well if you pay attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
我們還有先知的話, 是更確實的. 你們要特別注意它, 好像注意照在暗處的明燈, 直到天將破曉, 晨星在你們心裡出現的時候.

1:20 recognizing this above all, that every prophecy of scripture does not come about from one’s own interpretation,
最要緊的, 你們應當知道: 聖經所有的預言, 都不是先知自己的見解,

1:21 for no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
因為預言不是出於人意的, 而是人受聖靈的感動, 說出從神而來的話.

II Peter - Chapter 2

2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
從前在人民中, 曾有假先知出來; 照樣, 將來在你們中間, 也必有假教師出現. 他們偷偷把使人滅亡的異端引進來, 甚至否認那曾經買贖他們的主, 迅速地自取滅亡.

2:2 And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled.
許多人會隨從他們的淫行, 因此真理的道, 就因他們的緣故被人毀謗.

2:3 And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
他們因為有貪心, 就用捏造的話, 想在你們身上圖利; 懲罰他們的, 自古以來就沒有鬆懈; 毀滅他們的, 也不會打盹.

2:4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but held them captive in Tartarus with chains of darkness and handed them over to be kept for judgment,
神沒有姑息犯罪的天使, 反而把他們丟入地獄, 囚禁在幽暗的坑裡, 等候審判.

2:5 and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a proclaimer of righteousness, and seven others when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,
神也沒有姑息上古的世界, 反而使洪水臨到那不敬虔的世人, 只保存了傳義道的挪亞一家八口.

2:6 and condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes, having appointed them as an example for those who are going to be ungodly,
神判定了所多瑪,蛾摩拉二城的罪, 把它們傾覆, 燒成灰燼, 作為後世不敬虔的人的鑒戒;

2:7 and rescued righteous Lot, worn down by the way of life of lawless persons in licentiousness
只救了那因惡人的淫行而常受委屈的義人羅得;

2:8 (for that righteous man, as he lived among them day after day, was tormenting his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he was seeing and hearing),
(因為這義人住在他們中間, 天天看見和聽見他們不法的事, 他正直的心就感到傷痛. )

2:9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to reserve the unrighteous to be punished at the day of judgment,
主知道怎樣搭救敬虔的人脫離試探, 又把不義的人留下來, 等候在審判的日子受刑罰,

2:10 and especially those who go after the flesh in defiling lust and who despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they do not tremble in awe as they blaspheme majestic beings,
尤其是那些隨從肉體, 生活在污穢的私慾中, 和輕蔑當權的, 更是這樣. 他們膽大任性, 毫無畏懼地毀謗在尊位的.

2:11 whereas angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not bring against them a demeaning judgment.
就是天使, 雖有更大的力量與權能, 尚且不用毀謗的話在主面前控告他們.

2:12 But these persons, like irrational animals born only with natural instincts for capture and killing, blaspheming about things they do not understand, in their destruction will also be destroyed,
但這些人, 好像沒有理性的牲畜, 生下來就是給人捉去宰殺的; 他們毀謗自己所不知道的事, 必在自己的敗壞中滅亡.

2:13 being harmed as the wages of unrighteousness. Considering reveling in the daytime a pleasure, they are stains and blemishes, carousing in their deceitful pleasures when they feast together with you,
他們行不義, 就得了不義的工價. 他們在白晝縱情作樂, 滿了污點與瑕疵, 和你們一同吃飯的時候, 就因自己的詭詐而沾沾自喜.

2:14 having eyes full of desire for an adulteress and unceasing from sin, enticing unstable persons, and having hearts trained for greediness. Accursed children!
他們滿眼淫色, 而且不住地犯罪. 他們引誘心志不堅固的人. 他們的心習慣了貪婪, 是應當受咒詛的族類.

2:15 By leaving the straight path, they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
他們離棄正路, 走入歧途, 跟從了比珥的兒子巴蘭的道路. 這巴蘭貪愛不義的工價,

2:16 but received a rebuke for his own lawlessness: a speechless donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness.
他曾經因著自己的過犯受了責備: 不能說話的驢, 竟用人的聲音說出話來, 制止了這先知的狂妄.

2:17 These people are waterless springs and mists driven by a hurricane, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved.
這些人是無水的泉源, 是暴風催逼的霧氣, 有漆黑的幽暗為他們存留.

2:18 For by speaking high-sounding but empty words, they entice with desires of the flesh and with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,
因為他們說虛妄誇大的話, 用肉體的私慾和邪蕩的事, 引誘那些剛剛逃脫了錯謬生活的人.

2:19 promising them freedom although they themselves are slaves of depravity. For to whatever someone succumbs, by this he is also enslaved.
他們應許給人自由, 自己卻作了敗壞的奴僕; 因為人給誰制伏了, 就作誰的奴僕.

2:20 For if, after they have escaped from the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and they are again entangled in these things and succumb to them, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
如果他們因為認識我們的主,救主耶穌基督, 可以脫離世上的污穢, 後來又在其中被纏住,受制伏, 他們末了的景況, 就比先前的更不好了.

2:21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.
既然認識了義路, 竟又背棄傳給他們的聖誡命, 對他們來說, 倒不如不認識好得多了.

2:22 The statement of the true proverb has happened to them, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and “A sow, after washing herself, returns to wallowing in the mud.”
他們的情形, 正像俗語所說的: “狗轉過來, 又吃自己所吐的; 豬洗淨了, 又到污泥中去打滾. ”

II Peter - Chapter 3

3:1 Dear friends, this is already the second letter I am writing to you, in both of which I am attempting to stir up your sincere mind by a reminder,
親愛的, 我現在寫給你們的是第二封信. 在這兩封信中, 我都用提醒的話來激發你們真誠的心,

3:2 to remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
叫你們記起聖先知說過的話, 和主救主藉著使徒傳給你們的誡命.

3:3 above all knowing this, that in the last days scoffers will come with scoffing, following according to their own desires
最重要的, 你們應當知道: 在末後的日子, 必定有好譏笑的人出來, 隨著自己的私慾譏笑說:

3:4 and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued just as they have been from the beginning of creation.”
“他要降臨的應許在哪裡呢? 因為自從列祖睡了以來, 萬物依然存在, 與起初創造的時候一樣. ”

3:5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that the heavens existed long ago and the earth held together out of water and through water by the word of God,
他們故意忘記這事: 在太古的時候, 因著神的話, 就有了天, 和從水而出,藉水而成的地.

3:6 by means of which things the world that existed at that time was destroyed by being inundated with water.
當時的世界, 因被水淹沒而消滅了.

3:7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
但現在的天地, 還是因著同樣的話可以存留, 直到不敬虔的人受審判和遭滅亡的日子, 用火焚燒.

3:8 Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
親愛的, 這一件事你們不可忘記: 在主看來, 一日如千年, 千年如一日.

3:9 The Lord is not delaying the promise, as some consider slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not want any to perish, but all to come to repentance.
主決不耽延他的應許, 像有些人以為他是耽延的一樣; 其實他是寬容你們, 不願有一人滅亡, 卻願人人都悔改.

3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed by being burned up, and the earth and the deeds done on it will be disclosed.
但主的日子必要像賊一樣來到. 在那日, 天必轟然一聲地消失, 所有元素都因烈火而融化; 地和地上所有的, 都要被燒毀.

3:11 Because all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of people must you be in holy behavior and godliness,
這一切既然都要這樣融化, 你們應當怎樣為人, 過著聖潔和敬虔的生活,

3:12 while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by being burned up and the celestial bodies will melt as they are consumed by heat!
等候並催促神的日子降臨呢? 因為在那日, 天要被火焚燒就融化了, 所有元素都因烈火而融解！

3:13 But according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness resides.
但是我們按照他所應許的, 等候新天新地, 有公義在那裡居住.

3:14 Therefore, dear friends, because you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him.
所以, 親愛的, 你們既然等候這些事, 就當殷勤努力, 使你們沒有污點, 沒有瑕疵, 安然見主.

3:15 And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him,
並且要以我們的主恆久忍耐為給人得救的機會, 就如我們所親愛的弟兄保羅, 按照所賜給他的智慧, 寫給你們的一樣;

3:16 as he does also in all his letters, speaking in them about these things, in which there are some things hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable distort to their own destruction, as they also do the rest of the scriptures.
他在一切書信上, 都講論這些事. 在這些書信中, 有些難明白的地方, 那不學無術和不穩定的人加以曲解, 好像曲解別的經書一樣, 就自取滅亡.

3:17 Therefore, dear friends, because you know this beforehand, guard yourselves so that you do not lose your own safe position because you have been led away by the error of lawless persons.
所以, 親愛的, 你們既然預先知道了, 就要謹慎, 免得受惡人的錯謬引導, 就從自己堅固的地步上墜落.

3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
你們卻要在我們的主,救主耶穌基督的恩典和知識上長進. 願榮耀歸給他, 從現在直到永遠. 阿們.

I John (約翰一書)

I John - Chapter 1

1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched, concerning the word of life—
論到太初就已經存在的生命之道, 就是我們所聽見, 親眼所看見, 仔細觀察過, 親手摸過的;

1:2 and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was revealed to us—
這生命已經顯現出來, 我們見過了, 現在也作見證, 並且向你們宣揚這本來與父同在, 又向我們顯現過的永遠的生命.

1:3 what we have seen and heard, we announce to you also, in order that you also may have fellowship with us, and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
我們把所看見所聽見的向你們宣揚, 使你們也可以和我們心靈相通. 我們是與父和他的兒子耶穌基督心靈相通的.

1:4 And these things we write, in order that our joy may be complete.
我們寫這些事, 是要使我們的喜樂充足.

1:5 And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.
神是光, 在他裡面毫無黑暗; 這就是我們從他那裡聽見, 現在傳給你們的信息.

1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
我們若說自己與他心靈相通, 卻行在黑暗裡, 就是說謊話, 不實行真理了.

1:7 But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
我們若行在光中, 像他在光中一樣, 就彼此心靈相通, 他兒子耶穌的血也潔淨我們脫離一切罪.

1:8 If we say that we do not have sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
我們若說自己沒有罪, 就是自欺, 真理就不在我們裡面了.

1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so that he will forgive us our sins and will cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
我們若承認自己的罪, 神是信實的,公義的, 必定赦免我們的罪, 潔淨我們脫離一切不義.

1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
我們若說自己沒有犯過罪, 就是把神當作說謊的, 他的道就不在我們心裡了.

I John - Chapter 2

2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you in order that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one,
我的孩子們, 我寫這些給你們, 是要你們不犯罪. 如果有人犯了罪, 在父的面前我們有一位維護者, 就是那義者耶穌基督.

2:2 and he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
他為我們的罪作了贖罪祭, 不僅為我們的罪, 也為全人類的罪.

2:3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
我們若遵守神的命令, 這樣, 就知道我們已經認識他.

2:4 The one who says “I have come to know him,” and does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in this person.
凡是說“我已經認識他”, 卻不遵守他命令的, 就是說謊的人, 真理就不在他裡面了.

2:5 But whoever keeps his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.
然而凡是遵守他的道的, 他愛神的心就的確在他裡面完全了. 這樣, 我們就知道我們是在神裡面了.

2:6 The one who says that he resides in him ought also to walk just as that one walked.
凡說自己是住在他裡面的, 就應該照著他所行的去行.

2:7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the message which you have heard.
親愛的, 我寫給你們的, 不是一條新命令, 而是你們本來就有的舊命令. 這舊命令就是你們聽過的道.

2:8 Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already is shining.
然而, 因為黑暗漸漸消逝, 真光已在照耀, 我寫給你們的也是一條新命令, 這在神和在你們來說, 都是真的.

2:9 The one who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness until now.
凡是說自己在光明中, 卻恨他的弟兄的, 他到現在還在黑暗裡.

2:10 The one who loves his brother resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
凡是愛弟兄的, 就是住在光明中, 在光明中他就不會跌倒.

2:11 But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
凡是恨弟兄的, 就是在黑暗裡, 也在黑暗裡行事. 他不知道往哪裡去, 因為黑暗弄瞎了他的眼睛.

2:12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of his name.
孩子們, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們的罪因著主的名已經得到赦免.

2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known the One who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the evil one.
父老們, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們認識太初就存在的那一位. 青年們, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們已經勝過那惡者.

2:14 I have written to you, children, because you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have known the One who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
孩子們, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們認識父. 父老們, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們認識太初就存在的那一位. 青年們, 我寫信給你們, 因為你們強壯, 神的道在你們心裡, 你們也勝過了那惡者.

2:15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,
不要愛世界和世上的東西. 人若愛世界, 愛父的心就不在他裡面了.

2:16 because everything that is in the world—the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance of material possessions—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
原來世上的一切, 就如肉體的私慾, 眼目的私慾和今生的驕傲, 都不是出於父, 而是從世界來的.

2:17 And the world is passing away, and its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever.
這世界和世上的私慾都要漸漸過去, 但那遵行神旨意的卻存到永遠.

2:18 Children, it is the last hour, and just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen, by which we know that it is the last hour.
孩子們, 現在是末世的時候了. 你們聽過敵基督者要來, 現在已經有不少敵基督起來了; 因此我們就知道這是末世的時候了.

2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But they went out, in order that it might be shown that all of them are not of us.
他們從我們中間離去, 這就表明他們是不屬於我們的. 其實他們並不屬於我們, 如果真的屬於我們, 就一定會留在我們中間.

2:20 And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
你們從那聖者得著膏抹, 這是你們都知道的.

2:21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because every lie is not of the truth.
我寫信給你們, 不是因為你們不明白真理, 而是因為你們明白, 又因為謊言絕不會出於真理的.

2:22 Who is the liar except the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This person is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
那麼, 誰是說謊的呢? 不就是那否認耶穌是基督的嗎? 否認父和子的, 他就是敵基督的.

2:23 Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.
凡否認子的, 就沒有父; 承認子的, 連父也有了.

2:24 As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you have heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.
至於你們, 總要把起初所聽見的存記在你們心裡; 你們若把起初所聽見的存記在心裡, 你們也就住在子和父裡面了.

2:25 And this is the promise which he himself promised us: eternal life.
他應許給我們的, 就是永遠的生命.

2:26 These things I have written to you concerning the ones who are trying to deceive you.
我把這些事寫給你們, 是指著那些欺騙你們的人說的.

2:27 And as for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you do not have need that anyone teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you reside in him.
你們既然在你們裡面有從主領受的膏抹, 就不需要別人教導你們了, 因為在一切事上有主的膏抹教導你們; 這膏抹是真的, 不是假的, 你們應該按著他所教導的住在他裡面.

2:28 And now, little children, remain in him, so that whenever he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.
孩子們, 你們要住在主裡面. 這樣, 他若顯現, 我們就可以坦然無懼; 他來的時候, 我們也不至慚愧地躲避他了.

2:29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
你們既然曉得神是公義的, 就應當知道所有行公義的都是從他生的.

I John - Chapter 3

3:1 See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God, and we are! Because of this the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
你們看, 父賜給我們的是怎樣的愛, 就是讓我們可以稱為神的兒女, 我們也真是他的兒女. 因此, 世人不認識我們, 是因為他們不認識父.

3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
親愛的, 現在我們是神的兒女, 將來怎樣, 還沒有顯明; 然而我們知道: 主若顯現, 我們必要像他, 因為我們必要看見他本來是怎樣的.

3:3 And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that one is pure.
凡對他存著這盼望的, 就潔淨自己, 像他一樣的潔淨.

3:4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
凡是犯罪的, 就是作了不法的事; 罪就是不法.

3:5 And you know that that one was revealed in order that he might take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
你們知道主曾經顯現, 為要除掉罪, 他自己卻沒有罪.

3:6 Everyone who resides in him does not sin. Everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.
凡是住在他裡面的, 就不犯罪; 凡犯罪的, 是未曾見過他, 也不認識他.

3:7 Little children, let no one deceive you: the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as that one is righteous.
孩子們, 不要受人欺騙, 行義的才是義人, 正如主是公義的.

3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed: in order to destroy the works of the devil.
犯罪的是出於魔鬼, 因為魔鬼從起初就犯罪. 因此, 神的兒子顯現了, 是要除滅魔鬼的作為.

3:9 Everyone who is fathered by God does not practice sin, because his seed resides in him, and he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.
凡是從神生的, 就不犯罪, 因為神的生命在他裡面; 他也不能犯罪, 因為他是從神生的.

3:10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are evident: everyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, namely, the one who does not love his brother.
這樣, 誰是神的兒女, 誰是魔鬼的兒女, 就很明顯了. 凡不行義的, 就不是出於神, 不愛弟兄的, 也是這樣.

3:11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another,
我們應當彼此相愛, 因為這是你們從起初聽見的信息.

3:12 not as Cain, who was of the evil one and violently murdered his brother. And for what reason did he violently murder him? Because his deeds were evil and the deeds of his brother were righteous.
不要像該隱, 他是屬於那惡者的, 他又殺了自己的弟弟. 為甚麼殺他呢? 因為他自己的行為是惡的, 弟弟的行為是義的.

3:13 Do not marvel, brothers, if the world hates you.
弟兄們, 世人若恨你們, 不要希奇.

3:14 We know that we have passed over from death to life because we love the brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
我們因為愛弟兄, 就知道我們已經出死入生了; 不愛弟兄的, 仍然住在死中.

3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that every murderer does not have eternal life residing in him.
凡恨弟兄的, 就是殺人的. 你們知道, 殺人的在他裡面沒有永生.

3:16 We have come to know love by this: that he laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.
主為我們捨命, 這樣, 我們就知道甚麼是愛; 我們也應當為弟兄捨命.

3:17 But whoever has the world’s material possessions and observes his brother in need and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God reside in him?
凡有世上財物的, 看見弟兄窮乏, 卻硬著心腸不理, 他怎能說他心裡有神的愛呢?

3:18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
孩子們, 我們愛人, 不要只在言語和舌頭上, 總要在行動和真誠上表現出來.

3:19 By this we know that we are of the truth and will convince our heart before him,
這樣, 我們就知道我們是屬於真理的. 即使我們的心責備我們, 在神面前我們也可以心安理得, 因為他比我們的心大, 他知道一切.

3:20 that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
這樣, 我們就知道我們是屬於真理的. 即使我們的心責備我們, 在神面前我們也可以心安理得, 因為他比我們的心大, 他知道一切.

3:21 Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
親愛的, 我們的心若不責備我們, 在神面前我們就可以坦然無懼了.

3:22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight.
凡我們所求的, 就必從他得著, 因為我們遵守他的命令, 作他所喜悅的事.

3:23 And this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded us.
神的命令, 就是要我們信他的兒子耶穌基督的名, 並且照著他的吩咐彼此相愛.

3:24 And the one who keeps his commandments resides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he resides in us: by the Spirit whom he has given to us.
凡是遵守神命令的, 就住在神裡面, 神也住在他裡面. 憑著神所賜給我們的聖靈, 我們就可以知道神住在我們裡面.

I John - Chapter 4

4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
親愛的, 不要每個靈都信, 總要試驗那些靈是否出於神, 因為有許多假先知已經來到世上了.

4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
你們可以這樣認出神的靈: 凡是承認耶穌基督是成了肉身來的, 那靈就是出於神.

4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God, and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.
凡是不承認耶穌基督是成了肉身來的, 那靈就不是出於神, 而是敵基督者的靈; 你們聽過他要來, 現在他已經在世上了.

4:4 You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
孩子們, 你們是屬於神的, 並且已經勝過他們, 因為那在你們裡面的比那在世上的更大.

4:5 They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world and the world listens to them.
他們是屬於世界的, 因此講論屬世的事, 世界也就聽從他們.

4:6 We are from God. The one who knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
我們是屬於神的, 認識神的就聽從我們, 不屬於神的就不聽從我們. 這樣, 我們就可以辨別真理的靈和謬妄的靈了.

4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.
親愛的, 我們應當彼此相愛, 因為愛是從神那裡來的. 凡是愛人的, 都是從神生的, 並且認識神.

4:8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
不愛人的, 就不認識神, 因為神就是愛.

4:9 By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God sent his one and only Son into the world in order that we may live through him.
神差遣他的獨生子到世上來, 要使我們藉著他而活; 神的愛就在我們中間顯明了.

4:10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
不是我們愛神, 而是神愛我們, 差遣他的兒子為我們的罪作了贖罪祭, 這就是愛了.

4:11 Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.
親愛的, 神既然這樣愛我們, 我們也應當彼此相愛.

4:12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us and his love is perfected in us.
從來沒有人見過神, 我們若彼此相愛, 神就住在我們裡面, 他的愛也在我們裡面得到成全了.

4:13 By this we know that we reside in him and he in us: that he has given us of his Spirit.
神把他的靈賜給我們, 我們就知道我們是住在他裡面, 他也住在我們裡面.

4:14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
父差遣子作世人的救主, 這是我們見過的, 並且現在作見證.

4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.
凡承認耶穌是神的兒子的, 神就住在他裡面, 他也住在神裡面.

4:16 And we have come to know and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him.
神對我們的愛, 我們已經明白了, 而且相信了. 神就是愛; 住在愛裡面的, 就住在神裡面, 神也住在他裡面.

4:17 By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as that one is, so also are we in this world.
這樣, 愛在我們裡面就得到成全, 使我們在審判的日子, 可以坦然無懼. 因為他怎樣, 我們在這世上也怎樣.

4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear includes punishment, and the one who is afraid has not been perfected in love.
愛裡沒有懼怕, 完全的愛可以把懼怕驅除, 因為懼怕含有刑罰, 懼怕的人在愛裡還沒有完全.

4:19 We love, because he first loved us.
我們愛, 因為神先愛我們.

4:20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar, for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen is not able to love God whom he has not seen.
人若說“我愛神”, 卻恨他的弟兄, 就是說謊的. 不愛看得見的弟兄, 就不能愛看不見的神.

4:21 And this is the commandment we have from him: that the one who loves God should love his brother also.
愛神的, 也應當愛弟兄, 這就是我們從神領受的命令.

I John - Chapter 5

5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves the father also loves the child fathered by him.
凡信耶穌是基督的, 都是從神生的, 凡愛那生他的, 也必愛那從他而生的.

5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and keep his commandments.
我們若愛神, 並且遵行他的命令, 就知道我們是愛神的兒女了.

5:3 For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,
我們遵守神的命令, 就是愛他了; 而且他的命令是不難遵守的,

5:4 because everyone who is fathered by God conquers the world. And this is the victory which has conquered the world: our faith.
因為凡從神生的就勝過世界. 使我們勝過世界的, 就是我們的信心.

5:5 Now who is the one who conquers the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
勝過世界的是誰呢? 不就是那信耶穌是神的兒子的嗎?

5:6 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ, not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
那藉著水和血來的就是耶穌基督, 不是單用水, 而是用水又用血; 作見證的是聖靈, 因為聖靈就是真理.

5:7 For there are three that testify,
原來作見證的有三樣,

5:8 the Spirit and the water and the blood, and the three are in agreement.
就是聖靈,水和血, 這三樣是一致的.

5:9 If we receive the testimony of people, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.
我們若接受人的見證, 神的見證就更強而有力了, 因為這是神為他的兒子作的見證.

5:10 (The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. The one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.)
信神的兒子的, 就有這見證在他心裡; 不信神的, 就是把神當作說謊的, 因為他不信神為他兒子所作的見證.

5:11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
這見證就是神已經把永遠的生命賜給我們, 這生命是在他兒子裡面的.

5:12 The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
凡有神兒子的, 就有生命; 沒有神兒子的, 就沒有生命.

5:13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.
我把這些事寫給你們信神的兒子之名的人, 是要你們知道自己有永生.

5:14 And this is the confidence that we have before him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
如果我們照著神的旨意祈求, 他必聽我們; 這就是我們對神所存的坦然無懼的心.

5:15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.
既然他聽我們的祈求, 我們就知道, 我們無論求甚麼, 他必賜給我們.

5:16 If anyone should see his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he should ask, and he will grant life to him, to those who sin not leading to death. (There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should ask about that.
如果有人看見弟兄犯了不至於死的罪, 他就要祈求, 神必因他的緣故, 把生命賜給那些犯了不至於死的罪的人; 有至於死的罪, 我不說他應當為那罪祈求.

5:17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.)
一切不義都是罪, 但也有不至於死的罪.

5:18 We know that everyone who is fathered by God does not sin, but the one fathered by God, he protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
我們知道凡從神生的就不犯罪, 而且從神生的那一位也必保守他, 連那惡者也不能碰他.

5:19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
我們知道我們是屬於神的, 而整個世界是伏在那惡者手下.

5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, in order that we may know the one who is true, and we are in the one who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
我們知道神的兒子已經來了, 並且賜給我們悟性, 使我們能認識那位真實者. 我們也在那位真實者裡面, 就是在他兒子耶穌基督裡面. 這一位就是真神, 也是永遠的生命.

5:21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
孩子們, 你們要保守自己遠離偶像.

II John (約翰二書)

II John - Chapter 1

1:1 The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth—and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth—
我這作長老的, 寫信給蒙揀選的夫人和她的兒女. 你們是我在真理中所愛的; 不單是我, 凡認識真理的,

1:2 because of the truth that resides in us and will be with us forever.
也因為真理的緣故愛你們. 這真理在我們裡面, 也必與我們同在, 直到永遠.

1:3 Grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father in truth and love.
願恩惠,憐憫,平安, 從父神和他兒子耶穌基督在真理和愛中與我們同在.

1:4 I was very glad because I found some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.
我看見你的兒女中, 有人照著我們從父領受的命令在真理中行事, 我就非常欣慰.

1:5 And now I ask you, lady (not as if I were writing a new commandment to you, but one that we have had from the beginning), that we should love one another.
夫人哪, 我現在請求你, 我們要彼此相愛. 我寫給你的, 不是一條新命令, 而是我們從起初就有的.

1:6 And this is love: that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.
我們要照著他的命令行事, 這就是愛. 你們從起初所聽見的那命令, 就是要你們憑著愛心行事.

1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
有許多欺騙人的已經在世上出現, 他們否認耶穌基督是成了肉身來的; 這就是那騙人的和敵基督的.

1:8 Watch yourselves that you do not lose what we have worked for, but receive a full reward.
你們要小心, 不要拆毀我們已經完成的工作, 卻要得著美滿的賞賜.

1:9 Everyone who goes too far and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. The one who remains in the teaching—this person has both the Father and the Son.
凡越過基督的教訓又不持守的, 就沒有神; 持守這教訓的, 就有父和子了.

1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not speak a greeting to him,
如果有人到你們那裡, 不傳這教訓, 你們就不要接待他到家裡, 也不要問候他;

1:11 because the one who speaks a greeting to him shares in his evil deeds.
因為問候他的, 就在他的惡事上有分了.

1:12 Although I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so by means of paper and ink, but I hope to be with you and to speak face to face, so that your joy may be complete.
我還有許多話要寫給你們, 可是我不想借用紙墨, 只是盼望到你們那裡當面談談, 好讓我們的喜樂充足.

1:13 The children of your elect sister greet you.
你那蒙揀選的姊妹的兒女都問候你.

III John (約翰三書)

III John - Chapter 1

1:1 The elder, to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in the truth.
我這作長老的寫信給親愛的該猶, 就是我在真理中所愛的.

1:2 Dear friend, I pray you may prosper concerning everything and be healthy, just as your soul prospers.
親愛的, 我祝你凡事亨通, 身體健壯, 正如你的靈魂安泰一樣.

1:3 For I rejoiced exceedingly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are walking in the truth.
有些弟兄來到, 證實你心中存有真理, 就是你按真理行事, 我就非常欣慰.

1:4 I have no greater joy than this: that I hear my children are walking in the truth.
我聽見我的兒女按真理行事, 我的喜樂沒有比這更大的了.

1:5 Dear friend, you act faithfully in whatever you do for the brothers, even though they are strangers.
親愛的, 你向弟兄所行的, 特別是向外地來的弟兄所行的, 都是出於忠心.

1:6 They have testified to your love before the church; you will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
他們在教會面前證實了你的愛; 你照著神所喜悅的, 資助他們的旅程, 這樣是好的.

1:7 For they have gone out on behalf of the name, accepting nothing from the pagans.
因為他們為主的名出外, 並沒有從教外人接受甚麼.

1:8 Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we become fellow workers with the truth.
所以我們應當接待這樣的人, 好讓我們為了真理成為同工.

1:9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who wants to be first among them, does not acknowledge us.
我曾經略略寫信給你那裡的教會, 但他們中間那好作領袖的丟特腓不接待我們.

1:10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing, disparaging us with evil words. And not being content with these, he does not receive the brothers himself, and he hinders those wanting to do so and throws them out of the church.
因此, 我來的時候, 必要提起他所作的事, 就是他用惡言中傷我們; 這還不夠, 他不但不接待弟兄, 還要阻止那些想要接待的人, 甚至把他們趕出教會.

1:11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
親愛的, 不要效法惡, 應該效法善. 行善的屬於神, 作惡的沒有見過神.

1:12 Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. And we also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.
低米丟行善, 有眾人為他作證, 真理本身也為他作證. 我們也為他作證, 你知道我們的見證是真的.

1:13 I have many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you by means of ink and pen.
我還有許多話要寫給你, 可是我不願借用筆墨.

1:14 But I hope to see you right away, and to speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
我盼望很快就見到你, 當面談談.

Jude (猶大書)

Jude - Chapter 1

1:1 Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
耶穌基督的僕人, 雅各的兄弟猶大, 寫信給那些被召的人, 就是在父神裡蒙愛, 並且為了耶穌基督而蒙保守的人.

1:2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
願憐憫,平安,慈愛多多加給你們.

1:3 Dear friends, although I was making every effort to write to you concerning our common salvation, I considered it a necessity to write to you to encourage you to contend for the faith delivered once and for all to the saints.
親愛的, 我曾經迫切地想寫信給你們, 論到我們共享的救恩; 現在我更覺得必須寫信勸勉你們, 要竭力維護從前一次就全交給了聖徒的信仰,

1:4 For certain men have slipped in stealthily, who were designated long ago for this condemnation, ungodly ones, who change the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ.
因為有人已經混進你們中間, 他們就是早被判定受刑的不敬虔的人. 這些人把我們神的恩典當作放縱情慾的藉口, 並且否認獨一的主宰我們的主耶穌基督.

1:5 Now I want to remind you, although you know everything once and for all, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, the second time destroyed those who did not believe.
雖然這一切事情你們都早已知道, 我仍然要提醒你們: 從前主從埃及地把人民救出來, 跟著就把那些不信的人除滅了.

1:6 And the angels who did not keep to their own domain but deserted their proper dwelling place, he has kept in eternal bonds under deep gloom for the judgment of the great day,
還有, 那不守本位擅離自己居所的天使, 主用永遠的鎖鍊把他們拘留在黑暗裡, 直到那大日子的審判.

1:7 as Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns around them indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire in the same way as these, are exhibited as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
又像所多瑪,蛾摩拉和周圍城市的人, 與他們一樣的淫亂, 隨從反常的情慾, 以致遭受永火的刑罰, 成了後世的鑒戒.

1:8 Despite that, in the same way also these men, because of their dreams, defile the flesh and reject authority and blaspheme majestic beings.
雖然是這樣, 這些醉生夢死的人還是照樣玷污身體, 藐視主權, 毀謗尊榮.

1:9 But Michael the archangel, when he argued with the devil, disputing concerning the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
天使長米迦勒為了摩西的屍體與魔鬼爭論的時候, 還不敢用毀謗的話定他的罪, 只說: “主責備你！”

1:10 But these persons blaspheme all that they do not understand, and all that they understand by instinct like the irrational animals, by these things they are being destroyed.
但這些人毀謗他們所不知道的, 他們只知道按本性所能領悟的事, 好像沒有理性的禽獸, 就因這些事敗壞了自己.

1:11 Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain, and have given themselves up to the error of Balaam for gain, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.
他們有禍了, 因為他們走上了該隱的道路, 又為了財利闖進巴蘭的歧途, 並且在可拉的背叛中滅亡了.

1:12 These are the ones feasting together without reverence, hidden reefs at your love feasts, caring for themselves, waterless clouds carried away by winds, late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted,
這些人膽敢與你們同席, 他們只顧餵飽自己, 是你們愛筵中的暗礁; 是無雨的浮雲, 隨風飄蕩; 是秋天不結果子的樹, 連根拔起, 死而又死;

1:13 wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shameful deeds, wandering stars, for whom the deep gloom of darkness has been reserved for eternity.
是海中的狂浪, 濺起了自己可恥的泡沫; 是流蕩的星, 有漆黑的幽暗永遠為他們存留.

1:14 And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about these people, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with tens of thousands of his holy ones
亞當的第七世孫以諾, 也曾經預言這些人說: “看, 主必同他的千萬聖者降臨,

1:15 to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly concerning all their ungodly deeds that they have committed in an ungodly way, and concerning all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
要審判眾人, 又要定所有不敬虔的人的罪, 因為他們妄行各樣不敬虔的事, 並且說了種種剛愎的話頂撞神. ”

1:16 These people are grumblers, discontented, proceeding according to their desires, and their mouths speaking pompous words, showing partiality to gain an advantage.
這些人常發牢騷, 怨天尤人, 順著自己的私慾行事, 口說誇張的話, 為了利益就不惜阿諛奉承.

1:17 But you, dear friends, remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
但你們呢, 親愛的, 你們要記住我們主耶穌基督的使徒從前所說的話.

1:18 for they said to you, “In the end time there will be scoffers following according to their own ungodly desires.”
他們曾經對你們說: “末世必有好譏笑人的人, 隨著自己不敬虔的私慾行事. ”

1:19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, not having the Spirit.
這些人分黨結派, 是屬血氣的, 沒有聖靈.

1:20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,
但你們呢, 親愛的, 你們要在至聖的信仰上建立自己, 在聖靈裡禱告,

1:21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
要保守自己在神的愛中, 仰望我們主耶穌基督的憐憫, 直到永生.

1:22 And have mercy on those who doubt,
有些人心裡疑惑, 你們要憐憫他們;

1:23 and save others by snatching them from the fire, and have mercy on others with fear, hating even the tunic stained by the flesh.
有些人你們要拯救, 把他們從火中搶救出來; 又有些人你們要戰戰兢兢地憐憫他們, 連染上情慾污漬的衣服也應當憎惡.

1:24 Now to the one who is able to protect you from stumbling and make you to stand before his glory blameless with exultation,
願榮耀,威嚴,能力,權柄, 藉著我們的主耶穌基督, 從萬世以前, 及現在, 直到永永遠遠, 歸給獨一的神我們的救主. 他能保守你們不至跌倒, 使你們毫無瑕疵, 欣然站在他榮光之前. 阿們.

1:25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time and now and for all eternity. Amen.
願榮耀,威嚴,能力,權柄, 藉著我們的主耶穌基督, 從萬世以前, 及現在, 直到永永遠遠, 歸給獨一的神我們的救主. 他能保守你們不至跌倒, 使你們毫無瑕疵, 欣然站在他榮光之前. 阿們.

Revelation of John (啟示錄)

Revelation of John - Chapter 1

1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his slaves the things which must take place in a short time, and communicated it by sending it through his angel to his slave John,
耶穌基督的啟示, 就是神賜給他, 叫他把快要發生的事指示他的眾僕人. 他就差派天使顯示給他的僕人約翰.

1:2 who testified about the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all that he saw.
約翰把神的道, 和耶穌基督的見證, 凡是自己所看見的, 都見證出來了.

1:3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who hear the words of the prophecy and observe the things written in it, because the time is near!
讀這書上預言的人, 和那些聽見這預言並且遵守書中記載的人, 都是有福的！因為時候近了.

1:4 John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
約翰寫信給在亞西亞的七個教會. 願恩惠平安, 從那位今在,昔在,以後要來的神, 從他寶座前的七靈,

1:5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood
又從那信實的見證人,死人中首先復生的,地上眾君王的統治者耶穌基督臨到你們. 他愛我們, 用自己的血把我們從我們的罪中釋放出來,

1:6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
又使我們成為國度, 作他父神的祭司. 願榮耀權能都歸給他, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們.

1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even every one who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Yes, amen.
看哪, 他駕著雲降臨, 每一個人都要看見他, 連那些刺過他的人也要看見他, 地上的萬族都要因他哀號. 這是必定的, 阿們.

1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the one who is and the one who was and the one who is coming, the All-Powerful.
主神說: “我是阿拉法, 我是俄梅格; 我是今在,昔在,以後要來, 全能的神. ”

1:9 I, John, your brother and co-sharer in the affliction and kingdom and steadfastness in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
我約翰, 就是你們的弟兄, 在耶穌裡跟你們一同分享患難,國度和忍耐的, 為了神的道和耶穌的見證, 曾經在那名叫拔摩的海島上.

1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great sound like a trumpet
有一個主日, 我在靈裡, 聽見在我後邊有一個大聲音, 好像號筒的響聲,

1:11 saying, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
說: “你所看見的, 要寫在書上, 也要寄給以弗所,士每拿,別迦摩,推雅推拉,撒狄,非拉鐵非,老底嘉七個教會. ”

1:12 And I turned to see the voice which was speaking with me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands,
我轉過身來要看看那跟我說話的聲音是誰發的; 一轉過來, 就看見七個金燈臺.

1:13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching to the feet and girded around his chest with a golden belt,
燈臺中間有一位好像人子的, 身上穿著直垂到腳的長衣, 胸間束著金帶.

1:14 and his head and hair were white like wool, white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame,
他的頭和頭髮像白羊毛,像雪一樣潔白, 他的眼睛好像火燄,

1:15 and his feet were like fine bronze when it has been fired in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters,
他的兩腳好像在爐中精煉過的發光的銅, 他的聲音好像眾水的聲音.

1:16 and he had in his right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword coming out of his mouth, and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.
他的右手拿著七星, 有一把兩刃的利劍從他口中吐出來; 他的臉發光好像正午的烈日.

1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead person, and he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
我看見了他, 就仆倒在他腳前, 像死了一樣. 他用右手按著我, 說: “不要怕！我是首先的, 我是末後的,

1:18 and the one who lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades.
又是永活的; 我曾經死過, 看哪, 現在又活著, 直活到永永遠遠, 並且拿著死亡和陰間的鑰匙.

1:19 Therefore, write the things which you saw, and the things which are, and the things which are about to take place after these things.
所以, 你要把所看見的, 現在的, 和今後將要發生的事都寫下來.

1:20 As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands—the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
你所看見在我右手中的七星和七個金燈臺的奧祕就是這樣: 七星是七個教會的使者, 七燈臺是七個教會. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 2

2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: “This is what the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand says, the one who walks in the midst of the seven gold lampstands:
“你要寫信給在以弗所教會的使者, 說: ‘那右手拿著七星, 在七個金燈臺中間行走的, 這樣說:

2:2 ‘I know your works, and your labor and patient endurance, and that you are not able to tolerate evil, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you found them to be false.
我知道你的行為,你的勞苦,你的忍耐, 也知道你不能容忍惡人. 你也曾經試驗那些自稱是使徒, 而其實不是使徒的人, 看出他們是假的.

2:3 And you have patient endurance, and have endured many things because of my name, and have not become weary.
你有忍耐, 曾為我的名的緣故忍受一切, 並不困倦.

2:4 But I have this against you: that you have left your first love.
然而有一件事我要責備你, 就是你已經離棄了你起初的愛.

2:5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the works you did at first. But if you do not, I am coming to you, and I will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
所以, 你應當回想你是從哪裡墜落的, 並且要悔改, 作起初所作的事. 你若不悔改, 我就要來到你那裡, 把你的燈臺從原處移去.

2:6 But you do have this: that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, things which I also hate.
不過你有這一個優點, 就是你恨惡尼哥拉黨的作為, 那也是我所恨惡的.

2:7 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will grant to him to eat from the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 有耳的就應當聽. 得勝的, 我必定把神樂園裡生命樹的果子賜給他吃. ’

2:8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: “This is what the first and the last says, who was dead and came to life:
“你要寫信給在士每拿教會的使者, 說: ‘那首先的,末後的,曾經死去而又活過來的, 這樣說:

2:9 ‘I know your affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those who call themselves Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
我知道你的患難和貧窮, 但你卻是富足的. 我也知道那些自稱是猶太人所說毀謗的話, 其實他們不是猶太人, 而是撒但的黨徒.

2:10 Do not be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
你不要怕你將要受的苦. 看哪！魔鬼將要把你們中間幾個人下在監裡, 叫你們受試煉, 你們要受患難十天. 你要忠心至死, 我就把那生命的冠冕賜給你.

2:11 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 有耳的就應當聽. 得勝的, 決不會受第二次死的害. ’

2:12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: “This is what the one who has the sharp double-edged sword says:
“你要寫信給在別迦摩教會的使者, 說: ‘那有一把兩刃利劍的, 這樣說:

2:13 ‘I know where you live, where the throne of Satan is. And you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.
我知道你居住的地方, 就是撒但王座所在的地方. 當我忠心的見證人安提帕在你們那裡, 就是在撒但居住的地方被殺的那些日子, 你還持守我的名, 沒有否認對我的信仰.

2:14 But I have a few things against you: that you have there those who hold fast to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
然而有幾件事我要責備你, 因為在你那裡有些人持守巴蘭的教訓. 這巴蘭曾經教導巴勒把絆腳石放在以色列人面前, 叫他們吃祭過偶像的食物, 並且行淫亂.

2:15 So likewise you also have those who hold fast to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
同樣, 你也有些人持守尼哥拉黨的教訓.

2:16 Therefore repent! But if you do not, I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword from my mouth.
所以, 你應當悔改; 如果不悔改, 我就很快地來到你們那裡, 用我口中的劍跟他們作戰.

2:17 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give to him some of the hidden manna, and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, that no one knows except the one who receives it.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 有耳的就應當聽. 得勝的, 我必定把那隱藏的嗎哪賜給他, 並且賜他一塊白石, 石上寫著新的名字, 這名字除了那領受的人以外, 是沒有人能知道的. ’

2:18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: “This is what the Son of God says, the one who has his eyes like a fiery flame and his feet like fine bronze:
“你要寫信給在推雅推拉教會的使者, 說: ‘神的兒子, 那眼睛像火燄,兩腳像光銅的, 這樣說:

2:19 ‘I know your works, and your love, and faith, and service, and patient endurance—and your last works are greater than the first.
我知道你的行為, 你的愛心,信心,服侍和忍耐, 也知道你後來所作的比先前的還要多.

2:20 But I have against you that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, the one who calls herself a prophetess, and teaches and deceives my slaves to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
然而有一件事我要責備你, 就是你容讓那自稱是先知的婦人耶洗別, 教導和引誘我的眾僕人行淫亂, 吃祭過偶像的食物.

2:21 And I have given her time in order to repent, and she did not want to repent from her sexual immorality.
我曾給她時間, 讓她悔改, 她卻不肯為她的淫行悔改.

2:22 Behold, I am throwing her into a sickbed and those who committed adultery with her into great affliction, unless they repent from her deeds.
看哪, 我要把她拋在大患難的床上; 那些跟她行淫亂的人, 如果不為她的行為悔改, 我也要把他們拋在大患難中.

2:23 And I will kill her children with deadly disease, and all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
我必以死亡擊殺她的兒女; 眾教會就都知道我是察驗人肺腑心腸的, 我要照著你們的行為報應你們各人.

2:24 But I say to you, to the rest who are in Thyatira, all those who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they say, I do not put upon you any other burden.
至於你們其餘在推雅推拉的人, 就是不跟從那教訓, 不認識所謂撒但深奧的事的人, 我告訴你們, 我不會把別的重擔放在你們身上.

2:25 Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.
不過, 你們要持守已經得著的, 直到我來.

2:26 And the one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, I will give him authority over the nations,
得勝的, 又遵守我的旨意到底的, 我必把統治列國的權柄賜給他,

2:27 and “he will shepherd them with an iron rod; he will break them in pieces like jars made of clay,”
他必用鐵杖治理他們, 好像打碎陶器一樣粉碎他們,

2:28 as I also have received from my Father, and I will give him the morning star.
我還要把晨星賜給他.

2:29 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 有耳的就應當聽. ’”

Revelation of John - Chapter 3

3:1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: “This is what the one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: ‘I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, and you are dead.
“你要寫信給在撒狄教會的使者, 說: ‘那有神七靈和七星的這樣說: 我知道你的行為, 你有名聲, 說你是活著的, 其實你是死的.

3:2 Be on the alert and strengthen the remaining things that are about to die, for I have not found your works completed before my God.
你要警醒, 把那些剩下來將要死的堅強起來; 因為我見你的行為在我神面前是不完全的.

3:3 Therefore remember how you have received and heard, and observe it, and repent. If therefore you are not on the alert, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come against you.
所以, 你應當回想你是怎樣領受,怎樣聽見的; 應該遵守, 也應該悔改. 你若不警醒, 我就要像賊來到一樣. 我甚麼時候來到你那裡, 你決不能知道.

3:4 But you have a few people in Sardis who have not defiled their clothing, and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
然而在撒狄你還有幾名是未曾玷污自己衣服的, 他們要身穿白衣與我同行; 因為他們是配得上的.

3:5 The one who conquers in this way will be dressed in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, and I will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.
得勝的, 也必這樣身穿白衣, 我決不從生命冊上塗抹他的名, 我還要在我父和他的眾天使面前, 承認他的名.

3:6 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 有耳的就應當聽. ’

3:7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: “This is what the holy one, the true one, the one who has the key of David, the one who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one can open, says:
“你要寫信給在非拉鐵非教會的使者, 說: ‘那聖潔的,真實的, 拿著大衛的鑰匙, 開了就沒有人能關, 關了就沒有人能開的, 這樣說:

3:8 ‘I know your works (behold, I have put before you an opened door that no one is able to shut) that you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and did not deny my name.
我知道你的行為, 看哪！我已經在你面前給你一道開著的門, 是沒有人能關的; 因為你有一點點力量, 也遵守我的道, 沒有否認我的名.

3:9 Behold, I am causing those of the synagogue of Satan, the ones who call themselves Jews and are not, but are lying—behold, I will make them come and kneel down before your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
看哪！從撒但的一黨, 就是自稱是猶太人, 其實不是猶太人, 而是說謊的人中, 我要使他們一些人來在你腳前下拜, 並且知道我已經愛了你.

3:10 Because you have kept the word of my patient endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world, to put to the test those who live on the earth.
你既然遵守了我忍耐的道, 我也必定保守你脫離那試煉的時候; 這就是那將要臨到普天下, 來試煉住在地上的人的時候.

3:11 I am coming quickly! Hold fast to what you have, so that no one may take away your crown.
我必快來！你要持守你所有的, 不要讓人拿走你的冠冕.

3:12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go outside again, and I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God, and my new name.
得勝的, 我要叫他在我神的聖所裡作柱子, 他決不再出去, 我也要把我神的名, 和我神的城的名, 就是那從天上,從我神那裡降下來的新耶路撒冷, 以及我的新名, 都寫在他身上.

3:13 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 有耳的就應當聽. ’

3:14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: “This is what the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation, says:
“你要寫信給在老底嘉教會的使者, 說: ‘那位阿們的, 忠信真實的見證人, 神創造萬有的根源, 這樣說:

3:15 ‘I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot!
我知道你的行為, 你不冷也不熱; 我巴不得你或冷或熱.

3:16 Thus, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth!
因為你好像溫水, 不熱也不冷, 所以我要把你從我口中吐出去.

3:17 Because you are saying, “I am rich, and have become rich, and I have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,
你說: 我是富足的, 已經發了財, 毫無缺乏. 卻不知你是困苦的,可憐的,貧窮的,瞎眼的,赤身的.

3:18 I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.
我勸你向我買精煉的金子, 使你富足; 又買白衣穿上, 使你赤身的羞恥不會顯露出來; 也買眼藥膏抹你的眼睛, 使你可以看見.

3:19 As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. Be zealous, therefore, and repent!
凡是我所愛的, 我就責備管教; 所以你要熱心, 也要悔改.

3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, indeed I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.
看哪！我站在門外敲門; 如果有人聽見我的聲音就開門的, 我要進到他那裡去, 我要跟他在一起, 他也要跟我在一起吃飯.

3:21 The one who conquers, I will grant to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
得勝的, 我必定賜他和我一同坐在我的寶座上, 正像我得了勝和我父一同坐在他的寶座上一樣.

3:22 The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ ”
聖靈向眾教會所說的話, 有耳的就應當聽. ’”

Revelation of John - Chapter 4

4:1 After these things I looked, and behold, an open door in heaven, and the former voice that I had heard like a trumpet speaking with me was saying, “Come up here and I will show you the things which must take place after these things.”
這些事以後, 我觀看, 見天上有一道門開著; 並且有我第一次聽見的那個好像號筒的聲音, 對我說: “你上這裡來！我要把以後必定發生的事指示你. ”

4:2 Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one was seated on the throne.
立刻, 我在靈裡, 就看見有一個寶座, 設立在天上, 有一位坐在寶座上.

4:3 And the one seated was similar in appearance to jasper and carnelian stone, and a rainbow was around the throne similar in appearance to emerald.
那位坐著的, 看來好像碧玉和紅寶石, 又有彩虹圍繞著寶座, 看來好像綠寶石.

4:4 And around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, and on their heads were gold crowns.
寶座的周圍有二十四個座位, 上面坐著二十四位長老, 身穿白衣, 頭戴金冠.

4:5 And from the throne came out lightnings and sounds and thunders, and seven torches of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
有閃電,響聲,雷轟從寶座中發出; 又有七枝火炬在寶座前點著, 這就是神的七靈.

4:6 And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
寶座前有一個看來好像水晶的玻璃海. 在寶座中間和寶座周圍有四個活物, 前後布滿了眼睛.

4:7 And the first living creature was similar to a lion, and the second living creature was similar to an ox, and the third living creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth living creature was similar to an eagle flying.
第一個活物像獅子, 第二個活物像牛犢, 第三個活物的臉面像人, 第四個活物像飛鷹.

4:8 And the four living creatures, each one of them, had six wings apiece, full of eyes around and inside, and they do not have rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God All-Powerful, the one who was and the one who is and the one who is coming!”
四個活物各有六個翅膀, 裡外布滿了眼睛. 他們晝夜不停地說: “聖哉！聖哉！聖哉！主,全能的神, 昔在,今在,以後要來的那一位. ”

4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever,
每逢四個活物把榮耀,尊貴,感謝獻給那坐在寶座上, 活到永永遠遠的那一位的時候,

4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and put down their crowns before the throne, saying,
二十四位長老就俯伏在坐在寶座上那一位的面前, 敬拜那活到永永遠遠的, 又把他們的冠冕放在寶座前, 說:

4:11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, because you have created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.”
“主,我們的神, 你是配得榮耀,尊貴,權能的, 因為你創造了萬有, 萬有都是因著你的旨意而存在, 而被造的. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 5

5:1 And I saw in the right hand of the one who is seated on the throne a scroll, written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.
我看見那位坐在寶座上的, 右手拿著書卷, 這書卷的兩面都寫滿了字, 用七個印封著.

5:2 And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”
我又看見一位大力的天使, 大聲宣告說: “誰配展開那書卷, 拆開它的封印呢? ”

5:3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.
在天上,地上,地底下, 沒有一個能夠展開書卷觀看的.

5:4 And I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.
因為沒有人配展開觀看書卷, 我就大哭.

5:5 And one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.
長老中有一位對我說: “不要哭！看哪, 那從猶大支派出來的獅子, 大衛的根, 他已經得勝了, 他能夠展開那書卷, 拆開它的七印. ”

5:6 And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as though slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth.
我又看見在寶座和四個活物中間, 並且在眾長老中間, 有羊羔站著, 像是被殺過的. 他有七角七眼, 就是神的七靈, 奉差遣到全地去的.

5:7 And he came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne.
羊羔走過去, 從坐在寶座上那位的右手中取了書卷.

5:8 And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one of whom had a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
他拿了書卷之後, 四個活物和二十四位長老就俯伏在羊羔面前, 各拿著琴和盛滿了香的金爐, 這香就是眾聖徒的祈禱.

5:9 And they were singing a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and bought people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation,
他們唱著新歌, 說: “你配取書卷, 配拆開封印, 因為你曾被殺, 曾用你的血, 從各支派,各方言,各民族,各邦國, 把人買了來歸給神,

5:10 and made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
使他們成為我們神的國度和祭司, 他們要在地上執掌王權. ”

5:11 And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and of the living creatures and of the elders, and their number was ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands times thousands,
我又觀看, 聽見了千千萬萬天使的聲音, 他們都在寶座,活物和長老的四周,

5:12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
大聲說: “被殺的羊羔是配得 權能,豐富,智慧,力量,尊貴,榮耀,頌讚的！”

5:13 And I heard every creature that is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea and everything in them saying, “To the one who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever.”
我又聽見在天上,地上,地底下和海裡的一切被造之物, 以及天地間的萬有, 都說: “願頌讚,尊貴,榮耀,能力, 都歸給坐在寶座上的那一位和羊羔, 直到永永遠遠！”

5:14 And the four living creatures were saying, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
四個活物就說: “阿們！”眾長老也俯伏敬拜.

Revelation of John - Chapter 6

6:1 And I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying like the sound of thunder, “Come!”
羊羔揭開了七印的第一個印的時候, 我觀看, 就聽見四個活物中的一個, 發出好像雷轟的聲響, 說: “你來！”

6:2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse, and the one seated on it had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and in order that he might conquer.
我觀看, 見有一匹白馬; 騎在馬上的拿著弓, 有冠冕賜給他, 他就出去, 得勝並且要再得勝.

6:3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”
羊羔揭開了第二個印的時候, 我聽見第二個活物說: “你來！”

6:4 And another horse came out, fiery red, and it was granted to the one seated on it to take peace from the earth, and that they would slaughter one another, and a large sword was given to him.
就另有一匹紅馬出來, 騎在馬上的得了權柄, 可以從地上奪去和平, 使人互相殘殺, 又有一把大刀賜給他.

6:5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse, and the one seated on it had a balance scale in his hand.
羊羔揭開了第三個印的時候, 我聽見第三個活物說: “你來！”我觀看, 見有一匹黑馬; 騎在馬上的, 手中拿著天平.

6:6 And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”
我聽見在四個活物中間, 仿佛有聲音說: “一公升小麥賣一個銀幣, 三公升大麥賣一個銀幣, 油和酒也不可糟蹋. ”

6:7 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard a voice from the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”
羊羔揭開了第四個印的時候, 我聽見第四個活物的聲音說: “你來！”

6:8 And I looked, and behold, a pale green horse, and the one seated on it was named Death, and Hades followed after him. And authority was granted to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword and by famine and by pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
我觀看, 見有一匹灰馬; 騎在馬上的, 名字叫作“死”. 陰間也跟隨著他. 他們得了權柄可以管轄地上的四分之一, 又要用刀劍,饑荒,瘟疫和地上的野獸去殺人.

6:9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they had,
羊羔揭開了第五個印的時候, 我看見祭壇底下, 有為了神的道, 並且為了自己所作的見證而被殺的人的靈魂.

6:10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, holy and true Lord, will you not judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?”
他們大聲喊叫, 說: “聖潔真實的主啊！你不審判住在地上的人, 給我們伸流血的冤, 要到幾時呢? ”

6:11 And to each one of them a white robe was given, and it was said to them that they should rest yet a short time, until the number of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were about to be killed as they had been were completed also.
於是有白袍賜給他們各人, 又有話吩咐他們要安息一會兒, 等到那些與他們同作僕人和弟兄, 像他們一樣將要被殺的人, 湊滿了數目的時候.

6:12 And I watched when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake took place, and the sun became black like sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood,
羊羔揭開了第六個印的時候, 我觀看, 大地震就發生了. 太陽變黑, 像粗糙的黑毛布; 整個月亮變紅, 像血一樣;

6:13 and the stars of heaven fell to the earth like a fig tree throws down its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
天上的星辰墜落在地上, 像無花果樹被大風搖動, 落下還沒有成熟的果子.

6:14 And the sky was split apart like a scroll that is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved from their place.
天隱退了, 像書被捲起來一樣; 山嶺和海島都從原處移去了.

6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the most important people, and the military leaders, and the rich, and the powerful, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,
地上的君王,大臣,軍長,財主,勇士和所有作奴隸的,自由的, 都藏在山洞和巖穴裡.

6:16 And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
他們向山嶺和巖石說: “倒在我們身上吧！把我們藏起來, 躲避坐在寶座上那位的面, 和羊羔的震怒！

6:17 because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
因為他們震怒的大日子來到了, 誰能站立得住呢? ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 7

7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
這事以後, 我看見四位天使站在地的四極, 掌握著地上的四風, 不使風吹在地上,海上和任何樹上.

7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, holding the seal of the living God, and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels who were given permission to damage the earth and the sea,
我又看見另外一位天使, 從日出之地上來, 拿著永活神的印, 向那四位得了權柄可以傷害地和海的天使, 大聲呼喊,

7:3 saying, “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the slaves of our God on their foreheads.”
說: “你們不要傷害地,海和樹木, 等我們在神眾僕人的額上先蓋上了印. ”

7:4 And I heard the number of the ones who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
我聽見被蓋印的人的數目, 以色列子孫各支派中被蓋印的共有十四萬四千人:

7:5 from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,
猶大支派中被蓋印的, 一萬二千人; 流本支派中, 一萬二千人; 迦得支派中, 一萬二千人;

7:6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand,
亞設支派中, 一萬二千人; 拿弗他利支派中, 一萬二千人; 瑪拿西支派中, 一萬二千人;

7:7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand,
西緬支派中, 一萬二千人; 利未支派中, 一萬二千人; 以薩迦支派中, 一萬二千人;

7:8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
西布倫支派中, 一萬二千人; 約瑟支派中, 一萬二千人; 便雅憫支派中, 一萬二千人.

7:9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great crowd that no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes and with palm branches in their hands.
這些事以後, 我觀看, 見有一大群人, 沒有人能數得過來, 是從各邦國,各支派,各民族,各方言來的. 他們都站在寶座和羊羔面前, 身穿白袍, 手裡拿著棕樹枝.

7:10 And they were crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
他們大聲呼喊, 說: “願救恩歸給那坐在寶座上我們的神, 也歸給羊羔！”

7:11 And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
所有的天使都站在寶座,眾長老和四個活物的四周. 他們在寶座前, 面伏在地上敬拜神,

7:12 saying, “Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen!”
說: “阿們！願頌讚,榮耀,智慧,感謝,尊貴,權能,力量, 都歸給我們的神, 直到永永遠遠. 阿們！”

7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are dressed in the white robes—who are they, and from where have they come?”
長老中有一位問我: “這些身穿白袍的是誰? 他們是從哪裡來的呢? ”

7:14 And I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
我對他說: “我主啊, 你是知道的. ”他告訴我: “這些人是從大患難中出來的. 他們用羊羔的血, 把自己的衣袍洗潔白了.

7:15 Because of this, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
因此, 他們可以在神的寶座前, 並且日夜在他的聖所裡事奉他. 那坐在寶座上的必展開帳幕覆庇他們.

7:16 They will not be hungry any longer or be thirsty any longer, nor will the sun ever beat down on them, nor any heat,
他們必不再餓, 也不再渴; 太陽和一切炎熱必不傷害他們.

7:17 because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to springs of living waters, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
因為在寶座中間的羊羔必牧養他們, 領他們到生命水的泉源那裡. 神也必抹去他們的一切眼淚. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 8

8:1 And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
羊羔揭開第七個印的時候, 天上靜默了大約半小時.

8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
我看見站在神面前的七位天使, 有七枝號筒賜給了他們.

8:3 And another angel who had a golden censer came and stood at the altar, and a large amount of incense was given to him, in order that he could offer the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar that is before the throne.
另外有一位天使來了, 拿著金香爐, 站在祭壇前. 有許多香賜給了他, 好與所有聖徒的祈禱一同獻在寶座前的金壇上.

8:4 And the smoke of the incense went up before God with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel.
那香的煙和眾聖徒的祈禱, 就從天使手中一同升到神面前.

8:5 And the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire from the altar and threw it to the earth, and there were thunders and sounds and lightnings and an earthquake.
天使拿著香爐, 用壇上的火把它裝滿了, 投在地上; 於是就有雷轟,響聲,閃電和地震.

8:6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves in order to blow them.
拿著七枝號筒的七位天使, 預備好了要吹號.

8:7 And the first blew the trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown to the earth, and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
第一位天使吹號, 就有冰雹和混雜著血的火, 投在地上. 地的三分之一燒掉了, 樹的三分之一燒掉了, 所有的青草也燒掉了.

8:8 And the second angel blew the trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood,
第二位天使吹號, 就有一座好像燃燒著的大山, 投在海裡. 海的三分之一變成了血,

8:9 and a third of the creatures in the sea—the ones which had life—died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
海裡受造的活物死了三分之一, 船隻也毀壞了三分之一.

8:10 And the third angel blew the trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
第三位天使吹號, 就有一顆燃燒著的大星, 好像火把一樣, 從天上落下來, 落在江河的三分之一上, 和眾水的泉源上.

8:11 And the name of the star was called Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the waters because they were made bitter.
這星名叫“苦堇”. 眾水的三分之一變為“苦堇”, 因水變苦, 就有許多人因為這水而死了.

8:12 And the fourth angel blew the trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened, and the day did not shine with respect to a third of it, and the night likewise.
第四位天使吹號, 太陽的三分之一,月亮的三分之一,星辰的三分之一, 就都受到擊打, 以致日月星的三分之一都變黑了, 白天的三分之一沒有光, 夜晚也是這樣.

8:13 And I looked, and I heard one eagle flying directly overhead, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to those who live on the earth, from the remaining sounds of the trumpets of the three angels who are about to blow the trumpet!”
我觀看, 就聽見一隻在高空飛翔的鷹, 大聲說: “有禍了！有禍了！住在地上的人有禍了！因為還有三位天使將要吹其餘的號. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 9

9:1 And the fifth angel blew the trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to him.
第五位天使吹號, 我就看見一顆星從天上落到地上, 有無底坑的鑰匙賜給它.

9:2 And he opened the shaft of the abyss, and smoke went up from the shaft like smoke from a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.
它開了無底坑, 就有煙從坑裡冒出來, 好像大火爐的煙, 太陽和天空因這坑的煙就都變黑了.

9:3 And out of the smoke locusts came to the earth, and power was given to them like the scorpions of the earth have power.
有蝗蟲從煙裡出來到了地上; 有能力賜給牠們, 好像地上蠍子的能力一樣.

9:4 And it was told to them that they should not damage the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, except those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
有話吩咐牠們, 不可傷害地上的草, 和所有青翠的東西, 以及所有的樹木, 只可傷害那些額上沒有神印記的人.

9:5 And it was granted to them that they should not kill them, but that they would be tormented five months, and their torment is like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a person.
蝗蟲沒有能力殺死他們, 只可使他們受痛苦五個月. 他們的痛苦就像人給蠍子螫了的痛苦一樣.

9:6 And in those days people will seek death and will never find it, and they will long to die, and death will flee from them.
在那些日子, 人要求死, 卻決不得死; 切願要死, 死卻遠離他們.

9:7 And the appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle, and on their heads were something like crowns similar in appearance to gold, and their faces were like men’s faces,
蝗蟲的形象, 好像是預備好了要上陣的戰馬一樣. 牠們頭上戴的好像金冠冕, 臉像人的面孔,

9:8 and they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions,
牠們的頭髮好像女人的頭髮, 牙齒好像獅子的牙齒;

9:9 and they had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many horse-drawn chariots running into battle.
牠們的胸甲像鐵甲, 牠們翅膀的聲音好像許多馬車奔馳上陣的聲音.

9:10 And they have tails similar in appearance to scorpions, and stings, and their power to injure people for five months is in their tails.
牠們好像蠍子一樣有尾巴和毒刺, 牠們的尾巴能傷害人五個月.

9:11 They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
牠們有無底坑的使者作王統治牠們. 這王的名字, 希伯來話叫阿巴頓, 希臘話叫阿波倫.

9:12 The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
第一樣災禍過去了. 看哪, 以後還有兩樣災禍要來！

9:13 And the sixth angel blew the trumpet, and I heard one voice from the horns of the golden altar that is before God
第六位天使吹號, 我聽見有一個聲音從神面前金壇的四角發出來,

9:14 saying to the sixth angel, the one who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who have been bound at the great river Euphrates!”
對拿著號筒的第六位天使說: “把捆綁在幼發拉底大河的那四個使者放了吧！”

9:15 And the four angels who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year were released, in order that they should kill a third of humanity.
那四個使者就被釋放了, 他們已經預備好, 要在某年某月某日某時殺害人類的三分之一.

9:16 And the number of the troops of the cavalry was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
馬兵的數目有二萬萬; 他們這個數目我聽見了.

9:17 And in this way I saw the horses in the vision, and those seated on them, who had fiery red and hyacinth-colored and sulphurous yellow breastplates, and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire and smoke and sulphur.
在異象中, 我看見那些馬和騎馬的是這樣: 騎馬的穿著火紅紫青和硫磺色的胸甲, 馬的頭好像獅子頭, 有火,煙和硫磺從馬的口中噴出來.

9:18 By these three plagues a third of humanity was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the sulphur that came out of their mouths.
馬口中噴出來的火,煙和硫磺這三種災害, 殺死了人類的三分之一.

9:19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are similar in appearance to snakes, having heads, and with them they cause injury.
馬的能力是在口中和尾巴上. 牠們的尾巴像蛇, 並且有頭用來傷人.

9:20 And the rest of humanity who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands, in order not to worship the demons and the gold and silver and bronze and stone and wooden idols, which are able neither to see nor to hear nor to walk,
其餘沒有在這些災難中被殺的人, 仍然不為他們手所作的悔改, 還是去拜鬼魔和那些金,銀,銅,石頭,木頭做的, 不能看,不能聽,也不能走路的偶像.

9:21 and they did not repent of their murders or of their magic spells or of their sexual immorality or of their thefts.
他們也不為自己的兇殺,邪術,淫亂和偷盜悔改.

Revelation of John - Chapter 10

10:1 And I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, and a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire,
我又看見一位大力的天使從天上降下來, 身披雲彩, 頭上有彩虹, 臉像太陽, 兩腳像火柱一樣,

10:2 and holding in his hand a little scroll that was opened. And he put his right foot on the sea and his left on the land.
手裡拿著展開的小書卷. 他的右腳踏在海上, 左腳踏在地上,

10:3 And he cried out with a loud voice like a lion roars, and when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their own voices.
大聲呼喊, 好像獅子吼叫. 他呼喊的時候, 就有七雷發聲說話.

10:4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, and I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them!”
七雷說話的時候, 我正要寫下來, 就聽見有聲音從天上出來, 說: “七雷所說的你要封住, 不可寫出來！”

10:5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven
我看見那站在海上和地上的天使, 向天舉起右手來,

10:6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, “There will be no more delay!
指著那活到永永遠遠, 創造天和天上之物,地和地上之物,海和海中之物的神起誓, 說: “必不再延遲了！

10:7 But in the days of the sound of the seventh angel, whenever he is about to blow the trumpet, then the mystery of God is completed, as he announced to his own slaves the prophets.”
到第七位天使吹號的時候, 神向他的僕人眾先知所宣告的奧祕, 就要實現了. ”

10:8 And the voice that I had heard from heaven was speaking with me again and saying, “Go, take the opened scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
我先前聽見那從天上來的聲音又對我說: “你去, 把那站在海上和地上的天使手中展開的書卷拿過來. ”

10:9 And I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll, and he said to me, “Take and eat it up, and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”
我就走到天使那裡, 請他把小書卷給我. 他對我說: “你拿著, 吃下去. 它必使你肚子苦澀, 但是口裡卻好像蜜一樣甘甜. ”

10:10 And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it up, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth, and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.
我把小書卷從天使手中拿過來, 吃了, 在口裡果然甘甜如蜜; 但是吃完之後, 我肚子就覺得苦澀.

10:11 And they said to me, “It is necessary for you to prophesy again about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”
他們又對我說: “論到許多民族,邦國,方言和君王, 你必須再說預言. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 11

11:1 And a measuring rod similar in appearance to a staff was given to me, saying, “Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship in it.
有一根好像量尺的蘆葦賜給了我, 又有話說: “你起來, 把神的聖所和祭壇, 以及在裡面敬拜的人, 都量一量,數一數.

11:2 And leave out the courtyard outside of the temple, and do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample the holy city for forty two months.
但聖所外面的院子, 不要量它, 因為它已經給了外族人, 他們要踐踏聖城四十二個月.

11:3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, dressed in sackcloth.”
我要賜能力給我那兩個穿著麻衣的見證人, 他們要傳道一千二百六十天. ”

11:4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
他們就是站在全地之主面前的兩棵橄欖樹和兩個燈臺.

11:5 And if anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and consumes their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, in this way he must be killed.
如果有人想要傷害他們, 就有火從他們口中出來, 吞滅他們的仇敵. 凡是想要傷害他們的, 都必這樣被殺.

11:6 These have the authority to shut the sky, so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy. And they have authority over the waters, to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with every plague as often as they wish.
他們有權柄在他們傳道的日子叫天閉塞不下雨, 又有權柄掌管眾水, 使水變成血, 並且有權柄可以隨時隨意用各樣災難擊打全地.

11:7 And when they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war with them and will conquer them and will kill them.
他們作完了見證的時候, 那從無底坑上來的獸要跟他們作戰, 勝過他們, 把他們殺死.

11:8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which is called symbolically Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
他們的屍首要倒在大城的街道上. 這城按著寓意叫所多瑪, 又叫埃及, 就是他們的主被釘十字架的地方.

11:9 And those from peoples and tribes and languages and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and they will not allow their dead bodies to be placed in a tomb.
從各民族,各支派,各方言和各邦國中, 都有人觀看他們的屍首三天半, 又不許人把屍首安放在墳墓裡.

11:10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them, and will celebrate and will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who live on the earth.
住在地上的人為了他們的緣故, 就歡喜快樂, 彼此送禮, 因為這兩位先知曾經使他們受痛苦.

11:11 And after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
過了三天半, 有生命的氣息從神那裡來, 進入他們裡面, 他們就站立起來, 看見他們的人都非常懼怕.

11:12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here,” and they went up into heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.
他們聽見從天上來的大聲音, 對他們說: “上這裡來！”他們就駕著雲上了天, 他們的仇敵也看見了.

11:13 And at that hour a great earthquake took place, and a tenth of the city collapsed, and seven thousand people were killed by the earthquake, and the rest became terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
就在那時, 大地震發生了, 那座城倒塌了十分之一, 因著地震而死的有七千人, 其餘的人都很害怕, 就把榮耀歸給天上的神.

11:14 The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly!
第二樣災禍過去了. 看哪, 第三樣災禍快要到了！

11:15 And the seventh angel blew the trumpet, and there was a loud voice in heaven saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
第七位天使吹號, 天上就有大聲音說: “世上的國成了我們的主 和他所立的基督的國, 他要作王, 直到永永遠遠！”

11:16 And the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God fell down on their faces and worshiped God,
那在神面前, 坐在自己座位上的二十四位長老, 都面伏在地上敬拜神,

11:17 saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful, the one who is and the one who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
說: “主啊！全能的神, 昔在今在的, 我們感謝你！因為你執掌了大權, 作王了！

11:18 And the nations were angry, and your wrath has come, and the time for the dead to be judged, and to give their reward to your slaves the prophets and to the saints and to the ones who fear your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
列國忿怒了！你的震怒也臨到了！時候已經到了！死人要受審判！你的眾僕人,先知,聖徒, 和所有老幼貴賤,敬畏你名的人, 都要得賞賜！你也要毀滅那些敗壞全地的人！”

11:19 And the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple, and there were lightnings and sounds and thunders and an earthquake and large hail.
於是, 在天上神的聖所開了, 他的約櫃就在他的聖所中顯現出來. 隨即有閃電,響聲,雷轟,地震,大冰雹.

Revelation of John - Chapter 12

12:1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun and with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars,
那時, 天上出現了一個奇偉的景象: 有一個婦人, 身披太陽, 腳踏月亮, 頭戴十二顆星的冠冕.

12:2 and who was pregnant and was crying out because she was having birth pains, and was in torment to give birth.
她懷了孕, 在生產的痛苦中疼痛呼叫.

12:3 And another sign appeared in heaven, and behold, a great fiery red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven royal headbands.
天上又出現了另一個景象. 看哪！有一條大紅龍, 有七頭十角, 七頭上戴著七個皇冠.

12:4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars from heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, in order that whenever she gave birth to her child he could devour it.
牠的尾巴拖著天上三分之一的星辰, 把它們摔在地上. 龍站在那快要生產的婦人面前, 等她生產了, 就要吞吃她的孩子.

12:5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod, and her child was snatched away to God and to his throne.
她生了一個男孩子, 就是將來要用鐵杖治理列國的. 她的孩子被提取到神和他寶座那裡去.

12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared there by God, so that they could feed her there for one thousand two hundred sixty days.
婦人就逃到曠野去了, 那裡有神為她預備的地方. 她在那裡得供養一千二百六十天.

12:7 And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
天上發生了戰爭: 米迦勒和他的天使與龍作戰. 龍和牠的天使也起來應戰,

12:8 And they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them any longer in heaven.
龍卻抵擋不住, 天上再也沒有牠們的地方了.

12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
於是那大龍被摔了下來. 牠就是那古蛇, 名叫魔鬼, 又叫撒但, 是迷惑普天下的人的. 牠被摔在地上, 牠的天使也跟牠一同被摔了下來.

12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night.
我又聽見天上有大聲音說: “我們神的救恩,能力,國度 和他所立的基督的權柄, 現在都已經來到了！因為那晝夜在我們神面前 控告我們弟兄的控告者, 已經被摔下來了！

12:11 And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives until death.
弟兄勝過牠, 是因著羊羔的血, 也因著自己所見證的道, 他們雖然至死, 也不愛惜自己的性命.

12:12 Because of this, rejoice, you heavens, and those who live in them! Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great anger, because he knows that he has little time!”
所以, 眾天和住在其中的, 你們都歡樂吧！可是地和海有禍了！因為魔鬼知道自己的時日無多, 就大大發怒下到你們那裡去了. ”

12:13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
龍見自己被摔在地上, 就迫害那生了男孩子的婦人.

12:14 And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, in order that she could fly into the wilderness, to her place where she is fed there for a time, and times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
於是有大鷹的兩個翅膀賜給了那婦人, 使她可以飛到曠野, 到自己的地方, 在那裡得供養一年兩年半年, 離開那蛇的面.

12:15 And from his mouth the serpent spouted water like a river after the woman, in order that he could make her swept away by a river.
蛇在婦人後面, 從口中吐出水來, 好像江河一樣, 要把婦人沖去.

12:16 And the earth came to the aid of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spouted out of his mouth.
地卻幫助了那婦人, 張開口, 把從龍口中吐出來的河水吞了.

12:17 And the dragon was angry at the woman, and went away to fight against the rest of her children, those who keep the commandments of God and who hold to the testimony about Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
龍就向婦人發怒, 去和她其餘的子孫作戰, 就是和那遵守神命令堅持耶穌見證的人作戰.

Revelation of John - Chapter 13

13:1 And I saw coming up out of the sea a beast that had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten royal headbands, and on its heads a blasphemous name.
我又看見一隻獸從海裡上來, 有十角七頭, 十角上戴著十個皇冠, 七頭上有褻瀆的名號.

13:2 And the beast that I saw was similar to a leopard, and its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.
我所看見的獸, 樣子好像豹, 腳像熊的腳, 口像獅子的口. 龍把自己的能力,王位和大權柄, 都交給了牠.

13:3 And one of its heads appeared as though slaughtered to death, and its fatal wound had been healed. And the whole earth was astonished and followed after the beast.
獸的七頭中有一個似乎受了致命傷, 但那致命傷卻醫好了. 全地的人都很驚奇, 跟從那獸.

13:4 And they worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to make war with him?
因為龍把權柄交給了獸, 大家就拜龍, 也拜獸, 說: “有誰可以跟這獸相比? 有誰能與牠作戰呢? ”

13:5 And a mouth was given to him speaking great things and blasphemies, and authority to act was given to him for forty-two months.
龍又給了那獸一張說誇大和褻瀆話的嘴巴, 也給了牠權柄可以任意而行四十二個月.

13:6 And he opened his mouth for blasphemies toward God, to blaspheme his name and his dwelling, those who live in heaven.
獸就開口向神說褻瀆的話, 褻瀆他的名和他的帳幕, 以及那些住在天上的.

13:7 And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and people and language and nation.
牠得了允許能跟聖徒作戰, 並且能勝過他們; 又有權柄給了牠, 可以管轄各支派,各民族,各方言,各邦國.

13:8 And all those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name is not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.
所有住在地上的人, 名字沒有記在創世以來被殺的羊羔之生命冊上的, 都要拜牠.

13:9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear!
凡有耳的, 就應當聽！

13:10 If anyone is going into captivity, into captivity he goes. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, by the sword he is to be killed. Here is the patient endurance and the faith of the saints.
如果人應該被俘擄, 就必被俘擄; 如果人應該被刀殺, 就必被刀殺. 在這裡聖徒要有忍耐和信心！

13:11 And I saw another beast coming up from the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he was speaking like a dragon.
我又看見另一隻獸從地裡上來. 牠有兩個角, 好像羊羔, 說話好像龍.

13:12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast on behalf of him, and he causes the earth and those who live in it to worship the first beast whose fatal wound had been healed.
牠在頭一隻獸面前, 行使頭一隻獸的一切權柄. 牠使全地和住在地上的人, 都拜那受過致命傷而醫好了的頭一隻獸.

13:13 And he performs great signs, so that he even causes fire from heaven to come down to the earth before people.
牠又行大奇事, 甚至在人面前叫火從天上降在地上.

13:14 And he deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that it has been granted to him to perform on behalf of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who has the wound of the sword and yet lived.
牠得了能力, 在頭一隻獸面前能行奇事, 迷惑了住在地上的人, 吩咐住在地上的人, 要為那受過刀傷而還活著的獸做個像.

13:15 And it was given to him to put breath into the image of the beast, in order that the image of the beast both spoke and caused that all those, unless they worshiped the image of the beast, should be killed.
又有能力賜給牠, 可以把氣息給獸像, 使獸像能夠說話, 並且能夠殺害那些不拜獸像的人.

13:16 And he causes all people, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, that they give them a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
那從地裡上來的獸, 又要所有的人, 無論大小貧富, 自由的和作奴隸的, 都在右手或額上, 給自己作個記號.

13:17 and that no one was able to buy or to sell except the one who had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of his name.
這記號就是獸的名字或獸名的數字, 除了那有記號的, 誰也不能買, 誰也不能賣.

13:18 Here is wisdom: the one who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number, and his number is six hundred sixty-six.
在這裡要有智慧. 有悟性的人, 就讓他計算獸的數字, 因為這是人的數字, 它的數字是六百六十六.

Revelation of John - Chapter 14

14:1 And I looked, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand who had his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.
我又觀看, 見羊羔站在錫安山上, 跟他在一起的還有十四萬四千人. 他們的額上都寫著他的名和他父的名.

14:2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the sound that I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.
我聽見有聲音從天上來, 好像眾水的聲音, 好像大雷的聲音; 我所聽見的聲音, 又像琴師彈奏的琴聲.

14:3 And they were singing something like a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders, and no one was able to learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been bought from the earth.
他們在寶座前, 在四個活物和眾長老面前唱新歌; 除了從地上買來的那十四萬四千人以外, 沒有人能學這歌.

14:4 These are those who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were bought from humanity as first fruits to God and to the Lamb,
這些人沒有跟婦女在一起而使自己玷污, 他們原是童身的. 羊羔無論到哪裡去, 他們都跟隨他. 這些人是從世人中買來的, 作初熟的果子歸給神和羊羔.

14:5 and in their mouth a lie was not found; they are blameless.
在他們口中找不著謊言; 他們是沒有瑕疵的.

14:6 And I saw another angel flying directly overhead, having an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who reside on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and language and people,
我又看見另一位天使在高空飛翔, 有永遠的福音要傳給住在地上的人, 就是各邦國,各支派,各方言,各民族的人.

14:7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and the springs of water!”
他大聲說: “應當敬畏神, 把榮耀歸給他！因為他審判的時候到了, 應當敬拜創造天,地,海和眾水泉源的那一位！”

14:8 And another second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who caused all the nations to drink from the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”
又有第二位天使接著說: “傾倒了！大巴比倫傾倒了！它曾經叫列國喝它淫亂烈怒的酒. ”

14:9 And another third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,
又有第三位天使接著他們大聲說: “如果有人拜獸和獸像, 又在自己的額上或手上受了記號,

14:10 he himself also will drink of the wine of the anger of God that has been mixed full strength in the cup of his wrath, and will be tortured with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
他就必定喝神烈怒的酒: 這酒是斟在神震怒的杯中, 純一不雜的. 他必定在眾天使和羊羔面前, 在火與硫磺之中受痛苦.

14:11 And the smoke of their torture went up forever and ever, and those who worshiped the beast and his image did not have rest day and night, along with anyone who received the mark of his name.
他們受痛苦的煙往上冒, 直到永永遠遠. 那些拜獸和獸像的, 以及接受牠名字的記號的人, 日夜得不到安息. ”

14:12 Here is the patient endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus.
在這裡, 那些遵守神的命令和耶穌的信仰的聖徒, 要有忍耐.

14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “in order that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow after them.”
我聽見從天上有聲音說: “你要寫下來！從今以後, 那在主裡死去的人有福了！”聖靈說: “是的, 他們脫離自己的勞苦, 得享安息了, 他們的作為也隨著他們. ”

14:14 And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud was seated one like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
我又觀看, 見有一片白雲, 雲上坐著一位好像人子的, 頭上戴著金冠, 手裡拿著鋒利的鐮刀.

14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Send out your sickle and reap, because the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe!”
有另一位天使從聖所出來, 對那坐在雲上的大聲呼喊: “伸出你的鐮刀來收割吧！因為收割的時候已經到了, 地上的莊稼已經熟透了. ”

14:16 And the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
於是那坐在雲上的向地上揮動鐮刀, 地上的莊稼就被收割了.

14:17 And another angel came out of the temple that is in heaven; he also had a sharp sickle.
又有另一位天使從天上的聖所出來, 他也拿著一把鋒利的鐮刀.

14:18 And another angel who had authority over the fire went out from the altar, and he called out with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send out your sharp sickle and harvest the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are at their prime!”
接著, 又有一位天使從祭壇那裡出來, 是有權柄掌管火的; 他向那拿著鋒利鐮刀的天使大聲說: “伸出你鋒利的鐮刀來, 收取地上葡萄樹纍纍的果子吧！因為葡萄已經熟透了. ”

14:19 And the angel swung his sickle into the earth and harvested the vine of the earth, and threw the grapes into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
於是, 那天使向地上揮動鐮刀, 收取了地上的葡萄, 把葡萄扔在神烈怒的大壓酒池裡.

14:20 And the winepress was stomped outside the city, and blood went out from the winepress up to the bridles of the horses, about one thousand six hundred stadia.
那壓酒池在城外被踹踏, 就有血從壓酒池流出來, 漲到馬的嚼環那麼高, 流到三百公里那麼遠.

Revelation of John - Chapter 15

15:1 And I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels having seven plagues that are the last ones, because with them the wrath of God is completed.
我看見天上有另一個景象, 又大又奇. 有七位天使掌管著末後的七災, 因為神的烈怒在這七災中發盡了.

15:2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name were standing by the glassy sea, holding harps from God.
我又看見好像有一個攙雜著火的玻璃海; 也看見那些勝過了獸,獸像, 以及獸名的數字的人. 他們都站在玻璃海上, 拿著神的琴.

15:3 And they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God All-Powerful; righteous and true are your ways, King of the ages!
他們唱著神僕人摩西的歌和羊羔的歌, 說: “主啊！全能的神, 你的作為又偉大又奇妙！萬國的王啊, 你的道路又公義又真實！

15:4 Who would never fear, Lord, and glorify your name? For only you are holy, because all the nations will come and worship before you, because your righteous deeds have been revealed.”
主啊！誰敢不敬畏你, 不榮耀你的名呢? 因為只有你是神聖的, 萬國都要來, 在你面前下拜, 因為你公義的作為已經顯明出來了. ”

15:5 And after these things I looked, and the temple, the tent of the testimony in heaven, was opened,
這些事以後, 我觀看, 見天上安放約櫃的帳幕的聖所開了.

15:6 and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out from the temple, dressed in clean, bright linen garments, and girded with golden belts around their chests.
那掌管著末後七災的七位天使, 從聖所出來, 穿著清潔明亮的細麻衣, 胸間束著金帶.

15:7 And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever,
四個活物中有一個, 把盛滿了活到永永遠遠之神的烈怒的七個金碗, 交給了那七位天使.

15:8 and the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
因著神的榮耀和大能, 聖所中充滿了煙, 在那七位天使降完七災以前, 沒有人能進入聖所.

Revelation of John - Chapter 16

16:1 And I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
我聽見有大聲音從聖所裡發出來, 向那七位天使說: “你們去, 把神烈怒的七碗倒在地上！”

16:2 And the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and there was an evil and painful sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
第一位天使去了, 把碗倒在地上, 就有惡性的毒瘡, 生在那些有獸的記號和拜獸像的人身上.

16:3 And the second poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood, like that of a dead person, and every living thing that was in the sea died.
第二位天使把碗倒在海裡, 海水就變成好像死人的血, 海裡的一切生物都死了.

16:4 And the third poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.
第三位天使把碗倒在江河和眾水的泉源裡, 水就變成了血.

16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, the one who is and the one who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things,
我聽見掌管眾水的天使說: “今在昔在的聖者啊！你這樣審判是公義的,

16:6 because they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; they are deserving!”
因為他們曾流聖徒和先知的血, 現在你給他們血喝, 這是他們該受的. ”

16:7 And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God All-Powerful, true and righteous are your judgments.”
我又聽見祭壇中有聲音說: “是的, 主啊！全能的神, 你的審判真實,公義！”

16:8 And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was granted to it to burn up people with fire.
第四位天使把碗倒在太陽上, 太陽就得了能力, 可以用火烤人.

16:9 And people were burned up by the great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has the authority over these plagues, and they did not repent to give him glory.
人被高熱燒烤, 就褻瀆那有權柄掌管這些災難的神的名, 並不悔改, 把榮耀歸給他.

16:10 And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened, and they began chewing their tongues because of the pain.
第五位天使把碗倒在獸的座位上, 獸的國就黑暗了. 人因為痛苦就咬自己的舌頭.

16:11 And they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and because of their sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.
他們又因為所受的痛苦和所生的瘡, 褻瀆天上的神, 並不為自己所作的悔改.

16:12 And the sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, in order that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.
第六位天使把碗倒在幼發拉底大河上, 河水就乾了, 為了要給那些從東方來的王預備道路.

16:13 And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet three unclean spirits like frogs.
我看見三個污靈, 好像青蛙從龍口,獸口和假先知的口中出來.

16:14 For they are the spirits of demons performing signs that go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world, to gather them for the battle of the great day of God the All-Powerful.
他們原是鬼魔的靈, 施行奇事; 牠們到普天下的眾王那裡去, 叫他們在全能神的大日聚集作戰.

16:15 (Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is on the alert and who keeps his clothing, so that he does not walk around naked and they see his shamefulness!)
污靈就把眾王聚集在一個地方, 希伯來話叫哈米吉多頓.

16:16 And he gathered them to the place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
污靈就把眾王聚集在一個地方, 希伯來話叫哈米吉多頓.

16:17 And the seventh poured out his bowl on the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
第七位天使把碗倒在空中, 就有大聲音從聖所的寶座上發出來, 說: “成了！”

16:18 And there were lightnings and sounds and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, as has not happened from the time humanity has been on the earth—so great in this way was the earthquake.
於是有閃電,響聲,雷轟和大地震, 自從地上有人以來, 沒發生過這麼大的地震,

16:19 And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of his furious wrath.
那大城裂為三段, 列國的城也都倒塌了. 神也想起巴比倫大城來, 要把自己烈怒的酒杯遞給它.

16:20 And every island fled, and mountains were not found.
各海島都逃避了, 眾山也不見了.

16:21 And large hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds, came down from the sky upon people, and the people blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, because the plague of it was very great.
有大冰雹從天上落在人的身上, 每塊重約四十公斤. 由於這冰雹的災, 人就褻瀆神, 因為這災太嚴重了.

Revelation of John - Chapter 17

17:1 And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,
拿著七碗的七位天使中, 有一位來跟我講話, 說: “你來, 我要把那坐在眾水之上的大淫婦所要受的審判指示你.

17:2 with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who live on the earth became drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.”
地上的眾王都跟她行過淫, 住在地上的人也都喝她淫亂的酒醉了. ”

17:3 And he carried me away into the wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
我在靈裡被天使帶到曠野去, 看見一個婦人, 騎著朱紅色的獸, 這獸布滿了褻瀆的名號, 有七頭十角.

17:4 And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of detestable things and the unclean things of her sexual immorality.
那婦人穿著紫色和朱紅色的衣服, 佩戴著金子,寶石和珍珠的裝飾, 手裡拿著金杯, 盛滿了可憎的物, 和她淫亂的污穢.

17:5 And on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: “Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.”
她額上寫著一個名號: “奧祕, 大巴比倫, 地上的淫婦和可憎的物之母. ”

17:6 And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. And I was greatly astonished when I saw her.
我又看見那婦人喝聖徒的血, 和那為耶穌作見證的人的血, 喝醉了. 我看見了她, 就大大驚奇.

17:7 And the angel said to me, “Why are you astonished? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that has the seven heads and the ten horns that carries her.
天使對我說: “你為甚麼驚奇呢? 我要把這婦人的奧祕, 和馱著她的那七頭十角的獸的奧祕告訴你.

17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is going to come up from the abyss, and he is going to destruction. And those who live on the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and will be present.
你看見的那獸, 先前在,現今不在,將來要從無底坑上來, 然後走向滅亡. 住在世上的人, 凡是名字在創世以來沒有記在生命冊上的, 看見了那先前在,現今不在,將來還要出現的獸, 就都要驚奇.

17:9 Here is the mind that has wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits and they are seven kings.
在這裡需要有智慧的心. 七頭就是那婦人所坐的七座山,

17:10 Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and whenever he comes it is necessary for him to remain a short time.
也就是七位王: 五位已經倒了, 一位還在, 另一位還沒有來到; 他來的時候, 必須存留一會兒.

17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, is also himself an eighth, and is of the seven, and he is going to destruction.
那先前在,現今不在的獸, 就是第八位. 他也是出於那七位中的一位的, 並且正在走向滅亡.

17:12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast.
你看見的那十角, 就是十王, 他們還沒有取得王權; 但要跟獸一同得著權柄, 作王一個時期.

17:13 These have one opinion, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.
他們同心合意, 把自己的權力權柄交給那獸.

17:14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”
他們要跟羊羔作戰, 羊羔必勝過他們, 因為他是萬主之主, 萬王之王. 那些與羊羔同在,蒙召,被選,有忠心的, 也必勝過他們. ”

17:15 And he said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and crowds and nations and languages.
天使又對我說: “你所看見那淫婦坐著的眾水, 就是多種民族,群眾,邦國, 方言的人.

17:16 And the ten horns that you saw and the beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire.
你看見的十角和那獸, 都要恨那淫婦, 使她荒涼赤身, 又要吃她的肉, 用火把她燒掉.

17:17 For God put into their hearts to carry out his purpose and to make a unanimous decision and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
神要眾王行他的旨意, 就把意念放在他們心中, 叫他們同心把自己的國獻給那獸, 直到神的話都實現為止.

17:18 And the woman that you saw is the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth.
你看見的那婦人, 就是有權統治地上的眾王的那座大城. ”

Revelation of John - Chapter 18

18:1 After these things I saw another angel descending from heaven, who had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
這些事以後, 我看見有另一位掌大權柄的天使, 從天上降下來, 他的榮光照亮了大地.

18:2 And he cried out with a powerful voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and it has become a dwelling place of demons and a haunt of every unclean spirit and a haunt of every unclean bird and a haunt of every unclean and detested animal.
他用強有力的聲音呼喊說: “傾倒了！大巴比倫傾倒了！成了鬼魔的住處, 各樣污靈的監獄, 一切污穢可憎之雀鳥的牢籠,

18:3 For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich from the power of her sensuality.”
因為各國都喝她淫亂烈怒的酒醉了; 地上的君王與她行淫, 世上的商人因她奢華揮霍就發了財. ”

18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out from her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins, and so that you will not receive her plagues,
我聽見另一個聲音從天上來, 說: “從那城出來吧, 我的子民！免得在她的罪上有分, 受她所受的災難;

18:5 because her sins have reached up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.
因為她的罪惡滔天, 神已經想起她的不義來.

18:6 Pay back to her as she herself also paid out, and pay back double according to her deeds; in the cup that she mixed, mix double for her.
她怎樣待人, 你們也要怎樣待她; 照著她所作的, 加倍報應她; 用她調酒的杯, 加倍調給她.

18:7 As much as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, give to her so much torment and mourning, because in her heart she said, ‘I sit as a queen, and am not a widow, and I will never see mourning!’
她怎樣炫耀自己, 怎樣奢華揮霍, 你們也要怎樣給她痛苦悲哀. 因為她心裡常常說: ‘我坐著作女王, 我不是寡婦, 決不會看見悲哀. ’

18:8 Because of this her plagues will come in one day— death and mourning and famine— and she will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who passes judgment on her is powerful!”
因此, 在一日之內她的災難必然來到, 就是死亡,悲哀和饑荒; 她還要在火中被燒掉, 因為審判她的主神是大有能力的.

18:9 And the kings of the earth will weep and mourn over her, those who committed sexual immorality and lived sensually with her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
“地上的眾王, 就是跟她一同行邪淫,驕奢無度的, 看見焚燒她的煙的時候, 就必為她痛哭捶胸.

18:10 standing far off because of the fear of her torment, saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon the powerful city, because in one hour your judgment has come!”
他們因為害怕她所受的痛苦, 就遠遠地站著, 說: ‘有禍了！有禍了！這大城, 巴比倫, 這堅固的城啊！一時之間你的審判就來到了！’

18:11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more—
“地上的商人也為她悲哀痛哭, 因為沒有人再買他們的貨物:

18:12 cargo of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet cloth and all kinds of scented wood and all kinds of ivory goods and all kinds of goods of precious wood and bronze and iron and marble
就是金,銀,寶石,珍珠; 細麻布,紫色布,絲綢,朱紅色布; 各樣香木, 各樣象牙製品, 各樣極貴重的木器,銅器,鐵器,大理石製品;

18:13 and cinnamon and amomum and incense and ointment and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine wheat flour and wheat and domesticated animals and sheep and horses and carriages and slaves and human lives.
肉桂,荳蔻,香料,香膏,乳香; 酒,油,麵粉,麥子; 牛,羊,馬,車,奴僕,人口.

18:14 “And the fruit your soul desires has departed from you, and all the luxury and the splendor has perished from you, and they will never find them any more.”
你所貪戀的果子離開你了！一切珍饈美味,華麗的美物, 都從你那裡消失, 再也找不到了！

18:15 The merchants of these things, who became rich from them, will stand far off, weeping and mourning because of the fear of her torment,
販賣這些貨物, 藉著她發了財的商人, 因為害怕她受的痛苦, 就遠遠地站著, 痛哭悲哀,

18:16 saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, dressed in fine linen and purple cloth and scarlet cloth, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,
說: ‘有禍了！有禍了！這大城啊！就是一向穿著細麻布,紫色,朱紅色的衣服, 佩戴著金子,寶石和珍珠裝飾的,

18:17 because in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!” And every shipmaster and every seafarer and sailors and all those who labor on the sea stood far off
一時之間, 這麼大的財富竟蕩然無存！’“所有船長,旅客,水手, 以及凡是靠海謀生的, 都遠遠地站著.

18:18 and began to cry out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, “Who is like the great city?”
他們看見了焚燒她的煙, 就喊叫說: ‘有哪一座城能與這大城相比呢? ’

18:19 And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, in which all those who had ships on the sea became rich from her prosperity, because in one hour she has been laid waste!”
他們又把塵土撒在自己頭上, 痛哭悲哀, 喊著說: ‘有禍了！有禍了！這大城啊！凡是有船航行海上的, 都因這城的財寶發了財; 一時之間她竟成了荒場！’

18:20 Rejoice over her, heaven and the saints and the apostles and the prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment on her!”
天哪, 你要因她歡喜！眾聖徒,眾使徒,眾先知啊, 你們也要因她歡喜！因為神已經在她身上為你們伸了冤. ”

18:21 And one powerful angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “In this way Babylon the great city will be thrown down with violence, and will never be found again!
有一位大力的天使, 把一塊好像大磨石一樣的石頭, 舉起來拋在海裡, 說: “巴比倫大城也必這樣被猛力地拋下去, 決不能再找到了！

18:22 And the sound of harpists and musicians and flute players and trumpeters will never be heard in you again! And every craftsman of every trade will never be found in you again! And the sound of a mill will never be heard in you again!
彈琴,奏樂,吹笛,吹號的聲音, 在你中間決不能再聽到了！各樣手藝技工, 在你中間決不能再找到了！推磨的聲音, 在你中間決不能再聽到了！

18:23 And the light of a lamp will never shine in you again! And the sound of a bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again! For your merchants were the most important people of the earth, because with your sorcery they deceived all the nations.
燈的亮光, 在你中間決不能再照耀了！新郎新娘的聲音, 在你中間決不能再聽到了！你的商人一向都是地上的大人物, 萬國都因你的邪術受了迷惑.

18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints and all those who had been slaughtered on the earth.
先知,聖徒和地上一切被殺的人的血, 都在這城裡找到了！”

Revelation of John - Chapter 19

19:1 After these things I heard something like the loud sound of a great crowd in heaven saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
這些事以後, 我聽見天上好像有一大群人大聲說: “哈利路亞！救恩,榮耀,權能都屬於我們的神,

19:2 because his judgments are true and righteous, because he has passed judgment on the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his slaves shed by her hand!”
因為他的審判是真實公義的. 他審判了那大淫婦, 那以淫亂敗壞了世界的; 並且為他的僕人向淫婦伸了流血的冤. ”

19:3 And a second time they said, “Hallelujah!” And her smoke goes up forever and ever.
他們再一次說: “哈利路亞！燒淫婦的煙往上冒, 直到永永遠遠！”

19:4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”
那二十四位長老和四個活物, 就俯伏敬拜那坐在寶座上的神, 說: “阿們！哈利路亞！”

19:5 And a voice came out from the throne, saying, “Praise our God all his slaves, and those who fear him, the small and the great!”
接著有聲音從寶座發出來, 說: “所有神的僕人哪！凡是敬畏他的, 無論大小, 你們都應當讚美我們的神！”

19:6 And I heard something like the sound of a great crowd and something like the sound of many waters and something like the sound of powerful thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord God, the All-Powerful, reigns!
我又聽見一個聲音, 好像一大群人的聲音, 像眾水的聲音, 又像大雷的聲音, 說: “哈利路亞！因為主,我們全能的神作王了！

19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him the glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has prepared herself.
我們要歡喜快樂, 把榮耀歸給他！因為羊羔的婚期到了; 他的新娘也自己預備好了.

19:8 And it has been granted to her that she be dressed in bright, clean fine linen (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).
並且有光潔的細麻衣, 賜給她穿上; 這細麻衣就是聖徒的義行. ”

19:9 And he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet of the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
天使對我說: “你要寫下來: ‘被邀請赴羊羔婚筵的人有福了！’”他又對我說: “這都是神真實的話. ”

19:10 And I fell down before his feet to worship him, and he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow slave of you and of your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
我就俯伏在天使腳前要拜他. 但他對我說: “千萬不可以這樣！我和你, 以及你那些為耶穌作見證的弟兄, 都是同作僕人的. 你應當敬拜神！因為預言的精義, 就是耶穌的見證. ”

19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and the one seated on it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice he judges and makes war.
我觀看, 見天開了. 有一匹白馬, 那騎馬的稱為“忠信”和“真實”; 他按著公義審判和作戰.

19:12 Now his eyes were a flame of fire, and on his head were many royal headbands having a name written that no one except he himself knows.
他的眼睛好像火燄, 頭上戴著許多皇冠, 他身上寫著一個名字, 這名字除了他自己沒有人認識.

19:13 And he was dressed in an outer garment dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.
他身穿一件浸過血的衣服, 他的名字稱為“神的道”.

19:14 And the armies that are in heaven, dressed in clean, white fine linen, were following him on white horses.
天上的眾軍, 都騎著白馬, 穿著潔白的細麻衣, 跟隨著他.

19:15 And out of his mouth came a sharp sword, so that with it he could strike the nations. And he will shepherd them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the wine of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful.
有一把利劍從他口中吐出來, 他要用這劍擊打列國, 他必用鐵杖治理他們; 並且還要踹全能神烈怒的壓酒池.

19:16 And he has a name written on his outer garment and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”
在他的衣服和大腿上, 寫著“萬王之王, 萬主之主”的名號.

19:17 And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come! Assemble for the great banquet of God,
我又看見一位天使站在太陽中, 向高空所有的飛鳥大聲呼喊說: “你們來吧！齊集起來赴神的大筵席！

19:18 in order that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of military tribunes, and the flesh of the powerful, and the flesh of horses and those seated on them, and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, and small and great!”
可以吃君王的肉,將領的肉,壯士的肉, 馬和騎士的肉, 以及自由的,作奴隸的,大的,小的, 所有人的肉. ”

19:19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with the one who is seated on the horse and with his army.
我看見那獸和地上的眾王, 以及他們的眾軍, 都集合起來, 要跟那騎白馬的和他的眾軍作戰.

19:20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs before him, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
那獸被捉住了; 連同在獸面前用奇事迷惑人, 使他們接受獸的記號, 並且拜獸像的那假先知, 也一起被捉住了. 他們兩個就活活地被拋在燒著硫磺的火湖裡去.

19:21 And the rest were killed by the sword of the one who is seated on the horse—the sword that comes out of his mouth—and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
其餘的人都被那位騎白馬的口中所吐出來的劍殺了. 所有飛鳥都吃飽了他們的肉.

Revelation of John - Chapter 20

20:1 And I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
我又看見一位天使從天上降下來, 手裡拿著無底坑的鑰匙和一條大鎖鍊.

20:2 And he seized the dragon—the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan—and bound him for a thousand years,
他捉住了那龍, 那古蛇, 就是魔鬼, 撒但, 把牠捆綁了一千年.

20:3 and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it above him, in order that he could not deceive the nations again until the thousand years are completed. After these things it is necessary for him to be released for a short time.
天使把牠拋在無底坑裡, 關起來, 封上印, 使牠不能再迷惑列國, 等到那一千年完了. 以後, 必須暫時釋放牠.

20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat down on them, and authority to judge was granted to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand, and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
我又看見一些寶座, 有人坐在上面, 他們得了審判的權柄. 我也看見那些因為替耶穌作見證, 並且因為神的道而被斬首的人的靈魂. 他們沒有拜過獸或獸像, 也沒有在額上或手上受過獸的記號. 他們都復活了, 與基督一同作王一千年.

20:5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.) This is the first resurrection.
其餘的死人還沒有復活, 等到那一千年完了. 這是頭一次的復活.

20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection. Over this person the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
在頭一次復活有分的人是有福的,聖潔的, 第二次的死沒有能力轄制他們. 他們還要作神和基督的祭司, 與他一同作王一千年.

20:7 And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison
那一千年完了, 撒但就要從監牢裡被釋放出來.

20:8 and he will go out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to assemble them for battle, whose number is like the sand of the sea.
他要出來迷惑地上四方的列國, 就是歌革和瑪名, 使他們聚集爭戰. 他們的人數好像海邊的沙那麼多.

20:9 And they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the fortified camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
他們上來遍滿了全地, 圍住了聖徒的營和那蒙愛的城, 就有火從天上降下來, 毀滅了他們.

20:10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet also are, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
那迷惑他們的魔鬼, 被拋在硫磺的火湖裡, 就是獸和假先知所在的地方. 他們必晝夜受痛苦, 直到永永遠遠.

20:11 And I saw a great white throne and the one who was seated on it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled, and a place was not found for them.
我又看見一個白色的大寶座, 和坐在上面的那位. 天地都從他面前逃避, 再也看不見了.

20:12 And I saw the dead—the great and the small—standing before the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
我又看見死了的人, 無論大小, 都站在寶座前. 案卷都展開了, 還有另一卷, 就是生命冊, 也展開了. 死了的人都憑著這些案卷所記載的, 照著他們所行的受審判.

20:13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and each one was judged according to their deeds.
於是海把其中的死人交出來, 死亡和陰間也把其中的死人交出來, 他們都照著各人所行的受審判.

20:14 And Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
死亡和陰間也被拋在火湖裡. 這火湖就是第二次的死.

20:15 And if anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
凡是名字沒有記在生命冊上的, 他就被拋在火湖裡.

Revelation of John - Chapter 21

21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea did not exist any longer.
我又看見一個新天新地, 因為先前的天地都過去了, 海也再沒有了.

21:2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
我又看見聖城, 新耶路撒冷, 從天上由神那裡降下來, 預備好了, 好像打扮整齊等候丈夫的新娘.

21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with humanity, and he will take up residence with them, and they will be his people and God himself will be with them.
我聽見有大聲音從寶座那裡發出來, 說: “看哪！神的帳幕在人間, 他要與人同住, 他們要作他的子民. 神要親自與他們同在, 要作他們的神.

21:4 And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any longer, and mourning or wailing or pain will not exist any longer. The former things have passed away.”
他要抹去他們的一切眼淚, 不再有死亡, 也不再有悲哀,哭號,痛苦, 因為先前的事都過去了. ”

21:5 And the one seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new!” And he said, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.”
坐在寶座上的那一位說: “看哪, 我把一切都更新了！”又說: “你要寫下來, 因為這些話是可信的,真實的. ”

21:6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water from the spring of the water of life freely.
他又對我說: “成了！我是阿拉法, 是俄梅格; 我是創始的, 也是成終的. 我要把生命的泉水, 白白賜給口渴的人喝.

21:7 The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
得勝的, 必要承受這些福分. 我要作他的神, 他要作我的兒子.

21:8 But as for the cowards and unbelievers and detestable persons and murderers and sexually immoral people and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their share is in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.
只是那些膽怯的,不信的,可憎的,殺人的,淫亂的,行邪術的,拜偶像的和所有說謊的人, 他們的分是在燒著硫磺的火湖裡. 這就是第二次的死. ”

21:9 And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
拿著七個盛滿著末後七災的碗的七位天使中, 有一位走來對我說: “你來！我要把新娘, 就是羊羔的妻子, 指示你. ”

21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
我在靈裡被那天使帶到一座高大的山上, 他把從天上由神那裡降下來的聖城耶路撒冷指示我.

21:11 that has the glory of God. Its radiance is like a precious stone, something like a jasper stone, shining like crystal.
這城有神的榮耀, 城的光輝好像極貴的寶石, 又像晶瑩的碧玉.

21:12 It has a great and high wall that has twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on the gates which are of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel—
有高大的城牆, 有十二個門, 門口有十二位天使, 門上寫著以色列十二支派的名字.

21:13 on the east, three gates, and on the north, three gates, and on the south, three gates, and on the west, three gates.
東邊有三個門, 南邊有三個門, 西邊有三個門, 北邊有三個門.

21:14 And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
城牆有十二座根基, 根基上有羊羔的十二使徒的名字.

21:15 And the one who spoke with me was holding a golden measuring rod in order that he could measure the city and its gates and its wall.
那對我說話的天使拿著一根金的蘆葦, 要量那城,城門和城牆.

21:16 And the city is laid out as a square, and its length is the same as its width. And he measured the city with the measuring rod at twelve thousand stadia; the length and the width and the height of it are equal.
城是四方的, 長寬都一樣. 天使用蘆葦量那城, 共有二千四百公里, 城的長,寬,高都一樣;

21:17 And he measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits according to human measure, which is the angel’s.
又量了城牆, 約有六十公尺. 天使用的標準, 就是人量度的標準.

21:18 And the material of its wall is jasper, and the city is pure gold, similar in appearance to pure glass.
城牆是用碧玉做的, 城是用明淨像玻璃的純金做的.

21:19 The foundations of the wall of the city are adorned with every kind of precious stone: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
城牆的根基是用各樣寶石裝飾的: 第一座根基是碧玉, 第二座是藍寶石, 第三座是瑪瑙, 第四座是綠寶石,

21:20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
第五座是紅瑪瑙, 第六座是紅寶石, 第七座是黃璧璽, 第八座是水蒼玉, 第九座是紅璧璽, 第十座是翡翠, 第十一座是紫瑪瑙, 第十二座是紫晶.

21:21 And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, each one of the gates was from a single pearl. And the street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.
十二個門是十二顆珍珠, 每一個門是用一顆珍珠做的. 城裡的街道是純金的, 好像透明的玻璃.

21:22 And I did not see a temple in it, for the Lord God All-Powerful is its temple, and the Lamb.
我沒有看見城裡有聖所, 因為主全能的神和羊羔就是城的聖所.

21:23 And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon, that they shine on it, for the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
這城不需要日月照明, 因為有神的榮耀照明, 而羊羔就是城的燈.

21:24 And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
列國要藉著城的光行走, 地上的眾王要把他們的榮華帶到這城來.

21:25 And its gates will never be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
城門白天決不關閉. 在那裡並沒有黑夜.

21:26 and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.
列國的榮華尊貴都被帶到這城.

21:27 And every unclean thing and one who practices detestable things and falsehood will never enter into it, except those who are written in the book of life of the Lamb.
所有不潔淨的,行可憎的和說謊的, 決不可以進入這城. 只有名字記在羊羔生命冊上的才可以進去.

Revelation of John - Chapter 22

22:1 And he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb
天使又指示我一道明亮如水晶的生命水的河流, 從神和羊羔的寶座那裡流出來,

22:2 in the middle of its street, and on both sides of the river is the tree of life, producing twelve fruits—yielding its fruit according to every month—and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
經過城裡的街道. 河的兩邊有生命樹, 結十二次果子, 每月都結果子; 樹葉可以醫治列國.

22:3 And there will not be any curse any longer, and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his slaves will serve him,
所有咒詛都不再有了. 城裡有神和羊羔的寶座, 他的僕人都要事奉他,

22:4 and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
也要見他的面. 他的名字必寫在他們的額上.

22:5 And night will not exist any longer, and they will not have need of the light of a lamp and the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give light to them, and they will reign forever and ever.
不再有黑夜了, 他們也不需要燈光或日光了, 因為主神要光照他們. 他們要作王, 直到永永遠遠.

22:6 And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true, and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his slaves the things which must take place in a short time.”
天使對我說: “這些話是可信的,真實的！主, 就是眾先知之靈的神, 差遣了他的天使, 把那快要發生的事, 指示他的僕人. ”

22:7 “And behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
“看哪！我必快來！那遵守這書上預言的人是有福的！”

22:8 And I, John, am the one who heard and who saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed these things to me.
聽見又看見了這些事的, 就是我約翰. 我聽見又看見了之後, 就俯伏在指示我這些事的天使腳前要拜他.

22:9 And he said to me, “Do not do that! I am your fellow slave, and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
他對我說: “千萬不可以這樣！我和你, 以及你的弟兄眾先知, 還有那些遵守這書上的話的人, 都是同作僕人的. 你應當敬拜神. ”

22:10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near!
他又對我說: “不要封住這書上的預言, 因為時候近了.

22:11 The one who does evil, let him do evil still, and the defiled, let him be defiled still, and the righteous, let him practice righteousness still, and the holy, let him be holy still.”
不義的, 要他仍舊不義; 污穢的, 要他仍舊污穢; 行義的, 要他仍舊行義; 聖潔的, 要他仍舊聖潔. ”

22:12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and my reward is with me, to repay each one according to what his deeds are!
“看哪, 我必快來！賞賜在我, 我要照著各人所行的報應他.

22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
我是阿拉法, 是俄梅格; 我是首先的, 也是末後的; 我是創始的, 也是成終的. ”

22:14 Blessed are the ones who wash their robes, so that their authority will be over the tree of life and they may enter into the city through the gates.
那些洗淨自己袍子的人是有福的！他們可以有權到生命樹那裡, 也可以從門進到城裡.

22:15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral people and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone who loves and who practices falsehood.
在城外, 有那些狗, 那些行邪術的,淫亂的,殺人的,拜偶像的, 以及所有喜愛說謊的和實行說謊的人.

22:16 “I, Jesus, sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
“差遣了我的使者,為眾教會向你們證明這些事的, 就是我耶穌. 我是大衛的根, 又是他的後裔, 我是明亮的晨星. ”

22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And the one who hears, let him say, “Come!” And the one who is thirsty, let him come. The one who wants, let him take the water of life freely.
聖靈和新娘都說: “來！”聽見的人也要說: “來！”口渴的人也要來！願意的人都要白白接受生命的水！

22:18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues written in this book.
我警告所有聽見這書上預言的人: 如果有人在這些預言上加添甚麼, 神必把寫在這書上的災難加在他身上.

22:19 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share of the tree of life and from the holy city that are written in this book.
如果有人從這書上的預言刪減甚麼, 神必從這書上所記的生命樹和聖城刪去他的分.

22:20 The one who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
證明這些事的那一位說: “是的, 我必快來！”阿們！主耶穌啊, 請你來吧！

22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.
願主耶穌的恩惠與所有的聖徒同在！阿們！

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Table of Contents

OLD TESTAMENT (舊約)

Genesis (創世紀)

- Genesis - Chapter 1
- Genesis - Chapter 2
- Genesis - Chapter 3
- Genesis - Chapter 4
- Genesis - Chapter 5
- Genesis - Chapter 6
- Genesis - Chapter 7
- Genesis - Chapter 8
- Genesis - Chapter 9
- Genesis - Chapter 10
- Genesis - Chapter 11
- Genesis - Chapter 12
- Genesis - Chapter 13
- Genesis - Chapter 14
- Genesis - Chapter 15
- Genesis - Chapter 16
- Genesis - Chapter 17
- Genesis - Chapter 18
- Genesis - Chapter 19
- Genesis - Chapter 20
- Genesis - Chapter 21
- Genesis - Chapter 22
- Genesis - Chapter 23
- Genesis - Chapter 24
- Genesis - Chapter 25
- Genesis - Chapter 26
- Genesis - Chapter 27
- Genesis - Chapter 28
- Genesis - Chapter 29
- Genesis - Chapter 30
- Genesis - Chapter 31
- Genesis - Chapter 32
- Genesis - Chapter 33
- Genesis - Chapter 34
- Genesis - Chapter 35
- Genesis - Chapter 36
- Genesis - Chapter 37
- Genesis - Chapter 38
- Genesis - Chapter 39
- Genesis - Chapter 40
- Genesis - Chapter 41
- Genesis - Chapter 42
- Genesis - Chapter 43
- Genesis - Chapter 44
- Genesis - Chapter 45
- Genesis - Chapter 46
- Genesis - Chapter 47
- Genesis - Chapter 48
- Genesis - Chapter 49
- Genesis - Chapter 50

Exodus (出埃及記)

- Exodus - Chapter 1
- Exodus - Chapter 2
- Exodus - Chapter 3
- Exodus - Chapter 4
- Exodus - Chapter 5
- Exodus - Chapter 6
- Exodus - Chapter 7
- Exodus - Chapter 8
- Exodus - Chapter 9
- Exodus - Chapter 10
- Exodus - Chapter 11
- Exodus - Chapter 12
- Exodus - Chapter 13
- Exodus - Chapter 14
- Exodus - Chapter 15
- Exodus - Chapter 16
- Exodus - Chapter 17
- Exodus - Chapter 18
- Exodus - Chapter 19
- Exodus - Chapter 20
- Exodus - Chapter 21
- Exodus - Chapter 22
- Exodus - Chapter 23
- Exodus - Chapter 24
- Exodus - Chapter 25
- Exodus - Chapter 26
- Exodus - Chapter 27
- Exodus - Chapter 28
- Exodus - Chapter 29
- Exodus - Chapter 30
- Exodus - Chapter 31
- Exodus - Chapter 32
- Exodus - Chapter 33
- Exodus - Chapter 34
- Exodus - Chapter 35
- Exodus - Chapter 36
- Exodus - Chapter 37
- Exodus - Chapter 38
- Exodus - Chapter 39
- Exodus - Chapter 40

Leviticus (利未記)

- Leviticus - Chapter 1
- Leviticus - Chapter 2
- Leviticus - Chapter 3
- Leviticus - Chapter 4
- Leviticus - Chapter 5
- Leviticus - Chapter 6
- Leviticus - Chapter 7
- Leviticus - Chapter 8
- Leviticus - Chapter 9
- Leviticus - Chapter 10
- Leviticus - Chapter 11
- Leviticus - Chapter 12
- Leviticus - Chapter 13
- Leviticus - Chapter 14
- Leviticus - Chapter 15
- Leviticus - Chapter 16
- Leviticus - Chapter 17
- Leviticus - Chapter 18
- Leviticus - Chapter 19
- Leviticus - Chapter 20
- Leviticus - Chapter 21
- Leviticus - Chapter 22
- Leviticus - Chapter 23
- Leviticus - Chapter 24
- Leviticus - Chapter 25
- Leviticus - Chapter 26
- Leviticus - Chapter 27

Numbers (民數記)

- Numbers - Chapter 1
- Numbers - Chapter 2
- Numbers - Chapter 3
- Numbers - Chapter 4
- Numbers - Chapter 5
- Numbers - Chapter 6
- Numbers - Chapter 7
- Numbers - Chapter 8
- Numbers - Chapter 9
- Numbers - Chapter 10
- Numbers - Chapter 11
- Numbers - Chapter 12
- Numbers - Chapter 13
- Numbers - Chapter 14
- Numbers - Chapter 15
- Numbers - Chapter 16
- Numbers - Chapter 17
- Numbers - Chapter 18
- Numbers - Chapter 19
- Numbers - Chapter 20
- Numbers - Chapter 21
- Numbers - Chapter 22
- Numbers - Chapter 23
- Numbers - Chapter 24
- Numbers - Chapter 25
- Numbers - Chapter 26
- Numbers - Chapter 27
- Numbers - Chapter 28
- Numbers - Chapter 29
- Numbers - Chapter 30
- Numbers - Chapter 31
- Numbers - Chapter 32
- Numbers - Chapter 33
- Numbers - Chapter 34
- Numbers - Chapter 35
- Numbers - Chapter 36

Deuteronomy (申命記)

- Deuteronomy - Chapter 1
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 2
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 3
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 4
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 5
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 6
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 7
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 8
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 9
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 10
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 11
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 12
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 13
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 14
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 15
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 16
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 17
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 18
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 19
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 20
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 21
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 22
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 23
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 24
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 25
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 26
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 27
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 28
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 29
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 30
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 31
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 32
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 33
- Deuteronomy - Chapter 34

Joshua (約書亞記)

- Joshua - Chapter 1
- Joshua - Chapter 2
- Joshua - Chapter 3
- Joshua - Chapter 4
- Joshua - Chapter 5
- Joshua - Chapter 6
- Joshua - Chapter 7
- Joshua - Chapter 8
- Joshua - Chapter 9
- Joshua - Chapter 10
- Joshua - Chapter 11
- Joshua - Chapter 12
- Joshua - Chapter 13
- Joshua - Chapter 14
- Joshua - Chapter 15
- Joshua - Chapter 16
- Joshua - Chapter 17
- Joshua - Chapter 18
- Joshua - Chapter 19
- Joshua - Chapter 20
- Joshua - Chapter 21
- Joshua - Chapter 22
- Joshua - Chapter 23
- Joshua - Chapter 24

Judges (士師記)

- Judges - Chapter 1
- Judges - Chapter 2
- Judges - Chapter 3
- Judges - Chapter 4
- Judges - Chapter 5
- Judges - Chapter 6
- Judges - Chapter 7
- Judges - Chapter 8
- Judges - Chapter 9
- Judges - Chapter 10
- Judges - Chapter 11
- Judges - Chapter 12
- Judges - Chapter 13
- Judges - Chapter 14
- Judges - Chapter 15
- Judges - Chapter 16
- Judges - Chapter 17
- Judges - Chapter 18
- Judges - Chapter 19
- Judges - Chapter 20
- Judges - Chapter 21

Ruth (路得記)

- Ruth - Chapter 1
- Ruth - Chapter 2
- Ruth - Chapter 3
- Ruth - Chapter 4

I Samuel (撒母耳記上)

- I Samuel - Chapter 1
- I Samuel - Chapter 2
- I Samuel - Chapter 3
- I Samuel - Chapter 4
- I Samuel - Chapter 5
- I Samuel - Chapter 6
- I Samuel - Chapter 7
- I Samuel - Chapter 8
- I Samuel - Chapter 9
- I Samuel - Chapter 10
- I Samuel - Chapter 11
- I Samuel - Chapter 12
- I Samuel - Chapter 13
- I Samuel - Chapter 14
- I Samuel - Chapter 15
- I Samuel - Chapter 16
- I Samuel - Chapter 17
- I Samuel - Chapter 18
- I Samuel - Chapter 19
- I Samuel - Chapter 20
- I Samuel - Chapter 21
- I Samuel - Chapter 22
- I Samuel - Chapter 23
- I Samuel - Chapter 24
- I Samuel - Chapter 25
- I Samuel - Chapter 26
- I Samuel - Chapter 27
- I Samuel - Chapter 28
- I Samuel - Chapter 29
- I Samuel - Chapter 30
- I Samuel - Chapter 31

II Samuel (撒母耳記下)

- II Samuel - Chapter 1
- II Samuel - Chapter 2
- II Samuel - Chapter 3
- II Samuel - Chapter 4
- II Samuel - Chapter 5
- II Samuel - Chapter 6
- II Samuel - Chapter 7
- II Samuel - Chapter 8
- II Samuel - Chapter 9
- II Samuel - Chapter 10
- II Samuel - Chapter 11
- II Samuel - Chapter 12
- II Samuel - Chapter 13
- II Samuel - Chapter 14
- II Samuel - Chapter 15
- II Samuel - Chapter 16
- II Samuel - Chapter 17
- II Samuel - Chapter 18
- II Samuel - Chapter 19
- II Samuel - Chapter 20
- II Samuel - Chapter 21
- II Samuel - Chapter 22
- II Samuel - Chapter 23
- II Samuel - Chapter 24

I Kings (列王記上)

- I Kings - Chapter 1
- I Kings - Chapter 2
- I Kings - Chapter 3
- I Kings - Chapter 4
- I Kings - Chapter 5
- I Kings - Chapter 6
- I Kings - Chapter 7
- I Kings - Chapter 8
- I Kings - Chapter 9
- I Kings - Chapter 10
- I Kings - Chapter 11
- I Kings - Chapter 12
- I Kings - Chapter 13
- I Kings - Chapter 14
- I Kings - Chapter 15
- I Kings - Chapter 16
- I Kings - Chapter 17
- I Kings - Chapter 18
- I Kings - Chapter 19
- I Kings - Chapter 20
- I Kings - Chapter 21
- I Kings - Chapter 22

II Kings (列王記下)

- II Kings - Chapter 1
- II Kings - Chapter 2
- II Kings - Chapter 3
- II Kings - Chapter 4
- II Kings - Chapter 5
- II Kings - Chapter 6
- II Kings - Chapter 7
- II Kings - Chapter 8
- II Kings - Chapter 9
- II Kings - Chapter 10
- II Kings - Chapter 11
- II Kings - Chapter 12
- II Kings - Chapter 13
- II Kings - Chapter 14
- II Kings - Chapter 15
- II Kings - Chapter 16
- II Kings - Chapter 17
- II Kings - Chapter 18
- II Kings - Chapter 19
- II Kings - Chapter 20
- II Kings - Chapter 21
- II Kings - Chapter 22
- II Kings - Chapter 23
- II Kings - Chapter 24
- II Kings - Chapter 25

I Chronicles (歷代誌上)

- I Chronicles - Chapter 1
- I Chronicles - Chapter 2
- I Chronicles - Chapter 3
- I Chronicles - Chapter 4
- I Chronicles - Chapter 5
- I Chronicles - Chapter 6
- I Chronicles - Chapter 7
- I Chronicles - Chapter 8
- I Chronicles - Chapter 9
- I Chronicles - Chapter 10
- I Chronicles - Chapter 11
- I Chronicles - Chapter 12
- I Chronicles - Chapter 13
- I Chronicles - Chapter 14
- I Chronicles - Chapter 15
- I Chronicles - Chapter 16
- I Chronicles - Chapter 17
- I Chronicles - Chapter 18
- I Chronicles - Chapter 19
- I Chronicles - Chapter 20
- I Chronicles - Chapter 21
- I Chronicles - Chapter 22
- I Chronicles - Chapter 23
- I Chronicles - Chapter 24
- I Chronicles - Chapter 25
- I Chronicles - Chapter 26
- I Chronicles - Chapter 27
- I Chronicles - Chapter 28
- I Chronicles - Chapter 29

II Chronicles (歷代誌下)

- II Chronicles - Chapter 1
- II Chronicles - Chapter 2
- II Chronicles - Chapter 3
- II Chronicles - Chapter 4
- II Chronicles - Chapter 5
- II Chronicles - Chapter 6
- II Chronicles - Chapter 7
- II Chronicles - Chapter 8
- II Chronicles - Chapter 9
- II Chronicles - Chapter 10
- II Chronicles - Chapter 11
- II Chronicles - Chapter 12
- II Chronicles - Chapter 13
- II Chronicles - Chapter 14
- II Chronicles - Chapter 15
- II Chronicles - Chapter 16
- II Chronicles - Chapter 17
- II Chronicles - Chapter 18
- II Chronicles - Chapter 19
- II Chronicles - Chapter 20
- II Chronicles - Chapter 21
- II Chronicles - Chapter 22
- II Chronicles - Chapter 23
- II Chronicles - Chapter 24
- II Chronicles - Chapter 25
- II Chronicles - Chapter 26
- II Chronicles - Chapter 27
- II Chronicles - Chapter 28
- II Chronicles - Chapter 29
- II Chronicles - Chapter 30
- II Chronicles - Chapter 31
- II Chronicles - Chapter 32
- II Chronicles - Chapter 33
- II Chronicles - Chapter 34
- II Chronicles - Chapter 35
- II Chronicles - Chapter 36

Ezra (以斯拉記)

- Ezra - Chapter 1
- Ezra - Chapter 2
- Ezra - Chapter 3
- Ezra - Chapter 4
- Ezra - Chapter 5
- Ezra - Chapter 6
- Ezra - Chapter 7
- Ezra - Chapter 8
- Ezra - Chapter 9
- Ezra - Chapter 10

Nehemiah (尼希米記)

- Nehemiah - Chapter 1
- Nehemiah - Chapter 2
- Nehemiah - Chapter 3
- Nehemiah - Chapter 4
- Nehemiah - Chapter 5
- Nehemiah - Chapter 6
- Nehemiah - Chapter 7
- Nehemiah - Chapter 8
- Nehemiah - Chapter 9
- Nehemiah - Chapter 10
- Nehemiah - Chapter 11
- Nehemiah - Chapter 12
- Nehemiah - Chapter 13

Esther (以斯帖記)

- Esther - Chapter 1
- Esther - Chapter 2
- Esther - Chapter 3
- Esther - Chapter 4
- Esther - Chapter 5
- Esther - Chapter 6
- Esther - Chapter 7
- Esther - Chapter 8
- Esther - Chapter 9
- Esther - Chapter 10

Job (約伯記)

- Job - Chapter 1
- Job - Chapter 2
- Job - Chapter 3
- Job - Chapter 4
- Job - Chapter 5
- Job - Chapter 6
- Job - Chapter 7
- Job - Chapter 8
- Job - Chapter 9
- Job - Chapter 10
- Job - Chapter 11
- Job - Chapter 12
- Job - Chapter 13
- Job - Chapter 14
- Job - Chapter 15
- Job - Chapter 16
- Job - Chapter 17
- Job - Chapter 18
- Job - Chapter 19
- Job - Chapter 20
- Job - Chapter 21
- Job - Chapter 22
- Job - Chapter 23
- Job - Chapter 24
- Job - Chapter 25
- Job - Chapter 26
- Job - Chapter 27
- Job - Chapter 28
- Job - Chapter 29
- Job - Chapter 30
- Job - Chapter 31
- Job - Chapter 32
- Job - Chapter 33
- Job - Chapter 34
- Job - Chapter 35
- Job - Chapter 36
- Job - Chapter 37
- Job - Chapter 38
- Job - Chapter 39
- Job - Chapter 40
- Job - Chapter 41
- Job - Chapter 42

Psalms (詩篇)

Psalms - Chapter 1
Psalms - Chapter 2
Psalms - Chapter 3
Psalms - Chapter 4
Psalms - Chapter 5
Psalms - Chapter 6
Psalms - Chapter 7
Psalms - Chapter 8
Psalms - Chapter 9
Psalms - Chapter 10
Psalms - Chapter 11
Psalms - Chapter 12
Psalms - Chapter 13
Psalms - Chapter 14
Psalms - Chapter 15
Psalms - Chapter 16
Psalms - Chapter 17
Psalms - Chapter 18
Psalms - Chapter 19
Psalms - Chapter 20
Psalms - Chapter 21
Psalms - Chapter 22
Psalms - Chapter 23
Psalms - Chapter 24
Psalms - Chapter 25
Psalms - Chapter 26
Psalms - Chapter 27
Psalms - Chapter 28
Psalms - Chapter 29
Psalms - Chapter 30
Psalms - Chapter 31
Psalms - Chapter 32
Psalms - Chapter 33
Psalms - Chapter 34
Psalms - Chapter 35
Psalms - Chapter 36
Psalms - Chapter 37
Psalms - Chapter 38
Psalms - Chapter 39
Psalms - Chapter 40
Psalms - Chapter 41
Psalms - Chapter 42
Psalms - Chapter 43
Psalms - Chapter 44
Psalms - Chapter 45
Psalms - Chapter 46
Psalms - Chapter 47
Psalms - Chapter 48
Psalms - Chapter 49
Psalms - Chapter 50
Psalms - Chapter 51
Psalms - Chapter 52
Psalms - Chapter 53
Psalms - Chapter 54
Psalms - Chapter 55
Psalms - Chapter 56
Psalms - Chapter 57
Psalms - Chapter 58
Psalms - Chapter 59
Psalms - Chapter 60
Psalms - Chapter 61
Psalms - Chapter 62
Psalms - Chapter 63
Psalms - Chapter 64
Psalms - Chapter 65
Psalms - Chapter 66
Psalms - Chapter 67
Psalms - Chapter 68
Psalms - Chapter 69
Psalms - Chapter 70
Psalms - Chapter 71
Psalms - Chapter 72
Psalms - Chapter 73
Psalms - Chapter 74
Psalms - Chapter 75
Psalms - Chapter 76
Psalms - Chapter 77
Psalms - Chapter 78
Psalms - Chapter 79
Psalms - Chapter 80
Psalms - Chapter 81
Psalms - Chapter 82
Psalms - Chapter 83
Psalms - Chapter 84
Psalms - Chapter 85
Psalms - Chapter 86
Psalms - Chapter 87
Psalms - Chapter 88
Psalms - Chapter 89
Psalms - Chapter 90
Psalms - Chapter 91
Psalms - Chapter 92
Psalms - Chapter 93
Psalms - Chapter 94
Psalms - Chapter 95
Psalms - Chapter 96
Psalms - Chapter 97
Psalms - Chapter 98
Psalms - Chapter 99
Psalms - Chapter 100
Psalms - Chapter 101
Psalms - Chapter 102
Psalms - Chapter 103
Psalms - Chapter 104
Psalms - Chapter 105
Psalms - Chapter 106
Psalms - Chapter 107
Psalms - Chapter 108
Psalms - Chapter 109
Psalms - Chapter 110
Psalms - Chapter 111
Psalms - Chapter 112
Psalms - Chapter 113
Psalms - Chapter 114
Psalms - Chapter 115
Psalms - Chapter 116
Psalms - Chapter 117
Psalms - Chapter 118
Psalms - Chapter 119
Psalms - Chapter 120
Psalms - Chapter 121
Psalms - Chapter 122
Psalms - Chapter 123
Psalms - Chapter 124
Psalms - Chapter 125
Psalms - Chapter 126
Psalms - Chapter 127
Psalms - Chapter 128
Psalms - Chapter 129
Psalms - Chapter 130
Psalms - Chapter 131
Psalms - Chapter 132
Psalms - Chapter 133
Psalms - Chapter 134
Psalms - Chapter 135
Psalms - Chapter 136
Psalms - Chapter 137
Psalms - Chapter 138
Psalms - Chapter 139
Psalms - Chapter 140
Psalms - Chapter 141
Psalms - Chapter 142
Psalms - Chapter 143
Psalms - Chapter 144
Psalms - Chapter 145
Psalms - Chapter 146
Psalms - Chapter 147
Psalms - Chapter 148
Psalms - Chapter 149
Psalms - Chapter 150

Proverbs (箴言)

- Proverbs - Chapter 1
- Proverbs - Chapter 2
- Proverbs - Chapter 3
- Proverbs - Chapter 4
- Proverbs - Chapter 5
- Proverbs - Chapter 6
- Proverbs - Chapter 7
- Proverbs - Chapter 8
- Proverbs - Chapter 9
- Proverbs - Chapter 10
- Proverbs - Chapter 11
- Proverbs - Chapter 12
- Proverbs - Chapter 13
- Proverbs - Chapter 14
- Proverbs - Chapter 15
- Proverbs - Chapter 16
- Proverbs - Chapter 17
- Proverbs - Chapter 18
- Proverbs - Chapter 19
- Proverbs - Chapter 20
- Proverbs - Chapter 21
- Proverbs - Chapter 22
- Proverbs - Chapter 23
- Proverbs - Chapter 24
- Proverbs - Chapter 25
- Proverbs - Chapter 26
- Proverbs - Chapter 27
- Proverbs - Chapter 28
- Proverbs - Chapter 29
- Proverbs - Chapter 30
- Proverbs - Chapter 31

Ecclesiastes (傳道書)

- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 1
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 2
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 3
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 4
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 5
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 6
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 7
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 8
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 9
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 10
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 11
- Ecclesiastes - Chapter 12

Song of Solomon (雅歌)

- Song of Solomon - Chapter 1
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 2
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 3
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 4
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 5
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 6
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 7
- Song of Solomon - Chapter 8

Isaiah (以賽亞書)

- Isaiah - Chapter 1
- Isaiah - Chapter 2
- Isaiah - Chapter 3
- Isaiah - Chapter 4
- Isaiah - Chapter 5
- Isaiah - Chapter 6
- Isaiah - Chapter 7
- Isaiah - Chapter 8
- Isaiah - Chapter 9
- Isaiah - Chapter 10
- Isaiah - Chapter 11
- Isaiah - Chapter 12
- Isaiah - Chapter 13
- Isaiah - Chapter 14
- Isaiah - Chapter 15
- Isaiah - Chapter 16
- Isaiah - Chapter 17
- Isaiah - Chapter 18
- Isaiah - Chapter 19
- Isaiah - Chapter 20
- Isaiah - Chapter 21
- Isaiah - Chapter 22
- Isaiah - Chapter 23
- Isaiah - Chapter 24
- Isaiah - Chapter 25
- Isaiah - Chapter 26
- Isaiah - Chapter 27
- Isaiah - Chapter 28
- Isaiah - Chapter 29
- Isaiah - Chapter 30
- Isaiah - Chapter 31
- Isaiah - Chapter 32
- Isaiah - Chapter 33
- Isaiah - Chapter 34
- Isaiah - Chapter 35
- Isaiah - Chapter 36
- Isaiah - Chapter 37
- Isaiah - Chapter 38
- Isaiah - Chapter 39
- Isaiah - Chapter 40
- Isaiah - Chapter 41
- Isaiah - Chapter 42
- Isaiah - Chapter 43
- Isaiah - Chapter 44
- Isaiah - Chapter 45
- Isaiah - Chapter 46
- Isaiah - Chapter 47
- Isaiah - Chapter 48
- Isaiah - Chapter 49
- Isaiah - Chapter 50
- Isaiah - Chapter 51
- Isaiah - Chapter 52
- Isaiah - Chapter 53
- Isaiah - Chapter 54
- Isaiah - Chapter 55
- Isaiah - Chapter 56
- Isaiah - Chapter 57
- Isaiah - Chapter 58
- Isaiah - Chapter 59
- Isaiah - Chapter 60
- Isaiah - Chapter 61
- Isaiah - Chapter 62
- Isaiah - Chapter 63
- Isaiah - Chapter 64
- Isaiah - Chapter 65
- Isaiah - Chapter 66

Jeremiah (耶利米書)

- Jeremiah - Chapter 1
- Jeremiah - Chapter 2
- Jeremiah - Chapter 3
- Jeremiah - Chapter 4
- Jeremiah - Chapter 5
- Jeremiah - Chapter 6
- Jeremiah - Chapter 7
- Jeremiah - Chapter 8
- Jeremiah - Chapter 9
- Jeremiah - Chapter 10
- Jeremiah - Chapter 11
- Jeremiah - Chapter 12
- Jeremiah - Chapter 13
- Jeremiah - Chapter 14
- Jeremiah - Chapter 15
- Jeremiah - Chapter 16
- Jeremiah - Chapter 17
- Jeremiah - Chapter 18
- Jeremiah - Chapter 19
- Jeremiah - Chapter 20
- Jeremiah - Chapter 21
- Jeremiah - Chapter 22
- Jeremiah - Chapter 23
- Jeremiah - Chapter 24
- Jeremiah - Chapter 25
- Jeremiah - Chapter 26
- Jeremiah - Chapter 27
- Jeremiah - Chapter 28
- Jeremiah - Chapter 29
- Jeremiah - Chapter 30
- Jeremiah - Chapter 31
- Jeremiah - Chapter 32
- Jeremiah - Chapter 33
- Jeremiah - Chapter 34
- Jeremiah - Chapter 35
- Jeremiah - Chapter 36
- Jeremiah - Chapter 37
- Jeremiah - Chapter 38
- Jeremiah - Chapter 39
- Jeremiah - Chapter 40
- Jeremiah - Chapter 41
- Jeremiah - Chapter 42
- Jeremiah - Chapter 43
- Jeremiah - Chapter 44
- Jeremiah - Chapter 45
- Jeremiah - Chapter 46
- Jeremiah - Chapter 47
- Jeremiah - Chapter 48
- Jeremiah - Chapter 49
- Jeremiah - Chapter 50
- Jeremiah - Chapter 51
- Jeremiah - Chapter 52

Lamentations (耶利米哀歌)

- Lamentations - Chapter 1
- Lamentations - Chapter 2
- Lamentations - Chapter 3
- Lamentations - Chapter 4
- Lamentations - Chapter 5

Ezekiel (以西結書)

- Ezekiel - Chapter 1
- Ezekiel - Chapter 2
- Ezekiel - Chapter 3
- Ezekiel - Chapter 4
- Ezekiel - Chapter 5
- Ezekiel - Chapter 6
- Ezekiel - Chapter 7
- Ezekiel - Chapter 8
- Ezekiel - Chapter 9
- Ezekiel - Chapter 10
- Ezekiel - Chapter 11
- Ezekiel - Chapter 12
- Ezekiel - Chapter 13
- Ezekiel - Chapter 14
- Ezekiel - Chapter 15
- Ezekiel - Chapter 16
- Ezekiel - Chapter 17
- Ezekiel - Chapter 18
- Ezekiel - Chapter 19
- Ezekiel - Chapter 20
- Ezekiel - Chapter 21
- Ezekiel - Chapter 22
- Ezekiel - Chapter 23
- Ezekiel - Chapter 24
- Ezekiel - Chapter 25
- Ezekiel - Chapter 26
- Ezekiel - Chapter 27
- Ezekiel - Chapter 28
- Ezekiel - Chapter 29
- Ezekiel - Chapter 30
- Ezekiel - Chapter 31
- Ezekiel - Chapter 32
- Ezekiel - Chapter 33
- Ezekiel - Chapter 34
- Ezekiel - Chapter 35
- Ezekiel - Chapter 36
- Ezekiel - Chapter 37
- Ezekiel - Chapter 38
- Ezekiel - Chapter 39
- Ezekiel - Chapter 40
- Ezekiel - Chapter 41
- Ezekiel - Chapter 42
- Ezekiel - Chapter 43
- Ezekiel - Chapter 44
- Ezekiel - Chapter 45
- Ezekiel - Chapter 46
- Ezekiel - Chapter 47
- Ezekiel - Chapter 48

Daniel (但以理書)

- Daniel - Chapter 1
- Daniel - Chapter 2
- Daniel - Chapter 3
- Daniel - Chapter 4
- Daniel - Chapter 5
- Daniel - Chapter 6
- Daniel - Chapter 7
- Daniel - Chapter 8
- Daniel - Chapter 9
- Daniel - Chapter 10
- Daniel - Chapter 11
- Daniel - Chapter 12

Hosea (何西阿書)

- Hosea - Chapter 1
- Hosea - Chapter 2
- Hosea - Chapter 3
- Hosea - Chapter 4
- Hosea - Chapter 5
- Hosea - Chapter 6
- Hosea - Chapter 7
- Hosea - Chapter 8
- Hosea - Chapter 9
- Hosea - Chapter 10
- Hosea - Chapter 11
- Hosea - Chapter 12
- Hosea - Chapter 13
- Hosea - Chapter 14

Joel (約珥書)

- Joel - Chapter 1
- Joel - Chapter 2
- Joel - Chapter 3

Amos (阿摩司書)

- Amos - Chapter 1
- Amos - Chapter 2
- Amos - Chapter 3
- Amos - Chapter 4
- Amos - Chapter 5
- Amos - Chapter 6
- Amos - Chapter 7
- Amos - Chapter 8
- Amos - Chapter 9

Obadiah (俄巴底亞書)

- Obadiah - Chapter 1

Jonah (約拿書)

- Jonah - Chapter 1
- Jonah - Chapter 2
- Jonah - Chapter 3
- Jonah - Chapter 4

Micah (彌迦書)

- Micah - Chapter 1
- Micah - Chapter 2
- Micah - Chapter 3
- Micah - Chapter 4
- Micah - Chapter 5
- Micah - Chapter 6
- Micah - Chapter 7

Nahum (那鴻書)

- Nahum - Chapter 1
- Nahum - Chapter 2
- Nahum - Chapter 3

Habakkuk (哈巴谷書)

- Habakkuk - Chapter 1
- Habakkuk - Chapter 2
- Habakkuk - Chapter 3

Zephaniah (西番雅書)

- Zephaniah - Chapter 1
- Zephaniah - Chapter 2
- Zephaniah - Chapter 3

Haggai (哈該書)

- Haggai - Chapter 1

- Haggai - Chapter 2

Zechariah (撒迦利亞)

- Zechariah - Chapter 1
- Zechariah - Chapter 2
- Zechariah - Chapter 3
- Zechariah - Chapter 4
- Zechariah - Chapter 5
- Zechariah - Chapter 6
- Zechariah - Chapter 7
- Zechariah - Chapter 8
- Zechariah - Chapter 9
- Zechariah - Chapter 10
- Zechariah - Chapter 11
- Zechariah - Chapter 12
- Zechariah - Chapter 13
- Zechariah - Chapter 14

Malachi (瑪拉基書)

- Malachi - Chapter 1
- Malachi - Chapter 2
- Malachi - Chapter 3
- Malachi - Chapter 4

NEW TESTAMENT (新約)

Matthew (馬太福音)

- Matthew - Chapter 1
- Matthew - Chapter 2
- Matthew - Chapter 3
- Matthew - Chapter 4
- Matthew - Chapter 5
- Matthew - Chapter 6
- Matthew - Chapter 7
- Matthew - Chapter 8
- Matthew - Chapter 9
- Matthew - Chapter 10
- Matthew - Chapter 11
- Matthew - Chapter 12
- Matthew - Chapter 13
- Matthew - Chapter 14
- Matthew - Chapter 15
- Matthew - Chapter 16
- Matthew - Chapter 17
- Matthew - Chapter 18
- Matthew - Chapter 19
- Matthew - Chapter 20
- Matthew - Chapter 21
- Matthew - Chapter 22
- Matthew - Chapter 23
- Matthew - Chapter 24
- Matthew - Chapter 25
- Matthew - Chapter 26
- Matthew - Chapter 27
- Matthew - Chapter 28

Mark (馬可福音)

- Mark - Chapter 1
- Mark - Chapter 2
- Mark - Chapter 3
- Mark - Chapter 4
- Mark - Chapter 5
- Mark - Chapter 6
- Mark - Chapter 7
- Mark - Chapter 8
- Mark - Chapter 9
- Mark - Chapter 10
- Mark - Chapter 11
- Mark - Chapter 12
- Mark - Chapter 13
- Mark - Chapter 14
- Mark - Chapter 15
- Mark - Chapter 16

Luke (路加福音)

- Luke - Chapter 1
- Luke - Chapter 2
- Luke - Chapter 3
- Luke - Chapter 4
- Luke - Chapter 5
- Luke - Chapter 6
- Luke - Chapter 7
- Luke - Chapter 8
- Luke - Chapter 9
- Luke - Chapter 10
- Luke - Chapter 11
- Luke - Chapter 12
- Luke - Chapter 13
- Luke - Chapter 14
- Luke - Chapter 15
- Luke - Chapter 16
- Luke - Chapter 17
- Luke - Chapter 18
- Luke - Chapter 19
- Luke - Chapter 20
- Luke - Chapter 21
- Luke - Chapter 22
- Luke - Chapter 23
- Luke - Chapter 24

John (約翰福音)

- John - Chapter 1
- John - Chapter 2
- John - Chapter 3
- John - Chapter 4
- John - Chapter 5
- John - Chapter 6
- John - Chapter 7
- John - Chapter 8
- John - Chapter 9
- John - Chapter 10
- John - Chapter 11
- John - Chapter 12
- John - Chapter 13
- John - Chapter 14
- John - Chapter 15
- John - Chapter 16
- John - Chapter 17
- John - Chapter 18
- John - Chapter 19
- John - Chapter 20
- John - Chapter 21

Acts (使徒行傳)

- Acts - Chapter 1
- Acts - Chapter 2
- Acts - Chapter 3
- Acts - Chapter 4
- Acts - Chapter 5
- Acts - Chapter 6
- Acts - Chapter 7
- Acts - Chapter 8
- Acts - Chapter 9
- Acts - Chapter 10
- Acts - Chapter 11
- Acts - Chapter 12
- Acts - Chapter 13
- Acts - Chapter 14
- Acts - Chapter 15
- Acts - Chapter 16
- Acts - Chapter 17
- Acts - Chapter 18
- Acts - Chapter 19
- Acts - Chapter 20
- Acts - Chapter 21
- Acts - Chapter 22
- Acts - Chapter 23
- Acts - Chapter 24
- Acts - Chapter 25
- Acts - Chapter 26
- Acts - Chapter 27
- Acts - Chapter 28

Romans (羅馬書)

- Romans - Chapter 1
- Romans - Chapter 2
- Romans - Chapter 3
- Romans - Chapter 4
- Romans - Chapter 5
- Romans - Chapter 6
- Romans - Chapter 7
- Romans - Chapter 8
- Romans - Chapter 9
- Romans - Chapter 10
- Romans - Chapter 11
- Romans - Chapter 12
- Romans - Chapter 13
- Romans - Chapter 14
- Romans - Chapter 15
- Romans - Chapter 16

I Corinthians (歌林多前書)

- I Corinthians - Chapter 1
- I Corinthians - Chapter 2
- I Corinthians - Chapter 3
- I Corinthians - Chapter 4
- I Corinthians - Chapter 5
- I Corinthians - Chapter 6
- I Corinthians - Chapter 7
- I Corinthians - Chapter 8
- I Corinthians - Chapter 9
- I Corinthians - Chapter 10
- I Corinthians - Chapter 11
- I Corinthians - Chapter 12
- I Corinthians - Chapter 13
- I Corinthians - Chapter 14
- I Corinthians - Chapter 15
- I Corinthians - Chapter 16

II Corinthians (歌林多後書)

- II Corinthians - Chapter 1
- II Corinthians - Chapter 2
- II Corinthians - Chapter 3
- II Corinthians - Chapter 4
- II Corinthians - Chapter 5
- II Corinthians - Chapter 6
- II Corinthians - Chapter 7
- II Corinthians - Chapter 8
- II Corinthians - Chapter 9
- II Corinthians - Chapter 10
- II Corinthians - Chapter 11
- II Corinthians - Chapter 12
- II Corinthians - Chapter 13

Galatians (加拉太書)

- Galatians - Chapter 1
- Galatians - Chapter 2
- Galatians - Chapter 3
- Galatians - Chapter 4
- Galatians - Chapter 5
- Galatians - Chapter 6

Ephesians (以弗所書)

- Ephesians - Chapter 1
- Ephesians - Chapter 2
- Ephesians - Chapter 3
- Ephesians - Chapter 4
- Ephesians - Chapter 5
- Ephesians - Chapter 6

Philippians (腓利比書)

- Philippians - Chapter 1
- Philippians - Chapter 2
- Philippians - Chapter 3
- Philippians - Chapter 4

Colossians (歌羅西書)

- Colossians - Chapter 1
- Colossians - Chapter 2
- Colossians - Chapter 3
- Colossians - Chapter 4

I Thessalonians (帖撒羅尼迦前書)

- I Thessalonians - Chapter 1
- I Thessalonians - Chapter 2
- I Thessalonians - Chapter 3
- I Thessalonians - Chapter 4
- I Thessalonians - Chapter 5

II Thessalonians (帖撒羅尼迦後書)

- II Thessalonians - Chapter 1
- II Thessalonians - Chapter 2
- II Thessalonians - Chapter 3

I Timothy (提摩太前書)

- I Timothy - Chapter 1
- I Timothy - Chapter 2
- I Timothy - Chapter 3
- I Timothy - Chapter 4
- I Timothy - Chapter 5
- I Timothy - Chapter 6

II Timothy (提摩太后書)

- II Timothy - Chapter 1
- II Timothy - Chapter 2
- II Timothy - Chapter 3
- II Timothy - Chapter 4

Titus (提多書)

- Titus - Chapter 1
- Titus - Chapter 2
- Titus - Chapter 3

Philemon (腓利門書)

- Philemon - Chapter 1

Hebrews (希伯來書)

- Hebrews - Chapter 1
- Hebrews - Chapter 2
- Hebrews - Chapter 3
- Hebrews - Chapter 4
- Hebrews - Chapter 5
- Hebrews - Chapter 6
- Hebrews - Chapter 7
- Hebrews - Chapter 8
- Hebrews - Chapter 9
- Hebrews - Chapter 10
- Hebrews - Chapter 11
- Hebrews - Chapter 12
- Hebrews - Chapter 13

James (雅各書)

- James - Chapter 1
- James - Chapter 2
- James - Chapter 3
- James - Chapter 4
- James - Chapter 5

I Peter (彼得前書)

- I Peter - Chapter 1
- I Peter - Chapter 2
- I Peter - Chapter 3
- I Peter - Chapter 4
- I Peter - Chapter 5

II Peter (彼得後書)

- II Peter - Chapter 1
- II Peter - Chapter 2
- II Peter - Chapter 3

I John (約翰一書)

- I John - Chapter 1
- I John - Chapter 2
- I John - Chapter 3
- I John - Chapter 4
- I John - Chapter 5

II John (約翰二書)

- II John - Chapter 1

III John (約翰三書)

- III John - Chapter 1

Jude (猶大書)

- Jude - Chapter 1

Revelation of John (啟示錄)

- Revelation of John - Chapter 1
- Revelation of John - Chapter 2
- Revelation of John - Chapter 3
- Revelation of John - Chapter 4
- Revelation of John - Chapter 5
- Revelation of John - Chapter 6
- Revelation of John - Chapter 7
- Revelation of John - Chapter 8
- Revelation of John - Chapter 9
- Revelation of John - Chapter 10
- Revelation of John - Chapter 11
- Revelation of John - Chapter 12
- Revelation of John - Chapter 13
- Revelation of John - Chapter 14
- Revelation of John - Chapter 15
- Revelation of John - Chapter 16
- Revelation of John - Chapter 17
- Revelation of John - Chapter 18
- Revelation of John - Chapter 19
- Revelation of John - Chapter 20
- Revelation of John - Chapter 21
- Revelation of John - Chapter 22

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